HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1939-03-23, Page 3Is Prediction Made •Bytostnnas .
ter General..Tar .Vancouver
In Day And 'A klaIf '
The time Viten an airmail letter
posted • int• England -in the evening,
willbe, delivered in Moletreei, To-
Tonto and Windsor the following
day was ' isualized by Postmaster-.
General lVictarty in e.n addressaf-
ter-the departilre of thekpiane in-
augurating the '•` westbound over-
night .trans -Canada airmail service. ,•
• Such a.• letter would .arrive in
'._tJ,ne to connect .with the west- •
—henna air: mall to VancouYer and
would . be. delivered in Vancouver
after ,an eliapse.d time of .only .one
and a. half" busineee,4Iays.
•'tWhenqhe present plans, are care.
..tied out there will. be formed an
uwbroken .chain • of..ai,i :mail trans-•
rt nitain'
1➢t1 �.,?� g C•aal=ada evi;k�fj • Great;
• Britain,. With: South Africa, Wi'th;i
{ `•. India, with Australia; with New •
Zealand,' with, Singapore and with
Hongkong; Only one more' link in
, the chain mutt be forged, that of
New Zealand to British .Columbia, •
in' order .to .complete the roti d' -the-
' . world British air mail service.
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Ontario's New Speaker
• • First t•at•helor Speaker of the On-
tario legislature '.in the• history •of
the province; 'Major•' James 14r
Clark, '$.C., was •formally •electe_
•to 'his office as.speaker at rhe., op -
.ening session of .the. Ontario legis-
• nature.•• He succeeds Hoa.pNorman
•Hipel. .•
Many " New Pilots
Turned Gilt Yearly
Canadian Flying Schools 'Quali
fied 148 'For Private And
Co7inmercial Positions
in 1938 ,
Representatives of 11 flying
schools' operated • on a commercial
basis'_ira- a :offered ;thei feeil#fies
ems, life xatele ioneCa eMan attle,' fl
' itrs'ettiiis ifiTti "reset ve of air pilots
• ' for Canada. .t
In 'intervievis • with Col. V. I.
Smart, deputy' Minister of trans-
' port, and Major -Gen. L. R., La-
Fleche, deputy' minister of national
defense, the flying schools'• delega-
tion pointed out that. manyyoung
men desired to learn to fly `but
, were unable to afford it. Thiy sug-
gested, the government' provide
sone financial aid for aspiring
pilots. Consideration was promised
' for the schools' suggestion of a
sthrdent pilot subsidy for.. 10 hours'
e;, dual tnstruct'ice and the first 50''.
ho.urs.,solo flying. 0.
In 1933 the' flying schools turned
"...out 128 private pilots qualified for
sportsman flying, 20 conrniereisrl
punts licensed• to fly aircraft fir
hire, and''sii air engineers or air-,
craft and engine maie enance :nen.
The, 11 clubs had nearly .300 stu-
dents enrolled, acid the 31 alecraft
intim) were •in. the air for 13,515
• hours of dwtl control flight ipstruc- '
+�* tion and 5,443 hours of solo flying, '
Normal restrictions, on the re-
production of 13ritish 'Roya'l etitb-
nems ensotivefiifs of a permanent
nature will be relaxed for the
forthllotrin;r visit' of the King and
.Queen .to Canada e:ncl"the United,
States, And reprodudtlenS. of .• the
Royal Arnis', the Crown and :loyal'
SP1-fterletel tray be Made. ,
mitten c t es. col :nen a :'
A't eri
'that' every year there•"are about
2,500 new books 40 00.0 articltts
and 10,000 patents'of' chenlicai� in-'
terest.
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ParliantenterY
Doings
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With •O j#ario's 'Legk,lntora, , • ,
Pring, 1039
• )IY HEDY
With a Premier fresh back from •
Australia and a brand new Con-:
' servative" leader all ratite to .go,
proceedings in Ontario's Legisia-
'.Cure at Queen's Park got off to_:a:
lively, start,March 8, and are likely'
to <continue at slightly 'less than.
boiling point througliout the 1939
8esslort .
First 'off; when Mitchell Fred
driek ket►b"urn twitted George Alex:
ander Drew 'atbout• the fragile/Icy•
With : witch the,•'On'tario Conserve,
Win/Party has .changed leaders} of
.74Vlfe, the latter .bristle.d, anade; no
,reply; .he; was.,eriving his fire for `•
the more drarn8.tic .occasion, during
the Throne Address' debEte'.when
he ,hurled tradition overboard ;
•by limiting.ai•1 Tory contribution to
the debate to his own speech....
no more:.. It, was an Unprecedent-
ed move made the tiaid) •to ex=
: pedate ,the. business of •'the Legisla-
tore and .save the teepayeremoneyy •
,
Highlights of the peecfi from
the Throne: The Government will,
introduce legislation to' enable On-
tario to enter'. into an unempioy
went, insurance'agreement with
. Ottawa;. •a new ••method• T, equaliz-
ing municipal • assessments; all
elected municipal'officials to take •
the .oath of allegiance; .relief. costs
JO be higher) than. 1938's . $22;000;-
• 000, forecast, "unless the-r-e.is. mark-
ed.'industrial • improvement' ; . the.
Dorninion •to •be. asked to repeal. the
Canada Temperance Act
• r,:
Plies to'Giltario; steps' to ire taken
toward "uniformity; and co ordina '
tion • in Municipal policing"; finan-
•dalrelief'to be provided foieearth-•':
.ern mtning'tnenieipali,;ie,9:'•,• -
'Looks •lilt&,a • hew •deal for On-
tario'y,uiie:iiployed' ..maybe.
if Premier Hepburn carries -tint his
'announced intention to •co-operate
With. 1 tile ederal .Government in in-
troclucing unemployment •insurance•
(We Should .have. ya;l'Ontario's
. future.. utiemploye.'d,' :. •biose at
present out -of -Werk ),ouli9 riot > be ,•
aided by .tho scbeteel... . •
e,A • host of „rat eriinient bilis :was.,
in•trodncctl the eeecohd clay 'of the;
esr'ssion : eve: i i,, :a itumher•of.Minor
rlitestinns, niucli as •amendments to
i`ie Cemetery AGC•; , the .Pharmacy._
Ace :ilia Public- Hospitals •Act, , . .
but tine,. business of dealing. with'
these measures cannot begin -to
compare in interest with • the 'de-
.
bale 'On
de-
bateon rhe state of attain -le ire -
fluently seed, in 'the Itaiise. .,
The Budget is. likely' to be
brought dowu Within a week. ,, '
administrative expenses may. be
*•pared. , ..car. incenses.' may 'go, up,'
a.. and a t*Q-cent jump •in the
present .'six—cent' gasoline tax is
sure •'to• he'• announced' (Ontario
towns want to share in the ,•;rev-
.enue). Questions: ,what evil! this
mean to the: : tourist trade?.
what' will it' meatrto •the; average'
motorist driving 'f0,060, • miles a "
year who • has already contributed
an. extra $15 annually since the tax
went up front:threk to pix coppeis1
However, we may be getting
ahead of ourself:. ,
The Const ratives want ' "more
light" on What the Government
proposes .to do with' the Abitibi.
Power and, Paper ' Company, •a
•$125ry000,000 • property • now in pree,
cess of reorganization..." a fierce
fight Is raging around that. ,.,'Mr. •
Hepburn thi t Col. Drew re ung_
. ery>asiiepiolone, lefifril ftititer- 'tiro
ntu'oh'f' -
They'ce appointed a bachelor, as
Speaker of the House for the fir t
-•..time in. Ontario's history,'' •Girls,
we give you Major' Clark!
The Dionne •Quintuplets have ae-
cepted an invitation to come -see
the King and. Queen" on .May 22.
Qli; what a day for 'Toronto that.,
will be! , a• •, •
Thieves have attempted to break
into a vault in the Treasury De-
partment; . ,an inquiry by the audit
• department 'reveals shortages • of
money, defalcations of tunas' in._
several branches of 'the Goviern-
ment's business. . . there's been
dirty work at the crossrbads. . .•
Don't; Look Man
Straight In Eye
(girls, said M., Done Edrnbttd in
An interview at New • Yerki last
week, have an Unfortunate habit
oflooking men str'eit'ht in the eye.
"It• is tilt alluiing,' said Ed -
Mond, fornier court beatify advis-
er to the late) Queen Marie of Rug
mania,,' "It makes 'a man feel in-
ferior, lie feels you're trying' to
probe his mind."
Pat better it is to look at Him
fleetingly, and then look' •away,
Continued Edmond.' •
"'lees, I believe women should be
seen what coy,"'- he said, ""but 1
to
xar.�., lel
riblel It''anrio s a mans nerves.
"Women ahoul'd 'learn how to -
blush.• It can be done b• • exhaling
a little longer than they are ac-
c:tst(lriiied,". • ' . '
V dio "Keene vets
leir Usual" Leve
Water 1. Low In The St, Law-
rence, Too, . According • To
Dominion Hydrographic Ser..
vice.
Level of the St,• Lawrence River
In Montreal harbor during I' ebsu-
ary was. 20 "$/4• inches lower than
January, 7.1/'; inches lower" 'than •.
;'February;• 1938, and 50 3/4 .:niches
lower :than the' average • level. of
February -for,the last.79. *years, the
''Hydrographic • Service of Canada
reports, •• •
. Lakke Superior •at '.Port: •'Arthur.'
was two. inched—lower ,than Janu-
ary, „one inch "higher 'thee Febru-
ary; 1938„ and 6 1/4',.inches higher,'
.than. the• average.'ieve1 of Febru-''
ary for .the • last • 79, years.: • •
Below.•Ave'rage.:For:799Year`s' •
rakti Huron at •'Godericli w•as••.
„the 'same tip '• January, 9. 1'x4 Wins.;'
••h.ighe'r than. February, ' 1938; and
18' inches lower than • fire average '•
level of February for,' the last ;79
' years. •
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Lake Erie' a.t Port Colborne . was
3/4' of an' inoh••higher than Janu•
-
ary, three••inches higher than Feb-
• ruatly,,.1938,. and 9. 1/4 inches'
er .than• the average .level of Feb-.
mit,* for the last 79 years. • •'
,,Lake Ontario -at „Kingston. -was a -
half inch higher :than Janilary, five.•
inches.'lower than •February, 193.8;
and -13 1/4 .inches „lower than the••
average' •level o f February for .the
last 79.'years.
Says Ei otions.
Cause Fatigue
' Marie Beynon Ray; whose flight
from a: job ,ru:t:leas•Jed,.IS.et�; renght'
careers as teacher, editor, wife,
rncther-, and, author, ,says•• sire'' :has
never .been .•.tired in her life and
that she can telt otheia Women how
to 'become ''inhuman dynamos" of
energy and interest..
P'It • is. not thework. .we do .but
'the emotional.. ' •factoy s operative
while .We Work that causes .fa-
figue,'. she said. rn. an interview at
,iVeiv brk last week. • • •
"Women tire of housework. not
because'their chores are too hard
for' them ••"but because' they can
Sider' housework an inferior occu-
pation," according to Mrs. Ray, •
'Tied Interesting Vocation" -
'If they cannot escape •house
work, 'the thing for, them to de is
io-find• some, clther •intensely'%rater-
°sting ' avocation — perhaps ' the• •
beautifyingof their homes;: politics,
sport, *voice "culture—anything , to,..
substitute a• healthful, vitalizing:
emotion for :boredom; and. depres-
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OICE OF
THE PRESS
SOMEBODY'S KEPT BUSY•
It•' is estimated' that' there .are
1.2.18000 milch cow:, in Ontario.
Think of what they mean in terms
of 'human labor at. nilking-time.—
Brockville Recorder and Mmes.
ONION ORCHARD
A Baitimor"e• magistrate has rul-
ed! -that : an onion may be classed
as .a fruit. What •a 'fine time Mitch.
Hepburn will have next summer in
his onion orchard. .
:',UNITY" Ai LA CANADA
Tliis• new trans -Canals, air 'line
may {do .something for:,Canadian
unity. .'After. `all, it only takes
about twenty'hours now toget a
complaint'f`rom the -Pacific coastAo'
Ottawa:—fia.rniiton $p4vtator. •
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WE'RE KICKING PLENTY, TOO.
It is said that ''87 per cent. of
the Nazi forces: are flatfooted from
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too •much walking •and parading,
We're getting •'that way in this
country from keeping the foot on
the .gas.—Peterborough Examiner..
JOBS), TRAINING FOR YOUTH
-'.Governments Make substantial
grants of which prizes are paid. for
the. improvement of cows, heroes,
pigs, sheep, chickens and all kinds
of, livestock. • Perhaps it would
not he, bade policy to spend. more
' money providing' a training for•
youth end, opportunities .for . em
ployment.- farmer's -:Advocate.
NOTA Pii11'PET
, 'In' Short; the Menr'ber of
Parliament : is not intended' to be
the.' tool, puppet or rubber stamp
ef::llis.eensiituctata-ktd Mill des of
any group among them. But it is'
his function: before',ererythnng,else
to . represent them and to promote
their legitimate, interests,,by a11' ,
means ' in his " power,—Quebec,
Chronicle -Telegraph :
• 'o—
HOCKEY IN THE Ohl) DAYS '
Hockey players' in some „centres
are not whet they used to •be. It
is not so many years ago thatwpuck ,
chasers Were sixty -minutemen and
played every game without relief.
Recent snow storms -have made
motor travel impossible" for. visit-
ing :hockey teams .and rather than
drive by horse and sleigh as: their
predecessors did -Marty a. tinie;
games 'have been cancelled.--e-Pe-'
trolia .Advertiser-Topie..
Of%cials .i:r Italy "nave 'reported '
that the careful selection of seed
and, use of chemical fertilizers are
greatly increasing grain tips,
LIFE'S LIKE THAT`
;By "Fred 'Neher
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"lt couldn't'' find the •button, dear, so 1 --sewed 'up the 'buttonhole!'
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WONDERLAND OF OZ •
die Tree cutting _.
In- Ontario Probed,
Hon. .Peter Heenan; provincia/.
minister- of lands and,forests, said
last week'that promiscuous cutting
of Christmas • trees 'T during they,
Yuletide season and theft of trees'
from . irivate property 'was under
investigation by his 'department
and might lead to legislative ac
Bithgr the federal :government
would be asked to amend the -Crim-
inal, Code to: deal with the situa-
tion, or them provincewould bring,
down a hill of its own, he' said. A
decision will 'be made.in the near
future. . .
PACKAGE
also In 254 Tints.
__ �•'tB. TLN.Se
ks at
:BUS which Qtegory Clark is
sending to .,The 'I orontork Dail • Star . .
.from ' Rome ' make . I;nterestin read ing, . "Greg,''.
�' 'g as he .is best
known. to.'; hundreds of thousands of. 'readers ..of The Star
Weekly, hopped a_ boat for Italy' to see:
the coronation of Pope ribs 'XII, ''he
;papal coronation over, "Greg" is in brows -
around the co - ..t
.. nntry.,..sanap.�ng,..�::;:.
delights, .ancient and Modern. I'n more
than 20. years' ''of newspaper' writ><n
Gre;g... has been in many. exciting and-.
interesting places, but no ,ex er�'e a :.
his'' • • ,experience zice:of
carer has, such wealth of
'Material for his fluent en'.. He will:
wander through.'marble ' palazzos, . in-
spect basilicas,.3nd campaniles; appraise
.famous works of ,'art and I archtecture
and'.take a.` squint at Italian industry. I-1,6.7.
will ..tour cities, country and 'villages,
mingle with • princes:and . peasants,
.blackshirts and officials; ride: in .Vene-
ti an gondolas, sn:i#f ' the • air ''of sunny d
Sicily and sample .foods that have made
Italian
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will 'be . more Roman .than Mussolini.
"Great's" Italian rambles are already
shaping 'into. the most faseinati•ng trams
Logue ever printed in a Canadian news-
paper.. It breathes that'magic of humor
`and humanism . which "Greg" infuses
into every subject : he. touches. 'Wri'ters
are many, but there is only one "Greg"
Clark, and in his stories from tat = hes.
at his best.. Read' . ` '
and . revel in his
aides, ap-
�, pp;ear every day in
THE TORONTO
ILY STA
B
Pea.
Yik "Batrrn
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After the • clef or, nti' I intense 'sltetnce
'reigned in the town and the v
isitors, «l1
knowing that caut1oif was ne -1ei:n er ate-
_.�-,a-^'Craze°-4' .•
fpue c
y sifter
edthe largest housethey came to and found the door strewn.
with .nieces k of what looked much like
` freg'rne� is of wood neatly lighted, all of
yy and ..pe
different fa
ntast[c shapes.\Vhy
Cried I):orothy, picking up one of the
>biecee," they're Jtg•Saw•
•
puzzles."
The piece whicC.,11or•othy held wee ''tett
',CYO. .Which 'looped at her pleasantly, buil
with an interested e,";pressfon as' if , it
*rendered it MI S fi.,^t t�tq.°',.t, ln,_•wrttr "
•' ii
sao�r t�
se. inn�.e
le,
it
,.., _
,end by.Itt
et t
e 1
,matching .the two l
ees
{,tl "t r>'
found that they were part of a race.
Ile"'
" a@., is•.
ty eBuld find the nioiith, sire said, this
Paddle might be able to talk• and tell us.
what to do next." Then' let us find it,"
Said the WIzni�d,. and so all got down on
their hands' and kneeb; '
"I've found •Ttl"•' .cried l;nele llentt•, and
he ran to i)otothy frith a queer, rhitped
piece wmi ei •Mou'th'.. on it, •hn3 Yri�t,
t ipd'..i'4, fit l e t •
' M 1
it, to life ,ive
and YSeSP
tlt�
found hat the :tarts Would .hot match
"This.mfttouth• belongs to sotrid other 'pet: -
;on'," Said Dorothy. "Yoh see we need a'"
:curve hers and a point there -to Mahe it
fit the 'face." Well it inmst, be' sor'ne place.',
declared' the Wis°ard; "so If we search for
it Tong enough we shalt certainly find it."
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Ilorotltj• fiftc.9•;;t1 i : • ..i t ,n : •
ear had a little pnt-h •o t, r,'d
:I:bi1e._-tit&-Kit-li•ere--A:•eze rcir,t"i in
t. 5`iCf-..•
Itrii'r .ftnet• fottritl seEernl of tit tis•, which,
' when matched to the other
the1 pieces, foriso
top of a man's hely She 1°titd'•nt's�i
found the Other eye and ear
n by and �
tinge .Aunt Elan; ill a corner, discovered the
mouth. When the face vias thus complet-
ed all the parts .seined together i i.th a
nicety that was asttonishain •.
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