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Axis Threats, Strife in Iraq Presage Near East War German fifth column repotted preparing Syria for invasion Avoiding (lash with Turkey, Germans likely to strike at Suez through Syria, using air transport!, sfnoil vessels to carry troops, supplies across Russian move en Iran oil, Persian Gulf might follow German attack in near cast Mediterranean British fleet blasts axis posi- tions on Libyan coait, might prevent large-sccle ferrying or Nazi troops to Syria by lea I German grab or rich (it ids her* would cancel ef- fact of British oil block-* TRANS JORDAN (Br.) Brrto in at odds with SAUDI ARABIA government (considered pro- German) over reinforc*mtr.r of Iritish force et Basra Axis may try parachute behind British lines, and tank thrust* across desert, up Nile to escape warship fire on coasr 1200-Mile Front British Mil** Dctcod Possible Axis Thruatl -Caravan Koxfet New war hovered over the ancient Near East as Axis pincers drives on Suez, from Libya and Syria, were believed a matter of days by the British, who were beset with additional troubles over landing ot troops in Iraq. Map shows how Germans may strike to try for double victory in Egypt and Iraq. What Science Is Doing GERM KILLER IN SOIL Discovery of a tremendously powerful gevmkiiler in common soil has been announced by Dr. C. Hoogerheide, ir.icrobio'. jgist at the Biochemical Research Foun- dation of the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia. According to the Foundation, a minute quantity of the sab- stance will kill the germs of pneu- monia, gangrene and other infec- tious diseases. It has been term- ed scientifically HI. PROTEINS IN NEW DRINK Science has a new drink, by which one glassful will give the steak, bread, eggs and other pro- teins of a good meal. The drink is chocolate flavored, If you wish, and tasty. The new drink offers two tools to doctors. One is to make cer- tain that no essential protein is missing from a person's diet. The other is to give proteins to those persons whose bodies, because of Illness, fail to absorb the pro- teins from meals. o AIR-RAID DEATH CAUSES Peculiar and unexplained ef- fects of air-raid explosions were discussed at a recent meeting of the Royal Academy of Medicine in London. Professor Geoffrey Hadfield reported that in thirty autopsies he had made of air-raid fatalities eight cases showed no external causes of death. In some eases air passages in the lungs were filled with blood, but there was no sign of rupture of the lungs. There was, however, a high degree of- carbon-monoxide saturation in the blood. Profes- sor S. Zuckcrman, of Oxford, re- ported that it has been known since the Spanish civil war that blasts of high explosives could kill or Injure people without causing external injuries. How Gon I? BY ANNE ASHLEY \ Q. How can I keep a house plant supplied with water, when foing away for a few days? A. Soak a large sponge well with water and place it on the dirt in the pot. The plant will absorb enough water to keep it fresh until you return. Q. How can I clean smeary ma- aogany furniture? A. First sponge with a cloth dipped in a solution of hot water and vinegar, and then with a loth dipped in a pint of warm water to which one teaspoon each f linseed oil and turpentine has bn added. Follow this by pol- ahing with a soft, dry cloth. Q. How can I prevent cauli- flower from darkening when be- ing boiled? A. Add a slice of lemon to the water. Q. How should I dye a sweater? A. Remove the buttons before dyeing a tweater. Then weigh the garment while it is dry. Enough dye should be bought to eolcr the number of pounds the article weighs. A sweater will not take a good color with insuffi- cient dye. <). How can 1 remove unsight- ly itains on the hands, caused by paring vegetables? A. Use a little raw tomato juke to remove thee staint. Lemon juice can be used for the Toronto-New York Air Mail Service Letter* Now Take Only Two Hours to Make the Trip An. Air Mail Service has now been established between Toronto and New York both ways. This service operates on the fol- lowing schedule until further ad- vised: DAILY INCLUDINC SUNDAY STANDARD TIME Lv. Malton Airport 10.00 a.m. Ar. New York 12.00 noon Lv. Malton Airport 11.30 p.m. Ar. New York 1.30 a.m. Lv. New York 7.30 a.m. Ar. Malton Airport 9.45 a.m. Lv. N>w York 8.15 p.m. Ar. Malton Airport 10.30 p.m. Air mail posted in Toronto up to 11 p.m. Daylight Saving Time will make connection with the plane leaving Malton at 11.30 Eastern Standard Time, and be available for delivery In New York by first letter carrier delivery the follow- in)? morning. , This will also afford a material gain in time for delivery of air mail to points in the Southern At- lantlc States as far south as MiamJ, F.4. Modem Etiquette BY ROBERTA LEE 1. When a house guest has permission from her hostess to in- vite a friend to dinner, or some other affair, by whom should the invitation be extended? 2. What should one do when he finds that another person,'! opinion is directly opposed to hia own? 3. What is considered the beat decoration for any room of the house? 4. What is the correct way for a man to lift a soft, hat when speaking to a girl? 5. Isn't it very unwise for a girl to write some words of en- dearment on a photograph of her- self that she is giving to a young man? 6. Shouldn't one be grateful when a friend has pointed out to him a very glaring fault that should be corrected? Answer* 1. All H Citations should come from the hostess. 2. Change the subject of conversation. Above all, do not argue. 3. Freshly-cut flowers, attractively arranged will outrank any other decoration. 4. The hat should be lifted by the crown, not the brim. And above all, the hat should be^ lifted slight- ly, not merely a touch of the brim. 5. Yes; it is very unwise. She may regret it many times in the future. 6. Yes. But. sad as it seems, resentment instead of gratitude is usually the effect, and very often a lost friendship. Beavers Sabotage Railway Lines Beavers in Algonquin Paj-k are sabotaging the Canadian National Railways. So ay A. Hoffman, Section Foreman at Brawuy, Ont., w reported In The Canadian Na- tional Magazine. For months he IMS had to break up dams to pre- ve-nt damage to railway property froth floods. He has tried all sorts of ruses but the beavers are clever rini persistent. Too clo*e to the lallway track is their ponfl. 75 feet square, the work of th co years. The fight COM on. HAVE - YOU HEARD? An American was defeated ig- nominiously when he ran for the office of sheriff. He got 58 votes out of a total of 3,500, and the next day he walked down Main Street with two guns hanging from '. s belt. "You were not elected and you have no right to carry guus, ' ft!- low citizens told him. "Listen folks," he replied, "a man with no more fricnda than I've jot in this country needs to carry guns." "Why *OHictimet I'm tnken for my o*vn daughter.'* "Nonsense! You don't look old enough to have a daugh- ter ao old." The circus and fun fair was visiting; a small town, and on* old Negro had taken a fancy to the merry-go-round. Round and round he went, never seeming to tire, until ail hii money was gone. Then only did hu dismount to rejoin his wife, who had been watching him with impatient eyes. "Well, Ebenezer," she said, "you sure have spent your mo nay auid had s good ride. But where you been, Ebenezer, where you been?" Wife: "I went in to a bar- gain itle today." Huiband: "Did you see anything that looked real cheap?" Wife: "Yea, teveral men waiting for their wive*." "What's the matter, my little, man'.'" asked a sympathetic stran- ger of a small boy whom he saw crying in the street. "Please, sir, my dog's dead,' 1 sobbed the boy. "Well," said the man, "you mustn't make such a trouble of it. My grandmother died last week, and I'm not crying." "No," said the boy, "but you didn't bring her up from a pup." Motor Sali-.--Ti.in- "Can 1 ihow you lomething, ir'.'" Pedeitrian: "No, I'm not here to buy anything. But it's such wonderful change to be in the midst of all these cars without havinf to dodge them." The Guildhall, London's fam- ous building which suffered to severely in a recent raid, received its name because it was common to all the London Guilds, the associations formed by the mer- chants in different trades to safeguard their interests. Improved Select Italian Package Bees Cut Prices For May HI ( .MID I'KOI'r* - I'll.H'l .. <;K\TI,K - PROM IT sKii'MK K\I'HK!S < !.!. K'T 2 Ib. A queen $1.50 3 Ib. & queen $2.00 In I . . rundn R. B. HER1ER Valdosta, Ga., U.S.A. VDNEiWW I : 38 to 52 years old. Women -who are I reitleas, mood;. NERVOUS wi- o I fear hot dashes, dizzy spells to take I Lyii l a E. Pin ilium's Vegetable Com- I pound. Piakbam'a It famous for I helping women during these "trying I limes" due to functlonti Irregularl- I tie*. Get a bottle toda; froiu your 1 drugglstl WORTH TRYING! m. ^ Now's Best Time To Sow Potatoes Plant Them Before May 18th Later Planting* Result hi Lower Yields. Ontario Dept, of Agriculture Tests Show Whe-n is the proper time to plant potatoes? Results of experiments conducted in Middlesex and South Slmcoe In- dicate that from the 18th to the 25th of May is the most desirable time to plant, says the Ont. Dept. of Agriculture. These results are supported by similar finds at the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph. and the Central Experi- mental Farm, Ottawa. The tests showed that potatoes planted May 18th, yielded 274 bush- ete of marketable potatoes per acre. The yield dropped to 248 bushe'.s per acre when planted May 25th. and 224 bushels when planted June i. Potatoes planted June 10th show- ed an average of only 198 bushels per acre. SPRAYING AND DUSTING The value of proper and consis'- en! spraying has also become an established fact. Spray and dust experiments with potatoes at Ridge- town Experimental Farm for eight successive years have shown that plots thoroughly sprayed and dust- ed five times during the growing eabou. gave an average increased jleld of approximately 28 per cent more marketable potatoes than un- sprayed or undusted plots. There is no staple article of food brought into the average home that has greater appeal to the housewife than Rood, bright, clean potatoes of a uniform size and free from bruises and disease. - Warmest April Speeds Crops In Ontario Domestic Aspar- agus. Among Other Vege- . tables. Waa on Dinner Table* Far Ahead of the Usual Time Otitavio's warmest Ajjnl in 39 jears advanced the province's crops to such a point that some domestic products ot the earth are on saie at public markets, anywhere from two to four weeks ahead of last year. Besides relieving a feed shortage, the early season resulted in the ap- pearance ot doiu^sti'* asparagus, among other vegetables on provin- cial dinue>r tables far ahead of the nsual time-. Vegetables, as a whole, are about a month ahead of recent. years and Out:irio Department of Agriculture officials are of the op- inion that this is the earliest in bietory such products have been available for sale and consump- tion. EARLIEST IN HISTORY? Along with asparagus, rhubarb alBo maiie a record early appear- ance anil today domestic rhubarb la competing with the Imported Tariety in Ontario's produce mar- kets. Imported rhubarb usually Iteld the market until after the middle of May when It retired in favor of rhe home-grown product. BIG BEN the famous chew for many years Lettuc. carrots and radlshee are expected soon, ahead of the usual time. " Grain crops in general are three weeks In advance of last year, but, according to the agriculture de- partment, farmers expect a curtail- ment of acreage in grain and cul- tivated crops because of a labor shortage. A department official said that the difference in acreage will go into hay and pasturage. FEAR OF FROST In the Niagara peninsula fruit blossoms were two weeks In ad- ranee of !ast year but. crop offi- cials pointed out, there is always a danger of frost so early In the Reason and fruit growers actually prefer to see their blooms appear later Canadian National Railways Revenues The ifross revenues of the all- inclusive Cana'dian National Rail- ways System for the nine day period ending April 30, 1941, were $7,912,856 as compared with $6,620,850 for the corresponding period of 1940, an increase of $2.292.00* r 40.S r : . Canadian Posters Brighten Shelters Posters of scenes in Canada including those which depict the beauties of Jasper National Park have been freely distributed to brigrhten the walls of First Aid Post* and rest centres in Britain. Even hospitals have received sup- plies. Nurses and Wardens found their way to the offices of the Canadian National Railways in Cockspur Street and their requests for posters hafe been promptly granted. Cow's Can't Take It Bombs Curdle Milk Bombings in Britain have the cows on edge and the nervous reaction is affecting the milk supply. Bossy's milk fairly curd- les when the bombs begin scream- ing, Major Gage of Kansas City was informed in a letter from Capt. T. Allen Stevens, breeder of dairy Shorthorns near Faring- ton, Berkshire, England. South Africa is turning out 60 m.p.h. armoured cars, with gun- turrets and builet-proof tractor- grip tires, in sufficient numbers to supply her own armies, and also to contribute to the equip- ment <jf the British forces ki North Africa. CREAM Why not support your own Company? Highest prices. DAILY PAYMENTS Write for Cans Toronto Creamery branch of railed farmer* < u-u|irratl\e Co.. Ltd. .ir. Duke * fieorgc -. Toronto .CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. Ailv\TS \\A\TED LIUHTSINO UOU AGENT WANTKD to sell Phillips LlKhtning Protec- tive Sj'M'i-m. H. 1'hillips Company Limited, 31! Osfoorne Avenue. To- BAIIY U1ICKS PRODl'CEKS OF CHICKS FOR 16 yinri>. barred rocks bred to lay and S. C. W. Leghorns Barron atraln. None but large eggs set. Hocks and leghorns as hatched 8 cents. Rock pullets 15 cents. Leghorn pullets 18 cents. Every chick Is from blood tested breed- ers. Satisfaction guaranteed. Jl.Ofl books your order. J. D. Johnson, l-'i-i-iois, Out. 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