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ORýONO, ONT.,'THURýSDAY, JULY 16th, 1942. ubs harn Federation Qf Agricul-ture Picnic, Orono, Friday, July DL-urham Central Fair Dates Friday, Saturday, September Ili and 12, .-'Substantial Purse Offered For Horse Races This Year A meeting of thle direuctors *of the Djurham 'Centr1al Agricultur'al So- ýciety was held att thle home of Mri IVL H. Staples on \ïonda,,y evenîng, July 13, withi twen'ty-onle mlembets The2 business datwith -was ~mainly eoncerned wvith the pr'epara- tion of the prize Iist and arranIige- m-ents conniiected wvith' the faîl fair' 1hich i-, to he hp1dff thi>s yero Fidaý-y and Sa turud ay, September Ilthi and 12th. Owing tLo the closing ofthe Canadianar National Exhibition ?for the duration of the war, other -fairs will n'ow be heid earlier, and ithe fair at 'Orono is one of the first fairs in this district. The committees appointed former- iy to solicit ads. for the prize list -and to secure donations brought in leports of their work alrnost comi- t VlJeted. July 2Oth was set as the last ~day for receiving such ads. Several generous donations were also report- Ae rrangements were made for- con-1 -ducting a horse race with a substan- tiïal purse at stake, whiÏch it is feit, 'Will bring- a large nuimber of race 1herses for this ever popular event. pria'es weealso set anside0 for a 'boys' iccerace and a gil'bccerace. Russ Greight.on with hisorhsa 'Uand entertai-ners anre to, ble on handl ýï-hroughout the faiir. Thie annual ~dance wýitb his orchestr'a is to taýke plaie ln Nevcasýtle C mutyHalli t ~ ~on the first nig-ht of the fir,Frdy ~Sp 11br lth, and the con!ert, mîso -withi Tuss Cegtnsetr tainers, -will be held in Orono town hall on the hast night of thefar ~ Saturday, Se'pteibei- lth. Creigh- t ton 'will provide several, acts before the g-randstand. With the Toronto fair cancelled -the prospecta are even better for good local fairs. L The directbors t'his year are look- ing- afýter the entertainment for those -,,ho attend the fair. Ini other years this par-t bas been neýglected, but feroim now\v on everything vTill 'be done tLo provide entertainment along with týhe other features of the fair. Take particular notice of the dates, Fri- day and Saturday, Septernberý 11th anid 12th. i penny Watchers Needed The first reaction of Sorte Canla- dlian 'citizenls to Mn. Ilsley's drastic new budgetwa to reach' ahat cconclusîin that after paýyinig inies- ed( in(come taxe-s ïand coHpulsoruy Savinigs, the2y'would have noImor mnoney Aet to buy War 'Savingsý Cer- tificeý(s and Victory Loan Bns No one wvýill aceethe Mlinister ofý Finance foruavn failed to plae Canda ltcurenit'war problern hon- esztly before the( people 'of Canada. Lf(e reported thlat we would have to colleet about four billion dollars to carry on during the fiscal year. H1e sid( that aven with 'thie increased taxes, lie aniticipated only about two billion dollars revenue froqu taxes, and that the other hall of the year's war billwod have to come from voluntasiy pu-chases off certificates and bonds. Mr. Ilsley was reasonably sure of bis ground when he laid hiýs new plan before the B.ouse of Gomimons. 11e kenw that the large sini of two billion- dollars te be raised through the salie of Canadian securities will be available. And he also recog- nized thait that mioney will he avail- able on'ly if eae(!h individual does bhis share in 'ciittingil down bis private spendingl to a bare mi-iniumi. In days of easy mnoney, and -we havihd these kind of *days dur-ing 1te past two orý three years, people have bcome acusto'med to thînking in termus of dollars rather than in penn1ies, and dimes(. Underi the firet impacnut of a udetsiïcbïa S we have just bad,terisacmo tendenicy for men andý women to keep on thiningil- in termils of 'dollars. We hurrýliedliy rev iew, the large,'items of ourli pýerSonaLlbudg-et, such asq ren t, food and lotin and can see no poýssibility of cuttinIg down on1 these major itemsý. We f orget to reniem- ber that forietu, be substan- tial salvingÏs have 'been bulît up througb1 uneasing, vigilance againist thfe uarelus sipcningiiý of smiall pieces of silver. The mien and wom-en who wi'll .bugdet everjy cent of* their in- corne during the nex_ýt ycar, and -\bo -will pinch eacb penny, nickel, dime and quarter 'before speing ii-ýit, ~pnigsmrall change only after weigbing the value to be reeeîvcd againist the value of that chiange to our, country at war, will alvays have moniey left over for War S av i n'-s Stamips, War Savings Centificaàtes and Victory Loup bond-s. International Red Cross Off iciais Visit Torontoi -A. J ean N. (le \Vttcviîhe, and M. -2onabas (de Rouge ,from the Interna- týional Red Cross, Geneva, Sr it zer- land, accompanîed by Mr. -LMaagOf Montra,re epcsnttîve' of -thie In- "trainl Red 'Cr-oss fo)r Cana dil petJuIy '3rd in Toronto as gucats of the Canadian Bcd Cross Society. M. (lec Wattcvili gaive 'mucb vailu- able information about our pis,on- er-fwrand theit panceis. Theoîiltary authonities and the 3electad cam-p leader of prison camps ïn Germany and the Itaiian Red Creas prison camps in Itaiy report 'eaceh month to Geneva the number th', prisoners and thIle ther lu re- seto thie relie-f. Reoga rdfi] g conpaint"s from 1pris- oners-of-'war- of non recei.pt of par- colIs, M. de W'atteville was very enm- phatic in bis (otention that the great ajority etf those comlplaints lu respect te collective shi$pi)entys of food parcels are ufune. Over- and over agai the Internationa Red Cross Commnittcc bas investig-at- cd such comipiaints and bas found that pancals bave been received. Prisýoners of -war working lu labour campls are shifted quite frequentiy and if a prisoner arrives in a camp after parce-ls have been distri'buted and leaves it ýbefora another distri- 'bution lis mada it la- quite possible 'that be wili miss a parcel. Thea ne- turn qpoat cards encîosed in ecd foo'd pareel. sent biy the Ganadian -Red Cross m-ay shortly be discon- tînued as the 'Germîan authonities dlaimn that they' clutter up the mails. Thea British Red Cross ne longer lu- chides the post carda ln its parcels. * C ongregational and Sunday I School Picnic Attenc INVASION PRACTICE B Y BR ITISl ROYAL MARlNES p British Royal ,Marines ar'e unidergo ing extenusive inivasion triing w-%ithi p(.jally eoiStrtted 'amuredIadigcat f the type already used in id oneem-cupd territor y. 'Oeni such raid a car'ried otre cently wt great succecss by Buitiýh and Norwegian fjor-ces 0on the Norwe- gianislanhds of Valagso and Mvaaloy. The invasion barges are oýf shallow drapght to enable themt to be run ri'ght tup on to the beach. This pic- ture shows, Royail Marine mioto-cy chts in'aking al speedy getaway as ani invasion barge is 'beached. 61,350 Pounds of Salvage Word 'was reccived 'by Mr. J. J. MVellor from the Pnovincial Salvage, supervisor, congrat-ulating- the Scouts bere on their good work and to kcep it up. Ail this gathering is supervised and 'proper-ly cbeecked up b)y 'the Provinc(,"ialatoiis In the i'ghth report sent bcit s.tated that týhe Scouts hbore have ýolcted 61.,380 pouinds df mterial. The moniey thoy have rece(ived for thîsstîageis 318Q2,andthicex- penlses am-lountcd Vo $9.501. Kendal Rings to Fife and Druin Kendal L.O.L. bcld a meeting iu their- lodge roomi on Saturday evdn- mng. Beforc e theeeting the fif e aud dlrunm band, paraded cdo'wuand up main street, accmnpanied by the lodge meineibers. Aften the business of the evoý,ning was transactedi, Mr. J.. LMellor gave a tailk on the war si tua tijon and the ùpa rt evcrycoue shudplay to lbelp wxin the 'war. Atuter t"e (losiing Of the l&e ice cIream wa IIýS served to, aIl. Canada's War Effort A weekiy r-eview of (developmjients on thie home fronÉ t fom July 2nid to Juyh 9tb, L12: 1. Proclamation tabled1 in Corn- mous making ail men. between the ages of 20 and 40 years inc(lusive, wbo were ithier single or ebiildless woweson JuIly 15tb, 1940', sub- ject to compulsory nilitary trainiug.- Scope of com'puisoryhtry ser- vice to extenil to Newfoundland and L'albrador. 2. By vote of 158 to 54, Bous;e of Gommnons gives se-cond readin.g- to Bill elling Goverimieut to impose conscription for overseas service. 3. Iu furtberancc of decisions reaehed at Ottawa Air Tnaining Cou- ferenice, changes made lun'apacity antd locýation of .many schools oper- ated under British Comni-niwealith Alir Training Plan. -1 Acro Tiilber Products Ltd., a neCr Gown company, inc!orporated Vo dcevehop and increase producwtion of air-pînne sýprucc for, botb Canadla and tircat Britain. 5. North Amneric-an continent run- ing so shiorýt of aw materials, thant many Cnda anfcueswill ho unaiible to obtaîii n cnugh 1from the- Unlited "tates Vo kep g1-o ing, re- 'v cals Hou. C. D. Eowe, Mnstrof Muntinand Supl-ly. New pr'ior- itieSs system etalshd tWashing- ton establîi]ig definlite quotas for. a1iln manlufacturera uasing more ta $5,000 worth of m ia n l acai na quarter. 6. Ceusus to be coiiplictedl within '30 .days of aIl used industrial cou- strutotion and road mnaintenanice mra- cinery. 7. Use cf patroleum asphaît for roads, roofing and certain other lu- dlustrial punposes prohibitetd excýept under permit. Purpose : to conserve, fuel oih for uavy. S. To a-sist n meeting increasing demand for copper, zinc, le-ad and other strategic matais aud minerais, arrangement made under which 'anadian production %vil ha intreas- ad and tbe additional ores or mtais supplied Vo the MatIs Reserve Cor- poration, a wartime eomrp'any o'wued b)y the Unitcd States Goveunicut. 9. Regionial offices of the Oil Cou- trou1er tbIlro0aglhout Cana d a to ok over On Jul1Y 2 handling Oet',ail a'ppli-J cations and issuing' of ail gasolinie ration books. 10. No per-son may spend, wîthout' license from Controller of Conistruc- tioni, imore than $2,500 for conversion of bis heating or power production faiities fromu oil or gas to coal or othen fuel. 11. 'Cost of living index acvauces fromi 116.1 at M-,ay 1 Vo 116.7 at Juue 1. War-tim-e increase: 15.8 percent. 12. Spocial stenographie ailowaui- ces, ranging from $5 Vo $15 a montJi, acùording V o proficienicy, te be grant- cd te qualifying Grade 1 employeca of the Ottï,twa Civil Ser-vice. Change made te mneet sotae of teno- grpesand t-'pists availab'le for governmentemoy nt 13. Indlex cof physicai volume of businiess on baise 1935 te 193)9 was 1,')1.8 lu May against 140.4 lu April. Staniding for 'May, howtever, niearl1y 32 percent alove aiverage for, base- 14. Averapgeý rate of xages paid Vo farm1 aborrswbere farmler ro vidIes board, $1,91 per day,ý at Ma,--y 1.5, 19412aai $1.48 a year pro- viousîy. Whie employee providcd owni board, aver-age rate of wages-ý for day belp wa1s S$2.57 per day com- pard itb $2.06 ut May ,-1.5,1941. 1.5. Wartjime Pr ices B oa rd1 ani- niounce(d s u.býs idy o f six cents a pound on butterfat effective Juiy 6 Vo stimuflate production and avert theratued shortage of butter next wiiiten. 16. 'Soi-e 500 young n and wo- mcn, m1atriculating fromt seconidar-y schools, wilh be aidec in entering- universîtias this FalH in certain n-, lneering and se dents thus aided take ýcourses ae< of National Sele, 17. Formnation dian Joint Staffi prising threes senting eacb of chiafs cf staff. By Over 200 Ai Marrîed Women an-d thel Men Are Defeated In Softball1 The main topic of* conversation re- cety eerns to be the, wonder ful Conigregationial and Sunday Schoo pienie held lasi Tbnrsday in Or'ono Cominuity Park. Park St. United Cbch pupe turnod out in great numii-bers to participate ini the great social gttgte of the year and over 200 participated in the bounti- fui pic:nic supper. The 'planninig and recal bard -work donc !y the -Sunday Sebool staff and others in the congregation, showed a wonderful spirit 'of friendliuess, and interost in the cbildrcn and young ppel fthe ehurtH. ey. S. Littlewýood and Mr. M. H. Staples very capably took 'charge of the races and sport-- for ail ages of cbîldren and grown-ups. A very amnusing and intereating contest was bcld, whcn each d1ass of the beginners, prîm-ary, junior and intermiediate deparùtmeits put on a stunit. Mrs. Wmn. Armitrong's ciass of inteirmiediate girls -with their splendid perfermance of the Maiy Polo dance acon fist prize for the miodii enterita in ingp stunt, and Mrs. C. Mca e cass of junior girl-s won firt prèze for a very roalisti' preseutation of a "duck" race. After szuvpper the (ro'wd mlove'd to tlie baoa diainnd, awhcre they' throughly enjyed to sotb 1 gameI Ls-onI e botwen Ilthle Ili-rried1 ladies and the young womnen, on1 hy the lattr--and one bet'ween the bene-dicts and the bachelors, acon by the frewoapaetyhadn7t losit any of their old-timie agilijty. Our populan and efficient sunlday schol Superntenent, ûVIrs.1A. A. Drummnondi, vwas the mnistress of eemnie(s and by her own enthus- iasm sand unitirinig efforts, made everyone enter, into the ýýpirit of the occasion. The oilîdren are alrc-ady lookinig forward to ne-xt ycar's 'pienie and' the parents will, Do doubt, realîze nowý, if theyV havcn-'t alrceady, that- we bave a veny effiient and faithlul staff, that ,vill ai ays lie ghad af their help and co-operation udalso' atitendance at the s'chool. Follo'wing is a liat of the Prize] winns : Beginners, ail reeeivcd a treat. Prîimaijy 'lass, gils-1st, ,Tune- Glanvihie; 2nd, H-1op1e Thiom'pýsoni. Boys-'lst, Charles Armnstrong; 2ndC, Ba. Hall. Junior Boys--Sack race, lst, Ray West; nd DenWest. Gil--3- legged rce slt, Jean T'ILiunerand Gay 'Cawther; 2nd, Jean Rainiey and Bessie Yeno. GirlN B i zt, .inyee StLton; 211(, 1H2elnLws Inite, idiate, bot>ys - Ostaee raýe, lst, -urraý.y Patterson; 29d race, donning costumles, lt on JOSEPHI ROBINSO] After anillness 'I Ifoffoly days, 'onnn's 'well-,knrown Ea miliar figure, Jsp Robinso 'terý 'kow qs "urJoe, " away on11Sunlday, July 12, ati vanced aýge of 8,3 ycars. lie was born at CoLouig ot ulst 28, 1859, and can1-e to wbna bo)y, living with bhis (Mgie Urs. Reubell cr ore time Joe used to work Renwdck, ookng afer bis and cxerising them. At the of Benjain Dunsfor DJe h in tGemail, 'freight and pas. fromi the C.N.R. station at N" tIc for 'Mrs. Dunsford, drivi ,small tea-m of bla'ck ponies, ar bis arrivai back to Orono -voli take another horse and tra horscbadk to Leskard W tbi >11e was a very liard wonlk took great pride in bis ýwok, way'ýs trusbwortliy and would do whatever be aaid he wou laer years be eouid be seer day carrying miail to the di homes in Ghe villagoe and wi agent for the To.-Ygiio St~ar No matter what kind of w rain sîcet or snow, or icy vwal] could alway s sec Joe g'oijlg ab' odId tas,,ks rîgbt up to the tirus '11evas a remarkaible man age. Bis intellect was of tI- and could rmember thgs th bappenied years ago-. 1In the of thlis familiar, figure Oroc"i loose a nan vwho wsfaithfuh lastý was asI punictual as any aInd a1nyone who had deaýing im ci ould awasdepend on ing faithful service. The funer-al service was h( Pak Ste. United 'Church on T1 aftcroop, with Rev. S. Litt h&igcharge of the servi( who apoýj)ke la bighest tenms d epa rt ed. The m-ay fieautiful tributes showed the higl est, v-hicbh le was hchd lanthe'cern) The plbaeswseMessrs Riddcll, G;o. Buttera, -ery, sud John Gibson Jr. Intermie Made in Orýoiio Cemretery. RHis sentim-ents would be, wc in the-se Ues: 1 o111Y want the very few Who stood through-l good a too- Just they whlo sought to fi good, And 'thonas only trac friend Forethe Hmrest. Just as 1liedalfliost u1çnclo A 11 nmrkosue and Just one who liveud, lovecl and A rnnnnd nf earth and iiught Sen ior Y. P.' Cla,,ss-Th the, nieede, lst, Junle Good, Brown. Hon. M. F. Hepburn WiOL Speak at Farmers' 'On Fniday afternoon of thiswek July l7tb, the Durham 'County Fed - cration of Agriculture wil holda natrous picai( Park, at w] Vo Director cerviofc l roio Gomn cryoce 1 sent. ýe held on and be and dis cs àt .w. 1ThE three