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7 Improvements Pigeon Gets Army Honors Bird That Saved Flier In South "Africa Respected in Death A pigeon that saved the life of Major J. J,. C. Venter, general staff officer, of the Voortrekker. hoogte and Transvaal command, Bas been buried at Johannesburg, 8outh Africa, with military hon- ors. 4! When he was a young lieuten. #nt in the South African Air Force, Venter flew over the bushveld in "the Nogthern Transvaal, He was to release three carrier pigeons #0 as to test their homing ability.' Lost In the Wilderness After releasing two of them, Venter realized that he was lost, His compass was out of commis, sion, and for sa far as he could see the country was covered with small dry bushes without any def- Inite landmark by which he might be able to fix his whereabouts, 'Being young an inexperienced at the. time, 1 became panicky," he said. "Then I remembered that I had one pigeon left. "Would he know his way home? It was my only chance. I let him 0, and he began to fly in what 1 thought was the wrong direction, But after hesitating for a few sec- onds I decided to follow him. We flew on and on, and juct when I had begun to lose all faith in my guide, I saw the Pieraar's River, From there on I knew my a 1940 Holidays : Mostly Monday Bix Fall on That Day in Course of Year, List Shows This is Leap Year, with 29 days In February, and six of the statu- ory holidays fall on Monday. New Year's Day, Monday, Jan- nary 1. . Good Friday; March 22. Victoria Day, Friday, May 24. King's birthday, Thursday, June 13. % ¥ Dominion Day, Monday, July 1. - Civic Holiday, Monday, August Labor Day, Monday, September xThanksgiving Day, Monday, Dctober 8. : Remembrance November 11. Christmas Day, Wednesday, Dec- ember 25... . Day, Monday, x--Probable date, TT MICKIE SAYS-- WHEN NOU GIT *MROUGH READIN THIS GREAT FIRESIDE COMPANION, MAIL | TO AFRIEND: THEN MEBBE WE GIT A NEW SUBSCRIBER, et In PRC Television: Number. of Images Per Second t ut in Half 5 Cut -- Larger' Pic- ey Prodiced in Receiving t A. method. for cutting, down the. numbers of television-pictures that must be shown each second to pro- duco a steady image was, demon- strated 'last week in the DuMont: telavigion laboratories: in Passale, NJ, The, standard rate is thirly a "Wecandi This hus been cut down to fifteen a secand; a rednction made, possible by the use of a fluorescent salt which: retains Its- brilliance for a long time alter being excited _by the electron sfream, : A Steady: Image Standard televsion sets repro- duce pictured four by. five inches and eight by ten Inches..Allen: Bi DuMont, the 'inventor, demonstfat. ed a recelver using a very large scanning tube with a screen twelve . dy aixtesn inches, The small plo- tures have been a handicap to tele visi 1 popularity, When the ple ture. is enlarged: the scanning lines become obvious, but wien the fumber of lines is inoreased- this |* objection 18 overcome, NEWS PARADE ... "Shrewdness and cunning can be utilized to mislead the enemy. Just 4s the enemy may be led to make false moves because of seeming op+ erations of one's defense forces, demonstrations or diversions, so he can be prevented from making cor- rébt decisions by false réports of a military, political or economic nat- ports must not lack the semblance of probabllity,.and they must be disseminated in the enemy coun. try In an--igconsplcuous "manner, and at the right moment" -- from a treatise on psychological warfare by Major General Franke, modern German defense expert, Germany's tactics in the present war appeared last week to be fol- Jowing the line lald down by Herr Franke in the above ... Was Eur ope entering upon a new phase of "psychological warfare" where "seeming operations of German forces", "misleading reports hear- ing every semblance of probability" took the place of actual military op- erations? If such were the case, the rumors current In the war's nine- teenth week regarding the immin. ent invasion of Holland Belgium should have frightened no one " Yet since this type of psychological warfare might at any moment turn into "the real thing", vigilance no-- where could be relaxed. The Allied military machine had to be kept geared for actlon, the armies of the Low Countries remained mobilized \... reserve armies had to be main- tained, hospitals held ready, air- rald protection functioning 24 hours a day, all at enormous ex. pense. And so the "war of nerves" continued, NEW THEATRE OF WAR? The war in the north between Russia and Finland threatened in the same week to draw Scaudinav- fa into the conflict, too . . . espec- lally Sweden across whose terrl- tory would have to go any armed ald Finland would receive from the Allies, Italy or the U.S. 1n the face of German threats to attack Swe- den should she allow such passage of arms and men, King Gustav spoke out in favor of Finland ... without, however, promising any military aid. "DEVIL TAKE THE HINDMOST" In the Balkans, more diplomatic jockeying , . . Foreign correspon dents fn the know roported that -Italy (backed, perhaps, by the: Al- _-lles) had engaged Hungary to help s{op Russlan expansion into south- eastern Europe. Hungary agreed to come' In on the plan, so they said; it 'Rumanfa- would he willing to give Transylvania back to her after the war... Rumania, they contin ued, would be willing to give up Transylvania to-Hungary, if Hung: ary and Italy would ald her in keeping Russia from taking Bes- sarabla (oh! look at the map) ,.. Jugoslavia, it was believed, was being asked to approve the passage ot Italian troops over her terri tory if and when a Balkan war de- veloped. * : In. Canada the first war loan went on sale, was soon over-sub- scribed . , . and people heard that Canadian troops were in the front- llne trenches . ,. "Aids Canadian Composers --Music' i¥ a business in which Canada imports more than she. ex ports, To stimulate home produc- tion. in this important field, the Canadian Performing Right Soc- iety sponsors an annual contest in musical composition; H. T. Jamie- son, president of the society, , points out that during the last two yéars 76 young Canadian com-. . ppsers have submitted, meritorious com ositions, Ten of these, repre. senting every, province in the Do- minion, have received scholarships or. cash' awards, 1 1940 Forecast As Year of Quakes. | Vancotiver Prophet Says Temb« lors To Be Worst in Century Edgar C. Thrupp, of Vancouv- er, a member of the Engineering ; Institute of Canada, forecast at the beginning of the:year that 1040 will "bring the most destruc- tive eatrthquakes of 'the 20th cen- tury," but said that Canada will ure. Naturally, the misleading re. ; The Situation In The Far East Is Ripe With Possibilities fi iw Toes PROVINCE --- . AOA RUSTIA 0 Cand 38 RED ARMY JL J provice } | : " mr Man of Note 2 VOICE 0 TLE 1g Swan ost RUSSIA CHINESE El aat CHINESE 1 #anonaiisr CHINA 2) FRANCO BRITISH One wouldn't think that the "unofficial" war in China could have much to do with the very official war on the western front, but it has, as a glance at this map will show you. There have been whispers of a "deal" between Soviet Russia and Japan, which, should it go through, would permit the Soviet to divert vital supplies, now poured into China, in the direction of Germany. It would also permit the Soviet to give its full attention to the conquest of Finland and it would force Great Britain to take more extensive measures for the defence of her Indian empire, which could he reached through China, either by the Japanese or the Russians--provided that Marshal Chiang Kai-Shek could be won over by the Sovict-Japanese bloc. But Chiang has a pro-British leaning and much of his war material comes by way of the new "road from Mandalay." Some prophets predict that eventually the art of China north of the Great Wall. rom below that historic barrier. Soviet will endeavor to sweep the Japanese out of all that conquered This, of coprse, after the Soviet had aided Chiang in driving them out not be seriously affected. Pointing to the death-dealing earthquake in Turkey as an ex- ample of his successful predic- tions in the past, Thrupp said that July 20 to August 5 next year will be the "first period of risk of the worst disasters." Jyly - August Worst Period "This occasion will compare with the disasters in Asia Minor on August 13 and September: 5, 1822, when 20,000 people were killed," he said in an 'interview. He forecast that October 20 to . November 10 will be the second period of greatest.risk, Canada Not Seriously Affected - The elderly Vancouver civil en- gineer, who retired from active practice in 1932, said that the "new law of gravitation" he has ~developed which forms 'the basis for his predictions, "does not pro- vide any means of forecasting the location of earthquakes." The 1940 temblors might occur in uninhabited areas and cause no loss of life, he said. Canada's subterranean structure is solid en- ough, he' added, to warrant the 'belief that there is no danger of a serious_earthquake in the Do- minion, NTARIO UTDOORS By VIC BAKER NEW RIFLE CHAMPIONS * From the home of the Calgary Stampede come this yeai's Canad. fan. 22 Sporting Riflo Champions who have just finished celebrating thelr victory over the best rifle teams in the Dominion in the larg. est rifle tournament ever held in this country. So keen was the ¢om- petition and so close the fight among the leading teams, that even though the Ontario provincial titleholders placed fourth, they wera only one point behind«the winning ritlo squad. : The Ontario champions, the Clin. ton Rifle Club, of Clinton, posted a near-perfect score of 1499 out of a possible 1500 points which was Jozo Weider Reaches for a High Note at Lac Beauport, Que. When he's reaching for a high - counts with Jozo Weider; "The Flyin teau Frontenac Hotel, Quebec, for when Jozo finds his "sending" on the accordeon is weakening a little, he note, it's not all push or pull that Czech," ski instructor at the Chat- jimps. aboard. his steel-edged. hick- ories, zooms down one of Lac Beauport's speedy. hills and takes.off into the higher altitudes in search of the shrill' treble. In more serious- vein, hough; Weider: actually: does manipulate: his' come-to:me-go-ffon-me while skiing, as this photo shows. And. his odd assortment of accomplish: ments doesn't'stop there. For he is:a.linguist of some note, with five: dif- ferent languages at his command and.'a. photographer of no mean skill, He is pictured here dressed,in his authentic Czechoslovakian ski costume, combining ski'and:musi¢al prowess at' Lac Béauport. (Canadian Pacific 'Photo) only good for fourth place as both the first and second place teams posted perfect scors of 1500, The porsonnel of the Ontario titleholders from Clinton was as follows: Ellwood Epps, BE. R. Dou- cett, Willlam Farrish, F. VanEg- mond, H. Kingswell, James Farrish and R_ Smith, Seven shooters were permitted to compete for cach team but only were counted for the team's total score. -- Secret Radio Listeners Inform Britain BBC "Listening Post" Hears What Stations: All Over the World Are Saying--Reports On It Daily : The incurable radio - listener would be in his element in wartime England -- it he was in the "listen- Ing post division set up by the British Broadcasting Corparation to tune in to tho whole world. The centro was organized at the request of the ministry of infor- - mation on the outbreak of tho war to keep tho government poited. day and night with what the world is saying and hearing. Twice a day, a convoy of messengers leaves. the listening posts established In sec- ret locations, with 25 buwiky pas- sages for delivery to 256 government offices Each package contains a carefully documented summary, running to 15,000 words, of the .-mass of news and propaganda that "Is broadcast from all paris of tho world: "In Every Languagé This is compiled by a staff of 40 expert linguists," called monitors. They are engaged ceaselessly 24 hours a day and seven days a week in picking up programs sent out from every transmitting station, of importance. No word In a foreign broadcast escapes-them, Messages are jotted down, translated and dic- tated to stenogaphers. The extracts then are passed to a staff of men chosen for the knowledge of for- eign affairs and political judgment, who sift them and make up sum- _marles, + : And Recorded By Dictaphone Frequently an important foreign ' speach Is taken verbatim Whep "the: German: foreign minister, Joa. . chim von Ribbentrop, made his re- ; cent declaration. at: Danzig, his . words were mechanically recorded. When the listener catches a pas- sage of unusual importance in a newscast, he can switch on a dlcta- ' phone to record the item. sination the five highest scores" of the PRESS < NOBODY'S THE WISER Well, there's one thing about these Finn nales that appear in _ the war despatches. A proof- réader may make a mistake in spelling and nobody is any the wiser, Guelph Mercury ss ores 'SHOULD KEEP IT DARK A movie news picture shows French girls kissing British Tom- mies in France. The censors may have to get busy on this if they hope-to retain feminine support of the war effort at home, --Port Arthur News-Chronicle Oe THE OLD SHELL GAME Rumors persist that Hitler will step down, becoming President of the Reich while, Goering assumes the mantle of Chancellor, "in or- der to persuade the Allies to make peace." However, the Allies can probably spot a shell game when they sce one. -- Windsor Star --0-- SEARCH OUT EVERY CASE When it is estimated that it has cost Canada from 120 to 150 mil- lion dollars to extend care to those veterans of the Great War-who contracted tuberculosis, it may be understood. why an X-ray exam- has become an essential part of the preparation of the pre. sent Expeditionary Force for ac- tive service. As a matter of ree- ord, tuberculosis during the Great War caused 23 per cent of all deaths from disease and the inval. iding home of nearly 6,000 Can- adian soldiers. Pension lists show that young men were the ones af- fected. The average age of soldiers pensioned because they had tuber culosis was two years less than the average age for the entire pension group. - ---Brockville Recorder & Times Canadian Peas Getting Better Growers Also Coming Into Own With Soy Beans, Ot- tawa Finds Canadian growers of soy beans and field peas finally are coming into their own, to the gratification of the agricultural experts at the Dominion Government experiment- al farm, Ottawa, The agriculturists considered particularly encouraging that Can- adian-grown peas exhibited by Al- bert Gohn of Emo, Ont., in the Nationally-known figure in many business enterprises, J. J, Seitz, president of Underwood El- liott Fisher Manufacturing Com- pany, Limited, died at his Toronto home. He would have been 78 next month, Mr," Scitz is a native of Formosa, Ont, Kenora-Rainy River district won a prize #t the recent Chicago Inter- national Livestock Exhibition and . International Grain and Hay Show, Canada imported most of its table pea seed from Poland previous to the war and that source now is cut off, Now Suited To Climate Gohn displayed a sample of Chancellef, a small yellow pea de- veloped at the Ottawa farm and suitable both for forage and table purposes, Hugh Jeffrey, of Whitby, Ont., won a first place with his exhibit of soy beans of the Mandarin variety over a large number of en- tries from some of the best soy. bean areas in the United States, His sample was a cross breeding on seed imported from Manchuria, The original seed ripened too late for ,Canadian" climatic conditions and was developed into an-garly- ripening produrt Makes Own Plane Pay For Itself Owning your own airplane is made easy under a scheme-initiat- - ed by pretty Mary Spearing, one of two Toronto girls owning ships (Marion Gillies, daughter of Fred Gillies, another of Toronto's con mercial instructors, is the other). Mary has a little Tayloreraft. She can't be flying all the time so she has rented it to a Toronto com- mercial flying school. The com- - pany pays Mary a fee based on the number of hours it is used, and also pays its hangar costs. and keeps it in flying trim. Soon Mary will have paid for it by turning the plane's spare time into money- making time. LIFE'S LIKE THAT - -By Fred Neher FRED NEHER 7-3 "What makes you think I'm not the lady of the houte?" REG/LAR FELLERS--The Meek 3 By GENE BYRNES WELL THEN, WHICH ANIMAL AVE YOU a eR a AE rer ATT Ir FIT RR AZO Se ts NR SEE