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The Seaforth News, 1942-06-11, Page 6PAGE Si THE S+ +ORTH NEWS THIJRSPAY,' .JUNE 11, 1942 C.P.R. Shop nen GiveGun For Freedom Canada's mounting share in the `k.-, fight against the Axis was emphasized by Brigadier F. M. W. Harvey, V.C., Officer Com- manding Military District 13, when on Saturday afternoon, May 23rd, he received the 100th naval gun produced at the. Canadian Pacific Railway's Ogden Shops, at Calgary, as a gift from the muni- tions workers there to the nation. "Let us hope that it goes into action soon," he said, "on a Cana- dian ship, with Canadian gunners behind its sights." Although rate of production at Ogden has not been revealed by authorities. the 100th piece of war ordnance came off the as- sembly line there, some time ago. Paying all shop costs and cost of material on this particular gun, the employees presented it to the country in a simple but impres- sive ceremony narking, as one of the speakers said, a fine spirit of national and industrial solidarity. The gun itself is an all-purpose naval weapon, designed for use against submarines and surface craft, as well as sky raiders, throwing a shell of approximate- ly 12 pounds from its long barrel. In receiving the gun from R. Alderman, representative of the shopmen. Briradisr Harvav rpn- resented Hon. C. D. Howe, Min- ister of Munitions and Supply for Canada.. The Canadian Pacific Railway Company was represent- ed by W. A. Mather, vice-pres- ident of Western lines, who offi- cially received from the employees a cheque 'for shop costs on the gun, and by H. B. Bowen, Chief of Motive Power, from Montreal. J. L. Gubbins, works manager, acted as chairman. The Guard of Honor was made up of war veterans among the shopmen under Capt. McLennan. Pictures show Brigadier Harvey inspecting the Guard of Honor, the gun and a glimpse of the actual presentation ceremony. Inventors Have Many Ideas For The War Set up by the government in or- der that no practical invention that would help win the war would be overlooked, the Inventions Board serves literally as an agent for Can- ada's thousands of amateur and pro- fessional inventors. The board itself does not design, produce or use devices, weapons, machines or equipment based on the inventions submitted to it. It merely serves as a clearing house for the ideas submitted and makes sure that they reach the department, services or people who could use them. If you, for instance, invent a new machine gun that you think would help lick Hitler, the army is the ser- vice that would be most interested in. using it. You send your invention to the inventions board; its examiners take a look at it to make sure it is not a completely •impractical idea or one which is already in use, and then they send it on to the army official who would be interested in develop- ing and possibly using this new gun. The army liaison officer, if he thinks the idea is worth while; then submits it to army engineers and others who would be concerned with production and use of the new gun. From there on it is up to the army and you. If the army wants the idea, the board introduces you to the right officers and you are in on the ground floor. If it doesn't, then you are spared the trouble of wasting your time sitting in an office outside general head- quarters. Canadians have inventive minds, In spite of all the overtime work dur- ing 1941 some 7,000 of them, includ- ing university professors, college students, skilled workers, clerksand business men, bankers and even housewives, found time to invent something that they thought would win the war. Most of these inventions will nev- er be used. In fact a very small per- centage had any possibilities, but Canada wants themto keep on in- venting, mventing, for some day they may find a secret and potent weapon. If you want to know what Canada's inven- tors thought about last year, here is a general idea; Between 700 and 800 of them suggested new tykes of bombe to drop on Hitler, Hirohito or Benito. That was the meat popular inventors' pastime. One invented an engine to run without fuel and several others off- ered new types°of engines which still require something on which to open - ate. Four, believe it or not, thought. they had discovered perpetual mo- tion. That percentage, by the way; is remarkably low. A great many offered new radio locators, detectors and radio -directed devices to baffle the enemy. A few had same original ideas on bombsights but none was as good as the ideas ilready developed by the professional physicists. The submarine attacks on the At- lantic coast brought a flood of anti - torpedo devices, and air raids over. Britain brought an equal number of anti-aircraft and bomb net inven- tions. The Commandos caught the fancy of a number of inventors who devis- ed boats with wheels to help them land on European shores and mobile pill boxes so that they could cart them around with them wherever they went. A very few presented ideas on how to stop tanks, several others had blackout ideas, one of which, by the way, was accepted, and amateur aer- onautical engineers who like design- ing new planes and rocket ships are almost legion. This year the number of inven- tions will not be smaller, if early re- turns are any indication, for in March they came in at a rate of some 200 a week. If you have an idea in the back of your head that you think might win the war, the Government would like to have a look at it and a chance to put it into service. First, write the Inventions Board, National Research Council Building, Sussex street, Ottawa, and tell them what your idea is. You don't have to submit any blueprints or plans, mod- els or complicated designs, just ex- plain as simply as possible what you have in mind. Sufficient details must be given, however, to enable the mer- its of the idea to be thoroughly con- sidered. After examining your idea the in- ventions board will write to you tell- ing you one of two things: that the plan ie not usable either because something similar, or better, is al- ready in use, or it is not considered practical; or else that it wants furth- er information and considers the idea has lioseibilities. Lacly--"I'm not giving you this two -pence because you deserve it, but because it peases me." Beggar—"Thanks, lady. Couldn't Yer spring it a bob an' 'ave a real bit o' fun?". Outdoor Protection From Mosquitoes Effective protective mixtures ag- ainst mosquitoes -and other biting insects may be obtained at drug stores, but in the event of a person desiring to prepare his own remedy, the Division of Entomology, Domin- ion Department of Agriculture, re- commends the following four recipes 1. 0i1 of citronella, 3 oz.; spirits of camphor, 1 oz.; oil of tar, 1 oz.; oil of pennyroyal, % oz.; castor oil, 4 to 6 oz., depending on the sensit- iveness of the skin. The use of castor oil is to prevent injury to the skin by the essential ingredients. 2. Oil of citronella, 2 oz.; castor oil, 2 dz., oil of pennyroyal, / oz. 3. Oil- of tar, 2 oz.; castor oil 2 oz., oil of pennyroyal 3 oz. 4: Gum camphor, 3 oz.; salol, 3 oz.; petrolatum, 4 oz. Smudges when properly used are of greab assistance; particularly in the bush, in warding off attacks of mosquitoes. Properly built a smudge should last an hour. An area of sev- al feet square should be cleared of debris and humus and - the . mineral soil exposed. A bright fire should then be started and several fair sized sticks of dry wood added. This should be allowed to burn until a consider- able bed of bright embers has been formed. While it is burning, dry wood, heaps of green ferns, leaves, damp leaf mould, rotten weed aiid other debris should begethered from the forest floor, Place dry wood on the fire, and when well ablaze, heap MI the debris and replenish as re- quired. Insects and Disease In Vegetable Garden The more a garden is tended, the less likelihood there will be ofdee- tructlon of plants by iuseet pests, but, no matter what precautions are taken, insect and disease outbreaks' are apt to occur at times in the best regulated gardens. Under such "con- ditions, the gardener must resort to the use of insecticides and fungicides or other artificial methods of protec- ting the garden from pests. To make the most effective use of these con- trol practices, the gardener should become familiar with the common insects and plant diseases so that they may be quickly recognized. Plants should be carefully and sys- tematically examined during the en- tire season in order that the garden, pests may be detected in their early stages. Insects and diseases are much easier to control when they first ap- pear than after they have become established, and for this reason the gardener, particularly where the gar- den is extensive, should continually be in a state of preparedness by hav- ing 'supplies av-ing'supplies of insecticides and fung- icides on hand with spraying and dusting equipment in good working condition. The gardener who may not have much knowledge about In- sects and diseases in vegetable gar dens, will find Special Pamphlet No. 45, War -time Production Series, "Control of Insects and Diseases in Vegetable Gardens" helpful. It gives full information on the subject, in- cluding a list of insects and a list of diseases common to both Eastern and Western Canada. In addition, formu- lae are recommended for making up the various poison mixtures. There are also dilution tables which show the amounts of water to be mixed with the insecticides for biting in- sects, and for sucking insects, and also the amount of nicotine sulphate to be added to hydrated lime in 3 and 5 per cent dusts for sucking insects. The pamphlet may be obtained free by writing to the Publicity and Ex- tension Division, Dominion Depart- ment of Agriculture, Ottawa. The teacher was attempting to ex- plain to her class the meaning of the word faith. Teacher—"Children, what are these two objects?" Children—"A peanut and a cup." Teacher—"Good. Now watch care- fully what • I do." She placed the pea- nut under the cup. • "Now children, how many of you can see the peanut is under the cup?" Every hand was raised. "Fine, now you see, what I ani trying to tell you. When you be- lieve something you cannot see, that is faith." After a moment of silence she continued, "Bill, will you tell us what faith is?" Bill—"Faith is a peanut under a cup." Etheiwyn Hobbes, is CBC's official guide to wise shopping, Every Wed- nesday at 4.03 p;m. WORLD'S FIRST CATTLE HEALTH INSURANCE Will Save Britain 50,000,000 Gallons Of Milk a Year Fifty million gallons of mills each year, as well as large quantities of meat, are expected to be saved in Britain by a. health insurance scheme for dairy herds, the first of its kind in the World. The object is to reduce losses caused by the four principal scourges of dairy cows—mastitis, contagious abortion, sterility and . Johne's dis- ease. Although the scheme is entire- ly voluntary, it is expected that 30,- 000 British herds, comprising nearly half a million animals, Will be regis- tered in the first year. The farmer selects his own "vet." who, in return for annual fees rang- ing according to the number kept, front 2s.66. for heifers to 12s.Gd. for cows, examines the herd at least four times a year and also makes any further visits required for treat- ing animals affected. The farmer, on his part, is expected to look out for the first symptoms of disease and to comply with certain control meas- ures. The scheme will be run jointly byrt' Britain's National Veterinary Medicals' Association and the Ministry of Ag- riculture who are providing free lab- oratory services for diagnostic work, abortion vaccine free of charge, and sulphanilamide at greatly reduced cost. A small committee is to be set up by the Ministry to settle disputes between the farmers and the veter- inary surgeons. AUCTIONEER F. W. AHRENS, Licensed Auction eer for Perth and Huron Counties sales Solicited. Terms on Application. Farm Stock, chattels and real estate prope"ty. R. R. No. 4. Mitchell. Ani Phone 634 r 6. 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