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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1939-12-21, Page 2Shetland Isles. Vital Outpost These Northerly Posts Are .IIin , portant to Britain as Naval Bases, Treeless, Barren ..In . terior Thinly Populated G.etinan air raiders have hronglht the Shetland (or Zetland) islands into the War news, Public notice, : .arare experience, for this remote :part, of Bihtain.• + . North' of Scotlagdn The Shetland; •>xt°oup lies' north •rt f Shetland,, 'makes •up a . Scotttsh couuy,' an�i,1S' Ihe„ most northerly/ •' British 'pos•,sessien 'in',8u.seee. Ailed there are more that', Op • islands antrisleta, but only alieut one -quer. ter.. are inbaliited and •in some of thea" the population consists, only • ...of a few lighthousekeepei'S and • she d : -Altogether_ the .islan4. have an area of 352..319 acres; and '. iri 1931 had a population •of '21,410 having .showk .a slow, but steady decline since 1861. ,The largest. is- land Alatnlagd, had. 18,268 of tho people. • The coast' si nery' is magnificent with great 'cliffs and deep tnclenta- tions;• but .the interior' 16 treeless. and 'E.arren. • <�ishi►ig, Wool=Makinj • Fishing is the "main o1upaLion tiya . hetlandd, and their main, stay..Wotnen do mos 1 , work, and spend. their ,spare -trine in the, islands' distinctive knitted- . goods •iuclustry. •'Che Shetland Po ies : are well known. The native ,'cattle are also'. diminutive in size, and the native , sheep, we ,read, many, et the characteris, • ;tics' of goats" Fish •are abundant, they catch whales in the bays, and 'there' is ah immense variety of sea "MACON" FOR BREAKFAST The British are. ' experimenting with smoked mutton as a substi/. ' lute for bae-one will »ow• be ' la tib ,,: and .egg'+ 'lei hieakfast .•Guelpltt Mereuey• �o-- BOMBSHELL LONG OVERDUE , . ' 'Maybe •that Munich beer, cellar, bon was, n,'t meant for • Hitler but fo after-dinitei• spea:ets, as: a class.—Brandon Sun. . SUSPEND CHRISTMAS? There is--btlteved to he no im• mediate danger of :the Ontario Governtiient eliminating Chtistrrtas for •• the duratioan of ,the mar -- Port Arthur. News-Clirpnielei. We need not iniaginte the Ger- • map. raiders are ,interested' in the toe islands' •scenery =- tilte, attract comes from other directions. T'hcre are naval base`s. not'far away, and those deep, • narrow bays perhaps are being put to uses Which deep., lyinterest the enemy. Present • War Blinds More Doctors Report Peril in Mod: ern Fortresses from Chipped Concrete Advise Heavy G f3 B1 es O ��° By. Fred. Nehelr Herne CanningP LIFE'S LIKE TRA U9 MOPeRNS. ep Poultry Meat I CO Easily Be. Done On .the. • Farm ---= Five General Rules 'Poultry treat ,can be canned as • . easily . as any . other product. Five general: rules should be 'observed' h connection with •it. 1. '.Use fresh but p2'eperIY 'cool- ed -treat. • 2. Remove Bone, gristle, and ex-,• cess fat.,•Pack in jars or cans.. ,..);7!••!;3. ,Sterilize one.. hour at 15 lbs. pressure, oi• ,three. hours '. in 'water.- - batt ' ^.,..• ::' ••4. Seal • as soon. as''removed • from• sterilizer, • .and • meat .should • •. . , Jars containing,' .••not;. be allowed to cook, whilET in- verted because the 'fat. tivil? Bard-' . en at th�bottom• rather than 'it • the top of the 'jar. TWO Methods ere are two- methods: of • can - Ming .poultry. , The• first is: kill birds, then thoroughly cocf :and draw.: Wash carefuli.y. Disjoint • legs' and wings.' Cut' bt,east care- • . .. --o-''fully• from. bone Dip ',p'feces in . EMBARRASSING PUBLICITY bollen water, then into cold.; Surely those ,uld to pr''of Drain .and • pack in glass' jars.ck, photographer., . 'original, -and think Make a• broth:' by conking ba , something flora original—and less. breast bone., neck and other parts embarrassing.to••the • victims after- ..rthan. the, eternal close-up • in salted water one Hour.' Drain wardsand pour over meat in jars. Ad- wi'. es es 'of'• soldiers kissint;:1 their just rubber 'rings and tops of"jars • .wives and ' - "- or • sea els. a. — St, Thomts•'Tintes-Journal• ilize.The , .s'econd.' method' is as; fol-. ows': Kilt birds and draw at once:. ; 1 ;Wash ..carefully '.and . thoroughly cool. Cut into- joints. Cover, with water and ;cook until 'meat can be removed from bones.. 'Pack • meat in • 'ars,•, Strain '.'broth 'and' 6ailn'�r one-halfJ teaspoon salt oto each cup. Pour over, meat', Adjust rub • ber rings, and tops of, jars oh_ seal-. • ers. Partially .seal. 'Sterilize. ' • .5 • 1' Iteieltsfuehrer Adolf Hitler of Germany plight well have been. eal- ° led "the forgotteu bran during the _fourteenth week, of the war. On the diplomatic front, Stalin and Mus • solini stole the show from him; on •the sea, the Allies appeared to be• gaittging the upper baud ; ort the •(1ertna'n .front, it, reports cut'irent • abroad Were true, Hitler was being .outshone `iu political •signifteance by • :•Hermaliu •:Goering •slid ,the 'Bigbttst faction,'that...,flew so d+lveii .the •runtorSJ tliicls. „and aEast dr.y ng the week, ,•had'.htm.,Cons•ignei • to oblivion. rine.. Very persistent• story .c a Mussolini; would shot tly c.o'me for- • ward with a pe'ace,proPbsal,'acceD- • table to the,Ailies, by which Hitler td. retire tit tavor •ot the Ceer-': .jig clique after giving, ,up taken. territory he had , recently (Sudetenland and .Polish .Corridor excepted ; • in ' return : for his'•ser- vices. as ambassador. of peace, the 'report ran, 'Mussoliei •was to be gi- veil a special .Sphere, of influence, •-in the Balica.us, Then the story,, • came to its logical co:nclusioil everybody, would ger•to wav'.agatnst. Russia, '' • bad . dote. . , maybe you •should vote . for that "TFaese cigars arep t , ' guy after all.' WANTS BET1ER.RADio MUSIC There is .. indeed something wrong with radio. We Wish- it would .do more . to entertain • rather, than- ear:r;y , du.I speeches for the supposed enlightenment of listen, ers. Good music is the form t?f entertainment. in which it has least, competitgion, -But • instead o} ° xaak= ing itself' supreme` in the provid- ing of •high-class music,:radio ig: ofpe pears to skimp that .depart its•usefulness..Asa natter of fact, some of the hest music heard over the radio is from records. ' Many'; people, feel dissatisfied, especial- ly special ly those • . wh.i think that in the sphere of high -claps adult.: enter- tainment the radio is falling short' of ' its opportunities:- Toronto' Star.* • Miniature irifny.: A military museum. in • Paris has a collection of •39,00.0• dolls. Earl# es• half' inch a ha is • about two -and tall,' and elan. in period uniform. Medical 'reports front both sides' thatons are, Of the Western of eye indicate that • The .udiforms and weapons • the percentage of .injuries in perfect replicas of those used in' modern fortress warfare is, above ' the Napoleonic wars. The whole. the proportion of the: World War. ar y of "19,Otic was made by one'. Dedtors from field and rearguard mail—•an•• Alsatian • , soldier, who Ger • 1terpitals�man Bin aFrench Alsace andden afire$ that the pro.' fought under Napoleon. and spent portion of casualties blinded in one th ere stool his life i ,aking min - . than in ' or both eyes .is far g'i' t past .wars ' Both tete Getman. and• Allied their maids have so tar' spared man -Power,: and ttie numlber ot in-. prod' in proportion 'to the number of troop engaged is low, but Mag. incl Line-Westwall Wbre as changed previous figures as to Where soldiers are wounded. • More Head Wounds Too Machine-gunnerrs and infantry men, fighting trona pillboxes and larger forts on •both.• sides of the front suffer. the greatest (number of eye and head wounds. Eye injuries usually are caused by bits of mortar andcement sent flying through the firing slits • a shell striltes.a pillbox or' explodes near it. Heavy goggles are being - developed cts protection. , 281/ Lb. Coin A Swedish • coin, worth about ;4.00, and weigbing•28%. Ib., has been exhibited at Buffalo Mint- • ed in 1660 it is of copper and so shaped that porrion:l can be Cut • off. for change, • I RADIO A N D NTARIO uT cORS By VIC' BAKER ONTARIO . ANGLERS' a' central' organization, composed as :it is of •representatives •from widely, separated sections of Ath .Province.' 'lie 'Associatiotl's •execa tive realizes, • however, that If they ' nereasing ever. i tags Przrt��lni e.. conservational • - are••• • pi�o�b'tem.s ?aelttg ' to, be adequately dealt • with, • the • membership: should include a • broader representation of the an.g-' ling . associations of .Ontario: • Problems..of Conservation . The Handbook. has •been compil- ed to shows the .value of..the, Federa- tion to all angling, clubs and the Province has. bean tentatively zon-' ed into eleven districts., Member ,clubls, are being approached to •c'o- • operate in' contacting the non-mem- ber •clubs in their. zones..and,to iu terrst their e%e•cu'iives in the actio- • !Wes of the. Federation. These 'ex- '0butives are.men•of •experience and , influence in!. conservational mat- ter s and are •needed on the Feder- • .ation • Executit•e, . •thus, increasing its `c pity • of effort .throughout• • the Pl•ovin'ee.' and its service to citizens' 'i tura- n nsd c h ou htf ul 4 generally'• o matter by •teen of this Important angler''is srged. • all. ,anglers. 1.4 ',HANDBOOK .The Handfiool,,: of the Ontario .Federation , of Anglers blas • just • come to our attention and we trust you, have .read it•.and are familiar with its contents. .The purpose of ate .td to Is to t • eco ' the lrederatto the cOnse'rvattonal;.efforts of the angling clubs, thus. establishing ,• a, !unity of action in conserving and • improving the fishing conditions ot•this'Province. Careful reading of 'I the. '.Handbook reveals -the im- mense amount of tvorlk that accomph lisle' ed since, 1928; have 'ben impossibie without. such By MADGE„ARCHER dent Roosevelt Cllristmii "1'ree ,. 8 p:m., Radio Theatr•o pre•er:; Charles Dickens • "A Christina's Carol” 9 ' pan., CBS, • Marian Anderson guest' soloist • on Ferd Sunday Evening .. Hour .... •••- 11.57 p:m•, ,NBC, .blue; 'Marjorie • L•awre.nce sings'."Silent Night' 1 a.m., CBS, Monks of. St., Mein - rad Minor erninary,. lt'•liant, sing inidnig tt nasi in'. original Gregorian ch•rnt 1 • Monday, • Decediber ' 25, 0.15, BBC Empire Chvistreas a.mr oildcast Broadcast London , works, King George broadcasts, Christmas' Greetings .. °CIIC, ,Special Christmas concert by the hand of. His, Majesty's Can- adian Grenadier •Guards Noon, NBC blue; War ci rresportd- • ettt;: `with Allied Fighting Forces. send greetings to their families from 'France and England" 1 p.m.,, N I3C red.,. Christmas �Greet. ft' ins •frani Alaska .. Frank Black conducts 'whole of Tsrhaikowsky's 'Nutcracker Suite' 3t p.rrt., NBC' blue, 'Handel'' "Messiah". heard from . the Taber- nacle in 'Salt Lake City •:•••• 3.35,! CBS, Eamon de Vale1•a :...*8 pan., Cl1C, Christmas with the Troop", • • 9 p.m., CBS, (TRH, Radio Thea'etre pre,,ents' Walt ? 11i: nry's "Pin -,('chin". . CHRISTMAS SPECIALS • His Majesty the King, President • :Roosevelt and President De Vale . vera of Ireland will.bo the_ principal speakers Over the networks dur- ing the Christmas Week=end. His 'Majesty 'will broadcast 'his •annual message - to the Empire at 10 a.m.. • EST., . on •,Christmas Day and his address Will be carried by• all' net-, works ' on " this, 'continent- The President speaks at the tradition- al Christmas Tree lighting nn •Christrrtas Eve at, 5 p.m.,,ES'i'. Mr. De Valera. will be heard over CBS on •Christmas.,Day at 3.35 p.m.. . EST. • Other event= for' the Yg1e season include a broadcast of Dickens' ,• ,tA Chi'i:''..nras Carol" With Lionel BarrYrnbt c , as $stooge. 'Tic will t be hoard over- CBS and probably 1 . CBC ret ('itri,tmaz Eve st k p.rn., t EST. • • Christ Has Eve Mri•joric f.a.vrc•nc;, the .1,t•tr:il-, I fan soprano, Will sing the tradi- tional "Silent Night" over NIIC at midr,igitt• •On ('•hristmae i s'e: Kirsten I• lagy-tan surreede(I the late j•:rnestirte • Schumann•Heink and sang the famous car i daring the prellous two season`% There will bE• pathos in. the broadce,-t over NB('‘':. on..Decentl>- cr. 21 tit L.15 p.m.,. EST.. It••wili I take . the form.. of 'a transat lantie interview with children evacuated from the priecipal'eities of Europe . Owing to the air threat in the ti pre- - ;'i,til "fh :r .,;fry (•hl istrna, •` cauls and tell the people of this continent. h{,�4' .til(•} arr. .s•it(•tldint� ' Christmar,. • . . TO. I3>•% HEARD Saturday, 'Doc. 03, 1.55 pan., NBC, Cly(', Metropolitan. ,Opera matinee "l,a 10 p•,m NBC,CBC, Traviata" •� •' 1Y ' it D* ithtk i mora i -; x�r'�r ;• , Symphony orchestra Sunday, December 24, 1 p.m., NBC, CBS, CBC, Vatiean City Choir froth Rome ....,1.115 to 1.30 NBC Blue Children in Wei, countries sent their greetings $ p nt,; (:BS,' CFFtB, N: Y. Philharmonic Orch- estra in Christmas Hosie r p.m.,• NW'', VHS, 'NIBS, rressi• - Composing popular songs is Otte of Mickey Rooney`s fairorite hobbies.. 'Most famous of the several doze he has had .published was "Mister, Bipart Break.", •tie recently coni - totted a swing ditty, "An'Afterti°ioon in a Cold Sho tet`•" • Prick : Chasers. of ;The Otitari'). t-1,c4cy Season ....ssom. n• Are VeryIndustrious ustrious d '140e . Own Rows; Do Good, Vann- ers Ask State for.Help; ; ers SEVEN WINS iN A ROW After twinning seven straight 0, games, Toronto Goody • • . were defeated at Maple Leaf •Eras; 'dens by St. Ca-harines 4-3 after 10 minutes of overtime, Mo- . cha *scoring the wtnning goal r five minutes of extra play. �1t was • ,one of the best games , this • sea- son. As a result of their• vict'cry, the Saints moyed into •a fi',•• place tie v.'itla the Ti•rotnen. ' - The Mennonites' in all , o1• their r branches trouble the state. j' fo- hundred and' more; years they have refused to yield their con Sciences to politicians. .Sober- and Thrifty To this they have added sobrf- ety, industry, thrift,: right living; the public treasury cannot expect Mennonite money .in the .,r•ecelpts front saloons or parano a m'ulS. They toil and save and pay� - to• changes in fashion. Tom • � During the'first•month of acti•,• ity in the Senior 0. II. A. "A— series there 'was. not one tie ga1•;iv, not• v'es• their one xhu`-ctrl iM+Gal. cr, • .. , PERSONALITIES Galt and. Hamilton are ur•.v • clubs in t}.e Senior 0. H. A. "A''• l.eafiuc this sear,.", replaciu:, Gslr-' xtt••a rind 13r'antfor(1.•• dr. Ab 'fon", Hamilton's i;g f•enee player, played Junior hock- ey with Toronto St.'Michael's lege Majors and Ochawa General••• .(,calk Zimmerman' of the Nia- gara. Fella Cataracts in the Sc°t- for. 0.. H. A. "A." League i;ue s',arrd with'(;eorgc Massaear':t' champire:- ship :Senior team last ;:inter. 01Jimmie Mchelvie made a ee start in his :first Sedi(ir year as - a member of . the Port Colborn . • Sailors. The classy centre -ice play- , er perfortited ter Toronto Native Son; in the Junior rA" 0; 1H, A sprite; under. the direction of Hai - .old • C' tton, one-timt's Maple Leaf star, last' season. - Reversing . the usual reee e1 it (•, a Submarine P.O. COMING„ ARMAGEDDON? - tio of .Finland's. • ; t�•t--t frontiers byl ,,the: the Red Army, ,the , form and scope;. of 'Europe's War. •changed.. The focus .of world atten- tion shifted. from .west to 'east, and more countries, became directly, •. ire - piloted' Italy, •Lntted' States; "Scandinavia. The, possibility of a c:onfiict in Which the. tE lto-1e, o,f civ- • • ilizatton would be 'involved deemed much nearer •than Were: Would the showdown, however, come 'up,' there in .frozen Finland, or would it be staged in Rumania? Would the League action •against: Russia • pre- cipitate the •struggle? Did the pre sence, reliably, j-eported,, of Ger- •man officers. in Finland mean •a coming split. • in.,.the • Nazi -Soviet front?, What . of Japan; China _. would .they be• on the side of, the. Soviet :Union in, the Armageddon? rr/ tErH1d o, nl I ; kpRGatitI P511 e HiVe,Suyrup�•: ' NO PEACE ON• 'EARTH Of es,becial military pr diplomat - ie importance du}•ing , the• week . were these:• the Russian campaign in Finland• ...the sinking at *Iva Nazi subs • .. • British troops tak- ing aver_sectioxis of the front lines•:. in•France .:.Italian and 'American ,, .aai•, • the League • At. Nassa. u Wallabies) t le • f st; Undersea post office has,•been op- • ened in a ,photosplierex hathas ' been Used for making films and,' observations of marine, life for twenty-five years. Visitors can en- ter the Clamber, write their im-' 'preasions of undersea. life, and post t them on the spot At the opening. be • ceremony, ,the .first letter . posted were addressed t� king, , George VI aril President Roose- 'vett. • gully Pilous of Si: Catharines • Saints- .turned from defensive duty• to star a, a wing player for the Garden City club in the' Sen- ior 0.,.H• 'A. "A" 'i.eagu•e this r011 ' • REG'LAR FELLERS --A Wise Guy — -- ----- --- MICK.IE: SAYS yES, SIR , I KNOW \VE'RE IN IV" DOGHOUSE NOW, %ECU'''. VER; AD, READ a S'FRA\Vl3ERR.IES,1C PER %0X"-- JUS1 Aurfl- MIS1AK6" RUT NO\V `I'. KNOW FOLKS R.EAt) Y0t113. AD ! 1 i of Nations' ultimatum to Russia of withdettwal !from the League . more. 'South Antei-ican: nation`. the nevi. rapprocherciept, be Italy and Hungary. • At home in Canada: A drop was • noted • in , the tourist trade, attribut. ..'k../spring earn ed` to ari' enemy-, .� .civil marriage'• paign in the U.c• , in Ontario. was. declared'• out .ofthe question for thetime -being i tion 'election w.as- mooted. for pomp in •• next biay or June . •' :!.problems , 'connection with .the.:.St; Lawrence seaway. protect appeared •a : little.. neer solution . , buffalo meat gent on sale 'in Canadian .butcher. shot's;ah. 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"me.". village. 41 Court. 60 Component. 38 To drivel. e ods 26 Blood mon ,Y 42 Compass'• 61 Rebates- ,. 40 Sun. g 2 i Noun term- point VEItTI.CAi, • 42•Fas . nation.. 29Note. iri scale; 43 pitcher.. 1 Hirsute. 44 Back of neck, 45 He is a ---- ' 2 Capable. 46 Nuisance. 31 Scepter. executive, 3•Fish eggs, 47 Form of "be:' 33 Most modern. 49 Barley • 4 Railroad, 48 Whirr.5 Favoring both 49 On the lee. 34 Vocal sound. spikele.t. 51 Brink. 35 To dine., 50 To fly. sides. 7,Kiiin.. 53 White lie. 36 Distinctive 52 Sur plum. , • 55 New England. theory. 53 To flutter. 8 Srhokinp 54 Deems. deviE:e. 56 Half an em. 37 Alleged . 9 Chinese ' 58 Each. . force. 57 He 'was ad- 59 Pound, 39 Russian ad- ministrator measure. By GENE BYRNES • THIS IS,MT COUiW; • JfMMIE / NIB Name 13 guy ,r N rF A h E FP'�'1.4.EF2f `1Jll.t- L Crit/ HIM A BITE. MY C,. A " K t7 NA'41/ 1'0 RATHER HANE A BITE OP YOUR 11' ra-