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Jon “© BIG BEN — the camen? chew for. many years NY oe Psa Bridging The Gaps Farmers of Western Canada and others whose business is dependent for its welfare on the prosperity of Western agriculture will watch with keen interest the development of the new measures recently devised by the fed ral government With the object of stiffening control of commodity prices with the dual objective of furthering the war effort, and of conserving the interests. of the consumers, While it must be admitted at the outset that farmers, 4s well as industrial workers. and dwellers of urban centres, are consumers and, there- fore, to some extent, interested in seeing that the prices of commodities which they have to purchase are kept. down to a reasonable level and within ‘reach of their purchasing power, yet the former are also vendors of con- sumer goods, and that particular type of goods which comprise absolute necessities for the health and well-being of those consumers who are not directly dependent upon agriculture for their livelihood. There would be no problem for the government in its efforts to pre- vent undue advances in the prices of commodities if parity existed between the prices the farmers received for the foodstuffs which constitute their sole stock in trade and the prices which all consumers, including the farmers have to pay for other necessities common to all classes of consumers. Per- haps this statement should be modified by stating that the problem for the government, at least, would not be so acute. Unfortunately, for the government, for the farmers and for all other classes of consumers this parity of prices does not ‘exist. Not only is there too wide a spread between the price the farmer receives: for many of the food commodities which he sells-in the domestic. markets and the price the consumer has to pay for at least some of these commodities, but there is also-too great a margin between the price the farmer has to pay for neces- sities which he is unable to produce and ‘the price he receives for those which he does produce. A Dual Problem This latter disparity in the prices of agricultural and industrial neces- sities which must be purchased by consumers of all classes is reflected in recently published figures which sisawed that the wholesale price index for July of this year stood at 91, while the farm price factor stood at 71, as compared with the standard of 100 for prices in 1926. While, it is true, tnat within the past year the wholesale farm com- modity price index*has advanced from approximately 64, it will be observed that it is still 20 points below the general wholesale price index. In other words, the farmer is handicapped to the tune of 20 cents on the dollar of his purchasing. power as’ compared with industry generally; if the 1926 standard is accepted as a reasonable indicator. Apart altogether from the question of prices which the farmer should receive for those of his commodities which are being, and to be, exported to Great Britain to assist the front line effort against the forces of aggres- sion, the federal government is faced with a dual problem, therefore, in exercising economic controls over domestically sold commodities. If the welfare of agriculture is to be accorded the merit it deserves, the margin between the sale and purchase prices of farm commodities in the domestic market must be narrowed and the margin between retail prices of agricul- tural and industrial necessities for the consumer must be reduced, and, in both cases, with the object of improving the farmer’s position and without impairing the interests of consumers generally. . . ss 2 Voluntary Move Desirable Something has already been done in the field of curtailment of the differential between farm and consumer prices of farm commodities by regulations designed to reduce costs of distribution. ‘An illustration of this is the ban on sliced bread and prohibition of special deliveries of bread to consumers. So far, only the fringe of this field has. been touched. In this direction much more could be done. To quote an authority “the urban consumer has been ‘serviced to death.” A considerable contribution towards this problem could be effected by voluntary effort’on the part of processors and retailers with the co-operation of the. consumers. Savings which could thus be effected should be divided fairly between the producer and the.con- sumer, thus narrowing the margin between farm and consumer. prices of farm commodities. An educational campaign among consumers should bring home a realization to them. that such a move is in their best in- terests. Unless the consumers and industry are prepared to make these concessions voluntarily, they may expect more control measures along these .lines. The problem of narrowing the margin between prices of farm com- , modities and other necessities for all consumers, on the farm and in the city, is more intricate, but it is one which must be solved, not only in the interésts of the farmer but of the country as a whole, and particularly for the benefit of the western agricultural provinces. More control ymeasures with this specific objective in view may be expected with the co-ordination of new consumers’ price controls vested in the war time prices and trade board under the finance department and of the controls of essential war materials by the munitions and supply department. The Way It Works Apple and tomato juices will be available in quantity. for Canadians this winter. This should lessen the need for imported citrus fruits, and thus conserve exchange, while put- ting the money into the pockets of Canadian producers who have lost their overseas markets. Two Of A Kind. A good story relates to Lord Hali- fax’s Western trip. One of his henchmen earniestly assured the train-man that he would find His Lordship a thoroughly democratic fellow. “‘He’ll find me just the game,” said the train-man cheerfully. 5 Enough For Tqn Deebach, one of Suffolk’s smallest villages, set out to raise the equival- ent of $225, the cost of a Bren gun, during a war weapons week. The inhabitants of the hamlet’s 20 houses donated $2,250, enough for 10 guns. An Amazing Sight A hamper of onions, @ rarity in Britain, astounded Queen Mary dur- ing an inspection at a Bristol res- taurant. “What an amazing sight,” she said. “I have not seen so many onions for a long time.” Walls that bend are hailed as a Dice were used as early a8 2,750) new discovery in building. They'd be THE GAZETTE. Civilian Casualties | Such Words To Describe Nazi Mur- ders Seem Pitifully Weak One of the most ominous signs of this terrible time is the readiness with which language seenfs to be yielding to the destructive tide beat- ing down moral ramparts that it has taken long centuries to erect. In the last year things were bad enough, but because we have been calloused either by the crimes of the totalitar- ian tyrants or by the mass blood- lettings of the post-war revolutions we now accept without protest de- scriptive terms that gloss over the blackest crimes. A London dispatch summing. up the bomb slaughter in Britain says that “civilian casualties” from Jan- uary 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941, totalled 41,900 killed. and 52,678 wounded so severely that they had to be hospitalized. And there is no room in Britain’s hospitals. now for any but serious cases. Mere flesh wounds and con- tusions, even to the point of shock, have to be treated at home—if the bombers leave any home. “Civilian casualties’—what a cool, slick, technical phrase! And nobody protests such cavalier language any more. But in the 18th century the premeditated murder of defenceless men, women and children would have been called, massacre, at least, True enough, the last century had no such human abattoirs to talk about, but when it did have hot-blooded butch- eries, such as the killing of Armen- ians, or the pogroms of Kishineff, the words used to describe them were words that denoted crime, not war. When Herods of the skies now kill innocents, we use language appro- priate to a cold-blooded general staff communique, not words that ‘would have leaped white-hot from the. tongue of every statesman and pub- licist of the western world only one generation ago. Those 41,900 human beings done to death in 18 months on city streets and country lanes number four-fifths as many as the American forces lost during our entire participation in the last war. That total was 50,510 killed. But. they died in combat on the field of honor with arms in their hands, and the glory. of their taking off cannot be minimized. They were slain by foemen worthy of their steel. The “civilian casualties’—God save the mark!—were murdered in cold blood, and no trick of language can take the mark of Cain off the arch- murderers.—Chicago Daily News. Booklet For Army Sets Out Principles: To Be Followed By Officers The British Army Council has authorized a booklet for officers call- ed “The Soldier's. Welfare.” Urging officers to look after the men it lays down the following’ principles: Welfare is concerned with the whole needs of men—body, mind and spirit. There can be no good leadership without good welfare. Good officers make good troops and happy and contented men. Care of men is opposed to pamper- ing and, if properly understood, will foster self-reliance. Men will endure hardships cheer- fully, but discontent will arise if they are caused by inefficiency, lack of understanding or “red tape.” Every man is entitled to be treated as a human being, irksome orders and restritcions shoyld be explained, and the man’s point of view con- sidered. Men are easily upset by what they consider to be unfair treatment and inequality of sacrifice. ~ Boredom is the worst’ enemy of army morale. Tricking A Spy Japanese Was Told Tall Story By Singapore Officials The London Sunday Chronicle says Singapore authorities learnt that a certain. Japanese was trying to snuop out the hiding-place of large British aircraft reserves. Instead of arresting him, they drew a gigantic herring across his trail: That hangars were being used which could be sunk 50 feet under water by a large lift made in- Birmingham. Tokyo swallowed the herring, hook, line and sinker! An Old Ceremony On the anniversary of the Batitle of Waterloo, the king of England re- ceives from the reigning Duke of Wellington a small banner by which presentation the duke holds: the estates voted to his great ancestor by parliament. \ A Good Habit Get into the habit of looking for the silver lining of the cloud, and when you have found it, continae to look at it, rather than at the leaden gray in the middle. It will help you B.C. especially useful around the garage. over many hard ‘places, OLDS. ALBERTA Doubtful Performers Culling The Unprofitable Boarder In The Poultry Flock Every poultryman has to face the problem of keeping the flock on a profitable basis at this season of the year. Many birds may cease to lay while others continue in production under the same feeding conditions. In order to keep the. non-layers down to the lowest number it is ad- visable to cull thoroughly and re- move all the birds that are unprofit- able boarders, says. W. T. Scott, Head Poultryman, Dominion Experimental Station. Harrow, Ontario. Summer culling is easy, as most birds capable of laying a profitable number of eggs throughout the year are still in production at. this seagon. Those that are not laying are doubt- ful performers and should be handled I MADE A SCOLD OUT OF HER / (UNTIL SHE SWITCHED TO POSTUM) “She was a loving wife and mother until caffeine-nerves caused by too much coffee and tea gave her a brittle temper! How she could carry on at the children or her husband. But her mother told her about Postum and and examined. Only by so doing can a definite opinion be formed of body condition, and unless the birds carry a fair amount of flesh they will not continue to lay throughout | the year. Thin breasted birds, and, those in poor feather, should be re- moved. from the flock. : It is unlikely that the good layer of the yellow skin breeds. will pos- sess much pigment at this season; that is, the yellow colour in beak, skin, and leg will have mostly dis- appeared. The attractive bird show- ing.much new feather and with bright yellow legs and beak should come under suspicion as of poor lay- ing ability. Those that cast their feathers early in the season are nearly always poor. layers. Eggs are going to be in greater demand and’ every effort should be made to keep the flock in profitable production. The mash hoppers should be kept filled with a good, balanced ration in.which the meat and fish meal should form fifteen to twenty per cent. of the whole contents. Scratch grains should not be fed too heavily, or the consumption of mash will be less than is necessary to keep up production. It may be advisable to feed a little of the usual mash slightly moistened with skim milk or buttermilk, and it is well.to remember that the whole flock:may be thrown out of produc- tion at this season by the lack of clean, cool water or succulent green feed or the presence of mites or lice. A Public Benefactor Jack Miner, Canadian Naturalist, Gives Iris. Roots Away All -who have visited’ Jack Miner’s Bird Sanctuary know that Jack Miner has the greatest collection of irises to be found on the continent. Men. in London, Simcoe and Toronto gave him the origial roots. Over a period of years these have multiplied to great numbers. Each year Jack Miner, to make them bloom well, replants these roots and, naturally, has tens of thousands of bulbs to give away. In- stead of commercializing his garden and selling these roots, he puts them into bags and gives them to friends|- in ‘his county who come after them, and to tourists. The result is that tens of thousands of his choice flowers are the means of starting other gar- dens. Jack Miner, commenting on™ his practice, says he gets a great deal of joy out of motoring through the country and seeing beds of irises in bloom and knowing that he was the means of their being started. “you.can giye a bouquet to a friend,” says Jack Miner, “but that lasts only a few hours, whereas flower bulbs I am giving away now will be in ‘bloom for the pleasure of future generations, Jong after I am dead and gone.” a, No Extra Trouble The irate parent stormed up and down the room before the nervous- looking young man. “what! he shouted, “You have the nerve to come to my office to ask for my daughter’s hand? I might as well tell you that you could have saved yourself the journey.” The suitor sighed wearily. “well that’s all right,” he said. “you see, I had another message to deliver in the same building.” —$ Situation Was Desperate The Irishman was relating his ad- ventures in the jungle.” “Ammunition, food and whisky had run out,” he said, “and we were parched with thirst.” e “But wasn’t there any water?” “gure, but it was no time to be thinking of cleanliness.” — ‘Rather Confusing “Head” writer on New England newspaper copy desks recently toyed with the line: “Yankee division en- ters Berlin.” Those who used it were quick to add in explanation that it was the 26th Division entering the town of Berlin, Mass., during army manoeuvres. your grocer. POSTUM .. that was the end of me.” Perhaps you, also, should stop drinki and tea and ewitch to Posrum: If tee ache, indigesti to Postum: If you have head- lon, restless nerv: Postum for eo—try 30° days. You'll enjoy this delicious mealtime beverage—and it is very economical. Order from Had Previous Experience Hitler May Have Forgotten That Stalin Knows Guerrilla Warfare In taking direct command of the Red Army recently, Stalin re-enter- ed a phase of his career he left two decades ago. He took an active part in the guerrilla warfare of 1918-19, and once served as political commis- sar of an army of 50,000 entrenched at Tsaritsin. The army was com- manded at the time by a broad- shouldered, smiling munitions work- er named Voroshilov, to-day the de- fender of Leningrad. Stalin. and Voroshilov proved adept at the busi- ness of war-making, and Hitler, who at the time was a corporal, might well H&ve looked up his history books. Gives Her Toys As her contribution to the alumi- num. campaign, Id¢ Jane Illman, Oro- ville, Cal., turned in her set of alumi- num toy dishes together with two aluminum knives nicely wrapped up in a separate package and accom- panied by a note. which read, ‘To carve up Hitler with.” Army’s Champion Cook Private George Swan, 23, member of the Royal Army Catering Corps, is Britain’s champion cook. He got first place and a silver. medal in a contest, open to the whole country, held: by the London School of Cook- Very Disrespectful German Women Do Not Respond Correctly To Nazi Salute The customary nod of the head and fluttering of the eyelashes is a “‘pain- ful and disrespectful” acknowledg- ment by women of the greeting ‘Heil Hitler,” D.N.B. Nazi propaganda agency, complains. Referring to women “who have lead in their arms” and do not re- spond by raising the right arm, the agency said: “Germans: to-day greet one’ an- other with the Hitler salutation. There is no other greeting. Who- ever doesn’t greet in the German way excludes himself from. the na- tional community of Nazi Germany.” ~ Couldn’t Be Better Mabel couldn’t for the life of her think what to get her best. friend for a gift. She kept thinking all the way to the-shop but still couldn’t hit on anything. She asked a clerk if he could suggest something. “How aboyt these book ends?” suggested the clerk. “Just the thing!’ agreed Mabel. ‘| “She always reads the ends before she does the beginning.” “Get my broker, Miss Jones.” “Yes, sir. Stock or pawn?” Onions come from one of the. old- est -cultivated plant. families. The HANDY ECONOMICAL SELF SERVING PACK HERE 1S A LIGHT WEIGHT WAXED PAPER ECONOMICAL TO USE, WITH THE ADDED ADVANTAGE OF A SELF-SERVING PACK. HANG IT ON THE KITCHEN WALL. LET IT SERVE YOU FAITHFULLY. PACK WAXED TISSUE PAPER YRONTO ER PRODUCT LIMITED par MON TREAL
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Image 774 (1941-10-02), from microfilm reel 774, (CU12502685). Courtesy of Early Alberta Newspapers Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.