HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1946-05-30, Page 6IN SPY ROUNDUP
Philip Durnford Smith, above, de-
scribed as a Canadian "war
scientist," and Eric G. Adams,
below, are among the persons being
held in the roundup of Dominion
employees and others suspected of
conspiring to give Russia atomic
bomb and other wartime secrets.
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Seed Boxes for Early Start
By, W. J. DRYDEN, WNU Farm Editor.
A seed box should be a part' of and, in addition tobeing reasonable
In price, prove more effective in
growing better plants than soil. The
small amount of these substitutes
every well planned garden. Not only
will it be utilized to give plants a
head start by sowing seeds before
the outdoor's soil is workable, but
It may be used to advantage through-
out the gardening season.
A small box in a sunny window
will give the seeds of a few favor-
Ite vegetables or flowers, several
weeks' head -start this spring, While
th'e first crop is being raised In the
garden, replacements can be kept.
going in the seed box. The seed box
will never remain fele in a well
planned ; garden.
The size and type of seed box
will dependuponthe individual
requirements. It will be ` advis-
able forgardenersto consider
the new method of wick feeding
or watering in their seed boxes.
Bore a hole in the shallow seed
box, insert' a wick, preferably
of fibre glass about four inches
long. Even a piece of cotton rope
will serve as a wick. The box is
raised over a pan containing wa-
ter. Before the wick will start
to carry water to the seed bed,
Ft will be necessary to first satu-
rate the soil. This method will
provide the soil with the proper
amount of moisture, provided
water Is always kept in the pan.
Seed boxes should be filled with
a highly porous soil or one of the
newer soil substitutes such as tor-
pedo sand, peat moss mixed in
equal parts with good black top soil
Vermiculite or sphagnum moss
also prove excellent soil substitutes,
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required in the seed box makes
them very practical. They are ster-
ile and there will be no loss from.
fungus. When these substitutes are
used, it will be necessary to furnish
the plant food upon nutrient solu-
tions.
EMPTY CHAIR MARKS SOVIET UNO SEAT
Empty chair marks place of Soviet Ambassador A-rdrei Gromyko after he walked out of UNO Se-
curity Council. Secretary of State James Byrnes is addressing the members. Left to right: Sir Alex-
ander Cadogan, Britain; Edward Stettinius, Jr., U.S.; Byrnes, U. S.; Col. W. R. Hodgsen, Australia;
Dr. Pedro Velloso, Brazil.
THREE GENTLE (?) LITTLE PETS
Triplet cubs are the fourth generation to be born at the London zoo. The triplets, as yet unnamed,
are three months old and were born to Michael and June, famous denizens of the zoo. here, Pamela
Stokes. five. mekee frionr4B, overtures to the young lions.
Highlights of the News
Soft Coal Miners Strike
John L. Lewis' 400,000 United
Mine Workers (A.F,L.)' began a
countryside strike 'against' the soft
coal industry, threatening an im-
mediate slowdown in steel produc-
tion and gradual paralysis of the
nation's reconversion program.
The United States' idle because
of labor disputes skyrocketed to
777,000, the highest total in nearly
three weeks.
Pesident John L. Lewis of the
union, said there would be no
picketing. - Rationing of coal was
started' on government: ordersto
insure supplies for urgent uses.
Detroit and Akron Walk
News on the labor front was
discouraging. Transit workers
brought transportation to a stand-
still in Detroit and Akron, Ohio,
In Detroit railway bus drivers
and street car operators, striking
for an increase in wages, took
every public transportation sys•
tem vehicle off the streets.
Nazism Smashed Again
A well -organized attempt to re-
establish nazism was believed to
have been smashed following sei-
zure by American and British
troops of 1,000 ringleaders of the
plot in the American and British
occupation zones in Germany and
Austria, The undercover move-
ment had been in operation since
before May, 1945.
Arctic Glider Makes History
Aviation history was made when
a glider was successfully launched
and picked up. north of the Arctic
circle.
it was used to drop supplies at
Coppermine where the mobile
force of exercise Muskox, which
left Churchill, Man., Feb. 15, ha
arrived at the half -way mark en
its 3,100 -mile Arctic trek.
At Coppermine, 100 miles north
of the Arctic circle, the glider was
cut Loose and dropped swiftly to
the snow, landing with a new en-
gine for a Muskox snowmobile.
Thirty-six minutes later it was
.again airborne, the snatch rig
working perfectly, and an unevent-
ful flight was made over the
Franklin mountains to Copper -
mine.
Mexico Broad Crisis
Mexico City millers, alarmed
over reports that United States
wheat shipments would cease, said
that "if the United States Govern-
ment does not release shipments
of wheat to Mexico within the
next 20 days Mexico City will be
without bread," The national dis-
tributors and regulators said it had
bren advised by the United States
that shipments would cease.
Peace in the Far East
Gen, Chiang, Kais-het. declared
that co-operation between China
and Russia, is a basic principle o1
peace in the Far East and the
world and pledged China's faith-
fulness to the Sino -Russian treaty.
Chiang stressed the importan re
of good relations with Russia
and revealed that he has asked
the Sovietto specify dates for the
evacuation,: of various points in
Manchuria in order to aid in or-
derly restoration of Chinese rule.
Elections in Greece •
An overwhelming defeat for
Communist and other left wing
parties was indicated on the basis
of unofficial returns from last
week's elections, which paved the
way for the possible return of
King George II to the Greek
throne.
The royalist Populist party ap-
peared to have 'won a clear ma-
jority, but not large enough to
Undertake other than a coalition
government.
H.M.C.S. Warrior at Halifax
H.M.C.S. Warrier, first aircraft
carrier to wear Canada's green
maple leaf on her funnel, steamed
into her hone port last week from
Portsmouth, England, on her
maiden voyage.
Just inside Sambro • Lightship
at the approaches to Halifax, the
18,000 -ton flattop turned into the
wind and flew off her fighter and
recom.aissance aircraft, giving
Canadians ashore their first chance
of seeing Canadian naval 'air
squadrons flying as units.
Cut In Berlin Rations
The Allied Kommandatur adop-
ted a stricter schedule of food ra•
tioning for Berliners, effectvie
May 1, after the French complain-
ed that Berliners were eating bet-
ter than French citizens.
Authorities estimated that a
downward regrading of several
thousand of Berlin's 3,000,000 per-
sons would save from 5 to 10 per
cent of food imports.
The food ration in Berlin is un-
der four -power control, and dif-
fers from the rations in the vari-
0115 occupation zones.
Death From Tidal Wave
A huge tidal wave brought death
and destruction to a 4,000 -mile
area in the Pacific extending frcnn
Hawaii to the Aleutians and as
far south as Chile. An underwater
earthquake in the Dutch Harbor
area was believed to have been
the cause,
It took the lives of possibly 152
persons, late reports showed and
left property damage running into
the millions, Hawaii suffered the
greatest casualties
Ceilings Raised
Increasing pressure on 'Canada's
nti-inflation policy, both from ex-
port prices and increased domestic
costs, was reported by the prices
board in a series' of weekend an-
nouncements making upward ad-
justments in price ceilings of steel,'
pulp and paper, lumber, molasses,
bedding, butter and pork.
DEFENSE ATTORNEY
Joseph Cohen, K.C., of Montreal,
who is attorney for Fred Rose, La-
bor -Progressive M.P. charged with
violation of the Official Secrets Act
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