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IN SPY ROUNDUP I^hilip Durnford Smith, above, de- â- cribed as a Canadian "war â- dentist," and Eric G. Adams, below, are among the persons being held in the roundup of Dominion employees and others suspected of conspiring to give Russia atomic bomb and other wartime secrets. Seed Boxes for Early Start By W. J DRYDEN, WNU Farm Editor. A teed box should be a part of •very well planned garden. Not only will It be utilized to give planti a head start by sowing seeds before the outdoor's sol] U workable, but It may be used to advantage through- out the gardening season. A fmal] box In a sunny window will give the seeda of a few favor- ite vegetables or flowers, several weeks' head-start this spring. While the first crop is being raised In the garden, replacements can be kept going in the seed box. The seed box will never remain idle In a well planned garden. The tile and type of seed box wlU depend opon the Individual rcqnlremeuti. It will be advto- able for gardenera to consider the new method of wick feeding •r watering in their seed boxea. Bore a bole In the shallow eecd beiz, insert a wick, preferably of fibre glass about four inches long. Even a piece of cottun rope will serve as a wick. The box is ralaed over a pan containing wa- ter. Before the wick trill start !• carry water to the seed bed. It wll] be necessary to first satu- rate the soil. This method will provide the soli with the proper amonnt of moisture, provided water is always kept In the pan. Seed boxes should be filled with a highly porous soil or one of the newer soil substitutes such as tor- pedo sand, peat moss mixed in equal parts with good black top soil. Vermlculite or sphagnum moss also prove excellent soil substitutes, end, In addition to being reasonable In price, prove more effective in growing better plants than loU. The small amount of these substitutes USB 'A" LUMBER FOR SIDES, r FOR BOTTOM. HOLES FOD DRAINAGE •+• APART EACH VAY Ik R.AMT SEEDS IM >-ROWS I'AWkRT. USEFUL TOOL TO COMPACT SOIL. h'VMb 4X16 WITH I* PIECE "4X11 NAILED TO UNDER SlOe required in the seed box makes them very practical. They are ster- ile and there will be no loss from fungus. When these substitutes are used, it wiU be necessary to furnish the plant food upon nutrient solu- tions. EMPTY CHAIR MARKS SOVIET UNO SEAT Empty chair maiks place of Soviet Ambassador A idrei Groinyko after he walked out of UNO Se- curity Council. Secretary of State James Byrnes is addressing the members. Left to right: Sir Alex- ander Cadogan, Britain; Edward Stettinius, Jr., U.S.; Byrnes, U. S.; Col. W. R. Hodgsen, Australia; Dr. Pedro Velloso, Brazil. THREE GENTLE (?) LITTLE PETS Highlights of the News Soft Coal Miners Strike Jolin L. Lewis' 400,000 Unite! Mine Workers (.^.F.L.) began a countryside strike against the soft coal industry, threatening an im- mediate slowdown in steel produc- tion and gradual paralysis of the nation's reconversion program. The United States' idle because of labor disputes skyrocketed to 777,000, the highest total in nearly three weeks. Pesident John L. Lewis of the union, said there woul^ be no picketing. Rationing of coal was started on government orders to insure supplies for urgent uses. Detroit and Akron Walk News on the labor front wa^ discouraging. Transit workers brought transportation to a stand- still in Detroit and Akron, Ohio In Detroit railway bus driver-^ and street car operators, striking for an increase in wages, took every public transportation sys- tem vehicle off the streets. Nazism Smashed Again A well-organized attempt to re- establish nazism was believed to have been smashed following sei- zure by American and Britisli troops of 1,000 ringleaders of the plot in t!ie American and British occupation zones in Germany and Austria. The undercover move- ment had been in operation since before May, 194S. Arctic Glider Makr£ History Aviation history \^as luaile when a glider was successfully launched and picked up north of ilie Arctic circle. It was used to drop .supplies at Coppermine where the mobile force of exercise Mu'-kox, wliicli left Churchill, Man., Feb. 15, ha> arrived at the half-way mark <'ii its 3,100-mile Arctic trek. At Coppermine, 100 miles nurlh of the Arctic circle, tlie glider was cut loose and dropped swiftly to the snow, landing with a new en- gine for a Musko.x snowmobile. Thirty-six minutes later it was again airborne, the snatch rig working perfectly, and an unevent- ful flight was made over the Franklin mountains to Copper- mine. Mexico Brr.id Crisis Mexico City millcr.«, alarmed over reports that United States wheat shipments would cease, said that "if tlie United States Govern- ment does not release shipments of wheat to Mexico within the next 20 days Mexico City will be without bread." The national dis- tributors and regulators said it had b<en advised by the United States that shipments would cease. Peace in the Far East Gen. Chiang Kais-liek declared that co-operation between China and Russia is a ^basic principle ol lj<'ace in the Far East and the world and pledged Chnia's faith- fulness to the Sino-Russian treaty. Chiang stressed the importance of good relations with Russia and revealed that he has asked the Soviet to specify dates for the evacuation of various points in Manchuria in order to aid in or- derly restoration of Chinese rule. Elections in Greece An overwhelming defeat lor Communist and other left wing parties was indicated on the basis of unofficial returns from last week's elections, which paved the way for the possible return of King George II to the Greek throne. The royalist Populist parly ap- peared to have won a clear ma- jority, but not large enough to undertake other than a coalition government. H.M.C.S. Warrior at Halifax H.M.C.S. Warrier, first aircraft carrier to wear Canada's green maple leaf on her funnel, steamed into her home port last week from Portsmouth, England, on her maiden voyage. Just inside Sambro Lightsliip at the approaches to Halifax, the 18,000-ton flattop turned into the wind and flew off her fighter and reconi.aissance aircraft, giving Canadians ashore their first chance of seeing Canadian naval air squadrons flying as units. Cut In Berlin Rations The Allied Kommandatur adop- ted a rtricter schedule of food ra- tioning for Berliners, effcctvie May 1, after the French complain- ed that Berliners were eating bet- ter than French citizens. Authorities estimated that a downward regrading of several thousand of Berlin's 3,000,000 per- sons would save from 5 to 10 per cent of food imports. The food ration in Berlin is un- der four-power control, and dif- fers from the rations in the vari- ous occupation zones. Death From Tidal Wave A huge tidal wave brought death and destruction to a 4,000-nule area in the Pacific extending from Hawaii to the Aleutians and as far south as Chile. An underwater earthquake in the Dutch Harbor area was believed to have been the cause. It took tlie lives of possibly 1.52 persons, late reports showed and left property damage running into the millions. Hawaii suffered the greatest casualties CeiUngs Raised Increasing pressure on Canada's, i'.nti-inflation policy, both from ex- port prices and increased domestic costs, was reported by the prices- board in a series of weekend an- nouncements making upward ad- justments in price ceilings of steel, pulp and paper, lumber, molasses,. bedding, butler and pork. DEFENSE ATTORNEY Joseph Cohen, K.C., of Montreal,. who is attorney for Fred Rose, La- bor-Progressive M.P., charged with violation of the Official Secrets Act Here's Speedy Relief For Tender, Aching, Burning Feet Tour feet may be swollen nnd In- flamed that you think you can't fro another step. Your shoes ma.v feel as If they are cutting riKht Into the flesh. You feel sick all over with the pain and torture; you'd give anything to get relief. Two or three applications of Moone's Emerald Oil and in a tewr minutes the pain and soreness dis- appears. 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