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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1944-12-07, Page 6rims j l wo Million Cars Taken Out of Circulation in 1942 Approximately 2,000,000 passenger cars and trucks disappeared from the streets and highways of the United States during the year 1942, according to the National Automobile Dealers association. The .reports covered motor vehicle registration's at the end of 1942 in 36 states and the District of Columbia and com- prise an estimated 80 per cent of all the motor' vehicle registrations in the United States. On this basis, there were at the end of 1942, 28,553,945 passenger cars and 4,378,780 trucks in service in the country—a total 'of 32,932,725 ve- hicles. These figures compare with 30,312,120 passenger cars and 4,571,- 230 trucksunder registration at the end `of 1941, a total of 34,883,350. Thus the approximate number of ve- hicles going out of service for the 12 -month; period was '1,950,6250 Of this loss; 1,758,175 were passenger cars and 192,450 were trucks. Reports froth a number of states were not included in these 'tabula- tions'for'the reason that their re- spective registration years donot correspond with the calendar year. The showing in these states, how- ever,' was in line with the, returns from other parts of the country. On d,percentage basis, the heavi- est loss in .passenger car registra- tion was suffered in the District of Columbia. The decrease in that area was 17.9 per cent, New York lost 10.2 per cent and among the more severe percentage declines in other states were Delaware, 12.6; Geor- gia, 7; Idaho, 9.4; Iowa, 8; Montana, 12.6; New Hampshire, 12.3; -New Meadeo, 11.4. Oklahoma, 7.8; Penn- sylvania, ,6.2; Vermont, 9.3; West Virginia, 8.3; Wisconsin, 14.8; Wyo- ming, 6.7; and Texas, 8.6. Glycerine Used to Make Explosives for,Services Glycerine, which conies from fats, is used in making cordite. Cordite is ati especially strong. propellant and the British employ, it almost ex- clusively xelusively to fire their big°guns. Cor- dite, for instance, charged the 105 nun, American -built tank destroyers that rocked ' Rommel back out of Egypt. In addition, explosives con- taining ontaining nitroglycerine are used in some weapons of the United States armed forces. Japanese planes over the Pacific and Nazi tanks in North. 'Africa feel the extra push of these propellants behind 37 min. shells 'from American cannon. American pack howitzers, trench mortars, 75 mm. field guns and air- plane cannon also burn glycerine ex- plosives. Beyond its use in explosives, glycerine is essential to war produc- tion in a host 6f uses—many of them Vital secrets. Some of the best- known products depending on glyc- erine are gun recoils, hydraulic equipment, pumps, ships' steering', gear, compasses, depth charge re- lease mechanisms, protective coat- ings for weapons, and medicines„ including the tannic acid salve that heals cruel burns for . soldiers and sailors. 4-H'rs Raise Pork Illinois pork production received e real boost from 4-H club mem- bers competing in the 1942 ton -litter contest to make a ton of pork from a single litter of pigs in 180 days, according to specialists in 441 club work. Figures just compiled show that of tbe.591 who entered the con- test, 60 produced a ton or more of ,pork within the 180 -day period. These 60 boys raised 615 pigs, each of which averaged 218 pounds. To- tal production of the winners amounted to more than 67 tons .of pork. The average litter weighed 12,262 pounds, - Figures for• those litters which failed to reach the 2,000 -pound mark are incomplete, but would give an impressive total if they were avail- able, the specialist said. "This, is one contest in which the winners win -and the losers lose nothing," the specialists, pointed out. Every producer of an ounce, pound or ton of pork is a winner to Uncle Sam 'in wartime." THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Remove Trash, Check Heat t4 Plant to Cut Fire Toll In the United States nearly 7,000 ,persons, half of them children, are :killed in fires which destroy our • homes, and•,many of there, whether rural or urban, canbe traced to two very easy -to -remove hazards-- rubbish azards—rubbish and defective heating ap- ,paratus. Fires in. the home, once started, spread rapidly becausetoo often' there are so many combustible ar- ticles on which they may feed. Ac- cumulations of old boxes: and piles of old paper or combustible trash in the basement Of attic makes a per- fect setting. A spark from the heat- er or furnace, a discarded smoke, or a half extinguished match is all that is needed to start a disastrous fire. Some kinds of waste material may ignite spontaneously. Check your heating apparatus whether it be heater, oil burner, fireplace or cook stove. Nearby, woodwork should be protected with sheet metal or, asbestos. Smoke. pipes should be kept in good repair and securely supportedat least a :foot from woodwork or combustible material. It is extremely impor- tant that they be kept clean, At this time of year they are likely to have a thick lining of soot that makes them particularly hazardous. When the smoke pipes pass through a combustible partition, use a venti- lated thimble with a foot clearance arouhd the pipe. In case of fire- places be sure to protect them with ' substantial screens offine mesh and ample in size to cover the open ing' completely. Roofing Practice ctice Many a farmer who has been in the habit of patching up his old roof when it sprang a leak may be sur- prised to learn that this process is costlier in the long run than com- plete re -roofing. In the very act of fixing one leak, if he is lucky enough to find it, he may cause new leaks by, walking on the old roof. The cost of roof -patching is also high because ;complete roofing equipment must be (brought to the job, and because re- curring leaks do damage to the in- terior of the house, or barn. Safest and most economical when the roof begins to tail is the application of a new roof of fire and weather resist- ant asphalt shingles or asphalt roll roofing, which can be applied right over the old faulty roof. Combat Rabies To combat a rabies epidermic, Ke- nosha, Wis., has remodeled a truck and made it a "dog .wagon," hired. a dog catcher andrented space in a vacant building for a dog pound. De- scriptions of dogs picked up are posted on official citybulletin boards each day. If dogs are not claimed Within five days after posting they are put to death in a carbon mon- oxide chamber at police headquar- ters. The gas ,chamber is an air- tight box into which is, inserted a hose from the exhaust pipe of a po- nice squad car backed up to the box. WAAC Makes Wishing Well Of Pond; Now It's Custom A newly arrivedauxiliary stood in front of the fish pond on the terrace of the Riviera hotel at the Second WAAC Training Center at Daytona Beach. Beside her was her suit- case. Her eyes sparkled with an- ticipation. She was about to begin her basic training as a member of one of the finest women's, corps in the world. It seemed appropriate to start her army career with some gesture, some symbolic•• action that would al- ways remind her of 'this day. She took from her purse a coin and tossed it into the pond. "I wish that I will always feel as thrilled and idealistic about the WAACs as I do now," So it became a custom for the auxiliaries at the Riviera to throw a penny into the pool and .makea wish. For very important wishes there are nickels and even quarters lying at the bottom of the two foot pool. Since the first basic company of which that inventive auxiliary was a member, entered the Riviera on the 15th' of .December, more than 200 coins have accumulated in the little pond. Theeight goldfish who live there with the water lilies seem totally unconcerned by the flow of wealth and hope into their home. From Grapes to Raisins If Thompson seedless grapes are to be converted from table grape production to raisins, more wood should be left at pruning time, says A. J. Winkler, professor of viticul- ture. 'In table grape production, yield is sacrificed to early bearing, size of berries, attractiveness, etc. In raisin grape production, the grow- er is concerned mainly with quan- tity of crop and maturity only early enough to permit normal drying. However, in converting a vineyard from production for table grapes to raisins, Professor Winkler warns that too much wood must not be left the first year, or the vines will be overloaded and the fruit will ma- ture very late, if at a11. Normal pruning for table grapes is approximately three canes of 12 buds each; the retention of one-half more .wood results in an increase of two tons of fruit per acre and .re- taining twice as much wood would probably give four tons more. How- ever, he says, if double the amount of wood is retained, the grower must expect to do considerable thinning. So, in view of the labor situation, he recommends that not too much wood be left the first year, for most vineyards, about 50 per /cent more than normal. Putty Nailheads Failure to properly putty and paint nailheads is likely to result in un- sightly streaks ; of rust . descending from rusted nailheads and disfigur- ing the paint job. The way to pre- vent this is by puttying all nailheads which are below the surface of the wood after the priming coat has been put on and then painting over the putty, the same as the rest of the sur- face, or if the nailheads are ever} with the surface, by giving them the same painting as the wood. If prop- er attention to the nailheads was neglected and they have rusted, they should be thoroughly sandpapered to remove rust and then puttied and painted to prevent further trouble. Grow Regal Lilies Regal lilies are one of the easiest for the garden. They should be planted in full sun with a light shad- ing on the lower part such as af- forded by, 'a' near -by peony, delphini- am or other perennial. Growing readily from seed; it has been made to bloom in 17 months, In buying bulbs, try to get those from which the, roots have not been removed. Bare bulbs take two years to bloom. Set at ° least eight inches deep in good soil. War Hits Meager Japanese Economy; More Cuts Made Japan receives less wool and cot- ton from Occupied China today than she did before 1937, and is suffering ,from a drastic shortage of, textiles, •accordingto the World Economic !Survey of the League of Nations. The Chinese peasant population has resisted Japanese exploitation by re- placing the "cath crops" of wool and cotton required by Japan with subsistence crops which it consumes itself. As exports of silk carne to a stand- still, a campaign was started to di- vert land, from silk to cereal _ pro- duction. The 1941 output of silk worm pupae was used for the pro- duction of oil and fertilizers. In the latter part of 1941 heavy industries were placed under the di- rection of official control organiza- tions for the "expansion and concen- tration of production and for the pool- ing and allocation of labor, equip- ment and materials. In the spring and summer of 1941, the systeinof rationing, previously confined to such commodities as sugar, charcoal, and matches, was. extended to a wide range of food- stuffs including rice, wheat flour.`, food oil, meat and soya bean prod- ucts. Later in the year, orders were issued prohibiting the manufacture and sale of better grade textile arti- cles and of the retraining durable consumers' goods. The government took over the purchase and distribu- tion of rice, beef, pork, mutton and horse meat, limiting the quantities retained by the peasants for their own use. British Farming Spurred To Offset Import Losses British food production has in- creased from 40 per cent of the needs to 66 per Dent of the needs at home, largely through the plowing up of six million acres of grassland to grow crops for human food in- stead of for livestock feed. Live- stock has been greatly reduced. This great increase in production las come about in spite of a 25 per cent decrease in the usual farm la- bor, he says, by mechanizing the method of farming and by formation of a Women's land army of more than 40,000 workers. Accumulated fertility 01 the six million acres of rich grasslands is. now being used to produce cereals,. potatoes, and other wanted vege tables, Each farm is becoming more nearly self-supporting, as few- er high -protein feeds can be pur- chased for feeding livestock. Use of all grains for livestock has been cut. Temporary pastures and meadows are taking the place of the perma- nent sodded pastures, to provide livestock feed of high quality, and to improve fertility of the soil for the other food crops grown in rotation. British farm production has been greatly spurred by the importation of American equipment. Ration Medical Services Medical services for the duration of the war and for several years thereafter will be "rationed," Dr. George Baehr of the United States Public Health service says. Dr. Baehr said the "luxury" medical at- tention to which Americans have been accustomed will be eliminated. Some of the "luxuries," he said, are the full-time attention in a hos- pital of one or two private nurses, if the nature of the illness is such that the nurse can attend other pa- tients in nearby rooms; going to a hospital just for a "rest" or for clin- ical diagnosis that could be made,by visits to doctors' offices; and caIIing a doctor to the home when the, pa- tient could be taken safely to the doctor's office or could be treated by someone in the house following telephone instructions, Suggestions given by Dr. Baehr for rationing available medical service include (I) Call on the doctor at times when those who must work specified hours are not calling; (2) Do as much of the consulting with the family doc- tor as possible over the telephone; (3) Don't expect the doctor the min- ute he's called; (4) Help educate people to do some things for them- selves. U, S. Frees Patents The recently announced licensing policy of the Alien Property Custo- dian will ultimately make available to American industry 50,000 patents, some 15 per cent of all unexpired United States patents. Of the first 25,000 patents seized, about 20 per cent relate to chemistry, 7 per cent cent relate to chemistry, 7 per cent to machinery and machine elements, to mining, alloys, metals and metal- lurgy, 5 to telegraphy and telephony and 4 to textiles. The average re- maining life is between six and sev- en years, but many have nearly the full 17 years to run, Although most patents will be licensed royalty -free, none will be sold, as after the last war, when about 4,500 of the 12,000 German patents which had been seized were sold to the Chemical Foundation:, Trees 'Have Many Uses Western farmers and ranchers, as well as town -dwellers, are sold as to the Value of trees. Tree shelter belts about ranch buildings have im- portant long-term value. They di- vert air currents up, and over the building area, and fuel saving for the tree -protected dwelling has been estimated as being as much as one- third. There are a score of advan- tages to be secured from them. Lawns, shade, final sale value .of property are to be counted. Army Cornmands Writing History of Current War The story of the part being played in this war 1y each of the war de- partment's three commands—the army ground forces, army air forces and services of supply—is being re- corded on a current basis separately by each of the commands: Each command has historical offi- cers within its units who co-ordinate their work with that of the command historical section. For example, the ordnance department, under the services of supply, has its own his- torical officer, etc. The main em- phasis in each history is to be laid upon administration, giving a full record of the administrative struc- ture trutsture and operation of the major bu- reaus and offices of the war depart- ment -not only What the offices did, but how they performed their du- ties.• The various historical officers, however, are not restricted to the administrative field. Provided they perform this primary.duty, they are authorized to undertake such other.. types of history' as their command- ing generals direct: A guiding principle of 'all the his- torical sections is to obtain material whileit is still fresh and available, not only in written -records,' but in. the minds of those who have created new • fighting organizations at the same time that they are turning civilians into soldiers. One of the principal reasons for the collection of historical material on a current basis is to provide an accurate and dispassionate record of events for the use of future generations. In addition to recording the things that were well done,for future imitation, the histories will record the errors as shown by experience for future avoidance. Resow, Tobacco Beds After Cold Weather, Expert Says. Tobacco growers should remove the canvas from their beds and broadcast from one-half to three- quarters as much seed as was origi- nally sown after very cold weather, E. R. Collins of North Carolina State college advises. The canvas should be replaced as soon as the beds have been resown, continues Dr. Collins. If young plants Were just coming through the ground when the heavy freezes oc- curred, many probably would be killed or left in such a weakened con- dition that they will not make healthy, fast-growing plants, The soil . was softened by the freezes and the seed sown now will become imbedded with a light cov- ering favorable to germination. Plants' from these seed will grow rapidly when weather conditions are favorable. If the young seedlings were not killed by freezes, the newly sown seed will not interfere with the ear- ly plants. However, if the original plants were killed or severely weak- ened,,the new plants from the pres- ent sowing will assure the grower of a good stand of vigorous plants. Clippers See Duty Pan American Airways' giant. transatlantic Clippers, shrouded in; wartime camouflage as they 6111 their important assignments in the' United Nations air transport activi- ties, in the first year of World War, No. 2 have flown millions of miles in crossing the Atlantic many hun- dreds of times. 1942 passenger traffic, virtually all of which bore government priority, exceeded that of the previous year by about 140 per cent. Reflecting too, the importance of speedy and safe transport of vital cargoes were the impressive increases in the ex- press xpress and mail loads carried by the 84,000 -pound flying boats. The pound- age of express carried exceeded mil- lions, compared with a few thousand pounds carried in 1941, the first year for north Atlantic air express. The mail load for 1942 was also in the millions of pounds and was nearly double that for 1941; America' Harvests Rubber The first natural rubber produced on an industrial scale in the Unit- ed States has been harvested by the U. S., Forest service less than a Year after the nation's guayule rub- ber b-ber program was begun. The agriculture department an- nounced that harvesting of the guayule took place in the Salinas valley in California on a government- owned, plantation. It estimated the initial harvest at about 600 tons of raw rubber. The harvesting was done on about 550 acres. The report disclosed that the army made an investigation 13 years ago into the possibilities of the guayule plant' as a rubber resource in event of war. One of the two officers making this report was Maj. Dwight D. Eisenhower, now a gen- eral and commander in chief in North Africa. Winning Hog House A "war winner" hog house com- bining ideas embodied in numerous small, one -litter field 'houseshas been designed by E. T. Robbins, livestock specialist, and Deane G. Carter. 'It is six bysix feet at the ground, has three-foot sloping sides, perpendicular, rear end and a slight- ly, ,sloping roof covered with one strip of roll roofing: Strong, tight, dry and cheap, the house is suit- able for any farmer to build at home with native or milled lumber and available roofing material: Itis made without any floor, since the ground is warmer' in winter and cooler in summer than a floor would be. 0, Looks Into Future, Sees Trouble -Proof Automobiles America's war machine will be converted to a peace -time basis with "amazingspeed" by the new tech- nology, says Dr; Gustav Egloff, sci- entist. "Out of the welter of the war effort, values will flow that will increase man's effective span of life With greater satisfaction for living," Dr. Eglofl declares. Revolutionary advances, in trans- portation are predicted. Automobiles giving 100,000 miles of trouble-free service, and with tires made from petroleumexcelling natural, rubber, are visualized. Jitney planes will. course the skyways, and bring air travel within the teach , of the average American, according to Dr. Pgioff. Plastics, he points out, will revo- lutionize the building arts, for the trend is to supplant many house- building and house -furnishing mate- rials with plastids as soon as they can be released for civilian use. Plastics and new and more efficient fuels are seeb as dominating factors in the • development of transporta- tion. "Airplanes hurtling through the air at over 500 miles an hour carry- ing 1,000 or more passengers will make . all parts of the world less than 24 hours from Chicago," Dr. Egloff continues. "Luxurious as the Normandie and Queen Mary were for ocean travel, airships yet to come will operate with a smooth- ness and comfort unknown 'today." Agronomist Advises Use of Muck Land for Forage Crop Farmers may set their' muck lands to work at top speed, in the opinion of A. R. Albert, Wisconsin .agrono- mist. Albert has found a practical way to do this is not to overexpand the acreage of Iabor-demanding row crops on muck soils, but rather to fertilize hay and pasture, both old and new seedings. He has obtained yields often double—and sometimes even treble --when phosphate and potash are top -dressed .on hay and pasture at the Coddington peat -soil experiment farm, This investigator reports no seri- ous erious obstacles in the way of boost- ing forage yields in this manner. He observes that it requires little 'extra labor. Phosphate and potash are fairly plentiful. Nitrogen, the war - scarce fertilizer, seldom is needed on muck. The only real difficulty seen by Albert is that most farmers are riot in the habit of fertilizing hay and pasture—yet it pays excep- tionally well on muck soil. In an experiment which Albert di- rected, fertilized, canary grass yield- ed 2.9 as much as the unfertilized crop, The treatment in this case was a before -planting application of 150 pounds 50 per cent potash and 800 pounds rock phosphate to the acre. Grubs Infest Feeders Recent examinations made of cat- tle shipped to the three principal yards of the state show many feed- er cattle to be heavily infested with grubs. Many were, purchased from the extreme south and southwestern parts of the country. Native steers are not so heavily infested, but do contain grubs. The most satisfac- tory treatment is to scrub the backs of the animals with, a stiff fiber brush, using a wash composed. of 1 gallon of water, 12 ounces of 5 per cent rotenone cube and 2 ounces of soap, experts say. These materials are mixed just before using and ap- plied to the animals while they are being held ,tightly in a pinch gate.. Dairy cows may he treated without the use of the gate if they are gentle. Thirty days after the first and sec- ond treatments another similar ap- plication should be made with the wash over the withers, chime, loin and rump. This treatment' should be repeated every 30 days while there are grubs visible on the backs of the e'nimals, experts say. Glass Blocks for Play Putting up one of the new glass block and wood strip partitions in the home is like playing with blocks. Once the frame for the wall is erect- ed at sides and top,the installation of the glass blocks and wood strips requires very little time, First a ridged horizontal strip is laid along the bottom of the frame. Then the first course of blocks is laid with a vertical Wood strip between the blocks, The ribs on the wood strips fit the corrugated edges of the blocks and hold them firmly in place, Then another horizontal strip is laid" down, another course of blocks is laid and this process is repeated un- til all are in place. Special wedges are slipped in all the way around be- tween the franie and the block courses to tighten up the wall and hold the blocks firmly in place. Ex- cept for any finishing which is de- sired, the job is done. And it can be taken down again just as easily by,simply reversing the process" Tax 'Trailers Milwaukee now can tax trailer residences as real rather than per• somal property, under a recent cir- cuit court decision ruling that trail- ers come within the meaning, of the building and improvement section of. taxation statutes. The city's argu- ment was that a trailer resident could benefit for nearly a year from police and fire protection and other city services and then, by tempo- ' rarily moving outside the city lim- its the day before assessments on .personal property are made,. escape the entire tax., r is THURS., DEC. 7th, 1941 Steady Flow Of...$000k.s:.r, Supplies to the A1ii.d Leachhead set Anzio an 1 Nettuno hay, Ibsen maintained despite every effort of the enemy to interrupt the staidy flow of ma'.e.ials. Shies have bean. attacked byraiior controlled glider bombs, ,submar'n ,s, and fighter bombers. The enemy has trim to disrupt operations by long renge artillery shelling and 210 and 17 m.m. guns. Supplies come in Libsrty ships which anchor off shore and un'oai thar cargoes into L.C.T; s (Landirg Cta;t' Tank) and Ducks, L.S.T's (Landing Ship Tank) active with load al so_ ply Ionics, whet drive straight off' to the dumps;•• thereby clearing the 'harbour vary , rapidly. Owing to shallow water on some of the beaches, the L,C.T.'3 have' to be off-loaded into Docks. The supplies are scattered all over the bridgehead in mixed 't gimps, so that if one is hit the fire program is not affected. Picture Shows: Signaller H.Tur- ner, of 26 The Larches, Palmers Green, London, formerly on the et.ff of "Picture Post", row a signaller in the beachniarter's office, Anzio, di. ie.t: supalies coaling ashore, First Pictures of British W.A.A.F. Photo Shows;-L.A.C.W. Birbeck.eged 25 ,icon North Hants. LO r.f� , CA AVE H1 J P Thousands Thousands of blood donors are needed each week to supply life-saving serum for the Armed forces. Give 'is pint of blood to save a life: For appointment call Red Cross. Blood Donor Service;