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1 Read And Write r. For You
(Copyright)
By John C. Kirkwood
Do yob, want to know a new way a good cup of tea; yet it a way not
by which; money can be made? Well, commonly used.
here it, is—in the form of an adver-
tisement which appeared in a New
York newspaper — an advertisement_
to Ambitious Young Men:
The professional tramp or hobo is
addressed becoming extinct—the man who is
It sounds unbelievable, ,but since always on the move, either on his
we established branch dance studios own feet or as a passenger—of sorts
throughout the country, 'ninny of our `--on a freight train. The tramp of to -
teachers who- earned $30 a week are day is a softer man, preferring the
now earning considerably more as comforts of municipal lodging houses
branch managers. Although have and charity.missionv Twenty years
al±eady opened 35 branches; there is ago there were a million and a half
room for a bout 30 mote. This really hobos on this continent; now ' there
is the opportunity that comes but once are only 25,000 or so.
in a lifetime if you are well-bred,
have proven executive and sales abil-
ity, and are interested in dancing.
So it is within the possibilites
Perhaps the shrinkage is not wholly
attributable to a love of the comforts
of lodging houses; it is due in part to
the laws of the land. Many states and
that we may be seeng dance studios Provinces regard the hobo a vagrant
springing ups in Canada—just as and so take him into custody and give
"Tom Thumb Golf" did a dozen years him a pile of stone and a hammer.
ago—and per'iraps these studios will Also there are the discouragements
rave just as short a life as did.'minna- of bad times and drought areas,
which make charity increasingly diffi-
cutt.
Time was when the hobo was a
lover' of the country; today he prefers
the city, where he becomes a pan-
handler. And the panhandler has
learned that the best hours are from
10 a.m. and 4 p.m.; that the best
spots are shopping districts; that the
best propects are prosperous -looking
man in the company of ' a woman;
that the .worst prospects are pros-
prous-looking men without a
woman; that the, best nights are Sa-
The Romans of olden times knew turdays from 11 p,m, until 2 a.m.;
Vichy, and in recent years this city that the worst nights are Mondays.
has attracted royalty, even the princes All this may be valuable to you if
of India , not because of the inclination or necessity puts you into
Waters altogether, but because it be- the ranks of hobos.
came a place of gaiety and garbing.
Presumably Vichy is as good today
as ever it was for those who.want the
waters of mineral springs and ther-
mal baths. You might have trouble
in getting to Vichy, but if you suc
ceeded, then here would probably be
your daily programme: Water -drink
• ing at 5 a.m.; a prescribed diet; ex-
ture golf.
Vichy! the new capital of France.
Most of us, I fancy, have :always con-
nected, the word "vichy" with water
—an aperient. Yet Vichy and its
springs—from which vichy . water
comes—are world famous—especially
so to tourists and to those who fre-
quent spas to "take the waters."
Britain has several spas — Bath and
Narrowgate and. Droitwich and: Leam-
ington, by way of example.
Knitting is not the only feminine
activity born of the war; also there
is the making of navy flags. Flags
are not made in one's home, but in
flag "lofts" connected with the navy
yards. As we all know( navy yards
are tremendousy busy building ships,
ersicse afoot or on horseback; and and every new ship requires an abun-
een afternoon siesta. Not very severe, dance of flags, and always there are
is it? — except that rising before 5 replacement flags for flags worn out.
a m A sewing machine is, of course, an
indispensabe requirement. Along the
walls are the flags to be copied. The
Panama hats don't ' come from colths, in their colors, are cut to re-
Panama—they just come via Panama . quired patterns by electrical ma-
-this when they are genuine Pan- chines, Each woman has a .blue -print
amas. They rewlly ought to be called of the flag she is making for her
"Equadors" or "Menavis," for these 'guidance—and all told there may be
Panama bats are made in the Prov-' as many as 300 designs. These flags
ince of Menavi in E'quador. This type are not all national flags, meaning of
of hat came into favor in this country Ith.e nation building and sailing the
upwards of 50 years ago, yet they ships; these war ships require the
have been made for fully 300 years. flags of other nations — "courtesy"
Today the whole population in the flags they may be called—to be flown
Provnce of Menavi—from the 5 -year -:when visiting the ports of friendly
old up—work hard at hat -making. Incountries, And some designs must be
their native country these hats are i made a variety of sizes—as many
called manavis or jipijajas. Wouldn't ' as nine, in some bases.
it be amusing if the hats were known' It does not follow that the flag -
in this country as jipijapas? I makers know all about the flags they
• You probably have beard that the' make—what they signify, or even of
best Panamas are woven under water i what countries they represent. Yet
it can be interesting work, and ecr-
tainly it is employment for many who
might otherwise — in more peaceful
times—be workless and wageless.
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THE, CLINTON NEWS -RECORD'
implied in such an, assumption of
knowledge, since while I feel 1 am of
the industry, I also realize that l am
not, as it were, WITHIN it.
Such a position has' its advantages,
since it enables one to look both ob-
jectively and subjectively upon the
automotive industry in Canada and
to speak with more or' less untram-
melled freedom on that which 1 see,
and on that which Ithirik I see.
Perhaps you may not be entirely
able to distinguish between the
factual and the visionary when I
have 'finished, but that is relatively
unimportant. What does matter es
that in both cases my viewpoint continuous search for a better way
should be, as'it will be, based upon of making a better product. It is to
a deep appreciation of the funda- the eternal credit of the- automo
mental value of the automotive in-
dustryto the progression of the na-
tional 'development of the• Dominion
and more important still, upon a pre -
found appreciation of the vital and
intimate relation of the industry to
the national war -effort.
which is not true. They are made in
natives' huts between midnight and
daylight—the cool hours of the day.
A fine Panaina may take six months
to make, and So would be cheap at
$125. But the hats of coarser texture,
usually made by the youngsters, can
be made in from two to six weeks,
and will sell wholesale at from $5 to
$6 a dozen! The hat -maker earns
about 35c a day.
What about a nice cup of tea?
Here's the approved way of making it:
First, warm the teapot with warm
water. You must carry the teapot to
the 'kettle never must you carry the
kettle to the teapot); put in the tea-
pot a teaspoonful of tea for each cup
and one for the pot; then you tilt the
kettle (never remove it from the
flame, pouting the boiling water into
the teapot. You do net warm• the
cups, as you do in making of good
coffee, and there . must always be a
tea -cosy. Simple --this way of making
necessary to study in detail every as-
pect of productiona 1 facilities, raw
material requirements, consumer re-
action and so on. To this end, trached
techncians have labored and studied
experimented and planned. 1 thinic
I am right'when I say that in no in-
dustry has this study and research,
this experimentations and planning,
been mare zealously and more'intense-
ly pursued than n the asctomotve and
allied' industries. The- advance which
has beent made in recent years In earl
construction, in tire constructor, in
oil refinement, is due to no accidental
discoveries, but to a laborious and
There are great canyons below the
ocean—than the Geand Canyon of
Colorado. One scientist has been
measuring the depth of these .sub-
n-.arine canyons for the past 15 years;
and one of his findings is that there
was a time when the ocean floors
were quite 3000 feet lower than their
present level. These canyons were
formed by mighty rushing rivers' —
rivers that flowed from immense
land -locked lakes—or more truly, ice -
locked lakes—bodies' of water whose
shores were miles -high ice. This was
in the ice -age, 100,000 years' ago.
When the ice melted the, pent
waters eseaped: seaward in vast tor-
rents, and grooved their canyon chan-
nels.
Automotive Day---C.N.E.
I am deeply conscious of the compli-
ment that has been paid, meby the
directors of this Exhibition, in extend-
ing to me the invitation to speak at
their luncheon on Automotive Day.
However, I must confess to a degree
of uncertainty as to the capacity In
which I should speak on this occasion,
As President of the Board of Trade of
the City of Toronto, a position I have
the honor of filling in this year of
grace -I should, of course, extend to
you.a hearty welcome, which in fact I
clo, from that representative body of
Toronto citizens and, in that capacity
But, before I !proceedto discuss
one or two phases of the industry's
place and, opportunity in 'these abnor-
mal and grave days. I would like to
pay a word of tribute to the memory
of one of its great leaders who, within
the past two weeks, has laid aside
the working tools of his chosen trade
an d has passed into the great be-
yond. To_ Walter P. Chrysler the au-
tomotive industry on . this continent
owes muck and we Inc Canada, real-
ize the part he payed in the develop-
ment in our country. His genius, his
capacity for leadersip, his pioneer-
ing spirit—all represent a contribu-
tion to the industry that only the fu-
ture will assess at its real potential-
ity of value, and I think, it is only
fitting that on this occasion', we
should remember his work and ack-
nowledge its worth.
Gentlemen, as the years go by,
the automotive industry, as an es-
sental contributor' to human need in
every field of human endeavor, more
and moredemonstrate its adaptability
and its responsibility. It is idle to
moralize on the dependency of the
civilized state upon the automobile,
the truck, bus or tractor, since every
succeeding year emphasizes that de-
pendency — even in this era of air
transportation. In Canada, the in-
dustry reprelents an integral part
and a substantial part of our national
economy, not merely from the point
of view of productional potential, but
from the broader standpoint of capi-
tal investment and employment ca-
pacity, In a country whose population
is a bare eleven millions, and industry
which itself distributes over $20,000.-
000 yearly to nearly 15,000 employees
is an important cog in the wheel of
national progress. To the number of
employees engaged in the actual pro-
duction of automobiles, one can add
over 16,000 engaged in the production.
of parts and ainterials as well as
21,000 more who are employed in the
processes of distribution and ser-
vice.
One rust pay tribute to that im-
portant group of manbfacturers en-
gaged in the production of automo-
tive parts. They are giving real lead-
ership in this crisis and are contri-
buting in no small degree to the
I could ga on to speak objectively of
the value of the automotive industry
to Canada in general and to Ontario
and Toronto in particular. But It
happens, as the president has stated,
the industry that neither money nor
effort has been spared in order to give
the car owners of Canada a better,
stronger, more beaut£ul automobile
at a priceless than they paid in past
years for the ears they are trading
in today.
But if the industry—and its contri-
butories=formed so essential a' part
of the economic structure of Canada
in pre-war years, it is apparent that,
in war -time, the automotive industry
ie a basic factor in the marshalling
of the resources of the Dominion to
meet the demand for the production
of war suppaies. Indeed, one could
very properly ask where the war
work of Canada would be were it not
for the highly organized facilities of
the automotive industry.
I am in a position to know that at
the out -break of the war, leaders in
the industry volunteered their services
to the government in any capacity
and we are all well aware of the val-
uable contribution made to our nation-
al war effort by Mr. Wallace R.
Campbell, as chairman of the War
Supply Board during the formation
period, when the stress of the time
called for a man of his great organ-
izing and administrative ability.
Not only has the industry been
able to place at the disposal of the
gover'nnrent, men of high technical
and organizing ability, but it has been
able to adapt its productional equip,
ment as required by the armies of
both Motherland and Dominion. The
experience of the past has been turned
to high advantage in planning for
war -needs and, as in other industries,
all the resources of the automotive
and allied industries are being gear-
ed, or are already geared, to war-
time and war -time requirements.
Only four weeks ago, the Minister
of Munitions in Canada stated in the
House of Commons that the Domimon
is probably producing a greater vol-
ume of automotive war equipment
than any otther country in the
wort — 600 mechanized units p e r
week—and Se prophesied that within
another month or two , this figure
would be substantially increased. In
addition to the tremendous volume of
Canadian Government orders n o w
placed for mechanical transport equip-
ment, Great Brtain, South Africa,
'India and other parts of the British
Empire are also placing large orders
with Canadian manufacturers. The
types of equipment being manefactur
efficient organization of industry to eel in Canada include many types of
the production of the materials re- i Service trucks, gun -towing vehicles,
quisite to the prompt and. adequate
supply
station. wagons and ser -
supply of mechanized war equipment.
Indeed, when all the contributing in-
dustries areconsidered—and there are
many of them indeed—then it is ap-
parent that the industry and its con-
tributing affiliates constitute one of
the greatest sources of our natural
wealth outside agriculture itself.
The total value of automobiles and
trucks produced in Canada last year
was close to one hundred million dol-
lars. One contributing industry
alone—the rubber industry—in the
same year produced tires and tubes
and solid tires to a selling value of
close to $30,000,000, whilst its total
value of all production approximated
$65,000,000. To attempt any total esti-
mation of production values in. all the
industries contributing to the auto-
vice motor cars. The production of
universal carriers is well advanced
and deliveries will begin before the
end of the year.
The minister took pride, I believe,
'when he said that Canadian motor
transport equipment is acknowledged
to be the best that has been produced
anywhere during the present war.
All this is but the beginning, for the
industry will cheerfully and willingly
face any call that may be made upon
it :whether it be for 1,000, 2,000, or
even more units per week—in further-
ance of the effort which the Empire
is making to defend the Motherland
frons invasion and the world from the
heel of an, autocracy which seeks to
destroy the liberties of all free peo-
ples.
I believe that the automotive in -
motive industry, would involve the dustry's experience in. any capacity
use of astronomical figures and, even tor planned research and organized
then, these would be but approximate experimentation, has been a potent
at Bost. factor in the acceleration of effort
I have referred' to the rubber in-
dustry. Let ire mention one other in- and adaptation of productions to war
dustry by way of further illustration. Purposes which has been achieved by
Last year the consumption ofgaso-
the industry during the past few
line in Canada was no less than,807,-
months.
666,000 imperial gallons, of tvhich Obviousy, our first job is to win this
THURS., SEPT. 5, 1940
1ELD SERVICE
fah• Gi'Q e
With all the anxious watching and waiting
that precedes the ripening of a crop, the
harvest itself seems to descend with."Blitz-
krieg" speed.
And once on, speed is the essence of
success—for delay may be costly to the
farmer.
Heavy crops in down and tangled condi-
tion giverise to problems in harvesting
methods and equipment operations and
throw excessive strains on much worn parts
of old, reliable machines.
It is then that the farmer appreciates the
real value of farm machine service as
rendered by Massey -Harris.
Competent men with experience in field
problems and service that takes years
to acquire, and a system that provides
for theready availability' of parts for
any of its machines, no matter how old,
so as to avoid costly delays, are what
have earned for Massey -Harris the enviable
reputation which it has long enjoyed as—
"THE SERVICE ARM OF THE CANADIAN
FARM."
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initiation to spare no effort to win
the war, conscious of our responsibili-
ties and of our opportunities. In that
spirit' the automotive industry and its
affiliates will, I know, continuo to
work, in full realization of their
duty to the Empire, to Canada, to the
people who- serve them and the people
they serve, until the day of victory
comes and the world is free to smile
once more.
85 per cent, was consumed by motor war. To that end the resources of
vehicles. 0n this eonsumptioni, prove Canada and the efforts of all Cana -
that I ant connected with an industry inciai governments collected $52,000,- diens are solemnly dedicated. To that
closely allied -in fact, an industry 000 in taxes—a sizable contribution end, the productional channels of the
without which the manufacture of to the cost of goverment in the whole Canadian industry are being
motor vehicles could not vary well provinces of the Dominion: Ie the cleared and to that enc' all other in -
carry on at all—so I could be expected three ndnstties: alone, automotive terests must be subordinated. That Is
to speak with some measure of inti- proper, rubber and petroleum pro- as true of commercial endeavor as it is
ducts, the total paid out in s'alares and of personal effort. At the same time,
wages amounted almost to the Sarre it is well to remember that it is im-
gigantic figure. this does not include portant — as far as possible — to
the earnings of those who are engag- inainta!r' our own markets in Canada,
ed in distribution and setiviceing of ,and so contribute to the economic
'!nate knowledge of the present con-
dition and future prospect of the au-
tomotive industry as a whole. But I
refrain from the pedantry that is
ROUND TRIP BARGAIN FARES
SEPTEMBED 13-14 from CLINTON
TO Stations Oshawa and east to Cornwall inclusive, Uxbridge,
Lindsay, Peterborc, Campbellford, Newmarket, Collingwood, Meaford
Midland, North Bay, Parry Sound, Sudbury, and West to
Beardmore. •
Niagara Falls, Owen Sound, St. Catharines, St. Marys, Sarnia
Stratford, Strathroy, Woodstock. -
See .handbills for complete list' of destinations
For fares, return limits, train information, tickets, etc.
Consult nearest agent
ANADIAN NATIQNA.:
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P.M. Trains.Sept:. 13 All. Trains Sept. 1
To TORONTO WINDSOR
Aiwa to Brantford, Glratheai, Goderich, Guelph, Hamilton, i.ondLn,
the products of the three index=
tries.
Of course, I could go on giving.
statistics) to prove the basic impale
tante of the industry to Canada, but
take it 'that it isn't really necessary.
But there is one pioint to which I
mutt reefer before dealing with the
industry's pant 111 the national war ef-
fete. It is' this, and it has a very
definite .bearing on what I have to
,gay efterwards.
Industry in gemmed has realized for
some years past that progress —
especially as exemplified in improve-
ment in product-is'.eonditioned by re
search effort. In order to give a pro-
duct longer lisle and wider usage, finer
beauty or greater adaptability, it is I'rst us carry ort --firm in a deter -
to supply the goods our people need,
value and stability of the country, In
other words it is the duty of organ-
ized industry in the Dominion to
place its contributions- to the war -
,needs of Canada and the Empire be-
fore all also and then, as and when
possible, to supply the donresti de-
mand for its products as steadily as
it can. If, without diisruptionor di-
mityrrtion, of war' effort, both objec-
tives can be realized, so much the
better, for T feel that 1.5 is our pa-
triotic duty to attempt the achieve-
ment of both ends if, inthe attempt,
we sacrifice naught that would speed
our war. -endeavor or contribute to the
achievement of victory.
INK SPOT DISEASE OF ASPEN
Ink spot disease of aspen papier is
reported unusually prevalent this
year in Northern Ontario. It is caused
by a fungus that kills the leaves, and
forms nearly circular, blackish spots
On them. The spots, usually about one-
eighth of an inch in diameter, fall
out leaving° clean cut holes in the
brown leaves. They rest on the ground
through the winter, and serve to
in the spring, states the Division of
Botany and Plant Pathology, Science
Service, Dominion Department of
Agriculture, Ottawa.
The disease is favored by wet, cool
seasons, and may be very abundant
one year, yet almost absent the next.
It is not considered important in for.,
est stands, though young trees, when
overcrowded, may sometimes be kill-
ed, Vigorous trees in open sites are not
spread the disease to the new leaves likely to be permanently injured.
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