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Zurich Herald, 1940-11-14, Page 2Saving Ontario's Natural Resources By G, C. TONER, Federation of Ontario Anglers (No. 16) MINERAL DEPLETION As I have mentioned before in this column conservation con- cerns every natural resource in the country. Even the minerals and oils must be conserved and waste forbidden. But such re- sources are non-renewable; once they are gone they cannot be re- covered unlike when depletion occurs among plants and animals, which may be brought back to abundance by judicious handling. The gold mines of northern On- tario will not last forever, in fact, many of the mines may not have any more metal within twen- ty-five years. Dependent on these nines are towns and cities with great popu- lations. Timmins has over 40,- 000 people in its district and there are hundreds of smaller mining centres. What are such towns and cities going to do when the mines are exhausted? Recently the Royal Society of Canada set up a committee to study the resources of the coun- try with the object of assisting in their development in the best interests of our people. The first report of this committee is on my desk. It is an address by J. J. O'Neill, Dean of the Gradu- ate School of McGill University, a comprehensive review of the exploitation and. conservation of the mineral resources of Canada. Livelihood for Northerners Dr. O'Neill suggests that when the minerals become exhausted we should be ready with other means of livelihod for the people dependent, at present, on the mines, Farming, in much of this country, is non-existent for the simple reason that there is very little soil over the rocks. Lumber- ing is of first class importance for the land will grow trees and these can be harvested. Trap- ping will yield good incomes for some if the fur -bearers are prop- erly handled. Fishing, commer- cial and angling, in the many lakes will be a source of revenue to others, And finally, there are in the mining country great hy- dro -electric plants yielding power for the mines. These may serve as a base for certain types of manufacturing, provided raw ma- terials nt-terials can be seeuu•ad- Skilled Labor Need Increases Demand For Craftsmen in Western Ontario Industry Grows As war time industrial produc- tion continues to reach new heights in Western Ontario, de- mand for skilled workers is also inr'reasing proportionately. PATTERN MAKERS, MACHINISTS WANTED The `craftsmen needed" list posted at the London, Ont, of- fices of the Employment Service of Uiinada is now tt lengthy one, with industries applying partial - Italy for the services of metal pattern makers, tool designers, milling and automatic screw ma- chine operators, lathe hands, ma- chinists of all kinds, experienced draftsmen, planers and shapers and fabric workers. Demand for workers in "peace time trades" continues spasmodic, however, it was reported. Indian Summer: True Meaning This is the season for the an- nual discussion about Indian_ Summer: Does it come in Octol ' er or November? Has it been here er is it to come? Are there some years that have no Indian Sum- mer? And what did the Indian have to do with it? But a contribution is made by an authority, Dr. Earl Bates, ad- viser on Indian extension. His work is, in connection with the New York State College of Agri- culture, and he has direct con- tacts with Indians who till the land. This is a bit of Indian folk lore that Dr, Bates learned; They say the good Indian gets busy har- vesting his crops during the fine weather, but the lazy Indian says: "It's a long time yet to cold weather." So the Iazy Indian sleeps or plays o9 goes hunting and neglects his harvest. Then the Great Spirit sends "'tack Frost to "stir up" l3ig I3ravc Lazy -Bones. Lazy -Bones prays to the Great Spirit to give him an- Other chance, and the Great Spirit sends what the paleface calls Indian Summer. --- but the Xted. Mair calls it "lazy farmer's nhrait�a.':", Canadian Is International Plowing Champion Fred Timbers, 33, who tills 112 acres of soil near Stouffville, Ont., here cleans his plow, after winning the first International plowing con- test held near Davenport, Ia. He scored 92.95 of a possible 100 points to nose out Graeme Stewart, of Plainfield, III., with 92 points. THE WAR-WEEK—Commentary on Current Events ROOSEVELT WIN ASSURES BRITAIN INCP'. EASED AID Franklin D. Roosevelt's decisive defeat of Wendell L. Willkie at the U.S. polls last week was hail- ed in a dozen capitals of the world as a victory for the anti - Axis forces over Hitler and Mus- solini. Loud was the cheering in South America; the conquered peoples of Europe awoke that morning with new hope in their hearts; but perhaps it was in England that men and women were happiest to hear that the Great Democrat had won again. To them, it meant ever-increasing help from the United States in the war against Germany and Italy, possibly the turning of the tide in favor of Britain. Will Lose No Time Not for two decades had the Dominion Government and the people of Canada watched with so much suspense and concern a United States presidential elec- tion. In Canadian government circles the feeling ran that, with the third term in the bag, the Roosevelt administration would lose no time in sending every pos- sible aid to Britain: more ships, more planes, more supplies of all kinds. It was expected that legislation would shortly be en- acted to permit credit grants to Britain and facilitate heavier British purchases in the U.S. ("We'll be in the war by April if Roosevelt wins," Willkie had said.) The Shadow Grows Although the Battle of Britain and the Battle of the Mediter- ranean had been swept off the centre -front pages by the Am-, eriean elections, events of great significance were nevertheless taking shape in many parts of the world. The. shadow_ of w .� grew over the :Balkans; • Spaih' took Tangier; Japan began large- scale withdrawals in southern China. Rumors swept through London: that there was a rift in the German -Italian set-up; that Rus- sia had offered to fight the Axis powers if Turkey were attacked; that Germans were being con- centrated in Lithuania to attack The Churchills See For Themselves Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his rarely -photographed wife are shown with auxiliary fire-fighters during a tour of London docks after a German bombing raid: Believe Race Lived Here Before Indiian. Traces of prehistoric man of the "Yuma culture," be- lieved to have inhabited the western prairies many years before the Indians have been found near the town of Han- ley, Sask., 40 miles southwest of Saskatoon, by a party of archaelogists from the Univer- sity of Saskatchewan. Flint heads for arrows used in shooting birds, pieces of pot- tery faLde of baked clay, and several sharp -edged stones be- lieved to have been used for skinning game and cleaning hides, were all found in the lo cality. the Soviet forces; that Hitler was planning to send an ultimatum to Turkey; that in Albania revolt against the Italians was general. In each of these there was a grain of truth, but how large a grain, time alone would tell. The "Weak Sister" One thing was certain. — that Britain had decided to strike hard at Italy, the "weak sister" of the Axis, by means of both air and naval action. Excellent bases for attacks on Italy and her pos- sessions were available now that Greece was in the war and Bri- tain was in there with full -armed assistance. Everybody knew that Italian civil morale was very poor —perhaps Italy could be detached from the Axis if not put out of business altogether? GREECE: The Italian cam- paign was in danger of fading out completely. Mussolini was rushing strong reinforcements into the battle, desperately trying to save Italian prestige. But with winter fast approaching, and British het, to Greece increasing daily, it might happen, that one thing alone could stop the in- vasion from becoming a debacle —a German thrust'down through Bulgaria to Salonika. (Heavy eastward movement of Nazi troops was reported by oleservers in Bucharest and from Sofia cane a story that Bulgaria was lined up on the Axis side, having been promised a corridor to the sea and other territorial concessions.) Staying Out Just Now TURKEY: In a long-awaited ad- dress to the Turkish parliament, President 'met" Inonu clarified his country's policy. He inform- ed the world that Turkey would not enter the war now, but was studying the situation in, the Mediterranean in collaboration with Great .Britain, her ally; but re -iterated ghat Turkey would fight instantly if attacked. The key to Turkey's decision appeared to competent observers to Iie in the president's statement that Turkey's relations with Soviet Russia "are now taking a friendly turn" after "passing through a critical stage". ApparentIy Mos- cow had been advising him, • Japan and Russia RUSSIA: A British protest terming Soviet Russia's participa- tion in the formation of a Danube river commission with Germany, Italy and Rumania a violation of neutrality was rejected by the Russian government. Their reply pointed out that Russia had a vital interest in the Danube while Britain was "thousands of kilometres" away, and was tan- tamount to saying "We're in the Balkans and are staying in." Negotiations preliminary to a formal non -aggression treaty be- tween the Soviet ljnion and Japan were understood to be proceeding smoothly. It was said Russia, would get the use of the great port of Dairen, South Manchuria, and the right to send sealed frieght trains over the North Manchuria Railway. Germans Are Gloomy GERMANY: Speaking over the air on the CBC's "Face the Facts" series, Richard Boyer, journalist with the New York daily "PM", said that he found in recent travels through Germany that "while the rest of the world re- gards Russia and Germany as allied, it is generally taken for granted in Nazi circles that Ger- many will invade Russia in 1941." Nazi officials, he declared, said the Soviet Union would either de- liver the' Ukraine, the Baku oil regions and the former Baltic rn D30 States to Germany or Hitler would seize them if and when he con- quers or makes peace with Bri- tain. War with the United States, he said, was believed by high Nazi officials to be inevitable, The German civilian population appeared to be immersed in gen- eral gloom. On Into 1944? BRITAIN: Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Com- mons that Britain was preparing to fight on through into 1944, that the renewal of German sub- marine warfare was becoming a greater menace than the air raids —Britain must get hold of Irish bases and ports in order to com- bat it more effectively. FAR EAST: Indications in- creased last week that the Japa- nese Army was shortening its lines drastically by withdrawing from several occupied zones, especially in South and Central China. As the .Taps successively abandoned Kwangsi Province; the island naval base of Waichow; posts on• the Yangtze River, the Chinese were full of high hope. Their chances for victory in the three -and -one -half-year undeclar- ed war with Japan ' had never been better. Whither Next,. Japan? But to the United States and Britain, these Japanese withdraw- als presented a new headache. What was Japan up to? Was - Singapore the next objective, or the Dutch East Indies? Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, one of the most powerful Indian Na- tionalist leaders, who was arrest- ed October 1 for making anti- war speeches as part of Ghandhi's civil disobedience campaign, last week was found guilty and sen- tenced to four years' hard labor on charges under the Defense of India Act. More trouble brewing for Britain in the Far East. Duke of Windsor Takes to Bicycle Conforming to the custom of the country, the Duke of Wind- sor, governor of the Bahamas and commander-in-chief of its forces, recently purchased a bi- cycle. Although motoring is permitted in the Bahamas iu eontrast to Iiermtu'da where even the gov- ernor overnor may not own a car, the Duke has chosen the most popu- lar Bahamian method of convey- ance to take him to work. He cycles four miles daily to his of- fice from his temporary residence at Cable Beach, and back. Thera are 3,048 bicycles registered hi the Bahamas. Medicine Hat Makes Weather So Goes the Legend Which Says the "Zero Weather Fac- tory" is Located In This Al- berta City Medicine Hat, Alberta, is inter- nationally prominent as an ex- porter of Climate and bemuse of its funny name. The burghers ad- mit the name is catohy, but to them this weather factory business is a huge joke, says a story in. the Windsor Daily Star. WEATHER BUREAU Regardless of what they think,- however, hink, •however, it won't be long before the Detroit Weather Bureau will be ' t.'civising motorists to check their anti -freeze, because "a mass of cold air is moving down from Medicine Hat, and a low temperature of 10 above zero is probable tonight." Medicine Hatters will smile tol- erantly, perhaps a little proud of their notoriety, When told it's a low trick to keep en sending cold waves ex,stward and southward through- out the winter. It just isn't so, they'll say. But when asked if there is not some scientific basis for the charge, they're beyond their depth. It doesn't concern them, anyway, and few if any have looked into it. ORIGIN OF NAME The South Saskatchewan River winds through the municipality and, according to at least one ver- sion, this stre::m has helped give Medicine Hat its name. On the map, the river forms the outline of a hat, and this, coupled with the fact or legend that in the old clays an Indian medicine man plied his trt<'de, here, has produced a name that outshines even Skookum- chuck in B.C„ or Pugwash in N. S. LIF ','S LIKE THAT y Fred NA.aer. �•�l, 1894 b red Naltcr "I don't know how it happened! I just pulled down a lever c.nd hit a jack pot! !" REG'LAR FELLERS --Wild Fire ?$y GENE BRYNES 1NWAT ARE YOU I-lEATIN' THAT POkEP IN 11-4E wove FoR? 1�10M Gpli] I COULD SIB'S x CAN PRA!dD my Ha2sr SUS " :aiEADY NOWT W►LD: muslANG / .i�..- "e.1,2;,•.41"*"----' \ ." „....5-',4•••:/"--",,,:;-- �,,`7-/ 4 dar;A ;, ,/'-- , , •• i.4„..........7„.„_.....%/y^s> A .',...=Z:',..=-..—.1.7:—.1. a- � „t ' II �^ 94. 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