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"THE GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR
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THURSDAY, APRIL 3rd, 1958
THE ELECTION RESULTS
The electorate_ has spoken --and in no
uncertain terms. Monday'p Federal election
gave the Progressive Conservative party an.
even snore impressive vietory than the fondest
hopes held by the vast majority of their own
party. The results were proof again how
difficult it is for anyone, including "experts,'
to predict with any degree of total accuracy
the outcome of any election.
While it vias g.enera,lly unneeded, that the
Progressive.Cunservative part, would"T)e given
the mandate Again. 111 order that it might have
a fair opportunity to carry out its plans, it ova,:
not generally believed that it would be given
puck -a• sweeping victory.
Last week, it wa- stated in this eululnit
-that ' ` \V lite=ltevei way- it goes, it. is to be hoped_
that it will go far enough in that direction
that there will be no repetition of the Last i.11
balanced set-up in the House of Coturuons."
That is, that ,the party in power should have
n >'caothahle '?'his situation
A DESERVED '
Goderieh becomes the pee wee hockey
e a-pi-tal of the world commencing on ;Friday
and continuing through until the end of Easter
Week. This claim to distinction in the realm
of sports is. based on the' fact that during. the
Goderieh Lions 9th annual Young 'Canada
Week some 1,500 pee wee hockey players from
various ;parts of Canada will have Competed in
the tournament here.
Naturally, Goderich is proud of this out-
standing sports event and of those who were
--_ instrumental in' establishing it, as Fell as -the
?many who assist in various ways now .in put-
ting it over. There are many- different people,
both within .and without the. Lions club, who
unselfishly contribute in 'various ways to the
(perennial success of the tournament. Without
their co-operation the- tournament would never
have become the success that it has. Much
xieM'spla-per space could, be devoted .t'o the ser -
A '-BOOKKEE
has ndw been corrected. in' fact, there are
those who feel that hi the interest g'the best
possible government the vote has gone too far
i0 one direct ion,
The fart remains that Prime Minister John.
1)iefeiibaker and his party have won an out-
standing• vietory. Now, to get oil with the
job. It is the hope of all that the Progressive
Conservative government will be successful ill
dealing with various problems that face the;
country, not the least of which is the unem-
ployment problem.
Our congratulations to Elston. Cardiff who
was returned in IIttron with a greater inajorit,
than ever. 11is ;personal popularity and his
with' accluaintaneeship throughout the
county, together with the fact that he was part
and. pareel of. -ti C-011 Lary -wide- -Progressrive•Con-.-
ervat'ive landslide, le, trade his win an impressive
one. We are confident that Elston Cardiff
will do all in his power for the wielfare of IIitron
County, of'which he is unmistakably proud and
for which his interest is rindenia'tite. •
'THANK YOU" -
vices rendered by many different people. At
this t•inie, we will refer to but one ,group.
Forty young men think --enough of Young
Canada Week to donate their services as re-
ferees in the pee wee hockey tournament abso-
lutely gratis. They come here on their ow..n'
from such centres as- Harriston, London, Owen
Sound, Kitchener, Point Edward, Sarnia, Strat-
ford,- etc. The referee -in -chief, Stan Stokes,
of The London Free Press staff, con,tributes
one entire week—..one from his annual three
weeks' holidays—to Young Canada We.ek,
All the wi •- from Winnipe5g comes Morley
Meyer—at his own expense—to Ibe a referee.
Su'eh amazing self-sacrifice, financially and
otherwise,~ to Young Canada Week is quite. a
tribute. x .
A sincere "thank you'', not only .front
the oiiieials of Youing Canada 'Week but also
• from the citizens'of Goderich in general, is
due to these young mens
PING DEFICIT
Introduction of the provinei'il "haspital
plan•wi11 not endii Iger the autonomy of hospi-
tal boards, it is stated by Chairman A. J.
Swanson of the Ontario lIospital Service:;
Commission. Of course it ought ?tot, --hospital
governors 'being owners of the itetittitious'.
But when provincial funds provide, as in the
case of schools, so much toward both capital
and ordinary ext}eii' e. it is to be expected
that the Government will ..•t qualifying con-
ditions and require ohservanee of certain..
general regulations. Some of the latter have
to do with reports. For example, (lepreciation
allowance insist be shown in the 'annual state-
ment, and the Government sets the rate-.'
- Al.the annual lupe-Hug. of Alexandra Mtt(-.-
in-e and General hospital," the treasurer re-
ported a deficit on operations in 1!157 of only
$785, before de•preeiation. The required write-
off for depreciation was $9,058, with the re-
sult that the board had to announce a deficit
of $9,8-14.
For 1956 the depreciation item here Wa.;
$8,877, and over the years. its with other 1-tospi-
tats, an impressive total accumulated—on pa
per. For all hospitals iit- Ontario the grand
total is enough to build a number of, hospitals,
.111 the ease of an industrial plant, depreciation
is set asidp out of revenue and the.money is
available when needed for replacements. In 1
the -ease of hospitals, there is 110 profit from -
whicl► to apportion it. As Chairman Kinkead
sai47at the Goderich annual meeting', a profit'
wuult,1 iudirate excessive rates collected from
patients.
With hospitals, depre('iation fund i5 a
bookkeeping proposition only, and when -capi-
tal outlay has to be undertaken._ the money
must be obtained through 'grants, donations
--and bequests. Depreciation itt hospital ,tie-
c;ouutjng-inay snake sense to chartered account-
ants, but the only evident practical application
is to reduce annually the 'bookkeeping value
of cDpital 'assets town appropriate amount.
The Province seems to recognize that it is
otherwise only a gesture, for its special grants,
.as 111)0. Tana I.'orter said in the Legislature
last year, are allowed to be used for "rehabili-
tation of facilities."
A CHILD'S QUESTION
Not long ago 0 pian writing a letter to the
-editor reportd,.a. drift -.)with 111) four-year-old
son o'n the subject of the figure "120" on the
car speedometer.
First the lad asked why his father didn't
go 'up In 12(1. Told that he'd be jailed if he
did, the boy wanted to know -if. that was the
fate of all who hit 120. Since the answer was
yes, his next question, following rigid child
logic, was why have •511e1 0 number -on the
dial. at all.
Father couldn't-- ansi wor. But the auto
makers have a standard reply: Those• fantastic
figures represent reserve power every driver
needs for passing a11(I ni011oeuvring 1n count-
Jess other, t s)ue•hy, difficult s__1)0t5.
'?'itis may well be .so. Let thy^ 'reserve
power he there as a Safety factor. But cpuldn-'t
1 he manufilcturers remove the ,. $1rperfigures
from 'the speedometer fare? `They're an open
invitation to the thrill -seekers— They can even
beckon to the--�pnsr'r ?tide drivers who might
respond to the surge of that usually untapped
power.
The exi'itenient isn't nearly so great when
you don't know exactly how daring you're
being. •It's a thought for motor ear manu-
facturers. —K -W Record.
Chain the Watchdog?
(The following from the
Midland Free Press Herald
won all. -Canada award among
weekly newspapers for the
best editorial on the subject,
"The reason why the press
should not be 'barred from
public affairs- meetings con-
cluded by elected officials."
The award was made by The
Canadian Weekly Editor.)
tiL�t1 unofficial Church ifaf England
news aper last week published an
- i oria The content of which
might well be read and thoroughly
digested by a few elected officials
who' hold public offices in this
county.
The editorial tailed on Anglican
clergymen :to "respect newspaper-
men." It granted working news-
men sonletifnes seethed to be
'. erinr " -but emphasized that
• What-reprg were t 't�
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to aceoriPlish its theseinstances
was "td nnsnt~e » lccuraey of inform-
*ti'on and I oireetrioss of interpre-
tation."
y two (Wagons at •.county
*oufhcill last weekq, a>Lfempts were
made to exclude the press from
council discussions on questions of
vit'1l importance to taxpayers.
Both were 'thwarted by intervening
action of several councillors led by
Midland's Deputy -reeve R. 4.
Pinchin. But not, in the one in-
stance at least, before heated and
at titnes disorderly debate ensued
on the issue.
Some members believed, because
the press had always been request-
ed to leave when council went into
committee of the whole, 'that the
same restriction should be imposed
this time..
As the members of one public
body, -directly involved in one of
the issues to be discussed in com-
mittee of the .,whole, had been
forced' to Ieave, other councillors
contended it Was only right and
fair that the newsmen present
argued, if the reporters were per-
mitted to remain then the mem-
bers
em•bei;s- of the public body should be
recalled.
We believe their arguments yt!e
prompted m'o're from a misunder-
standing of the role which new -
papers play in the 'life of this
countyand country than they were
froin If deliberate attempt to con-
ceal facts and figures, or to hush
up Sime "dirty linen washing."
Statements made- by several coun-
cillors emphasize this fact.
Respongiole members of the
working press are not interested in
publishing many of the statements
made by elected representatives
daring these closed,. talks, _ In a
good many instahces the state-
ments contain accusations and in-
ferences which - are extremely
libelous and defamatory in nature.
Reporters are, however, duty
bound to obtain as much inform-
ation as possible on any issue "t
ensure accuracy and correctness
of interpretation" for presentation
later in reports for public con -
leg lttntpt'im-> = I nly=tl rough~thezir-
attendance at all sessYohs where
there is open and frank discussion
on a particular question that this
feat can be accomplished.
,,ince it is physically irhpossible
for all taxpayers to attend' meet-
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'llltD;A,Y, AI>l. 3rd, 1968
IMPERIAL 011. REPORTS
CONTINUED HIGH SALES tl
TORONTO, April L--Vew highs
in earnings and capital • expendi-
tures and a continued high level
of sales are shown In imper• al
went to shareholders •today. The
report also noted that current busi-
ness conditions and warmer -than -
normal weather had reduced
fourth quarter income below the
corresponding 1958 level.'
Earnings after income taxes rose
four per cent to $72,080,930. This
was i 8.2 ' cents on eaohdollar of
i
gross' income. - ` Gross ncome of
884 millions' was 5.6 per cent
more than the year before.
, The company invested more
money in new plant and equip-
ment and in carrying out its oil
exploration program. These out-
lays totalled $144 millions last
year, compared with $134 millions
in 1956. •
Who drank' all the
Orange KIST
•
Orange KIST is made from
real oranges. That's why it
tastes so good — why smart
people insist on Orange KIST,
accept no "just -as -good's
brands. Get ,Orange KIST
.-todayl• e
rhe's o KIST
to In carton `/,/•(a,
flavour for every
or cooler . . e
11 kr-
perfect 'pick -r,,• -w
One way to "get up in -the world" is seen •here as a workman
is -busy atop Toronto's Bank of Commerce ,building,in down -
Down Memory's
Lane
45 Years Ago -
Joh,p S. Platt, superintendent of
the shipping ,department of West-
ern Canada Flour :?Rills Co. for a
good many years, resigned in
order to accept a position as one
of the official weighi)tasters at the
port of .Goderich.
The Goderich Mineral Water Co.
was installing water coolers in
banks, -offices and 'other business
places in town.
It was planned to hold a meeting
in the Town Hall to organize a
lacrosse club.
The strong wind and sleet freez-
ing to the rails on Good Friday
stopped a London -bound train near
Centralia... They had- to sand the
rails before they could get the
train started again.
Ed. Lynn. opened a store on
West street, near the, post office,
for the sale of wallpaper, paints
and varnishes. .
25 Years Ago
- -Goderich- dealt a knockout blow
to panhandlers. .-The town pur-
chased 10 cords of four -foot hard-
wood and piled it behind the Town
Hail. Citizens were told not to
feed panhandlers'but to send them
to the Town Hall. There the. pan-
handlers found he had to split
one-quarter cord of wood in order
to earn a meal.
The rail rate on grain from
Goderich to Montreal was cut from
8.6 cents. to 4.5 cents per bushel.
The new rates were designed to
meet competition frgm the Buffalo -
New York line.
S. D. Croft, president, reported
to the Board of Trade that Gode-
rich industries had been able to
ing'1 of elected - bodies, and since
apathy all too frequently keeps
gnarly who could attend away, it is
'even more important that news-
paper reporters get complete rind
accurate details.
Where there is indication of
"evil in high places," mishandling
or seemingly u justifiable expend-
iture of publi }' unds, newsmen 'at-
tempt to fe f t out the facts tor.
the men r women who have a
right to k ' r w.
By the same token, where an
elected man 'oro.woman.�has been
falsely accused of malpractices in
public . service, the press will
spring to his or her defence.
Responsible newspapers 'fight for
the weak against the strong, fight
for .right and seek redress for
wrongs, champion constitutional
rights of .governmefits and people,
individually and collectively.
In 'essence. the press is the',,
publie�watshd+F,g�•==��u �.,. -.- �..�....z
We think most councillors would
agree that a chained watchdog is
of little use to anyone. But that
tri effect is what they are doing
when they hold or attempt to hold
closed sessions.
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town Toronto. In • the distance is Toronto Harbor.
Telegram photo.
carry on- with very little interrup-
tion during the past year. The
town was not •.hit nearly as hard
by the depression as many other
communities.
J. W. McGee advertised brand
new Pylmouth sedans at $890.
15 Years Aalgo
John Elliott, of London, turned
tip an °interesting -reference to --Port
Albert in Smith's, Canadian Gazet-
teer of Canada West, 1846. The
book stated: "The village, called
Albert, has one tavern and 'a popu-
lation of about 40."
Postal rates went up on April 1.
It now cost four cents, instead of
three - cents, to send a one -ounce
letter,
Residents of the town and dis-
trict donated $8,600 to the 'Red
Cross campaign. The objective was
$8,000.
The Goderich Homing Pigeon
Club elected Dick Shelton presi-
dent at the annual meeting in
Johnston's barbershop. A number
of local birds had been donated
to the RCAF to be used in, the war.
The local overseas parcels corn-
mittee mailed 30 more boxes to
Goderich boys in the services.
Those who packed the parcels were
Mrs: D. J. Latae, Mrs. S. Snider,
Misses E. Roberts, B. MacVicar
and M. Beacom and Messrs. H.
Jane, Needham, Baxter and Lane.,
10 Years Ago
Fear that the harbor entrance
might be .blocked, due to the wash-
ing out of the section of , the north
pier; was largely removed. The
Imperial Simcoe entered the hag,
bor on April 1 without,any trouble.
W. J. Baker was -chosen chair-
man of the Goderich Board of
Health.
Firemen were called rout at 3
a.m. Sunday when four Lucknow
boys found that their car hadn't
enough gas left to make it home.
Finding no gas station open here,
they sought police assistance.
Entering the police office, they
slammed 'the door so hard that it
set off the delicate mechanism .of
the fire "alarm. Firemen. intro-
duced the boys to a garage ,man
who supplied the necessary gas,.
Goderich .Midgets won t h e
WOAA championshipbytrast.nsint
Kincardine 13-3 in Stratford.
Members- of -the Godet'ich team
•were: goal, Wisser; defence, Hol-
land, Doak; centre- A%bour; wings,
Erskine, Culp; , alternates, Good-
win-, 1VfacDonald, Graham,' Costello,
Fritzley, McFarlane; sub -goal,
Beadle. -
In the OH'A Junior "o" semi-
finals, Goderieh Louzon )Flyers
wem.eliminated,ty,Thorol=
Last year over '75 cancer re-
search projects were supported by
the National Cancer Institute of
Canada which is affiliated with the
Canadian Cancer Society.
GODERICH .FILM COUNCIL
Mr. Robert Taylor, of Hanover,
National ?Film Board represent.
ative -'-is to be present next Thurs-
day evening at 'a public meeting
of the recently formed Goderich
,and District Film Council. This
is to be held'in the Sunday School
Auditorium of North Street United
Church at 8 p.m: At this time,
Mr. Taylor will outline the aims
of the council.
From 1954 to. 1957 the value of
Canada's mineral production in-
creased from $1,488 million to
$2,134 million.
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