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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1943-09-30, Page 6E SEMFORTII NEWS T,HURSPAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1043 l?Veol{1 Editor tor ,Looks 1 million units is expected,'Peniciilin M Ottawa By Jim Greenblat This column, which goes out. to far and hindermost ruches of Canada,. feels, it cannot over -emphasize the appeal to the "small investor" to think of the contribution he or she i4 going to, or should make to the forthcoming Fifth Victory Loan. Ev- erywhere, in all, the towns and vill- ages—they tell me at headquarters here—great preparations are being made by local committees to top lo- cal objectives. You know the fellows —your banker, your baker, your • merchant, your school teacher, your farm community leader, your ordin- ary guy we -king behind the counter, will be appealing to you to "Speed Victory." The hundreds of releases which go through this office from. army,, navy and airforce, telling in piecemeal of the epic of deeds,the sacrifices of your boys over there impels me to keep this subject "hot" before you and to try and convey the idea of the tremendous urgency of sending your spare dollars to strengthen muscles of our war ef- fort. e e * Our producers in Canada will be a fundamental of any post-war econ- omics, national and international. The coal ruiner, the farmer,, the fish- erman, the fruit grower, have a job ahead. This was pointed out in Ot- tawa in speeches before clubs made this week by a distinguished visitor, 'William Mebane, M.P., parliament- ary secretary to the British Minister of Food, Lord Woolton. He emphas- ized that our task to produce food stuffs will be one of the greatest in history, because Europe right now is in a "state of nutritional exhaus- tion." He was sure our post war problem would not be surpluses, but maybe shortages in such things as we produce in this country; meats, dairy products, fats and oils. Anoth- er interesting point he made—and I must boil these down to space—that out of every $10 worth of food bought in Britain $9.50 is controlled. Price stabilization is fundamental to the British system of food control. * * * A former weekly newspaper pian, now associate editor of publications for the Boy Scouts Association of Canada, Bert Mortlock, came to this office the other day and mentioned a little thing he'd like a "plug" on na- tionally. That's "Apple Day" carried out by the Scouts in communities across the country at various dates next month. A hundred thousand strong, the Boy Scouts seek to raise money for summer camp equipment a hundred and one other activities. It's not a little thing, but a big one. These are the boys whom we'll de- pend on to "Carry On, Canada" when the still visionary days of peace come; our future citizens, workers, business men, statesmen. Sure, the folks aren't going to turn the Scouts down on Apple Day in any commun- ity. * * * Items you may have missed: Total of all grains marketed during the 1942-48 crop year was 486,823,292 bushels, an increase of 192,968,720 over the previous crop year. Christ- mas trees supply will be short owing to transportation and manpower ex- igencies. Even the type of twine us- ed for binding them is in short sup- ply. Maybe folks will have to impro- vise as in other things. Don't start construction of a dwelling or other project without a license, warns Mu- nitions Minister Hows. Because of the scarcity of materials a policy of drastic curtailment is now in effect. Present personnel of the Canadian Navy, including some 3,700 Wrens, is about 70,000 officers and men; it was less than 2,000 when war be- gan. A full blooded Mismac Indian, Clarence Glod,e of Digby county, was working on the new Tribal des- troyer "Micmac" as a rivet heater. The boat was launched on Sept. 18 at Halifax. Besides politicians Otta- wa is beginning to be famous for former world boxing champions; the second to appear here in as many weeks as a referee is Jack Sharkey. Answering an urgent appeal nearly 600 Ottawa women, including some grandmothers, registered here one night in the registration of half-day help for the Civil Service. The RCAF has expanded from a person- nel of 4,000 before the war to 200,- 000 now. * * * One of the greatest of all discov- eries in bactoria killing drugs, pen- icillin, a miracle for war wounds, and which will also be invaluable in peacetime, is to be produced in Tor'- onto and Montreal in Dominion Gov- ernment financed plants, employing 250 men and women, The initial contract is for 26 billion units larg- est single order for medical supplies placed by Munitions department. The plants will be in operation by February, 1944, and by mid-April a weekly average production of 500 has certain qualities superior to sulfa drugs. It 1$ produced through growth of a mould, similar to -that you'll find on cheese, When your hear of bil- lions of units, 'don't think there will be enough right away to serve all Humanity, I em told that in, difficult cases it takes between two and three million units of penicillin, so figure: it out that way, ,0 * As one keeps coming across facts and figures on Canada's part in the United Nations war effort one has to look past the, word "government" to that of "people" to realize the gig- antic collective jobbeing done. Just imagine the men and women hours in the terse 'statement that snore than 36 per cent. of the motorized equipment used throughout the en- tire Middle East was of Canadian make; also 50 per cent. of the load carrying vehicles used by General Montgomery's 8th Army in North. Africa, Its hard to realize that our 1943 production of scientific instru- ments for war purposes totalled 250 million dollars. We have 1,110,000 workers engaged in munitions work turning out 55- million dollars worth a week. Since the war started • the Dominion has expended on war con- struction and ;production 6 4 billion dollars. 'Why, Canada has built two of the largest 'blast furnaces in the British Empire, this summer turning out pig iron at the rate of two and a half million tons a year. Getting less publicity than the Navy, Army or Air Force, but never- theless worthy of the highest praise and respect of the people are Cana- da's Merchant Seamen. They are a numerous lot too, judging by the fact that 40,500 are certified to date in the central registry in Ottawa. Casualties from merchant ships of Canadian registry alone; 600 miss- ing and presumed dead; 147 captur- ed by the enemy and now prisoners of war. * * * Interesting note to farmers: A ton of timothy hay contains about 18 pounds of nitrogen, 61/2 pounds of phosphoric acid, and around 30 lbs. of potash. This is rather more than would be returned to the land by a ton of ordinary green farmyard ma- nure. If no fertilizers were applied, continuous crops of timothy would rapidly deplete the soil, the same is true in a general. way of other grasses, the Department of Agricul- ture states. Why Post Merles, The origin of the word "POST" is veiled in the mists of antiquity. It may be of ancient military origin, Public notices,as proclaimed by mil- itary occupation were nailed to a post, set up in a public place. Hence the writing in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin, which Pilate had his soldiers nail at the top of the post, of the Cross of Crucifixion, "outside the city walls," To "Post a notice," was literally to attach a notice to a post. The en- campment of soldiers was beside such a post, and frequently a guard was stationed beside the post, to ex- plain the notice (for few could read) and perhaps also to prevent it's be- ing torn down, Camps of soldiers at these "posts" would wait to receive written orders or other messages from headquart- ers, and as the king's business al- ways required haste, the carriers hastened from "post to post" at such an urgent speed that it was soon described as "post haste." Why Peet -Office Subsequently, shelters were built at these stopping places which .be; came fixed locations, and it is easily understood that the building ocoup- ied by a military "officer" would be called an 'office. This would relate the words "post-offiee," and as such they have come down to us. But for many centuries the post office, or office at the post, was for military purposes only, In early Christian times, buildings were er- ected at various places in which to. shelter converts, and such institu- tions were more or less related under a central head or management. Also with the increase in, learning, stud- ents had to live far from home, and in consequence messengers had to travel bearing letters, or messages, from home or headquarters, and in due course carry replies in return. letThters.is made it necessary for private persons to undertake the carrying of Why "Letters"? � 'le tor"was originally a con- ventional Or unnatural)' mark to express or represent a sound. At a time when very few people could read, anyone could recognise a spec- ially designed mark as a letter; and a row of them making words, were of course nothing but the plural, "letters.". So the marks which were "letters" introduced the use of a collection of them being called "a letter." Why ""Mails" ? In this our introiluetory article to Post marks :in general, and Canadian in particular, we will conclude by eleering up the origin of another word which has been applied to something entirely different to its original usage, As alreadymentioned, letters Were originaly orders of a military nature. In later years as warfare be- came more dangerous, soldiers wore parts of their clothing made of met- al, These metal suits were called coats of mail, l!,ven gloves were cov- ered with pieces of metal, and the mailed fist" is a term still used to describe hard, cruel treatment. The soldiers thus clothed and car-, rying.these letters were nailed men," and one was "the mailed man," which repeated quiekly 'be came the "mail man." Now, ^ not only is the man from "the post." the ",post man," bub also that which he carries is "the mail." Send us the names of your visitors.' Regulations to Protect Potato Crop Regulations have been passed un- der the Plant Disease Act of Ontario respecting bacterial ring rot in pota- toes. The new regulations will be administered by the Fruit Branch, Ontario Department of Agriculture, while inspection will be carried on by members of the Crops, Seeds and Weeds Branch of the same depart- ment. The disease was first reported in Ontario during the growing season of 1938. A recent survey showed several cases of infection in the Pro- vince and growers, dealers and de- partment officials;felt regulations necessary to stamout this disease and safeguard the potato -growing industry of Ontario. With these important considera- tions in mind the new regulations state that if bacterial ring rot is • found on any farm or in any ware- house, storage or processing plant, it will be necessary for those directly in charge to dispose of all potatoes ' on such lands or premises as the Director may prescribe. It will fur-' ther be necessary to disinfect such premises and all equipment pertain- ing thereto, including machinery,' bags and containers in such manners and with such disinfectant as the ; director may prescribe. When any potato machinery or other potato equipment, except sprayers and dus- ters, has been moved from one farm to another, such machinery shall not; be used in production, planting, cul 1 tivation or harvesting of potatoes until the machinery or equipment has been thoroughly disinfected. I Efforts are being made to impress upon all grower's and dealers the seriousness of this comparatively new disease in the Province. It is hoped that spread and development will be curtailed by means of prey-' entive and sanitary methods, A farm to farm survey in specialized potato growing areas is now under way to ; ascertain the extent and prevalence of the disease. To date this season several cases have been located, re- sulting in loss amounting- to thous- ands of dollars to growers, Further particulars may be secur- ed from county agricultural repres- entatives, Suspicious or affected plants or tubers should be sent to. the plant pathologist, Central gaper. hire/ital. Farm, dttawa, for identifica- tion, and the Ontario Department of Agriculture should be notified of any outbreak of the disease. , Big Fleet of New Locomotives for War Duty HcAVIER wartime freight and pas - senger traffic on lines of the Can- adian National Railways calls for more power and R. C. Vaughan, Chairman and President of the National System, has welcomed the delivery of the first of 30 powerful 6,200 class, Northern Type, locomo- tives. This new 6235 is already in service carrying war freight needed by the armed services, and as each succeeding engine is receivedit will, be promptly broken in for war duty. These locomotives are really "mon- sters," being 94 feet 9%inches overall and weigh 677,890 pounds in working Order. They carry 11,600 gallons of water and 18 tons of coal. A feature of these engines is a wartime substi- tution of steel plate bells manufac- tured in the company's Montreal shops, for the traditional bronze bell, the bronze being required for war needs. -Mr. Vaughan, inspecting the first of new engines, sat in the driver's seat as F. •G. Pike, the driver, ex- plained the use of the instruments, counter Check Books • We Are Selling Quality Books Books 'are Well Made, Carbon is Clean and Copies Readily. All styles, Carbon Leaf and Black Back. Prices as Low as You Can Get Anywhere. Get our Quotation on Your Next Order. • The Seaforth News SEAFORTH, ONTARIO,