The Goderich Signal-Star, 1954-12-23, Page 2HURON COUNTY'S FOREMOST • WEEKLY
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THPRSDAY, DEC. 23rd, 1954
t)itritt Nig1t,
Silent night! Holy night'!"
All is dark, save the light
Yonder where they sweet vigil keep
O'er 'the Babe who in silent sleep
Rests in heavenly peace.
Holy night! Peaceful night!
Only for shepherds' sight
Came blest visions of angel throngs,
With their loud hallelujah songs,
Saying, "Christ is come."
40 years Ago
The Goderich Canadian Club had
made arrangements for an address
by President Falconer of Toronto
University. A noon luncheon was
being planned at which the presi-
dent would ,deliver an address to
membets Of the club.
An' epidemic of, ineasles in Gude-,
rireh had just about ,finished and
health officials decided - that re-
strictions would be removed.
Bread was selling for seven
cents a loaf in Clinton.
Town Council decided ° against
submitting a referendum to' the
voters of Goderich "oni'lie erection
of a market building.
25 Years Ago
At a meeting of the Huron aId
Age PensionsCommittee it was
deckled to send a letter of thanks
to County Clerk Holman for his
efficient service in connection with
his duties as secretary of the com-
mittee.
The Model Theatre was showing
"SNpah's Ark," and billed It as a
"great screen epic." Another film
playing here was "The Betrayal,"
, ►t a regular `meeting of the
'area and light conarnkAi de,
olrn ; wa§ made to turn over
$2441:1 .Of the waterworks depart,.
ment' sup'plus to,the town . treasury.
The move was taken as the result
of a re uest from Town Council.
It was' decided also to get prices -
on a new' -water pump and blow-out
valve for the new intake pipe,
a Years Ago Ago '
Over 50 toys, of various types
and in vay ng Oates of disrepair,
had been i.brout to Boy Scout
headquarters bn Brock street and
the boys were l r ,airing them for
distribution a, lirionms.. Girl,
Guides were co -Operating by mend-
ing dolls, •
Provincial. Police were investi-
gating a report that an elk had
been seen apt' the Saratoga Swamp.
Several farrershad seen the
animal and claimed it was an elk
that` had strayed down into Huron
County from the Bruce Peninsula.
Rev. Fr. M. J D.aiton"i of Wind
is idge• old boy, had
been appointed c'hapl } to the
oman iGatholie troops in • the,
Windsor 'Area with the rank of
Honorary, _ Pta•'in,
•:Dr. Percy L. Tye, a Goderich
old boy, was named - first president
of the newly -organized Lions. Club
in •
Milverton.
., r i 0 Year* Ago
At a meeting of the Warden's
_committee of County ,t ouneil,,
grants'. of $500 to the IODE war.
service libraries and $500 to .the
C ieen'
ldresn Fund. votfored. Bombed Out'
'Two'\vo trees 'brightly lighted with
colored bulbs had been placed in
'Court Rouse Park oneat the head
of West' street, the ether at the.
head ' of Kingon ,street. Town.
Council had asked that the Public
Utilities Commission put up ,,, a
string of colored lights around
the ' Squa_re_,_:as . m..pr� . trues..
but this was impossible .since the
wire had been' taken down dome'
time previously and used else-
where.
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been 's$4Q d
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SOUND SARNI ts.,
Holy night! Peaceful night!
Child of heaven, 0 how bright
Thou didst smile on us when Thou wast born,
Blest indeed was that happy morn,
Tull of heavenly joy.
AVOID DANGER
At this season there is special danger of
fire if •Christina, trees., and their decorations
are ,no,t watched carefully. Cotton or paper
decorations, unless fireproof, should not be
used. `Sockets and. wiring of lighting sets
should be carefully inspected. Light should
mit •1re left burning when the.liouse. is ifhoc-
e€upic(Xd. ' rt wrappings should be removed
promptly from beneath the tree after the gifts
have been opened.. Keep cigarettes away from
tree or other decorations_
Precautions for winter driving should not
be neglected. The careful driver ,will observe
these recommendations:
Respect the weather...' Adjust your speed
to road and weather conditions.
Keep Nvindshield clear, and use tire chains
for seven snow and ice conditions.
Brake intermittently ---don't lock the
wheels—`lien tate road .surface is slippery.
Follow 'other vehicles at ,a safe distance.
Allow plentc' of time to make your trip
AV itbout hurrying.
By all means: don't drive after drinking,
yogi gather" about, the festive' table The Spaniards, of course, had no monopoly
on Chri,tinas .Day and proceed to make away of America's wild turkeys, and in the New
with. the appetizing creature that holds the England colonies, up Boston wa��, they were so
place of honor on the board, do you ever, pan,- • plentiful that they sold for 25 .cents each and
der -an the -fact that -Mr. 'T-ri'r tip ve-ha l -...r..lturr:t r--eo-uld
a a splendid breeding to develop into such ad- 'All this. information,- and, more, is contain-
niirable proportions? an article in the Imperial Oij Review, and
' in the first place, to set your nsind at rest bringing the story of the wild turkey down
to recent times we quote :
In Ontario, a closed season on wild turkeys
was declared in the years 1902 to 190.E but by
this -time there was none left, of the type known
as the Eastern turkey. Finally in 1940, seven
wild turkeys„were seen near the Balmy Beach
Canoe Club, outside Toronto. A local resident,
it is reported, tried to make friends but the
birds headed for the tall timbers, This' year,
the Toronto Anglers and hunters Assn., has
iMported 200 wild turkey poults .and released
them, hoping they will take up residence with-
in shooting distance.
Reverting to the turkey of commerce and
the dinner table, the article tells of the diffi-
culty in raising the creatures, because of their
stupidity and their extreme liability to disease
while young. A man who has had experience
is quoted as saying: "A lot of farmers think
raising turkeys is a short cut, to the lunatic
m.
•asylu.” Nevertheless, peopldo raise them,
and turkey production is rising steadily in
Canada. Ineurbators are largely in •use now.
There are several breeds of, the modern
turkey' and "eac.h has its points, but so long as
the lady of the house is a good, cook you don't
need to worry about the breed. Just wade in'
and enjoy yourself.
about a country with which Canada is on• terms
of friendship, the turkey has nothing to clo with
Turkey. Indeed, we are told that the breed
originated in America, that the Spaniards
after discovering this 'continent found wild
turkeys gobbling about the.',pla,ee., and nintro-
duced• them. 'to -Euro pe, where they were sub-
jected to various degrees of improvement for
human. consumption. •
Incidentally, ,this improvement while tak-
' i,n.g Out the turkey's wildness also eliminated
,.nearly all the brains, perhaps never any great
amount, until' the modern turkey is accounted
the stupidest creature on the farm or where -
ever he may be. They say that too much
breeding has somewhat the same effect on
humans.
Like all history,°that of the<turkey is some-
what indefinite, and it appears .that there is
some evidence that a couple of centuries before
the time- of .Columbus turkeys. were known. in
`o; ay` w..hch,see.ms to knock the Spanish
Iegefulb u; t. of: *tit,
A.t'• any rate, , we are told. that in 1538
turkeys, brought $38 a head in Denmark, and
later in the• same century the 'price had drop-
ped to $15 in England=and $15 was a lot of
money in those days.
CAME TO NOUGHT
The Toronto Telegram notes that "the
. C• overnorNOeneral in Council has 'been pleased
to declare that the Crown has ceased to be in
control or occupation of the wharf at St,
Jos&ph, Huron' county," and comments briefly
upon the activities of the late Narcisse M.
Can,tin at St. Joseph from 50 to 60 years ago.
Vantin had a scheme for the construction of a
canal from St. Joseph to a point on Lake Erie
whiaib would have cut off 'the long lake and
river trip, around the tip of the Westren On-
tarioeninsula. A glance at the map will
apo* how the canal would shorten the Great
Lakes passage. The Government spent a few
thousand dollars in const'ruction of a wharf
at St., Joseph, and The Telegram states that
EDITORI
fur some tithe lake steamers called there.
This; however, is incorrect, as, owing to the
absence' of any natural harbor, the wharf was'
soon washed away by a .storm. Cantin had
already put up' a big hotel and some factory
buildings, with vision of a large "town or city,
but with the passage of time these buildings
-have disappeared, and the traveller on the Blue
Water Highway now will pass St. Joseph -with-
out noticing that it is anything more than a.
small hamlet in the vicinity of a church a short
distance up the road. -
The Government announcement noted by
'The Telegram is probably nothing more than
a belated shedding of any responsibility in con-
nection with a harbor that never really existed.
AL NOTES
A bright a.nd "happy Christmas to all the
readers of this column!
Y yes, it's c-c-lcold. B. -but we don't
-fit; ,rt, so 1 -long as we g -g -get some
-gn ' warm w -weather next s -summer.
e , •
Discussing relations with Russia, Philippe
„ Picard,ALP., made the timely and sensible
observation that "co -existence co -existence 'is to be prefer-
red
refer-
re to 1.,e0 -annihilation." -
e 0 s *
There are some mean people,inthe world.
i stance, the ,persons who stole bulls free
µ h ; tmas trees in the',' to rre. And we
were% ai •
la" 'a;
is U Nu. We extravagant people would s.pell
it You Knew.. Does the .gentleman have to
-spend a lot 'of time telling accusers. that he
didn't know??
• * 9 M
The town of Amherstburg has an interes-
ting situation on' the lower Detroit River and
The Amherstburg Echo keeps an eye on the ves-
sel trafte of the busiest stretch of water in the
world.. In a 'recent issue of the paper it,gave
the number of ships that had 'passed Amherst -
burg in 1.954 up to December 15th as ,19,46 --
9,768bound and 9;693 downbo ri:
de In 1953
the r' total was larger, the all-time high ,of:
-27,40 "bering reached. This yearlake business
e ras ' considerably sovirer, quite a number ,,of
ships .being held in+3pt . July was the•, busiest:
Month, the number ofpassages, beginning in
April increa ng each month until . the° peak
was reached and 'then decreasing gradlly
ynti; tlie end os.' the . season.
With the approach of Christmas, our thoughts revert gratefully to those
whose good will ani confidence we have.iearned' to 'treasure throughout 'the years.
It is to these old friends and our manynew ones pthat we wish to extend our warmest
wishes for a cheerful and joyous' Christmas --- a happy and prosperous New Year,