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Shortage Farm Labor Serious +, g1~Ontarls Predicts It Will Grow 'Worse . ; Farm labor shortage, already acute, will grow worse as time goes on, D, E. Stauffer, president - of the United Farmers of Ontario, predicted in a presidential ad.' dress before that body's recent convention in Toronto. . "We farmers expect in times like these to forego many of our privileges," he said. 'Phe farm- ers are willing to take their full share of responsibility, Farm workers are being absorbed in. other industries which are able to pay and -are paying much higher wages. Military training camps are taking thousands more. This situation will become more acute as time goes on. Then add- ed to this difficulty we are ex- pected to prdduce farm products below cost of -production. SOLUTION IN CO-OPERATION "In spite of this situation be- coming more aggravated, the farmer's dollar was and still is, below par in relation to what he has to buy. We have a surplus of mest farm products, but if present conditions continue, the farmers of Ontario will be forc- ed out of production of some of these essential products; for in- stance bacon. We cannot pro- duce it at the present prices and still meget our financial obliga. tions." The solution to the farmer's problem, according to Mr, Stauf- fer, is organization and co-opera- tion, "We must pioneer more and more in the co-operative field hy education and action," he said. Mr. Stauffer looked forward to the time when 750,000 Canadian farmers would be organized, "creating a dignity and respect which cannot be had in any other way." Keeping Fit With Judy It's ping pong for Judy Garland when she takes time out for play ' after completing her role in "Strike Up the Band." Judy feels: that this exercise is a normal way to keep in condition. Judy also das some extensive exercising by mming short neces every - day 'n her pool, __modern war, with its emphasis on Saami =e ET TT TT Saving Ontavic's Natural Resources By G. C. TONER, 0: Federation of Ontario 'Anglers, "INO. 20) 5%. ef: TROUT LOSING RANGE Rainbows, steelheads, German Browns and Loch Leven Trout are all members of the genus Salmo, close relatives of the At- lantic salmon, But the lake trout, the speckled trout or brook trout, the red trout and the Aurora trout are charrs, differing anato- mically from the true salmons. In Ontario, with the exception of Lake Ontario where a landlocked variety of the Atlantic salmon was native in pioneer days, the charrs are the 'only indigenous trouts. 4 Formerly trout were found all over the Province. wherever con- ditions of habitat were suitable. The speckled trout lived in cool strcams and spring-fed northern lakes; the lake trout inhabited. the Great Lakes and the deeper, cooler inland lakes. As the for. ests were cut away many of the streams become warmer and silt filled into the lakes so that both speckled trout and lake trout have lost much of their former range. The lake trout "is found throughout the Province in the proper kind of lakes, In the Great Lakes many thousands of pounds are taken annually by the commercial fishermen. Lake On- tario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan are inhabited by trout that look much alike but Lake Superior has a variety, called siscowet, that lives in deen water, often a 1000 feet or more beneath the surface. The siscow- et has fat and oily flesh, is broad and short where' the lake trout is slim and lengthy. Tams Coming In, || Kilt Going Out In New Armies -- Canada's Service Uniforms: Follow Lead of the Mother Country The major contributions of the Second Great War to Canadian mil- itary dress are the introduction of the battle dress uniform and revival of the wedge cap, officially known as the fleld service cap. : Both spring from a desire to adapt military attire to the needs of the times, to glve the fighting men a garb which will be most convenient under the conditions of mechanization, rapid movement and concealment, | WEAR 'EM OFF DUTY With the present war the kilts of Canada's highland regiments and one Irish kilted regiment vanish.d as a service garb in the Canadian Active Bervice Force. They may atlll be worn oft duty, These units when on active service wear the battle dress or ski-pants with can- vas galters. They are permitted to identify themselves as Highland and Irish units, however, by their head gear. The Scottish units wear khak! tam o'shanters for field service and the regimental glengarry bonnet for off- duty occasions, The Irish Regl- ment of Canada at Toronto wears A green cap, something like the Scottish tam b'shanter, for service and offduty occasions. CELTIC GARB STILL HERB Likes Yukon Life Better Than City Woman Prefers Northland Existence to Luxuries of Ur ban Soclety- Sattar ' The luxuries of city lite may be all right for some women, but Mrs, | Anton Money prefers the simple lite of her home at Francis Lake, _In the Yukon Territory, 1,000 miles east of Whitehorse, "It's the most marvellous 1ife in - the world if you're happily mar ried," Mrs. Money sald, "The past 15 years haven't been all roses, there have been a lot of hardships mixed with the joy, But it's all been so very worthwhile," \ Mrs, Money is at present living in Vancouver so that her two sons can go to school. The boys, one 13 years of age and the other 10, have accompanied their parents on many trips through thé northland, Mrs. Money was born in 'New York and later studied music at the Toronto Conservatory, She was still only a girl when she went into the Yukon and Alaska as the bride. of Anton Money who now owns ex- lemive -mining properties In the north, Mrs, Money thinks thero is too much tinsel and camouflage about the Hollywood version of the Can- adian north, and suggests that. books should be written and movies made About it "Just as it 1s" . lifetime, Canada's tank regiments wear a black beret. This was adopted by thé British army because it seem: ed the handiest sort of thing fo men who rode In and worked a- round tanks. The tank units have no cap authorized for off-duty wear, Celtic garb has not entirely dls- appeared from the Canadian army as the Highland units of the Non- Permanent Active Militia and offi- cers of the second battalion of the Irish Regiment still wear the kilt while two unkilted Scottish units, the Beots, Fusillors of Canada of Kitchener, Ont, and the Lorne Scots of Brampton, Ont, wear the tartan .trews or tight-fitting trous- ers, When the precent. issue runs out, however, they too wlll .wear battle dress. Bovine Produces 50 Tons of Milk Hyde Park Lady, an Ayrshire cow owned by J, Stuart Hyde of Dundas, Ont, now has attained the meritorious production, guid seal, or 100,000-pound class, the Canadian Ayrshire Breeders' As. sociation sald, by producing 100, 000 pounds of milk during her The association said Hyde Park Lady has produced a total of 102,661 pounds of milk contain. ing 4,847 pounds of butterfat -- an average butterfat test of 4.28 r cent, in lactations, The pro- uetion was made on two milkings per day, under ordinary farm conditions, Deer, Two Dogs, Are Inseparable Friends These three interesting friends decided to make their home at the Bowser Hotel, Bowser, which is 125 miles frem Victoria on Vancouver Island; and are now inseparable. waiter. The island deer came to the estab- lishment of its own accord, liked the dogs. The older dog is on the staff, As soon as a visitor stops at the Place and palled up with the two aving made himself famous as a otel, the dog comes along, picks up the money put down for refreshment, takes it to the bar, puts t in the till, picks up a bottle and puts it on the table for the visitor. He is teaching the younger dog the same work. Victoria is reached by "the following Canadian Pacific "Princess" fleet: "Marguerite", "Kathleen", "Joan" and "Elizabeth", ~~ --C.P.R. Photo. THE WAR.WEEK--Commentary on Current Events ATTACKS ON SHIPPING ARE GROWING MENACE For some time past thls column has drawn the attention of its read- ers to the increasing seriousness of Nazi attacks on British shipping, particularly on convoys returning from America with food, planes, munitions, British leaders have pub- llcly recognized the menace as one which most gravely threatened Bri- taln's chances in the war against Germany. Last week tho attacks were reaching a new crescendo as the Nazis adopted new techniqres --otf submarines hunting in packs off the northwest coast of Ireland; of submarines and surfacd ratders hunting together; of planes co-oper- ating with subs and raiders. At the same time German bombers blasted Britain's major entry ports on the south and west coast. More Ships From U. 8. Total loss of shipping by the Bri- tish since the outbreak of the war has been estimated at about three million tons. Since the rate of re- placement in United Kingdom ship- yards Is usually figured at 20,000 weekly, it can readily be under- stood why Britain has been seek- ing to get more merchant tonnage and escort vessels in the United States. Last week's promise by Washington to release every sea- going ton to Britain that the U. 8. "could spare meant that Britain's need for the time being would be much less acute, "I'm Optimistic" Relaxation to a considerable ex- tent of the strictness of censorship allowed the world a glimpse last week of just how bad the British position was, Nevertheless it was realized the situation could defin- ftely be worse. High-ranking U. 8. alr officlal,- Major-General" J. E. Chaney, returning from a month's close-up observation of the Bri tish war effort, declared: "The Bri iish won't lose the war at the rate they're going. . . . I'm optimistic about the outcome,' England needs aircraft, 100 destroyers, bases In Ireland, and according to Lord Lo- thian, credits, , . I do not belleve England will Jose the war unless it becomes careless or over-confi dent." The accentuated German drive on British ports and shipping was fold purpose: to cut off Britain's main source of supply from the version of British supplies, ships and planes for use in a Near East offensive, Ditch Mussolini? ~ The Nazis were well aware that Britain was contemplating a move with land, sea and air forces to - dispose of Italy once and for all. What to do with Mussalinl, then, was Hitler's dilemma last week. Would he: Ditch him in favor, per haps, of Vichy? Bolster him up in the Greek campaign by means of substantial military ald? Supersede him at home, by moving down a- + over.the whole of Italy? In the Balkans During the week widespread dis- turbances accompanied by whole- sale assassinations continued throughout Ruvmanla, Four German divisions were reportca to have moved across the border from Hun- gary to put an end to the relgn of terror. (Certain Informed quar- ters In London maintained that it was to Germany's Interest to keep Rumania in a state of weakness, disorder, so long as there was no immediate threat to Nazi econ- omics), The Bulgarian situation jelled--it was sald in the Bulgar- fan parliament that the country's relations with Soviet Russia "were now established on a sound political basis." Turkey and Yugoslavia stoutly maintained neutrality in the face of strong Axis pressure, Ambitious Japs Chineso dispatches last week por- trayed as one of the major victor. ported Chinese successes in central Japanese offensive was sald to have been smashed there with. approx- imately 20,000 Japanese killed in action and large quantities of arms and munitions seized. The ambi tious Japanese were at the same hour conducting an expanding war on the ThalIndo-China border. J On the Home Front In Canada the blg news of the week was the budget, brought down during an extended session of the House, which featured: drastic cur- a western hemisphere; to prevont di- cross the Brenner pass and taking les of the Sino-Jap conflict, the re- | and northern Hupeh province. AY I" ment to suit the plan. 5 Yi 4 i hd = ARAN AL a ei Tt a oo MS PRAMS Thiel eee from the U, 8.; Increased exclse taxes om' domestic and personal convenleces; reduced customs du ties on United Kingdom commodi- ties. This constituted the Dominion Government's latest move to con- serve forelgn exchange, The news that fresh frults and vegetables from the south would not be banned 'was heartily wel comed by Canadian housewives 4 There should be pleiity of apples, tooy for geating here this winter, since Great Britain will not be tak- ing any. During the week, Prime Minister King promised to set up a commit. tee to Inquire into the Dominions war expenditures, following a re- quest from Conservative Leader Hanson who had told the House there was a feeling In England that Canada was seeking tb make money out of the war effort, As well as having to deal with the war overseas, Ontarioans had a blitzkrieg of thelr own to counter at home , , , the snow, The Book Shelf... "THIRTY ACRES" By Ringuet A new novel of French Canada as it is today has 'come forth from the pen of a man who was born and: brought up in a small Quebec community, It is a moving story" of what is happening - to habitant life, On an cold farm that has been settled for two centuries ov more, lives Euchariste Moisan. Euchariste ("Charis for short) is a typical peasant farmer, bound to the soil by ties of tradition and blood, silent and shrewd, yet unable to cope with the forces that come to shatter his Lauren- tian peace. Alhtough "Thirty Acres" is the story of him and his family, i is at the same time a story of modern Quebec, facing wars, de- pressions, and the drain of emu gration of New England; it is the tale of a small racial minoi:- ty trying to adapt its ancient folkways to modern conditions. No one who has read the novel of old French Canada, "Maria Chapdelaine", should miss this. "Thirty Acres" . . . by Ring- uet . . . Toronto: the Macmillan Company of Canada . . . $2.50. Predicts Changed: Building Methods Canada and the United States Face an "Architectural Blitz: krleg," Ontario Authority De- clares -- Designs Acre Under going Revolution Canada and the United States face an architectural blitzkrieg" which will revolutionize existing methods of design and use of materials, Alvin S. Mathers, past president of the Ontario Associa- tion of Architects,. declared last week, says a story in the Toronto Globe and Mail. Lecturing on "The Future of Building Construction," under the auspices cf the OntaFio Associa- tion of Real Estate Boards, Mr. Mathers told his listeners that new planning, new structural methods, new equipment and new | uses for old materials and new muterials are in store for the home owners of the nct -too dis- tant future. ) The modern world of things invades the sanctuary of the most conservative individual. Can we reserve the process and bring the old things into the new house design? Yes, if they conform to the new aesthetic pattern. Indi- vidual pieces of fine furniture of any period are naturally in har- mony because basic principles be- "hind" their design are the same. NEW FORMS IN ARCHITECTURE " "fn short the new architecture does not demand a scrapping of the old things if those things are good in themselves," said Mr. Mathers, "It will, most likely, however, demand a new arrange- A new gencration of house owners is al- ready interested in the new archi- tectural forms, These strange and frightening shapes will certainly be familiar to the men who re- L171] §iEFssssssassasssanny { SIROIS REPORT: TE IEE EE EE EEF ELT EI LETS TFET TIT The Royal Commission om Do- wminion - Provincial Relations Studied, Listened, Learned, Discussed Canada's Prob. lems for Two and One- Half Years, . (NO. 1) «J's a long time since 1867. In that year the Fathers of Con- federation saw their handiwork go nto effect, The British North America Act became the consti- EF tution of the Dominion of Can- ada, NO In those years there have been rp ou? great changes. Every one of us - sP (vid has seen the speed of communi- p "rin cation grow. The plane, the ra- 7 | dio, the electric appliances, the f car and then the speedier car, U the helps in the kitchen and on | ! the farm, Everything has speed- ed up as the long trek from Ontario to the west coast- hes speeded as/compared with the A: Trans-Canada plane trip to-day. $13 The Fight Over Rights yru But jn that time two sections,' 91 and 92, of the B.N.A, Act have been interpreted by the Bee Hive S courts, Proyincial rights, Fed- eral rights; this belongs to one, V Oo l C E that to the other. And so it OF THE went on until everyone was sick P R E S S and tired of listening to the fight about jurisdiction and rights. 80 PER CENT AT WAR More than 80 per cent of the Morning Cereal ox Ex al But it wasn't just a question of words alone. It was costing us all money. Unemployment, world's people live in nations devt, taxes, disunion.. were all now involved in war, growing. --Science Service. What to do about it? ---- It is there that the name, Roy- MEASURING MERIT al Commission on" Dominion- Ontario is to have a merit sys-- Provincial Relations, comes into tem in its civil service promo- the picture. tions, - Merit may still be meas- The Commission was appointed ured by votes gathered to the to make a study of the whol» aid of the successful candidate. set-up in Canals How much -- Port Arthur News-Chronicle. cveryone was paying in taxes. --0-- Where it was going. Who had BETTER LATE THAN NEVER authority. Who had privileges. Avoused by. an outbreak of And above all who was going diphtheria, pecple in_Halifax and to pay for everything and the elsewhere are hurrying to have best way of doing it. their children "immunized, But if The Hon. N. W. Rowell was they had had the common sense appointed Chairman of the Royul to undertake mass inmunization Commission. He was then Chief Justice of Ontario. the com- of children, as has become rule in scores of Ontario The Commissicn went from the numnities, large as. well as small, Atlantic to the Pacific and back there would probably have been again, studying, listening, learn- no-outbreak about which to be- ing and discussing Canada's. prob- come alarmed, lems. -- Brockville Recorder and Chief Jusiice Rowell fell ill Times. and his place as ( nan was --0-- taken by Dv, Joseph Sirois of TOO MUCH TROUBLE Quebee City. In Edmonton only 27 per cent After more than two and a cf the 56,000 people whose names half years that Commission pre- sented its report to the Govern- appear on the civic voters' list went to the polls in the annual ment. That report is the one re- election for mayor and alder- ferred to as the Rowell-Sirois men. Report. That report will, if all Here in Lethbridge recently Canadian premiers are of good will, result in a better, happier Canada with the burdens of tax- only a couple of hundred taxpay- ers voted on a money bylaw. It looks as if a lot of us would ation where they belong -- on rather preach about democracy the shoulders' of those best able than to practise it. to pay. - -- Lethbridge Herald. LIFE'S LIKE THAT 0% 7 Vie 8 te24 ATAD AEA et ] (Copyriad 3000, Vy Fred Xirar) "will dessert upset me tonight, Mom, or is there enough to go thought to be motivated by a two- | tallment of luxury imports, mainly turn from this war." around? REG'LAR FELLERS -- Very Modern By GENE BYRNES Samah "we LE ATSA DIFFERENCE SHION GOIL. AN' Er, HON GIR, RAL TPN AN OLD- FAMAR D ATH USETA Rt HER HUSBAND'S SOCKS Sep ees [Me U8 Pot Office AN rights remond