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The Clinton News Record, 1930-10-02, Page 7R�uiva6uus of ReV2ta� A Column Prepared Especially for Women -- But Not Forbidden to Men HOW TO BE HAPPY A little work to keep us strong, A. little joy to keep us gay; A little love to sweeten life, All this can make a perfect day. A little kindness on the road To keep us warm • when days are • sad, A smiling glance, an outstretched hand To comfort us and make us glad. It takes so little, all in all, • To make us happy day by da3'; To give the world our -little best, And see ,the world our best repay. —Lily Dean. The cool weather of the past few days has brought home to us very forcibly the fact that the summer is over and winter is in the offing. Though, of course, we shall have some nice weather before King Win. ter mounts his throne. But we trust be prepared. The garden stuff has to be brought in and carefully stor- ed. Some of it, such as tomatoes, will have to be made up in some way and other things stored in cool eel- lars for winter use. Much can be done to supply the winter table by the careful management of stocks of garden fruits and vegetables. One of the very nicest and most useful ve- getables is tomatoes, that is, if the family is fond of them. And they can be used in so many ways. They can be used raw just as long as they will keep, then there are so many sauces, catsips, etc., which can be made from them. Provision can be made for speedy winter cooking by preparing soup, just ready to heat, to add hot milk to and serve. And just plain canning is a good way to pre- serve, theft one can do anything one likes with them in the winter. Truly, I often wonder how people get along who do not like, and only occasionally use, tomatoes. They seem to me to be the most useful of all things which grow in a garden. Then, too, they are considered to be very wholesome... Doctors tell us that the juice of the tomato is just as good for babies as orange juice. So if it is good for babies it ought to be good for anyone. ffeadies, having become a bit care- less about many little social customs during the war, are naw taking them up again and the general social trend is toward greater attention to small conventions and formalities. One of these is the custom of leaving calling cards. You are now supposed to leave cards, your own and your hus- band's, if you have one, two of those. when calling on a married lady, and you Must not do as I've been known to do, when calling on a bride, get so interested in the bride ,and have such a nice time that I forgot to leave cards for herself and her another. But I do not clo a great deal of formal calling, so I hope my lack of thought was ov- erlookecl and forgiven, But if we are to be a little more conventional and Ito give a little more thought to the small courtesies of life we should endeavor to conform. 'To,be'too free and easy tends to matte ns careless I do not. think one need be in too great a hurry to lengthen all one s skirts. Those long skirts are not go- ing to be such a' success as the fash- ion designers would like. .Women have become too nluc'h accustomed to the convenience of the shorter skirt and are not in any great haste to burden themselves with action -im- peding long ones. A few inches be- low the knee is at once the most be- coming and the most convenient length for ordinary wear. For for- nial house wear they can be much longer, if desired. And, the points and peaks are out, as far as street wear is concerned, if they were ever in. Nothing looks much worse on the street than a lot of untidy points coming down below the 'coat. • REBEI AH FASCINATING LINKS IN CANADA'S HISTORY If a certain piece of old office fur- niture, now in the Dominion Archives at Ottawa could speak it might give many and many a tale of Canadian history far more vital and interesting than much of the mere, narrative whish : school children now must study. This relic is the desk used by . News Items on Matters Canadian and Foreign Sir. John A. Macdonald for many years, including that memorable and Written For The News -Record strenuous period of his second pre- THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD TIir7J RSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1930 fairs. With such large .attendanee'anil- miership which ended with his death in 1891. This desk was left in the offices allotted to the Prime Minis - tees of inis-tees.of Canada in the East Block for some years after the great' man pas- sed away but was removed to the Archives about ten years ago at the instance of Sir. Joseph Pope, Sir John's biographer and for ' many years his secretary. ,During the week : ,of the Diamond Jubilee celebration of .Confederation in 1927, the deck •was prominently placed ire the main room, of the build- ing whereit was viewed by throngs of visitors. It now reposes in one of the offices, still on view and still an object of reverent inspection by many patriotic Canadians, This desk is of oak, approximately five and a half feet high, four feet wide, and ten feet long. It is a mas- sive thing with eight large drawers in front, each with a heavy iron lock, and with secret cupboards in the back, The writing surface of the desk pulls out from the front, mak, ing the desk even -lore cumbersome looking and in the top left hand drawer the writing implements used by Sir John up to the time of his death, June 6th, 1891 still lie. There are several ordinary dip pens, three blotters on which Sir John's signa- ture can still be read, a new note book, a ruler, and several pieces of paper. ' When looking at this desk you are reminded that Sir John lived in an age before typewriters were common, and before the time when secretaries were nearly as' common as they are now, so that many a letter must have been writen at this desk in Sir John's own clear handwriting. Health Service of the Canadian Medical Association. PREVENTING DIPHTHERIA Diphtheria belongs to the group of comtiCuficable diseases as it is caus- ed by a disease germ. It is a severe and frequently fatal disease, and its most dangerous attacks are made up- on children from six months to five years of age. The germ which causes diphtheria lodges in the throat and nose. When the person harbouring such germs coughs or sneezes or simply talks, he throws out little drops of secretions in which the germs are present in large numbers. In order to convince yourselves that this happens, we would suggest that you stand in front of a clean mirror, and that you cough, sneeze or talk at the mirror. You %vili find that you throw out quite a spray of drop- lets, and as you gradually increase your distance from the mirorr, you will discover also that the"uficovered cough or sneeze sends these droplets a distance of several feet. This then is the reason why you should always cover your nose and mouth with a handkerchief when you cough or sneeze, You can at least turn your face to the floor if the sneeze conies unexpectedly. You will also understand why you should not talk directly into a person's face or allow him td do the same to you. These points have been mentioned because they show how, in our daily lives, we -.are almost sure to be ex- posed to diseaes germs. It follows that as we are frequently exposed to disease germs, we should, as far as it is possible, keep ourselves in such condition that we will be enabled to deal with any germs which may gain entrance into our bodies. Diphtheria is one of the few dis- eases which we can prevent, The deaths, suffering and damage for which diphtheria is responsible each year can be prevented. This waste of human life, this injury to health need not occur: because it is in our power to protect. children against diphtheria. By the injection of diphtheria tox- oid, which is a .harmless substance, the body ofethe child develops certain protective forces. When these pro- tective forces are present in the body then diphtheria germs are powerless to clo harm to that person. Every child !has the right to be healthy and to be protepted from disease. We have the means to pro- tect children from diphtheria. The question for each parent to ask is -- What about my child? If all parents had their own children inu nitnizecl against diphtheria, the disease would be completely wiped out. Questions eeneelming Health, ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical Association, 184 College Street, To- routo, will be answered personally by Ietter. Chrysler Eight Roadster, $i9r5 (wire wheel equipment.xtra Greatest Performance in Every Price Field *1005 1915 Chrysler Six, Chrysler "66" and "70" . UP TO $ 1 8 1 The New Chrysler Eight . • . • UP TO $ 1 3295 The New Chrysler Imperial Eight ur TO $ ►t 25 All prices f o, b, factory, including standard factory equipment (freight and taxes extra) - s Pa o C A N A DI A N- B U I L "Il FOR CANADIANS 01011 PRIZES J. B. LA IS CLINTON ONTARIO w VVViiir lir ' til . z 'iesE YOUR. CIIRYS%ER DEALER EMI DETAILS Tobacco Crop is•Burt by Drought 'fhe following report has been is- sued by the Department of 'Trade and, Conmmeice regarding the effects of dry weather on the Canadian Tobac-' co. The 1930 flue -cured crop of Canada has been damaged considerably by drought and 'the harvest will be a- bout 25 per cent less than normal. An increased area was planted to tobacco "this year but the damage from drought will probably more than offset the increases. The worst damage ' was felt in Essex County; Representatives of the Canadian De- partment of Agriculture stated that most growers would have yields ing between 500 and -600 pounds acre whereas the normal yield is tween,800 and 900 pounds per a Capably operated lands should around 600 pounds per acre, many will , be lucky to obtain ' ,pounds. It has been reported some.... individual , growers will not harvest the crop 'because of the ex- tent of the damage. nil believed that the area planted to tobacco in 1930 is 25 per cent lar- ger than the 1929 crop. According to official records, the 1929 total for bright flue -cured tobacco, was, 15,085 acres; the increase of 25 per eent would make 18,856 acres for 1930. Estimating the 1930 yield per acre at 580 pounds on the average, it would net a crop of 10,963,500 pounds, On the basis of.an average yield per acre of 525 pounds, the crop would be a- bout 9,900,000 pounds. Canadian re- ports show that 10,500,000 'pounds of bright flue -cured tobacco were pro- duced in 1929. cent are permanently improved and surfaced, with either concrete, maca- dam or gravel. The network of main highways comprises 51 arteries with an aggre- gate length of 5,316 Thiels, of which 5, 166 miles or 97 per cent are com- pleted. There are also-dmproved .5; 073 miles of second elass roads acid 3,261 miles of local roads. All improved roads in the province in Quebec are enstintained directly by' the Provincial Department of High- ways, the cost being borne exclusiv- ely by the Government, vary- Goldfish Taken in Canadian Lakes per Ottawa, October lst, (Special to be- The News-Repord)It is not gener- ere, ally known that Goldfish are caught run, in large quantities in the Great Lakes but and what is more surprising that 500 they are used for food purposes. A that report has just come to hand which says in part:— The common Goldfish which in'ha- bits many 'home 8ish bowls, acquaria or garden pools is not generally thought of as living in the open wa- ters of theGreat Lakes with other Common species. eeowever, considerable numbers of Goldfish are taken by, commercial fishermen who haul seines in Lake Erie. These fish were first apparent in quantity in the Sandusky Bay re- gion in 1920 and were thought to have originated from fish escaped from 'Belle Isle during a great flood in 1913. Increasing numbers have been taken and the larger specimens are sold for food on the market and are known as 'red carp." Others are sold alive for stocking private garden pools. These fish are much larger than the fish ordinarily seen, generally at- taining a weight of front one to two pounds, as compared with goldfish in bowls or small acquaria which seldom attain any considerable growth. Fruit Crop Better The Department of Agriculture in a report issued this month on the fruit crop prospects announced that the general outlook for fruit crops is regarded better this year than last. Wihile the yield per acre is generally lower the increases in acrage make up the dificiency, Costs S7.000,000 to Dredge St. Lary rence East of Montreal A dredging concern of Montreal has obtained a contract from the Do- minion Government for the dredging of the ship channel in the St. Law- rence River between Montreal and Quebec to a depth of 35 feet at a cost of about 57,000,000. A special dredge has been designed by the Company's engineering staff to take care of the conditions pecu- liar to the river bed where work is being undertaken, andthe dredge was assembled in Sorel, Que. Clay, rock and boulder difficulties will be encountered and the equipmient was designed to cope with these condi- tions. Some 2,800 horsepower will be de- veloped on the new dredge from four diesel engines of eight cylinders, in connection with a generator of 400 kw., 250 volts anti in addition auxiI- iary generator sets will develop 95 horsepower. Gigantic Outlay to Furnish Employ- ment London, Sept. 23rd, (Special to The News-Record)—To ameliorate the un - Fewer Canadians Go to The United States There were only 3,501 Canadians emigrating to the ilnited States in the month of July. This number is considerably below the monthly av- erage for the fiscal year. Of the other immigrants to the Ifnited States during the same month the majority came from the European Countries and even these were be- low the monthly average. Italy led the list with some 1,632 immigrants and Germany followed with 1,157, England sent out 843 immigrants, Scotland 790 and - the Irish Free States 824. Over 18.760 immigrants entered the States by the Port of New York alone, and some 5,433 catrge over the boundary via Canada.' Panama Canal Takes 52550,660,068 • Toles Washington, Sept. 30th, (Special to The News-Record)—The Panama Canal completed 16 years of opera- tion on August 14th of this year. During this time about 60,183 com- mercial vessels have transited the canal, aggregating 267,490,045 net tons, Panama Canal measurement, on which tolls amounting to 5250,660,068 were levied, and which carried 279,- 338,333 long tons of cargo. The ,last ten years have accounted for more than seventy-five percent of the net tonnage and 86 per cent of the tolls collected. Aviator Completes Fourteen Thous- and Mile Conversation London, Sept. 23rd, (Special to The News -Record) ---;An aviator 5000 feet above the city of Buenos Aires, Ar- gentina,; recently conversed with the general post office in Sydney Arts -t traria over a 14,000 mile !circuit, a )eat believed to have set a world re- cord in radio telephony. An engineer of the radio -telephone service 'between Sydney and London was talking to London and he was switched over to Madrid Oland line and as the connection was good et the time Madrid switched through to Buenos Aires, and at the time an air- plane was snaking a test flight over that city in a radio -equipped plane and so the call was extended. In all 14,000 miles separated the phones. s 13,500 Miles of Permanent Roads. Quebec City, October lst; (Special to The News -Record), --There are at present in the province of Quebec 33,040 miles of rural roads of .which 5;310 miles are first :class roads, 8.878 miles second class and 18,846 third class, Over 13,500 miles of roads inthe provinceor about 41 per employment and labor situation in London alone it is estimated that ov- er 5500,000,000 will be spent on new projects and the remodelling of old buildings for modern use. tConstruction is somewhat different in the old country to that in Canada. In England wherever possible they will remodel an old building rather than tear it down and construct what we would call a modern building. And sometimes it is very difficult to install an adequate heating system. One of the favourite forms of heating is by a ease of stove and fireplace built into the wall of a room. The temperatures of the monis are lower than what we have and in schools for instance a temperature of about 62 is the usual condition while in Can- ada a temperature of about 68 to 70 degrees is maintained, British Columbia Salmon Run Counted Vancouver, Sept, 23rd, (Special to The News -Record). --An impressive march past of over 9,000 sockeye Sal- mon was seen recently at Stamp Riv- er Falls, B.C. The fish took ten days 'to pass the falls by aid of the fish - way constructed by the Canadian Government Department of Fisheries. A count of the fish was made by the Government fisheries Guardian at the falls during ten hours of each day in the period. As compared with the number of sockeye using the fish - way in the corresponding period of 1929, there was a very Iarge increase this year, In 1929 the total was 3,- 512 as against 9,061 this year. The fishway overcomes a height of seine forty feet of turbulent, crashing water and is a means of ascent for many salmon which might otherwise not be able to battle their way to the spawning areas, This year a very large number of sockeye have been able to make their way over the na- tural falls. The coastal and inland waters of British Columbia are among the most productive salmon fisheries in the world and the quality of the salmon carried there is unsurpassed, Cows Demand Proper Diet in Plain Words 'Washington, Sept,. 22nd, (Special to the News-ilccord) . An interesting and novel way of instructing the Public especially that of the rural districts of the country has been found in the use of mechanical talk- ing animals. Speciai exhibits are prepared for livestock shows, dairy shows, and other specialized exhibits. Among the exhibits which have at- tracted attention are a cow, a pig and a couple of hefts. Each is equipped with a talking machine and the parts are so mechanized as to moveits ac- cord with the statements made. The cow attracts attention with a large "m0000" followed by an argument with her owner on the kind of feed which is best for her and a disserta- tion on the most modern feeding methods. Similar messages are coni veyed by the other mechanical ani- mals and it has been found that cur- iosity which first attracts the public soon changes to interest, Country Fairs Have Widespread. Value 'Ottawa, Oct. lst, (Spacial to The News -Record) Ib is the season for fairs all over the country and it is interesting to note the interest that industry in general is showing in the small as well as the larger commun- ity fairs. It is estimated. that attendance at these provincial and conunuhity .fairs ran near into a million last year and besides these there were other large bons 'of dollars change hands and the trend , has been toward education at fairs rather than the mere display Of . produlets. Fairs have been found to be effective means of instructing the population in more efficient methods of production. The people Attend with thein cares cast aside temporarily and their needs open to either amusement or instuction so that a lasting impression is left by the information given to them through interesting educational ex-' hibits. It has been also noted that the residents of the community are brought together to take part ie. a single enterprise, and the fairs go a long way toward the removal of ani- mosities and factionalism; In many cases every member of the community is included in the program, from the babies cratered in a baby show to the elders who are placed in charge of exhibits of various sorts, The gen- eral citizenry often are placed on cammtittees which arrange the details of the program and exhibits. Departments Settle Down to Work After Year of Disturbance Ottawa, October lst; (Special to The News -Record) ---With the emer- gency session of Parliament ended and .Canada's .delegation off to the Imperial and Economia Conference the departments of Goverment are getting down to real business for the first tune in eight months. When the House is in session th regular routine of the departments i disrupted. That happened from Feb ruary until June. Then came anothe feature in the election campaign and immediately after i the change of Government and hasty preparation for the session which has just terminated. Conditions in the civil service, of course, are not what they were prior to form',ation of the Civil Service Commisison, Then a change' of Gov- ernment brought the menace of dis- missal before every appointee of the out -going administration. Now only those found guilty of marked partis- anship have anything to fear. There are, of eourse, changes in the higher confidential positions, but even here the number of post-election transfers are extremely inconsequential. While the major burden of admin- istration of unemployment relief vot- ed by parliament falls upon the La- bor and Public Works Departments, almost every branch of the Govern- ment is interested. This work, to- gether with the reorganization of the Pensions Depatrhient and reconstrucs tion of the Canadian National Rail- ways directorate, formed the most immediate tasks which ' Mr, Bennett) left to his colleagues when he sailed' for London, The British High Commissionship will not be filled until his return, nor' is it likely that a. new Minister will be appointed to Washington till then. It is unlikely that any developments with regard to St. Lawrence. devel- opment will take place until Mr. Ben. nett comes home and in the interval there are no questions arising be- tween Canada and Washington which. cannot be handled 'by the' Canadian, charge, The Canadian delegation to the London conference left here sanguine. that some material progress will be' made in the promotion of inter -Elm pire cooperation in matters of trade... For the moment these are considered of more immediate ,concern to Can- ada than academie considerations of fectieg constitutional probleme. MIGHT MARK 'BM DOWN TO 1% CENTS A man who had been waiting pa- tiently in the post -office could not attract the attention of either of the girls behind the counter,. "The evening cloak," exclaimed G" one of the girls to her companion, s ewes a redingote design in gorgeous - brocade, with fax fur and wide er sleeves." t At this point the long suffering customer broke in with; "I wonder if you could provide me with a neat red stamp with a dinky perforcated hem, the tout ,ensemble 'delicately treated on the reverse with gum arabic'. Something about two cents. " --(Mon, treat Star.) FALL FAIR DATES Brussels ... Oct. 2-3 Dungannon ... ..Oct. 7-8 En'ibro . Oct. 2 Fordwieh . Oct. 3-4 Parkhill . . Oct. 2-8 St. Marys . . Oct. 7-8 Wingham . . Oct. 7-8 Different from every other Oats N 2r/.z MINUTES AFTER THE WATER ROILS Gyproe Gives PERMANENT ' PROTECTION ADE from Gypsum lock, Gyproc Wall- board does not burn. And this year it has a new smooth Ivory finish that needs no decoration (when panelled) al- though you can tint, paper or plaster it if you wish. Structurally strong, in- expensive, easily and quickly put up, Gyproc Wallboard gives perma- nent fire protection to the walls, ceilings and partitions of your home. Your dealer's name is listed below. Ask hien for complete details of this pioneer Canadian fire- safe Gypsum board or write for free interesting book, "Building and Re. - modelling with Gyproc." GYPSUM, LIME AND ALABASTTINE, CANADA, LIMITED Paris Ontario 410111.- e . e ur 4' Fig°epi.®of;. ailboa For Sale By Geo. T. Jenkins -, - Clinton, Ont. Thos. McKenzie Estate - Clinton, Ont.