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IRIQUET POSTER BOOSTS ARMY BOND SALES The above Victory Loan poster featuring Majo." Triquet, V.C., o! Cabano, Que., was produced at Canadian Military Heaedquarters in England to boost the Sixth Loan among troops overseas. Thousands of the posters were distributed in the United Kingdom and in tho Mediterranean area. The drawing and layout was done by Capt. E. T. Heathcote, M.M., Canadian war artist. Overseas soldiers hava broken their Fifth Loan bond-buying record so decisively that it has spurred the current campaign in Canada. . ^ OTTAWA^EPORTS That 1944 Dominion - Provincial Farm Labor Agreement Will Be Similar to Those of 1943 Return to the farm of some Si,- 000 agricultural workers, to whom permits were granted since list fall to help out in other essential in- dustries, waj practically completed at the end of .April, Hon. Hum- phrey Mitchell, Minister of Labour, told the House of Commons the other day. Mobility in reverse will be the order for the seeding and harvest months when men in uniform, •stu- dents, townspeople, a large percen- tage of conscientious objectors. Treaty Indians, and prisoners of war and Japanese moved from the coastal regions of British Columbia will be directed farmward to help maintain 1943 farm production quotas. As last year also, large scale tranfer of agricultural workers during the harvest period is axT ticipated. Dominion-provincial farm labor agreements about to be signed, and outlined by Mr. Mitchell in the House, will largely follow those carried out in 1943. » « « Amended Army Orders will al- low certain classes of soldiers wl.o can be spared a maximum of two months' spring and harvest leave to work on farms. Tiie ma.ximutn last years was six weeks during each season. Provision has also been made for granting spritig leave up f_/F course, Fm biiviug Vic- tory BontU â€" double what I bought last year. Ami that doesn't make me any herot, either. There will be lots of time to buy the things Alother and I are doing >vithont, ouee we lick Hitler, and Bill's back home again â€" if he comes back ! Until tlien, I'm putting Victory first. What o/sc would I do? Keep on buying mroKY dOHPS to two months to men in the -Air Force to work on their own or their parents' farms, and they will again be encouraged to devote short leaves to helping farmers in areas adjacent ro their camp. Selective Service officers station- ed at military reception centres now interview all men rejected or ilis- charged from the armed services with a view to referring suitable men to farms, and in industrial plants wiiere lay-oifs are occurring; those e.xperienced in agriculture are, as a matter of policy, being laid off second only to those suitable for the army, the Minister stated. • * « Under the Dominion-provincial arrangements, provision is made for united action by the Dominion and each province in transporting and placing farm workers, together with measures designed to utilize existing labor in agriculture to the best advantage. Under Dominion and provincial directors, provincial agricultural fleldmen and local farm production committees, in coopera- tion with local employment and Selective Service officers, carry out the details of the farm labor pro- gram. -Agricultural youth training plan? have been developed between the Federal Department of Labour and most of the provinces under the aegis of the Youth Training Plan. Other courses in agricultural work are being financed under the Labour Department's War Emer- gency Training Plan. • • * Important in regard to postwar planning is the Prime Minister's re- solution introduced in the House oE Commons for a Canadian Depart- nent of Reconstruction, with auth- ority to formulate and coordinate rcconstrucion plans and to carry these out foUowitig the cessation of hostilities. While as much of the work as possible must be carried on by the departments already es- tablished, tliis agency must coord- inate all reconstruction work. The new Department, which is to be presided over by a minister, now holding a portfolio in the present cabinet, would coordinate plans of the Dominion Government, pro- vincial governments and municipr,!'- ties in the provinces. The duration 01 the tneasure is to be for four years after the end of hostilities with Germany and Japan. *' » • The oat nematode, a tiny eel-!ike "worm", has been found in many grain fields in Ontario, where it attacks oats, barley and wheat bi:t lirincipally oats. It has not been re- ported as yet from iiny other pro- vince. If found in areas not pre- viously known to he infested, the Div!sio;i of Entomology, Dominion Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. asks cooperation of farmers \:\ not- ifying them in order to assist i.t combating the spread of this para- site in C:i:;ad,i. RAF Now Using ;w Type Spitfire A :e.v Spitfire fighter plane with outstanding performance at low altitudes is now in use by the R.\F, is was disclosed recently. The changes from the previous models include clipped wings and a heavier engine, giving improved maueuverability, greater speed and rate of climb at low altitudes. The nev.- type obviously was de- veloped for use in the invasion of Europe from the west, when tac- tical air units will be called upon to do much h'u-level wovk in sup- port of troops. THE WAR • WEEK â€" Commentary on Current Events Spanish Agreement Plugs One More Hole In Allied Blockade of Germany Yielding to both pres5ure and to conviction regarding the way the war will end, the Spain of General- issimo Franco, which had already modified its official position from one of "'moral belligerency" backed by military action on the -Axis side to one of "strict neutrality" toward all sides, has now gone a step fur- ther in adjusting itself to' the new realities of the war, says the Xew York Times. It has concluded a compromise agreement with Great Britain and the L'nited States which, while falhng short of .Kmerican de- tnands, is nevertheless oi sucli mil- itary and economic benefit to the Allies that Foreign Secreiary Eden regards it as quite "satisfactory." L'nder this agreement Spain under- takes to cut down deliveries of vi- tal tungsten ore to Germany to about 10 per cent of what the Ger- mans would have obtained under their previous agreement; to with- draw every remnan: of the Spanish forces from the Russian front; to release all Italian ships or submit disputed cases to arbitration, and, above all, to oust all Axis agencies from Tangier and all Allied-desi- gnated Axis agents from all her territories. "Strict Neutrality" In Mr. Eden's viev/, this repre- sents a notable step toward fulfill- ment of the "strict neutrality" which Franco has proclaimed. But in the view of .Adolf Hitler, who not so long ago expec;ed Franco to join him in the war with r.o fewer than 3,000,000 men, this kind of neutrali- ty will appear less than "strict," •and more friendly to the .Allies than to himself. For, coming on top of Turkey's suspension of all chrome exports to Germany, the Spanish cut in tungsten ore shipments re- presents a new body bft)w to the German armament industry, in urgent need of both. This blow must be all the more painful be- cause, while Turkey is an ally of Great Britain, Spain has always been regarded as an ally of Ger- many. But the difference between Franco's original stand and his new ^ undertaking is a measure of the distance he has traveled. Growing Conviction It was by no m.eans a voluntary journey. Even the present agree- ment was obtained only after the United States and Great Britain had imposed on Spain a complete oil embargo which has now been lifted. But the decisive factor in the situation is the growing con- viction throughout Europe that Germany has lost the war and that an -Allied victory is inevitable. It is this conviction which induced Franco not only to drop out of Hit- ler's self-proclaimed crusade against bolshevism but also to defy the threat of the German legions sta- tioned along the Spanish border. Once again it has been demonstra- ed chat power is its own best pro- paganda, able to overcome many HIGH JINKS Walter Carpenter, candidate ia Minnesota University election, had co-eds shrieking and squeal- ing with the campaign stunt pictured above. As seen, top photo, he teetered along edge of four-story building's roof, carrying parasol and sign "I'd Jump at the Chance to Vote for Carpenter." Then he disappeared and a body (bottom photo) cams floatin.'' down by "parachute". VVa;cti.-?3 crcwds yelled, but it was cnl;-' a <i-:;i;..y. ideological differences. But it is also a tribute to the skill and pa- tience of .Allied diplomacy that the present result could be brought about without the outright break with Franco demanded by a min- ority which seems to hold that the more enemies the better. Potent Factors The Tnrkish and -Spanish actions go tar toward plugging the last holes in the .Allied blockade of Germany, now confronted with steadily shrinking resources at a time when the Allied air war is steadily in- creasing her requirements. -And these activities should put consider- able force behind the -\nied efforts to close two other holes, represented by Portugal and Sweden. Portugal, an ally of Great Britain which re- cently ceded to tlie -Allies bases in the Azors but continued to ship more tungsten ore to Germany than Spain, may now be expected to fol- low Spain's example- Sweden, on the other hand, is ia a much more difficult position. There has never been any doubt where Sweden's sympathies lay, but she is not only surrounded by Germany's armed might but is also wholly dependent on Germany for supplies to keep her economy going. These are pot- ent factors which the -Allies will have to take into consideration until such time as they can change them. VOICE OF THE PRESS HOPEFUL HITLER Hitler is having -'.is portrait pain- ted, "to be hung in a Berhn art gallery." The fellow is optimistic about Berlin having a gallery left â€" and that's not where his hanging will take place anyway. â€" Ottawa Citizen HOW THEY LOOKED "Our grandparents got along withoat paying any attention to vitam-ins," asserts a writer. Weil, yes, they got along, in a way, but did you ever dig up an old album and see how they loo'^ed? â€" Kitchener ' Record. Easy to roll, delightful â€" to smoke ^q den's FINE CUT CIGARETTE TOBACCO Something About A Farm There is something a'obut a farm That bears us up on holy wings; .And leads us to the heart of God, The birth, the grov/t the death of things. The children romping home from school, -A creaking wagon down he lane;. -And nesting birds within the wood. And golden fields of ripening grain. The painted trees in autumn glow Young lambs that gambol as they play; The gnarled oaks an violets frail. The harvest moon, the smell of hay. The very touch of Mother Earth Of which we really are a part Makes us most humble and afraid, Yet, fills a very grateful heart. The mystery of it all apalls. We plant, we sow, we plow the sod, We reap the harvest, eat the bread, But how things grow belongs to God. â€" T. B. G'lavt "Canada At War" Canada, with l-l-tth of the world's area and l-113th of the world's pop- ulation ranks first ia the production of nickel, newsprint, asbestos, plat- inum and radium, according to "Canada at War," an official pub- lication. Canada is second in woodpulp and gold, and third in aluminum, copper, zinc, cobalt and silver. She was fourtii in wheat and lead, said the booklet. Other Canadian accomplishments were listed as follows: Thirty-tive percent of the mea from lij to 45 and one woman ia 66 in the same age groups have en- tered the armed forces. One-tenth of the population is ia war production, one-quarter of these workers being women. Canada is the fourth largest pro- ducer of United Nations' war sup- plies, tl'.e tliird world trading nation, the fifth world air power, the fourth in air power among the United Na- tions, the third among the United Nations in sea power and has 'the second largest British diplomatic corps. Canada's hydro prod'.;ctive cap- acity has been increased 23 percent in war. CARS WANTED WE PAY ABSOLUTE TOP PRICES Ask For Art. Ramsay Ontario Automobile CO. LTD. 1001 Bsy St. - Toronto KI. 6161 Evenings â-  HY. 80S5 • It takes 750 bullets to destroy one of th« enemy. Hitler's remaining fighting forces ore estimated ot five million men. T'nerefor* ; . . to wipe out the ruthless Hun will tak« 3,750,000.000 bullets. It has taken almost five years and nin»« tenths of the world to force the criminal info the corner. Every week of this war costs humanity two billion, six hundred million dollars. Its real cost, however, can bo measured only in human suffering. Th« time to finish this is at hand. Busy helping to pile up the production of weapons, dreaming obout peacetime recon- struction, we and our fellow-workers feel that every dollar lent now is ten times mor« valuable than in ten months from now. The hour of reckoning is at hand â€" invest in your share of bullets for the final blow. 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