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THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
THURS., APRIL 30, 1942
Smokies Outdo Europe •
In Wide Tree Variety
Primeval forests and highly va-
ried wildflowers hold the center of
interest for most visitors to the
Great Smoky Mountains National
park in Tennessee.
The forests are interesting be-
cause of
ecause"of the great variety of trees
and the unusually large tracts that
remain in their undisturbed prime-
val condition. Half of the 436,000
acres in the park still have their
original virgin forest cover. Most
of that is composed of mixed South-
ern hardwoods, but the higher peaks
and ridges in the northeastern half
of the park are' covered with virgin
stands of red spruce and balsam,
the trees of the North woods. Na-
tional Park Service bulletins say
the Great Smokies contain the na-
tion's largest and finest virgin hard-
wood forest and the largest virgin
forest of red spruce.
The great variety of trees was
first pointed out by Dr. H. M. Jen-
nison, professor of botany at the
University of Tennessee, who listed
147 species in the park,as con-
trasted with only 85 in continental
Europe. Several of the Western na-
tional parks have less than 20 kinds
of trees.
Some of the park trees often reach
from five to seven feet, in diameter.
Although this is small in compari-
son with the Western redwoods and
sequoias, it is large for the species
growing in the East. Largest trees
in these mountains are the tulips
or yellow poplars. Hemlocks, buck-
eyes, maples, basswood, oaks and
cherry follow closely in order.
The best place to see the big
trees of the Smokies is along the
beckoning trails. The Ramsey Falls
trail is especially good. It passes
within a few feet of exceptionally
large tulip trees and winds through
the best "grove" of giant cherry
trees in the park.
The Porters Flats trail exhibits
huge tulip trees, as does the new.
trail from Cades Cove to Gregory
Bald.
'Perfect' Crystals Are
Needed by U. S. Army
Dr. Frederick J. Bates, dis-
tinguished scientist, who is the chief
of the optics division of the National
Bureau of Standards in Washington,
D. C., has revealed to the Optical
Society of America how silently but
vigorously a search is being made
for "perfect crystals."
Small regular pieces of crystals.
are used in devices for radio com-
munication between military tanks.
A mass attack by tanks is possible
only through such instruments which
"synchronize," that is harmonize,
the time factors of the tanks rush-
ing against the enemy lines.
In submarine detecting devices,
'also, the crystals play a most im-
portant part. Dr. Bates broadly
pointed out other war uses for the
crystals.
But "perfect crystals" are needed
for such purposes, and they are
most difficult to find.
America's scientific sleuths are
hunting for flawless crystals through-
out this country, Latin-American
countries and even in Asia and Af-
rica.
Specific Cure for T. be
May Be 'Around Corner'
A specific chemical cure for tuber.
eulosis may "around the corner,"
as the result of notable scientific ad-
vances listed by Dr. Kendall Enver-
son, famous tuberculosis authority,
in a special interview. "
Dr. Emerson is the managing di-
rector of the National Tuberculosis
association which has made total
endowment of $40,000 this year to
distinguished scientists for research
in the cause and cure of 'tubercu-
losis.
Among the scientists co-operating
with him are Drs. F. M. Feldman,
H. C. Hinshaw andtheir colleagues
at the famous Mayo Clinic, Roch-
ester, Minn., who have made the
most important discovery from the
viewpoint of a chemical cure for tu-
berculosis.
These doctors have used the new-
ly prepared drug promin in s at-
tempts to destroy the germs of tu-
berculosis. Last October they an-
nounced that promin saved guinea
pigs infected with the germs which
produce tuberculosis in human be-
ings. All animals not treated with
the drug died.
Now, according to "unpublished
reports," available to Dr. Emerson,
the treatment appears to be effec-
tive even in uman beings.
In a number of cases of "pleur-
isy," that is pain in the chest and
other symptoms that go with it,
caused by tuberculosis infection, the
administration of promin gave sur-
prisingly good results.
Vitamin Age
Maybe instead of the Gasoline age
or the Aviation age or the Machine
age historians of the future will call
this the Vitamin age, the age in
which the world discovered how to
rebuild or renovate human, bodies by
the proper use of foods or extracts
of foods. And out of this war may
come blessings for the bodily hap-
piness of.. future generations. At
least, it has been discovered that
wholepopulations, or large seg-
ments of populations, which are suf-
fering great food lacks can be kept
somewhere near physical fitness by
the use of vitamin candies or pel-
lets which can be transported easily
and which, by the spoonful or the
pellet, calpain as much of certain
essential vitamins as could be got-
ten from eating a pound of this or
that. '
Prefer Blond Hereford
Steers for Fattening
It's really true that blond Here-
ford steers gain weight faster than
brunettes. They do still better if
they're also short -headed and have
reasonably small bones.
It has worked out that way in
seven years of feed -lot testing at
the University of Arizona's experi-
mental farm. E. B. Stanley, animal
husbandman in charge, thought it
was a mere coincidence when the
first two or three times that light -
red steers took on flesh just a trifle
more rapidlythan those that were
dark or medium red.
When it had happened five times
straight he mentioned the color fac-
tor for the first time in his test re-
ports. Now, after seven years, he
says that pigmentation undoubtedly
has something to do with a Here-
ford's ability to turn feed into beef.
Stanley just can't explain it. He
has read every book that might
throw some light on the mystery,
but not a clue has turned up.
Every year careful note has been
made of the physical characteris-
tics of the 120 steers on test. NoW
Stanley and his helper can look
at an animal and tell how it is going
to perform in the feed lot. If it has
a fairly long head, it will gain more
slowly than one with a short head.
The rawboned type shows less "ef-
ficiency of gain" than those with
less prominent skeletal structure.
The News
Human Feet Not -Bunt
For Speed, Says Doctor
Anyone who ever has sat in the
standsat a tradk meet and, seen
athletes -spring a hundred yards in
less than 10 seconds, or watched
distance runners step off a mile in
a few seconds over four minutes
may find it hard to believe that the
human foot was not designed for
super -fast travel.
But no less an authority than Sir
Adolphe Abrahams, a doctor who.
has looked after the health and well
being of England's crack teams for
many years, thinks that men's feet
are not properly built for speed.
' Sir Adolphe, strange as it seems,
got this notion after thinking about
the close -fitting shoes that -sprinters
wear.
IThe British physician says that
such shoes help runners hit higher
speeds than they could barefooted,
or with looser fitting shoes. But,
from the point of view of allowing
the foot's natural structure full play,
the modern track shoe is an in-
strument of torture.
Sir Adolphe, turning to the legs of
the horse—a much faster animal
'than man — thinks that Nature
showed her hand in the simpler de-
sign of these limbs. In the course
of evolution the legs of the horse got
rid of most of its smaller muscles
and joints. The horse runs on the
I'nail of the one toe it has left. And
there seems to be no question that
the modern horse can hit a much.
faster pace than the prehistoric spe-
cies from which it developed.
Dr. Abrahams concludes human
feet were intended to wrap them-
selves around tree trunks, or to creep
soundlessly over uneven ground. He
doesn't think they were intended to
travel at high speed.
n
eneral
Best for Polishing
In polishing fine furniture, a soft,
clean, dry cloth, one that does not
shed lint, is necessary. Worn linen
pillowcases or old dinner napkins
make excellent .rubbing cloths,.
Where there is soil or a stain, many
women go to work with mild soap
and water. This treatment, while
sometimes harmless, may work
great damage by removing the fine
old finish almeady -on the furniture.
For the soft sheen that is so de-
sirable, oil or wax may be used.
Both are recommended, although
the waxing treatment is said to last
longer. But not all furniture should
be treated with either. Painted fur-
niture, for instance, or furniture of,
pickled pine, needs only that same
soft, dry cloth. A good rubbing
brings out the finish;
Light But Strong
The Antarctic skua only weighs
about 2r pounds, yet its strength is
so great that its two-inch bill can
carry chunks' of meat larger than
itself over great distances. It has
been seen 300 miles inland, where
it spends the winter and returns to
the coast of the Antarctic about the
middle of October. The arrival is
timed with clock -like precision with
the egg -laying of penguins for the
principal food of skuas is penguin
eggs and chicks which are devoured
by the hundreds. Unable to match
the superior size and fighting
strength of adult penguins, the
skuas use clever strategy in separat-
ing the parent birds from their
chicks and then slaughtering them
wholesale. Scores of - half eaten
and trampled bodies of baby pen-
guins have been found near penguin
colonies.
Special 'Soaps' May Aid •
Synthetic Materials
Development of new synthetic
materials of great civil and military
use may be considerably aided by
a chemical discovery.
The production of artificial silk,
wool and other textile fibers, of rub-
berlike substances and many varie-
ties of general plastics, will be eas-
ier than ever before, and will also
follow new lines of development
by the application of newly found
method, according to the discoverer
of the method, Dr. Harold P. Lund-
gren, scientist of the Western Re-
search laboratory of the United
States department of agriculture at
Albany, Calif.
Dr. Lundgren has found how to
give special "soap" treatments to
proteins, "the raw materials of all
life," which .are used as the source
of countless plastics and synthetic
Moue such as "nylon." '
Certain newly prepared and tested
chemicals are known as "deter-
gents," meaning "washing agents"
or "soaps"—they are not like the
ordinary soaps of daily use. Dr.
Lundgren has employed 39 of these
chemicals for the transformation of
,proteins,
Under his treatment, using only
a very little of the "detergent," the
molecules of the protein become
"unfolded," as a bud opens into a
flower. But the important thing is
that such "unfolding" can be regu-
lated in any desired way.
Testing Blanket '
A good way to test a blanket is
to take a tiny piece of the nap be-
tween the fingers and suspend the
entire weight from it. Inferior fibers,
will break; first -grade wool nap can
easily support more than the blan-
ket's entire weight. Another test is
to hold the blanket up to the light
to see if there are thin spots caused
by overnapping. A third test is to
bunch the wool in your band and
squeeze it. If it has "bounce" and
spring, feels warm and lively, it is
first quality. If it feels harsh, .un-
yielding, lifeless, it is second grade
or even poorer quality.
WHAT YOUR WAR SAVINGS
STAMPS CAN ACCOMPLISH
$10 will stop a tank wit.' one round
of 18 or 25 -pounder shells.
$20 buys a cannonade of four 3.7 -
Lech anti-aircraft shells.
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X75 will provide a 500-Ib..bomb to
i,- ,,:;,, Perlin ev Rrrchteeeaden:
Portable Stove Createci
By Benjamin Franklin
As late as the middle of the Eight-
eenth century the Pennsylvania
Dutch were the only settlers who
used stoves. At first these were im-
ported from the old country,, but as
the iron industry became estab-
lished in the Colonies, stovemaking
became one of its chief products.
In this connection, two famous men
are connected with the history of
our first stoves—Benjamin Franklin
and Hehry William Stiegel.
As early as 1742, Franklin was ex-
perimenting with some form of heat-
ing device which would be an im-
provement over the stoves then in
use. The "Pennsylvania Fireplace"
was his first effort. This had eight
plates and was almost entirely open
in the front. It was designed to
fit into an ordinary fireplace but was
portable. In the back was a hot air
box behind the fire oven which sup-
plied the room with fresh air and
provided for the circulation of the)
heat. It is said one of these stoves,
probably made about 1750, is pre-
served at Doyleston, Pa.
Franklin encouraged others to
benefit by his idea and wrote and
published a pamphlet entitled "An
Account of the New -Invented Penn-
sylvania Fireplace." He was offered
a patent on his stove but refused
to accept it, saying—"As we enjoy
great advantages of other* we
should be glad to serve others by
any invention of ours.".
Rye Flour
Rye flour, used for making bread,
is an unexpectedly good source of
certain vitamins which areessen-
tial for health and stamina, it was
stated recently in a ,University of
Wisconsin scientific report.
The discovery, significant from
the viewpoint of national nutrition,
has been made by two University
of Wisconsin chemists, Dts. Aaron J.
Ihde and'`. Henry A. Schuette.
For the first time the amounts of
vitamin of B -complex were meas-
ured in various "milled products of
the rye grain."
It wasfound that rye flour sur-
passes white wheat flour in vitamin
contents.
Particular attention was paid to
these vitamins: B-1, riboflavin, nic-
otinic acid and pantothenic acid. ,
Researches on Brain
Produces Strange Effects
Acetylcholine and other sub-
stances, built out of the molecules
of the substance choline, play some
very important parts in the work-
ing of the brain and of the whole
network of the body's nervous sys-
tem. Inhaling of some of these sub-
stances would produce strange men-
tal and nervous disorders.
This is suggested by recent 're-
searches on brain conducted in
America and in Britain.
In England, Dr. Denis Williams,
a "squadron leader" of the Royal Air
force, and a' distinguished brain sur-
geon and physiologist, has found
that the substance acetylcholine pro-
duced powerful effects upon the elec-
trical patterns of the brain.
Some of the drugs, all "choline -
like substances," had one effect in
small doses, and an opposite effect
in large doses, but they all influ-
enced
nfluenced the transmission of nerve
messages between the brain cells,
and from the brain to the nerves,
and from the nerves to the muscles.
In military and civil medicine,
the newly investigated drugs would
be used for the treatment of nerv-
ous and mental disorders, including
paralysis, epilepsy, and so on.
Kodiak Once Cannibal Isle
Some of the earliset settlers on
the North American continent—can-
nibalistic migrants from Siberia
who settled Kodiak island -used the
skulls of vanquished enemies as
drinking cups, according to Dr. Ales
Hrdlicka of the Smithsonian Insti-
tution.
These early -day Americans, Dr.
Hrdlicka said, used the skulls of
valorous enemies in the belief that
some virtues of the deceased might
be transferred to them.
He said a study of the skeletons
of the islanders showed they appar-
ently were remarkably free from
disease. Even fractures were infre-
quent, Dr. Hrdlicka reported, and
evidences of dental decay were
missing.
Buying 'Case' Goods
In considering the purchase of
case goods (dressers, chests, side-
boards, bookcases, desks, etc.) ta-
bles and chairs, if possible test the
weight. The greater the density of
the wood, the better. For example,
you can buy a chest of thin, soft,
porous wood that weighs 40 pounds;
you can buy a .good hardwood chest
in the same size and it will weigh
around 75 pounds. How the wood
is dried makes a difference, too.
Always ask the salesman if it is kiln
dried. This is wood that has been
air dried, then actually dried in an
oven so that the moisture content
has been reduced to 5 per cent.
Wood not so dried is likely to warp,
and in warping will split, throw
drawers out of line, come unglued
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Proteinlike Substance
From Roger Williams' laboratory
at the University of Texas has come
the announcement in the Journal of
Biological Chemistry of August,1941,
that the injury -producing proteinlike
substance in raw egg white has been
separated.The name of the sub-
stance is "avidin." It is not harm-
ful, that is, does not produce fatal
injury to experimental animals if
the egg white is heated before be-
ing eaten. The reason given for
the cause of raw -egg white injury is
that the avidin combines with vita-
min H also called biotin, making
this vitamin unavailable to the ani-
mal organism. When biotin is lack-
ing to the animal organism, the ani -
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Anzacs Like Fighting
Perhaps the most distinctive men
of battle engaged in the various
European war theaters are the An-
zacs, tall, colorful, hard-bitten
troops from "down under" who
travel half -way around the world
just to get in a good fight.
The Anzacs—Australian and New
Zealand Arany Corps—manage to
squeeze into those places where
going is roughest. In the last war
more than half the cowboy -hatted
antipodean troops were wounded or
killed.
Again, in the present' conflict, the
Anzacs find themselves in a difficult
sector. They were chosen to drive
the Axis troops from Libya. A con-
tingent got as far as Tobruk but
were cut off from the main army
and holed up for the summer.
They held ' out for five months
until a British force (more Anzacs)
slashed their way through the Ger-
man tanks on the Libyan escarp-
ment and ,released their buddies
from the siege.
Air Mostly Nitrogen, Oxygen
Ordinary air consists mostly of ni-
trogen and oxygen, and a few rare
gases such as carbon dioxide, neon,
argon, traces of helium and :hydro-
gen.
Under much higher pressures than
that of the ordinary atmosphere
even these gases become harmful to
human beings.
In submerged submarines the at
mospheric pressure is necessarily
very high.
When it is about seven times as
great as ordinary atmospheric pres-
sure, then oxygen becomes poison-
ous for man. Breathing oxygen un-
der such pressure may produce sud-
den and violent convulsions of the
Cross -Stitch Rug
The individual touch' that makes
your home charming—a handmade
cross-stitch ruga Or RUGS -for you
can make several with fast, sturdy
cross-stitchl
The first thing is to rule squares
on your rug canvas (35 squares on
a 26 by 35 -inch piece) leaving a 1% -
inch margin on all sides.
Then to stitch, following for each
square our pattern diagram. Each
little block stands for one cross-
stitch; the shades are for colors—
peach, turquoise, brown. In alter-
nate squares you might have tur-
quoise, orchid, cerise.
Your stitching's done with fat rug'
yarn. Each stitch in the row work-
ing to the right, should be from low-
er left to upper right. Coming back
over these stitches, cross from low-
er right to upper left—all crosses in
the same direction!
After completing allsquares, make.
a border of one row of turquoise and
one brown and stitch canvas to
denim backing.
Crystal Has Electricity
It was discovered in the last cen-
tury
entury that if crystal, 92 quartz or
rock salt, is subjected to any stress
or strain, its surface becomes elec-
trically charged. Positive electrici-
ty is accumulated on one side, neg-
ative electricity on the opposite side
of a thin crystal plate.
On the other hand, if a crystal
plate is put between alternating elec-
trical currents then the crystal ma-
terial expands and contracts. In oth-
er words, the regularly spaced at-
oms of a crystal dance and swing
in perfect rhythms. They are won-
derful electrical oscillators. That is
why they are used in radio commu-
nicetion devices.
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Enemy actiou in the Far East has caused such an acute shortage of rubber that
our whole war effort is in serious danger. Canada and her Allies must have
rubber, 'quickly, for the armed torces, for factories, for ships. The Japanese
control our source of crude rubber imports—the only other quickly available
supply is old scrap rubber, which can be reclaimed. Every citizen in Canada
must do his part in collecting all the scrap rubber in the country and turning
it over to the Government for war purposes. Here is how to do it.
THIS 8S FELT WMGENT mr,
Question: Is the rubber situation really
serious? -
Answer: The shortage of rubber is so grave
that any citizen hoarding rubber or using it
unnecessarily is committing an act of disloyalty.
Itis now illegal to destroy any rubber article.
Question: Of what use is reclaimed rubber?
Answer : Old rubber is processed so that the
rubber content is reclaimed. 'This reclaimed
rubber is used in the manufacture of essential
articles for our war effort, thus replacing crude
rubber.
Question: How much scrap rubber is needed?
Answer: Fifty Million Pounds. This is a
large quantity, but it MUST be found. Every
old piece of rubber in. Canada, no matter Trow
small, is needed, QUICKLY.
Question: Should I turn in any usable rubber
articles as well as worn out ones ?
Answer: Absolutely not I By no means
discard anything that is still useful and that
might have to be replaced. On the other hand,
rubber tires used as boat bumpers, swings, etc.,
should be turned in for war uses.
warwartiv. IE TWEET E ETA
The school boys and girls of Canada are
being organized, through the school
authorities, to act as Official Collectors
of Scrap Rubber. The school nearest you
is, therefore, your best Collection Depot.
You may dispose of your scrap rubber
in any one of the following four ways:
PEAL EVA Y'=k'UI
Question: What kind of scrap rubber is needed?
Answer : Every all -rubber or part -rubber
article must be salvaged. Here are a few of the
articles you must turn in:
Old Tires of every kind Rubbers
Old Inner Tubes Overshoes
Rubber Boots, Hats, Coats, Aprons, -Pants,
Gloves, Tubing, Matting, Toys
Sport Shoes (crepe soles are especially good)
Garden Hose Hot Water Bottles Stair Treads
Bathing Caps and many other articles
Question: What happens to the scrap rubber
collected?
Answer: The scrap is sorted, baled and as-
sembled into carload lots and is then purchased
by the Government at fixed prices throughout
Canada. The Government pays forwarding
transportation charges on these carload lots, and
is responsible for their allocation. You may be
sure that every pound will be used directly qr
indirectly in the war effort.
Question: How do 3 go about saving scrap
rubber?
Answer: Start hunting for it TODAY. Clean
out your cellars, attics, garages and sheds right
away. You will find more rubber articles than
you expect. Start them all on their way to the
battlefront.
1. Give it to the children for their school
collection.
2. Giveit to your local National Salvage Com-
mittee.
3. Leave it with any Service Station or Tire
Dealer where you see the sign; "Voluntary
Scrap Rubber Receiving Depot."
4. Sell it to a junk collector.
When you gather up your scrap rubber and dispose of it by one of these
methods, it will be used by the Government for Canada's War Effort. Do it NOWT
Department of Munitions and Supply
SCRAP RUBBER DIVISION ROYAL BANK BUILDING, TORONTO
This advertisement is issued in co-operation with
The. National Salvage Campaign, Department of National War Services
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A HEALTH SERVICE OP
THE CANADIAN MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION AND LIFE
{NEURANCE COMPANIES
IN CANADA
Good health has become a patroitic
duty ,according to Canadian medical
experts who point out the loss of
manpower and working hours suffer-
ed by the country through illness,
malnutrition, and just plain lack of
exercise.
One medical writer eeccommends
that everyone take some exercise
each day—the younger you are, the
more exercise you need. He warns
that the legs and wind should be kept
in condition and that the arms should
be strengthend through exercise.
Balanced foods is another recom-
mended way to good health, milk,
eggs, vegetables and come fruit once
a day are indicated,
Mutat Fre Underwriters to Try to Reduce
Loss by Fre
Will Endeavor to Cut Fire Losses
This Year by 25 Percent of Five
Year Average
The annual convention of the 68
Farm Mutual Fire Insurance Com-
panies unanimously adopted a resolu-
tion to endeavor to reduce farm loss-
es by at lean 25 percent this year as
compared to the average losses of the
last five years.
To implement this resolve a meet-
ing of the executive members of this
provincial body will meet at the of-
fice of the association secretary,
Walter R Cross, Galt. The commit-
tee plans to use the press to appeal
to policyholders to execute all pos..
Bible care and caution to prevent fires
starting from carelessness. Circular
letters will be sent out from some of
the companies to their policyholders,
drawing attention to fire hazards and
For pure reasons of geography,)
over -indulgence of alcohol is dang-
erous, since authorities, point out that
the climate of North America is a'
bad one for drinking. We live in the
most high pressure area on earth—
the area where climatic conditions
make for the greatest amount of
physical and mental activity. The
templtatiolS to over -indulge is fur-
ther stimulated by the fact that our
standard of living is higher than that
elsewhere and funds for such pur-
poses are more available.
Plenty of sleep andrest are some-
times as important as exercise and
authorities recommend that good
sense be aplied in determining each
person's individual routine for health.
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News From International
Roland iWilliams of Exeter is the
Chairman of the Lunch Committee'
for the 1942 International Plowing
Match to be held in Huron County an
October 13, 14, 15, and 16th of this
year, on a specially selected )oration.
in Huliett Township between Sea
forth and Clinton;
"Roly" Williams has a big job on
his hands . the task of feeding
the hungry army of plowmen who
will be taking part in this gvnt ex-
position. That may sound comparativ-
ely easy ,and yet ;it is not an easy
task because for four days the men
suggesting remedies.
It is pointed out that daring 1041.
the farm mutuals of Ontario suppor-
ted by their 150,000 farmer pulley
holders paid out losses of $1,079,693
and also that these figures show an
increase over 1940 by $67,566. 'Two'
foots are very significant in thew
figures:
(1) Something should be done to
stop rising fire losess as they present
a serious problem.
(2) If a concerted and vigorous fire
prevention program will save 25 per.
cent it is a very large contribution
to a national teonservation plan.
From the foregoing facts it will be
evident that the Fire Prevention.
Committee has a big and important
job to do. This committee is com-
posed of H. IF McFadden, Lindsay;
Oliver Drury, Chatham; H. K. Eilber,,
Crediton and Walter R. Cross, Gnat,
This committee will work with mem-
bers of the Fire Marshal's, office in.
carrying out this important task,
IIMIMENOIONIclelminfm
who are taking part in the competi-
tion will depend on the committee
headed by Mr. Williams to feed. them.
Arrangements are being made at
the present time 10 secute caterers
who will make up; the lunches, which
will be handed out to the various
plowmen. The next step will be to
arrange for distribution facilities . .
and that is no easy task . . . scat-
tered throughout the various fields
where the oonpehitions will be taking
place, the plowmen will have to have
the lunch brought to them on time.
Mr. Williams is quite optimistic
1 aboaut the general eituatien and says
I he feels that the 'ca -operation exhibi-
ted by the various people directly
connected with the plowing match is
in itself a definite assurance ,that the
X1042 International' Plowing Match to
be held in Huron' County will be, . in
spite of the difficulties occasioned: by
world conditions, one of the most suc-
cessful ever to be presented, in the
province of Ontario.
WARNA
Mrs. George Connell spent a few
days with Mr, and Mrs. R. Grigg of
Goderioh township. recently.
A very pleasant tune was spent at
the home of Mrs. G. II. Beatty an.
Wednesday evening of last week,,
when about forty of the ladies of the
section gathered in honor of Miss.
Rena Johnston, R.N., of New York,
who left on Saturday morning for
Crape Town, Africa, where she in
tends continuing her duties in Hos-
pital Red Gross work. Sinter John-
ston. was presented with a Steamer
Rug and Cash. The good wishes of
her many firendg go with her in this,
very worthy undertaking.
Miss W. Thompson •of Toronto is'
visiting her sister Mrs. L. Beatty.
We are very sorry to report that,'
Mrs. Ralph Stephenson is confined to
her bed and under a nurses case.. Her
many :friends hope soon to see her up
and around again. -
Standing committee convenosw:
A.gn`cuture and Can. . Indes
tty,
Mi
ss
, Rachael Johnston; Citizenship andr
Legislation, Miss Margaret liteliWate;
Historical Research, MMIiss Marg'aleet,
Love; . Home Eoonomics, Miss Helen
Johnston; Warr Work, Miss Edith,
Beatty; Education, Miss Alice Silk;•
Pianist, Miss Jean Love; Lunch com-
mittee, Miss Marie Huhner, Mies
Eileen Hayter, 51 i s s Barbara
Graham; Auditors, Miss Alice Silk,,
Miss ,Ruth McAllister,