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-- Plant Bulbs Now For Spring Bloom Bulbs Will Grow In Any . Good, Well Drained Soll The earliest flowers to bloom In spring are grown from bulbs which must be planted in Sept. ember or October. Most of them are hardy except in very cold districts where the snow cover ing is uncertain, In such places a position where the snow drifts and remains all winter should be chosen, if possible, or a covering of straw or strawy manure should be applied as.soon as the ground freezes, says Miss Isabella Pres- ton, Division of Horticulture, Cen- tral Experimental Farm, Ottawa. Bulbs will grow in any good gar- den soil that is well drained but they may not if planted in ground on which the water stands for & lengthy period in spring. The bulbs should be planted deeply enough so that the tops are two, inches below thé surface of the soil. Chinodoxa, Glory of the Snow, is one of the carliest flowers to bloom and its pretty pale blue. ~----------blessoms-- which face upwards __ J open. as soon as the snow melts, , If allowed to do so the 'flowers set seed and self sow. In a few years time they will have in- creased considerably, Scilla sibirica, Siberian Squills, blooms a little later and the flow- ers are more bell shaped and deep- er blue in colour... These will flower under shrubs and are parti. cularly effective if grown on a sloping bank, These also increase rapidly. Crocus. flowers early if grown in a sheltered position such as near the house, facing south, There are white, yellow and pur- ple varieties. : Muscari, Grape Hyacinth, has a number of small blue flowers arranged at the top of an eight inch stem. They bloom a little later than Scilla, The bulbs in- crease rapidly and require divid- infr every few years. The leaves grow in autumn and should not be cut off. i . Narcissus, Daffodil, is the true harbinger of spring with its beautiful yellow flowers nodding in the breeze. The bulbs should be planted early in Sept. ember and in cold districts the : bed should be mulched. There are a great number of varie- " : ties and many of them- are listed- by Canadian=bulb dealers. Tulipa, Tulip, is perhaps the best known of all "spring flower- ing bulbs as it has been a feature of plantings in city parks for many years, . The early-flowering varieties used to be used for beds but the Darwins and | -yflower- ing are the most satisfactory for planting in a mixed border. They should "be ini "¢lutnps of at least five and more are needed to look well in large borders. The bulbs can be left undisturbed for a few years but better results are ob- tained if they are lifted every year. This should be done when the foliage dries up in July. The . bulbs, after drying, should be cleaned 'and then kept in a dry airy place until late September, Although before the war bulbs were imported in large quantities from Holland, many are now grown in Canada and others are imported ' from England so it is still possible to get these beauti- _ful garden flowers. . ' Russia Counts On Winter As Ally Winter should start closing on the northern front above the par- allel of Moscow within 10 days, Snow generally starts around La- -----bot >Day." ~A~héavy Tainy season -- --- which impedes mechanical _acti- . vities generally, sets in south of Moscow about the latter part of _ September and October and con- tinues in varying degrees until winter hardens the terrain. On this central front the Russians are Ye assuming a defensive position, which they hope to maintain 7 i . through the winter along the ex- - cellent natural line of the Volga and part of the Don, Br Sn "Scroungers"' On manoeuvres, all troops, in- cluding the Canadians, are inclin. ed to do some "scrounging" and one night recently some Canucks in England made off "with half- a-dozen hens, It turned out they had cleaned out a henhouse belonging to 0 poor, elderly woman. They didn't know this at the time, ; The colonel heard about the : - theft and although the culprits could not .be identified, he told his: men the woman couldn't af- ford to lose the hens, He de- plored the whole escapade, Next 'morning the old lady - found her henhouse filled with hens--20 of them that she had never seen before, . The local police tried to find Vr pds out where the-Canadians had ob- tained the replacements but it's still a mystery. . --a-war-on; ings or they wear stockings that THE WAR . WEEK -- Commentary on Current Events will now be possible for the Um fted States to collaborate in the As Global War Enters Fourth Year? Are Allies Turning Tide Of Battle Throo years ago last week the Nazi legions poured across the frontiers of Poland to loose upon the world the 'second great con. flict in a generation, says the New York Times. A European' war at first, it became a world war after massive assault and the ous sacrifices the tanks swarmed across to pass by euch a stronghold and strike directly at Astrgkhan and the Casplan Sea, This explains the Germans are making. A weok ago, "when Nasl construction of great bases, both soa and alr, (n Brazll, and they will be adequately ' protect Again, the psychological effect Brazil's action will be throughout Latin-America and {4 all the Latin sections of Burope, Why did Hitler decide to goad Brazil Into active warfare? There seems to be only one reasonable explanation, namely, his convie tion that this wemld force a fur ther diversion of American supply tremend- the Don Japan's Pearl Harbor attack last Decomber, -- Last week as the war's (bird year was ending, British bombers were taking oft to pound Gerinan elbow, Stalingrad seemed doomed, But In the interval the Russians summoned fresh reserves. Now they may have a chance to repeat the iudomitable defense of Lenin: "and necessitate transfer to Brazil of essential equipment that would otherwise have gone to the E pean and other fronts, Undow'y. In an emergency every man aboard a fighting ship must know his station, The above photo shows the crew of a Canadian destroyer during "abandon ship" drill, officer in charge of this particular station and ma kes sure every man is on hand, A leading-seaman checks with the VOICE PRESS | A REPORTER JOINS UP When an R.C.A.F. mobile re- cruiting unit stopped off at Kirk- land Lake, Ont., a while back, the editor of the Northern News. sent Stew Bridges, his star re- porter, to cover the event, In the due course Stew Bridges re- turned to the office wearing a pleased expression. "Where's the story?" his editor demanded. "Oh, the story?" mumbled Stew Bridges. ~ "Sorry, 1 forgot all about the story. We got talking and the first thing [ knew I had joined the R.C.A.F. --Maclean's Magazine. --_---- EACH OF US The thought of the week comes from Brooke "Claxton, Montreal M.P., who said in a speech at Cleveland: "The Government can' order, control, tax and ration, but. the extra effort which measures the difference between democracy and dictatorship, between victory * and defeat, can only be given freely by each of us." --London Free Press. --_--0-- Tee. INEFFICIENCY The nicest indictment of med- iaeval inefficiency we'vo seen for some time is that of a transport authority who points out that the} 19 stone piers of Old London Bridge were "constructed without engineering experience adequate for the enterprise" so the bridge functioned only 600 years, --London News-Chronicle. - --0-- JUST REVENGE Porcupines don't know there is -Otherwise- they might | have spared the tires of a Plum- ner, Idaho, man's car.--Instead, _ one animal stuck in a couple of quills .and put' two tires out of business, Its action was in re- venge, of course, for being run over, -- Lethbridge Herald. MORE THAN SANG FOR ~...._SUPPER | Casting bread crumbs on the lawn is almost as self-rewarding as casting your bread on the wa- ters. A robin in Kentu¢ky drops a dollar bill on the back porch 6f a. man who fed the birds, thereby doing more than sing for its supper. ri --Hamilton Spectator. ----- HARD-BOILED TEA All this advice about how to brew a good cup of "the bever- age that cheers" from a minimum--} of tea is going to be wasted, we |. fear, on Jim Cutran of the Soo Star, who says tea isn't worth a "hoot unless it's been boiled twen- ty minutes. --St. Thomas Times-Journal. --0-- IT'S AWFUL Now it's the men who are be- ing hit. The humber of fur felt hat shades is to be reduced from 42 to 18 and wool felt shades from 18 to 10, Boys, it's awful! ~--Owen "Sound "Sun-Times, ---- . THE FUNNY SE Funny séx: They paint their legs to look as if they wore stock- make their legs look bare, ' ~ Brandon Sun, -- Ceylon, which was an ancient centre of civilization, has - been "held in turn" by the Portugese, Dutch and British, Swiss Maintain True Democracy Self-Government Has Work- ed For 651 Years, Says The Cleveland Plain Dealer More than 4,250,000 people have just paid homage to a successtul fdea--the idea that men do .not have to speak the same language to dwell In harmony as a nation; that free men are capable of de- tending themselves and that dem- ocracy fis the best form of gov- ernment. These people knew what they wero doing, for the {dea has work- ed for 651 years. It works today although their land 1s surrounded on all sides by an enemy who stands for the antithesis of every- thing they cherish, Yet this small nation has much to teach the great powers of "the world, for Switzerland has stood as a beacon light through ~ Europe's stormy history, 2 Perpetual Pact Formed It was on Aug. 1, 1291, that the men of the mountain reglons of Url, Schwyz and formed a perpetual pact to defend themselves against the tyranny of the then dominant House of Hapa- burg. Other men joined them un- til the Swiss. confederation was formed. Today its people speak "four languages, 2,900,000 Germans, 830,000 French, 240,000 Italian ahd 44,000 Romansch. Yet few natlons In the world are as unitied as Is Switzerland. The secret may be 'the high degree of self-govern- Unterwalden - ment which the Swiss enjoy. The Swiss stiil hold their open. alr Parliaments in their cantons. But this ocarliest form of democ- racy is no barrier to swift action when it comes to protecting the country. Hitler and the detractors * of democracy are completely re- - futed by the example of the con- federation in defence. Every Swiss serves in the army. Completely . Mobilized When" war camo in 1939 Switzer- land mobilized completely, Since June, 1940, - th number of men- in active'service has been reduced to 200,000. Tho cost of this is heavy on a small country, particularly oue which depended so much on tourists and the luxury trade as dld Switzerland. Yet the people bear the cost cheerfully, for they know that nothing could repay them for the loss of that liberty which they have maintained and defended since 1201, Butting Sheep Wins Bout With Bear Probably it never happened be- fore and never will occur again, but it is reported from Sussex, N. B,, that a sheep did knock out a bear. Bruin, spying the tethered sheep in a field owned by. Adam: Hughes, charged... The... sheep also charged, butting bruin between the eyes. Down went the bear. He lay dazed for a few moments, then struggled to his feet and ambled away in search of an easier meal. LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Fred Neher . world Brazil, by entering tho wir, ~herculean-efforts--to--destroy~it; + their very nature thoy raised anx- edly, there Will be a marked ste}- ports and {udustrial tentres with . grad and Moscow, a view to ralieviug pressure on Reich Hit From Ale gy Md ot al Russia. lu Mgypt 'there waa om From Royal Alr Force head: ance, the dévelopment ts declded- fuous quiet as the armies .walted quarters in Britain Jast week came } Sr . 2 pl for the zero hour that might de- + & grim cstimato of the damage y fs é He 0 the . termine the "fato of the Middle | (hat had been inflidted on Ger- ; Ty Te-- East, In China, the Japanese were fu retreat, possibly with drawing year, Five square forces for attucks elsewhere, aud about fn nine of German in the South Pacific they wore citles had boen wiped « hard-pressed as the first Ameri- than 1,000,000 persons can offensive threatened © their mado © homeless, More position in the Solomons. India war factorice had been destroyed. was tense for thosblow that may come in Novomber when the rains end.> On the other slide of the that ne cneiny planes had supplied new . and strategie anttatreraft defenses. The - Reich tarred-felt fiber, Bats -dislike-the - bases for fighting the Battle of was now being hit from the alr odor and will keep away from it the South Atlantic. from two sides. R. A. F. bombers During the day all but two or The War Spreads were striking with jucreasing three of the prinéipal openings This was the world war picture last week us the third year of the war drew near its end. The fires the Germans had It when they marched into Poland in the early hours of Sept. 1, 1939--had spread from the east, planes of Army were from East Prussia which of production -around the globe. On that first established since the R. morning there were just two na- gan hitting tho Ruhr and Rhine tions at war, Germany and Po- districts. land. The number of nations In. American bombs on T volved has risen from two to forty. two, thirty-one of them on the side of the United Nations, eloven on the side of the Axis. It is a war that has spread In waves. 'oland was engulfed In the finst wave, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium and France in the second, Yugoslavia and Greece in the third, Minor wars-- April Chinese bases within citice. Two such bases plantations and talus of Southeast China. anese war machine wa Finland and Russia, Italy and 000 troops pressed toward Greece--sprang up and were lo- a pitcers move along a corporated into the big war. It streteh beat against the defenses of Eng- ern Asia aid sea fighting brought many sinco the beginning ot the miles spread had been Reich Marshal Goering made a boast at the beginning of the war, allowed to penetrate the German force from England in the west; carrying out to as far as Berlin, attacking -the new centrea have been awakened Japanese leaders to the danger of future raids from easy strik- ing distance -of flimsy Nipponecse Chubsien and Lishul, amid the tea terraced motion against the airfields; 100,- on the Chekiang-Kiangs! railroad still held by the Chinese. - of both bases. Tokyo declared that Getting Rid Of NE Bats In House ut. More = ---- The fiest step in getting rid of hats in an open attic must be to Close all openings by which the bats can get in. Small bats can get through holes hardly one-half inch across. The best material than 600 woulll be should be closed. These should be left open for a night or two until the bats have learned to use the and should then be closed sever hours after dark when all the bats have gone out. When bats collect within walls or under floors, they can be driven out by the liberal use of moth flakes, which will be effective even in the daytime. Openings should not be plugged when there is a chance that bats are remaining within the houss,* SCOUTING . . . the Red ralds A. F. be okyo last were at moun- > . . The Jap- A birthday coincidence, pro- s set In bably unique in the world, is con- nected with the life of Lord Baden-Powell, Founder of the Boy Scout Movement, Powell's birthday was February 22nd, and that of his wife, the i them in 250-milo land in the west, turned east onto By mid-July the whole rail line Chief Girl Guide, the same dat the steppes of Russia. Battles were had been occupied and the Mik- Their son Peter, Baden-Powel fought in North Africa and West. ado's legions were in possesslon was born on the same date and married a young lady also born the war- to South America. Gor- the air-raid danger had been el- on Febyuary 22nd. To make the many"s partner, Japan, carried jt fminated, spoke of using the cap- sequence even more unique thelr ou to the other side of the world, tured rail line as a' link in an alle | first child, a boy, was-also born linked "it with" the war in China, land route to Singapore. on the same date as his parents made it, save for the fragile peace Last weok it appeared that the and grand--parents. existing between Russia and Ja- Japanese boasts had heen pre- LAE I pan; all one. "mature. Once more China had When a Boy Scout Headqguart- As Fourth Year Begins turned the tables on her euemy. ers in- much bombed Malta was The prize for victory, then, be- ~ Japan was in rapid retreat, In alx destroyed recently a framed pie- came the world. But for Adolf weeks Chiang Kai-shek's men had ture of the Scout Founder, Lord Hitler, with three years of many recaptured fifteen cities, among Baden-Powell, came through un- victories behind him, that goal them Chulsien-and Lishui, had re- scathed. still seemed far from realization. Before him, still in being despite taken Kiangsi railroad; the a wus him Red Army, growing and behind Anglo-American strength. In the Far East the Jap- attributed. to the bombin ancse, after five years of war with anese airfields by China and almost eight months planes, in part to the of war with the Western democ- racies, faced American power on one side and on the other a Chin- But these factors, it could not wholly account ese Army that would not stay major withdrawals, beaten. Chinese military Thesé wore the problema (he Inclined to attribute the Axis nations must try to solve in the fourth year of the war. From retreat primarily fous questions in the United Na- tion." Can the Russian armies' continue to hold out against the Welitmacht and launch new blows ed to strike elsewhere, | up a conquest in order --Military--experts__pointed of its own? Has the growing 200 miles of the Chekiang- claimed TT Fapanesecasmaities~- The sudden change of military fortune puzzled observers in China. In part %t was qualities of the Chinese soldier. was experts wore to a c policy by the' Mikado's war lords. In their opinion Tokyo has decid- troops to the new scene of action, possibilities: (1) That Japa --tor-- A newspaper phaoto- graph received recently from Mal- 0,000 ta shows Rev. Bernard Hersey of ture of the late Chief from the rubble. Assisting him in salvag- gE of Jap- ing effects" of the building are & American Boy Scout and a Sea Scout. fighting DE "When I see a Scout Troop at work I think to myself, 'By Jove, here's another group of Comman- dos almost ready to take their place in the fighting line' wrote a British Scoutmaster, now a member of a Commando unit. "I am very thankful to Scouting. Sach man in a Commando has to go through the training a Boy Scout goes through from the Ten- derfoot stage, with a few ad- |__ditions."" : W held, for such Japaneso hange of Is_giving to shift to four for the job is oakum, which 'Is . Lord Baden- ---]the Grey Friars rescuing. the. pia:. LI) strength of the United Nations 'hand forced by the approach of a S -- -- . reached the point where an invas- Winter in Siberia, was making he Cornwell Decoration, which / | lon of the Kuropean Continent ready a long-delayed stroke perpetuates the memory of Jack becomes possible? Can the British against Russia; (2) that the gen- Cornwell, who won the V.C. in i hold the Italian-German forces in eral ataff, alarmed over American the First Great War when he-lost Egypt away from Suez? Where invasion of the Solomons, was his life in the Battle of Jutland, will the Japanese launch their about to reinforce Nipponese de- has been awarded to Scout Jim. . |. Full offensive and will there. be J. fenses--in the Southwest: Pacttie; --f my Cluff--of the 30th Stepney il forces enough there to turn it (3) that Japan planned to take Troop, London, Jimmy lost a back? The fourth year will pro- advantage of Indian disorders and leg and suffered other injuries ; vide answers. ' o strike" at the "subcontinent; (4) while on duty in a Nazi air rald 4 yy Jol Stalingrad Stands that a new offensive in North and displayed the same heroism as U/ "Wests Out of the fighting that rages China, aimed at entting the road that exhibited by- his Scout hero, Wi i; over the long Russian front one . to Russia, was to begin. Jack Cornwell. gle, th N solid fact stands out. The Russians Meanwhile American aviation A . 6lill hold Stalingrad. The Volga continued to aid. Last week Am- The world's first Boy Scout city controlling the vital artery erican bombers blasted the Nip- Troop was organized at a camp of water communication in Cen- ponese air base at Lashio, Bur---| on Brownsea Island, Dorset, on ) tral Tussia is this year's main meso terminus of the now use. Juiy 25th, 1907, by Lt.-Gen. R. at German objoctive. The German less Burma Road. And in" Chung: Baden-Powell, for the world's if High Command announced that it king the arrival of the first group first Boy Scout camp, _ phy? would fall last week. Afire and in of Chinese fliers trained in Am- The sole surviving member of A A TT TUS, TC SIT TesIsts tlie ivailcr. orfta ww ATUVIeT symbol of the camp staff, "P, W, Everett," y 2 HENS 8-2 Hitler must have Stalingrad to Chinese-American collaboration. now Sir Perey Everett, and still Wen Newer, pen the Russian. armies behind The importance of Brazit's en- active in Scouting as Deputy 4 H _ = - thie Volga and exploit his gains in trance into the war should not Chief Scout, paid a visit to Can- "Nevermind how long. I've been here. . . . Get me down! !" tha Caucasus. It will not suffice be minimized. For one thing, it ada shortly before the war, . REG'LAR FELLERS--Question No. 5,726 By GENE BYRNES h 4 . , 4 TELL ME, POP, WHY 15 IT THAT [6 BECAUSE HES My BROTHER! IT WOULDN'T MATTER bik WELL, SUPPOSIN 'I WAS UNCLE GEORGE IS MY UNCLE? ANYBODY WHO HAPPENED TO IF HE WAS THE BARBER, THE BAKER, YOUR BROTHER THEN WOULD Gr BE MY BROTHER, WOULD B = OR THE CHIMNEY SWEEP, HE'D [ BE MY OWN UNCLE ? YOUR UNCLE ! - STILL BE YOUR UNCLE AS LONG | y AS HE WAS My BROTHER! iE =