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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1942-01-22, Page 3THESE MATERIALS ARE VITAL TO ilVAR INDUSTRY METALS CertarIZ,TX) RAGS PAPER FATS AND BONES DON'T TNROW IT AWAY 41 THROW 11' AT HITLER! j° eetemeeeeeseseefeeeeerea: v. "Wiat SHALL WE DO NEXT?" IN NEWS AGAIN WINOTIAM ADVANCE-TIMnS Ot,tawa Honourable J. T. Thorson Minister Department of National War Services ALL war industries need rags ... handfuls of rags . . . pounds of rags . tons of rags. And you can help supply them. Without rag wipers to clean the cutting lubricant from planes, millers, drills, lathes, Canadian war workers would be inefficient, their output reduced, their efforts hampered, Without rags, explosire plants would slow up, aeroplane factories would find their production cut, and wheels of shell factories would dawdle. Start an'old-fashioned rag bag in your house today. All kinds of old, worn-out, too small and other- wise useless garments are badly needed by war industries—everythin4 ham cotton underwear to old shirts and ties—from'Grandpa's red flannels to Grandson's seatless corduroy pants. These ace real sinews of war which you can supply.' Every rag in your home should go to war industries through lour Salvage Committee. Clean out and clean up on Hitler! 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Torpedoed Near Long Island New York, — The ,tanker Coimbra has been destroyed, presumably tor- pedoed, by an enemy raider within seeing distance of Long Island's south shore, This is the second tanker to be torpedoed •eff Long Island and the third ship to be sunk on the At- lantic Coast. The •first was 1.60 miles off Halifax. Another ship has since been sunk on the Atlantic coast. , — Russians Have Plenty of Wheat Kuibysliev, — Russians are laugh- ing at the German's claim that their grain is runnin glow. And I saw the • reason on the Voroshilov Collective Farm in the Molotov district at the foot of the Zhiguli Mountains. The people have harvested such quantities of grain that baby cribs have been crowded from the nursery into the snow. Autralians Fighting in Malaya Singapore, -- Eager Australians and other Empire troops freshly thrown into battle dealt costly bloWS to the Japanese.in Southern Malaya and the Royal Air. Force struck 'its hardest blows of the six weeks of the conflict as the British, command organized a final defence for the Battle of Sing- apore. American Missionary Killed by Japs Chungking, — An army statement said that the Japanese killed all Amer- ican. missionaries on Hainan Island after the outbreak of war in the Pacif- ic. Hainan,. Chinese island off the south coast of China, was occupied by the Japanese in Merrell, 1940. 12 'Pilots and Actress Missing Los Angeles, — Transcontinental and Western Air reported a 2.1-pas- senger Douglas -Sky Club transport carrying 12 army pilots and Actress Carole Lombard, was wrecked near Las Vegas, All passengers and crew were killed, 5, Account for 24 Jap Ships Washington, — Five more Japanese ships — three transports and two car- go vessel's -- lay at the bottom of the Pacific as the result of blows by the United States navy. They were stink, a communique announced, by units of the Asiatic fleet, raising to at least 24 the number of enemy craft destroy- ed by the navy and marines in less than six weeks of fighting. Canadian Aairmen Blast European Coast Somewhere in England, — An army co-operation squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force has been engage,d in operations along' the coast of Eur- ope, making daily sorties from an English base to machinegun anti-air- craft positions and German camps and harass Nazis wherever the Pilots spot them. 493 Internees Released Ottawa, — Out of a total of 1;556 interments in Canada under the De- fence of Canada Regulations since the war started, 493 persons have been re- leased, Justice Minister. St. Laurent revealed at a press conference. Mr. St. Laurent said there was no change in the attitude of the Government to- ward those interned because of their Communistic activities in Canada. $100,000,000 to Compensate Provinces Ottawa, — Close to $100,000,000 will be required annually from the federal treasurery fo 'compensate the provin- ces which agree to vacate the personal income and corporation tax field: for the duration of the war and one year after, Finance Minister Ilsley announc- ed. Canadian Craft in Sea Rescue Ottawa, — Navy Minister Mac- donald said that a Canadian mine- sweeper, the Red Deer, performed the rescue work after a steamship was torpedoed and sunk early this week off Canada's east coast. The sinking oc- curred some 160 miles off Nova Scotia and some 90 persons, most of them Chinese 'were lost. More than 80 per- stallations in port V9lo, later' used .as a British troop-lending point. Reinforcements Reacil Bltrnne ,, Rangoon, Burma, — Reinforcements by land and air forces, the latter in- eluding Canadian and other ComMon- wealth pilots, have arrived in portant Burma, 'They were the first known to have reached the Far East in more than a month of war, but more are on the way, May Restriet Use of Hydro Toronto, — J., Albert Smith, Liberal member •of the Ontario Legislature for Waterloo North and a member of the Ontario Hydro-Electric Commis- sion, told the Toronto Central Liberal Association that 'the commission may soon have to restrict energy to essent- ial uses. He said that from the com- mission's 46 plants, plus the 865,000 horsepower purchased under the con- tract from companies in Quebec about 2,400,000 horsepower is available:An- other 54,000 horsepower will be 'made available during .the corning year. Radio Production Restricted Ottawa, — The Munitions and Sup- ply Department announced officialy_ that manufacture of civilian radio re- . ceiving sets except under permit from Supplies 'Controller Alan H. William- son will be prohibited after January 31. "The February (production) quot7 as for which permits will be granted have not yet been determined," the statement said, Japs Defeated at Changsha Chungking, — Only 10,000 of the 70,000 Japanese hurled against Chang- sha escaped the frontal and encircling counter-offensive of the Chinese, an army spokesman said, and Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek called it only the beginning of greater triumphs to come for the United Natiops. Former 'Lander Swam for Hour ' Coated • with fuel oil mid his strength waning under the weight of soggy clothing, Sub-Lt.' Edward O'- Neill, formerly of L,onclon, Ont., swam in the Mediterranean more than an hour after the anti-aircraft cruiser H.M.S. Bonaventure was sent to the bottom by a torpedo attack. Will Use Jap Fishing Fleet Ottawa, Plans have been approved by the Government for putting back into production the 1,100 vessels of the British Columbia Japanese fishing fleet which was immobilized by Gov- ernment restrictions. Fisheries Minister Michaud announced approval of an order-in-council setting up a committee of three which will supervise charters, leases or 'sales of these vessels to non Japanese operators. WAR ON THE HOME FRONT This is the third of a series of articles dealing with the operations of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, It is devoted to a consider- ation of the price control measures as they affect Canadian farmers. PRICE CONTROL AND THE 'FARMER By Bruce M. Pearce • How will the Canadian farmer be affected by the new price ceiling law?, We went to Ottawa for one thing to' find the answer to this question. We found that the Wartime Prices and Trade Board had. the farmer's position fully in mind. Dean A. M. 'Shaw, Director of Marketing Services for the Dominion' Department of Agriculture, who re- presents the agrieultural viewpoint ort the Wartime Prices a:nd Trade Board and who has had ,a long experience with Canadiae farm Problems' declarl ed that the issue as regards farm pro- ducts had so many ramifications that it would require coesiderable time to cover the field. Meanwhile, the farmer . had no cause for alarm, • Dean ShaW assurred us: "iie can be sure that this Board is aware of his problems and. is seized of the iMpOrtance of maintaing adequate supplies of food in wartime. We realize his difficulty in seeming skilled farm labor due to war con- ditions. • "Nevertheless it is title that food- stuffs enter into the cost of living in an imPottant way aed therefore run- away prices Must be halted. Actually the price control is an indirect one so far as the farmer is cOlicerd. Some farm products have already been ex- erepted from the price Oiling so far as saleS from producer to processor are cottetteed The ceilieg on retail Prides of foodstuffs muSt be maintain- ed afid the farmer will be governed by it in direct sales to coristimers. "The fartner May be assured that there will be to atteett to destroy his bargaining Oliver on products etrItieh he sent' to a retailer or 'to an intermediary for processing. The re-, taller. or processor, of course, will be governed In what he pays by his own price ceiling. We believe that it will be possible to price control: plan on foodstuffs With fairness arid justice go all." We went, toci, to see J, Gordon Taggart, newly-appointed Food Ad- ministrator, who is faced with one of the biggest tasks assigned by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. Provincial Minister of Agriculture for Saskatchewan, at the age of 49 years, he is reCognized as one of Can- ada's best-informed authorities on farm problems, Born on a farm in , Nova Scotia, he is a graduate of agricultural colleges in. the Maritimes and Ontar- io. He taught - agriculture in Alberta and headed an experimental station in Saskatchewan. He came to Ottawa as ehairma onf .the Bacon Board, .but when the price control emergency arose a few weeks ago, he was drafted as the logical man to head up the Food Administration. clean-cut, with a brisk, alert bearing that in- spires confidence in his associates, this upstanding young- Westener gives the impression that he will shear away red tape and get direct action in solv- ing the intricate problems facing him. Actually J. G. Taggart is a Coord- Meteor, as he will supervise the work of more. than one dozen Administra- tors appointed to control prices of animal products, dairying, fisheries, poultry and eggs and other branches of .agriculture. We asked him about the farmer's position generally under the new legislation which became ef- fective r?ecember 1st. "We will Main- taie a price ceiling on foodstuffs con- sistent with securing adequate sepplies of food" he replied. We realize that if the supply were seriously itimair,d; the price _ceiling could not be mare- tained. Bootlegging and black mark- ets would develop for people must and will eat". Mr, Taggart acknowledged that the new measerCs would have the effect of halting the upward trend of farm prices, but he added: "There 'arc compensating advantages for the farmer in the new law, He will be protected ender the price ceiling on the things he has to buy. The. sharp upward swing in his cost .Of and of operations will be baited like- wise by the telling on mantifaetered and processed goods which he uses," He had this to say about the farm products supply picture as it passes under price control: "The country needs dairy prOdUcts and meat, both • for its own Use and for Britain. Ad-, justments are being made to provide that production of livestock and milk will not.be unduly restricted, "The eepply situation as regards cereals, fruits and vegetables is satis- factory', continued Mr, Taggart. "As you 'know, seasonal fluctuations fruit and vegetable prices are 'eXertipt from the .ceiling. The supply of poule fry and eggs needs, some bolstering and these products are likewise ex- empt so far as the farmer's price to packers and processors is concerned. We have ample supplies of wheat, with a surplus of 500 million bushels,„ al- though in these uncertain days: the future even for wheat cannot be fore- told. The main point is that farmers will have to divert their energies to mere profitable channels. In this way they will not only improve their own position, but will maintain the supply of essetial foodstuffs, We realize that the farm labour situation is critical but we hope to see that situation cor- rected in part at least by next spring." Mr. Taggart aPpreciates the difficul- ty of the problei confronting his branch, but he is facing it confitlentV and 'unflinchingly, The wide variety of Channels through which food products move from producer to consumer complicate the picture. continued, "Roughly speaking", he "we can accept two major classifica- tions. First, articles requiring process- ing, We have the Deputy Food Ad- ministrator, who is in touch with the wholesale and retail trade and whose duty is to act as arbiter in these cases. He must see that any necessary price `sqUeeze' is fairly spread over all parties conterned, Secondly, foodstuffs passing directly from producer to con- sumer with little or no .processing. Admittedly 'it is not always easy to draw this distinction." Mr., Taggart as Coordinator have from twelve to fifteen Adminis- trators cooperating with him, Each will have one particular line to care for, such as flour, feed, fruits, canned goods, fish, tea, coffee and spices, dairy products, bakery products, cereal foods, meat, etc. Natttrally titne is re- quired to swing into action a- machine of the magnitude required for an in- dtttsry like food, extending from the (Mantic to the Pacific. Oee of the first decisions was to exempt season- al price fluctuatioes for fresh freits and vegetakles from the *price temporarily at least, Mrs, Taggart explained this action by citing a case: "If a price ceiling were imposed on potatoes, . nobody would store them, Potatoes would be dumped and the price would collapse. Speculative buy- ing would be needed to provide supply for the future. It might or might tot take place. Mr. Taggart explained how -certain products were at leaSt partially re- moved from the price 'ceiling, .8titil livestock, milk, poultry, honey, maple .syrup arid eggs . '"Tri the 'ease i!;.t live, animals and the ekettptIon Was only on the sale front producer to• processor. It is not off in the case of processed products from these come modifies, The ceiling was lifted from live cattle ,.going from farmer to pack-, er, but not from resultant meat pro- ducts. It was lifted from milk going from farmer to distributor, but not from milk from distributor to consum- er. Again, while there is no ceiling price on cream sold to the creamery, • there is a ceiling on butter• sold by, the creamery." Such .are a few of the,‘ iittportant distinctions and differences drawn in the case of numerous primary pro- ' ducts. The Board does not wish to impede the flow of these products, through their natural channels nor to' deprive the farmer of a fair price. In. the view of Mr. Taggart, it is vital. that the food supply be maintained,. otherwise the ceiling would be punc- tured, because people must and will, eat, Finally he emphasized that it was' the desire of the Board to know what was happening in the rural areas, to' do everything possible to make easier the farmer's position consistent . with maintaining the ceiling on the retail price of foodstuffs, Asylum Patient, meeting the new superintendent: Wino are you? "Why, I'm the new superintendent —Pm in charge here now," "Hail; it won't take them long to' knock that out of you! 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Ask United Front Against Aggression Rio Le Janeiro, — The United States urged Me non-belligerents of the Western Hemisphere to abondon neu- trality and to form a United front against aggression by driving out Axis agentg, now serving under the cloaks of diplomats, from the New World. Say Darien Betrayed Vichy Londoe, -- Raymond Offoy, Who served'in the VichY FrenchNdiplomat- ic service for 10 months hut now is allied with 'the , Free French- cause, charged that Admiral Jean Darlan us- ed the Vichy diplomatic corps as a "Fifth Column" and espionage organ- ization for Germany and Italy. He said the Vichy embassy sent to France information concerning military in- Free Forces at Hell Fire Pass Cairo, — Frenchmen were pitted v against Germans for the first time on Or P.• land since the arMistice of June,1940, . • ,e• French • 6 as Free French columns of tanks and armoured ears rolled up to reinforce • the British 8th Army's siege of the big and staunchly fortified German- Italian position in Halfaya (Hellfire) Pass, Their presence presaged a real offensive to clean out the dangerous : threat to the mein Libyan supply lines of the British army, advanced forces of which are operating More than 300 miles to the west. The Axis forces have serrendered at this point. 4r14. Wide News In . Brief Form .81441!"4RIF"..1.14.•.9 fr!...!!!"?.!"!,!•PII!Roql1.14,491.P.c4114144 139