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the harbor, where it xemainsed at
atuehor anal .nonaa ,ori Teesidale Tak-
ing off, Pilot Haranondf taxied his
pl i:e to the end ete the piens and took
off inside the breakwater. The trip
here was model via Manitoulin Island
and, dlowni the east shore, of (Jake
Huron and required two biome, at i•s
a .,tan -hour trip! by auto and fifteen,
by train, a 500 -mile trip. By air ,it
its enlyn 185 miles,•—Goderich Signal
Star.
Knox Minister To Go As Chaplain
On Tuesday Rev. Norman MacKay
received notification that he was to
report immediately for military duty
as chaplain ' to the troops at Strat-
ford. He will be ,permitted to con-
duct services for the next twat Sun-
days ifr Knox Church here when he
will 'then devote his enitire lime to
military :work. While Knox congre-
gation will .be proud of their minister
taking on this' responsibility tihey
will deeply regret his removal from
amongst them after such a• ,brief and
eucc'eseful ministry: --Mitchell Advo-
cate.
Bride -Elect Receives Gifts
Miss Betty Walker entertained
reeveral young friends on Friday eve-
ning in honor 'of Miss, Madeli"ne Cam-
eron, of London, -formerly of ,Mitchell,
whose marriage 'will take place this
month in that city. As,' the honored
Attest • entered the living room she
was invited to a ohair, daintily'dec-
orated. in pink "and white where she
was presented with beautiful individ-
ual gifts. After expressing her
thanks for this kindly gesture, three
'tables of bridge and court whist were
enjoyed with refreshments served at
the close of the evening: --=Mitchell
Advocatee.
CKNX, WINGHAM
1200 Kcs- 250 Metres
WEEKLY `PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Friday, July 12-1 p.m., Song Shop;
7, The Norsemen; 7.15,, "Eb & Zeb";
7.30, Richard Roeberts,
Saturday, July 131-9.30 a.m., Kid-
dies' Party; 10, Harry J. Boyle; 6.30
p.m,, Sport Reporter; 7.45, -Barn
__Dace.
Sunday, July 14-11 a.m., United
Church; 12.30 pens,, Harry J Boyle;
5.30, Lutheran Hour; 7, Presbyterian
-Church:
Monday, July 15-1 "p.ni.- Gene -Aut
ry; 7, Al and Lee Reiser; 7.15, "Eb
'.& Zeb"; 8, Songs by Sarah.
Tuesday, Jely 16-11 a.m., Piano
•Ramblings; 12.45 p.m., Songs for the
.Soldiers; 6.15, Harry J. Boyle; 7, The
Landt Trio.
- Wednesday, July 17-8 a.m., Baak-
fast Olub; 9, Piano Ramblings; 7 p.m.
- The Four of Us; 7.15, "Eb & Zeb."
• Thaarsdiay, July .18-11 a.m., Piano
Ramblings; 1.15 `p.m., Donald Robb;
7, The Four, Showgren. -
:MEET BRITISH REQUEST
AOR CANADIAN CHEESE
Following, the sta,beme•nt by Hon,,
J. G. Gardiner, Dominion , Minister
of Agricuitsire, that, according to
cable edivice freer' the United King-
dom, ,thee British Ministry' of Food' is
ideeirous of obtaining she largest pos-
ble gnantitY of ahees,e from -Canada
ales Beason, the Agricultural Supplies
:Board! has asked provincial depart-
ments. ,of _. agrisu'1•tu3sateatak•e--whatev
•err• nneiasau'es ane possible to increase
the ' prodtictiton of Caailaddiian; cheese
•tom seasbn.
•
Experts of Canadian cheese to! the
United Kingdom are already being
tetepped-up to 'meet this request from
the Britisih Ministry, the Board points
,,out. Whereas the quantities- to- be
'shiPP'ed a aeminng to the agreement
recently signed were 1,500 long tone
sin ;May (2,250 lbs. per ton) and 3,000
lolntg .tons ,in June, the Dairy Products
I3oand charged with, purchasing and.
(shipping' the cheese under the agree-
ment is making provision to ,have
•tthese quantti•ties ,increased to a total
of 6,000 long tons by the ,end. of
June. '
,!.ruder the term's of the original
agree/neat, the Brvti•st NLini,sttry o•f
rood agreed to take up 'to 35,000•
!sang 'tons (or 78,400,000 pounds) 'of
Canadian, cheese •m,anufactured iff/e ,season ending November 30. The
liiinisbry's recent ,decision means that
iaddift'ian'al ' quia. tntie e " Will ' ' n,ow. ' be
takent- as though' they had • been
inch/died in, thee above'• agre'em'ent,
namely, on a basis -of 14 .cents per
pound ;for firtat grade .cheese, f.o.b.,
Montreal.
• On the other Hand, -tire Agnicultilral
.£upfplles Board explaine there is na
iindliclaiti,on that Canadian butter will
be required by the United Kingdom,
Butter lin ,Britain has been strictly.
tatdonied at four oua bee per perseon
One pad kills flies' all day and every
:day for 2 or, 3 .Weeks. 3 pads in each
packet. . No "sprary'utig, nth Eiliclt.•rtesfj,
no had odor. . Ask your Druggist,.
Grocery or General- Store,`
10 CENTS PPR PM KET
. WHY PAY 'MORE?
EilB WflS0t4 FLY"PoAlb 61,14400ton, Oat.
Wendell Leucin 'Mane, *he naw
pr" ld!lyn 'carries the Presiideonati• epi,
oo+9 Of 'the Grand) vial Parity, alright
be 'Pentad. ' Booth. Tlamkiaygton re-
marked the n day 'ant his belov-
ed American Boy woulel naw be . a
main, Waddle aged, ,the ,cares of the
New Deal abeut.:hie shoulders. It's,, a,
heavy thought—though Mr, Winkle
was in dolls while Penrod was still
tin the eilehtl1 ,gra.del--because Mr.
Willkie eitrikee all who talk with bine
as biding a anlormfal, gangling Hoosier
boy -wale grew up lin a happy' Ameri-
can ,8atmd'Ly fa ibeans:-on=S'aturday-ndg7i.t
means, and who tedta', 48, sig -feet -
two and filled out a bit, hasn't for -
!gotten how too be friendly and enjoy
thiel --warn, , 'dlelpres'stonis and.politics
arptanith'standri eg.
In recent, weeks, Mr. Willkie has
been described as a "Newfounidiland'
dog 'of a man," "a shaggy Buffalo," "e
genial Berar"; and ,these all fit, but
iiIlifel . Ple!n!rodkgrawi ietabee-nam seems
to ,apply 'better. When it is stated
that Mr. Willkie, like Penrod, bur-
geoned tin a quiet Indiana town, ,sE1-
wood (Pop. 10,685.), every Meddles
Wesitern aleader will immediately
know almost as much ,about Mr. Will-
kieis boyhood as Mr., Wilikiee does
himis,elf, For Elwood, • near the cen-
ter of the State, a iilttie north of
Indianapolis, might be any' Middle
Western town. In fact, it might be
any A•memicen town.
You think of Elwood, and you think
aloe odf Panned', as, this, robust, youth-,
ful-looloing and youthfuaaoting mane -
ea energetic . he unconsciously -goes
from one chair to ' another—in a,
strong voice, drolrpdng his consonants
softly as do• all good Hoosiers, lets
fly • his, disapproval of the Federal
Government, as now constituted. His
remarks are estarp, but not mean.
• Wendell •Wi•likiee'•s f*,lks. were Ger-
man. All four of 'his grandparents
left the Fatfaem;andl •following the re--
veolt of 1848, 20 years before the
American Civil Wam. They sought
freedom to.be gover•ne'd,•by their own
•free, Episcopalian censcdenee.
Wendell, born Feb, 18, 1892,, was
the third son in the famtily 'of six
children. Elwood' was a .wonderful
place tor. boys. There was a swim-'
ming hole that emptied. into the west
brunet' of the White River, shaded
streets, a quiet, peaceful air in the
midst of one oe the world's great ag-
ricultural areas.
The Wil]kies were not pdor; they
were far from rich., It meant thrift
on. the part of, the whole family id
eared the children through collegeeeee
peci ally since two of Wendell's bro-
thers and a eater were going to In-
diana University at the .same time. ,.
elf fitted the traditiion then, and
still does, for a boy., likedell to
work the .harvest from O ahom,a, to
Dakota to earn ,moneyo or school.
And Wendell improved on the tradi-
tion by extending•his work as: far as
the •C'al'ifornia citrus groves, t, a few
year's ahead •of the Joads.
)
-.From Indiana UniversityWendell
went to 'a job teaching Amerioan, his-
tory in the Coffeyville, Kansas (pop.
17,000), High, School as a money
earning interlude before entering Irl-
(liana University law school.
Then, he set' up in practice with,
his father in Elwood. Then came, the
war. - He enlisted as a private the
-day after the United States entered.
They sent him to an officers' train-
ing camp to become a "90 -day. wen-
der,"
on-d'e'r " and thee tra.nsiferred him' to a
special infantry school set up at Har,
Yard under 'drench officers;
Willki'•e laughs -uproariously telling
you about chis army experiences. When
the course was completed and he re-
ported for assignment, bhp office, in
' charge told him to report to a new.
'artill:ety •school to Oklahoma.
' "But, sir," ;protested' Willk.ie, "I'm
an 'infantry officer. I've just been
through infantry sohoo'l."
"Report to artillery!"
"But, I know all about infantry."
"You ' don't know • anything about
anything, Report to artillery!"
Tea months in France (in the ar-
tri,lery) and the war was over, aiid
Cape'Wendell Winkle returned' to El-,
wood, ,put the uniform• and, the French
ediivendrs in a trunk in the attic. On
the way down . to his law office, he
eto,pp,ed in to ,say hello to his did
friend, the • librarian. He found a
.per week, and British consumers have
been encouraged to use Margarine
widely since the materials -needed in
its manufacture are available in large
quantities in Great Brittain. So long'
es plentiful supplies of these mater-
ials are ava•iiahie. rn,argarine will
doubtless continue to be used_
In, view •sof these facts, it is the
,opinion of tlhe Agricultural Supplies.
Board tfhb,t farmers who can take
advantage of cheese factory' outlets
ter their milk should be urged t,o'do
so, in the knbwledge, that' the result-
ant ,product will be needed for ex-
port. Dairy fawners av,d others in-
terested in !the . Canadian' •dairying in-
dustry, the Boland point's out, know
from experience the result en domes-
tic bunter ,price's' of 'the accumulation
of any eenisideerable surpluses of but-
ter when ,there is no export outlet in
sight. More ohe•ese and less butter
this season slhould give more stable
pricers •for-tlactory Milk in general),
Those pr'o,vincas chiefly interested
in the production o1 cheese for ex -
'poet !have therefore been melted' to
have their da rye eomrlliissionter's• bring
to the attention of the d,airying in-
drusit•ry, anal particularly the operators
,o;t' ebeesie ta:etorie's and creameries,
the tuna that events ivav'e taken, and
to hraVe 'their agricultural representa-
tives or other fieeldmen urge upon the
farmers in their districts the tadmis-
abitlltty of ,talcineg measures to increase
the production of Canadians ohteese.
Other _provinces h,a.vs been asked to
see what itieti•dn they might take to
increase cheese production for export,
kir for the -domestic market in order
to release cheese for export.
' By ireeving up the flow of summer
Milk and diver ti.n,g se, much • of
this ,sumrm,er milk as poet/Able to
'donee' :prodructiom, Oenadian fatimers
ban helip Meet nerve cif the ndedss ,of
the Vatted Kingdom. at this, time.
L
•
neva ,lets en the job. She wa.s ,preatty
and her Mune was Edith Wilke die's
Mrp. Wiilkie•, ow,
J, atw 4 ease tlCe in Elwood jsn't • Very
earati ig. ; ;He gaited- ga>! opporialaity
to join Finee•tone Rubbele's legal staff
In Akro4n, Ohio." Iris week attracted
' be ,u,'ottge of the big law ; firms of
Mather & Nesbitt and he trainsdeetred
theme in 1921. He. is. 'credited with
trebling their busdnsss, In eight years.
Mr: Willkie was also active, to.' a
degree, in politics. He was, a per-
sonal friend of Gov. James M. Cox,
who wars the Democratic nominee far
the Presidency in 1920, and he at-
tended the 1924 Denwcrastic coanvees-
tdoan at the request of Governor Co
Mr. Willkie. was still a Demiocret in
1932, contributing $150 to the Reese-
velt campaign. Her didn't officially
ohlange his affdlia'dnbn until a Year
ago, though his -anti-New Deal sym-
pathies ,hare been a matter of record
for nearly seven yeahs.
„Among his law clients was the Ohio
Edison Company. When this was
merged with the giant. Com¢nonwiealth
& Southern during the bso'om, Wendell
Willkfie went along as chief C. & S.
counsel. In 1933 he succeeded. to the
presidency of the $1;128,501,778 'cote
poratiton; reputed yearly salary, $75,-
00.0. •
Thus, at 41, Wendell Willkiee mov-
ed to an apartment on Upper Fifth
Avenue (Theme he admits he has al-
we:ys !stood a bit in •awe of the door-
man), and ftp an office a block off
Well Street, and to that solid !emblem
of business- ascendancy, a director-
atie on the First National Bank.
To round the plu•tooc'rattc e side of
the picture, his only sloe; Philip, at-
tends Princeton'. But, ,on the other
.side eoef the record, it ,should be noted
that Mr. Wilkie 'owns five hag farms
in Invdiana: and visits them often. His
best speeches have been written ons
one of les farms.
Commonwealth & Souther/I is a bil-
lion»dollar electric utility with sub-
+slidrifatrees serving , up into Michigan,
Ohlio,' Pennsyilvania, andsouth into
Missiisfsippus ,h
. It was, idea tihat
rates ellould be lowered' by increasing
consum.ptionl--mases rproduotion in el-
ectri city. ' He began an advertising
campaign to boost the 'sale of elec-
tric appliances, in his area of service
and:himself, got taken' for a long ride
-in a company elevator by a .pilot, who.
—not recognizing. „the president of
the concern! --though he saw a good
prospect for a refrigerator.
Commonwealth & Southern profits
-w.entaufp..40..per !cent. Wendell Will-
kie became the sseartsataon of the ut-
ility business. Then, a dark shadow
fell athwart C. & S. The Federal.
Government's Tennessee Valley Auth-
or'ity began building a competitive
system,. '
As Wendell Winkle sees. it, private
emerprise. is the American ,way, the
way that has built America and its
industries. When the --New Dealers
shouted orf the greed and 'exploi+tation
and stock watering of the utilities and
their high power rates, Wendell Win-
kle, in good voice, s'houteld back about
buneaucraticeinetficiency, waste and,
graft.
Mr. Willkie diie not win !his battle
with the 'New Deal, but he fated
the 'Government the buy his lines -in
the TVA area and got about $30;000,-
000 movie for his company's boldiings
thane the Government wanted to pay:
Biot he died suceeea in becoming,. in
the pubibic thought, 'spokesman far
that 'sector, of people who agreed
with his interpretation of the Ameari-
can, way.
lle .1
S hwasthesituation. upt as
o o last
April, ibex his edea of a . platform
for America, called, "We the People,"
ap,peared in 'Fortune. It was a vib-
rant :statement of his credo and a
vivid indictment of the New Deal,
starting off: "In the diecade begin-
ning 1930 yes have told, that our
day is finished, that we can grow no
msore, and that the future cannot be
the -equal of the past. But we,' the
people do not believe this and we
say to you: Give up this vested inr
terest that you have in deepreseion,
open your eyes to the future, 'help us
to build a new world!"
There was a little talk about the
Presidency. But the present writer
recails thiat in talking with Mr, Will-
kie late• in April the utilities man was
jokin'g about this "campaign,.'.' and
malting it plain he had no hope of
attaining the' nomination,
Then came the Blitzkreig! Ameri-
ca awoke with a start to look to its
Military defenses. Not for•g.otten were
'its industrial defenses. OrenRoot,
Jr.; grand -nephew of • the tate Elihu
Root, organized 'a Willlcie' for Presi-
dent group in New York. Russell
Davenport resigned as. a Fortune edi-
tor to sound , the tocsin.' Phillips
Ketchum, lawyer, no 'political experi-
ence, 'formed a Willkie cdmmitftee ini
Boston. They sprang up overnight
all over the country,
• "Tine people thank of men," he
told this writer just the other day,
"as representing Comp•etenoe. Being
a Big Businessman'—and don't • say
that I said I was a 'Big' bii,sinessmnan
--4s my 'best. asset. The people know
this affair abroad is more thati ` a
military struggle. It is a ciasihl of
ideas, sande 'Gluey know w,b.at side we
are on. "They want somebody in the
White House who can get tlidnngs
done, wlto'll keep calm and act as a
brake on hysteria, and, who won't try
to fire a gun that is merely on or-
der."
"Well, is that what you figure you
can give them?"
"Gosh! Even a Presidential candi-
date has some shred of modesty left,"
he laughed, "though I admit it's wear-
ing pretty thin,"
0, it is excellent
To have a giant's strength, but 4t is
tiyrannous
--Shakespeare.
To use it like 'a .giandt.
No mail is free Who is not master
of ,himself.
17arktness makes People truthful.
Time w)nasted is existence—used is
14fe�.,-WYoumig,
NOURS
Hibbert, dlesctiltetb Oa an early writ,
er an a towatetlp 'where "Plenty, with.
her (golden borsul,:.. as rpauring far and
!Tree," . is the most westerly of ' the
Perth County mainicipalities and may
be said to project into Huron County
felly halt its width, :lowing to the •ir-
regularity which, in this, portion of
ti},e ,pr Vhitee, oharaeterizes county
boundary lines in general, slays S.
Garrett, in a recent _levee of the Free
Press.
IStatfa,, the "township:, town". of Hib-
Bert; about five miles south of Dublin,
is Strategically located in the heart
of the municipality on what is known
as the -M re road and, thus was able
to compete with and eventually sur-
pass its emstwrltile rival, Cromarty, sit-
uated only one and a quarter miles
to the south.
Like many 'of its contemporaries,
Staffa early had a -change of llama,
the original being Springhill—so-call
ed from a number of attractive
springs which flowed in the declivity
on which .the village is built. Tha
name of. Staffa was chosen by • the
postal authorities as there was al-
ready another Ontario hamlet known
as Springhill. This was where the
frost office in the Ilibbert Township
village . was opened in 1865 with
Thomas Dunn in charge. •
Although Staffs .-was founded in
1854 andf a grist mill erected in 1855,
the latter did not operate for several
years aril the settlers were ,handicap-
ped by having to get their flour in
more distant places. , During 18,56 a
store was opened by the Hill firm,
of MiiehelL
'In the same year John Butler built
a blacksmith shop -and this was soon
followed by a sawwill and .several
other small 'industries. The -first re-
gular betel fix Staffer was erected! in
1859, ha oey
had beenaltbuilought on thelg main
shantthoroughwhich-
fare by some of the original settlers
had served a sittnilar 'purpose.
When Hibbert Township was set
apart as a separate municipality,
Staffa was chosen as its capital and
a neat, frame "town -hall" was built
at a cost of $700. In the seventies,,
h,, Va.li1 e !tu t a t$olf}
N &,,,;:i1.1% � - L
Siena winsearly tike scene Of re-
ligions; + ndfav*r,., 'Bfetleadielt•ftelTiOnli.
were kat held, in dote Wait of George.
Weesse by 1'teve Stepilean end Tates
In1.856, the Methodist 04utrch wad
tweeted under the sniper rlsiele of Atm
A. S•th:- It was a Emile ee
a.fief a dual puyl>roae as it. Wei
used e a school during -the weer.
Eventually!, a large 'brick church and
parsonage;- also a school, were built
and 'tile parsonage alone is claimed'
to have cost over $2,000.
TheGrace Church congregation
held their services in the tbwsxxsialp:
hall Until 18.87 When a new eharelt
was built at a- cost of about $1,000.
Record's of 1902 show that the Steffe
Methodic ' Ohara. had a membership
af 115 in charge of Rev. Job Hen-
derson and a Sunday school of about
60runder the superintendence of Hugh
Kennedy. •
In a repent oheok-over, it' was
•
learned that the first settlers in the.
vicinity. oa IS/toffee were Arthur Colqu-
houn; on lot three, 'concession nine,
and Jlohn Miller, on lot six, both in
1848. They were followed by George
Miller in 1849, `and Martin Feeney, in
1851, 'both of whom located on the
-eighth line. Other early residents
were Charles Tuffin, Daniel Wood,
John Drake, Charles Fox, Thomas
Shillinglaw•, William Worden, Richard
Hotham, Daniel Weese, James Norris.
Hero, Nero, Zero, says Roger Bab-
son are the aurae stages of dictator-
ship.—St. Catharines Standard.
Use sof `the word "escort" is being
out -model, the eco -weds announce that
they .will now refer to they boy friend
as 'dates." And! to some of the less.
satisfactory dames as prunes,—Guelph
Mercury.
• A medical sdhool in. St. Louis is
said to be haunted by three ghosts.
Tut, tut. It',s just a skeleton staff
on night-work—Hamilton; Spectator.
Wrestling on its way back.—Sports
item. Many wrestlers are that way,
too.—London Free Press. ,
The handsomest iceman in America
is to 'get a screen test. His ice route
would seem to offer some prospects
for electricrefrigerator• salesmen—
Kingston vpi'hitg-Stanidiard.
•
A New York physician adds to the
general 'gloom by reporting that the
lack of Vitaaitlin B may prodiu;pe 3,
046,720, oyrmpts.of disease'. Any-
body who • noes to live till next
Saturday is pretty Realty.--,T'he New
Yorker.
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Health s '44iteecton+
tied' eoicb' others, •
Wel11a!a ''dine i
m.au'k- of a• well-mliniansS'ed
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GUTTA PERCHA TIRES
A STATEMENT ON FORD
AR WORK IN CANADA
This Company is in the war to the full limit of its resources. Until the British
Empire is victorious, until the battle for freedom of nations and liberty of
peoples, is won, we have pledged all the vast manufacturing facilities of
our Canadian and overseas affiliated tom(panies to the service of the Empire.
We regard this to be our simple duty as a Canadian in-
stitution, one of the industrial resources of the Dominion.
The 8,400 employees in our plants as well as our wide-
spread dealer and service organization from coast to
'
[oast are Canadian. The Company's shar e holders include
a large proportion of Canadian investors. No one indi
vidual, family or companyhas a majority control of
our shares.
For these reasons, aside from our' deep, feeling of
loyalty to the Empire and its high purposes, i fitting
that Ford Motor Company of Canada, L' ted hould
give whole -hearted support to the national war effort.
From the very beginning this has been our course.
Even -before war - was declared, in co-operation with
officers of the Department of National Defence, we laid
in our plant the groundwork of military production.
Since conflict became a reality we have given war orders.
precedence over everything else. More than fifty per cent
of our production is in vehicles for military use and this
percentage is increasing rapidly.
We are now engaged in supplying approximately 35,000
motorized vehicles of many types, of which 10,000 are for
the Canadian government and 25,000 for other Empire
governments.
We are constructing at our own expense a $700,000
plant addition -rod provide facilities for the building of
Universal machine gun carriers of which we have under-
taken to -deliver fifty a week.to the Canadian government
as soon as production can be Started. This addition will
t of
of other also enable us to increase productiontypes
military,,vehieles. Our affiliated companies with plants in
South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India and Malaya
are similarly engaged in Empire service.
Beyond our manufacturing facilities we have been for;
tunately able to contribute skilled man -power.: From our
Canadian and overseas organization, engineers andmen
with special training in transport and other lines are
rendering valuable service.
Major adjustments in our -business have been necessary
through loss of export trade and because of domestic
taxation. We have made these adjustments cheerfully.
Our one concern now is the successful prosecution of
this war -so that people of all nations may again be able
to work in'' freedom' and peace.
PRESIDENT
• FORD MOTOR COMPANY OP CANADA, LIMITED
Statement in Parliament by the Hon. C. D. Howe, Minister of Munitions and, Supply
"The president of•the Canadian Company has shown perhaps as keep a desire to assist in Canada's war effort as
any citizen of this Dominion has done. His corporation since the outbreak of the war haspdone and is doing very
important work for Canada's war effort, in the way of building motor transports and•Unikersal carders. The com-
pany has placed itself entirely in the hands of the government as to the terms of the contract which it,bas had.
"A contract, providing for a fixed price as low as we could find any basis for asking, was worked out; an over-
riding provision was inserted that the books of the company would be audited and if the stipulated price produced
a profit more than a very low percentage indeed, that price would be scaled down accordingly. In other words, the
work of the Ford Motor Company vf'Canada, its attitude toward the war, and its ability to assist in Canada's war
effort, have been so far as I have been/able to observe, beyond criticism."
Statement in Senate by Senator Raoul Dandurand, Government Leader in the Senate
"Ford Motor Company of Canada is doing its uttitostzs serve the interests of the country, the War Supply Board
and the Government."
Statement in the Senate by Rt. 'Hon: Arthur Meighen, Conservative Leader in the Senate
"They (Ford Th
in Canada) are numbered in the hundreds. And the number aemployees ' of these dealers is
very large. e ramifications are tremendous. For all the purposes concerning us, the Company is a Canadian con-
cern, and I can add to the assurance given by the honourable leader of the House flay own feeling [that there are no
better Canadians than those at the head of the -Ford Motor Company of Canada and throughout that Company's
organization. They will assist us tq the utmost in our war work." t.
Women's Auxiliary Motor Service
Early in the war the Ford Motor Company,
of Canada, Limited, organized free train-'
Ing courses for women in the care and
operation of motor vehicles for possible
war service. 284 such classes havebeen
conducted, with an enrollment of 7,343.
The number who have completed the
eight-week course is 3,473,with 2,656 now
under instruction and 1,214 enrolled in
new classes about to start. All instruction
and equipment has been furnished by 1?ord
dealers and the Company without charge.
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Types of Motorized Vehicles for,
Military Use Being Made
by Ford Motor Company of Canada
'The Company is engaged in manufactur-
ing 35,000 motorized vehicles for Cana-
dian and overseas governments. They in-
clude light two -wheel drive trucks, known
as 8 -cwt., which are used for carrying
light stores, personnel or wireless sets;
15 -cwt. units, used to, transport heavier
. i•.i,.r Y,.. rel
loads, personnel, as anti-tank guntractors,
water tank carriers, etc:; 30 -cwt. four-
wheel drive, used as load carriers; three -
ton, four and six wheels, -for heavy loads,
fol workshops, for wrecking equipment,
etc.;four-wheel' drive gun tractors used to
haul artillei4g, as well as ambulances and
regular passenger cars and station wagons
specially fitted -and painted for army put=
tibses; Present schedule of deliveries of
these militat *chides cont dtntea more.
than 50 per cent of the Company's prodttc
tion. The plant is *otkin day and night:
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