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i b r page aix- 1hb acyon wjeb press tiiiiuuday dkckmbkk ukh 1043 the week t l ottawa tvmklty wrttua lie ft acua nmrmtf mv imxmmjul omoen canadian frraa watt wsttev over what rang lh dominion gov- eminent is prepared to lower prleea of rommodltlm to coniumara la a topic upon which apeculatlon tyaa arlaen i here following the announcement hy finance minuter haley that milk tea i j coffee and orangea will br cheaper in f canada from now on 1 price reduction in the four goods mentioned will- be effected through the payment of suhalihaa and th mission of dutlet and taxea already the dominion treaiury haa paid out tn0ofl0 in subsidies tlnce a gen eral celling will eatahlfihed over food and other prlcei dec iwr- in n broadcast addreo mr haley made it clear that while it llt up to j400oo0nn annualryto effect price reduction in the commodltlaa with which he dealt the government conaldered thu a cheap price lo pay to prevent the development of nn in flationary spiral of prlro rubaldlm trend it la recalled that last april he told the house of oommon thnt he was i inclined to senil hundreda of mll- llnna on subsidies in nn effort to check crowth of lnflntlonftr tenden clns in the canadian pconnmv thl la taken to mean thnt the gov ernment will jf nenssarv extend prtre reductions over other iood if ilnppoara thnt without the payment of subsldlrs or tin remission of last s their cellinc levels would hreak through the tellings nlrend impns- eil rent brltnln now in pnylng out about w0on0nlo n enr in auhaldlea plans for increased ngrlcultuial output nest venr wire mnpod at n jjominlon provlnolnl iiinference this week mon foods nre required for 1 nest sear thnn in nn previous wnr enr agrlrultuie minister oardlner told the gntherlnrl despite the man power shnrtorc and curtnllmcnt of farm implements mnnufnrt urine ef forts will he mnde to step up produc- lion of hors beef errs butter nml rneese mr oatdiner also sold it vvns felt anmc inducement to roduee wheat acreare in western cnnndn nest year would jiave to he continued he said nsnrhrtmeat nn the gnvornmenta policywould nemadi later llautlng vremani the question whelhw private en terprise or govarnmantal action cav best solve the problem of providing suitable homes for those earning law wag haa com prominently into public notice through the ronlroveray in which mayor stanley lwla of ottawa and premier gordon connnt nf ontario are engaged mayor tatoli la anxious thnt the dominion government establish n ministry of housing to meet demands for accommodation r a crown cor poration wnrllme housing limited haa already erected homes for work- era in many of canadas industrial centres ilut premier conant who looka with disfavor upon the apectable of ontario municipalities entering into agreements with wartime hduslng baa issued a warning thnt his- govern mentmay repeal ita enabling legisla tion passed in 1041 and invalidate any future agreement the ontarlqfmunlclpifl board haa refused to sanction a pthn whereby the city of ottawa t would conclude negotiations with wartime housing for the immediate erection of 300 houaes in the war crowded capital hltiottlon in ottawa in 1041 ottawas building depart- ment issued permits for wrfloglr wnrlli of hulldlng construction for tle 11 months ended nov in last the total reached wi11115q and of this figure 1000 000 represented the nlue nf permits ramrri for govern ment oustrudlon more riuernment hulldlnrh mean lnrger stnffs and mnvnr lewis who in peacetime would note with siilt- fnitlon a wendy rise in the value of building construction now is won dering how the nddltlnnal workers will lie boused nnd who will assume the rcsponslhllltv for housing- them agreements under wnrtlme hous- inr hns cm ti d homes for industrial workers provided tlml the dwellings sbnll he either rnzed within n reninn- nble period nfler the wnr or that the materials shall fietnlil for si rnp o ns nopto crente slum areas infantry tanks and guns give greal demonstration canadas settlor infantry brigade co info mock action against heavily dcyafmsal poaltlorb this la the 1th in aorlaa of arilelea written by w b ftf and c v charterst repre sented the canadian uwkly newspapers aaamlatian lsn- aent taur ovetraeaa haik nazi jams 1 ondon cp mnny fnrm nttlis in holland are turned into radio listening posts nnd nppnrntut set up in workshops to cut out flermnn jnmlng according to n netherlands womnn who has escaped to britain china gun nest that hnll bean over looked by the tanka tha mortar ef fectively using ii e nnd smoke and the carriers doing nlco job of work with their ilron guna the entire coordination wai par ticularly good hut the enthusiasm and knnwledgo of their task shown hy tho tnfantry wna n rovolatlon to this writer nnd to all those privileg ed to witness this attack of canailaa infantry brigade vmmmmmmmmsmmmmmmmmmismm practical christmas gifts truschrikmiaspractlcal glfts will be more ap propriate than ever we have arranged our displnvs to make it casv for ou to solve our gift probum come in and vvc will be pleased to help ou choose snirabl gttts k for those on vour list ta b b dkachlin ft mill street acton opposite ymca 1 ariml ikwhtipno 1 fte tost earned to7mtvblifswf canadian national by v v c1iartkrh ml dm n aottlnp olmro plintodrn- v vnlun hut under it ml ton over- rmt ky with n nolo hlnwlns your correspondent under n verltablo hnll of fire hulou nholi mortnr iwimhn nnd smoke bom hi wltnnued n urent domonatratlon nf n cnnndlnn infnn- try brlamlt with upporllnff nrmi iintnir into the nttnrk to clrir n in rhrf for the remnlndtr of tho divis ion to so through the infantry regiments of thw brt- ande ore thrre well known to jrosl- derith of ontnrlo tit is wns thty brl- amli thnt in june itmq went to frnnu hut duo to conditions thnt pnvnlted there nt thnt time were ordered to withdraw without tnklna port in nn encnuements with te on- efny these were your boys or your nplihhom i hey oiido from iondon si int ford ornnciwllle ilrnmpton onkviue tlellevlirt jltton nnpnneo oliown toronto woston nnd vnr- iolia olhei ontnrlo townn to fnmlllni to u nil for the pnut three yenrs ihohe indi have been trnlnlnu nml irnlntnk hnril for whnt inys hoforo i hem and despite the boredom of wall inn uiilllnk wnltlnk nnd the nn- tirrnl lancing to he with thole lovt d ones onte nknln tlise men have steeled themselves foi wlmt la to mme nnd nre prejmred to meet the enemy on nny ground iny a tak irt i he infuntrj were supported- in thehjlnsk h the entire dllnlnml ar- tllhn n lank imllallon n seitlon of i njineern two companies of nwhlne kuniuth an ant i- tan ft lenlment nnd in theor n squndrnn of the it c a f three utronkly held jansltlons of retit int lit nl value jjnve the enemy the ndvnntnko la this magnificent show of endurnnce nnd skill hy the cnnndlnn troops despite very honvy kolnr due to the recent rnlns nnd tho tondltlon of the ground nnd tho fnt t that several jorge iujih had to he ruimountcd the fnfnntry the phi ns they were railed in the last wnr fiilcfprsiuhy gnlned their ohpectlves and moved forward nt the appointed times one has to tnke n small part oven ns n spectator moving over the ground in these manoeuvres to ap preciate just whnt nmount of stnmlnn nnd spirit is required to overcome natural and manmade hazards oorhntd kffnrt tlie ef fit lent nnd tooidlnntlon of nil arms was remarkably good in- tertnnimunlcatlon with the vai ions units was of n high calibre com panies of the infantry being in const ant communitatlon with their bat talion headquarters and the bnttnllpn hewlqunrters in turn doing in com- munlcnflon w 1th the brigade hend- qunrttrs who controlled the whole effort from brigade hendqunrters ia nrlous m nns lln supporting nrmwtro dlrettdb ilie brigadier oirettl on theetinke nf the ero hour the artilur opent d up n ter rific narrnge on the initial objective to nllow n trop of tanks to shepherd the mine clcntnnce pnitv of engln- ers in two si t tlons of nrritis to 1 enrrv out their task of clearing tin mine fieldh for tlu folkiw up of tanks ind infnntjrv i hurehilu in action j it was a grand slht to witness i fitini our vantue jnllnt 1 he huge lumhling ouin hills sprnjed cveiv- thing in front of them to give tover i to the inglhtor pnrtv the job torn pleted the t nuteu rs plnct d lnps to makt ir snfi t lane for the following tanks and infnntrv then they re- jui ned to a it at position under the j protective iat of the tanks hv now tin nt t wave of tanks iwhuh in the distance looked like lints nawlitlk i ntvout i w ei i proi eding nt lank sjjerl on to their objet lives to vltnr out mm him iun nests und nny l- fairtrv tibsiailt that might bt in the wiiv fhev mantuuvred about rut- inn thither and von until thev reach ed i in m st of t he f i rst qhjtm t jv e right on their heels wns the first wave of infnntrv with bnonets fix- ett running towards the enemv nnd taking cover ns the netessilvrose then riling ami advancing stvernl hundrwi more nrds infantry ply ita prt during this ndvance of the in tnntry the mortars enme into plnv netting down the smoke t rtens to lve the ififnatr nnu tanks protec tive cover from the left flank and to the front while the rcaf were doing likewise on the right flank while ihe forward battalion of infnn trv were consolidating their first oh jetttve the two battalions following through pivoted rliht and left to reach their respective obj lives nnd so widen the gap creatjiv ou sixcz ward unit rurlng this time the var tous arms of the lnfantr wore brought into use- bren carriers nnd mortar platoons doing n ery effec tive job with the odd pillbox or md- huon trail epic of canadian farms bootblack millionairch among saveral special develop ments in canadas wartime agricul ture the wartime story of bacon rnkes first place said dr u m ii barton dominion deputy minister of agriculture in n recent address the baron story la in many reupacta the story of canadas greatest single cnntilhutlnn in the form of foot sup plies the trnll goes back to the years before tho war for it was dur ing- that period that nn oxport hncon stiutture was built incannda that totild be tolled upon ns n source of huppllns for clreat britains mnjor re- ttilicmonts in fact tho qunnttty of baton of the tjpe desired by brltnln nvallabte in cnnndn in the second yeni of the wnr hnil much to do with britain s decision to provide tin con in the offlclnl rnllonm of thnt country simo hint detlslnn whuh wns mnd in the full of ml 10 c iinulnh hat on export tommltments hnve oxpanded eiuh ytni to meet british require ments i hlrty-fou- export pncklng plnnts in canndn nre kllllngnearly twice tho number of hogs thev did in 1010 with tho completion of the jnll42 agreement with the british ministry of tootl 1 iso 000 000 pounds of hncoir have been shipped- to the united king dom fni mi rs in the fnte ofdtffl- tullies hnvf perlmps surprised ihem- ht ives hi produtlng hogs in such num bers 1 he pat kern nave slaughtered piotessed nnd shipped these hogs with tompnriillvey little expnnslon in facilities or labor jho dominion dtpnrtment of agrkullure inspet tort nnd grrtders hnve examined the hogs and the hncon with little additional help transportation under refrigera tion has been provided nnd the bacon board lias bandit d the whole under taking for the cnnndiotmnd british oovernmcnth nn undertaking involv ing up to the present time about j 000 000 fnrmt rs tontlnuetl dr bnrtaur know wh j- in in producing a rnde a tlirtass 1ut they might not be so fnmlllnr with some of the oilier things thnt npprar on the hncon trnll the hogs nre dressed into wiltshire sides the meat is cured with nit rate formerly imported from souwi america noyr tibtnlned from the unltejl states fnth side is wrapped in cottoh imported from the onlted states iverv four sides nre hnled tn jute burlap from indln it is sewn and tied with jute or slsnl from india nnd mexico the hncon is kept in told storage it has to he cured six or seven dnvs in quantities icqulred for shipment nt the end of thnt time it hns to he transported in refrlgern- tor cars nnd irnnsfemd prompt i v to lefrlgerated spate in bonis nt the rate of millions of pounds weekj to fill the t online t lu hogs are inspet it d when slaughter d and graded the bacon is inspet ted nnd knuletl in the plant nnd inspet fed again at seaboard where it trim is in tonoj under nnvv t scort lhiotigh this long i hnin of pmtdun hit rjinjor supplu s of great britain s hat on ar in living in sntlsfat torv tontlltlnri and tiuallt is 1m ini main taint tl in tla nt t twelve months the btllish mlnlstrv of food would like to halo- 67 million pounds nml canada has undt rtnken to supplv it it will not be an casv task but t ns t isks in wartime nie not to bt e petti i i tif lnt on task is not one of the r allv hard tusks of tin w ir breed th sows anil save the pits nml the hat on will be produced the i- priate war outsiders keep out tlint a piuntf vir js hoiok nkht throilkhnul canncfn islnnil trovip is novvs uriiml l c n nullooit rntlva- niuuts from umhi btmli who mill hint it villi ho iiclvlsahli- foi outslilt rs to ta nnd ke out ttw i i ninv is rcsortlnk to gas knnftn to intlopnisllkth nv mrphitls mfphli in n ulnn the dlarubp is torn off bieontrs the common skunk nml ns siuh is north one iloltnr ilrnd skunks nre not native to the island but m re introduced in fur fnims the market for skins slumped and the animals iv ere turned loose nnd became a est h raiding hen housi s the dollni hounlv iins then set up to enrouraue hunt rs in a recent week 182 skunks were casualties in this privnte nar irrskexdf kkhsiixkb lonpon 1cp1 in the vnlted na tlons there are to wavs of saving merr christmas for instanc th sfiuth african putt h sn sneiseencl kersfees nnd ket nivay with it 1- the rnarlna twenllei may iva rn- muniliereil m ll era wharaln the alockmarkat promll to make nvary ihhillilark a millionaire tlia sombra thirties lauuht utat the promlsa nuui not bo kenl the suwaatllntt war aia will tend to make avary mll- lionnlre his own bnothlarw onn fear thai may remain in the mlnda of thoughtful people is that himtlilaiks anil ntlmr votera will insist that in future novernmenla uuaran- lee tliem freedom fnpm want tlioy will not stop lo reallce that the only meana by which a government can implement such a promise la either ly handlnn out money troo or by giv ing employment hy means jof public works j- in either molhod taxea must in- iroaan and the more that taxoa in crease tho groater the burden that must bo horna by the producers of tho nation iovarnmentnl pollclea of this tleserlpllon would make the out look bleak for farmers anl other primary producers floods they sell likely would again b depressed in price nnd goods they buy will so bristle with taxes that the calloused hand of the fnrmer will not ho able to touch thorn there nre many cnnndlan institu tions nswellns farmers who should ho telling their story of how they i rente wealth by prndutlnu useful roods nnd servli es the printed word krki imiiiitkv iiotink km ikan lioutich are when poultry iiiiiok house poorly ventlliijcil the floors and litter itcmmc in nvy nnd dump the blrdh unlhrlfty illsense develops and pro duitlon vnnislus prnjii i vi ntlliillon becomes ini riiialngly dlffli ull where overtrowdlnk exists heeniim of the in ceshlly of rlildinu ihe imultiy house of est ess moisture without i aimlmk draughts kettrottactct3t baking for christmas 9 fancy baklng cookies and for the pineal and moat wholmmne bread you can not ileal 1hacimnamvh ilheai ifa lukcd in acton too net vour lukllik karly aa the hupply u limited macdonalds bakery aetimt ontario phone 100 regular delivery smokers supplies we itave teen aide fa mrtire m goodly supply nf mil nmokrrn nermudtlfts here are a fw f the many itniiia which we have in fttaelt anrj tobaccos for thtwe wlm prefer it roll their own okdkk now fact your iiipllrt now a we can not tiiarant4 ripla4nk nf nur irrjmhif torit wlini wliat w have nn liaiul u rvhatitasd lomrmher ortler karly harry waterhousi miiii srukfri ajton intakio i svsississssissc2iisrj3js2 ha could tail you how italian tanks acattarad in libya how sicily lookad by tha light ol uara botnbf how tho huns ducktxl for corai in a half doxan europvan countxiaa hp a member of an rcaf air ciawtthoaa much travelled fighting comrade ol the tkiei trained in canadqr c a f air crew taka the world in their stride smooth workiaq pttack teams bomber and lighter pilot navigators bombers guaneri wlreleee operator ready or action on any front they seek out and destroy the loe wherever he can be found alter victory these keen young canadians will lead the way to a bright new world our future u in their hands their future is in the skies young men with a taste fotf adventure and a yen to pin hitler s eari back have a new career awaiting them in rcaf air crews r1c a f training in canada is ei parading steadily more planes more echoou more instructor are now available at preeent application are being 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