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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1962-12-13, Page 101111Gaderich :sgnat-Star, TIWSday, December 13,. 1£16 UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR SAYS . . ° OA too it ealtlai i n Ontar .o Safay Cbilstmas Time Matthevf Bt Dymond, MDk,CM. Ontoriq Minister .of Health To help you to remove these con- ditions before they lead to fire, your Department of Health offers some precautions to take when .some your home for Chr4t- mas. When you choose a tree, pick a green one that hasn't dried out. Make a fresh cut on the trunk and stand it in water until you set it up. Then use a tree -stand thatholds water, and remember to keep it filled with water, Place the treewell away from candles, radiators or electrical appliances and other sources of heat. Always check last year''s colored lights to see that cords are not worn. When buying new ones like sure they are marked ap- proved by CSA (Canadian Stand- ards Association). If you plan to decorate the outside of your, house, use lights especially in- sulated for outdoor use. Christmas should be a peace- ful and happy time for the fancily, but all too often it is marred by a tragic accident. For at this time of year there are more hazards in our home .,than at any other, and . most of them constitute a fire danger: The Ontario Safety League sug- gests that we may frequently in- vite accidents to our . Christmas festivities, in the form of poorly wired colored lights, frayed cords, overloaded . electrie-.circuits-•-anti candles, to mention a few. The Christmas tree and trim- mings provide ready kindling for a fire, should a hazardous electri- cal condition exist in the home. o Other tree trimmings are im- por)ant, as well. The glass wool or asbestos type of "snow", for example, is far safer than cotton. Reflectors on lights help to keep heated bulbs away from direct contact with the branches. If you overload a circuit with all the additional lights used, you'll soon know 'about . it when a fuse blows. This fuse is your safety hive, warning you to re- distribute the load onto other circuits. Most homes do • not re: quire fuses larger than 15 am- perage, so never replace a blown fuse with a higher amperage one. A thorough check of all these possible -situations, . correct- ing them . as' you find them, will help to assure your whole family a safe, accident -free Christmas! 10/12/62 YULETIDE SEASON NEWS ITEMS FROM THE PAST More Are Going To Universities But Fewer Chrkstians Coming Out The challenge to the Christian Church of higher • education to- day was the thence of Rev. M, E. Pinkney, registrar of Reni- son College, University of Waterloo, at St. George's Church Sunday. He was welcomed icy the rector, Canon Kenneth Tay- lor, and after morning service met many parishioners inter- ested in seeing photos and ob- taining information about the college described as belonging to this area, "Every man, woman and child, no matter where they may live, stands to gain from the full participation of the Church in human learning and science," said Mr. Pinkney.. "On the university campus the Church college is the Church, encourag- ing students to supplement their knowledge with faith. "By 1970, 2X% of all high school graduates in thiscountry will be going on to ,university. In Ontario there are at present 33,000 students in universities and colleges; in 1970, only eight years away; there will be well .over 100,000. There are 1,650 students at Waterloo University, which five years ago . did nQt exist, and in 1970 there will be at least 6,500, Sudbury and Laurentian . universities are be- ing added, St. Catharines is in prospect, Barrie is considering locating a university there. Peterborough is proceeding with plans, and existing universities are planning massive programs to make ready for the influx. Future Leaders "The Church must maintain effective contact with men and women in this crucial and im- portant period of their lives. One reason is at the level of 'self-interest: -T-hat -2-1%-I- -have- mentioned will be our future leaders — scientists, teachei s, politicians, businessmen, doc- tors, lawyers, engineers and so on—but will they also be the future Christians and church- men of our country? "lVfore and 'more young peo- ple going to universities and fewer and fewer Christians coming out of them. The uni- versities are one of the great' missionary fields of the. Church, - and the battles -of faith on which the future of the Church de- pends must' be fought out on the university campus. In the Church college we can have a close faculty -student relation- ship. Through, the Church Col- lege, not only for its own•itud- ents but the larger university community„there are resources to help the faith of students mature and to counter the sup- erficial.atheisin which develops in so many students and too often persists. • • Adaptation Needed "Christianity, will not win out in the struggle for men's minds . unless it can keep the level of higher'fearning to which. Chris- tianity has an indispensable pon- tribution tit' make, but it also must learn to adapt itself to the needs of modern man and how to express itself and, re- interpret itself in the thought form of modern man. Chris- tianity is not a static thing; it must keep in touch with the discoveries • and advances of man's mind and of science, and to do that intelligently and fully it must be on the scene where matsi,l mind is growing and Memories of the Christmas l and tableaux; two organ solos season of other , years will be by H. K. Revell and vocal solos recalled by thesesitems taken bei by Miss V. Elliott and Messrs. from. newspapers as far back A$, 60 years ago. - - Do you remember when .... IS Years Ago -1947 Postmaster W. Bisset report- ed that•. ug until. the day be- fore Christmas 125,000 one -cent stamps,yhad°;=opens sold /during the Christmas mailing season. It was predicted , the- Christmas. mail ,at the Goderich Post Of- 'fice would exceed by 25,, per cent the ' volume 'of any pre- vious Christmas mail handling. Governor J. B: Reynolds was getting ready to play host to sevenprisoners at the County Jail. He planned a turkey din- ner with plum puddi,tg and all the trimmings. With some 35 members pre- • sent, the Goderich Dramatic Club presented Dickens' "Christ- mas Carol" at the home of Mrs. J. 0: Lemaire. Miss Marjorie Hays, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hays, was one of the principals in the presentation of the opera, "Han- sel and Gretel" hi the Eaton Auditorium, Toronto. 30 Years Ag0-1932 Stating that there were many investors in Huron who would not Spend as joyous a Christmas as they might, had they not heard of Consolidated Cream- eries Limited, Judge Costello sentenced J. B. Johnstone, 31 - year -old former Toronto broker, totwo year less one day in an Ontario Reformatory. He was found guilty of converting funds of the company to his own use. Frances Byles, his chief :salesman, ' was sentenced to a similar term. • The money put up by the investors totalled $118,000,.. • The Donnaconna had' been laid up for the winter and five ,inembers of the crew planned to head home to Fort William ;for . Christ1nas. '. Money was car e• and railwayi fares high. After in anal; ie deliberation etch than put 'kip, $10 and bbiiiitha Model, T .Ford of ancient vint- age. With the liberal use of. 'rope and wire they strapped their luggage on to the . side rand' -rear of the car. Each joie of them .played a musical in- strument. So, to the tunes of 'well-ktioWn. ditties ,they headed . dow t the highway. . to Sarnia . entente, home- via the U.S.A - Min's Jean Robertson placed 'first aitd Marjorie Prouse sec - end in t'ae girls' division of the ptWTilic . speak 1g contest at Ot, ,Alex ° Macyicar pigged st for the boy's and -Raymond can,, second. Wm. Edward and Oliver Ed- ward. -On Christmas morning, after doing - her usual work, Mrs. Samuel Welsh, 5th concession of East Wawanosh, went to the woodshed. There, she was found later hanging by a beans. Life was extinct when the body was taken down. Mrs. Welsh had been in poor health for some time. 60 Years Ago -1902 Jeremiah Martin, a native of Kingsbridge, who left there in 1879 for North Dakota, return- ed to the old homestead at Kingsbridge to spend Christmas da ,with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Martin. Revival meetings were being held in Goderich churches by the outstanding evangelists, Crossley . and - Hunter. Among the subjects being dealt witn were:. "Cards and the Theatre" and "The Parlor Dance." The evangelists left Goderich in time to spend Christmas at St. Thomas. Among those home • for the Christmas holiday season were: Miss Strang from Grimsby, E. B. Tilt, McGill University, Moii- treal; Miss Emily Buchanan, Kingsville; J. Ure Stewart, M - Gill University, Montreal; Alice and Ida Bates, Centra], Business College, Toronto. where knowledgyt isadvancing in the universities. "The . Church must be con- cerned about higher education. It is possible and necessary in 1962 to talk about education in our community and province and country in a way it has never been possible before, be- cause there is ever-increasing need that our young people con- tinue lohger and longer in form- al education institutions in or- der to be equipped for the new world that is coming into being. "Knowledge and learning without faith, and morals can be a very dangerous thing. We live in an .age when the times have given man great know- ledge concerning man, and its' which technology • -has, placed great skill and power in man's hands for the shaping of the world and human society. How is that to ' be used—all that great fund of knowledge and skill which modern science and learning have made available? All the most advanced discov- er},es of skill and power science had put in the hands of man 'ftp to 1939 were used by a great nation, Germany, hi order to see the domination of the world and gain the triumph of the German, people as an Aryan race, contrary to our Biblical concepts of man. . "Education brings wide scope for accumulation of power and wealth. Is it to be used selfish- ly, destructively, or in the ser- vice of the community and of Christian purpose? The Church must be in a position to hold before students training in our universities for every' walk of life God's great purposes fa}' mankind, and to encourage them to dedicate their linow- ledge and skill to building God's kingi ons of love among poen injustice and not add to world inJ and misery through a selfish lust for wealth and power. One of the strategic positions the Church must and can keep is in the universities, and --there seek to exercise a strong Chris- tian influence right on the ..scene where our nation's 'scientists, technicians, thinkers and lead- ers. are bein • trained." Grant MacPhee Report Omitted In connection with the Cpl - borne Township nomination meeting report which appeared in last week's issue of The Signal -Star, a wrong impression was created through an error 50 Years Ago -191 . An ambulance for Which the tnem'bers of the . Maple Leaf; Chapter of the IOD1 had been ireaing forf'tn ,nths arrived just ,isefor'e- , Christi ii`s: . it was tai itt to Alexandra Hospital It `ten pefht y quartered at ,, rts' lJvery'wbcre1 any'went '441414ems, may... �+titt Of tree of Wert Chtnc; otal . tiaw a lively' Oa' .i There's A on the part of the reporter, who omitted the remarks of School Trustee Grant MacPhee. Although Mr. MacPhee's re- marks 'were faithfully recorded in the reporter's notes, they were inadvertently passed by in transcribing, with the result that the impression was given that Mr. MacPhee was not pre- sent, Mr. MacPhee was indeed pre- sent, and in his -remarks to the ratepayers, first of all thanked his nominator and seconder and indicated that he had enjoyed his work on the school board during his two=year term. He expressed the hope that he had made the right decisions and worked to the benefit of every- one concerned. He said that at the present time the board faces problems that may con- tinue for a period of three or four years. Saltford and Ben - miller schools are crowded„ and there bas been an unexpected influx of -new residents moving g out to the township fxoizt. Gode-. rich. He indicated that in the event of an election, he would stand for ,return to the board. The Signal -Star regrets any misunderstanding that may have arisen as the result of , this error, and congratulates lates Mr. MacPhee on his return to office for another two-year term. , OBITUARY. MISS MONA JOHNSTONE A former resident of Goderich Township, Miss Mona Johnstone, died recently in pelaware, On- tario. daughter Of the late Mr. an ars. William John- stone, she was born on tiie Huron road between Taylor's Corner and .Holmesville, and later lived north of Porter's Hill on, concession rive. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs.,,,Sid (Minnie) Bissett, Lam- beth, and Wit's- ,John .(1Ulabel) Batkin, Clinton. Largest Crowd IntYears teats Santa Saturday An es>;iatgd 2,000 persons cheers, screams and laughter, saw Santa' Ckaus pay his pre- Santa took his place in the Fire , . f Hall and commenced the task yule visit 'to• tine kiddies o of handing out bags 9f candies, odeaiich and district early Sat- nuts and fruit to all comers. • urday afternoon when hordep of small types beseiged'his Fire Hall headquarters for sacks of goodies. ° Enthroned in a place of honor on the town's brand new Fire Department pumper and escort- ed by another Jire tick, Santa greeted the; residents as he made a circuit of The Square, pen visited the younger pat- ients at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, as has been the custom int recent years. Long Line-up By the time Santa arrived back at his headquarters, at tne Fire Hall, a line of children, four or five deep and 'over a blocx long, generously sprink- led with parents who accom= panied the younger tots, await- ed him. Warmly greeted by the little children in a hulabaloo of FREDERICK G. Mt7LHOLLAND A merchant in the village of Holmesville for 17 years,; Fred- erick Garfield Mulholland, 83, died on Saturday in Clinton Public Hospital where he had been a patient for sederal days. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Mulholland, he came to Holmesville from Walton about 75 years ago. His father was the village blacksmith for many years, and his mother, the form- er Florence Nightingale Peters, was known for her kindness and nursing ability like the fam- ous English nurse with whom her doctor father served in the Crimean War. As a young man, Fred Mulholland went to the United States where he worked as a butcher.In Chicago he married his first, wife, Ada Lar- sen, who died over 20 years ago. Nearly A Ton Local police did their best to keep the lines rolling smooth-. ly, while members of the lire department acted as Santa's helpers, helping to dole out more than 1,700 pounds of treats. Mayor Ernie Fisher and most of the councillors were on hand to welcome the old gentleman with the white beard. Kinettes Help Arrangements for the treats were made by the special com- mittee of council beaded by Councillor B uuce Erskine and . Wa vW. m Reeve �' .o. R� including°� , and, Councillors Reg, Jewell, Robert ..-. Squire and Joseph Moody. The packag was ac- complished in it spesial session in which the-Kinet tes contrib- uted their time and 'talents as candy .,packers. . The attendance was consider- ed "best in, Years." - Janies Watt, the Scottish en- gineer who is regarded as tne inventor of the •steal* engine, was. a mathematical instrument maker by trade. A few steam engines of an extremely inefiSic- ient primitiveness existed be- fore Watt's time. However, it was his idea to make the con- denser a separate unit, turning the engine into a much more effective device, The "watt" and "kilowatt" uni$ of power are named in his bettor. Watt also invented many other im- provements inithe steam engine. About 45 years ago he returned to Holmesville where for many years he farmed and butchered for "beef rings." Surviving are his wife, the former Ruth Reid Graham, Hol- mesville; one "'daughter, Mrs. Earl (Laura) De Beau, Portu guese, Bend, Calif.; one brother, John,,Clinton; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren. I The funeral service was held on Monday afternoon at the Beattie funeral' home, Clinton Interment was in Clinton ceme- tery. STUNNING SELECTION of ;BEAUTIFUL � 1� 1 it PERSONA'L�ZED� CHR�STMA°S GREETING CARDS at THE SIGNAL -STAR Drop.. in TODAY and see The samples. Get your order in EARLY forte, the ttit ^ of lk 'ici HIGH-SPEED ACTION in a tOWC05-T CHAINSAW!'. o• DIRECT DRIVE • i Power' o te1P through trees 3' in diameter. • Light r .. easyto handle.. .Weight only 18 pounds. ° a New 'Vypn' filter as- ' -sures more eormplete filtrgtibny •Only element needs replacln8. 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