HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1941-04-17, Page 3Certified Seed
Potatoes Best
Good Seed Brings Assurance
of High Quality Crop Says
Ont. Dept. of Agriculture
If Ontario potato growers
!hope to bplster sales in. their
own province, they must first of
all obtain: the best possible seed
potatoes and CERTIFIED SEED
IS THE BEST.'
hCood seed is fundamental to
the production of good crops of
high quality potatoes regardless
of whether the crops are intended
for seed or tableuse. .Apparent
soundness of seed. tubers does not
guarantee freedom from disease
for despite good appearance they
may carry 'virus diseases not re
cognizable in the tuber but which
may seriously affect the yield and
quality . of the crop, the Ont.
Dept. of Agriculture cautions.
Certified seed does not mean
seed potatoes entirely free from
all diseases and blemishes, for
.anch a result is not possible un-
der quantity production, but ev-
ery effort is made to certify -po-
tatoes only from fields that are
practically free froin disease and
where plants are vigorous and
true d;o variety. e
• 'Commercial potato • growers
whose own potatoes are badly in
fected with • disease' or certain
mixed varieties will find. it de-
cidedly advantageous ,to plant
certified seed of such varieties
as are available, even though they
, may not ordinarily be considered
as the most suitable varieties for
their particular district.
If the. official tag is not on
each and every container, the
potatoes in then should not be
accepted as certified seed. Good
seed has been made available to
the potato industry by this sys-
tem of potato certification and
commercial growers should take
advantage of the opportunity to
secure a supply.
New High " Commissioner
Arrives in Canada
This picture of the new British
High Commissioner to Canada,
Rt. Hon. Malcolm MacDonald was
taken as he stood outside his pri-
vate ear at the railway station in
Montreal.
The Book Stell..
"NEW IMPROVED CULBERT.
SON SYSTEM" (1941)
Here are the latest rules in con-
tract bridge summarized for you
by Ely Culbertson himself, The
first basic changes that have been
made in the Culbertson System in
six years are completely describ-
ed in this little book. : With its
help, you can play with any part-
ner, whether average player, ad-
vanced, or expert. . ($1.35).
"CONTRACT BRIDGE SELF-
TEACHER"
By Ely Culbertson
The world's greatest authority
on contract bridge, in an entirely
new hook on 'the game, has sim-
plified bidding and play so that
anyone can now 'learn expert
methods easily and quickly. 39
clear lessons teach you how --and
' 36 practice drills. All y,ou need
Ls a book and pencil. ($1.35).
Toronto: John. C. Winston Co.
Limited, Publishers.
Color Advocated
For Classrooms
Classrooms at Westminster
College, New Wilmington, Del:,
will be done over in colors like
salmon, apricot and "cool green"
in an experiment to relieve the
monotony •of drab walls for stud
ents and thus keep sleepy ones
aN•val:e
ibcting figure in the plan is
Prof. Harold J. Brennan, head of
the art department .who helieyes
college and university classrooms
are the `last citadel of drabness"
"' aid he "inr1iyidualired,"
ere would be fewer dozing
end sleepy students if classreoing
t ^re made attractive, instead of
�tirg ihterely 50 chairs surround-
'? by 80 feet of blackboards and
,tare walls," Brennan said,,
!Saving Ontario's
Natural
Resources
By G. C. Toner
Ontario Federation' of Anglers
and Hunters
(No., 38)
BASS CULTURE
The raising of young bass is
one of the most difficult prob-
lems in fish . culture, for unlie
the trout ;or the whitefish, the
basses cannot be stripped of their
eggs as this process kills the par-
ent fish. Fishes which spawn in
schools are of such a nature' that
their eggs and sperm flow freely
from the body when ripe, but the
bass must build a nest, come to-
gether in pairs, and spread the
egg laying period over several
days. Apparently, one reason for
this is that the eggs of the female
do not ripen all at the same time.
Since this is so . we must .bring
the adult bass together in ponds,
leave them to pair naturally, arid
'leave the male bass with tyre nest
for several weeks. This can best
be -understood. . if I explain the
way in which the basses -repro-
duce. In natural 'waters; when
they warm in the spring, the male
' bass 'selects' a . site. protected.
against wave action and to some
extent, from natural enemies. Ile
clears the ooze from this site by.
fanning with his tail and lower
fins, leaving a cleared circular
area of gravel, This is the nest.
Hatching of Young Bass
When the nest is completed, if
the water temperature has reach-
ed 65° the male drives a female
over the nest and a few of her
eggs are extruded and fertilized
by the male. This is repeateda
number . of times until there are
several thousand eggs in the
gravel of the nest. Then the
male mounts guard, driving away
all other fishes including the fe-
males. He watches the eggs for
several. weeks and when they
hatch guards the young for some
time.
The young at first are very tiny
and live on the egg sack which is
still attached to their bodies. In
a week or so they have grown
considerably and have absorbed
the remainder of the yolk. They
are now ready to feed and rise to
the surface. The male bass seems
to know that his job is finished
and he drives into the' school
scattering them in all directions.
This is why we find young bass
in Julyscattered all through the
shallow waters if the hatch has
been successful for that year. .
The proceeds of a "single dog
derby" for boys and girls of
Rouyn and Noranda of 16 years
and under, sponsored by the Nor
ands Firemen, went to the camp-
ing funds of the Rouyn -Noranda
Scouts. Rules for the race barred
the use of whips.
$ * *
An indoor campfire program,
conducted in the main hall of St.
John's Church, Peterborough,
was the entertainment feature of
the annual banquet get-together
of spine 200 Cubs, Scouts, Rovers
and parents.
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At a meeting of• the Sarnia Boy
Scouts Association, which was in
part run as a demonstration Boy
Scout Troop, adult members be -
carne boys in the various patrols.
During the evening several of the
members were invested as Scouts,
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800 magazines for soldiers'
reading rooms were collected in
one week by the Boy Scouts of
Dartmouth, N.S., and 2,129 were
gathered in a month by a Winni-
peg Boy Scout Group.
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Three Boy Scouts of Bristol,
England, ownand operate their
own mobile tea Canteen. They
carried' on during the heaviest
Nazi bombing of the port, serving
a hot drink and sandwiches to
firemen and A.R,P. workers.
131rd Cages
Go Streamline
New. Drum•Shaped Ones Mso
Seen; Made of Chromium
Bird cages are being designed
to reflect new style of decora-
tions, says the New' York Times.
For those who follow the content-
porary.niode in room arrangement
there•are scintillating cages made
of chromium in the most Modern
shapes. Drum -shaped exatnples
hang from a circular ring sup-
ported by a metal standard;
streamlined eag'es with rounded
ends and flat sides are provided
with sheets of chromium along
the base to prevent the feed from
falling to the floor.
In period rooms cages •with
wooden frames in Mahogany fin-
ish may be used, ,supported by a
turned vase -shaped standard cop-
ied from
opiedfront a colonial pie rust table
pedestal. If you are particular
about having your cage fit in
with your room color scheme, you
may choose one of metal, enam-
eled vermilion, green or- white.
Some cages are equipped with
holders for flower pots.
Green Meat
.British pets are going to have
green•meat.because all. Meat 'un'
suitable for ,humans is to' be dyed.
This will have no harmful effect.
on animals. ' '
More Bombers For Britain Are Being Dismantled for Shipment Overseas
More than thirty Lockheed Hudson bombers ar e assembled at Floyd Bennett Airport in New York,
where they'll be. dismantled and shipped to England via beats. They're part of the steady flow of American
planes which have greatly bolstered the R.A.F.
THE W A
SR • W�yE E lc—Commentary on Current Events
ALKAN FRONT IS STAGE
OF MAJOR WAR DRAMA
"People of ' the Empire
should be profoundly grate-
ful that in the Nazi path
Greece and Yugoslavia have
become active obstacles. But
the chief obstacle to Nazi am-
bitions is still Britain
The threat of invasion of her
own island has not passed;
that danger will grow as the
spring advances . . The
Battle of the Atlantic, yet to
be won, is the most vital
struggle of alt."—Prime Min-
ister Mackenzie icing.
5 5 5
At the start of the tremendous
war drama in the Balkans, an in-
itial series of triumphs for the
German military machine in both
Yugoslavia and Greece appeared
all but inevitable.
Hitler Must Act Fast
Par from inevitable, however,
(wrote Edward Bomar of.. the
Associated Press) was it that such
victories as the early capture of
Belgrade and the overrunning of
the Yugoslays' richest areas would
be followed by. the smashing of
all obstacles to the Nazi drive to
the east. "Only the verdict of
fateful battles to the south
could decide whether Hitler's gen-
erals would be able to match in
the Balkans the quick victories
won in the Low Countries and in
France last year," Mr. Bomar
continued, in one of the clearest
analyses of the situation made
last week, "They are forced by
necessity to try to execute in a
hurry Hitler's injunction to smash
the dangerous new British -Greek -
Serb alliance and drive the Brit-
ish forces from southeastern Eur-
ope. With United States
aid in
creasing steadily though slowly, ,
time is no ally of the Nazis . .
Germany is faced with the neces-
sity of a quick, decision to avoid
the alternative of a long struggle
with its perils that Turkey and
even Russia might join the foes."
Most military observers saw in
the Balkan campaign the major
part of an attempt to wrest con-
trol of the .entire Mediterranean
'from Britain and to win the wag
this year. Another part of the
same drive was the new Nazi
campaign in Libya which might
develop into a drive to close
the Mediterranean at Gibraltar
from the south (instead of from
Spain)—with or without the aid
of the idle French Army in Mor-
occo.
At Turkey's Bacic Door
But Germany could never son -
quer the Mediterranean unless
.Turkey were first put out of the
picture, either by military eon -
quest, or by diplomacy. The pro -
Axis c9p in Iraq last week plac-
ed Turkey in a doubly dangerous
position—German air bases could
now be located at her back door.
It was believed that Hitler would
shortly demand that Turkey be- '
tray her alliances six be . herself '
attacked. In the . latter event,
there was no -question that Turkey
would defend herself with all the
force she could muster. Last
week though still non -belligerent,
Turkey was helping the anti -Axis
allies in more ways than one,
chief of which consisted in keep-
ing the Bulgarian army immobil-
ized. (British quarters hinted last
week in Istanbul that Turkey
might declare war soon. They
suggested she would remain on the
defensive, but could permit Brit-
ain to use 'Turkish air bases and
to move warships through the
Dardanelles into the Black Sea.)
U.S. Approaches Zero Hour
In Washington last week, the
opinion of most observers was
that April was likely to be_ the
month for events which would
send the United States into the
war. It was thought that the
U.S., if any ruptures in foreign
relations were made, would break
with Italy first, then Germany.
Before another month was up, ob-
servers said, the American na-
tion would be very close to the
state of actual belligerency— a
state of war can and may be es-
tablished without formal declara-
tion. The future war role of the
United States was just about at
the zero hour.
Matsuoka to Moscow
Japan's Foreign Minister Mat-
suoica left Berlin "suddenly" last
week for hotnc, having been en-
tertained in two Axis capitals to
several exhibitions of fireworks
that went "pfft!" (Italy's Ionian
Sea disaster in an engagement
with the British Navy and Yugo-
slavia's stand against Germany).
En route back to Japan, Matsuolca
stoppedoff in Moscow again for
an important appointment rela-
tive to negotiation of a Russo-
Japanese non -aggression pact, His
meeting there with Soviet officials
was watched very closely by the
British, who, according to foreign
military observers recently re-
turned ft'oni the Far East, be-
lieved that if Japan were success-
ful in concluding such a pact she
would start a land, sea and air
attack on Hong Kong,
"Waiting Period" at End?
In the Dutdli East Indies, too,
authoritative circles were of a
similar mind, There the view was
that the "waiting period" in, the
Far East would shortly come to
an end end that concrete action
toward Japan's aim of a "new
order" in Asia would be exped-
ited, Reports that. Thailand would
very soon join the Axis and shar-
pen the crisis in the Paific, cen-
tering on Singapore, appeared to
be well substantiated.'
Poisons•
Photograph
A recently discovered type of ,
says known as Grenz rays are
provingt a valuable aid to the
study of poisons. They have be-
come increasingly important to
those who farm "fruit, and study
fruit .farming, for it enables them
to see what happens when sulphur
and other chemicals are sprayed
on the trees. Grenz rays are
similar to X-rays, but have a
greater length. Photographs tak-
en with their aid show the exact
distribution of chemical particles
on leaves and bark, and they also
reveal the round pellets of poison -
mixed foods as they travel through
the stomachs of caterpillars and
other insects.
5
Canada's R . i ways
Increase evenue
Cross Intake During 1940
Was The Best In A Decade—
Freight Trains Earned Much
More
Gross revenues of Chnaclian
railways during 1940 soared to
their highest point since 1980,
reaching $424,820,629, compared
with $363,325,824 in 1939, the
Dominion Bureau of Statistics has
reported.
At the same time, operating
expenses were heavier than dur- '
ing the previous year by $29,605,-
507, transportation expenses were
up $13,550,569 and, maintenance
expenses higher by $16,343,049
the report said,
Expenses Heavier
The operating' income was in.
creased by $27,506,404, from
$46,049,265 to $74,155,656,
Freight traffic measured in
ton -miles was heavier than . in
1989 by 20.5 per cent•, and pas-
senger miles increased by 24.5
per cent. Total payroll increased
by $13,091,277, from $191,101,-
727 to $204,193,004, for an av
°rage of 1$1,009 employees in
1989 and 127,028 in 1940. -
Freight trains earned 15 cents
more per train -mile than in 1939
and carried 34.9 more tons of
revenue freight. Passenger trains
showed higher earnings per train-
mile of 30 cents attd carried 10.5
more passengers per train -mile.
C.N.R. Revenue up 22.7%
Of the gross revenue totals,
$212,800,711 was made up of
Canadian National Railways earn-
ings, which showed a 22.7 per
cent. increase from the 1989 fig-
we of $173,059,119.
Canadian Pacific Railway Com-
pany gross revenues towards the
total were $7.71,585,474— a 12.7
per cent. increase from $152,148,-
998 in 1989. °
D'Lgs Goi
Action On
g
Into
ards
Spring Field Trials of On-
tario Bird Dog Association
Are Being Held at Niagara -
on -the -Lake Next Week -end
The cream' of the bird dogs in
Ontario will display their wares at
Niagareeon-the,Lake on April 19th
and 20th, when the Ontario Bird
Dog Association will hold its sixth
Annual Spring Field. Trials,
Spaniels, Setters and Point'lva
will be seen in action on birds.
The first stake to be run op Satt-
urday', the 10th, Is an open event
tor Pointer and Setter puppies and
some likely contenders are expect -
For BETTER desserts
ed tto take the. field. This trial is
scheduled for 1 • o'•oloek,
Two Spaniel trial° will also be.
run on Saturday 'afternoon, a trial
for Novice Spaniels and the. Open
Spaniel Stake,
.Dr, John Barnes, Williamsville,
N. Y, and•G. S. Steckles, Welland,
will Judge the Spaniel trials.
SPANIELS, SETTERS, POINTERS
Two trials for Setters and Poiut-
ers are on the card for the second,
day. In the morning Novice Setters
• and Painters, 'owned in Ontario,
will show their stuff and in the
afternoon in the Open All Age
Stake for Setters and Pointers will
be tun. Geo, 1. Doag, Woodstock,
Ont., Secretory of the Association
predicts big fields in all trials. As
usual, it is expected that: New York
State kennels will be well repre-
sented in the events, particularly
in the open stake for Setters and
Pointers on the second day's .pro-
gramme. Tommy Thomas, Rochest-
er, N.Y., and Don Crawford, Kings-
ville, Ont.' will;iudge the trials Inc
Setters and Pointers,
The Prince of Wales Hotel, Nia-
gaga-on-the-Lake will be head-
quarters for the meet and road
signs will be posted to mark the
courses for the benefit of the big
gallery of spectators which is ex-
pected to witness the trials.
1
VOICE
OF THE
ESS
NOT ALE. SO LUC:_'i
Niagara is to keep its beauty,
but the upper stretches -of the St.
'Lawrence are due for some sad
treatment if, as and when the
deep waterways scheme material-
izes. .
—Stratford Beacon-Hehald
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
It is unlawful for a pedestrian
to stand on the travelled portion
of a roadway to beg rides or sell
articles. It is eine extremely
dangerous to stand or idle in any
roadway where motor traffic
passes.
—Hamilton Spectator
THINK NATIONALLY
A Member of Parliament from
Saskatchewan claims that, but for
the dovelopinent of the Western
Provinces, Ontario would still be
a backwoods district. This is a
highly theoretical statement, but
in any ease it would be better
for this and all M,P.'s to think in
terms not of the West or of On-
tario, but in terms of the Domin-
ion of Canada.
—Brantford Expositor
Star Lurst in 1054
But Just Over Now
Astronomer Edwin Hubble re-
ports the finale of the greatest
known cataclysm in the universe
—the explosion of a star. After
bursting with the brilliance of
several hundred million suns, the
star collapses.
This finding was made by re-
cording the spectrum of what is
left of a supernova—great star
explosion thatoccurred nearly
6,000 years ago. • The star' ex -
Plosion was seen from the earth
in 1054. It is so far away that
it took the light of the explosion.
about 5,000 years to reach the
earth - travelling ,some 30,000,-
000,000,000,000 miles.
Ugly, Poorly Bust
Homes Lack Value
Failure to design buildings of
attractive architectural style is an
evil which must be combatted to
improve conditions of house own-
ership, according to authorities.
Other conditions which make
for poor mortgage security are
bad .construction, poor workman-
ship, unproper use of materials,`
or use of inferier materials, and
inefficient or objectionable room
proportion and arrangement.
Pine Cone Fogind
In Spruce Woad
While sawing a piece of spruce
wood, John Walker, of Windsor,
cane across an unusual formation.
Inside of the wood was found
a piece of pine cone which had
apparently been lodged there
quite a number of years ago. The
cone had turned to a ruddy color
but was still in an excellent state
of preservation.
500 Gold Claims
Staked in N.W.T.
The department of Mines and
'Resources reports that discover-
ies of gold "which show promise
of commercial importance" have
been made in the vicinity of
Share and Emile Rivers and Wray
Lake in the Northwest Territories.
"Already a total of 500 claims
has been staked in the new field
which lies about 150 miles north
of Yellowknife settlement, • and
preparations have been made for
tite carrying out of extensive ex-
ploration and development during
the coming summer," the depart-
ment's weekly bulletin said.
Cellar Stairs Deserve
Lots of Consideration
Cellar stairs deserve more con-
sideration than they have been
receiving, Although cellar stairs
bear more heavy loads than other
stairs in the house, they aro fre-
quently constructed in a careless
manner.
While cellar stairs need not be
finished as well as the main
stairs, they should be given as
much consideration insofar as
safety and use are concerned.
LIFE'S_LIKE THAT
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