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» « NEWS PARADE.. For whatever reasons â€" religi- ous, political or comraonsen^e â€" 'the people cf Quebec voted to turn Pi-emier Maurice Duplessia out of office, the results of the re- cent provincial elections were un- deniably gratifying to Federal Liberal leaders. And whether or jiot Duplessis' defeat on O'ltober 25 could be interpreted as a sweeping victory for Quebec par- ticipationist!!, the position of the Dominion Government taken with respect to the war in Lurupc was immediately strengthened. That day saw Canada present a united front along with the other coun- tries of the Empire. And from that moment on, we were in the war in earnest. The vote in the United States Senate, 67-22, in favcr of repeal- ing the arms embargo clause of the Neutrality Act pointed to an early assent by Congi-ess to Pre- sident Jtoosevelt's bill. The adop- tion of the revised Act, with its "cash-and-carry" clauses, will he of indirect but vastly important aid to the Allies ; thence may bring the United States a step nearer to participation in the war. â€" o â€" Of the situation on the West- ern Front, John O'DonneU of the "New York Daily News" wrote: "The war is a washout â€" figura- tively and actually." Heavy rains, alternating with sleet and snow, madt the lines a mass of mud, and military operations on both sides were again almost at a standstill. On the political front, biggest news of the war's eighth week came when Beaito Mussolini sen- sationally dismissed seven of his pro-German Cabinet Ministers, the secretary of the Fascist party anu the chief of staff of the Ital- i_.i army. Before the full effect of this shake-up on his former Axis-partnet Hitler could be ap- praised, the world turned in â- watchful waiting to the sessions of Russia's Supreme Soviet from which a declaration of the U.S. S.R.'s. foi'eign policy wa; to come forth, clarifying Germany's posi- tion, whether of strength of of weakness in the war. Many puz7ling questions were expected to be answered: how far Russo- Gerraan co-operation extended in the economic, diplomatic, military â- fields; what Russia's new policy meant as regards the Baltic re- publics, and the war in general. â€" o â€" In the Far East, all eyes were on India. Native leaders there (Nehru and Gandhi in particular) felt it unjust that India should . be called upon to fight for de- mocracy in Europe while being denied independence themselves. Mahatma Gandhi's National Con- gress Party which conti'ols eight provincial governments in British India threatened resignation of all its Cabinets. This would force the Government to call wjon lead- ers of the opposition to ft>rm new governments, while Gandhi fol- lowers, retaining a majority in the Legislatures, could vote down the new Cabinets one after anoth- er. A civil disobedience campaign, inaugurated again in India, would be as serious a threat to the Brit- ish Empire's existence as Adolf Hitler's war machine. Here's The Latest Addition To The Canadian Navy I [^.«n»i~:i»i. How Daylight Saving Began As A War Measure "Summer Time" Came Into Force In Britain In 1917 A^sreat many things have been blamed on war. but those who are opposed to daylight saving time be- lieve that is the greatest piece of confusion left in the Wake> of tho last Great War. Daylight saving time was adopted in Britain during the last war. lu the sprinp. sum- mer and early autumn months, in an effort to save fuel ordinarily used in heating or lighting. The encyclopaedia Britannica says that "In the second year of the Great War nearly every country in Knr- ope adopted the device of putting the clock forward one hour during the s|>ring ami «ummer aiul aul- atnn nK)nths. The motive" was to get the peopU' to bed an hour ear- lier and out of bed an hour e-irlitM-. to aavi- furl lor lishtliiK aiirl Ut-at- Ing." The first suggestion of a day- light saving scheme was made In Kngland in 190" by William Wil- l»tt. In 1908 a bill was Introduced into the British ftotiso of Com- mons but it was not adopted until 1916 wUcM the British (loveruuient set up a committee to study nays and means to save fuel. The United Stales adopted day- light saving tinip in IHIS but it was repealed in 1919 because of consid- erable opposition. Thp mow was adopted in C'anad< in 1924 bnt was l,it*r left with each mnnlcipality. Tho late.-' addition to hi.s majesty's Royal Canadian Navy, H.M.S. Kem- penfeldt, Tjs been renamed Assiniboinc and passed to the control of the Canadian government. The flotilla leader is 326 feet long with a displacement of 1,390 tons and a speed of 85 Vj knots. Women Becoming Motor Mechanics Ontario Cities Have Large Clatws In Technical Work Twice a week 34 Toronto girls forgot their business car&ers, and climb into overalls or smocks and delve into the mysteries of spark plugs and carburetors. They are learning aibout cars from the inside out In a course of motor mechanics so they will b« prepared If they are needed to drive ambviances or take men's places in mechanical Jobs during the war. Cars From Inside Out For six months the girlsâ€" school teachers. stenographers, store clerks and all with jobs â€" will spend three hours or two nights a week at the northern vocational school. Ordinarily women are ex- cluded from the motor mechanics' class at the vocational school and applicants have been few in pa*t years. But when feminine demands for instruction became numerous G. E. Mahn was put in charge of a class tor women. The class was originally planned for 20 and now has 34 students. A similar class for women mech- anics has been organized in the Ottawa Technical School. Failed To Win Seat Paul Gouin, son of a former Pre- mier of Juebec province, and leader of the Action Liberale Na- tionale party went down to de- feat in the recent elections. His party failed to secure a singls seat in the Legislative Assembly. Your Book Shelves Can Be Decorative Books functioning as dally com- panions rather than as the furnish- ing of dignified libraries bring into use new and decorative pieces of furniture. Book shelves are Ingen- iously fitted into odd corners and incorporated mto all kinds of fur- niture. They are foUnd over the heads, at the ends of couches, in alcoves by the side of a desk or in the fireplace c v. Book shelves seem to take up less room when built in. but mov- able furniture containing books, from the old-Easliioued secretary desk to the contemporary combina- tion radio cabinet and bookcase, makes for variety in the arrange- ment of furnishings. Spaces for a few books are provided in many small stands do-<l.i;iied to bt* placed by the side of a bed or easy chair. Small wall shelves made In a less literate age to display bric-a-brac, are often adapted to hold a row of e.ipeclally choice volumes. o NTARIO UTOOORS By VIC BAKER DUCK DATA! Now that shotgun shooters in Ontario and the rest of Canada are blazing away at those fast ilying ducks, a word or two on what has helped to increase the flocks these last few years would not be entirely out of place. The answer lies in two direc- tions: the establishment of refu- ges and the curtailment of shoot- ing through regulation. Ho'ward Zahniser, of the United States Bu- reau of Biological Sur\'ey, is in- clined to plate, the enforcement of regulations above sanctuaries. This, from one of the United States recognized waterfowl ex- perts, has real sig^nificance in â- view of the demand forwarded by some duck hunters that greater liber- ties be taken with regulations aa there are again enough ducks to waiTant increased shooting. Duclu Produce Ducks In answer to the hunters' plea of increased flocks, Zahnisei ad- mits more ducks *fing north now than a few years ago, but points out that there are still fewer- wa- terfowl than 10 years ago, and there* were not many then. Over 4,000,000 acres of waterfowl re- fuges have been acquired by the Survey during the last four years. This should be increased by at least 7,500,000 acres, Zahniser avers, to achieve the minimum re- quirement for waterfowl. Only ducks can produce ducks, so the gn^eatest credit must go to the reduced kill of recent years. If the presence cf live ducks on the refuges provided is to be in- sured, hunting must be kept with- in safe limits. Because the flocks are increasing does not mean that the waterfowl question is solved. If for- two seasons the guns claim more than the annual increase, we will be right back where we started ! Say Oil Supply Is Ample Here All Canada's Requirements Can Be Met Inside The Country â€" Turner Valley Deposits Some of World's Bijgest All Canada's oil requirements could be supplied by her own oil fields, according to Col. Nelson Spencer, Vancouver business man and director of the Home Oil Co. at Turner Valley, .\lta. Col. Spen- cer was recently interviewed in Montreal. "Distribution is the main prob- lem," Irfe declared. "The Govern- ment is interested, especially since the high exchange rates with the United States came into force after the start of the war. Pipeliues have been discussed, but the people in the West feel that a reduction in railway haulage rates would solve the problem. Pipeline construction is a very expensive and long hnsi- ness." Distribution It Big Problem Prospects at the present time. Colonel Speueer continued, point- ed to Che Turner Valley being one of the biggest oil deposits fn the world. The present wells were pro- ducing a limited supply of 26.000 barrels of higo grade oil a day. but that could easily he stepped up to 50.000. With wolls which are being dril- led lu the north, production would be gnaily increased. These should be producins early next year. Canadian Hog Quality Better The quality of Canadian hogs, as indicated by grading results, has been steadily Improving ever «ince the inauguration of the National Bacon Hog Poll y Instituted by the Uominlon Department of Agricul- ture In 1921 and this improvement has rapidly increased wltUln tbe past few years through the greater stability given the Canadian hog industry by the establishment of the bacon quuia with Great Brit- ain. This Is shown by a compari- son of the years 1934 atid 1S38. In 1934 there were 3.025,161 hogs all graded, of which 19.1 per cent, of them were selects; la 1938 the number of hogs graded was 1,940,- 161, showing the percentage of sel- ects at the Increased figure ot 29.5. These figures refer to live grad- Ingrs, and the smaller number ot hogs shown tor 1938 is due to Vhe fact that 1,305,324 hogs were grad- ed as carcasses in that year. An important factor In hog im- provement has been the carcass grading service, inaugurated In the year 1934 as eiemplltled by the ac- celerated Increase in desirable grades made during the past year, when this system of grading reach- ed considerable proportions. One of the greatest difficulties in selecting suitable bacon for ex- port luta been the large proportion ot hogs marketed at undesirable weights, but even this situation is improving under the Increased pop- ularity of carcass grading. MICKIE SAYSâ€" AOVERTISIK^G AlKJT KIO HOCUS POCUS MAGIC'* \t^ JEST PiRsraASS SALESMAMSHlP^TEaiKi' All ner eusTOwvERS At tw' same time / 3ti2S^ Quality Of Wheat Inferior In 1939 Western Crop Not Up To Standard of Recent Years, Report States A report on the quality of West- ern Canada's 1939 wheat crop, is- sued at Winnipeg by the Board ot Grain Commissioners, indicates the top three grades ot prairie wlieat, although of good milling and bak- ing quality, do not attain the high standards set in recent years. The report said a largo propor- tion ot the crop weighs 62 to 65 pounds a bushol, and protein con- tent, index to milling quality, av- erages 14.2 per cent. The protein content is A per, cent, above the final value recorded for last year's prairie yield. Flour yield and loaf volume in Nos. 1 and 2 Northern and No. 1 Hard wheat are a little lower this year. Aualysists also report that the gluten in No. 1 Hard and No. 1 Northern, though considered very good, is less elastic and extensible than usual. Publisher Dies Joseph Moore, publisher of the Gi'orgciown Herald for many years, died at his heme ui Georgetown, Ont., last week. He is survived by his ^vife and one daughter. Mrs. R. Douglas Toronto. "SUB" SOLUTION If rain didnt return waUr tak- en from oceans by evaporation, science reports, they would dry up in 3,000 years. Here, at lasi ia the solution to the submarine problem. â€" Guelph Mercury. DEATH AND TAXES They're called death duties la Britain, succession duties in On- tario, and inheritance taxes in the States. But under any other name they'd smell just as badly to Uie heirs. â€" Toronto Star. TRAINED YOUNG PEOPLE WANTED Again the trained mechanic is coming into hia own. Canadian in- dustry needs him; and industry realizes the folly of not training more young men in the trades dur- ing the hard years. â€" Globe and Mail. PRESERVE THE ELK All honor to Canada for what she has done to preser\'e tbe Hk fiom extermination! Reckless slaughter nearly wiped tliem oat as it did the buffalo. How many would be left in a few years if the average hunter were let loose to do his will? â€" Our Dumb -Ani- mals. SAVE THE BEES The position of Canadian apiar- ists, due to the sugar shortage, ia one that demands the attention of governmental authorities. Scores of bee keepers throughout On- tario are worried as winter ap- proaches because they require large quantities of wiiite cane su- gar to carry their bees through the winter and early spring. The bee keepers are likely to see many of their hives ruined, unless suffi- cient cane sugar is made avail- able before it is too late. â€" Kitch- ener Record. Abitibi Area Growing Fail ol 125,000 !â-  P«v AbitIbi iMstrici In ^k>rt^w•st•te Quebec wlH show a populatioa im> creass ot nacre than 125,000 wbM the decennial census Is taken M 1941, A. J. Pelletler, head at tli* Bureau ot Statistics census braao^ estimates. Population ot tbe dl» trlct In the 1931 census was oalr 25,000, but -there hare been grsst strides In mining since. Get Ready For Census Preparatory work for the Domla^ Ion census Is going ahead in spit* ot ths war and It Is expected tkak once again in 1941 the populatlM of Canada will be counted. New questions wlU be asked ia the next census. To be dropped ara the questions "Can you read" saA "Can you write." In tlielr place will be the record of the years' schosir ing ot each Individual. There wlB be new questions to determine •» cupatlonal trends and one regar*> Ing receipt of relief. Mushroom Harvest Fi8[urin8r Out The Dairy Bull's Value Many a valuable dairy bull has been butchered before any one knew his woiih. Cases are' on re- cord v;here a bull's djugkters lia^e developed into wonderful cows after their young sire has been consigned to the sliambles. The point is: If we have a well-bred bull, and we think enough of him to use him in our herd, why not keep him long enough to determ- ine his value as a sire. We don't stand much of a chance of gain by discarding him and taking on another untried sire. You cannot tell for sure whether a dairy buli is a gi'cat sire until he is about seven years old. Figure it out for yourself. LIFE'S LIKE THAT The unusually liieh tempera- tures of the first 10 days of Oa- tdber accompanied by heavy raias have been a combination of coa- ditions that have produced a bic crop of field mushrooms in Onta- rio. Many people, especially those living in the country districts, have been able to obtain this fo«4 delicacy in quantity. Members sC the Sarnia Indian Reserve ban4 have been selling mushrooms fr door-to-door. //^A« BEEHIVE By Fred Neher "Oi:r club would be a good influence on him .... after he paid due* he wouldn't have any money left to ran around with (irU." REGULAR FELLERS Well, Pleasant Dreams! By J. MILLAR WATT -^OM C0C/1.DN V,AKE ME. UP THIS MORNIN' V AT ALL.'3HE SAID ^- ^ 3LEEP UIKc A BEAR.'' \OU KNOW, A BEAR CRAWLS K IN AN CUE LOC h AN' SLEEP'. i WITHOUT wa'.<;n NO OTHER ANIMAL\ IN THE WOILD CAN SLEEP THAT 1 LONG 'CEPTIN- ./ A^ BEAR / r