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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1941-10-09, Page 8THURS., OCT. 9, 1941 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Thanks be Unto God By "PEG" When we have finished a prayer of any length do we ever stop to an- alyze just what that prayer has been .composed of. In very many cases we will find that the greater part of it has been made up of asking for things. Giving thanks has had a very small part in it. In fact we do not give God, who is the Giver of all Good, nearly as much thanks as we give to those with whom, we come in daily 'contact. Is that not something of which we should be ashamedtOn 1 Sunday, we will gather in the church des to give thanks to God for His (Great Goodness to us. Surely in our , own individual lives• we can find 1 many things ,for, which we may be i thankful. 1, In rebiewing the history- of the i world we learn that the Day • of Thanksgiving waa instituted by the Pilgrim Fathers, when, ,in comparis- on with us it seemed they had little to -be thankful for. That is mater- ial things. There werefew of thein to• begin with and their ranks had been thinned out by sickness. •' Yet they felt that they should have a clay for public Thanksgiving, and it was a day of Thanksgiving, a day when they went tc God's House and offered Thanks. Today many of our church- es are not even op.ened on Thanks- giving Day, but our places of Amuse- ment are. Can we expect God to help us if we :willnot even thank Him for all He has done for us. Why should we refrain from thanking God, the Giver of all good things for what He has done for us. In looking back over the past year we may think that we have not much for which to return thanks. A great deal of hardship has 'dome to us dur- ing the past months; we have been faced with financial difficulty; sick- ness and death have crossed our threshold; our sons and dutughters have been called away to war; the war has made a great drain on our salary. Even granting that all that is true we still have a great deal to be thankful for. While we pray that our young men The Clinton News -Record with which is Incorporated THE NEW ERA TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 per year in advance, to Can- adian, addresses; $2.00 to the U.S, or other foreign countries. No paper discontinued until all arrears are paid unless at the option of the pub- lisher. The date to which every sub- scription is paid is denoted on the label. ADVERTISING RATES — Transient advertising 12c per count line for first insertion. 8c for each subse- fluent insertion. Heading eomrte 2 lines. Small advert+sements not to exceed one inch, such as "Wanted," "Lost". "Strayed", etc., inserted once for 05q, each subsequent insertion 15c. Rates for display advertising made known on application. Communications intended` for pub- lication must, as a guarantee of good , faith, be accompanied by the name of the writer. C. E. HALL - - Proprietor and young women may come back H. T.' RANCE to us yet must li that we realize we are, !none of us excepted, responsible for this war: We have wandered far from God, and we are very slow in coming back to Hun. Chie,great pity is that these young men and women, a great many of them at least, are going forth to fight oar battle, and they have been taught practically nothing of the Love of Christ, which alone will save the world. Let us be thankful that He will forgive us for our lack of thought of Him and will yet give us a chance to speak for Him. When we think this thing out we will find that it is really adversity which gives us the greatest cause for which *to be thankful. We can al- ways see something worse whicli might have happened to us. Things are not in the world what they should be today. They are not the sante as they were some years ago, but God is the same and He will care for us. How much more prone we are to complain than we are to be thankful. The complaint office .in one of the big Department Stores tells us that it is seldom anyone goes to thank them for any courtesy extended to them by their employees, but when a clerk, it may be tired and weary answering questions and pulling clown and putting back goods make a mistake or answers a little sharply it is strange how quickly people are to report such a one. A word of en- couragement to a clerk in a store goes a long way towards making the day happier for her and it will make us happier too. In regard to those who have been sick and who have passed to the Notary Public, Conveyancer Financial, Real Estate and Fire In- surance Agent. Representing 14 Fire Insurance Companies. Division Court Office, Clinton' Frank Fingland. B.A., LL.B. 1lmbitee, Scalier Ifetasy Patine S'kerw. Slim Greek .• Castro. ill. DR. G. S. ELLIOTT Veterinary Surgeon Phone 203, Clinton H. C. MEIR Barrister -at -Law Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ontario Proctor in Admiralty. Notary Public and Commissioner. Offices hi Bank of Montreal Building Hours: 2.00 to 5.00 Tuesdays and Fridays. D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Electro Therapist, Massage Office: Huron Street, (Few Doors west of Royal Bank) Hours—Wed. and Sat. and lulu appointment, FOOT CORRECTION. by manipulation San -Ray Treatment Phone 207 EDWARD W. ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer For Huron Correspondence promptly answered, Immediate arrangements can be made for Sales Date at The News -Record, Clinton, or by calling Phone 203. Charges Moderate and Satisfaction Guaranteed. HAROLD JACKSON Licensed Auctioneer Specialist in Farm and Household Sales. Licensed in Huron and Perth Counties. Prices reasonable; satis- faction guaranteed. For information etc. write or phone Harold Jackson, R.R. No. 4 Seaforth, phone 14 -661. 06-012 GORDON M. GRANT. Licensed Auctioneer for Huron. Correspondence promptly answered. Every effort made to give satisfac- tion. Immediate arrangements can be made for sale dates at News -Record Office er writing Gordon M. Grant, Goderich, Ont. THE McKILLOP' MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Head. Office, ,Seaforth, Ont. Officers: President. Wm. Knox Londesboro; Vice -President; W. R. Archibald, Seaforth; Manager and Sec. Treas., M. A. Reid, Seaforth. Directors: Wrn. Knox, Londesboro; Alex. Broadfoot, Seaforth; Chris. Leonhardt, Dublth; E. J. Trewartha, Clinton; Thos. Moylan, Seaforth; W. R. Archibald, Seaforth; Alex .McEw- ing. Blyth; Frank McGregor, Clinton; Hugh Alexander, Walton.. . . List of Agents: E. A. Yeo, R.E. 1,. Goderich, Phone 603r31. Clinton, Jas. Watt, Blyth; John E. Pepper, Brum- field, R.R. No. 1; E. F. McKercher. Dublin, R.R. No. 1; J. F. Preuter,' Brodhagen; A. G. Jarmuth, Bornholm, A.R. No. 1. Any money to be paid may bo,Paid . to the Royal Bank,Clinton; Bank of Commence, Seaforth, or at Calvin Cutt's Grocery, Goderich.:• Parties desiring to effect insur- ance or transact other business will be promptly attended to on unpile*. tion to any of the above officer a1. dressed to their reapeetive poet da- ms. Losses inspected by the direebor ANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS TIME TABLE' ?raise will arrive at and depict from Clinton as fellows: Buffalo and Goderich Going haat, depart 6.43 a m: Going twat, depart 8.00 p.m. Going West, depart 11.45 a.m. Min` Wert. clepart 1.50 p,m. teeing Powth ar. 210, leaven 1.0$ pat, CHURCH DIRECTORY THE BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. A. E. Silver, Pastor 2.30 p.m. -Sunday School 7 p.m.—Evening Worship The Young People meet each Monday evening at 8 p.m, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH Rev. G. W. Moore, LTh. 10.00 a.m.—Sunday School. 1.1 a.m. Morning Prayer. 7 p.m.—Evening Prayer. THE SALVATION ARMY Lieut. Deadman Lieut. Whibley 11 a.m. — Holiness Service 3 p.m. — Sunday School 7 p.m. — Salvation Meeting ONTARIO STREET UNITED Rev: G. G. Burton, M.A., B.D. 10.00 .a.m.—Sunday School. 11 a.m —Divine Worship 9.30 a.m. Turner's Church Sera vice and Sunday School 7 p.m. Evening Worship WESLEY-WILLIS UNITED Rev. Andrew Lane, B.A., B.D. 11 a.m.—Divine Worship. 7 p.m.—Evening Worship. Sunday school at conclusion of morning' service. PIt57SBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. B. F. Andrew 0 , Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. 3 p.m: Worship, Service at Bayfield 2 p.m; --Sunday' Sahoo1. Bayfiela. CANADA AT WAR Artiole'Number Three "WAR INDUSTRIES" BY B.M.P. Anyone who inspected the Depart- ment of Munitions and Supply exhibit at the Canadian National Exhibition this year must have stood amazed at the marvellous display of implements of war shown there, all products of Canadian industrial enterprise and in- genuity. • They included. the 25 -pounder field artillery guts, the Bofors anti-aircraft gun, the Boys anti-tank gun, the Bren machine gun, the Universal carrier, bombs, rifles, shells, trench mortars, a complete engine for:', the C'anadian- built corvette and a remarkable ex- hibit of Canadian -made bomber and fighter planes. Canadian factories are also turning out huge quantities of chemicals and explosives, depth char- ges. and land, trines, as well as motor torpedo boats, naval gun mountings, mine-sweapers and auxiliary craft. It Was for the purpose of giving Canadian editors a chance to learn the inside story of production of these war weapons that the Department of Munitions and Supply, headed by Hon. C. D. Howe, made possible for them to visit a number of Eastern Canada war industries. In the short time available the editors saw sufficient to make them realize that Canada is responding nobly 'to the Churchill ap- peal: "Give us the tools and we will finish the job." Right across Eastern Canada a l gigantic new arsenal has come into being with scores of new factory buildings being added to Can- ada's industrial war giant, and older plants turning to war work. Spin- ning wheels, turning lathes and whir- ring machinery tell their own story. The Dominion Government alone has expended $500 millions for new plant and materials, while total orders for munitions of all kinds now exceed two billion dollars. In terms of large-scale industry, this has happened almost overnight. Until the fall of France, Canada was not looked to seriously for the tools of war. When Vichy capitulated ,the picture changed ab- ruptly. Canada's industrial and gov- ernment leaders worked day and night to formulate the blueprint of the huge machine which in little more than one year has swung into action. A year, ev,en six months hence, production will Great Beyond if we could just see the plan of that dear ones life we would be very thankful that God took him or her to bo with Him, It may be that they were relieved from a long illness and it would have been •griev- ous to us to have had to watch them suffer. Psalm 92 verse one teaches tis "It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, 0 most High". Even very young children should be taught this spirit of Thanksgiving. We get this fact from some present every day book, ,but the careful study of the Bible will always impress it on us. There can be no true Thanksgiving without the upward look to God:" In our own homes quite often it is cust- omary.for us to partake of a meal without any thanks to Him who has provided it for us. What ingratitude! It is claimed that every real Indian says "Niaweb" (I am thankful) when he rises from a meal. In the Book of Books we have the story of the ten lepers who were cleansed. Of the ten just one came back to return thanks. Where were the nine? They simply took it for granted that their healing was their right and went on their way regard- less of the great blessing which God had bestowed on them, The same is true with us today. We take too much for granted. We bold out our hand to take God's gift's of rain, sunshine, seed time and harvest tune, shelter, food and friends and seldom take time to say "Thank You". If these things were to 'cease we would suddenly realize what it meant. The song of . Thanksgiving has come down to us through all the ages. Prom earliest Bible times' there has' been good reason for Thanksgiving. What would we do without the psalms of David, whieh are filled with Thanksgiving, and trust? Our greatest cause of Thanksgiving is found in the fact that Christ came to eanth and gave Himself in order that we might be able to spend' et- ernity with Him. He died that sacri- ficial death,on the Cross in order that He might be an Intercessor for us.o G d will abide at all times with us. We can return thanks to God, by, in the first place, giving ourselves to Him. What a small thing that is in comparison with what He has done for us. We can also give thanks, to Him by working for and in 6 -oper- ation with Him. Let us pray that God will help us to make it a habit of being thankful to Hint. We are .building•every day In a• good or evil Way And the building as it grows. Will our inmost,self expose Build it well whate'er you do Build it, straight and :strong s(td true ''* Build it clean and high and broad Built it for the eye, ;of.God. "RE4ht i"a la be on a scale not deemed possible -a few months ago. Knowing little of this war program other than what they had read in their newspapers, fifty Canadian ed- itors sallied forth late in August to find out for themselves, We saw only a few industries, eight to be exact, a bare fraction of the grand; total, but they formed a highly -revealing,. cross-section. In Hamilton, for in- stance, a beehive of armament -mak- ing, we visited only one plant, the National Steel .Car, largest shell- producing plant in the British' Empire. Around the clock,. seven days a week thousand's of shells for field artillery and anti-aircraft guns are pouring from the complicated malchines which bore them, lengthen them, shape them, nose them and prepare them to receive fuse, loading caps and other parts. Bren Machine Guns At Toronto we visited the John Inglis Co. plant, 'producer of the fam- ed! Bren automatic machine gun, now one of the most prized weapons of the Canadian Army. Successful laun- ching of Bren' gun production consti- tutes one of the epics of this war. The enterprise, began at the outset of war under inauspicious circumstances, with the accusation of political cor- ruption rifle in the press. The result was a government investigation that failed at least to besmirch the char- acter of the enterprising' Major Hahn, chief promoter of the Bren gun program for Canada. We had the privilege of meeting Major Hahn, of hearing him speak for half an hour and of learning ,something about the man from acquaintances of .long standing. . We would judge that a majority of editors present on that occasion became. convinced that here was a roan who knew his business, who had the vision to make possible a vital link in our war machine and who was striving earnestly to do a job for his country. Incidentally Major Hahn served in Canada's armed for- ces in the Great War, and according to comrade -in -anus, he was a first- class soldier and an officer noted for his initiative and fearlessness. Under his direction the Inglis Co, plant has become the largest produc- er of automatic gums in North Amer- ica, if not in the world. Working• far ahead of schedule it will have pro- duced many, many thousands of Bren guns in 1941. The Canadian Bren gun enjoys a high reputation for ef- ficiency and perfection of workman- ship. It is in high favour with men of Canada's army. The plant and eq- uipment used to produce the Bren gun was paid for jointly by the British and Canadian Governments and remains their property, It was designed and is operated by the Inglis Company. Thousands of hands are workng on the materials and assembly lines of the Bren gum. We noticed that a re- markably high percentage of the workers were girls or women. Indeed we found in nearly every war plant that female help was being utilized more and more. One official empha- sized that in many operations the nimble fingers of young women were more suited to fast production. Building Bombers The editors had their first glimpse of how a bomber is made in an air- craft factory near Montreal. This particular plant is engaged in produc- tion of the Bolingbroke bomber. It has been enlarged four times to take care of expanding orders. We saw bombers in all stages of production to the point where they were rolled from the factory for trail flight. We were given a demonstration of releas- ing bombs from the plane's belly that was highly significant. The entire plant reverberated with activity as trained hands of men and women put together the huge bombers which' will one day wreck vengeance over Hitler land. It is ciififcult to imagine that Canada's aircraft industry was only iii its embryo stage when war broke out, yet today we are manufacturing 13 different types of planes. The majority of primary trainers for the Commonwealth Air Training Plan have been delivered and the factories are giving more attention to advanced trainers and heavy bombers. In two years the personnel of the aircraft factories has increased from 1,600 to more than 25,000. The cost of an airplane staggers the imagination.. A Hampden bomber, for instance, costs about $150;000. Tanks and Tank Guns We visited another factory which only a year ago was a peace -time in- dustry but which is now producing'. tank and: anti-tank, guns for Canada's armoured forces at an astonishing rate. Fully -equipped with the most modern machinery, the greater part of United States origjn, this plant ty- pifies the y-pifiesthe revolution which has taken place in C'anada's w. ar industry, A 'third plant in the Montreal area was producing, the ,new heavy infantry stank, designed to. cooperate with in- fantryin assaults on enemy positions. Several of the completed tanks .were: driven in procession in front of the; factory for benefit of our party. They made an imposing spectacle as the. •heavily -plated .and armoured vehicles. • moved up and down the street, their itreads clanking on the pavement. A. 'total' of 800' of these tanks is now on PAGE 7 v g 44 The three main fattors in providing the machines which will continue to improve farm operating and make it more profitable are closely inter -related and achieve the utmost in their functioning when properly correlated: These three factors are -- • re--• ENGINEERING—which by study and experi- mentation conceives anddevelops the implement or machine to meet the immediate need or problem of the farmer. • MANUFACTURING—to produce in quantity and quality the machines developed so that they may be economically available to the farmers whom they were designed to assist. • DISTRIBUTING—to sell with all the details which this includes, and which in its broader sense implies the missionarywork of introducing new developments so that the full possibilities en- visioned by the engineer may be fully .appre- ciated by a sufficient number to provide the volume necessary to bring manufacturing costs down to a point that extends the benefits of the machine to the greatest number. Including, also, as it does the rendering of the necessary service to assure of the purchaser getting the utmost in satisfaction in the operation of his machine and the furnishing of parts to keep it in operation during its lifetime, with loss through breakdown reduced to a minimum. It is evident that when these three functions are co-ordinated under one management, the success of each being entirely dependent on the success of the other, and the success of all being the responsibility of that management, that each functions at its highest point of efficiency: One cannot blame for its short -comings the actions of the others, insofar as the customer is concerned there can be no—"buck-passing." It's an undivided responsibility. Massey -Harris is proud of its engineering developments in the field of farm machinery over the century and has earned an enviable reputation for the character and quality of the goods it manufactures. Its own Sales Organization of exclusive Dealers permits its farmer customers to deal directly with the Company that designs and builds the machines it sells. A Company which stands behind its product with the highest kind of guarantee—it has to be satisfactory— and there's no divided responsibility. ti order. The infantry tank is 17 feet long, ,carries a cannon and machine guns, as well as smoke bomb epuip- ment. It is equipped with a wireless set, periscope, telescope, telephone and other instrtunents. The crew are well protected by thick armour plate. A year ago these tanks were not con- sidered within the realm of Canada's potentialities. Today they are a reality. The 25 -Pounder Gun One of industry's most spectacular achievements was viewed by our par- ty at the magnificent plant at Sorel where the new 25 -pounder guns are coning off the assembly lite. Here we niet the Brothers Simard, Joseph and Edouard, small-town French-Can- adian lads whoseenterprises would make a story in themselves. Origin- ally engaged in the ship building in- dustry, they had the foresight and ini- tiative to launch a war undertaking of vital import to Canada. Overcom- ing tremendous obstacles they have built a modern plant, equipped with precision machinery, that is turning scrap iron into the sleek and powerful 25 -pounder gun, Before the war the Simard brothers bought all the scrap iron they could find in America and transported it up the St. Lawrence to the spot where they planned to erect their plant. To- day the great piles of scrap outside their building testify to the fact that they have an abundant supply for months to come, They brought skil- led artisans from France to undertake mechanical operations. After the fall of France they lost these workmen. The Chrysler Corporation stepped into the breach. Today many hundreds of workmen, chiefly French Canadians. are performing the exacting tasks in the Simard plant. The drama of war production is strickingly depicted in this factory, where massive, white-hot ingots are lifted from glowing furnaces to huge presses .where the gun barrels are hammered and scaled to the right pro- I portions, a spectacle that completely fascinates the visitor just as a black- smith's anvil, has an irresistible lure' for the small boy. Another machine will cut up the red-hot ingot of gun -1 barrel steel as a knife would cut through cheese. The precision mach -I inery for turning gun barrels, for fashioning gun carriages and the great multitude of intricate parts which go to make up a modern artil- lery. gun, command the highesttype of mechanical, skill. Soon Canada's regiments of artillery will be equipped with the deadly 25 -pounder, one of French Canada's contributions to the fight for freedom. A. visit to the Dominion ,Arsenal where small arms ammunition is made completed our tour of munitions plants in Ontario and Quebec. :We had seen only a smaH sector of, Can- ada's war industry, a lusty infant that is speedily acquiring the vigour` of young manhood ands will'within a few months have reached maturity. Col. W, A. Harrison, executive assistant Huron Fruit Growers Planning Show A fruit show will be held in the Town Hall, Clinton, on November 28th, it was decided at a meeting of the executive of the Huron Fruit Growers Association, held in the ag- ricultural office on Tuesday evening, Wesley Joynt, Lucknow, vice-presi- dent, was in the chair, and the at- tendance included T. J. Lassaline, George Laithwaite, Clayton Leith- waite, Benson Sowerby, Harold Mont- gomery, T. J. Salkeld, Stewart Mid- dleton, 3. R. Stirling and J. C. Shear- er. Committees appointed for the show are as follows: prize list, J. R, Stir- ling, Clayton Laithwaite, Stewart Middleton, Mrs. D. A. Smith; pro- gram and publicity, J. C. Shearer, Benson Sowerby, D J. Lassaline, George Johnston; hall arrangement, Fred Middleton, 11. Montgomery, George Laithwaite, Ross Middleton; reception, R. J. McLaughlin, Wesley Joynt, T. J. Salkeld, D. A. Smith. The purpose of the show is to bring to the public notice, including parti- cularly the temporarily resident members of the Royal Air Force from Britain, the high quality of Huron county fruit. It is expected that a sale of fruit shown will be held. It was also decided at the meeting that the association: will affilitate with the Huron Federation of Agri- culture, and Wesley Joynt was ap- pointed to represent the association on the county board, to the Minister of Munitions and Sup- ply, who was a member ei our party, told the editors that in addition Can- ada was producing twenty kinds of high explosives and as many as 400 motorized vehicles a day, as well as operating the largest small arms fac- tory in the Empire. He said that when maximum output was reached they could equip a complete division every six weeks. Rifles, two -pound'- ers and Tommy guns were among other equipment being produced in Canada. He declared that Canadians could make any kind of war and designs. ns. menu if given the plans g The Department of. Munitions and Supply personnel had. grown 'from 200 to 2,000 since the war began. He ad- mitted that the officers had experien- ced many heartaches, that many'bot- tlenecks had been encountered and that only now was the entire plan coining to fruition.' Unquestionably the armaments plan has cost Canada a colossal sum of money,even now running into ast- ronomical figures. No doubt waste, inefficiency and extravagance have had a part in the story. But the main. Ipoint is that the war industries are now swinging into. production and "that it is' NOT "too late;" as once we had • good'reason to fear... (Next week's article will feature the R.C.A.F.)• n "` PUT OUT THAT CIGARETTE! A group of men stand smoking cigarettes in a newsstand. Very soon one is called away on some other bus- iness. His cigarette which is about two-thirds smoked is thrown clown on the wooden floor and the smoker Fivalks away without a thought of the dangerous consequences which may follow. Fortunately, an onlooker who appreciates the potential danger of 'such actions puts his foot on the burning stub and snuffs out 'the ven- omous little ball of heat which if left alone could destroy a whole building or a whole block of buildings. And hero and there throughout Canada, 13,000 such little balls of heat did destroy over a million dollar's worth of property in 1940. Most fires from this cause originate in the homes but frequently they happen in factories, stores, warehouses arid other mercantile buildings where the loss occasioned may be very serious. Fires caused by smokers' careless- ness constituted the alarming pro- ion of.32.5% of all fires from known causes in 1940 and the amount of loss entailed was More than 9% of the total loss from known causes, The remedy for this growing evil is very simple. First of all, make sure that your cigarette, cigar or match is out before disposing of it. It is a good habit, especially in the woods, to break a match in two before throwing it away. Many motorists are care= less in such matters. When in the open country in dry weather, dispose your cigarette butts, etc. in the re- ceptacle provided in your car. Sev- eral serious fires have been 'caused by the careless throwing away of cigar- ette butts in the dry grass along highways and roadways. Never make a practice of smoking in bed. The daily press frequently carry accounts of fatal results which often accompany this practice. Da your smoking before going to bed. 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