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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1940-03-28, Page 6• `PAGE 6 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., MARCH 28, 1:74S " Newsy Notes from England BY AN OVERSEAS CORRESPONDENT i'.'4+4..W We:,,W-4. .M. -44•t s":S ..+4,44 4.iitis 44,0+04y4484.1t t WAR BOOM IN PENS AND INK been successfully completed, the creeper cranes are now preparing for their long climb, on which they will travel ahead, like monster spiders, one the steel web they themselves have made. IcelandBuys with Dried Cod The tnil'lions more of private letters, written each week since war has dist persed so many families have led. to big increases in, demand for .fountain pens and ink. Not only throughout the British and. French Empires but also in countries like' Holland' and Belgium, where armies have been! mobilised and civilians evacuated, letter -writing has :become the only means of keeping families in touch. A representative of one of the lar- gest British pen makers, who in peace time makes one journey to 'Arrow: each year, had already re- turned from his second European round of visits this year by the end of February. "Orders for fountain pens'andhigh grade ink were easily the biggest we have ever had from Holland, and business with Belgium and Denmark has increased considerably. In fact, I shall be visiting those countries again in a few months," he said. "In Eastern Europe, Turkey is a- bout to increase her orders; our eustamers there are arranging to pay in advance, in cash. But the fountain pen salesman's job is not always' as simple as that. "Pens from Britain for Bulgarian letter -writers have been paid for in: leaf tobacco; and I did a deal with a firm of Icelanders who paid me in dried codfish. "Many Finns must be now writing "to their families, or ,signing military orders with British ink, for our ink exports to Finland during the three months up to the end of 1939 were up 50 per cent." —ae—• -OMNI CZECH EXILES Are Building Up Britain's Export Trade Many technical exports, exiles from Austria and Szechoslovakia, have brought to Britain! secret manufact- uring processes which are now help- ing the Allies to victory on the vit- ally important industrial side of the war. A Landon firm which makes goods of the synthetic resin type such as bakelite has secured the services of an Austrian scientist, formerly con- nected with Dr. Sehussmigg's Chance- llery, who has brought to this British industry a newly patented process for making a plastic material into articles and shapes hitherto not pos- sible which can replace steel or wood for many constructional purposes. Hundreds of different articles for export, including lightweight luggage for the tropics or the Artie, proof against insects and climate, can now be made in Britain for the many overseas countries where every thing must be impervious to heat, cold, fumes and rust and at the same times sell at competitive prices. Another example of the enterprise of exiles comes from County Down in Northern Ireland, where a Czech firm 150 years old set up a tannery in a disused mill just before war war broke out. They are now employ- ing aver 100 British workpeople, and have an order to supply 166,000 worth of leather equipment for the Army of Hollandas well as export orders for Britain's ally, Egypt. MECHANICAL SPIDERS To Weave Steel. Web Across the Hooghly The £1,600,000 Ilowrah bridge now being built by British engineers at Calcutta carries the third largest canilever span - 1;500 feet - iro the world, only the Forth Bridge and the Quebec Bridge have larger. The two "long -armed men' , or creeper cranes, which will be largely responsiblefor the building of the steelwork, will steadily piece the gigantic structure together, starting. from opposite banks of the river.. .. In doing so they will climb higher than the dome of St. • Paul's; travel at the rate of a foot a . tninute, and handle loads of 60 tons. At the end of their task, whenthe two arms of the bridge are at the point of meeting over the Hooghly river, the cranes, which with their "eradles' weigh 765 tons each, will then dismantle one another. Foundations have already been laid' for the two great towers and achor- ages to support the central span, and; work has now begun on the actual steelwork forming the 25,000 ton. superstructure. Indian. labour and overseers, under a staff of British, engineers and fore - hien"; are carrying outwhole � the e vl le of the work. In building the foundations of • the tower on the Calcutta side of the river, compressed air at a pressure. of 40 pounds to the square inch hail to be used and, owing to, the nmteii"se heat. and humidity, the „ men. et con`tid "orily'wo+xTf for short per- iods. This arduous initial: •. task having WORLD'S FUR MARKET • Captured by London from Leipzig The picture of a Naval officer on convoy duty in the heeded coat which sailors call a "Iammy", comes to mind when .mention is made of the part lambskin and other furs are now playing in protecting Britain's fight- ing- men from the cold. Provision of this type of clothing far all three Services is giving a big job .of work to the British fur dines, sing and dyeing industry, but, is only one side of the story. .Since war 'began; trade in processed fur skim's has been well maintained, and many countries are now anxious to give Britain' the business previously done' with Germany.. There is thus .a link between the Navy "lammy" coats and the cargoes of lamb and other surskins which it convoy0 to Britain !for ,processing, and convoys away from Britain when the skins are dressed and dyed. With good supplies of home -pro- duced dyestuffs, plenty of skilled craftsmen, and years of scientific re- search behind it, the industry is well able to provide for the demands of Germany's former overseas customers as well as for war equipment re- quirements at home. London, which has won from Leip- zig the position of foremast fur mar- ket in the world, now reports in- creased furskin purchases by Sweden, Denmark and Holland, an appreciable proportion of the purehages being left in Britain for dressing and dyeing. A much larger trade in processed furs is now being done with South Am- erican cotmrries, and Portugal, Spain and Turkey are showing increased interest. Italy is continually buying skins of British production, such as silver foxes and hairseals. A NAVY IS BORN Britain Builds Ireland's First Warship A navy was born on the River Thames when a pennant was hoisted in a coastal motor torpedo boat alongside a pier ' at Chelsea, two miles above London Bridge, It was the first warship ever to belong to Eire (the Irish Free State) and Mr. J. Dulanty, the Higit Com- missioner, took delivery of it on ba- bel of the Eire Government by send- ing the pennant fluttering to the masthead. The historic little ceremony took place in the presence of Commander Dunphy, R.N., Naval Adviser to the Eire Defence. Minister, and Sir John Thornycroft, head of the' world-fam- ous firm of warship constructors which built the craft at their Belem - ton -on -Thames shipyard, a few miles further up the riven The vessel, to be known: as M.1., is the first of six which have been ordered by the Eire Government to make their neutrality effective by patrolling their coasts. The torpedo boats will have a speed of 50 miles on hour, and will carry depth charges as well as torpedoes. There is no record that the Irish, although islanders, ever possessed any sort of national fleet, though it is possible that .some of the ancient warships known as "eurrag'hs" which carried madders, to Britain thirteen centuries ago, were owned by the Kings of that turbulent period. And now Britain is making warship for the Irish. INGENIOUS METHODS USED BY PRISONERS TO CONVEY MESSAGES Ottawa—Prisoners of war in Can- ada Interment camps live up to the best traditions of diene fiction "thril- lers" in their attempts to receive ow send messages meant to escape the watchful eye of military censors. The well-known invisible ink method is still very much in vogue. Fat files in the office of Lieut.. Col. H. Stethem, Assistant Director of Interment Operations, testify to the faet. Lieut. -Colonel S'tethem double- checks all suspicious communications. With the help of powerful violet ray lamps and various chemicals, he has detected messages written; between lines of apparently harmless letters or on blank sheets ofpaper, maculate, until subjected to the tests. Reverse sides of stamps and ad' dresses stickers have been used often. in attempts .to smuggle messages into the camps. 'Innocent publications cloak other ingenious tricks. 'Relig- ious papers were found, upon close inspection, to be pricked here and there with pin points 'under key let- ters. When assembed` consecutively, these letters tele fou icI to spell out secret messages in German. Knitting Needles Are Eighty Years ,Old Mrs. Arthur Shaw, Bluevale, has a pair of large knitting needles, which her father, the late James Fraser, made well onto 80 years ago for his wife to knit him -a muffler. A muf- fler would be nearly half a yard wide. and long en.cugh,to wind around the neck and tie around the waist, and'. was worn by the pioneer in place of an overcoat which few possessed. -- Listowel Listowel Banner. Death of Benjamin Snell The passing of Mr. Benjamin Snell on Friday, March • 15th, came as a great :shock to the community. Mr. Snell had suffered a heart attack about two weeks earlier, but was able to be around but not feeling the best. While Mrs. Snell was at the barer he had gene to the woodshed where he was overcome and was found lying there+ when she returned, but Mr. Snell had expired. With the help of neighbours he was' carried into the house. He will be much missed as he was a good neighbor and: was 'a fine Christian character. He was a member of Constance United Church and was an Elder of the same. He leaves to mounts his loss, his wife, Mrs. Franle Way, and three brothers, Joseph, of Alberta; Robert, of Stock- ton, N.Y., and; Andrew,' ire Hallett. The funeral was held on Tuesday from his late residence with inter- ment in Clinton cemetery. Rev. E. A. Menzies .officiated at the service and the grave. The pallbearers were Messrs. Howard Armstrong, William Carnochan, David Millson, Harry Durnin, Walter Scott and William Britton. Friends from a distance were Mr. Robert Snell and two sons, Her- man and Cecil, of Stocktin, 'N. Y.; Harry Taylor, Harriston; Mr. Sloan, of Toronto; William Howatt and: two sons, of Westfield; Mr. and Mrs. E. Rithby and Mr. and Mrs, Cowan, of Auburn.; Mr. Whiteman, of Blyth. The sympathy of the community is ex- tended to those who mourn.—Huron Expositor. Dies In Vancouver Rev. J. S. Henderson, D.D., pioneer Presbyterian pastor trio was named Vancouver's "good citizen" last year, died in hospital on March 18th after a long illness. Born in Newmarket, Ont., Dr, Hendersonwas ordained in 1883 and went ter New Westminster, B.C., from Ontario 20 years later. In 1913 he was named secretary of so- cial services for the Presbyterian Church in. the' West and subsequent- ly became secretary for all Canada. He went to Vancouver in 1918. Last year he was presented with the "good citizen" medal awarded annually by the Native Sons of British Columbia, Post No. 2, for outstanding citizen- ship, Dr. Henderson was well and favorably known as minister of Car- mel Presbyterian Chug;h at Hensall for many years. Joins Up Again Mr. Andy Easton, a veteran of the last Great War, and secretary and mainstay of the Exeter Branch of the Canadian Legion, has again been called to the colours and will don the uniform Thursday- of this week, Mr. Easton enlisted several months ago, and hist week was call- ed up for medical examination which he passed successfully, For years he has driven an oil truck for Mr. H. T. Rowe and recently for Mr. W. C. Allison and he is now joining the Mechanical Transport. In the last war he joined a battalion in the Maritime Provinces and was what 'is known as a platoon miner carrying messages from the advance lines to battalion headquarters. Mr. Easton is a married man, with a wife and three children and is within a few years of the age limit at which' tnen are being accepted for the army. "Scotty" as he is known throughout this whole district, will have the -best wishes of a host of friends. — Exeter Advobate. George A. Bunsch One of Seaforth's oldest residents, Mr. George A. Bunsch, passed away he Scott Memorial Hospital on Sat- urday, March 16. About three weeks ago Mr. Bunsch took ill and was re- moved to the hospital shortly after nuking arrangements to dispose of his household effects before going to Clinton to reside. Mr Bunsch was been 79 years ago in Waterloo County and tame here when 10 years old. As a young men he spent 20 years away front town, being in the West, also at Goderich, Hensel' and Clinton. He was employ- ed in flax and lumber mills; in the latter as a stave cutter. About 37 years ago he returned to his boyhood home and has lived here ever . since. He was married in .Clinton about 40 years ago to Miss Mary Reid. Mrs. Bunsch ;predeceased him in.. 1936. An only daughter, Elizabeth, died 22 years age. One brother, SIr. Louis Bunsch, of Kitchener, survives. The funeral took place. an Monday afternoon from the 11. C. Box Funeral Parlors. Rev,. 1L•V.::Worlftnan of Northside Unite' Church officiated. Intermenit took place in Maitland Bank Cemetery,. The pallbearers were: :Willard Elliott, George Thorne, W. A. Wright, W. G. Wright, Andrew Calder and Robert Pinkney, Attending the funeral from a dist- Mee were the deceased's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and: Mrs. Louis Bunsch and: their son and daughter- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bunsch, all of Kitchener; also Mrs. William Eaton ` and Miss Calder, Toronto; Mrs. J. P'axman, London, and Mrs. McClinchey, Clinton.—Seaforth News TUESDAY, POPULAR AS ELECTION DAY Of 17 Dominion Elections since balloting for the House of Commons became a one -day job for thecivilian electorate six have been set for .a Tuesday. Nineteen -forty's date gives the third dayof. the Week one up on Thursday as the most used voting day in Dominion elections since Con- federation. The Dominion's first general elec- tion took more than six weeks foe polling. British Columbia came in. for the 1872 election and the Chief Elec- toral Officer of the day was given three months to conduct the balloting from coast to coast. The first one -day election was in 1874 — a winter polling., Thursday, Jan. 22. Thursday scored four snore in the 66 intervening years. The election has been held four times on Monday and twice on Wednesday. Friday, Saturday and Sunday have been entirely out as single election days. Since Confederation Days and dates of the 19 Dominion election since Confederation: '1867, Wednesday, Aug. 7, to Friday, Sept. 20; 1872, Saturday, July 20 to Sat- urday, Oct. 12; 1874, Thursday, Jan. 22; 1878, Tuesday, Sept. 17; 1882, Wednesday, June 20; 1887, Tuesday, Feb. 22; 1891, Thursday, March 5; 1896, Tuesday, June 23; 1900, Wed.- nesday, Nov. 7; 1904, Thursday, Nov. 3; 1908, Monday, Oct. 26; 1911, Thursday, Sept. 21; 1917, Monday, Dee. 17; 1921, Tuesday, Dec. 6; 1925, Thursday, Oct. 29; 1926, Tuesday, Sept. 14; 1930, Monday, July 28; 1935, Monday, Oet. 14; 1940, Tuesday, March 26. Forest entomologists, through an intimate study of the relations be- tween forest pests and their environ- ment, nvironment, are now able to recommend methods of forest management or of direct control of many destructive New Home for Banff School of Fine Arts eerelehereh The Banff School of Fine Arts has a new home which is as modern as the splendid work done by the school. The new audito- rium, which was officially opened in January in the presence of educational and other Alberta leaders; will be the scene of the eighth annual session of the school, from August lst to silst. This $60,000 building is made of native Rundle stone and is of the chalet design which harmonizes so well with the surroundings. The theatre has a seating capacity of 700 and a modern stage fitted with the finest lighting equipment and there are dressing rooms, music room, work rooms and other meeting rooms for 'small groups. The building is truly et co-operative effort. The Parks Department deeded two lots worth , $10,000to the Banff School Boar& and supplied plans and apecifiea-- tione free of. charge; the Sir Ed— ward Beatty donation of $2,500 •to. the Department of Extension of• the University of Alberta made. Possible the furnishing and equip- ment of the stage and theatre. ESTIMATE OF COST FIRST YEAR OF WAR IS $500,000,000 Ottawa—War cost to Canada, in the eoming•fiscal year is estimated at $500,000,000. This is nearly three times the ` expenditure in the first year of the last war. Canada's mil- itary contribution in the war of 1914- 18 was largely one of men. Now the contribution is one of men plus ma- chines, and the machine heavily in- creases the cost. Here are a few cost comparisons with the last war: An army division costs about twice as much. This is due to mechanized equipment. At this stage of the last war, Can- ada's naval equipment and personnel consisted of two light cruisers and 1500 men. Itt the first full fiscal. year, the Naval Service spent less than $4,000,000. The Naval Service now has, a per- sonnel of 6,000 officers and men. Its strength is six destroyers and a flotilla leader with five naval mine- sweepers and. 20 auxiliary craft. species. Estimated cost for the first fiscal traftswasonemolionsmookmw year is $40,000,000. The building programme calls for the construction of 90 vessels totalling nearly $50,- 000,000. In the first year of the last war, Canada had no Air Force. The Royal Canadian Air Force now comprises 8,000 officers and men. This does not include the British Common- wealth Air Training Plan. Estimates of Canada's share in the plan, up to September lst next are $50,0000,000. During the full fiscal year ending March 31, 1941, it is estimated, Can, ada will spend approximately $100,- 000,000 on the Commonwealth scheme. This sum is part of the estimated total cost of $500,000,000. Hogs on Canadian farms on Dei cember 1st, 1939, totalled 4,769,600.. compared with 3,568,600 on December 1st, 1938. The loss to Canadian farmers by weeds is practically impossible tet estimate correctly, but the amount must approximate every year to 10 million dollars. To learn the most effective and least expensive method of weed eradication, many .experi- ments are in progress, superintended by the Field Husbandry Division of the Dominion Experimental Farms Service. A ROUND TRIP RAIL TRAVEL BARGAINS From CLI$TON APRIL 5-6 To CHICAGO $12.00 (Plus Exchange) APRIL 6 To WINDSOR $3.75 DETROIT Equally low fares fern all adjacent C.N.R. Stations. For train service going and returning see handbills or consult Agents. CANADIAN NATIONAL s TROSE 8PAl>G OATALOCUES With the approach of Spring comes the annual influx of cata- logues from out-of-town business firms in their effort to induce patronage from local residents. And doubtless sufficient Burns will be realized from this community to pay the firms for this form of advertising. We have no hone to pick with these out-of-town firms. We realize they have every right to present their goods in this manner and to promote whatever sales they can in this district. This is a free country, and if they can offer their merchandise in an ap- pealing manner and induce local customers to buy from them, that is their privilege, and no one can forbid• them the opprtunity, Nor have we any bone to pick with those from this com- munity who may be induced to buy through these firms. They have the right to spend their money where and how they please, and, should they feel they can obtain better merchandise or better prices, it is their inalienable right to take advantage of such bargains. However we wish to point out that local merchants are in a position to successfully overcome this form of competition. They have the loyalty of the townspeople to support them—something outside firms can never gain by any means of advertising. They have the respect and friendship which no city firm can win from them. But, unless they will advertise their goods in a systematic manner, this loyalty will count for nothing. Unless ictal merchants acquaint the people with prices and suggestions, they cannot poss- ibly hope to overcome the annual appeal made by city business houses. And their best medium to display their goods is in the column, of the weekly newspaper. We ktrow local merchants are offering every -day necessities at prices to compare favourably with outside competition and we know their merchandise is on a par with other centres. It is for then to present these facts to the public and persuade them to spend their money at home. Each year, THE NEWS -RECORD turns down a substantial con- tract of advertising from outside cities in an effort to help local merchants, and to keep their pages open for local advertising. If the merchants fail to take advantage of this circumstance they have only themselves to blame. THE NEWS -RECORD cannot force people to buy at borne, to patronize local merehamits, but we can, and do, all in our power to build local trade and foster good -will. To the merchant belongs the responsibility of acquainting the public with the bargains they offer, and the quality of merchandise they stork. It is a certainty that if people knew local prices were so favourable, and if they knew the merchandise they desired was available in town — it is a certainty they would prefer to spend their money at hone. And so we say to the merchants — Help The NEWS -RECORD Help you.