Zurich Herald, 1940-05-30, Page 2FAD FADES
One thing to be thankful for:
that "Confucius say" stuff has
come and gone,—St. Thomas
Times -Journal.
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A RARE INDIVIDUAL
We meta man yesterday and
he interested us greatly. He did
not profess to know what Musso-
lini had in his mind and he had
:not the slightest idea of what
Stalin intended to do. --Peter-
borough Examiner.
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CHEESE FROM DENMARK
Canada, it is announced, im-
ported 8,51:1 pounds oe cheese
from Denmark during the month
of March. That is one branch of
competition, if it may be so ea11-
ed, that the dairymen ran wipe
off the slate for some months
Lo cone,—Brockville Recorder
and Times.
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LURE OF THE SOIL
A love of the soil is ingrained
in the very soul of some people.
Particularly is this true of the
Canadian people, whose forefatla
ars were, for the most part, pion-
eers who ,hewed for themselves
and their families homes out of
the virgin forest and sought their
•livelihood from the land.
—Guelph Mercury.
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LONG BLAST HELPS
For more than a year now, the
last toot of the locomotive
whistle on approaching crossings
has been a long blast instead of
ralaort, as foinecely. The Trans-
port Board notes a decrease last
dear in the number of motor ve-
hieles struck by trains, "indicat-
ing that the changing of the
-whistle signal is showing bene-
ficial results."
Canada Has Made
Great Advances
In Air Transport
Progress Over Past Decade
Has Been Phenomenal
Canadian Soldiers
.Mr
M-�
e '4B1jtzk r Tactics
The bayonet charge of the infantry still plays an important pari
its the art of war despite the mechanization of modern armies. Infantry-
Hien of Canada's modern army are shown here as they leaz:'n the. finer
points of conducting a bayonet charge. -
One of the pioneers of air mail
in Canada ten years ago, J. B.
Corleyy District Director of Post-
al Services, Calgary, Alta., a visi
ALA kurrzie1 ea.kgRa xke'tl}�,;
the past decade and described
them as "almost unbelievable."
Before 1930, there had been ir-
regular services to outlying com-
munities in Eastern Canada, Mr.
Corley said in an interview, but
the first schedule inter-eity oper-
ation came into effect on the
Prairies. As far back as 1926,
Calgary was agitating for air
mail. Test flights were made con-
necting Calgary and Winnipeg,
by way of Medicine Hat, Moose
Jaw and Regina, with a saving of
24 hours, and in 1930 contracts
were awarded.
In the same year, an inter-
national service was established,
from Montreal to Calgary via To-
ronto, Hamilton, Detroit, Chicago,
St. Paul, Pembina and Winnipeg.
Two years afterwards, the gov-
ernment discontinued the inter-
city air mail for economy, but the
Prairies were alive to the advan-
tages of wings. Mr. Corley said,
end when the Trans -Canada Air
Lines began service the response
was eager. "The business people
of the West are enthusiastic
about the service that brings
Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto
eloser," he added, "I know that
in Calgary air mail is increasing
in volume all the time. The far-
away places benefit the most."
Reach Outlying Areas
Speaking of the far -away plac-
es, Mr. Corley said that in North=
ern, Alberta and the Northwest
Territories, dog teams, horses
and sleighs and steamboats had
been superseded by the plane.
Mails to the outlying areas were
flown at regular postal rates.
Walter Hale, District Supervisor
of Postal Services at Edmonton,
had promoted air mail to -the
north for years.
Contrasting flying in Canada
with 10 years ago, Mr. Corley
compared the big T. C. A. planes
with the old open -cockpit Fok-
kers, and referred to the develop-
ment of the airway with its radia
beans and its 24-hour weather ser-
vice, and to the shorter more dir-
ect route across Canada.
One -Man Army
John I'er io has appointed him-
self as the one-man Defence
Corps of Brecghou. Nand; 8 miles
from Guernsey, in the I;Sisei
(. hannei. The island is six miles
itaiig w.d taere':1, who is f 0, pee
trots it daily on his rionleey. look -
Mg for enemy 'planes anal
!Marines. Ile weans a tartan kis,
sporran, tunic, and a forage cap,
and.. carries a Crimean rifle. Ont
A dozen people live on the islet
THE WAR -WEE l—Commentary on Current Eifente
Darkest Hour For Allies
When Germans Reach Sea
Eleven days after the German
launched their big offensive
through the Low Countries, ad-
vance Nazi units in lightning
thrusts through northern France,
reached the English Channel,
separating the main French and
British armies and trapping the
e n t i r e British Expeditionary
Force. The darkest hour in their
histories was Upon the British
and French empires.
For France, the situation was
seen by military experts to be
not altogether hopeless. The
French army had a chance at
least to hold on; if they could
hold the Germans for a month;
the tide might turn in their favor.
But if Italy came into the war
against France would be almost
insuperable.
Britain Fears Worst
While the British people work-
ed frantically to defend them-
selves against what threatened to
be the first invasion of England
in 874 years — a German blitz-
krieg through the air across the
scant sixty-five miles of water
separating the English east coast
from France — the British Ex-
peditionary Force on the Con-
tinent had the choice of attempt-
ing evacuation under a rain of
German bombs over the entire
Channel area or facing the en-
emy in a last-ditch effort to hold
-he Channel ports — the only
•avenue of escape left to them.
How It Happened
Speaking before :he French
Senate, Premier Ile; naud par-
tially answered the question rais-
ed in the minds of the entire
world last week, How did the
Germans get through the Maginot
end peril the entire Allied de-
fense system on the Continent?
Without mincing words, he re-
vealed that a series of "incon-
ceivable mistakes" on the part of
the French High Command had
made it possible for the Germans
ro blow up the hinge of the
French Arniy, and walk through
a breach in the French front 62
miles wide,
(The left wing of the French
army, he said, left its fortifica-
tions between Sedan and the sea,
and pivoting on Sedan, went into
Belgium. The enemy launched a
formidable attack then against
the hinge of the French army be-
hind the Meuse between Sedan
and Namur. Th Meuse River had
been considered a redoubtable ob-
stacle for the enemy, and the
French divisions charged with de-
fending it were few, stretched
out thinly; the troops' :Wee .poor-
ly trained.)
Humanity In Agony' ;
During the week, the':he'erts of
all civilized men were wrung by
the stories that leaked out from
the battle areas of Europe, of
refugee women and children by
the hundreds of thousands driven
from one place to another, every-
where pursued by bombs, fire,
destruction and death. Of the
slaughter and carnage on the
battlefields, little was 'said. So
much had to be taken for giant -
ed in one of the bloodiest and
most gigantic engagements of all
time.
U. S. Conies Nearer
Chances of the United States'
per cent during to week as pub-
Iic feeling there waenfanned to
fever heat by the news from Eur-
ope, and by fears that the Nazi
war machine would next be men-
acing the American continent.
The large mass of the people ral-
lied behind President Roosevelt
in his drives to strengthen U. S.
defenses, keep Italy out of the
war. In his defense message to
Congress, Mr. Roosevelt said:
"Our ideal, our objective is still
peace — peace at home and
peace abroad. Nevertheless we
stand ready not only to spend
millions for defense but to give
our service and even (:nr lives
for the maintenance of pnr Am-
erican liberties."
Developments 'to Be 'Watched
While the eyes of. the world
were turned on'Western'.'Europe
they were not seeing- events in
certain other -quarters that might
figure as important factors in
coning situations„ In the 'Balkans,
the Rumanian government order-
ed cancellation of all army leav-
es, as Nazi "Blitz" troops mass-
ed on the Slovak frontier of
Hungary facing Rumania
Yugoslavia menaced : bar fresh
Italian moves in Albania onside
ered plans for general mobiliz-
ation , - . Rumors emanated frsom
Lithuania that Russia shortly
would stop all oil exports to Ger-
many; and Soviet Premier Mo.lo-
toff informed Great Britain, in
cutting off British -Russian trade
talks, that "Russia cannot sub-
ordinate the trade policy of the
U. S. S. R. to the war aims of
any foreign State" — .meaning,
undoubtedly, either Geruany or
Britain . . . in the Far Last, a
nasty situation existed in the vic-
inity of the Dutch East Indies,
rich possession of conquered Hol-
land., coveted by the. ,, warring
Pigs Prefe'rr 'd
cmgddtoes
The next time you are bite
ten by a mosquito, don't think
you naturally attract the in-
sects.
Entomologists of the Now
Hampshire Agriculture De-
partment report that in choos-
ing a victim, the mosquito pre-
fers a horse' or a cow to a
human being by about six to
one, Pigs and dogs, they say,
also are more popular then
man.
cowers . the announcement
was made by the Central Chinese
Government that the main Jaen
anees force in. Central China hal
been crushed with the recapsure
of Tsao-yang, which had been a
Japanese babe in Northern Hupeh
province , . .
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The Dominion of Canada had
its busiest week since the Fed-
eral election in March. Parlia-
mentary leaders made speeches,
stock -brokers ran from pillar to
post, farmers rushed to get their
crops in, housewives "blitzkrieg -
ed" on their spring-cleaning,
military men worked at top speed
preparing to set up the Third
Canadian Division, m'.tnicipal au-
thorities strained at the leash to
go after "subersive elements"..
The Week in Parliament
In Parliament, the Speech from
the Throne declared that "tragic
events" in Europe "have but
served to intensify our determin-
ation to share in the war effort
of -the Allied powers to the ut-
most of our strength" . . Prime
Minister King renewed the as-
surance to Great Britain of Can-
ada's full support "in these grave,
clouded hours" .. Finance Min-
ister Ralston told the House of
Commons that, although Canada's
war bill had mounted to an es-
timated $700,000,000 a year (al-
most $2,000,000 a day), with the
possibiliey of further increase,
no change was contemplated in
t h e Government's established
"pay-as-you-go" program. Taxes
first, then loans, continues to be
the war policy . , a rising de-
mand that Canada's war effort
be speeded up was reflected in
the Government's declarations re-
garding our participation, but
little evidence of a concrete na-
ture was seen, that Canada would
enter more fully into the war
it was announced that a separ-
: Zc a c ' ,'-�' i ,tic4s. Pefea: i1;.- w s ,: be n
latterly appointed Postmaster -
General, at the head of it .
the most dramatic moment of
the week came when the voice
of the new woman member, Mrs.
Dorise Neilsen, in her maiden
speech, was raised in behalf of
,the forgotten unfortunates of
Canada. Making no apologies for
turning the subject away from
War, she pointed out that in times
of crisis, particularly, the fate of
those living in poverty could not
be overlooked: "Though death
stalks through the world and
knocks at the door of every na-
tion," she said, "life must go on.
The time to consider the life of
the people of Canada is not when
war is finished, but now."
Has Good Word
For War Horse
Australian Military Man Says
Antipodean Type Are Invalu-
able -- Go Waterless 84 Hrs.
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General Sir I3arsy Chauvel, who
Ied the Australian for in Meso-
entamia in the First Great War
and who is now retired, believes
Australian horses should be used
in the present conflict if it devel-
ops on a large scale in the middle
east.
General Chanvel points out the
previous war record of Australian
"Walers" — so-called because they
ordinarily were bred in New South
Wales. In the Boer War, it was not
unusual for the Walers to carry
loads of from 250 to 280 pounds
over yielding sands for 48 hours
on one watering.
In some cases, these Australian
horses were known. to go waterless
for 84 hours, covering' imig distance
while carrying troopers and fight-
ing kit.
Gardening .
SPREAD OUT
Experts not only caution against
too early sowing, but they also ad -
rise not to stop too soon, There is
no reason why plantings cannot be
continued In most parts of Canada
right through until July. This will
spread the harvesting season over
an equally long period with vege-
tables always fresh, just coming to
maturity.
Much more fun and much more
satisfaction results where garden-
ing is thus spread over the entire
season, While the whole plot may
be planted in a single afternoon,
usually about the middle of May,
the inevitable consequence is a
rush of flowers or vegetables fol-
lowed by practically none at all, On
the other hand, by only sowing a
part of the st'ed of each packet at
one time, by nsing short cut meth-
ods in the way of started plants,
by providing a little protection ag-
ainst early frosts next Fall, the
amateur garden can be made al-
most continuously productive.
CULTIVATION
Cultivation not only kills weeds,
which disfigure beds of flowers
and vegetables and rob these res-
pectable things of moisture and
Food, but it also keeps soil open so
that it will remain sweet and ab-
sorb necessary chemicals from the
air. Bacterial action beneath is alze
assisted.
While a small hoe is almost an
essential implement, there aro to-
day other things which will re-
lieve much of the drudgery which
the hoe still represents in the eye
of the growing country boy. A little
three -fingered wire cultivator will
work wonders around and under
growing €Iowers a d vegetables. A
Dutch hoe which is shoved along
about an inch under the soil rill
cultivate a hundred feet or so of
perennial bed in thirty Wades.
Says the Chinese
Were Here First
The Chinese _discovered Ameri-
ca ,about 1,000 years before Col-
umbus was born, according to Mr.
B. A. McKelvie, of the British
Columbia Historical Association.
It has been proved from ancient
Chinese archives shat seilnan•
adventurers from the Ceio tial
Empire crossed the Pecific be-
tween A.D. 458 and 576, explore.
ing the Western Amt. -gime enast,
and compiling reports on the geo-
graphy of the country anti the
habits .of its natives, Alaska was
called Wan Shang, British Col-
umbia was named Ta Han, and
Mexico they called Foeang. -
Later, but some ;00 year be-
fore Columbus, the Noresenen
were credited with forming col-
onies in the New World,.
Seven Years
Said Average
For M.P. in Canadian Hawse
of 'Commons; 4Vlasy Things
Occur to Change Course of
Parilam entarian
House of Commons officials at
Ottawa estimate the "parliamen-
tary life of an average xn'em' e.r of
parliament—that 16, tilt) average
'length of time an ;.uilividuai re-
mains a member — fe seven curs.
A member — man or wontar —
may cease to be a member for a
variety of reasons. for any .>n.e of . .
10 oa• more of them fr fact. A. rrzsm-
ber may die in office, may `>s ele-
vated to the Senate, may be ap-
pointed a provincial lieut:nant-
governor or to some high g -+vera-
ment post — just to rase a Few.
TEN REASONS FOR QUITTING
Officials 'agree it is a preclri:sus
and strenhtous existence being a
member of parliament. Ther, are
many pitfalls on the way atLi the
public can be fickle.- Each parka
mens there is a batch of 80 to 109
newcomers and, occasionally, when
there is a big upset of a strong gov-
ernment, as occurred In the 1935
election, there are more than. :100
parliamentary neophy'te's.
PRECARIOUS LIFE
During the last parliazaent, `roti
October, 1935, to January Nth, o
1940 the number of members who
died in office was 11 and two of
the members elected to th? pre-
sent parliament cliea n few days
after their election, Niue zn.tatiers
of the last parliamet t were s".ev at-
ed to the Senate.
PS22
—A Great Energy Food
LIFE'S LIKE THAT
By Fred Neher
---seese‘ie'een are-
' eeenethaso
µOP Ytiintyi i ir, i n .i !:ewer) E -•.\ . �a'(!'. ;�•'s 'a �f.��"'
"But I got to get out to the movie or. somd' place once xa tt u'eae--t
I have my life to lead!'
REGTAR FELLERS—Tender Memories
'1GDLir BE.T YOU
HATED TO
Come alomr-.!
L UNDERSTAND
?OU WERE IN
'rµ5 HOSPITAL,
PINREAD.
YES, DAtS.YBEI.K,E,
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WEEK RAVIN Nil
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QAV l . ME PAT
DOLLARS, AN
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WHOLE. THING
c,,AVE ME. A
PAIN IN THE Cr@EG+it„
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