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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1958-09-11, Page 2ti Pkaz TWO -T74-43- oberic -4ignat-)-16tar- v0,41%, HURON 'COUNTY'S FO.. OSS WEEKLY Established 1848. In its 111th s 1th year of publication: . published by Signal -Star Publishing limited Subscription Rates—Canada. and ,Great Britain, $3.00 a year: to Unite* States, $4:0. •Strictly, in advtince. , Advertising Rates o" request ° Telephone 'II, • ' C U L Ike • Authorized as second -glass mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. Out -of -Town Representative:. C.W.N.A. 237 Fox Bldg., 34 Float Sit., W. Toronto. Over 3,000—Largest circulation of any newspaper published in Huron County—ver 3,000 Member of Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association. Member of Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association, Member of Audit Bureau of Cupellation GEO. L. ELLIS, Editor and Publisher. THURSDAY, .SEPT. Lith, 1958 THUS ENDETH Back home after attending the 39th an- nual convention of the Canadian Weekly News-. pipers/Association at Toronto last week, we're tired 'but happy. ; - We're tired because, like most conventions, people attending them have a habit of not retiring until the early -hours of the morning. It makes for fun and good fellowship but if you ' are accustomed to an .early -to -bed -sched- ule; several nights of the other kind can leave you 'listlessly lacking, Never again, say 'we —at least, until the next time, W'e're happy because of the many fine friendships one makes among fellow Publishers from coast to coast. We doubt if there is any other group• having such a bond af genuine friendship and interest in one anoher as is the case among weekly editors. , We're happy, too, because of the fine showing made in the competitions by weekly newspapers in this part of Ontario, The Clin- ton News -Record, for example, placed third in its circulation ('lass for best all-round news - .paper _Th,n 00.d -ex -Leh.- S.i.gna.l_.Star._,placed se "THE 39TH" cond in its circulation class for best front page. Of 36 prizes awarded for the a11 -Canada com- petitions in the various circulation classes, two of them came to Huron County. We .predict °that-' the future will see the newly -established Zurich Citizens News come in for a prize. Perennial winners in past .competitions, the Exeter Times -Advocate, as fine a paper as ever,, did not place this year. This was due to its. moving up in circulation to a stiffer competi- tive class Of papers having a circulation of over 3,000 and including such larger centres as Brampton,`and Oakville, in Ontario, and ehilliwack and Vernon in British Columbia. Another paper in , this area, the Listowel Banner placed second for best all-round in its circulation class. While we do' not believe that the placing of the' papers in the competitions is always exactly; right—depending on the viewpoint of the particular judges in the' particular com- petitions—it is true that' those placing 'are 'among the -best half dozen in their, circulation • classes_ in . Canada. MUNICIPAL VbTE EXTENSION The Ontario 'Municipal, Association, at its annual convention in Ottawa, has called for repeal of the Municipal Franchise Ex.tension Act. Passed by 'the Legislature only ar'' few months ago, the law is"permissive. Any muni- eipality may' no y give 'the vote to all persons 21 or over, native or naturalized British sub- - ,leets, who have' resided in the community a year .'before'the eleetion-.,,_. The effect is to enfranchise for municipal purposes sons and daughters over 21.1iving at home, young men and women inbdardis'ig houses, and in general all over 21. who other wise could qualify" only as property owners or tenants of self-contained" premises. They are not entitled to vote on money by-laws. Toronto ratepayers voted for the. Widened franchise ; Londoners OK'd it in a ref.erendtim, eiiil in Windsor the issue will be voted on 'next ' December.' Repeal is asked by the O.M.A. on the ground, that the legislation extends the vote to persons `'`not directly' responsible for taxa- ti6n." Of course, that is the 'case. The Muni-' cipal-. Affairs, Minister and the Legislature members knew that when 'they put' the bill through. 'Ev'identl.y it was assumed that 'cer- tain large cities, with thousands of unfran- chised roomers, spoke f,or Ontario, whereas the O.1\1,A. holds a different view,,,,,T'here seems no urgency, however, about• repealing legisla- tion which is' only permissive. Mureicipal councils not interested can simply take no action, as 'in the case of Cloderich; • "YOU CAN. HAVE ALL THE. OTHER JOBS" ("You Can' Have All 'The Other Job" is the subject, of the follow- ing article written, by Bill Smiley for the Canadian Weekly News. paper Association Convention at Toronto September 4-6 and' which appeared in The• Toronto Tele - 'gram;) When the weekly editors of Can- ada gather in Toronto today it will 'not be necessary for the good' burghers to lock up their daugh- �te,cs. Nor,wU.l the shopkeepers feel compelled ' to put out' their iron shutters. Most of the editors will be too ' tired to indulge in more than a minimum' of the traditional convention type hellery. When you've worked anywhere •from 45 to 60 hours; a week fur the past - 51 weeks, evt'n the wild; bacchanal- ian night life of Toronto beckons to no avail. Many a senior reporter or editor in the daily newspaper field has a dream. One of these days, he tells himself, he's going to get out of the' rat race. and start living again. He's going- to buy a little' weekly paper,. sit around, in his shirt sleeves and ' smoke a • pipe, write pungent, homely • editorials, and 'when the paper is out on Thursday, hang up the' "Gone Fishin' " sign. No pressure, NV' fret. No sweat. Fellows,.. you've been seeing too many movies, in which The weekly editor . is 'a sort of rfm-racked old philosopher, a masculine. Mary Worth, a kindly old codger who knows, everyone's business, goes around sticking his .nose into • it, solves every situation with a few hackneyed homilies; and t7,cts his paper out by some sleight,•of-hand method. . 4, It just isn't *boys. You have �' to work, fnd >'d'r•k harts.' 'If you're fairly successful, you'll. work about twice the hours', and make the same amount of money as a high school teacher, But there's no pension in sight, no annual increment and practically no holidays. And you're always just about one good push from the brink of financial ruin, Another thing required is cour- age. Protected by, a battery of receptionists and editorial writers and a libel -wise lawyer, 'the daily' editor can hurl 'his bolts with im- Tunity. Not 'so his weekly con- temporary. Taking on a battle, as a weekly editor, is inyig.orating-but lonely. He must always be pre- pared to absorb a punch on the nose, or 'an umbrella across the chops, if his opinions oitend, A couple -of years ago"the editor 'of the Smiths Falls weekly took off his glasses and took on the chairman of the school board, when challenged by that worthy. 7'he ensuing bloodshed was • slight but the middle-aged editor held his own. Just a ' few weeks ago the high school board in Chesley tried, to oust editor Clayton ,S'chaus from a meeting. He declined to move, The police„ were called. All 200 pounds of the editor sat. firm. lie won the day. ,George Cadogan of the Durham Chronicle accused municipalities in his county of "padding" their Voters lists. He was right, and in the face of the most bitter opposition made the offenders mend their ways,. Among other virtues acquired in the weekly, editor's chair are toler- ance and patience. You»don't 'tack the town council violently for the slightest miscue, You've prob- ably served on council- yourself and 'know the members are doing their honest hest. You don't blow your' cork when you stumble down- stairs.at 6 a.m. to answer a frantic- ally -ringing telephone. You know the farmer who is calling to give you a- classified advertisement for some little pigs has already «done nearly half' a day's Work. Another thing you learn is diplo- macy. O,ne weekly editor was re- cently confronted by a woman threatening violence 'after he'd written a particularly pungent piece on the horrors of women in .tight slacks. She left smiling when he managed to convince her that he'd been talking about the OTHER -women, not the slim, pretty ones. Well, there you are. If you have broad shoulders, a strong .back, a thick skim a „nose for news, and no fear af"4%tieing a fat lip once in a while, you have the makings of a good weekly editor. If you fancy yourself in the role, of watch- dog of the,community,•free.inform- ation bureau, local wailing wall, diplomat, moulder of public. opin- ion and the man most likely to die insolvent,, you're a natural. Why, then, you'll ask, does any- body stick with it? •It would be 'corny to say these"men and worried' arc dedicated. Everybody,,, from plumbers to prime ministers, is dedicated these days. But the fact is, there is no more conscientious and responsible group in the coun- try than the weekly editors, with the possible exception of doctors. •And doctors get paid for it. • Some editors I'll meet at the convention this ,week will be wearing the same suits they wore at th'e 1952 con- vention. - . They stick ..at it because they love it. Rich rewards offset the long hours, the criticism, the dead line pressure and the small finano- ial.ireturns. There is a sleep satis faction in seeing a new park, a conservation scheme, a sewage dis- posal unit, come into being after you have been nagging about the' need, in your editorial columns, 'Tor 4„ couple ofXeax -..- There is an inner content in -the knowledge that you are doing a reasonably intelligent, unbiased job of chronicling ,the history of your own little segment of society. There is a warm feeling when your subscribers introduce you to strang- ers as "our editor.", Not "the. editor," mind • you, but "our editor." Nobody complains more bitterly about his fate than the , weekly editor. But try to convince him that he should quit and start" sell- ing insurance or something, and he'll look at -you as 'though- you'd just said a dirty word. It would take dynamite' to hoist most of them out .of their editor's chairs. Personally, there's only one thing I'd rather be -than a weekly editor, and that's' rich.' As there's ' noth- ing like this on the horizon,' I'll go on working at the infuriating, fas- cinating job of being the best weekly editor in town, and I'll consider it a privilege to do so. Letters To ,.,, B.R. 2, Goderich, Friday, Sept. 5, 1958. Editor, Signal -Star. Dear. Ediior.,. - .I a'm reading with interest of public -clamour against the rotten meas at Bluewater Beach, where, the 'cottagers have been attempt-, ing to bar the public from use of the toWnlhip road to the beach, I published of the insults and rude- ness 'e'ncountered by users of this road are m -no way exaggerated. I know by personal experience, if am one of those who must.*alk with '•crutehes; rarely get 'to the be'aeh> Last Month "'i was invited Mita cornroast at this beac , met s mob- Of eottagers vfle the Oliver of the ear..! WAS in removed a, chain anddldrove-mew'to-..the beach,. The Editor Up until then I'd assumed expres sions such as "mot3 rule" and "mass hysteria" referred to primitive na- tions and the "white trash" •ele- ment• of places like Little Rock, Arkansas, I'd barely seated myself on a log beside a drift -wood fire hen no- less a personage than the resident of the Bluewater Beath Cottagers' Association; flanked by several "yes-men" and a rather confused member of the• Provincial driver o our car and 'Myself to leave. We had, it seems, trespass- ed by 'branching off the township road • ailowanee onto private road, althou h' no mark or sign of 'where the private property started exist- ed, . The Officer, unaware that a public access to the beach existed, attempted to force the whole party to leave under threat of a "petty trespass charge," Included in the THF GODERICH SIGNAL --TAR CROSSWORD PUZZLE 1 "2 ` 1 IlrkiDO P rJ d OUOWEpUKIlIl1 <V r r I 11 lZ 1 1N', 0121g4UUMEIWXOW a©RIZICII 17. ' 'er 19- :41,,,:.tv::4320 ✓4.1.•,••:.•/,tY 31 ~ r r.•' y r • ♦ rx �� r' rr • 33 t 34 • r'":0.,35 , , . !.� 36 rf. I 30 awe' r•,�iv.4 39 4;ifM CO t�' i r I/tom .r .�� .�,� 1.-,.(q r � r� :6 4 . ,► 49 ✓'•: � aA Y.f ,. ry j'53 •fi',•% :' 60 � .': r • 1 62 ;- g g :9: .�,,a: .44 ,' 67 63 /. • 70 71 ,� 73 . . 74 eyekr h- a ,'"-pPUZZLE Na 6l l ,- tet.--- . . 57 Scatter 27 M:siays • 3 Ped7.1 digit 21 At any tithe 61 Form cf 27 Letter of ":a be eloh;,bet 63 C::rt of circle 57 Appl.n'.s 04 Femt.tine 71. 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UMW 1 IlrkiDO NEMU MUM d OUOWEpUKIlIl1 I PITO a MUCI" li1I►1I iU 0121g4UUMEIWXOW a©RIZICII ra©o©looa® i N ri us, DUMBDIM;EIM MMEI©E MUM ©a©Din! 'MOM BUBO ammo ri© do m ©I3aa 000D0 OMED Down Memory's Lane 45 Years Ago Tile barn of Warner Walter,' near the McGaw station in Colborne Township, was burned to the ground. Wind carried a burning shingle a quarter of a' mile -to the roof of John 'Stevens' barn. .The fire spread from the Stevens barn to the house and.driving she'd,' and all three were destroyed. Origin of the disastrous blaze was a pile of burning rubbish, which ignited a strata •stack and then set the Walter barn on fire Mr:' S'tevens- har .$1,200 insurance.` Mr. Wafter was out West s'o it was not known howmuch insurance he carried. The Signal's Auburn correspond- ents reported that Mrs. John Wil- son, Robert Buchanan, William Jackson, Mr. and . Mrs. John Logan and Mr. and Mrs, James Webster' had left 'on the home -seekers' ex- cursion to visit friends in the Prairie Provinces.' Morrish, 'of Goderich, was engaged to teach school at Lee"" burn. -' One of the pioneer settlers of .this district, Mrs. William Green, 92, of Trafalgar street, took several ,prizes for needlework 'at the 1913 Toronto' Exhibition. ' Pupils at Victoria School in Goderich were having an extra week of summer holidays. Weather sk1rips were being put on the win- dows, and the work was aceorn- 'panied by such noise it was de- cided to dismiss the pupils to' the following .;Monday. • 25 Years Ago, Goderich 'ratepayela voted 694 to 122 in favor of granting the 'Go.derich Organ Co. Ltd. fixed tax- ation'of one dollar, except school taxes, for a period of 10 years. The Goderich Salt Co. was given similar concessions in a vote held a month earlier. • Glorious weather prevailed for the annual School Fair held at Carlow. The teachers of the schools participating were Miss Doreen :Webster, Miss Elizabeth McDonald, Sidney. Brown, Miss Dorothy Hen- derson, Miss Cenefta'Jewell, Miss Evelyn Long ' and Miss Margaret Pentland: The Baank of Montreal Goderich branch observed its 80th annivers- ary. On September 16, 1853, the„ bankestablished an agency here in a small, two-storey, frame structure at' the north-east corner 'of West and Wellington streets. The •bank't3 first agent was T. Mercer Jones. A University of Western Ontario scholarship, was awarded' to Aleic MacVicar, • son of Mr. and Mrs. George MacVicar, ' of Goderich. The price' of gasoline, which was 25 cents 'a gallon in Goderich, jumped suddenly to. 29 cents. 15 Years Ago Whistles blew and, b4ells peeled in Goderich When it became known, that Italy had surrendered to the Allies. In the evening the rejoic- ing 'centred in a parade of the Sarnia . Sea Cadets, who brought their fine band from Cam Kitchi- gami at the invitation of Mayor Brown. ' Fire destroyed, a large barn on the farm of John Pitblado in Col- borne Township. Besides the year's crop, several pigs were burned. Four cars of a westbound -CPR fres ht train left the rails a short, distance east of McGaw shortly after the Toronto-to-Goderich pas- senger train passed safely over the same spot. A split rail was tile. party was a visiting clergyman from the U.S.A. "I squirm every time I think of the impressions he must have of Canadians, should he take this Bluewater Beach mob as typical. Anyway, one of the tot - .Lagers' did offer' to help me back to the car with a flashlight,. The rest seemed to'' enjoy my predica- ment. These are the same people who wander through our 'fields and aadlotsl�l�t�,iu:«.;alu::�xneks:,3 doubt if, in the l2r5 years since my great-grandparents Started to clear this area, there has been a more flagrant example of , stupid and selfish„ obstruction. ; The rea- son aged, or handicapped _people cannot now .reach the beach at Bluewater. without trespassing is a steep bluff across the entire face .of the township road, caused by con strilction of a private 'road owned cause of the mishap. Section men ' of the CNR district from Stratford to Goderich, with their wives and families, gathered in Harbor -Park to honor Dan Mc- Leod, of Goderich, who had retired after many years' of service with the railway, George Mat'hieson and W. , J. Baker were heroes of the local lawn bowling fraternity after cap- turing the consolation prize in the Globe ,and Mail dotibles-4ourna- merit`in Toronto.. The tourney at- tracted 350 of .the. province's best bowlers. 10 Years Ago Goderich was paying $1,750 for each of four Provincial Police of- ficers stationed 'here, in addition to a car mileage allowance. W. H. Stringer, Ontario Police Commis-, sioner, advised Townouncil that the actual cost was Vbout $2,200 per man, so the town was being subsidized to some 'extent, by 'the P"rovince,' • A Goderich native, Most Rever- end Charles Allan Seager, •76, Arch- bishop of Huron' and Metropolitan 'of Ontario, died in London. He hada given over half a century to the service of the Church of Eng- land in Canada. William Albert Orser, 87; and Mrs.,,' Orser,, ,79, celebrated their 60th Wedding anniversary at their home in Dungannon. Almost 1,000 girls and boys reg- istered at Goderich schools when the 194849 term opened. Town Council appointed 'Dr. S. J. Gibson meat and sanitary in- spector at $1,500 per year. by Bluefvater Betach Cottagers' As- sociation, bratiVhing to the left. Half an hour with a small bull- dozer or the township grader, would' remove this obstruction. 1, for one, would gladly pay my share. Thanking you for your co-oper'- ation in printing this. Yours truly, JOSEPH SALK)LD. PURCHASES HOUSE ' Fl/Lt. I, G. Thomson, of Clinton RCAF 'Station, has purchased the hoe of the late Mr, and Mrs. George MacVicar on Lighthouse street in Goderich. Married, Fl/Lt,- Thomson has ' two sons and one daughter. He was transferred here from Edmonton. -• REV. ROBERT N. HARPER COMING SOON When a small b'qy," visiting on my eldest uncle's place in' the country," I cliched boldly, up the wall .of corn -crib and on to the edge of the roof and reached the top, The crib was built with large pine poles and the wall was as good as a ladder; And the root, was 'not very steep. I felt like a conqueror until I thought of get- ting down. Because of the projec- ting roof, I could not see the lad- der -like wall and the ground at a 'distance looked very far. Fortunately, my uncle's stout son ' came along. • knew the strength of his brawny, arms and the warmth of his big heart. And when he said, "You just 'jump down and I'll catchyou," I knew he would and I jumped. I had not heard then of rockets to the moon. Now I wonder how the space trav- elers are going to land on the -uroan. And ho ,mare they going to return to earth? When the fric- tion of 'the earth's atmosphere be-" gins ,to burn up the rockets, the man inside would seem to have little chance. No doubt this phase of •-(,he space trip is giving some concern to the wise men. Some People Know Bonds--Some-Don't. Many safety deposit boxes of individuals are being opened these days in. Goderich bahks as the own •ers of Victory Bonds look them up with a view to having them converted before, the deadline next Monday. In a number of eases, people of more, than average means 'find they have 'forgotten to clip the interest coupons off them for as many as eight years. Others look over their bonds and don't remember even what bonds they•have. They know they have bonds as an investment but aren't sure just what bonds they have. Many mistake ,Canada Savings Bonds for Victory Bonds.' Then, , there are .others who know exactly what bonds they have, what they bought them for, what interest they pay, when they mature, etc. "There's quite . a ' difference in some people and the. knowledge they ' have of what bonds they' own," one bank manager told the Signal -Star. ' Banks 'are asked to 'trace down the b'vl'nbrs of *Victory 'Bonds and advise them to sell at this time but m nume•gets #rsta es--liave"been- unable to find• out where the own- ers of the bonds are now living. The Fabulous Pump new from 403 Saft`pump with a hidden elasticized collar. QUEEN Victoria, rulet of the British Empire atits ' height of power, was under five feet. PRINCESS Margaret of England is exactly five feet. FEW 'little women' got as much notice as Dionne quin- tuplets born near Callandar, Canada, in 1934, BEST known "Little Women" "of all were in Louisa Alcott's novel of same name, an. all-time best seller translated into 15 languages and read by millions throughout the world. About 50 million more will see It as a television musical in October. "I'll bet on a clear day you could almost see diamond with the naked eye." • to convert your. VICTORY'; BONDS . o. (conversion period 'expires September 15th) Avoid the last-minute rush ... take advantage of this goldetn, opOirtunity to get up to •50% more income on " •• your Victory Loan.investmtgn,t . , for quick service see Jour nearest branch of the Bank of Montreal. If you hold Bonds. of the 5th, 6th,• 7th, 8th or- 9tli ., Victory Loans — with serial 'letters beginning L7, L9, P3, P5 or P7,--= bring them into your nearest 'B of M branch today. We will be glad to convert them for you and to pay you your cash adjustment immediately.' You + on't have to be a B' of M customer to take ad- vantage of this service, and you don't pay a penny for it. •• Don't delay ... convert today ... at ... RAN roxrruto B of. M You can also buy Conversion Loan Bonds for CASH . . . .1 at market prices . , . our facilities are readily available for this purpose. MI MI IMMIliff 1•111•1 UMW ONION 1.111•ne BANK OF MONTREAL 0;441(04. 9e44e V444 Goderich .Branch: WORKING WITH CANADIANS IN BVeRY WALK 0P:,ti'P9 S'INCaI iI,IV 1 Cacao