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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1943-06-03, Page 6PAGE 6 '.i': THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD T1-IURS., JUNE, 3, 1943 . !Canada's Postwar Air Policy "The nervous reaction of Canadians to American and British talk about post war control of the international air suggests the mischief latent in this problem, even for goodneigh- bors," say "Fortune" magazine, May issue. "Officially, the Canadian Govern- ment ignored the excited and occas- ionally ill-tempered noises that eman- ated from the British Parliament and the U. S. Congress during the winter. But unofficially the Canadians turned suspicious 'and alert. Several top -rank Canadian journalists, on intimate' terms with members of , Prime Min- ister W. L. Mackenzie King'sgovern- ment, appeahred in Washington to ask sharp questions inside'. the State de- pertinent and the Civil Aeronautics Board. "Was there a secret deal afoot, as sonie Canadians suspected, between us and Great Britain? Or were we planning to deal with the !problem internationally, through the United Nations or some other groups? And where did Canada come in?" "Fortune" discusses Canada's "tre- tirendous natural stake in the .post-war air." A. colored map shows world air routes radiating from a point near Winnipeg. The article quotes Air Minister Power 'Geographically, Can- ada is sitting pretty." To which "For- tune" adds, "Canada is .sitting pretty in other respects," and points to $300 million spent on airports, with an ad- ditional $40 million spent by the U. S. Army, according to Canadian esti- mates. In addition, ' the British Com- monwealth( Air Training Plan has whipped up national interest in avia- tion. The war's end will probably find some 250,000 Canadians trained in aviation skills (not including aircraft industry workers). • "Yet for thoughtful Canadians the air picture has -several dubious se pests . . . And they, distrust our habit of settling things with the Bri- tish and assuming that they will tag along," On, the same subject the Ottawa journal of May llth, editorializes: "What Canada does about post war omniercial aviation should be a mat- ter of deep public concern . the speech ... by Col, George Drew . yesterday challenges study. Col. Drew's ideas differ fundamentally from those of the Dominion, Govern- ment, as expressed by Prime Minister .King only recently. garding Canada's .post war air trans- port •policy is scarcely conducive to lutmest confidence in the en'eour'age- snent of private enterprise after the war." "Prior to the war, ;the Canadian Pa- eiflo.occupied an enviable place as a world t ans(pbr'paitioh syst' in. Yi(t privately operated lines 'are not only being squeezed out of all trans -oceanic air service but they must play ;a minor and subordinate role as far as domes- tic air transport is concerned." "Mr King says there is no intention of giving the T.C.A. a monopoly. But we have not yet been able to find any other conclusion in his statement of, policy." v. War and Literature There;caxi be no doubt that a period of national strife such as we are going through atthe present time is a great stimulus to literature and art. It is almost as though the gads of war felt that they should make atone- ment far the destruction of life and property, and the misery which they. heap upon us mortals, and 'that they chose this way of doing it. But whether or not by some divine system of retribution, the fact ye - mains that war revives and enrich- es our drama and fiction and poetry. We have only to use the first great war as a testing ground for this ten years of the nineteenth century and the first decade and a' half of the twentieth were singularly unproduc- tive of great literature. When the pens of thelast'of the eminent Victorians ceased to write, there came a lull filled only by the crude imitations of the lingering lesser lights, and the work, of writers who had an yet to hit" their artistic stride, But with the advent of world con - Diet in 1914-15, the picture was clan- ged; men ceased to be interested sole- ly in the turning out of fluff and superficiality, and allowed their ima- ginations to delve 'beneath the sur- face of things, and,jio deal with the elemental tragedy and beauty of life. Stirririg times 'produced stirring writ- ers. In poetry the names of Rupert -Brooke and John McRea have stepp- ed into immortality and in fiction H. ,G. Wells wrote "Mr. Bridling Sees it , Through," which has proved to be one of the best books of a long and dis- tinguished career. The drama of disil- lusionment which inevitably follows in the wake of a protracted war appear- ed in such marvellous studies in real- iism as "Journey's End" and "All Quiet on the Western F" 1 ront,With the exception of "The Moon is Down" by John Steinbeok, it is doubtful if the present war has yet produced much in the way of lasting fiction. We ate not here to play, to dream, to tense and colorful ;propaganda is a necessary essential but for all that we may anticipate the day when our lit- erature will blossoin 'forth with the fruits' of war. rt can be expected that such fruits will me more pleasant than the bit- ter ones when we taste at present, +and will meanthat our heritage of letters has received a worthwhile ad- dition v Moisture and temperature are , potent factors in determining the size and quality of the crop, and, incid- entally the kind and quality of fer- tilizers that may' be applied profit- ably. ' "lir. King stated that post-war air, Policy must be determined by interna- tional agreement: that Canada atood prepared to negotiate and co-operate with. other countries. Col. Drew age rees. But whereas Mr, King's policy contemplates negotiation and co -oiler• ation by Canada as an individual poly !tical unit, Col. Drew holds that the3e should be a master Empire plan, with the Empire co-operating unitedly. in that Empire master plan, as he sees it, Canada, almost necessarily, would have a leading role,: The Journal concludes: "Col. Drew has opened •up an important field for discussion. It is to be hoped, that no false 'lotions about 'sovereignty' and 'autonomy' will be permitted to stand in 'bhe way of a wise decision." "Under the title' "Outstanding En- terprise," Canadian Business says: "Although Mr, King denies that it is a blow at the very foot of free enterprise, his recent statement re. How Not To Write a Letter Rem -s ber the old letter writing books one used to run 'across? The ones which .gave' stilted phrases to cover any imaginable contretemps from a letter to the President to a proposal of marriage. Their impecc- able, if wordy, diction was something that the aspiring job -seeker or the bashful, swain might have found use- ful but as letters—as a message to a loved one, they had as much: per- sonality and life as the quarterly re- port of. an insurance company. Letter writing is not an art, andthe more "arty" it"becomes the less read- able it is. To write a interesting letter to a <soldier or a sailor the first thing to do is to,forget about such things as grammar or the correct formal eti- quette of •letter -writing. Write your letters just as if the 're- cipient was sitting across the table and you were conversing • with him. Remember that the trivial things are apt to be most interesting. Read your weekly, home -town newspaper and see what the editor features, to get a line on what is interesting sub- ject matter. Mention the little things --,the everyday scenes and ,oecurences that are so obvious and usual that you don't really think he will be interest- ed ... Don't worry, he will! For a homesick boy overseas, every new springing blade of grass on his own street is a matter • of poignant in- terest. Tell him all the gossip you can think of , , . who married whom, and who didn't. Tell ]rim about Mrs. Blank's explosion of aristocrat'' rage when her new bonnet blew off outside the church on Sunday. Tell him anything you can think of, and write as if you were actually talk- ing to shim face to face. Only then will your real personality shine out between the lines: Anyone eau write a correct letter --'but only you can write as you talk. KEEP "Eal HAPPY -By MAIL Forest Fires in Canada During 1942 The Department of Mines and Re - seams at Ottawa reports that the forest fire season of 1942 was fortun- ately a rather favourable one. The total eost and damage was $3,550,181, compared with an annual average for the previous 10 years of $5,378,122. The total area burned over was 1,838,- 471 :ares, compared with an annual average of 2,428,659 acres for the previous decade, The number of fires was lest than the average for the previous decade in all Pronvices. Favourable weather conditions and: fewer people visiting the forests as a result of reduced .tour- ist travel ea doubt accounted for this reduction in the number of fires.. How- ever, in spite of the reduced number of fire, British Columbia, Saskatche- wan and Nova Scotia reported the area burned and the cost plus damage to be very considerably above normal. This may be the result of a reduction in -skilled staff and a shortage of man- power for fire -fighting due to the war effort. Of all forest fires during 1941 in Canada, 21 per cent were caused by lightning and 79 per cent by human carelessness. This is a rather sad corn - Canada Builds Mighty Air Base. ss. 3l, $ The Canadian Army and the .Royal .Britain. The Canadian -built outpost gangs enlarge and maintain the out- s • Canadian Air Force, es -operating with at Goose Bay is one ofthe world's post facilities, Mighty !bombers are Other United Nations Air Forees,'Iargest and most important air bases.�readied for the trip to Britain by the have forged a mighty link in the war- T7re combined air forces operate t le' 'readied Air Force Training Command. g g 1 arc line taking the vital ships to battle time bomber route which joins thezones Canadian Army units guard Runways going into the distance are rugged Labrador coast to embattled, the area and Canadian construction , 6,000 feet long. mentary in the face of the scarcity of men to fight fire and the 'lmport- ance of Canada's forests to the war effort. Such carelessness destroys val- uable' :timber needed in the war ef- fort; ruins recreation spots which'tire boys overseas have every, right to ex- pect to be preserved for their return,. may, so fill the air with ssnoke haze as to seriously impede air travel and .the operation of. air training schools and may require men engaged on war, work, to Iay 'down their tools to fight fire. Let everyone who has occasion to enter the forest this year seriously consider the responsibility which rests upon him to make absolutely sure he does not start a forest fire with cig- arettes, matches, camp=fire or other means. ,Remember forest fires help the enemy. Kill Weeds in Soybeans ' By Early Cultivation (Experimental Farris News). Serious losses may be caused by weeds in the soybeancrop varying from small yield reductions up to the point where the entire crop is practic- ally lost, says C. W. Owen, Dominion Experimental Station, Harrow, Ont. Dining the early stages of growth many weeds tend to grow faster than the soybeans, consequently the best time to combat these weeds is when they are very small. The larger the weeds become the more difficult it is to eradicate them and the greater may be the losses in yield expected from their 'competition. The mann opportune time to con - del' weeds on-trol'weeds is in the preparation of tles land previous to planting. If weed trouble is anticipated it may be ad- visable to delay the planting of the soybeans for a few days and work the land again, This will pay good divid- ends in time saved later in the sea- son. Working the land just previous to planting soybeans is also good prac- tice in any case. After the soybeans have germinated and are up an inch or so, weed control should start immediat ely by crossing the rows .with a drag harrow, weeder or: rotary hoe, This operation may be repeated three or four times or until the bean plants are about 6 inches high. It is best to do this work during the heat of the day. In cases where soybeans are drilled in, .similar to wheat, no further weed control measures can be taken after early harrowing. When the soybeans are planted in rows, later cultivation can be given between the rows using a corn or beet cultivator, preferably equipped ti:ith sweeps. This opportun- ity for later 'cultivation is a distinct advantage for the row method of planting. In all eases it will be found easiest to control weeds while they are in the small seedling :stage which means that most of this work can be accen pllslied early in the season. If the seedlings are dislodged on a bright warin day few will . survive to take root again. ' Potato Acreage for Ontario Likely Less This Year. Although the Dominion Government has requested a 10 per cent increase in potato acreage for Ontario,there will quite likely be a decrease of 20 per cent below that of last year ac- cording to a recent survey made by crop officials of the Ontario Dept., of Agriculture„ In 1942 there were 122,- 000 acres grown which was the second lowest potato acreage for Ontario that has ever been recorded during the Past Sixty years. In 1941 the •acreaagge was 120,000 but the annual acreages for 1932-1941 period were 147,844, while in' the ;period 1922-1931 the an- nual acreage was 164,084 acres. Po- tato yields per acre were also lower last year, and there were heavy loss- es from leafhopper and the blight in- jury. One of the principalreasons given fon reduction in acreage this year is the difference in price between certi- fied seed and ordinary table stock. While both are difficult to obtain, growers feel that ceiling prices should have been established for certified seed.. Shortages of labour on farms and difficulty' in obtaining labour sav- ing machinery are also 'factors affee- ting maximum production. Very few crops produce as mucb food nutrients per acre as do pota- toes, and owing to transportation dif- ficulties it is logical that every effort be made toprod0ee maximum amounts of food close to consuming centres. While demand'for potatoes may be expected to reach '-a maximum:' high next winter and spring, a reduction in the Ontario potato crop will tend to complicate food and transportation di=fficulties at that time, Therefore, itis important that in- creased,produetion per acre be secured this year. Best care possible should be given the Ontario potato .crop in 1943 by way of using sufficient amount and; proper kinds of fertiliz- ers, givingtproper cultivation, and protecting the growing plants against insects and disease. To avoid loss from the destructive disease known as Bac- terial Ring Rot, it is important to dis- infect all second-hand bags and_ma- chinery before using for seedpota- toes. 'Your Agricultural' Representative will be glad to, assist you with your potato problems, or further inform- ation may be secured from Clops, Seeds & Weeds Branch, Ontario Dept. of Agriculture, Parliament Buildings Toronto. V Industry Looks Ahead. With Peacetime Planning It is true, as Burns said, that "the' best laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley." Still, in time of war, while; we put forth every effort to win, plan- ning for peace in geed common sense. Planning for after the war is not just the task of government, and Can- adian business' ie very wisely realizing this. With victory and peace, enormous problems will face us right here in Canada. Uiwards of S00,000 men and women now in uniform will look for jobs. Disbanding the government's huge civilian staffs will be '•a ter- rific task. Among other ;possibilities, prehaps women and girls now in war industries, will not warit to go back to looking after homes. And 'not least of the .Canadian post-war problems will be what to do with the huge pro. ductive capacities built up in the ma- jor Canadian war industries, —steel, aviation plants and shipyards. All this, and much more, poses pro- blems on business which executives, straining every effort in war work, have little time for. What is the answer? The Associa- tion of Canadian Advertisers, with a special committee headed by Mr. B. L. Keightley, Advertising Manager of Canadian Industries , is doing a most useful job. Each month the Associa- tion publishes, "Continuing Study of Post -War Trends,—" studies and di- gests compiled in handy form for quick reading and reference. The cost of this publication is $15.00 for 12 is- sues, and is worth many tunes this price to the average business (sub- scriptions or inquiries should be sent an Athol McQuarrie, Manag- ing Director, Federal Building, 85 Richmond St. W. Toronto). It is particularly appropriate that the Advertising Association should sponsor these special studies. Politic- ians and! `economists may plan the world to come, but the shape of things in the last analysis is going to depend on .puplio opinion. In support of the importance of ad- vertising in post-war planning a list of quotations could be given from world leaders over a Iong period of history. Typical of such statements is a re- mark of Woodrow Wilson's to the As- sociation Press in World War No. 1: "You deal itt the raw material of opinion and ,.. opinion ultimately governs the world." Funeral at Lucknow For R. J. Cameron, 72 The funeral of ,R. J. Cameron, a life-long resident of Lueknow, who died at his home on Campbell street, was held from the residence with in- terment in the family plot in South Kinloss Cemetery. The service was conducted by Iiev. J. W. Stewart, assisted by Rev. C. 11. MacDonald and Rev. G. Howse. Members of 0141 Light Lodge AF. and AM, paid final tribute to the oldest member of their lodge . Mr. Cameron having joined 41 years ago. Pallbearers were members of the 'order: J. R. McNab, Robert Rae, James Smith, Garfield Astrauder, J. Wesley Joynt and W. P. Reid. Mr. Cameron who was 72 years of age, was born 'in Lucknow, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cam- eron, pioneer. residents. He spent Isis entire-life:lir the home where he died. He was a painter and' decorator and was village constable for 10 years. He •served on the school board for a number of years. In 1896 he patented a force pump, and in 1901 a washing machine. Many of which . aro in use at the present time. Besides his wife, formerly Miss Sarah Essie Plucker, of Clinton, he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. N. E. Bushell, of Hamilton, and two sons, Kenneth, with the Canadian army- in England, and Stewart, of the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, who ar- rived home front Jamaica a few •hours after the funeral. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. J. 8. Gay of Pow. nall, P.E.I., Mrs. William Stewart, ;of Wingham, and one brother, Alex. of Fairbanks, Alaska. V Joins R.C.A.F. Mr. Edward Devereaux, who has been', mining accountant for the Gun- nar Gold Mines, and 'Postmaster at Beresford Lake, 'Man., for several years, and at the head office . of the company in Toronto, recently, has joined the RCAF and, reports in Tor- onto on Monday.—Seaforth News. C. - IN - C. VISIT TROOPS General Sir Bernard C. T. ',eget, I glider, l K.C.B., D.S.O., M.C., British l ,-in-4, Home Forces visited Airborne troops in the Southern Command, where he inspected a fully loaded Army Ilorsa Picture. Shows: Airborne troops•stande-- ing by a Horse glider as General Sir Bernard Paget addresses them. • THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED! TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad—But Always Helpful and inspiring BE STRONG We not hereto play, to dreamto drift, We have hard work to do and loads to lift, Shun not the struggle, face it, 'tis God's gift. Be strong. Say not the days are evil, who's tct blame, Or fold thy hands, or hide thy face face in shame. Stand up, and speak out in God's name, Be strong. It matters not how deep entrenched the wrong, How hard the battle goes, the day how long, Faint not, fear not, fight on, Tomorrow comes the song. F. I'L, Johnson. V ON REVIEW First, comes the A(riny beans, flanked by peas, Parsley and radishes, and after these, Brussels sprouts and potatoes, white and sweet. Carrots and turnips, too, and many a beet, Spinach and onions and the leafy heads Of lettuce, and the lusty rhubarb reds: Cabbage, too, are slated to appear, With squash and pumpkins bringing up the rear; Row upon row, in brilliant green, arrayed; Behold a Victory Garden on parade! —Avery Giles. LILIES OF FRANCE Lilies of France, ,broken lilies, low-. lying, Trampled aftd &rushed in the blood and the mire, Does not that denier of Springtime undying Strike through your roots with its life-giving fire? Hark! North anti South the fresh breezes are blowing, Eastward and Westward like winge on their svay! 'Yea, they are Wings, Wings of Viet-•. ory, growing Clearer and louder and stronger each daY! Long have you lain with the foe's foot above you, Harrowed by sorrow and watered by tears; Long have we mourned, we who know you and love you, Watching your agony through 'the, long years. Low-lying there, do you feel the earth shaking? Wings roar above you! Their ma,. make is plain: This is the Spring! This bhe year of your waking! Lilies of France, you shall blossom again. —Grace Pollard V As a tip on conserving cloth, the, Wartime Prices and Trade Board sug- gests that when a suit is being press ed a damp cloth should always ,be used. This prevents shine and scorch,. ing. WOMEN ON SECRET GUNNERY JOB Women of the British A.T.S. are engaged' on very secret and import- ant -work at an experimental gunnery camp in Britain. They operate the Kine -Theodolite instruments whichre- cord the bursts of A.A. shells ,on a photographic filar from which calcu- lations can be made as to the ef- fect of the firing. A.T.S. women also make the slide rules and other equip- ment necessary to these experiments Pictures Shows: 3 British! A.T.S. girls doing Kine -Theodolite work at an an - 1 ti -aircraft practice camp. They are recording the accuracy of shell .fire round the target by means of special, instruments. They watch the gunnery practice near the gun park, keeping' in touch with 'the A.T.S. Kine -Theo- dolite operators 'over a mile away: When they press an electric switch, a photograph of the gunrfire is auto'naa tieally taken, by those distant Indies, meats. At the Control. Post Key are Sergeant .Shield Oaws. of Bourne:. mouth, England,. and Private Irene, Hearsee of Littllehampton', England,