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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-02-25, Page 16GOD RItl' .SIGNAL-STA�,R, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 ;, 1971 T n BRAME, THUMB ' _— There'll aiways ra-. BY G. MacLEOD ROS$ The prestigious name of Rolls Royce is being bandied about these days with something of an air of smug delight by .those who have been -_ -influenced by Government attacks on, - big business to ` sneer whenever an. industrial giant slips or stumbles. At such a juncture in its life it is well to recall .that though the'' massive investment required for the .development of a huge jet engine •for the Lockheed- Aerobus has brought this firm to bankruptcy, the priceless'eapital;,' .which remains • it jeopardy,. ,consisti.„,o,ttlaeWbraiprsr,..,aud, experience of'those who make such a giant of an engine possible. • For, ,as it, appears, no one else has been able quite to, equal the Rolls Roye jet engines to date'. • Another factor, before we cross the name of Rolls off the list, is that this was the firm which, pre-war, developed the `Merlin' piston engine, which powered the fighter. aircraft Spitfire to, glory and to our thankfulness during the period August to October 1940, when , the Luftwaffe was' trying, to break,. the spirit of the British People, r.-...... The• Spitfire Mark I was a single -seater fighter which, with the Rolls Royce Merlin engine. could ' develop a speed of „366 :m.p.h.. - maximum, which compared with the 365 m.p,h, of the Me 110; the 317 of the Ju 88, and the 275 m.pof-the He 1•I1 K. The Spitfire as a low. wing, " "•ai -metal, cantilever 'moTioplane,, with eight Browp,i,ng., machine guns, set four .iri each " r g,..1;o`frre`fo*'a`i"d'`itritttitttfde` the airscrew _disc. It was partnered in the`Battle of Britain by the Hurricane (355 m.p.h.) and the ' Defiant- (300 plus m.p.h.) also using Rolls engines. • It was in June 1935 that Lord Swinton was moved by Prime Minister Baldwin to the office of 'Secretary of State for Air, at ,which date the •largest order' any firm had had . for aircraft"""' 'a ` eighty; „all obsolescent bi-planes. Swintbe's first order, was for r":;--2:060 stressed -skim monoplanes. Up tb this time only one or two Hurricanes had • flown, but the Spitfire was still on the drawing -board._ So' strongly was it felt that existing designs of aircraft would prove death. traps, that a daring decision was taken: To' order . the Hurricanes and, Spitfires off the drawing ;toard, Director o'i Army Production in complained • about the without any pilot models. But Washington. • performance of the car, it was Swinton went further than this, No sooner had Edsel refused never the car that was at fault; and initiated the "shadow to undertake to build the Merlin always the. Over. The rear axle factories" wlich were built and , than Knudsen was en the phone noisy? It must have been the e •u•i ed��••to• take an} and all y y previous owner. 9 pp to 011e sa in� Have no truck - future expansion of aircraft with those • pelople. Take your A Detroit engineer driving a production. This decision •°`was drawin s over to Packard", .and Rolls in England had occasion to g borro'w some tools from a taken with ver`j nebulous it was the Packard Company,gas_ financial authority. There was, headed then by Alvin McCauley, statioh attendant to take the in •fact, something.4 of the—whicheventually turned out the carburetor to pieces. r •the . • blind -eye -to -the -telescope about Merlin, with the • combined attendant looked. on in horror at it in which, what was physically blessings of Edsel -Ford and such sacrilege" until he was and morally desirablewas was made Henry Morgenthau. assured that the.Rolls carburetor financially possible, * was exactly the ,same as` the In May 1938, . the ' Prid e.;' After the Battle of. Britain Ford, only the cornier had twice M i n ister', . now 'Neville' '(*2:)lthe scene •,changes to M.a1ta, as`many parts. "4 • e "Chamberlain, removed Swinton vshdre , another siege was,...._ Visiting a .:palatial .mat�slop . jn »Hrt) ,s,p~ str r rrr• Oa r' d - rso ,; l f h of Kingsley Wood, who thereupon took the huge Castle Bromwich Shadow Factory away from Vickers and gave it to Nuffield; action which e'ost the Royal kis Force at least 1,000 ,Spitfires by Swinton's estimate. (' l) • B',. 1939 the need to i n.cts*ase CIADH MILE the output of the Rolls Merlin engine became so ,pressing that it became necessary to purchase 19.12, fifteen Spitfires flew oft of the Motor Show, ,the tyle aircraft • carrier Eagle, managing director who appeared waggling their wings,. drily to be . was asked` did he live there?"Oh followed in.- half an hour by no, just a little place we took for fl.roves of Ju 88's and Takali the Show" airfield was ablaze from end to One of the more ribald stories p Rolls assisted by the salesman: Having finally selected •the model which appealed, he -began to look it over in great detail and eventually .he came upon a hole in the very front" of the car. "What's this hole for?" asked the client. "'That's there in case, Sir". "1ri case of what?" "Oh, just in case Sir; in case you have to crank the engine". "Well' 1 ,don't like and I won't have it. Quite unnecessary." The Salesman- was becoming a bit browned off .at this, 'so he said: "Oh •came, come Sir. May .I ask. o :,u,.:a personal' c}nestQn�.� ;r�c.:�t:A'� C✓'��i��i$8^t i �;au'�Nr7�'auaeyyvaMw;N . ` Well Sir, do you ever take a bath?" • e "Certainly I do.: Every morning." 'Well then Sir, while you are' .fatting in your bath do you ever look down?" "Yes, I supposex I do;, occasionally". "And when you, look down Sir, have you ever noticed that you'have two nipples?" "Of course I have. Everyone la has them". , "Exactly,r Sir, and do you know why you have been given those Nipples?" "No, h don•'t"• ' "Well Sir, You' hada been , iy, art .them in case.:.,�,i n. _case,,_ .you have a baby." The other day Mr. Enoch Farmer suggests change has to do with a prospective a end. During April -the Luftwaffe M�,-�� ,,. ,,,,,�:�� „ Rolls prospective iv ■w roadway tr�atiiieIntsdrepped 672'8 tons of bombs on car, the island. By . the end of March the enemy losses, destroyed and ' probables, were over 200; 23 Spitfires had been lost and 57 damaged. On'Nlay 9th, 64 more F EALTE Spitfires' flew in, followed bine 'days later by -•-another batch, so • that eventually the arrival of ever more and more of this aircraft, enabled the R.A.F. too take the battle to the Germans before they crossed the Italian coastline. * It always seems that companies like the Ford Motor Company collect a number of engine frons funds to be locular stories which, in part, are based on their idiocyncrasies, provided by •the Brrtisli add the Edsel car "is still a There'll bei -fun .for everyone rc'hasing Commission. favourite source. So' ton. it was lneidentallv___'it, was Co' finance arena doors open at 10 when the � . - ern Jly 14. Ars aid=�crts., ~purchases such as these that the handcrafted engines and abound in the area and the need ,British Govertinient dictatorially automobiles, se perfectly_ for an :outlet _has_ been evident e -,torted •f rqmprivate owners-_ .. engineered. , that they, •'could• for many years. their American stock .holdings advertise that 'the loudest• noise • Antiques will also be featured which it was deemed would give il''r. the' car came.from the clod".' • as well as , baking and a. high' return in dollars on the At one period at least Rolls • gperi market. p � ',- homegrown garden produce. machine tools 'from the United, States. 'Later the need for still greater production of this, engine resulted. in an engineer by the ""'name of Maurice 011ey, who had been hired away from ieral Motors by the cliairrnan c Rolls Royce, (later Lord Hives being returned to`@he United' States"to open an office at Gate Four of the Ford Rouge Plant in 'Dearborn. His mission was to try to get the Ford Motor Company to manufacture the Merlin Yes folks there will be one . hundred thousand welcomes awaiting you at the newly organized summer, craft festival to be held in Lucknow on July 30 and 31, 1971. Mr. and Mrs-:. ..... R.eg. Jones, 'managers; "-Mr.:'=-and-.= Mrs._ Dan McInnis, treasurers; and Mr. and , Mrs. Oliver McCharles, handling -- public relations, are the -c'rnmittee in charge the profits will go to the, Lucknow Agricultural Society. Colborne Township Council met ' in regular • session on Wednesday, February 3, with all members, of Council in attendance. The Clerk was instructed to mead the minutes of the last regular meeting held on January 11, 1971: It was moved .by, councillors Allin and Durst and carried that the minutes as read be adopted. By-law No. 1, 1971, : being a By-law .,to establish salaries, per ..... diem rates of pay,®and council horiouraria for the year .1,711 • was read for a third and final time. It was moved' . by. Councillors Johnston and 'Akin and carried that'the By-law No. 1, 1971., be• adopted. was noted for its hard sell. You ,• Committees are being set up . 011ey recalls how "with. all the would enter the beautifully and will take care of your needs. ' drawings spread out „on my : manicured showroom on Pall If you have a handcraft you'd table, •,Edsel Ford came"°'in and Mall • and try- to attract an like to display 'or sell, ,just give — virtually 'cried on my shoulder, tintnaculately , attired salesman any of the committee mentioned saying `'e was so anxious to 'who 'regarded you with pity in• 'a' call' and they 'will forward build the Merlin, but he,simply • his eyes. Pity that you should be ' information to you. This is your ,did not have• the facilities. About ,so ' simple as to -think he could opportunity to": buy, - or sell, the same time Henry Ford was .obtain.delivery for,you 'under six handcrafted articles. . heard to'remark that he did not months. It was averred that this,Quilts, rugs, painting, • propose to ,dp business with "a technique was 'cultivated to• cerama —pottery,, • candles, discharged ,- employee". This emphasise how clever Rolls was crocheting, knitting, tatting, remark was a reference ''to Bill , to be able t� sell a car for $4 per wood working and many, •many Knudsen , yho, eighteen. years pound (in 1937) as opposed to other crafts abound in the area. -..,"before, had left Ford to loin 'the norinal 25 cents per pound Plan to be in Luckhow July -30 General Motors, and was now for • a Detroit -built car. If you or 31. Yes — Thig an so, By-law to confirm the appointment of statutory officials and • certain other non -statutory officials for the year 1971, was read for a third and final time. It was moved by councillors Durst and Allin and carried that Byalaw .No. 2, 19'71, be adopted. M r. Richard Buchanan attended council to suggest that calci,erfr° chloride treatment be given to • the roads earlier in the • spring sand again later in the fall. It was his feeli.ng•that, this would gine. better dust control during tlhe • summer months. Council will take his suggestion under advisement., bills. per list .attached to these minutes were reviewed by council.' It was moved by •�.... ._ ;:r .. rrwwnwwri.r councillors, MacPhee and Johnston and carried that,. the bill as listed -be paid. C o p Q•la.,,cten'ce,, read included': A letter for 1. J. Cochrane in appreciation of assistance and co-operation for people in the Township during recent .storm. A letter for the Ontario Majors and. Reeves Association re conference to be held in North Bay, May 30 to June 2, • 1971., Mr. Dough — McNeil received the approval of council to attend. He will make his own reservations. A letter from J. Berry Clerk of Huron County advising that the Board of Education mupt=�•.be..Lgi\en written notice of the intention to collect taxes twice yearly and make:-, .--rraes•tb�t;he B©ar�:of- Pay Education twice yearly. Letter �,to,Board sent February 4, 1971. Taxes will be collected twice yearly., in June and November. A donation of $25.00 will be made to the Huron • Plowman's Association by Councillors Allin and Durst W" ' At the -request of the Road Superintendent: • - (a) The Road Superintendent' is, to make an appointment with the Engineer to meet '' with, Council to discuss a road improvement at the bottom of the hill near the Township " ,dump. �(b) Mr. Good - is to 'advertise I`or 'tenders. for the supply of 11,000 cubic yards for 'roads, 3,000 cubic yards for boundary road. • Powell was reported to have said itbwas an error in government to think of rescuing Rolf Royce, especially now that Britain had returned to permit the laws of supply andmand to play some part once more. It might seem logical to fellow Mr. Powell, but it would not be sound sense. First, the global prestige of Rolf is probably greater than that of any other British firm. ,Second; accountancy is an' invaluable measure, but it should not be 'made ' the touchstone for everything. [Here we have an argument:. which Will appeal to -z 1L.,Canadians..s f%ertn, ..under..0 ,financal;--time=burnt. of Mister Benson's White Paper, which is still tickini merrily_ away,. ready to run the economy, into the ground, but not its authors, whether Minister or Civil Servant, who" can al,vays vote themselves into a higher bracket.] The statesman's business is to make What is physically and morally desirable," financially possiblb. Not t� refrain from what is morally desirable and physically possible, solely because, an economist, or an accountant, or a computer, says it is financially impossible, foryto follow this latter is the road, not,. to national , wealth, but to Stagnation and frustration. • Perfectionism , in any activity ,or art, and Rolls has always stood for perfectionism, is not to 'be discouraged or thrown::--- away hrown=:----away , lightly. ,. To allow • this ..!' .:,fansouEs�:, .r. �.with�..P_ its . reat g .k •, tradition of quality to disappear, merely because its books, at the present confused and difficult moment, do not baalance; would be as unwise a proceeding was tt was to close down such a school of milita"ry -'perfectionism as say, The Canadian Guards Regiment. 'I.. Sixty Yea's` of Power by i • . M;oney is a Measure of wealth, but certainly not the - only measure, nor is it wealth itself. Lord Swinton. Hutchinson. *2. The Battle of Britain. H,M.S.O. 70-374. 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