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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1932-12-08, Page 2oice,►:,, 1 th ress Canada, The Empire and The World at Large CANADA Log Schoolhouses in Ontario Far more attention is being paid to the estheic phase of education in rural schools now than in years past. Evi- dence of this is seen in the modern design of rural school buildings and in the school gardens surrounding Clem. It seems a far cry, indeed, from the rural schools of the present day to the little log schoolhouse of our fathers' or our grandfathers' youth. 'And yet the annual report of the De- partment of Education for 1931 re- veals the fact that the time-honored log structure has not actually disap- peared. In. fact, some counties in Ontario added log schoolhouses to their quota in 1930 and 1931, York County, for instance, is shown to have added one log school during the year, while Sim- ooe reported two in 1931. Neither of :these counties had any in 1930. The total decrease in. this type of construc- tion of 14 for the province, however, Is unchanged from the previous year. .p[n all there were 87 log schools in On- tario, chiefly in Northern Ontario, but a decrease there of five from the pre- vious year. An aggregate of 6,503 public schools 3n the province is reported, or a de- crease of 63. Classified as to con struction, 3,517 are built of brick, 409 of stone, 176 of concrete, 2,214 frame .and 87 log. Every category shows a slight decrease in comparison with 1930. York County has 187 public schools, of which 160 are brick, 1 stone, 2 concrete and 11 frame, while Halton has 59 schools, 35 being brick, 13 stone, 4 concrete and 7 frame.— Toronto Mail and Empire. • Free Medical Service and are helping to prolong the crisis. —La Presse, Montreal. Symbol of a Nation's Power and Culture The August number of the National Geographic Magazine, official organ of the National Geographic Society, Washington, has as its leading article "Ontario; Next Door." This article of 53 pages, accompanied by a map and 55. beautiful illustrations, was written by Frederick Simpich of the Geogra phic's editorial staff, after an exten- sive survey and study of present-day Ontario, during which he traveled by airplane, train and boat from Windsor to Hudson Bay and from Ottawa to Lake of the Woods. Mr. Simpich must be an accurate and intelligent observer, for this is how he describes Toronto: "The symbol of a new nation's power and culture. You cannot gauge it by mere figures. You may set down that greater Toronto has 850,000 peo- ple; 2,350 factories producing each year more than 654 million dollars' worth of goods; or that it has ten miles of waterfront, welcomes hun- dreds of convections a year, besides two million paid visitors to its Cana- dian National Exhibition ;the fireatest hotel, the highest building and tli.e largest department stores. But Tor- onto is more than that. It is, to a singular degree, the focal point of much of all fresh thinking and indus- trial planning that goes on in the Do- minion."—Toronto Mail and Empire. Needed Instead of a New Year's resolution why not a week -end pledge to drive carefully and help prevent accidents generally? — St. Thomas Times -Tour - nal. According to a statement at the con- vention of the Canadian Medical As- sociation, Canadian doctors gave $10,- 000,000 worth of free attention in 1930. .This year the amount is expected to be trebbled or quadrupled. This is a financial sacrifice which is not appreci- ated as it should be.—Calgary Herald. Young Ontario Craftsmen If genius is correctly defined as an Infinite capacity for taking pains, ' there are at least forty-seven Ontario boys who have demonstrated their • tight to a place within that classifica- tion. This number of youths, of ages lunging from twelve to nineteen years, (have spent many spare hours in pro- 'lucing replicas of a Napoleonic state coach. The exhibition of these tiny working models which have been on view for several days, reveals the high level of craftsmanship of the boys of this province. • These young workmen have follow- ed, ollowed with remarkable fidelity the design and measurements furnished to them. They are competitors in a contest un- der the auspices of The Telegram Chapter Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild, the winners in which go on to au international competition, the high- er awards in which are university Scholarships. In wood -work, metal -work, painting, upholstery and glazing the competit- ors have emulated the minute atten- tion ttention to detail of the craftsmen of the mediaeval guilds. They have put in- to their work the loving interest that 'characterizes good, workmanship of all time. The exhibition is a credit to the persevering industry and the con- structive ingenuity of the Ontario boY. --Toronto Telegram. Back to the Land The back -to -the -land movement may not be as extensive as some of us have hoped. But even reduced to less ample proportions, it will have accomplished a useful work. There has been too much readiness to believe that the towns are paradises, and that money can bo picked up there in abundance. The sad discovery has now been made that they are far from being Klan - dykes. Though there may be some- thing alluring in the thought of re- ceiving every week a salary which the farmer would take a month or more to make, the needs of a town life multi- ply so rapidly that wealth often dis- appears as fast as it is earned. THE EMPIRE Britain's Foreign Loans If Ottawa does nothing else, it will have been worth while if it ensures that a check is put to the headlong rush of British investors to put their money into foreign loans. In ten years £ 203,000,000 of Britisb. maney has been thus subscribed—seventy per cent. of the interest now being in de- fault. Before the crisis—the sum is much larger now—Britain was owed by foreign countries the stupendous sum of £3,000,000,000; and an uncom- fortably large amount ot this must be regarded as a bad debt. But loans within the Empire are not bad debts; not to the extent ot a single farthing has any colony or dominion defaulted. —National Graphic (London). Plano Returning An exchange asserts that the last few months, particularly, have seen a great change in the attitude of the people of Canada toward the piano. In the United States the turn of the tide set in earlier—about a year ago. Some observers of the situation there have attributed some of the piauo's revived popularity to the interest stimulated by the extensive series of piano talks and piano lessons that have been given over the American broadcasting Montreal's Beauty Queen Arrives in Paris 'Miss Montreal," selected to represent Quebec's metropolis in the International beauty pageant at Paris, is shown here aboard a liner as it docks in France. 1 Girls of Ancient Greece Lime Aids Alfalfa Yield Were Barred from Olympics " 1 The girls of ancient Greece were l contestants enly interested nteand as spectators, but in sports both as Attempts to Grow it ill Acid keeenly I they were prohibited from attending 1 or competing in the great games held Soils Are Wasted i every four years at Olympia in anciont i Fertilizer, seed,and labor are large- I Greece, according to Science. Service. ly wasted if au attempt Is made to The regular Olympics of those days, grow alfalfa ou acid soils, according unlike those to -day, were exclusively to Professor A. W. Bialy, soil chemist masculine affairs, the only woman pre- at the New Jersey Agricultural Experl- sunt being the priestess of the old Ment Station. In the East, where the earth cult of Demeter Chamyne, who,rainfall is heavy, the soil is generally sat at an altar in the stadium, very deficient in available lime, bo Although the male athletes coin- says. Alfalfa grows most luxuriantly Feted egmpletely nude, without even where the soil is well supplied with the loin cloth of earlier times, mod- 11100, and since there is a great abund- ance of limstone and shell material in this section of the country the lime necessary for the improvement of acid soils is easily obtained. pany that disposed of the hog sent Mr. Magnan notice of the sale, with a cheque and statement c? the transac- tion.. The animal was sold for $1.61. From the tremendous sum the com- pany deducted expenses, state taxes and its own commission, and sent Mr. Magnan the balance -5 cents. Such an incredible thing was almost too much for Mr. W. H. C. Carriere, of this city, who dropped a line toMr. Magnan. Here is the answer; "What you saw in Collier's was straight goods. It was a small enough rice, so I had it put in the paper. I am saving the cheque, which I am going to put in a cheap frame as an evidence of the hard times we had in Minnesota in '32 —and I think the hard times are not over yet."—Ottawa Citizen. Swedish Family Has Owned Homestead 14 Generations Falun, Sweden.—At a meeting of Dalecarlian homesteaders, called by the Provincial Government, it was found that 700 families had possessed their homesteads for more than„1 in- dred years, and several of these had owned theirs for many centuries. Special attention was attracted by the family of Anderson, of the Erk homestead, who produced documents it evidence of their claim ot having owned their farm for more than four- teen generations covering a period of 500 years or since 1435. The present Governor of Dalecarlia, Herman Kvarnzelium, distributed several dip- lomas to the homesteaders in recogni- tion of their lose for their native. soil. Mutual Concessions What the Conference will have to seek is agreement on some geueral principle which can be applied equally to the agricultural industries of Great Britain and to the manufacturing in- dustries ndustries of the Dominions. Whatever compromise is adopted must apply to all. There is no need to measure too exactly concessions against conces- sions, but any glaring inequality would defeat its own ends. Public opinion in none of the Dominions would long tolerate an arrangement under which, for instance, British textiles were ad- mitted freely into its market while its meat, or flour, or fruit was only ad- mitted into the British market on con - .chains and to the widespread system .ditions which prevented any com.peti- of piano class teaching in the public schools—a movement that is now well established in Canada. — Brockville Recorder and Times. Industrial Progress During the year just closed 78 new industries have been established in Manitoba. In addition to the new in- dustries, existing industries added 47 new products to their lines, which is another phase of the same movement. These facts indicate vitality and adaptability which, to borrow a phrase from the biologists, aro primo factors in survival. Actually the foundations of a great industrial development in. Mauitoba are being laid under present ,conditions. Industries which can gain a foothold and make progress now are bound to forge ahead. rapidly with re- turning prosperity. -- Winnipeg Tri- bune. tion with the British product. And the converse Is 'equally true. Any agreement to be lasting must be re- ciprocal in its advantages, and the lower the scale of protection on which that reciprocity can be effected the better will the general interests be served.—London Times. United Europe Dealing with the aspect of Lausanne, psychologically the fact is of sowing value to a disillusioned world.. It means that its self-respect and its be- lief in its leaders have been re-estab- lished. It means that realism has at last won the day, and that the crazy system elaborated at Versailles and precariously maintained by every prop and artifice since has been decisively discredited. Materially, it means as much or more. Epropo has clone what the doubters said she would never do —she has achieved unity on the cen- tral condition of economic recovery. She has forgotten the past in deter- mining to make a saner future, and in so doing she has presented America; with a situation which, Presidential or no Presidential elections, America 1 will find herself unable to ignore.—; London Sunday Times. I#eward of Industry in the U.S. A recent issue of Collier's mention- ed that a gentleman named Magnan,' of Wort Ripley, Minn., shipped to Mar -1 ket a 215 -pound )tog that cost lute ten dollars to raise. The conimisslol cosi- Prince of Wales Has Become Own Physician London.—The Prince of Wales has become his own doctor—to a certain extent — according to his own testi- esty was not the reason for the exclu- sion of women from the games, Some early religious taboo probably prevent- ed the women from joining the regu- lar Olympics, in the opinion of Dr. "For a number of years the Now Walter W. Hyde of the University of Jersey Agricultural Experiment Sta. Pennsylvania. The Greek girls did not forego com- petitive athletics simply because they could not participate in the masculine Olympiads. They had their own ath- letic festival at Olympia. This was in honor of Hera, the queen of the gods in Greek mythology. It was held every four years like the Olympic games for the men. The winner re- ceived an olive crown and a share of the cow sacrificed to Hera. Just as the male victors were allowed to erect statues to commemorate their prow- ess, the feminine winners were allow- ed to set up painted pictures of them- selves in the temple of Hera. The separation of the sexes in ath- letics was not customary throughout the Grecian world. Ionian women could witness games and Spartan girls took part in athletic contests with boys. Canada -Argentina Sales Show Steady Increase Montreal—Canada's sales to Argen- tina are on the increase as reflect- ed in shipping here Last season shipments from this port were negii• gible. This year a regular service is being maintained with 8000 -ton motorships of a speed of 15 knots. On each sailing, additional cargo space has been booked. Newsprint is being shipped in large quantities, and manufactured goods, rubber goods, electrical appliances, shoes, tires and miscellaneous articles. The carriers pointed out that they were not making a profit, but are confident that if the present rate of improvement is continued they will gradually be able to produce sub- stantial profit. Within the next two years the trend toward a betterment of world conditions will have accel- erated and it is then hoped to under- take a fortnightly service. Condi- tions are beginning to mend in the South American republics, it was stated. Trans -Atlantic Survey To Map Air -Mail Route Truro, N.S.—R. E. Parkes, of New York, representing the Pan-American Airways, announced here that Halifax might become a regular base for a trans-Atlantic air mail route. A sur- vey flight will begin at Minneapolis this month, the Northern route itiner- ary including Holy Roof, Newfound- land, Labrador, Greenland and Nor- way. The flight will take about a month. Data will be assembled on this trip and a regular service will be started within the next year, Mr. Parkes said. The craft to be used 1; an amphibian. Chicago Industrrial Area Swept By Six Million Fire Chicago.—Fire swept through more than two blocks of buildings on the near southwest side of Chicago's in- dustrial area last week, causing dam- age estimated at more than $6,000,000. Two firemen and a spectator were injured while more than half the city's fire fighting equipment battled to keep the flames from getting out of control. The plant of the Omaha Packing Company was virtually destroyed at an estimated loss of approximately $5,000,000. Fire officials said the conflagration was started by a dust explosion in the. ten -storey elevator of the Quincy Ele- vator Company. Damage to the elevator and its con- tents was placed at $800,000. The flames also spread to the lum- ber yard of the W. D. Crane Company and the coal yards of the Consumers Company. At the packing plant, 3,000 hogs, 800 cattle and 700 sheep were burned alive in the livestock pens. . Only a few minor buildings belonging to the slaughter house were saved. moray before the British Medical As- Milady Taking to Monocle "I have had so much advice," he told sedation.. New York.—Women of the United the learned physicians, "and have. also States are taking up the monocle as a learned, like many others, how to keep fashion feature for the fall season. myself fit—that I have to some extent The "monocle" to be worn is merely become niy own doctor. The doctor," a heavily -circled hole over the left he added gravely, "is certainly our, a eu. inanvery fine veil adjusted over first friend in life and last." A Difficult Turn Self Help Necessary There are thousands of cases where, employment being lacking, it is neces- eery to subsist by the charity of the community; but how many people re- fuse to try and help themselves, and, Instead of persisting in looking for ever% or in organising their lives so as 'to emerge from their misery, resign themselves to complete inaction and ,re ready' to live like parasites on their fellow -citizens, abandoning all their pride and dignity, People ot this anter are surely holding back the Il!t 2;4 9 9,1 t01v1t7 A. picture that calls forth the envy of all who have no swimming this season. Alfred Phillips; Toronto, of the swimming team is giving the alympic pool ja try -out. yet le ei Canadian tion bas conducted experiments for the purpose of determining the value of lime in connection with the grow- ing of alfalfa," says Professor Blair. "The work has shown that if sassafras loam soil or soils having similar char- acteristics are allowed to go for a period of years without lime the soil becomes so acid that alfalfa will not grow and weeds and crab gra,ss take Possession of .the land, Eveu with moderate application of lime the yield of hay is often much below what it should be. "In 1931 three cuttings of hay on the experimental plot without lime yield- ed at the rate of 1,713 pounds an acre. The crop, which was largely weeds and not alfalfa hay, was low in nutri- ment value and contained less than half the protein found in clean alfalfa hay. Where lime in the form of ground oyster shells was used at the rate of 1000 pounds an acre the yield was two tons of hay of a fair quality to the acre. The yield was nearly four tons of excellent hay to the acre when 2,000 pounds . of the ground oyster shells were used. With 4,000 pounds of the ground oyster shells the yield was four and a half tons of hay to the acre, the crop having a protein value of almost two and one-half times that of the hay from the and without the limo. "In the majority of cases, a ton of ground limestone or ground oyster shells, or about a half ton of burned lime to the acre, applied once in five years, will be sufficient to keep the soil in good condition for growing al- falfa. The cost of this application should not exceed $1.50 an acre per year. There are, however, exceptional cases where more lime will be re- quired." Heavy Fruit Crops In New York State Poughkeepsie, N.Y. — Heavy fruit crops are expected in New York State this year with the single exception of the Baldwin apple, according to Mr. 'Walter R. Clarke, president of the Dairyman's Expenses The cow that produces less than 250 pounds of fat . cannot make a profit for ttbe dairyman, believes B. J. Perry, extension, dairyman at tile New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, who bases this contention on present milk prices and the cost of running a dairy farm. It ie dif- ficult at present for a herd averag- ing even 300 pounds of fat to yield a return over all expenses, he says and there is " need of a weeding out of all inferior animals from the rank and file of the New Jersey herds. Milk and fat records, regularly New York State Horticultural Society. kept, are indispensable in eliminat Returning, here from a tour of the mg the unnecessary expenditures Principal fruit -growing sections of the' caused by low -producing animals, State, Mr. Clarke said uniformly fa- vorable weather conditions had con- tributed to the preparation 61 bounti- ful crops of fine quality. It the Hud- son 'Valley, apples, peaches, pears and grapes are doing unusually well. The N York State pear crop is expected low testers and speculative feeding, Mr. Perry advocates the establishing of monthly records of milk flow, with regular fat tests on each cow. Re, ports show that -cows producing 9; 500 pounds of milk for the past yeax New or in the Salem County Herd Improve - to be 116 per Cent. greater than last ment Association ate only 25 per 'cent year, although in other states it will more feed while' making 88 per cent take a drop. more in returns over -feed costs than animals that produced 4,500 pounds �'' � of milk, he states. During the year Former Kaiser Owns of different cows were entered in Czech Church the association, and of the 326 for Prague.—The seventy-fifth jubilee which full year records of milk, fat of the German Evangelical Church in and feed' costs were kept 12 per cent Marienbad, North Bohemia, revealed produced less than 250 pounds of fat. that the former German Emperor is Eighty por cent of the herds in tho the owner of the building ee this Salem Association exceeded au aver - congregation. Twenty-five years ago age of 300 pounds of fat. The aver - the Kaiser when still ruling Ger-, age yearly production of each asso- many presented the church with two elation cow was 7,300 pounds of mills, valuable windows. On the present 327 pounds of fat, while the average occasion, in a letter from Doorn, production of all New Jersey cotes, William offered his congratulations according to the last 'census, was aP and bestowed on the preacher of the proximately 6,200 pounds of milk and oburch the Order of Hohenzollern, .240 pounds of fat. The mating of the profitable cows Students' Cars Must Pass eith well-bred bulls of proved an Slafety vestry is largely responsible for the Test In Iowa high average of the cows in the Ames, Iowa.—Safety tests and the Salem County herds, Mr. Perry de requirement of liability insurance claves. Culling and careful feedbag point to the aboliticn of "campus are other important factors. flivvers" at Iowa State College here. A new ruling of the school adminis- Charting Sea Highways trative board requires that students begun by British Navy driving automobiles invest in )lability London—A fleet 0f British usual insurance up to $5,000 and that they sloops has begun the annual task of submit their cars o is t t and t d bras r recliart.ing the ocean highways. This test. v— l 'undertaking requires several months - •.• and costs more than $500,000. Five and a Half Months' 1 Tho vessels engaged on the under - Fast Ended 1tailing, equipped with many delicate Near Warsaw, Indiana, Juin 55, 1931,1 instruments, will take tens of thoa- a 500 -pound hog was accidentally coy -1 sands of soundings and 'calculations, ered with straw while threshing. After 1 and the reports from them will keep five and a half months the stack was,the hydrographic department of the taken down, and as it was being re-' Admiralty busy for months. moved out walked the bog, alive and An Admiralty official says that every well As a` rosult of its Past its Year several hundred new rocks aro weight Bans been reduced by one-half. discovered hi' thio survey. It 1s trot __imusu.al for 700,000 alterations to be Suitor: "Sir, when lin away from made on the existing charts. Nancy I plumb the uttermost depths Its addition to charting new roque of despairs," Father (fed up with and changes in the level of the seabo4 the youth), "Well, 1 don't want My in coast lines and the post bo noted. daughtef" to marry a plumber, so tion of buoys and lightltousee Malts to you'd better give up the idea."