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CLINTON NEWS-8ECORD
Industry Enlists Robot
For Chemical Production
A ropot control which opens and
closes dozens of valves with split
Second timing, now controls process -
in' - Rfn many othe nation's plants
roducing aviation gasoline, buta-
diene for synthetic rubber, ubber, andtolu-
ene for, explosives.
In suchr lant's steam air and hot
p _
gases ilow intermittently thropgh an
'intricate system of piping and tanks.
;hese gases must follow each other
at predetermined intervals,and, any
error in tinting or route of flow
,would slow up production not only,
through; loss of materials but pos.'
sible;damage to equipment.
The processing might be com-
pared to
om-pared=to the job: of scheduling, dis-
patching and regulating trains on a
congested railroad 'system. One
smallerror can tie up railroad 'traf-
fic for hours, possibly resulting in
collisions which would damage both
trains and goods in transit.
The "robot" control performs the
same functions in some parts of
gasoline, butadiene andtoluene
plants as dispatchers and switchmen
do in a railroad system. In many
of these plants, even if the required
numbers .of skilled operators were
available, it would be humanly im-
possible for them to open and close
the numerous valves with the pre-
cise timing provided by the "robot"
control, consisting of automatic
cycle -timers and valve control.
Spinach' Regains Its Lost
Favor as Food Nutrient
Spinach has had a rather varied
career. At one time everyone was
urged to eat it because of its high
calcium content, but when it was
learned that the calcium was not
all available for the body's needs, it
fell into disfavor. .However, when
vitamin requirements and the
amounts in different foods were real-
ized, it was rapidly returned to
favor.
Weight for weight freshly harvest-
ed raw spinach may contain two
times as much ascorbic acid as or-
ange juice and ten times as Much
vitamin A as milk. If by some
chance cooked spinach is taboo in
your household, now is certainly the
time to introduce the tender green
leaves into different salad combi-
'nations. While if the cooked spinach
is a favorite, your family will prob-
ably appreciate getting it in a new
form and continue to enjoy the deli-
cate flavor.
Spinach may be combined with
pieces of tomato and radish slices
or with shredded carrots and French
dressing to make colorful appetizing
dishes. In fact many of the greens
both cultivated and wild, are addi-
tions to salads provided their flavor
enjoyed by those you are serving'.i
imilar combinations can be used
in Sandwiches.
Four Factors in Storage
For the successful storage of fresh
vegetables, four important factors
must be taken into consideration:
temperature, moisture, ventilation,
and light. Those which are similar
in structure, and growth require sim-
ilar storage conditions. No one stor-
age place can be used successfully
to store all vegetables. Another
thing that is very important is to
pit into storage only, high quality
produce—vegetables that are free
from insect damage, disease,
bruises, cracks, blemishes, cuts,
sunburn, frost, or mechanical in-
jury. Care must be used in har-,
Vesting to avoid bruising. Sanita-
tion, of; the storage room or house is
good storage insurance. Thorough-
ly .clean andventilate the place
before putting any products in for
the winter. The inside of the star:
lege structure arid all boxes or crates
should be disinfected with a solution
made by adding, onepint of formal-
de}iyle to six gallons of water, or
one pound of copper sulphate to ten
gallons of water.
Guard Against -Gall Aphis
Eecause, serious damage from
spruce gall aphis may start, at any
time, Dr. Harlow - B. Mills, ento-
mologist for the' Montana Agricul-
tural;Experiment station, urges
daily inspection of the trees and
ptginpt spraying the moment .new
growth starts to curl or shows the
beginning of an infestation.
Spruce gall aphis are so tiny they '
are hard to see, Dr. Mills explains.
However, at this, time the female,
hidden under cottony masses on the
underside of last year's growth, has
laid ego which will hatch soon. Lit-
tle nymphs - will migrate to new
growth and cause the characteristic
unsightly gall. The gall resernbles a
spruce cone with needles extending
all around it. It is green or purplish
at first, turns brown later and
eventually kills the tip:
Ear Sensitive
Believe it or not, the ear is so sen-
sitive that it can detect the changes
of, less than one part in a million,
according to Dr. Harold K. Schilling,
associate professor of physics at the
Pennsylvania State college. The or-
dinary air pressure against the ear
is equal to the weight of a million
mosquitoes per square centimeter
(about one-sixth ofa square inch).
A change in pressure caused by
adding only one -thousandth of a
mosquito to the pile could be detect-
ed by the ear, Dr. Schilling said.
If only two or three molecules of
air move against the ear, and dis-
place the drum -a distance of only
one of the molecules, the ear would
notice it, the physicist stated
South America Develope
Thriving Shoe Industry
With• plenty of raw material from'
domestic production of hides and
skins, the, shoe industry in South
America and Mexico was well de-
veloped before the war. Since the
war, demand for shoes has in-
crewel
ncreased and with it the incentive for
further development of this impor-
tant consumer goods industry.,
Climate and custom have, dictated
the lines of development of the in-
dustry in the other Americas. Tra-
ditional styles, such as the huarache
and the alpargata, are worn in many
areas instead of shoes.
New shoe industries have received
the encouragement of the various
governments, particularly through
protective tariffs.
In most countries in the other
Americas, a large percentage of
shoes and sandals are still made by
hand in homes, or in small shops.
Many larger cities have stores spe-
cializing in , made-to-order shoes,
also largely made by hand. In fact,
in many places, the best shoes are
made by custom shoemakers, in-
stead -of on a mass production basis
as in the United States.
Brazil is the largest manufacturer
of shoes in the other Americas, with
estimated production of more than
20,000,000 pails in 1931. The indus-
try has expanded rapidly in recent
years. Imports have declined and
there has been a growing export
trade.
Uganda, Main Source of
Nile, Model Protectorate
Uganda, British east African pro-
tectorate which is celebrating its
golden jubilee this year, is the Af-
rican counterpart of Minnesota—a
land of lakes and the source of the
continent's largest river,
As the main origin of the Nile riv-
er, Uganda contributes heavily to
Egypt's fertility. It had a finger in
the making of history centuries be-
fore its own recorded history began
in 1862. In the last 50 years it has
become Britain's "model protecto-
rate."
The Baganda, most numerous na-
tive race, take easily to the disci-
pline of organized society. Before
the British came they had been
ruled by a strong native dynasty
whose kings were called "Kabakas."
Tribal government functioned
smoothly. British officials seldom
needed to interfere. This under -
structure of African discipline is still
the foundation of British authority.
England honors the Kabaka by call-
ing him "his highness." •
The Baganda speak Bantu. Some
have learned English and are typ-
ists and clerks in British concerns.
Others are tradesmen. Most of
them, however, farm for a living,
and many own their own farms,
Canning Effect on Taste
It is evident that the effect of can-
ning on the palatability of fruits
and vegetables varies widely with
the particular method used. In gen-
eral, the drastic treatment of pres-
sure cooker canningnecessary for
vegetables, gives the most pro-
nounced effect because of the high
temperatures. However, some of
the methods which require long-time
processing are also sometimes disas-
trous to color and flavor, This is es-
pecially true of oven methods for
flints of delicate color and flavor.
The rate of heat penetration is slow
in oven canning, and hence •a long
time is required for the produce to
be heated through. In the meantime
color and flavor are appreciably al-
tered.
In determining the difference be-
tween home -canned andcommer-
cially canned foods, the time factor
is important. Commercial canners
heat the product rapidly to, the re-
quired 'temperature
equired•temperature and as soon as
processing is completed,cool it rap-
idly.
Rail Widths
Ancient Roman chariots were built
with a clearance of about 4 feet 8',
inches between the wheels. The
same width between the wheels was
continued in early European coaches
and carts and in the English tram-
ways operated- by horse power.
Many early English locomotives
werebuilt on this gauge and a num-
ber of the pioneer railroads in this
country were built to meet the speci-
fications of English locomotives. In
1871 no fewer than 19 different
gauges, ranging fromthreeto six
feet, existed on the railroads in the
United States, but by the beginning
oU 1939, 99.4 per cent of railroad
mileage was constructed in standard
gauge lines.
The standard gauge of railways
in the United States is measured
from the inside of one rail to the
inside of the opposite rail, about five-
eighths of an inch below the top of
the rail head.
Olives Yield' 011
Fruits of the olive species vary in
color and differ somewhat in shape,
but most of them are egg-shaped or
oval. The liquid which is expressed
from the fleshy part of the fruit con-
tains from 20 to 60 per cent of oil.
When treated commercially the pulp
is pressed twice, thus yielding first
and second grades of oil. The re-
maining pulp -is then mixed with hot
water and subjected to-further:pres-
sure which brings out a substance
that is made into technical oils. In
addition to value as a food 'sub
stance, olive, oil is used in preserv-
ing sardines, and in manufacturing
soaps of high grade. R
Reduction in Moisture r
Prepares Groes for Silage
Farmers in recent years have
Prinked' that; grass silage keeps
satisfactorily and makes excellent
feed for all types of livestock, . but
most of the silage has been made
by using molasses or phosphoric
acid as, -a, preservative. Ohio; State
university-. agrononsistst say grass
silage, will keep well without pre-
servatives, if the silo really is air-
tight and if the forage contains be-
tween 60 and 70 per cent of moisture
when placed in the silo.
Standing grass or legumes contain
More Moisture than 70 per cent so
they should be allowed to wilt after
cutting if the material is to be made
into silage without using a preserva-
tive, Usually the moisture content
must be brought down from the origi-
nal -content about 78 per cent to a
safe 68 per cent. The removal also
makes the grass at least 10 per cent
lighter to handle.
Silage is preserved by the forma-
tion of acids that are derived from
the fermentation of sugars in the
plants. Removing part of the water
from a plant does not increase the
total amount of sugar present but
it does ,increase the proportion of
sugar to total weight after part of
the water has been evaporated.
Leakage from the bottom or sides
of a silo is likely to occur if silage
contains more than 70 per cent of
moisture, and the liquid which is
lost contains an important amount
of nutrients.. Forage which is prop-
erly wilted will not lose liquids by
leakage.
Rabbits Can Be Controlled
If They Damage Crops
Rabbits may sometimes invade
home gardens and cause serious
damage, as they return day after
day to feed on the carefully tended
crops, If weeds, grass, and brush
are near the garden, these animals
are likely to cause some damage.
A good wire fence around the gar-
den will keep these animals out, but
it is expensive. Furthermore the
*hire for such a fence is not avail-
able to a gardener at present.
In the country, or in suburban dis-
tricts where shooting is safe, a gun
may easily be used to control rab-
bits if the law allows this where rab-
bits are damaging crops. Rabbits
are most active from twilight until
early morning.
Repellents are not often effective,
since strong chemicals of this sort
damage the plants. Nicotine sulfate
may reduce rabbit injury, but it
must be sprayed on the plants every
few days, and after every rain.
Simple box traps, baited with ap-
ple or, carrot, are probably the best
means for rabbit control. Several
of these placed in the garden near
the borders where 'the animals en-
ter, will enable the gardener to put
a stop to their damage,
Rogue Raspberry Mosaic
When symptoms of red raspberry
mosaic are moat easily detected ag-
riculturists advise growers to take
advantage of it and start roguing
all diseased plants immediately.
Although this virus disease is most
serious, on black raspberries, it can
also be very destructive to red and
purple varieties. The best control
measure is the removal of all plants
showing the symptoms.
You can identify red raspberry
mosaic by large irregular green blis-
ters or swellings on the leaves,
surrounded by yellowish green tis -
sae. Diseased plants are stunted
and the leaves have a dark green
and yellow speckled appearance.
New growth is shorter than that of
healthy plants, and fruits of dis-
eased plants are usually dry, seedy
and tasteless.
When roguing, remove and de-
stroy not only the young shoots show-
ing the symptoms, but also the en-
tire mother plant from which the
shoots grow.
Fortunes Told on Ox -Bones
The Bronze age Chinese predict-
ed future events or tried to learn
the outcome of their plans by con-
sulting their ancestors. To do so
they inscribed a question on the
shoulder bone of an ox or on a piece
of tortoise -shell. Then they applied
heat to the other side of the bone.
This produced a crack upon the
face. The direction in which the
crack ran was believed to indicate
a positive or negative answer to
the query. It is due to this practice
of divination, known as scapuliman-
cy, that we know as much as we
do about the Shang people at An-
yang, because great piles of used
oracle bones have been discovered
and translated. Thus we know what
the Shang people worried about,
and what, was foremost in their
minds. The Black Pottery people
also practiced scapulimancy in . a
primitive form.
Counsel Women in Plants
The field of personnel administra-
tion in industry was virtually closed
to women prior to the war, but today
production heads find it necessary to
adjust policy and practice when em-
ployees in slacks replace workers
in overalls. The women's counselor,
between the actual job supervisor
and the executive personnel officer,
is charged with the duty of fostering
good employer-employee relation
ships. Successful accomplishment of
the counselor's functions will lessen
the'resentment of foremen and male
employees against women as co-
workers and: will aid the woman in
adjusting herself to factory lifts. S
Have New `Speedometer'
For U. S. Fighting Ships
Science has streamlined the vital
job of ,"keeping'. the ship's log" of
speed and, distance on America's
battle wagons. An "underwater log," a precision
instrument •installed in the hulls of
Uncle Sam's fighting ships, has been
perfected by the Brooklyn marine
division of Bendix Aviation corpora-
tion, pioneers in thedevelopment
and mass production of such typical-
ly "automatic; age" devices for sea,
land and air transport and commu-
nications industries.
"The underwater log" system, de-
veloped by the corporation's engi-
neers, in co-operation with the navy,
is more than a seagoing version of a
speedometer. In addition to indicat-
ing rate of ship's speed in knots per
hour, this salt water robot totalizes
in nautical miles the distance trav-
eled by a ship from a given bearing,
aids in the measuring of the draft
and trim of a ship, and gives other
speed and distance indications im-
portant for navigation and gunfire
control.
The "underwater log" automati-
cally transmits its speed and distance
information by remote control to the
navigation officers on the ship's
bridge, to the fire control and gun-
nery officers in all parts of the ship
and to the engine room. Its accu-
racy in constant operation as a faith-
ful underwater watchdog is now
legend among the officers and men
of the U. S. fleet.
In convoys the underwater log has
been especially valuable in obtain-
ing more accurate information than
previously possible concerning the
comparative speeds and daily dis-
tances traveled by merchant ships
and escorting vessels.
Here's Don -Jan -Yu, Tasty
Steamed Flounder in Eggs
Chinese cooks do some interesting
things with eggs that should be of
interest to ration -harassed American
housewives. Egg dishes supply need-
ed protein, and—if cooked in the
Chinese manner—they will turn any
entree into a hearty and tasty main
dish,
Here is the recipe for Don -Jan -Yu,
or Steamed Flounder with Eggs:
Cut in 'h inch slivers 2 pounds
filet of Rounder; blend 1 tablespoon
oil or melted fat, 1 tablespoon corn-
starch; 1 teaspoon soy sauce; finely
dice and add 1 tablespoon scallions
and 1 tablespoon green pepper; then
blend together and add 4 eggs, 1 cup
water or chicken bouillon and 2 tea-
spoons salt and a clash of pepper.
Pour Over fish.
In deep frying pan or kettle with
tightly fitting cover, place water rh
inch deep. On a trivet' or rack deep
enough to hold fish above water,
place dish containing fish mixture.
Cover and steam for about one hour.
Serve with hot boiled rice.
'I
Sun Helps Swedish Industry
Almost a fifth of Sweden is above
the Arctic Circle. Climate is tem-
pered by the warm Atlantic currents
twisting into the Skagerrak. The po-
lar ice• cap slipped off the southern
tip . of the peninsula thousands of
years ago, left hundreds of foot-;
prints as lakes, seamed the land
with rivers. Mountains rise rug-
gedly in the north. Winter blankets
the land with cold and darkness.
Summer comes with a rush.
Biggest "sight" is the midnight
sun viewed from one of the northern
peaks. The sun is a worker as well
as a wonder. It thaws the northern
snows, melts glacial ice, creates
streams that provide the "white
coal" for industrial power develop-
ments, Before the war about two-
thirds of the country's 10,000 miles
of railway had been electrified. Elec-
tricity is taming the wilderness, lug-
ging ore from the iron -packed hills
in the north, taking the drudgery out
of farm and household chores.
Poison -Baits Kill Slugs
Special poison baits containing
metaldehyde are the best means of
control for slugs, which cause un-
usual damage to vegetable plants.
The unusual damage from slugs
is due to abnormally cool, rainy
weather, favorable to the pests.
Slugs have soft unprotected bodies,
very sensitive to loss of moisture
and in warm, dry weather are forced
to spend most of the time under
ground where they cause little dam-
age.
Slugs are snails without shells.
The most common kinds are about
one-half to one inch long, dark col-
ored, and soft and slippery to the
touch. They feed at night and on
cloudy, rainy days and leave a shiny
film of mucous secretion of "slime"
wherever . they go. They attack
young tender plants of all kinds,
eating ragged holes in the leaves,
and often cutting off the stems of
small plants much as cutworms do.
Bread of China
Rice is the "bread" of China. It
is usually eaten where grown, plays
second fiddle to other grains in for-
eign trade. Variety is the spice of
rice. Important kinds cultivated are
common rice, swamp rice, upland
rice and glutinous rice, besides sev-
eral hundred other sorts. Unmilled
or rough rice, growing or cut, is
known as "paddy.", Growth requires
moisture, and also a climate a bit
warmer than other grains must
have, Swampy ground, or a field
that can be flooded, is. best. Cen-
tral valleys of the Yangtze and its •
feeders provide the conditions need-
ed for, "wet farming." "'
Cities Given Right to
Build Post -War Funds
Wide interest of the nation's mu-
nicipalities in preparing now for
tillegae-postwar era; is reflected by 1943
legislation giving cities and towns
l authority to build up cash re-
serve, funds for public > works con-
struction after the war,
Seven state legislaturesave their
local g
governments such authority
this year, raising to 16 the number
of: states where local governmental,
units, have been given legal authority
by the state to lay money aside for
the future, the American Municipal
association reports.
States taking action this year were
Arizona, Connecticut,. North Caro-
lina, North. Dakota, Minnesota,
Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. The
nine states enacting the legislation
previous to 1943 were Oregon, Cali-
fornia, Nebraska, New York, Michi-
gan, Washington, Kentucky, New
Jersey and Massachusetts.
Three of the latter states—Michi-
gan, New Jersey and Oregon—
broadened their previously enacted
statutes this year. Oregon, the as-
sociation pointed out, was the first
state to authorize municipalities to
build up reserve funds, taking the
action in 1931. Reason for the move
at the time, a reason which the as-
sociation says holds good today, was
to help cities out of situations where
they would be paying off long-term
loans long after the projects for
which the money was borrowed had
worn out.
Saudi Arabia Fills Allied
Gap in Mohammedan World
Saudi Arabia, latest addition to
the long list of nations receiving
Lend -Lease aid from the United
States, fills the final gap in the Unit-
ed Nations front in the Arab world.
The large and strategically situat-
ed desert kingdom occupies the
lion's share of the Arabian penin-
sula.
Saudi Arabia has long coastlines
on the Red sea and the Persian gulf
—both important Allied supply ar-
teries. Across the Persian gulf to
the east is Iran, whose "corridor"
is keeping Russia supplied with
American war goods.
Two holy cities of Mohammedan-
ism, Mecca and Medina, are in the
Hejaz portion of Saudi Arabia. De-
vout Moslems try to make the pil-
grimage to Mecca at least once 'a
lifetime. Every year thousands of
these tourist -pilgrims make the trip.
They provide the Hejaz with its
greatest income, Mecca and Jidda,
its seaport 45 miles west on the Red
sea, almost live on this trade.
Recently, oil has been struck by
American engineers at several
places in the kingdom. A pipe line
connects one field with Ras Tanura,
new Persian gulf port. Concessions
and. royalties for the "black gold"
are greatly increasing Arabia's rev-
enue. Pearl fishing on the east
Coast is also profitable.
Caning Affects Nutrients
The effect of nutritive value varies
from one canning method to another.
To a large extent, the factors that
affect palatability also affect nutri-
tive value, so the product which looks
and tastes the best is many times
also best nutritionally. Time and
temperature are important in deter-
mining vitamin content. In general,
the higher the temperature required
for processing and the longer the
time it must be applied, the greater
the destruction of vitamins.
As in freezing, the chief nutrients
to be affected in canning are vita-
mins A and C. Both are rather
easily destroyed by oxidation. Hence
if food containing . them is heated
in the presence of air, much larger
amounts are destroyed than if air
is excluded during processing. On
this basis, open -kettle canning is
more destructive to vitamin C espe-
cially, than water -bath canning.
Foods which are pureed when hot
are apt to lose considerable amounts
of vitamin C. On the contrary, foods
which are processed in closed con-
tainers, as the waterbath and pres-
sure cooker, are protected to some
extent from such losses.
Reinforce Sweaters
Sweaters should be examined oc-
casionally for thin places, particu-
larly the elbows and the underarm.
sections, and reinforced before they
wear through or before the thread
breaks. Weak places in the thread
where stitches may drop should like-
wise be noted and caught with
matching sewing thread. One
dropped stitch can be replaced with
a chain stitch without being notice-
able, if fastened inconspicuously on
the wrong side. Ladder runs, sim-
ilar to those in hose, can be re-
paired with a crochet hook. Latch
needles, however, which are used
for stockings, are too fine for sweat-
er yarns.
Train Tomato Plants
One of the best ways to manage
tornato plants when planting space
is limited is to prune them to a
single stem and train them upright
in the way they should go. Many.
gardeners with ample space prefer
this method.
Tomato plants grown in this way
give a larger yield of early fruit
and, if properly spaced, about the
same yield for a given amount of
ground although there will be less
fruit per plant. The method insures
clean fruits of possibly a little better
shape and color although it may in-
crease the danger of sunscald and
blossom end rot. as
Now`. Camouflage Reflects
Infra -Red Rays of Sun
New camouflage finish -reflects the
infra -red rays that, along with ultra-
violet, represent the unseen three-
fifths of sunlight:. It shows up light
instead of dark in aerial infra -red
photographs. In contrast, ordinary
green paints appear darin aerial
photogrenemy,aphs, revealing details to the
Detection of camouflage depends
fl p ds
chiefly on visual observation and
lens work aloft. The military value
of infra -red photography is based on
the fact that common objects reflect
visible light and infra -red rays in.
a quite different manner.
Most green vegetation, for exam-
ple, reflects infra -red light. A mili-
tarytarget blended into the land-
scape by the artful use of orthodox
green paint would not escape detec-
tion by the infra -red aerial camera,
because the painted surfaces would
stand out in. marked contrast to the
foliage, black against white in the
photograph.
Now, however, the camoufleur is
one jump ahead of the recently de-
veloped infra -red technique. He may
use green paints that not only visibly
match surrounding natural greens,
but also equal their infra -red reflect-
ance powers and accordingly match
in the infra -red photograph as well.
Other colors—olive apd field drab,
loam black, earth red, brown and
yellow—are also possible in the
range of paints that are more than
they appear to be to the—human eye.
Toy Maker's Son Built Big
Optical Industry in Jena
A peacetime center of a world-
wide trade in all sorts of optical in-
struments, Jena has provided the
Nazi war machine with periscopes,
bombsights, telescopes, field glasses,
medical glasses, photographiclenses,
thermometers and 'electrical Iamps.
Chemicals and machinery also are
made there.
The city is situated almost in the
geographic center of Germany,
about 500 air miles from London.
The optical industry began nearly
a hundred vicars ago, when an ex-
pert mechanic and inventor, Carl
Zeiss, son of a toy maker, opened
a workshop for making magnifying
glasses, microscopes and ether in-
struments. Later prominent scien-
tists took a hand in the operations,
and with the establishment of work-
ing laboratories, the local industry
developed into a big business of
thousands of workers and subsidi-
aries and associates in many lands.
. The first planetarium of its kind,
showing heavenly bodies in motion
and other astronomical dramatiza-
tions, was built by the corporation at
Jena.
Jena is also well known as a uni-
versity town of the old German tra-
dition, with all of the student color
of undergraduate pranks, enthusias-
tic beer drinking, and dueling scan -
dela.
Wild and Scenic Land'
St. Lucia—whose name is pro-
nouneed Saint Looshia, with the ac-
cent on the first syllable—lies within
the southern half of the giant arc of
islands spaced between the eastern
Caribbean and the Atlantic. It is a
wild and scenic land, with an area of
about 240 square miles, or less than
a quarter of that of Rhode island.
Itsinhabitants, largely Negroes and
mulattoes, totaled about 71,000 in.
1940.
The island is chiefly valuable for
farm output, which provides some
exports for populous near -by islands.
In recent years special efforts have
been made by the colonial adminis-
tration to build up the old planta-
tion business of sugar production,
andto improve the output of such
commodities as cacao, coconuts,
spices, bananas, and other fruits.
St. Lucia is one of the world's lead-
ing sources of limes, important for
scurvy -fighting vitamin C,
Chinese Civilization
Contrary to popular belief, Chinese
civilization is not so extremely an-
cient, It was decidedly later in
starting than the civilizations which •
,developed in the Nile valley, in
Mesopotamia, and in India, Arche.
ologists can employ with confidence
the date 2900-3000s B. C. for both
Mesopotamia and Egypt, but the ear-
liest date that can be mentioned with
an equal degree of confidence for
China is "about" 1400 B. C, -and
this may be incorrect by a century.
According to historical tradition it
was about then that a ruler of the
Shang dynasty moved his capital to
a place now known as Anyang, in
the province of Bonen. Archeology
picks up the trail of the historical
Chinese at"Anyangwhere some of
the palace area, the royal tombs,
and dertain archives have been sci-
entifically excavated, Any date giv-
en for a site that was inhabited
earlier is an estimate.
Accidents in Home
Last year someone was acciden-
tally injured in one out of every
seven homes in the nation, and 30,-
500 deaths resulted from home ac-
cidents. About 16,000 of these deaths
were caused by falls, and about
6,000 persons died from burns. More
than half of those who died as a
result of burns were children foto
years of age or younger and adults
who were 65 years of age or' older.
In addition to these deaths, there
were 4,500,000 injuries to persons in
homes, 120,000 of which resulted in
permanent disability,
THIIR;S., FEB. ard, 1944'
Election of' Officer's for
Revolver 'Clulhl
Monday 'evening January 17th the
Clinton Revolver Club had its annual
meeting for election of Officers and
special shoot. The following men
were elected Officers for the year,
1944.
',Captain Hunter' of Clinton as Pres..
Joe hart: of Clinton as Treasurer
Fit/Lt. Morton of Clinton as Range
Officer and Ellwood. Epps of Clinton.
as Secretary.
After the business was completed
a Boodle. Shoot was held. This is
handicap shooting match where each, •
contestant names his own seore, being
penalized one point for each point
under the score named and two points..
for every point over the score named,
Prizes are donated by the shooters
themselves, each member bringing
some item that they wish to donate•,
for a prize. These are all arrayed on
the table and the winners have their
choice. • The following are the win,
vers in the named order of the night's
shoot as well as the scores obtained.
Jas. Naftel, Goderich, 99 points; •
Ellwood Epps, Clinton, 99 pnints
Ross McE'wan, Clinton, 93 points .
Captain Hunter, Clinton, 92 points;
Flt/Lt Morton, Clinton, 92 points;
Harvey Baxter, Goderich, '90 points;
Alvin McAllister, Londesboro, 89
points; Alek Inkley, Clinton, 87 -
points; Fred Sandy, Goderich, 8s'
points; Al Linfield, Goderich, 83
points; Joe Hart, Clinton, 82 points;
Jim Bacon, Goderich, 80 points; Bob
Hale, Clinton, 79 points.
The highlight of the evening was a
bag of apples donated by Joe Hart of
Clinton and won by Jim Bacon of
Goderich but sorry to say Mr. Bacon
was unable to leave with. his prize the
members all confiscated one or two
nice apples to the chagrin of ,the .
winner,
New rules for the club were drawn
up and a program of events planned
for the coming year. Membership
of the club now totals 15 and anyone
Wishing or interested in revolver
shooting can get in touch with any
of the above members and will receive
full information.
The Revolver Club meets every
Monday evening at their range,
V
To Commemorate Lizars
Family
STRATFORD, Jan. 21,—R. T. Orr
appeared before Perth County Conn-.
ell as its session at the Count house
here Wednesday morning on behalf of
the proposed presentation to the
County of a statue of a son of the •
late Judge Daniel Home Lizars, one
of the first judges of Perth County,
Warden Theodore Parker presided,
and all members were present at the
session.
Mr. Orr traced the history of the
Lizars family, stating that Daniel
Lizars and his faintly arrived at
Goderich in the summer of 1833 after
being shipwrecked on a sandbar at
the mouth of the river. Mr. Orr
pointed out:that unlike most immi,
grants to this enmity Mr. Lizars had..
sufficient money to purchase a tract
of land in Huron county. He be,.
came leader of the opposition to the
Canada . Company and was elected,,
chief manager of the opposition in
1835, the first election in the Huron
tract,
It was Daniel Lizars' son who was
appointed judge of Perth County in.
1854. The statute, Mr. Orr pointed
out, is of the judge's son, adding that
he felt great interest centered on the
daughters of the judge, for they were
responsible for the publication of•
"Days of the Canada Company, 1$25,
1850." Mr. Orr added that, although
there was nothing for which to 're,.
member the son of the judge, such a
statue would be tribute to the whole.
Lizars family, Who had contributed
immeasurably to the growth of both
Perth and. Huron counties.
Ex -Mayor Thos.' E. Henry also
spoke on ,the placement of the statue
in the 'county building. Mr. Henry
was shown the statue in Goderich
by Bruce Smith, in whose possession
it now is. Mr. Henry reported that
the statue would be worth between
$1,000 and $2,000. About three feet
high, it was made by an Italian
sculptor. O.n notion of Reeve Corry -
and Kay, the matter was referred to
the committee of the whole.--Gode-..
rich Signal Star.
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Goderich, Sells Old Rings•
Edward Hotel
The Town Council at its meeting 00
Friday ,night last made a ,:deal with
Murhey Howe, of the. Howe Wrecking
Co. of Piston, Ont., whereby Mr,
Howe takes possession of the old
Ring Edward hotel property on King•.
Ston street, including the land, for,
wrecking purposes. The considers,..
tion is $600 cash, acid the building
is to be removed and the cellar filled ,
to ground level not later' than July •
lst next, -Signal Star,