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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1941-07-03, Page 7THURS., JULY 3, ' 1941 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE 7 COURAGE By "PEG" ,"Courage is a readiness to face dan- ger, inherent freedom from fear or from its, disturbing effects." Like happiness and joy in life Courage is something which can only be acquired by constantly putting a- side fear and facing each day with an optomistic outlook. 5'o often things come into our lives which have to be met with courage, and we can ill as - , ford to do without it for one moment for we -never know when we will need it. We Have to learn to put ourselves to one side and think of someone. The Clinton News -Record with which is Incorporated THE NEW 'ERA TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 per . year in advance, to Can- adian addresses; $2.00 to the U.S. or other foreign countries. No paper discontinued! until all arrears are paid unless at the option of the pub- lisher: The date to which every sub= seription • is paid is denoted on the label. 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Bank of Montreal Building Hours: 2.00 to 5.00 Tuesdays and Fridays:: D. H. MCINNES CHIROPRACTOR Electro. Therapist, Massage Office: Huron Street, (Few Doors west of Royal Bank) Hours—Wed. and Sat. and by appointment. FOOT CORRECTION by manipulation- San -Ray Treatment Phone 207 else. Unselfishness is the. root of oourage. All dei n through the ages one could find instances of courage, cour- age to the point of self sacrifice. Noble deeds are done, a life has been saved and where the saver has been thanked he has simply said "There was nothing else to "do." Had he not been trained to face thing courag- eously. there would undoubtedly have been _many things to do just at that particular time. A mother, before the coming • in `force of the Mother's Allowance Act; was :eft with four small ehildren, a number of expenses to be met, and do means of support. She could . have had her little family placed in foster homes but instead of that took in sewing, working early and late in or- der that she might support and edu- cate them and set them in the way to make en honest living. Just when he came to the time of life when she could -have taken things easy the wife of the older son died; leaving two small lehildren, one a mere babe. His mother left her quiet home and went many miles from the place where she had spent her life and did her best to take a Mother's place in. her son's home. Records such as that have not been uncommon. Those things are not written up in history; but they constitute a real ant of courage. . EDWARD W. ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer For Huron Correspondence promptly answered, Immediate arrangements can be made for Sales Date at The News -Record, Clinton, or by calling Phone 208. Charges Moderate and Satisfaction Guaranteed. A father; mother and three young sons lived apparently happily to- gether. The problem of the eternal triangle name into the home causing the mother to leave her husband and family. Funds were not available to .keep a house 'keeper. While he had work and was able financially to car- ry on, the father, who evidently hacl been used to helping in the home pre- pared the children for school before he left in the morning. Then he toil- ed late into the night so that the home and children might be respec- table. Like` many others at that time he "lost his job" but while on relief still continued to do his' best. Oneday the mother came back. In spite of all the anxiety and trouble she had caused him, -did he refuse to take her in? She, forgiven, took her place as his life partner. Did that not require courage? In the realm of religion. The Gos- pel of Jesus Christ has been spread through, the courage of missionaries, many of whom have given their lives that they might do what they considd eted to ,be their duty. • Courage is required in all -walks of life. The Superintendent of Nurses• in addressing the graduating class in one of our large -hospitals said, "If you enter your profession with the ability and determination. to think in- dependently, to keep your courage in time of trial and discouragement tri retain an unselfish spirit of service to those who need your .sympathy care and nursing skill, you have laid a good foundation for your future success. A young theological student had finished his course. He had studied with the -object of going to the for- eign field: oreign_field. For some time he had been engaged and had reason to be- lieve that his bride would go with. him into his life work. Shortly be- fore his graduation she told Trim that she• had changed her mind, and would not go with hint and that he would have to make his choice between her and his chosen work. His training in the line of courage had apparently `been neglected and he chose to re- main at home. : How will he answer. to His Master for his lack of courage. The manner in which Christians exhibit courage is many times the ' , means whereby others are brought to Christ; A, young Chinese student in Singapore had arranged to be bap- tized at the conclusion of ens course much to his surprise he learned that he had won a scholarship entitling 'him to four years free tuition in the .Hong Kong University. The Provis- ion ;was however attached that the winner -must be a eonfucianist, The temptation to defers his baptisism was very great but finally the cause of Ohrist conquered. A confucianist, who in tun, would have received the scholarship refused it saying, "If Christianity is worth so much to my classmate, it can be worth no less to ane. I will be a Christian." "That re- quired courage", Hive we anything sxehas'that in our make up? Courage may be compared to a Watt, Blyth; John E. Pepper, Truce- young plant euch as many have plan - field, R.R. No. 1; R• F. McKercher. ted in their gardens at this season Dublin, R.R. No, 1; J. F. Preuter; Brodhagen; A. G. Jarmuth, Bornholm, HAROLD JACKSON Lieensed Auctioneer Specialist in Farm and Household" Sales. Licensed in Huron and Perth Counties. Prices reasonable; ,satis faction guaranteed.. • For information etc. write or phone Harold Jackson, 12 on 658, Seaforth; R. R. Seaforth. 06-012 GORDON M. GRANT Licensed Auctioneer for Huron Correspondence promptly answers!, Every effort made to give satisfac- tion. Immediate arrangements can be made for sale dates at News -Record Office or writing Gordon M. Grant, Goderich, Ont, THE McKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Head Office, Seaforth, Ont. Officers: President. Wm. Knox Londesboro; Vice -President; W. R. Archibald, Seaforth; Manager . and Sec, Treas., M. A, Reid, Seaforth. Directors: Wm, Knox, Londesboro; Alexa Broadfoot, Seaforth; Chris. Leonhardt. Dublin; E. J. Trewartha, Clinton; Thos, Moylan, Seaforth; W. R. Archibald, Seaforth; Alex McEw ing. Blyth; Frank McGregor, Clinton; Hugh' Alexander, Walton. List of Agents: E. A. Yeo, R.R. 1, Goderich, Phone 603r31. Clinton; Jas. I Read - And Write = For You (Copyright) By John C. Kirkwood eterivannarWanninenwran~WendieWenroan r.S1'aTeti r MAINLY PERSONAL This contribution to The Clinton Newsi-Record-will consist of extracts from a letter which was written from a Scottish industrial city by a.Canad- ian woman who went 'to England over.. two years ago—before' the outbreak' of war. She had gone to England in 1920, and was almest immediately sent to Prague by,the International' Quaker Society to d,o some special work there, and later was a full year in Berlin working among necessitous- students', ecessitousstudents, chiefly Russian. When she went to England in 1939 she was a- gain sent to Prague by trier Interna- tional Quaker Society to assist. Czedhs who wished to do se to get out of their country. Two days be- fore the outbreak of the present war between Britain and. Germany, she left Prague, and then went -to Paris. where she' worked with and among refugees until Germany entered.Fran- ee. Then she went to England, and carried on variously, chiefly among the bombed -out families in London's East End. About the first of this year she went to Scotland to belat- tented to a settlement in a city which has. been declared to be the worst slum city- in the British Isles. Her picturing of her life and work will,'it is hoped, have interest for many read- er of The Clinton News -Record. She writes as follows: lt.R. No Any money to be 'paid may be paid en sunshine they will just wither up to the Royal Bank, Glintori; Bank- of and die. So it is with courage. Each Cohlnience, Seaforth, or at, Calvin' one of us is -born with at least a cer- Cutt's Grocery, Goderich. Parties desiring to effect, insur- ance or transact other ,'busrnees. will be promptly attended to on applica- tion to any of -the above offleers !at - dressed to their respective post offs nee. Losses inspected by the director • of the year. They :may be planted, but if they are not watered, and giv- CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS TIME TABLE ' 'Mine will strive at and depart from • Clinton as follows: Buffalo and Goderich Div. Going:Eaat, depart 6.43 a.m. Going East, depart 3.00 'p.m. Going West, depart 11.45 a.m. Going West, depart 9.50 p.m. London--Ciinton cheerful in ;spite of, all odds. Those Wag South ar, 2,50, leave 108 p.m. "One does not lead a line of idleness•: in this country in these days. To me a Settlement is the most ideal form of social work, as it caters to all members of the family under ' the same roof, thus giving them a sense of unity in their recreation and joint loyality. Also, we, the workers, live among aur people and know their Mimes, their whole families and their problesm intimentely. Of course in these days we are equipped for War service as well as for peace. Thus, in case of a "blitz" we would become an emergency food -and -rest centre for bombed -out homeless, to give them emergency meals, clothing, and through other authorities help them to find billets. "The living• conditions sf the poor here are certainly pretty awful. They all live in tenements. Most of the who are shut-in can show the world that they are leaning on an unseen Power which will support thein at all times. Many people today are living lives the story of which will never be re- corded in print. At the same time they are daily performing acts, which are just as brave as those which are on our pages of history. We can step. outside our door and look up the street (if we happen to live in a town where we know the people) and we can pick out this one and, that one who is daily living a life of courage. It may lie the wife is ill and the hus- band is waiting on her and keeping the. house in order or visa -versa; a mother is going out to help the neigh- bors in order that she may educate a son or daughter; a sister is living practicaly a life of seclusion because she was so badly injured in saving a younger brother at the time their home was burned, a mother and father have taken an erring daughter and her child home and broken heart- ed they are doing their 'best to.: en- courage her to live a good pure life, some others have known much bet- ter days, but in some way have lost then money and now are living a life of anxiety for the future, and so on it goes. . Courage is required in all these, instances. There are really tarn amount of courage, but in matey eases' we simply allow" it to be dorm- ant. There are. many shut-ins • ' ,today who are facing the future wth a coma age' which .is, remarkable. There is nothing bat suffering ahead of them and yet each day they try to do their best to keep up not only their own courage, but those with whom they come in -dented, We all could, if .we only awouid, acquire the habit of not letting anything keep us dower,- for after all the love of Chrst in our hearts will show us a way to keep very few who are not showing coup - age in some Way. p The greatest example of courage recorded in all history is that of Jes- us Christ, the only Son of Gad who left His Heavenly Horne, came to earth,• lived a lite such as we live, yet without sin, and then suffering' every indignity which could be plac- ed upon Him, He diedr—for what?--- in hat?—in order that you and I plight enjoy Internal .Life with Him. Courage is badly needed'today but if "we* give ourselves to Hint we need have n' fear for the futtu•e. "I cannot know the path I tread • At the dawn of each new day;, I do not gnow where I shall meet The foes along the way. ]But there is One who knows. and" cares, No :natter. what betides;; No harm can ever come to me When I' in Him' abide. "Sometimes I weary in the strife • 'And' doubt His love and care; Then when I find' my faith this week ' I also find Him there— "Faith mot, my child, look unto nre; Thou shalt be fully bleat" And then I know what comes to m It what my Lord sees best. "homes" are 1 -roomed, and two rooms are the maximum -I have seen. among the poorer people. More than nen of the population of . . . live in one -room or two poor "houses"; and that it has neither bathroom nor kitchen, There is a sink and a fire- place, occasionally also a gas stove — a great luxury—in one of the rooms. - Most of the population: --men, women and children—work in. the mills, ire chiding thousands! of maru•ied' Women:• I think, that the thing that horrified me most of all When I arrived in icy snowy weather, was the number of., mill girls going about the 'streets without stockings! "The Settlement caters, as I have said, to all members of the family. Of course there are few 'men now. We have a most flourishing Mothers Club, a Nursery School, a "play cen- tre" for 5 -to-10 year, oldie... Then we have properly organized clubs or "hobby!" groups for juniors, inteu mediates and seniors. My own work besides being the Warden's assistant,• which means a large share of the housekeeping, is chiefly with the juniors. I help in the Nursery School two days, a week; ditto with the play centre; and have one club of junior boys and one of junior girls. But what I Have enjoyed most is the new club I have started at . ., the slummy -district, perhaps because it' is my own club. It was originally in- tend'ed- for workinggirls, over 14, but so many, of their little slaters came tagging along that I had to start a junior club as well. - 'But life is not all clubs and work. I have spent several week -ends away from' We have a very good repertorytheatre, and up to Easter we had a film society which showed French, Russian, German and a few rare English films. The thing that lacks' most is music, but a week ago we had a visit from the London Symphony Orchestra, with Byres Hess. "I have been to Edinburgh twice since September. When I was' there in March, the Saturday was •so sunny that we actually had a picnic in the country, though surrounded by snow- covered, hills and fields! One of the most interesting things about Edin- burgh is the Saturday morning par- ade along Princess Street -more re- miniscent of the Paris Boulevard in the spring than anything I have seen over here. Everyone strolls• along in the most happy and carefree fashion —soldiers, sailors, airmen, with their wives, mothers, girl friends; children with their parents; students in bright scarves and no hats—all looking in the shoji windows, or at'Pr•ineess St. Gardens, or at the Castle so beauti fully set on the hill. Ail the cafes were crowded. It was simply incred- ible to believe that there were such things as wars anyww'here in the world, still less at our front door, ex- cept for the uniforms, which instead of "militarizing" the scene, only seemed to make it more like play. And the shops were all so gay. Flow- er theirs •" wore a glory of color -=roses, Misr hydranges, and all the rarest and loveliest flowers. Cake shops that looked as if they didn't know ' what rationing meant—luscious cakes farts, buns of every description, The fashionable Mese shops -and I think that Princess Street runs . Paris a close second—as lovely as the flower —shops all colors of spring hats and frocks, in the latest fashions. - It was a completely peaceful and rather rich scene. " Lots of Polish, Czech and Canadian soldiers added a touch of internationlisnt to it sell. thousands of persons whose homes had been blown to bits; of the rest centres established to assemble the homeless ones, to give the food and clothing, and to send them off to country homes: Even the rest cent- res were destrayech--five -in a single night—and new ones had to be found, equipped and staffed., There were .bombings by day and by night. It is the memory] of those terrible and dangerous days that has made this woman's present work and place of labor seem to be so delightful. If any readers of The Clinton News-Reeord have kin' or friends •from Canada in the Old Land these 'times, engaged in any form of war service,• then they should know that letters from Canada are enthusiastic- aly welcome, -for they an are milk and honey to those who receive them., "You have beer: so good to keep - on writing me. Some of you have said that .Canadian news- must seem so paltry compared with the happen- ings I halve been living through; but you don't realize how good it is, part- -icularly when, I was- in London, to read of people's happy normal lives, and to think that one of these days I too - may be doing those lovely ',things again. So don't apologize for "un -newsy" lettere, I have thought o so much in the past weeks about Hol- land and France, for it is only a year and three, weeks since I was nn f1oll- `'and, seeing'. the marvellous tulip field's, and just a year since I was in France. In these grim days we turn mare and more to our friends, and to letter-waitting to keep in tench, for friendship: means more than ever now,' and is one of the few things in this uncertain world that one titin be really sure of and cling to. Here in • • . life is .completely normal, and it's eo marvellous• to go out, in the evenings to theatres . or,, to- one's. Emends, "Do keep on writing as often as you can, As I said at. the beginning, e I am in an island of peace:and quiet and "normality" up here," NY;LON'S •BIG BROTHER Great•was the fanfare attending the introdection in Canada• early this. wear of gossamer filaments! of nylon yarn destined to become sheer fem- inine hosiery. Although the new stocking is the most ' spectacular member of the nylon family, a big brother whose role, while less glans - mous, is no less revolutionary has just made a quiet debut'in this coun- try, according to an article by Vic - Baker in the June issue of C-IeL OVAL. - Completely overshadowedat preai- ent by the popular attention focussed on the fine nylon fibres being twist• ed into silkythread for 'ladies' full- fashioned hose, the new arrival will come into its own shortly on several important fronts. With as promising a futpre as the nylon yarn, the new- comer is already at work making sweeping changesitt the fields of sport, surgery, :music and industry in general. And this industrial revol- ution started in the thriving little town of Brownsburg, Quebec, where O -I -L's plastic plant is now produc- ing miles of these magic strings for new and unusual applications. While chemically the same as the nylon yarn used in hosiery, the new fibre is much thicker and is produced in a single 'solid strand, or monofila• meet, for use in a wide variety of pro- ducts among which are included brush bristles, fishing leaders, tennis rac- quet strings, . musical instrument strings 'and surgical sutures. increased supplies of nylon in mon- ofilainent form will serve to fortify Canadian independence and save for- eign exchange at a time when econ- omic warfare is in some instances proving more far-reaching in its ef- fect than the powerful weapons of the Army, Navy and Air Force, ac- cording to the article. And there seems to be no end to the jobs nylon monofilament can •perform' nor can any definite prediction be'made of what further developments are to come, for many of these are still in the nylon test tubes,. Yea, mystery e'er' veils - my life; I cannot understand, But sweet, asurance is to know All ,power is in His hand. -So -child of. God, where'er thou art, Live not ;the days in fear; Just trust in Him who loves and care For He is always neat`" 'tPE'G" How different is this from the let - tern received from this same woman when she worked amid the perils of life in London when the Germans were bombing that city nightly. s Those letters told of the terrific de- struction of densely populated East End London --of ; the :thausaediss .upon 1CrSNAPSI1IDT • ••• picruus.• • GUILD This. Is a simple but interesting "stunt" shot—fun to take on a winter • evening. How to get such shots is explained below. EVERY now and then, . a stunt picture adds variety to the cam- era hobby,: Of course, you don't want a regular diet of them. But it's funtohave a fele in the album— shots that make people say, "For goodness sake! How .did you get that one? It's certainly a clever shot!" The picture above is a 'fine ex- ample of a "stunt -shot"—and yet, It was really quite easy to take. The girls simply stood in a circle, then bent over and put their heads together, Iike a football huddle. The camera was ori the floor; fo- cused for a closeup, and pointing straight upward. For light, a small flash bulb was placed beside the • camera, and the exposure was made by tine simple "open the shutter, flash the bulb, close the shutter" method. It coulddprobably have been taken lust as easily by having two flood Iights an inch or so from the floor, one on either side of the camera. r This is an "up angle" •stunt shot, but you could also turn things right around and take a "straight down" shot—maybe from the upper stairway landing—that would be just as interesting. Another stunt that provides lots of fun is to have part of a subject too close to the camera, so that it shows up too large • .. being care- ful, of course, not to hurt anybody's feelings. Doubtless you have seen pictures of.a person sitting on a bench, with his feet toward the cam- era so' that they were several sizes Over normal. That's "old stuff" now —but try it with: a subject's hand. Have him lecturing the camera, or making a speech and gesturing to- ward the camera—or put a boxing glove on bins and have hint pretend to take a poke at the camera. With, the hand about two feet from the, camera, the subject himself can be about four feet back, and appear much entailer. You must use a very - small lens opening, but even if the hand is a little out of focus, the effect isstill interesting. One of the most mystifying stunts is to show an object floating in air. This Is easy indoors. You just hang up the object by a black thread, and light it with a photo lamp. Thea you place a piece of cardboard a foot or two in front of the light; high enough so it just shades the thread but doesn't shade the sub- ject. And the thread is then "lost" against the shadows in the back- ground—it Isn't even there, w Try some of these stunts. They'll give you a whole evening of fun— and you'll get pictures that retitle surprise. your friends. 824 John van Guilder The -armed forces of United States and Canada clash! Don't be alarmed though—it's at the international mili- tary track meet at the Canadian Na- tional Exhibition on Saturday, Aug- ust30. Outstanding athletes of both countries are in the services. Athletes from the Canadian forces and units from the Empire overseas training here will also take partin this Uhl armed forces athletic programme. CUT COARSE FOR THE PIPE CUT FINE FOR CIGARETTE Luxurious Informality On Great Lakes Cruises One of Canada's most delightful holiday attractions is a Cana- dian Pacific Great Lakes Steam- ships cruise, an inland sea voyage from Port McNicoll through Geor- gian "Bay, Lake Huron and Lake Superior to Fort William. It is an ocean voyage 1n minia- tura — the word "miniature" being; ;used in a comparative sense only,• because, the trip is .542 miles oris way, the ship is completely out of. sight .of land at times and shipboard life :and .all entertain- ment are • patterned on ocean- cruise, style, Canadians and . Americans in increasing numbers have found ]crit Great Lakes cruises in re- cent years, spending'tbeit entire vacations' on cruises or using the. lake route ass :a link In a longer trip. Sailing and arrival times of the ships are planned to coincide with train times on the •Canadian Pacific's transcontinental line. Or, reduced rates for carrying au- tomobiles make the lake cruise _a delightful interlude In a long motor tour. The regular passenger ships, the Keewatin and the Assiniboia, fine Clyde -built steamships with a gross tonnage of 3,850 and speed of 15 knots, have epee outfitted espeejallyfor cruise service. They make 27 westbound and 27 east- bound trips In the summer months, westbound sailings being on Saturdays and Wednesdays from Port tifoNicoll :and eastbound sailings being on Saturdays end Tuesdays "from Fort William. and Port' Arthur. The round trip•takes four days and •a night, Half the .trip, a return, •eruisd . between either terminal and the Soo, af- fords a pleasant two-day holiday. Special boat trains are operated between Toronto and Port "Mc Nicoll.. Another carefree' cruise of more, than 1,000 miles in five days can be made on the SA. Manitoba, 2,616 -ton steel -constructed ship.,,_ The cruise is from Owen. Sound to. Fort William and return, with calls at several interesting ports. The route is via the North Insider Channel of Manitoulin Island. • All three ships are equipped and staffed to make cruising easy and enjoyable, The cuisine is of z4 high standa.d, social entertain..- meetincludes dancing, "moonlight parties and afternoon teas'. and ship sports include shuffle -board, deck quoits and other . populter pastimes. Informality and luxury are found on every -hand. o