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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1944-02-03, Page 7r February 3rd, 1944 441.10 FORCES STORM ASHORE.. .IN rreUr I5EWW wpm INLEAP-FROG INV ASIQN NOVA A ?.11 • PtftlfOr".?A,.: Red Cross serum is saving the lives of ' hundreds of wounded sailors, soldiers and airmen. But thousands of additional blood donors are needed. Give a pint o; blood to save a life. Call Red Cross Blood Donor Service. .ADVANCE-111114$ Next Blood Donor Clinic in Wingham WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16th Here British troops of the Allied Fifth Army make their way towards shore close to Rome. in ne4 eblvir..10.1. This British Tommy, his rifle over his shoulder, stands guard over the first German prisoners taken in the west coast Ianaings, gasy, Oct Written specialty for the weekly newspapers of Canada Parliament Hill is somnolent-look- ing no more as the House is in session again; there is a fresh lilt to the walk -0 most folks coining up Wellington Street and entering in at the big ornate gates leading to the Peace. Tower en- 'trance; the members, from town, city, farm, mine and fishing village are -back on the job — democracy starts .clicking again. . . Ottawa storemen were given a jolt the other day when a brisk salesman was around offering Tag's and bunting for sale, to be used 'for Armistice Day. No, he wasn't a bit early, he explained, this was the armistice when this ,%•Var ends. The mead jolt may be coming to the sales- Werlynailemeaveznamrsablemay man and others thinking the same way. , . That well known Ottawa landmark, the 140,000 gallon water tower which reared above the Experi- mental Farm auditorium, crashed to the ground when. fire destroyed the building recently, * * * We think of salvage as a civilian job, but it might interest you to know that the Army goes in for it in a big way, saving millions of dollars an- nually. A recent National Defence re- port showed that 826,000 pairs of boots and shoes were' repaired 2nd re- stored to service. They operate a boot repairing plant which can pro- duce 1,500 pairs each week, using up- pers stripped from condemned 'boots. Articles scrapped and resold realized $410,351, Reconditioned by contract, we noted, were damaged enamelware and galvanized utensils, including more than a thousand boilers and twenty thousand jugs, bowls, mugs and plates, Clothing repair and tailor shops made over three million repairs to garments of all kinds, * * One of the interesting people at the national meeting in Ottawa of the 14 Regional Consumer Branch chairman of ,,the Wartime Prices and Trade Board was Mrs. Cameron Dow, lately appointed rural advisor to the branch. She is national president of the Feder- ation of Women's Institutes. Mrs. Dow in - plain language said: "If in- flation is ever allowed to get hold in this country, we're sunk. I remember what happened in the last war, and after, 'Even though we sold some of our stuff at a high price the things we had to buy were higher and in the long run we were worse off than be- fore, That must not happen again." Mrs. Dow proves her faith in the value of checking prices by keeping accurate account of her purchases in her "little Blue Book". * * • * * National income is supposed to give a pretty good indication of the nation- al welfare. • The Dominion Bureau of Statistics points out that for eleven months of 1943 it showed an increase of 18.4 per cent—a total of $8.072,000,- 000--over the similar period a year before, Production and transport of munitions and war supplies were the main generators for this huge amount, putting it at the highest level in Cana- dian history. Coincident figures are interesting, too, * 4: * * Americans are really big investors in Canada. A United .States, Treasury census reveals that American-owned property in foreign countries reaches over the nine billion dollar mark, 34 per cent .of this being in Canada. * * If you sometimes wonder why banks have increased staffs, put it against the large number of cheques that are issued, for one thing. Cheques cashed against individual accounts ag- gregated $53;797,000,000. during 1943, a new high point in Canadian history, too, 13.e sure to read that amount correctly, .because it sure is passing the bucks and no fooling. * * * Agricultural Notes: The depart- ment advises potato growers to order their 1944 seed potato requirements without delay, and a list of growers haying Certified, Foundation A or Foundation geed can he got from Plant Protection Division, Dept. of Agriculture, Ottawa. As for potato acreage a five per cent increase is wanted for this, year. Ontario, Mani- toba and 13,C. have each agreed to 10 per cent more acreage; Quebec and Alberta will aim for 5 per cent, the Maritimes with 1943 plantings greater than, long-time average will maintain level of production, as will Saskatche- wan. . . . An increase of nearly one- third over the 1943 output in maple syrup and products is 'being asked, representing about three million gallons on a syrup basis. . . . Market- ings of lambs and sheep off Canadian farms and ranches in 1943 is also ex- pected to be up 5 per , cent over 1943. . . Corn, however, looks for a jump of 53 per cent over 1943 acreage — near1c400,000 acres — which was the estimate quoted at the joint agricul- tural conference in Ottawa. . „ There will be plenty of vegetable seeds like peas, beans, carrots, onions, radishes, lettuce, tomatoes, swedes, etc., avail- able for 1944 spring planting because the Agricultural Supplies Board ar- DONALD B. BLUE Experienced Auctioneer Licensed for Counties of HURON & BRUCE All Sales Capably Handled. R. R. 1, Kincardine , Phone: Ripley 30-24. c9.7's SCRAP BOOK ranged a production programme in the spring of 1943. We are informed that about 65 per cent of the Canadian production of vegetables and field root seeds were grown in British Col- umbia last season. * Pot-Pourri: ,Canadian metallurgists will now 'be devising new plans for civilian use of magnesium (Canadian produced) restrictions for which have been removed Eby the Dept. of Muni- tions & Supply. Apparently we've got plenty for war requirements. . . . In the same category now is poorer grade reclaim and scrap rubber. , Anohors' a-weigh. Canada's navy now totals 80,000 personnel, including about 4,- 500 Wrens; with 250 lighting ships and 400 auxiliary craft. Once we laughed at the 'Rainbow' and `Niobe'. . . . Only soldiers discharged after November 1, 1943, are entitled to the new scale clothing allowance, upped to $65. . . A new medical research group has geen formed for examin ation of methods of treatment of wounded 'Canadians, to improve heal- ing techniques; they follow the wound- ed from front-line to base hospital, checking all the way. . . . Our war expenditures for the first nine months of the fiscal year to December 31, 1943, totalled $2,782,749,515. That's why we need to Buy Bonds. • * * The dental health of Canadians ranks among the best in the world but it will be given a fillip after this war by the way our Dental Corps is looking after the men and women of the Armed Services.. Over 1200 Can- adian dentists are now serving with the Navy, Army and Air Force. Every sailor, soldier and airman is made dentally fit before going overseas or on active operations. And then a dental officer with his portable equip- ment and mobile dental clinic goes with them wherever they go. Since the outbreak of the war over ten and a half million dental operations have been completed. 'By R. J.-SCOT RATION COUPON INFORMATION Here are the dates on which cou- pons come due and the' numbers of those in force. Butter coupons Nos. 46, 47 now due and Nos. 48, 49 come due February 3rd. Sugar coupons Nos. 14 ,to 24 now valid and Nos. 25, 26 come due Feb- ruary 3r d . Tea-Coffee coupons 14 to 29 now valid. Meat coupons Nos. 35, 36 now valid and No. 37 conies due February 3rd. Preserve coupons Nos. 1 to 11 now valid and Nos. 12, 13 come due Feb- ruary 3rd. The moving picture usherette was in the dentist's chair. "Now miss," asked the dentist "which tooth is giving you all the trouble?" 'Second from the left in the bal- cony," wa,s the answer. THE ALPS DISTRICT The ladies of the west end of the 2nd of Culross held their bi-weekly Red Cross quilting at the home of Mrs. ,Milas Moir last Wednesday. There were nine ladies present. The top was pieced out of discarded wool- len and other heavy materials, pieced and donated by Mrs. Jim. Caslick. Mrs. Moir donated the lining made of dyed cotton bags. The quilt was tied with odd bits of coloured ravelled yarn. It made a very warm though very inexpensive quilt. Mrs", Tom Nichel received word last week of the With of her new grandniece on January 24th, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Huth of Lake- let. Last fall the quilting group of the west end of the 2nd filled seven ditty bags for sailors. Since Christmas there have been four letters of appreci- ation. Mrs. McGinn returned to her home in Dundas county on Friday. She has been visiting her daughter, Mrs, Owen King since before Christmas. Miss Betty Bryce of Turnberry is spending this week with Mr. an.d Mrs. Lester Falconer. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Caslick and Mr. and Mrs. Ross King spent Sunday with Mrs. Wilfred Caslick. Mrs. Alex McDonald received a letter recently from her sister, Mrs. Wm. Cassells, who lives near Shoal Lake, Man. Mrs. Cassells was the former Frances Fmaton of Culross., Mrs. Cassells had three sons in Italy,, The second oldest son 'has been mis- sing since December 6th, and a young- er son, Jim, was reported killed De, cember 15th. Farm Forum met at Ross McRae's, home on Monday evening with an at, tendance of 22. Three groups discus- sed the subject "the importance of planning the rural community", in the, new series "the rural co,mcunity". In spite of modern machinery farmers do not have any snore time now than they had 50 years ago for community work owing to the scarcity of help on farms. There is need for more co-5 operation. among the farmers, next meeting, Monday evening, will rbe! at the home of W, N. Pickell. MONUMENTS at first cost Raving 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 monu- ments of any retail factory in Ontario.. Ail finished by sand -blast machines. 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