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26th May 1944, Page 16
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Protecting Tuye re THE life of the rubber-hose Connections on Trailer A connections 'on the tuyere

Producer water-cooling pipes of the

Government gas producer may be unduly shortened by heat radiated from the wall of the hopper. These connections should, therefore, be protected by fitting a sheet-metal shield between this wall and the pipes. It should be of such a size as to extend about 2 ins. above and below the connections, and alio* an air space at each side. A suitable thickness for the snaterial is 16 gauge, and it can be retained in position by securing it to the members of the trailer chassis.

Surprising and PowerA .WOMAN haulier, who ful Example of Amenoperates the Yorktown can Lend-Lease . Transport Co., of Bridport, Dorset, has had an experience of both a helpful and humorous nature. She was driving near Liskeard on a Fordson 173 tipper heavily laden with ballast. As the vehicle was slowly climbing a steep hill in second gear, she suddenly felt as if the engine had received a great increase of power. To her astonishment, she found that when her foot Tyas removed from the accelerator the vehicle continued to climb, and it mciunted the hill almost as if it were empty. The secret was discoveret at the top. The vehicle had been pushed up by a powerful American Army truck which was the leader of a convoy. The original contact must have been very gentle, because she felt no jolt.

Woman Driver Poorly THERE is much talk at Paid for Big Mileagepresent regarding equal pay on C-licensed Vehicle for men and women for equal work. Some emploYers are certainly taking. advantage of the present position. For example, a case was receittly brought .to our notice where a woman of 40, who is driving a C-licensed vehicle, receives Is. 4d. per hour for a 40hour week, totalling £2 13s. 4d. a week, less insurance, etc. During her day of eight hours, she is con-' stantIy on the road, as before the vehicle arrives at the next place of -call, a message has been sent there directing her with a load to some other point. This is a type of case that wants looking into.

The Brush Chairman's THE chairman of the Brush Warning on Post-war Electrical Engineering Co., Policy Ltd., Sir Ronald W. Matthews, speaking recently at the o.g.m. of that company, said that although he was certainly no pessimist as regards the future of Britain in general and of the company in particular, equally he regarded with suspicion and apprehension the views of those super-optimists who look forward to orgies of unlimited spending without any clear idea of where the money is coming from. These people blissfully believe, or appear to do so, that the State possesses same unlimited fund from which it can draw ad lib to carry out any schemes which seem desirable to the Government of the day. He reminded his listeners that there was no such fund. State expenditure can be met only by taxation or by borrowing, and the great bulk of revenue comes from the taxation of industrial profits. It is essential, therefore, that if we are to do, as a nation, all the things we want to do, after the war, all industry should be freed, as soon as is reasonably possible, from all hampering restrictions and controls. Initiative, enterprise and adventure should be givenfull scope. Sir Ronald, it should be remembered, is also chairman of the L.N.E.R.

Post-war "Royals" AT this period of the year

many of us would, in normal times, be directing our Wider Appeal . . thoughts towards the Royal Show, and if accommodation had not, wisely, been ,booked much earlier, be making frantic efforts to put a roof over our heads for a night or two at some convenient centre 20 or more miles from the show ground Despite the uncertainties of to-day, pre • parations'are proceeding quietly for the first post-war " Royal," which will be held at Lincoln. The R.A.S.E. is making adequate plans for the presentation of the event in such a way that it will appeal • to the post-war exhibitor and the general public. A wise move this, because the interest of the Show should not be limited to agriculturists but should attract the industrialist and the town-dweller.

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Organisations: American Army
Locations: Yorktown, Bridport, Lincoln

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