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THERE'S GONNA BE FIREWORKS$$ Page 10 Yes Sir, there's gonna be fireworks around here pretty soon, and we don't mean perhaps. year we are going to use the waterfront out at the Hydro Dam again. To be exact, these fireworks are going to happen on Monday, May 24th. This Based on the last two years experience, we find that this location is a better one than the Ball Park. fire around the shores of Hayes Lake, In addition to being able to see the display better, there is less danger of The vendor has promised the Recreation Associa» tion that this year's display will be bigger and better than ever before with some new items that we've never seen before. 0-0-0 LIMERICK CONTEST DEADLINE MAY 15TH The deadline for entries in the 4th "Save-a-Life Line" Limerick Contest is mid- night May 15th, With prizes ranging up to $100, for a single line, we ought to have a thousand entries instead of two or three hundred each month, Ask Les Pryor of the Pulp Department if it's worth it] That's an excellent show} It just goes to show that LongLac people can $5.00 prizes in the first two contests, possible 66 with thousands of entries. do it. Who will be next? He has already won two Two prizes out of a There's an entry blank for the current contest attached to this issue of the News. Useit, It may be worth money] 0-0-0 TO-DAY IT'S SPRING! From Sylva-~Publication from Department of Lands and Forests, Deep in the forest, something stirredsee. it was only the song of a bird] But there were no bird songs in the forest yesterday. Yesterday there were no birds there to sing. The little birds must have arrived to-day. Toeday must be Spring! So, to-day, I walked into the forest to welcome Spring, I saw miracles on every hand, The little bird sang; and the sun warmed-snow melted-water ran in the streams-sap rose in the trees-animals who'd slept all winter stretched, yawned, and cliched from their dens-others shed white winter coats for sleek summer browns-and bright colours flashed through the branches as more and more birds appeared and flitted about, busily building their nestse.. Crocuses poked their heads above ground and bloomed, encouraging other spring flowers to Cont. on next col,) follow, Pussy=willows popped out and wakened the dogwoods and birches and other bushes and trees, Even the conifers spruced up a bit. And then, all at once, it was as though a great symphony concert commenced to play in the forest. Birds of all kinds took flute, string and woodwind parts. There were flickers to play the trumpet score; and for the saxophones, a bit raucous but plenty loud, were crows and ravens, A woodpecker made like a woodblock; another rattled away like a gourd; squirrels chattered like castanets, and the rest of the rhythm section-from snare to bass drums, triangle and typmanum-was made up of spring peepers, bullfrogs, tinkling waterfalls, and ruffed grouse,