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Many Young Canadian
Pilots Are Now Serving On

Royal Canad

Britain's preparedness program
has led to an exodus of nearly 150
pilots, holding civil flying licenses, |
from Canada to service on short ser-|
vice commissions in the Royal Air
Force, government officials said.

It was emphasized the movement
was not organized by government
agencies but was voluntary on. the
part of the pilots who found the
R.A.F. willing to accept their ser-

vices. The pilots were generally
young men attached to Canadian fly-
ing clubs.

Commenting on Sir Philip Sas-
soon’s statement in the British House
of Commons, inviting Canada to co-
operate in supplying pilots, defence
department officials stated the gov-
ernment had done no recruiting for,
the R.A.F. so far. A few pilots from
the Royal Canadian Air Force had
been sent to England for special
courses of instruction.

Officials refused to state whether
any preparations were under way to
send a number of R.C.A.F. pilots to
England as suggested by Sir Philip.

At present there are 152 officers in
the R.C.A.F. of which 128 are on the
general list and are active flyers.
These pilots are scattered across the
Dominion at the various flying bases.

Information concerning aircraft
and pilots has been passed on to the
British air ministry when requested,
it was stated. It was also learned
that a number of the civil 150 pilots
now in England with the R.A.F. had
been medically examined by the
militia department here before they
sailed.

During the past few years, a few
pilots had left Canad@ to join the
R.A.F., but the number increased
rapidly following Britain’s decision
to re-arm and it has now nearly
reached the 150 mark.

Some months ago it
nounced there are several R.A.F.
pilots in Canada taking special
courses and one R.A.F. plane is being
tested here for cold weather flying.
But the reciprocal exchange of pilots
between the two countries is not be-
lieved to be large.

was an-

A National Pastime

Collecting Queer Things Is Becom-
ing Quite A Hobby

Collecting things, just as a smail
boy accumulates stamps, butterflies)
or marbles only on a much grander}
scale, ig becoming an American na-
tional pastime with many thousands
of persons spending hours in search
of rare hitching posts, antique music
boxes, Indian arrow-heads and what

not, states the Christian Science
Monitor.
The growth of collecting as a

hobby is reported by Mr. O. C. Light-
ner, who for three years has publish-
ed a magazine called ‘Hobbies.’ He
has observed as an indication of this
trend the springing up of hobby
shops in many cities, little stores
containing all kinds of queer things,
from buttons to firearms, which may
be snatched up as prizes by col-
lectors.

Most collectors start in an ama-
teurish way and develop into special-
ists, said Mr. Lightner. Take the
stamp collectors, for example. The
experienced ones limit their field. A
woman in New York collects only
lavender stamps. A man philatelist
is interested only in those bearing
the picture of Columbus. Others go
in for airmail stamps, for stamps
bearing pictures of ships, and so on.

Stamp collectors form the largest
group, the hobby editor said. Next
he placed the coin people or numis-
matists. After them come the an-
tique fans, and then probably the
gatherers of Indian relics.

Ruined Vegetables

He wore plus-fours and carried a
large assortment of golf clubs.

“Yes,” he said to the girl in the
train, “I’ve had an awful day. Rain-
ed all the morning, and by lunch-
time the greens were in a shocking
state.” |

“Really?” said the girl. “We had
asparagus, but that wasn't very
good, either.”

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Coronation Fish
Coronation fish in patriotic red,)

ian Air Force

Developing Volcanic Ash

New Industry For Saskatchewan
May Result From Research

Research on deposits of benotine
and yoleanic ash in western Canada
may lead to their development for
domestic use, the Canadian Institute
of Mining and Metallurgy was told
at its annual meeting in Montreal,

Prof. W. G. Worcester of the Uni-
versity of Saskatchewan and the Na-
tional Research Council, has already
made progress in improving the
bleaching qualities of these clays of
treating them with acid, it is re-
ported.

The clays are used in the oil and
lard industry for purifying and de-
colorizing oils, gasolines and fats.
Formerly Canadian manufacturers
depended on imported clays.

Deposits of volcanic dust in Sas-
katchewan are already being used
for cleansing and scouring com-
pounds.

New methods for extraction of
metals from ores have been develop-
ed due to the demands of industry
for metals of the highest purity, ac-
cording to a paper to be read by
Prof. J. U. McEwan.

Producers are meeting the de-
mands for nearly 100 per cent. pure
metals largely by electrolytic refin-
ing, the paper says. By this method
valuable new metal by-products are
being recovered,

Canada has recently become an im-

TANKER RAMMED BY LINER IN FOG

This dramatic photograph of the stricken tanker, Frank H. Buck, was
taken a few moments after she had been rammed in a fog off San Fran-
cisco by the liner President Coolidge. Although the tanker was badly dam-
aged it remained afloat and was towed to port after its crew of 36 had been
saved. The liner, carrying 1,200 passengers, was forced to turn back for
repairs.

portant producer of pure
selenium
trolytic

and tellurium due to elec-
refining. The metals re-
mained as impurities in older
methods of treating ores.

Radium produced in Canada is ex-
ceptionally free from mesothorium
and other impurities, Dr. G. G. Law-
rence said in a paper prepared for
delivery before the institute.

The Sea Of Life

Applied To Our Journey
Through This World

The person who first used the term
“the sea of life’ drew a most apt
metaphor. From the time a person
is rocked in the cradle of sound sleep
until a half dozen of his friends
“blow the man down” six feet under
the earth, there is something in his
life that smacks of the mighty deep. |

The stage of infant squalls over,
the little clipper gets his sea legs
under him and prepares to learn to
sail his own particular little fleet
through the years. If he held a re-}
view he would probably discover his}

is Well

Have Become Players

Who Formerly Watched

Robes Are Costly

Costumes For Coronation As Expen-| People
sive As They Are Magnificent Games Enjoy Playing Them
Dresses, gowns and robes for the| We note in an Ontario paper some
coronation service in Westminster) discussion about a plan for a profes-
Abbey are as expensive as they are} sional baseball league to include
magnificent. A duchess may spend| cities from 15,000 to 50,000, but the
$2,000 for the oné outfit and it can) writer was somewhat skeptical about
only be worn for coronation cere-| @ttendance at the games.
monies. As a matter of fact, attendance at
A peeress of the baroness degree] baseball and soccer games in many
will have to pay more than $500 and cities has fallen greatly in the past
the cost mounts as the owner scales| few years, for the very simple rea-
the social ladder. Nor do these fig-| Son that the people who used to go
ures include such extras as jewels—| and sit in the bleachers are now
and as these include tiaras, neck-| chasing a golf ball, swimming in one
laces, clips, booches and pins, they of the hundreds of public swimming
represent a tidy sum. pools or otherwise playing instead of
Robes for the peeress must be of watching others play. It is said that
crimson velvet or of purple velvet if
the wearers are of blood royal. The
court gowns worn under must be
white, cream, gold or silver. How-
ever, for those less favorably situat-
ed, there are such made-goods as
machine-woven velvet, which is con-
siderably cheaper, and rabbit not in-

many people have taken up ski-ing
and tobogganing.

It's a healthy sign

one of the reasons that hockey} quality,
crowds at Montreal are somewhat| which possesses objectionable yellow
disappointing this year is because so} kernels.

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when people! Rust
would rather play and exert them-| shortly to be released for distribu-
selves than to be content to sit in| tion.

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Future Of Great Northern

Areas Of Canada Lies In

Oat Varieties
New Highly Rust Resistant Oat
Produced At Dominion Labor-
atory At Winnipeg

In Western Canada Victory and
Banner have long been the leadinng
oat varieties, a position they still
hold. The need, however, for earlier
maturing varieties as well as rust
resistant types has resulted during
the past few years in the appearance
of several new introductions. The
more important of the early matur-
ing varieties are Gopher, White
Cross and Legacy. .

Of the three, Gopher is perhaps
the most widely adapted. Compared
with Victory or Banner it is seven
to ten days earlier maturing, pos-
sesses a stiffer but shorter straw and
yields slightly less. The bushel
weight is high and the quality ex-
cellent. Gopher is recommended as
an early oat in all three prairie prov-
inces.

White Cross, which originated at
the Wisconsin Agricultural Experi-
ment Station, matures only a day or
two later than Gopher. This variety
has fair yielding capacity but may
be criticized for its slimness of ker-
nel and low bushel weight. It has
given its best performance in north-
ern Alberta.

Legacy was developed at the Cen-
tral Experimental Farm, Ottawa,
and matures midway between Vic-
tory and Gopher. It appears to be
adapted mainly to central parts of
Alberta and Saskatchewan where it
produces a high yield of somewhat
slender grains of good quality. At
the Brandon Experimental Farm,
Legacy outyields Gopher but is in-
ferior to the latter in bushel weight.

Anthony, a recent introduction
from Minnesota, is popular in parts
of Manitoba on account of its re-
sistance to stem rust. It resembles
Victory, very closely in earliness of
maturity, straw strength and kernel
characters. Anthony yields some-
what less than Banner or Victory un-
der drought conditions and distinctly
better in rust years.

Two other rust resistant varieties
of American origin, Minrus and
Rusota, have been tested at Bran-
don. Both have proved to be of poor
particularly the former

Vanguard is a new highly rust re-
sistant oat produced at the Dominion
Laboratory, Winnipeg, and

Results from recent co-opera-

frequently passes for ermine.
The robe consists of three separate

armada contains the S.S, Friendship,
the flagship that leads him safely
through calm or stormy water; the

the bleachers and watch others play.| tive tests show it to be two days
—Lethbridge Herald. | earlier maturing than Banner, stiffer

S.S. Hardship that tags along in
spite of his best efforts to scuttle
her; the S.S. Ownership that is his
pride and joy not to mention the
Courtship with her cargo of spice.

And if the little skipper learns to
put into the harbor of sound thoughts
he will avoid the gales that make
his passage to Eternity Landing
hazardous. St. Thomas Times-
Journal.

Work To Be Done
Training Young People To Take
Places Of Older Men

The following is taken from Shin-
ing Lines, Linotype News: One
large California employer told Jack
Dionne, the Texas lumber publisher,
about his inability to get satisfactory
“The

help. trouble’, he said, “is
that for five years we have all been
working with skeleton organiza-

tions, and we have not been building
men to fit our needs. We must start
all over again, building men.”
Eyery employer should keep before
him that oft-quoted sentence from
Emerson's essays: “The greatest en-
terprise in the world for splendor,
for extent, is the upbuilding of a

man.” All of us must interest our-
selves in the proper ‘training of
young people who will take the
places of those who are running

things to-day.

A 175-year-old grandfather's
clock made in London and going
strong and correct has been present-

ed to the New York Academy of

parts, the velvet kirtle or gown, ae TG Me aE .| strawed and approximately equal in
opening in front to show a court A Trick In Figures | bushel weight and yielding capacity.
dress beneath, the train also of vel- Multiply your age by two and add} The quality of grain is very satis-
yet falling from the shoulders, and| five to fhe result. | factory.

over that a short ermine cape. A Multiply by 50. ~ a -

duchess does not pay more merely Add the change in your pocket, if

less than a dollar.
Subtract the number
this year, 365.
Add 115 for good measure.
The two left hand figures
show your age.
The two right hand figures will
show the change in your pocket.

because she is a duchess, but because

her robe has a longer train and a
F A .

wider ermine trimming.

of days in

Rich patricians of ancient Rome
planted fruit trees on the summits of
high towers and housetops, thinking
that this enabled them to live under
the protection of the gods who
watched over orchards.

A doctor at Munich, who has been
collecting transportation tickets for
years and now has 40,000 specimens
from 100 countries, claims he has
the best collection in Europe.

iffy Knit
.

In the middle ages, Italy was the
greatest resort for students desiring
higher education. |

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The McIntosh Red

| Famous Variety Of Apples Had Its

Origin In Eastern Canada
The facts of the case are that a

will| certain John McIntosh, who came to

Canada in 1801, bought a farm close
to the St. Lawrence in the country
of Dundas which he subsequently ex-
changed for the west half of lot No.
9 in the fifth concession of Matilda,
where he built a shack to which he
moved his family.

While he was making a clearance
on his new property, he discovered a
few wild apple trees which were
spared the axe. One of them was
carefully tended by his son, Allen,
who propagated and developed the
species since known as the McIntosh
and established nursery at Dun-}
dela which served as a centre for
McIntosh culture.

The McIntosh Red is now, of
course, widely disseminated. It is
still grown considerably in its native
soil of Eastern Ontario, but in even
greater numbers on the Pacific coast
of both Canada and the United
States, whence it is shipped to con-
tribute to the food supply of more
than one ocntinent——Brockyille Re-
corder and Times.

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Nothing To Worry About
The conductor of a very slow Eng-
lish train hurried along the platform
and opened the door of a compart-

;a breach of the peace.
| dismissed,
| not to interfere with school duties.

Development Of Minerals

Stretching from Hudson Bay on
the east to Alaska on the west, and
| from the northern boundaries of the
province of Mantioba, Saskatchewan,
Alberta and British Columbia to the
North Pole, the Northwest Terri-
tories occupy 1,500,000 square miles,
or more than two-fifths of the area
of the Dominion, Although about
one-third the area of Europe, the
population is only 15,000, including
Indians and Eskimos,

In spite of the northern latitude
the Territories are not a region of
perpetual ice and snow as many be-
lieve. Although the winters are long
and cold the temperatures are quite
high in summer. The long days of
sunlight promote rapid growth of
vegetation, so that in some places
grains and vegetables are grown for
local consumption even as far north
as the Arctic Circle. The so-called ©
barren lands yield a profusion of
wild flowers and mosses. The north-
ern limit of timber growth runs in a
sweeping diagonal line from the
mouth of the Mackenzie River to
Churchill on Hudson Bay, and timber
suitable for mining purposes is cut
on the shores of Great Bear Lake.

Since the seventeenth century the
Northwest Territories have been an
important producer of furs and since
1922 have yielded a fur harvest
valued at more than _ $27,000,000.
Notwithstanding the importance of
the fur industry. to the economic life
of the Territories, recent events
have shown that the future of this
great northern area lies in the de-
velopment of its mineral resources,
Attention was first drawn to the
mineral resources of the Canadian
North by the gold strike on the
Klondike River in the Yukon in 1896,
and since then the Yukon has pro-
duced gold to the value of more than
$192,000,000.

In the Northwest Territories the
most important mineral development
prior to 1930 was the bringing into
production of two oil wells on the
Mackenzie River 42 miles below
Norman, and about 875 miles north
from Edmonton. The discovery at-
tracted considerable attention, but
the wells remained capped until 1932,
when a market for the oil was found
in the Great Bear Lake mining field,
where pitchblende deposits, from
which radium is obtained, were dis-
covered in 1930. The Great Bear
Lake development has been of im-
portance not only because of the
radium silver deposits, but because
of the inspiration it has given to
prospecting and mining in the Terri-
tories by calling attention to the fact
that large scale operations are pos-
sible in a region that, prior to 1930,
was doubtfully regarded as a profit-
able mineral country because of
problems of distance and communi-
cation.

Following the discovery of the
Great Bear mining field, free gold
was found near the mouth of the
Yellowknife River in 1934. A num-
ber of other. promising discoveries
have been made, including those at
Outpost Islands in Great Slave Lake
in 1935, and at Golden Lake in 1936.
Nickel and lead zinc deposits have
been found also, and some develop-
ment work has been carried out. Lig-
nite coal has been discovered in sey-
eral places.

Father Warned Against Interference
Under Act Of 1366

A boy who snowhalled his head-
master at Grimsby, England, inad-
vertently “brought to life’ a statute
of Edward Ill., enacted in 1366.

After the snowballing incident the
boy was sent to his room by the
headmaster. Instead he went home

. and returned with his father.

Father, it was alleged, shouted at
the headmaster, used bad language
and invited him to join in a fight in
the school yard.

Father was summoned under the
1366 act for conduct likely to cause
The case was
was warned

but father

They sat in silence for some time.

white and blue are a popular line in| Medicine, with a $500 trust fund to

ment occupied by an elderly gentle-|

“Of he fin-

t are you thinking,”

ally ked.
She blushed and figeted uneasily in
chair for

man. |
“Pardon me, sir,” he sald, “but|
I've got some yery bad

London shops just now. The fish,| keep it wound and in repair.
from South America, have red tails, | oT 2 a

her a minute Never

white stomachs and brilliant blue The gorilla beats his breast as an you.” Pa Sa mind!” she replied. “It’s your busi-
backs. Zoologists have a word for| outlet for a. superabundance of A _ Like to Debaeue of Hearts’? This amusing blouse of all-over heart |" 4)» Penaimed®-the) pase _| ness to propose; not mine.”
the inch-long creatures — “Neon! energy and does it during all his esign and fashionably full sleeves, is a charmer, and no end of fun to knit! 2 pg oe SO ~

- 2 See, the spaced hearts are sim vi 7 lank:
Tatras’—but to coronation-mad Lon-! various moods, not only when he is! stitch of von trantie telnet en ee a

doners, that doesn’t mean a thing. | angry.
|

“What's happened?” =

The conductor looked agitated. A new umbrella is fitted with a
small window so that the user can
see where he is going. Or whether
the owner is coming.

Sean og Continence Presto!—the new Tyrolean effect.
ouch, add heart-shaped buttons and buckle. Worn with suit or match- ow ” said, “we've j
fi [ing plain’ knitted skirt, his blouse is “tops”! In pattern 9812 you will find | , i rh ee iaaka ee ie
BankemeThistin ithe tent ae 4 complete instructions for making the blouse shown and a plain knitted | 2° s rer fecal
Be Sh eens : e ten Hy A pints declares that the future| skirt in size 16 to 18 and 36 to 40; an illustration of it and of the stitches | Stop where you were getting off, has}
y aa is note r d. j of 1 family life is in the| used; material requirements. been burned to the ground.”

Poet—' Y-yes, sir! I feel that note| hands of domestic servants. They | To obtain this pattern send 20 cents in stamps or coin (coin preferred) “That” 1 right,” returned the
is the only immortal thing I shall| will probably let the whpleuth to Household Arts Dept., Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Ave. | passenge ‘they will have rebuilé it

in, peatae
ever write!” dro pike E., Winnipeg.
Pe There is no Alice Brooks pattern book published {by the time this train gets there.”

As a play-

To show how pleased he is to see
the Chinese

you, shakes

hands.

his own