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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-04-03, Page 166 G. ODERIOH S1GNAI tSTAlt,, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1,9P6 elcome "The Beaver' is the Canadian - Land Forces Europe newspaper a. copy of, which, for February 28, arrived recently, courtesy Mrray MacDonald. Two pages are given over to the celebrations of "Paardeberg Day" in Germany, one of the earliest battle honours eof the Second $attalion The Royal Canadian Regiment. This Special Service battalion was first recruited in 1885, and bec-ame 'the, first Canadian unit to serve abroad, being engaged in the Boer war in 1.899, Paardeberg will always be associated„ with the name of General Piet Arnoldus Cronje, (pronounced Cronjay) INV fi5st commanded the Boer forces which frustrated Sir L. ,S.' Jameson's raid against the Transvaal. Later, in the Beier \War• Th. Beaver' • By G. M: Ross of 1899-1 02,`Cronje conducted the unsuccessful siege of KilnVerley, . but was forced to retreat west by British troops under Lord, Roberts. He was eventually • surrounded at Paardeberg and surrendered in 19QQ. The Regiment being present, it was the first ('anadian victory in a war on foreign•,soil. His Royal Highness, The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh, the Colonel -in -Chief ot: the Regiment, was at Fort York on .Febrary 27 to inspect his regiment • and to join in the celebraltions.'- :'1'he Regiment is proud of being the only' one permitted to continue the use of the Imperial Cypher of Queen Victoria, in the form "of VRI, w hich appears within the silver eight -pointed stat' of the Order of the Garter 5F{OW OFF 1 D 1 Fl tN&- THE ELECTRICAL WIRING iN FRONT OF TUN IOR - -LATER 'TUN tOR M4 TRY IT TOO... BY HIMSELF' ! NEVER WORK ON ELECTRICAL FIXTURES IN FRONT OF CHILDREN - AND KEEP SAFETY COVERS ON OUTLETS Council on Family Health VITAMINS DOWN DRAIN? Are you throwing . vitamins__ down ' the drain? The liquid drained off canned vegetables contain 60'; to 8O`,' of the B. vitamins, and 20`'r to 60"7( of Vitamin C. If possible, use this liquid as you would in soup, sauce, gavy, etc. Experienced Decorator INTERIOR, RE -DECORATING PAINTING `and WALLPAPER Reasonable Prices Free Estimates Radius of -15 Miles of Goderich - W. Pedersen 167 Brock Street Phone 524-6661 After Six 41tf N 11111111111101111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 to form th Regiment's cap badge, In 191 King George V granted this pe mission w for all time,. in, honour . of the Regiment's prowess in World \\ ar I. In the course of paragraphs in "1 he Beaver' describing other aspects of this Regiment's histor\ , mention is made of Queen Victoria's Scarf* of Honour. When 82 years of age, the Queen knitted .-five scarves, each bearing the Royal Cypher VRI. They were ' awarded to private soldiers of the Empire. Forces for distinguished service in the Boer War. The -conditions cit'° award'l1 were such that the soldier �m,must first be, recommended for the \'l'ctoria Cross, \\ ith which the scarf was to rank equally. The .,sole ('anadian winner of a scarf was •`?'_' \ ear old Private Rowland l humpson of °' }d ,„Company, 2hd Battalion R.C.R. His scarf is now in Canada's New National Museum of the Royal Canadian Regiment in London, Ont. The sear\es \\ere knitted in khaki Berlin wool and the location of. only, two others' is known. One in a hank vault in Tanzania and the other at Kingston-on- '1'hames. It becomes evident that the, old Queen was very keen on knitting, because she is also credited with a white wool shawl which, in 1988, was displayed in a glass rase in the entrance hall of Netley 11ili.tary Hospital, near Southampton. I'he story • went that the Queen - intended the shawl »to be placed round the shoulders, of any soldier as he Was dying. The Queen felt that no soldier should' die without feeling that his Queen was mindful of him and of his services to the Empire. It was a nice idea, but, as explained to_ me when I •-was responsible . for the structural maintenance of Netjey, Hit d.eyetaped...,in.to, a kiss. of ..death..• and a source of extreme agitation whenever it appeared in a ward, each man wondering -whether he would be enveloped. re you up clat� with OMSIP When you have a child or reach 21 or move to a new address or when you are newly married... To keep your OMSIP protection and to speed payment -notify within 30 slays: ' H•1-R•B Hll eth Insurance Registration Board, 2195 Yonge Street, Toronto 7. • I. don't suppose many of you know what it's like to be a director of a company.. . On the surface, it looks great. Vu Some big operators, like Robert Winters or General Lostafew, are directors in half a dozen companies, and it doesn't seem to bother them They go to directors' meetings. voted, the %%ay they're supposed to, and pick. up their annual director's fee, any1' 'here from $1,000 to $5,000, depending on who they arc and how much prestige is attached to the name. By some legal fluke, I am still a director of the company in which I started a hri.11iant newspaper career. on 'about twenty-eight cents. The rest was cash' money, . borrowed from relatives, insurance poli- cies and everOhing else -.hurt of armed robbery and •selling cigar. let Rfpne a sharpened pencil, and ( find myself oper- ating as labor-management ar- bitrator, father confessor and den mother. Somehow, 1'd rather have it that _ way. The only time I smoke a cigar is when someone has a baby. Aqd our problems are more human. They're things like, "How are we going to keep the frazmatogal work- ing on the lin.otype machine?" Or, "The 'trout are scarcer than .hen's teeth this spring." Sounds simple. But you've no idea how difficult it is being a director In your old home town. The trouble is, al- most everybody is a ,.director. They're all unpaid, like me, but they have a stake in the paper. Maybe it's only the fact that their son graduated, or their daughter is not going to re - 'my wife. r form school, after' all, but they But 1 guess I'm nobody .and know how the paper should be the prestige attached to m> name is somewhere below zero. Because I, don't get, any direc- tor's fees. .And I don't sit around an oval table with a lot of other directors, with the cigars and sharpened pencils and the notepads and the dickering over whether we should sell 5,000 shares to Amalgamated or buy up 20,- 000 shares of Moose Factory Refineries. run, and they are not loath to say so. There 'are the directors who huy a five -dollar advertisement , twice a year. but expect the paper, to carry two pictures (flattering) and a two -column account of their daughter's wedding, for free. And there arc the directors who scream with outrage when yon report, in all honesty, that they've spent two n weeks ip Our director's meeting -usual- Florida or California or Mexi- ly takes place in the hack shop_ co. They don't want their cus- (the printing area) of a weekly tomers to think they're making newspaper. I don't even rate a that kind. of money.. And, of course, they'd be, equally fu- rious if you hadn't mentioned rt. And there are the directors who are fanatics abouttthe WCTU or the Fall Fair com- mittee, who expect seven col umns to be devoted to their work, and spend four dollars for an ad, or go to the opposi- tion to get their printing done. And here and there, about as numerous as the White•Footed Beagle -Breasted Thorny Pink Owl, there are the directors who say, "You're putting out a good paper; keep • it up." These you try to stuff, mount and put up in frblit of the building. But they often object. But it's worth it, to. revisit the old town. This week, I met an old buddy with two broken ribs, in considerable.\pain. He cracked one rib in' a fall, and I was too polite to ask how he did it. Got it all strapped up by the doe. His wife sleeps on the inside' of the bed, next the wall. She had to go to the bathrooht- "I know," I said, "she put her elbow in your ribs, climb• ing over you." He replied, grunting with agony: ."Elbow be , damned. She put both hands, backed by her 138 pounds, on my ribs. I had one. cracked rib. Now 1 have two broken ones," ' Exactly why we peed direc tors. If' he'd had a Director in charge of Climbing Out of Bed When• You Have to Go to the • Bathroom, he would not be in that shape •today. any shoulders has your executor? rhe hard corned estate you leave behind is�,�yy, too' important to he .entrusted to ine\perienCed and untrained help. People• even those who merit \ our trust - die,'disappear,,heconle incapacitated.. Lt happens every day. 13ut not here, because ;it Victoria and Grey Trust, our estate man'agenlent problems, big zinc!, little, ;ire the responsibility first, of a Friendly, s\ up,tthetic trust officer }00 get to know, :Ind seg �,nc1. or a team of competent, trained spe',:I,tlists \vlio operate under government license. 1)oI1't lea \e our estate to chalice. Le;t\e It In the competent cure of \-'iL-toria :and Grey. VG ---. VICTORIA endGREY TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1889 W. R. Curry, Manager • ' 524-7381 Elgin and Kingston Streets, Goderich esti' INN _' Libby's Fancy Tomato Juice _ 48 -oz. 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