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The Huron Expositor, 1943-04-09, Page 5a t. . F ! 4 u � a I. 41. a• i(Cozvjnued froth Page.:): Itinitthig, sewing, iluilting, etc., and *ash donations were Made to jam twill. of Red Cross. Bops were pre- pared for our boys in the services, both overseas and in 'Canada, at -Christmas and cards and cigarettes sent them at Easter. .A. roll of honor, having the names -of • all the ,pariah boys who have enlisted, was placed in the _rear of the church, Several toys from the Clinton radio school were entertained at a parish social and a box sent to Rev. Father ,O'Rourke, overseas chaplain. Sisters of Service convener, Mrs. W. J. Duncan, prepared a box o1 used and new clothing and .other articles and sent it to them. • The treasurer, Mrs. Shanahan, re-' parted: Total receipts, $382.27; bal- ance on hand, $62.62. 'Following these reports, the re- tiring. president, Miss Ales) Daly, thanked all for their kind co-opera- tion and a vote of thanks..was, tender- -ed to her and to her executive for 'their untiring interest in League work. Mrs. F. Devereaux and 'Miss Kelly,. nominating cotnmittee,' then present- ed the slate of officers for the ensuing year:,�,.Chaplalu, Rev. Fathef'Hussey; past president, Miss A. Daly; presi- dent, Mrs. C. P. Sills; 1st vice-pres., Mrs. W. 11. T1a:t; 2itd vice-pres:,.Mrs. W,' Anderson; 3rd vice-pres., Mrs, Jas. Nolan; rec•n,,ling secretary, Mrs. I. O'Leary.; corresponding secretary, Mrs. J. Eckert; treasurer, Mrs. J. J. Cleary. These ser,., elected and installed and then 'h' following conveners were appointed: Magazines, Miss Lo- retta Faulkner: Sisters of Service, Mrs. W. 'J.' i)'r:rc':tn; Citizenship, Mrs. Leo Fortune; Lay Retreats, Mrs. J. F. Daly; Immigration, Mrs. C. Eckert; War Services, I1iss Alice. Daly; Pro- gram, Miss • Kelly; press, Mrs. F. Devereaux; Child' Welfare, Mrs. F. .;Sills. LakeviewCasino Grand Bend "Mtrsicatl Patterns by Patton"—Boy! it's a great orchestra! Have you' heard it? Well then, don't miss it when it comes to Lakeview Casino at Grand 13cnd for all of the coating sum- - mar "season. Stan Patton and his ten mul:iciaus will literally knock your hat off. It's a hit band, and we want you to Ituow• early that Grand Bend' is really "013 the map" this year, 'so make y-ourseh es comfortable, Lads and lassies, and read this. "Musical Patterns by Patton" mean that Stan Patton rates high in offer- ing arrangements written by himself. Stan came East from his home -town .df Vancouver as arranger and tenor .sax coloist w ith Mart Kenny and his. Western Gentlemen, then decided to stay and organize what today is one of the most notable bands in Toronto. Stan is..a big 1.e'llow, six feet two inch- es tall, and tips the scales at one hun- dred and ninety' pounds. At 28 years of age he knows a lot about his pro- fession. He organized his first orch- estra in Vancouver in 1934, and has played throughout the years steady engagements in that city at The Cas- ino, the Spanish Grill, Alma Academy, Alexandra Ballroom, and the Vancou- ver Hotel. He toured the West, and then East and West between 1939 and 1940, and also, Illayed at the Banff .. ;springs Hotel. More recently the smartest spots in the East have en- joyed his • mucic, including the Gat- ineau Country Club, Quebec, and the Royal York Hotel. Toronto. He estab- lished a great reputation at Brant Inn's popular . Sky Club and- Lido Deck. Here he was mentioned as a • most outstanding band leader, capable of playing any, style or number, and .who made a great show band backing New York stars of` radio 'and stage. Stan Patton's ••band"•is now complet- • leg a very successful winter season at the `.'Arcadian" in Toronto; and was. ••recently• chosen ."The Canadian Band .of the Week" by Simpson's, and fea- tured on their . program, "What's the Answer?" with Harry "Red" Foster. Stan has also been arranging for Hor- ace Lapp's Royal York •Hotel orches- tra. . Stan' •Patton and his orchestra op- ens at Grand Bend" on Saturday,,June 26th, with dancing every night until Labour Day: The spring season danc- ing will likely start May 22nd, with week -end• dancing either every Friday ' or Saturday 'night until the summer season,opens. This year, too, tyill,see a change from: nickel dancing•to the popularstraight or general admission of 50 .Cents each. In this •way, you'll enjoy better musical arrangements,. .'with financial saving, and, at the same time, will help to save manpower. So, "Come on—help us along—telt all your friends and "thanks a million" until we see you in May, Please watch ,your local paper for .spring dates. If Yout Can't Go Active, Go Reserve A general call to the colours of the Reserve Army is heralded with the announcement that throughout Mili- tary District'.No. 1 the period from April 10th to 24th is being set aside for a district -Wide recruiting cam- paign to bring the Reserve Army un- its up to full strength. With Canada's Active Army now ready to engage the foe in Europe, a serious responsibility rests uporf the Reserve Army to' provide a trained force for the purpose of repelling any possible attack on Canada's shores. At present many of the Reserve units bade been greatly depleted by reason of enlistments in the Active Army. Some Units have only 50 per cent. of the strength which they had --six months ago. New blood is needed. The forthcoming campaign for re- cruits will enlist'the co-operation of newspapers, radio stations, service clubs, Churches and patriotic organiza- tions of a.li kinds in the eleven coun- ties of Western Ontario. LoCal com- mittees hi each town and city will head up the campaign in•their respec- tive localities. The District Commit- tee in charge of the -dri'v'e is headed by -sol. W. G. Hagerty, i),S:O., Officer Commanding the 31st Reserve Itzfan- ly eh^n,4a*•tef s?t,,J,`{„,I;C'� l”". f,9a �lt�' �'h14��x+.._.•,° v ,:,r:�s. try Rl"igad'e WOUP, flpear ieal4 o it4Q Retlerve ,,fossa' in. ,D, 1,.- t3tressilbg 1bat marerevruits are• Oar•-. gently needed for the Reserve Army, Col. •Hagerty explains the situation .AO follgvfe : "We are in the midst. of a eritiRa1 period of the war. Tile Reserve Army has a vital role -to perform in flus emergency. It may be needed to de= fend Canada against a° possible it - task: Apart from that, a strong and trained Reserve Army means that more men from the Active Army can be spared for overseas service. If an invasion of Europe takes pla.de, rein- forcements for the Canadian Army will be imperative. Hence the im- portance of making available every possible member of the Active Army. "Many people are. inclined to over- look .the importance of the Reserve Ariny as a feeder to the Active Army; Thousands of men, who were not in the callable 'age groups Under the N. R,M.A., have joined' the Reserve, tak- en a liking to the army and gone ac- tive voluntarily. This explains why some Reserve units are now belowe strength. Another important function of the Reserve Army lies in training 17 and 18 -year-old boys. By learning the rudiments of soldiering now, they are preparing themselves to serve their country in the army when they conte of age. "Many of the men wanted now by the Reserve Army will be found among those who were too young• for the last war and who think they are too old for this war. These men now have a chance to make a definite con- tribution to their country's defence. Actually the 40 -year-old men are the backbone of the Reserve Army." It is pointed out'that a great im- provement in the equipment situation for the Reserve Army has taken place in recent months, 'with many kinds of weapons and training vehicles now available in ample quantities. This equipment will be seen in the ' form of a "travelling circus" throughout M.D. 1 during the next two weeks.... Men are needed 'now to learn how to han- dle these guns and vehicles.. Eligible for the Reserve Army are boys of 17 and 18 years of age land all 'men up to 50 years of age who are not callable under the provisions of the N.R.M.A: Military District No: 1. could use 6,000 new recruits to fill the vacancies now existing in the auth- orized strength of its Reserve Army units. Membership ,in the Reserye Army is something of which every Iran can be proud. He will have the satisfaction '•of knowing that h'e' is tatting his proper place in his coun- try's defence. Moreover, it is hoped that the Reserve units will have the whole -hearted support of their com- munities, which too often has been lacking in the past. Only thus can the morale and esprit de corps of the Reserve Army be built up and main- tained. Hens' all Show (Continued from Page 1) winning ticket was sold by Grant Mc- Lean, of Hensall: Fifty dollars was realized from the draw. - Judges at the show were: Horses, Hugh Barry, Kirkton; cattle, Ephriam Snell, Clinton; seeds, Prof. A. W. Mas- on, O.A.C., Guelph. Prizes were won as follows: Horses Clydesdale—Aged stallion, T. Mc- Michael, Seaforth. • Percheron or Belgian—Aged stallion, T. McMichael; heavy draft, brood mare in foal, Wilmer Turner, Varna; H. Coleman, Heisall; filly or gelding, 3 years old, Wilmer Turner; draft team, H,' Coleman, W. Turner. ••Agricultural—Brood mare in foal, Wilmer Turner; filly or gelding, three years, Wilmer Turner; 2 years, W. R. Dougall; 1 .year; Wilmer Turner; ag ricultural team, H. Coleman, W. Turn- er. Wagon or Express—Team in har- ness, A. Harrison! ' Seaforth; W. Deck- er; Zurich; roadster, farmer class, Gordon Campbell, Hensall. ; W. Schragg, Zurich. Roadster, Open Class—Single, Cur- rie & Turvitt, Wingham and 2nd; road team. Currie & Turvitt, Wingham. Championship Class, draft more or gelding—H. • Coleman, Hensall. - Grand Championship, draft agricul- tural filly or gelding, any age—Wilmer Turner. Township Prize, three horses from One township—W. Turner, H. Cole- man. Special Prizes—Men's tu'rnont, Cur- rie & Turvitt, Wingham; wagon or express, W. Decker, Zurich; agricul- tural mare or gelding; W. Turner. ti Cattle Angus—Aged. bull, Edward Bros.;' Watford; F. G. Todd & Son, Luck now; bull, 2 years, F. G. Todd & Son, Edwards Bros., F. G. Todd & Son; cow, any age, Edwards 'Bros.; heifer, 2 years, F. G. Todd & Son, Edwards Bros., F. G. Todd &Son. Shorthorns—Aged bull, Roy Pepper, Seaforth; W. E. Parker & on, Wat- ford; hull, under 2 years, W. E. Park- er & Son. W. C. Oestreicher, Credi- ton; Rey Pepper; eow, any age, W. E. Parker & Son, W. C. Oestreicher; heifer, under 2 years, N. Hall, Ilder- ton, W. G. Oestreleher, W. E. Parker •& Son. ' Markets Cattle. Butcher steer, W. C. Ostreicher', Crediton, W. E. Parker & Con, Watford; baby beef, 800r lbs., F. Gy Todd & Son, Edwards Bros., W C. Oestreicher; Roy Pepper, Seaforth; get of sire, three animals, W. C. Oes- treicher, Edwards Bros., H, C. Wright & S8n. Herefords—Aged bull, W. S. O'Neil, Denfleld; li. C. Wright & Son, Crom- arty; bull, under 2 years, John Mc- Gregor, Hensall; W. S. O'Neil, H. C. Wright & ,Son; cow, any age, W. S. O'Neil, H. C. Wright & Son; heifer under 2 years, H. C. Wright & Son, and 2nd, W. S. O'Neil. Boys' Judging Boys' judging competition under di- rection of J. C. Shearer, county agrf cultural i'epresentative: Reef cattle, Harold Peck, Zurich, Mervyn Falcon- er, Brucefield. Seed Show Fall wheat—W. R. Dougall. Early Oats—George Link, Huron County home, Lorne Chapman. Late Oats ---W. It Tougall, Lorne Chapman. Sig bowel a"Ifa- 4a aro Qonaty �g e4 pore Fier Be+ae*^z , 11Fts.F c9vu y sllze, • 41.e14 l calls 'W R; Dougall, Tizno><by SW -7-W R. Dougall, leor..e ougiimp, • Jtfbn Bolden. • • Rad .Culver end- Lane C.l►apmfin, vota,tges„ general crop—W. R. Do*• • ' ' Red 7Jzdian Corn—George Link. --,,'SweepstaiteS—W: R; Dougall. This wap ;the twenty-fifth time Air, W. R: Dougall has won the sweep- stakes badge at the South Huron an- nual seed fair, Net Pay In C, Ws A • C • Candidates for enlistment in the Canadian Women's Army Corps must be either 4 or B medical category, at least live feet tall, weigh not less than 105 pounds, and have no dependents. They must have Grade 8 or equivalent education and, be British subjects be- tween the ages oX 18 and 45 years. A comparative table, showing, the approximate remunerations between what they recetived, in civilian life and in the O.W.A;.C., reveals some inter- esting statistics. For instance, a Grade 1 Civil Service employee gets $60.00 month basic pay, plus $10.0.0 cost of living bonus. From this amount there , ire dedtrctions of $7.00 taxes, $32,00 room and board and $1:50 medical and dental expenses, making a total of $45.00 essential diving ex- penses and leaving her a net balance exclusive of car fare of $17.50. On the other hand, a private in the C.W,A•C. receives $27.0d`a month in pay and another $37.50 if living' out on subsistence. From this $64.50 her room and board would take $32.00, leaving her a net balance of $32.00• There are no tax deductions, and her clothes, dental and medical attention are supplied free. The net for lance -corporals would Abe $35.0,0, corporals $40.00, And serge- ants $50.00. For further information regarding enlistment in the C.W.A.O., consult the local recruiting advisor, Mr, D. H. Wilson,or, the Mobile Recruiting Unit which is in Seaforth every Friday._ WINTHROP Pte. and Mrs. Elmer Scott, of Lon- don, and Mr. and Mrs. K. Harrison, Beverley and Gary, of Brantford. spent the week -end with Mr. and Mrs. Wilmore Scott. The Easter thankoffering of the W. M. S. and W. A. of Cavan' Church, Winthrop, will be held on Friday, April 16th, at the home of Mrs. W. J. Patton. The special speakers for the day will be Mrs. Patton and Mrs. Jack Kellar. Mr. John •Gillies spent a few days with his family 'before ' sailing. Miss Margaret Montgomery, Brant- ford, spent the week -end at her home. The euchre and dance held in the hall' was fairly well attended. The prize winners,were: Ladies' most m gaes, Mrs. P. Little; lone hands, Mrs. R.. McLaughlin; men, most games, Pte. Les. • Dolmage; ; lone hands, Mr. Robert Dodds. After lunch a few hours were spent in dancing. Mrs. Ralph Davidson and Ronnie, of Toronto, spent the week -end with friends. Mr. Bert iIcSpadden has rented Mrs. Davidson's house. BRUCEFIELD Chesney - Armstrong • The United 'Church Manse, Bruce - field, was the scene of a lovely spring wedding on. Saturday when Isabel Rae, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs: Wilson Armstrong, of Brucefield, 'became the bride of McLellan Rogers Chesney, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Chesney, of, Kipped, The ceremony was per- formed by Reay. G. F. N. Atkinson. There were no attendants. For her wedding the attractive bride chose a rose crepe dress with white trimmings and her bridal bouquet was of pink roses. The reception was held later at the home of the bride's parents at Springview Farm. Mrs. Armstrong received, wearing a gown of air force blue. She was assisted by Mrs. Ches- ney costumed in blue crepe. '•Both wore corsages of pink carnations. 'A wedding dinner was served: Later the bridal couple left to spend .their honeymoon in Toronto and points east, the bride donning for travelling a turquoise- blue two-piece suit, grey tweed: spring Coat with navy blue ac- cessories. Mr. and Mrs. Chesney will reside at Springview Farm, Tucker - smith. HAY, 'r Jtl�' , V,iica al)d s isl t r eolNlc a salt s i $ r Ilsttlti 4U.„941.0„, . be awarded "ttl4a. Co t o a for pxi�tnhing! titf►.tl; tluPgayet sky the season, '1i3,. rtt f1. ants, p,,0u : #.41:- yux't1,rg.reelale to i'.e', �1<ieparlld to be sig?4ed ill!- ',veevzszg oeoubtqraoot wtxs ship-- and '.:Alton,. the -contrite. tor, same t4 be.approved by the De-. Partlz phis , of ' kHigi?ways., : That R. W.. -,Hrok.ensblre be., appointed assistant to the •Q1enk-Treasurer at a romuneratigiz of foray cents per hour • for time em- ployed. That accounts covering pay - meats on Township floads, Hay Tele- phime, telief and general accounts be' passed' a$ vtluche Tisaes-Advopercate, advers:rtising, $$1.0 0; George Hess, acct„ 60e; at G. Deltz, gas, oil, labor, etc., $74.65;• BrucefieldGarage,;: ' acct., $$.50; W. Allen, snow plow, $361;35; pay list, labor, $31.98. Total $418.59. Hay. Telephone—Bell ,Telephone Co. tolls, $203.71; Northern .Electric Co., supplies; $62.87; H. Hgffman, salary, etc., --4290.19; Hay Twp., rates cancel- led, $33,69;; Stromberg-Carlson Co.; 60c; H. G. Hess, salary, $217:10; A. F. Hess, 3 months' salary, $87.50; 3, Mc- Allister, telephone poles, $6.00. General Accounts—W. S. Johnston, 1942 overpayment taxes, $243.45;. A. F. Hess, 3 months' salary, $90:00; W. S. Johnston, collector's salary, $100; Municipal World, 9 subscriptions, $9; Monteith & Monteith, audit, $152.-0; J. Suplat, relief, $26.10. Council adjourned to meet again on Monday, .May 3rd, at 1.30 o'clock p,m. —A. F. Hess, Clerk. The regular monthly meeting cif the council of the Township of Hay was held oa, .Monday, April 5th, with all members present. .i.@4inutes of the March meeting were read and adopt- ed. Following coththunioations were considered and filed From Depart- ment ef.Highways, statement of sub- sidy on 1942 road expenditures and cheque covering amount of $2,996.66; approval of Bylaw No. 1, 1943, 'approv- al of estimate of $8,000.00 for expen- diture do roads in 1943; Department of Municipal Affairs, notice that one mill grant on 1943 assessment will be paid in 1943; from County Clerk, ad- vising that trees for persons, asking for saree will be ready for distribu- tion from April 5th to 10th, same can Abe secured at office of Township Clerk upon application. The following reso- lutions were passed: That Bylaw No. 4, 1943, providing for salaries for township officials for 1943, be read I.hree time and finally passed. That auilitors' report for 1942 prepared by Monteith & Monteith, be accepted and ccount. be pais) and necessary copies be printed for distribution a.mbiig the public. That tax collector be autho••- 'zed to return the 1942 tax roll an,' he be paid his salary. Tax arrears b•' fdrwarded to County Treasurer as pro- vided for by the assessment act. That petition signed by 20 assessed persons in the business portion of the Village of Zurich be accepted by the council and that T. R. Patterson, engineer, be and is hereby appointed to make a survey and report to the_councilaf- fecting the area. That petition s4gu- ed by eleven assessed persons in the northwest portion of the Village of Zurich be accepted by the eseuncil, and TUCKERSMITII Council Meets The council of Tuckersmith met in 'the Town Hall, Seaforth, on Friday, April 2nd. The minutes of the pre- vious meeting were adopted. The Workmen's Compensation Insurance policy to include the clerical staff was rehewed with the agent, M. A. Reid, and the treasurer was authorized to issue cheque for premium based on the pay roll of 1942. James Love, auditor, attended and read the auditors' report on work for 1942. The council adopted the report, complimenting the auditors on a very comprehensive and satisfactory re- port and ordered the payment of their salaries. The clerk was authorized' to contact the different culvert compan- ies in reference, to ability to supply iron culverts and. prices. The treas- urer was authorized to pay the Keen- an Fence Co., of Owen Sound, for snow fence and posts purchased. The following accounts were paid: James Love; auditing, $42.50; Arthur Finlayson, auditing, $42.50; postage, $2,63; relief, $10.00; salaries and post- age, $52.00. The council• adjourned to meet on Saturday,. May lst, at 2 p.m.—D. F. McGregor, Clerk. Making Comparisons (By R. J. Deachman) Comparisons , between countries, thousands of miles apart, are extreme- ly difficult. -This is particularly true when we leave the realm of statistical fact and deal with experiments in so- cialistic or' semi -socialistic legislation. •The reasons' for this are obvious.. We can examine legislation passed in the United States with some compre- hension of its meaning. The Ameri- cas , are our neighbours. We read the • papers. We see both sides •of any uestion. -We can talk to men who have had experience in the par- ticular legislation under discussion. It l;; like looking over a neighbor's fence to' see how. his garden is growing— how it compares with our own. There are those in this country 'who feel that it is a part df honour, or at least, good business 'policy,, to find. something which has been done in a country thousands 'of miles away, cite results related by prejudiced partisans and ask us to pass similar legislation at. home. No' proofs are .offered that this 'legislation was particularly . suc- cessful 'but it is always easy to find( some who will support it, because their interests are favorably affected, even though, in its total, effect, it may have been more harmful 'than helpful. Sweden was• the popular example a few years ago. It owed its popularity to a book called "The Middle Way." The first to read the book led the par- ade—prosperity could be ours by Swe- dish methods. Sweden, according to the story, was neither extremely cap- italistic nor socialistic in"its outlooks In the. •balance between' opposites 1hp re was hope. A little• thought will often bring the reason for the reported prosper- ity of one country in comparison with another. Sometimes it needs deeper research but always there is the an- :;r.er—if you are only able to find it. • Sweden and Prosperity Sweden was not in the "First World wWar." Therefore, ,it was not injur- iously affected by that great period of mass slaughter and destruction. Sweden was close to Germany and Germany was a good market when im- ports were shut off from other coun- tries—Sweden waxed rich out of the Kaiiser's effort at world control. Sweden, not having been' in the teat' did not suffer so violently from the re- action after the war, although there was certainly some disturbance., -When Mr. Schickelgruber (now Hit- ler) started to re -arta, Sweden at once found a market for her products. Other nations also^ wanted to re -arm and Sweden did an "arms -factory- busi- ness," supplying equipment to, those who were willing to buy: Result, prdsperity for Swedish industry, es- pecially the steel industries. Sweden •still has an excellent mar- ket in Germany. War temporarily in• creases prosperity of surrounding na- tions—if they keep out of the war. Tl'r'ee are things which have help- • ' • "on much more than any Its eco.lomic policies. Then there is something else: The people of Swe- den are thrifty and hard-working. Theyare not prone to violent specula- tive efforts, though they have at times given way to this. 'The we lth and prosperity of Sweden comes rom the •capacity of' the people to w k and to p°roituce and not frote any patticular advantage at•ising out of new kinks in government- ,u . The Cafe of Australia Australia is another country often You can be' sure of n smartly tailored Sults, tst>rll+c '1AGo cal` lounge, drape, standard; ,Ilaitttl!al# buff.•. stout and full stout .Models Fn sbolsts, •, regulars and falls. cd e have .a pattern and shadeto it you in all these Models in olr huge stock of over 500 suits, Blues-. and Browns feature this Springs showing, but we have plenty of every shade that's new. Sporty Tweed Suits and heavy chalk stripe worsteds for the young - blade, who wants Tots of "pep" in his clothes. SIZES to 46 26.50 to 35.00 SPRING Stetson and Biltmore Hats Spring's newest shapes and Sizes 63/4 to 7y2. in the colors. Shirts Ties FOR YOUR NEW OUTFIT Whites or patterned Shirts in the new Spring hues are here. War restrictions have made the range smaller, but you'll like these just the same. $2.00 $2.50 New Spring Ties in a • tremendous assortment of stripes, . Paisleys and dots. ' 15c TO $1.00 GRAD SHORTS Full cut Arrow shorts with gripper fasteners, 3.95 to 6,50 75, r Stewart Bros., Seatorth ntentioned. as providing something for' es to copy. • • In 1936 and '37 many people spoke 'rt. the improvement which had taken place in Australian conditions. ,It was ,ttributed to, the depreciation of the currtncy, to the wisdom of its govern- i:ent, to everything except the facts. rhe story was' so persistent I was provoked into a search for the an- er.` The price of wool had risen quite sharply—wool is to Australia what wheat is to Canada. Was that brought „bout by any activity of the Austra- lian govet nment? - The evidence did ro'. show that it was. The . change was from 8.72 pence per pound in 1933 to 15.84. pence in 1934. About that time Japan had started on an adventure in Manchuria—Japan afterwards called it the "Manchukuo. incident." as it 'was jn.'Cangda. A semi -Socialist government came into power in New Zealand — wages rose sharply though in terms of real wages they were .nothing like so'bigh as in Canada. , The new government was a spend- ing government.. This ,.was shown in its attitude towards' the railways. In New»rZealand they 'are state-owned, There was an increase in the num- ber employed of 50 per cent. with an itfcreased traffic volume of. 25 per cent. In Canada, we were much more Careful. Earnings rose from $31(f"mil- lion in .'35 to $367 million in •'39, an increase in traffic of over 20 per cent., an increase in employment of l% per cent. Under sound management a railway can move from a depression to a boom with relatively small in - Crease in the number of men employ- ed, but in -some of these countries un- der unfettered Socialism 'they solve the unemployment problem by em- ploying men in government-owned in- dustries and passing on to the farm- ers and basic producers the higher taxation, involving socialist adven- tures in public charity. In New Zealand, according to the authority of the Farmers° Union and the New Zealand. Co -Operative Com- pany, the cost of producing a pound of butter rose in those years by five cents, 70 per cent. of the increased cost represented higher wages. Manchuria is a cold country. The •Japanese wanted wool for clothing. They bought large quantities in Aus- tralia. That was the nearest "market in which to buy. The price of -wool went up. It affected the whole Aus;;. t'•alian economy. In that. year , they, were more prosperous than we were. 'l heat did not rise rn. Canada. Wool rose 'in Australia. There was the dif- fe,•ence. It happened through the de- velopment of a market for wool, Wage Rates and Prosperity Roth Australia and New Zealand have relatively lower wage 'rates than Canada. That is the wage rate has moved up from pre -Great War days much more in Canada than it. has in Australia. Prior to the outbreak of the pres- ent war, in 1938, the index of Cana- dian wages, after adjustment for cost of living, war 151 in Canada, 127 in Australia. Broth figures are on the same base -1914-100. High wages may be a good thing if the economy can stand it—if, howev- er, •the wage rate causes depression in.' the 'basic industries where prices are detet•nfined by ,world markets then it means depression in agriculture, un- en•1.loyment in industry, - If the high wages are brought about by frr•ce instead of by expansion of demand it means that there will not he full employment or, in other words, we are not making full use' of our manpower and raw materials. This •pas a factor in producing unemploy- ment in Canada in the depression. The lower wage rate in AustratSa would offset this in the absence of other determining factors, New Zealand As Utopia We come now to Nest- Zealand. of- ten spoken of as the perfect Utopia. Wage rates in New Zealand felt during the depression. They were not so completely under control as they were in Canada. There was, there- fore, less rigidity, better balance in their economy. Hence in New Zeal- and unemployment was not so severe This, of course, was taken snit sit those who supplied the•cream to pro- duce the butter. Farmers •. are not likely to improve their position under socialism: They are then fish out of ,water, capitalists in a socialist noon-. orey, freemen in a country of State controls—it's a dangerous position. Regard, then, these pictures of ideals conditions 'in other lands only • are a`omething worthy of further iivesti- gation. Your .own .country may learn from the experience of others. Tho building of royal roads to prosperity 18 a slow process. The "veins •f wealth" said John Rusk1 , "lie in the character of a people character is determined by their cork." Yes, a.nd by their reaction to -their sur- roundings! After all, the basis of prosperity" is production—higher wag- es cannot be paid out' -of restricted volume of production, CIGARETTE BURNS When leather table .lops or leather on chairs has been burned by a cigar- ette the spot should be tubbed Tight- ly with a fine sandpaper and then pol- ished with a neutral shoe Cream. BRITAIN'S ACREAGE In the drive for more homeepro- dured food, Britain's arable. acreage has increased from 8,000,000 acres to 13:000,000 acres in three years. Dead and Disabled Animals REMOVED PROMPTLY PHONE COLLECT: BEAFORTH 15 EXETER 285 DARLING AND CO. OF- CANADA, LTD. (Essential War Induatry) The World's News Seen Through THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR fist dnfernatir7ttal Dail? 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