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The Seaforth News, 1945-03-22, Page 4THE SEAFORTH NEWS THE SEAFORTH NEWS Snowdon Bros,. Publishers WALTON Miss Bernice Hackwell in Strat- ford on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas.. Pollard at the home of tehir daughter in Hamilton. Mr, and Mrs, Bert Anderson " in Listowel. 'Miss Edith Hackwell of Stratford at her home in Walton. We are pleased to report that Mrs Robert Patterson has returned from London hospital much improved in health, Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Campbell have returned from the West Mrs, Walter Broadfoot in London with relatives. 111r, W. J. Nicholson. has rented his farm on the 13th of McKillop to Mr. Geo. Fox, of Blyth. On Wed., 1Vlareh 28th at 8 p,m, there will be a special Holy Week service in St. George's Anglican Church. Rey. M. F. Oldham, rector,. will give a sermon appropriate for Holy Week. This service will take the place of a Good Friday service. On Palm Sunday, March 25th, the service in St. George's Church will be at 4 p.m. S.S. before service. On Easter Sunday the service will be at 1.30 pan. with the -S.S. after the service. Holy Communion will be administered on Easter Day, April 1. For the past four Sundays Rev. M, F. Oldham has given a series of sermons on the Ten Commandments. The Commandments have been ex- plained under the following heads: The Duty Commanded, What Is For- bidden, Why It Is Forbidden, How We Can Obey. Commandments' 1-4 set forth our duty to God, and 540 set forth our duty to our neighbor. The. sermons given were instructive- and appreciated by the congregation each Sunday. • The W.M.S. of Duff's Church held their regular meeting March 14. The president, Mrs. Schade opened the meeting by hymn 526 followed by prayer. The minutes were read and adopted. The roll call was answered. with 15 ladies present, Mrs. Wilson gave the treasurer's report. It was deckled to ask Rev. Williams as guest speaker for our Easter thankoffering. The Scriptures were read by Mrs, N.I Reid. irks. S Johnston. Mrs. W. C, i Bennett and Dns. W. Davidson. The' study on the church in Burma was in, charge of Mrs. Hazlewood with Mrs. G. McArthur and K. Leeming taking Part. The meeting closed by hymn 152, followed by the Lord's prayer. The W.A. meeting followed the W.M.S. meeting with Mrs. tv. C. Ben- nett presiding. The scripture was read by Mrs. E. Hackwell, followed by prayer by Mrs. Bennett. The secret- ary's and treasurer's reports were gi- ven. There are some church table- cloths still out, anyone having one please return it soon. The meeting closed by singing Gad Save the King. The regular meeting of the Red Cross will be held in the community hall, Tuesday, March 26th. Al s..t. lladeniu, Mrs. Peter O'Sull- ivan and -llrs. J. McIver. It vas deckl- ed to make a donation -to the Red Cross and Jam ' Fund fi•orn the pro- ceeds of a social,held on Mau'. lith. 11 was also decided to make a dona- tion forflowers for the altar rtEas- ter, The Meeting closed with brayer for the armed forces. Alias Margaret Maloney, of Sea- forth, who last week suffered a fall requiring several stitches, visited her parents, Mr. and 1VIrs.,Peter:Maloney LONDESBORO A recital and concert will be held in the L,ondesboro Church on Thursday evening, i'dai•eh 29th, when the Min- shall electric organ will be dedicated. Artists On the program will be Miss Edna Eickrice3'er, guest 'orgauist, Miss Grace McKellar. soprano, and Miss Mary McKellar, violinist. The latter two artists are gold medalists at the Stratford musical festival, ELI'MVILLE Misses Ruby Miners and Ada An- drew of Exeter were visitors at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Rich. Johns on Friday of lest week. Mrs. Newman Baker of Welburn spent the week end at Mr. H. Fords. Cpl. W. H. Dickey of Calgary spent several days last week visiting Mrs. Dickey and children. Sgt. Harry and Mrs: Mureh and children spent the week end with relatives in the village, Sgt. Clarence Ford of Melton spent a few days the first of the week at his home here. Mrs. J. Yarding of Exeter visited with her daughter, Mrs. Franklin Skinner a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Calder McKaig of Cromarty were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs, Will Johns. I The W.M,S. and W.A. held a soc- ial evening in the church basement last Friday evening when about 60 were present. A good program con- sisting of piano, vocal, violin ' and guitar musical numbers, The Red Cross unit met on Tues- day evening at Mr..Everett Skinners with ten present. ST. COLUMBAN The regular meeting of the C.W.L. was held en March 11. The records of the previous meeting were read and adopted. Letters of thanks were re- ceived and read from the fancily of the late Mrs. Ellen Flanagan for mass cards and from Rev. Capt. O'Rourke and Ptes, Joe Williams and Pat Mal- oney for their Christmas boxes which they had received, if a little late, in splendid condition,. The third vice president reported four mass canis sent to deceased members. The Red Cross report submitted by the con- vener was as follows: Work complet- r ed: 76 bed socks, 6 children's sleep- ers. 4 children's combinations, 10 ilia- pegs, 6 panties, 2 pr, socks, 3 quilts, 1 the tops for which were donated by m PLASTIC EYES One night, just a year ago, the night superintendent of the Drum- mond Medical Building in downtown Montreal, was making his rounds. He paid a visit of the offices of the Provincial Laboratories, where he found Russell Copeman at work moulding' plastic dentures. While there, he accidently broke his glass eye. Today a Canadian officer, who lost an eye at Dieppe, is wearing an all -plastic artidicial eye. He is wearing it because of the ingenuity and inexhaustible efforts of a dental technician and the patience of a night superintendent, who was the subject of the first crude at- tempts to mould such an eye, says' the C -I -L Oval. In the intervening' months Mr. Copeman has devoted almost all his leisure hours to perfecting his tech- nique. His subjects are patients who, through, accident or disease, have lost an eye and whose finan- cial means make the price of a glass eye prohibitive, or similarly dis- abled people who have heard of his work and recognie , the superior attributes of plastics for this pur, pose. His work is still in the experi- mental stage but he has made remendous strides in this new field. f he were to give full time to the oulding of these eyes, lie could complete one in a day. Even th the number he could produce wou be far from adequate to the nee He looks to the day when they h been perfected and can be produc on a scale sufficient to meet ever-increasing demand, a denim aggravated by the'fact that Ge many controls :the glass eye indu try and glass eyes may no longer available when present stocks a depleted. It isn'e difficult to see Why a articficial eye: of. plastic is rno Serviceable than one of glass. In t first place the wearer of a glass e must beware the ever-present has and of breakage. Dropping his' e is an expensive habit. And there is always the possibility that tempera- ture changes will cause the eye to crack or explode 'while he 1s wear- ing it. The splintering of the glass in such an instance might have serious consequences. When a glass eye is made to order, it cannot be moulded to the shape of the indi- vidual socket, It can only be blown in the presence of the patient and, though this ensures a btter fit than would a stock eye, it is impossible to shape it to an exact fit. In order that the eye socket may retain it, it must be made oversize and fre- quently ,causes irritation and dis- comfort. And chemical reaction may cause discolouration. On the other hand, the all -plastic eye is resistant to breakage. It is inert to tempera- ture changes and chemical reaction. And because it can be moulded to the shape of the individual socket, diecom£or'nrt and irritation are elim- inated, and the eye has greater free- dom of movement. Supose you had been the night superintendent who broks his glass eye. How would you have been fitted with a plastic eye? First of all, Mr. Copeman would take a wax impression of the socket of your eye. He would take a piece of low fusing wax and 'shape it roughly to the size of an eyeball. Then .he would insert it into -the eye socket and ask you to squeeze your eye- lids tightly to gether. This . causes the wax to come into contact with the muscles of the eye and to con- fop.;to the shape of the cavity. If there happened to be too much wax, you would indicate where you felt irritation, the wax, mould would be removed and the . excessive wax scraped from. the spot 'indicated. This process would be repeated until the mould gave you complete comfort. Then. a pinprick dent would be made in the wax to centre the pupil with that of your other eye, and a bit of plastic or glass embedded in the wax to test the centring of the pupil. en with boiling water. Two ,upper dies ld are made, an undersized one, in d, which the finished eye, complete ave with iris, pupil and cornea, is ed shaped. the The mould is now ready, to re - id ceive the plastic, "Lucitone" the r- acrylic plastic used for dentures,' s Is the plastic used for artificial be eyes. Colourlesspolymer I(the plastic re in powder form) is mixed with flat white monomer (tire same plastic in n liquid form) to a jelly-like consis- re tency and put into the lower half b'f he the ,mould. 'Damp "Cellophane" cel ye lulose film in then placed over the - plastic to prevent it from sticking' ye to the upper mould; the undersized upper mould is placed on top and the assembled" flask subjected to slow pressure in a bench press and left 'to set, The flask is then opened and the "Cellophane" film removed. If an insufficient amount of the plastic has been used, more is added and the process is repeated. If not, any excess is removed and the plastic covered with tinfoil to pre- vent the plaster from blanching the acrlyic. The flask is again submitted to pressure and then placed in a vulcanizer, where it is submerged in water at a constant temperature of 170 deg. F. to hasten the hard- ening process. It remains there for approximately two and a half hours. When cool, the eyeball is removed from the mould, the flash is trimmed off and any rough spots sandpapered. The cavity for the iris is hollowed out -with a burr and the eye is set back into thelower mould, ,ready for colouring. Red and blue dyes are used for the veins in the white of the eye. Monomer is added to the powdered dye until the mixture will form a string the fineness of a hay.'. These "strings" of red and blue are then applied to the eyeball and allowed to set. The most difficult step of all is the colouring of the iris to match the patient's other eye. The patient should be on hand while this is being done, because it is almost im- possible for memory to retain all the colours that go to make up 'the colour of his iris. You might think your eyes ,are brown but, if you were to watch Mr. Copeman make a coloured replica of your eye, you would be amazed at the variety of colour that he bas. to use to -dupli- cate your iris. You have the faint suggestion of a blue rim around the outside, Blue and gray dye powders are mixed and poured into the cavity of the iris. A drop of monomer is added. From this wax -impression a plas- ter mould is made. The wax is in- vested in plaster in the lower half of a dental flask. The plaster is allowed to harden, and the surface is soaped to prevent sticking. The upper half of the flask is ploced on the lower half and filled with plas- ter, and the flask is locked. When the plaster has hardened, the flask is opened and the wax flushed out C.P.R. Sends Scrap to War in .Marine Engine Grinder FLOOR TOOL POST 04 DRIVLNG WHEEL LATHE GEARED HEADSTOCK OF ..,.IS" ENGINE LATHE BALANCE WEIGHTS FROM FURNACE DOOR IN rscards, wliicH lead clone a big war job already before they were considered ready for the scrap heap, were resurrected by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company at its Angus Shops in Montreal to make the improved grinder, pictured above, for grinding the radial contour of motion links for main marine engines, one of the war contracts on which the C.P.R. is engaged. At the big shops, which are under the direction of H. 13. Bowen; chief of motive power and rolling stock, and where H. R. Naylor is works manager, it was John A. Hope shops engi- neer, who conceived the idea for the machine which has eliminated many hours of labor required to. draw file and scrape the radial surfaces. The motion links must be finished to meet the high standards and close tolerances de- m$nded by the Royal Canadian Navy for engines in its escort service. The entire machine was made of discarded material, as shown in the labels on the different parts in this picture. The main base was a discarded iron, cast- ing originally made . at Angus Shops for an erection jig for the more than 1,400: Valentine tanks which were built there for ser- vice in Russia on an earlier C.P.R. wai,contract.Other of the discards include the connecting rod of a locomotive, back in ser- vice now as the radial arm of the grinder after once earning retire- ment with a record of many thou- sand ton miles of freight to its credit. So it went through the entire list of materials put back to work in this important war job with an old style motor, a discarded grinder frame and even balance weights from a furnace door being utilized in the machine which saves precious hours in the production of marine engine power for the hulls being fabri- cated in Canadian shipyards. THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1945 REGENT ESENT • THEATR E Seaforth NOW SHOWING —, TWO :FEATURES ANN SHIRLEY DSNN15 DAY' "MUSIC IN MANHATTAN" A solid Entertainment with plot, romance and new songs ALSO— DIANA BARRYMORE • - ROBERT CUMMINGS "BETWEEN US GIRLS" MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY Jack Benny Andrew Sisters Joe E. Brown ",Hollywood Canteen" With All. Star Cast An exciting musical packed with Comedy and Romance The Greatest entertainment on earth! NEXT THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY Joyce Reynolds "Janie" Edward Arnold Robert Hutton Ann Harding COMING - "Address Unknown" "Swingtime Blues" CONSTANCE The W.A. met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Lawson on Wednes- day when a quilt was quilted and sewing for the !Red Cross, after which they held a presentation for Mrs. John Carter, "Dear Mrs. Oar- ter,—We, the members of the Wo- man's Association have met here this afternoon to show our regret in some tangible way for you leaving our community. You have been al- ways a willing worker in the circles and W.A. We will also miss your help in the choir. We have always found you a good neighbor and friend and our wish for you is that in your new home you will find there' a sphere of helpfulness both in the 'church' and social life. You are not going so far that you can't come back and see us. We wish you to accept this electric table lamp as a slight token of our esteem. Signed on behalf of the members of the W.A." The address was read by Mrs Orville Dale and the presentation was by Mrs, Lorne Lawson. I The Constance unit of the Red Cross intend holding a concert in the church on April 3rd, commenc- ing at 8.15 p.m. Mr. James M. Scott will show movies, Miss Lois Whitney of Seaforth and Mrs. Menzies of Londesboro will be guest soloists. Rev. A. W. Gardiner of Egmondville will give a reading. The school will open the program with a chorus or two. Lunch will be served. CHISELHURST Chiselhurst W.M.S. met in the schoolroom of the church on Tues- day, March 13th, with ten members DO YOUR BABY CHICKS or pull- ets eat each other? Finn's Poultry Tonic stops them, Are your pullets pale and scoury? Use Finn's Poultry Conditioner and Intestinal Cleanser, Farmer's Co-op, Seaforth; Ennis Store, Walton; Kerslake Feed, Sea- forth; Kyle ' Store, iCippen; Win- throp's 11611, Seafor'th;, McCully Store, Brueeflelcl. present. Meeting opened with hymn and prayer by Mrs. 'Earl Kinsman, the president, Mrs, Thomas Britt - nen, in the chair. Roll call was an- swered by paying fees for 1945. The thence was "'.Che Kingdom of God in the World." The Scripture readings were read by Mrs. Calvin Horton, Mrs, Earl Trefry, Ml's. Clayton Horton, Mrs, William Brint- nen. The topic was given by Rev. and Mrs. Brook. A talk on China was very ably given; duet "Whispering Hope, by Mrs. Thomas Brintnell and Mrs. Carl Stoneman, Rev. R. A. Brook closed the meeting with pray- er•. RED CLOVER SEED $15.00 per bus, Grade No. 1, 90c bus, Dasix Oats in 20 bus. lots. These oats are out from .Experimental Farm only a short time, test over standard, are titin in hull and heavy yielders. Phone 34-616 Clinton. Reverse charge to• Jonathan Hugill & Son. P.S. Get that Silo building con- tract signed at once, if you expect to get a Silo up this year multiply by millions! You've often watched the teller stamp your cheque. Every day, in every branch of every bank in Canada, cheques are being scrutinized, stamped and recorded. During the war years, this daily flow of cheques through your bank has swollen to a torrent. Deposit accounts are more numerous and active than ever before. This increase re- flects the tremendous activity of Sanadian life and business. Production, purchases and payrolls have all reached record levels. In _addition, three-quarters of a trillion men and women in the armed services must get their pay, and their dependents receive allowances regularly. The handling, of this wartime volume of cheques is quite apart from numerous special services which the banks have undertaken—the delivery of millions of Victory Bonds and the sale of countless War Savings Certificates; ration coupon banking; subsidy payments to producers; foreign exchange operations. Yet all this extra work has been carried out at a time when new help has had to be trained . to take the place of more than 8,500 bank workers now in uniform. This Adwrllsemeni Is Sponsored by your Bank