The Wingham Advance-Times, 1941-12-25, Page 7Thursday, Dec* 25tli, 1941
U. S, Army To Be 4,000,000
Washington, —■ Congress cleared
the way for a 4,000,000-man army by
approving and sending to President
Roosevelt legislation requiring the
registration of all men from 18 to 64
years old, inclusive, and making those
from 20 to 44; inclusive, subject- to
military service.
that 30 minutes’ warning of the Jap
anese attack on Pearl Harbor would
have made “all the difference in the
world,” disclosed that the third and
final wave of enemy bombers met
such a devastating barrage that it
turned away without hitting a single
objective.
WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES
short distance past .her home.
At the* spot she chose to jump there
is a low cement culvert* and it is be
lieved the young lady came in violent
contact with an abutment. She "was
rendered unconscious, and remained in
that state from the time, around 5
p.m., until 3 o’clock the following
morning. — Teeswater News.
/
■w
KI
4 - ?
7 $RJ
Many Spies, in Latin America
Washington, -— In a startling report
on Axis espionage and propaganda in
Latin America, a House of Represent
atives committee asserted that thous
ands of German, Italian and Japanese
agents are active there and have es
tablished air bases, arms depots and
jungle radio stations.
Japs Air Force Underrated
Washington, —- Two weeks of war
fare jn the Pacific have shown that
many people were wrong on one sub
ject—the Japanese air force was def
initely underrated. Always something
of a mystery as to size and types of
planes used, the Japanese air force'
has been a potent weapon so far in the
fighting, but it has yet to prove that
■It has fighter plants and long-range
bombers comparable to British and
American designs.
Madam Casgrain May Seek Seat
Ottawa, — The possibility that
Mme. Pierre F. Casgrain may be the
next member of Parliament for Charl
evoix-Saguenay, the Quebec consitu-
ency her husband has represented
since 1917, was seen. A prominent
Quebec Liberal told that Mme. Cas
grain, prominent in Canadian women’s
work, has been approached* to accept
the Liberal nomination in her
band’s -riding. .
County Buy More Buildings
Mr. Leo. Stephenson on Thursday
sold the cement building at Constance
used as a chopping mill, to Huron
County Road Commission, The build
ing will be used fdr a storehouse for
county equipment. — Seaforth Huron
Expositor,
7 I
bus-
Noted Woman Flier Charged
Washington, — Laura Ingalls,
ed woman flier, was arranged on a
charge of failure to register as a for
eign agent in connection with alleged
activities on behalf of the German
Government.
not-
7
ar
Eastern Minister Says News Grave
Singapore, ->-4> Broadcasting for the
first time since his appointment as
-resident minister at Singapore for Far
Eastern affairs, Alfred Duff Cooper
said “the news is grave, let us frankly
admit that so far the Japanese have
been extremely successful,” he said.
Million Canadians Needed
For Victory
Halifax, — A Canadian corvette has
brought a Nazi submarine into port
with its captain and crew, Cmdr, J.
P. Donnolly, naval provost marshal
here, said before the Commercial club.
Cmdr. Connolly predicted the day was
not far off when Canada would have
to find 1,000,000 men and the United
States 11,000,000, if the struggle is
to be brought to a victorious conclu
sion.
Seaforth Man, 52 years in Business
John Beattie, widely
forth businessman, this
Iris 52nd Chirstmas as a
Seaforth Main Street.
Christmas advertisement, which ap
peared in The Huron Expositor in
1890, he stated: “We are meeting the
hard times more than half way by
giving five pounds of tea for 25 cents.”
—Seaforth Huron Expositor.
Compulsory Garbage Collection
At Walkerton
A $2-a-week fee has been set by the
Walkerton Town Council for the
compulsory garbage collection, which
will become effective after the first of
the new year. All householders will
be compelled to accept the service, and
the fee will be charged on the taxes,
known Sea-
year marks
merchant on
In his first
K
mi
»y!
£I
Back Home After Norway Escape
Lindsay, — Radio Officer Robert
Smith, of Reaboro, who was captured
"by the Germans at Narvik, Norway,
and subsequently escaped, is home on
leave with his parents after further
■adventures on the Atlantic.
Dominion and Provinces
Talk Income Tax
Ottawa, — Dominion and provincial
treasurery officials, after two days’
conference here, concluded a formula
for further procedure on the proposal
of Finance Minister Ilsley that the
provinces surrender the income tax
field to the Dominion for the
■duration.
French in Western
Hemisphere Neutral
Washington,—American and Vichy
authorities in Martinique have reach
ed an accord, it was learned author
itatively, under which the neutral
status of French possessions and naval
vessels in the Western Hemisphere
will remain 'unchanged.
war’s
Tian Nation Food Campaign
Agricultre representatives
from counties in Western Ontario,
■feeting in London to discuss what was
■described as one of the most vital
fronts in Canada’s war effort, the
■national food supply, announced be
fore their return to their respective
counties that they had reached a sat
isfactory agreement on the formation
of a co-operative plan for increased
production. Mr. J. C. Shearer, agricul
tural representative, was present from
Huron..
from
May Unite Strategy Against Axis
London, — Discussions are under
way for establishment of a supreme
Allied war authority to direct high
strategy against the Axis, the author
itative Press Association said, and
some quarters here believe that Wash
ington should be its headquarters. In
formed opinion in London was divided
on the desirability of Washington or
London as the seat of the prospective
Allied grand council.
Western Defence Ready
Vancouver, — Lt.-Gen. Kenneth
Stuart, chief of the Canadian general
staff, said here on his arrival after a
:hree-day inspection of defence areas
on Vancouver Island that “Canada’s
Pacific coast defences are, I believe,
capable of coping with any probable
attacks that we may have to face.”
Will Destroy Libyan Axis Forces
New York, — Gen. Sir Claude
Auchinleck, Britain’s Middle East
■commander, told his troops pursuing
the Axis forces in Libya that the en
emy's position is “desperate . . . .
.-and he will be destroyed.”
Relieved of Commands
Washington, — The army and navy
relieved the ranking officers of the
Hawaiian area of their commands be
cause the Japanese attack at Pearl
Harbor caught United States defence
forces by surprise.
High U. S. Officers Lost
Washington, — Maj.-Gen. Herbert
A. Dargue an'd seven other United
States Army officers and men .have
been missing on a transcontinental
flight which, it is believed, was the
first leg of a flying trip to reinforce
Hawaiian defences.
Premier Has 67th Birthday
Last week Premier King observed
his 67th birthday. There was no cele
bration on his part as he
entire day busily engaged
tonal affairs.
spent the
with nat-
No Warning at Pearl Harbour
Annapolis, Md., Frank Knox, Unit
ed States Navy secretary, asserting
Italian Officers Fleeing
Lybya Drowned
London, — An Italian
carrying an Italian general and 19
other military officers from Libya to
Italy has been sunk in the Central
Mediterranean, the Admiralty said.
submarine
Italian Troop Convoy Sunk
Tunis, French Tunisia, 1— Five
thousand Italian seamen and troops
apparently en route to Libya were
drowned on December 12 when Brit
ish naval units sank two Italian cruis
ers, a desi 'oyer and three transports
in a fierce night fight.
Remanded on Four Counts
James Flenniken pleaded guilty at
Goderich to the charge of theft of
gascline from the service station of
Gordon Bradford, Londesboro; and
of the theft of a car at Toronto, and
was remanded for sentence to Decem
ber 31, Flenniken also faced the
charge of unlawfully assaulting Ken
neth fyVhite. turnkey at the jail caus
ing bodily harm. Crown Attorney
Holmes asked for an adjournment on
this charge owing to the condition of
Mr. White, intimating it might be
more /serious. Another charge of at
tempting to escape from jail agkinst
the youth, to which h>»
guilty, was adjourned; as
other of theft of a car in
pleaded
was also
London.
an-
Deer Feeds on Apples
Roy Finegan, West Wawanosh
farmer whose home is near Auburn,
viewed a wonderful sight recently
when he chanced to look out into his
orchard. There were seven deer eating
apples which had been left under the
trees. Mr. Finnegan reports that two
or three of the deer had large antlers.
There were two young fawns in the
herd.
Chase Hit and Run Motorist
A car driven by Miss Margaret
Foster, of Saltford, was sideswiped by
another car at the Saltford, corners.
When the driver of the other car fail
ed to stop,
car around
the number
the police.
Miss Foster wheeled her
and gave chase, securing
and reporting it later to
Shipping Over on Lakes
Seven boats are now in the harbor
at Goderich for winter storage. The
A. A. Hudson brought the last cargo
of the season and remains in port for
the winter, Approximately 1,200,000
bushels of grain are in the boats. The
Acadialite, an oil tanker, has the credit
of being the last arrival and the last
to clear after the closing of navigation
on the 15th. A large steel cable hold
ing wooden timbers has been laid
across the mouth of the harbor to
keep the heavy ice from entering it.
Dr. Weir in Car Accident
Dr. B. C. Weir of Auburn, has been
the victim ’of two accidents recently.
In one case a Gorrie truck collided
with a car driven by O. McGill of
Blyth, forcing the latter car into Dr.
Weir’s vehicle which was parked out
side his office. Later when returning
from Goderich, cars driven by Dr.
Weirf and Lloyd McLarty figured in
a crash on the 8th Concession of Col-
borne township.
■
The keynote of today is work. And where you find work,
you find a welcome for ice-cold "Coca-Cola”. In offices,
factories and workshops the pause that refreshes with ice-
cold "Coca-Cola” is a little minute that’s long enough for a
big rest • • • contributing to more work and better work.
Authorized Bottler of “Coca-Cola”
Stratford Bottling Company, Stratford,
X
I,
427
ed by Lucknow L. O. L. to make
necessary arrangements: John Me-
Quillin, Cecil Mullin, John Miller and
Bert Ward. John McQuillin is the
Worshipful Master and Angus Gra
ham, secretary.
Bruce County After Air Port
Arrangements are almost complete
for a deputation from B.ruce County
to consult with the department of de
fence for air in regard, to establish
ment of a unit of the Commonwealth
Air Training scheme within the con
fines of the county.
Mexican Bill Fools Goderich People
A five peso Mexican bill has been
successfully and it is said unconscious
ly.. passed as a five dollar Canadian
bill three or four times in recent days
in 'Goderich. When a business institu
tion took it to the bank it was worth
75 cents in Canadian money. The lady
clerk remembered from who she re
ceived it and recovered the money.
The customer also remembered the
man who gave it to him and in turn
is endeavouring to recover his money.
Where the trail will lead to is still
abscure.
Visit Brussels Cold Storage
Sixteen of the 21 boys taking part
in the short course being staged at
Ethel under the sponsorship of the
Huron county branch of the Ontario
Department of Agriculture were con
ducted through the East Huron Cold
Storage Emporium in Brussels. The
lads saw all phases of the activity of
the produce plant, from the new reg
istered egg grading station to the be-
low-zero room of the storage plant.
They were particularly impressed by
the new poultry-plucking machine.
TURNBERRY COUNCIL
Minutes of Council meeting held in
Bluevale, Ont., November 15, 1941.
Moved by Moffat and Porter that
the minutes of last meeting be ad
opted as read. Carried.
The following letters were received
and read: Monteith and Monteith,
NEW YEAR’S
REDUCED
RAIL FARES
FARE AND A THIRD
Good going: Friday, Dec. 19 to
Thursday, Jan. 1, 1942 inclusive.
Return limit: leaving destination
not later than midnight (E.S.T.)
Wednesday, January 7, 1942.
FARE AND A QUARTER
Good going: Tuesday, Dec. 30, to
Thursday, Jan. 1, 1942 inclusive.
Return limit: leaving destination
not later than midnight (E.S.T.)
Friday, January 2, 1942.
AN APPEAL—As many thousands of our
Armed Forces Will move during this
period, the Railways appeal to the gen
eral public to travel early and assist m
avoiding congestion.
For hfof and further Inforrtutlotl apply Ticket Itdnlt
uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHHHiiiiiiitiHiiiiiiiitiiiiitiiiiiiiinuiiiiiHiiiiHty
i
c
i
s
s
NEWS
of the
DISTRICT
hi
CANADIAN NATIONAL
Injured Jumping From Truck
Rita Kelly, daughter of
Mrs. Jas. Kelly, 6th' Con.,
met with a rather serious
The girl was walking home
tending Continuation School
water, when offered a lift
Goetz. The cab of the light delivery
truck was occupied to capacity, and
Rita rode in the back, Arriving at the
Kelly gateway* the drivet forgot he
had a passenger to deposit there, and
kept on tip the road. She took the
chance and leaped off the vehicle a
<»
Mr. and
Culross,
accident-
after at-
in Tccs-
by Jack
Listowel Mill Buys Property
An offer from the Maitland Spin
ning Mills, Ltd., Listowel, to purchase
the former C.P.R. freight shed, with
adjoining land, and a right of ,way to
the north, and to the east, for the sum
of $1,000 cash was read and accepted
by the Listowel Council. Councillor
C. M. Scott pointed out that the town
had- paid out $960.52 for the deed to
the C.P.R, property in October. Since
that time they have .received rent tot
aling $60 for the months of Nevember
and December, and now by selling the
freight shed and .a small piece of the
land for $1,000 cash, the town will
show, after allowing for the cqst of
survey and deed, a profit of $78.48,
and leave the town in the possession
of the C.P.R. station and three-quart
ers of the original land.
Appoint Committee for July 12
The 1942 12th of July celebration
will be held in Lucknow and plans
are already under way for the event,
with the following committee appoint-
YOUR EYES NEED
ATTENTION
Our 25 Point Scientific Examin
ation enables us to give you
Clear, Comfortable Vision
F. F. HOMUTH
Optometrist
Phone 118 Harriston
A* H. McTAVISH, &A.
Teeswater, Ontario
Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public
and Conveyancer
Office J Gofton House, Wroxeter
every Thursday afternoon 1.30 td
4.30 and by appointment.
Phone Teeswater 12&J.
Stratford; L. E. Cardfif, M.P., Brus
sels; Can. Mothercraft Soc., Toronto;
Municipal Affairs, Toronto; Dept, of
Public Welfare, Toronto; Dept, of
Highways, Toronto.
A delegation from the Township in
cluding Ira Neil, Walter Woods, Les
lie Fortune, Arthur Fitch, Thos. Abra
ham, Harry Mulvey waited in' Coun
cil to discuss the giving to each man
going into active service a token of
remembrance. The Council were un
animous.
Moved by Moffat and Wilton that
a token of remembrance be given each
man on active service, but before any
thing will be done the Bureau of
municipal affairs be consulted as to
the legality of the spending of such
funds for that purpose. Carried.
Moved by Porter and Wilton that
By-Law No. 10, 1941, be passed ap
pointing Monteith and Monteith of
Stratford auditors for the Township
of Turnberry. Carried.
The following accounts were paid:
Road account $238.94; Sundries $1,-
063.97.
R. Grain, W, R. Cruickshank,
Reeve. . Clerk.
NO. 6—FIELD GUNS
By C. Earl Rice, formerly of Springfield Times, Lac* Du Bonnet, Man.
CANADA AT WAR
r ...............■ ““ r ‘
EAST WAWANOSH
COUNCIL
The last meeting of Council for
1941 was held on December 15th with
all the members present. Minutes of
previous meeting were read and ap
proved. The usual requests at this
time for grants in aid of the War
Memorial Hospital and the Canadian
Mothercraft Society were ordered fil
ed as was also a request for a donar
tion in aid of the Auburn Library
laid over till next meeting.
George Irwin presented his report
as school attendance officer which
was accepted.
The sum of $10.00 was voted as a
grant to the N. Huron Plowman’s
Association. Other payments were
made as follows: The Mun. World,
supplies $3.26; The Advance-Times
Office, account $20.00; The Bell Tele
phone Co., message in 1941 $1.27; The
‘local Board of Health, services rend
ered in 1941 $108.00; A. McBurney,
refund error in dog tax $2.00; C. Ben
nett, refund error in dog tax $4.00;
J. Jamieson, refund error in dog tax
$6.00; J. Gaunt, drain inspector $1.50;
C. Falconer, refund drain assessment
$21.61; County treasurer, collecting
tax arrears $40.00; County Rates
$9,874.34; A. McBurney, part salary as
collector $60.00; Geo. Irwin, school
attendance officer $10.00; John Scott,
weed inspector $10,00 The Reeve and
Councillors, fees $295.00; Brussels
Telephone, assessments $33.92; Treas.
Twp. Kinloss, debentures U. S. S. No.
10, $34.68; Treas. Twp. West Wawa
nosh, debenture U. S. S. No. 12, $169.-
08; School Levies $10,050.84; The
Dominion Road Machinery Co,, snow
fence $194.40; Twelve other small
road account $135.22.
The business of the year being con
cluded, Council adjourned to meet on
January 12th, 1942 at one o’clock.
A. Porterfield, Clerk,
One of the most interesting stories
concerning our war effort, deals with
the production of 25-pounder field
guns.
Shortly after the outbreak of war,
a firm in the Province of Quebec, was
asked to undertake the manufacture of
25-pounder field guns, for the British
and French Governments. Its existing |
plant was inadequate and there was no
trained personnel for this kind of
work. But trained men came over fr<5m
France to assist, new buildings were
got under way, and plans made to start
production in the new factory during
the summer of 1940.
The whole picture was changed,
however, by the fall of France. The
technical advisers returned home after
the German occupation of their coun
try and the Department of Munitions
asked one of the automobile companies ’
to get the plant into production. |
This automotive company started 1
to work, and many of its highly train
ed men were taken from their com
mercial positions and sent to this town
in Quebec to assist in the new war
industry. Today, this gun factory is
in full production, producing not only
25-pounder field, guns, but naval gun
Karrels as well.
The plant, in the heart of Quebec
?rovince» consists of three large, mod-
modern, light, airy buildings, with a
total floor space of 600,000 square feet.1
The complete gun and carriage are
made in this plant.
Of the 2,111 men employed, about
75 per cent were recruited from the i
district immediately surrounding the1
plant. The rest are from various large !
cities in the province. There are also
more than a hundred young women
who do inspecting of various opera
tions. Iu the apprentice school 375
men are being given training in spec
ialized work to take care of further
expansion.
Steel Made in Plant
The steel for these guns is made
right in the plant from scrap metal.
The scrap pile looks like a small
mountain and several thousand tons
arc piled up at the present time. A
huge press, which exerts a pressure
of 2,000 tons, squeezes the ignot until
it is brought to the desired size and
length. The ingot is then shaped on
a huge forge.
The approximate weight of a rough
barrel forging is 2,470 pounds, and the
approximate weight of a finished bar
rel is 420 pounds. The operations
through which the barrel passes from
the rough forging to the finished ar
ticle are many and varied,
Following the heat treatment, the
barrel is tested for physical proper
ties, and if satisfactory is passed by
inspection. A sample must be cut from
the barrel and sent to the lab for test
ing.
I Seldom is a gun barrel cut to the
desired length .in one operation. If the'
barrel were cut to length in one oper
ation, .and a subsequent heat treat
ment required another sample for tesf-
ing, there would be no way of obtain
ing it.
Precision Work
The inside of the barrel is given two
boring operations, which require 22
hours. After this it is honed for 5
hours. The outside diameter is then
turned again, taking 10% hours, fol
lowing which, both ends are threaded,
for the autofrettage test, this operation
also taking 10 hours.
Autofrettage is in many respects the
most interesting part of the whole
procedure. This is where the physical
properties of the gun steel are raised
beyond those which could be obtained
by heat treatment. Four gauges, two.
near the breech end, one in the middle,
and one at the muzzle end. The size
of the barrel is measured at’ these
points down to one 10-thousandth of
an inch. Both ends of the barrel are
then plugged, and through the breech
end glycerine is pumped into the bar
rel by a high pressure pump, until a
pressure of 20 tons to the square inch
is attained. Readings are then taken
of the gauges on the outside of the
barrel. If there is no indication of
strain or undue stretching, the pres
sure is then brought up to 24 Ions,,
then to 28, then to autofrettage pres
sure varying between 28% and 33
tons. It is impossible to use water for
th ese tests, as water freezes at pres
sures as great as those used. Under
the extreme pressure, the outside of
the barrel will expand by as much as
2 to 20, 10-thousandths of an inch.
This test is important because it
checks any Weakness that might cause
the barrel to expand unevenly through
out its length, when the gun is being
fired,
The carriage for the gun is built
on assembly line methods. Each man
does his one job, and the carriage is
then passed on to the next operator.
Unlike motor industry, however, each
operation takes a great deal of time.
There is much work that must be done
by hand, and the detail is very ex
acting, and often one operation requir
es several hours to complete.
MONUMENTS at first cost
Having otir factory equipped With the
most modern machinery for the exe
cution of high-class work, we ask yoU
to See the largest display 4 of monu
ments of any retail factory in Ontario.
All finished by sand blast machines.
We import all our granites from the
Old Country quarries direct* in the
rough. You can save all local deal
ers’, agents’ and middleman profits by
seeing us.
& 1 Skelton & Son
at West End Bridge—WALKERTON