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p! Minister of Agriculture‘ Gardiner issued at

_ one’ ltere-ueetl have _aiiy _feyar that by going ex-

’ ' I i III! OIAIILOITETOWII EIIARIIIAII

; Heeling Dnlls- (Pounded-In 1M1)

President: Lleut. Col. W. Chester 8. M Vice-President: J. B. Secretary: Ueut. Col. D. A.

ldltor d Maud-n; Dlreotor: J. B. Burnett. Associate? Editors: l-‘nnk allies and Lleut. Ian A

w Burnett. LQNNL (on Active Beryl“)

‘The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink.”

WEDNESDAY. DEC. 15. 1M3

‘Survey Of Farm Home:

sequences, and his eyes were opened. He dil- covered that the solution of national and inter- , national problems was to be sought iii the power of enlightened public opinion. “Individuals co- operating make .the organization. and Ollll’ through organization can the individual have. ‘opportunity to develop-in this complex and iti-

l i tcrlockiiig Otic-Vl/orld of ours."

- EDITORIAL NOTES .- Siitce war began, Great Britain has spent £i,5oo,ooo,ooo t$6,6(io,o0o.oou) in the United States on supplies of all kinds. u m e e

Credits and Lend-Lease assistance given by

'l‘lie hoped-for bcttcr day for the farm popqfircat Britain to Allies other than the U. S. A.

tilatioii must include an improvement ill lions-l and the U.S.S.R.

ing conditions, and the itatioiial housing scheme

to be undertaken after the war will undoubtedly: Valuablel

information on this subject, on present coiidi-l

provide assistance for rural homes.

tioiis and the need for improvement, is avail- EDICkIllFOIIKlI somewhat extensive surveys lllildCv in Saskatchewan by the economics division of. the Federal Department of Farm Management} of the L'iiiversity' of Saskatchewan in the year 193‘) to itjiqz. The stirveys were wcll platt- ned and cover fi\c tlislricts iii the prairie arca, five in the park area, and nine iii the pioneer area. The poorest farm houses were found in the tiionccr area, as would be expected, and the lit-st were iii the longest-settled prairie country.

But, out of 1.097 ltousfs iit thc districts stir- vcyed in the prairie area, only 67 were in good condition; 772 were fair, and 258, or 23,5 per cent were in poor condition.

In the park area, out‘ of 616 houses. only 59 “on; gtm]; 36g m‘ 5S per cent were fair; and 19;, or 31.6 per cent wcrc poor.

In the pioneer districts, 57 otit 0f 998 fariii homes were good; 397 were fair; and 564, or 541.5 per cent were pour.

Note was llll\'(‘ll of the age of the houses, and this showed that v73 pct" cent in thc prairie area were from 2o to 4o years old; 49 per cent itli the_ park area were built in the last 20 yearsy and 92 per cent l\1 the pioneer area were built‘. in the same period.

The conclusion rczichctl is thatt

"At least 50 pcr cciit of the houses in poor condition need to be replaced by ntore adequate and stiitably constructed dwellings, and the re- maining 50 per ccnt need at least about otte- hztlf of this ft[‘l"¢‘lll(‘lll crust to put thciii in pro- per condition.

“Farm houses in fair repair would need about to to 20 per cent of the present value spent on repairs to put them in a satisfactory livable cott- ditioii."

lt was found that the size-and condition of houses was related largely to the amount of investmenflwliich different farms and different areas could support, but that the investment needed was not the only consideration in a rural housing programme. There is undoubtedly good {round for the statement that “guidance to nsral people in selecting houses of proper type and construction would go s long way iii improv- ing housing conditions in the province.”

There are obviously many phases of this re- port which are applicable to other rural pro- vinces u well u Saskatchewan. Our own pro- vb§fil lrufhorities would be well advised to give I Qlftfldiflfldy in connection with any farm idiobflitsiion program they may be preparing p hunch.

What Obstacles Now?

Th! bflly ducked mid revised statement

on tfie bacon. situation, says the Globe Hal, appears etill etrsnger today. It eni- first as an announcement that the Can- adian farmer was not going to be urged "to produce enough hogs to supply the British mar- ket when the British advise us that they may not require our bacon after the war." Later this was watered down to a qpotation that, “with the advice representatives of the British Minis- try; of Agriculture have given farm organiza- tions. we would not be justified in asking farin- srs’ to continue to produce hogs to the level of last year until the enri of the war."

Either ivay it was to be Britain's fault if Canadian hog production declined to the point u-herc the British bacon ration dropped from four to three ounces weekly.

Now hasctmcthe Minister of Food in Great Britain, Col. John Lleyvelliri, pleading that pro- duction be kept at 1943 level, and saying: “No

tciisi\'cl_\' into hog production their iitarkct will slip away from them." “I hope," he told the

(but including 'l‘tirkc_v) amounted by December 31, i942 to £186,ooo,oo0 t$825.34o.ooo). ' ‘l ‘

Up to June 3o, 194;, the burden \vliich Bri- tain LLSbllIlICLI in the form of paytiieiits itiade to other tiiciiibers of the United Nations iii excess of sums received from them amounted to over i2.25o,ooo,ooo t$9,99o,0oo,ooo).

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Grczit Britain's irai" front against Germany, the Royal Navy, has played a tremendous part. Its task was to cut off the German war nia- cliiiic from vital supplies, and it accomplished this by stopping the following percentages of (icriiian imports front pre-ivar sources: oil, 8 per cent; cotton, 98 pgr cent; iiiaizc, 99 per cent; natural phosphates, 95 per cent.

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The Bishop of Bradford, Rt. Rev. Alfred Blunt, has suffered a nervous breakdown "and gone away for a complete rest," it is announced. The bishop, it may be recalled, brought the ro- iiizince between King Edward VIII and Mrs. Wallis \Varfield Simpson into the open with a critical sermon Dccetiiber I, i936.

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In Great Britain's air and sea front against Germany, the Royal Air Force has done a inast- erly job of destruction. It was given the task of crippling the German war machine, and in a single year, front the spring of I942 to that (‘If i943, l\'.-\l* raids on Germany are estimated to have reduced overall industrial output by from 15 to 20 per cent. This percentage has now been increased by further RAF, RCAF and LISA air attacks".

I I i I Food experts at the recent tiiceting in Atlaii- tic City agreed that the food problem in Europe will not be so serious as it has been pictured. It is stated on competent authority that actually in the past two years thcre has bccii greater food production on that continent than iii the months immediately preceding the outbreak of war. Till-S has been accomplished, obviously, under the spur of the, enemy who has been di- verting the food produced to its own uses, but inc fact rciiiaiiis the iiicuiis of food production is there. ' i I U I

Cranberry sauce for the Christmas turkey will be more readily obtainable this coming Yuletide scason-becattsc of a recent ruling by the War- time Priccs and Trade Board. The coupon value of this commodity has been increased. A large percentage of cranberry sauce, manufac- tured from the I943 tirodiiclion of cranberries, has been packed iii 12 fluid ounce containers. To meet this situation one “D" preserve cou- pon will now be good for the purchase of one I: fluid ounce container. Previously only to ounces of cranberry sauce could be obtained for one "D" coupon.

i 1k George Romney, English painter, born this date I734; was a rival of Reynolds as a portrait- ist, but was never admitted to the Royal Aca- demy; liis favourite sitter was Lady Hamilton, 0f humble birth but extraordinary beauty who became the mistress of Lord Nelson; Romney painted nearly 50 portraits of her in different characters before she died in poverty at Calais; his best work gives an impression of movement and elusive grace; outstanding examples of his work are “The Parson's Datightci”, “The Diicli- ess of Gordon and her Son", “The Misses Beck- ford When Children," which sold in i919 for $283,000. u n- n: m

A ltl',','lillllllill'y study of the best. method of aiding servicemen and women to fit into civilian life after the war has been inaugurated by the congregation of the Church of St. john the Evangelist, Montreal. Called by the rector, Rcv. Canon W, H. Davisoii, well known here, thc meeting discussed the question with parti- cular reference to the parish of St. John the

Dominion - Provincial agricultural conference, “when you get back to your different Provinces that you will try to help to maintain our present bacon Hlilllll, \\‘lllClt Ii:u'cly' just covers our es- sential rccds."

Col. l_‘c\\cllin's only suggestion for ensuring the market was a more careful grading of bacon after the irar,

This is lzuf i't:iii<.irctl front lklr, (iJtt'4llll(‘l"5 inti- mation that Britain will be at fault if bacon ship- ments fall in 1944 to 450 million pounds. Ii bacon is not graded to suit the market it will be Canada's fault.

"Take Your Choice"

{his is the tine of'a'th'tnight-provoking book-

let just issued by thc League of Nations Society in ‘Canada. The "choice" is between taking an intelligent, active part in the duties of citizen- sl1i', BHKIQRSSISIIIlg in "inakiitg democracy work in lkanada" and, itidcctl. throughout the world -—o;r, by leaving" it to “the other fellow," risk- IHKiVZIIIOIIXN‘ jand- still more dcstrtictivc world u-ail. in yi-liitb. because of her situation oti the "cross-roads of- the air." (fatiadzt would be sub- jected to ilci-astatitig bouibztrtlmctit. In lionic- ly Isngtizigr, the story is told of a prairie fur- mcii a typical average citizen who, llfllll)lll'lll)ly disdliargitig his responsibilities to his family and his li-ommufrity, had failed to take dtte interest in the affairs of Government or to make sure that thcbest representatives were nomiiiatctl and

elected. ’I‘hen came the war and its tragic con-ll

- Evangelist and to the activities of the church. I)lll'lllq the course of the general discussion per- iod, it was pointed out that the young people who rctuincd to the parish after the war ivotild have an entirely new outlook on life, an out- look which the church would need to welcome and understand in order to aid these men and ivonien to make their contribution to the church life. The necessity for getting in tottch with returned men and women as soon as possible after they came back was stressed, in order that they might not drift away, and the importance of the personal touch in welcoming them home was emphasized. i i i

A gradual easing in the supply of raw ma- terials for productiott of civilian metal goods is anticipated in Canada following the New Year. More metal is being released for this purpose, btit manufacturers may find difficulty reestabl- isliiiig civilian production owing to the shortage of skilled labor and the high wartime wage levels iit cffccf. The government is said to be ex- aiiiitiiiig the lctigthy list of metal products which arc at present bziiitictl from production in Cau- ntht, witli a view to pcrtiiittiiig some of the tiiore essential lines to be manufactured again. ziccordiiig to Hardware and Metal, 'l‘nrontc. llardivare dealers are prepared for a heavy CltfiSlIllilS business. Although the assortment of gift stiggcstiotis is limited quantities of avail- able liiics arc fairly good. IIOWCVCI’, with itiost shoppers mi lllc "u early this year, some nier- chants may find their stocks badly depleted.

rue CHARLUFIITOWN‘ GUARDIAN llotss By The flay

Another all! feature of thor- hoodlstliat dauzhmu mold to spank when she decides u; treat you like a "quaint 01d uni-ting." _ Calgary Albertan.

Now the bmluoo of the vletory Bax-dons is on wintry shelves and through the long winter the mighty gardener can keen his new

e

Y u. betlil tops. -mulsvllle Courier-Journal.

Isn't It strange how the some people who Lliliik they are l/he only ones who feel intense heat waves tn the summer are the first to complain about the sphere in the fall? -5t. Thomas ‘runes-Journal.

sftlve new stethoscope by scientists of R. 0. A. that the human body ls n. writable boller factory for noise. Such a. deafening pandemonlum of body sounds ta picked up by the new stethoscope that lt was necessary, b0 devise radio-like trols to tune out undesired noises. The tn- strument gives doctors s valuable new method of diagnosing what's wrong with human "innards" by

chilly atmo- ch

Perfection of an extremely sen- s‘ laboratories reveals ‘l’

Freedom Is A was

(hturdsy mview‘ of museum.

of

guaranteed by reeardlnz freedom as a unity. An assault upon it any- where la an assault "Don it every- where. ln_ the years follawln: 1716 we learned and hive never for- gotten that an assault upon Muss- usetts ts an assault upon South

Carolina. shall we leprn ~fn the

of war we are now Mteudtnl. » do le lt. however, the

1f we am

possibility of establishing u peace that will endure much longer than ll quarter of a century ls excellent. The power to matntain peace has been revealed. The Germans have fought well under an p

lender-clemonlacally inspired, to be sure. but. gifted with the same genius by which Motiammed and

the squawks they make. —Your Llfe Magazine-

So many women see ftmllng the fruit; preserves they put up last Summer are going bad on them. Lacking the usual amount; of sugar, they tried to do witli less, attempted to follow it-clpes set. forth by so-called experienced dietitians. Many women responded to the appeal to save food by putting up preserves. The things they are saying to themselves and their neighbors about the fruit. going bad would not. look nice in ll newspaper going into the liome- -Wlndsor Star.

Romain Rolland, French author and pacifist. whose death was an- nounced tlils week. was dying when lie arrived lii Part5 a week ago from n concentration camp lii Northern France, says the Swiss Tribune de Geneve- Shortly be- fore hls death at. his home he told intimate friends, "After all I ex- perienced this past year lt. is bet- ter that I should never be able to write again. I would have to revoke all the works I have ever written and urge you to employ force against force." -Canadlan Churcbman.

That biotin. one of the B vitam- ins", stimulates growth he now es- tablished. says a science writer- When rats are fed on raw egg- whlte they die. The reason ls that; egg-white contains avldln. which

1n the form of egg-white and the biotin cannot do its work. Biotin ls found lii tlic body tissues and also in excrctloiis. It is particular- ly rich tn kidneys, brewei-‘s yeast. sobeans, spinach and tomatoes. From all of these it ls easily ex- tracted by aclcls- European pens- uiits pickle both animal iind vege- table products on a large scale. The vinegar used ls, of course. acid- l-letice lti the pickling process the blotln must be largely extracted. The sour sauce ts consumed with the treat or vegetable. It seems to follow that. European peasants get their biotin even ivlieii. as often is the case. they have to rely on picked foods for thtr supply. -Exchange.

The Services Dlvlslon Wai- Department has found out that two out of five men ln the Army consider their punts too tight. From its thousands of “gripe sheets” orquestloiiiialrcsdls- trlbuted among the "" here and abroad it has learned also that, contrary to tradition. most of them — four-fifths, tn fact - are satisfied with their food. On their own testimony tt is fresh and hot and plentiful. There may he a. direct relationship ‘ these two discoveries --tlie better the food the tighter the pants- On the other hand, one wonders: Why should the pants particularly feel the pressure of their wearers nourishment? —New York Herald Tribune-

of the

pensions schemes of great ln-

cliecks growth. Give a rat avldlnl

Genglilz were able m spur their followers into a frenzy of blood- lust. that sent them to sweep the world. Under a Prince of the Pow- ers of Darkness the Germans have fought. well-but the democracies tire fighting better under the lead- erslip of plain men who have no tiraf lc with demons. or dJlnnl. oi pagan gods. Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Oblong Kai-Slick would all be fish out of water and most uncomfortable at. a Walpurw nscht, and even Joseph Stalin was never suspected of con- sortlniz with any spirit more potent than Nicholas Lenin, who ls now identified with Beelzebub only in 0111!‘ bsslitllllel‘ and more expensive cu .

on the whole to prolong life. Against this, however. must be set the disquieting increase in tuber- culosis tmd One or two other dis- eases, which l5 now being com- mented on tn the medical press . . . . 0n e other hand. the rtso ln- the birth rate ls a matter for general satisfaction, and this ls iticreasecl rather than diminished when we look beyond the bare statistics to the less obvious sur- rounding circumstances. The rlse owes scmethlng to the ottonal tension of war, which at. once 1n- creased the number of marriages. but, the btnh rate actually l " " its lowest. point in the depression year 1933. and showed a slight. but; steady rise every year until 1939- The conclusion seems to be that the birth rate depends as directly on employment as clm-IOYIYIGIIO does on industry, and the war time increase lii the birth robe ls therefore probably tosotne extents. consequence of increased employ- ment as iw-u ~- miottonal tension. —Gla.sgo_w Herald.

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NOT ‘by coincidence nor by dunes do‘ we Csnsdlsiis stand strong among nations; l s enjoying efreedomofexlstenoesadestsndsrd of living unsurpassed among thfl. peoples of the emit.- Canadfo glorious heritage we! ‘soundly conceived by our fon- , (other: a z I carried out by inensisd womeifof courage rand" vision s a s handed from father to son with Invincible faith in ____f.b_e principle that every human being who labours is entitled to Ind must receive the fruits of his worh Uponthisiunghomsdmhndesign for living Cinsdo grows . stronger with the years for the benefit of all.- ~

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LITTLE THINGS

uni tiiiiias th-at d - Andedle Ln sllencerliiidardesggfi-l}

Uttl thine th t. ht. Andefall onuseaasnfdaeartwisiitiilgn

i All bfyltlillbfld and Irlgllteld lllth

The mousedthe cotiey, ties,- m. prayer:

' As we forgive those done n; u;

The lamb. uis niiiiet. and the it},

Forgive us alliour trespasses, Uttle creatures everywhere.

filames Stephen‘,

This War—Foui

Years Ago

(By The Canadian Press)

DEC. l5. ltlilll-Uruellayan nsnl board recommended that. the Ger. tnan battleship Admiral Gm s . in Montevideo harbor. b; figs until 5 p. m. Dec. 17. tn "we port. Russians claimed oo-

cupatloii dol Sfllmllflervl. Finnish u . .

Xmas Gift Sets

A collection more festive, mprq exelflnl. more diversi- fleil than ever before. Smart Gift Sets cheerfully designed and moderately hrlcctl.

Evening In Ports Tolletertrs in wooden chests.

Evening In Parts Glft Sets _ _ - - - $115 to $10.00

Brush. Comb and Mirror Sets In fancy Boxes $6.50 n, _ _ _ - _ - - $25.00

BRANCHES 1N Charlottetown

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