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Orange Crates: Dressing Table Clever Homemaker Oan Transform Former Into Lat. ter It she wishes to, the clever home- maker can make a dainty dressing {able out of two orange crates with # board on top. She can curtain it with ruffled net or chintz, defy its. - gecret with a glass top and a mir- \ hy oi ho and like Marle Antoinette, hav- no bread, eat cake! She can buy an inquistive vine, start it in the lower hallway and let it trail its way right up the stairway to adventure Into upper regions. Such a vine is as amus- ing to have around «8s a house pet. TAKES A SAW TO FURNITURE She can cut the legs off the out- dated radio, Its beauty, when look- ed down upon, like the lowly alli- gator, blends with the decorative landscape, She can take a saw to the lofty, straight'bucked, of-no-account bed. Make Its foot, its head; slice oft {ts head and use for firewood; gar nish the new head (which was the old foot) with a chintz slip-cover, or leave In its virgin state. If the simplicity of these directions is not apparent, or the foot gives head trouble, she can call in the Sal vation Army to cart off the re- mains. She can play hide and seek in the dime stores for a certain type of frame which will complement those old tin-types she treasures in a trunk. A few inches long, these frames are on the shadow box idew, deeply concave, black edged in gilt, She can remove the Blue Boy and insert her own tintype of her fav. - orite grandparents at Niagara Falls, Master of Ordnance P. A. Chester, General Man- ager of the Hudson's Bay Comn- pany, who has been appointed Acting Master General of Ord- nance for Canada's fighting fore- es. A Great War veteran, Mr. Chester serves without charge and assumes. no military - rank. The Ordnance Department is respons- ible for all equipment and cloth- ing of the fighting forces. Cannibals Show True Courtesy Gentlemen Could Take Some ; . Tips From Them In Polite i ness, Says Sculptress American and European gentle- men could take a few tips from the African bushmen and the ~South; Sea Islands head-hunters a ¢'matter of courtesy and po- litdniess, Malvina Hoffman, noted sculptress, believes, Miss Hoffman, who has spent more than five years travelling about the world, using many dif- ferent peoples for her models, re- vealed her observations in a re- cent. address before an audience at the University 'of Pittsburgh. "When people hear I have been in islands inhabited by head- huntérs aid in jungles where canni- bals live they're awe-stricken at my e¢dlirage," 'the sculptor sald. "1 hastily assure them that fewer people were more courteous than the so-called savages." Miss Hoffman said she found headhunters "most - interested" and very helpful in her work. In 1930, she was commissioned 'by the Field 'Museum of Chicago to travel over the world'and make models. of different races. For five years she visited various countries, bribing natives to pose while she molded their likenesses. 'People are apt to forget the savages of the jungle are most rotective of their women," Miss 'Hoffman asserted, "and when they knew I was unarmed and alone they co-operated with me 'In every Troy getting models to "git 'for sculpturing." » "And Complications In Chicago, after boasting to Jrende that he could atill put his ' g toe in his mouth, Oscar Dahl kamp, 66, did, broke two. bones in his leg, died of injuries and complications. . Saving Ontario's Natural ; 2 Resources ~gome if the fur-bearers are prop- 1 Need Increases . draftsmen, planers and shapers that Dr. Bates learned: They say - and neglects By G. C. TONER, Federation of Ontario Anglers (No. 16) MINERAL DEPLETION As I have mentioned before in this column conservation con- cerns every natural resource in the country, Even the minerals and oils must be conserved and waste forbidden. But such rve- sources are non-renewable; once they are gone they cannot be re- covered unlike when depletion occurs among plants and animals, which may be brought back to abundance by judicious handling. The gold mines of northern On- tari will not last forever, in fact, many of the mines may not have any more metal within twen- ty-five years. Dependent on these mines are towns and cities with great popu- lations. Timmins has over 40,- 000 people in its district and there are hundreds of smaller mining centres. What are such towns and cities going to do when the mines are exhausted? Recently the Royul Society of Canada set up a committee to study the resources of the coun- try with the object of assisting in their development in the best interests of our people. The first report of this committee is on my desk. It is an address by J. J. O'Neill, Dean of the Gradu- ate School of McGill University, a comprehensive review of the exploitation and conservation of the mineral resources of Canada. Livelihood for Northerners Dr. O'Neill suggests that when the minerals become exhausted. we should be ready with other means of livelihod for the people dependent, at present, on the mines. Farming, in much of this country, is non-existent for the simple reason that there is very little soil over the rocks. Lumber ing is of first class importance for the land will grow trees and these can be harvested. Trap- ping will yield good incomes for erly handled. Fishing, commer- cial and angling, in the many lakes will be a source of revenue to others. And finally, there are in the mining country great hy- dro-electric plants yielding power for the mines. These may serve as a base for certain types of manufacturing, provided raw ma- terials can be secured. Skilled Labor Demand For Craftsmen in Western Ontario Industry Grows : As war time industrial produc- tion continues to reach new heights in Western Ontario, de- mand for skilled workers is also increasing proportionately. PATTERN MAKERS, MACHINISTS WANTED The "craftsmen needed" lst posted at the London, Ont. of- «fices of the Employment Service of Canada is now a lengthy one, with industries applying particu- larly for the services of metal pattern makers, tool designers, milling and automatic screw ma- chine operators, lathe hands, ma- chinists of all kinds, experienced and fabric workers. Demand for workers in "peace time trades" continues spasmodic, however, it was reported. Indian Summer: True Meaning This is the season for the an- nual discussion about Indian Stmmer: Does it come in Octob- er or Novémber? Has it bden here or is it to come? Are there some years that have no Indian Sum- mer? And what did the Indian have to do with it? But a contribution is made by an authority, Dr. Earl Bates, ads viser on Indian extension, His work is in connection with the New York State College of Agri- culture, and he has direct con- tacts with Indians who till the land. This is a bit of Indian folk loro the good Indian gets busy har vesting his crops during the fine weather, but the lazy Indian says: "It's a long time yet to cold weather." So the lazy Indian sleeps or plays or goes hunting is harvest, Then the Great Spirft sends Jack Frost to "stir up" Blg Brave Lazy Bones, Lazy-Bones prays ito the Great Spirit to give him an. other ¢hance, and the Great Spirit sends what the paleface calle: Indian Suninter --=<but the Red Man calls it "lagy farmet's chance." raz 4 ncaa) | Breer AREA a Fred Timbers, 38, who tills 112 a Shee) 7K) al Plowing Champion. acres of soil near Stouffville; Ont., here cleans his plow, after winning the first International plowing con- test held near Davenport, Ia. He scored 92.95 of a possible 100 points to nose out Graeme Stewart, of Plainfield, Ill, with 92 points. x THE WAR.WEE K--Commentary on Current Events ROOSEVELT WIN ASSURES BRITAIN INCREASED AID Frapklin D. Roosevelt's decisive defeat of Wendell L. Willkie at the U.S. polls last week was hail- ed in a dozen capitals of the world as a victory for the anti- Axis forces over Hitler and Mus- solini. Loud was the cheering in South America; the conquered peoples of - Europe awoke that morning with new hope in their hearts; but perhaps it was in England that men and women were happiest to hear that the Great Democrat had won again. To them, it meant ever-increasing help from the United States in the war against Germany and Italy, possibly the turning of the tide in favor of Britain. Will Lose No Time Not for two decades had the Dominion ~ Government and the people of Canada watched with so much suspense and concern a United States presidential elec- tion. In Canadian government eircles the feeling ran that, with the third term in the bag, the Roosevelt administration would lose no time in sending every pos- sible aid to Britain: more ships, more planes, more supplies of all kinds. It was expected that legislation would --shortly be en- acted to permit credit grants to Britain and facilitate heavier British purchases in the U.S. ("We'lt be in the war by Apnl if. Roosevelt wins," said.) The Shadow Grows Although the Battle of Britain and the Battle of the Mediter- ranean had been swept off the centre-front pages by the Am- erican elections, events of great significance were nevertheless taking shape in many parts of the world. The shadow of war grew over the Balkans; took Tangier; Japan began large- scale withdrawals * in southern China. Rumors swept through London: that there was a rift In the German-Italian set-up; that Rus- sin had offered to fight the Axis powers if Turkey were attacked; that Germans were being con- centrated in Lithuania to attack % w Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his rarely-phot i ogra hed wife are shown with auxiliary fire-fighters during a tour of London docks after a German bombing raid. Willkie had. Spain Believe Race Lived Here Before Indian Traces of prehistoric man of the "Yuma culture," be- lleved to have inhabited the western prairies many years before the Indians have been found near the town of Hau- ley, Sask.,, 40 miles southwest of Saskatoon, by a party of archaelogists from the Univer. sity of Saskatchewan, ' Flint heads for arrows used in shooting birds, pieces of pot- tery mede of baked clay, and several sharp-edged stones be- lieved to have been used for skinning game and cleaning hides, were all found in the lo- cality. the Soviet forces; that Hitler was planning to send an ultimatum to Tyrkey; that in Albania revolt against the Italians was general. In each of these there was a grain, time alone would tell. e "Weak Sister" - One thing was certain -- that Britain had decided to strike hard at Italy, the "weak sister" of the Axis, by /mecans of both air and naval action, Excellent bases for attacks on Italy and her po:- sessions were available now that Greece was in the war and Bri. tain was in there with full-armed assistance. Everybody knew that Italian civil movale was very-poor --perhaps Italy could be detached from the Axis if not put out of business altogether? GREECE: The Italian cam- paign- was in "danger of fading out completely. Mussolini was rushing strong reinforcements into the battle, desperately trying to save Italian prestige. But with winter fast approaching, and British hel) to Greece increasing daily, it might happen that one thing alone could stop the vasion: from becoming a debacle --a German thrust down through Bulgaria to Salonika. (Heavy eastward movement of Nazi troops was reported by observers in Bucharest and from Sofia came a story that Bulgaria was lined up on the Axis side, having been promised a corridor to the sea and other territorial concessions.) Staying Out Just Now TURKEY: In a long-awaited ad- dress to the Turkish parliament, President Ismet Inonu clarified his country's policy. He inform- ed the world that Turkey would not enter the war now, but was studying the situation in the Mediterranean in collaboration with Great Britain, her ally; but re-iterated --that- Turkey would fight instantly if attacked. The key to Turkey's decision appeared to competent observers to lie in the president's statement that Tuckey's relations with Soviet Russia "are now taking a friendly turn" after "passing through a critical stage". Apparéntly Mos- cow had been advising -him. Japan and Russia RUSSIA: A British protest terming Soviet Russia's participa- tion in the formation of a Danube river commission with Germany, Italy and Rumania a violation of neutrality was rejected by the Rudsian government. Their reply pointed out that Russia had a vital "interest in the Danube while Britain was "thousands of kilometres" away, and was tan- tamount to saying "We're in the Balkans and are staying in." Negotiations preliminary to a formal non-aggression treaty be- tween the Soviet Union and Japan smoothly. It was said Russia would get the use of the great port of Dairen, South Manchuria, "and the right to send sealed fricght trains over the North Manchuria Railway. Germans Are Gloomy GERMANY: Speaking over the air on the CBC's "Face the Facts" series, Richard Boyer, journalist with the New York daily "PM", said that he found In recent travels through Germany that "while the rest of the world re- gards Russia and Germany as allied, it is generally taken for granted in Nazi circles that Ger- many will invade Russia in 1941." Nazi officials, he declared, said the Soviet Union would either de- liver the Ukraine," the Baku oil regions dnd the former Baltic grain of truth, but how large n | in-- were understood to be proceeding' States to Germany ov Hitler would seize them if and when he con- quers or makes peace with Bri- tain. War with the United States, he said, was believed by high Nazi officials to be inevitable. The German civilian population appeared to be immersed in gens eral gloom. On Into 19447 BRITAIN: Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Com- mons that Britain was preparing to fight on through into 1944, that the renewal of German sub- marine warfare was becoming a greater menace than the air rans -- Britain must get hold of Irish bases and ports in order to com- bat it more effectively. . FAR EAST: Indications in- creased last week that the Japa- nese Army was shortening its lines drastically by withdrawiry froni several occupied zones, especially in South and Central China, As the Japs successively abandoned Kwangsi Province; the island naval base of Waichow; posts on the Yangtse River, the Chinese were full of high hope. Their chances for victory in the three-and-one-half-year undeclar- ed war with Japan had never been better. Whither Next, Japan? But to the United States and | Britain, these Japanese<withdraw- als presented a new headache, What was Japan up to? Was Singapore 'the next objective, or the Dutch East Indies? Pandit Jawaharlal Nchru, one of the most powerful Indian Na- tionalist leaders, who was arrest- ed October 1 for making anti- war speeches as part of Ghandhi's civil disobedience campaign, last week was found guilty and sen- tenced to four years' hard labor on charges under the Defense of India Act. More trouble brewing for Britain in the Far East. Duke of Windsor Takes to Bicycle Conforming to the custom of the country, the Duke of Wind- sor, governor of the Bahamas and commander-in-chief of Its forces, recently purchased a bi cycle. - Although motoring is permitted in the Bahamas in contrast to Bermuda where even the © gov ernor may not own a car, the Duke has chosen the most popu- lar Bahamian method of conveys ance to take him to work, He #.¢eyeles four miles daily to his of- fice from his temporary residence at Cable Beach, and back. There are 3,048 Dbicyeles registered in the Bahamas. Medicine Hat Makes Weather So Goes the Legend Which Says the "Zero Weather Fac. tory" is Located in This Al- berta City : Medicine Hat, Alberta, is Inter. nationally prominent as an exe porter of climate and becuuse of fts funny name. Tho burghers ad- mit the name is catchy, but to them this weather factory business {s a huge joke, says a story in the Windsor Daily Star' WEATHER BUREAU Regardless of what they think, however, it won't be long beforo the Detroit Weather Bureau will be tdvising motorists: to check their antl-frecze, because "a mass of cold alr {3 moving down from Medicine Hat, and a low temperatvre of 10 above zero is' probable tonight." Medicine Hatters will smile tol. erantly, perhaps a little proud of their notoriety, when told it's a low trick to keep on sending cold waves eustward. and southward through. out tho winter, It just isn't so, they'll say. But when asked if there i8 not some scientific basis for the charge, they're beyond their depth. It doesn't concern them, anyway, and few if any have looked into it. ORIGIN OF NAME The South Saskatchewan River. winds through the municipality and, according to at least one ver gion, this stream has helped give Medicine Mat its name. On the miap, tho river forms thie outline of a hat, and this, coupled with days an Indian medicine man plied his trado here, has produced a name that outshines even Skookum- LIFE'S LIKE THAT 2 POLY To VoTE +o 08 7 By Fred Neher 7 z = voy. ERE [7 rm J 7-8 SLED NEG "] don't know how it happened! | . a jack just pulled down a lever and hit pot! I" By GENE BRYNES REG'LAR FELLERS--Wild Fire an VER WILD fy ADY NOW, tho fact or legend that in the old ™ chuck In B.C,, or Pugwash in N. 8, Se hots io, { Ce