HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1958-06-19, Page 313 ag Ford Plant
Dazzles Russians
Seldom has the Ford Motor
Company shown its facilities to
as enthusiastic a group as the
members of the 1Vloiseyev Deuce
Company from Moscow.
- It was certainly no typical
plant tonr with visitors staring
dull -eyed or nodding in feigned•
understanding of a guide shout-
ing over the roar .of machinery.
First off, there. were virtually
no explanations. The interpret.
ers who accompanied the troupe
from Moscow had too much
trouble figuring out how 1.0
express American engineering
terms in Russian, so most of the
time they didn't try.
But the Soviet artists, whore
rigorous, exciting dances _inter-
preted for Americans the hap-
piness and joy of Russiayf
could appreciate the steady
rhythmic repetition' of the as-
sembly line culminating in a
wondrous automobile.
Girls clapped as the brightly
painted body swung from a loft
and dropped down to its frame
on the line, suddenly turning
what had been a mass of black
steel into something resembling
an automobile,
There was more clapping
when the workman at the final
point of the line climbed in and
started the engine for the first
time.
They watched sympathetically
when one wouldn't start and
had to be pushed away. As .
though out of pity, some stayed
with the stranded car until a
workman made adjustments and
off it went.
The dancers watched with de-
light as a Ford engineer dernort-
strated the workings of a
retractable hardtop. For the
benefit of photographers little
Ljudmila 13utenina, one of the,
leading dancers, set in the
driver's seat and worked tha
retracting mechanism,
She was apprehensive at first
as the steei roof came down
over her head, but once she
learned how it operated it
-seemed she would never stop
running it up and down.
Long after the rest of the
group had passed by the car,
several of the girls stood beside
it running their hands over its
shiny blue finish.
Finally one put both hands
caressingly on the taillights,
heaved a sigh, and said, "Like." •
Outside the plant, Ford's via -
president in charge of styling,
CALLED - Cyrus Eaton, above,
Cleveland industrialist, has been
ordered to appear before the
House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities. Richard Arens,
the committee's staff director,
revealed in New York, that a
subpoena had been issued for
the 74 -year-old multi -millionaire
to appear "at an appropriate
time." Eaton presumably will be
questioned about his charges
that the FBI and other govern-
ment agencies are using Gesta-
po tactics in trying to check
ocmmunisum. Eaton said he'd
be "delighted" to appear.
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Gtorge Walker, met the group'
m 'his gold -colored Continental,
the biggest ear on the American
road.
Thinking the Soviets might
think it too showy, one news-
paperman explained rather
epologetically: "We have ears
that are a lot smaller."
But young Vladimir Filirno-
nov, to whom tiie remark was
addressed, declared emphatically
in broken English that it was alt
right to have a small car but
he'd like "one like this",
There was marked disappoint-
ment when it was learned that
Henry Ford II, presideet of
Ferri, would not be able to meet
them. But the jovial Mr. Walker
was a welcomed substittite and
he was swamped by dancers
asking for his.autograph.
Meanwhile some of, the girls
slipped behind the wheel of his
car to have their picture taken.
Inside the lobby of the engine
Plant, they gathered before por-
traits of all prominent members
of the Ford family. Who each
,one was and what his relation-
ship was to the rest of the Fords
and to the company had to be
explained and was relayed in
Russian.
A respectful awe seemed to
,Attend any mention of the men
who rank high among those who
epitomize eapitalisria.
• At the FordeMuseum the visi-
tors crowded about a portrait of
Henry Ford and posed for pic-
tures beside the first automobile
he built. Their history books
may' claim the first auto was
Soviet, but they showed great
rea,pect for one of the first built
in this country, writes Everett
G," Martin in The Christian
Monitor.
On the other days of their
three -clay stay in Detroit, the
women members of the core-
pany, at least, spent their time
shopping,
Mrs. Earl L. Packer, wife of
the State Department's repre-
sentative on the trip, said she
had an exhausting tour of the
Y. L. Hudson department store
with sveeral of the dancers.
They started at the top floor
and worked their way down,
methodically looking into every
department, but they would only
consider buying the lowest -
priced merchandise, she explain-
ed.
"They are shrewd shopper.,
too," she added. "They ,cOuld
remember if a New York store
(where the tour began) had the
same itern at a lower price."
One of the girls bought a
chemise -styled suit for $6. That
was about as high as they would.
go for anything like that, Mrs.
Packer said.
HORSE FEATHERS
During the war years, when
talent was scarcer than. Revolu-
tionary War veterans, Leo Dur -
ocher had charge of the playing
concession in 'Ebbets Field. One
day he heard a knock on the
clubhouse door. Opening it he
found a big, gond-looking horse.
"Understand you need, ball
players," quoth the equine. "Can
you use tt .425 hitter?"
"Like I can use another ten
thousand dollars," snapped Leo,
"Grab a stick."
The horse trotted to the bat
rack, picked out a bat, and
walked up to the plate. Leo
served up five pitches. Each one
was slugged into the Gowanus
Canal.
"You're a hitter," Durocher
conceded. "What else can you
do?"
"I'm a great shortstop."
"Get out there and prove it:"
The horse moved to short and
Leo started slapping ground balls
at him, The equine fielded every
one with tremendous grace and
ease.
"Great!" enthused the Dodger
manager. "Now go around the
bases. I wanna see if you can
run fait enough,"
"Run?" neighed the horse. "If
I could run, do s•ou think rd be
here?"
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GOOD TO E HOME - Vice President Nixon looks over a scorecard with his family at Griffith
Stadium in Washington where they watched a double header between the Senators and the
New York Yankees. The Yariks took both games but Mr, and Mrs. Nixon thought it weis still
preferable to Lima, Peru, and Caracas, Venezuela, where stones, garbage and verbal abuse'
greeted them an their recent good -will tour. Children are Patricia, 12, left and Julie 9.
WE FARM FRONT
The use of imported insects
for weed control, a relatively
new technique, is showing con-
siderable promise in Canada.
Work on this aspect of weed
control is, hoyeever, only in its
early stages, so much more 'in-
tensive study will be required
before it can be considered prac-
tical. Nevertheless, according to
Dr. J. M. Smith of the Science
Service Laboratory, some suc-
cess has definitely been obtain-
ed in studies involving common
St. johns -wort, toadflax, sage-
brush and common burdock,
* 9, *
This form of biological con-
trol offers many ad -vantages
over other control measures,
particularly with plants resist-
ant to herbicides, or weeds in
inaccessible, low value range
land. There is a risk of imported
insects changing their food pre-
ferences but a's yet no record
exists of any insect imported for
the control of weeds', damaging
any crops. Because of this pos-
sibility though; insects imported
must be carefully investigated
both before and after importa-
tion.
* *
First attempts to employ in-
sects for, weed control in this
country were carried out In Bri-
tish Columbia, against the com-
mon St. Johns -wort, a problem
weed on millions of acres of
rangeland in the southern part
of that province and in the ad-
joining north - western United
States. Between 1951 and 1954
approximately 100,000 aduit
beetles taken from the United
States were released in seven
localities in British Columbia.
The seven colonies have sur-
vived three to six winters in
British Columbia, but only one
colony has achieved worthwhile
control of St. Johns -wort. Ap-
proximately one - quarter of a
dense, five acre infestation nee
been cleared of the weed. Thou-
sands of beetles have been col-
lected in this colony for distri-
bution in other weed infesta-
tions in British Columba,
*
A more recent project has
been, the investigation of toad -
flax. This plant appears to ne
kept under satisfactory control
by natural agents in all parts
of the world except the Prairie
Provinces of Canada. This is the
DOING HIS DUTY -Italian Presi-
dent Giovcinna Gronchi is shown
casting his ballot in Rome in
in the national elections. Some
842 seats in both houses of the
legislature were at stake.
•
enly known area in which ex-
pensive control measures are
needed. In 1957, 4,000 adults of
.a certain weevil were collected
in the vicinity of Belleville and
transported for direct release to
west -central Saskatchewan, and
In the Peace River District of
Alberta. Although one genera-
tion has developed in each of
these areas, the ability of the
weevils to survive the low win-
ter temperatures will not be
known until .Tuly 011958.
*
Thousands of acres of sage-
brush have been cleared by si
leaf -eating beetle in the vicin-
ity of Kamloops, B.C. This olive-
green beetle was collected in
that area several years ago but
only recently has demonstrated
its ability to control the weed.
The present insignificant sta-
tus of some of our weeds may
be attributed to insect enemies
that check their increase. Com-
mon b u r 5 o c lc for example,
though always e. nuisance, could
conceivably be a serious prob-
lem were it not for the fact
that most of its seeds are des-
troyed by a small white cater-
pillar,
* *
Clipping pastures and the use
of fertilizere a re essential to
good pasture management. Clip-
ping ,is primarily done to de-
velop a uniform pasture stand
but will also control most an-
nual weeds and if done at the
proper time will prevent weeds
from going to seed. Unfortun-
•ately some of the worst pasture
weeds such as Canada thistle,
sow thistle, milkweed And but-
tercup are perennials with well
developed root systems and can-
not be controlled so simply.
Here, according to Dr. J. R.
Hay of the Central Experimen-
tal Farm, the use of selective
herbicides should be considered
in conjunction with other ap-
propriate pasture management
practices.
*
The most widely recommend-
ed chemical treatment for
broadleaf weed control in pas-
tures, is an ester formation of
2,4-D at about one pound per
'acre. If erbicide applications
made in June and early Sep-
tember have generally proved
the most sa1tisfactory. Complete
control is rarely achieved with
one application so follow-up
treatments are reqnired. These
will take care of new seedlings
which germinate after the her-
bicide is applied.
• *
Where buiterchp is the predo-
minant w e e d, MCP is recom-
mended in preference to 2,4-0.
Woody plants can be controlled
with 2,4-D or a "brush killer
mixture" of 2,4,5-T plus 2,4-D.
Milkweed. is very resistant to
2,4-D but good control of this
weed has been obtained with,
amino triazole. Th i s materiai
:should only be used on small
patches as it will cause damage
to desirable species' as well as
the milkweed.
▪ *
Although recent tests near
Ottawa showed that herbicide
will control most of the weeds
in pastures, they will not in-
crease the yield of forage pro-
duced if the fertility of the land
is low. On the other hand, when
fertilizers alone are applied to
rundown pastures, yields are in-
creased but' most weeds also
benefit. Therefore the best
treatment is that which in-
volves the addition of fertilizers
along with the herbicide. This
will mean increased yields and
good weed control.
Moneymakers
On the corner of Bun Hill
Road and Blue Anchor Alley in
London's East End, the matter at
hand was "a great ruddy herd
of dragons." The men concerned
were old hands with Goanese
elephants and Siamese Garuda
birds (which have hurhan
heads), But Vietnamese dragons,
even in this weird bestiary, are
a strange breed, and they were
being ordered 100 at a time.
The dragons were decorations
for the new Vietnamese cur-
rency and the men were engra-
vers working for Thomas De La
Rue, the 143 -year-old currency
engraving and printing house.
By turning out currency and
stamps for 50 nations and col-
onies (plus such profitable side-
lines as fountain pens, playing
cards, heating plants, and For-
mica), De La Rue grossed $30
million last year, with profits of
$2.9 million. Of these earnings,
dividends will absorb $549,970
vs $475,434 last year, "on the as-
sumption that you will not ob-
ject to raising the rate from 20
to 25 per cent," chairman Ber-
nard Westall told stockholders,
who seemed to be in no mood
to object.
De La Iltte's custpriler list
ranges frOm the World Bank to
the Windward Islands, and what
it really sells, says chairman
Westal, is integrity and quality.
The need for integrity, since it's
a matter of a nation's money, 15
obvious. The quality De La Rue
prides itself on depends largely
on printing machinery of De La
Rue's own design (used by both
the British and U.S. treasuries)
and on the highly specialized
skills of the craftsmen at Bun
Hill Reed,
Because each craetsman's work
is readily identifiable by an ex-
pert, and because its highlights,
shadings, and fine lines. are al-
most impossible to duplicate, fine
engraving is an important deter-
rent to counterfeiters, "There
are perhaps a dozen fine engra_
vers in the world," says one De.
laruvian, "and we have six of
them." To hold on to the six, De
La Rue pampers its engravers,
going so far as to let them work
at home if they are disturbed by
the bustle on the company prem-
ises.
De La 111-e has also learned to
adapt its product to local condi-
tions, For countries where the
per capita wealth Is low and cur-
rency does not circulate rapidly,
for instance, bills are made ul-
tra -thick so that they will last
up to ten times as long as a
pound note or dollar bill. Ink-
ing on bills for hot and humid
countries has to be especially
durable.
Once the money has left Its
ISSUE 14 - 1098
INDAYSCI1001
LESSON
Ry Rev R. O. Warren, 8,A.. Bete
The Times of the Judges
Judges 2:16-19; 4:4-9; 5:6-9
Memory Selection: Let the
wicked forsake- his way, and the
unrighteous man his thoughts:
and let hint return unto the
Lord, and Be will have mercy
upon him; and to our God, for
He will abundantly pardon.
Isaiah 55:7.
From the death of Joshua till
the beginning of the monarchy
under Saul, Israel was ruled by
judges. The unstable state of
government during the period
is well described m the last
verse in the book of Judges,
"In those days there was no
king in Israel: every man did
that which was right in hie
eyes."
•
Over and over we read that
Israel did evil in the sight of
the Lord and the Lord delivered
them into the hands of one of
the neighbouring kingdoms. M -
ter a period of oppression they
would cry unto the Lord, fle
would hear their cry- and raise
up a deliverer. When he, by
God's help had freed the people,
be would become judge over
Israel. Then in a very few years
Israel would forget God and
His great mercy, and history
would be repeated.
The lives of many people to --
day are up and down. When we
get in -trouble we call on God
and He helps us, Then, so often,
in our prosperity we forget God
- till trouble comes again. It
certainly is an unsatisfactory
way of living.
Among the judges of this
troubled period was a woman,
Deborah, She reminds us of Joati
of Arc. Though she did not lead
the army, she stirred up Barak
to lead while she went along.
The accomplishments of many
man are largely due to the urg-
ings of their wives.
Deborah celebrated the vic•
tory in a song. It is a very
vigorous Hebrew poem, She
chides the tribes who failed to
help in the deliverance of Israel
and pronounced blessing on the
'woman, Jael, who put to death,
Sisera, the leader of the enemy.
How good god jet He will
h a 0 e nerdy on the repentant
who turn to Him. Let us for-
sake our sins and find mercy
and pardon.
LOWER ItIATHEIVIATWS
The talented but not-so-brielit
rookie had put in a fine year ane
was now arguing contract with
the general manager. He de-
manded a good raise.
"You certainly deserve
soothed the gm., "and nil put-
ting you down for a *tie -third
raise in salary."
"One third?" screeched that
-player. "I don't sign unless
get a one-fourth raise!"
hands, De La Rue doesn't worry
about its security en route to the
country of destination, Local
embassies and police look after
that, usually employing plain,
unarmed Panel trucks which
move by night over secret routes.
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of the USS Missouri is moored in a fast -Flowing Witter. Built
by a local youngster, tha craft had clear sailing thanks to
heavy rainfall in the area.
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