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\ ---------- nd A 2 Koonin atd Bs EARNER The above Victo Cabano, Que. TRIQUET POSTER BOOSTS ARMY BOND SALES Nd 4h ry Loan poster featuring Major Triquet, V.C_, of was produced at Canadian Military Heaedquarters in: England to boost the Sixth Loan among troops overseas. Thousands of the posters were distributed in the United Kingdom and in the Mediterranean "area. The drawing and 'layout was dont. by Capt. E. T. Heathcote, M.M,, Canadian war artist. Overséas soldiers have broken their Fifth Loan bond-buying record so decisively that it has spurred the current campaign in Canada, . OTTAWA REPORTS That 1944 Dominion - Provincial Farm Labor Agreement Will Be Similar to Those of 1943." Return to the farm of some 84,- "000 agricultural workers, to wham © permits were granted since last fall to help out in other esseitial in- dustries, was practically completed at the end 'of April, Hon. Hum- phrey Mitchell, Minister of Labour, v told the House of Commons the' other day. Mobility in reverse will .be the order for the seeding and harvest months when mén in uniform, stu- dents, townspeople, a large percen- tage of conscientious objectors, Treaty Indians, and prisoners of war and Japanese moved from the coastal regions of British Columbia will be-directed farmward to help maintain 1943 farm production quotas. As last year also, large scale tranfer of agricultural workers "during the harvest period is an- ticipated. Dominion-provincial farm labor agreements about to be signed, and outlined by Mr. Mitchell in the House, will largely follow "those carried out in 1943, * * * Amended Army Orders will al- low certain classes of soldiers who can be spared a maximum of two months' spring and harvest leave to work on farms. The maximum last years was six weeks during cach season, Provision' has also been made for granting spring leave up Or course, I'm buying Vie tory Bondss-- double. what I bought last year. 'And - that doesn't make me any hero, either. There will bq lots of time to buy the tliings Mother "and I are doing without, once 'we lick Hitler, and Bill's hack home again--if he comes back! Until then, I'm. putting Victory first, What else would I do? « Keep on buying VICTORY BONDS. to two months to men in the Air I'orce to work on their own or their parents' farms, and they will again be encouraged to devote short leaves to helping farmers in areas adjacent to their camp. : Selective Service officers station- ed at military reception centres now interview all men rejected or dis- charged from the armed services with a view to referring suitable men to farms, and, in industrial plants where lay-offs are occurring; those experienced in agriculture are, as a matter of policy, being laid off second only to those suitable for the army, the Minister stated. x x * Under the Dominion-provinciat arrangements, provision is made for united action by the. Dominion and each province in transporting and placing farm workers, together - with measures designed to utilize existing labor in agriculture to the best advantage. Under Dominion and provincial directors, provincial agricultural fieldmen and local-farm production committees, in coopera- tion with local emplovment and Selective Service officers, carry cut the details of the farm labor pro- gram. Agricultural youth training plans hype been developed between the I'ederal Department of Labour and most of the provinces under the aegis of the Youth Training Plan. Other courses in agricultural work are being financed under the Labour Department's War Emer- gency Training Plan, * x * [3 Important in regard to postwar planning is the Prime Minister's re- solution introduced in the House of Commons. for a Canadian Depart- ment of Reconstruction, with auth- ~ority -to formutate- and coordinate reconstrucion plans and to carry these out following the cessation' of hostilities, While as much of the work as possible. must be carried "on by the departments. already es- tablished, this agency must coord- inate all reconstruction work. The new Department, which is ta be presided over by a minister, now holding a portfolio -in the present cabinet, would coordinate plans of the Dominion Government, pro- vincial governments and municipali- ties in the provinces. The duration of the measure is to be for four years after the end. of hostilities with Germany and Japan. * ow The oat nematode, a tiny eel-like "worm", has been found in many grain® fields in- Ontario, where fit attacks oats, barley and wheat but principally oats: Tt has not been re- ported as yet 'from any other pro- vince. If found in arcas not pre- viously known to be' infested, the Division of Entomology, Dominion Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, asks cooperation of farmers in not- ifying them "in order to assist in combating the spread of this para- site in Canada. RAF Now Using New Type Spitfire A new: Spitfire fighter plane with outstanding performance at low altitudes is now in use by the RAF, is was disclosed recently, The changes from the previous models include clipped wings and a heavier engine, giving improved maneuverability, greater speed: and rate of climb at low altitudes. The new. type obviously was de- veloped for use in the invasion of Europe from the west, when tac- tical air units will be called upon to do much low-level work in sup- port of troops, \ "regards it as quite THE WAR . WEEK -- Commentary on Current Events Spanish Agreement Plugs One More Hole In Allied Blockade of Germany Yielding .to both pressure and to conviction regarding 'the way the war. will end, the Spaitt of General- issimo Franco, which had already + modified its, official position from one of "moral belligerency" backed - 'by military action on the Axis side" to one of "strict neutrality" toward all sides, has now gone a step fur- ther in adjusting itself to oe new realities of the war, says thie New. York Times. It has concluded a compromise agreement with Great Britain and the United States which, while falling short of American de- mands, is nevertheless of such mil- itary and economic benefit to the Allies that Foreign Secteraiy Eden "satisfactory," Under this agreement Spain under takes to cut down deliveries of vi- tal tungsten ore to Germany to about 10 per cent of what the Ger- mans would have obtained under their previous agreement; to with- draw every remnant of the Spanisa forces from the Russian front; to release all Ttalian ships ar submit disputed cases to arbitration, and, above all, to oust all Axis agencies from Tangier and all Allied-desi- guated Axis agents from all her territories, "Strict Neutrality" In Mr. Eden's view, this repre- sents a notable step toward fuliill- ment of « the "strict neutrality" which Iranco has proclaimed. But in the view of Adolf Hitler, who not so long ago expected Franco to join him in the war with no fewer than 3,000,000 men, this kind of neutrali- ty will appear less than "strict," aud more friendly to the Allies than to himself. For, coming on top of Turkey's suspension of all chrpme exports to Germany, the Spanish cut in tungsten ore shipments re- presents a new body blow to the German armament industry, in urgent need of both. This blow must be all the more painful be- cause, while Turkey is dn ally of Great Britain, Spain has always been regarded as an ally of Ger- many, But the difference between Franco's original stand and his new undertaking is a measure of. the distance he has traveled. Growing Coriviction - It was by no means a voluntary journey. Lven the present agree- ment was obtained only after the United States and Great Britain had imposed. on Spain a complete oil embargo 'which hfs now been lifted. But the decisive factor in the situation is the growing con- viction throughout Europe that Germany has lost the war and that an Allied victory is 'inevitable, Tt is this- coiviction which induced I'ranco not only to drop out of [lit- ler's self-proclaimed crusade against bolshevism but also to defy the threat of the German legions sta- tioned along the Spanish border. Once again it has been demonstra- "Kg power is-its own best pro- paganda, .ableto overcome many HIGH JINKS - © mm en 3 a ST SIRE Se FARE i Walter Carpenter, candidate in Minnesota University election, had' co-eds shrieking and squeal- ing. with the campaign . stunt pictured above. As seen, top photo, he teetered along edge of four-story. building's . roof, carrying parasol 'and sign "I'd ump at the Chance to Vote for arpenter," Then he disappeared and a body (bottom photo) came float own by "parachute", Watching crowds yelled, but it was only a dummy. H) women, Qo ideological differences. But it is also a tribute to the skill and pa- tience of Allied diplomacy that the present result could be' brought about without the outright break with Franco demanded by a min- ority which seems to hold that the" more enemies the better. «Potent Factors The 'Furkish and Spanish actions go far toward plugging the last holes in the Allied blockade of Germany, now confronted with steadily shrinking resources at a time when the Allied air war is steadily in- creasing her requirements. And these activities should put consider- able force behind the Allied efforts to close two other holes, represented by Portugal and Sweden, Portugal, an ally of Great. Britain which re- cently ceded to the Allies bases in the Azors but continued : more tungsten ore to Germany than Spain, may now be expected to fol- low Spain's example. Sweden, on the other hand, is in a much more difficult position. There has never been any doubt where. Sweden's sympathies lay, but she is not only surrounded by Germany's "armed might but is also wholly dependent on Germany for supplies to keep - her economy going. These are pot- ent factors which the Allies will have to take into consideration until such time as they can change them. A] oF 0ICE "PRESS HOPEFUL HITLER Hitler is having his portrait pain- ted, "to be hung in a Berlin art gallery." The fellow' is optimistic about Berlin having a gallery left ~--and that's not where his hanging will take place anyway. --Ottawa Citizen . --_--O-- HOW THEY LOOKED "Our grandparents got along without paying any attention to vitamins," asserts a writer. Well, yes, they got along, in a way, but did you ever dig up an old 'album and sec how they looked? w= --Kitchener Record. - . a em JUST LIKE ADULTS Many boys and girls of eighteen wouldn't vote if they had the right. That is, they would be as indif- ferent to their responsibility as very large numbers of mature men and --Ottawa Journal. --_---- A GYP ON ADOLE? New type of - wallpaper, which you can put up yourself, comes with the glue already onthe back. Is somebody trying to gyp Schickle- gruber out of a job after the war? --Windsor Star. --C-- . THRIFT? Under war conditions, our women are becoming thrifty, We sce rium- bers of them wearing only half a hat at a time. A Strange New World Lies Ahead Comes the American Chemical Society with news of a process for making gasoline and coal from farm, forest and sea plants; the process telescoping into a few hours with lieat and pressure,-what nature took millions of years 'to do in form- ing coal and oil. : More, according to the American Chemical Society, the supply will not be limited. On the contrary, they say. that sugar cane, planted in 2% per cent. of the available crop lands in the United States, could produce as mueh gasoline as the 32,000,000 cars in the country used in 1940, And the product will he cheap. Impossible? Well, that is what most of us would have said 50 years ago about the prospect of a man breakfasting in Montreal, hopping a 'plane. and dining in London--or about radio. Before us there seems to lie a strange, mysterious world. --Ot- tawa Journal, . Russia Decorates Women Heroines The Soviet Government has de- corated 45,000 women with "orders and medals. Of this number. 2,- 300 women guerrillas wear the "Guerrilla of the Patriotic War" Medal, When the Germans were advanc- ing on Moscow in September, 1041, more than 5000 women made ap- plication to join the People's Guard, During the. blockade of Leningrad women factory workers hal led ind over-fulfilled their quotas for (the front. Soviet women played a large role the life of their country in peace- ime, but in war the importance of their work has immeasurably in- creased. In some branches of the natlonal economy---particularly in aariculture--it hag become decisive, to ship - Crows Assemble To Elect Leader Long Ago Did Political Leaders Learn From Crows How to Conduct A Convention? It is difficult to decide whether crows learned how to. conduct a convention from watching €he pro- cedures of major political parties or whethér, in elden days, political leaders watched crows in session and 'decided to" pattern their meet- ings. on this model, says The New York Times, . « A craw convention follows all the accepted rules. As they begin to gather in the clump of eling in the meadow, there is a period of pre- liminary speechmaking, confusion and npise, Favorite sons make raucous caucus with minority groups of «delegates. There is flit- ting back and forth from one camp to another by professionals seek to balance group against group. There is trading and jockey- ing for position. Small bands fly from headquarters in the tree hotels to spots on the ground, talk secret- ly together, and then rejoin the main group. * I There ave constant shifts in the preliminary stages. There are moments of sudden surprise when. a rumor of major importance catches all off guard. A short period of silence is followed by an outhurst of louder noise. Little by little the tension mounts. Messengers come and go. Delegates form groups and wheel through the air in demonstration of the strength of. their candidates, At length, when the noise and confusion are at their height, one senses the approaching climax. -« * * "Suddenly, the screaming, shouting and confusion subside. One' voice, lone and authoritative, caws forth a series of dogmatic commands, The leader is clected and the platform for the season announced. By twos and three -and fours the delegates + disperse and fly to the woodlands where the Summer's work will be accomplished. When the crows finish their. convention, the tumult and the shouting are over. That's a salubrious point about crow poli- tics. The Dominion's great forest in- dustrics return Canada more, than $3350,000,000 a vear, who Easy to roll, delightful | -- to smoke gden FINE CUT CIGARETTE TOBACCO Ry Something About A Farm There is something about a farm That bears us up on holy wings; Aud leads us to the heart of God, I'he birth, the growt the death of things. The childregfRomping home from school, A creaking wagon down he lane; And nesting birds within the wood, And golden fields of ripening grain. The painted trees in autuinn glow Young lambs that gambol as they play; " . The gnarled oaks an violets frail, Tlie. harvest moon, the sinell of hay, The very touch of Mother Earth Of which we really are a part Makes us most humble and afraid, Yet, fills a very grateful heart. The mystery of it all apalls, We plant, we sow, we plow the' sod, ) We reap the harvest, eat the bread, But how things grow belongs to God. --T. B. Gleave "Canada At War" Canada, with 1-14th of the world's area and 1-118th of the world's pop- ulation ranks first in the production of nickel, wewsprint, asbestos, plat- inum and radium, according to "Canada at War," an official pubs® lication, Canada is second in woodpulp and gold, and third in aluminum, copper, zinc, cobalt and silver, She was fourth in wlieat and lead, said thie booklet. } Other Canadian accomplishments were listed as follows: . Thirty-five percent of the men from 18 to 45 and one woman ia 66 in the same age groups have en- tered the armed forces, One-tenth of the population is in war production, one-quarter of these workers being women, Canada is the fourth largest pro- ducer of United Nations' war sup- plies, the third world trading nation, the fifth world air power, the fourth in aie power among the United Na- tions, the third among the United Nations in sea power and has the second largest British diplomatic corps, . Canada's hydro productive cap- acity has been increased 23 percent in war, CARS WANTED WE PAY ABSOLUTE TOP PRICES Ask For Art. Ramsay Ontario Automobile CO. LTD. Bay St. - Toronto KI. 6161 Evenings - HY. 8055 1001 dollars. - @ It takes 750 hullets to destroy one of tha enemy. Hitler's remaining fighting forces are estimated at five million men. Therefore - : +. to wipe out the ruthless Hun will take 3,750,000,000 bullets. It has taken almost five years and nine+ v tenths of the world to force the criminal into the corner. Every week of this war costs " humanity two billion, six hundred million Its real cost, however, can he measured only in human suffering. The time to finish this is at hand, Busy helping to pile up the production of weapons, dreaming about peacetime recon- struction, we and our fellow-workers feel that every dollar lent now is fen times more valuahle than in ten months from now. The hour of reckoning is at hand--invest In your share of bullets for the final blow Buy VICTORY ~~ LOAN BONDS NOW 'SHOE COMPANY OF CANADA LIMITED : Batawa, Ontario p-- ~~ Aa = -- pr Lew K "a $ hole ge Rn ng fro wt bo Tn ey Spee Tm