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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1942-04-09, Page 3IMPROVE your Crops and reap more PROFIT JUDICIOUS purchase of Registered or Goverii- merit Tested seed grain will enable you to improve the quality of your crops, increase the yield, and make your farm operations more profitable. The results depend lonely upon the for011ought given to cultivation, fertilization and the quality of seed you plant. This Bank is prepared to make loans for any purpose which will promote successful farming,. Consult the Manager of our nearest Branch. ' THE DOMINION BANK ESTABLISHED 1871 G. C. GAMMAGE, Manager Ise8 dive bombers," the EEC said. "The ship was taking wounded to base hosp- ital and it was clearly marked with large red crosses. .Petain Refuses To Call Laval Berne, — Marshal Petain declined to take Pierre Laval back into his Cabinet after talking to his former foreign minister and. vice-premier in Vichy, foreign diplomatic sources said. Dispatches from Vichy made no direct mention of this issue, but it ap- peared that Petain had avoided for the time being another step' in the direc- tion of collaboration with Germany — a policy championed by Laval. Heads C.C.F. Party Toronto, — A '33-year-old Toronto lawyer, Edward B, Jolliffe, became first leader of the Co-operative Com- monwealth Federation's Ontario secs tion and assumed . the role of party immossommomomm ln Is Your House SAFE AFTER DARK? • • Lighted windowa warn prowlers swat. Always leave a few lamps burning when you leave your home for the evening. Hamm. bar, a bright light for sixteen hours costs only 1# at Hydro rates, gei Mem al 1/6‘44 ./Ver.Aesi 440o OGDEN'S Fgr CIGARETTE TOBACCO Clear telephone lines for ALL-OUT PRODUCTION Your telephone is part of a vast interlocking system now carrying an abnormal wartime load. Don't let needless delays,: holdup messages on which production efficiency may depend.,. 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Massey-Harris leadership in the developing and building of such labor-saving equip- ment for the farm is recognized throughout the world, and has resulted In an enviable reputation for this great Canadian Company wherever grain is grown. It is but natural, therefore, that a Company with such great resources in plant, skill and experience should be chosen for the pro- duction of various munitions of war. Several types of shell, aircraft wings and parts, and equipment for military transports are being turned out with the skill and efficiency which have made the name Massey-Harris famed throughout- the years for products of highest quality. Massey-Barris is proud of its part in pro- viding the implements so essential in modern farming under war conditions and in furnish- ing munitions and equipment so vital to the success of our fighting forces. Thursday, April 9th, 1942 WINGH.AM 4ADVANC1',-TIMES record time of •six hours and -40 min- utes, the Ferry Command announced,. The new time -of 400 minutes ,eclipsed by exactly one hour the transatlantic flight record set three months Aga by a young English Ralston Makes Defence •orders Nanaim•o, B, C., — Defence Minister Ralston arrived here fresh from an in- spection of some of Canada's west coast odefences and disclosed that Al- though be was impressed with what Ite4tad seen, he had given "some on- the-spot orders _for' certain progressive defence plans," Aussies Call Men 18 to 45 ,Melbourne, — All Australia's land forces were brought up to full war streligth and ordered into immediate battle training of the most intensive type so they may resist with maximu& endurance the. Japanese invasion which daily threatens this continent. Single men between 18 and 45 and all married men betwee 18 and .35 were directed to report immediately for military ser- vice, Japs In Ontario Schreiber, — One hundred and thirty-two Canadian-born Japanese from British Columbia arrived at this little railroad town, 120 miles east of Port Arthur, and 'prepared to start life anew in road camps, three miles to the east. Warns Democracies Ottawa, — A Polish soldier-states- man, fresh from talks with, United Nations leaders, warned the democrac- ies they still fail to realize they are fighting "highwaymen" in the world battle between justice and barbarism. May Have Compulsory Reser-4 Service Victoria, — Defence Minister J. L. Ralston told interviewers here "there will likely be compulsory service (in reserve units) when and if it is con- sidered necessary." Sliding Clay Trapped 10 Men Sarnia, — Three men died when tons of blue clay slid into a riverside excavation for a pumphouse being constructed by the Robertson Con- struction & Engineering Company, of Niagara Falls, Ont. The pumphouse, which would serve a new $900,000 gas mixing plant for the Union Gas Comp- any of Canada Limited, with water, vas being built as part of a project for the supplying of gas to fuel users in Western Ontario. Seven others es- caped. British Hospital Ship Bombed London, — The 'British Broadcast- ing Corporation reported an unsuc- cessful attack by 11 Nazi dive bombers against a clearly-marked British hos- pital ship in the Mediterranean. "A message from. Cairo says that a Brit- ish hospital ship which was leaving Tobruk - was attacked by 11 Junkers strellt Put 100-Watt Lamps in kitchen, Living-Roam, Basement ITYDRO SHOP Wingl:ar Phone 1 56 a political stead while internal adminls- tratiVe wort: of the C.C.F. will be dir- ected, as before, by the president,. The organization's 10th annual convention chose Jolliffe over Murray' Coma, of Toronto, Plying Fortresses Attack ,lap- Ships London, — American Flying Fort- resses, operating from new lAses in India,. set fire to a Japanese cruiser and probably damaged two other ships in the Ray of 'Bengal in their first activity on the Burma front, the New. Delhi correspimdent of The Daily Sketch reported. Baby Born Boat Norfolk„, Joseph ic, attache of the 'Yugoslav consulate in NC or York, arrived here for a joy- ous reunion with his wife, Desanka, who gave birth to a son in a wave- tossed lifeboat Sunday night. He foUnd the mother and baby, who weighed eight pounds at birth, appar- ently none the worse for the harrow- ing experience which followed the torpedoing of an. American passenger- cargo vessel on the Atlantic. U.S. May Ration Bikes Washington, A public .stampede to buy bicycles against the day when automobile tires wear out prompted the War Production Board to ban the sale, shipment, delivery or transfer of new adult bikes pending the establish- ment of a rationing system, M. P. Rides "Bike" Brampton,—Gordon Graydon, Con- servative member of Parliament for Peel, plans to overcome traveling dif- ficulties caused by gasoline rationing by making short trips on a bicycle. Arriving on a bike at a war charities meeting here, he said it was his first ride in 25 years but it was the way he would "make these short trips for the duration." • Five Vessels May Have Escaped Stockholm, — Six of the 11 Nor- wegian merchant ships which dared the German blockade in a mass dash from Sweden were accounted for as either lost or turned back, leaving five with at least a chance to reach haven in Britain. The 11 vessels had been tied up in Goteborg, Sweden, since the Gerinan invasion of Norway, on April 9, 1940. Udder charter to Brit- ain from the Free Norwegian Govern- ment they all left Goteborg during a heavy snowstorm. To Be Selected By Lottery Ottawa, — inauguration of the lot= tery system of calling men up for mil- itary service is expected to take a couple of months. It niay be ready for the June call-up and as soon as it is ready it will replace the present' selective system. Many details about the system have yet to be decided. One is whether the lots will be drawn from a national or from divisional pools. . Former Sun Life President Dies Montreal, — Thomas B. Macaulay, former president of the Sun Life As- surance Company, died at his country home at nearby Hudson HeightS after a brief illness. He was 81. Mr. Macaulay has been living in re- tirement at his model farm at Hudson Heights since he retired from Sun Life in 1934. He became ill ten days ago. He was connected with the as- surance firm for fifty-seven years and held the office of president for twenty- years. A native of Hamilton, Ontario, he was educated there and in Montreal before entering the service of Sun Life at the age of 17. Down 27 Nazi Planes Valetta, Malta, — The Germans, in a persistent dawn-to-dawn attack be- gun recently, lost a total of 27 planes destroyed, probably destroyed or dam- aged, the heaviest losses ever suffered in a 24-hour period over Malta, the British command announced. • Air Raid Shelters For Vancouver Vancouver, — Hon, Ian Mackenzie, pensions minister, announced follow- ing conferences with heads of the Brit- ish Columbia Advisory Council on Aid. Raid Precautions, that •air raid shelt- ers will be established in downtown Vancouver within the next two Weeks. McQtaesten Withdraws Bill Toronto, --. lion, T, B. VI eQuesten announced lie is withdrawing his bill which would have given him as min- ister of Municipal affairs and his de- partment greater supervisory powers over Ontario municipalities, Indians Refuse To Sell Reserve Kettle Point, — By a vote of 59 to 18, Indians of the Kettle Point and Stoney Point reserves rejected an of- fer of the Department of National De- fence to purchase the Stoney Point Reserve; consisting of 2,24O acres, for the purpose of erecting a military training centre. Record Flight By bomber London, A four-engined Liber- ator bOinbet has flown 1,200 Miles front Newfoundland to Britain iri the FARMERS PREPARE " SPRING ,. OFFENSIVE By G. R. Snyder The feeling of spring is in the air again. This year it is serving special notice that the time of planning for the spring offensive on the farm front is past and, the period of action is upon us. An increase of five million pounds of milk and 17% in hog pro- duction Over last year is the goal that must be attained. An all-out effort on the Part of the agricultural industry is the only, hope of success. The acute shortage of farm help is a major difficulty and almost certainly will cause a serious reduction of acre- age planted to grain, corn and root crops. The loss in production thus resulting can and must be made up by increased acre yields of the area that is planted._. Replies by farmers to a soil test questionnaire, sent out to growers in all parts of Eastern Canada and British Columbia, show that yields of grain, pasture, hay, corn and roots are being increased generally by 10 to 50% by the liberal use of fertilizer. True, these increases were obtained' by fertilizing on the basis of kntw- ledge provided by a soil test. How- ever, years -of experimental work by agricultural colleges and experimental stations in testing out fertilizer on many types of soil \make is possible for the provincial fertilizer board to give detailed and reliable fertilizer recommendations to meet all average and normal soil conditions. Thus, these increases give a fairly reliable indication. of how effective a proper use of fertilizer can be in winning the food production battle. Fortunately, the federal govern- ment has already arranged a reduc- tion in the cost ,to farmers of Eastern Canada on several of the more highly recommended brarids of commercial fertilizer used on crops grown for livestock feed.: The bonus, amount- ing to 40 cents -per unit of nitrogen, 20 cents per ,unit of available phos- phoric acid and 20 cents per unit of potash ,applies only on purchases of not less than one-quarter of a ton of any kind or analysis and not more than a total of five tons of fertilizer of all kinds and from all sources. The objective evidently is to spread the benefits as widely as possible and provide an opportunity for the aver- age-sized farm unit to contribute its Share in the war effort, .Mt.tch of the success -with fertilizer depends upon using the right analysis and applying it hi the correct way. Thus, farmers who are using it for the first time—and there will be a great many in this class--should write to their Provincial Department of Agriculture or to a, reliable fertilizer World Wide News In. Brief Form company for advice. The urgent need of early ordering of fertilizer will not permit of having the soil tested for spring grain crops but could be con- sidered for the later planted corn and root land. Quality food is undoubtedly a major munition of war. It is needed for fighting strength and morale. Thus, the success on the farm front will be a big factor in winning the war and also the peace which follows. The tools are available and the new 1942- quotas for milk products and bacon will be filled. Caller: "Good morning, Mrs. Smith. I'm from the gas company. I under- stand there is something in the house that won't work." Mrs. Smith: "Yes, he's upstairs," TIRE QUIZ Inflation Pressure 1. Q, How often should I air my tires? A, Passenger car—once a week. Trucks—local or short houls— at least twice weekly or preferably daily. At recommend- ed inflation 0 10 20 16% tion have on my tire mileage. A. A Considerable drop in tire mileage can be expected with under- inflation. If under recommended in- flation 30,000 miles were secured on tires, the following mileage might be expected for lower than recommended inflation. % Underin- % Loss in Relative flation Mileaeg Mileage 30,000 28,500 25,200 30 33% 20,209 40 .57% 1%900. 50 78% 6. Q, If on a long trip in hot weath- • er, the inflation pressure increases somewhat over the recommended pres- • sure, shall I let air out until the rec— ommended inflation pressure is reaches, ed? y ) A, No, because by so &Aim; th amount of flexing will increase, cans ing higher tire temperatures. The ow exception to this statement is in seal, ice subject to frequent bruises., Trucks—long distance — high speed service — daily and before starting each trip, 2. Q. Should I increase my inflation pressure in order to secure better wear? A, Air pressure should be main- tained according to the tire 'Or car manufacturer's official recommenda- tion for the particular model or size. of car, or truck and tire size. The important thing is to Maintain the recommended air pressure at all times. 3, Q. What damage will overinfla- tion have on my tires? A. Overinflation will cause tires to wear in the centre of the tread. This will mean that such tires will be worn through the tread in the center while there is still rubber on either side. In addition, ovetinflation increases the probability of bruising and tutting both tread and carcass under greater tension. 4, Q. Can I get additional service from my tires by reducing the strain on the cords by reducing inflation pressure? • A. Not under average Conditions, Unde tinflation results in fast irregular . tread wareaear due to the increased sontact quirming and scuffing of the t read C 5, .c) What effect will underitiflaft 4.? tt