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PAGE EIGHTEEN - - THE~ iAAIlA7? S.'ATESM1Ai? IW1ANT7T U' ( - I'AR Oantariol's Conservation Policy Discussed Dy Dr. W-J11. Harkness ALt Canadian Club On. Thuriday The word, "Conservation," is Club Dinncr held ln the Balmoral w frequently used in conversa- Hotel Thursday evening, Dr. W. fions relative ta wild-life that J. K. Harkness of the Department miaconceptions ai its literai of Lands and Forests, said a good meaning are presently held by many people believe that waste- many. Speaking at the Canadian land and poor land are good for \FEI1DAY - SATURDAY B EC._22 -23 WILIAMHODN sLEiGA ""FATHER IS A DACHELOR" I NONDAY - TUESDAY - BEC. 25 - 26 the pilains h. rodi* bis dringI. LLNTURY..FOX Movietone Niews Amusing Short Colour Cartoon MATINEE RÉ---CIA L TUESDAY DECEMBER 26 - 2 P.M. M031! GRAMA DAD! and Corne GRANPA and Bring the KIDS! Also Are Invited To This PARTY! IWEDNESDAY - THURSDAY - DEC. 27-28 ~f~ March-of Tirne Subject * SAITS * "Beauty At Work" SELECTED SHORT TECHNICOLOR CARTOON Balance Ils Essential A proper balance is essential if Conservation ai iish and wild lufe ia ta be effective. "First, a crop must be produced," said the speaker who reierred ta the nat- ural increase in fish and wild lufe as a crap,. "and then it must vc used." This statement denotes anc af the essential features af the Departinent ai Lands and Farests. There are turnes when it becomes difficult ta use the en- tire crap because sportsmen "get sote want ta savean save." Eover-enthusiastic people invade the lakes and foresta using up al Ithe crop and leaving very few ta jbreed. jGame and Fishery Laws are in- jtended ta act as a balance be- tween excessive and insufficient crop reaping. A hunting license Ientitled a persan. ta ane deer each three-weck season and by such action ail hunters have sufficient itime ta bag a deer while the short seasan ensures that herds will not be dccimatcd. There are two main abjects in iConservation (1) ta retain the op- partunity ta hunt and fish within the la w, and (2) ta 'retain the opportunity for every citizen ta sec wild lufe in its natural habitat. Dr -Ùges Farm Pondà D.Harkness urged farm mnem- bers ta create f arm ponds on their land which could be used. as a picnic place or for swimmîng, but more particularly they would help increase the flow (i south- cmn Ontario streams. The speak- er told the dinner gathering that in thc late 1900's, the stream flo ws ormal, but since ýthat turne,- with farmers and jobbers cutting the forest at streain sources, thc volume of the water has declined. He urged 'replant- ing at streain sources which would serve the two-fold purpose af in- creasing the watcr supply and giving protectiorl ta wild lufe. "In agricultural southern On- tario," Dr. Harkness said, "many farms have unplanted parts which arc available and capable of un- proving wild lufe Potentiality. Reforestation and farin ponds arc useful endeavours that will lead ta an increaîed gaine and f ishi 1supply. i The speaker adrnitted that en- 1couraging game and fish produc- tion an farms did flot necessarily mean big profits ta the fariner. He said there were difficulties the fariner rnight run into. "Beaver," he told the crowd, "have been moving south the last few years and when they get into an agricultural area, they are a nuisance in that they cut trecs the fariner might want ta save, bul ams, and flood fields." Deer Are Nuisance The timid deer c'an also be a nuisance ,according ta the speak- er. They arc a seriaus menace ta people driving motor vehicles on highways and a great rnany acci- dents have occurrcd with costs running ta three or four hundrcd dollars when an automobile strikes a deer. There are a small number of sportsmen and trappers who do nat observe the farmer's right ai owning Private property. Be- cause a sportsman has a licence ta .hunt, lie thinks he can hunt anywhere. "He cannot," Dr. Harkness said, "hunt on private land." He .added that the per- centage doing this was sinaîl. Turning ta the field of wild if e, the speaker said that the or- iginal production ai beaver in Ontario was 100,000 pelts a yehr. This figure f cll graduaily at iirst and then abruptly until 40 years agoe only a few thousand wcrc taken. Because of this, beaver trapping was autlawed. When the beaver startcd ta increase, the taking of peits was gradually opencd up, and fîve years aga the Provincial Gaverninent be- gan a study of beaver iroin the Hudson Bay aren to southern On- tario.1 License Trap Lunes Because ai this investigation, the Departinent ai Lands and Foresta round it advisable ta license trap lines throughout the Province. At present, Ontario la divlded up into blocks similar ta townahips and the frapper assign- cd ta thia district has ail ights ta harvest and manage bis particul- - 4' yYyfl~A~7 ~5~'fl fil lAmA u producing fish and wild 111e. "This la wrongz," he stated, add- ing "For this purpôse, poar land has exactly the same effiaiency as it produces crops."' He in- ferred that good sili was essen- tial ta the production of gaine and f ish. The speaker was intra- duced by Wilfred Carruthers. Followlng the meeting, Cecil Found was appointed President af the 1951 siate of Canadian Club afficers with Charlea Carter, Sr., being appointed Flrst Vice-Presi- dent and Walter Reynolds, Sec- retary-Treasurer. While admitting that "Conser- vation" was a good word, through mis;use. its meanlng has become vague ta the point where some people believe it means ta save. "But saving can go tao far," Dr. Harkness said, 11particularly when cansiderlng that the truc mean- ing af "Conservation" is wise use." 3 ~/on Guaranteed 3% Trust Certificates I SSUED for any amount .... for a term of five years .... guaranteed bath as to principal and interest .... Interest cheques mailed to reach holders'on due date, or, at holder's option, may be allowed ta accumulate at compound interest. An ideali nvestment for. Executors e Individuals a Admtnistrators Cemmittees a Corporations a Trute., Cemnetery Boards * Hospital Boards THE STERLING TRUSTS CORPORATION 372 Bay Street, Toronto 1 THE 1951 PONTIAC marks lUs silVer. annivesary wlth many new style changes'andf mechanicâl improvemients. It also allers a cheéce ai two fully automatic transmissions - Po wergllde, introduced in Canada'this year by GM, and available oft the Fleetleader Deluxe; and the famed Hydra-Matic Drive, available an the Chicitain and Streamliner Series. Bath automatic transmissions are avai- able as an option at extra cost. Pontiac for 1951 la avallable1li 24 models, beginning at the lowest price range. Pontiac also intraduces its Catalina, a hard top convertible which combines smartness and wide visi.bility with, safety and driving comfort. Shown above is the 1951 Pontiac Chlettain Deluxe four-door sedan. ar area. Ontario trappers are governed in their actions, not by a Provincial Departinent, but by their awn democmatically elected chaimman and council. They meet regularly at certain turnes each year. Each trapper ia priv- iheged ta trap anc beaver for every beaver house in his territomy. Last year the beaver harvest was 60,000 peits, but in thé future, the Departinent hapes to have the yield up ta 100,000. The beaver . population in On- tario at thc present. time la slight- ly below the million mark and 10 per cent ai that total is taken each ycar an the trap lines. Dr. Harkness said that bis depart- ment is working hand in glove with Ontario trappers ta boost the beaver population and ta me- establish other fur-bearing ani- mais that.have had their ranks badly deplcted. He mentioned the fisher and martin as two such animaIs. Pheasant Management According ta' the speaker, the saine gencral management pro- grain is applicd 'ta pheasanta, the like oaf which local hunters stalk in Darlington Township. Work in connectian with' pheasants, however, must be donc in sauth- cmn Ontario for it was discovcred, the speaker said, that this partic- ulàr bird could flot thrive whcre the annual snowiall xvas> excess ai 70. inches. With such snowiall, weeds and other vegetation ap- pear above the snow surface and pheasants are able ta winter suc- cessfully. The Departinent has a definite pragrain for building up the pheasant ilocks ai Ontario whichi includes the releasing ai six-weck- aid birds. The speaker said, however, that diificulty was en- countered wben thcy began op- erations ai this nature when it was discavered' that pcn-raised pheasants wbcn releaaed were be- wildered and in many cases, the birds died ai shock at being left alone in a vast expanse ai open country. Improvements have been made, bowevcr, and the present systein ai graduai release is working efiectively. As Dr. Harkness tells it, two Governinent farins produce saine 20,000 six- week-oid birds and 40,000 chicks for interested people who take the birds and care for thein in pens. The birda are privileged ta waik in and out ai these pens at any tine unt 'il fnally, they walk out and never cane back. Groupa Co-Operate Dr. Harkness said that acrosa Ontaria with the ca-operation af farinera, sportsmen and intereat- cd groupa, great stcps in the man- agement ai the Ontario pheasant population arc beîng made. In concluding. Dr. Harkness said, "We want pheasants ta be used, but uscd in such a way as ta en- sure that evcry sportsman has as nucI4 apportunity as the ncxt anc." Louis Dippeil, Principal ai the Bownanville High Schaol, thank- ed the speaker for his moat in- structive talk.9 CEILDHOOD FREEDOM Turn'me loase and let mc be Young once more and fancy free; Let me wandem where I, will, Down the lane and up thé bihl, Trudging barefoot in the dust In an age that knew no "mu1st." And no voice insistently Speaking ai duty unto* me; Let me 'tread the happy. ways 0f those by-gonc ycsterdays. Fame had neyer whispered then, Making slaves ai cager men; Greed had neyer called thein dowvn To stern duties owed their town, Offcring frankincense and myrrh If they be its prisoner; I was free ta caine and go Wbere the swaying cat-tails graw, Free to wandem where I wôuld, Finding lufe supremely good. But I turncd, as aIl must do, Fron the happl.ness I kncw, To the land ai care and strife, Secking for a fuller lufe ; Heard the voice ai fame and sought Favored 'things that could be bought, Answercd ta the vaice. ai greed: "Give me what I scem ta need!" Now stern duty bolds me fast, Prisoner ta the vcry last. Age has stamped me as its'own, Youth ' ta youngem hearts has flown. Stihl the cnt-tala bud and grow In the land I used ta know; StilI the fragrant blosoins spill Perfurne over dale and hili. But I'm not allawcd ta stray Where the young are free ta play- Ail the years will grant ta me la memory ai what used-to-be. -Fred W. Grant. Barrie. Ontario. Annual Blue Ribbon Shorthorn Sale Averaged $350 Twentg1-nine hcad ai Short- horns averagèd $350 in the an- nual Blue Ribbon Shorthorn Sale held at Blackstock, Wcdnesday, Nov. lst. Top prce ai $525 was twicc reachcddurinx the bidding, bath turnes on females consigncd by L. Cadesky, Peterborough, whcn this figure was f îrst paid by An- toine LÔiscîle, North Bay, and again on an entr 'y purchased by Wotherspoon Brothers, Melville, Sask. The high sclling bull cntry, consigned by L. Richardson & Son. Ashburn, brought $435, go- ing ta William Elrnhurst & Son, Indian River, Ont. The sale manager was Jack Baker, Hampton. Thirty-three years generally constitute a generation.. "Gat," the slang word for gun, cornes iroin the Gatling gun which was used before the modemn ma- chine gun. WEDDING COLLISS - MOORE St. John's Anglican Church, Bowmanvillc, dccorated with yci- low chrysanthemuins, waa the scene ai a pretty wedding an Oc- tober 21, when Shirley Anne Moore, daughter ai Mm. and Mrs. Frank Moore, England, became the bride- of James Thomas Cai- lias, son aif Mrs. Louise Collisa, Maple Grave, and the late Thoin- as Collss. Rcv. D. R. Dewdncy was the aificiating clergyman, and Uic wedding music was play- cd by Mr. W. E. C. Workman. Given in marriage by Mr. Don- evan, Oshawa, the bride wore a gown iran England, ai ivary fig- ured satin, with sweetheart neck- line. She wore a double veil ai nylon, and carried a bouquet afIl bronze and ycllow chr-ysanthe- Mms. The bridai attendants were Mrs. Betty Camp, Owen Sound, and Mrs. Barbara Kemp, Toronto. Mms. Camp ware a gawn ai pale green taffeta, with a wide saab, while Mrs. Kemp wore yellow taffeta. Bath ware matching long gloves. and bonnets, and carried muffa af the saineina- terial with sprays ai bronze and yellow chrysanthemuins. Mm. Albert Bothwell was best man and ushers weme Mm. Roy Callass and Mm. Edward Collias. For the eception held at the home ai the groom, Maple Grave, the groom's mother wore a light brown street length d reas with corsage ai pink roses. The bride donned a dark mcd suit with navy bat, gloves, band- bag and shocs, for the wedding trip ta Ottawa. On their return the couple took up residence in Maple Grave. Pantomime Time In Great Britain According ta an Engiish paper, brought ta The Statesman office by George Brown ai George St., this la pantîdmime time in Great Britain. The article on this sub- jeet follows: Did you know that no other country has anything like aur pantomimes? Tbey are strictly a British tra- dition, and ail real pantomimes kecp vcry closely ta age-old, "mules." The popular pantos are based PROCLAMATION DOXING DAY Tuesday, Dec. 26, 1950 I hereby declare Tuesday, December 26th, 1950, as Boxing Day for the Tawn of Bowmanville and request ail citizens ta observe the same. LAWRENCE C. MASON, MAYOR. Town of Bowmanville. GOD SAVE THE KING on fairy storles, af course. But did yau know that the Demon King (if there la one) always en- tera from the lef t, and the Good .Fairy fram the right? Dame la Man The Dame is always -a man, and the Principal Boy always a girl. It is a tradition that the Principal Boy always supplies her awn tights. Our Pantomimes have been traccd back ta the miracle plays of medieval days. "Babes in the 'Wood" began ta be performed in ballad forin in England about 500 Years ago, and the first real Eng- lish panto prabably goes back about 250 years. Pantomimes are mare popular In the provinces. Birmingham has always been a great centre for them. In some towns they carry on from Christmnas until t ________________________ I 1 U it p SFURNITURE AND MURPHY'SAPPLIANCE STORE 2.3 ~~~~~52 Kiimg L W. omnilPhe81 v Brothers under the skin? The BLACK and . GRAY SQUIRRELS are more clasely related thon you'd imagine. Contrary ta most beliefs fhey are not different species, but rather calor phases of the same animal. Bath colors may occur in the samne family. This series of unusual nattural facts is presented by Carling's in order ta promote a keener interest in aur wildlife and its protection. Once you're acquainted with nature, you'II want ta keep it unspoiled., YOURS TO PROTECT ... YOURS TO ENJOY CARLINIG7S THE CARUNO sagWIRIlSUMIÈATIR WaIRRL@ONT 04ARIO THE HIGRROAD 0F LIF£ Take time ta work-it i8 the price ai success. Take time ta think-it is the source ai power. Take turne ta play-it la the secret ai perpetual youth. Take turne ta réad-it la the foun- tain ai wisdom. Take time ta worship-it is the highway of reverence. Take turne ta be friendly-it is the road ta happineas. Take time ta dretin-it la hitch- ing your wagon ta a star. Take turne ta love and ibe loved- it is the privilege of the gods. Take time ta look around-it is too short a day ta be seliish. Take turne ta laugh-it la the music ai the soul. -Author Unknawn. A., least ten cauntries use the 4) nvrrtmp.,p 91 loltf% - b lowmanville Phone 811