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== Lesson In Failure Leads To Success Story of Two Rubber Plan. tations in South America The story of this plantation goes back fifteen years. In 1927 Henry Ford. took title to. Fordlandia--a< tract of 2,600,000 acres, stretching 'seventy-five miles along the Ta- "driven into the machines? x pajoz River in Brazil and penetrat. ing tity mile into the inferior of' the densest 'Jungle in the world, 'Henry Albert "Phillips writes in This Week. . -An army. of native workers dir- ected by a staff of Americans put Ait several grueling years trying to ake a rubber plantation at Fordlandia--and- then abandoned it, lock, stock and barrel, when it became certain that the terrain and the climate were not suitable, - Large Scale Failure : Henry Ford sank $15,000,000 in the Fordlandia "experiment. It was one of the world's largest scale failures. But he had the courage to move the whole gigantic enter prise" elghty/miles down the river --and to start the entire job of breaking down the jungle and building up a new rubber plan. ttalon all over again, This new one was christened Belterra--700, 000 acres of jungle wilderness. It had required three years of pion- eering drudgery, up at Fordlandla, clearing the ground, before they could start the first steps in rub- ber cultivation. It took less than a year to clear the first thousand acres at Belterra and lay out the new community, Fordlandia may have been a fallure, but it was a profitable laboratory and experi ment station. Finally, in 1935, after eight years of hard labor day after day in the face of seeming failure, after a. billion careful hand operations, after milllons of dollars had been * spent, a diseaseresisting rubber tree was developed that justified large-scale planting. NEW BURMAR CHIEF SIR ALAN HARTLEY With Japanese pressure on the defenders: of Burma increasing. despite heavy losses, Gen. Hart- ley has become responsible for operations there 'in addition to his duties 'as commarder-in-chief of British forces in India, _ . Freezing The Rivets ~ For War Airplanes Did you know that rivets for warplanes are frozen before being The rivets are put in huge refrigera. tors where they are kept at zero temperature 'until shortly before" they will be used. Then they are moved to another refrigerator where the temperature is 10: be. low zero, The rivets: must be used- within two hours after, their removal' from cold storage, a : The rivet is driven in cold and then it swells at normal tempera- tures and go fits more tightly into its 'appointed. place. Finally, the plane is completed and a brave flier takes to the air to pour some hot lead into the enemy.--Windsor Star, Red Cross Sends Food To Prisoners : "The Canadian RA Cross Soci- ety has packed and shipped a total of 684,790 food parcels for pris- oners of war since Jan, 6, 1941, according "to Norman Urquhart, Chairman' of the War Parcels Committee, in a recent report. _ More than 90,000. acknowledg- ment cards have been received from British. prisoners of war since the shipping of these food Jarcels commenced. An important function of this branch of Red Cross work is the tracing of mis-- sing members of the armed fortes and -the families of foreign-born Canadians through the office of the International Red Cross in Geneva. Last year some 13,170 messages were received from this organization and forwarded to relatives in Canada, - In co-opera- tion with the YDominion od I ment a Red Croes inquiry bu has been opened in Ottawa to pro- vide information for relatives of . prisoners of war, ~~ The elt owl, no larger than a sparrow, is the smallest owl in North America, SA I-- Farm Committees To Mobilize Labor Proposals For Helping Fan mers in Vital Task of Pro duction _# Finally, something practical is proposed. to be done to help the farmers. of Ontario in their vital task-of producing in war times, The tabor shortage is to be tack. led in a business, rather than a holiday, fashion, equipment 'is to' be pooled, This prospect emerges from an announcement by... Hoh J, M, "Dewan, -Minister of Agriculture, that "an agricultural war com. mittee is to be organized in each county of the province, Agri- cultural representatives have been at work on the formation of these committees, These county committees wili mobilize the available labor; they will work out a scheme by which mechanical equipment, plentiful In some sections and compara. tively scarce in others, is put fully to work, This phase of the farm problem is heightened by the probability that -it will be difficult to buy new equipment, +Full use of existing machines is contemplated, Labor Problem Work on the labor problem is particularly important, Announce. ment of the organization of thy provincial county committees, which will deal vith this prob- lem, among others, is virtually. coincident with federal plans to introduce domestic service under the National Mobilization and Re- sources Act, County committees, working through the provincial government, willbe able to relate their needs to the general pro- gram of selective service. In any event, 'just as they propose te keep mechanical ~quipment mov- ing out to points where it will be of the most good, they can also plan to see that farm labor is properly allocated and fully em- ployed. > In this connection, W. R. Reek, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, s:id: "The mobilization 3f any labor which may be available and not now upon the farms, should not be overlooked." Signs are not lacking that the farmers, who have been insisting that their position as important factors in a vitally necessary war industry should have greater con- sideration, are about to be recognized. Women In Britain Eagerly Buy Fruit What amounted to a "gold rush" by housewives in Great Britain took place when the Food Ministry released the last of its | imported canned fruit stocks, It was unofficially estimated that 120,000,000 tins were placed on sale. . Stocks were allowed to_.pccu- ~mulate to enable a fairer: distri- bution once the release order was decided upon, the government ex- plained. For some time there has been no distribution of canned fruit by wholesalers and retailers held on to what supplies they had and the public went without, All goods involved in the day's scramble were sold on the "points" system, as distinct from the regular ration card. f The apricots, pineapples, peach- es and plums came from overscas, The blackberries, Damson plums and gooseberries were home grown. Also on the counters were tinned peas and tomatoes. Offi- cials said the rush was to be ex- pected, but that it was unneces- sary as the volume was great enough to guarantee that patient shoppers would get a. fair deal. There will be no more of these foods once this stock runs out-- and the knowledge of that fact unquestionably inspired the na- tion's mothers and wives to make" the best of their last chance to buy them .in the least possible time. $ : z Britain must henceforth be con- * THE « SHOW + «Music A CONTRIBUTION 10 4 CANADA'S ALL .OUT ~~ WAR EFFORT ~ * * *CFRB "wo SUNDAY 8:30pm. 4 1 * OXEEFE'S BEVERAGES LiMiTED * * * * Mechanical * a RADIO REPORTER DIALING WITH DAVE: pr J LLOYD BOCHNER 17-year-old announcer on the O'Keefe Show, over CFRB every Sunday at 8.30 pm. He is a student at the University of To- ronto Schools, and handles the O'Keefe Show with the poise of a professional announcer, * * * One of the great all-time reader favorites in newspapers the coun. try over, is Bob Ripley's 'Believe it. or Not' sketches and stories. For a number of years, Bob's net- work show was a popular high. _ light; and it's good news that it's back on the air again, and. heard in Southern Ontario at ten o'clock Saturday nights from CBY in To- ronto, CKTB in St. Catharines, and CKOC in Hamilton. With D'Artega's smooth music and ° other program ingredients nicely Jelled into the half hour, Bob Ripley's "Believe it or Not" show is stand«out listening! ' * . i Canada at War-work will - be brilliantly dramatized in a new plogram to take the CBC National air-lanes 'this Friday night at ten o'clock. Show will take the' form of actuality broadcasts from vari- ous active centres across Canada, home a dramatic cross-section of Canada 'at Work! Presented in co-operation with the Department of Munitions and Supply, the pro- gram will be heard by the full CBC National Network and other affiliated stations! The time again: Friday night at ten o'clock: During the series some thirteen different places will be visited and the work being done there vividly dramatized! . * . There are many phases of the Sport World that are more than adequately covered over the air-- from actual broadcasts of sport features, to commentaries on the sport world of the day. Something a bit unusual is the "Canadian Sports College of the Air," with Coach and Director Lloyd Perci- val at the helm, In the form of a radio show, members are called together each Saturday night at 5.30 from CKOC in Hamiltan, and the are given a fine round-up of sport news ----- tips on various sports, and helpful, interesting contests to keep their interest keen, - * Record of the week --- Woody Herman's gorgeous arrangement of 'Tis Autumn! Said Donald Duck on CKOC a few weeks ago: Let's poach those three rotten eggs in their own hot water! COME ON €ANADA-- BUY VICTORY BONDS! tented to live on the compara- tively slender supplies of home- grown fruit, "We are importing no more | from the empire and overseas un- til the -war js over," the Food - Ministry announced laconically, Some women sailed into the flooded market with the full pur- chasing power of twenty points a head. "Certain kinds of fruit took sixteen points, others eight. Large tins of 'tomatoes called nine points and smaller ones six points, : PRESIDENTIAL MANSION | EY) Answer to Previous Puzzle 12 Its exterior is_52 To query HORIZONTAL ~----, painted 1,6U.S. A." white. presidential RIT i AN U ER 2 = EIAID] 14 Corrupt. mansion. RIY O|NIEME IN|TIE] 16 Pronoun. 10 Golden bird. [AINIAID THEIL EICITIE 17 Sun deity, 11 The tip AN I ID[E T 5h Ry flax. : ®1 on, J oegrimes, TANCE C RIAD [RE WSL 21 Small shields, $ 1 NIT i Bill 22 Frost bite. 15 Part of NITE 23 Capuchin church. | C TIE D monkey 16 To flit. O, ORWIDIAINEING 25 Curse. 18 Withdrawal, TE ABW] 26 Hail! 20 Thick. ..|O/SISIABJOIRIT IOINISIPJAN] 27 Bugle signal. 24 To abolish, 8] CHITITEEIAIC HIER 28 Flag. 2 Der taining to 45-One plus one. 57 Ever (contr.). 20 iid water. 82 Company of 48 Exultant. 58 Smoky. 35m, disorder desert 50 Insect's egg. VERTICAL 33 Onager. travelers, 51 The architect 2 Ring. 36 It is also the 34 Indian, who designed 3 Part of eye. presidential 35 Loses heat. it. 4 Glazed clay execulive ------, 87 Wool fiber 53 Periods of block. 39 Newspapers. - knots, time. 5 Aurora. 40 Anesthetic. . 38 Bone. 54 One in card. 6 Slave. 42 Ancient tale, 39 To sprinkle, 55 Cupid. 7 Beneath. 43 Detail, 41 Tone B. 56 It was first 8 Southeast 46 Had on. 42 Courtesy occupied (abbr.). 47 Instrument. title. by President 9 To recede. 49 Boy. 44 Often. --_-- and will bring to the Canadian' faith?" . LESSON XI. THE MIGHTY WORKS OF JESUS. Matthew 8: 23.34; Mark 4:35.41; Luke 8:26.56. PRINTED TEXT Matthew 8:23.34 GOLDEN TEXT.--What man? ner of man is this, that even the winds and the sfa obey him? Matthew 8:27, - THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING. Time.--All the events of this chapter occurred in the autumn of AD, 28. seat Place.---The storm occurred, of course, on the Sea of Galilee, and, undoubtedly, on the eastern shore; the miracle of casting out demons occurred at Gadara, on the same eastern shore; 'the miracles of healing, and of raising Jairus's daughter from the dead, occurred in the city of Capernaum, at the north end of the same lake, Stilling of the Storm 23. "And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed him, 24. And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, inso- much that the boat was covered with waves: but he was asleep." Christ's sleep was the sleep of physical exhaustion after hard day's work. It is a sign of -his true manhood, of His toil up to the very edge of Mis strength; a characteristic of His life of ser- vice, which "we do not make as prominent in our hearts as we should. It is also a sign of His calm conscience and pure heart. Appeals to Jesus 25. "And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Save, Lord; we perish." 1t should be remembered that these disciples, caught in the storm, were fisher- men. They had known storms for vears, and normally nothing would really terrify them on the "sca. That they were so frightened that they felt that they were going to die indicates "the terrific severity of the storm which was now upon them. They came to Him for help, not to one. another, We may seem to be equals, but 'when great crises arise the chief person is sought out at once. Not only did the disciples come to the right man but they came with the right request saying, 'not to help us, but 'save us'; take the whole case in. Thine hand; we fall back and are nothing, Peace, Be Still 26. "And he saith unto them, why are ye fearful, O ye of little The phrase 'Why are ye fearful" might more accurately be translated 'Why are ye coward- ly?" Little faith is not want of faith, it is faith burdened by hu- man weakness, If they had had faith, they would have said to themselves that God would not allow the Saviour, and the salva- tion of the world, and -the com- munity which has gathered around this Saviour, to perish miserably. "Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm." As casily "as Christ commanded thé storm and it stood fast at the first, shall He say to the troubled tempest of this © world's ills and sorrows, 'Peace! 'be still.' Marvel of All Ages 27. "And the men marveled, _seying, -what manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?" Christ is still the marvel of all ages. So to-day we marvel at what Christ was able to do when He was on earth, as much as those men, who were ac- tual witnesses of His miracles, We are all voyagers on the sea of life, and we shall not. get across without storms. Yet if He be with you, it matters little how the waters rage, Only have faith -in Him, and you shall see how the danger will flee before you. Two Possessed of Demons 28. "And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes; there met him two possessed of demons, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass- by that way." « The fact that there were two would aggravate the tragic condition of these men. When two men of noble charac- ter have communion with each other, each 'is strengthened; and when two men possessed by evil spirits live closely to each other, they can only bring horror to their already pitiable existences, These two were left alone, men® knowing they could not help them, 29, "And, behold, they cried out, kaying, what have we to do with thee, thou son of God? art. Thou come hither to torment®us before the time?" . The evil spirits were persuaded that a worse tor- ment than they had ever endured awaited them at some future per- iod, and they were fearful that the Son of God might bie about to inflict such torment by antici, pation, ; Fear of Supernatural 30. "Now there was afar off frony them a herd of many swine feeding, / 31, And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us into the herd of swine, 32, And he said unto them, Go. And they came out, and weny into the swine: and be- hold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and per- ished in the waters. 33. And they that fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told ev- orything, and what was befallen to them that were possessed with demons. 34. And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their borders." It was the people of the country, not the owners of the herds in particular, who re- quested Him to depart from their borders; and although it is likely that the loss of property had something to do with their re- quest, yet 1. was dread of so powerful chiefly moved them. presence of the supernatural is comn:on in man; and dislike of the presence of great holiness is natural in those who know that their own lives are out of har- mony with heaven, . Draw Net Tighter Enemy aliens must withdraw from the coastal area of British Columbia west of the Cascade Mountains by April 1 and must surrender all cameras and radios in their possession, Col, C. H. Hill, provincial Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, announced, The order will affect some 2,600 Japanese and an unesti- mated number of German and Italian nationals between the ages of 18 and 45, it was said. a Wonder-worker that . Fear in the Laundry swt St. Lawrence Starch Co. limited THIS CURIOUS WORLD "ar ats] . - OF AMERICA. > ------ ------ Bn BEARS, ON EMERGING From ] THEIR HIBERNATION, ARE STILL |g FAT] IN SPITE [AMNBURGERS RANK A/RS7T WITH THE SANDWICH: EATING PUBLIC " EF SEVERAL | LESS MOATHS | EXERCISE [ COFR 1930 B HAVE REGISTERED 21) DEGREES FAHRENHEM WHEN PLACED IN THE SUN, . ON'A GLACTER, &T AN 4-5 ALTITUDE. OF /0,850 FELT: by late December. IN AREAS where bears hibernate, most of them are denned up When they begin their fast period, they are covered with a thick layer of fat just under the skin, and they are © be still fairly fat when they emerge in the, spring. But food is scarce at that time, and they lose weight rapidly . NEXT: How do stork. faster their nests to sloping roofs? POP--One Man's Advice to Another By J. MILLAR WATT | PoP! ' 3 : lb -. WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO RIND OUT ER WHAT SHE THINKS OF MARRY HER,| MY BOY MARRY HER