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the georgetown herald wednesday evening august 6th 1941 ew meastates to get larger supplies of bacon fott britain on july 23 the ooverivnent of cat- imbb ooneldered it necessary to intro duce certain measures that win as ft tn as pooglble assist in t quantities at canadia bacon being snipped to britain within the next two nxxttbs recently the bacon board received i information that it was of the utmost importance that regular weekly ship ments as provided for in the present agreement be maintained otherwise the british ministry of pood would find difficulty in maintaining a raton elf four ounces per week per person to the peoleof the british isles the measures introduced are an advance of 1 per 100 pounds or 1860 to 10 60 fas caadinan sea board in the price of canadian wilt- ure bacon for export to the united kingdom this is in order to bring toe value of bacon in canada closer to parity with the present price of bogs in the united states the price of 10 60 was effective as from the opening of the live stock markets on wednesday july 23 an order in council also effective wednesday july 23 prohibits qjeex- port of live hogs dressed hogs and other edible pork products excepting l lard to points other than the united kingdom and british possessions the bacon board also ordered a jturther retraction of 25 per cent in the amount of pork products including bam and bacon that may be distri- 1 jmted by exporting packers for can adian consumption under date of may 28 1941 the governor in council approved an amendment to the agreement with re- pect to bacon between the united jct ministry of food and can- ada under which it was agreed that the united kingdom woufck increase the price paid for bacon by 5 shillings p long hundredweight for half ot the contract quantity of 425000000 pounds with che proviso that if the price of united states hogs moved further above a parity of this price the difference would be borne by can ada in accordance with this agreement the bacon board on june 2 1041 was authorised to pay andwldltional 75 cents per 100 pounds tolthe price of 85 shillings being paid bf the united kingdom and on june 24a further in crease of 75 cents or a total of 160 per 100 pounds was made hog prices in the united states have continued to advance sharply in ducing a flow of live hogs and dressed products to the united states thereby jeopardizing the quantities required for export to the united kingdom the united k ministry pood have alsortquested that ship ments of bacon under the present agreement be accelerated so mat if possible the present contract of 425- 000000 pounds of baoon bams and other cuts be completed by about sep tember 15 1941 instead of october 31 1941 the increased rate of shipment necessary to comply with this request win require that every hog marketed in canada during the next two mon ths be available for export to the united kingdom or for distribution in the domestic market on the completion of the present agreement or 425000000 pounds m ba con bams and other cuts on septem ber 15 1941 it is anticipated that the agreement for the following 12 mon ths will call for the delivery by can ada of 600 000000 pounds of bacon ham and other cuts the larger or der will necessitate a substantial in crease in the canadian production ol hogs canadian poultry shipped to several countrubb recently for many years canadian record of performance ropi poultry not only have had a worldwide reputation lor high quality but have served as the foundation stock on which the poultry nocks of several countries have been built the purchase and ship ment or canadian rojp poultry stock covers nearly a quarter of a century but some of the more recent shipments may be cited so satisfactory was a 1937 shipment ol canadian rop poultry stock in building up the foundation flocks ot the british guiana deoartmerit ot agriculture that more birds ere ask ed for and shipped in october 1938 and as a result of further outstanding success attu another none gnfi not of canadian birds was shipped again giv ing the utmost satisfaction in the same year canadian rop birds were exported to the department of agri culture of trinidad british wert in dies in ave months the birds re gistered a 75 per cent production of eggs in spite of the torrid heat since then their record has been of tthe high est m 1940 rop birds were dis patched to the orange free state in south africa to meet a request these tarda gave such a fine account of themselves that more canadian birds had to be forwarded in 1041 to the capital of the state in bioemfonteln at the same time an roj contin gent of birds was exported to buenos aires south america apart from the high quality of the birds the monetary side is satisfac tory all the sales have been ar ranged through the uve stock and live stock products division domin ion department of agriculture and in each case the prices were 15 per pul let 25 per cockerel plus all transpor tation charges the following are a few of the recent sales october 193a cwo singlecomb white leghorn coc kerels and 8 pullets and two rhode island red cockerels and 8 pullets to the pepartment of agriculture brit ish guiana december 1939 twe rhode island red cockerels and 12 pullets and two barred plymouth rock cockerels and 12 pullets and one singlecomb white leghorn cockerel and six pullets to the director ojt agri culture trinidad bwj november 1940 two barred plymouth rock coc kerels and 8 pullets to the orange free state union or south africa and in july 1941 six rhode island red cockerels and 24 pullets and 12 singlecomb white leghorn pullets and two cockerels to buenos aires south america and one barred plymouth rock cockerel and four pullets again to bioemfonteln orange free state union ofsouth africa olt john ruadell young jersey breeder of georgetown has purchased a rich ly bred jersey bull from auscan jer seys at brampton ontario this bull is a sen of the former canadian cham pion senior yearling butterfat produc er ashbourne s handsome lady that has a record of 11 495 lbs of milk and 660 lbs of fat willi an average test of 5 74o tn 365 days at l year and 340 das winning a iilver medal certifi cate as a three year old she pro duced 11737 lbs of milk 622 lbs of fat in 305 days at 3 years winning gold and silver medal certificates she ha recently been mild to maplecrest farms maple ontario for 835 00 the highest price received tor a cow ot any dairy breed at auction in 1941 or for several years the sire of mr ruddells new herd sire is brampton pinnacle sam a son of the silver medal bull pinnacle that ne of the outstanding herd sires at the farm of b h bull son brampton large red cross shipment the following large shipment of on- lshed goods la going forward to the red cross warehouse in toronto this week this shipment completes the quota for the sewing department and the ladles are taking a brief rest dur ing august i hospital supplies 31 pr pyjamas 11 pr extra pants 20 sheets 30 convalescent shirts 14 surgeons cape 9 khaki handkerchiefs 1 dressing gown cfvuimn clothing 10 ladles units aire 40 each unit consisting of 1 wool skirt 1 knee- length coat 2 blouses 10 girls units else 16 each unit consisting of 1 wool skirt 1 knee- length wool coat lined 1 blouse 1 pullover 1 pr knickers s boys unite size 8 each unit con sisting of 1 pr flannel shorts 1 flan nel jacket 1 shirt 1 sweater pair socks 23 quilts 2 afghane 1 pr panties size 13 1 vest size 13 1 slip stzft 13 1 girdle due 13 4 wlndbreakers size 10 3 pr boys pyjamas size 10 1 wool sweater size 12 6 sweaters size 8 2 nightgowns size 8 2 pr mittens size 8 and 10 l nightgown size 6 1 slip size 6 1 boy suit size 4 1 pn panties size 8 11 pr panties size 2 2 babys sleeveless jackets 2 babys shirts 1 pr bootees 1 wool scarf ever heard of voder wen it looks something like a typewriter and a skillful operator by touching keys can reproduce any sound of which the human voice is capable a product of t the bwll telephone company voder will be seen and heard at the canadian national exhibition the greatest threats to british sov ereignty have always come from ger manic tribes this peculiar historic fact is cleverly linked with the present war in this years canadian national exhibition pageant britannia ro man britain being compared with the empire today v two slogans for victory amd for buy at home v for victory is helping to rid the world of a dictatorial oppressor helping to make the world free and to bring the lasting prosperity which only freedom can bring b for buy at home can bring prosperity also because when local merchants prosper then does georgeto wn prosper too you cant go wrong when you shop in georgetown buyers guide ol brills dept store mens furnishings ladies ready to wear boots and shoes main st phone 167 georgetown w j cain invites your patronage auto repairing any make tires batteries welding all work guaranteed phone 284w victoria st college view exchange hotel room and meals good accommodation georgetown lumber co everything in lumber 3h doors and interior finish we also handle ilydrated lime uardwau plaster fibre board cement and roofing of au kinds hollywood hotel norval a home away from home every accommodation r licata fruit vegetable market a good place to shop phone 71 georgetown for best service and cleanliness we try to make an ad of every permanent machine or mchlneless our prices are right too call 278j or w hugh lindsay radios refrigerators kelvinator philco stewart- warner main st phone 11 mcbean co importers of dry goods gents furnishings shoes caps overalls house furnishings phone 64 h c mcclure home furnishings ponersi director and ambulance service pbone mw why not make mcgibbons hotel your meeting place pleasant social whj ipend your money out-of- town when rachlin can sirs yon better eervlee a try wtlx satisfy cleaning pressing tailoring ah work guaranteed phone 233 jvk scotts garage international truck sales and service oeraer hani and overact sta iw161 optta mtoha tputs richardsons hardware phone 25 shnr hot electric fence 18 complete with ereready hotahot battery msiilaiots ground rod- and fence lead phone 5 we deliver saxe motors ojjx boad service dodge and desoto sales and service oeetpn street phone 162 visit mackenzies one stop service station can picked up and delivered all oars insured we invite your patronage phone 355 bruce m proprietor white rose service station and garage specialist irnltkm and carburetor repairs p sinclair main street geecieumn phone 26 1