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Lu..ury on Wheels in New Trans-Continental Buses â€" There'll I)e no dry ^}^l\]s for trans- conlinciilal passengers on this new bus. It has a fully equipped snack bar. plus other inno- vations, such as a two-way radio telephone. Two fair m'aidens sami)le the snack bar, with the driver's a])pr()val. Some Notes From The Farm Front By John Russell Considerable interest was artmsed ty somelliing we pnblislied last week about a method of bringing unthrifty apple trees back to good yields, ft consists of planting from four to ei^'Iit yonng trees â€" «^•en crab apples will do â€" near the old Irnnk. thf n grafting them right into h. Going still fnrlher into the matter. those who have tried it say there doesn't seem to be nuich difference fa) yields from such "grafted" trees »nd others in the same orcliard which Iiave always been healthy. Last year one man claims to have harvested 40 boxes from a "grafted" Red Delicious; which is a real-yield toiisidcring that the original trunk ia (lra<I and tlie grafts now make ap the entire root system. M times, when trees have been blown over, they have been straight- ened, and the same plan of grafting young trees to them used. A few years Inter yields were e(pial to •hose of nearby unharmed trees. But here's something that should be noted; all water sprouts should be rubbed from the young trees used lor such grafting, or else their .sap nill fail tr> flow into the old trunk. Plenty of Bugs More than 470.000 different species of insects have already been iden- tified and entomologists â€" bug spe- tialivts, that is â€" estimate that the total number of .species in the world la over two million. And we know one man who swears he has every last one of them, right on his own farm. It Take* Time First reaction of many who \ise lucb weed-killing sprays as 2, 4-D it often one of disappointment. They »xpect something spectacular to happen right" away; but the trouI)le ia that most weeds just won't curl up and die in a few hours, even if they've been fatally injured. Com- mon plantain, for example, may take from 3 to a weeks even to look different. That's because the leaves remain green and healthy in ap- pearance, even though the entire root system is decomposed. But such spraying really pays, nevertheless. One man had 350 acres of oats so badly infested with Can- ada thistle that it looked like a hope- less task to make them eligible for tertification. But when the oats were knee-high he rigged up a spray out- fit and soaked them with 2, 4-D. The ipray, which cost around $3 an acre, returned him $20 an acre onthe oats, to say nothing of the incr<a'e<l value of the lan<l. Real Oil Crop With the great shortage of vege- table oils and tats which exists througho, t the world, the sunflower is coming in for more attention than ever before. In -Manitoba last year no less r an 2i thousand acres were devoted to this crop which, with an average of 800 pounds of seed per acre, would give a total production of something like 9,200 tons. I'rohably few of us realize just how much sunflower seed oil is used in Cinada. In addition to our own production â€" in 1945 over 5 jnillion pounds â€" two years ago our im- ports of sunflower seed oil amoinit- ed to over 14 million pounds, mostly from .Argentina. There are other vast possibilities for sunflower growing. In the I'nited .States tmiversity seed doctors and cooperating farmers believe that they are so close to solving the "sunflower secret" that before long we may be eating cakes made with sunflower meal â€" and thousands of farmers may ha\e a new crop to harvest. Although sunflower seeds have long been recognized as valu- able winter feed for cattle and poul- try, up to now connnercial use of the crop has never been on a large scale. It is inliresling to note that the university of Illinois sted specialists, who are conducting the experiments, had to turn to Canada in order to secure the type of sunflower they wanted. The traditional tall sun- flower plants, with heavy stalks, were much too hard to harvest. \ow, with a Canadian "dwarf" variety called the ".Advance" they feel that the battle is won ami that planting, cultivation an<l harvesting can be done with the machinery used for corn. "We can definitely promise that dwarfed sunflowers, harvested by modern machinery, will produce yields of sunflower meal and oil that will be etjual on an economic basis to soybean yields in terms of value of meal and oil per acre!" they state. So it looks as if it mightn't be a bad idea for many Ontario farmers, in areas suitable for this crop, to look into the pos- sibilities of sunflowers. Get your heart into your work, whatever it may be, for work with- out heart is dead. THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson r. M. Ma. w. d MT. an, L'MUC IM THE PLUMA6e'oF THE ftTTIIIN MNO WITH THt ui -â-  :ht REEOS N which the ilRO NtSTS.,.. PKOOUCIHt ANOTHER EXAMPLI OP NA1U|K» PROTECTIVE mmS PftoTKTlV The Green Thumb By Gordon L. Smith Thinning After the first planting is up the next'niajor job is thinning and sp;iciiig. This is vital work and applies to eitlier flowers or vegc- tables. Crowded (lowers will grow lliin and spindly, will not b 1 o o ni freely and the biggest plants will topple over in the first storm. .Mlow about four or five imhes between plants for flowers like nasturtiums, less for alyssum, nnich uKM-c for tall marigolds, cos- mos or spider plants. Spacing Willi llie snialltr vegetables, a couple of inches between plants is sufficient. This applies to leaf let- tuce, early carrots, beets, etc. Beans and peas .should liave from four to six inches between plants, and as all the seed usually germinates it sliould be planted about this far apart. Rows should be from fifteen inches to two feet ap*rt. Corn is usually planted from three to si.x seeds to a hill, about eighteen inches apart each way or rows two to three feet apart. Tomato plants re- fliiire at least eighteen inches each way; melons, sipiash and cucum- bers three plants to a hill, and hills about two to tliree feet apart. Zinnias /iniiias are among the easiest garden flowers to grow. They will grow in almost any kiiul of soil but will thrive better in rich, deep soil, well dug and manured. They need plenty erf sun. Water them generously, particularly during the hot, dry weeks of midsummer, by soaking the soil. Overhead water- ing may cause niildew. Keep tlie soil from hecoming cake<l by either a straw mulch during the hot months or shallow cultivating in the form of a dust niiihh. to conserve mois- ture. /.iniiias offer long-season bloom in the utmost variety of sizes, shapes and colors. They are also prime for cutting. The large dahlia-flowered giant types grow to three and four feet and ni:'l â-  showy plantings at the back of the flower border. Fantasy, chrysantliemum-flowered, cut-and- come-again types arc suited to the middle heights, b'or the front of a border and for bedding are the baby or pompon zinnias. Zinnias are often thought of as autumn flowers, but will start blooming in early July and will continue until frost, especially if a new sowing is made in niid-Juiie to take the place of those that have started early. Keep the old blooms cut off. Anti-Fogging Natural science has a lohition to the problem of windshields that fog over in cold weather. A cotton clotli impregnated with an anti-fog- ging chemical will soon be intro- duced commercially. One wiping with the treated cloth will keep wintfows clear for hour*. The cloth ran be used indefinitely. ,5Uomi'^(0 Seventh Inning Stretch By FERN AUBLE The stadium was filled to capa- city for the opening game and a swelling chorus of voices filled the air The sun was a brilliant ball in a sky of blue. But Johnny LongstrccI sat bunched i" the dugout, his huge hands hanging loosely between his knees. The baiitci of his teammates was a meaningless babel to him. "I wonder how she is by now," he thought miserably. His blue eyes tlarkened in despair as he thought of the interminable afternoon be- fore him. He groaned and glanced at Corky Blanton. It was too bad that Chuck Leigh- ton had sprained an ankle. Doc said he'd be back in the lineup by ne.xt week, but next week was too late and Corky was depending on Johnny to pitch this opening gaine. "How's it going, Johnny?" Corky dropped down on the bench beside him and laid a comforting hand on his knee. "Gosh, Corky. 1 don't know. The Doc said she'd be all right, but I wisli to Heaven I could be there with her." His knuckles whitened as he clenched his hands and Corky watclied him with troubled eyes. As Johnny took the mound for the top half of the first inning, a cheer rose from the stands. His heart warmed at the sound and some of the sag lifted from his shoulders. He looked at Windy Norton, who was catching, and nod- ded as he cauglit the signal. As he started his wind-up, a fleeting vis- ion of Milly's scared little face cros- sed his mind. He knew when the ball left his hand it was a stinker. .Sure enough. Bill Lofton, the big Pirate shortstop, laid on it for a tlirie-base hit. A groan went up from the crowd. He got hold of himself and fanned the next three men up, leaving Bill Lofton stranded on third. As he faced the first man up in the second inn- ing, Johnny's arm felt like lead. "If I just knew how she was," he thought. "If I knew she was all right." He tried desperately to ';>-.-p his mind on the game, to keep from thi;tking about Milly, but, in spite of himself, he failed miserably. He simply couldn't keep her out of his mind. It happened in the sixth inning. He walked the first man and the next batter up hit for a single, put- ting a 1 lau on first and third. A sacrifice hit brought in the first run of the game for the Pirates. As the seventh inning came up, and the boys trotted out to their positions, Corky, turned impatiently as someone tapped liiin on the shoulder. He took the note handed to him. His face spread into a huge grin and he ran out to the mound. "Well," Jolinny thought, "here's where I get yanked and I don't blame him. .^ny rookie pitcher could toss rings around me today." But Corky simply handed Johnny the paper. Johnny read it and let out a whoop. The fans watched in Quicic Growth' For a couple of days after it is born, a baby giraffe goes through a ftretching period which adds greatly to its height. One recent ar- rival at an F.nglisli Zoo is said to have increased in length from 62 to 75 Inches in thirty hoursâ€" an aver- age of almost half an inch per hour. bewilderment as they saw Johnny go into a dance. Then they saw his teammates come running in and cluster around him to break away with howls and back-thumping. Finally, everyone bad: in posi- tion, Johnny toed the mound and squinted at Windy, waiting for the signal. As it came, he gave a satis- fied nod and started his wind-up. The ball whizzed over the plate and you could almost see the smoke trailing it. The next one was a beau- tiful slow ball that broke just right. Johnny grinned happily as the bat- ter took a healthy swing at the next one and missed. The Reds got two runs in the eighth, giving them a one-run lead over the Pirates and Johnny put them away one, two, three in the ninth. N'ot a very big lead, to be sure, but big enough, especially when you consider that Johnny hadn't really pitchd' much of a game before Corky'd brought him that little slip of paper at the be- ginning of the seventh. Oh yes, the note? Well, it really wasn't a very big message; that is, not very big in words. It merely said, "It's twins, 'arling. Two future major league ballplayers. See that you make them proud of their Daddy today." And it was signed, 'Milly'." Modest Request The driver of one of those very small motor cars that look as if they'd dropped off watch chains was crowded against the curb by a huge motor transport. "Excuse me," the driver of the tiny car called to the truck driver, '.'is this Talbot street?" • "Yeali!" answered the truck driver. "Well, would you mind moving over and letting me have a little more of it?" asked the driver of the tiny car. with Minard's, the great rubbing lini- ment, sworn foe of muscular and joint forcness, stiffness and pain. Use it generously. It's greaseless, has no unplea.sant odor, dries quickly. Use it for dandruff and skin disorders, too. Get a bottle at your druggist's ^f\ today. Keep it handy on your VBU bathroom shelf. 125R ^fiF MUHARD'S INIMENT ^2i^^ wa&g*^' BoyJD.Risks Treacherous IceTo Rescue Chum WINS DOW AWARD GORDON ST. ONGE OF WINDSOR, ONT., feared parents' scolding more than danger to himself J.T was early in February . . . and the ice on the Detroit River looked safe enough â€" near the shore at least â€" for the four boys to walk on. But, as boys will, they ventured out too far . . . and, almost before they knew what had happened, a large section of the ice gave way . , . and into the frigid waters fell young Maurice Palwada. TWO BOYS RUN FOR SHORE The two older lads, panic- stricken, raced in to shore. But not so lO-ycar-oId Gordon St. Onge. The sight of his chum floundering helplessly in the water urged Gordon to act. Gingerly he started to walk to- wards the edge . . . and then hear- ing an ominous cracking noise, he got down and crawled. Gradually, inch by inch, he reached the water's ed^e . . . and slowly dragged Maurice out of the river, onto the ice, and in to shore. He then took the shivering little victim home. Gordon St. Onge of Windsor, Ontario, is a modest hero. In fact, his greatest worry when crawling over that treacherous ice was not the danger to himself. It was the thought of the scolding his parents would probably give him when they learned of the incident. We are proud to pay tribute to this brave and un.selfish boy through the presentation of The Dow Award. THE DOV^ AWARD u a citiilioii for outjldndiiig hero- imi and mcUides, lu a tangible «x()Ttjiion of afifrcciation, a jioo Canada Savings Bond. Witititrj arc seUcttd by the Dour Au'ord Committcf, a gTouf> of editors of lending Canndian nensf^apers. The two older boys headed for shore . . . but Gordon stayed on the danger- ous shell ice determined to rescue his young friend. Slowly, as lightly as possible, he crept nearer the water. mm I I I 'iw ii nii i â„¢n_u., sipa^!»sfe-':^ Carefully Gordon dragged the ex- hausted boy along the ice . . . realizing that at any moment they might both be thrown into the water. But luck was with them . . . they reached shore safely. JITTER A. It A. 4 4. A- Jk A A ~ f »- r