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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1940-05-16, Page 6'AGE6 .11 1 Read r And Write For You r •� • o i (G Pinyrs ) By John C. Kirkwood rrmrssv�ss Stix. r.S r SSSS Talk about astronomical figures! Astrophysicists have calculated that the sun has been radiating its life- giving heat or energy for 5,000,000,- 000 ,000,000;000 years! This may be the same as 'saying that the universe is 5 billion years old. And these same wise risen say that the sun burns up about 4,- 000,000 ;OOQ,000 tons of its mass a second! It burns, but is not consumed, or, to put it another way, in the language of these same astronomers: the carbon in the sun isforever being devoured in flames of hydrogen, yet resurrects itself in its full original state every 52,550,000 years. • • This whole wonderful matter is one that is not likely to make any of us, contentious all III" ","- ! icy Here's an idea, namely: the 1929 slump or crash was due to our chang- ing appetite. This view is urged by Frederick Strauss, spokesman for the National Bureau of Economic • Research of the United States. Mr. Strauss argues that the agricultural depression of the 1920's in the Unit- ed States was an immediate cause of the industrial depression of 1929. The decline in the consumption of wheat and the replacement of wheat with other products - dairy products, eggs, tobacco, chickens, and staple food- stuffs other than wheat - had a very disturbing effect on the economy of agriculture; the shift from a coarse) bulk diet to a varied quality diet was too abrupt, Mr. Strauss contends. Our millers tell us that the con- sumption of bread in Canada has greatly declined from former levels, and our fanners know that the pub- lic's consumption of beef and pork is nothing very much to depend upon. So, you see, it is what we eat that gives prosperity to, or takes prosper- ity from, our basic industry agri- culture, and that when agriculture suffers, industry suffers. Adults are beginning to do juvenile things - such as playing with scoot- ers. You are not likely to see them skipping and scooting on your street, but if you go to Jones Beach's Fun Fan, Long Island, near New York City, you will see many grown-ups - including grandmothers! - playing Give your 1940 chicks a "head start" with Roe Vitafood Chick Starter—the farm -proven diet that is building money-nta1 ° reekg layers for leading poultry favorers. At 7 weeks, "follow-through" with Roe Complete Growing Mash—the vitamized feed that gives your chicks everything they need for steady, profitable egg production in the Fall! THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., MAY 16, 1940 with see -saws, skipping ropes, wheel- barrows, pogo -sticks, scooters, wag- ons and such things, after the man- ner of youngsters. Perhaps someday not far off the oldsters in Canada may be doing what they are doing today at Jones Beach. The Italians may someday find their African possessions an asset :rather than a liability. In Italian East Africa grow a billion trees - or plants - on soil from 3500 to 6000 feet above sea level, whose trunks are said to produce wood appreciated for three qualities lightness, resis- tanoe and softness. This plant is galled "eandelab>•e' suphorbia", and the wood derived • from it is being used extensively in aeroplane con- struction, and for the making of musical instruments, pencils, ply - woods, veneers, stethoscopes,.: ortho- pedical appliances, tennis racquets and packing cases. • COMPLETE GROWING MASH 4100 , ROE "V1TAMIZED" FEEDS ARE 501.0 BY: In Great Britain millionaires are on the increase, according to evidence provided by the Inland Revenue Com- mission. For the year ended March 31, 1939, the number of persons whose incomes exceeded £30,000 annually was 1024, or 107 more than the pre- ceeding year. Persons whose incomes exceed £2000 numbered 102,022 an in- crease of 3290. Those liable for in- come tax in 1938-39 totalled 3,900,- 000, an increase of 200,000. Those exempted totalled 6,200,000 - an in- crease of 200,000. Who invented glass? The answer is, Nature. Nature's way of making glass is - and was from the begin- ning pouring lava from the worlds volcanoes. Known as obsidian, this lava glass has some of the translucent properties of man-made glass. It was tihs Nature -made glass that was a challenge to the original glass-mak- ers of some 4000 years ago. SOUTH POLE SAID MOVING TO WEST Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd said last week that the isouth magnetic pole had moved in a western direct- ion since he discovered it in 1929. He said he attempted on his pre- sent expedition to fly over the pole again but was unable to do so be- cause •of its location atop high plat- eaus. lie added he had discovered four mountain ranges in Antartica that hitherto were unknown. Mr. Byrd, returning to ,the U. S., reported that infive flights over Antarctic regions the United States Government' expedition had discover- ed lands not shown on existing maps. 76 NEW MEN SIT. IN HOUSE - Newly -Elected to Parliament at Ottawa At least 76' of the 245 members of the 19th Parliament of Panada, open- ing today, were not in the last Parliament. Three of them were members for varying periods, prior to 1935, including Hon. R. B. Hanson, Conservative, York -Sunbury, Capt., George Black, a former Conservative speaker, from the Yukon, and Dr. F. W. Gershaw, returned as a Liberal from Medicine Hat. Two by-elections will be, held, likely some time next fall, due to the death since election day, of the Rev. Dr. W. G. Brawn, United Reform mem- ber for Saskatoon, and Dr. A. B. Hyndman, Conservative member for Carlton. FORMER WINGIIAM TEACHER • HONORED More than 000 pupils were repre- sented in a'remembran.ce album pre- sented to Miss Bernice S. Reynolds, who recently resigned after having completed more than 50 years of ser- vice as a teacher in the Wingham public schbol. The presentation took plane at the Wingham public school after open night and was attended by the members of the Winghan, public school board, the staff of the school and the committee in charge of arrangements. Gordon Kidd, principal of the Wingham public school, spoke briefly and J. G. Kincaid, inspector of schools for North Huron, represented the inspectorate and the Ontario depart- ment of education. The record of Miss Reynolds, in teaching for more than 50 years is believed to be a unique one, and Miss Reynolds in the course of a year re- ceives correspondence` from former pupils 'in all parts of Canada and the United States. TROUBLE IN THE OFFICE The pencil has made a number of pointed remarks about the sponge being soaked all day and the waste basket's being full. The scissors are cutting up and the paper weight is trying to hold them down, while the mucilage is sticking around to see that the stamps get a good licking. The ink is well, but appears to be blue while Bill is stuck in the file and the calendar expects to get a month off. The blotter has been tak- ing it all in. • AUTO MARKERS FOR 1941 TO BE GREEN .AND WHITE TORONTO, — License plates for 1941 in Ontario will have a white background and the figures will be in green, it was announced at Queen's Park. Government officials'. said the green is of a dark shade that will provide plenty of contrast to the white back- ground] and make the plates easy to read. This will avoid the difficulty experienced' in 1938 when the back- ground and figures were neutral shades of 'blue and reds Plates this year have black figures on a yellow background. The plates are made at the Ontario Reformatory at Guelph, Ont. LEGION HANDBOOK HELPS CANADIANS TO "PARLEZ-VOUS" OTTAWA: Canada's fighting men. who have enrolled in the Canadian Legion War Services' education pro- gram should be able to "parlez-vows" by the time this war is over. Upwards of 4,000 men are attend- ing French classes in Canada a n. d England, and to facilitate their ef- forts the Legion has issued a 60 -page handbook containing hundreds of questions and answers they are most likely to encounter in France. The booklet, published ineollaboration with the Canadian Association for Adult Education, also contains an ex- tensive English -French vocabulary. A large supply of them have already been shipped to Robert England, M.C., M.A., Legion's Overseas Direct- or of Education, at Aldershot, and others have been sent to French in- structors fox' distribution in the 'tar - ions Military District throughout Canada. A statement released by national headquarters of the C.L.W.$. shows that, ofall courses of instruction be- ing given, the study of French is most popular among the men. In the Aldershot Area Command, in re- sponse to a questionnaire, 2,500 ap- plications weer received from English speaking Canadians for classes in the French language, and about 500 ap- plications form French-Canadians de- siring- to learn English, FAMILY REPARTEE "Woman is strange," my father said, "Man has much the sounder head." "Yes," said mother, whose wit was keen, "Sound as a nut is what you mean." 1311.N•K OWN ..BLOOM, 1. The world's ff;st.."Blood Bank" heel.; been opened in the Cook. C'onnt,; Hospital in Chicago. If you have all operation ,you, cpn„ask for.your bloatR. to be tapped and stered, or if yetis., can stand the loss of.a pixst,or.two,., you may have it kept for future. use,. The hospital will give you a receipt with, your name and a complete blood classification on it,and if at any time you have an accident or aro urgently in need of blood, it will be, dispatched instantly. This methody. says the doctors, is far better than, having to wait for a donor to mem along with the same kind of blood,!. MARKINGS' ' FOR. • MAPS: As an aid in overlapping aerial photo map of Antarctica's vast, seine wastes, photographers drop-bombs;agf carbon black powder on .the woe.. Western Canada Special Bargain Excursions FROM ALL STATIONS I113 EASTERN CANADA. GOING DAILY --May 18-29,1940 Inclusive RETURN LIMIT: 45 DAYS. TICKETS GOOD IN COACHES at fares approximately lrfic per mile. TOURIST SLEEPING CARS at fares approximately 1%c•rer,naile . STANDARD SLEEPING CARS at fares approximately 1%e. per, mile. Cost of accommodation in sleeping cars additional. BAGGAGE CHECKED. 1S'1',optvers et all points eproute.. SIMILAR EXCURSIONS from WESTERN to EASTERN CANADA, DURING SAME PERIOD. Tickets, Sleeping Car Reservations and All Information as to Stopover Privileges from any Agent. T25. ASIC FOR HANDBILL CANADIAN NATION At a recent meeting of an assoc- iation of teachers of Latin and Greek the subject of Latin as a school study had, of course, a great deal of at- tention. It was said by one teacher that the greatest factor in the suc- cessful stimulation of Latin is "the teacher who feels herself or himself a crusader in the preservation of the classics" - that the stimulation of the study of the language is depend- ent upon good teachers - not scholars who know and love the subject and who have a winning classroom per- sonality. Retention of Latin as the living language of the Catholic faith, in Catholic colleges and high schools, by reverting to the classical Latin as used by Catholic scholars, was ad- vocated at this convention of teachers. For the first time since the fifteenth century the Lord's Prayer was pre- sented a fortnight or so ago in a mystery drama, with each of its petitions portrayed on the stage of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, New York City. It was sponsored by the Religious Drama Council of the Greater New York Federation of Churches. Each petition of the prayer was dramatized in scenes from the Old and New Testaments. Perhaps you will be attending this year's New York World's Fair, and if so, you may dine there - at some one or other of the eighteen foreign cafes - those representative of Bel- gium, Brazil, Great Britain, Czecho- Slovakia, Finland, France, Japan, Hungary, Iceland, Iraq, Norway, Poland, Roumania, Sweden, Switzer- land, Turkey and Venezuela. On the, Swedish menu will be crayfish and pancakes smothered in linganberries. Hungary will serve its famous gou- lash, and will 'have a gypsy band to entertain you. At the Swiss Chalet you will eat bratwurst and aromatic cheese fondues. In the Italian place you will, of Course, get spaghetti. Venezuela will feature its hallacas and long, cool run punches. Poland will serve its noted hams and 100 - year -old honey wine. Czecho-Slovakia will serve pre Munich Pilsen beer along with roast goose and knoedels. •At the Finnish cafe you will be able to get piirakka (small meat pies, served with bouillon)., kaali-kaaereite (stuffed cabbage roots) and reindeer sandwiches; and at the Belgian cafe you may have egga a la Bruges, and at the Brazil restaurant, spicy fei- joade (black bean, pork and rice dish), while Turkey will offer you shish kebab (skewered lamb). And when you return to Canada, it may be that humble spinach and turnips and buttermilk will aid you to recover from a gastronomic spree. To launch a torpedo from a sub- marine will cost for the torpedo $10,- 000; and- the bombs dropped by a single bomber on a single flight will cost :$4000. It costs $1000 to train.. a soldier. His rifle costs $30. To fire aircraft guns at enemy planes from a single battery costs $3500 a minute. A tank will cost from -$5000 to, $50,000. A plane will cost from $30,000 to $200,000. In the, last great wear it cost $25,000 to kill a soldier.. A battleship of major size costs $40,- 000,000. g . jJeay01hi rforn�x 1 GA'S tile e lie p e� Pay etra 14 S 4 �1 -vR 1 O - v, f: E ,P I ST Pill hp 1975 pse.rs asothies a s li& Prot d 9a� r eicalled ltru-D ce hie Salt% e111' that . P�rj0 &T SO,? Owe when former extra, priced gas buyers: voted by a bid majority that 99 4 , f V Ar; TI -KNOCK V. POWER V MILEAGE. PICKUP ALL AROUND Pk JFORMANCE .i ti OAST" PALL an independent research organi- zation asked over 1400 motorists from Florida to. Canada to test Nu -Blue Sunoco against extra -priced. gasolines. These motorists voted 9 to 1 that Nu -Blue Sunoco equalled or excelled the extra -priced gasolines in road performance. 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