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OTTAWA REPORTS That Acting Prime Minister Ilsley Outlined program for Relaxation of Wartime Controls As in 1919-20, when prices in the first 18 months after World War 1 rose more rapidly than during the four years of war, the most severe inflationary pressure may again come in the immeliate post- war period when civilian spending may tend to increase more rapidly than the flow of supplies, Mr. Ils- ley indicated. He statel that in some fields shortages would pre- vail for some time, and in a few in- stances may even be intensified be- cause of the neels of the Japanese war and liberated Europe. * » * If inflation were allowed to de- velop the people would lose their wartime savings or use them up without receiving decent value, ani servicemen returning to civilian life would not be able to buy the things they need at fair prices, Mr. Ils- ley pointed out, The government was determined to" safeguarl the stabilization program until its full benefits could be reaped. The initial relaxation measures announced include] removal of the sales tax on building materials and repcal of the special excise tax of 25% on household eletric and gas appliances; also reduction of the special excise taxes on automobiles, radios, phonogfaphs and cameras to 10%. Rationing restrictions on inner tubes was promised. Restric- tions on the import and manufac- ture of repair parts for farm machi- ery and equipment are to be lifted July 1. * * » In the Labour Department, the acting Prime Minister said that the change' in emphasis would be from Selective Service to a complete em- ployment service to workers and A GA nnouncing the suspension of military call-ups, Labour Minister' Mitchell said that delinquents are still required to report and if found fit will be enrolled in the army. So far as the Canadian government is eoncernéd restrictions on Canadi- ans going to the United States to work have been relaxed, but still apply to teachers, nurses and others in very vital occupations, Restrt¢- tion on travel to the United States has been further modified. * * » Corrosive sublimate, obtainable at most seed stores, is recommend- ed by Alan G. Dustan, entomology division, federal Department of Ag- riculture, for control of cabbage maggots which feed on cabbages, cauliflower, tarnips and radishes. Announcing the freezing of all canned ueats, Acting Prime Minister Ilsley explained that be- ause of the disruption of trans- portation and lack of refrigeration in Europe, such meat was the only feasible form for distribution there. Dates of Spring Fairs In Ontario Spring fairs are being held in five communitics in the Province of Ontario, it is announced by J. A. Carroll, Director of the Agri- cultural and Horticultural Societ- ies Branch of the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture, These are oll established fairs which have become an important feature in the districts in which they are be- ing held. The fairs and their dates are as follows: Brooklin ......%.... ... May 24. Richmond Hill ......... May 24 Claireville ....... eevee... May 26. Clinton .......... vieees. June 8. Hensall (stock show) .... June 7. Canadian Tugboats Serving In Europe Now we know. what the overseas authorities had in mind when they caused so many little tugboats to be built in this country, wliere last year they went down the St. Lawr- ence in fast-moving flotillas. which aroused considerable interest, says The . Brockville Recordér™ and: Times. ' A despatch from Paris reports the arrival there of the first train of barges bringing food to Paris by means of the. Seine and towed by Canadian tugboats. Other tugs pulling additional barges laden with food from Normandy are en route to Paris, and apparently this has become .an-established method of transport designed to relieve the pressing supply . problems of the great city. These tugs. however swift or powerful, are manifestly too small for ocean-going traffic. Tut they are admirably designed for service on the inland 'waterways of Eu- rope as well as.in port duty, and that is probably whefe niost of them will finish their careers, "There must be much satisfaction on the part of the builders of these mosquito craft over the news that they are rendering France and per- haps other liberated countries real service in' their hour of need by assisting in the movement of food and other supplies badly. required hw the civilian population. Not just for breakfast -but | for every meal "These days Kellogg's cereals are more important in our Canadian diet than ever before. They're easy to digest, appetizing anytime! A satisfying main dish for breakfast, a welcome change for lunch, between-meal snacks. Add flavour to left-overs too! line LAN The King Practiced With Tommy Gun Prime Minister Winston Churchill in a moving address of congratulation to King George on the victorious conclusion of the war in Europe disclosed to the House of Commons that in the days when Britain was threatened with invasion, the King practiced with a tommy gun and rifle in the garden of Buckingham Palace. Mr. Churchill said that suring the first days of his administra- tion in 1940, the King often came into their lunchepn conferences from his target -practice. "If it had come to a last stand in London--a matter which hal been considered at one time," said Mr. Churchill, "I have no doubt that HMis_ Majesty woukl have come very near to departing from his usual constitutional cor- rectitude by disregarding the ad- vice of his Ministers." In a warm tribute to the stead- fastness and leadership of the King. Mr. Churchill said with emo- . tion: "I do not think amy Prime ,Min- ister has ever received so much personal kindness and encourage- ment from his sovereign as I have, "He is well beloved because of his courage, of his simple way of living "i of his tireless attention to rluty." The Prime Minister also extoled Queen Elizabeth for her war work. "I am sure," he said, "that many an aching heart has found some solace in her gracious smile." Mr. Churchill said the King re- ceives him in audience once a week when most of their business is done at lunch. re "We have the strongest Parlia- ment in the world," Mr, Churchill said, in conclusion, "We have the oMest and most famous, most hon- ored. most secure and most ser- viceable monarchy in the world. "The King and Parliament both rest safely and solidly upon the will of the people expressed by free and fair election on a basis of uni- versal suffrage. 10,000 Women Bus 1] Drivers In London Since the beginning of war the London Passenger Transport Board has trained 2,150 male con- ductors to be bus drivers. Many of these men have been replaced by women, There are now more than 10,000 women conductors in London Transport Service, Montreal Conyenieotly : bs Toronto d and the ix LORD Nd ELGIN perperson SEXO YR 17: FOR MAP 1 Montreal per person No aigner! 400 lovely rooms with radio! When Invasion Threatened Britain ® "LEOPOLD LIBERATED King -Leopold. III of the Belgians, his wife, 2 if Rethy, and four children have been freed by Ameri- can Seventh Army at Strobl, Ger- " many. The King had been prisoner since May, 1940. Three Centuries Of Wheat Growing The growing of wheat in Canada can be traced back approximately 340 years to the summer of 1605, when a. French settlement in the Maritimes cut the first crop. To- day one of Canada's leading export commodities, Canadian wheat, was being exported as far back as 1754 to the tune of 80,000 bushels. WANTED Woman to act as companion to ady at summer resort and to assist In the preparation of meals. Everything found. Private cabin accommodation. Salary $100 for season commencing June 16. Write to: B. GREEN, 101-2887 Yonge Street, Toronto. v "Easy Way To Treat Sore, Painful Piles Here 1a the chance for every per: son in Canada suffering from eore, itching, painful piles to try n simple home remedy with the promise of a reliable firm to refund the cost of the treatment If you are no! satisfied with the resuits. Simply 80 to any druggist and get a hottle of Hem-Rold and use as directed. 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Pinkham's Compound helps naturel Follow label directions, Try fll lydia & Pinkhamis Ehivooms NE Grateful leader Gen. H. D. G. Crear, G. O. C. First Canadian Army, thanks men of his Head- LE . " | quarters staff for their loyalty during the tremendons days between D-Day and V-E Day. Britain Drafts' POW F or Work Nazi Captives in Britain To Help Clear 'Blitz' Areas - The British Ministry of Works announced German prisoners of war would start work at once to help rebuild damage they caused in Britain, os No fanatical Nazis will be al: lowed In the battalions that will work - on roadmaking, drainage, site preparation, sewer construc- tion, and clearing of rubble from bombed buildings. Britain needs a million houses at this present moment. If ortho- dox labor miarkets only are tap- ped there {8 not the slightest chance of getting sufficient help. For the coming year Britain will have available only half the nuin- ber of building workers it emj .oy- ed in 1939. Under War Office . The War Office will settle how long they work, what conditions they will work under, and what and how much food they will eat, and where they will live, But the Ministry of Works and Buildings . says that the employment of pris- oners won't mean that a single British workman will be out of a job. The utmost care will be taken to safeguard the conditions of British labor, and for this reason chietly it is intended to use pris- oners only on unskilled work. Considerable hopes are enter- tained that a satisfactory amount of work will be got out of German prisoners working under the new plan, In agricultural work, espec- ially in Yorkshire, they have done quite a good job for a few shill- ings a week, and there seems no reason why they shouldn't answer just as well in demolishing rubble as in raising crops, py VOICE OF THE PRESS \ ee i , GUARD AGAINST FIRES With the camping scason just around the corner, folks are again urged to guard against causing for- est fires. We can get along much better without that brand of trail blazing!--The Kitchener Record. BIG JOB FOR ALLIES The task confronting the Allies in Germany is a tremendous one, Some people think that it will be almost as hard to put the country together as it was to take it apart. --The New Yorker, SOMETHING TO REMEMEER Don't forget, however, that ty- ranny and oppression aren't as dead as Mussolini, nor as missing as Hitler. --\Windsor Star. BRIEF VERSE Two down, One to go, Rush the war To Tokyo! -- Christian Science Monitor, HALF OVER DAY Victory-in-Europe Day was ac- tually only Half-Over-Day--and we had better not forget that sob- ering truth.--Stratford Beacon- Herald. Churchill: 'Carry On With The Coffee' Prime Minister Churchill sat calmly drinking coffee when a bomb damaged 10 Downing street during the German air blitz on London, it was disclosed recently, Churchill was dining when the ceil- ing and chandelier hurtled down. He merely said: "Carry on with the coffee." Britain Recruiting Whatever methods are employ- ed by the United States and Russia to make it impossible for German industry to engage again in the manufacture of weapons and war material, Great Britain's modus operandi has already been decided on every definite lines, it has been made known to the Ministry of Labor, More than 10,000 British scien- tists and technicians are being re- cruited for the British Control Commission to "blueprint" Ger- man war industry for "treatment" by Allied dynamiters and demoli- tion squads, "We are recruiting technicians and scientists with experience in twenty different industries," a l.a- bor Ministry official informed the Industrial correspondent of the London Daily Mail. Only eight of these are not solely engaged in war production. The rest are to be faithfully dealt with under the Yalta agreement. Death warrants have been signed for armament and shipbuilding industries. Farm Machinery - Goes To UNRRA One of the most pressing needs of the liberated peoples of Europe is farm machinery. Canala has undertaken to supply UNRRA with 22,500 tons. This, plus our exports to our old markets, will take 30 per cent, of all we produce. The rest--70 per cent.--is distri- farmers who can show the most urgent nced, an! to servicemen being established on farms under the Vetrans' Land Act. Canada's total milk production for 1944 is estimated at 17,600,000, 000 pounds, Demolition Squads buted through a permit system to ROLL YOUR OWN WITH British Consols CIGARETTE TOBACCO WHAT SCIENCE IS DOING Ash Bricks British scientists have produced a new fire-proof building material from waste ash which may save millions of dollars annually. It is claimed that ite strength improves with age; it is not in- fluenced by frost or damp. it is vermin-proof; it can be plastered, papered and pained in color, sawn to any shape and will take screws and nails, The new material is, made from waste product of electricity power- stations the ash residue from fur- naces which burn pulverized coal. C It is claimed that over 800 mil- lioin bricks could be produced in Britain with the ash, which is now thrown away, at an approximate cost of $6,615,000 a vear, The ash bricks have alrcady been ased in the construction of offices and workshops and one new housing estate estate in Central England is to have the first house built entirely of them, Robot's One of the biggest problems of modern farming is Jabor-sayving - machinery, according to a BBC broadeast. The cowmen on my neighbor's farm phrased it rather neatly when a milking machine was installed. He <aid: "Well, er may be all right for milking but what other use is or? I've been a milking machine for forty years, but I can lay a hedge or make a stack or hoe a turnip. You try taking this thing out and show. .er a turnip." DID YOU KNOW that Maxwell House Coffee is "Radiant Roasted" to cap- ture all the extra goodness of this particularly fine coffee blend. Try Maxwell House! Limitations THE WAR'S NOT OVER | --keep working and saving DAWES BLACK HORSE BREWERY Contributed by