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Zurich Herald, 1951-01-04, Page 2THISARM FRONT Jokes Otte day tears ago, remarked to a friend of mine, "\\'elf, there's one good thing about w:ntcr; you don't open your paper and read about a lot of drowning fatalities." "You don't," lie replied, "but you read about what seems to me far worse ---• whole families losing their lives in flaming houses." 4' se* ' Perhaps he was right. Both of the things referred to are mighty sad reading, And in spice of all the safety campaigns, lives continue to be lost through fire or drowning in appalling numbers. What snakes it worse, a great percentage of those lives were lost through sheer care- lessness. Carelessness with matches, for ex- ample. While, for statistical pur- poses, fires caused by matches and those caused by smoking are usually grouped together, the National Fire Protection Association is of the opinion that the careless use of the match is the greater hazard of the two. Unnecessary deaths, injuries, and loss of property are due to fires started by children playing with matches before they have learned bow to use them safely. - 4t 4' * Fires have been started by mat- ches which were carried by birds or rats into walls or crevices. When .used as building material for nests, Snatches near steam pipes or chim- neys have been ignited by the heat. -t :k The most common combustible , anterial used in matches is a corn - pound of phosphorus. White phos- phorus was once commonly used. But because of the fact that white phosphorus, when inhaled by match factory workers and when swal- lowed by persons chewing on mat- ches, is harmful. the United States in 1913, following the lead of other countries, put a heavy tax on the use of white phosphorus in making mat- ches, which has had a prohibitive effect on their' manufacture. Red .phosphorus is not as poisonous as white, hence the red phosphorus match factory environment is safer. Since red phosphorus has a much higher kindling temperature, those matches are safer for shipping and storing. Phosphorus sesquisulfide is sometimes used in making match- es and is not as poisonous as white phosphorus. 4' * 4' There are two general types of matches. The strike - anywhere match has alt of the chemicals necessary for ignition compounded together in the bulb of the snatch. The strike - on - the - box snatch hasthe chemicals with the lowest kindling temperature in the "strik- er" on the side of the box. The other chemicals are in the bulb of the match. In this way it is difficult to strike the strike -on -the - box match anywhere except on the box itself. * * 'Latches which have an Under- writers' label on the box have had the head, splint and afterglow The Underwriters' Laboratories standard requires that the head shall not fly- or split when struck; the afterglow shall not exist for snore than two seconds; and the splint shall be strong enough not to break during ordinary striking. Afterglow is an indication that the snatch may reignite or cause con- tiguous substances to ignite after it has been discarded as extinguish- ed. * * * Matches should never be carried loose in the pockets of clothing because they may- ignite when ac- cidentally hit. Also, because of the fact that match heads adhere close- ly to fiber, there is danger that they may be Left in the pockets of clothing when being sent to the cleaners, causing fire when placed in the presser. Sky Skiing—Top photo shows the first ski -equipped Douglas Airliner on its takeoff. from airport on its way -to Point Barrow, Alaska, for airlift and mercy service. within the Arctic Circle. Lower picture is a close-up of the skis, Before striking a match, the box or folder should be closed to keep the other matches from igniting. One should also check to 'see that the box it: right side up before open- ing it. * * * A. tightly closed, metal container is the safest way to store or carry matches. If matches are put in a stand; they should be. placed with , heads down so that they will not accidentally ignite. All matches should'he kept out of reach of child- ren. :r :t * Only one match should. be re- moved from the container at a time. Several matches bunched together in the hand may flash and 'cause serious hand burns. One should strike the match away from oneself, but never toward anyone else since the head may fly off and cause clothing to catch fire. When light- ing a cigaret in the wind. one should be careful not to strike the match too close to the face. Matches shouldnever be carried into any storage room containing inflammable or explosive materials; nor should• they be carried when handling or working with inflam— mable or explosive materials. 'One should use a flashlight of electric torch when rummaging around in a closet, attic, basement or garage, since combustible materials may be in such places. It is recommended that burned matches be broken in two to insure that the flame is extinguished before the match is thrown away. * * Stone 'jars of sand are safe and useful receptacles in public buildings for, burned matches and eigaret stubs. Metal and glass ash trays are also safe places, provided wads of paper have not been put there, too. Burned matches should never be thrown into wastebasket or con- tainer of inflammable materials. * * '4 In the open, care should be taken not to discard burned matches near dry leaves or grass. Many forest fires are caused by the failure to make certain that the match has been extinguished before throwing it away. The smart alecky stranger ambled into the farmyard and was greeted by the farmer. The visitor produc- edhis card and remarked: "I am a government inspector and am en- titled to inspect your farm." Half an hour later, the farmer heard screams from his alfalfa patch, where the inspector was. being chas- ed by a bull. Leaning over the gate as the inspector drew near, the farrier cried: "Show hint your card, mister—show him your card." IN Wheels Get Four -Wheel Drive The first of a fleet of specially -equipped four-wheel drive jeeps for the use of United Nations personnel all over the world: was delivered recently at UN headquarters in New York. As Lazaro Ray of the Phillip- •)ines attached the UN flag to the vehicle, UN Field Service "lief Carey Seward (right) formally accepted the jeep from William Percival, a represerltat%ve of the manufacturer. England's' TV Gal Lovely, Petula Clark flashed. a proud' smile at her :admirers after ceiving a silver microphone, presented to her as England's "Television Wonsan of the Ytar." The radio and television awards were made- in London:,, Where_ (Thieving Is A Fine Art' Have you ever considered sailing off into the Atlantic in a small yacht? (Don't scoff — it might happen, for quite a lot of unexpec- ted people have done so.) An un- employed labourer named Fred Rebell, with no previous experi- ence of the sea, sailed from Aust- ralia to Europe in a' boat which he bought for a few pounds, and many a land -lubber with little money and even less expert knowledge has embarked oe such an adven- ture. If you should do so, however, think twice about- putting into the port of La Coruna. For, ac- cording to Edward Allcard, thiev- ing from ships has been brought to a fine art at that Spanish port. Allcard, who sailed alone across the Atlantic to New York a year ago in his seven -ton yacht Temp- tress and started on the return trip this year, putting in after seventy- four days at sea, battered by gales and half starved, at Horta, in the Azores, says that a favorite trick is to cut the mooring lines of a ship almost through, so that as soon as she casts off they break and sink to the bottom of the harbour. They are retrieved later, when the owner has sailed away in disgust. Such avid thieves are they that there is a story to the effect that a yachtsman was buying his own rope over the stern from one Span- iard as another was paying it out over the bowsl Edward Allcard's new book, "Single - handed Passage" tells the graphic story of a great adventure. It tells how he survived gales at sea, fogs, sharks and—a beautiful blonde! "What does a bachelor do?" asks Allcard, "when a starry - eyed, sun- burned blonde steps aboard at Gib. and tries to thumb a ride to Cape- town? "What difficulties there are in sailing the oceans! How one's life's ambitions. are endangered by a chance encounter! If I'd weakened and taken her with me I'm sure I should have fallen in love with her ... " He survived his blonde, however. And one wonders, after his latest epic of courage and endurance, what; next he'll attempt. There's always the world to he sailed round , . , . In the midst of her first driving lesson, Mrs. Williams complained to her husband: "George, that little mirror tip there isn't set' right," "Yon thin; not?" George rejoin- ed. "No," the harassed student pro- tested. "I can't see a thing in it but the car behind!" fORT p f A sw,,,, '!'here doesn't seem to be the slightest doubt that hockey, in many places, -- especially south of the border •--• badly needs 'a shot in the arm. One critic, asked what Ile thought was the principal cause of poor attendances, said — "Seeing the same old faces too often; even the kids get feel up after they watch the sane Hopalong Cassidy film on television more than a dozen times, and the hockey .fans would like a bit snore variety." * Which, of course, is just one man's opinion. Still, there are many wlro believe that hockey would do well to introduce some- thing along the lines of the English Football Association's Challenge Cup — "T' Coop' for short. Last September there were six- hundred and fifteen teams entered for The Cup, and it is possible — although not at all probable — that • some practically unheard-of amateur out- fit will come through, and take ]tone the silverware, as well as the juicy chunk of gate -receipts that goes with it. The big boys — teams from. the First or 'Second Division—generally finish on top. But the possibility that the miracle ,night happen keeps interest in soccer alive in, scores of small towns and hamlets whiclt — without that incentive — would not be able to support a team at all. The chances of that miracle coming to pass, as will be seen later, are mighty slim; but you can't arrest a mail — or a team for dream- ing. :k :t :t The actual value of the F. A. Cup itself is uti.derstood to be in the region of £25 but the cash potential to the winner through its actual share of the proceeds and increased box - office appeal is something like £50,000. The, Ar- senal, London's glamour team that won last year, had a rich haul. From the semi-final and final en- gagenients its share was £11,74 Prior to that it had pocketed pro- fits from four hone cup ties wit- nessed by 'a quarter of a million fans. The semi-final and final ties are where the F.A. takes .its rakeoff. 25 per cent. of the profits go to the national soccer body, .25 per cent: each to the .two participating. clubs (each semi-final being a sep- arate account) and' 25 per cent to 'whatis. known as the pool."' This is an account opened when the third round gets under way and. when the crowds and money begin. to roll in. ,. '1' :F What i?apapens is' that a percent- age is gatliexed from each cup tie and when the final has been played it is shared -out among the clubs operating in the English League. Last season these 88 outlets each received £1,231, the only difference being that 51 were dealt £1,231. Os. 2d,,'.and 37£1,231. Os: • ld. Al- though little more than a drop in the ocean for the prosperous and wealthy clubs, this share out repre- sented a big splash for some of the struggling third division sides. * * *. '.Glee third division sides and other professional and, semi - pro- fessional clubs operating outside the English League look upon the F.S. Cup tournament as a big opport- unity to earn a bonus to help things along. Two or three at- tractive engagements against crowd - pulling premier outfits, perhaps with replays, has often been known • to equal the entire season's income from the league play of -a little club. The welcome additional rev- enue goes to provide better dress- ing rooms, better spectator accom- modation and, somewhat ironically, better players. THis eeason, However, not one club operating outside the major league is left in the competition at round three. Such a thing has not happened for 40 years. The 64 teasers that go into battle on Jan. 6 comprise the first and second divisions' 44 giants and the third divisions' 20 big boys who elimi- nated all the small boys. :i 4, Thus there will be none of those giant -killing exploits that rock soc- cerdom and Brake the cup tourna- ment so excitedly unpredictable. Every single one of the million- oc1d regular Saturday afternoon soc- cer fans would willingly pay treble admission fee to have a repitition of a couple of years ago when a non- league club, Colchester United, casae right through front the first , round proper and after vanquishing major league outfits en route elim- inated a first division tearer, Hud- dersfield Town, in the third round. That exploit was responsible for the admission of Colchester to the • English League where it now op crates in the third dive$ion, sotith- errl Section. 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Not since 1891 has a club won twice in•suc- cession' but such is the faith in The Arsenal's good fortune that usually level - headed people be- lieve that the "Gunners" will do it this time. They receive in the third round insignificant Carlisle United and the luck of the draw to play at home has happened five. times in a row. Last year their cup triumph was achieved with- out having to leave London. Next to The Arsenal stand three in a line, Newcastle United, Manches- ter United and Wolverhampton Wanderers. All have great cup - fighting tradition and all are pre- vious winners. Rated as the great- est outsiders are Carlisle United, Port Vale, Oldham Athletic and York City. 4' Note:—The _above was written a few days after Christmas, and; it is possible that, by the time it ap- pears, some of the teams mentioned will be already out of the running. If so, blame it on the editorial "dead -line". 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CANADA'S FINEST CIGARETTE ISSUE 1 — 1951 skiki io'..Q:.j Out In The Cold "1. swan," said the swats finding the old swimming hole frozen up tight. The swan, noted for its poisti and grace, found the pond too slippery to navigate.