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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1944-05-11, Page 3TT. ITIQUET POSTER BOOSTS ARMY BOND SALES • lY:,.....„,.,r... ...ane8 eneLnenneennea.... eene The above Victory Loan poster featuring Major .Triquet, V.C., of Cabano, Que., was produced at Canadian Military Heaedquarters in England' to boost 'the Sixth Loan among troops overseas. Thousands *of. the Posters were distributed in the United Kingdom and in the 1Vlediterranean • area. The drawing and layout was done by Capt. • E. T. Heathcote, M,M., Canadian war artist. Overseas soldiers have x • broken their Fifth Loan bond -buying record so decisively that it has spurred the current campaign in Canada. ;OTTAWA REPORTS ''what 1944 Dominion - Provincial . Farm Labor Agreement Will Be 'Similar to Those of. 1943 Return to tate farm of some 8 Q00 agricultural workers, to whom Permits were•granted since last fall to help out in other essential in- dlustries, .was• practically completed • at 'the end of April; Hon. Hum- phrey Mitchell, Minister of, Labour, • told. the House of Commons the other. day. ,Mobility in reverse will be the ,,'ot'der for the seeding and •harvest . a-nontltb when men in uniform, stu- dentsa townspeople, a large percen- tage .of conscientious objectors, Treaty Indians, and . prisoners of war and Japanese moved- from the, coastal regions of British Columbia will. be directed .farinward to help maintain 1943 farm production .,.; }aha ye'e"'"ans `naea••.I-ewe,tiiVti ..thea• scale tranfcr of agricultural workers during the harvest period is an- ticipated. Dominion -provincial farm labor agreements about to be signed,. and outlined by Mrn Mitchell in the House,: will largely follow '.those carried out in 1043. * * Amended Army Orders will al - tow certain classes of soldiers who can be spared a maximum of two months' spring and harvest leave to work on farms. The maximum last years was six weeks during each season. Provision has also been made for granting spring leave up °F coyl,rsc, I'mbuying Vic- tory Bonds --double what 1 bought last year. And that. doesn't make me any hero,, either. There will be lots of time to buy the things Mother and I are doing without, once we lick Hitler, and Bill's back 'home again — if he comes back! Until then, I'm putting Victory first. What else would I (to?, :Keep on buying Y1Cr0R,Y BOND ► to two months to men- in the Air Force to work on their own or their .. parents' farms, and they will again be encouraged to devote short leaves, to helping farmers in areas adjacent 'to their. camp. Selective Service officers station- ed at military reception centres now interri.ew all naen rejected or dis- charged. from the armed services with a• view to referring .suitable men to farms, and in industrial plants where lay-offs are occurring; those experienced in agriculture are, as a !natter of policy, being laid off second only 'to those suitable • for the army, the 11linister stated. * * * Under the Dom,eaon-provincial arrangements, provision is made for united action by the Dominion and each province in transporting and placing farm workers, together with measures designed to' utilize existing labor. its agriculture to. the best advantage. Under Dominion : set,provitteiat. directors, provincial agricultural fieldmen and local fanit production committees, in coopera- tion with local employment and Selective Service officers, carry out the details of the farm labor pro - 'gram. Agricultural youth training plans have been developed between the Federal Department of Labour and most of the provinces under the aegis of the Youth Training Plan, Other courses in 'agricultural work are being financed under the Labour Department's War . Emer- gency Training. Plan. * * Important in regard to postwar planning is the Prime Minister's re- solution introduced in the House of Conunona for a Canadian Depart- ment of Reconstruction, with auth- ority to formulate and coordinate reconstruciun plans and to carry these out folaowing the cessation of hostilities. AVhile as much of the work as possible must be carried on by the departments already es- tablished, this agency must coord- inate all reconstruction work. The new Department, which is to be presided over by. a minister, now holding • a portfolio in the -'present cabinet, would coordinate plans of the Dominion Government, pro- vincial governments and municipali- ties in tie provinces; The duration of the. measure is to be for four years after' the end of hostilities with Germany and Japan. • * *• * The oat nematode, a. tiny eel -like "worm", has been fonncl . in many grain fields in Ontario, where it attacks oats, barley and wheat but principally oats. It has- not been re- ported as yet from any other pro- vince. If . found in areas not pre- viously known to be infested; the Division of Entomology, Dominion Department -of Agriculture. Ottawa, asks cooperation of farmers in not- ifying them in order to assist in combating the spread of this para- site in Canada, RAF. Now v Usin New Type Spitfire :1. new Spitfire fighter plane with outstanding performance • at low altitudes is now in use by the RAF, is was disclosed recently. The changes from the previous models include clipped wings and A heavier engine, giving improved maneuverability, greater speed and rate of climb at low altitudes. The .new type obviously was de- veloped for use in the invasion of Europe from the west, when tac- tical air units will be called upon to do -hatch low-level work in sup- port of troops. THE WAR - WEEK _ Commentary on Current hvents Spanish Agreenietit Plugs One dor Hole In Allied 3loc .de of Germany Yielding to both pleasure and to conviction regarding the way the war will end, the Spin of Generale issiino Franco, which had already modified its official position from one of "moral belligerency backed by military action on the Axis ,side to one of "strict neutrality" toward all sides, has now gone a step fur- ther in adjusting itself to the new realities of the war, says the New York Times, It has concluded. a compromise agreement with Great, Britain and the United States wiriest, while falling short of American de- mands, is nevertheless of such mil- itary and economic benefit to the Allies that Foreign Secretary; Eden regards it as quite - "satisfactory.” Under this agreement Spain :soder- takes to cut down deliveries of vi- tal tungsten ore to Germany to, about 10 per cent of •what the Ger- mans would have obtained under • their previous agreement; to with- draw every remnant of the Spanish forces from the Russian front; to release all Italian ships or submit disputed cases to arbitration, and, above all, to oust all Axis agencies from Tangier and all Allied -desi- gnated Axis agents from all her territories. "Strict Neutrality" In air. Eden's view, this repre- sents a notable' step toward fulfill- ment cif the "strict neutrality" which Franco has proclaimed. But in the view of Adolf Hitler, who not so long ago expected Franco to join him its the war with no fewer than - 3,000,000 men, this kind of neutrali- ty will appear less than "strict," and more friendly to the Allies than to himself. For, coming on top of Turkey's suspension of all chrome exports to Germany, the. Spanish cut in tungsten ore shipments re- presents a new body blow to the German armament industry, in urgent need of both, This blow must be all the more painful be- cause, while Turkey is an ally of Great Britain, Spain has always been regarded as an ally of Ger- many. But the difference. between Franco's original stand and his new undertaking is a measure of the distance he has traveled. Growing Conviction It was by no means a voluntary journey. Even the present agree- ment was obtained only after the United States and Great Britain had imposed on Spain a complete oil embargo which has now been lifted. But the 'decisive factor in the situation. is • the growing ~con vietion throughout Europe. that, Germany has lost the war and that an Allied victory is inevitable. It is this conviction which induced Franco not only to drop out of Hit- ler's self-proclaimed crusade against bolshevism but also to defy the threat of the German legions sta- tioned along the Spanish border. Once again it has been demonstra- ed that power is its own best pro- paganda, able to overcome many HIGH JINKS Walter Carpenter, candidate in Minnesota University election. had co-eds shrieking attd squeal- ing with the campaign stunt pictured above. As seen, top photo, he teetered along edge of four-story building's roof, carrying parasol and sign "I'd Jurnp at the Chance to Vote for Carpenter." Then he disappeared and a body (bottom photo) came floating down by "parachute". Watching crowds yelled, but it was only a dunt.ay, ideological differences. But it is also a tribute to the skill and pa- tience of Allied diplomacy that the present result could be brought about without the outright break with• I'ranco demanded by a min- ority which seems to hold that the more enemies the better, Potent Factors The Tarkislt and Spanish actions get far toward plugging the last holes in the Allied blockade of Germany, now • confronted with steadily shrinking resources at a time when, 'the. Allied air tsar LI steadily in, creasing tier requirements. And these activities i ould put coneider- able force behind the Allied efforts to close two other holes.. represented by Portugal and Sweden. Portugal,. an ally of Great Britain which re- cently ceded to the Allies bases in the Azors bat continued to ship more tangs -tea ore to Germany than Spain, may now be expected to fol- low Spain's exantple..Sweden, on the other hand, is its a much more difficult position, There has never been any doubt where Sweden's sympathies lay, but she is • not only sazrryunded by Germany's armed might but is also wholly dependent o!t Germany for supplies to keep her. economy going. These are pot- ent factors which the :Mies will have to take -into consideration until 'such time as they can change them, VOICE OF THE PRESS HOPEFUL HITLER - Hitler is having his portrait pain- ted, "to be hung in a Berlin art gallery," The fellow is optimistic about Berlin having a gallery left —and that's not where his hanging will take place anyway. , —Ottawa Citizen —0— HOW THEY LOOKED "Our grandparents got along without paying any attention to vitamins," asserts a writer, Welt, yes, they got along, in a way, but did you ever dig up an old album and see how theyr looked? !.Citchener Record. a.bl;4ak. t`ta A'i4ir`Y `FNvn a`SI; t1 JiiiJy Yiu i„Fl if.5'iilGl lT •.tR:• f Ecisy to roll [ :T VGA ATE T MEG Something About A Farm There is something about a farm That bears us up on holy wings; And leads us to the heart of God, The birth, the growt the death of things, • The -children romping home from school, A creaking wagon down he lane; And nesting birds within the wood, And golden fields ofripening grain.. • The painted trees in autumn glow - Young lambs that gambol as' they play; The gnarled oaks art violets frail, The harvest noon, the smell of hay. The very touch of Mother Earth Of which we really are a part :flakes us most humble and afraid, Yet, fills a very grateful heart. The mystery of it all apalls, We plant, we sow, we plow the 'sod, \Ve reap the harvest, eat the bread, But how things grow belongs to God. —T. B. Gleave "Canada At War” Canada, with 1 -14th of the world's area and 1 -118th of the world's pop- ulation ranks first in the production of nickel, newsprint, asbestos, plat - intim and radium, according to "Canada at War," an official pub- lication, Canada is second in woodpulp and gold, and third in aluminum, copper, zinc, eobalt and silver. She was fourth in wheat and lead,. said the booklet, . Other Canadian accomplishments were listed as follows: Thirty-five percent of the men from- 18 to 45 and one woman in 00 in the same age groupsehave en= tered the armed forces. • One-tenth of the population is in war production, one-quarter of these workers being ,women. Canada is the fourth largest pro- ducer of Unites rations' war plies, the the tbird world trading nation, the fifth world air power, the fourth in air. power among the United Ne - tions, the third anto::a the United Nations in sea power and has the second largest British diplomatic corps. Canada's beniro productive cap- acity las been iacr • :d 23 percent in war. CRAIS w WE PAY ABSOLUTE TOP PRICES Ask For Art. Ramsay CO. LTD. 1 1001 Bay Stt. - Toronto K1. 6161 Evenings - 1-1Y. 8055 traKilfralraa a It takes 750 bullets to destroy one of the enemy. Hitler's remaining fighting forces are estimated at five million amen. Therefore to wipe out the ruthless Hun will takt) 3,750,000,000 bullets. It has taken almost five years and nine- tenths of the world to force the criminal into the corner. Every week of this war costs humanity two billion, six hundred million dollars. Its real cost, however, can be measured only in human suffering. The time to finish this is at hand. anti Busy helping to pile up the production of weapons, dreaming about peacetime recon- struction, we and our fellow -workers feel that every dollar lent now is ten times more valuable than in ten months from now. The hour of reckoning is cat hand --invest in your share of bullets for the final blow. SHOE COMPANY OF CANADA eaik wa, Onta9'kk 8FTtD .r