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PAGE EIGHT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR St. Vital, Manitoba, May 6th, 1946. Dear George:., It is nearly six months since I had the joy of meeting my bro- ther and sisters and the pleasure of meeting, with a few minutes chat, yourself and many others whomn I cherish in my memory. 0f course there was a sadness on that tqccasjon for we had coinci- IGifts For Ij Mother's Day You'll be deliglited witli our wonderful display of perfect gifts for your Mother. Wliatever lier preference, we have it here - so corne in to-day and select tlie gift of love for Motlier on Her Day - Sunday, May 12tli. CA RD S Sc to50 sc Je W. JEWELL "BIG 20" PHONE 556 j' dentally taken our trip to be prE sent at my dear mother's birthda and instead we joined in mourn ing at her funeral. Her passin has removed a strong incentiv to travel east. However we loo forward to short trips to reneN old memories and meet ol] friends. It is as a happy day whei any, of you come west and locl us up. The Canadian Statesman ha come to our home or to some o us for 60 years at least. I do no wish to break that record. Whil the years have taken scoreso old friends, increasingly as thi years move on, the accounts yci give of their contributions to ti comimunity and their Maker, ai always interesting. There are si many contributors and letter that are splendid reading. A ne cent letter fromn Plymouth tellinI of splendid reconstruction plan: was one of the înspiring items. Last week we had occasion ti be in the home of Mrs. J. R Young (nee Margaret Neads), lovely home in Winnipeg. Clauc E. Bain of Zion, has necently re tired from his post as Administra. ton of Federal Livestock Market. ing here. I am looking forward tc a visit from my former schocl teacher, C. Everett Brown, Mapi( Creek, sometime thîs summer. W( have not met since around 1902 Everett was my teacher at SolinE when I passed my Entrance ir 1896. When Mitch Hepburn was blow- îng off so much nonsense, we fell Ontario was surely not s0 crazy as to follow his hostile outbursts towards the Fedenal Governmenl, but now after several attempts of the Dominion-Provincial Confer- ences to arrive at some reasonable basis of taxîng agreements have failed because of Drew and Du- plessis, we wonder if the central provinces will persist until Can- ada is broken into three separate states. It will be a disaster if it cornes, but the west is corning to con- sider the present national status as almost impossible. Arn pleasec to send you a year's subscription. Claude E. Law. To Editor, Dear Sir: Housing to-day recalis Me Twain's remark about the w( ther, "Everyone talks about it,]1 a Shop at Cawker's Grocery For Fresh Fruits m Vegetables and Groceries I Let us Deliver Your Weekly Orders SUNDAY, MAY 12TH Gift Suggestions for Mother ELIZABETH ARDEN GItt Set - Blue Grass - Cologne and Dusting Pow der ------------ $: Gift Set - Dusting Powder and Soap---$: Blue Grass Cologne ------- $l.50-$' Bath M it ------------- 3.50 2.25 $2.75 75c YARDLEY Lotus Cologne --- $1.25-$2.25 OId English Lavender Soap - Box of 3 ------- $1.05 Dusting Powder -----$1.75 Hand Lotion ------------ 75c ADRIENNE GIft Set -3 soap, perfurne & powder- Gift Set - perf ure and powder -------- Bath Beads ------ - $2.25 $1.40 $1.10 National Baby Week BABY REQUISITES Neo-Chemical Food -----$1.15-$2.45-$4.45 Z.B.T. Baby Powder ------- 28c-55c Castoria ------------------ 33e Children's Gripe Water 35c .ohnson's Baby Soap ---15e Pa.blurn--------------------- 45e Kleenex ---- 13c - 2 for 25c Baby's Own Tablets ---23e Mennen Baby Oil ------- 59e-$1.19 Rock-A-Bye Diaper Wash ------------ 39e Nutrim Biby Cereal --- 45e Pyrex Nursers --------- 25e Faultless Nipples ------1c - 3 for 25c Electrosteem Bottie Warrners ------- $3.95 C.N.R. Tickets phone 778 WHEN WE TEST EYES IT IS DONE PROPERLY King nt. W. Bowmanville ark ,ea- but I. 1 THECAND -----TSMA. BWMNVI.E ONAI en- ny ýw [d en as ýot de of o ils e- i. to le THE CANADAN STATESA& BOWMAVTMAY.19 iN'r1946 Anniversary Speakx., i- nobody does much about it." CAUSES 0F SHORTAGE ,e Those people who are trying to 0F FARM MACHINERY alleviate the situation are being , seriously hampered in the matter In order to obtain more con- -of supplies, rnaterial and labour crete information on the problems ýs by competition fromn Government concerning farrn machineny, the d subsidized organizations such as National Comrnmittee on Agricul- iHousing Enterpnises, Wartime tural Engineering requested the Housing, and Veteran's Housing. Dominion Departrnent of Agricul- That the Government is endea- ture to undertake a survey of the voring to monopolize Small Home situation. The work devolved on construction, is a fact which can the Economics Division and its kscarcely be denied at present. findings have been published un- The Government policy ini this der the titie "The Farm Machin- trespect with regard to many mat- ery Outlook in the Prairie Pro- erials essential to any type of vinces." In a foreword dealing construction, is to commandeer the with the causes of the machinery Manufacturers' entire o u t p u t. shortage, H. L. Patterson of the Against this, what opportunity has Economics Division says the abil- Municipal or private enterpnize? îty of farm operators to obtain Such a policy would be commend- farm machinery of the best adapt- able if resuits wene commensurate ed types and sizes has become a with the amount of material tied necessity, if production is to be up, but I submit, Mn. Editor, that maintained at a high level in Wes- measured by this scale, the re- tern Canadian agriculture. sults or production of these Gov- This necessity has been given ennmental organizations has been special significance by the appar- woefully weak. What was the ent shortage of machinery, ex- need or the reason for the Gov- plains Mr. Patterson. The de- ernrnent last autumn to command- mand seems to have increased eer vast quantities of building much more than the production materials, only to stock-pile them has declined. The situation de- through the winter, with subse- veloped, first, by reason of the quent detenioration in some cases, combined effect of dnouth and de- in the belief that these Govern - pression in the 30's. These con- ment - sponsored organiza t i o n s ditions rendered the farm opera- rnight require them in the spring? tors financially unable to replace Governmental building activities machines when needed, and, be- during the winter were on a cause drouth curtailed the amount greatly reduced scale, although to be harvested, there was less other enterprize, handicapped for need for harvesting machinery. matenials due to thM above Gov- When crop yields improved *and ernmental action, managed to prices became more favorable, it carry on. Possibly the most char- was inevitable that more ma- itable reason which can be ad- chines would be needed. vanced for the chaotic condition, A second factor in the situation both past and present, is the oven- was the manpower shortage dur- zealous, but still nonsensical, ing the war. This shortage made "boondoggling" on the part ot it imperative that each man on a minor-league bureaucrats. farm use his time and efforts most It should not be supposed that effectively in producing food, ne- the wniter is opposed to inexpen- quiring the use of additional ma- sive houses. Economically speak- chines. A third factor is the ac- ing, no-one, Veteran or othenwise, celerated trend towards the use should be asked to go beyond his of improved types of machines financial depth to obtain a home. recently developed.' Any increase A further point in this connection in the efficiency of operation may is that in too many instances lower the cost of production suf- Veterans Houses are being built ficiently to more than offset the in locations SO isolated from pnice of the new machine. For1 "Town" that the Government thîs reason many fanmers feel that should properly include with the they cannot afford to use their ol- lease or deed a Home Study der type machines until worn out. Course on "How to be a Hermit." Ail these factors, plus the greatly In conclusion, Sir, it is alleged, increaseel purchasing power, has that Private Building, who are created a large demand for cer-1 prepared to build better homes, tain types of farm machinery in1 more quickly at lower cost than excess of the quantity that manu-z the Government agencies are now facturers can at present supply.z doing, are being handicapped by There was very littie in past ex- the withholding of materials by perience that could serve as at people in Ottawa, who apparently guide to requirements, and manyr wish to continue to enjoY their leaders in the equipment indus- L present jobs and monopoly. try recognîzed the desirability of e Yours tr4ply, obtaining more concrete informa- t Wyatt C. Irwin, B.A. Sc. tion t!oncerning the farm ma- Balmoral Hotel, chineny situation- Bowmanville, 8th May, 1946. STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS IN CANADA, MARCH, 1946 àR adywt * Time lost due to strikes and lockouts in March of thîs year'had increased considerably over the figure recorded for Februany, Hon. Humphrey Mitchell, Minister of Labour, announced today. Duning March there were 28 stnikes, in- volving 5,976 workers, causing a time loss of 46,068 man-days, as compared with 18 stnikes, involv- ing 3,532 wonkers, with a time ioss of 12,406 man-days for Feb- ruary. Tîme lost in man-days due to industrial stnife for the first thnee months of 1946 shows an increase of just over 67 per cent as com- pared with the time lost duning the finst three months of 1945. From January to March, 1946, in- clusive, thene were 47 stnikes, involving 10,449 workers, with a time loss of 79,067 man-days as against 55 strikes, with 15,234 workers involved, and a time loss of 47,302 mnan-days for the same period in 1945. 0f the 28 stnikes recorded for March, six were unterminated at the end of the month. Longest unsettled strike was that of Pnint- ing and Publishing Compositors, Winnipeg, Man., which had been in existence since Novemben 8, 1945. ventilation, landscaping and- fin- ancing. Whileý satisfying a great popular need at the present time, when there is an increasing demand for immediate homes, "Youn Own Home" will also plow the ground for the realty and aliied fields by encouraging construction - mind- edness. How to Grow Smal Fruits From Seed Variaus treatments have been advocated for small fruit seed to improve germination. Separation of seed from pulp and storing of dry seed under low temperature conditions for peniods up to two months has been practised by some plant breedirs. Where seed cannot be sown at once but must be held and shipped long dis- tances, this separation of seed fromn pulp may be desirable, says ER Hall, Dominion Expenimental Station, Saanichton, B.C. The plant breeder is often anx- ious to s0w the seed at once to get the new generation of seed- lings growing with the minimum of delay. This is the procedure followed at Saanichton. Fruit is gathered, mashed thoroughly and the mixture of pulp and seed seeded at once. The mashing may be effectively done with a Waring Biendor where this is- available. The addition of a small quantity of water gives a mixture easier to distnibute evenly over the seed- fiat. A good mediurn for the seed- flat consists of equal parts of used bench soil (steriiized) and sand. As most smail fruits mature during the summer season, seed- flats shoud be placed in a shaded cold-frame without sash. A sheet of waxed paper should be laid loosely over the flat to reduceloss in moisture. This paper isý re- moved when germination begins. The time between seeding and germination varies with the kind of seed. Loganberry seed sown in late August germinated Dec. lst and was pnicked off Feb. 10, Stnawberry seed sown Juiy 4th was ready for pnicking off Oct. l7th. Currant seed (dry) sown May l14th germinated July 6th. Gooseberry seed (dry) sown May l4th germinated July 6th. Straw- berry seed (dry) sown May l4th germinated July l9th. Chinese gooseberry seed (dry) from New Zealand sown January 28th ger- minated March 7th. Seedlings of ail the croes men- tioned are, under this procedure, ready for the field the spring immediately foilowing the season in which the seed was produced. Strawberry seediings that get away to a good start make suf- ficient gnowth so that they do not need the protection of glass ex- cept in the event of a severe frost speli. Growth can be maintained in backwand seedlmhg lots by moving the flats to a cool green- house in early winter and remov- ing them again to the open as soon as plants are large enough for the field and weather condi- tions permit. During the past winter many strawberry seedlîng lots have been outdoors (in flats) continuously. In other parts of Canada more protection would be required. Seedlings grown satisfactorily in the mannen outlined include: :urrants,' goosebernies, Chinese goosebennies, boysenberries, logan- berries, raspberries, youngberries, Himalaya, blackberry, loganberry x raspberry, and strawberries. PUBLIC SPIRITED PEOPLE A leading reason why progres- sive towns go ahead is that they include many public spirited peo- ple. Such folks are a blessing to any community, and it is impos- sible to thank them too warmly., Usually these people have plen- ty of personal and business cares which would naturally take up ail their time and attention. Yet somehow in their busy lives they manage to squeeze out a little time here and there for public and or- ganization work. Their exper, ience and judgment are extreme- iy valuable. They know how to make an appeal that interests the public and secures co-operation. There are a large number of people who are willing to take hold and do active work in town activities. The community is greatly indebted for the efforts and enthusiasm, ahd the com- munity that possesses a good number of such people is sure to make progress and present an at- tractive life. The MeNulty Sports $hop ON HAND Basebali -Tennis Table Tennis- Fishing À Ekjuipment -Scooterq Bicycle Parts & Accessoriéý Musical Instruments Crests - Dart Boards BICYCLE RENTAL8 Repairs Key Duplicating Recee4P-opular Bride Ouest of Honour At Social Affairs Mrs. W. W. Buckley, formeri: Doris Dudley, was honored b3 girl friends of the Goodyear stafl at a miscel1àneous shower heli in 5the Recreation Hall on Apri: 16, following her imarriage. A presentation from the entire officE staff was also held April 19, wher she was presented with a wal] mirror ane a hassock prior tx leaving for her new home ai Peterboro. Doris has been a val- ued member of the Goodyear of- fice staff for seven years. Other gifts pnesented in appre- ciation of the bride's willing ser- vice to Trinity United Church or- ganizations included a silver cas- serole. from Trinity choir, sand- wich and relish tray from the Young People's Union and silver mayonnaise dish from the Sun- shine class who met Apnil 29 ai the home of Miss V. Spargo. Blue Devils Win Foundry Bowling The Foundry Bowling League wound-up its 1945-46 year Thurs. day night when Walt, Polley's Blue Devîls handed Frank Woo1- ner's Bombers a sound beating in two straight games. Jimmy Fair, Walt Polley and Everett Welsh were the best for the wînners. Jack Parkin was the pick of the losers. Another year brings a new schedule and more fun for ahl, so corne on 1947! Major-General Mann To Address Meeting At Oshawa Collegiate Major General Churchill Mann, C.B.E., D.S.O., District Officer Commanding Military District No. 2, and recently appointed Vice- Chief-of-Staff, will visit Oshawa on Friday, May l7th, 8.30 p.m., D. S.T., to address a meeting in the Collegiate Auditorium. Plans are being made by miii- tary *officials in Oshawa for the General's visit to climax a "Mili- tary Week" in the city. The sub- ject of his address will be "The Campaign in Northwest Europe." Major General Mann served as General Crerar's Chief-of-Staff throughout the invasion of North- west Europe. Arniving in England with the headquarters of the First Canadian Division in December, 1939, iVai-Gen. Mann was named G.S.O. 2 (Intelligence) of the 7th Corps in .July, 1940, and in, Jan- uary, 1941, was appointed to command and organize the 8th Re- connaisance Regiment, Divisional Reconnaisance Regiment of the 2nd Division. After cancellation of plans for the first Dieppe raid early in 1942, the then, Lt.-Col. Mann was ap- pointed Brigadier on General Crerar's Staff. In January, 1944, Maj-Gen. Mann became Chief-of- Staff, lst Canadian Army. The public are invited to attend this lecture, women as well as men, and thereby take advantage of the oppontunity to get a first- hand knowledge of the work done by the Canadians in the recent war. MAGAZINE TO TELL ALL ABOUT YOUR OWN HOME "Your Own Home," the first magazine to be devoted entîrely to information for the guidance and protection of prospective small- home owners, will begin publi- cation monthly with the June 1946 issue which will be on sale May 15 at newsstands throughout the United States. Millions of veterans' families and others are anxious to build homes of their own, now that the reconversion peniod is at hand, but are stymied for lack of pro- per advice and information, ac- cording to V. S. Fox, industrial en- gineer and publisher of the mag- azine. For that reason eveny issue will feature from 15 to 30 com- plete sketches and floor plans of homes modelled by prominent anchitects to cost up to $8,500 and affording maximum cubage. The peniodical, will also con- tain articles' telling in non-tech- riical language how to go about building one's own home, fnom the earliest planning stage to the in- terior decoration. The articles wvill cover such problems as ne- pairs, nemodelling, heating and ýb VorOldOlothes FOR THE NATIONAL CLOTHING COLLECTION, ON BEHALF 0F NEEDY PýOPLE OVERSEAS Now ... when you're spring cleaning in your warm home ... undamaged by war ... think what you can spare for those who are suffering and destitute. M you go through the trunks and closets, set aside the shoes, ciothes and bedding you don't really need. Be ready to give to the drive when it starts. Our war-torn allies are in desperate need. Give that they may live next Winter. 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