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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1947-01-02, Page 3El • e plan urance Risky ttional • Janu- 1 Om% -HU BI+EDTA 17444't, NO.:1 I. Ba oxness `rectory �Ii�3a,A)i„ J. i�. HUNNE4 Baarril;7ter, t, tc. Royal ank Bldg. aamiitoa. Street, Uoderlch Phofe 968. saluelleemio Ka h CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS ,.-- CECIL eS/IJC1tii.1iStir'I. •r "CHARTERED D ACCOUNTANT 'Telephone: Ofhee 113, Residence 343. Goderich, impairninsImmisommin ACCOUNTING AND BOOKKEEPING -° A MOUNTING & BOOKKEEPING' ass. SERVICES For Small Business es, Stores, Etc. 'Bookkeeping Systems installed. Books Balanced Monthly Financial Statements. ' Wage Su:mmarie8 Business and , Pergonal Income -..!tax, I J .eturns ALBERT SHORE Oflice:Corner North St. and Square Phone 975. Residence Phone 444. 'INSURANCE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIR IN- SURANCE CU. -Fara .and iso- lated town property insure,. Utlitaera -- President, _Is'rank _ 14ie - Gregor, Clinton, N.Q. 5; Vice -President, Chyris. Leonhardt, Bornholm, No. 1; Manager and Secretary `Treasurer, M. A., Reid, Seaforth. Directors-Ifrank McGregor, Clinton; Chris. Leonhardt, Bornholm; Alex. Broadfoot, Seaforth ;• W. It. Archbald, Seaforth; George Leitch, • Clinton ; 'lu. 1. Trewartha, Clinton; Alex. MI.cEwing, ,Blyth; Hugh Alexander, Walton; J. L. Malone, Seaforth. • Agents=°John E. Pepper, Brucelield, No. 1;..George A. Watt, Blyth, No. 1; R. Finlay McKercher, Dublin, No. 1; • J. F. Prueter. IJrodhagen.° Policy -holders Can snake all pay- 7nents and get their cards receipted at _the 1 oyai flank, Clinton; Calvin Cutt's -grocery, Kingston Street, Goderich, or . J. 13.' Rt,eid's General Store, 13aytield. MEDICAL 1)R. If. J. R. FORSTER, EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT Late House Surgeou New York Ophthalmic and Aural Hospital, assist- ant at Moorefield Eye Hospital and Golden Square Throat Hospital, London, England. EYES TESTED, GLASSES SUPPLIED 53 Waterloo Street 8., • Stratford. Telephone 267. • Next vigil Bedford Hotel, Goderich, Wednesday, January 22, 1941, al 2 p.m. till 4.30 p.m. -€,HIROPBAGTOR D UGLi S THERAPIST ,. (Goderich; Phone 341 DUE DATES OF RATION COU 'ONS R '.Coupons uow valid are sugar-pre- servee S26 to S38, butter B35 to B37, meat M64 to M66. Ration book 5' may now be destroyed; all coupons in it have been invalidated. QUETIQNS. AND ANSWERS , Q. -I bought a 16 -ounce jar of pea- nut butter and paid 38 cents for it.. It seems to me that this is a high price; at least it is more than I ever paid for peanut butter. Has an' in- crease been permitted? A. -Yes. It was allowed because the Commodity Prices and • Stabilization Corporation stopped bulk purchasing of peanuts. Manufacturers, are now, large;lyr dependent on the United States market for their supplies at much. higher prices than those at which the nuts were being supplied to the trade by the C.P.S.C. Mon. •& Thurs.-9 to 11.30 a.m. 2 to 5 p.m. (only) Tues. & Fri. -9 to 11.30 a.m. Ca 2 to -5 pan. and 7 to 8 p.m. Wed. & Sat. -9 to 11.30 a.m. (only) • Mineral fume baths by appointment only." A. N. ATKINSON' 51 South St. Registered under Drugless Practitioners Act for the Province of Ontario. A. L. COLE Optometrist --Optician Eyes Examined,Glasses Fitted Phone 33 Goderich, Ont. P. J. RYAN Bea' Estate and Insurance Office and Residence : • 11 Trafalgar Street o ' • Phone 663 FOR SALE --Houses of all kinds, ' choice building lots, business pro- perty and several good firma. Q. -Would you please tell me •hQw Many butter coupons become valid in January? A. -Four butter coupons become good, (3,iao4aeh, on January 2nd, 1•(ith, 23rd and 30th. Q: -Can a rooming house and board- ing house charge tenants different s. • WESTERN ONTARIO MOTORWAYS Bus Scheduice now In effect'''. Leaves Goderich daily including Sunday 7.45 ' a.m.; 12.25 p.m4;' 4.15. p.m. Arrives Goderieh daily 11.50 a.m.; 3.45 p.m.- 9.20 p.m. Leaves Sundays and holidays --. $.00Rp.m. -and-Mt-am , - The 8.00 p.m. bus goes di:.ecttlo London - only. • Connections at Clinton for London, Detroit, ,Wingham, Walkerton, Port Elgin and Owen Sound. Connectins at Stratford for Woodstock Kitchener, Guelph, Hamilton -and Toronto. Connections,, at Mitchell for Listowel and London. For information _ phone British Ex- change phone 691 or 717. INSURE IN SURE • INSURANCE CONFEDERATION LIFE: 7 . WIND- CAR, FIRE -Preferred rates for • preferred risks. ACCIDENT &' SICKNESS Consult JOHN FARRISH Phone 82-13 -Dungannon DONALD B. BLUE, EXPERIENCED AUCTIONEER'S Licensed for Counties of Huron and Bruce RIPLEY, PHONE 49 For information _.apply _. to J. N.' .__ i ..Di isi n �Cou 1erk,,.:' Goderich, Ont. _ ., HURON COUNTY FOREMOST iVEEKLY °GOE ICH, ONTARIO, Only One Federal. Memberf or. Huron? • 4 Redistribution.' - :of Seats May `I ect Several Ridings in S. W. Ontario OTTAWA, Dec. 27. --London and Windsor areas will likely each gain In additional member when redistribute tion for the twenty-first Parliament of 255 members is ,carried out alt the forthcoming session of Parliament. At the same time, however, consider., able changes will be necessary in the boundaries of several smaller ridings in Southwestern Ontario, and two 'or three existing may` disappear, in that process. _.Pretty certainly,' Huron and Perth, which now have three seats between them, will be cut to two seats for the two counties. '.•:Likewise, pretty certainly, Brant and Brantford ridings will' be merged. It is possible that Bruce and Grey counties, which now have three mem- bers, may be reduced to two members. For the forthcoming redistribution, based en the 1941 Dominion census, the constituency quota is 45,578,.popula- tion, compared with 44,186 in• the pre- sent ,Parliament: o` Based on the 1941: Census ' Foiirteen tiousand1,four hundred and thirty-one population of London city .proper is included in the Federal ,con- stituency of Middlesex East_ The 22,822 population of Middlesex West is quite low. • • The Essex ,West population showed a jump from 64,112. rn ` 1931 to 82,146 in 1941, owing mainly to 10r1.05.folmer Walkervillenpopulation in Essex East 'being part of the merged city of- Wind-sor in the_ 'Essex West --constituency. t n the fringe of the Southwestern Ontario area, it would look as if Haldimand riding,, syjth only 21,854 population, will. disappear. Also, Wel- lingtcm North With 23,605, and Welling- EDWARD W. ELLIOTT LICENSED AUCTIONEER Correspondence" promptly an- swered. Immediate arrangements can be made for Sales Date by calling Phone 203, Clinton. Charge moderate and satisfac- tion Guaranteed. 19tf HAROLD JACKSON" LICENSED AUCTIONEER -HURON AND PERTH For information, etc.. write R.R. 4, Seaforth; or phone (col- lect] Seaforth, or 867, Goderich. For courtesy, experience and successful sales call MATT, GAYNOR, Godericb Licensed Auctioneer Sales conducted - anywhere. • Charges reasonable Telephone Charges Paid ` Phone Goderich 62611' 43-6x AT CAPJTALPHONE THEATRE ,Now -Abbott and Costello, have "The Time of Their Lives." MON. TUES. and WED. Olivia De Havilland, 'Mary Anderson and Roland Culver . Mitchell Leisen and Paramount, proudly present a romantic story that will live in your remembrance "TO EACH HIS OWN" TIIUR. FRI. and SAT. • - Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson and Joan Leslie° An addition to your New I'Ar resolutions t you must see the sea- son's most uproarious laugh Hit ! "Two Guys From Milwaukee9, Conning ----"The Searching Wind," starring Sylvia Sidney. Matinees Wed., Sat. and holidays at 2.30 p.m. prices, for - the same class of rooms on the .same floor? A. --The maximum Tates charged for such accommodation are fixed at the rates charged during the basic period, July 1, 194,3. ' if, thew rates` varied oil this date„ they may legally vary at the present time. a• Q. -My 'daughters, are- boarding 'in the .cite where they. attend school. What are t he regulations 'governing their rations in private -bearding houses and in residences? What should be (lone - when they ' are on holidays at home? A. -The landladies •vf boarcliiig houses lire entitled to the, use of your daughters` ration books. Those who stay in boarding schools for fourteen consecutive days must surrender their ration books to the owner ors -pro- prietor. The owner forwards coupons detached from these books with his monthly reports. If • thOy come home -for week -ends theysshonitl come to same agreement with their landladies' re- gerding the division of their ration allowances. During long holiday periods you would be entitled to use their books if1your,danghters are eat- ing their meals at your home. HURS .�.Y,r JANUARY' 2nd, 1947 .Which is Vibich l'Co-Operative Plan Signal -Sage Photo. Goderich citizens mailing Christmas parcels or picking -up their mail at the postoifice may 'have beep somewhat at a l6"ss to understand grow the same girl could be heeding out mail at the front wicket and weighing parcels ttt a ,wicket at the back of the postoffice at -the same time. The answer is twins -the .McPhee twins, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McPhee, of .Colborne township. Jean McPhee; at left, was at the front wicket handing you . your Mail while' Joan, at right, was 'at the wicket where -parcels were weighed in. The twins. aged seventeen, whose birthday falls on February 6, both attend -Goderich Collegiate ,Institute. CALIFORNIA SUBSCRIBER- IN HOSPITAL • -Renewing her mother's subscription .to The ySignal-Star, Mrs. Agxies Shetlei Swartz of - Santa Monica, ('alifurnia informs uta. �tha°t hoer mother, Mrs. Leal Sheller, has been in the hospital there for several weeks with a cry painful broken hip. Mrs. Shetler is the sister of` Messrs. Michael and John, Flick. lutd --Liss Agnes Flick of- town and The Sigual-Star would join with the rela Oyes and friends here in. wishing for her a speedy and coulplete recovery. 4 � Frequency Change Or.° Report on 11 Practical from Engineering Stand- - point -How Cost Might Be Met . .. Arms 'ong b -- QPTI�IAI!tTd:"=OiOMETRI,BT�• Square - . ,Goderich "See Armstrong and See Better" At Lucknow first Friday of each month. J. W. CRAIGIE INSURANCE • and REAL ESTATE PHONE 24 " GODERICH Wa,wanesa Mutual Fire Insu- rance Co. 50 years in business, Canada's largest Fire Ins, Co. Get our "rates on Car antVind Insurance. Among the lowest in Canada. GORDON JEWELL R.R. 6' Goderich Phone Carlow 21-r-4. • rinsagrontso. deo. G. MacEwan Fire, Accident Wand Motor Car Insurance OFFICE -MASONIC TEMPLE WEST STREET PHONE 230 GODERICH • TO PAY HIGH PRICE FOR EXPORT BACON ._A decline in Dominion Government - inspected slaughterings of hogs occur- red in 1946 to a level 2(; per cent. below that of 1945. Inspected establishments had an output of 539 million pounds -of pork products and 40 million pounds df lard.. The output from non -inspected sources was estimated to be 251 million pounds of • pock • products. •The.• total supply • of .pork .predicts. allori'ing for changes- in storage stocks, amouinted .to 71)0,,niillion pounds. - Exports of pork prfiducts amounted to 295million - pounds: of which 284 million. pounds '-were shipied t.o, the United hingdom. The (16111(.1;0cnna.�rket received 495 million pounds, of which apinroainlateli' ' -three nnillion pounds were allocated to priority, users. • Indications• are that total inspected ('carrying the remainder of the cost slaughter for 11147 will ,Ipl�rroxinn;nte on a ".pay-as-you-go'-' basis. finder this' 1046 slaughterings. An objective of Plaain. i1 is pointed out, it would be five million hogs has been recculiinetlde(1 necessary for the Commission. to make for 1947. However, if inspected ()niv a slight increase in the wholesale -slaughterings do not exceed 194(1 levels, Power ratesto municipalities. This, bacon exports to the 'cited Kingdomit is indicated, would not he more than will amount to only 200 to 275 million five per cent.. on the average, above the pound: for the year, depending on wholesale rates current in 1.945. whether, or not the domestic market is How Cost Would Be Met allowed all .the pork products it willChanges in electrical equipment for Standardization of frequency at 60 cycles, throughout the present 25-cycie power areas of Southern Ontario would be quite •praetical .I -roar an engineering point of view; accoraing'to the interim report of the IIydro-Electric Fov('er Commission of Ontario now being studied-- .lr the znitrntellratifies: -- jt - would, how ever, be a very big iuider- taking, involving an estimated. total ex- penditure of $200,000,000. The report suggests that it could best be carried out by a step-by-steprprogram extend- ing' over a period of fifteen or twenty years.' 'In this way, the . change -over would be effected, n)redetc'I'Inined 1 1rf'1- area after another with the iiiinirnunr of 'expense' and the lea,5t' possible in - con ellienC(1 to consumers. Studies made by the hydro -Electric Power„ Commission of ( )ntario show that the cost (if converting L�5-cycle areas in the. southern• part of the Pro- vince to (iii -cycle •• power could be fin- anced without recourse to .debenture issues. by applying a proportion_ of the re. erves of- the IIydro system and- by llospitahzation Federation' of Agriculture to Launoh Oolintrzride " Solie 'Le The directors of }iuron• County Fed- eration of Agriculture held an import- ant meeting in the agricultural 'hoard room, Clinton, on December 27th, at which some important decisions 'were reached. After considerable discussion and debate, it was decided to ask each township to carry ° out an intensive warble fly campaign_ in the spring of 1947, with the hope that the whole county will co-operate. 'The following executive was chosen for `1947: Past, president, Barry L. Sturdy, Auburn; president, Russell T. Bolton, Dublin; 1st vice-president, Bert Lobb, Clinton; 2nd vice-president, £3has. Coultes, Belgrave; secretary - treasurer,: W. V. Roy, _Londesporo ; obs-, ssmereh1fr Dubilu ;.: ,(ord©u Kirkland, • Lucknow ; Wm. Davidson, Zurich; Bert Irwin, Seaforth, and Orval Harrison, Monkton. It was decided to hold the annual field day in Exeter on June llth, if arrangements can be completed for that date. Perhaps most important Of all, the. County Federation decicted to launch a t•o-operative hospitalization plan, avail- able to both urban and rural people throughout the county. A health com- mittee was appointed last August to domestic or,, . commercial ('onsunners -: t wed }t -t+Zr r>p.crs s n do rt - ,.._.�,E��1�t`,.� :�: xo ^" _rt. �.3K+ t='�'s��- z.. _ - O�r�Y marketing' will increase in the second Iztalon or "rrcT�e'i 1`l5 .t I'ttr�"t'rl tlrr- haif of 1917b (Dile of the f< tars favor- taltio :It (t0 .c•yetes would be taiken, cal:e u , ,�.. __ __ _ b ' Hydro . This was announced in tlilr t(5";in rimase-itr 4 g-p-ro net 0 the ratio of the price 'of hogs to the priee of feed, which, since September, 1946, has been higher than at any time since 1143. The bacon price .,of $25 per 100 pounds, A. Grade bacon, f.o.b. Canadian seaboard, provided for in the 1947 agreement with the United Kingdom is higher than the price ,in any year daring the..w•sr: Preliminary negotiations with the 'United hingdonn assure a market in 1948 for 400 --million pounds of flacon at a price not less than $22.50, per 10(1 pounds, A Grade bacon, f.o.b. Canadian seaboard, 'final price to be -reviewed at a future date. Both •houses and the homes inside thein must be constantly built up or they' -will start to crack up. ton South, with 38,441(,: -will probably be merged into one riding. Iiuron-Perth how embraces 3,321 (rr Perth population, which' will likely be added to Perth, and the two Hurons merged into one riding. ° Southwestern Ontario constituency 1941 and 1931 Dominic>n census ,figures; x denoting decrease, are as follows: 1941 1931 59,821 34,788 -23,632 43,436 Tient 50,994 33,707 33,580 62,95('i 64,112 31,970 47,810 22,661 2(1,095 29,842 35,736 :34,407 31,359 47,825 21,202 ,3',274 . Constituency London (14,833 Middlesex East . 39,511 x -Middlesex West 2.2,822• Elgin • 46,150 53,474 Larnbton-Dent 34,009 Lauubton West • 35,762 x -Essex East 57,395 Essex West 82,146 Essex South ° 33,815' x -Perth 46,373 • x-Ilnron-Perth 21,539 x-IIuron *North ",;.,. 25,524 x" 13 rtice 29,371 x -Grey -Brace 34,712_ Grey North �, .. --•»14,7:57 Norfolk 35,611 Oxford Brant Brantford 5(1.974 22.511 34,181 An Excellent Medicine An excellent medicine! That's how many .cold luirerers describe Dr. Wood 'a Norway Pine Syrup, a quick and pleasant remedy for eoughs colds, sore throat, spasmodic eroup, asthma and bronchial troubles. Pleasant tasting, safe and effective, Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup takes hold a almost inotantly, It helps to loosen tiro phlegm and i'mens, soothe fhb irritated membranes, stimulate the bronchial organs and clear the air passages. Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup has boon, a popular family remedy for nearly 50 yeh.rq. Q et a supply today and bo reparedto combat coughs and colds. Pti(t(1 35e a bottle; the largo fa)snity sire GOe, an ode at*11 drug counters. The Miibuti-i Cos Uzi 4ed4 moron Oafs Tfie Ceinfiilsslon's irntoritit-ftort:-which is now receiving further study by the. municipalities. It waS also indicated • that the conversion would not cause any increase in retail eollslllll('r rates over those current in 1945. As far as changes 111 generating ai1(1 '. transformer stations a11(1 tralnslllisS1(,n facilities are concerned, it was intim- ated that the •Conlmissiou would pay for all alterations on its own system according to Ilydro's interim report o11 the proposed frequency- change. Municipalities affected by, the conver- sion plan, it was stated. would be expec'te'd- fo pay for any cllanges effected- in their individual distribution equipment, utilizing their own reserves to the fug est possible extent. °Ilydro's interim report on the pro- posed standardization at 60-cy2'les" fre- quency takes into . consideration the •problefn,of the conversion of egifptu'ent 'in the industrial establishments of Southern Ontario and presents a plain for. conversion on a basis (if 'equitable adjirst*nti In providing for replace- ments,. allowance would be Made for existing equipment at its depreciated value and with respect to its condition for further service. The report indicates that...certain heavy basic industry would not need to be changed over and would continue tr) be supplied wifh" 25 -cycle power. • Benefits of Cycle Change Standardization of frequency in Southern Ontario at (9) cycles. accord- ing to Ilydro's interim report on the proposed ('grange over NI- on1d benefit all classes (if cor1st1rt3((44t fano -n- wider market, would be °c're i ted for 00 -cycle equipment with a corresponding reduc- tion in i91'cost. The report al's() points out that, •with 60 -cycles hecnpl10g the standard frequency on the North Am- ericnla continent. conversion of the 25 - cycle areas of Ontario to that fr•e- tluency would permit of the readier aequisitlon and use of newly-(1•eveloped alpplien1'es.. which would eheionsly be first designed for the 'terser' na:1rket`. The program of conversion e11visage(1 in Hydro's interini report on the pro- posed frequency change i` calcnlnted to assist in the stabilization of enaJ;oy- meat over a considerable perio(r of time. In this connection; it is sug- gested that it 00111(1 be developed 91 a flexible manner so that its requisition for labor World at all times figure as I an adjustnatent factor under rapes -Mimi ('011(1 It Itiiis, 4 , n make a thorough Gtudy .er eo>up raitivo hosp+italiiattion, tund'e(ran(:rete aatanouizee- meats l'011. be mads' 1,4 the near Taut , •One evening in the,""enol" the diiingo "strong man" got- into a hot argunle'> t with a .friend and wound up by calling -ialan a liar. • - Thle other man naturally resented. the remark. "Look here," he said, drawing taima� self alp to bis full 'five feet, 'P111 glvo you just five animates to tale tb$ back." ' "i..o 1" said the , 11g gran. "And suppose 1 don't'?" j ` • - •"Then," said the Other, after .a sit/at pause, "I'll extend the time limit." Music Teachers . and Pupils TORONTO, .:w ..- CONSERVA'T'O12Y OF =SIC MIDWINTER EXAMINATIONS THEORY -February 14th and 15th • - PRACTICAL - As arranged Applications and fees must reach the Conservatory not later than _ JANU`ARY 15th, 1947 ' "135 College Sgreet, Toronto 2B misimimmaieminammaiii Reid's Upholstery Having ,your furniture re -upholstered by us is :worthwhile. Dependable workmanship plus the letter coprings." x ° 12 years ' of satisfaction in Godericli. , THE SQUARE PHONE 206J ' eiDakteDzWests r REETINGS To You we extend Heartiest Greetings for a Happy and Prosperous 1947. We appreciated your business in '1946. In 1947, when build- ing supplies' are likely to be Arnie plentiful, we are looking forward to being of service to you. , JOHN JEFFERY 5 -Warren St. Building and Contracting Keeping Pupils 'Warm 'Ci'e inaysippi•eci11te i3ri111i11's current fuel difficulties �w•henn we 1(-11(1 that ,schools in London have 1)0011 ordered not to start fires unless the tenlpcn'ntnr(t falls below 50 degree` and that calls thenics every ollrr 000 vnfr,g0510(1 aS an aid to i'0rnitit. Brockville Recorder and Nerve. Phone 577-W. •-1 ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES... MAKE W'ORK'EASIER AND MORE • PLEASANT IN THE HOME . Come in and look over our display t of the following: e The "Ironside" Ironer - (The only Ironer with two open ends.) 40 Heavy Duty Rangette Electric Steam Radiators • r (And other Electrical Heaters of various kinds.) Automatic Electric Irons (Various makes.) Toasters and Hot Plates Dormeyer Food Mixer and Fruit Extractor � Sampsel's Electric Automatic Damper Control r Electric Door Chimes E. Breckenridge HnR P WARE --:. PLUMBING -- HEATING PHONE 435 N.IiDEIIBY(Y= M1 0