The Lucknow Sentinel, 1940-04-04, Page 31
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1939.Exports
Exceed Imports
• Canada Had Credit Balance
'of International Payments of
$209,000,000 in 1939 "
Canada.' had a credit balance 9f
international payments of $209;000,
000 in 1939, compared With $180,-
000,000
180,000,000 in 1938, the Dominion Bur-
eau of Statistics says in a'prelimin,
airy report.
The Dominion had a credit bal-
ance in internal trade in merchani
dise .of $202,00.0,000 in. 1939, export-
ed goods exceeding goods imported
by this amount.
Gold'exports accodnted for 1184,-
000,000 qfthe-Canadian credit bal-
-muse in internal trade and in the.
'touristtrade the 'amount, spent'}n.
• Canada by visitors of *her ,coun-
tries exceeded . the amount spent
by' 'Canadians' abroad 'be 1165,000-; •
.,000.
• LARGER .NET DE$I T; • '•
Preliminary estimates- of other
capital movements in 1939 point to
a considerably larger net debit than
in 1938. The 1939 debit increased to
$144,000,000 -from $102,000,000.'
Badminton's •Good Exercise
The National ' Government idea
was overwhelmingly defeated in
last week's Canadian federal el-
ection when. the Liberal party, led
by Prime Minister Mackenzie
=Icing,' swept• back into office
'04 .I.beral' landslide was attribut-
ed by the Conservatives' -Ontario
organizerto fear on the part of
tete people that a nationalgov'ern-
ment would bring in 'c'onscription,,
*l uid arnalgamate the two rail -
Ways, and that" a change in govr.
.ernmenx: at' ,the, present' time •
would tend to disrupt the 'Domin-
ion's war effort '.. . `
The storm over, the attention'
of, Canadians turned imniediately
elsewhere ' — to .the war in. 'Ellin-
ope; `.to the question of 'what
would become of. Ontario's Prem-
ier. Mitchell • F. Hepburn, in his
renegade' stand ,.. . .
Changing Picture
During •the seventh . -month '.of
armed conflict in Europe, the wan
picture materially changed in four
ways: ,.1. Following the Russo-
Finnish peace, the diplomatic •in-
itiative was• wrested from .the Al-
lies to be wielded 'energetically
by ,.Germany; 2. As a result of the
German diplomatic, drive, Italy ap-
peared to be drawn into . closer
collaboration with the.. Reich;
'3. Allied rejection of any patch-
ed -up .pe'ace cleared the Stage for
inrenlification of 'military activ-
ity,; :if suchthere was, to be;, 4.
Governmental changes in Allied,
countries were carried out , with ' a
view to, assuring , a much more
vigorous and positive prosecution
of the war.
Two Strategies
'Badminton is the favorite 'exer- ,
cise:.of Myrna. Loy, as this. picture
snapped on her court at her Hidden
Valley home will prove. Miss Loy
' , spends her time between pictures.
at her ranch home, where she raised •
bumper crops of citrus'.fruits. ' J
'Biscuit Takes
Deserved Rest
• Racing•Days of Gallant Horse
Are Over After Winning San-
to Anita
The racing ,days df.. the gallant
•Seabiscuit are. elided. He ran . his
last and greatest race when he cap-
tured the $100,000 Santa Anita hen-
dicap March 2nd. He is now retired.
A brief but formal announcement
last week in Los Angeles by weal-
thy Charles S. Howard, his owner,
wrote finis to the career of this turf
idol.
Seven years old, courageous con
tender in more than 80 races; once
an ignored Workhorse claimed for
only, $7,590, now the greatest all-
' time money winner in the history
. of• the spbrt; once a plater, no* a
king '- that Is the 'story oB Seabis-
cult. Now lie'll graze' on his mas=
ter's ranch, far from the turf wars.
Seabiscuit; said Mr. Howard, has
earned retirement with its. purse,
winning record. 'or $437,730, set in
the triumphof the 1100,000 Santa
Anita. handicap: • •
Hair Doesn't Go ,
Gray Overnight
There Are Many Superstit-
ions Ass ooiated With Hair of
Human Head
We believe today that the color
of the, huinan hair is due to. pig=
'merit in the shaft, writes Dr. Morris•
• Fishbein. Froni our knowledge of
the hair and of the rate at which
changes take place in the'body tis-
sues, it seems unreasonable to be-
lieve that the long hair of a wo-
man could completely lose all of
RS pigment in 24 hours, or, in fact;
`even in a Week, as has "sometimes
been claimed. No one has been able
to find. a single authentic instance
in which the hail' of any human be.-
' •ing turned gray overnight.,
It is interesting to realize' that
in families with early 'grayness of
the hair, the eyebrows' and eyelash-
es retain their natural color. The
body hair ,in one ami y e' ange
early to gray, as did the hair of the
head.
The belief that the pulling of One
gray hall` will cause seven more to
appear in its place. is based on the
fact. that once a few gray hairs be-
gin to appear, others rapidly 'fol.
low, Most women, disliking the ap:
pear ance. •of dray hairs, begin to
pet #lnttr but afit the new
ones
• Yet .the hull 'on • the • Western
Front continued . . - nor was ,it
. believed last. ;week that • new thea-
tres of• war., would open. up •pre-
sently, although' many eyes turn --
ed to the near East where it ,was
known that .the. Allied army of
the Orient was constantly receiv-
ing more men and i.•ar a material
'New York Tines iorresp.ond-..
ent Archambault summarized the
basic policies, of the, belligerents
in two • formulas: Pledged to re-
spect ,of pledges and no rash ad-
ventures, the problem for the --Al-
lies is to induce. or' ceinpel the. en- .
e.ny to' attack rashly ,himself.. To
get • him to do .this, the blockade•.
inust.be made effective or a coal-
ition organized' against 'him,' The.
Germans, fully realizing this, dir-
ect, their effortsr toward' • warding .
off both, blockade • and coalition.
..Hitler's. last 'card, then, was seen
to be decision by battle — "he
will not attack' either the. Maginot
Line . or the army of . the Orient
until he has been forced -to"... .
The War -Week •
Rumania remained the .hot -spot
of Europe during the week, while
'rumors flew'. of a • Nazi :"altimat-
um'' ;to •-King Carol . the war
on the sea entered 'another, phase
when Britain sank German mer-
chant ships in the' Baltic, pre-
sumably carrying iron ore to the,
Reich from Sweden; more Danish
vessels,, .bearing .butter and' bac-,.
'on to Britain, were sent to the
.bottom by German ,LJ -boats
world communications were black-
ed -out in. a bombardment of the
earth by a shower. of electrical
pa>ticles from a huge sunspot
Franco-Russian relations became •
strained when the Soviet Ambas-
sador • to . France, Jacob Suritz,
was recalled.... large concentra-
tions of German submarines were
noted outside Norwegian •territor-
ial ' waters ' . . a British raid on
the Nazi base of Sylt was success-
fully 'carried out .. in the Far
East Chinese . reported successes
over the Japanese .on war fronts
.as far separated as Southern
China and 'Inner. Mongolia .
the Finnish war cabinet 'resigned,
to be replaced by a -coalition go'v-
ernment with Rysto Ryti as pre-
mier
Revenues Rise\
In'Dominion
Customs,'Excise, Income Tax
Yield Higher Than Year, Ago
Customs and excise duties, ex-
cise taxes and sundry collections
during February totalled $26,-.,
770,462, an increase of $6,982;;
474 over February, 1939, the ria -
at •Ottawa.
Net income =tax collection am.
ounted to $4,040,789 in February,
an increase of $703,475 over Feb-
ruary 'a year' ago.
Customs. duties • during . Feb-
ruary, totalled $8,3$5,751, an in -
Crease 'of $3,058,878 •over the
Same month a year ago. • Exc'ies
taxes, at $13,815,155 were up $2,. •
. - R.C.A.F. Fliers March to Parade Ground Fbr Colorful Ceremony
fr•.ni'fi•'%�?�iz+J/•(+%•^j nr?%M, ""*a.•�•r,•..,r� £k^z.'°".3''spr'� iry�fi%A�Fr,h/'
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-Camp Bbrden was the, scene of..a colorful ceremony;recently a'sn3g young airmen rete sed. o ng.
:These young fliers, representi ►g- every: part of Canada, were.• the 'first. group to' enter, training.,With the R. •
C. A..F. after the-outbreak,of. war. The proud young fliers are shown as they marched: to, the parade- ground
where they received.their coveted' wings from Wing Commander.•aS.'Megill. -
Farm'Forumn
(Conducted by Prof. Henry G. Bell,
of the Ontario Agricultural College,
Guelph, assisted by other members
of the O.A.C. faculty)
BARLEY AND BACON
Without benefit • of ; bonus but
in anticipation of better prices,
the Canadian farmr since the war
in Europe began has brought
many more acres under . the
plough, a typical example. being -
in Nova Scotia where Dr. W. S.
Blair, secretary:' of the N. S.
Farmers' Association, Prof. K.
Cox, Agricultural College; Truro,
and others' conducted an aggres-
• sive .campaign for, 50% more land •
in grain. At the annual conven-
tion of the N. S. Farmers' Assoc-
iation, held in, Truro , the' ' other
week, Prof. Cox gave a ..very ' in-
structive talk on ,,"Grain Produc-
tion on Old. Grass ', and Pasture
Lands Depleted in Fertility", em-
phasizing the need for .liberal ap-
plicationsof the proper fertilizer..
IDEAL NURSE CROP
Barley will be grown more ex-
tensively: this year, because of the
prominent place accorded it ' in
the feed ration for •.bacon hogs,
and . barley .with its shallow root
system requires a fertile top soil.
Unlike malting barley, 'feed• bar-
ley, is not `'fastidious, demanding
only, the liberal feeding which
promotes vigorous, healthy growth
and fills the kernels. Speaking of
kernels: in order that these be not '
full of smut,' a disease that takes
a heavy annual toll ,-of our grain,
the seed ' barley should be treat-
ed' with ethyl mercury phosphcte,
the dust fungicide for cereals, .at
the rate of one-half' 'ounce per
husbel. '
Barley is an ideal .nurse crop ,
andmay sometimes be sown with
grasses and . clover. When these
are seeded down the , fertilizing
should be more . ample to ensure
success of the -following hay crop.
Could Make 500
Trips To Moon'
Wtihout An Accident —• 3,000
Ontario Truck Drivers Travel
That Far In Complete Safety •
Ontario has able 3,000 truck dri-
vers who could make 500 odd trips
to. the moon = and safely, too— if
only the moon had the needed road
connections.
But the distance could be just as
great. For Ontario's safest truck
drivers have turned up 12,000,000
collective miles without an 'asci
dent,
And that, says the Ontario Safe-
ty League, is a performance worthy
not only of merit cards, but of me-
dals as well. -
Both' medals and merit cards
were bestowed on the 3,000 drivers
by- A. G. Partridge, 'President of
. the League. Some of the truck
wranglers, it as, disclosed, were
receiving them for the seventh con-'
secutive year.
And in case some amateur stat-
leticlans may say thaf.the distance
to the moon is not a fair way of
measuring this safety performance,
the drivers replytthat one can, after
all, conipute.it in terms of circling
the earth.
COLLECTIVE MILEAGE
•Their ,coilec•tive mileage ail
without a mishap, " rememher,
• would take them. around the Equat-
or approximately 5,00.0 trines.:'
• Or, if one 'wants .t0 be practical .
about it, .there ' are 410,808 ; miles
of highways in the . Dominion of ,
Canada. •
•
Gardening
HA►NDLI.NGGS1-/RUBBERY •
• .
• ` ..In the informal garden plan the •
taller shrubs, such as the common ,
spirea, honey suckle, • forsythia,
• syringe or Pias' to lee placed • far
' thest back: I'n .front go :the small-'•
„er "shrubs, like.' the 'barberry in
different„ shades of foliage, the
low spirea,• the: deutzia' or • sim-
ilar...
im-ilar,. things, that' never ' exceed
three or four feet in height at ma-
turity., •In; this class,, too, Will. come
many of the' perennial flowers,
iris, phlox •peonies, plants of me- .
'dium• height • and which, like ari
.pererinial5 when once ,plarrted and
established, will come up each
year and flower• math very little,
further . attention.
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BROKEN LINES '
Nature detests straight lines. 'In
gardening _the amateur: is well, adr
vised to.. • fblow this natural ex-
ample.'.
. • , Straight, marrow fences, abrupt
• and cramping corners around gar-•
age' or house, narrow, straight' side •
Goes Down Smiling •
Hon. Dr. Robert J. Manion,
leader of the National Govern-
ment party which was defeated
at the' polls in the March. 26 Do-
minion election.
•
•
walks,. all •unduly emphasize' the
confining, limits of, small lots.
• These; however, can be made to
appear. many :times: More spacious
if the. fences and walls are par-
• flatly covered with• vines,• if corn-
• era' are screened• with shrubbery,.
leading down to tall ,annual' flow
ere...
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BARE. SP9TS IN LAWNS
• Beneath; bare spots on the lawn
will usually be found. poor or. sour
. soil 'underneath; it will be 'nee--
'essary to' dig '11P,, remove any .grav-
el • or stones, filling up. with good;
earth .and sewing thickly with • a
good quality : of. Canadian grass •
seed.' For this- purpose. • and for
•new lawns it is always est to get
a l good • mixture of high -quality
. packaged grass'•seed blended, by
'expert seed'smen. .
•
Trees In Place
Of Snow Fences -
Farmer's Advocate Points to
Nature's Usefulness' In .'Pro-
,viding A Windbreak
•
The original cost of snow fences
togetherwith the expense, of put=
ting them up and taking theta
down each •year, is an item Of no.
small ,dimensions' in' the Province
of Ontario, says the Farmers' Advo-
cate, arid when, we add. tb this the
cost. of ploughing out highways' and
country roads the figure is consid
erably increased. This, cost will.
grow rather than become Iess, for
the townships and -Counties are un-
dertaking ; to keep 'sideroads• and
concessions open, dui ng the winter
in odder that farmers May market
their product any and' every day of
the week.
HEDGES OF FOREST TREES
There' is growing enthusiasm re-
garding'the usefulness of trees to
replace snow fences, Hedges of for-
est rtees planted ' around 30 • feet
' from,the road lane are being tried
in several counties:. The railroad
have already demonstrated the ef;
fectiveness' of tree rows in prevent=
ing drifting and municipal officers
have inaugurated a . similar policy
but as yet only in an experimental
way,
In many districts it will 'probably
work out so the strip of land bei
tween the trees. and the roadway
will be cultivated. Fences will' be
eliminated and a weed -cutting prob-
lem will be solved....
Canada's Food
Exports Rise
•
The, Dominion Bureau of Statis-
tied reports '-Canada's domestic ex-
ports rose to $7.1,078,946 in Febru-
ary, compared with $57,571,572 in
February, 1939, with notable in
creases .being shown in food, lum-
ber,,newsprint and partially manu-
factured copper.
Principal exports with figures fdr
• February, 1939, in brackets: Wheat,
$5,775,465 ($3,531,726); wheat flour
$2,135;700 '($886,944) fish, $2,203,615
$2,080,671) ; furs, $1,763,679 ($1,.774.-
870); meats, $3,87.9,338 ($2,448,011);
cheese, $742,444 ($132,718); planks
and boards, $2,912,646 ($2,530,755); ,
Wood pulp, $3,398,752 '($1,781;;886);
VOICE
OF THE
P 'ESS
THE OTHER , WELLES .
If `Roosevelt had only sent Or-
san• Welles to Europe he -'could
hate scared the foe Silly.
—Brandon • Suri,
• ONE'S • SUFFiCIENT -
' Many. • electors felt like ..the
'farmer . w . remarked,:- after.
hearing the 'two •candidates in his
'riding:. "Thank heaven they don'.tC
• both "get •in°i . , 0
—Financial. Post;
- HURRYING 'THE-. HOG
• Hogs . are said to be • the only
animal .that,. given an unlimited
• supply. of .food, will' not ..overeat
theniselyes. They `don't. have 'time,
being • wanted .for bacon just 'a5
.they're gettingthe. rhythm. •
—Toronto Star.
SEEING .YOUR SLAYER
•"A • Pedestrian •walking in the
roadway •should walk ,facing ve='
hicular• traffic: In this way he can
see the .car before' it hits, him",•
•. advises an American • contrnpor-
ar,y. It helps;.'when you know just•.
who -killed you.'
,—Hamilton Spectator.
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AN' IMPORTANT. GROUP. .
There is a group of. workers in
this community as well • as' in ail
communities in Christian coup -
.'tries who go about their • work'
•quietly. :,and without. 'ostentation.
They are the people.who •staff the,.
Sunday Schools 'of the various
• churches.. Theirs is a sever -ending''
work. Like .the day school teach-
ers,., ' they see the, children. go'
through their :classes and but in'
to the' porld.
--Tillsonburg News.
•
• The :,{Flue Jay
• The, bine' .comes and' gobbles
• • crumbs,` ' •
Sunflower see.ds,' and buries them
A,• few yards off; .he screams• at•
birds '
Who liop too •-near and, tells leis
•
n.cte 0
To.•stand back while he' scratches
deeper. ••
_His testy `nature though- is cloth-
ed. .
In, plumage of . a . shade so rare
That' all a. watcher can • recall .,
7s blueness, coloring.. the . air.
•\ . ' John Rithhey
newsprint,. $8;146,807 ($6,533,514);
automobiles and parts, $1,925,504 '.
(32,448,520) ; partially manufactur-
ed copper $4,081,741 ($3,796,196);
'unmanufactured nickel, $3,956,155.
(14,551.196).
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A Farmer Today
Needs
Needs $500 More
Federal Department of Agri-
'culture Says He Requires It -
To .Maintaiin. Adequate Living. '.
Standard,
"The• days of self -sufficing ogre.
Culture . have been left behind, and
the' Canadian farmer finds himself'
' today attempting to• deal with high
living, standafids and greater cost,"
H.. R: Hare, of the .econoinics,.divis-
ion, federal department of agricul-
ture
agriculture stated last week. -He spoke in •
Milton, Ont., „at a Halton farm man-
agement
an agement short course; emph-' leing
the necestlity' of cutting do , farm
c,osts of .operation an proe ction. .
.."'We'need an addi ::al 1500 a
,year to maintain thoseiivipg stand-
ards '. we: didn't have .a • few 3 earn:,
ago. 'A far>neri todey. has .a bigger
gob :to tees ;thee had bis father or
grandfather, 'contrary to' thepo
ion of many,".said Mr.•Hare '
'SPECIALIZATION AT' END
Agricultural ' R.'epresentative • J,
E. Whitelock of Halton .deplored'
the lack' of account books'' and re-
cords to be found on Halton farms: •
Describing 'records as a• necessity,.,
tp. the successful farmer, he added.
"of course, when the farmer .knows
he is losing money, he hates like
sin seeing the figures in black and
white 'before, him." The rapresenta-
:tine expressedebelief that the day
of ,the highly specialized 'dairy far-
mer is "at an end", and appealed' to
dairy,specialists.for a more diversi-
fied effort. The, growing of conimer.-
cial seed grain, and hog -raising,
were suggested at a.promis'ing side-
line- '
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LIFE'S LIKE THAT
By Fred Neher
"I'm over two hours late for dinner .:how about giving me a
' police escort?"
REG'LAR FELLERS -Well! WeI1! well!
By GENE BYRNES
• YOU KNOW.
AS W LL,AS't DO
THAT WE KEEP '
A>rl�,_B�K3IN
r._•
KEEP Yt)UP SHIRT
Otto PINHEAD/ I HAVE
TO &00K UP A FEW
IM$TRU.T*OHS
PIRg-r !
task. To prevent pulling de gray
hairs, the protective Ouperatition
developed.
i
0$1;012 showed a $1,29'1,181 in -
erosive. Sundry collections de.
creased $19,188 to $48,507.
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