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Presldont: Liens. 00L w can”, , Vice-President; J. B. Burnett. flab.” Secretary: Lieut. Col. D. A. Msclflnnvm 9,5,9 Editor and Managing Director: J. B. Burnett. I214. Associate Editors; Frans Walkcr and Lfeut. s.“ A. Burnett. B..0.N.V.lit. tun Active Service)

“The Strongest Memory i; Wed-er‘ the Weakest Ink.’

wrinivpsnsvfkvrtrvuanv s.‘ rm ")0 Years 0f Co-operalive;

:\s 1ii-criuiisl_v noted. a Royal Conrinissioii on Co-npcratives has been airpoiiitetl with judge E. M. McDougall of Montreal as chairman, and public hearings are to be held in every pro- vince. The issue is the right of governiirents to tax these t‘l1lCi'|)1‘l.\Cs‘ for income and other purposes, an issue bound to be bitterly con- tested~ for co-operatives are now big business in Canada.

The question is being raised here almost ex- actly on the hiiiitlrciltlr aiiiiivci'szir_v of the niove- merit as it exists today. lln l)(‘CClllllCl‘ .21, i844, the first truly co-operative store was opened in a dismal basement of the drab industrial town of Roehtlalc. in lxuirashire. Tioday the Roch- ilzile plzrn of opt-rittinii-oiie voic each member. sales ai lllfiflxCf prices. savings going back ti) customers according to their purchases-is the accepted principle 0n which most successful co- operatives do busincss. Out 0f the Rochdale extreriini-iit has grown in Britain a coitceru that stipplies iriie-st-vviith of all food cirnstiirieil there. The BYlll>l1 Lio-operaitive \\'holesale Society owns nearly zoo factories and is one of Canada's best customers for foodstuffs.

Tlic lfltcgt (iovcriiinent report, for r943. shows that Faniitliiiii eo-oprratives in that year did 4r total business of “55J.7".598. of which about a third was iii transactions of the wheat pools. There are over 8,700 known ctr-operative sn- eieties in Canada with telephone services head- ing the list with 1.337 and credit tinions next with 1.780. 'l‘lie Department of Xgriculttirc lists 1,075 active co-ops. The large central (Ju- LuTlO co-op enterprise did a tircnty-milliorr-dol- 1m- bugineggg last year while the central Quebec enterprise will likely tlotible that figure.

The fact that these ciropcrativcsi for one rca- son or another. are exempt from many of the ordinary taxation burdens of business. such as income and excess profits taxes, has long been a thorn in the side of private enterprise. Th? lqtiqr complain that ctr-operatives offering the saute services as they do have great advantages. The irppositiou has succeeded in organizing. r Zsing the wltole issue. and the Royal Commis- sion is the result. The taxation exemptions en- l(1\'(‘Il bv ]1L1l)llt'l_\'-i)\\'l1(‘fl citterpfiscs. stichhs ip}. lllttafli) llvtli-n, 'l‘<irnnto Thwiiisirtrrtaiiirit Ctiiitiiiissitrii and Liairzitlirni National Railnavs, are hound to cuter the picture because while not strictly co-operatives, they enjoy about the raiiic taxation privileges.

The tfrsk before this ~"ll)'-‘ ‘he (TLUHYA ‘lOllfllfil. is not an enviable one. bc- cause eta-operation to many has become BlmOSi a religion. There are’ 535.326 "lfimbcfs °f w‘ operative societies in Canada and patrons num- ber considerably more. lhe wealthy‘ Win11? pools. and spirit of the other lrrrgci‘ sficictifi» l1<'l\‘~‘ already stated they intend to fight for what they consider their rights with every means m thcli‘ power. Politically the situation is tense. espe- cially on the Prairies. wlififfi flfl"“l'lllllclll5 are vcry (‘1)-<)])\‘l‘?l1l\‘t‘l_\' 11ll11(l€‘(l.

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Large School Units

The innveinent for the larger units of school administration in Saskatchewan seems tu be making good progress. A number 0f the larger units are being started experimentally at the firs-r of i045. and they \\'lll include 1.100‘ 0f 1h! present siriall school districts. In selecting the large units, the opinions of the provinces were tested recently by representatives of the hduca- tion Department, and they were found to vote overwhelmingly for the change after hearing it explained. L

The places where the tests were highly fav- Orable included East and West Saskatoon, Mea- dow Lake, Biggar. Turtleford, Krndersley, Her- bert, Foam Lake. Maple Creek and Swift Cur- rent.

This is of interest to other provinces, where the problem of rural school consolidation is more or less acute. The general trend every- where is away from the small LllSLTICL for each school to the large tinit containing a number of schools, and the purpose is to ensure for all a proper standard both of instruction Ind 0f build" in s an e ui ment. _

gWithir-i tlie lparger units there can be consolidat- ed school districts and these should be extend- ed as far as they are feasible. 5m“! ll"? Plllllls attending those schools have Rffal 3flvillllalle5

in many ways- Scolding The Women

A Prices Board statement explains ivitli dramatic detail that the nlyon and flylm Wlllcll might be going into women: stockings are going instead to such items of war equipment as tow ropes for gliders, traraclititfi llllll-Pfjllflfi llilflb linings for rubber tires. 'l‘lie SHEJ-Ecsllfl" l5 °l°lll~ in the statement, that ivomen who clamor for stockings. any stockings. are thinking selfishly of themselves. not enough of the meri overseas.

This is not quite sporting of the Prices Board. says an exchange. Stockings are an essential item of feminine attire. l" Wlnlcl‘ at an)’ Tim‘ and it does no good to scold the women as though they were bIack-rnarkei profitcers because they insist upon something with which to cover their legs. They do not demand "fllflflmmilfi: hose. and they have learned to conserve their supply. but they do think it should be possible tu buy the occasional pair \\‘lll1011l_SPCi'lf‘ll11}Z all their leisure rushing about from shop to shop.

-EDITOR"IAL NOTES-

‘Tlrere can be no mistaking the January thaw this time. ‘

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The festive season being now pFZlCliCfllly over, and the students returning to their colleges, business will once more settle down to rriore or less routine, arid the churches enter upon a

Week-of-Prayer.

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.\ splendid aird ileserred compliment was paid the Charlottetown by a traveller on the D.A.R. this week. Asking a fellow passenger whither bound? when told Charlottetown, he exclaim- ed with enthusiam——“\Vliy the Charlottetown is the best hotel I know. I travel New England. the Maritimes and Quebec, and nowhere do l {ind trre-war service and meals so well main- tained as by the Charlottetown Hotel." Those of tis who do not travel fail to realize fully what a valuable asset we have iir Mr. and Mrs. Mould of the Charlottetown.

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Britain's wartime development and experi- ence of night flying will have a considerable in- fluence on post-war civil aviation. Night fly- ing. which was rare in prc-war days. will be .1 commonplace of post-war flying inving to the enormous progress made by British research in the design of aircraft and special equipment. Passengers will be able to sleep comfortably on lung distance routes and mail freight will also be carried. Above all British airliners will be able to draw on the great body of the rrrost ex- perienced pilots in the world ——- the inert of R.A.F. Bomber Command and night fighter

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i Now when Christmas and New Year are past, storekeepers are freed from Government iiiter- ference in regulating their business. Mr. Ralph llarris, retiring atlministrator. announces the Riairageincnt Service Division of the Pricc» Board. has been discontinued December 3i. Mr. Harris said that the division brought about pooled and curtailed deliveries» shorter store hours. simplified accounting and operating practice and in many instances providcd increas- ed profits for small businessmen. particularly ir- the food. drug. hardware and footwear trades. He added that the trades concerned now are in a good position and their most pressing problem is reconstruction, which is not the task of the Prices Board.

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Renewed activity in civil defence organ- izations is evident. The office of civilian de- fence a. Washington has issued instructions for defence against robot bomb and rocket bomb attacks. lirstructions sent to state defence culm- cils to be passed on to the public, O.C.D._pirrni- ed out that little or no advance warning is pos- sible. adding: “The public should realize vlllt‘ danger and be constantly on thcuilert. particu- Ln-ly along the coastal zirczrs." .\.la]. f). if. Lion- ell, director of civil defence for Halifax, re- ports the Halifax Civilian Emergency Corps

their use against this continent was recognized. “We are not suggesting that ihere is anycause for alarm." Ha]. Crowell said, but ithrs the duty of civilian defence workers, particularly in this key centre, to prepare for all possibir- itics." l 4K i l ‘

Robert Louis Stevenson. novelist, t>oet,_essa_y'- ist. died this date r894;.\vas a lifelmig mvalld suffering from lung trouble. Spflidllll! a We?“ part of his life in bed: nevertheless heiwas a great traveller. touring the continent of lttlfollf- the United States and the East Indies. all "l search of that health which had been deiired him since childhood; as a writer he was a 1C- torian stylist. Airdrew Lairg describitili! lllm a‘ being in the forefront of purists in this respect; his essays are a delight to read and re-read. his poetry is the natural out-pouring of a_spirit (if refinement, ebullient and charming; his noves are compared with Sir “lalter Scott's character- erized by powerful imagination and remarkable narrative funny; “There is nothing an honest man should fear more timorously than Emmi!

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It is amusing. to say the least. to Old Timers to find Mr. David Lloyd George becoming air hereditary peer of the realm. He gained P0P‘ ularity and maintained political prominence by denunciation of the hereditary principle in the House of Lords. Referring to one member of the House of Commons to whom a peerage had been granted. he exclaimed contempuously — "What does it signify? The llliflle!‘ PP ll‘: greasy pole he climbs the more he shows his taill Of another childless M.P. who had. for his political services, been created a baron he dc- clared he hsd "neither pride of ancestry nor hope of posterity." But now he himaeif has taken the bait, snd who knows but that it is because he has both a son and grandson to succeed in the title. For himself he will always be plain Lloyd George, the orator who played the main part in rousing snd stimulating the British in their darkest hours of the last GRM Wif-

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Over rzo applications have been» accepted t0 date by McGill University for entrance to the recently announced special courses for war ve- teran students beginning on Iaflllifl’ 5- Tllc special courses have been instituted by McGill ir. order to accommodate war veterans who liiivi- recently been discharged and who otherwise would have to writ until the next regular aca- ziemic session in order to continue their college education McGill is the first university in Canada to plan such extra stssions outside lllf‘ regular sessions for the accommodation 0f war trawl-ans, The izorapplications accepted by McGill include those of two or three women. ‘F he majority of tite- applications have been from Air Force veterans, although all three ser- vices have been represented. Pre-engineering is the course chosen by the majority of veterans, with science and commerce proving popular also. In itfltllllf)" arts. agriculture. [irC-HlCfllCRl and

predentsl courses have attracted wsr vetersns.

has been planning measures against YOlJOTdZIDITIlET. .' o t oi rocket attacks ever since the possrbilltv ~1--

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Notes By The Way

C ' endurance noeesssry in the Ffrsf World-War with that st the present-time. 1t 1s interest- ing t0 note that serving a half- hour spelt 1n a British tank 1s stated to be a greater strain than a full days marching and trench digging 1n France 1n 1917. — St. Thomas Times-Journal.

Until rural people assembled lo- cally in community groups give voice to their views and opinions no furm organization with head- quarters 1n Ottawa can speak forcibly for the farmers of Cun- sdn. The roots of any form or- ganization must be 1n the soil- riot 1n bricks or 1n pavement. Farmer's Advocate.

Poor sermons may furnish the excuse for many twho do not go to church). but a poor one 1s bet.- ter than none at all. There are many attractions 1n this modern age that lure folk away from wor- s 1p. This ls one of the prob- lems of the modern church. and the cause may prove to be more closely identified with the pew than with the pawns-Guelph Mercury.

King George struck a responsive chord 1n his Christmas message when he said: "The defeat of Ger- many and Japan 1s only the first alt o1’ our task. The second 1s t create a world of free men ‘tin- touched by tyranny?’ That 1s the ideal for which many men are fighting. and it would be a nega- tlon of victory if the United N2:- tions failed to attain 1t. — Ham- ilton Spectator.

If the Busslln offensive can get rolling. the German drive on the Western Front may fall short of wrecking Allied plans to the extent hoped for by Berlin. The enemy's powerful thrust 1s serious enough. 1n all truth. but wlttr Russia ai- tacklng 1n force on the East, and the Arlles reorganizing. the Ger- mans may soon again be facin a two-front ivrir that ivill be decls ve. -l-Iami1ton Spectator.

Al. least one of Britain's most fantous shipping companies 1s Planning to scrap all first-class ac- commodation ln its future ships. 1n the belief that after the war passengers who once paid for first.- class tickets will want to travel by irir instead, says the London Dally Mail. The company 1n ques- tion hopes itself to supply the air liners for them. Its surface strips of the future will cuter almost en- tirely for carsll- Llmlted passeng- er aceommudatlon. to be offered at relatively low rates, will be 1n- teridcd for people who like tea travel for its own sake.

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Another (for smoking), and one which Ls usually employ- ed only when all others have fall- eql. 1s to smoke dry tea in n new Dipe, or sweet. fern in a clay ivrgse. Now there's something which gets results. It falls within the cate- gory of those cure or kill remedies. If you survive, you can stand any- thing. und tobacco 1s not likely to lr:i_rm you. A strong will 1s the thing needed to conquer here and strike the shackles from ones wrists. By the way. have You got a c1—? we have left; our camomtle and ginger at home. - Hamilton Spectator.

What do you know‘! The second- hand train still works. Even tif- ter all of us had a whack at 1t. 1t still runs merrily around its lit- tle track. After another week or so the children W111 get. a chance at 1t n11 by themselves. But. af- ter a strenuous workout on Christ- mfls. the little thing still goes ch00. cirooinp like a good fellow. The doll stil closes lLs eyes when laid on its back. which 1s some- thins. The novelty of trying to 51ml Wt Why m! 9116s close never wears off and there 1s always the desire pIOmpllng everyone to open

point we want to make abundant- ly clear. That. loud clanglng noise was neither the toy train nor the hammer and saw outfit that came for Junior. Not at n11. That loud- est noise of all happened when we put on the Christmas tie than the family got. Boy. was 1t a wowl —W1ndsor Star.

devised a method of shipping whole eggs by which 1t. was pos- slble t0 send to the European and African theatres 1n the past six monttrs more than 400.000 cases or more than 140,000,000 eggs. This has been done by taking strict- ly fresh eggs. dipping them 1n mineral 011 to seal the shell pores and retard evaporation and then packing them iii special crates de- sugned to absorb shock. Fewer than 2 per cent have been broken 1n transit ind. since the e888 ‘Ire kept at 38 degrees during ship- ment and storage. there have been no complaints of spoilage. In- crease 1n shipping space has made 1r possible to ship more whole cirts and fewer 1n powdered form. But the best, army chef has yet to de- Vlse a manner whereby powdered 688s can be served sunnysfde up

‘ as a concomitant to ham or bacon.

There probably ls not a GI who would not willingly swap a whirl: boatload of powdered eggs for a chance to eat. his f111 of "ham end."--New York Sun.

“"158 women of this nerntlon perhaps never heard o Charles Dana Gibson. the artist. now mud tn New York. but their mothers know of 111m and his work. Around the turn of the century the then young artist crested Whbt csme u) be KIIOWI‘) as "the Gibson G1r1." He worked with pen and Ink. and his sketches in black and white of lean. elegant beauties affected the styles and manners of woman for a generation. The Gibson drawings appeared 1n the maga- zines, and were printed 1n port- folios which 1nd greet opuisrlty —for years no plrlor able was complete without one. Gibson had considerable skill with .. pen, and an eye for dress a il nslr-do. and the Gibson Girl h.- came the fashion and the idea. Young women everywhere eoplal his syier and ideas as best. tfiti could. and of course tried to ad- just their shapes u) the Glbsoi standard-not always, we seem t recall. with entire success. The! were simpler days. when Char-lei Dan Gibson was 1n his season o. popu srfty. and there wen either movie nor radio to carry’ road- way ashram over-night across tire continent. The Gibson Girl was a product of the times. and a pass- ing pun", but, while she reigned rm» creator was e msn of influ- ence_which he exercised with dlziilty and restraint. Re was no llristrn-Ottlws JourrrsL

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Britain's First Sea Lord

(By Irnnk Lowe. Cslssllsn Press‘ Staff Writer) The stor goes that when Ad- rnlrul of te Fleet Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham received one of those many war forms to fill out he wrote. opposite the clause asking him what he was 1n c1v11 life. the word. “child?

It might well be a true story. too. because Britain's First Se: Lord and Chief of Naval Staff has followed the sea for 40 of his 00 years-and now finds himself at he to of the career ladder twin one o the to heat tasks s nnvs t otlclsu ever

In the war against Japan he will

1t up and discover the reason, One p

like Quartermaster Corps has h

be up against. an enguw who will be using the tricks he himself em- played to keep the Mediterranean cpen against the Axis fleets. He knows only too well that although the combined Allied fleets outwel 1r the Japanese force, an lnteror fleet can make ltfe miserable. even disastrous. for a superior one.

He learned that the hard way. In the Mediterranean. when he was conunander-in-chfet of that troubled stretch of water he put to sea with two bstLIeBh-lIDB. one carrfer. flve cruisers and a fleet of destroyers with elders to bottle up the big Italian fleet.

As the war developed and his losses mounted his numerical 1n- ferlorlty become ludicrous. At one time his force consisted of three cruisers and one fighter pilot. and another story told of the Ad- miral 1s that when he was present- ed with the K. C. Cunningham remarked wryiy. “I wish they hitcl given me three squadrons of Hur- ricanes instead".

But. by combining skill. bluff. audacity and courage he won his fight. And the climax came the day he received the surrender of the Italian fleet and wrote that famous dispatch beginning. ‘fBe pleased to inform your Lordship that the entire Italian battle fleet is now anchored under the guns of Malta. . . ."

So it may be seen that he knows only too well what can be done with very little. And the Japs. although outnumbered. will have some surprises the Allies know nothing about. For 1n- stance. how many 18-inch battle- ships luve they builW-lt ls known they have built some under the news blackout tlrttt has shrouded Japan's war building for the last eight. year's.

Thus. despite drubblngs at the hands of the United States Navy. 1t probably 1s true that the Nip- ponese fleet is still a powerful de- fensive force. It holds many sea bases along tire thousands of lea- gues of the Pacific. bases from which 1t can harry the innumer- irble sen-borne landings the Allies must make.

It follows. their. that all these

hydra-headed sections of Japan- ese naval power must be topped off before the Allies can get to grips properly with the enemy-a strategic undertaking the vastness of which. considering the vastness of the Pacific. would stagger the average naval tactician who fig- ures things out on a shlp-to-ship. stand-up engagement basis. But Cunningham has never fig- ured that way — he could never afford to-so it may well be that the role his fleet played 1n the Mediterranean will have suited 111m ideally for the Japanese fight. At least you can't fool an old underdog with old tricks.

Post War Plans For South Africa

The start of a new roar finds war conscious South Aftlca also busily laying plans for re-esbabllsir. ment 1n civilian life of thousands of discharged volunteers. even to a rccomm tion for compulsory building 1f necessary to provide them with adequate housing; facil- i res. some 30o demobilization ccm- mttztees have been set up and will be readv to operate 1n January to help solve the problems of a large proportion of 90.000 discharged volunteers And already a “Mtlcflfil hnusinfi" conference has been held. adopting a recommen- dation that. the should be gtverr a preference 1n all ousting. The conference urzed ii housing survey for the ivhole Union and added the far-reiachlnft recommendation for compulsory building 1f irecessary to provide the men coming home from war with proper tiornes The recommendations followed a warning frcrn Col Randell. renrzseiitatlvc of the demobiliz- ation directorate. that, the Unlorfs people should realize that South MTCB 00111:! not. meet. t-‘he housing dfimihd that mlizht 8115c 1n the next year. He added that the pub. 11c may have scldters blllcted with them for an indefinite period. Prcntisals for homo ownership Include a scheme to build trons-rs at a maximum cost. of 132.000 with a 115 per cent loan limit at two per cent interest. the per-led cf mo loan not. to exceed 20 years The ptrrount of deposit on tire cos‘. of land should be lcft to local nuliior- ltles v o .