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ON THE MOVE Highlights of the News Coit of Living Jump* A rise of approximately two points in the cost-of-living index, covering the month of May (the highest rise since the war) is an- nounced by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. During April the cost-of-living index rose by l.S points bringing the index at the first of May to 122 points based on the five year average. The extra tw opoinst which will be tacked on for the month of May will bring the index to 124 points as of June 1. Eleven Verdun (suburb of Montreal) families decided to stay in their homes when informed the . .houses would be moved en masse some blocks away to make room for extensions to a nearby church. Mrs. G. Ouillette, (above) watches proceedings from her verendah vHiile her home creeps inch by inch. NEW BONNETS FOR "BOBBIES" New hats for London's women "Bobbies" were worn for the first time at the Victory parade last month. They take the place of the old-style hehnet which was regulation costume for years. Policewomen model the hats at New Scotland Yard. A Nation is Bom War torn but free, the Philippine Islands became a republic on the Fourth of July. A dependency of the United States since the Spanish American War, the islands gain their inde- pendence after a 10-year interim period as a commonwealth. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who led the liberation of the islands from the Japanese, was the honor guest. Representatives of more than SO countries were on hand. The United States flag came down for all time as this country of 7,083 tropical islands and 18,000,000 Filipino citizens, swept by fire and sword through 400 years of oppres- sion, came peacefully to full sever eignty. country work their way into every aspect of Canadian costs. With American prices continuing to rise, prices in this country may still go up, but the government believes that six months from now, the general pattern of costs and prices will be ten per cent below the level which would have prevailed had action not been taken. Dollar Parity Adopted The Canadian dollar has been restored to par with the American dollar. This step is the keystone of ^ a new four-point anti-inflationary program announced to the House of Commons last week by Rt. Hon. J. L. Illsley, minister of finance. Officials described the eventual result of the move as "a ten per cent slash in costs and prices throughout the Canadian econo- my." Our close economic ties with the United States make it inevit- able that price changes in that Last Week in U.S. Cattle brought an all-time high price of $22.50 a hundred pounds at Omaha, a jump of $4.5u over the O.P.A. ceiling. Wheat sold for $203 cents a bushel at Omaha, up 17 cents from the late O.P.A. ceilinK and the highest prices in 27 years. -Another 87-year record was set for hogs at Indianapolis, $20 a hundred pounds, up $5. Cotton neared 32 cents a pound, a 23 year record high. Peace Conference The Foreign Ministers of the Big Four drafted invitations last week for a general European peace conference to be held in Paris July 29 for debate on treaties intended to end the Second Great War for Italy and the Axis satellites. The 21 nations scheduled to re ceive invitations to the peace con- ference arc: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bye- lorussia, Canada, China, Czecho- slovakia, Ethiopia, Franct, Great Britain, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Ulr.aine Republic, Union of South Africa, Soviet Union, United States, and Yugoslavia. Second A-Bomb Test Vice Admiral W. H. P. Blandy has set July 25 as tentative date for the detonation of Bikini's second atomic bomb, this one "an attack against hulls." It will be exploded slightly under the surface of the lagoon. A full-dress rehearsal was scheduled for July 19. New Volcano A new volcano is erupting in the mountains of Soviet Azerbaijan in Iran. Punctuated by underground thunder, masses of liquid mud have been shot from the crater 500 yards into the air. Germans Exchanged The British and Russian zones in Germany have completed the ex- change of nearly, 2,250,000 Ger- mans, British occupation authori- ties have announced. The Russians sent approximately 1,700,000 into the British zone and the British approximately 500,000 into the Russian zone in moves to return Germans to their former homes. MILLIONS OF PEOPLE prefer Maxwell House Cof- fee. It's enjoyed in more homes than any other brand of coffee in the world. It's always "Good to the Last Drop !" BASI-COP * (Tri-basic Copper Sulphate) First time in Canada. A neutral in- soluble copper compound malcio;; an ideal spray material for fungus control on potatoes, sour cherries, tomatoes, celery, etc. Contains twice as much copper as ordinary copper sulphate or bluestone, consequently goes twice as far. Alio available as a dust. •TraJemati Rt^A AT YOUR LOCAL DEALER THEY MADE IT, BUT â€" Those upraised hands emphasize a dual vow: "Never again!" Mrs. Georgie White and Harry Aleson, veteran riverman, are pic- tured as, bruised, battered and weighing 10 pounds less than when they started, they arrive in the calm waters of Lake Mead, Nev, after shooting the Colorado River's 81 treacherous miles in a rub- ber life raft. The trip took them a week, during which they were feared lost. STOWAWAY When Dave L. Johnton, New York truck driver, ii'iliadi.d ii ship- ment of watermelons just arrived from Georgin, he was surprised to find it included a "bonus" in the form of the iilligator he's hold- ing, above. The 'gator apparently stowed away amonc the nielonr. mm 18 A Moderation is a Canadian characteristic. It is a heritage of our people. As children, we learn moderation. As adults, we practice it. As Canadians, we are proud of it. Ill spite of post-war temptations to splurge and spend, we have kept our heads. We've acted moderately ... we have not given in to the natural desire for immediate enjoyment of everything and anything in short supply . . . and that is why, as individuals and as a nation, we are imhampereil by the excesses of '"flation. We can point to a fine record. We can point to Canada's future with certainty. But, we can do this only if we continue to live up to our Canadian principles of moderation â€" moderation in all things 1 > r THE HO^SE OF SEAGRAM ^^^) MS« A V r -»• r r t A X â- t » * A -* A > â- 9 4 f f