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. C. C. F. Convention Demands Manpower Be Left the Farms Urge Relaxation of Priority Regulations on Machinery A demand that the Government cease "to draw man power from the farms for any other purpose" was voiced at the 10th anniversary convention of the COP. as ap- proval was given to three resolu- tions dealing with agricultural problems. The farm man power resolution also asked "that priority regula- tion governing the supply of farm i;)i'hl'i'iili be relaxed until alt "on- T? ntial industries and services have been eliminated" and that the Government embark on [program of training men and women now unemployed or engaged in un- essential industry for agricultural work. THE WATERLOO CHRONICLE Henry Young, a delegate from Alberta. who introduced the reso- lution. warned that unless the Government took steps to meet the farm labor shortage Canada may soon face a shortage qf food. As non-essential industries Mr. Young cited gold mining, selling of stocks and bonds. "gambling in food on the Winnipeg Grain Ex- change." stock markets elsewhere in the country and duplication of bread and milk delivery services in the cities and that that “abso- lutely no planning seems to be in progress or in prospect." humid: The convention gave approval to a resolution asking the Govern- ment to Oriye encouragement to the the organization of co-operative effort in agricultural production and that necessary capital assist- ance be given to enable such efReient economic production" but voted down an amendment which called for long-time planning for the socialization of land and agri- culture. M. J. Caldwell. the party leader in the House of Commonsuled the opposition to the socialization pro- posal recalling that the party had previously adopted a "family farm" policy. “Let's stick to it."_he .added. Miss Agnes Macphail. farmer U.F.O.-Labor member of the House of Commons for Grey-Bruce, warn- ed that the C.C.F. will "never in the wide world have a Government in Canada it you talk about so- cialization of land." The other 'agricultural resolution) made these recommendations to the Government: That farm prices be adjusted "to a parity determined primarily hy the cost of produc- tion"; elimination of "gambling in foodstuffs and duplication of ser- vices in distribution"; assistance for co-operative marketing units for wholesale distribution of farm products; encauragement of con- sumer co-operatives; public or co- operative ownership of the packing and food processing industry. HON. P. M. DEWAN SELLS HOUSE AT WOODSTOCK Wo0DSToCK.--Hon. and Mrs.‘ P, M. Dewan have sold their home on Bower Hill to James A. Traviss. formerly of Tomato, now president of the Eureka Planter Company. The Ontario' minister of agriculture and his wife will reside on their recently acquired farm south of Ingersoll. Japs Sneaked Into Hong Kong via Sewers Further Resolution Asks Farm Prices Be Adjusted On Production Cost Basis. LOURENCO MARQUES. Mo- zambique, Portuguese East Africa. -tDelayed).---Whue the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, thousands of Japanese troops were sneaking through sewers at Hong I,,',,',',",,,',',' strike at British empire forces m the rear in another j‘sneak'j attack. At about dawn, Monday in Hon: Kong. about four hours after the Pearl Harbor attach, a Japanese plane fteet swept over. Hong Kong. "ui; livid -iiriins" Wailed Bu! tke 1,500,000 residents mostly Chinese, lhtlgght _it was {damn .. -- . The planes attacked the Kaitak airport, incidentally destroying the Pan-American clipper plane on which I was about to leave for Manila. _ (There has always been some mystery regarding the quick talt-in l8 days-of Hong Kong and the overwhelming ot its garrison. The story ot a second sneak attack is told for the Brat time by Richard C. Wilson, Unit- ed Press staff correspondent.) In black, rubber soled shoes. like American overshoes. Japaneu‘ troops sent from the Canton area of southern China were sneaking through drainage tunnels which led into the Kowloon British- len§Pd territory on the Chinese mainland across from Hong Kong island. The tunnels had been for- trotten by everybody but Japanese spies, . Led hy former burben. ctertnlshoes oft, the so and shopkeepers who for years had icon “Dim! the l lived on the ptttronMe of Brnhhiwho had no time and their white 1:194an of Hugged _ walked t "um ”ME! Minn (H I l 'retlhtt'eu7vilrts'tll'rl'utttru. [WWW-duly ,harHoocmmtyWetelrtyNimq- Farm labor tht By 18.2 Per Cent. A Dominion-wide survey of farm labor by the economics division of the Federeal Department of Labor showed an over-all reduction of '240.763 persons, or 18.2 per cent, in the mate labor supply since Janu- ary l. MMO, it was announced to- ay. The survey. made during Febru- ary and March. dealt extensively with every phase of family and hired help, and wages in the vari- ous districts. according to the type of farming. ' . .. The net decrease in male family workers in 1940 and 1941 was esti- mated at 125.000. Subsequent ad- ditional enlistments and depar- tures early this year brought the net loss in farm family workers be- tween January 1, 1940, and March 15, 1942. to 141,863. The net decrease in male hired workers between January 15, MMO, and January IS, 1942. was placed at 98,900. - __ - A In detail, male family help on farms in MM2 averages 126 for every too farms, a substantial de- cline from MI to MMI. The rangé now is from In in British Colum- bia to 144 in Quebec. A total ot 3t female family workers pet mo farms was reported as assisting with farm work this year. There was a substantial increase in fe- male family help on dairy farms. Thinks [Workers Don’t Appreciate Insurance Although Unemployment Insurw ance has now been operating in) Canada for a year, many insured workers do not yet appreciate fully the importance of their insurance books, said Mr. C. W. Boyer, Man- ager of the Local Employment and Claims Office of the Unemploy- ment Insurance Commission. If workers could get the idea that their insurance books are really in the nature of a bank account upon which they draw in periods of un- employment. they would be much more likely to see that the hooks are properly stamped and taken [care of. w Nobody with a bank account, said Mr. Boyer, is careless of his pass book. He realizes that he is responsible for taking care of it and that it is his record of money deposited to his credit and avail- able for him to draw. But the in- ;surance book is even more import- an In the case of a bank pass book, the record is always ‘avail- able at the bank and a lost book can be prepared with comparative} ease and complete accuracy. But the insurance book is stamped with stamps for which the em- ployer and employee have jointly paid, and is the only record in exist- ence ot contributions which have been made. Accurate records on which to prepare a new book may not be available. and a book once lost may mean the loss of a large sum in benefits. Only if the work- or is careful of the book and sees (Continued on Page a) and made a rear attack on the hea- vily outnumbered British defen- ders, and thus Hong Kong had its own counterpart of Pearl Harbor. Eighteen days ltater Hong Kong fell. _ The Japanese wore uniforms sprinkled with green strings for camouflage. They carried a com- binatin overcoat-raincoat and wore a helmet covered tw green netting. Each soldier had in addition to his arms, two pairs of shoes, one hob- nails, the other of black rubber. He carried a until Brst lid kit and emergent ration in hi! coat pocket. The riBegr were smaller ttep. flee in In?! armies. . “The rubber shoes were one of the greatest ands. for they en- abled the Japanese to sneak. The Japs sneaked and crawled silently amid stone over rough terrain and alqng payed highways - I Wis in tsOtepiiise Bay area ins} More Warm!!!” . . - Canadiah and British troops had been ordered to withdraw. It was 2 1m. December 23. The British "air, began moving out along the hig way. The Jap- anese, sneaking up. began to shoot them one by one. aring by the truck of the soIid British boots on the road, 7 Along with others I rounded up all the ink in the nearest hotel and we dyed the my socks of the got. diers black no that. with their shoes oft, the sock] could not be Bert "tinn tho black night. Thee ' to 1Stt sock: bile t--4Detroit Wunygg¥0§nm _ Jun 31, I90 WWoekinPidum Gas Robbers Are The Losers - (By J. G.Hursty ST. JAcoBS.--Mr. Donald Davis the other night heard some noise about his car outside his bedroom window. Going out to investigate, he saw two men take to their heels and on further investigation found a sy- phon attached to his gas tank. pouring gas into a five-gallon can. Seek CRU. 7 Mr. Davis lost no gas and gained a 5-gallon can and a syphon. Recruits Here LONDON, ont.--One hundred pass additional volunteers tor the Cana- sum: dian Women‘s Army Corps in Ie'.' Military District No. l are required 3 at once, according to Captain M. RY Barker. Staff Otticer of the CW. ASI. for this District. I u An all-out recruiting campaign to secure these volunteers is being launched immediately by the Corps in ‘conjunction win Dis. Tnion-wiite drive which has its) o jective ,500 new recruits in t e, ht w next two months. With increased,]apan were at accommodation available and withi - the prospect that personnel of the: w---.-------- CW.A.C. will be sent overseas in; (Robert T. Bellaire. former Sun the near future. there is practically} United Press manager at Tokio, Tok io limit to the demand tor re-l reveals how the news came to l emits. 1 Ambassador Grew _and __othel_' thal At present there are 232 mem-l bers of the Corps in Military Dis-' trict No. l, scattered through train-) ing centres, depots, schools and camps across the district, where they are pertaining an invaluable work. The pre nt call is for steno- graphers. typists. clerks, waitresses, accountants, drivers, bookkeepers. canteen helpers and storewomen, There is a particular demand for laundry women, who may be sent overseas tor duty with the Cana- dian troops-there. A _ A detachment comprising Second Lieut. McCubbin and Pte. Tallieren will form part of a District Re- cruiting mobile unit which will tour the northern part of the dis- trict during the week of July 27th, (Continual on Paco I) OTTAWA. July 3L--So well have ex-servicemen who met the Hun in the Great War done the various Active Service jobs "sign- ed to them in the Veterans Guard of Canada that 2,500 more men are being accepled into the unit, Cot. H. R. Alley, OfRcer Administering. 'Aaus, 7 A The Veterans Guard of Clinch has men overseas and it has been assigned to such important duties as protection of coastal area! Ind the [panting of prisoners}! War. Col. Alley points out um veter- an! must not he over Mt can of use to be accepted into the Wh,',", Guard of Canada. He believes that their previous service make them especially vhluable. T‘They'had re-orderod their lives for " years. were bringing up their "milieh calyblisyin' hmes,_york- No, Junior, these big bells are not being used on tanks. The hells are being assembled for pos- senger locomotives in the same factory' where Canada's Valentine tanks are produced in mass quanti- ties. The Valentine, an infantry tank. is now in service on the Russian front where Soviet military experts have described the Canadian tank as highly effective. It is an l8-ton machine. powered with diesel motor. A giant mechanical ferret. it is capable of burrowing its way through a brick building and travelling at 20 miles per hour over dithutt terrain. The body is armour-plated. riveted and welded, and the rotary turret may be operated either by hand or electrical controls. NEWS of (Continued a Pm 'I) Aiii; itaaiardir. "MridkTON FIGHTING MACHINE FOR THE UNITED NATIONS EBTokio Radio Gave Ambassador EiFirst Inkling 11.5., Tone Cent Cut In Nee d Beef To Retailers Is Effective Monday The first reduction of one cent a pound was made July.13 by the Board in an effort to have beef prices regulated in Zone 6. which constitutes the 15 counties in West- ern, Ontario. including the City of 3L0ndon. I "Retail butchers are Trptyrted to A second reduction of one cent per pound on beef trom packers to retailers goes into effect Mon- day. August 3. effective until August 23, w. Harold McPhillips. London Prices and. Supply Repre- sentalivc for the Wartime Prices and Trade Board announced Wod- nesday. The reduction applies to a carcass. tiind must be passed on to the consumer. tie said. pasFtiiisl 'V/duction on to-the con- sumer." said Mr. McPhillips, an- nouncing the new reduction. "A LOURENCO MARQUES, Mo- zambique. Portuguese East Africa. (Delayed) - Ambassador Joseph Clarke Grew was at breakfast at the United States embassy Monday morning. December a, listening to his short-wave radio. Frhm the Japanese-controlled station at Shanghai, China, blared news reports that Hawaii had been attacked. "So sorry, but nothing is known", was the reply in sub- stance. Jugs RturPtP " Grew rushed from the breakfast table and telephoned the Japanese foreign office. -_,_ _-V__ ,7", President Roosevelt had sent Emperor Hirohito Sunday morning (Saturday. United States time) his last urgent appeal for peace. The Japanese army war lords had held it " hours so Grew could not dis- cuss it with the emperor before they made their sneak attack on Pearl Harbor - _ _ - _ But they had released it ftntuty, and Grey had made an appoint- ment to see the emperor " 10 am. Monday-the emperor as well as Grew evidently unaware that the war had started. A _ _ "%iriiiarniiant at the imperial palace naturally was otr. Audi bowl“?! . . (Robert T. Bellaire. former United Press manager at Tokio, reveals how Ahe news came to Ambassador Grew and other Americans that the United States was at war with Japan.) "675w. iaarotr higher embassy Matt members and awaited de- vrtoprents. ' . At ll am. a Japanese foreign oftice official called on Edward Savage Cracker H. Brst secretary. and read him the declaration of war in a most informal manner“ Those of the embassy staff . low Crocher's rank did not know even then that their country had been at war with Japan for a day. -iihriii, iid, "dusses"e official reid the declaration. he was interrupted several times by ernyattpy _stts!r It was in the middle ot the night in Tokio when the Japanm " tacked Pearl turttor--) Km. Sunday Harm time, 1.23 pm. mar-hers who "Herod Crockor's offer on routine manor: and went out again mm. " High! complete survey of meat prices is being conducted throughout West- ern Ontario to see that the consu- my is protected: .. He explained that retailers must not make a greater percentage of proftt on an entire carcass of beef than they received during the basic period. September 15 to _October It, In some cases certain cuts of beef may not he reduced in pro- portion to the reduction, but other cuts must be sold at lower price: so that the margin of profit on a carcass will not be greater than that allowed during the basic period. _ -- _ -- -- Fines of $100 and costs to $1.000 and costs have been registered in Montreal for infractions of the first beet prices order, it was add- ed in Board offices. Sunday EST and 3.25 am. Monday Tokio time. ' I had gone home after 1taPetrry that Ambassador Grew had Made his 10 am. Monday appointment with the empfLror, At 5 am. Monday the Japanese oftieial news agency Domei tele- phoned to say that the war had begun and that Hawaii had been attacked. Policemen soon arrived at my home. t was unable to get the em- bussy by telephone but t was able to telephone messages to the United Press before police arrived. Fin! Mon-gas Clan . I do not yet know whether these message§ eleayed: I doubt they did. (The Brst fragmentary messages did clear, before the war lords clamped down on the censorship.) (Continued on Page IO 6MB. To Hold Tag Day at Hamburg NEW HAMBURG.--ht the mon- thly meeting of the New Halibut; Council permission was granted to the Canadian Natiorun Institute for the Blind, told hold a Tax Day in New Hamburg on the third Saint. day or any other date suitable to Mr. Edward Phi! was appointed I member of the New Hamburg Cemetery Board to tttl the vacan- cy caused by the death of George J. Hahn. Street oiling will be " the program for this year. due to the s'carcity of material needed for this purpose. Two tons of Calcium Chloride has been ordered and main! to give the street crossings ortother emit of paint: "Maid”, Aueuit 3rd will be pro~ claimed Civic Holiday tor New Humbug A iriGi%ion was granted to the New Hamburg Turf Club to use the town's snow once: for a temportr ry fence on the race track on Der- hy Day, Aug. mm. the Turf Club to be _','nrJ'i'h' for any loan or damage. the Pumper will also be loaned to pump waln- for {wrinkling the track If nae-an. Council Appoints Edward Pfntr To Cemetery Board. ”Np-Yen Ever-Growing Air Strength 'trare, 13W Vancouver Bank VANCOUVER.--- Police searched tonight for two armed men who earlier today escaped with $56,000 from the Bank of Montreal branch at Prior and Main streets after gagging and tying up the four em- ployees and forcing the acting manager, R. W. Harris, to open an {upstairs‘ vau_lt eontaining the cash; Masked Bandits Escape With $56,000 From Police said the robbers, garbed alike in khaki coveralls and wear- ing black masks broke into the bank by sawing through a barred rear window sometime during the might. ToRoN'Wh--The mu. anniver- sary convention of the C.C.F. was brought to a close here after dele- gates had elected M. J. Caldwell. the party's leader in the House of Commons, as its national president by acclamation and gave Bnal ap- ‘proval to a program for "victory land reconstruction." Caldwell Named Mr. Coldwell, who has been na- tional chairman of the party, sue- ceeds to the post left vacant by the death in Vancouver last March " ittf J. S. Wooi1sworth, founder of (tbe C.C.F. Mr. Coldwell, one of the original group which helped Mr. Woodsworth launch the C.C.F. at a meeting in Calgary 10 years ago, has been member of the House of Commons tor the Saskatchewan constituency of Rosetown-Biggar since 1935. Senate Passes Oversees Conscription Bill L mum-Pm Same m to- day - Bill :0. the Govern- ment's amendment to the Na- tional Resources Mohlllnuon Act to snow canserlption {or overseas service. - Think Rommel Digging l In To Withstand Siege CAmo.--Harasaed by new Brit- ish land and aerial counter-thrusts, ‘Field Marshal Erwin Rommel‘s African army appeared today, after the latest Bare-up of t1ghting, to be diqing in for an attempt to hold its orward positions " to 80 niiles from Alexandria rather than try to grime on toward the Nile delta and uez. Nazi Drive Slowed -ow.-Xhegt--ra1es at the south were reported throwing teserves into the bitter battle W. the_0e_r- iiiuqie"'mmted'm um Muller Ind made little ll - were beginning to put their huge nun Power reserve Into action. the communique merely said that "tteree en- gagements” with the em were - in the 'a,,f,"fl'll the mm are” " the M F'Uhtirte went on through last night in the newest British blow at tho northern flank of the front where the battle has see-saved tor four weeks since General Sir Claude Auchinleck's troop. brought Rommel's long push to aytan.ds1i.lt. Some prisoners were taken in the ftght, and losses were iMieled upon the Axis lore". but there was no indicauinn that any large. permi- nent wedge had been driven in the Axis line. hp Are, Httrk4, Back [Font in the Venn-all "a. battle!“ at Banish. " miles south ol most", the load-n: said heavy "tttirq manned throughout the our. Johnny not!” defending on; [annoy-hot 2.... hernia AU and elects. I By Pierce Chinese Attacks CHUNGK1NG. Chimr--he Chi- nese High Command "mounted kuiid in rheovi mung 'tettr the Second reading was given the bill on a 42-9 vote ending a three-day debate. Third reading [allowed immediately. 0pm the mendment were in Liberal end [our Connem- llve Incl-men ot the Uppet WORLD’S WEEK “use. WAY WEDNESDAY President of C.C.F. " 'Sh-h-h-tsh r' It. News at I THE Fighting is continuing around JCtrrtirtgferig in Eastern Kiangsi, the ‘Chinese having repulsed a Pet; ese attempt to dislodge them tom (is Nulop, 3 goquuniqye gait . Japanese-occupied town of Kiang- sham in Chekiang Province near 9-5!in border; . . In Hanan Province, farther north the Chinese "hurled back sévenl enemy attacks neg; Sinylnu Ind intticted heavy losses," it added. "h ninih Geimaniomtser was re- ported shot down this morning " thesouthwest coast. Nazis Stags: Mat Angel LONDON. - Birmin than. bi. British industrial centre in the Midlands. was bombed last night in an attack which cost the Ger- mans eight out of so to " raiders. and incendiaries fell in the greater London district which had its ttrst night plain; since Jyne.3. Nazis Push Found May Lower Army Draft T T Age to " in Canada ottawa-The probability In: seen here today tht the Pell- enl Government will lower _ the bottom coll-up use trol- I. “: 'd2ftit m... 2tft tth' o men I re _ quotes tor compulsory unitary training. The trend of recent - Initiates that the current pool of single men aged a. to u soon will be exhausted. A lowering at the_c_nll:up ".e MONDAY . King Calls Opposition "Mob" _ During Uproar on Drew's Hong Kong better ottawa.--' tumult oi - In, In which Prime um "when“: Sly describe! 0?; As Rushing Retreat 16t-rw.-d3e-'. medl- anixed might drove um the North Caucasus his! we: widened Drunken]: we. the mm M of mm and the broken dele-eee a Novo- Mm" iiieidilierii "We.“ Pt hm which loll sun. can “(helmamxnglqwgge naval-t meme-toluen- tmmlotthewum unfet- o! Men-den. Ham-lulu; toward the last an - Imus-[W u iii-m iiikea V hunt:- y a“: deep in the Don’s his bend close to the mighty Volts. REES:- éipehed io bring h, enough - youths to nee! requirements [or - It In not - how any additional he. would be elected by such action. hat the recent lowering at the ege from " " " - an extra It...” on the "nibble “at. However. may 01 these l...- 000 will be tuned down be- am of phyltal cult-e- and other; will be mated pelt- unnel-cut because of the II- tnre of that work. The nine lectu- would apply to an: extent to the 19-year-old; and Iethed than to silence htln. melted the end ot the morning it" oi the llm Kong debate t the House 0! Common- It y. The 'ltllltd started when John Die enbnler (Com. Lake Centre) hnd called upon the prllne minister to table the evi- dence token More the lion; Roag lnqntry end . letter written to Mr. Kl" by unt- Col. George A. Drew, Ontnrln Connemtlve lender end one of the eomInI-lon eon-eel. - elrtnc the report. Mr. [In rot-en n - " order. calling for n Ionhrntton tron Speaker Glen tint eon- tentn ot the Drew letter could not be wed In the acute. - Glen rnlel that none of the eon-Hon evi- dence "art tro- thnt contain- ed tn the Mf- report could he need. Into North Cult-398, oa Bruin. In Months Faeairek G . 'ne6 " TUESDAY