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President: Lieut. Col. W. Cheater S. IULUO Visa-President: J. l; Burnett. I’. J. I. Secretary: Lieut. Col. D. A. Mailman. 0.8-0.

luitor and Managing Director: J. B. Burnett. IJJ. Annotate Editors: Frank Walker and Lieut. Ian

A. Burnett. R..C.N.V.II. (On Aotlva Service)

“The Strongest Memory la Weaker Th“

the Weakest Ink.‘ wineries-genes» a 1w

Nationalization Under Scrutiny

Following the candid criticism yoiced by l New Zealauder of the nationalization policies

put into practice by the Government of that dominion. similarly zidverse opinions are expres- sed in, the report of a commission appointed by the Government of Australia to inquire into the advisability, or otherwise, of Government op- eration of a war plant which it is proposed to convert into a ray-on factory. The adverse re- port now presentctl is all the more significant, in view of the fact that the chairman of the commission ivns an appointee of the Govern- ment, .\lr. john K, Jensen. According to the Canberra correspondent 0f the Chrirtimt-Sri- mrr Jluni/tir. itpposititin to the present Gov- trnnicnt‘ “trend towards tiationalizatioti 0f key lll(lll5ll'lC ' is apparently steadily ntounting. Mr. Jensen, while pledging himself to promote the [JOllClQS of the state to the best of his ability, lt-avcs no ilonbt about his tiersonal opposition to the nationalization tirojcct. "I cannot recom- mend a course of action," he says, “which I feel v‘on't be successful."

ln the first placc, says .\lr. Jensen, no busi- ncss can be successfully carried on without pro- fits. and to Rlllkt‘ profits there must be an adequate ntarkct. The selling of goods is a job for experts, and the Government employees put to the task would he lacking in the necessary experience. Yew yirocesses and designs must be constantly produced. and thcre would be the competition of reduced production costs to be faced. These factors involve the ntaintennnce of an extensive research department and con- stant investigation of overseas markets. The unlikelihoorl of private enterprise being willing to disclose technical inlortuation to Goren-intent- owned plants is stressed.

lt is recommended that seven factories be retained for post-ivar defence, five with portions leased to private industry or sold, and seven re- linqtrishecl to their owners. The correspondent concludes with the statement that the Jensen report is regarded in Australia as a more real- istic ‘approach to the problem than could "norm- ally be expected from a civil servant." He. thinks it is calculated to put a quicker brake on the ambitions of the Labour Government than any arguments emanating from private enter- prise wotild be.

Curb On Profileering

Profiteerittg in war industries it is stated is at a discount here. In the year. 1043 655 Canadian companies earned net opcrazing profits of $799 millions, as against $488 millions in 1939, says l/Vinitfpeg fires Press. For the moment they appeared to be rolling in money. But then came the government tax collectors, and by the time they were through, the com- panies found themselves with only $292 tnilliotis for their stockholders. This amount. in I043. was actually less than the total of $313 mil- lzon for I942-—shareholders' profits have shrunk sharply in the last years of the war. By i043 they were very little larger than in I939, nvlten they totalled $288 millions against $292 Fill- lions last year. In fact, when it comes to actual dividends, shareholders received $260 tuillionr last year as against $288 tnillious in 1939- and the dividends are now heavily taxable as they were not in i939. They are taxable even though the company's profits already have been taxed in the corporation levy. It is clear. there- fore, that there has been no profiteeriug in thcse companies and that investors are much worse off than they wcrc before the war. as a re~nlt of taxes,

Education In Ontario

Tire responsibility of govcrnulent for :hc statidards, distribution and cost of education has been recognized outstandingly in Ontario. where the administration of Premier George A. Drew has undertaken to assume 50 per cent of its ‘utal cost in the province. The percentage varies fmm 30 per cent in the case of the larger cities to 60 per cent in the smaller urban com- munities. In the case of the rural schools the boards will receive a percentage 0f the operating costs for the past calendar year, varying from a

per cent. Because of the impossibility of cs- tablishing any satisfactory comparative scale on the basis of population in the rural areas, Pre- mier Drew explains that it was found necessary to use a different method of computation for rural schools. But no school board will reccivr less in I945 than it did in r944 from the prov- incial government, aud the plan does away with the necessity for assistance grants.

Thus the larger cities in the province such as Toronto, Islantiltou and Ottawa, where there is a. great concentration of population and fin- ancial resources, will receive approximately 30 per_cent of the amount now being collected au- nually from taxpayers to support the city schools. While some disappnitittnent was expressed by those taxpayers ivho had expected the full 5o per cent reduction, the government's action is

Drew-last year. The success with which he has approached it has aroused-the liveliest interest in Ontario; it has taken a potent political argu- ment against him out of the bands of the C.C.F., and it will provide him with excellent election- eering ammunition for the next provincial cz.m~~ paxgn.

But beyond these practical political advan- tages, it is the children of Ontario who have gained the most from the adjustment. The ex- perience of the forthcoming year will provide useful data for future improvement of the ‘edu- cational system, now under study by Mr. Ins- tice Hope, and the other provinces of Canada will watch with the greatest interest the pro- gress made in Ontario. t

EDIIURIAL NUItS i '

Boxing Day, a holiday observed itrmany‘ part5 of Canada as well as England. U I Fl IU

It is all over but the pleasant tnemories and unpleasant bills. Now for the Ncw Year! >lK ll‘ l? Ill

Taking of the P. W. C. rink and playground for post-\var activities looks very like stealing candy from a kid. 1F Ill 1i ll‘

Canada is in as good a position as any other country to supply Australia with wheat should Attstralia find it necessary to import wheat next year- While ample demands exist for any wheat which Canada can move, stock's uu the West Coast are available if needed.

liltvlill‘

Probably this is not the time to refer to pol- itical promises and expectations, but the latest rumour is that Mr. T. M. Linltlctter, t\l.l..!\.., is in the running for the vacant senatorsbip. Isle has fought four elections and has seven chil- dren. lion. J. A. Bernard, l\f.I..A., also men- tioned for the position has ruu one election, and has 13 children. i i‘ i 1K U , In Ontario they are experiencing one of the coldest winters on record. At the Experimental Farm, Ottawa, for instance, 0n Wednesday night last the lo\v temperature of 23 degrees below zero was reached. and even at nine text morning the thermometer rested at 2o degrees below a a a a On military advice, the gallant defence of Hung Kong came to an end this date I041. after :5 days continual fighting; on the same date, the Free French took over the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon. Addressing both Houses of Parliament. Mr. Churchill avowed his lion'- that the British and American peoples would walk together in majesty, in justice and m peace. i i I U Friends and relatives of buys overseas will be- more than usually interested in the King's New Year's, honours _list. More than 450 Cau- adian servicemen will be included. While the lists are not yetcomplete, the navy estimated a list of I45, the army 14o and the R.C.A.F. r80. All the lists are expected to include a. smatL-r- int! of women. Accompanying the navyk list will be the traditional New Year's promotions, this year totalling between 500 and 600 names. u n: a n

The word “l0gistics" has bothered a. good many, as it has come to be used frequently. At one time it was taken to mean only “that branch of the military art which embraces the details of transport and supply,” this being the defini- tion in a. fairly recent dictionary. But it is new being applied to all \var planning, and in a recent speech .\Ir. Roosevelt extended it further when

logistics of the peace just as Marshall, King, Arnold, MacArthur, Eisenhower are organizing the logistics of this war."

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least of St. Stephen the .\lartyr—was one of the. seven ordained by the Apostles to at- tend to the finances of the Church and disin- buted alms; on account of his spiritual power. he held a prominent place in tho early Clmn-h. was accused of blasphemy and stoned to death; his defence. before the Sauhedriu is given prnm- incnce in the Acts of the Apostles, and contains the first statement of the universality of the gospel to Gentile as well as Jew: his death \\';1.~' witnessed by Saul of 'l‘arsus. and the scene made a vivid impression on his mind; Stephen was the first Christian Martyr.

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Progressive Conservative Leader jolm lurc- ken, who was in lklotitrcal lust week conferring with leaders and staying at the Windsor, was prevented from taking a trans-Atlantic ‘plane at Dorval Airport by news of the death of his mother at Saskatoon. The Progressive (Tr-ti- scrvative Leader had been on his way over- seas on a non-political survey of conditions in

overseas when word of the death of Mrs. Ephraim Bracken, his mother, reached him. The rest of the party proceeded on their journcv, and Mr. Bracken will join them overseas after he has attended to his mother's funeral. The late Mrs. Bracken was buried in the fan-lily plot at Olivet church cemetery at lillisville in Leeds county, treat; Bgockvills. n-

Following newspaper advertising experi- ments in a variety of cities of different sizes and sections, Heinz & Co. proved that “consnnver awareness" of the products affected was in- creased by 19.7 per cent during the t3 weeks of advertising, while the consumer buying of the product advertised increased by 33.7 per cent

so tmusual that little (lissent is likely to be heard.

In addition to the tax relief tints [)l‘0Vlfl'.‘.'l there is another aim that outweighs it in Im- portance — the recognition of the fundamental principle that every Canadian child should re- :ive equal educational opportunity.

paper advertising as a itational itiediitm, when given a fair chance on the basis of continuity, does not have to bow to any other medium as to cost and effectiveness." As a result of these tests Heinz will depend more largely than ever

during the same period." The conclusion reach- ed by the Heinz Company was that "news-

The school program, says the lllontrcrll Gas- :He, is without doubt the most complex and the

on newspaper advertising to do its selling both now and in the post-war period.

most difficult of achievement of the twenty- ' i two "ledge: made to the electors by Premier Note‘ Th. “P!

he said: “\Ve are even now organizing the to

England and among the Canadian armed forces glnfl 5! ll" MW" ""94 emhm‘

mon (but not no‘ zlar) in Australia

this ls the only wood burner known

It la argued in favour of iko mg. war Jeep thatiby building 1t only u little tower it will pass under a box-cur at u grade crossing. This.

A Fienoh woman peggflufl 43h“. she had patiently kept {or him gm-

"Dtlfjt You know there's _u war on? Everybody ourht u» know

War brldeu arriving in Canada

Recorder and Times.

results in his arrest. in connection with a crune which took place in

Hamilton Speggator. ——— p P601111: in Canada who know d something of the difficulty created

In the tradition Inf Japanese politeness. perhaps. Premier Koiso

our 18-29 raids on Tokyo. Says he: of the Japanese and strengthen the so, we certainly can not allow t/ho Nips to outdo us tn courtesy. If they like our bombs we will just.

(Chicago Daily News),

"In case o! mv death my wife Jenny Walton (Mistress Jenny

remarks: Both capitalism and com-

eonfllct. Before the argument can be conducted tn s. reasonable tone

Capitalism ts not happily named.

uccumulat on of capital, then soviet that ever existed.

Rabbits are thriving under war conditions in Australia because muti- power and wlrenetfing are in short supply. Twenty years ntio New South Wales pustured 33,000,- 000 sheep. In the subsequent per- iod of good prices, grazlers financed

Australian News Letter.

Prime Minister Churchill is free publication. Mr. Wells

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culls Mr. Churchill u "would-be

York Herald Tribune.

an office boy who would be an of-

otftce boy would be a "real office boy. and that if any man sat down at that desk, then he would have to do the duties of the of- fice boy. There was a slight snick-

ttc. While the oration was pro- ceeding. the boss had come into the office and wanting to write something had sat down at the of- flce boy's desk not realizing that he might be asked at any moment

the head of the department n Star

Two partners who run an fill- the centre o Australia have made They f tted it to their uttltt truck and drove 1700 miles to Me bounte on 1700 lbs. of wood and one gal-

cost them nothing. They gather-

journey and the filter once. For with many sand drifts but on the steady 60 m.p.h. The engineers any wood, particularly red gum nnd ducers burning charcoal are com-

rmd have made a valuable contri- ion in conserving petrol. but

hem-Urn: Aiutraliau News mm.

Floor Prices Forl - Agriculture I

but July. the Canadian parlia- tt fa felt. will lessen the work of ment panned t-be ‘

coroners’ Juries-Ottawa Olttgc . Support Act giving

went power to place ftoora under

1n farm com-

tfes as an lmportarr"

post-war reconstruct"

ulturul Prices the Govern-

the chill wit/b a foot-long cigar which ntpd O

tluee ‘years-feeling certain that Act he would eventually finish eating Board . J. . the one be hiuL-Budbury Daily since been madeOh 5km can be applied to any natural rpm‘- w ea ,

Tuggurt has airman) and

——- duct of There is a mnva on foot, no the which flying goes. to abolish the phrase, Wheat Bo Prices may be supported either

‘ chases 1n the

crtbed floor price a to farmers repres-

la already dealt wt urd.

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there's u war on without being tutu market at a. ‘and the flying should not be used or by paymen as an excuse for poor service. - enttng bhe difference between the Ottawa. Citizen. average market prioe and the floor price. t. '

must think this country is any- objectives towards Phlox but. appreciative of their pres- Board's operations m to be d1 ence when their application; are rected: 1t "shall endeavour to en- rejected by landlord after qand- sure adequate and stable retums lord because they happen w have for agriculture by promoting order- a. child or children. — Broekvtlle 1y adjustment from war to be conditions and shall endeavour to ———— secure a fair relationship between The ‘routine ducking o! a war the returns from agriculture and workers fingerprints at, Ottawa, those jmm ohtleaocfupattons."

from wheat, the peace- the United States nineteen years time support of agricultural prices B80. The tmn of the law ls long is and 1L8 memflfy is no shortea- unlike the situation in the United

_ . States. where extensive price-sup- were initiated!

the immediate l" this country by the shift of purpose of the Act; is to deal with Dvbulation to manufacturing cen- the tres. can have some slight idea of tect farmers, who have been en- what the condition must be in cont-aged to expand and shift uro- England where a similar industrial ductlun tn the interests of the war concentration is multiplied a thous- effort, against losses resultln and-fold by the destruction of possible surpluses before pro ucttcn homes by bombs. - Gait Recorder. patterns can be readjusted to meet peacetime needs. the debate on the Bill the Minis- ter of Agriculture emphasized that

intimates that Lie ls grateful for gmlflusugglposslble

n new venture in this country,

transitional problem-Jo pro-

d nlmll °pitiaiiilis “itiii ~ , _, Bo and mp ed a ey mt; They helBhLn the fighting spli.t fitarecsfisary for a number of m“ .. t war. “my o‘ the namm‘ Th“ hem: afilie liglslutton does not: coin- mite the Board to u specific for- mula for establishing thie legtébof . 1 pports, us th Un ted u.es have to keep pouring em on.— P; ‘éfuxglllnltted to nmffltyp. i? by omlnhlig h lfl; 1t d l l5 0 o; m 5|; t m! Governmen as e s a Inn - pruiiiiiteu ln riiitrii; i: m: ittflié mm" n“ w “m” m" “ W" last testament of Charles Delloro, policy sumd who died tn June. It said simply: “om “d pmlflefm‘,

lZPor giheso’ fieasong lute dyscoifi- 9mm) 15 th b0 I son w ch oOWs no nur - leavg... Dena“)? ansangfianlrfothad gmgtznfined to price floors as a been headwalter t th it’ Lord

Nelson Hotel fora ulna Tease and "m" {lwmptsha lgcad survey or left personal property valued at ‘he pmslble ° l“ v95

i less than $5,000.—Tbe Maple Leaf. §§%‘;)%‘r"fl§lg measures M, Eggs“;

In the main. it dfsawsltogether current economic muntsm are fighting words. They‘ d w“ °“~ i th U ited States have recent;- are symbols. bxpletlves. banners of l‘; bgen “exammm! pa“ “path , - en euvour to cur e e . of voice they must be explained. to avoid mm mistakes and They point out that. the

y post-war measure.

The New York Times Magazine m“! prcducm‘

For if a capitalist society is one mllmes" ti f floor-price programs

that lays articular stress upon the ggfirkg: élompucabm by a com f t f b] cttves.

Russia is the most capitalist state 3:1’; ‘Lmfmgrlnm mechmflsm m. protecting .he farmer against EX- treme declines in bribe-S- they can be directed tu-

Development of "synthetic time dltlon. farm Incomes t0 a

plasma" has been announced in ward raising Stockholm. A device described as higher level. But when emDIOYBd an "artificial heart" was eonslder- for this latter purpose they are ably publicized a few years ago. likely to tnterfere with the func- Now if somebody could just get tlon of the price busy and concoct synthetic bones fng production an and synthetic flesh. the next thing production You know We will be confronted involve the government in ext/sn- wtth artificial men. The only slve drawback would be that they would (notably those connected with the have no brains and no soul, but accumulation and disposal o! sur- even today you run across peoule pluses), and to become like that-Montreal Gazette. charge on the income of the 00m- munity as s whole.

(To be continued)

Worth Watching

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North Grey's byelectlon. Where a rabbit war, pastures improved, General McNauEhlfJII l5 i° 595k a and by 1943, flocks had increased 508i‘ ill Pflrlllimerw Wm be Wgfvh

56,000,000. Unless the rabbit Wflwhlnk ($105355 WDTl/h WBl-Chlni war is curried on graziers fear they if only l0 868 Whether “W56 5m“ will lose the ground won. — From KIOIISfJTlI-‘MOBMS Messrs. Crerur. MacDonald Ilsley-wtll be in there punching to _._ elect the mun who was taken into Perhaps the besl answer lo Mr. the Cabinet to stop conscription, H. G. Wells's violent attack upon changing his mind only when he (with the PM.) bud a tzun but w head by the said stout eon-

be an intriguing spec- Britkti fuehret" says he is less tacle, to be sure. to E96 Messrs- well equipped than a Boy Scout to MacDonald. Crew!" lead hLs nation today. that he has making the changes rlns’ 0X1 H“? served his purpose and should get hustlngs on behalf of the man who out "before we forget the debt we conspired and owe him." If Mr. Churchill were from the battleznents their old col- a fuehrer. even ln the would-be league stage. something would happen to Layton Ralston. Mr. Wells tn retaliation for such u Angus. he of the Scottish Clans of diatribe; but irotbtng will. unless North America. the 01d Cfllsfld" it ls a rebuke by the British public, crerur, his back now to the up- or that of the United Nations, lands, which he richly deserves. — New these out on the buck concessions for the mun who dethroned “M? \ comrade-Ramon, what u tale f0 A mun we know had finally got ‘tears ‘it. would be! s, we have seen often to our ange nedfellows ore , what party ex-

bl Tribune. a. Leftist English weekgy. acflpttontsts

1n the conscription 5811i- nnd the righteous Ilsley-

Ala flee boy and nothing else. He got sorrow what. s the boy s. desk and placed him made by poll where he would do the most good. pedtency does to the most chival- Then he lectured the men of his mus of souls, so we await North department, told them that this GLrey without confidence. Messrs.