The Goderich Signal-Star, 1958-12-04, Page 9QUICK CANADIAN lkIIZ
1. Where is Canada's great "dino-
saur cemetery?"
2. The province of Alberta has how
many oil wells?
3. Who was the first white man to
reach Canada's Pacific coast by
land?
• Sa axles pax y in us ry, or the
total of corporation profits earn-
ed by industry?
' 5. Inflation has decreased the pur-
chasing power of the Canadian
' dollar by how much over the past
ten yeah?
ANSWERS: 5. Baying power of
the dollar, has declined by about 23
per cent in .10 years. 3. Alexander
Mackenzie, travelling in a 25 -foot
birch -bark canoe with 10 men and
3,000 pounds of baggage; reached
vaiii*ofwitib—e-ttat:ited Deer River:
4. In 1957 wages and salaries total-
led $15 billion, crporation, profits
after taxes totalled $1.7 billion.
2. More than 8,000; in recent years
from live to 10 new oil wells have
been. found -in Alberta per week.
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The Christmas seal has become
an annual institution and offers at.
the Christmas season an opportun-
ity for rich and poor alike to help
in the fight against an ancient
enemy—Tuberculosis.
CHRISTMAS FOWL
TURKEYS GEESE
• CHICKENS DUCKS
-Choice Qualjty
Treasurer's Sale of
•Lands For Taxes
Corporation of the County
of Huron
TO WIT: '
By virtue of a warrant issued by the Warden of the County
-of Huron- under -his -hand -and- the-seai •of the said- Corporafion-
bearing date of 12th day of August 1958 sale Of lands in
arrears of taxes in the County of Huron will be held at my
office at the hour of 2.00 pm. in The Court House on the 9th
day of December, 1958, unless the taxes and costs ailr�ner
paid. Notke is hereby given that the list of lands for sale
for arrear,of taxes was published in the Ontario:Gazette on
the 5th day of September, 1958, and that copies of the said
list may be had at .my office.
The adjourned sale, if necessary, will be held at the above
office on the 16th day of December, 1958.
Treasurer's -Office this 13th- day of. August, 1958.
PUDDING FOR THE
THOUSANDS — Little Jack
Horner would be pop -eyed at
two tons of Christmas pud-
ding, but he'd recognize the
taste. A very old English
recipe is' the basis -for pre-
paring Christ puddings
for service Canadian Na-
tionat Railways dining cars
over the holiday season,
aceorilingJiiibf Tnstr
Joseph "Bill" Nellis and his
two assistants, Joe Panko
and Camille Fleurent. They
are seen using silver-plated
paddles to mix ingredients for
nearly 20,000 pudding pat-,
tions. Liz Gillan, who does
her own home cooking, vis-
ited the commissary car
kitchen in Montreal for a few
tips, thenstayed to sample
the finished product.
this setting many Christmas gifts
were displayed. The specl4 fea-
ture at Sturdy and-.Vompsuy was
a gilt ferris Wheel)r, each -4
carriages of whieh wasfilled with
choice confections. The 'Olympia
Cafe had a great display, of tooth-
some cOnfections beneath a green
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was festooned 'with'01916-11"pope .
There was a background of white
cotton relieved with touchea of
holly at tne Howell Hardware store
before whin , many gifts were
shown. Festoons of holly and nrany
Chinese lanterns was the window
theme at the 'store of Hodgens Bros.
The stores of J. H. Colborne, W.
Acheson and Son and D. Millar and
CoMpany also had effective dis-
'Plays. Two beautiful paintings on
canvass by Sinclair, each surround-
ed with colorful electric lights, was
the setting of the Christmas win -
dew at the store of Cameron and
IVfoore. In addition there was a
background of white lattige work,
decorated with gold and holly and
Christmas bells with backing also
of old rpse plush. Among Other
attractively dee'orated windows
were Porter's Book Store and
JCelly's Jewellery Store.
The Christmas tests at Central,
St. David's Ward and St. Andrew's
Ward showed the following, stud-
ents finishing first in their respec-
tive classes: Florence Smith, Agnes
McDonald, Edna Pridham, Albert
Baldwin, Muriel Galt, Pearl Mac-
Donald, May Hunter, Ethel War-
rener, Warren McCluskey, Eliza
Beck, Gladys Saults, Florence Bell,
Ernest Clark, Ismay Thompson,
Norman Wark, Edith Murney,
Irwin • Spieran, ,Helen Griffith,
Eleanor Hays, Ione Cutt, Emma
Wallace and Claire Hays.
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It is reputed that the first Christ-
mas card, as we now know it, was
dispatched in 1845 by W. C. Dobson,
one of Queen Victoria's faVorite
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Queen Victoria used quill pens
made from wing feathers'of
Canada wild goose.
Silver reed pen,
believed used by Roman
poet Ovid‘in 10 A.D.,
was presented to Queen
of Hungary in 1540. ,
Toda?any woman can write with a high-fashion accessory thanks
to new "lady Sheaffer" fountain pens.-
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PRE -CHRISTMAS SPECIALS
IN PERMANENTS
$10.00 Perm, for
AT 8.30 P.M.
Sponsored by Goderich Lions
Club for welfare.
ADMISSION, $1.00
Special Jackpot game boosts
total possible prize to
OVER $500.
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These perms will 'be given by Louise and Robert. The
also take evening ap'poirM' &Ms.
• OFFER EXPIRES ON. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17.
:HEATHER BEAUTY SALON
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mas seems to sneak up pretty fast i,beloved 'memories of armer years hadbeen raised, revealed the dis-
-what took place. in Goderich dur- play of Christmas merchandise in 1)
and to disappear into histo`ry just i
ing' the Christmas season'25 years the .windows 'of .merchants. • 'The IV
windows of C. C. ,Lee's had an
elaborate 'display, An old fashion, Ud
ed windmill and an old-time water
.Wheel, both' in operation, _formed 1.5P,
the centre of attraction. The water wi
from the wheel flowed. Wits rocky g
bed through a field of course grass. ifu
and finally disappeared beneath the
imitation background of -rock. In g
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as quickly. With the passing years
a person looks back to former
Christmas seasons they fondly re-
member—to their friends of that
to what took pta in"Gode--
'Hell then. They compare it with
today in the knowledge that the
years are slipping quickly by with
many changes taking place in the
interim.
With these,' thou.ghts in mind,
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The Signal -Star has delved into old
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WHEN -IT'S FROM BISSET'S IT'S
° FARM FRESH!
OUR BUTTER IS
CHURNED FRESH EVERY DAY
ago and 50 years ago. •
First, we take the Christmas sea-
son of 25 years ago from the files
of. The .Goderich.Star of December,
-
1933. The depression was with us
•then and to make it more dismal
for some, the results of the Christ-
ina's examinations- at Goderich COI-
legiate 'were published. To save
embarrassment, however, we'll pub-
lish the names of only titose who
stood high in their class. In Form
IA. Vera McLeod led the list with
a percentage of 827 Lenore Snazei
topped the list in Form IB with' a
percentage of 74.7. In Form IIA,
al Edwin ,Dean stood first--with-82-per-
(16
Ai cent.' Roberta Johnston vas at the
oo top of the list in Form 1113 with a
031 • percentage of 70.4, In Form. HIB
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a: it was Harold Stevens with 85.5
• per cent. Jean Houston was first.
in Foirm IIIA with 76 per cent.
In Farm. IV it was Helen Bisset
• with 78 per cent. Form Kn(irst
year commercial), saw. Joan Mc -
4 1 Adam at the top with 64.3 per 6ent.
In Form TIC (second year coiomerc-
DO YOUR CHRISTMAS BAKING AND SERVE - pial) it was Thelma Allin with 81
#81 per cent. And in the special one
f ,yeareonimerelal. ,Iildvieine
I Naftel ,With 87 per cent.
.Elected,„„tp...head the Lions Club
was H. S. Griff. Messrs. George Jen-
ner and P. F. Carey were winners
at the Bridge Club.
Among those taking part in the
Victoria Street United Church
Christmas concert were: Mary Mc-
Kinnon, H. Mew, Jim -Mitchell, Itay.
mond Snell, Hope Mutch, Evelyn
Breckow, Edna Love, Vallieur
A concert at Saltford public
school featured a play .with Ruth
Caldwell, Mary Bisset, Fred Bisset,
S. Walter, James Farrish and II.
McCreath taking part. Rev. F. C.
Craik was chairman.
Mayor Lee and the, Town. Council,
had made arrangements for Santa
Claus to cloderich on Decem-
ber 23. , •
A little pbem under the "Coming
Events" read:
The pies and cakes Jean Walter
,makes
Are luscious as can be;
The care she take S in all she hakes
Will please ydu perfectly.
A sad note was the notice that a
by-law had been passed for issue
of debentures to the amount of
$10,000 for the paying of a portion
of the cost of Unemployment. Re-
lief Works.
The Marine Club held a social
evening when, President Campbell
welcomed the guests. Winners at
cards were Mrs. Cousins, Miss
Dorothy Bell, Mr. Breckenridge,
Alien McAuley. Music for dancing
was supplied by the Whitmore
Orchestra.
Prices for Christmas meats and
poultry;tes advertised in !ilhe Gode-
rich Star by Sanitary Met Mkirket,
included: round' steak, 1f3c lb.;
porterhouse steak, 22c; 'boiling
beef, 9c; fresh picnic hams, 10c;
leg of Iamb, 18c; pure pork sausage,
2 lbs. for 23c; new mince meat, 2
lbs., 27c; rib or neck boil of beer,
7c; sirloin steak, 15e; ducks, 'geese,
chickens and turkeys at "rock bot
tom prices." •
Fifty Years Ago
And now for 50 years ago, from
ip—aLes.c4401guk4.
1908. A wan( arouno Mr, quare
after the blinds (which concealed
Ask For Bisset Bros: -
Specially Christmas
Container of ICE CREAM Boxed Ice Cream Bricks
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even if presently employ-
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Come in and see our selection o
BIRDS, CAGES
Ant.A complete line of
1 Only— ALBINO, MALE.
1 Only — YELLOW FACED BLUE,
MALE.'
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Shop here for those special gifts that she
• will treasure
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SCARVES — STOLES —
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