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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1939-09-21, Page 3r5 9yJ 4 •: Movies of Beaver t .Native Daunts Woman, Photographer Plana to Take Color Pictures +oo the. Southern End of ral®ies Bay Miss Lorene Squire, young Mn' erican , wild -life photographer, ' is -Pt:�'rn73`lupe.4.:3�3'aR?TdGAL./�3:+.Yr,4:'.'' yl Eudson Bay, to take the, first color pictures ever taken of .beavers,. Makirig her headquarters. at Ru- pert'a . House, she Will. travel .by • Hudson's Bay Company canoes and, •post -schooners to many of the bea- 'ter lodges in a :20,000 -square mile area. Many; of the pictures will be 'taken at the various pitotected. eanctuarfes;, set aside by the.Dona- inion .Government . to ensure ag- " einst the extinction of they"beaver.; The •First Ever Taken At Rupert'e• House she will don ;tbe••earka sand rritiklukof =th.e north; ;Witli,4ier•.•SHe carries 'special' cam- eras* and Color lenses: , It' is not the first trip .into the northland for the Hamer, 'Kansas, woman, however. Last, ,year she Was aboard the R.M.S..Nascopie on. 'Its northern voyage,' and took pic- tures of Eskimo ,life hr the Arctic, Brave Polish Woman Legionary !Fypieal' of.the membership of:the )E'alish—Women's - Legio:n—istiri§-= _'woman..soidier• shown saluting the flag .at the Legion• headquarters in' • 'Lwow: She is one of. the thousands of Polish women who are prepared to take . their place' in the. firing • line, if, and`when, they are needed to fight for their country's inde- pendenee. . • Planting Trees For Windbreak Poplar, Larch, Gingko Form • 'Effective Screen A frequent reeeest• _rom'readers. is: "What. shall I plant to replace poplar ,trees which are .dying?" The Lombardy poplar was at one time one of our, most popular orna- mental ,trees,. due. to 'its, columnar form. But it is a short-lived tree, and the same effect in' plantings can be'obtain.ed by using the larch fir G'inkgd •frees. • The la'diies ai'e -deciduous, coni-. fors (.bearing cones) and are ex- . ceedingly' attractive in the spring,` When they • put forth soft pale green shoats. Larches can he. also • -rel ;teed , in large masses or- ..a screen .orwiudbreak, or as sing•1e specimens, and can also be used as ,• accent, points, because of their very • stately form; • The Ginkgo is exceedingly rpic- •. turesque and the effect of its •up- right branches suggests the Lom- hardy poplar; The leaves of the' ,.Ginkgo tree turn a lovely golden yellow in the autumn. 1t 'is a .fine lawn tree and will • flourish in con- gested city streets..it ,grows well, when planited singly or in small group's. s,• Toll 'Of Dead -' In Last War -: M1ire--than:.8,500,000 persons • were killed' inaction'••er died of Wounds' and . Other a uses during the ;last World War. The Allies, including the Unit- ed States, contili;buted 5,152,115 lives while the Central Powers'. lost . .3,386,209 men. These- 'fig - ores do not include. those wound- -erlonahried-or-left-lielpleserfor4ife- - through blindness or other causes. With 65,038,810 men under grins during'11)141'3,' More then half that. number became casual- ties,' the total' being. 37.404486 arntr. , U British School Gula, Touring Canada Must Remain Here POLAND'S CORE:. The Poles, who have been expecting and preparing for this war with Germany for and will .eweirrAee% id would be the trienguier • central region of industry between Krakow. on the west, Lwow on the east, 'Lublin on the north. Intb this area '(look at the -Mali), guarded by highlands; served : by two rivers, Poland two year ago moved her vital steel and munitions, works; • built power . plants;. 'at a cost •of $200,000,.000: If Poland . is •forced back, into . this "safety , triangle', she 'dan still receive 'aid `•through her southeast;'gate . '., the', valley of •.the. Dniester down. to, Rumania.' and , the BlaekVea. Germany can., net.biotk'this' gee without ',going° around through Hungary:. or fight- ing through all the way from Kra- kow to Lwow. • • Grand strategy of the Polish .ar- mies:hae been toetire slowly, and, •.conserve 'ni npo*er, consolidate their, lines, then make ,a last stand to the death in, the Triangle. ' SP•Y tSTORIES: dn. a wide district bordering on. Lake. Huron, farmers and townspeople have- been lying awake nights, or sleeping head -un - .der -the -covers in recent • weeks. Persistent rtiinors •about :the big Haigmeyer farm near Thedford are _the. reason. Some reports said at is a German airbase; others that it ie acentre :for :Germanespionage actiitity. throughout Ontario. Stor- i'ee,df concealed • weapons' mite, poison gas, •sabotage. • equip anent, men.. on sentry • duty, have been ser 'ding Alike wildfire: Prov- iricial police are tired of .denying • these . tales,, and it • is thought that' "the 'o-wr eratt-Tie-es'taie; "`two"bro- thers, doctors, of 'Preston, may.;de- mand an investigation before any : • serious damage can be done' to, their property by frenzied but pais- • guided patriots. • MR. KING'S POLICY: • Highlights of the Canadian governnment's pol- i'cy in the war crisis as outlined. in Prime Minister Mac;. rsicKing's speech to the house. o; Corninons: • Rapid expansion Of ''air training and of air and naval facilities, and the despatch of trained••air persan-. nel; Economic pressure against Gerrnany, including seizure •of the ships and .,property; Defense of- Newfoundland, Labrador, the .Gulf of St. , LaWrence and • .nearby .French possessions, by •Canada;' 'Development here .of munitions bases; Industry and ' agriculture geared to a Wartime basis; •No• col seription;' Furnishing of supplies ofall kinds to British rand Allied' powers;...i•ncluding.-munitions, food - stuffs, manufactured anndraw mat- erials-; Measures to assure tine' fur- nishing.pffinancial support for Ca- nada's military' participation; .Con, trol of profiteering; protection ag- ainst. sabotage; Consultations with • government of .Great Britain. -The cardinal point of Mr. King's - policy, Is this: "The primary task and responsibility of the people of, Canada is the defence and security of Canada." Schools In Air And. On Wheels Canada's Little Red.. School -- house in Modern Versions Pioneer teachers wlio ruled in. Canada's early schools would open • th"eir eyes .with astonishment at modern versions of the little red schoolhouse across the Dominion as Autumn claases•.have. resumed.. In Nova Scotia, the •schools have taken: to the air: In Ontario they are on 'wheels. Physical education ••once supplied' to most students through farm chores, is, compul- sory 'in British Columbia . schools. Saskatchewan has 'an extensive correspondence course • system with students'in remote sections of the province getting their .educa- ' tion through Post Office facilities. Children in far off lauds get all their education through Ontario's correspondence course, Ontario Missionary families are enrolled among the mail pupils of the de- partment. In Nortjie1n Ontario, the selaools are on wheels. The railway sdhool ear service carries educe;, tion to scores • of , small communi- ties along the railway lines. • .A. survey by the''Canadian Press showed Nova Scotia with the fe- cord for the greatest use of •the radio among Canadian provinces with. Saskatchewan second. ,For more than- a decade, 'Nova Scotia's department of education has put out a general program to . schools, on diversified subjects. All radio•equipped schools tune in to these lessons. Whey the School is not radio -equipped, the students go to homes .with ,redios •-and--•get•-seho l•-a-ttdridasnee- eredite:-•-. A soil survey of more than 100,- 000,000 'acres in connection "With 4.he work of Prairie Farm l;;.ehabi-• litetion has so far been completed Tratciiewan' and Alberta, • CL i",,4µ�-4,Y�`�4rd"� ���1,{nCtn.)']C•-•Ylrv.a.^TiPtIARatll ;IT �-•t,pw6ti�r�..lo+LWci's 'C'-'•�',,�c. thought there cotfid be no world war it only Europe could learn all about that. undefended frontier between Canada and •the United States. -Toronto Stam 'Homes 'are being sought for a .group of British school girls who. were • touring Canada .when• war brokeout.. These .girls will now remain in • this countr%ty, has been announced, and' hre at present being :looked after by private schools, ,n Toronto.' Eiluned' Carey -Evans, grand-daughter,of Hon. David,Lloyd ;George, CENTRE, .is among the group•of girls forced . to remain -in Cangda. • N=TAR°I'.O UT'0OORS By VIC BAKER Less than an hour's run -from Kingston is the little village of Battersea, lying on • Loughboro, Lake,; in the vicinity of which there is some of •the best,bass, and 'trout fishing in the Whole ,,of On- ,tario..' Lake :Loughboro is about 20 miles in length and front half a mile to a mile'in breadth. It is studded with islands and the'open=• ing of new vistas throtigh than= eels between the islands as your •. 'motor boat skips 'along to the fish- ing grounds is a, constant 'del•ight. The water is "as clear as crystal,. and: ei portage of ''three-quarters of a mile br=ings you to Rock Lake, bile a drive from the hotelof a ile brings you to Dog Lake. •Fis'hing• with a copper -lino for •deep -lying trout 'will give you fine, cold, six to ten pound lake trout. If you prefer casting for large- mouth and smallmouth black bass. you can get your' fill of them in Dog L -;a, ke. - It i-" `snot difficult - catch ',all the law allows, • but to capture •a fine fish. on a light rod and have all the sport of it is enough for a decent angler. • At Gracefield, about. 60 min' north of Ottawa, a camp is situ. ated"about• 12 miles from the town itself, supplying guides, equipment, and cabin accoainmodati.on.. While guests are limited to 50, the rates are reasonably, low and the terri- tory for the use :of .guests covers more than 70 square miles. Close to 'the • lodge is -Whitefish Lake wliich has produced some of the biggest .bass taken this year in the Gatineau District. Other lakes' and streams, while less frequented, also .produce pickerel, great nor- thern pike and, somelake trout. ' May your fall 'fishing trip be a great success!. Danzig Status Often Chan• • ed By . Albert F,orster's proclama-„ was -.switched .Sept.• 1 for the third time an its history, to German rule. . •• The 'city was founded by Ger- mans at the beginning of the 130 century. Until 1308• the city was 'under. the sovereignty of Polish Pomer•an'- Ian dukes. Then for .niore than 200 years, 1308-1454;., it was Gei'nman- • ruled, by Teutonic 'knights: ' . •; For mere than a00 years, with- out losing its sovereignty, the city Was associated., in a personal un - 'ion with the kings of Poland, froth 1453 to 1793 .•• But in the latter part of the 180 century, Poland was partitioned among Germany, -.Russia and Aus- tria-Hungary,'*and 'Danzig became a Part of Prussia: This 'status last- ed blit.14 year's. ' Under Fetich, French, German Rt,le ' In 1$07 - Danzig became ' a . free cityr under F'r-etich—nle. Seve=n years later, in 1814, with the be- ginning of the collapse of Na- poleon, Danzig, returned to Prus- sia and thus remained until the. Treaty 'of Versailles at the end of the World War established it as a free city again, Now , it' is German again—by proclamation of Forster and its -acs • ceptance by Hitler—after 18 'years, nine months and 15 days.. The city was proclaimed • free _'under the' League of Na,tions, on' November 15, 1920. ` The city is more than 90 per cent German -populated, a fact ad- .witted by Poles. However it is .sit- uated. at the motith of th© Vis- tula River which taps the heart of' Poland and has 'depended upon Polish trade. Poles have• declared the city was the 'lung" of Po-, CONFUSING • 'People who buy auto;, licenses ,at this tinne .of ream pew get do re- • duction.• But this year, as.fa autom .arkers .,go, • d-oes .norend d an neia - year.,=Peterborough . Ex- aminer: - - - • . HOW; TO AVOID TRAPS' •A'new. scheine: has been worked . out to 'defeat the speed traps Said to exist in' various municipalities.• The idea is to keep within the speed limit and laugh at the trap. • -Toronto Globe and Mail.; • THE HANDS SET BACK It is -being said once more that the war 4now being fought will "ruin civilization:4" War ,itself is uncivilized,; but its: presence in the world even on a large scale will not wreck civilization. It will not stop theclock of" human- progress; will .siinply 'set back the hands. �41tSUNDERSTOOD` The 'editor of a Kansas paper" says he picked up a Winchester rifle one day recently and started up the street to return it to its owner. The •relinquent subscrib- ers got it into their heads he was on the wagath_and_ a nuiirbe'r p them he. mgt insisted on paying him what they owed him:. On his return to the .office be fdund a load of hay, 15 .bushels• Of corn, ten bushels- of potatoes, a load of. wood and a.barrel of turnips had been brought in. — Walkerton Herald and Times. - FORS• •FIiERiFLAV RED • _ BREA•D.,: TNAT'S•` BETTER F'O R . Y•,tlll U • h "n Books And. You .ELIZABETH EEDY *'THE" READER ;i$ WARNED" By Carter Dickson • Death by •animal magnetism ,op, criminal telepathy, • hlrks 'behind ' the 'covers of this book. Sam Constable (nearing sixty ..but sound'as,a dealer,. except for. a _-_ tou.ch_of 'malaria) is found ;dead- at R. Fourways,, near .Grovetop, Surrey, with signs of- malicious mental 'in-' fluence having been exerted ''over him Man to watch is Herman 'Pen nik,•:a: psychie expert who says: "Nates 'in 'sound can shatter glasb 'or even kill ;•a man. The same, net- a•14Tappiict, ;ca nag "' 1,1tia Constable, the widow, has written a detective :tale, including a new kind of poison, "and the has a scrap book'called "New Ways. -of Commit- ting Murder. Terror stalks at Fourways whenanother character expires.; Inep:ector. Humphrey Mast- ers does. a11' an ordiz1ary,•sleuth can -.do; then who, should.a rive but Si• Henry Merrivale, 1% Dickson's_. grumpy but'•lovable and almost : miraculously gifted dancer ,- what he does with two related clues would put most great think erste shame. Mr.' Dickson's 'hand -- ling of the'- psychic material is something to' watch -- we they •not tell you wbethef or not it's phony. A don't miss item.' • "The,- Reader. Is Warned"' .. by ,Cartcr Dicksgn . ; . Toronto. Mc= CleIland •& Stewart, Li'nixited . ,$2.00: Value of Surgery In F. rthest North. . Bishop of Arctic Lays the Nat- ives Are Needing a Great Deal of Dental Work Done the'Rt•, ii.ev.A A. L. Fleming,, Bishop: of Arctic just back from Akla- vik,. last week, described work ,of ' ••tbo modern} hospital and -surgery being carried on by the Church of England in Canada at • Aklavik, Well within the Arctic Circle: -Bishop--Planting- was partictrlarly , enthusiastic about the recently -in- • stalled •dental surgery — _only one in the Arctic _ and most • not ther-. ly path'edral in the world. " ,White Man's Food • Harma Them "The natives have .trouble with their .teeth when 'they -eat white 'man's food," Bishop Fleming said. 'we are trying to educate them to come and have their teeth looked • at periodically." . Bishop Fleming said the X-ray machine was a great benefit to the northern work°ers. He mentioned a husky Indian trapper -who was tbund to have . two pieces of shrap- nel• in his leg. He was wounded during the war and .the• shrapnel caused pains up and :down his legs. • The X-ray located the • fragments , and they were removed by opera- tion. • German Submarines Menace_°Shipping On Many Seas • gip' x :• o-,+ •sac. 3.r„?y�.u.iti.z::x i German submarines, such'as. these, •are reported to have been sighted off the coast of Mexico and of Scotlan-d. Shipping is menaced by them`in many parts of the *orld•at present, English. shows are not run for profit. Out 'of 96•. held.'liy the - Royal Agricultural Society only 41 have . shown a balance.. It 'con;. • tinues toprosper through the , 'backing of the best class of farm- ers. LIQ E'S LIKE THAT Car, Amok, .Ca`me In Front Door Occupants of a'frame cottage in St. Williams, Ont., were rude- ly 'awakened :in the early Morn. ing hours recently when an auto- mobile. crashed into the front door.', of the house. Fred ` G. ;KiiImaster, Port Row-, man, driver of the car, lost con- trol' of the machine. The occu- pants of • the house .awakened to find the front door; and casing - smashed in, :plastei' falling and the.pa7rtition. _betweei the_•twro.. •. front rooms damaged:. • Canadian cedar 'is • being. 'used' extensively in the construction of; camps throughout Great Britain, for .. use in peacetime.' as schools and in wartime, as refugee .she1. Ota 10 BEE HIVE By Fred Nehar es - '/1- LS - c "I don't know how it happened! I just pulled down a lever•• and hit a jack pot!!" • REG'LAR FELLERS.•—Well-Handled tTMls 15 "\ ' SOMAN' TO FINO! , T' esT',S NICE OMB{ ELLA / WHERE DIDJA, GET IT?. Y� , • ,By GENE BYRNES I't • l% ti t ��lt', \h' }\ ray t \1X 1 �,t �� �1w \\\i \;\\. \' V.' \1 \\\W dttet " •' . •• •- ,- • es I' • s, v. a other ar ill1O\X11 `\\\