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Oyer -Winter Moisture Below
Normal Average on •Western
Grain Fields
Wartime needs' loom large in
the minds " of prairie farmers as.
they prepare for 'spring work izi •
the West's great • grain: fields.
From the Great Lakes to the
Rockies, -spring rains are anxious=
ly awaited as winter precipitation -.
bas been below • normal in all sec
• tions: except sciuthern Alberta. •
Dominion- Meterologica1 Office „
statistics •covering the .seven-month •
• period, Aug; i- 'eb.. 29, show. Sas=
• katchewanh-to have suffered the'
worst .through Pack of ,jreci..pita-.,
tion. Iii that 'province'the average,'
, decrease front norinai was• set at'
' 26: per eent, the',loss in Manitehe
. • stood at1.9 • per •cent, with' Alberta
• down' eight per`rcent. •
'.SASKATCHEWAN WORST.
Prairie surnnher, fallow lands.on
• the whale are 'thought to have suf-
ficient .moisture to„start the spring
crop.• but stubble. lands ,.are '•dry.
Alberta notes a' decline in the
mountain snowfall, a major fac- .
for hi irrigation, projects. •
SOUTH. ALBERTA • BRIGHTEST
Southern Alberta provided the:.
brightest spot .on the statistical
record' with precipitation .16 iber•th
cent above • normal, for . the seven
'months.' This was rn,ore 'than 'off-
set . by a • decline of 29 •per 'Cent.
in the. central section of the,,prov-
ince. The north, usually. well pro-
vided with winter moisture, was
down•'seven per •cent.
• All districts, in "Saskatchewan
and- Manitoba". were 20 'pee_ cent.
or more. "in the red" with sputh-
western Saskatchewan • down 31.
,per cent. The, • thought' area of •
south-western Saskatchewan. show-
ed a,loss of 28 per cent.
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PORE 1VAI APUS 'AT GITS
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Wolf .Bounties
Are Condemned
From Biological: Standpoint
Payment of .515. For, Each
dead Wolf Is Wrong, Science
Professor ,Declares
' Payment of a wolf bounty is
'wrong, from a biological stand-
point, according to Prof. A. P. •
Coventry � of the department of
biology, University of Toronto,,
says the Globe and Mail.
Addressing the Natural •'Science
Section of the Ontario Education-
al Association , convezltion, Prof
lessor,': : Coventry said that . the
wolves have' in reality functioned
as a sort of "medical health of-
ficer to Ontario deer herds."
KILL OFF`-SICIELY DEER
"For years deer have adjusted
themselves to offset successfully
the predatory habits of wolves,"
said the speaker. "Wolves kill off
the sickly, weak deer' and only
the fit ' survive. Records from
Scotland. and Switrland show
that when wolves have been re-
moved from experimental areas
the deer and chamois herds which
remained becalm impaired in
health and size.
"Hunting is no ,substitute, be-
cause, like war., the hunter takes
the best," . remarked Professor
Coventry. "It is a dangerous
scheme to interfere in any way
with long-established 'natural cyc-
les."
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Where's- May?'
A U. S. census enumerator re-
ported this one fast week: A wo-
man householder answered all
questions without hesitation, then
said at the end of the interview:
"Now, I'll ask you one. Where's
my husband? 1 haven't seen him
for .15 year.,"
iii ord=`trnib' Tar -nteseag
written on paper and tied care-
fully to arrows for delivery to the
enema by "ail -mail."
he battle for • control of the
North Sea and of Europe entered
'its second week with the fate of -
Scandinavia still hanging in • the '
'balance,. The -important port and
railhead" of Narvik was in British
hands, 'and Allied' forces were ,
landing at •a -number of .coastal•
points ,in northern Norway,. but
• Denmark was gone; ,southern Nor• -
';way was. fast, falling under the
swastikas with the invading Ger
• mans ,using the same • blitzkrieg
tactics so' devastating, to Poland •
Berlin "insisted that",the;portion
•of- Norway :ne'cessary' o"assure the
sncc.ess . of the `.German " mission
was firmly in 'Nazi" hands. ,Swed-
en's dilemma meanwhile had • ache, ,
ieved -the nightmare 'stage -at the
least, the country could expect to
be encircled;; .at the Worst,. it fee -
ed :becoming a main battleground
'in ..the new and fiercer European
conflict.'
• The Navy In Action
The .one ray of hope that the
tide "might be• turned agaihsf: Hit- •
ler in Scandinavia'was the aggres-
sive new policy of the British War
Cabinet. • Here was' action at last,
meeting. action., The brilliance of "
the Royal •Navy in the battle of
the Skagerrak, when one-third of .
.the German fleet , was reported .
sunk; the capture.•of :Narvik; the
laying of British mines in the Bal,
tic which could mean the "cutting -
off of Germany's supply lines to
the' army in Norway 'gave ample
reason: for belief that•Hitler's lat-
est venture might 'yet end•in frus-
'tration. ,, • I.
A Spreading Conflict
The ' extension of the area of
combat to 'Scandinavia did not
necessarily mean. that the' war
would henceforth 'b'e confined, to '
the .north. On the other hand, last '".
week the, conflict .'gave •new evi- '
dente. of spreading east;' west, and
south, ' to' bring more neutral na-
tions' within its scope.. . Thea
warning speech of 'a high Italian •
authgrity,• coupled with Italian
naval manoeuvres 'off the Dode-
eanese , islands in the , Mediterran-
eanpr•esa ed...tha.' Italy ' might
soon be "in the. war .: Allied fleet
movements .were reported in the '
vicinity of Salonika,, considered
a likely 'spot from '"which.. Britain
and •France might junip off •into •.
, any Balkan' war .. .•The lid aph,.
peered to be' off in the Balkans,
too, • with Germany` making Jur-
, ther economic demands on Ru-
mania, Yugoslavia and Hungay,;
and seeking to police the Danube
region from the Black Sea to"the
•Gern.an border ... Rumors of a
.Nazi plot to • kidnap Queen Wil-
helmina.
il-helmina. and Crown Princess Jul-
iana :of Holland' linked up with
growing fears that the Low Coun
• tries. were shortly to. be it{waded
by the German armies . but
in Berlin .(wired New York Times'
correspondent Brooks Peters) the
belief' Persisted that' the final de-
cision in. this war must come on
the `Western Fronto and that steps
designed.' to force it might came
very shortly ..'.•
In Canada. the home front was,
• quiet. • Prime•, Minister ' Mackenzie
King was off on a brief holiday •
in the States; incidentally calling
on President Roosevelt . . ' O1(-
.taws was preparing for the 'open-
ing. of, the House May 16, expect-
ing a .session which would deal
. chiefly with the war, secondarily
with unemployment insurance .
. Spring was coming to Ontario acid
farmers';were 'getting ready once
more to go out on the land..• .
NTARIO•
IITDOOIIS
BY VIC BAKER
Speckled Trout
. Season Extended
Opening of the Ontario speck-
led trout season has been advane'
ed from May 1 to April 27, Hon.
Harry Nixon, .provincial .minister
of game and fisheries, .annourle-
es.
• ";May 1 is on a Wednesday and
by advancing the season to the
preceding Saturday, we will be..
able to give anglers a little: break
-over the week -end," he said.' "We'
expect it to be' an 'exceptionally,.
- good season. There was a tre-
mendous distribution of good -
sited trout during the late fall."
Ontario Iron
• Being Assayed
Members of Physles 'Depart-
ment U. of T+ Ari Up At '
• Steep Rock Lake lnvestlgatr
ing Rich Deposits`
Iron 'ore deposits. Which- are he -
Wee iiia, f Bing tr e -
:. by 'members of the Phyaiee Dw
1 partmeht of the 1?nlversity of T0-
I rotnt°.
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With Hitler In penmark, Greenland Presents New Problem for North America
•
Neutral countries which throw their lot in with Germany will forfeit their overseas possessions. Wheth-
er the forfeiture will be permanent or only fon the duration of the'war will have'' to 'be°'decided at the con-
clusion of the .conflict. The British have already occupied the Faroe .Islands, Danish possessionnorth of
Scotland and-Ic'eland' has announced its secession from Danish rule. ,Greenland,' another' Danish possession,
will.'probably be administered' under'the direction of the Canadian 'government. Fishing. boats are seen here
••in the harbor of Seoresbysund, Greenland.: This immense :Arctic province is wealthy with untouched natural
resources. '
• The mines, discovered first last
' winter at Steep Rock 'Lake in
•.Northern Ontario, were estimated
•to •contain•about 100,000,00:0 tons
of the best' ore,' containing very.
'little. phosphorous and' sulphur.
OF THE BEST. ORE
Some • time ago • hematite ;was, •
found on: the south shore of. the
' lake, :but the- deposit was .detach-
ed. Then last winter; under the
'le'adership of Dr. A. A. Brant, the.
scientific party, used special„ in-.
struinents whit$ enable the. in-
••vestigator to determine the mag-
netic properties'.of, rocks, their el-
ectrical resistance 'and their pull
of gravity. Operations are' carried
on during the winter because the
ice on the, lake makes 'a steady
base for the instruments. •
•The exact' geological structure
of the bottom of the rake, to- a
.depth of'about 2;000 feet was 'de-
terniined.; Dr. • Brant indicated"
where test drills should be made .
• through the ice and. hematite, was
drawn to the •surface. • '
axd.enrng +.
Feed The Lawn
No garden is complete :y; ithout
a lawn and the richer, g.eener
and 'softer that lawn is, the better
•
• the whole "picture. •
The average person. forgets'
.that grass" is' an ordinary, garden
plant requiring,' food and care just
.• as much 'as flowers or ivegetables.
Seed selection is also just as im-
'portant. Good lawns are produc-
ed ,,from top quality, packaged•
lawn grass • mixtures; Which con-
tain proper , proportions of the
finer *r permanent grasses. •Seed
should be sown liberally' and the
.ground fertilized. Roiling in the
Spring and watering regularly are
also advisable. • •
Sometimes tree. roots work up
towards the' surface simply be-
cause there is water there and
none beneath. Heavy watering of
lawns once a week rather than
' light daily sprinkles will prevent
this danger and will also be best
:for the 'lawn • itself.
This 'treatment keep grass,
a• rich, dark green and growing
fast . enough ,to Crowd •,out the
weeds...Patches of the latter in
old lawns are usually a sure sign '
thait soil is wearing out and needs
fe'rtilizing.. In hot, weather grass "
should hot be cut as short as of-.
ten as in the Spring and Fall. '
Speedy Vegetables Are Tender .
Tender vegetables are quickly
• grown. A check by dry weather or
anything else invariably causes
woodiness. To eliminate such den-
, ger,
en-,ger, experienced market garden-
ers 'push their plants along with.
frequent •a- plications of comnier-
cial fertilizer. This must be ap-
plied .carefully so as to he close
to but not actually touching stents
or roots.
Cultivation Is Vital
Aside from the planning and •
planting no early gardening job
compares; in importance with cub.
ration. Authorities do not 'ash;
one to keep•the hoe going all Suni=
mer—far frons it. But they do re-
quest that ' the garden be dug
once "thoroughly' first thing in the
Spring, •then' cultivated once •or •
twice afterwards. • With proper
tools, (the work need be no tore
. than healthy exercise. For the
purpose there is nothing better"
' • than •a 'little three of• five fine-•
erect cultivator or .a •Dutch hoe.
Either of these •'-implenie,nts' .will
• make short work of a. vegetable
or 'flower 'garden. Cultivation
serves a double• purpose; it keeps' '
down weeds , and ' it conserves
moisture..., •
Lakes Expect
Busy Season,
Cargo Ships on Great ,Lakes
Are Moving Out of Their Res-,
pective Docks •
Hundreds of:Great Lakes cargo
vessels, trier and read:: fat:, one of
the busiest. seasons .in their his,
tory, are once more riding at their
Moorings in, a score 'of •lake and'ri-
ver ports, free of the ice which has
locked then- .in position during the
. Winter'.
Following . official: 'opening' date
for navigation April •15th, they are •
proving out in their respoctire
• docks. to take: en their heavy, loads
of wheat and ore, autornobiles, coal,
package freight, lumber and :the
various products Of factories turn-
ing out war materials.
•OIND VESSELS MADE' •TRIM
Every Possible step, has been ta-
ken .to insure the maximum. nolo
ber 'of 'ships being aw ail'able and
owners have spent large sums 'and ,
:a good . part of the winter months
reconditioning, vessel' that have
not moved for Years.
Movies Teach •
R.A.F: Skyhawks
They Learn Their Mistakes
From' Films Shot During Act-
, sal Aeri•aI 'Dog Fights '
•
• British fliers are learning ffght-
ing tactics from action films taken
during dog fights in the air against
enemy aircraft.
One such film; taken from the at-
tacking British. machine, shows the
interception •and shooting down of
» a German. raider.
The ,device consists of a motion -
picture, camera limed. up With'the,
fighter pilot's eight guns. It oper-
ates antomatically ,when the trigger
button sets the eight guns Inaction.
When the pilot takes his inger off
the trigger, the guns cease firing —
and the camera stops taking pict- .
-tires, I.t operates with- every burst
'of fire.
The ,show Only lasts about a min.
• ute. But it shows the pilot errors he
would otherwise never realize and
sometimes reveals mistakes which
, enabled an enemy, to get away.
SCOOTING.' r' •r.' r
',Boy Scouts • of, . Sudbury, Ont.', •
:recently- aided in counting traffic
on' arterial highways leading into
the city, in Connection , with a
town planning survey.. •
• The Boy Scour junior firemen
o•f Kentville N. S., had their'"'bap-
tis±nal:fire" when they helped the
senior iiremen:'battle' a . winter.
blaze that partially destroyed the..
'Iientville 'United Church.' -
The Juriagadh Boy Scouts As
set•iation of India is, carrying on,..
a competition to • inspire the
Scou.tS of .the state to Concentrate.
upon village uplift .activities. The.
competition includes •• practical
• .work . by ••the 'different •village•
troops in. education,„,; in demoitstra- •
ting healthy village activi:ies. and
attacking • in a pra_r_iral ' way the
pi•'ou ems of village sanitation..
• * *.-
Viam,erous pudic service •actin
• idea, of: the • Boy Scouts of India
,are• "siniilai to'.tl ose er the •S'couts
of Canada. At th'e great. Temple .
festival at the Mahankali Temple
the Secunderabad, • Scouts • gave
• particular .attention to first aid
and the finding of .lost children;
Altogether 16 lost.children cases
Were dealt. with •and manyeminor
injuries were treated. by, the
Se,.ut. Ambulance Division. • '
• * *
The seven boys of a Lone Scout
Patrol at ' Steinbach, Manitoba,
are operating 'a free library for
the people of that. little 'country
community. The library is • located
, in the home of ..two of' the Scouts •
who are brothers.
Exams Aren't
Sole Standard
The Test of A School is the
Type of Citizens It -Produces,
Ottawa Educationist Believes
Dr. Flo'vence S. Dunlop, superwlis-
or of atf iillary classes and ipsychol=
ogist' of public • schools, Ottawa,
captivated the large gathering of
men and 'women who attended the
21st banquet .Of the Ontario Federa-
tion Home and School 'Association.
Dr. Dunlop spoke on '.the "Handi- '
capped 'Child," .
"Do what you can. to .break down
the false social notion that only
children who pass examinations and
go on to university are•the worth-
while citizens; also to encourage a
standard which -will appraise a
school, not by the scholarships at-
tained, but by the worthwhile cit-
izens it produces." she urged.
The combined• help d good par-
ents and teachers and access to
plenty of the right kind of reading
Material are necessary 'education
factors,. stated Mrs. E. E. Reece at
a symposium attended by Ontario
Home and School Federation dele-
gates.
RADIO, PHONE .NUISA.NCES.
Why be so particular in shoo-ing
peddlers from your door when' you
las them in on the'`telerrhone and
radio? —' Brandon Sun.
EXPENSIVE ENDORSEMENT
The election 'cost Canada $3,000,-
000. That is a' lot •of ,money to pay
for, getting' back' what we had 'bee
fore. -- Kitchener 'Record.
ONTARIO H.OTErL,S:
A
survey •shor•s that only 28 out .r
of 1;135 Hotels ,in• Ontario are fire• ,
proof.. \ot .'a: ' eiy., comforting -"idea
for 'the. trayelling public,"r—.King:,
„ton «h ig-Standard.
JPAMPER VOUR tAWfi
This is the time of, year when
delivery boys and 'others on bi
• cycles should keep off. '.lawns. A
little carelessness causes agreat
deal of damage to tire *et soil and
.tender grass blades. -- St. Thomas
Times -Journal.
CHEAP BUILDING
' Ofall 'the building trades iu.Can-
ada, character -building -,seems to be
the lowest paid. 'Accor•ding to fig-
ures presented to the ,Otnario Se-
Condary Schools convention„ 13,000 •
of the 64;00.0 'teachers in the coun-
try's Public school systems receiv-
ed less than '$10 a meek in 1935,.'
with but slight •imprpxenrent since;
— Ottawa Citizen. ' ,
Ix can Empire
Totalitarian
To "see a totalitarian ,state •from
start :to finishturn back all the.
'way, to •prehistory and • take' a look,'
at„' Amct i.ca,' declares Science Ser-
vic'e.•
I.ncan Indiaus,'a •comparatively .
amall.grou.p, conquered •tribe.afRllr
'tribe. of Indians over a •huge area.
'bf `South America and set up a rigid •
'system to,control life down to .such
matters. as what people 'might wear,
where they might live,, whom:th.ey
might,marr•y, anal what they might
• do for a•liv`ng. li ,ounds very
er•n.
• • SPIES t'POV SPIES •
Incas ,moved subject • peoples all •
about,•plac'.ng' •new - and foreign.
• 'groups 'among those of trained toy-
. alty. An official wat. bed every ten
household's.' Higher •officitI; watch- .
ect them ia t;t%rn..,lt true to totali-
tartan form. .
Speaking: of this prehistoric Inean
'Empire - .not modern •Germany,' or
'Russia,— D'. Edwin M. Loeb of•the
Univerhity of California, once said (
.that even an individual's-. "expres-
'sion of joy or sorrow, nay, his very
utterances'.and thonghs, were deem
ed matters of importance to the
public weal.”
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Guard Secrets,' , •
Farmers Urged
•
Quit :telling -everybody. all your •
business 'secrets", :far,;mers. 'were,. '
advised by 't..A. Stewart, presi- •
'dept. of the Barrie •Tanning -Com-
pany.• He 'was speaking at. the
'luncheon Of the •Ontario Chamber
of Agriculture. .,.
• "If 'there rs ow4erproduetien o:f.
som.. farm :comniodit everybody
e Y, y
has access .to the statistica sho-.v-
ing 'that," he said. '"The• millers •
and other interests can thus take •
advantage of the over -production.,
to ..the disadvantage 'of. the farm.- .
er.'Business doesn`t .tell everybody •
What it is. 'd o'i,n g. • Farmers.
shouldn't, either."'.
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