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TI,J SPAFOR,TI NEWS
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, t942
TOKYO VIA ALASKA
On paper the 1,200 -mile road now being blasted through wilderness to Alasaka, stops at Fairbanks, but to the
American soldiers doing the job It points straight at the heart of Tokyo—they've put ap road 'signs to prove R.
Here a U.S. Army jeep is shown during a brief halt in camp beside one of the Tokyo signs.
f! Communications
325 Glenayr Road,
Forest Hill (Toronto)
Dear Mr. Editor:
Will you kindly give space for the
following article? It proposes definite
religious instruction in Outero's
schools, Hitherto the duties were in-
effective as they were spasmodically
presented.
Public opinion in recent years has
demanded a change, something defin-
ite and authoritative, and now with
unity among church bodies and in
educational and social orders, some-
thing can be accomplished if the De-
partment bring in the needed legisla-
tion. It knows the voice of Ontario
as expressed by' the trustees, the
guardians of child life in the prov-
ince.
For the first time in history since
the Public School system in Ontario
was organized and promoted a cent-
ury ago, by Rev, Egerton Ryerson,
D.D., and placed under governmental
control, has a definite pian been pro-
jected to make religious instruction
a subject in the approved course of
studies. Ryerson tried to link religi-
ous teaching with his educational
programme, but failed owing to de-
nominationalism. Succeeding genera-
tions have talked much about need in
developing childhood, but no action
to change the methods used was
made, the ancient type being main-
tained.
A year ago, J. G. Elliott, Kingston,
an Editor and School Trustee of half
a century's experience, sensed public
opinion and unity in Church and
State, that religious training was re-
quisite to develop Christian democ-
racy. He devised, after much thought,
a course he hopes the Government
will approve for schools being made
the place for religion to be taught on
the same scale as history, mathemat-
ics, classics, philosophy and nnech-
anies.
Mr. Elliott wrote and talked of iris
scheme and recently drafted a reso-
lution to give effect to a plan, new to
present generations, and yet a dream
in the minds of elder Ontarians. His
plan calls tor:— 1. Religious instruc-
tion to be an obligatory subject. 2.
Examinations with credits, 3. Teach-
ers trained for teaching the subject
in the College of Education and certi-
ficated by the Department, 4. Salaries
of equal value be given as are made
to other specialists in our schools, 5.
To introduce speedily its definite
ideas in the secondary schools, 6,
The Department to create the sylla-
bus and introduce the subject as it
deems expedient.
The resolution was presented at
the Easter Convention of the Ontario
School Trustees' and Ratepayers'
Association, and after addresses, the
delegates unanimously approved the
notion (save one dissident) and it
will go forward to the Department as
expressive of massed public opinion
as to the need and form desired for
the added school study, This new
vital work will be commended in On-
tario s educational, press, and bust -
nags circles. The trustees did a good
day's work at their convention,
J. G, ELLIOTT
April 14th.
April l6tli.
To the Editor.
Dear Sir, May I bring before your
readers a project which has just been
launched in Toronto, and is asking
for the support of all patriotic
citizens.
Dr. C. M. Hincks of the Canadian
Committee for Mental Hygiene, hap
just returned from Britain with two
other Cantldians, after a survey of
conditions made with the approval
of the British Government.
In addressing an Executive meet-
ing of the Ontario Horne and School
Federation, Dr. Hincks stated that
the great need at the present time is
for trained workers, 'who can teach
others to help in the Nursery
Schools which are being opened at
the rate of 100 per week, because
the smothers have to go into war
work.
25 trained workers are ready to
go. $100,000 are needed for a begin-
ning.
Canadians offered to take 200,000
children from Britain; only a frac-
tion of that number were able to
come. As they can't come to us, the
now have the opportunity to send
workers to then.
This is a second chance to help the
children. Perhaps we can do some-
thing about it.
Further information may be ob-
tainer] from Dr, C. M. Hincks, Mental
Hygiene Council, Toronto.
Thank you for the space,
Mrs. A. Taylor, Goderich.
IT WAVES THE HAIR
And Also Gives Aircraft Parts to
Britain
A process used in woman's hair -
waving is helping to build alrraft for
Britain.
It is a form of powder metallurgy,
perhaps the greatest innovation in
metal -working for thousands of years,
in which, instead of using molten
metal, articles are made from fine
metallic powders and pressed into
solid and durable shape.
.For ladies' "perms" a metal pow-
der is packed in little sachets of ab-
sorbent paper, When moistened, a re-
action between the metal and certain
chemicals generates the precise
amount of heat required, so setting
the hair In waves.
In making parts for aeroplanes,
gums, ships, tanks and other equip-
ment, powder metallurgy has two
great advantages: it is very light and
it is self•oiling--.titat is to say, the
metal has fine pores which can ab-
sorb oil and retain it almost Indefin-
itely. The pioneer of powder metal-
lurgy was an Englishman, Mr, W. I -I.
Wollaston, who in 1829 worked out a
powder process for platinum because
the melting point of this metal was
too high for the furnaces then in use.
It is being used in Great Britain to-
day not only for snaking metal parts
but also for paints, printing inks,
metal spraying, soldiering and braz-
ing, hardening concrete, dental al-
loys, fireworks, explosives and diam-
ond tools,
In the near future it may be poss-
ible to use it for a ribbonless type-
writer in which porous typo faces
soak up the ink and stamp it on
paper,
Dad—"Now, son, what's this 55
for on your report card?"
Son (hopefully) --"Maybe it's the
temperature fo the schoolroom,"
BULL WITH ONE HORN
Selling At 3,100 Guineas, Breaks 26
Years' Records
Records of 25 years' standing Were
beaten when a bull sold at the Brit-
ish Friesan Cattle Society's Annual
Show and sale made 3,100 guineas,
He was Mr, W. G. Player's Ednaston
Zwarthak 25th., and, despite the re-
cent loss of a horn, he won the cham-
pionship and made the highest price
in a sale at which the 70 animals of.
fered realised £ 27,630, an average of
no less than £394 per head. This
compares with an average of £125
in 1940 and £60 in 1937, Two other
bulls ran into four figures, the Hodge
Bros., Fintloch Knight being sold at
1,350 guineas and Mr. T. E. Beckett's
Hales Zwart Thane at 1,000 guineas.
The highest priced female was Pint -
loch Juliana 4th., also from the
Hodge Bros.
Although breeders found these
sensational prices highly gratifying,
they believe that the real success of
this British Friesian festival was the
combination of great individual inert
with exceptional milk and butterfat'
production. It is noteworthy that the
qualified females averaged exactly
twice the price of those which did
not qualify by the milk and butterfat
of their two nearest dams.
Want and For Saile A•ds, 3 weeks t50c
District Depot
and Basic Training
Centres in M, D. 1
By Lieut, 13. M. Pearce
If one military institution could be
singled out as of pre-eminent Import-
ance in the life of Military District
No, 1, it would be Wolseley Bar-
racks, .the home of No: 1 District
Depot, on Carling -Freights (London).
The reason is that this Depot is
the funnel through which passes a
constant stream of young Canadian
manhood enlisting for active service.
against the foe. Since war was de-
clared in September 1939, Wolseley,
Barracks has reverberated with" act-
ivity, as the young men from city,
town and countryside of 'Western
Ontario have filed in to don the uni-
form of his Majesty's Canadian 'army.
Established over Half a oenturY
ago, Wolseley Barracks is the posses-
sor of proud military history and tra
ditino. The hone of many noted Wes-
tern Ontario military units, such as
the Royal Canadian Regiment, it has
played its role down through the
years in the Boer War, the Great
War ,and new the World War.
Once again the Barracks parade
ground hears the tramp of marching
feet as hundreds of young Canadians
pass through its portals. It is here
that the lads come for their medical
examination, documentation and at-
testation, Here they receive their is-
sue of clothing and supplies and here
they are initiated into the mysteries
of army life.
Under the patient, vigilant eye of
the Sergeant-Major, they learn to
'form squad,' slope arms and march
in step. In a few weeks they will be
ready for a draft going to one of the
Basic Training centres in the district,
Officer Commanding No. 1 District
Depot is Lt. Col. William Neilson,
D.S.O., who is assisted by a very
competent staff of officers, N.C.O.'s,
clerks and Volunteers of the C.W.A.C.
During a recruiting spurt as In the
last three months, the Depot is a re-
gular beehive of activity. During one
single afternoon in January no less
than sixty young men were boarded,
documented and attested for active
service,
The Depot is a self-contained unit,
with all branches of the services rep-
resented in its administration. Its
staff Comprises 17 officers and 109
other ranks, the Officers Mess, occup-
ied in peace time by hte Royal Can-
adian Regiment, is one of the finest
in the country. The Depot can take
care of more than 500 men at a time
quite conveniently. It has all its own
stores, supervised by the Army Ser-
vice Corps and the Ordnance Corps.
A spacious and well-built drill hall
stands on , the grounds. First-class
messing facilities and hutments are
available to the men. Medical and
dental service is provided, as well as
recreational facilities of various in-
door and outdoor types. There as•
even a tailor to cara for damaged
elothhrg, 7,'he vai'ieus auxiliary se.
cies provide entet'taimnent fot',
lads.'
All active recruits ill M.D,1 me
pass' through the London Depot, or 1
Windsor Detachment. It is their fir
experience in the army and no' dou
Wolseley 13arracke ,leaves, 41 lastin
impression upon the plastlo minds
these lads who dove conic fresh fro
civilian life to make their coutrib
tion to the supreme cause.
Of prime importance in the mill
;try organization of 1VI.D.1 are tl
Baste Training dent1es at Kitchens
Chatham and Guelph. Thew centre
provide two months' 'basic tr'ainin
bout for a.ptive recruits and for trai
ees called up under the NRMA. The
have already handled some 15,00
trainees, in addition to active 1'
ci'uits.
No, 10 at Kitchener is unde
command of Lieut. -Col, Harold Bal
autyne, No. 12 at , Chatham and
Lieut, Ooy, E. M. A118511 and th
Guelph Centre under Major Garrod,
+hese officers and their capa'bl
staffs are performing a meritoriou
task in instructing young Canadian
in the fundamentals oi: soldiering, be
cause here they learn squad dril
rifle drill, bayonet fighting, protectio
against gas, and other basic inflater
instruction including discipline an
P.T. Occasonally if you are in ifitch
ever, Chatham or Guelph, you will se
the boys on a route march with riff
and pack, swinging smartly and eon
fldently, proud of their place in the
ranks
During their' two months' stay at
basic training centre, the recruits
are given intelligence and aptitude
tests to ascertain for what branch of
the 'service they are best fitted and
they ars advised to follow that
branch when they go to an advanced
training centre for instruction in
'special to the arum' studies. Bach
centre has its 'personnel' officer who.
interviews the lads and assists' them
in selecting the arm for which their
abilities and inclinations suit them,
The basic training centres consti-
tute the primary schools of military
instruction. Originally there were 28
of them scattered across Canada, but
the scheme has recently broadened
out to cope with the increasing in-
flow of recruits and trainees. Every
newly -enlisted man must receive his
rudimentary instruction at one of
these centres and the course of tui-
tion tends to give a him a sound
foundation of knowledge upon which
to build, as well as to harden him
physically. Even the officers now
graduating from Brockville must at-
tend one of these Centres for a period
of instructional duty. The Centres in
M,D.1 are recognized as 'among the
best organized in Canada and are do-
ing a fine job with the young soldiers
from Western Ontario.
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"What time do you get up in the
morning DOW?"
"As soon as the first rays• of the
sun enters my window,"
"Well, that's 'very early,, isn't it?"'
"Oh, no. You see my window faces
the west."
NOT A DISHPLOTH
Used in Washing up After Meat for
7,000 War Workers
Housewives may well envy the
great kitchens which are now part of`
Britain's: war factories, serving sub-
stantial mals at 1/5d. and washing
up in 0310 0001' 12,000 plates, cups,
saucers, knives, foi'lts and spoons
without -a single discloth,
Hereisone of their ineals:—Scotch
broth 2d; roast lamb, mint sauce and
two vegetables 9d; apple tart 2%d;
roll and butter 1%d; coffee 25.
• The new kitchens which prepare
these meals are themselves factories
in miniature, with oven as high as 5
feet, Inton one machine goes the pot-
atoes which are peeled at a speed of
66 lbs. a minute; another machine
maches the potatoes; a third rolls
out the pastry for the apple tart.
When they are allcooked, the din-
ners go into a vast hot cabinet, 180'
at a time; and 7,000 workers sit
down . to this good hot meal little
more than ten minutes after they
have knocked off work.
Anything left is tipped into a bin
and a warm spray is played upon
each side of a line of empty plates as
they pass along a conveyor belt. The
plates are then dowsed with cold
water, a hot spray is turned on them
and they dry at once as they meet
the gold air.
And not a dishcloth is used in the
washing up of this dinner for a fain-
ily of 7,000 workers for the war.
Old Lady (in aquarium)—"Can 7
get a real live shark here, my man?"
Attendant—"W-what for madam?"
"Weil, my neighbor's cat has been
eating my goldfish, and I want to
teach it a lesson."
"Inside Stories" .of Axis Gangsters'
War Looting
Melodramatic, tragic, sometimes
cynically. .comic! Read Princess Kara-
pow's articles........ "LOOT!" ...... start-
ing'in The American Weekly with
this Sunday's .(April 26) issue of'
The Detroit Sunday Times this week
end and every week,
Send us the names of your visitors-'
AUCTIONEER
9', W. AHRENS, Licensed Auction,
eer for Perth and Huron Counties
;ales Solicited. Terms on Application
Farm Stock, chattels and real estate
prope*ty, R. R. loo, 4. Mitchell
.Phone 634 r 6. Apply at this office
HAROLD JACKSON
Licensed in Huron and Perth coun-
ties, Prices reasonable; satisfaction
guaranteed. For information, write
or phone Harold Jackson, phone 14
on 661; R. R. 4, Seaforth.
EDWARD W. ELLIOTT, Licensed
Auctioneer for Huron. Correspond'
ence promptly answered. Immediate
arrangements can be made for Sale
Date by calling Phone 203, Clinton,
Charges moderate and satisfaction
guaranteed.
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