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of both bottles and
cadons... it's downrightwasleful
to leave a lot of them at your
summer cottage, when they
might otherwise be put to good
use all winter long. Por bottles
and cartons are used over and
over again. Soplease return
your summer's collection of
empties, in their original car-
tons, now— to your nearest
Brewer's Retail Store, and help
us maintain steady supplies for
you this winter.
1943 Tobacco Crop
Final estimates of the 1943 Cana-
dian tobacco crop: show a total pro-
duction of 69,103,900 lb. grown on
71,140 acres, as eompared with 89,-
699,400 ib. from 78,730 acres in 1942.
The gross farm value of the 1943
crop is .estimated at $19,646,200
which compares with $21,539,100, the I
value of the 1942 crop.Average
prices to growers in 1943 were higher
for all types of tobacco than the
prices paid for'the 1.942 crop.
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Invasion Troops Assured
Satisfactory Supplies of
Beer
The British Ministry of Food to-
gether with the Navy, Army and Air
Force Institute and the British Brew-
ing 'Industry, has made special, ar-
rangements to fly satisfactory sup-
plies of beer to the troops in Nor-
mandy in specially .prepared auxil-
iary Spitfire fuel tanks.
Supplies are expected to be more
generous than were available in Italy,
Sicily or North Africa and British
civilians are cheerfully taking a
considerable cut to make this'p. os-
sible.
Army authorities have always .con-
tended that beer is a morale builder
second: only to anvil. i •
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'HE CtINTON ; NEW RECORI
THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED
TO THE POETS .
.Here They Will Sing You Their Son sL Sometimes
Gay, Sometimes Sad—But Always Helpful
and,: Inspiring
TEIF ROAR OF LONDON -.
Long; years ago I, listened to the roar
Of -London traffic; that deep un-
der -tone,'
Like ocean .breakers tramping of the
shore,
Was one perpetual, diapason drone
Last night I heard that roar upon
the air,
But it was thundrous, changed
with anger dire,
As though the lions of Trafalgar
Square
Had come to life. and in ferocious
ire'
Were growling, snarling, snapping at
the sties,
And clawing down to death the
flying Huns!
Those roaring lions were no fantasies
For in the thunder of a thousand
guns
The lion heart of London leapt to
fight,
put the aerial hosts of hell to
flight. °
And
J. Lewis Milligan.
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A TRYST WITH THE STARS
Each night I stand by my window,
To see if my stars are there,
Just above the neighboring tree-
tops,
In a sky spread calm and fair,
With all of the even's mystery—
A sight beyond compare!
My heart grows still in our tryst-
ing—
The stars, from am ordered sphere,
Look down on my life's confes-
sions—
Its worries and haste and fear,
And bring me a wider vision;
A thought, serene and clear,
I turn from our sweet communion
To quiet rest and sleep.
As a weary child is my trusting
In a Love unwearied and deep—
Far deeper than human knowing—
That gives. us this tryst to keep.
Rena Chandler
COMPARISONS
If a man would be a soldier, he'd ex-
pect, of course, to fight;
And he couldn't be an author if he
didn't try to write.
So it isn'tcommon logic, doesn't have
a real, true ring,
That a man, to be a Christian, does
not have to do a thing.
If a man would be a hunter, he must
go among the trees;
And he couldn't be a sailor if he
wouldn't sail the seas,
How° strange for any member of a
church to think that he
Could stay away from worship and a
werthy member bel
When you join associations, you must
pay up all your dues;
And youpay for all you purchase,
from your hat down to your shoes.
There are social clubs 'for women,
and the same for men and boys,
But the members all expect to pay
for what each one enjoys,
Then how is it that members of a
church can sit in pews
And expect some few to ,run it with-
out others paying dues?
The cost of operation must be met in
church the same
As in home of corporation, or in
work of any name.
Let us honestly consider which this
difference ..we find
Between our church relations and
every other kind. •
Our business obligations must be
met, the law provide;
But the church is not insistent, so
we let the matter slide. -
'Shawinigan'
QUEEN ANNE'S LACE
Queen Anne, Queen Anne,
How many weavers wove: for you?
They must have had a ton of thread,
And tons and tons of love for you.
Queen ,Anne, Queen Anne,
'How gay and, spry they must have
been;'
Each roadside place is full of lace,
You happy, happy,queenI
Nancy Byrd Turner.
A MEMORY
13y Lotta Pierce
All her beauty, all her laughter
Will be remembered ever after.
When the moon in sweet delight
Walks the earth in virgin white;
When the silken rain is falling;
When the nightingale is calling.
All her beauty, all her laughter
Will be remembered ever after,
When a sudden song is heard;
When the winging of a bird
Makes the night a tiring of wonder
With the stars as golden plunder,.
All her beauty, all her laughter '
Will be tetembered ever after.
When she lies in lonely death;
When her flower-scented breath
Leaves her .body; and her eyes
Close forever where she lies,
All her beauty, all her laughter
Will be remembered ever after.
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KINSHIP
0, if you had a sailor boy
On duty far at sea,
Or one who flies the heavens
In the cause of liberty;
Or a soldier in the front line
In some country far away,.
Do you think you could forget him
For one minute of the day.
There are wives with husbands
Serving at the battle posts afar,
There are men with younger brothers
Who with Eisenhower are,
There are boys in far,off countries
And I think it fair to say
By their Loved ones they're
remembered
Every minute of the day.
Well, if you have no boy on duty
As a sailor far at sea,
And no one who rides the heavens,
In the cause of liberty,
Just remember there are mothers,
Wives and sisters, sweethearts, too,
Who have loved ones who are fight-
ing,
On some battle post for you.
Never think it doesn't matter,
They are your sons and they're nine,
It's for us they all are fighting
On some far-flung battle line.
It's our warfare they are waging,
It's for us they face the fray,
And we never should forget it
For one minute of the day, •
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Beef Average About 700 00
Everything points to a splendid
recovery in the production of sugar
beets in 1944. The Dominion Pro-
vincial Agricultural Conference in
December, 1943, set as its 1944 ob-
jective 63,400 acres and the latest
reports received indicate that a total
of about 70,000 acres have been
planted. This is just about equal to
the 70,700 acres of 1941, which was
the second largest acreage ever pro-
duced in the history of . the sugar
beet industry in Canada. Last year
the acreage dropped to 52,600 acres
so that the 1944 crop represents an
increase over 1943 of 17,000 acres, or
32 per cent.
: This is the reply of the farmers of
Canada to the appeal of the Govern-
ment for more sugar beets to ease
the sugar .situation. In spite of the
ina.ny difficulties with which they
knew they would be faced in ,pro-
ducing sugar beets they have again
shown their eagerness to co-operate
in maintaining production goals and
backing up the war effort.
The actual acreage contracted for
between the companies' and, the
growers this year totalled 71,438
acres. The plantings by provinces as
reported at the middle of June were
as . follows Ontario, 16,000 acres;
Alberta, 30,000; Manitoba, 14,000;
Quebec, 9,600—Total 69,500 acres.
Latest reports indicate that the
1944 crop' is generally in good,con-
dition and prospects arefor a good
crop° With much needed help. supp-
lied by Japanese,' German prisoners
of war, Conscientious Objectors, and
in, some cases by Canadian soldiers
and civilians, cultivation is progres-
sing, the work done by, these various'
groups has !been)ve'y satisfactory.
Over 200 Farm Comnanda`
Units;'noW Operating
Are Supplying Voluntary Help For
-Iarvesting of Ontario 'Crops
°vex two hundred •cities, towns anti
villages in Ontarie have now organi-
zed ralvi Coptmando Brigades iso,
enlist volunteer workers• to assist it
the harvesting of" Ontario. oro1e this
year, ' according, to, a report from
Alex Maclaren, "Director; of .the
Ontario 1•''arn Service Force. Li ad-
dition, many of the smaller munici-
palities are setting up a ';splendid
record of providing part timne.farm
help without the formal organization
of a Farm, Commando Committee,
Mr. .Maclaren says he is greatly
impressed by the recognition. on the
part of urban people of the necessity
of giving the farmers all the assia-.
tante possible. in handling this year's
splendid crops, A large amount of
lielp;was voluntarily provided in har-
vesting the huge hay crops but•' the
needs during the next three months
for the harvesting of grain, roots,
vegetables and fruit will be so great
that a critical situation may develop
unless greater numbers of volunteers
eome forward to take part in the
battle of the land, army. Especially
large numbers 'of helpers will be
needed td harvest the tomato, corn
and fruit crops, which are greatly• in
excess of last year. Men -and women,
boys and girls, can help by giving one
or two days a week, or even their
spare afternoons and evenings, or
by devoting their two or three weeks
holidays to healthful and patriotic
work on the farms of Ontario. Urban
citizens are urged' to register at once
with their own Farm Commando
Brigade or to communicate either
with the Ontario Farm Service Fore:.
Parliament Buildings, or their near-
est National Selective Service Office.
Care at Harvesting Fruits,
Vegetables Saves Heavy
Losses
Fruit growers and market garden-
ers are doing a splendid job in con-
nection with wartime food conserva-
tion. Much loss of valuable food may
be caused previous to storage or ship-
ment by careless handling at harvest
time, says W. R. Phillips', Division of
Horticulture, Central Experimental
Farm, Ottawa.
While great care may be taken
with the marketing and storage of
potatoes it is alarming to see the
tubers intended• for table stock which
have to be discarded during the sea-
son. n Close examination of these dis-
cards show the most arc :bruised, cut
or rotted These injuries could be
avoided by careful handling. If a
potato is dropped unnecessarily the
skin in often broken and the tissue
bruised, making exclellent material
for rots to develop,. These rots, after
getting a start, affect other potal•egs,
causing much loss of valuable fond.
Similarly, other root crops, also
cabbage, cauliflower, celery and other
stored vegetables, should be handled
with care. All are actually living
material composed of many minute.
cells. Rough handling may result in
breaking many of these cells, causing
an area of dead, tissue and •bringinm
about food loss.
The need for careful handling of
fruit is even more necessary and for
that reason greater care is usually
exercised. In spite of this, con-
siderable loss. takes place every year
as a result of careless handling at
harvest. Bruises' inflicted at picking
on the wagon to- the packing house,
on. the grader and in packing all lead
to food losses. '
No set rule can be laid down to
correct these problems. It is just a
matter of using common sense.
Padding in picking !baskets for tender
fruits, on grading tables and' orchard
boxes helps. Using the proper type
of digging equipment prevents loss in
root crops. Proper distribution of the
farm help has been known to prevent
losses. When a man fails to realize
the importance of careful• handling he
should be ;put on another job where
he will do less damage.
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LACK OF FORESIGHT'
The fanned deductive powers of
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle once failed
him miserably. During the run of
one of his plays a young $10 -a -week
actor playfully suggested, to the
great detective -story writer that the
two agree to •share their combined
incomes' for the rest of :their lives.
Doyle was amused at the youth's
proposal, but he might well have
spared his 1;aughter. For the young
upstart's name was Charlie Chaplin.
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HIGHLY VALUED '
"My wife says if I don't, give up
fishing she's ,going :to leave me."
"Well—don't forget you've got a
mighty fine wife."
"I know it; I'an sure going to miss
her."
Foreign Nations Possess
FUnds for Reconstruction
Theprospect is that the demand
fpr American goods by foreign coun-
tries aftek the, war ,will: be excep-
tingnally' large, accgrding; to, the Al-
exander 'Hamilton Institute, The
Western European countries will be
in the market for , manufacturing
equipment while • the eastern and
more agricultural countries will 're-
quire farm machinery. The ques-
tion has arisen, therefore, as to how
the various .countries will pay for.
the commodities which thea contem-
plate buying from the United States.
An analysis made by the treasury
reveals that foreign countries have
substantial assets in the United
States, amounting to over $13,000,-
000,000. This total ,;includes 'ear-
marked gold valued at $2,500,000,000,
bank deposits amounting to over
$4,000,000,000, stocks and bonds esti-
mated at $3,160,000,000 and direct in-
vestments of $1,950,000,000.
Of the total, enemy countries own
nearly $500;000,000 while enemy-oc-
levied countries own $4,000,000,000.
Consequently, European countries
own about $4,500,000,000. Funds be-
longing to other blocked countries
amount to about $2,683,000,000. These
figures indicate that foreign nations
,are in a position to buy substantial
quantities of commodities in the
'United States.
'Hard Hat Saves Man
From Crushing Death
One of the naval air stations re-
ports a spectacular accident in
which a hard hat saved the life of
its wearer.
An electrician ground crew man
working in one of the hangars was
observed by a supervisor to be with-
out a safety helmet as required by
regulations. Called on it, he replied
that he thought that company hel-
mets were not available to subcon-
tractor employees. The error was
corrected, and a hard hat imme-
diately provided. That was in the
morning.
The afternoon of the same day it
happened! A piece of 2 by 4 by 18-
'inch timber, with three spikes driv-
en clear through it, fell from a
catwalk 134 feet above, striking the
man on the head with such force
(670 foot-pounds) that one of the
nails penetrated the left side of
the helmet near the top.
Aside from being knocked down
and stunned, the man suffered no
other injury and was able to resume
his work without ill effects. Had he
not worn the helmet, the nail would
unquestionably have pierced his skull
and brain.
Wise Grazing Management
Adjustment of grazing animals to
seasonal ups and downs in forage in-
dicates a es use of some steers or mutton
which are the most readily salable
and buyable kind of stock. Yearlings
may be bought or carried over to
utilize surplus grass above the needs
of a reduced breeding herd or flock.
When a dry spring limits grass,
steers may be sold in April. A pro-
longed drouth, limiting both grass
and feed crops, would require fall
sale of steers with the heifers and
cull cows.
Among benefits of conservative
stocking and grazing management
are needs of fewer sires and less
equipment; lower death losses; ease
of handling yearling steers; fewer
forced sales on glutted markets; sta-
ble income; benefit of good breeding
preserved, and a more permanent
ranching business and livestock in-
dustlf.
Change Often
' Underwear should be changed
often enough to avoid the need for
harsh laundering, which shortens
the life of textiles.
Wash gently in tepid soapy wa-
ter, with several rinses in clear wa-
ter of the same temperature. If the
weather is freezing, hang the clothes
indoors to dry, but don't hang them
over the stove or over the radiator.
Ironing is unnecessary if the clothes
are hung properly. Smooth them
;with the hand or, in the case of
brushed rayons, use a brush lightly
to bring back the fluff. Good care
will make the garments last longer,
and is a wartime "must" for every
girl and woman who wants to do
her `part.
Treated Wood Possibilities
Chemically treated wood which
will eliminate sticking doors, win-
dows, and drawers, make it easy to
remove scratches from furniture,
and permit wood to be bent and
shaped, is in prospect for postwar
homes. These .treatments 'profound-
Iy biter the natural properties of
wood, widening the scope of its use-
fulness. Soft woods such as poplar,
now employed for such ordinary
items as ironing boards, shelves and
breadboards, can be made as hard
as hard maple, forecasting possible
use as a furniture base. Beautiful
woods like cypress, at present used
for paneling, siding and shingles,
could go into furniture and floors.
Wear and Tear
The nation's railroads have been
subjected to unprecedented wear
and tear, requiring large expendi-
tures for maintenance and repair.
Current maintenance expenditures
for the 12 -month period ending Sep-
tember 30, 1943, totaled $2,347,000,-
000—or twice as great as in 1938, r
the year prior to the outbrreak oft
hostilities in Europe.
Necro May Be Cured
By Sulfaguanidine
Evidence is increasing to 'shows
that bacteria belonging to the Sal-
monella group play a very important
part in the cause of infectious enteri!
tis or necro in ,swine, one of the most
common and ; destructive diseases'
with which hog producers have to
contend. The Salmonella bacteria
are associated' with numerous dis-
eases involving the intestines, and
it appears that the necro germ is.
closely related to the Salmonella
germs that produce pullorum and'
paratyphoid diseases in chickens
and turkeys.
Infectious enteritis is a disease
that affects 'chiefly the large bowel
and to some extent the stomach
and occasionally also the small
bowel. The disease occurs, in both
acute and chronic forms and runs a
course of a few days to several
weeps. In the acute form the pigs
live only a few days, .In such cases
a severe :diarrhea usually occurs
which often contains blood, The.
large intestine in these cases is often
very red and may show loss of the,
lining of the bowel which gives rise
to the appearance of blood in the
droppings. Small ulcers may often
be found. .
Experimental studies on sulfa -
guanidine have given very gratify-
ing results. It is believed that from.
80 to 90 per cent of the sick pigs can
be brought back to making normal
gains for marketing if the treatment
is followed by changing to new
ground and proper sanitation to pre-
vent reinfection. The dosage found
most satisfactory is 0.75 to 1.5
grams of the drug per day for each
10 pounds body weight. This amount
is divided between morning and eve-
ning for a period of 5 to 7 days.
For those pigs which are eating
their feed, the drug may be admin-
istered by mixing -in a small amount
of wet mash or thick swill. The
pigs which are not eating should be
separated from the drove and given
the drug by capsule or bolus until
;they are eating well enough to go
'back in the drove receiving the
drug in mash or swill.
TglfT . l JI.T,LY 27th, 19
Sweet Potatoes Must
Be Carefully Handled'?
From 'the o* through the ^curing,
house thereis a chain of problems
in the life of a sweet potato. Be-
ginning at the row, vines should be.
removed • itnmediately if , frost,
strikes, or the potatoes dug at once.
But even after the vines are re-,,
moved digging shouldn't be delayed
or trouble in storage may develop,
says E. A. Miller, agronomist for
the Texas A. and M. college exten-
sion service.
From that point until they are
safely marketed, avoiding a "few
things and doing others will prevent
waste and money loss on the potato-
crop. Sweet potatoes are 'tender:.
and it's an invitation to trouble in'.
keeping and marketing them to.
bruise them .in: the field. After the
surface of the potatdes dries, they .,
may be graded, carefully crated andr.
hauled to the curing house in a
vehicle with good springs to avoid
jolting and bruising. If the wagon,
has no springs, place a layer of hay•
or potato vines in the bole. '
Do not store potatoes having wee-
vils .or sunken spots indicating black
rot. Storing in crates provides bet-
ter ventilation than in bins, and ven-
tilation iso an important factor in.
curing. Stack the crates on two -by-
• fours, or four-by-fours on blocks.
about one foot high to obtain air•
circulation under and around them.
If the weather is cool or damp don't.
wait until the house is filled before.
,wait
the curing.
In the curing process, which ,usu-
ally requires 10 days to two weeks,
the temperature should be controlled
as nearly as possible at 80 to 85 de-
grees. After curing it should be re-
duced gradually to 55 degrees and'
held as nearly as possible at that
point. Miller cautions that after
curing heat should be provided when
outside temperature goes below 48.
degrees, and ventilation increased to
reduce temperature if it goes above;
60 degrees. Chilling injures the
keeping quality of potatoes.
Kesus Cit Conde
y cts
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Wives Cannot Divorce
Soldiers Without Consent
One thing the hasty war bride
must forego for the duration is a
divorce from the husband she may
'have chosen ,too quickly from the
armed services. She can be di-
vorced only if her husband agrees
to the proceedings, legal authorities
say.
The reason is that a federal law
prohibits judgment by default
against any person in uniform
and this applies to divorce as well
as other legal proceedings. No mat-
ter how strong the grounds for di-
vorce may be, the wife is helpless
unless the husband voluntarily signs
a waiver of his rights. He may be
across the street from the court-
house, but cannot be compelled
lo come in and answer a divorce
complaint. Until six months after
the war, he is immune unless he
wills otherwise.
He will of course be obliged to sup-
port his wife; but if she has, after
marriage, discovered things about
him which she did not previously
know, and which make her feel
that a divorce is imperative, she will
have to spend the rest of the war
as his wife unless she can gain his
co-operation.
Letters in 37 Languages
In 37 languages, ranging from Al-
banian to Welsh, soldiers' depend-
ents have supplied information or
presented evidence requested by the
war department office of dependency
benefits, Brig. Gen. H. N. Gilbert,
USA, director of the ODB, revealed.
Correspondence in the following
languages has been received by the
ODB: Albanian, Arabic, Armenian,
Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech,
Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish,
Flemish, French, Gaelic, German,
Greek, Hebrew,- Hungarian, Italian,
Japanese, ,Latin, Latvian, Lithuani-
an, Montenegrin, Norwegian, Polish,
Portuguese, Rumanian, Russian, Ru-
thenian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian,
Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian, and
Welsh.
Dogs of War
Many nations hale made use of
dogs in war. In World War I Ger-
many used 2,500 hospital dogs on
battlefields to find wounded men. At
least 8,000 were 'found by the dogs.
Accompanying stretcher bearers at
'night, the dogs Were especially help-
ful. A wounded man will seek shel-
ter from shell fire. Once he finds
,cover, he is likely to be overlooked,
but a dog will be able to find him
by scent.
Germany used many breeds of:
dogs, but sheep dogs 3vere in the
majority. They were all trained to
distinguish -between soldiers wound-
Traffic Safety School
More than 10,000 motorists in Kan-;
'sas City, Mb., have attended the traf-'
lfic school established three years..
,ago by the traffic and safety
.sions of the police department, the
-
municipal court and the safety court -
the International City Managers.
association reports. Though most of
the students are those required to
attend classes for violating traffic
regulations, anyone may attend vol-
untarily. Some commercial concerns:
require drivers of their motor fleets.
to attend the school, Sessions are
held one night a week from 7:30 un-
til 9 in the municipal court. Causes
of accidents, basic factors in safe-
driving, good driving practices, traf-
fic regulations and rules of the road
and other problems of traffic safety.
are covered in the curricula, a com-
plete revision of which is in prog
ress,
Zinc Stimulates Growth
As little as one-half part of zinc
per million in the food of growing
plants makes the difference between
abundant seed production and crop
failure. This is shown by an ex-
hibit at the University of California
by Dr. H. S. Reed, professor of plant
physiology.
Dr. Reed shows that plants bore
seeds only when the zinc in the nu-
trient solution exceeded one 50th
part per million, although they had,
pods and leaf growth with less..
When more zinc was added, the,
seed yield was greater. Although
an increase from five 100ths to five
l0ths parts per million had little of
feet on the pods, it caused a 70 per'
fent increase in the quantity of the'.
seeds in the pods.
Since it has been shown that cer-
tain soils do not supply the amounts
ofzinc necessary, this may be an:
important factor in adequate crops.
yields, Dr. Reed believes.
Brave Elements
Mad dogs and Englishmen may,:
go out in the midday sun, but ma-
rines at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, do
something equally strange. They.
, stay out in tropical storms to watch
movies.
In ponchos, raincoats and helmets,
the Leathernecks sit in the lyceum'
while strong winds shake the screen
and rain nearly obliterates the pic-
ture.
A survey ordered by the com-
manding officer revealed that, many
marines took advantage of indodr
'recreation facilities during the in-
clement weather.
Some played tennis, some bowled,
others played cards or wrote let-
,ters, the survey revealed. Howev
' er, a great number still braved the •
storms to watch the movies.
ed; and those already dead.
Black Shank in Tobacco
Black shank, a disease of tobacco
plants, kills roots quickly and the:
entire lower part of the stalk be-
comes blackened up to a point sev-
eral inches above the ground. Sore
shin, or rotten stalk, differs from'
this in that the base of the stalk
and the roots usually remain
healthy for a longer time, thus con-
fining the disease primarily to a
blackened section of the stalk at and
for some distance above, the ground.
Black shank usually kills out prac-
tically all the plants in'contaminat-
eel spots in the field, while sore shun
kills out scattered plants through -
the .
hrough-
the. field,.
More Piezo Crystals
Desperately needed walkie-talkie--
radio and electronic . equipment for
the armed forces is available in.,
greater quantities through two new
'discoveries in the production of piezo
electronic quartz crystals. New cut-
ting and salvage methods are re-
lieving the serious shortage of large,
clear quartz crystals used to make -
oscillator -plates for military trans-
mitters and receivers, electronic de-
vices; artillery range -finding and:'
submarine -detecting gear. Savings
of the crystals, found only in Brazil,
are now accomplished by employ-
ing thinner saws to slice the wafer-
likeplates. Thus, touch useless dust.
from sawing and grinding the virgin.
crystals' is eliminated. k