HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1940-04-18, Page 6NEWS
PARADE
The long-awaited spring offens-
ive by Germany came with a sud-
denness that threw the September
1 Blitzzrieg against Poland into
the shade. Within twenty-four
lours, the capitals of two neutral
:countries had fallen into the
Lands of the Nazi conquerors.
The entire situation in Europe
changed overnight. Before the
new state of affairs could be ac-
curately assessed and events seen
in their true perspective, a cer-
tain period of time would have to
elapse. For the time being, of
course, the war of nerves was
,over. But what did the future
bold?
A number of important ques-
tions, geographic, diplomatic, ec-
onomic, were raised by Hitler's
invasion of Denmark and Scand-
inavia: Was the German action
merely a counter-move against the
Allies in order to secure bases to
break the British blockade? Or
was it also a political move, con-
sequent upon which the conquer-
ed territories would be reduced to
the status of Austria, Czecho-
slovakia, Poland? Would the Al-
lies be able to drive the German
army out of their new entrenched
positions by air bombardments, by
a naval war, or by land action?
'Would. Holland and Belgium be
the next countries to undergo
invasion by German armies?
Would the Balkan front be
opened up while the attention
of the powers was held
in the north? Would Mussolini
seize the opportunity to take over
Yugoslavia and form a new "Ad -
elate bloc"? What would happen
to Iceland, Greenland? What
would Russia do, should the war
in the north be prolonged? What
effect would the new Nazi ag-
gressions have on the neutrality
of the United States?
One thing was certain at the
outset — Germany would now
have butter as well as guns. The
eutting-off of all Danish exports
to Great Britain (her best cus-
emer) meant the release of enor-
mous supplies of butter, bacon,
eggs for German consumption.
The April 9 Blitzkrieg also assur-
ed Germany of vital raw mater-
ials from Scandinavia — iron ore,
iron pyrites, zinc, antimony and.
timber — needed to carry on the
war.
War Closer Here
To Great Britain, loss of Dan-
ish foodstuffs, Scandinavian raw
materials, meant a greater de-
pendence on North America, Aus-
tralia and New Zealand, for sup-
plies. The increased Allied de-
mands made themselves felt in
Canada immediately with the set -
king up of a Ministry of Supply,
beaded by Hon. C. D. Howe, to
Candle all war purchases.
Thus was Canada drawn closer
into the war . .. not just because
Greenland happened to be a neigh-
bour of ours.
New General Manager
C. F. Express Company
J. Edgar Coulter, vice-president
nd general nlanag•er, Canadian
acific Express Company, Toron-
to, who has been appointed presi-
dent and general manager to
succeed the late Thomas E. Mc.-
onnell. Thirty-seven years ago,
. Coulter joined the Canadian
acific Express Company as office
;boy at the age of 18 years, and
within seven years became chief
clerk to the president.
Gardening
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NO HURRY
The average amateur starts oper-
Ttions days or sometimes weeks too
aeon and stops long before satf;a-
ctory gardening can continue.
With the general run of vegetables
and flowers there is no advantage
1,17. getting things in while there is
still danger of serious frost. One
tet -back from a cold day or two
completely offsets the early start
and may, indeed, mean replanting
the whole garden. This caution of
Spring
halting; Mist England Goes Back to the Land
With all the men of military age gone to the wars and with England aleeding more home -produced food
than ever beforet the women have stepped into the breach with the aetatainnation to raise a bmnpe', crop
for John Bull this year. Here is a scene on a big farm at Bury St: 'Ednijinds, where women of the land
army are digging and planting from sunup to sunset. Most of these women have menfolk at the frons; or
at military stations in England.
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course does not apply to very har-
dy vegetables or flowers or to the
grass .seed. These should be sown
just as soon as ground is fit to
work,
GIVE THEM ROOM
Spacing is important as even the
enthusiast does not care to spend
much time kneeling and thinning.
Labor can be saved by properly
spacing the seed as planted. Corn,
beets, peas and similar plants with
big seeds can easily be sown at the
distances advocated on the packet.
With tiny seeded lettuce or alyssum
however, it is practically impos-
alb to space by hand but if the seed
le first mixed with a little sand and
the whole sown carefully, plants
will be spread out.
FOR THE OVERWORKED
There are flower gardens that fit
almost any situation. For those peo-
ple who have neither the time nor
inclination there are plenty of an-
nual flowers that thrive on. neglect.
A little digging of the ground in the
late Spring is all that is required.
Take such things as alyssum, the
dwarf marigolds, portulaca and the
California poppies for edging. These
Stocky little tlow.e a almostsoe51
themselves, crowd out weeds, do
well in any location, but prefer the
tam and light soil. Once started they
will look after themselves.
Pupil Exchange
Idea Valuable
Helpful to Students and To
Countries. Promotes Under-
standing and Good -will
There never was a time when
mutual understanding among young
people living at a distance from one
another was as sorely needed as in
our day and age, says the Kitchen-
er Record. So it is of interest to no-
tice something of the way in which
our schools help young Canadians
to become acquainted in other pro-
vinces and other countries.
Each year brings over 2,000 full-
time students from the United
States .to our colleges and private
schools, in addition to those who
come for summer courses. A. third
o; more of these come to our
French language institutions, and
probably most of them are from fa-
milies who were at one time Can-
adian,
EXCHANGE AMONG PROVINCES
Several hundred come each year
teem leeeeteanaaacxud..,.. especially to _
our Atlantic provinces,
a hundred from the British West
Indies who also study mainly in the
Maritimes. There is a considerable
R. A. F. Reconnaissance Planes" Convoy A Convoy
There are really two convoys in this picture and the merchant ship
below can feel that it is well protected. Partially visible in the UPPER
LEFT is a British warship on the lookout for lurking German sub-
marines, while overhead fly some of the formidable Anson reconnais-
/anee planes of the Royal Air Force, They are looking for submarines
(stns for enemy planes as well.
'•eontingent, too, from the United
Kingdom — larger than usual this
year because of the boys and girls
who were touring Canada when the
war broke out, and whose parents
decided they should remain at Can-
adian schools rather than go back
home. Other countries contribute at
least 300 students a year.
There is a fairly large movement
of students between provinces.
Nearly 5,000 attend colleges or pri-
vate schools outside of their prov-
ince of ordinary residence. The Na-
tional Federation of Canadian Uni-
vesity Students, with the co-opera-
tion of the universities, in recent
years has facilitated this exchange
by providing an arrangement
whereby students in different uni-
versities may ,exchange places for
a year,
The ,gok Shelf
A DOCTOR'S HOLIDAY IN IRAN
By Rosalie Morton
Dr. Morton, famous woman
physician and surgeon, here pre-
sents an informal and informative
study of Persia, the ancient East-
.,.:innaa.Vhich hos tuxued its Base
toward progress at a time when
Europe shows signs of evolution
in reverse. "The unveiling of wo-
men/' writes Dr. Morton, "has
caught the world's imagination,
but this is only a minor phase of
the awakening of Asia. Iran today
is a lesson in modernism and an
example of youth rebuilding a
world."
The author gives us a sympath-
etic picture of the people, the no-
mads, the villagers, the city dwel-
lers, as they adjust themselves to
a new tempo of living — in a
country as old as time, which still
looks to the future with Hope and
confidence.
",Ar, Doctor's Holiday In Iran"
. by Rosalie Slaughter Morton,
M. D.• . Toronto: Oxford Uni-
versity Press . . . $3.50
Farm Lands Value
Shows Small Gain
In Canada During 1939 — In•
crease of $1 Per Acre
In its annual report on farm val-
ues for the year 1939, the Domin-
ion Bureau of Statistics states that
the average of occupied lands in
Canada in that year was reported
at $25 per acre, an increase of one
dollar an acre over the 1938 value,
This`,i Jtlie first increase since the
yeas 1915, when the average value
rose•froin.$23 to $24. Average val-
ues are still much below the 1926
`average of $37 per acre.
VALUES OF LIVESTOCK
The average values per head of
live stock` in Canada in 1939 are
estimated as follows, with the 1938
values within brackets: Horses $67
($71).; :milk cows, $46 ($40) ; other
cattle, $33 ($27) ; total cattle, $39
($33); sheep, $6.69 ($5.79); hogs,
$13.79 ($13.21).
VOICE
PRESS
CHURCH ATTENDANCE •
If absence makes the heart
grow fonder a lot of men must
love the church.
—Brandon Sun,
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NO LONGER FORBIDDEN
Hepburn said that after the el-
ection was over the people .of On-
tario might see March of a Time's
Canada at War. Now that the ban
is off who'll want to see it?
—Hamilton Spectator.
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APPRENTICES AGAIN
Improvement in the industrial
situation is indicated- •: by an-
nouncement that many plants are
taking on apprentices. What they
should have been doing years ago.
—Owen Sound Sun -Times.
LISTENING TO SPEECHES
Just one thing more. The elec-
tion campaign demonstrated that
people who think 20 minutes is
the limit for aa good sermon sat
and listened for 90 minutes to a
political address.
—Peterborough Examiner.
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INTERFERING WITH NATURE
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• When hens laid in the spring,
as nature intended, eggs were a
good price all winter long. Now
that hens have been tricked into
laying all winter the best price
for eggs is some other time. Poul-
try raisers must feel the same
about it as a seasoned producer
who exclaimed years ago that
"The packers want the kind of
cattle the farmer ain't got."
—Farmer's Advocate,
Screams Scare
Charging Beast
Mrs. Osa Johnson, Wild Game
Hunter, Finds Them Effect-
ive in Beating Off Foes
Girls, if a rhinoceros or an enrag-
ed elephant should charge you, do
you know the best thing for you to
do? Just scream, scream as loud
and as long as you can, or as long
as necessary to make the frighten-
ed animal turn and run, says a story
from Washington, D,C., in the New
York Sun.
mins is the -advice given last week
by one of the most experienced wo-
men wild game hunters, Mrs. Osa
Johnson, widow of Martin Johnson;
the explorer and writer.
Mrs. Johnson illustrated her ad-
vice from her own experiences:
"Martin and I," she said, 'disliked
to shoot any animal we had taken
pictures of.
"When an elephant, a rhinoceros
THE PASSWORD
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For roiling
a cooler,
sweeter,
more fra-
grant cig-
arette the
password
is always
"Ogden's". Recognized
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"guard" to true smoking pleasure,
Ogden's Fine Cut provides major
satisfaction in rolling your own. A
package of this better cigarette to-
baccowith "Chanteoler"or"Vogue"
papers there's a combination that
will pass the test—anyplace, anytime.
Pipe.
Smokers I—
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For
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Cut
Plug
or other large animal charged at
me, I would scream terrifically. Al-
most always my screams would di-
vert them, I must leave hurt their
eard gums. Only rarely was I forced
to shoot."
Germans Can Eat
At Big Festivities
Allowed Special Rations to
Observe Marriages and Anni-
versaries
The German people, after seven
months of strict food rationing, now
have the prospect of at, least being
able to celebrate marriages and an-
niversaries with the customary din-
ner.
Food -rationing offices have been
officially instructed by the minister
for food and agriculture that special
rations may be granted upon appli-
cation for these family celebrations.
The ministerial order, however,
limited the number of participants
receiving such favore' treatment to
12.
CRIMP IN SOCIAL LIFE
Food -rationing and the complicat-
ed card system, inaugurated by the
government even before the war
started, put a crimp into all enter-
tainment and social life.
With one pound of meat per per-
son per week, and such luxuries as
tea and coffee eliminated from the
German bill of farehousewives had
their hands full adapting them-
selves to the new style of living.
LIFE'S LIKE THAT
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(Nearsighted Officer) "Cut Out the Grandstand Stuff and Get in
Line! ! !"
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