Zurich Herald, 1942-03-26, Page 3'War Ministers Inspect New Railway Munitions Plant
A BIG WAR PLANT, the existence of which had been unknown
to the general public, was given national recognition when three
members of the Federal Cabinet officially inspected the National
Railways Munitions shops at Montreal, operated by the Canadian
National Railways. The Ministers were Hon. C. D. Howe, Minister of
Munitions and Supplies; Hon. Angus Macdonald, Minister of Naval
Services; and Hon. W. P. Mulock, Postmaster General. They were
Welcomed to the plant by R. C. Vaughan, President of the Canadian
National Railways. Upper left. -:-Mr. Howe watches Miss Josephine
Skull, instructor of women workers, operating a turret lathe. Centre—
Finished guns assembled for government inspection. Right—Mr.
'Macdonald examines the breech of one of the finished guns.
Have You Heard?
Puffing and blowing, the young
man just managed to jump into a
carriage as the. train Ieft the sta-
tion.
The middle-aged man in the
corner eyed him with scorn,
"When I was your age, my
lad," he said, "I could run half
a mile, catch a train by the skin
of my teeth, and yet be as fresh
no a daisy."
"Yes," gasped the young fel-
low, "but I missed this one at
the last station."
He was telling her his fa-
mily history. "My grandfather
was a poor, hard-working
elockmaker, When he died
he left his estate which con-
sisted of two hundred clocks,
to my father."
"How interesting," b a e
said. "It must have been real
fun winding up his estate.'
A teacher sent this note to the
another of an unruly pupil:
"Dear Mns. Jones, I regret very
much to inform yet that your
son, Robert, idles away his time,
is disobedient, quarrelsome, and
disturbs other students who are
trying to work. He needs a good
thrashing and I strongly urge that
you give him one."
This was the reply she received:
"Dear Miss Smith — Lick him
yourself. I ain't mad at flim.
They were having their
first quarrel.
"I'm disappointed" said
the husband, "When we
were first married I thought
you were an angel." •
"Yes," retorted his wife.
"1 suppose that's why you
never bought me any
clothes."
"Didn't you hear the siren?"
asked the A.R.P. warden advising
an old countryman to take cover.
With enemy planes droning over-
head, the rnan was still strolling
about the streets.
"Yes, I heard 'un," said the
old man, "but that bain't nothing
to do with me. I lives at—," giv-
ing the name of his village, five
miles away.
Brown: "My wife went to
see the doctor last week, and
he told her to take plenty of
exercise."
Smith: "And is she doing
it?"
Brown: "Well, if jurnping
at conclusions and running
up bills can be called 'exer-
cise, she is."
The class was studying magne-
tism.
"Robert," asked the master,
"how many natural magnets are
there?"
"Two, sir," was the surprising
answer.
' A.nd will you please name
them?"
"Blondes and brunettes,"
Grass collected from the road -
Aide provided a Kent, England,
butcher with five tons of winter
roodo `
f 1 his stock.
tock.
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Modern Etiquette
BY ROBERTA LEE
1. Is it proper to guess at a
name if one has not heard it dis-
tinctly during an introduction?
2. What does an invalid do if
she wishes to return calls that
have been made upon her?
3. Should cantaloupe be eaten
with a spoon?
4. Is it proper for a man
to sandwich himself between two
women when walking with them
on the street?
5. Is it good form to leave
some food on the plate when
finishing a meal?
6.. Are postscripts to letters in
good taste? z
ANSWERS
1. No; it is much better•to ask
and be correct, rather than to
guess and have to be corrected.
The proper thing to say would
be: "I'ni very sorry, but I did not
hear your name correctly," or
"Did Mr. Johnson call you Mien
Ferris? I'm sorry, but I did not
hear very well."
2. She may make her calls by
proxy. In other wordy she may
send a daughter or close friend
in her place. This, of course, is
not expected of her, but it is
a nice gesture on her part.
3. No; the fork should be used.
4. No. The man always takes
the curb side of the pavement,
whether he is walking with one
woman or with several.
5. No, it is not at all necessary,
6. No. These should be avoid-
ed as much as possible, as they
are merely afterthoughts and in-
dicate a slipshod manner in the
composition of your letters. One
should take pains to include ev-
erything he wishes to say in the
body of the letter.
Nazi Subs Carry
Two Bomber Planes
Rudolph Ilasbrook, a member
of the London auxiliary fire force,
says the Germans now have sub-
marines equipped with two bomb-
ing planes each which would
make possible air raids as far
inland as Chicago. Addressing
civilian defence leaders in Chi-
cago, Hasbrook said the Nazis
could bring the subs to the sur-
face at night, assemble their
bombers, fly out to bomb their
objectives and return to their
submarine bases. The bombers
are stored in the submarine's hold
he said.
Eyelet Brass
Enough brass to make cartridge
cases for a million artillery shells
a year, states Science Service,
will be saved by using substitutes
for brass in shoe eyelets.
Mount McKinley, National Park
in Alaska, embraces 3,300 square
mile .
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Q, How can I prevent water
that has been spilled on hardwood
floors from spotting?
A. Rub with a cloth dipped
in turpentine, using a regular
motion. Then dry with another
clean cloth.
Q. How can I prevent a rug
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A. A remedy suggested for a
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this must be done to each corner.
Q. How can I bleach clothes?
when Laundering them?
A. Add. a teaspoon of turpen-
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white clothes. It aide materially
the bleaching process.
Q. How can I prevent tarnish
On silverware?
A. A few pieces of camphor
dropped into the silverware
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Q. How can I clean old coins?
A, Apply powdered whiting
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Teacher: "Robert, give me
a sentence which includes the
word 'fascinate: Robert (af-
ter deep thought): "My fa-
ther has a waistcoat with 10
buttons on, but he can only
fasten eight."
Send More Eggs
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What Science
Is Doing
RANDOM ITEMS
Random items from the annual
meeting of the American Associa-
tion for the Advancement of Sci-
ence:
Fish in the rivers of the Great
Plains country taste through their
fins—all except the tail fin. Their
best -tasting taste buds are scat-
tered around on the others, Dr.
George A. Moore of Oklahoma
A. and M. College has found.
You weigh less standing on a
chair than on the floor—and Dr.
Dayton H. Clewell of Dallas can
tell you just how much. It's be-
cause the body is that much
farther from the centre of the
earth. Dr. Clewell's gadget is a
gravimeter, used in petroleum
prospecting.
The spectroscopic eye can de-
tect invisible gases rising in min-
ute, telltale quantities over areas
where there may he oiI deposits.
Some oil companies are using the
spectroscope 310W.
If you want to keep your own
teeth for a long, long time—move
to Deaf Smith County, Texas.
The average there is about one
decayed, missing or filled tooth
per child, compared to 5, 10 or
even more, elsewhere. Lots of
sunshine, foods high in phosphorus
content, calcium in the soil, just
the right amount of fluroine in
the water.
Quoting Dr. Edward Taylor,
director of the dental division of
the state department of health:
"The people themselves typi-
cal western Americans — live a
free, open life, comparatively ex-
empt from nervous tension, grow-
ing and consuming a great vari-
ety of foods for their tables,"
Railroads Seen As
Great War Machines
That Canada was marked by
destiny to become the connecting
link between the two great Anglo-
Saxon democracies, the United
States and the British Common-
wealth of Nations, was the key-
note of an address delivered by
Major P. L. C. Bond, D,S.O.,
president of the American Rail-
way Engineering Association, at
the 43rd annual meeting of the
association, which opened in Chi-
cago last week.
In his address to the directors,
Major Bond, who is vice-president
and general manager, Central
Region, Canadian National Rail-
ways, pointed out that the rail-
roads are the greatest war ma-
chine on the continent and the
originating end of the vital lines
of communication which reach
around the world in both direc-
tions from North America.
Major Bond said that the or-
ganization served "as a reservoir
from which to draw qualified per-
sonnel for advisory technical
committees to perform some spe-
cial service on short notice." He
stated that recently one commit-
tee had been formed to consider
a temporary revision of specifica-
tions for track material, at the
instance of the War Production
Board, Another committee is en-
gaged on an emergency study of
ways and means to reduce rubber
consumption. A third was asked
to arrive at a prompt conclusion
as to the effect upon the restric-
tions of soda ash in the treatment
of water for use in locomotive
boilers, as all these materials,
steel, rubber and soda ash, must
be conserved for war purposes.
"These are a few illustrations of
what must be expected in con-
stantly increasing measure,"
Major Bond concluded,
girds On Wing
Built For Speed
Ground for "Tall Tales" Says
Alice Boyd In Our Dumb
Animals
Hunters tell "tall tales' about
the speed of the duck that got
away, and there is ground for
their stories. Canvasbacks and
teal ars 'known to fly at 50 to 38
miles an hour. A pheasant's best
speed has been ascertained to be
40 miles an hour, while a partridge
travels about Zvi miles an hour.
Birds of prey, such as eagles and
hawks, have great flying speed,
but not for sustained flights over
long distances. They are able to
sweep down upon their victims
with sudden bursts of speed, which
in the case of the duck hawk, ons
a the world's fastest birds, has
a.ACLASSIFIE
been timed at 160 and 180 miles an
hour. The eagle has been estimat-
ed as swooping at the late of 120
miles, though it does not fly
straightaway at that speed.
As a result of the nlauy races
held among horning pigeons, it has
been proved that their hest speed
is not more than a mile a minute.
Pigeons can rise almost vertically
and attain their maximum speed
quickly.
The humming bird has real pick-
up,
ickup, nigh speed cameras have shown
that it flies from a standing start
at 45 miles an hour, which means
that its wings vibrate at the rate
of 55-75 beats a second.
Perhaps the fastest fliers of all
the birds are, as their name sug-
gests, the swifts. So streamlined
are these birds that even their
nostrils point backward. An Asiatic
species has bean estimated to fly
at the rate of pasibly 220 miles an
hour.
Birds are built for speed and
their breast muscles are 100 times
more powerful, relatively, than
those of a man.
Prophecy Accurate
The Daily Sketch of London re-
calls that G.ermany's Hindenburg
once said Russia was so vast she
would swallow the largest army.
Parachutes mildew unless they
are packed in refrigerated stor-
age.
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