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THE GAZETTE. OLDS, ALBERTA Mastery In The Air Is _ Paramount Object In The Struggle Against Nazis Mastery in the air, as the first tar- get at which Britain should aim in her struggle against the Axis pow- ers, should be achieved in another year, the authoritative magazine Aeroplane predicted in a review of the first 100 weeks of the war in the air. “Victory will rest on that founda- tion,” the magazine said. “But we shall have to fight hard for it.” . “One hundred weeks of war are over. Perhaps there are 100 more to come. Yet, with all the hardships and toil ahead of us, the tide is slowly turning in our favor as our striking power develops. We began the war with single-motor Fairey battle and Tiger-Whitley bombers as our chief striking force. To-day we have four- motor Stirlings, Halifaxes, Fortresses and Liberators, each capable of carrying far bigger loads far greater distances at far higher speeds. And there are better still to come.” The article said that in proportion, the German power of attack had advanced far less since the war be- gan. The Nazis started with Dornier 17s and Heinkel 111Ks. Their chief power of offence still lies in these two ‘types, with the addition of the Junkers 88 and a few Kuriers, which have not proved © satisfactory action. The new Heinkel 177 now is coming into service and is believed to have been in action against Rus- sia. It is a four-motor type, but it has neither the operational experi- ence nor the production facilities. be- hind it which Britain enjoys in her newest types. In fighters, too, Britain’s superior- ity is more marked than ever. The MEI109F represents the peak of enemy development at present, and it has. shown itself in action to be notably inferior to the Hurricanes and Spitfires it has-met. The new Focke-Wulf 180 radial-motor fighter, which rather resembles the Vultee vanguard, “is unlikely to show much improvement on the ME109F, and should not bother our newest Hurri- canes and Spitfires, or ‘still newer Typhoons and Tornados.” The Bristol Beaufighter, ‘powerful long-range fighter, is seen asa “great contribution” both to Britain’s strik- ing power ‘by day and the country’s security at night. It has proved its prowess in both these directions, by day in the Middle East and by night over England. “Squadrons of Beaufighters will en- sure that the disappointments and reverses of the Norwegian campaign and of Crete will not recur in the future,” Aeroplane says, “for the umbrella of Britain air power can be extended to shield operations far-out from our most advanced bases. “The future is bright, for behind u3 to back: our own endeavors we have the whole might of the U.S.A., whose airplanes are now founded on the same technical basis of experi- ence aS our own. Russia, too, is making great inroads ‘into the strength of the enemy. “Yet Germany remains intensely powerful, andthe hardest and most bitter fighting is yet to come. Those who remember the tremendous losses inflicted on Germany at the Marne, on the Somme, at Ypres, at Verdun, _ and on the Russian front in the last war, and recall that the German army maintained its power to attack for four years, will not indulge in idle hopes of an early collapse yet.” Princess Is Growing Up Future Queen Of England Has At- tended Her First Dance Princess Elizabeth went to her first dance récently when the King and Queen gave a private ball at Buck- ingham Palace. The 15-year-old Prin- cess was wearing her first formal long. “party” frock. She danced with Guards officers and other guests, and several times was partnered by her father. A famous West End band played fox-trots, waltzes. and rumbas, and dancing went on till 2 in the morning. It was after mid- night when the Princess left the floor. Go In Threes in} More Than A Doctor Country Practitioner Is Ahways Real Friend To His Patients Fifty years ago a young doctor, graduate of the University of Toronto, hung out his shingle in West Lorne, Ont. For five decades he has labor- ed faithfully in the same locality, ministering to the needs of urban and rural patients. Dr. D. F. Webster may be con- sidered typical of the capable, kind- hearted, contented country practi- tioner who prefers a modest living’ among friendly patients to the less personal service of a specialist in some large community. In an age {when the majority of professional {men and women flit from pillar to post in search of advancement, the \life of a doctor who is willing to spend his whole lifetime in one small settlement presents a picture of con- |tentment and completeness that is ) singularly gratifying. | Perhaps no other person gets hcloser to the heart of mankind’ than the general practitioner. He is | familiar not only with the physical ineeds of his patients but also their ‘spiritual requirements. He knows all the family secrets. He is the confidant of old.and young. He is ‘like one of the family in most homes. 'a welcome guest when all is well and a@ needed comforter when sickness ;has invaded the household. He is an j adviser in times of difficulty and a ‘very present help in time of trouble. | He brings babies into the world and las time passes ushers a second and ; third generation into the neighbor- hood, When death strikes he is there ‘as a friend and helper. | No. life could be fuller, more i worthwhile, than that of the doctor | who spends his days among people | who know him as he knows them. | There is a completeness in his ser- ‘vice not even excelled by the clergy. | His days are devoted to the better- iment of those among: whom he lives ‘and the man who can look back upon 50 years of unselfish.service in one ‘locality has mastered the secret of a | happy life——Kitchener, Record. Stocks Being Accumulated After War: All People In -Europe Will Be. Fed = Britain will help to feed Germany as soon as the war ends, it has been revealed in London. ; Starving people all over Europe will be fed by Britain, the Dominions, Allied Nations and the United States. Huge stocks of supplies are being accumulated ready for shipment to Europe at the end of the war. — Plgns are being worked out. Dis- cussions have already taken place be- tween representatives of the various governments. It. has already been decided that Germany—freed from the Nazis will be helped. All the Axis countries will be assisted. Help to Germany will be. given, so that she will not again become a plague-spot in Europe. The new order. of freedom after the war is already being planned in London. : It will be enforced, where neces- sary, by the economic strength of the British Empire and the United States. Russia, it is expected, will be in- vited to help to plan the new world of the new peace. Underground Moscow Air Raid Shelters Have Become Sort Of Cultural Gentre Thousands of. people of Moscow spend several hours a night in shel- ters during German air raids now, and underground Moscow is becom- ing a sort of cultural centre. _Con- certs, movies and lectures in sub- way shelters entertain men, women and children. Subway traffic is halt- ed at 8 p.m. now and at 8:30 women and children are permitted to enter. Men wait until the air raid alarm is sounded. People sit or stretch out in the shelters, listening to the music or lectures or watching the movies, STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN 2, —From New ‘York World-Telegram. Learned Lesson From France Made A Difference When English Host Discovered Which Webster Was Calling When Daniel Webster was Secre- tary of State he paid a visit to Eng- Russians Had Method To Handle Assault Of Nazi Tanks | The Russians have failed to halt the German drive but they have taken the sting out of Hitler’s rapier-| land, and while in‘London the Ameri- like armored thrusts, a military|can Minister took him to call upon source in direct touch with -the; Lord Brougham. They found. the Soviet front diclosed. | nobleman immersed in business, and This informant said the Germans his reception of the distinguished started off their invasion by sending; American was exceedingly brusque, tanks and motorized troops far not to say indifferent. Naturally the through the Red army lines, leaving | American representative was greatly the infantry to trail along after-| mortified, and asking Webster to ex- wards—just as they did in France. | cuse him a moment he drew Lord But where it worked well-in the Brougham aside, saying, | “Lord west it failed in the east and the Brougham, do you know who Mr. Nazis had to revise quickly their Webster is?—he is Secretary of State offensive tactics. of the United States.” ‘‘Why didn’t The Russians had carefully. fol-' you say so?’ was. the reply. ‘I lowed every phase of the invasion of. thought he was that confounded fel- France and when the Germans came low who made the dictionary and their way they had a solution. ‘turned the English language upside They would let the tanks through, down.” Needless to say, the mistake but then would throw masses of their was corrected, and the peer’s recep- own infantry at the oncoming Ger-~ tion of the great commoner became mans, something the French could not do because of the disorganization caused by the Germans behind their lines. The German tanks that tore the Soviet lines. still were too tough to handle by day but. the Russians got them by night, blasting them with guns brought up under cover of dark- ness in hit-and-run fashion. So now, the military informant said, tanks no longer dash far ahead and wait.for the infantry to catch up. Instead) they stay only a few min- utes ahead. The result, this source added, is that the German attack to-day more, nearly resembles the first Great War style when infartry followed close; to the tanks, with both dependent upon the other. Play Ball At Pyramids In the shadow of the Pyramids! British’desert troops are playing baseball. The promoter is an Eng- lish colonel who became. a red-hot, fan while in command of Canadian troops in England last year. * Domestic cats are able. to destroy rattlesnakes without being bitten, Modern telescopes bring about ‘all that could be desired. Many Years Of Service North Lancashire Woman Has Covered 140,000 Miles Delivering Mail Described as “The Most Remark- able Postwoman in the World,” Miss Jane Preston, of Cockerham, a vil- lage in North ashire, has just | completed ‘45 years’ service deliyer- ing the Post Office mails and has covered nearly 140,000 miles in. clogs. Yet at the age of 68, she is still go- ‘ing strong, and says: “I’m. going: to ‘continue wearing clogs until I’m a \ Miss Preston, known affectionately as ‘‘Old: Jane,” walks about ten miles every day, carrying the mails over the foothills of -the Pennines and through the salt marshes and sweeping sands of Morecambe Bay. . . ‘ hundr A nose is a nice organ until hay “fever comes along and makes it a. pipe organ. . The more highly evolved the ani- mal, the more helpless it is at birth. Earthworms help erich the soil by pulling leaves into their burrows. three hundred trillion stars into view. Spread Motif New... Is Fun To A Do “Funny how things go in three,”|and sales girls do a brisk business “Faith, Hope and Charity. Fair, fat, | with books, magazines and refresh- and forty. Love, Honor and Obey.| ments. Battle, murder and sudden death.} Rum, Romanism and rebellion. Lock, | Getting A Bit Unhealthy stock and barrel. Wine, women and; “Fie German commissars of ship- song. Tag, rag and bobtail. | sing and social welfare in the Nor- wegian capital of Oslo have left ow- Nest In Canada ing to “ill-health,” following demon- Palm warblers that winter in|strations of Norwegians against Louisiana fly to Labrador to nest, quislings. while those that winter in the Greater | Antilles spend the summer months! Carrot lolly-pops, sold to English in northwestern Canada. The two'children td provide Vitamin A, con- migration routes cross each other sist of a carrot on a stick plus sugar in Georgia. syrup coating. COPR. 1901, HOUSEHOLD ARTE, INC, ° PATTERN 7070 Cute as can be, isn’t he? And you'll love him embroidered on a crib or carriage cover surrounded by vari-colored flowers all ready for that special baby. Pattern 7070 contains a motif 13% x 14% inches and five smaller motifs averaging 5 x 6% inches; color schemes; materials needed; illustrations of stitches. To obtain this pattern send 20 cents in coins (stamps cannot be accept- ed) to Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 Mc- Dermot Avenue E., Winnipeg, Man. There is no Alice Brooks pattern book published. Cultivation After Harvest Found To Be Very Effective In The Control Of Weeds Nothing Left To Chance Silk For Parachutes Rejected If One Thread Is Broken One of the main reasons why silk is. being conserved is that so much of it is being made into parachutes. With an objective for the United States defence alone of 50,000 planes, and with no limit on what the Royal, Air Force and associate or- ganizations require, the enormous amount of silk needed may be gauged from. the fact that there are 65 yards in every parachute, and except for single-seater planes there may be as.many as seven men in the crew of a big bomber. Therefore, hundreds of thousands of parachutes must be made in the soonest possible time, running into millions of yards-of ma- terial. We daren’t attempt to figure out how many pairs of silk stéckings could be made from 65 yards of silk, but we understand it takes two yards to make a man’s silk shirt. However, the ladies are readily renouncing silk hose, and “making do,” for the dura- tion of the war at anyrate, with rayon, nylon and other nice-appear- ing substitutes. Factories which have been engaged in silk wearables for women are now making parachutes as a side-line, and, of course, there are factories exclusively devoted to this vital war work. Many lives were sacrificed in the last .war because parachutes for airmen were not thought of. They just fell to their deaths when their planes were un- navigable, A parachute and its harness weigh only 22 pounds. The ’chute is made up of 24 “panels” which are shaped something after the fashion of the Pieces of cloth between the ribs of an umbrella.. Each panel, in turn, is composed of four smaller sections. That makes 96, all told. The big job, accordingly, is cutting out the pieces and sewing them up. When the four little pieces are sewn a machine is used with two needles that leaves a double row of stitching. When the 24 composite panels are stitched a four-needle machine is used - that simultaneously sends four rows whir- ring down the seam. When the big canopy is partly finished the “lines” are inserted from which'*the jumper hangs: 24 of these come down. They are made of silk, too, and woven after the fashion of a _ hollow-silk ‘| shoe-lace, which they closely resem- ble except that, each one of them is tested at 450 pounds. The examination of parachutes dur- ing the process of manufacture is very strict, a skipped stitch, a broken thread or a broken stitch calling for rejection. Nothing must be left to chance because a man’s life may literally hang on one thread. ‘Every ‘chute must be drop-tested from a plane before the Government accepts. it. It is dropped at 100 miles an hour at 500 foot altitude and must open in four’seconds. Just to make it harder, the Government re- quires that the suspension lines be given three complete twists inside the case. Rudolf (Hess), the dummy, who weighs between 150 and 175 pounds, is used for these tests.—St. Thomas Times-Journal. A Sensible. Suggestion Effected Release Of Small Boy Tangled. With Steering Wheel Returning to his car from a shop- ping: trip in Detroit, a father found his son had poked his head through the steering wheel spokes. The father couldn’t free him, Neither could a policeman. They got a doctor whose only contribution was to suggest a mechanic cut the steering wheel with a. blow torch. The mechanic had been working an hour, watched by a constantly growing crowd, when a spectator volunteered: “If you can’t pull his head back through the wheel, how about shov- ing him throughh? He’s little.” It worked. X Marks The Spot When a railway passenger dropped a heavy weight on thé counter in the office of Hradeo Kralove station, Bohemia, it broke the composition top layer, exposing a piece of stone with the inscription, ‘Here lies the the body—” Almost Total War On the eve of the second anniver- sary of German’s invasion of Poland, the National Geographic Society noted that 1,700,000,000 people— four-fifths of the world’s population —now are at war. Being easy to do keeps you from being well-to-do. 2428 After harvest cultivation is one of the most practical and most effective methods the farmer can adopt to control weeds. Plants draw heavily on the food stored in the roots in order to produce flower and seed and roots and root stalks are at. their weakest stage immediately after the crop has been removed. If possible, the work should be undertaken with a view to preventing the ripening of. the current year’s seed as. well as fighting a weakened root, states J. D. Macleod, Weed Expert, Ontario Department of Agriculture, Toronto. Hegt, sunlight,gand dry weather will-assist greatly in the control of weeds at this time. Experiments have proven and it has been the ex- perience of many farmers through- out the province that the roots of the most persistent weeds cannot stand heat and dryness when brought . to the surface. For the control of annual, winter annual and biennial weeds thorough cultivation of the stubble is recom- mended immediately after the crop has been removed, using the. disc harrow, one way: dise or cultivator: By following this method, seeds are brought near the surface where they sprout and may’ b€ killed by further cultivation. When this plan is fol- lowed and the soil is stirred up at regular intervals, millions of young plants will be killed and those which sprout late in the fall will be de- stroyed by early frosts. Many farm- ers skim plow immediately after the crop has been removed, then harrow and. cultivate at regular intervals un- til freeze up. By plowing shallow, weed seeds are kept near the surface where they sprout and are killed by cultivation. An abundance of moisture together with the methods outlined above will assist greatly in controlling such weeds as Wild Mustard, Stinkweed, Ragweed, Worm Seed, Mustard, False Flax, Foxtail, Lambs’ Quarters, Pig- weed, Shepherd’s Purse, etc. For the control of such persistent perennial weeds as Bladder Campion Chicory and any weeds with deep tap roots, deep ploughing is recommend- ed in. mid-summer or as-soon after as possible, followed by the cultivator using broad shares which overlap and cultivate both ways. ; The “Dry. Cleaning Method” has proven the most effective in the con- : trol of weeds -with creeping - root- stocks. Included in this class are four well-known perennials—Peren- nial. Sow Thistle, Canada Thistle, Twitch and Field Bindweed. Immedi- ately after the crop has been re- moved the field should be ploughed deep enough to get under. the roots, turning them up to the sun. This will require deep ploughing for Sow Thistle, Canada Thistle, and Bind- weed and shallow ploughing for ‘Twitch.. The field should then be left in'the rough state as long as dry weather prevails. : The use of the disc’ harrow on weeds with creeping rootstalks is not recommended as it will cut the root up-into small segments each of.which will start a new plant and thus in- . crease the infestation. - After-harvest cultivation should be included in the regular farm program > —something which must be done. It will accomplish more with less work and will mean a larger succeeding. | crop and greater returns, Mr. Mac- leod states. Cute But Destructive Squirrels Can Do Plenty Of Damage — In Short Time One of the summer diversions in Ontario is. to watch a. squirrel pick up half an apple with his teeth, climb a tree and sit on a limb, en- joying his feast. Cute creatures they are but out in Omaha a squirrel tore down:a curtain in a living-room, scratched up the wallpaper, clawed into the refrigerator motor and chewed the io’s mechanism. And in South Carolina a bevy of these small mischiefs ate enough lead in- sulation to put 200 telephones out of order!—Toronto Star Weekly. Transported By Plane Eight Beaver Were Taken To New Location In Manitoba Eight Manitoba beaver whose dam- building activities proved a little troublesome when they inundated several hundred acres along the Pem- bina river in southern Manitoba got a real holiday when D. M. Stephens, Manitoba deputy minister of natural resources, took them for an airplane trip to the new 1,000,000-acre game preserve along Fisher Bay on Lake Winnipeg. :
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