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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1943-02-11, Page 7The Advance-Times Phone 34, • WE AK PAYING 31/2 % ON 'FIVE YEAR GUARANTEED TRUST CERTIKATES ISSUED IN ANY AMOUNT An kW authorized investment for individuals,•ceniPonieli Om*, " tory boar4 executor; un51 other • timiquis. STERLINGTRUSTSR conPoniVrioN 372 PAY SI, TORONTO 9."yr WINGHAM ADVANCE,TINIE$ '117441.-sday, T.40.1):1;9311.7 11.t 1943 This picture shows one of the largest. dams in the Shipshaw project. It Is 700 yards long and was installed as one of the ,dams to divert the waters of the Saguenay river. In the BACKGROUND is the Chute a Caron powerhouse and dam, first stage in the Shipshaw project, Much' of the power from this project will go to big aluminum factories ati A nTririn n fern, .nil so 0,117 ,11, HEALTH LEAGUE Plan Wryer More Plant' Will PotWr an Famed Booklet Don' Working in 40 below zero, weather, welders piece together one of the penstocks to divert the rushing waters of the lower Saguenay river into the main generating plant at the Shipshaw development. Work went on winter and summer and never slowed down for blizzards, snow or ice. Total cast is $105,700,000, lower than Boulder Dam, though Mull under war conditions and at forced speed, A DAY WITH THE NAVY (Article No. 14) by Walter R. Legge Naturally we could not see all of Canada's ef,forts without seeing some- thing of the Navy, for Canada has an important part in the naval services, even in Great Britain. Our original programme Called for seeing an important ceremony at: a naval station where Canadians form a part. However, at the' time this was to take place, our party was far from the location, and it meant a loss of two days in travelling to go and return. As this represented a lot, out of our remaining time, it was decided to take us instead to a naval base nearer at hand. While we did miss seeing any of the Canadian naval forces, it gave us an opportunity to visit one of the most famous of English bases. With Lieut. Downton as our guide, -We set off on September 14th, and travelling over one of the old roads of England -final- ly arrived at our destination. A Visit To The "Victory" The first thing we were shown was one of the most famous ships in Eng- lish history, which is now a national shrine, Nelson's famous flagship the "Victory". This ship, completed in 1765, took six years to build ,and although 'it is 177 years old, and has probably been visited by' millions of people, it looks almost new. h er, It was from the deck of this ship that Nelson sent out his famous mes- 19144918 /044 Ale. 40 C vet.4.4, quraid e (ACTIVE SERVICE) This Company is now being formed at Stratford. It comprises veterans of Western Ontario, .up to age 55 and down to medical category. C.1.- 11142 Ilem. Nance to qa Beach ink the 11:9a1 Apply for enlistment to 0. C. No. 40 Co p y, Veterans' Guard o f Canada McLagan Barracks, Stratford Recruiting Stations LONDON-445 Richmond St. WINDSOR—Ouellette `A've. XITCHENER-,—City OR THE MOBILE RECRUITING UNIT IN YOUR LOCALITY Because of their high protein value Lima beans can very well substitute for a meat dish, which, in these times of meat scarcity, is mighty useful. Baked in a casserole and covered with tomato sauce, they are a very tasty dish. Dried peas, of course, can be used instead of the canned' variety as one of the vegetables in a meal, They must be soaked in water in order to make them soft enough for use. Lentils or split peas are an invalu- able addition to soups and stews, lend- ing .a piquant flavor, all their own; that makes one ask for more. • All or most of these dried fruits and vegetables are available in our stores. Whenever you feel stuck about that midday or evening meal, it wouldn't hurt to consider them. Write to the Health League of Can- ada, 11.1 Avenue Road, Toronto, for your free copy of authoritative Vita- min, Chart, Voice on Telephone: Is Mrs. Rowdybush at home? Mandy: If you is one ob de ladies what's goin' ter play bridge with she am.. If you ain't she ain't. sage which has echoed around the world, and still inspires the hearts of Britons everywhere, "England expects that every man will do his duty." It inspired his men to win the greatest naval battle of history, a battle that changed the history of the world. It was British skill and bravery that won that battle of Trafalgar, for the French ships were larger, faster, more num- erous and carried more guns. Nelson had 27 British ships while the French had 33, and when the bat- tle was over 18 of the enemy ships had been captured, and the rest ,sunk or scattered. - But Nelson himself died a hero's death. We felt that we were .treading hal- lowed ground as we gazed on the plate on the deck which shows the exact spot where Nelson fell; and the roped off space between decks, where he died with the words "Thank God, I have done mk--duty". The plate on the deck reads "Here Nelson Fell, 21stDie Oct.1805" while a plate amid- ships records that "Here Nelson Died." It is interesting to compare the size of the "Victory" with a modern battle- ship. The Victory is 186 feet long with a beam of 52 feet, and has three gun decks with 100 guns. She could fire a broadside of 52 guns, A modern 'battleship is more than fOtir times as long, The Victory was forty years old when it led the fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar. Today a battleship is ob- solete in half of that time,. To raise the anchor, boys would pull the chain a certain' distance and run forward to nip it again, and from this came the expression "Nipper", A Modern Destroyer From this visit to the ancient Vic- tory, we were taken aver a modern dektroyer of the "Hunt" class, a des- troyer whioh actually took part in the Dieppe raid, which gave us a vivd pic- ture of the exacting requirements of modern warfare, and the contrast in ships. . . Among the ships that happened to be in port, so that we had an oppor- tunity of seeing them, were the former Royal Yacht, which is now a destroyer, and the Sultan, a 100 year old ship now used as a training ship for engin- eers. . While travelling around the harbour in a launch, we met an interesting sailor. This man, a Canadian, and his Son were brought back wounded from' Dieppe, and the son died fromIns in- juries. The father has adopted, an- other sailor, 'an orphan, who looked after his son when wounded. After a splendid lunch in the Offic- ers' Mess, we were first given a real- istic A.R.P, demonstration in which incendiaries, bombs, gas, and wounded were taken care of. Smoke bomb's ad- ded realism to the show, and the res- cue of Wounded from a high 'tower by ropes was very interesting. A. Sailor's Chapel. Our .next call was at the base chapel, the Chapel of St. Ambrose. Dedicated on December 18th, 1935, this chapel has many unusual features including the emblems of many sub- marines around the walls, among others, that of the "Thews" which Was lost and afterward recovered. It is since given a. very good account of itself. All the furniture hi the Chapel was presented by friends. • A trip through the submarine base was most enlightening, one specially. interesting demonstration was meth- ods of escape from a submarine under Water. This we watehed through the glass walls of an enormous tank filled with water.. Then a hurried visit was paid to numerous buildings in which naval training, physical training, and drills, Were going on, .and'a MOSS where 1000 Men are fed at one tunic, The most impressive feature of afternoon was a review of four thous- and trainees with 'band and everything. While everyone connected with the enormous base is working most stren- uously, they still have time to look after fifty acres of potatoes on the grounds, although we found it diffi- cult to believe that fifty acres could be found for such a purpose. After being given afternoon tea at the Officers' Mess, we were taken around the nearby city to see the bomb damage. For this trip and the other little motoring we did while at the base, WRENS were the chauffeurs. There are a large number of WRENS employed at various tasks around the F. base. An Ancient Inn It was a day packed with interesting and instructive sights, and we were sorry to have to start away on our long journey in our bus, to our head- quarters. The trip was broken at Liphook, where we visited the Royal Anchor Hotel, which was built in 1416. The rooms in this hotel are all named after famous people who have stayed in them, and bear such names as Nelson; Samuel Pepys; William Duke of Clarence; the Duchess of Kent etc. In front of the hotel is a fine old chestnut tree which is reputed to be 300 years old. Altogether, our day with the navy brought home to us that Britain's greatness has come from her Navy, and that the spirit of Nelson is still carrying on. GORRIE Howick Fair October 1-2 The Howick, Agriculture Society held their annual meeting in the Town- ship Hall in Gorrie, with a fair at- tendance. The president, Mr. C. E. Gregg, presided. The treasurer's re- port proved very encouraging, show- ing a- balance on hand of $278,86. Plans were made for the 84th Fall Fair which will be held in Gorrie on Oct. 1 and 2 this year, The following officers were re-elected: President, ,Mrs. C. E. Gregg; Vice- President, Mr. John Winters; 2nd Vice-President, Mr. William Camp- bell; Sec'y,-Treasurer, E. W. Whit- field. Evening Auxiliary Members Quilted The regular meeting of the-United Church Evening Auxiliary took the form of a quilting at the home of Mrs, M. Irvin, Monday. might, February 1st. Thirteen ladies gathered around the quilting frames and needles were plied diligently. Group 2 were in charge of this meeting, Mrs. C. Black donated the quilt top. The president took charge of the business period, minutes of the January meeting were read and adopted. The arrangements for the Valentine Tea and Balding Sale were discussed. It is hoped that all the ladies of the community will keep Saturday, February 13th in their minds and visit with each other over A friendly cup of tea in the church basement from 4 to 6 in the afternoon, The C.G.I.T. will have a bazaar in connection with t h is ',Tea also and we have tio doubt that the ladies will fav- our our lime Made Baking Sale. A very dainty lunch was served by the hostess and committee front group 8, and immediately following Miss Dorothy Edwards and Mrs. Gordon Mot presented a, fine wor- ship service on the theme "The Church", The hymn "The Church's One Foundation" opened the service, and Dorothy read a lovely poem, "It isn't the Church, it's you". MrS, Ed- gar gave us a very interesting talk concerning the manner in whieh they worshipped God first in a school house tad then in a newly erected cOnimMiity hail, while they were lives lug. out West. She explained what .the .Rome Mission Board meant to the :people out in that district in supplying PI Ordained Minister of the Gospel and making up that part of his salary which they were unable to raise. She told us of the enthusiasm. of .the people in coming to worship from long. dist- ances, in wagons over very had roads, and our thoughts were turned in upon ourselves as we pondered whether we with .our advantages of , beautiful churches in which to worship God fully appreciated -our benefits. We wished the time had permitted Mrs, Edgar to continue at greater length upon her subject. Prayer and the hymn "Abide With Me" closed the meeting, The March meeting, Mon- day,, March 8th, will be held at th e home of Mrs. R. G. Newton, with Group 3, in charge of the programme, A special service for the payment of fees will be a part of this meeting and it is hoped that all the members will make a special effort to attend. St. Stephen's W. A. Make Plans The regular meeting of St. Stephen's W. A. was held on Thursday last in the Orange Hall, when a quilt was quilted; also patches pieced on an- other quilt, A good, attendance was present, The president, Mrs. Holmes took charge of a short devotional per- iod when member's Prayer and. Lord's Prayer were given in unison, and Roll Call was answered on thoughts and verses of the "Boyhood of Jesus." It was decided to have the usual St. Patrick Bazaar and Hot Supper on March 13th in the Orange Hall. A poem "I know not what will befall me" was read by Mrs. Holmes. After closing prayers .by the president, a• lunch was served by the ladies when all enjoyed a social half hour. Gnr. J, J. Earngey has qualified as Driver Mechanic at Petawawa. Sympathy is extended to Mrs. A. McLaughlin and Mrs. J. Bennett in the death of daughter and sister, Miss Blythe McLaughlin who passed away following an illness of several weeks duration. Mrs. Robert Nay accompanied by Mrs. (Rev.) Tavener of Bluevale, at- tended the W.M.S. Presbyterial ex- ecutive meeting in Clinton on Thurs- day. TURNBERRY COUNCIL The minutes of Council meeting held in Bluevale, Ontario, 1st February 1943. Members all present. Moved by King and Fischer, that the minutes of last meeting be adopt- ed as read. Carried. The following letters were received and read: Salvation Army, London; Work- men's Compensation Board, Toronto; N. W. Miller, Goderich; Hospital Sick Children, Toronto; Ontario Good Roads, Toronto; Minister of Health, Toronto; Dept. of Game and Fisheries, Toronto; Navy League of Canada, To- ronto; Wartime Prices and Trade Board, Ottawa; Lloyd G. Elliott, on Active Service; Dan M. Fortune, on Active Service, Moved by Breckenridge and Porter, that we extend the time for collector to return Roll of 1942 to 1st March, 1943. Carried. The following accounts 'were paid: Roads $154,05; Sundry, $93.10. Moved by Breckenridge and Porter, that we adjourn to meet at Bluevale, Ontario, on Monday, 1st March, 1943 at 1 p.m. Carried. W. R, Cruikshank, Harold Mpflat, Clerk. HOW A SOLDIER SPENDS HIS TIME A newspaper published by, an In- fantry Regiment delved into the ques- tion of how a soldier spends his time, and came up with these facetious fig-. ures: The soldier spends 33.3% of. his time sleeping. Next comes polish- ing, cleaning and washing his kit, which takes 20%. He drills for 16.6%,. simultaneously spending 16.6% think- ing of girls. But he spends only 2% in going out with the ladies, He is in queues 8.2% of the time, and eats for 5.14%. Sociability takes up 4,5% and 4.5% is at the same time devoted to grumbling. He writes one letter a week, usually on Sunday, the army paper say. This takes 1,2% of his time. Reading, or merely looking at pictures, uses up 0.003% and shaving, takes a microscopic 0.0014%. Fight- ing is uncommon, using up a mere 0.0005%. In the remaining 0.05% he finds time to sew on 300 buttons a year, using 166 yards of thread; swears 144 times a day and is sworn at 288 times; stamps his feet 200 times daily, wearing out 4.7 inches of leather a year; laughs 58 times a day; salutes 84 times -a, day. Sure Cure "Do you believe a rabbit's foot • can bring you luck?" "You betcha! My wife found one in my pocket and thought it was a mouse. Dried Fruits And Vegetables In these days when inevitable short- 'ages occur in certain of our basic 'foods, we should not overlook the pos- .sibIe substitution of dried fruits and -vegetables as a means of balancing cur daily diet. Most of us tend to forget that they exist, but they have o definite role to play, especially in 'wartime. Dried fruits include the lowly prime, 'dried apricots, raisins, figs and dates. Peas, lentils, lima and Navy beans comprise the better known dried vege- ‘ -tables. These dried foods cannot be con- sidered in any sense good sources of the all-important vitamin C. how- ever, hey are all generally fairly rich in iron and copper, and the vegetables lave a high protein value. Dried apricots, particularly, have a high per- centage of copper, which, health auth- orities assert, is useful in adjusting the human system to the assimilation of the iron which they also contain. Prunes and apricots can be very tastefully- prepared in desserts, and figs, dates and raisins can be used hi puddings or eaten just 'as they are, THE BOMBER PRESS IN GREAT BRITAIN Another in a series of articles written by W. R. Legge and C. V. Charters, who represented the Canadian . Weekly Newspapers Association in a recent tour overseas. O 1' CANADA the Reeve. Department of Labour National War Labour Board GENERAL ORDER The Dominion Bureau of Statistics has found that the cost of living index number for January 2, 1943, is 1171 (adjusted index 116.2) as compared with the cost of living index number for July 2, 1942, of 117.9 (adjusted index 117). The Wartime Wages Control Order, P. C. 5963, provides in Section 48 (iv); "the amount of the bonus shall not be changed unless the cost of living index number has changed one whole point or more since the last general order of the Board requiring an increase or decrease in the amount thereof," The index number not having changed by one , whole point or more since July 2, 1942, pursuant to the provisions of P. C. 5963 as stated, the National War Labour Board orders that the terms of its General Order dated August 4, 1942, shall continue to apply for the period February 15, 1943, to 1V1ay 15, 1943, subject to the right of employers or employees to apply to a War Labour Board for authorization of payment of such• an amount of cost of living bonus as a Board may determine to be "fair and reasonable," under the provisions of the Order., 1VIPMEY MITCHELL • Chairman, National War Labour Rased Ottawa, Canada Pebruery 4, 1945