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THURSDAY, MAY 28th, 1959
LET THERE
BE UNDERSTANDING ,-
Hovv tnuf'h •'dif '+•r�"rlf e" is there, if any,
between the avt'ra'�e (`named:an and the average
eitj.,Zeri of the United States?
• ('oiilirig in contact Ivith many Ani''r•iearl
tourists, both dirtetly and indirectly, (1 R.
Dingman, managing editor Of the tiiagar°a
Falls Evening Review, vo:c'�'d an observation
'on the subject last :Satturday. He stated' that
of thoUSaleis of Americans vieiitint: yarn is
for the first time, many of them seamed amaz-
ed and sai+1, I don't nitueh ,litt'4•rt•n•r
"ttet�vet•u ('atia )lane all,)- _,inerieans.'
And if those same .Aill''r'iea11 tourists Vr Pr•+'
to remain in Canada for :nine, time, we feel
t'hcy',would ,till net tin+! a lees, •ally, -that is ---
any 'm'a't fd:ff+'r•r'n'•�+ }it t 1C+'f"n toil' average
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persons of the two ,oeintri , ``''\V-'rfr•ld trace,!.
lens who have visiti•f1 ,Many "for�'irn" lands
have found tr. their .irt'pri•r' that despite the
,Cllf Teen;',, +f latenetee. t•r 1+,r ++t• r'it twin, people
in ►'lifferPnt f•+,urlt:•i+'s are. much alike. And
this, simply li�'+'ause hu nan eature is the Said''
the 'I erlrt•. over. °
+litotr'+l et,ttemerlt above
was Made ~hilt• addressing the 54th annual
seen eeetir+n of the West' f'ii NOW York. Stats'
"EVERY DOG
'.The Spirit of Huron the last steam
lot nneti't' t o op�'rate :over the. ('.P.R. t ra'ks
at (,oderi+•h, io.;:iiu�v safely )grit,=r'r1 at the Huron
' • tytiat Mu: r iiia. d'r„1' rli �� ilt some di•
look i• rl strange ntaehirle of " early
days''
The history ' of steam locomotives goes
back t0 the Thei innillg.,of the -nineteenth cen-
tury when a \' elshtnati first b-ti'ilt and operated
a steam engine for hauling 'ears on a track,
Then, in 1814', George Stephenson built the
first'leeoniutive, ':The Mueller". , in 1829, lie
demonstrated with his famous `'Rocket" the
practicability of the steam engine for trans-
poft '. 'n. Hig-erigitnr with four wheels anr1.,
a six. lone boiler attained the t,err•ifir• speed.
.of 29-'1imae, per hour. The arrival of theetif,t steam, loeonir,t:ve
PUblisher3' Association. The United States pub-
lishers
u>b-
1 isle rs ebose to. hold their meeting on the
Canadian side of. the border. As the current
president of the Ontario 'Weekly Newspapers
Association, it was the privilege of the'editor
of The Signal -Star to address the same gather-
ing and to extend a welbonle to then. from
their cousin Ontario weekly editors. Later,
listening to the United States weekly editors
discussing their common problems, it was ob-
vious that they svere quite similar to those
of t rntario editors.' • year-old teamster fell off theload miller for many years, , Jonathan •
No, there is no basic difference between and was badly bruised efore had a broad"srhile and a friendly"
Canadians and Americans.. True, there are bringing the horses to a standstill. greeting for all ,with whom be
Though the plant was running came in contact, He had a just
1n ilior'dlf'ereiwes of a eontentious nature v}`hicrh" day and night, Western Canada pride in his knowledge of horses,
ars ;crossly exaggerated. I3tit they ire )gnarly Flour Mills was still having dif- and, like David Harum, would deal
clue to Inistinrlr'ri tand'ing. it would hi' �ye'll ficulty in keeping up to orders. fairly with an honest man and
I 25 Years Ago
gamble on his ability to.. get the
tier both 'Canadians and Amel-icans to mit forth A Goderich native, Charles Gar -)'best of the deal with a crook.
the tnas•imurn in co-operative effort in every'row, justice of the Supreme Court 10 Years Ago
l►r�s;i111r' liner' r, f` related elideavbr. Who knows The retiringg
of Ontario, died in Toronto. He 'G CPR station agent,
abut when. the time will come when such co tery,•
Mrs Water-,
laGoderieb,id to t beside in th his distin- new, e�were ree thonored at a gathering
operative work now will pav handsome Clivi- guished father, the late James T. of CPR employees from •.GOderich
clenrls in the future for Loth peoples. 1�'e have' Garro~, justice of the Ontario and district.
always �icdniirr�d the phrasecolr' of. the late I Court of Appeal. G. P. Romsey, who had been in,
Twenty-three rinks participated charge of the uptown office of Zhe
President Roesev.t 1t who so often. spoke o£' in the events when the local Bowl- n'CPR, for nine uid one-half years,
" (i dead Nerghbo rs. " ing Club opened for the season. was transferred to London.
The winners were ,announced as Fred Bisset,' of •Goderich, was
P. Bisset and J. H. Lauder. awarded mcnbership in the.- DX
Oiling of the Bluewater Highway Century Club, exclusive society :of
was completed from Grand` Berad, amateur radio operators who have
to - doderich. made two-way, short wave radio
Work was commencing on the contacts with at. least 100 of, the
road on the second concession -and more then 200 countries, of 'the
VV
con —one
S•
IS Years" Ago from School No. 16 east to How -
The saw and planing` itp;llis of ard's ilii).
the Goderich Lumber and 'Milling Stedelbauer's Used Cars, doing
Co, were coin Leel
BridgeParty
The ladies' division of the Mait-
land Golf Club held a well -attend -
p t y destroyed by ( + ed +bridge alld '"500" at the ,chub
fire early Saturday ma to ' The I .rime~ -street,t -Moore .Gar sed: on.
t. house on Wednesday -evening of
loss was estimated at ' $5,000 but I ,,,;n take last week. The guests wereGar.athere was about $3,000 insuranee it. The fire was first spotted
change for cars if suitable.',
corned my the president, 'Mrs. Mar-
about' 4.45 a.m. by Beatrice Tufford 15 Years Ago e
ion ,MaL 'od.
nine-year-old daughter of Mr. and Goderich Public School Board yy. The bridge and "500" were con -
Mrs. H. A. T, rand. a Hero older „of Vict or a1vSchoolJ. Sto till phecvac- MargarPned bet lI vans. Ass stingand
them
brother, John, ran over `to Jacob �'
Baechler's house to notify him that' ancy. left by the death of Roy were Miss Elizabeth Tobin, Mrs,
Virginia bodge and Miss J� Ryan,
First prize in 'bridge Went to
Mrs. Norma Kingswell and second
While cranking his auto, Willi pre-
sident of Victor!<a Home and School prize to. Mrs. Mary 'Rouse. For
Proudfoot, .MPP, met with a' pain- CJlub for 19~Z445. { "000," first prize went to Mrs.
ful accident which had confined 1 A nine -month-old Bull, weighing , Hareld Young and second to Mrs.
'him to ,his home since. He was ; 850 pounds, was shipped by W. A. i George rBaeohler. Winner of the
attempting to crank the machine "Culbert & Sons, Dungannon, to a' hand -cut crystal vase was Miss
-in front of the residence of L. E,ir rancher at Del Rio, Texas. ' • Joan Everett.
Daneey when the handle flew back`; Interesting facts about Jonathan
and struck him in the arm, causing
'Miller, who weighed 463 pouflds,
a fracture. I were recalled by Richard H. Mor -
Herbert F. Morris, of Colborne 1 rish, of Chicago, .writing in The '
Township, took over the implement Signal -Star. , Jonathan and his
business formerly 'condueted , on mother, Mary Miller, ran the hotel,
Hamilton street by P. J. Ryan. General store and post office at
his plant was on fire. The, frame Stonehouse. Eighty applications
'building was 60' by 72' and 20' were received for the 'position.
high. Mrs. E. Videan was elected pre -
am
While driving along Huron road,
a team, of horses belonging to
George Morrow ran away. .The 60-
13.enmiller. In addition, he carried
the mail and provided stage ser-
vice between Goderich and Ben -
HAS ITS DAY"
in Canada. opened up a new era of progbess.
This neetirred 'at Saint ."John, N.B., in 1837.
Known tote "The, Kitten'', it sVaS' first run , on
rails, l s, - A -II -•l ing-h ..t }ted- ,c-ou idly r' x._..11 -
ll- n r)al.etl:
>:o budge<a.t•fir t,'eventuallv�'it attained a epcecl
of twenty miles en .hour...' The little "Kitten"
was the pioneer of Arapil transportation which
eventually linked the Atlantie and the Pacific, _
peopled 'the en.pty Prairies and changed the '" ,N.—B.—The above articl,e was
whole face of Canadian life. - , written by •Mr. Leishman -'on the
When steam locomotives were first put
Institute..
the Belgrave 'Women's
into use few -people realized the :day- would
ever epnie when such a •marvellous invention
would he discarded 'in favor of another, . the
diesel engine. Yet; the day will come, too,
when various modes' of traportation We have
today --and think magnificent—will also go
to the graveyard or' museum ber'a.ise .of un-
believable inventions, yet to (some.
third coflcession of East Wawanosh world.
• "137-J:Allmi7§011 1i1s grocery'"store'
on the Square to Eedy Bros., ofte.
Dr: Henry Tisdale, Dr. Harold Dungannon. Ralph Henderson was
Robinson, and Dr. Wilfred .Robin- to be manager of the 'stdre.
son; and Roy Patterson, County A 1949 graduate of Ontario Agri -
Engineer. cultural College, William D. Clut-
ton, son of Mr. and Mrs.Hume
,Clutton,,,of Colborne Township, was
-appointed-assistant agricultural re-
presentative for Wentworth
County.
REMINISCENCES OF EARLY DAYS
(By R. Henry Leishman)' '.be a great failure were it not' for the township to install a Delco
There haw, been many articles their inspiration and guidance. lighting plant in ht home. He
written aboet the beauty spots of there is a little jingle which I also had the first rural telephone
rneinorized many years ago: and owned the first automobile in!
Huron County, out I think for ; ewe may live without music the township.
scenic love .:eys and >
d art 1st 1 c Live without art; Anot
Bel -
beauty my :native township of. We may live without „poetry, grave in the ' e industry in
,early days was the
Wawanosh - nl:s with the hest, Live
arthout heart; lime kiln, n, opera ed b
y Isaacwnthits re un; and undulating S e may Iive
without friends Downie. He supplied the lime for
countryside, • Ivoodcd ares fe.C- ...-._: Ands -live without books, the •huildin of
' tile' valleys-„1_'Iili'e-hronks that Butg practically all the;
civilized men � houses and barn foundations for
cannot live without 'cooks.” miles around. 'Many of these mag-
'Ihe hub, or central part of this•, nifrcent homes, as we see today,
thriving' community, is the village are a'work of art, the like of
of Belgrave, Situated as it is on which is lost to the modern gen-
the division line between Morris oration. These fine buildings stand
and Wawanosh, it has served as as a monument to a' generation
the market centre for both town- of men, and women -who had the
ships. After the London, Huron foresight to build upon a rock.
and Bruce railway was built in May their ,names live forever. Bel-
the- late 1870's, Belgrave was the grave; for a great many years,
main shipping point in the, north- also boasted an agricultural fall
ern part of the county.. In fact, fair which was a great success
older railway men have said that while it lasted, but was discon-
there was more livestock shipped tirtued about the year 1902,
from Belgrave than from anyother Coming back again, to Wawanesh,
Station of their division. when the county was first surveyed
The 'first , businessman in_ .Bel- Wawanosh proper was composed
grave was -John Ifazelem who ran of an area of 12 miles square, but
a general supply store son the Mor- was afterwards divided into two
ris side of the street; then came separate townships, East and West.
'C McLellan and Sons With grace In that twelve -mile area; up until
cries and dry goods, and on the the turn of the century, there were
Wawanosh side of the street was 12 churches, eight Oralige Lodges,
a Mr. Tufts, who built the large and one Separate R.C. school. The
house and store bn the corner of 'township of Warw.anosh has played
a great Part in producing g men of
distinction. There have been at
least five clergymen, four doctors,
many teachers, and at least one
civil engineer born in the town-
ship. To nathe a few, there were:
Rev, Austin Budge, Presbyterian;
Rev. Wm. Taylor and Rev. .E
rendrrit 'bur wo= r a r .. a r_ cn. , who m`T`ay`p Y ni�ted, Rev -Fe
menfolk; in fart, manyof a would ed`"on the 6th concession, being an Bro he Rev. Father O'Connor,
enterprising mans was the first in R.C. priests; Dr„ Albert McDowell,
wind throe 'r• the eotln•try to ir-
rigate. the irl.'Ids. It also is one
of the otitst,..;,::".,; agricultural dis-
tricts in the whole of Canada.
Wawanosh hears an Indian name.
The story is, that a party of early
land surveyors, while .,taking out
the township, came •i contact with
a tribe' of Mohave l; Indians who
were camped along the east shore
'
of Lake Huron. The leader of this
band was ,named Chief Wawanosh.
This tribe was friendly, which was
unusual, for at that time the red-
skins were very hostile to the
,,..•,,nvvhite man; they very , much re-
sented his invasion of their do-
main. So when the township was
surveyed it •was' decided to f nme
So, to eh. Wawanosh people in
this day of so much segregation,
just remember that the nadir of
our township means friendliness.
I do net ,know of any finer thin';
in this world than friendship
Might the 9th concession. He afterwards
gh I, at this time, pay tribute sold his business to .A, E. Erskine,
to Women's Institutes in general., who in turn sold to Sproat and
Your. slogan, as .I understand it, I Whaley, Then there was Elim
Is "For home and Country" or "All Livingston, the saw mill proprietor,
for each- and each for'"all," a very ! who also managed an electric light -
noble aim'. Your organization has ing plant which. supplied the vil-
corntributeel a great deal to the ')age with artificial light. Incident-
betterni'ent of our country. We any m .P to g ho far
Men are e .slc1.
y_ J f J f J •; I. S .J..;r.
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Applications will be received up to June 3rd for the
position of Secretary to the Goderich Recreation and Arena
Committee.
Duties will include selling tickets at the Arena and
Swimming ' Pool.
Secretarial work of the Committee and Recreation Director.
Banking and keeping necessary booki in connection with
the position of Treasurer.
Please give experience and qualifications. State salary
'expected.
•.applications' should be forwarded to the
marked — "APPLICATION FOR POSITION."
E. H. JESSOP, Secretary,
Goderich Recreation and Arena' Committee.
undersigned
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