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THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
THURS., OCT. 5, 1939
Remove bones and flake one small
can of salmon. Mix with 2 table.
spoons horseradish, 1 teaspoon
lemon juice, 4 tablespoons mayon-
naise,' seasonings. Spread gener-
ously between bread slices; spread
outside of each sandwich with
melted butter, toast on both sides
under low broiler heat until brown,.
Pour over the sandwich q pence
:made Of mated choose
POTATO AND FISH CASSEROLE
Flake one pound of canned or
crooked fish and place in mese. •
role. Slowly. melt % ib. cheese
in double boiler; stir in % cup
milk. Pour this over the fish.
Cover the mixture with mashed
cooked potato, and line the rim
of the casserole with unbaked
biscuits. Bake in hot (425•)
oven until biscuits are done.
• Department of Fisheries Ottawa.
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T'Ieose sand me your 52 -page
$ooklet, "100 Tempting Fleh Recipes"•
There are so many delicious
varieties of Canadian FISH
available all the year round, no
matter where you live, that you
can add pleasing new dishes to
the family menus.
And remember, Fish is nourishing, and
is easily digested. Ask your dealer
about the different kinds of Fish he
can get for you, and arrange to serve
Fish to your family often.
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES.
OTTAWA,
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NOW TIME TO PROTECT CROPS
FROM INSECT RAVAGES IN 1940
During -the War of 1914-18, the
Dominion Entomological Service
adopted a slogan "Crop Protection,
Means Crap Production". In the
present crisis, it is equally import-
ant that every effort be made by the
farmer, the fruit grower and all
others who grow crops 'to realize the
importance of protecting grain,
fruit, vegetables and other con-.
=edit -les, from damage by insect
pests, observes the Dominion Ento.
urologist. Cooperation in fighting
Fire Prevention
Week
GOODYEAR SALES SHOW.
INCREASE
Net Earnings Cover Dividend;
Requirements But
Below 1938.
With letter to :shareholders enclos-
ing quarterly dividend cheques,
President A. OE Partridge stated:
'"At the lend of this period the
sales of your Company show an in-
crease over the previous year al-
though due to varying conditions the
net earnings while exceeding all
dividend requirements are down in
comparison with the same period of
last year.
"Registration of new, motor
vehicles, passenger cars and trucks
in. Canada for 1939, show a reduc-
tion between 15% and 20% as come
pared to 1938. At present war condit-
lane are affecting our export markets
and the Company, in common with
most industries, is facing new prob-
lems due to. 'exchange restrictions
and increased cost of many com-
modities which must be purchased
outside of the Dominion."
In Canada and the United States
the week of October 8th to 14th is
being observed as Fire Prevention,
Week. The Dominion Fire Prevention
Association in co-operation with Pro-
vincial Fire, iilarshals, local Fire
'.Chiefs and others are working with
civic organizatiolns in the furtheni
ante of the aims of Fire Prevention,
In times of peace it has been con-
insects is essential in any' effort to sidered a patriotic duty to prevent
produce more and better crops." In fires in order to conserve our nation
times of war particularly, all who al resources,- How much more ,So
are concerned with the growing of
crops, or the handling of crops al-
ready harvested, should realize the
enormous losses which may be pos-
sible from the ravages of destructive
insects, ,These, s2naU creatures have
extraordinary powers' of destruction.
When in outbreak form they devas-
tate fields of growing grain, orchard
trees bearing promising crops of
fruit, forest and shade trees, dried
products kept in store; in fact little
belonging to . man escapes injury
from some kind of insect. For the
people in Canada and those who
serve in the Allied armies there must
be a continuous supply of wholesome
food. As has been stated previously,
insects can be practicallyas effective
as enemy submarines in destroying
food supplies. Like submarines they wards his neighbours and that re
are insidious in their operations. sponsibility should cause every right -
They must be sought out and de- thinking person to pause anct con-
stroyed. It is particularly necests'ary cider whet he owes the cosn¢nunity
these days to take every means to in which he lives. We owe it to our
prevent these' losses, the annual total selves but in a greater degree to our
of which in Canada is enormous. fellow -citizens to permit no condition
During the present autumn, where- to exist upon our premises that will
war poesible,"remnants of crops' and invite a visitation of fire. A great
other refuse should be removed and majority of fires are so easy to
burned; otherwise'such refuse_ will prevent that it is certainly a. moral
serve as breeding places and hiber- crime to tolerate the things which
nating quarters for many insects. bring them about.
Undoubtedly war gardens will be Cities and towns, like individuals,
established through Canada in 1940. reap what they sow. To permit the
The land for these should be worked erection of fire -traps, to fail to pro -
over this autumn so as to be, in bet- vide an abundant and' reliable water
ter condition for, further, cultivation supply and means of using it or tc
in s rin fail to apply the everyday rules of
' fire prevention,is to constantly face
Boeing the winter months all pre- a menace of heavy fires and sweep-
parations should be made for next ing conflagrations.
year's offensive against insect pests. Why tolerate a condition which not
Supplies of insecticides should be only levies tribute upon life and
obtained; spray and dust equipment properly but in effect imposes ani
should be overhauled, cleaned and added cost tothe conduct of every
oiled, in readiness for spring and feature of business activity and in-
summer requirements, and seed of all creases the burden of the people in
kinds kept in store should be watched providing the necessities of life.
from time to time M Mee that no We cannot afford to go on and
pest develops. be indifferent to it all. Fire Pre -
Dominion. or provincial entomolog- vention Week is a particular week
fists are employed in every province set aside to tall attendee to the
of Canada. Their .services are avail menace of fire. And just as we must'
able at all times. Letters addressed throw' our whale strength against the
e to the Dominion Entomologist, Doe forces which aim to destroy our
minion Department of Agriculture, .liberty, so shouldwe be prepared to
Ottawa, will receive prompt atten- battle 'that 'other terrible demon --
tion. _ 1 ' L ' I Fire, Are you doing your part?
WHEN. IS A "TENANT"
Many people who have been acc-
ustomed to regard themselves as ten-
ants" within the meaning of the
statute ]relating to municipal elect-
ions, may find themselves without
the right to vote at future elections
as the Legislature has adopted
an amendment to the assessment
act which makes a new definition of
"tenant" and alters the status of
many people enjoying that position
under the law, • says The Brockville
Recorder -Times.
A tenant is na longer under the
Assessment Act anyone who pays
rent for the quarters occupied by
himself or his family. Instead, it is
provided that he must live in a
domestic establishment of two or
more rooms in which the. occupants
usually sleep andprepare and serve
the meals."
This means that the legal tenant
of the future must not only sleep
in his own quarters but must eat
there There are numerous eases in
which single persons, either individ-
ually or in groups, occupy rooms and
cook their own meals in them. They
will gain the franchise. Similarly
there are many couples sub -letting
rooms from their parents who will
lose the same right because they
take their meals with the old people.
The altered definition of a tenant
will make considerable differences
in future voters' lists prepared for
municipal use, and it should be borne
in mind liy people who wondered why
their names do not 'appear on these
lists. - Milverton Sun
is it in times of war when it is most
essential„ particularly as we are
perhaps fighting for our very exist-
ence, that nothing be wasted? And
fire is as devastating as war and
just as wasteful. iX , I'
About 300 people are ,burned to'
death and a much larger number are
injured by fire in Canada every year.
The recorded Loss of property by fire
in Canada during the 15 years, 1923
to 1938, exceeded $550,000,000: In
other words, at our present burning
rate, approximately one human ' lite
is sacrificed and $100,000 worth of
property is destroyed every day in.
the year.
Fire is ne respecter . of persons.
Every man: has a responsibility to -
HOW SOAP IS MADE
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'YOUR HOME STATION"
CKNX
1200 kcs. WINGHAM 250 Metres
WEEKLY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Friday, 'Oct. 6th: 8.30 a.m. 'Break-
fast Club; 10.30 Salvation Army;
11.10 Bing Crosby; 6.30 p.m. Kiddies'
Qarnival,
Sat., Oct. 7th: 8.30 adn. Breakfast
Club; 930 Kiddies' Pasty; 12.45 p.m.
Hill -Billies;; 7.45 Barn Dance.
Sun., Oct. 8th: 1,00 p.m. Guy Lom
bardo; 1.30 Melody Time; 6.00 Kay
Kyser; 6.15 Freddie .Martin; 7.00 St.
Andrew's Church.
Man., Oct. 9th: 8.30 a.m. Breakfast
Club; 11.30 "Peter MacGregor";' 6.30
p.m. "Heart Throbs"; 7.00 The
Norsemen,
Tues., Oct. 10th: 10.00 earl. Harry
J. Boyle; 11.46 Wayne King; 6.45
pen. Sunset Hawaiians.
Wed., Oct. 11th: 8.80 a.m, Break-
fast Club; 7.00 pm. Cocoanut Grove;
8.00 CKNX Little Band.
'Thurs., Oct. 12th: 11.30 a.m. "Peter
MacGregor"; 6.30 "Heart Throbs";
8.00 Gladys Pickell,
Soap is essseutially a union be-
tween an alkali and fat or oil. The
alkalis used are soda for hard soap,
and potash for soft soap. The fats
and oils used in soap' making are ob-
tained chiefly . from tallow (beef or
mutton) lard, and fish oil, and from
palm, olive, cocoanut and other veg-
etable oils.
In the early days soapmaking was
the housewife's job. When soap was
made at :hone, alkali was obtained
by washing the ashes of woad fires
to get potassium salts from them
For; fat boiled down scraps of meat
fat in "cracklings" (the part of hog
fat that is left after the lard has
been removed,) were used. The fat
and the alkali, were mixed in a kettle
and boiled- until they saponfied, or
turned to soap.
These ingredients made soft soap.
To make the soap hard, the finished
Soap was ' treated with sodium,
Housewives also made hard .!soap
directly by using ]ye 'with their
cracklings, insteadpotaalsium
salts.
Commercial soapmaking, is merely
the domestic process on a large scale
"Kettles" are used which may hold
as much as 1,000.000 pounds of fat
and alkali!
Castile soap is made of olive oil
and soda, The transparent types of
bath soap are made by .dissolving
the dried soap in alcohol and then
allowing-. tble taleobsol to evaporate
Soap for use at sea, which will lath-
er' ijn salt, water, is usually made
from cocoanut oil and lye.
Shaving creams are not like cake
soaps. They are not boiled in the
process of mant4facture. Tnsltead,
pure lard mixed with caustic potash
is beaten or whipped thor:oughiy at
ordinary temperatures.
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The Canadian Broadcasting Corp-
oration, in formulating plans for its
programme schedule on a war -time
basis, has set aside regular daily and
standing favorite, "Nocturne". Many
listeners will undoubtedly welcome
the announcement that this poetry
period will: be heard again, this time
from Toronto, where Mr. Willis has
been attached since his return from
Australia. "Nocturne" is to b sched-
uled Sunday nights at 10.30 p.m. FST
and there wil be a quiet musical
background for the readings, as in
the past when the feature came from
Halifax.
The. Misuse of Gasoline
Fires from gasoline and other
petroleum products in Canada num-
bered 1,052 in 1938 and caused prop-
erty' damage of over $600,000 and
resulted in the loss of 36 lives. Hun-
dreds of millions of gallons of gaso-
line are consumed annually in this
country but it is the misuse of a few
gallons which has been responsible
for the mounting toll of dead and in-
jured end heavy property damage.
If people could only realize that a
gallon of gasoline properly vaporized
has the explosive force of 82 pounds
of dynamite, they 'would exercise
more care in its use, Gasoline should
never be used in the house for dry
cleaning, purposes. Wouldn't it be
cheaper to send .clothes out to be
cleaned than to risk being burned to
death in an explosion" the.. flames
should they come in contact with
flame? Elven the very act of clean-
ing clothes .in gasoline develops
Sunday periods, devoted to the spir- static eleetricity which is liable to
itual life of the nation On Sundays, set off the fumes without warning.
the "Devotional Service" at 2.30 p.m. This has often happened too when
EST and the "Church of the Air" at floors are cleaned with gasoline.
5.00 p.m. EST, are conducted as clos-
ely as possible along the lines of
the full church service of the various
religious )denomination's leartiebalb-
ing.
•
According to Don Fairbairn, of the
CBC Agricultural Division, the in-
clusion of Canadian Press news on
the Ontario Farm
Broadcast over
O B L (daily except Saturday and
Sunday at 12.30 to 1,00 p.m. EST)
is of great assistance in keeping the
farmer up-to-date on the marketing
of agricultural products under war-
time conditions Such items as the
recent annpuncement concerning the
Dominion Government's purchase of
two million barrels of apples from
British Columbia and Nova Scotia
for processing, for instance, are at
interest to farm listeners.
Quentin Maclean, noted British
organist, who sailed for his fii'st visit
to Canada two days before war was
declared, has decided to prolong his
It may not be generally known but
it is nevertheless a fact that ie most
provinces in Canada a fire insurance
policy may be rendered null and void
if more than one quart of gasoline
is kept in a building withoutspecial
permit. And even that limit must be
kept in a tightly closed metal ean--
never in a glass bottle.
THE KING'S
NEW CAR
His Majesty King George VI, has.
,recent]' purchased a car for his own
use, what is known in England as a
Lanchester saloon, The King's new
car is the 40th to be delivered to
Britain's " reigning monarchs since.
King Edward Vin, took the first,
a 6 h.p model, in 1899. Nor is the
King's interest, in motoring confined
to relaxing in the luxurious up-
holstery of the back seat in a state-
ly Royal,' car. He is a very keen
driver and the :that real motoring
monarch on the British throne.
His grandfather was not so very
keen aboutmotoring, because, after
all, it was a difficult and nerve-rack-
ing sport in those pioneer days,
when a man with a red flag was,
supposed ;to precede the "evil -smel-
ling monster."
George V. appreciated the com-
fort and convenience of motoring
but was never known to drive a
car, while the Duke of Windsor, as
King Edward VIII., was 'so fond of r
air travel that he accepted motoring
merely as a convenient means of
completing the shorter Bross -country
journeys.
Whenever the opportunity arises,
the King takes the Queen and the
Princesses for a run in his own
saloon car. He is a cool-headed driv-
er; he prefers to, travel at a moder-
ate pace and to enjoy the passing
scenery. He carefully observes the
30 m.p.h. speed limits in built-up
areas and has a friendly wave for
the driver who lets him slip, through
a traffic jam. -
The King is especially friendly to-
wards any car carrying the Order of
the Road badge. He is a keen mem-
ber of this organization ofmotorists
who have driven at least 10,000
miles.
There is nothing very exceptional
about the King's favourite saloon,
but the State cars, of which there
are about 40, are very carefully plan-
ned and - built. They incorporate a
fluid -flywheel device, which prevents
any possibility of the engine "boil-
ing' when the cars have to travel
for long distances at a crawl. The!
fluid -flywheel automatically sends
the car into neutral when a more
orthodox model would b e grinding
along in first gear.
When a new Royal ear is ordered
drawings of the chassis and coach-
work are submitted to the King for
approval. Often His Majesty makes
suggestions; more than once he has
offered a practical idea to assist the
chauffeur.
The Royal cars used for the King's
household can he recognised by "fin-
ned" radiators, which are now always
black, their brass lamps, and the
maroon coachwork.
The Royal State cat's (those used
only for State processions) are dis-
tinguished by the absence of licence
plates and registration numbers; but
the King's own private car has a
registration number and has to be
licenced in the usual way,
The handling of gasoline in the
Presence of naked light 9s also a
very dangerous practice. Attempts
to transfer this volatile liquid from
one vessel to another in the presence
of lanterns has resulted in numerous
deaths and injuries. Where amend
necessary to do this, it should be
done in daylight or by electric light.
Many garage operators still insist
on using gasoline for cleaning and
washing engine parts in spite of the
fact that there are just as efficient
and safer solvents on the market.
Numerous instances, ae on record
where this practice has resulted in
fire and personal injuries.
Where necessary to keep smaI
stay until London/1 blade -ands are quantities of gasoline, it should b
kept only in approved safety can
"eased a bit". Mr. Maclean, who and all such containers .should b
served with distinction in the last prominently labelled with the won
war and whose injuries prevent him
from participation this time as a ;GASOLINE.
combatant, has for years . been one Smokingin the
of the best known cinema organists adopresence p game
in London. National network list- line fumes is a hmaydsee pastime
eners had an opportunity of hearing end strange as itmay peopleseem to this
him from Toronto on September 2e enlightenednage some estill try
and it expected that he will appear to see how much gasoline there is
again in the near future as guest
artist with the CBC. Mr. Maclean
is accompanied by- his wife, a Can-
adian, who has not been home for
15 years. They hope to tour the
Dominion.
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Phyllis. Marshall, the charming
little coloured girl, who made her
radio debut as a high school senior
at Toronto two years ago, has grown
into a lovely young Iady and is now
featured in one of the regular weekly
novelty programmes originating in
the studios of 0130. It is her voice
which complements the smooth musi-
cal presentations of Albert Peatz's
ensemble in "Cameos in Swing", on
Saturday at 7.00 p.ns. EST,
TRAVEL NOTE',
I've noticed this fact ae I've traveled
afar;
No matter how lovely the spot,
Some people ate ' happy wherever
they are, •
And others wherever they're not.
- Agricultural Societies'
Fairs and Exhibitions
1939 '
October 2.7'
Dungannon .. Oct. 5,
Gerrie Oct. 6,
St. Marys ....... Oct. 5,
Teeswater Oct. 8,
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in a tank by the use of matches or
lighted lanterns.
With the widespread use of gaso
line, there should be little excuse re
garding the lack of larowiedge of its
explosive properties and it should
command greater respect than has
hitherto been sho'svn.
George Young stepped back into
his best-known tole with the begin-
ning of the new CBC fall schedule.
Mr. Young has been Regional Repre-
sentative for the Corporation in the
Maritimes for the past two years, but
for several years previously he was
the presiding' genius of "Let's All Go
To The Music Hall" and in 1937' he
toured the Dominion as director of
"The National Sing Song". Now he
is leading the weekly songfest from
Halifax, heard Wednesdays at 8.00
p.m. EST. Last week, George had
a giant choir made up of men from
the Royal Canadian Regiment, sta-
tioned at Halifax. This week, the
civilian population took over the chal-
lenge and on October 11 the navy
will swing into the old refrains with
characteristic gusto. Not since the
days of the lest war, when George
took time off from ferrying aero-
planes across the English Channel to
sing with lads at, Folkstone, has' he
enjoyed himself so much, , He admits,,
off the record', that he hopes the
rivalry between .the navy ` and the
army will net centre collectively on
him when the boys find out .he is
ami ex-R.A.F. man.
"Council Standard"
RIB -ROLL' or
Tile -Lap Roofing
is being widely
used for houses.
It is permanent,
fireproof, weather-
proof -requires
minimum upkeep.
Write for mammy free
book. "House Tope.
Eastern Steel' products
PRESTON ANT ,macer s",sr MONTREAL Lroaoxro
THE KNOCKER
Atter God hid created the buzzard,,
thesnake, the scorpion, the cootie
and all! other repui]sive„ lnotsome
creatures which are put on earth or
n its waters to make decent mortals
thankful that they are not such as
they, He had a little substance left
which was se unspeakably vile that
it could not be incorporated in any-
thing else which He had yet made
so He made the Knocker.
:;A Knocker is a two -legged animal
with a corkscrew soul, a water -
soaked brain, and a combination
backbone of jelly and glue. Where
other men have their hearts he car-
ries a tumor of decayed principles
When the knocker comes down the
street, honest men turn their backs,
the angels in heaven weep, and the
devil shuts tight the door of hell to
keep him out.
Therefore, don't be a knocker. You
can't saw wood with a hammer.
Exchange
All the State cars have a partic-
ularly high roof to enable the King
to wear the tall military and other
head-dresses for official occasions,
and above the centre of the wind-
- screen is a small blue Light. This en-
- ables the police to recognise the car
quickly after dark and to hasten its
progress through congested streets.
A special' motor horn, with a dis-
tinguished note, is provided for the
same purpose, but so few policemen
have ever heard it that the chauf-
A LIGHTING STICK
feurs now refrain from using al
Another Scientific Feat The rear windows are carried back
An Austrian scientist named Dr. ae far as possible so that their Ma:
Ferdinand Ringer has invented a ,jest*es can be seen without having
lighting -stick, capable of being light- to lean forward, and extra equip-
ment and a complete "secretariat"
ed 600 times before it is worn out.
It's stone-like stem is composed of concealed in the centre armrest to
materials which feed the ignited that the King may write while mot -
flame. You strike the "match" and oring.
burning gases develop. Potassium
chlorate, quickly lighted as in or-
dinary matches, causes gases to be
released from the chemicals which
make up the stick, But when these
burning gases develop a certain heat,
this rise of temperature liberates
nitrogen gas in the mass which
chokes the flame, though not too
quickly to allow the lightning of a
fire. This process is repeated as often
as desired up to 600 times.
The inventor says "Sixhundred
lightings with one of my matches
will cost less than an ordinary box
of matches. The material in the
match is non-poisonous. If a ,per•-
son drops .ane of my matches alight
on the floor, contact with the floor,
or any solid 'mass, immediately ex-
tinguishes it."
Frank Willis, identified with the
radio service to the Canadian public
during the dramatic daye of the
Moose Rider Mine disaster, has a
second .claim to fame in hips long
TAKES; POST AT KINGSTON
James McGill Ji.,, eldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. James McGill, East Wawa -
nosh, left on Monday morning for
Queen's University, Kingston. He has
scoured a fellowship in analytical
alreinistry from Western University,
London, from which he graduated in
July. He will be engaged in post
graduate research work, also teach.!
TYPEWRITERS. STARTED IT
In the news that Hartford has just
turned oust its five millionth "stand-
ard, visible writing 'machine" is
epitomized the history of four de-
cades of accelerated office mechanics
and, in a degree, the atony oaf wom-
en's invasion of the brisk world et
commerce. For it was the typewriter
as finally ;perfected in America about
the turn of the century, that served
as a vehicle, to to speak, for the
entry of .the neat and nimble -fingered
ones into citadels of trade.
Machine bookkeeping, uniform fil-
ing systems, and other implements, oe
the modern office followed closely in
the ,wake of the pert new Queen of
the Notebook who insisted on having
a flouter on her desk. Was she an
influence in ;the changes that follow-
ed. .Golden oak had. been the office
standard for furniture for many
years, butit wasn't long until offices
began to look like 'drawing rooms
with' bright -colored leathers, Iuxur-
ious carpets, and a. pleasant variety
of woods and metals..
Even the typewriter reflects this
change. Today's darling of the pro-
duction line is silent (well, more or
ing classes in chemistry; at the int-' less) and streamlined. One wonders'
versity. Jin; is a graduate of Elyth how long it will be able to retain its
Continuation School and hie many'sombre black -or has this utilitarian
friends extend congratulations to' shade the happy faculty, of harmoniz-
him in les success. ling with every ensemble?
No Election This Year.
Premier Mitchell Hepburn at his
farm home in South Yarmouth near
St. Thomas yesterday said there will
be ne general, election in Ontario tins
year.
With the calling of a general elec-
tion in Quebec for next month it was
suggested the Ontario Government
would do likewise. Premier Hepburn
said the Ontario government would
spend no money on an election this
year when it could be put to nmch.
better use.
PUREBREDS PURCHASED FOR
COUNTY HOME
The County Home Committee of
the County Council has purchased a
herd of five purebred Durham Short-
horn cows. and one bull for the in-
stitution at' Clinton. The purchase of
the cattle is subject to their passing
the tuberculosis and other tests. They
were bought from different breeders
in Hunan and Perth counties. The
committee, acting on instructions of
County Council at its June session,
has sold the cows which have been
serving the Home, which of late
months has been buying most of its
milk. The price of the pmebrede
ranged from $100 to $200, according
to Warden Turner.
WARNING TO MINISTERS
People who write an illegible hand
must suffer themselves to be some-
times misunderstood, frequently with
amusing results, Such an experience
once came to Dr. J. M. Buckley, the
eminent clergyman, when to the
press he sent a notice of the subject
of his Sabbath discourse, "Oats and
Wild Oats." The editor of one of the
religious weeklies really did himself
proud in deciphering the good min-
istet's handwriting. Imagine Dr.
Buckley's astonishment and amuse-
ment to learn from his paper that
on Sunday he was to preach on
"Cats and Wild Cats."
"EYES" ON THE WAR
Forces' Optical Glass Now
100 Per Cent. British
Britain is now selfssupporting in
the production of the finest optical
glass, "eyes" of the Fighting Forces
and of scientists, without which. no
modern war could be fought.
This achievement is the result of
21 years intensive research and ex-
periment
xperiment in producing the. 70 differ-
ent. varieties of optical glass, same
of which are used in combination to
make up lenses used in the ilghest•
grade instruments.
"In 1914 many foreign instrument;
' were being used in the Service, bo
to -day the equipment is 100 per cent
British," said Mr. T. J. Offer, of th
Scientific Instrument Manufacturers
Association of Great Britain, in
'interview.
"This optical glass is used for peri
` scopes, telescopes, binoculars, aeria
l
. photographic lenses, range -fingers
(gun sights, snipers' sights, anti -air
craft sights, and a hundred other 1
struments.
`British flexile are meeting all re
quiremetts foe the re -armament pr
I gramme. The tests to which the in
I strmneats are subjected are vex
stringent, and they have passed the
most successfully."
Giving an example of the prestig
of British photographic lens mane
factur•ers, Mr. Offer said that Beide
photographic lenses are now used a
most exclusively, . Hailywaod fid•
studios, and "Britain stow actually e
ports her spectrographic appamattt
to countries most generally known
her keenest competitors.