The Seaforth News, 1937-08-05, Page 3'THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1937
THE SEAFORTH NEWS
3'EW AUTOS SAID TO
EXCEED 50 -MILE 'AVERAGE
(:Deme it, July 22—Replying to wide-
spread' :proposals to control atuomo-
bile speeds by automatic governors
on car engines .and denying claims
that high speed has been an import -
:ant tactor in highway accidents,
Charles ;F, Kettering, vice-president:
of General Motors in charge .of re-
search, told the American Society of
Civil Engineers, here, that many snr-
veys prove that few mishaps occur
at speeds of more than 510 rniles an
hour,
Contrary to general supposition,
•Mr.Kettering declared, the average
speed on good roads today is less
than 45 miles an hour and compara-
tively few motorists travel as fast as
00 miles an hour. Automatic devices
which limit speed or take control
away from the driver, he contended,
may be the cause of accidents.
nes a matter-of-ifact, the •General
Motors expert did not believe that
the public would sanction automatic
restrictions to keep car speeds down
'below '50 miles an hour.
Turning the attention of civil en-
gineers to engineering achievements
Mr. Kettering pointed out that the
car of 191317 would look just as obso-
lete in 119160 as the car of 11191112- does
today.
"`I1 we knew what the car of 110 to
215 years ahead w.as going to look like,
I believe we would he making it now.
But we do know that it will be just
as different and have leust as many
improvements as in the past 10 to 25
years," the research engineer declared.
Mr. Kettering •based his observa-
tions upon answers received to 118
questions sent to many persons in the
automobile and allied industries. He
asked 'for opinions on su'b'jects per-
taining to the growth of automobile
registration, future highway and
parking problems and automobile de-
sign changes that will affect road
building. His summary of these an
ewers was that ,"we will have to pro-
vide roads for .50 per cent. more mot-
or- vehicles in the next 23 years."
Among his observations were
these: speeds will probably increase,
braking will become better and better
leas engineers learn more about fric-
tion 'between road and tires, car seat-
ing capacities 'will probably not
change much, roads should be design-
ed for not less than 60 miles an hour,
curb parking will soon be a thing of
the .past.
"'Our Customer Research surveys,"
Mr. Kettering says, "have shown that
people, on the average, do not want
to go much over 60 miles per hour,
but want to go that fast without ef-
fort. Certainly roads should not be
designed for less than 60. As roads
and cars become better, speeds may
go up still 'farther and with more
safety than at present,
"Everyone insists that we should
be .a'bie to keep up a higher average
speed between cities. This indicates
qpikthe need for high speed highways
built to carry traflfic safely.
"Accelerations will probably in-
crease. It will affect the timing of
traffic (lights and regulating devices,
"The albility to stop is of major
importance. Here is a problem which
we can both do a great deal of im- 1
proving .upon. 'I'm. sure the automo-
bile industry will offer batter and
better brake eiguipsnent as they learn
more and more how to Clo the job
'""The size 'af passenger cars will
largely be determined by the apace
required to house the passengers.
,1?resbslbiy this will not change very
much.
to rear -engined car would provide
better visibility with clear vision dir-
ectly ahead. Pt would probably elim-
inate much engine noise, heat and
odors, and allow lower floor boards.
However, maneuverability', particu-
larly cornering, requires on almost
equal distribution of weight on the
front and rear wheels, To accomplish
this in a rear engined oar of reason-
able wheelbase will require an engine
of about half the weight of the pres-
ent units.
"11 is not hard to conceive of me-
chanical devices on roads and high-
ways which might act to reduce the
accident rate. Photo -electric cells,
relays and mechanical devices have
'been proposed dor automatically stop-
ping cars: This could be done in a
practical fashion just as is now donne
one railway trains.' 1 doubt, however,
whether we could justify the expense
and difticultiec of enforcement in the
use or such devices.
"Night driving is three or four
tines as hazardous ins daytime driv-
ing. The future will have to bring a
marked change in this direction. At
present there is one solution which
has received widespread attention.
That is the use of polarized light. In
this systema beans of polarized light
is projected upon the road. by a
headlamp which has a polarizing
screen in front of the light bulb, The
onconming driver views the road
through a screen in the windshield or
special glasses which have a polariz-
ed screen set at right angles to that
of the headlight of the oncoming car.
He therefore sees only a smolt per-
centage
ercentage of the light front the oncom-
ing car, 'rout the light from his own
light is little affected by the viewing
screen.
"At present the objection to the
use of polarized light is that it re-
quires about four to eight times the
candle power of present systems to
give the same visibility. 'fo be effec-
tive, it would have to 'be on all cars.
"The related problem of visibility,
•front and rear, from the driver's se -at
is an important subject from our
standpoint. Narrower front pillars,
better, seat positions, .;glass angles and
locations to eliminate reflection, sun
glare shields, front end shape and
many other considerations are invol-
ved."
ASTER WILT -
(IEaperimental 'Farms Nate.) .
Wilt is one of the most important
diseases of asters. It is caused by a
soil -inhabiting 'fung'us, !Fusarium con
glutinans Callistepihi, which first at-
tacks the roots, advances up the stem
in the water -conducting tubes, and
causes wilting, and filially the death
of the entire plant. The ground -level
portion .of the stern of a wilted plant
is typically .black in colour.
Wilt is most common at two .per-
iods: immediately after transplanting
to the permanent ;beds, and at bloom -
ng time.
Seed should be treated !before plant -
ing by immersing in a •eodu-tion of bi-
chloride of mercury (corrosive sub
limate) )4' oz. in 2 -gallons of wate
'This will ensure that seeds are fre
of. the causal :fungus when plante
Clean soil or soil which has n
grown asters -far some considera'bl
time should be used in the pennan
ent beds. Seed -(beef soil should 'b
changed every year, As soon as wilt
ed plants appear, they and the so
surrounding them should be - removeand burned. Soil which has produc
diseased plants can he treated (b
soakingwith 1 per cent. solution
formalin at the rate of h quart 1
each square (foot of surface, /kitetreatment, the soil should be covere
with either paper or -.burlap bags la
a dray or two and sh:ouid then b
thorougly aerated for a week, being
stirred occasionally canning that time
Plants grown directly from seed in
the permanent beds have been found
to be less suscepti'b'le- to wilt ,than
those started from seed in the seed
'beds and subsequently transplanted
to a :permanent location,
IA great deal of progress has been
made in the selection of aster variet-
ies resistant to wilt, The following
list, including (Host of those which, to
elate, have been found to be resistant,
has been published recently by the
United- States Department of Agri-
culture.
Large—Flowered, -Heavy-Stennned,
1 iorists' Special Varieties—California
Giant. Giant .Mammothh 'Peony Flow-
ered, -Early Beauty w.r•, A•rnerican
Beauty w.r., (Black Prince w.r., ;Pink
Enchantress), Late Bea'u'ty. -
Comet Type Flowers- lGian't Com-
et or Late Epress w.r, (Salmon
Queen), Improved Grego types (Blue
Flame), Ostrich Feather type w.r.,
Atsternntm w.r., Giant Blracnhing Co-
met w.r,, Rochester.
Branching Type Flowers—Queen
of the Market w.r. (several colors),
Royal w.r„ Upright Branching, 'Am-
erican 'Branching w. r. (Vick's
Branching), ' Sample's Branching,
Heart of .France w.r., !Crimson Giant.
w,r,, Pall varieties, w.re Gant
Branching Phlox w.r., King of Nee-
dle Type w.•r.
Pompon Type iFlowers—lImbrica't-
ed Pompon Rose w,r., Lilliput w,r.
Single ITllowerst-tl•mpenial Red w.r.,
Single Marguerite Aster, Single
Chinensis ('Marshal Joffre—dark
scarlet).
Miscellaneous — Aurora, (Golden
Sheaf w.r„ Everlasting w.r,, Holme's
Matchless, Peerless (blue, pin(k),
Bouideredo Beauty, Vick's Silver As-
ter ws'., (silvery :pink, silvery rose,
autumn glory).
+(!The abbreviation w.r. means wilt
resistant.
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WOOD PRESERVATION
A few years ago a man found, bur-
ied under the bed of a river in Yuca-
tan, thousands of .mahogany logs
which had been curt by the early
Spanish explorers, who tried to 'float
them clown to the sea for shipment to
C'u'ba or Spain. A great flood had cov-
ered then with gravel, and there they
lay for more than 300 years. My
friend slug thorn up and made a small
fortune. The lumber was still as sound
as when first cut.
Now they are 'mining" white ce-
dor from the marshland near Maur,'
icetown, N. J. &tried for hundreds of
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years, tree trunks up to live feet thick
and fifty feet long are being hauler'
out of mud sametinnec 310 feet deep.
The wood is sound and stmell, like
freshly-crd cedar.
These logs have been pre.ervcd be-
cause they have been continuously
submerged. Wood decays when it is
alternately wet and dry. Next to a
dry 'barn elle ,best place to store wood,
apparently is the bottoms of a pond.
Two worthies were boasting about
their native towns,
"Oar Provost wears a chain," de-
clared the one impressively.
'We dinna hae tae keep oars on a
chain," retorted the other. "We ,A4t
hem gang loose."
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VARNA
Mr. and 'Mrs. t ieorc e
son Harold attended the
the late (Robert 'Dandier.
GODERIC'H RACES
When 'five of the• fastest pacers
Canadian tracks (tet in Monday a
ternoon's Civic Holiday' and 0
Home week rnce meet, (Dillon Ma
(Dr. ,Meltlrum'e !Norwich speedste
upset calculations by defeating Ho
Earl Raw'e's heavily balked hors
Peter Qhilcoot. 'Grattan 'A;eworth
won • the' (first heat in 2.0171%, lows
the track record, One driver,iEd Li
on 'Fritz Chinos sulky in the 2.?S pa
-was set down for twice crossing th
ifield :while 'searing.
:Free,Pier all, /ISM
Dillon Mac, 'Dr. Meldrum,
• 1N•orwich (IField's) .......,.,..t..25 1
C+rattan Axworthy, W. L. ,Fras-
er, Forest S(11. Fraser ..,....,.1' 4
,Peter Ciilcoot, Ilion. !Earl Rowe,
Newton .Rs'binson((Hudgins) sa 2
Great Clean, Melvin Dell. Nia-
_etee Falls ((Kennedy) ..... 5
ram '1 rattan, Pine Ridge
Stehle 1-otdmr'(1Tames)
Time 't10' : 2.19: 2.0e,
a.32 Pace, $500
Sinicne Harvester, ;1, T. Pay-
ette, ,Pt'netan.g COliampion) „11 1
Sandy Signal. W. Dawson, P1,
Lambton ('bVilntore) , .i..S. , , ..i' 2
Leone Hanover, Len Owen,
Tilisonbnrg (Snaith) C 3
athleen !Grattan, Pine 'Ridge
:Stables, London Carnes) ..(..t4 4
2.018 Pace 'Purse $500
Tony !Grattan. Mrs. E. Lantz,
New Hamburg ((Lantz) 1 2 .
'Gilbert Grattan, Gordon Knight
(Blenheim elFraser) ,..1. r..,...,2 1 2
ack Lockhart, T.. Crosset,Till-
sonburg (Snaith) ..,..' ( „I .(3 4 ,3
, ,K. (Grattan, R. 'Mclfntosh, St.
'Marys (Bannerman) ,..... ,,.5 3.3
Symbol Meade. M. J. 'Harvey,
'Kippen 1(IB, Hodgins) .....Si6 6 4
Britz C'hillo, IG. 'A. (Litt, :S'trat-
fnrd '(IE, Litt) ,....(. , ......(14 5 d
Time '2118; I2,,I11d?/; '2J116%.
Three -Year -Olds Trot, $5.00
Just 'Prier, •H, Corcoran:
Kingston !('Corcoran) ..r.... , .Ill 1 11
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Chatham ((Fairbanks) 2 2 2
Tommy Expre.s, L. ':Mack Ha-
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Valerie Peters. L 'Owens, 1111-
sonlhurg (Smith) .. 1 4 4
Tramp Girl, W. L. 'Fraser,
(Forest .(1L. Eraser). 16 (5 '6
Silversmith, 11. S. (Gordon, ,TSam-
il n'n ttG.nrdnn) 5: 6 5
'(.'hitt, 3:'13•; i324 22•.3.
Connate a
funeral
rad
of
Three -Year -told 'Pace, $5500
June Grattan, T. Stewardson,
Forest (Fraser)
Trixie R., Brook Bros., ,Lon-
don (Litt) (Litt) .. . , , '3 2 4
Walter .Ra, W. J. Booth,
or. Simcoe ((Moore) .... . . . 2 ;3 7
f- Busy Grattan, Fine Ridge
4c: Stables,(;: London °James) 4 7 5
Sometime, T. Gordon, Hamilton
r (Vance) .7 4 6
11. J. Worthy. Harvester, A. (Stev-
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y Saye (Harvester, •I.. Mack, Ha
n'g milton ,QFields) :.............18 6 d
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e Combs-Lewis—
The •home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Lew-
is, Deloraine, Man, was the scene of
a. ,pretty wedding Friday, (July 23, at
1 172 noon, when their only daughter.
Doris .Estelle Regina, became the
e bride of 'Mr. '.Orval [Gordon Combs,
youngest son of liSr. H. Combs, Blyth,
5 Ont. Rev. J. Wallace, of •Goodlands,
performed the ceremony. 'Phe bride
3 wore a becoming gown of flowered
sheer in tones of blue, made floor -
4 length on .simple 'lines. She carried
Canterbury bells, sweet peas and gyp-
sophila. Miss Lillian lAshmere was
bridesmaid, and chose mauve sheer
2 and carried yellow blossoms. Misses
Kathleen Cambs and Lucille Smith
1 were flower girls, and wore white and
yellow frocks and carried gay little
3 parasols and bouquets of sweet peas.
Mrs. Ira Combs presided at the piano.
4 Mr. Edward (Lewis, brother of the
bride, sang "Perfect Lave." Fallow-
ing a luncheon arranged for twenty
1 guests, a reception was 'held, when
over 'fifty guests attended. Mr. and
Mrs. Conchs left for a short honey-
moon trip to Clear Lake and 'Minot,
N.D. The bride travelled in a tailleur
of navy wool, with matching hat. On
their return they .will make their
house on the bridegroom's farm nortlh
a•f Deloraine,
Mrs. Shortly was discussing the
latest fashions .with a caller.
"Did you say your husband was
fond of those clinging gowns, Mary?"
"Yes, He likes one to cling to one
for about three years."
She was arrayed for the :theater.
"Sorry io have kept you waiting 'so
long, he said bunt it has taken me
longer than usual to ;get ready. 'Ilook
like a fright i!t this hat, too,"
He was vaguely -desirous of saying
seenethina complimentary, 'It isn't
tine --er- fault of -the lovely -hat• 1
am sus-. Alis. 'Hankinson," he '4itixl-
crecl.