BOYS' SWEATERS Pullover Cotton and wool, and wool mixtures. Big selec tion from. CHILDREN'S ' STOCKINGS Per pair EOYS' SOLID SHOES Allslzes, Pair BOYS' CHECK WIND- BKEAKEKS Sizes 6 to 12. Priced from LONG 40c LEATHER $3.95 S1.75 MEN'S PANTS All kinds, for dress and work. Pair S2.50toS5.50 MEN'S CHRISTMAS TIES Die selection. 50c t0 S1.50 MEN'S SCARVES 81.25 to $2.00 MENS RUHBERS Slightly soiled. Reg. C(n $1.50. Now UC MENS HOUSE SLIPPERS -All sizes. Pair 81.50 te $1.75 LADIES' HOUSE SLIPPERS --All sizes. New wedge styles. Reg. Q4 ah (2.00. Now ijl.t) B.C. CLOTHIERS Third Avenue just West of Sixth Street . mfmgh CMABBV .11 ffl ('"" vy JiiHUUI Wh I rf lets-1 FOR NEXT YEAR From The watertront nnly fishing boats operating sut of Prince Rupert at this in-between season are the Thelma fisher Capi- ttuuw iiuuus; aim Flnella, Capt. Dave Ritchie, all 0f which have been trawling flatfish. The Flnella arrived this morning with 35.CO0 pounds. British Demobilization and Export Demands Increase Outfitters' Problems LONDON, Nov. 1 0Odd Jac- Garden 'NotebocI THE COMPOST HEAP Renewal of humus in the garden sol) is a constant problem for the home gardener, and a compost pile offers one of the best and most-economical sources )I numua While decay of a compost pile proceeds slowly In cold weather, the quantity of material available for rotting down into gar-tfen humus Is greatest in the fall, when dead leaves Burning leaves is a, waste, but many gardeners prefer not to spade them lntd the garden soiL Leaves from many trees decay so slowlv that spring will fnd them still Intact, and if many have been' -worked into the soil they may be a nuisance all sum- ; mer long without benefiting the ! YOU WILL SAVE you buy your clothes from us. EOYS' LONG PANTS Cotton worsted wool. Well made- Per pair S1.50 10 84.25 RCZn 65ctoS2.50 to crops. Decay is more rapid when the compost Is piled up and exposed to the air, than when it is buried or thrown in a pit. So a compost heap, begun in the fall by piling up dead leaves, offers the best solution. It can be added to in the spring and summer, with lawn clippings and plant dsbrls, and by next fall should provide humus of a quality which will be an unmixed blessing to your garden. Set aside a suitable location, out of the way, and preferably screened by planting, or a fence 10 x 10 fett would be an average size. Clean off all vegetation and harden the surface soil by rolling. Pile evenly over this area all dead leaves and other waste plant and even animal material, from your garden, and from kitchen wastes. But carefully exclude, If you would avoid trouble, all wood, branches, twigs and metal objects. Wheni the dyer, well tramped down, is six inches thick, sprinkje it with a balanced fertilizer mixture,' about one ounce to a square! yard. Wood ashes and limestone are also beneficial, each In three or more times thi3 quantity. Then wet It down. Build up the heap, layer by layer, with similar applications between the layers; and keep it mo!st. If bad odors develop an Inch of soil thrown on top of each layer will prevent them. When the pile is as high as you can conveniently manage, cover the top with soil and let It stand until you are ready to dig the humus into the garden. Start a new one to take care of current accumulations. Such compost piles, consistently maintain ed, should. .provide .your garden. with all the humus required for good condition. Better English By D. C. WILLIAMS 1. What is wrong with this sentence? "Tell us your preference and the ;same will be forwarded to you." 2. What is the correct pronunciation of "forbade?"' A 3. Which one of these words, is misspelled? Delicasy, hypocrisy, autopsy. 4. What does the word "concomitant" (noun) mean? 5. What is a word beginning with "os" that means "exclusion by general consent from common privileges?" ANSWERS 1. Say, "and it will be forwarded to you." 2. Pronounce the a as in bad, not as in aid. 3. Delicacy. 4. That which accompanies. "The other concomitant of ingratitude is hard- j heartedness." South. 5. Annettes Retiring from Business CONTINUES take this opportunity of stocking up on fall and winter apparel at stock moblllnt'on would inevitable increase short-term difficulties In the outfitting trade. i A large proportion of the total production of men's outer wear has to be diverted for use by demobilized men." In 1944 the Ministry of SubdIv had agreed to a target of 35,000 kets "and trousers may have to j purposes. !ti0L?e"0n continue a feature of men's wear for the next 12 months, Sir Stafford Cripps, president of the Board of Trade, told London outfitters. He said the speed-up In de- Speeded-un demobil lzatlon would require 75,000 suits a week for the rest of the year and 65,000 during 1946. The public must have patience a little longer," Sir Stafford said. "Demands for export trade and t aemomnzation must be met. "Supplies of menls clothing cannot possibly Increase to any extent during the next year. Th? public pressed very hard for increased demobilization. Now th?y will have to sacrifice something for it by not expecting more men's clothes for a. while." BELFAST ffl - in a bid to stamp out bad conduct at movie theatres names of boys whose bad behaviour has resulted in court summons are flashed on the screen. Their offences range from ripping upholstery off seats to street attacks on theatre v Gardens now flourish in the land of the midnight sun (top). Even this old one at Fort Albany on James Bay is way down south by modem standards, (left) This 10-foot sunflower was grown at Fort Llard, N.W.T. (right) These giant cauliflowers were grown near the Arctic Circle, believe it or not! Mi PROTECTING WILD FOWL Veteran Nature Lover Believes Wild Ducks Need More Sanctuaries to Survive WELLINGTON, Ont., Nov. 1 tR Once a hunter who slaughtered wild ducks and geese for market, Dayton Murphy became a protector from whose hands the wild waterfowl would eat. For 20 years he has lived among them without breaking the trust. The 67-year-old nature lover, around whom as many as 200 blue-winged teal have flocked at a time to accept scattered food, says "wild ducks are imy pets." So close has be"en the association he has come to regard them "almost as people." "When you live among the waterfowl and get to know those old characters and personalities you begin to wonder whether they really differ from people," he said. "In Tact, the gentleness of some and the mean traits of others remind us a great dealof some people." Murphy returned to his birthplace In this Prince Edward county village overlooking Lake Ontario after an accident cut fdrfnfx Knpm Dalit? JMti0 Thursday, November 1, 1945 short a career as a high-wire performer on a bicycle. He turned to earning a living toy hunting, fishing and working on neighborhood farms. Twice holder of the Royal Humane Association's medal for life-saving, he never has smoked since he first tasted tobacco at the age of 18. A teetotaller, he knows he wouldn't like liquor anyway because he has "smelled the bottles." He bought his last suit of clothes in 1917, wears" running shoes and old clothes winter and summer because "if I were to dress up my birds wouldn't know me." Mix With Poultry In his years of nrotectlng and caring for the waterfowl. Murphy has inspired them to mix with his poultry and to take food from his lips, yet they remain wild. One of his prizes was a white-fronted goose, a bird of the far west, which found Its way to his colony in 1937 and within a week was eating from his hand. Last year, he said ,lt came "home with one leg nearly twisted off. probably from a trap," and Murphy had to amputate. 5 "Wild ducks are going to re- ; quire more sanctuaries to sur 1 vive," fie said. "Tnev scon learn where they are protected and win return there year after year." He sees the average hunters as "Just plain-kllkrs" without conscience. "I was a killer once myself, although I called it sport. I think cur soldiers coming back from overseas will respect our need-ior conservation. They have been ; at both ends of the gun and I ( hope they will understand the : problem facing our wild ducks." FIGHT AND LEARN MOMBASA P One of the Junctions of the East Africa Command's directorate of education and welfare was to assist the native troops in their letter-writing, but. says a recent report, some 70 per cent of them are now literate a striking commentary on army education. EARLY ASPARAGUS Asparagus has been known since early Greek and Roman times. , . Mull i I in, I H I II WIH I i il I I I I 1 I I W'liM'll --ifi i tii Urn f - 93 y To Canada's gallant fighting forces a great . portion of the- credit is due for Victory over the Nazis, climaxed by the signing of Allied terms for unconditional surrender; ,Vhile we at home put forth our united efforts to supply material help towards achieving this result, the debt to our Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen still remains. Nor will the slate be wiped clean until every man and wAman who returns is happily re-instated in a Canada at peace, offering better opportunities and more attractive prospects for the future than ever before. 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