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MAJOR DREDGING JOB NEEDED
The recent • visit of Federal govern-
ment . officials to 'Goderich harbor to look
Over the possibilities of doing a major
dredging job on it was not the first one.
There was at least one before this at
w hich time it was estimated the job would
be one costing about a million dollars,
due chiefly to the task of .removing the
projecting rock known as •Ship Island.
What the recent delegation's recom-
mendations will be to the powers -that -be
- at Ottawa this time is not presently
known. But one thing, is certain = and
that is that the harbor will have to be
dredged in a major manner before too
many years if it is to meett, the challenge
of the changing times and vouditions" In -
e luded in' these changing times is _the fact
that the -small .grain Barriers are gradu-
ally disappearing from the Great Lakes
for the 'simple. reason that then can not
carry a sufficiently large load to make
their tilips eeonomieally' justifiable.
means the future will see only larg€ r boats
in operation.
But the larger - grain• carrying boats
find Goderich harbor rather difficult in
A , CONSERVATI
The proposed Maitland Valley•t 0n-
r3ervation Authority will be a" matter of
,'ever-incres sing interest durisssIss the ,. next.,
-few months. Plans are under way to,t8ks.
it so. To begin with, every municipality
in the area of the Authority is to he visit-
ed by some member of the public relations
board 'of the 'Middle Maitland Conserv-
ation Authority in the near future. Next
step will be for all- representatives of the
proposed Authority to go on. a bus tour
of the Saugeen Watershed sometime in
June. By that time, the need for a Mait-
land Valley f'tinservation Authority will be
more fully realized and it is likely that
which to navigate. I)ue to .the iuter-
fereuee of Ship Island, the large boats
have not sufficient. room- to tura around
in a satisfactory manner. Then, again,
if there is rough weather, the larger boats
can not come- 'through 'the breakwat�at
slow "speed for fear of being buife ed
against either one of them. If they gravel
at the faster speed required, they then face
the problem of bringing the' boat to a
stop tin -time when they y have entered the
hat -bar. _ There's the additional problem
of" having Jo- turn to starboard to shake
the slight turn into the harbor entrance
once they have passed through the break-
waters.
All this can be solved with a larger
and deeper inner harbor and this riee-
essitates a big job of dredging. It must
eventually be. done and it will eventually
be clone if Goderieh harbor is to be kept
in the running as a major ;Western Can -
grain distributing point for Western
Ontario. Even now. Goderich harbor is not
as large as it should be—due to needed
dredging — to take,.. rare of a .winter fleet
of a size it should be aeeommodat.ing.
ON AUTHORITY
WHAT IS CI
'When a 'young lady ceases to date or
.be dated, -she is referred to as being." out
of circulatioti." When a newspaper ceas-
es to keep its date with readers—or readers
cease to `keep their interest in the news-
paper—the publication is.not only "out of
circulation," it is also out of business.
Circulation .is the thermometer which
measures the health of a newspaper and
each of its major departments.
Advertisers are vitally eoncerned with
the cireulation of a newspaper. Circulation
,quantity and quality are the basic criteria
for advertisers in the selection of a medium
for exposing, their sales > essages to poten-
tial customers; Ciretilation is also one of
the bases upon which advertising rates
are set.
Busipesswise, circulation is one of the
_tyro ra,lor sources of_ incomr„e,,.f or a publica,
tion==the =other
fria advertising. While lir-
eul'ati•on is secondary as a souree of income
—usually under 25% of total income—it
is the reason for advertiser interest and
advertising income.
4 The standards for measuring the quan-
tity and quality of print media circulations
in the United States and Canada are estab-
a fitll scale meeting, will 1)e held 1)y
fall 'for definite auction-
rlir--R-crri=~of tll'i� .t tttlrnt•trr is: of -rnrr
•`-siderably more importance than is realized
by -the average individtial As &fails o -
its proposed plans are released to the
publie from time to time. the neeessity
for sueh an Authority will he felt. more
deeply. In this eonneetion we nvould re-
fer our readers to he column, "For A
Greener Thuml)", in this week's issue.
The article b,y-_Brigadier G. M. Ross gives
a . good insight into what lies, ahead in
this respeet;
early
RC U LAT I O N ?
MESSAGES
FROM
THE -WORD
BY
GODERICH MINISTERIAL
ASSOCIATION
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TM.E AFTERMATH OFA 'SER
_ss, , .;_.0. 141; RQy"al;--KFtox`,
Presbyterian Church)
When Paul the Apostle exper-
ienced his conversion on the
Damascus Road (Acts 9:1-20) he
was prepared by the Lord for a
life of courageous fighting in
the Name of the Otte True 'God.
There was to be no let-up in
this mission,, no backsliding in
the doing of good, no hurt too
great that, would deter him from
forging on, day after day, in
the service and extension of.
Christ's kingdom, Paul is one
terrifying example of what
might be in the area of faith
when a man, a woman, a child,
is whole-heartedly within the
embraee of so great a love. -Yet,
Paul describes himself.ras "chief
among sinners." This reveals
that he never tired of. renewing
his effort and giving himself
more completely to the chal-
lenge at hand.
Now, we are in the days im-
mediately following the celebra-
tion of the Easter Story. The
great hymns are shelved for one
more year; the themes of "Life
Eternal" -and "Victory. Through
Death and'Resuriection" are set
aside; the sermons become hum-
drum again • ever seeking' new
popular "title -appeal." We are
now in a dangerous time! What
Easter really means is proven,
or disproven, NOW!' If we are
truly the sincere followers of the
Risen Saviour, then, our Easter
faith is evident at all times.- In
fact, there t . Ino end to it.
tine jttdgmeut- on modern
Christendom is that it is an up-
and-down affair. This is true.
Christmas end Easter are the up -
times; the rest of the year are
down -times: What a shame that
our churches MUST seek new
schemes to lure in the unwary
worshipper! What a shame that
novel gimmicks and a continu-
ous stream of new ideas to pop-
ularize 'the community church
are needed! What a shame that
we substitute the "impossible"
for the "real thing" in regard
to the Lord Jesus Christ! We,
as Christians, have one main
mission -that is, to proclaim the
"unsearchable riches of Jesus
until -the ends of they earth!
(Acts 1:8).
More than anything else in
1961 we, as a people dedicated,
require a new consciousness of
the Presence of God in the Holy
Spirit. The reality, the destruc-
tive power and dynamic thrust
of sin can only be conquered
daily thrpugh the faith of men
in Christ Jesus as Savioutt' and
Lord. The knowledge that at
the root of all world problems
and personal hostilities is our
rebelliousness toward God can
be changed only by you and I
corning to the Lord of Golgotha
in penitence. rsa;
Christ overearrre'-a1P ill -M !"
Not just at Christmas—or East-
er! But—always! "Jesus Christ
the. same yesterday'? and today,
and for ever." (Hebrews 13:8).
DOWN
MEMORY'S') LANE
50 Years Ago -1911 !street antathe Square from the
Harry J. Morris had been ap- P. T. Dean estate. The block
pointed as census commissioner i included, OBrien's Meat Market,
for. th_e riding of West Huron. the shoe repair-- shop •bf C,-
Town enumerators ..were _.J...iC iRridgewaters and. the-kailor.sbap.
'ousel, H.--L--Watson, and. J. id f.. J31ack-ancl'J`l 'itvins:'
H. Eduard. In Colborne Town- I At Auburn; a farewell party
ship, Alec Young and James lwas held to honor the Fred Toll
and Stanley Johnston families
who were leaving the commun-
ity.
11Irs.,, D. D. Mooney and Mrs.
Harry Ford were planning to at-
tend the Provincial LO.D.E. con-
ference in Hamilton.
Week -end ''visitors with Mr.
and Mrs. -Richard' Kilpatrick
were Dr. A. N. and Mrs. Atkin-
son, Mrs. Cecil Blake and child-
ren, and Mr. and Mrs. Omar
Brooks and Wayne.
1,0 Years Ago -1951 -
Huron' County girls receiving
certificates for completing two
Homemaking Club projects in-
-eluded: Shirley Riehl, June Mc-
Cabe, Marilynn -Anderson, Sylvia
Stingel, Marjorie Errington and
Grace Nivins, - - • . •
Mr. Walter Tigert attended
the - O.E.A. convention at Tor-
onto, Easter week. s
Chisholm ...had -.-_--bean- appointed
while John Torrance, John Hul-
ler and John Salkeld were to
take care of the statistics for
Goderich Township.
At St. Augustine. the Robin-
son brothers had rented the Wil-
liam Sillib farm While John Jef-
ferson- had moved on to the
farm recently purchased from
William., Ringler.
The brick residenc''e on Elgin
avenue. which belonged to . the
late Robert Orr, had been sold
to Thomas Leckie for $1,800.
Joseph Baechler had purchased
two lots on Park street for $420.
30 Years Ago -1931
Leonard MacDonald and Wil-
liam Mallough were drowned
when :their boat overturned be-
tween the north pier and the
breakwater. A friend, - Eric
Jenner, unsuccessfully tried to
reach them in time.
At Benmiller the young peo-
ple -sponsored a successful pan-
cake. social. Mr. Dan• Schwantz
donated the maple • syrup and
E. T. Pfrimmer the flour.
Mr. and Mrs. Oswald .Sitter,
Thedford, visited for a week
with -Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Johnston.
Week -end guests in Dungan-
non were: Irma Finnigan, Gode-
rich; Frank Savage; Stratford;
Margaret Pentland, Goderich
Township, and Erma Roach,
Goderich.
15 Years Ago -1946
D. M. O'Brien had purchased
the block at the corner of East
lishecl by a eo-operative: industry -wide as-
sociation, known as the 'Audit Bureau of
Cireulations. This is a non-profit assoeia-
tion: of advertisers, advertising ageneies,
and publishers—many of the magazines,
trade publications, and farm publieations
yon eome in eontaet with afire, along with
this and other newspapers. members of the -
ABC.
This assoeiation maintains •a staff -of
specially trained field eireulation auditors
who are i-esp,onsible to the assoeiation and
work independent of influeneo of any single
member. These auditors make regular
its to -the offiees of publisher members to
inspeet all eirenlation reeords.
What is eiireulation?'
Tt is the expressed interest in whatA
we have to say by our• readers. Tt is the
- v_olu,atary ..votes of co.nfiden.c.e, Ahat,:_keeps,
ins on onr pul)lishinn toes. Tt is the dis-
tribution giYen . aclvertisements which ap-
pear in our columns. Tt.,, is an essential
sot -tree of ineome and the stimulant for
other revenues.
Circt lation is the power plant which
sparks ,The presses—and 'the. words and
pictures those presses print.
Mrs. Nellie Hembruff and Mr.
and Mrs. Welland Hembruff, all
of 'Torr nto, spent the holiday
week °end with Mr.- and Mrs.
-John Marwick, 173 Lighthouse
sttreet.
Mr. ' Lloyd Ritchie and his
grandson, Bobby MacArthur, of
Tobermory, -are visiting the
former's sister, Mrs. JohnMar-
wick, and Mr. Marwick, and en-
joying Young 'Canada Week.
Easter holiday visitors with
Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Leitch were
Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Caiill,
Strathroy, and Mr. R. K1 Leitch,
Toronto.
Mrs. C. H. Johnston, R.N., of
Nanaimo, B.C., spent' last week
with.her sister-in-law, Mrs. Alma
Johnston, Cameron street. Miss
Karen McClinchey, Holmesville,
is�spending her Easter holidays
with Mrs. Alma Johnston.
Mrs. David Thompson, of Tor-
onto,s was an Easter week -end
visitor with her brother, Mr.
Harry McCreath, and Mrs. Mc-
Creath. "• -
Mr. and Mrs. Norval Ander-
son and daughter, Shirley, of
Toronto, spent Easter with Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Anderson, of
town, and also visited with M ,.
Ralph Foster and family, Shep-
pardton.
PROCLAMATION
Goderich
Community Concert Week_
APRIL 10 — 15
COMMUNITY CONCERTS CtEOW IN
'O C ARIPY EACH YEAR
PLAN TO JOIN APRIL 10
Ittrotioh the ,ieffPrte of the yt odorich Community 6niertt Aeeociation, , ro:idents
.doff', the► turinti ding`: '1iowna1)1'pi and atIiiiit commun1tif$; in O iron County `'ager
Mkt iih.r opp iutlityr'*0 attend. pito concertitM
Itn ` fakri nrt,lt t gM4:`,' ° 'provide m isfc „that Wilt':appal to' rill'
Ui,r'ofoie a,theM :ri nmol, sI `Council' of the, Tom of Goderich- idsdirected that
,4itieiik of April idth ,to . 1Sth ilii proclaimed "400E1;1104 isbMMUt4ITYCONCERT
lEilCt . ' V
Iii I'l t. FISHER,
Mayor.
A former resident of Gode-
rich. Mrs. Margaret Fletcher,
celebrated her 95th birthday at
the home ..of her nieces, Mrs.
Harry McQuillin, Lucknow.
Gordon McPhee had bought
the Bert Varcoe farm.
Misses Agnes King and Mary
Theresa Martin. Hamilton, visit-
ed with Mr. and . Mrs. Blaise
Martin.
James S. Duncan, who rose from
a $9 -a -week factory hand to be-
come Chairman of The Hydro -
Electric Power Commission of
Ontario, has announced his re-
tirement . from the post. Pre-
mier Leslie Frost paid high tri-
bute to the service Mr. puncail
has rendered in that post. ,
Mrs. G. W. Wray, Orchard
Park. London," is spending a
couple of week's with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. J.R. Leitch, Dr. Leitch
and family.
LIVING A BORROWED LIFE
(By Lewis Milligan)
Can we borrow ourselves out
of a depression? To find the
correct answer to that question
we should ask ourselves how we
got into a depression. :he an-
swer is, we borrowed ourselves
into it. We created a false pros-
perity by living beyond our
means. We put an accumulative
mortgage on the future. In-
dividuaU �.._. 'was in. he4orm,oL
ag , re ` in 'in rnicipaltg;
mash Credrt l�uy e, P
it was in booms of over-exten-
sion on borrowed money; na-
tionally, it was in extravagant
budgeting for "free" public ser-
vices and the creation of 'a Wel-
fare State. This latter item
alone, with its cumulative bur=
den of taxation, and the weak-
ening of personal responsibility
and thrift, was enough to bring
on a depression.
There is an old- story of a
farmer wisp woke up one morn -
a dfound a neighbor's c neighbor's eggio
e ' in---h't`o'-emir—'freld -..ffe
loudly bewailed the loss of -chis
crop for which he had labored
to plow and sow, and he vowed
he would put the law on his
neighbor. "Don't blame any-
body but yourself," said his
wife. "I told you many times to
repair those fences."
The moral of that story might
be appiled to the present econ-
omic situation to which Can-
adiatls have awakened from
their dreams of affluence. We
'had labored to cultivate our
various fields of industry and
commerce, but we had failed
to repair the fences. Indeed,
we left those fields wide open
and have now awakened to the
fact- that we don't own some
of them any more.
• Thus, individually and as a
nation, Canadians ,have been
living a borrowed life. We
are now advised to get second
mortgages to make our pay-
ments on the first ones, and to
meet our growing commitments
for unemployment insurance,
health services'and the multiple
taxation provisions for our fu-
.ture welfare.
IT FOLLOWS —,STEP BY STEP
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A. R. SCOTT,
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Committee :—
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CORNISH ELECTRIC- JA 4-94.21
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NO Committee
DR. J. C1, ROSS, W. E. ELLIOTT,
Secretary.
Chairman.
C.M. ROBERTSON — LARRY ALDHAM — ED. STILES --
J. M. YOUNG --.JOS, SNIDER-- MiSS. E..SOME:RVIiLE_ .
• MRS. G. JOHNSTON WiLLiAM" BISSET DON ABERHART.
- SENIOR CITIZENS
The Senior Citizens Club met
•
last week at MacKay Hall. The
president, Mr. Noble Young,
opened the meeting and" Mrs.
James Campbell presided at the
piano. 'In the absence of the
secretary, Mrs. Roy Chambers,
Mrs. L. Walters read the min-
utes. Mr.Young reported on
the pantomime which was pre-
sented at the Port Elgin Club
last week. Following the busi-
ness period, "500",..was enjoyed.
Mrs. James Campbell was the
winner of the door prize: The
next meeting will be held on
April 1'Jth because MacKay Hall
is presently being redecorated.
I
The world record high jump
for ''a horse was established in
Chile 'in 1949, with a ;jump of
8 feet inches, or more than
double the standard height for
regular hunter pumping compet-
itions. In the same year, a
powerful jumper in the Nether-
lands. set tip the world record
broad jump, measuring slightly
over 26 feet.
GODERICH COMMUNITY CONCEIT
ASSOCIATION
I -MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN
WEEK
APRIL 10 - 15
CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS,
Music Shop, The Square
PHONE JA 4-8591
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Campaign 'Chairman —Miss Helen Videan
esommosommislemoseememsesies
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HEARING THE OUTSTANDING CONCERTS
BOOKED FOR THE 1961-62 SEASON
From the Ninth Century until
the 17th Century Italy was one
of the great medical centres of
Europe, -carrying on some -of the
treasured`-teachffi of the
Greeks. Several famous medic-
al pioneers from. other countries.
studied et the Italian univers-
ities, especially at Padua.
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INFORMAT1.N
THE VOTE TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 19 iS FOR TWO TYPES OF
LICENSED BEVERAGE OUTLET
M1
1. A dining lounge 'for the sale of liquor,
beer and wine with meal.
2. A cocktail lounge for the sale of beer
and liquor -,.without meals.
Beverage rooms are not on the ballot and
they cannot be established as. a result of the
present vote. "
•
Only those establishments that meet the
high standards required by the Liquor' Licence
Board will be eligiple for licences.
The vote will permit banquet permits to be
obtainedby local clubs and other groups
for social gatherings.
WHO MAY VOTE .
Everyone 21 years of age and over who has live/d, in Goderich
for two months before voting day is entitled to cast ballots
on thh two questions.
The _polls will be open from 8 A.M. till 7 P.M. on APRIL 19.
An advance poll will be held at the Town Office on Thursdays
Friday and Saturday, April 13, 14 and 15. Anyone who ex -
pests to be out of town for any reason on election day is en-
titled to vote at the advance poll.
GODERICH.,
CIVIC PROGRESS COMMITTEE
'OHNE, IU rOKINS, C raiicnnan. HOWARD MURK Campaign Mgr. .
GO1,fON KE'RR, Secretary. BILL LUMBY, Treasurer.