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Zurich Herald, 1947-03-06, Page 5PICT NURSE RETIRES 'After 40 years of work, during which she won world-wide recog- fition for pioneering new methods or treating infantile paralysis, aster Elizabeth Kenny will retire, L Lack of funds to carry on her work and the need for a rest mov- ed the famous Australian nurse to the decision. Canyon Walk Deepest snow in more than a decade made it necessary to shovel canyons from street to door in Milwaukee, Wis. Some drifts were eight feet deep. SNOW BIRD A robin, who either failed to go south in the fall or returned from there prematurely, makes a dinner c.-mp','"n of a squirrel at a feed- bag station near River Forest, Ill. Ai hcur'h crippled, the bird evaded capture. 'CLOTHES PIN USED TO FILL DROPPER Dropper heldby °pea c/o/hes, pin To obtain a small quantity of liquid out of a container with an opening too narrow for the hand, A4 spring type clothes pin can be used to hold a dropper as indicated. Which is filled when the pin is opened without being released. `TOYS' HELP INCREASE AUTO PLANT EFFICIENCY EEKLY N ABOARD THE ROYAL TRAIN Plastic figure, scaled to average -sized span, is placed in correct position near "giant" press On their tour of South Africa, the British royal family will travel in the world's most luxurious train, especially built for the trip. It is equipped with every modern comfort and convenience, including radios, telephones, private baths and an American air conditioning unit. Top photo shows the silver and gold royal lounge. Below is view of the queen's bedroom, paneled in maple and walnut. ABOVE: Section of ground floor of scale model of highland Park plant, RIGHT: Assembly line workers attach axles to frames and install • hydraulic lines in trucks and busses Serious minded engineers at the Ford plant, Dearborn, Mich., are playing with "toys" these days but not for fun, To gain a more 'accurate analysis of space needs of machines and operations than is possible in blueprints or sketches, three-dimensional, miniature plant layouts are being created. Wood- working craftsmen make models, to scale of 1/4 -inch to the foot, of machines, assembly lines, men, ars and trucks—every item, even drinking fountains, that uses space in the actual plants, Photos above show 'how it is'done. WIND PATTERN SCHUSCHNIGC. IN U,S. TO LECTURE Kurt Schuschnigg, Chancellor of Austria' until Hitler's Anschluss resulted in his ,rri+,r,sonmert, is shown on arrival in the U.S. for a lecture tour. With him is his wife, Vera. 'TASK FORCE FRIGID' IS JUST THAT A tornado that ripped through Macon, Ga., left this pattern of wind -bent wreckage in its wake at the Army Air Base, adjoining Camp Wheezer. The building was vacant at the time and no one was injured. EMERGENCY BOMBER FI.FET Workmen apply "cocooning" plastic to a giant B-29 Superfort at Warner -Robins field near Macon, ' Ga, --a now method of storing the big bombers. Army is storing 1500 this way as insurance against emergency. Five coats of plastic, each a different color so missed spots can be readily detected1 make a skin tougher than rawhide. After sealing, slits are cut and the inside of the "cocoon" is dehydrated. The operation leaves a package good for at least four years. In addition to the 1500 stored away, Army will keep 3000 bombers and 3000 other planes in operation in '70 groups. The lads in the Army Ground Forces' "Task Force Frigid", on Arctic maneuvers near Fairbanks, Alaska, are finding out what "frigid" means. Above, Maj. Del- mar Frazier, of Milwaukee, Wis., examines weather report posted on heavily icicled headquarters shack. He wasn't happy when he noted previous day's low of 51 degrees below zero would drop to 58 be- low, At right, fur -trimmed parka hood of. Capt. Bill Evans, of Cald- well, Idaho, is a halo of ice from moisture in his breath after two hours' ezuestire to 47 -below -zero temperature.