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The Seaforth News, 1941-08-21, Page 7Le of tla Or .ie ace 13 t1:1, Id .1 ity te, At rd. to. at 00 THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1.941. suamsoannoesmomemesid. CHURCHILL AND. ROOSEVELT MEET NEAR CANADIAN COAST Historic Meeting of Heads of Two Great Democracies Is Held Secretly at Sea—Draw up Declaration 'Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President tRoosevelt held a mom- entous meeting at an undisclosed point at sea and agreed on an eight - point declaration of common natipnal cum ,for post war .policy. The declaration pledges ,Great Bri- tain ,and the United .States "will en- deavor with due respect for their ex- isting obligations, ,theeher the en- joyment of all states, great or small, erictorioue or vanquished of access on. equal 'terms to the trade and to the raw. materials of the world which are needed for their economic preisper- ity." The two countries also declared, through their leaders, that the two countries seek no aggrandisement and desire no territorial changes which do not accord with the wishes of the peapie concerned, they will respect the right Of all peoples to choose the 'form of .government "'icier which they will live and desire the fethest collaboration between all 'milieus in the economic field with a view to im- proved labor standards, economic ad- vancement and social security. After the .destruction of the Nazi tyranny, it was said in a statement 'Great .Britain and the United States hope for a peace "which will enable all nations to dwell in safety and all men to cross the seas without hind- rance." Pending the establishment of a !per- manent system of general security the declaration of the two countries said the disarmament of nations which threaten, or may threaten aggression outside their frontiers "is essential." it was also announced that Mr. Churchill and IMr. Roosevelt accom- panied by high officials of the govern- ments, of the two countriee examined the whole problem of supply of mun- itions of war for forces of the United eise_States and countries resisting aggres- W1311. !Lord tBeaverbrook, British minister of supply, joined et the conferences and proceeded to Washington to dis- cuss further details. 1Prime !Minister iChurchill and his party returned safely to !Britain on Monday morning from their Atlantic rendezvous with President Roosevelt. The Prime Minister returned in the llatOesillie Prince of IsPales, which carried bine to the historic meeting with the President of the United States. The eort of arrival was not made public. A British film of the meeting of President and Prime Minister showed that at least one of their talks was held close to shore. A rooky coastline was distinguish - Mile in the ibackground of a .picture ehowieg tMr. Churchill Watching front the ibattleship, Prince of 'Wales, as a United Status destroyer carried .Pres- ident Roosevelt away. The President, it was disclosed, s - Led the British battleship •only once, That was Sunday, August 10. He came aboard for religious services and sang with Mr. Churchill, 'Land of Hope and Glory," and ',Onward Christian Soldiers." During the services, it was said, patrolling planes droned oveehead, sometimes drowning oat the singing and music ,from the Marine bands of the British battleship and United States destroyer. United States sailors accompanied the president to the British battleship and engaged in •backslapping with the tBritish tars, to whom they hrought presente of fruit and cigar- ete. The preeident eke) brought pres- ents—one for every member of the British crew, Each bore a card which said "Best wishes. Franklin D. Roose- velt." The United 'States gathers, like the president, remained for hutch on the battleship. Afterward they sent over hams, eggand butter to replace food they had eaten. 'What's the matter with Charles? Got lumbago or spinal curvature or something?" "No, he has to walk that way to fit some shirts his wife made for him." While examining a class in gram- mar the inspector wrote a sentence on the blackboard and asked if any boy could see anything peculiar about it. After a long pause one small boy put up his hand slowly. "Yes," said the inspector encour- agingly, "what do you see remark- able about it?" "Please, sir, the bail writiug. sir," replied the youngster. The World's News Seen Through THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR An International Daily Newspaper is Truthful—Constructiye--Unbiased—Free from Sensational- ism — Editorials Are Timely and Instructive and Its Daily Features, Together with the Weekly Magazine Section, Make the Monitor an Ideal Newspaper for the Home. The Christian Science Publishing Society One, Norway Street, Boston, Massachusetts Price $12.00 Yearly, or $1.00 a Month. i Saturday Issue, including Magazine Sectiott, $2,60 a Year. 7,, Introductory Offer, 6 Issues 25 Cents. '% Naine 4 Address SAMPLE COPY ON REQUEST , / '......•-s..., ..,----„,-, •-•,-...., ,., s,„.• .--e.,,,,,,,,..e.,,s, - --- .........,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,s -,,,,,- THE SEAFORTH NEWS WitAftlitatAXIMIAJWIAROWIALWitf care for their horses. Came harvest time, they had 400 bushels of mixed grain to mat We bought a mower land they cut the hay, breaking many blades because they were hitting The Hard Way stumps and ant however; and the next year they did halls. They learned.. 1not break a blade. They had 35 tons PARANW9WWWWWIIMArtnistAint of hay the eine aufmo. Like so many other fathers 1 had I with success after the first half a problem to face a few years ago year insofar that the boys were when m' two oldest boys were ready planning to stay on the farm, even to graduate from high school, writes 1 though they had had to forego par - W. E. Gordon in "Canadian Busi- , ties in the city and had only been ness" recently. Like many another able to have their friends come out Mirthless man I knew that I could Fes- to the farm to see them, we bought sibly place thein in an office or sell,: cows and poultry. In August we par- ing post in the company with which clewed nine grade cows, the boys I was at that time connected, or arranging to start delivering the could get a business acquaintance to milk to a Toronto lairy by Oetober. find a niche for them in his orgeniz- As noon us they had become acetest- ation. This despite the then great Success Story oined to haudliug the cattle, W4 PAGE SEMEN Western Canada Special Bargain Excursions From All Stations in Eastern Canada GOING DAILY SEPT. 12-26, 1941, inclusive Return Limit — 45 Days TICKETS GOOD IN -- Coaches, ID Tourist Sleeping Cars or in Standard Sleeping Cars at Special Reduced Rates for each class Coat of accommodation in sleeping cars additional BAGGAGE checked. Stopovers at All Points enroute. Similar Excursions front Western to Eastern Canada During Same Period Tickets, Sleeping Car Reservations and all .intormation from any Agent ASK FOR HANDBILL CANADIAN NATIONAL, their younger brother Ken and their sister Grace in the businese: They are building it up to servics the sub- urban areas west and north-west of tmemploymeut. 1 added chickens. To make sure they Toronto. Since acquiring the dairy But I had been interested in young would know something about handl- they have sold their farm because it mon for a number of years. In iny Ing cows and chickens, they in turn was too far out front the dairy They work as manager of a large mail took short term courses at the near - order house employing hundreds 1 est agricultural school. And they im- bed learned. many things about , mediately on procuring cows and young people. And one thine I had ' chickens put in a seietifie method of learned was that too many were ' keeping books ! Jobs, and on their animals and gravitating to white collaron the eatire farming operation., once in them, were staying whether , Their records of performance of their or not they were interested in the animals and their knowledge of job, whether or not they were happy 1 scientific agriculture picked up at 10 that life. 1 the agricultural school, they used to I had also seen that many young advantage not only for themselves, people were not accustomed to physi- but they were able to show other cal labour, were not able to stand ou farmers how to correct certain short - their own feet. Our secondary comings in their delivery of milk and school system was turning them out eggs to a dairy we later bought. But as machines, not as individuals. The 1 that is getting ahead of the store'. fact that many of them were not int- With the arrival of caws and are looking for another closer in. The war has made some changes. Reid, the oldest boy, has joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, is train- ing to be a pilot. His two brothers and sister are handling his share of the dairy business as well. I am telling this story now be- cause the experiment. proved my Polite it is no longer an experiment, but n proven fact as far as the boys are concerned. They are ready to face the business world, to face life, and make their way. having learned in the hard way, perhaps the hard boiled way, but what I consider the best way, through Physical work- My erested in their school work develop -.i chickens they began to take in som» experience with any own boys maybe ed in them habits of laziness and money, in small amounte, but regu- of value to some other business man - evasion which they found hard to larly. They spent the first winter father, faced also with ths problem break once they were out 01, learning how to keep hteir cowl; in of what to do with his boys as they school. I good shape and deliver milk daily. reach the time when they must end These situations I wanted to avoid Similarly with their chickens. By , tt place in te world, a place which as far as my own boys were con -1 spring, with a year of hunting be- can be found for them with parental cerned, it at all possible. They hind them, they decided to nut in -ptjhl or which they can make for should become capable through phys- 1 first grade cattle. They wanted to themselves M. the more satisfactory ical labour to take care of theni- buy a foundation herd and so develop1 way through their own efforts and selves, should be allowed to end the a herd of their own. They were 000-1 by the dignified method of physical type at work that interested thenal fident they could do that after their labor. and would make them happy. This winter's experience with the nine theme that physical labour must be cows, dignified again I had frequently ex They went to my bank, discussed pressed in talks before service clubs their problem with the manager, and church groups throughout Can- Britain's "Spitfire" fighter was real - and were so convincing that the da, And it was with this thought hi ly born 15 years ago. It began he a bank loaned these two city -bred amazing career in 1929 as suner mind, as well as to take the hypoc- boys $1,200 for one year, to purchase risy out of the plan I hall been advo- d it marine 54 monoplane, designed and their foundation herd. They pai eating, that I determined to einem, built to take part M the Schneider age my boys in physical work. We had a number of consultations about the matter, the boys, their mother and I. The oldest boy, Reid, was getting his senior matriculation, the second boy, George, was in his fourth year at high school. I have two other boys and a daughter. Like so many other city -bred children they had never had to work for a living during their school years, had always gone to a summer resort or a fermi for their vacations, had been used to playing golf, using our oar for socall activities. Their hardest Physical work would have been for recreation or pleasure. The boys and their mother fell in with my line of thinking. The only manner in Which we could figure that we could get them into physical work which would at the same time teach them something of making a living, teach them to stand on their own feet, would be to place them on the land. They had enjoyed their holidays on farms. The two boys de - ceded they would like a try at becom- ing farmers on their own. This was in 1934, when farming as a lucrative business did not hold out rosy v00- sibflltles We bought a hundred acre farm which had been abandoned for a year, had a good barn. but a house which needed repairs to make it liT- — — BIRTH OF THE "SPITFIRE" (By Arthur Lamaleyl back in a little over thirteen months out of the earnings ot the farm Trophy race off Baltimore. U.S.A.. The added stock kept the boyee and Piloted by H. C. Baird, The plane, after setting up a retard of hustling. Week -ends and during the • 226 m.p.h., crashed in a test flight eummer their next oldest brother 'before the eontest. Ken caxnh to help, They still, how - Two years later the Air Minietry over, made their own meals, kept took up the Schneider Trophy chal- their house in order. But with the lenge through the Royal Air Force. new herd safely installed and de- livering milk, they found they could It' the "'test eft Venice night" , Lieutenant Webster won the Trophy afford out of their earnings a house - for Britain in Supermarine SI with keeper. The third year they added a a speed of 231.65 m.p.h. hired man. Their dairy herd grew in the nat-1 Flying Officer Waglu'rn' R'A'?" won the Trophy again in 1929 in an ural course of events. They learned improved Supermarine 56 at a speed to sit up with sick cattle. They kept of 328.63 m.p.h. During the same alive for two weeksa pure-bred calf year watched Squadron Leader which had been picked with a fork. Orlebar, now Director -General of They fed that calf gallons ot coffee. had , Training at the Air Miniatry, create But she died, as the veterinary a world record of -357.7 m.p.h. with forecast, only he had given her the same machine. about 48 hours to live and they had , Came 1931—the last of the Schnie- stretched the time and the hope of der contests when Britain won the her survival to two weeks. Trophy outright, with three success - Their chickens became a profitable sideline. They built their flock to whiL The day of the great race arrived. more than five hundred white beg- The 12. But what a day! Ariel - horns. That was Reida specialty, bility was reduced to about half a while George looked after the cattle. mile with blinding rain and mist. and One night they awake:wed to find the wind howled half a gale. A more their brooder house on fire. They unfriendly day for high speed racing formed a bucket line. Just the two of them. But before they had the could faX be hzultlined' 'Itis rule' fire out, 300 chiekens had been Pr"bled Imfav"urable "ather' and the international racing office roasted alive, ials abandoned the race till next They tried to keep pigs. but found tiev that pigs and dairy farming did not ablo. Tho farm was located about 15 Sunday. September le -- unlucey go well together. They Mel treat-. miles from 1101101110 111. Toronto's with their horses. two of as ilidl at,a, "illub'r to tii- mlp,mitio"s. 1,"1 the keep the boys from coining home anti tribulations of any farmer. In other words they haa the ton:, luckiest .My i" Britieh tivietien, dawned a magnificent tidy. sat:tided suburban islingion, Inc enough to . without the use of a ear, not ton far ed end with 0 visilrilit$, ot ,o...,.r 3 that WO wouldn't go out there week- - .2:11r iS (1:11 `11 : SY • 11:1;,,(1.1. ends to visit them. Su rroun ding . thiAltr itihoeck°11,(ilt leirnulire, 111311,,1i7.thio111usg1:017711:11sr4.11Tti Isi..1'707.7:' to Arad of tattle, nearly out ail -- - - -1." and the 11.111'11.n. cd:r-4 or the Isld or their farm were other farms. and ' bred, were paying their holp. their 'Wight. they were quite close to a small taxes, interest and principal on the In Ha., te,,,,hig al,„, - • . farming community. ;33 000 mortga,te on their farm and a on 3 Iii,11, Remember the boys had only been ' ' • Castle in Southamplea We i;e• I were fully nn their own.. on farms as summer holiday guests. . small silver seaplane wahod t,tin the They had lammed how to do with- s tertiug line, rising and failing an - They knew practically nothing about agriculture, had not been trained for out "lett' aceustomed Pleaeltree, easily on the short elempy wavee. it. When we had made one large They were healthy. had developed as one o'clock came. A. gun boom -,1! room in the house livable theyA. dun roar followed immediately, flue young mem They were able to moved inwe said good-bye and they stand -on their own feet, a feet they , and a groat splash of of spray told that , were en their own. had definitely shown in keeping Flight Lieutenant Bootlunan. R.A.R., ; ' That first stann*r they learned to their farm running on a business England's first choice of pilot, had basis. They have frequently told me taken the air in Supermarine 5-50. plow. not with a tractor, but behind a team of horses. They put in grain. that that -farming experiment, their . His mighty engine. seusive to the They took care of their team, and experiment 111 making lebeteleal labor touch of his fingers, roared as the when they had problems they tried dignified again, had prepared them seaplane took off, circling at about for life and for any eventualities lee It.. then landing gracefully. to solve them or went to one or . that may come. ' skimming the shimmerIng blue water ohter of their neighbors to ask foe suggestions. The government agrieul- Iii 1937 I purchased a dairy busi- like a great gull. It was a magic ince tural agent in the tow was also a nese in suburban Islington. I retain- ment. The crowds within sight gasp- eource ot information for them. Don't ed not position in the city, turned ed as they watehed the seaplane think, however, that their neighbors welcomed them with open arms. They were quite pessimistic about a couple of untrained city boys sun- ning a farm and sticking it out, and they did not mind letting Reid and George know their opinions on that seore. But the boys were not undaunted. They meenaged to get up early, to prepare their owu meals ai well as the dairy over to the three boys, as Kenneth now had his matriculation, and immediately started in the dairy business. They rented their farm to a raprried man and his wife, took milk from their own farm, built up the dairy from a small business when I purchased it till today It does fouland a half times as much busi- ness, has had plant expansions, and now has a staff of sixteen, with again rise suddenly when Lieutenant Boothruan opened engine full throttle and flashed the starting -nue into the speed course of seven rounds total- ling 217 tulles. What appeared to be a silver bird claiming in the sunlight was the em- plane banking round the first. pylon off Bembridge. Across the open sea it dashed to West Wittering, off Chi- chester Harbour, rose higher, swoop- Want and For Sake Ms, 3 weeks Sec ed down round the next pylon and on along the 14 mules leg of the course fringing Southsea and Porte - month towards the pylon in the Solent. Lieutenant Boothman flew ettPerb- ly. His machine was steady as hurtled through the air at 343 miles an hour! He shattered the world's lap record in this first round. Round after round he flashed bet the epectators, fiyiag so low that his egure could be seen crouching in the cockpit. The crowd could never have realised a fraction of the col- ossal strain on the pilot in this dash through the air, faster than any man had ever flown in a distance dight. In exactly 38 minutes, 22 seconds, at an average speed of 340 m.p.h., Flight Lieutenant Boothmau won the Schneider Trophy for Great Britain, and presaged the "Spitfire" fighter. A few days later Flight Lieutenant George Stainforth in the same win- ning monoplane created the world's record of 407.5 m.p.h., in a series of dive tests from a height of 15,005 ft. into a measured mile is Spithea,d, The "'Spitfire" had arrived. Alt the experience gained he these Schneider Trophy contests was embodied in the production of the single -seater dght- er which was to become the war- time terror of the air. It was powered with Rolls-Royce engines designed by the late Sir Henry Royce, who at the age of 11 sold newspapere Ort the streets of his home town. The "Spitfire" was evolved by the late R. 0. Mitchell. chief engineer and designer of the Supermarine Aviation Words, Southampton, Only 30 years old when he design- ed the first Supermarine 54, he lab. oured unceasingly, with undaunted courage against failing health, for a dozen years during which he success- fully re -designed his first creation and made it possible for a British machine to attain a world record with a speed al 407 m.p.h. It was a great blow to British avia- tion when he died suddenly at the early age of 42, a few months before the delivery of the first tighter Squadron of Spitfires to the Air Ministry in July. 1938. Designer Mitchell, although born at Stoke, Staffordshire, made his home in Hampshire, and the "Spit- fire" is a Hampshire machine, creat- ed, perfected and produced in the works on the northern shores of Southampton Water. NOT OUT Kent Is Still Making Cricket Bats Golf balls and clubs, tennis balls and racquets. cricket belle and bats, hockey sticks and footballs are the main items among the 81700,000 worth of :movie goods sent out lean Great Britain overseas last yeer, The biggest buyer is South Africa where ericket. Rugby and hockey ar" played eVerywhere. India. the Argentine. Canada. AlWitaila, Now Zealand. Coyldtt. EgYPT. 1S. Pt - Chile HO. the Far East .iellete in that order. Can.ela takes tf,1t year and tennis bz,n: ths tominimt is a sT-Fady mm.eits,,,. of risw,111t5. 1,0y ):1h.40i 1 pnads 1of club., A 17, tkrA $6111.11 MAC rnsretro ers for cricket lints. Tito tnaking ot Knglish cricket bats and balls are both set hand- icrafts passed on front father to sott. The most famous' cricket halls tante front a group of craftsmen settled in Kent for generations. There is no truth at all ia the canard that- Nazi airmen have destroyed Ettglitad's store 0E bat willow. Stocks are tatfe and ample to Meet the demand ior war -time cricketers at 110)10 and overseas. Hotel Manager—"Shall I tell the porter to call you at sevmt every morning, sire" Guest—"No, I always wake at seven." "Then would you tithed calling the porter?" Black—"Sones always strikes no as au indolent sort of chap." Brown—"Indolent? Why. that fel- low Is so lazy he always run his car over a bump to knock the ash oft his cigar." Duplicate Monthly Statements • We can save you money on Bill and Charge Forms, standard sizes to fit Ledgers. white or colors. It will pay you to see our samples. Also best quality Metal Hinged Sec- tional Post Binders and Index The Seaffrth News , PHONE 84 . „ .. The World's News Seen Through THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR An International Daily Newspaper is Truthful—Constructiye--Unbiased—Free from Sensational- ism — Editorials Are Timely and Instructive and Its Daily Features, Together with the Weekly Magazine Section, Make the Monitor an Ideal Newspaper for the Home. The Christian Science Publishing Society One, Norway Street, Boston, Massachusetts Price $12.00 Yearly, or $1.00 a Month. i Saturday Issue, including Magazine Sectiott, $2,60 a Year. 7,, Introductory Offer, 6 Issues 25 Cents. '% Naine 4 Address SAMPLE COPY ON REQUEST , / '......•-s..., ..,----„,-, •-•,-...., ,., s,„.• .--e.,,,,,,,,..e.,,s, - --- .........,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,s -,,,,,- THE SEAFORTH NEWS WitAftlitatAXIMIAJWIAROWIALWitf care for their horses. Came harvest time, they had 400 bushels of mixed grain to mat We bought a mower land they cut the hay, breaking many blades because they were hitting The Hard Way stumps and ant however; and the next year they did halls. They learned.. 1not break a blade. They had 35 tons PARANW9WWWWWIIMArtnistAint of hay the eine aufmo. Like so many other fathers 1 had I with success after the first half a problem to face a few years ago year insofar that the boys were when m' two oldest boys were ready planning to stay on the farm, even to graduate from high school, writes 1 though they had had to forego par - W. E. Gordon in "Canadian Busi- , ties in the city and had only been ness" recently. Like many another able to have their friends come out Mirthless man I knew that I could Fes- to the farm to see them, we bought sibly place thein in an office or sell,: cows and poultry. In August we par- ing post in the company with which clewed nine grade cows, the boys I was at that time connected, or arranging to start delivering the could get a business acquaintance to milk to a Toronto lairy by Oetober. find a niche for them in his orgeniz- As noon us they had become acetest- ation. This despite the then great Success Story oined to haudliug the cattle, W4 PAGE SEMEN Western Canada Special Bargain Excursions From All Stations in Eastern Canada GOING DAILY SEPT. 12-26, 1941, inclusive Return Limit — 45 Days TICKETS GOOD IN -- Coaches, ID Tourist Sleeping Cars or in Standard Sleeping Cars at Special Reduced Rates for each class Coat of accommodation in sleeping cars additional BAGGAGE checked. Stopovers at All Points enroute. Similar Excursions front Western to Eastern Canada During Same Period Tickets, Sleeping Car Reservations and all .intormation from any Agent ASK FOR HANDBILL CANADIAN NATIONAL, their younger brother Ken and their sister Grace in the businese: They are building it up to servics the sub- urban areas west and north-west of tmemploymeut. 1 added chickens. To make sure they Toronto. Since acquiring the dairy But I had been interested in young would know something about handl- they have sold their farm because it mon for a number of years. In iny Ing cows and chickens, they in turn was too far out front the dairy They work as manager of a large mail took short term courses at the near - order house employing hundreds 1 est agricultural school. And they im- bed learned. many things about , mediately on procuring cows and young people. And one thine I had ' chickens put in a seietifie method of learned was that too many were ' keeping books ! Jobs, and on their animals and gravitating to white collaron the eatire farming operation., once in them, were staying whether , Their records of performance of their or not they were interested in the animals and their knowledge of job, whether or not they were happy 1 scientific agriculture picked up at 10 that life. 1 the agricultural school, they used to I had also seen that many young advantage not only for themselves, people were not accustomed to physi- but they were able to show other cal labour, were not able to stand ou farmers how to correct certain short - their own feet. Our secondary comings in their delivery of milk and school system was turning them out eggs to a dairy we later bought. But as machines, not as individuals. The 1 that is getting ahead of the store'. fact that many of them were not int- With the arrival of caws and are looking for another closer in. The war has made some changes. Reid, the oldest boy, has joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, is train- ing to be a pilot. His two brothers and sister are handling his share of the dairy business as well. I am telling this story now be- cause the experiment. proved my Polite it is no longer an experiment, but n proven fact as far as the boys are concerned. They are ready to face the business world, to face life, and make their way. having learned in the hard way, perhaps the hard boiled way, but what I consider the best way, through Physical work- My erested in their school work develop -.i chickens they began to take in som» experience with any own boys maybe ed in them habits of laziness and money, in small amounte, but regu- of value to some other business man - evasion which they found hard to larly. They spent the first winter father, faced also with ths problem break once they were out 01, learning how to keep hteir cowl; in of what to do with his boys as they school. I good shape and deliver milk daily. reach the time when they must end These situations I wanted to avoid Similarly with their chickens. By , tt place in te world, a place which as far as my own boys were con -1 spring, with a year of hunting be- can be found for them with parental cerned, it at all possible. They hind them, they decided to nut in -ptjhl or which they can make for should become capable through phys- 1 first grade cattle. They wanted to themselves M. the more satisfactory ical labour to take care of theni- buy a foundation herd and so develop1 way through their own efforts and selves, should be allowed to end the a herd of their own. They were 000-1 by the dignified method of physical type at work that interested thenal fident they could do that after their labor. and would make them happy. This winter's experience with the nine theme that physical labour must be cows, dignified again I had frequently ex They went to my bank, discussed pressed in talks before service clubs their problem with the manager, and church groups throughout Can- Britain's "Spitfire" fighter was real - and were so convincing that the da, And it was with this thought hi ly born 15 years ago. It began he a bank loaned these two city -bred amazing career in 1929 as suner mind, as well as to take the hypoc- boys $1,200 for one year, to purchase risy out of the plan I hall been advo- d it marine 54 monoplane, designed and their foundation herd. They pai eating, that I determined to einem, built to take part M the Schneider age my boys in physical work. We had a number of consultations about the matter, the boys, their mother and I. The oldest boy, Reid, was getting his senior matriculation, the second boy, George, was in his fourth year at high school. I have two other boys and a daughter. Like so many other city -bred children they had never had to work for a living during their school years, had always gone to a summer resort or a fermi for their vacations, had been used to playing golf, using our oar for socall activities. Their hardest Physical work would have been for recreation or pleasure. The boys and their mother fell in with my line of thinking. The only manner in Which we could figure that we could get them into physical work which would at the same time teach them something of making a living, teach them to stand on their own feet, would be to place them on the land. They had enjoyed their holidays on farms. The two boys de - ceded they would like a try at becom- ing farmers on their own. This was in 1934, when farming as a lucrative business did not hold out rosy v00- sibflltles We bought a hundred acre farm which had been abandoned for a year, had a good barn. but a house which needed repairs to make it liT- — — BIRTH OF THE "SPITFIRE" (By Arthur Lamaleyl back in a little over thirteen months out of the earnings ot the farm Trophy race off Baltimore. U.S.A.. The added stock kept the boyee and Piloted by H. C. Baird, The plane, after setting up a retard of hustling. Week -ends and during the • 226 m.p.h., crashed in a test flight eummer their next oldest brother 'before the eontest. Ken caxnh to help, They still, how - Two years later the Air Minietry over, made their own meals, kept took up the Schneider Trophy chal- their house in order. But with the lenge through the Royal Air Force. new herd safely installed and de- livering milk, they found they could It' the "'test eft Venice night" , Lieutenant Webster won the Trophy afford out of their earnings a house - for Britain in Supermarine SI with keeper. The third year they added a a speed of 231.65 m.p.h. hired man. Their dairy herd grew in the nat-1 Flying Officer Waglu'rn' R'A'?" won the Trophy again in 1929 in an ural course of events. They learned improved Supermarine 56 at a speed to sit up with sick cattle. They kept of 328.63 m.p.h. During the same alive for two weeksa pure-bred calf year watched Squadron Leader which had been picked with a fork. Orlebar, now Director -General of They fed that calf gallons ot coffee. had , Training at the Air Miniatry, create But she died, as the veterinary a world record of -357.7 m.p.h. with forecast, only he had given her the same machine. about 48 hours to live and they had , Came 1931—the last of the Schnie- stretched the time and the hope of der contests when Britain won the her survival to two weeks. Trophy outright, with three success - Their chickens became a profitable sideline. They built their flock to whiL The day of the great race arrived. more than five hundred white beg- The 12. But what a day! Ariel - horns. That was Reida specialty, bility was reduced to about half a while George looked after the cattle. mile with blinding rain and mist. and One night they awake:wed to find the wind howled half a gale. A more their brooder house on fire. They unfriendly day for high speed racing formed a bucket line. Just the two of them. But before they had the could faX be hzultlined' 'Itis rule' fire out, 300 chiekens had been Pr"bled Imfav"urable "ather' and the international racing office roasted alive, ials abandoned the race till next They tried to keep pigs. but found tiev that pigs and dairy farming did not ablo. Tho farm was located about 15 Sunday. September le -- unlucey go well together. They Mel treat-. miles from 1101101110 111. Toronto's with their horses. two of as ilidl at,a, "illub'r to tii- mlp,mitio"s. 1,"1 the keep the boys from coining home anti tribulations of any farmer. In other words they haa the ton:, luckiest .My i" Britieh tivietien, dawned a magnificent tidy. sat:tided suburban islingion, Inc enough to . without the use of a ear, not ton far ed end with 0 visilrilit$, ot ,o...,.r 3 that WO wouldn't go out there week- - .2:11r iS (1:11 `11 : SY • 11:1;,,(1.1. ends to visit them. Su rroun ding . thiAltr itihoeck°11,(ilt leirnulire, 111311,,1i7.thio111usg1:017711:11sr4.11Tti Isi..1'707.7:' to Arad of tattle, nearly out ail -- - - -1." and the 11.111'11.n. cd:r-4 or the Isld or their farm were other farms. and ' bred, were paying their holp. their 'Wight. they were quite close to a small taxes, interest and principal on the In Ha., te,,,,hig al,„, - • . farming community. ;33 000 mortga,te on their farm and a on 3 Iii,11, Remember the boys had only been ' ' • Castle in Southamplea We i;e• I were fully nn their own.. on farms as summer holiday guests. . small silver seaplane wahod t,tin the They had lammed how to do with- s tertiug line, rising and failing an - They knew practically nothing about agriculture, had not been trained for out "lett' aceustomed Pleaeltree, easily on the short elempy wavee. it. When we had made one large They were healthy. had developed as one o'clock came. A. gun boom -,1! room in the house livable theyA. dun roar followed immediately, flue young mem They were able to moved inwe said good-bye and they stand -on their own feet, a feet they , and a groat splash of of spray told that , were en their own. had definitely shown in keeping Flight Lieutenant Bootlunan. R.A.R., ; ' That first stann*r they learned to their farm running on a business England's first choice of pilot, had basis. They have frequently told me taken the air in Supermarine 5-50. plow. not with a tractor, but behind a team of horses. They put in grain. that that -farming experiment, their . His mighty engine. seusive to the They took care of their team, and experiment 111 making lebeteleal labor touch of his fingers, roared as the when they had problems they tried dignified again, had prepared them seaplane took off, circling at about for life and for any eventualities lee It.. then landing gracefully. to solve them or went to one or . that may come. ' skimming the shimmerIng blue water ohter of their neighbors to ask foe suggestions. The government agrieul- Iii 1937 I purchased a dairy busi- like a great gull. It was a magic ince tural agent in the tow was also a nese in suburban Islington. I retain- ment. The crowds within sight gasp- eource ot information for them. Don't ed not position in the city, turned ed as they watehed the seaplane think, however, that their neighbors welcomed them with open arms. They were quite pessimistic about a couple of untrained city boys sun- ning a farm and sticking it out, and they did not mind letting Reid and George know their opinions on that seore. But the boys were not undaunted. They meenaged to get up early, to prepare their owu meals ai well as the dairy over to the three boys, as Kenneth now had his matriculation, and immediately started in the dairy business. They rented their farm to a raprried man and his wife, took milk from their own farm, built up the dairy from a small business when I purchased it till today It does fouland a half times as much busi- ness, has had plant expansions, and now has a staff of sixteen, with again rise suddenly when Lieutenant Boothruan opened engine full throttle and flashed the starting -nue into the speed course of seven rounds total- ling 217 tulles. What appeared to be a silver bird claiming in the sunlight was the em- plane banking round the first. pylon off Bembridge. Across the open sea it dashed to West Wittering, off Chi- chester Harbour, rose higher, swoop- Want and For Sake Ms, 3 weeks Sec ed down round the next pylon and on along the 14 mules leg of the course fringing Southsea and Porte - month towards the pylon in the Solent. Lieutenant Boothman flew ettPerb- ly. His machine was steady as hurtled through the air at 343 miles an hour! He shattered the world's lap record in this first round. Round after round he flashed bet the epectators, fiyiag so low that his egure could be seen crouching in the cockpit. The crowd could never have realised a fraction of the col- ossal strain on the pilot in this dash through the air, faster than any man had ever flown in a distance dight. In exactly 38 minutes, 22 seconds, at an average speed of 340 m.p.h., Flight Lieutenant Boothmau won the Schneider Trophy for Great Britain, and presaged the "Spitfire" fighter. A few days later Flight Lieutenant George Stainforth in the same win- ning monoplane created the world's record of 407.5 m.p.h., in a series of dive tests from a height of 15,005 ft. into a measured mile is Spithea,d, The "'Spitfire" had arrived. Alt the experience gained he these Schneider Trophy contests was embodied in the production of the single -seater dght- er which was to become the war- time terror of the air. It was powered with Rolls-Royce engines designed by the late Sir Henry Royce, who at the age of 11 sold newspapere Ort the streets of his home town. The "Spitfire" was evolved by the late R. 0. Mitchell. chief engineer and designer of the Supermarine Aviation Words, Southampton, Only 30 years old when he design- ed the first Supermarine 54, he lab. oured unceasingly, with undaunted courage against failing health, for a dozen years during which he success- fully re -designed his first creation and made it possible for a British machine to attain a world record with a speed al 407 m.p.h. It was a great blow to British avia- tion when he died suddenly at the early age of 42, a few months before the delivery of the first tighter Squadron of Spitfires to the Air Ministry in July. 1938. Designer Mitchell, although born at Stoke, Staffordshire, made his home in Hampshire, and the "Spit- fire" is a Hampshire machine, creat- ed, perfected and produced in the works on the northern shores of Southampton Water. NOT OUT Kent Is Still Making Cricket Bats Golf balls and clubs, tennis balls and racquets. cricket belle and bats, hockey sticks and footballs are the main items among the 81700,000 worth of :movie goods sent out lean Great Britain overseas last yeer, The biggest buyer is South Africa where ericket. Rugby and hockey ar" played eVerywhere. India. the Argentine. Canada. AlWitaila, Now Zealand. Coyldtt. EgYPT. 1S. Pt - Chile HO. the Far East .iellete in that order. Can.ela takes tf,1t year and tennis bz,n: ths tominimt is a sT-Fady mm.eits,,,. of risw,111t5. 1,0y ):1h.40i 1 pnads 1of club., A 17, tkrA $6111.11 MAC rnsretro ers for cricket lints. Tito tnaking ot Knglish cricket bats and balls are both set hand- icrafts passed on front father to sott. The most famous' cricket halls tante front a group of craftsmen settled in Kent for generations. There is no truth at all ia the canard that- Nazi airmen have destroyed Ettglitad's store 0E bat willow. Stocks are tatfe and ample to Meet the demand ior war -time cricketers at 110)10 and overseas. Hotel Manager—"Shall I tell the porter to call you at sevmt every morning, sire" Guest—"No, I always wake at seven." "Then would you tithed calling the porter?" Black—"Sones always strikes no as au indolent sort of chap." Brown—"Indolent? Why. that fel- low Is so lazy he always run his car over a bump to knock the ash oft his cigar."