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The Clinton News Record, 1940-06-13, Page 6WAGE 6 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., JUNE 13, 1940' I Read And Write - For You (i•Praight) By John C. Kirkwood Later he became president of the Superheater Company, making equip- ment for utilities and industrials. Last month he died, at the age of 66. About 250 years ago Joseph Ad- dison dBison defined happiness in these word's: bil l True happiness is of a refined nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise. It arises in the first place from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next from the friendship and conversation of a few 'select eompan&ons. It loves shade and solitude, and naturally haunts groves and fountains, fields and meadows. In short, it feels that everything it want within itself, and receives no ad- ditions from multitudes or wit - steams and spectators. On the contrary, false happi- ness loves to be 'in a crowd, and to draw the eyes of the world upon her. She does not receive any satisfaction from the ap- plauses which she gives herself, but from the admiration she raises in others. She flourishes in courts and palaces, theatres and assemblies, and has no ex- istence but when she is looked , upon. A New York department store did a commendable thing when it held one afternoon a "I Want -a -Job" clin- ic. The audience was made up in particular of college graduates and high school graduates, and debut- antes and homebodies. The clinic was conducted by a woman vocational Counsellor. The world's total number of motor' vehicles, according to a recent of- ficial report, is 45,422,411 auto- mobiles. This includes the two that are in Spitzbergen and the sixty- eight in •Bermuda. The United States has -68.5% of the total number. Brit- ain ranks second, France third, Ger- many fourth, and Canada fifth. Here in brief is -the -story of a man's rise from lowliness and ab- aeurity to ieihihehee. George Lewis Bourne Was born in London, Eng - lend. lie came to Canada in his youth. He worked for the Hudson's Bay Company and the Canadian Pa- cific Railway. • Then he went to the United States - in 1893, and became D locomotive fireman, and then en- gineer. While with the Chicago Great Western Railroad Company he work- ed for a while under Walter P. Chrysler, then piaster mechanic. Subsequently Bourne became an instructor on air brake cars for the International Correspondence schools. In 1904 he was made president of a company making railway materials. At 7 weeks your chicks are on the way to becoming money -making Fall and Winter layers. Keep them going in the right direction by feed- ing Roe Complete Growing Mash —the feed that has helped hundreds of thousands of Ontario chicks grow into sturdy, strong, productive pullets. This complete feed is of a medium texture, high in digestible nutrients—with the correct balance of proteins, minerals and vitamins your chicks need to pay you big returns in Fall and Winter eggs. Ask your Roe Feeds dealer. COMitilalg GROWING MASH Sold by• H. CHARLESWORTH Clinton 413 VITAMiTEO FOR HEALTH. , .FARM PROVEN FOR RESULTS A bulletin of the National Geog- raphic Society has this to say about the Mediterranean 'Sea, now so much in the public eye: "The rise of civili- zations in the Near East and geog- raphic conditions made the Mediter- ranean the world's first great centre of .maritime trade. Stretching some 2300 miles from the Strait of Gib- raltar to the Lexantine Coast, it be- came a vast open highway to the diverse races and cultures of three continents, The modern rise of British power in the Mdditerranean - which fol- lowed the taking of Gibraltar in 1704 and the building of the Suez Canal in 1869 - is of tremendous enonomnie importance to the United Kingdon n. The route through Suez, for ex- ample, is some 3700 nautical miles shorter from London to the eastern base at Singapore than it is by the way of the Cape of Good Hope, around Africa, The Meditear'anean trip to Bombay represents saving in sailing distance of 4500 nautical miles. "Sweeping British shipping from the Suez -Gibraltar route does not, however, mean that England has cut an indispensable trade artery. The major portion of Great Britain's food supply, coming frim Australia, New Zealand, Canada end Latin America, is already carried over the North Atlantic 'sea lanes, by way of the Panama Canal when it originates la the Pacific, Moreover, much of Eng- land's normal imports originating in Mediterranean and near -Mediterran- ean lands, such as cotton, oil, jute and wheat, will continue to go by way of Gibraltar." A third of all applicants for war enlistment have to be rejected be- cause of physical defects, chiefly bad teeth, eye defects, failure to meet height and weight requirements, and bad hearing, The most potent factor in causing men to enlist ie unem- ployment; The soya bean is a native of China, but today its main home is the Unit- ed States. This year's production of this bean is expected to amount to 110,000,000 bushels, Fifty centuries ago the Chinese ate the soya bean, but nowadays the vegetable, while still used as feed for man and beast, has hundreds of industrial uses, being used in the making of glycerin, varnish, billiard balls, note paper, ink, paints, auto- mobile parts. . This continent first saw soya beans in 1804, when a New England clipper ship brought specimens to New l+3ng- land from China. It was not until much later that farmers learned that soya beans made excellent forage, and could be used, like alfalfa, to en- rich exhausted soil. From 2000 acres in 1909 the U.S.A, planting of eoya beans has increased to 6,000,000 acres. Eighty-five percent of high school students never go to college or uni- versity. Yet for the most part sec- ondary education is geared to meet the needs of the 15 per cent who are academically minded. So thoughtful educators are pondering the problem of providing a better secondary cur- riculum - to provide the necessary education and trail to enable boys and girls to make satisfactory ad- justments in the world of business and industry after leaving their sheltered classrooms. As a result of a partial survey it has been found that the high school girls and boys who had specific job training as part of their regular academic career were able to adjust themselves more readily to the out- side world. Students who received an opportunity to assume self-direc- tion and self -responsibility in school jobs found adjustment much eaaner afterward. In its fiscal year ended April 30 the Florsheim Shoe Company made a net profit of $1,014,226. This achieve- ment can be credited to the comp- any's policy of maintained national advertising. The Florsheim shoe is a good shoe, and it is quite extensiv- ely adveatised to consumers. The company has its own! retail outlets. tiets. Advertising focusses on this shoe an enormous annual demand - with ob- vious advantage to the company, the company's operatives and other em- ployees, and the consuming public. Advertising is a way of making a business big. Ten veterans of the First World War are now surrendering either the whole or part of their pensions to Canada's war cause. A pensioner of London, Ontario, surrendered his monthly cheque of $21. from March, 1940, for the duration. Another from Killam, Alberta, authorizes a: deduc- tion of $11.25 every month. The other eight include a major -general, new resident in Italy, and a private resi- dent in Greece. _ Head of Canadian Navy Sees Forces Expanding Both of Ships and Men While so much that is spectacular attaches to the other forces, the growth and extension of the Royal Canadian Navy tend to be some- what overlooked. In true ;"silent ser- vice" tradition the Royal Palladian Navy says little about itself. One hears from time to time in an ob- score way of ships building and about to be built, but little of the day to day routine of the convoy service carried on under all kinds of adverse conditions. The Navy, how- ever, has been truly on active service since the outbreak of war. It has grown in importance and •strength. Soon a formidable fleet of over 220 vessels will be incorporated in the command of Rear Admiral P. W. Nelles, R.C.N., the Senior Naval Of- ficer. These vessels and 'shores establish- ments will be manned by 6,000 to 7,000 all ranks of the Royal Canad- ian, Navy. The main strength of the fleet will be incorporated ire seven destroyers including the flotilla lead- er, as it is to -day, but the existing 75 auxiliary vessels will be increased by 64 patrol vessels and 80 mine- sweepers now under construction. Be- sides the work of convoy, there are, and there will need to be, more ves- sels engaged in anti-submarine work, mine -sweeping, patrolling and ex- amination. All these f6rces respond to the direction of Rear Admiral Percy Walker Nelles, R.C.N.; a Canadian officer of wide experience. He joined the Royal Canadian Navy as a cadet of 16, in 1908, although as the eon of the late Brigadier -General Charles M. Nelles, he might have been ex- pected to favor the land forces. Lake - field and Trinity College School, Port Hope, did not change his youth- ful choice, With the Great War came active ,service in the ships of the Loyal Canadian Navy afloat for al- most three years. Successively Senior Naval Officer at Halifax and Senior Naval Officer at E'squimault after the war, his progress was topped in 1936 when he was appointed to the highest pee- ition in the Canadian Naval Service as Director and Chief of the Naval, Staff. The Church, the Army and the Navy are represented hi three gen- erations of Adtniral Nelles' family. His grandfather was the Rev. S. S. Nelles B.D., a distinguished educator who, at the age of 27, became chan- cellor of. Victoria University, then located at Cabourg, Ontario. This in- stitution later was affiliated with the University of Toronto. The Admiral's father was Brigadier -General C. M. Nelles, C.M.G., who climaxed a bril- liant career by commanding the Royal Canadian Dragoons in France during the first World War. The Chief of Naval Staff has been one of the busiest men in Canada since the war crisis began tok take shape. The story of the current naval expansion has never been fully told and cannot, for obvious reasons, be revealed, yet, It is a brilliant story of fulfilment of thoughtful planning and careful administration. Small though the R.C.N. was at the Begin- ning of the war, it has proved itself to be a trained nucleus, capable, without conflict, confusion or waste, of immediate expansion along its pre -arranged course. ;Australia Raising But Two Divisions,1 Method of Counting has Caused , Wrong Impression to Gain Ground Ottawa: Australia's method of en- umerating her army divisions, for service overseas, has created the im- pression, in some Canadian quarters, that our sister Dominion has raised six or seven divisions for participa- tion in the present conflict. The fact is Australia's first five divisions of the Australian Imperial Force served in the war 26 years ago. The present division overseas is the sixth and the one being raised in Australia now will be the seventh. There are now approximately 20,- 000 Australian soldiers abroad. New enlistments, already authorized, will bring the total up to 48,000 consist- ing of two line divisions and 16,000 cerps treaps, Reinforcements will require an additional 40,000. The Australian Air Force demands a total enlistment of 57,473 of all ranks, to be completed by March, 1943. Of this total 14,300 will be pilots, 16,173 air crew personnel and 27,000 ground personnel. Many of these airmen will receive their ad- vanced training in Canada, in accor- dance with provisions of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, now being pushed ahead in this country. On June 1st this year Australia put into effect a compulsory military training scheme, under which 75,000 militiamen will receive a few weeks training every year., They are a home defence militia and not for overseas service., For the latter only volun- teer enlistments can be taken as in Canada. THE WEED OF THE WEEK SMALL SEEDED FALSE FLAX Small Seeded False Flax, a winter annual weed, may now be observed in fall wheat fields throughout the Province, states John D. MacLeod, Crops, Seeds and Weeds Branch, Ont. Dept. of Agriculture, Toronto. The life history of this weed is similar to fall wheat which is also a winter annual. Plants start growth the pre- vious fall, live over the winter and produce flower and seed early the following year. This weed has a branching stem and the lower leaves are long on short steins, whereas the upper leaves clasp the stem with arrow shaped bases. The flowers are pale yellow and very numerous, small red- dish brown seeds with a small whit- ish spot at the small end and may be found in pear-shaped pods each on a slender stalk. An average plant of Small Seeded False Flaw may produce 40,000 seeds. These may be easily removed from fall wheat, but in clover and gram seed they are difficult to remove. This weed does not give serious trouble where a short rotation of crops and thorough cultivation is practised. Sow spring grain instead of fall wheat and seed down with a good hay mixture. If the field is very badly over run, plow lightly as soon as the crop is harvested. Harrow and cultivate fres quently throughout the autumn to destroy young seedlings. This aut- umn cultivation must be thorough. Spring grains may be sown the fol- lowing year, seeded down or a hoed crop might be planted and cultivated thoroughly. Wet Weather Brings Changes In Seeding Ont. Dept. of Agriculture Suggests Grain Mixtures for. Late Seeding The continued wet weather of the past few weeks has delayed seeding of spring grains, particularly the low lying areas throughout the Province, and many farmers are now confront- ed with the problem of producing sufficient grain for their require- ments. The growing of home grown grains is an important factor in profitable livestock production, there- fore, this problem is a vital one at the present time, states John D. MacLeod, Crops, Seeds and Weeds Branch, Ont. Dept. of Agriculture, Toronto. Mr. MacLeod suggests seeding the following grains and mixtures at the earliest possible data, pointing out that only early oats should be sown in the oat varieties. He advises'eon- sultation with Agricultural Rep- resentatives who are familiar with local conditions. ALASKA OATS: an early matur- ing variety with a thin hull, excel- lent quality, average number of days to maturity 100, sown at the rate of 21/2 to 3 bushels per acre, does not stool to the same extent as other varieties, therefore heavier rate of seeding is recommended. CARTIER OATS: matures about same time as Alaska, 10 to 14 days earlier, than Victory and Banner, large, well filled kernels, sown at the rate of 21/2 to 3 bushels per acre. BARLEY: O.A.C. 21, rough awn- ed, matures in approximately 100 days, rate of seeding 1% to 2 bushels per acre. Velvet and Nobarb - are also good feed barleys. Nobarb ma- tures about 5 days later than 0.A..C. 21, which is enc objection to sowing it at 'the present time. OATS AND BARLEY MIXTURE: 1 bushel of Alaska, Cartier or O.A.C. No. 3 and 1 bushel of O.A.C. No. 21 Barley, sown at the rate of 2 bushels per acre is recommended. In this con- nection the following 0.A.C. experi- ment is interesting. In a 6 year period 1 bushel of barley and 1 bushel of early oats by weight (82 lbs,) gave an average yield of 2047 pounds per acre. Oats and barley should be cleaned separately and, then mixed. In a pamphlet published by the Agricultural Supplies Board, the rate of seeding of this oat and barley mixture is 50 pounds of each per acre. BUCKWHEAT: may be sown up to the middle of July in many sec- tiona of the Province and is entitled to a place of considerable importance among coarse grains. It is an excel- Ient feed for livestock and is usually eown at the rate of 1 to 11/2 bushels par acre. BARLEY AND BUCEWHEAT MIXTURE: is sown by many farm- ers, good yields are obtained and: the barley helps reduce the difficulty of- ten experienced in harvesting a crop of buckwheat when sown alone. The following rate of seeding is recom- mended: Barley 141 :bushels, buck- wheat 1 bushel. • NOW! The wretched record of the last ten: years is spotted with the words, 'Too Late.' Too fate came understanding of Germany's post-war . plight and efforts to ease the strain on the Weimar Republic. Too late at every step, have been the democracies' measures to deal with Naziism by the only method it understand's — force. German rearmament,, the Rhineland, Austria, Sudetenland, Prague, Memel, Poland, Norway and Denmark, Belgium and the Nether- lands—all along the line the forces fighting aggression have been he - hind.' Is America going to continue the process? Already it is beginning to pay for failure to suppcat world stability by easing economic strains and promoting collective security. Aggression which might have been prevented or curbed by small. mrea ures taken early now forces gigantic measures and terrific costs. And for the United States the cost have only began — unless there is quick and succeseful action to stop Naziism. But a stitch in time might still hold together tae tattered fabric of the world we have known. The issue may be decided in the next month or two. And from all reports the vital material factor will be control of the air. If American planes can be trans- ferred to the ,Allies quickly enough and in numbers—NOW —they may turn the tide. They may save the building of thousands of planes lat- er—and the lives of million's. The American people - according to public opinion polls—are ahead of the Government in desiring to give aid to the Allies. The Government can catch up. It can act quickly to supply both new and old planes. Now is the time to make defence effec- tive,—Christian ,Science Monitor. Fall Fairs May Be Fewer A Toronto despatch last week said that whether fairs and exhibitions throughout Canada should be cancel- led because of the war appeared to be a matter of divided opinion. A survey indicated, however, that the annual fairs would be fewer in num- ber and less ambitious in most provinces. J. A. Carroll, superintendent of ag- riculture societies in Ontario, came out strongly in favor of retaining fairs, particularly the agricultural exhibitions, on two grounds: to con- tinue encouraging the farmer in bet- ter production methods, and to keep up the morale of the farming pop- •ulatian, He said practically all exhibitions in Ontario will be held as usual ex- cept in cases where necessary build- ings are being used by the military authorities. In Ottawa, for example, the Central Canada Exhibition was cancelled because Landsdowne Park new is a military camp. Although troops are quartered at present at Toronto's Exhibition Park the Canadian National Exhibition is scheduled to be held as usual. Mili- tary authorities are reported to have concurred in this decision. Premier King's Ancestry Ta clear up an argument that took place in town the other day we are asked to publish the following state- ment taken from a contemporary: On both sides, Prime Minister Mac- kenzie King's ancestry is Scottish, His paternal grandfather was John King, a native of Aberdeenshire, who came to Canada with the Royal Horse Artillery and served with His Majesty's forces in the rebellion of 1837. His son John was born in 1843, in Toronto. Ile practised law in Berlin (Kitchener), Ontario, for a time, and his son, the present prem- ier, was barn there on December 17, 1874. The prime minister's, another was a daughter of William Lyon Mackenzie, who was born at Spring- field, Dundee, Scotland, on March 12, 17D5. He came to Canada in 1820. He was for many years a member of parliament for the county of York, and in 1834 was elected Toronto's first mayor. He was the leader of the rebellions of 1837. After the re- bellion he was exiled for a time from Canada, but was subsequently pard- oned, returned to Canada and was again elected to parliament. DONATE $100,000 TO DOMINION GOVERNMENT Lieutenant -Governor E. W. 'Um- ber of British Columbia and Mrs. Hamber have donated $100,000 as a gift to the Canadian government for war purposes, Prime Minister King announced. "The Hamber gift is intended to assist the government in the heavy financial 'burdens which it has to bear at this time," the announcement said. An Ottawa woman who wished to remain anonymous sent $1,000, the prime minister also stated. CANADA SETS EXAMPLE The Canadian Army bas undoubt- edly better dental service for its Army than any other armed force in the world to -day. The Canadian Dental Corps has realized the ideal of one 'dental officer to 500 raven, in comparison, to one officer to seven or eight thousand during. the last war. Dental fitness has achieved equal im- portance to physical fitness. NT EREDf�rS ERYICE"bq • Every quart of White Rose Motor Oil is "tempered for ser- vice" ,by Canadian Oil Compa- nies, Limited exclusive hot filtration process. AU motor oils develop impurities when sub- jected to heat. Hot filtration eliminates these impurities from. White Rose before it reaches you. This unique process is just one • snore reason why -among motor oils—White Rose is "the PICK of them all'. WHITE ROSE MOTOR OIL Made by the makers of the famous WHITE ROSE gasolines SILVER BULLETS Mr, Lloyd George, in the Great War, spoke of "silver bullets." He was thinking of the savings of the people, of the money they could give to provide food and guns and shells for the Allied armies. Canadians today, in all ranks and walks of life, and of all ages, get the opportunity to provide "silver bul- lets". It comes through War Savings Certificates. Under this War Savings Certifi- cates plan—described in Government advertising—a five dollar certificate may be purchased for four dollars; a ten dollar certificate for eight dol- lars; a twenty-five dollar certificate for twenty dollars; a fifty dollar certificate for forty dollars; a• one hundred dollar certificate for eighty dollars. A gilt -edge security, and with provisions for redemption be- fore the date of maturity (they ma- tiu'e 'in 71/ years) they are an admir- able investment; simple, safe, prof- itable, fitting the smallest of bud- gets. But the real argument for War Savings Certificates is the oppor' tunity they afford for war service. In the Great War we spoke of people "doing their bit". Here, now, all of us are given the chance to do "our bit." People of small incomes, artis- ans, people too old for active war duties, even children—all canstrike a blow in this struggle by investing in these securities, Our Government needs money, needs it desperately. Only by money, by what it can raise in taxes, by loans, and by these War Savings Certificates, can it help win the war. Therefore, if we believe the things we profess, if we are sincerely anx- ious to strike a blow for freedom, if we want, in short, to save Canada. from the "night of barbarism" et which Mr, Churchill has spoken ea solemnly, we must—all of us who can,—buy these certificates. In Britain they are giving of their last farthing to help win the war. In Nazi Germany they are giving everything are having everything taken from them, including their liberty—to win this war. Are we. capable of less? Are we of weaker • fibre? After all, a good investment — good interest on and security for our savings—is a small thing to be ask- ed in this crisis. Small, pitifully small, in comparison to what we ask of those who go to fight and die for us. At this hour, there is a poem which should have a poignant appeal to us: "What have I given, bold sailor of the sea, On Earth or Heaven, that you should die for roe? What can I give, Oh soldier lean and brave, Long as I live, to pay the life you. gave? What tithe or part can I return to thee, 0111 Stricken heart, that thou should'st break for me? The Wind of Death for you hath slain life's flowers. It withereth, God grant, all weeds in ours." Back Yard Landing Fields? In the press of war news, an avia- tion development of immense poten- tiality slipped by the other day with little notice. At Bridgeport, Connecti- cut, Igor I. Sikorsky flew a helicopter of his own design and manufacture. To the apparent satisfaction of 100 or more witnesses, including technic- al experts, Mr. Sikorsky warmed up his motor, pulled one, lever and as- cended thirty feet straight up. He hovered there a few minutes and then flew in various directions in his ma- chine that resembles a cross between an auto -gyro and a 1910 Curtiss air- plane. Miltary importance of a machine requiring no landing fields was im- mediately leaped upon by many of the observers. Yet, Mr, Sikorsky ap- pears to have other plans for his new ship. He points out that it is ad simple construction, easily adaptable W mass production, and is powered with a 75 -horsepower engine, less thanin even many of the lighter automobiles. Moreover, since the helicopter is designed to settle to earth like a parachute if its motor stalls, the extreme reliability of present aircraft engines is not so acutely necessary,—Christian Science BIG NAME—BIG JOB Of interest to Ontario farmers is the recent formation of the Canadian Food Distribution Council. According to Don Fairbairn, commentator on the CBC Farm Broadcast for the Ontario Region, this organization with the big name has an equally big job to do. Its chief aim is to promote a more orderly system of marketing primary products. It will act as a contact between farmers and distributors •of farm products. With the ea -operation of all concerned, this new coundl should prove of inestim- alyle, value to farmers, wholesalers, retailers and consumers alike. The latest crop information, as gathered by the Council, can be heard on the Farm Broadcast daily over stations CBL Toronto, OBO Ottawa, CBM Montreal and CULT Sherbrooke, at 1.30 p.m. EDST. _ EAST WAWANOSII BOY BURNED WITH GASOLINE' Alvin Currie, 13 -year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Currie, of East Wawanosh, was severely injured when gasoline exploded as he was lighting a fire in an East Wawanosh gravel pit, The boy picked up a can thipking that it was fuel oil and threw the contents on the fire, hop- ing to create a smudge that would help; to combat mosquitoes. The oil turned out to be gasoline and it ex- ploded in his hands when he com- menced splashing it on the fire, One leg was severely burned. He was treated by Dr. J, W. McKibbon and is now reported as resting comfort - MAY LEAVE SCHOOL Provisions of the Adolescent School Act on Tuesday was raised by the Ontario Government to permit stu dents, 16 and under, who are not re- quired to remain in school for the purpose of examinations, to enter immediately into farm and factory war production work. "The Depart • - anent of Education," said Hon, Dr. L. J. Simpson, Minister, "isnotify- ing all school boards of its desire strengthening front by encouraging and assisting our youth to play their part in this for against Hitlerism and all for which it stands." STANLEY NATIVE DIES The death occurred in Chapman, Kansas, of Jaynes E. Mustard, in his 82nd year. Born at Brucefield Aug- ust 23, 1857, he was the son of the late , Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Mustard', formerly of Brucefield and went with his parents to Kansas in 1875, where he has since resided, Survivors in- clude three brothers, William Mus- tard, Chapman; H. Stanley Mustard, Cherryvale, and Alexander Mustard, Manchester; and three sisters, Miss Catherine Mustard snot Mrs. James Garvie, Abilene, and Mrs. Robt, His- lep, C'asmopolis, Wash, The late M'r. Mustard visited this district three years ago, _