-- THE STRATFORD MIRROR St aR A ARSE DEEP FAITH MADE HIM MILLIONAIRE St. Marys Native, Laughed At For $4,000 Investment, Sells Out For $1,030,000 SUDBUPY. Oct. 19. = William MeVittie 's Gead. Prospector, pow- er-baron, man of outstanding faith in the north the 80-year-old found- er of the Wahnipitae Power Com- pany died after a lengthy illness. For nearly 60 years he had been a _ resident of Northern Ontario, where he first lived in a tent until he was able to whipsa.y enough timber to build a house. Away back in 1904, Mr. 'McVit- tie became interested in the de- velopment of electricity. Far-see- ing, he invested $4,000 hard-earned money in the new Wahnipitae Pow- er Company. Many laughed at him. But in 1929 he reluctantly _ turned over the Wahnipitae to the Ontario Hydro-Electric Power ~ Commission and received for his interest $1,030,000--one of the larg- est individual cheques ever issued in eeerada. hen the plant was first con- structed the City of Sudbury was the first customer and bought 120 - horsepower, i MeVittie was born in St. S, Ont., but went West at an early age. He engaged in railway construction and farming for some years near Winnipeg, Wheat in _ those days was selling at 30 cents a bushel, so he returned to Ontario and took a railroad contract at Sault Ste. Marie. Then he turned t Sudbury, where he had lived éver since, i - Mr. MeVittie possessed a fund of anecdotes and stories of the "early: days, "I happened to be talking to. A. P. Turner,~ of the Canadian Copper Company," ~he Said once, "and asked him if he'd- _ buy our lot, as gossan was traced on to it. He only laughed. ~ ' wouldn't take it as a gift,' he told me. 'Wel:, Mr. Turner, I'm not making any Sifts. to-day. Maybe when you are feeling a little more _ Benerous V'ji come back and see you." oe $ Pig SEA never went back," he contin- ued. We sank a shaft ourselves to 100 feet and we did a little dia- mond drilling and in two or three months we sold it to the Mond Nickel Company for $100,000. To- day it's the bes£.part of the Frood Mine,'=7 At one time, with his associates, he sold the Elsie Mine to the Clergue interests for $95,000. FOUR ARE INJURED IN ST. MARYS ACCIDENT Car Crashes Into Tree and «Is - Damaged Beyond Repair ST. MARYS, Oct. 19.--Striking a hole in the pavement on Queen street here last night about eleven o'clock a car driven by-J3 WD. Smith, 126 Piccadilly street, Lon- don, Swerved to the side of the road, jumped over the curb and crashed into a tree, resulting in "injury_to the owner and driver and three other passengers: "The car was almost completely demolished: The injured men were removed to_ Mrs. Chrone's private hospital here and later taken to St. Jo- seph's hospital," London, where it was revealed that no serious injur-" les of the crash are anticipated. All four of the passengers suffer- ed minor injuries, including a badly crushed ankle of one, fractured arm of another, injured back to the third and a badly lacerated face and head to the fourth. The im- pact was terrific but non of the 'passengers were rendered uncon- Scious and appeared to be suffering little from their injuries, which Was considered rather miraculous when the twisted wreck of the car Was observed. a FOR FINE JOB PRINTING e --. 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Le Canada said experts generally approved. the decision. , It was the third meeting of the two men and the third decision' in faver of Sanstol. Two years ago Pete won a clean-cut decision; six weeks ago he was awarded an un- popular decision and last night again got the call ~ Canadian Whiskey Cargo Thwarted By President NEW YORK, Oct. 19 <CP)--Ac- cording te a Washington despatch in the New York Herald Tribune to- day, a prospective shipment of 506,- -000 cases of Canadian whiskey to_ the United States - for medicizal purposes was thwarted by a presi- dential embargo. President Roosevelt has in mind the possibiiity of using the vast American market for liquor as a lever in effecting trade agreements with other countries, Canada includ- ed, the despatch said. ---- For Corns and Callouses DR. JOHNSTON'S Callous - Off A 25c box of Callous-Off will dis- solve the hardest corn or callous without leaving the slightest pearance of rawness. 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PROMPT DELIVERY City Scale Receipts PHones--Yards 65 Res. 1961-F Be Pompapse iy pete THE STRATFORD MIRROR "Doc's Corner" Some men propose so suddenly it 'makes a girl jump -- at 'em. * * * t A man of the world, according to 'the McPherson Republican, is one who 'can show a modern girl a good time without spending any money on her. He's more than that, he's a miracle man. x * & The fastest thing you ean do is to wink your eye, and that takes an av- €rage of one-tenth of a second. a * * One lady says, "About all you can Say for some husbands is that they reduce the number of old maids." * te * It was leap year: "I hope you'll in- vite me to your wedding," she said. "Yes," he replied. "I'll invite you be- fore I ask onyone else, and if you don't accept there won't be any wed- ding." bd * * Don't be too hasty in judging people. That red nose may be the result of hay fever. One man says: "The proper way to eat turnips is to feed 'em to the cow and then eat the cow." as ae Ba Jim --- If you keep looking at me like that I'm going to kiss you. Joan -- Well, I can't hold this ex- pression much longer, a oe | A local man now believes in the proverb that what you give away will be returned two-fold. He says he gave his daughter away six months ago and she and her husband returned to live with her folks last week. oe #248 The difference between a hairdres- ser and sculptor is:. a hairdresser curls up and dyes while a sculptor makes faces and busts. * * * Wifey--My dear, the doctor says I'm in need of a little change, Hubby -- Then ask him to give it to you. He's got the last of mine, * * % The big-business-man called his clerk and said to him: "Smith, you have been employed by me for five _ years. To mark my appreciation of this you will in future be addressed as Mr. Smith." i Sig +28 Life is full of ups and downs and about the hardest of them is in keep- ing up appearances while holding down expenses, . * £8 Civilization is defined by one news- | paper as the condition in which one generation pays the last generation's debts by issuing bonds for the next generation to pay. r a eee A writer asks us which is correct "The banker will lend you money," or "The banker will loan you money." The correct version is, "The banker 'won't lend you anything. "4 * £ & Wife. to Hubby: "Please don't look -so thoroughly miserable. Here comes A local youngster, on her return ed by her mother if she learned any- thing and back came the answer, "No, I've got to go again." * * ca She--Every time Mr. Smith goes out he kisses his wife, then waves and throws her kisses. Don't you think you mgiht do the same? He--But dear, I hardly know Mrs. Smith. * * * Sir Walter Raleigh may have sprung the first Ford joke when he spread his cloak in the mud for Queen Eliza- beth, he probably said "Step on it, Lizzie," * * * Some folks. like to listen to a play with their eyes shut, and there are others whom we wish would look 'at the movies with their mouth shut. * * * An African explorer was speaking at a complimentary dinner given on his behalf ~before he left on a long journey into the heart of Africa. In coneluding his remarks, he said: "I thank you for your kind wishes re- garding my welfare on my dangerous journey, and want you to know that when I am far away surrounded by ugly grinning faces, I shall certainly think of you." * % * I cranka da car, Bawt she won't run Dese automobile She's a son of a gun! She's stop in da middle Of da street up town, I look in da carburetor, Seay shesa no drown, I pusha da clutch, Shaka da wheel, 'Knocka da brake, Da horn I feel. I look in da tank, Wot I see-- yas! 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