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Proficient Ueut. Col. W. Chester S. Mull!‘ Vino-President: J. B. Burnett» 3-1-1-

Ionretan: Llent. Col. D. A. lhclilnnon, 0.8.0. ldftar and M ‘ Dlreoto . J. B. Burnett, FJJ. Alnoclate Editors: Frank Walker and Ufll- Ill A. Burnett, R.C.N.V.R. (On Active Service)

‘The Strongest Memory is Weaker 1n}... the Weakest Ink."

THURSDAY, AUGUfiSTiT-O, 194s

Our ‘Food Commitments

Figures released by the Dominion De- partment of Agriculture disclose that only by the most strenuous efforts will Canada during the next few months be able to meet the com- mitments she has undertaken in supplying meat m Europe. This fact has been accentuated by the zuinouiiceinetit from London yesteytlay, voic- ing concern over the cessation of L‘. S. lend- lease arrangements and expressing 1101M’. I113! "the Doniinioiis will see us through the worst.

Last April, at the invitation 0f the late President Roosevelt, representative ministers of the baited Kingdom and Czuiadian governments nicr United States zniihoriiics to invcstigzite mt0 and make recommendations upon the prOlllcm of feeding liurtxjie and llritain. It was fOtttltl that meat was in tlll‘ “(lllit jiossible position, and with 11,6 utmost that could be vxpectcd in re- ducing consuiiiptiriii in the supplying countries. and even in the United Kingdom, only relative- lv small quantities could be Provided f0‘ lhe 150,000,000 people of the liberated countries. It ivas expected at that tiiiic that over a twelve- mnmh Period in p.45 tlinada would export the following quantities of meat:

Carcass and boneless beef—200,000,000 lbs., with a iwssible atlditional 25,000,000 lbs. ll it could be made available.

l§.'iciiii-_j(i_:,ikxroco lbs.

Canned mezit-—ll4.000.000 lb5-

Now it appears that Canada, if she does reach Zhesc export figures, will just do s0 by the skin of licr tccih. ln ilie first six months of this rear iuuicctcil plains in Canada slaught- ered 735.000 head of cattle anil the Canadian Meat lloarrl exported the equivalent of 80.000.- ooo lbs. of carcass beef, 255,000,000 lbS- °f bacon and 5i,oo0.000 lbs. of canned meat.

In ordcr to meet her export (ltlflla, l! l5 now estimated that the slaughter at inspected plants in Llanada for the last half of I945 will

have to be 825.000 head, or 32,000 head each week. But s0 far in the last half of I945 mar- kctimrs have not reached 30-000 ltf-"l l" all)’ ‘"1" iveek, although it is felt that this figure could be reached if marketings were reasonably dis- tributed, so that there would not be a glut on one cattle market, with a scarcity of cattle 0n another. As things stand at present inspectetl plants as a ivliole iii this country are not op- erating at capacitv.

And even the slaughter of 825,000 head Of cattle during the last six months of 1945 will merely enable Catiada to fulfil her canned meat obligation. since, even on the basis of restricted

consumption, it will only provide another 80,- 000,000 lbs. of beef for export, leaving a defi- cit of 40,000,000 lbs. from the figure to which Canada has Obligatcrl herself, to say nothing of the requested additional 25,000,000 lbs.

Tapping Hitler's Line

Among all the secret weapons listed as “now it ca) be told," none enlivens the imagin- ntion more than hard-headed john Bull's use of astrology. The story is thus related in an American exchange:

.\\varc of Hitler's faith in such readings, the British had the Fuehrer’s horoscope cast every day, just as he did, Thus they knew as soon as he what hints he would get from the stars and regularlv stole his famous intuition.

The plFlll worlv-erl, too, according to the re- port. Tiber wcre able to forestall several of his r_n0ves. Watching for a boxer to telegraph his punches is routine in the prize ring. Catching your opponent's signals is sound strategy in baseball. If llitlcr thinks he is in communica- tion with the stars, the British reasoned, \ve’ll listen in on the linc. In the circumstances it was the sane procedure, The ivav t0 deal with an antagonist is to tap his source of ideas fol- low lllsktllfdlltltlfi of thought and beat him to his iicxt irzillop.

Many of tho most useful weapons of this war have seemed fantastic. such as radar and buzz bombs. llut none has been more bizarre than this strictly practical use of a niadniaifs faith in the occult.

Liberal Leader For Nova Scotia

The rcsigiiaiioii of Premier .‘\. S. Mac- Millziii of Nora Scotia, to become effective as soon as a successor" has been chosen, places upon the Liberal party of our sister province the

dclicatv irisk of sr-lcciing a iieiv Provincial lcad- ford 5mm Wlltlm he lttlttffllfitl 5250-000; he ivas fiflfiljflffigggpofntfilog? Ogfifilgfxl’ :35 er. Prcsiiiiiriblv tun (‘liiutc will l)(\ made m it“; a R. A. and M. A. of Oxford, but did not pur- number who dld their best to offset case ll\' tllt‘ Liberal iiiciubcrshiji of the Legisla- sue alt?’ jigofession, being satisfied to live alone %g§,§f§n5l°"n2gghfjlglfisséllféf fligggl; gm» ,\,=.<~,nl,]v, although m we“, of ghc faq that in a ig ouse and to dine mostly with poor known both the bitterness of con-

n general election is in the offing the decisi n might be conveniently referred to a Provinci l convention, and if this were done the clash conflicting zinibiiioiis would to a large exteit be avoided.

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lief in Ettrope, then we arc forced t0 do the same thing. If the U. then our small efforts and will only produce good in Europe.

millionaire-miser, died this date the son of james Wcild, goldsmitli of Knuts- clal

tenants; at his death then valued at over $3,000,000, to Queen Vic- tnria for her own personal at his funeral, crowded with wondering — not lamenting -

PCPI-QRI-UNTPQWN, GUARDIAN_

his return t0“ the position he relinquished in 1940 to become Minister of National Defence for Naval Services, would be very generally ap- proved by the people of Nova "Scotia. As long as bi-party system is followed, the best man in the dominant party should be recruited for the Premiership. That Angus L. Macdonald is the most commanding figure in the Liberal party of Nova Scotia at the present time, is hardly open to serious question. Whether or not that party should be given a new mandate at the

you could be at horn porter.

trouble-Gael h “HOIls|e-Ihu|Te;'_

. . . . . . l approaching Provincial election is another mat- fifufiigivriiisigfi ter. But whether as Prime Minister or leader of f" m0” P901116 tn

l-lis Majesty's loyal Opposition, Mr. Macdon- aljflmodnuml‘ "

ald would bring greater strength to his party and to the Provincial Legislature than any one else who might be got to serve in either capi-

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of the accidents in the kitchen."

than ii billion and the record hatch of in 1943 was no New York Sun,

-E DI TORIAI. NOTES-

It was like pro-war days Government House At Home.

yesterday at

People have got to know more of the pre- scribed forms of public worship or they soon will know less, hence the desirability of reviving interest in the yvhy and wherefore of the order of public worship comprisctl in the liturgical conference now taking jilzicc. I l‘ U

command, as they

They were beaten

for their ambitions founded upon false Chatham News.

_ provemem of Is The Canadian Press also among the portatlon service. knockers? In a bulletin on the tourist traffic it mentioned New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, but ignored Prince Edward lslaiid, “'0, too, enjoyed tourist patronage, perhaps to a greater extent than either of the other Mziritimes.

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tioii of new

tcr the first

There is money in patriotic ‘they become popular. The publisher of “Tip- perary" and other war songs, Mr. Bertram Feldrrian, has just died in London, leaving a fortune of $2,442,110. x

songs once employed.

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. . . .1 ‘f l It lS n0 stirprise that the Royal Commis- rm pm “er n

sion on Veterans’ Qualifications was summar- ily recalled to Ottawa. It was serving no useful purpose, and merely mounting up unnecessary expense. The Commission had all the appear- ance of a political job, organized in view of an election. and having served its ptlnpose could be

cut out with financial advantage. l I I I

settlement all Hallfrtx Herald

During dog days pose. encc he has planned

Now the weeds are the plants The probability of a super-nylon is pre- dicted. Dr, George R. Harrison, head 0f the physics department of Massachusetts Institute of Technology says super-nvlon might be ex- pected to make a stocking to last IO years, or to stand extraordinary wear without quickly lic- ing worn out. That \\ill be better than leg- paint.

in the midst of look of ln their ripening frul

montlv-sweet; corn,

bage, The

lion:

Prime Minister King is so persistent, in season and out of season, in his declarations that lie is not to run another election that one is iii- clincd to the conviction that the Honorable the Premier doth protest too much. It may be that he has visions when the choice of a successor comes to be nlade, the Liberal Party from Que- bec to Ontario will, as with one voicc, shout "we want King"! Tlien what could he do, but emulate the Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone, bow to the inevitable and retain the leadership! a u n

A revolutionary method for fruit grouting has been discovered by a British scientist svhich Bulletin. enables crops to withstand frost and prevents

pre-harvest falls. He is Dr. j. S\varbric_k, head of the research centre of Bristol Llniirersity, England. Secret of the process is a new chemi- cal which is sprayed on the green calyx after the flowers have been picked off the fruit tree. This chemical sets the fruit instantly with the result that all the fruit on the tree ripens at the same time. While his process ensures a full 9WD of fruit each year it entails no danger of over-cropping, since once the fruit is on the tree

raised lii captivity.

the coats.

Ontario.

of Ontario, with 0nd place.

Glve us fer-year.

months.)

Its will answer.

phaeton with top.

should know, gave it as his opinion, says T/ic l" Gama“ "B"! II Printed Ward, that rationing will come off within a. month or so. Mr. Gordon announced that the Secretary was wrong. and that nothing of the sort would be done. 'l‘ruthfull_v' enough, Washington announces that no official decision has beenltalcen to end rationing there, but we have positive information that a general (lccis- inn to this effect has been taken. \\'e do not think that it is a good thing for civil scrvziiits at Ottawa to lecture other countries on their internal policies. Realism should lead us to understand that we cannot do but so much, in the way of sending supplies to Etirope. If thc b. S. is to deprive its people of food, for re-

few other of us, as

we haven't the

clothing, shortage this thought ls Bombay’. would .

have committed husbands tried new dresses

S. is not going to do this, are actually insignificant, more confusion here than

office ln the Saint

The servicemen fered confinement ln camps of the cnemyha

i ll 1F 1k

john Camden Weild, the Buckingham

i852; he was

he bequeathed his estate, lease’ they way come use and disposal; "l" freedm" 7°‘

North Marston Church was ycamnd Amfl-jcan

York Times, must be

But however or by whom the selection i to be made, says the Sydney Post-Record, th outstanding qualifications of llon. Angus L. lvlacdouald point to him as the logical choice. if he is available for thr- prist. llaviug just passed his 5511i year, Nlr. \l.'l(‘<lI‘tll.'ll(l, although t still a comparatively young man judged by the accepted standards of public lifc, is equipped with a wealth of valuable cxjicriencc acquired

spectators, including tenants, workmen and the poor; but not a tear was shed. not a uttered as his body was committed to its last resting place, for he had done nothing to cx- citc their gratitude, to win their s_vuipath_v, or

only remark heard ivas: “Poor creaturc! had he known so much ivould have been spent to bring his remains from ClIClFCZI to licrc he would have

those of regret two things

o lay them under the slightest obligation: the ivlio fcll slck. Between

pnrntus

and n Fermari beer

laoth in the Provincial and Federal arenas, and c

ome down here to di_e to save expense!"

wim ff nun-T‘ i third of hi: time firlnffif.‘ other two-thirds that nus’; nu m.

D Mercury.

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city in this critical era of Nova Scotia’s politi- €§gyl2§::$1gldn1g‘l° cal history. . __.__ Chlclrenl hitched In the

months of this year number

n" (kfmllll. before the war,

'I‘.he volves the Inauguration Q1 uses in Vancouver and the _ p cross-town

Four million dollars, it 1s 5a] b9 Spent on new rolling stock. Af- Prl flve years there are plans for further extensions. From the Vancouver Province.

The public wants to see fnlr play every time between employers and But lt would also like to see common sense and a re sonable amount of give. and ta put into the normal relations be- tween trade unions and employers. Above all, it would like to make ll: plain that the public ls actually a _ all the lndustrlal relationships which demand fair over the country, -

gardener feels he ha comments The Minneapolis Star-Journal. This ls the indulg- In Sep- ll start. under control, all set out. The lawn grows scnncely enough to require mowing, chrysantheniums are be- ginning their grand show, phlox are theirs. Apple trees prosaic after their splendor May. yet there ls new charm

tember the Fall chores wl

gardener amongst beauty and plenty.

average price was Muskrat fur ls used prlnclpnll The best. quality ls s01 d0!‘ the trade name of Hudson Seal, and the top grade comes from the Rldeau and Rice Lake districts on The principal source of supply of muskrats ls the province Manitoba 1n sec- All the provinces and _ the two territories contribute many thousands, except Prince Edward Island where the annual catch av- erages about 1,500. -- Government

prlsoners-of-war many other countries, He says that stand out most vlvldly in his memories of his prison-camp life, The first of these l5 the deter- mination with which a small group American doctors. themselves gel tirlsoners-of-wnr, worked for those ‘r they np-