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the acton free prbss thursday january mth 1m3 greeted editors in parliamentary office tat to the eevewtfc of wrte of mriitim afcoot imlthmm in groat brttmtn aad oher eeanfertea vis ited by a tredp of ounfllaa ew- pevper iters it we written for the wee wtpperi of eoe- 4 by tbelr own repreaentfttlve on th tour hokti tempting of there sepm to be no doubt that prim mlnuter winston churchill is the greatest wartime leader britain has hnd throughout her ion history he took office at a time when the fortune of britain and tin- empire were at a low ebb invasion of eng- hutd woemed certain antl the ability to reaiat successfully was doubtful in the intervening month churchill has riven the people new heart and aroused such onthutdasm that ttn hns ytood un under homhlhg gallery we signed our names in a huge volume which undoubtedly con- tains many interesting signatures and received passes to prove that we were- members mine wad no 34 for this new session there were some surprise i had always hoard that thervwore not uf- flelenl be in the house o accom modate h the members at once yd on this day with the prime minister reviewing the war for the first time in months there were seats to spare amohg the members were iwtveral uomen three with hats and four without no two sat together they uere widely scattered each in a sep arate row of seats the press gallory wasnt filled in the row ahead i saw harold fair the canadian press representative whose home is in arthur ontario in a the atlie gallml there -would- tvand threats with unparalleled cour- age the danger of successful in vasion appears to have passed pow erful nations xwhlch feared that britain could not hold out in the lnte rnonthsttfribrenowheranies in 1942 to visit canada acaln but it was hard to spare the time away from london now ills answers to questions about the war were off the record but that did not matter re told us little that he had not already aid m the house he joked over his use of american slang and asked us if it had been cor rectly dqjjfi h said the foreign office 111 deserves the treatment it has received from natural and pro fessional crabs before he shook hands again in bidding jia ratowell ho promised to give us each a wiltten message to bring bock to canada two days i copies arrived at the hotel for each of us they read from visits such as yours we in britain gain fresh- and heart ening assurance f the unremit ting efforts and unconquerable spirit hf the dominion overseas now you are going bnck to tell the people of canada what you have seen and hoard tell them also that hevor before have we at homo felt more sure of our selves and of our cause winston churchill not he more than siwiiumhttl suee tators probably if la hard to gaht admlsslon in these days one would suppose thousands more would like to hear churchill speak amongthatr nundrodthggume pojnjed out some notable persons directly behind mr winston churchill has been visiting churchill sat one of his daughters ihhtcontlnent he-catn-4o- talkover j dlrctlyopposltcwaamrjmoljey the unification of plans to win the tho russian ambassador that was war actually his very presence and in the days when russia part m the his effective speeches have done much conflict was uncertain but mr mals- to stir upthc united states and can- key hnd just told the inner wnr ada as they had previously heartened cabinet that petrograd would be still the people of his own country in russian hands by christmas thnt a number of canadian newspaper the germans would never take mos- men met winston churchill while he uat rl ottaw hundreds of ofher canadians saw hint during his brief stay perhaps i might add my story of a meeting with the great prime x minister in his own office in london after hearing him lve ono of his rare wartime addresses in the house of commons at westminster one more wish orsmt r the british council acting as itosis to the group of canadian editors in britain made an effort to gratify our every wish they had laid out tliolr own program before we arrived hut they wore quite willing to niter if to include anything we particularly de sired strangely enough or to it seemed to us the prngrnm did not include on opportunity to meet or evon to see the prime minister i be lieve thnt was because the peopte in -tndon-o-ot-reallae-whauan-inllils- his photogra eneo mr churchill exerts in canada they did not know how unanimously the residents of this country lny aside their work whenever he speaks over the alrvnves thejdld not know that we regard him not only ns the leader of the british isles but of the empire when a request was passed on la e d obrien of the british council he promised some action it enme at once through the good offices of the hon brendan bracken mlnterof public information mr bracken is young someuhere around 40 and active he tins not held his post long before that he was secretary to mr churchill he is i believe n bachelor and a rich man cartoon ists delight in his features he has one of the hardest johs in england the handling of publicity in wartime i mot him soveral times during m wslt and thought him capable inter esting and quite humnn mr bracken rnmc nround the next rtn with a message we would not onl meet mr churchill but we wen going to henr him sp nk in the house of commons find it would he his first speech he fore pur llament in more thnn throe months arrange merits were being made to find us senth in the galleries afterward- mi urmken himself would take us to the prlmi ministers off ii e and we could ask him am questions jiket a few morning tntller our little kroup had in en gmttel at wist milliliter in the officers of the paiua during the question period i had time to look around overhead was an ornate celling like that in the sen ate chamber ot ottawa around the walls were lifesize statutes of the ancient knights immediately behind my back stood a former duke of glou cester with spear and shield cbumkuiflpeak to parliament when prime minister churchill rose to speak he was almost directly below me over the railing i could look down on his partly bald head with wisps- of hair brushed across it he stood at the corner of the table on which the mace lay before him woro his notes in a brond book he did not read the speech hut kept hli eye frequently on his notes mr churchill was dressed in the same clothes one sees in so many of prising since his suits nre as strictly rationed as those of every britisher he had on a black cant with a white handkerchief showing conspicuously over tho odge of the breast pocket ho wore tho fomous bow tie with the snots and spectacles with heavy rims the skin of his face and head was a bright rosy pink as i rooked down at close range the oijly con spicuous ndornment waft a heavy gold watch chain across his broad vest thereis no need to quote from thnt speech now partly it reviewed the course of the war but to a greater extent it was on attack on his critics in the house the press and the coun tryside it contained plenty of punch as all his speeches do he used few gestures sometimes he grasped the edge of the tablcj in front of hlrri at times he held the lapels of his coat or clasped his hands behind his hack or over his stomach it w as the words thnt courted rather thnn the ninnmr of their delivery in the prime ministers office just ns soon ns mr churchill tint completed his speech i hurried out of the gnlh ry nntl nul the other cnnnd inns mr bracken was waiting for us and took us down winding mntr- was und along t oi ridors pnst thne oi four mon poiu i nit n outside thi pi inn minlstci s office w wnitfd fot him to arrive lit i unit in n few minutes al rtndv hi hud lighted one of hi am ouk t igurfc he inv it d u into his room und ai wt wore introduced bv tin minister of informati he nhook nuking the name of th pap r ns will us of the man ii is nn old iievtspnpci man htm self mhk-supplie- most of the hybrids fight soil drifting l ottawa expert crom grata and whcsu to keep the good earth inplmce r only permanent cure for soil drifting is to put the fibre back into those soils it said how can it be donet the answer- is grasa during the last few years thousands of acres of abandoned land had been sown to reslod wheat grass under the prairie farm rehabilitation program in ad dition many farmers were making r gulnr seedlngs of this hardy peren nial urnnh as part of their crop rota tion ottawa cp- agriculture de partment experts seem to be getting somewhere in their efforts to develop a largeseeded perennial grass which ere whs no doubt of the value of can be used satisfactorily on the this grass hut it had small wiimis which prairies to put plant fibre baik into own close to the surface or the soil and thus help control soil young plants would not emerge drifting hence the demand arose for a an official tnlementsald tho divujurgtl seeded perennial prnws the ion of forage plants in ottawa has statement said one whit it could produced more than 140 fertile hy- he uafely sown to a depth of litre brids crosses between perennial indies or more mid which would en- graskem and wheat and others hnve been produced by the national re search council and the dominion forage crops tjihorntory in suxku- toon seeds of these new produclfouh ik being produced ns rapidly as pon slble in order thnt tests may be laid down on variouw experimental fnrms hrounfrout cnnndn with n view to fimerwlnl the forage value of lite sure pelting the seeds into moist soil even under dry conditions i he forage plants division started to breed such n grass in 191s rus sian s icnhhtit previously hnd suc ceeded in c rofwlhg wheat with t- taln perennial gramies most of the hybrids produced in canadn were sterile hut methods hnd been found in hrjntzabniilferhiy in s of plan farmerettes for us in 1942 mrs roosevelt wu1 recruit und army for uncle sam next year washington cpmrs frank lin d roosevolt plans to recruit an nrniy- of fiirmerettos to ttlt american farms next summer and to help bring in the enlarged crops asked by the depnrtmuut of agriculture i he women will help fill n gap caused bjtliumlgrjttlo uf arm men tar j union and tin n had been conducted thoroughh through lhei- uih each other houses of parliament by two titled guides one n membet of the house rtuydrtmtrrhe other frort 1 he- house of commons i he hnd been thorough informative nnl amusing we had even seen such places as the room where c fawkes hnd stored the gunpowder intended to blow up an earlier parliament we had gaied rcgretfutl at the few piles of rubble ahd twisted girders which were all that remained of the hour of com mons epom we had se a the room in the same building w heit the com food required food does make a difference to national health and our growing knowledge of humnn needs and the foods which supply them is convinc ing more and more people of this fact every day writes frances hucks in nn article in the current issue of health the official publication of the health lengue of canada miss hucks k an experienced dietitian nnd is now in charge of the nutrition di vision of the milk foundatloh of tor onto miss hucks points to the fact that meals arc now planned more and more on the basis of known food values nnd with some thought for the ages nnd activities of each mem ber of the family that doctors orders include ljsts of foods which should be oaten dally for positive hoalth rathor thnn long columns of forbidden dishes nutritionists recommend at least one and onehnlf pints of milk dnll for a child nnd from onehnlf to ono pint dally for an adult if used in these nmounts miss hucks explains milk will supply tile following pro portions of the average family diet all of the cnlclum rccntoftberiboflftvin tvitn mln b2i over onclinlf of the phosphorus 40 per cent or more of the vita min a onethird or more of the protein onefifth of the calories about onesixth of the thiamin vitamin bl small but appreciable amounts of iron and other food essentials milk when taken in these amounts thus makes up between forty and fortyfive per cent of the total food requirement and yet it enn be bought for about twentyfive per cent of the total food allowance miss hucks thus emphasizes the fact that milk is definitely a food bargain mies hucks explains the import ance in nutrition and health- of each of the elements of milk cnlclum is essential for healthy bones and teeth and is also important to muscle func tion blood circulation nnd heart action those who do not include milk in their diet are more thnn like ly to suffer from cnlclum deficiency h cause cnlclum is fount in other foods onh in verv much smaller pro portions phosphorus works with cnlclum in building hones nnd teeth vitamin bl or riboflavin deficient i nffeits the s retards growth and impairs general health lowers v tnlitv milk is a most important soutii of this vitamin vitamin a has hi en fiutured ns the tun foi night blindnesi hut it ntso guards against respiratory infictions andlitjpiux uiediitloprnenl different hybrids under various soil and climatic conditions tile state ment said it was emphasized thnt no seed will be available for general distribution until these preliminary tests have been completed tho statement unld years of c on tlnuous grain growing in some un tonsofcrtmhdn hn destroyed the sollblndlng fibre which was in the groundwhen the nnturnl grnss won first turned under there are mnny who believe thnt jiiflmiiiiilhinnnvl ytnp lp dowp hands to industrial areas for defame jobs mrs roosevelt him instructed hei assistants in the offlto of civil j ian defence to outline physical exer- else nnd tiainlng foi mail a pitch fork and ho army as the fiirnierettes enrolled in the first groat war si hool ten hers college students and others unoccupied in the summer jnuy be called uwm to take the exor cises 1 he president s wife referred to the contemplated organisation us the women s in afmv hut said let plots kmmpt miou iikls 1 ondon cp i he theatre man agei s committee hns asked the la i or mlhtslry f77emropt froincoh- hiription nuftic lent ihoius glilsu und the utile al stars to keep troops nnd wnr workers enterlainid lliaultneud nnl lip llmltcdqwomeii rikio mauwhalm or atii i ok capf own tcpi on being pn sented with the fioldmarhnl s bntoii on behalf of the king prime minister janchrltlp smut kwld h wished to express hty profound sympathy to his mujesty for the way in hns honor e c not only myself nimnmlfy but his dint countty of ours glass sgyea steel novel use in war tfcetorjr canteen britain is using spaas to save steel it is translucent toughened glass which can now take the place of steel ns the up plate of hot cabthetg in cafes and restaurants safely standing up to temperature of 120 to 100 de grees in these lays whtn canteens and cafeterias are provided in all fac- lorlew over ii certain sly the quantity 7flkuiel which rnn be suvtohfirthere fnn considerable by admitting light to the cabinet toughened gtnss lenses the work of the canteen staff in dearlnglt and in serving the food iho glass takes a slightly longer time than steel to warm up hu it holds the heat better thus ubstnntlnlly reducing heating costs particularly in canteens with lengths of hot cuhhu ts or u battery of steamers a ml- f iiumfl tl mf m4 than iho vuluhhlo steel which it re leases for the war sweet caporal tiht uaisi rom in which yocco cah jmokio by otet of the wartime prices and tirade board you must have a licence by march 31 194fr every person or firm is required to have a licence 1 if engaged in the business of buying for resale or selling dnyrcowmodity r 2 if engaged in the business of supplying any of the following services hie supplying of elerieiry got iteam or wour kltgroph wlreltu or tfkaone mrvlcti h hansporidtton of goodt or pcrsoni the provision of dock harbour or pier facilities warehousing or storage undertaking or embalming laundering cleaning tailoring or dressmaking hairdfessing bartering or beauty parlour services plumbing heating painting decorating cleaning or renovating repairing of any kind the supplying of meals refreshments or beverages the exhibiting of mo pictures process manufacturing on a custom or commission bosu if you have already applied for or obtained a wartime prices and trade board licence under a previous licensing order you should not apply again i he room in large and i shaped k huge ornate fireplace i ro u- ous on one wull and on eltht r side of it were etchings of famous prime ministers of the past in front of the fireplace is mr chunhlhs dekk hut he did not sit dow n instead he walked up and down all the time he was talking to uh he was bubbling cner with energy and apparently pleased with the sieh he hnd just leat- o the j d i lit lw gun uh u joke you hae had plentv of lime to mh the clt of london you have lsited the d imaged areas and l he houw of commons ow i fcuppos ou hae come here so thnt ou wuld a you had teen all th ruins hut there wan nothing that looked like a lutn about him it was nmai canadians took time out to sit in the redleather seaf when the prime minister sits just mar the corner of the gnat table the mother of svrl laments tin place looked ven different on our iecond visit crowds were hurr tng through the halls with poltct men tn conspicuous numbers i ome times wondrs1 if the 1nndon polkt wereai wise a they looktm uith lug thnt a man could tarry the cares ilrendan bracken as guide it di t not i of an km pi re at war and show the matter they all knew him effects so little we told him how as mr bracken shepherded us past glad we were to lie there nnd how the guard he told u that he could i hlghl he was regarded in caneda swure utl for wmg1nt pn h said thtw h v i- callery and others would be dujoer the air eople stop work to trlbuted in other galleries i was one likten ve said we were sorry he had of the five of six ftortunate enough to rtbt been able to cume to canada after go to theprs gallery we went tfli the meeting with president roosevelt the rooms of the sergeant at arms on the atlantic cthe speltlnt is ai it appesirs on the i he seemed to like that and reel pro- documents and were enrolled at duly cated by praising what canada and constituted members of the press canadians have done he would like htnltln tooth enamel the proteins of milk nrul thost of gg aie the most ensih convirted ititoodvprotelnsrandrntlkinnddi tion contains a higher proportion of eeitain otkpr food cswjntlals milk ts tow in calories onipnnd with the high proportion of ttamlns nnd minerals and so is not fatten ing man doctors in fact stress the importance of including milk in n n during duet it is wll worthwhile to del lb- erateu form the milk habit if you have tiorainad done so miss rrurfcsiavs forhesa of good mr trition and as the has why licence applications shotdd be made at once apart from the legol requirements licensing of the name of every person who has been granted a your business will enable the board to advise you licence or who has already applied for a licence is quickly and fully of the price ceiling regulations being placed on the boards mailing list your name that affect your business will be added when your application is received to get your licence lor better ihnnftvenuje health and v unlit jit mu three filnumxt a rta rrar-rm- 1 get an appttcasm farm at your nearest poet ffice x complete the arjplkatoiia-mailjt- pmlflo free there b bo licence fee 3 you will receive by nail a licence identification card bearing your licence number tktmex was ito hot nemd a licraco what the law requires you to so afhr march 31 1942 any official representative or iavstigataroltht war prices and trade s may require you to produce your licence idenfifico- tioa card if you are subject to this licensing order after march 31 1942 you must notify the director of licensing of tiie wartime prices ond trade board ottawa in writing quoting your licence number of any change in the name address or character of tggr7atjwrryi y i ondon ccil tho poplum idea lias ben rarriim out in frotlc design in unrtienx clothes in london there are nendant porkrta continuation of i blouse below the belt or olds of ma terial at side and hack helou the uaistllne and fishermen unless buying goods for resale 2 employees of a person or firm which is itself subject to licence 3l operators of private boarding houses note- persons who have already applied for or obtained s wartime prices and trade board licence should not apply again you must retain your licence identification card as it will remain in affect unless suspended or cancelled as long of the maximum prtces regulations continue if you are already itcestsnd o licence identification card valid for the duration of these regulations will be automatically mailed to you before march 31 1942 you need not apply for a renewal ond there is no licence fee men of 30 40 so j pep vm ylcofc ffelmwsnnit waal unul tta am vtr vitality try cm tole taauu huutl akxr h so f ai nssi aftajf a aa ea qs a fcpiflil sblradvmiars assa far aaly ssarrtsasrsa pok fuufhes infohmation white the segional duectoh of licensing waitimi puces wtrntaoibcsasdrat the neaestofthe foixowlngcltiesjyancoijm hegina winnipeg totonto montheal halifax saint john or chawottetown usasj iwsw hm aaeaamy ai yhi waitimi much amo tbm kuio ortaw c jsvlt