take him to the police station, and| piests including many from maâ€" if he cannot be traced and no one| trons of children‘s homes who state wants him hbe is put away. Very| the jam sent last year has been a few people deliberately lose their| welcome and healthâ€"giving addiâ€" dogs. This is not an easy thing to| tion to the children‘s dicet. do, especially in the country, for| While the work inâ€" ‘connection they would be sure to find their| with the actual jam making will be way back unless they were taken| done by W.L members this does by train some distance away. not mean that contributions of These remarks are o‘ meant to|fruit, sugar or money will not be imply that the evil mentioned does| gratefully accepted by them from not exist, but I fancy the culprits| citizens in general. must be sought elsewbere. Farmâ€"| The jam making objective for ers and other residents in rural| Canada as a whole has been set at districts are often careless about| 600,000 pounds. The police are vigilant, too. If they see one that is obviously withâ€" what: happens to their dogs at have been brought under my noâ€" tice showing that the criminals have been sheepdogs that were permitted to roam after dusk. It is not an easy matter to bring the offence bhome to a particular aniâ€" mal or to catch him in the act, for man society and sympathy, and if ome loses himself it is his natural disposition to imake up to someâ€" that they should be kept under days when we want to rear all the livestock possible. The fact that the law provides for redress if the owner can be discovered is no com pensation for the nationa; loss ocâ€" curred." ~Quité froperly, the dwner of a Log that chases or worries sheep may be fined and ordered to pay for the damage, and the magâ€" istrates also have power to insist upon the destruction of the animal. Bome breeds have a worse reputaâ€" By PHILOKUON The owner of a Tailâ€"Wagger has written to jfhe Club begging us to ask owners who cannot feed their dogs properly not to turn them adrift but, rather than do that, to have them put away. There are Cuzes in this district where the unâ€" fortunate dogs have taken *to killâ€" ing lambs, one farmer alone havâ€" ing lost as many as fortyâ€"two. We agree thoroughly with our curresâ€" pondent, and have no hesitation in broadcasting his warning by means of these Chats. I am not convinced, however, that the numâ€" ber of homeless dogs is not far less than is believed. The dog is a friendly animal, craving for buâ€" PaSs forxhounds that are out at frequently succumb to temptation, and I have been told that chow chows have a bad reputation, but there are not many of them in priâ€" vate ownersbip in country places. In fact, the greast majority of those who keep dogs as companâ€" fons look after twoem properly and have them sbut up at night. They do not have the chance of getting into mischief, but I do knew that many sheepdogs, lurchers # nd Athers that are kept on farm. and in cottages for utility purposes are 4t 4&o took after themselves. It is surprising that they get into ®.TEâ€"This chat is issued by Tase Tailâ€"Waggers Cliub, Willing Mouse, 856â€"360 Grays Iun Road, Landon, WXLCL. The Qlub will be sulrnitted by Teilâ€"Wagger owners in connection with canine byglene and welfare. Lpe pPbih in Sheep killing is a borrid thing at SAMES __ +_,___#ost ofhiCft bivarment sronss : ©2900!51$ asbciks _ + _ 1OBACCOMNHHE SOO% SNORKS and atoes HEVKK VA nsl , DOGS THAT KILL SHEEP A Serious Offence May 21st, 1942. One In Thirteen Disfranchised By Byâ€"election Ban victims, mostly children and old people. Hundreds of letters have tute members in nonâ€"fruit growing areas will have an opportunity to supply funds for sugar. One hundred and fifty tons of jam will bring a lot of sweetness closely than to Ontario, yet there| of the neighbours. But, as the exâ€" the government is not deterred by | perts point out, there is solid satisâ€" considerations of cost or by the| faction at least in having the garâ€" Jam Quota This Year Is 300,000 Pounds tion to the children‘s diet. While the work inâ€" ‘connection with the actual jam making will be done by W.L members this does (Continued from page 4) are still being held regularly as followed. In the period under reâ€"| planted on a single afternoon. view Mr. Hepburn has, it is trug,|" The beginner almost invariably held three byâ€"clections â€" to §¢t| suffers from an overdose of Spring members of his cabinet elected.| prever and plants too soon. There is But he has disfranchised the cle¢â€"| no harm in planting a portion of tora.cof the other six vacant seats. the garden very early, but for done by agreement with the oPâ€"|this especially applies to vegetâ€" position. But what does that| ables, should be spread out. This amount to? It only means, if truc.| projongs the harvesting season of that the leaders of two of the|really fresh vegetables, eases the politica) parties have combined in| work of cultivation and planting, the disfranchisement; a dusl di¢â€"| and makes for more even results. tatorship. ‘That two men or two| In most parts of the Dominion dozen men should claim for themâ€" there is stil; plenty of time to plant selves the rignt to overâ€"ride the|ay vegetables, and of the tender rights of six or any other number | and semiâ€"tender sorts, it is not adâ€" of constituencies to representation | visable to consider the main plantâ€" the disfranchisement; a dual dicâ€" tatorship. That two men or two dozen men should claim for themâ€" selves the rignt to overâ€"ride the rights of six or any other number of constituencies to representation in the legisiative assembly is as absurd as it is undemocratic, It is not Messrs. Hepburn and Drew who elect members to that body; it is, or is supposed to be, the electors The C. C. Â¥. is to make o# ate temupt to have the courts order the necessary byâ€"elections The law -y.m"lmacndom-- ber of the assembly has been vaâ€" eant for three months and no svrit has been lssued, the clerk of the crown in chancery shall imwue the writ forthwith." The govrenment‘s detferce wil} apparently be that when this law was peased in 1904 the government to appoint a reéâ€" turring officer to whom the writ would be issued. The legisliators of that date evidently dld not conâ€" caive ©* a xovernment which would .w.npttoWWCo- «ranchised in that way. It may be that the clerk of the crown in chancery should himself appcint mm.;mwmw- exurmetanCes. goud A Ahetrs han already ancured ind â€"â€" a fuct which has lJong 6 m \Technical Schools Hum To Keep War Machine Going Still Pl&nty of Time follage; sucking insects which proâ€"| 11.â€"One or more weak spots in Spring opened unusually early in | duce the same results; and the eatâ€"| the rope can be cut out and splicâ€" many parts of Canada this year,|ing kinds which literally devour|ed. ‘The short â€"splice. make the but as generally happens after a|the follage. Burning or drying| stronger join but if the eyes in the warm spell, the weather turned|sprays and dusts will handle the| pulleys are not large enough to alâ€" cold again, and some enthusiasts|first two, while the ‘"eaters"|low the short splice to pass who rushed their gardening operaâ€"| should be destroyed with a poison.| through, the long splice can be usâ€" tions probably regretted later, Admittedly, there is a thrill in getting the garden planted weeks earlier than usual, and if all goes well there is also a thrill in pickâ€" Ing the first flowers or sampling the first vegetables weeks ahead ing until now. Bug Kiliers An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, is just as applicâ€" able to war against garden insects and disease as it is to general health, ‘The proper treatment, just as soon as the first danger s*ows or is expected, will win the battle. It is amazing the injury di«w se or once they are well establis) ed. â€" Available almost evyerywhere in Cuannada are cheap and effective commercial seprays and powdors which will handle such pests as fungus, aphids, rust, wilt, cut worms, potuto bugs, ¢ic. In some cases these dusts or seprays are made of a combination of me*; inls to cope with a variety of sbhould be appliec when the plants are dry amw the dusts stick better when the plants are alighody moist with rain or a dew, Generally speaking, all piant enâ€" emies are divided into three types â€"â€"fungus, that mildew or wilt the The jobster seasor in now in full swing and a recent catch included an 11â€"pounder. ‘The Ashermen told the Canadiar Natlional Rallways agent a* *.nnenburg that the lobâ€" ster was too large for the ‘zap mouth but became imprisoued in the alats when he tried to whort cut his way to the bait, Canadian Naâ€" tional dining car am‘ botel chofa uy the bost flavor comens from a moderate wize lobster, many of which are now being sorved o traveliers The fountain 4 bewity is the hoart, and every genaerous thought Hllustrates the walls f your chamâ€" Technica, schools throughout Canada are humming with activity as men and women are mhdntupqndbhzmowlm“w:( manpower requirements armed services and war industries Under the Department of young men are trained to become tradesmen in the Army and Air Force. Older men or others IOBSTER WAS GREEDY THE GRIMSBY INDEPENDENT GARDEN SERVICE «â€"â€"â€" By GORDON LINDSAY SMITH â€"â€" of the soil to prevent sourness, baking, and to check evaporation of valuable moisture. In the dryer sections of Canada the latter point is vital By breaking un the surâ€" Cultivation > Killing weeds is only one of the functions of garden cultivation. Of equal importance is the stirring up ward movement of moisture to the|low or fish oil, in quantity no top of the soil surface where it| rreater than the fibres will absorb. might be evaporated by the sun. 15.â€"â€"Keep acids away from rope. Usually one thorough cultivation| 16.â€"Smail pulleys are extremely of the garden previous to planting, | hard on rope. The diameter of the or among the perennials and|pulley should not be less than 8 shrubs early in the Spring, followâ€"| times the diameter of the rope, 1.e. ed by a couple more at twoâ€"week|a % inch rope requires a 6 inch intervals during the growing seAâ€" | pulley, son will be sufficient. But in dry| _ For more detailed information years or season when weed growth on "Care of Rope", see Ontario is excessive, more may be needed.| Bulletin 327, "Knots and Splices", Conservation And Care Of Bags And Rope bags and rope mries it necessary for every citizen and particularly every farmer, to conserve in every way possible the supply of bags and rope, so says A. M. Shaw, Chairman _ Agricultural Supplies Board, Department of Agriculture, Ottawna. ‘The Board is concerned over the increasing difficulty in obtaining new supplies The + = h.'u.'ud rope is :flmm. ie $ is! ape« * â€" sage, when not in use, should be aung in a dry place where rats and mice cannot get at them. _ $.~â€"Damp bags should be dried before storing. 3. â€"The usefuiness of many bags can be extended by patching. . _4,~â€"Paper bags might be used in some imtances instead of jute or b~â€"Rope, particularly hay fork rope, should be stored by hanging aver a beam where it is dry. Hay fork rope should not be stored in a pile on the floor near the barn door where it may be subjected to tremping and expose@d to molsture, 6# â€"Rope, when in use, soms times twists, ‘These twists ahould bo taken o«*, otherwise the rope is aubjected to undue friction and cutting. 1,â€"~Morses ahould not he allowed to mop on the rope and every care should be taken to keep the rops> from dragging in the dust and dirt. Porticles of dirt working into tha rope shurten the lit» of the rope, b»â€"It the rope is longer than nocessaury, the extra length can be Ued in knots at the double tree and enclosed in an old bag. Next week â€" General Garden ire; More about Weeds and Inâ€" cts; Handling lute Plantings. The shortage e« , <= and cotton discharged from the services and women 1re ada‘ tuwz.hmâ€ï¬‚:t“o:“awvwm. ‘s war ® ment classes of the RC.A.F. At left, radio mechanics are being initiated into the secrets of complicated instrument panels. A student receives instructions in aeroâ€"mechanics at right., s up the surâ€" 9.â€"Rope should not be exposed to undue strain from extra heavy loads or severe jerking. 10.â€"Keep all pulleys, car track, etc., in good working order. Do not allow rope to rub on beams or through, the long splice can be usâ€" ed with success. 1%.â€"All types of rope should have the ends whipped or bound to prevent fraying. For more detailed informatioen on "Care of Rope", see Ontario Bulletin 327, "Knots and Splices", pages 2 and 3. have the ends whipped or bound to :fl:m“w, too ‘M to prevent fraying. serve in such a holy cause." Susâ€" 13.â€"When coiling a rope, it is| pecting nothing, the company usually best to lay it from left t0| boarded the seven veasels provided right or in a clockwise direction. | for them, but before the towers of 14.â€"The life of old rope that has| Marseilies had faded into the disâ€" lost its oi dressing may be extendâ€"| tance the sinister purpose of the ed by treating it with an applicaâ€"| merchants had been discovered. low or fish oil, in quantity no|slaves in the East. Two of the preater than the fibres will absorb. | ships went down in a storm and all 15.â€"Keep acids away from rope.|oh board were lost. The others hard on rope. ‘The diameter of the | dren were sold. pulley should not be less than 8| After Christendom resalized that times the diameter of the rope, 1.¢.| the Ca.‘ldren‘s Crusade was a fail« a % inch rope requires a 6 inch|ure, the whole movemeni was laid â€"Photosâ€"Public Information. Clear telephone lines fos ALLOUT PROD T CTIONK Your telephone is part of a vast intwisching system now carrying an abnovmal wartime load. Don‘t let needices delays bold up messages on which production efMiciency may depend. Harold B. Matchett Business Directory Mours 0 â€" 8 â€"â€" Saturdays 9 â€" 12.30 BARRISTER, sOLICITOR, ETe. wAncuoncrformauï¬ etu.eol-:dnotor\hoaz:t Catharines. Commissioner tak» ing affidavits. Phone 56, Beamsvilie or Grimsby Beamsvilie = = Ontar AVCTIONEER & VALUATOR The Children‘s Crusade (Continued from page 2) families, other homesick ones reâ€" turned to their native towns. Many died of hardahips. g The story of the French children is even more tragic.: They strugâ€" gled down to Marseilies after many tribulations, some stricken with disease and many dying. ‘They too expected the sea to divide and proâ€" vide them with an easy road to Jerusalem. One day, just as they were beginning to lose hope they were approached by two merchants who offered to take them to Palesâ€" to the work of the devil. The jegend of t»o Pled Piper of Hamelin is thought to have been derived from the story of the crusade. The Mentor. Vernon Tuck OPTOMETRIST Complete Eyesight Service J. W. Kennedy 285 Main Street, West GRIMSB‘Y OPTOMETRST AUCTIONEER GRIMSBY Phone 826 ESQUIRE LEGAL SEVEN