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News Parade By blizaheth fcedy NEAR EXPLOSION POINT: The internationally famous woman journalist Paula LeCler who has just returned from a two-month tour of England, France, Poland, Lithuania and the Baltic States lays that a war crisis more intense than that preceding the Munich "peace" will break over Euj-ope this month or early in April. Only a miracle, she claims, will prevent the outbreak of actual hostilities this time. An interesting observation: "Po- land holds the balance of power in this delicate European situa- tion. Lying a.s it does between two great dictatorships. Poland has made it clear that while it wishes to be neutral, it will fight any power that touches an inch of its territory." â€" o , THE NEW POPE: A triumph for the democracies it is that Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli has been chosen as the new Pope Pius XII over the jroteats of Fascist powers in Eu- rope. Official Germany met the announcement of his election in sulky silence. (As Papal Secre- tary of State Cardinal Pacelli bad been solidly behind Pope Pius XI in his denunciation of Nazi ac- tivities against the Catholic Church). Now, under the leadership of the relatively young and virile Pius XII it seems that the Church is about to abandon its policy of more or less passive resistance and launch a major push all along the ecclesiastical front. â€" o RURAL HYDRO: The statement that Hon. W. L. Houck, vice- chairman of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontanio, re- cently made about the extension of Hydro services in Ontario hav- ing reached the saturation point didn't strike us as being quite sound. We thought of all the farm houses and buildings we knew of which are still lighted by kerosene lamps and lanterns. The Owen Sound Sun-Times, The Stratford Beacon-Herald and the Windsor Daily Sta* have taken Mr. Houck up on it, we are glad to report. It is pointed out that there are plenty of areas in rural Ontario not yet completely ser- Ticed by Hydro; there are many districts untapped, or just touch- ed, by power line developments. The Windsor Star suggests that Mr. Houck go up and take a look •round the farms in Dufferin, Wellington, Grey, Simcoe, Bruce and Huron counties. In conclu- sion : "There ai'e thousands of On- tario farmers who still want Hy- dro, if it is made available to them and they can pay for it." â€" o REJECTED DRIVERS: The De- partment of Highways informs us that 23 per cent, of the people who undergo tests for drivers' li- censes in the province are turned down by the examiner, for reas- ons of inability to operate the Tchicle successfully, physical han- dicaps, criminal offenses involving nsotor vehicles, mental incompet- •nce. Now the Ontario Motor League proposes that all motorists pass eyesight tests before being allow- ed to drive. o â€" o RUMOR DEPARTMENT (not to be depended on, of course) : It is whispered that instead of a long parliamentary session lasting well on into the middle of the summer, House of Commons proceedings •t Ottawa may be cut short soon after the visit of the King and Queen, and an early election call- ed, probably for September. Balloon Blockade Protects Germany The German air force has plac- ed hundreds of balloons on cables around cities and industrial cen- tres of the Reich and established M new "blockade" division to man this new defence system in case of •Ir attacks. Motorized troops have been in training to inflate and send the balloons thousands of yards into the air in a few minutes when an alarm is given. Two motor units are assigned to each balloon. The troops have been in training for these special duties for months. Each balloon is a unit in the German system. A plan of sus- pending nets from cable.', was dis- carded as impractical. In SUfgcr Formation The balloons are staggered, so that it would be almost impo!?sible lor an aviator to escape all of them over a given point. Some •f them are to be sent up as high « 32,000 feet, other.-? to lower aKitudcs. Plans have been made in this way for protecting all startegic points. Comparatively few bal- loons .ire needed for such points as britige.s, power v.-orks, ^lams and Moilai* structure?, because they •re more difficult lo a'*,rl< from Uie air. Snow Blankets Ancient Citadel in Quebec City Where the man .ABOVE is seen walking the King and Queen will walk . . . but in a dilFerent atmosphere. It's a picture taken at the entrance to The Citadel, residence of the lieutenant-governor of Quebec, where their majesties wil stay temporarily while visiting Canada this summer. The heaviest snowfall in Quebec city in a quarter century made the walks mere canyons instead of the vantage points to gaze around the hi.storic fort that they usually are. Blamed For Breath Of Another Man Swmia Citizen Asleep In Church Meeting Is Looked At As- kance By Congregation Who Smell Liquor. Rumor has it that one of Sarnia's most 1 jpectable citizens is being slandered these days. It all hap- pened because the respectable citi- zen had been working late at uight and was so tired that he tell asleep at a church meeting. He (the respectable citizen) went to the church meeting one night last week and sat down In one o£ the reaf seats. Another man, a m-^TUber of the same church, c.ime in and seated hiniselt beside the sleeper. The trouble was that the second man had been drinking â€" and had sense enough not to show It. Tongues Set Wagging But he did smell o£ alcohol. Ami the combination of the odor and the sleeping form of the respect- able citizen was enough to set tongues wagging. Women passed by w^ith scornful looks and muttered re'..-.I:ea. One of them stopped and spoke to the man who had been drinking. "Isn't it disgusting?" she said in- dignantly. :'hureh of all places!" Knows Nothing About It The man who had beeu drinking ii^ver so much as smiled. He turn- wC his head when he answered the lady and agreed that the whole thing was shameful. So tongues are wagging In Saruia these days, un' known to tl" man who fell asleei He, respectable citizen, knows nothiu'j of the inci- dent other than that he dozed off for a moment or two at a church meeting. Short-tailed field or pine mice are causing severe damage to ap- ple trees in Annapolis Valley dis- trict, N.S. Orchardists in some sections estimated from 26 6to 50 per cent, of thier trees damaged. Lucknow Man Grows Lemons And Oranges A greenhouse at Lucknow, Ont., has a lemon tree which has one lemon on It measuring about twelve inches in circum- ference. There are three or four smaller size lemons on this hot- house tree. It is in a pot and is less than three feet high. An orange tree is also producing small oranges this year, one has matured and ripened. Another curio is a fig tree that bore fruit bat It dropped oft before ripen- ing. PUCK CHASERS ! : NEWS OF O.H.A. DOINGS T CANADIAN AMATEUR HOCKEY Playdowns for this season in Ca- nadian Amateur Hockey (Eastern Section) have been arranged as follows : Senior Series A â€" Ottawa and District A.H.A. (3 out. of 5 series) vs. Maritimes A.H.A.â€" at Maritimes A.H.A. Mar. 16, Mar. 18; at Ottawa and District A.H.A. Mar. 21, Mar. 23 and Mar. 25 if necessary. B â€" Winner of "A" Series vs. O.H.A. (2 out of 3 series)â€" at Ottawa and District Mar. 25 and Mar. 27; at O.H..'^. Mar. 27 or Mar. 29 or Mar. 31 if necessary. C â€" Eastern Final (2 out of 3 series) â€" at Winner "B" Mar. 29, or Mar. 31 or Apr. 3; at Quebec A.H.A. Mar. 31 . or Apr. o, or A Dr. .J and Apr. 7 ',i ne.es- ?ary. Junior S^rie* A~ Ottawa and District A.H.A. vs. M&rjti^le<> A.H.A. â€" at Mari- iimes Mar. 21, Mar. ;!3 and Mar. 2^) if necessary. B â€" Winner of "A' Series vs. Quebec A.H.A. "If Ottawa and District wins "A" Seriesâ€" at Quojee A.H..A. Mar. 28; at Ottawa and District Mar. 30 and April 1 if necessary. "If" M.A.H.A. wins "A" Series Trucks Market Farm Produce The Provincial Minister of Ag- riculture has estimated that 90 per cent, of Ontario-grown farm produce reaches market by motor truck. Highways, he said, had changed shipping and marketing methods to a degree "ijever dreamed of by the people of two generations ago â€" indeed never anticipated by our own parents." Marketing Methods Changed Referring to such highway ship- ments, Mr. Dewan mentioned the fruit and vegetable station at Gra- venhurst inspected 4,098 trucks loaded with produce north-bound from June 18 to Dec. 24, 1938, an increase of 46 per cent, over the previous year. "Some 443 loads of apples, 193 loads of other products, 414 tons of produce in all were held for reconditioning," he said. More than 2.000,000 Italians and 100,000 Germans are now living In -Argentina. â€"all games at Quebec A.H.A. with same dates. C â€" Winner of "B" Series vs. O.H.A. "II" Ottawa and District or Quebec A.H.A. wins "B" Series â€" at Ottawa and District o. Quebec A.H.A. April 3, and at O.H.A. Apr. 6 and Apr. 7 if necessary. "If" M.-iritiraes A.H.A. wins "B" .?eries â€" all games at O.H.A. with same dates. U.S. Flier Crashes Into Barn Near Parkhill, Ont. Lieut. L. A. Cowlcs, of the U.S. Army Air Corps, wag instantlv killed when his Seversky pursuit plane crashed into a barn near Parkhill, Ont., killing two horses, a cow and 70 chickens. Lieut. Cowles is thought to have oecome lost in a dense fog and crashed when his gasoline supply became exhausted. VOICE OF THE PRESS .WANTEDâ€" MORE PEOPLE Everybody talks about solutions ol the railway problem, but every- body avoids the discussion of the most obvious one; more population â€" Toronto Saturday Night. BEAVERS, BEWARE! It is evident that, given a real chance, beaver will soon have so multiplied in the province that a profitable trapping industry will again be possible â€" Sault Star. FARM INSURANCE Attorney-General Conaut tuts been pointing out that if it were not for the farmers' mutual flre insurance companies, which offer much-reduced rates, it would ba almost impossible for many farm- ers to furnish protection for their properties. When it is known that these companies now carry a to- tal of $52,000,000 business in On- tario, their popularity with pt'ople living in rural districts may be ap- preciated. â€" Brockville Recorder and Times. EVER TRY THIS? We often wonder if those peo- ple who talk about our three thou- .sand miles of unprotected frontier have ever tried to ai'gue with a customs officer. â€" Hamilton Specta- tor. EIGHT PER CENT INDIGENT In December 871,000 persons were receiving relief in Canada. That is about eight per cent, of the population, a large proportion in a country of great resources. â€" Sault Ste. Marie Star. GREATER OPPORTUNITY The old narrow trails where two cars could barely pass without col- liding, notes a cynic, are happily being replaced by splendid wide highways on which six or eight ears can collide at the same time. â€" Kitchener Record. LOST ITS CHIEF ASSET About 60 years ago, a 50-acre farm in an Ontario township was sold for $2,200; last week it was sold for $625. The explanation !iea partly in the fact that it was once all hardwood, while today it :s stripped of bush. â€" St. Marys Journal Argus. Bathing In a high sea at Great Brak River. South Africa. Rev. D. P. van Hu.vsstpen lost ti.s false teeth. Kour da.v later the set was returned to him by a yoi:ug man who found them on the beach. Germany supplied nearly nine- tenths of the tools shipped into Italy last year. ACHING COLDS Relieve Their DISTRESS This Easy, Quick Way! Don't take chances. Rub on sooth- ing, warming Musterole. Helief quickly follows. Musterole gets such fine results because it's NOT just a salve. It'H a "counter-irritant"â€" easing, warm- ing, stimulating and penetrating- helpful in quickly relieving local con- gestion and pain. Used by millions for 30 years. Recommended by many doctors and muses. Made in Canada, in three strengths: Regular Strength, Chil- dren's (mild), and Extra Strong. Approved by Good Housekeeping Bureau. All druggists, 40(i each. MORE CIGARETTES FOR YOUR MONEY ^ EXTRA MILD PACKAGE olso in 25* r/n* i/jLB.TINSSc LIFE'S UKE THAT By Fred Nehei i-ie (oiprrictt. lat. t? rr«i ii^t> ] "Have a cigar, Monty â€" we've got a new daddy up at our house to-day. WONDERLAND OF OZ By L. Frank Baum < â- â-  •' •â-  it : :: : HT"' ^SSNIIfi ifiik^Mm fel fif'Rbi /^l V 1 ^^^^ss IhMM jm^ii^ w'w ^^'TiT/mK' "Sut my hands wTll gft CI «iin-l)iifiieil without mittsns," said tbe K.\ngaroo. ">fonscn.se." aald Dorothy. "I never heard of a Kangaroo that wore mittens, never." repeated the girl. "Where do you live?" "Over there." wna the answer, "but 1 can't so home without my mittcn.o." In the mo.Tntlme the Wizard and Uncle Ilcnry approached the KanKnrno. "Here." h<" said, "are "-onin milter.s for you. The Wiz^i.J found tbem." "Oh, th.ink .vcu very much." n.ald the Kangaroo. "Are yo'i going to Fuddlecum- Jlg?" "Yes." replied Dorothy, "how far Is it?" "Ju.st a little waya,'' said the Kangaroo, "but you'd better go quietly when you get cl'ise to it." "Why?" a.'ikcd the Wizniii. ouriouiily. "If I told you. It would spuil ihe fun.' ""^id the Kansaroo. "Cut pi> iiu'pMv iii,~i tlif «.ime." and with these »i>v<'4 the KnnrMron hopped away, while the (â- â- iicf!* i>ioce<J''d "n their iour- ney. They had been travelinc but a short ilme after leaving the Kangaroo, when they spied a group of very pretty houae.s. stand- ing in a green field a short distance ahead of them. Beautiful trees stjrroundod these housed and our friends could see nothinn out ot the ordinary in the scene. So. fol- lowing the Kangaroo's advice, they got out of the wagon and entered the field, and very cautiously approached the group of houses. "Ee very (julel,' whispered !he wuard. So sll<nfi.\' (itil ihey mo\e ill,*' -(i.'ii th*y saw. through ihti wmdous o.* '.htj huUtes, people ni<i\ing around, while others were passing to and fro "1 the yards between the Duildlngs. They seemed much like other people from the dl.-itance. and ap- parently they did not notice the little party of our ftienJ.i. Th.y hid almost reairh'd trte nearest nouse Bh'ii Toto saw a butterfly tlit In front of his nose and he barked lourtiy at 'f. Instanti.v a datle: WIS heard (rMm ih- house and v-"*"'"- «-i ^'n !!f ^ ; , i'i^H:iiBiiSs«a^ -