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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1941-01-23, Page 3-THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1941. THE SEAFORTH NEWS PAGE THREE IFCaIfi� S�ll'P�EBI'Ofl MAGIC. BAKING [RESULTS USE Dependable for 3 Generations MADE IN CANADA Canada's 1941 Wheat Crop Ry C. J. /innings in "'Canadian • itnsinese:" On ,lu':y 311, 1l)49, the Canadian wheat carry-over was at a new 'high --etui million ,heishels, The 194.0 crop 'was the second largest hart^eeted in tltt history of wheat -growing tilt this cf-ontry, ht round fitzuret 5;31) aniliinn Ibnshcl<. Bo Canada had Sat) million beshels ,•f Wheat for disposal during -the period from August :1, 1940; stn Jn11y 311, 11941: The di39iculty of hand - Ike and- storing such .nnimmense 9uantfey of grain hae been .great--tent- j ovary uaciiities Mare :teen required in all -parte. of She West, annexe: to ex- isein : elevators have -burn constructed, clt:.a•'g• Tittle. and empty warehnuscs Ir::'e. 'but ,,rc;-e 1 into set- vee, large :quantities still rent:tin in the hands of the .i.temers itretectill rig:tin?t damage ,Trent frost and ,•Sather--atlequatrly iu nem: tiot - ifitirictitly int etre te,. ' u ,r.ers have ',tilt Storage h',•• . t ' • r.'t<. , wire enclosure, lin- 1 ..tee e..,,:ie.: salt-nuhreehed slteay- „ ca, t o .. ease- left :the teraie int line:; ' t,.itin, <it•tce as ''hr al - A. 1 regular line elevator • ,Sett -,u or e.,•.te ; te,,nunodatien had t,, he le,: „t-,• grain and working 1tquirrtnc-,„s erevented all elevators alt -ting t - fain ,,c1* cent c -.f their rated capacity. Stork- i4 Canadian wheat hell in the 1'ttitcd State. have in- ereesel by 24 million ,hnstte) ,ince - Angus; 1. 1.940, and nn December fi, tea:hr' the rrc,,rd total of 511 million •Isneltele. If is ;nip„s-ible. to estimate ht ;,net• greater use of such r+facilit- ie• . et lite made 'tut the friendly co- et,,re.:i,n *:.the grain trade- of the iii :ed a....t - int nett• worthy. -L• inscre that ail farmer; had ,nate rrtertt.•from their crop. regulardeliv- eries were made under a gonia s;%eeteni sot tee '2y the Wheat Board with an original maximum of five ,husinels to • vitt acre. >ucoe sive increase, have now reistt'i this -maxiut.unt to twelve lntsbele bet in some more fortunate di:trio1s -where e,'nges tions huts not .herr ::e% trious. delivery up to twenty linshele has been possible. The federal 5.1 n ter t,f -rr'tde and tCa-nrner, e - ha defit'itely promised Maurice, however, that fell delivery of rbcs chem urn:: n 1 +',t• ar epted ,by the Wheel .; .,rci .'tc'nre the rail ,•v1 the urn: the: is, illy 51st tweet. In Ile r, a- n -et • farmers will be paid s1t.r:.L1 el.est:e:e the full rates reg ntlerT; ell: ,1 .Sthelevator collie -odes ft r r e ,ire. The ne; result trill he 1.o ,. sirs tle. farmer of tilt .1u11 pnr- e . - •a'c- of his ern;t but unread oat.: r ' ser :vert •d than us:tl. in fact df!i;..riee ,:',•ee.ly . constitute what Ste :..';1 ',:.: e bttn t ti.factnry total dor 'tut ,140 was anything ibn1 en ordinary year for the !Canadian Wheat grower. \\''hat •of the dispoeition of 'Canada's '11940 wheat supplies? 'I'lte !Honourable Janice !Gardiner apparently ,believes that over a period .of five year, this would not present any great difficulty and in a very 'optintistic. s•tatcutent in the House of Commons last Nov- enuber demonstrated, at least to his own satisfaction. lion this would be accomplished, including the crops tvhiclt Canaria would harvest in the meantime, The average of 380 million :bushels used :by hint in his calculation was -a fair figtu•c provided that neje- election is made itt the acreage ,own to wheat and the I5 'esi does not suffer from a return of drought or some shills''' oircttntstance that aright ser- iously reduce yields. )But many a'uth- oritiee, perhaps even hi= colleague in the 1)epannnent of 'Trade and tCnm- aueree are ine so sanguine. Last ;eae- on combined shipments of wheat and wheat flour Recounted 'for about 200 million l: ml els. 51r. Gardiner raised the estimate far domestic require- men'ts to kali million 'bushels largely in Bien of the increased ntutnbers of hog; now being raised in Canada 'to meet the Ihacon required Inc shipanent to Great Britain tinder the agreenteftt recently concluded lee hint :on 'behalf of the Canadian Government, 'True, recent indications .bury that a short- age of •feed grains is already develop- ing in Western Canada. -Dat prices have increaser) roughly :25 per cent In the last two months surd *barley prices etre also substantially higher. This .sit- ttatitin may intimately have same fav- puralble effect tin our wheat =Meeting” peobleme and a coneideraltle quantity, particularly of lower grade wheat mar be fed ou farms. t\Vith domestic re- quirements placed at 160 million :bush- els, as compared with tin average of 11,3 million, and 310 million kr export, Canada would still have half a billion .bushels of wheat on hand: on July 314 1941, a quantity equal to normal sup- plies, including carry-over and new crop, for ,the eneving. year, at is this prospect that necessitates the 1110s1 eel -ions consideration nu the part of all Governnment ,authorities before the new 110.411 crop is seeded. 'Moreover, rainfall during the vast fall was, on the whole, ubtuul'ut1-113 per cent above normal m Saskittche'watt and '415 per cent do .\lherta (where the 1940 harvest all but reached .200 million bushels) against 110 per cent less than normal in Manitoba, Splendid results •hare then attained in Western Canada during: the past few years in limiting damage from rnet thrnngh the use ni rust-restistant seed and this 'factor shmthl tend tin increase yields above 'the long -terns average of 17, bushels. to the acre. The problem presented by this cotn- bination of circmnstances has made the what si i tit ef :ht major problems conn -uting Canada today. It has been intensified by the war ate' has in fact become part of the tsar problem. This is p trtiettlarly :true in view 7' to t t the 'trtel part loud supplies play in the successful prosecution 01 a tear. Present Supplies may, in fact do present all embarrassing; ,prolblen ,hut an a.btutdance, even a superabundance., Of such an essential of fond as wheat must be a natter of great reassurance 10 a country engaged in a war of such 'grin ruthlessness as the present con- flict. dine to return to ibe question of Canada's 19411 wheat .crop. Shnndtl coeditions continue as favourable as duringtthe fall, the average yield next season bright easily reach or surpa,Is 20 tbushels to the here, so that, if no change is made in acreage, an otttturn M hill ntillinn letisthels or more would not the impossible, ,bringing total sup - ,plies of 'wheat for disposition (includ- ing 500 million ,bushels carried over) to above •one'biltion ,bushels. European markets, outside of Great:Britain, have been closed by the Germtan!Blitzkreig; other markets cannot ,he expected to albsonb more than 40 million thu.shels. These oirounutances recently drew front ,the tH-onourab1e 'J, A. IMtacKin- non, \Minister of Trade and :Commerce, the statement that "unless there are radical and unexpected developments overseas, :the 111941 wheat policy will hove to deckled %vitlt a knowledge ,that apart from tlnnestie eonsnniptintt only between pox.ibly 141 and 1117:5 ntillinn bnshcds can he exhorted in the %nem year ending ;fitly ;it., 111(42' In other surd., available outlets will only abs,trb a total of some 311, million bushels, - B'RITAIN'S 1941 RAINBOiW 'New fashion coheirs for next sprint; anti :Intoner have now been choeen by the i',ritislt Colour Council and sent out by them to all the Dn- ntinintts, .the twv ..\nw•ricas, Switzer - Nod, Sweden and 'Batavia. They :give suggestions Inc wool. 'knitwear, silk, rayon and leather. :5 special range has ,been :elected for millinery, including Harbour Blue in tribute to the Navy and the R.:\. F. There are two new greys, Silver 1Clond and Smoke Grey; a new dress colour called 'Cnreensha(low ; Rhythm Blue, an unusual peacock; Amethyst Cloud for summer frocks; 'Comman- der Blue for .hoes; Dramatic. Red for gloves. Other ,antes are Sweet Corn, French Wine. Grey Dawn, Col- onial Brown, Nymph Green, Breton 'Blue and tGypay Red. hwr the first time a ehart has been issued showing starred costume t ol- ours in wool cloth with shoe and :;.love colours to harmonise. an recent months many congratulations have reached the British Colour Council from the Dominion: and America, on the excellence of the colours soon- eervd for titr fashion trade. Viten the kindhearted tc,,ntan abut the door and turned she found her- self faced by her irate mate, "Why on earth Intel yott feed every tramp who conies to ,he door ” he demand- ed, heatedly. - -You've no idea," she replied sweetl3'. "what a relief it ie to see a man eat a meal without finding fault with the cooking.' - Communications Mr, Wm, Murray. writing frau Dauphin, Manitoba, says; We are enjoying a very fine win- ter in this part of Canada and the west. There have only keen two cold days since winter has set in and they were early in December. There have been no storms of any kind. Jt has been very calm and most every day beautiful sunshine anti mild, with about 7 of 8 inches of snow. This morning it was 24 above zero at 10 o'clock, There is very little sickness and Dauphin Inas become one of the busiest towns in Western Canada, with two Airport Schools almost ready 0) open, one a bombing school and the other a flying and technical. and two others to be erected this spring. The bombing school is, I understand, the largest in Canada. wishing your paper and till my friends and relatives in Ontario A Very Happy and Prosperous 1941. WM. MURRAY, Writing front her home in Cali- fornia, Mrs. A. E. Elgie, in a ]ettet'. says: Perhaps it would he interesting for you to know that we have tt very active branch of the British War Relief here, and are doing a splendid work, mostly free donations. We had a tett the other day which netted tis $1511,mi, and while a great many do not seem to realise the serious: mess of the s1(911ion and Ilett we are living through a world of :revolution, the ,tanner itt whitlt every - believer in denmerncy arts and reacts, may determine the fate of the British Empire as well its the i;e)tuhlic• of the U.S.A. 1 atm sure we tete all con- siderably pepped up by the news from Greece and Egypt. it is the firs' real break we have had and our sincere wish is that the earning year will he one of great success. MRS, A. E. ELGIE. Prom Ottawa, S. Rupert 11toadfoot F.C„ writes: 1 ant publishing a book which will take its title from my poem "An Em- pire Kneeling," and it will be the first Item in it. The book will run to about three ]tundret] pages and will contain verse and prose, It will also eontuit 11 expect) some "in memor- iam" chapters for Lord Tweedsmuir. :•Ion, Hugh Guthrie. Ml's, Archie Freiman, 0.11,E., and some others, It will lie dedicated to Their Majesties and will have about twenty pictures of the Royal Tour in Canada and the U.S.A. The proceeds will be given 10 the Canadian Red Cross, S. RUPERT BROADFOOT ht connection with the well drill- ing in Hallett. Township• the follow- ing has been received: As is quite natural under tate cir- cumstances there are a great maty rumors afloat regarding the coudi- tiotts in the well being chilled on the Allen farm in -Hallett Townthip tin@ 7 think a statement should he made as to the real conditions. The well is now down 1590 feet, the water eases' off and the indications are we are costing Into the Guelph formation in which we expect to get the ail. In the bottom of the salt we had <c .... u�1 er e ;kr ,t Selling Quality Books Books are Well Made, Carbon is Clean and Copies Readily. AO styles, Carbon Leaf and Black Back. Prices as Low as You Can Get Anywhere. Get our Quotation on Your Next Order. The Seaforth News SEAFORTH, ONTARIO. thin Iayers of lime stone and as the salt dissolves some of this limestone is loosened and falls into the hob-. This is a very dangerous condition as it may stick the tools of haler-tto we must Pot in another tasing to prevent this happening. This requires more money, of course, so I went to Tor'mtto and succeeded in getting the necessary capital and we. are now waiting for the pipe which has been secured, to be delivered, This new capital conies in on the very sante terms as those who have already subscribed dollar for dollar. I have remained on the job every hoar while drilling has been going on to see that everything possible is done to make this a success. We have the very best of outfit and equipment. first class di'ff'ers and everybody has worked together harmoniously to have this a real test and 1 have never been as confident of the outcome as I am today. W. 1NN:ES PATERSON. Blyth, Jan. 13. - POOLING FRITZ "Theatre of war" is a term which Inas taken on new meaning, for (level - elements_ in the art of cantonflarre 'trine the prinri•,h, at s tttzt'craft into play - to cover the movement and Po - H,41 of armed sten, ectaiinnvnt and material Colour and dr.ign are tt-vii t Shame and di.'Le ordinary appear ante-, U, nnn'cal and rt.is•inntl'dr, wish aloud .cencry and a ,ybr,'e ',ntf.tl of aaortecl : r,It'," \Vi look. Flt, r :t:n;, o J,r.l,•. or 'rt r>- I,•1- -id,'n' 2x• a m: r'rn, gun ,r -t; 'te:,vy artillery emplacement or a ]tan - _e slielttriir ;, ether<. 1 .r;tssr nrl in a fiord may 't„ enermin. amort 1n. n tt hies'. the girt efctnuta.h1. he `n,i tht' Leve i- -on-willing t�., cone,.,'.'. it is :u• n l.rt1.•,;,rtant i 't+r in. !niF•ary ,:terse fun yet it cut. right ser„ e the t -t 'rarlition of-olditritt:r. Neatneee and preci-ion are drilled into fightitt mint, They are taught to steel al r] starch in straight trine. anti their tent., vehicles, buildings and all man- ner ,%1 equipment is exact in line and layout. The soldier 'has to learn that rc nl- arity is an indication ,cf human effort. Building- follow straight line.; trees and rnushe- don't. Nature doesn't deal in cy'tttmetry and rectangles, :\nythina it-ith prrcisr outline; give.- the show array from the military :'tantd trot, It prnclaitne itself as man's stork. Anil so the ffg11ti1-14 ,forces do their beet to adopt Nature'- method --or 'ark of it—in order to conceal their :tresence from the enemy. They take 'r. -an: from the eitaatele:m and -busy •neeete and woodland creature, w]h,:e tto,e- and l'olfittriag- t ,meal them in their natural environment-. ELCOME relief fromstuffy misery of HEAD COLDS *I -PURPOSE oD MEDICINE ,Are swollen mem- branes and clog- byucus caused a stuffy head cold making life miserable for you? Then relieve discomforts with a feW drops of Vicks Va-tro-nol up each nostril. Va-tro-nol is so effective because it does three important things - (1) shrinks swollen membranes-- (2) soothesirritation-(3) helpenushnasal passages, clearing clogging mucus. And remember, when used in time, SKs Va-tro-nor helps Y I - prevent many colds from developing. VA -TRO -1106 \\lien snow it on the ,battlefield they 'follow the exa-mple of nonthern animals, such at the +Canadian rabbit, and alisgttise themselves and their eq- aitpntetvt in white. The Finnish ski reg- iment are adopt itt this form df cam- onflage. 51illions of men noir are engaged in the greatest game of ;deception ever •+rayed, wherein paint is used as a pro- teetien its effi'rtually a•t All,: armour. ill till,: days of old. The dye of his un- iform saleguarde n-ifornr-afeguarde the soldier tby :blend- ing stint with the landscape, and fore,' de.ians shi,4,1 bis artillery, his .tiara f t, tanks and Living quarters iron the ,•nentics eye. ':tnndian ,tubnn,v. -i. playing; a star h ;he ‘.1-- -rine ,i the Etn)tire': fronto. 'I -k`11, of bort-aur}- of meeitan- t-. 1 e iii it'- t•aitgin.T from dight 'unite the 4r: etor- :teitieli'reel big, ;guns, and 111,111(11m: sir 'v, c of atttth trances, are n. togs from the cnttntry's carious ;biles 'f .r t}u ti -e ni nor Gnyernanen., l 01„-r iii re.' the IPriti It \'.011-0 faCtbriee are urn out itanubers amt fighters a: wr14 a. training !dam,. .Armoured ,Seen'. •'i-, dt,Nn the Ways of our hieyard: and into the naval forces. Every one of these products of skill would be an easy mark 'kr the enemy to hit were it not for special types of ttaitat .f?at, non-reflecting and ,con- cealing. A few- splotches, and the thing almost disappears ,before your eyes The tpaintt chemist fiat worked with the eantotflage expert to meet the re- ttrrements of mri'sent-day Nvarfare. and has developed 'flat paints that haven't a glitter in it ,gallon, paints that doll the suriecc and blur :the ant - line. The tone, of these must not only deceive naked eye .btit must the • proof against the colour filter on rhe aerial camera or the field aglaee of an enemy ,rb-erver; and they most pro- teot the metal wood or fabric on which they are use,' against all Tpos.silhle Wearier conditions that may 'be en- cnnntered. Some ,types are proof ag- ainst gas. t'orhttet' l'ancottye'•ites Present Programme from HRC Studios.—Old iieine Week became a reality a few 'weeks ago when "\-anceever Night" was trr"sdeast from the HBC London studios. On that occasion four Canadian ..estroast, personalities lnr,vnt'd a portion of the "Starlight" programme. The group included ,loan hiller. famous as the television "Picture Page" and well-itutwn ns :,, actress; Carroll Levis. popular HBC compere tin' his prograttr:' ,1'-t veru Zoe \tynn, y-,tnng t•cvne singer, and \V -floor of the e'1k' aver -r;;, unit. 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