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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1941-07-25, Page 3,• JULY 25, 191. 0777:,,e7."1,FrilM 1/1 e 4 C OXin PaPell ASeMoneee's.eNvmersnentesee aminftemmesnanses - (Continued from 'Wei 2) widow of the late John Elgin Tom, public school ins;pector, at the Tom 'home on Wellesley St, When Miss Tem, a social service 'worker, wodd traveller., and artist, .last visited Oer native town in the summeir. of 1936, she told a Signal -Star reporter that -she we going •back to Peking to Wend the rest of. her lifetime. But many things have happened sinee then. A world torn with war has ebanged her mind and on; Tuesday she told the same reporter that after leaving Goderich; she would take tin permanent residence in New York .City. Why, she did not say. Polite- ly, but firmly, Miss Tom told the newspaperman: dI have many dear friends in Peking 'and I do not think it wise to talk." — Goderich Signal - •Star. • '••• Presentation To •Miss Snider Miss Eleanor Snider on Sunday last concluded her term as organist and ,choir director of Knox Church, and after the evening service she was presented by the choir with a beauti- ful trilite lamp in; recognition, of her faithful and efficient service during the two years of her engagement here. The presentation' was made by Mr. C. W. Kemp and the cammopany- ing address was read by Mrs. Revell. Miss Snider is' to be married very •shortly.—Goderich Signal -Star. Killed in Accident Mrs. N. Ryan and her two grand- children were instantly killed in •a motoreaccident about 150 miles from Minneapolis recently, the parents of the children, Mr. and Mrs. Delman, being In hospital in a critical condi- thin. Mrs. Ryan is a sister of Mrs. Catharine Stapleton, Dublin, and a former resident of that cdmmunity.— Mitchell Advocate. Falls From Load of Hay Last Thursday while taking the hay as it was being tossed onto the wagon in a field on his farm on the 12th conceeeion of Logan, John J. Gaffney apparently lost his 'balance aad was thrown to the ground, striking his head in sucha manner that a vertebra in his back was broken. His son, Leon, was driving the team and. they were mowing when the accident occurred; Mr. Gaffney not knowing just how it happened. He is .confined to Stratford General Hospi- tal.--Mitchell'(dv,ocate. Killed in Action Mrs. John d. Hagerty, Logan, has received word of the death overseas of her nephew, Pilot Officer Andy Stephens, of Toronto, killed in action. Twenty years of age, he enlisted last August.—Mitchell Advocate. Former Railways Employee injured • Charles Lee, C.N.R. ectionman, met witch a painful accident at Clin- ton on Monday. He and another sec- tion.worker were driving a jigger on the new diamond construction job for t'iiring • trains, when they o v e though en open switch. The jolt t • three.- Lee forward on to the, ties and' he sustained broken bones in the left hand, severe bruises to hip and shoul- der, and a gash over the right eye requiring several stitches to close. was hurried •to Clinton hospital for treatment of his'injuries and will be laid up for some weeks. Mr. Lee was a sectionman out of Blyth at the time 'the C.N.B.: branch through here ceased operation.- Blyth Standard. One pad kills Ries all day and every day for 2 or 3 weeks. 3 pads,in each packet. No epraying,• no 43ticiciness, no bed odor. Ask yocut Druggist, Grocery or General Store. 10 CENTS PER PACKET WHY PAY MORE t waseig nwo cO.,Hiftai Par. Tonortri) Try HOTEL WAVERILEY Loaliiia`;fi Wid0:M161i Avo. et College' St. Easy ,Paricing, Facilities ConVeriloitt.io era— Sisdi " Stie Kates "Me; • SW* fear teedaste$4$ • , ; Close to the Univeriity, Paola ment Buildings, Maple Leaf Gardena, Th sat Peg, HOSPitalgo, W mesal. Houses; and the . Fashionable Retail Shopping District. A. N. POWELL, Phtuntandr x 041174,411.4,,::,-7,-,,,.:.1.,.v..„!r,,,,. i g .()W er e., re )...11 • a :•-, .,;,. • (QQAtintleld from Plage 2) , halfaarcheof celluloid or some similar nu/eerie" which looke like a whirling propeller. There are several models of Unk trainers, It is said that the machine was Invented by the son of a pipe organ manufacturer, which amounts for the fact that the trainer attuelly rides on air insIde a leather bag or bellows. The trainers are made in Gananoque, Ontario. There are many stories about the developMent of this trainer, and it is hard to sort out the truth. Onee ver- sioneis that the inventor was a Can- adian, who tried to sell his model to the United States Army, but the of- ficials thought it was just a toy and -rejected it. The thing appeared -next in amusement parks, and that is where 1 first saw one. Compared to preeent-day Link trainers, it really wasn't much more than a toy though CI] principle remained the same. In war time, the trainer is worth its weight in gold. It is hard to see how pilots of 300 -mile -an -hour planes could be taught in six menthe with- out such help. I have spoken ili previous articles about the unfailing courtesy of the officers I met at the various camps and schools. They gave me their valuable time so that readers of the ;veekly papers of Ontario could read about the Air Training Plan, but they went much -farther than merely ans- wer -nes questions: they let me do many on the things the students do. Flying is no novelty to me, but I never had a "ride" in a Link trainer. One day, at Camp Borden, the Gover- nor-General was making a tour of in- epeetion end be was given a try -out in one of these machines. He seemed ton enjoy being Whirled around and bienped about and as he climbed from the cockpit, I heard him remark: "We do some funny things some- times." At that moment, 1 envied a governor-general for the first and 'on- ly time. An Ambition Gratified The urge to pilot one of these machines came back again as Intood and watched a row of them in opera- tion at the Initial Training School at Eglinton. Thee were the advanced trainers, with twenty or more instru- ments on the dash and a hood that fitted clown over the pilot so that he was "blind." The students seemed to be forty or fifty years old, a contrast to the youthful faces I had seen at all the other schools. Enquiry show- ed that they were "bush pilots" and other experienced fliers qualifying to become 'instructors on these same machines. I asked my guide if I might try my band in one of them. It was strictly against the rules, he said', and besides These trainers were only for advanced pilots "Midi I wouldn't enjoy the experience. But he • suggested that I take my request to Flying Of- ficer Bishop. 1 did, and met much the same an- swer, but I thought the Flying Officer win•ked, when he said: "Come with me." . We Passed down the aisle' between structures that looked like huge vats, and opened the door into one of them. Thdre, in the centre of a circular morn, stood a h-ight blue Link train- er withgray wiegs, as handsome a machine of its k'nd as I ever saw. The setting \rile urtique, too. Murals Ind been painte'l all around the wads --mountains, lakes, towns, and on me side, a- gray bank of clouds. This is where the beginners learn how to fly. 1 climbed up a few steps and into the cockpit. I put a pair of head, - phones on my ears and listened to the instructions that the Flying Officer was giving me, as he turned on the power. He told me how to get the Plane off the ground, how to hold the ;tick and how my feet should be placed on the pedals. He told me how to .turn to the right and the lit- tle plane began to swing around in that direction, whileethe lakes and rivers crept past. t "Press down harder on that right feet," he said, and I pressed too heed and went out 'of control. "'down with your left foot and the stic..k to ,the left!" and' again I over- did -It, but that was probably thein tentiori. "We'll try a little dual instruction now, to give you a better ,idea hew to use the controls.", To my surprjee the stick suddenly stiffened in my hands and Went where it ought to golfer correct turns and banke. • It Wasn't long before I was flying aroundwithout much' difficulty—and teeling petty big. about it, too. And all the time 1 marvelled at halve much "tire the ,actUal:IiYing;it really felt. Rough Weather Ahead • "Now we are flying on a bumpy day," the instructor told me, as he reaehed down and pulled another lever somewhere out of eight The change' was immediate. The plane be- came hard to control. Memories of actual rides on burepy days came back vividly. , 'Howelong my lesson lasted I could only gness. I was too interested to watch the time. It might have been 20 or 30 minutes. Whatever it was, I was sorry that I wouldn't be having another one every day. • Certain spots on the scenery around the wall are marked with let- ters. The student may be asked to keep the trainer on that mark and fly toward it in the bumpy air. Scales which hang down •from all four core ners of the machine show quite defin- itely he* autees•sful the lesson has been. If the student lacks co-ordina- tion or has other definite faults, his instructors know it before be ever • •; CoMmOdore, George Olatence Jones, one of .Calladade -finest "Sea Dogs)," has been appointed as of February 12, 1941, Miner 00mi/tending of the At- lantic CoMmand. The first two years of this war have been .a brilliant chapter. for the Comm,ander. "Captain D" he commanded our De- stroyer Flotilla operating on the At- lantic Coast, and hap been responsible for the safe convoy of meiohant and troop ships out of Atlantic ports in conjunction with the British Navy across the Atlantic to all the Allied Ports. This is the biggest transport, and shipping convoy' system ever seen in the world's history. Canada was in great luck to have • COMMODORE q. C. JONES, R. C.N., Commanding Officer, Atlan- tic Coast. such a man in- her decimated navy when war broke out, For long es it takes to build a war ship in time of need, it takes even longer to produce officers capable of handling it. Jones is a Bluenose, as his parents end all his grandparents were before him, born in Halifax 45 years ago. He was of the first class that entered Canada's Royal Naval College when it. Opened innHalifax in 1911. With 21 Cadets the went from there in 1913 to H.M.S. ,Berwick of the British Fleet. When war broke out, seven of these went to H.M.S. Suffolk, Flag- ship of Admiral Craddock, among them Jones. That fall he enffered an acute •disappointment that probably saved his life. He lost the •draw .for four out of the seven Canadians to transfer with the Admiral's flag to H. M.S. Good Hope. Shortly after the Good Hope was sunk in naval battle off the coast of Chile' and the four Canadian cadets who won • the draw were the first Canadian officers to ap- pear on the casualty list of the war. Aboard the Suffolk, Jones found himself in cold and peasoup fog in petrol off New York Harbor, learning ;hem his captain the severe lesson of goes up in a real plane. ' • • The advanced Link trainers have much more complicated systems of indicating how well the student is doing.- The instructor sits at a ta.ble, with instrumente reed a chart in. teat or him. 'The instruments show how fast the plane is supposed: to be go- ing, the altitude and whether it is climbing • or descending. A three - wheeled amlicator moves over a chart of ruled paper—"thk- e crab," I thin they call it, but it reminded me of an ouija board. Perhaps you remember the ouija board. Under the pressure of the tips of the fingers, a heart - shaped board supported on three legs moved over a table and spelled out words; In the trainer, one leg has a small, rubber -tired wheel which draws red lines on the paper to show lent well the pilot is doing and where he is flying. The course at the Initial Training School talr4s eight weeks, with lec- tures, drills, medical tests and the Link trainer giving the students plen- ty to do. From here, they go to Ele- rrentarn Flying Training Schools and thei" fest actual flying. Next Week—"Mount Hope." CKNX — WINGHAM 920 Kcs. 326 Metres WEBKLY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Fridap,..Joln 25-7.45 a.m., Strike Jip ,the BOlied; 9, Piano Ramblings 1230 p.m., War Savings Club; 6(5, Howard Bedford. Saturday,"July 26-8.05 a.m., Break- fast Club; 9.30, Kiddies' Studio Par- ty; 6.30 p.m., Sport Interview; 8, Barn Dance. Sunday, July 27-11 a.m., Church Service; 12.30 pm., Howard Bedford; m 1.30, Melody Tie. Monday, July 28-8 a.m., Morning News; 10.30, Church of the Air; 8.30 p.m., Ranch Boys; 9, Civic -Cochrane Fight. Tuesday, July 29.-7,45 a.m., "Hymn Time"; 9, News and Rhythm"; 6.40, Telephone Tunes; 8.30, Piano Ramb- lings. Wednesday, 'July 30-11.30 a.m., Wayne Kite Orchestra; 12 noon, Can- adian Farm & Home Hour.; 7.30, Gefd- etch on the Air; 8.30, Clark johnsen. Thlirsday, July 31-9 a.m., Concert Mini,ateres; 11.15, "Cecil & Sallyd; 7.30 Om, Mary King, violin; 8.30, "Make Believe Ballroom." ' f:Amg•Iptlt,y,41,41.4r1 h1T,55,14,Vti,r1qt,*.K.prkta'.,..,r 011,110t. 'q,OPPOW 400 W4e4 .bo veceir040. 4$100331E,41P74 'Aub,lieutieThUtt "trguoc9F0( to the Pelican. of' the; popyl Feet.Hio nioyei ?1a, to Come eimad II.M.S,, Vangllieber ot tbe 20th Mine iaY'All'g rintahhtl,anlineed and de- lighted Jenee her elletlaing hira ae his firet lieutenant, which means eXeell- tive officer Of the ship. He found the North Sea a "picnic!' after the Atlan- tie, and he and his fellow officers, Young enough to have net a nerve in their bodies, would takellany risk ,on earth with acute jell. Thede were a good few "sticky parties" stealing round • Zeebrugge and Heligoland Bight to "lay their eggs" about two in the morning. A wandering • Zep- peen, ehancing upon them one dee,' while out on recenaissance, dropped hen bs down at them while they stood ith mouths open gaping—there were no anti-aircraft guns aboard but the Zee's aim was not good either. The war over, Jones couldn't get back to Caneda fast enough. His Big Moment came in 1919 when he was given his first command, H.M.C.S. Pa- trician, and he hae-never felt so Per- fect and important since! In 1922 when Canada paid off•her cruisers and virtually abandoned her navy alto- gether, Jones stuck doggedly in the service, alodg with Admiral Nelies and the small nucleus of officers up- on whom we lean today as literally life savers of the Einpire. During the lull, Jones went back to England for a spat of real hard work at Staff College, served later on the Resolution under Admiral Lord Cork of Narvik fame. After two years in Ottawa as naval staff officer under Commodore Hose, he went back to England aboard) the Iron Duke on nee- eral .servic . He stepped up to Com mender in, rank and attended Imper- ial Defenc College, then returned to Canada as C. 0. Halifax Station. Af- ter two years in command of the Skeena, he was given West Coast Station Command and in. 1932 Mar- ried the daughter of British Colum- bia's then Lieutenant Governor. Commodore Jones is credited with a sharp "bark" but an unbounded en- thusiasm for his men that modifies his "bite." Ab out Ca Preen Auriou MEDICINAL • PLANTS AND HERBS IN WARTIME' In wartime there is a general de- sire to make a contribittiou to the war effort no matter how, small thee contribution may be. It is being ktg- gested continuously that one sueit con- tribution Might be the collection and cultivation of medicinal herbs. The Dominien Botanist statee, it is not surprising but regrettable that many enthusiastic and willing helpers have been misled by somewhat exaggerated accounts of the value of medicinal Plante and plant products. Recently in the United Kingdom tire Medical Research Council has dealt with possible requirements and the importation of drugs, and has re- commended the use ' of substitutes wherever possible ,so that shipping space and foreign. exchange may be conserved for more essential mater- ials. At the same time the Ceuneil advocated that the production of drugs more generally used in. medi- cine should be increased within the Emdire. In,most instances profitable collection or production of these ma- terials requires preliminary scientific study and above all a very careful organization. It should be made perfectly clear that a surprisingly small number of genera and species of plants are pos- sessed of specific medicinal proper- ties for which there existed a cl.rnand largely brought about by the discon- tinuation of supplies formerly receiv- ed frOin European countries now In- volved in the war. By far the larg- est number of loosely called medicin- al plants, detrimentally confused with the potential requirements for plants of real medicine,' value, are used either by manufacturers of patent medicines for the manufacture of all kinds of herb preparations which 0'1 1. *;',01A, • . „ , 111, ,•,':4,,P7'0-,1:71f7i'e „a) •7-n:90e1;"L J� : 4*, izt::4004liptel, Sr: V'ginglailiy 41,4eir eve' *P.1'44.'"er.t4.4:11' prod c.pe May now be TOMOS 'Malaria . te i( os less, an luxuries net OW1440, IA' war time, • .• t ,:sis, st - ,- There should not be the leask doeht, in the min** of persons eager te de' y,thliteeirreshaprerfeerluencae sunibouw•ted be er 0,effire*Ort's Let the collection and prodection•O aromatic, bitter, antringent, or less useful heaps be postponed until the authenti; requireeneate for valuable medicinal plants have been provided. • In view of the recommendations, is- sued by so authoritative a source, the more or less haphagent collecting of medicinal ;plants or their products, especially if the collector has tire idea of receiving a considerable fin- ancial return, cannot conscientiously be advesett The promiscuous collect- ing, especially on a large scale, of materials not vitally needed. in Great Britain is liable to result in waste effort since the individual collector will probably find it difficult to dis- pose of his product. The wholesale drug tompanies are not eager to buy the small collector or prodniceee since they cannot be certain of the identity, uniformity of quality of the product, and of a con- tinuity of supply. It is fu.ndemental- ly necessary not only to be absolute- ly certain of the identity of the plant but to ;harvest the parte) required (roots, leaves, flowers, etc.) at exact- ly the right time and to dry and pre- pare these under carefully controlled conditions. Otherwise the prOduct may not have the required..drug con- tent and may be quite uselese. The production) of patent and Pro- prietary medicines •phe.rmhceuticals and similar commodities in Canada in 1938 was valued at about $25,000,- 000. The ntajority of the plants are operated in Ontario and Quebec. Nature fortes us to be, not to seem. I 7.;**tssl:'-',•;;','''' Whine!' Know bow te give withellk without moannees. 4 tion, to "lose witthme011ipt'ershegret ,n)., If tthere be seine Weaker eue„gtv* me strength to help Itien. on; 411*b; der Soul there be let me 'guhiseiltuok.t.',. nearer Thee; make mY Mortaledheanin come true with Dthueweork I fain Weald do.—Joh m G. Whittier. tis ' Let the duties that lie nearest yen be always the most imperative; the stt members of your own home circle. will always have the first claim it your affection and usefulness. I lay tlis down as an unsalterable 3911e.— ' A. Sleveking. Right Livine I honor that man whose, antikition it is, not to win laurels in the abate or the army, not to be; a juelet, or a naturalist, net to be a poet or a com- mander, but to be a master of living well, and to administer the offices of master and servant, of husbendi, fa- ther and friend.—R. W. Emersoa. cratchineeir41 Foe qui& relief from itching of ccaMna. PiraPies• Ws - Fete's foot, scafes, scabies, rashes and other woman, caused skin troubles, use fast -acting,' cooling, and- eeptic, liquid D. D. D. Prescription. Gretteelent, tlitainless. Soothes irritation and quickly stops intense itching. 35c trial bottle pro:, cs it, or money back. Ask Your druggist today for D. D. D. PRESCRIPTION. "CALLING ALL CARS" A NATIONAL EMERGENCY Canada is right up against an acute shortage of gasoline and fuel oiL Tankers -that normally supply our country have been commandeered for vitally important overseas service. The Commonwealth Air TrainingPlan. the rapid development of Canada's mechanized army units and the great work carried on by our corvettes make the demand for fuel urgent. • Our crude oil intake is limited. There is just one thing to do if our lighting foices are to carry on with a "full tank". Every Canadicm motorist is asked to cut his daily gas consuniption_ in - half .1 There are many ways by which this 50% saving can be made . . . ways and means to give you more mileage per gallon. You can drive slower so that you will use less gasoline. You car} go fifty-fifty with your neighbours, inviting each other to share cars . . . for .Y' business, .and for pleasure. People coin readily go to and from work together, using onlv, Occr instead of Urn One glollon of gasoline instead of SeveraL Womei as well as men can Make these savings.' The amount of gasoline used in Canada for brisiness, social and non-essential activities is amazingly high in proportion kf, that used by our fighting forces. One look at the figures would convince you that this situation must be reversed. Canada does not ask or request you to put your car up. She merely asks for your help . .. asks that you walk sometimes when the distance isn't too great that you take a shorter drive on Sunday afternoon .., that you look after your car and keep it in geod condition ... that you say to your neigh, bour: "Let's use my car today. Jim: well use yours tomorrow." Measy ways towards a GASOLINE SAVING (Approved by Automobile Experts) Reduce driving epeed from 60 to 40 on theoPint raa& Avoid jack -rabbit starb. Avoid useless or non-essenticd driving. Turn motor off when actin use. do not leave idling. Don't race your engine: let it warm up slowly. Don't strain your engine; change gems.. - Keep carburetor cleaned and properly adjusts& Tune up motor. timing. etc. Reap spark plugs and valves dean. ' Check cooling system: overheating wastes gasoline. Maintain tires at right pressure. Lubricate wom engines waste gasoline. Drive in groups to and from work, using cars alternate days. For golf, picnics and other outings, use one car instead of four. Take those short shopping trips ON FOOT and carry parcels home. Walk to and from the' Movies. Boat oldliers, too. can help by reducing care*. YoUr regular service station man will gladly explain these and other ways of saying gasoline,. Conn* king. GO 50/50 WITH OUR FIGHTING FORCES if1t'4Cov ern= DOMINION OF CANADA • ACTING THROUGH: THE HONOURABLE C. D, HOWE, Minister of Munitions' and Supply ent of the Every day, in greater and greater quantity, we must release gasoline and oil by the thousrmds of gallons to our throbbing munitions plaids ... to our tank3 and armoured cars . . . to our fighting planes and bombers ... to our corvettes - and merchant ships that ply the • vital sea -lanes ... so that the day of victory May sooner be at hand. Will YOU help It is also vitally important that you reduce the use of domestic and commercial fad ail t IC,. R. commis, oil Cr.CJ • sir;set.sess, 74