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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1940-03-14, Page 7THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1940 THE SEAFORTH NEWS Keep Canada's War Effort United! 43,, k` Experienced Leaders are In six nonths of war the Mackenzie K ng Adtninistration has set an unprecedented record of getting things done without fuss and fury. Under its steady leadership, Canada has gone ahead on all fronts—war, economic and domestic. With clear heads and with feet on the ground, this group of purposeful men is making every ounce of Canada's weight felt in our fight for freedom. What it has done has been done thoroughly: there has been no loose thinking; no half -measures; no waste of men, money or materials. Some of the Mackenzie ming Administration Wartime Accomplishments It united Canada as never before— Every province is heart and soul behind the Empire's war effort this time, thanks to the Administration's truly national policies. The First Division, completely equipped, has been sent overseas to a Mother country prepared to receive it, The Second Division is recruited, equipped and ready to go over. The great Empire Air Training Scheme--• sponsored and mainly financed by Canada, has been launched on a planned and ordered !iasis. Naval Defence for both East and `Vest - (.oasts including Air Force, Mine -Sweeper, and Convoying, has functioned efficiently. -Mice the outbreak of \Var. Of it, a Senior lrttisit Naval Authority has said: "No finer work is being done anywhere by the Royal Navy itself." Price Control of all commodities, including such vital necessities as wool and sugar, has been established, with prices pegged low fur the poor man. The profiteer is out, and will be kept out—in marked contrast to the free- for-all of the last sear. Shipping Control and Foreign Exchange Control are firmly established on sound line. and are functioning smoothly and effectively. A 3200,000,000 War Loan was over -sub- scribed within two days of its launching, a record that proves public confidence. Its reasonable rate of 31.4% contrasts with '½' tax-free rate of the last war, Political and Private Patronage has been stamped out: merit is the sole basis for selection or promotion in our armed forces. Great Britain's war financing problems have been lessened through the co-operation of the Canadian Government. War Contracts totalling well over 5100,000,000 have been placed, stimulating every branch of Canadian industry. Canadian employment has hit an all-time high owing to these orders and to good in- ternal business conditions. Armament deliveries are approaching full - speed: aeroplanes, Bren guns, tanks, artillery accessories, ships—all coming forward in impressive quantities, Large purchases of Canadian: wheat, --- preventing n serious wheat glut— have been arranged through a special mission sent to London by the Mackenzie King Administration. 5,000,000 pounds of bacon will he shipped to Great Britain each week, as well as large quantities of flour and fish, Hoge shipments of steel and other mate- rials essential to the conduct of the war have been arranged for, Make Your Vote Support Canadian Unity Such a record simply didn't just happen. 'It resulted from the efforts of a strong adminis- tration working on behalf of a country united in all its parts as »ever before, And this singleness of purpose --conspicuously absent in 1914 -is due to the vision, understanding and drive of individual Canadian a d Empire - minded Statesmen who back the Empire's participation in the war with their eyes wide open and with full determination to play their parts to the full. We appeal to the people of Canada for the support which is essential to carry on and complete a task, the groundwork for which has been laid carefully, soundly, wisely , . with foresight, determination and resolute courage. On March 36th show your faith; vote for the Candidate supporting Mackenzie King and help make sure there can be no break in Canada's steadfast stand in these critical times. ilallB--8187-1171MIDIMBSISIBBEZVEIM FORWARD WITH KENZIE KING The National Liberal Federation of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. FARMERS If interested in a cash crop grow Broom Corn For information see R. R. McCONNELL SEAFORTH, ONT. (At home of John Burns, Ord et.. near Market st.) Want and For Sale Ads., 1 week 25c STRATFORD - GODERICH COACH LINES Fall & Winter Time Table Leaves Seaforth for Stratford: Daily 8.40 a.m. and 5.25 p.m. Leaves Scaforth for Goderlch, Daily except Sunday and bol., 1.21 P.m. and 8.10 p.m. Sun. and. hal., 1.25 p.m. and 10.20 p.m. Connection at Stratford for Toronto, Hamilton, Buffalo, London, Detroit, Tavistock, Woodstock Agents: Queen's, Commercial, Dick House TOWN OF SEAFORTH T.AX PRE=PtYMENT RECE1 S F %r 1941 The Town will pay 4 per cent per annum up to August 31, 1940, on all prepaid 1940 taxes. Certificates and full particulars may be obtained from. the Town Clerk's office in the Town Hall. D. H. WILSON, Tre asurer. DEAD AND DISABLED ANIMALS REMOVED PROMPTLY PHONE COLLECT — SEAFORTH 15. EXETER 235 DARLING & CO. OF CANADA, LTD. Lady of the House — "My good man, if you've been looking for work all these years, why is it that you have never found it?" Tramp—"It's luck, mum—just good luck." FOR SALE Rosco Steel Roofing "7 -Rib" and "Storm Seal" Council Standard, guar- auteed 25 years. Rosco Portable Silos. Galvanized Sheet Iron, all sizes and gauges. Metal Sidings, Eavestrougb and Pipe. Galvanized Water Stook Tanits and Hog Troughs, Granary Lining, Galvanized Ridge and Valley. Door Track and Hardware. Extension Ladders up to 44 feet in length. As- phalt Products including Roll Roof- ing, Shingles, Brick Siding, Inset - Brick Siding, Roofing Paints, Plastic Cement, Building Paper of all kinds, Nails, etc. Murray Tyndall, Bruce• field. Phone (Clinton 615 ring 11. MINESWEEPING — A N D THE MEN WHO DO IT By "Bartioneus" (The famous British Naval writer) In their attempts to paralyse Brit- ish shipping and as part of their naval "offensive" the Germans are Laying mines which are of two types. the magnetic mine and the moored impact feint The magnetic mine rests on the bottom and does not require to be striutk by anything. It is sufficient for a ship to pass into its magnetic field for it to explode. These Mines are laid by aircraft which drop theist in fairways when conditions are favorable to ai'c'raft. operations, Clark moonless nights and calm seas. They are attached to para- chutes. These titles are also distrib- uted by submarines and are laid in complete disregard of international law, which requires a belligerent to declare the position of a minefield laid ht waters accessible to neutral shipping, to whom the seas are, or should be, free. The first intimation neutrals are given of the presence of a Getman minefield is when one of their ships is blown up. Counter-measures consist in towing a magnetic sweep—that is to say magnets attached to a wire—between two fishing vessels or small craft, over the area in which mines are sus- pected. The magnets provide the re- quisite disturbance to the mine's mag- netic field to detonate the mine as they pass over it. The horned impact mine is moored to a sinker by a length of wire. It has a number of horns projecting from it and is detonated by a ship striking these horns. International Law requires that 10 the wire is severed and the mine floats to the surface it shall be harm- less even if a ship stripes the horns. A safety device has been introduced into all British mines whereby the tension of the mooring wire alone keeps the mine operative. Directly that is relaxed—if the mine is torn from its mooring by a storm, or the wire is cut by a minesweeping opera- tion, the detonator becomes in- operative. Counter measures against the im- pact mines, which are laid by both submarines and surface minelayers, consist 111 towing at the end of a wire an object which floats and is built on the stream lines of a fish. By 'connecting to the wire in the vicinity of this float a board which works on the principle of a rudder, the float travels parallel to the towing vessel on the surface and the curve of the wire, drawn along beneath the surface, can be made to intercept the upright mooring wire of the mine at any desired depth, This is cut by the strain and the mite floats to the surface. A patrol vessel follows in the wake of the minesweepers -- several of which follow each other in echelon— and by rifle and machine gun fire per- forates the mine case, which fills with water and sinks to the bottom. Both these operations involve very skilful handling of wires. Steel Wirt. is always dangerous. Under great strain it is liable to part• the portion above water springing back like elastic; it will decapitate a man as effectively as a guillotine, and break bones like match stalks. Wire out of control on the narrow slippery deck of a minesweeper roll- ing in a heavy sea can behave like a caigeful of orad serpents and he even more dangerous. For this reason the mini, sweeping personnel is largely drawn from the fishing population of Great Britain. Toronto's internationally-kuowu Hart Rouse String Quartet is featured on Sunday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. over the 013C National Network in a series of chamber music recitals. The quartet was organized over sixteen years ago and two of the original members, Boris Hambourg and Milton Blackstone are still heard with the group, The quartet is composed of (left to right) Milton Blackstone, violist; Adolphe Koldotsky, second violinist; Boris Hambourg, 'cellist; and James Levey, first violinist. In selecting music for this current series, the Ilan house String Quartet have chosen those numbers which have been favorites of audiences on their numerous concert tours iu America, and Europe. These recitals originate in the CBC Toronto studios. PAGE SEVEN These men, besides being accustomed to handling wiles and living in small ships in all weathers, have a tradition of hardihood and unassuming cour- age. They have no illusions about the fluty required of them. The trawlers in which they work -the fishing vee- ee9ls to white). they are accustomed, converted into minesweepers-- do sometimes strike a mite. And when they do the trawler usually vanishes, with everybody on board. If sighted by German aircraft they are bombed and machine-gunned. They work from dawn to sunset in fair weather and foul, in the bitter cold of a North Sea winter. They are 11 soft-spoken. gentle-manaured breed of no•tt accustomed to the perils of the sea its peace. They have accepted the indult elv greater perils of war with unobtrusive gallantry. I went out on one of these trawlers to gain experience of mine sweeping and the lives the trawlers' crews lead. The skipper had been thirty-five years in trawlers fishing in the North Sea. He knew it like the palm of his hand. I asked hint 10 he had ever been wrecked. IIe said he had—once. ea a boy. When the little vessel siruek be went below and put on his best suit. This angered his captain who asked' Min what he meant by such conduct. Ho replied that he wished his dead body to look respectable when it was washed ashore. TOASTED ALMOND FILLING Cook 1 cup chopped bltutc'hed al- 0101tls slowly its 4 tablespoons butter 1111111 well toasted, stirring constant. Remove- from titre and add 6 tablespoons top milk. Theft add (1 cups sifted ronfec-bone'r's sugar grad' natty, beetling until smooth. Stir in dash of salt and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Cool until thick enough to spread. !For less htxut'inus tilling use half or three-quarters of this reeipe.l SPANISH CAKE ?;i cup shortening 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 2-3 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups flour 3 teaspoons halting powder 14 teaspoon salt 14 teaspoon cinnamon 14 teaspoon mare Ili teaspoon Cloves Cream shortening thoroughly and add sugar gradually, continuing to cream until mixture is light and fluffy. Add well -beaten egg yolks and flavoring. Sift together the dry in- gredients and add alternately with the milk -•-blend well. Lastly fold in stiffly -beaten egg whites. This batter may be baked In a well -greased loaf pan at asp degrees F. for 48.50 min• rites; or in two 5 -in. layer cake pane al 375 degrees F. for 20.30 minutes, 01. in muffin tins at 4(10 degrees F. for 25-30 minutes. CHOCOLATE ALMOND CAKE 2+'e cups sifted ralte flour t:; teaspoon salt 2 cups sugar 3 squares unsweetened chocolate melted 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 cup hatter or other shortening 1 teaspoon Soria 5 eggs, well beater 1 cup sour milk or buttermilk Sift flour 01100• tu„a0111'5, add soda and stilt• and sift together 3 times. C'relim butter Thoroughly, add sugar gradually. and cream until light and fluffy. Acid eggs and beat well, then cttneolatc and blend. Add flour, alter - fitted), ss'lth mills, a small amount at a time. beating after each addition stn til smooth. Arid vanilla, Bake in greased loaf pint, 15 x 9 x 2 inches, in slow oven (225 degrees F.) 511 nritl- utes, or until done. Remove cake from pan, crit in halves crosswise and trim tostraighten edges- Put together with Toasted Almond Filling between layer and Mocha Chocolate Frosting on top and sides of cake. Detof•ate top with shredded toasted almonds if desired. PERMANENT PASTURES INCREASED YIELDS As rletnonstratetl in experiments by the Division of Field Husbandry. Central Ecperiuumt it Farm Ottawa. the yield front permanent daistnres may he increased. Whim manure is nvailnhh', tiro pastures may he top di•e'.'s,•d at the rate of eight to len ,,,s per acre in the Call. once in ,.Vere Oa,' lit' filar years. ft:lowed 1n - harrowing to avoid nndu' ronttuniva- lion of the hcrhlrg,• Potash Supply .01 the outbre;elt nt nal' ill s'•),!ran• btr. 11125, the ]n•o r t 1 +'01' 0i qa tie 1/01:1SII supply for t rttl(1'' purposes w,,s none too encouraging Ss it was thought That l:uropetnt supplies would be cut of'f, and t'uilctt Suites produc- tion w0s not snpplyiug C11111ida 10 1111Y great eat e111, llesdever, the situation iu this respe0t has siu,•c• changed very nnuh, tht' prospect naw being good I'0r a cont bract and ample stinply. 1'h t' production of potash in the United States has been sicpped up to a point. -believed to he sufficient to meet the requirements of the North American contin'nt, 110tl, in addition to this, prod net lon intermits it France have aitnnutu'ed that. nu ample supply to Canada for this year is assured. As a matter of fact, large eunntltiec of French potash are now in Canada, so that any fear of potash shortage itr the immediate future would appear unwarranted, and 01012 t- ers may continue to buytheirpotash requirements .for fertilizer.- purposes as before the war. "Smithy wants to borrow five pounds. Do you think 1 ought to let him have the money?" "Certainly." "Why 'certainly'?" "1'3you don't let lout have it he'll come to me for. it." WHEN A COLD THREATENS YOH V;c uu 4101 DO THIS To help prevent colds developing, use this special- ized medication at first warning to sniffle or sneeze. The Secrets Good Looks by ,b SKIN CARE — TO EFFACE SKIN BLEMISHES It is no use trying to eradicate blemishes through external measures if you continue to neglect inner con- ditions that CAUSE the blemishes. Keep your system regular and your- self tit. Remember that the skin is very sensitive to our general condi- tion. Blackheads and coarse pores seem most prevalent, eo some hints on their treatment will be of wide inter- est, These Complaints are ueuaIly caused by: Incomplete cleansing (in- ternal causing au acid condition of the blood, and external causing choked skin pores); too much fat in the diet, and the accumulated grime of modern life. Prevention being bet- ter than cure, watch these points. To eradicate blackheads and coarse pores. carry out this treatment: First wash the affected parts thoroughly with soothing Palmolive soap, then cover the face with a towel -wrong out in hot water, (Caution—ff you have any split veins, avoid using too hot a towel.) This steaming cleanses and softens the skin and relaxes the pores. Now, using a piece of soft white material (cotton -wool is ideal) over your finger tips, gently squeeze out the black- heads. Avoid too much pressure as it might bruise the skin. Sterilize the parts with a lotion of peroxide and hot water. A good face pack at this point would help immensely, or massage with Three -Purpose cream and leave on for about thirty minutes. Finally, Huse with cold water. Further articles on Skin Care will appear shortly. Write me about your personal beauty problems, enclosing four one cent stamps for my helpful booklet on Beauty Care. Address: Miss Barbara Lynn, Box 75, Station B., Montreal. Que. Teacher—"Tommy, why is your composition cit milk only half a page when I asked for two pages?" Tommy—"Well, you see, I wrote about condensed milk." C C LEsS timSS L E71