HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1942-08-27, Page 7A BRIGHT yellow tractor, okil-.rx fully guided by a driver in blue ;overalls, hooks on to a two-engined ;Avro-Anson aircraft in a'flight han- gar, hauls it out and swings it into line on the tarmac. More blue-over- ' ailed figures swarm around the plane, , delve into its motors, clamber up on to the broad wings. A fuel truck pulls alongside and gasoline is fed into the wing tanks. the plane is checked over ;by the figures in overalls. There is nothing unusual in this 'scene at any airport, military or civilian, except that in this case, the • overalled attendants are not brawny, grease-stained men, but attractive, capable young women, who some- : how manage to retain their natural measure of daintiness despite the grease-smears that go with working in a groundArew. These photos were taken at No, S Air Observer School., Ancienne Lor- etto, P,Q., which is operated by Quebec Airways (Observers) Ltd., under the supervision of Canadian Pacific Air Lines Limited in con- junction with the British Common- wealth Air Training Plan. Seven such civilian-conducted flying schools across Canada are sponsored by Canadian Pacific Air Lines Lim- ited ova non-profit,basis. The young ladies in these pictures are from Quebec City. In the oval at the left is Miss Jeannine Beau- champ, gassing the wing tanks. Upper photo (left to right) stows Miss Beauchamp, Miss Alice Parry, Miss Cecile Noel and Miss Mabel Robert- son (on tractor). Lower right (left to right) shows Miss Beauchamp fueling the aircraft; Miss Robertson, of the Instrument Department, check- ing, and Miss Parry attaching a ground wire. More and more women are being recruited for this type of work, and still more are being sought for it. It's another phase of the war effort being shouldered by the fair sex— in addition to those on active service with the auxiliary services, working in office jobs or in war industries, in order to release more men for thw armed forces. Is Your House SAFE AFTER DARK? • Lighted windows warn prowlers away. Always law a few leaps burning when yin leave year home for the evening. Remake; her; a bright light for sixteen hours costs only 14 at Hydro rates. \ , \ \\\•.\ Put 100-Watt tamps in Kitchen, Living-Room, Basement HYDRO SHOP Phone 156 Whigham Macaroni and Cheese 'Thursday, Aug. 27th., 1942 WINGIIAM ADVANCE-TIMES PAGE S Mama. ?/am illeailetti 4460 Canadian Women. Serving in Ground Crews oil is mixed with old oil remaining in the engine. Drain this, oil and re- place with a gallon of new oil. As an additional precaution, a rust inhibitor, obtained from your local okil dealer, may be added to the crankcase oil. It is very desirable to leave a film of oil covering all parts of the engine; especially cylinder walls, rings, valves and exhaust line interior doWn to and including the muffler. This can be accomplished readily by the following procedure; Drain the gasoline tank. take about one gallon of the gasoline and thoroughly mix one quart of lubri- cating oil with it. Put the mixture of oil and gasoline back into the empty tank and ruin the engine at a fast idle on the mixture for ten or twenty min- utes. The products of combustion are cor- rosive and should not be left in the engine. The elimination of the prod- ucts of combustion can be affected by opening the. throttle (depressing the accelerator) wide and switching off the ignition when the engine speed gets high, leaving the throttle open until the engine stops. ••. Wasps often carry mud into engines and build nests; hence it is desirable to tie rags over all openings into the engine, such as breather pipes and .some types of air cleaner. Fuel System If gasoline is left in the fuel system it may form deposits of gukri sufficient to interfere with the operation of fuel pump and carburetor when the car is put back in service, For this reason all gasoline should be removed from the , fuel system (carburetor, fuel pump, gasoline line and tank). Cooling System The coolant should be drained from the cooling system. Care should be taken that the cylinder block is com- pletely drained, especially at the rear end of the engine, as this is usually the lowest part. Hose connections should be removed. This •Will allow the cooling system to dry out and thus,re- duce rusting. Tires The car should be blocked up secur- ely with the tires deflated, if the stor- age space-is cool and dark, if not, The tires should not be stacked one ofi top of another, but they should be placed So as not to be deformed. As an ad- .ditional precaution, soapstone powder can be dusted in the tires and on the tubes. If both tires and wheels are removed, special precaution should be taken to see that the car is adequately supported for safety. The serial numbers of the tires should be record, ed for the pfirpose of tracing them in ease of theft, Battery If properly serviced ,a battery in good toticlitiort might to expected to last for a year or two, ft is possible also to store batteries hi the moist condition. The 'eltafice8 of Saving' the average battery for more than a year are not very good and it may be bet- ter to sell the battery as is, since lead is very ranch needed at present. :Re-- move car battery connections and wash under running water until glean, then grease, , Upholstery It is very important 'that the up- holstery be protected against dirt and moths. Two or three pounds of paradichlorobenzene crystals .or flake naphthalene, scattered by hand over the cushions arid in the cracks of the upholstery ,will give adequate prOtee- tion against moths, The car should be closed as tightly as possible. The supply should be renewed when the odor is no longer present in the car, Insurance. Do not cancel your fire or theft in-, surance policies, Most ' insurance companies have what is known as the suspension indorsement, which will suspend the public liability, property damage and collision coverage and will not necessitate cancellation of the en- tire policy. This procedure will be advantageous to the policy holder. However, note that the policies do not cover damage resulting from acts of war. FALL FAIRS Blyth Sept. 9-10 Durham Sept. 10-11 Elmira ''''' ....... ....... Sept. 4 - 7 Fergus ..... Sept. 11-12 Milverton .. Sept. 10-11 Neustadt ...... ......... Sept. 4 5 Tavistock Sept. 11-12 Acton -. Sept. 15-16 Clifford Sept. 18-19 Exeter . , — Sept, 16-17 Hanover ......... _...... Sept. 17-18 Kincardine ..— Sept. 17-18 Markdale , Sept. 16-17 Mildmay .. Sept. 15-16 Mount Forest Sept. 17-18 New Hamburg -------- Sept 18-19 Orangeville ..... - ... Sept. 15-16 Orillia, .. . .. Sept. 18-19 Palmerston, -.........:„....»._ .Sept. 18-19 Ayton Sept. 25-26 Sept. 21-23 Collingwood .......... Sept. 24-26 Sept. 22-23 Galt ” t Sept. 24-26 Grand Valley, Sept. 25-26 Harriston Sept. 24-25 Listowel .......... ..... Sept. 23-24 Lucknow Sept. 22-23 Owen Sound Sept. 26-28-29 Paisley Sept. 21-22 Port Elgin Sept. 25-26 Seaforth Sept. 24-25 Stratford Sept. 21-23 Tara Sept. 23-24 Zurich Sept. 21-22 Chesley Oct. 2 -3 Arthur Oct. 1 -3 Dundalk Sept. 29-30 Dungannon .... ...... Oct. 1 -2 For dwich Oct. 2 - 3 Teeswater Oct. 6 - 7 Atwood Oct. 9-10 NATIONAL PARKS AS SANCTUARY FOR OUR WILDLIFE All Canada's national parks are wildlife sanctuaries. They serve as natural museums where visitors can enjoy the benefits of first-hand ac- quaintance with -creatures of the wild living unafraid and unmolested. In this way the parks not only make a noteworthy contribution to wildlife conservatioh, but' also offer an uneq- ualled opportunity to study ecology under favourable conditions. Wildlife adds materially to the pleasure of the park visitor, However charming the scenery, its beauty and interest are increased a hundredfold by the sight of wild creatures in the forest, the song of birds in the trees, the whirr of wings skimming the sur- face of 'the water, or the leap of a• trout from deep eddying pools. These add life to the scene and are an es- sential paiq of the national parks idea. This fact has long been recognized by those charged with national parks development in Canada. Wild animals living under natural conditions pres- ent to the park visitor a picture of an- imal life which never could be obtain- ed within the confines of a zoo, or even at large where no adequate pro- tection is afforded. No doubt one of the inost fascinating features of these national parks is the opportunity they provide to study and photograph wild animals in their native habitat, A wilderness invaded by throngs of human beings may seem a paradox, but there is really nothing conflicting between the idea of a wildlife sanct- uary and a spacious area of natural beauty where .hundreds and thousands of people may go each year in search of healthful recreation. Actually there is very little disturbance of wildlife in these parks, and it is remarkable how quickly the animals and birds have dis- covered that they have nothing to fear front Man. Some of them have become tame to a point bordering on itnpud- oleo. This is particularly true of the black bear—but here a word of .cattt- ion. ViSitots tO the Parks will be well advised not to, feed or Attempt to "pet" the -animals, Kindness. does not always beget kindness, and SOMe of these an- imals have not yet learned what is ax. pected of them under civilized rules of conduct, Years ago Canada was the last re- fuge of many wild animals, but be- cause of the advance of settlement in this country the habitations, particul- arly of big game, were gradually taken Dye' and the animal life was being in- exorably wiped out. The story of the plains buffalo is a case in point. A few years ago none but the adventurous, who was content to spend days and possibly weeks in the attempt, could see such animals as the mountain goat and the bighorn sheep in their native surroundings. Today, the visitor to the national parks may come across many of these denizens, including sheep, goat, moose, :leer, bear, elk, and, in some of the parks buffalo and ante- lope, without having to go very far afield. Canada's national parka are truly accomplishing one of the most im- portant aims which was in the minds of those who first conceived the idea of great natural museums of wild life. These parks are in the best possible position to preserve wild life because their mandate to preserve compre- hends the whole complex of earth and water, hill and dale, forest and plain, rock and snow that go to make up a park. As long as the national parks are kept as wildlife sanctuaries they will continue to present a fuller picture of the primeval Canada and afford Can- adians a chance to enrich their exper- ience by unforgetable encounters with primitive nature. RESUSCITATION The Industrial Accident Prevention Asocia.tions have sent to industrial plants in Ontario a special bulletin dealing with artificial respiration by the prone pressure method. • The illustrated bulletin gives the preliminary and general rules for re- suscitation. The preliminary rules are: Electric Shock—The victim must be freed from the contact as promptly as possible. Use a dry stick, dry rope, dry coat or other non-conductor. The use of your own hands is dangerous and may add another victim to the ac- cident, Gas Asphyxiation—The first thing to do is to get the patient into fresh air quickly. Fresh air does not mean out of doors in cold weather. Do not breath gas yourself, even for a short time. If it does not overcome you it will cut down your strength. Drowning—Quickly remove victim from water and place on ground or other hard surface. If possible have head slightly lower than rest of body, so that wate.r and other liquids will drain away from victim. Copies of the bulletin may be ob- tained from the Industrial Accident Prevention Associations, 600 Bay St., Toronto, SO SORRY A doctor was attending a pretty film star who had been ill for some time. "You've -got acute appendicitis," he announced. The girl sat up indignantly. "Say, cut out the freshness," she said. "I want to be examined, not ad- mired." An -easy way to encourage ehild'ren to take an interest in their food is 'pro- vided 'by the Nutrition Color Chart published by Nutrition Services, De- partment of Pensions and National. "F 0 0 DERICK S" Said a man to his wife one fine day "Our lawn seems to be mostly hay If that lawn I must mow Lots of brawn I must grow So feed me some meat every day," THIS HEALTH GAME IS LOTS OF FUN Fun And Games By Food Color Charts Make Nutritional Rules Interesting Do .you sometimes wonder whether your eating a well-balanced diet? Whether your'e getting too many cal- ories or not enough vitamins or any minerals at all? There is a new easy way to check up on yourself. 'It's called "Check Your Food by the Color Test," and you can get it by writing Health. With these charts Canadian children, like the little girl above who obviously knows the value of drinking milk, can keep meal scores which show whether or not they are getting ' DEAD STORAGE OF AUTOMOBILES Some Timely Hints Many inquiries are 'being received concerning storage of the family auto- mobile for the duration, 'and this let- ter circular is issued by the National Bureau of Standards, Washington, for the purpose of explaining various pre- cautions to be taken and procedures. to be followed so that a car may be brought through such a storage period in as good condition as possible. General - The car should be washed. (prefer- ably steam cleaned, especially in sec- tions of the country where calcium chloride is used on roads), waxed and then thoroughly lubricated. This lub- rication should force any water out of bearings and joints. Waxing will not only protect the paint but help protect the bright work. It will help also to have the chassis and under-body sprayed with oil. Engine If the oil has been in the engine over two hundred or three hundred miles it may contain corrosive materials and should not be left in the engine, The hest procedure is to drain the oil while hot; replace with about three quarts of fresh oil and run engine at a fast idle ten to twenty minutes so that this • ,SAMPLE MENU '79400s -4" FU470:1V t. icJ MISSINd Only a few days before he was reported missing on a bombing raid, Wing Commander John "Moose" Fulton, D.C.O., D.F.C., A.F.C., of Kam- loops, s.C., was honored by the lord mayor of London on behalf of the people of his home town. Grinning with embarrassment he never showed when he was pounding the Germans, Fulton stammered, "I'm of used to this sort of thing," thanked the mayor and citizens of Kamloops, and sat down. The last pictures of him were taken on that occasion. Here he examines the gift, a silver cigarette case, with his brother, Lieut. David Fulton. !to your provincial department of !health. it isn't hard to check your menus when, you think of calories as little, red squares, proteins as blue squares, minerals as yellow, and vitamins as green. Most food contains a smatter- ing of the four different elements, but some foods contain a sufficient quant, ity of one or more elements to provide a substantial part of the body's daily requirements. 'Milk, for instance, is a four-color food, because it contains calories, minerals, proteins and vita- mins in generous amounts. Pastry is a "red" food because it contains only calories. Fresh fruits are "green" be- cause we eat them mostly for their vitamins, By listing your foods every day and scoring them according to color you can tell whether you are getting. a- healthful diet, If you had tomato juice for breakfast you get a good vita- min score, so mark one point under green. Oatmeal gives you both min- erals and vitamins, a point under yel- low and under green. Every time you had milk you scored under all four colors. Totoal your points at the end of the day. You may be surprised to . find that your score isn't very good. But you can improve it by following the colored food chart and adding more calories, more proteins, minerals or vitamins to your diet. You'll soon get into the habit of balancing your colors every clay. A healthful diet is a four-color diet! sufficient calories, proteins, minerals and vitamins. Copies of the color chart are avai1,0514 from provinCiat health departments. CHECK YOUR FOOD BY THE COLOUR TEST Some foods have "four colours" others only one. Add the colours For I the day and answer the questions. f the answers are all YES your meals were, correct for health-protection.