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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1939-09-07, Page 3AWS ADE.. ° RgPERCUSSIONI One of the first Waage the new German -Russian enon-agression pact did was to etre Japan the jitters, turning the Rising'Sun nation against its for- mer triangle -partner, Germany. Im- mediately Japan began to look with favor again upon Britain. Within three days of the signing a the new pact, Japanese army men left off stripping British sub- jects In China, began to make the German nationals .suffer the var- ious indignities instead. 9TIS AN ILL WIND: Wars and rumors of wars and successive crises in Europe don't help busi- ness much. They bring trade be- tween countries to a standstill play havoc with the stock mamket, chase customers away from every mercantile door, throw the youth of the land into a frame of mind where they think a hand-to-mouth existence is the only possible one, But , it's an ill wind that blows nobody good. Europe hang- ing on the brink of catastrophe has accomplished one wonder. It has succeeded in bringing Ontario's Mr. Hepburn to Ottawa, to confer with federal officials .. AL- ELSE FORGOTTEN: Have not heard much talk of an elec- tion this Fall, eh, since the Danzig crisis started? Ears straining to Hockey Star Drowns Albert "Babe" Siebert, star of -the Montreal Canadiem-' hockey. "te fr or. many. year s, -and recent- " ly "appointed coach of the Flying Frenchmen, was drowned in Lake Hunan while attempting to re- trieve an inflated automobile •` tube which had got away from his little daughter. catch the. dropping of a pin in the Polish Corridor, have been mis- sing bangs and crashes on our own political floor. _POLAND'S HISTORY: In 965 un- der the reign of Mieszko, whose great -great-grandfather had wrest- ed its beginnings — a province ex- tending from the -Carpathian moun- tains to the Bug River— from the falling Moravian Empire, the hist- ory of Poland as a kingdom began. She gradually grew, at one time extending over part of what is now Western Russia and the Rus- sian Ukraine, as far south as what formerly was Czecho-Slovakia, and as far north as what is now Lat- via on the Baltic, and with a west- ern frontier approximately the same as her present border. Poland has been partitioned four times. She appeared as an independent state under treaties concluded in 1795, partitioned her between Russia, Prussia and Aus- tria. Not until 1919 did she again appear as a nation, carved into the world maps by the Treaty of Ver- sailles. THE WEEK'S QUESTION: How does the new Nazi -Communist pact aid China? Answer: Japan's sum of energy is already half -spent af- ter two years 'of expensive unde- clared war in China: But Japan has all along been counting heavily on Germany remaining an enemy of Russia. Now Russia is in a po- sition to concentrate new strength on the Siberian-Manehoukuo bord- er, focal point of Russian -Japanese hostilities, and give all her atten- • tion to defeating the Japanese. Meatless Months The Snake Park at Port Eliz- , abeth, Natal, has a python 21 ft. long, which did not touch food for 19 months. It remained per fectly healthy. Niagara Moving During the last 100 years Nia- gara Falls have moved back near- ly 400 ft., and are still Moving. The water pouring over the edge wears away the rock --about 3 ft. each year. Canadian Troops Are Ort Guard Against Sabotage 111 Dominion. In face of European events, the Dominion gov ernment has taken steps to prevent sabotage of im- portant public buildings, transport and communication lines. At the RIGHT, a sergeant of the Lincoln and Welland Regiment is shown standing guard on a. bridge over the Welland canal, while a Lewis gun crew is seen, LOWER LEFT, keeping a watchful eye on the canal itself. In camp at Thorold, Ont., these sol- diers, UPPER LEFT, gather around as one of their comrades receives a shave from the company barber, prior to taking up sentry duty. VOICE o! she PRESS EXCAVATION Out in. Alberta they dig up dino- saurs, but in Ontario, merely old estates. — Toronto Star. FORGOTTEN MEN Rural mail carriers are to have special markers to put on their cars. But they have not had their pay raised. — Oshawa Times, LAND OF ABUNDANCE Andrew Murray, of Wilton Grove, Ont., planted one 'bushel of Erban oats and harvested 93 bush- els. There are many things wrong in the world but there appears to • ,Z tang wrong with : an earth whit can yield such an abund- ance– Peterborough Examiner. NOT TO BE COUNTED ON An English industrialist visiting Toronto predicted a boom for Can- adian industry in the event of war, this country being looked upon as a first line reserve for the Old Land. That may be true enough, but all war booms leave a head- ache and a demoralized economy Tho truth is, the world has not yet recovered from the Great War. — St. Catharines Standard. ABOLISH ROADSIDE WEEDS One argument used by the advo- cates of reforestation is that a beautiful landscape will attract the tourists, yet we cannot recall hear- ing it said that sow thistle, wild . carrot, oxeye daisy, orange hawk- weed, teazel and blue devil along the roadside and in the fields will give any special delight to those who travel the King's Highway. A large percentage of the people of Ontario apparently see beauty ra- ther than decreased production and lose in this fauna of weeds for many roadsides are dirty and fields are over -run, The provincial highways should be models of cleanliness regardless of the standards of farm practice in the cominunities through which they pass. — The Farmer's Advo- cate. Twice Champ Beard Grower The. arena at Vernon, B. Vas. packed to its brim again this year for tae grand finale carni- val, 1939. when Bert Lamarche, for the second year in a row, was awarded the palm for having grown the bushiest beard. Old Fallacy Is Exploded Salt Does Not Cause Harden- ling of the Arteries Here is proof that should dis- prove conclusively the popular misconception that salt is harmful to the human system, that it caus- es hardening of the arteries, di- lutes the natural lubricants in the body joints, and results in depos- its of salt in the system, paving the way to rheumatic diseases. Ward Off Fatigue An article in the current issue of the Oval, magazine of Canadian Industries, Limited, reports that scientific studies by physiologists in leading laboratories have prov- ed conclusively that salt lost through perspiration must be re- placed to restore the necessary balance, and the medical profes- sion is in agreement that the use of sodium chloride, or common sillt either in loose form -,or ae snail_, compressed tablets, is -a safe, and successful method of counteracting or warding off the effects of exces- sive heat fatigue. Endorsement Prompted by the general belief that salt was harmful to the hum- an system, Safety Engineering, an authoritative American magazine, recently conducted a survey all among the leading American med- ical authorities, and the following sentence sums up their combined opinions: "Inasmuch, however, as' the good that is done by salt tab- lets outweighs the conjectural harm that might occur to a very small number of people, the use of salt in hot industries,. or hot wea- ther should be encouraged." Pasture For The Fall Here is a suggestion from the Forage Division, Dominion Experi- mental Farms, about providing good pasture in the fall. Fall rye, sown at the rate of two bushels to the acre from August 10 to September 10., depending on dis- trict and season, will usually sup- . ply good feeding for cattle until well on towards winter. Early plowing helps 'in preparing the seed bed, and 'once rye has made a firm start, : cattle may be turned into the fields, but not sheep be- cause they nibble too closely. If not pastured too closely, the rye will winter well and there will be early pasture next spring lasting till the, end• of June. Then it may be ploughed under and the plants make excellent green manure. Established in 1299, Town Bowling Club; Southampton, England, has greens which are six centuries old. Books And You BY ELIZABETH EEDY "'UNCLE LAWRENCE" By Oliver Warner This small book is the fine story of a young Englishman's short Summer visit to an uncle known only through letters who lived on the island of Pelee in Lake Erie, the southern -most point of Canada. Uncle Lawrence was the only one of a large Victorian family who did not turn out to be a rep- resentative, son of a Lincolnshire clergyman. His letters and the chance comments of the family caught the interest of a young nep- hew (the author). When Uncle Lawrence invited Oliver 'to come out to Pelee during the summer, the young. man accepted. with eag- er and affectionate curiosity. He found his umcle living alone in a strange sort of crabbed content- ment. The ' charm of the book lies in the revelation of Lawrence's char- acter and in the young nephew's delicate understanding of him. It has special interest for South- ern Ontario folk who know the is- land and Leamington and Kings- ville. The names of the people in the story are real-life ones. "Uncle Lawrence" by Oliver Warner, Toronto: The MacMillan Co., of Canada, $1.65. Pop °Jarity Of Wool Increases New Textures and Color Range Are Partly Responsible It may seem early to talk about wool, but now that wool is so de- finitely a year-round fabric, we can discuss it reasonably. New textures and fascinating color ranges have a lot to do with wool's popularity. Also, wools are now sheer and even tweeds are lighter in weight Wonderful im- ported knitted fabrics are combin- ed with hand knits. Circular or slim skirts in the better houses are not too short and the sheer wool fabrics, some of them combin- ed with pure silk, aro very thin and flattering. New "old" fabrics like meiton, duvetyn, broadcloth, flannel, serge, woo] bengaline and ottoman„ vie with really new weaves in sheer woolens. Some of these have ani- mal hairs woven in, and in the dye- ing, the. difference in color values gives added surface life. Angoras are also very popular in sweaters and a new hand knitted angora evening wrap is not only news but good news. N TARO UTDOORS y WC BAKER ONTARIO SKEET TEAM WINS DOMINION TUTLE Posting the highest individual score among the finalists in the na- tional skeet championships, which were held simultaneously with the trap competition, Fred Lister led Toronto's York Skeet Club to the successful defence of its Dominion title The. five -pian team representing Canada's second oldest skeet club brake 468 x 500 targets to out- shoot the four other entries in the final match by a wide margin. Sec- ond place was taken by the Mont- real Skeet Club's No. 2 Team whose score of 440 left them 28 points behind the victorious Tor- onto squad. The other entries and scores were: Saint John, N.B., Skeet -Grub 432, Trail; B.C.,-Trap and Skeet Club 424, and the Medi- cine Hat, Alta., Gun Club 424. With a brilliant display of marksmanship, Lister missed only three clay -pigeon targets out of the hundred thrown as his score of 97 led the Toronto marksmen to victory in the nation-wide tour- nament. In the first round of the nation- al shooting tournament, sponsored each year by the Dominion Marks- men organization, the crack Tor- onto team successively defended its Central Zone title by outshoot- ing the six teams entered in the zone from London, Copper Cliff, Hamilton and Levack, In this semi-final shoot champion Dr. G. D. Beierl was in top form as he set the pace for his team-mates 'with a perfect score of 50. The Dominion titlists had stiff opposition to overcome in this year's final shoot as the other four zone championship teams fought hard to take possession of the per- petual trophy, emblematic of skeet supremacy in Canada. en Twilight Comes When twilight conies and nature stills The hum that haunts the dales and hills, Dim shadows deepen and combine And Heaven with its crystal wine The cups of thirsty roses fills. Blithe birds with music -burdened bills Hush for a space their tender trills And seek their homes in shelter- ing pine When twilight collies: Soft melody the silence thrills Played by the -nymphs along the rills; And where the dew -kissed grasses twine, ' The frogs and crickets tattoo fine Drums to the fife of the whip -poor - wills. —Frank Dempster Sherman. Acre .f heat rings In 835 How the Saskatchewan. Wheat Pool Figures Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Elev- ators, Ltd., has its own way of watching the possible outcome of the wheat crop at maturity. Re- ports from Regina indicate that Present prospects are 93 points, and it is explained that a full 100 points indicates an average of 161S bushels per seeded acre On that basis the present outlook is for an average of 15 1-3 bushels. For that grain the fixed price of 70 cents per bushel will apply but the 70 cent figure is based on del- ivery at Fort William, Freight rates from Regina to Fort William are 20 cents per 100 pounds, or 12 cents per bushel. There are other, charges for elevator crate, a_ e,- 1n- surtlfee; .spec roil and weighing, and these average 3,5 cents per bushel, making the average cost of putting a bushel of grain in Ft. William 15.5 cents. Farmer 'To Get But $8.85 Per Acre If a farmer delivers No. 1 hard he will actually have 54,5 cents at the 70 -cent price. Taking 15 1.3 bushels as the average yield it means that one acre will give a re- turn of $8.35 And if his wheat grades lower than No. 1 his finan- cial return will be less than that. Out of that the farmer will have to pay for his threshing no matter it he does it by separator or com- bine. A cash return of $3.35 per acre is small indeed, and particu- larly so for a farrier who is de- pending chiefly on grain for his in- come - LIFE'S LIKE THAT y Fred Neater "There—now 1 hope you're convinced that those Snger'pr:tits on the guest towel are not mine!!" REGTAR FELLERS—Practical Farmer HOT DOC,' MY RADISHES ARE UP!. / O l 0 A ,0 ro HEY" PUD, C•ET AWAT FROM THAT RADIO._ THERE'S MOREN IMPORTANT TN1N S ON 'THE. AIR .BEND A HOLE COWBOY PROCtRAM! By GENE S YRNES 0 -A.� rl. & r"t. O::im. All Hpfw 7lmYveil -