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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1944-07-13, Page 6So please return us PROMPTLY 7, ef'e $1044*E ... in fact, quite a serious sherfage of bottles and cartons. However, it can be overcome if custom- ers return their empties, in the original containers, promptly-- td' the nearest Brewer's Retail Store—as these can be used over and over again. In this way you can help us maintain steady supplies for you. TREES Trees are majestic, as they stand Tall and erect at God's command; Like soldiers, yet to save, not kill, This is the mission they fulfill Far from the reach of human eye, Birds build their nests in thein ors high, At noon -tide in their sheltering shade The timid sheep rest unafraid. When rain and stormy winds carouse Man finds a refuge 'neath their boughs, While children love to, play and shout Around them after school's let out. Thus, in the tragedy of life They stand undaunted by the strife In leafy 'spiendor, ail .the while Knowing that "man alone is vile." —ROSE KEARNS V We ate what we must And not what we would be, i know - that one, hour Assures not another. The will an:1 the power are diverse. —Owen Meredith,' °UPON PROBLEMS AS ANS 'ER ED 1 til E NDON RAT1 N BOARD OFFICE Due ,Datesfor Ration Coupons Coupons now due are preserves D1 to 24; butter'66 to 69;'tea-coffee 14 to 29, El to ; E6, T30' "to T36; sugar 14 to 37; canning sugar Fl to, F10. Rationing of -Faris Equipment W. Harold McPhillips, prices and supply representative for Western Ontario, has warned that the new year for the rationing of farm equip- ment began on July L "Any . farmer whose- permit for farm equipment expired on June 30 :must apply for an extension sof time on that per- mit, if he still wishes to proeure the equipment," adds Mr. McPhillips. This application must be made to the heads office of the implement com- panyfrom whom the equipment is to be procured. If, however, the equipment is no longer needed, the company should be notified to this effect. Business Increase ,In , Country .,Sales Since the beginning of the war, retail sales, of Canada's country storekeeper have. increased so much that their volume of business, on a percentage basis, has surpassed' that of all other classes of merchants. It is the opinion of 'W. Harold Mc- Phillips, prices and supply represent- ative for Western Ontario, that the policies cf the Wartime Prices and Trade Board 'have been a decisive factor in the brisk business that the country store is experiencing. Chief among these is the policy of equitable distribution of available goods. whereby, each merchant is. assured of his full share. In addition, the restrictions on automobile travel and the scarcity of help in rural areas have made it necessary for farmers and their families to trade at the nearest store. There they often find "scarce goods', even after the city stores have replaced their exhausted disc. Price ,control has also worked a tremendous advantage for the county general store, not only for the period' of hostilities, but, will do so for the period of readjustment, 'Without this .control, retailers would have had to gamble heavily in obtaining 'as much' merchandise as possible, thereby creating an .inflationary situation. Leter, when prices tumbled to fair levels, the retailer would have faced serious inventory losses and ' bank- ruptcy. Especially in the ease of the small operator has price control off- set these most ruinous prospects of 'deflation.' v Sugar For Canning Housewives interested in canning may now use the second set of can- ning sugar coupons F6 to• F10 in ra- tion book three, according to W. Harold McPhillips, prices and supply representative for Western Ontario. Each eoupon may be used to buy one pound of sugar. This makes all the canning sugar coupons Fl to F10 now valid; Home canners may also use their valid preserves coupons for sugar. Each preserve coupon may be used for pound, of sugar. V - Change in Prices of Fresh Vegetables The seasonal change in the price of fresh vegetables goes into effect on July 15th and remains• in effect until July 31st, according to W. Harold McPhillips, prices and sup- ply representative for Western Ont. The retailer may sell at the maxi- mum price but his mark-up is not to exceed 30% 'on selling on his act- ual cost. Carrots, washed 3 lbs. for 16c, unwashed 3 lbs. for 14c in bunches, 3 one pound bunches 24c; parsnips, washed 3 lbs. for 26c, un- washed 3 lbs, for 24c; turnips ruta- bagas, washed 1 lbs. for 14c, unwash- ed 3 lbs. 11e; white washed 3 lbs. 20c, unwashed 3 lbs. 18c. fresh tops 3 one pound bunches 23c; beets washed' 3 lbs. 16e, unwashed: 3 lbs. 15c, fresh stocks with new lines of merehan- tops 3 one pound bunches 24e. Tells of Victory Over Gale, Fire, Mine, Subs The following article refers, to Cpl J mo" made the trip of snore thaw 2,000 George Harwood, grandson of Mrs. I miles each way, battling through Oliver, Clinton, who visited with her several weeks ago. the most severe ocean winter gales of the last five years, bucking winds "You nearly lost a son on this of 70 -miles per hour velocity, accord - trip, and so did a lot of other moth- ing to the official account of the ers! We ran into a hurricane, and voyage. It faced almost incredible it just about finished us," wrote danger from ice accumulation and Corporal. George Robert -Charles the strain of pounding waves that Harwood, in a letter just received rose to an engulfing 50 er 60 feet. by his parents. Mr. and Mrs, G. Har- As a result, an R.C.A.F. flying squ- wood, Sr. The parents live at 193 adron in Iceland obtained all the Suffolk Street, as do two sisters, supplies and equipment necessary Irene, who is 16, and 10 -year-old for new .blows against Nazi sub - Doris. Serving in one of two small wood- en ships of the R. C. Az F. Marine section, he travelled through 4,000 miles of the worst stretch of the Eastern Air Command. Deisel- North Atlantic, in the worst possible !driven, it has a woad n hull and weather, according to an official R. superstructure, and is in the ap- C. A. F. release. "None of us thought !proximate 500 -ton class, intended at the time that we would ever get (( only for trips along the shores of out of it alive," he wrote. the Maritimes. "But we did! I can't really tell you much in a letter, hut I'll have quite Late last • year aerial strategy an adventure to tell you all about against the submarines in the North when I see you again. .1 must be one Atlantic changed, and the ;R.C,A.F, of the luckiest guys alive, or else decided to station a squadron in I've got nine lives like a cat, This Iceland. Men, aircraft, -and the full Makes four times that I've nearly equipment of the squadron had to be transported to the new location, marines. The ship is one of two chief vessels of the Air Force "fleet" operated by the Marine Section of beenkilled, but I'nn still here yet!" Corporal Harwood was born in Kitchener, but moved to Guelph with his parents when he was five years old. He . attended Central School and the G.C.V,I., and, had .been work- ing at the Biltmore Hat factory be. fore enlisting with the R.C.A.F, He joined the air force at Toronto, in January 1942, , after taking a pre enlistment wireless course ' at Galt. Completing his training at Montreal he was posted to an east coast stat- ion to serve with the R.C.A.F. Mar- ine section. He is a wireless operat- or. His father is a veteran of the last war, having served two years overseas with the 125th Battalion of Brantford. Four eouisins are also. serving, in the armed services; Doug- las and.,Verdun. Oliver in Italy with the army, ,Raymond.^ Oliver in the Navy and Muriel Oliver in the RC. EMERGENCY TRIP In .the emergency, the Air Force decided to risk the trip with the "Eakimo" and the. "Beaver". Flight - Lieutenant J. Howell, officer com- manding the Marine Section R.C. A,F. station at Dartmouth, took charge of the "Eskimo". He is a veteran of a lifetime at sea, and had years' of experience with the R. C. A. F. Marine. The men probably owe their lives to his experience with seagoing craft, for the little vessel had/ to use an auxiliary sail. to fight' her way through the heavy seas. The first stage of the voyage was uneventful,• -'.but when the ship was. one day out from Newfoundland, the wind reached gale force. That afternoon, January 17, the "Eski: mo's cook was awakened from an 4,000 -MILE VOYAGE • after -lunch nap /by smoke and the '- Unescorted and alone, the "F,ski- craokies of flames.His .alley' 'was on , fire.:'.. The "ship' hose to in the heavy, seae.and nil hands fongh t the fire 'with chemical extineuishei! and water. Crowbars b,teke throug1 tate partition; and the fire' was soon under control. The other arae of the Partition was a tank. holding 100 gallons • of high octane gasoline, and in the ship's hold were, 50 tons e depth charges! I Say Sulfa Drugs Cannot Be Used Indiscriminately Sulfa . drugs, ; though among the foremost lifesaving developments of this generation, may cause perious nutritional disturbances if used, in -1 discriminately. f C. A. Elvehjem and his associates at the;University of Wisconsin have reached that conclusion on the ba- sis of animal experiments they have been conducting'with the drugs. These/ men found that white rats,' fed aeration on which they ordinarily, thrive,, stop growing and develop `vi- tamin deficiencies when certain sul- fa preparations are added to t,the diet for several weeks, Indications are that the drugs destroy intestinal bacteria which aid nutrition by man! ufacturing vitamins. Trials by Elvehjem and Beverly Ransome show the ill effects of suc- cinyl sulfathiazole canbeprevented or cured ,by including in the diet two of the "newer" B -complex vita- mins, biotin and folic acid. When rats are not given the sulfa prepara- tion, they thrive on rations lacking these vitamins, In a study to learn what effect sulfa drugs have on the intestinal tract, Elvehjem, Elizabeth McCoy and Ola Gant learned they cause a sharp decrease in the numbers of certain bacteria normally present. Changes not only occurred in the contents of the intestinal tract, but also in the cecum and colon them- selves. . The gale ' conti'nued'''.for five full days, driving the little ship 200 miles off course. Heavy seas cut off the log line and tore away the (lod'- gees and ,rails on the boat_ deck. The • entire superstructure took a terrific pounding. One day a flare—sign, of submarines-wasseen on the ,port side. Then, on the evening of Janu- ary 22, a floating ' mine was sighted. It was travelling along the path of the moonlight and drifted ominously, by, onthe starboard side, within 10 feet of the "Ebkimo." Battered but comparatively intact, the ship reach- ed Reykyavick on January 25. Her arrivalwas a "seven day wonder.' RecorclsA show that six U-boats had been reported along :her course! HOME, TRIP WORSE Bad as the eastward voyage was, the home trip was worse. Within a day the "Eskimo" plunged into a gale that Shook the whole North Atlantic, Elsewhere on the water, heavy damage was done to large ocean-going ships. The little wood- en vessel labored heavily through it all. She 'bucked the nor, -nor' - west gale for three days and two nights, and then was forced to haul away •ancl' nm with the wind. That night she lost more mileage than she had gained ie '' three 'days and two nights, The ladders to the •bridge were smashed; the -canvas and railing around the wheelhouse were swept away; oil drums and assorted equip- ment went overboard. And one mighty wave ripped' off the compan- ionway to the forecastle, making the crew's quarters uninhabitable. It was impossible to find a dry spot on the ship. The men in the engine room worked in raincoats. The crew slept in odd corners of the galley, or in passageways, on coiled rope or hose or gear, in two or three inches of water. Everything was awash. But somehow, she managed to reach Newfoundland, and was held there until temporary repairs made her seaworthy again. She has just reach- ed home. --Guelph: Mercury. —v SONG OF BAYFIELD BESIDE HURON'S DEEP Beside Huron's Deep, where the sun goes to sleep, There's a village tucked back in the hills', It brings back fond memories of days long ago, As I picture it's rivers and rills, There's an old-fashioned bridge hid- den back in the trees, Where the robins repose in the cool suimner breeze, There's starlight to guide you when the sun goes to sleep, The place is called Bayfield beside Huron's Deep. There's ' beautiful in'eadowsy there's violets and .bees, There's quaint little streetswith tall maple trees, Where the hollyhocks• beckon to the wild rose so sweet, The place is called Bayfield beside Huron's Deeps There's a lazy old river where the ' fish? shantys stand, And an old-fashioned/ pier where the fishermen land. There's fishing galore and the fish never sleep, . The place is called Bayfield beside; Huron's Deep. Now in fancy I` roam o'er it's mea- dows and dells . It seams I can'' hear the chiming church bells, As in memory I' stroll in the village so sweet, Back id sweet Bayfield beside Hu- ron's Deep. ' In a setting of silver, purple and gold The sun goes to sleep in a bed of pure gold, Then the morn says 'hello as up the mountain it creeps,; The place is. called Bayfield) beside Huron'si Deep. If it's beauty was painted, 'twouuld give an artist a name, He would no longer seek his for- tune or fame, For he would have there that some- thing to snake his picture complete, • The '.place is . called Bayfield beside Huron's Deep. --Winifred Ahrens Cotton Defoliated During Greenhouse Growing Test A successful cotton crop . was re- cently harvested at Stamford, Conn., in a greenhouse under the supervi- sion of scientists at work in the Re- search Laboratories of American Cyanamid company. Close laboratory control was nes- essary in order to observe the life habits of cotton plants from seeding time to harvest. Time lapse movie cameras recorded the life cycle of plant growth. Experiments were also made to observe the effect of a chemical which causes premature defoliation. The defoliation of cotton plants has become of special interest to cot- ton growers who want leafless cot- ton so they can use mechanical har- vesters in place of hand labor. More attention to plant breeding and chemical treatment in the grow- ing of cotton promises to keep it in line with cellulose and synthetic fibers after the war is over. Many areas in the cotton belt feel sure that research holds the answer to future economicproblems in the cot- ton industry. The Morning Star Pennies donated by Sunday school children provided th'e funds to build an auxiliary barkentine for the American Board of Foreign, Mis-: sions when they decided in 1884 to Early OPA As long ago as 1314, the English parliament resorted to price fixing in wartime. During the war be- tween England and Scotland, the price of a fat ox was set by law at $4, a cow at $3, a fat hog at 83 cents and a sheep at 29 cents. A .couple of chickens brought two cents, a goose five cents and eggs were lim- ited to one cent a dozen, Arable land in Kent rented from six to 12 cents an acre, pasture at two cents and meadowland from 8 to 20 cents. Two centuries later ale sold for four cents a gallon and a Iaborer was paid from five to seven cents a day. By the reign of Elizabeth price levels had risen substantially. .A country house rented for $1 to $1.50 a year and could be bought for $25•or $30. Wheat was 25 cents a bushel, an ox $6.50. Claret sold for five cents a quart and red port for six cents. Wages had gone up too. A laborer was ,paid .8 to 12 cents a day. Connecticut Yank'' Helped, Brazil Gain Independence A jobless Connecticut Yankee who helped win and consolidate Brazil's independence more than a century ago has become •a symbol of Brazil- ian -United States unity in the pres- ent war far freedom. He is Admiral. David Jewett, New London sailor who served in the liberating navies of, three American republics.; Jewett was born at. New 'London in 1772 and a few years later made a trip across the Atlantic with his parents which confirmed the youth-, fur voyager in hisdetermination to follow the sea. He studied naviga- tion after returning to the United States and was commissioned in the infant United States navy at the age of 19. Commanding the 24 -gun Trumbull, he distinguished himself in the war against the Barbary pirates and 'in the War of 1812. When, one of America's first disarmament' pro- grams left him without a command, Jewett promptly offered his services to Argentine patriots in their strug- gle for independence from Spain. From June 22, 1815, when he was commissioned in the tiny Argentine navy, Jewett's Invincible wreaked havoc on Spanish men-of-war sent to suppress the uprising, until the last vestige of Spanish rule had been shattered six years later. His work done, the doughty warrior sailed his brig Maypu north, to do for Brazil what he had done for her southern neighbor. Coeds in 1883 Received Direct Dating Instructions Sixty years ago, in 1883, Betty Coed and her boy friend at the Penn- sylvania State college received very definite dating instructions. One reads: "Gentlemen desiring to accompany young ladies outside of the building must first obtain writ- ten permission from the president," and it adds, "No young lady is al- lowed to receive visits from gentle- men in the parlor or elsewhere, or to accompany them outside of the building without the previous per- mission of the Lady Principal." "Young ladies are absolutely for- bidden to hold any communication out of the windows or by means of the steam pipes," the rules said. All requests by gentlemen "to call on or accompany young ladies," and all requests by young ladies "to re- ceive or accompany gentlemen," had to be presented to the Lady Principal in the Ladies' Parlor be- tween 6:45 and 7 p, m. daily except Sundays. The Ladies' Parlor was closed at nine o'clock every evening except Fridays and Sundays. Friday eve- nings it was closed at 10:15, Sunday evenings at 8:30. Young ladies were not allowed to study in the parlor nor to receive visits during study hours. carry light to the heathen in the Southern Pacific. A peculiar characteristic of the Morning Star, which was a com- bined sailing and steam craft, was a mainmast which was a hollow spar, serving both as a mast for the sail and a smoke stack. In keeping with her religious pur- pose, the figurehead was• a beauti- fully carved, draped figure of a woman holding a Bible in her left hand. On the stern was a large silver star radiating brilliant golden rays. Pick Mail on Fly Picking up mail on the fly, as air- planes do, is something like catch- ing big fish with a rod • and reel. A ten -foot hickory pole protruding from beneath the plane holds the pickup hook temporarily in posi- tion for a "strike" as the pilot swoops, low over the ground station. A loop of rope fastened to a bullet- shaped mail container is draped over tvio standards in the ground so that' it can be easily snagged. Row Fertilizing On large plots where' the rows are widely spaced, it is more econom- ical to apply plant food ,to the rowo rather than broadcast it over the entire garden area.. Exhaustive placement tests indicate,that the very best results are achieed when the plant food'is placed in'furrows two inches to each side of the seed row. The plant food furrowsrshould be' deep enough to allow the placing of theplant food 1 to 11/2 inches be- low the planted seed or seed piece. Plant food should be applied 'at the rate of one quart (two pounds) per 50 feet of row . . . that is, one pint (one pound) on each side of; the 50 feet of row. Under this method of row . fertilizing, the seed , is planted first and covered while the string row marker is in place. The plant food furrows are then made, the plant food distributed in them, and covered. At the, moment of contact, line' is paid out franc a winch or reel in- side the plane, and an automatic brake gradually snubs the line, aft- er which the mail is hauled up by an electric motor. Butter Defects Although objectionable flavors are mostly noticeable in eating butter, defects in body and structure also are objectionable and hurt the ap- pearance of the butter. These de- fects are weak, greasy, salvy, crum- bly, and mealy bodied butter. Some of the causes of these faults are hi - adequate cooling of cream and ex- cessive working of butter; work- ing excessively. while soft, too high churning temperature, or allowing the butter to get warm • before work ing/ overworking while the butter is firm, especially if worked without water; ' and churning sour cream which has been held at high tem- perature. U. S. Uses Oil Resources Far in advance of other nations in adapting its civilization to the in- ternal'.combustion engine, the Unit- ed States has already cashed nearly three-fifths of the tremendous petro- leum wealth so far charted in un- derground pools. About 27,000 mil- lion of 47,000 million barrels charted' have been brought to the surface: Diametrically different is the posi- tion of Russia Venezuela, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Bahrein . and Saudi Arabia? where production to date has been comparatively little and new discoveries are pyramiding the• o r . • Modern Battleships Modern battleships are about two blocks long, a third of a•block wide. Each battleship is a complete ,unit; it generates its own electricity, has a complete telephone and tele- graphic exchange, radio and - me- chanical signaling devices, It has a print shop and prints a daily news- paper. There's a movie theater, a library, ; recreation rooms, post of- fice, jail, hospital and schools. A battleship has from eight to nine decks and it takes s from 1,200 to 1,500 men and officers, most of whom are carefully trained special- ists, . to operate the great fighting machine. The torpedo is the battle- ship's attyship's most deadly enenj. 'Tine Duck' Is Historic, ° - Todgfr Game of Argentina% The historic Argentine game "Ef Pato" ("the duck"), was played up,. to the middle of the 19th' century, as a rather ' free-for-all affair be - tweeze two rival bands oh horseback,; much as the North American In - diens played' what later became la- crosse. The two sides strove for•• the possession of a duck sewed in ai sack, the field of action usually extending from one given estancia to another, About 1840y the game was banned;' by dictator Juan Manuel de Razes,. not, as is generally supposed, owing, to the dangers of the game itself;, but because of the many casualties,: which resulted from arguments,: among players and spectators who - ' 'had bet their. shirts. It is no'longer, the game of the•. gauchos' (who no longer exist in the . 19th century sense), but is a sport.: for young men who ride well and don't mind a few knocks. It has an advantage over polo, in that peo- ple of ordinary means can afford to. play, especially in Argentina where,• fine horses are not a luxury, The ball is a• regulation soccer - football, encased in a leather frame- work with six rawhide handles, by means of which it is carried, passed' or tugged until it can be thrown, through a hoop one ineter (approxi- mately 3' 3") in diameter, and three meters in the air. A side is com- posed of three forwards and a back; the field measures 200 meters by 100. Keep Birds Free From Mites to Control Colds.: Control of colds depends to a great - extent upon removing the causes. before the disease has a chance to., get started. The specialists advise, be sure the chicken house is free from parasites, especially red mites, and • that the birds themselves are free • from lice. Remove the birds with ad- vanced cases, clean and disinfect the . chicken house often, and give the . birds fresh water several times daily. In feeding them, keep a well-bal- anced dry mash before them at all times, and at noon feed them a wet mash in amounts small enough that they will eat it all within half an hour. To wet the mash, use butter- milk, skim milk, whey or semisolid milk. If milk is not available, wet: the mash with water containing one pint of molasses to each gallon of water. Add a teaspoonful of feeding oil that contains vitamins A and D, to each quart of grain they are given. Always keep the litter dry and allow no strong drafts in the chicken house at night. Soap Thrift There are a dozen ways to be thrifty in the use of soap without - imperiling standards of cleanliness and health. Laundering, bathing, dishwashing, housecleaning—these must go on "as usual," but they can be done without some of the waste- ful habits that some people have acquired. Using just the actual. amount of soap that is needed for a panful of dishes or a tubful of • clothes is one way to conserve. No, recipe can be giventhat covers all'' cases. Water hardness, the amount of water used, the amount of soil or, grease on dishes or clothes—these' will determine the amount of soap that is needed for the quickest and most efficient cleansing. But al- though no rule can be laid down. that will have general application, each homemaker can determine these amounts for herself. She can always use just the amount she , needs for the particular task in hand. Speaking very generally, good dishwashing usually calls for a two-inch suds; and good launder- ing for a two or three-inch suds. Coal Dyes A new way td make dyes directly from bituminous coal's has just been' ,n tented by Dr, H. B. Charmbury, • assistant . professor of fuel tech-; nology at the Pennsylvania State col- lege.. The•patent has been assigned ' to' Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal I4.esearch%, Inc. The dyes, extracted from gals representing five differ-: sol seams in Pennsylvania, can be' re.rd on both cellulose and protein, liters and have been successfully t tested on rayon, celanese, linen, silk, • nylon, jute, and wool. Shades of brown and khaki were obtained such as those'used in color- ing army uniforms, blankets and other equipment. • Separation of carbons is the proc- ess " used in the direct -from -coal rnethod,'and 'the by-products, after, chemical treatment, are used to pre- pare synthetic dyes. This provides. a new use for bituminous coals. • Cornstalk Disease "Cornstalk" disease, which usu ally occlurs soon' 'after cattle have been turned into fields to pasture the stalks, is less likely to occur when the stalks are broken down., Although exact causes ;of this dis- I . este Are unknown, ' the 'effects are., rapid and often fatal." Symptoms of .' cornstalk poisoning are 'muscular;• trembling, convulsions and prostra-! tion.' '.Prompt treatment by a veteri-1 narian may reduce the number of! deaths, but even then the loss May ;• be high. Allowing only one or two of thee. less- valuable 'animals' access to the le field -for several days before turn- -Mg .in the bulk of the herd is a prac Lice, followed by somecattle owners �.. to cheek the 'safety ofthe stalk field.