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Page 10 CONSERVATION CORNER FOR SALE Ontario's "Flying Firemen" are o 1953 Pontiac - Two-tone green coming home to roost. The bright yellow 4 door sedan, tinted glass, new slip- Beaver aircraft which have patrolled most covers, undercoating, mileage 19,000, of the Province from dawn to dark for the Perfect condition, Apply 272 Kenogami past seven months, have been coming in Road or phone 449, for the past week from far-flung posts, to be hangared and overhauled during the 0-0-0 winter here at the headquarters of the Division of Air Service of the Ontario De- FOR SALE partment of Lands and Forests, Complete household furnishing, Some of the upwards of 50 planes Westinghouse "Imperial 30" Range, and in the Department's air fleet will con- refrigerator, sunbeam mixmaster, tinue on patrol and in various other ser- Electrohome Rotary, Ironer, Ladies vices throughout the winter. But the Bicycle, and many more articles. majority headed for winter quarters with the Apply 272 Kpnogami Road, or official closing of the forest fire season phone 449. which, in Ontario, extends from April 1 to y _. October 31 unless continuing high hazard A { TQ. dictates extension by the Minister, as was Kae the case two years ago, LAFF A LITTLE This summer, the planes have helped A salesman was trying to sell spot and fight 2,230 fires, the second larg- a farmer a bathtub.but the farmer est number of forest fires since records be- answered "Nope, We tried one once; gan back in 1917. The extreme mobility that's what killed Grandpa." which they afforded fire crews was one of "Killed him} What happened?" the contributing factors in keeping the - "Well, after we got it in the burned-over acreage down to 374,421, less house I plugged her up and filled her than a third of the record year 1936 when full of water, Then the whole family, fire swept 1,264,433 acres, from the youngest to the oldest, took Aircraft were first used in forest turns, The youngest hopped in, then fire work in Ontario in 1922, then survey out, the next oldest---all the away work was added. Since then, the modem up to grendpa who was last. And Beavers have performed a multitude of tasks, that's what killed him," from game census to mercy flights. "It did?" From now until the ice of northern "Yep, poor Grandpa died in the lakes is thick enough to support a plane, quicksand," there will be no flying out of such far bases as Oba and Tukanee Lake in the --- White River District, "ice box of Ontario", It is in such areas as this that aircraft An Australian sheep farmer, play an important part in fire detection having drawn 4 huge wool check, bought and suppression because a very small part a Rolls-Royce, When he brought it of the forested lands is accessible by back for servicing the salesman asked road or railway, if he was satisfied with it. "Oh White River District Forester R. yes," said the farmer, "I specially H, Hambly reported, for example, that like the glass partition between the "60 per cent of our fires this summer were front and back seat," detected by aircraft. Because of the "Why?" asked the salesman, Extraordinarily severe fire season, pilots! "It stops the sheep from licking flying hours were above normal, They flew the back of my neck when I'm taking long hours under trying conditions and, them to market, with other agencies, merit fullest thanks, 0-0-0 0-0-0 Please note hours for return of empties, 10--12 a.m. and 1-6 p.m. House 177 Hudson Drive,