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v the acton free press thuftsday august 30th 1045 human side of droughts eml i in australia the farmer down i ndw u a reprieve from doom with coming of rairw mm hoi lit i as one of o n ot dian ati st ii austialin newspjap r i km pot ted tl ik ar unfoldd u u i wl it bx fiuidtwt of ihousni k il i i rir maiix f them it w rnotr iln i wi a lftiir ifum mi il mm across bundled i hiuund of aquaie mil hi tam hit soutlrm australia i ncl tie it wmltlng f i hhm ouo f i riinlt diumned i wn ii the irrl ed giound jril ii e woit 1t um me tart ft i f tl nmti haxi ix r kr n mt rfldlflg ijk all k t m on a it in volm i i 1 men ami orni n ami rhlldn n lul h mvouil also ii maeti iiiu iit nature itial owept millions of ln of main oul of thetr almost hem 1ra k ami toured ihem irtrr the continent ynu n istlmate low mu i lain ii takra to break a drought like this whmi iu trtliv hial even to pi o vto a fall of unr inch over the male victim needs mofr than i hi kims tons of walet and thla lain ln he of it in placet fell over an lira many limes the sire of v iitoru th meteorological forces that hail m part in thai lltanh waterllft e tended from j he indian ttn to ihr lohrly eei away to the anuth of new zealand the ma i ire farmer and hit family listening to the rain hammering down on the roof did not worry about meteorology the tain meant aomelhlng different lo him here is how a man who has llxrl moat of hli lite tn th north west and battled with drought d rtbed what ihe ram rm an to thi fartm r first of all it means n in f or lie atotk rviix taimr feel more t i hii aniinnk in a dimikht tl nn fi himself 1 hi fl k nitw 1 il k ill iim k ing 1 i fnd nn i i i i as tiotl nits to 9 ii n 11 in u rs kn it iv nix mutter of rtivs mutt tt rrr la mmf aml of n u h th mtmnk in the paddock then ii mi an tl iiisttt of n jcood harvist ihim mo le nn turn optimist il thr wnnt itn x would hav tossed it in 1m k and s thev mi in the rnin possthlllll hint others nil used lo thru count i would ni xcr set thcv hne known kood times in ihe mst and thev nn satisfied thai thev will iiimi anln lint will menn n chance to k t think- round lh home m rhnm n n ii n tntor w in n onr i an be lxmhl ot n new motor i ar int i on on i of thi hrsl worn s of ninn will 1m t tux n i w so tint the fanilk nn lme tutlr ki nn i a x of i tram ttu iu nr vrhnps jihkm fnrnn r wihi have tmnn huvtnu tultr whin thev inn kit their own ow again not onl will thebc uptink llm mun hut mime will hnvt a suiplux io mll itut though thi rain menus so much to thie people thi wouiuu left h the tlroukht will last fir enr manx havr lot all their vt k ii will tw vrnri before aome an in a flnan lal jhttlon to replm e them full rhat i the human ildt the week al ottawa by ii u jones c anailia w preca hta w rtur iriiaua auuit lh u tn naujrlti formiilv ana in i no in i tar t ure of tl is wwr has lilt il uwa j in afl r mi ivt i i ih iiiiik nt iu i s in wliuh he i i lld hi liuvlist pfif i titth t ni nil ihr iurh on- t f 1 1 in st crill 1 hods i ii m nauk ton s nsfnallon a 1 i ii iiimisli i mii 1 ti s n i ln nn nt i v v m nist r hlxt announ t duiuik ie wiik tin hit of a i miimm of ahlnil iiioms 1 lonaoh lit aimda s w jir expnn 11 joviin i il ilipaitmitis on n pa e time otlni lifts an ixiiliil to ik- an n nn il lalii and will in lud dlw itn uutiil of thi war unl r depart m nl ant on- h ml ink of mlnkhlera for hi mmt off ti e and national reenua d imrtmenu iot now vat ant i iline minktt r xfa keiwle king kaid that mr ahlmlt one of the xoungrr minuter who waa an ailll 1i bomtiaidler in t he r lrt reat ar will hed txlh the navy and iimy krtfollo jventually all three inonce wrvire navy army and air fnnf will be under one mlnuter with mparale dutlea i en mcnaughton whoe aervhe mr king ptalaed hlghl will not wliolly aever hla long connection with anadtan defence the former over m m army commander who rellreo from that nmt tn 1m1 ami entered t he cabinet in november laat year ai defence mlnltter now become th i lialrman of the canadian aetllon of tin joint permanent iefence lloaid ant will aerve without talar lurlng bis etuht month aieer dif me mtnifcltr en jtlcnauuhton wi jilhereit the n inform men i crlals mid was lihaim twle at the mlla lit t in a hv lc lion in re north and inli r in ihe keni ral election in ju aiimii const it u n in naskatche win hi wns kill without a mm in i ii h in i i t on his n sl tin at avreer ii i 1 1 nn nun ist i r mi il i wns w ii ft s4- jl mrnl ir ii tt tl i t nn 1 n i 1 il ii il tt s rxi i in mi naukhlon lw rtimkit to imidn an 1 to thi sol i r i i nl jl will tnki in t ih ipj n int ii i it lo tl nnk t i r he n innci le tins ixn in nn 1 mx present raploed on urgent project and wlio did not wish to ooatl on a voluntary bau would remain on duty until sept 7 and would then b returned to their unit c anada has begun large shipments of work horwfc overseas again with ihe firu hipliuid embarked at uun tral on a 70hhorw contra t to fr ana tit- arhulturnl dv part man t tiv 1 d it alsi had ji contract to suj ix mhvi work horxei to the neth- iilnndx and anolhtr larger t lencvi untrait wa exjetted later linnuw of vhiink d ffi ultles it was xjm tnl it nl onlv iart of the i n thii lands contrail would be filhd jthli fall itie shipments brought to mind tl dax of vtlt 19 when an nda wmv a mihjj- export r of hor- i senduik kxmo of them oxt rmas most is to tin i n it td kliikd m i hdmonton famiivs i tamk row ikkfokms himtimon hi lit- ondrark ihiiii i f i- dm n1on i ate a tame aww wotlh his weight in gold itimunt from a plllageit neat whan it wa small enough to be fed with an rxe dropjmt the row now rveral mont h old has become a household woid around the neigh hot hood joey always an early ruer wakti ihr famil up at seven every morning lamorlng for something to eat corts the miarate members of tha family to ihe street car ibn he spends ihe rest of the day teaalnx tha neighborhood dogs and mlachevloumly steals nails from carpenter working in the district hoarding a street car one morning mr ondrack found joey parched happily on his hat much to tba am utement of ihe other paamangara a taste for clgarels is another of tha row a habits molding a rlgaret in his hi ak he will defy effort of mny one to deprive him of it t zz w h ta- mi ia ik tn will imptwwnmmt iimiumiuu advertisers meet the most people agu in ttn kox ernm tilt pi ri xl tn nt in the nnn ban hon n f it im r week canadian mtit help rural schools kurat sshool inspectors and teai h en haxe an alts in ihe national film hoard manx small st hoots with no pr ton equipment f tlteir own now haxe khowlngs of films on so tal tudles science and natural hlslorx and othtr subjet ea h month whin ihe film hivaid field renn sentatlve arrives on his regular visit to their rommumtv films on the geographn al features natural resoutlea and industries of canada as well as othi r countries in other parts of the world have helped to make geographv a favourite sub rt while those oo the rotation of the earth have akdtnl tea her in e plaining wind belts and the i hange of raon future on nutrition haxe proved effective in persuading achool children to drink plentv of mtlk and eat more vegetable twar trrrr tnnl tr the drafting of map and hvsten on films of spextal inter ti whuh have been shown to the pupils models of totem pous old- tle thresher or putih village- 1 hroukhl furthi r rni on tin politunl mik hut nt fuithi r i nliini i slnfls s nnlot mi kin lnriih r ninnmi nl lendi r in tl sennti lnvnmi jp nki r of thi s ii it i suiieiminn lion i hotnns len ss i i imvunirs n j i ixnti m n iti mem iv i snntor mil itotertfcon of m mi ton n h suciiiils ir king i r nspnnl rnuteux i iberil m m ih i of ihe l ommons for montrrnl t marx v xx as nppolnlet sp nkrr of the i use of i ommonx nuiteedlng hon i tlen who prevlouvlx hnd been ruivlnwit niinmcr of mint nnd re s uni n v ltos macionald i lleral mem- im t of thi commons for llrnntford m appilnlisl deputx speaker of the t commons and pr arthur ileauchene xitirnn clerk of the common hai consent e1 lo continue in office for an other ear 1 kov t traham former i tberal nn mber of the coiamon for swift lurrtnt lufanii asistant clerk and 1 col y j franklin of ottawa commanding officer of themormont uundas dlengarrv highlander of i oinwall ontario at thi beginning of the war became sergeant at arm i hi succeeds brig milton v tregg i i now president of the unlverity j f new brunswick raataav weeaavertlaw i anada reconversion front war to 1 nee still held the attention of the i ital during ihe wejt keconstrutt- i n minister howe the man who has most to iti with tt said conversion of war plants lo civilian production will hnxi passed its moxt dlffhutt stage hi f ire autumn he reiterated that the governments general polu v would bt to maintain wages al a hth scale but in some in- stances workers might have to take tx than jobs at lea money than they i i wete earning during the war civilian i limluslrv wa going to call for more m w skills and a man who had to learn a new skill could not expect as 1 muih as he was earning in a skilled i the wartime prices and trade i0ar0 ihirciwiauiiiiij hungry europe needs meat tha thortaga of food in liboratad europa it dasparota meot is ent of tha most critical naodt at a groat foodproducing notion canoda must can and will help to moat thi margancy that is why doudtwaraso has boon plocod undar strict control thai is why rafaaa coupons will soon b usod again by canadians to buy moat thoro is only ono obfactivo- to roduco moat consumption in canada in ordor lo provldo diroct aid for tho hungry poo pi as of europa slaughter control formers who slaughter mol for their own or their farmer noighbor s use are required to sub reit monthly raporrs form rb 61 and to sur- rondor coupon i for tha maat they usa and toff any taceti of meat over tha farmers or fus ntighbor s noodt maybftjojd only to thejioider of a regular slaughter permit tha minimum amount which a former may sail to such a pormit holder it on quarter of boof or half a hog carcass sheep lambs or calves staugntarod by a farmer for his own or his neighbors vm may not bo sold snto tha meat trod locker operators under the meat rationing regulations locker operators ore required to submit a list of their patrons to the nearest ration branch office a supply of consumer declaration forms is being forwarded to each locker operator who will in turn disrributa them to his patrons tha patron is responsible for completing tho form and filing itwilh the ration branch offica consumers must surrender coupons for all meat held in lockers over and above 4 lbs for eoch parson tn tha household ot a rata of 2 lb par coupon however no mora than 50 of tho m coupons m tha rohon books of tho consumer and his household need bo surrendered have been made b xhiuireti after tn ins the originals on the s iven pupils tn the higher grades in some schools take full charge of the showing and conduit debate on the uhjet of one of the films at the end of the prog ram in addition to national fun board prodiuttons the field rvpretvntatlve liglad to screen whatever education al films the teacher have secured xtorn other source to tie in with the topic whuh the are teaxhlnc thl wrslco has made it possible or mote school than ever before to mak use of the material tn depart ment of education film libraries to provldo greater educational oppor tunities for children in rural area- v w at plant job at the same time defence head quarters announced suspension of the i prattle of detailing soldier to jobs in work of national importance ex- 1 ept im a voluntary basts to avoid anv disruption howevef lowlerat meat rationing facts amount of it of ion will ba roughly 2 jbs carcass weight par parson par week rotlonad moats all cooked conned fancy and rod moor unrononod moah beef bram hood tail blood trtpo calf broa hood pork bra in hood tail pig feat spore rjtsj lamb braan head toil frtesj poultry game and fish canned or frosh coupons brown m couaom tn rohon book no 5 ono coupon wbl bocoma valid octch 2 lbs par coupon group e 3 lbs par coupon tokens tokens eight of which oraaquivolanf to one coupon will bo usod as coupon change farmers must turn in to their local ration boards a coupon for eoch 4 bt of moat carcass weight may use in their households from their own sjoughterangs so that they may buy other meats from their butcher no more than one half of tho valid coupons in xveek coupon valuos group a 1 lb por coupon group b vi lbs per coupoaj group c 2 lbs per coupon group 0 h o th f iwsho not d bo surrendered farmers who soil moat to a neighbour farmer mutt collect coupons at ho rate of 4 lbs carcass weight per coupon latauuh your atturanc of a fair tkar prelmtion agalntt wail thortaa inrlatlm thai i why famw or aiktd o wl fa tallttl unt in csupsht lo tholr local railon soardt one a month in tho rb61 anvolapo ift ui- mij j w i j