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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1961-12-07, Page 22 The Goderieb Signal -Star; illiursday, December 7, 1961 04t. (gebrtirli tignal- 4tat .9‘,7__•., „,.....P4a 1 '..."'i3.."" The couotY own Newspaper of Huron -43..... lir[1 o o ULiz Published 4. 0 by _,1 4 e. 14.1• Signal -Star Publishing Limited Establislaed 1848 in it 114th year of publication Subscription Rates - $3.00 a yeAr. To U.S.A. $4.50 (In advante) Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment, of postage in cash. Member. of C.W.N.A.. O.W.N.A. andA.B.C. trettlation-over 3.400 GEO. L. ELIO'S, Editor and Punisher •THEY'RE HEADING FOR GODERICH • • Four! • Large illuminated angels form the nucleus of what will eventually be- come an outstanding Christmas lighting display` on The Square. Each year, the Goderich Businessmen's Association hopes tb add to the present display which is al- ready a distinct improvement over last year. The setting is a natural for a bril- liant display and a brilliant display it, will someday be. More and more rural people are turn- higsto Godericht as a shopping centre and these visitors are impressed with the com- munity lighting effort. Incidentally, the grocery stores of Goderich are a leading attraction and it is known. that they are responsible for attracting many shoppers to".town. A particularly large nuMber of people come from Clinton and district to du tlir shopping here. Next eommunity Christmas shopping effort will be the Santa Claus parade and gifts for hildren. on Saturday, Deceinber 16. The merchants want it specifically understood that the rural children are as cordiallyinvited to attend as are the youngsters from the Town of Goderich. The time will come when Goderich will have a -larger: Santa Clang: parade than it has at present. In this respect, it might be well worth considering a County- wide combine of merchants arranging a parade to visit each of the municipalities in Huron, - 100TH ANNIVERSARY Monday, December 18th, will mark the 100th anniversary of a hanging in God- erich which was believed to be the last publi, execution in Canada. In other hanging ,,took place, not within • the' -wails:of the Huron County Jail, ,.but "., outside the walls viith‘ the general )07Iblie looking on. on December 18, 1861, William Ma- hone, aged 26 and single, a farmer born in . Canada.. wa.a. thang,ed at , Goderich when found guilty of murder. This information is to be found in the reep,rd, books at the Huron County Jail. In an endeavor to ob- tain more details about the incident, The Signal -Star contacted the Huron County records, the Attorney -General's Depart- ment at Toronto and the Department of Justice at Ottawa, but in each case complete ,details were laking. As a Tatter of faet,' records of the Department of JuStiee at Ottawa relating to exerution of the death penalty go hack only to the date of Confederation, 1867. Tf 'any of your forehearers were hantred for murder prior to 1867apparently, you can breathe easier in the knowledge that there's nothing on the reeord,. hooks at Ottawa ahont it for poRterity 'to unearth. Th1t information locally, handed .down for several ,generatiens, maintains that Ma. - 110/10's 0xPrution at Goderich Was the last !midi.) Ono' in Canada. Keeping hang,ings more private in Can - QF HANGING ads came about as a result of an Order in Council dated at Ottawa on January 8, 1870. Coming into force on January 1, 1870, it provided that thereafter judg- ment of death "shall be carried into effect WITHIN THR.S.V;.ALI.A. OF THE PRISON in whieh the offender is 'vonfined at the time of execution." The present proyisiOn of the Criminal Code contained in section 645 is as fol- lows :" (1) A sentence. of death shall be executed within the walls of priSOn:. 12) The sheriff, the keeper of the prison, the prison doetor and any other persons required by the sheriff shall be present at tb-e..exeeution of a sentence of death. MT A clergyman or minister who desires to' at: tend and any other person whom the sheriff considers it proper to admit may attend the execution of a sentence of death." . Some of our readers may recall having heard from their fathers or. grandfather, of the public hangint -at Ottawa of the murderer of D'Arey 1114-lee:one time mernT her of rapada's Parliament. It is possible thr.4 this might,have been Canada's last public execution, rather than the one at Goderielt. since it occurred in the .1860's. ,• • In conneetion with murders. it is in- t(,restit:ig to note that sinc- January 1, 1985, there have been nearly 100 murders listed- be the Attorney -General's- Depart - merit as "unsolved." MESSAGES , FROM THE WORD 'SY GODERICit MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION _GOD'S GRACE IS SUFFICIENT (By Rev. R. Clark, Bethel Pent.- baptisms or man-made interpre- tations of the Scriptures. I stopped beside the bedside of a young man who was dying. He was passing out of this life and going into eternity. He did net, know Christ Jesus as his personal Saviour, neither had he experienced the deeper truths ef God's Word. By faith that young man accepted Christ •Jesus into his heart and life. •I• costal Tabernacle.) In Ephesians 2:6-10 we read: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of 'God: not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are His worlunanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath ordained that we should walk m them." He e eriencel salvation. He Paul is very eniFffatic that testiMe to t e -Tact that e salvation is of grace through was not now afraid to die and faith -the gift of God. We can- not in any way whatsoever merit, earn, or accept our sal- vation, individuallyi but • by faith. It is freely given of God. We read: "Not of works,' lest any man should boast." Can we add- to the gift. of God? Never! God forbid! If I were to offer you a gift and you were to say, 11 must work for this gift. I must do something - to merit it," what would I think? What would you think if the situation were reversed? 'What does God think? A gift is a gift. If there are any strings attached whatsoever, it is no longer a gift. We cannot add to our salvation by works of any kind 7-- whether those works be , ordinances of the church or otherwise, •such as CITIZENS AID LAW ENFORCEMENT V,"•,11,1 Voll 11‹,• to see more (.urh'ily_r ))1' jovenile rowdyisio and careless driving! ymivill hear eomplain about these noisanees, yet dr»tothing about it even when they havea ehanee to *do so. • ) • • finrmt -ittlItt.likotis-Cro-NrryAtterpey Hashriel41, Q. ('.. points out that the a V rago citizen eat) play a vital part in aiding the • law.and refers to a reeent incident at Wing - ham as an example. Three citizens of Wing - ham watched a car ko down a Street of their home town. Its speed, they felt was excessive, and its course erratic. This, they „ felt, was a menaee to everyone, and should r be. So the three men reported the incident, pressed charges, and an .18 -year-old driver • had peace in his soul. He did die -a short time later. He had never been baptised in water; never had he partaken of the Lord's Supper. Would you say that young man is lost? If 0'e say that water baptism and other church ordinances are es- sential to salvation, then we imply that he is lost; in fact, there is no other conclusion to make. But I am persuaded that God's Word is truth: "Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, •not according to our works, but according1/4, to His own purpose and grace, which' •was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began." (II Tim. 1:9). "Being justified freely by His -grace through the redemption' that is in Christ Jesus.' (Rom. 3:24). DOWN MEMORY'S 50 Years Ago --1911 Clifford, Gledhill was visiting relatives at BeninCer. Fred W. Day was taking over the management of the Doty Engine Works which owed the town and,Bank of Montreal Urge sumS of money. ) Miss Skimmings fell on St. Patrick street, and fractured her thigh bone. William McCreath was injur- ed by a Jailing furnace door while ,arranging the furniture in the court room prior to the opening of the county council. .30 Years Ago -1931 Six horses, one cow, a sow and litter of pigs were destroy- ed in a barn fire at the pro- perty of Neil MacAdam. Fire- men were able to extinguish two fires inside the MacAdam house. At Auburn, Mr. and Mrs. car and their.horse's head went through vthe_rear_window of the automobile. Miss Edna MacEwan and James Robertson won first • prizes at a card party sponsored by the Canoe Club. • Don Smith, a G.C.I. student, fell and broke his arm while playing basketball. , 1- - Says Canadian Agriculture's Big Need It For -farm ,Uactership (By J. Carl Hemingway) cannot make a living luireSS-he. 1 Huron County Soil and Crop has a product to sell, by the Improvement Association held same token he has no income a well attended dinner and an- unless there is margin of sell- nual meeting at Belgrave, Nov- ing price over cost of produc- ember 28th.tioh. While improved prodttc- .• President Clarence Shaw tion does increase returns to pointed out the advantages that certain individual producers, it have been provided by improv- has resulted in decreased re- ed plant breeding which has turns to agriculture. This state - done much to increase our ment is supported by Dr. Ralph yields of cereal grains and for- Campbell of the •0.A.C. age crops. However, he added In recent years, Ontario farm - that if farmers are to gain full ers have enjoyed prosperity in advantage of the built-in poten- the late forties and early fifties tial of these new seeds we and improved production play - must provide a corresponding- ed its part. But the basic rea- ly improved environment. . son was due to the losses suffer- • Through the next, year the 66 by European countries in efforts of the organization will disastrous,war. ' It appears that 1962 may also be a ,prosperous year )for On- tario- farm ers but again it seems to me that this prosper. ity will be due to a drought which was disastrous to many Western farmers. Can Ontario farmers then only expect to im- prove their ,positon at the ex- pense of some .one else? • One might take this cynical attitude, except for. the most important "crop" that this and other farm organizations are producing,.namely an abundant be directed toward soil and t cultivation methods- in order that the efforts of_ the plant breeders may be fully utilized. It was a real pleasure for me to'attend this meeting in which I had no definite responsibility. I wish to express my appreci- ation to Vie, „organization for their kind invitation. However, it -has become a habit with me to try and some- how reach some evaluation of all organizations. While it is readily, apparent that, a farmer 0. 1.?)1111?) ',1'1111IV (art'l?•-;,•; (11"k")14! and to IW- 5011tVIlvi•d, 0111 1.)0(TI.Il1ier •la, 140ining..0Iit the citizens acted enC.rely ontiOirewn. the Palmerston Observi.r. commentiwz (0) the incident, commends • P. PT -for assunTin srteb rt.; ports i It y, a tt d adds: '' Police (.011 not be everywhere at olive, and eo-oppration of eitizens is absol- utely essential if flagrant lawbreakers are fo be curbed." WE READ THAT • • • Those who complain about the way the ball bounces should he sure the did- n't' drop it. • 1 REGULAR AS CLOCKWORK paid from the day your investment -- your interest cheques when you imie_d in a British Mortgage Guaranteed Certificate. ...interest for any period from 3 to 10 years paid from the day your investment Ts. is received in our To invest- see your local agent or send us your cheque. British Mortgage Certificates are approved for trust fund. raw ow or is* uni som Or ion am obi um sup 4100 ow Amor - me mg a.= To British Mortgage & Trust Company n..........., 1110001, OM WWI M. MIN 0 I enelose-My cheque for $ . •. . for investment for years. 1 o Please send me a free folder giving information. 1 NA 1 ADDRESS ') *pie* pi. 00.14 ...at ow, III *lot • Cfr alio - or stio re* *ow ▪ moo ow 1877 Corner *NO' and;Watiliti0o, CloderiOh ValtiPholit 31, 4.7881 4:44 IP"• MIN INN MIS IBM 1.1111 • ? Edward B Itowtand$, Bran& Manager. 'r- - • es•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •• • •, . • • • REFRESH YOUR PARTY CLOTHES FOR •• • • O - THE COMING SEASON • I _04 • • - 15 Years Ago -1946 Mr. and Mrs.• George Sym- onds, Saltford, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Jane Graham and Cora Driv- er won awards for 'high stand- ing in niusic examinatiOns. R. D. Munro, Bert Craig, and Harry Beadle were the Auburn village trustees for the coming year. Mrs, Gordon Orr was elected president of the Dramatic Club of Union Church. Othel offic- ers 'were Mrs. Reg, Fuller, Mrs. Everett McIlwain,, and Mrs. Gerald Orr. 10 Years Ago -1951 - The Goderich Organ Co. Ltd. was sold to Keith S. Hopkinson. John Graham was acclaimed reeve John, S,na.in E. Tolgigins_were'pontesting'-tnp: Everett Finnigan was retiring after four years as reeve of West Wawanosh. Before Mr. and Mrs. Finnigan moved to Walkerton they were guests of honor at a party in West Wawa - nosh Township Hall. Mrs. Lorne Hasty (Audrey Congrain) was honored at a shower in Crewe school. Edna McWh-inney read an address LANE 1II Years Ago " In Huron From the files of The Huron Signal of 1850. 111 YEARS AGO IN HURON The stable of Mr. William Robertson was entered by forc7 ibly smashing the window sash and a daring attempt was made to carry off two fat pigs. But in consequences of the extra strength of the door, the at- tempt was fruitless. while Mrs. ,C1ifford Crozier and Mrs. Finnigan wheeled in a wagon of gifts. supply of capable, experienced and talented leaders. Never was there a time in Agriculture whenqhe.need was greater for outstanding farm leadership. We owe a debt of gratitude to these various organizations for providing the opportunity and training for these men. In closing, I would extend appreciation to all those re- sponsible for a most successful Federation 'annual meeting on November 29th; to the ladies 01 1,4indesboro for. the dinner, to the officers Of (he Federation, the guest speaker and to Miss Gilchrist and finally to those who have accepted respon•sibil- ity for -the corning years. , • • • .C1 • Our earth will probably, after many millions of years, become a dead world like the moon. Little by little. it is losing its atmosphere, its molecules of, air and 'without' air there can he no life. Prohnblv. the moon once had an atmosphere • like ,our 'etwre_ -Because its gravita-1 tional ntrilkless than, the-; ell earth's, it could hold molecules, •Iof air to it for so long a time as the earth can. .BLUEWATER CLEANERS 38 WEST ST. JA 4-8231 •mmomoommmmiommmmmmmeiomwemm 022 BINGO at LEGION HALL SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9 AT 8.30 P.M. 15 GAMES - $1.00. • • The prize for each regular ga,nie will be $12.00. 4 SHARE -THE -WEALTH Jackpot Combined. JACKPOT OF $90.00 IN 58 CALLS Sponsored by Canadian Legion Branch 109 14o person under 16 admitted to Legion Hall AMCWK ' "" - ORDER YOUR .„ BEAUTIFULLY WRAPPED .6.z` FOR CHRISTMAS CAMPBELL'S DRUG 188 The Square, Coded& 31 4-7532 • . _________ W.A. VOTES $100 Mrs. Harold Phillips, Blyth, was hostess. for the lima.' ex- ecutive meeting of Huron Pres- bytery W.A. of the United Church, with 13 ladies present. Mrs. Phillips welcomed the lad- les, and opened the weting with prayer. Op motion of Mrs. Archie Hamilton and Mrs. W. H. Talmay, Goderich, all out- standing bills will be paid. In response to an appeal from Westminster College to Hume() furnishing the new residence, $100 was voted on motion of Mrs. Sant Argyle, Goderich, and Mrs. Nelsdn Reid, Walton. Mrs. Argyle and Mrs. Joe Thompson, Goderich, moved a vote of thanks to the hostess, and a social time was enjoyed with a cup of tea. T. PRYDE & SON • : MemoriaiS Finest Stone, and Experienced Workmanship Frank kA 11 • , RiPIVSTOWTIVE JA., 4-7801 or 200 Gibbons St. - M 4-94.80 500 f'• For the season of elegant evenings, fashion creates, and we present, • the delightful dresses that capture your hol- iday partyinood . :ixciting,Ancharktiqv styles, colors, fabrics. See them now. 1695 UP 1 32 SQUARE FAS1110 SHOPP JA 4-9431 SHOP AT THE GODERICH • NEWS STANDIDE,NropsRF:ToolER FOR THE MEN ON YOUR SHOPPING LIST -WITH or WITHOUT FILTER ° THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL once PIPE RACK and, 116 Tobacco Humidor The purchase of a any pipe entitles you to a free Draw Ticket DRAW WILL BE MADE SATURDAY, DEC. 23 MANY OTHER • • • . BRAND fromNAME $1.95 to $10.00 ' PIPES - tIGARS Canadian° and Imported - GIFT WRAPPED - 1.00 to s7.0 CIGARETTESSAVE 51c $3.69CARTON t40 DEALERS ALL POPULAR BRANDS RENWICK Nationally Advertised BILLFO'LDS Genuine Leather and Morocco $3.50 to $10.00 You. must see these Billfolds to appreciate the fine work• manship and top quality. LIGHTERS RONSON BUTANE VARA -FLAME '• Fully Guaranteed RONSON TYPHOON at Z PP 0 GUARANTEE LIFETIME Plus the full range of NEW FISHERS $1.98 -.10IN IN THt GODERICH NEWS • STAND FREE iOR ALL DRAW! * With each purchato of $3.00 or more. . (Cartons of Cigarettes Not Included) f On the Amazing New PRESTO' STEAM and DRY IRON Value $21.95 - COD NEWS STAND ON tHE SQUARE AT COLBORNE STREET 54 • 1.` "