The Goderich Signal-Star, 1963-12-23, Page 15lei
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WHAT WAS A ROBIN?
The news that the Olive Cres-
cent Moth ,has been rediscover-
ed after anabsence of 100 Years
probably 'leaves the vast major-
ity of people quite cold and 'un-
responsive. Twenty years ago
the Scarce- Hookup moth dis-
be said to be 14 ager t�f
tinetion,, A few have been re•
(Weed— . -- , - O)ldition p`- by
slaughter but, the 'majority is
disappearing as` fast as. the par.
ocular kind of coentcy uuey
need for existence is'disappear.
'i All this is 'at' the han4S
of man; as' oftens riot by mis-
takeor- ignorancee or uncoa' •
sciousness of what a given area
supports which is , net alway&
visible to the casual eye.
There is no earthly .reason
why the child'' of 2Q00 AA
mould have to ask lois' question
about the - rabble but only if
enough people' are prepared to
take a little -trouble. ' Some
losses may be inescapable, some
species May disappear bit, with
an effort, many can be saved
and a place in the sun kept for
thein.. Conscience, ingenuity
and A1ove all, foresight (and
not that on a rifle) will provide
the means; for to' destroy their
habitat is as unnecessary as to
pull down /t grbat cathedral in
order to grow potatoes oh the
site.
The above presents what is
largely a world view of conserv-
ation but for those who have
eyes to perceive, the arguments
in favor of conservation, all hold
here in Huron. Are we willing
to blot out the Lake sunsets
with __shanty towns?- Are --we'
determined ` to desecrate our
Parks? Will we always be
apathetic to. Conservation
Boards? Must we foul our own
nests? I going to the Glousher mill for
The World Wildlife Fund is
the modern Noah's Ark, situated
at 2 Caxton Street, London S.W.
1. Like its chairman, Peter
Scott, on whose.: article the fore-
going is based, we refuge to
believe that this ,is really "The
End of the Game."
lished a book: The End of the
Game, dramatically written and
beautifully illustrated by his
own photographs, which deals
with the precarious situation of
wildlife in Africa,, In South
Africa game w'as wiped out
same years ago, en masse and i'$
being painfully reintroduced
appeared, from Leigh Woods in new that the loss is realized
Somersetshire because the small and regretted. What will be
done by. the newly independent
leaved lime it fed on was fell- Africans 1n areas where poach-
ed. The decision to 'build a ing if rife? `hey aim to pre.
promenade at St. Armes, Lance- serve everything in the country
shire disposed of the grassy which, will yield wealth and
breeding ground of the Sand- wildlife represents very great
hill Rustic moth, while the New wealth for them.
Forest Burnet both yeas ousted Every baby half grown leo•
by heath fires 40 years ago. pard carries a .price of $200 on
These are some minor resultsits'l�fli':""";`pia, the fashion 'for
of what is known as .the human their skins is popularized, the
population , explosion, for there rarer they4 get and prices rise.
will be , twice as many of us. As prides rise the hotter the
mitt
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RIUTH VAN DER MEER
DIAL 524-7875, Goderich
Agent For
WILFRID McINTEE
REALTOR Walkerton
FOR THE BEST IN
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December er xne ing - of the
=W. Was held on Tneaday
afternoon at ;the bonne of Mrs.
Murray,good att.Wilson
endar�yyuee. The call to worship
wwas.was.w.US F o :
g iycn-;by�tlilra,! ::est Sn
delx.,wia6 had charge of the
mirngraui. "Angels from the
realms of glory„ was sang and
Mrs, Hill arcl Jefferson, ,,Mrs.
Margaret i,eddy` and Mrs. Torn
Armstrong read scripture ver-
ses from Mark, Luke and John
on Christi -has. Mrs. Snowden
led in prayer followed by the
Lard's Prayer in unison. After
singing "Joy to the world", Mrs.
John Hildebrand read from the
study book. This was followed
by a ' discussion. - Mr. Stuart
Chamney read the minutes of
the November meeting and al-
so
lso gave the treasurer's report
which showed that %h'e --allo-
cation had' been reachh'ed. Deb-
bie Jefferson received the offer-
ing. Mrs Sam Thompson took
charge of the business. Mrs.
Edward Robinson gave a report
on the Christmas card sold. Offi-
cers were then elected for the
SANTA' VISITS THE HOSPITAL
109-YeAR-OLD APPLE CIDER
MILL ENDS ANOTHER YEAR •
AUBURN, Dec. 17.—Another have viiited thie small, mill' to
successful yeae hae been term- watch the procees. 1VIr. Giou-
inated in the making of apple sher recalled times when teams
cider on the feem home of mr. of horses hitched to wagons
and -Mrs.' Herbert GlanShere stood_ ineeke for' sever a mile
R.R., 1, Auburn, on the Auburn down the road and lane waiting
to Blyth road. their turn to heve apPles made
Ever since September, farm- into cider for.vinegar or ,,apple
ers and town folk have been juice for a beverage or to make
apple butter. Assisting Mr.
the ever popular apple juice Gloueher is his wife who re -
which was formerly *ailed places daily the jute sacking
cider. Mr.- Glousher eStimates and washes them to keep them
that a cider mill has been oper- in condition.
Ming an this fade for over 109
years. His father, the late
John Glousher, purchased the
farm from the late -John Plaet- Twelve properties in Huron
zer who had also operated the County; three • years in arrears
mill. The late Mr. Glousher. of taxes, have been auctioned
came from Zurich and with the for a total of $5,400.
assistance of his son, Herbert, County elerk-treasurer Jahn
who now operates the mill, car- G. Beery said nine of the pro-
ried on the business. perties were farms, and three
The first mill was operated were village peoperties. -He
by a giant timber of hard said the county handles taxes in
maple, 44 feet long, by 22" arrears only in villages and on
square, which gave from 40 to farms.
60 tens pressure when moved Former property owners have
dawn .onea large threaded cedar a year plus a day to redeem
block. This large screw jack,
about the size of a dinner plate,
was balanced in the centre with
a plank. The apples are first
placed in a hopper where they
are ground up finewith rallers
covered with grated edges and
then placed on jute eacking
where they are strained. It is
on this mixture that the pres-
sure is placed and Mr. Glousher
estimates that they cap make
an average af. 100 gait:leis per
hour.
,Ten yearg ago the old timber
was removed arid an- all -steeli
eress was installed, run by
tractor power. But the peess
needs some hand opera-
tion. The .mill has a capacity
for 18 bags and this takes about
20 minntes to' make approxim-
ately 85 to 90 gallons of apple
R. W. BELt
OPTOMETRIST
F. T. ARMSTRONG
Consulting Optometrist
The Square 524-7661
REFRIGERATIDN
AND
APPLIANCE SERVICE
All makes All types
GERRY'S APPLIANCES
Ben, hiskolm
• ,Esso Imperial Producfs
20 Albert St., Goderich
Home -524-7835
OBITUARY.
SOLD FOR TAXE
Resbekahs Hcild
Ytarltide Party
Mrs. George Morley, Noble
Grand, presided for the meet-
ing alGoderich Rebekah Lodge,
held at MacKay Hall, on Tues., coming year as follows:
day, December 17. .
President, Mrs. 'ifiliiaa;d vJef-
fcr on; 1st viee president, 'Mrs,
Tom Armstrong; 2nd vice pros -
104 Mrs. Sam Thompson; see-
retary-treasurer, Ur& Stuart
O:bamney; coillosponding ,Secret.
ary, Mrs. Egnest Snowden; citi-
zenship, Mrs, Margaret Leddy;
literature, Mrd, tiYilli.; oda'•
dy; pres:, Mrs, Cees' Jeffer-
son; stewardship, Mrs. Wesley
Jefferson; supply, Mrs, Morley
Johnston; flower fund, Mr ,.
Gurdon Naylor; program emu.
mittee, Mrs. John Hildebrand
and Mrs. Murray ;Wilson; pian-
ist, Mrs. Murray Wilson; offi-
cial board, Mrs. Tom Arm:
strong; board nf stew*,
1.EEdward itobinsOn.
"Silent night, floiy n,
waa :stmt °and 1Mr . S' uwdett
'viand the n'aeetirlg with prayer,,
lLuareh was served by the hAs-
to s as$is�tcti by Mrs, Morley
,rohnstou and Mrs. tom Arm.
strong, The ja uary meeting
will be at the home of Mrs,,Sain.
Tiioanpson.
'ander the National Defenee
Aetthe madinnurn o£ nihil
personnel assigned ley Calleft
to the North—Atlantic Treaty.
,tOrganization is' 14,000.
REID'S UPHOLSTERING
48 East (Op.posite post .0ffice)
PLAN 'NOW
JA 4 -8422 -
To have your chesterfield, sofa bed, chairs, etc., neatly
and correctly done.
CHOICE OF *FABRICS — 'ESTIMTES IN YOUR HOME
PICK-UP end DELIVERY
It was planned to pack Christ -
a number of shut-ins, and sev-
eral of the members were ap-
pointed to look after this, and
to deliver _same.
Following the business ses-
sion, the members enjoyed a
Christmas party. Mrs. Ruth
Hayden and Mrs. Donald Riehl
each gave a reading with
"Christmas" as the theme, and
Mrs. Clayton Edward rendered
two beautiful salos, accompan-
ied by Mrs. J. A. Spider. After-
wards Mrs. Edward led in sing-.
ing Christmas carols, which
were much enjoyed.
-A gaily deearated Christmas
tree supplied gifts for each
lady present. The tea table
looked festive with a small
-Christmas tree, red candles and
a Santa Claus on either side.
The lunch committee, under
the. convenership af Mrs. Hay -
LLOVD W. PICOT
Lleyd W. Picot, 52, died Wed-
nesday of list week at Victoria
HOspital, Londen, after- suffer-
ing' 'a -self -ere *heart-attack. on
Tuesday.- He was- a son' of Mrs.
Eleanor Weston Picot, Goderieh
Township, and of the late Frank
Picot. He had resided for sev-
eral years in town, -but farmed
Goderich Township.
Surviving besides his mother
are his wife, .formerly Amy
Mair; one daughter, Miss Elea-
nor Picot,- London; three sons,
George, Garnet, and Garth,
of towni two sisters, Mrs. Verna
Pollock, Waukee, Iowa; Mrs.
!Merrill, (Lillian) Switzer, Bay-
field.
- The fuperal service was held
Saturday afternoon at the Beat-
tie funeral ho -me, Clinton. In-
terment 'was in Clinton ceme-
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their properties by paying the den, served a delicious lunch.
back 'taxes plus 10 per cent,
Said Mr. Berry. He said in such A personal mention' is wel-
come news in the Signal -Star.
a , case the buyer could redeem
his payment plus 10 pee cent
from. the municipality concern-
ed. Back taxes collected by the
county are turned' over to the
municipality' concerned.
juice. The mill is "at eye level
and many interested persons
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