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Canada Rations Farm Equipment Falr Distribution of Avall- able Machinery Sought Rationing of all new farm me ¢hinery and equipment was ane nounced last week by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, effective Oct. 6, A board statement sald the order is designed to obtain fair distri bution of all types of. farm machin. ery and equipment, manufacture of which has been drastically out in order to divert steel to war industries, . It outlined this procedure to be followed by a farmer to prove his need for nbw equipment. He must file a statement showing the nume ber of acres in crop on his farm, the number in summerfallow, the number of horses, cattle -and sheep which he owns and a full desecrlp- tion of similar ;usable equipment + which he now has, It a tradeiin is involved, the farmer must give not only a full description of the old machine, but also must state whether or not it can be repaired. It it can be _put_ back Into service again, he will 'be asked for the reason he fs trading it in. Complete reasons will be required also if a farmer is changing over from machinery suitable for horses, mules or oxen to power equipment. "Applications and permits will be required for all deliveries after the effective date of the order, notwithstanding prior contracts, The only types of new farm ma- chinery and equipment excepted from the rationing order are at- tachments, repair and spare parts, tracklaying type factors, irrigation or drainage equipment, hand tools and milk cooler refrigeration units." Moscow Prepares Winter Woodpiles Citizens Mobilized To Cut and Haul-Wood To Capital Barricades of a new kind are rising in the streets of Moscow. They are not the steel rails and earthworks which 'were put up a year ago against a German advance pressing close to the Cap- ital, Instead they are piled logs, to be used as fuel against the cold of the coming Winter. Huge woodplles are being stack- ed In the streets and squares by workers--mostly 'women--who are busy on the capital's "Labor Front", = They are none too early; al ready there is frost in the night air and Winter soon will be on the elty. The Labor Front was recruited under a decree last Feb. 13 au. thorizing the Government to mob- {lize able-bodied men and women with no children less than eight years old for war industry ser- vices, These Include supplying fuel. TTTTTTTTTTTCity People Help Another Kremlin edict last April 17 called up men between the ages of 14 and 55 and women from 14 to 50 for farm work. Thous- ands more were mobilized to cut and haul wood. As a result there was a tremen- dous exodus to the country of city residents carrying knapsacks, saws and axes, In forests for 200 miled about Moscow these recruits were as- signed to cut two cubic metres of wood a day during the 'perlods of mobilization, . running up to four months, A cord of wood is 3.8 cubic metres. Altogether perhaps 100,000 housewives, students and others not engaged in war work joined the Labor Front. A like number left jobs where they could be spared In factories, offices, schools and hospitals to work on the wood- plles, .collecting fuél to be used in their own buildings when the cold comes, As many as 20,000 others gave up their Sunday free days to work along the Moscow river unloading barges bringing Wood fi from the forests. Signs Of Winter Btreet cars, buses and trucks carrled logs through the city to the growing plles. One of the , largest of these, more than 60 feet long, Is stacked in front of the Palace of fhe Soviets which is belng dismantled to provide steel for the fighting front. The woodpiles are only one sign that Moscow ls girding for the Winter, Supplies of gas and electricity have been reduced, Even the Mos- cow Metro--one of the world's most modern subway systems and "pride of the capital--had to make {ts share 'of the sacrifice, cutting down the number. of trains and cutting by half the fllumination in the big statiéns, Pendants coming in to the city already are wearing thelr Valinki, the heavy felt boots which are as eure a sign of Winter as robins are of Spring. - Hoarding To the things that in nor. mal timea you usually discard." ~Dorothy Thompson, - intuition, --but-soen-the-only -hurich- Hitter -whi-< AXIS EXTERMINATOR Seen from the rear, this 1000- round bomb, wing -- to an RAF plane on a trailer, presents an unusual pattern of destruction. VOICE OF THE PRESS SOUGHT REVENGE After being sideswiped by a de- orepit jalopy and crowded into the ditch by a truck on his last trip as a traveling salesman, a young man on our block, enlisting as a tank driver, expressed the hope that they would allow him to drive the thing over his old territory before golng overseas. --Christian Science Monltor SE WHEN WE COMPLAIN A striot rationing of milk has been enforced again In Britaln, Each person may have up to three pints a week. Canadians are still able to have all they wish, a fact _.which should not be forgotten when we feol disposed to complain about restriction and limitations, --Kingston Whig-Standard = ADVICE TO PARENTS Let parents refrain from under- mining the authority of the school teacher In the mind of the child, by ridiculing his attitudes, his way of acting or by openly oritlcizing him, The higher the family holds the teacher in esteem the more the child rspects him. And education ia a product of authority and re- apect. --La Parole --0-- IN SECOND PLACE A Northern Ontario farmer has "killed 21 skunks this year. That should -give him second place to the Russian girl sniper, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, who picked off some 309 while serving with the Red armies, --Port Arthur News-Chronicle --0-- HITLER HUNCH A year ago Hitler ¢old hls coun- trymen that he decided things by In other words "hunch," have will be the one in hls shoul- ders through brooding over why his Intuition went wrong. --St. Thomas Times-Journal -- DIVINITY FAILS Hirohito inspects his imperial bomb shelter, which argues that the Son of Heaven is quite willing to go into eclipse when his divine présence Is menaced," -- Hamilton Spectator WIE . BACK TO THE FOLD Due to gas rationing, many a family circle has been enlarged by strangers who turn out to be the older children. --Winnipeg Tribune Growing Of Rice "In United States Requires Warm Climate and Long Growing Season Uncle Sam is calling for more rico growing, because rice Is "ox. tremely nourishing," compact to ship, and therefore suitable for soldiers. The Japs do pretty well, sometimes, on rice alone, But expansion of rice crops wlll not be easy, for it i8 grown in only four states, practically, which have only about 1,500,000 acres of land suitable for it. The quota set for this year is-1,320,000 acres. Produe- tion in 1941 totaled 54,000,000 bush. els, which at an average price of $11.85 a bushel brought a farm In. come of moro than $64,000,000. This yoar's goal calls for an increase of 5,000,000 bushels, at least, Growing rice requires an frriga- tion. system by which the ground is kept coverod with from four to six inches of water from seeding to harvest time. There must be a warm climate and a long growing season. Heavy and costly machin. ery is used, and a large amount of labor. The four states producing most of our rice are, In order of quantity, Louisiana, Texas, Arkan- sas and California, The rough rice is sent to the mill where the outer hull and the Inner "bran" are removed and the kern- ols are polished. In most cases the polished rice Is given a coat of glucose and tale, for its lastrous appearance. There were 74 mills operating last year, located almost entirely In the rice-growing sec- tions. By-products consisting of polish, bran, poultry feed, rice flour, and hulls were worth $2,749,- 000 last year. Women Join In War Against Rats Thirty embers ot the Wo- - men's Land Army, who completed a fortnight's intensive training in rat destruction, have begun work against rats in the West Riding. There will hardly be a parish in the West Riding which will not be covered by these girls who will work in pairs. A fortnight earlier these girls were hairdressers, clerks, shop as- sistants, and such like, and the thought of handling a rat would fill them with horror. They have had extensive train- ing in rat destruction by trapping, poisoning of baits and every other methods, but the poisoning method is the one they will use mostly. CANADAS Is your a OUSOLDIERS petite jaded during these tempestuous tines --do your meals seem dull and uninteresting? Tempt your fanily's appetite with desserts that are delicious and nutritious-- blanc manges and puddings that can be made ely and ERE } Send for the excellent Reclpe Booklet "52 sserta'". Write enclosing one box-to label from any Canada Starch R.32, Canada Starch Home Ren Strtet East, Toronto, Ont. roduct. Address, ervice, 49 Well- | CANADA 5288 4 The CANADA STARCH COMPANY Limfied, Montrbal, Toronto : at little cost, with Canada Corn Starch. The fine quality of Canada Corn Starch gives the best possible results --a smooth texture that makes corn starch desserts delightful. or complete THE WAR . WEEK -- Commentary on Current Events Churchill And Roosevelt Express Confidence In Progress Of War The same note of confidence in the growing strength of the Un- fted Natiéns, struck by Mr. Churc- hill in his speech at Edinburgh, was echoed a few hours later by Président Roosevelt in his radlo address, says the New York Times. Reminding his listeners that it is not his habit "to encourage light- ly found expectations," Mr, Chure- hill could nevertheless acclaim such "solid and remarkable facte" as the gallant and successful de- fense made by the Russian arniles, the miracle ot production that has given the United Nations detinite superiority in the air, the building of enough new ships to offset our ~ losses on the sea. On his part, the President could report, on the bas. is of evidence recently acquired at first hand, that "the Amerlcan people are united as never before in their determination to do a job and to do it well." As we move forward with this job we find owrselyes faced by the problem of a growing shortage of ~manpower, and it was to this prob. lem that the President gave most of his time and emphasis. He la certain, and with good reason, that the country will accept a com- pulsory draft of manpower, If that is the best way or the only way to solve the problem; but his preference is wisely for a thorough trial of the voluntary method be- fore that stage 1s reached; and, except for his belief in the neces. sity of lowering the draft age for actual military service -- a step long favored by the Arfly -- his recommendations point in that direction, Change In Russia "We shall take Stalingrad, you may depend on that" So sald Adolph Hitler not long ago. Stalin. grad still stands. On June 26 the Germans launch. _ed from Kursk the great offensive which has carried them to the banks of the Volga. That was 108 days ago. But fifty-two of these vital fighting days have been used up In the siege of Stalingrad. Rus- sian troops still holl the ruined city. If it continues to stand, the Summer campaign of the Nazls may pass into history as a gigan- tie failure. It has achieved spec. tacular gains, but not its main objectives. Though It fs too early to say definitely, there are recent Indl- cations that the German High Command has begun to recognize such a failure and is preparing to make the best of it. The fighting fn Stalingrad has died down. The furious German infantry and tank (assaults have ceased, (ya 'be renewed, They may but for some days there have been only small street skirmishes. Both slides seem to have fallen back,on heavy artillory. The Russians say they are digging fo. North of Stalingrad the Ger- mans themselves are resorting to defensive trench fighting. Broad hints," which may or may not be true, come both from Berlin and Vichy that positional warfare fis about to succeed the war of move- ment on the Russian front, It that is true the (Germans are breaking off. thelr offensive two months earlfer than they did last year. It may mean any one of these things or"some combination of them. It may mean that they wish to avoid last year's mistake of letting thelr field armies get caught in mid-Winter. It may sig- nify German exhaustion. It may indicate German planus to push their campaign in the Caucasus, where fighting conditions are still tolerable, while they make ready either to strike in the West or defend themselves there, _Moscow_ says the _ Russia are worn out. There is no doubt that exhaustion is a factor in thelr plans. Losses In the slege of Stalingrad have been huge. An incalculable amount of brought up over a long line of deteriorating railways, has been burned up in battle. Wo do not know tl full effect of British bombing\on German transport and war prodhetion. It may well be that such destructive raids as those on Cologne and ssen are only now beginning to be felt on the Russian front. Whatever the actual facts may be, Stalingrad remains the signpost on the battle line. It still reads "Stop." At the two ends of the 7,000 mile Pacific sea front Japan last week had retreated from her most advanced positions, and in the Sol omonsg. America still. held the. ad- vantage. In the foz-shrouded Aleu- thang Japanese forces evacuated the islands of Attu and Agattu. On the mountain trails of New Guinea, Japanese jungle fighters had retired northward after a push toward Port Moresby. In the Sol- omons area an American task force slipped into Japanese waters, smashed hard at Japanese ship- ping found there, then made its getaway without loss. The full meaning of the Japanese with- drawals was not clear. They might be strategie retreats to consolidate positions elsewhere or to prepare now blows. They might be a sign that the attrition attacks deliver: ed by United Natlons forces were having effect, that the initiative was slowly slipping from the Nip- ponese grasp. Germans In material, Canada Building Speediest Bomber New Mesquite Plane 8ald To Be Speedier Than _Spittire Great Britain's nowest and dead- Hest fightof- bomber plane, the Mosquito, has been taken oft the "most secret" llst and ls now oa the "secret" list, and for the fret time it may be revealed that the machine ls being made {n Canada. The speed of this twin-engine craft is naturally a well.guarded secret, but it 1s sald to be evea greater than the R. A. F.'s fleety Spitfire. On a recent rald to Oslo, Norway, four Mosquitos literally "ran away" from Fooke-Wull 190 fighters--the pride of the Luftwaffe. A large order for Mosquitos has been placed in Canada and already tests of the first models are being made. They are flown by a Brl- tish official who came from KEng- laud for the purpose of making the initial tests, High ranking of- ficors of the R. C. A. ¥. and gov- ernment officials have witnessed their performance, The Mosquito, according to Bri. tish reports, fills a needy gap for an allout day and night bomber offensive, Ric As well as its terrific speed, It 1s capable of flying long distances into enemy territory and fighting {ts way back to its base. The nearest British base from Oslo, Norway, is, roughly 1,000 miles, which means that the Mos- quitd has a range of more than double that distance. Surprising news of the plane's exploits are expected to come from overseas within the next few months. Women employed on British railways to help to replace men who have joined the Forces now number more than 50,000. THE BOOK SHELF SADDLEBAGS FOR SIUTCASES By Mary Bosanquet Mary Bosanquet, the prethy daughter of an English diplomat suddenly decided she wanted %e ride across Canada on horse bask --and she did. With. little capital and enough equipment to fill her saddlebage she left Vancouver, rode to Mone ".treal and then on to New York, seeking and finding many advem- tures in the wide country spaces This story is also an intimate study of Canadian people snd homes. Miss Bosanquet says: "hope that before I die I inay have a chance to give back to some one who needs it a little of the wealth of friendship which has so freely been 'given to me.' Then. again: "But in . these / months with the horses, only the - journey has been constant, For I no longer travel to arrive, ' I no longer belong to lights and fires, to pleasant meal times, to books and pictures and windows cure tained at night, but to woods and rivers, to fields and forests, to weather and the sky. And so for the first time, as one walking by, I have scen the neat, complete: "pictures of many hundred homes, I have felt their texture, breathed their atmosphere and passed." Saddlebags for Suitcases . . o by Mary Bosanquet . . . McClele land and Stewart Limited . «+ » Price . . . $3.00. Bear Steak Truck Driver Amp James, ea route to Madoc in a northera Frontenac district, met a bear om the road. The bear climbed a tree and James stopped his truck, climbed a tree next to the one the bear was perched in, and killed it with a single blow from a hate chet. He loaded his kill on the truck and sold bear steak of Northbrook. ALL-BRAN'S "BETTER WAY" HAS BEEN OUR WAY FOR A LONG TIME Says Mr. Charles Belair, "Arvida, Quebec: "KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN has long been a favorite in our home. Mother used to serve it to us when we were young ...and since my wile started making ALL-BRAN muffins three or four times a week and serving ALL-BRAN as a break- fast cereal, we have had no more use for pills or powders. ALL-BRAN keeps us regular . . . naturally." Why don't you try ALL-BRAN'S "Better Way" to correct the cause if you are troubled by constipation due to lack of the right kind of 'bulk' in your dict? But remember; ALL-BRAN doesn't work like harsh - cathartics. It takes time. Eat it regularly and drink plenty of water. Get ALL-BRAN at your grocer's, in two convenient size packages, or ask ~ for = the package at restaurants. Made by Kellogg's in London, Canada. individual - serving CANADA TY PAINT CO. RIL 0. wi Jb Dales "he MARTIN- SENOUR Go. LIMITED Tue Sueawiv-Wittiams Co. of Canada, Limited