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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1941-05-01, Page 3Maple Syrup Output Rises Canada' Now World's Gi'eat est producer;. U. S. Only Competiter Canada 1s now the greatest aye. ,ducer of maple sugar and maple syrup in the world, the only cote potter beteg the United States ac- cording to an article bathe C. P. 11.'s monthly business review. Rec- ords show that in 1913 tho.Domin- on's output was roughly one-third greater • tlzaa that of the United States. The fact that the mania trees yielded a succulent sap that could' be converted into sugar and. syrup was learned from the Indians by the French priests, who settled along the St, Lrawrence river its 1673. They reported accordingly, to their Superiors in France. But com- mercial production in Canada dates 'from 1706. Since that date the,in- dnatry has 'increased immensely, and as the season opens this yeav it is estimated that24,000,000 trees will be tapped in four eastern pro- • vinces. The Province of Quebec aceourts tor•about 80 'per cent of " the total production with Ontario in second place: The industry is also active, though oil a smaller scale, in New Brunswick and Nova, Scotia. VALUE) SOARS The value of the maple sugar and syrup crop last year was the •highest in a decade. Dining that period production of sugar had de- creased and. output of syrup in- creased. Eighty-nine per cent of • the sap in 1940 was mode Into syrup as compared with 70 per cent in 1931. MOSTLY FROM QUEBEC Approximately 95 per cent of the total production of maple sugar last year came from Quebec, which - was the source also of 80 per cent of the maple syrup. Sugar prodnc- tion in Queliec last year was 3,251,- 700 pounds. Ontario 50,000 pounds, Nova Scotia 41,700 pounds, and New Brunswick 94,100 pounds. Nova Scotia produced 8,000 gallons of syrup, New Brunswick 16,800 gal- lons, Ontario 519,400 gallons and Quebec 2,211,000 gallons. Practically all of Canada's ex- ports of maple sugar -and maple syrup go to the United States. Ship- ments of maple syrup last year ' amounted to 275,725 gallons valued at $449,227, This was an increase of 33 per cent in volume and 84 per cent in value over 1939. ' On Defence Commission Brigadier Maurice A. Poe, former Director of • Military In- telligence and recently returned from administrative duties in England, who has been appointed a member of the Canadian sec- tion of the Joint Permanent Can- ada-united States Defence Com- mission. 1 VOICE O F 7 H E PRESS 1 CAN PLANT TREES Every farmer rtould plant at least 500 trees. That can be done some day after a rain when the land is not in a fit condition to Work. —Farmer's Advocate • RUNNING OUT It is said that German generals are taking over the Italian army. Apparently .either Italy is running out of generals or thegenerals are running out of Italy. —Ga1t Reporter --0--- A 0--A DIFFERENT LAW Down in Gananoque the police clamped down on slot machines and as a result 18 men •charged with keeping slot machines,' pin ball games and punch boards paid a total of $1,298.48 in fines and costs. It seems there's a differ- ent law for slot machines in each section of Ontario. -Amhersthurg Echo —0--- THE 0_THE WHEAT POLICY The disappointment and con- cern: that the announcement of the 'Federal Government's 14)41 Wheat policy has mused through- out the Prairie Westwere inevi- table. 'But, they ate much more acute because of the "easy opti- mism in regard to the situation that has been expressed in recent months by many who ought` to have been fully conscious of its realities and have been impre9- eine the painful necessity of ad- optang public measures in accord-, ante *with these. —Edmonton Journal The- i hosu shrimp—used as bait pn the Pacific coast --is so trans- parent.that the beating of its :+ izeaet may be seen through its jf • Saving Ontario's Natural Resources .o-n-o-m.o-ro-*-o - „-4' o.4 t* t -o -•-*-*-s• G: C. Toner Ontario .Federation of Anglers and Hunters (No. 40) NAMING PLANTS, ANIMALS About. 200 years ago, a young Swedish 'theological student. was very busily engaged with his books. .If we had glanced over his shoulder' we would have been ' surprised for he was not studying theology, • he ewes drawing a scheme for naming all the plants and- animals of the earth. The young man was Carolus Linnaeus and the classification that he made for living creatures still Stands and is used by every.scien- tist in every counter of 'the world. The naming of plants and ani- mals follows certain rules. `The foundations of these rules were Iaid down by Linnaeus and we have refined them to some extent but never departed from them al together, Before the time of Linnaeus, the wildcat meant a different animal in different parts of the world. In Russia it was given a 'Russian name, In Japan it was.. given a Japanese nameand in our country it had several Indian 'names. Linnaeus suggested that only Latin or Greek be used; that the name be in two parts, the first 'to he a generic term to in - elude all wildcats and the second to be a descriptive term for the* particular eat that was to be des- cribed. • Classified by Relationship So, the common domestic cat became Felis domestica, the Euro- pean wildcat was called Felin sylvestris and the wildcat of the northern Asiatic deserts became Felin ntanul. This method worked very well until the animals of North America were investigated, then it was found that the wildcat of 'this continent, differed more from the European cats than they did from each other. A new gen- eric term had to be applied to them. The big wildcat of our northern woods was called Lynx canadensis and the bobcat became Lynx rrefills.All the cats are included in the family Felidae, named for the familiar animal: we all know. All cats, including the lions, tigers, lynx and ot]i'ersbelong to this family, quite different front the clogs or the bears or other ani- mals that have fancily names of their own. So, Linnaeus provided us, not only with a method of naming the animals, but also with a scheme for classifying them in their natural relationships. Cheese Output Rise Reported In Dominion — March Shows 52 Per Cent Gain on Feb. ruary Cheese production in March was down about 48 per cent, compared with the same month in 1940, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics TO.ported last week, but Government sources said the situation had been anticipated and they are confident the Dominion would send 112,000; 000 pounds of cheese to Britain in the coning year, as planned,H TO FILL BRITISDEMAND Although down from the large production of last year, the March output showed a gain of 52 per cent compared with February, and a farther rise was anticipated for April. The contract to send Britain 112,000,000 pounds and as much more as is available became effec- tive on April 1, Officials iu touch with the situa- tion said they saw no "canon why production in later months will not meet all the requirements of the contract and perhaps leave some- thing more for the use of the Un- ited Kingdon;, if required, In Marche 4940, cheese prices ran high without control and there Was a strong swing to cheese pro- duction with 19 cents a pound being paid et some country points, With the assistance of Govern - meat contributions to cheese pro- duction 19 cents a pound will be paid at Montreal for high-quality cheese for expert this season, 4S he Beer h©i 0�0 "UN AT THE VILLA" Byy W. Somerset Maugham This sltoi•t novel of a beautiful woman's indiscretion and- its ef- fect on the lives of three men who love her presents as enthralling a situation as Somerset MaughamMaughamhas ever created. It is the dra- matic story of Mary Panton, a widow at thirty, who finds herself -in a situation which threatens to jeopardize her future life and • happiness. The authou of `!The Letter" and' "Of Flumen• Bondage," Som- erset. Maugham is the dean of liv- ing novelists; the clarity of his style, the perfection of his foam; the sublety of his thought, have made him an-ihternational figure in the , 'onld of literature, "Tl'1p at the Vilia,it so full dhis shrewd observation of the human animal under stress, is a fine example of this brilliant, writer's mastery of his craft, The title is borrowed from a, poen by Robert Bn owning.. "U ,- p at the Vit.'by W. Somef<cet d",sugham .... Toronto: MceIeiland incl Stewart,' Publish - shell. ern. . $2.00. -Presentation of Portrait A Portrait of J. S. McLean, Esquire, President of Canada Packers, painted by Wyndham Lewis was recently presented to Mr. McLean by the employees of the firm to mark' the Fortieth Anniversary of ids entrance into the pecking industry. Mr. McLean was recently appointed Principal Trade Advisor of the United Kingdom Food Mission to the United States. The Food Mission is part of the British Purchasing Commission now et Washington: Mr, McLean has already assumed his duties. GAINS SEEN FOR AGRICULTURE � is LOSSES �NE IMPORT LOSSES Replacement of foreign wares follows trade ban Result Was Foreseen St. Catharines, April 24 --Col- lapse of French and Italian trade with British countries as a result of the war promises to bring some beneficial results'to one branch of Canadian agriculture, with na- tive -grown grapes finding a greater use in the production of vermouth. Supplies of Italian and French vermouth have been ex- hausted and already Ontario ver- mouth has taken their place in government stores throughout at least one province. Long-sighted wine producers in Canada, it is stated, began the purchase of heavier quantities of the compound of herbs from which Italian and French producers made their vermouth. Ton years a small quantity of vermouth had been produced In Canada, with the result that considerable ex- perience had been gained long before the need for increased quantities was felt, As a result, large stocks of the hetbs had been gathered in Canada, and before the demand arose Ontario prodne- ern had begun production of extra supplies. Veren:lath is produced from sweet or dry wines, each native to Italy and France respectively. .Because Canadian grape -growers, mostly in Ontario, produce grapes from which both types of wines are made, Ontario growers stand to benefit from the increased pro- duction of vermouth, Excellence of the Ontario product, it is claimed, is reflected in the readi- ness with which .Canadian wine connoisseurs have adopted the domestic vermouth. Grape -grow- ers also claim that this indicates the extent to which the Ontario wine lnduatey has gone in rain- ing the ,standards and improving the quality of their wares in re- cent years, inasmuch as purchas- ers of vermouth were mostly in the class of buyers who bought imported wines. Turkeys on Farms Turkeys on Canadiaat farms to the number of 2,716,600, states the second bulletin on the De- cember 1, 1940 lite stock survey, showed an increase of 2,8 per cent on the 2,041,800 ole farms at December 1, 1939. The large increase in Saskatchewan from 880,300 in 1939 to 1,013,300 in 1040, together with the increases of 1,700 in Prince Edward Island and 800 in Nova Scotia, offset the declines in numbers in the other provinces. LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Fred Neher "It all started when they tossed the coin for goals!" THE WAR- W E E K—Commentary on Current Events CANADA, UNITED STATES C MBINE WAR PROGRAMS' "It was agreed as a general principle that In mobilizing the resources of this .continent each country should provide the other' with the defence ar- ticies, itle best able 06 produce, and, above all, produce quickly, and that production programs 'should be co-ordinated to this end;'—Joint statement issued at Hyde Park, N.Y., by Presi- dent Roosevelt and Prime Min- ister King. An agreement of momentous im; po•tance in the history of this con- tinent and of vital concern to all •Canadians.was last week reached at Hyde Park, NX., by the chief executives of the United States and Canada, .under the terms of which the two largest 0000861es of the `New Worldmerged their econo- mies, to most practical purposes, for: the production of. war materials for British aid and defense of the 'hemisphere, Economies Merged In brief, the agreement amount- ed to: 1. An undertaking by the United States to buy between $200,- 000,000 and $300,000,000 worth of defense and war material from Caned during the coming year, this to help out Canada's unfavorable balance; 2, A further undertaking by the United States practically to include in the Lease -lend arrange- ment' with Britain all unfinished` • war material which Canada im- ports from the United States and re-exports or transfers to Britain, this malting current payments by Canada unnecessary, Total Union Inevitable? Many and far-reaching would be tho re•sulte of such a pact. Numer- ous thinking Canadians, taking the long-range view, saw in in the agreement a big step toward the ultimate union of the Dominion with the United States — Toronto's late Goldtvin Smith's dream brought to fruition. Total co-oper- ation was sure to follow economic aandverrepro.ductive collaboration, they d But of more immediate conse- quence would certainly be a vast shipbuilding and armaments manu- facturing boom in Canada. Indus- trial leaders last week estimated that, with the United States now needing many things oe which Can- ada has a surplus, an employment step-up of forty per cent might be tte•oessary, drawing more women into industry and more western farmers off the land. Over the border The foreign exchange situation which for Canada had been grow- ing increasingly critical was taken care of tby the agreement; one of the minor offshoots would be the lifting of restrictions on travel to the United States by Canadian eiti- Joint Defence Two days previous to the JIyde Park declaration ;tad come the an- nouneement from the Permanent Joint Defence Board of Canada and the 'United States, that strategic plans for the military and naval defence of the eastern and western coasts of Canada and the United States had been completed down to tite minutest detail. • * * o June, Peak Month The question most cozn.monly discussed last week by 'Washington officials was reported to be not whether the United States would go to war but WIZEN. Preponder- ance of authoritative opinion seem- ed to be two -to -one that the Unit- ed States would get into belligerent war. The time and incidents pre- cipitating it were still uncertain, Some guessed 30 days, some CO clays, and very few placed the date any later, The'month of Time was coming to be thought the peak month of the was', If Britain could hold on till then, United States' weight would surely be able at that time to help turn the tide. No Slackening • There was a certain amount of feeling in the United States last week following the Allied defeat in the Balkans that shipment of American war materials to Bri- tain might chap off if the admin- istration believed itself hacking a losing cause. But to scotch this wave of rumor, President Roose- velt all his press conference decker - ea that the Anis victory in the Bal- kans neither would win the wai' for Hitler and Mussolini nor result in any slackening on Lease -Lead de. liveries. * * Semi -Final Round • That the defeat in Greece was not decisive was the °cation held by most military experts on this continent, Major George Fielding Eliot pointed out that the setbacks iu the eastern Mediterranean by no means meant that Britainwas losing the war; for the Germans to win, be said, the British Isles must be conquered. Associated Press' Dewitt Mackenzie pointed out once again that the Battle' of the 1351. amts was only a phase—important but still fai• from decisive -of the general conflict, S11otied Hitler bo - come 'master of the. entire Mediter- ranean, he postulated, he would otay have copped off tho semi-final round of the contest with the Battle Of Britain still to be won. Decision In Atlantic Writing from Washington; Kirke L, Simipson, military expert also with the Associated Press, declared that it -was in the•Atlantic that the war would still be lost or won, And, "provided British morale can en- dure the strain," he said, "there is nothing definite to imply that the ,crisis in the Atlantic will come this year." 0f the same mind apparent- ly was Prime Minister Churchill when he said last week that Bri twin was in for an "undoubtedly long and formidable wet.":. But no one really could prophesy. with truth what would happen be- fore the end of 1941. Russia and. Germany might go to war and the entire world -picture would he changed. « 5 * , Six -Nation Pact? Things appeared t0 be shaping up according to a new pattern in the Far East last wee;:, if the sen- sational reports of the Osaka (Ja- pan) Mainichi were to be credited with any degree of correctness. This newspaper stated that a mil- itary and naval pact bad been con- cluded between six nations—Unit- ed States, Britain, China, British India, Australia and the Nether- lands East Indies—which pooled thew entire military and material resources in the Far East for the purpose of strengthening their de- fenses and opposing Japan's south- ward advance, while protecting the communication lines linking South Africa, British Iudia, Singapore, Hong Hong. Manila, Australia and the United States. Under this pact, which this col- umn believes to be Largely authen- tic. Sir Robert Brooke -Popham, Commander -lit -chief of the British Forces in the Par East, is supposed to assume tho supreme command .1W`, ): ER fort1PLY! Serve Their 42R .Favourite Energy Food Regularly! of the combined land and air forces, 'while Admiral Thomas .Hart, Cone- mander-in-Chief of the American Asiatic Fleet, is supposed to as suave supreme command of the ' combined naval forces, the head- quarters of both being in Singa- pore. Russia and Germany The same paper reported anotlz- er sensational, if true, development. According to it, Russia was de. mending the right to ocupy the northern Provinces of Iran (Per- sia) in order to protect the Baku oil fields, as well as to obtain a possible outlet on the Persian Gulf in the event of a German drive to the Dardanelles, and that to back up these demands Russia was con- centrating troops around Tiflis. Your Eyes Tired? Then fill a clean wash -bowl with cold water. Tie back your hair, piunge your face into the take -your -breath -away water, and open your eyes. While you hold your breath, move your eyes round and round. Repeat this two or three times, coming up for breath in between. Perform this exet'ciee every nig.tt and morning. Sarah Churchill Learns Gas Mask Technique Wing Commander Hodson, hispector General of Civil Defence Services in Great Britain, shows Miss Sarah Churchill, daughter of The Prime Minister, how to don a gas mask in a demonstration of anti -gas measures, Top, the first step is to put the thumbs under '• the tapes of the mask. Centre, the chin is jutted forward and the mask lifted to the face with the thumbs in the tapes. Lower, the mask over the face. It is held in position by drawing the tapes back over the•head. REG'LAR. FELLERS—Nem Style By GENE BYRNES 4.7 nee, a 8, Pa 085,, An 18,68. ,..red.