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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1940-10-24, Page 6PAGE 6 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THUR��'., OCT. 24, 1940 Arouvrr.•.v.v.weemr rs. rr rrve.ww .w..w.w.w.rr.r v.• ,$ 1 Read And Wr to For You r (.yyrig t) n{' ti By John C. Kirkwood, c <� . rssere ees,,,e.'Ws''.•.ti iJ a .e.`.'.".".LN.V'ASee'aeeee., .'eV eredeeieWi Vlfe`.. My women readers: will you be 'pleased to learn that you are likely to be called on fewer times from now on by sellers of vacuum cleaners?' Whatever may be the experience of individual makers of vacuum cleaners, the experience of most of them tends to show that home demonstations are not entirely :essential to the effecting of' sales, The current trendis away from direct selling, leaving the sell- ing•to dealers in electrical household: equipment. With the abandonment of 'direct or house-to-house selling, prices' are likely to decline, for it is well known that direct selling is more costly than selling through dealers. A very pleasant hobby for a least one man is orchid hunting: he seeks orchids in Mexico. In the space of five days, his wife and his 16 -year- old daughter collected. 400 plants in 29 varieties, value $4000 - which is at the rate of $800 a day. He entered Mexico with $100 cash, and left with $18 cash, but with something better than the $82 he left beind. Describ- ing his procedure this orchid hunter said: "Just drive along an ox -cart trail as far as your car can go. Get out and hack your way into the jungle with a machete. . Leave one of the women folk in the ear, and let the other trail along to act as bearer." In his five days in Mexico this man travelled 2600 miles - pretty good going taking into account the time required for collecting orchids. Here's something that will astonish you: camels can "cruise" swiftly across .the desert sands at 32 miles an .hour! The one -humped camel or dromedary is most used in colonial armies; the 2 -humped camel is too slow for -military purposes. If necessary troops can drink the camel's milk, use his hair for making cloth, and even eat the flesh. Under the worst conditions of thirst they can kill the beast, enipty its stomach, and drink the water he has stored there for long journeys. An average camel can travel 200 miles between drinks. In today's war troops on racing camels are still needed to navigate the desert, raid outposts, scout for signs of the enemy, and suddenly harass his flank at night. -r_ Deafness may be an asset rather titan a handicap. Experts believe that a native skill may be increased by a handicap which does not directiy af- fect that aptitude. Thus, deaf work- ers have been found particularly ad- apted to employment in boiler fac- tories and in the metal and printing industries where the noise of machin- ery does not distract thein. The keen sensitivity of the blind makes them excellent piano tuners and wire -fence builders. In Japan blind persons were found to be such competent masseurs that at one time 900 out of Yoko- hama's 1000.masseurs were sightless, Persons lacking arms or legs often make extremely efficient office work- er, Many sociologists believe that big, cities are too big. There is not much play space in the cities for children. The death rate is larger than in the country. Rent is high, streets are crowded, and speeding automobiles are a menace. Even from an economic point of view the costs •of production for industry are lower in the small towns. People are not flocking to the large cities as once they did; in- deed, census takings reveal that many are Ieaving the big' cities. The sociologists are asking this question: If the big cities grow less rapidly and if there is to be less need for farmers, may not the greatest in- crease in population be found in the communities of medium size? In the United States during the past ten years places from 10,000 to 25,000 increased by 9 per cent, while cities beyond this size had only a 4.7 per cent increase in population, and the smaller communities were larger by only 6.8 per cent. Country territory surrounding a city grows faster than the city be- cause of the automobile. The tele- phone, the moving picture theatre and the chain store have also favored the growth of suburbs. The truck and the paved highways have enabled light industries to move out from the city to regions of lower rents and. wages. There has been a remarkable growth of population in the areas sur- rounding a great city. The country outside the city has grown five times as fast as the city. There are those who . predict that London - by way of example - will, in its rebuilding, be a smaller city than it has been. War is showing that big cities are a shining mark for aerial 'warfare. The big turkey, like the big ox, is less saleable than is the small turkey. Indeed, just as the modern demand is for "baby beef", so . there is an increasing demand forr the baby tur- key - for broiling. These baby tur- keys are raised with exceeding care. They receive violet -lay treatments, They are not allowed to set foot on the ground. They are sent to market when they weight from 5 to '1 pounds. The earth on which we live - mean- ing the planet - is growing warmer. The evidence in support of this fact is contained in a report issued for 1939 by the American Geophysical Union's Committee on Glaciers, Which report shows that glaciers have been melting rapidly in the past century. A French meterolagist has discovered that the glaciers of the French- Alps have been melting markedly only since the middle of the nineteenth century. Another scientific investi- gator has found that the glaciers of Iceland began to shrink after the middle of the past century. There is reason to believe that glaciers of British Columbia have had a similar history. There has been a rising temperature trend ever since the middle of last century. Probably you have been reading a good deal about the new product, nylon. Its first announced use was for stockings, but it has been found to have a growing variety of uses. Two. new uses for nylon are the mak- ing of photographic film and the mak- ing of nylon wool. The nylon photo- graphic film is declared to be fire- proof, and to exceed in strength, dur- ability and flexibility .photographic film as trade commonly. Other feat- ures claimed are: indifference to changes in temperature and humidity, and the ability to be projected (by movie projectors) more times without breakage than prior films; also, the permanence toward aging of ..photo- graphic"images formed on it. Because of its strength nylon film can be made as thin as three one -thousandth of an inch - half the thickness of conven- tional film. Nylon wool is made by first cutting nylon filaments to a length similar to that of natural wool fibre. Then these staple fibres, are packed into bales, and while so compressed, the bales are heated with steam or other vap- ors. This sets a crimp into the staple fibres sa that when unbaled they have the crimp and insulation properties similar to those of natural wool. From the crimped nylon staple can be spun yarns which have properties akin to those of natural wool, and which may be used as a substitute therefore. So it may not be very long before you will be wearing clothes trade of a wool substitute; and it may that in the course of time sheep will cease to be reared for their fleeces. T. C. A. CONSTRUCTING HANGAR AT MONTREAL'S NEW AIRPORT Montreal -The new Trans -Canada Air Lines hangar now under construc- tion at Montreal's new airport at Dor- val will be the largest hangar ever erected in Canada as one unit, ac- cording to John Schofield, architect for the airline and for the Canadian National Railways, who is responsible for its design and who is superintend- ing the construction, While the Win- nipeg hangar has the same dimen- sions, it was first built with a width of 100 feet and later enlarged. The Dorval hangar will be 200 ft, wide by 150 feet long and 27 feet high. Its door opening will be 190 feet, three inches wide, and the 'doors, el- ectrically operated, will be opened and closed in a matter of seconds, either as a complete unit or in sections, A concrete apron 200 feet square will be laid before the doors, The contract was awarded to J, A. A.,%eclair-Dupuis Limited of Mont- real. Co-operating with the Dominion Department of Transport in its con struction program, TCA expects to have the hangar ready for occupancy by July -1, next year. The Depart- ment of Transport is laying out run- ways and erecting an administration building. As a commercial airport, Dorval will replace St. Hubert, which will be taken over for war purposes. At the rear of the hangar, which will be of steel and brick construc- tion, will lie built an annex, the full 200 feet wide by 50. feet. This will be used for stores and repairs and it is so designed that another storey may be added to it, Special provision will be made at places in the trusses of the main building for plane -hoisting equip- ment.. Amply provided with windows, the hangar will also be illuminated by the most up-to-date type of han- gar lighting. In view of the request of the Oil Controller that oil be conserved wherever possible for the war, the hangar will be heated by domestic coal, Mr. Schofield announced. The Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, manufacturer of the planes used by the Trans - Canada Air Lines, uses more power than any one of the large motion picturestudios in South- ern California. (,I rw NOTES ON HOUSE PLANTS', (Experimental Farms News) The chief difficulty encountered in growing plants in the home is the hot, dry atmosphere, writes Miss Isabella Preston, Division of Horti- culture, Dominion Experimental Farm Service. This can be controlled to some ex'fent by keeping dishes of water on the radiators and spraying' the plants with a mist -like spray of water. The spraying helps to destroy insects and by keeping the foliage of plants free from dust encourages good growth. Light is another neces- sity and a window that has sunlight for several hours a day is required for .most flowering plants, but ferns and other -plants grown for their' leaves will do well without sun. Fresh air is essential but draughts and sud- den changes of temperature must be avoided. The soil should be fairly rich and porous so that water drains out of it easily. A compost made' up of 3 parts good loam, 2 parts leaf mould, 1 part sand with about a tablespoon- ful of bone meal, added to a quart of mixed soil will suit most plants. All should be thoroughly mixed and slightly moistened. If new clay pots are used, they should be 'soaked in water for a time and dried before using. Old pots should be thoroughly scrubbed, both inside and out. Before putting tn the soil, some broken crocks should be placed over the drainage hole. Pots should not be larger than is necessary to hold the roots. It is better to start a plant in a small pot and then repot it into a higher one when the roots have filled the small one. When plants are in active growth, some fer- tilizer can be given. The tablets sold under various names are the easiest to use on potted plants in the home. Glazed pots without any drainage are now used quite extensively for some plants. Cactus and other suc- culents which axe so popular now do quite well in fancy pots, but do not grow as rapidly as if grown under more natural conditions. Sansevieria will keep in good condition for several weeks, but will not grow much. Great care is required in watering all plants; especially these grown in glaz- ed pots. If plants in clay pots are placed in a pail of water so that the soil is saturated occasionally, there will be no danger of the ball of earth round the roots becoming dry. The pots `should be allowed to drain so that all surplus moisture is removed before placing in the window. Plants should be watered often enough to keep the soil tnoist, but not wet. Only practice will tell one when to do it. The soil in glazed pots must not be allowed to dry out, but it will require less water than that in a clay pot, and if allowed to become sodden, will so affect the plant. Succulents There are a number of different species of plants in this group, though they are all called Cactus by some dealers. The majority of them re- quire light soil and net very much. water, and thrive in hot rooms. The Christmas Cactus is a very attractive house plant when in bloom, and some people are able to manage it so well that it blooms every year. About the end of September, this plant should be encouraged to rest by giving water only twice a week. The flower buds should be formed in November, and more water will be required. After blooming, a rest period with little water is desirable, The other plants in this group are grown for their peculiar shapes and not for their blooms. gated foliage add a note of colour to a group of ferns'. The Aspidistra is supposed to stand adverse conditions better than most plants. When well grown, the rich green of the Large leaves is very at- tractive. When the pots become crowded, it is better to divide the plant rather than pot it into a larger Constant watch must be kept for insects, as once they become numer- ous, it is almost impossible to con- trol them. GRAND RIVER PROJECT DELAY- ED BY WET WEATHER Suffering a temporary setback from . the heavy rain recently, the Fergus dam, in spite of the weather, gives every promise of being com- pleted before the construction season closes. Marcel Pequegnat, vice-chair- man of the Grand River Conservation who visited the dam, stated the west back fill is now on a level with the east fill. This means that the fill for the two wing walls is nearly complet- ed. He indicated about 30,000 cubic yards remain to put in to complete this part of the work. At the rate the fill has been pro- ceeding the work will be accomplish- ed soon, provided dry weather occurs between now and the end of the seas- on. The big obstacle in the way of completion is an agreement with the C.P.R. for the purchase by the Grand River Conservation of the company's right-of-way knownas the Elora- Cataract branch. The commission • and the company have not settled on the terms. The commission is offering $50,000 and the railway is asking $160,000 to abandon the line. A 30 -foot section of the main spill- way has been left open to prevent, flooding behind the dam in the event the commission and the railway do not come to terms before the endof the construction season. Were this closed, the water would back up be- hind the spillway to a point within a few feet of the C.P.R. bridge near Belwood, possibly leaving the com- mission open to a damage suit, To avoid such a development the opening is being left. e, a • Flowering Plants The geranium is well known and often does well in sunny windows. They should not be grown in large pots, as they bloom better in small. ones, Plants, that have been growing in the garden in summer, can be tak- en up and the roots and tops cut back severely, and potted in sandy soil. When the roots become active again, repot into richer soil, but soil too rich in nitrogen must be avoided. Cuttings taken in summer snake the best plants for winter bloom. The everblooming, small flowering Begonia semperflorens is one of the most satisfactory house plants. The flowers are small, but there are al, Ways some to be found. The leaves are reddish when 'grown in hot sun outdoors, but generally turn greenin the winter. Cuttings are easily rooted in water from the branches that grow too long to be desirable. The African Violet, (Saintpaulia), seems to do best in a place where it gets plenty of light, but not direct sunlight. It sometimes takes a long time to start into bloom. Petunias can be treated like ger- anium, or, seedlings can be potted and grown in the house. Foliage Plants Coleus, the plants often called "Foliages," should be cut, back like geraniums, and glown in a sunny window. If they lack light, they lose their colour. Ferns of all sorts re- quire little direct sunlight, but dislike the hot, dry atmosphere of centra] heated houses, The soil' for them should contain more leaf mould or peat than other plants, require. They are very subject to attacks by scale insects, and a constant watch should be kept for them, and' any found' should be destroyed at once. Rex and other fancy leaved Begon- ias do well in houses,; and their varie- There are more than 100 control cables in a Trans -Canada Air Lines plane. They are all checked at over- haul periods and are replaced if necessary. New cable assemblies are fabricated in the company's machine shop and are tested before installa- tion, Implementing The Sirois Report Ie� Reprinted from the Financial Post, October 19,-1940. It becomes daily more apparent that this nation cannot nruch longer postpone implementation of the Rew- ell-Sirois report on Dominion -Provin- cial Relations, Last week at a press conference, Prime, Minister 'King made brief re- ference to the report. He denied that it had been•shelved, but made it ap- parent that the Government had no present intention of dealing decisively and positively with this momentous document. Yet more and more Canadians are coming to the view expressed by Har- old Crabtree, president of the Canad- ian Manufacturers Association a few days ago, namely that increasing pressure of war problems accelerates the need for a Dominion -provin- cial' deal. Mr, Crabtree made public a state- ment following an executive commit- tee of the Association in Montreal. The committee had further deliberat- ed on the discussion which took place at the C. itf. A. annual meeting in Winnipeg last June. Mr. Crabtree urged the Government to take hn- mediate steps to determine to what extent the recommendations could 'be given effort with a minimum of de- lay." One further significant fact is the wide and diversified support given this report by nearly a score of of- ficial bodies representing •ridely var- ied opinions anal interests. These in- clude: Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists. Canadian Life Insurance Officers Association. Canadian Manufacturers' Associa- tion. Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Canadian Construction Association. Dominion Mortgage and Invest- ments Association. National Conference on Social Work. Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities. Profession Institute of the Civil Service. Amalgamated Civil Servants of Canada. Citizens' Research Institute of Can- ada. Dominion Association of Chartered Accountants. Junior Chamber of Commerce of Canada. • Canadian Historical Association. Trades & Labor Congress of Can- ada. Union of Municipalities of Quebec. What really matters now is of course the effect of such recom- mendations on the war effort. Can we more economically, effic- iently and quiickly win the war if the report is implemented? Will it aid our unity, our solvency, our productive machinery? Taking the longer view we must also be sure that a plan which ranks second only to Confederation itself in importance and implication, will help rather than hinder in the post- war economy., On all counts, the arguments in favor of the Rowel-Sirois report seem overwhelmingly strong. To fur- ther delay -consideration of the re- port, especially as it affects the im- mediate war effort, is not justifiable. GRAND RIVER PROJECT DELAY - TO BRITAIN We in America can never quite re- pay our debt to the British people in this war. And that is not only be- cause they are hurling back the Nazi barbarians day and night while we get ready. More than that. They have taught us again that democracy can be tough; that democracy can summon from Is people a supreme devotion more lasting than a ruthless fanaticism begotten of cruelty and lies; that democracy can make a bet- ter world than any system, however efficient, which buys so-called "ma- terial progress" at the price of the Gestapo and the degradation of the human spirit: They have taught us that we are fighting a classless war, a war of the plain people, a war of the little homes, a war for those simple decen- cies without which life is not worth having. And they have taught us in America that the English and Scotch and Welsh peoples today are not our ancestors but our contemporaries, our neighbors, our friends, the same kind of men and women as we are. And their magnificent leader, Win- ston Churchill, is the living symbol of the underlying unity of the Eng- lish-speaking world, a unity which is the best hope for the future of man- kind. A heroic people and a heroic age need a heroic leader. Such is Churchill. When America has hit her stride, as you have done, when she has taken her rightful place on the battle line' of freedom, then we Am- ericans shall be entitled to take pride that Winston Churchill is the worthy product of an Anglo-American al- liance, that he is our man as well as England's. Some people, especially the young- er generation who have been so thor- oughly educated in the hogpett theor- ies of modern thought, are amazed'?'• in a manner reminiscent of Paul of Tarsus on the road to Damascus, by the revelation 01 the British spirit, Theyneed not be. It is an old story -older than Canada or the United States. tI More than half a century before the first English settlers came to Jamestown and Plymouth, the great churchman, Bishop Latimer,, was , burned at the stake for his religious beliefs. Just as the fires were light- ed, he turned to his friend at the stake next to him and said, "Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out" That, my friends, is why there'll'I always be an England. And now I shall say farewell an the words of a little English child who came to us in America a long time ago -the words of Tiny Tim ---"God i bless us every one!" "YOUR HOME STATION" CKNX 1200 key. WINGHAM 25• ¢mets WEEKLY PROGRAM ILIGHLIGRTg;: FRIDAY, OCT. 25th: 12.45 p.m. The Bell Boys 7.00 Deep River Boys 7.15 "Bb & Zeb" 8.00 Grain's Gulley -Jumpers„ SATURDAY, OCT. 26th: 9.30 a.m. Kiddies' party 1.30 Hanover Ranch Boys 7.30 (Barn Dance --- from •. Walkerton Town Hall.: SUNDAY, OCT, 27th: 11.00 a.m. Anglican Church 12.35 p.m. Wayne King Orch, 6.15 Tea Musicale MONDAY, OCT. 28th; 9.30 a,m, `Story of Pamela Pride' ' 12.45 p.m. Circle Bell Ranch 7.00 Ramona 7.15 "Eb & Zeb" TUESDAY, OCT. 29th: 11.00 a.m. Piano Ramblings 7.00 p.m, The Vass Family 8.15 Phil Labadie 8.30 "Good Luck" WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30th: • • 8.00 a,m. Breakfast Club 12.45 p.m. The Bell Boys 1.00 The Jesters 7.16 "Eb & Zeb" 7.45 Little Band 8.30 Clark Johnson 9.00 "Melodies for You" THURSDAY, OCT. 31st: 8.00 a.m. Breakfast Club 7.00 p.m. Ted Steele's Novatonee 8.30 Grenadier Guards Band The Canadian Way of LIFE Depends Upon the HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER The progress and prosperity of Canada has been made possible to a great extent by the constructive and unselfish efforts of its Weekly newspapers. BUT who knows or truly appreciates that fact? Let's Talk About Ourselves fora Change For years the weekly newspapers of Canada have devoted mil- lions of dollars worth of space boosting every worthwhile civic, provincial and national business and welfare movement. NOW in this world -revolutionary era it is timely that at least one week be set aside to point out THE VALUE of WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS to CANADA and your home town