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Zurich Herald, 1940-11-28, Page 2Saving Ontario's Natural Resources C, TONER, Ontario Federation of Anglers (NO. 18) PAN FISHES There are a number of smaller fishes that seem to have been put in our waters far the particular delight of the small boy, and for that matter, they often interest his dad. The sunfishes of this group are the most abundant and the most easily caught of the pan fish. A long pole, any kind of a line, a float and a sinker, a fair- ly large hook; with this equip- ment one can catch a mess of fish to my mind that are better eating than either of the basses. Prop- erly cleaned, filleted, dipped in flour and fried in.deep bacon fat, our sunfish can compare with any of the river fishes of Ontario. Found everyhere in southern Ontario the common sunfish is a 'my pretty fish. Its colours are blue, green and lemon yellow with a distinct red patch on the am -called ear. These sunfish live on most all creatures of the water, snaiIss insects, various kinds of worms; they are one of nat>lre'a ways Qf turning uncon- sitleeed material into food that will be available for many larger creatures. Common Sunfish The common sunfish constructs a nest in which the eggs are laid. In the shallow water of the sandy or weedy bays the male will clear a small circular patch down through the ooze and debris. Here the eggs are laid by the female and the male remains on guard for .seeral weeks. He protects the eggs from numerous minnows and other enemies and he guards the young fry until they are able to fend for themselves. In fact, the breeding of the common sun- fish is essentially the sante as the black basses, a fact that would be expected when one knows that boht are members of the same family, known to the scientist as the Centraechidae. So remem- ber, the next time you catch a sunfish that you are taking a cousin of our best known game fish, the black bass'. Common Words Change Usage McGill University Professor Declares A 1940 Audience Would Have Difficulty In Un- derstanding Shakespeare If He Spoke To Them Today The rise and fall to which words in the English language are liable was indicated in an address by Prof. Clive H. Carruthers, ALA., Ph. D., professor of Classical Philo- logy at McGill University, in a re- cent address on "The Romance of Words." He examined for his aud- ience the derivation of certain words, pointing out the way some of them have departed from their original usage. For example, If you called a man "silly idiot," he would not real- ise that literally you were des- ignating him as "one fortunate en- ough to stay out of politics," the old usage of "idiot" being to indicate a private citizen who did not con- cern himself with public affairs, while "silly" denoted "fortunate." The Iady's "boudoir," now suggest- ing charm and beauty, was at one time "a place to sulk," A "stew- ard" once meant "a swineberd," and to be "nice' was to be "fool- ish" or "stupid." You would not please a woman by calling her a 'hussy." although the word in its original application meant a "house- wife." VITAL WORDS SURVIVE Whether or not words survived in the changes by which the lan- guage is recreated ilepeuds on the vitality of the word, the .,lecturer pointed out. Some words, in the process of change, ascend, and others deteriorate in their usage. If Shakespeare were reading his plays to an audience today the lis- teners would have difficulty in. grasping his meaning, and Cbau.c- er's reading of his works would be unintelligible, Professor Carruthers 'remarked. Customs -built Near Newport, Vt,, Lawrence C. Parminter's house straddles the Canadian border. For paper- ing the Canadian wall of the house with undeclared U,S, wall- paper, a Canadian magistrate tined hint $50. Honored Guest In Lorain, Ohio, police held their annual clambake. Guest of honor was Mike Elieh, whom for eYle reason and another they have arrested 137 times, It took seven days for the news of the great Marlborough's vis- tory at Blenheim in 17O4 to reach London. AN ITALIAN BOMBER IS DOWNED OVER BRITAIN llaaea One of 13 Italian bombers which were shot down in raids over England on Nov. 11, this crashed bomb- er ie shown as it was examined and guarded somewb ere in England. THE W AR -WEE K—Commentary on Current Events AXIS POWERS MOVING TO CONSOLIDATE CONTINENT ENT German and Italian diplomacy, which Axis spokesmen have call- ed "a form of war", appeared last week to be directed toward consolidating all of the continent of Europe into one totalitarian' bloc, hermetically sealed against any incursion of British nifea- ence. With Austria, Czechoslo- vakia, Poland, Albania, Denmark, N o r w a y, Holland, Belgium, France, already under the Nazi - Fascist heel, only the loose ends —the Balkans and Spain — re- mained to be tied into the "new economy". Hungary Joins Axis So, King Boris of Bulgaria was bidden last week to Berlin; Foreign Minister Saner of Spain to Salzburg; the chief Ministci.'s of Hungary rushed to Vienna there to .meet with Ribbentrop and Ciano and the Japanese Am- bassador to Germany, and sign a new treaty of partnership with the totalitarian powers. Only Yugoslavia seemed to have been left out of the Axis' current con- ference diphnacy, but that Balk- an kingdom was swiftly being outflanked, militarily, and from an economic point of view was already within the German -Ital- ian orbit. Yugoslavia Outflanked Poor, brave Greeks! Though able single-handed to put the Italians to rout, they could not be expected to counter a big German push through either Yugoslavia or Bulgaria, or through both at once; They might, if Turkey were drawn into the war . . Yes, half a million German troops last week were poised ill Rumania, ready to go agaiinst Greece. Through Yugoslavia? They might encounter fierce re- sistance. Through Bulgir:ia? That was another question, cap- able of only an involved answer. Turkey The Obstacle Bulgaria's submission to Axis pressure was contingent upon a number of factors, of which these two weighed heaviest: the nation was split into three camps, pro - Nazi, pro -British and pro -Soviet (80 ee of the population, it was estimated last week, leaned. to- ward co-operation with Russia) ; again, if Bulgaria attacked Greece, or permitted passage through of German troops, Tur- key was pledged to cone to Greece's rid. A move through Bulgaria might prove bad strategy on the. part of Germany. Kirke L. Simp- son, writing for the Associated Pre: =, said in part: "Bulgarian entey into the war, actively or • passively, would expose Ger- many's most vital war resource, Rumanian oil, to instant British air attack because Britain_ them would be free to fly across Bui garia from bases in Greece . . One obvious element in HitIer's policy on the Balkan front from the beginning of the war has been concern over security of the Ru- n wnian oil field." Bidding For Spain Hitler's reported ' attempts to buy off Spain with promises of a large section of Morocco were construed by experts to mean • that he wished to split the Brit- ish fleet in the Mediterranean which would have to answer Axis Celebrating the 2600th Anniversary of Japan Emperor Hirohito of Japan shown delivering his message to War Minister Gen. Tojo following the military review held on the Yogoki parade grounds in Tokyo to mark the 2,600th anniversary of the found- ing of the Japanese empire. The emperor's aide-de-camp, Gen, Ban Husanurna, is directly behind his majesty. attacks in the eastern and west- ern ends simultaneously. One of the big forces operating against Axis success in the western Medi- terranean theatre was the effort being made by the United States to placate Spain with American dollars or American foodstuffs and keep Franco out of the war. "Missed Bus" in Earnest That Hitler muffed his chance to beat Britain into submission September 15, "the last day" of the mass aerial attack on Lon- don, was the opinion expressed last week by Ralph Ingersoll, edi- tor. of "PAZ" who had just re- turned from a fortnight's stay in the British capital. Britain was ready that day, he said, for the knockout blow, but Hitler let the opportunity go by. Although now the Battle of Britain is in its sixth month, Hitler'll never succeed in cracking the British, he declared. Battle of Atlantic Another U.S. political observer, Walter Lippman, wrote on the issues of the war: "Now as from the beginning of this war, now as in the first World War, now as in the Napoleonic wars, the out- come depends upon the control of the Atlantic Ocean. In the end the victory will go to the powers which can use the ocean to supply theinselves and can cut off their enemies from the non-European world. For Europe cannot be conquered in Europe. Europe cannot lire within Europe. Europe cannot be at peace with itself unless it is at peace with the outer world. This is the reason why Hitler's victories on the land of Europe did not finish the war. This is the reason why even the invasion of Britain cr the destruc- tion of Britain from the air would only be the means to an end, the means to the control of the'At- lantic Ocean. This is the reason why the renewal of his war against British shipping is much the most serious of all his efforts to win the war . . ." It was indeed becoming more obvious that Britain would have to increase both navy and mer- chant marine if she were to win the war. She would have to aug- ment her ship -building program at home with further purchase in the U.S. or swaps for bases; and depend more heavily on the Can- adian navy for. convoy work and mine -sweeping duties. More Ships for Canada Last week Canada's naval Min- isier Angus L. Macdonald an- nounced the Dominion's new na- val policy. Destroyers, perhaps cruisers, A•Ir. Macdonald declared, would be built in Canadian yards; more merchant vessels turned out; a Canadian Naval College im- mediately established' to train skilled seamen. Canada was in- deed preparing to assume a larger burden of naval service. Drop in Bacon Price Announcement to the effect that Canada had contracted to supply Britain with $105,741,000 worth of food in the coming year, exclusive cf wheat, was made in the Heuse of Commons by Min- • ister of Agriculture Gardiner... Cheering news;' but not at all pleasing for Canadian hog -produc- ers who had to shoulder a 2c -a -lb. • drop in the price of bacon . . H. H. Hannan, president of the Canadian Federation of Agricul- . ture, voiced the indignation of countless Canadian farmers who f e It themselves .discriminated against and ;called upon to make all unequal sacrifice in the war effort . . Biggest Budget Canada last week was prepar- ing not only the largest national budget in its history, but an ex- penditure far larger than anyone would have considered possible a year ago. While Parliament 'continued to debate in general - Rice the Government's future war policies, the Finance Minister and his assistants were busy framing appropriations which might total something like $2,- 000,000,000 . . China Will Wait After forty months of war in China, Japan was reported to bo seeking direct peace negotiations with General Chiang Kai-shek, head of the Chinese Government and army. But Chinese army spokesmen, when questioned, said that China, far from contemplat- ing peace, was preparing for three more years of war if neces- sary — at any rate she would fight on until a decision had been reached in the New World War. VOICE PRESS NO QUIET SINCE The first broadcast, was put on the air 20 years ago last month. And the world hasn't had a quiet moment since. —Kitchener Record. EXPORTS TO JAPAN If Canada can cut off exports of copper to Japan, she ought also be able to do something about reducing that country's imports of other metals from the Dominion, including the 4,000 tons of lead that are going for- ward from a smelter at Trail, B.C. —Brockville Recorder and Times. WOULD ABOLISH HOMEWORK Homework today is certainly not as serious a proposition as a few years ago, but there is a wide -spread feeling that it should be abolished. The school hours provide quite enough seriousness and mental concentration for the little folk. Let them have the evenings -free. —Guelph Mercury. PUT END TO CONFUSION There has throughout all these years of controversy been one universal opinion, and that is the Federal Government should either declare Daylight Saving or Standard Time, the one and only time for Canada. The people as a whole are tired of this recur- ring confusion, and the differ- ence of an hour in time between the towns and the adjacent rural districts. If Daylight Saving is essential for Canada as a war measure the rairal districts would co-operate in that as in every thing else, so why not haii8 Dey light Saving Time from one end of Canada to the other for the duration of the war? --Pembroke Bulletin. Canada Ships Ten. Times More Eggs Ten Million Dozen Have Moved Overseas in the Past. Year — Storage Dews Canada has exported io,000,- 000 dozen eggs in the past year compared with 1,000,000 dozen hi an average year, John L. Brown of Montreal, secretary - treasurer of the Canadian Pro- duce Association, said last week in addressing the produce sec- tion of the Winnipeg Beard of Trade. There was every indication that storage egg stocks in Canada were the lowest on record. "In.crcased production is being given every encouragement by members of the Canadian: Pro- duce Association, believing that an increased supply will be re- quired by the British focal min- istry, and that helping to provide part of the essential foodstuffs to the United Kingdom is Bart of Canada's national war •effort," he said. The price of eggs in Canada would be maintained at a satis- factory -"level despite increased overseas demand. Factory sales of pig iron, fer- ro-alloys, steel ingots and cast- ings, and finished products in Canada were valued at $75,934,- 481 in 1939, an increase of 27 per cent over 1934. Canadian Naval Staff Chief REAR ADMIRAL PERCY W. NELLES Who is Chief of the Canadian Naval Staff. 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