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OMINION and Provincial
Government subsidies
and payment of freight charges on Western
feed grains should make winter feeding
more profitable this year, and will help
you to maintain production to meet the
British quota,
If you have decided to carry over additional
cattle, hogs, sheep or other livestock, now is
the time to provide for winter feeding .
requirements. Transportation may be difficult
next winter.
See your feed and grain dealer now. If you
need money, call and discuss your plans. We
shall be glad to consider a loan and help you
to arrange the details.
T HE
DOMINION BANK
ESTABLISHED 1671
Wingham Branch — G. C. Gammage, Manager
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World Wide News In Brief Form
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portedly was spotted.by Allied airmen,
who bombed, it repeatedly and sent lt.
to the bottom,
Fbillipines Promised Independence '
Washington--P re s dent Roosevelt •
promised the Filipino people full in-
dependence from the United States,
"the, moment the .power of our Japan-
ese enemies is destroyed" and said that
suell freedom, would come quickly.
15 Lost Aboard R, C, A. F. Boats
Vancouver—The former fish boat B.
C. Star, under charter to the Royal
Canadian Air Force, has disappeared
off the British Cohn-tibia Coast with a
crew of 15 R. C, A, F. personnel, and
it is feared that all have been lost.
Famous' Evangelist Dead
Gipsy Simon. Smith, London, travel-
ing horse dealer turned travelling ev-
angelist, died at St. Joseph's' Hospital
after a career of preaching which made
his name known internationally Gipsy
Smith was born 70 years ago in a
covered wagon ini the midst of Epping
Forest in England, the son of gypsy
parent's.
Eden Averted House Crisis
London—One of the gravest crisis
on a domestic issue to face the British
House of Commons since the debate
on the Beveridge plan was averted by
the rapid action of Anthony Eden,
foreign secretary and leader of the
House, in withdrawing the Govern-
ment's bill to set up rpensions appeal
tribunals.
Had Conference With Russians
London—Premier Joseph Stalin re:-
ceived the British and American am-
bassadors in Moscow, the, Moscow
radio announced. Vyacheslav Molot-
ov, minister of foreign affairs, also was
present, said the broadcast, recorded
by the Soviete monitor. Stalin's meet-
ing with the' envoys coincided with
preparations acrossthe Atlantic for the
meeting of Prime Minister Churchill
and Premier Roosevelt.
U. S. Plan Billion Dollar
Food Program
Washington—The United States may
ask Congress for at least $1,000,000,000
when it returns from recess in Sept-
ember to finance the 1944 war food
program a<prograin which is expected
to set production goals considerably
higher than this year's prospective re-
ord output.
A WEEKLY EDITOR
LOOKS AT
of this fact, says the bulletin, it would
seem that the Yorkshire breed will
need to be used extensively if not ex-
clusively in holding the British bacon
trade. ‘•
WINTER WHEAT
IN ONTARIO
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Now..YOU can be a Fighting Airman
in Double-Quick Time
The R.A.F. wants MORE Able-Bodied Men
for Aircrew
(THERE'S 0. place actually. waiting for you in the
gallant band now flying and fighting in R.C.A.F. planes
on many different fronts.
More men areurgently needed to increase the attack—
to bomb and blast the enemy into unconditional sur-
render. So, whatever work you are now doing, don't let
adventure and glory pass you buy. It's your great chance.
A job, even in a war factory, is no longer as essential as
fighting in the air. This is a call to every young Canadian
Who can make the grade.
Planes and Schools are Ready
to Train You Quickly
You will be in. Air Force uniform right away. No more delay
getting into aircrew. Basic training begins at once. Skilled
instructors are waiting. Fast planes are waiting.
If you are physically fit, mentally alert, over 171/2 and not yet 33,
you are eligible. You do not require a High School education.
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Aircrew
Needed NOW
for Immediate
Training as
PILOTS
NAVIGATORS
BOMBERS
AIR GUNNERS
WIRELESS
OPERATORS
(AIR GUNNERS)
Recruiting Centres are located in the principal cities of Canada.
Mobile recruiting units visit smaller centres regularly.
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BY JIM GREENBLAT
Shortage in fruit croPs; Expected
higher prices are responsible for the
ceiling to be tacked on pears, peaches
and plums when they hit the market.
Stocks of canned fruits and vegetables
with exceptions like jams and jellies.,
were frozen on the national shelf just
for the same reason housewife leaves
her cellar stock alone while taking ad-
vantage of the fresh stuff available.
! Cold and wet weather early this year
killed off a lot of peach trees in east-
ern Canada; late spring hurt :straw-
berry and raspberry crops. Blueber-
ries were heavy but faced a labour
shortage; cherries were poor. The
Canadian total for apples will likely
be down, with a 23% increase over
last year in Noa Scotia, but reductions
from 2 to 29% are expected in New
Brunswick and B. C.; about 400,000
barrels less. The pear crop looks like
250,000 barrels less; prunes and plums
only slightly off. Peaches show a
drop of around 67%, affecting both
13, C. and Ontario crops. Grapes are
expected to be 22% below 1942's re-
cord harvest, but the curernt estimate
is nearly a third more than the five
year average from 1936 to 1940, Plans
are being made, we are told, to see
that some of the crops are canned.
Some people are irked with the
news that Canada will not follow the
U. S. A., in taking coffee off the rat-
ion list. But it is pointed out we have
only a four month's supply on hand,
which is not So much, Besides, here's
another angle, Because of our low tea
ration and relatively high coffee Coup-
on value, the latter's consumption is
tip 15% over pre-war normal while tea
is down by a half, It would be diffi-
cult to eliminate One without the Other,
they claini,
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Ned seems to have been in . the
spotlight around Ottawa- with many
announcements concerning an item
*hid tastes ,About eft third of every
just completed by 'the Rydro.Elet.
trid Power COittatiSSIOti oaf Ontario and
hailed as an undertaking which is tin.,
icktit in the annals of engineering, the
Ogelci diversion is bow open, 'Otto
Relden; chief hydraulic engineer,
(Experimental Farms News)
This year winter wheat seeding in
Ontario will likely receive more con-
sideration by farmers due to the very
wet conditions at the time of seeding
spring crops, which prevented* the full
use of their land in 1943. Plans for
seeding winter wheat should be in
hand very soon. Success with this.
crop depends on proper tillage of the'
soil, adequate fertility, selection of
fields with good surface drainage,
seeding at the proper time, the use
of fields with good seed of approved
varieties and seed treatment, says A.
G. 0. Whiteside, Cereal Division,
Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa.
If winter wheat is to follow sod,
ploughing should commence four to
six weeks before seeding and the land
worked to bring it into good tilth.
Winter wheat may follow summer-
fallow or inter-tilled crops where these
crops can be harvested early enough
family income, Rlihe war has put
big strain on our country's productive
capacities This is shown, 'by figures
that food prodttction is now more than
.25% above pre-war levels., 1-14 mar-
.ketings are up 69%,' cheese 00% Feed
grain acreage shot up, ,25% to meet live
stock and -dairy products increases,
That means our producers have to
work harder and be ingenious. The
department of labour statistics show
a net decrease in male farm workers
during the period March 1939, to
March 1948 of 350,000, At the latter
date male family help only averaged
121. workers per 100 farms.
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As, the strain on our manpower
increases, a shortage of air-crew is al-
so noted by the Royal Canadian Air
Force, accentuated by the steady aer-
ial. pounding given Germany: A 'pot-
ential and growing pool, of course, or-
ganized in most centres of Canada, is
the Air Cadet. League, with some
22,000 lads from 15 to 18 enthusiasti-
cally girding themselves to play their
Part some day. Organized in 1941,
already over 1,455 of these lads have
joined the R. C. A. F. But the im-
mediate- need for aircrew is urgent,
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There has been some newspaper
editor reaction to this columns sub-
ject matter and the handling of it.
One objects to anything that; might
be construed as politics. Another
says frankly: "Some we do not agree
with, but most of it is 0. K. It would
not be right if anyone could write
something that everyone agreed with,"
Which sounds Irish.
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Soldiers, detailed from army train-
ing to help with the harvest 'will be
paid at $4 a day in Western Canada,
$3.50 in most parts of Ontario, $3. in
Quebec and the Maritimes, farmers
also providing.room and board, ac-
cording to National Defenceli. Q.
Where they are granted compassion-
ate leave to work on their own farms
or the farms of near relatives, soldiers
get free transportation up to 500 miles.
Behind the scenes plans seem to be
laid for repatriation of service men.
For instance, Repatriation Depot No.
1 was recently opened at Rockcliffe
R. C. A. F. Station near Ottawa where
men are taken care of from the time
they land in Canada by ship until
another place is found for them in the
services or to their return to civilian
life as the case may be.
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MORRIS COUNCIL
LET TENDERS
Dublin Contractors To Build Bridges
Morris Council met Monday, Aug-
ust 9th., in the Township Hall, with
all the members present. The Reeve
presided. •
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and adopted on motion of
Wm. Speir and Harvey Johnston.
Moved by Chas_ 'Co'ultes, seconded
by Jas. Michie, that we accept the
ttnder of Joseph and Clarence Looby
of Dublin, for building 2 bridges sub-
ject to the approval of Municipal En-
gineer.7Carried.
• Moved by Chas. Coultes seconded
by Jas. Michie that the meeting ad-
journ to meet again Sept. 13th., 1943,
p. m. •
The following accounts were paid:—
Geo. Alcock, (Lamont Drain,) $245.25;
Richard Alcock, (Lamont Drain),
$90.00; Advance-Times, advertising,
$4.15; Mrs, Geo. Gross; ,relief, $15.00;
Fred Logan, after care and medical
check-up, $14.00; Dr. Crawford, A4, 0.
H„ $20.00; Cecil Wheeler, B. 0. H.,
$3.00; John Craig, B, O. H„ $3.00;
Geo. Martin, B. O. H., $3.00; Richard
Alcock, Mustard Drain, $120.00.
Geo, C. Martin, Clerk
BACON-BRED HOGS
FOR WILTSHIRES
Of late years, the breeds of swine
in general favour in Canada have been
narrowed down to three, namely,
Yorkshire, Tainworth, and Canadian-
type Berkshire, These breeds all pro-
duce pigs of correct bacon type, al-
though the Yorkshire is by far the
most popular, This breed originated
in Yorkshire, England, and surround-
ing counties. In colour, a dear white
is desirable, but dark or bluish spots
on the skin, while objectionable, do
not disqualify, provided the hair is all
white, Black hairs or black patches
of hair are a disqualification.
The value of pure white breeding
stock in reducing losses from seedy
bellies and in improving the whole
general 'appearance of the Wiltshire
side is becoming more and more ap-
preciated, the reprinted ;bulletin No.
686 on "wine Production" points out,
The seedy belly cannot be detected
until the meat reaches 'the retailer in
Britain when he starts to cut the
Wiltshire side for his trade! The
damage then is done so far as Cana-
Clays reputation for bacon is toncerned
The Yorkshire being a white breed -
is the only bacon breed -entirely free
frditt this objection,, and in the light
to seed at the proper time. For most
localities the best dates to sow winter
wheat are the last week of August to
the end of the first week of Septem-
ber, except- in the south-west corner
of the province where the time might
be extended another week.
Winter wheat responds to good
fertility.' Where fertility is aft to be
low, apply a good dressing of farm-
yard manure. If manure is scarce, the
appliatcion of artificial fertilizer for
grains, such as 2-12-6 at 250 lb.. per
acre applied by means of a fertilizzer
attachment or drill at the time of seed-
ing, will pay good returns,
Grass seed may be sown at the time
of sowing fall wheat, but the clovers
should not be sown until early spring.
Seed of winter wheat should be
treated with one of the mercurial
dusts, This' will not only protect the
crop from bunt or stinking smut, but
will be a safeguard against damage
from root rots that attack the young
seedlings. Loose smut, another
troublesome disease, can be lessened
by using seed from previous crops
which were free, or by the hot water
treatment.
Many farmers in Ontario are grow-
ing impure varieties of winter wheat.
From a collection of winter wheat
F., P. C., (upper left) smashes a bottle
containing Niagara river water against
an 1,00 lb. log which had been raised
from one of the ,Summit dam sluice-
Avg, a eereinoay that officially mark-
td the opening of the diversion. 'Upper,
samples examined by the Cereal
Division, Dominion Experimental.
Farms Service, and obtained from
most of the important wheat produc-
ing counties last year, 30 per cent of
these samples were mixtures of red
and white kernels. Seed of the chosen
type and purity may be obtained
either directly from farmers who are
producing pure crops or by inquiry
from the nearest Dominion Experi-
mental Station, or the local Agricul-
tural Representative. Dawson's Gold-
en Chaff is the most widely grown
variety of winter wheat in Westeere
Ontario, and is favoured by most;
growers except in. Kent County where:
a redgraieed, bearded type predomin-
ate, For Eastern Ontario a new var-.
iety, Rideau, developed by the Cereal,
Division at Ottawa is recommended as
it is more winter hardy than.Dawson'a
Golden Chaff' Jr ;
The average yield In poutali per
acre for the past ten years has been
higher for winter wheat than for bar-
ley or oats, Many farmers, therefore,
have found winter wheat a profitable:
crop to grow for feeding purposes:, 1#
has also been looked upon as a profit-
able cash crop in Western Ontario at
least, as it enjoys a steady market for
milling purposes.
right shows the Summit control' darts„
While the new railway bridge at /stir-
fish crossing and the 'main dam at Wa.
boost are ShoWtt in the laver left and
right reproductions respectively.
'German Fortifying Balkans
Ankara—Information from the Bal-
kans reported the 'Germans were
throwing up defence fortifications 811
the north banks of the Sava River in
Yugoslavia, which joins the Danube
;north of Belgrade.
Record Wheat Carryover
Ottawa—The Dominion Bureau of
Statistics reported the carryover of
Canadian wheat at the end of the crop
year on July 21 at the record-breaking
level of 601,477,184 bushels, against.
423,752,337 on the same date last year.
Will Keep Russia Posted
Washington—There may be no Rus-
ians sitting in on the Churchill-Roose-
velt conferences but Secretary of State
Cordell Hull indicated that they will
be told of what goes on;
Vatican Bomb Sanctuary
London—The Vatican radio said in
a broadcast heard by The Daily Tel-:
egraph, that residents of Rome hp,r1
the permission of Pope Pits to seek
refuge in the Vatican City during fut-
ure night air raid alerts. •
First Casnality Lists From Sicily
Ottawa—Two soldiers were report-.
ed dead from wounds and .74 others
wounded in the first official list of ens-
ualities for the Canadian forces fight-
ing in Sicily,'-issued at defence head-
WANTED
MEN AND WOMEN
For Factory Work
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During TOMATO SEASON
Beginning about August- 25th
Make Application To,
Libby, McNeill & Libby
CHATHAM, ONTARIO
Application from those engaged in war work ,will
not be considered.
FOOD FIGHTS. TOO
quarters on Friday,
Allies Have Shipping Supplies
• London—For the first time since the
war began the Allies are reported to
have a surplus of shipping—another
indication of their readiness to strike
with .a full-scale invasion of Europe.
Plane Workers' Strike Settled
Montreal--Union spokesmen ' at a
meeting here said that .a labor dispute
involving 20,000 aircraft workers in
this 'area, had been settled, .and the men ,
had returned to work.:
Take Freighters For Ocean Service
Montreal—Possibility that more of
the Canadian lake freighters will see
service on the Atlantic this winter; was
voiced by steamship officials who said
that many more of the canal-sized
freighters were being, armed against
submarine and aircraft attacks.
Reported Mussolini Drowned
New York—The New York Post,.
said that "according to .reports in, Cir-
cles freqtiently very well informed,
Benito Mussolini, Italy's ex-Duce,
drowned like a trapped rat during a
vain attempt to escape from Italy,"
The Post- continued: "Mussolini, it was
said, embarked in a submaiine from
.an Italian port,. probably Leghorn,
within a short interval after his poli-
tical downfall; "The submarine re
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