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OTTAWA REPORTS
That Food Production In Canada
Has Increased 150 Percent
Over Pre -War Levels
The Canadian farmer, by his
food production efforts is playing
a great part in winning the war,
and at the same time is helping
to lay the foundation for perman-
ent world peace, K. W. Taylor,
Wartime Prices and Trade Board's
food co-ordnator, told foods of-
ficers at an Ottawa conference re-
cently. With a labor force only
75 percent of the pre-war total,
Canadian agriculture has increased
food production 150 percent over
pre-war levels.
?We can't look for a decent and
lasting peace settlement in Europe
if negotiations are carried on in an
atmosphere of hunger, misery and
despair," said Mr. Taylor. "It is
in our interests to see that the
people of Europe get at least basic
requirements so as to arouse in
them hope for the future."
Much of the food for Europe
• at the end of the war will have
to be sent from Canada and the
'United State.
* * *
Shipments of food to Greece will
bt, increased to 31,200 tons monthly
in 1944, Prime Minister King
announced early this month in
the House of Commons. The
major part of the increase consists
of 9,000 tons of .wheat a month,
a gift by the .Argentine Govern-
ment. This will he in addition
to 15,000 tons monthly sent to
Greece since that summer of 1942
as a gift of the Canadian people.
The United States will supply
through lend-lease monthly 4,700
tons of pulse (peas, beans, etc.);
1,000 tens of fish; 300 tons of veget-
able stew mix; 800 tons spaghetti;
300 tons soup: and 600 tans can-
ned milk.
*
L'xperixnents conducted at the
Dominion Experimental Farms,
Napan, N. S., an a medium clay
loam soil, (not underdrained), in-
dicate that a direct saving can be
made in reducing the average rate
of seeding. Over a period •of 15
assaara. vete; seeded at 2 bushels an
acre gave a yield of 4234 bushels;
at 2.4 bushels the yield was 52
bushels, and at 3 bushels, the
yield was 53.7 an acre. When bar -
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help in general nervousness, sleep-
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In the meantime, eat more natural
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ley was seeded at 13' bushels an
acre, the 5 -year yield was 36.3
bushels; at 2T/4 bushels an acre the
yield was 36.4 bushels, while the
3 -bushel rate of seeding gave 35
bushels an acre. iests also in-
dicate that the heavier grain seed-
ings have a tendency to reduce the
clover yield the following year,
* * *
This year as last, farmers are
asked by the Dominion Depart-
ment of Agriculture to tie fleeces
with paper twine which does not
injure the wool. When a farmer
ties fleeces with binder or other
sisal twine, he has to take a dis-
count of a cent a pound front the
market price of clean wool because
fragments from sisal often become
tangled with the wool and show
up light in woven cloth since
sisal does not take the dye.
* * *
A fifty -cent subsidy on every
pound of packaged bees imported
from the United States up to
June 15 as encouragement to far-
mers to go into honey production
is announced by Wartin3e Prices
and Trade Board. It will also
help offset increased costs of U.S.
cks, it is pointed out by the
Board.
* * *
Little pigs don't need much iron
but they do require more than the
sow supplies in her milk, The
Dominion Department of Agri-
culture advises that one of the
simplest ways to provide this
necessity is to give each litter a
sod or shoveful of earth every two
or three days until the pigs are
four weeks old. Sucklings pigs
raised indoors need iron if they
ate to stay lively and healthy. If
they cannot be given earth, then
tiny amounts of chemical iron
should be fed, but if the latter is
used, direction should be followed
carefully. Too much is not only
wasteful but may be harmful.
SCOUTING...
New Zealand now has 18,000
registered Boy Scouts.
* * *
The Chins Up Fund, raised by
Canadian Boy Scots to help their
brother Scouts in Britain and in
conquered Europe after the war,
has just passed the $44,000 mark.
* * *
Eight year old Roger Widdowson,
a British Wolf- Cub has for .3 past
year been staging Punch and Judy
shows for his friends. In that time
he has raised nearly $135 which he
has put into War Savings.
* *
A record uniqtse in Canadian
Scouting was chalked up recently
when ten members of the 8th Osh-
awa, Sea Scout Troop received their
Ring's Scout Badges at one time.
The Ring's Scout is the highest
rank available to Boy Scouts and
was inaugurated at the suggestion
of the late Ring Edward VII.
* * *
just before he died at Edmonton
recently, Dr. Geo. H, Maicomson,
former Provincial Commissioner of
the Boy Scouts Association in Al-
ber.a asked that the Scout Promise
be repeated at his funeral. This was
done by W. J. Dick, President of
the Alberta Boy Scouts Associa-
tion who was attended by a guard
of honour of Boy Scouts,
March Sets Record
For New Planes
Aircraft assembly lines in the
T.Tnited States moved at record
speed in March with 9,118 new
'planes, .Aircraft Production Chief
Charles E. 'Wilson ,reported,
Nearly 87 percent. ni the 'planes
were conthat craft—fighters, bom-
bers and transports. The previous
monthly record was 8,760 Febru-
ary,
Wilsots said the "remarkable"
March output may represent the
1944 aircraft prodactioi. peak.
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THE WAR WEEK Commentary on Current Events
Britahl On Eve Of invasion:
Lull On The 1 t a 1 la n Front
England last weak was so
ciowded with invasion forces that
Britons had to -change their way
of daily life, says the New York
Times, Tltey bad been used to
queuing up for rationed foods;
now they were queuing up for
buses and tubes, for plaees in a
lunchroom or tea shop. Civilians
had to leave for their jobs earlier
and get home later. In London
the streets Were jammed with
British, Dominion and Allied
troops. "Snowdrops" — theLoa-
don nickname for white -helmeted
American. military police were
patroling the sidewalks in ever -
greater numbers. Londoners could
catch a glimpse of a four -starred
black limousine rushing General
Eisenhower from one conference to
another. Someone said:. "That car
attracts as Much ,attention as roy-
alty used to." .. -
Invasion Date Set
This is England's fifth year or
war, the third spring which itas
been filled with invasion talk.. Bria
tons are tired and war weary, but
this time they know the invasion
of Europe is really. coming, that ,
the date has been set. A merchant,.
marine officer recently returned
from England said: "It looks to the
as though you could walk
Land's End to Edinburgh on Asaaak-
ing cases, trucks tanks and air-
planes." There is still room, •litw-
ever, for signs or • spring to poke
throngh, crocus and daffodils ,are
in bloom, gardeners find moments
to spend on :oses as well as veget-
ables.
Russian Advances
London's heaueueS last week
told of the great new Russian ad-
vances. They told, too,, -of new
BEARING UP
Like most visitors to Australia,
Lt. -Col. Mary Agnes Brown, WAC
director in the southwest Pacific,
is quick to make friends with the
Teddy -bear -like koala, No. 1 pet
of the Aussies.
regulations coverng the coastal
zu eas of England facing the Con,
fluent; of the severance of tele.
phone connection with Ireland "as
part of the general measures to
preeent a possible leak of vital
information"; of the cancellation
of all leave and travel permits for
members of the British armed
forces,. although this was said to
be aimed chiefly at preventing an
Easter week -end travel jam.
Domestic Crisis
While all these, things were heigh-
tening tension in Brtish minds' a
domestic crisis arose, Strikes in,
Britain's coal mines, which have
waxed and waned for six weeks
while disputes over wages and con-
dition s of work were under con
sideration spread to new mining
areas and broke out in other in-
duitrieS. About 9u,000 miners went
out. in Yorkshire, 20,000 shipyard
apprentices in Clydeside and Tyne-
side struck, about 30,000 shipyard,
aircraft and , engineering workers
Were reported out in Belfast. Ap-
peals by Government and labor.
leaders ,brought .some men back to
their jobs and ull signs pointed
to a more genet al return after the
Easter weekend.
.There was no sign that problems
had been solved and the crisis met.
As a result the British War Cabinet ,
drafted a new regulation to make
the incitement and fomenting of
strikes an offense against the state.
The powerful Trades Union Con -
gr es s, joining Labor Minister
Ernest Bevin in warning against
outlaw strikes, said a continuance
of work stoppages would bring.
about a major national disaster,
imperiling; thb prosecution of the
war and labor's future.
Italian Lull
On the Italian front last week
there was a lull in the fighting.
Artillery was engaging in violent
duels—no fun for those where the
shells land, but involving only a
few people. Planes were in the
air now and again, but their
activities meant little to the men
on the ground. The Germans had
tried a sizable thrust at the Anzio,
beachhead, but a had been pushed
back. Even patrol activities fell
off.
A lu/1 does not mean that the
frontline soldier is called back to
the rear areas. He stays right
where he is—in or near his .fox-
hele, He sleeps more, perhaps
i•X'skes more time to eat his K
'ratan's: He may even try to
write a letter;' if: he can find a
flot surface. But shellfire is
usually audible even if the bursts
and the scream of fragments are
not close. Such luxuries as a
thow line for hot food and a
chance to wash himself and his
c exiles are far from possible,
even though the fight has slacken-
ed.
Hope For Letters
Within their limited areas of
111011.1 en t the soldiers at such
tunes are apt to go in for slightly
longer and talkier "hull sessions".
They gripe about the usual stb-
. •
NAZI BATTLESHIP CAUGHT -BY BOMBERS
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The 41,000 -ton Nazi battleship Tirpita is pictured as it lay helpless in
Norway's Alten Fjord while British dive -bombers scored at least 24
Ishs on her. Caught by surprise, the previously crippled ship was at-
tacked on April 3 by the largest group of aircraft ever concentrated
against one ship.
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Battle Of Britain
A sentence itt a speech by Flight
Lieut. 'reeling, in the recent for-
eign affairs debate in the House
of Commons, provokes fruitful re-
flection: "People do not realize
that only 700 people took
part in the battle of Britain,
Which was as important in many
ways as Trafalg_t•aand Waterloo."
—London Spectator
—0—
Fighting Gurkhas
As a fighting man stone is better
than the Gurkha of India. A unit of
them underwent a trying ordeal for
twelve days on Hangman's Hill at
Cassino, but they returned with
their morale unshaken.
—Hamilton Spectator
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"Dream" HOMO
A "dream home" is a place to live
in where the taxes are low, the in-
sulation thick, the dog friendly,
the neighbors generous, the garden
pretty, the outlook good, the inlook
better,
—London Free Press
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Like The From Line
Here's how you can get a. pretty
fair idea of what the front is like,
according to a paragrapher. Note
bow you feel when lightning keeps
striking close and multiply by 10,-
000.
—Kitchener Record
No Guns Needed
Land boundary between Canada
and the United States is marked by
5,483 monuments — and no guns,
European nations, please note.
—Chatham News •
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Prom Bad To Worse
A contemporary says Germany
has ]ost her reputation. It would
he more accurate to say that she
has made a bad one worse.
- —Brantford Expositor
New Diamond Field
Developed In Urals
During the war inntensive dia-
mond mining has developed in an
arca of the Western Urals. The
Urals' "Diamond Land" was dis-
covered in 1S29, when the first
Russian diamond was found in this
area. During an entire century
only 239 diamonds were mined.
After the Revolution the "Dia-
mond Land" was carefully explored
and its industrial exploitation be-
gun, The- demand for diamonds,
which are widely used in the min-
ing, rubber, silk and weaving indus-
tries, and above all in tank and
aviation construction, has increas-
ed greatly during the war:
As a • result, new mining districts
with small electric power stations,
industrial buildings, dwellings and
clubs have sprung up in the dia-
mond area of the 'Urals, where fir-
merly there was only virgin forest,
and even the huts of trappers were
few and far between.
jects, talk a little shop, then swing
into talk about sports or things
at home. They smoke plenty of
cigarettes, but they light no fires
itt the open no matter how cold it
eets. Smoke by day or flame by
night are too obvious targets. The
men at a mortar site get off a few
st. ells, "just For practice" as they
say, No matter where a man is
there is always a hope that a courier
will conte us; nith letters, .for the
mail follows the .infantry into the
most incredible places.
Waiting And Waiting
Basically, when a unit is itt the
line a period like the present brings
li:tle rest in the usual sense. It is
all waiting and more waiting —
either for enemy or bombs
or for word to be relayed along
from the company commander
through the platoon leader that
something is up that will mean
the end of the break. What the
next "something." would be was not -
clear last week. In recent weeks'
both sides have tried stiff offensives
and. both sideshave been stopped.
Cassino was still itt German hands;
the small beachhead below Rome
Was still in Ailicd haves with a
small gain reported yesterday. The
current stalemate Was running into
its third week and further Allied
progress seemed to hinge on new
decisions by the High Command.
WHERCZIT:
•
Map above shows how Japanese
forces invading India from Burma
have cut, north and south of
Imphal, the Manipur Road main
supply route for British forces
operating in the Kabaw Valley.
Above Imphal, British supply base
for the area, Jap thrust may turn
north westward against railroad
which, connects with Ledo Road
and supplies Chinese-gmerican
troops driving southward toward
Jap base at blyithyina.
Diamonds are found in four dis-
tiot colours. The absolutely colour-
lzss, known as 'white," are the
most valuable; next come bine,
yellow and brown.
BACKIIC E?
Look out for Trouble
With Your KIDNEYS
If your back aches or 0 you have
disturbed sleep, burning or smarting, look
out for trouble. This condition is a sum
sign that your kidneys are not fully
ridding your blood of poisonous acids
and wastes. When the kidneys slow up,
wastes collect. Backache, dizzy spells,
puffy eyes and rheumatic pains may follow.
Your kidneys need help—and there is a
time -tried, proven way to help them
known as GOLD MEDAL Haarlem 00
Capsules, These Capsules contain care-
fully measured quantities of that widely
known diuretic called Dutch Dross You
will find their action fast and effective.
Be sure you get GOLD MEDAL Haarlem
Oil Capsules, Lille genuine and original
Dutch Drops—packed in Canada. Get a
40c package from your druggist. a
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vigor and vitality—build resizi-
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Vitavax, all the year 'round.
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