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'God bless 'em'
Hopefully, people in Goderich will
never again 'hear such general statement
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On Saturday ,,over 5 of them from
Goderich and the . surrounding area got
out onto the highways and showed the
adults just what kids are made of.
Largely because of Their efforts —
efforts backed up y determination and .
just plain grit — OXFAM of Canada will
be better off by about $10,.000 dollars
'that will help feed and clothe perhaps
20,000 cold and hungry youngsters all
over the world.
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What do you say about an, eight year
( dd ut to push one foot
er v ro refuses to t4,ke °a "ride
home after 23 miles of slogging it? What
do you say about a youngster who
completes 25 miles on an artificial limb?
What do you say 'o all these young kids
and the not so young kids who refused'to
give up because of a fewsextra cents that
mean so niuch4 to so many other kids who
haven't the strength to walk one mire, let
alone 25? V(hat can you say but "God.
bless 'em."
And the same goes for the housewives,
You have to hand it any one who will • school teachers, .nurses, accountants
get out and beat up 25 miles of ,hof dusty businessmen and women and all the rest
country roads for the sake of someone who eLte•red the,walk and to the nun who
else, but when the majority of_ walkers made it all the way with sorfre of her
.r stow up tttr5e school age children,. r'rr y ` stucreentsss'tillrin'tow.
of whom wouldn't,, quit when their feet 1v
started to bleed, you have to say the it was a depressing, foggy morning
bouquets go to them. Many of the walkers when 641 people of all ages from all walks
were little shavers nobigger than knee of, life started out, but there was nothing
high; and they just woul=dn't quit: There,.__- dePressing about . the walkers. The fog
must have. been many like that so it's hard soon dispersed and .the s n •shone all day.
The money the walkers- raised will be
to.single anyone 'out for .special praise... � -� „
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. soething has to -be said about. the help,ng to bring a little sunslitine into
ver ,young and it's hard to know how°to- .the•. lives -of many people fora long time
say I`L' •' 0 ... r*a to -Come.\ . .
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Forest use
It is generally conceded that our
forests are a great `asset. We extol their
virtues as providers of wood, jobs, wealth,
water and wildlife. We praise their merits
as recreation areas, soil protectors, oxygen
suppliers and scenic wonderlands. Beyond
these generalities, however, the forest is
rapidly becoming a centre of controversy.
More
__ people 1e with more - demands for more
uses are making it difficult, and at times
impossible, for the limited forest area to
satisfy the demands i. pon, it. Even the
practice of "multiple use., in which more
than one use of forest land at a time is
encouraged, is unable to meet all the
pressures on some areas.
Wise use of forest resources has been
urged for a longme upon the
shareholders of 89 per -cent of Ontario's
forest land — the public. When few
realized the potential growth of forest -use
demands, virtually any use was deemed to
be wise use, so long as it took into
account the need. to keep the forest
growing trees. In the past decade however,
the burgeoning; mobile, fun,' sun. and
• solitude seeking segments of the
population have invaded the forests on an
ever-increasing scale. At the same time
demands have soared for forest products
and the wealth bf payrolls and taxes they
provide.
As citizens of Ontario we have many
rights and privileges. We have
responsibilities, too. Forest fires, litter,
wasteful- cutting practices, and • •lack of
forest regeneration should concern us all.
So should the fact that "my use" of the
forest may not be "wise use of it. We
must be concerned with the• demands
upon the forest and of the ability of the
forest to satisfy these. Many more people
need to know much more about the kinds
of forests, we have, ,how they got there,
the -effects and importance of various uses
upon them and how they can best be
made to yield their many benefits.
To encourage us in that direction May
4 .10 has been designated National Forest
Week. The Ontario Forestry Association
urges us to look to our forests, to
•appreciate and understand them, and to
•plan 'and act for their wise use. As the
Association points out, it is in our best
interests to do so.
Mothers' Day
Today's , Mot,her's. •" day 'celebrations.
reflect a custom which goes back to the
17th century.
:Now almdst" universal ;in scope, this
tribute to mother started in Europe as
"Mothering Sunday", to honor mother
• and the home, according to the •research
department of Coutts Hallmark Cards.
Onthe fourth Sunday of Lent, boys
a'pd° girls were expected to, travel to theirmes, - if absent, " and to assume• all
household chores for the day.
If they were unable to make it to their -
homes, I- er:resor-t-ed to carefully wr=itten ..Once the custom became established in
letters, the forerunner of today's greeting the United.States, it was adopted very
cards.' b quickly in Canada and gradually spread to
On the North American continent, the all parts of the nation.
custom really became established because , Ann Jarvis, the lady vvho is generally,
of the interest and determination of a recognized as the founder of Mother's
West Virginia spinster, Anna Jarvis, who Day as we know it, died in a Philadelphia
conceived the idea of establishing the rest horde in 1948, penniless and lonely,
atthe age of84.
second Sunday in May as a memorial to
herownmother-and mothers everywhere. Almost her entire, life had been
Her mother had died in Philadelphia in devoted to a single cause -- to give honor
1905, an event vvhich had a deep impact to mothers everywhere — and she saw her
on the sensitive girl. efforts crowned with unusual success. The
She started her campaign by theme of. Mother's Day today is much as
persuading the city fathers of Philadelphia she wanted it to be but the observance is.
• p , Day,.far beyond what she Qp • • have`
observance: In 1912, at her orging; West anticipated • a warm, a ', ��j:f=R w•t77t
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• Virginia made Mother's Day a state-wide to mothers which •has b`e • d.
holiday and Pennsylvania •event of deepsignificande to ever cf;
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AN OLD DIRECTORY TELLS WHAT,
,GODERICH WAS LIKE EIGHTY YEARS. AGO
Through the kindness of Mr. John Elliott of London we
have the following sketch of Goderich from the "County
of Huron Gazetteer and General Business Directory for
1863-.4," published by Sutherland `Bros., Ingersoll. r�
Goderich, a port of entry,the county town of Huron,
and the judicial seat of the cou'nties'of Huron and•Bruce. It
is pleasantly situated on Lake -Huron at the entrance of the '.
Maitland•iver, and at the west terminus of the Buffalo and
Lake liur' r -Railway; 157 miles northwest of Buffalo; and
32 miles .v st-northwest of London:\lt is the only shipping
point for many miles on the lake, and has a harbor,
-•protectedd,by a pier, with a lighthouse,it the mouth of -the
Maitland.- The town is elevated above:helake 130 feet,
-but there.' is a good- sloping road. made to ,the wharf- `The.
Woks of the. lake are almost pei'; aendieu ar and .are of a
loess, .gravelly clay:
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The town was commenced in 1827, bye Dr.Dunlop. The.
present limits are very extenslve.;4hetown progress d•'Very-
slowly from the time of its Cominenceiffent,.untileiheyear
1854, when it began to make considerable advancement. It
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has a large market ground of octagonal form,'in the centre.
of which is the court. house, -built of brick, containing. a
spacious ,hall fora courtroom. The county- offices are also
in it. It cost $18,000; it is two stories in height; and,add:s
greatly to the -beauty of the town. Around the square,, or
rather octagon, are some fine buildings, mostly all built
-within the.last eight years The° streets all�-d re; ,ge_ f rod the -
,court -house; these are crossed by parallel lanes, so 'that a ^�
real -.-man of- t-he--°lot-s--and_: houses._. are angled: --On-- the
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n her crusade to make this a national'
event, she corresponded with editors,
businessmen, -ministers, industr•iM leaders;
politicians, governors, mayors, clubs and
service organizations.
, I n • the United States her efforts were
crowned with success when President
Woodrow Wilson signed a joint resolution
from Congress establishing Mother's Day
as;a national holiday and citing mothers as
"the greatest "source of the country's
strength and inspiration."
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Remember When ? ?
55 YEARS AGO
The initiative has been taken
by the Ontario Government to
stimulate radium -exploration in
the province. A bill introduced
into the Legislature by the.Hon.
W. H. Hearst, Minister of Lands,
Forests and Mines, provides folr a
reward • of $25,000 to the first
person who discovers radium in
the province in sufficient
quantity for commercial
extraction.
John Brougliton, of Winnipeg
played the part of the hero in a
skin:gr,aftin'g operation'
performed in St. James'
Hospital, Newark, N.J. on
Friday, upon Joseph Larbeft, 31
yrears old of this city,: 'Folly
square inches of cuticle were
transformed to Larbert's
abdomen, chest and neck. So far
as can be learned,' the operation, •
• which consumed_ about three
hours, appears successful. After
the operation Broughton went
to bed, and it expected that he
will be about again within four
weeks.,
25 YEARS AGO
Coupons now due are butter
54 to 59; sugar 14 to31;
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FOLKLORE __._ __•
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�, --p— The County Town Newspaper of Huron —0— PUBLICATION
Published at Goderich, Ontario every Thursday morning by
Signal -Star Publishing Limited
ROBERT G. SHRIER
President and Publisher
RONALD P. V. PRICE
.._.Mknaging Editor
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Second class mail registration nut , tuber --• 0716
preserves D1 to D18; tea - coffee
14 to • 29, El to E6, T30 and
T31.
Butter coupons 54 to 57
expire April 30. -
The value of home training
and • the value of supervised
recreation in preventing juvenile
deliquency were thetopics for
consideration at the` meeting of
Victoria Home and School Club
on Thursday evening, April 20.
Mrs. Chaffee was the guest
speaker and gave an excellent
address on the responsibility of
parents. She stated that faith,.
courage, humor and
understanding are needed in
every home if the children are to
receive the kind of training that
will fit them to face life and its
problems. •
The first grain cargo of the
season arrived at • Goderich
elevator early this morning,
when the Royalton brought in
400,000 bushels of wheat from
the head of the Lakes. This is'
earlier than last year's cargo at
the elevator, which was on April
24,.when the Simon J. Murphy
arrived from Chicago.
10 YEARS AGO
Mr. Norinan Cormier, of Sault
Ste. Marie, Ontario, has taken
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northern limits of the town; on the banks of the Maitland,
isthe. jail, a stone building, two stories high, and
surrounded with a wall 14 feet high. It was built in r1840,
at a cost of $28,000; Wm. Robertson Esq., has been
governor for the last 17 years.
The cental •school is
another fine building, situated on North Street. It is built
of brick, two stories high, and cost $10,000. It also
contains several churches the Canada Presbyterian, the
Is Isco Roman Catholic
lighthouse. Previously, he spent and Medthodist churches. There are two bank agencies -•
some 14 years as a lighthouse
—thine( Canada and Montreal. There are two extensive
keeper on Michipicotan Island in
over here as keeper of the Kirk of Scotland, the English Ep- pa.
Lake Superior. After being
lighthouse keeper here since
1938, Mr. Reg, Needham has
retired.
When the Altadoc cleared.
Goderich harbor at 1 a.m., last
Thursday, she marked the first
of the winter fleet here to leave
port. The Altadoc ' went to
Collingwood for dry dock
inspection before commencing
the season's operations.
ONE YEAR AGO ,
An • Oakville man has
announced plans to open a travel
agency in Goderich next.month.
Antony B. Markson, 39, said this
week he would set up business in
the former Campus • Shop
quarters, East Street at The
Square, early in May.
, The Goderich Planning Board
will • recommend that town
council accept the plan for the
first' phase of a major new
subdivision this week, following
a special meeting Tuesday
evening.
James . W. Britneli was
unanimously elected chairman
of the board of governors of
Alexandra Marine and General
Hospital_atthe April meeting.
The Goderich
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�' track-and-field teen" is entering
its third week of practice for the.
up -coming Huron -Perth track
and -field me" et i St Mary's -May
Folklore means a body of common superstition (i.e. left -overs
from early magical or heathen tradition) still preserved• amongst
unprogressive and mainly illiterate countryfolk. The word "folklore"
was 'first coined by William John Thoms ir.'1846. He was a Scot who
founded the Folk Lore Society. Three books: "A History of British
Folklorists," "Peasant Customs and Savage Myths," and "The
Pattern under the Plough," form the modern authorities on
subject. ` " — ;.
. A watershed which marked, .the -decline of folklore came with
printing; for -tkfen-,the Bible_ became .available to the commons
without priestly aid. This signaled the demise of such pagan practices __.
as.dancing in churches at Christmas;�a penny placed in the corpse's
mouth for St. Peter and sin -eating aLfunerals by poor wretches who
consented to e : loaf of bread andr► quart ,
uzzle �r �f
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taking over e sins of e decks a "io ;
survive in t �; _
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in'. ,Q� �=.•:.off his v •d" is
tzerlanci. i� j+ `a-'� `ething Q "- .surprise
t r t •�1�'hi C.,.0 .
),o Saracen invade some Ove centuries
"rte n A., �"� r° , �r,LN �Fsi•' t'ti r
,���.� ter. k , a �. ���• + recognized as such. �Vighing'wells dedicated
ifits to English Popery, much of which derived
from pagan prac n
Smiths were so closely connected wit% magic that they refused a
patron saint longer than any other craft. St. Eloi was St. E.legius,
bishop of Noyon, a goldsmith, not a blacksmith. He was, therefore,
not privileged to mount a horseshoe with its point downwards on his
wall, as members of the Worshipful Company of Farriers may do.
The farrier was the only craftsman admitted to the secrets of the
Society of the Horseman's Word, which seems to have been founded
by returning Crusaders. Could this have in any way influenced the .
expression: "Straight ftom the horse's mouth?"
A higher sort of primitive magic has survived in memory. For
example,the ability to plough a mile -long furrow more exactly than
with the use of the theodolite. Or tempering bill -hooks, as could a
Mr. Ruffell, a liorseheath blacksmith, and which by the Vickers
diamond hardness test were harder than modern metallurgists could •
achieve. Itis bill -hooks were tempered Mid quenched with a secret
mixture, while the exact moment to quench was calculated by the
peculiar shade of cherry red, observed only in a darkened smithy.
And come to think of it, has -anyone ever seen any but a dark
cavernous smithy?
foundries, several insurance agencies, . and .a telegraph
office, tanneries, planing and sash factory, a woolen
factory, saw mill and grist mill. There are two newspapers
publishedhere; the Huron Signal, the oldest, was projected
in 1848 by the late lamented Thos. McQueen, who edited -
it until 1861 with great ability and acceptance. The
proprietorship changed hands several times before it was
purchased by the present proprietor, Mr. W. T. Cox, who is
also. editor. It now is, as it has been for a number of years,
the official paper of the counties of Huron and "Bruce.
Politics, Reform; is now issued semi-weekly and weekly,
The Canadian Empire is also published here weekly by Mr.
Thos. McCleneghan. It enjoys a good circulation. Politics,
Conservative. Great improvements have taken place of late
years in the condition of the harbor: The basin and bed of
the river have been' deepened and enlarged; the harbor is
well sheltered by high. banks 150 feet high on the north
and south.
As might -be -expected from its situation, having Lake
Huron on the west, the Maitland river on the north .and;
east, and on the east and south a beautiful table land, the
scenery of. Goderich is most picturesque, and of such a
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nature that no -description can give an adequate conception
of. It contains several first-class hotels, a number of large
stores doing a good business. All the other manufacturing
arrd commercial 'departments of business are fully
represented. In short, Goderich promises for the future to
far outstrip its itiast progress in every department. There
are some elegant dwelling houses in the town; sone
recently erected. The population in 1850 was, 1,070; in
MT it was -3,227.
The Directory made a Slip here Goderirai, of c.cnrrse, is over sixty
miles. from Loiidr,n, and tile direction is north -west by north rather
thari-wesrilortit-west
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