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THE SIGNAL - GODERICH, ONTARIO
CHB SIGNAL PRINTING eu., Leo.
THURSDAY, MAY N. 1928
Communications.
THE FARM HELP QUESTION.
To the Eduw ut Tbc Stenal.
Sia,- -As a farmer and a reader of your
valuable paper. 1 beg a space in your
columns. I wish to express 'my ideas of
depleting the (arms of their experienced
help. Take one instance. One person
answered a city man who posed as a (arm
manager; the result was that he under-
stood little or nothing about it. Disaster,
not enough to pay half his own wages,
and though it was one of the best farms
the end of it am that he was an agent for
another money -making concern of his own,
and paid tittle or no attention to what he
engaged for; and 1 am informed this is
simply one of many. So it is discouraging
to the farmers to employ any more of
such. If the farm help is depleted, as
threatened at present, the conse-
quences will be lack of production which
they are clamoring for. and it's poor help
for the fighters to have lack of farm pro-
duce. Women as a rule don't wish to
bring in strangers that they know nothing
of. and have their own help sent off or
forced oft. There are such instances right
in this neighborhooi. There are acres of
the choicest land idle by not hav ngin-
terested people working on it. any
people fear absentee landlords, in the
near future. as in Ireland.
Why drain Canadian farm help when
China and other foreign nations can be
paid to enlist. for their money can't buy
produce when it won't be there. One
widow said: "If they take my son they
puy as well take my two farms." The
farmers are getting discouraged and know
very well that the plans that they are
mapping out will (ring different results
(tum what they expect.
ExPERIENCED FARMER.
CATS A MENACE.
To the Ed.tor of The Sian,l.
DEAR SIL—In a recent report from
Ottawa, it says. "The ofd, and often
cruel sport of boys, ins robbing
birds' nests. and makin rival
collections of birdseggs, • now
officially put on the list of crimes by -
order -in -Council just passed." This law
particularly refers to robins. wood-
pe.ker;, wrens. msaJowlarks, humming-
birds. thrushes, and all other birds which
feed on insects The killing. capturing,
injuring or molesting of insectivorous
birds, their eggs or tests. is now
prohibited throughout the year. and
severe penalties are imposed un anyone
violating these regulations. In justice to
the boys of the present day. 1 w• uld be
'very kith to believe that the are ad-
dicted to the cruel sport of robbing birds'
-nests. In any event. it seem- to me. it
would be a very wise proceeding for • he
teachers in the various schools in the
Province on ,Goderich. anyway, to im-
press on the minds of the boys the com-
ing in force of this law, the seriousness of
the crime. and the great necessity of
preservinz bird life. The greatest men-
ace to hird life has not. hoeeve', yet been
touched. and that is the domestic cat.
Where one boy is responsib:e for the kill-
ing of a bird. or the robbing of afnest, one
cat is responsible for the killing hf dozens
o birds. It is spm Ay appilliag L ' num-
ber of insectivorous birds that, are esti-
mated through authoritative sources to
be killed every year by cats, and the
murdering of the bards by these (reacher
cots animals Burs on year by year. with-
out any check. thus causing i calculable
loss to the community by the increase of
destructive insect pests which the hirds
would otherwise keep due a to a wonder-
ful extent. If people are determined to
keep cats they should be made to pay for
the privilege Co and they should be taxed
the ams as dogs. only to a much
higher degree, as much more of a menace.
There area dozen.and one better methods
of keeping down fats and mice without•
the assistance of a cat. which r, supposed
to be the excuse for keeping a cat. but no
better known way of keeping down insect
pests than the birds. The more
birds the (ewer insects, the more
cats the (ewer hird.. The great
enemy to hird life should be
exterminated. or checked one tray or an-
other, and the birds given a frghtiag
chance to live. The London city council
has seriously taken up the question of
imposing a tax on cats. •It is a pity the
I)omininn or Prov,ncial Government
does not impose a genera, tax on cats. to
help pay the war debt. Almost every-
thing we rat, drink..wear, burn. smoke.
chew, is taxed to the limit—why not the
eat. the greatest indirect cause in the
lessening of production that we have.
Yours,
At.Ti-CAT.
GODERICH IN THE FIFTIES.
A Sketch of the Town as It Was in Those flays,
Written by Thomas r%cQueen and Published in a
Government Report.
A volume published in 113511. and en- difficulty to getting up or down. The
titled "Journal ac.d Transactions of the town 01 Godersch was commenced by De.
Board of Agriculture of Upper Canada.' Dunlop in 1827, but it is only within the
has come into the hands of The Signal, last six or seven years that it has made
and it contains a report of some length on I much progress 11 has a large market
of an awkward octon form d
the county of. Huron, written by Mr, square
from which eight streets diverge in straight
Thomas McQueen. of Goderich. This hoes, and, of course, produce a multitude
report was evidently written in some kind of sharp angles and points of u.ekss
of competition. for it is stated that a prize I ground, at the various junctions and in- i
t>[ 15 was awarded for it. Mr. Mc- tersections throughout the town. But in
1 defiance of any awkwardness arising from
Queen, as older readers are aware, was a fanciful design. it is a pretty place. The
the founder and first editor of The Signal. beauty of the situation makes up (ola,aU
His report 1s; of considerable length and deficiencies otherwise.
we intend to publish portions of it from T town limits are extensive and, as
has bcen remarked, it would be a large
time to time in these column', as we be- city if it were built; but, as it is, it is a
)leve it will be interesting to present-day handsome little town. and notwithstand-
residents of Huron to know what could ing the peculiar and discouraging impedi-
besaid, and was said, o[ the county in m nts that stand in the way of its pro g-
recs it has advanced wonderfully during
those days. over sixty years ago. the last four years. Many large and ex -
Though it is not the first part of the re- cellent houses, both brick and stone, have
been erected, and a better taste and spirit
port, we elle!! commence with Mr. Mc -
are manifested both in the buildings and
Qua in the improvement of the streets and I
as follows: sidewalks. There has been a very con -
The town of Goderich occupies a site siderable influx of both merchants and
very much resembling that of Bayfield. tradesmen. and business. business habits
it has the same relative position to the and bu iness aspects are quite changed
river and the lake. and a similar high from what they were four years ago. The
ridge of woodland on the north side of the "public buildings" of Goderich are of
river. But the Maitland is much larger course few, and consist of the county jail,
and altogether a prettier stream: the eit,ated on the ngrthern limits of the
ground is higher above the water level, town on the banks of the Maitland. It is
being at least 130 feet. and even rising a substantial stone building, two stories
considerably above that toward* the centre high and of considerable dimensions. A
of the town. The lake banks are steep. stone wall of some fourteen feet in height,
almost perpendicular. and of a loobe gray- with an iron railing on top, surrounds it :
elly clay. A good sloping road, however, and for safety, good accommodation and
was made down to the harbor sonle•Jour healthiness, it is ronsidered one of the
years ago and leaded teams have (io Thebesr Province.
e county court houseails , aenew building is
—�, erected on the centre of t e market
'aware. It is built of brick with cutstone
f bs, pilasters and corners: and besides
a try spacious hall for a court room, it
tont ns suitable apartments for the
variqu county officers. It is two stories
in heig t, the upper one twenty-seven
feet betty floor and ceiling. It is cov-
ered w.th to and topped with a tin -
roofed cupol and has rather an imposing
appearance entering the town. The
cost was a £4,500. The light-
house, erected op a po nt of the high
bank above the harbor. is a neat little
stone building. surmounted with a tin -
clad cupola. and is emit from a great dis-
tance. The Temperdnce Hall is a good
brick house of considerable size, and is
used for meetings of vantos�aa kinds and
especially those of the Mechanics' insti-
tute. And a brick building ornamented
with cutstone is now being erected for a
common school, and is calculated for the
accommodation of the whole school pop-
ulation of both sexes. There are also
five churches, viz.: English Episcopal,
Kirk of Scotland, United Presbyterian.
Methodist and Roman Cathol.c—two
branch banks, or , bank agencies. the
Montreal and Upper Canada—a number
of insurance agenc.es and a telegraph of-
fice. There are two extensive foundries,
three tanneries, a planing and sash fac-
tory. a good steam sawmill. and the
Goderich mills and woollen factory a short
distance up the river. The Huron Signal.
the first newspaper published in the
Huron Tract. was started in January,
184e, and, with a large circulation, still
now being made by l'anaalinu uran• keepe the field.
' hood in the forefront of the battle The site of the town is a peninsula,
line. Yet it will he 1.1 inestimable formed by Lake Huron on the west, and
yaws in maintaining the spbendld the Maitland River on the north and east,
morale of o nr tinsuileasot l citizen sot- i and the scenery* is of the most pleasant
diem to know that those tor who'll description. The harbor might be one of
I they are fligrting au the fields of the best on the lakes, as the basin of the
f•'ranee and Hamlet - are not recreant river is expansive and deep. and thorough -
to the *ileum duty of the hour in their
leer ed Canada. The duty enH= for
fit•• exercise of every generous and
high resolve. in.aH the avocation.• of a
' spirited people w herr , err y ex istrn.e
as a people aud gtent hcri age
kr• Inve'vi>d in the issue of the struggle.
It le pertictiiarly de iralle that
'lsrrggynie..'. all detwntinat• . school
teachers, sarin !turtles. proofteetion .1
roues int such towns as tnwler(rh and
R'iigham, and deputy re Istrare and
assistant erg Armee in sufficient nom
tier to register the entire population
are being appointed. They will issue
registration ce•rtiffeates to every reg-
istrant after all the questions have
been answered satisfactorily.
in order to facilitate thio gigantic
task all the school teachers and hon
drds of Red Cross ladies are tieing
asked to help and thin their re -mimeo
ation into poi eau. tondo. Tbs. leg's-
tt•atiou i,mre•s will 1* kept open from
7 a, m. to 111 p. u,.. hence the necessity
0f providing lighting facilities for the
schools which trustee boards have
kindly paced at the disposal of the
iegistcar.
\\'hilt. non -registration entails many
penalties of the meost ,.rciota diat•ae-
ter, it le espected that the ('anadian
people will look upon registration as a
great national duty to be performed.
net ant of a Pell.- 141 r,.nipul.i..n tint
rather in a spirit of purr p.atrioti.ni
and as an act of encouragement to
nor brave oversee. defenders. The
iegiatrttion of the roan and woman
power of l'anatts will g,o tnrth to th e
world ito the suit expression 4.1
('ana'a's unalterable determination
tsi support her own and the allied
armies until the final siclory,
The few minutes requited for reale
dation, air one clay's salary donated
by the willing workers, trill be a small
saeriflee indeed compare] with those
RE3ISrRa ION DAY
IN NORTH
ly sheltered on the north and northwest
by a !bah ridge of woodland, and on the
south and east by the high table land on
which the town is built. The coast is
dear of rocks, scaurs and shoals, for many
miles in every direction, as is testified in
the following extract from a report pub-
lished in 1845 by a number of the most
competent practical navigators of Lake
Huron. They say: "Tie distance from
anon, iiirrehents. Jonrtmli to. captains Point Clark to Goderich is twenty miles.
..f indu•try7, Member. 'of council—in and from Goderich to Sable Bay 1 Bosan-
short, alt thrssewhrt�hy r asou oil their quetl is thirty miles; in all,an extent of fifty
social position wieli �tt.•at-intfRenre+ miles of straight coati, without pxomo n-
shutt'tl snake known the r eito rnn•nts tory. rock. Shoal or reef, to prevent any
and purposes of wgistrietaim. ft1 order vessel that can cross St. Clair approaching
That no flake eo*erptlon Olt.;its import within one mile of the shore at any place.
! may gain 'runlet or jeoganlize its The Goderich harbor ie thus situated on
sweeten - • an open seaboard. with neither rock.
Let OUT me.7•agr fr•.'m'this riding on shoal or reef to hinder the entrance of
registration d.y be ore ..f sympathe vessels in any wind. The space between
and steadfast pimps* t . our seldiere the piers o which lay about west south
at the fr int: in a with the . west) is 161 feet. The depth of water on
met of Canada let out. mower to the the bar has not been Tess than nine and
rails of the rrggieta•ation Is.art he the • a•half feet, although the piers have not
c notion rofce oda waited fwoptr, con. yet been carried out within one hundred
.'ictus of the. Jtutiee of ita carter, and feet of the extent contemplated in the
aniiuntssl by a t•o'lmuon determination plan to be completed by the Canada
to do nil in its power to have that Company. Vessels can leave this harbor
eau... pmt nil. H. HELLAYes . with any leading wind to go up dr down
' Itegietime.
ARE YOU PREPARED
for the -spring rains
Is your roof and eavetrough
in good condition ?
Our work in that line is
always satisfactory.
W. R. PINDER
Phone 156 Hamilton Street
Massey -Harris
Shop
— FOR —
BINDERS, MOWERS AND
CULTIVATORS:
DELCO-LIGHT PLANTS.
BUCKEYE INCUBATORS.
GRAY AND McLAUGH1.1N
CARRIAGES.
GAS ENGINES
WIRE FENCE.
OLD HOMESTEAD
FERTILIZER.
Robert Wilson
Hamilton St. Goderich
than 800 inhabitants. In 1650 the num-
ber was increased ;to 1,070. The census
of 18.i'l gave 1,329, and a census taken
this present year gives a population of •
.7
nearly 3.000. This, though not equal to
the gradual increase of other towns in the .
Province, shows a steady and healthy i 3
growth. and to which would have been 7
added at least twenty-five per cent. had
building lots been purchatableat a reason- 3
able rate.
Sober to a Degree. :as
Many stories cluster about the name
and fame of Mr. E. B Wood. says Sir 3
John Willison in hia Reminiscences
appearing in The Canadian Maga-'
site. He iived in a less arid time
and was not always neglectful of his
opportunities. It is said that he and i .j
Mr. Edward Ferrer were once oppoeing
speakers at a aeries of politica! meetings.
A t one of these meetings a voice shouted
as Mr. Wood was going in the full swap
and majesty of deliverance that he had; '.1.4
been "drunk" the night before. Mr. I eel
Wood paused and uttered a grave and'
feeling protest against the accusation.' '
Turning to Mr. Ferrer he said: "There' j
sits the man who has been opposing me
from many platforms. He cannot desire
to shield me, but I have faith that he will i .
nut do me injustice. After last night's •i
meeting we spent the time together until .�
we retired. We are opposed politically, 7
but we respect each other and have friend-
ly personal relations. 1 ask Mr. Ferrer I :
to answer my accuser." Mr. Ferrer' 3
aroee and declared with adequate eip-
phasie that Mr. Wood had been just as j
sober as be was. The story. which may
be purely apochryphal, although it is j
supported by the probabilities. Is :ot re-
vived to the discredit of either. Thane
days were not as these.
the lake. It is easily taken in a storm; we
have entered it in safety in the roughest
kind of weather. The basin inside is at
present sufficient to accommodate a large ,
number of traders; but if it were found
necessary to enlarge it. the island in the
centre, which is merely composed of the
sludge and debris of the river, accumulating
for ages, could be dug or dredged out,
and an area of nearly fifteen acres of
water would be thereby opened up. shel-
tered froth every wind that :an blow, by
banks 150 feet high on the north and
.south."
With such advantages, and an outlay of
£17,000. which the Canada Company
claim credit for having expended on it,
one would reasonably expect to find an
excellent harbor at Goderich; but such is
not the ca.r. On the cootrary, it is the
only discreditable spectacle in the whole
neighborhood. The piers, and especially
the one on the town side of the river, have
decayed into rottenness Qse planking of
the wharf has all fallen down, and though
the posts are still standing a v asel could
lay on either side of them. almost with
equal.depth of water. Indeed, it is nothing
uncommon to see fishing t
h boats
moored on
g
the spot where teams should be loading or
disloading the schooners. It is. indeed.
disgusting and dangerous; the wonder is
that the accidents at the wharf are so
few. The Canada Company have hitherto
acted like the dog in the manger in this
matter, hut there is now a prospect of the
harbor becoming the property of the Buf-
falo & Lake Heron Railroad Company,
and a better condition of things may be
expected.
There is a pretty large space of flat
ground between the foot of the bank and
the wharf, and a tavern, a number of
dwellings. several large storehouses, and
the steam sawmill of Messrs. Parson &
Donald are erected on it. and it is sup -
that moat of it will be required for
the ildings of the railroad company. in
1845 the town of Goderich contained less
Many tender. are 'lo doubt aware
that a registration of the ..men Ruud
woman power of the lh,mletion i. to
false pla.:e *owe time in June. pooh
ably on Saturday. June2. and that
arrangen.ent+ are already under way
by the gygistrar for North Huron,
Mr. 11. iiellatn}•, to have. this n•nrk
dine in this riding. This registration
is being made in order dint the in•
formation sol obtained may lir lift
tiled to proceed intelligestty with
uhf. billization of the entice re.
risen -ere of the station toward'. the sue
.morel pnnwentinn of the war. Data
of military value will be wrtir•e,l, but
the main parptse to be Reeved by this
(*nous id all males and females in
l'anada of .ixteen pant of age and
over will undoubtedly be Ibe letter
distribution of agricultural and indus-
trial labor to the end of sectoring the
maximum results from the prsluctive
labor of the 1 anadian people— re-
lied/illy as reeferds the emendate of
war. (Inc of the most beneficial re.
sults which It is 'opened will f,Hnw
the renew, will to a near effh lent or-
ganization of the agrieullurnl ferns
of the countrys lecomlitiI( tinily 11)040
impwMtit's ill t'I*w of the .-otietantlt-
diminishing fn el reser%es of the Al-
lies and the iosmhwnoe of a trawl
shortage which threatens our own
civilian pipulat14m.
A registestion .dike or hoot will he
Opened in every school in the riding.
se well as in halls and Red Cruse
FIRST SiEi' TN MAKING POTATOES GROW.
The picture •Mea+ women who are under direction of the muaitlmsdeneettvoeett cf the Eritilsh 0;3*mm: it
in mixing a supply of fertilises to be sent tO int ferrel not fx u.. is tier p.>ratfr'fisii
tib
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JUST ARRIVED
—AT,-
WAi S
A SPRING
OF
Linoleum: and
Congoleum Rugs
• in different sizes.
Also a new stock of Rugs
worth seeing.
A call at the store will con-
vince intending purchasers
that Walker's is the place to
deal.
W. Walker
THE FURNITURE MAN
ON THE SQUARE
i
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j Gossard Corsets
They lace -in front. Commended and approved by
W. ACHESON & SON
Take Advantage of
w These Opportunities
aro ... iti
Our stock of these specials is still large for a
big May selling. Prices quoted are below mill prices
and away below present wholesale prices today. For
coming fall and spring manufacturers' prices are con-
siderably higher.
Military Flannels
Best quality, in grey and white mix., 27 to 28
inches wide, for military shirts, women's dresses
or skirts. Worth 75c. At per yard Sec
Grey Flannels
Extra quality. Worth •Tic. for .. .3Sc
Ladies' Coats and Raincoats
Clearing prices on all our new Coats for spring
remaining.
Tweed and Broadcloth Coats, formerly 114 to 125,
reduced to from $10 to $18
Ladies' tweed mix. best English Raincoats. Form-
erly 116, for =12.51
1 every woman who ever tried then!. Beautifully.
3 ,rade, and styles for all figures. Priced 12.00,
12.50, 13.50, 15.00 and up.
Linoleums
- Four yards wide, Lest British ,take, in good pat-
terns. Worth 11.10. At per square yard SSc
Floor Rugs
Reversible imported Union Rugs. Splendid pat -
3 terns. 3x31, 1`1,00. .1x4, 19.00.
ii
II Brussels, Tapestry and Wilton Rugs
All grades and sizes. at les. than ,till prices.
4
Nightgown Cloth
j 36 -inch fine twill white cotton, free from dressing
and heavy. Suitable for sheeting, nightgowns or
general houtehold wear. Worth :35c, at per yard 21e
3 W. ACHESON & SON
liri Rr14.4 7.1*S. 7%1. '''' . ".
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Get /Behind the Whee
of a Ford and Drive
RY it just once! Ask your friend to let you "pilot" his car on an
open stretch. You'll like it, and will be surprised how easily the
Ford is handled and driven.
1
If you have never felt the thrill of drivingyour own car, there is some-
thing good in store for you. It is vastly dierent from just riding- being
a passenger. And especially so if yon drive a Ford.
Young boys, girls, women and even grandfathers—thousands of them-
are driving Ford cars and enjoying it. A Ford stops and starts in traffic
with exceptional ease and g,ttoolhnees, while on country roads and hills
its strength and power show to adfantage.
Buy a Ford and you will want to be behind "the wheel" constant) -.
Touring -
Runabout •
Guild -
Sedan
Tea UNIvtz s4L CAR d 1 T;1"
P. J. MacEWAN, Nukes
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