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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1937-01-14, Page 3i ditorial Comment set it up "a terrific gal."- Toronto Star, Press OpirsiM1 , Here and There 1 • • CANADA She Began larlyi A feminine stenographer, employ- ed by a United States railway, has just been retired after 47 years of continuous service arid that must be regarded as a pretty long sped. - Brantford Expositor. A God Sign The Royal Canadian Mounted Police can be depended on to know what they are talking about when discussing had men, what they do and with what weapons. It is there- fore ail the more encouraging that they have words of praise for the recent legislation requiring the reg- istration of firearms of the revolver type with the police authorities. Cer- tain crimes have been either solved ortheir solution has been materially helped by the fact that the revolver or pistol used could be traced through records. -Montreal Star. Mere Farms in West Here is some interesting and rather astonishing news from the West. Despite the drought, the de- pression and a cessation of immi- gration during the past five years there has been an increase of nearly 12,400 farms in the Prairie Previa• ces, bringing the total up to 300,462 in 1936 compared with 288,079 in 1931. -London Free Press. Wheat Picture Lrrinroves The world's wheat. picture grows steadily better for Canada. At the end of 1932 the world's surplus was 625 million bushels; at the end of 1934 it was 375 million bushels; at the end of 1937 (according to esti- mates.) it will be but 125 million bushels. This is what is behind the recent sensational rise in wheat prices, which mean so much for Can- ada.. -Ottawa Journal. "Prood" In Scotland A. rather significant aspect of the accession of King George VI and the Queen Consort Elizabeth is the sentimental effect that it will have in Scotland. The fact that the Queen is a descendant of an ancient Scot- tish family should bind the northern part of the United Kingdom to the Safety on the Roads More strict regulations governing the issuance of drivers' permits, stiffer penalties for violations of traffic taws and stern treatment of those convicted of driving while un- der the influence of alcoholic bever- ages would do more to reduce motor accidents than any speed -limit law could do.- The St. Thomas Times - Journal. The Nightshirt's Appeal The Charlottetown Guardian points out one peculiarity of the nightshirt which should appeal to every Scot- tish heart. It is a one-piece item at the laundry, while pyjamas "is" two. Or should we say "are"? Historic researches conducted by the International Night Shirr Club have disclosed evidence that some of the greatest men in history from Nero to Napoleon, and from Glad- stone to Lincoln, wore nightshirts.- St. Mary's Journal -Argus. Thorr..ton Memorials The late Sir Henry Thornton could have wished no finer monument than the respect and honor in which his memory is now held by thousands of employees of the Canadian Na- tionaI Railway: ,That has just been attested by the placing of a mem- orial plaque in the rotunda of the Union Station in Winnipeg and the placing of similar plaques in four- teen other cities across the Do- minion. The men will never forget the sin- cera 'and friendly interest which the late president took in their welfare. He also sought their co-operation. Hence the institution of the joint boards in certain departments of the system, where the men had a voice, along with the management, in set- tling differences and dealing with problems of various kinds. The way in which Sir Henry took the men into his confidence, and the considerate and friendly spirit in which he always met thein, is now recalled with deep appreciation, and a genuine desire was felt to erect memorials at all the main points on the Canadian National. Sir Henry Thornton was not only a great railway executive, he was a big man. He showed it in strong human qualities and real concern for the well-being of the large Canadian National ta"mily who were making possible the vast improvements of the railway and the high status which it ultimately reached. -Winni- peg Free Press. Monarchy. A good deal of humor has clustered around the remark of an old Scottish woman when she heard that the Princess Louise, the daughter of Queen Victoria, had mar- ried the Marquis of Lorne,:'b. scion Of the illustrious House of Argyll. 'line Queen will be a proud woman this day." she said, "with her daugh- ter marrying an Argyll." -Brantford Expositor. Learn of the. North The year .1936 has been a note- wotthy one for Northern Ontario in that an exceptionally large number of Cabinet members and other gov- ernment luminaries have seen tit to pay .th s section of the province a visit. There was a time It hen it was a rarity indeed for a Minister of the government to venture into the North country, but all that is now passed. During the year just con- cluding, scarcely a month passed when some important government official did not visit the North. The latest visitor in this respect was Hon. Norman Rogers, Dominion Minister of Labor. -The North Bay Nugget. • .. A iic'od let Lloyd's will accept war risks in Canada. In other words, Lloyd's will bet that Canada does not become in- volved in 'war. Nhat • Canadian would bet the other way ?-Toronto Globe and Mail. "A Terrific Gal" A terrific gale has been causing damage in England, and no Com- positor has yet had the temerity to D-4 .9,99 New Stamps For Italy's Empire .14 Some of the sketches submitted "splendors" of Ethiopia, her n ;he foremost Italian artists for new stamp issue to illustrate the • :olony, being shown at exhibit in Rome. what we have termed "the stead uninterrupted flow of migration' from Great Britain can be resuinei and maintained on the old pre -Wes level, nothing- is more certain than that some of the outstanding phalli; ties of the British race will be os' forever, both in Britain itself: and iii the Dominions, Colonies and depend= envies. -Johannesburg, S.A., Times.'` For Two -Cent Postage It would be a commendable idea if the reign of King George VI brought back "penny postage." Canadians would welcome the two cent tetter rate warmly. If a two -cent com- memorative. George VI stamp came with the rate it would give a happy touch to postal reform. - Brandon Sun. Joyful News Lite on $6 a Week Somebody said that it was impos sible for a girl to live in London o 30s. a week. Somebody replied the thousands of typists and shopgirls were doing it. A woman's magazine. trying to discover how the feat wa done, has found a girl who pays 12"s;p 6d. for her bedroom which she 1ete during the day for 7s. 6d. She spends, her evenings at the public library,; acquiring knowledge that may enable` hei to earn more money. Evidently,. it is just possible, but only for a girl`; who can be happy without lipstick;,; new frocks, cinemas, and dances:; Could you? Could your daughter? Manchester Sunday Chronicle. flint that Ontario may abolish all speed limits will be joyful news. particularly to the chap who's always in a hurry though he can never re- member where he wanted to go in the first place. -Windsor Star, THE EMPIRE Empire Migration► It is more than 20 years since the steady and uninterrupted- flow of mi- gration from Great Britain to the Dominions and Colonies ceased to be a regular feature of the Empire's corporate life. It is true that vari- ous specialized eforts have been made in the - meantime - in South Africa, for example, by the 1820 varying degrees of success, to establish British emigrants in the Commonwealth overseas. But unless Smaller Cities Reveal Egg Cuts In Relief Lists Report Indicates Reductions Three Times as Great as Larger i Canadian Municipalities. Ontario: Belleville, 572 (1,044) ; hatham, 685 (914) ; Galt, 720 (795; �luelph, 2,301 (2,607) ; Kingston l30 (1,739) ; Niagara Falls, 2,952 ,,1,754); North Bay, 905 (1,778); haws; 3.512 (3,417); Owen Sound 48 (1,374); Peterboro, 1,614 (2,137 ort Arthur, 1,161 (2,062); St. Ca- harines, 3,097 (3,850) ; St. Thomas 189 (1,174) ; Sarnia, 403 (986) ; Sault Ste. Marie, 2,321 (1,826) ; Sudbury 694 (2,410); Welland) 578 (1,059); Woodstock, 253 (356). Manitoba - Brandon 2,258 (2,064 sand St. Boniface 2,644 (2,910). Moosejaw, Sask. - 3,837 (3,926) Alberta- Lethbridge, 1,608 (1,- 727); Medicine Hat, 490 (90). New Westminster, B.C., - 1,343 (1,991). Eight,*tional urban municipal- ities in .he'same population group, where figures were not available for earlier years, had a total registration of, 9,077. The individual figures fol- low for c eptember 1936: Quebec - Granby, 505; Joliette, 1,303; Lachine, 4,362; St. Hyacinthe 161; St Jean (St. John's), 1,172; Valleyfield 576. Ontario - Cornwall 619; Timmins 379. OTTAWA - The smaller cit; Canada have reduced their ..dire' lief, roll.; approximately tai as fast in the past year as.tthe Citi' of •more than 25,000 popul,'iition; gures released recently by, the Nab tional Employment Cornrnission dicated. The release supplemented one made 'three weeks ago covering the larger cities. The September, 1936, totals for 32 small pities revealed an average, reduction of 19.16 percent, from the totals for September 1935. The re- duction between September, 1936, and 1934 was 22.29 percent, in the smaller cities and 9.79 percent in the larger. enemeie By KEN EDWARDS Lest week we talked about tuna, 'hIif week it's swordfish. The new and lar SPO rt is angling tor swordfish. 'tt -ed on, extensively off the est ow Zealand and Catalina Stand, California.. The1first swordfish taken on rod and lune 'ori the Atlantic coast weighed 193 pounds;,. that was in 1927. The Mouth .of a swordfish is much softer than that of a tuna, therefore it may shake the bait more readily. If we say that the tuna fish is a terror to fight thea, the swordfish is a rip snortin' clemor when he has Been ookea. $unietimes, when he is harpooned he free end of the rope is tied to a :keg and tnrcwn into the water allow ing the big brut to tow it around un ttil exhausted It may be an hour of more before lie is able to be gaffed by :".be dory -men. Sometimes the powerfully driven of d ,:as been known to pierce a two-inch plank. "lie greatest Nova tr-'ia swordfish catch in its history was 2,220,00C pounds in the year 1935 In. 1928 the world's record swordfish w; naught on rod and line in New Zealand. It weighed 673 pounds. 51,400 On Relief The tota, on relief last September; ip 32 small cities. as shown by the` national rtgistratiorl, was 51,400 as'' compared to 63,588 a year ago and 64,856 in 1934 An additional 9,077 register ed in eight other municipali- J ties this September. All but tv, of the small cities show reductions in the numbers on relief,. Sudbury leading with a drop from 2,410 to 694. Port Arthur aimed cut its total in half. Oshawa, Sault Ste. Marie, Brandon Medicine Hat and Thedford Mines. Quebec, all had increases in relief registrations. Total numbers on direct relief in each of the 32 cities last September with figures .for September, 1935, in brackets, follow: Charlottetown, P. E. 1., 128 (322). Nova Scotia: Glace Bay, 811 (937); Sydney, 616 (840). • Quebec - Chicoutimi, 7,059 (7,-, 584) ; Shawinigan Falls 2,800 (4,138) Sorel, 1,397 (1,643) ; Thetford Minos, 817 (593). or .over, during November, compared with November, 1935. At the same time an increase of 7'¢a per cent was shown in the number of deaths. Births registered in November to- taled 5,929, compared with 6,150 in November, 1935; deaths totaled 4,103 against 3,816, and marriages 3,058 compared with 3,188. Births registered in the 11 months ending November 30th totaled 73,- 308, a decline of one-half of one per cent, compared with the correspond- ing period in 1935; deaths 47,039, an increase of 71/2 per cent against 43,- 778, and an increase of 51/2 per cent in marriages at 34,109, in compari- with 32,299 in the 11 months of year. Fewer Births And Marriages Death Rate Higher For Big Towns And Cities in Canada OTTAWA -The Dominion Bureau of Statistics recently reported a de- crease of three and one-half per cent in births and four per cent in man rages in 66 cities and towns in Can- ada with a population of 10,000,000 son last A Tribute To Spinach Writes the Stratford Beacon -Her ald - A six days bicycle ride was completed at Madison Gardens the other Light, and the cook for these men who pedal nigt,t and day for a week (witsbrief rests) without going anywhere in particular reveals that they consumed half a ton of spinach. String beans came second with 988 pounds. Each man downed seven small steaks per diem, eight quarts of water and a gallon of cof- fee in the same time. When one is engaged in such strenuous physical tasks it is necessary to "stoke" pret- ty heavily. It is rather significant that spin ach was Um. largest item in their diet. This vegetable which is supposed to be so rich in iron has its detractors who say the mineral is not in an as similable form. But the fact that ex- perienced six-day bicycle riders place such faith in it is evidence that they have f,.and it valuable. However, if we ever enter a race of that kind we're going to choose PoPeye as our partner. He can eat our share as well as his own and do most 1f the pedalling while we sit gracefully on the back seat and we wave our hand prettily in acknow- ledgment of the plaudits of the spec- tators. Ruby M. Ayres Wants League of All the Women in the World we erbould .hear less about dense xoulti.i »ling old statesmen who talk about, nothing but war," Allies Ayriis said amt. to get ,a big circulation it was neceesary to write about ordinary people and the things they do and talk about, "NQ duchesses, mansions or Rolla+ ftoyees," she continued, "Do I dictate my stores? Fancy die -i tating a Love story! No, I sit down at my own typewriter and type thel stories straight away without lnal;inr any previous manuscript. "1 am not fond of work. I work; when I have to, ,and when I am ask -1 ed for a story l go straight at it' and type it myself. Btu 1 would mucht rather go out and have some fun." In private life Ruby M. Ayres is Mrs. R. W. Pocock. She and her bus-' band, who fought in the South ,Ari -I can War, have been making a holiday! tour, Agricultural Training L'Action Catholique, Quebec, ob-. serves: Never bas the diffusion 01 technical knowledge (in agriculture)! been more necessary. If the farmers of Quebec wish to win against out -I side competition they must diminish the cost of raising their products in order to offer them profitably and onl conditions more advantageous tor the distributor or the consumer, They wilh attain this objective in growing more and better stuff on . the same area. These operations are possible to those who possess technical knowl- edge. The time has gone by when it was enough to produce at haphazardt and to leave to Nature the task of, raising good crops. Agricultural in -1 struction outs the farmer in a better: position to cope with climatic condi-, tions. Certainly, to give but one ex- ample, the educated farmer cannot prevent rain nor terminate a drought,; but thanks to certain knowledge oe irrigation or drainage he can very well protect bis crops against exces- sive water, or store up that water in fie sc:i against a day of drought. The provincial agricultural authorit- ies intend to develop training in all degrees; c,mmencing with the coun- try academies which must be adapt - so the coun'r, as is the little concession schoo ia order that young people may not be uprooted. Devel- opment of the middle grade schools is not less necessary." Cape Town. -"What's the good of •.11 this gold you people are produc ing?" said Ruby M. Ayres, the novel ist, when she arrived here on her way to Johannesburg. Ane as South Africa's biggest ex- oort is gold, this statement startled South Africans far . more than the news that she had published six books this year. "I have got fifty golden sovereigns. which I am keeping for sentimental reasons, but, it seems to me you will one day bo beaten by someone who will find a metal worth more than gold. "What we want today is a league of all the women in the world. Wo- olen preserve life; all that men pre- serve is mo .ey. "There ought to be an alliance be- tween England, Germany and the United States, and 1 really think that D-14 FU MANCHU r1 Seizing the sarcophagus by its edge, Smith turned if over. "Heavy," he remarked. When it was right side up and the lid clear, he scrutinized the garish paintings inside and out. "tt II By Sax Roamer "Hello!" exclaimed Smith suddenly. He leaned farther forward, catching at a piece of twine, and'out of the side of the mummy case pulled a rubber stopper or cork.. , . The Woman Driver As the result of an elaborate series' of investigations carried out by Pro- fessor William J. Cox, of Yale Uni- versity, the fact is established that women drivers of automobiles are not nearly as deadly as male drivers. On- ly six per cent of Highway accidents in the United States involve -.female,., drivers, according to Professor Cox, who adds: "if accidents are to be reduced, it will be accomplished through women. Men have had the problem for thirty years and have ' done little with it. The development of public opinion towards the observ- ance of the law with a view to de- creasing automobile accidents is def. initely Y work for women." That the latter will have their work cut out for them is manifest from .ae fact that, despite the nation-wide campaign begun at the commence- ment of 1936, the total of fatalities through automobile accidents has In- creased during 1935 from 37,000 to 37,- 500. Professor Cox's survey shows that "nn the whole, the fast driver is less careful than the moderate driver." That is in line with conclusions reached in many other countries, and seems to provide those who are striv- ing to solve the problem with one more grave difaculty to overcome, since the movement to abolish speed limits is growing in strength in many communities -due, doubtless. to pressure from drivers, but certainly not due to any favorable action on the part of pedestrians. The latter still prefer the moderate driver to I), around when they are crossing streets. A magazine success story describes v girl •vho never went to school and writes E ollywood scenario... But why expose the tricks of :he trade? - Richmond Times -Dispatch. "This was 'stuck in a hole almost level with the isoor of the mummy case," Smith said. "Ughl it has a disgusting smell, Petrie. " I was about- to examine the stopper when a loud voice, sounded outside in the hall, tri Neyland- Smith bent over and examined rho. mummy case, "Do you think the sarcophagus. was part of the plot?" asked him. "If scarcely arrived by coincidence while one of Fu Manchu's creatures waslhiddon here, Petrie."• - , /11 01031 Oy San Rol,mor and Tao noll Syaitical°, Inc. al