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I kilt marn "Durham County's Great Family Journal" VOLUME 92 BOWMANVILLE, ONT., THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1946 NUMBE R 10 euous.View of Soviet Course $iven Men's Canadian Club Ny Noted Writer Woodside ý . e . - - - "If we want 'One World' to be a free world we must no longer appease and compromise in the matter of pressure politics now being played by the only nation capable of launching a secret war," ývas the summation of a powerful address delivered be- fore the Men's Canadian Club of Bowmanville, Friday evening, at its monthly meeting held in St. John's Parish hall. The speaker was Willson Woodside, famed Journalist and comme n t a t o r whose column in Toronto Satur- day Night and radio addresses for the past six years have been ac- cepted as accurate and authori- tative views on the war and the trend of world developments. The Speaker Mr. Woodside was introduced by Irwin Colwill, Newcastle, who .stressed that the speaker's fa- miliarity with foreign affairs was enhanced by personal talks with Churchill, Eden, Bevin and high ranking statesmen in many trips .abroad and at the San Francisco Conference. His commentaries were published throughout the globe and even in Russia. A per- sonal note is added by The States- mnan reporter who knew' Mr. Woodside's father as one of the1 best known businessmen in Wes-1 tern Canada. His son, Willson, born in Portage la Prairie, was educated at Saskatoon and Cal- gary prior to graduation at Tor- onto University where he taught prior to entering upon his pres- ent career. An uncle, by the way, is Norval Willson, president of Ontario Motor Sales, Oshawa. Mr. Woodside also disclosed that Howard Jeffery, Canadian Club secretary, was one of his pupils at Toronto University. Un-i able to fulfill an invitation to speak in Bowmanville three years ago, he felt honored in being able now to tell something of the story that had developed meanwhile. It was a grim story then and it is a grim story now said Mr. Wood- side in introducing his subject: 1 "'Unravelling the Russian Rid- e." The speaker warned that ere are very serious days ahead CRUISING THE NEWS In this issue of The States- mnan we commence a new col- umn, "Cruising The News" written by Wilfrid H. Good- man, well known newspaper man, who during the war years was associated with a department of publicity in the Dominion Government. Mr. Goodman now turns his atten- tion and his virile and ver- satile pen to interpreting for the weekly press the things to which we must now devote ourselves toward domestic and world recovery. His column, which will ap- pear each week, is not ton- cerned with anything else save a constructive approach to problems that will mitigate the varied conflicts develop- ing at home and abroad. We recommend close reading of what he has to say. It will be found an enlightening and inspiring tonic in these times and is entirely in accord with The Statesman's policy dur- ing the past few years. for aggression is again on the march and people in the demo- cracies seem reluctant to face the facts. ' Russia versus the West The general picture retained by the audience was one in which a small group of dictators entrench- ed behind an iron curtain in So- viet Russia have set up a system that denies outside information to its masses, nurtures them on sus- picion and under this cloak car- ries on an unrivalled program of imperialist aggrandizement. This aggression was promoted with calculated coercion, deceit, sec- recy, infiltration and political subterfuge seldom equalled in world history. In the meantime the people of the democracies have sought ev- ery means to find a common ground for the rival ideologies (Continued on Page 12) x0panded Exports and Immigration Vital to Canadian Economy States President Duncan, Massey-Harris A realistic view of steps vital1 Io Canadian post -war recovery1 was presented to an inter-club( 'gathering of Rotarians at Oshawa,( Feb. 25, by James S. Duncan,( president of the Massey-Harris1 Company. Calling upon Cana- dians to become alert and to face world-girdling facts, Mr. Duncan stressed two main points neces-i saryto raise our economy to le- vels necessary for a national in- .come of proportions that will1 .maintain full employment and a1 high standard of living. The twoj essentials were: First, to seek widened export markets every- where, particularly India and China; Second, to lay down a pol-i icy of selective immigration. Mr. Duncan supported his thesis with argument based upon world con- ditions presently existing. Eight district Rotary Clubs as- sembled 250 members who were guests of Oshawa Rotary, togeth- er with many others prominent in civic and provincial affairs. The welcome was extended by Presi- dent Doug. M. Storey. Mr. Dun- can waas introduced by Hon. G. D. Conant, K.C. Thanks tender- ed the speaker were expressed by W. Ross Strike, K.C., Bowman- ville. Britain and Canada Presenting the pre-war and post-war picture of our export position, Mr. Duncan told that our former national Income rested up- on a base of a 40 per cent expori. trade and of total exports, between 85 and 87 per cent went to our best customers, Britain and the U.S.A. We became the fourth exporting nation on the globe. We maintained that position with- out greatly bestirring ourselves. Now the crux of the situation turns on the position in which Great Britain finds herself. Our position must now become realis- tically related to the steps Britain now must take to recover her economy. Mr. Duncan stressed that Brit- ain's war industry had been gear- ed to far greaterhproportionate output than that of the American continent, hence her reconversion would be proportionately slower. wacive all-out war she had li- dated investment resources ich changed her from a cred- 0 to a eebtor nation. From a f billion sterling creditor pos- à she now is a debtor nation othe extent of two billions ster- . Britain has now embarked n a policy of recovery requir- Ing 50 per Sent increase in her export trade. Austerity Policy To achieve her purpose, which will take some years Britain has embarked upon a policy of re- covery which includes aninten- sified austerity. This, said Mr. punhan is merely another way to dèscribe a lowered standard of living made necessary by cotin- ued rfttiDflhlg and high taxation. During the conflict, British ex- port trade had declined to 25 per cent of pre-war while Canadian exports had ipcreased 281 per cent. In 1938 our exports to Bri- tain were 337 million dollars in value; our imports from her only 118 millions. All these considerations furn- ished the background for the Wa- shington negotiations and furnish a gauge for our future exports to the mother country. Britain will grow what she can and limit her imports to bare essentials. At the same time we must recover and even increase our exports if we àre to maintain a national econ- omy to meet increased expendi- James S. Duncan tures. Hence with exports to Britain curtailed, the only an- swer is to seek widened markets elsewhere. Can we do so in the face o a presently impoverished world? was the question posed by Mr. Duncan. Two Way Trade The speaker answered this question with optimistic insist- ence. We must face the facts with resolute and realistic poli- cies. Government, labor, man- agement and the public should understand that our continued prosperity still depends upon a minimum 40 pè' cent export trade which must be sought wide- ly and particularly among 'the teeming millions of India and China in a two-way trade calcu- lated to raise -thpir standards of living and their ability to pur- chase. In accepting trade on two- way standards we must also real- ize that conditions will be gov- erned under competitive prices. The means are not easy for it requires discipline and sacrifice not formerly experienced when we had all our eggs in one basket. (Continued on Page 12) BUBY AUCTIONBER Elmer Wilbur This man needs no introduction to readers of The Statesman nor to the people generally through- out Durham and adjoining coun- ties. For the past decade and a half, Elmer Wilbur, Hampton, has probably handled more auction sales of every description than any of his contemporaries. In the auction sale seasons, spring and fall, he is literally going day and night. He has the reputation of extracting the last dollar for articles that fall under his ham- mer. During the war years, as every- one knows, auction sales were on the increase and according to Mr. Wilbur,- the immediate future shows no diminution. Farmers deprived of new machinery have sought replacements at these sales. In the increased interest in dairying and beef cattie anoth- er avenue has opened for con- tinuing auctions, which include also disposal of household effects. Mr. Wilbur handles everything that people want to sell; farm sales, wood sales, furniture, live- stock, in cluding pedigreed Short- horns, Holsteins, etc., and he is also in demand as a valuator. Leading a busy, exciting life in which humor plays a large part, Mr. Wilbur finds time to become familiar with all points necessary to inform customers, such for in- stance as pedigree history. He took part yesterday in the Short- horn sale at Brooklin. Finally he patronizes home industry for his printing requirements. He is do- ing a job and doing it well. The Back Shop This week we welcome to our group, a new apprentice, Gary Tighe, son of Mrs. and the late Frank Tighe, veterinarian in Bow- manville for many years. Gary is just 16 years old, but well over 6 feet up in the air, taxing our ceil- ings to the limit, but saving much needed space on width. He will begin his training under the tut- elage of John Brooks who has been with us six months. He will be given instruction in stereotyp- ing, sorting leads and slugs, wash- ing presses, breaking down the forms and distributing type to the cases and John will advance to presswork, linotypes, and compos- ing. * •~ * This week we are trying a different stunt by setting this column on the linotype and making it up as we set it. Usually, we type thecopy and set the type from that. This new system works fine except that I can't just rub out or type big Xs over mistakes, nor can I see immediately if a mis- take has been made. But it is worth a try and does elim- inate one step in the produc- tion. * * * The past week has been rather exciting around this place due' to the thaw and the water which accontpanied it. As most of you know The Statesnian Block is three stories high and includes not only this business office but five apartments as well. On top of the building, surprising as it may be, there is a roof, which, during most wintersrcollects a consider- able amount of snow. You'll re- member how the long icicles used to dangle from the eaves and en- danger the lives of those passing the building. A year ago, to pre- vent anyone from gettingkilled or injured and us from getting' sued for damages, we went to great pains and expense to have the icicle menace removed. A three foot wall was built to pre- vent the waten from pouring over the front, metal was laid on the roof, etc, etc. It worked fine all fall and most of the winter and did, indeed, prevent the icicles from forming. This week all the water which used to pour over the front, poured down through the apartments and made a terrific mess. We have been unable tp lo- cate the contractor. * .* * Out of any nisery comes light and though the flood damaged wallpaper, plaster and dispo- sitions, we of the Back Shop benefitted because while in the attic we found a type cab- (Continued on Page 12) Citizens Show Lack of Interest At Hospital Board Meeting Dr. Dorothy M. James i Contributes Article to Canàdian Home Journal Readers will recall that lastc year Dr. Dorothy M. James was1 appointed to the staff of the high-i 1X popular monthly magazinei Canadian Home Journal, as dir-t ector of its Well Baby Clinic, ar department concerned with bet-E ter homes as the primary means( of rearing better children. Dr. James has carried on this assign-i ment aside from her regular pro-1 fessional duties. The March issue of Canadian Home Journal follows the practice of listing feature articles on its cover page, and of the two men- tioned one is titled "Home is What You Make It" the author, Dr. James. Emphasis is placed on "You" in the heading to give point to the lessons drawn. Posing the question "Are you satisfied your home is all that can be desired?" the author discusses means through which children can be assured of better physical and mental health. Aside fromj proper and adequate food, warmth, clothing and shelter, the other fundamentals must have fullest realization. These suggestions embrace af- fection, comradeship, recreation, fun, rest, relaxation. Parents are cautioned to listen to what inter- ests the child, to take keen in- terest in hobbies, music, reading, to explain, rationally, the things that perplex the youthful mind. This process will make "you" feel young too. These are the antidotes to the woeful custom of nagging, argu- ing, complaining, the distractions which have much to do with driv- ing children onto the streets and into bad associations. The affec- tion centred upon children in for- mative years will continue with abiding dividends in the years ahead. Medical and dental care are not enough, the thing is to get close to children in the home. Dr. James, daughter of the late Norman S. B. James of The Can- adian Statesman, frequently vis- its her mother and family in Bow- manville and it is learned that this recent article was inspired after visiting homes in the city and seeing the plight of underpri- vileged children. Mr. and Mrs. Norm Gilmore and Earl, LeFroy, Ont., Mr. Bill Edger and Mr. Don Roode, Peterboro, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Edger. Annual High School At Home Feéatures Unique Decorations WINS AMERICAN AWARD Due notice of the annual meet- ing of the Bowmanville Hospital Association, to be held in the Agricultural Offices, Tuesday ev- ening, was given in The States- man, together with-editorial en- couragement. The meeting was held. With the degree of imag- ination and enthusiasm lately an- imating taxpayers who approved this project by public vote, the meeting reflected present inter- est. Five women and seven men only were present. Chairman, Dr. William Ten- nant was too ill to attend. R. L.à Mitchell officiated in his place. The gathering included three doc- tors, Messrs. Ferguson, Birks, Storey together with Rev. J.E Griffith. Theentire slate of elec- ted members of the nominating committee was absent. Neither Town Council nor DarlingtonC Co4ncil were represented.t No financial statement was pre-t sented. Lacking a quorum the1 meeting adjourned after deciding to call another meeting to be held Friday, March 15, notice of which will again appear in The States- man, providing no further changec intervenes. An informal sugges- tion after the meeting was that Council be petitioned to top the tax rate by 5 mills, ear-marked for the hospital, over and above debentures, as a means of getting the publie out to the meeting. Coiborne Man Acquires George Alin's Farm On Lake Shore, East George Alhn has disposed of his fine farm on lot 6, broken front, Lake Shore, to Lyle Brock, formerly of Colborne, Ont. Be- fore retiring to live in Bowman- ville with his brother William, who was associated with him in farming operations, George is holding an auction sale of farm stock and implements on March 20, at the farm. The farm consists of 95 acres and was purchased in 1890 by the father, Samuel Allin, who with his family came here from Cart- wright. After his death the sons carried on. They report that in the entire 55 years of operation there has never been a erop fail- ure on the farm. The Allins have made a great success of farming and now make way for a younger experienced, progressive farmer, Mr. Brock. He is a dairy farmer with a fine herd of Holsteins and will be wel- comed to this community togeth- er with his wife and family of one son and four daughters. The annual High School "At interludes of the dances for which rW. H. Heeington o! Fenelon Home" which included the eus- waltzes and swing were played by Falls on March 4th. tomary dance and refreshments,. Skip Vaughan and his orchestra. was voted by those who came in And while the students served the unprecedented numbers to enlarge excellent sandwiches and refresh- Mrs. C. Wight Conducts its success, as "the" outstanding ments prepared by themselves, the Trin social function of the season. In- orchestra entertained with appro- ityW.M.S. Meet deed the brilliant gathering, with priate novelty numbers. It was its background of very exceptional ndeed an affair so well arranged The chapter o! the study book decorations, was reminiscent of as to attract many from out of "Curnie o! Chissamba," presented Byron's lines describing the Brus- town, including C. E. Stephenson, as an interesting discussion, was a sels Ball, "Soft lights fell o'er fair M.P. and Mrs. Stephenson of Port held in Trinity Sunday Sehool women and brave men" but in this Hope. iroom on March Sth. President case there were no rumblings of There is always the reportorial Mrs. Charles Wight conducted the approaching battle. Merriment difficulty of mentioning some business session, and reports from mingled with the more sober re- names and omitting others in ac- department secretaries and group flections of parents and guests who cording credit but we learn that leaders were presented. Mrs. S. took pride in that students had so the girl representatives of the Lit- Rundle and her group had charge artistically fashioned a setting for erary Society made the sand- of the worship period. Two solos the occasion. wiches. Miss Carr, Bob Rehder, by Mrs. Jackson Wray and Miss Outstanding decorations with Thomas Ross and others of the 5th Doris Stevens were sweetly sung emblems and streamers formed a Form headed the artists in the de- and much enjoyed. Mrs. Wight motif of most pleasing artistry. corations. announced that the World Day of Especially was this emphasized at Several girls of the Lower Prayer would be held on Friday, the west end of the auditorium School, under the supervision of March 8th in St. Paul's Church. where a large fac-simile of the Miss Lillian Osborne, not only ar- school emblem was displayed in ranged the excellent conveniences the school colors, black, white and of the check-rooms, proceeds of Rev. Stanley Osborne red. The Screech Owl, familiar which went to the Red Cross, but Elected President Ont. figure on the school annual, was helped arrange and serve the food also depicted with a wing pointing and refreshments. Everyone pre- Boys' Work Board downward to the decorative dance sent, wending home at 1 a.m. felt list. that teachers and pupils had most Rev. Stanley L. Osborne, min- These were the effects that assuredly erected a goal to be ister of Port Credit United caused expressions of praise in the aimed at for the At Home of 1947. Church, was elected president of - e . n4an_ a '117-wo, -A a a. Veteran T. Cartwright Receives Letter from Minister of Revenue Following the publication in The Statesman of the story of how veteran Tom Cartwright had car- ried on a one-man salvage drive during the war whilesal the othen members' of the family actively participated in the armed services and war work, the writeup came to the attention of Ottawa. Impressed with this 'united, patriotic service, Hon. James J. McCann, Minister of National Revenue, has takers time to extend his congratulations to veteran Tom His letter follows: Ottawa, 2nd March, 1946. Dear Mr. Cartwright: I have received many good re- ports of the excellent work you have carried out during the war years in connection with the re- covery of waste paper and other salvageable materials. I would like you to know of my appreciation and that of the De- partment o! National War Ser- vices for the fine example and effective contribution you have Oshawa Times-Gazette Adds Another Paper to Chain of Weeklies As a result of a business trans- action announced recently the London "Echo" has been trans- ferred to a new company which has been incorporated under the name of A. Talbot Ltd. Directors of the new company are Arthur R. Alloway, president; Thos. L. Wil- son, vice-president; and Harry E. Kelly, managing director. The new ownership brings The Lon- don Echo in close association with three other leading newspapers located along the north shore of Lake Ontario, The Oshawa Times- Gazette, The Cobourg Sentinel- Star and The Trenton Courier- Advocate all under the able and dynamic presidency of Arthur R. Alloway of Oshawa. made. Yours very truly, James J. McCann, Minister. Thomas Cartwright, Esq., Bowmanville, Ontario. the Ontario Boys' Work Board at its annual meeting held in Tor- onto, Monday, succeeding George S. Gregory o! Fort Erie, who pre- sided at the meeting. Rev. Os- borne is well known here being a graduate of Bowmanville High School, and is a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Llewellen Osborne, for- merly of this town, now living in Toronto. Harry Pullen, principal of the High Schol of Commerce, Ottawa, and president of the Boys' Work Board of that city, was elected vice-president. Boys' work is on the upgrade in Ontario, with registered groups increasing from 304 in 1941 to 460 in 1945, and enrolled members from 4,473 to 7,307. Objective for 1946 in 1,000 groups. The board is awaiting announce- ment from the Ontario govern- ment of its policy on grants to summer camps under the physi- cal fitness program. Speakers at the meeting includ- ed Rev. Wilbur K. Howard, and Bob King, premier of .the Older Boys' Parliament of Ontario. The Religious Education Coun- cil of Canada has appointed Rev. Nelson T. Chappel of Saskatoon as National Boys' Work Secretary with office in Toronto. % Ail Town Building Pro jecis Held Up for Various Reasons Council Considers Estimates The Memorial Hospital won't9 be built this year. The new rinkc may get under construction in1 July. The new South Ward schoolg is held up by a signed public pe-t tition. The housing scheme bas-r ed on the camp buildings has beent delayed by War Assets bureaucra-t tic deliberations. These were ther main conclusions drawn from re-1 ports and discussions at the reg-t ular monthly council meeting in the town hall, Monday evening. With the Mayor and all mem-f bers present, the session wasr brief, almost perfunctory as cur- rent items were disposed of prior1 to resolving into committee of! the whole to wrestle with esti-c mates preparatory to striking thet general tax rate for 1946.E The hospital'report, submittedt in writing by Secretary Ray Dill-« ing, pointed out that the architecti required about six months to get plans carefully prepared prior to calling tenders; that materials and labor were still scarce, hence therei was little prospect of going ahead until the spring of 1947. 'Mean- time a drive was planned to se- cure additional funds. A written report by the Mayor told of his visit to Montreal, to-« gether with Councillor Allison, to1 meet representatives of the War1 Assets Corporation in regard to, purchase of the 12 buildings at the1 former internment camp. Nego- tiations were held up since engin- eers had not yet reported on in- spection of the buildings to deter- mine their condition and learn if any equipment was missing. A War Assets letter, since re- ceived, listed the minor items that had been removed, reserved re- frigerator equipment, decided on an allowance of $300 on sale price, which at 8 per cent of original cost meant a net saving of only $24 on the total of $7,040 asked for the $88,000 plant. There ap- peared little hone that any price less than the original offer would be entertained. Negotiations will continue since the materials are required for council's plans to erect with them at least 25 new housing units. Plans for the new South Ward school were held up when some 18 citizens in the vicinity present- ed a petition protesting the clos- ing of Victoria St. to accommo- date the buildings and grounds. This protest was referred to the Town Solicitor and the matter will be determined shortly by re- ference to the District Judge. The Board of Education was repre- sented by Chairman Alex McGre- gor who briefly addressed coun- cil. The rink report was submitted by Reeve Sidney Little and dele- gate L. W. Dippell who went ex- tensively into negotiations already made without hazarding a guess as to ultimate costs. It was shown that several other places are building rinks this year and that materials such as metal siding are becoming available. It is hoped that building will commence by July, taking four months to com- plete. Meantime the drive for funds will continue. It was the most hopeful report of the session. General business: Mason and Dale were given permission 'to erect a neon' sign. Council en- dorsed iþe resolution of the Coun- ty Federation of Agriculture that every means be employed to fur- ther the interests of the Ganar- aska Survey. Rev. J. S. Coffey was accorded use of Council Chamber for a party and draw in obsêrvance of St. Patrick's Day. Roads and Streets committee will deal with request of Cana- dian Canners for a sidewalk on Nelson St. Bell Telephone engin- eer will confer re fastening fire dept. wires to 'phone poles. Board of Education budget for 1946 was submitted showing pub- lic school expenditures up by ap- proximately $6,200 and high school by $7,240. Reason, addi- tional teacher and revised salary schedule and needed repairs. The Council and Board will wrestle with items to prepare tax rate. Indication was given that Coun- cil may approach the Department of National Defence re building armouries in Bowmanville. A military consultant referred to the recent rumor of armouries at Port Hope as one apparently pol- itically inspired. It was told also that the government owns land at Downham nurseries capable of this proposal and that Bowman- ville, logically, 'should get the building. Current bills amounted to $1,- 815.66 and were approved paid. Several committee chairmen sought small items for current expenditure. Civic and War Committee has on hand $1,750 to- ward the fund of $4,00 for "Wel- come Honfe" day, May 24, and citizens are urged to leave dona- tions at McGregor's Drug Store. D. R. Alldread resigned from the Fire Dept. New uniforms were approved for town con- stables. Another light will be er- ected on Manvers Road. Coun- cil then moved into committee of the whole for preliminary dis- cussion of the year's budget. Major Clemens PIy Major William Clemens Percy, younger son of Mrs. John Percy, Silver St., Bowmanville, has been awarded the Legion of Merit, De- gree of Legionnaire, by the U.S. army, the Defence Department at Ottawa, announced last week. The announcement said Major Percy, who served as liaison offi- cer between the Canadian army and the quartermaster corps of the U.S. army from March, 1943, to September, 1945, "displayed unusual understanding of Allied logistical problems and contribut- ed in important measure to the research and development pro- grams of both the U.S. and Can- ada." Major Percy was on the Cana- dian Bank of Commerce staff at Ottawa before enlisting. The Statesman joins with "Clems" many friends in the old home town in offering sincere congrat- ulations on being awarded such a distinguished honor. New Machinery Installed at Cleaners One of the most progressive of Bowmanville merchants has again added the latest of modern equip- ment to his shop. He is Mr. W. Nelson, proprietor of the Bow- manville Dry Cleaning Plant. This week we had the privilege of watching some of his new clothes presses in operation. They are the latest models made of aluminum to give suits and dresses the best pressing job and at the same time giving less work for his operators. He has installedra battery o!stwo of these machines and the difference be- tween the old and the new pro- cess is amazing. He has also installed several new machines that are specially built for pressing sleeves and frills that are too small for the large machine. Mr. Nelson informed us this is the first shipment of his new equipment and he expects con- siderable more to arrive later this month. All this machinery is being in- stalled so that the Bowmanville Cleaners and Dyers can give the best in dry cleaning service to its customers. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hethering- ton and Mr. and Mrs. R. H. He- therington attended the 50th wed- ding anniversary o! Mn. and Mrs. Ex-Mayor Alex Edmondstone who was invited to the monthly meeting of the Bowmanville Wo- men's Institute, held in St. John's Parish Hall, Wednesday evening, Feb. 27th, gave a most interesting address and demonstration on meat rationing and the various cuts and prices of meats as set r "" I"" " G. Alex Edmondstone forth in government regulations. The meeting convened with President Mrs. Chas. Mutton in the chair and the introduction of Mr. Edmondstone for the past !ew years an officiai with the WartimePrices and Trade Board, was made by program convener, Mrs. C. Robinson, who said that everyone, of course, knew the speaker during the many years he operated a store and butcher shop and served Bowmanville as May- or and the County as Warden. Mr. Edmondstone touched but briefly on conditions abroad where inflation had complicated the food question by urfequal distribution of woefully inadequate supplies. We in Canada have little concep- tion of world distress for we have never felt the impact of war on the food front. He went on to outline the government's policy of rationing, which entailed also regulations in regard to gradings, cuts and prices of meats. The classifications embraced four standards: Choice, good, me- dium and common. All are tasty, wholesome products but there is much difference between steaks from choice and common carcas- ses. The technical points were shown in distribution of lean and fat and colon. Fresh cut surface of lean meat from a beef animal should turn brighter rather than darker after exposure at refriger- ator temperature. Advice was given that meat should be unwrapped at home and put on a plate in the ice box. This prevents absorption of juices by the paper. The wisdom of buying forequarter cuts and the neglected cuts of hindquarters such as rump, round and flank cannot be too strongly impress- ed on the consumer. Those who wish to practice economy will find these cuts not only lower in price but when properly prepared they' compare favorably in flavor, nutrition and palatability with the best steaks, chops and roasts. Beef without fat is termed "common" and most of the beef sold in our stores is commercial brand. Mr. Edmond- stone was assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Joint who demon- strated the actual process of pro- ducing the various cuts as the speaker explained their compara- tive values and uses. In conclusion Mn. Edmondstone told that the inspectiondstaff o the WPTB was constantly on the alert to detect infringements of regulations and happily declared that no butcher in this district has ever had to pay a fine. Much credit was given women who have co-operated faithfully in check- ing on cuts and prices as they have made their daily purchases. It will be recognized that this report is all too brief to accom- modate the points brought out in an address and demonstration termed by the mover of the vote of thanks, Mrs. Colwell, "One of the most informative to be deliv- ered at the Women's Institute." The program included two ex- cellent solos by Mrs. K. Hull and an interpretive reading by Mrs. Pascoe. An enjoyable half hour followed the tasty lunch provided for the occasion. Gordon Witheridge is another soldier who returned home from overseas on Feb. 7th, but whose name was not found on official lists. 4Ie is a son of Richard Wi- theridge, Ontario St. g¢ .00 Women's Institute Given Demonstration on MWeat Cuts