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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1940-10-31, Page 2Savin. g Ontario's Natural Resources (No. 14) By 0, C. TONER Ontario Federation of Anglers TWO VITAL LESSONS The conservation of Ontario's natural resources is a vital mat- ter to the people of the Pro- vince but it is as well to remem- ber that other regions of the country and the world have even more pressing problems caused by depletion. Professor .I', B. Sears, an authority on land eros- ion, speaking at Philadelphia, mentioned some of these prob- lems. Highly developed civili- zations in all regions of the world have depleted their resources un- til in time the civilization itself disappeared. Floods in China, deserts in the lands around the Mediterranean, reversion to jun- gles of the central villages of Mexico are in part traceable to bad management just as our western Dustbowl was caused by the rancher, the sod of the short grass prairie. GET TOGETHER ON IT An important point brought out by Professor Sears is the way in which separate small groups, attacking sectors of the conservation problem, are now coming together in a unified ef- fort to stop depletion and restore the countryside. The anglers were only concerned with restor- ing their fishing. Hunters want- ed more game. Foresters were protecting the woods and plant- ing the trees. But each group has found that the limits of their work passed over into other phases of conservation. The fishermen now realize that they cannot protect the fish unless they stop soil erosion and pollu- tion; the forester and hunter are finding that wild life and forests are linked together. These two lessons are import- ant to all naturalists and con- servationists. We must know the history of other regions and of other tines so that we can avoid their mistakes. We must unite our efforts; the farmer and the city dweller, the naturalist, the hunter and the angler, attack- ing depletion as a whole and re- storing the woods, the waters, the soil and the wildlife, if our civi- lization is not to vanish as did Rome and Greece. Ships built of iron have been recorded as lasting for nearly 100 years. One built in 1848 and still in use has engines dat- ing from 1869. VOICE OF THE PRESS CHECK-UP NEEDED "Most Canadians would welcome a Parliamentary check-up at this crucial time," opines the Financial Post. Any objections?—St. Thomas Times -Journal. —o— BOTH EARS TO GROUND Premier Hepburn, as Ontario treasurer, says there will be no new provincial taxes this year. He must have had BOTH ears to the ground this time. —London Free Press. --o— LONG ARM OF LAW Ontario has a lawyer as minister o4 health, and now it has another lawyer as minister of mines. Thus the law reaches everywhere and perhaps that is what is meant by the long arm of the law, —Toronto Star. —0— WE'RE HELPING JAPAN Wherefore prompt action at Ot- tawa seems to be demanded. It would be the height of foolishness for Canada to continue to feed Jap- an with material which might be used against her. —Owen Sound Sun -Times. --o— "MIXED FARMING" IN WEST? "Why are you such improvident wheat miners," the Lethbridge Herald says that the East asks in effect of the Western prairie farmers, "and why don't you raise more stock and why generally don't you go in moire for mixed farm- ing?" The answer of the Leth- bridge paper is that the Alberta farmer, at any rate, is not merely not an exclusive wheat roan but that he actually, in proportion, raises far more hogs than Ontario does. The relevant comparison Is that Alberta, with a population of 800,000, raised 1,371,000 hogs last year while Ontario, with a popula- tion of 3,000,000, raised 1,997,000. The Lethbridge Herald insists that it is hasty assumption that Alberta Could relieve the present glut of Canadian wheat by feeding 100 million busbels of wheat to hogs and raising 6,000,000 hogs. The trontale is that it would he just as bard for Canada to market 6,000,000 hogs as it is Zradanada to tnarket 500 niillioe bushels of wheat —Vancouver Province. Canada' prime Minister Congratulates The Navy Visitirke eastern defence stations, Prime Minister ling took the opportunity to congratulate the officers and men of Canada's navy on their splendid work. He is shown here inspecting the officers of a destroyer at anchor in an eastern port. T I -I E WAR -WEE K—Commentary on Current Events IS THE TIDE TURNING IN BATTLE OF BRITAIN? The coming winter will not see the defeat of Great Britain, Sir Norman Angell, well-known English economist, declared in an inter- view at Boston last week. The de- struction caused by air raids en Great Britain during the winter, he felt, would be offset by assistance from overseas — from Canada, the United States, Australia and India. Britain Wins First Round That the defending forces had won the first round in the Battle off Britain was becoming increas- ingly evident last week. The R. A. F., while maintaining mastery of the home skies was carrying the war with steadily mounting strength to enemy territory; the Royal Navy controlled the Channel and continued to enforce a strict blockade of Axis -held countries fronting on the North Sea, the At - lenge, and the Mediterranean; the Bite people were resisting ,the savage attacks of the Luftwaffe with magnificent spirit; North Am- erica was feeding Great Britain an endless stream of planes, am- munition and other war material. Even the Russians admitted that the British were more than hold- ing their own. Red Star, official organ of the Soviet Army, declared that Germany's air offensive against Britain had failed. The paper said that not only were the British continuing to defend them- selves but were able "effectively" to carry the battle to Germany. No Invasion TM Spring? Vincent Shoe a n, world -famed foreign correspondent who wrote "Personal History," though frank in an opinion that Great Britain would have to have more help in war materials, said that he believed actual invasion of England would not occur until spring and that the people could withstand the air bar- rage. Reports of three separate invas- ion attempts by the Germans which had been beaten off by the R.A.F. appeared in all the newspapers last week. Featured most promin- ently was the story of a. big at- tempt on Sept. 16th, the day after Goering flew over London. Big Offensive Planned Talk of a coming "great offens- ive" by the British was heard last week from Prime Minister Churc- hill and three Cabinet Ministers, (Lord. Lloyd, the Colonial Secret- ary, A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Adimiralty, Aircraft Produc- tion Minister Lord Beaverbrook). This raised questions in everyone's mind: Would the offensive come on land, in the air, or by sea? Would it involve reconquering the entire oontinent of Europe by fight- ing Hitler and the Nazi war ma - chino off the map? Would it wait until France, Belgium, Holland, Norway, countries full of grave un- rest and widespread sabotage, turn- ed against their masters and tried to throw off the Nazi yoke? Would it begin with large-scale military operations in the Axis rear — iu the eastern Mediterranean? Crisis Nears In Mediterranean Events appeared to be shaping that way in the Near East Iast week. A British diplomatic offens- ive was suggested by the meeting in Istanbul of the British Ministers to Yugoslavia, Turkey and Bulgaria, considered as a prelude to formdng a new Balkan bloc to stop en Axis drive southward; the London Times urged in an editorial that Britain seize Greek naval bases and strengthen her position at the en- emy's expense; the visit of British War Secretary Anthony Elan the Near East, seen as part of an attempt to promote Egypt's inter- vention in the conflict against Italy and create aa Balkan -Arabic bloc against the Axis, obviously was worrying Germany and Italy. Turkey's Attitude Vital The crux of the Balkan -Medi- terranean situation lay in the at- titude of Turku, and by reversion, to the attitude of the Soviet diplo- mats frown whom Turkish leaders appeared to be taking their cue. The trend seemed a tnntistakably to be towards stiff resistance by Tur- key to the demands of Germany and Italy. With Turkey in the war, Axis plans in the Mediterranean could very easily go sour. Gibraltar and Dakar But Hitler, as we have all learn- ed by now, is a master of the feint. With everyone's attention concen- trated on the eastern Mediterran- ean, he could hardly choose a bet- ter moment in which to make a; thrust through Spain (a whole Ger- man division was reported to be poised there) to blitzkrieg Gibral- tar and close the door of the west- ern Mediterranean with the help of the Vichy government, once France was persuaded to re-enter the war. Thence on to Dakar .. Col- onel Frank Knox, Secretary of the U. S. Navy, envisioned such a pos- sibility when he declared last week that the fall of Gibraltar would be of "immeasurable" importance to the United States if it should re- sult in a German move down the west coast of Africa to the vicinity of Dakar, which is only 1,600 miles from American shores. Japan Backing Down? The Far Eastern situation ap- peered to have quieted drown some- what. Several high diplomats in Tokio, informants said, told their home gbvernments last week that Japan's reaction to growing Bri- tish -American solidarity in the Far East indicated that the Japanese felt they had lost the initiative in the Pacific, at least for the time being, and would delay any plans they might have had far early ac- tion in the Netherlands East Indies and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. At the same time, German agents all over the East were reported to be working to foment an open cash between Japan and Britain and the United States . . . and the Burma Road, China's lifeline, just re -opened by Britain, was bombed repeatedly.. Gandhi's "Last Campaign" In India, the 72 -year -odd wizened Gandhi, leader of millions, inaug- urated an Indian Nationalist dis- obedience campaign which he hop- ed would effect areconciliation "not only between Britain and India but also between the warring na- tions of the earth." (Reconciliation between Britain and India to come, in his eyes, only when the in- dependence of India is granted). Describing it as the "last campaign" of his life, Gandha stated that he did not expect it to result in his arrest, since the imprisonment of such a popular idol would embarr- ass the authorities. Election Race Hot On this side of the globe, the U. S. elections retained top position in the news. The race was getting hotter, the margin between Roose- velt and Wilkie narrowing hourly, as the big day was only half -a -week erway. For the first time, this col- umn considered the election of Wilikie as a possibility worthy of serious consideration. Was Presi- dent Roosevelt scared when he took the stump for the last rounds of the 1940 political battle? The contest to the south of us doubtless drew a great deal more attention than it was worth. The outcome could not matter very ma- terially to Canada — nor to Great Britain, since both candidates were pledged to give her all aid, short of war. Nevertheless the presideut- ial race was an exciting thing for anybody to watch. Toward the end of the week the Dominion was becoming more and more concerned with the business of Parliament just about to con- vene, prorogue and reconvene. All parties made ready to jump into the debate on the address in reply to the Throne Speech .. , . Defense Minister Ralston postponed a trip overseas, War Services Minister Gardiner hurried back from Britain for the opening. Mr. Gardiner's filling of the post of Minister of Agriculture, as well 'as the \vas 'Services Ministry, was viewed is unsatisfactory in many quarters of the Dominion. Farm conferences meeting in the west called for his removal, citing his failure to do anything in the face o4 the drastic wheat situation .. . When asked if Premier Godbout of Quebec might be named to suc- ceed Gardiner, Prime Minister King smiled last week, and did not conn- mit himself. How Do You Cough? Nature intended the cough as a means of expelling congestion from the breathing system, and there is a right and a wrong way to cough, a medical authority tells us. The correct way is to fill the lungs with air, then sud- denly expel it. The air should be drawn through the nose, filling the stomach and Olen the chest. If it is admitted through the mouht, it is not pre -warmed, and may therefore contract the pass- age and drag the obstruction deeper into the lungs. To cough correctly, take a full, deep breath through the nose and then cough with great force. That this method is effective was demon- strated by a medical than who, with one correct effort, expelled a pea which had lodged in his lung. Some Clouds Are Nine • R fres flgh Cirrus, Tiny Fleecy Clouds, Float at Average Height of 30,000 Feet Until the invention of the aero plane few people troubled their heads about clouds except in so far as they affected the weather. To- day they are studied with the ut- most care, their size, density, and height. Cirrus, the tiny fleecy clouds seen only in fine weather and often known as mare's tails, float at an average height of 30,- 000 feet. The greatest height at which they have ever been measur- ed is 43;800 feet. THICKEST ONES ARE LOWEST The middle clouds, called elm - cumulus, move at heights between. 10,000 and 23,000 feet, whole the lower and heavier clouds are us- ually between 3,000 and 7,000 feet, The thickest clouds are the great cumulus or thunder clouds, which usually have a flattish base and towering, mountain -like summits. The lower part of such a cloud may be only 4,000 feet above earth's surface, but the top is 16,000 feet, giving a thickness of about two and a half miles. Rain cloud hangs low, its average height above the sea being only a couple of thous- and feet. The height of clouds is easily obtained by means of photo- graphy, two cameras being used at once. New Car Markers Ready December 1 Production of Ontario motor markers for 1941 is being slight- ly delayed due to a shortage of. sheet metal, officials of the pro- vincial secretary's department said last week. The markers, however, will be ready for issu- ance about December 1, or be- fore. Steel mills are giving priority to war orders, resulting in the work at the Ontario Reformatory being delayed, but officials said there will be sufficient material to complete the markers on time. The longest period of world peace since the beginning of the eighteenth century was the thirty-nine years following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815. Co Ne RAILWAY REVENUES SHOW 1G INCREASE In First Nine Months of 1940 of $21,315,962, Net, Over The Corresponding Period Last Year Net revenue of $3,927,467 for the month of September and of $27,968,316 for the nine months period, January to September inclusive is shown in the monthly statement of operating revenues, operating ex- penses and net revenues of the Canadian National Railways all-inclusive system issued at headquarters last week. Operating revenues in September of this year were $21,119,220 and operating expenses $17,191,753. For the nine months of the present year, operating revenues were $178,416,991, an increase of $36,170,054 over the corresponding period of last year. Operating expenses up to September 30 of this year were $150,447,675, an increase of $14,854,092 over the similar period of 1939. The net revenue of $27,968,316 for the first nine months of 1940 represents an increase of $21,315,962 over the corresponding period of last year. The summaries follow: • Month of September Operating Operating Net Revenue 1940 1939 Revenues $ 21,119,220 $ 22,645,303 Decrease Expenses 17,191,753 16,340,661 Increase Increase or Decrease. $ 1,526,083 851,092 $ 3,927,467 $ 6,304,642 Decrease $ 2,377,175 Aggregate to September 30 Operating Revenues $178,415,991 $142,245,937 Increase $36,170,054 Operating Expenses 150,447,675 135,593,583 Increase 14,854,092 Net Revenue $ 27,968,316 $ 6,652,354 Increase $21,315,962 LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Frear! Neher "Let's put it this way, then Make believe we're sitting in the park—up jumps a goblin, an' you're scared!" REG'LAR FELLERS — 100% 14 -Carat MY POP JUS' BQUr HT A PAIR OF 4501.112 co„U E`(ESLA3SES By GENE BYRNES •n