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> «< J HR 'Building of Frelghters and' Destroyers to Absorb 60,000 Workers + Close to 60,000 men are expected to be employed on steel ship cod struction and on manufacture of component parts of ships by next March, it was sald In a press re- lease from the Munitions and Bup- ply Department, : "More than 17,000 men now are employed on steel ship construe- tion in Canada," the announce ment gald. "At the peak of tbe + program, "which probably will be reached between December, 1941, and March; 1941, in excess of 30, 000 men wil] be required in the shipyards. °° "In addition it is estimated the number of men employed in the manufacture of ship components ig about equal to the number em: ployed in the shipyards." This steel construction-includes the large program for production of 9,300 ton standard sized freight. ers, keels for severgl of which have been laid and which are due for delivery in 1942. 5 . There has also been a large cor- vette building program and con- struction of Tribal class destroy |. ers in Canada is projected, It 18 expected it will take two' years to build the destroyers since this is a new type of construction for Canada and the destroyer come struction is still in the. preliminary stage and it is not believed any keels have been laid but manufac-. ture .of component parts is going forward. : 900 Conchies Are Doing Good Work i Consclentious ObJectors In Camps, Clearing Tralls and Bullding Roads to Some 900 young men of military age who profess consclontious ob- jection to bearing arms now are at work In remote wooded areas, clearing trails and vuilding' roads. After a few months' experience with the alternative service plan for conscientious objectors, auth. | 'orities are impressed with the will- Ingness of the men to work and their amenability to camp life, "Once we get them into the camps they are swell," sald Mr, Justice T. C. Davis, associate dep- uty minister of nattonal war' ser- vices, "They work like Trojans. They are doing a great job." Getting them .to camp, however, . is not so easy. Some fail to show up when ordered to report. Their _ pames are given to police, When ght before the courts they ara" | brou usually given convictions and jail sentences. = . The men get 60 cents a day and their food and lodging. They must provide their own clothes and tol. let articles. E.P. TAYLOR 4 Appointed to the newly created post of Chief Executive Officer of the British Supply Council in North America. >" ¥ Are "En Zedders" And Not "Newsies" 'Three New Zealanders who ar- rived in Ottawa recently qualified for a newspaper .copy writer's job when they produced a 10-letter word with which to describe them- selves in a headline, yg: ° "En Zedders" was just the word, they sald, instead of _the term "Newzles" which was opprobrious to all enlisted men from "down wnder." ~- Tolling copywriters to whom the word "New Zealanders" was just a "headache" when they tried to fit it in a headline breathed a sigh of relief, The three New Zeal. anders sajd they had read in The Journal of the "headline writers' problem and agreed. with Primo Minister Fraser and - Minister of 'Lands and Forests Langston, who told newspapermen that the word alr condtioners ~ 1,620 milking . the world, "Newzles" was absolutely "out." ectric Gadgets For Rural Homes Room For More Electric Appliances on Ontario Farms _ There are proportionately more electric washing -macbines 4a. On tarlo farm homes served by Hydro than in urban homes of the prov: ince says the Woodstock Sentinel: Review. One in eight farm homes 'on rural power districts has an electric refrigerator, compared with one in five of the Supposedly niuch bétter &uipped urban group, The electric iron is the most generally ' used contrivance, with one in 76 per cent of rural homes which have the current, Radios are close up, at 71.8 per cent of the satura. tion mark, and toasters are in use 'In 51.2 péi-cent of rural homes cou: nected with Hydro. * Urban bomes, the Commission reports, possess nearly a half-mil- 'Hon electric irons, or 92 per cent of saturation; 77.9 per cent of the possible total of radios, 66 per cent in respect of toasters and 48.6 pes cent of washers. There/are 5.36}, in urban house- helds, none in farm homes, In the "hamlet" category, the proportion of electric appliances is smaller, under most classifications, than either farm or urban. Women Use More In regard to variety of appllahces farm women are better customers than the menfolk! The electric motor is the equipment most wide ly in use on the farm itsell, and there are only one-quarter as many' as there aro washers, The total is 8,236, or 15 per cent of saturation, Something over 7,000 electric pumps represent 13.4 per cent of the potential and after that there is nothing higher than 6.6 per cent of saturation, which is the ratio for cream separators. There are machines reported, being a ratio of one to 33 farms, which would be quite a disappoint. ment to Sir Adam Beck If he were still here. Eleetric milk coolers total fewer than 1,000, electric churns less than one per cent of possible distribution, Th elast census count indicated abou t200000 farms in Ontarlo, in- cluding very small ones, some of which obtain service under rates applicable to non-farm classes. There are many in remote districts out of reach of Hydro, and some, of course, without residential buildings. The Commission _esti- mated some time ago that about 75,000 standard or large farms would comprise the ultimate total that could be served, but the reg- ulation #permitting service on the basis of two farms -per mile has increased the number that can be served, Last year 1,540 miles of rural line. extension were approve ed, adding 9,865 customers. - The aggregate load supplied all rural Hydro consumers in the province was 70,018 horsepower, an Increase | of 13,6 per cent over 1939. . Dnieper Dam - Is Destroyed Russia announced recently the deliberate destruction of her proud- est - Industrial achievement, the great Dnleperstroy dam and all its works, In grim proof of the Soviet determination to leave for the in- vading Germans no single Instru- ment of value. - Thus came to an end after nin years of reality a project which had been a Russian dream since the days of Catherine the Great and which was comipleted in the fourth year ofthe first Soviet five-year Plan by a United States engineer, the late -Col, Hugh L. Cooper. je All measures were taken not, to, permit the Germans to make, use of the dam and Its 'machinery. The $110,000,000 keystone of the entire Central Ukraine industrial system was shattered, Its great turbines, which first turned in May, 1932, had supplied a surrounding area of 70,000 square miles and a popu lation of 16,000,000 persons with an annual output of 2,500,000 kilo- watt hours of electric current. Gone now, are the 140-foot dam structure, one of the largest in it's half-mile length, which served as a bridge across the Dnieper, and the nine generat- ing units on the west bank, the largest ever bullt. Ruined, too, are the three. navi- gation locks on the east bank, the feature which first' had attracted Russians to the idea of a.dam as- a means of drowning the falls which had prevented deepwater shipping upriver to Kiev, ~~ Premier Joseph Stalin added the hydro-electric feature, and the dam | was begun in 1927, No Ont. Election "At The Moment" Premier Mitchell Hepburn said in an interview recently that he is not planning an election in On- tario "at the moment." He said that at any event "I would not call an election with "Lt.-Col George Drew, Conservative lead- _er, in England. . That would be unethical and unsportsmanlike." I S---- yi : 4 eh git : x Canada To Build El : "teers per month, .of tons of canned AEE eek Of 'Reconsecration Starts War's Third Year Twelve: million Canadians----still free--stand girded for their third year of war to preserve that freedom. September 10, 1939, those twelve millions, -unhesitatingly and of their own free will, elected to resist the challenge of unprovoked Nazi aggressors, and thus vowed never to lay aside the sword until the world truly shall be safe for all peoples, little as well as big, minorities as well as majorities. September 10, 1941, emis two years of Canada at war. And the Government of Canada has proclaimed the week of September 10-17 as "a week of reconsecration of the Canadian people to the democratic cause against Nazi tyranny , . . in national honor for those who, on' land, on the sca and in the air, are defenders of our country, anil in proud meniory-for those valiant hearts who have gone out from among us in the most precious of all sacrifices for our common freedom." Two years ago, Canada's soldiers, sailors and airmen, including reserves, all together totalled a mere 68,000 officers and men. To- day, the fighting forces, including reserves, number 490,000 of all ranks. In the British Isles today are more. than 100,000 Canadian soldiers, sailors and airmen. Over 1,200 Canadians have figured on casualty lists; 786 of them killed in action, 195 missing, the remainder dead from natural causes. : Defence of Canada's own shores is tightening. Along Atlantic and Pacific coasts are patrolling air squadrons, anti-aircraft and coastal batteries, supporting divisions of troops. . In two years, all this Canadian fighting power, enough, : The Canadian Active Army is calling for at least 7,000 volun- The Royal Canadian Navy plans to increase its ships from 2560 to 400 and to boost its personnel from 23,000 to 27,000 by March of next year. The Royal Canadian Air Force is to gend more and more blue-clad squadrons overseas; to the 1,000 radio locator_ experts and. other specialists already in Britain are to be added another 2,500, to go this year. And Canadian women are to be voluntarily enlisted in. auxiliary forces of the Army, and the Air Force, to release more and more fighting men for active duty over- seas. ) . : - , Two years ago, Canada was spending less than $1,000,000 a day on arms. To-day Canada is spending between *$3,000,000 and $4,000,000 a day 'on war; lwo years ago, the arms bill was less than a million: 000,000, including well over Britain. . In. addition to assuming heaviér taxes, Canadians have bought war bonds and savings certificates worth $1,460,000,000; they have Yet it is not alf a billion to finance purchases for gifts to the Government total nearly $2,000,000. - Food shipped to Britain includes 200,000,000 bushels of wheat, 7,000,000 barrels of flour, 13,000,000 lbs. of honey, nearly 15,000,- 000 dozen eggs, millions of ounds of concentrated milk, thousands oods. y December, 800,000,000 lbs. of pork products 'will have been sent; hy March next, 112,000,000 lbs. of * cheese. At the dawn of the third year of war, all Canadians are asked by their Government to reconsecrate themselves "to the democratic 'cause against Nazi tyranny." . : Reconsecration Pledge . "At this time of peril for my country, in this fight against the evil powers which threaten to engulf the earth, conscious of my dut - toward Canada and toward my fellow man,.1 solemnly pledge before Almighty God that I shall do.all that lies within my power, and deem no sacrifice too great, to bring about the victory of our arms, that right may triumph, that justice: may prevail and that a righteous peace may reign throughout the world; to -this end I reconsecrate myself, with faith, with courage and with the knowledge that, though thé path be hard and the day be dark, our efforts can not fail." Reconsecration Prayer Text of the prayer and grace: -- ) O Lord of Hosts, in this time of our reconsecration to thy service and in defence of the light brought into this world by Thy Beloved Son, we turn to Thee in prayer. We pray for our fighting men on land, on the sea and in the air that they may be imbued with courage to persevere and strength to vanquish. the dark forces which now seek to rule this earth. We pray for endurance for all those who, in any way, are en- gaged in this great conflict, and, for our peoples, understanding of the truth. er We pray for merey for the stricken, vonsolation for the bereaved and eternal rest for those who, having blazed the path, have becn gathered to Thine Arms. . These things we ask, O Lord, so that in the fullness of time the dread conflict may cease, the right may triumph, and our children be brought up to serve Thee and to do those things which are of good renown, to know and to spread the Christian light.--Amen, * Reconsecration Grace For the courage. of our fighting men- and the devotion of those who stand behind them, for our continued freedom and for thesc blessings of our unscarred carth, we give thanks in this week of reconsecration to the Lord of Hosts, Who is the only Defender of 'the right.--Amen. 3 "contributed about $20,000,000 to auxiliary war services, and outright = I I a seat chs By March 31 Gig war bill will have passed-$2,000,- -- J) f » 3 he in Ad rh VOICE OF THE PRESS AGAINST THE GERMAN PEOPLE When are wo Americans and British going to get it through our heads that we are fighting a war against the German people? That 1s what an American friend ol ours asked us, In tho last war, he sald, we kept repeating that we were not fight Ing. against the German people, but against the Kaiser and the Junkers. NI Well, we beat the Kalser aud look what we have now. Wé& have the Nazis, who are far worse than _ the Kalser ever thought of being There would never 'have 4 a Kaiser and there would not 'be a Hitler, If the German petple dia not want leaders of that sort. They haye assumed power because the German people were anxious to " have warlike leaders to guide Ger: many to world domination. The sooner we realize we are fighting the German people and the sooner we understand that the German people are sufficiently be- hind Hitler to support him in this war, the sooner wo will know that we have to wage ruthless war to win. --Windsor Daily Star. pes . "THE FUTILITY OF IT ALL" With word of the ordered destruc: tion of the gigantic Dnieper dam in the Soviet, the complete tdiocy which must have motivated an aggressive Reich to world conflidt again stands stark before us. In England and across Europe it was bad 'enough that cultured traditions should be blasted with the crumb- led walls and towers of library and cathedral, Now the efforts of . a struggling, seil-improving people are benlg blown to nought, Years have been spent in making pauper: - Jeed Tparts of the world livable, When the smoke has cleaved all that must be accomplished once vwore. It Is as if .onr own Can- adian churches, our cities and our s-universities, onr canals, our hydro plants and our factories were pul verized, and. we were cast upon the land as our pioneer forefathers were. That is the futility of it, -- Galt Reporter, ee Ye > DOUBLING EGG PRODUCTION Making two eggs grow where one grew before may sound like a fantastic dream, but it is entirely practical. Tho Government calls attention to the need for increas. ed egg production, and -it is with. in the power of the farmers: to bring this about. : Proper breeding, feeding and care of poultry will accomplish much toward increasing the egg yield. This has been proven time and tine agaim-Many of thé breed: ers will require assistance; in the way of directions? as to proper methods, and this is available-The Department of Agriculture stands ready with reliable scientific In- formation, and the patriotic farm- er will equip himself with this and start In to get more out of his hens. : --Windsor Dally Star. --a : 2 THE MEN CAN HELP, TOO Probably most men think of the silk stocking situation as an ex- clugively "Teminine concern. It isn't, Men have a part to play in this great mass transfer from ~ Japanese silk to cotton. Here's the part: Wien Agatha-comes home with her first pair of cotton stockings, and, sticking out a tentative foot, inquires, , "How do -they look?" that's where the ays part comes in. Start learning (he line right now: y "Ravishing, - darling, they 100k Just swell!" ' Thus may even 'a mere male/ contribute his bit in putting the Ln asie, -- Guelph Mercury. icf READING THE NEWS The newspapers do thelr level best to keep the conflicting -.com- muniques straight, They aro. care- ful to list reports as reports and - rumors as rumors, but, In the last analysis, the good judgment and discernment of the reader Is the determining factor niaking for in telligent perusual of the news. -- Brantford Expositor, ng SEE German ipvaders of. Trondheim, Norway, bujlt their army huts' under the swastika; but also' snugly beside thé raid-immune Red Cross hospital for protection from R.A.F, bombings, according to British censor's caption on this picture, ~ FREEDOM IN BRITAIN With 20 tribunals reviewing. their cases, 60,000 men in Britain have registered as conscientious objectérs, and about 45000 have been dealt with, This illustrates the liberty for which Great Bri. tain is fighting. Imagine a con: sctentious objector receiving even a hearing In" Germany. --(Chatham News, worl Yee . "PEP" METHODS Tho British government has in troduced "pep" methods in a.cam- spalgn to Increase war supplies. -Production managers broadcast talks to the workers and posters urging increased output have been tacked to factory walls. A placard in a bomb-{illing station read. "You make the best bombs! Our airmen drop them." . --Canadian Press, -- -- ' WE CAN HELP A LITTLE ~ Hendrik Willem "Van Looft says that when God tires of Hitler, he'll disappear. A comforting thought, but there is nothing in Christian philosophy that forbids people giving God a little help in gettingerid of evils, --Financial Post, Mi . TROUBLE IN THE NORTH We have a quarrel with the Brit ish Ministry of Information--this time for saying too much. Most ot us have had a terrible time with the missus since it was announced that British women would be ra- tioned down to six dresses a year, ~--Kirkland Lake News. Urge 'Medical Test ) . . "For Auto Licenses The British ~ Medieal Journal, organ of the British Medical As- sociation, has suggested that ap- plicants for driving licenses should undergo medical examina- tions. It contended that a medi- cal certificate .should be as obli-- gatory as the passing of a driv- ing test. p "The Book Shelf The Blind Man's House By HUGH WALPOLE In hls last work, "T"3 Blind Man's House," the late Sir Hugh Walpole leaves to the world this message, spoken by the leading character,"'I have 'learned this les- son of our interdependence. , . The twin lessons of interdependence and charity...It seems to me that until we learn this fellowship . , . of all living men on this earth, made so essential now by our cloge quarters; the impossibility of our cgeape one [rom nother, there will be no peace." Julius Cromwell, a blinded World War veteran, returned with his bride, young, beautiful and 1 y, to the Jittle village of Garth in England, where he had lived as a boy. They "are in love with cach other but his wife Is jealous of the "blind man's world, realm of _ his own "which she cannot under stand or enter, She mistakes bis aloofness tor discontent] N A barrier comes between them, Each feels it and each Is power less to prevent the approaching estrangement, Matters are brought th @ crisis when Julius hears of his wife's growing friendship with a personable n'er-do-well, Even as Julius could bring forth all that was best in his-fellow illagers; helping them to solve their difficulties," so he, with his sensitive and fair mind, eventually worked out a happy solution of his own difficult problem, The Blind Man's, House . . . by Hugh Walpole . . . McClelland & Stewart, Toronto . . . Price $3.00. Because of the present world demand for mercury, the Santa Barbara mercury deposit in Peru has been reopened after being idle for nearly 15 years. ahaa SIR FS MAP OF Ox owing One of the main features of the Canadian Pacific Railway's exhibit at the C.N.E, this ycar was the display of flowers and vege- tables of the Yukon, These were sent to the exhibit daily from the Yukon by air express, Mrs, George Black, one-time member of Parliament for the Yukon, looking after the mailing. -abovy, Mrs, Ruth Hough, wife of H. H, agent, is shown with a beautiful bouquet of sweet In the picture Hough, C.P.R. district. claim cas, nasturtiums an the bilberry flower, which' is used as holly at Christmas time in the Yukon, A REG'LAR FELLERS--What a Life! THIS DESERT IS TERRIFIC! I NEVER WAS SO THIRSTY IN MY LIFE = I CAN SEE THE NEWSPAPERS RIGHT NOW! . *PINHEAD DUFFY, THE HERO, DIES OF THIRST ON THE DESERT SANDS" NL RRA N ARN Sep U. 8 Pot Oa AN rights resend . By GENE BYRNES