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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1942-09-03, Page 7SERVE PEACHES FOR TASTE, VITAMIN A. This year there is an excellent crop of peaches in both Ontario and Brit- ish Columbia. This fruit is not only delicious to eat but contains consider- able amounts of precious vitamin A. "Serve them often in their natural state while in season and can quanti- ties for winter months," advises Con- sumer Section, Department of Agric- ulture. Peaches are a sweet fruit and may be canned successfully in a light Syrup (1 cup cugar to 2 cups water.) Horne economics experts of the de- partment who have been testing and re-testing recipes in keeping with the sugar allowance, advise that if direct- ions •-are followed accurately no one should . lose a single jar. '• The recently developed "V" peaches,—Vedette, Valiant, Viceroy and are now grown extensive- ly, in both east and west. The fruit is large; of good quality, semi-free to --freestone, and largely replaces the Crawford. There is practically a con- tinuous supply from the middle of August until well into September, the season finishing with the Elberta, the latest ripening variety, In some. dis- tricts, partioUlarly in 13. C., the Ved- by Staying at FOR MOTELS _ 0/;511 Montreal Toronto and the LORD. ELGIN in Ottawa • 3 2° to 53° prrson, liRiher! 100 lovrly ronr1c with radio! NVr rpHIS year will be a difficult one for your friend, the Duro Dealer. A. He is not able to supply the deinand for Duro Pumps because present stocks are limited and shortage of materials curtails produc- tion. Besides, our factory facilities have been diverted to a great extent to war production. Your Duro Dealer may be able to supply a few Duro Pumps to those whose farm Production can be increased with running water — but he will be mainly interested in servicing pumps now in use to keep them in the best possible running condition. Remember that your Duro Pump brings water, under pressure, right into your kitchen, bathroom, laun- dry and barns. It saves many steps, much time and energy. Keep it in good condi- tion by having your Duro Dealer check it over and replace worn parts. He will gladly estimate the cost of putting it into first class condition. EMCO Quality Plumbingo Fixtures are still available to meet your requirements. MACHAN BROS. Phone 58, Wingham EMPIRE BRASS MFG. CO., LIMITED 142 London Hamilton Sudbury Toronto Winnipeg Vancouver YOUR EYES NEED ATTENTION Our 25 Point .Scientific Enamin. ation enables us to give you Clears Comfortable Vision F. F. 01140TH Optometrist Phone 118 Harriston These old tires will roll again-- reclaimed for Canada's war machines. As -a result of the rural rubber drive in Quebec and Ontario, old rubber articles of all descriptions are piling up tier collects the old rubber. In town.% outside rural post-offices, On rural as above, townsfolk bring their old routes served by mail courier the tour-lrubber to the local salvage depot with minimum carlot weight of 10,000 pounds in Eastern Canada, and min- imum carlot weights of 6,000 pounds and 11,.00 pounds in the Prairie Provinces will apply. The lowest applicable rate should be used in alI cases. A farmer desiring free freight assistance should obtain an applica- tion. form front the office of the Pro- vincial Agricultural Representative or Agronome for this district, or from the office of the Dominion Live Stock Production Service in the Province and return the completed application to the office from which the forat was obtained. A prepay slip, completed and certified by an officer of the pro- vincial or the Dominion Department of Agriculture in connection with suck completed application will then be forwarded to the shipper of sheep at the point from which shipment will be made. CANADA Thursday, Sept. 3.rd, I94Z WINGI-141VT ADVANCE,-.TIggs ette is preferred for canning purposes, while the Valiant seems favored for canning under Ontario conditions. Following are two methods found most satisfactory. In the oven meth- od it was found best to precook the fruit before packing in jars. More fruit can be packed in each jar and it helps to prevent darkening often found in the oven method. Canned Peaches (Oven, Method) Select firm, ripe peaches. Immerse in boiling water for 3 minutes. Cold dip, peel and remove pits. Pack halv- ed or sliced peaches into, clean jars. Fill with boiling syrup (1 cup sugar to 2 cups water, boiled 3 minutes). Partially seal. With wire clamp jars adjust the top clamp but do not spring down the lower one. With screw top jars screw tight then unscrew half turn. On vacuum jars adjust metal clamps. Process in water bath for 20 minutes, counting the time from when the water begins to boil, Remove from water bath and tighten tops. Canned Peaches (Oven Method) Select firm, ripe peaches.. Immerse in boiling water for 3 minutes. Cold dip, peel and remove pits, Simmer in syrup (1 cup sugar to 2 cups water) in open kettle for 5 minutes. P•ack hot fruit into elean, hot jars and fill with syrup. Partially seal. With wire clamp jars adjust the top clamp but do not spring down the lower one. With screw top jars strew tight—then unscrew half turn. On vacuum jars adjust metal clamps. Process in 275° T. oven for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and tighten tops. BRITAIN NEEDS OUR CANADIAN BACON Review Of Position Canadian Bacon In Britain And How To Hold Market One of the important contributions being made to the war effort' by Can- adios: farmers is the production of in- creased numbers of hogs for the pur- pose of providing bacon for the United Kingdom. Before the War Canada supplied not more than about 16 per cent of the total quantity of bacon and ham consumed in Britain, writes G. R. Paterson, Animal Products Trade Commissioner, in London, England, in a recent issue of the Commercial In- telligence jOurhal. OM of a total prey war consumption of approximately 10,500,000 long cwts. (of 112 lb.) per annum, Canada provided in 1938, 1,- 507,656 cwts. Following the outbreak of war, it seemed reasonably certain that increased quantities of bacon were likely to be required from Canada. When the European countries were overrun by the enemy, Canada immed- iately became the principal source of supply. The Dominion has increased her production to the point where dur- ing the present year she is supplying 5,357,143 cwts., the equivalent of ap- proximately 5,000,000 hogs, in the form of Wiltshires, hams and a small amount of other cuts, Recently. questions have been asked in various quarters, both in Canada and the United. Kingdom, that would indicate that some' thought is being given not only to the present position but also to the future. Some of these questions and answers thereto are as follows:— "1, What part of all the bacon now consumed by the United Kingdom originates in Canada? "Official statistics have not been published since the beginning of the war, but a conservative estimate is 67 per cent. "2. Prior to the war it was repeated- ly emphasized in some quarters that, if Canada wished to participate it the British market to a greater extent than she was then doing, she must produce more bacon similar in • type to that supplied by Denmark. If, in its broad- est sense, that was the real situation at that time, what is the position now that she is the principal supplier? "Danish bacon was favoured owing to a number of factors, chief among which were the following: the proxi- mity of Denmark to the United Kieg- dom market; the high degree of uni- formity in quality of Danish bacon; continuity of supply of a product that suited the taste of the majority of the people, "The • geograpaleal . disadvantages .affecting Canadian supplies in peace time have been accentuated as a result of wartime shipping problems. Never- theless, with minor exceptions,. the Canadian product has arrived in the United. Kingdom in first-class condi- tion. In general it is of uniformly better quality, butchering methods have been improved, deliveries have been • made as required within the limits of wartime shipping irregular- ities, and the trade and consumers have expressed general satisfaction with the Canadian product. This may suggest• that much of the pre-war preference • for Danish bacon was over-emphas- ized. As a matter -of fact, during the first Great War, when Canada also ranked first in importance as the Uni- ted Kingdom supplier, too little atten- tion was paid to quality. Therefore the British trade and consumers wel- comed the return of the then superior Danish product. A recurrence of this situation must not be allowed to inter- fere with Canada's continuing to oc- copy her rightful place in the coming post-war period. "3. Is it true, as some seem to ad- vocate, that Canadian producer's would be better advised to increase the weight of hogs delivered to the Can- adian packing plants • for processing and shipthent as bacon to the United Kingdom at the present time? "No. While it may be reasonable and correct to say that the average weight of hogs might to increased slightly in order to prevent light- weight and unfinished pigs being de- livered for processing, at the same time it must be borne in mind that once a hog has been finished at around 200-220 pounds live weight it should, if it is the right type and has been properly fed, have attained the best weight at which it can be converted into.i the most desirable kind of Wilt- shire. United Kingdom consumers have a very definite preference for bacon from a 'Wiltshire of the proper weight. When selecting bacon, they also give the most careful consider- ation to the best proportion of lean to fat to suit their needs. Contrary to the somewhat prevalent opinion, con- sumers in the United Kingdom do not favour overly fat bacon; not only is it less palatable, but it is also less economical to purchase. To produce hogs of heavier weights than have been suggested would in no way save shipping space so far as total volume is concerned, but it would necessitate shipping a higher proportion of fat in an undesirable and uneconomical form. Aside from these points, the post-war potentialities .of this market as an Out- let for a substantial volume of Can- adian bacon rnust remain uppermost in the minds of all concerned," FREE FREIGHT POLICY ON SHEEP SHIPMENTS In view 'of the greatly increased requirements for wool in Canada, par- ticularity for military purposes, all Provincial Departments of. Agricult- ure have agreed to co-operate with the Agricultural Supplies Board in a pro- gram for the .immediateexpansion in sheep production in the Dominion by a million head by 1943. Additions of breeding animals will be required to be made to present flocks, and as many new flocks as possible will have to be 'established in districts suitable to sheep raising. In order to assist and encourage farmers to do this, the Minister of Agriculture, through the Agricultural Supplies Board, has authorized the payment of freight on shipments of breeding female sheep. On shipments of ewes or ewe lambs for breeding purposes, railway freight charges during the five-month period, ending December 31, 1942, will be paid from points of origin to points of distribution on complette carload lots, and on less than carload lots, as fol- lows:— Complete carload lots, Shipped in: (1) double-deck cars 'from the Prairie Provinces to distribution points east of Port William or in British Col- umbia; (2) Single-deck or double- decked cars from the Prairie Prov- inces to distribution points in these Provinces or in Ontario west of Fort William; (3) Single-deck or double- deck cars front east of Fort William to distribution points in Eastern Canada; (4) Single-deck or double- decked ears front British Columbia to distribution points within the same province. On less than carload lots—On less than carload lots (1,c.1.) for local distribution at points not more than 200 miles from the point of origin, To facilitate the movement of breeding ewes and ewe lambs during the period the Railways have agreed to authorize two stop-offs for partial unloading at $3 ter car per stop, in addition to the existing provision for stop'-offs for completion of loading in transit, Por long distance shipments on complete carloads, minimum car- load weights and normal freight rates will apply, Per distances up to 200. miles the Truck Competitive hates. scRAFP RUBB NATIONAL SELECTIVE SERVICE * EFFECTIVE: SEPTEMBER 1, 1942 * THOSE AFFECTED ONE GROUP of regulations (A) applies to all workers, male and female, and their employers, except any persons employed:— As female domestic servants in homes where there is not more than one servant employed; By a provincial government; As ministers, priests or clergymen; As professional engineers or science workers under the Wartime Bureau of Technical Personnel; In part-time subsidiary employment which is not a regular occupation; In agriculture, hunting, fishing, trapping; As teachers; As nurses and proba- tioners; In casual labour; As students at work after school or on holidays other than long summer vacation. The other Group (B) applies to all workers. * THE REGULATE .DIS GROUP (A) No worker may quit his job without giving his employer seven days' notice in writing. No employer may lay-off or discharge any worker without seven days' notice in writing. No employer may interview or engage any worker unless such worker has a permit to seek employment. Permits to seek employment may be obtained from National Selective Service officers in Selective Service offices, formerly the local offices of the Unemployment Insurance CQmrnission, GROUP (B) 5. A National Selective Service officer has the power: (a) to order any person to report for an interview at the local office; (b) to order any person who has been unemployed seven days to take any suitable work; and to order any partially employed person to take any suitable full-time work. No person ordered by a National Selective Service officer to take a job may quit such job without permission of the officer. 7„ When a worker has to travel to a distant job, the National Selective Service officer may pay the cost of transportation and certain other special allow- ances. If a worker at the request of the National Selective Service officer changes from less to More essential work, he may claim re-instatement in his former job when the more essential work is finished. 9,, Any employer, employee or other person who violates any provision of the regulations or any order made under them is liable to a fine not exceeding $500 or a jail term of not more than 12 months or both. Note:—Agricultural workers may take seasonal, or temporary, employment outside agriculture with the consent of Selective Service Officers when such work will not interfere with farm production and by taking atolb, work they will not lose their right to postponement of military service, * EMPLOYERS Read the orders-iti=council setting up the regulations and the Explanation of National Selective Service Regsl ;ions which can be obtained from Selective Service offices. * EMPLOYEES 'Read the orders-in-council setting tip the regulations and the Workers' Handbook which, tan be obtained from. SelectiVe Service offices or offices' of trade unions. ELLIOTT M. LiTTLEy iit71011Ittlr Director &anted. Selective Service Minister tam= IONS 1. 3. 4. (c) 6. r. t