The Goderich Signal-Star, 1957-01-24, Page 2PAGE TWO
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TUUURSDAY, JANUARY 24th, 1957
TALK UP YOUR TOWN
Those who are anxious to see new indus-
tries come to Goderich should kqp in mind
one point that is tremei Iously important but
not at all realized by some vit izens. If a
stranger talks to you and asks you what you
think of Goderich and its future, speak to hint
in Optimistic vain and with pride in. your home
town. Many industries seeking to locate don't
always go to the t'own's ind-ustrial commission
WANT T
Or the supposed powers -that -be • for primary
information. They simply talk to townspeople
on the street to learn how they feel about the
towel.
Keep this in hind the next time some
stranger asks you what you think of Goderich.
You plight be instrumental in having an in-
dustry come here or not corse here. Your per-
sonal opinion is much marc. important tothese
industrialists than ,you iniglht.__ think.
RETURN TO 1936?
The plaint is frequently heard, that to-
day's dollar buy, only .t fraction of what it
bought 20 years ago.
•This is rorreet.-
NOw let us ex,atlihie file filets of the efts.
Twenty years id o was, to be ,pet•itie, 111=•
year 1936.
The Second \\ orld War was ,till in t h1
future, and the great depression, usheeed in by
the American. Mock market crash of October,
1939, was still with 0,.
111 1936, money, and the employment ne-
cessary to earn money, were ' i1J'ee and good,
were more plentiful than purchasers possessed
of the wherewithal to buy them.
Depression had brought widespread re-
trenchment extending even to Chatham's eivie
ane' school tn.Irninistrations: even the teachers
far from clangoring for higher salaries, were
taking salary, cuts.
Retrenchment was the order of the day,
all the way down from Ottawa to even the les-
ser
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i 1 ividu-
•" i • and private 1 d
'i :std
municipal al ac t v It es
they had little, and
eeen(3�izecd �l►ec.a1�e ..
one of them lmothtne to s "cid.
. .- .._.fir, ..-.._,,.
Wel tire, of which so Much. is Beard in
these days, represented not i'a-visIi and unpre-
cedented social benefits, but the mere neces-
saries of everyday living.
Few new houses, let alone public build-
ings, were being erected; it was a rare thing
for a motorist to trade in his ear every year
clothing Was 'suite often patched to give longer
servlet': people counted. the pennies.
While the necessaries of life were in-seant
.uppl�, Many of the pleasant things whieh to-
day help to raise our standard of ldvillg were
rtmIJilrrhirrable for lark of money: many were
THE GODERLCU SIGNAL -STAR
Down Memory's
Lane
45 Yearn Aso
Goderich Board of Trade held a
special meeting to discuss N. C.
Camerons proposals to tax outside
firms doingbusiness in the 'town.
W. Proudifoot, iMPP, suggested that
mail order firms be forced to file
statements as to amqutlt of busi-
ness done in each municipality.
They could be taxed en the basis
of these statements, he said.
Thomas Stothers, reeve of• Ash-
field Township, was elected warden
of Huron County.
J. W. Baker purchased the meat
market.which had been operated
by W. T. Murney'for 21 years. The
shop was on the south side of the
Square.
Firemen took out the engine to
teat 300 feet of new hose whieh
was guaranteed to stand •up to 500
pounds of pressure. Pt did, but
the large hose on the engine did
not. When it burst, several spec-
tators received- an unexpected
shower {bath.
Dr. Hunter, medical health of-
ficer,' repented 63 deaths, at an
average age of 58.5, in •Goderich
during 1+14. Ten people, whose
average age was 35.5, died of
t'uberacrlosis.
---- -/5 Years Ago
In a drastic economy move,
Huron County Council cut salaries
of county employees as much as
33 percent. The salary of one -top
official was clot ,by $700 annually.
Laborers' and teamsters' hotirly
wages were slashed to 20 cents
and 40 cents respectively.
Spurred by an unusually mild
winter, George Johnston and Sons,
Kingston street, applied for per-
mission to operate an artificial ice
11E1i1 ISDA" ', JANUARY 24th, 1957
I Huron County had meiuw
k$t>lron County tbens��
this fund. 4 :� We have groups each . as the
Letter to the Editor"""m
(Note: The 'following letter con-
tains the writer's impressions of
County Council, which met here
last week. The writer also sug-
gests that school children would
benefit from a visit to County
Council when it is in session.)
Editor, SignnalStar:
Sir, It was a pleasant, satisfy-
ing experience to enter a new
room in a new, 'beautiful court
house, which is very functional,
and see a representative group of
men, 'from �1l) townships, five
vl ages di
towns an three"11 d g
many problems that come under
their jurisdiction.
One 'frequently hears the re-
mark, "How can =we get people
more interested in publle affairs?"
We are all interested in young
people, and listening to them, dis-
cuss many tjiings. Today they
have social studies as one subject
on their school curriculum. What
would groups of these students
learn at -a County Council meeting,
to provide topics ,for discussian at
their social study groups?
To c digress for a moment, I
wound • like to state that we did
not have social studies on our cur-
riculum when I attended the Col-
legiate but we did have a very fine
science master. ewiho was in charge
of our second form. Once a month
after the Scripture reading, he
told us a story. One time it was a
railway accident he had just read
from a newspaper. He wanted us
to think of the possible cause of
the accident.
Ile asked, "Was it the station
master, the conductor, the brake-
man, or the flagman?" We were
unaware that we were being taught
the duties, qualifications, and re-
feach man aloe
plant in Goderich. >ponsibilities o g
eitk ee n.
(,tluilty Council heard Councillor the assembly line. He was the
In 1`1:11i people did not buy mix mast ers or Harry .McCreath, of Colborne Town- kind of teacher ' ho never blamed
1'\` sets; the\ didn't Have such things as cake ship, propose that Dr. "Tiger" Dun -I students who did not do well in his
nli\e, or frozen packaged dinners. Few people lhe 'blamed himself.
wh the words "Dunlop's s ace be rTomlb" arked t�Ho�wever, he never hesitated to
own '11 power tools.. with whieh to develop a' in '10 -foot letters. He offered to 'reprimand a student who might do
hobby. Power' lawnmowers were for the parks do 'the job 'himself, using white; something that should not have
and the golf retirees. horses were the chief cobblestones collected by school been done or that might endanger
ot i� e power fur f#le fanners and stenograph- children. the life of another student. I
pl
Dr. Ernmerson was elected chair- remember one such incident. The
ere could bash away the unpainted finger -nails plan of Goderich Collegiate Inti- student accepted the reprimand
on old typewriters rather than the modern tute Board. Other officers were: quietly, and later became one of
electric. models whieh now serve the business. vice-chairman, J. W. Fraser; tress- the teacher's star pupils. Later
urer, I. H. Robertson. and secre- he graduated from university and
tory, J. P. Hume. • became a fine, useful citizen in.
Several Goderich residents at- Huron County. The teacher was a
tended the 32nd annual reunion of strict disciplinarian and when he
\'e have collie a long wily ru t he 20 years.
Probably we have gone into debt because of
the headlong raee to better ourselves but iii
that desire for betterment �� (' have ctleate(1 the Huron Old Boys' Association
•job;, ?opened 01) new avenues -of business enter-
prise, spurred industrial development and have
- thehorse-and-buggy
of
Oul.,ltt, out
lifted
thitlkiitg of stow- progress to. a .more. dynamic
of Toronto.
15 Years Ago
Town Council authorized in-
creases f several em-
ir salaries o
this year£or an
increased grant
em-
ployees. . ,, nom..--,•., t s
1Ytliiam �-isset was _ re- ected of $500ethe first increase asked for
Chairman cif 'Cr dent % . ►;��,•a._ �� .ivy .The rpanas* a.w.-
left Goderich, I think nearly the
whole school was at the station
to see him depart.
We listened to a few delegations.
NIB skin
Mr. Wheeler, of the C asking
the l 9" . i Baa b . ..
Assuredly,t ►S desist• does not buy as gclioolw"Board. ".. 'Other tt"usteesrgated fo the cost of living. In 1:450
much as the 1936 dollar. For that platter, the were M. J. Ainslie, Mrs. George Huron County had 45 blind people.
,
1936 dollar lacked the purchasing power of G MacEwan, E. J. Me Ewan, J. A. people.
Snider and 0. W. Sturdy.
Johnston R C Johnston George Today 1957, we have 64
the 1876 dollar.
But who, faeiug the
Canada to go back" to the
or 1876?
NEWSPAPERMAN'S PRAYER
(Port Elgin Times)
'We are indebted to one of our valuable
readers, n member of Port Elgin Ministerial
.Association, for the aecompanying "News-
`pa,perman's Prayer," as published a number
of years ago in the Journal of the British
institute of Journalists.
The beginning of -a new year seems an
appropriate .time to reprint this supplication
whieh was originally made' to. tit. Francis I)e-
Sales, patron saint of newspapermen:
"St. Francis, dear patron of a harrowed
tribe, grant us thy protee•t.iom. ire; -tow on u;,
thy servants, 0 little more of thy critii'al
spirit. and a little less on our reader,-; confer
facts, would want
conditions o 1936
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on our subscribers the grace of condescension
in overlooking our faults, the grace of light
in acknowledging our merits, and the grace
of promptitude in paying our bills.
"Make thein less partial to compliments,
more callous to rebuke; less critical of mis'
prints. (live us bea-utiful thoughts, so that
we, thy children, may have the courage to
write as we think, and our readers the ,docility
to think as we write.
"There shall we, thy faithful servants,
resting on thy protection, fight thy -battles with
joyful hearts drive the wolf from the door,
the devil from the fold, and meet thee in ever -
1;1;4 Irlg p101ee. : sliest. y
EDIT RIM NOTES
Yes, ue are having an old fashioned win
tor, with the old-fashioned •Iarinary thaw 10
prove it
a v ,o
Red ('lrirra's Premier, ('hots En-lai, ha,
been visiting Russia's Communist official heads
at the Kremlin and 'has signed a deelarat ion
Of partnership .with the Russian Reds in full
support of their policies. This ought to re-
move any c1ou'hts, if there were any, that
China's Communism is no better than that of
the Russian murderers.
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An Ontario weekly proposes that this
Provinee aright adopt the fashion in motor
license plates issued -in other Provinces and in
some of the ,States of carrying snappy mottoes,
such as Michigan's "Water Wonderland,,,
Florida's ",,Sunshine State," Saskatchewan's
"Wheal Province," and others: Might be a
good idea. For Ontario the appropriate motto,
we suppose, would be "Where Frost. Rrrle:;.'a
e e e v
Some people say there is, no real argument
for withholding the franchise from_ persons
- under 21 years of age. But a member of the
expressions as "plaid tie," "plaid meter rugs`1
irnd so on, when what is meant i, '`tartan tie,'
"tartan motoI' -rtlg, ' ('te. Iii his language
"Haiti— means a shawl, like a travelling rug,
waved its a tartan pattern, and the word is
pronounced "played," not ``plad." But in
looking,' up the Standard dictionary (published
in the United 'Stag's) We find that what is in-
correct for the Highlander has through coul-
nion and ignorant use become permissible for
those who do not k;iiow any better. If there
is a IIighlarld strain in your ancestry you will
of course avoid. using the two words inter-
changeably. If you are • not so blessed, you
'•i -in take refuge in the
dictionary.
The cost of living was 'doing up
at -the jail, Huron County Council
was told by Governor Reynolds.
He said it was costing him 16%
cents a day to feed a prisoner,
'whereas he used to deo it for 11
cents in depression days.
Miss Ruth iMurney, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Murney enlisted
for service with the CWAA.F.
Proposing -to organize a bays'
band, the Salvation Army asked
Town Council for '.permission to
use ,instruments owned by the
town.
10 Years Ago
Brown Smyth, reeve of West
Wawanosh Township, was elected
warden of Huron County. The in-
augural session was a few hours
late in opening due to a blizzard
Which delayed some rural mem-
bers.
1Goderich merchants announced
they would -remain open until 10
p.m. every Saturday night to ac-
commodate cu-Aomers, particular-
ly those from the rural areas.
-R. G. Sanderson was local chair-
man of the Canadian Aid to China
Fund, which sought to raise $3,000
in Goderich.
Mrs. G. Bisset, ofGoderich, was
elected pi e ride•nt of Huron 'Pres-
byterial WMS of the Presbyterian
Church,
Sugar, butter and meat were
still in short supply, and The
Signal -Star carried a list of ration
coupons which were valid in
January,,1947.
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THE RIGHT TO WORK
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(Letter -Review)
• • Hight -to -`Fork" latus, already its force
i11 17 states in US, are being stus1'ied with
interest.. by municipal ,governments in that.
country. One Kalifornia municipality has al-
ready adopted legislation in form of civic
ordinance outlawing collective bargaining
agreements between unions and employers that,
make union membership a Miiiition of em -
Idaho Mate. _Legislature _doesn't accept t}ug..—
He sags, American youths affection for Elvis >plrtymeltt. <<
Presley demonstrates their lack of maturity Labor bosses, who see right-to-work
legl�lation as threattheir o
and makes us take a see�ond look at teen-age their own
judgment." Ile doesn't want to see a Presley powers over workers, have attacked ordinance
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or a Sinatra in the President s chair at the
of California munieipality as illegal. Similar
campaign is being waged by I3ig Labor against
White lienee. ,, ,,
{► e 0state right-to-work lawsin ITS.
This one. in from The Printed Word: Truth is, however, that such legislation
Two student, from a � alaadlian college refte.ets rising tide of public resentment against
who Made a motor tour of the United States
and ruthless tactics of leaders n£
lntt gutmer report that their blazers seemed organized Iabol°a eresenll�tlent that,' in this
to ,roflt0 some eurionity among the people they
'country as well as in 17 , °i 'shared by many
met. T110 hill/MS bear the college's Latin mot- union members.
to, "Timor' Del prineipiuna aapientiae" cc The
gear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom."
The eurioait7 was •esplained when an Okla-
homa ww°aitre ;s asked •their : "Where are you -
ll romr •-
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' a ral.nadaq." they itT[isi .7eretil..
see," aitit the girl. "I've been
~Ut'taa &;rinsg what language thrid wan."
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the
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CANADA BATS 1RER BEEF
(Vinatieial Post')
Canadian e tporte>i's of slaughter Battle to
the 1.7.R. this year will retain elota to the all
time low level they reached. last year ---1X3
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animals; they UM' Mil drop lower. Wiwi
Bemuse you, Mr> Co>rts;li>ifler, will gabble up
these potential exports'. l`leeauae ling prieel
are going ttp, you'll ntie your steal' knife even
Me't'e thi e year than. jilt.
Menace To Farms
(A. S. Bolton, Assistant Agricultural
Representative for Huron County)
Most people don't iworryo too,
much when they see one `'or tko
rats around their barns or build-
ings. They seem to think 'they're
bachelor rats that live alone and
like it, so they ignore them.
=Rodentologists (people Who make
a study of rats and 'how they live)
think there are very few rats that
live alone. They claim there are
already a 'good many rats around
bedsore you begin seeing them,
They use 'the following rule of
thumb to estimate the rat popula-
tion in a barn:
1. rf you see damage (but no rats)
—there are 'approximately 20
rats present.
2. If you see one_.ne, two rats at
.atyriglit.flrut--Iroise---ht-the d'avtrme)-
-there are 50 rats present.
3. There are over 100 rats present
by
the time you begin seeing
'them in the daytime.
And rebenrt testis tarried out by
the O?A.C. show rats and mice are
far more common on Ontario farms
than ,most people like to believe.
They checked 57farms in'Waterlob
and Grey Counties, and found rate
or mice on every one of then.
The total population on these
farms was esttrnate-d to be 2,300
Pats and 1,500 mice. The total lose
amounted to about $1,000 per ;farm.
The chances are your farm is jusl
as badly inifeetcd as those 5/
"average" farms tested by O.A.O.
if so, your lose is as high as $1,000
a year. ($20 for every rat.) You
can eliminate the loge easily, quiet-
ly, and safely thy haitinft Tour farm
With warfarin rat --Frill.- Farm ryup.
ply dealer are featurino warfarin
rat -kilt as part of the mon +Count•
W Junior .]Earner Wage Wary ori
'lest) Campaign. Next tilnie y o'.i'r,",a
into your dealers 'asst thein about
wing it. Et wild 430 t alp r ' t
$3 to rave over $100.
The CAS reported the kind of
services they render to• children;
Iteaping the home together if
possible.
The Huron County Ljbrary gave
an interesting account of the ser-
vices it renders to libraries, -
schools and institutions. The
greatest number of books were in
the juvenile section. The books
are exchanged every three months
and one has the privilege of read-
ing the latest ,books .published.
The =cost and upkeep of the
bridges and roads were revieWed,
donations to hospitals were given.
Responsibility, rules and regale -
tons governing weed control, or
jack of them, between the town-
ships and county were discussed;
how to enforce the law when ad-
jacent properties of other anuni-
cipalities seemingly did nothing to
get rid of obnoxious weeds.
In the report given by the MOH,
Dr. R. H. Aldis, it was interesting
to shear something about the treat-
ment M polio. Out 1af 100 children
tested who had been exposed to
the disease, the consensus was
that 80 percent of the treatment
given had been effective.
A tax problem asked by one
councilman, "Wlhy squeeze a man
at a certain date .when you low
he will pay and has ability to pay.
Why should a good 'farmer be
penalized at a certain time when
he could dispose of hiscattle and
produce at a more opportune
time?"
One important 'democratic pro-
cedure was ee , as the result
of a mistake made. The contest
between the ;two candidates (for
warden was very close, 17 to 15,
but someone inadvertently gave
cut the wrong numbers, 17 to 5.
The discussion revealed that the
results of the voting were not al-
ways given to the Council first, if
at all. There were other counties,
too; where they were told the pro-
cedure was very bad. It was de-
cided that the closed ballot was
better than the open 'ballot. The
vote was unanimous that the re-
sults should be known first by .the
Council.
Then we heard two speakers
from the Univeinsity of Western
Ontario. Mr. R. B. Willis and Mr.
Diggon told_. us about jig univers-
ity and their problems relative to
increased attendance and their .ap-
preciation of what Huron County
Council had been doing. •
We had a reportgiven of the
Huron County bursary committee.
Since 1048, our Council :had been
locoi-ng
aside -funds for this cam.
mittee. There were two scholar -
ca ee e'en_ `ea,cb, Ave _'bursaries
'Wraith') each taken from the Huron
County grant to be used to assist
blind ' needy students with good academic
standing. . Forty stud=ents from
• ttunior Farti<t ere' or anlz
the 44l Clubs which today are
creating wonderful opportunities
;for their members, but all stud-
ents have not the privilege a+f be-
longing to these organizations.
1 feeel it is important for us all'
to be alert to the good resources
'that we have and 1 feel it is pos-
sible for our young 'people to
learn about policies, constitutions,
incl putting responsibility where
it belongs, listening and ,discussing
with their teachers later, what is
presented at our County Council
meetings.
JO5'J G. SiAtU'IWERS.
o a
Wife, to husband who had, 'had a
few drinks too many: "If it were
the first time, Max, I could .forgive
you. But you tame home like this
in. November, 1916."
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COUNTY cOUNCII, NiGHT
County .Clerk Harvey , ' !fine
was iChairut a 'County 'Council
night of the Lions iClulh at the
Radford Hotel • Thursday evening
when the members of the 1957
County C:otuteil were guests. Spec-
ial speaker 'for the 'occasion was
Janes Scott, of'Seaforth. Charter
night for the Lucknorw Lions Club
is Monday, January 28, when mem-
hers of the heal club will be visit.
inrg Lueknow.
A good job is one that ismore
interesting than a vacation.
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