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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1961-06-22, Page 1424 ,, he 'E erich Sign4-Star, Thursday, June 22nd, 1961 e Mrs. Etta M. Risher, who sur- vives. Mr. Thomas was a member of St. Andrew's United Chuarch, Chatham, and in his younger years had been a member of the Masonic Order and the Odd - fellows. Surviving besides his .wife are time daughters, Mrs. Nor- man (Mar$)- Weston, Mrs. Clif tiattiggk"a 0 ul w�. iJd 104.1't Mat) Tewkesbury; two Services Were held at Chatham r- �.. Andrew's United Church, Oki. Thomas; 'one step -son, Robert sting'. Interment was iii 1VIaple • Fisher; four sisters and one Leaf cemetery, Chatham. brother. There are ten grand - Born it Heidelburg, Waterloo children . and five great -grand - County,. he was the son of the children. A son, Ralph Thomas late Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Wil- predeceased him in 1955 Balli, Thomas. He had served as a station agent for the CPR for 40 " years, retiring in 1945, at which -time he took up residence in Chatham. His first wife, the former Olive Bab predeceased him in 1944. He later married the form- -iT JARY 'titE.MIIICK W. TYROMAS CPR station agent afGodetich front. 1930. to 1945, Frederick Willliara Thomas, aged 79, died at St. Joseph's Hospital, Chat- ham, Ontario, on June 6th, in his ' �l .e •a had b s a, us- �. Beae,ex� 'i1 Y s ;�� e You'll never be popular if you spend all your timetaking ad- vantage of your right of free speech. Make it a habil; to keep your feet onthe ground and you'll never have far to fall. by W.W. Haysom your telephone manager Well sunny days are with us once again. Ask the average citizen what he likes most about summer and ten to one he'll say it's outdoor living. More and more folks in Goderich are spending as much of their leisure time as possible working in the garden, cooking on their barbecues or just relaxing out on their patios. You've probably found that once you're outside you hate to go back in then house and leave that crucial planting job in the garden or that big. juicy -steak-you've just . put on - the barbecue. But it's often necessary to run in and answer the phone . . . unless, of course, you have an outdoor telephone. Portable telephones, with outlets Joe garden orpatio_are_-.lsect ming._increasingly.._,.popular -.-_ --We- expect -to jnsta lT a--•nuniberF-- of them--irr Goderist -tt}ts summer. Why not give us a call at JA 4=8301 and ask about this convenient service.-' They're easy for us to in- stall and you'll find the price is low. 4 :f :k Speaking of summer reminds us of vacations and travelling. Have you ever _driven along -a highway at night looking for a place to stay, tired and weary after a long trip, and all you can see are "No Vacancy" signs? Frustrating, isn't it? It's Probably hap- pened to all of us at some time or other. But, by sim- ply phoning ahead we can be assured of adequate accom- f modation — more than likely choice accommodation at that. And here's another tip icor happy travelling: what about a reassur- ing eall Ito the• folks back ,hope to let them know you ar- rived safely The telephone can help make your vaca- tion a real success. Remember, rates are low. (A night call, station -to -station, "covering about 200 miles can cost as little as 75 cents.) • Oil 1\\* ° 1: Every year at this time we read of a great many • drowning accidents. that mar the ,carefree vacation sea- son. All through the summer we see the unfortunate victims' names in the paper, sometimes we're saddened by a familiar name — it might be a father, a mother or a child; It's a -terrible tragedy and yet it is often quite unnecessary. -Bell--_emplooyees-have-beery -Urged—to-learn' as much about water safety' as they can, Many of our . people"have taken the' St. John Ambulance course in ar- ' tificial respiration and .some have had to use it to save a life. It's a blessing. to be able to save yourself from dif- ficu.lty. in the water; it'g-apdoubie-blessing• to be in a pos- ition to help someone else in time of trouble. The slogan, "Think before you thwim," is rather a poor play on words but it does carry an :important messages Have ' fun this summer and come back refreshed . but 're-' member, please come back. «wID7,]IIWA,. In a . recent editorial, Hugh same kid told me "starboard" meant "a board covered with stars in the captain's cabin, by which he navigates." • :k G Templin of the Fergus News - Record, one of the- deans of the weekly' newspaper field, outlined the arduous duties of the week- ly editor. He described a typical week in the editor's life. It was not exaggerated. It showed the editor working a killing week, ` taking an almost super- human role in the affairs of the community, and serving as a general wailing wall and in- formation seri ice for his read- ers. Closing his editorial, he re - Marked • that it was no wonder, in view of all this,.: that some weekly editors with college de- grees were leaving the field for the short . hours and high sal- aries of the teaching protession. 1 flinched when I read -this. Then Another boy informed me, in an essay, that there are -more people drowned in .summer than on highways. 1 couldn't argue with him there, but I nearly bust a gusset when he warned that we must be, careful not to get caught by the "undertoes" when swimming. Now, about those -short hours; Hugh Templin, Teachers work nine to four. Unless they are coaehing a team, directing a play, helping with the yearbook, or doing one of a hundred sim- ilar tricks, in which case they are around the factory at all hours. I flushed. 1 felt like a deserter. ,,: Then I got mad. "Why, the Add to this about twenty sonofagun," ,I thought, "I'II bet hours of lesson preparation, at he couldn't stand it for a week." four hours a night, and we find that teachers work a minimum of fifty hours a week, a fair stint in this day and age. Before this trickle of traitors becomes 'a stream, hear me out, i old friends in the publishing business. First, cling to that swivel chair with both hands. AUBURN AUBURN, June 19.—Bride-To- Be Honored.—Baskets of sum- mer flowers adorned the Sunday school room of Knox Presbyter- ian Church last Saturday even- ing when friends and neighbors gathered .to honor Miss Shirley Doer prior •to her marriage when,. takes place ,ori July .1st. Mrs. Jack Hallam Was'masterllf' « s °='ntu - -;'th, ,., gy commenced with a sing -song le by Mrs. W. Bradnnek 'with Mrs. Robert J. Phillips at the piano• A piano solo was played by Margaret Haines and a reading was given by Helen Youngblut. Mrs. Gordon McClinchey and Mrs. Norman McClinchey sang a duet. After a short, amusing reading by Mrs. Hallam, she call- ed Shirley and her sister, Mrs, Donald Dewar, of Atwood, to the prettily decorated chairs and corsages were .pinned on the gpests of honor by Mrs. Jack Caldwell and Mrs. Jim Cart- wright, both of Blyth. Mrs. William Crawford, of Goderich, read an address and numerous gifts were presented. Shirley thanked her friends for the gifts and invited them all to her trousseau tea to be held on Sat- urday, June 24. After singing, "For She's a Jolly Good Fellow," lunch was served by the neigh- bor ladies on the 13th and Base Line. St. Mark's Guild.—The Ladies' Guild of St. Mark's Anglican Church held its June meeting at the home of Mrs. Norman McClinchey with a good attend- ance. The hostess was in charge Big salaries? My„ take-home; of the meeting and Mrs. Gordbn R. Taylor presided at the piano. pay is a little over $80 a week. 1• • The Scripture was read by Mrs. Hook your legs aroundthat bat- union inotype opera or o by pray - y: Nesbit, followed tered desk and hang on. Say bricklayer. working the same y, (.hours, would sneer at my ers Frank Rev. Robert Meally. . The study book was taken by Mrs. •' tante. True, after fifteen to ent twenty years of teaching, one Andrew Kirkconnell who spoke can make from $8,Ooq to $10,000, Ion the Spiritual needs as told in the Living Message. A read- " j ' depending j on qualifications. ing "June Thoughts," was given have just completed one There aren't many lawyers or by Mrs. George Schneider. Then .year of teaching ,hjgli school dentists who aren't doing.as by Mrs. Ge I Sei the students. On the surface it has well or better, and in a lot less towas in charge believeof Mrs. Fordyce had little effect ,on either of us. The students are a little taller, or fatter, or thinner -than when eLbefarrr me ..of #h:e ylr IS have different colored hair. Otherwisethey are unmarked by the experience. Nor do show any signs of the., ordeal.. Aside from a tic that makes the left side of my face look like Boris Karloff every 20 seconds. But inwardly neither of us will ever be the same. The students have had to revise their ideas about teachers entirely. They began on the third day of school, when their teacher howl- ed, "Turn around, ye damned gawk!" at one of the class de- linquents. Since that day, we've • roared with laughter together. We've argued bitterly, with them win- ning sometimes. ,. We've teased each other. I've bellowed at them, and they've glared right back at me. 4 * :k And I, too, have had to re- furbish my notions about teach- ing and teachers. First of all, let me say it's a grinding, hard job, mentally and physically. If the teacher had nothing to do but impart knowledge, it would be a cinch. But this is only a por- tion of his duties. The rest of the time, as occasion demands, he is cop, coach, 'counselor, father, mother and baby-sitter. .k =k •I dot -VT -know whetbor it's -true or not, but I heard someone say the other day 'thatthere are more mental breakdowns in the teaching profession than a other. It's no wonder. Recent, 1 was teaching a sea story by Conrad. I carefully instructed the kids'in such nautical terms as port, starboard,, aft, the bridge, the hold, hatches. Then I gave them a test. :i: :k :k .One girl defined "bridge" as "a group of hard boards nailed together to cross a lake, rivet;, etc-" '1 had to give her a mark, as I hadn't specified the bridge of- a ship, but 1 almost had a breakdown right there. The to yourselves ten times a "I'ni a happy. weekly edit Don't even admit that you v to college. y es—YourMoney Will Earn. ° when invested for 3 to 10 years' in a BritishMortgage & Trust GUARANTEED INVESTMENT . CERTIFICATE Interest begins the day you make your investment. So make your investment as soon as possible. British Mortgage Certificates are authorized by law as investments for trust funds. - 1!o invest =— just send your cheque. All details will be looked after. 9 GAGE &I.1JT COPAN Founded in. 1871 Stratford time. • Y These salaries have been achi,eateeclA nTy in the past couple of years: They are not the re- sult of a sudden wave of bene- volence on the part of school boards. They are the direct re- sult of the rule of supply and demand. Teachers were scarce because of the shabby salaries. Now, the salaries and 'security of .teaching are attracting many of our best and brightest, the people who should be teaching. This cannot :,sail to raise our standards of education. :k :k The increase in education costs hurts the individual tax- payer. It's, going to keep on hurting. No longer can a :boy quit school at 16, with a Grade 10 education, and hope to find a happy life. Technology is rapid- ly wiping out the, laborer. One man with a power--shovel-floes' the work of twenty ditch -diggers. The "Harvest Excursion" to the west is a thing of the past. The machine has replaced the men once required. c * * Here; wait a minute now. I'm starting to talk about stuff that is away -over. my head. Let's get down to brass facts, All I can say about teaching is that I've never worked harder in my life. But it was worth it, to see those shy smiles of - gratitude, and affection on the face of my studei ts, as they trampled me into the floor ,on their way out, the last day of school. :k * Don't worry, old" friends in the weekly business. I'm not letting down the team• You should hear me talking to these teachers, when they start com- plaining about how hard they work. "Why, you spoiled, pamp- ered pedagogues." I tell them, "you don't know what work is. This is a snap: You're overpaid and underworked. Now, when 1 was in -the weekly newspaper business . ." You'll notice, friend Hugh, that I have carefully avoided the matter of holidays. This'summer and next, I have to go to summer school at considerable expenses summer of '63. * :k At first, 1 thought, a, trip to Europe might be nice. But I've pretty well decided to spend July and August on a tour of Canada, dropping in on weekly editors in my` Bermuda shorts, and letting them 'cry on the shoulder of my tool, crisp sport shirt. Clark who gave an inspiring message on this subject. ' Mrs. Thomas. Hag.gitt presided for the business session and the min- utes were read by the secretary, Mrs. Ed. Davies. Mrs. Cordon Taylor gave the financial state- ment. The roll call was answer- ed by each member naming her favorite book of the Bible. The Daily Vacation Bible School was discussed and plans were made to purchase new prayer books for the church. After a success- ful auction held by Rev. Mr. Meally and Mrs. Davies, lunch was served by Mrs. McClinchey. NILE Huron federation Agriculture Worship ,ery ce To .Be June 25 (By' J. C. Hemingway) quality is no more lacking Huron County Federation of among farmers than motorists Agriculture on June 13th coin- but =is again a mater of the few gbranding the Whole. It was also pleted .arrangements for their pointed out that care in operating annus worship service to be farm equipment on the highway hela-. unda'.,,- June..25th,- at .the .. (? _ xU .: Ye tl3 "f „ IJ1 �.�i' 1B' life Saivntich Arm r= m�p;'iiort i f of the farm r than-tahe°motorist: w,.,:, :.*-� -',._.,,,,,,,,i,......,,At the gone meeting .-the Raimo,- ��•, c • :A. r a e, o N ,lam s +� ���. ':ilk ..� ' r• eratt n •itel��in�iVfotYnt��'arest eti p at the June 13th -meeting, ponit- ed out the continued drop in sales of butter and the increase of sales of margarine. He stat- ed that when a consumer buys a pound of butter he can be sure of- the ingredients that he is purchasing but in the case of margarine there are no regul- ations requiring -uniformity of ingredients and in many cases he may be getting very • little value for his money. Low • in- come in the hands of the dairy farmer, further aggravated by dropping butter sales, does. Con- tribute to unemployment of the urban consumer, it was pointed out. Bob McGregor, of the Ontario Beef Producers Board, stated Owing to the Illness of the that the voluntary deduction of president, Mrs. H. Tichborne, 10c per head of. cattle marketed Mrs. F. Hunt presided at the would soon be attached to the June meeting of St. George's, bill of-' lading. This money would be used to promote the Woman's Auxiliary and led in sale of beef products. , the opening prayers. Litany Alf. Warner, of the Hog Pro- prayers were taken by Mrs. W. ducers Co,Operative�, stated that Legg and Mrs. Reg. Needham transportation fees will be col- read the Scripture. lected only for those truckers The cancer shower of gifts, who have obtained their license asked for this meeting, was dis- from the board. He also stated played on a side table. that grants -representing 11,2c At the close „of the term's per hog had been approved for work, the Girl's Auxiliary held the county organizations by the a mother and daughter banquet Farm Products Marketing Board. to which the executive -members" Ab. Bacon, county president of of the Senior W.A. were invited. the Hog Producers, pointed, out Mrs. D. Wilson was the guest that only 1.,c could be used -at speaker and was presented with the discretion of. the directors: a gift from the girls,. as she had the lc must be used for pay- been their leader for a number ment of delegates' expenses to of years. annual meetings, improve dual- Inthe absence of Mrs. Jenkins, ity prQg_ram.. in the Couz y, or Mrs. W. Kolohon told of the Sat - educational projects for the in- urday afternoon party held for dustry. But trips are being ar- the- Little Helpers and their mo - ranged for this purpose as well l thers, at which- several of the as a test feeding program for Evening Guild, as well as the the production, of -grade. A hogs. executive of the W.A., assisted. Warren •Zurbrigg reported that Mrs. Hunt expressed the deep the last meeting of the O.F.A. regret of the members at losing had spent considerable time dis- one of its valuable members, cussing the matter of tractor namely, Mrs. W. Kolohon, secre- licensing -and movement of farm tary of the W.A. for some years. machinery .on the roads. They Mrs. Hunt also 'extended good were definitely opposed to lic- wishes and success -at her future ensing of tractors but did feel home at Walkerton. that farmers- could help the Miss B. Lauder continued the situation by_ driving on the study book on the reaction of shoulders of the road, wherever the major Christian bodies to - possible. Common courtesy in wards church unity. • moving this slow travelling After the meeting, lunch was equipment would overcome served by Mrs. E. F. Sale and many of the complaints. This Mrs. M. Hanley. on June 14th, the discussion on publicity and advertising result- ed in a recommendation' that each county set up a committee to endeavour to make program- ing even better. The panel discussion, chaired by Gordon Greig, provided some statements, frgm which you can draw your own conclusions. These I hope to give you next week. June Meet Of St. George s W A NILE, June 19.—Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Smith attended anniversary services in Fullarton on Sunday and also`- visited with their son, Ronald,- and Mrs. 'Smith. Mr. Harry Girvin returned home from the hospital Sunday where he had been 'hospitalized after being kicked by a cattle beast. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clement visited a few days in• Hamilton last week. We are sorry.to report Mr. Harold Johnson is a patient in Goderich hospital. His-cmany friends wish him a speedy re- turn to health. Mr. and Mrs: Cliff Stewardson nd family attended the Steward son reunion -dt-Forest last Sun- day. The W.A. met in the church basement on Tuesday afternoon with the president, Mrs. Win. Wiggins, in the chair' and Mrs. R. Bogie as secretary. The Scripture was read by Mrs. G. Anderson and topic and prayer by Mrs. H. Watson. . Roll call was answered by 15 with a verse of Scripture containing the word Home or House. The bus trip to Woodgtock and Five Oakes.is slated for June 20. Picnic plans for July were discussed when it was decided to ask the Sunday school to attend the picnic. W.A. will be responsible for prizes, etc. Mrs. S. Taylor and Mrs. J. Hawkins were appointed to decide on, the rates -which will be in charge of Allan McNee, But I'm making plans for the Jap son. . Bob'MeNefl. Harvey McPhee. A „ delicious lunch was served by Mrs. H. Matthews and Mrs. Reg. Ryan and a social time,, enjoyed. The senior students in grades seven and eight in Colborne Township, with their teachers, enjoyed a bus trip to Toronto on Friday. • The teacher, Mrs. R. Irvin, and pupils of S.S, No: 17, Orch- •BROWNIES ON HOLIDAYS Eighteen, girls from the first and second Goder'ch Brownie Packs went on a pack holiday to Camp Keewadin at AmbeiFley last Friday evening until Sun- day afternoon. The leaders who went with these Brownies were Mrs. Bert McCreath, Mrs. Donald Stemp, Mrs. Carl Stoddart, Miss Mary McMillan and Miss Una Macdonald. and Row, with some of their parents, toured Sifto Salt, Sheaf- fer Pen and the Museum in Goderich last Wednesday. After- wards they enjoyed a picnic supper at Harbor Park. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wiggins Visited in Kincardine on Sunday. The Ribey boys attended the Nelson picnic near Port Elgin, - last week. Mrs. Wm. Huff and children, of Windsor, are, holidaying with Mrs. Huff's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Watson. Mr: Huff will join them next week -end to spend a holiday at the Watson home. Mr. and Mrs: Jim McIntyre, Mrs. Rirth Hayden and Mrs. M. Fowler, of Goderich, and Mrs. E. Harrison and Lyman Potter, of Stratford, were Sunday visit- ors with Mr. and Mrs. Allan Dickson. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Graver and;family attended the 35th wedding anniverary of Mr. Graver's parents on Sunday. " Mr. and Mrs. Clive Stevenson, Karel, Jimmy and Glen, of Niagara Falls, were Sunday visit- ors with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Brindley. - .0 Mumps And Measles! Dr: R. •M. Aldis, county med- ical officer of health, reports there are many cases of mea- sles and mumps throughout the county. In Ooderich and' Wingham districts, many cases f.: .i c e althroat c o ; �l'rt~,p .p. �t_..c ,in% been- rellertect , itiV increase was noted this spring tri titularly se in the • southern art of the county. - HAVE YOU, RENEWED YOUR GNL.ST44R, WBSCRtPT1CN The man from Mutual Life His children probably go tq the same school as yours. Perhaps you've met him at the school open house or -, a parent-teacher.meeting. He's aware of the problem;s and responsibilities you face in bringing up a family. He has then too. At work he's an expert — a life insurance counsellor. A valued friend. THE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA HEAD OFFICE: WATERLOO, ONTARIO The company with the outstanding dividend record Representative: Frank Reid, Goderich, Ontario. Phone: JAcksbn 4-D251. MODERN and OLD TIME WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 Featuring ' The • Mercey Bros. BAYFIELD PAVILION In Jowett's Grove l mile N. of Bayfield DANCING EVERY' FRIDAY NIGHT 9.30 p.m. to 1 o'clock . QUICK CANADIAN' QUIZ 1. Name the seven men who have served as Prime Minister of Canada since 1900. r 2. Five years ago the personal income of Canadians was $19.7 hillion. What was the 1960 figure? 2. What one province contains one-third of Canada's total productive farm land? 4. The average- work week in Canadian factories in 1927 was 51.8 hours. What, was it in 1960? 5. What were Canada's five lead - int; export commodities in 1060? ANSWERS: 5. Newsprint 1$758 million), Wheat (5410 million), lumber (5346 million), wood nein ($3325 million), aluminur ($2(19 million), 3. Saskatchewan, 1, Laurier, Borden, Meighen, King, Bennett. , Std Laurent,: •fief:'eribliker. 4. Ip;, 1960. 3817 louts,- 2. Personal , income in 1960 was $27,4 billion, an : in - create of 4.3 per cent over 1959, If you can't get behind a move- ment folr the Boot of the com- munity, the yeast you can do is get out from in. front of it - Men whoive in 3 gong, .are wise; men who give iu if right-. - are married. - NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS DESTROY WEEDS Notice is- hereby given to all persons in possession' of land, in accordance with the Weed 'Control Act, 1960, Section 3, 13 and 19, that unless noxious weeds growing on their lands within the Municipality of Goderich Township are. destroyed by date of July 8, 1961 and throughout the season, the Munici- pality may enter upon the said lands and have the weeds destroyed, charging the costs.against the land in •taxes, as set out in the Act. 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