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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1941-03-20, Page 3Weigh The Baby Every Two Weeks If You Want ,To Be Sure You're Feeding Him The CorrectDiet There are several reasons why it "is not good either to feed chil- dren irregularly or to give therm any bits between meals. It is bad training and tends tomake them self-indulgent; it spoils their ap- petites for their necessary meals; it may .upset their digestive sys- tems. If Baby is givennothingbut water or fruit juice to drink be- tween meals;, be will never expect ,anything else. If however, you feed him constantly while he is tiny, he will be one of those fretful babies • who will never settle down, and as he grows older he will always be worrying you for "bits." GAINiS 6 OZ, - WEEKLY To he sure that 13aby is taking sufficient, _but not too much, food suit.; -10^ for his age from birth, you should weigh him undressed every fortnight,' If he gains an av- erage of 14 lbs: a month for the first few months_, and 11•b, a month. later,you can rest assured that •he is taking'sufficient food for his weight and age., If he is restless be- tween his bottles, leo may be slit •fering from wind, and you should help him to get rid of this during and after each feed. Remmnber that over -feeding may cause rest- lessness by distending Baby's stomach.. Baby, will probably gain too rapidly in weight and may ei- ther pass large bulky motions with difficulty, or may develop eonstipa- tic- or si^""ness. The remedy -of course, is to reduce either the strength of quautity of food until ' Baby does not gain in excess of 6 'ozs, weekly. Strategic Greek Port Prince object of a German blow at Greece is Salonika, above, a port on the Aegean which lies close to the Turkish, Bulgarian, Jugoslav borders of Greece. Legends Help Tourist Trade Canada Filled With Lore That Traveling Public Just Loves Saving Ontario's Natural Resources • G. C. TONER, Ontario Federation of Anglers (NO. 34) ' FOR ALL, ENEMIES In my discussion on birds for. • several weeks past .I have, been stressing the relations between a : predator and its prey. That is, animals or birds that feed on other 'creatures are said to be predatory or predators while the animals upon which they feed are known as prey. The wolf is a pre- dator on the deer, while the deeer is the wolf's prey. We are just beginning to understand many ,of` the relations that exist be- tween predator and prey but it has- been suggested that to have e healthy stock of any, animal it is necessary to have a predator -feeding upon it. We have a fairly good stock of deer in many areas of Ontario. In some places they might be said to be abundant. Like every other creature on earth they are sub- ject to disease, accidents and old age. One of theway& among human kind to control &ease is to isolate the sufferers. This can- not be done in the wilds so nature has substituted ar predator„ the. wolf, to keep the herd healthy. Wolves kill and eat the diseased, the maimed and the old. It may seem cruel in human eyes but it is• nature's method of keeping a healthy stock of deer. a Maybe Mice Are Necessary • There is a similier situation in the relations ,between predatory birds, hawks and owls, and mice. Of course, we do not want mice like we want deer but as they are fast breeding, littleanimals they occasionally become very numer- ous ' umerous' and must be controlled. Na- ture is never at a loss so when the mice become very abundant disease will break out among then. This disease nay be such that it will spread to,other crea- tures so it seems to me that na- ture reserves disease as a last resort in the control of her small- er creatures. Hawks and awls are the normal predators that keep the population of mice be- low the level where disease ap- pears, and wipes thein out. So, as I said above, it seems to be necessary for every crea- ture to have the proper enemies. Normal predation means that.na- ture does not have to resort to more drastic forms of "control, such as disease which if allowed to spread might wipe out the ani-. mals almost entirely as has hap- pened in some parts of the world. This Wright be desirable from man's point of view but mice have their uses in the scheme of things and we might find that we needed them if they disappeared completely. Stumbling giants, forlorn In- dian maidens, vanishing clogs and poetic romances are all part of Canada's stock in trade for tour- ists. Ottawa Parks department and Canadian Travel Bureau officials last week -said it was too early to estimate what the tourist busi- Hess would be like this year, but they emphasized that the story of Canada's attractions was being told far- and wide. - MANY COME FROM INDIANS "It is clear that the, holidayer, in this time of stress, has a lively interest in the romantic legends which surround many of Cana- da's playgrounds," said one offi- cial. "There is no guaranteeing the truth of many of these stor- ies bit they are an intriguing as- sociation with scenic beauties available to the visitor." Most of Canada's legends come from the Indians. The Georgian Bay Islands were explained with the tale of a stumbling giant, rumbling over the icefield, that was Canada with a massive boul- der in his' hands. Ile stepped on the hotly of a huge 'fish, the boulder smashed to the ground and splintered into 30,000 piec- es - to create the islands. STORY OF EVANGELINE "Poetic stories like that of Ev- angeline have brought countless tourists to Canada," said one au- thority on tourist travel. "In Prince Edward Island the house Green Gables, made famous. by the novel "Anne of Green Gables" is an unfailing point of interest." Canada's Flour Mills There were 968 flour mills and 928 feed spills- in Canada in 1940. The flour mills had a total 24-hour capacity of 98,558 bar- rels. Thirty-five of the flour mills, 60 per cent _of the feed mills, and 46 per cent of the flour milling capacity in, Canada are located in Ontario. Quebee ranks second as far as the num- her of . flour and feed mills is concerned, but in flour milling capacity Saskatchewan is second to. Ontario, followed by Alberta, Quebec and Manitoba. The Maritime -Provinces' and British Columbia, have, a small milling Capacity: The Book Shell "THE MAN WITH NO FACE" By Margaret Armstrong This hair-raising thriller, among the best in current mystery liter- ature, concerns the. American cous- ins of a rich Australian whose con- siderable fortune is left to them in his will. They are scattered throughout the United States and live in complete ignorance both of the bequest itself and of a name- less peril which hangs over them because of it. An unscrupulous ad- opted son has been cut out of the will, and he is bent on destroying beneficiaries before its teams can ba carried out. This anonyanous killer trails his victims all over the country before he is unmasked by an urbane New. Yorker in a thrilling and original climtfx. If you have never been an edge - of -the -chair reader before, "the Man With No Face" will teach you the habit. "The Man With No Face" by Margaret Armstrong . To. ronto: Macmillan Company of Can- ada , .. $2.60. Few Sealers This Season TASK WELL DONE, TACKLES NEW PROBLEMS Having completed his 'task of mechanizing the Canadian Army in Britain, Brig. -Gen. G. P. Loggie, Deputy Adjutant and Quarter Master General has returned to Canada -to tackle new military problems. He is here seen with Mrs. Loggie on his arrival at the 'C.N.R. station in Montreal on their way to Ottawa. Only Four Vessels Likely to Sail for North From New- foundland This Spring to Hunt Seals The dwindlieg fleet of Newfound- land's sealing ships •has ebbed away to the lowest point. in the 160 -year old history of the hunt, and when the call to the ice comes early next month only four ves- sels will point their 1 aunt bows out of St. John's harbor and thrust north to the floes, - And, for the first time in many a year, the, seal -fishery will revert exelisively to the "wooden' wails" —the sturdy craft of oafs anti greenheart that have yielded -Some of the catch in lateyears to•vessele of steel. • The hazards of the 504 or the demands of war have re- moved, at least for a time, the las' of steel -clad -!rips hi the an. Mont -trade. ONCE GREAT SISAL ARMADA Last year seven 'r ssels went to the ice.'Since then the Beothic and the Imogene ,have been wreckerl, and the Ungavais under t'";arter as a cargo ship.'All`were veterans of many springs in the north. The four steam•driven vessels represent the remnants of a one: :time great armada that in clays of sail swelled to as nnany as 400 ships; Steam vessels, with their greater. flexibility and larger cap- acity, eventually rio-nee the wind• ships out of the trade altogether, THE WW A R •WEE K—Commentary on Current Events NAZI SPRING OFFENSIVE IS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY Activity stepped up shkrply on all fronts last week in the war between Britain and Germany. The long-awaited Nazi spring of- fensive appeared to be under way, spurred by fast approach- ing spring weather and the pas- sage in the United States of the gigantic British -aid bill. On the side of Britain, vast preparations were being 'made for counter -of- fensives wherever the Nazi ma- chine attacked --cin' land, sea, or air; or on the diplomatic or econ- omic fronts. Balkan Front The air war over Britain was resumed, its intensity in many instances equalling the frightful days of last September when casualties were highest. The war on the sea grew steadily more serious (Britain lost 148,098 tons of shipping the last week in February). But the biggest de- velopments, from the military point of view, were shaping up in the Balkan peninsula where the chief belligerents were align- ing their forces in readiness for the battle of the eastern Mediter- ranean. Yugoslavia and Turkey had not yet joined fight. Yugo- slavia's problem was far from easy, since she was all but sur- rounded by Axis fortes. A di- rect challenge to Hitler could mean her quick extermination as e nation. Her answer to Axis demands evidently depended to considerable degree on what sup- port Britain gave Greece: The same could be said, possibly, of Turkey who waited also to see what Yugoslavia would do and how the Soviet Union was going to take it all. Turkey Can Take It Writing on the Balkan situa- tion, Associated Press eorrespon- dent Dewitt Mackenzie said: "Greece might fall, and Yugo- slavia be compelled' to acquiesce in Hitler's southward sweep, but if the Turks hold to their alliance. with Britain and' stand astride the Dardanelles, the Anglo -A1 - lied cause isn't likely to suffer, irreparable disaster in that the- atre of war. Should the Turks by any chance go over to the Germans, however, it might mean the loss of the Battle of the Mediterranean for the British . If the Turks fight, they should be able to put up a very strong defence. The Turco -Bulgarian border not only is protected by mountains, but is strongly forti- fied. To the south, between European and Asiatic Turkey, runs the Dardanelles, one of the most powerful strategic positions in the world. This, too, is heav- ily fortified." And last week the Turks learned that 'their north- eastern frontiers were safe from any encroachment by the Soviet Union should they choose to fight on the British side against the Axis. .Might Turn Against Russia Highly -informed opinion in the United States last week advanced the theory that Hitler, instead of fighting his way via the Dardan- elles through Turkey to the Middle East might turn- against Russia and seize the rich Ukraine, moving onward to the Caspian Sea and the Russian oil -fields. Be that as it may, -grava alarm was felt in Moscow over, the mas- sing of German forces in- a threatening manner on Russian borders all the way from the Baltic to the Black Sea (a mil- lion Rumanians were said to be lined up, "their fields left un - tilled," along the common bor- der with the Soviet Union). News Child Victims of Bomb -shock are Helped to Recovery came of Russian troop move- ments' in the Caucasus, coincid- ent with the strengthening of Reel Army forces along the Prut River frontier •of `German-occu- pied Rur'lania. The Russians were going to he ready for any Nazi attempt to force the Dar- danelles or close their outlet to the Mediterranean., • Russian Air Force, Factor. How much the threatened clan , between Germany and the So- viet Union was . affecting the Battle of Britain was pointed out last week by the British United Press military analyst J. W. T. Mason: "Hitler/mist give much thought to .Russian air strength. He has now to consider the pos- sibility that if the war; goes into next year, Russian air power may be added to the British which then will be augmented by the expected peak production of American factories. Last 'sum- mer . the Fuehrer was able to concentrate most of his air •' squadrons over .Britain in 'seek- ing to knock out the Royal Air Force. Henceforth he must keep a considerablef number of his . planes near the Russian frontier, as well .as in the Balkans. His adventure into southeastern Bur- ope by arousing Russian suspic- ions' has weakenedhis air straf- ing ability against the British." Battle of Atlantic The British Parliament last week voted a huge new secret appropriation for "many more ships"—warships, merchant ves- sels of all kinds—to combat the steadily intensifying German' sea offensive promised 'by Hitler in his January and February speeches. The Germans were looking for victory on the sea and it was there that they must be niet and conquered. This ap- peared to be the view in London and Washington last week. The Battle of the Atlantic was on. An alarming new situation with reference to the war on the sea'eonfronted Britain last week when the French Vichy govern- ment, no dopbt under Nazi pres- sure to do so, threatened to use the French Navy to convoy food ships to unoccupied France through the British, blockade. The French fleet ever since last June has been a troublesome and uncertain factor for Britain. Armed conflict with French foodship convoys definitely was not wanted at such an hour as this. U.S. To Turn Tide The lid was off on American aid to Britain the instant the Lease -Lend bill passed Congress in Washington last week. Not a moment was lost in releasing a vast quantity of ivar materials to go across the water; "flying ilarteesses" were quickly dis- patched; and President Roose- velt pressed a demand for $7,- 000,000,000 in immediate cash to finance the help -Britain ,pro- gram. Some sources said that in addition to flying fortresses, the equipment to be sent over- seas at once included naval bombers for, convoy duty, tanks and machine-guns for the Greek campaign and small craft to com- bat U-boats. 99 warships alto- gether would be released to Britain before the end of 1941. To Meet Early Crisis Authoritative circles in Wash- ington appeared to be acting on the theory that the coming three months would bring the great "crisis" in the war which would indicate the ultimate winner. Thg best military opinion there held that 1941 would not see the end of the conflict, but that American aid would be suffici- ent to bolster British resistance and prolong the war in the hope ,of defeating Germany in 1942. No Later Than June The Canadian military expert W. R. Plewman, noting that ma- terial aid from the U.S. to Bri- tain would be assuming colossal proportions by September, esti- mated that Hitler could not pos- sibly make his supreme attack on Britain any later than June. At least two months before Sep- tember, he declared, Germany, if she would win the war, must strive to get tithe upper hand of Britain and isolate the British Isles from America. Toys, and table games that require co-ordination of brain and hands, help' restore 'shattered nerves of Britain's bomb -shocked children at a country refuge. VOICE O F T H E PRESS .., HIGHLY SATISFACTORY A little while back no one would have believed Haile Selassie.' would be around when the Loagne of.Na- tion's was forgotten. —Brandon Sun, ' THE FARMER'S =0AY The Ontario farmer cannot cora- plain too much. Ile is never the forgotten -man in a year in which there is prospect of an- election. --St. Catharines Standard. SOME MUST LISTEN Ottawa talks: Everybody, in Ot- tawa is galbbing from morning to. night. I have got so that my mouth is never cleeed except from the ex- haustion of listening to other talk ers, It is .the greeat indoor sport' oft -the pl'aee, the universal hobby, ' the general vice. —Bruce Rutchfson fn Victoria Times. Super -Alarm Clock An alarm designed to awaken the soundest of sleepers has been assembled by Herbert Dupuis of St. Catharines, Ont: Its fundamental principle, of course, is noise. This Mr. Dupuis has obtained by, attaching a string from the winding bar of an ordinary alarm clock to a NT - cut= cleaner switch, with a po- lice whistle attached to an aper- ture . on the vacuum cleaner. When the alarm goes off its mo- dest ring is lost in the combined wail of the vacuum cleaner and screech of the police whistle. COUNTY LIBRARIES 'The librarians of the public and associate libraries in Siincoe are , evidently unanimous as to the value and the splendid service giv- en by the County Library Anode; ton brought about a year ago. Dur- ing 1940 it rightly earned a title to a place among the activities of the different municipalities. Handi- capped to some extent by limited finances, it nevertheless brought to the libraries, Collingwood not ex- cepted, manly of the better class of books that in all probability might not have otherwise been at the command of patrons: of those institutions. With more funds it undoubtedly could and would ren- der even a greater service. Well Might the County Council be gen- erous in its treatment of the or- • ganization. —Collingwood Enterprise•Bulletin, Guard Children From. Pneumonia Keep Other People With Colds Away From Your Youngsters To the question "how can I safe- guard my child against pneu- monia," the answer 1s simple, says Dr. Nelies Silverthorne, writing in the current issue of "Health," or- gan of the Health League of Can- ada. Dr, Silverthorne urges: "pre - vont both children and adults with colds from coming in contact with the baby or the healthy child." People with sore throatt, too, should be kept away from babies and children, the doctor advises. "If this is not possible, wash the bands frequently and wear a mask," he urges, Doctors should be, called early in cases where pneumonia is de- veloped, the writer says, "Call hint when the infection is in the early stages so that he may treat it be- fore it is too late." "'Common Cold In Lungs" In plain language, pneumonia is "the extension of a common cold into the lungs." Dr. Silverthorne explains. "Every Year many babies die with bronchopneumonia, an in- fection in both lungs." Any nasal or ear discharge in members of the family should be carefully handled and all handker- chiefs or dressings should be boil- -,\‘‘t ;it • . N E G /1 for r. 1baby 1 1 r s\ \. \ BOTTLE ed or otherwise disinfected, it is advised. Feeding utensils should be properly sterilized by boiling. In recent years very active and acute serums have been used in the treatment of many severe in- fections, pneumonia being one of • ahem, he concludes. "By this means it is possible to limit the sprdad of the pneumonia and the ,patient responds to the early treatment. Instead of dying or developing a prolonged illness, the child is well on the roacl to recovery in a very few days. Canadian Ships Receive Names Newly -Built Corvettes and Minesweepers Are Called After Towns and Bays Nantes of towns and cities from coast to coast in Canada have been chosen for 50 corvettes of time Royal Canadian Navy being built in the Dominion under the war- time ship oonstructlen program. Bays from one coast to the oth- er also were represented in the navy. their names having been chosen for 18 minesweepers. A list of names for corvettes and minesweepers, given out by the navy, showed the following: Corvettes: Amherst, Sackville, Moncton, Matapedia, Avida, Sum- merside, Louisburg, Rimouski, Pic- tou, "Baddeck, Buctouche, Shediac, Brandon, Levis, Shawinigan, Lun enburg, Sherbrooke, Duuvegan, Sores. - Camrose, Chambly, Chicoutimi, Dauphin, Saskatoon, Lethbridge, Napanee, Prescott, Sudbury, Col- lingwood, Orillia, Barrie, Galt. Moose Jaw, Battleford, Drum- heller, The Pas, Cobalt, I assogami, Algoma, Rosetheen, Morden, Carl- ton, Oakville. Weyburn, Wetaslciwin, Agassiz, Chilliwaek, Trail, Kamloops, Ques- nel, Dawson, Alberni, Nanaimo, and Edmundston. Minesweepers: Cowichan, Mal- , peque, Mahone, Chicnecto, Out- arde, Wasage, Minas, Quinte, Ched- abuctu, Mi'amichi, Bellechasse, Clayoquot, Quatsino, Nipigon, St. Ann, Georgian, Thunder. • LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Fred NeheII „./i/ktee/GA - /t— !R• (Copyright, 192e, by Prod Kober) "Here's a pie your wife sent you, Bubbles. . . . We put the filling in the tool stop.” REG'.LAR FELLERS — Within the Law By GENE BYRNES ' • FOR EQ1iJESTY TANS ONLY V".1-114 reef., mum A T.,. I). e• Poo 1 and. Ali repts,.+•n••a '�-1ez ;t