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THE COLBORNE EXPRESSt COLBORNE, ONT., APRIL 22nd, 1937 Gardening Bv GORDON L. SMITH With in • vegetables the season can be greatly extended by using very early, as well as late, types. In garden peas, for example, tne time of maturity will vary from about 50 days to 75. Instead of planting only one variety It is advisable to include at . ast three. Early sowing is essential but in certain parts of the country a Fall crop with a quick-growing variety is also possible In corn-, the very early Bantam types mature weeks ahead ot th. regular season and some of the late, both white and yellow kinds, are on until frost or even READY-MADE GARDENS The gardener is advised for the quickest possible results, to purchase a certain quantity of started plants of both flowers and vegetables. These are usually purchased from the greenhouse, florist or seed house. It is important to get the varieties wanted, and on this account it is a splendid idea to consult a good Canadian seed catalogue before placing an order. The gardener can look over the various varieties offered in the catalogue and should make sure that the particular varieties wanted are in the boxes of the plants bought. Among the flowers which can be purchased as started plants are the cosmos, zinnias, petunias, marigolds, salpiglossis, nicotine and a host of others. Cabbage, celery, tomato, head lettuce, egg an dpepper plants in the veetable line are all sold as started plants. WHERE SPACE IS LIMITED The householders with only a little land to spare should concentrate on those vegetables which give the big gest returns for the smallest space occupied. Among such kinds are beans carrots, onions, lettuce, swiss chard, spinach, cucumbers and beets. In the lesser-known vegetables, are the leaks, egg and pepper plants, broad beans and cos lettuce. These can all be grown in almost any part of Canada. Experts advise the inclusion of something new in the vegetable line each year so that variety can be gradually widened. Exoect $2 Wheat So much was said and written about the tremendous world wheat surplus- and how it was depressing wheat prices that it comes almost like . bolt from the blue to read that atually no surplus existed since the cry first went forth. A news dispatch from London states that "It is agreed that the prevailing "elief of recent years that a "monie over-production existed was fallacious. An analysis of pro-duitn.. and that what appeared to be over-production actually was the refusrt of producers to liquidate surplus rocks accumulated in two most exceptional crops." If t j,at be so. asks the Kitchener Recu'-j why nid some statesmen who shou'<s havp been in the know ad-voear- a sharp reduction of acreage sown to wheat? The whole thing is conflicting and leaves the average mar. nonplussed. At «ny 'ate it is evident that the price ot wheat is going up steadily. We ire wpH past dollar wheat at which figure the prairie farmer was calculated r< earn a margin of profit, nrovideo he had a crop. t However doll.,, wheat, will look lall potatoes if predictions conie true for in some quarters it is anr.icii.ated that the price of wheat will go to at least $2.10 in July. That would be early enough for the farmer who can't afford to hold his gram to cash *n on the sharp advance in this all-important product of the Prairi- Provinces. Imagine what such increased purchasing power would mean to the industrial East! Apple Trees Killed By Front Replaced More than 11.001 young apple trees. 11,286 to be enact, were planted in MidJlese> CissW> in 1934 and 1935, and courr.\ t rowers are op-timistK of regaining the export market iost as a result o: the frost damage in the winte: of .33-34. The report on apple tree : [anting is made by J J. Johnrton, Dominion fruit inspector who p'lir.u: I out that many valuable trees it 1. Idwin and King orchards were lost 1, frost. "The types of aside ;rees planted are such that <u" export business should rise agaii I the 1933 peak level when over l; .."00 barrels were sent of Great Britain," he said. Spies, Mcintosh. Driieious, now and Baldwins, are the m st popular varieties icing replant, I \n lnereaM-d f I art demand for evaporated and ■■« med apples has provided a new outlet for the country's supply arid IV I Johnson believes this trend will sJh prove an aid to the grower Approximately 6,700 barrels of last year's crop were canned, evaporated < - made into cider. vlr. Johnson pointed to the 1936 crop of 40,600 barrels against the small narvest of £2,700 in 1935 in supporting his ;i 1 s that Middlesex is again climbing o the production pinnacle. As ihe 1936 crop was unusually heavy hi does not expect the 1«37 ont tc rx more than medium, although the sather this winter has been favoiat't for orchards. Plant Labels That Last Easily Made Plant labels of several years' permanence can be fashioned simply by any gardener. The ordinary wooden label may be written on with black ink, than dipped in varnish or shellac, and drained and dried before being set in place in the garden. Possibly less conspicuous and even more durable are labels made of zinc. A sheet of zinc, purchased from the plumber, may be cut into strips of the desired label size. Satisfactory measurements for general use are six inches long by an inch and a quarter wide. A mixture of one liquid ounce of hydrochloric acid and one ounce of powdered antimony makes the writing solution. A sharp-pointed wooden skewer or sharpened hand twig is used for writing, the antimony being stirred into the acid when using. The legend will turn black on both the zinc and both writing and label last indefinitely through sun and storm, Problem: Over 40 rpToblem is the sad plight of men and women over 40 who must eat but who cannot find work. This "too-old-at-40" fallacy is not only unjust to the unemployed but it is still more unjust u> the employers as it automatically bars from American industry the best, fastest and most dependable workers, people whose creative and executive powers are just beginning to function at their best. -- James Murphy, New York, (letter in New York Times). Largest Banks The World Over The largest bank in the English-speaking world -- probably in the world -- is the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Next in line is England's Midland Bank, then the Chase National of New York, and three others of London's big five: Barclay's, Lloyd's and Westminster. Each year, the California Bank of Los Angeles compiles a ranking of the 160 largest banks in English-speaking countries based on deposit liabilities. The New York Reserve Bank stands well in the lead in this comparison with deposits of almost 13,200.000,000. Only three other banks have totals of more than 2,-000,000,000, none of them within $800 millions of the big New York institution. Canadian banks stand very well in the list, with the Royal ranking 17tht and the Montreal a jump behind, it is of interest that the Canadian institutions are substantially larger than those in any of tuj other British Dominions or possessions. Tn all Canada has 10 "chartered" banks. Of those no less than eight are included in the 150 largest. Further for good measure the Bank of Canada appears in this year's list. RannKing of the other Canadian banks is as follows: Commerce, 24; Nova Scotia, 53; Imperial 107; The Salvation Army Annual Self - Denial Appeal This may surprise you ! The Sahration Army operates over 1,500 Social Serve; -stitutions. Out of this number 52 Social ServtCi Institutions are serving Canada's needy. Your Support of this work will be appreciated Contributions may be addressed to: COMMISSIONER JOHN McMILLAN 20 ALBERT STREET - TORONTO National, 116; Dominion 119; ana Toronto, 123. Delving into the historical records it is found that of the 150 banks, 44, or 30 per cent, are 100 or more years of age. As would be expected, oldest of the lot is an English bank, Coutts & Co., which dates away back to 1692. Control Mold On Products of Farm Scientists Devise Method to Save Millions of Dollars AMES, Iowa.--Iowa State College scientists announce discovery of a cheap, practical method of controlling mold--the leech-li!:e growth that tea's the life-blood of plants and taints food. Or I E. Melbus and Dr. George C. Kent, botanists, said three years' expei iroentation yielded a substance --a "toxin"--that will retard the fungus and mold growth on <-orii, barley, fruits and vegetables. They estimated farmers may be able f< save millions of dollars yearly by applying the toxin on fruits, grains arid vegetables. Losses due to fungus disease on all ecvnomh plants, they said, has been estimated as high as $1,500,-000,000 annually, compared with insect damage estimated at. $1,000,-000,000. Mold the botanists explained, is the common family name for the large group of sometimes visible parasites. Higher in the biological scale than bacteria and numbering possibiy hundreds of species. Charity often means that we are willing to pass the hat if other people will fill it. Friend--Are you going to be bothered much with your income tax this year? No, I have just figured out that at the highest tax rate they can charge me the government will owe me over $100. It isn't what you say you are going tc do that counts--it is what you actually do that turns the trick. READ IT OR NOT--The American Buzzard is the fastest flying bird. Some folks burn their bridges behind them, and some burn theirs before them. You might better be called a tightwad by the crowd than called to by your creditors. Neighbor--What was your husband storming about last night? Neighbor--Oh, it was so silly of him. He got angry. He found I had used his tennis racket to strain pota- Many a man who think he is the picture of health is only the picture of high blood pressure. Jane--Don't you thing its awful? Charlie never comes home until after midnight. Susan--You ought to be happy. My husband starts out at that time. Some men do what their wives tell them to do and some men are not married. His Father--As it is your birthday. I'll cancel the $5 you borrowed the other day, so you won't owe me anything. Clarence--If its just the same to you, Dad. I'll take the $5 in cash. It is better to be loved and lost than to have loved promiscuously, and makes less work for the courts. There will always be those who think they know your duty better than you know it. Here's Progress Once it would take a woman as long as 14 minutes to get the correct change for a theatre ticket out of her handbag. Incredible, isn't it? Why, in 14 minutes you can cook 3 pounds of macaroni, buy a dozen two-cent stamps, call Scranton, or Ironton, Pennsylvania. But now we have the zipper handbags for ladies. Everything opens with a lightning zip--outer handbag, compartments, change, purse, all fly open at the touch. How long does it take the lady to get the price of a theatre ticket together now? Fourteen minutes. -- Judge. Issue No. 17 -- '37 Along Canada's Mining Highway British Columbia reports indicate financing of the large B.C. Nickel deposit by a Canadian-TJ.S. Syndicate holding contracts for disposal of concentrates tc Japanese interests. Alberta reports Brown Oil Corporation No. 1 and 2 wells deepening rapidly, also drilling under way on Plains letroleum's No. f well. A new oil field is indicated by this company's No. 1 well. Acidizing of the Foundation well in Turner Valley is taking place to enlarge production. Ontario's fields are most active. Madsen in Bed Lake is moving ahead with its shaft sinking and development plans Hardrock in the Long Lac Camp is developing new high grade in the west shaft section. The McLeod situation underground is reported .o b. better. Hutchison Lake will be drifting on two levels shortly. In Porcupine, important ore is reported on Preston East Dome's 200-foot level west drive. The Virita Porcupine has announced diamond drilling arrangements -- Pamour reports improving operating results -- Kirkland Lake Gold reports a most im- portant ore development at depth south of the Macassa line. The Larder Lake field, from fifteen to twenty-five miles east of Kirkland Lake, is ♦he seen? of intense activity. Kerr Addison, by diamond drilling, is enlarging its most important ore limits. Martin Bird continues to develop new ore on three levels underground. Omega steadily prepares for future enlarged production. Upper Canada has attained its 500-foot level shaft objective with underground ore development to begin shortly. Chesterville reports important results in diamond drilling, with Noran-da reported as having entered the company's affairs as a substantial shareholder. Pelangio Larder reports diamond drilling to commence at once. Armistice has already started to drill. Arjon, ad jo ring Kerr-Addison, is preparing for active work and Barber-Larder has surface w rk under way. •iole has obtained the services of a prominect engineer to direct their diamond drilling and surface op- Quebec areas are making record progress. The Quebec Manitou section to the east of Lamaque is developing a boom, witl many properties obtaining finances. Newspapers Earn Praise Says Head University President Says Radio Will Never Supplant Them LONDON, ONT. -- Simple reasoning convinces him that the radio cannot usurp the functions of the newspaper, Dr. W. Sherwood Fox, president of the University of Western Ontario and distinguished educationist, told the annual convention of the Ontario-Quebec division, Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association here. "Chew the Cud" Putting the question to the delegates, Dr. Fox replied himself: "I've reached an answer which is satisfactory to me. As I know newspaper readers, they like to ruminate over articles which interest them -- chew the cud, as it were. "Well, you can't do much chewing of the cud over what goes in one ear and out Jfie other .which is the radio broadcast. On the radio you hear one thing lone second and a long string of otner /tilings in succeeding setuuaS/' Bruce M. Pearce, retiring president of the division, exhorted the weekly editors to "give more leadership than we do at the present time." The small paper, he maintained should do its part in "fighting Communism. Fascism and all the other isms in Canada -- because, after all, there is no reason for them in this country." 'The press is one of the indispen-sible things of civilization," declared Dr. Fox. "It is essential in maintaining civilization and also in developing it to greater human achievement." It was the "desire and the need" for news which created the newspaper, he continued, reminding that ancient Rome had bulletins on stone which were placed in the forums. The first English paper, he said, was published about 1620, and in strange comparison to today, it published foreign news almost exclusively. Guide To Civilization "People of those times thought that local news was too incidental, too trivial, too near at home," he explained. "It has been left to us in modern times to appreciate the value of local news." It Is also interesting to note, he asserted that American newspapers also dealt very little with politics, the people getting the latest on that phase cf life through "pamphleteers." "People who criticize newspapers he said, "don't realize that if there is anything wrong with the papers it is only a reflection of wrongs which have first come into society. Today, newspapers have developed to the extent where they have the power of affecting society as well as reflecting it. They have become a vital guide in civilization." Dr. Fox held that, during the depression years, the "greatest influence for good" came through the editorial attitude of the average news- "In spite of the bewilderment which may have been created in the news columns," he said, "the editorial columns of both the weeklies and the dailies have talked to the people in a tone which indicated that panic was not the way out. "Editorials stressed the need of calmness, and cool deliberation of the facts before remedial action was taken. So I want to pay tribute to the power of the press during the days of depression." While the circulation is "relatively small," the strength of the weekly paper always impressed him, declared the Western "U" president. "Its editor remains a human being in relation ti bis readers and that is a wonderful fact," he said. "That contrasts with the editors of the great city dailies whose identities are lost." Dr. Fox „oU. the gathering some of the facts about the University of Western Ontario which are not generally realized. Next year, Western will celebrate its 60th birthday he said, and It is older than all but three English universities. With its registration of 2,614 students. Western is larger than any other Western Canada College with the exception of the University of Manitoba, he informed. Its registration is two and a half times larger than that of Dalhousie University, and in arts registration it is larger than either Queen's or McGill. Dr. Fox held it "unfair" to compare Canadian college problems with those in the United States. Canada, he stated, has only 20 universities exercising degree-conferring powers, while the United States has 880 universities in similar positions. In proportion to the population of Canada, the United States would have 240 colleges, he said. He concluded with an admonition on the responsibility of an editor. "If the editor has diplomacy, he will know that sometimes the longest way round is the shortest way home," he declared: 'Tullo v. that precept 'he can lay before the people good sound constructive thought and make them believe that they want it." The Awful Child Wants To Know "Why is the Government giving Army recruits a special diet?" "To make them fit and strong." "Why?" "vTo fight somebody, I suppose." "Why weren't they fit and strong "Because they didn't have enough to eat when they were children." "Why didn't the Government give them a special diet then?" "Because nobody realized they would be wanted as soldiers." "Does the Government only fetd people up when they've got to fight somebody?" "Ooviously." "If they had been given a special diet when they were children would they be fit and strong now?" "Yes, and half as big again. There would also be enough recruits to fill the Army twice over." "Why?" "Berause all those rejected as unfit would be fit." "Well, if they fed all the children now they would have plenty of soldiers when they grow up, wouldn't they?' "Yes." "Well, why don't they do it?" "Because that would be waste of money." "Why?" "You can't expect the goevrnment to feed children who may not be wanted as soldiers." There are 1,024,000 persons by the name of Johnston in the United States. 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