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The Huron Expositor, 1939-04-14, Page 6{ ar ee 1f? at; Rock Gardens Primarily rock gardens were used to transform some difficult portion of a garden into a. spot of unusual'beau- tyt and charm. Where tihe ground eloped away so rapidly that rains loos- ened the soil, the stew kind of garden - tie helped, and it also formed a pleas- ing cfon:nectiori for rough lana. leading up to woodland at the back of the garden proper. In recent years, however, the rock garden has become so popular that people are going out 'of their way to make an excuse for one. They will build their lawns up on two different levels with a rock garden in between_ These gardens are made to resem- ble miniature alpine ranges, and in STOVE POLISH n ' them alpine !lowers are grown. These are usually tiny short, sprawly things that :require ,little moisture during most of the year. They ore specially listed in, the better seed catalogues - To hold the sharply eloping soil, fair size rocks of the roughest possible na- ture, preferably weather-beaten boul- ders, are buried to about two-thirds of their depth. Good pockets of sandy snail are arranged between tihe rocks. Theflowers find a foothold here and trail over the boulders. Shrubbery , elle trees are arr'aeged as background s for these rock gar- dens. An odd tree or bush near the needle will do no harm as most of the rock plants • are accustomed to some shade. For Tenants Pleasures of gardening are not con- fiped to the owner of property. Even the tenant who moves regularly ev- ery spring may have a garden' which will rival that of the moat permanent nature. Of course the tenant is not inclined to spend a great deal of mon- ey on shrubs and trees. These things fake some years to ,reach, mature beau- ty. He can and does, however, get much the same effect with annual flowers, and vines. There are at least a score of big bushy annanals like dahlias, cosmos, African marigolds and castor beane which will reach a height of three to eight feet by mid-July. These will furnish ample background for the ,hun- dredts of dwarf to medium height an- nual, flowers which are listed in any seed catalogue. To screen, verandahs or unsightly fence, such things as scarlet runner beans, morning glories or hops will do the job in a few weeks, Don'ts The average amateur starts opera- . II{I I,gU-jil;i� a„ I ,,,;,„._Il•It I l '�IIn', 'i�;0; i' •,t .,-t" • . 11 I • • tioae deys or eometimee wees toe soca and stops long • heifore satdefate tory gardening ease continue. WOO 'the general run lot flowers and vegetables; there is no advantage in ,getting things in while there is still danger of serious frost One sethaek from a cold) day or two completely off- sets -the early start and may indeed mean replanting the whole garden. Thiscaution of course does not apply to very hardy vegetables or flowers or to geese seed. These should be sown just as soon as ground is fit to work. A second common mistake is plant- ing too deeply. Authorities recom- mend as a general rule only planting •to a depth of four times the diameter of the seed. This means that secedes like peas and beans will be covered with about an inch of soil but tiny things such as lettuce and poppies will be merely pressed in. Spacing is important as even the enthusiast does. not care to spend much time kneeling and thdnming. La- bor can be saved by properly spacing the seed as planted. Corn, beets, peas and -similar plants with big seeds can easily be sown at the dis- tances advocated on the packet, With tiny seeded lettuce or alyssum, :how- ever, it is practically impossible to space by hand but if the seed is first mixed with a little sand and the whole sown carefully, plants will be spread out. NEXT WEEK -Perennials, Smooth Lawns, Planting Tips. WOODLOT MANAGEMENT It is now generally recognized that one of the most valuable of farm crops is the produce of the farm wood lot, but too often in the past only the exceptional farmer has done anything to maintain the crop in perpetuity. From the standpoint of better wood lot management and organized effort to take advantage of existing mar- kets, Nova Scotia, as a province, has shown an example in enrolling thirty young men from the farms for, the first forestry course of its kind iso the province. These young farmers com- menced a six weeks' course on March 15th at the 78 -square male Acadian forestry experimental station at Fred- rr•icto.rr., N. 11,' with the' main idea of b000ming expert managers of the farm wood lot. This course covers tee print:itaal points of wood lot ntan- ageni nt• utilization and markelaing, roforr,tation and other phases of mese rn forestry. In Eastern Canada, nature has pro- vided most of the farms with a wood lot. The greater number of these, r'nwever. are in need of improvement. Pe. - species of trees crowd out the het ter ones: some are dead and young e ., should be planted in the open r•s- 'Ton often grazing is allowed 1r, the extent of damaging the older s and :nus preventing reproduc- ;lot, There are so many advantages to a woodlnt and no disadvantages. Fla, piece of land on' the farm which -eget-del as being wholly unsuit- ,, e c•rr ees of any kind is often ex-' :.y relal,ted for the growing of ,,,. •iter, it provides a continuous :',..etSe of fuel• of fence posts, and of- t .t'seg•nrial lumber which every far - r,,•.. • ',ryes at times. The wood lot ee, pt -'vide a shelter belt in certain s or for the whole farmstead, and '••Y'tect steep uplands against soil ero- sion. mmulimmmwelm4 61 • MACHINERY HAS STRAIGHTENED UP THIS SHAPE Millet, the French artist, son of es farmer and himself a farm laborer, has in his universally known pictures of -The Gleaners, The Man with the Hoe, etc., left a very graphic record of farming methods and their influence on farm workers of a century ago. Edwin Markham, the American poet, viewing The Man with the Hoe, interprets it to us with dramatic force in his poem of the same name when he says, Who loosened and let down this brutal jvw; Whose the hand that slanted back this grow, Whose breath blew out the light with;;l this brain: Ringing out the challenge, he asks -"is this the thing the Lord, God made and gave dominion over land and sea", and calls on "Masters, Lords and Rulers of all lands to straighten up this shape". But each step in this great emancipation has come by the introduction of some new labor-saving machine: Thus by liberating man from back -breaking, brain - deadening toil, modern machinery has done more than all the masters, lords and rulers of all lands to straighten up this shape. For ninety years now Massey -Hams has played a conspicpous part in designing and making such labor -loving machines and in the development of power and power equipment for farm operations,; il' ASSEY-HARRIS COMPANY LIMITED MAKERS OF MODERN FARM MACHINERY A r Royalty On Tourw, (Continued from Page 2) the magnificent scenery of the Roek- ies- King Edward VIII, the present Duke of Windsor, has an acquaintance wee tire ha.bita'ble globe perhaps more ex- tensive and peculiar than Same Weller had with Dickensian London. He has been everywhere. The World War prevented him from knowing much about European countries at first )band but in after years the lands of the far- flung British Empire, and ether cove - tries, too, became familiar places to hm. It may be confidently asserted that none of his tours --whether to India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, or East Africa, with ell of whdah he was intimately acgliaireed - pleased him so much as the few weeks he spent in the United States. It became the duty of King George VI, While his elder brother was heir to the Throne and engaged on his Imperial tours, to confine himself to civic duties at home, But his two years in the Navy at Dartmouth, wheat were followed by a cruise a- cross the Atlantic and a visit to Can- ada, had awakened in him the family love of travel. As with his elder bro- ther, the World War intervened served. at the Rattle of Jutland) -be- fore he found opportunities to go abroad to the far distanr4 parte of the Empire. In December, 1924, the Duke of York (a.s he was then) and the Duchess of York left for a tour of Kenya Colony, Uganda and the Sudan; Some of the meaty admirers of the Duchess would rather have seen her off for a holiday on the Riviera. But she smiled at them with the smile that won the hearts of the people of Paris a year ago, and went off gaily, to the wilds of Africa. As their train passed through the game preserve on the way to Nairobi, the Duke, with th'e Duc'`lress beside him, sat on the front of the engine, as his father had done in Canada, and watched the antelopes and• gazel- les, and the zebra which disported themselves beside the r•allwey line. Crossing the northern portion of the Victorie Nyanza, that great inland sea, the Royal travellers went on through Uganda, which only a few years before had been a hot -bed of African savagery. When Stanley tra- versed the country, seeking° the true ,,ounce of the Nile, he cit:rieti his life in his hand. but Uganda was safe r*n- ough for the Duchess even thong:I .he did have to sleep in mud .huts, foot it from camp to camp, and ward off swarms of mosquitoes. It was a rest for the Duke and Duchess •when they were able to board the steamer for a five weeks' voyage clown the Nile. Their last night in ramp will, no doubt, long be remem- bered by the Duchess, for twice in a fierce gale her tent was, blown over, and as the rain was failing in a de- luge both she and her belonging were soaked. All the way along the mighty river tthe natives honored them with ceremonial dances and displays. There followed a period at home when Princess Elizabeth was born, and it was net until she was a6dut eight or nine months old that the Duke and Duchess undertook that much longer journey to Australia and New Zealand. Their course l a y through the West Ingd'ies and' the Pan- ama Canal to Fiji. In New Z.ealand the visit included many State ceremonies, but tire Duchies found a little time to spend with Sergeant Bennett, whose family had lived on the Glamis estate, her Scotth'h home, for nearly a century, and who was himself a soldier of the Black Watch when her brother, Cap- tain Fergus Bowes -Lyon, of that regi• ment, was fatally wounded at the bat- tle of Loos. Australia gave the Royal couple a very good time. The main object of the journey was for the Duke to open the new buildings of the ' Common- wealth Parliament at Canberra. That duty of a day fulfilled, the remaining weeks of the visit were spent on: the southern continent in free association with all classes. At Bendigo the Duke, familiarly known as "Digger," acoept- ed a specimen of gold -bearing quartz from a mine whioh had already yield- ed i:80,000,000 worth of the precious metal; and at Ballart, the scene of the gi.oat gold rush of 1851, "Digger's" wife was presented with a napkin :ing of Ballarat gold for the Princess Elizabeth. One incident which took the poptt- bar fancy was the presien•tatiori by two it;ih gi,ls in another township to thr' I)rrchess of a threepenny bit each "for Belly's money box." When the Re- nbwn loft Australia on the homeward voyage it carried nearly three tons of tree for the Duchess's baby. Canadians Are Greatest Telephone Talkers Canadians continue to lead the world as the greatest telephone talk- ers but have yielded second place to New Zealand in, the matter of the num- ber of telephones per 010 of popula- tion, according to the most recent fig- ures on world-wide telephone develop- ment and usage just released by the Statistical Department of the Ameri- can Tel'e'thons and Telegraph Com- pany. These figures bring the record to January 1, 1938. For some years Canada has ranked first in the number of yearly conversa- tions per capita and with 236.0 for 1937 compared with 222.4 of the year previous this lead. in talking by tele- phone is well maintain -ed. Canada's nearest contender for this honor is the United States which reports 220.2 con- versation8 for the average•man., wo- man and child during the year- Next in order Dome Denmark with 182,6, Sweden with 170.5, and Norway with 101.1. The people of Great Britain (and Northein Ireland) apparently do not use the telephone to the same ex- tent at.s the people in North America for the former have it one year oniy 46.4 conversations per capita but even tiben it is sufficient to lleatd Germtany, which with 40:1 i is ranked far down pointe (Liberal Sor Mateaue), Mt: L&• ionto and othere, were :d'e8ndtely op• posed to Canada taking any inert in any war except in defence of Canada. Mr. Thereon' spoke on hie private bite during private aneenbers' hour, which would define definitely the star tus of Canada. Thursday, March 30 In the most important debate of the session, parliamentary leaders, with the ...exception of Mr. Blackmore, out- lined their stand on international af- fairs and this country's relation there- to. The Prfnhe Minster spoke for two hours; the leader of the official op- poasitionr for a little dears than that time, It was made abtindant'ly clear by both of these gentlemen that there would be no conscription * overseas service. It was also made clear that Canada's atgecurity is tied up with Brd- taln's and •that- any suggestion of ilea: trality hem is out of the question•. If an aggressor attaekled Britain and broke through, there is no allusion as to what would happen in Canada. Conn sequopt.ly, there ie no doubt as to t:he part Canada would play if Britain w• ere attacked. The 1louse was full and the Palter - lee were packed, 'Phe I'rirne Minister was In splendid form and spoke with vigor througtho it Ute two hours, Ho pointed out that those people who are calling for definite notion and th'dlnite statements of tee position of tee (lov- ernmont acre not In the prosltiou the Government is -to know the propriety of euoh aets cent their whetters, et a particular time, He pointed out, too, that the very thing they suggested at the time of the arises last Septitnuber might be the w srst thing that could have happened when the British Uov eminent was acting as a rut>ddntor• end not as an aggreseet, He made it again clear beret Par1ia- men.t would decide tete ,questitn itis and when it arose, 'whothea• this coun- try -would be involved. in war. ‘Llr- Manion agreed with thee. For some time the pres=s has been carrying articles telling what Austra- lie did in the crisis; what New Zea- land did, and what others did, and at the same time finding fault a stat Can, ado for not making a definite pro- nouncement. Today the Prime Minis- ter read the official statements from these countries, and read also an an- swer given in the House of Commons in Britain by Mr. Chamberlain where he pointed out that none of tthe Mem- hers of the Commonwealth had given definite statements regarding the ac- tion their government intended to take should a war break out. Phe discussion today was an inter- esting one and if it revealed anything it was that the country should keep its head during a crisis, and not', db things that might embarrass those who are handling delicate situations. * • • Friday, March 31 - The oustanding speech in Parlia- ment today was that of the Minister of Justice -the theory of neutrality. 'Phe idea that the Test of the'Empire may be at war while we stay out of it was subjected to a. devastating as. sleet by the Minister. Fie saki it any Dictator in the world has made up has mind that the British Commonwealth of nations is going to be disrupted, rue is basing his. future project on an absolute fallacy. Writers who criti- cized the Prime Minister for saying :,,hat if Landon were bombarded be had no doubt. what the decision of Canada would be. If they think there would not be in Canada immediately a war of public sentiment which would force :Iry Government to intervene in such a case, then they do not know the Canadian people and Canadian senti- ment_ There were some good speeches to- day and most of the speakers ridicul- ed the idea that Canada could remain neutral if the United Kingdom was at war. Reasons were given in Such abundance that it would be impossible to outline them in a brief report of the day's proceedings. Mr. Lawson tried to put intierpreta- ttons on the Prime Minister's words, that n.o ordinrarjr reader could do, or would think of doing. This, of course, was the political feature of the dis- cussion. Mr. Caban made an excel- lent speech and stated his position positively. He is all for the Empire, and Canada, supporting it in every way possible. Mr. Coldwell (C.C.F.) stated that there was great danger in following Britain blindly. Mr. Blair (S. C.) ridiculed the idea of building up defences and at the same time export- ing war material that is in all prob- ability going to enemy countries. Mr. W. R. MacDonald, Bratntford, was strong for all the nations fru the Corn- monwealth supporting Britain. Some of the French-Canadian mem- bers, such as Mr. Lacombe, Mr. La- the list. New Zealand has at last wrested from Canada the coveted position of being second to tine United States in point of view of telephone develop- ment. These two Dominions have vied with each other over a long per- iod with Canada generally holding a slight advantafie, but now New Zea- land reports 11.97 telephones per hun- dred of population compared with Canada's 11,90. The United States is well to the fore with 15.09 while list- ed among the first five countries are to be found Sweden with 11,75, Den- mark with 11.25 and Switzerland with 10,26. The average figure for the world is 1.79 which indgicatee there are not quite two telephones for every 'hundred people in the world. Figures for the larger communities reveal that Vancouver leads Canadian cities with 26.37 telephones per 100 population and is listed tenth among 95 of the world's leading cities. To- ronto with 26.27 ranks second in Can- ada and eleventh in the world. Wash- ington, D. C., Leads with 38.82 follow- ed by San Francisco with 38.17 and Stockholm with 36.08. It is interesting to Rote that the, continent of North America with 21,- 050,000 telephones has over half the in•struinents in the world, and that the City of New York with over 1,- 623,000 telephones hast more than the combined total of Russia, (thin:, and British India In w'bICb countries Dart be found aperoximately one-half the waren potrulatitel. - • • • KIDNEY Monday, April 3 The debate Which started on Thurs- day was carried on all day today. It •has to do with Canada's policy on foreign affairs. There was not mueh in the way. of new suggestt1ens offered today as with all other debates, a few days, and then the speakers must of necessity repeat again and agalu.state- ments anti,. suggestions already stat- ed. iif,j . so in this debate. At 10.55 p.m, Howard Green (Con.) finished his address. Immediately the SPeaker put the motion; it was de - blared carried and the House went al- to committee to consider the items of the Departnienrt of External Affairs. Mr. Thorson: (Selkirk) advocated a change in the . status of Canada, and that we insist on our right to neu- trality, anal this was supported by some of the Quebec members. Mr. Lacroix and Mr. Raymond declared, while they were for home defence, they wore opposed to any participa- tion in fer•ulgu affairs. Mr. Ita.ymond thought 'very little of the speech of M.r, King or Mi'. Lapointe. The eyeieeh- es male by bath Mr. Raymond 'and Mr, Lacroix Indicate bow difficult a aaountr•y tabes is to govern" • 0 M Tuesday, April 4 The debate on foreign policy went on again in the house for a while to- day. 11 was supposed to have ended yetstentay, but when the House went into the (estimates of the Department o 'external Meters, the whole question dared up again anti pio ttnued till'af- ternoon before. • any estimates were tossed. Before the }reuse went into com- mittee of supply, Mr. Blackmore start- ed another filibuster on monetary problems and their solutions. It look- ed as though the House would be held up indefinitely on this subject, but the Speaker ruled that the Leader of the Social Credits was entirely out of order. This was disputed and 'Mr. Blackmore complained that they were not permitted to offer suggestions to remedy conditions in Canada. How- ever, he was reminded that not much was to be gained' by telling t'b-e same story over and over again in the same s,essi6n. Indeed, the rules do not per- mit that. Angus Maclnnis (C.C.F.) launched a most violent attack on Great Bri- tain, claiming that she was respon- sible for most of the trouble in the East. Mr. Church res -entad this talk and made a spirited attack on the C.C,F. member. One wonders what would happen to Mr: Macinnis if he were to attack some of the Socialist Governments throughout the, world. He apparently does not appreciate the freedom and privileges be enjoys in Canada and would have us set up a complete Soeiarie,t Ccrtwaumne,t- There was a big (iay in the Radio Committee. Mr. McCullagh was on the stand. The room was filled to overflowing to hear this self- appoint- ed lead r of the people. One oould not he1n wishing that all the people who listened to his broadcasts could have heard him and seen him in ac- tion today. He lhadr a preparedbrief and he read it all in a Loud voice and truculent tone. However, he was re- speetful to those whom he was ad- dressing and he made it clear that he Wanted to do the talking; he waisted no interruption, would stand far hone. He is apparently a man of great wealth- If the committee was not a- ware of it then, they certainly were before he was through, as he repeat eddy referred to it. Rarely hag the personal pronoun been overworked; he tried to make himself believe that he•,had been persecuted. Why? On account of his bank account. He con- veyed the impression of one enorm- ously self-consroious and selfc,onfident, enormously appreciative and assertive of has own opinions, able through richt- es iches of which he speaks so much, to de- mand privileges which he believes should not be denied him. The im- pression mpression he created was about what ono would expect. Before he left for Toronto he signed a joint statement with the Chairman of the Radio Com- mission, and everything is forgiven and supposed to be forgotten. At the evening session Mr. King had to again call attention to glaring distortions of his address of Thursday and read the rulea under which a re- porter could be banned from the press gallery. It was Dingman of the Globe and Mail and it is surely high time that some action was taken against this gentleman, as anyone here can-, not help being disgusted With the garbled reports he sends in. * f * Wednesd 1y, , April 5 It was apparent by the order paper today that the Government is trying to push the business along. Several more bills appeared on the order pa- per. A short Easter recess also indi- cates that thereis a movement to have the business of the session through by the time His Majesty is in Ottawa in order that he might pro- rogue the House. If the members get together and plash things along it might be done, but It is doubtful. The perpetual problem of wheat was before tthe House again today. The Minister of Agriculture made it clear that the eighty -cent set price will not be continued.. The set price will be sixty cents, but it was revealed that that itt only part of the plan. Last year the flied price of eighty tends only helped those who fiat the wheat, and many were assisted) more than they .needed: Now it is planned' to have an acreage bonus, so that those who have no wheat may :have some assistance. Wlhrem the yield is small the bonus will be ,the highest; Where it is large there will he no bonus at all. This is only the flrst step iit lay- ing down an agricultural policy for the whole Domdmi e, the Minister de- clared. Ie THE Greater Service Is Aim of Weeklies "Dyer "'greater community, serviced through ever better weekly, ra- pers," is the slogan of the annual con- vention of the Ontario -Quebec division) of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association, to be held this year ire Ottawa on Friday and Saturday, April 28th and 29th, according to the presi- dent, A. E. Dobbie, Smiths Falls. A new trophy 'Of beteg offered -this year, the Joseph T. Clark Mevnariae Trophy, commemorating the former editor of the Toronto Star, 'for the beset •ail -around, newspaper published in. a town or village of 1,500 or less pop- ulation. The'late Mr. Clark never Ioat his delight in, the incidents -of town and, country life, The donor of this trophy is J. R Atkinson, president of the Toronto Star, who was for some years secretary -treasurer of the one- time Canadian Press Associatitiion wheat it included both dailies and weekliesi in its membership. Mr. Atkinson has never lost his interest in the Weekly ,press. The publisher is to choose any one islsue of his newspaper during the month of January and submit' it for the competition. All members of .tihe Ontario -Quebec division are invited to enter the an-' nualcompetition for the George Pearce Editorial Trophy, emblematic of the best editorials page among member newspapers. The trophy is now hued by:the Canadian Statesman, Bewmanetille. Issues of February 9th and March 9th will be submitted for this competition, Prizes are also being offered for the best printing exhibit and the best composing room "gadgets." The publishers will spend Friday. April 28th, in business discti.ssions and educational forums, conducted by their own members, while their, ladies will beroyally entertained by the Ot- tawa branch of the Canadian Wo- men's Press Club. ' Guest speakers at luncheon and din- ner will be Grattan O'Leary, editor of the Ottawa Journal, awl Sir Gerald Campbell, British High Commissioner. Onthe following day the publishers and their;lauiies will visit a paper mill in Hull and travel to Lucerne, P. Q., for luncheon at the 'Seigniory Club. Try our sawdust for bedding. Oth- ers are using it why not you? -Adv. in t'he Granville ('1, T,) sentinel'. Weil, because we're original, that's why. -New Yorker. • Boarder: "This steak is like acold day in June very rare." Landlady: "Yeah, and your bill is like a day in Mardis, very unsettled" "Is your married life a happy one?" "Yes, I married the woman of my dreams. She is as beautiful to me as the day I met her. Her hands are always white and soft. Her hair is never untidy, and tel• dresses are al- ways the latest" "So you don't regret it?" "Nb, but I'm getting pretty tired of ,eating in restaurants." LONDON and WINGRAM NORTH &]1L Exeter 10.34 Hensel!' 10.46 Kippen . 10.52 Brucefield 11.60 Clinton 1147 %.ondesborer 12.06 Blyth 12.16 Belgrave 12.27 Wfngham 12.45 SOUTH Wingham 13elgrave Blyth Londesboro Clinton ,Brucefield Kippen Hensall Exeter P.M. 1.50 2.06 2.17 2.26 3.08 3.23 3.38 3.45 3.56 C.N.R. TIME TABLE EAST A.M. P.M. Goderich 6.35 2.30 Holmesvilie 6.50 2.52 Clinton 6.58 3.00 Seaforth 7.11 3.16 St. Columban 7.17 3.22 Dublin 7.21 3.29 Mitchell 7.30 3.41 W EST Mitchell 11.46 9.23 Dublin 1114 9.36 Seaforth 11.30 9.47 Clinton 11.45 10.00 Goderieh 12.05 10.25 C.P.R. TIME TABLE EAST Gederdch Menet - McGaw Auburn Blyth Walton McNaught Toronto WEST Toronto MgeNaugbt r Welton Blyth Auburn McGaw Menaet Ood'erieh tit tie P.I11. 4.26 424 4.3'3 4.43 413 5.05 5.15 9.00 13.30 12.03 12.13\ 1x-23 12.33 12.40 12.46 12.55 tri eest"ti,tIS