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The Seaforth News, 1942-04-02, Page 2PAGE.. TWO THE S +......+ ORTH NEWS THURt#PAY, APRiL 2, 1942 \\\11 ////// Outstandingly Good TEA Born. COOK—Co Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Cook, R. R. 6, Galt, formerly of Eg. ntoudville, a son. Mystery of Highway Fatality— County Policeman William Gardner, Wingham, received a telegram last Saturday night stating that a man, killed on the highway near Brock- ville, lead on hs person a registration card bearing the name and address "Robert Reid, aged 22, R.R. 3, Luck - now." Investigation revealed that there were several Robert Reids in the district, but none answering the description of the dead nman. More. over, all were alive and well and Possessed their own registration cards. So far nobody has been able to throw any light on the mystery.— Goderich Signal -Star. Injured After Hockey Match At Seaforth Had not Eldon Gliddon, teen -aged Clinton boy, beset with pain, awaken- ed the family household in the early morning of March 13, the motor ac- cident in which he was injured niiglet never have reached the ears of the authorities. Mr. Gididon found his boy with a bad scalp laheration and took him forthwith to a doctor. The wound required eight stitches to close. He learned that the boy had been one of a party of youths who had taken in a hockey match at Sea - forth the night before. Returning home, the car, driven by Wilfrid Freeman of Clinton, met with an ac- aident. Young Gliddon was injured and the car was damaged to the ex- tent of 9150. The car was promptly towed away to a garage and the ac- cident was not reported to the auth- orities. This oversight cost Freeman. the driver, and Lorne J. Brown, Clin- ton garage man, $10 and costs each in police court at Goderich. Traffic Of- ficers Taylor and Culp, who investi- gated, stated there were altogether too many unreported accidents. Sky Harbor Engineer Fined For Careless Driving— A civilian engineer at Sky Harbor Airport, Goderich, was fined 910 and costs, or 10 days, on a careless driv- ing charge, in police court at London last week. George Wenige, former mayor of London, told of the collis- ion. Considerable damage was done both cars, Mr. Wenige said, and one of his passengers was taken to hos- pital for treatment. The engineer off- ered no defence. Leaving Hospital— Public School Inspector J, M. Game, who underwent an operation at the Bruce County Hospital on Monday, March 2nd, has made an ex- cellent recovery, and was removed on Friday of last week to his hone where he will further convalesce be- fore again taking up his strenuous duties.—Walkerton Herald -Times. 8 Sables in 12 Days— One of the busiest places in town in the past couple of weeks has been the Groves Memorial hospital, If you are inclined to doubt it, take a look at the list of birth notices this week. Including one published last week, thenumber of births in the hospital in lite past 12 days has been eight. The peak of this greater production period was reached on Monday when three babies were born in the one day.—Fergus News -Record. Dam Threatened— Fladd's Mill Dam has, since the first of the week, been under terrific pressure. The enormous increase in water causedby the rains have made it necessary for every board but three to be taken out to allow the turbulent river to continue on ite way. A number of years ago the dam "went out" under heavy spring flooding, and was rebuilt at consid- erable expense,—Teeswater News, Freak Accident Smashes Window -- A freak motor accident that might have had moro serious consequences occurred on Albert street last Wed- nesday evening, when Mike 1't.eyn- o1ds,'employecl at the ,l0•vie chick hatchery, cranked his ear, forgetting that he had parked with the gears in reverse. The car backed diagonally across the street, surmounted a 12: inch curb and crashed into the Match Brothers' grooery Store, shattering the plate glass in the north window. Fortunately the right side rear end - brought up against lite brick side wall, which stopped the car. Had it hit the store entrance it would al- most certainly have crashed though into, the store. Mr, Reynolds had one leg inside the bumper when the car started but, though jerked off bat- anee, he succeeded in extricating hintselt.--Clinton News -Record. Passed Away in Toronto—. Frederick Eicoat Stanley, 66, part- mer in the Stan -Allan Roofing Com- pany, Toronto, died of a heart attack at his residence, 165 Danforth Ave„ on March 19. Born in Huron County he was a son of the late William Stanley and Ann Eicoat. He went to Toronto as a young m anandsp Toronto as a young than an spent most of his life there. Fol' many years he was employed with Jess Applegath in Toronto and opened a branch in Montreal for this firm. Ten years ago he became a partner in the roofing company. He was a member of Danforth Ave. Baptist church, To• ionto. Besides his wife surviving are a son, Lon, and a daughter, Eva, both of Toronto; also two sisters, Air's. George Wright, of McConnell, Mani- toba. and Mrs. Janes Reid, of Hami- ota, Manitoba. He was a nephew of Mr. James Snell of Clinton. Radio Officer Is Reported Missing Four years to the day after sailing for England as a radio officer for the Marconi Company, with the British Merchant Marine, Mr. and Mrs. Hen- ry Strang, of town, received the dis- tressing news Saturday evening that their son, Alex Strang, was missing. There were no details. The message was sent from Chelmsford dated March 21: "Deep- ly regret to inform you that Your son. Alexander, is missing following the loss of vessel. Please accept our sympathy in your anxiety. Writing. Marconi Co." The message left a hope that there was still a chance that Alex might be picked up and safe. However a sec- ond cablegram was received Tuesday evening from the Ropner Co„ owners of the vessel, dated March 24th, which leaves little hope that Alex might have survived. It read: "Deep- ly regret to inform you that your son has been missing since the first of March. Now presumed to be drowned." Because of the secrecy eaintained by the navy. Mr. and Mrs. Strang were not waare on what boat Alex was sailing or where it was bound for. The Last letter received Erol him was written early in February from Oban, Argyll, Scotland, stating that he was sailing and that they might not hear from hint for three or four months. He expected to get a good sun tan while on the trip which indi- cated that he might be crossing the equator. During the past year Mr. Strang made two visits to his home here, the last one being early in Novem- ber. He spent Christmas with friends in Scotland. His last trip was on a differnet vessel to that on which he had been sailing for a year. Alex's many friends throughout this com- munity believe him to he as fine an officer as ever boarded a British ship and he was a clean-cut, exemplary lad in every way. The sympathy of many will he extended to the sorrow- ing relatives. Mr. and Mrs, Strang lost one son, John, in the First Great War.—Exeter Times -Advocate. TUCKERSMITH Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ball visited in Sarnia during the week, Mr, John C. Doig of Seattle, Wash„ Was the guest of his mother and sis- ter Miss Janet, over the 'week end, Mr, Robi, McGregor visited in Kit- chener during the week, Mrs. Doig and Miss Janet visited' in London recently, Mr, and Mrs. Feobt, Hayman, also Mr. he Dayman of St. Catitarittes were recent matte of Mr. and Mrs, Robt, Dayman and family. Send us the names of your visitors Learned Trade Under Late F. 'G. Neelin The "piece" we wrote on the late F. G. Westin. Seafortb editor and in his early days a wandering printer, says Arthur R. Fora in the London Free Press, brought a number of let- ters to our desk. Evidently it struck a responsive chord, One parti.oularly interesting letter was, from a matt now 74 who was apprenticed as a printer at tate age of 13 to Mr. Neelins mid learned his trade under him. For year's he was, like Mr. Neelin, an itinerant printer and worked on many of the leading papers of the United States. Now lie is retired in a Western Ontario vill. age with his bolts, his dog and leis garden, Ne aaksd us not to use his name, but we have taken the liberty of quoting from his letter. He writes: "As a lad of 13 I was apprenticed' to F. G. Neelins to learn the printing business on The Seaforth Sun. Here I served four years, and under Mr. Neelins' tuition grdauated au all- round printer. My recollection of Mr, Neelins during that time is that, while a tall, . handsome man, he was sickly and delicate, having terrific headaches; and certainly 00.one at that time would have dreamed that he would outlive most of Itie contem- poraries and reach the grand old age of 90. "My typographical career ivas much like that of Mr, Neelins, only more so. I became one of the now extinct tribe of 'tramp printers', for, as you truly said in your article, in those days, with a printer's rule, such had no trouble getting a job anywhere, "When I first replied to Mr. Neel - ins' advertisement: 'Smart, intellig- ent boy wanted to learn the printing business', I remember how amused he was when I earnestly asked bow amused he was when I earnestly ask- ed how long it would be before I got to be an editor. He told me kindly' that everybody could not be an edi- tor. Well, as the years rolled by. I did become an editor, more than once, "Tri my wandering days I covered much of the ground traversed by Mr. Neelins, To give you an idea of the scope of traveling compositors in those days, I 'sticked' type on the following publications: Mitchell Ad- vertiser, Goderich Star (under James Mitchell), Chicago Inter•Ocean, also Chicago City Directory Omaha. Bee, Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, Neb.! Deseret News, Salt Lake City; Victoria, B. C., Colonist; Seattle Post Intelligences; Tacoma Ledger; Port- land Oregonian; San Francisco Ex- amine'; Oakland, California, Times; Sacramento Bee; Stockton Independ- ent; Fresno Expositor; Los Angeles Times; Dally Eagle. Wichita, Kan- sas; New Orleans Picayune; Daily Echo, Hammond, Indiana; Toledo Blade; New York World; Dunn's, New York; Hebrew Standard, New York; Philadelphia Public Ledger, and Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C." * * * Another letter was from a Strat- ford friend. who, referring to the fact that Mr. Neelins worked on The New York Sun under Charles Dana, sent us an excerpt from a poem by Eugene Field on "The Man Who Worked With Dana on The New York Sun," It is as follows: "Thar showed up out in Denver in the spring of 81, A man who'd worked with Dana on The Noo York Sun. His name was Cantell Whoppers, 'nd he wuz a sight ter view Hz be walked inter the orflce' 'nd inquired fer work to do, There warn't no places vacant then, —fer be it understood; That wuz the time when Ieien flourished in that altitood; But than the stranger lingered, telling Raymond 'nd the rest He what perdigious wonder he could do when at his best, 'Til finally he stated (quite by chance) that he had done A heap uv work with Dana on The Noo York Sun. "It made our eyes hang on our cheeks 'nd lowed jaws ter drop To hear that feller tellin' how 01' Dana run his shop; This feller Cantel} Whoppers never brought one item in, He spent his time at Perrin's shakin' poker dice f'r gin. Whatever the assignment he wuz anus sure to shirk, He was very long on iikker and all fired short on work! "If any other cuss ha.d played the tricks he dared to play, The daisies would be bloomin' over his remains today; But somehow folks respected him and stood him to the last, Considerin' hie superior connections in the past, So, when be bilked at poker, not a sucker drew a gun On the man who'd worked with Dana on the Noo York Sun, "We dropped the matter gttletly 'rid never made no fuss— When we get played fer suckers, why, that's a hose on us; ]Jut every now 'std then We Denver fellers' have to laff To hear softie other paper boast 'uv Ravin' on its staff A man who'd 'worked with Dana,' 'ed then we fullers wink And pull our hats down 011 Dur eyes, and set around 'rid think.. It seems -like Dana couldn't be as smart as people say; If he educates so many folks 'rid lets '0111 get away; And, as for us in future we'll be very apt to shun The man who wont with Dana on The Noo York Sun'," * * * A Seaforth correspondent, John Beattie, who left Pond Mills 52 years ago to go Into business in Seaforth was a Close friend of Mr. Neelins. He says that for 40 summers Mr. Neelins and himself sat on a Bayfield bench overlooking Lake Huron and admir- ed the sunsets. He enclosed 'en excel- lent poem he had written on the Bay- field sunsets: Go down to the lake at sunset Leave tee world with its troubles behind, • Take along a trusted companion, The one who is most in your mind. Sit on the beach together And say to the sun—Good night, And do not forget to say—Thank you For the day it has filled with light. Tune in if you can to the message The twilight is trying to teach, The pease and color of nature It is then within your reach. See the hand of the Master Artist, Weaving His colors true, With never a flaw in the picture, And that' picture was made for you. Manager Retires— The Richmond Hosiery staff tend- ered their retiring manager, Stirling Young, a banquet in the Mitchell Restaurant on Friday evening, to ex- press their regret at the severance of connections with him at the plant and to wish hint all success in his new vocation which he commenced this week. rFollowing a bounteous roast beef dinner there was a brief period of community singing after which E. C. Walters, superintendent of the plant addressed the honored guest and Alvin Jordan, who acted as master of ceremonies for the oc- casion, presented him with a Parker pen and pencil set and leather brief case.—Mitchell Advocate. Death of Richard Shaddick.— Richard Shaddick, for many years a farmer on the 10th concession of Hullett township, passed away at his home on Tuesday, Mar. 17th in his 65th year. Several years ago Mr. Shaddick received injuries at a threshing which left him partially in- valided and for some time past he had been in declining health. The late Mr. Shaddick was born in Dev- onshire, England, on December 23rd, 1877. When a lad of sixteen, he came out to Canada settling in the Lond- esboro district where he spent the rest of his life. In earlier days he had worked at the framing business with the late Matt. Maines. In July, 1907, he married Lucy Bromley and immediately afterwards took up farming on the Albert Way - mouth farm. About seventeen years ago the family moved to the farm on the 10th concession. Mr. Shaddick was the first man to draw the rural mail route out of Londesboro, a posi- tion he held until a few years ago when it was taken over by Mr. Thos. Fairservice. He was a valued mem- ber of the Londesboro ,United church being formerly a Methodist, and was also a member of Hullett Lodge, A.F. A.M., No. 568. Surviving him besides his widow are two sons, Allan at home and Joseph on the 10th concession and two daughters, Ruth at home, and Mrs. Ivan (Mary) Carter, of Londesboro, One brother, Thomas, of Hensall, and a sister, Annie Shaddick, of Devonshire, Eng- land, also survive, along with two grandsons. Funeral services under Masonic auspices were conducted on Thursday afternoon, Mar. 19th, Rev. A. E. Menzies, pastor of Londesboro United Church, had charge. The pall- bearers were all brother -Masons, Frank Little, Fred Johnston, Thos. Miller, Jack Harvey, Wm. Caldwell and Alex. Wells. Interment was made in Blyth Union Cemetery.—Blyth Standard. RUSSIA'S WAR HORSES Are Being Kept Fit on Veterinary Supplies from Britain Russia's famous Cossack cavalry are receiving a steady flow of veter- inary supplies for their horses from Britain's Royal Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Animals. In response to a request from the Soviet Union for £40,000 worth of veterinary supplies, received through. the British Government, the Society. $s now raising £100,000 to meet this and the further needs of Russia's at -roles, Already a Wide variety of supplies have gone to the Soviet Veterinary Corps, They include two lots of twig. Ravine for dressing burns; quantities of Canada balsam for healing wounds; arekiolin hydrobromide for the removal of tape 'worms; trypan With ROYAL bread is fine and light Results are always SURE -- An airtight wrapper guards each cake And keeps it fresh and pure MADE IN CANADA frill STRENGTH P' ROYAL, YEAST CAKES MACE. PEflFECT SREAe ue blue to combat the trypan parasite which causes fever; and bismuth trl- bromphenate, a substitute for iodo- form in surgical dressings. Cedar oil, used for miscroscope work, is Very scarce, but Britain leas been able to send small quantities of this too. In spite of meehanisatibn, Russia has more horses in the 1var than any other nation, Apart from the Cossack cavalry, used td effectively at so many points on their vast war front, supply trains, made up of wagons and sleighs and drawn by horses, are now playing an important part in the Russian advance. STRAW PULP FOR CATTLE FODDER One million tons of straw can be given the feeding value of 500,000 thus of cereals by a new pulping process which .is the latest contribu- tion of agricultural science to Brit- ain's food -growing campaign. At a cost of only £30, a plant can be built by farm labour which, by soaking 400 lb. of -straw in caustic soda, will produce 1,400 1b. of straw pulp each day, enough to provide a daily ration for 20 fattening beasts,. or twice as many young animals. Al- ready installed on 250 farms in the United Kingdom, the plant consists of talo concrete tanks separated by a ramp and occupying 12 ft. by 12 ft. of ground. Livestpck can normally utilise only from one-half to one-third of the nourishment in straw, chaff or arty - Inge, but pulping makes these mater- ials palatable and doubles or trebles their feeding value, Thus each ton of straw yields 3r/s tons of straw pulp, and 100 lb. of straw pulp, whether from wheat, barley or oat straw, has the feeding value of 9 lb. starch, 11 Ib, maize, 12% 'lb. barley or rice meal, 15 lb. oats, 15 lb. dried sugar -beet pulp, 120 lb, marigolds or 130 lb. swedes, Balanced up with a suitable protein food such as ground- nut cake, it is relished by fattening or growing cattle, dairy cows or lambing ewes. PAIN and DEATH of WAR'S VICTIMS CURBED with ICE Read,..in The American Weekly with this Sunday's (April 5) isue of Tho Detroit Sunday Times...how the numbing by cold bas proved as satis- factory as anesthetic drugs, and even more so, in experiments to re- move the shock of major surgery, especially in the field. Be sure to get The Detroit Sunday Times this week and every week. "TIN HATS" EOR THE ARMVIY Although the soldiers refer to their head gear as "tin hats" these helmets are actually made of fine grade steel and are subjected to exacting tests. PLANTS for Canadian Homes 'ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS 211 VARIETIES EVERGREENS 76 VARIETII7S ORNAMENTAL & SHADE TREES 94 VARIETIES ROSES 183 VARIETIES VINES 24 VARIETIES HARDY PERENNIALS 589 VARIETIES TREE AND BUSH FRUITS 148 VARIETIES WRITE FOR FREE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE The McConnell Nursery Co. Port Burwell Ontario iSstablished 1912