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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1936-08-20, Page 6v ICE of the THE WORLD AT LARGE CANADA A Practical King Probably Britain has never had so practical a ruler as King Edward VIII. Recently, in his capacity as chief of the Air Force, His Majesty flew in his own airplane to inspect several aerdromes. The Duke of York, his brother and heir presumptive, was a passenger. It was the Sovereign's fourth flight since his accession to the Throne. King Edward always has shown a desire to understand how his subjects live, to know the life of the soldier, the airman, the sailor, the man on the street. It is because of this prac- tical side of his life that he is be- loved and respected everywhere that the British flag flies, and held in high regard by the peoples of foreign lands.—Windsor Star. Wheat Sales Despite the almost prohibitive duty of 42c a bushel, about 45,000,000 bushels of Canadian wheat have en- tered the United States since August 1, 1935, and the movement continues at the rate of a million bushels a week. Because of drought conditions in the American grain fields, the ex- ports may increase in volume from now on. Canadian wheat evidently has no market problem now.—Mont- real Gazette. A Mother's Tribute The mother of the Governor General of Canada visited Niagara Falls a short time ago and the Review of that place states that the people people "took her to their hearts." They quote her as saying of her son: "He's a guid son is John. Never in the forty years he has been away from home has he forgotten to write to me. Since he carne to Canada 1 have had three letters each week." Such a tribute will 'not lessen the respect and admiration of the Cana- dian people for their Governor Gen- eral. On the other hand it will greatly enhance his reputation in Canada. While it dsiplays the strong charac- ter of this Son of the Manse, who has risen to such a high position of trust and confidence, it also demon- strates the strength of character of the mother who has been able to rear such a son.—Chatham News. Mothers Great men never forget their mo- thers. Behind every prominent and successful man there is a woman who may not share in the publicity given her offspring, nor in the honorable records they achieve, but the man worth while is the one who will give her generous credit, and bestow the kindly attentions which she deserves. —Chatham Daily News. CANADA THE EMPIRE PRESS From events associated with that royal act came Nova Scotia's flag and coat -of -arms, Charles was creating "baronets of Nova Scotia" (there are still baronets of Nova Scotia) and the charter proclaiming the Esplanade as a portion of Nova Scotia has never been annuled. Interesting and .ro- mantic history, familiar perhaps to n'r great number of Nova Scotians themselves.—Halifax Herald. Sign of Improvement Another sign of returning pros- perity is the number of new or used cars which have been purchased this? year. The peak of the sales -year is May, and according to a graph pre- pared by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, the peak has been raised each year since 1933. For 1936 the total number of new and used motor vehicles financed during May was 41.5 per cent. more than in the 'same month last year. — Hamilton Spec- tator. Upper Berths in Planes We are not quite sure if you can go up to bed in the Zeppelins, but you may soon do so in a two-storey sleeper plane. From Holland, for ex- ample, comes word that Anthony Fokker has designed a "two-storey" passenger plane which will carry 66 passengers with adequate sleeping accommodations,. dressing rooms and the like.—Brandon Sun. Forest Fire Losses The timber of an area the equiva- lent of three townships was destroyed by fire this month in Algoma. It was part of the last remaining stand of white pine. And it takes from 100 to 125 years for white pine to grow to merchantable size. While it stands growing,however, it has an immense value. There was enough timber de- stroyed by the demon fire to build another city like Sault Ste. Marie, according to the Sault Star estimate. Lightning is said to have been the main cause of a loss approximating $2,500,000. That being so, there is only one provision which can be made in addition to the strict enforcement of fire prevention laws and practices. There must be a build-up of a fire fighting organization as efficient for its work as the brigades which are kept on full time in the cities and towns.—St. Catharines Standard. One -Club Golfer Miss Gloria Minoprio, the woman golfer who uses only one club, was the surprise of the women's open championship second qualifying round in Southport, England. She went around in 84 to qualify easily. Offi- cial scratch score for the course is '75. She was in only three bunkers and each time got clear easily. Many other contestants with 10 or more clubs made scores in three figures.— Quebec Chronicle -Telegraph. Spain's Decline Spain has been a cockpit of battle for 1,500 years, has been a rich, mighty nation, famed for valor, has fallen to decay, stands today as a third-rate Power. Her history is rich in romance, in adventure, in a noble Iiterature, yet blotched at intervals by cruelty, by decadence, degradation. Time was when the Spanish army was the node] for Europe, renowned for its discipline and valor. Spain's soldiers won triumphs on all battle- fields, her sailors dominated the seas, her adventurers were everywhere.— Ottawa Journal. Ruined Wheat Lands Without the valuable topsoil the land becomes a vast waste of desert and the paltry sums which the ori- ginal wheat grows earned are far overshadowed by the terrific national losses in ruined lands. — Halifax Chronicle. Another Problem A mechanical planter which sets and waters plants at the rate of 12,- 000 an hour is being used at Sprows- ton, nor Norwich, for planting cab- bagel, celery and strawberries. Un- less the way is found to distribute more purchasing power to consumers, sound money will have to find a mechanical devibe to eat them. Peo- ple can no longer be persuaded that destroying the crops is a profitable way.—Ottaw Citizen. Nova Scotia in Scotland Mare than 800 years ago (in 1625, to be exact,) Charles I, by royal man - (late declared part of the soil of Nova Scotia what is known as the Esplan- ade, that broad plateau that lies in tront of Edinburgh Castle. And that bit of land remains part of New Scot- land in Old Scotland to this day. France Welcomes Canadians Back After 20 Years Canadian Legionaires who took part in the battle of Vimy Ridge 20 years ago were warmly welcomed in' Paris on their arrival to attend the ceremonies attendant on the unveiling of the memorial at Vimy Ridge. This picture shows Hon. Philippe Roy, Canadian Minister t2 France (Ieft), shaking hands with Brigadier -General A. E. Ross, at the Gare du Nord in Paris. May Develop The River Systems Slaughter Continues Many things have been tried in this province to reduce the number of highway accidents. Police officers have shown extra vigilance, police magistrates have been severe in their punishment of offenders, newspapers have devoted columns of space to educative matter appealing to the common sense of motorists; and while all of these have had their effect in correcting many abuses of the traffic laws, the slaughter continues. — Chatham News. THE EMPIRE Harnessing of Columbia Is Proposed on Pacific Coast OTTAWA, — The entire Columbia River System on the Pacific Coast may be harnessed for the creation of industrial power in the next few years. Publication of the report of the In- ternational Joint Commission on the water power and drainage cases in the Kootenay valley, in the neighbor- hood of the international boundary, has drawn attention' to certain curi- ous geographical features of the Kootenay River and the ColumbiaI- ver system of whichit forms a parts;, These rivers, although the}---„,Oti-,= mately empty into the Pacific Ocean travel for the most part up .and down long narrow valleys running north and south. The Kootenay rises in the Roc- kies only a few miles from the source of the Columbia. The former flows to the south into Idaho, then turns and flows north into Kootenay Lake in British Columbia, emptying into the Columbia some distance .south of the city of Nelson. Meanwhile the Colum- bia has, travelled north from its own source in the Rockies around the northern end of the Selkirk mount- ains, and south to the international boundary, into the State of Washing- ton, and finally to the Pacific. The Pend d'Areille, another tribu- tary of the Columbia, conies up to the boundary from Idaho, and dis- charges into the main stream after a course of a few miles in Canada. Far- ther west the Okanagan, rising in British Columbia flows south across the boundary to the Columbia. And on these various streams, particular- ly on the British Columbia side, are long narrow but very deep lakes,• fil- ling gorges between the various dif- ferent mountain chains; Kootenay. Lake, the Arrow Lakes, Okanagan Lake, Solcan Lake. All these rivers and lakes form one complete water system, and very definitely an inter- national water system. - Immigration for Defence Mr, Savage, the New Zealand Prune Minister, has recently declared that population is the first line of defence, and a similar view appears to be gaining currency in Australia. It is significant and reassuring that the two Dominions should have be- gun to realize this aspect of their security. Hitherto they have been generally content to look at the mat- ter from the purely economic angle. Their attitude has been the intel- ligible one that it was no use expand- ing their populations without com- mensurate prospects of employment, and It must be admitted that such prospects have not existed during the past five years. But the recognition that population is a necessity of de- fence reverses the problem, for it in- dicates that the means must be found of adjusting employment to popula- tion and not "vice -versa.” 'Unhappily this particular line of defence is not so easily reinforced as armies, air forces or even navies; you cannot ar- bitrarily raise it to the requisite strength by any two-year, five-year or ten-year programme. The birth rates of Australia and. New Zealand are, and seem likely to remain, far too low to justify them in relying on their natural increase; if the defi- ciency is to be made up, immigration is their sole resource.--I.1ong Kong Press, Tatioed Chckes CHATHAM, — Something in the na- ture of a break for the harassed chic- ken farmer has been provided by the Ontario Government, in the introduc- tion of registered "brands" or tattoo marks for poultry. Tattooed on Wing The innovation is designed to pro- vide a ready means of definite iden- tification, and to act as a curb on the chicken thieving. By means of the "brand," tattooed on the web of a chicken's wing, not only the owner, but any police in the province who have a list of the registered brands. can tell to whom the chickens right- fully belong. Any chicken raiser cart now Write to the Director of the Live Stock Branch, Ontario Department Build- ings, Toronto, and for the sum of $1- Were 1secure a registered tattoo symbol or "brand" for his exeludive use, The branding instrument is quite inexx pensive. The marks provided the chicken ranchers will be filed at all police de- tachments for ready reference and in oases of birds suspected to be stolen will make a rapid check-up easy, otorists Mvised To Try Cllrtesy McQuesten Declares Most Accidents Caused by Breach of "Common Sense Rules. TGRONTO—In launching the "Try Courtesy" campaign of newepa.per ad- vertising to draw the attention of Ontario motorists to the necessity for sheaving each other mere con- sideration, Hon. T. B. McQuesten, Ontario Minister of Highways re- marked: "Most drivers .obeyed the law, but merely adhering to the letter of legal rights and 'obligations did not con- stitute a • sufficient contribution by the individual motorist. "A blind insistence upon all the privileges of the law is only too often the cause of the accident, as when one driver insists upon asserting his rig1 -of-way in a doubtful situation," Mr. McQusten warned. "Improper use of the highways does not mean only wild, drunken or reck- less driving," he went or,. "It means also the n e g 1 i g e n t, indifferent, thoughtless and discourteous actions of the normally law-abiding majority. "This latter category present a problem of another sort. Inattention, lack of , courtesy, or other faulty habits may be quite as dangerous under certain circumstances as the foolhardy tricks of the most irrespon- sible individual. Records show that mere than $( per cent. _i the. drivers involved in accidents have never be- fore been involved, so it is evident that these so-called minor lapses are really of enormous importance. Driving Habits "The improvement in driving habits of such individuals cannon be brought about by legislation or by law enforce- ment, because these violations are more frequently against the rules of courtesy and common sensethan against traffic regulations. "So it is dear that safety on the road; demands of both motorists and pedestrians the sane de„ree of court- esy and consideration for others as do business and social contracts. "I appeal to every motorist in On- tario, even Those who are conscienti- ous in observing all regulations, to make a special effort to be more courteous ani considerate toward other drivers After deep study, the departmental experts are forced to the conclusiot that highway safety it Ontario today is largely a question of good manners and unselfishness. 'Care on the part of the pedestrians wi;l playa major part in any reduc- tion of fatal accidents," Mr. McQues- ten. said. "in 1985, out of a total of 560 killed in motor accidents in On- tario, 225 were pedestrians." MIRROR GLASS INITIALS Soft calf skin bags have inlaid initials cut on mirror glass. Edttcation is the leading human souls to what is best, and making what is best out of them; and these two objects are always attainable to- gether and by the same means. The training which makes men happiest in themselves also makes them most serviceable to "others. Ruskin, If you lcriow how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone, --- Franklin, Ca paler Taboo To These Brides Edmonton Newlyweds Prove To Be Good Cooks EDMONTON, — Whatever may be true of young married women else- where, Edmonton's brides do not make the can -opener their main stand-by, it has been proved at the summer fair. The cooking section in the women's building this year has a larger exhibit than ever before and, say officials, there is a surprising nubmer of contributors from among the young married housewives. 'Young women may have turned to cooking as 'a result of the depression,f' said one official at the exhibition. "Of course, we can't be sure of that but one thing is certain, and that Is there is a surprising number of exhi- bits from young people." Not only are daughters showing mothers how to cook, but the.monop- oly of young cooking experts runs still further. All the judging was done by five young University of Alberta grad- uates. These graduates may be stylish,up- to-the-minute young ladies who look as if they didn't know a cookie from a doughnut, but they certainly know their baking, .according to an official who was present during the judging. "My, those young ladies certainly are strict judges," she marveled. "They tested this and tested that, compared notes, and discussed their opinions and knew just exactly what they are about. You've certainly got to be a good cook to win an award under them!" Farm Prices Largest Income in Past Six Years is Forecast For ' U. S. Growers CHICAGO, — Farm prices at the highest general level since 1930 as a result of the protracted drought, a 1936 a that forecast fot market analysts farm income night he the largest in six years, barring further serious crop losses. Fanners' income in the first half of the year was $335,000,000 greater than year ago, the government es- timated. Since then, the rise in prices of important agricultural commodities — in some cases the sharpest since war days—was believed by most ob- servers to have more than offset the serious crop losses due to heat and lack of rain. Traders cite the clanger of a world wheat scarcity as grain prices spurt- ed upward in foreign and domestic markets. There was no sign of the deluge needed to halt the steady de- terioration in niclwestern fields. In effect, the drought has taken away the income of farmers whose crops were destroyed and, by lifting prices, has given It to those produc- ers whose crops wore successful. The advance in farm prices since the drought became a major market influence has been sensational. From June 15 to July 15, the Bureau of Agricultural Economics said, farm prices showed the greatest increase for any 30 day period since August, 1934. At mid-July, when prices were lower than they are now, the general level of values, the bureau said, was the beat since Septeniber 1930. More than 30,000 swellings have been provided in London since the last census was taken in 1931. Smoke costs Britain $400,000,000 a' year, and does imense damage to the buildings. It also deprives some towns of hal ftheir possible sunshine. By modern methods a motorcar can be painted in one day. Formerly the proses stools six welts' and called for twenty-two coats of paint. Granaries in the Port of London, hold over 64,000 tons of grain, whiled its warehouses, which comprise 500. acres of floor space, can take in the' goads to a total of 1,000,000 tons. Slip and Panties 29.1.6 Here's the new pencil -slim cos- tume slip. It is accompanied by brief French panties. It moulds the figure beautifully through the bodice and the hips. its unbroken line snakes it per- fect for evening frocks and par- ticularly sheer frocks. Only two major parts to the slip. The pantie cuts ' all in one piece. It's child's play! isn't it? You'll want to make several crepe silk sets in street length, after you've finished the satin crepe ankle length ensemble. And while you're about it, make a few cotton panties to wear 'neath the form, -fitting dresses of 1986. Style No, 2916 is designed for sizes 11, 13, 16 and 17 years. Size 15 requires 2% yards of 35 -inch material for full-length slip; with 1i/s yards of 35 -inch material for panties, HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write your name and address plainly, giving number and size of pattern wanted. Enclose 15c in stamps or coin (coin pre- ferred); wrap it carefully, and address your. order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Ade- latecle Street, Toronto. -