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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1940-05-02, Page 2.Arm -chair generals came into their gain last week. Supplied with a multiplicity of maps et the candinavian front they could tell the rest of the world. just exactly how the war in Norway was going. Two major battles were being waged, they pointed out, which might prove decisive for the whole Norwegian campaign -- north of Oslo; and north of Trott& heim, the key to central and aouthern Norway, connected by rail with Sweden. Heavy inteusi- iication of the war in the air was noted . . the Allied navies being in control of sea communications, Rear Hitler was having to depend mainly on his air fleet not only for supplies for his invading army but for reinforcements; and was having to rely largely on his air - arm to fight off further Allied landings and supply ships. Sweden On Spot If, as was apparently the ease last week, Germany was finding herself unable to consolidate her position in southern Norway fast enough, before new Allied thrusts ventral and northern Norway could bog down her machine, neighboring Sweden was in the worst spot since the time of Na- poleon. A German invasion of Sweden appeared, on the surface, to be only a matter of hours. But for several reasons, Sweden for the time being did not fear an attajlc by Germany: Because she has a weli-trained and efficiently equipped army of 400,000 men, and a number of strongly defend- ed airdromes from which attacks against any invaders could be launched; again, a German invas- ion of Sweden was seen as int- anediately depriving Germany of an invaluable source of iron ore -- the Kiruna iron mines; lastly, ex- tension of the northern theatre of war to Sweden would mean that the Allies eould strike at Hitler's right flank and night the more earlier oust German forces from central and southern Norway. The War Week Since the Germans were so ob- viously occupied in Norway last week, a Nazi push on the West- ern Front was believed deferred .. Nazi sympathizers were being driven out of a number of Euro- pean countries, chiefly Yugo-, slavia, where a Nazi plot against, the government was nipped in the bud . . martial law was declar- ed in the Netherlands, Premier de Geer also making it known that Dutch overseas possessions (Japan was eyeing the Dutch East Indies) would be defended by arms .. . Italy appeared to be maintaining resistance to German pressure to enter the war at this point; but Mussolini might be ex- pected soon to seize Yugoslav is- lands in the _Adriatic . . . Russia re -iterated her determination "not to Participate in this war" . A German -Rumanian trade agree- ment was signed daring the week, Rumania agreeing to fulfil exist- ing wheat and oil contracts following. Angio -J apanese talks came rumors of British canoes - mons to Japan in China, if Japan would help blockade Germany in the Pacific Canadians Are Busy Back home, Canadian taxpay- ers received three warnings that the cost of waging war comes high: one, tax increases in the British „budget; two, a speech by the Governor of the Bank of Can- ada urging people to cut down on their personal spending; three, published figures showing a thir- teen per cent increase in whole- sale prices . During the same weak, the 'Conservative party were looking for a House leader . . Government, packers and farmers were wondering what to do about the reduction in British bacon buying over here . .., most of the cities of the Dominion were going on daylight saving time . Ot- tawa was denying reports that Canadian troops were serving in Norway . . . Opposing Naval Forces Compared In November "Jane's Fighting Ships" authoritative word on the world navies, gave the fallowing figures for principal classifications of the Royal Navy and the German Fleet: Capital ships: Groat Britain 15, Germany 5. Cruisers (heavy and other): Gt. Britain 58, Germany 8. Destroyers: Great Britain 179, Germany 22. Submarines : Great. Britaiu 66, Germany 65, BEFORE NORWAY Prior to outbreak of war in Nor - WY, Great Britain had lost one eapetal sliip, the Royal Oak, and Germany one, the Graf Spee. Great Britain had lost no emitters,' Ger. many two. British destroyer leeBes wel'e placed at six, defidany, sto Or as is known, had her original eompleMeut. The Royal Navy has lost four submarines, Germany 50 to 60. Leaving out submarines, whose replacensent Is impossible to esti- mate, the apparent comparison thein was: They're Out To Prevent Accidents in Industry • easmitteettetten: ass esee eee New officers for the coming year were elected at the silver jubilee ale* convention of the Industrial Accident Prevention Associations au the Royal York Hotel, Toronto, on April 22 and 23. Shown above, hey are: (top, left to right) E. C. Steele, Union Gas. Co. Ltd., Chatham, president; M. F. Verity, Massey -Harris Co. Ltd., Toronto, lst vice- president; (bottom, left to right) Col. Frank Chappell, V. D., General Motors of Canada Ltd.', Oshawa, 2nd Vice -President; A. J. Harvey, Lever Bros. Ltd., Toronto, honorary treasurer. R. 13. Morley, Toronto, was re-elected general manager. Capital ships: Great Britain 14. Germany 4. Cruisers: Great Britain 58, Ger- many 6. Destroyers: Great Britain 173. Germany 22. POWERFUL NEW BATTLESHIPS Official and serni-official reports after the battle of the Skagerrak eevealed that Britaiu has added five new battleships, the world's most powerful, to the Royal Navy. Completion of these ships raised Britain's capital ship strength to 19, leaving at least four more build- ing. BY VIC BAKER 1/11111VIOAW1.1. .1111...11Widibi.1.1110...0111 SKEET MEET The spring skeet shooting sea- son in Canada opened in April with a bang when more than a half a hundred of the best shot- gun shooters in Ontario and New York State gathered at the To- ronto Hunt Club to compete for the Ontario Individual Skeet Championship. More than 20,000 whizzing and ducking clay targ- ets were powdered as the scatter- MICKIE SAYS— WEI.4.11:01-1-4,-11-1SY 4oR-TA A$$1GN MEM- 'VAT'S $uj- 0` TO DANIS SERMON.:, rt $0MIPIg 'AT SOME OF *you$E. SHOULD RE 4Et•IDIM' 10 U$ IP YOU 'SPECT NEWSPAPER, 7-0 REEP COMid 10 YOU c,* if10 tirqt gun marksmen blazed away from early morning to sundown in the cne-day shotgun tournament. A dozen outstanding skeet champ- ions from both sides of the inter- national border journeyed to the Queen City to- try for the pro- vincial individual honours. This year's title was won by David MacEll'ven of the Buffalo, N. Y., Trap and Field Club, who led a strong aggregation of New Yorkers to Toronto for the pro- vincial meet. He won the individ- ual honours in a thrilling last- minute shoot-cff with J. Harry Kretschmann of. the Hamilton Gun Club after both had, ended the, regular '100 -bird shoot with a. targets broken. In the 25 -target shoot -off the Buffalo champion posted a perfect score while the Hamiltonian missed three to end second. The Forester Gun Club of Williamsville, N. Y., won the team event. The tournament committee in charge was as follows: Represent- ing the Ontario Skeet Associa- tion—President, Dr. D. H. Stew- art, Hamilton; First Vice -Presi- dent, Dr. G. D. Beierl, Toronto; Second Vice -President, G. Alex Forbes, Hespeler; Secretary, Alex Wilson, Toronto. Representing the Toronto Hunt Club, C. 13. Hender- son, Chairman of the shooting committee. Says Second War Started in 1936 Famous Military Expert Lid- dell Hart, Believes It Began Wheel Germany And Italy Intervened in Spain Capt. Liddell Hart, famous mili- tary expert, believes the second great war of the 20th century be- gan in July, 1936, when. Germany and Italy intervened in - Spain. „ This and, other disconcerting obedie rations are made in his new book, "The Defence of Britain." - The Spanish. civil war changed the strategic balance of power. ag- ainst the democracies, Hart :be!.. Heves. The IVIunieh agreement still further upset that balance. • • Prance and Great Britain failed to recognize in time this new "broadened strategy," or the ex- tent of the "white wax," according to Hart, As a result, they have now been manoeurveed out of their, strategic vantage ground, and forc- ed back into a defensive position -which is itself exposed in flank and rear." VOICE or THE PRESS PROPAGANDA... Propaganda is the other side's ease put so well that It annoys you. — Kingston. Whig -Standard. MAIN DIFFERENCE ... The chief difference between a home -town doctor and the big city specialist is about 8100. — Brandon Stin, IF THEY REVOLT ... If the rationed Germans do final- ly revolt, It likely will be because they realize that living room is not so important as dining room. -- Toronto Saturday Night. COUNTY TOWNS CHAMPIONED A Toronto lawyer declares juries in county towns are better than those in Toronto. But why restrict the statement to juries? There are many, many things in county towee ,stiperior to those in Toronto. In fact, county towns as a rule are better than Toronto — St. Thomas Times -Journal. • TOO MANY MIDDLEMEN The middleman Is often of ines- timable value to the producer and serves his turn to the conamunity. But the middleman's interest has grown to an extent quite unknown, we believe, elsewhere, and the poor producer too often sees his goods 'passing from one middleman to an- other, each exacting. his profit, till the farmer at one end and the con- sumer at the other are equally con- founded — the one by the meagre- ness of his return and the other by the swollen price, he has to pay. This is an old story, but surely the riddle is not insoluble? There must be ways of protecting the pro- ducee, and especially the small pro- ducer, from being slaughtered in the markets. — Guelph Mercury. Gerdening MOST COMMON MISTAKE Most common mistake of new gardeners is crowding things too close together. In planning lay- outs it is essential that the ma- ture height and width of the flower or shrub or tree be kept in mind and sufficient space he al- lowed for full growth. With new- ly set out permanent shrubbery, space between may be filled in temporarily with annuals until full room is required 'and with a slow growing tree like the maple or elm, shrubbery may be grown -between for eight or ten years. But when the time comes for full room being needed, then it should be available and one must harden his heart, take an axe and thin. Crowded flower s, vegetables, shrubs or trees, soon become weak and spindly. INFORMALITY BEST The informal flower garden is much to be preferred for average planting. At the same time this does not mean just throwing in plants or seed, Generally the best plan is to have the larger flowers towards the rear or centre of the bed so that little things like 'naa- turtiums, alyssum, dwarf phlox and similar kinds will not be hid- den. Where the bed is to be mix- ed, it is well also to have late, medium and early flowers evenly balanced to insure something al. ways in bloom. SUMMER GARDENS Where one has a Summer cot- tage that will not be visited until June, the usual practice is to start practically all the garden in flat boxes at home. Later these are taken well grown out to the garden 'by the lake. Such things as iettuce carrots, beets, onions, Oren ,:corn, can all, be started in boxes or pots an'd' moved very carefully. It is a good idea to start in individual berry or special card- board box and simply remove box when planting. •s C II TI NG Now it is the unhappy turn of the Scouts of Denmark, some 18,- 000 in nmber,,to).)6'. banned by the Germans, as the flivadeis did in the case of Czechti4SIOValtia, Austria and Polalid. 4. A special course in Junior St. John Ambulance work for Scouts is being given at Carmichael 'rouse, the St, Catharines District Head- quarters. Scouts of Oil Spriugs, Ont., col- lected over 2,000 tons of wastepa- per and magazines for the Red Cross. Regular collections by truck are being made every second week. A reforestation camp for Boy Scouts from Western Ontario points will be held, May 16.19, at the Government reforestation silo near St, Williams, Ont., In co-op- eration with the Ontario Forest: y Branch of the Department of Lands and Forests. Field Secretary 11., E. D. Mitchell, of London, will be in charge. The Scouts participating will be selected by their own Troops ou the basis of fitness and efficiency. "Once again the Boy Scouts As- sociation has demonstrated its real worth and the fact that this organ- ization is a great public asset, by collecting in a most efficient and thorough manner the election re- sults from polling booths in Hall' fax and most of the large centres in Nova Scotia. As far as we have been able to ascertain, in not •one instance did the Boy Scouts fall down en their job, and In collie- quence of their efficiency and de- • votion to duty the general 'public were able to receive the resulti 'of the polling throughout this pl. ON' ince much sooner than would other- wise have been the ease." — A. M. Mackay, General Commercial Man- ager, Maritime. Telegraph and Tel- ephone Co. Humans Soon Eating Grass Chemists Say Powder Has All Vitamins of Fruit, Vege- tables • — "Please pass the grass," will be good dinner table etiquette if sci- ence confirms that man can eat grass as reported to the American Chemical Society last week, ITSFD IN SHAKER Powdered grass would be used in a shaker about as sparingly as salt. It would furnish all the vitamins that come from an the fruits and vegetables. Evidence- that plain grass is the richest source of these vitamins was reported by W. R. Graham, G. 0. Kohler and C..F. Schnabel, of Kansas City, Mo. They have devel- oped a powdered grass which can be added in cooking most foods, from flapjacks to desserts. PUT INTO TREAD • It can be put in bread, they said, without changing the flavor. And moreover, the bread and other food won't turn green, because of a me- thod of washing out the color with- out destroying vitamins, Chemical analysis shows grass contains all the vitamins from A, the infection protector, to E, the fertility promoter, excepting only Vitamin D, the bone hardener. And likewise fruits and vegetables don't $2.50 SENDS 11,000 cigarettes to any Single Military Address Overseas (as many 1,000 (as as you wish; Mail Order and Remittance to OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT W. C. MACDONALD INC., Box 1929, Place ol'Armec, Montreal, Canada This offer subject lo any change In GOVer111110111 Regulations contain D, although they supply chemicals which turn into D itt the .human body on exposure to son - Single Radio Fee Required Canadian Householder May Operate Any Number of Sets Hon. C. D. Howe, Federal Minis- ter of Transport, has announced that only one radio receiving li- cence will be required for air radio receiving sets installed in a private residence instead of one licenee for each set as formeely. The ruling is retroactive to April lst last when liceteees far 1939-4e expired. 444/04 BEE H!VE LIFE'S LIKE THAT US MODERNS:" By Fred Neter tfo4F.e, el4r,'s6-,42,. e — b:. • , • •b• • / "Quick, Follow That Car! !" By GENE BYR,NES REG'LAR FELLERS --A PalsyVValsy YOU MUST :3711.4111117; trirl CONE. f CRAZY ABOUT I i THAT .00C, TO BUY HIM AN ICE-CREAel YOU'D _BE CPAVY ABOUT IM T60 CHEWED UP THE ekePPER9 'THAT YOUR rivro-vot iiiALLOP.S ''WITH/