The Goderich Signal-Star, 1957-11-21, Page 2T
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HURON COUNTY'S FOREMOST WEEKLY o'r +�
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GEO. L. ELLIS, Editor and Publisher.
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THURSDAY, NOV. 21st, 1957
THE CHANGING SCENE
Over organization in towns and villages
is having its,,effect on enterprises that some
years ago were flourishing institutions. There
was a time when such a Drama Festival as was
sponsored here by the Goderich Little 'Theatre
would have drawn capacity houses. But today
so many people are so busily engaged in so
many different organizations that the patron-
age enjoyed by any one of them is like lite old
grey snare whieli "ain't what she used to be."
Contrary to what Many eity people seem to
believe, the average town resident can't keep
up to attending the many things they svoulcl
like to attend in a town.
The plays presented by the four dramatic
clubs at the Drama Festival here last Thursday
and Friday evenings were of a high order and
thoroughly enjoyed by those who saw them.
But the number of people who did see them
did riot fully justify the -efforts put forth by
ON MAKING
It seems absurd that in days of relative
prosperity we should find trouble. iii snaking
ends meet. Family budgetary difficulties were
commonplace in depression days, but surely,
we• think, with ,wages so high we should be
living on easy street.
The answer, of eourse, lies in the fact that
ailthough we have reached a new level of living
the basie impulses of human nature have not
changed, says , 'he Royal Bank Monthly Letter.
Our desires for luxuries and extra-vagan-.
ties seem to increase more rapidly than our
earnings, states the Letter and continues as
follows : Our wants grow into needs. `When
we earn $100 a month we eomplain that ve are
barely breaking even; a few years later, if we
are making 300 a7nionth, we will still have the
same complaint. When oar table is laden
with -delicious things we go and cry before
Mother Hubbard's cupboard.
Whatever high plateau of living standard
rice -reach,. -the prineiple-of wise use of money --
still applies: we need to plan so as to get the
best use of every dollar.
While the standard of living in many parts
o -f the world is mere subsistence, the explosion
in Canada's industriarile eloprtie truths given:
her a level of living among the two or three
highest in the world.
It has happened so fast that we are not
accustomed to it. 'In the past hundred
Yet
the Little Theatre to bring t -he's talent to the
stage in (Uoderieh. The ,smaller -than -desired
attendance is no reflection whatever on the
actors or the actor groups. It simply boils
down to the fact that so many different organ-
izations keep people so' busy that they haven't
time to attend such presentations as they would
some decades ago. Add to this the fact that
people do not have to hurry and get dressed
after a day's work in order to go out for the
evening but can simply slump down in an easy
ehair and watch a 'TV program and you'have
another contribution to a current trend of poor
supp($t in a town to a public entertainment.
There ivas a day when towns arid villages had
countless public entertainments in the town
halls, church halls, ete., for the purpose of
raising money for the town band or some
other community welfare project but these
affairs seem to be on the wane.
ENDS MEET
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years we have developed into a country ‘vhere
it is possible for men to get enough to eat
without having to stumble out...of bed at five
to milk the cow and crawl baek in again after
dark. The change has taken place here in a
couple of generations, instead of being spread,
as in other countries, over centuries.
Between 1926 and 1956 personal income
in l-'anada climbed from $4,092 million to
$21,706 million, an increase of 430 per cent.
This meant an addition of more than $560 per
person per year iu buying power, even allow-
ing for the higher cost of living. In the same -
period, cash 'income from the sale of farm
products went up from $966 million to $2,662
million.
Look at the increase in our possessions in
less than one generation:
Twenty
Years Ago
automobiles registered 1,279,536
owned homes - 1,459,357
electrics Vacuum cleaners 624,178
telephones 1,037,298
radios 2,002,889
mechanical refrigerators 538,535
electric or gas stoves 1,019,421.
furnace heating
'bathtub or shower
running water
flush toilets
power washing machines
SECRETS OF SUCCESS
- Lj a satirical short story written more
than 200 'years ago. the Chinese scholar, P'u
Sungling, told how -a young mall who 'had
intended to devote his life to study was in -
need to forsake his ivory tower and become a
political success.
As may be guessed. a beautiful yoitng girl
played a part in the story, acting both as the
young mall's temptress and as his teacher.
Many of the lt's.son were on learning what to
say. The lower grades of this art were for
the student. to say what Nr -as not on his ,mind
and to say What was on 4bc mind of the person
he was speaking to.
However, these ,arts, While 11ndexiiahly
EDITORIA
h`irst ray of the decentralization sun has
reached Goderich with the announcement that
a London furniture manufacturing firm has
purchased a factory here and will loeate short-
ly. Maybe suburban Toronto could spare us
hair a dozen rays too,
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Unable to make a tour of Russia like
Eleanor Roosevelt lo get the facts about that
997,588
1,169,760
1,558,586
1,342,198
Latest
Count
3,187,099
2,685,000
2,199,000
2,930,000
3,817,000
3,186,000
2,619,000
2,266,000
2,656,000
3,249,000
2,906,000
3,344,000
useful led only to positions in the lower grades
of the Chinese civil service. The -highest art,
l/erfeetion in Nvhieh led to posts of the highest
rank, those of governors and ministers and
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prime ministers, was to learn to say half of
what, was on his mind, Perfection in this art
Was attained when the political aspirant could
never he caught affirming or denying anything,
"and y -heli things turned out not, to be what
ho had thought at first, he could always cl►n-
veiaiently deny what he had affirmed and affirm
what he had denied."
1'tterances of some statemen at inter-
national gatherings lead one to suspect that
the arts Of getting ahead in polities are not
exclusively Chinese. Printed Wald.
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country, we have done the most we can do—
get tickets for the- Russian -Kitchener hockey
game at. Kitchener on November 26. Determ-
ined • to make it, we wrote -away two months
ago ftlr the t ickets• and two weeks ago received
the six tickets requested. So, six members of
the Signal -Star staff will he spying on how
the Russians play hoekeyski in sputnik style.
Wanted—six, old army helmets.
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Goderich Township
Nominations
A nomination meeting for the Township of Goderich will be held in the Council
Chambers of tb. Town Hall, Clinton, in •- -
Friday, November 29
BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 1.00 AND 2.00 P.M.
Nominations will be accepted for the position of Reeve, for Pour Councillors, and
Ser Thrid Trustees for 2 year terms on the $heel Area Soars. .
K an election 'be necessary, it will be held on Monday December 9th, between
the bears of. 9 a.m. and'6 p.m. at the following places and with the following off dors:
Ward' Place
1 - • Orange Hall
2' S.S. No. 2
t . Home of A. Scheibe
., 4 . . Hone if H. Tyndall
r rS ' Neat* 44j� _'"• • _ .
."'3. ' r Hone et.
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Deputy Returning Officer
— V. Falconer
H. Sturdy -
Chas. Wallis
' Pell Clerk
H. Pta nar
C. Sturdy
• Wm. Mcliwain
/. Trtek • Den AAiddlMwa
H, McCartn.y Los PNersen
R. E. Bowden Roe. Miller
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Down .Memory's
Lane
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45Years Ago
A reader wrote The Signal to
suggest that a public market be
est.a�blished in Goderich. He stated,
"The reason so many good apples
are going to waste this year is that
there is no convenient way in
which the groweis and the cus-
tomers can get together."
Mayor 'Reid and Reeve Mannings
went to Toronto to attend a meet-
ing of the Ontario 'Municipal Elec-
tric
leatric Association. A proposal to
build a system of publicly -owned
electric railways throughout the
province was to be . discussed at'
the meeting. Local officials were
interested in anything that would
facilitate completion of the electric
railway along the Lakeshore from
God ericho Kincardine.
The Chlldren's Aid Society of
Huron County reported expendi-
tures of $481.30 for the first 10
months of 1912. Daring the same
period, 25 children were taken as
wards of the society, and 41 were
placed or replaced in foster homes.
About 225 cars of grain 'were
shippepd from the Goderich eleva-
tor during the week.. With orders
piling in, more would have been
shippped if car.1had been available.
J. Scott Wilson, formerly of
Auburn, was -an unsuccessful Soc-
ialist candidate in California in the
U.S. Congressional elections.
25 Years Ago
£Mr. Justice Jeffrey, presiding at
Supreme Court in Goderich, ex-
-pressed astonishment at the versa-
tility of Ernest Plum, of Brussels,
who was a former reeve of Morris
Township. .Mr. Plum, theplaintiff
in a civil case, said that he was
a ;hotelman, liveryman, uooli'•oom
ke5per and .blacksmith all at the
same time.
Rev. Ben Wilson spoke at Au-
burn following his return from a
trip to Europe. Re declared,
"Russia is building a new world.
Keep your eyes on Russia and your
hands off Russia."
The town solicitor's Model T
Ford had a kick like a -mule, re-
ported The Goderich Star. A col-
legiate boy, who was making a
study of cars and their eccentric-
ities, -had his knowledge increased
when the motor kicked `back as he
was cranking it. When last seen,
the solicitor's Model T was still
intact, but the would-be mechanic
had his right arm in a sling.
Goderich residents were button-
ing up their overcoats. The temp-
erature dipped to 19 degrees on
November 16 and about three
inches of snow had fia11•en. - --- - - ---
Colborne Township ,Council , ap-
pointed William Sallows to act as
assistant clerk during the absence
of Mr. Kent.
15 Years Ago
Seventy-five deer . were shot in
Alorth Huron on the first day of the
open season, it was estimated,, The
six-day open season was the first
of its kind hereabouts. Experts
calculated the deer populaflon of
the county at 2,000; _with three-
quarters of this total in the open
season area.
The Department of Education an-
nounced the winners of the three
Carter scholarships for Huron
County. ' The first scholarship,
valued at $100 cash, was awarded
to Miss Mary Ahl, of Goderich.
Mr. andiMrs John Handy, form-•
er residents of Goderich, celebrat-
ed their 50th 'wedding anniversary
at Byron.
DOMINION STORES REPORT
WINS AWARD 6th TIME
TORONTO, Nov. 16.—The Fin-
ancial Post today announced that
the 195657 annual report of Do-
minion Stores Limited had been
judged best in Canada in the field
of "retailing and distribution."
Judges were representatives of the
Investment Dealers Association of
Canada, Canadian Institute of
Chartered" Accountants; and As-
sociation of Canadian Advertisers.
It is the sixth time in the seven
year history of Financial Post
awards that Dominidn Stores' an-
nual reports. have been honored.
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C.N.I.B. CAMPAIGN IN
HURON HAS $1450 TO GO
As. more blind residents move
into this area's Home for the Blind
in London, C.NA-B. campaign chair-
men throughout Huron, Perth and
Middlesex Counties are receiving
last-minute donations to the an-
nual operating fund campaign. The
campaign has about $2,200.00 to go.
Huron County has $3,550.00 of
its $5,000.00 objective; Middlesex
$3,800.00 of its $4,000.00 target;
and Perth is within $600.00 of its
$3.800.00. St. Thomas and Elgin
County contribute through their
United Welfare Services.
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Dungannon Dainty
Dolls Are Active
N1<LE, Nov. 18: — The second
meeting of the Dungannon Dainty
Dolls was held at the home of Mrs.
Graham MoNee on Monday, .Nov-
ember llth.
►The meeting was opened by the
4,H pledge followed by seven girls
answering the roll call. The min-
utes of the last meeting were read
by Sandra Finnigan.
Notes were given on the follow-
ing topics: 'Weave on Wool and
--Worsted Materials"; "Choosing the
!Material"; 'Wow td Shrink (Mater-
ial."
The third meeting; of the 411
Club was held on Friday, Novem-
ber 15, at the home of Mrs. Graham
McNee with nine girls present.
Notes were given on 'Choosing
and Preparine—P-atterec and
instructing on "Alteratinq the-Vat-
tern."
he at=tern." The itirls cut their skirt or
jumper out • and the meetingwas
closed with everyone enoying
lunch.
Some members of Huron County
Councilthought it was about tithe
'they gave themselves a pay boost.
They were getting $415 per day,
plus mileage, for attending regular
and .committee meetings. The
warden received $125 more than
other cquncillors.
Mayor E. D. ,Brown was appoint-
ed clsairsnan of Local i tion Board
No. L-29, which was affiliated with
-the Wartime Prices and Trade
Board. - R. Stonehouse was vice-
chairman and Neil R. MacKay was
secretary.
10 Years Ago
Gordon Wong, who had sold his
restaurant business to Gem%e
Baechler, announced that he would
return to his native Canton, China,
to reside. Gordon came to Gode-
rich` in August, 1926, and lived
here with the exception of a period
in 1930 wlien he returned to China
for a visit. ,
Elmer Weaver, for many years
public utilities manager for the
Town of iPetrolia, was appointed
manager of Goderich Public Util-
ities.
James Donnelly, ,of Goderich,
was the winner of one of the three
Carter scholarships awarded to
Iluron County secondary school
graduates.
Terence Hunter was elected pre-
sident of Colborne Township Fed-
eration -of Agriculture.
Air Vice -Marshall J. A. Sully, of
Goderich, presented .graduation
certificates 4o radio technicians
and radio operators completing a
one-year course at Clinton RCAF
Station.
Letter to Editor
Red Deer, Alta.,
Nov. 12, 1957.
Editor, Signal -Star.
Sir,—The years roll on. I have
just been sitting here at my desk
trying to remember how long the
Goderich Signal, or the Signal -Star,
has been coming to the "Long"
household.
Mymemory goes back more than
60 years, as I still remember Dan
McGillicdddy's Red Rooster decked
out in trousers • and ' braces, that
appeared in The Goderich Signal
every time the -"Grits won an
election in those days. Dan was
a dyed-in-the-wool Liberal if there
ever was one., My dad belonged
'to that political ilk, too, and I
doubt if hp ever voted for any
other party during his 65 years
residence at Benmiller.
It is now more than ',40 years
since.1 last saw the old "home
town," but The Signal -Star still
keeps me in touch with its people.
Time has wrought many changes
In the interval, of -course, both in
the personnel of the inhabitants and
in the number and types of build -
inks. The good old "Square" is
still the hub of r.o;inicipal activities
for•,.the .County,,.at ieast. A new
Court House, a new Arena, and
several new churches together with
a new Collegiate Institute must
have changed the appearance of
your town considerably.
Many people in Goderich, and
in the Townships of Colborne' and
Goderich, with whom I associated
as a youth still remain. Like all of
us, they have grown older with the
years, and it is to them I send a
greeting in memory of other times.
Along with this subscription re-
newal So your always interesting
paper, I send my personal regards.
Sincerely,'
(DR.) J. BENSON LONG.
ASSURANCE Com-- flace /889
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We have a policy which cancels your
mortgage in event of your death.
With this plan, which is available at
very low cost, you can guarantee
to leave your home free and clear
of debt in the event of your early
death.
For information see—
EBB M, ROSS Representative. ,
' Goderich, Ont. Phone 37.
__Progressive firms like our modern Group Plan.
Fines Hit $650
In local Cases
During October
About $050 in tines was collect-
ed in court during October as a
result of prosecutions in which
local police participated, it was dis-
closed in Police Chief F. M. Hall's
monthly report to Town Council.
The report showed that 26
charges were laid under the High-
way Traffic Act, 10 under the Crim-
inal Code, seven under a local traf-
fic by-law, three under a locirtyy-
law governing bicycles and ,ort -e
under the Canada Temperance Act.
There was one traffic death dur-
ing the month. Police attended
12 accidents and investigated five
of them. Five thefts were report-
ed, eight criminal investigations
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T,tUJBSDAY, !NOV. 21st, 1957
' were conducted and nine arrests
were made. Seven persons, who
were reported loot, were later
found and returned home. Seven
bicycles were stolen and the same
number were recovered.
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Taylor's Corner
TAYLOR'S 00'RN lt, Nov. 19.—
The November Ladies' Aid meet-
ing was .held at the home of Mrs.
Elroy Bodges. , Hostesses -for the
meeting were Mrs. Geo. Ginn and
Mrs. Jim .Young: The . December.
meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs. Walter hicks. ..
-- Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Snyder visit-
ed during the- week -end with Dr.
and Mrs. Norman Truemner, at
Arthur.
Mr. and - Mrs. John Shell, of
Londesboro, visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh McCabe on Friday.
NEW ,FLORIST
SHOP
COMING TO
GODERICH
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Mr. Wilfred J. Denomme, who has been with
Cooke's Greenhouse in Clinton for the past
16 years, plans to open an up-to-date florist
business in the store formerly occupied by
Campbell's Drug Store on The Square.
Experienced in all types of floral design
work, including wedding, funeral, hospital ar-
rangements, etc., he plans to give the very
finest in work and service at reasonable prices.
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