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The Seaforth News, 1941-03-06, Page 7THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1941 THE STAFORTH NEWS COL. E. A. DEACON who is Director of Auxiliary Ser- vices, Canadian (Active) Army. Canadians Are Not Deceived By Shallow Protestations (Toronto Evening Telegram) Recent feeble attempts by the Sat- urday Evening Post and the Chicago Tribune to display a sympathy for Britain which Is belied by their re- cord as Auglo•phobes will not de- ceive many Canadians. The leopard cannot change his spots and the pub- lication by the Post of an article praising the courage of the people in the British Isles, or the issuance of a booklet by the Tribune (for Can- adian distribution) purporting to show sympathy with our cause, is not evidence of any alteration in their fundamentally anti-British edi- torial policies, As American publications t1»1y are entitled to their opinions on inter- national affairs, wrong though we think they are. As a Canadian ttews- paper in an Empire which is fighting for its existence and in defense of democracy we are likewise entitled to hold our opinion which is that they should be banned from Canada. The Chicago Tribune probably has not a very large eirculatiou in Canada but the Saturday Evening Post hos an extensive clientele in thls country which, by cancelling subscriptions. is showing displeasure at this period- ical's constant misrepresentation of Britain. Possibly this fact may have influenced the printing of an article in the Post praising the courage of the British people who have no need for such an enCOnilam from that quarter. More defiulte news with regard to Some Canadian papers insist that the length of camp periods and act - the Post's and the Tribune's poison- nal dates, location amen strengths to ous anti-British propaganda ought to be trained will be released later be allowed to continue to enter Prom Ottawa when the policy has Canada because, they say, to ban finally been regard 1hquestion of re - these journals would give their pub- lishers and editors an opportunity to shriek that liberty Is dead in Canada and that this country le tied to the British ehariot wheel. This is an empty argument, We tltitt11 that the Amerleans know Canadians too well to believe these tbiugs. It 114 more likely that the banning of the Post and the Tribune would be taken as proof that Canada is British to the cote and that' she w111 not tolerate any sabotaging of her war effort, The Canadian government flax sup- pressed the Clarion and it has ban- ned some American publications be- cause it was felt their contents were injurious to the conduct of the war. Gross misrepreseutat!lon of the Bri- tish government and of Britain's Purpose in fighting this war has re- peatedly appeared in the Saturday Evening Post and the Chicago Trib- une and their size ought not to Mille elute the government at Ottawa from taking action similar to that en- forced against lesser publications which have offended, RESERVE ARMY OFFICERS DISCUSS TRAINING PROGRAM Ofticers commanding Reserve Army units int. the district as. sembled In conference ut London last week for an important discus- sion of the summer training pro- gram for their units, Brig. D. J. Mac- Donald, officer commanding Mililel'y District No. 1, who recently returned from a conference of senior office's M- ot the army at Ottawa, presided. Col. plaurof4 in a letter that No. 4 wire• W. H, Kippeu, district heaquarters less training school, R.C.A.F., will staff ofitcet' in charge of Reserve occupy the buildings to complete No. Army organization and activity, 'also 1 Training Command, 11.C.A.4'. Real sat in on the conference, thong with estate advisers reported the only other headquarters staff officers, group of buildings suitable for this Several points of Reserve Army Purpose are those at O,A.C., and they policy were hien before the eree,ers should be made available for May 1, in the conference, it is understood. so that thetvirless school can open First will come discussion of the June 0 with a personnel of 1,500, a'ci(n(ug program for the reserve formations; then the training of CANADA 1941 men called «p for the four -mouth The publication is announced by period under the National War Sery the 'Dominion Bureau of it t,: Cir ui ices regulations; training to be pro- vided fn basic traiuhtg centres for the 1941 edition of the Official Hand - men of the active forces; and plans leatk of "Canada", for reopening ramps of the reserve Canada 11 -et covers the present sit - formations for reeruitlug, lauatian in the Dominion front Atlantic Brig, MacDonald explained that the training for the re5orve units to Facile:. the weight of emphasis will be on a similar basis to that of ,being 'placed on those aspects 'which leaf Year. except that it will be are currently of most importance. So somewhat more advanced in view of crusting, it is explained taut niauy of the reserve units have had their ranks depleted 1114 members have vol- unteered for active cervi{B during the past few 111011t115. This flow front the reserve unite to :wave formations will continue. So that the reserve units may keep up their strength, they are again authoe- ized to recruit to repleee 1114')) 1110 have gone into active service. This is the first recruiting in the reserve units since last August, immediately prior to the registration of all citizens. Only men who are fit for service in combatant units will be enlisted. By this it is understood that only men in the "A" and "B" medi- cal categories wilt be accepted. In addition to officers commanding the reserve units o4' the district the conference at London was attended by officers commanding the three basic training centres in the distl'ict (Kitchener, Woodstock and Chath- am) and officers conlulaaeliug the active force depots and formations in the district. O. A. C. TO BECOME R.C.A.F. WIRELESS SCHOOL The Ontario Agriculture College et Guelph is to be closed so that the buildings may be used by the Fed- eral Government as a wireless school under the British Empire Mr Train- ing Plan, Premier Mitchell Hepburn told the Legislature at Toronto on Friday. No provision is yet made for male students, though they may go to Kemptville Agricultural College, or the Ottawa Experimental Farm, but the female students will likely go to other colleges. The Ah' Minister, C. G. Power, ex - the training already completed by the faras space ,permits all ,phases of the personnel in the reserve units. Ment- cotuttry's econonik organization are bees of the reserve have been to dealt with and statlsttc.e are (brought camp and have completed 80 clays up 4'o the 'latest possible moment, The training at local headquarters. Many text i; accompanied 'by a wealth of M- are continuing weeknight teething over the 30 clays for which they are lu,tratiwc mistier 00111011 adds to the in- terest terest of the subjects -treated. There are also three danhle-page inserts (one of which is in color) and one triple -page insert, The Introduction is a short review of current developments at theclose of 1040, with special reference to The World's News Seen Through THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, An International Daily Newspaper fs Truthful—Constructive—Unbiased-Free from Sensational- ism --Editorials Are Timely and Instructive and Its Daily Features, Together with the Weekly Magazine Section, Make the Monitor as Ideal Newspaper for the Home. 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The second Article covers the story ;of the Police from the early days .of western settlement to the -present and the coloured insert de- picts the .ceremonious reception of Their Majesties Iby the :Plains ;Indians at Calgary The economic survey is covered in sixteen 'chapters -and external trade, transportation, education. etc. The price of the !publication is 25 cents per copy, which charge .covers merely the cost Of 'paper and actual press work. Application for regular priced app- les should .be ))lade to 'the King's Printer, 'Ottawa. A special price concession etas been authorized in the else of teachers, 'bona fide students and nlieisters of religion, since past,experience has shown that considerable ,use has been made of this publication ;for educat- ional 'purposes, and it is the policy ,oi the to mister to encourage suer' use. To such individuals, therefore, .the price is set at 10 cents 'for one copy. Application for copies under this s'pecia'l distribution should he ad- dressed to the Dominion Statistician, Ottawa. Postage stamps are not acceptable, and applications ,must 'be acconc,peniecl lby postal nate or Iby the .appropriate coin enclosed )between two squares -of thin 'cardboard ,guntaned together at the edges. Two 'men mere seneenced by a serf-arppoin'ted court to 'be hanged for -h sse-stealling. The 'place selected for ,the exeOtttion was the aniddle of a trestle Ibeidlge ,spanning a river. The ,first noose w•35 insecurely 'tied, and the prisoner dropped into the river. He swam to shore and 'made 'goad this escape. As they evere ad- justing the rape for the remainiieg prisoner, the latter drawled: "Say pards, make sure of the knot this time, :wilt ler, 'cause I .carat swim." FARMERS NEED BEWARE SALES PRESSURE FOR SOME MIXED FEEDS (Dominion Dept. of Agriculture) There is a great variety of ready ntiixed ,feeds on the market for all classes of live stock and poultry, W. 11, Whites Plant Products Division,. Dominion Department of Agriculture, told tete Quebec Live Stock Breeders' Association at their recent meeting in Quebec City. Government control, keen competition, and a better know- ledge of animal nutrition, he said, have alt contributed in recent years to a substantial improvement in the general quality and suitability of such feeds. That did not mean that there were not still some poor feeds sold and some sharp sales practices employed and it was not uncommon for the victims to demand that "the Government do something about R." There was a limit, however, to what governments can undertake with the funds at their disposal, and even with unlimited funds they could not protect purchasers against some of their own mistakes. There was no type o£°cantrol so effective as ale en- lightened purchasing public and itis purpose was to point out some means by which farmers could protect themselves against practices cone monly complained of. Many farmers have been victim• ized in their purchases of mineral reads. Feeding authorities generally recommend comparatively simple mineral mixtures, the principal in- gredients of which are ground lime- stone, bode meal, and common salt, and in some eases small quantities of other items such as iodine and iron. Good mineral mixtures are en the market at prices not over 43.111 per 100 pounds, and sometimes less. Through extensive advertising aunt sales pressure, many farmers have been minced to Puy two and three times that price, aunt sales props- gurula has been so successful that many fanners have been wrongly led to believe that a good mineral mixture cannot be had except at a high price. What has been said of mineral mixtures applies likewise to so•eallecl tonics, conditioners, and specifics. On the other hand, farmers will buy the cheapest feed avaltable, exaect- ing it to give satisfactory results in mills and pork production. In view of the numerous requests for govern- ment assistance, attention Is called to a number of government agencies which now exist and which could be more extensively used with profit by farmers. Helpful as reduced freight rates on grain and other suggested measures might be to feeders,' it is- probable that even greater savings could be effected through improved cropping, feeding, ancl feed purchasing prac- tices. If to this end, farmers would more generally consult some of these agencies, many of them could reduce their needs for purchased feeds, and. where required. obtain better results per dollar spent. BEES, ,BULLS AND OYSTERS Canada's Purchases of Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Pigs Dogs of various 'breed, fowl,, ducks, pigeoes, even oysters and ;bees, are unexpected items in the livesteak safely (slllppct4 amen ritt- ain overseas during 1940. Prel!minary estimates 'put the total 'value of it at a figure :not fax short of £SO0,(IO0. -Seventy per cent. of thls is account- ed for ,by horses, either for breeding or •racing. Thoroughbreds were sent to the united States, 'Canada, South Africa, Argentina, Chile: Brazil, Col- ombia, Trinidad and ;Batibados. Hun- ters were taken by Canada and see S. A„ as were Hackneys and Clarice - The U. S. A. was in fact Britain's biggest 'horse ;buyer by far last year for elle also took polo aceee40. Shet- land ponice, het-land'poniee. Arai "horses. and Suffolk Punches. altogether. 16x7 torsoe were ship - pet( 'from Britain c111(11g 1040 com- pared with 734 the year 'before and 11200 in a935. 'Cattle were the next most import- ant export, about one-sixth of the tota't value. Shorthorns were sent to U. S. A..tCanada Argentina,-U-ruguay and Kenya. Of the dairy breeds Ken- ya took. Ayrshires and English'Jer- seys; Brazil. Ayrshires; Nepal, Brit- ish Friesians. Of ,famous British beef 'breeds. A'b- enbeen Angus rattle went to Canada and Argentina. Herefords to Argent- ina and (Uruguay and a !South Devon ball to Colombia. A feature of the ;beep exports was the growing popularity of the Kent. or Romney I\Iarsh, 'breed which was shipped to India. Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay and the Falkland Is- lands. Argentina took the ,greatest variety of sheep breeds: in addition to •Kents her qu0(6 included, Lincoln Long - weals, Hampshire Doeens, Ryelands. Sau:t11downs. tShrapshires, Border Leicestere, and 'Ox'ford Downs, Canada hail Steffelk, Hampshire 'Dawns and Southdnwns: 'Chide, these two last; India, in addition to gents, 'bought ,Sol ut'hdowns, +Hampshire 'Downs, Border Lei'cesters, 'Cheviots and (Weesleydales; ;Uruguay took the IL nicolm 'Longw'ool breed,; Egypt, the BELGIUM'S WAR EFFORT GROWS By C. H. DE SAUSMAREZ (Well-known Authority on Belgium) Fate has been particularly cruel to Belgium In this war. After the coll- apse of the Dutch defences before heavy odds, 5110 had to beat' the main brunt of the German attack. The capitulation of her army, coming at a most „critical moment, brought much undeserved odium upon her. Her ling was accused of treachery and the 'fighting quality of tis troops called in question. Actually the latter fought very bravely and the successive with- drawals from the Meuse to Lys were made necessary by disasters in other parts of the battle front. The de- cision to surrender has never been publicly criticised by anyone who has known all the facts. For so small a nation, Belgium had raised a remarkably large army to justify her policy of independence. Front the end of 1939 she had 600,- 000 men h1 the field. She was thus more realist in her policy than other neutral States. After the capitulation she still had a potential army intact, for 200,000 of her men of military age had been sent into France immediately after the invasion. Yet they too were caught up in the subsequent French collapse and prevented from contin- uing the struggle. A few members of Iling Leopold's srnty succeeded In escaping to Eng- land to form the nucleus of a new Belgian force, Its numbers have been swollen first by comrades who prov- ed their courage and devotion by escaping from France and North Af- rica and, secondly by new levies raised by the Belgian Government soon atter it.s arrival in England from among the refugees and Belg- ians living abroad. This force, like s those of our other allies, now guards a sector of Britain's defences, Among the earliest to arrive were ac group of Belgian airmen. As the Belgtuu Air Force used "Hurricane" fighters bought from Britain before the war, these airmen were quickly absorbed into the British squadrons EMU played their part in the great air battles of August and September. Tiley suffered casualties but in. Meted far greater ones on the enemy. Their numbers, too, are growing and they are all eager to avenge those helpless refugees whom the Nazi airmen machine-guuned on the Belg- lee roads. The majority of the Belgian mer- chant fleet made good its escape, its crews together with many Belgian fishermen continue to carry on their dangerous but vital worst on the high seas for the allied cause. Many of them braved tite aantp perils in the last war. There is a second army in the Congo. During the critical period that preceded General Wavell's great offensive, this force was quite right- ly employed in the defence of the colony. With the threat now re- moved It may soon be playing a more active part in African opera- tions. Belgium , be it noted, is the only one of our allies to have de- clared that a state of hostilities exists between herself and Italy, with the exception, of course, of Greece, ht the economic field Belgium's 'contribution is no less important. The Belgian Minister of Colonies has declared that the rich products of the Congo will be devoted to the Al- lied cause, How best these resources can be employed has recently been the sub- ject of discussions between the Bel- gian and British Governments. The important Belgian gold reserves. most of which are fortunately still at the disposal of the Belgian Govern- ment, must not be forgotten. It is a valuable asset for the purchase of war supplies. The Belgians,' too, are giving con- siderable help with their propaganda. Tire Belgian B.B.C. programme is he most skilful hands. There is a pow- erful transmitter in the Congo which relays the B.B.C. news in French and can be well heard throughout the French African possessions. Suffolk. Pigs of the famous L ir:.e White breed were sent to Canards. Alt this divestook ie valuable eedi- ,gree stock sent overseas for breeding purpaseet a pra9ortinn of it ie. being need to maintain the standard of livestock in countries 110111 which foodstuffs came back .to Britain. These exports are thue markin1 a double eontri.bution to Britain's war effort; and the £'801);000 estimate of their velem shows a 'big increase over 1939 :whee it eras £6113,1100. New Hand—"Yes, sir, at my last job I'd two `hundred people under me." Employer—"You don't say'50." New )land—"Yes, I was cutting the grass in the churchyard." Want and For Sale Ards, 1 week 25e PAGE SEVE FOR SUPERIOR''. BAKING RESULTS USE Dependable for 3 Generations THANKS BE 011, say, arae you glad that we've 110 Nazi 'hail': That we're not roused o' night.; by the dread 'Banshee wail': That our roofs and our windows are whole and still there; That our kiddies are with as, mol 'Vaccys' .elsewhere ? Are we thankful our head rests at night on a pillow; That we're not keeping watch on the turbulent billow; That we're comfortably 'dohs,- aur bit' in this war Without too much trouble, tee rick ut a scar? Are we properly thankful that our lucky stars Keep us three thousand miles t:vam thls deadliest of wars; , And that ne'er a Canadian evoman or child Has been blasted to pieces, enslaved pr defiled° Yet others as little war -guilty as we Are wounded, bereaved—their 10011600 debris; Let us show we are grateful by towing to buy War Savings Certificates regularly. William D. Dela. anfeselatiehateleartfeeViellifir 'BOOK REVIEW 'Cone Wind, Come Weather" 61y Daphne du 1Iuurie: The Britain Behind the Headlines) Available this week in a special Canadian edition containing "A 'tVotd tc, Canada" from the author, this beet eeller of war in Britain fees 5(.0,ceb copies already sold) brings to Canadians at this time the cure for war -frayed nerves and les- sons on how to produce a spirit of willing sacrifice. Turning from the )romance and ac• tion of her prize-winning novel "Re- becca:' Miss du Maurier has pro- duced what the British press has called " a handbook on morale" in which she gives us glimpses into the hearts and homes of Britons under fire, Witt striking simplicity and in, timacy she describes in ten short stories, the feelings of the mother who has just received a notice "the Admiralty regrets to inform you..." —how she faced the challenge and used it to bring new faith and sou-- age to others the retired army officer's wife who overcame barrieee or shyness and class to welcotr nearby soldiers to her home—how the courage they found there p... pared them for the horrors and tee miracle of Dunkirk humor u heart -moving stories of evacuates children the London charwoma who brought sanity out of pante 1 an air-raid shelter during hes r( bombing. Picturing the growth of au i mer strength and steadiness in Bit itt this book illustrates how the inner defense of a nation lies in the char- acter of its people—in its homes as they become the citadels of a »' w spirit. "Peace will not come eaye Miss du Maurier in her epet:ai "Word to Canada," "nor unity rte achieved among the nations of tate world, unless we can first sow 9eece and unity ourselves. It is in the workshops, iu the farms. in the 'fe - tories, in the fields, attd above all ie. the hotness that you men and w o- men of Canada can lay the tounda. tion stone," Miss du blearier points out that the secret of high morale lies in per- sonal victory over every eelfis10 thought. every narrow prejudice that creeps stealthily into our I.1.4arts and minds in times of t luhie "When we east that we are ready- to fight for freedom," site ask: in the epilogue, "shall we mean by ,his that we would fight for the old way of living. the complacent 4'o-as-yo'n- please attitude to our neighbours. the what -do -I -get -out -of -it outlook upon work and play. trade and pro- fession? Or will freedom mean the nnsllaekling of old habits and worn deeds. freedom from anxiety. selfish- ness and evil -thinking, freedom a1 understanding between men and na- tions? One word for two meanings— and the future of mankind will de- pend upon our interpretation." The wide distribution and recom- mendation of "Come Wind. Come Weather" is sound national service. Miss du Maurier herself said of it— "I wondered what I could do in the way of war service. This book is the result (Ryerson Press, Toronto: Price 25el He 1••11-1 once the black sheep of the amity. 'When he had won suc- cess he presented himself at home again. He told his father :how ape- eune had smiled on him: he was earning up to lga115O e week. `What—a week? cried his father. "A (week," w'as the reply. "Then come inside," said. dad. "The ;fatnily can stand .a lot of dis- grace for that."