HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1942-12-31, Page 6Have You Heard?
The head of the house was read
Ing a newspaper articlevery care..
Yully. When he had come to the
and he remarked to his wife: "Do
youknow, dear, I think there'ai
something in what this article
esys-•-•that the cleverness of the
father often proves a stumbling-
hlook to the son."
His wife heaved a sigh of re••
lief,
�'Tn1'ell, tha:ik goodness," We
staid, 'cur Bobby won't have any
thing to fall over!"
Man isn't so smart as be
thinks he is. Thousands of
yeas before he even thought,
of them, the turtle sported a
streamlined body, a turret-
top, a retractable landing
(goer, and a portable. house.
The vocalist at a camp concert
seemed to have an endless reper-
toire. The fact that his voice was
obviously beginning to grate on
the audience did not deter him in
the least.
At last, one exasperated lis -
tester shouted; "Hi, ,d'you know
'The Long, Long Trail?' "
"Why, yes, replied the vocalist,
proudly. "Shall I sing it?"
"No," quickly came the reply;
"hit it!"
Small Boy (in chemist's
shop) : "Please, I want ■once
powder for my sister."
Chemist (jokingly):
"Something that goes off
with a bang?" ,
Small Boy: "No, something
that goes on with a puff."
In a small country town a
meeting had been called to discuses
the question of a brighter Sun-
day for the people.
Various proposal# were put for-
ward when some daring soul sug-
gested a "Pleasant Sunday After-
noon."
A grim woman rose and said:
"There wliI be no pleasant Sun-
day afternoons where I am."
First Irishman: "Which
would yez rather be in, Pat
—an explosion or a collis-
ion?"
Second ditto: "In a collis-
ion, because in a collision
there yez are, but in an ex-
plosion were are yez?"
"I hear that Farmer Jones'
aired man left him."
"Yes, he said he couldn't stand
the cold."
"Why, nit's 'no colder on the
farm this year than usual."
"No, but he heard over the
radio that farm labor was to be
frozen this year."
She was peeved and called
him Mr.
Not because he went and
Kr.,
But because just before
As she opened wide the
door
This same Mr. Kr. Sr.
WHAT SCIENCE
lS DOING
RABBITS IN• WAR
:Rabbits, thousands of them, aro
turning out a new kind of serum,
one now being used by army doc-
tors in every induction centre in
the country to tell what group of
blood runs in each soldier's veins,
Priscilla Jaquith writes in Cor••
• onet. You can see the results by
I°ooking at the little metal tag a
service man wears around his
.neck. Stamped inside a circle are
the initials A, B, AB, or 0, let-
ters that tell what kind of blood
he can safelytake into his veins.
If he's wounded and needs blood
,ia. a hurry, that letter may save
his life. Still other rabbits arae
turning out serum to fight pneu-
monia and streptococcus and help
the doctors diagnose.
—a—
} CATTAIL'S
After ten. years.; of experiment-
ing Dr. C. F. Burgess of Chicago
announces -that. the plant known
as Typha iatifolia to • botanists
and cattail to us•. of the street has
its industrial uses, Ile has found
that from, cattail fibre a fluffy,
water-resistant down can be pro-
duced which can be used as a
stuffing, for toys, sporting goods,
upholstery, liift-preservers and
padding far' tanks and airplanes.
Engine To Cao .Hack
In Form of Bombs
An engine of the' Gernian Zep-
pelin Hindenburg destroyed by
fire at Lakehurst, N. J., May 6',
1937, may go back to Gernaiy---
in bombs and bullets. The 1)600-
horsepower, 12 -cylinder motor,
used for several 'years as a demote
stlatiagl and practice unit in an
avijitian., machine shop' at a tCSXin-
ng school, is in a junk yard, tiwait-.
ing sliipmpnt as scrap metal
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Modern Etiquette
By Roberta 'Lee
1. When one is inthe presence
of another person and a telegram
or letter is delivered to hila, which
he must read .at once what should
lie say?
2. What is the customary num-
ber of bridesmaids at an elaborate
church wedding?
3. Is it permissible for a dinner
guest to mention any preferences
in foods?
4. To what should one give the
greatest thought in the cultivation
of a good speaking voice?
5. Should candles be used on
the luncheon table?
6. Hove should a girl refuse a
dance?
Answers
1. "Will you excuse me:
please?" 2. Althoughthe number
is entirely a matter of personal
choice, it is usually not less than
five nor more than ten brides-
maids at an elaborate wedding.
3. No. He should accept what ht
offered, and under no circum..•
stances snake reference to some
other kind of dish he` particularly
likes. That would be the height
of ill -breeding. 4. To pitch or
tone, and to the enunciation and
pronunciation of words. The most
pleasing voice is one that is low
and gentle—not too low to . be
heard, but clear. The voice should
come from the chest, and not
from the head or throat alone. 5.
No. 6. Say, "I am sorry, but I
have this dance engaged," if true.
Otherwiseshe may say, "Thank
I
you, but ani sitting this out."
In either event, the girl should
decline graciously and with a
smile.
Soldiers Taught
"No Withdrawal"
Canadian Army In Britain
Specializes in' Attack
Methods
A new Canadian Army battle
school, where they concentrate on
attack and don?t teach a thing about
withdrawal, is going full blast in
a farmland area of southern Eng-
land.
Classes of 200 young einem and
non-commissioned officers spend
25 days, with a• seven-day week
and plenty of night work thrown
in, going through the best battle
training ever given Canadian
troops.
All units in the army are rep-
resented at this school and while
infantrymen predominate, there
also are men from armored regi-
ments, engineers, gunners and
army service and ordnance corps.
lilven medical corps troops are
'""being taught to carry out their
job with the assault units.
The school includes infantry,
mortar and Bren gun carrier wings
and instructors teach new attack
drills that are being used now by
British and Empire troops an many
battlefields.
Live Ammunition Used
The students start fromscratch
with instruction• in elementary
field craft and use of infantry
weapons. Then training develops
through section and platoon work
to a company basis.
Attacks by infantry, carriers and
mortars are co-ordinated and there
is more "live stuff" thrown around
here them anywhere else in the
army. Live ammunition is used"
in every exercise.
GOODIES FROM HOME
Happy smiles light the faces of these Soviet men and women
soldiers as they open boxes of food sent from folks at home to troops
in front-line trenches.
HOW Can I?
By Anne Ashley
Q. How can 1 overcome the an-
noyance of a shoe tongue that
persists in slipping to one side?
A. If two short slits are cut
near the top of the tongue, about
a quarter of an inch apart, and
the lace is slipped through these
slits before inserting, through the
top holies, the trouble will be over-
come. •
Q. Iiow can I mend enamel-
ware?
A. By mixing equal parts of
putty, salt, and coal ashes thor-
oughiy. ' Apply to hole and heat
, oh stove until the composition is
hard. It will withstand either. hot
or cold Iiquids.
Q. How can 1 make a substi-
tute for cracker crumbs? ,
A. If you have no cracker
crumbs on hand, try Trshig cern
flakes. Toast hem, then crush'
..with a•, railing pin, and .you wili
have a tasty substitute.
S. How should .small washable
rugs be laundered?
A. They iaa' be washed in the
washing machine, but they should
not be put through the wringer.
lnste ids hang, them dripping wet
tau the line to dry, and they will
then keep their shape,
Q, How can I avoid making
bitter -tasting coffee?
A. Coffee .should never be al-
lowed to boil. Boiled coffee 'de-
vblop's bitterness, and the boiling
destroys both the aroma and the
.flavor.
The school emphasizes night at -
tank. •"The Germans have shown
they are poor night fighters, so
we .are trying to make our officers
and N.C.O: s the tops in the dark,"
said Major Campbell, chief In-
structor.
A study is made of German weap-
ons and Nazi army organization '
and , tactics. Manoeuvres, are or-
ganized so that opposition is sim-
ilar to the way the Germans would
deploy.
Obstacle and assault courses
have been built over the 10 -square -
mile . training area. House fight-
ing is taught in a group of old
' buildings alled the "devil's anti
room."
`'1-Iorsebuirgers"
There's nothing wrong with
horse meat --,but the idea.
Americans, if rationing drives
then to it, can eat their horse-
burgers and choice cuts pf old
Dobbin secure in the knowledge
that as'a body builder horse meat
is just,- as good., as pork,' beef or
poultry,
Medical science, nutrition ex-
perks and diet authorities agreed
today that aside .•fi6nt an old
American prejudice ---, not shared
by •lnany D r'opeans .•-- there's
nothing against the globe as a
source cif foam :
The 0
30 00, ounds•o. ho> ~'
, . p see,.i
meat sold by,one butcher; irg B9gr .
ton :in'48 hors'm'iy. be the' fore-
runner of general' acoelitan'ee bf'`
this as the share -the -heat ln:o;,
grain •depletes the supply of
steaks.•and chops..,.:, .' r
TO ADOLE, WITH WORST WISHES
C}. tri :;tiw
The crew of this American Flying Fortress in England fixed a bang-up Christmas present for Adolf
Hitler in the form of the Yule-greetinged bomb 'seen in the photo. The "Santa Claus" is Lieut. A. J.
Davis, of New York.
Powdered Meats
In Wartime Diet
British Food Minister Lard
Woolton indicated not long ago
that powdered meat would become
an item in the national wartime
diet.
"Most women have heard of
dried eggs and powdered milk,",
he said in a .speech. "They will,
before the' war is over, hear some-
thing'
omething about powdered meats."
Wholesale
Export Pr
dart
gram
Entire Facto ries Being
Shipped From United States
A wholesale plant export pro-
gram, in which entire factories
are being lifted up and shipped
from the United States, is being
carried on by Washington agen-
cies, which plan to accelerate ship-
ments soon, Newsweek points out.
Latest evidence of this came
when the Office of War Informa-
tion announced that the Douglas
Oil Refinery, near Los Angeles,
would be shipped to Russia and is
expected to be making 87 -octane
gas there within a year. It will
be transferred under lend-lease.
This follows other such purchases
for Russia, including Ford's tire
plant. •These are to be shipped
soon. ,
Shipments already made to the
Soviet included a considerable
amount of oil pipe line and pump-
ing equipment and some locomo-
tives and freight cars sent to the
Iran -Iraq region for Russia's sup-
ply lines. Part of an aluminum
mill has also been exported, with
the rest to follow, and under con-
sideration now are a Hower plant
and another tire -making factory.
Latin America has been getting
whole textile mills, about six of
which have already been shipped.
Factories making refrigerators,.
shoes, paper, paint and varnish,
fire brick and cement are listed
in a confidential draft of 300 -
odd plants for possible South
American export which govern-
ment agencies have just drawn
up.
We Can Get Along
Without Japanese
The Japs in British Columbia
had about 1,500 fishing s hips
when Japan declared war, states
the Simcoe Reformer. They were
promptly relieved of these and
sent inland. Silly, thoughtless
people made an outcry saying that
this would mean a much smaller
catch at a time when canned sal-
mon was an important war food.
They have had their mouths closed
by a.report that shows that 597,-
242 cases of sockeye alone have
been canned on the Pacific Coast
this year. There, has been no such
pack as this for nearly 30 years.
'It sould teach us that we can get
along very well in our industries
without Japs—and without other
foreigners, for that matter. Our
own young leer are quite capable
of taking up all jobs that offer,
and there will be plenty of them
looking for jobs when this war is
over. We still believe that as
soon as possible the Canadian-
Japs should be sent home.
At the southern border of the
Libyan desert, volcanic Mount Emi
Koussi rises to a height of more'
than 11,000 feet.
Wins Rifle Award
With Perfect Score
Dominion marksmen officials
announced last week that Helen
Rix of .Toronto had chalked up a
perfect score in winning the Ex-
pert Shield award for sporting
rifle proficiency, first woman to
post perfect figures in the coin -
petition.
Miss Rix, member of the Irish
Rifle -Association, shot a 6,000 x
6,000 in winning the award. While
several women in Canada have
won the award at various times,
she was the first to get perfect
marks.
To win the award -top honor
in sporting rifle competition in
Canada, contestants must post a
score of 5,820 or better out of
6,000, shooting 60 targets, 20 each
in the standing, sitting, and prone
positions. The • score must be per-
fect in the prone position, 98 or
better on each- shot of the sitting
or kneeling position, and 95 or
better on each shot of the stand-
ing off -hand stance.
Miss Rix hit the x -ring squarely
on every shot in each position.
MAIM
British Sailors' Society
At Home and Abroad
Incorporated
(Established 1818)
Under Distinguished Patronage
Some Thousands of Sailors Will
be entertained this coming
CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR
it our 106 stations all over the
OLD-
EST by soas H
SAILOR SOCIETY IN THE
WORLD. Send Gifts to
BRITISH SAILORS' SOCIETY
George M. Speedie,
Dominion Secretary,
50 Alberta Avenue,
Toronto. Ontario.
Will be greatly appreciated.
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USED CAR WITH GOOD TIRES.
See us first, Mount Pleasant Mo-
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2040 Yonge Street; Head Office,
632 Mount Pleasant Road, To-
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BABY CHICKS
gOciies. led
and scarcities. prepared 'witth
good stock for the demands of
1943. Serve your country with
profit to yourself, too. We'd ap-
preciate early orders to give you
what you want and 'when. Bray
Hatchery, 130 John -St. N., Ham-
ilton, Ont. (Write for Catalog).
START CHICKS EARLY F 0 R
most profit. Hatches every week
from January Four th—Chi'cics
Pullets, Cockerels. Illustrated
Catalogue, Price Lis t ready.
Fisher Ordhards Hatchery, Free-
man, Ont.
25 FREE CHICKS
SEND FOR OUR PRICE LIST OF-
fering free chicks for early
orders, and place your order
early. Goddard Chick Hatchery,
Britannia Heights, Ontario.
SUNNINGDALE HYBRIDS
Our Legnorn X Barred Rock Hy-
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more vitality. Marvelous egg pro-
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produced from our own, selected
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assures clean, healthy chidks. Or-
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will he sold out by early' January.
Write for prices. Sunningdale
Farms, 660. Richmond Street,, Lon-
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• CATTLE
BUY, HOLSTEINS NOW.
VVI'(I3 AN UNLIMITED DEMAND
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time •tb hay it good Pure-bred
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more 'fat and higher salvage
value with Holsteins, Let our,
T'loldmen 'advise you where to
buy. rite the Holstein-Frieetatt
.Association of Canada, Brantford,
Ontario,
, • FARM FOR SALID. "
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of Wood; good fishing and boat-
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prices paid. Quality Meat Pack-
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DYEING a4 CLEANING
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Patent Solicitors. Established
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von SALE
WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY IN CAR-
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Grain Company, Montreal.
- FOOT JIALIV7
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bottle, ' Ottawa agent. Denman
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ISSUE 1-43,
v.
MEDICAL
DON'T WAIT—EVERY SUFFER-
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itis should try Dixon's Remedy-
Munro's Drug Store, 336 Elgin.
Ottawa. Postpaid $1.00.
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ronto.
BOILER iron SALE
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fair condition. Keenan W'oodeh-
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Limited, Owen Sound, Ontario.
TUIIICEYS
TURKEY P O U L T —PUREB
Bronze Bourbon • Red,- White
Holland stock from Government
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