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The Seaforth News, 1937-01-14, Page 7lam THIJRSD-AY, JANUARY i4. 1937, w.•man,-tenn�a0�w..®va..�.»--+utne�aitt-•you--�bae•.�cso_�a —w Duplicate Monthly Statements We can save you money on Bill ant Charge Forms, standard sizes to 6' ledgers. shite or colors 1t will pay you to sea our saanotau •k'so •nes. g•tai:ty Meta: Hinged _ non t Post Binder,. int Index The Seaforth News Phone 84 "e..m.n'e--aa-teu�•u u• ---nn...."$ tn---saw--'-r.,t+••-�xi ,-•---'^e u•.w,.a 1 1 1 1 1 VANCOUVER To 4te west of the North Amer- ican Continent, off the coast di Brit- iSh Columbia, lies the island of Van- couver, with the city of Vancounver facing it from the mainland. In con- nection onnection with these places, the name is familiar enough; but of the explorer for Whom t4ltey are called who, with his few comp'aniotts, was the first white man to look across the channel .at the site of the future city, most of us have probably heard little. His car- seer came close after that of 'Ca'ptain Cook, a picturesque figure who caught the public eye. Too close, I suppose: it is the same story as when we see an able son overshadowed by too famous a father. Yet Captain Van- couver stands directly in our line of history as does Captain Cook. George Vancouver took to the sea when he was thirteen years odd, and from then on until he was forty-one fn 71798, there were only lis months dur- ing which he was not navigating and exploring in tile service of the British Navy, His great chance came at fifteen when he sailed with cook for the Ant- aretic on Cook's second voyage, and early endured the discomforts and dangers of life aboard an eighteenth - century vessel. hardships we scarcely even imagine now that our thoughts of crossing ifhe ocean are inseparable from the idea of a "Heating -palace." He was with Cook, too, an his fatal third voyage to the Sandwich Islands —islands Cook himself had discover- ed. \Vhen late in the year 1790 Van- couver, in his turn, was given com- mand ai a "Voyage° of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the \V-tdld," responsible missions were heaped upon he He was to survey the northwest east of America. and search for an eastern passage from the Pacific to the Great Lakes. Inciden- tally, the California coast was known to Vancouver is New \lbion, the the name given it by Francis Drake: THE SEAFORTH NEWS in ttititer words, "Near England" (a. name, when applied to the west coast, that has a strange, looking -glass ef- fect on Yankee ears) An important part of his task was to take over of- ficially from the Spaniards the territ- ory round Nootka, on what was to he \aucouver Island, which Spain had seized and later had agreed to .give nip. Besides these undertakings, he, like other explorers, was to be on the alent For any useful Ittrowledge that might collie his way, aitd he must do what he could to encourage commerce—the fisheries, and .the fur trade. And a41 the while we find him watching, in an unexpectedly modern manner, over the welfare of. his sten in their cramp- s quarter. So, for the four years and nearly nine months that his voyage 11,ted, he seems to have had nt his she elders a'lt that any pian caul:! car- ry. , I'Ie took Itis respon ibilitie as con- scientiously as we should expect from his Dutch descent; gave much of his time to astronomical observations, and was constantly on the lookout for error in the growing science of na- vigation. •atinn. Hite explored and charted the coast from Lower_ California far up into Alaska, proving difinitely that no narthwest passage existed within the b,xindarits of his earch; and he lies his Work with a thorough- ness ani accuracy that amazes us w bt n we see the close resemblance between a modem map and the one drawn hay hint. Especially if we stop t e reltteln•.r the inadequacy of his sc'entir.•-Ms:i•n:lents. and the usually battered state of his tiny ships, the Chatham alb.: tits Discovery. alis three visits to the Sandwich Island'—the old name for the Hawai- ian group—also link hint withAmer- ican hist+iry. We like his wise and friendly policy with the natives , as when he refused to sell them firearms, and instead bought them cattle— though he had difficulty in making the islanders look upon these as a warthy substitute! 'He became the {`great King George man" to the native King Tamaahmaah, and actu- ally pet waded him to cede the islands to England, Rut, because England was the at moment too much concern- ed over European events to realize the value of this prize. the cession was never confirmed. Can we wonder if, in some of his many tasks, he failed: That he never settled with the Spaniard Quadra, the cession of the Nootka territory was net fault of his. but was due to continuing differences between the twc, govern- ments. '\ tat is remembered against him is that he passed the mouths of two great North American rivers without recognizing their signific- ance, The Bostonian, Robert Gray, slipped tip one of then ahead of him, FRIENDS We are combining our newspaper with these two great anagazane offers, so that you can realize a remarkable cash sav- ing on this year's reading. 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(52 'issues) - 1 yr, ❑ Judge - - - - - - 1 yr. ❑ Parents' Magazine - - - 1 yr, ❑ True Story - - - 1 yr, ❑ Screenlandl • - - - 1 yr. THE SEAFORTH NEWS. GENTLEMEN: 1 ENCLOSE $ PLEASE SEND ME 0 OFFER NO. I(Itedicat"ssMah)DOFFER NO. 2.1 AM CHECK. ING THE MAGAZINES DESIRED WITH A YEAR'S SUBSCRIP- TION TO YOUR PAPER, NAME • ST. OR R.F.D. TOWN AND PROVINCE .,... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, - SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, PAGE SEVE and teamed the river for his ship, the Columbia. The other was the Fraser. '{'his was in 1'792; and nut long after- ward. in ,1180-1, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark began the famous march across the continent from Vir- ginia, which was to end triumphant- ly when, down the broad waters of the Columbia, they reached the I'ac- rfiic, With all these facts about Van- couver in our possession, we still feel him a far -away figure. • Is there any way of getting closer to the man himself, and to his feelings? He was as methodical in naming the places visited by him as he was in every- thing else hedid; and it has been pointed out tin his Life by Godwin) that, as we trace his charted course, these names tell a story. This idea is worth following up, and developing even further, Soule of the names re - Cord pa sues; events, temporary set- backs and discouragement,: these have not withstood the exuberant temperament of the western settlers "Calamity Harbor "Cape Caution, "Destruction Island," "Cape Disap- pointment." have vanished from aur maps, Rut "Puget Sound," named for his Seconal Lieutenant on the Dis- covery, 'Cape Scott," "Johnstone Strait," are there as his tributes to the men under 'his command; his own name f,r Vancouver, by which it was known fJe. fifty years, ''Quadra and \ a tee, to ea" shows that, though his negotiations with the Spaniards catnc t o ,otltin., in the process he made a frier,:!. INVENTOR OF AUTOGIRO DIES IN AIR CRASH • Aviation has suffered a great loss through the death of Senor Juan de la Cierva, inventor of the autogiro in an air crash, Senor de la Cierva was kvlled In the Dutch air liner disaster at Croydon in which 413 people met their death. He was born at Murcia in Southern Spain. 411 years ago., but obit work since he invented the rotor type of airplane 'brought him frequently to Great Britain and 'France. He w -as a •fellow- of the Royal Aeronautical So- ciety. Despite the intrinsic difficulties with this type of machine, lienor de la Cierra had a passionate belief in man': ability to create a machine which could rise and land without a run and also hover when desired lith a great measure ssi afest}. 11is tint "helicopter" machine need- ed a short take -nits .\ !though a nun- `, of the ear;} models ultimately crashed thrn'1.31 "pancake landings." there aero very few cases ,-,t serious injury to the fliers. In 103L' Senor de la Cierra had ev- oked a type with only three horizon- tal propellers. The 'fuselage resem- bled a small suhntarine mounted rat a triangle ti ith a :}heel at each corners and a forward speed of IMO nt,p.h.. etas clainiei for it. He was awarded tiee Gold Medal of the International ,ser 11autical -Feder- ation for 11)32 tuns entering g +•.nn- pany- which includes such eminent servants of aviation as Sir Matt Co', - ham. Colonel I.innerglt. 14, Cost, and Dr. Eckener. When lie was 'ate, in Madrid a :how it;,, !splay his latest proved model --a ra eltine. which was; described by Ctsl'nel Lin'bergh as "., step forward elf 5) years in the .science; of aviation." 'With this model, a few days later— early in 114314 -e -he executed the dang- erous fest of hoverittg between the twin towers of the fatuous -Pillar •Ca- tltedt'al at Saragossa, while 20,0119 People Mood watching - 'breathless from the square below, He ottnte to Landon hi the same year to ilennotstrate his stew model. .Other inventors were also at work, aiming to reduce the take -off run of the autogiro to a standing start, and particularly to increase the initial lift."-\nterica..where companies were working with Senor de la Cierva's patents were anXtons to ievelop tt possible a commercial type. The constructi,'m or the rotor: was changed sn that they could oe .spier at a great speed while the machine was standing on the •r t nds and then tilt- ed so that their nt mens the was lieng against the air eurrents, - It was fouled po -ible by this means o • t raise an auw,iror a dozen eu feet in the air with a clear lift. Machines of this type were demonstrated in Eng- land earlier this year, and t new• .stege in elle history of the autogiro was confidently predicted. A ntogir,t. are being '.red t., . all itt- t nca.in extent by the notice in Eng- land. oboe have helped tea control Lonrho traffI. an, tc, ct anlze trefu. mi. Denby and t,r.tnd National sassy,., Inunett-c ,•nos i at ti, Jt:e:tr. ..... have ;eett at n' .iso. int tile air- fol{ ia- itt the 'res,. ul tt of at their eittia pace. T.hc utan whose inventive and -faith in hfs idea -made this. and was Senor de la Cierva. REV. DAVID ROGERS IS STILL ALERT • St, Thomas, Jan. 1+r Sissy - two Mars ago January Ali, R v. David Ro- gers appeared on his tint circuit. To- day, in the comfort of his home on St. Anne's Place, this veteran minister remains afire with the Spirit of God, with his mind alert as ever. His step is faltering a little so that }lel: unable to get molted anion: his friends as of- ten as before, brat av he writes in his latest letter entitled "Sunset Views," the coming ,tf thatheitc 'neige;gs other treasure. sac!' as ex peeie tli t'. mattiti, il. poise anal ripeness of Srain and heart, Just 02 year, attn today Rev. Rog. ors appeared on his first circuit, the appointments be;nom ienate+l int Ar- thur d;striet iu \\'ellin.etoil County. Commencing- I'.7 be Writes: -Some- one is ,•toted as :t.tcin_ said that ads gen hid os.N6 n ciao. air 11..41.,n'..ty os arranged lie the Spanish \er Club to eelebrate this llamas lite main. feats of the i Dl 1 c11119S ehiropractor Electro Therapist — Massage Office — Commercial Hotel Hours—Mon, and Thugs, after nouns and by appointment FOOT CORRECTION by manipulation—Sun-ray treat- ment Phone 227, roning years are clta'racterized by rheumatism and reminiscences. I arts tltankrnl I have been tree from the former but I have had many attacks a; the latter and the experience has been ttsttaitly happy and joyott;. •'I aunt tltan,:'ft.rl I w•as never a doubter r nr an .,stbelievt " writes rvir. Rogers. "The great Bible truths rurgli: rue in my early home, Sunday nada} chop! and preaching, services were received intpli itty. Sin, forgiveness r received throng!: repentance and faith in Jesus Christ as our Divine axiom and lard, and the consequent assur- otic.• of the personal salvation by the w ittlessill.1 Spirit, are great facts in the Christian faith and when the call— the urge. came to preach these truths, - I w•,a, not disobedient to the heavenly vi -don sena have 511.2e itriven to hold the fajta. "Whether things ars. tetter today titan the; were year: ago, Mr. Rog- ers says. "Casecannot' `t.' answerea in. a word. 1 • not contend they were 'scit'r eery re and out is ant sure they Were great .end glorious days and a grdteftil Ilie•Itl"ry .eget them in a cl:utit o glory. It may be natural for the elder;} to make disparaging eon- narisons between the golden past and the 'neutral -tinted present, yet I think we are justified when we lament a no- table decline in standards of honor, re- ligious esperioace and enjoyment dur- ing recent years and it is my .unchang•• leen' conviction that the legalized li- quor iquor traffic is responsible for much-- yea, uch—yara, very much of it and it is grief and heart break to many thousands of our best citizens that it is allowed to hold legal protection. Divorce it from poli- tical partnership and soon a brighter day will dawn when the fiery breath of the whisky -devil will no longer scorch and blast the lives and happi- ness of our people, "\lany wh, started with us are no longer in the race, so it cantos to pass that one has more -friends beyond the veil than on this side of it. S.ixtg-two years—they surely 'bring -us nearer the great future. The last Metter of the word time is tate first letter of the great word Eternity." THE WORLD'S GOOD NEWS - will entnc to vnur bathe et'ery day through THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR do Internalon,at Daily ,\'fdt'.rpaper It records for You the world's elean,. constructive doings. The Manttar the, net `',Butt crime or sensation: neither does 0 ignore them, but dosis torted; -els With them, Features for busy men and all the family. im:L'td,ne the Weekly lilae,ztne section.. - The Ctirie..,an Sctence Publishing society Ono. Nwr.•.a•; Street. Aa.un. Massachusetts P1 ' enter env sub.ertptmn la The Christian Seience 3Ionttor for a notatt o: t '"Mr ;:' ,.1 6 months $4.50 3 nlnatl:, sa.mm 1 month tear woo::,=da:. I:.u'•, Including Ma;dztne Section: 1 year 32.61. 9 a.3 n:?e ate. .tams Addie -s Needy children from all over the Prov- ince are treated regardless of race, creed or financial circumstance. This policy has been continued for over 60 years in the firm belief that everyone who understands the facts would want this great work to continue ... would agree that no Ontario child should be denied a chance for health or escape from deformity if mere money makes the difference. Over 95% of our beds are in Public Wards• The Hospital receives no support from the Toronto Federation for Community Service because patient are accepted from all parts of the Province. We must therefore appeal to a humane and generous public to take care of an annual deficit . . . this year It is $68,000.00. ® Please mail a donation to the Appeal Secretary, 67 College Street, Toronto,. Tijso thanks of little children will be your reward, The I for Every morning in the year tam000 burgeons come to our operating rooms to donate their services. More than, sand operations ore performed annu- ally. Butthere are many extras In- volved and the maintenance of thio necessary service Is very costly. Since .I028 the service rendered by the always-ovcrerowdod Out -Patient Depart- ment has more than doubled, Last year Sa,7th. individual treatments were given. Tuts service yields a small revenue— hot not nearly enough,