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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1941-02-06, Page 3THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1941 MADE IN CANADA "ao4 -.IT'S ALWAYS DEPENDABLE! THE SEAFORTH NEWS PAGE THREE Describes Trip To India In War Time Mrs. T. Coleman Receives Let- ter from Relative In Mission Field. The fallowing letter was received Ihy -Mrs. rhos, Coleman of Tucker - smith from a relative, tRuth 'Troyer, .who is now at the Canadian Baptist )Mission, Cocanad'a, India, "Empress of Asia", (Somewhere :on the :Pacific) October 13, 119.10 IPear Friends and Prayer Partners: 1,Vben we ]eft Vancouver on Satter - day, October 'glib„ the water was very ,calm inside .the island. We went north toward ,.......gatite close to.. , . . and then S.W; toward Japan. This is a shorter route according to the. earth's curve than going :straight west. Sunday morning I got partly ready for the service, then suddenly made a dive 'hack into !bed, and about as suddenly dived out again — The next attempt to get gip was made on Tuesday ,..',,managed to stay ep mill evening, lIn bell again Wednes- day until 'life.Iboat drill at 4 ,p.m. During Thursday night the boat •was like a "'bucking ,bronco', (W'e could hardly stay in our 'bunks. The stew- ardess says this is the worst trip she ?has :known. Some travellers, never sea -sick 'before, !broke their records this time, so I don't feel too badly about my 'performance. We skipped Friday altogether. I had my first ty tehoid inoculation yesterday. Olive Coggins, Grace Chittiok, Mary ()airing and I have had several !promenades on deck after dark. No fights may he shown from ship. Be- rry thing is painted •gray, even glass D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Office — Commercial Hotel Electro Therapist Massage Hours—Mon. and Thurs. after- noons and by appointment, FOOT CORRECTION lay manipulation—Sun-ray treatment. Phone 227. BUS TIME TABLE Leaves Seaforth for Stratford; Daily 8.25 a.rn, sold 5.15 p.m. Leaves Seaforth for Goderich: Daily except Sunday and hol., 1.05 p.m, and 7.40 p.m. Sun. and hon., 1.10 pan. and 9.20 p.m, Connection at Stratford for Toronto, Hamilton. Buffalo, London. Detroit. Tavistock, Woodstock, Brantford Agents: Queen's, Commercial, Dick House in portholes, and these are closed from sunset to sunrise. Very small blue ,spot lights are allowed but noth- ing else. This is a wonderful party to travel with. Last night I had my accordion nut, Virgil Hook used his flute, and a group of young folks had a sing-. son g. There are 24 China Inland (Mis- sion workers on board, and several from the United Church; -over 50 mis- sionaries altogether, 'Olive is having a (birthday, and a special cake, tomor- row. The meals are really grand, hut the appetites not so good, ! V I On 'Monday our 'hand''liad practice in the baggage roost. The Chinese crew 'gathered around us... clapped hands..,and cried, 1More, more.' 'One of the yosi n:g white officers !(he can't he more than 20) said, '1Nay that one about 113'ring them in'; mother used to sing it when I was a little boy." '('rhe 'r:B.C. students may wish to pray for him), Please give my love to tall at T.B.C. and tell them f shall send a letter when I reach my field. News is rather startling these clays, especially for 'CI,M, party if all Am- ericans have been ordered to leave Shanghai. The lenge party 011 'board is supposed to land there. None of its is 'unduly anxious for we are marvelously conscious of the 'keeping 'po(ver of Christ. Personally when things seen darkest, His peace is ,greatest; and I feel that 'the Ever- lasting Arms are about the slip, and that our 'God is taking us ,past the troubled waters of the 'Orient to our various fields of service for and with Him, Last night we saw •the lights of three ships - friend or foe we know not - and after securing permission from the chief officer, wve 'played "Be not ,dismayed whate'er betide, God will take care of you,-' and sang it over the air. HONG KONG • October lath. tLVe arrived here on Thursday morn- ing, the 24th. As we neared the docks, we heard the first air-raid 'alarm to be sounded here...just for 'practice. The approach is 'beautiful, the buildings up the mountain -side semi to he mostly windows and porches. lit is very hot. 1Ve have :been 'introduced to the trop- ics, and are wearing sunnier clothes again. IMy first rickshaw riche was quite an .adventure... in the midst of it my hat blew off..,I had 40 call the coolie to stop).— . the next one behind brought my hat to rte. We elepect to he here for only four or five days while waiting for the other boat. I have a room to myself in Mody House Kowloon. It used to Ibe a ,verandah, is -'very small, has 'bamboo screens on windows, and 'boasts a magnificent palm tree outside. (We havebeen shopping several times; a little money does wonders, and we are able to sec- ure some necessary equipment here at low prices. Yesterday vve saw a 'Chinese flute al. First 'came a girl's band. , .. uni mets'.. ,,waiting music. Then sever meat carrying large wreaths on train and poles. "Then 1w0 ;hey'. hand,. makint a terrible noise ., and e'er Rowers. 11'1 the furniture of the tea woman was tarried-hrengh the ,tree and her picture in a large frame ,. pole Then two priests ret white robe and invo more in 'black. The rile mourners were dressed in sackcloth'. heads bent,. utd supported by tw friends, Others were dressed in whit :sheets of white parkas. The hears was elaborately carved., . the ,god wrapped in red silk, and brocade. TITh pallbearers were smoking and laughlug. 'It was weird and so pathetic, And we saw the be gars,. 'littl ragged children of six carrying habit' 'on their backs; mother with liable whose heads were covcreal with sores lepers asking for money. Smne wer :ening dirty dried fish or candy am cakes. The poverty /vas appalling. I hurts me terribly, but I'll have to ge used to it as India will be the same or worse. 'Pm realising more an more what a wonderful country' Can ads. is. I'm not sorry I'm here hut th contrast isSO great. These people so need a better way to live. They need 'Jesus -Christ and all the changes he alone can bring into their lives, This morning, the Nth., we wend to Emanuel Church. The con'grega'tion was mostly •English, with Rev. A. C. Snead of the C,&M.A. p'reac'hing,. 'I enjoyed the service very match. This afternoon we went to Hong Kong proper, and went up the mountain by way of the incline cable railway. Ships in the harbor looked like flies, .. nt fro Victoria Pea1c, On our way down we slaw a gorgeous sunset. 'Later we at- tended service in St. John's Cathedral, All stores are open int Sundayi•..no let up at all—, in traffic, in 'bickering of rickshaw boys or in the crying of beggars. I wish I could tell you the many thoughts that crowd my mind as 1 see the evident steed of the East, SINGAPORE - November 3rd., S.S. "Tai Sang" We hope 'to get our passes for shore so we may attend evening ser- vices. Our trip from Hong Kong down the Indo-China coastline was delightful, but extremely hot. Yester- day we saw hundreds of flying fish, and to -clay we think we saw a 'shark in the harbor where signs are posted warning (bathers. The Malayan peo- ple are various shades of Thrown, with some almost 'black and much like mg- roes.g- roes. Many look like Indians, and others have Chinese features. It is a curious mixture. We have one more stop in Penang before arrivingra't our destination, Dr. Wolverton 'gave me a lessen in Telegat yesterday. It is said to he a difficult language, ,bat with God's help I know I will get it sometime. IVnhen we reach :Calcutta we may stay a day and visit Serampore ,Col- lege, then down the little (toy) rail- way to C'ocanada. There are so many Wks 1 want to write to, but it is so hot. I 1<� ill have to leave many for the present. \\'e all are 'grateful to God for His watchcare. Our prayer is that God may ,be as real and as near to you as Be is to us. May God bless you all. RUTH dA message Iby -cable, dated Nov- ember 'Wilt., announced "Safe arrival" iia Calcutta) Counter heck : ooks • We Pire Selling Quality Books Books are Well Made, Carbon is Clean and Copies Readily. All, styles, Carbon Leaf and Black Back. Prices as Low as You Can Get Anywhere. Get our Quotation on Your Next Order. • The Seaforth News SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, A metallurgist in a Canadian gun Plant using a pyrometer -reader. This instrument, when directed at molten steel, transposes a visual reading of light intensity into a direct Fahren- heit temperature recording. Thus quality is guarded in the manufact- ure of Canadian guns. THIS YEAR'S XMAS CARDS - 'I',he Christmas cards which the peoples of the British Commonwealth will send to one another next Dec- ember are already keeping hundreds of artists and designers busy is 'Brit- ain amidst the 'bomlbs. The first order fur 'them arrived in England on December 29. It was from Australia. Traditionally, Ault- ralia .orders .first. New Zealand is next. Then, in February, come Canada and United States, Int 'March South Africa, 1nciia, South America and the (Wiest Indies follow on. Tastes, naturally, vary with clim- ates and customers. South America's cards are warns and vivid-in'colouring, and done, of course, in Spanish or Portuguese as well as English. There are no $now scenes, For India there is a special range ap'pealin'g to each of many classes, with snow for the hill stations. In the Dominions and Colonies there is a de- finite preference for sketches or phot- ographs of old 'corners of London. glimpses at Cathedral cities, and pict- ures of English Tillages. The Empire 'demand 'for Christmas cards from England was better for the second ,Christmas of the war than for the first when it •'was remarkably good. Tis help of the Paper Kontrol- ler in releasing raw materials will make 'the present year even better, in the opinion of one of the leading pro- ducers. The tidal wave of money shortage had caught the bookmaker and landed him, high and dry, in the workhouse. But his ruling spirit still swayed him, and he started a "book" Inside. A friend asked him how he was geting on, and be shook his head sadly. "The business is too much for me and I shall have to get a clerk," he replied. "T can reckon two to one in cigarettes, or four to one in an ounce of tobacco or a quarter of tea, but. when it comes to working out eleven to eight on a suet dumpling --well, I'm done." - The benevolent old man was trying to instil the spirit of ambition in an obviously unenthusiastic office boy. "My boy," he said, "do you know the secret of success In life ?" "No. 1 don't," the lad replied frankly. 'But I'll bet there's a catch in it—like all the rest of them things. 1'11 lay you a hundred to eight it's something to do with hard work." "Red" Newman will be one of the CBC radio artists featured on the "All-Star War Savings Broadcast" to be presented from Toronto on Fri- day, February. 14, at 9 p.m. EDST. It took a war to start "Red" on his way as an entertainer and since . those days in France he has niaiutained that reputation with radio and stage audiences from coast to coast. Engineer's Report To County Cuoncil The following report was submitted by County 'Engineer Patterson at this work's meeting of the County Cwtnt•il: t en'tlenmu; I hog to submit here- with a report on matters pertaining da thee County roads system. With the roads of the county satin -- Med with avater as they are, unless very favourable conditions prevail it is to he expected -hat they will be stih- jected to notch damage before sttnnnier weather arrives, 'fie problem of de- ciding on the amount of road work that should he clone in wartime -is one that has been given a lot: at consider- ation. la is, however, recognized Iha't roads are of great military importance, and are performing an important part in war effort. Transportation enters every phase of 'community life, and it is generally agreed that ft would be a mistake ,to curtail road work and permit the surfaces to depreciate. Roadwork with modern equipment does not draw extensively -upon labor, and while some of the county employ- ees have enlisted most are married or above military age, so that, umil an acute labor shortage occurs, it is doubtful i8 the then could be employed in any more profitable -capacity. It has 'been, rioted, too, that wartime does root 'bring any lessened demands from the 'pulblic ;and .bad conditions bring complaints promptly, Many 'people now depend upon the open winter roads, and all derive 'bene- fit from them. There 'has been a 'pro- cess of evolution in snow removal equipment, and this county 'has ac- quired a variety of machines that are, 1'believe, of the right type. For dh"e quick removal - of light snow, trucks are the ,best motive power, For clear- ing out deep packed Snow, the eratw•ler tractor is the best machine, and 'for pushing back the banks of .snow along the shoulders the tandem grader can ,operate most efficiently. Since a great deal of the work is of this last-men- tioned class, 1 can see that more work will he clone with such graders in the future, and the development of this type of inedible fills a ,great need. It is the heavy, sluggish work that ,has sent tliost snowplow trucks to tate garage for repairs and it will probably be found profitable to equip other graders with ,plows and relieve the trucks .further, - 'Little depreciation in our bitumin- ous -surfaced roads is apparent from a casual observation, but 'examination from 'titue to time reveals that a sur- face treatment will seal and build these roads so they will continue to :be as ,good. or 'better than when new. it is recommended that some mileage he so treated this year, and it might be noted that our roads have never'had a seal coat, which is generally applied as part of the construction. A demand i, frequently heard that all narrow ,bridges should be replaced. I present the following estimate of the cost of rebuilding such (bridges on the County roads, so that you may have a 'better opportunity to consider such a program. Small bridges—largely on now county roads..'..$ 142030,00 'Bridges up to 9OQ-ft. span 1246;000,O5l Bridges aver 1:00 -ft, span :520,00l,Ot) 'Boundary bridges „-,,,, 11189,000:00 rr 1,0.47,i10(hOtl (The report here 0ivc; the operat- ing 0P:s of the various units of equip. mem, together with the earnings of each, and .goes on to. say:) 'Chia shows an amount of '']'5,458.'12 available for credit to a depreciation account. While it may not he advis- able to establish such an account, a 'took record of snch amounts makes it possible to show .the actual cost of earl: year'; work. The following is a summary of our i"440 ,v,endntirr : 'Construct .,......S 74G:(itl , Maintenance ... ,e et:, -4 Rebates R,iitl.,iu Do This If Child Has a Cold Relieve Misery Droved Vicks Way Mothers, you. will welcome the relief frora misery that comes with a "VapoRub Massage." With this more thorough treat- ment, the poultice -and -vapor action of Vicks VapoRub more effectively PENETRATES irritated air passages with soothing medicinal vapors , .. STIMULATES chest and back like a warming poultice or plaster. .. STARTS RELIEVING Misery right away! Results delight even old friends of VapoRub. TO GET a "VapoRub Massage" with all its benefits — massage VapoRub for 3 minutes on uvi- PORTANT RIB -AREA OF BACK as well as throat and ohest — spread a thick layer on chest, cover with a warmed cloth. BIO SURE to use genuine, time -tested VICKS VAPORVB. Superintendence ,. ,,, ... . , , 5,4 14.015 'Machinery shop, etc. • .,, . , 5,0511.37 New machinery on rental 9hasis 111)1184:90 New machinery L ..... 9414141515 'Machinery operation i.. 15016317.17 Stock receipts .t......... 211,17140,04 Stock sold ,, .. ,'. 3,327.88 Rentals received .. ,,, .t, ... 12,696187 'Insurance .........: ....... t506,52 $25-010911,911 'Material vouchers .......$11113,151116,31 Pay Roll vouchers ,..,..... 418,1873.212 Machinery rentals .,,..,, 66,096139 Stock deliveries ,.....,.... 406:09 $2'.50:89h91 S'U,MIM A RY Expenditures Material ,vouchers , .. .V1'3,51031 Pay Rall vouchers , , .t. 48,1873.22 Deficit ....,.. . ," .:.. ..... 5.16442153 '$1168,02.06 Receipts Levy ..' .. ..'.... ......t I84,1Go.e6 Sundry receipts '...'....'. , . 18,920.83 Estimated general subsidy 71.0015.01 Estimated rental subsidy,-, 14997.65 Deficit' forward , 12,07.7111 $1168,0312.106 In oenc!usion 1 wish to express my appreciation) for the co-operation re- ceived from all members of t'he Coun- cil anti the officials, The landscape architect was show- ing an ignorant, newly -rich woman over a formal garden. "What's that?" she asked. The landscape architect told her it was a sundial. "What's a sundial?" Whereupon her companion patient- ly explained how the sun, moving through the heavens, casts a shadow which is recorded on the dial, indic- ating the time of day. The woman beamed with interest, "My! What will they be thinking of next?" Jones and his wife were on a fish- ing expedition. At the end of a try- ing, fishless day, Jones brought things to a climax by falling into the water. Just as he crawled out, his wife appeared on the scene." - "Did you fall in?" she inquired in surprise. "No, no! Just crawled in to see which fish it was that got away from Inc!' "THE PUREST FORM IN WHICH TOBACCO CAN BE SMOKED," ® GALLOVS GIA AV SEAFORTH Chrysler, Plymouth and Fargo Dealer :c•me in and see the new Plymouth car and Fargo Truck ra'e ai;o, have a f'ervice Truck—ii you have car trouble., phone 179 and we will conte promptly PHONE 179. Repairs Strictly Cash. SEAFORTH 14"e Aim To Please DEAD AND t ISABLED ANIMALS REMOVED PROMPTLY PHONE COLLECT — SEAFORTH 15. EXETER 236 DARLING & CO. OF CANADA, LTD.