Zurich Herald, 1941-05-22, Page 2Saying Ontario's
Natural
Res''.' urces
G. C. Toner
Ontario Federation of Anglers
and Triunters
(No. 42)
THE BULLFROG
Ontario has a number of kinds
of frogs in its swamps and march-
es; of these, the most important
economically is the large bullfrog.
1 ata sure everyone has heard its
deep call note but I am also sure
that few people know anything
of its lire history or habits. The
other frogs found in •Ontario may
leave the water or will often be
found in small ponds but the big
bullfrog is restricted to lakes,
permanent streams and rivers.
The breeding season of the
bullfrog is in early summer, usu-
ally Iate June or early July. The
tadpoles break from the eggs
within several days and are quite
small when first hatched. The
very young tadpoles are black in
eolour but as they grow they be-
come mottled with brown on the
back and vary from yellow to
cream" underneath, From July
till the waters chill is not a long
period so the young bullfrogs do
not transform the first year, they
hibernate as tadpoles. Along in
August of their second summer
they become adult frogs,
Their Food, Enemies
Bullfrogs feed opt almost any-
thing they can swallow. They
have been kiiown to take birds,
fish and mammals. Other smal-
ler frogs are a regular part of
their diet, even their brothers and
sisters, if they can be caught.
Crayfish, insects and various
other animals of the water make
up the bulk of their food. The
tadpoles feed on vegetation and
such small life as they can catch.
Bullfrogs have many enemies.
When they are still in the tad-
pole stage they are taken by fish,
frogs, snake" and birds. After
transformation their enemies have
a harder time to catch them for
they can escape to either land or
water. The most important en-
emy of the bullfrog is man who
takes them in many thousands of
pounds each year for the market.
These frogs have become quite
scarce in many places and at the
present time the Game and Fish-
ery Laws protect theist during
June and July. During these
months they must not be taken
anywhere in the Province.
103, He Has 375
Living Descendants
Hubert Leclerc, of St. Hubert
de Spaulding, Quebec, who has
more than 875 living children,
grandchildren and great grand-
children, last month celebrated
his 102nd birthday anniversary in
the Frontenac County town near
the Maine border.
Completely blind for 13 years,
he is otherwise in excellent
health. His wife whom he mar-
ried in 1842, died years ago.
They had 16 children, two sons
and 14 daughters. Leclerc is
now living with a grandson.
London Horses Must
HRS*e Ration Cards
Horses, mules and donkeys now
need ration cards before they can
put on the feed bag, according
to a regulation of the British
Ministry of Fool. Owners of ur-
ban horses must produce the cou-
pons when purchasing feed such
as oats, beans or bran.
Horses already registered with
agricultural departments or coun-
ty war executive committees are
exempt from the order. Similarly;
registration is not necessary for
animals used in mining, for army
horses or racing and hunting
steeds.
Shelf A !
"IN THIS OUR LIFE"
By Ellen Glasgow
,Isere is a eovel of modern
times, ending a few days before
the outbreak of war in Europe,
The scene is a southern city in
the United States« The members
of the Timberlake family—father,
mother, and the two strangely
contrasted young women who are
their daughters—are the central
characters of an intensely drama-
tic story. They are true, vital
creations, these characters, and
they make the action, precipitate
the crowding events of "In This
Our Life."
The fascinated reader sees un-
folding before him here all analy-
sis of the modern mind and tem-
per as exhibited in this family
and their community. The book
gathers its special intensity as the
thief theme ("character is des-
tiny") grows through the story.
"In This Our Life" r el
Alan Glasgow Torontoa
George J. McLeod, Publishers ..
43,00,
British Economist Here to Tackle War Problems
U.S. economy could not function at all on the present basis if Hitler
wins the war, warns the British economist, Prof. John Maynard Keynes,
who is an adviser to the Bank of England. Here he is as he 'arrived
at LaGuardia Field, New York, with Mrs.. Keynes, after flying the
Atlantic in the Clipper. Representative of Sir Kingsley Wood, British
Chancellor of the Exchequer, he will study special problems raised by
the Lease -Lend Act.
T H E W AR -WEE K—Cornmentary on Current Events
Was -fess' Flight PIed
ii
To Fool British Leaders?
"Yes, the maggot is in the
apple"—British Prime Minister
Winston Churchilh
The most sensational single ev-
ent
vent yet to occur in the war be-
tween Britain and Germany—tile
flight of No. 3 Nazi Rudolf Hess
to Scotland --last week precipitat
ed a welter off rumor, a turmoil
of conjecture, of fantastic reports,
far-fetched explanations, topical
Jokes, among all the people of the
Anglo-Saxon world. This most in-
credible development had every.
body by the ears. And one and all,
we sought to decipher what was
behind it.
The Obvious
Expert opinion differed widely.
Among the more optimistic on-
lookers were the New York Times
editors who said, "Whatever he is,
Hess is good news for England.
The escape worries Hitler and
must spread and deepen the doubts
that eat into the heart of Germ-
any." The Herald Tribune, sim-
ilarly accepting the most obvious
theory—that Hess was a traitor and
wanted to help Britain—d.eciared
it possible that Hess, "-converted
for whatever reason, is about to
put his knowledge and the power
of his voice into a crusade against
the whole gang with which he
rose," and said the incident "could
easily mark one of the great turn-
ing points of the war."
Held Suspect By Many
Prime Minister Churchill's first
reported verbal reaction to Hess'
landing in Scotland ("Yes, the ma. -
gut is iu the apple") was inter-
preted in most quarters as referr
ing to a major rift in the Nazi
hierarchy which might in time split
the whole of Germany in two. Mr.
Churchill's remark could also mean
that Hess' undertaking was strong-
Iy suspect.
It seemed phoney to the one-
time president of the Norwegian
Parliament, Carl J. Hambro, who
expressed the view that Hess had
been sent from Germany to "fool
England"; "Hess may be a fan-
atic willing to sacrifice even his
owls life if it could =help bring about
the downfall of England." A form-
er member of the German Reich-
stag, now editor of a NeW York
magazine was of the same eph fon
"Hess is the first missile of poison
gas fired to England by Hitler t4
start public discussion of peace
possibilities, counting on a .split
within the Nazi party."
Caution Against Sentimentality
The anti -Nazi German -language
newspaper Die Zeitung, published
in London, cautioned against let-
ting
etting sentimentality lead to the feel-
ing that Hess "tis not so had," and
urged all to remember "he is as
bad as the worst of them." The
newspaper said further: "His
Britain's Baby Destroyers Scout The Atlantic
w ro
Pocket destroyers, newest British weapon to offset mounting toll
in Battle of the Atlantic, cut swiftly through the water in search of
German submarines. These "Handmaidens of the Navy" are small
motor launches, built in Britain. from American .parts. They ' cany
depth charges, machine guns, anti-aircraft weapons.
hands are stained -with the blood
of thousands et innocent. people.
His fanaticism and ruthlessness
Match that of Himnller1+an(1 Strei-
cher . M If there is anything by
which he - distinguished himself
among his fellow -criminals it is the
•impudence which always made him
specially suited to deny his atroc-
ities 'with an air of offended hon-
esty."
- Stil.i With Hitler?
Otto Strasser, leaser of the anti -
Hitler Bleck Front group, and per-
lhapsone of the best -qualified men
an this Continent to discaes mem-
bers of the Nazi top drawer, wrote
his analysis of the Hess affair in
a copyright story for the Montreal
Herald. Dr. Strasser said he believ-
ed that a trememluns trial of
strength was at hand between the
Army (Goering) elements in Germ-
any on the one hand, and tho Hit-
ler elements Mese, tloebbele, )l'm-
niler) on the other. 1-J' .. beemn-
ing aware of this slid knawieg full
well that bis life wee not worth a.
pfennig, escaped before the axe
fell. In a later interview, Dr. Strass-
er said: "I cannot believe that Hess
Is now against Hitler, I am sure
though he has lost confidence that
Hitler can win the war."
No. 1 Propaganda Weapon
However diverse the iuteepreta-
tions put upon the multitudinous
aspects of the affair, one thing was
crystal clear: as a propaganda
weapon the flight of Hess to Bri-
tain 'could deal a knockout blow
to German morale if used to the
fullest advantage by the British.
Furthermore, according to the
Cauadian military expert, W. R.
Newman, if Bess really had turned
traitor he might reveal bidden
weaknesses of Germany—such as,
say, the impossibiliy of maintain-
ing the present German output of
planes; the destruction of ship-
yards making submarines; the
heavy losses at sea of submarines
and their crews; the possible early
decline of the campaign against
shipping; the .possible inability of
Germany to cope with British"'
bombing attacks on Germany or to
-crush Britain by means of night
fighters. Diplomatic secrets he
could reveal by the ecore,
* 5
France Joins "New Order"
The second biggest news story
of the week came with the an-
nouncement that the Petain gov-
ernment of unoccupied France had
approved terms of a 'collaboration"
agreement negotiated by Hitler and
Vice -premier Jean Darien. France
had now become a part of the
"new. order" in Europe. The impli-
cations of this step, designed, so
it was said, "to halt American entry
into the war," could be far-reach-
ing, varied and unpredictable.
Their first effect uudoubtedly
would be felt in the Battle of the
Mediterranean, east and west.
Events were shaping up rapidly
in the Middle East fast wee. The
only hand which remained fully
to be disclosed was that of Germ-
any. Moat reliable reports in Lon-
don indicated that the Germans •
were preparing to land a cousider-
able force in Syria for an attack
on Iraq, by-passing Turkey in order
to keep Russia out of the struggle.
Ki lg Ge .rge
A Mighty Ship
Has More Secret Weapons
Than Any Other Battleship
Afloat
Britain's latest and greatest
battleship, King George V, has
more secret weapons than any
other warship, writes a Reuters
correspondent who was the first
newspaperman allowed aboard.
One of the most interesting de-
vices ]night be called "Prime Min-
ister Churchill's secret weapon."
The correspondent understood it
was inspired by Mr. Churchill
when he was at the Admiralty.
Here is the correspondent's de-
scription of the battleship, which
recently took Viscount Halifax,
British ambassador, and Hon. C.
D. Howe, Canadian Minister of
Munitions and Supply, to the
United States:
"This is probably the mightiest
instrument of war that man has
yet created. As I write in the
depth of the ship I am surrounded
by more marvelous devices for
both offence and defence than in
any area of similar size anywhere
on earth.
16 -INCH ARMOR PLATE
"The first thing you notice, as
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you ascend the gangway, is the
astonishing thickness of the armor
plate. It is not possible to see
all of it but enough is visible to
suggest the unofficial eetimate of
ld inches is not far wrong.
"On the broad deck you are
confronted with one of the colos-
sal quadruple 14 -inch gun turrets.
Outwardly it is as big' as a bung-
alow. Altogether there are 10
such guns ---arranged in one quad-
ruple turret forward and another
aft with a double turret to fire
over the forward one.
"To enter one of the big turrets
you squeeze through a tiny hatch
and are confronted with a medley
of machinery more Wellsian than
if any H. G. Wells' fantasy. With-
in the thick steel walls are levers,
dials, tubes, telephones and wires
in orderly profusion, and along
one side the breeches of the guns.
DOWN INSIDE THE TURRETS
"Next you descend to the very
bowels of the turret, where the
shells came from. Gingerly you
climb down many ladder rungs,
past glistening copper tubes and
other parts of the hydraulic ma-
chinery which turns the turret in
action, swiftly and smoothly, They
have hydraulic power instead of
electric, -so the guns could cm-
tinue moving and firing even if
the electric supply failed.
"Inside this cylindrical cavern,
when a battle is on, 104 men will
work levers and press buttons. If
all 10 14 -inch guns were fired, at
once the weight of metal hurled
from the battleship would be no
less than 15,600 pounds. The six
forward guns alone can fire 9,360
pounds of shell.
SUICIDE TO ATTACK IT
"Back on deck, one notices the
rows of 5.25 -inch high -angle guns
along both sides of the ship -16
in all --and on a higher level the
multiple pom-poms.
"Air attack against `K,G.5,' as
the ship is known in the navy,
would be a job for the suicide
squad, which would encounter a
deadlier barrage than from any
other vessel afloat.
Cheques cashed in Canadian
clearing centres during 1.940
totalled $34,437,000,000, an in-
crease of $2,820,000,000 over
1939.
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O F T H E
PRESS
tatmeu
VOICE OF THE PRESS
TWO LESS THAN ONE
The young man contemplatiu
matrimony can rest assured 04
whether or not two can .live aft
cheaply as one, two certainly pa;
less income tax than one.
-Toronto Stat.
—o—
RADIO MENACE
The newspaper goes into the
home once or twice a day—th.,
radio is with us always, from the
time we get out of bet] until we
go back to it. In some respectli
the radio has been a great bles--
ing, but in others it has proved
a curse, destroying agent which;
does its ruthless work on publi
morale, on our home life. We mus
take bad news—but we do not nee
to take it a dozen times a daj,
—Ottawa Journal.
—e—
UNDERPAID TEACHERS
Statistics of the Ontario De-
partment of Education show the$
for the year 1935.39 (latest com-
pilation available) the average sal-
ary, of shale teachers in rural
schools was $323 and the avera4e
of female teachers $ 714. Some
both male and female, made a;
little as $500 a year. Beyond ques-
tion, as The Ottawa Journal at
Glares, "many rural teachers in
this province are shockingly paid
when one considers their training
and qualifications, the respens�
bility for which rests upon them,;e
This is one "educational reform"
which should be added at once to
the list already inaugurated by the
department.
—Brantford Expositor.
Catfish Story
In Shreveport, La., C. E. Whit-
ney returned from nearby Cross
Lake with a fish story: on one
cast he caught five catfish. Some-
one' had lost a string of five, and
one of the five went for Whit-
ney's world,
LIFE'S LIKE THAT
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