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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1940-12-26, Page 2Saving Ontario's Natural Resources By G. C. TONER, Federation of Ontario Anglers (NO, 22) CONSERVE OUR TROUT The speckled trout in our waters vary somewhat but not as much as do the lake trout that I discussed in these columns last week. Here, again, water, food and other conditions of the environment and of the fish's ex- istence cause much variation. In' northern waters with plenty of :read • large speckled trout are taken; the 'a:nrld's record brook trout coming from the Nipigon river where one was taken a few years ago that weighed over 14 pounds. This was a tremendous sized fish and there are said to eecur along the north shore of Lake Superior trout that ap- proach the record. FINEST OF SPORT In northern Ontario and Que- bee is found a variety of brook trout known as the red trout. Formerly it was considered a dif- ferent species but recent work suggests that it is only a colour variety of the common speckled trout. It is very abundant in the Laurentide Provincial Park of Quebec. At the University of Montreal they are making a de- tailed study of the qualities of this fish. This work is under the direction of Dr. V. D. Vlaykov. Finally, in many lakes of the north, appearing as far south as the lakes of the Gatineau Hills, we find Aurora trout. These trout are a land Iocked variety of the Arctic charr, a fish that lives in the seas and in the rivers and lakes of the Barren lands. It is a close relative of the speckled trout but differs in colour and other features. Trout fishing is the finest of sport. They are usually taken on an artificial fly which requires considerable skill to east proper- ly. Trout fishermen spend much money in pursuit of the sport and trout stream country never lacks for tourists. I think it would pay us to do everything in our power to keep these beautie fel fish in our waters. Not just because we may like fishing but to bring the country every cent of exchange that it is possible to get. We need it now more than ever. How To Keep,Fit nene— When Judy Garland is not work ng or whenever site has some time ori during production you will find , her taking a good part of this time in exercising. I'Iere we find her rid- ing a mechanical bicycle in the playroom of her home. Every Tidbit Of Meat Is Useable Camp Borden Airmen Join Search for Missing Fliers Planes were last week roaring over the country surrounding Camp Borden in an effort to locate two planes lost while on search for a third missing ie reading ? howl hean re astheeyawere EFT, and about to join the search. MOB REPORT: !1 Unite, Canada .._ The Royal Commission on Do- minion - Provincial Relations Has Presented a Plan for Use Now as Well as After the War. (NO. 3) can be fought without No war unity . And Canada is no exception. Canada's part in the war can only be gauged according to its full effort. And the only really ef- fective effort is a united one. Where then does Canada stand? In spirit it is united behind the war. But is the unity in every aspect so necessary for the full prosecution of the war against Hitlerism? Up to a point, yes. But there are many cases of overlapping that is costing this Dominion a great deal. And it is for reas- ons of unity and the fullest pos- sible prosecution of the war that the Rowell-Sirois .Reeport should be implemented. An acceptance of Plan 1 which was discussed in this paper last week will enable Canada to better co-ordinate its resources for war. IN PEACE AND IN WAR Acceptance of the Report's recommendation would cut down ordinary government spending as low as possible. That is what is needed in this time of stress when every- dollar counts. An acceptance of Plan 1 would mean that the machinery of gov- ernment would function not only more cheaply but more smoothly. Necessary as that is in peace time, it is even more than neces- sary, it is essential, in war time. SPREADING THE LOAD The whole Report of the Row- ell-Sirois Commission is essential- Iy a peace plan. But drawn as it was for times of peace to unite the people and spread even the burdens of taxation, it is even Used in Filling for Pie or Shortcake; Hashed With Po- tatoes The clever housekeeper always finds a place for each bit of Ieft- over meat. Even a few tablespoon - Cgs of chopped meat can be put to good use in a stuffing for vege- tables, in a sauce for an omelet Or for macaroni or spaghetti. OR. IN OMELET If you have a larger amount on hind, you may decide to use it as et filling for a meat pie or for a iborteake, or to combine with po- hes for a good well -browned w ''n of the above dishes might s'h' l.- „ ' trd-day" dishes, as it 11,0 not es. to have sliced Etre not necessary meat for them. parfie•.1 around , the bones, no matter how. may be used and you ,are often runipriaed by the amount of meat 'which you will get. Meat from a large roast will be sliced. to use a second clay and may be ltervcrl cold or if you prefer a. hot dish, it may be reheated in -a thin sauce for which nothing is better than a tart jelly. A combin- ation of eurrant and mint jelly be aarticu1ar11+ good with lannb. of the after -war fall on Canada there will be an up-to-date con- stitution to help Ontario and the Dominion as a whole carry the load. 'Fad' Foods Injure Skin, Doctor Says Yellow patches often appear on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet of persons who follow "fad" diets over rich in carrots or orange juice, Dr. Wil- liam. S. Becker of the University of Chicage said last week. He said certain nose and throat _prays• and eye washes col:tallied silver compounds which might color the face and arms a bluish gray. Gold compounds, he cited, have been used in treatments for arthritis, tuberculosis and other diseases, and mercury componnds frequently have been found in certain brands of facial creams. "Both of these metals, when ab- sorbed by the body, may enter in- to the pigment of the skin and cause discoloration," he added. Munitions Minister Safe more necessary that this be put into effect now. There are those who say, wait until after the war. After the war? First of all the war must bee won, and it will be by uniting and effectively utilizing its full pow- er that Canada can play its part. The Rowell-Sirois Report will, if accepted, bring about a united country in war and also in peace. Then when- the great burdens THE WAR -WEEK Commentary on Current Events AXIS PLANS FRUSTRATED IN THE MEDITERRANEAN The tide turned in the Battle of Egypt last week When a smashing British 'offensive dislodged Mar- Seal Graziani's Italians from their entrenched positions in the Egyp- tian desert, swept them back into Libya and into the sea. Decisive Events The significance of the issues in- volved could readily be deduced fr6m the text of General Sir Archi- bald Wavell's order of the day, Is- sued on the eve of the offensive: "The result of fighting in the west- ern desert will be one of decisive events. A signal and crushing de- feat of the Italian forcca will have an incalculable effect not only on the whole position in the Middle East, not only' on the military sit- uation everywhere, but on the fu- ture of freedom and civilization throughout the world. It may short- en the war by months.... " Axis Defeats In the first place, the British success assured the discontinu- ance of the Axis drive on Suez (already blocked in other quarters by Greek, Yugoslav, Bulgarian, Turkish resistance). British pres- tige in the Mediterranean, serious- ly low a month ago, improved markedly, accompanied by a stiff- ening of the backs of anti Axis leaders in the French colonial Em- pire. Contrariwise, Fascist prestige, following the crippling of the Ital- ian navy at Taranto, the fiasco in Greece and Albania, the defeat in Egypt, had dropped to near zero. Mussolini was on the hottest spot since the invasion of Ethiopia in 1935, faced the possible early loss of his African empire, plus his is- lands in the eastern Mediterran- ean, plus his grip on the Adriatic. The Duce's hold on the Italian people at home had been loosen- ing ever since his entry into the war; last week it looked as if he would have to cope with serious internal unrest and increasing Ger- man intervention in Italian domes- tic affairs. He night even have to submit to Germany's taking over control of his armies. Spain's rap- prochement with the United States and Britain, Turkey's newly -signed trade agreement with Britain, Mar- shal Petain's refusal to place all of France and bee fleet at the dispos- al of Hitler, constituted three major diplomatic defeats for the Axis. From a month ago, the picture in the war's southern theatre hacl completely changed. Britain had all but won the Battle of the Medi- terranean. All passengers, approximately 60, aboard the torpedoed British liner Western Prince were re- ported rescued last week. Hon. C. D. Howe, Canadian minister of munitions, and his three aides, E. P.P. Taylor, Toronto; Col, W, C. Woodward, Hon. G. Scott, ISon- treal, aboard the ship, were said to be safe and sound. moral point of view and as a con- sequence of the +blockade.° The Only Outcome Hitler himself in a speech last week to the workers of Germany admitted for the first time the pos- sibility of defeat. And when he pad concluded his remarks, the in- es•capable inference was that he foresaw that the war could end only after complete destruc- tion of one or the other system --- democracy or totalitarianism. r * a New Plan For Aid President Roosevelt Iast week announced a ewe.:ping new Plan for helping Great Britain, ruder which the U. S. Government would take over future British war orders and release the materials for use abroad on a lease or mortgage bas- is to be rep -aid in kind after the war. Under the plan, planes and guns, for example, would he leased to Britain. After the war, if they were still in good condition, Britain would be expected to give them back. If they were destroyed, she would -{be obligated to furnish the United States with equivalent weapons. The President likened it to a man lending a, neighbor a hose to put out a fire in his house. "Already In" That the United States was al- ready in the war was the conten- tion of Herbert Agar, editor of the Louisville Courier -Journal. Ile call- ed it foolishness "not to recognize' publicly that we are at war." Many Americans would of course agree with Mr. Agar, but the majority no doubt were of the opinion that the U. S. could still stay out of the war if it wished to; that it wouldn't jump in until late spring at the very earliest. (The peak year in Defense. expenditure would not cone uutil 1942). "Win In 1942" Lord Lothian's last address link- ed the fate of the Uenited States directly with that of Great Britain and emphasized repeatecey that the issue now depended largely on what America decided to do. With help from the United States the British Empire could win the war "and win decisively in 1942 if not before," he declared. r a Battle of Britain First Nevertheless, everyone with a first-hand knowledge of events in- sisted last week that the outcome of the Battle of the Mediterranean depended upon the outcome of the Battle of Britain — that a decision in the east would have to await a decision in the west. It was ex- pected in most informed quarters that Hitler would make his grand assault on Britain in the spring. Hence the British offensive in the Mediterranean was interpreted as en attempt to knock out Italy be- fore that time, so,that badly need- ed naval and air forces eeeld be released from the southern theatre for use in checking Hitler's invas- ion effort and in meeting sub- marine and bombing menaces. "Germany Already Loser" But in the opinion of Eduard Benes, former president of Czechos Slovakia, Germany had already lost the war. The war had entered its second half, he said, and from now on the Axis would continually descend. The reasons be gave were: "Only two cotintrie.s in the world cau be master of the seas —Great Britain and the United States"; ' The aviation potential in the hands of Great Britain and the United States is so big it can- not be equalized b; Germany." ITerr Benes listed further reasons for his confidence: the euormous blun- der of Italy in provoking war against Greece—from now on to the end, "Italy will be only a lia- bility"; the increasing difficulties of Germany in all occupied coun- tries where Germans are faclug an impossible task, coupled with "the increasing difficulties of Germany from; an economic, financial and "Must Accept Report" Preoccupation with the festivi- ties of the Cbristnras season lase week in the Dominion meant a :concurrent lull in the field of po- litics. The 'most important do- mestic event on: the horizon re- mained the series of Dominion - Provincial conferences opening in Ottawa January 14 at which the fate of the Rowell-Sirois report would be decided . . . "Canada has no choice but to accept the recommendation of the Repor,1;"k last week declared R. M, Fowler,. legal advisor to the, Comnlissian1I chainmen, "It is a ease of aecopt it or else, This is on•o of the most • significant documet.ts Canadian history," ho coi::inued. "If we do not accept tt ami abide by its recommendations, tL.e lose to the country will be terrific. This loss will manifest itself in defaulting provinces and munici- palities, tax collection 'wa' nage and human suffering," The big question of course was .—would the Premiers of Ontario, British Columbia and .Al'be'rta concur in its adoption? (Six Cab- inet Ministers aro accompanying Premier Hepburn to Ottawa -- representatives of virtually every branch of the Provincial Gowrn- ment and every phase of social, educational and industrial acti- vity — so the outlook is reason- ably hopeful). Grain: East and West Other interest centred upon the forthcoming meeting ie To- ronto of the Canadian Agr'ieultur- al Conference, Representative wheat -producing organizations in the west last week adopted a. pro- gram of agricultural aid to be placed before the conference, call. ing for the launching of a vig- orous campaign for new market. for Canadian wheat and establish: went of a quota system for the 1941 crop . . . With the eastern. feed situation threatening to ase surae critical proportions, 1&.. Shaw, chairman of the Dominion Agricultural Marketing Board, left for the Fairies in tita first direct move to round ue low- grade western wheat for . e;.i:stern farmers. If sufficient s::pplies of low-grade wheat are avEr.]able, the Agricultural Marketing Board and the 1'4 artime Price;, and Trade Board ;illi combine in a drive to secure cut-rate ft eight rates to bring the gain east. Are You Grouchy y In The Morning? Snap Out of Bad Pled For Personality € evelopmeeet Howard J. Wisehaupt, lecturer, offers the following five rules to develop personality: 1—Get up when you wake up and wake up when you get up. 2—Start smiling as soon as you get up. No one ever had a mean thought while smiling. 3—Radiate a little happiness in the house by saying something nice to your wife o to the maid `if your wife does not get up. 4—When you leave the house, breathe deeply and get good fresh air into the bottom of your Lungs. 5—Start the day right by speaking cheerfully to co-nvork- ers. He said three attitudes which kill personality are fear, worry and criticism. 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