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THE ADVANCE Wednesday, March 3, 19 . . A COUNTRY EDITOR 'WRITTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS OF CANADA JIM GREENBLAT, Editor of the SUN SWIFT CURRENT SASKATCHEWAN FARM MACHINERY as the soldier does, but they both give when it's needed. Because there is a serious war going on the farm- er will, we think, without hesitation, do the best he can to make machinery go "round to the best advantage. The comparative rationing has been set up because there is a scarcity of mat- erials and the necessities of war pro- duction. We've just got to like it and make what we've got last longer. come in only five kinds as compared to 62. 1943 Conpared to 1940 And here is another practical ap- plication of the survey. They will al- low manufacture of 75% of 1940 out- put of cream separators, with com- bines down to 33% for Eastern Can- ada; the West will g*t 33 1-3 in one- way disc seeders and Eastern Canada nil. The tonnage was computed separately for East and West as essentiality required. The administration knows there will be a bigger demand for farm machinery this year because gener- ally speaking there was a better in- come in- 1942 and farmers will ''ant increased and better part facilities. Labor will be scarce. So then, what better than a rationing system? "We studied the British system and that of the United States to guide us if possible," said Mr. Bloom. Out of the cumulative study and re- search they evolved what they con- sider the most simple and least ex- pensive way to work out the farm machinery and equipment problem which is nationally important in scope. Here it is in a nutshell, just as easy for the city slicker to under- stand as for the farmer. In the reg- ional boards across Canada, four- teen machinery rationing officers have been appointed. Acting as a consultant in each case without addi- tional remuneration is an Agricultur- al Representative. He might be the superindendent of an experimental station or one qualified and delighted by him to assist. As a further con- sultant to the rationing officer some prominent farmer of the region is chosen who has the confidence and respect of the others. His judgement is used indealinff with "boarder line" cases because as we neglected to mention earlier the individual farm- er can make applications to the rat- ioninjr officer for farm machinery HP thinks he essentially requires. The mechanism for appeals is also pro- vided for. Problems Well Understood Well, that's the story I got from That's a realize the labor shortage presents difficulties. They are sympathetic ~Even the person living in a city apartment is indirectly interested in th fact that it takes farm machin- ery t produce the necessities of life. Administrator HJL Bloom had some of the answers for me in Toronto. First let me pass on the Information that our tentative allocation for 1943 ia 26% of. the 1940 tonnage for farm machinery and 150% for re- pairs. That's not as bad as it sounds when one considers that the Russians found it possible to pro- duce materials in factories six mon- ths after they had been blasted to rubble by the Nazis, and retaken That takes ingenuity and improviza- tion. The Canadian farmers can do that too. Why is 1940 taken as the basis? Because that was the last normal year in the implement business, and the period used by the United States also, from whence we have some de- pendence for materials. Things were cot so serious in this line in 1942, for when the smoke n ad cleared away a healthy business shows a statistical reality between implements and re- pairs we had a 96% overall tonnage manufactured or imported Why Materials Are Scarce But there's a different picture for 1943; shelves are bare and no invent- ory to speak of. You on the farm, we in the towns have got to get it into our noodles that materials which go into farm machinery, also go into machinery for killing Nazis and Japs. As the administrator explained it, and it sounded reasonable, it would have been simple to make an order stopping importation of not more than 25% gross weight. But there were other considerations. For one thing they curtailed exports drastically. Yes, they have to export a certain amount yet to New Zealand and Australia, who have some basis of argument that they are dependent on us in that they also have to produce the food to keep them alive. Just like our own city apartment dweller, they are interested in machinery. Then the administration made a survey clear across Canada, discuss- ing the situation with deputy minist- ers of agriculture, experimental stat- ion superintendents, the supply board the boss of farm machinery, boiled and others to see what types and vac- down to the space available. They leties were most essential, good approach, isn't it? PORTLAW Miss Hazel Wilkinson of Rock Mills and friend visited with Miss Mabel Blackburn. Pte. Roy Fisher of Newfoundland is visiting with his uncle, Roy Lyons, and other relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Liuum and family are moving to Bethel soon. A presentation was held in their honor Friday night. Miss Nellie Allison of Maxwell is spending a few days with her aunt, Mrs. Laurie Pedlar. Mrs. Laurie Pedlar visited recently with her sister, Mrs, Ken Wright, Berkeley. Gnr. 1C. D. Meldrum, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Meldrum, has been transferred to Halifax, N.S. PRIGEVILLE An error was made last week when ah item read that Mrs. Hector Mc- Eachern had donated the afghan on which tickets had been sold. It should have read as having been do- nated by Mrs. Angus McKechnie of Toronto. Robt. Mclntyre was the lucky winner. Mrs. Hector McLean returned to her home from Fergus last week, after spending near a month with her daughter. Miss Mary McKinnon spent Tues- day at the Carson home. Mrs. Brodie of Markdale visited last week with her sister, Mrs. Ben McKenzie, and daughter, Mrs. Bill Campbell. Mr. Dick Carson of Fergus spent the week end at his home here. 'Mrs. Percy Sims and Miss Nellie McLean visited one day with Mrs. Dan Campbell. The assessor, Mr. Fred Boland, of Vandeleur made his annual calls last week in Priceville and vicinity. Friends here will be glad to know that Miss Eleanor Thompson, a pupil of Mr. Clifford Hincks at Wyoming, Ont., is gold medalists in public speaking for Lambton Connty. She is in Grade 8 and is 12 years of Mrs. Wallace Fisher and' Stanley i a(?e> She spoke on the subject " Can - -i ) . -i n,J Mi,, 'DnA-.l.nF.. TT7 It ,-tl NATIONAL SELECTIVE SERVICE OF SINGLE MEN A RECENT Proclamation, ** issued by His Excellency the Governor General in Coun- cil, provides that certain single men must register immediately i : i-. 1 :: inclusive, and who did not previously undergo medical examination under the Military Call-up. Men actually in the Armed for the Military Call-up under Services are exempt under thia National Selective Service Mo- order, but men discharged from the Services, not bilization Regulations. Single Men who must now register are those who were bora in any year from 1902 to Services, not previously medically examined under the Military Call-up, must now register. In Western Canada, for instance, to tne fact that a farmer can't get they found they could do without everything he wants for replacement threshers more, and wanted combines or new equipment. But they're mak- Increased; they could cut out drag in ff every effort to be fair and equit- harrows for a year but wanted one- ao ' e to all with the amount at dispos- way discs. As a result they were al of the country as a whole. That alble to order varieties eliminated lii means harder work, taking care of the West from 473 to 73; from that present equipment to make it lasts many to 117 In Eastern Canada, longer. Walking plows, as an example, will The farmer likes to grouse just Patton are on the sick lists this week. Mr. Win. MoNally left last week to visit his daughter, Mrs. Dingwall, in Northern Ontario, who is very ill at present. We hope to hear of Mrs. Dingwall's improvement in health by the time her father arrives. The Fourth Line Red Cross unit met at the home of Mrs. A. Black- burn on Thursday, Fab. 26th, with a good attendance. Another quilt was completed and one quilt handed in by Mrs. L. Fisher, which was quilted in her home, also two quilts by Mrs. Boyce which were also quilted at her home. Several socks made by different members and three sweat- ers knit by Mrs. R. Lyons were also handed in. Little Doreen Fisher knit a very pretty baby's bonnet and donated it to the Red Cross. We had another new member join onr group in the person of Mrs. Austin Hill. The annual meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Jas. Pedla on March llth. All interested in this work will please attend. (Inter.ilrd for LaM- W" Our sypinatiiy -rues out to Mrs Harry Put' m < n the dear]] of her little gramMaujfhur. The Fourth Line Red Cross met at the home of Mrs. Wallace Fisher. Another quilt was completed, a wind- breaker and parka, made by Mr*. L. Pedlar, handed in, also a quilt made at the home of Mrs. Harry Fisher. We are sorry to report Mrs. Fred Taylor bedfast again. The house of Roy White on the Shier homestead was struck with lightning on Wednesday, causing considerable damage. The Fourth Line Red Cross unit held a dance at Portlaw school on Friday evening, the door receipts being $19.00, Mr. Art Wilson is home again and is feeling much better. Miss Elva Russell spent a day with Miss Hazel Wilkinson at the store. ada and the People's War." She now meets winners from five other counties in Chatham on Saturday, March 6th, the contest to be broad- ast. The winners from Chatham go to Toronto at Easter to compete or the Provincial championship. Mrs. Jack McFarlane and little ion, Colin, of Toronto are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Colin McLean. Ml URGENT! Great Britain asks or seventy-five million dozen Eggs from Canada in 1943. That is nearly one- third more Eggs than there were produced in Canada last year. This task can be accomplished best by every producer striving to get more Eggs per Hen. The average production per month in Can- ada last year was nine eggs from each hen. Two more eggs per bird per month will do the job. YOU'LL BE PLEASED WITH YOUR RETURNS Flesherton Creamer; & Pt otkiteCe. Phone 66 ABUI Avii, Manager Molly (weary of sermon, in a very audible whisper) Mummy, if the church caught fire, would he stop then? "Single Men,' referred to, now required to register include any man bom tn any one of the years mentioned, who luis not previously been medically examined lor the military call-up, and described as joHuws: "who icon on the 15th day of July, 1940, unmarried or a widower without child or children or ha* since the said day been divorced or judicially separated or become a widower without child or children," It it pointed out that any man unmarried at July 15th, 1940, even if married since, that dale is still classed as a, "tingle man." Registration is to be made on forms available with Postmasters, National Selective Service Offices', or Registrars of Mobilization Boards. Penalties are provided for failure to register DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR A. MACNAMARA, Director, National Selective Service HUMPHREY MITCHELL, MiHistrr of Labour EUGENIA Just a March of 31 days until April showers bring forth May flowers. We are sorry to report Mr. Chas. Park on the sick list the past several days. We wish him a speedy re- covery. Misses Winncta and Carmel Mar- tin of Toronto visited at their par- ental home over the week end. Tpr. Doug. Cairns of Camp Bor- den visited at his home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Stewart and family have taken apartments in the home of Mr. John Magee in the village. Miss Dorothy Falconer of the Power Houso community spent the week end with Margaret McMillan. Tpr. 0. J. Rowe of Camp Borden visited recently with his wife here. Miss Marge Martin was home from Flesherton' and Mrs. Martin from near Duncan over the week end. Mrs. Davidson spent the week end and a few days at her home near Feversham with her husband who was ill. Automobile magnate says men of 70 and 80 should drive cars. Accord- ing to the producer, they should roller-skate, too. Young Wife: "I'm afraid dear, my pie is not all it should foe. I think I must have left something out." Huaband: "Nothing you left out could make it taste Hke that." RATION COUPON BANKING Beginning March ist, rhc 3,100 branches of th Chartered Banks of Canada, undertake another wartime service, namely Ration Coupon Banking. It is a vital part of the nation-wide rationing program. 1 If you are a merchant, jobber, wholesaler or other dealer receiving ration coupons from your customers, your bank stands ready to show you how to deposit or otherwise deal with the coupons you receive. The same applies if you are a "quota-user." 2 It has nothing whatever to do with your regular bank account, in which you deposit dollars and draw cheques in dollars. 3 It is purely a relationship between dealers and commercial banks. Ration Banking begins only after the consumer has used his coupons to purchase rationed commodities. 4 The banks' job is mainly of an accounting nature acting as an agent of the Ration Administra- tion, Wartime Prices and Trade Board, under carefully defined regulations. 5 Ration Coupon Banking relieves the Ration Ad- ministration of the tremendous burden of hand- ling, verifying and accounting for used coupons with which consumers have obtained their supplies. 6 If you are a consumer only, it in no way affects how much or how little of rationed commodities you receive. Banks do not issue ration coupons, nor do they have anything to do with the actual rationing of commodities. jfy this important addition to the marry wartime servicu they perform, the Chartered Banks serve the nation, facilitatt business, and seek to save time and expense to the country. V-.I-1 'l THE CHARTERED BANKS OF CANA