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i 5 f if A. MFAEM FIHfNT Jolm12as^eli ^ I T &' t /» ^ T ^ i * Tile ToroiUii Anglers' and Hunt- ers' Association hat. just started jomething wliich sounds like a realty good idea â€" a predator con- trol campaign lasting from June 1. to December 1. It is designed to interest hunters in helping to rid the country of harmful pests. * (. « Prizes are being ottered lor in- dividuals and for five-man teams who do the best in the proposed clean-up; with foxes being rated at SO points each: crow-. 20 points: skiiiil;» 15 points; starlings 10 points, and protindhoKs 5 points. A special note on the entry birrik is rather interestiTig. It reads: "( 'ur predator control campaign is Oi considerable value and benefit to the farmer in tlie saving of crops and other farm products. I-iowever, it is recommended tlial members first obtai'n perjiiission from the farmer before entering his land. The development of good farmer relations is in the interest of all." « <: ♦ .lust in case any-oi my readers are interested in l\earing more about the proposed campaign, the addres.s of the '['oronto Anglers' and Hunters' Association is 16 Gould Street, Toron.o. 1 am sure that if you write to that address, you will receive full details. Not long ago. I was re-reading a poem of Kipling's â€" I forget the title, but some of you will probably remember the verses 1 refer to. Thiy tell of how, down through the centuries, native Britons â€" Hob- den was their name â€" keiJt giving advice on the management of a certain piece of laud to tlie differ- ent "conquerors" w!io temporarily possessed it . Among them was a Roman, a Dane, a Norman and so on. « * « To one of them who was com- plaining that this field "didn't look iio good," twin's panicular Hobden »nswered, "Have it jest as you've â-  mind to, but I've proved it time on time, if you want to cliaiige her nature, you have GOT to give lier Hnie." * »;- * That line came back to me on looking over a release from the Ottawa Department of Agriculture, one item on which was headed, "Lime Will Correct Soil A,ctivity." The article goes on to say "It is not generally known, but in some areas, even virgin soils recpiire liming." * * t, anada is now using lime at a rale of 450.00(1 tons a year, but much more than this should be em plo\ed if our soil is to be kept at a satisfactory level. Before lime is applied, the soil sliould be tested to determine if it is required, as high arlkaline soils may be just as harmful to certain crops as acid soils are to others. V <r- * .lust in case some of you don't already know it, the Dominion and Provincial Departmehts of Agricul- iHare have a joint lime subsidy policy, so that lime can be deliv- ered very cheaiply on the farm. The Provincial Ciovernmeiits ope- rate this policy through lh«ir agri- . cultural extension staffs, and farm- »rs interested in purchasing agri- cultnral lime should contacvt ttieir locnl agricultural representative. * ♦ * Fionj many parts of Canada come questions about Hie growing of beans for human oonsnmption. While about 80 pe^r cent, of die oomniercial crop is grown in South- westirn Ontario, field beans are grown successiully in a great vari- ety of soils. They require about the sanie climatic conditions as corn. . â-  4t « 4> But great care is required to pro- duce a crop of \\ quality. Planting should not take place till all dangei of damage from spring frosts is pifVt. Harvesting should aim at get- ting tile crop in as clean and dry a."- possible. .'Knd in threshing, no matter whether you use a combiue oi an ordinary macliine, care must be taken that as few Beans as pos sihle are broken or split. T'le small white pea bean is the type in greatest demand for com niercial cannmg, and in i^outiuvest- ern Ontario, the ilichelite, because oi its yield and . superior quality, lias largely replaced tlie Robust varie.y, once "extensively grown, 'i'lie Corvette variety ha^s a little larper seed that Michclite, and oc- cu!>'es a much smaller acreage. « * I n some areas, where earlier ma- turity is required, the Burbank variety is frequently grown â€" it is very popular, for example, in the irrigation districts in .Mberta. The brown seeded Norwegian variety is earlier- than any of the white sc -(led k-nds. It bakes well and can be recommended for areas where real- ly early maturity is essential. ^- ♦ V- Scveral varieties with colored seed are grown, and of these, the Yellow Eye is the most popular. It is highly regarded us a baU!ns nori^ bean. Unfortunately, the yields are kw as coni])ared to tlie coninioii white pea t\pe. VVliicli will be enough of beansâ€" and of this col- jnini lor a week. An Idea Many Places Might Copy "liie joint committee," writes C Y. Clement, which sponsored tlie Wallaceburg Water Safety Urive, have desired me to write to you to express onr appreciation of the assistance given by the Red Cross in our campaign. This campaign was instituted due to a tragic series of child drownings extending over the years, probably due to the dan- gerous situation in our town. We have a very deep river here, and tlie town is built around its forks, and it seems to constitutv. a regular trap for young children. "When the last drowiiing occurred, in January, the local Kinsmen Club, Rotarians, Optimists, and Junior Chamber of Commerce, formed a joint committee to deal with the problem, and worked closely with the town council and school boards. This has been done, and an inhaler lias been p urchased, and 25 life- saving posts, complete with ring buoys and gafT poles, have been erected at strategic points along the river banks, and the town has pur- chased an aluminum boat and a fast pick-up truck. Classes in the Scliae- fer method of artificial respiration have been set on foot, through every organization in the town, as welt as the factories, and we hope that several hundred people will receive instructions within the next week or ten days." â€" From the Salvation \ymv "News Bulletin". It now becomes a race for towns to increase their trade territory and at the same time to know what to do with the cars when they come. â€" Knoxville Empress. By Tom Gregory Whether of the manufactured OR HOMEMADE VARltTV YOU CAN INCREASE THft USE.FOI.NESS OF VOUft METAL PAINT- S7IRRIN0 i PADDLE By SIMPLY BaNDINO THE END OF THE PADDLt AND SHARPENING THE BENT EDOE VOU'LL FmO IT'S SAftlER T9 SCRAPE LOOSE THi PiSMENT THAT SETTLES AT THE BOTTOM. THt BENT EDGE ALSO MAKES A HANDY MASHER SOR LUMPS AL- READY LOOSENED. To AVOID GETTING PAINT ON VOuR HANDS, WHEN OOINO ODD JOBS OF PAINTINO A- ROUND YOUR HOME, MAKE A HANDLE PROM SPRING BRASS OR STEEL WITH A FLAT SPLIT RING TO HOLD IT TOGETHER LIKE A CLAMP AND MAKE IT ADJUSTABLE ?OR VARIOUS SIZED CANS. Home Made Lie-Detector â€" Chicago's Crime Lalniraiory \\aiited a new lie detector, but learned that a factory-made machine would cost the city $12'i.S. Policciiiaii joe, left, and Jolm Price, ei-ononiv-iiiindt'd brothers, thought they could do better than that. Witli an O.K. from the coniiiii.'^sioiier, they built the detfctfir alinve, nsiiiiv some old parts and some iie\v ones. Cost: S^IOO. Is It The ^o»t Loot of Lima? \ii Vmorican er;|)c(lition equip- ped with the most up-to-date treas- ure-liuiitiiig instruineuts that sci- ence can provide, claims to have found the long-lost treasure of Cocos [?l:iiid, said to be worth $750,000.0(1(1. The expedition, led by Mr. F.llis Patterson, used electric metal detectors and high explosive 'I'lie real-life treasure island of Cocos ' not to he contused with the Cocos or Keeling Islands in the Indian Ocean) lies in the Eastern Pacific in latitude .i° 32' North, longitude 87° 2' West. Owned by the Central .American republic ot Costa Rica, but uninhabited, it is four miles long and two miles wide I'OT over a century, adventurers have been looking for three sep- arate treasure hoards, said to lie hidden on Cocos Island. For it served as a remote safe-deposit for tJie men of the skull and cross- bones who pillaged and plundered up and down the west coast of the .Anieric:is during the seventeenth, eiglitceiitli and early iiineteentii centuries. Pirate loot was landed there iroiii the crammed holds of marauding ships, to be "deposited" by bIoo<lt'hirsty crews who wished to sail away once iiiore to pillage and kill. 'I'lie W'elhlimaii, Captain Edward Davis, was one of the first pirates to "invest" in Cocos Island, iiis ship, riie Bachelor's Delight, a cap- tured Danish gunboat, terrorised the sciiboard towns oi the Carib- bean ior four years. He buried this loot in Cocos ana tor ,14 years lay low. 'I'lien he set out ill a .)6-gun siiip, named The Blessing, to return and collect the treasure. He never got to Cocos. On t'lie way, he turned pirate again, sacked the City (pI Tolu on the Spanish Main, and was killed by a Spanish musket ball. Cocos was also the favorite de- posit box of Benito Bonito. A Portuguese pirate, he had earned for himself the tuieuviablc title of "Benito the Bloody Hand." .lust how many hoards Bonito buried on Cocos will never be known, but in 1819 he landed the entire contents of two .Vleptioan treasure ships. On the beach he divided the spoil into four separate heaps, then hid each in a separate place. This loot included 40 tons of silver dollars, eight hundred gold bars. hundreds of gem-studded weapons, and caskets of jewelry. Harried by pursuing ships, Boni- to left Cocos and headed south to round the Morn. Off I'ierra del Fuego he was intercepted by H.M.S. Espiegle and with the ex- ception of one man named Cliap- pelle, he and his crew were killed 111 the lighting. Fate of the "Mary Dear" Chappi'lle never returned to Cocos, but before he died, he drew a rough chart to siiow where the treasure had been buried. But it was never found. In 1820, while Heeing from tlie liberating armies of Bolivar, the Spanish \ iceroy placed on board the Bristol brigatine Mary Dear all Fern's gold reserves and valuables worth several millions of pounds which had been taken from Lima. Captain riiompsoii, in command ot the .Vlarv Dear, was ordered to stand well out to sea until Spanish warships couhl roiuoy him to Spain, Instead, thoinpson seized the treasure and headed for Cocos Island. There he and his crew placed it in a cave which they had excavated from the clitT-side. I'hen Thompson turned traitor. While his companion* were inside the cave, gloating over the treasure, he exploded a charge in the en- trance and sealed them all in. Half a dozen well-equipped ex- peditions have since been to the island to find that cave, including one led by Sir Malcolm Campbell. .Ml came back empty-handed. Perhaps tilie American expedition has liad better luck, though it may be one of the other buried hoards that lias been discovered. For no mention has been ma}le of the grii- h guardians of Thompson's treas- ure. Perhaps they are still waiting . . . Broken Leg or New Ladder How can a fellow tell when a rung on his ladder is going to break? On the list of farm injuries are a number of broken legs, arms, jJioulders, heads that came when a rung broke. It makes a diffeacuce whether you're on the third rung from the bottom or the third from the top. Maybe every farmer ought to figure out the life of each ladder, and tliro%v it awaj- a couple of years before the breaking point, iJui how do you tell? â- Ml we are sure of is that most fanners keep ladders around too long. A new ladder is cheaiier than a liiispital bill for a broken leg. How It Wa» Done Kiiylish society wa* agog when a duke married a blonde from the Music Hall chorus. It was even more agog when a Bond Street art gallery exhibited a life-sized por- tiait of her in the altogether. The duke was furious. "I don't know what's biting you," said the wife. "Believe me, there's nothing wrong. He did it from memory." If You'r« Asked To Make A Speech OflFhaiid, you may nev»r have oon- tldered extemporaneoue speaking a* a particular skill you needed to lc(|uire. Vou may have been a head table guest, but not the principal speaker. Vou may have received a gift or a special recognition in public and have accepted it with having only to say thank you. You may have been seated on the jlat- form because you accompanied the honor guest. None of these occasions called for a speech, but there may be an- other time when you will find it necessary to speak extemporane- ously. It is important that you be able to speak well, even though you are not the main attraction. There is no special technique to learn, for the manner in which you talk informally is definitely yours and not one for another pei son to imi tate writes Carol Biba in the Chris- tian Science Monitor. But there are a few guidepo.'-ts to follow along the speaker's road. Once you securely stake tliem down, you will find that speaking without pre|iaralion can he an interesting and sometimes delightful experience, provided aKvays, of course, that you have soinerliing to say.' Vour atticiule has much to do »\itl) putting yourself and your audience at ease, once you stand beiore them. Vou may be able to give this a variety of iiiiincs; we shall call it poise. There are easier jobs than jtai.d- ing up before a group '^nd speak- ing intelligently as well as amus- ingly, especially when you have had no previous iioiice. Xothing is 50 disconverting to an audience as to have a speaker obviously unpre- pared, not in words, but in how to get them out! Here's a tip from an experienced head-table guest, who is often called upon for the well-known "few words." He picks out one person in his audience and imagines that he it talking with him alone. The rest of the erowd fades into the background. He for- gets that he hai many lis-tenera; they become just one. That is one way to gain poise. You may figure out a devioe that will serve you equally well. Keep your head up â€" and ohiii, tooâ€" when you are talking before an audience. This goes for talking over the radio, also, as any of you know who have ever broadcast. You have all seen the speaker who grasp* the back of a chair with his hande and talks into the tablecloth or to the platform floor, completely obli- vious of the people out front. Look your audience in the eye. They will immediatelj' decide that you hay* something to say. Note also the value of a smile and a pleasant ex- pressioii. That counts more than anytliing else, when you are mea- suring favorable audience reaction. Once you have risen to your feet and have, we hope, your audi- ence with you, teiiieinber to be brief. Extemporaneous speechee somelimes assume the major pro- portions or a reasonable facsimile of a full-fledged speech. If you are asked to say a few words, re- meinber the definition of few. It is, according to the dictionary, not many. Some speakers like to put in a plug for a favorite idea of their*, which may or may not have a point for what is being discussed at the meeting. Your third guidepost tiieu i« Stick to the Subject. Neither spend your time telling several funny stories. For a short speech, one story well told is suftieient. Choose your wordt iMirefully. There are many person* who spend several minutes telling how unac- oustomed they are to making speeches or how they happened to be at the meeting and at what hour they were asked to speak. Explaa* ations of this sort are usually bor- ing to .one's audience unless there is an excellent reasqrt for going into â- uch detail. If you have been asked to speak on short notice, the chair- man or master of ceremonies will probably say so in his introduction. If then you make a good speech, your audience will not have to be reminded that you were unprepared. That will be so much to yor credit. Sometimes you are called on to speak from the tloor. This is in- deed a tesi of your ability for ex- temporaneous speaking. Kenieinber to acknowledge courteously the re- quest that you speak. Try to speak loudly and clearly, -o that no one is unable to hear you. ."^nd, above all. never refuse an opportunity to speak even, though it be for only a few minutes. Ex- temporaiieou> speaking is best des- cribed thai it is lieing yourself. And if you can liecoiiit skilled ia this kind of public aiipearance, you will discover that you have a most useful t.'ileiii. Where He Learned Four \ oung lierocs wiiose ages ranged from ten to 15 years were being honored by the local Lioiia Club for rescuing a comrade who had fal'en through the ice. One of Dhe Club nn-iirwrs a>ked. "Did the idea of making a liuinan cliaiH to pull your friend out come to yon intuitively or did you learii the method hi Boy Scant or VMCA work?" ".\'aw," replied one of the heroes. "I saw tliat in a Comic." Strike Leader â€" Carrying a strike sign, Toimny Thompson, president of the UAW-CIO Local 600, takes a place in the picket line surrounding the Ford Motor Company's River Rouge plant in Detroit. More than 62,000 workers walked out over an alleged assemhly line "speedup." Three New Paces at Paris Parley â€" 'riiree new' faces will appear at the coiilereiite lahlc m I'ari.s when tlie Big Four Council of Foreign Ministers tries again to un.snarl the Gertiitin |)robleiii. L.cft to right in this photo montage are U.S. Secretary of State Dean .\thesoii ; Briti.sh Foreign Secretary Ernest Beviii ; French Foreign Minister Robert Schuiiiaii aiuJ Soviet l'"oreit;ii Mitiisler Andrei Vishin.sky. C^iily Bevin was prt'sent in London in I 'ci I'liiln-r. 1'147, when tlic Rit^' Four !:ist (â- '>ii>ii!f'rc(l ( Ifi-m.-itn LITTLE REGGIE /say REGGIE -where D)OYOu')|'^ '^CET THAT DANDY BASEBALL f^l By Margarita .SUIT ?J AlKr IT KEEN DAD' ITS A [CAPTAINS UNIFORM