HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1963-12-12, Page 222 The Goderich Sign.al-Star, Thursday, December 12, 1963
Editorials.
A SPLENDID i"URN-OUT
\ V a S pleasing to 'see' thepirompara, at 'the polls at about 57 per vent. This
lively large turn-eatt of voters at the niun-' eontrasts with approximately 38 per cent
election in tioderich on Monday.
The fluoridation plobiscitc prOved to be
of greater eoncern to the electorate thall
Was; fot• a tittle alitleiptited. The contests
for the various municipal ()eaves also d row
'Filial number of clogityle votcrs for
1,026. Of tltis Dumber; however, there
arts some who owat property itt Goderieh;
1 IVO ill distant eentres and who do att-
return to vote. There are also those W110,S0
114111O's appear more than wicts on the Jist
than Iii.o.„polling _subdivision. .14'or this
rcitsoii, Town Clerk S. It Blake estimates
voters would be about 3,600. SiLtice more
than ;2,050 yoled on Monday, this would
place the number or those who turned out
who voted a year ago.
The result of the fluoridation vote
proved some k‘,' hilt of a surprise to many.
but therels nothing like a plebiscite to get
Airs. lylay Aluoney, as expecte-a,
made a strong showing to become (hater-
ielt's first women -Mayor. As statediibe-
fore, Mrs. 'Mooney has no easy task ahead
of her and will need the complete eo-op-
(1011ii1111 V, possible municipal problems in
1964. ()or congratulations, too, to Hobert
llays who headed. the polls ror Town
Council. Msty all the elected represent-
41.4..iksi4k.4;;;_yen_ the appreciation to which
they are entilli-st4s-lhey-'get• forth in '1964 -
to• serve the interests of this ratepayers
or this Town.
LEAMINGTON'S SEWAGE
Goa-ea:jell. is not allotte being- faced
\toil thc, Pos,ibilitY of having to build a'
sewage 1 yea t men t plant, The Sallie -
1145>:111 a
On this -subject, The Leamington
Post and No \VS lilt' folloWillg to say,
-There have lieen periodic eomplaints
itbout the length or time it nas taken to get
Leamington's sewage treatment program
on the road but even tin` VOl'ill
't hit Ve ,ttuyehing to say after Mayor
' The mayor's said this Million dollar
sewage osal plant w ill cost Leaming-
ton ratepayers only 1.1.,;.! milk per year on
their tax rates. Moreover, there will be
no need to issue any high interest-bearing
„,4,14'shenturiss for the project.
`.`„La., rates for the t NVO industrial.
partners in the sewage program have been
set, at 26',.! mills for the 11.-J.-1•Feinz Com-
pany. of Canada Iitd..and 4 -and one-tenth
mills for Py ralll id Canners.
THE BIG
What Protestant denomination_ in
Canada was highest last year in per mem-
ber givings to the church?
• The Baptists of WesteA Canada With
aye/sag-0 or $122.11,,per member, says
:*n odikirial in The United Church Observ-
144 s.04tand spot was Ontar:o and Que-
bee Baptists at *10a.92 per member. Pres-
byterianS Were third at, $63.1-0; HIPP-United
Chureh og Canada, fourth, at $59.01; the
• A lIgli 11 1 11111'011 of Canada, fifth at
$57.66: Baptists sixth at
MESSAGES
FROM
THE WORD
CHRISTMAS PREPARATION
Salvation Army
Text: "Now all this was done,
that it might be fulfilled wliie‘h
was spoken of the Lord by the,
In speaking to many people
I hear almost the same • thing
rrom-every one at this season,
"There is so much to do before
Christmas." In this Advent
Season are we being so' busy
with little things that we are
forgettitng what we are pre-
paring for?
Christmas is essentially a
family affair. It had it's be-
ginning in a little circle with
tion. More than all other times ,
of the year, families wish to be
together at Christmas; the mem-
bers though grown up and liv-
BY
ASSOCIATION
ing in distant places, try hard
to get hack to -the parental
home for the -festive season.
As we listen to the radio,
watch the TV and read the
nowspapers it seems as though
Santa Claus has been crowned
king. We would not wish to
deprive little ch,ildren of any
of the joy and mysterious ex-
citement of Christmas but we
are cognizant of, ,the fact that
Santa is enthroned mud Jesus
is dethroned in the minds of
many. „,Santa Claus becomes the
great benefdptor of mankind
and is lauded while Jesus,
Whose. birthday it is that we
commemorate, is entirely for -
We parents should eVer keep
before the children, the raT
meaning of this special day.
On Christmas Eve, as the child.:
ron by their heads on pillows,
their last thoughts: shOead
pf Jesus "and the bles,9ngs His
Birthday brings.
0, little Baby Jesus
Asleep in Niary's arms.
Otit eyes behold Thy beauty,
Our hearts behold Thy charms/.
For God' hath given inner eyep
,To those that awn Thee, /AKA
That they may 'see the hidden
According to Thy Word.
PERSONAL
Mrs. Walter G. Doak was in
Hamilton over the weekend to
*see her son Garry visho is in
Hamilton General Hospital with
a broken nose which he suffer-
ed while playing hockey in St.
Catharines. Garry, who under-
went surgery Saturday Morning,
expects to play in Kitchener
this Sunday. Mrs. Doak was
accompanied on her trip by
Mrs. Clara Alexander..
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Dinsmore,
rich with the latter's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. James Wilkinson,
Quebec St.
Tiger Dunlop
Wel. Meeting
CARLOW. — The November
meeting 'of the Tiger Dunlop
branch of the Women's Insti-
tute was held in the TownabiP
Hall at Carlow. Mrs. R. Buoll-
alma, the president, was in the
chair and welcomed the guests,
the members of 1.,onelesboro
Women's Institute. -
The roll call was answered
by "Something interesting in
the home and country." IV was
well answered showing that the
members do read "Home and -
Country!' Mrs. L. Young gave
the rep -ort on the London Area
Conference. The report of
,eards sent to sick, bereaved and
The program for the day, was
the coin and stamp collection
qf Mr. Frank Clark. These-col-
lectioris were„ displayed on a
long table arhund whfeh„ the
'members gathered while Mr.
Brant auk, ques-
tions. The members were most
grateful V3 Mr. Clark for, the
unique and interesting display.
Mrs. Pope thanked 3104144S
for his Visit.
Mrs. Clements of the County
Library was On hand with the
box of librart-boolts which ate
always enjoyed by the member,
Wirs, 11, Jewell thanked 1111,
ielements and presented, her
with a little wedding gift from
Thd members Weft reminded
week earlier on December the
18th—at which there will be
a carol service,
Lunch was served by the hos-
tesses, Mrs. Montgomery, Mrs.
Lamb,. Miss Pafford and Mrs.
Pope. A bake sale was well
patronized by all attending.
Tomorrow is the greatest
labor-saving device of today.
WWI
OBITUARY
4 MIK HOMINID
sihooi teacher at Sang
Owl' 20 yeam ago, And
.,__asfortOr resident Of 'Oodene
iVirs. Reg, J. ituxunond,
London, died at Victoria 11
London,, on 4$unda3r.
was the former, Isabel Mud
Waldie.
Surviving besides her h
band are: one' daughter,
bara, at home; two broth
'Stanley of ,Stratford and Ke
neth of Royal Oak,. Michiga
one sister. Mrs. Gourley (014
Bell of Stratford.
The funeral service was he
at London on Wednesday. Lite
ment Was in IVIount Please!)
T. PRYDE Ik SON
Finest Stone and xperieneed Workmanship
Frork AAcliwain TERNTATTIvE
REPRPEISS
"These levies do not reflect the share
per cent •- has been redueed considerably
by various grants and by the $250,000 re-.
ceivt.d rlkyr-Tinr town when it ol(t its Hats
ural gas distribution system' 'a few years
"Mayor Cullen said the entire pro-
gram was now_in the hands of the Ontario
Munieipal Board. Once that body approv-
ed it, the engineers would' (-all for tenders
Ana eonst ruct ion work can got uuder way.''
While tke above Leamington Post and
News editorial speaks pf .the sewage treat-.
an extra mills a year,on their tax. rate,
t is est im a t ed it sewage treatment plant
at Goderielt would add about ten mills to
the annual tax rate. Of course, Goderiell'
has no suelt large industries as the Ceinz
romp;my or Pyrama Canners to help foot
the bill. Nor has Goilerieh atcy muniei-
pally 04111.41 property for sale such as
Leamington's natural gas • distribution
*250,000.
GIVERS
TA SAY.
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THEM
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in advising you honestlY in your diamond
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This year choose the perfect gift, choose a
diamond.
The, figures wCre contained in a re -
Department, of Stewardship and Wiley-
olenve. It 8110Wed that $1231.1 million was
contribut(sT last years*Ity members of the
six ehurcheS, compared to $11714 million
the previous year. Over $96 million of it
was for congreg,ational. expenses, and 10.7
mill ion - f or --1) en evolenees.
Big,gest slivers in the United States
were -the Free Methodists with an average
per member Of *312.58. In thp United
States, $2",i billhot was .eontribnted by
members of 42 Protestant churehes. Ben-
evolences amounted to over' $500v
EASY
CREDIT
TERMS
1 Cairat 425.00 to 1640.00
2 Carats — 111'0.00 to 4410.00
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50 Years' Ago -1913
The' graduating ceremonies
in connection with Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital'
were held in the Oddfelilows
Hall. They were the second
exercises ip the history of the
institution., The graduating
class was composed of Olive M.
Gray of, Goderieh' Township,
Mabel 11. Wilson of West Wawa -
nosh and Clara M. 'Gatkmeyer
gram included several violin
selections by Grace Seager and
piano selections by A. Roy
Adams.
The w,ill of the late Elizabeth
McKenzie, Whose estate totalled
$9,814.96, beqUeathed $6,100 to
church work and the rest to re-
latives. Mrs: ,MCKenzie was •.a
memb'er. of the Methodist
30 Years Ago -1933
Allan Schram placed first
and won the silver medal in
the fiddlers' contest' slionsored
by the C.O.F..at „MacKay Hall.
After all expenses wore deduct-
ed. a hslance of $•144 from the
show was given to the funds
for nounicipal Misses
Helen andMildred Videan drew
'tickets from a receptacle to de-
termine lucky winner draws.
Mayor C. C. Lee presided.
A former member of the %tali
of The London Advertiser, D.
tion as Editor of The Goderich
emory's Lane\
115 Years Ago
In -Goderich
"Among the numerous sore
evils tinder which the neglect-
ed County of Huron is labor-
ing, there is perhaps none
more palpable nor more press-
ing than .the vvant of a num-
ber of activ.e and efficient
magistrates; men who would
endeavour to attend to the
business of the district, and
discharge the important du -
tie's belonging to the magis-
ter* office with promptitude
and fidelity; We point out
Sembled to hold the Court of
Quarter Sessions, they, had,
with one or two exceptions,
gone •home and left the Dis-
trict to take care of itself."
Residents were being asked
to guess the weight of a giant
candy cane in the window of the
Venus candy Shop.
15 Years Ago -1948
Stanley Snyder was re-elect-
ed Reeve of Colborne Township
for his third term. He receiv-
ed 224 votes while Ross Fisher
sot 143 voles and Howard
Squire, 199 votes. In Goderich
wnship, James R. Stirling
was elected reeve with 304.
Gordon Orr got .293 -VOW a
Robert G. Smith, 201 votes.
1848
Two Polish D.P. girls arrived
at Goderich to work at Alex-
andra Hospital. Only a few
hours after their arrival on the_
noon train they attended the
Christmas party for New Can-
adians at the Legion Hall.
Terence Hunter was elected
Reeve of Colborne Township
With a majority of 58 over his
opponent, Harold Montgomery.
In Ashfield Township, Cecil
Blake was elected Reeve. Ken-
neth McKenzie ran second in
the contest and Elmer Graham,
third.
A Kinsmen Club initiation
team. from Gode h went to
Kitchener to- init ate two form-
er Goderich residents. into °tse
Kitchener -Waterloo Kinsmen
Club. Those, initiated* were -
Ross Pennington and 13ill Mc-
Grath.
One Year Ago -1962
Sixteen inches of snow had
fallen in five days and it was
still coming down. Many car
accidents resulted• from the
snow storm.
Reg Jewell was elected head
of the polls in a contest for
Goderich Town Councillors.
Either a bat or a mouse get-
ting into a switch or plugging
the oil pike line was believed
to have been the cause of the
oil furnace exploding in Dun-
gannon United Church. Church
result of the mishap.
e your
Children's 1 99 to 2.79
Misses 1 99 to 2.99
Men's 2 99 to 6.95
Ladies 2 99 to 5.50
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