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Clinton News Record, 1944-06-01, Page 6PAGE 6 FIRESTONE'S GREATEST CONTRIBUTION TO LONG TIRE LIFE AND MILEAGE paaiaiaaaaaaaiaiaiaiaaaaaaiaialaiaiiiaizaaaiaiaiaastaaaiiiaia Firestone, pioneers of the balloon and high-speed tires, now make another contribution to advanced motoring VITAMIC RUBBER . . for longer tire life and mileage. It is a well.known fact that adding small amounts of metals, such he chromium and tungsten, to steel greatly increases the strength and durability of the alloy produced. In a similar manner, it has been found by Firestone research that the intimate mixing with rubber of small amounts of a new scientific discovery, imparts long-sotight proper- ties to the rubber. As in the alloy steel, the new rubber compound . . VITAMIC RUBBER . . . is greatly improved in strength, wear -ability, and resistance to heat and ageing. All Firestone tires are now made with Vitamio Rubber. This added extra value, together with Gum. Dipping and Safety Locked Cords, is all the more reason why you should insist on Firestone tires when you obtain a Tire Ration Permit. VITAMIC RUBBER f, 117'1:Z% 11; i'-' zg ite I a eel) d is compounded. It gieea extra protection against weather checking and wear, thus ',keeping the rubber tough mid lively aaaiaassaaaigaaaiaiaSSiaaaaaaaaiaiiiiiaatiaiaiai*Saaaaaaaasas aai asastaitsa p DOUGLAS Garage Clinton, Ontario TELEPHONE 345 Unemployment Insurance Fund The Unemployment Insurance Fund has gone over the $200,000,000 nark. It was announced today by the Unemployment Commission that the Fund, which is made up of contribu- tions by employees; employers and the Dominion Government, had ,reached the total of $200,811,231 on May 9th. The Fund has been accumulating since July 1, 1941, whesi contribu- tions by employers and employees etarbed. Under the Unemployment Insurance Act, the Government adds one-fifth to the total amount con- trilnded by employers and employ- ees. .Amendments to the Act passed, at the last session of Parliament raised. the "ceiling" from $2,000 to $2,400 and also providedfor ineluding Pera eons in certain specified -wage cate- earl& even when total earnings ex- ceeded $2,400 per annum. This wasa factor in inereasing the number of persona in the higher wage categars ies, to whom the Act applies. On the first of next July, collec- tion of Unemployment Insurance contributions will have been in oper- ation in Canada for three years. V Him. B. from Seaforth Miss Merle Keating, daughter of tft. and Mrs. T. E. Keating, of Sea. forth, has successfully passed her final examinations at the School of Pliarmaey, University of Toronto, and received the degree of Phm. B. Miss Keating was one of eight girls in a class of 60. She has accepted a position in the Drug Department at Futon's.—Huron Expositor. • THE Nap Is DisPERAre a.. • ,d11111.1'0111=1. 11 24000 TONS 4); OF WASTE PAPER ARE REQUIRED EVERY MONTH :rf„ • TO MAKE ESSENTIAL ;it-, CONTAINERS FOR !,1".:i MILITARY SUPPLIES r" A.vs:4;14,•,'.. • ., WHAT IS WANTED You can remedy this critical paper shoitage by saving every scrap of Waste Paper, namely: wrapping paper—store bags— cardboard -- tartans -- co• rugated board --old magazines and books--eavelopes and let- ters --- nevvspapers, These represent the raw material for making vitally needed Paper containers. „AO , DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL WAR SERVICES HOW TO 00 IT Tie securely in separate bundles. (The little time you take will save thousands of man ,hours.) Then dispose of it through your !mai Voluntary Salvage Conunittee °rather War Voluntary Organization, or sell it through may known uade channels, your pedlar, dealers or others: The important thing is your Waste Paper taming to the mills. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Mexico Saving Resources Pilgrimage to Mecca Goal .., • With Oil -Burning Stove of IN Million moderns This country is helping to con- War ptos'perity and safer sea •aerve its vast resources by a simple routes may result this yearn a and novel expedient—distributing oil larger pilgrimage to Mecca, Holy stoves to its rural population. Be- City to a quarter of a billion follow- vation, this step is expected to sides contributing to forest conger- ers of Mohammed. Mohammed was MI- born at Mecca and there his vision prove living and sanitary conditions in rural areas and give the Meof the unity of God took shape. oil Mecca, situated in Saudi Arabia; is oil industry another new outlet for a city of 80,000 permanent popula- For centuries the traditional cook- its surplus production. tion about 45 miles inland from the Red sea port of Jidda. stove of Mexican peasantry was the Pilgrims from Africa and southern unsanitary, open brasier. Aside Asia usually come by the Red sea from the dirt whfch it invited, it route, arriving at Jidda's harbor in represented a dual menace to the fleets of lateen -rigged sanabuks or colintry's forests. Forests untouched small Arab dhows', but the manner ' by flying' sparks from millions of brasiers throughout the of pilgrimage is not prescribed by country the Eoran. were rapidly being denuded as a From India's 60 million followers source of firewood. large delegations come by sea. Eli_ Steps to check these and other in- grims from the Union of South Af- roads into existing timber stands rice, from Africa's east -central noun - tries where there are 23 million macho towards the end of last year, Mohammedan Negroes, and from as a result of recommendations made by the First National Forest lVfadagascar, sailed around the ern shoulder of Africa. . east - conference, held in August, 1941. And .Asia Minor's pilgrims usually. in a bill which he sent to congress, traveled overland, part way by rail - he pointed out the dangers repre- road or bus, and the rest of the way rented by the brasiers to this coun- by camel caravan. In some years try's forest wealth: Literally mil- the caravan from Cairo has included, lions of cubic feet of standing tim- 5,000 people, 30,000 camels. • bey were being used for firewood each year. • ' For the first time since 1939, dele- This destruction of a vital nation-. f: Tunisia, Algeria and IVIoroccoi ing in sources of faanoil led to an tions from the 15 million Moslems al resource in a country abound - will be able to make the pilgrimage.' In 1939 the French government pro- ral housewives that the traditional extensive campaign to convince rut- vided a ship for its colonials. It brasiers of their ancestors were un- sailed through the Mediterranean hygienic, unpatriotic and uneconom- sea under British naval escort. ical. Meanwhile, a large enamel products firm in tbis city was re- tooling for the manufacture of low Clover Catches Nitrogen; priced, efficient oil -burning stoves Restores Worn Crop Land for household use. • • Clover always has symbolized soil fertility, good lack and good farm- ing. According to Robert R. Lan - List Fundamental Rules caster of the Texas A. and M. col- lege extension service, clover's magic is its actual soil value. Nodules of bacteria, borne on clover roots, have the mysterious power of obtaining nitrogen from the air. Con- tinuity of human life is dependent upon clover and other legumes, inoc- ulated with bacteria, restoring nitro- gen to depleted soil. Inoculation makes vigorous plants which add more nitrogen to the soil than they use„ Sod with clover is the best known means to restore organic matter and thereby revitalize worn-out crop land. Lancaster says that in cer- tain experiments grass and clover yielded three times as much forage and four times as much protein as grass alone. Also, the clover re- duced weed infestation from 33 per cent to only 5. Every grassland needs a clover and every clover,a,grass, but clover For High Quality Eggs There are several fundamental rules of management for growers to follow in producing highest quality' eggs. Proper production methods should include laying stock, bred for good egg production, free of disease, properly fed and housed, together with good sanitation and proper care of eggs after they are laid. High grade eggs should weigh 24 ounces per dozen, have a good shell texture, be reasonably free of wa- tery whites, and otherwise possess good internal quality. It is important that the flock be properly fed on a balanced ration, since the egg is manufactured from the food given the bird. Proper. housing and equipment is needed to avoid production of dirty eggs. Clean eggs are not only in demand by the consumer of fresh shell eggs but also by the egg drying plants. , seems to abhor aay combination of poor, wet, or sour land of any kind, Lancaster explains. On practically • all othea post oak soils within 30 Scattered Indastr7 inches rainfall, one or more of the There is one point which most clovers will respond to phOsphate countries have in COMITIOIL That* and lime. their mdustries are scattered in dif- ferent regions. Look at Britain. It has at least six industrial districts: the London district, the Central disa tricts, the Newcastle district, the Scottish Lowlands, the South Wales district, and the Belfast district. gerMany also has six districts; the Berlin district, the Ruhr district, the Saxony district, the Silesia district, the Bohemia district, and the South First Air Express It was on September 1, 1927, that tie first regularly scheduled air ex- press service was started in the United States. At some 26 cities from coast to coast, airline and ex- press offigials witnessed the start of an air cargo service destined to grow from 17,000 shipments in 1928 to Germany district. In Soviet Russia, more than 1,405,000 shipments last besides the Leningrad district, the year. Moscow district, and the South Many of the first mail and express Ukraine district which had been -fair- ships were single -engined, open Iy well developed before the first cockpit biplanes. Packages were five-year plan was put into effect, stowed Wherever there was room, there are developed further east Often the pilot sat on the cargo, some new ,manufacturing districts, Coast-to-coast shipments required 36 such as the Ural district and the hours and 16 refueling stops com- Altai district. Even in Japan, you pared with present-day 16 -hour, can distinguish at least four menu- overnight transcontinental flights. tacturing district's; the Tokyo -Yoko- hama district,. the Nagoya district, Today's inter -city sohedules are twice as fast as those of 16 years the Osaka -Kobe district, and the ago, while rates are' one-third what Northern Kyushu diatrict. they were in 1927. A 25 -pound pack- age from NewYork to the West coast cost $65 in 1927; today the Guide Taken for Ride The znan that bit the dog was a rate is $21. The most recent rate reductions, effective July 15, were piker compared to a big buck that indicative of how growing air ex - Guide Orrie Crawford of Pittsburg, press volume benefits the shipper. Na H., tells of meeting last year. Orrie, out hunting, had seated him- self on a big windfall to eat his Borax Aids Alfalfa lunch. He heard something coming An application of from 20 to 35 and soon a ten -point buck stuck his pounds of borax per acre, along head through the foliage over the log he was sitting on. Cautiously with the regular fertilizer, is one of the chief secrets in successfully Orrie grabbed his gun and sneaked growing alfalfa, report agronomists. along the log until he could see the This small application of borax deer's hide, then fired. As he did so, cures "alfalfa yellows," which is a he lost his balance and fell off the leaf trouble, and it keeps the plants tree direotly in front of the deer. in a vigorous condition. The result The buck went down at the same is increased yields and the main - time, then stumbled to his feet, tenance of a Much better stand, ac - with Orrie's sweater tangled in his cording to the agronomists. Borax antlers. The animal went away response is so outstanding that fail - from there in high and so perforce ure to get uniform distribution will did Orrie. Fortunately the deer was result in streaks through the field. badly wounded and soon dropped One application of borax will last dead, leaving Orrie physically un- for, several years. Growers .are harmed, but emotionally upset, warned not to apply more than 35 pounds' per acre because relatively large applications produce a toxic Prefabricated Ships effect and damage the crop. It was former practice to outfit ships piecemeal. In the building of a Liberty the lines of material flow plane storage into the pre -assembly building where ' When storing, plants should be thousands of small parts are put kept away from the furnace, yet together into finished units. Only the final installations need take place on 'kept away from outside freezing, too. Most root vegetables should the ship, be kept as cold as possible without Prefabrication of hull parts, al - letting them freeze, that is, the tern - though not new to shipbuilding, has perature range kept between 32 and taken great strides. Electric weld- ing permits the construction of sec- 40 degrees. At least one window in tions away from the limited space the storage room is valuable, since on .the ship ways. Cranes are pro- it nail provide ventilation and carry off odors, as well as regulate tem- vided with the power to lift large perature. Windows Should be dark - prefabricated sections into position. ened to keep light away from the The welded ship (usually with some vegetables. Natural earth makes .a riveted. parts) Is lighter than its ,very good floor for storage rooms, predecessor and has a superior &sae as it *holds moisture „better than it to vvithstand bombs e a ,concrete or brick, '' Fre b Fruit Required for vo Canning Tomato Juice Even though the proceis of can- ning tomato juice is simple, much care should be taken. In the first place utensils of brass, copper, iron, zinc or galvanized metal should not be used, because they often give an undesirable metallic tinge to the juice. Tornatoes fresh from the vines should be used if possible. Handle them in small amounts—not more than one or two gallons at a time, since speed inhandling is nec- essary to retain vitamin C. It is easily destroyed by exposure to air. Well -ripened, firm tomatoes should be used. Great care must be taken to remove all the spoiled parts. Cores and green spots are also re- moved, but the skins can be left on. The tomatoes are usually quartered to facilitate rapid heating. They are precooked to render the enzymes inactive and to permit better sep- arAtion of pulp and juice. Never boil the tomatoes—just simmer softened. Put the softened, hot tomatoes through a fine sieve at once. Reheat this juice immediate- ly to a steaming sirnmer—not a roll- ing boil. Then pour it into steri- lized jars and seal. Too much stress can not be placed on •the sterilizing of the jars and covers and the quick handling of the hot juice. Spoilage is bound to occur if the jars are not perfectly sterile and the juice is not veryhot jars. Theit is put into the hot The juice should be processed for 15 minutes in boiling water. Orie- eighth inch head space is necessary Lor. expansion during the processing. /avert the jars while cooling. Salt may be added in the proportion of one teaspoon to each quart if the juice is not to be used for Infant feeding. Abundant Moisture Retards Germination of Cotton The germination of cotton seed may be affected by weather damage in'the fiekl, by heating of the seed - cotton after it is put in the house, and by heating of the seed after the cotton is ginned. Cotton hi the field should be fluffy and fully matured to give seed with high germination. It should be picked when there is no dew on it and not too soon after a rainy period of weather. Cotton should not be picked and carried directly te the gin under average conditions. The specialist suggests that it be put into the cot- ton house and turned for several days so as to be sure that it is thoroughly dry and does not have the opportu- nity of going through a heat. When the cotton has been ginned, the seed should be immediately tak- en from the sacks and spread out in thin layers so that it may dry out. Too much moisture in the seed will cause it to heat and reduce thsa germinathig qualities. Dipping Helps Many of the sheen affected with common scab or mange will lose weight and die unless the disease Is controlled by dipping the animals. Scab mites which cause the dis- ease are hard to see without a meg- nifying glass, as they are only one - fortieth of an ineh long. Sheep are restless and rub, bite, or scratch themselves when the mites are pres- ent. Scabs form and ruin the wool, end eventually the anituals die. Sheep of all ages are affected and the best means of control is to dip the sheep twice, 10 to 14 days apart, in lime and sulphur or in nicotine sulfate, before the weath- er gets too cold. As the disease is contagious, healthy sheep should not be placed in trucks, barns or cor- rals that have held infected sheep within 30 days. The dip must be of the right strength and temperature to control scab and the sheep must be held 'in the dip at least two min- utee. Pink Eye Infectious Generally considered infectious, pink eye may spread rapidly from one animal to another in a herd. There is first a watery disdharge from the eye accompanied by swell- ing and reddening of the lids. The covering of the eye may be inflamed and the blood vessels stand out clearly. As the disease progresses, the watery diseharge becomes cloudy and grayish in character, and the clear portion of the eye gets smoky or grayish in color. In se- vere cases, ulcers may be noticed on the cornea. Affected animals should be iso- lated and kept in darkened quar- ters in the stable from which files can be excluded. Laxative and nu- tritious feed should be given and an ointment containing some antiseptic such as boric acid or sulfanilamide, should be applied twice daily to the eyes. Serving School Children,* Good Breakfast a.Problem "Off to school with breakfast or without," is the topic for discussion lin many homes. While the majority ,of serious thinking parents realize ithat adequate food is a prerequisite to good work as well as to good health, the younger generation isn't 'always easily convinced of its im- portance. Good horne organization is one of the first steps in making young pqo- ple "breakfast conscious" and get-, ting them to eat the food that will keep them working efficiently Until{ time for lunch, says Miss Annette! Young, nutritionist, University of I1-1 linois college of agriculture. It is al good plan to establish a smooth -1 running orderly breakfast routine right at the start of the school year and maintain it week After week,' Set the breakfast hour early enough! to allow ample time for eating, and! be sure the food is ready on sched- ule. Then, instead of coaxing, make the food so attractive in appearance and aroma that even the most in- different will be tempted. While this first meal should sup -1 ply approximately one-third of the to-; tal food for the day, don't atte'mpt! a hearty breakfast right at the start,' especially if those concerned haven't' been eating breakfast, or if, their school schedule makes an earlier' breakfast necessary. It is far wis- er to let them decide on the amount! of food and then try to increase it! gradually as their breakfast appe- tite develops. Many Changes Mark History of Bulgaria As a result of wars and other pres- sures, territorial changes in Bulga- ria have occurred so frequently that the nati h been compared accordion in action. Long before in- dependence was won from Turkey (1908), its boundaries, as an autono- 131011S state, were sharply expanded and contracted. It gained consider- able ground in the First Balkan war of 1912 and 1913, when Bulgaria and allied Greeks, Serbs, and Montene- grins fought Turkey. In the second Balkan war, many of the gains were wiped out. Bul- garia's participation in the World war on the side of Germany and Turkey resulted in the loss of the valuable front on the Aegean sea coast. This loss has never been ac- cepted as final by Bulgaria, and has long played its part ie. the trou- blesome border questions of south- east Europe, One of Bulgaria's old demands for lost regions was met in the 1940 territorial juggling in this part of the world. Then Romania ceded Bulgaria the southern Dobruja area, along the northeastern Bulgarian frontier. Germany's invasion of Greece aria jugoslavia brought the occupation by Bulgarian troops of Jugoslavian Macedonia and Grecian Thrace and other districts. THURS., JUNE lst. 1944 -.14111111111111111111110111111110 U. S. Comics Take on NeNi.Narnes in S. America.' • So , firmly haVe, our comic stripe entrenched themselves in the south-. ern republics that they now appear; as regular ' weekly supplements to. most of the large newspapers pub- lished in Latin America. Except for occasional changes in the names of characters and Spanish, Portu- guese or French texts instead of English, they are identical with comic strips distributed • in thia, country. I In this 'way, the Brazilian planteit sipping hs morning coffee and the. Argentine gaucho sipping his mate: are as farniliar with Mandrake el! Mago, Henry, Tarzan, El Gato ancl Pepe Palooka as any North, American addict. This universal an'''. peal of the funny papers is creating: new ties of affiction and under-. standing between the peoples of North and South America, Alley Oop, becomes Tructitu, Donald Duck, EL: Pato Pasqual and Etta Kett, in Sant Salvador at least, mysteriously, metamorphOses into Queta Panda. And in that Central American re- public, the Katzenjammer Kids cut. their capers 'under the title of Mal-, dades„ de dos Pilluelos, while the in- corrigible Jiggs, plain Pancho to 'his, addicts, sutlers his interminable bringing-up in a strip called Educan, do a Papa. The formidable Maggie,, known as Ramona, does the honors,. Cuquita la Mecanografa resolves herself into the beauteous Tillie the • Toiler, sharing honors in several comic supplements with Tapon Lo- pez. Tapon Lopez, on closer inspec- tion,' reveals himself to be none oth- er than Snuffy Smith, peerless yard - bird. Pedro Harapos is unmasked as Hobo Pete, Chiquito Abner as the inimitable hillbilly and Pepita y renzo as Blondie and Dagwood, re.. spectivela. on as to an. _ . Cattle Shipping When shipping, never use clubs or canes in sorting and moving live- stock. Instead Use a canvas slapper or electric prod -pole, either of which brings the desired results without bruising. Use well constructed loading chutes that are properly cleated to prevent slipping. Don't overcrowd cars and trucks. Overcrowding cattle and sheep means that if an animal goes down it may not be able to get up and may either be trampled to death or too badly bruised to be suitable for meat, Supply plenty of bedding, especial- ly in winter. Inspect cars and trucks to be sure there are no protruding .nails or bolts that may cut the ani- ma's, ' In trucking livestock, be careful not to take corners fast or make sudden stops, either of which may pile up animals. Limit the feed and water prior to loading. Fur Seal Catch Fur -sealing operations lz: the Pribiloff Islands, secret in 1943 be- cause of their proximity to military operations, have resulted in a rec- ord take of 117,164 skins, the fish and wildlife service reports. This is the largest ever made under got,- ernmerd controlled sealing, and an increase of 22,151 over 1941. Last year, only 127 skins were taken, as military authorities ordered the Pribiloffs evacuated shortly after sealing operations began. Of the skins taken in the Pribiloffs the United States took 70 per cent and Japan and Canada 15 per cent each in pre.war days. Under a pre- visional agreement passed last De- cember the United States will, when confirmatory legislation is passed by congress, receive 80 per cent of the total take and panada will res ceive 20 per cent. 1 Oil From Shale Ran Income Up Meetly one million barrels of oil Class I railroads in the' seven annually have been produced in re- months ended on .Tuly 31, 1943, had a cent years from Scotland's shales. net railway operating income, be - This is an insignificant part of Brit- fore interest and rentals, of $823, - alias oil requirement, even 'in peace 519,073 compared with $685,309,067 in time. It is important to the British the same period in 1942. Those same because it is domestic and inclepend. railroads in the first seven months ant of overseas events. It repre- of this year had an estimated net sents a source for oia at present un- income, after interest and rentals, of economical, that scientists predict $529,200,000 compared with $375,956, - may supply the world `when free- 840 in the corresponding period of flowing wells have been exhausted. 1942. In Chase, Aastralia, ,India,. France In the 12 months ended July 31, mai other almost oil -dry regions, as 1943, the rate of return on property in Britain, oil expensively extracted investment averaged 6.0J, per cent from coal, shale er-peat is iinportant compared with 4.29 per cent for the in the binned domestic production, 12 months ended July 31, 1942. • New Plastic Window Aids U. S. Deep Sea Divers: Seventy of the government's deep sea divers, including 25 working on the gutted S. S. Lafayette (Norman-, die) in New York harbot, are wear, ing a new type helmet with a window. of orystal-clear plastic. A light, virtually unbreakable win.. dow of "Lucite" methyl met ate resin eliminates the heavy metal protective grille needed in old type. helmets. It increases the diver's field of vision, reduces the weight, of the headgear, and makes it easier for the diver to maneuver. These helmets have been used at depths down to 320 feet in various parts of the world, and much great-. er depths are predicted by the man-- ufacturer. A helmet made entirely. of "Lucite" is being tested. The streamlined helmet's 'curved. window As made from the same. plastic which is now used in record, quantities for the noses, gun tut-. rets, navigation "blisters" and otha er transparent enclosures on mill-. tary airplanes. Soybeans Nutritious Green edible soybeans can be sa 'valuable addition to the diet, espe- cially in these days of meat short-.. ages. Soybeans are far richer in pro-. tein and fat than other legumes and • are good sources of calcium iron, vitamin A, thiamin and riboflavin. All of the eight varieties tested con-. tained approximately the sarne. amount of vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, as the green peas tested and slightly more than the freshly her-. vested snap beans. Green soybeans are ready to be • prepared for eating as soon as the. pods are well filled and while they are still green in color. They have - a better flavor if prepared prompt. ly after picking, since their sugar. content decreases rapidly if held at. room temperature for any length of ' time. In order to make hulling eta., ie.r, pour boiling water over the tough, fibrous pods and let them stand for five minutes. Then drain, and hull the soybeans by breaking the pods crosswise and squeezing, out the beans. Pork Curing The secret of curing pork is to, use good sound tneat, the correct curing ingredients, and clean con-. tainers. Of course, it is necessary that there be cool weather for cur- ing. Salt is the agent primarily respons. Bible for curing. Excessive amounta of salt injure the flavor of the meat and cause a too great hardening of • muscles. Too small an amount al- lows bacterial action to set in, caus, ing subsequent spoilage of the meat, Sugar is used in the curing process to counteract the hardening effect of - the salt and to improve the flavor and texture of the meat. White or - brown sugar, or even molasses, May be used. Reprocessing Pears If the boiling -water -bath method, of canning originally used, house. wives do not need to reprocess pears that were put up without acid, or bring the total contents of each) jar to a boil and boil for 15 minutea. ; before tasting or using. If the open. kettle method was used, however., the pear i should be processed. in boiling -water -bath or the entire con.' . tents emptied into a panasnd boiled! tor 15 minutes before belt* tasted or used regardless of whether or not . lemon juice was added to the fruit. To reprocess, proceed as for can... ning fresh raw pears in the boiling, . water -bath, recatming only fruit that. is in E0Oti condition.