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Dryden Observer, 15 Oct 1920, page 4

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"Q hear us when we cry fo Thee For those in peril on the seal" Have you ever been at sca in a storm and seen the clouds lowering, the _w~ind rising and the waves running mountains high, decks treacherous and the | srew anxious? Unless you have, you cannot imagine its awful trajosty, or he Gourage it ealls up and the spirit it commands in men. Many Canadians Have . Never Seen the Sea-- , Yet the sea is Canada's W oil Trade highway. The sea and the i : Merchant Sailors make us prosperous.' But the Merchant Seaman's life is hard and perilous. He wages continuous battic against the forces of nature, The real sailor is' not the deck steward or attendant on comfortable ocean liners. £3 : His ship is no floatin ng pases. His voyage no pleasure tip. The Real Sailor's Ship is the Tramp Steamer-- or 'Windjammer, beats ing against gales--decks awash--sleep a stranger for days and rights on end. ~ Frozen in winter, dodging icebergs in spring, groping through fogs off treacherous banks, beating round - the Horn, fighting through typhoons, or becalmed in tiie Yellow Sea. Tough going all the way. : ; ~ Death Always Hovers Over the Wheel-- Is it any wonder, then, that the Navy League wants to make life comfortable for our sailors when ashore? ~ After all, Canada is their home; and the home, while they are here, of the sailors of other lands. The Navy League endows, maintains or assists in maintaining every - Sailor's Home, Institute and Welfare Society in Canada. And every dollar subscribed for the maintenance of these Homes and Institutes will be money well invested, and redound to our national prosperity, a The Sea is Our Hotftags oid Oar Strength-- In proportion as we develop this Sea-Conscious Spirit so shall we advance in world civilization and trade. We can only develop our Sea-Conscious Spirit, by making life more endurable to Canadian Sailors. And it is for this purpose that a portion of the Navy League's Fund is set aside. To carry on its work next year, the Navy League must have $760,000. This money must be raised next 'week. - Itis not a large amount and borne in proportion from Coast to Coast it must surely be subscribed. Cd TT yy T.cague of Corals S AILORS V VEEK Sater commerce will be adequately protected. . to. support facilities for making the Sailar's life ashore endurable. = SE to provide for dependents ob those who died to protect Canada, Nationally, Imperially and Com- 'mercially ' {$20 a month for each member of Jhome, take care of her children, of Church Building. (her journey westward Tuesday : 2 meet an emergency, so that Canadian overseas' : Fill thre old jack pot up with lead, . [Tis useless to submit such li THE ATM oF "THE NAVY LEAGUE. 'One hundred dollars per month fora widow with four children, or the family, i is the aim of the Navy League of Canada, in pensioning the widows and orphans of Cana- dian mercantile sailors who lost their lives on active service during the -war. "The League, during "Trafalgar Week," October 18 to 23, propose tq. raise $760,000 for the work in general, : The plan as decided upon by the executive is to grant a pension to each widow and family according to requirements, and carry on the relief work already commenced on a larger and more permanent scale Through this endowment the mother will be able to remain at and make home what it ought to THE LADIES' AID will give a Chicken and Pie Supper in the basement of Union Church, Jon Monday, October 25th, from 6 to 8 o'clock. Admission 50c. ET al a <EEDD (O-ERE- (ETE (AES () SRE SED (GE () <D- () CD () ED) SD ()-aa Proceeds in aid of Completion AMERICAN FASHION, Coat of Seal Skin and Grog Squir- rel. aunty re youthful, with a wide, becoming' collar and cuffs of gray squirrel is this belted seal skin' coat. Miss" May. Rustan of Keewatain is in town for a few days. Mrs Clempson is home from Eagle River. ot Victor Smith of Winnipeg paid | a visit to Dryden this week, : Miss Jessie Kerney has return- ed to Dryden. Miss Queenie spent the week- end out of town. "The Strand is So on an amateur night in about 2 weeks. - The many friends of Mrs H. S. Badger will be pleased to see her around again after her recent ill- ness. By an oversight the name of B. S. Mackenzie of Eagle River was omitted from the list of directors of the Dryden potato seed grew- ers' association last week. | Mrs Douglas Mair, from Van- | couver, who has been. visiting her | sister, Mrs: Norman Beveridge, for the past ten days, continued afternoon. By a new poet-- Ophir the luv o Mike, Jes ed., We left the gold at Jopper PL is all we have to Offer, 7 (CE (E-- @ 00 S23) SED (GD ED) (SO) SOSH») EHD (SD) S- -G--= Ea eh ET TET ET THE Square P OBER IDITGOTICOIOITIOICI0I040000000000 Most Extra Special \ Taras Gallon Tins of Fine Tomatoes 1 in Puree for | Fiery CENTS. We contld ton a , story around. these To- matoes that would interest you, but we are not going to tire you out. These Tomatoes are built up " sell for $1.00. I have 300 gallons. My contribution to lower living cost is in selling these at 50. They" are bak up in cases of 6. These six, ora case, will cost you $3.00. You have a delightful, healthy food at a low price. And really, truly they should be snapped up very quickly. One Gallon of tinned Tomatoes for 50

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