HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1942-11-26, Page 6BRITAIN'S WAR INDDUS'i'RIES:
TURNING OUT STEEL PLATES.
POR ALLIED ARMAMENTS. —Bri-
tain's steel industry is working at
{high pressure to meet the needs of
the Allied armies in various. theatres
of war.
Picture shows workmen directing a
3 -magnet crane capable of lifting in
one operation 10 rows of steel plates
over the rollers of the loading shop.
' of a British steelworks.
ys- ;'ens u 3 S
THE BRITISH VICTJRY IN LIBYA
OFFICIAL PICTURES FROM THE
BATTLEFRONT—Despite a stabb rn
defence offered at the onset to the
British advance in Libya, which op
ened on November 18, British Indian
and Dominion foress have finally
smashzd the German and Italian divis
ions o,t this frost, which' ars in full
retreat into Tripo'.it:nia cont;nually
bombed and harried by the Royal
Air Force.
This picture shows—British anti-tank
gunners during a battle in Libya.
CANADIAN D.F.C. WING COM-
MANDER AWARDED ORDER OF
BRITISH EMPIRE. Picture show:
Wing Commander L. P. Stickley, D.
P.C., a Canadian from Alberta sery
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Ottawa Says 300 -ib Hog
' Does not. Provide Solution
to Bacon Needs
The 300 -pound hog -- 100• pounds
heavier than the animals now being:
killed for Britain—iso no solution to
the poblem of meeting increased' ex-
port bacon: requirements, the ag'ricul-
ture department said last week.
Canada is engaged in meeting :a•
coni;ract to supply 600,000,000 pounds
of bacon to the United Kingdom, with
completion of theorder expected by
the end of this month instead of by
October 31 as had been hoped.
When shipments began -to 'lag be=
hind schedule about two months' ago,
officials said, the suggestion that hea-
vier hogs be provided for Britain
became common.
But the laid hog does not provide
the kind of bacon Britain wants.
Danish .bacon was popular in Br
it-
ain becauseit came from along, lean
hog. years age Britain said slie would
buy Canadian bacon if it were the
kind required.
A vital reason for producing -a long,
lean hog is the economy possible in
shipping lean meat when. cargo space
is' limited.
"If fat is needed in Britain it is
much cheaper to send it in the fornt of
lard than on the backs of dressed
hogs." the department said.
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' Farming Today
Farming at one trine was largely
a matter only of, planting, cultivating,
harvesting, and to a considerable- ex-
tent
xtent the actual consumption and util-
ization of the crops and live stock pro-
duced. Today, farming involves much
more—long time planning, rotating
and fertilizing to improve quality and
increase yields, fighting insect pests''.
and diseases of both plants and ani-
mals, marketing and more immediately
the proper utilization of all available
chemicals, farm equipment, and other
facilities to produce from the same
acreage large quantities of food and
raw material essential to the success-
ful prosecution of the war.
Chemistry opens up a large and
scarcely touched field in the use of
farm materials in industry to pro-
duce plastics end other maternal of ut-
most iinportance in war. Thousands
of individual articles' are made from
plastics, one of the main ingredients of
which is farm -produced cellulose. Few
people think of photographic film as
being derived from the farm. However,
it is made from cellulose, and a high-
ly essential part of the film is gela-
tin, which is derived from the hides
and, hoofs of live steels.
Two war "essentials!' are smoke -
les. powder and glycerin - both of
which stem from the farm. Smokeless
powder is based on nitro-cellulose, and
cellulose comes from farm -grown pro-
ducts. Dynamite, a commercial, rather
than a military explosive, is) aiding in
building highways, tunnels, dgnala,
harbours, and speeding up coal and
other mining. Nitroglycerin is one of
the ingredients, and glycerin isderived
from vegetable and animal oils from
the farm. Every plant grown on the
farm today may be a potential source
of industrial ,cellulose, when research
gets its chance to experiment and ev-
aluate.
WINNIPEG BOY SCOUTS SAL-
VAGE 25 TON OF METAL IN 1 DAY
R.A.F. SCHOOL FOR TRAINING
BRITISI3 AND ALLIED AIR GUN-
NERS—During conferences at an air
gunners' school in Flying Training
Command in Britain
senior officers
pilots of the R.A.F.: listen with re-
spect to what the air gunners have
to say, for the majority have some-
thing to learn about the air war as
seen from an unusual angle back-.
wards. Many an air gunner has direc-
ted his aircraft home to safety by
directing evasive tactics from "flak"
or enemy fighters.
Picture shows: A Czech, a Pole and.
an Englishman with their . Sergeant
air -gunner Instructor, . an Australian,
watching other cadets at air -firing
exercises.
LOWLY MILKWEED RECEIVE
PROMOTION FROM SCIENCE'
FOR DURATION AT LEAST
You've probably heard of the milk -
week; plant—a srjrt of weed. that
makes a nuisance of itself by.:provoca-
lively lifting its ignominious head
among your flowers and nonchalantly
mingling with your best oats and bar-
ley. You've pulled it upagain and
again, even burned it in the hope of
eventually stamping it out, Ali to no
avail. It insists on a place in the lime
light and you've almost given up hope
of overcoming its stubborn persistence.
Well, here's a tip. Let is grow! Give
it your special attention! Nurse it
along with all the care and tender-
ness you would lavish on a prize pe-
tunia! Why? 'Cause there may be rub-
ber in them than' 'leaves!
There are; 125 species of milkweed,
or AselepiadaCea, which is its nom de
plume. They are mostly perennials,
growing erect with •thick deep roots
and found in pastures .-and waste
places. The young shoots of some
species resemble asparagus and are oc-
casionally cooked and eaten in the
same way. Other varieties have an at-
tractive flower and are grown for
their beauty. Recent scientific discov-
eries have raised• the milkweed from
its mundane classification as weed and
placed it in the honoured class of
"economic plants" — under present
wartime conditions at least.
As its name implies, the milkweed
contains a sticky, milky latex in its
leaves and stalk. This, is undergoing
experimentation as a possible source
of supply of usable rubber.
The seed pods yield a floss said to
be the equal of kapok and superior to
cork as a filler for life belts. Tests
have shown that one pound of this
fibre will float a 50 pound weight for
48 hours. It is -warmer than wool and
6 times lighter. Think what that
would mean when made into aviation
flying suits. Both kapok and o rk
are almost improcurable pow, so milk-
weed floss may, have a termendous
and noble part to play as substitute
in this game of war.
The stalk of the plant yields 3 dif-
ferent fibres, one a "bast" fibre con-
taining 92 per cent cellulose that can
be utilized in the making of ;paper,
rayon and nitro cellulose.
From the seed pods may be extract-
ed 6. par dent latex and b per cent
wax, and a fibre which could be turn-
ed to making paper.
The seeds give out a semi -drying
oil used in the manufacture of paints
and vas -nights.
More than 2,000 Boy Scouts of Win-
nipegsoured the vacant lots, river
'ng with the R.A F., and commanding banks and alleys of the city and, dis-
a squadron in the Middle East. He }aid, and: in one day recently collected
was awarded the order of the Brit- 25 tons of mi;c.11aneous metals. It was
ish'Empire,-Military Division, in the the biggest scavenger hunt in Winni-
rocent Royal Birthday Honours List. pegs history..
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UNCEASING VIGILANCE Or BEI-
TAIN'S FLEET AIR ARM --Aircraft
of the Royal Navy keep a relentless
and successful watch for Axis craft
the world over, covering immense
stretches of open sea. The sucee$Sful
:?rival of vital war materials in Bri-
tain
ritain and Russia, and the steady flow
of supplies and reinforcements to the
British and Imperial"Porces in the
'.4:idle East testify to the efficiency
cf Britain's Fleet. Air Arm. Pictures
ows—an ."Albacore t rpcdo-b..r.l,•
our foes .
"From these considerations of our
national need, as well as from the
broader humanitarian feelings of sym-
pathy with suffering. I am heartily
in agreement with the work of the
Industrial Accident Prevention Assoc-
iations, towards) the reduction of the
frequency of industrial accidents. 1
congratulate the Associations on their
long record of good work done and I
trust it will continue with increasing
effect through the critical months
and years— ahead."
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J. C: Shearer Lauds Huron
Women for Farm Work
Never in its history have the barns
and silos on the farms in Huron
county been so full and this despite
the labor shortage, J. C. Shearer, ag-
icultural representative, told Huron
County council last Wednesday morn-
ing. For this he gave the major credit'
to the farm. women —wives and dau-
ghters—who had done a wonderful job
n all branches of farm work.
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:THURS., NOV. 26, 19 2
Mr. Justice of Peace
Russian Caucasus Region 1
Must Change His Actions Has Many Dwarf 'States
Mr. Justice of Peace, the man When the war hits Russia's Cau-
who runs his court from his living easus; it will bring into the head'
room, must change his ways, says lines' some strange dwarf nations:
the Committee on Minor Judiciary and pint-size republics whose names:'
in a report fo the Pennsylvania Bar'have been buried in footnotes far
association. years.
Who :is Mr: Justice of Peace? Abkhazia, Daghestan, Nakichevan,,
The committee says that this public dhecheno-Ingushia, and Kabardino-
ofiicer ha's served one six-year term Baikaria are samples,' of, the. autono-'
on the average, had: grammar mous states that crowd the Cauca--
school education, is 50 years old, is sus area, left stranded in high moan -
either a farmer: or -skilled 'or un- tain valleys by some change in the -
skilled laborer, and tries only 19.4 tides of forgotten history.
cases per year.
Your local squire has about 5,471 The mountainous Caucasus isth-
mus, washed on the west by the -
fellow officers in the state and deals Black sea and on the east by the
with more e than 380 kinds of offenses. Caspian, covers an. area slightly,
He collects fines, divided between smaller than that of Montana. Yet
county and state, most frequently its 137,180 square miles contain 10;
for assault and natter,, disorderly separate units and part of another,
conduct, desertion and non-support, all members of the Soviet Union -
trespassing, and motor 'vehicle code somewhat as the states are mem-
violations,
- Most of the criticism leveled bers of the United States, accord -
against him is that 95 in
per cent of ciety.gto the National Geographic so--
his cases are in favor'06 the plain- North of the Caucasus mountains°
tiff. Other are include noli-
eu s m ude ua
gq snowy •saw -too ed range, -which in-
dencens required except legal ;esi- eludes Europe's highest peaks, lies:
dence and age, lack of court super- Russia proper—the Russian Social -
furnished
and absence of docket book ist Federated' Soviet republic, which
However, Mr..Justice of Peace is
furnished for records of'cases. is by far the largest of the 11 prin.
cipal Union republics of the USSR.
not as.much at fault as the_system,, On the south side of the Caucasus
,the committee reports. This home- mountain wall, comprising what is::
town judge offers the best example known as Transcaucasia, are three-
of democracy by the people,
and,unionunion republics, which
gives a speedy trial with low operat- share the green mountainsides and
ing cost. hot lowlands stretching to Turkey's:
How can Mr. Justice of Peace be frontier —Georgia, Armenia, and-
improved? The committee suggests Azerbaijan.
thathe be more capable and com-
petent, the fee system be abolished,
a new plan be established for a uni-
fied, centralized system of courts,
that the cost of bringing action be
low, and procedure be simple and
informal for those who cannotafford
legal counsel.
Mr. Shearer also voiced his appre-
ciation of the assistance during the la-
bor shortage given by school child-
ren; the airmen at county airports,
and the civilians from the urban cen-
tres.
Mr. Shearer stated • that, it is pro-
posed to have farm machinery schools
established in various parts of the
county, where the care and use of ma-
chinery may be taught. This is nec-
essary owing to the gradual curtail-
ment of its manufacture due to war
contracts; and he pointed out that all
machinery on hand has to be kept in ,
good 'order. A. J. McMurray, mayor of
Clinton, who has had a long exper-
ience in farm machinery, will be av-
ailable for instruction or advice at
these schools; and Gordon MoGavin,
well-known plowman, who is an ex-
pert in labor-saving devices has also
consented to assist. Someone will al-
so be on hand to advise on the care
of harness.
Mr. Shearer releasel the latest to-
tal on the Victory Loan, money for
which ' was still being received. The
total. is $2,435,550, the most money
ever subscribed in Huron Gouty. The
amount for the general canvass was
$2,161,15.0; or approximately $50 from
one in every six of the civilian popu-
lation
opelation of 43,000. There were 6,951 ap-
plications. -
Froin these findings may be born a
new type of dairying - milking the
milkweed.
FULL DIVISION OF WAR WORK
ERS INJURED IN MONTH I
In their efforts to curb needless cas-
ualities in industry, the Industrial Ac-
cident Prevention Associations, in a
memorandum issued to slay to plant
executivies throughout Ontario), em-
phasize a statentent'rnade to them by
Prime Minister MacKenzie King.
Mr. King says: "As Canada moves
steadily towards a total war effort we
are bound to observe that needless cas-
ualties in industry are as much of a
drain on our national man -power as
needless casualties in the army.
"When Close to 12,000 industrial
accidents age reported in the Province
of Ontario alone in a single month,
we cannot but reflect that thisis the
equivalent of having an entire division
of our armed forces suffer woands
at the hands of the enemy.
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er taking off on a reconnaissance v dug , fortunately; many of
flight from the flight dock of the 'the i accidents may not have long-
2300 iton British Aircraft Carrier lasting effects just as not.•all wounds
ictorious". Aircraft of this are severe nevertheless they handicap
Ilh V 600 - us in our War effort. Each,
type have successfury attackeda and every
000 tons of Axis Merchant shipping cadent in industry delays. the day
a- well as maty yv'r:'Bps, when we shall win final) victory over
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Former Small Russian
Colliery Now `Magnificent'
Not far northwest of Rostov is the
town, Nikitovka, which, according to
a National Geographic society bul-
letin, "rocketed from a small col-
liery community to industrial mag-
nificence" during the operation of
the first and second Soviet Five -
Year plans. It is part of the densely
populated Stalino administrative re-
gion on the eastern edge of the
Ukraine.
Nikitovka became the Ukraine
spigot for Caucasus oil. Pipe lines
totaling 850 miles stretch from
Grozny and Maikop, second and
third largest oil-producing fields of
the Caucasus, to Rostov. They con-
tinue northwestward into the teem-
ing industrial region of the Donets
coal basin, terminating at refining
centersin and near Nikitovka.
Three miles west of Nikitovka
quicksilver deposits have provided
enormous quantities of this metal—
more than enough for the many de-
mands of Soviet war industries. Col-
lieries near the city are known to
have employed 1,300 people and are
typical of many towns in this Penn-
sylvania of Sovietland, extending 130
miles eastward from Nikitovka, to
and across the Don river.
The four air schools did their share
contributing $121,000—"a lot of money
when one considers many of them are
R.A.F., men with other obligations';'
and the special names $153,300.
Mr. Shearer, w'..o was publicity
chairman for the county, expressed
his gratification that the loan had
exceeded two former campaigns, each
of which totalled; $2,100,000.
He reminded -the council that the
first Shorthorn • show in the county
will be held shortly in Exeter.
India Striving for Unity
Invasion -threatened India, striv-
ing for unity against great odds,
faces problems never encountered
by American Revolutionists in their
struggle for independence and union,
says a bulletin from the National
Geographic society.
An idea of the magnitude of In-
dia's problem may be gained by
imagining the difficulties the 13
American colonies would have faced
to ssekiag independence if: (1) they
had had a polygot population of 39,-
000,000 like India's, compressed
into an area little larger than half
the present United States; (2) in-
stead of a common tongue, Amer-
icans had spoke 220 languages, and
scarcely 10 per cent could read; (3)
instead of a mild rivalry among
Christians, there had been two dom-
inant, dissimilar religions embit-
tered by almost 1,000 years of strug-
gle; and (4) in place of the colonies,
there had been 11 provinces and 526
states governed by native princes.
Miniature Pieces Hold
An Appeal for Collectors.
Miniature pieces have long had'
an especial appeal for collectors.
Well -wrought pieces of furniture•
and household accessories of silver,
china, glass and the like in the little.
Were probably made as models of"
their standard -size work by the old
craftsmen, rather than as toys. As•
such they were useful to show cus-
tomers who went to their shops.
Also, writes Thomas Hamilton
Ormsbee, in American Collector, if'
a master sought business beyond his
immediate environs and employed
"travelers," as they were called un-
til about a half century ago, these
miniatures served as the. samples
that could be easily carried by these -
salesmen as they journeyed. about.
In fact, the practice of sending:
forth "travelers" to clients living at
a distance was common in England
and on the Continent, but there.
seems to be no evidence that Ameri-
can craftsmen of the Eighteenth or-
early Nineteenth centuries did like-
wise. Also, present-day architects.
who have models done in scale to.
show clients what the construction,
for which they prepare plans will
look like when completed are doing,
nothing new.
Japs Destroyed Cebu
Cebu, said by the Japanese to
have been destroyed in reprisal for
alleged civilian guerrilla activity,
was second city of the Philippines
in size and industrial importance.
Bombed from the air at intervals
beginning a few days after Pearl
Harbor, and shelled by Japanese
warships during March and April, it
submitted to the invader only with
the fall of Corregidor.
Chief city and port of the eastern
Visayan group in the 'Philippines,
Cebu is midway on the east . coast
of densely populated Cebu island.
It is about 330 air miles southeast
of Manila -450 miles by island -
weaving water route. It is built on
a wide plain at the side of the moun-
tain range that runs the 120 -mile
length of the island. A rail line con-
nects it with the island's other cities
—Danao to the north and Argao to
the south.
Charges Not Preferred
A new soldier reported on sick
call to Capt. Henry Farmer at Camp
Shelby, Miss. His card was then
marked "quarters" and he was told
to report to the clerk. Private
Thomas G'abbitt, the clerk, snapped
a curt, "Quarters," thinking the sol-
dier would understand that he was
to be confined. The rookie looked.
angrily at Private Thomas.. and
throwing a couple of quarters on the
desk, stalked out in a rage.
'Ya Gotta Get up'
Ydu "gotta get up" at 0545 at.
United States army camps now-
adays.
Taps, when you're supposed to be
tucked in for the night, is sounded
at 2200. Dropped from the: military
record book, at least for the dura-
tion, are the well-known symbols,
A. M. and P. M.
Under the 24-hour system adopted
July 1 by the army, Tin Pan Al-
ley's Chattanooga -bound flier leaves.
the Pennsylvania station, not at "a.
quarter to four," but at 1545.
To experienced travelers there is:
nothing new about the army's new
time. It has been in use by gov-
ernments, railways, steamship com-
panies and airlines throughout con-
tinental Europe for many years.
France officially adopted the 24-hour
system in 1912, having used it as.
early as 1884. American overseas.
forces became acquainted with it in.
1917 and 1918, when it was standard:
for all Allied military and naval mes-
sages and records.
Sweet Repose
One' of the non-commissioned of-•
flcers in a school squadron at Gun-
ter FIeld, Ala., stood before the•
mirror in his room and preened'
himself for a full hour. This was.
to behis day, his hour of triumph.
Nothing quite so wonderful had hap-
pened to anyone since time began.
He was going to be married, Ile.
had told his bride-to-be he would
call for her at two o'clock. It was.
only 11:30 now. Plenty of time
for a little nap to calm his, jangled
nerves. His dreams broke off sharp-
ly when someone asked if he wanted.
any dinner. No! He didn't want-
any chow. "DINNERI11 Did some-
one say DINNER??? What time is:
it anyway?" The bitter truth,
dawned. He had ' slept till 4:30.
Yes, he is still trying to explain!
African Desert Obstacle
Northwest Egypt's desolate •Quat.-
tars depression, one of the world's.
most extensive areas below ' sea
level, lies in the territory between
Libya and the Nile delta, reaching
at one point within less , than 40 -
miles of the Mediterranean coast,
says a bulletin from the National'
Geographic society in regard to the
country in which the great Battle-
of
attleof Egypt is being fought. ,
This great sink in the desert
forms an obstacle which tends ,to•.
funnel the attacking units into a nar-
row coastal Strip. ' At the height
of the dry season it might be pos-
sible for motorized equipment tow
cross through the depression over -
alkali flats. It is probable, how-
ever, that in July many of these fiat,.'
low' areas are still marshy.