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control, as seen in the 16: per Cent
increase in cost of living Since the
war against Iiitteristu began,
The declaration of war establishes
an absolute eailiug OD prices of all
kinds, with a very few exceptions, as.
they existed during the basic period,'
September 1.5th to Oetober 11th, 1041, •
The ,exceptions are for inevitable'
seasonal fluctuations as in the case of
.fruits and vegetables, The clarion call
comes to all Canadians to ensure that
this ceiling will not be punctured,
Gordon Officer commanding
Headquarters staff in this war is the
Wartime Prices and Trade Board at
Ottawa, Officer Commanding the army
is Donald Gordon, dynamic 40-yeare
old Scotsman, who is direcang an
assault s•och as no country in the
world has hitherto attempted, There
are other Scotsman on the Staff,
There are keen young businessmen,
some of thenie under 40 years of age,
They are top-flight business, indus-
trial and agricultural leaders. High-
ranking civil servants, too, are mem-
bers of the General Staff, the men who
will be Coordinators and Administra-
tors of price control.
• Their Officer Commanding has
communicated to his adjutants ninCh
of Ids own enthusiasm for the battle
and confidence in the outcome, He de-
clares that Canada's contribution to
the downfall. of Hitler will be the
greatest of Any nation if this home-
front battle succeeds. "And succeed
it will" is the pronouncement of this
brawny, determined Scotsman.
price ceiliags must and will be main-
tained.
Lieutenants-Colonel in the field
leading Canada's new army on the
battlefront will be thirteen prominent
Canadians for as many battle zones
across the country. They are regional
Prices and Supply Representatives
appointed to their commands by Head-
quarters. Each will have his own staff
of Majors and Captains to carry out
inspection and enforcement and to
arbitrate disputes. They will have their
Divisional Headquarters in strategic
centres across Canada, where they can
wage unrelenting warfare against the
common foe throughout the territory
assigned to them. Each Province will
have one such Headquarters, except
for Ontario and Quebec which, owing
to their greaterpopulation, will have
.respectively four and. two . offices.•
Headquarters staffs headings op the
home-front battle will aggregate more
than one thousand men and worrien.
The total may' rise to 2,000 as the
battle develops.
• Lieutenants in the new airmy are the
thousands of retailers, hundreds of
wholesalers and innumerable manu-
facturers across the country. They
must expect smaller profits, they will
have to reduce overhead, cut down on
varieties of production and economize
all along the line. A new era of co-
operation will be ushered into com-
mercial transactions in Canada, with
each party being expected to bear his
fair share of the "squeeze" resulting
from the price ceiling. The retailer
may be hardest hit for the moment,!
but all must share the burden equally
in the long run.
- Consumer Will Decide Outcome
But in the final analysis it will be
the private .in the eanks, the average
Canadian man and woman, the ton-
sumer, who will decide the outcome
of this herculean. -struggle. In the van,
leading the frontal and flank attack,'
will be the millions of housewives
who do most of the buying for Can-
adian homes. They can make or break
price control. Their aincere co-opera-
tion and unremitting vigilance are in-
dispensable to the campaign's success:
Every household. mast needs get along
with smaller quantities And fewer var-
ieties of goods of all kinds, consum-
able and otherwise. Indeed rationing
may be an inevitable concomitant of
the master-plan of attack.
Not easily Ours will 'be the verdict,
Replete with obstacles, pitfalls, is the
battle-ground which Canada's new
army commenced to move on Deceni-
bet 1st. "No easy hopes or . lies will
bring us to itir goal," but only stern
determination, unwavering faith and
relentless prosecution of the offensive.
Barbed wire entaglements never pre-
aented an army with such a formica,
able barrier as do the complieatioas
barring the way to victory over run-
away prices, The Generals do not
minimize the astounding array of new
and unexpected problems confronting
them, They are burning the midnight
oil at Ottawa, pondering and pro-
nottucing upon ti thousand complex
issitea. They are ready to make every
personal sacrifice, many of them with-
out monetary compensation of any
kind, to the catmae of victory and they
ask only that every private in the
ranks gird himself or herself for the
conquest of a, redoubled enemy.
'Constructive Suggestions WeltUtild
Yes, it is war! Time command is that
the retail price ceiling must be Main-
tained costs. As M any army
there will be grausing and grumbling.
The General Staff gladly welcomes
suggestions arid advice of a construe.
• Eve mattes, that may conduce to
victory. At the same time it txpects
alt loyal Canadians to "play the
game," This is the chance for which
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Advertising rates on application,
SHOW YOUR INTEREST
There is no doubt in our minds
about the people of this district being
interested in the war effort, at least
great many show that they are by
their deeds and actions. There are
some however that up until now have
ttOt taken an the share of the war
work that falls on the shoulders of
thaee who are at home. To those we
Urge that your New Year's resolution
be ta put your shoulder to the wheel
and do your part to defeat Hitler.
It is only by palling our full weight
that we can get into, the position to
put Hitler 'in his ri,ghtfull place and
maintain or improve our democratic
way of life. This week, Friday night,
the, Red Cross Society will hofd its
annual meeting and all that possibly
can should be on hand to hear the re-
ports and do all possible to assist this
worthy society. Our Red Cross Society
had carried on a most useful activity
since the outbreak of the war but
there are many who have done little
or nothing to assist in this work and
it is to them, we make the appeal to
back up the society with your work.
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WE. FACE WHAT?
We are embarking on another war
year.. A year that will be filled with
news that will sadden the hearts of
many, as they will have lost a loved
one on the battle field, ocean or in
the air. These sacrifices will not be,
an vain if we have the will and de-
termination to carry on though the
going be very tough and victory ap-
pear only in the distance. That we
have not had the best of the fortunes
of this war so far is fully realized by
most people but this Past few weeks
despite the fact that Japan is also at
war with us there are some very
bright spats. Russia has been doing
a great job. The, Lybian campaign is
going well for ,us, the United States
is in this thing and' aremaking a de-
termined effort to produce the neces-
sities of war on a scale that would
not have been considered possible
even a few months back. We in Can-
ada have not been idle. The govern-
ment has taken steps and passed leg-
islation that has put us on war footing
or is rapidly doing so, so far as pro-
duction and financial affairs are con-
cerned. We have been warned by no
less an authority than Prime Minister
Churchill that victory however, will
come at that time when our. efforts
are such as to make it possible. We
in Canada are still playing around
with voluntary recruiting methods, a
system that has been discarded by
nearly all the nations engaged in this
conflict. The present system is in-'
efficient compared with. a Well plan-
ned all out selective service without
limitetions. The day is not far off
when we will •requite all 'the resources.
at our command, man .power and
othe-s to stein the tide of the Axis
powers-. Let as da this thing in a. bus-
iness-like way and institute a system
that is most fair and Most .efficient,
seleetive aervice, We believe that the
vast majority of the people wore ex-
pecting such a move long ere now,
WAR ON THE
HOME FRONT
This is the first of a series of several
articles dealing. with the Wartime
Prices and Trade1aBoard mid the
operation of the price ceiling law
which weut ieto effect on December
written for the weekly press of
Canada by Bruce M. Pearce, editor
of the Simcoe Reformer..
Canada has declared war—this time
on the home front!
It is war against an enemy as aim-
less and implacable as Hitler.
The resulting combat will be felt
in every city, town and village in the
Dominion, in every township and back
concession in the most remote parts
of the country.
Another army is on the match —
this time an. army of twelve million
Canadians — on the march against a
foe that would wreck Canada's econ-
omy and deal her contribution to
Empire defence a blow as deadly as
a major defeat by the Nazis. .
The war is declared, as of Deeem-
ber 1, 1941, against spiralling prices,
against the haunting spectre of infla-
tion.
Cause of the war is •too much money
in consumers' hands for the .available
supply of goods.
Weapons for New War
Weapons in this gigantic struggle
will not he guns, planes, tanks and
bombs. They will consist of vigilance,
self-abnegation, compromise and the
Golden Rule.
We have just come from General
Headquarters where we heard the
General Staff map out the plea of
campaign in a masterly way, a plan
for which no blue-print existed, an at-
tack ever a No Man's Land hitherto-
tint 170 d. . .
The Commanders are resolute in
their determination that 'the plan will
succeed, not just for a sortie but for
attainment of the final objective. It
must succeed, they aver, or we are
licked in more ways than one.
Every last Canadian is being re-
cruited for this fight-to-a-finsh. There
will be no uniforms, no brass band,
no tinsel or glamour in this battle.
Just a niche in the 'civilian .army that
is' pointing to win the great-- st battle
on the home-front
The enemy is no phantom, but a real
and potent figure. He may' be easily
disceretied in the rising price of nearly
every commodity being sold in Canada,
which, until Ottawa took a •hand
threatened to get completely out of
most civilians have longed, to do
something to aid .the Empire in the
battle for survival. This is the op-
portunity for everyone to make a sac-
rifice, td do without sortie desired
commodity in order that more raw
materials may go into. war production
for the armed forces, to accept fewer
lines of merchandise, to economize, to
buy War Savings Certificates. Each
by doing his or her part in aiding
to prevent the iovernment's. expendi-
tures on the sinews of war from rising
to prohibitive figures. Each is helping
to circumvent an enemy who would
dapreciate the life savings, insurance
policies, the investments, the salaries
and wages of onr people.
It is a battle which .can be won,
which must be won and Which will be
won if each accepts front-line pos-
ition in the fight, "The price ceiling
Most be maintained" is the order of
time day from Headquarters. The
people's army alone can assure that
it will be,
.(Subsequent articles will describe
the plan of' battle, how the price cell:
ing operates, the obstaeles•to be over-
come, its -applicatiOn to small-town
merehants, farmers and consumers, as
well as a pen picture of some members
of the Headquarters Staff.)
2,300,000 COME UNDER
INSURANCE ACT
Scheme Now Covers Nearly 21/2
• Million
•
Mr. R. N. Watt, Manager of the
Employment and Claims Office for
this district, stated that over two mil-
lion three hundred thousand employ-
ees are now registered in accordance
with the terms of the Unemployment
Insurance Act.
The percentage of persons brought
within the scope of the Canadian Act
is about the same as the number who
were insured in 1935 in Great Britain
after the plan had been operating there
for twenty-five years.
'In order that ,the insurance plan
might run smoothly at the outset
those occupations whose inclusion
would have created difficulty in the
operation of the plan have been ex-
cluded.
Mr. Watt explains that many of
the occupations are excluded in the
Canadian Act because they are of a
highly seasonal nature or because they
could not 'be easily administered under
an insurance plan.
Agriculture has been excluded for
both these reasons. The seasonal na-
ture of agriculture requires labourers
to work steadily in some seasons and
to be partially unemployed in others.
Farm workers are isolated and scat-
tered over the whole of Canada. Some
of them are transient workers, and
many of ,them receive payment in
• kind.
Under such conditions inspections
and other administrative duties could
be carried out only under great dif-
ficulty and, at considerable expense..
Consequently, for the time being at
least, agricultural workers are not in-
surable.
In the case - of the domestic ser-
vants,. • there are administrative diffi-
culties of another kind. Domestic ser-
vants employed in 'clubs, and domestic
servants employed in any trade or bus-
mess carried on for gain are regarded
'as insured persons. Persons employed
- domestic service in rooming Or
boarding houses which ordinarilrac-
commodate more than four •paying
guests are insurable. .
When • the •domestic servant is em-
ployed in a private home, the employ-
ment is excepted. This is not because
private domestic servants need pro-
tection less than other forms of dom-
estic service, but if these workers were
included *it would be necessary to con-
sider the housewife an employer, and
subject to all the regulations of the
Act, Inclusion of domestic workers
would tnatin that the housewife would
have to make contributions each pay
period, keep records, and permit in-
spectors to enter the home to see these
records,
Many domestics are paid in kind and
in some cases it might be difficult
to estimate the amount of contribu-
tions be paid,
.The inspector's work in checking
the records of all domestic workers
in a city,, for example, would be ins
creased beyond reasonable bounds.
The -administrative difficulties which
at present tna.lce it frnpossible- tO itt-
chide all classes in the Unettiployinent
Insurance Plan will to doubt eventu-
ally be removed.
Exeter Arena ShOws Profit
W Ci, keid, treasurer of the Exetem
arena committee, aft unpaid body of
public-minded citizens appointed by
the council and the Board of Educa.
tion, and who manage the municipal
arena
'
has presented a gratifying re-
port for 1041. A balance of $266.51
Of a year ago has grown. to $484.4,
In addition to this, chairs and au doe.
Isle Stove costing altogether $140, have
been added to the permanent equip-
ment,
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.Listowel Nurses. in South Africa
Fifty Canadian nurses, the first con-
tingent to join the South African Mil-
itary Nursing Service, were welcomed
at Cave Town by the mayor at the
city hall, Miss .Patte.rson and Miss
Lovegrove of Listowel aro among the r
above nurses,—Listowel Banner,
NO Water Bills For 90 Days
Residents of Mount Forest are re-
ceiving, a splendid present from the
light. and heat commission of the town.
In the, form of a rebate on water rate
paid by residents in the past year,
water is being supplied without cost
to them for the next three months,
according to an announcement made
by the commissioners,
Murder Charge Read To Youth •
On his appearance before Magis-
trate J. A. Makins in county police
court at Goderich, James Flenniken,
who will be 17 years of age in Feb-
ruary next, was remanded until Jan-
uary 8 on a charge .of murdering K.
W. White, 'turnkey of Huron County
jail. •
White died in Toronto hospital, on
Christmas Day, from the effects of a
skull fracture caused by .a blow' from
hammer allegedly in the .hands of
Flenniken during an attempted jail
break on Sunday, December 14,
Two airmen up for sentence on
other charges after a month in jail
were released in the care of their
commanding officer as material wit-
nesses in the murder case. They oc-
cupied the same cell block as. Flen-
niken when the fatal attack was made
on the turnkey. . . .
Harriston Chief Joins
Provincial Force
J. Russell Pollard who has 'been
chief of police at Harriston for the
past year and who was given a months
leave of absence to attend a police,
training class at Toronto, has accepted
an appointment as proviricial constable
and has been stationed at Kirkland
Lake.
Teeswater Has Roofless Rink
,
After a lapse of two years during
which the roof on the skating rink
collapsed and had to be torn down, the
Teeswater followers ,of this winter
sport see some prospects of enjoying
their favorite winter pastime again.
Arrangements. have been completed for
the use of the -roofless rink and with
the assistance of a grant from The
Village. Council the rink surface has
been flooded and as soon as the
weatherman produces the right kind
of weather, village lads and lassies wili.
be able to. don their skates again.
Ice Causes Broken Bones
Mrs.' N. J. O'Conner, of Kings-
bridge, is in Alexandra Hospital, God=
erich, with n broken. hip and Mr's.
William -Vrooman is in the same in-
stitution with a fractured arm, 'both as'
the result of falls on ice.
Slept With Turkeys to Protect Them
After sleeping in one of his colony
houses for close to two months With
a shotgun at his side,, Percy Harris,
well-known Hensall district farmer,
was able to' market for Christmas
trade close on to, -1,000 turkeys, for
which . liewas pair,' the sum of about
$4,000. The raising of such a large
flock was no easy task, but Mr. Harris
accomplished' it this season with the
loss of only a few birds, On one or-
casion a few weeks ago, he was awak-
ened by a disturbance among his flock
and, on investigation, he found three
men approaching with empty sacks.
An automobile was parked some dis-
tance away, The men, ('Ti• being dis-
covered, made a hasty geoway.
Arrived at Singapore
Mr, and Mrs. Satiety Elliott receiv-
ed a cablegram on Tuesday, stating
that . their son, Skt. Pilot Harold A,
Elliott, had arrived safe and well at
Singapore, — Exeter Times-Advocate.
Girls Swam Christmas Day
What is considered on all-time rec-
ord was set at Bruce, Beach when two
of Walkerton's fait damsels, who are
members of the summer colony at
that popular resort, went swimming on
Christmas Day. With other members
of the household the twain visited the
family cottage to see that all was well
within, prior to the freeze-up of old
man winter, — Walkerton Herald-
Times,
Dog Refused to Nurse Pigs
A sow belonging to a farmer in this
district gave birth to a litter mtich
larger than she could give moatrish-
ment to, anefour of the little "oinkers"
were given to a neighbor to try to
raise. This neighbor, a person of con-
siderable resource, turned the quar-
tette on a female dog whose family had
been destroyed, and after partaking of
a meal they all lay down and slept
comfortably. The canine didn't enjoy
the experience, however, and refused
to continue to furnish hospitality in
this direction. — Mildmay Gazette,
Observed 50th Anniversary
Dr. R. R. Ross and Mrs. Ross,
widely known Seaforth residents,
quietly observed the 50th anniversary
of their wedding at their home on
Goderich Street West. — Seaforth
Huron Expositor.
Something of a Record
- Mr. Maurice McMullen, has on' his
farm in Arthur Township a sow that
is certainly doing her bit to keep
Canada's bacon quota filled, Before
she was three years Old she had raised
six litters which altogether /totalled
seventy-three pigs, or an average of
over twelve per litter—something of
a record, we believe. — Fordwiefi
Record.
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Five Sons on Active Service
A' prood record, equalled by few
and surpassed • by an even smaller
Liver
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010 Once 12, Nem fine New"
sloes I was twelve .;•• •
I suffered from constipation and never felt well.
I started ta4log *trrotr»a-tives,,
and I can truly
say they re me wonderill relief. Every one should
dyes" and enJoy life as I do now.
I have never heell Bldg for years,
Florence Williamson, Montreal, .910.-,
"HO Down For Years, Has Puled
Health"
X was badly run downand terribly nervous.Mydiges,
Om was poorand
was always con-stipated. t'FrUit, n-tives" tioon, made sue better and there is nothing Melt for making you well and giving you
new pep and energy. After years of bad health "Ertilt-it,tives"
made MO feet fine.
Mr, Roy pagneau, Chotham, one.
number, is that of Mr, and Mrs. Ken-
neth MacDonald of Port • StaaleY's
formerly of Kincardine, who have five
SODS serving with the Canadian armed
forces, While the family .has •a• tradi,
don as mariners, only one of the farn-
Nile,wsis. serving with the . navy; the
m others are in the army.—Kincardine
Hurt by Falling Pole'
Daniel Werner, Of the Elora Road,
South, was injured in a „ somewhat
mysterious manlier, He had gone up
in his barn to put down feed for his
stock, and some little time later Mrs.
Werner was amazed to find, him lying
on the barn floor in aa unconscious-
condition. A long heavy pole, which
had been braced against the straw
now to keep it from bulging out, had
apparently sprung out of its position,
and struck Mt. Werner a forceful
blow on the bear and arm. He ,was
badly bruised about the right 'temple
and eye and his arm was fractured.—
Mildmay Gazette.
Clinton Teachers ranted Leave
G. R. Kendall, manual training in-
structor at the Clinton Collegiate, has
been granted leave of absence for the
duration of the war, and Principal E.
A, Fines has been granted three
months' leave of absence owing to ill-
ness. The Board moved E. W. Duni-
i in principal for three months. He
came from Essex High School and.
was formerly at_Vankleek Hill.
Listowel Lad at Hong Kong
Considerable concern is felt in List-
owel regarding the safety of Sgt. Geo.
S. MacDonell, serving with the Royal
Rifles of Canada (Quebec) in Hong
Kong. No word has been received
from him since he cabled his safe ar-
rival there and slaid that mail would
follow. The cable was dated NoveM-
ber 22, and received here on Novem-
ber 25. He attended Listowel 'Public
School, and was attendipg high school
at the time he enlisted in 1939.
Buzz Saw Tossed Wood at Man
Leonard ICaenzig, son of Mr. arid
Mrs, Joseph Kueazig, village, had a
real close shave on Saturday last week;
in fact it was too close for comfort,
Leonard is working for BroCk Mc-
Kenzie, 4th Concession, and was busy
"bodzing" wood when a stick was
thrown from the saw -with considerable
force. Leonard received the impact
full on the mouth, suffering several
loosened molars and badly bruised
and swollen lips. — Teeswater News.
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