hie ; Bs eae _ THE STRATFORD MIRROR ty Job Printing with Quick Delivery Tel. 115 The Stratford Mirror Press LETTER HEADS Hh ENVELOPES ) STATEMENTS TIME SHEETS BUSINESS CARDS 123 Ontario St. -|Metatwaban, a Cree trapper. At Albany, the isolated trading post among whom she worked, and the handful of white missionaries who worked with her, called her 'The White Angel." She is no doctor, but during the 15 years she served in Al- bany's mission hospital she performed at least 25 major operations. Last |week, while she was back in Ottawa, recovering from an illness at the mother house of the Grey Nuns of the Cross, her story came out. When Sister Marie Elmire arrived at Albany, in 1929, after a 17-day canoe trip, she found that the nearest doctor was 100 miles (and many days) away. She had watched some opera- tions in a small hospital in Quebec. She boned up on medical texts, be- came the post's doctor. One patient was Mrs. Sarah Okiti- tiwok, a 27-year-old Cree squaw whose feet were frozen. Sister Marie applied compresses to save one foot. She am- putated half the other. A month later the patient walked away without a crutch. Another patient was an elderly Anglican missionary whom she treated for double pneumonia. The doctor who finally arrived told Sister Marie: "You saved his life." One of her hardest cases was George A tree he was felling crushed George's right leg. By the time he reached Sister Marie the leg was gangrenous. Said Sister Marie: "I scrubbed the walls, the ceiling and the floor of a little private room. .We moved a table from the dispensary and laid the patient on it. I asked Father Arthur ------aI --=-- BEGGAR UNDERNOURISHED HAS Scott,Crane COMPANY INSURANCE - REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS Phones--633 and 24133 ' | 110 ONTARIO STREET $24,000.00 Shabbily dressed Frank Prochazka, 86, who collapsed on a sidewalk in New York from malnutrition, is in hospital--but definitely not as a char- ity patient. Ambulance internes, who had to re- move four sweaters and four under- shirts from the man before they could examine him, found that he had $1,- 900 in cash in his possession and bank books showing deposits totalling $23,- 000 ' -- Prochazka said he accumulated the money selling shoelaces and begging China Hall --but was unable to explain why he wouldn't spend seme for food. ie ae Wonder | White Rock Cement Ei for goal ub spines)" | china, furniture, etc. In a Ne handy tubes-- pe _ | J.L. Bradshaw | Phone 178 84 Ontario St. | Don't Suffer! . Hundreds of Patients Are Getting Relief Through PSYCHIC TREATMENTS A few of the ailments success- fully treated:--Pains, Aches and Soreness, Heart and Lung Con- ditions, Rheumatism, Arthritis, Poor Circulation, Stiff Joints, Sprains, Lumbago, Paralyzed Limbs, Sinus, Asthma, Sore Throat, Goiter and other Growths, Head Noises, Deafness, Running Ears, -Mental Condi- tions, Dizziness, Blindness, Twitching Nerves, Inactive Nerves, Stomach Ulcers, Blad- der and Kidneys, High and Low Blood Pressure, Inflammation, Colds, Congested Fluid and swelling Gall Bladder, Appen- dicitis, Weakness of all ds, Skin Rash, Epileptic Fits, Etc... = Consult the Gifted Healer in the Office of The Maitland Photo Studio, 31 Waterlce St. ord. Phone 374-M. . oh a ~ Hydro Lamps 25 - 40 and 60 watt _ Inside frosted l 5c Each Hydro Shop Phone 460 -- "The White Angel" on bleak James Bay, gentle, soft- voiced Sister Marie Elmire was a |' strange figure. The Cree Indians Bilodeau, Father Paul L i Father Lajoie to help. a ' - At first I intended simply to away the gangrene. Soon I saw th to save his life I must amputate f& inches above the knee... . The Cre never whimpered once. tion took an hour. . . In the wint George now goes on his trap lines ¢ three snowshoes, one for each crutek and the third for his left leg. We fe repaid by his gratitude. 53 "Before each operation I made long study and then I said a_ sha prayer. I never lost confidence." § never lost a patient, either. English Girl 2,000th CWA For the second time in her life Mar-_ garet Robbie, of London, Eng, us sworn allegiance to the King a donned khaki. Recently she became the 2,000th g to join the C.W.A.C. in M.D. 10 and was personally attested by Brig. O. G. Morton, district officer com-~ manding. She will be the first C.V A.C. to wear four red service chev rons by virtue of her four years ser- © vice with the Auxiliary Territorial i Service, Britain's older sister of the C.W.A.C. She will also wear the Cana: dian Volunteer Service Medal an Maple Leaf Clasp. { Margaret is as pretty as the land scape in her native England. She' pleasant, intelligent and charming. And her name wasn't always Robb It used to be Driscoll. One hectic night when the blitz was blasting London, Margaret took shel ter in a New Zealand forces canteen, There she met a Winnipeg N.C.O. named Henry Robbie. Two months" later she was Mrs. Robbie--marri during an air raid. After Dunkerque, Margaret could mi longer resist the urge to join. AF though she was two years under age she enlisted in the Auxiliary Territor- ial service in October, 1940. Late! they found out she was only 16, an out she went. : Then, after her home was blitzed and her birth certificate and othe evidence of her age were destroyed, she enlisted again. She served four years as a switchboard operator in the A.T.S. until she came to Canada with her husband. And although right now Pte. Robbie would like to share the hardships with her folks back home she wants to be in Canada after the" war. ' by Real Courage Somewhere in England a bomb h fallen and blasted a nearby school. teacher who happened to be absent the moment, returned to her classroo to find the children lying flat on tl floor according to routine orders, bu one seven-year-old little miss, Brownie or younger Girl Guide, cheerily chatting to keep up the spil of her companions. When this ch arrived home, her first remark to her anxious mother was: "I tried to cor fort the little ones, Mummie" oe FOR Nickel trim, corners and ing room, $9.00. Apply Square Design Heater SALE top, suitable for small liv- Mirror Office. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, 2, 1945 Page 3 et THE STRATFORD MIRROR JUST A MONG OURSELVES | A Regular Department Conducted for Mirror Readers by Ina St. John. FALSE RUMOR Dear Miss St. John: I am the victim of a strange tri- angle. My husband has a friend of old standing with whom he works. They were close friends before we were married two years ago. Now my husband has got into the habit of inviting his friend here every week- end. He is unmarried and has no family. This has gone on for months. My husband brings him home to dinner Friday night and he stays until Sun- day night. He usually goes out to the show or the hockey game. Some- times I try to invite a girl friend but usually there is just the three of us. Now I find there is a rumor going around that my husband and I are not getting along well and that I am in love with his friend. Nothing could be farther from the truth. I've told my husband but he says the won't let idle gossip spoil his friendships. What shall I do, Miss St. John? I want my husband to bring his friends home, but this has gone too far. BEWILDERED. Answer: No wonder you are puz- zled, Bewildered. We can offer no so- lution other than playing the same game. Have a single girl friend visit you as often as your husband's friend does. Plan your outings to include another girl without exception. Your husband will soon see that you aren't anxious to entertain his friend so much. INA ST. JOHN. TOO YOUNG ? Dear Ina St. John: Do you think fifteen is too young for a girl to have movie dates? JUST FIFTEEN. Answer: Fifteen years isn't too young to have movie dates if your es- cort is near the same age. Perhaps the important thing is go home early. It's fine to go to the res- taurant for a snack after the movie, but it's CHEAP to loiter around until midnight. INA ST. JOHN. OLD ACQUAINTANCE some years in Toronto. Every time I go downtown I renew many acquaint- ances. However I see some people I knew only slightly. Some were in my year at school but we were never friends in the real sense. Should I bother to speak to these people? LEONA. Answer: Well, Leona, it takes little effort to say "Hello." A friendly greet- ing makes a lot of sunshine in this world. Why not speak to everyone you ever knew? It's pleasant to have a reputation for being friendly. INA ST. JOHN. MARRIAGE MARKET Dear Miss St. John: Is it true that brides are sold in some parts of the world even today? Why is the practice allowed? SHOCKED. Answer: It seems there are some parts of India where women are sold as brides. The Bhils of Simla are an example. These people are of Hindoo religion. The population ratio is three | males to two females and may account for this practice. INA ST. JOHN. "VICIOUS CIRCLES" An old South African native was told he had to be taxed because the government, like a father, protected him from enemies, cared for him when he was sick, fed him when he was hungry, gave him an education and, for these reasons, needed money. Taking it all in, the old native replied slowly: "Yes, I understand. It is like this: I have a dog and the dog is hungry. He comes to me and begs food. I say to him, "My dear faithful dog, I see you are very hungry. I am sorry for you. I shall give you meat." "T then take a knife, cut off the dog's tail, give it to him and say: "Here, my faithful dog, be nourished by this nice piece of meat." __W. J. Turner in "A Pictorial Guide to Many Lands. Friend--"And aren't the bombings in London terrible, Mrs. Peters?" Mrs. Peters--"Ah, yes, dearie--they do knock things about. 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