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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1941-07-03, Page 7Thursday, July 3rdz 1941® .... .. .. ........WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES MINUTE MINIATURES Erief Backgrounds in the Careers of Canada’s Captains in War AIR COMMODORE E, W, STEP. MAN, O.B.E., A,R.C.Sc, Air Member for Aeronautical Engin­ eering cm Canada’s Air Council Air .Stedman, O.B.E., A.R.C.Sc., Member for Aeronautical Engineering on Canada’s Air Council, and had it not been for a broken oil feed line on a commercial aeroplane back in 19.19, he might not be serving Canada in this key position. Stedman was born in Mailing, Kent, and tood his early schooling at Maid­ stone.’ He comes of a family of doc­ tors and army officers. His great un­ cle, General Sir Ernest Stedman, serv­ ed for many years in India. But from grammar school days on, Ernest Sted­ man looked straight down a gun bar­ rel at his own future—he intended -without doubts or diversity of inter­ ests to be an engineer. This single purpose remains to-day. Stedman trained under the “Sand­ wich System" in England, taking jobs in shops and factories, going to school two afternoons and three evenings a ■week, moving from foundry to boiler •and fitting shops and drawing sec­ tions. To-day all aircraft factories in England pick their draughtsmen and -designers from this type of student ap­ prentice. After four years, Stedman ■was awarded a" Whitworth Exhibition Prize and Free Studentship in London. He took a Bayliss cash prize and a Whitworth scholarship that brought ■him £125 a year* for three years, one -of which he spent at City Guilds Col­ lege, London, the other two on nom­ inal salaries, gaining experience with •industrial firms. Stedman took his wife for an even­ ing’s entertainment to a "Conversaz­ ione” .at the National Physical Labor­ atories at. Teddington, an Institution that corresponds to our National Re­ search Council. Fascinated by observ­ ing experimental work in aeronautics, Stedman realized that that is was the -engineering job of the future, and ar­ ranged immediately to join the Tedd­ ing staff with salary no object. During Would War One, Stedman as a commissioned Lieutenan.t, attach­ ed to the Royal Naval Air Service, .gave his country distinguished service. He began at the Admiralty on design and inspection of planes, became tech­ nical observer for new types of craft, ■did test work with pilots on the first Handley-Page bombers during their development, and went to France with the first squadron as Station Engineer -charged with keeping them in the air. In 1918, in charge of -No. 4 Aoeroplane ^Repair De’pot at Guines, the ancient ■"Field of the Cloth of Gold,” he was awarded .the O.B.E. for organizing production and repair work under bad conditions and for keeping depots go­ ing while they were subject to air raids. A year after the Armistice, Stedman ckme to Canada accompanying Hand­ ley-Page’s entry in the Daily Mail prize contest for the first West-to- East Atlantic flight. Flying from Newfoundland to New York, the plane Commodore Ernest Walter is Air developed a broken pij feed, line and crashed at Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. Stedman, who had not gone along on the flight, was rushed to the scene of the mishap, It was there, ^during the months spent in making the re­ pairs that Stedman came to realize what a natural "air country” Canada was, with its vast distances, its inac­ cessible north country and its limited population. . In 1920, he took Ottawa’s Civil Ser­ vice Commission examination for T echuical Director on the Air Board, came out top, and when the R.C.A.F. evolved, was commissioned Wing Commander. From 1920 to 1935, he did the work he loves best - peacetime development of aircraft design and skill to advance commerce and develop new country, Air Commodore Sted­ man is an author of distinguished standing in aeronautical journals of the United States?* Great Britain and Can­ ada. RAIDS DO NOT STOP LONDON HOSPITALS Perfect Organization Counters Con­ fusion - Courage of Staffs In­ spires Patiepts, I by David Curnock The bombing of hospitals in Great Britain by -the German Air Force is not having the effect which the Nazis would hope. It is not causing terror or confusion. It is putting the London surgeons, doctors, nurses and hospital staffs generally more than ever on their mettle. A visit to a London Hospital which has been bombed, to see the hospital staff at work, to hear the stories of q-uiet braevry amid raids, is something never to be forgotten. This is the story of just one hospital. On the seventh floor, where the bomb fell, the chapel has been des­ troyed. The beautiful windows are gone, the roof has fallen, the altar is scattered, and the organ shattered. “But someone has lent us a grand piano,” Sister Prior, the assistant Ma­ tron, told me. "It is surprising what we managed to save. It is wonderful what you can do.” I thought the same as I looked ar­ ound. It is wonderful what they, can do. I noticed that even the splintered wood of the chairs had been repaired with little pieces of sticking piaster. "We don’t want people running splin­ ters into their hands and legs,” ex­ plained Sister Prior with a quiet smile, "there’s enough trouble as it is." The Raid Routine “Only the first three of seven floors are used as wards, so there is plenty of security, with four reinforced con­ crete floors above. There are special wards for air raid casualties, and those who have been rendered homeless. We had a number of old married couples, but we couldn't fix them together so they had to be separated until they moved off go after a pital.” In the ground floor everything is ready emergencies. Nurses and doctors always on duty; volunteer stretchher bearers are ready to take the patients from the ambulances as they come in. to the country where they few days’ rest in the hos­ casualty station on tile for are "BILLY” BISHOP INSPECTS DOUGLAS PLANT ..........„„s, —..................................... BRITISH SOLDIERS EVACUATED FROM GREECE jM aft, ,KfaB ...| This picture was approved by the British censors Germans were safely removed from Greece. Her® and is the first to arrive on this continent following we see some of those thousands'at an unidentified the British evacuation of Greece following the Axis port after disembarking from 'the ships that carried victory in that country. Over 45,000 of the 60,000 them from Greece. British soldiers who had been battling the invading them from Greece, In the operating theatre lives are saved by the most skilled surgeons in the world, Saving a Life Here is one story, grim, yet inspir­ ing. Outside the night planes droned overhead. There -was a crump of drop­ ping bombs. The first casualty to be brought in was a four months old baby. He had been blown from his mother’s arms as she hurried to a shel­ ter. She, herself, was uninjured. “I was down there at the time,” said Sister Prior. “The little mite was bad­ ly burned . . and so silent. That’s al­ ways a bad sign/* Quietly the doctors got to work. They fought to fan a tiny spark of life. The battle went on. The child whimp­ ered. Within fifteen minutes he was crying. A cry of pain, but to that group of white-coated workers the cry meant that another life was saved. mations of Mr. Churchill, rather than with the Gospel. This atmosphere of rebellion is absolutely intolerable." The hatred against the Germans in the "countries under their domination strikes secretly in a hundred ways. It whistles and whispers in the breeze. It appears as "the writing on the wall." THE VITAMINS PILING UP DESERTS OF HATRED the Nazi regime of pre- the assault on hte world, stores are depleted and loot left in the occupied Air-Marshal William “Bills’" Bishop Jh°. C6.. tone is shown with Donald Douglas, ,Xre in™j'While Bishop was inspecting the huge California plant where m i y lighting craft for the R.A.F. leaves the assen^y line daily. Later Bishop addressed 12,000 Douglas employees. by Alma S. Wittlin Since the outbreak of war the Nazis have occupied territories greater in area than that of Germany itself. Sev­ eral million Germans are living in these occupied, countries - soldiers with their officers and officials, some­ times with their own families. It has been estimated that in Holland alone one million German soldiers are con­ centrated. Let us see how these "con­ querors’’ live.’’ When the Germans invaded Czecho­ slovakia, Poland, Denmark,'Norway, the Netherlands and France, they turned their attention first to food and drink. Then they bought up soap, silk stockings, and all sorts of little com­ forts practically denied them for many years under paration for Now, the there is less lands. But still at every meal the Ger­ mans act as overlords. Their food ra­ tions are greater than.those of the lo­ cal people. In addition, they receive commodities such as coffee, chocolate, rice and white bread which in many places are denied to the conquered. A German officer or official is free to take the best house whether it be vacant or occupied. Certain hotels, restaurants and theatres are reserved exclusively for Germans. Yet there are many things which trouble the German conqueror; which make his days, and still more his nights, filled with anxiety. After the black-out ho German in Amsterdam cares to walk alone by the canals that intersect the largest Dutch city. There are frequent drowning "ac­ cidents" by night. In Poland, in the city of Poznan, six Poles have been sentenced to death for organizing several hundred armed attacks on German cars and on hous­ es occupied by Germans. Instead of the humble subjection and admiration due to conquerors which they had expected these Germ­ ans are discovering that they arc os­ tracised -/'iced". They find themselv­ es in a "desert of hatred/’ The spectre of England haunts and challenges the men of the Swastika throughout their "Empire," Posters appear in the streets and invite: "Lis­ ten to the broadcasts from England/’ Norwegian women embroider the let­ ters "R,A,F/* (Royal Air Force) on their hats. In Holland schoolboys have been threatened with imijrlson- meat if they went on whistling the Bri­ tish anthem, A German controlled newspaper Tn Brussels, writes: "Cer­ tain cures are much more .concerned on Sunday mornings with the procla- The' medical scientists who house­ keep for vitamins have an unmanage­ able lot of charges. It used to be that there were but five or six vitamins- known and they were called A, B, C, and so on. Now chemists believe that there are at least eight varieties of vitamin B and at least ten of vitamin D. One member of the vitamin B fam­ ily is known as vitamin G, and anoth­ er as factor Y. Two relatives of the C type are known as J and P. Perhaps it would be better to call each vitamin by its^pliemical name. In such case Vitamin E would be known as tocopherol, C as ascorbic acid and B2 as riboflavin. People are ijow so used to the name vitamin that the change would be confusing. The functions of-the several vita­ mins are of high interest. The widest- functioning one is Vitamin A and it is the only one which is synthesized or activiated by animals from their plant food. It is found in livers and yellow body fat of most animals and can be stored up for many months. To obtain sufficient vitamin A, the diet should contain thin green leaves, bright yellow fruits, vegetables such as cariots, corn and sweet potatoes. Vita­ min A prevents night-blindness; it is the most important of all vitamins for proper tooth formation in growing children and for resistance to infection The richest source of the anti-scur­ vy Vitamin C, is oranges and lemons. Almost any kind of seed, kept in water until it sprouts and then’eaten raw, is a very good substitute. Manual labour­ ers and athletes need large, quantities of Vitamin C. This vitamin mysteri­ ously disappears from the bodies of persons haying tuberculosis. Victims of diabetes when given large amounts of Vitamin C, usually require smaller doses of insulin, Vitamin D regulates the amount- of calcium and phosphorus which the body uses for the building of, bones and teeth. It is the only vitamin which does not occur in plant tissue. Its most abundant source is’ oily fish liv- ers and it is generated in the body ,by the ultraviolet rays of the sun. Normal adults get all the vitamin D they re­ quire when they bask in the sun on beaches. If they drink lots of milk, they need not worry about calcium re­ gulation. Milk imay be “fortified” with vitamin D, and by feeding the cows on irradiated yeast, that is, yeast treat­ ed with ultra-violet rays. Vitamin E comes from wheat germ, lettuce and tomato oils. Lack of this vitamin damages the male reproduct­ ive organs and produces abortion in the female. Perhaps not one-half the truth about vitamins has yet been pub­ lished. TESTING CORN HYBRIDS IN ONTARIO (Experimental Farms News) Hybrid corn is a comparatively new crop in Ontario. During the past four years a large number of well-establish­ ed hybrid combinations have been im­ ported and tested along with those produced in Ontario. Four of these tests have been located in Essex and two in Kent counties. Tests of these hybrids for ensilage have been con­ ducted at Guelph and Ottawa. In each tests some forty or more hybrids have been compared for yield of grain and general qualifications, says C, W. Ow­ en, Dominion Experimental Station, Harrow, Ont. The need for extensive tests arises from the fact'that corn .hybrids are more responsive to variations and climatic conditions than open-pollinat­ ed varieties. Also represented among the hybrids tested were those varying in maturity from early to late. From the tests already conducted certain hy­ brids have been selected as suitably for various sections of the corn growing area. In the shorter season districts more extensive tests are planned for 1941. As this testing proceeds .and ad­ ditional information is accumulated, adaptation zones will be established for the entire corn growing district. When a new or unknown hybrid is produced or received at Harrow, a pre­ liminary test is conducted to determine its general maturity and qualifications. If this hybrid shows promise for a cer­ tain district, it is tested in that district the next season. AN ARTICLE ABOUT ANAEMIC CONDITIONS Our 25 Point Scientific Examin­ ation enables us to give you Clear, Comfortable Vision F. F. HOMUTH Optometrist Phone 118 Harriston MONUMENTS at first cost Having our factory equipped with the most modern machinery for the exe* cution of high-class work, We ask you to see the largest display 4 of monu­ ments of any retail factory m Ontario. All finished by sand blast machines. We import all our granites from the Old Country quarries direct, in the rough. You can save all local deal­ ers’, agents’ and middleman profits by seeing us. E. J. Skelton & Son •t West End Bridge—WALKERTON The common symptom of all anaem­ ias Is shortness of breath, said a speaker connected with the Health League of Canada today, as well as by the characteristic pallor, the reason being that anaemic blood, carries less oxygen than normal blood, so that the sufferer has to breathe more quickly in order to obtain a normal amount of oxygen. Anaemia, he explained, is of two types, primary and secondary, and the most important of the primary class is pernicious anaemia. This, he stated, is a grave, progres­ sive disease interrupted by remissions, "occurring without any discoverable cause". Accompanying the disease are certain changes in the blood and bloo(l-forming organs, in the central nervous system and 'in the digestive tract. The cause of the disorder is un­ known, but it is generally confined to middle life. It does not occur in child­ ren and cases among persons more than CO years of age are rare, Usually the first noticeable signs of pernicious anaemia, it was stated, are a feeling of languor and a yellowish eolotirlng of the skin. These are ac- companied by nausea, vomiting and di­ arrhoea, In some cases there is sore­ ness of the tongue, and numbness or tingling in arms and legs. ■ The patient may look well-nourish­ ed, but the plump appearance is likely to result from a dropsical condition. There may be small spots in the skin, caused by the effusion of blood. Com­ monly there are loss of weight and a slight fever. Pyorrhea Is common, with rapid heart action and a marked lack of acid in the stomach. In about 80c/fl of cases there is loss of sensation and other disturbances in the limbs, indicating injury to the spinal cord. The diagnosis of pernicious anaemia depends on the condition of the blood and the character of the stomach se­ cretion, said the speaker. In all cases there is a lowering of the hydrochloric acid to a marked degree. Nervous symtoms.and sore tongue aid in con­ firming the diagnosis as do the evi­ dences of changes in the spinal cord. Previously there was no successful treatment for pernicious anaemia, he declared; but the discovery of the val­ ue of liver in blood regeneration has now robbed the disease of much of its terrors. The average sufferer should take about half a pound of calf, beef or other liver daily for the rest of his life. The liver may be minced raw, or cooked in any way to make it palat­ able, but excessive cooking should be avoided. As an alternative, extracts of liver may be given hypodermically. Acompanying symptoms, such as sore tongue and gastro-intestinal af­ fections should at the same time re­ ceive appropriate treatment under a doctor’s advice. CANADIANS ASKED TO EAT LESS PORK The Bacon Board appealed to the people of Canada to eat less pork of all kinds, including bacon and ham, during the next three months in order that the British needs for more Can­ adian bacon can be met, The statement is as follows: It will be necessary for the people of Canada, during the next. three months to substitute lamb, beef, veal, poultry, vegetables and fruit for pork products of all kinds, including bacon and hams, if the request of the Brit­ ish Ministry of Food for more Can­ adian bacon is to be met. At the present time Canadians are consuming the equivalent in pork pro­ ducts of about 44,000 hogs per week. In March and April of this year the consumption was up as high as 54,000 hogs per week. The decrease of about 10,000 hogs per week was the-result of the action of the Bacon Board re­ stricting, about five weeks ago, the supply of pork products to the dom­ estic trade to to the average weekly consumption of 1940. This had the ef-’ feet of increasing the supply for ex­ port to Britain, but the requirements which the British Ministry desires are not being met, consequently the peo­ ple of Canada are asked to co-operate and eat less pork products. MORRIS COUNCIL Minutes of Morris Council meeting held in the Township Hall, Morris, on Monday, June 9, 1941. Members all present, the Reeve presiding. Minutes ' AGENTS "" COUNTER CHECK BOOKS PRINTER QUMMED TAPE BY ' . Styles1 for/pvefy business • '.Voifors ’9n.4 'design s Satnpl^s’/^ggestions ' and prices without - obligations. The Advance-Times Phone 34r of the last meeting were read and ap­ proved. The court of Revision on the Assess­ ment Roll was then resumed. In the matter of appeals the court decided as follows: R. Golley no action; A. Bac­ on no action; J. Smith $100 off; W Wilkinson Est. no action; Margaret Kelly no action; Mrs. Alex McNeil no action; C.N.R., no action until the line is dismantled. The Council decided to renew insur­ ance as follows, on Grader, Workmen’s Compensation, plus the unlimited' clause, and the policy covering roads and bridges of the township. Prem­ ium on grader $27.30; Workmen’s Compensation $52.10 plus adjustment for 1940 $19.12; roads and bridges premiem $156,80. Cecil Wheeler was allowed $3.00 for taking the Council to see-the farms where appeals were made and to see conditions of the Township roads, culverts and bridges. On motion the Council adjourned to- meet at the Hall July 14th, 12.30 p.m., A. MacEwen, Clerk. z To sign a pledge long, long ago, Meant giving up your ‘licker’; But now it means to save your dough, And be rid of Adolf quicker, —By Tom Boyce, Toronto., Although Hitler has ordered the- Dutch hens to lay for Germany, many of the courageous little creatures re­ fuse to bear the German yolk. SALLY'S SALLIES Be moderate in all things—including moderation COMMONS BLASTED BY NAZI BOMB The Houses of Parliament were among the London buildings blasted by bombs in recent Nazi air raids. A heavy bomb scored direct hit on the Commons chamber—leaving this mass of ruins, This is an interior view of whore the Commons, chamber used to be in the Mouses of par* Lament