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THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
THURS., AUGUST 1, 1940
1 Read r And. Writer For You
By John C. Kirkwood '
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Canadian wood is in good. demand.
From it are made boxes for ammuni-
tion and supplies; it is needed for
the building of :aeroplanes, airdromes,
dug -outs, shelters, pontoon, bridges,
and for railway ties. Wood is used
in the manufacture of the .stocks of
rifles and light machineguns. Cart-
ridge wrappers consist of :paper made
from wood pulp. Large quantities or
fibre -board and corrugated board
are used in packaging. Purified ,wood
pulp yields cellulose nitrate or gun-
cotton' used as an explosive for de-
reolitions and as the chief ingredient
of smokeless powders, photographic
films, collodion and celluloid plastics.
Dynamite, of which wood flour forms
an appreciable part, is employed for
many purposes other than war. Spec-
ially prepared charcoal is the chief
working substance in gas masks.
Wood is an important auxiliary
war material. Rayon and staple fibre
,from wood pulp can be more extent,
sively used in place of cotton. Pro-
duces• gas from wood and charcoal
may be used for developing power
for automobiles and trucks, and so
can release quantities of gasoline for
military purposes.
Last year American women spent
;f330,000,000 on cosmetics - enough
money to pay for a fleet of eighteen
new -type 'cruisers, or to build 'six
towering Empire State buildings.
Cosmetics bear many descriptive
names - these, by way of example:
contour cream, crow's-foot cream,
deep pore cleanser, eyelash grower,
eye -wrinkle cream, scalp food, hair
color restorer, rejuvenating cream,
muscle oil, skin food, wrinkle eradi-
sator, skin tonic. But these descrip-
tive names have been condemned as
misleading, and their continued use
is forbidden. It is said, by the auth-
orities at Washington, as a sort . of
`softener', that though youth cannot
be restored to the skin by cosmetics,
the use of cosmetics may give
a more youthful appearance; that
though that there are no known
preparations which will remove
wrinkl(s, preparations properly
applied with massage and exer- One unexpected by-product of Lon
vise may prevent or retard the for -
don't blackout is a return of the on.
rationold-
of wrinkles and crow's-feet, fashioned habit of carrying canes to
or tend to cause them gradually to! tap one's way through the dark.
diminish; that while there is no i Man a cane which has not been
known preparation which will actual- ( carried since its owner was a
ly prevent or remove blackheads, young
proper care of the skin and the use i blade has come back into use. New
of certain preparations may tend to ( canes, especially made for the black-
out, have appeared, some of them
painted white so that they can. be
seen in the dark, some with luminous
strip or torches in their handles.
The demand for canes has revealed
may be relieved by the application a severe shortage of rano-matters.
vers to hundred's of London children
evacuated here The whole dinner is
cooked by the Women's Voluntary
Service, and is served by them, arced
all washing up is done by them. Some
of the women doing this are wives
and daughters of the well-to-do fam-
ilies of Sussex.. All this is unpaid
work, and is a great benefit to the
houses where children are billeted, as
it saves the -women of the house
preparing a dinner for; those children
billeted on her.
"This vvar has caused, a tremendous
domestic upheaval. Scarcely any fam-
ilies are together. It has now be-
come quite usual to `take in. a child
into your home. Most of. the chidren
are now happily placed, and have
got used to their new homes. The
Government now pays' about 10 shil-
lings a week to the hostess for each
child. The parents add to this, if
their means permit, and also supply
clothes and pocket money. Wealthier
parents pay full board and lodging.
Children of •the very poor pay noth-
ing, and the Women's Voluntary
Service make clothes for them. The
whole situation is made harder by
the number of Dutch, Belgian, Polish
and Czech refugees,"
From another letter -from a young
English woman - I abstract the fol-
lowing: "After the surrender of Hol-
land we could feel the enemy getting
nearer every minute, and the strip
of sunny water in front of us looked'
very narrow. Barbed wire barricades
appeared on roads, and complicat-
ed one's walk into town, and armed
sentries and gun emplacements' - all
seemed in such bewildering disacord
with the lovliest spring we have seen.
for years - a blaze of buttercups and
may, wild cherry, and wonderful
green. The contradiction made one
feel quite giddy at times.
Pernaps England will have to fight
alone. Well, we have done it before.
One can only pray - as so many are
praying now - in this city where the
barrage balloons hover like grotesque
guardian angels."
prevent blackheads from forming, or
may tend to open pores and loosen
f. reign ma'•t.r. Natural oils of the
skin cannot be replaced by externalpreparations, but dryness of the skin
of certain preparations.. v Twenty-five year age the best known
factory in London emp.oyed 800 work -
Hay Fever bread, You eat bread -
a few slices - and you get relief -
maybe. But the bread is very special,.
and is patented. According to the
new treatment, the offending pollen
is fermented with yeast.' The com-
position product thus formed may
then be incrtporated in flour, or any
type of food. Or pollen may be added
to unfermented grape juice. After
fermentation the resulting grape
juice when imbibed is said to relieve
hay fever.
This treatment requires the ripen-
ing of the pollen - not its anticipatory
death by mowing down or pulling
np the plant who pollen starts hay
fever. Also, it means the harvesting
of the pollen. Until this new treat-
ment has developed a reassuring
history, a hay fever sufferer is well
advised to go along the path which
he knows, surely will give his relief.
ers. Its successor today employs 18!
Cane material is not easy to obtain.
Malacca has to come from Malaya.
Even English ash and chestnut are
not very plentiful, for old, growers
have gone out of business.
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THE WEED OF THE
WEEK
CHICORY
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Chicory is a persistent perennial
weed with a deep tap root. Intro-
duced from Europe years ago it was
grown as a cultivated plant for its
roots which were ground and mixed
with coffee. At the present time it
is considered one of Ontario's most
troublesome weeds on roadsides,
'ence lines, vacant places and -occas-
ionally in cultivated fields. This
The name given to some passenger ,1
airplanes is "stratoliner" this be-
cause this type or airplane flies at
high altitudes, where weather is no
problem or hindrance. On one of
these planes you can travel from
New York to Las Angeles in 12 hours
13 minutes, and from Los Angeles
to New York. in 14 hours 9 minutes.
You will travel in very great com-
fort - in spacious comfort - in spec -
'Nue quarters. There are four pas-
senger compartments, each in a dif-
ferent pastel color. There is accom-
modation for 24 passengers, with
separate dressing rooms for men and
women.
In the stratoliner fresh air is
drawn throughthe edges of each
wing, and is circulated through the
c' bin by two superchargers, which.
at the same time, compress the air
to the right 'thickness.' This makes
it possible for the plane to travel at
17,000 feet with the passengers
breathing the same kind of sir they
would have at 8,000 feet. The cost
of a transcontinental journey is 3150.
weed may be distinguished by its
.almost leafless, much branched
steins, bearing numerous clusters of
flower heads on the naked branches.
The flowers aro about VA inches
across, bright blue in color and us-
ually close in mid afternoon. The
leaves, which are lang with irregular
edges, spread out on the ground and
resemble those of the common dande-
lion, states John D, MacLeod, Ont.
Dept of Agriculture, Toronto.
The presence of Chicory in a cul-
tivateifield is an indication of lack
of thorough cultivation, A rho%t ro-
tation of crops is important, with
deep ploughing as soon as the crop
has been removed. followed by thor-
ough cultivation until late fall, using
broad,sharp shares which overlap
on the cultivator. A. hoed crop fol-
lowing this method should clean up
all,, Chicory. You can keep an pull-
ing . Chicory but due to the length of
the roots, plants cannot be pulled
out successfully. Scattered plants
may be spudded off well below the
cr'.wn.
' A. 100 percent eradication. of Chic-
ory will produce 3000 seeds, there-
fore the importance of destroying
plants before seeds mature cannot be
emphasized too strongly. The seeds
are impurities in clover seed and' are
very difficult to remove.
This weed is • now established in
every county and district in the
Province and is growing more objet-.
We have been reading so much..
about the evacuation, of children from
Britain. to Canada that we may have
had our interest dulled in the matter
of how the evacuateddrom-London
children are being looked after in
their own country. An so the follow-
ing taken from an English woman's
letter to a Canadian : friendmay be
'welcomed by some of niy readers:
"I ani fairly busy. On some days,
if I am n''eded', I help at the child -
renes canteen"'- so writes this .Eng-
lishwomen. "The canteen servesdin-
e1p The Reisti'ation
There are many ways in which you
can help the work of national regist-
ration. First, of course, register -
and register early.
It is anticipated that eight million
people will register during the three
days - August 19, 20 and 21. That
is not quite twice the number who
polled their votes in the 'last election,
but it's fairly close to it.
Perhapis the deputy registrar in
your own territory could use your
services, You might help on the day
of registration.
It ought to be a matter of honour
in this particular. . district to have the
registration as full and complete as
possible.
National Registration
•On August 19, 20, and 21 'a great
army of Canadian people - all those,
male or female, over, the age of 16-
will move out to the points of reg-
istration and fill in the cards con-
taining a number of questions.
Why is this registration taking
place? This country is at war. It
must put forth the utmost possible
effort to accomplish its purpose.
That purpose is the defeat of the
enemy.
In order to do this it must marshal
the full forces of the nation all
the human, moral, material and
spiritual forces of Canada.
There can be no slackening. We
need *lore planes, tanks, ammunition.
To produce them we need more men,
women, materials, money. The na-
tion must produce more, spend less,
and - to be frank about it - pay
more taxes.
Then it is neeessery that our young
men should be trained for home de-
fence. They will be called up at an
early date for -a brief period of in-
tensive military training.
Yes, we are at war. Registration
means simply, organization for
greater effort - for victory. Register
early. To answer the questions takes
only a few minutes' work if you come
prepared to answer. Read the ques-
tions in this paper and know the an-
swers you have to make before you
go to register. Where so many must
give their all you will not hesitate
in doing your part.
Women and Registratin
War has always niad•e a heavy
demand on the services of the wom-
anhood of the nation.
Totalitarian war makes a still
greater + demand. Modern war in-
volves far more than the fighting
forces - it goes beyond the lines. It
involves home defence. It calls for
the strengthening of the 'moral and
spiritual forces of the nation, and
also an increase not only in the pro-
duction of war materials but an in-
crease in general production as well,
We not only have to produce more
so far as war materials are concern-
ed, but we must produce products
for export because it is necessary
that many war materials must be
purchased abroad, and the nation
must accumulate the foreign ex-
change necessary for these.purchases.
In war conditions. the strength of
the army in the field must be main-
tained, but the strength of the army
of workers at home must also be in-
creased. It is, therefore, only nat-
ural that more and more men ought
to be drawn into the army of prodttc-
Fall Rye For Pasture
(Experimental Farms' News)
Fall rye has proved to be one of
the best crops for early spring pas-
ture. Seeded as early as August 1
fall rye will usually provide some fall
pasture that year, but if seeded later
than September 16 it should not be
grazed until the following spring.
Fall rye seeded alone in the spring
is not a very good supplementary
pasture to a permanent summer pas-
ture but if seeded in a mixture with
oats, it will produce good yields of
nutritious and palatable forage. At
first, the bulk of the forage will be
oats, although even at that time the
fall rye will give a good "bottom" to
the pasture. If not grazed too close,
fall rye 'will continue to supply con-
siderable pasture until. freeze-up.
The use of fall rye for early spring
pasture is becoming increasingly
popular. In experiments conducted
at most Branch Experimental Sta-
tions and at Ottawa, fall rye has
provided from two to four weeks of
early spring pasture, if judiciously
handled, and was ready at least two
weeks before ether pastures could be
grazed.
Following early
land may be pro
seeded to other c
millet, sudan grasp
ing the usual crop spring pasture the
wed, cultivated and
rips such as corn,
s or rape. In this
way it is possible to grow fall rye
for pasture without seriously. chang-
ing
rotation.
Fall rye should be seeded at 11
to 2 bushels if seeded alone or at 1
bushel if seeded in a mixture with 2
bushels of oats per acre.
The varieties recomemnded a r e
M. C. 514, Rosen and Crown for the
very earliest pastures. Deltoid, a
very hardy variety, islate and pros -
',linable each year. Complete eradi- trate in habit of growth at first, but
cation should be the objective of it may be used to furnish pasture a
every farmer and township council little later than the :other varieties
Mr,'Maeteod states.: mentioned,
tion in order to strengthen the na-
tion in this time of conflict.
The women of Canada can, help by
filling in the registration card with
care and by encouraging others to
do the same. National registration
day should produce a clear record of
the womanpower of the nation.
Registration is Necessary
You have a date with your country
on August 19, 20 or 21: Do not
neglect it. There are penalties in-
volving fine and , imprisonment, but
no one should be penalized for ne-
glect.
If 'you are absent from ' home on
that' day, register at the nearest
point of registration. The Registrar
will forward your answers to the
proper designation.
Answer the questions definitely,
especially 14 and 17, These deal with
the questions of your .present em-
ployment and capacity for other
work. Your answers may be helpful
to you as the demand for labour in-
creases. 'Naticjnal production for
war purposes means demand for
moremen and women.
Parachute Troops
It has become a matter of the first
importance to study the methods ad-
opted by German parachute troops,
and to consider how they are drop-
ped, how they are equipped and cloth-
ed, and what their objectives are.
The parachutist is attached to his
parachute by a cord which in turn is
secured to the aeroplane. As soon as
the man jumps, the pull of the cord
from the plane opens the parachute
and he is thus able to jump, safely
a height which may be as little as
150 feet.
The speed of the planes out of
which parachutists jump is roughly
70 miles per hour and the flights of
planes are often 500 yards apart. The
aim appears to be to land a company
within a space 200 by 400 yards and
to get the company assembled within
a quarter of an hour.
The official uniform for the par-
achutists is as follows: Steel helmet,
differing from the normal German
steel hemet in that it is rounder,
narrower, has neither neck shield nor
peak and fits closely to the head (not
unlike a motorcyclists crash helmet).
The helmet is affixed to the head by
two straps on each side, one in front
and one behind the ear, the straps
joining beneath the ear and passing
under the chin; tunic, double-breasted
of the blue -grey German air force
color, cut loose with the collar turned
down and open at the neck (no but-
tons show); trousers of the plus -four
type, tucked inover boots half -knee
high laced at the side; gauntlet
gloves.
The equipment carried. by each man
is light and consists of: A knife for
disentanglement, a respirator, a hav-
ersack, hand grenades, and a gun
capable of firing 600 rounds a min-
ute. In addition to the equipment
and arms carried by each man, there
are other weapons and equipment
dropped in special containers attach-
ed self -opening parachutes, one for
every four of five men. These con-
tainers are filled with ammunition,
rifles, field glasses, compasses,
spades, smoke candles and wire.
Parachute troops are organized in
battalions and for each battalion
there is a complement of auxiliary
weapons comprising: A 3 -inch moun-
tain
ouetain gun; medium and light mortars;
heavy machine guns,; light machine
guns, and machine-gun pistols.
The objectives of parachute troops
are: To organize local members of
"fifth column" and arra them; to
create panic and eonfuSion and to
spread false news amongst the civil
population; to harass lines of com-
munication; to damage bridges, pow-
er stations, wireless and telephone
exchanges, stores and dumps; to give
information to aircraft by -means of
signals.
German parachute troops are vol-
unteers who have undergone a spec-
ial training and power of independ-
ent action. Their object is to be of-
fensive under all conditions, and to
do as much damage as possible in
the time during which they hope to
be supported by air -transported or
ground reinforcements. The Germans
have made successful use of their
parachute troops in Poland, Norway,
and in the• Low Countries; and in the
case of Holland, this has been spec-
ially recognized by the German high
Command when bestowing decoration
on the commanders of parachute
troops.
The introduction: of this new me-
thod renders necessary a new type
ofdefence which m,essential' consists
n.
in, the patrolling of the entire count.
try, The following points should be
borne in mind:
Before parachute troops ane land-
ed a reconnaissance is usually macre
by other aircraft.
Numerous cases: have been, authen-
ticated in, which German parachutists
•have landed wearing clothes cliffering
from the uniform specified. above.
It has been reported that para-
chute troops giving the appearance
of offering to surrender have held
grenades in each hand thrown them
at persons preparing to ;apprehend
them. •
"YOUR HOME STATI,O'N"
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1200 Ices. WINGHAM 250 metres
WEEKLY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2nd:
8.00 a.m. Breakfast Club
10.00 S.M. Harry J. Boyle
.7.00 p.m. Whitehall Four
7.16 p.m. "Eh & Zeb"
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3rd:
9.30 a.m, Kiddies' Party
10.30 a.m, "Dedicated to Shut -Ins"
12.45 p.m. Bill, Pete, Shorty
7.45 p.m. Barn Dance
SUNDAY, AUGUST 4th:
10.46 a.m. Tena Reid at the Organ
11.00 a.7n. Wingham United Church
12.30 p.m. Harry S. Boyle
7.00 p.m: St. Andrew's Pres.
MONDAY, AUGUST 5th:
9.00 a.m. Harold Victor Pym
1.00 p.m. Gene Autry, songs
7.00 p.m. The Four Belles
8.00 p.m. Sarah & Freddy
TUESDAY, AUGUST ,6th:
8.0 a.m. Breakfast Club
11.00 a.m. Piano Ramblings
6.00 p.m. Wilt Carter
7.00 p.m. The Landt Trio
WEDNE'SNAY, AUGUST 7th:
10.20 a.m. Kenny Baker
1.00 p.m. Polka Band
5.45 p.m. Dad & Louise Massey
7.00 p.m. The Novatones
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8th:
11.45 a.m. Lawrence Welk
6.00 p.m. Lulu. Belle & Scotty
7.00 p.m. Gwen Williams & Orch,
CRIMEAN WAR WAS HELP
TO FARMERS OF ONTARIO.
SENDING WHEAT AT $2
By M. V. W. in London Free Press
In the fifties of the last century,
to residents of Western Ontario,
European wars were events far, far
away, and few indeed realized the
extent of the suffering endured in
foreign lands across the sea. Prior
to the invention of the telephone, the
motor car, the radio and the airplane;
news traveled slowly, and not until
after the close of the war did Can-
adians gain mucic detailed knowledge
of the struggle.
According to facts gleaned from
newspapers and journals and from
interviews with descendants of On-
tario pioneers, it is evident that many
fanners looked upon the Crimean
War as an opportunity to improve
their financial condition. Previously
markets had been poor and the price
of farm produce low. Thus, the out-
break of war meant higher prices for
wheat and a greater demand for live-
stock.
The late H. McLaughan, of Inger-
soll, formerly of Westminster Town -
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driving
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et Because White Rose
Motor Oil resists heat so
effectively it is ideal for
summer driving. It's fine,
yet extra -strong, toueb.
film protects motors under
all conditions. Try White
Rose and see for yourself
why motorists say it's "the
PICK of -them all!"
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Made by the makers of the famoas WHITE ROSE gasolines
ship, often recalled' expressing the
wish that the war would continue for
10 years, due to the fact that he had
received 32 a bushel for wheat.
It has also been said that a great
number of the old substantial brick
homesteads of Western Ontario were
erected with cash accumulated dur-
ing the Crimean War period. With
a tidy bank account, several progres-
sive settlers were eager that their
families should have the opportunity
of acquiring a college education.
Musical instruments were also pur-
chased and music teachers from the
larger town or city were frequently
engaged to instruct the daughters of
well-to-do rural residents:
Having- erected better residences
and farm buildings, the farmer real-
ized the necessity of fire insurance
to prevent serious losses. Rates,
however, were high, and, as a re-
sult, few buildings were sufficiently
protected. Eventually, farmers in
various sections of the country or-
ganized mutual companies, accepting
farm and other isolated risks.
Even in those early days, however,
officials discovered among their pol-
icyholders considerable dishonesty.
Claimants in many instances had
overvalued their property. One de-
clared that he owned the buildings
insured, whereas he held no title
whatever, It was stated in one an-,
nual report than an unusual number
of fires during the previous hinter
had been due to incendiarism. One
farmer had been caught in: the act
of firing his barn, it was reported.
One company issued the following'
set of directions for preventing fires:
Do not go to the barn or stable with
a lighted candle not thoroughly pro-
tected; do not smoke in or near the
barns or stable.
SHIPBUILDING SPEEDED
Ottawa: Construction of Canada's
92 vessels for the Royal Canadian
Navy is progressing with all possible
speed at 16 points across Canada.
Steam heating is being installed in
the ships, an innovation expected to
ant down colds, influenza and . mien-
mania
neumania among the crews.
THOSE NAVY BEARDS
Luxurious beards of Canadian tars
often occasion wondering comments
from the uninitiated. The Navy man,
in fact, requires permission from his
superior officer before he can sport
a beard. The rule in the Navy is
that the tar must either be shaved
cleanly or not at all. Mustaches are
taboo.
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