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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1944-05-26, Page 2.4 itor ntarao, ev- a ternoon lay Me en). r...1••••••••,....=•••• s iption rates, $1.50 a year in vance ' • foreign $2.00 a year. Single lea, 4 cents each. WRY OM • • • • • • I ...MO dvertising rates on application. EAFORTH, Friday, .1Ylay 26, 1944 ,How Profits Are Taxed So many millionaires emerged from the last war that many Cana- dian people are • rather skeptical about the truth of the repeated as- sertrons that no matter how high profits may go in,this war, there will - be no new millionaires as a result; because war taxes will largelycon- • sume all profits. However, there is more than a lit- tle truth in these:, assertions. In a recent' survey made by the Financial Post, it has been shown that there was a drop from $170,000,000 to $154,000,000 in the net profits'made last year by' 105 representative in dustrial and' financial companies of this Dominion. It is also shown that in spite of the tremendous increase in business caused by the war, these companies' haVe made much less than •they did in 1939, when their net pro- fits amounted to $175,000,000. The reason is very apparent. • While these companies paid $43,518,- 000 in taxes in 1939, they paid $188,- 006,000 in 1943. The difference is the share the Government took out of • their profits by way of war taxes in • one form or another. The relation between- profits and • taxes was shown to have varied with the, different industries. Iron and Steel paid $40,660,000 in taxes last • • year, which left •them • a profit of $15,867,000, while metal industries • paid $39,000,000, but had a profit of $52,000,000. Public utilities. paid $34,00,0,000, which left them $24,600,- • 000. Construction companies paid . $3,689,000 with a- profit of $2,529,000. Merchandizine Industries paid $9,- • 281;060 in taxes and had only $,203, - left, Banks Went about fifty- fifty with the Government, paying $11;450,000 in faxes and having a profit left of $11,243,000. In every it should be noticed too, the net r - profits of _all these- industries and companies were less in 1943 than - they were in 1942. This is ample evidence that ex- • horbitant or even special war profits are not a feature in this war as they were in the last. The business of the • . country has been tremendously in- creased by war work, and the profits, as a consequence, have, been very high, but when the war taxes are • paid out of them, the actual profits are less than they were before the -This is, of course, as it should be. No one should be allowed to become millionaires out of the agony of war, but at the same -time, -many people, • -particularly in the country, are loath to believe, or give any credit to in:- dustry or finance, for the contribu= • tions they are actually making' to the • war effort aa. `tt • • He Has The Monep Though! Referring tor an article that ap- peared in the editoriatcolumns a few weeks ago, the Pergas News -Record • says: "On this page last week, sev- • eral items from district newspapers • were printed, in all of which farm- ers were handling large sums of . money rather carelessly. The only comment was, that some town peo- ple were beginning to wonder if they • were not wasting their time slaving away for a weekly wage, while farm- ers bad $500 or $1,000 to leave lying • around the louse, or to drop on the - street!? 'ro- this, a farnler in that district • has written the Peraus editor as fol- low: Editor: That piece about farmers rather amused' us. The Son for the Inoneys 'being carried is Xo batik is nearerthan t pir ten miles from- ey. are al- a apor bar ain„ "4',75.71.',747 bpre 1(oureelves incinded) have had to- take, 75c per bag -for potatoes, frQW $2,35 a few weeksr.ago. 011, yea,. We nice to be a farmer,' W,e_don't believe that farmacie out a very good case for himself or his fellows either. For one thing, he - or any one else, who persists in car- rying 811I/IS of money up to $500 and $1,000 constantly on their persons, show little business sense. For an- other, the reasons he gives for this practise are far from convincing. Even if he lived ten miles away from a bank, that bank, in all probability, would be situated in the town or vil- lage where he did his market busi- ness and where the money was paid over to him. Practical business would suggest that he deposit this money in a bank when he receivedit. Then there would be no danger of his losing it on the way home, or after he, got home. It would be safe. The fad that his money was in a bank would in no way prohibit him from looking for bargains, or buying anything in the way of grain, fertilizer, seed or stock: His cheque is just as good ten miles away from a bank, as a medium • of payment, as if he took the cash out of his pocket. And much less danger or worry for him about it too. There are not many who will spare much Sympathy over this, farmer on his potato deal either. Any farmer, at this time of year, who has home- • grown potatoes for sale, and refuses $2.35 a bag, is lucky to get 75c later on. Lucky if Ile doesn't have to throw them away. A farmer's life is hard, and haz- • ardous, as all who know anything about it will admit, but not even, this farmer, b'y a single word or hint in his letter, denies the farmer has • money these days. And after all, whether he banks it, or carries it, or loses it, is pretty' much his own busi- ness. ' • Testaments To Armed Forces At its 39th annual meeting held in Toronto recently, it was announced that since September, 1939, the - British and Foreign Bible Society in Canada and Newfoundland, has pre- sented 641,668 New Testaments to the armed forces through Chaplains. In circulation, in spite of linfited supplies, 44,509 copies of the Serip- tures were issued, including 192,055 . for special war purposes. The gift to the parent society in London, Eng- land, amounted to $210,000, compar- ed with $85,000 the year previous, the addition being accounted for by unexpected legacies, and increased contributions from every auxiliary in Canada and Newfoundland. Quite Simple -This story is told of D. L. Moody, one of the great preachers and evan- gelists Df another day: • One day a young man came in great perplexity to the clergyman, Dwight L. Moody, and said; "Mr. • Moody, I want to reform and lead, a better life. But I don't know how I ean give up my undesirable compan- ions." "That's not difficult, young man," replied the revivalist, smiling sym- pathetically upon his visitor. "Just live a good life and your undesirable companions will give you up." It's as simple as that. • This Is The Season • This is the season that your neigh- bor is likely to tell you that he has harvested his first crop, and eaten it in a pie. . — It doesn't interest us much as in- clination or taste is concerned, but we did go, to the dictionary to see how to spell it, and get some of its . history. This is what -the dictionary said: - "Any plant of the genus Rheum, esp. R. rhaponticum, the common garden rhubarb . ... They are tall, coarse herbs with very large- leaves and, thick, succulent petioles." •'One rhubarb enthusiast we have heard of gives another definition: • "Rhubarb is a blend of warm sun- shine and spring rain*, with.. a hint of frosty nights' and chill mornings, It combines nostril:tickling, tartness and -'smooth deliciousyss, to 'sauce or pie,. streaked With strands.of red-: dish in*, it is one -of the t ag-• • thr, a,Waited .zspring gr deit 41* t, • ;. n • ran „,,,.,,tmermi 00.4 irgio Titea,',4UStfor of lifti and -7-taaeatalbraalears ago .„ •, :”; FrOm The' Huron Expositor ' May 30, 1919 The many ariends of Pte,, Leo noi- aand, of Beachwood, were ea. -1)011u station on Thimeday night to welcome him' home dram overseas. Re was in thefbattlia from Vimy toathe; entry int§ Meliabe the outskirts of Lens he was Witlinded slightly fiona shrap- uel. A reception was, held at his father's; home.a1 Beeehwood where he was preeented with a club bag by Matorie. adr. Ro'bt. Reid, who hasabaen serv- ing with- the Canadtan-Navy at Hall - Jas received his discharge and returned home lase. week. Mr. 140wartIlaYs has been appoint- ed collector et, customs at Seaforth- and will asauine his new. duties. at once. Mr. Hays served three years overseas -with the Princess Patricias. Mr. D. H.:Wilson, who has been on the staff of the local Bank of Corn- merce, has been transferred to the branch �f -that bank at eamivillep and left -B onday to assume lila new duties. Mr. Win. Ament has 'torn down the old cooper shop on North Main St., and remoVedathe timber to his mill Property south of the track. Pte. John !McDonald, State, arriv- ed home from overseas on Friday. Mrs. George: Swan and Miss Doro- thy,: of Brut:afield, left. for Toronto last week to meet her brother, Pte. Fred Wilson, who returned from ov- erseas. Gunner R, Lyle Hill, Brucefield, has returned from overseas, sailing on. the "Equitania." The Murless Players, Seaforth, pre- sented "Within. .the Law," at Chilton on Saturday last to a packed house. This organization as a result of their woiat, has presented sums to -various patriotic societies which in total ex- ceeded $2,000. Ma4Frank Cranston was the guest of Mr i: Geo. Benneweis, McKillop, for a few days last week:- Mr. Cranston. was reported •killed in France about two years ago, and nothing was heard of him until his return to Canada., Mr. and ,Ilars. Clancey, of Detroit, spent the week -end with Mr: and Mrs. Charles Stewart. ,Misses Mary Smflhie, Florence Deem and Gertrude Crich, of Strat- ford Normal School-, spent the week- ' end at their homes here. . Mrs. Sam Boyd has Sold her resi- dence in the south ward -to Mr. J. M. Wilson, Mr. A. D. Chapman, of Bridgeburg, spent the holiday at his home in town:. Frain The Huron Expositor ' June 1, 1894 The cornerstones of the new Meth- odist Church in Hensall were formal- ly laid on Thureday. of l-ast Week, the Queen's Birthday.—Tha stones were laid by Mr. Wth. Pengelly, of Hen- sall, and Mr. Walter, Keddy, of Us - borne. Addresses, were delivered by Mr. Galloway,' of Seaforth; Rev. Hen- derson, Hensall; Rev. McDonagh, of Exeter, and Mr. M. IL 'McLean., of Parjia Ana has been ,nsing 'scis- sors for quite some timenow. At first she used them for outtlag up the newspapers. Just as soon as your beak was turned s14 would get the paper and the slaws and go to -work. This was a bit diffiealt . . because she always seemed to have a good news senae and would almost always gut up the particular page that you wanted to read. We stopped that. Then she entered into the stage of cutting out paper dolls: There were dolls in various stages ef .being dress- ed or 'Undressed littered all .over the house. This was 4 bit of a problem. Just as soon as you tried to sit., on the rocker, You discovered that Peg- gy Ann, and betafaraily had oat up light housekeeping' on -that chair. Melt and Betty were,rmly in Pos- session of the couch . . . and so on. At one stage of the game •there Weren't enough thairs, so Patricia Ann had them laid out ati the dor. After awhile she tired of this and the paper dolls were put away in boles for infrequent reference. • The •next development:. with the scissors came when she started cut- ting out dresses for her dolls. Every -scrap of cloth available .Naae, .lised in dressmaking. She even started on the leg: of a pair of clean, overalls of mine that had been hanging on a nail on the back of ' the washroom door. Outside of a 'few scratches she managed ve— well, although some of her designs were a bit start- ling to say the least. Yesterday I was , startled. In fact I was quite certain that 3?4y eyesight had gone back on me. Standing in the passageway -of the stable: I felt the familiar rub of the old cat brush- ing ,111) against me. Absent-mindedly I reached down to pat her .on the back when 1 felt something rather strange on my hand. In fact, it felt something like a willow -gad. Hor- art Baa,,, • • "':,; • rors of horrerat it was the Cant tail : ,a^aa .; , • . and aomeho§Y had shorn the Medd ef it's hair and. 4,4. area taltoa goliPle of patches of hair- jiff the back., • Just imagine what a cat with a naked tall would leak like! Fuming about anyone Who would do such a trick, I lett .the atafile and/ started across the harlayarA, to the 'pig' Pen. ' The Collie cath e into eight. He looked as if he had spent a Week - ed with some g gti 1o$s, Patnh4 es of hair had been cut ofefrom. his tail and hie body aadhiri -cellar Was certainly a ineseil PUor;Collitaft,as in; ,bad shape, He sneaked arillind: 14e. hind the strawstack aud Pm certain the onlyl thing :that could citeer alta up would have been a look at the naked tail of the cat. -- The whole thing was troubling me when I went to the house. Mrs: Phil Wais • herrilied When I told her. For at least*, tea •thinutes' I hissed about the terrible •trick •and tried to pin down ppsathle euepectsa; The Higgins children were dismissed because they had never, shown any indication' of doing such things, The door to the bedroom opened and Patricia, Ann walked out. We were so busy thinking about the cat and the dog that we,didn't even look up. Then Mrs. Phil let out .a terrifid exclamation. I looked up and there was P-atsy and the scissers, had been snipping at her hair too. 'The little girl was quite proud �t herself. The pieces of the puzzle all fitted in to- , gether. ' • '• Patricia Ann had been at the scis- sors again. ;The results were .a bit hard to take. Wthen I started to laugh she started lo cry, so we had to ex- plain gently, but firmly, that such things just can't be ,done indiscrimin- ately. For some time now we are go- ing to look at bedraggled hair • • • just because the little girl was ex- perimenting, JUST A SMILE OR TWO,11 asked for a salary raise, and -the of- fice boy had gene. to,, Hollywood to get into the 'levies. • "Is this the speedometer?" asked the matty girl, tapping the glass with her finger. "Yes, dear,!_he' replied: "And that's the clutch?" "That's the clutch, 'darling," he said, jainming on his brakes to avoid a fast -approaching lorry. "But what on earth is this?" she inquired, at the same time giving the accelerator a vigorous push with her foot. "This, dear," he said tri a soft, cel- estial voice, "is heaven." Arid pick- ing up a harp he flew away. The program; director of a radio station was calling on one of his cli- ents: "Miss Runt, yoalll either bave to change your name or the slogan for your beauty shoppe." • "Why, what's the matter with it?" "Well, it looks all right in print, but we simply can't ,broadcast ' this message: `If you wish to regain your lost beauty, go to Helen Hunt for it." • The president of the firm bought a number of those "Do it Now" :signs and hung 'them. in his offices. In a few days he found out that the cashier had fled With '$50,000; the bookkeeper had eloped with his private secretary; three clerks had Huron Federation Of Agriculture--FarmNews Seaforth. • Mr. Charles Bartliff is erecting a Farmers' Week At O.A.C. Has...Special Events large and 'handsome brick residence' Felt, to be even more necessary on theacorner of John and Spading than ever in wartime, because of the Streets,„in Seaforth. Stress on efficient farm practices and • Mr. Hugh H. Ross, a former std- production, the timebonoured insti- dent of the Seaforth Collegiate Insti- tuticia of Feather's -Week at the O.A.O. tute, has been successful in passing is expected to draw large crowds of his second year examination at the farmers to the institution at Guelph • g week of June 1,2th to 16th. University of Toronto' Faculty.of Med- durinthe seine. , Dr. G. I. Christie; President of the ,College, says that interest in the pro- • Messrs. Wm. Graham, John Stew- gram for that week is reaching an art and Wm. Aikenhead left on Fri- all-time high and that the addition to day last for the Old dountrY. They the College livestock of top-ranking took with them 90 head of fat cat- bulls, swine and sheep recently ket- tle for the foreign anarket. ported frpin Great Britain is likely to draw greater numbers than ever to A very enjoyable evening was spent the College during the week, when. at the home of Mc0regor, ot there is open house for the farmers • Tuckersmith, on Friday evening of of the Province. •:last week, when about 70. invited In addition to Farmeals' Week from guests assembled to join in tripping June 12th to 16th, the month will see the light fantastic, Messrs. W. Ross several other special events at the:, and E, Forsyth feat:tithed the music, Agricultural College. On June 7th accompanied by Mrs. McGregor on the there will be a Draft Horse Field Day and on June 9th the annual Short - organ., horn Field Day, in -which there i's con - The picnic held,under the auspices siderable interest in view of the addi- of the Young Peoples: Hand and tion of the $18000 imported -bull tel, Heart Association in Mr. T. M. Snow- the College Shorthorn herd. On June den's cedar grove, Bayfield, on the lath the Jersey and Holstein Breed - 24th of May, was a gkand, success. ers from Peel. and Halton Caanties. About 150 sat down to partake of the will converge en -Guelph for their an - good things to eat; The canteen was mid. Field Day at the O.A.C.' The ' ;managed by J. Orr and R. Talbot and specialactivities will be closed on June , 17th when the O.A.O. Alumni was Well patronized, Association will bold its annual field Mr, N. MeTaggat ,has disposed ef clays on the campus of the .Old Cal- ais fart near Chiselhurst to Mr: lege. Thos. Eyre for a handsoMe oam. • In connection with these events, The dwelling lionse of Mr. Joseph plans have been completed for exhib- Stanzel, of LeadbilrY, was destroyed its in organized group form in: the by fire on Wednesday last. There was various buildings, to demoreitiate to insuranceamountung--to $400 on the visitors the type of work which is be - buildlng. in done at the O.A.C. There will Web be a parade of livestock troth A very handsame prize has been the offered for a twaanile handicap gailiCebd• nejgdeernheennistas aatniodasfi.ocits asnevde'Uori bicycle race to be omeeted. for live branches of. agricultural activity. times. at the regular Wednesday night President Christie of the O.A.C. cut - meets at the recreation grounds in tends et warm weicOme to all farmers, town. (. M. Baldwin and J. W. Ltv- to come to the, College during Pollu- ting:stone will enter hathe fire% race. , witheriWtheeekmeattodb'elbsee9orniteheasetqalitahlatneod • The Seaferth Crieket Club; has or - the -Work they are doing. ganlied for the seeterth With the fol- * •;* bating officers: Holt ores., Wm, E. Agriculture Pride Supports, genuses Caldwell; pres., F. ilollitSted vice- Following are price eappotts, and Ores., W, 0. Reid aintat- Piinehard; henuste "love, in effect for Olathe hf see., R.' 5, Hays; trealia Virition; tire mind:pal agaltrititilral 'products; 333 PaglAg committee' 4" P., :Coleman, VittAr241,25 fin' No.; 1 aamn fl , of 4)0 SatUrdaysatita.46111i MaQueebo.„ apaa lea,a a -Wangling .11144.-4g' 'OOP; • ,;1 ittert:: t‘tiolerthte:flittla:follit ba,*;' 'store Pent eeruoat big -hank Urfa • . • ;10,0ti#a4ftoit • '• gerutti4i0 #44:04,- • • • -,,stookodoi, 4,64 oilt4 Ibit.„witte,n *lite „ *04 a • 0 ince Septenaber 17, 1943;, Western farthers seflIng oafreceive' addition- al payment of 10 cents per bushel as a guaranteed initial advance against export equalizatipn fees. The mini- mum or floor price for oats, basis No. 2 C.W. at the head of the Great Lakes is 45 cents per bushel. BARLEY—The ceiling price for barley, basis No. 2 C.W. 6 -row barley is 64% cents at Fort William Or Port Arthur. In aadition, since August 1, 1943, Western farmers "are entitled to an additipnal advance equalization Payment of 15 cents per bushel, plus any special diversion or Selection premiums. The floor Price, of barley is 60 cents per bushel. FLAX SEED—The Dominion Gov- ernment has guaranteed a price of $2,75 per bushel fen No. 1 C.W. flax seed in store Fort ;William or Port Arthur or for No. 1 C.E. flax seed iti • store Montreal &Cm the 1944 crop. This is. 50 cents more than the guar- anteed price for the 1943 crop. •ISUNFLOW SEED --The fixed price for Sunflower Seed from the 1944 crop is .5 cents per ib. f.o.b. designated shipping point. •, RAPE SEED—A fixed price of six cents per pound for rape seed will be paid for the 1944 crap. FIBRE FLAX—Iti 1943-4'4, the Spe- cial Produdsi Board purchased all • scutched flax fibre ;at 55 cents per pound for Satieda No. 1 Grade, aci.a, shipping points. The same . pride basis will apply for the 1944 crop. SITGAR BEETS—Companies operat- ing the six processing plants arrange cataracts with growers annually on various bases. In Ontario the guar- anteed minimum price for 1944 is $9 per ton for beets delivered at factory and testing 14 -per cent., augar. This coil:wares 'with $7.20 in 1943. In ad- dition there will be a subsidy of 0.55 per ten paid by the; Ontario Govern- nient on deliveries: up to 145,00(i tons after which poiat the :Corapany will Cross recently. He is the' son of Mr. pay the subsidY. In 4',uebec a neir and Mra. Harold Tucker, of Lake - plant is expected to come intodpera- view, Out., and a grandion of Mrs. tion at St Hilaire, and Under Certain la a.. Emma Mitehela—Mitthell Ade eonditieres growers are to receive: Passed Military ,Examinations • -Capt. W. S. Hall, et the 21et (Rea aervels) Field Regt„ R,C.A., and Capt. 'jack MeNab, of the 99th (lies) Bat - telt, R.C.A., were successful in pass- , ooatrelete Were made -lit 3.9e ,T,110,„ 1ieutehotfg tur4hainatioue. Tiler hill tree to distalle theirtitor regu.•• .,,tirttaWfard, Of the 21st (ne.y 'Pied eerta111 prices, hut iekvitig'tkoditeeg lug their eaptaltie Doer& Lieut. J. .fl I,: to.; ra,;11.a.:71a4 0,iattcati;wi 7 :t801 at ‘141;-na ige int;' iv's::4:6;;eli al it ons. ,b t:a tit al :h. ohie ttiatVOA; I feritetitAt, tfiese exetizi MaaWinahanta Slxtyfour Year OirNea444alibir Mr. Jean lailholland brought an: old teavi4aPpia'inte. par office 'a* Frlda,Y, Isms of the calurtdu: Nele Era, Tharsday,•Decomber 2, 1880, )1110./: eept for thepaperahebtg,lbrittle, it if In very good giaitlition and makes, very laterestiag rea,dtag. At t.hat tlme the New': Era was Published )y E. Holmes. & Bon, and it, W0.1 0/11401. called (mite frequently "Centre, linkon i3letteralAdvertiser.",' The 64yeatr- olt advertising.looks, ainX0;st to us, but vievainderetand it bicaf results the sante then as tOdaY, Th - only merchant' advertising, stilt in. business ,today was Plutesteel Bros.. then rein by the late Henry Plum, steel,—Clinten News -Record, Clinton Boy Awarded D. F. C. Flying Officer Tom Cooke, R.C. who is home on 'special leave with 1Virs. Cooke in Dauphin, Mani- toba, sent the following teiegrant to his parents, Mr. and Mrs." C. V. Cooke, of Clinton, of news which he has just received from ;his Squadron in Iceland: • Quote: "Recognition of devotion to duty in the execution of air. operations against enemy, the . Xing has„ teen gracioutil,; pleased to approve the award of the Distinguish-, ed Flying Cross, The Squadron con- gratulates you.", No particulars are • known yet as to why the award was, given.—Clinton News -Record. ' • ' Butcher Shop To Open , Ian McDonald has .been isseed a license by the Wattim.e Pricea, and Trade Board to permit him to oper- ate a butcher business in Brussels. The shop, formerly run by Archie Mc- Donald, who was forced to diseen- tinue it because of ill health, is; mite in process of being completely re- decorated.—Brussels Post. •• Resigns As Telephone Operator Mrs. G. R. •Harris has handed in her resignation as operator on the switchboard of the "Blyth Municipal Telephone Syptem, to take effect ort June 15th. Applieations are sought „ for a junior operatar.—Blyth Stand- ard. Pins Wings On Airman Son Mrs. W. J. Artaatrong, of Sault Ste. Marie, has returned borne from Sour- is, Maria acconipanied. by her son, Pilot -Officer W. E. Armstrong, who received his Commission at Souris af- ter -his graduation. Rio' mother hadl the honor of pinning. his Wings on him on graduation day. He is to be posted to Calgary on a six- -weeks"' course, and then to Pearce, Alberta. to further his training as an instruc- tor in flying, and then he will be movedsomewhere in Canada to in- struct—Blyth Standard:, Dash-a/odd Pastor lacetbiad About twenty friends of Rev. and Mrs. 'C. Becker niet on Monday even- ing at the 'home of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Bender in hopor of ,their de- parture for their new field of labOr at New Hamburg. Rev. Becker has been -pastor • of the -Evangelical- Chulah here for the past three years and is new transferred -la -New Ham- burg. A very enjoyable evening was Spent in conversation, contests' and es, after which Rev. -and Mrs. Becker were presented with a hand- some lounge chair as a token of ,ap- predation. Rev. Becker fittingly thanked his friend's for the re,mem- brance, after which Min was served. , The meeting came to a close by the reading of the latter part of the 19th - Psalm and prayer by Rev. Becker.— Zurich Herald. Presentation To Capt. H. Town :In appreciation of his fine work as; training officer at the Ontario Agri- cultural College, Guelph, the members. of the corps there presented Captain: Harry Town with a billfold and .a pen; - and Pencil set. The inepecting colonel, • declared that the successful showing of the unit should -be credited to Capt. Town.—Wingham Advance -Tithes, In Charge of Girls' Camp Mrs. F. A. Parker taft last week to, take the position as camp director at the Ontario Farm Service' Camp at Cooksville: This camp opened on; Monday ,and will accommodate 704 girls.--Wingham Advance -Times. To Enter Team n Softball League It Is -understood that Mitchell 1 - tends to enter a team le the Perth - County Softball League in: *Meta Griffiths and Kroehlers of Stratford are already eetered-. In order to give other teams an opportunity of sign- , ing up, the deadline was set for Mar.' 25tla when. 041 .A0rg411.109.0 Ott theetilrig% will be held in Stratford.—Mitehela Advoc'ate. -Former Staffa Minister Elected , Rev. R. la: Cummings, df Salford, and formarly of Staffa, was elected chairman at the Oxford Presbytery' of the United Church- at- the May' meeting held in Woodatoek last week:. —Mitahell Advocate. Awarded Distinguished Flying Croser Pilot Offieek M. C. 'Tucker Was awarded the Distinguished Flaring • • a • • 4 ' • 4 4 14' 4 • . 4 4 1 bonus of 50 cents per ton inaddition to the contract price, -- ArtUtAlitiE ,STIEDS.---Tthe •Speetal ptoduet., noard haa made teettraCtS with • greWers abeefileil;khid vegetatole g'itaAtiite ottg in 1.944 4 •