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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1942-10-15, Page 6PAGE 6 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., ,OCT. 15, 1942. 1HE UT n`l xCO L OILTHSTOVE!! r.�,. The old coal oil short-cut to breakfast has cost many a life and home! Can YOU afford the high cost of taking chances- with hanceswith this ,dangerous. fuel? Play safe with yourself and family. Resolve never again to quicken a fire with coal ail or gasoline. ProVide sufficient dry kindling ahead of time. Lamps and lanterns are another cause of loss and death every year. Fill them by daylight. . Both lamps and lanterns should have broad, heavy metal bases. Don't let children use them alone. Never set lanterns down, even on window ledges, but hang them well. up. Keep matches in a tin box, in a safe place, well out of the reach of children. Never carry loose matches.' Remember that fire prevention now is more important -than ever, since buildings are next to impossible to replace, Make every member of your household a fire warden and fight by preventing fires. • THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS SPONSORED BY THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES: FARMERS' CENTRAL MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO., WALKERTON, ONTARIO HOWICK FARMERS' MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO., WROXETER, ONTARIO HAY TOWNSHIP FARMERS' FIRE INSURANCE CO., ZURICH, ONTARIO EAST WILLIAMS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO., NAIRN, ONTARIO Huron Countyis Readyfor the Opening p of the 3rd Victory Loan (Continued from page 1) Canadian manhood. Every dollar sub- scribed as the result of self-denial Means partnership in the hardships and risks of our men. Every dollar subscribed will confirm the determin- ation of our .people to stand by the army to a victorious end.. An over- whelming subscription to the Third Victory Loan will be a patriotic ex- pression of confidence in our ability as a nation to maintain all that we hold dear in civilization. The canvassers for Clinton are Messrs. IL E, Rorke and Gordon. Scr,ib- bins; Tuckersmith, J. W. ,Crich, " H. Jackson and A. Nicholson; Mullett, W. R. Jewitt, W. J. Dale; Stanley, John McAsh, (two to be appointed; Gode-• rich township, Ernest Johnston, Geo. Ginn, (one to be appointed). W, L. WHYTE Chairman of.. the (+,eneral Sales Committee. G. L. PARSONS Chairman of the Special Names. Committee. W. G. ATTRIDGE Chairman of the Payroll Savings Committee. J. C. SHEARER Chairman of Public Relations Committee. ' At Least Ten Holidays Noted in These States More than half the states observe 10 or more legal holidays -during the year in addition to Sundays and primary, and general election days, accordingto the council's survey. The following states have between 12 ;and . 15: Tennessee, Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina, Alabama, Arizona, Missouri, Oklahoma, Penn- sylvania and Virginia., Common holidays are New Year's day, Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays, Memorial day, Independ- ence day, Labor day, Columbus day, Armistice day, Thanksgiving; Christ- mas, Good Friday and election days: Southern states observe Confederate Memorial day; also, „although the date varies. A number of states, in- cluding Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Nevada. and Texas celebrate as holidays the anniversary of their en- try into the Union. • ' _ • The extent to which the holidays are" observed varies. Certain holi- days in some states are, in effect, "bank holidays" only;. 'in other states, certain holidays call for clos- ing of schools. Moat of the national - holidays' normally are holidays in the strict sense of the word—with schools, . businesses and industries shutting down for the day. World's Largest Single Mobile Mine Mechanism A man-made giant miner, a ma- chine representing the largest single piece of mobile machinery in the world, now plows into hillsides near Cadiz, Ohio, as a clam into sand, lifting huge sections of dirt away from the shallow coal beds in that region. • Performing in a few hours what drift mining could do in days, this towering shovel is fed by electricity running through thick, rubber -cov- ered cables, and is manned by four workers, each of whom has a dif- ferent job. The giant gobbles a swath 40 feet deep, 60 feet long and 80 feet wide in a period of eight hours. The only preparation necessary is to blast heavy rock in the path of the Machine: • Shovels built to excavate the Panama canal were considered the final notch in vastness formobile machines, but they would be mere pygmies in, comparison with this behemoth, which reaches a height of 100 feet. The dipper has a capacity of 20 culiic yards and could easily hold a modern automobile. • Oklahoma ,1F'amily. The department of :agriculture's "Food for Freedom" driveand the treasury's war bond campaign both. have received -a boost from the Carl Johnson family of Jackson county, Okla. Johnson, a rehabilitation Borrow er of the Farm Security administra- tion, and his two high school boys and three daughters got the "Food for Freedom" spirit last year when they decided to buy a bunch of calves and feed them out for the market. He borrowed $750 from FSA -and each child borrowed $60, and, pooling theirmoney, they bought 35 calves. , Recently the Johnsons sold 34 of the 35 calves, paid off their loan plus the interest, then marched into the Altus, Okla., post office and plunked down the remainder, $300:25, for war stamps and "bonds. Lonely Li'l Island Lonely spotlike Johnston island lifts its half -mile knob from a long, submerged coral reef in themid- Pacific some 700 miles southwest of the. Hawaiian islands. It was dis- covered in 1807 by the British se a captain whose name it bears. In 1858 an American schooner claimed possession for the United, States but shortly, thereafter the Hawaiian:gov- ernment declared its ownership of the island. Hawaii formally annexed it but in 1909 leased it to a private individual after which it passed un- der the control of the United States. In 1926 our government declared it a bird refuge and later it -became a seaplane base. In 1934 it was made a naval defense area and all foreign vessels and aircraft were barred. Last August it was com- missioned as a naval air station. Fourteen Weddings in White House Since 1811 There have -been '14 White House weddings. With the years in which they occurred, they were those of: 1811 -Lucy Payne Washington, Mrs, Madison's sister, and Justice Todd of the United States Supreme court. 1812—Anna. Todd and Representa- tive John G. Jackson. 1820—Maria Monroe, daughter of the President, and Samuel Law- rence Gouverneur. 1828 -Helen Jackson and John Ad- ams, son of the President. 1829—Delia Lewis and Alphonse'" YverPageot. 1835—Mary Easton and -Lucien B. Polk. , 1837—Emily Martin and Lewis Randolph, 1842 -Elizabeth Tyler, daughter of the President, and William Waller. 1874 -Nellie Grant, daughter of the President,: and . Algernon Sar- toris. 1878 -Emily Pratt, niece of,Presi- dent Hayes, and, Gen. Russell Has- tings. 1886—Frances . Folsom and Presi- dent Grover Cleveland. 1906 -Alice Roosevelt, daughter of the President, and Congressman. Nicholas Longworth. 1913 -Jessie Woodrow Wilson, daughter of the President, and Francis Bowes Sayre. 1914 -Eleanor Wilson, daughter of the President, and William Gibbs McAdoo, secretary of the treasury. Long Visit The enlisted' personnel at Fort Devens, Mass., cameback to nor- mal recently with the return of Pri- vate Joe Gomez from a long fur- lough during which he visited at his home in Taos, N. M. You see, Pri- vate Gomez neither reads nor speaks English. So when he was granted a furlough and told to go home for a visit, he followed the wordshe knew—"Go home" -and did so. And it was quite a stay. Finally, friends started wondering about his long visit, discovered his incomplete understanding of fur- lough operation and arranged for his immediate return to camp. New Device. Scrambles Pictures • A picture -scrambling device,' uti- lizing the photo -electric cell for the 'secret transmission of pictures, drawings and written messages by telegraph, is reported to have been perfected by, Edouard Bela of Par- is. The light and shade l variations can be picked up only on a special receiver which reproduces the, origi- nal. If anyone "cuts in" on the line he gets merely a good' imitation of a "snowstorm." Five Sleep Inducers for The War Public to Try Thought control (to induce sleep) varies all the way from • counting sheep to the more esoteric forms of autophynosis, research shows. All schemes are methods of limiting consciousness. Each of the follow- ing plans has its adherents: .1—Listening to imaginary drops of rain falling on an imaginary tin roof (said to be better than counting. sheep because it requires less men- tal effort). 2 -Assigning names to each letter of the alphabet. A is for Albert, B is for Benjamin, etc. (Or take ani- mals, fish, names of countries, any- thing you like.) 3 -Painting large imaginary 3s ex tremely slowly on a large black wall with an imaginary brush and an imaginary tin'' of imaginary..white paint. (This one is cited on the authority of an eminent psycholo- gist, who is of the opinion that any- body Who paints three of the 3s in this very slow manner willfind it. virtually impossible to keep awake.), 4" -Repeated religious formulas or mantras. (For those who are ill at ease or unaccustomed to move in this sphere, the age-old Buddhist formula, "Om mani padme' hum," has been found efficacious hi lifting the mind out pi its preoccupations). 5—Reciting nonsense verses slow- ly, lowly, over and over. (Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky" or Edward Lear's limericks will come in handy here.) F. Traveler's Tree for Thirsty People Madagascar, erroneously called the land of the man-eating tree, is in truth the land of the tree -drinking man. British soldiers landing on the big French island off southeast Africa will find no carnivorous vegetation larger than the pitcher plant. This shrub, four feet high, bears jug - shaped, water -filled pitchers in which it traps and digests unwary insects: What the exploring Britons will en- joy is the Traveler's Tree, a life- saver for the thirsty. It is a palm, often 100 feet high, whose big fronds condense moisture and collect it in a natural reservoir close to the trunk. A spear tap, and out gushes a quart of pure, sweet water, says the National Geographic society, Free Postage The franking privilege, that is, the right to send mail without pay- ing aying postage, is extended under three heads: Congressional frank mail, for members of the legislative branch of the federal government; official penalty mail (under penalty for pri- vate use) for members of the execu- tive and judicial branches of the government and personal free mail under signature for authorized per- sons—now, conferred upon members of the armed forces of the United Statesand generally conferred, on widows of, Presidents of. the United Efficient Tractor Operation To operate a tractor at full load costsonly one-eighth more than at half load, but twice as much work is. accomplished. The only notice- able differenceein full -load operating costs is increased fuel consumption, Other costs, including labor, depre- ciation and maintenance, remain al- most the same. Farmers who are pressed for labor this year can well keep this in mind. Pulling more than -one implement at a time and operating at higher speeds are two ways to keep the tractor well loaded. 'If You Get a -Vacation. To prevent week -end traffic con- gestion, Joseph B. Eastman, direc- tor of defense transportation, urged vacationists to do their traveling during the middle of the week when- ever , possible. At the same time, Mr Eastman said that vacations should be staggered throughout the year instead of being concentrated during the summer months. Army, Too, Conserves e Le On Rubber With Horses or Dobbin's comeback as a re- sult of the rubber shortage took a new spurt with the announcement by the war department that it is re- placing more than 1,50p administra- tive motor vehicles with . animal - drawn vehicles at army posts, camps, and stations throughout the country. . The first phase of this new step in the army's campaign to conserve rubber and other materials classi- fied as "critical" resulted in the re- placement of 680 trucks at 47 posts by the Quartermaster corps, serv- ices of supply. This group alone is expected to save approximately; 121,800 pounds of rubber a year, with the entire program saving approxi- mately 315,000 pounds a year. Vehicles to be replaced are of the administrative type, used mostly for intra -camp jobs such as collecting trash, ashes and garbage and haul- ing freight and coal. Most of them are of 11/2 -ton capacity. . Prior to issuance of the order, a survey was made of existing stable, and forage facilities. These are be- ing put to immediate use, with new facilities planned as the program expands. Because of the mechanization of cavalry, an ample supply of horses Is available. Some of these former cavalry mounts' are being reclassi- fied as light draft animals. Horses,, mules, wagons and harnesses are being supplied by the quartermaster corps. The Task of Preventing Arthritis Is a Big One Correction of living habitsproper diet and removal of foci of infection do not always result in disappear- ance of pain or other symptoms in the joints in cases of arthritis, ace. cording to Dr. Maurice F. Lautman. "Perhaps one of the greatest dif- ficulties encountered in successfully preventing disease is the human tendency to gamble with health," the author says. "Too much reli- ance is placed on the hope that na- ture, if not interfered with, will take care of everything. This belief as tar as arthritis is concerned is, un- fortunately, frequently disastrous. It is quite true that the individual who is threatened' with arthritis has his work cut out for him. "The task of preventing arthritis is not an easy one to be sure, but one has only tocontemplate the countless persons who are disabled or hopelessly crippled to realize that as far as arthritis is concerned, the ounce of prevention will be worth tons of cure." High School Students to Farm Farmers of central grain belt States, faced with a shortage of la- bbr for July and August harvests, are watching with interest an ex- periment in Washington state involv- ing use of junior and senior high school students in tending and har- vesting truck garden, berry and oth- er crops which contribute heavily to the food reservoir of this important defense industry area. The van- guard of thousands of workers need- ed at the peak of the harvest al- ready are in the fields—recruits from schools throughout the state under a state-wide "Food 'for Vic- tory" program. In the. Seattle and Tacoma areas, representatives of schools, the Parent-Teacher associa- tion and the U. S. employment serv- ice have been marshaling for some time the potential farm labor ca- pacity of high schools. The program is necessary, accord- ing to the American Municipal asso- ciation, because migrant Iaborers no longer are available, military serv- ice and war industries have taken many farm workers and the Japa- nese evacuation has taken many others. Slip Me a Fag, Bud In recent weeks Mrs. J. R. Cas- sibry, camp hostess at Keesler Field Miss., has been carrying a handy pack of cigarettes whenever she vis- its the public relations office at the 'camp. She learned a lesson not long ago. Mrs. Cassibry was sitting in the office one day, minding her own business, . when one of the re- porters on the camp paper, sitting across the room, turned from his typewriter, glanced her way and shouted: "Joyce, give me a ciga- rette!" Mrs. Cassibry looked up, startled;' explained apologetically she didn't ; smoke herself but real- ized she a well could carry a pack of smokes about with her. The report- er was no less startled and just as apologetic. Point was, he explained, he really was yelling at Pvt. Rich- ard Joyce, another reporter. He didn't know that Mrs. Cassibry's first name was "Joyce") Give Window Screens A Thorough Washing In order to get the jump on flies and mosquitoes, window screens and screen doors should. be put up before the first flying insect makes its appearance. Windows that are to be screened should be washed inside and out beforehand, because it is usually impossible to wash them comfortably again while the screens are, up. The screens,. too, should . be cleansed -before being fastened into place. Even though they ; were brushed andwashed before storing, there will be enough dust on them to make a scrubbing necessary, Spraying with, a garden hose will remove only a little of the winter dust, and more', thorough methods should be employed. Fill a large pail with warm'sudsy water, and use a scrub brush on the wire mesh. Rinse with a sponge dipped in clear warm water, or with a hose. Then repeat the proc- ess on the other side of each screen. Let dry in the sun and wind. If the cleaning must be done in- doors, use the basement laundry tubs or the bathtub, but in that case spread an old sheet or other large 'cloth on the bottom of the tub to prevent scratching the porcelain •surface. Screens should be scrubbed before either the mesh or the frame.is re- painted. ' Homemakers Are Urged to Save Their Cooking Fats Housewives are urged to save all used cooking fat in order toturn this fat into explosives for use by the United Nations. Fats make glycerin and glycerin makes explosives. Millions of pounds of glycerin are needed, and house- wives can help supply it. Homemakers are advised to get all cooking good from the fats first. Then strain them and pour the fats into a clean wide-mouthed can, but not a glass container. Store the fats in a refrigerator or a cool dark place until you have .collected at least one pound. When housewives have a pound take it to the meat dealer who is co-operating in this drive. He will weigh the can of fat, pay the estab- lished price for it, and start it on. its way to the war industries. Don't let the tats stand so lqng that they become rancid. Once they become rancid the glycerin content is reduced. Do not take the fats to the meat dealer on week -ends if it can be avoided. Help him by bring- ing them in early in the week. Historic Pitchfork Displayed The famous pitchfork that once' pointed at the seat of Rudolph Hess' trousers and helped bring about his capture is now on exhibit in one of the windows of a prominent cloth. ing store in Montreal, Quebec. The. two-pronged fork held the No. '2'Nazi at bay in May of last year when he parachuted to a farm. in Scotland, not far from the estate of the duke. of Hamilton. David MacLean, Scottish farmer and owner' of the farm, used the, pitchfork to capture the German leader. An interesting sidelight on the history of the pitchfork is that 11 was made in Canada, and is, now back in Quebec province niter valu- able service overseas. Discusses Four Basic Needs for Happiness Four ways to promote human hap- piness in spite of the war were de- scribed by Dr. M. E. John, as- sociate professor of rural sociology- at the PennsylvaniairState college. Four' basic desire's must be satin fled if people are to be happy, in either wartime or normal times, Dr. John said. They are (1) the desire for recognition, (2) the desire to ex- plain one's relationship to his en- vironment, (3) satisfaction of physi- ological needs, and (4) affectionate family relationships. "War does not change' theseneeds in people," he said. "It merely,• changes the way we meet them. Where customary activities are thwarted,, substitutes • must be found." Families whose sons have gone to war, for example, should substitute increased participation in communi- ty activities for interrupted family relationships, he suggested. Civilian defense projectsand work in organ- ized charities will prevent loneliness. and self-pity. Furthermore, in group activities; many people will develop unsuspeet- ed talents and receive the ^recogni- tion they need to, be happy. The need for physical stamina in wartime steps up the attention given to health and nutrition problems and thus contributes to the sum total of human happiness, Dr. John added: Communities who want contented citizens must provide sanitation and adequate housing for them. • Insects Create Fire Hazards Insect outbreaks in forests are sometimes of more importance be- cause of the fire menace they ere: ate than because of the value of the timber killed, says the U. S.1 department of agriculture. When destructive outbreaks of insects de-, velop in forest types composed chief-, ly of one species of tree, a high per- centage of the stand may be de- stroyed. These standing dead trees go down in the course of a few years making an almost impenetrable tan- gle of logs and tops. Under proper conditions, says the forest service, a flash of lightning may set off the mass, resulting in a widespread con- flagration almost impossible to fight. Past experience has shown that epi- demics of the mountain pine beetle in lodgepole often have been fol- lowed by destructive fires. 'P Tree Forecasts Monsoon In lower Burma, the natives place great faith in the "forecaster" tree —the Padauk, which blossoms three times in as many weeks. With the first sudden golden yellow blossoms, the natives begin to "think" of find- ing palm Ieaves. to re -enforce the roofs of their huts against the com- ing torrents. With the second blos- soming, they make certain there is an available supply.' But with the third flowering,, there is a frenzied rush of every native to his roof with his arms full of palm leaves. Strangely, and . almost invariably, within two days after the third warn- ing blossokhing, thunderstorms, hail- stones, and a great rush of rain whips inland from the sea. Rivers rise within a few hours and much of lower Burma becomes a steaming swampland. Wooden 'Sawbucks' Wooden scrip money has been used in different sections . of the United States from time to time for short emergency periods. For ex- ample, the chamber of commerce at Tenino, Wash., in 1932 issued wooden scrip in denominations of $10, $5, $I, 50 and 25. cents. The business people of the town agreed to accept the scrip at face value. This money was issued in order to thaw out .frozen assets held in in- volvent banks. The United States government has never issued wood- en money. Insulation Means Low Upkeep Low-cost housing, like automo- biles, must be appraised in the light of not merely'. first cost but upkeep cost as well. A furnace tender who tossed every third shovelful of coal into the ashcan would lose his job promptly, but the effect is the same when homes continue year after year to pour out heat through un - insulated.., roofs and walls. Sheath - Mg on roof and outer walls, which keeps the cold air out and the warm air in, will pay for its original cost within a few years. Is This an Example of Nature Malting an Error? One of the finds of the Smithsonian institution expedition which spent the summer exploring ancient de- posits in Montana was the fossil- ized skeleton of a bird -footed dino- saur. This creature, according to Charles W. Gilmore, leader of the expedition, left a track which, ex- cept xcept for its size, was strikingly like that of a present-day bird. Living 120 million years ago this animal represents one of Nature's attempts to alter her monsters of that age to enable them to endure the changing conditions on earth. The bird -dinosaur weighed less than a ton. Unlike some of the heavier members of the family whose legs would barely supports their great weight it possessed speed which enabled it to escape many dan- gers to which the large slow crea- tures fell prey. Of course Nature went farther in the bird direction and created flying reptiles with a 20 foot wingspread. These are known to us as pterodac- tyls. They proved, however, to be one of Nature's mistakes. Neither flyingnor walking well they were entirely unfitted to live in the hos- tile surroundings in which they found themselves. They would drop, on their prey from the air, but once• on the ground they were practically helpless and would have to crawl, to, the top of a hill to again launch 'themselves. - For a Close Shave Modern American women, who, are used to clean-shaven men, pos. sibly were more disturbed than any- one else when the War Production. board restricted the number of ra- zor blades that may be manufac- tured. However, the conservation. bureau of OPA came to their res- cue, and gave out instructions as to. how the life and usefulness of the blades may be extended. Proper shaving technique and correct care of the blade after the shave, say these Washington authorities, go a. long way toward prolonging the use- fulness of razor blades. Washing the• face thoroughly with soap and water before shaving is one of the, steps recommended not only by the. OPA but also by most of the manu- facturers of shaving soaps and, creams. This face washing helps. the lather to make each individual hair less resistant and not so likely to dull the edge of the blade. The preliminary face wash serves also M. reduce the chances of infection from razor cuts. What'll They Think Up Next? Development of a new technique' in wrapping oranges and other citrus makes possible preservations of these products for several months. Tests in the laboratories of the. Florida Experiment station demon.' strated that grapefruit wrapped in pliofilm and stored at 70 degrees, temperature for seven months re- tained its texture and juices, and. seed showed no indication of, sprouting. The wrapping allows transmission of carbon dioxide with, enough rapidity to keep the fruit from. suffocating, but transmits. Moisture vapor slowly . enough to. prevent loss of moisture, retaining: the juices and fullness of the fruit, and preserving vitamin content. Good Eyes for production Good eyes are exactly as impor- tant on the production° line as on the• firing line, Studies in recent years have in-• dioated that approximately half op the workers in industry had visual defects. With the withdrawal of the younger men to the armed forces, very likely somewhere near 60 peer cent of the war workers have short- comings in vision. It is estimated' that half of the adults with visual defects, through ignorance or neg- lect fail to correct such defects ands • bring their eyes up to par. Thus i4 appears likely that several million, war workers . are carrying on theist tasks in a half -geeing world.