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RN yu 139 Expo Exceed Imports of International Payments of $209,000,000 In 1939 T Canada had a credit balance of goternational payments of $209,000, 900 in 1939, compared with $180, 000,000. in 1938, the Dominion Bur- eau of Statistics says in a prelimin. ary report, 3 . The Dominion had a eredit bal. ence in internal trade in merchan: Wise of $202,000,000 in 1989; export: od goods exceeding goods imported by this amount, = Gold exports accounted for $184, 000,000 of the Canadian credit bal ance in internal trade and in the" tourist trade the amount spent in Canada by visitors of other coun. tries exceeded the amount spent by Canadians abroad by $165,000- ,000. 2X 3 LARGER NET DEBIT Preliminary estimates of other capital movements in 1939 point to & considerably larger net debit than in 1938, The 1939 debit increased to $144,000,000 from $102,000,000, Badminton's Good Exetdise Badminton is the favorite exer- cise of Myrna Loy, as this picture gnapped on her court at her Hidden Valley homé will prove. Miss Loy spends her - time between pictures . "at her ranch home, where she raised 'bumper crops of citrus fruits, J Biscuit Takes " Deserved Rest Racing Days of Gallant Horse Are Over After Winning San- ta-Anita The racing days of thé gallant Séabliscuit are ended. He ran his last and greatest race when he cap- ured the $100,000 Santa Anita han- lcap March 2nd. He {8 now retired, ~ A brief but formal announcement last week in Los Angeles by weal: thy Charles S. Howard, his owner, -- wrote finis to the career of this turf idol. : Seven years old, courageous con- tender in more than 80 races; once an ignored workhorse claimed for only $7,600, now the greatest all time money winner in the history of the sport; once a plater, now a ~ king -- that is the story of Seabis. 'cult. 'Now he'll graze on his mas- ter's ranch, far from the turf wars. Seabiscuit, sald Mr, Howard, has --earned retirement with his purse winning record of $437,730, set in the triumph of the $100,000 Santa Anita handicap. Hair Doesn't Go Gray Overnight There 'Are Many Superstit. lons Assoclated With-Hair o Human Head : We believe today that the color of the human hair is due to plg- ment {n the shaft, writes Dr. Morris Fishbein, From our khowledge of the hair and of the rate at which changes take place in the body tis- sues, it seems unreasonable to be- Heve that the long hair of a wo- man could completely lose all of its pigment in 24 hours, or, in fact, even in a week, as has sometimes been' clatmed. No.one has been able to find a single authentic instance in which the hair, of any human be-. 'fig tuned 'gray overnight. It 'Ts'/Interesting to realize' that in families with early grdyness of the hair, the eyebrows and eyelash. es rotain thelr Jatural wolgfune body hair in one, family - changed early to gray, as did the hair of the Tho bellet: that the pulling of one gray hair will cause seven more to ' 'appear In its place fa'based on the fact that once a few gray hairs be- gin to appear, others rapidly . fol low. Most women, disliking the ap- pearance of gray hairs, begin to pill them out; but as: the new ones _Appear, it becomes too much of ' . of 3 Fix 3 ati, i or des boinc ad et Jr dL A wh} wed} wa ' iva "NEWS PARADE The National Government idea - was? overwhelmingly defeated in last week's Canadian federal el ectionswhen thé Liberal party, led by Prime Minister Mackenzie King, swept back into office . . the Liberal Jandslide was attribut- by the Conservatives' Ontario organizer to fear on the part of the people that a national govern- ment would bring in conscription, would amalgamate the two raily ways, and that a change in gov- "ernment at the present time would tend to disrupt. the Domin. ion's war effort . ... 4A The storm over, the attention of Canadians turned immediately elsewhere -- 'to the war in Eur- ope; to the question of .what would become of Ontario's Prem: fer Mitchell F. Hgpburn in his rencgade stand , . . Changing, Picture During the seventh month of "armed conflict in Europe, the war picture materially changed in {Our ways: 1, Following the Russo- Finnish peace, the diplomatic in- jtiative was wrested from' the Al- lies to be wielded energetically by Germany; 2. As a result of the German diplomatic drive, Italy ap- peared to be drawn 'into closer collaboration with the Reich; ed-up peace cleared the stage for intensification of . military activ: ity, if such there was to be; 4. Governmental changes in Allied countries were carried out with a view to assuring a much more vigorous and "positive prosecution of the war. Two Strategies Yet the lull on the Western Front continued . . . nor was it -| believed last week that new-thea- - tres of war would open up pre. _sently, although many eyes tuin- ed to_the near East where it was known that the Allied army of . the Orient was constantly receiv. ing more men and more material +++ New York Times correspond- ent Archambault summarized the basic policies of the belligerents in two formulas: Pledged to re- spect of pledges and no rash ad- ventures, the problem-for the Al- lies is to induce or compel the en- emy to attack rashly himself. To get him to do this, the blockade must be made effective or a coal- ition organized. against him, The Germans, fully 'realizing this, dir- ect their efforts toward warding off both blockade and coalition. Hitler's last card, then, was seen to be decision by battle -- "he will not attack either the Maginot Line or the-agmy of the Orient until he has been forced to" . . . The War-Week: Rumania remained the hot-spot 'of Europe during the week, while rumors - flew of a Nazi "ultimat- on the sea entered another phase when Britain sank German mer- chant ships in the Baltic, pre- sumably carrying iron ore to the Reich from. Sweden; more Danish vessels, bearing butter and bac. on to Britain, were sent to the 'bottom by German U-boats . . . world communications were black. 'earth by a' shower 'of electrical particles from a huge sunspot . . strained - when. the Soviet Ambas- . sador to France, Jacob Surits, tions. of German 'submarines were - noted outside Norwegian territor- ial waters . . , a British raid on the Nazi base of Sylf was success. fully carried out, . . in the Far East Chinese reported successes over the Japanese on war fronts as far separated as Southern : China and Inner Mongolia .:. . to be replaced by a coalition gov- ernment with Rysto Ryti as pre- mier , . ; Revenues Rise 8. Allied rejection of any patch-__l, in Europe --um"-to-King-Carol....--,-the war ed-out in a bombardment of the -Franco:Russian_ relations became was recalled . . . large concentra: the Finnish: war cabinet resighed, [a oa 3 § 3 \: SU 4 Ww = Camp Borden was the scene .of a colorful cererony recently as 33 young airmen received their wings. These hi fliers, representing every part of Canada, were the first group to enter training with the R. after the outbreak of war, The proud young fliers are shown as they marched to the parade ground where they received their coveted wings from Wing Commander F, 8. McGill. R.C.A/F, Fliers March to Parade Ground For Colorful Ceremony napa oe pm ps sect ae x ER laa eft 8 Ie ddim oa Satpal 34 : i San A ten Farm Forum (Conducted by Prof. Henry G. Bell, of the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, assisted by ather members of the 0.A.C. faculty) BARLEY AND BACON Without benefit of bonus but in anticipation of better prices, the Canadian farmr since the war began has brought many more acres. under the plough, a typical example being in Nova Scotia where Dr. W, S. Blair, secretary of the N. 8, Farmers' Association, Prof. K. Cox, Agricultural College, Truro, and others conducted an aggres- sive campaign for 50% more land in grain. At the annual conven- tion of the N. S. Farmers' Assoc- iation, held in Truro the other week, Prof. Cox gave a very in: -structive talk on 'Grain Produc- tion on Old Grass and Pasture Lands Depleted in Fertility", em- phasizing the nced for liberal ap- plications of the proper fertilizer. IDEAL NURSE .CROP - Barley will be grown more -ex- ~tensively this year, because of the prominent place accyrded it in the feed ration for -bacon hogs, and barley with its shallow root system requires a fertile top soil, Unlike malting barley, feed bar- ley is not fastidious, demanding only the liberal feeding -~ which promotes vigorous, healthy growth and fills the kernels. Speaking of kernels: in order that these be not full of smut, a disease that takes a. heavy annual toll of our grain, the seed i should be treat- ed with ethyl mercury phosphate, the dust fungicide for cereals, at the rate of onehalf ounce per husbel. -..Barley is" an ideal nurse crop and may sometimes be sown with grasses and clover, When these are seceded down the fertilizing should Le. more ample. to ensure success of the following hay crop. all, compute It in terms ot clrcling the earth, ~% COLLECTIVE MILEAGE Their collective mileage -- all without a mishap, remember -- would take them around the Equat- or approximately 5000 times. Or, if one wants to be practical about it, there are 410,808 miles ~ot highways in the Dominion of Canada.. (fardening .... HANDLING SHRUBBERY In the informal garden plan the taller shrubs, such as the common spirea, honey suckle, forsythia, syringa or lilas to be placed far- thest back, In front go the small er shrubs, like the barberry -in different shades of folinge, the low spireas, the deutzia or sim- jlar .things that never exceed three or four feet in height at' ma- turity. In this class, too, will coma many of the perennial flowers, iris, phlox, peonies, plants of me- dium height. .and . which, .like all. perennials when once planted and established, will come up each year and flower with very little further attention. I --o-- BROKEN LINES Nature detests straight lines. In gardening the amateur is well ad: vised 'to follow this natural ex- ample. at : Straight, narrow fences, abrupt and cramping corners around gar- age or house, narrow, straight side Goes Down Smiling TLR 4 i RRS Could Make 500 Trips To Moon Wtlhout An Accident -- 3,000 Ontario Truck Drivers Travel That Far in Complete Safety Ontario has some 3,000 truck dri yers who could make 600 odd trips to the moon -- and safely, too-- it conneetions. ,, great, For Qntario"s safest truck collective miles without an acci- dent. And that, says the Ontario Safe- ty League, is a performance worthy _ not only ot merit cards, but of me- dals,as well. Both medals and merit cards were bestowed on the 3,000 drivers the League. «Some: of, tho, truck wranglers, it. was. dlsclosed, were -receltipg them for the seventh cone .aeccutlve year. , And in, case some amateur stat {sticlans may say that the distance to the moon is not a fair way of only the moon had the needed Toad |~ But the distance could be just as drivers have turned up 12,000,000 by A, G. Partridge, President of . Hon. Dr Robert J. Manion, leader of the National - Govern. ment party which was defeated These, however, can be 'made to "appear many- times more spacious "will usually be found poor or sour Trees In Place "erably increased. In" order that farmers niay market 'their product any and every day of --from-the road lane are being tried _ '$2,080,671) ; furs, $1,763,679 ($1,774, walks, all unduly emphasize the confining' limits of small lots, if the fences and walls are par- tially covered with vines, if corn- ers are screened with shrubbery, leading down to tall annual flow- ers" iv BARE SPOTS IN LAWNS Beneath bare spots on the lawn soil underneath; it will be nec- essary to dig up, remove any grav- el or stones, filling up with good earth and sewing thickly with w good quality of Canadian grass sced,, For this purpose and for new lawns it is always best to get a good mixture of high quality packaged grass sced blended by expert scedsmen. Of Snow Fences Farmer's Advocate Points to Nature's Usefulness In Pro- viding A Windbreak Tho original cost of snow Yeyces together with the expease of put. ting them up and taking (hym down 'eath year, fs an item of 'no smail dimensiohs in the Province of Ontario, says the Farmers' Advo- cate, and when we add to this the cost of ploughing out highways and country roads the figure. is consid- This cost will grow rather than become less, for tho townships and counties are un- dertaking to keep sideroads and concessions bpen during the winter the week. 3 ' HEDGES OF FOREST TREES There-is growing enthusiasm re garding the usefulness of trees to replace snow-fences, Hedges of [or- ost rtees planted around 30 feet in several counties. The rallroad have already demonstrated the ef- fectiveness_ of: tree rows in prevent ing drifting and municipal officers have Inaugurated -a similar policy but as yet only in an experimental way, In many districts it will probably work out so the strlp of land be- tween tho trces and the roadway wlll bo cultivated. Fences will be ~ eliminated and a weed-cutting prob- lem will be solved. Canada's Food Exports Rise Tho Dominion Bureau of Statls- tics reports Canada's domestic ex- ports rose to $71,078,946 In Febru. ary, compared with $67,571,672 in February, 1939, with notable In. croases being shown in food, lum:' ber, newsprint and partially manu factured copper. Principal exports with figures for February, 1939, In brackets: Wheat, $5,176,465 ($3,631,726); wheat flour $2,135,700 ($886,944) fish, $2,203,616 870) ; meats, $3,879,338 ($2,448,011); cheose, $742,444 ($132,718); planks VOICE OF THE PRESS THE OTHER WELLES If Roosevelt had only sent Or- son Welles to Europe he could have scared the foe silly, --Brandon Sun. ----O-- ONE'S SUFFICIENT Many electors felt like the farmer who remarked, after hearing the two candidates in his riding: "Thank heaven they don't both get in." : ---Finaneial Post. HURRYING THE HOG Hogs are said to be the only animal that, given an unlimited supply of food, will not overcat themselves, They don't have time, being wanted for bacon just as they're getting the rhythm, ' --Toronto Star. - -- SEEING YOUR SLAYER "A pedestrian walking in roadway should walk facing ve. hicular traffic. In this way he can see the car before it hits him", advises an American contempor- ary, It helps, when you know just who killed you. __ : --Hamilton Spectator, ---- AN JMPORTANT GROUP There is a group of workers in this community as well as in all communities in Christian coun- tries who go about their work quietly and without ostentation, They are the people who staff the Sunday Schools of the various churches. Theirs is a nevertending work. Like the day school teach- ers, they see the children go through their classes and out in- to the world. i : --Tillsonburg Neavs, The Blue Jay The blue jay:comes and gobbles crumbs, 2 . Sunflower seeds, and buries them A few yards off; he screams at birds 2 Who hop too near and. tells his. mate . a To stand back while he scratches deeper. His testy nature though is cloth- Coed ¢ In plumage of a shade so rare That all a watcher can recall Is blueness coloring the air. John Ritchey newsprint, $8,246,807 ($6,533,014); automobiles and parts, $1,925,501 ($2,448,620); partially manufactur ed copper $4,081,741 ($3,796,196); unmanufactured nickel, $3,956,155 ($4,551,196), B the Needs $500 More' Federal Department of Agrk culture Says He Requires It To Maintain Adequate Living Standard "The days of selfsufficing agrl culture have been left behind, and the Canadian farmer finds himself today attempting to deal with high living standards and greater gost," H, R. Hare of the economics divis- fon, federal department of agricul ture stated last week. He spoke in Milton, Ont., at a Halton farm man agement short course, emphasizing the necessity of cutting do n farm <0sts of operation and production. "We need an additional $500 a year to maintain those living atand- ards wo didnft have a few years ago. A farmer today has a bigger job to raco than had his father or grandfather, contrary to the opin. fon of many," sald Mr. Hare. : SPECIALIZATION AT END Agricultural Representative J, E. Whitelock of Halton deplored the lack of account books and re- "cords to be found'on Halton farms, Describing records as a necessity to the successful farmer, he added "ot course; when the farmer knows ho Is losing money,-he hates like sin secing the figures in black and white before him." The representa- tive expressed belief that tho day of tho highly specialized dairy far mer is "at an end", and appealed to dairy specialists for a more diversi- fied effort, The growing of commer- cial seed graln, and hog-raising, were suggested as a promising sido. line, - FREE Over 125 N.H.L. 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Customs duties during * Feb. ruary totalled $8,385,761, .an ine crease of $8,068,876 + over "the same month a year ago, Excise taxes, at $18,815,165 were up $2, "651,248 and excise duties at $4, ounted to $4,040,789 in over Fob : r Feo . REG'LAR FELLERS--Well! Well! Well! ok . By GENE BYRNES 3 - [} task, To prevent pulling developed, " Fi 3 i $21,012 showed a $1,201,687, > ereased $19,183 to $48,607, DR Sy "A Farmer Today i i . $Y $a 3 IRI ' ¥