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3] a:. FRIDAY; PECEMER 24, 1948 THE DAILY TIME 7 S-GAZETTE ~~" "PAGE FIFTEEN - U.S. Tobacco Sales women smoking, prosperi people are smoking more ci in the United Siates. This spells continued pros rity for most of the tobacco inditry --both the farmer who grows weed and the manufacturer converts it into cigarettes, cig pipe tobacco, snuff and chewil tobacco. a The United States Treasury, a es the export situation did not states and 30 municipalities also share through taxes in revenues produced by tobacco. The Federal government collected a total of $1,300,280,000 on tobacco products in the fiscal year ending June 30, of which $1,208,204,000 was from a $3.50-2-1,000 levy on 'cigarettes. The cigarette manufacturers, the United States Department of Agri culture reported, - -turned - -oub - ap- proximately 000,000, cigar- ettes this year, a'\record production which exceeds 1947 by. 15,000,000,000 and is more than double' the highest pre-war year. Manufacturers of other tobacco products, for the. most part, remain- ed on a fairly even keel. All things considered, the tobacco , ®Increased During 1948 industry is winding up 1948 in bet- ter condition than was expected last Jan. 1. At that time the manu- facturer had few "worries but the grower was beset by fears. The larger 1946 and 1947 crops left a huge carry-over, and the grower was fearful' of losing his ex- port market. Britain, hjs best cus- tomer, was short' of dollar exchange and cut purchases drastically. Thanks to working of the Euro- pean Recovery Program, and to business recovery in other coun- ecome as serious as threatgned. Exports of unmanufactured tobacco {dropped from 506,000,000 pounds in 11947 to an estimated 450,000,000 {ponds in '1948, but still were ahead {of 'the 1934-38 average. The big carry-over last" winter caused the secretary of agriculture to order a 27.5-per-cent reduction in acreage for the 1948 flue-cured crop. About twp-thirds of the Uni- ted States' total 'tobacco produce tion Is flue-cured. » Tobaceo prices are protected--and will be again in 1949--by a govern- ment guarantee to loan 90 per cent of the parity price. For flue-eured tobacco, thls support price average 439 cents a& pound this year. »Progress In Britain's Agricultural Output - A The United Kingdom Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Tom Williams, spoke on December 18th to farmers and farm workers about the results of Britain's four-year program for expanding food production to a level higher than any previously reached. He spoke of the challenge which post-war conditions have placed be- fore Britain. "The essence of the battle is to close the gap between what we spend on imports of es- sential food and raw materials and what we earn from exports. But it is not the first time we have been called upon to save ourselves by our own efforts and set an example to Europe and the world. For the agricultural industry the challenge was crystallized in the four-year xpansion program launched some 16 months ago. "It promises stability and security hitherto unknown in time of peace. The results of the first year's ef- forts have now become apparent. They show how very much has been accomplished. I'can assure you that the way in which the farming com- munity is tackling the job is ex- citing the admiration of our friends all over the world. More Poultry . "To achieve an increase of pro- duction to 50% above pre-war levels we are relying primarily on raising the output of livestock and livestock products. The number of pigs has risen by more than 800,000 and poultry by no less than 15,000,000. In fact our poultry population is now above the pre-war level. Dairy cattle are also rising and milk pro- duction has been consistently breaking records. Our flocks of sheep and lambs are also recovering from' the inevitable reductions dur- ing the war and the disastrous losses of the winter before last. Their numbers have. increased by over one million in the past year. "The village area increased by over a quarter of a million acres during the first year of the pro- gram. An outstanding achievement was the record acreage of potatoes which, coupled with a record yield, represented by far the biggest crop | in our history. "The number of agricultural trac- tors produced in the third quarter of this year created yetia new record. It was at an annualyrate of nearly double that of last year, which was over ten times the pre- war rate. The total output of the industry was also a reeord and is: now running at a value of nearly $280 million a year. The Drift From The Land: "The output and use of fertilizers have also been greater in the last twelvgé months than ever before. We have] been using three times the amognt of fertilizers as in the year befofe the war. This is in spite of the'fact that there is a world short age and that most of our phos- phates and all our potash have to' be imported. "The supply of regular labour has been .adequate: for most farmers' requirements. For the first time in many years the drift from the land is being reversed. The total regular labour force has exceeded 1,100,000." The Minister concluded by sum- ming up the task of agriculture in Britain as one of making the coun- try as self-sufficient in food sup- plies as is practicable. "The theme of self-sufficiency runs throughout our agricultural policy". Still Hope US Congress Will Approve i' Ottawa, Dec. 24--(CP) -- Prime 4 Minister St. Laurent said Thursday the government still hoped the Un- ited States Congress would approve the agreement with Canada on pow=- er and navigation development of the St. Lawrence River. In a pre-Christmas press confer- ence, he said there had been no formal exchanges with the United States on the latter's decision not to pass a' New York application for i development of power facilities only in the St, Lawrence River. However, it was safe to assume, he added, thai discussion had been carried on through the Canadian embassy in Washington and the United States embassy in Ottawa. On the larger plan, though, he was glad the U. S. government had such hope of final approval of the Canada-U. S. agreement on joint development, that it could reject the proposal of the state and On- tario provincial governments to de- elop on a state and provincial ba- Bis. There were reports in Ottawa that President Truman would bring up he subject of the St. Lawrence Seaway plan at the next session of ongress in January. iscount Drives C.N.R. Engine Montreal, Dec. 24--(CP) -- Vis- ount David Lindsay-Bethume Gar- ock, 23-year-old son of the 14th arl of Lindsay,-was at the control f a Canadian National Railways pbcomotive when the International imited pulled out of Windsor sta- ion Thursday night on its way to 'oronto. Lord Garnock, serving an appren- ceship in the traffic department f British railways, is spending two honths in Canada to gather infor- pation on North American railroad- hg. "This is my first trip in a Cana- an engine," Lord Garnock said. "I hd 'a terrific time driving engines the New York Central and Penn- lvania railways recently." ° Lord 'Garnock, who has driven omotives in England, Scotland hd Switzerland. before coming to is continent, said before .he left ntreal he would disembark with e engineer and firemen at Brock- e. Two Charged After Fracas "This little fellow tip-toeing his way down the big staircase typifies the curiosity and wondering if stockings have been filled with the things they dreamed about. Hi "And All Through The House 2 op gi of children looking for Santa --Central Press Canadian, Jlege of Education in Torento, at 'Many Christmas Activities Seen In Myrtle Area M. V. LUERY Correspondent Myrtle Station, December 23 -- G. Saywell occupied the pulpit last Sunday morning and season a sense of gladness and good will to men. The choir num- een Cryderman sang, "Away.in a Manger;" Mr. Saywell contributed a solo, "Oh, Holy Night." An interesting feature of the serv- ice was the presentation of prizes to the Sunday School scholars. Senior girls--Jean Duff, Hymnary with music; Bernice Watson, one of Edna Jacques' books of poems; 8' class: Roger Cryderman, a story, book; Wyman 'Alls and Jim Hamilton each. a hymnary with lor, one of L. M. Montgomery's books; Phyllis Duff, hymnary with musia. The prizes for pupils of the primary class will be presented on Sunday. Mrs. George McTaggart It was learned early last week of the sudden death on December 14, at her home in Unionville, of Min- nie Ruth Savage, beloved wife of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Dec. 2 | --(CP) -- Two displaced persons, | Jonas Godlas and Walter Opoto, | appeared in court yesterday on a | charge of assault causing bodily harm arising out of the stabbing of four men at the Ukrainian Par- ish Hall early Monglay morning. Both were released on bail and bond totalling $500 each. Neither was asked to plead and the charges were remanded to Dec. 29. i Provincial" and city police arrest- ed" Godilas at a lumber camp in adjacent Korah Township, about nine miles northwest of the city. City police arrested Opto at a west end residence. 'The four men who received knife wounds were: Nock Yarema, Stan- ley Pekalski, Joe Rucicci and Pe- ter Cornacchio. They were cut about the face and legs but none of the injuries was serious. LISTEN TO THE ANGELS SINGING Listen to the angels singing, Singing such a lovely lay, . Telling that The King of Heaven Came to earth on Christmas Day; To a manger, in a stable, Came the Lord of Life to show-- God in Christ, mankind's Re- deemer, That all men His love might know; Left behind His former glory, Man's weak nature to assume, God and man made ONE forever Through a gentle virgin's womb. O the wonder! O tre pature In the song the angels sing! Catch its portent, tell dts story, Let it through the ages ring. God so loved us, made men brothers, ) Through The Pirst time" Sons of one Eternal Father. Sons of God--what thought sub- lime! i "a. SBorn "in due T. B. Gleave. SUSPEND COURSE London, Ort, Dec. 24--(CP) -- Because of a shortage of applicants the three-year course in nurfing at the Ontario Hospital here has been suspended, superintendent Dr. G. H, Stevensor, said Thurs- day. Nurse shortages have become acute through the network of Oni Mr. George McTagzart. She was in her 85th 'year and on December 22, | 1945, she pnd Mr. McTaggart cel- ebrated their Diamond Wedding. The late Mrs. McTaggart came here ras a bridejand with her husband lived for many years on the farm now in posession of Everett Wat- son. While ftesiding here she was an active chuwch worker and where- ever she li after leaving here, we know her main interests were her home afd r church. Her home, for théjpast few years, was Unionville, wikre she was greatly esteemed and lfved by all who knew her. Besides 'Mr. McTaggart, daughter, Mrs.} Hord Toronto and Montreal, e. An older son, Elmer of Toront} predeaceased her in September 1#47. Interment was in the family pld in Mount Pleas- ant Cemetery, day afternoon ofjast week. Christ, Concert The annual Ch§stmas tree and entertainment waspresented by: the school children injthe community hall on Tuesday ening. The hall was filled to capality and every- one enjoyed the cdpcert from the beginning until Sant} Claus appear- ed. The tree was verglovely with its gay decorations of hpwn glass and cellophane ornamentd icicles, fes- toons of tinsel and qlored electric lights. Boxes and shapes and sizes inj pings were heaped a of the tree. Instead this year, a make-beli rophone stood at on platform and Earl nounced each number choruses were. well sug and were a part of the year's traning by the singing teacher, Miss |I. Walker. Much credit; is; due hir and the school teacher, Mrs. J. Quff, for the good performance. Mrs. E. Heron presided at the piano for the enter- tainment. After the opening speech of welcome by Earl Paynter the intermediate and senior pupils sang in parts: (a) While Shepherds Watched; (b) Sikent Night. The wee junior boys, each carrying a red bell, recited, 'Christmas Bells." The "Candy Cane' song and rec- itations were well lone by the little Junior girls. A ply, "Two Christ- masc:" depicted te first Christ- mas in Bethleher when children brought 'ov:ng gift: to the new babe born in the marger of the Inn stable and the sefffsh unkind ac- tions of a present day family of children. Fortunatey for them a dream changed thdy rudeness to love and kindness. a (Merle) of Barton, of a chairman e radio mic- end of the tario hospitals in 14 provincial | centres, he said. The juniors folloved with gay When - it's Christmas; (h) Christmas conducted the beautiful. Christmas | service. The lovely hymns and car- | ols that have been sung for gep- | erations bring each ycar at this | ber was, "In the sky the stars are | shining;" Mary Stevens and Dor- | music; Girls' class, Blanche Tay-| ronto, on Tues-- chorus, "Milkmaids," by six girls costumed to suit the song was very nice. The senior girls play, "Rum- pus on Gingerbread Hill," was quite realistic and had us wondering just what would happen. Andy Appleton and Donald Stevens took the part of two negro gentlemen meeting on the street, each with a "chip on his shoulder," However, they bluffed one another so that no blows were struck. The "Flower blossom," drill | by the senior girls was very pretty in action and songs. Joan Duff and Marie Gray made two pretty little old ladies as they sang as a duet, "Little Old Lady." The seniors sang the two closing choruses: (a) When its Christmas; (b) Christmas Cavalcade. As the last notes of the National Anthem faded away, in came the jolly old fellow everyone welcomes at this time of the year-- | you've guessed it, Santa Claus!* But | you can't guess who was with him, so I'll have to tell you -- Mrs. Claus! It was her first trip to this | part of the country as far as we | know. Personal Items { Mrs. E. Bryant, of Greenbank, { has been visiting this week with | her daughter, Mrs. R. 8S. Notting- | ham. Gary Ross spent the weekend with his grandparents, L. L. and Mrs. Ross, of Utica. Wayne was un- | able to go too, as he had had his | tonsils removed on the Tuesday be- | fore;" but he is fine now. | Miss Nancy Walsh, a student at McMaster University, Hamilton, is home for the vacation. Miss Dorothy Valliers, of Osh- | awa, a former school girl, was home | on Tuesday evening and attended | the Christmas concert. | Miss Elizabeth Deeming, who at- tend's Oshawa High School, remain- | ed in town on Tuesday night to at- | tend the High School Frolic. She | was the guest of Miss Marilyn | Houlden. | Miss Wilma McCartney of Man- chester is spending this week and | Christmas with her grandparents, | Clarence and Mrs. Harrison. | Mr. and Mrs. C. McDiarmid and | wee daughter Margaret and Mrs. | Leslie Magee, of Oshawa, called at [the John Grant home on Tuesday | evening before going on to the | Christmas tree entertainment. Health Exam | Compulsory Kitchener, Dec. 24 -- (CP) -- Waterloo Board of Health has made annual health 'examinations com- pulsory for all restaurant employees and beverage room waiters. _ Cost of the examinations will be borne by the Board of Health. The original proposal called for food handlers' examinations but Dr. P. A. Voelker, medical officer of health, recommended that the ruling include beverage room waiters. A health record of each restaur- ant and beverage room waiter will be kept by the board. Plastic Birds Fire Hazard Windsor, Dec. 24--(CP)«Wind- sor Fire Department officials have halted the sale of plastic-bird Christmas tree lights in the city. The lights have been found to explode after they had been lit for two or three hours. The plastic birds were on sale in three Windsor variety stores until Fire Inspector E. J. Shuttleworth ordered their sale stopped. A general inspection of stores is being made today to find all out- lets for the lights in the city. The bird lights are about four inches long. - They have a clear flashlight bulb with a plastic bird glued over the bulb. The birds were found to be dan- gerously inflammable by the De- troit Fire Department. Any part of the plastic will ignite from the heat of a match, making 'them unsafe for - use on up," was an amusing'play and the | Christmas trees, Sharp Jab To Pocket London, Dec. 24--(AP)--Holland, slapped on the right and left with harsh words for her military ac- tion in 'Indonesia also is being hit | with something harder -- sharp jabs in the pocketbook. Toughest body blow was the American ac- tion choking. off Marshall Plan aid to the Netherlands . Indies, but other countries are pitching in with their share of chastisement. * India and Pakistan combined to deliver 8 sharp jolt in the air | traffic of Queen Juliana's far- | reaching empire. The two domin- ions of the Asiatic subcontinent slapped an embargo on all flights of KL-M, the Royal Dutch Air- lines. It was not immediately clear whether these embargoes could halt Dutch airline links to the is- lands where Netherlands troops and planes are attacking Indones- ian Republizan forces. KL-M offi- cials at The Hague quickly went into consultation on the develop- ment with the Foreign Ministry. Australian dock workers threw another blow at the Netherlands. The Waterside Workers' Federa- tion of Australia refused to load goods for delivery to the Nether- lands Indies. Thyge was an addi- tional threat that'the Australian Seamen's Union would refuse to handle any Netherlands cargo whatever. W. Bird, secretary of the union, said he was almost sure this extended ban would be announced before Christmas. In Washington, Indonesian lead- ers have asked American trade un- | ions to boycott Netherlands ship- ping and produce. Th Indonesians were reported to have been sym- pathetically received by leaders of the Americ Federation of Labor and the Colkgress of Industrial Organizations. Such action would be a telling blow at the Nether- lands economically. 8-Cent Increase For Woodworkers Stratford, Dec. 24 --(CP)-- Em- ployees of Preston-Noelting Limited here yesterday accepted an across- the-board eight-cent hourly pay boost, company officials announced. Agreement between the company and the, employees, members of the International Woodworkers of America, (CIO.-C.CL.) followed negotiations which involved labor department conciliation representa- tives. Other benefits gained by the local included statutory holidays with pay, two weeks' vacation with pay after five years' service and union security provisions. Seven cents of the new wage boost will be retroactive to Oct. 4. Automobile Sale Was Offence Toronto, Dec. 24--(CP) A St. John, N.B. grocer, Eric Arm- strong, 23, yesterday was remanded to Dec. 30 for senteffte when he pleaded, guilty to a charge of false pretences. He said he did not "realize the situation" when he sold an auto- mobile for $1500 to a Toronto used car lot while there was still a lien against the vehicle. Two Years Fort William, Dec. 24--(CP) -- Three youths who slugged a Port Arthur taxi driver will serve two years imprisonment and suffer five strokes.of the lash each. The sentences were imposed in police court Thursday on Samuel Sheer- ing, 21, of Dunnville, Ont., Charles Cook, 18, of Montreal and Robert Baker, 18-year-old Nova Scotian. | cases extremely inadequate. Because Ont. Teachers Suggest Changes In Curriculum If and when a revised curriculum for secondary schocls is instituted by the Ontario Department of Edu- cation, the classroom teachers who work with that curriculum will have had a hand in shaping its content. This fact has been emphasized by a meeting held at the Ontario Col- which more than thirty working teachers representing the Curricu- lum Committees of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federa- tion and the Ontario Education As- sociation discussed the results of curriculum research and prepared reports on each separate subject. These reports and recommenda- tions regarding changes, after adop- tion or amendment by the annual meetings of the two groups (the O.SS.TF. and the O.E.A), will be presented to the Department of Education, It is expected that they will be given every consideration in drawing up the mew curriculum which will probably be recommend- ed by the Royal Commission on Education, now sitting. Miss Blanche Sneli of York Mem- | orial Collegiate, Chairman of the O.8.8.T.F. Educational Policies Committee, speaking of the work of the Curriculum Committee, says: "Teachers of Ontario are well | aware of the tremendous responsi- | bility that falls upon the school | system in a world where the basic | principles of our way of life are | being challenged. They are prepared | to assume that responsibility. They [ are familiarizing themselves with what is going on in the school sys- tem and in the minds of educators | in other countries. To this end | hundreds of in-service teachers are | engaged in improving their own | knowledge and techniques, at con- | siderable personal expense, The | cost of the studies on curriculum which they are now making are paid for. from the funds of their | own organizations. | "Teachers of Ontario are interest- | ed in more than their own wages and their own security. They con- | sider that their first task is to pre- | pare Ontario boys and girls to meet | adult life equipped with emotional | control, intellectual and moral in- | tegrity and an abilpty and desire to ||* put democracy into practice." Here are some of the highlights | of the Committee reports: | 1. From the O.S.S.T.¥. committee | on French, headed by Ian Ferguson | of Owen Sound--"The Department | of Education should insist that all | schools in the province use the | direct or oral method of teaching French by-- (a) reducing grammar require- | ments in Grades IX and X | so that more time will be left for oral work and reading. by making available records, films and radio programs that will be more suitable for be- | ginners than this sort of aid | has been up to the present. by establishing as part of the Grade XIII Departmental Ex- | aminations a test in French | dictation. | 2. From the O.S.S.T.F. committee on science, headed by J. Stewart Calvert of Sault Ste. Marie-- "The various courses should be brought up to date to include such things as atomic energy, electronics, and conservation of our soil, wild- life, and other natural resources. Most of the textbooks are out of date, uninteresting, and in some of the length of the courses and the short time available for each, the chief student activity is the at- tempted absorption of large quan- tities of factual detail. We are turning out mere science encyclo- paedias and largely overlook the cultural and economic value of the subject." . 3. From the O.8.S.T.F. Guidance Committee, headed by Jean Elder of York Township-- "Such a large proportion of stu- dents are obliged to start to work before completing even lower school that the Grade IX Guidance course should 'include a study of the prob- lems of the worker on the job: the handling of a pay cheque, trade| unions, income tax, workman's com- pensation, obtaining of further edu- cation, use of leisure time. "Since 80% of job dismissions are due to personality "defects of the worker, more time might be spent on the study of 'personality develop- ment and human relations." CHILEAN WHEAT SURPLUS It is reported that the Chilean domestic, wheat surplus will be about 3.3 million bushels. Exports of the surplus to Italy, India and countries in South America are being considered. Trade circles in Chile, however, consider that this estimated surplus is.too large, per- haps by a hundred per cent. Scientists believe that the Baltic Sea was a closed freshwater lake as recently as 5000 B.C. Soil Deficiency |Larry Adler To Be Corrected An interesting : program of soil correction is reported from Austra- lia. TO the southeast of Adelaide and bordering the coast is an area known as The Coorong, or the "90-mile Desert". This region has been the object of considerable scientific research by government authorities in recent years, which has demonstrated that while the area has a dependable and adequate rainfall, it has been limited in pro- ductivity by soil deficiencies of zinc and copper. Investigation and experiment have shown that treat- ment with superphosphate con- taining zinc and copper will allow good permanent pastures to be established on soil once consider- ed worthless. It is reported that the Australian Mutual Provident Society proposes to acquire a large tract of land in this part of South Asutralia where it will undertake a large-scale agri- culture development program. This is the first effort of the kind made by an Australian life insurance company, and if successful, it will open up a large area of land for settlement, which was previously considered useless. . !--(CP)--The martyrdom of Joins Union Chicago, Dec. 24--(AP)--Larry Adler, the harmonica virtuoso, now is a full-fledged musician in theo eyes of Jimmy Petrillo. He proved it Wednesday by sign- ing a membership card in Petrillo's American Federation of Musicians (AFL) and by running a special concert in Petrillo's office. Adler's one-man audience chose "White Christmas" for the new member's solo. Adler played it boogie-woogied it. "That boy plays a mean hare monica," Petrillo observed. "He be= longs in my union." For years the A.F.M.j declined to recognize the mouth organ as a musical instrument. The recent rec- ord ban of Petrillo's union brought the instrument into the fore as ac- companiment for recording singer. 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