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GODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1961
No matter how often it's said, it always has a wonderful
meaning — "A Merry, Merry -Christmas." This we wish
for you, with all good things the season holds.
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OFFICE
SUPPLIES
Hamilton Street = Goderich
. 'dines •dnave changed since Union •Gas started serving South-
western_ Ontario_ fifty _.ytars.,ago,.:...Among, _.other ......thi.ngs,._the__.
gas range has undergone an almost miraculous transforma-
tion. The man of the house, .however, is still interested in
the same thing -- What's Cookin'?
Give a year's subscription to
The Signal -Star as a gift for
Christmas.
• Christmas comes, and renews;
tbe.g1orious iispiratioo of
that Holy M t u
long agar.
DING DONG—
AVON CALLING
Needed immediately.' Qualified
women interested in extra earn-
ings. Car . necessary. Open-
ipgs in Ashfield, East and West
Wawanosh and Colborne Town-
ships,
Write Mrs. E. Bell, 84B Al-
bert Street, Waterloo, or phone
collect SH. 5-0751 before 8.30
a.tn.
50,2,5,8
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HALF CENTURY OF SERVICET
BY UNION GAS COMPANY
CHATHAM, Dec. 19.—Union only source of natural gas a
Gas Company of Canada, Lim-
ited -one of this country's larg-
est integrated natural gas corn-
panies-=-today completes half- aC
.century of service »to South-
western Ontario.
Union Gas was born in 1911
and, at. the time, Canada was
bubbling with optimism. The
nation's population had swell-
ed to seven million people,
many of whom were humming
a catchy new tune—Alexander's
Ragtime Band.
Canada's ' • business outlook
was generally promising but, in
Soutliiwestern Ontario, the fledg-
ling chatural gasg industry had
been having its froubles.
. The Tilbury field," south and
west of Chatham, was the area's
To all,
we wish a season
rich in many
blessings.
„Nip" Whetstone and Staff
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the various producers, comp
ing desperately for marke
were tryuuqg to out -produce ea
other. The resultant . accele
ated production,, was threate
ing to exhaust the field prem
turely and destroy the industr
Then, on December 19, th
three major producers merge
their , interests to form eUnio
Gas Company. ' They hoped
single company controllin
most of the production woul
be better able to conserve th
field's dwtidling reserves. "
Almost immediately, consery
ation measures Were adopted
A program to curb gas waste
age was started and a plan t
supply London—which ` woul
have placed impossible demand
upon the field—was shelved.
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Until World War JI, Unio
relied almost exclusively o
local sources of natural gas
Then, demand soared! The pur
chase of "still" gas from, a
Sarnia refinery and construction
of a propane plant at Windsor
both helped, but more natural
gas was still needed.
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for more than two the committee are as follows: vice- brigadeof
years, - `"
Goderich Division of St John chairman, Rev. K• E Taylor,
After the reatilar business. of
Ambulance has named a Branch
Committee with Lt. Col. Murray
MacDonald as chairman.
This followed the visit here
last Thursday 'of Brigadier T.
Eric Snow, Provincial Commis-
sioner for St. John Ambulance.
He was' accompanied to the
meeting by the Huron County
Emergency Measures co- rdin-
ator.
During the 1940s, Union ar-
ranged to import natural-gas
from the United States. Un-
fortunately,this gas did not
become available in time to
ease the wartime shortage, but
it did bolster the postwar
supply. ,
.In 1954, Union arranged to
purchase additional U.S, gas on
a temporary basis. The follow-
ing year, the company became
the first Ontario utility to sign
a contract for a long-term sup-
ply of Western Canada gas.
The extra U.S. gas became avail-
able in 1956, but delivery of
the contracted Western gas did
not start until 1959.
11/fMata;whiik, _ • Union' kennelled
the most far-reaching expatisron
program in its history, bringing
natural gas to such places as:
Strathroy, Guelph, . Stratford
and .. Stoney ......Potnt; _ irr........19571
Waterloo, Kitchener, St. Marys,
Goderich, Clinton, Seaforth,
Mitchell, LaSalle and Amherst -
burg, in 1958; Owen Sound,
Meaford and Thornbury, in
1959; and Elmira, Elora, Fergus
and Harrow, in 1961. Conver-
sion of the Hamilton area to
.natural gas was completed by a
subsidiary in 1958.
Early in 1958, Union acquired
most of the Dominion Natural
Gas Company„'s facilities and, as
a,e result, began serving such
places as Galt, Preston, Hespel-
er, Brantford. Paris, Wood-
stock, Ingersoll, •Caledonia,
Dunnville, Simcoe, Hagersville,
Tillsonburg, Delhi, St. Thomas,
Dutton, Rodney, Wheatley,
Kingsville and Leamington.
The past fifty years have
wrought great -changes. in Un-
ion Gas. The staff has been
expanded from '25 to almost
1,600; the number of customers
has increased from 3,500 to
more than 182,000,' the total of
municipalities served has risen
from 23 to over 180; and the
company's pipeline system,
which originally included only
300 miles of pipe, now contains
in excess of 5.000 miles of pipe.
In addition, Union has develop-
ed substantial underground gas`
storage facilities in Lambtoia
c6unty,since 1942.
We hope .
you have a
wonderful Chrktmmas
GODERIC-I ELECTRIC
Gerry Denomy and Staff
dtes g to greet our friends and neighbors at
this happy holiday season. And k's good to know that we have no many _
loyal friends and patrons. We value your good
and cherish the privilege of ming you. Sin= thanks,
SID BULLEN'S
CABINS
Here's o candle to light
the way to o happy Yule. May
, the best of everything come
to you and yours'
M & W Motors
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secretary, Lt. Col. G. F. Cling!
an; treasurer, H. G. Spring;
George Eris, Councillor' May
Mooney, Brigadier G. M. Ross,
A. P. Boutilier. Mr. John Wil-
son, as Divisional Superintend-
ent of the brigade will be an ex -
officio member.
The purpose of the committee
will be to - arrange classes, as-
sign instructors to the classes,
assist the brigade wherever pos-
sible, conduct a financial camp
paign and assist in co-ordinat-
ing the efforts of St. John with
the newly 'formed Emergency
Measures organization.
Brigadier Snow introduced
Lt. Col. MacDonald who assured
the members of the division
that in • his dual capacity of
chairman of the St. John Am-
bulance Brancff Committee and
EMO Co-ordinator, he would co-
operate fully with the brigade,
assist in every way in its de-
velopment, and felt that he
coul'd depend on the members
for full co-operation.
Superintendent Wilson thank-
ed Brigadier Snow and Lt. Col.
1VIaeI]>an�a� - :aza��---aSsh�,ed-• --gip
the Division was completed,
Divisional Superintendent John
Wilson introduced •Brigadier;
Snow, who stated that the
Order of St. John is an organ-
ization of many facets. It has
en ancient history dating back
several hundred yeal's. • It is
the oldest organization of •its
kind in the world with the aim
of service to others. Actually
St. John is divided into three
sections: The first operates and
maintains the Ophthalmic Bios-4'
pital in Jerusalem. The second
is the St., John Ambulance As-
sociation which is responsible
for the teaching of First Aid;
Home Nursing, etc. Although
members of the Goderich Divi-
sion of the Brigade, it_ is as
association members that the
three St. John Instructors con-
duct public classes in First Aid
and will lie responsible for the
teaching of First Aid to Emerg-
ency Measures personnel. The
third section- in the Brigade is
the uniformed -division which
is always ready to render First
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*ou've been such
wonderful customers and
we take this opportunity
to say, "Thank you,!"
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At this time of year, we take
a long look in two directions:
-backward with warm appre•
dation for your patronage„
and forward with the happy
anticipation Of continuing to
serve you.
GARDINER'S
DAIRY
MANAGEMENT and
STAFF