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PIM CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
THURS., DEC. 4t 1941 MI
NO. 4-- TWO TYPES OF TANKS
lay C. Earl! Rice, formerly of the Springfield Times, Lac Du Bonnet, Man.
We have heard a great deal dui- tion be able to maintain communi-
Ing the past year about tanks. There cation with the commanding officer at
are many people in almost every part all time%
of the country, who are of, the op The Cruiser Tank
inion that we are unable to build a
real tank in this country. Let me The Cruiser tanksare entirely dif-
asssure you that this is not so! We ferent from the ,'infantry tank. The
are building 'their, 'both the 'Infantry turret housing --that is the roof—in-
and Cruiser type of tank, and every stead of being composed of hundred%
month .sees production increased. I of seperate units, individually.machin.
The assembly of the two types of ed, as is the case with the infantry
model, is one huge casting bf special
tanks—infantry and cruiser—was un- steel, composed of great thickness'.
dertaken by two of the largest loco -1 They carry five men—the driver, in
motive works in Eastern Canada. The a small compartment of his own, a
Infantry tanks are built to British de- ,small turret where the machine gun -
sign. They are very mobile, can turn
around, at full speed, in their own len-
gth,sits, and it ie practically impossible I three men, the gunner, (for these
tanks carry cannon as well as a mach -
for them to become bogged down, ine gun), the. radio operator, and the
--They Derry three men, the driver, a
gunner and a radio Operator. !officer in charge.• They can plow,
through almost anyy obstruction, and
Difficulty Over Rivets I considering their weight are very
speedy.
A. tank is not constructed like an The power is provided by a power-
autoinot ile, on'a chaasia; for the hcidy ful twelve cylinder Curtis -Wright
itself •becomes' the chassis. The 'two Air -plane motors
sides of the body are lined up on the! Another interesting fact regarding
assembly table, and then bolted into the plants producing these tanks is
place by means of two cross members.
Then the pieces are riveted. Here a-
nother difficulty was encountered.
Riveted plate's, in the ordinary sense
of the word, are unsafe, because the
ordinary rivet if hit by a bullet would
be driven hack endangering the crew
inside. A method of riveting by means
of pressure, instead of hammering was
instituted. The red hot rivet is placed
into the holes of the plates, and a huge
machine with two jaws clamps down
on each side of the rivet. This type
of riveting causes the rivet to expand
in the middle, thereby making it sale
as it cannot be driven back. DIES
When the body has been formed,
the unit passes onto another. table and
the bottom is fastened on. The tur-
ret housing is next attached, the mech-
that, the necessary dies, drills„ jiggs,
etc., for this new type of work are
produced in their own machine shops.
It required an entirely different techs
nic to handle armor plating from that
used in the handling of ordinary steel.
Also, it took some time experimenting
with various alloys until one was pro-
duced that met up with the specifica-
tions •required by the British author-
ities.
V
FORMER GODERICH PRINCIPAL
John Paterson Hume, former prin-
cipal of the Goderieh Collegiate Insti-
tute and one of the towns best known
anism for revolving the turret put in citizens, died suddenly at his home in
place, the tread guards and the as- Goderich, Thursday night. Mr. Flume
semblies for carrying the treads put who was born in Carnpbellford, was
on, in his 82nd year, He was principal
of the Collegiate Institute from 1911
Every part that goes into these to 1935, and since' his retirement had
tanks has to be specially machined to been secretary of the high school
a perfection that allows only four one- board. Mr. Flume Was a prominent
thousandths of an inch variation. The member of North Street United
tread guards alone comprise a total of church and a member of the session.
60 different parts. Surviving are three sons, James, of
These infantry tanks are powered Toronto; Donald, of Toronto , and
by Desiel Engines,. When I looked in -'Alex, of Ottawa, a well-known news -
side one tank I wondered how it could paperman. Miss Esther Hume, the
possibly carry its crew. There hardly, only daughter, is a member of the
seemed space enough for one mos!, teaching staff of Victoria public
let alone three. Not a single inch of school, Goderich.
space is wasted.
After each tank is completed, it has
to go to the noise proofing room. Here
with its engine running, it is thor-
oughly checked for radio interference.
It is imperative that tanks in opera -
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Youth Groups ' '1t
War.
To Win
The work done by school ehldren',bership of 20,000 young people inter:
and young people between fourteen ested in all branches or farming. Dur-
and eighteen is a recognized and val- ing the war it has undertaken a great
nable contribution to the war effort deal of useful' farming and vegetable
in Britain. It 'fids 'been undertaken growing and has helped in land re-
voliinf i city aifd Sn sna'ny eases the clamation. It works in close ccllabor-
young people them -selves have 'initias ation with the War Agriculture Com-
ted the work and organized their own mittens and is given a grant by the
groups for carrying it out Ministers, of Agriculture.
Youth activities of all kinds, and
nearly 'every youth group, are'coordin'_ Schools. Working as units, schools
*ted by the Youth Committees which have done very useful work, particu-
were set up early in the war to res
establish the dubs and activities which
had been lost when the authorities took
over so many youth centres for defen-
se and military, purposes.' Nearly ev.
egy locality, has its Youth Committee
and the Board of Education repays
fifty per oent of the Local Authority's
expenses in setting it up.
Wide Range of Service
given in factories and lasts about
eight weeks. Pay is given during
training, and lodging allowances are
made if the youngsters are away from
!some. Youth committees are respon-
sible for the welfare of all juvenile
workers' outside the factories. The
maximumworking hours for young
peoples are forty-eight hours ,a week
and forty-four for those under sxi-.
teen years. Only in case of factories
'where emergency orders are on "for
ced, draft" have these regulations been
relaxed.
Agriculture, The Ministry of Ag-
riculture has instituted a scheme for
training boys from elementary schools
on selected farms. The boys receive
free board and lodging and a small
sum of pocket money. The farmer
receives an allowance from the Gov-
rly in food growing and agriculture. ernmezut and undertakes to• employ
la
Eight thousand school 'boys worked the boy at the regular wage. if he
for. farmers in the summer vacations proves satisfactory after training.:
of 1940, and in 1941 special arrange= The Y.M.C.A also gives a three mon-
mentis were made for them to contin-
ue this work. Camps were set up for
them, rations and reduced rail fares
provided. This year the Minister, of Defense. - A Junior Training Corps
Agriculture sent special instructors to has been set up which gives military
schools to give spare time training in instruction to drill, tactics, field in -
tractor driving in preparation for the telligence, etc., to boys still at school:
Through the efforts of. one of these I holiday work.. University students.al_ These Cadet Corps are now offic-
committees in East Suffolk the Youth so volunteered in large numbers for pally affiliated withthe Home Guard,
Scrviee Corps for doing work of not- farm work. Volunteers for farming which boys may join when they reach
Tonal importance was instituted.,..S:uch ' get U. sniafl hourly w,i'gie from't1ie-far- }the age of seventeen. Boys of sixteen
good work was done in this case that mer for whom they *Mk. Younger ,may be taken on as messengers, or for
the board encouraged the movement children have dorie"fruit picking, "self- I other non-combatant jobs.
and it has now spread all over the liegecolleeting, Vegetable growing, Air Training Corps. This spare time
country. Ekisting young peoples bird scaring (acting as animated course is open for boys of sixteen and
groups, such as Scouts, Guides, Y.M. "scarecrows")--,
in •short, every kind of over who wish to prepare for the Air
C.A.'s, Boy's' Brigades, etc., are salted job for which their strength and age , Force; preliminary ground work is
on to form squads in the Corps, and make them capable. The work done studied.
appeals to join in are made to all in- by schools and all other youth groups Civil Defense Cadet Corps, This
dividuals so that many boys and girls 'has a very wide range and is condi- movement was initiated by Liverpool
who have never belonged to any Youth tioned by the needs of the district and f •
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the! course in agriculture to boys.
Variety Training Courses
BRITISH GIRLS AS AIR MECHANICS; •.
Girls are now acting as ground uvews at a Coastal Command station
of the Royal Air Force. They have been selected from the ranks of this
Women's Auxiliary Air Force, and iopeaially trained 'for duties as air
mechanics. By doing this work they enable skilled engineers to 1* re-
Ieased for other duties.
W.A.A.F. girls are seen here cleaning and testing plugs..
I:.C.A.1*. DRILL TEAM ON TOUR
or- absorbing mg youths of fit—teen-and-a_
group before are now working with ; half to eighteen and d so success__ Members of the .Demonstration
prove
the Service Corps. The squads vary ful that it is being taken up, by many Squadron, the crack drill unit of the
in size from three to fifty. other districts. The boys are first R.C.A.F.•
, leave this week for a tour
trained in every branch of A.R.P., and
of the eastern cities of the United
when this preliminary course is fin. States. One of the members of the
(food growing), salvage collecting, sengers at A.B.P. centres, thus dom
ing ished they are given train- unit ie J. P. Eckert, icon of Mr. and
fruit picking, to first aid, hospital' essential' work if telephone commune_ ing in food growing, hygiene or other
work, helping the crippled or elderly ations are dislocated'. They receive pay work for which they have volunteered.
in times of emergency, helping- trades. for this and are provided steel hel- When their training is completed they
men on their delivery rounds when mats, civilian respirators and, if pos- , are enrolled in the regular Civil De -
their assistance are called up, coiled- ' Ale, bicycles: The Government fully fence services.
ting for war charities, A.R.P„ etc. recognizes the value of the work done Girls Training Corps. Training for
Both within and without the Corps, by children and young people and has girls is given in this organizaton, in
the already established youth groups issued leaflets advising them how they which the Y.W.C.A. has taken an an.
are now devoting most of their acti- can best help in the war effort. tive part. The girls get instruction
vibes to war work. The following are t•Training Courses. Apart from, and in first aid, telegraphy, service rou-
among the most important groups: i often in addition to, the work they tine, etc., after school or office hours.
For Scouts, and Guidesmay do in their youth organizations, In ninny schools, Cadet Corps are be -
1 many young people are taking train- ing set up under the direction of the
Scouts. Within the first year of ing courses offered by the Government Mechanized Transport Corps, for
war, 53,000 Boy Scouts were enrolled or by unofficial organizations. Govern- 'training girls for whatever branch of
in National Service. Their work in- ment training centres provide a thirty !the women's services they may wish
dudes manning first aid posts, am- week's course of engineering. An to enter later. The Women's Junior
bulance and wardens' posts, looking eight weeks' course in industry can,' Air Corps Specializes in routine train -
after shelters, feeding centres and rest be obtained at the Emergency Train- ing for the W.A.A.F. All these or -
centres, helping with stretcher bear- ing Centres in colleges and industrial Iganizations take girls from: the age
ing, in casualty ward's' and at tele- establishments. Auxiliary training is 'fourteen.
the age ofthe 'child.
The work covers every branch of
service; from agriculture; gardening
Opportunity to Learn
A.R.P. Boys and girls from sixteeh
to eighteen may be enrolled as mes-
phone ewitchboards. Fire fighting
patrols have been formed among older
scouts'. All the odd Jobs—gardening,
salvage collecting, helping amuse
younger children in raids and looking
after old, and, crippled people, collec-
ting for charities, etc.—are, of course,
.... covered by them. Many scouts have
tZ�ieSNAPj1OT GU
ACTION PICTURES
From this angle subject motion is rapid and a fast shutter speed should
be used. By getting farther away, and having the action moving almost
directly toward the camera, effective sports pictures can be taken at
slower shutter speeds.
ACTION pictures are one of the
most thrilling phases of ama-
teur photography. Try it once and
you'll and that each good shot
brings the urge for more. More-
over, in this age of popular sports,
the field of subject matter is vir-
tually endless..
To picture fast action you need
a camera with a high-speed shutter
and a fairly rapid lens. With mod-
ern high-speed films, however, an
ultra -fast lens is not as important
as it was several years ago, but a
shutter with speeds ranging from
1/200 to 1/500 of a second is ideal
if you take many pictures of this
type.
If you have a camera with slow
' shutter speeds, there are certain
tricks you can use to offset this dis-
' advantage. For example, consider
the picture above. The action is di-
rectly across the lens, and a shutter
"speed of 1/400'•of a second was nee-
' essary to stop movement. If you
Stood in a position, however, where
the horse and rider were coming
more directly toward you, the ac-
tion would appear less rapid, and
only 1/200 of a second would be
needed to arrest the motion.
Another gaunt is to follow the ac-
tion. Develop a firm grip on your
camera, and move it smoothly with
the direction of the motion, keeping
the subject centered in the view
finder. When the subject reaches
the desired spot, release the shut-
ter. In this manner you can take
pictures of rapidly moving sub-
jects at shutter speeds as slow as
1/50 of a second, rendering the sub-
ject sharp, with the background
drawn out in a long blur, suggest-
ing speed. ,
OSten times you,can pose an ac,
tion shot that will convey alt the
feeling of rapid motion in the *s-
idled print. Justhave your subject
take a practice golf swing, a tennis
stroke, or whatever you choose.
When you:see a pose that is par-
ticularly effective, have him stop
for a second, or repeat•the position,
while you take the ,picture.
Don't let a camera with a slow
shutter stop you from taking action.
pictures. Try some of the tricks
mentioned, and see how many op-
portunities you once ]Sassed up can
be turned into excellent photo-
graphs.
344 John van Guilder
lost their lives in raids and a large
number have been decorated. for bra-
very. Air and Sea Scouts may take
preliminary courses which will short -
ten their training if they wish to en-
ter the Royal Air Force or Royal
Navy Iater.
Girl Guides. The work includes sal-
vage collecting, growing food, fruit
and vegetable picking, hospital and
canteen work, helping with evacuees,
knitting and mending for the forces,
"adopting" ships; etc.
War Vacation Periods
The Young Farmers' Clubs (founded
1921). This organization has a mem-
CHURCH DIRECTORY
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. A. E. Silver, Pastor
2.30 p.m.—Sunday Scheel
7 p.m.—Evening Worship
The Young People meet each
Monday evening at 8 p.m.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
Rev. G. W. Moue, LTh.
11 a.m. Marring ;brayer.
2.30 p.m. Sunday School.
7 p.m.—Evening Prayer.
THE SALVATION ARMY
Lieut. Deadman
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
9.80 a.m. Turner's Church Ser-
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 parts—Evening Worship. ,
Sunday School at conclusion of
morning service.
PRESBYTERIAN CI URCH'.
Rev 13. F. Andrew
Sunday School 10 a.mi
Worship Service 11 a.m.
3 p.m. Worship Service at Bayfield
2 p.m.—Sunday School. Bayfield.
Mrs. J. M, Eckert, of McKillop'
Mr, and Mrs. Eckert were advised
Thursday that their son, Sgt. Observ-
er Aldie Eckert, has now been com-
missioned as a pilot officer. Ile has.
been stationed at Rivers, Man., and
after a week's leave at his home here,
will return there as instructor.—Blum.
on Expositor.
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