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THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
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by JOHN C. liIR$WUOD
Was it in some poem or in same applicants for positions know that not
painting that we older ones read or, every young woman, by any means,.
saw "the vacant chair"? Pt was an measures up to the above -stated re -
appeal to our. tenderest emotions —^I quirements.
the idea of the'sight of a vlacant
it , i.,I
chair, for was suggested that its Recently I read "Out of Life" by
former occupant had passed on from
this earth. 'Myron Brinig, American novelist,,
At Geneva, in the Council.Room of dough it is not by any means a re -
The League of Nations, was a vacant cent book. The story is about Sam
chair•—vacant for quite twa years. On Baggott, owner of a delicatessen
December 10th, 1939, this chair was store In a great city. Sam went home
carried off by uniformed porters. The day very much out of sorts. Busi-
one
chair was Italys, .and it remained in nes'$ had been bad Sam felt that
sight up o the last official moment, he would list* to cut his assistant's
wages by'$5 a week. At home,there
in aecoedanee with the two -years' was na cheerfulness. His wife was
notice of Italy's resignation from the neither good-looking nor very lovable.
League.
'neither
thatevening she told him that
The incident of removal had sero- she was to have a baby, and this was
the best of news to Sam. The next
day he went to work with his head
Life for little children — and per- in the air and with a smile. For the
baps, also, for parents —, would be first time in years he 'spolee to the
made poorer if they had. to do with- man wha sold him his morning news -
out toys. Germany and Japan were, peeper, which led' to a heart-warming
until recently, great exporters of toys conversation. Sam told the man at
to Britain, the United States and to the ticket window of the underground
Canada. Now, 'however, for obvious railway that he was going to have a
reasons; these countries are not ex- baby, and this led to smiles and hand
porting toys in ;aforetime volume. shakes. All day long Sam was meet -
The toy industry is related to hum- ing with smiles and kindness and
an imagination and ingenuity. One agreeable experiences. Life's outlook
must have loving thoughts to invent took on rosy hues.
toys—must havie a very sympathetic Now, what I want to say is this:
understanding of the mind and ways the world is ready to smile back at
of little folk. Is it not strange that us if we smile at it. We make our
a pagan country like Germany—for own climate, as it were. If we are
it is becoming pagan—had had—and gloomy, then we help to make others.
may still Have—the quality of tend- gloomy. So many all about us are
erness in high degree as this quality waiting for sunshine which we can
relates to little children? radiate.
Britain has lagged behind Germany
in this business of toy devising and
Hocking; and so, too, has the United a
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1 Read And Write For You
blance to a funeral.
States. Canada has not yet become a
notable maker of toys.
The United States is the gainer
from the circumstances that toy pro-
duction in other countries has les-
sened, and it supplied. to Canada in
the first ten months of 1939, toys
to the value of $878,366.
Now, if any bright man or woman
can devised saleable toys, then the
present is a time of opportunity for,
finding a market for his or her
genius.
It's dreadful—the number of books
which certain libraries feel under ob-
ligation to keep on their shelves.
Harvard University, for example, has
now 4,000,000 books in its. library.
One begins to think that there should
be a compulsory state suppression of
the will to write and publish books
-that all would-be writers of books
should apply to some official body for
permission to go ahead on their book.
Free speech looks to be a fine idea,
yet are there not limits?
And talking about speech: at Sim-
-mons College, Boston, they are teach-
ing women how to speak! Not to
speak more, but better! There are
courses in spoken English. It is said
that the modern college 'girl realizes
that good speech is as important as
is appearance in helping her to win
her way in the modern competitive!
world. At the beginning of the course!
each student has her voice recorded,
and another record is made at the
end to show the improvement.
Art may some day replace spon-
taneity in women's speech; so Some i
day the words "I love you" as uttered
by a woman to her suitor may, in`
respect of their manner and tone, may
be college -bred.
"The best insurance against old
ge", says William Lyon Phelps, aged
5, and formerly professor of English
t Yale University, "is an open mind.
It is for this reason that I have al-
ways in my teaching tried to create
an appetite in my students rather
than to supply information. I have
noticed that, ars a usual thing, the
more mental vitality a person has,
the more :varied are his interests. And
the more varied one's interests are,
the better insured one is against the
troubles, the disasters and the heart-
breaks we must•all endure. And the
more varied one's interests, the long-
er one will stay young."
These words could very well be set
up in very large type and printed on
a card to hang near one's mirror.
FARM AS YOU'RE TOLD
IN GERMANY
The government men arrive as the
cows are filing into the barn. They
take the stools from the farmer's
wife and the hired girl, sit down and
begin milking. They strip the 40
cows, and set clown figures hi their
notebooks,
To every farm in Germany the
government men come to make sure
that the amount of milk the farmer
delivers is precisely the amount he
draws from his cows. For the farm-
er must bring all his milk to a con-
trol station. He cannot retain even
a pint to churn, butter for the family.
The skim milk he needs for his pigs
he must buy back. The price he gets
is fixed for everything he grows.
Let's consider how Hans. Vogel, a
typical German farmer, fits into the
ntricate economic plan of the Nazi
state. Before the dictatorship, Hans
killed each fall four or five fat pigs
and made them into a winter's supply
of sausage and headcheese. Now he
brings all his pigs to the Nazi control
stations and receivbs for them the
government price. He has a fat steer
to sell in the market. Exciting places
these German markets used to be,
The trader beat his palm as he named
a figure. The fanner beat his palm
as he named another. And the chaff-
ering proceeded until at Last a bar-
gain was made. Now, in the market
metamorphosed'bythe Nazis, an of-
ficer comes along, glances at the
beast, names a figure — and Hans
must take it.
German agriculture is literally one
vast corporation --- the National Food
Corporation. At its head is the Min-
ister of Agriculture, R. Walter Darre,
a man with absolute powers over all
that concerns farming. He controls
almost every phase of the farmer's
life. Hans can own his farm, but he
cannot own what he produces.
While I am on the subject of
women, I may as well tell women
how to get a job. It is not I my-
self, however, who give the counsel;
I merely pass on something which I
read about a booklet issued by an
organization, headed by a woman,
specializing in assisting women to
find jobb;. This booklet says that,
the best•entree to the business world
is through a knowledge of shorthand
and typing. It is the practice of
large organizations to have an ap-1
plication form for handing to work -
seekers. On this form are many
questions. 'It is suggested that the
young woman should get hold of
several application forms as pre-
pared by large employers, ,and then
make up a composite foam. In this
way the requirements of employers
are perceived, and in the quiet of the
woman's own home she can prepare
the answers to the various questions
— can practise the devising of her
answers so as to. make brief, yet ade-1
quote—all with a view to her being
able to give good answers on the
spot—in the premises of the place
where she goes to apply fora job.
The applicant is told that her clothes;
need not be new and expensive, but
that they should be clean, neat and
in good taste. Her hat should be
neither large nor funny! In regard
to make-up, naturalness should be
striven for. She should have an in-
terested expression and a pleasant
smile, and, show evidence of a desire
to please. She should have a short-
hand speed of at least 100 -words and
a typing speed of 35 words a minute
in transcription, and forty-five words
for copying from typed material.
Interest and enthnsuism are two prin-
cipal requisites.
Those of us who have to see many
tease', •
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BY AN OVERSEAS CORRESPONDENT
Newsy Notes from England
EMPIRE'S BIGGEST INGOT
Secret Forging Over 200 Tons
In Weight
Great secrecy is preserved -vier the
"birth" of the largest steel forging
ever produced in the British Empire.
A few privileged steel experts and
scientists saw this . epoch-maldn'g
giant, "'much more" than 200 tons
in weight, forged at one of the works
of Thos. Firth and John Brown Ltd.,
"somewhere in England."
Owing to its enormous size, special
precautions were necessary at every
stage of its production, both as re.
gards the casting of the ingot and
the forging to shape.
Neither the exact weight of the
forging nor any indication of the
purpose for which it will be used
can be divulged. .All the information
available is contained in a cryptic
sentence cautiously uttered by a rep -
representative of the famous Firth -
Brown works: "The forging of this
huge mass of steel was a majestic
sight. Under the tremendous pres-
sure of the large press, the forging
gradually assumed a more finished
state,and will later play its part in
sin important phase of British in-
dustry."
Ingots ranging, in size from a few
hundredweight to upwards of 200
tons are regularly cast at these
works.
SNAKES COME UP THE THAMES
War Brings Business to London's
Unique Tannery
A cargo of snakeskin$, giant ana-
conics from Uruguay, glides down
the River Plate, steams up through
the South and North Atlantic, the
English Channel and the River
Thames, to a small tannery near
London Bridge. Later, those same
reptile skins, but now tanned, dyed
• and polished, sail across the North
Sea and eventually become handbags,
shoes and belts for the elegant wom-
en of Sweden and 'her neutral neigh -
SCADDING TO SINK SHAFT
NEAR SCENE OF CAVE-IN
Alfred Scadding, who was trapped
with two other men in: a Moose River,
N.S., mine cave-in several years ago,
plans to return to Moose Riepr where
he hopes to locate a deposit of tung-
sten.
Scadding'plans to drop a new shaft
500 feet west of the scene of the
cave-in which entombed lihn and two.
other Toronto men, Dr. D. E. Rob-
ertson and Herman Magill Magill
died in the mine but Dr. Robertson
!and Scadding were rescued after 10
days entombment.
PESSIMISTIC
Domestic --I Bear that you need a
cook?
Mistress.—Thank you, but I have
just hired one.
Domestic—Very well, I'll ,call again
to -morrow.
our countries,
in production night and day to pro -
Vide for fighting men and civilians.
The War Office has :placed ex-
ceptionally big orders, for hermet-
icalily sealed slab of chocolate is in-
eluded in the "iron rations" of every
soldier and airman; in. Britain's ever
increasing armies. And to ensure
against any possible shortage, the
Government has bought the whole of
the Gold Coast (Weat Africa) crop,
more than half the world's output,
and set up a Cocoa Supply.
Only in an extremity may a sol-
dier open his "iron rations", but or-
dinary chocolate is bought in huge
quantities in Arthy canteens in
France and at home. The troops
prefer it to any other form of sweet
or confectionery, and single canteen
in one of the Army Commands in
England places a routine order for
43,200 twopenny bars of milk choc-
olate and 14,400 bare of plain, apart
from more fancy items suitable as a
gift far "the girl friend."
Civplians, particularly the 2,350,000
civil defence workers, are eating
more chocolate, because of its nour-
ishment value.
Several British manufacturers now
have factories in Australia, Canada
and South Africa, to meet local de-
mends in the Empire. Supplies for
India go direct from Britain. British
firms produced £71,088,0.00 worthy of
chocolate in bars and blocks alone in
1935, the latest year in which a com-
plete census was taken. The figure
is now considerably increased.
A minor, and commercial, victory
from the River Plate this time, yet
a victory nevertheless.
More than 1,500,000 snakeskin$ and
lizard skins are sent front tropical
countries each year to the little fac-
tory near London Bridge, and the war
has had the effect of stimulating the
trade now that Germany, one of the
chief reptile skie tanning countries
of the world, has been cut off from
supplies. Business with the Scandin-
avian countries has notably increased.
Besides the anacondas from South
America, hundreds of thousands of
rat -snakes from India, Javanese wat-
er -snakes, and pythons and lizards
from Nigeria, Rhodesia, Ceylon and
Borneo are imported by Mr. S. O.
Rowe, the owner of this reptile tan-
nery which, is a typical example of
one of Britain's "little industries."
It is the only snakeskin tannery
of any consequence in the country.
Pluck and faith kept it going when
foreign competition made times bad.
Now it is firing its broadsides in the
war of commerce.
THE WAR AND THE KILT
Scotland Ready for Tartan Drive
Overseas
Scotsmen and Scotswomen all over
the world will feel a twinge of dis-
appointment when they hear that
this workaday war has caused the
War Office to abolish the wearing
of the kilt in all kilted regiments,
and to substitute the unromantic
battle dress.
Always the symbol of the daring
heroism of Scottish regiments, the
kilt was worn during tine last ward
but with the addition of a khaki
apron as camouflage when going in-
to action. Although now banned when
on duty, even in 'training, officers
and men at home or overseas will
still be allowed to wear the kilt when
off duty or on leave.
Tartan manufacture is an import-
ant section of the woollen industry,
for apart from Scotland's own re-
quirements, there is hardly a corner
of the earth where the colours of
some of the 96 different Clans are
not proudly worn, either in: the kilt
or as scarves, ties, and otherwise, by
men and women of Scottish birth or
descent.
"Eight yards of tartan are required
to make a kilt for a man," said a
Scots tailoring expert. "live abolition
of the kilt for war service is likely
to stimulate the demand for it among
Scots 'exiles' throughout the Em-
pire, pire, rvho will thus be able to keep
the flag flying'. The decline of Army
orders will make greater supplies
available for sending overseas."
BOOM IN CHOCOLATE
Britain Eating Half As Much
A,gann
PROFIT ON COUNTY
HOME HOGS'
There's money in hogs. The first
year in which accurate costs were
kept on this. industry at the County
Home shows a profit of $544.56, as
disclosed by the operating statement
read to Council by Treasurer A. H.
Erskine. The hogs handled at the
Home in 1939 numbered 120. Seven
died. Here is the statement:
Hogs on hand
Jan. 1 $ 243.87
Hogs purchased 902.30—$1146.17
Grain and butter-
milk 395.53
Concentrates 101,15
Chopping and!
mixing 56.31— 553.01
Trucking 8.50
Veterinary 8.05— 16.55
Total Cost $1715.73
Receipts from sale
of hogs $2106.29
Hogs on hand
Dec. 31 154.00—$2260.29
Profit for year .. $ 544.556
OBJECTIVE OF LOAN
EXCEEDED BY 60
PERCENT
Canadians oversubscribed the $200,-
000,000 war loan by 60 per cent in
five days, contributing $321,276,650 in
cash subscriptions which Finance
Minister Ralston said "has exceeded
my highest expectations."
The Bank of Canada announced the
total on the minister's behalf last
Friday night after the books closed.
The loan went on sale last Monday
and by Tuesday night was 25 per cent
oversubscribed Subscriptions contin-
ued to pour in for the next three
days.
Conversion subseriptiois totalling
$53,300,000' also were received and
$50,000,000 has been allotted, making
the total of the first war loan
$250,000,000. Bonds turned in for
conversion; were spine of the $115,000,-
000, three -per -cent Dominion of Can-
ada, bonds due next March 1, Most of
this issue already is heldby the Bank
of Canada but some of it was in
private hands and it was these bonds
which were converted.
Col. Ralston said the response to
the 12 -year, 31/r. percent loan "will be
heard and unmistakeably understood
Soybean Hay Makes Ideal Feed
For All Livestock
The soybean i,s one of the few an-
nual legumes suitable for the produc-'
tion of hay.'. In regions where it may,
be grown, it is extremely valuable as
an emergencycrop in the case of al -1
falfa or clover failure or in other'
instances when • a hay •shortage is
foreseen. Under suitable climatic,
soil and cultural conditions adapted
varieties of this crop will produce, in
three or four months, large yields of
high quality hay comparable in feed-
ing value to alfalfa. Soybean hay is
suitable for feeding all kinds of live -
stack and since it is characterized
by a high content of digestible protein
it can be used to reduce the amount
of costly concentrate foods. Some-
times a certain amount of wastage
occurs in feeding soybean hay con-
taining a large proportion of coarse
stems but this may be overcome by
the use of suitable vlarietios, seeding
at the proper rate and harvesting at
the right timee. Difficulty has fre-
quently been experienced in curing
soybean hay but this too may be
prevented by the use of adapted var-
ieties ani seeding and harvesting
these at the proper times.
Experiments conducted by the Div-
ision of Forage Plant, Central Ex-
perimental Farm, Ottawa, states J.
H. Boyce, indicate that the best hay
varieties of soybeans are the relativ-
ely late maturing sorts for the
district.
Soybeans should be sown at about
the same time as corn, that is, as
soon as the soil becomes warm enough
for the germination and growth of
the crop. If the field has not grown
a crop of inoculated soybeans during
recent years it will be necessary to
inoculate the seed or field with suit-
able bacteria. Soil preparation should
be thorough with a view to obtaining
a mellow, weed -free seed -bed. Soy-
beans do not compete well with weeds,
especially during the early stages of
growth. Farmers are advised to select
the cleanest land available for grow-
ing soybeans, Seeding may be done
either in rows 28 to 30 inches apart,
in which case 35 to 45 pounds of
seed per acre will be required, or in
6-7 inch drills at the rate of let to
2 bushels per acre. The latter method
is preferred for hay production since
it produces hay with finer stems and
slightly higher yields than row plant-
ing. Under no circumstances, how-
ever, should the drill method be used
if the land' is known to be weedy.
Soybeans may be planted to a depth
of 1 to 2 inches depending on the
type and condition of the soil; the
heavier the soil the shallower the
planting.
After the crop has been seeded and
before it is up a light harrowing is
advisable to break any crust that may
the world over, and particularly by
OM Allies anti by our enemies."
1 "Hese in the Dominion, it gives us
a united nation, increased confidence
in ourselves, and even greater deter-
mination and resolves for whatever
lies ahead. Canada thanks every
citizen who has helped in any way
towards the outstanding success of
our first tear loan."
- HOAX IS SERIOUS OFFENCE
A member of the Canadian Royal
Mounted Police was in town. last week
investigating a 'hoax that was played
an W. J. Seymour. Mr. Seymour, dur-
ing the last Great War, joined the
British Navy and was a member of
a ranine sweeping erew. When the
present war broke he again proffered
his services. Last week he received a
letter calling on hint to report at
Halifax. He sold his cows and was
about ready to leave Exeter before
the hoax was discovered. With Can-
ada at wee such a hoax is a very
serious offence. sed trouble is bestir-
ing
rswing if the guilty party is apprehend-
ed—Exeter Advocate.
Demand for chocolate has increased,
by 50 per cent since the outbreak of
war, and some British factories are
be formed and to kill weeds. It is
also recommended that light narrow-
ings' crosswise of the rows or drills
be given when the beans are -2 to 6
inches high. These cultivations should
be given on sunny afternoons when
the young seedlings are not easily
damaged. Row planting should be
cultivated as long as it necessary for
weed control, care being taken not
to ridge the soil.
The best time to harvest soybeans
for hay has been found to be when
the pods are about half filled. The
problems of curing soybean hay are
similar to those experienced with al-
falfa, that is, to cure it thoroughly
and still retain all the leavies. The
procedure followed in: curing alfalfa
hay will be found satisfactory for
soybeans. The crop should be, cut
with a mower after the dew is off.
left in the swath until the leaves are
thoroughly wilted and then raked in-
to windrows and left until cured or
after two or three days put into small
necks.
When feeding soybean hay it is re-
commended that it be fed along with
other kinds of hay since digestive
troubles frequently result when soy-
bean hay is fed alone.
GODERICH INSTITUTIONS GET
GENEROUS BEQUESTS.
By the will of Alexander Pardon,
former bachelor resident of Exeter,
filed for probate, the residue of an
estate of $35,200, amounting to ap-
proximately $24,000, is bequeathed in
equal shares to the Alexandra Marine
and General Hospital, the Huron
County Children's Shelter, Goderich,
the Salvlation Army, London and the
McCormick Home for Aged People,
London. Bequests totalling approxi-
mately $8,700 are divided between two
sisters, a brother and friends.
Following in Uncle's
Footsteps
Pilot Officer James Thompscn of
Listowel is reported following in the
winged footsteps of his uncle, Major•
Andrew E. 'McKeever, one of Can-
ada's top-ranking air aces in the last..
war.
Utters 'from overseas to relatives
in Listowel reveal he is doggedly aim-
ing at the mark set by his uncle, who •,
while flying in the Royal Air Force
was credited' officially with downing
30 enemy airplanes and awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross, the Mil.
itary Cross and the Croix de Guerre...
Thompson, wha is 22 now, got his.,
wings about a month ago. He worked
his way over to England in the fall
and was accepted into the R. A. F.
within a month.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John, S.,
Thompson of Listowel, the lad is now
in charge of an R.A.P. bomber. "Wes•
have been making all sorts of flights
wireless operator," he wrote. "We
have been making all sorts of flight,
up to four hours' duration"
When Thompson arrived in Eng-
land he was welcomed by friends et
Witney, Oxon, who remembered his
uncle, nicknamed "Hawkeye" Mc-
Eeever, and his daring exploits, in-
cluding the time he was attacked 60
miles inside enemy lines by nine air -
pieties. He shot down five of them•
and returned to his airdrome with all
his guns crippled: Major McKeever -
was killed in a motor accident after
the war ended.—Toronto Star.
SEAFORTH MAN
SERIOUSLY HURT
Jack Crieh, Seaforth baker, suffer-
ed severe head injuries in a motor
crash on No. 4 Highway near Heenan
when the car in which he was riding
crashed into a hydro pole.
Crich was riding with W. Eckel,
Zurich baker, and Garnet Case, Hen-
sail baker, to Dikter to attend a
meeting of bakers there. In the storm
the car crashed a hydro pole and
Crich went through the windshield.
His head was badly lacerated, requir-
ing 28 stitches to close the wounds.
Others escaped injury.
!RADIO'S 1940 SENSATION
'CAVALCADE
OF ,
DRAMA
Alt Star Cast in Love, IHtrigue,
Romance, Adventure, Huynour,
and Historical Facts
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