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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1954-08-05, Page 8PAGE : EIGHT favAe Ifs CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURSDAY, AUGUST 5; 1954 he Top Shelf. (By BENJAMIN BEy11RWDGE) } rk+may Some people have sternly brought did Dr. Tory, who expressed his me to task for, so lightly passing over the spectacular accomplish- ments of Henry Marshall Tory in ' myreview of E. A. Corbett's, bio- graphy of that great Canadian. An alumnus of the University of British • Columbia irately reminds me that Dr. Tory founded McGill College, which later became the University of British. Columbia. In Calgary, a reader is indignant be- cause I mentioned that Dr. Tory was a founder and first president of Carleton College in Ottawa --a smaller, though now thriving school of higher learning — and neglected to say that be had been the founder and first president of the University of Alberta as well. What a remarkableman was this Henry Marshall Tory (he died in 1947). What Canadian, in fact, has done more? But in spite of this, there are perhaps even mil- lions of Canadians who never, heard of this man or have forgot- ten that they once did—this man who began his career as a school- master and Methodist preacher, and who practiced the rather un- usual art—at least for a man --of knitting throughout his lifetime. Dr. Tory was a great man for Royal Commissionsand served on Many of them in a country whose appeal to such devices is almost fanatical. But I have no argu- meat with Royal Commissions, nor CALL IN AND SEE US ABOUT YOUR PROBLEMS on: EAVESTROUGHING ELECTRICAL WIRING AIR-CONDITIONING GRAVITY WARM -AIR' HEATING PLUMBING A FURNACE FOR EVERY JOB WISE and BATEMAN Phone ' 147—Clinton good humor in this regard by drawing a comparison between. Americans and Englishmen. "The. Englishman's creed is," he said: "As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world with- out end, Amen'. The American creed is:. 'As it was lir the begin- ning, is now, and by gosh it's got to stop.' And the Canadian creed is, of course: 'As it was in the beginning, is now, and, ladies and gentlemen, if we are going to do. anything about it we'd better ap- point a Royal Commission.." A great many people who have been reading in Canadian papers about the Stratford Shakespear- ean Festival this year may be sur- prised when I say it has been a success for the second time. The presshas not been good. Or per- haps I should•say it has not been good enough. However, Brooks Atkinson of the New York Times, who is a barometer for this sort of thing, cannot prevent himself from applauding the merits of this Canadian theatre in spite of its failings this year. He. is stimulat- ed by the very spirit of the Strat- ford theatre, and he says it is worthwhile. That should be en- ough ,for most of us. It was a bit unusual that Soph oeles' "Oedipus Rex", the third play of the season, should. have taken the spotlight from Shake- speare. Will niay not have liked James Mason's performance as Angelo in "Measure for Measure", and many have wondered if it was a right play for the British actor. Will may not have liked the man- ner in which "The Taming of the Shrew" was buflesqued in carnival and contemporary costumes: but then his `All's Well That ands Well" went over very well in mod- ern dress last year. The supporting actors have 'leen good. And this after all, is the really important thing, since the idea is to develop Canadian stars. Even though Miss Moisewitsch's unique stage, in that unique and now world famous tent which houses the festival, has been the real star of this season's produc- tions, the festival idea is strcng, and Canadians and Americans who have seen the plays this year will try to get back to Stratford in 1955. Somehow Nicholas Monsarrat, the British information officer in Canada, has found out that at ]east 2,000 Canadians will be at- tending the International Festival of Music and Drama at Edinburgh from August 22 to September 11. It is a fine thing' that so many Ti ober-r-r! —Ont. Dept. of Lands and Forests Tree ready to fall in timber salvage operations following the great Mississagi-Chapleau forest fire of 1948, Mid-surnmer is expected to see completion of the Ontario Government's giant salvage operation. "Supersonic Flight" Simply P1.. Explained;p Shock Wave, Thrust, Other .Problems Breathes there a layman who never to an airman has said, "Skip the technical terms and in simple English define for me supersonic plight and its difficulties." Simply defined supersonic flight is flying faster than sound. The more prominent :difficulties are pressure wave, shock. wave, and thrust. Other phenomina are too complex to describe in other' than technical terms. Consider first pressure wave. The .air about us is composed of minute particles known as mole- cules. These molecules race about and collide with each other at an approximate speed of 1,600 feet per second or 1,000 miles per hour under normal temperature con- ditions. Normal temperature be- ing considered as 59 degrees Fahrenheit, CLINTON MEMORIAL SHOP OPEN EVERY FRIDAY. At other times , corstact J. J. Zapfe, phone Clinton 103. Residence, Rattenbury Street East. T. PRYDE and SON CLINTON -- EXETER --- SEAFORTH FARMERS We are shipping cattle every Saturday for United Co-operatives of Ontario and solicit your patronage. We wlli pick them up at your farm. Please PHON11 COLLECT not later than Friday nights. Seaforth Farmers Co-operative H. S. ffunt, Manager Phone—Day 9, Evenings 481w 39-tfb Canadianscan avail themselves of the opportunity to be in Scotland for these grand events. Both Moira Shearer and Margot Fonteyn will be dancing there. Stanley Hollo- way will appear in "A Midsum- mer Night's Dream", and it will later come to Canada on tour. Weed of the Week RAGWEED Ragweed has achieved so much prominence as the major cause of hay fever that most of its other upleasant characteristics are over- looked: In addition to being re- sponsible for some,.80 per cent of the hay fever however, Ragweed also is a great robber of soil rnois tune and plant food; is commonly, an impurity in red clover seed; reduces the palatability of past- ures, even causing off -flavored milk from dairy cows. • An annual plant, it' is still very difficult to control, being a per- sistent seeder, even after being mowed off once or twice during the summer. Each plant produces about 5,000 seeds and these have great vitality, can stand heat, cold,, moisture, burying and'a till grow when conditions become right, Ragweed has one, weakness in that it doesn't like long midsum- mer idsummer days, or early fall frosts, For these reasons it hasn't made too much headway in Northern Ont- ario. districts: Accordingly, there is an annual exodus of hay fever sufferers to, these northern resorts during the hay fever season. Many of the people . who each year abandon the pollen -filled air of Old Ontario do not recognize the Ragweed plant from which they are fleeing. This is unfortun- ate, since only when everyone re- cognizes and destroys this weed on sight will we ever be free of Rag- weed pollen hay fever. Ragweed is not particular about soil types, growing on soils from too wet to too dry, from sand to heavy clay. It is common on road- sides, in back yards, gardens, parks and farmers' fields. It can be handled, hoed, pulled, or spray- ed, quite safely until pollen is formed, which is not usually be- fore mid-July. , Ragweed is usually a low grow- ing, insignificant looking plant, with much branched stems, finely divided, ragged leaves, pale color- ed on the under side. The flowers are inconspicuous, yellowish color, arranged on long, slender spikes. Control is simple. Roadsides are being sprayed with 2-4-D and where this practice has been con- tinued a couple of years Ragweed has practically disappeared. $pray- ing should be extended to cower more roadsides, parks, vacant lots and otherareas where Ragweed exists. In gardens it should be hoed out or pulled out. In stubble fields not seeded down to grass it should be plowed, disced, or cultivated early enough to prevent seed sett- ing. Cutting Ragweed is not sat- isfactory unless it is cut very close to the ground, since it sets seed in the axils of the leaves very low on the plant. Property owners in general, and owners of large tracts of unused land in particular, must accept their responsibility in destroying Ragweed, thus saving themselves and the population in general much suffering from hay fever. The actual crop increase as a re- sult of Ragweed eradication will be highly profitable. When one speaks, moves or in any way disturbs these molecules the disturbance is transmitted by molecular collision. The molecules move in all directions. Their aver- age speed in transmitting distur- bances is 'approximately 1120 feet per second or 760 mph. Sound, is therefore a pressure wave and its speed of 760 mph is a measure of molecular ability to transmit pressure waves or distur- bances in the air. An aircraft travelling at con- ventional speeds, or as the en- gineer says low velocity, creates a disturbance and hence a pressure wave. The greater speed of the pressure wave starts a molecular parting or verifying of the air ahead of the aircraft. Under such conditions the airflow over the, aircraft survaces remains smooth or streamlined. ' A high speed aircraft moving successively faster tends to catch up with its own pressure wave. Eventually the craft is travelling as fast as the wave itself. The molecules of air cannot now move out of the path of the aircraft and therefore come •in direct contact * with it. As the velocity of the aircraft approaches the speed of Even before many of us in Can- sound the air becomes less pre- ada have had an opportunity to pared for penetration' and resists view black and white television in the penetration even more. our homes the ,manufacturer's are coming out with color TV. It's here alright, but it isn't likely there will be a great rush for it. Raytheon has just put a few 19 - inch color sets on the market for up, however, the people are less $1,095. Stromberg-Carlson pians and less able to get out of the to make about 50 of the 15 -inch way. At a certain speed they models, , would either'be"tlrown out of the N 4, . Suppose a car was to be driven down a street teeming with people. At slow speed the people could move out of the way quickly and so let it pass. As the car speeds Diogenes, the Greek philosopher, lived in a tub. And Prophet Jones. ("His Holiness, Rt. Rev. Dr. James F, Jones, founder of the Church of Universal Triumph", an American) has a Steinway grand piano with a bed built into it. But Liberace has "a greater imagination than either of them. He has a swim- ming, pool built in the shape of a piano, even to the keys! The popular, and much talked -about American pianist is off TV for the summer. way or begin to pile up. To main- tain the car's- speed against this pressure of people would require more power from the motor. It was once believed that at the speed of sound the molecules of air would pile up and form a solid wall that could not be penetrated, Instead the air undergoes a change which engineers call a shock wave, The shock wave can perhaps be. described as being a critical point. A point at which the air immed- iately in front travels at greater speed than the air immediately be- hind. The air entering the shock wave area does so at greater speed than that which leaves it. There is an almost instantaneous change of velocity that result's in an in- crease of density, pressure and temperature of the air. The air- craft itself is subjected town in- crease in drag. The air behind the shock wave has suffered a deceleration and is in effect, being dragged along. To take care of this engineers and Bank Services smooth the way for Travellers ... Travellers Cheques from a bank are convenient and Safrer than cash for day-to-day travel expenses. On longer trips requiring larger sumsof money; a Letter of Credit may suit your purpose better. A bank handles foreign exchange transactions for business or travel in any part of the world. .When you go on a business or .pleasure trip your local bank can help smooth the way. Money arrangements can readily be made l advance; valuables left with the bank for safekeeping; currency and similar questions .straightened out before you leave. Whether, you journey near or far, the bank helps, you travel with an easy mind. THE BANKS SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY,/ One hundred and' eighty seven garden club members in Huron County have had their club garden� inspected recently by G,' W. Mont gomery,.Clinton, agricultural rep- resentative for Huron'County, and Jean Steckler home economist; The gardens on the whole were found to be very,, good in spite of the dry weather. The club gardens were scored considering a number of factors. The general appearance of the garden with straight,even, web - filled rows was one consideration. The size of the plot arid- arrange-' ment of crops as outlined in club members' manual was also taken into consideration. Sonne gardens did not allow following such a plan and in that case early crops, mid- season crops and late crops should have been grouped and grown to- gether. Freedom from weed dis- ease and insects, along with. the care and cultivation of crops was another feature to be considered. The quality of the vegetables, and the yield, which depended a large part on the fertility of the soil, snd cropmanagement was of ma- jor consideration. Flowers were also grown in the club gaiden, and could be used tastefully to beaut- ify home surroundings. designers have to some extent channelled their thoughts into terms of higher thrust pr power and swept back wings. The straight winged aircraft re- acts to the shock waves by por- poising, uncontrollable pitching, tucking Under, vibration of con- trols and rolling tendencies. Pro- gressive designing of the swept back wing is countering these ill effects.' The question of thrust however is still posing a problem to engineers, No doubt the horse in front of the cart, the engine in front of the. auto and the propellor at the front of an aeroplane has channelled lay thinking off, propulsion in terms of pulling power. Jet aircraft and the sonic barrier have proved the point that vehicles are pushed for- ward and accounts for the air- man's Measuring of power in terms of .thrust. < ' field crop weed killers in the area of the home gardens, Vapours from these chemical weed' killers have been known to have 1' armful effects up to one-quarter of a mile. • In the home garden, vine crops, tomatoes and zinnias were most noticably affected. These crops are retarded but may not be ser- iously harmed. To complete the year's work of the 4-I1 Home Garden Club, mem- bers will exhibit their record book and produce at an Achievement' Day. They will also participate in judging vegetables, and answer. a garden quiz on vegetable grow-, ing and canning, freezing and stor- ing vegetables which has been a.. special feature of the program thin. year. Clubs taking part in the project, this year are as follows; Seaforth,• Mrs. W, Haugh, Brucefield; Mrs, John Hillebrecht, Seaforth; Miss, Ann Haugh, Brucefield, (87 mem bers); Kippen, Mrs. ldon Jar= rott, Hensel, Mrs. W. Bell, Kip- pen, (19 members); Auburn, -Mrs." W.. Bradnock, Auburn, Mrs. K.. Machan, Auburn, (18); Belmore, Jean MacDonald, RR. 2, Wing - ham; Ntrs. F. Doubledee, Wrox eter,'(15); Gerrie, Mrs. G. John- ston, Gorrie, (14); Blyth, Mrs. J. Hesselwood 'Jr., Blyth, Mrs. C. Ladd, Blyth, (12) ; Brussels, Miss Thelma Maier, Brussels; Miss Jean Smith, Ethel, (11); Dungannon, Mrs. J. Finnigan, R.R. 2, Auburn Mrs. H. Mole, Dungannon (10); Elimville, Mrs. J. Woods, R.R. 3, Exeter; Mrs. 11. Punter, R.R. 3, Exeter, (la); Cranbrook, Mrs. G. Corlett, Walton; Miss Ann Steff- ler, Brussels, (10) ; Hurondale, Mrs. Harry F. Dougall, R.R. 3, Exeter, (9) ; Molesworth, Miss Margaret MacDonald, Listowel; Miss Ruth Simpson, Listowel (9); Carlow, Mrs. T. Clark, R,R. 5, Goderich; Mrs. William Clark, R.R. 5, Goderich; Miss Barbara Buchanan, Goderich,(7); Ethel, Mrs. S', Alexander, Ethel; Miss Grace Lamont, Ethel, (6). Production in the garden this year was generally held back with the dry weather but rain should bring crops back to normal by early fall. Tomatoes were show- ing signs of a heavy crop and were in a healthy condition. Onions were also showing ` outstanding growth this year. Some gardens in the armyworm district were be- ing attacked. The corn especially should be watched in these areas, and controlled as in field crops. Cabbage butterflies have also ap- peared recently and the worms can be successfully controlled by dusting with Derris Dust (Roten- one active ingredient). Today it seems we must be more careful in applying roadside and Fly Sprays We have sprays for barns, livestock or house. Let us know your requirements and we will supply the best spray to take care of them. BUG KILLERS We carry a complete stock of these, either to use dry or wet. Now is the time to spray weeds. Weed killers work best on hot, dry days. Have Western Oats recleaned, good feed for poultry on range. Fred O. ord PHONE 123W CLINTON GETTING THE INSIDE ' STORY AT THE MASSEY®HARRIS TEST TRACK As Massey -Harris machines go "over the bumps" on the test track, the inside story of strains and stresses set up in frame members and working parts is recorded by special electronic apparatus. 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