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Zurich Herald, 1939-09-28, Page 6(NEWS PARADEI KALEIDOSCOPE: For us away over here in Canada it's very hard on the nerves constantly having to re -adjust ourselves to a new pic- ture of the world last week, to- day, torxmorrow. As each new shift occurs in the combinations of world powers, we are forced to ac- quire on the instant an entirely new set of opinions, predictions, hop es. But what of those nations in •Europe's theatre of war for whom the changing situation means more than a re -orientation of viewpoint? For whom any move or realign- ment of major powers may bring terror, death, changed lives? —e— NEIGHBORS: Keeping up with the times these clays involves watch- ing the map very closely, letting nothing escape you. Notice that Germany and Russia, Hungary and Russia, are new next-door neigh- bors? Imagine waking up one morning to find the Red Army looking in your front window! —o— HIGHWAY SITUATION: For the duration of the present war, highway construction in Ontario will be at a standstill, it is an- nounced from Queen's Park. One or two jobs under way in North- ern Ontario are likely to be com- pleted, but as far as the rest of the province is concerned, highway expenditure will be limited to es- sential repair works. —0— JAPAN'S BIG DRIVE: Military ibservers at Chungking, China, are convinced that Japan is planning a large-scale offensive in China during' 'tober. They believe that "a final attempt to subjugate China" will be undertaken with Confidence at that time by the Japanese because of the fact that the European powers which for- merly provided assistance to China would no longer be able to do. so • because of the European war. A grand concerted offensive on a scale not hitherto attempted is ex- pected. —0— GERMANY'S STRATEGY: Now that Poland has been subjugated, Germany's broad strategy is to bring Rumania under its control, and to marshal Russia, Italy and Spain as its "complete allies" be- tween now and next spring, the Manchester. ,,Guardihu beli•eees This well-known Brtiish newspaper declares that Germany hopes that by spring the divisions released • from Poland and Rumania will be in Northern Italy and that France can be taken by a German and Italian invasion from the south; while the Mediterranean Sea and Northern Africa will be made in- secure for the western powers with. the help of Spain, who by that time will have been brought into closer association with the axis. 'Twouid make little difference, of coarse, to the lines of this broad strategy, if, in the meantime, a European "peace" had been con- cluded. Pearl Essence From Herrings Fish Scales Shipped To United States From New Brunswick —Deposits of Crystals Reports to F"e Dominion depart- ment of fisheries from its inspec- tors in the southwestern New Brunswick area tell of the continu- ation of business in herring scales, which are shipped to the United States where they are used in pro- ducing pearl essence which, in turn, is used in making artificial pearls, knife 1' .ndles, etc. The scale business is not very large, al- though in 1937 it amounted to slightly more than $12,500, slip! it done by New Brur ick fishermen. In making pearl essence the lus- trous particles adhering to the scales are removed by a special process and held suspended in wat- er. Later, the excess water is drawn off and the essence remains. Thr lustrous particl.., by the way, are deposits of very thin blade- like crystals of pure guanin In the epidermis of the fish. The crystals, scientists say, are roughly propor- tionate to the ' e of the fish from which they come; thus, the crys- tals from the sardine herring ars muoh smaller than those from larg- er fish and make en essence of finer quality. Writing Champ As the result of a vow taken 39 years agb to write to her sisters every day, a 68 -year-old Birm- ingham, England, woman has writ- ten 72,980 letters containing 14,- 596000 words, emptied :1,014 bot - ties of ink and spent $2,500 on, hostage stamps. Each year damage to sheep and wool by Iiee and ticks amounts to thousands of dollars. The damage could be lessened if growers dip- ;peti their sheep. TBE MILITARY MARCHES Into Fall, and Laraine Day choose this two-piece suit with cadets Jacket featuring high collar in dark green tett, flat silver buttons and cadet's stripes in dark green felt down the skirt. VOICE of PRESS JUST A RADIO DRAMA Each morning we wake up still hoping to find that it is all just another fantasy staged by Orson Welles.—Saturday Night. FORTIFIED WITH SUGAR Some hysterical people seem to think a house surrounded by sand- bags isn't as well fortified as a home packed with bags of sugar. —Toronto Telegram. NO PARLOR TRICKS If you want to know what the people in London are doing in the „ osevexnnge;stay house, pull the blinds all down and see if you can•enter- tain yourself—Peterborough Ex- aminer. TO LOOK FORWARD TO Hay fever victims have some- thing to look forward to with hopefulness—the first frost. After the first frost, they can settle down and look forward to the ear- ly part of next September, but not hopefully.—Kitchener Record. PARKING NOT A RIGHT Motorists should remember that parking is only a privilege, not a right. .A. motorist has no more right to leave his car standing on a street than he would have to dump a load of bricks or firewood beside the curb. If all would pay due respect to their privileges there would not be so much trou- ble; but the few who abuse it make it necessary to curtail the privilege of all others.—Owen Sound Sun -Times. A NAME FOR THE WAR No one has yet provided the war which started a few weeks ago with a distinctive name so that it might be the more easily disting- uished from the Great War of 1914-18. The struggle of 20 years ago is still so fresh in the minds of the people and the effects of it still so apparent that it has up to the present, been known largely as The War. Some term will have to be found to indicate the distinc- tion. — Port Arthur News -Chron- icle. Although tractors did not come into general use until the war years, an English paper notes that there was an agricultural motor on exhibition in 1904. Much pro- gress has been made since that date in efficiency and adaptability making them serious rvials of the horse, NTARR) UT000RS By VIC BAKER ONTAR10IOUTDDOORS .. Seiesitie HAPPY DAYS AHEAD With the hunting season about to open, happy days lie ahead for nimrods throughout Ontario, A consensus of reports from experts on the hunting outlook in the pro- vince indicates that prospects look even better than last year's sue- cessful hunting' season, In many parts of Ontario moose, deer and black bear are reported to be abundant. Among the dis- tricts in which the outlook is par- ticularly good, especially for moose hunting, are Metagama, Chapleau, Nicholson, Schreiber and Nipigon. Ring Necked Pheasants Excellent sport for Ontario shot- gun shooters is promised this year as the Ontario Department of Game and Fisheries completes its annual distribution of more than 30,000 ring-necked pheasants throughout the province, The birds will be released in townships establishing protected game areas and an open season will be declar- ed this fall. Killed On The Highways And while we're on the subject of hunting, let's say a few words about the astounding amount of game killed annually •on the high- ways of this continent. After reading this note we trust you will exercise as much caution as pos- sible in driving through wooded areas in order to reduce the am- ount of wildlife destroyed by mo- torists. The Ohio division of conservation has just issued the following .figures for game found dead on the highways of Ohio from May 21 to July 1 of this year: Rabbits, 2,620; pheasants, 453; oppossurns, 414; quail, ,361; deer, 3. Admittedly, in many instances, it is impossible to avoid hitting some of the smaller animals and game birds, but the exercise of due caution will unquestionably cut down the destruction of game. Queen's Park Is Barricaded Model Barbed Wire Fence Con- structed on Orders of Mr.. •Conant Workmen have constructed at Queen's Park, Toronto, a model barbed wire barricade of the type to be used around Hydro plants and other prohibited .areas of the province. Attorney -General Conant ordered construction of the s mple entang- lement following a session of what' has come to be known at Queen's Park as his "was council." The council is composed of Commis- cial police officers, Major Alex Lewis, Inspector of the Veterans' guard, Hydro officials and repre- sentatives of the Canadian. Legion.._ Drum Type of Entanglement The barricade is of the drum type of entanglement such as was used in the last stages of the Great War. Blueprints of the barricade are being made and sent to muni- cipal authorities throughout the province so they may employ the same type in any protective pre- cautions they are taking locally. Children To See Films In School British documentary and edu- cational films so impressed visit- ors to the British Theatre in the Government Pavilion at the New York World's Fair that a separate cinema was set up by a Teachers Association in connection with the "School of Tomorrow" to feature many of the educational subjects. Visiting educationalists were thus enabled to keep abreast of British progress in visual education. In order that Canadian shool children, who were unable to visit the Fair, may have the opportun- ity of seeing many of these pic- tures in their classrooms, l3ritish Acoustics Films Limited have completed arrangements with As- sociated Screen News Limited of Montreal for their distribution in Canada. Use Corn Syrup And Save Sugar Thousands of Women Are Doing Their Preserving That Way With sugar hard to get in suf- ficient quantities and a fiue lus- cious crop of peaches. and other fruits waiting to be preserved, make your supply of sugar go fur- ther by using part Bee Hive Syrup instead of all sugar. We'll wager you'll be pleasantly surprised and delighted to discover what a tempt • - ing improvement Bee Hive Syrup can make to your preserves. Try these ideal proportions for a heavy dud medium canning syrup devel- oped by a well-known authority. For Peaches And Plums A grand tasting heavy canning syrup is made by using the fol- lowing proportions: 1 cup of Bee Hive Syrup, 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water. Bring mixture to a boil and boil for 3 minutes. (4 times these quantities for a 6 quart basket of fruit). For Pears A fine medium canning syrup is made by using the following pro- portions: 1 cup of Bee Hive Syrup, 1 cup of sugar and 2 cups of wat- er. Bring mixture to a boll and 'boil for 3 minutes. (About 3 times these quantities for a 6 quart bas- ket of fruit.) - Emergency Sugarless Recipe (In the event of sugar being un- obtainable) Combine equal parts Bee Hive Syrup and water—bring to boil and boil 5 minutes. Note: The editorial department has on hand a number of recipes for doing preserving without sug- ar. We will be glad to supply these on receipt of a stamped, self-ad- dressed envelope. Record Bean Harvest Seen $1,500,000 Harvest Is Being Threshed In Six Counties of Ontario A 1;1,500,000 harvest has been started on 57,000 acres of white beans grown in Essex, Kent, El- gin, Middlesex, Lambton and Hur- on counties. The largest acreage of beans ever grown in Chatham area is ex- pected to bring returns to farmers on an average, $1.10 a bushel. Army May Eat Them :wa Beans are an essential -part of 'the army, bill of tare and a sale 'to this department will aid mater- ially in off-settiug the closing of a European market brought on by the present war. The European market was open - 'ed less than two years ago to Can- adian beans when Japan, the prin- cipal producer, became involved in the Chinese war and had to relax its hold on the mart. Since that time the Ontario crop enjoyed com- petitive success and prospects in- dicated that this year would have proven very favorable. Whin} his 27 -year-old bride re- fused to live with him until he found work, an 84 -year-old Cape Town man begged the labor de- partment to find him a job. Books And You BY ELIZABETH EEDY THE DAY-BY-DAY COOK BOOK ' By. Demetria Taylor and Gertrude Lynn Compiled by two home econom- ics experts on the staff of a well- known woman's magazine, this vol- ume is no ordinary cook book. It contains balanced menus for every day of the year, with 1,047 tested recipes. It answers four problems - of average the average housewife5 means faces today: menu -planning, Marketing, balancing menus from a nutritional standpoint, fitting new recipes into the daily menu. A complete index by dishes and in- gredients makes the recipes im- 'mediately available for reference, The book is very attractively put out in green covers, ,is illustrated with handsome photographs. "Day - By - Day Cook Book" . by Taylor and Lynn . , . Toronto: Musson Book Co... $2.50. REG'LAR FELLERS — The Silver Lining z VE COTTA SHOW rHIS RRPI9RT CARD,TO t4Y FATHER AN • NE'Ll., PUT' ME ACR bsg'HIS KNEE AK ..... Rural Ontario Will Have Millions More To Spend Rising Prices Due to the War Situation Are Coupled With keel., lent Crops -- Wheat, Oats, Barley, Cattle, Sheep Cheese, Butter Al! Register Increases Rural Ontario will have millions more dollars to spend this year. Ex- cellent crops combined with a sharp rise in prices "following the outbreak of war in Europe mean increased purchasing power for the farmer, more income for the gen- eral population, improved 'business conditions throughout Ontario. A three -million bushel increase in the fall wheat crop plus a 12c - jump in price over last year means more than $3,000,000 to the Ontario farmer. Oats are up 12e, barley, 8c, Cattle prices have risen sharp- ly. Here is a comparison of prices as at September 14, 1939 and Sep- tember 14, 1938: Sept. 14/39 Sept. 14/38 Calves 10.30 •9.57 Butcher Steers 7.37 5.70 Handyweight Lambs 9.55 8.06 Bacon hogs 9.47 9.G7 Tobacco's Big Market The quality of leaf in Ontario tobacco this year is exceptionally good. This means much with re- spect to the price the growers will receive for their product. The total production for both burley and flue -cured is up from last year due to increased acreage. The burley crop is estimated at from between 13,000,000 to 15,000;000 pounds, in comparison with last year's 10,- 600,000. In the Empire market Can- adian tobacco has a distinct ad- vantage over American tobacco which is heavily dutiable. Cheese, Butter Up Cheese production in Ontario is up 2% over last year. The price per pound rose two cents between the middle of August and the mid- dle of September to 13.5, which, however, is no higher than the av- erage at that time of year for the past six years. Butter production is down 3% but the price per pound at the middle of September had risen to 27c, the 1937 price, which was much higher than the average September price for the past six years. The apple crop in Ontario this season is much above the average for recent years. 536,000 barrels is Ili•••=1•111•10111•,..1111, 021•111•1•11•11111111•1011.4 "After. a short period of hesi- tation and quietness it is. Very likely that business will im- prove and that under the im- pact of war demand productive activity and, consequently, in- dividual and business incomes, will rise substantially." —IIon. J. L. Ilsley, Minister of National Revenue, in Budget speech. It Is inevitable that the World War will bring to Canada an. enormous increase in national purchasing power and memo. Production, employment, agri- cultural buying power cannot help but be tremendously stiva. ulated by the, conditions which this conflict will create in a countrysituated as we are, —The Financial Post the estimated total production. Bat the future effect to the farmer of such a good crop is problematical due to the uncertainty of export markets in the present war situ- ation. Pears and grapes are quite good, and the peach crop is. a bumper one, but again the possible curtailment of•home consumption, it a shortage of sugar for presery ing is experieneed, may offset the benefits of these excellent fruit crops. Reviewing the agricultural situa• tion as a whole, it is unmistakably clear that the Ontario farmer at the present moment is in a better position financially tlian for many seasons past. He is going to have more money to spend, and retails ers and manufacturers throughout the province will benefit directly, as result of his greater demand. Looking ahead right now, businees is going to be good. 0114 614 BEE HIVE LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Fred Neher (Copyright, 5998, by Trod Ne,,or) "Whaddya mean I stole the election .... I paid cash for it, didn't ?Ir. By GENE BYRNES IAA at4