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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1940 ° z PAGE THREE RY Britain Sends Lord Willingdon Sees South American Trade _ Tendon, se Sept. 24 -- The Marquess , once Governor-Gen. eral of Canada will head a diplo- economic mission to Sou Frio) about the middle of 'October, it was announced yester- day. The mission will visit Brazil, Uru- guay, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Boliv- ia, Ecuador, Colombia and Venez- ue. It wil' have the double object of promoting British trade and ex- plaining to those nations the neces sity of imposing the blockade against their trade with Europe. The trade mission "has been fully explained in Washington and it has their approval and sympathy," it was announced. One of the major topics which may be discussed--but this obviously requires the co-operation of the United States--is the accumulation of foodstuffs which can be distri- buted throughout Europe at the end of the war. MANY REFUGEES FROM NAZI HELL LOST WITH SHIP Baroness Freed From Prison Camp, Berlin Editor and Polish Minister Die London, Sept. 23.--Refugees from German concentration camps were among those who perished aboard the British ship sunk by a German submarine last Tuesday. Besides B: h adults and child- ren lost, th were Czechs, Hun- garians, Hollanders and Germans aboard. The German Baroness von Ingles- leben, who had spent many months in a German concentration camp died of a heart ailment in one of the lifeboats lowered into the moun- tainous seas. Richard Olden, a former editor of the Berliner Tageblatt, also re- leased from internment in Germany, died in another lifeboat by his wife's side. Dr. Gallinsky, a Pole en route to Washington to take up his post as Polish minister, succeeded in get- ting into another lifeboat, but later 'fell overboard and was swept to his death. Two of the children lost had been rescued previously from the Hol- land-American liner Volendam, tor- pedoed Aug. 30 off Scotland with 320 children aboard, all of whom were saved. It has been reported the Volendam was towed into port. GETS BLAST AS SHOTGUN FALLS Peterboro Gitl Receives Al- most Full Charge as Wea- pon Drops off Wall Peterboro, Sept. ept. 24--Grave anxiety was felt yesterday for the life of 12-year-old Jane Dutton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Dutton, of 502 Water st, who was the victim of a shotgun blast at her home on Saturday afternoon. The little girl was still conscious Sunday night, bug it was feared that sepsis had set in, and her parents were anx- jously awaiting the opinion of a specialist summoned from Toronto. The accident occurred when the charge from a single-barrelled 12- gauge shotgun in the hands of Jane's 17-year-old brother, Bob, tore its way through a door-jamb and entered her right cheek, smashing the jawbone on that side. Th# shot went on to blow a hole about eight inches square in the panel of a door six feet away. It was tought at first that the gun had discharged when it was knocked down from ga door, but Mr, Dutton explained later that his son had just taken it to show to a friend when the shot rang out. "Bob wa sin his den," Mr. Dutton #ald, "and he had no idea that the gun was loaded. In fact, he was sure that he had unloaded it after he came in from duck-hunting a week ago. His chum said: 'Let's see your gun, Bob,' and he reached over for it. He took it by the buts, and his hand was nowhere near the trigger, but as he tilted it down it exploded. "aJne was in the passagé just outside the decor: She was going to a show, and she called out good-bye to her motner. Her mother came out and kissed her, and then it hap- pened. 6Bth my wife and the little girl were knocked'down, but my wife was not struck by any of the pellets. Tho girl was still conscious when she was taken to hospital." Approximately a score of pellets were removed from the wound and an X-ray photograph taken Sunday revealed the fact that there were stil labout 25 pellets in: the child's head. It is fegred she will lose the sight of her Tigt eye even if her life is spared. ; Flying Schools Given Charters Ottawa, Sept. 2¢ -- The following incorporations are published in the current issue of the Canada Gazette, published on Friday: Central Manitoba Flying Training School Ltd., $50,000, Montreal. Ernest Leblanc Ltd., $50,000, Mont- real, Wood-Burton Footwear Ltd., $50- 000, Montreal, Hunting and Son, Canada, Ltd, $100,000, Charlottetown. Leavens Bros. (Training) Ltd, 25,000 shares n.p.v., London, Ont. St. Catharines Flying Training School, Ltd., $50,000, St. Catharines, Ont. Huron County Flying Training School Ltd., $15,000, Colborne, Ont. HIGH OBJECTIVE FOR ONTARID IN RED GROSS DRIVE Committee Chairman Points Out Province Expects Raise Half Ontario expects to raise one-half of the $5,000,000 objective of the Canadian Red Cross Society in its national campaign now under way, it was decided by the executive committee in Toronto. "In the last campaign. Ontario subscribed $2,500,000 of the $5,000, 000 raised by the whole of Cana- da," Col. John A, Cooper, president, said, "and we are confident that we can do our share again, Eighty per cent. of our money has been spent on actual war work, and 15 per cent, on peace-time services, out- post hospitals, home nursing, and so on." Of the $2,400,000 obective set for Ontario, Toronto expects to ralse at least $1,000,000. "Emergency calls, such as the provision of 10,000 parcels of food for British prisoners of war and of seven convalescent hospitals in Canada, have come to Red Cross during the past few weeks" Col. Cooper told the delegates, "and we cannot tell what other calls will be made on us from day to day. Red Cross 'must be prepared. That is why it is the duty of every one of us to do all we can to more than realize our objective in the coming RCAF. AGE LIMIT 15 RAISED T0 31 Change Made to Conform to Recent Ruling of Royal Air Force Ottawa, Sept. 24 -- The age limit for enlisting prospective R.C.AF. pilots has been raized from the age group 18 to 28 to the group, 18 to 31 to conform to a similar ruling of the Royal Air Force, it was an- nounced on Saturday .by R.CAF. headquarters. "Applicant must have passed his 18th birthday but not have reached his 31st birthday," according to the official recruiting bulletin just is. sued. Age limits for other air crew members, air observers and wireless operator air gunners remain un- changed. "Applicant must have passed his 18th but not have reached his 32nd birthday." A headquarters statement sald that this enlargement of the recruit- ing field has not been dictated by any lack of applications for enlist- ment as pilots, but that the change in age limits was made to conform to regulations now in effect in the Royal Air Force, with which Cana- dians graduated from the British . Commonwealth Air Training Plan will serve. Late Fall And Open Winter Predicts Sage, Right Before Forti Erie, Sept. 24 -- Here is an- other prediction from Benjamin Hardison, well-known authority on Lake Erie and Niagara River lore. Mr, Hardison is the man who last fall predicted just what kind of a winter this area would face, and foretold almost to the very hour the tremendous storm and cold wave of last January, and just how long the cold weather would last. His pre-' diction gained for him more than local fame. His 1040-41 prediction, if correct, is good news for residents of the area, and dism.:l news for fuel deal- ers, "We are going to have a very late fall. There will be a few dull, chilly days, but uniformly fall will last right up until early December. This will be followed by a mild winter, and I predict that Lake Erie fisher- men will have a hard time of it, for the ice won't form thick enough for them to use dog-teams and sleds on many occasions. It's going to be an open winter. Watch and see!" Mr. Henderson bases his prediction on a study of Lake Erie currents, trees, animals, arrival of birds from the north, and various .other signs. BIG INCREASE IN-GORN BORER - ACROSS ONTARIG Provincial Entomologist Gives Advice to Prevent Increase in Pest This year the corn borer has ine creased in numbers to such an ex- tent that it has attracted the ate tention of almost every grower and consumer of table corn as well as growers of field corn. The Provin- cial Entomologist, Professor R. W. Thompeon, has sent us the following statement regarding the borer situ- ation this year in Ontario: "This year the corn borer is more abundant in Ontario than it has been since 1927 and 1928 when the corn industry of Essex and Kent counties was seriously threatened. In the present outbreak not only are large numbers of borers present in these two counties but also in most of the counties in Old Ontario from Windsor to the Quebec boundary. The annual fall insuection of corn fields has just been completed in the counties west of Toronto. In this area the average stalk infes- tation, as compared with 1939, has been almost doubled and in some counties almost trebled. "On several occasions Professor L. Caesar (Professor Thompson's predecessor) has warned that if we had three consecutive seasons in which weather conditions were fav- ourable to the borer in the critical months of June and July, this in- sect would increase to the point where it would cause commercial damage in spite of strictly enforced cleaning up of all corn refuse. Dur. ing 1938, as a result of slightly fav- ourable weather conditions, the bor- er infestation increased in some counties from what it had been in 1937. In 1939 there was a more marked increase in borer popula- tions in some parts of the territory where clean-up is enforced and al- so in some areas outside this ter- ritory where previously the borer had not been serious. This year, the third successive year and the one most markedly favourable to the borer, has given proof of the | importance of Professor Caesar's warning. The weather this season has provided conditions which are close to ideal for the borer. There was an abundance of moisture throughout the whole critical period of the corn borer's life cycle, coupled | with adequate temperature during a large part of July and early Aug- ust, thus permitting the months to live longer and to lay more eggs than in previous years. In addition, the prolonged wet weather of the early season delayed the planting and the development of corn, thus making entry into the more succu- lent' plants far easier for larger numbers of young borers than would be the case in a season of normal rain fall, "In areas where regulations for control were not in effect, severe borer damage has been noticed by many for the first time this year. In this connection it must be borne in mind that if control measures for this insect had not been enforced in counties where regulations are in effect, the damage there would have been much more severe than is the case, "In 1927 and 1028 in Essex and Kent counties particularly, the corn crop was largely broken down and hard to harvest as a result of borer injury. This season in this area, in spite of the large numbers of borers, the total amount of stalk breakage, by comparison, is much reduced and it is hoped that it will continue to be s0. Many {fields in both of these counties are planted with one or other of the more promising hybrid corn strains. Many such fields were examined during the past week and in spite of large borer populations, in almost every case, they were found to be standing erect and with every indication of continuing to do 80, "Only a few fields of corn have yet been cut. Every man who will be cutting corn this season, by taking special care, can save himself labour and also can help to prevent the borer from again increasing next season. Corn should be cut as close to the soil level as possible. The use of ag hoe is suggested as pre- ferable to a sickle for this purpose, if corn is cut by hand, since the hoe permits cutting at the soil level, thus obviating any necessity for further work with stubble. Where binders are used it is urged that these be set to cut the shortest pos- sible stubble of which they are cap- able, since short stubble is much more easily ploughed under perman. ently. To avoid unpleasant, hard labour next spring, it is suggested that care be taken to remove all un- eaten corn stalks from mangers and similar feeding devices before they are tramped into manure. Long stalks in manure are difficult to handle and are, moreover, difficult to destroy by means other than burning. 'Wherever possible, the work of clean-up should be ad- vanced as far as can be done this fall, so that only a short time is required for this work next spring. In ploughing under corn stubble this fall, or for that matter at any time, see to it that all is complete- ly buried so that subsequent culti- vation will not drag the stubbles or other refuse to the surface. "The attention of all corn grow- ers in counties where regulations are in effect is drawn to the fact that, in these areas, it is contrary to the law to sow wheat on corn stubble unless the latter has been ploughed under satisfactorily and not dragged up in subsequent cul- tivation. Any individual who plants wheat on corn stubble which has been only disced or cultivated is faced with the alternative of picking up 'all such stubble and destroying it by burning, or of ploughing down String of "Sausages"' On Duty Twenty-four British barrage balloons, driven by the wind, disrupted Swedish railway and electric power service, Sept. 18, and damaged homes in Denmark. Balloons were seen in the district north of Stockholm on the east Swedish coast. The Swedish air corps and anti-aircraft guns and home guard unit were used to shoot the balloons down. Pre- sumably the gale along the English channel bad loosed great numbers of the bags. TRY TO EXPAND USE OF APPLEY Officials Endeavor to Im- prove Distribution--Extend Consumption Period Ottawa, Sept. 24 -- The market- ing problem of Ontario apple grow. ers, confronted with the prospect of no export for Canadian apples this year, is being considered by the Dominion Government, Dr. G. 8. H. Barton, Deuty Minister of Agricul- ture, said yesterday, Assistance for apple growers in Nova Scotia and British Columbia along the lines of last year's ar- rangements has already been an- nounced. Under normal conditions 80 per cent. of Nova Scotia's crop is exported, as is 45 per cent, of British Columbia's., Normally not more than 10 per cent, of the On- tario crop is exported. Despite the fact that Canadian apples this year will be consumed only at home, unless some space for shipment to the United Kingdom is found later on, R. L. Wheeler, chief of the fruit and vegetable division, says the situation is not as bad as it might appear. Production this year is estimated for all Canada as 75 per cent, of normal, which is about 11,000,000 bushels. Canadians over a period of years have been eating fewer apples, largely because of the competition of citrus fruits, and there are some parts of Canada where people do not eat apples at all. The depart- ment has been attempting to over- come this situation by improving processes for preserving, both by canning and evaporating. Offer Brantford Mayor Key War Service Post Ottawa, Sept. 24--R. J, Waterous, mayor of Brantford, has been of- fered an important post in the Na- tional War Services Department, it was learned yesterday. He has not to reinforce the Germans from Du kirk to Boulogne, The British also made nigh bomb attacks on Dunkirk, and Boulogne, reportedly ca much damage to the harbors quays. yet decided whether he will pt, it was stated. RAF, BOMBS GERMAN GONS ALONG CDAST 'French Report Heavy Air Attack After Nazis Give Away Position by Shelling Vichy, France, Sept. 24 -- British bombing planes flying through stormy skies were reported yester- day to have heavily attacked Ger- man long-range guns firing from the Prench coast against the British coastal town of Dover. French sources said that the Ger- man big guns had indicated their positions to British experts near Dover by firing across the English channel on Sunday. With a check on the gun positions, British pilots flew through heavy weather to the cap Gris Nez cliffs, near Boulogne, and hammered at the gun positions with high explo- sives. The British 'hombardment was part of a general counter-attack on German "invasion" bases on the French coast and on several German convoys of small ships coming down the coast to occupied French ports LIGHT- CONDITION + his wheat. This regulation is too frequently ignored until the follow= ing spring. Any such fields left until the next spring must be at- tended to pefore May 1st. The earli- ness of this date sometimes causes hardship in the removal of stubble and therefore this warning is issued to help growers to avoid such hard- ship, Care in the harvesting of corn and the disposal of corn refuse, both this fall and next spring, is of para- mount importance if we are to con- tinue growing corn profitably in Ontario." Thornton's Cors. ------ | (Mrs, G. H. Robinson, Corr.) | THORNTON'S CORNERS, Sept. | 23 -- At a business meeting of the | Thornton's Corners Sunday Schoo! at the end of the regular service on Sunday, September 22nd, the election slate, drawn up by a Nom- inating Committee with Mr. George Lofthouse as chairman and Mr. Chester Robinson as Secretary, was approved unanimously, The list of officers for the year 1940-1941 is as follows: Superintendant--Mr. E. W. Jack- son; Assistant Superintendent--Mr, R. F. Lick; Secretary-Treasurer-- Mr, Chester Robinson; Assistant Secretaries--Mg. Seymour Bigwood, Mr. Wilfrid Pascoe; Pianists--Miss Doris Lick, Miss Florence Garrard, Mrs. Seymour Bigwood, Mr. George Lofthouse; Superintendent of the Missionary Department--Miss Flora French; Superintendent of the Cradle Roll Departmént -- Mrs. Geordie Scott; Superintendent of the House Department--Mrs, Walter Longmald, Miss Florence Garrard; Trustees--Mr. Roy Lick, Mr, William Garrard, Nir, Arthur Jackson; Hon- ourary Trustee--Mr. A. E. Robinson; Auditors--Mr, W. L. Pierson and Mr. H. E. Pierson, On Thursday afternoor during recess, while playing rugby with the rest of the boys Master Douglas Brown fractured the main bone in his left leg in a scrimmage. Douglas wil lbe confined to his bed for about six weeks. Last week the Public School held a weiner and corn roast with toasted marshmallows at the woods. Mr. Tom Davidson and Miss Snailharn, the teachers, were in charge of the children. Between mouthfuls the children sang songs and told stories, some brave souls even ventured to tell ghost stories. Congratulations to Mrs. Goldsmith on her great succes sat the Oshawa Fair. She won fourteen prizes-- seven firsts--in domestic arts and agriculture. Mr. Eli Pascoe spent the week- end at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Pascoe. Mrs, Eli Pascoe an dthe two chi'dren re- turned to Detroit with Mr. El Pascoe. Mr, and Mrs. W. L. Luke accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Pasco® Miss Pinder and Mrs. B. Ford, both of Toronto, were guests on Sunday of Mr. and Mrs, Cecil Brown. Mr, and Mrs. A, H. Dean and Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Jackson spent the week-end at Gore's Landing, Rice Lake, with Mr, and Mrs. W. H. Perryman. Mr. Len Brash and Mr. Ted Rob. inson recently spent a Sunday at Pine Point. Police At Peterboro Investigate Burglaries Peterhoro, Sept. 24 -- Police are investigating three burglaries which occurred early Sunday morning, as well as several cases in which at- CAN HOMELESS, WOUNDED BRITISH FOLK The Red Cross asks your help For MoNTHS, the Canadian Red Cross Society has been storing up supplies of all kinds in warehouses in England in preparation for the Jong heralded German attack on the British Isles. The Battle of Britain is on. Canadian Red Cross Supplies are in England ready for the emergency. Within two hours of the call for relief of the victims of bombing raids, the Canadian Red Cross was distributing food, clothing and blankets in the temporary shelters where the homeless people were gathered. In the Red Cross Maple Leaf Clubs thousands of sufferers have been served with hot tea and food. One Club has been put out of action by a bomb, but the other is still carrying on. 150 Red Cross ambulances, given by the people of Canada through the Red Cross, are now available in England for use in any emergency. The women of Canada have already sent to England, through the Red Cross, 786 cases of clothing especially needed for civilian relief. They are now working on 500,000 garments for women and children. It is @stimated the materials alone will cost half a million dollars and the finished garments will be worth three times as much, Within the past week, $37,000 was ap- propriated to purchase 50,000 anti- tetanus treatments; 10,000 pairs of Wellington boots for boys; and $10,000 for boots and shoes for women children. and Food to the value of $49,677.80 has been purchased in Canada and shipped to London which, together with voluntary contributions of fruit, reaches a total of 61,957 cases. These supplies are now available in England. All this is in addition to the comforts and requirements of our own men both in camp and in hospitals. We appeal to the people of Canada to give generously of their our {episted warehouses may be work, time and money, so that filled' and refilled -- so that we emergencies as have now arisen. shall a Give to the Red Cross. EMERGENCY CALL FOR $5,000,000 RED CROSS IAN ways be prepared for such Gone 7 tbe rittwoTl- now! tempts appear to have been made to force doors. One burglary occurred at the home of J, P. Smith, of 614 Gilmour street, but the thief left without taking anything. He had better luck next door, at the house of Ralph Standish, 618 Gilmour st. from which he took a sum of $18. Another burglary took place at the home of Gi. A. MacDonald, at 565 Homewood ave., from which two purses containing small sums in cash were taken, By Subscribing To The ASSIST THE RED CROSS OSHAWA WIN-THE-WAR AND COMMUNITY FUND OCT. 1.7-50% FOR RED CROSS-"ENLIST FOR HUMANITY"