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1'HL itAY 'L1VINbhS IN (;1;I.NTON EARLY IN
THE UJJ NTURY
Some Notes o f' The News
in 1917
FROM THE CLINTON NEWS -
RECORD
APRIL 19TH, 1917
Dr. W .J. Shipley of Calgary, son of
114r, William Shipley of town, has
been just recently elected vice-presi-
tient of the Calgary Medical Assoc-
•iation, Clinton boys usually come to
positions of honor when they go out
into the big wide world beyond.
1
The marriage took place at the
manse, Varna, at high noon on Satua•'
day last of Miss Annabel Foster,'
youngest daughter ef Mr. and Mrs, A.
Foster to Mr. Robert Cameron of
Hensel. The Rev, D, Johnston office
iated. On their return from their
honey -moon they will reside in Hen-
•
sall.
Letouquet, France.
Mr. Joe Archer of Brueefield met
with an accident on Friday when the
team he was driving ran away and
threw hien out, rendering hint un-
conscious for some time and bruising
hit. badly. No bones were broken
so he is nearly all right again.
Th whole four divisions of Cana-
dians have been in ,the forefront of
the great advance against the Ger-
mans daring the past fortnight. Not
•only so but they have acquitted
themselves so as to make every Can-
adian heart swell with pride --even
while many also sank with apprehen-
sion of what the result might be.
The casualty lists of those who fell
are being published daily aid among
the names are those from this coune
try: Lieut. Leonel Eliot, killed;
Lieut. W. Proudfoot, and Corp.: Edgar
Thompson, all of Goderich, wounded,
and Pte, Bert Muir of Seaforth; and
Sergt.-Major D. W. Patterson„ Aub-
urn, wounded.
The beautiful new chancel window
of St. John's church, Hblmesyille,
was formally unveiled and, dedicated
"to the glory of God" on Easter Sun-
dAThe dedication Sun-
day. ion Service was per-
forinedt by Rev. Rural Dean Robinson
of Clinton in the'peesence of a large
congregation, while• the sermon on
the occasion was delivered by the in-
cumbent, Rev, W. B. Moulton, in the
absence of Rev. A ,L, G. Clarke, Gode-
rich. The window, of which the con-
gregationt are justly proud, was the
giftto the church .of "four friends,"
Mrs,. John Moulton, Lon,�don; Mrs.
Hairy Leonard, Mrs. David. Webster,
and Miss E. Spades of Brantford.
Castle—Currie-At Knox ',church
manse, Goderich, on Wednesday,
April llth, by Rev. R. 0. MtDermid,
Laura F1'orenc`e, second, daughter of
Mrs. Currie to 'Phonies William
Castle, both of Bayfield.
Coueh—In. Clinton on April 6th, to
Mr. and. Mrs, Percy Coueh, a son.
Rose—In Hallett, cit. April 16th,' to
Mr ,and Mre. William Ross, a .laugh-,
tea•.
Batkin—In Goderich, township on
A.prit 14th, to Mr. and Mr's, John
Batltin, "a on.
Mrs. W, J, Carter received a cable
on Saturday informing her that her
'sister, Nurse Clara Ferguson, had,
been transferred from the hospital
at Etaples to a nonvaleseent home at
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CIGARETTE TOBACCO
CHURCH DIRECTORY
THE SALVATION ARMY
Mrs. Envoy Wright
11 min,. — Morning Worship.
2.30 p.m. — Sunday School
7 p.m. ,— Salvation Meeting
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. A. E. Silver, Pastor.
2,30 pan.—Sunday School
7 p.n1,-Evening Worship
The Young People meet each
Monday evening at 8 p.m.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
Rev. G. W. Moore, LTh.
11 a.rn. Morning Prayer.
2.30 pan. Sunday School.
7 p.m, -Evening Prayer..
ONTARIO STREET UNITED'
Rev. G. G. Burton, M.A.,B:13..
12.00 aan.-Sunday School.
11 a.m.-Divine Worship
2,00 pan.. Turner's Church Ser-
vice and Sunday" School
7 p.m, Evening Worship
WESLEY-WILLIS UNITED
Pev. Andrew Lane, B..a;, B.A.
11 'a.m.--Divine Worship
7 'p.m.-Fvening Worship.
Sunday School at conclusion d
morning service.
PRES73YTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Worship Service 11 a.nt.
it p.m. Worship Service at Bayfieli
2 p.m.—Sunday School. Bayfield.
FROM THE CLINTON NEW ERA
APRIL 19TH, 1917
Little bliss Bertha Webster has re-
turned to her home at Londesboro
alter spending the winter with her
aunt, Aare. G. E. Saville of town.
Miss Viola Hearn has returned to
her school at Grand Valley after.
spending the Easter vacation at her
home in town.
Miss Gertrude Chant and Mrs.
Chant Sr., spend the weekend with
Mrs. W. E. bloody of Ingersoll.
Mr. Roy French and Mr. W. J.
Jordon, came' from Enfield, Sask., on
account of the illness and subsequent
death of the latter's father, the late
Edward Jordon.
Mr. A. R ,Mitemeh leaves shortly
,on a trip to Port Arthur, Fort Will-
ia:m and other cities in the near west
in the interests of The Jackson Mfg:
Co.
Miss Came Walker left,Friday for
Brussels, where she is in charge of
the entrance class ` of the Public
School during the present term,
Mrs. H. W. Cook has returned home
from Toronto where she spent the
winter.
Miss Leila Ford Ieft Saturday to
take charge of a school at Richmond.
Messrs. Robert and Herbert Mac-
kenzie leave tomorrow for 'Regina,
Sask.
Judge Holt died in Goderich on
'Wednesday `morning.
One of the usual formal army post
eardshas been received from Flight,
Lieut. Dudley E.. Holmes of Wingham,
dated March 15th, 1917, stating' that
he was; in France. Lt. Holmes eniisa
ted with the 161st Batt'. from Wing,
ham and, went to. England but having
a preference for aviation he 'was
transferred to the Royal Flying
Corps. He states that he has had a
number of flights and that he likes
the work very much.
Mr. Walter Nelson has: accepted the
Tuelcersmith School vacated by Miss
Grace Walker.
Misses Hannah and, Ruth Argent
spent the weekend with friends in
Hallett.
At the recent meeting of the
Guards of Ba yif
ye ld the Rev. Mac-
Farlane made the highest -score of
the season having hit the bullseye
five times out of seven with the two
shots breaking the edge of the black
this almost making the -possible; as
it ie Mr. MacFarlane .bears the name
of the "Robin Hood Marksman,"
The Ladies of the Patriotic Society
of Clinton kindly contributed the
suns of $25.00 to the Salvation Army
for the "Rest Huts", four our boys
at the front.
Mr. Drew Knight of Exeter, who
bas been attending school in Clinton
has accepted a position as clerk in
the G,T.R. city ticket offices at Guel-
ph, and left last Thursday for his
new position.
When The Present century
Was Young
FROM 'fAE CLINTON NEWS-
RECORD
APRIL 1902
The Hotel Clarendon will on May 1,
again change hands, Mr, .Cantelon
having yesterday disposed of his in-
terest in the house to J. Perkins and
S. Mahon, late of the Hodgens
House, London. Mr. C'antelon has
been mine hast of the Clarendon for
the past nine months and• did a satis-
factory business. He is as yet un-
certain what he will do after the
first of May but may accept an en-
gagement to travel for his old firm
of carriage makers,
Mr. Wiliiam Gibbings is offering
his house for rental and,intendsgo-
ing to Manitoba where three of his
sons have been located these many
years, and have several hundred ace-
es of land and are doing well, Mr.
Gibbings, who will be seventy years
of age next February, enjoys the dis-
tinction of being the first white child
born in the county of Huron. His
father, who susequently became reeve
Of Hullett and Morris, came to Huron
in 1881, from Berlin, He had only the
surveyor's blaze to guide him. Mr.
Gibbings has spent his whole life in
Clinton or vicinity and will not leave
without regret even thoughit is to
join his boys,
A 'pretty wedding took place in St.
Joseph's church on Monday forenoon
when Miss Lizzie Consigney,, sister
of Mrs, John Hayes, became the bride
of Mr. Phillip Gravelle.
Mrs. Gagen, who spent the winter
in Detroit, has returned to town.
Mr, and, Mrs. James McMenamin' of
Montreal are spending a fortnight at
St. Joseph's rectory, the guest of.
their son, Rev, D. P. McMenamin.
yr. McMenamin, who is superintend -
dent of the Canada Sugar CO's refin
ery, is one of the pioneers of the sug-
ar industry in this country." He carne
out from Greenock, Scotland, forty-
eight years ago under engagement
with Mr. Redpath with whonf ,or his
successors, the Canada, Sugar Co., he
has remained ever since. For thirty-
six years he has been superintendent,
and, as must necessarily follow, he is
an expert in all that pertains to the
manufacture of sugar.
Clinton is doing more than its share
in furnishing recruits for . the South
African 'contingent, no less than six
of .our young men going down to
London to undergo the test. Of the
half dozen the following five passed:
George Twitchell, Will. Whitely, Joe
Blaney, Charlie Boyer and Jack Mc-
:
There is altogether too free a use
of firearms by boys within the limits
of the corporation and unless it is
checked there will be something ser-
ious toreport one of these days. It
was only the other• day that a couple
of lads set a tin can on a fence as a
target. It was in direct line with
Mr. A. Ginn's house, and the ball
missed the can and pierced•: the side
of the house, narrowly camping Mrs.:
Ginn.
District Depot and
Basic Traing Centres
in Military District
J .
No.1
Lieut.
B,' M. Pearce
It one military institution could be
singled out as of preeminent impor-
tance in the life of Military District
No. 1, it would be Wolseley Barracks,
the hoose of No. 1 District Depot, on
Carling Heights.
The reason is that this Depot is the
funnel through which- passes a con-
start stream of young Canadian man-
hood enlistingfor active service
against the foe. Since war was de-
clared, in September 1939, Wolseley
Barracks, has reverberated Withac-
tivity, as the, young men from city,
town and countryside of Western On-
tario have filed, in to don'the uniform
of his. ,Majesty's Canadian Army,
Established over half a °entai , ago,
Wolseley Barracks is the possessor of
proud military, history and tradition:
Tee home of many noted Western
Ontario military units, such as the
Royal Canadian Regiment, it •has
played its role down through the
years in the Boer•War,-teie Great War
and now the World War.
Once' again the Barracks parade
gromds hears the tramp ef marching
feet as hundreds of young Canadians
pass through its portals. It is here
that the lads come for their medical
examinations, documentation' and at-
testation. Here they receive their is-
sue of clothing and supplies and here
they are initiated into the mysteries
of army life.
Under the patient, vigilant eye of
the Sergeant-Major, they learn to
'form squad," slope arms and march
in step. In a few weeks they will be
ready for a draft going to one of the
Basic Training Centres in the district,
Officer C'omenanding No. 1 District
Depot is Lt.Col. William Neilson D.
2.0., who is assisted by a very com-
petent staff of offieers, N.C.O's,
clerks and Volunteers of the C.W.A.
C. During a recruiting spurt as in
the last three months, the Depot is a
regular beehive of activity. During
one single afternoon in Janaury no
less than sixty young men were
boarded, documented andI attested for
active service.
The Depot is a self-contained unit,
with all branches of the service re-
presented in its administration. Its
staff comprises 17 officers and 109
other ranks,' The 'Officer's Mess, oc-
eupiied in peace time by the Royal
Canadian Regiment, is one of the
finest in the country. The Depot can
take care of more time 500 men at a
time quite conveniently: It has all its
own stores,, supervised by the Army
Service Corps and the Ordnance
Corps. A spacious and well-built
drill hall stands on the grounds.
First-class messing facilities and hut-
Inents are available to the men
Medical and Dental service is pro-
vided, as well as reereational facili-
ties of various indoor and outdoor
types. There is even a tailor to care
for damaged clothing. The various
auxiliary services provide entertain.
Ment for the lads,
All active recruits in M.D. 1 must
pass through the London Depot es.
its Windsor Detachment. • It is their
first experience in the Army and no
doubt Wolseley Barraclds leaves a
lasting impression upon the plastic
minds of these lads who have come
fresh from civilian life to snake their
contribution to the supreme cause,
Of prime importance a: the military
organization of M.D. 1 are the Basi
Training Centres at Kitchener, Chat-
ham and Guelph. These centres pro-
vide two month's basic training both
for active recruits and for trainees
called up under the N.R.M.A. They
have already handled some • 15,000
trainees, in addition to active re-
cruits.
No. 10 at Kitchener is under com-
mand of Lieut. Col. -Harold Ballen-r
tyne , No. 12 at Chatham under
Lieut, Col. E. M. Ansell and the
Guelph Centre under Major. Garrod.
These Officers and their cepabl;
staffs are performing a meritorious,
task in instructing young Canadians
in the fundamentals of soldiering, be-
cause here they learn squad drill,
rifle drill, bayonet fighting, protect•
ion against gas and, other basic mili-
tary instruction including rliscipfin
and P.T. ' Occasionally if you are in
Kitchener, Chatham or: Guelph, 'you
will see the boys on a route march
with rifle and pack, swinging smart
ly and confidently, proud of thein'
place in the ranks.
During their two months' stay al
basic training centre, the recruits
are given intelligence and. aptitu:1'
tests to ascertain for what . bJ'aneh
of the service they are best fitter
and they are advised to follow that
branch when they go to an advanced
training centre for instruction it
"special to tht arm" studies. Each
centre has its 'personnel'' officer who
interviews the lads and assists them
in selecting the aria for which their
abilities and inclinations, suit them
The Army is no longer seeking to fit
square. pegs into round holes. Se-
lective service f achieves a new mean-
ing here.
The basic training' centres constti-
tute the primary schools of military
instruction, Originally there wer.
28 of therm scattered across Canada
but the scheme has reecntly broad
ened o t to cape with the increasing
inflow of recruits and trainees.. Ev
Graying of Hair Checked
With Common Table Salt
Discovery that common table salt
renders important aid to certain
vitamins and glands in the preven-
tion of premature "old age" was
revealed recently.
Drs. Elaine P. Rallis Delphine H.
Clarke and E. Kennedy of the New
York' university college of medicine
have found that'"sodium chloride,"
common table salt, considerably
checks the graying of hair due to
lack of certain vitamins.
It has been demonstrated by vari-
ous scientists that if rats, dogs and
other animals are deprived of one or
more of "B filtrate factors," in diet,
apparent signs of old age are pro-
duced rapidly. The animal loses
hair, the hair or fur turns white
or dull gray, 'the skin loses its
healthy appearance and activity,
In extreme cases of such dietary
deficiency death occurs. Always the
adrenal corex gland, the "gland of
life," is found severely injured.
The substances of "B -filtrate fac-
tor," vitamins of B -complex, are
pantothenic acid, P-amonobenzoic
acid, and some others, and they are
all found in the same foodstuffs that
are rich in vitamin B-1, that is whole
milk, liver, yeast,- rice huskings.and
SO on.
Now, the' New York scientists
found that when rats were deprived
of these vitamins, the graying of
hair and other signs of premature
senility and illness occurred sooner
if salt also was lacking in the diet.
Rats that were fed adequate or
high amounts of salt, showed gray-
ing of hair much later than rats fed
low salt ,diets.
Crude Oil Makes America
Less Dependent on Others
Timely information about Ameri-
ca's increased independence of im-
ports for self-defense and her self-
sufficient position in the world is
contained in reports recently re-
ceived from the American Petrole-
um institute public relations depart-
ment.
Economists taking inventory. of
the "strategic minerals" such as
rubber, tin, tungsten and manga-
nese, find the united States is the
most self-sufficient nation on the
globe.
An interesting case in point is
the country's development of sev-
eral synthetic substitutes for rub-
ber. It is pointed out that plentiful
supplies are available in view of
the fact that oil, basic raw material
for synthetic rubber, is almost .lim-
itless in this country, where we pro-
duce almost twice as much crude
oil as all of the rest of the world
combined.
Synthetic rubber, however, is only
one of hundreds of products for
'which crude oil is used. To under-
stand the basic importance of this
produce we have but to realize crude
oil produces more than 300 different
essential products. Next to earth,
water and air, petroleum probably
is the most widely used natural
product.
tongevity Before Vitamins
Instances of longevity are not
rare, even in the days before vita-
mins were discovered and hygiene
was considered an important ad-
junct to health, Take for example
Henry Francisco, who died in 1820
at Whitehall, New York, at the age
of 134. Francisco, when 16 years
old, beat the drum at Queen Anne's
coronation., He did not die of old
age but of fever and ague. John
Hightower, of Marengo county, Ala-
bama, died in January, 1846, at the
age of 136. William Prigden of Bal-
timore, Md., died in October of the
same year at 123. James Syphax,
a Negro in vigorous health, was liv-
ing at the same time in Cumberland
county, Virginia, at 117, and Dr.
Thomas Harvey, a Baptist minister,
living in Frankfort, N. Y., was still
active at 111.
Nerves Explode
The nerve does not simply trans-
mit an impulse of excitement as a
wire transmits electricity. In fact,
the nerve itself is like a fuse loaded
with gunpowder. Each active step.
of the nerve is like burning up of
the fuse. The nerve action is like a
series of burnings and explosions of
the nerve chemicals.
Amazing is the property of the
nerve to rebuild itself.' After each
explosion the nerve cells remain in-
active about one -500th' of a second,
then revive themselves, ready for
another explosion.
In the human brain there are some
10 to 14 billion cells; they, too, ap-
pear to act like the nerve fibers.
They explode and refill themselves,
then explode again. Human intelli-
gence is a product of such processes.
Foods Left in, Cans
Foods may be left in tin cans after
they are opened. However, such
food must be properly refrigerated
just . as is done for all perishable
food. Many people prefer to remove
food from tins to their containers to
make a neater appearance in a re-
frigerator than if it is filled with
opened cans' of food.
Not only cabbage, but other vege-
tables and fruits, should be cut or
chopped just before' serving to con-
serve vitamins. More surface of
food that is finely cut comes in con-
tact with air and certain vitamins
are destroyed by oxygen.
Carrots -10 small, tender ones—in'.
a greased baking dish, eight marsh-
mallows, cut in small pieces, 375 de
grees Fahrenheit for 36 minutes--
and a family calling for more,
ery newly -enlisted' mare' must reec'v
his rudimentary instruction at one of
these centres andthe course of
tion tends to build, as well as to herds
en hint physically. Even the'officer
now graduating from Bioolcvill'e mus'
attend one of these 'Centres far a
period of instrirctiona'i duty. Th;
Centres in M.D. 1 are recognized as
among the best organized in Carmelo
and are doing a fine job with tin
young soldiers from Western Ontario
Seven Ordinary Foods
Contain All Vitamins
tine organization recently pub -
Welted a series of practical, down-to-
earth suggestions for applying the
theory of nutrition to the task of
putting out three square meals a
day. Here are the rules that are
recommended as an absolute min-
imum for 'health:
No. 1. A sound foundation for
buoyant health can be built with
seven ordinary foods Milk, meats,
sea food, eggs, green vegetables,
fruit, and bread with adequate vita-
mins. ,
No. 2. _ Abs far es you possibly
can, see that you eat every day at
least:
A pint of milk so as toaget'some
vitamin A, some of the B vita-
mins, good proteins and plenty of
calcium.
Enriched bread or biscuits or
wholewheat bread or wholegrain ce-
reals—and use enriched dour so as
to get B vitamins and minerals.
A tomato, an orange, a grapefruit, 1
or their juices, so as to get plenty
of vitamin C.
A big helping of green leafy vege-
tables, or sometimes yellow ones,
raw or lightly cooked so as to get
more vitamin C, more vitamin A,
and minerals.
Eggs or lean meat or sea food so
as to get more proteins, several B
vitamins and iron.
And finally, • an apple, a peach, a
pear or other fruits in season so
as t6 get added minerals and vita-
mins.
No. 3. Then, unless your doctor
has you on a special diet, eat any-
thing else you like, including the
necessary, fats.
Cancer Core Decreased
By X -Ray Treatment
A new technique .in radium or
X-ray treatments for external can-
cer was announced in the journal of
the American Medical association.
The innovation, called the "meth-
od of concentration," involves not
only the amount of irradiation but
also the area.
Dr. Max Cutler of Chigago, who
originated the technique, reported
it had a more pronounced effect on
certain resistant forms of cancer of
the mouth, pharynx and larynx than
methods now in use.
He discovered some cancers,
which had failed to respond to other
forms of external irradiation, were
reduced rapidly or in many in-
stances disappeared under the new
method,
Cancer's more resistant to radi-
um treatment require a larger daily
dose of rays and shorter total treat-
ment, 12 days or less, Dr. Cutter
learned.
He found also more powerful
treatments could be given by gradu-
ally decreasing the diameter of
the exposed area—something like fo-
cusing a spotlight first to make a
large area and then reducing it slow-
ly to a tiny spot.
The reason for this is that the
core of a cancer is the most resist-
ant to treatment, but if the whole
area is exposed enough to destroy
the core, there is danger of dam-
aging healthy tissue.
Technique Cuts Pain
A radically new technique in the
treatment of infantile paralysis,
known as the Kenny method, 'has
received the support of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis,
President Basil O'Connor revealed,
Named after Sister Elizabeth Ken-
ny, an Australian nurse, the new
method is a revolutionary departure 1
from methods now employed in l
American hospitals, Its main point
is abandonment of the use of splints. i
Sister Kenny, who has been con-
ducting studies at the University of
Minnesota hospital and the Minne-1
apolis General hospital since the
summer of 1941, has been able to i
reduce pain and prevent deformity
in some of the cases she has treat-
ed. The treatment primarily con-
sists of gentle exercise and massage
of the muscles and administration
of hot packs and hot baths to vic-
tims in early stages of the disease.
License for Pickets
Pomona, Calif., has an ordinance
requiring pickets to take out licenses
at the rate of $3 a day for not more
than two pickets and $1 a day each
for additional pickets. Pomona ar-
gues that the presence of pickets re- I
quires additional policing and that
this cost is an unfair burden on the
taxpayers of the city.
In this connection, the New York
labor commissioner ruled that
unions hiring Pickets thereby be-
come employers and must pay un-
employment, social security and
other taxes on them, and also be-
come subject to all the other restric-
tions on employers
The Pomona picket license does
not apply to genuine strikers picket-
ing a former employer, but to pick-
eting by outsiders and picketing of
places where there is no dispute be-
tween workers and employers.
Silk Hosiery Rot? Rot
Women who stored in a supply of
silkstockings to beat a shortage
due to the -silk "freezing" order
today may rest easily. Exploding
the theory that silk stockings rot
when stored for a long time, silk
experts said that silk is one of the
most durable of fabrics. Silk hos-
iery manufacturers reported that
their research departments . cnn-
ibuctesi tests on stockings stored for
three years and found no weaken-
ing of the silk threads.
Secret of Deadly Gas
Heid by United Stiles
For 25 years the United States has.
kept the secret of a gas whose ef-
fects are more powerful than many,
panzer divisions and air squad-
rons, gray-haired W. Lee Lewis, Ev-
anston, Ill., inventor, said recently.
Lewis, retired chemist and univer-
sity professor, one-time colonel of
the chemical warfare service, said
the war department has known of
the gas — Lewisite. — for 25 years,
since its development just before
the first World war ended.
Lewis said he believed the United
States would use the gas only for '
defense, although its potency for of-
fensive ,use
ffensive,use cannot' be overestimated.;
He called it "a World war memen-
to, but one whose importance two
decades of chemical research have
not erased." • .
It was not produced in wholesale
•quantities until just before the ar-
mistice in 1918,.Lewis said, and was
not tried in the war,
"But it more humane than mus-
tard and other gases used in the
World war," he said, "in that its
deadly effectiveness reacts more
quickly.
"Lewisite is infinitely superior to
World war gases in several re-
spects," he continued. "The gas has
a low freezing point and can be
used in remarkably cold regions. A
second important factor is that an
area contaminated with the gas re-
mains contaminated for a long pe-
riod of time. Rain or moist atmos-
phere will not dissipate its force.°'.
♦
Roar of Airplanes Will
Be Silenced, Says 'Expert!
The peace of our homes will nota
be disturbed in the future by the!
roar of airplanes skimming the roof'
tops, according to an aviation execu-
tive. Before long, he predicts, planes
will make no more noise than auto-
mobiles. How will planesbesilenced?
By reducing the speed with which
the propellers rotate without reduc-
ing speed of ships, says this author-
ity, much noise will be eliminat-
ed. Secondly,new mufflers are be-
ing developefwhich reduce motor
noise over 50 per cent.
Propeller speeds could be reduced
without decreased efficiency' by
geared engines, he further pointed
out. Efficient mufflers already are
available for smaller planes up to
90 horsepower. By directing the ex-
haust
xhaust upward, instead of downward
additional quiet is achieved. So, try
to be patient when you are awak-
ened at 4 a. mato hear the drone
of a sky liner fading away. And
don't get nervous and sell your home
if it happens to be directly beneath
an airline. Five years from today
you won't know it when a plane
passes.
More Teachers
Tucked away at the most south-
ern tip of Central America is Costa
Rica, a nation which has more
school houses than police stations,
more school teachers than soldiers.
The appropriation for education
in Costa Rica is the largest per
capita in Central America, an item
which may well be the determining
factor in keeping the number of
revolutions to a minimum.
Costa Ricans, in direct contrast
to other Central American natives,
are white rather than Indian, They
are descendants of the Gallegos, the
hardest working and the least for-
tune seeking of Cite Spaniards who,
settled in the Americas.
Before the war the people leanedh
heavily on British and German pure•
chases of bananas and coffee, Ger-
man capital owned 20 per cent of the
coffee plantations, When that trade,
dwindled the Costa Ricans appealed
to the United States for aid.
The U. S. responded with imports,
of half of the coffee crop and the.
Export -Import' Bank loaned the na-
tion more than $4,000,000 to com-
plete their section of the Pan Amer-
ican highway.
Sweet Tooth
Manufacturers' sale of confection-
ery and competitive chocolate prod-
ucts in 1940 totaled approximately
2,250,000,000 pounds, with an esti-
mated value of $336,000,000, the de-
partment of commerce reported re-
cently.
Per capita consumption reached
an all-time high of 16.9 pounds in
1940, compared with 15.7 pounds in
1939, an increase of 71 per cent
against an advance in national in-
come of a little more than 7 per
cent. The survey is based on "vol-
untary reports from 273 manufac-
turers of confectionery and compet-
itive chocolate products whose com-
bined sales account for approximate-
ly 70 per of total sales for the
industry.
Row Permanent?
If the proper amount of heat and
alkali are applied, the result is a
permanent wave which will last un-
til the hair grows out. If the hair
is not steamed long enough or at a
high enough temperature, or if the
alkaline preparation used is too
weak, the wave is not permanent,
The hair will be soft, the wave loose,
and it will gradually assume its orig
inal straight state, If too much heat,
or too strong an alkali, or too much
of both, are applied, the hair may'•
be left with little elasticity or re-
sistance. This will have one of two.
effects: limpness or frizziness. A.
too strong wave is not likely to last
any longer than a too wealx nnc
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