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Permanent';AIIied ;T cod•Orspnizetion
Sp tha the deg r ion af' the i.Tnit
ped Nations*: conference on food and..
agiriculture'• at :slot Springs,. Va., .:its.
qday, 1,943, .that "everyone" Shahid be'
lfed :. , eycry here " shall' -event 'ally be
inipleulen,;ted, the constitution for. a
,Permanent international ,organization
fbes .boon prepared' for 4ubznitlsio9, :o
the, 44 allied: nationsParticipating
the conference last year. 'The const:,
talon regniresthe approval of 20. of
the allied nationsgto 'beeome effective.
Tire 'interim Su ninission chairman, L..
4B. ,Pearson, Canadian '.-Minister at
Washington, , declares his faith that
the new. organization "will be.,a Perm-
anent ''embodiment of the new kind
of•, internationals co-operation which
men_- and, women all over the world
have hoped "Would be borne from the'
suffering and sacrifice of this war."
The broad objectives of the perm-`
.anent organization are:
1. To raise levels of nutrition and
standard's of living among peoplesof
the world:
improve the efficiency' of the
production and distribution' of all
food and agricultural products.
3. To better the conditions of rural
populations.
4. And to . contribute,; by these
means toward an . expanding world
economy. a'
Net Farm Income
Comparison of the gross and ;o et
farm income for 1943 is provided in
a, recent: publication of . the Agricul-
tural .Division' .of the Dominion Bur-
eau of Statistics, as follows:
Cash income - $1,397,270,000
Income in kind 240,878,000
Value of changes in in -
tory, minus 75,688,000
Gross income ,a 1,562,460,000
Operating expenses and
• depredation" ..... , 614,700,000
Net including gov-
ernment payments 947,760,000
Government payments-26;334,000•
Net income including -
government payments $ 974,094,000
Comparison of the net income, in-
cluding gbvernnient payments with
'other years, is as follows:
1941 .. $ 534,401,000
1941 632,522,000
1942 1,154,313,000
1943 ` 974,094,000
Thanksgiving. Day •
The ninth of October, 1944, has been
appointed. Thanksgiving Day by Pro-
clamation in the Canada Gazette. In
quaint words the Proclamation reads:
"We , therefore considering that these
blessings vouchsafed to the people of
our Domanfon of Canelo, do Call. for
a solemn and public acknowledgment
have thought fit, by and with the
advice of Our Privy Council for Can-
ada, to appoint, and We do appoint
Monday the ninth day of October
next as a day of general thanksgiv-
ing to Almighty God for the blessings
with which the people of Our. Domin-
ion of Canada have been favored dur-
ing this year; and We de hereby in-
vite all Our people of Canada to ob-
eerve the said day as a city of gen.
oral thanksgiving."
National Contests Junior Farm Clubs
Plans for the 1944 national compe-
titions and educational prografn for
,junior farm club teams were made at
a recent meeting 'of the Executive
Committee of the Canadian Council
Oe�
4l;'Oatlen `cow
Mgr nnf
rrfjeCt ?Contests, ;fo
on fi potato projects lwIU bei fig•„
ed; 4tn-• Novem40r20th,undi 2 t
'• 0400440,', rematuder Otarse we01c will. be .deY
voted to educational tour$,: ending in.
Ottawa 9n Fridhy, Nov, 24th
The competition to, each project.
includes 'an ,oral • examination! and
;judgliig:,cusses. The oral` exarii'inatiort
:Will be heldat...Toronto.4tp Nove,th.
: 20
Wldle. arrangements are "not yet Collor-
pleted; it..,is;;,•hoaped to have the: judg
'ing worse for ;all projects at the Ora
tarso Agricultural College, ,,Guelph, on
Nov. 21st. Last' year, for' the first
time, all of the club .teams were tak-
en to: thrs College at Guelph for their
judging classes: This • arrangement
proved to, be so •satisfactory that the
Executive Committee of the Council
unanimously agreed that, if .possible,
a similar ''plan ' he arranged for this.
year.. ..
Interest in junior farm clubwork
is being strongly maintained again
this year, despite the scarcity, of
young'people in rural . areas, transpor-
t'atioii problems, shortage of farm la-
bor and other handicaps resulting
from war 'conditions.
Inside Facts on Milady's New
Coat For .Winter
It may seem somewhat anomalous
to the average man that when the
days are hottest and the mere men-
tion of fur's is apt to make one feel
the heat .more intensely, that •• those
in the fur trade advertise their wares
the most. There is wisdom, born -Of
long experience, in this practice for
when August comes the time is fast
approaching for needing fur coats and
fur pieces.
This year, according to W. 'Nf. Rit-
chie, Chief of the Fur Inspection and
Grading Services, Dominion Depart-
ment of Agriculture, the Canadian
fur industry IS ' in a healthy condi--
tion, both from the viewpoint of
those engaged in fur .production, on
fur farms and in trapping and those
in the fur manufacturing and -retail
trades. „
Fur farming is in the big business
bracket in Canada. Mr. Ritchie esti-
mates it represents all investment of
about $40,000',000. In, 1943 the, value
of Canadian raw fur production com-
prising pelts sold from fur farms .and
those caught bytrappers, was $27,-
694,164, a new record and eleven
per cent: above the value in 1942.
Mink pelts topped the list with a va-
lue of $5,842,000, muskrats cane sec-
ond with a value of $5,599,000, silver
fol, third with a value of. $4,621,000,
ands coyote or prairie wolf fourth a-
lued.. at $3,000,000. Twenty other
kinds of fur pelts sold for more than
$18;000,.000.: ;
•
Since the war began the far trade
in Canada has been enjoying a good
measure of prosperity due to the, gen-
eral shortage of raw furs and to the
high ratio of . employment causing
more people to 'have money to spend,
among whom is a high percentage of
women workers.
While Canada contributes substan-
tially to the country's requirements
in furs, large supplies are, however,
imported from the United States and
other . countries. New York City is
the principal centre of the U.S. fur
trade.
Since the introduction of the price
fixing 1n 1941 until recently, imports
of fiirs from the United States have
been ,limited to one-third of the
amount imported in 1941. From .the
Fue
NOTHING BUT THE E BEST
•
Despite the vast' and insistent wartime demands made on Can-
ada for gasoline and oil, not one aircraft has ever.been grounded, a
ship held in ports a farm tractor stopped or machine tool^kept idle
because of their lack. Assuring the best quality of petroleum pro-
ducts for Canada's armed forces, tests are made at various Stages of
production. E. C. Yiflikiitson, Chief aherelst•at the Montreal Oast •
Plant of the Shelf Oil Company is shown operating a quailtytesting
Machine, an Infra red' spectrophotometer. The new method of teat,
,,Ing the -quality of•'pet roleuproducts-deve'tnp"ett by the'' Shell 011
;Company had reduced' the 'eine requirad far a test from eight hours'
I5 minutes. '
tie to s, 1
t?Y�a, 'eft t ie': curl; Tolt,a lake a Woe
:!liar3's ,F, +rslaxi `lamb' eat, Of'';over e"
sizer red#idea;
;
a
u. 3Q
pe
t1
ti.
. , ' t:
`'erin,ab,ian, inexpe si
ots�d{s iank toeaa
of TO, Pelts of indifferexrt..or poor
gtta�tit: 'were - bought
it takes <;80 pelta to ma]ie iniiilc coe#t
and such a, ,garment made of selected
t°,13.1&704°, ' pelts, would. retail "'at
aroud 0,000. With care abeta neat.
would last more ishan' the' Lifetime of•
the:average ,person'.
Among furs, . of strictly Canadian
produetion Mink, marikrat one silver
fox are leaders. six reicent Year wiiat
are known, as New Mutation typesef.
silver fox have caused the sharpest,
ehanges'in :the held of produetion of
this fur. Among the.- new types' are
tithe platinum, ;platinum silver, pearl
platinum, white mark , silver, glacier
blue andarctic blue. Such pelts re-
cently sold in lgontreal at .a top price
of $300 each, ;but the average price
in the high grade brackets ran from
$125 to $250, 'th :ugh a low grade sil-
ver fox pelt may be bought for be-
low $10. Muskrat, of which Canada
is a large paroducer, and the fur from
which Hudson Seal coats are made,
is always a ready .seller. Pelts •re-
ceiltly sold from $1 to about $3.50
each, according to quality.
Mr. Ritchie says :that those engag-
ed in the"fur production industry. are
now paying much more attention • to
quality. Since grading Mas' introduc-
ed in 1941 on fur pelts for export it
has caused an all round improvement
in production: More attention is be -
'ng paid to breeding' and fur ranch
Management so as to get better pelts.
Before the war Britain marketed
about 65 per cent. of the output, of
Canadian silver fox pelts. Since 1939
that market has been closed and the
United States markethasbeen open
for 70,000 pelts pier year.
In 1939 Canada produced about
385,600 silver fox pelts. Last year
the output was. about 140,000, but of
infinitely„higher grade than in the
pre-war years. -
Just now there is a big demand for
furs because people have money to
buy them and with the shortage of
trappers and help for the fur• farms
at a premium the supply is none too
plentiful and .the demand keen.
West Indies Police Use Canadian
Horses
he
To parody a favorite `Gilbert and
Sullivan ditty; "When constabulary
duty's to be done, the policemen'll,
horse is quite a happy one" -at least
.in' the West Indies The police 'hors-
.. • •there are •Canadian - and eager for
work. When a mounted policeman is
on duty in Trinidad, he rides a 'Cana-
dian horse. When a constabulary pa-
trol makes its rounds in the Barba -
does, it is mounted on Canadian.
steeds...Yet .few ..C'anadians may know
that during the pact 11 years Canada
has supplied all the 'police horses us-
ed for constabulary work in the Brit=
ish West Indies, Islands of Trinidad
and •Barbadoes.
'Pollee • authorities' of, these, two
British crown colonies have found
that ,Canadian half-breed horses sir-
ed by a Thoroughbred stallion and
produced -Under the Breeding Policy,
of the Dominion Department of Agri
culture possess the best type and.
stamina required for police work.
Since the initial shipment of Caisa-
dian• police horses to the British West
Indies eleven ,years ago ,Canada has
supplied about 75 head to Trinidad
and Barbadoes. Shipments ceased .•in
1941 because of wartime transporta-
tion difficulties but were resumed in
July, 1944, when the Livestock Divi-
sion of the Department's Production
Service supervised •the purchase and
dispatch of a small shipment of hors-
es to the Commissioner of Police,
Barbadoes,
For this recent shipment, the hors-
es.'were selected in the breeding sta-
tion at Brampton," Ont. Each of the
animals was sired by an imported
thoroughbred stallion and was out of
a dam sired by a,' Coach stallion. The
horses stood 15 hands 3 inches in
height, were of Middleweight, hunter
type; each weighing about 1,150 lbs.
Exports of Canadian horses to the
British • West Indies 'began • in 1933
when,. the Government of Trinidad,
deciding to buy an experimental ship-
ment
hipment for constabulary swork on the
island, sent a representative of the
constabulary to Canada to select the
horses and to accornpany them. to
their destination. The representative
made his selection from a consider-
able number of suitable horses which
'had been located 'by officials of the
Dominion Department of Agriculture.
This initial shipment stood up well
to the long. voyage and proved emin-
ently satisfactory for mounted patrol
*ork in outlying districts of the is-
land by native constabulary under the
command„of British officers.
So pleased were Barbadoes atttilfori-
,ties with their first shipment of Cana-
dian horses that they have not trou-
bled to Send a representative to Can-
ada to make additional. purchases. In-
etead, they have relied on 'the- judg-
ment Of the. Dominion Department of
Agriculture to select and ship their
horses for them. -
The official in 'charge of these. pur-
chases la, J. M. MCCalliftn, Assistant
Director of the .Departtnefit's Produc-
tliln Serviee die say's that, in obtain+
cl`iat'at b e tittsbadees ffiYd °Tri m
dad, he always m'al;;es selections' fide
station established tinder. tile, •breed+
Oen*..
fOstenud to`•the'beXle:;% afew word
Mies p09,10er'.•(,, . e ,)160,04 .1 !li"
't1;eitr. lovely .gif0. tb wards a • 4W.•
llolous, lu'iichi ,„was, by ,the,, #os
s e'r e•
t es; ?!3 0
Oil. .:. x t0,. 'a�'�A�,v; .west .., . ,,
Rev,. ,-d. F. Reygrra'Port Arthur
Rev 3;. F. Rey'draet. former,.mliiister
of 'KitCoria.: St.United. •Church, de-
ricb, . now of, icto ,,�:Ont„ has,. beets
3•
itiviled,, te` beconri,e r.;+ %%; *aster of,
Trinity ,'United Church.' Port .Arthur
It• IS proposed that, tev.:,A, E. McCteti''
`cheon, of the ori `Arthur Church,
succeed ,IUr.. Reycraft at cton, and
if• the' .Proposal is, adopted the ex-
change will take effect early in Sep-
tember.--CGoderlch Signal -Star.
Auto Accident
Mr. and Mrs Sidi gn Greb, while
crossing an intersection: two •brooks
off Main Street Saturday evening,
driving east, were;. struck by. a, 'car
fromfrom the south driven by Kenneth
Frayne. The 'Greb ear was struck be -
• the front wheel::and Was damag-
ed. Mrs. Greb received ''a broken col-
lar bone and a bad shaking up. -Exe-
ter Times-Advoeate. •
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Initial Run For New Fire Truck
When a barn in the heart of the.
business section of , Exeter took fire
about noon on Monday, Exeter's new
fire -fighting equipment had its first
real test and proved' very effective.
Workmen were in the act of tarring
the roof of the old opera house and
*ere moving the equipment to tlfe
back of the building when a bucket
of tar overturned and caught fire.
The accident happened close to the
barn of W. C. Allison, situated behinPd
the Simmons •blacksmith shop, The
flames spread to the building and
when the firemen arrived the whole
roof was ablaze. Smoke from the
burning tar rolled upwards in, clouds.
When the water was brought into
play the fire was soon brought under
control and many were the words of
praise for the effectiveness of the
new fire -fighting equipment. Oil
pumps and cans of motor oilwere in
the building and were only slightly
damaged. The building was so badly
wrecked that it will have to be torn
down and a new one will be erected
in -it's Place. Exeter's water supply
has' been taxed to the limit during
the past few 'weeks and it was'neces-
sary to shut off the supply to the :can-
ning factory before the water could.
be brought into, play on the fire. This
occasioned a slight delay during
which :the flames gained headway..
This condition is now being remedied
.by the laying of a water main from
the river direct to the canning fac-
toiy; the water to be used for cool-
ing purposes only.-Exetep Times -Ad-
vocate. t'
ing station policy. The objectsof this
policy is to encourage production of
saddlers, hunters, remounts, police
horses and horses suitable for light
commercial' 'work. Under this Policy,
seven 'breeding 'statierit aro- tYo' in,
operation.
Each Breeding Station is underseas
control' of a proprietor who is re-
sponsible for the selection of suitable
mares for 'mating with the stallions
under his control: The stallions are
not government.owned' and those in
service at any station may be owned
by an individual only or, by' several
individuals who nominate their. stal-
lieas for service 111 that Breeding' Sta-
tion, Station stallions of ,desirable
type are of the cross-country hunter
type, sound; "possessing lots .of sub-
stance of bone and body, and must
be approved by departmental inspec-
tors as suitable for breeding station
purposes. To • enable the owners of
these stallions to provide service at
a maximum fee of $10 per ,mare and
to
,assist in . maintaining these stal-
lions between breeding seasons, the
Department gives financial assistance
annually. The value of this policy is
evident"in Canada's continued ability
to supply horses of special qualifica-
tions to other parts of the Empire.
is;itionaj
spoaxae
the ljdjournniei
, tion, 3�+r F'i.,+e+''S`'sawgo rerr est
plans, for social •i surande ;againas#,;; q
ior; economjF l altos axe'' well" a+
ranged, he Said,•,
O�uadauawlege tle.World, in' n -
vision for . b • r e . d :
a �.f?� e s� ef �.,,. a?i'iGA•e �t,; „�,
es' to becouio re-established lit ' '
lien life,. the ,+prime lab* er stated.
He outlined the 1.5 -point' progret ` al
ready set up for assistance of veter
ane 'of this'war. as follows':
1. Rehabilitation grant of one
month's pay- and allawai:tee.
2. Clothing ,•allowance of $100.
3. „Free transportation to veterans'
homes..
4. Basic each gratuity Of $7.50 for
each 30 days'• service in Canada and
$15 for each .30 days' service. over-
seas. For overseas service a further
grant . of seven '°days' pay and allow-
ances for .. each six months of such
service.
5. Rehabilitation .credit equal to
the basic gratuity, for purchase, re-
pair or improvement of a home; for
buying furniture and household equip-
ment; for working capital, for a pro-
fession or business; to .: purchase
tools, instruments or equipment; to
purchase a business;- to pay prem-
iums on governinent .insurance or for
other purposes which . may later be
authorized.
6. Childress allowances to pen-
sioners in addition._to pensions.
7. ' Allowances of $50 a month to
single men and $70 to married men,
together with dependents' allowances
in case of unemployment or incapac-
ity, for a year after discharge.
8. Financial, aid pending returns
from a, business or farming project.
9. Free educational courses in
technical, vocational or university ed -
a ,^
tssib
tedmug'
114.3
;gattle for• ,+export *111 bA, •, ,
ler•'; 50•cetlks, per:..100 ►ounds`.
domesstic'e ,?rice during flits tel
of the . agreement, . Rgrpiuus beef
,lower gtral ties will be accepted; -;
export in 'boneless form The ,bl
agreement calls' tor' delipery ; of
minimurn::of 100,000,000 pounds,` eglOftr
alent of approximately, ; 5,000 cattle
during 1,9.1.1-45. Sinee,the:•trieat'board'
began expert :operations :in November_
4943, more than' 00,000,0(10 pounds; •or.;
,the " equivalent of about' 138,000 cattle;
have been •bongbtt for export.
Canada's Flying Start To Peace:
Preparedness and Action
Premier:'King has returned from a
few days' well-earned rest at the Cita-
del, Quebec, where just a year ago
heconferred with Churchill and
Roosevelt in one of the most sigaiti
cant international meetings in his,
tory. •Since the Quebec conference,
the plans made there have brought
tremendous Allied victories on many
fronts ,,and the end-- of the European
war nears. Canada's vast' economic,
social -'and 'veterans' .rehabilitation'
program finds the Canadianpeople
well prepared for 'peace, with action
taken in many directions to assure a
high national income, an improved
standard of living and prevention of.
depression in the year after the
war. •
Drew's Show on Family Allowances
Simmers!'
4s
take, w
18 sproduce
sOltenOd
scummy,., rid= clo i.
er itt� Imo:.; same' 'ops
and repeat test yuntf
as; obtained asLly,; j:
act alnoililt of ,chemise
produce a> tub 010,10r
soft water for future retefeitee,;..h It
`SHOW DO YOU• M001113E •t11S1
Note!!'' Au tour .except''who 'w.lti
,should be sifted once,before: meas'
ging Fillcup gently • with ass,
I1ont'sbake down.
Brown, sugar should be lightly psi
ed in.'tire measuring cap, s
when, melted fat is nailed for;-sm
before rneasuidng. Otherwise, use .+t
water displacement method SOPPOS lr
your recipe.... calls for one-third °;euiPs,;At3,
fat- Take your . measuring cup ,andIU1 e•
two-thirds of it with cold waters**
pieces of fat, making sure they are
under water,. until the . water level,
reads full. Pour off the water ani
you'll nave ' one-third cup of fat, Sim- >• .
pie: and .accurate.
ucation with allowances for period Premier Drew, .minority Conserva
equal to terms of service or longer. l tive premier of•.. Ontario, surprised MOST
10. Reinstatement in previous' em- everyone by changing his mind again WOMEN yIiVST W01
ployment and preference in • employ about family allowances. Now he �/ van e
ment in civil service. aligns himself with social workers, BOT NOT $O' NAi�,
11. Unemployment insurance 'paid economic experts and all the political
up to include term of military seasparties in Canada who .have support- 1 as v
vice. ed this world .famous measure. Even Mu l
12, Material :financial''.did to" •.help so• rs-Drew maintains he will sabot -
buy farms' er .small holdings under age the present family allowances
the Veterans' Land Act. act to the last ditch because he
13. Life insurance at low rates '•claims federal taxes collected. in On-
without medical examination. tario will be used to pay the cost of
14. Increased disability pensions this 'measure in ;other sections of
under better administration. Canada, notably the prairie provinces
15. Generous • allowances during and the Maritimes. Fie admits that
post-war medical treatment as well because head . offices of big corpora
as free treatment_ -tions are In Ontario, much of their
Appointments to Agricultural Prices Support Board
revenue for taxes Is derived from
•
, other provinces. But he objects•to.
Within: a , few sla;ys, after adjourn. them being' ,spread around to pay
menti of Parliament, the government children's allowances in, alfher'pro-=
moved to put into effect its economic inees. This is in direct clash with
measures to, assure post-war pros-' the views of John Bracken, national
i Conservative .leader, who gave as. his
perity a aCppointada. One of the first reason for entering federal politics
steps• was appointment of How J. G. his desire to achieve a uniform.:stand-
Taggart, former minister of agricul- and of living and social services for
ture.. forSaskatchewan, as, permanegt, •,
chairman of the board to administer all of :Canada! '
the Agricultural Price Support Act.
Two temporary members of the board,
A. M. Shaw and J. F. Booth, both ex-
perienced officials of the federal agri-
culture department, were also nam-
ed. An initial amount of '$200,000,000
has been set aside to maintain a floor
under the prices of all agria itural
produce and products. Early a point-
ment of the board to administer the
plan is assurance that the arrange-
ment will be put in operation in plen-
ty of time to stave . off any price de-
pression which may otherwise de-
velop after the war.
Beef Cattle Prices Stabilized
Canadian farmers will secure the
advantage of the stability in beef cat-
tle prices, afforded by a firm export
price for all classes of surplus beef
under the plan announced by the
Canadian Meat Board, The floor un-
der export prices has been increased
by $2,00 per 100 pounds and their
will be, no seasonal' reduction as in
the past. This improvement has been
- Soften The Water
Hard water, as every housewife
knows, adds extra problems to wash-
day. But a softener can be effective-
ly used to neutralize the excessive
alkalinity of the water.
Experts say that the chemicals
commonly used and sold under trade
names as water softeners are carbon-
ates, phosphates and silicates -of sod-
ium. Washing soda is••'probably the
least expensive water softener, al-
though trisodium phosphate is the
basis for many special brands, Be-
cause an excessive use of water -soft-
ening chemicals may weaken certain
fabrics, a teat of „the amount needed
in a particular district is recommend-
ed.
Here are the directions to deter-,
mine the amount of water softener
required. Measure the amount of wa-
ter, that is the number of gallons in
t.,
with G1ILEIT'S
Save your knees and
back! Enlist Gillett's in your
war on dirt and banish hard
rubbing and scrubbing. G11-
lett'e cuts tight through grease
and dirt. Leaves floors 'clean
enough to eat off" -in record
time! Clears -the drains. Deo-
dorizes • the garbage pail. A
grand all-around cleaner. Get
Gillett's today! ,
• Never dissolve lye in hot water. The
action of the lye itself heats the water.
MADE IN CANADA
ISN'T 17 71I TROTH?
77-e/or
No. 51
-DAD SENDS ME
A PARCEL EVERY
WEEK...AND IT'S,
SIX WEEKS SINCE
I GOT ONE F'
•
SOME GUY
IN THE POST
-OFFICE GETS
THEM
4 PARCELS
FOR YOU,
SMITH
fF
•li .,,,,,..,•••••,•••
WHAT DIYOUi MEAN
SOLDIER? YOU'VE BEEN
ON THE MOVE! THESE
HAVE FOLLOWED YOU
FROM ENGLAND TO
AFRICA TO ITALY...
a
...TO HERE -AND REACHED
YOU SAFELY -BUT THE
POSTAL CORPS GETS NO
THANKS !'
OVER THIRTY MILLION
During 1943 over 30,00Oy000
letters --not to mention parcels-,-
were
arcels...were safely delivered to our boys
in the forces. If you stop to'' igur'e
out what that involves, in organii-
xation and in transportation and,
patient tracing of men on the
fla'oveyou;ll teittiie*illatgvkaitacie
the Post Office Anfr the Pot
Carps, achieve. lo?ah rhinik
•regularly to 'your hien& friend in ,the
forces. Tice altos,, t slice rwi l'
.the f ere* througgh. •,
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