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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1959-07-30, Page 2c- *I nal-$ to r N 1Oti .5sa infi Established 1848. ;a 66 6 • In its 112th year of publicatio4.: e V • a s',.�.,.$3 08 Y -,5=U.-(Ire adrneel. e ar.- 5ubscript3ti� ` f • Authorized as second-class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. Member of C:W.N.A., O.W.N.A. and A.B.C. Circulation—over. 3,300. GEO. L. PLIAS, Editor and Publisher. ; ^ Published by Signal -Star Publishing Limited. 1.t. THURSDAY, JULY 30th, 1959 • , 4 FUTURE FRUIT , BELT HERE? Fruit farmers of the Niagara 'peninsu>.a, , their land ,increasingly eueroached upon by ' industrial development,. are reported turning to Western Ontario as a possible alternative area. .Agricultural officials have been receiv- ing enquiries Inspector J• J. Johnston,. of the fruit and vegetables divisiou, Dominion Department ,of ' Agriculture, is' quoted as saying there is a great potential for fruit farming "in "Western Ontario. . ".for '•' There is a 'real possibility,'.,' he said, enlarging acreages of tender fruits--peachtts, cherries. plums, pears and apples as well--•iu the . fruit growing areas of Middlese*,' 1lnron, Lcrmbton, Elgin41nd' ()xfurd There are as far as we know .many sections' where •etonclitim s are ideal for fruit 'growing and where eon- sidtrza;ble expan ion ! is possible." • Back in the 1,880s, buyers' such as David ('anteluir,,of Clinton, and Robert Elliott, erode-, ,,rich. halidled nlore'',4han 200,000 barrels of ' apples •in a season:• In one autumn „buyers bought :15,000 •barrels along what is now No. 21 Highway, Even .,50 years ago IIugou. had a healthy fruit -growing' and fruit-ship.pimg in-, dustry,-ulosOy apples, -some 'plums and eher- ' ries. After a disastrous, frogt in 1934 fruit growing'.never regained its former positioir. wry Memoryc_ s - 45 Years Ago • G•eorge'a. A former rector here, Letters to Editor "Travesty Upon J,i.istice'•' was the title of a hardhitting, front-page' editorial which the editor of The Signal wrotedafter the: local police magistrate dismissed charges against a political candidate and another man of .conspiring to 'bribe voters. The editor complained that the two men "were Peaught red- handed in an attempt at electoral corrup•tion, but were given a gen- erous dose of whitewash" by the court. Goderich Planing Mills Co. was supplying materials for the follow- ing structures which were being built in' Colborne Township: John Hunter, brick residence; David Bogie, brick residence; A. H. Clut- ton,' brick residence; John Chis- holm, frame addition to his resi- dence and a blacksmith shop. Other distriet projects now under way included: Richard McWhinney, Ashfield Township, frame resid- ence; James Elliott, Nile, cement and frame residence; Samuel Kerr, Dungannon, frame residence; $am- uel Pentland; Dungannon, cement and frame residence. An amusing incident occurred on West street on Saturday after noon. A_local businessman tied his horse to the back ofa hay rack while he went into a store. The owner of the rack jumped into his -wagon and started off without noticing what was attach, ed, to the rear. He was quite sur- prised at the shouts which were directed, at him, and smiled a big stnile when he learned the cause. 25 Years Ago With new beer and wine regul- ations coming, iltto effect 'in' On- tario, it was said unofficially that the Canada Temperance Act was in a state of suspension., Hotel - keepers in Goderich, Clinton and Bayfield had 'applied for liquor licenses. Huron Lodge, No. 62, IO,OF, was ho's't to District,No. 8 for the in- stallation of the new district de- puty grand master, H. B. M. Tich- borne, of Goderich. • Special services were held to mark the 1100th anniversary of the founding here • of the Anglican Church a,nd the ., parish of St. Some months ago, noting that a peach - growing industry has commenced _ to develop south of Goderich,' Marketing Golnlnissioner 0. F. Perkin, Toronto, stated: "Data collected by Vineland Station indicates sufficient frost - free period, good average temperatures and ideal soil conditions, in ,this area for peach production. These studies are going on in the event the Niagara Peninsula production swings ,over to other areas)' T• he area mentioned, between Goderich and Bayfield, is described by agricultural repre- sentative D. II.••Miles as a narrOW strip colt= sisting of two soil types, Brady sandy loam and bi'rrien sandy loam; .1ot.h being per£ee'tly drained with an undulating stone -free, topo- graphr and,, of neutral reaction.. This. area is just about one. Cone e Sion -wictc' and about one mile from the lake. Two°people'are produe.ing peaches in- a commercial way, •and several others Have seveW tri4s, with more to, eome into production. The moderating effeet of the hike, and the soil••strueture, slake this an ideal spot form the growing -of ideal peaehes, blit the area is -limited: As the Niagara peninsula fruit belt sur- renders piece by piece to iirdustry, :the bite has come to lay plans for the future to replace that needed fruit. production in this and. other suitable areas of Western Ontario. • ,APPROACHING , VOTE. ON C.T.A. � _.. Ven. Archdeacon -Clarke, of Grace Church, Brantford, Officiated at the services, The annual picnic of Huron County veterans, their wive a d families was held a Bayfield with an attendance of A ' r1y 700. ,15 •-Year3 •go- ..,. Schools ofmonstrous carp had invaded the Maitlapd River and were to be seen by t basking in the sun. carp caught to date 'Pounds. - Town Council decided to give Dominion Road Machinery Co. Ltd. an opportunity to purchase the chopping mill on .Brock street for $1,000, The company had been us- .ing the building forstorage pur- poses. • The wartime shortage of cigars in Goderich had caused something, -bordering on consternation among confirmed addicts. One man can- vassed eight places of business in quest of any kind of • cigar and wound up with a package of cigarettes. . The position of county traffic officer was abolished by the police committee of Huron County Coun- cil. Norman Lever, who had held the position since 1929, was given one month's ,,pay in lieu of the customary notice. . 10 Years Ago • Councillor John Graham, of Goderich, who had sheep grazing on the flats at Saltford, reported that nine of them had been killed by dogs during the past month. A posse found the offenders •to .be three dog's from' Saltford. Special ceremonies, were being planned to mark the;official open; ing, of Judith Gooderham Memorial Playground on August 12. H. W. Knight, of ..Toronto, donated the aswimming pool, floodlights, etc., to the town. - The Auburn community centre fund was richer by about $500 as a result of the field day • held. in the ball park on Harry Sturdy's farm, cast of the village. • Employees of Purity Flour Lim- ited, with families and friends,, made a jolly party of; 225 ,who enjoyed an • outing. at • Jowett's Grove, Bayfield. hundreds he largest eighed 35 Ont., 'ndon O Ld , or, ig Dear was interested in Humane Society Inspector Jen- nings' request for a more humane method of destroying unwanted or sick .anirnals than the one now in. ,ise in town. The pr;esent. carbon - monoxide box must •be 16 or 18 years o141-•-4 know for I had occas- ion , to have it built, and used it many times, as Huron County's only V. Aman inspector accredited by the O.S.P.C.A. I used a length of exhaust pipe, probably 10 feet, attached by one foot of hose to car exhaust and inserted in hole in box, and this dissipated heat, allowing fumes to enter box. loth box and method are indeed anti- quated now, and it speaks well for the builder and.,design. that it has• served so 'long. I shall be interested,, in hearing of a more modern, method adopted. Sincerely, Ann Wurtele. mules, ho'w could you see a• snake among them?. - But I •would feel the outfit slacken np and right among their feet was the rattler as mad outfit t as could be but the 0 u would kill him with the extension line. But. one medium sized snake was in the pasture and it would bite anything ' 1 think she had little ones in a gopher hole, and the mules nearly broke the neckyoke jumping back front here I have his rattler with a stripg tied on it., My brother told me the rattlers ;and black snakes in' Muskoka would `sometimes come right out of a stonepile at you, but not' on the prairie, no place to go but a .gopher hole. Sidney, Vancouver Island, B.C., July 18, 1959. Editor, SignalStar. - Dear Sir, --In your last paper, you had a writeup about a snake found in Goderich, but didn't know if it was a rattler or not. Well, just go to the museum in your own home town and you can see about 30 rattlers that I gave to Mr. Neill about half of what I had and two rattler snake skins, about the biggest rattle snakes I saw on the prairies '(near four feet). I sent him three but ole was so badly Cnotheal .n he . just threw it away, but he had the rattlers and those two skins when,- \was down home last summer. And he had made a box with a glass front and had these relics cased in. Also a pair of ram'horns. I don't know anything 'about the horns as I found them in -the garden here at Sidney, B.C. About •rattlers, a dog or horde can tell them, my neighbor had a dog that would fetch a• cowmen snake and snap" his head off', but not a rattler. He would just jump around it and bark and the horses and mules knew the .one that was ready to bite. For the last •10 or 45 years I was on the farm, I• used' ,to drive six or eight • horses and Yours sincerely, Walter Sillib. LAWN, BOWLING TOURNEY FOR GODERICH LIONS The Goderich Lawn Bowling Ub bens of he u+ M . �cr�iwa,'� tourna)nent on 21. "" Winners - were:July fiirst—Bill Mc- Laren, Clare Socket; second— Frank Saunders, 'Allan MacDonald; third --- Archie Townsend, Bill Schaefer; fourth—Dr. Hughes, Red Wilkon. The next tournament will be � August insthird when the bowling . club wil h play ost to the merchaauty, and burp hon. A ctassified ad in the SignalStar brings quick results. DIRECT FROM FACTORY TO YOU.. — TABLES A B L E S These Coffee End Step Corner Cocktail REG, $21.95 —' $34,95 are all new, mar -proof arborit`e tops, finished in lime oak, walnut, mahogany. SOME REDUCED ,AVER 50% TABLES AS LOW AS $895 GODERICH SALES EXCHANGE Hamilton St, Phone 452-W (or 248 after 5,30 p.m.) -30 Petition being circulated. in both'.._Iluro.. i _Say;_..11'lre..L41..ii1't~on-, News-Itec;o,id ..'.'. _.e aie_.,._ . Perth comities seeking a vote on whether definitely in favor .of a rote ori this subject. and The C.T.A. as •it now exists was drafted before the Canada .'Penalaeraurc� tact should be abolish- ,theire were many cars in the country. In 1914, ed appear, to .be gaining, ground. It semis • wvlieu-it became effective in .Huron anc1...1'erth likely that, such a vote willake place• in the (the only :counties in • Ontario ,still' governed song too distant future. •At that time the by ,it i, the horse and buggy was. the• Mn -ode of w,, "people will .decide whet'hcr .these two Mounties travel. Clinton had three trains in and out - will continue to remain different from the each day. `Teen-agers did not exist: They rest of the Province • with respect to the ad- were sons and daughters, "and _did as• their lninistration . of liquor laws or beeome one parents told, then . . Under the C.T.A. the with-, •it. trend for 'teen-agers seems to be—`Let's' get The abolition of. the C'.T.A: in Huron is a a ease of beer, 'and have •a beach party.' Un-- matter nmatter for the people to decide, and they will. der the OUI.,.A they. would think twice before try • to• influence the doing this, or drink We di`, not propose to . before• they decided to opinions of people. who are more• than capable :.that, case of beer. in tlao.. ear. We feel that of deciding, for themselves. "Iloweverr• we those who a'r,e in favor tif'the. U.T.X. remaining wv.filild point ouL,tllat every weekly newspaper in force .are not progressing with the times, in Huron -County, 'to the best, of our knowledge, nor are they iteeep.ting the present" day way is in favor of having the C.T.A. repealed, On of life.' We feel.•thdt in many eases -they ,clo ilot gei1e�r'al prineiples. know what they are talking about—and'. we Let's look at some of the'`1' iulant'11ts 111 mean- that literally." editorial culurulis ni-newspapers in Huron iia Perth ('Doli-ty, The Listowel .I3aiiiler • County. Says Thi; Exeter Time's-Vvocate : says: '',Public support in a move to repeal. the - '"Repeal the-C.T.A, f Yes, we're, ' in ' favor. outdated C.T.A.;.-and replace it. with a provit►- '•We've indicated hc'f`ilre-we feel this antiquated vial act which, will arni police •with enfdree- legislatiu is no longer hold ill resticct hey the aide lawns ,enabling there to deal with and curb majority of (iti oris, Its 'provisions ww•eee do- lciose drinking• habits in Perth County, is in= ' sidne'1 for conditions which existed cleendes Gleed vueotiraigin;.'' a.tz , The C.T.A. • has been, alaughing stock In Bruce County, The Kincardine News in recent years, snh,ieitillg lawn enfor1'eilient says: "Repeal of the C'.T.A. in ITurou could offieia1- to ritlicule and embarrassment . . • . • ,mike`easier enforcement of the Liquor Control We believe the essential consideration is that Act in Bruce County, which borders Ifur'on at of providing effective.' legi latioil against the many points. _ tni.sue Of bee r and liquor" This, we feel. ostia There, you have thc4• opinions of several hest be done by -voting in the (int arto IPA.r' weekly editors on the subject. • BY 'THE STILL WATERS OF. THE MAITLAND (By R. H. Leishman) • I Old Blackie, or, "The Fish. That Tr hollyhocks that grew along the«picket fence which surrounded the farm house were just bursting into full bloom; the bumliebees Couldn't Be 'Hooked." He had eluded the best of•fishermen,. Wil- liam Johnston, the Fish King, had tried practically all the season be• •were buzzing and fluttering •ound• fore without" success. Bill, had used about every tactic and device s . the flowers. ArtfiFa'nd I had""been known. He would stand waist deep preparing our fishing tackle. It in the water by the hour with the was a hot mid -summer day. The fish swarming around his legs and old dog Nip had crawled under nibbling at the bait, but not so the back kitchen where he had Old Blackie he, would come a cer- ' scooped himself out a nice hole 'in toe earth' where he could lie away from the heat. Nip had, been around the firm for nigh onto 12 years. We ,got him as a pup from Mr. Jim' Williamson; but every dog has his day and Nip's -time was getting short:, He didn't chase the birds any more, nor bark at, a slinking eat; he just wanted to lie in Abe. shade. Nip had one true friend: the old tabby, cat, .They shared the same dish, and on cold nights • Tabby was allowed to sleep on„ Nip's back. The men were busy in the hay- field. The scent of new-mownhay in the air, ,Even the old brindle tow smelt it from the back pasture as she led; the herd along the fence, looking for a ' spat to put her head—through to get a bite of the succulent feed.rather, said that the yield of hay 'would be grand. At this, mother • • was gIad, or she knew that there would be lots of fodder to bring the milking herd through the next winter, for so much depended upon the butter that mother would churn ,and pack in 50-143. tubs that -would. be taken to ,e store and traded for supplies, .Butter at that time worth a York •shilling per pound In trade. Dear old mother, 'she raised eleven children, and although' `she ' had practically no - money her `good were always. well fed and warmly clothed'. How managed, 1, will never know. 'UQell, .Artie and I had heard ...fascinating stories about a large black bass Which 1011041 lazily,. in the 1Vraitland, and which could not lye caught. Ile had , his home in the deep . hole beyond the north. island. He had 'become known sa lilies grow, past towns and villages 'with so 'many little springs and brooks trickling down through the watercress, all' joining together to . create a• chain of beauty.which any nature -loving creature cannot help but admire and enjoy. To take a bird's-eye view of the Mait- land would give one the impression of:' great bronze serpent crawling quietly between • the screening hanks and there comes to mind tain distance, look askance at the Psalm' 46: "There is a river, the hook, give his tail "a •Hili, and the t'streams whereof shall make 'glad other fish would scatter or. sheltgr. the city of God," or on a• 'bright. But or course some of the younger and more daring fish would always take the hook, and Bill seldom, if ever, went home empty-handed. We humans could very well take a lesson from Old Blackie and never reach out for, a tempting bait for we are very apt to get hooted. • So when the bass season opened, Artie and I were fired ,with youthful, visions of capturing 'Old Blackie. We had a well -organ= izcd plan, or so we thought. We had been to •PorterfiZld's store, got ourselves a supply of fish line and hooks, and with a crooked stick over our shoulders set out on our mission, but as Burns has said, "The best -laid "schenf'es o' Mice , an' Men gang aft .a-gley," and when the inner man told us that it was lunch time there were two, tired iboys trekking 'homeward with a few small' chub, and so far as I knew Oldn Blackie was never caught. " This, may sound like a fish story, but. to .,me there is always some- thing fascinating about a -stream. of water, and I feel that 4 belong to the old Maitland. '1 grew up beside it and naturally 1 learned to love it. T,e Maitland h•as'al- ways been a quiet and peaceful river. Oh, to be sure, in the spring freshet it sornetii'nes will 'go on a rampage and overflow its banks, but at other times it is •as still andas gentle as a lady. Grand . old Maitland,._ 1 don't know where you am -going but may 'you keep bn flowing as you wind your zig-zag way along the beauty spots which line the shore where' the water 7'1P• - winter morning when the hoar frost is sparkling on -the icicles, "Come and behold the works of the Lord." I think it was such a'river as this that Tennyson must have had in mind when he permed the immortal lines to the brook: I come from haunts of coot and hern, I make a sudden sally, And sparkle out among the fern, To bicker down a valley. By thirty hills I hurry down, Or slip between the ridges, By twenty thorps, h little town, And half a- hun'1red bridges. Till -fast by •Philip's farm I 'flow To join the brimming river, For men may come ,and men may go, But 1 go on for ever. QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ 1. What are, and where would you • find, ptarmigan? 2, Canada's first postage stamps 'Were issued in what year? 3. What is the federal tax content of the price of a package of cigarettes? 4. 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