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Saving Ontario's Natural Resources G. C. TONER. OntArio Fadcration of AnfUrt, (NO. 32) ONTARIO OWLS Like th« hawks the i>wl< have beiii given a liad r.ame that they do not descive. With or.e ex- ception, the Kreut hornetl owl, they arc beneficial in that they fefil upon the mice that chew up th« fai'iner.^' gr»ii\. Theie aie sev- eral species hi Onta;-io but as thev are nocturnal, being most acl^'« at nifht, they arc seldom noted except by the naturalist. A. few niiKvatc, tine or two are ysaer rouml residents while a •ouple more asjitar heie as win- ter visitors from the north. The Horned Owl The great horned owl should i>e put in a class by himself for iny experience has been that he i» definitely destructive to poul- try and game in settled farminj; communities. Yet this creatuie bat hiB £ood points und uses. In the wilder districts rabbit* may become very numerous bo that young trees may be destroyed over larRc areas. Normally this tree killing would do no great liarm but whore reforestation is under way the rabbits must be controlled and a few horned owls are the easiest way of doing thi*. At I have emphasized time and af;ain in these articles nature can usually take care of such a prob- lem and we see this here in the control of rabbits by the horned owL Tk« Snowy Owl If you happen to live near •ome of our wide lake marshes you are familiar with the snowy «wi tliat visit! such placet in winter. These owls seem to oome dowii from the Arctic when there is a scarcity of food in that re- gion. We know that Arctic Ani- mals, sucii at tiie lemming mice pu which this owl normally feeds, iiave cycles of abundance and scarcity. One year they will be abundant and the next very scarce. Lack of mice in the lean years it the probable reason for the occasional appearance of snowy owls in southern Ontario. I do not know whether or not the snowy owl has a call note but I think that it has. Cer- tainly, anyone who has beon in the wods at night hat heard the call of the great horned owl. Its notes "Hoc, hoo-hoo," are shiv- ery to the uninitiated but I ra- ther like to hear them. There are •tories of this owl attacking people while they were walking along woodland roads at night. Persumably, these were mistakes on the part of the o;vI for I doubt if even the fiercest of thera 40uld Imagine that he could swal- low a man. The Book Shelf •'MY NAME IS ARAM" Bjr William Saroyan This book of delightful glorias by ths topnotch American writer and Pulitzer-prizewinner, William Saroyau, gives lu a series of pic- tures of life as it appears to a nine-year-old Armenian boy who has his eyes wide open, his ears alert, his sense of humor alive to every excuse for laughter. Ha mimics his entire assortment of uncles â€" tho sad uncle, the reck- less uncle, and the uncle who had to be given advice â€" much to the exasperation of hit roaring n'd grandfather. The reading public is saying, after digesting this bookt "Not since Mark Twain , . ." Some <tt ths chapters ars headed: "The Presbyterian Choir Singers"; "The Circu»"; "The Pomegianate Trees"; "The Suin- mer of the Beautiful White Horse"; "My Cousin Dirkan, the Orator". "My Name I. Aram ' ... by William Saroyan . . . Toroate: Caere* J. McLcod Publithara . . . •3.00. A Ski Honejrmoon in the Hilb Near Quebec City Ontario Farms Being Depleted Prof. Henry C. Bell of the On- tario .Agiicultuval College at Cruelph. Ont., said in an addres* at Toronto Hie middle of Febru- ary that the fertility of Ontario's •oil is bein? depl'-tej at the rate •of almost $136 a fnrni at pre- eenl r^placi-incnt co.<ts. He to!d the annual uioeling of tiui T«jt»nto Crop IrnprovBinent Assoiiatlon, thit a survey of toll depletion statrinenls for one year revealtd a loes In puis nutrieittt fer •very farm in Ontario ef t.BTf pounds despite efforts ho raritalixe the soil with manure, lagume^ and f(>rtllir.er». "We sre proceeding in revert*," he said. hS*,.: 'Mi i.'njoyinjj a ski honeymoon at the Chateau Frontenac. Quebec. Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Robins of New York City, ai-e shewn here on the .snow covered hills of the Lac Beauport winter playground, just nine miles from Quebec City. They were married in Quebec on January 2-1. Mrs. Robins wa."» formerly Miss Jean Baird, daughter of Mr. and Mra. Lloyd Sutherland Baird, and was born in Halifax, K.S. She is a noted fashion illustrator. Mr. Robins originally hailed from Hamilton. Ont., and is an art director for Harper's Bazaar and a number of agencies. â€" C.P.R. Photo. THE WAR-WEE K â€" ^Commentary on Current Events HITLER IS THREATENING AN UNDERSEA OFFENSIVE "Spring it coming, the seaion in which we will be able ta challenge the opponent . . . One thing Is certain. Wherever British ships cruise we shall tet against them our submarines until the hour of decision."â€" Adolf Hitler. "In a cautt of the kind for which we ars fighting . . . there can bt no question of compronnise or parley." â€" Win- ston Churchill. The head men of the three bel- ligerent nations last week let their own people and the world know what their plans were for the Im- mediate future. Speaking in reply to an offer from Japanese Foreign Minister Matsiioka to mediate the war la Europe, Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Oreat Gritafn declar- ed that there could be no com- promise or parley â€" ^both sides would have to fight on to the end. A Long War The dlslUusloaed. dlslieaitened people ot Italy heard their Duce Mussoliui frank!}- confess that Fas- cist arms had met with sorlous reverses in Africa, that the entire Tenth Army had been smashed. Coupled with thes» admissions came a promiis of a new Italian offensive ngainst the Oreoki and threate of what his legions would do to the foes of Italy. Ths war ivnuld be a long one, he predicted. Addressing tlia entire German nation, Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler renewed his ottropeated pledge ot closest co-oi>eratiou with Italy and roared defiance a.t Qreat Uritaln. He warned of a great naval offens- ive to como In March aud April, with submarines unleaahad in gi- gantic force against Uritiih ship- ping. Upon I'-boats rather than up- on air power, the Nazis wars evi- dently relying, tlieu, to match Brl- lisU sea power In the final strug- gle. Nazis Relying On Submarines Hitler referred to "new type" subs to be throwa Into the counter- siege of Britain â€" undoubtedly pock- et U-boats. A neutral naval source recently estimated that the Germ- ans might have as many aa COO midersea craft, all told, available In the spring. (Half of that force, some SOU U-'boats, might be kept constantly on soa vigil about the British Isles as the weather im- proved). Change In Strategy ICirke Ij. Simpson, Associated Pressman writing from Washing- ton, expressed this opinion: "It it it submarinea, intimately co-oper- ating with aircraft aud occasional Nazi surface raiders, upon which Berlin it chiefly relying for victory, It would tend to explain much in Uerman military strategj'. It could mean that what Germany actually It seeking to accomplish in the Balkans is preservation ot the sta- tus quo. That would mean just en- ough Nazi help for Italy and the Mediterranean to keep hor in the war â€" and to keep a substantial part ot British sea power la that thea- tre of operations. It would mean, also, just enough pressure on Bal- kan neutrals (Turkey, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia) to render them In- active so far as helping Greece was concerned. The same reason- lug might be applied to .Tapaness activitiois in the Pacitic- they have carfcainly contributed to a disper- sion of British soa power." That Hitler's hand lu tlie Bal- kans rflght instead he forced was the belief last week hold by many experts who saw ample evidcnco ot a new war trout opening up there, should Britain decide to de- spatch to Greece heavy reinforce- ments from Africa; and should Turkey decide to fight. • • • Substitute For Invasion The long-awaited German iu- vaslou ot Great Britain proper had not come off. Nor, at we predicted lu thli column last week, would it be likely to. It lUiier thought iiu could find some easier way to win the war. Hit Munich si>eecb tt acled to heighten expectation that a prolonged campaign ot attrition u!.'aintt Britain's liteliue lu the At- lur>tlcâ€" (choking oft supplies from (lie United States), paralleled by a stepped-up air attack on the Bri- litles could be expected as a sub- stitute. British authorities continued to talk ot a long war, reaiizing that Hitler will fall only when it is fully established that be cannot maintain superiority in the heavens, nor ever gain control ot the seas. More Destroyers, Somehow In the coming crisis, American equipment to combat the submarine menace, aud more destroyers from tho U. S. were viewed as absolutely essontlal. Responsible men in Washington were" of the opUflon that with the final enactment ot the Lease-Lend Bill accomplished, the United States would now com- merce furnishing "almost anything we have" to niS Britain. Additional destroyers would . be transferred right away, it was believed, and followlag a series ot quiclc "aid acts" over a period ot the next three months, the United States would likely be in the war. •"^ ' Pacific War? 60-60 Informed speculation in the U. 9. placed the chances of war with Japan close to 50-50. It seemed clear that the American NSiVy would strike if Japan attaekj»d Singapore or the East IndlM. It was ^ot fully known whether or not Japan regarded the U. S. posi- tion in the crisis as bluff â€" some- hot-head; "incldftnt" might precipi- tate armed conflict In the Pacific. In face of the dark sltuatktn in the Far E^st, efforts were renewed last week by United States and Russian officials to adjust difficult trade and political problems be- tween the two countries and to strive for improvement of relations generally. Soviet Preparedness Presenting the Russian budget to the Supreme Soviet, Finance Com- missar Zvereff reaffirmed that the policy ot the TJ. S. S. R. was one ot neutrality in the present war. Nevertheless preparations were made to spend this year 25 i)er cent more on arms than last year. The Chairman of the Soviet Board of Defense Industry declared in Mos- cow that the 'Soviet Union must adopt measures to equip its nation- al economy with advanced tech- nlq.u6 to keep the country in a due state ot preparedness. "We must spare no means," he said, "for the production ot planes, tanks, arma- ments, warships and ammunition." For the year 1941 a gross increase was planned in Soviet industrial production ot 17 to IS per cent over 1940. • • • Canada In the Dominion, the death ot Sir Frederick Banting, foreimoet Canadian scientist, mourned by everyone, overshadowed all other newt of importiince . . . Leighton McCarthy, K.C., prominent Toronto barrister and friend of President Roosevelt was named the new Can- adian Minister to Washington. Mr. Lapolnte Calls A Halt Backstage Intrigue at Ottawa was hit in a sensational speech in the House ot Commons last week by Joan Francois Pouliot, colorful Lib- eral M. P. for Temiscouata. Refer- ring to the campaign for a National Crovernweut being conducted by various Canadian newspapers and ;>olItlclans, Mr. Pouliot declared that "scoundrels and racketeers" were trying to seize conti-ol ot Can- ada's wealth by this expedient. Colonel J. L. Ralston, Canada's Fin- ance Minister, whose name was mentioned derogatorlly by M. Pou- liot, stoutly defended himself In a speech which was choered by both sldet ot Uie House. Amid roars ot applause from Liberal benches, Min- ister ot Justice Krnest Lapolnte declared his provinceâ€" Quebec â€" un- animously opposed any suggestion tJiat a National Government be or- ganized to meet the present em- ergency. "The mere mention ot such a proposal," he said, "rouses such memories that it is really a FREE Over 125 N.H . h O C K t Y PICTURES MAMEUAFS* CANADIENS tANOERSaUUINS* AMEMCANS BLACK HAWKS • MD WINOS You osa own tlia flnMt ooUartioD of treat hocksy pl^jreia pictures tret of- lerMlâ€" Rcturea of all tha pUyen io all tlie N.H.L. leanu. AUmeasureS'xT" â€" «U ars mounted â€" aad •Uarasuitable (or framinc â- adtfaar'refreel For each piotor* doired send OM Baa Bin Syrup l&liel or two Dorbsm or Ivory Bkaob laMa >lons witb yimflmiia and addrta. Bpacily N.B.L. playen wanlad. Bend roqoeata to Uw eddnaa on evory tabd. P815 BEE HIVE SYRUP crime to refer to it. I beseech the prcnnoters of this scheme to let well enough alone. I implore them not to undermine public confidence in their freely elected rulers." R was learned last week that as soon as negotiations with Ontario and Quebec were completed, nego- tiations with the United States con- cerning the St. Lawrence seaway plaa-iiM^nld go fnll steam ahead. C|iLii|^ftian National . RailivAys Revenues "Hie gross revenues of the all- inclnsiv* Canadian National Rail- WB^is System for the week ending F»b. 21, 1941, we^ . $4,944,87€ Kk compared with ..â€".,.. 4,142,741 for the corresponSi^c peroid of 1940, an' in- orease of .....1. 902,134 or 19.4% Caiiada Gro^s Finest GimienjB[ in World GinsMil' ^. "â-  medicinal herb. For cenfibiiee it was known and used by t6«,Chinese, highly valued for its tonic benefits. It is a native Canadian plaitt . being first dis- covered here in 1784. Since that time Canada has annually sup- plied Ginseng to China until Canada is now viewed as one of the most important world sources. Great claims are mad* for the tonic effecte of Ginseng Teo. The Dominion is looked to as the main source of high quality roots aa it tie- comes more evident each year that the Southern-grown product fails miserably by comparison. Tbk crop has made thousands of dollan for many growers; crorw from a half acre have sold as high a« $8,000. A well cared-for planting* averages a ton of roots per acre. A small outlay will start jrou in this interesting and paying business. Gineeng nutjr be planted under suitable condi- tions in a bush or orchard or ia beds prepared in the open. Do- minion Seed House, Georgetown, supplies the necessairy cultural and planting directions with evety order, free of charge. / More Americans Trekking Here In 1940 Immigration From U. S. Into Dominion Increaa* ed 26.3 Per Cent The trek of American citisena into Canada from United States increased 26.8 per cent in 1940 over the previous year, the Im- migration Department Reports. Branch figures showed ^ thosa entering Canada niuabered 7,81i against 5,649 in 1939. MANY, RETURNING CANADIANS The number of returning Cana* diana also increased in 1949. those coming home from tli* United States numbering 4,9iM compared with 4,610 in 1989. Immigration officials said theaa figures on the movement froM the United States were incoaa* plete and pointed out that United States citizens comintr to Canada to join the Army. Navy, or Air Force might obtain admission om a non-inunigration basis. Children from the United Kingdona, in Canada now as war guests, are not included in ths list of immigrants, and actual immigration from England, Ire- land, Scotland, and Wales show- ed a drop of 14.8 per cent againak 1939. Last year's total was 3,- 021 against 3^44 in 1939. Total 1940 immigration waa 11,324 against 16,990 In 193?. Not Worth $1 In ^^itle,. calculating that "the fine " prbbably would b* higher than the value of th* car,^' a^an surrendered his 1921 sedan rather than pay his fin* for overparking. The fine: $1. UFE'S LIKE THAT By Fred Neher rrrTTirr r'rc not to dumb . . . Did you ever hear of aii]rl>odjr borrowiac money from a dog or aelling him a good M tteck?" WINSTON CHURCHILL-VI Leader of Embattled Britain '"rherc is no lonm in the West- ern Hsmi*ph<iT for any notions about i;ioi«l tuperi'irity." â€" Hcnij A. Wsllsce. Wiuslon Churchill wa.s agnin in th« rablRet, a^ first lord of the admiralty, when the serond world war brolie out. Once again his problem was the U-boat menarp and how he. as first lord could sueeestfully combat it. An ardent foe of appea-stmcni, C'hurchiii. whots political career apeared ended when he barked the cause of King F.dward VIM againsl [•rime Minister Stanley Baldwin in 193fi, be- rame prime minister with the fall of Chamber- lain. When France fell, Churchill, knowing the hideous implications of that event, spoke to all Englishmen via the radio and asked that they steel themselve* for the great ordeal which was to come a few weeks later. That ordeal â€" of roaring destruc- tion and flaming death â€" has come and the Knglish people, led bj- the al- ways fighting, always aggressive Wi«- .ston Churchill, arc again proving th« mngnifirrnce of .Anglo-Saxon rourag*. THE trXD.