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NNrihber of Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association. Member ; of Ontario Weekly Newspapers
Association, Member of Audit Bureau of CI'rculation
rGEO. L. ELLIS, Editor and Publisher.
THURSDAY, MARCH 5th, 1958
PENSIONS AND WARM .CLIMATES..
But there is a condition -attached. The
pensions must be spent in Canada, au,d those
who leave the c•ountry'lose their right to pay-
ment, for those long -past services.
What does the country gain by keeping
these people here against their will? A11 it
eau possibly gain is a market for the few
things they consume.
If they are entitled to their pensions at
all they surely Should have a right to spend
them in a country where they can do so with
the greatest comfort to themselves.
Canada wants to cultivate -trade with the
_Gari heii:iiiwealth_ _What _bettei:_,..kY.ay',
could there be of doing this than by allowing`
our own citizens to retire to those islands with-
out losing their pensions by doing so?—Rural
Scene:
TO CRASH
panel instead of knees.
Father at the wheel, in a real crash, should
stay on the brake until the last moment and
then, as the impact occurs, should swing his
legs up on the seat beside him; this reduces
the l i keliho.oi.1 of g.etting...his legs crushed .as_
the forward compartment wraps around the
engine. He has to act fast, but he should cut
the ignition at the same time .to lessen the
danger of 'fire.
The main danger from a rear -end' col-
lision is the "whiplash that dislocates necks.
Anyone realizing the imminence of the crash
should brace the neck with hands and• seat
back.
Scientific research on cars involved in
fatal accidents has established that -the aver-
age speed of the ears at the moment of impact
with a stationary object was only. 40 m.p.h.
Canada's invigorating climate is wonder-
ful, for full-blooded vigorous 'people. -
But there comes an age' at which most
.people have to lay down their tools and take
life less strenuously than they have been doing.
When that tini•e conies they would like a
climate in which they could enjoy the out-of-
doors theear round.
TheL 1ritish West Indies and the Bahama
Islands have such a climate, and many Can-
adians would like to retire to such places.
But there is always the question of cost.
-Canada-- pays e1 --age pensions to _:all _her.
citizens over seventy years of age. She tells
then that these pensions are not charitable
gifts, but payment for past services to the
country.
KNOW HOW
-What ii the best way to crash? The good
driver knows what to do himself when a
collision is imminent and makes sure his family
knows, states the Ontario Safety retY League.
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It can happen to anyone. There are few
hospital—wards that have•--not._-heard_ ..of. .the
undeserved accidents of self-satisfied drivers;'
many of them did nothing but .Rake a curve at
an obyiourly safe speed to -be run -into sudden=
ly, without provocation, by a tree.
Some parents teach their families "col-
'liision drill. At a signal the children in the
back seat (doors locked, of course) hit the
floor. Mother in front seat • slides forward,
braces her head against the seat, grasps the
back of the seat with. both hands behind .her
head, braces her knees against the instrument
panel; junior, from the same seat next to the
driver, would put his feet on the instrument
EDITORIAL NOTES.
over the Maitland River at Saltford.
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Following the announcement that a hos-
pital for retarded children is to be 'built in
Huron County comes the cry from Perth
County, "Me, too." While w do not con-
demn Perth County for trying to get an On-
tario hospital building, it would be shear sham
for that county to try and wrest from Huron
Count what has ,been promised to it. . Par-
ticularly in view" of the fact that the hospital
for Huron County will be, indirectly, a well
deserved memorial to the efforts of the late
Tom Pryde.
Stormy March is conte at last,
Both weather and election;
We take out our crystal ball
To do some real detection.
Grits and 'Tories both do claim
Some economic wizardry
But after 31st of March
Will* outlook still be b1izzardy ?
*
With apologies to Shakespeare for the
aforementioned verses,' we ask forgiveness
for•'comCluding that constant repetition of as-
surances that, all will be well after the March
31st election suggests a measure of nervous-
ness that isn't too reassuring.
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When you buy Easter Seals you help
crippled children .throughout Canada, incliid-
in,g those in need in Goderich and. district.
".Give promptly, and generously to the Easter
-Seal campaign, conducted locally by the Gode-
rich Lions Club.
4:•*
Education is a subject whie'his `very much
to the fore these days. In this connection, an
economic truth expressed by Quebec's Premier
Maurice I)uplesssis is well worth reineinbering :
"Free pirblic education is a Blyth because, in
the end,, someone kas to pay for it."
• * * *
A trip to the polls twice this year appears
imminent. No sooner will the Federal election
be over on March 31st than the war drums
wilrl be'beating, for an Ontario provincial elec-
tion, Now is the time to make a list of things
.. which Huron County needs from. Q•ueen'•s "Park, --
This unquestionably includes a new bridge
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In a special feature article, the Christian
Science Monitor pays tribute to the home town
weekly 'newspapers of the United States. It
states: "Well over 75,000,000 person's—some
estimates range as high as two out of every
,three Americans—read such papers. They are
about nine times as numerous as their big city
cousins, the metropolitan dailies_ And they
are more than nine times as diverse. Governor
Ribicoff of Connecticut recently said: ."When
I waist to find out what the majority of the
people of the state are thinking, I go to the
community papers ... small community week-
lies are certain to grow and hp'e an increasing
influence 'on state and local government, be-
cause of their closeness to the everyday affairs
of people." Increasing cost of newsprint re-
mains a concern of many weeklies and the
publisher of one of them wrote his newsprint
supplier. a Ile said the cost of paper was so high
he was going to start 'printing on bed sheets.
That
way, he said, hecould cou d just collect his old
papers at the end -Of the week, 1annd-er
and start printing all over again.
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PHONE 74 _ WEST Si'.
Wise
Thomas McMillan, of Hullett,
was chosen Liberal candidate for
the House of Commons at a con-
vention held in the Temperance
Hall at Ggderich. Mr. McMillan
was proposed by James Chisholm,
of Colborne, seconded by John
Fingland, of Hullett.
Fred Davis, of Goderich, ship-
ped five cars of milch cows to
Irricana, Alberta.
J. B. Hunter, musical instructor,
and Caretaker Hoggarth were
granted salary increases -of $25 and
$00 respectively -at the monthly
meeting of the public school board.
Engineer Sam Anderson, •of
Goderich, jumped to safety just
before his locomotive, hauling a
way freight, was struck by a yard
engine in the station yard at
'Guelph.' 'Both engines were 'badly
damaged.
One • of
Goderich's oldest resi-
dents, James Munro, 78, died. As.
a boy, he attended a small log
.schoal:house _dow.n by Pipe>r's mill,.
when Mete was a busy little vil-
lage down there, fnd he often pick-
ed wild raspberries -where the
court house now stands.
25 Years Ago
A petition protesting the CPR
proposal to close the Auburn sta-
tion was being circulated in the
district. Auburn was an import-
ant shipping point before the
depression.
Goderich went down to defeat
2-1 at Clinton in the fourth and
final game of a memorable group
Play-off series. In the previous
game, the two teams _ had made
hii;tory y + playing teems
hours (six
overtime periods) to a 1-1 tie.
Mr. and Mrs. William Walters,
of Colborne Township, celebrated
the 550th anniversary of their wed-
ding:-
One
ed-ding:One hundred and fifty persons
attended the father ,and son ban-
quet held in North Street . United
w:�•0_r qt �r 'y,�n xw-.: :•r..t-,Rn. n+
M. Robertson, Sunday school
superintendent, presided for the
program.
John Nivins, a tailor in Goderich
for _over 25years, announced the
establishiiient of a_, new . tailoring
business of his own in the premises
vacated by Frank Gallow on the
Square at East street.
15 Years Ave
After• a spell of spring-like wea-
ther, the mercury dipped to efive
degrees below zero.
Alfred IL VIoriimer, of Cobourg,
was appointed organist and, choir-
master of Knox Presbyterian
Church in Goderich.
Constable James Culp was called
to Elgin avenue to dispatch a
skunk which had been sought in a
trap. It was the fourth skunk
killed in that section in a week.
New ration `books were being
distributed; 6,804 were landed out
at the Town Hall and 800 were
distributed at Dungannon.
Due to warmer weather, the
1aitlandBj warmer
feet. b,utit
quick- subsided with .the -return
of Arctic temperatures. Some
flood damage was r-ep6rted from
Benmiller and Auburn.
10 Years Ago
John Thorpe, just back from a
holiday trip to Florida, reported
the fishing was good down there.
He caught a sailfish, weighing 39
pounds and• measuring- six feet,
11 inches in length.
Don Aberhart, of Goderich, was
elected president of Huron Garage
Operators' .Association.
The .Kincardine ladies' basket-
ball team dropped a 13-$ verdict
to the ladies' team of the Goderich
Basketball • Club. The leading
scorer for Goderich was M. Martin.
Bruce MacDonald was leaving
the Canadian Bank of Commerce
to take a position at Ottawa with
Eldorado Mines. He was to be
succeeded here by Gerald Hamil-
ton, of Uxbridge.
GODEBICH DISTRICT COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE
(By Briane McLean)
i The sport that is uppermost in`
the minds of all these days is
basketball. There have been live
games in the past week and these
have, unfortunately; indieateli that
while Goderich is good, some
teams are better.
The first game, between 'the
Goderich Senior Boys and Listowel,
wound up in a 33 -all tie. Top
scorers for the Goderich team were
Bill•;Straughan with four points to
his credit, Claire Harman with 19
points, and Cameron Bogie with
six points. This game was played
at Listowel on February 25.
In the second game, between
the Goderich Junior Boys and
Stratford, played here on February
26, the home lads were victorious
38-33. Top scorers were Bob Kjn-
kead with 10 points, Wayne_ Stew-
art with 10 points, John Morris
with 8,Gary Stoddart with seven,
and Art Hoy with two points.
The Senior boys were nudged
out by Listowel in the return
game, 36-35, on February 26. Top
scorers were, Claire Harman, 16,f
Bill Gardner, four, Cameron Bogie,
16, Bill Straughan, seven. Art
Peachey and Frank MacDonald
each copped two points.
On Friday, Goderich Junior boys
were whipped 59-35 by Stratford
in their -return match. Top Hien
were Bob ,,Kinkead, six, Wayne
Stewart, 11, John Morris, eight;
and Art Hoy, eight.
In the only girls game played
so far, the juniors were right on
the ball. (basketball, that it. �.
!eating tyle Stratford feriimes 3 i -I"9
on Monday. Top scorers were..
Helen Fuller, seven, Barbara
Durnin, four, Pat Boutilier, live,
and Mae Stewart, who took home
14 points.
Who's the top ' scorer for the
Goderich boys? That's no ques-
tion! If you look •at the record
you'll see that Claire Harman hits
scored 134 points, while Cameron
Bogie has 119 and Bill Straughan
has 109.
* *
The School Queen and School
Leader for this year will be Rosalee
Bedard and Art Peaehey: It took
three ballots, but they did it! The
first..ballot eliminated all but four
of those seeking election to each
QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ
1. What 78-year-ozd association
, sponsors art exhibitions and art
education throughout .Canada?
2. Which has the larger area, Van-
couver .Island or Prince Edward
Island?
3. Of the federal government's so-
called "hidden taxes," which
costs Canadians the most?
4. Of the 10 provinces, how many
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m•ainptain provincial police
5. Agriculture is t'W 1'eacling
destry in how niariy of the pro-
vinces?
ANSWERS: 5. In net value 'of
production agriculture leads -in
P.EaL, Sask., and Alta.; mantifacr
tuidng,. leads,.-.,iit-the ..other seven
provinces. The sales tax; paid.
on Canadian-mamifacturelll goods
it costs Canadians about $15 mil-
lion a week. L . The Royal Can-
adian Academy or Arts; among the
achievements of its members,
establishment of the National Gal -
idly in Ottawa. 4. Only Ontario
and Quebec; the others contract
with the RCMP for policing of
rural districts and of some cities
and towns. 2. Vancouver Island,
nearly six' times as large as P.E.I.
office. The second ballot cut it
down to two, and on the third
ballot, . Art received a majority of
28 and Rosalee received a majority
of nine.
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On March 28 the WOSSA and
OWOSSA will hold their combined
high school bonspiel. Goderich
will send one boy's and one girl's
rink. " On the same day is the
bonspiel at Owen Sound and we
may send a rink there also.
4: * *
The playoffs, w ' started on
Saturday, for ool bowlers
left Shirley Loves Falcons in first
place, John Sully's Satellites in
second place and ?Marion Currell's
Sputniks, in third spot. The Fal-
cons haven't yet got a clear major-
ity, so we'll' wait and see what
happens on Saturday.
▪ * 4:
The .dance, held on Friday was
a success.
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The printing of the Year Book
this time goes way "South of the
Border" — to a Yankee firm at
Kansas City, Missouri.
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CLASdIFIED ADS
TO GAVIN AMILTON GREEN
ON THE PASSING OF HIS
ROTHER DAVID
One voice the less to' give thee
- loving greeting;
One hand the less extended,
friend, to thine
In brotherhood and kinship at each
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Qknd wtraveeyes e less lash
and shine. ,x
The long, long trek of one who was
a rover
Is finished, and the laurel's on
his btow;
The tireless feet that roamed the
wide world over
Are home at last and quietly
resting now.
For More than ninety years ' his
spirit traveled,
For more than ninety years in
and Made;
N,ow for him are the tangled skeins
unraveled,
For him who fought the good
fight undismayed.
So through this hour take comfort
in YOU.. sorrow,
' And be of cheer, 0 Gavin, friend
of mine:
You will break bread together
some tomorrow,
Together drink the sacramental
wine. ...,, ...._.. _
ERNEST H. A. /HOME,
Strathroy.
Letter to Editor
Dear Editor:
Enclosed please find $4.00
cheque for another year of the
old home town news, which the
Signal -Star covers extremely well.
Monday is `Goderich discussion
day" in this household. That's the
day 'the paper arrives each week.
Kind regards to -all: •- _. _ __..-
Mrs. R. (Mildred Johnston) Hendry.
St. Petersburg, Florida.
Dear -Editor:
I have been asked by the Winter
,Employh ent Advisory Committee -
to express its appreciation of the
support of your paper to its Winter
Employment Campaign.
The members of this committee
are working hard on this campaign
but realize that the support of the
local press is invaluable for the
best results.
Your co-operation is appreciated
very mech.
Yours very truly,
` B. R. ROBINSON,
Chairman.
Dear Editor:
It ° is interesting to see the
change of heart the Liberals have
had since they were thrown out
of power. For the last- two years
when the Liberals were in power,
they `had their :tight money-poliey.
No one had any money to do any-
thing with. They had no money
for Old Age Pensions in Canada
or the Family -Allowance, but they
had lots of money to ship in boat
load after boat load offoreign
immigrants who' could. not speak
a word of English. They had „no
work for them with the result
that our present government, . has
had to ship a bunch of them back
and use police force at Montreal
in doing so.
Then, the Liberals started shout-
ing about unemployment and tried
to throw the blame..on the present
government and on top of all this
they had a 'Million dollars of the
ratepayers' money -and also a
police force to send ,to Egypt
This, in my opinion, they had no
right to do.
Our present government has
done a lot of good in the short
time they have been : in power.
I think we have a very able states-
man in the per'sson of Mr. John
Diefenbaker. • Therefore, I hope -
the people of Canada will get be-
hind him and his government and
put him back in power with a good,
working majority, so as he can
help Canada and the Canadian
people.
Yours truly,
JOHN KELLY,
R.R. 3, Goderich,
Feb. 27, 1958.
In a decade Britisi� Columbia's
population has increased nearly
40 percent.
Farners Are Warned To Postpone
Signing Of Pipeline Agreement dorm
. (By J. C. Hemingway)
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.some l�i
has developed
In the February 27th issue of the
Seaforth News, I learned that a
pipeline is to be constructed from
Stratford to `Seaforth, along the
railway, line. It is interesting• to
note that the line is not being
placed on railway property.
Your Federation of Agriculture
Pipeline Committee has been work-
ing with the Minister of Mines,
under whose jurisdiction pipelines
are listed. The committee has
been ,assured that the Pipelines
Act will be studied and revised at
this session.
The committee has requested
that farmers be notified of the
proposed ,pipeline and its exact
location at least 90 days before the
company be allowed to purchase
easements. They have been given
reasofi "lou, believe that this -will
be granted shortly.
In the past,, pipeline representa-
tives have suddenly arrived at the
farmers' door with an easement
<lrm.
If.‘he. farmer__didn't-.agree
at- once, he waa accused, of ob-
structing progress. In many cases
the farmer was badgered int() sign-
ing very -unsatisfactory settlements.
•In the case of damages, the com-
mittee requests that the Company
must accept all responsibility for
any and all damages. This seems
only reasonable since formers could
hardly be expected to subsidize in-
dustrial development.
Pending this revision of Legisla-
tion, farmers are urged not to sign
any type of agreement on this
question, Further, your -Federation
of . Agriculture.. ha s . not . approvatk. a.
specific contract form. Every situ-
ation is different and, therefore,
TWINS ARE 91
Mrs. John McPhee and Miss
Martha (Mattie) Mcllwain, cele-
brated their 91st birthday on
March 1 by enjoying family"
dinner at the home of their
sister, Mrs. John Tiffin_. and
Miss Vera Tiffin, Brock street,
Goderich.
Miss Mellwain makes her
home with Mrs: Tiffin ,arid Mrs.
McPhee resides at R.R." 3,
Auburn, Colborne Township
They are the oldest twins in
this district and have always
spent their birthdays together.
Canadian Pacific Railway's fleet
of "Dayliners"—newest thing in
railroading—now amounts to 43
units, the second largest of any
railway in the world .
Labor department.alithorities re-
port that more than 30,000 nee
jobs were created in the construc-
tion industry in Canada during
1957.
must be valued • individually.
Secondly, Co -Operative Medical
ervices have sought the co-oper-
i e
of Agriculture and it now seems
likely that Co -Operative Medical
Services will be given representa-
tion on the Provincial Hospitaliz-
ation Board. dt is also 'expected
that they will have the right tq
handle the Government Insurance
and be paid a suitable service fee.
We believe this, too, wtl be . grant-
ed during the present. session. If
you have any influence with, your
local provincial member, let him
know that you. are interested in
these two questions.
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