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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., OCT. 20, 1938 Turkey Buzzard Near St. Marys Native of Southern States Is Thought To Have Been Driven North By Hurricane A large black bird, described by nature scholars as a turkey buzzard, was shot down four miles south of St. Marys, Ontario, by Norman Conn, a young farm employee of East Nissouri. The bird in some ways resembled a turkey but beak and head corresponded to that of a buzzard. The bird was flying high above the field with three other similar birds. A habitant of Central America and the Southern States, it is believed to have been driven into this territory by the hurricane which swept the Atlantic seaboard and the New England States. Of Vulture Family Of the vulture family, the bird had a wing spread of over six feet. It weighs about five pounds. The head, of a reddish appearance was bald but for a few short black hairs. This Is the first time on record this type of bird has been seen in the district. Two Stratfords Swap Greetings Stratford-upon-Avon, England, Sends Rosemary and Wild Thyme To Be Planted in Stratford, Ontario. "Rosemary for remembrance" was the sentiment in a cable sent by Mayor Thos. Waldron, of Strat-ford-on-Avon, England, to May(or Thos. E. Henry as the city of Stratford, Ontario, held a ceremony at Shakespearean Gardens to plant Rosemary and Wild Thyme. The seed from which the nlaSus were grown came from Stratford-on-Avon. And Mayor Thos. E. Henry fittingly replied with a cablegram picked up by messenger while the ceremony was in progress. And Mayor Henry pointed out in the cable that prayers for peace were a part of the ceremony. Prayers For Peace The text of Mayor Waldron's message to Stratford was as follows: "Here's Rosemary for remembrance. Heartiest greetings from the Mayor of Shakespeare's Stratford to the Mayor of Ontario's Stratford." Mayor Henry's reply read: "Greetings from Stratford-on-Avon, Ontario. Officials planted Rosemary twelve noon. Prayers for peace and prosperity." Forty Millions Need Schooling On This Continent, McGill University Expert Says, In Voicing Plea for Adult Education. Something must be done in the way of providing further educational facilities for 40,000,000 people of North America who have had a very sketchy education, Col. Wilfrid Bovey of McGill University told members of the Quebec Ki-wanis Club last week. "We might just as well face an unpleasant fact," he said. "Most of those people had to leave school before their time because our community had failed in its duty, because in some way or other our organization has been inadequate. Some People Have Missed It "I do not think anyone denies that the community owes an education to the school child; no one has denied that for a long time. But, this is my contention: the community has exactly the same obligation to the people who through its fault, have missed their school education." Col. Bovey stated that the service clubs of this continent might well make it their task to study and assist in remedying the problem of the "sketchily educated 40,000,000." Bulbs Imported Into Dominion Millions Are Coming From Europe This Autumn The bulb importing season has again commenced. Recently bulbs of every size, shape and description, such as hyacinths, narcissi, daffodils, crocuses, freesias and muscari, have been literally pouring into Canada from Great Britain, Holland, Belgium, France and other countries. Millions of bulbs, actually 35,347,367, arrived during the season of 1937-38, and the indications are that this large figure will be surpassed during the importing months of 1938-39. All these bulbs, which before long will be in the possession of amateur or professional gardeners and growers, later to produce pots of bloom, cut flow-in and delightful garden beds in the spring, have to be handled and Inspected before being allowed to be forwarded to their destinations in Canada. ALFRED DUFF-COOPER Prime Minister Chamberlain of Great Britain's hour of triumph in the House of Commons was cut short by a bitter attack launched on his foreign policy by the second member of his Cabinet to resign for conscience' sake, Alfred Duff-Cooper, First Lord of the Admiralty. Anthony Eden, former Foreign Secretary, was the first. These two men, younger in years than the a-3rage Conservative Party member in Great Britain, believe that the whole Czechoslovak crisis could have been averted if Britain had taken a stand in time. Duff-Cooper in his speech said that it was foolish to expect the German dictator to listen to "sweet reasonableness"--only the mailed fist can influence Hitler. Anthony Eden declared: "Successive surrenders only bring successive humiliation, and in their turn more humiliating demands." Canada: Finest Hunting Ground World's Ideal Country For The Chase, Big Game Hunters Aver Canada is the finest hunting and fishing country in the world in the opinion of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lerner, adventurers and big game hunters from New York. The couple like Canada's hunting grounds because they are situated in the healthiest country in the world. Tropical countries pack too much danger and fever to be ideal sites, they believe. Mrs. Lerner impressed interviewers as being "112 pounds of sporting dynamite and charm." She is less than five feet in height. "Women can do anything a man can do," was her firm belief. She is the first woman ever to catch a broadbill swordfish in Canadian waters. Mrs. Lerner caught a 295-pound swordfish off the coast of Louisburg, Nova Scotia, this year. The fish fought two hours and 50 minutes before she landed it with a 28-ounce rod and a 39-thread line. Fishing Grounds Being Depleted The adoption of fly and bait casting methods of fishing were urged as a means of conserving the Dominion's nature-given supply of fish by David V. Reddick, authority on fly and bait casting, at a meeting of Montreal's Progress Club. "Our rivers, lakes and streams are being depleted more and more each year," he declared. He pointed out how a maximum of sport can be obtained through scientific fishing without depleting one of the greatest tourist attracting features of this country. Britain Eyes Turner Valley Is Giving Consideration to Plans For Development of Big Alberta Oil Field LONDON. -- The British Government is giving consideration to comprehensive plans for the development of the Turner Valley oil field in Southern Alberta, which include construction of a pipeline to Vancouver, it was learned last It was understood no decisions had been made, although the scheme is being viewed from every angle by Admiralty officials. The oil would be used for naval purposes. In Rearmament Scheme The Canadian Government has no direct connection with the plan, it was understood, although it probably has been acquainted with the details. Development of the oilfield would come within Britain's vast rearmament scheme, which already extends to Canada in the construction of bombing planes. Nearly $40,000 was collected on London streets in one day for the British Empire Cancer Campaign. Dogs are being used for hunting criminals in Belgium. VOICE OF THE PRESS CANADA A TASTY GESTURE Another noble gesture in the interests of European peace would be to send Herr Hitler the first-prize snitz pie from New Hamburg fair.--Woodstock Sentinel-Review. SOME SLOWER-UPPERS Camels have been banned from Palestine streets because they slow up the traffic. What we need in Canada is camels.--Portage la Prairie Graphic. LIVING UNDER PAR To live decently, a Toronto lawyer says, a workman with a family of five should receive at least $2,753 a year. The conclusion is that a great many people are living indecently. -- Brockville Recorder and Times. SHOULD HAVE TIME OUT Rev. A. J. Bruce of Copper Cliff predicts a real old-fashioned winter and advises people to get their underwear on early and not to take it off until March 21. All right brother, but we suppose it would be right enough to allow it to be put through the wringer now and then.--Peterborough Examin- "EAT AND COUNT" A while ago we reprinted a story from the Lindsay Post of a man who ate 23 cobs of corn at one sitting. That newspaper has now received a letter from a man in Port Elgin declaring that 23 is a mere snack and that he, a certain "Wis" of that town, recently put away 32 cobs complete with butter and salt and a pot of of tea. He concluded by asking the Lindsay Post and The Ottawa Journal to beat his feat. All right, Lindsay Post--you eat 'em and we'll count 'em. -- Ottawa Journal. CANADIAN LAWYERS The last census showed over 8,000 persons occupied as lawyers in Canada, with 544 justices and magistrates, not all of whom were necessarily graduates of law schools, but most of whom are likely to be placed as such. There is thus one lawyer for every 1,200 of the population, and as there is one doctor for every 1,000 it would seem to appear that our bodily ills take more looking after than keeping us within the rules by which society governs its actions.--Kitchener Record. Hews By Elizabeth Eedy OUTSHONE: They say that Mussolini weeps in his palace at Rome, sobbing uncontrollably and gnashing his teeth at a capricious fate which has forced him to play md fiddle. century, journalist linent socialist was to become his age. Lenin, In the 'teens of Banito Mussolini wa of parts, a promi whose ambition it v an unique figure the Russian socialist, rose to be much greater power, dwarfed Mussolini into insignificance. Then the Italian tried the opposite line, became the first "Fascist" in history. For years the clever Benito's supremacy went unchallenged, but with the thirties a formidable rival appeared on the horizon, Adolf Hitler of Germany, and once more Mussolini is outshone by a star of greater magnitude. Beaten at his If Mussolini is to run true to form, he will dry his tears and prepare to go Hitler one better by doing something that will throw the German dictator's latest tri-umphy in the shadow. He could take over the whole of Arabia, for instance; or seize control of the Mediterranean, shutting off England from her trade routes; then grab the Suez Canal and Egypt. He'll have his innings yet .... REASON FOR SILENCE: -- There's a big howl gone up across Canada because at the time of the latest European crisis, Prime Minister King did not say a word to indicate that we as a nation were behind Britain's stand for peace. The howl may die down now, or it may be heard at its loudest only when Parliament reconvenes at Ottawa next month. It is whispered that Mr. King was silent because he feared the unfavorable reaction of French Canada to any European commitment. Dr. Manion, Conservative leader, did not declare himself either, it is said, for the same rea- WAIT AND SEE: An amusing news note was heard over the radio the other morning. It was reported that the power-that-be were considering naming the new bridge on the Middle Road (near Mimico) the "Chamberlain Peace Bridge." Added in the next breath was: "they have decided to lay the matter of the new name over for a time." Here we would interpose: "to see how the 'Chamberlain Peace' turns out." CRIME BUREAU: At a meeting of the Police Association of Ontario in Toronto early this month the intelligent suggestion was made that a central clearing house for criminal data be established at Ottawa so that information available to police in one town or city of Canada could be prepared for distribution through a special police bulletin to all police headquarters in the country. Crown Attorney J. W. McFad-den, speaking of the present lack of efficiency, said: "As it is now, The EMPIRE BOMBAY IS NOT ALONE Progress in local self-government is a slow business the latest Bombay Government review of municipal administration for 1937-37 repeats a familiar tale. The absense of a sense of civic responsibility constitutes a grave drawback; factions and feuds continue to characterize local administration and to produce parlous conditions. This is reflected in the phenomenal growth of arrears in the past few years, the reluctance to provide proper amenities and to levy taxation, and irresponsible expenditure. -- Times of India, Bombay. Let this overwhelming preference for'blue coal -- th; ctI.is finest anthracite--be your guide to better heating, 'bb.:: coal will give you a standard of heating satisfaction and value that has won the confidence of over 100,000 Canadian homec wners. Order a ton of 'blve eoaf' fodoy Ask your 'blue coal' dealer also about the Uae coal' Heat Regulator which provides automatic: heat with your present equipment. ue coal THE MODERN FUEL FOR SOLID COMFORT police may be looking for a man only to find long after that he is serving a jail term in another city." THE WEEK'S QUESTION: -- What resources and industries of Czechoslovakia does Germany fall heir to as a result of the occupation of Sudetenland? Answer: Nine-tenths- of Czechoslovakia's textile industry, virtually all of her china, glass and procelain output, virtually all of her lignite fields, the biggest of which is believed to contain 12,000,000,000 tons; important chemical plants in and near Aussig, valuable metal works and a radium mine in the Erz Mountains. When a South Sea Island < rigger canoe was launched in Isle of Wright a coconut broken over its bow. The Rares.. Stamp A soiled and ma t-worn postage stamp, said to be t s rarest in the world, was placed n sale at Ken-more, N.Y., last w ek. Known as the British Guiara No. 13. it is the only one of its kil 1 known to be in existence. The 100-year-old stamp --■ which lit: late King George V of Ens and sought in vain to buy--is li.: ::jd in the new catalogue of Era st G. Jarvis, Kenmore philatel -t. Jarvis said he had been authorized by Mrs. Ann Hind Scala, f Utica, the stamp's owner, to sell it. A blind girl rei ?ntly examined by a London do; tor proved she could distinguish her friends by their breathing. CUNARD WHITE STAR DONALD/C^ ATLANTIC Li THE WONDERLAND, OF OZ The Growleywogs spent dividing the people and treasures of Oz in advance of the conquest. They had no doubt at all that they were all able to destroy Ozma's Domain. "The deadly desert has kept us out of the Land of Oz," remarked the ' Tint? th^Emerald* City' ' ' "3 send tl ' '-ICi: t him." "We will not __„ to conquer the gnomes after we hav conquered Oz," he continued, "hii we will do so just the same what fun it will be to stick pii.~ their bodies to make them yell This plan being agreed upon, th< and Gnome ha ceeded in himself h Groivleyw to death. still in 1 no idea tha Tl- e By this time the jails sticking pins into id was amusing himself by pulling e gnome's whiskers out by the ■ ots, one at a time. This enjoyment as interrupted by the Grand Gal-soot sending for the prisoner. "Aw, ait a few hours," begged the jailer. haven't pulled out a quarter of s whiskers yet." "If you keep the •and Gallipoot waiting, he'll break mr back," declared the messenger. peach." So Guph the royal castle \ Gailipoot told him vvoss had decided the Land of Oz. "\