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A Few Drops Up Each Nostril Quickly Reli«v« Stuffiness of Catarrh specialized MedicaHon Works Fast. Right Where Trouble k! Soothing relief from stiifFy, painful distress of acute catarrh comes fast as Va-tro-nol spreads through the nose, reduces swollen membranes â€" soothes Irritation, relieves ui^V^ congestion, helps flush out cold-clogged nasal wl%l^W passages. Makes breathing easier â€" If JIJVB A-M AL^ try it I Follow directions in package. wMT I ImWlH w â-  The Pick of Tobacco OTTAWA EEPOBTS That Canadian System of Meat Rationing Has Been Adopted By Australian Government Australia, which recently went on meat rationing, has adopted the Canadian system with only minor variations, according to Paul Ma- lone, press attache, Office of the High Commissioner for Canada, at Canberra, who was in Ottawa last week. As here, sugar, butter and tea have been rationed for some time and many foods are In short sup- ply although Australia Is produc- ing more than at any time in her history. Tlie farm labor sliortage which Mr. Malone says is prob- ably more acute than anywhere In the world has led to some pro- gress in greater mechanization. The country's aboriginal popula- tion, though not large has come to the rescue of the sheep sta- tions, and the curious fact that FIGHTS IN NORTH Gen. K. A. Merctsl<otf, above, commands Soviet armies in the \olkliov livcr-Xovgorod sector lower i)rong of Kiissians' double tlirust against (jonnans in Len- ingrad area. Noted as ace strat- egist, he wa» lornisr Red army chief of staff. they work better for woman than tor men has been discovered. Wo- men apparently have mora pa- tience and the little black men fall for the feminine approach, "Now, don't you think thli la the better way?" Australia 1« supply- ing all the basic foods for the U.S. fighting services In that area on reverse lend lease Imslt. • « • The federal Govern ment prem- ium on hog carcasses announced previously went Into effect Mon- day, January 24. The Minister ol Agriculture, the Hon. J. 0. Oard- Insr, also tells of a number of changes in the system of hog marketing as a result of discus- sions between the Bacon Advisory Committee, the Advisory Commit- ter on Agriculture, the Meat Board and the Agricultural Food Board. The procedure under which a baslo price was established for Bl hog carcasses and prices for other grades determined by ap- plying discounts, except in the case of Orade A carcasses for which a premium was paid by the packers, wUl be discontinued. Hogs will be purchased on the basis of their carcass values In the various grades. Qovernnient premiums will be iMild In the case of Orada A carcasses at $3.00 a carcass, and lu the case of Orada Bl at $2.00 a carcass. The prem- ium of ll.OO formerly paid by the packers on Grade A carcass- es will be paid on the carcass grade value for export bacon. The number of grades has been reduced by consolidnting some of them. The grades now adopted are Grade A, Orade.i Bl, B2, and B3, all B grades to sell at the same market price. Here Is the list of grades and weights: Orade A 140 to 170 lbs. Grade Bl 135 to 176 lbs. Grades B2 125 to 134 lbs. Orade B3 176 to 185 lbs. Grade C 120 to 185 lbs. Grade D 120 to 185 lbs. Lights 119 and under. Heavies ISfi to 195 lbs. Extra Heavies 196 and over. • * • Effective .Tanuary 21, the mill- er's practice ot Imposing condl- THE SPORTING THING tCf IAN6 attMSTRONO THE WAR • WEEK â€" Commentary on Current Bvents Germany Builds High Wall Of Hate Which Will Remain When War Ends In its hectic endeavor to hold off invasion Germany has con- structed strong fortifications around the periphery of Europe and on the frontiers of the fatlicrlaiid, says The Cleveland Plain Dealer. The whole aim of German life today is to live within Fortress Europe and postpone the inevitable, It seeks to keep the armies of the free world outside the borders of the Reich as long as possible. There is no doubt that this wall will be breached. Before long the armies that will liberate Europe will invade the soil of Germany. But in his desperation to suspend the consequences of the war it launched Germany has built another wall that will not so easily lie pierced. It is a wall that ""in the postwar years will keep Germany confiiftd, isolated and a third-rate power in the affairs of nations. It is the Will of hate. Section by section Germany has constructed this edifice that will become its own prison. First was Austria, then Czechoslovakia, then Poland, Denmark and Nor- way. Then the Netlicrlaiids, Bel- gium, France, and finally the Bal- kans and Russia. Work of Germans Each portion of this wall was built from a blueprint of treacliery. It's materials are the lives of tlious- ands of free men who insisted on liberty for their homelantis. It is topped witli the barbs of a hatred born of broken lionies, slave i.ibor, hostages, larceny, misery, starv- ation and death. No armies can demolish this wall. It is not open to attack. It is invisible. It exists in the minds and hearts of millions of men, wo- men and children. Yet, intangible. GENERAL CLEAN-UP There's another ehnllenge from thiil Mountxineer Club! Maj.-Cicii. W. H. Riipcrtiis en- joys his favorite cure for "hot dogs" â€" a dose of cool sca water that wasiics away mud lie cot Iccted .ifur a day ot ti ,nipii;f; around Cape Glouce.sfcr. New Britain front wicn hi.s troopi. tlonal sales of flour with sales of mlUfeed on feed dealers who in turn imposed those on farmer customers, is prohibited by War- time Prices and Trade Hoard. The trem'indous increase in demand for millfeed has brought many complaints which the new order seeks to adjust by rellovins dis- tributors from obligation 1o ac- cept any specific quantity of flour or cc.eals when placiuK mixed car orders. They in turn will be able to supply mlllfeeil require- ments to tite amounts available without imposing any conditions ot flour purchase on their farmer customers. * • » Klndlng repair parts for models or makes of farm niaehinory no longer manufactured poses « problem for tho war-harassed farmer. Ot'ten local or re.ijlonal farm machinery distributors can give lends as to where Huso are obtainable. Failing this the distri- butor may order from a foundry that will make tho part (o order. To be sure of get ting a correct fit In a specially nuula part, oic- aiiilne tho part to bo replaced for a Bprtnl number, or nuikn a pencil rubbing for a cli>ar inrpresslon of Its height, depth and shape. Bet- ter still Kond tho broken or worix part to tho dealer. Do order well lu advance of need. Theso spoclal orders tnko lime. Volunteer Army .Sir .Siinivasa S. .\rma, man- aging editor of a Calcutta peliticat Piiper calleil "Wliip," said recent- ly that India now has the world's largest volunteer army, consist- ing of sonic ~,000,()00 men ami a fighting spirit which will help to keep the Japs awa. Iroin tlicir bor- ders. as it it, it is the most real thing in the whole of Europe, much more real than the fortifications which the armies of the United Nations will shatter to break onto the do- main of Germany itself. No armistice, no peace treaty can eliminate this barricade. It \. ill e.xist for years, nay, for gen- erations as tlie one European fron- tier that can be neither oliliterated or even rectified. No enemy raised this ring around Germany. It is the work of the Germans them- selves. Xnd the conscfiuences of its building will be far reaching. Effect on Neutral Countries Today people wonder what to do witli Germany after the war to prevent a repetition of warfare another generation hence. Cer- tainly some definite steps must be taken to control the force of the pan-Germans, the Junkers and the National Socialists under other labels. But whatever is done will be as notliing con pared to what the Germans have done tlicinselves. Consider for a moment the next generation. In its schools in Po- land, in Czs^choslovakia, in Nor- way â€" in every country on the con- tinent â€" it will read the history of these >ears. Yet the mere read- ing of factual accounts, without any effort uiiatsoever on the part of teachers and elders to breed hate, will keep this wall around Germany intact. The story of these times will Iiave similar effects in those coun- tries which were neutral in this war and on those which were neutral in the World War, in the false belief that Germany could be trusted. Denmark, Norway, Hol- land, to mention but three, which looked with something of approval on German aims in 1914, have learned a bitter lesson. Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey tomorrow \\ ill not be taken in by Germany. Germany Encircled AViio, after what has happened to Kurc'i>e â€" probably the most terrifying experience since the in- vasions of the Mongols and the Tartars â€" will have any faith in Germany's promises? What coun- try wilt enter a â-  alliance or con- clude a treaty witli the new Ger- many, whoever may be at its head or whatever may be its political professions, without a mental re- servation and a physical prepara- tion for treachery? Cicrniany cried out falsely against 'encirclement' when any small na- tion of Europe tried to defend it- self. Today 'Germany is encircled as never before in history, encircled I'v Iionds of its own creation. Tliis wall of hate will remain when the battles are over. It will remain for future generations. And behind it, condenuied to live as a third-rate anu ever-suspected power, Germany will lead the life of the great suspect of Europe. This is the one bit of justice in the great injustice which Germany sourIU to work against the world. This time even Germany may rea- lize that it is self-condemned. mV FAMILY? n mm mmia. cam. &m vtm wmi-mmi ms mum Baam so ncm! More than any other natural cereal, whole -grala oatmeal helps make up shortage of mean's great vitality food element. Protein â€" without which children can't grow properly aha adults cannot have real stamina! Also leads every natural cereal in vitamin Bi, essential to good nerves, digestion and energy! More and more mothers are scrying big delicious bowls of hot Quaker Oats for break- fast every day â€" and insuring extra gro-wth and stamina protection for their families. Serve your family the "one best cereal" now that so many other valuable foods are rationed i QUAKER OATS Tlie Quake rOsti Company otCwiAda Limited Tiiniari A Huge Sunflower Crop In Manitoba Though few Manitobans know it, their province grew something like 14,000 ucres of sunflowers this year â€" almost half the Domin- ion total of 29,000 acres, says Maclean's Magazine. To most Canadians that may mean little except that it sounds like a lot of ground to devote to flowers And so it isâ€" but it pays off. Sunflo*er seeds are a valuable source of edible oil and Canada's supply, now limited, needs all the bolstering it can get. Cultivating sunflowers is a profitable under- t iking, too, for cash returns run as high as $35 an acre. For wheat it is only about $*9 ; oats §28 and barley $21. Returns from fla.xseed, the only other oil crop of importance, run about $18 an acre. Sunflower oil may be hardened or hydrogenated t>o produc* shortening. In its refined form it is used as a cooking oil. It findi a multitude of other uses in th« preparation of such edible food- stuffs as mayonnaise and sand- wich spreads, Sunflower meal, be- sides being one of the highest protein foods, has commercial pos- sibilities for human consumption. In many respects it resembles the soybean. Roasted, the seeds are good eating and have been in high favor for years with people of Russian extraction- Sunflower protein may be pro- cessed to produce an egg white substitute for use in baking. Other possibilities include ita use in the plastic and nylon-type textile field. The future of the sunfloweti officials say, appears almost aJ bright as the flower itself. CONTAINS VITAMIN s*: ESsesjtiAi. MINERAUi nEiii PEP /hiiD ERERGY Dr.Cha$e f Nerve Food INCREASED REFUND For Standard Domestic Beer Bottles Because of a severe bottle shortage, the Brew- ing Industry (Ontario), at the request of the Administrator of Alcoholic Beverages, Ot- tawa, announces increased prices to be paid for standard domestic beer bottles, effective January lOth^ as follows: Small Bottles-From 2c to 3c per bottle, or from 48c to 72c per carton of 24 small. Large Bottles-From 4c to 5c per bottle, or from 48c to 60c per carton of 12 large. The sales price for each size package has been raised to correspond with the increased de- posit. Standard domestic beer bottles now in the hands of our customers have increased in value. Please return your empties to your nearest Brewers* Retail Store. THEY ARE URGENTLY NEEDED. . BREWING INDUSTRY (ONTARIO)