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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1941-12-18, Page 6PAGE G ' [Ir THE CLINTON NFWS-R-Proi)^ CANADA A'1' WAR NO 6 --FIELD GUNS ••a' i'r agi lity C. Earl Rice, formerly of the Springfield Times, Lac Du Bonnet, Man. One of the most interesting stories concerning our war effort, dea'Is with the prodhction of 211 -pounder Meld guns. 1 Shortly after the outbreak of War, a firm in the Province o£ (liieliac', 'rials asked to undertake the manufacture of 25 -pounder field guns, for the Bei, tish and Prete* Governments. its ex- isting plant was inadequate and, there was no trained personnel for this kind of work. But trained men came over from France to assist, new buildings were got under way, and plans made to start production in the new factory during the summer of 1940. The whole picture was changed however, by the fall of France. The technical advisers returned home af- ter the German occupation of their country and the Department of Muni- tions asked one of 'the automobile companies if it would undertake to get the plant into production. TMs automotive company started to work, and many of its highly train- ed men were taken from their com- mercial positions and sent to this town in Quebec to assist in the new War industry, Today, this gun far- I tory is in full production, producing not only 25 -pounder field guns, but naval gun barrels as well. The plant, in the heart of Quebec' Province, consists of three large, modt ern light ,airy buildings;; with a total floor, space of 600,000 square feet. The complete gun and carriage is made in this plant. Of the 2,111 men employed, about '75 per cent were recruited from the district immediately surrounding the plant. The rest are from various large cities in the province. There are also more than a hundred young women who do inspecting of various opera- tions. In the apprentice school 375 men are being given training in spec- ialized work to take care of further expansion. :11;i!' Steel Made in Plant The steel for these guns is made right in the plant front scrap metal. The straps pile cooks like a small mountain and several thousand tons are piled up at the present time. A; huge press which exerts • a pressure of 2,00 tons, squeezes the ingot until it is brougt to the desired size and len- gth. eugth. The ingot is then shaped on a huge forge. #i The approximate weight of a rough barrel forging is 2,470 pounds and the approximate weight of a finished bar- rel is 420 pounds. The operations through which the barrel passes from the rough forging to the finished art- icle are many and varied. Following the heat treatment, the barrel is tested for physical proper- i 'ties, and if satisfactory is passed by inspection. A sample must be cut from the barrel. and sent to the lab for testing. i Seldom iv a ghn barrel ,cut to the desired length' in one operation, If 'the barrel were cut to length in one operation, and a subsequent heat treatment required another sample. for testing, there would be no way of obtaining it. • IPrecision Work The inside of - d th i Abe barrel s given two boring operations, which require 22 hours,. After this it is honed for 5 hours.. The outside diameter is then turned again, taking 101/4 hours, fol. lowing which, both ends, are threaded', for the autofrettage test, this opera- tion also taking 10 hours. Autofrettage is in many respects the most interesting part of the'whole procedure. This is where the physical properties of the gun steel are raised beyond those which could be obtained by heat treatment. Four gauges are placed'. around the barrel, two near the breech end, one in the middle, and one at the muzzle end. The size of the barrel is measured at these points down to one 10-thouaandith of an inch. Both ends of the barrel are then plug- ged, and• through the breech end gly- cerin is pumped into the barrel by a high pressure pump, until a pressure of 20 tons to the square inch is attain- ed. Readings are then taken of the gauges on the outside of the barrel. If there is no indication of strain or undue stretching, the pressure is then• brought up to 24 tons, then to 28, then autofrettage pressure varying bet- ween 281 and 33 tons. It is impos- sible to use water for these tests, as water freezes at pressures as great as those used. Under the extreme pressure, the outside of the barrel will expand by as much as 2 to 20, 10 -thousandths of an inch. This test is important because it checks any weakness that might cause the barrel to expand unevenly throughout its length, when the gun is being fired. The carriage for the gun is built on assembly line methods. Each man does his one job, and the carriage is then passed on to the next operator, Unlike the motor industry, however, each operation takes a great deal of time. There is much. work that must be done by hand, and the detail is very exacting, and often one operation requires several hours to complete. The same care and detail that goes into the manufacture of the barrel, goes into the production of all the component parts of the gun. When the gun is Completed. and checked, t is sent to the proving grounds. crlieSNAPSNOT GUILD PICKING A PICTURE SPECIALTY Specialization yields perfection. Unusual or attractive doorways make Interesting subjects. Instead of shooting at random, pick a picture spe- cialty for more pleasure out of your camera hobby. it/fANY amateur photographers MI- take a variety of pictures— shooting any likely subject. One roll of flim, when developed, may yield a landscape, two or three in. formal portraits, a few action shots, a pet picture—and possibly others. Now this is all to the good, for there is nothing like 'variety for adding interest and appeal to a pic- ture collection. To get even more pleasure out of your snapshooting, and assist you in becoming a better photographer, however, choose a picture specialty. There are two very good advan- tages in specializing. First, it gives you something definite to follow, and when you are in the mood for taking snapshots, you needn't just seek subjects at random. al Second, a collection of pictures centered on ono subject tends to be more interesting—because you can make comparisons. For example, •suppose you enjoy making sunset pictures. By taking snapshots and steclyi•ng them, you can not only be- come an expert on this particular subject, but you can gather a fas- cinating collection of pictures that will be thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. Furthermore, such specialties are not merely a comparison of the dif- ferent forms or types. They teach you a great deal about photography because they give you plenty of pic- tures that can be compared on their technical merits alone. If your spe- cialty is informal portraits, in a short while you will be able to tell fust what lighting produces the best results and the camera post= tion best suited,for different types of faces. In this way you have learned something definite—a prin- ciple that you can apply later in taking other: pictures. There are a number of fine spa- oialties open to the amateur pho- tographer. Nature photography, pets and animals, table to pic- tures, sports and action, land- scapes, flowers, and many, many others offer possibilities too nu- merous to mention. to 347 John van Guilder • (continued from page..3) "I understand) youf intend to cut down !ping with 'scorn, anger and contempt,' that fine old elm tree in front of my all fiercely itterrogative. Not many Chy�tStrnaS a Story• ,cottage?" corrections were neceeoeary, for Miss' ■ el I "Very likely" said Corson "a lot .of Sydney was thoroughly worked up to those zagged old trees are to be done the point of expression, and her muse pleted she boiled—oh, for a better stock of•wood, .1 "That elm" continued Miss Sidney carried her work to the editor of the that prompt, generous, even though emphatically, "must be a hundred Creswiek Intelligeneer, demanded an short -Jived dispenser; of the heat that years old if its a day. Its a beautiful instant reading, and got it. She knew cheers! old tree, and will, be there for another he disliked Corson, and that he wel- "It seems a ;pity" said Miss Florrie, •hundred years if meddlesome people gamed a bit of sensation, however tri - the invalid, "that the old elm was not can 'be made leaveit alone." This, of fling, to vary the tedium of local gut down last eunnner—we might course was not diplomatic. items. Still, this poem was pretty have had a . load or two as well as ' "It's a sore -eye" retorted Corson— strong; but the editor onlylaughed not". But she hardly realized the full he meant an eye -sore; "all itis g Y good as he read it. import of her words. for is a hundred feet of second class lumber and a load or two of rough you print it?"demanded 1V1iss Miss: Sydney glanced at her sister Sydney, who saw nothing searchingly, "I. hope; you are not :sof- ;firewood, Ill have ane put in your , e he to laugh at. yard, if you like. "Print it, Well, rather — and 111 ifering" she said, and with some dig- make it a two -column spread. It's pity 'strode o'er to the thermometer. I "Mr. Corson pleaded Miss Sydney, immense! Corson will .be wild but "65 degrees"• she continued, "It might deaf to bribery, "that elm is am old it's time some one pul'ledl'him up. L be worse --a great deal worse. But friend of mine. Trim it if you like, don't think I'Il put your name to Vit, 1 don't want you; to take cold," but don't destroy the growth • of a thought' "Oh, i'rn allright" replied Miss century; you can't replace it" "lorrie, "only I was thinking-" I "Now, you don't know what _ It really made no difference. igeucer ,'Before that elm tree shall be 're talkieabout" said i you Ione knew where the Intellligencer g Corson irrrta- touche ssaid Mims. take down theSfences with ely, bly�, "there's no carrying out any poetry of ouse from, and within, a of publication Mise Sud-• my scientific improvements if everybody y own hands, and cut it into firewood"— is to interfere. But I haven't got to ,nes was in receipt of congratulations snd she looked entirely capable of time to ensue" on her spirited effort. Corson was doing so, Tall and well-built, she annoyed, and set out to "throw a was amazingly active for a grey -hatr- ed woman of sixty, and made 'light work of swinging an axe on occasion: Besides, she was a handsome woman, and perfectly aware of the fact. were plot into the box stove rand kettle ,away with'. He was in good humor, flowed freeIy, When con "Then am 1 to undcj!rstand you scare into the editor" as he Phased, it. won't reconsider the matter?" "d ' "Look here" he began "1 don't want don't care what you understand; 1 to make any trouble; but I'll give you won't be interferredl with," -until tomorrow to get put a special "Oh, very well" and Miss Sydney edition apologising for this outing - Trucked out in antique 'finery, of !marched. out, too full for further dis- ! eons attack." which Elm Tree Cottage seemed to tercet utterance. Vanquished? Not a "Thanks" said the editor sweetly, contain a large supply, Miss Sydneyi bit of it! She would appeal to public would on occasion, appear as a per- opinion, through the medium of a "and suppose i don't?" vigorous and enlightened press. Now did "Theo you will take the •consequen- feet belle of the '80s, the 70a or at a , pincls the '60s; one moderate hoop. an ordinary person would have com- Ce8; I s ' skirt she had always kept ix good re- (posed a letter to the Editor begin. Serious, no doubt"replied the �, ming "I beg to call the attention of man of ink. "Corson, your subscrip- amused altho' making over" always the readers ofyour valued paper to tion is in arrears, you never give me amused her she was never much giv- any advertising, and the town print - en to mere modernizing- To do so what I considered etc. etc.' signing it in +Veritas, or Old' Subscriber—and it g goes across the street, Now, wound bean odtrage—Miss Sydney what else will you do?"' proud• of it. I inside page, next to a picture of a "Place the matter in the hands of She painted a Tittle—landscapes—, nice little girl dusting a hen witlu bug my solicitor"—and the Mayor strode mostly of the impressionist school, 'powder, or a legal notice in small type, or a boiler -plate thriller. Not had the artistic temperament and was Would have found a quiet grave on the also she wrote poetry, which she re- cited at village entertainments or had printed in the Greswick inteiligencer. Just now, for example she was busy with a costume in which she intended' to give a new and amplified version of "Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight", for like Shakespeare, she 'could adapt as well as compose. But the mentiong t ora motto, bu of the elm tree sent her mind back to she had no idea of continuing in, so the middle of Last summer, when the tame and simple a metre. What she garden was gay with climbing roses wanted was a barrack -room ballad, a and sweet peas, odorous with the min- war -whoop, and this is how she began, meat? A elever-examiner would seize over to Lawyer Sparks, who, as it happened, was chuckling over a sec - so Miss Sydney. After biting her and reading of the poem. However, pen for a few minutes she set down he at once straightened his face, and the following. agreed that it was scandalous, irri• ARI? WEI MANIACS 0R SLAVES' toting, libellous --that is, in a moral sense. Asa matter of law --"You "Woodman, spare that tree see, Mr- Corson, no names are men -1 Touch not a single bough!" toned. There would' be the question This was all ri h f t of identity. You would not admit yourself 'a greasy, grim purveyor of • link sausages and meat' :and why' the distin'otion between sausage and sled scents of clove pinks, snap drag--Shallon that at once, and make you, ridie one, and freshly cut grass, and the a greasy, grim purveyor of )lilt Mous." I Ltree itself in full and vigorous' sausage meat leaf. Desecrate the works of Nature which n I adorn our finest street? Shade tress and been. planted in Shall a green, majestic ehn tree, that Creswick from the earliest days, and i a hundred years has sto had grown pretty much as they pleas- Be convert ed until Mayor Corson, by trade a cords butcher, happened to read a pamplot "Well, what am I to do then?" en-' (miredCorson. "Really, 1 can hardly secornmend o' any course of action. The people ed into lumber and two like to be amused, and will enjoy their of short fire -wood? it on S'cinetific Arboriculture. That There were four other stanzas drip- s started him on a course of tree-cut- augh and forget all about it tomor- row. I am afraid you must do the ane.,: t . .1;31 ting which in the opinion of the aver- age inhubitant of Creswick was al- together too slashing. Besides the regularly planted trees there were relic's of the original bush, one of which, a rugged elm, gave its name to Miss Sidney's cottage, although stand- ing on the street allowance. Miss Sidney Loved that tree. For more years than she cared to recall she had watched its varying phases,. and when a wicked: gale carried, away one of its principal but unsound limbs she felt it almose a personal injury. Thus maimed, the tree was not al- together handsome; Corson, viewing it critically, markedi it for the axe. But he reckoned without Miss Sydney. When she found out what was to be done—it was a Thursday morning -- she abandoned her weekly baking, and marched over to Corson's shop. He was not her butcher. "Mr. Mayor" she began formally, CHURCH DIRECTORY THE BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. A. E. Silver, Pastor 2.30 pan.—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. Moore, LTh. 1.1 a.m. Morning Prayer. 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 pan. — Salvation Meeting ONTARIO STREET UNITED Rev G. G. Burton, M.A., B.H. 10.00 a.m.—Sunday School. 11 a.m.-Divine Worship 9.30 a.m. Turner's Church Ser- vice envice 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,—Fvening Worship. Sunday School at conclusion of morning service. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. B. F. Andrew Sunday School 10 a=m. Worship Service 11 a.ni. ' 3 p.m. Worship Service at Bayfield 2,p.m. Sunday School. Bayfiel' THURS., DEC. 18, 1941 i Corson sretired mentally thr.�estening unspeakable things. The order to cut down Miss Sydney's elm tree was nev- er officially cancelled. But, the street foreman was a man .of admir- able discretiop� and when he came along with hiss men he contented him- self with a little trimming. Yes, it was a famous victory in a small way, and even as her busy fingers worked over the "Curfew Shall Not Ring To- night" costume Miss : Sydney smiled at the recollection of her efforts. "Now, my dear, how does that strike you?" she'' asked slipping into the skirt and blouse. "Gra'dious!" said Miss Florrie, "such a short skirt!" "The part is that of a young girl" explained) Miss Sydney with a touch of decision in her voice, and'Miss Fiorrie assented. It turned out to be quite an elab- orate performance. Part one, so to speak, was a nicely worded essay on Belies in general, which she read from her own manuscript: most accurate and instructive being cribbed, from the `cyclopedia. For this she was sever- ely habited in cap and gown, borrowed from the rector of Trinity church. Then alI except the foot -lights click- ed out, and Miss Sydney retired to ar@ay herself for Part two. The org- anist began an intermezzo, which drifted into an Evening Hymn to The Virgin, sung by nuns in the Chapel (six frisky girls behind a screen); and as this died away Miss Sydney re- appeared, notieably pale and agitated, Greeted • as a ienel4 maiden, or Muir me. The ankle -length skirt revealed a shapely pair of buckled shoes and white stockings. Her blouse, slighty open at the neck, was conspicuous chiefly for its wide flapping sleeves, which she managed with a good deal of skill in the earlier stages of the poem, Then, when the really drama- tic part came on, when the invisible bell began to sway, and Miss Sydney ,lifted her arms to grasp the invisible clapper, then naturally, those sleeves fell back upon h er ample shoiders, revealing a pair of arms, so long and white, and yet so round and strong and plump that the audience gave a gasp. of surprise, The applause at the end shook the building. Of course, she was encored, but beyond laming gracefully would not risk any sort of anti -climax, and quite' right to. The whole thing- was really well done, and wanted • only a spot -light to make it perfect, 1 There were some ,girls, skinny creatures, who were heard to say that 1 talcum powder was cheap enough, I goodness knows, and they hoped they would( never snake such an exhibition, of themselves -=-at her age tool The men, however, especially the married anen, said that Miss Sydney was a jolly old girl, and a brick, and expres- sed the opinion that there was not such another pair of arms in Cres- wick.As not even panty dess'es are cut decollete in this puritanical viL liege it is quite impossibleeither to . eonfiten or deny such a statement, and besides all these ideas and eritie- isms were exchanged in strict confit en'ee. Such being the ease, they found their way to Miss Sydney with little loss of time, and were received by her with perfect 'composure. "It is not likely" she remarked 'that I shall need to learn deportment from . bits of girls. 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