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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1943-08-26, Page 7el C. nJ A WCEKLY EDITOR LOOKS AT Ottawa Written specially for the wieldy newspapers oF Canada A nu OFCANADIANS st ARE D PROPERLY • F BAME°R11.4 THE I, MALNUTRITIONOF 200/ AR E UNDER I Hot... WHERE. DOES yquR • FANIILY FIT 'IN? Government surveys conducted early in the war show that only 40 per cent of Canadians regularly eat the right foods, even though seemingly well fed. -Forty per cent are on the borderline of malnutrition. Twenty per cent are definitely undernourished. •-• That's why you need a sgre.plan- for healthful family meals. That's why we offer you "Eat-to-. Work-to-Win" ... authoritative FREE booklet, that takes the guesswork out of nutrition. Send for your FREE copy today! Clip the coupon onthe right, and mail it NOW! 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CANADA PleasesendmomyPREEcopyorEntrso-Work-co-V7in"• Name Address 1•4 Aiolten,durtents to the Unemploympat lususty ice itet Notice to interested Employers owl ,employees T XT$ 1943 Session, the ParliaMent of Canada amended the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1940, The effect of these amendments is to require that additional workers be covered under .unemployment. insurance, On and after September 1st, 194$, employers must nuke contributions in, respect of the following emploYeett * (1) ALL PERSONS engaged in employment hitherto insurable, regardless of the amount ef earnings, who may be paid on an hourly rate, on a daily rate, on a weekly rate, or a piece rate (including a mile- age rate). * (2) ALL EMPLOYEES paid on a monthly or annual salary basis, whose salary, including any cost of living bonus which may be received, does not exceed $2,400 a year. All employees, as above described, must pay• their contributions as required by law. The combined contribution for each employee earn- ing $26 or more a week will be in Class 7--63o a week. To Employers: Obtain unemployment insurance books from the nearest local office of the Unemployment Insurance Commission as soon as possible, for employees above described who will become insurable on September 1st, 1943. To Employees: It is in your interest to see that your employer makes contributions on, your behalf from Sep- tember let, 1943, if you become insurable through this Amendment: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION HUMPHREY MITCHELL L. J. TROTTIER, Chairman Minister of Labour R. J. TALLON, Commissioner ALLAN M. MITCHELL, W-10 Commissioner varkommomismommEmmonwr Business and Professional Directory WELLINGTON FIRE Insurance Company Est. 1840 An all Canadian Company which has faithfUlly served its policy holders for over a century . Head Office - Toronto H. C. MacLean Insurance Agency Wingham DR. W. M. CONNELL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Phone 19 J. W. BUSHFIELD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Money To Loan Office - Meyer Block, Wingham DR. R. L. STEWART PHYSICIAN Telephone 29 A. H. McTAVISH, B.A. Teeswater, Ontario Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public and Conveyancer Office: Gofton House, Wroxeter every Thursday afternoon 1.30 to 4.30 and by appointment. Phone - "Teetwater 120J. W. A. CRAWFORD, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Located at the office of the late' Dr. J. P. Kennedyi Phone 150 Wingham HARRY FRYFOGLE- Licensed Embalmer and * Funeral Director Furniture and Funeral Service Ambulance Service Phones: Day 109W. Night 109J. J. H. CRAWFORD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Bonds, Investments & Mortgages Wingham Ontario J. A. FOX Chiropractor and Drugless Therapist. RADIONIC EQUIPMENT. COMPLETE HEALTH SERVICE. Phone 191. SCOTT'S SCRAP BOOK By R. J. SCOTT 4. . /D A,cfl 0 4,-- of A LIVE suu.oe-Kd LE4s40 SlioULDER. oF A. SACRED BtIJ.L I FORMERLY PreAciicE0 Ml INDIA) WAS ii4ou<61" -fo MAKE•ftIE Buu. mom SACRED (RAPP Frederick A. Parker OSTEOPATH Offices: Centre St., Wingham Osteopathic and Electric Treat- ments, Foot Technique. Phone 272. , Wingham. THOMAS FELLS AUCTIONEER REAL ESTATE SOLb A Thorough Knowledge of Farm Stock. Phone 231, Wingham K. M. MacLENNAN Veterinary Surgeon Office-Victotia St., West. Formerly the Hayden Residence PHONE 196 Wingham, Ontario CLIS4M DOES KO( CALL OP. A serAnS To SA`filE. Olt EVEN WASA114EIR „FACES • "TAE PICA oF E WES1Eld1 agiAa /STATES is 1401.11.getER libkg A Rkr, is 6146-Pr(curr, vcdta.e cAg BE ILEA.nti HALF A. MILE. common th.t. n,NO 'V.TUIW wow.% 1.4 wallow:yrs Vo MOSOLIIIOES Brfk NtoitEllbs,st omcs,? YES 0 nasnno 6-28 OVILkitiS AND SKEETER I GET Govi mucaGsg !NA A KICK OUT DIARY IS K E a IV o Ph s "PSUPPOS QAIG gill t.'PROPERTYu DIARY!! i--„- • WELL, HE JUST 7.14E SAME, z Doter' SHOULDN'T TI4iNK IT'S FAIR' FOR YOU 7C) LEAVE IT READ IT II , YOU WOULDN'T WING WANT ANYONE age AgovNtx, TO R EAD Your; DIAQye -( HA 1! K LOok WHAT NE, CALLS YOU HER "A CONCEITED LITTLE RUNT ff./ BY WALL ...BUT' IF YOU KEEP ON REAPING, YOU'LL SEE THAT HE'S • TAKEN A 1.)14.11Nle' TO ME NOW II X REMEMBER THAT-IT WAS WHEN HE FIRST CAME THIS COUNTRY... "11417tinil . rf 10,3 glarcs todionitIt'./ W6..1'41110.6 t 23. Ripped 25. Series's of candles 26. Gentle 211. Tipping 31. Kind of glands 32. Ten thousands 33. Forms 34, Bird 35. Affirmative votes 38. Cooks, as meat in an , oven 42. Revive 44, Island in Aegean Sea LB EU AR A E S, Nr Ro w 5 T N R R E T O E L 0 A AX I 51; 46. hoover, ass. • banner 48, Convert IMO leather A H L 0 H CO. I D No DI R A E a E S 4 / v6 7;" '8 9 •r/ 70 11. 23 25 26 2 lo H AN D o a A 5 E A r A A N C L A 7 / Z8 < 33 34 / a 32 'Thursday, August. ZOth, 194$ duction in quality as if it was a Klee increase of the same amount. You can see for yourself that they can't get direct' price quotations on, every item in the family budget, but what they do is get the typical, and °weight" those prices sufficiently to, cover all items in any group, To get a slant on the problems, let's. look at foods. Many foods have a wide seasonal price fluctuation as you know. Then againk all vegetables arne't sold on a weight basis, Some are sold in bunches, and so the price may vary according to the quantity. If some "average" system wasn't adopted, the index would certainly be "less" than "more" accurate, What they do is pick representatiVe prices month-to- month, which includes some 44 food items amounting to just about 75% of the total cost of food. How Nitteb, for a Hat? Well, now we come to such items as clothing. This brings up another dif- ficult problem and no fooling, it's an erratic thing. You know what it'slike yourself. You've gone in and bought a ladies' hat for say $4,95, Sure enough, a month later (to save carry, ing it over into winter) you see it ad- vertised to clear at $2.98. It does hap- pen with dresses, coats and other it- ems, Therefore, the Bpreau, and rightly, has selected a smaller list of some 29 clothing items of fairly stan- dard construction which have no pro- nounced seasonal movements. These items represent all the more impor- ant materials in making clothing, such as cotton, wool, rayon, rubber, leather. Just one more thing. Income taxes are not included in the reckoning of the cost of living index. These taxes do not affect prices, although they do, of course, reduce the amount available for spending. The whole idea of hav- ing an income tax is so that everyone can contribute to the cost of the war according to their ability to pay. If income taxes were included in the cost-of-living index, that would raise the cost-of-living bonus. And those People who get the bonus would there- fore get their tax, or most of it, paid back to them. But some people - farmers, ssmall proprietors, domestic servants, etc.- don't get the bonus, so they would not get any tax back. You can see 'how unfair that would be. C. W. A. C. IS NOW TWO YEARS OLD Great Progress Made In These Two Years The past two years have moved surely, swiftly and successfully for the Canadian Women's Army Corps. From just a mere handful in 1941, the Corps, now marking its second anni- versary, has swelled in number to 12,500 and these young women are on the jobs not only in Canada but in Great Britain and in the United States. They have come from every prov- ince in Canada, from the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, from the farms and DONALD B. BLUE Experienced Auctioneer Licensed for Counties of HURON & BRUCE All Sales Capably Handled. R. R. 1, Kincardine Phone:' Ripley 30-24. settlements of the prairies, from nor- thern Ontario and Quebec, from of- fices, schools, factories and colleges. They are women of all classes and types linked together in the common bond of service, and all proudly wear- ing the .khaki of His Majesty's Can- adian Army. ,With the growth of the,%orps, a new type of women is emerging into Canadian life, Her spirit is a rebirth of that pioneer spirit o'f women who Stood by the side of their husbands, and fought Indians from behind won- en blockades, The work that young service women are doing today is every bit as meritous, It all began in August of 1941, when an Order-in-Council was passed that authorized the formation of the Can- adian Women's' Army as a Corps of women, whose role would be that of replacing soldiers in non-combatant duties, First recruits for the new Corps re- ported on September 1, 1941.. At this time companies were set up in the eleven military districts of Canada, Headquarters were established in Ottawa, and Senior Commander Joan Kennedy, now Lieut,-Col. Kennedy, of Victoria, B, C., was appointed highest ranking officer of the Corps, Those who struggled with.the for- mation and organization of the Corps two years ago may well look hack with pride on their achievements. The Corps is pressing forward. As more and more active fronts are being open- ed, more and more women are needed to fill the less active, less glamorous jobs. The C, W. A. C., in its brief two years of existence, has already passed many milestones. Early in 1942 the first training cen- tre was opened at MacDonald College at Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Que. In June, the first cadet course was start- ed at Ste. Ann's, and each succeeding month has been the occasion of offic- ers' graduation exercises. In July of the .same year, the Wes- tern Division •Basic Training Centre was opened at Vermilion, Alta, In October, the largest group of C. W. A. C.'s to go, to the United States left Ottawa for duty in Washington, D. C., and in November, the first group of Canadian Women's Army Corps per- sonnel arrived overseas. The establishment of trades train= ing courses in many centres, and the opening of many new and varied trades to CWAC members have all been de- velopments of '1943. Thus the Corps marches on, young in years and experience, but hopeful and sincere, in its endeavour to make a real and vital contribution to Can- ada and her part in the war. PHIL OSIFER OF LAZY MEADOWS By Harry J. Boyle- A ohild on the farm gets an edu- cation long before the school bells start ringing. It is the kind of educa- ion that stays with them for life. , . . the kind that makes a good foundation for their latter adventures, trials and tribulations. Just watch any little boy or girl on the farm for a .day or so, and you'll see exactly what I mean by an education. Patricia Ann is full of questions these clays about everything on the farm. First thing in the morning she has to make a trip over to the orchard where we have the young chickens in coops with their guarlian motherS: I know that she confounds our feed- ing plans by taking along • a little something for them. The result is that every time she appears the chick- ens are willing and anxious to follow her all over the place She asks questions about the chick- ens questions 'that would con- found the greatest authority in the country. She wants to know the reas- on for everything. Where do the chickens come from and where do the eggs come from, Why do they grow feathers? Why does the old hen make that funny, "clucking" noise? It's quite a task to try and answer those questions as they come rolling out. After breakfast she has a session with the six kittens. Old "Graypuss" presented us with six recruits for the Mouse Army of Lazy Meadows but I sorely fear that we will be overstaffed with that many. Plans are now being drawn up for removing the surplus but it's going to be a difficult. task. Patricia Ann is learning to count and she can certainly go up to „six. If three of the kittens suddenli disappear I know , that she will demand an in- vestigation. She is quite fascinated by the horses knowing that Barney is a bay and that- Nellie is a black. Once or twice she has had a ride on the back of Barney who is advancing in years and who doesn't mind having a youngster around. In fact he seems to be a bit flattered by the attention. A horse buyer made me an offer for Nellie's ACROSS. • DOWN 1. Fetch 2. Employed 3. Spring near Jerusalem (Bib.) 4. Advertise- ments 5, Lizards 6. Advanced 7. Fish 8. Stir up 10. Lament 11. Mountains (So. Am.) 15. Sliced cabbage 19. Poke ,„ 'a 14 ii 17 xt 24 colt and I was thinking of taking tit... PatriciaAnn, who had apparently been. interested in her meal looked up ant said with all the wisdom of her al- most four years, "I would'nt sell that nice colt. Nellie would'nt like it". The arrival of little pigs or calves is something which has to be announ- ed to Patricia Ann as soon as possible:, Then she frets and fusses until you. take her down to the barn, She is quite jubilant about the little pigs but never wants to get in the ,pen. The calves are a different matter entirely. We have to escort her in while she pets the gawky fellow. Usually names the calf on the spot . ,some fierce name that she heard some place or other. By observing and asking questions she's building a great education. She's learning the story of nature and the: farm. Whether she stays on the farm when she grows up or goes into some other type of work I think the things she's learning now will always stay with her. MONUMENTS at first cost ' Having our factory equipped with the most modern machinery for the exe- cution of high-class work, we ask you, to see the largest display of mom:- ments of any retail factory in Ontario. All finished by sand blast machines. We import our granites from the Old Country quarries direct, in the rough. You can save all local deal- ers' agents' and middleman profits by seeing us. E. J. Skelton & Son at West End Bridge-WALKERTON' 3 4 4 4 4 C 846 -IOW LIVING COST • INDEX IS GAGED BY JIM GREENBLAT In the House of Commons at the last session, the Honourable J. L. II- isley, Dominion Minister of Finance, gave some time to the explanation of 'the cost-of-living index, particularly interesting in the' light of present dis- cussions of food prices. Jim Green- blat gives the gist of Mr. Ilsley's re- marks, in non-technical language, as follows. The cost-of-living index as related to the cost-of-living bonus doesn't directly worry the farmer, small proprietor and such like, but indirectly everyone should have the low down in their 'minds about this important part of. our national economy if they don't wish to get too provincial in their thinking, Let's review the matter informally so you'll remember it without any ef- fort, The cost of living index measur- es the month-to-month change in the cost of living of the average typical wage-earners's family, by the Bureau of Statistics. It is based on a full year record,. made in 1937-38 on 1,500 Canadian families, averaging 4.6 per- sons with an average inncome of $1,453, The index was in six main groups, showing food to take 31% of *the in- come, fuel and light 6%, housing 19% clothing 12%, home fu rnishings and services 9% and miscellaneous 23%. Folks may howl that living condi- tions have changed a lot since 1937; 38. True! The Bureau knows that, and it makes the necessary changes. For• example after sugar rationing came in the amount of sugar in the in- dex was reduced. Then, when cheap lines are off the market making you fork over more for more expensive art- icles, the price of these is considered in the index. The index records variations in the cost of a fixed standard of living in urban areas. It does not m,,asure the increased costs of peOple who improve their standard of living, Not without logic some. people ask why does the index only show a rise of 17% during, the war, when such items as stewing beef rocketed up 78% lard r13%, for example. The fact of the matter is, of course, that all foods comprise less than a third of the whole cost of liVing index„ and we have to look at it in that perspective. Many foods, too, and important ones have risen much less, For instance, bread, sugar and such foods have re- mained fairly steady and milk is re- duced in price, Food Prices Up It is interesting to note in passing that cost of food rose 31.8 since the war started, most of it since the ceil- ing was slapped on. Mrs, Housewife obviously is more aware of this, be- cause it's a kitchen and personal pro- blem. But on items hubby pays for mainly, the rise shows in the lower bracket, i. e. fuel and light, 14.1, hous- ing 7.4, clothing 20.3, The total cost of living index rose 17.6 since Aug- ust 1939, but only 2.2 of it since ap- plication of the price ceiling. To keep track of changes the Bur- eau not only relies 'on price reports from storekeepers, !Alt uses informa- tion from their regional setups. And don't think for a minute that repre- sentatives fail to visit small centres for that purpose. They do, definitely. Mom complains about changes in quality, deterioration of clothing .and home furnishings, noticeable in our wartime economy. Well, the Bureau thinks of that too and treats the re- 1. [vehicl e 4. Viper 7. Ankles 9. Layer of skin 12. Inner • satellite of Uranus 13. Utensil 14. Last movements of sonatas 16. Run before a gale 17. Dog . 18. Lofty mountain 20. Before 21, Bone 22. Weasel-like animals 24. Part of a bottle 27. Grove of trees 28. Tree 1 30. A. sleeti image 33. Meager 36, Whirlpool 37. More deXterotis 39. Itailroa.(1 (abbr.) '40, COnjUnctiOti 41, River (Ven,) 42. Coin (POrt6) '43. Chums Al City in Georgia. '47. Upright ' ,49. Mixed t greens ,50. European 'denary I, ,81. Money draWera '62, Male oftapring *S. Voxy 37 43 47 0 CROSSWORD PUZZLE