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HURON COUNTY'S FOREMOST WEEKLY
Erstablished 1848. In its 111th year of publication.
Published by .$iw o-1-.,Pliblisiling Limited
• • "'•. gra es, $4.00. ,,Strictly
Advertising Rates e- request Telephone 71. c V.I. A
Authorized as second-class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa.
Out -of -Town Representative: C.W.N.A., 237 Foy Bldg., 34 Front St., W. Toronto.
Over 3,009—Largest circulation of .eny newsp,sper published in Huron Countir---Ovdr 3,000
1010mber of Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association: Member• of Ontario Weekly" Newspapers,
• Association, Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation ,
GEO. L. ELL1$, Editor and Publisher.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2nd, 1958
CANADIAN WEEKLY NEWSPAPER ,WEEK
(By C.W.'N.A. Editorial C'ominittee)
Ever wonder what makes a .Weekly news-
paper lick? Now is a good time to examine
the question during Canadian Weekly News-
paper Week, October '1 to- $. -
The important thing- in any weekly news-
paper is you. Yes, without .our readers we
would. be lost. You are the, reason we exist.
Our job is to serve you with local news and
views. And the plant that publishes this week-
ly newspaper owes a good dearof its prosper-
ity to just how well you think we do our job,
, If a nation is healthy, the main reason
behind its health is' that it, small' towns .are
vigorous, developing • eoinnrunities. Around the
centre of that energy and vigor Canadian-
•weekly newspapers are proud to feel they, play
,,an important part.
The weekly press is really the voiee of
small-town Canada. More than 700 of them
from coast to coast report and record local
news and views. " Through their advertising
columns they aid in the gigantic jc)b of moving
local and national Merchandise. Their job of
informing, you oont.inues week -ire and week -out.
Whichever way you look atit• they are the
basic medium o'f'eommnunieation in the -nation.
Now,. Aluxrng.•Can.adiarn-.-W ekly r.New'spapi r ,
Week; is a good time for us to asses the
portance of 'a Free Pres. ,Look through this
week's issue' of tll,is paper. It won't be as fat
as the •New York Times nor will, it have the,
Circulation of Life Magazine. i,,But it's likely
the only newspaper ..w the world that gives a -
hoot about your town. Its Editor is glad, to
back local projects, glad to help local organ-
r'
izations because he knows that his future and
yours run down a Common path•, •
yast improvements have been inade`.'in the.
. industrial plant that produces,your newspaper.
Dir'ring the past decade, right across Canada,
ue,w• presses and typesetting machines are com-
mon sights in weekly,plants. Newspaper pub-
lishers are proud of the progress ,they nava
made . , they are,, proud too each week, to
`serve you with more local news and pictures
than ever before.
• Right at the beginning of this editorial
we made the statement that weeklies are the
voice of small-town Canada. Well, that's still
t rue,• but we note in recent years with interest
the growth of the weekly suburban press.
These posh cousins on the outskirts of big
'Cities are a new national phenomenon. Right
under the nose of the big dailies and lots of
TV stations; the suburban weeklies are pros-
pering at a terrific rate. You see, .right across
the nation people are ,used to hometown news
ancl-,_ev.en when they become, a part of big
sprawling cities they want to belong to some-
thing like the old home town.
Now 'ft.'s plain to see in our very coiuplie-
.at -ed society -today- that the big dailies .have a
}rlace...and . s.o....do_ radia._ and._T_ „stations,—.hon
colilel �+ i' do �s itliout 't1f ii1i� lint wherever' you
go or wherever you eome from chances are
there is a weekly newspaper ready and able to
serve you with local news, views and advertis-
ing and now during Canadian Weekly News-
paper Week the �weekies of Canada take pride
ill the service that they have . given to Can-
adian society,
THE FARMER AND
_ u
' ND one can deny that the structure of
Ontario 's agricultural industry is undergoing
a change, 'Once relatively self sufficient, On-
tario's farms are today m telfenor-e specialized.
Despite the -fact that farm population is dim-
iinish'inb, farm output today is considerably
• more than two decades ago.
A paragraph in the submission of the .
'Government of Ontario to the Royal Commis-
sion, on: glee Spreads of, Food. Prmllrets; a•
follows, is revealing
"In , general, the. fanner is by nature an.
'independent, self-reliant person who helieve•s
in the efficacy of his own efforts. While his
products are often " sold- under conditions of
keen com;petition he guy, his egiiiprrlent and •
supplies in''a market in which production and
prices are more effectively regulated. The
FARM HELP
" flow 5'a Gonna Keep 'eni Demi On '1'h.•
I+'arm',has been Hu' theme song cif many ,1
farmer for quite a number ot• 1:,ears. '1'o�la�•
the prohlen► hired help ol1 t he rarrli .-
is greater than ever.
In the past few'decades and' lrl-ll ieidarly
in periods of full employment, higher industrial
wages dye drawn runny of the farm laborers
into urban factories. To compete in the labor
market, farm operators have been obliged to
increase wages. Farm wages in 1957, for ex-
ample, Were four and a half times as high as
in 1940,'
FOOD PRICES
farmer As a victim of 'numerous vicissitudes
arising from drought and disease, a well as
uncertainties of his market. When prices de -
el ine, he is often prone to expand production
which further aggravates disequilibrium in thcl
rnar•kc't. It is highly desirable that there should
he keen cwompetitien in all branches of indus-
'try, for competition best assures progress and
the rise in living standards; But if' industry
,is to remain strong and' capable of sweeting
rertnirmrwritg it-rIrnst he -able `to attract .new
recruits • at both managerial and labor levels
and to Provide a fair r.•eturn•"on the capital in-
vested in it. No industry can serve either it-
self or the people well which does not share 'in
the general prosperity of the Province and the
Nation. Reasonable stability in the short run
and expansion of production..iri the long term
must he our twin policy goals."
SITUATION
I11 11)40, according to government statistics,
the average wage of male farm help iart)ntaricl,
was *22 a moat1f`wit•ir board. By 1947, it went
.•up to *64 a nront•h witth hoard and ill 1953 to
$83 a month with hoard. Last• available sta-
t est ices, that is for 1957, showed the average
wage was $98 a month .with board.
This has resulted in the total number of
farms and the area under cultivation• in On-
tario drt'lilling over the past `30 ,years. But
the size of the average farm is larger and this
has 'been due •to the development of t'necha.n-
ization.
-,TEEN TAS.._ CAR '-D RIV'E,RS.- -
instructior;S.
2. Study your 'peal and Provincial dr•iv-
i -rig .rule; 'until you know 'them thoroughly.
:3. Use a car as a means of transportation,
• Teen-agers and other ,drivers under 25
'years of age often are Canada's most dthlger-
ous ,drivers. Recent statistics from 'Ontario
show that drivers under 24 comprise only 17.6
per dent of the driving population but are
responsible for 30.8 per cent of all accidents,
according to the All ' Cair,ada-• Insurance 'Fed-
eration. - •
The Federation, which represents more.
than 250 Canadian 6re, automobile and casual-
ty insurance companies, is helping to • reduce
this .accident margin'. through sponsorship ofthen
e. annual T-a;gb Safe I7rivin 1 oacte:o.
But young drivers can also help by following'
• these rules of safer driving •whieh are reeom-
,mended by the Federation:
1. If you are just learning to drive, have
• an older person or a driving school give you
not for entertainment on the road.
4. Do not drive with an overcrowded car.
5. Keep both hands on the wheel.
6. Don't race at stoplights or on the high-
way. Excessiye speed wastes gas, is hard on
your ear and leads to -accidents,'
7, Don't allow yourself to be talked into
playing "chicken" . or other saicidal highway
•a fes.
8. ' Abide by traffic• laws at all times. Don't
break the• law• just because other drivers may
do so.
9. 'Drive with care, courtesy and common
souse.
A CHURCH UNDIVIDED
It seems about time ,for the ehurehes of this week. This fact is quite understandable
various det onrinations on this continent, to get and ono that is more�,fully comprehended by
rid of the idea that their particular denomin-• those in "foreign" fields than it is on this
eantinent where there is too much of a false
ation is "THE CHURCH." Every effort'should ' 'attitude of "We are the salt of the earth."
be made to have a truly united church of all The General Council of the united Church
denominations. This is a much more difficult of Canada has expressed the view that as far
"task than it appears on the surface and • one s further attempts at union are concerned the
which would take' quite some time, But we next move is up to the Anglican church. There
mould like to see more defin}te action all along are wheels within wheels, no ddlubt, but it is
idle line towards attaining this goal. -1 to he sincerely hoped that -the process of in -
To do the trtifrAh4t is neoessary in baOk to,grated: mechanism toward churchunity
... - . ,'a i'I • •.0 0Tn- A., 00 a . �y
0 d 0 I S - ,e
sentit (1*: e`i"i" 'on -'Sac'-if: Riv. Ch nal tt Ray, no.' , "Hoiv else can tilt' ehui ch make progress
1t 'i i✓an."4$sisiant bishop. of Lahore, -.Pakistan, in lands bitterly opposed to Christianity- if
-d;„ eetit g of the Huron Diocese• of those very churches appear to distant ,lands
idr i*1erg fen- slut laymen at London ti church d-ivided;t
THE GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR
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,Women And Weekly Newspapers
From October 1 to 8 is Canadian
Weekly Newspaper Week. The
Canadian Weekly Newspapers As-
sociation, of which The Signal -Star
is a member, has received scores of
messages in connection with this
event from leaders in, all walks
of life in Canada.
tWe'reproduce herewith one from
Mrs. Keith Rand, president of the
Federated. Women's Institutes of
Canada, who pays-tribute,to' weekly
newspapers during Canadian Week-
ly Newspaper Week:
"All means of communication
are becoming ever more important
to the daily lives- of • -Canadians
Radio and television have taken a
valuable place in our lives. By
these means, we are kept aware of•
national and international develop-
ments and trends... For many of
us, however, nothing will ever
quite replace the written word.
Publications, good and bad, flood
the market. Many are a most
valuable means of enjoyment and
information. Among this mass of
publications, the weekly newspaper
plays an important part. The
strength of a nation does not lie in
alone, but in the calibre of small
communities of which the nation
is built. These groups, each with
individual needs and interests in
addition to the need to know the
world picture, must be 'interested
in the activities of their community.
Here the weekly newspaper carries
a great deal of responsibility. They
publish news and items of local in-
terest'and editorials on local prob-
lems and give an opportunity to
the public to voice . their ' views.
Thus a good weekly gives a picture
of the community ,it serves and the
whole is a picture of Canadian life
and problems. Even the personals,
so often -a part of the, weekly -news
paper, give us a picture of the joys
and sorrows of our •' neighbors,
which we can share, thus strength-
ening community goodwill which
is, in turn, the goodwill of the
nation.
"On behalf of the Federated 'Wo-
men's .Institutes of Canada, I am
happy to have this opportunity to
congratulate the Weekly News-
papers ' Association on the work
they are doing, to thank them for
publicity afforded our organization,
and to wish you all success in the
governments and--.. -organization,_. ttir " �..z.:.._ :. : _•_,
r, •
own Memory's Lane
'45 Years Age
Goderich ratepayers were pre-
paring to 'vote on a by-law granting
a fixed assessment of $20,9O6 to
Goderich Organ.. Co. for a ,10 -year
period..,: The.. company..was _start
ed.
in- 1889 by a group of merchants
and citizens who despaired of snak-
ing Goderich -pay as' a summer re-
sort. After three years of unsuc-
cessful operation, the plant was
sold to Alex Saunders, James Clark
arid' James A' `"1V1 Kay. After that,
the factory had been operated con-
tinuously, except for interruptions
caused by fire, and usually employ-
ed "50 to 125 workers.
Goderich_ Public 'School Board -
advertised for a caretaker for _Cen-
tral School; A salary of $350 per
year was offered. '
The Signal deplored the throwing
of chestnuts in the park, especially
during band concerts. On Monday
night, a lady, while sitting listening
to the band, received a violent
blow on the forehead from a chest-
nut thrown 1ya boy., . . •
A pioneer of the Huron Tract,
Hugh McDonald, who played his
part in turning its forests into fruit-
ful fields, died at his residence, lot
18, concession 10, West Wawanosh
Township, at the ripe old age of
88 years.
James Maize, concession 4, Ash-
field Township, sold his farm ,to
Samuel Roach. Mr. Maize planned
to move to Dungannon.
25 Years Ago
Thomas Legg, a former Goderich
butcher who had been with the
Whyte Packing Co'. in -Stratford
for the past 11 years, returned here
to conduct a butcher shop on
Hamilton street. This shop was
formerly occupied by Messrs. Alli-
son and Kibler.
J. • 13. Hawkins, • a former hard-
ware merchant, and his,Wife,
motored from Edmonton to renew
acquaintances in Goderich and Port
Albert. They, had been in the
West for 25 years.
Milton Kilpatrick's' large barn on
concession 9, Ashfield Township,
was destroyed by fire. The 'blaze
started when a lantern was -upset
as sheaves of oats were being put
down from the mow for feeding.
'Mien young Billy Woijti'r—or
monkey got away,' there was an
exciting chase down South street
and through neighboring alleys and
backyards, With the best brains
of the neighborhood being brought
into play, some rare strategy was
mapped out but • didn't succeed.
finally, Captain Malcolm MacDon-
ald„ made a sortie to the harbor
and returned with one of `Reddy"
MacDonald's dip nets.. The monkey
business came to an end when the
animal was lured into a favorable
position and the net clamped on
hint.
'15 Years Ago
A local man got. out of bed
Monday morning with a speed that
would,•do credit t6 a Goderich vol-
unteer Tireman, As he..,swiing his
feet. over the edge of the bed,
his eyes came upon a considerable
number of live, green -colored crabs
crawling about the floor and the
dresser top. Fortunately, he was
not a drinking mat; otherwise the
shock might have been serious.
Investigation showedthat a c, m-
Walton, had'1eft a cigar box con-
taining soft-shelled crabs (the kind
that black bass fairly jump at) on
the dresser and had forgotten them.
Sheriff Nelslm Hill, governor of
•
district "A" of the Lions Clubs of
Canada, returned from conferences
at Chicago and Toronto.
The Goderich Township Women's
Hospital Auxiliary, which had for
some time been building a fund
for -maintenance --of---the-auxil-iar-y's_
room at Alexandra Hospital, pre-
sented the hospital board with a
$1,000 cheque to be used as an
endowinent fund: Miss Amelia Mc-
Lean was president of the aux-
iliary. -
' Hon. G. H. Challies,. government
representative on the Ontario
Hydro Electric Power Commission,
promised Goderich that a start
would be made on establishment
of uniform hydro rates throughout
the province. He was replying
to a Goderich PUG letter which
urged Premier 'George Drew'
carry out his pre-election promises
in, respect to . hydro 'rates.
Harbor 'habitues' were clamoring
for a race between Jim 'Culp's "Liz"
and Godfrey James' "She'li4•Do"—
two outboard motor launches that
were capable of developing 'con-
siderable speed.
10 Years Ago
Thomas Pritchard was appointed
harbormaster at Goderich. He suc-
ceeded the late John MacKay.
Provincial Constable Roy Busch
was transferred from Goderich. de-
tachment to Cochrane.
',Goderich residents were warned
that there, would be 'power inter
ruptions unless consumption was
reduced to the quota which had -
been allotted the town by Ontario
Hydro. In order to 'co-operate,
Dominion Road Machinery Co: Ltd.
announced that its plants would
work "through Saturdays and • be
closed Mondays:
Miss Connie 'Laws Was the first
girl to take flying lessons at Sky
Harbor. Miss Laws, formerly of
Barrie, was working in the office
at. Sky Harbor.
Goderich" Lions Juveniles won
the WOAA championship by oust-
ing • Wingham in three straight
games.
Lettei to. Editor
156 Forest Ave.,
Port Colborne,, QOnt.
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>$ditor,'' Signal -Star.
Dear Editor,—
Enclosed you will find my cheque
for $3.00 for another year's sub=
seription to your paper, which wp
enjoy. We even read the advertise•
meats.
Your town news does not seem
to differ too greatly from one year
to another in that the same names..
appear from time to time, etc..
quite different from what goes on
in a town , such as Pprt .Colborne.'
At the moment we• are all caught
up in the International Nickel
Plant strike,' where almost' every
family will be affected in some way
or another, We expect people to
leave town by -the hundreds and
already property, which, a couple
of months ago would bring a very
good price, could not be given
away today.
Why management and labor can-
not iron out their difficulties more
Junior "B" team and should not
satisfactorily one wonders. The
•
s4ffering whieh Ls caused by a
strike is never ' taken into consider-
ation,
Again,, „ y thanks.
Yours very truly,
(Hazes abel
•°'Goderich, Ont.,
Sept. 25, 1958..
Editor, Signal -Star.
Dear Editor:
As I am an ardent hockey fan,
I feel concerned oyer the present
situation. I believe 'that Goderich
is not capable of "supporting a
waste money attempting it. I be-
" M,
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2nd, 1958
lieve
a good Juvenile, teain should
be formed which Fin sure would
be popular,• •
The Midget championship `teams
of two and three years ago, were
well supported by the ,town and
rtre erdie �tea'iwould•�
prove likewise. Theses, -Midget
teams made the arena a good deal
of money, I'm sure more than
Junior "B" would. I know that
with the talent' right in Goderich •
we could have another champion-
ship team. How about it?
Yours truly, •
A Concerned Hockey Fan.
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QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ'
1. Who was the first European ex-
.-.,,piorer. • to- ,claim -possession,•--of-
what is now Canada?
2. Canada's highest mountain, Mt.
Logan, is named for whom?
3: Retail • sales in Canada" in 1950
totalled $9.6 billion. What was
the 1.958 total?.
4. Last year did the federal • govern-
ment collect in sales and excise
taxes, $7 million a week, '$14
million a week,' $21 million a
week?
5. The five leading exporters to
Canada in 1957 were Japan, the
U.K., Germany, Venezuela, the
U.S,A. From theollowing,
couple each country with its 1957
export sales here: $62 million;
$248. million; ' $98 million; $522
million; $3,999 million. ,
ANSWEPS: 5. The U.S.A., $3,999
million; • the U.K., $522 million;
Venezuela, $2:48 million; Germany,
$98 million; Japan, $1i2 million.
3. $14:7 billion. 1. John Cabot,
Italian navigator in the service of
England; hos believed he had reach-
ed Asia. 4, More than $21 million
a ,week. 2. For Sir William Logan,
who conducted Canada's first'-' geo- i
Whitehorse, capital of the Yukon
`i"erritory,.itais its name from, the
Whitehorse Rapids ori the Lewes
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