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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1942-07-09, Page 7to HOME FROM THE WARS Wooden plugs and makeshift plates help keep sieve -like H. M. S. Penelope seaworthy as ship, chief" target of one of heaviest raids on much -bombed Malta, comes safely home to British port. Hundreds of bomb and shell splinter holes pepper craft's side. What Science Is Doing WIRE SOUND RECORDER The Armour Research Founds, tion announced recently develop. anent and patenting of a device that records sound on steel wire as thin as a human hair and may, the foundation said, revolutionize the technique of transcription. Dr. Harold Vagtborg, director of the foundation, affiliated with the Illinois Institute of Teelinol- og'y, credited the device chiefly Ito Marvin Camras, 26 -year-old staff assistant physicist. The recorder is about the size of a large portable radio and an eight-hour continuous recording can be wound on a spool five inches in diameter and two inches wide, It records sound magnet- ically and there is no mechanical change in the. wire, which can be demagnetized and used again. Once the recording is made, the Bounds can be played back im- mediately without processing. Dr. Vagtborg said the wire would re- tain this recorded sound potential for years or could be wiped clean instantly by the demagnetizing process. The recorder, he said, can be set to start and stop automatic- ally and needs no attention while running. He said these advant- ages give it limitless practical ap, plications, such as: In airplanes, microphones plac- ed in the control cabins could pick up all conversations and com- mands. Housed in an asbestos case, the recorder would survive a crash and tell the story of what preceded it. It could record millions of words of .enemy propaganda at government monitoring radio sta- tions and reduce greatly the amount of critical materials used in making standard type records. The storage problem, too, would be minimized. In the home radio, the device could record a daytime program —such as a baseball game—so that those far away could hear it better. Britain's M.P.'s Make Munitions Two members of Parliament, one of them primly dressed wo- man, worked side by side with Parliamentary clerks at their ben - ekes turning out war materials. It was only part-time work, but both Miss Thelma Cazalet, a Lon- don Conservative, and Arthur Duckworth, Shrewsbury Conserva- tive, said it made them feel they were doing something extra to beat Hitler. Miss Cazalet was filing a small metal bar, while Duckworth was planing a piece of metal, "I think this is the thing to do," he said. "Any available time should be utilized. Many of my constituents work in munitions plants and I think it well that I should know how, too." Miss Cazalet, Duckworth and the Parliamentary employees first became interested in munitions work when they discovered an old lathe in the basement of the his- toric building while on fire -watch- ing duty. After a few experiments, they decided turning out war materials was better than playing darts --- heretofore their principal diver- sion while not watching for fire bombs—and asked for additional facilities, Holidays Needed Eve2a In Wartime Rest and Relaxation Neces- sary to Do Efficient Work At a time like this when war production must not be permitted to lag, some people may say we should forget all about holidays this summer and stick to our tasks, writes the Kitchener Re- cord. If a person were like a machine that can be operated 24 hours a day and seven days a week, it might be wise to fore- go vacations this summer. But there is a Iimit to what the hu- man body can endure. It re- quires rest and relaxation to do efficient work, Medical men say holidays are more necessary this year than ever, because of the pressure under which most people have been working. This view coin- cides with that of the British Government which made a study of the question. Working hours in Britain have been stepped up —but summer vacations go on be- cause vacations promote health, and health snakes for efficiency. But there is one very import- ant point vacationists should keep in iniad this year. Holidays should be planned so that the greatest benefit is derived from then. Holidays can be spoiled from the start by not using common sense and throwing caution to the winds, Hygeia, published by the American Medical Association, offers some timely advice when it says: "A person unaccustomed to any form of strenuous exer- cise other than strap -hanging in a street car obviously should take exercise in moderate doses." Besides cautioning against ov- er -exercise, Hygeia lists other "Don'ts". Don't spoil your vacation by getting painfully sunburned right at the start, The sun is good, but should bo taken in easy doses. Acquire that tan gradually. On a dull day, don't sit around for hours in a damp bathing suit. Observance of these simple rules will help to make the holi- days enjoyable. Germans Wipe Out Another Czech Town The Czech community of Les- aty in Bohemia has been razed by the Nazis on the accusation that the village hid parachutists in- volved in the slaying of Reinhard Heydrich, "protector" of Bohemia Moravia, it was reported recently in Budapest radio broadcasts heard by a Czech government lise tener in London, The Vichy French News Service quoted the Prague anounccinent as saying all the adult male popu- lation was executed. Lesaty was described as a community of about 100 inhabitants, This was the second village wiped out by the Germans in ven- geance for the death of Heydrich, the Germans havii.g boasted dune 10 they had slain the male popu- lation of Lidice, near Prague, sent the women to Concentration dimes and the children to "educational" institutions. About 850 men faced the firing squads in that village. Every Fifth House In Britain Damaged Harold Beresford Butler, new British minister to the U.S., said. Iast week on arriving In New York by clipper that at least 100,000 lives had been lost in the United Kingdom during the war and that every fifth house had been damaged oe destroyed by bombs. "We are now hitting back hard," he said in a statement. Butler, who will head the Brit- ish Information Services in the United States, succeeding Sir Ger- ald Campbell, said in reply to as question that 58,000 British ser- vicemen were killed or missing since the war started and 44,000 civilians killed in air raids. He said the defeat in Libya "will be a great disappointment to the British people." He predicted the defeat never•-- theless would have "no disheart- ening effect" upon the British morale, adding it would instead "only harden it". Modern Etiquette 1. Is it well for a person to form sudden friendships with peo- ple that one has not known but a very short time? 2. When one is a guest at a small dinner, should one accept a helping of every dish offered? 3. What is the first rule one should observe in giving a success- ful party? 4. When people persist in talk- ing at the theatre, is it permiss- ible to ask them to stop? 5. What woman should a man seat at the dinner table? 6. Isn't it poor manners to make extravagant remarks about a wos man's new dress, when in a group? ANSWERS 1. It is far better to proceed more cautiously, until one is bet- ter acquainted, before forming a real friendship. An old proverb says: "Beware equally of a sud- den friend and a slow enemy." 2. Yes. We all have our likes and dislikes, but at a small din- ner it is embarrassing to the hos- tess when a guest refuses a dish. One can at least manage a small quantity. 3. To bring together only peo- ple whom the hostess is sure will be congenial. 4. Yes, but do so quietly and as pleasantly as possible: If they resent the request or ignore it, speak to the usher, Only the most rude and ill-bred people are guilty of this, 5, The woman on his right. .6. Yes. A complementary re- mark can be made privately, but should be avoided when others are present. 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About an hour passed, and then as lion put its head through the tent flap. "Do you know a fellow called Jones?" it asked, • "I do," said Smith, backing away. "All!" said the lion, "he owes you a pound." First Patient (pompously): "Well, I can really say I arra a self-made man." Second Patient (sadly) "You're in luck. I'm the re- vised work of mar wife anti three surgeons." The chief constable of a sinall town was also an expert veterin- ary surgeon. One night the tele- phone bell rang. The chief ,con- stable's wife answered. "Is that Mr, Jenkins?" asked an agitated voice. "Do you want any husband in his capacity as veterinary surgeon tr as chief constable?" "Both, madam," came the re- ply. "We can't get our new bull- dog to open his mouth, and there's a burglar in it" Mitre: "'Tis a fine kid you have there. A magnificent head and noble features. Say, could you lend me a couple of dollars?" • Pat: "I could not. 'Tis my wife's child by her first hus- band." A Scot called at the cat's -meat shop one morning, gave his ad- dress, and asked that a penny- worth be left there in the after- noon. Some time later the vendor was suprised when the man rushed in and told him to cancel the order. "What's the matter?" inquired -the butcher. "Is your cat dead?" "No, no, no," puffed the pian, ,."he's caught a mouse." Witty Boarder: "Ah, your steak is like the weather this evening,.. Rather raw." Witty Landlady: "Indeed? By the way, your board bill is like the weather, too. Un- settled." German 'Birth -Bate Shows An Increase German birth figures for the Iast year confirm the evidence of previous years that Hitler has at- tained a considerable degree of success with his campaign to in, crease the birthrate. They show, indeed, some small decline as compared with 1940, but the fact remains that last year's total of 1,528,000 births in the Reich (in - eluding Austria, the Sudetenland ,and Danzig) represents an in- crease of over 400,000 on the numbers born in the same terri- tories in the year of Hitler's ad- vent to power. New Cafe Service For C.N.R. Trains "Coffee Shop" to Cope with increased Passenger Traffic Cafe cars of a type new to Canada are about to be placed in service on the Canadian National Railways. While described as a cafe car this new example of dining car equipment has also been termed a "coffee shop" ear. It is entire- ly different in interior plan from the standard type of dining car. Increasing passenger traffic due to growing wartime business has placed heavy demands on railway dining cars and these new units designed by Canadian National experts are being provided to cope with that demand. These ears have been evolved in the stream line manner to ex- pedite service and to provide for a greater number of patrons within a given tine than is pos- sible with the more leisurely movement usual in the conven- tional type. Increased Accommodation The new car has kitchen and pantry in the centre of the floor space with a dining eompartnient on each side of the kitchen. In the dining compartments each accommodating twenty patrons there are no chairs, seating being provided by comfortable setees placed along the side walls. Tables for two are arranged in front of the setees leaving the centre floor space clear for service, Each dining compartment has accommodation for twenty guestai and the total of forty which may be seated at one time is a greater capacity than that of standard diners. The majority of these latter vary from thirty to thirty- six hirtysix seats. Tables in the coffee shop cave have smooth colored tops of psal- tery anotery material quickly and easily cleaned. Table covers will not be used, but napkins will be provid- ed. Prices for all meals are being moderately scaled. Light Cigarettes With 100 ''• ills It was everybody's party an Corregidor when the job of des- troying the island's American and Filipino currency, including $100,- 000,000 of Philippine pesos, was begun a few days before surren- der to Japan, says Newsweek, In Melbourne last week, Col. R. G. Jenks, one of the last six Arnett - can officers evacuated from the fortress, reported: "One of the few joys the Corregidor boys had was to fulfil a life's ambition— lighting cigarets with $100 bills." HOW CAN 1? Q. How can I remove grease from the hair? A. A teaspoon of borax us warm water when washing thea, hair removes grease and improves the appearance of the hair, Q. How can I make aevilled eggs? A. A. good recipe for deviled eggs is 1 tbsp. of mustard, '4.- tsp. salt, Ye-tbsp. butter, 6 eggs. hard boiled. Cut the eggs ire halves, mash the yolks, season with salt, mustard, and add 'de- tbsp, melted butter. Fill the egg whites. Q. How can I keep the cover of the cook book clean? A. Make a cover for the book of flowered oilcloth. This will cover all its blemishes and at the same time give it a surface that may be wiped off easily in the future. Q. How can I remove the paper label on a bottle? A. It can be readily removed by first wetting it and then hold- ing it near a flame of the stove, Q. How can I make a cleanser for wicker furniture? A. Good cleansers for wicker furniture are salt and water. or solution of warm water and little turpentine. Either solution will clean out the crevices Bice magic, Stalin's Son Gets Award For Bravery Joseph V. Stalin's son Vassily, recently was awarded the order of the Red Banner for his services as a colonel in the Russian air force. The decoration awarded young Stalin, who still is in his. twenties, was in a long list an- nounced on the eve of Germany's invasion of the Soviet union., The citation read: "For excel.. lently carrying out military pro- jects of the command in the frond line battle with the German age gressors and showing at the same tune bravery and valor." Another of Stalin's sons, Jacob, a lieutenant, was mentioned in despatches list Aug, 16 for fight- ing with an artillery battery until his last round of ammunition was fired. . SAFES Protect your sSUUIis and (:ASA front FIRE and THIEVES. We have n size and type of Safe, or Cabinet, for any purpose. Vielt ns, or write for mires, etc. to Dept. W. ,J.&j.TAVLEI LiM;TES! TORONTO SAFE WORKS 14a front 't. E., ('organ. Established 3350. aasc Li'.t S F AVE ISE UM. BAB'! CHICKS WE'RE READY TO FILL ORDERS on pullets and day-old chicks. You'll likely find need for these before end of year, so advise early ordering. Bray Hatchery, 180 John, Hamilton, Ont. 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