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The stadium was filled tacapa- çity for thle apening 'gamli and a swellinig chorus af voices filledi the air. The sun, was a brillianit bal ina sky af binle. Johnny Lonigstreet £Ptlhunchied ji- the dugout, bis ihuge bands hianginig looseiy betweeni his knees. Thie lbantei of histemae wa enigesbabel ta imii. "4I woder bow she is by na,, he thuh ieal.His bneeeus dakndindspi as lie ithoghit of tlhe intermllinable afternon b le- fore himi. Hegronedanid ac at Cory Bapnan It was too bad thiat Chulck teigb ton ibad sprined ianl anie. Doc said ile'd be bckin the ilineup»by next veek, but lnext wekwa oa Late and Corky was depedinýg on Jour ta pit-ch this openling grne "Haw1oý's it goinig, Jhn? ok d<loped dwn ion the bench heside h1im anid !laid a com1forting baud an 'Gosh, Cou kIy, 1 don't kuiow. The Doc aidsbe' beail rigbt!, but I wih a eien1Iconild bc th-ere wih e."ls Ikuickies. witenied as lie clenched il lis hands anid Corky watced îm ithl troulbled evtes. As ohnytook thle imounid for' thle top bfif o(t' i rst ining11, 'a eber rsefron te tnds. Hnd c:eof le( ag ifted from h lis Iloudcs elook!ed atWny Nortn, wo xas catcbing, and nod-j Ila b caughit the signal. As lhe 1trtd s ,wnd ,1up, a fiectiug vis- ioni ofMiy' scared littie face cros- bsed ls rnud. lue knexv when the bii ftJis1 i adit was a siiIer. Sr're eough, i Lofturu, the hig Pirae shrt'tp, lid on ità for a thceae it. A groan went up fr' e cro, d. H Mgo oîno iiiseif aud famied il(ne-tt Cr emcin u, ieaviug _,Bid -fi-nxt, indeld on thi -d. As hefc'd the firs-t ruin u tp iii the secon d iion- in~' Joîîn' a-nifeit i!ke iead. "f I iustkn!w(hw she was," he thouii. 1 f I new she was ail oie t ied ctpratiyta kep frlis n!liind o tgmt epfo thin'Ilabut, iiy1bti sIte simpy culdnt kep br ot of is it hapcneid :i1i the sivth ining.i He waked Ic fis ra ad Itle tiext bater up it ffoýr asngà pt tig Inon ir adthird. A of thï gini fr hePiats As Ihleent iiîuig caine up, and be oystroýtted onit ta their posion, Crkyturned irnpatientiy as snsene apped .bim on the skolde. fe où!k the note handed ta bOus.lus fce sread inito a huge n and be ru l, on Ilt to the mmund. "XVl," Jolbnny thaîugbi, 'bere's Ïherc I gt yanked an~d À dont blauebim Ay rookie pitcher co'd tossrns around me today." B-ut Corky imp-ly1handed Jahnny the ape. Jonnyread it and let ont a wboop. Tbe fans watdbed in bewiderment as tbey saw jobnny go3 juitaadnc.Then tbey iaw bis teaimlnates, conie rnnning in and cutraround bim ta, break away wihhwsand back-tbiumping. Fialy veryane bac' iin posi- tnJuhnîîY toed Itle mannd and iqite t Wuwaitjing for thc signal. As it camle, hie gave a satis-. Thebai xhizedover the plate ilud yriu iconld ams ee fthe stujoke traiîiiing it. Thle next mne was abeu ti lslw ballilltht broke juist rigbt. jjabnny igrinned appii as tbie bat- ter took ap bealtbyý swing at Otbe next 1lle Res ot two mus in the cighfth, givinig tbem a ane-run lead over theiae s anid Jobny put ltlm awayeane, twao, tburecin -.tbe inthiI. Not a very big lead, ta be aure, but bi;g (enougli, especially whene you consider thiat Jolnny hantreally pitcbe(, miucil ofaI game befreC orky'd brougît him tllat littile slip) of paper at tbe be- ginn-ýin.g "fthie seventl. Ob yesitbe ?Weli, it really wasn't a verybigmessage; tbat is, not vcry big ini words. It merely' said, "It's twvins, 'airling. Two future aunajor league ballayers. See that yo-u imke tbem roud of theïr Dady vtoday." Ansi it vwas signcd, Lu--ury oýn Wheels in New Trans-Continernta1 Buses-Tlhere'li be no0 dry speis for trins- continental passengers an thislnexv bus. it hqs a fully-\ equipped snack bar, plus otheinno vations, such' as a two wvay radio telephonie. Two,- fair niaidens sample thiesac bar, wt the driver's approval. Son~ Notes From The F~n Front By John Russel Cansiderabie inteýresi Ivas aroused by something we publisbed last week about a metbod of bringing untbrifty apple trees bsck ta good yields. It consists of plautiîîg froni four ta eight young trecs - even crali apples wiil do inear ti-eolId. tî-unk, then grafting tfiieni righit iota't it. Gýoing stili fui ther ino the montter. those who have tr ied it say thiere docsn't seeni ta be miuch difference in vieids froni sncb "gra't ed' trocs sud otilers in the sanie orchard whicb bave always been bcàlthy. Last year one nmon oiOs ta have bai7ve>tcd 40 boxes fro-u a 'grafci" Red Delicions; which is a reol vield considering that the original trinîk s dead aud the grifs now n -ake up the eutire foot svýstcmý 1At times, xvhen treos have been bioWn over. ihey hv been straîghi- ened, and the samie plan of grafting, you-ng t-eesta thein i oed. 'A u-, years Latb yeswr e ýueq"ual ta those of nesýrby unhariim-ed trees.ý But hecre's soneig that shul e noteýd; -alil ae pot udhe rubbmed fronI theùy!ung trees ou for sucb graft-g ( oreetheir sap will- fail taow i-'îo the aid ruîîk. Pienty of Bugs3 More thýa;i 470,000 ifterent speCcus of insectsa hveaieaybeen iden- tified and entomoiogists - bug spe- cualists, that is - estimate that the total number of species in the world is over two millioni. Aund ve knoxv anc man who xxears he bas ex ciy last one of îliem, riglit on bis own farm. It Takes Time First resct'Xon of îlany whu use sncb weed -kiiiing sprays as 2, 4-D is often one of disappiointirenî. Thcy expect something spectacular ta bappen riglt away; but the trouble is, ti-at most weeds just won't curi up and die in a few hours, evýen if th iyve been fataily njured. Coin- mon plantain, for example, may take from 3 ta 5 weeks even ta look different. That's because the leaves remain- green and heatly in ap- THIS CURIQUS WORLD pearace een tbaug thle euîlire roa-t systeni is decomý',pOsed. B uscb spraiîg ral as neveyîbie (ss. Onmeinian hiad 350 acres ofllts sa bsdly infested witbi Cari- ada ti -tic that it loolked iike a hope- iess task ta nuake iheni eligible for certificýaton. But when the-oats werc knee-bigh he riggcd up a spray-out- fit a.ud ,oakc:d them witb 2, 4-D. The spray, xxhich cat around $3 an acre, ret'îrued . $20 an acre*ou the oats. ta say iiothing of the iîîcreased vaine of the land Real Oul Crcp Witbhie great shortage of veuge- tab'ecails. and 1fats xvich exists tlîrougho- the w orid, t'te snnfiower us cum.ug iin for more attention than ex or bef07e. 1lu Maiitaba iast year uwo l2-s an] 23 éhousaimd acres were dcx oted ta t' ýis crop which, îvith an a - era9e of SI~C p@uon-ds cf seed per a-,wou!'i?ýive a total productioni of scuuethiing like 9200 tous. Probýably lew a i ius rca0ize just hoxv mu'lcb -vnf 2ove ýr sedil is tused iii muaa. addtion-t auir owni panid txa -eas 'ago aur imi-î part aI unflîversecd ai munt- ed taover14miioponu -tl fronli rgentinL Teearete !,r vasipossibiitiies for suntýloxver growiug. lii ihe tUuitcd States uuiversity sc tors and caaperating farincr -ve that they are sa close ,, - ing the "1sunfiower secret" that befare long we miay be eating cakes miade witb sutiflower nteal - and tbousands of farmers însy have a uew croýp ta harvst. Aithough sunfloxver seecds haxve long beuî reccgnized as valu- able winter feed for cattle and paul- try, Up ta now commercial use of the crap bas niexer been on a large scale. ît is înterestiug ta note that the uuiversity of Illinois seed speciaiists, who are conducting the experiments, had ta tumo ta Canada in order ta secure the type of sunflower tbcy wanted. The traditional taîl suri- fiower plants, with beavy stalks, By William Ferguson with a Cnda daf ai cailed th'Advance"hey feel thîat the bttiei-; won and,![1thatpianiting, citivaitionan rvstngcan be done %with th mhiery ued for Corn. "VWe Cal inieypoieta dwaifed stinflowers, harvested by modern machiuiery, wiil produce yields of sulifiower meal nd (oul that wiii be equai on an economic basis to soybcan yieids in ternis of value of- meal and oul per acre!" they stiate. So it looks as if it mightn't be a bad idea for many Ontario farmers, in arcas suitabie for this crop, to loo-k into the pôsý sililities of sunflowers. Ilie Green ThumbA By Gordon L. Smith Thinning Xftcr the first piantiîug 15 Up the uext major job is thanlgsd spaciiug. T isi ti-tal wark sd tals Crode 1;ii ur and1(l sp1)ind)y1 viii ot bl1oom i1 ta'ýlpple over il] the i f? irst stan. iow 'about fouir or fiv. iches between plants tfo locrs like uastuirtiumns, less for aiyss'um,' mucb niore for tali îrgodcas- mas or sýpider plants. Spacing W~ith the surusier i egetables, a couple of' inclues between plants us sufficicuit. This appiies ta leaf let-- tuce,' early carats, beets, etc. Beasi and peas slîould bave froni four ta six inches betxveen plants, and as ail the sced usualýy germinates it should be pisnted about this far spart. Rows should be frouui fiftecn inches ta two feet spart. Corn is nsually pianted froni tîreceta six seeds ta a bill, about -eigbteeni indles, apart cach xvay or rows two ta tîrce feet spart. Tomaâta plants mc- quire at least eighteen in'-les ecc way; melons, squash snd cucuni- bers tîrce plants ta, a bill, sud hills aut two t lree feet sat ~~~Zinnias rýaioj2 garden fiowers taow.They vii grow in aimost sny kliud am soil but wiil thrive better in) ricbi, decp soil, weil dug anmd manured. Thciy nccd pîenty of suni. Water thei generau~sl particuiarly dmring the lot, dry weeks of midsurnmer, by. soaking the soil. Ove;head wster- ing may cause midew. Keep thc soil frani becoimuuug caked by cither a str muidh during the liot months or slallow cultivating in thc f orn of a dust mulcl, ta, conserve mois- turc. Zinnias offer laug,-seasoîî bloomi in the utmost v oitya sizes, shapes and colors. Tliey are asa prime for cutting. The large dah1lia flowered gintt Itypes grow ta tîirce anid four feet andmai - ,showvy p mntngsatth back aofi te floweýr border. F"antas'y, Mdl eigîits. For ftic front an a border anid for bedding aetIbby or pompon znis Zinnias are olten thiongît etf1as auntn flawers, 'bunt will Start blaoingIn arly Jjuly and will continue uintil frost, epcilyif a ncw sowving is miade in mdJn ta take the plc I hoe lhae Thle Britsh arc .pig s ;eakt dAl f thought into the question aftaht extent thley could be- caes 'f-suifficienit in] food,. There are nsany Cexperts wbo Con- tend tAt Bérincould fdtself. "hey are refuing to abide by the ai maxim that ta clohe and feed bîmself a man nleeds two and one Ïhi acres per pers,wites a Landon correspoudent of the Chris- tinScienice Monlitor. The total area of Greýat Britain is ony60,000,000 acres, for a popu- latin nering50,000,000. And uýf thos 60,00,00 aces.oily 45,- 0000have be aitabie sa far h - grîultralpuirposes. WVith this rea th1ey mianaýged bc- forîeWol War il to produice ane tird of their foo)d. During Waorld XV"ar fIl tbey ustepped thl'is p to T is us w amaks Cexpert.s hope- 100ý per cent siselsuiiency righit b, ahueed.Bu it is pointed out th1aï the methlods poabywouid have ýto Le un1usuadl iiite etee It is i-ggest (d, for instance, that there ould ax e tabe a !large scale d urbaniization of theu population - ,- lrg bache lfom over- decities nt intio the caun- tsieaid geîtig týhem back anta But his ould b far less af an ilppileavýai than- 1 the migration af 10,00,0 o 20000000people froan the Uie d-Kingdom iita Australia, GOR DON ST. ONGE 0F WINDSOR, ONT., feared parents' scolding more than danger to himself IT wýas earîy in February ... and the ice on the Detroit River looked sale enough - near the shore at least - for thc four boys ta walk an. But, as boys wilî, they venture d ont taa far. . ..and, almost before they knew what had happersed, a large section of the ice gave way . .. and -into the vrgilwters feil Young Maurice P-aiwada.n TWO BOYS RUN FOCR SHORE The twa 'aider ls, panic- stricken, raced in ta shore. But flot so I o-year-oicd Gardon st. Onge. The siglit of hi", cbum flounderinig heipîessly in thc water nrged Gardon tao act. Gingeriy le started ta walk ta- wards the edge ... and tien hear- ing an omninous cracking noise! le got down and crawled. Gradnally, inchby inch, ie reached thc water's edge . . . and sîowiy dragged Maurice out of tie river, onto the ice, and in ta shore. He tIen toak île shiverîng litile victim home. Gardon St. Onge af Windsor, Ontario, is a madest hero. in fact, lis greatest worry when crawling over tbat treacherous ice was nat the danger ta himseîf. Iwas she thougit af the scolding his parents wonîd probabîy give him when îhey îearned af tie WCae proud ta pay tri bute ta tbis baeand usefii oy through thàeprsnainoTh Dow ,vAwarcd. with Minard's, the great rubbing lini- ment, swomni foe of imscular and joint sureness, stiffrocas and pain. Use Lt generously. It's grasclss, lsIn unpleasant odar, dries qikl.Use Lit for dandruif and skiin disorders, t)oo Get a bottle at your d1ruggist's __ today. Keepo it hanidy on your batbroom sheif. 125R APè.R D'S The two older boys headed for shore ,. but Gordon sîayed on tho danger. ans she.î ,ice ,-. deterninel ta tescue bis yo)ung frieod. Siowl!ý, as lightîy as possible, le crept nearer tie waîer. 4. Carefully Gardon dragged thc ex- hansîe-d boy aîong tbc ice ,. . realizi n that at any momenit thley m-ight bath be tbrown ia Zthe -ýater. B ut luck was mviti îbem., . ey eahed shore yIDHisks Treachurous I To Hncue Ehum