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Navy League News
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St. Johns, NfM.`
Dear Mrs. McMurray:
I a leased to s I was one of
am say
the lucky •sailors to receive a "Ditty
Bag" . from your church. You will
••never know, the profound joy and
satisfacation a sailor has when he
•. opens the 'contents of such: a gift,
I wish to express my sincerest thanks
to your church society for your kind-
ness. It really meant so mueh to me
as I am separated from my wife by •a
distanceof some four thousand miles,
� e
she being in Victoria B.C. and I ,in
Victoria,
Newfoundland,
I have been here nearly two years
and will soon have four years of
Active Service eampleted. Fifteen
months of this timeI have spent at
sea, I lived in Winnipeg prior to join-
ing up. It might interest you to know
that your gift fell into the hands of
• a United Church man. Myfamily are
all originally Old Wesleyan Metho-
dists and I am glad to inform you
, that we are all sound Christians,
lovers of the old "narrow way" anc)
the old fashionedGospel. I love the
ways of truth and life and although
I pass through many trials in my
life in the Navy, yet I have that
deep settled peace in my heart. I
thank God for giving me a Christian
wife to share my joy in serving the
Xing of Kings. I thought you night
be interested in knowing some details
in the life of one of the recipients of
your much appreciated kindness.
In closing I might add that 'every-
thing 1 received was just what . I
wanted and needed and it arrived in
first class condition. Thanking you
once again for your gift.
Yours sincerely,
Wm. J. Castles,
Leading Steward
C. N, e
THE CLINTON`;, NEWW REGOR
THURS., JUNE 22nd, 194
The Navy League has made mar-
vellous contributionsto our fighting
naval men and our merchant seamen
and its sixteen hostels and recrea-
tion centres have added greatly to-
wards the welfare and comfort of
these men of the sea, It is interesting
to note that during 1943 More thair
five million seamen crossed the
threshold of the Navy League Sea-`
men's Clubs where good meals and
comfortable sleeping accommodation
Were Provided at cost, while hot and
cold baths, 'medical and nursing ser-
vices, recres$on and pleasing en-
tertainment, and many other services
were given at no cost to seamen.
When these men leave the Navy
League hostels, they do so with
courage in their hearts and thank
fulness because of the generosity of
Canadian people for all that they
have received.
The Department of Naval Affairs
have proclaimed time and again that
the efforts of the Navy League have
done much to keep our seamen on the
sea; in keeping their morale high
and their courage undaunted in the
great battle of the Atlantic and
Pacific.
The Navy League, like the Naval
Department, gives the fullest praise
and thanks to our men who have so
nobly stood .by their duty to their
Xing and Country and it is plainly
our duty to gibe this organization.
the support that is- needed in order to
carry on this great undertaking. Only
recently the great body' of merchant
seamen by a popular vote completely
outlawed strikes by our merchant
seamen.
The tuggers for the Navy. League
in this community, will feel that
they have performed a noble and
patriotie service if every citizen
gives them the support which they
need at this time. We must not al-
low this opportunity to pass for it
forms the first link in -the chain that
etretehes from this community to
our brave men of the seas, carrying
cur concrete 'thank you' for the
eervice they are rendering an protect-
ing and serving us, for if it were not
for these men, the battles of this war
might well be fought on the streets,
lanes, highways and: fields of our
own eountry.
Let us• rise to this task, and carry
out the noble tradition of Lord Nel-
sonwho said s? many years ago,
"England expects that every than
this day will do his duty."
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IN CHAINS
The freedom -loving men who gave
their time and all that they possess
To free ,this suffering r world and
many fettered souls from their
distress;
Are now themselves a' link in this
chain of woe—as. they are chain-
ed—
And
hain-ed—And by a ,man who lost his soul to -
show the ' World what he has gained,
His evil deeds for vengeance ery to
Ged, who heard in days .of old
The :Sinless blood of Abei'ery"from,
vibrant' earth, which cannot hold
The secret sins of all, the Desolator's
dupes, who Bold a fear
That Tinea decrees the ,whirlwind.
harvest they will reap fs: very near]
The' God of JusticeP ortions. out to
every, nran the Sands of Time,.
An equal measure to be used by King
or slave for good or crime.
Unselfish souls who choose the good
and seek the poor to share their
feast
Are not as Antichrist, devouring
other's food like brutish beast.
This villian does not know that flam-
ing words are writ that spell his
doom,
That he and all his kind who steal
and flaunt their evil gains, ' '
With Satan, their companion, for a
thousand' years shall live in chains.
Montreal — Crstall Dawson.
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INVASION PRAYER
Thou Lord of hosts, in this dread
]tour,
O7;, hear our earnest•prayer,
Let all our trust be in Thy power,
On land, and sea, and air;
The surging sea Thy voice may still,
The winds and clouds obey Thy will,
Supreme Thy power on field and hill,
Both now and everywhere.
When 'neabh thle awful roar of guns,
And rain of flame and fire,
Almighty Father, guard Thy Sons,
And save from peril, dire;
Fill each young heart with courage
• high,
A. faith that's strong or die,
Let each one feel that Thou art nigh,
Thy spirit all inspire.
When soaring planes fill all the
skies,
Ainid the smoke and din,
Let legions of the Lord,arise;
And may the righteous, win;
With wisdom now each one imbue,
Let every one be loyal, true,
Their trust in Thee revive, renew,
Each soul make pure within.
Upon the wide and rolling deep,
Our sailors, undismayed,
Do their unceasing vigil keep,
In brightness and in shade;
Strengthen each heart so stout and
brave,
For Thou, oh: Lord, alone ean. save,
From battle grim, and angry wave,
On Thee their souls be stayed.
Oh, Thou who formed, the universe,
And all that is therein,
Cast out from earth that awful curse
The monstrous dragon, sin;
With kindly love fill every breast,
And every life with holy zest,
And grant as strengths to meet each
test,
And give us peace within.
Thou, Lord, whose hand all men did
form,
And fashioned, leaf and flower,
Do Thou control, bring peace from
storm,
`Tis only in Thy power',
Let all the nations homage bring,
Let all the people rise and sing,
"Glory to God, our Lord and King".
Oh, 'hasten that glad hour.
Toronto, Mary M. Forman
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MY IDEAL
I like a man with a concrete founda-
tion,
One with good judgment and consid-
eration,.
I like a man who can talk common
sense,
Also a little amusing nonsense.
I like a man with a good education,
One who'll endure in-laws and
relations,
I like a man who is truly ambitious,
One who will help with the children
and dashes.
I like a slick ,dresser who keeps
right in, style,
I like a man who's real optomistic,
One who doesn't bore me, or crab
about lipstick,
I like a man whose manners are
pleasing,
One whose idea isn't :hugging and
squeezing.
I like a man who doesn't drink to
excess.
Whose morals, are good, with faults
even less. •
I like a man who's loving and true,
One who agrees with 411 that''I do.
1 like a man who can 'make up his
Whose' decisions are quick, 'wl ese
judgments are kind. •
I like that man, - he's one I wohld
wed
But he's just a myth. I devised in
my head.
Harrison 1eunion.
The ninth annual reunion was held
at Hanker Park; Goderieb on Sear -
day, June 1011h;'.Dinner,was served at
12.$0 followed by sports with Young,
and old taking pant. ' Atter a ball
game sapper was served]. grid the fol-
lowing were elected is office for
194b.
President, George Alton, Luck -now;
sect. Albert 'Taylor, Lucknow; Direc-
tors, Mrs, G. Alton, Mx. and Mrs, C.
Hackett; Sports Committee, Wilmer
Harrison, Mrs. E. Harrison, Mrs. Al-
bert Taylor, Olive Har'ison, London.
A motion was passed that they,
send 'cigarettes to the relatives now
serving overseas with the Atmer
Forces:
Foliowing are the sports: Girls and
.
Boys 5 and under Lyle Thurlow; Dol-
ores Bell; Girls 9 and under, Bever^ley
Proctor, Olive Aikenhead, Boys, 9,.
and under, Lyle 'lhurlow; Jianmy
Harrison; Girls 14 and under 'Bluth
Tlturtow; Jean Praetor; Boys 14 and,
under Harold Bell, Eric Harrison.
Single Ladles Race, Joyce Aikenhead;
Amy Aikenhead; ,Single Men's race
Stan Collins;. Dean Aldwinclde; Mar-
ried Ladies, Mrs. Albert Harrison;
Mrs. Elliott Harrison; Married Men,
Wilmer Harrison, Herb Harrison.
Three Legged Race, Amy Aikenhead
and; Albert Harrison, Stepping Stone
rare, Elizabeth Aikenhead, and S. Col-
lins. Clothes pin race, Amy Aikenhead
and Jacic Aikenhead; Women's kick
the slipper, Joyce Aikenhead; Men's
Kick the slipper, Stan Collins, Eating
carrots, Joyce and Amy Aikenhead;
Oldest Person, Mrs, James' Harrison,
Clinton; Youngest person Marjory
Louise Alton, Lucknow; Farthest
Traveller A. O. 2 Keith Harrison,
Toronto.
Eradicating Farm Slums
Offers Magnificent Oppor-'
tunity to Canada
Erie, R. Arthur, distinguished pro-
fessor of architectural design in the
University of Toronto's Faculty of
Applied Science, is preparing to
make a special study of farni
housing hi connection with his ser-
vice on the Ontario Association of
Committee on Housing, and it is to
bg hoped that he will receive every
possible encouragement and co-oper-
ation.
As pointed out by. him in an inter-
view for a special report in a recenr
issue of the Daily Commercial News,
the average Canadian farmer lives in
a structure that, in a town or city,
would be considered a slum residence,
and one which the average urban
slum dweller would refuse to inhabit,
The farin residence has compensa-
tions in the way of scenery-, room,
cleanliness, and other values which
very often, and most happily,. makes
it a home in the best sense of the
world. But so far as the amenities of
life are concerned, they are absent
and their substitutes add to the bur-
dens of farm 'dwellers, whlich is net
a matter of the required work of
growing and ,harvesting so much as it
is of attending to an endless, rou-
tine of necessary, chores.
One statement by Prof. Arthur is
that the average Canadian farm
house is merely an urban house in a
rural setting. He proposes that
plans should be drawn for functional
farm dwellings that would conform
to the standards and requirements of
rural life throughout the year. Such
a house might centre, about an all -
year work room, cool in summer and
warm in winter, where the family
and employees might busy them-
selves as a group, and find ''social;
enjoyments—all the way from radio
programs to general conversation --
in doing ,so.
Another ,point advanced deals with]
the farmer's perennial problem. of
hired help, Prof. Arthur may have
had, in mind the fact th(att on moct
farms, the "hired -man" is 'usually
regarded] ars being a necessary evil,
Providing proper housing for work-
ers, either on farms orin hamlets,
might increase their value as, well as
their dignity and, thereby, produce
more proprietor -farmers.
Dominion -wide plans for recon-
struction
econstruction of .farm homes would' be of
supreme value to the nation if they
were*caned out in the postwar era.
All departments of industry and :bus
inesst would benefit and agriculture,
the fundementtal industry of all,;
would be placed on a firmer and
happier basis.
Above all, if farming as a career
can be made attractive enough, and
not so very .much may need to be
done,; there would be little difficulty
in keeping young people on the
farms. More, the attractions which
rural life Coffer would certainly at-
tract many in cities who, unlike Sir
John Falstaff, do not wait for their
final hour to talk of green fields. In-
deed rhe a larger extent than may be
supposed, many would be glad to
find their • nielle, in life far from
cities and towns if they only knew
how they could break away.= -Dail
Commercial, News and Building. y
, rag Re -
Anonymous cord.
Farmers Asked .For,
' Assistauee
Annual Agricultural Statistics 'of
Great Importance in War Effect
Working in Co-operation withthe
Dominion.Bureau of„ Statistics, 'the
Publications and Statistics Branch of
the Ontario Department of Agricui-
tune has dasteibnted'• card's to tens of
thousands of Ontario'fatmers : asking
for complete and aeon -rate informa-
tion, en farms production. In view of
the importance of food in the nation-
al war effort, this information is, es
sential in order that thepresent and
future food problems of the county
can be studied and dealt with. Thies
every fanner who returns the card,'
filled in, will be serving this, country
in an important phase of its war
tasks.
In sending out these cards, the
Publications and Statistics Branch
points out that the individual returne
made by farmers will not be divulg-
ed in any way, and assurance is also
given that they: will not be used in
any way for purposes of taxation.
The co-operation of all 'farriers is
sought because accurate information
on crop acreages and live stock nuin-
bers will be beneficial to the farmer
as well as to the government. ''
Farmers who have not received
their cards by the middle of. June are
asked to apply for them,, either to the
teacher of their local school, or to
their county Agricultural Represent••
ative or direct to, the Department of
Agriculture, Parliament Buildings,
Toronto.
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BRUCEFIELD
(Intended for last week)
The W. A. held their regular mon-
thly meeting on Tuesday afternoon
June G, in the basement of the
church. Twenty five members an-
swered the* roll. The president was
in the chair and Mrs. Atkinson took
the devotional services. The regular
business was transacted and the pro-
gram which followed was arranged
by Group 1 and was in keeping with
Invasion Day. An opportunity was
given to the members to listen to
,the address by King George. This
was followed by prayer for Victory
by Mrs, Rathwell and prayer for the
nation and those in authority by Mrs,
R. Scott. Mass Eva Stackhouse yave
two readings. The meeting was
brought to a close, in the usual' man-
ner—Repeating the Mizpah benedic-
tion and- "God.• Save the Xing,"
Members are reminded that the roll
call for July will .be something about
"Dominion: Day".
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Potato Growers Undertak-
ing a Survey of Costs
In an -effort to obtain accurate in-
formation relative to the costs of
labour and materials, used, in the pro-
duction of potatoes, a survey is• now
being undertaken by Ontario potato
growers, assisted by the Ontario and
Dominion Departments of Agricul-
ture.
Forms have been prepared by a
committee of the Ontario Crop Imp-
rovement Association in co-operation
with the Economies Braneh,•O. A. C;
and 'officials of the Dominion Depart-
ment of Agriculture,
These forms will be used rte Duiffor-
in County by members of the "Pota-
to Production Club; in North. Simeon
by :members, of tlhle "Best Acre Club";
and in eight ,other counties by nremn-
bers of that number of "Five Hun-
dred Bushel Clubs," ,Records will also
be seeured from a large number of
average potato growers, such as
those who usually secure a yield of
around one hundred bushels per acre.
After the teems, giving .particulait
of time spent on various operations
and cost of materials used, have
been completed next fall, Iocal sum-
maries will ,be made, followed, by d4
more complete analysis on a provin-
cial scale.
Initerested potato, growers may
obtain blank forms free of charge
from their local Agricultural Repre-
sentative, or direct from the Crops,
Seeds and, Weeds Branch, Ontario De-
partment ,of Agriculture, Parliament
Buildings, Toronto.
W. L. Whyte Buys Beattie
Butcher Shop
The old established butcher busi-
ness owned and operated by J. W.
Beattie on Main Street, Seafforth, for
many years has been sold through
the office -of E. C. Chamberlain in
its entirety to Mr. Wilfred L. Whyte
of Hullett Township who receives.
possession on June 15tth, Mr. Whyte
is keeping tthe present staff of em-
ployees inthe operation of his busi-
ness. Mr. Beattie ' has been in bust -
nese here since he purchased, Stewart
& Winter's shop about foray' year's'
ago.-JSeaforth News
Pribilof islands Are
• . Haven for Alaskan Seals
The Pribilof islands - a treeless
group•'of' volcanic origin—are the:
mely lace where the Alaskan ' fur
als ever seek the shore. St. Pau/.
island, about. 14 miles in length, St.
George, island;' 12 miles long, and
Sea Lion rock, a small islet adja-
cent to St. Paul, are the breeding
grounds of the : North American or
Alaskan' fur -seal herd, which 4em-
braces approximately 80 per , cent
of the fur seals of the world. The
annual 'computation made in 1941 in-
dicated 2,338,000 animals in the herd.
Each year the herd, goes to the
Pribilof group and there the young,
are born and spend thefirst few,
months of their existence. During
the remainder of the year there oc-
curs the annual; migration which
takes some of the animals as far
south as the latitude of Southern
California, about 3,000 miles from
their summer home.
In the annual migration north-
ward, the breeding bulls are the first
to reach the islands in the spring
where they await the arrival of the
females.
The fur -sealing operations occur
chiefly in June and July. At that
time the family groups or harems
occupy the rookeries upon which gen-
erally only breeding' seals and pups
are found. Near these rookeries are
the so-called hauling grounds where
the unattached bulls and •immature
males, or bachelors,. congregate.
Army Carries Salvage
Work to Battlefield
The American army service forces
salvage work never lets up—even
on the battlefield.
Battle, and conditions attendant to
battle, causes breakage and.reduc-
tion of much materiel to junk; but
a great deal of it can be reclaimed, -
and no small amount 'of enemy
equipment is turned to good use ,
against the former owners.
Worn shoes, canvas, baskets,
boxes are repaired and used again.
Shells, remnants of tanks, propellor
blades, rubber tires, steel—all are
piled in a compound, and as soon as
the pile gets large enough, it goes
back to the United States for proc-
essing, eventually coming back to
hit the Axis.
The government is doing every-
thing possible to save money and
shipping space, and to repair mate-
riel, where possible, so that it can
get back into the fight as s8on as
possible. It means lives saved and
battles won. .
Chrome Plating
A warning about one of the newer
finishes, chromium plating, will di-
rect you in taking care of household
metals. Never under any circum-
stances use metal polishes or any
kind of cleaning powder on a
Chromium finish. It is a soft metal
and the plating wears off easily. It
is easy to keep it clean with just
a damp cloth.
And next, a reminder about one
of the older metal favorites for
kitchen utensils, iron. You can scour
iron with steel wool and use a strong
alkaline soap to remove grease. One
of the most important rules about
the use of iron is to always keep it
thoroughly dry. Even a little mois-
ture may cause it to rust.
If the iron does become rusty, you
can remove the rust with scouring
powder or with steel wool. Put a
thin coat of saltless oil or fat over
any iron utensil, which you use only
once in a while. Then, wrap it in
paper and store in a dry place.
Kansas Pioneer
Cyrus K. Holliday is hailed by his-
torians as one of the founders of
Topeka, Kan., and father of the San-
ta Fe railroad. He came to Law-
rence, Kan., in 1854 from Carlisle,
Pa., and was one of the early advo-
•cates of the free -state cause. With
a group of friends, Holliday picked
the, site for a new town, Topeka,
which they intended to be the capital
of the new state. Holliday was the
promoter, builder, first president,
and director of the Atchison, To -
'peke & Santa Fe railroad.
Posts of honor accorded Holliday
were: first mayor of Topeka, state
senator, state adjutant -4 general,
member of the Kansas house of rep-
resentatives, -president of the Mer-
chant's National bank, and president
of the Kansas Historical society.
Cellar Storage
No doubt cellar storage is the
more convenient way to keep vege-
tables. Too often, however, the
temperature of the room is too high,
especially in the fall and the begin-
ning of the winter. A cellar in which
the average temperature cannot be
kept below 50 degrees is bound to
cause much spoilage of stored vege-
tables. Proper ventilation will help
to lower the temperature of a cellar
in the fall. Keep the, cellar windows
open on cool nights and close them
during warm days. If this is done
consistently through October,' it will
do much to cool the cellar walls. •
Keep Record of Sick.
An accurate, written daily record
of everything that concerns a sick
person should be kept. The infor-
mation on it serves as a guide in
the doctor's' conclusions and recom-
mendations. It provides a definite
place for his instructions. Through
its use, misunderstanding can be
prevented when more than one per-
son is helping with the patient's
care.
Says Liquid Fertilizer
Increases Crop Yield'
A conservative estimoate
is that
"changingfrom dry to liquid 'ferti-
lizer
would increase the nation's an-
nual production of tomatoes by 200'
to 500 thousand tons," Wallace S,
Moreland, assistant to the• president'
of Rutgers university, declared,
Mr. Moreland said that two sci-
entists who pioneered in liquid ferti-
Iizer'rresearch, Dr. Victor A. Tied -
jells and Prof.. Lytnan G. Schermer -
horn of the New Jersey ,agricultural{
experiment station at Rutgers, also'
believe "liquid fertilizer would in -
creak our sweet potato crop by 10,
to 20 million bushels."
"They are of the opinion that;
equally significant increases could
be obtained with many another
vegetable crop," Mr. Moreland said.
"This method of fertilization is one
that can be utilized with equal facili-
ty by the commercial vegetable
grower and the Victory gardener.
For each, liquid fertilizer is the key
to more food from the same crop
area at lower cost."`
"You take any chemical fertilizer
that we are accustomed to apply to
the soil in the dry state, mix it with
water, and you have liquid fertiliz-
er," he explained. He said there is
"less plant injury from fertilizer,"
because the roots are not burned,
and "bigger crops from the . same
area, and less fertilizer is required
to make the bigger crop." Experi-
ments have proved this, he said.
List Many Probable
Causes for Farm Fires
Defective flues and chimneys, de-
fective equipment, and carelessness
are some of the main causes of
farmstead fires. Roof material
which ignites easily, lightning, care-
less use of smoking materials, im-
proper handling of kerosene and
gasoline, unsafe electric wiring, and
the wrong use of electric appliances
are some of the other causes of
fires.
In the kitchen, for example, en-
gineers suggest that the farmer ask
himself the following questions:
Does the stovepipe fit into the chim-
ney flue snugly? Is it necessary for
the stovepipe to pass through a par-
tition and, if so, is the partition pro-
tected by a metal thimble?
How close does the stovepipe
come to walls and ceilings? Could
this distance be increased? Is the
range set far enough away from
the wall? Does it have a metal mat
extending at least a foot in front
of it to prevent ashes and sparks
from falling on the floor?
Is the can of gasoline or kerosene
in the safest possible place, if it
must be stored in the kitchen?
Is the stovepipe supported prop-
erly at regular intervals? Do the
joints to, the pipe fit snugly into
each other?
Seal Treaty
The question of pelagic sealing
(killing seals in the water) in the
North Pacific ocean was finally set-
tled on July '7, 1911, by an agree-
ment known as the North Pacific
Sealing convention, reached between
the United States, Great Britain,
Russia and Japan which prohibited
the taking of fur seals in those wa-
ters.
This treaty, which became effec-
tive December 15, 1911, provided for
the allotment of 15 per cent of the
fur -seal skins taken annually on the
Pribilof islands to Canada and a like
amount to Japan. Throughout the
treaty, Japan took its share in cash,
as did Canada until 1933 when that
country began taking actual delivery
of its share of the skins. The allot-
ment' of skins to these governments
was in return for their relinquish-
ment of pelagic sealing in the wa-
ters covered by the convention. The
payments under treaty provisions to
Japan have amounted to approxi-
mately $1,500,000.
Aided Deaf
Thomas H. Gallaudet, famous for
his aid to the deaf, and a graduate
of Yale and Andover Theological
seminary, could not accept a minis-
terial post because of ill health,
but did interest himself in teaching
a deaf child named Alice Cogswell.
The child's father and a number of
friends raised the money to send
Gallaudet-abroad to study. In 1817,
accompanied by Laurent Clerc of
the Institut Royal DesSourds-Muets
in Paris, he returned to Hartford
and raised money for the first free
American school for the deaf. He
also helped establish public normal
schools in Connecticut, and interest-
ed himself in the education of the
Negro and higher education for
women. Galiaudet's youngest son,
Edward, with the aid of Amos Ken-
dall, established a school for the
deaf in Washington, D. C,, now
known as Gallaudet college.
Health Centers
New health 'centers in 16 Spanish-
American republics, launched with
the financial and technical co-opera-
tion of the United States, are helping
to keep critical raw materials flow-
ing to war plants in this, country.
They are doing this by ,keeping the
health and efficiency of raw materi-
als producers up to par. Altogether,
about 50 health centers have been
planned in accordance with recom-
mendations made at . the Rio de
Janeiro Conference of American
Ministers in January, 1942. They
range from small units in isolated
communities to huge, modern cen-
ters in capitals like Quito, Lima and
Santiago,
Progress Made•iii Finding
'Substitute for Gasoline-
Although
asolineAlthough 'the .problem o1` finding:•,
successful substitutes for gasoline as,
a "motor; fuel is not one .demanding�'
immediate . solution in the United
States, it is of interest to: note the
rapid progress being made along -
these lines elsewhere.
In many parts of the world where-
little or no gasoline is obtainable,
automobiles are being operated suc-,
cessfully on power generated from
charcoal gas ;which is made in an..
attachment to the motor. , It has.,
been found that there is a deficiency
of about 20 per cent in the power
made available as compared with.
gasoline power.
Gasoline has been produced from.
coaland shale for many years, and°
a bureau of standards estimate in
dicates that possibly as much as 50,
per cent of the gasoline used in op-
erating the Nazi war machine prior,
to the bombardment of the Ploesti.
oil fields was manufactured from,
coal.
Brazil apparently has gone, fur•.
ther than other countries in discov-
ering gasoline substitutes. A mix-
ture running as high as 90 per cent
alcohol and 10 per cent gasoline.
is now in general use in that country.
As a matter of fact that country
has been using this mixture since.
1931, the plan having been made -
compulsory by law in order to meet
themotorfuel shortage and help use
up the surplus of Sugar from which.
the alcohol was manufactured.
Powerful Explosive Made •
From Methyl Alcohol:
A recently announced high explo-
sive more powerful than TNT is the:
principal reason why methyl alco-
hol anti -freeze will riot be available
in 1943-44. Methyl alcohol is nec-
essary to the manufacture of hexa-
mine, basic ingredient of an ex-
plosive for bombs.
,The country's production of meth-
anol, the name by which methyl al-
cohol is known to chemists, has.
more than doubledsince war began.
However, the requirements for it in
explosives, plastics, and varied mili-
tary articles eliminates its use in
antifreeze and many peacetime.
products.
Enormous quantities of methanol
now required for the war program
are possible only because of the,
chemical industry's development
during the past 10 years of a process •
for synthesizing it from coke and.
water,
Methanol formerly was made by,
the destructive distillation of wood.
Today methanol, chemically identi-
cal with wood alcohol, is produced,
by high-pressure synthesis.
Ammunition Rounds
For years a single cartridge or a,
single shotgun shell had been known,
as a "round." Kecent research••
leaves the origin of the term still in
doubt.
According to Webster's, a "round"
is one shot discharged by each sol-
dier, gun or cannon of a command;.,
a unit of ammunition for one shot.
It has been assumed by many that;
the term was developed from the
fact that the original missile fired
from any sporting gun was a round?
ball, Other old timers who hark
back to muzzle -loading days are of -
the opinion that a complete set of
components was necessary to make.
up a "round." This included the ball,
the patch, the powder and the cap,
The real origin of the term is still
somewhat obscure and subject to de-
bate. But by constant usage through
the years, a single unit of ammuni-
tion, whether it be cartridge or shell,
has now the well-known designation-
of
esignationof &"'round," This encompasses the -
bullet, or shot, the powder, the case,
the primer, battery cup and "evil,.
the wadding, etc.
Apple Storage
Storing apples and marketing;
them gradually according to market.
needs will give the grower enough
extra money to pay for the storage-
fadlities provided, There are three.
types of storage; air-cooled or "com-
mon" storage, refrigerated or•
"cold" storage, and controlled at-
mosphere
tmosphere storage.
Apples use up oxygen from the.
air and give off carbon dioxide in
the ripening process, known as,
"breathing," and we can therefore,
realize the importance of the third
method of storage whereby the two.
gases can be controlled in the stor-
age room. The controlled atmosphere.
storage puts the apple to "sleep"
and the ripening process can be re-
tarded while still keeping the fruit
in excellent condition, with no loss,
in quality,
Family Income
In 1910 there were just over 20.
million families in the United States.
and the total national yearly income
paid out was slightly in excess of 28.
billion dollars. This was very un-
evenly distributed, but had it been
evenly divided among all the fami-
lies, each family would have had an,
income of $1,380.
By 1942 •there had been an in-
crease of 72 per cent in the number -
of families to a total of more than
34 million family units. At the same
'time, the national income had in-
creased 317 per cent, 'to 117'h
lion dollars.
If this 1942 income again had been
evenly divided among all families. ,
each family, would have received
$3,370, which would be an increase
of 144 per cent per family over the •
1910 average. -