VERNON Canada’s Ammunition Production Soars CRT a ry ot he —! To Millions Of Rounds Per Month Vernon Union Church met at the ‘home of Mrs. Joseph Faux of Ver- non on Thursday. Eleven boxes were filled with home made candy, cookies, nuts, apples and popcorn for the boys in service. Mrs. Alva Eggleston, pres- ident was in charge of a business meeting. Mrs. Stanley Van Scoy led devotions. Mrs. Leona Gulla, Mrs. Joseph Faux, Mrs. Mildred | Frantz, Mrs. Herbert Rogers were on the refreshment committee. The next meeting will be on Feb- ruary 18 at 10 o'clock in the form of a covered dish dinner at the home of Mrs. George Rogers. Those present Thursday were: Mrs. Stanley Van Scoy, Mrs. Clyde Eggleston, Mrs. Carrie Bellas, Mrs. Sanford Turner, Mrs. George Rogers, Mrs. Herbert Rogers, Mrs. Leona Gulla, Mrs. Charles Frantz, Mrs. George Brown, Mrs. Arnold Wright, Mrs. James Dailey, Mrs. Joseph Faux, Mrs. Alva Eggleston, Mrs. John Wyda, Miss Gladys Dailey. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Wright of Vernon entertained in honor of Emery Wright's birthday Sunday. : Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Payday is welcomed by the mem- Albert Race, Mr. and Mrs. Mont- bers of the C.W.A.C. in a regular ross, Mr. and Mrs. Alva Eggleston, military “pay parade.” Here, Mrs. George Brown, all of Vernon. Lisus EO oars ve ms it i A Drop-in-party was held at the De volunteers. These girls Output of Dominion Arsenals consists of several million rounds of small arms ammunition per month, includ- home of Mrs. George Rogers of Ver- all live at Trinity House Bar- : ing 8 types of .303-inch, 5 other calibres. Fuses, cartridge cases, primers, and gaines are other large-scale non recently. Those present: Mrs. racks in Toronto. : production items. James Dailey, Miss Gladys Dailey, EADS turn when a C.W.AC. : Mrs. John Wyda, Mrs. Sanford Tur- swings along the street. Trimly ner, Mrs. Alva Eggleston, Mrs. garbed in sleekly fitted suits, smart caps topping up-to-the-minute hair- Leona Gulla, Mrs. Joseph Faux, Mrs. does, recruits of the Canadian Herbert Rogers of Vernon. Women’s Army Corps now total : Mrs, Edith Turner and Sanford | S500 and Lg to number. 14,000 The wheel that does the squeaking needs the grease—and gets it. Turner of Philadelphia spent the | » A ns part of Canada’s stream-| PVts: M. Walton and D. Lowry of the C.W.A.C. now stationed at weekend with Mrs. Sanford Turner | }ined war machine, C.W.A.C.’s have | Newmarket Basic Training Centre, overhaul an army truck from of Vernon, to. be past-masters in the art of the grease-pit. Keeping Canada’s equipment rolling is part of their X makeup, for regulations specify that job. Other girls are employed as mechanics, drivers. rouge, lipstick, powder, and other LOYALVILLE cosmetics be applied inconspicu-| hold the miscellany of articles every ; these $15 is allotted when a girl ously. Nail polish is allowed, but | woman carries. enlists, and $3 is allotted every B Sorchick who i 1 a must be a natural tone. ® Service issue includes four uni-|three months for replacing under: en Sorchick who 1s employed at Neat haversacks, giving an added | forms, three shirts, two pairs of| clothing and cosmetics. All army Johnstown, spent the weekend at, air of smartness to the uniform, | shoes, stockings, gloves, rubbers,— | issued articles are replaced when his home. | hang from the girls’ shoulders to [everything but under garments. For | necessary. A number of young people en- =~ joyed a birthday party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Payne on Sat- urday night in honor of their gaugh- ter, Mildred Payne. Miss Genevieve Wolfe entertained Miss Cecelia Kupstas on Saturday evening. Several young men will leave on Wednesday of this week for the armed forces. They are John King, Perry Hoover, and Nesbitt Martin. Steven Moss and Nesbitt Wil- liams, who are employed at Wil- ing projectiles for the army, navy fis: a be enw Supply. and air force. 3 Word has been received that the son of Mr. George King, Sgt. Bur- ton King, stationed at Pueblo, Colo., has been promoted to Staff Sergeant on January 1. : ‘A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Martin last week. J. E. Williams has moved to Ide- town to live with his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, Howard Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Marian Ide of Ben- ton spent Sunday at the home of | Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Boothe. The W. S. C. S. of the Loyalville Church will serve dinner on Thurs- day of this week. say Canada’s Miniature War Ships Jolt Nazi U-Boats Production of hand grenades in an Ontario. factory. More than 150 Applying paint on 3.7-inch anti-aircraft shells, one of many produced un- | Canadian arsenals are manufactur- der the vast shell and bomb program of the Department of Munitions and Makes Dairy Record “A four and one-half year old reg- The Navy relies upon Canadian shipyards to complete enough sub- istered Guernsey cow, Goodleigh chasers to make up flotilla numbers. Production of Fairmiles has y or been stepped up to the point that deliveries now keep pace with | Commander Sunbeam owned by : tain oi raining of 12-man crews to operate them. orrance Reynolds, Dallas, Pa., re- cently completed a creditable Ad- Be brothers of Canada’s speedy In 1939, there was practically no vanced Register record of 9450.1 pounds of milk and 502.3 pounds of | butter fat on twice daily milking for the last year. William, B. Stout Dies William B. Stout, father of Leo B. Stout, Shavertown, died at his home in North Mehoopany on Sunday. torpedo boats are the Fairmiles, fast patrol vessels which are carry- ing disaster to Nazi subs. Dozens of these swift craft are being built by famed Canadian fishing boat builders who in peace-time turned out graceful fishing vessels and sleek schooners like the Blue Nose. More than 100 feet in length, the Fairmile subchasers are manned by 12-man crews. They are of wood con- struction and cost in the neighbor shipbuilding industry to speak of in Canada, but now the Dominion em- ploys many thousands of men in boat construction: In addition to Fairmiles, cargo ships, corvettes and minesweepers are being turned out in large numbers. as well as an infinite variety of small craft such as crash boats, tenders, rescue launches. Tribal class destroyers too are being built in Canada and cargo vessels are being launched at the Almost ready to take to the water, this Fairmile makes a graceful photo with its long, racy lines against a bank of clouds. “Give us more Fairmiles,” says Chief of Naval Staff. “The Nazis Funeral services were held on Wed- kood of $125,000. nesday from the home. Burial was in the North Mehoopany Cemetery rate of two a week. 3) will learn to respect them.” Canadian-built guns use Canadian-made shells. In the ‘top photo, a Canadian 25-pounder gun is being fired with Canadian ammunition. Women play a vital role in the shell industry. Girl in bottom photograph, for- merly a tea room attendant, inspects 25-pounder shells in Canada’s largest shell factory in Ontario. Jars of death from a Canadian gl ; bomb factory, largest in the British Ri wi a 5 i 1 3 Before Dunkirk, Canada had vir- than 100,000 of these 500 pound Empire. In a year, it turns out more | pot} charges which spell doom for 2 oF. tually no ammunition industry, but Nazi submarines are manufactured | Here are a few of the shells made in Canada: Front row—-40 mm ack-ack; >! ) - x 2. po . 3 oH) s today she is turning out tremen- | Shaving a 7.2-inch howitzer shell on a giant lathe. The Dominion’s am- | aerial bombs. Canada also produces |on the Pacific Coast. Canada has 37 mm 6-pounder, and Bet anti Tek. Sys ow, oz pond 3.7 ne 3 _ dous quantities of shells, bombs and | munition; factories make 18 types of shells in 14 different calibres. They ) practice bombs, and 7 types of |spent $100,000,000 on facilities for | anti-aircraft; 4.5-inch; -inch howitzer; 5.5-inch; 7.2-inch howitzer, an ; other projectiles. employ 50,000. trench mortar bombs. ammunition production. 9.2-inch howitzer. AA
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