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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1953-04-30, Page 5THURSDAY, APRIL 30th, 1983 THE GLOOM BOYS (From The Dresden Times) Are you depressed? Are you run down and nervous? Do you get unusual twitches under your eyelids? Do yoti dream about green elephants " smoking ' long cigars? Do you live in continual dread that your wife is going to dash away with some other young- er specimen of manhood? If you do, it is quite normal. No wonder we in Dresden, and for that matter in any part of Canada do have these peculiar mental problems. It isvery likely that part of these problems stem fr m those cadaverous "gloom boys" who flood our radios each day with their supposedly intel- ligent news commentaries. You know who we mean. The announcer in a racy voice shouts. "And now ladies and gentlemen we bring you George Bleakout- look.t' This is followed by fifteen seconds of silence. The silence is designed to undermine any con- fidence we might have and then it happens— "Good evening Mr. and Mrs. Householder," an excited and ter- rifying voice begins."Things are very grim tonight In Tokyo the prime minister committed suicide and it is assumed that his wife will do the same. In London Premier Churchill was seen coming out of No. 10 Downing Street with- out a cigar in his mouth. We all know what this means. Another economic depression is on the way. The Premier used to sihoke $1 cigars." • The voice continues: "And from Canada, country of Eskimos and icebergs. In Dresden, Ontario, the Cher temeter actually weil_.up as high as 10 above zero on June the first. We in the United States are greatly relieved to hear this. "Harvard Scientists, have feared for the last ten years that the great ice glacier which has cover• ed Canada completely was going to move down into this fine land of Unc'_ , Sam. It won't now. It will be staying with those happy • con- tented Canadian Eskimo. "And' ladies and gentlemen, just before I leave you. for tonight, one more gay bit of news. Spotters of flying saucers report seeing huge animals flying through the 'air. We assume that in all likelihood a new species of human being from some other planet arg survey- ing our fair country and plan on invading us. It is very likely the invasion will take place before morning. Good night and sleep soundly, all you fine healthy Am- ericans." We relax from the radio by bit- ing our fingernails up to our el- bows.. It could be that these "gloom boys" are making us a bit nervous. HELPING HANDS During April three - meetings were held, and the monthly food parcel forwarded overseas. At the last meeting of the month, Rev. and Mrs. F. A. Jewell were. present, and participated in the meeting. Rev. Jewell closed the meeting with a prayer. • THE GrOD t fiGNA AVT t PERSONAL MENTION Mrs. M. E. Famish has gone to Listowel where she will spend thea summer months with her son, Robert, and Mrs. Farrish. Mr. Fred L. Doty of _Canadian General Electric Company, Saint John, N.B., wrote the Signal -Star to say that he' 'and his, brother, John W. Doty, president of the Foundation Company, New York City, attended the funeral of their father, Fred W. Doty; at Montreal, whose obituary appeared in *last week's ,Signal -Star. The late Mr,_ Doty had been operating the. Doty Engineering Company in marine brokerage work in Montreal until his sudden death on April 17, fol- lowing a heart attack. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Newcombe and family of Buffalo spent the week -end with the former's par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. New- combe, before leaving for San Francisco where he has been trans- ferred by the C.h[.R. Mr. and . Mrs. G. M. Williams of Essex, Conn., spent the week- end with the former's mother, Mrs. George Williams, St. Vincent street. They leave for England in )Vlay and while there will at- tend the Coronation. It pays to use the Signal -Star Classified Ads. First of its kind - and still better for 1953 ! %Frigidaire T}ir Ekctric J?an \101111i1W i111l1111111 ()ill O O I ri -big enough for 6 pies ! Model RS -35 ONLY $299.7s Easy Terms It's the biggest little range in the world! Perfect for small kitchens, but big enough to cook for any family. Fully automatic — with newly designed --Cook-Master Cock - Control -to-- turn - oven on and off ... built-in Cooking - Top Lamp .. , handy Clock ... 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There we found that everyone inthe district had gathered with gifts for us. There was a purse of money, meat, preserves—enough food , to , do' us the .whole winter. It was a won- derful thing." • - . The building required much work. There was no stabling in the huge, draughty barn, and the As a result, the department of citizenship and immigration look- ed into the Stadelman story from the "new citizen" angle. And the department found it was a story of a former Govern- ment office worker in Switzerland, who in five years has transformed a run-down Huron County farm into a paying proposition. Five years ago, they made a $2,000 down payment on the farm two miles east of Blyth. Today it has been developed into a $25,000 establishment. After making the down payment on the $6,500 farm, Stadelman had just enough money left over to purchase two old cows, two horses and a couple of sows. Today the farm has 50 head of cattle, . several pigs, machinery worth more than $4,000 and more than a mile of new fencing. And since their arrival in the. Blyth district as one of the first European immigrant families, 10 other Swiss families have .settled in the neighborhood, bringing with them a total investment of $100,- 000. Stadelman has recommended that greater efforts be made by the . Federal Government to en- courage immigration from his na- tive land. Here is the story as the de- partment of immigration relates it: Stadelman, his wife and small son took possession of their farin on a blizzardy December day in 1947. The warmest experience in this bleak beginning was the welcome given by neighbors. "Such a surprise," said ' Mrs. Stadelman. "A month after we LAD/ES! The Frigidaire "Thrifty 30", shown above, will be featured at the AHMEEK CHAPTER I.O.D.E. COOK- ING SCHOOL on WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, at 8 p.m. at the Goderich District Collegiate Institute.. TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE AT SHORE APPLIANCES The Square Phone 586 PRIZES PRESENTED AT P.T.A. APRIL MEETING The April meeting of St. Peter's P.T.A. was held Wednesday of last week withrs. H. Simpson presid- ing. Moth St. Thomas opened the meeting with prayer. There was a very good attendance of members and guests among whom were Mrs. C. Edward of Maple Leaf Chapter, LO.D.E., Mrs. Prid- ham of Ahmeek Chapter, I.O.D.E., and the 1952 graduated class of St. Peter's school. Mrs. Simpson called on Mrs. Wisser, • who sang a solo, accom- panied at the piano by Mrs. Schneiker. The president, then introduced Miss Mabel Powell, guest speaker, who directed her talk to the graduated class. Mrs. C. Edward then presented the Maple Leaf Chapter, I.O.D.E., prize for social studies . to Joyce Webb. Mrs. Pridham presented Gail Pit- blado with the Ahmeek Chapter prize for proficiency in English. In the absence of Rev: J. P. Glee- son, Mrs. Frank Donnelly present- ed each member of the graduated class with a missal and congratu- lated - each one. Lorne .Chisholm, member of the class thanked the Organizations for their prizes and interest in the education of child- reti, also the P.T.A. for their gifts. Mrs. Wisser then favored those present with another solo. Those taking part in the program were thanked by Mrs. J. P. Sherratt. A social half hour was enjoyed. TWO GODERICH SORORITY MEMBERS RECEIVE PINS On Monday evening the Goderich chapter of -Beta- Sigma --Mt "were honored guests at the twenty-sec- ond annual Founder's . Day ban- quet, held in the Regency Room of the Hotel London. Miss Lydia Brook's from Inter- national Head Office in Kansas City was distinguished guest .speak- er. During the impressive cere- mony, two of the Goderich girl , Miss Eleanor Fuller and Miss Ra mona Jenkin received their Ritual of Jewels pins. PERSONAL MENTION Visitors for the 'week -end with Mrs. Susan Grigg, Eldon street, were Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Gilders and daughter, Barbara Susan, Elmer Gilders; Rose Marie Hun- falvy and Mary Lou, Swan all of Detroit. On their return they were accompanied by Mrs. Blaze Miirtin, Goderich Township. NN CIVIL SERVICE (Federal) INCOME TAX AUDITORS $2770 — $4760 Kitchener, Ont. Details and application forms at Post Offices, Na- tional Employment Offices, or from the Civil Service Commission, 1200 Bay St., Toronto. .. 18 NON Rags Housecleaners, why throw away money? CONTACT US FOR TOP PRICES. Little Bros. 'South St. 11-19x Phone 93$r14 The biggest problem was the water that,gathered in large pools on the fields. "You could travel by boat from one end of the farm to the other in spring," Mr. Stadelman said. "The farm is lower than some of the surrounding land and water drains onto it. Much of the land was too Wet to plow until July and two or three pools stayed all summer." An intensive ditching program was essential and Mr. Stadelman went to work. He did almost a mile of ditching and tiling by hand. Today, the fields stretch across the farm without any excess "water. Four acres of light brush has been cleared with help of a tractor and added to the arable portion of the farm. There remains ap- proximately 21/1 acres of wooded land, some of which .will be clear- ed. Some of lithe early farm work was shared by Louis Stadelman's younger brother, Fernand. Fern- and stayed for a year and a half on the farm, then took a course in cheese -making„ and joined the staff of the Co -Operative Cheese factory in Blyth. More recently, a young German immigrant, Alvin, Mayer, came to work on the farm as a hired man. ' The farm is a happy place for the young Stadelman sons, LpuiS, six, enjoys his lessons at a near- by school. Five-year-old John al- ready fancies himself a farmer. "John' always insists on coming to help when I go to milk the cows," said Mr. Stadelman. "He tries to start them for the milking machine. He said he wanted to buy the farm from me, but he could only afford to pay $3." Last summer, the Stadelmans entertained Mrs. Stadelman's par- ents who visited them from Switzerland. After . a two-anda- half month stay, the elderly woman told her daughter: "We never knew for sure from your letters whether or not you were homesick. Now we see that you are content." Mr. Stadelman expressed grati- tude for the great .opportunity available to him in Canada, but felt sure most Swiss people could have done better. "After all," he said, "I am not really a farmer. I worked in a government office , in Switzerland, and this work is new to me." • SO MUCH M0 FOR YOUR ACREATER EeIIEKA CAIAIIAI CLIPPER AND A NEW ROTARY$OER LOOK AT THESE FEATURES 1. Briggs and Stratton Model 6-S 4 -cycle engine which gives up to 1.6 H.P. 2. Handy Throttle Control on the handle for finger-tip operation. 3 New and heavier carburized pawls, 4. Cast aluminum motor mount. 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