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nHe was supervising irrigation in B. Karrer‘s orchard and was called to the cliff edge and saw this "something" monster, 90 feet long, mum’ at 30 to 40 miles an hour, alternately curving into a ball, swerving, etc. He and another mu;kunnl:fu in the m:ddlo e and they were plumb sober. It had a head somethin@ You can‘t tell G. F. Berryman of Penticton, BC., there is no such thing as Ogopogo, the sea monster. , ow ETY ECC EECTT PE TITCT philosophers tell u:";roduoeo t?te completely happy man." “Conlru}if to (ih_i-; uncomfortable picture of exertion in pursuit of pléasure the summer of a wellâ€" regulated rural family workini on ll:e“ landâ€"the occupation which E4 mg Tor holidn{s on the farml.lfie arvis (Ont.) Record says in part: "After fitful sleep on lumpy cots tired fathers try to catch fish in lakes where the pictureâ€"postâ€" card beauties have learned by years of experience how to elude the succulent worm and the other baits touted as sureâ€"fire lures. . . . The meanest man in the world, claims the P.E.I. Farmer, is the guy who visited O‘Leary one night reâ€" cently, stole a set of false teeth belonging to an old, whiteâ€"haired lady, who owing to her age can't( get an impression for a new plate brtifb amedifiatantsintmsn, AIE slsn 7 oi ind it dadcbdcd 8 Ont. .=. . Wiarton, Ont., has the most novel animals; the other day folks at the beach were surprised to seeâ€"a cat amble down to the water, plunge in and go for a swim. Around the country: Sixty years after, Robert G. Jackson of Indian Head, Sask., survivor of the Indian battles, has just been presented with the Reil Rebellion Medal for his services . . . who can match this? Mrs. Edward Letang, 95, showéd the folks how to step dance at her birthday party in Arnprior, P The Western World has often found it hard to understand China‘s domestic quarrels in the face of supreme national peril. But it has never ceased to marvel at the heroism and fortitude of the Chinese people and their devotion to their homeland. That these brave people shall have the freedom and the opportunity to restore their warâ€"torn country and to resolve their own differences in their own way remains the hope and earnest wish of China‘s friends and allies every where. â€"Christian Science Monitor. Militarily unprepared. politically divided, industrially inadequate, the Chinese people have fought on. For a long time they fought alone. Then they fought on isolated from most of the aid their allies wished to send them and weakened by internal strife Now helpâ€" is getting through again in a stream that widens day by day. While Chinese leadership has not yet achieved a solid front against the invader, at least civil war has ceased. China, strengthened from within, is rising again. The Western World has often found it hard to understand Cl'nina’s Eight years ago this seventh of July, Japanese troops sent to China to "suppress brigandage" fired hostile shots near historic Marco Polo Bridge at Peiping. Thus began for China one of the longest and most terrible ordeals ever experienced by a nation. May our rejoicing and thanksgiving be tempered with prayer and serious thought. A broken world lies before us, but we are still free. All mankind must live and work towerd the construction which will leave no weaknesses which will provide the start of another colossal conflict. We have made a good start in our war effort; let us continue in the name of all that is good and just to build a world that will stand the stress and strain of individual desires and lusts. under the indomitable leadership of Winston Churchill has shown the way for all free men. Russia and the United States with their vast resources of men and ma!erriahr shm fully in the glorious hour. Japan‘s dreams of dominating Asia and the Pacific fade into the mist. Just a three short months after the Nazris were brought to their knees, Japan follows to the inevitable end. It is a first rate illustration olunibdaeflonofGodtearingandpeweMmentolupmmdlmf out those ruthless outlaws wha would force their bestial phuosophy‘ of life on peaceful men. It has been the undying marvel of humanity to rise in its darkest hours and by super natural effort defeat the forces which would destroy its very existence. Leaders and led alike rally to the cause and by Divine guidance emerge victorious. * It is a time‘ol\.rejoicin(. The greatest threat against free instituâ€" tions and democratic government in the history of the world has been completely overwhelmed. Britain v{lg its sturdy character and spirit Japan has accepted unconditionally the terms laid down by the Potsdam Declaration. She will be stripped of all her empire territory grined in these fatal years of conquest. August 14, 1945, ‘will stand out as one of the most historit#lates of the world. It is the hope and prayer of all truly civilized men that this date may mark the end of the last war. It has brought to a conâ€" clusion six long years of darkness that has overshadowed the universe. Let the lights shine again‘ lin_‘u;n ng for holida FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1946 Peace At Last Heroic Single copies 5 cents sets up the warning twinges. He proves his point by the rush of patients he has had. Alaska Highway News of Fort St. John waxes confidential with this editorial: "It has taken only one generation to polish off the habit of women wearing corsets. For two genérations we have been calling them foundation garments. Since the days of Ancient Rome up to the 20th century women found it emediem to hold themâ€" selves together in corsets. Physiâ€" cians for lack of a better target blamed many of women‘s ills on to wearing the corset. Preâ€"War One had the stays on the run. Postâ€" War One saw them almost extinct. From the way women are now loolnL outâ€"divorces, cancer, etc.; the a nnin{ rate of deaths due to heart conditionsâ€"proves that the women are not much better off without corsets. A crusede for women to ‘hold themselves in‘ â€"in more ways than oneâ€"is now due!" t Rural electrification proceeds in Manitoba. Seven areas have been selected as first testing grounds which by early December will have electric power in 670 farm homes. Largest area amonfi those selected is municipality of Roland, ’where 310 applications for service have been signed. First expendiâ€". ture will be &10.000. \ _ _A Bracebridge, Ont.,, dentist, Dr. L. N. Ryan thinks the changeâ€" able weather this summer is hard on teeth; hot to cool, and vice versa, Built at a cost of $1,000,000, the corvette "Halifax" has been bought from the War Assets Corporation by A. S. Publicover, a Bridgewater, N.S., resident for $150,000. The vessel is at Liverpool, N.S., where guns and other articles of war are being removed. These corvettes, a number of them at the ships graveyard below Sorel, Que., have a shining place in the history of this war. Construction of a 103â€"mile gas Pipeline at a cost of $1,800,000 rom the Viking gas field to central Alberta towns and cities is under consideration _ by _ Northwestern Utilities of Edmonton. As a twenty year franchise is needed to underâ€" take the project, ratepayers in the various towns to be serviced are to have votes to ratify the prolrosition. Biggest bottleneck is said to be supply of trained engineers. The Hanover (Ont.) Post editor had a vacation in the U.S.A., never saw a single Union Jack disPlayed, but on this sideâ€"plenty of Stars and Stripes. Points to an editorial in the Amherstburg Echo which says: "The complaint is again heard that some people in this disâ€" trict are trying to woo the Ameriâ€" can tourist business with the exâ€" cessive use of American flags. It has been pointed out time and again, that most Americans would much prefer to see Canadian and| British flags when they come to this| country on a holiday and do not appreciate too much fowning.| hrake them welcomeâ€"but let them |â€" know we are Canadians, is the best fol:n of reception possible." _ I Friends in the country are friends: When Bob Waldorf lay ill in the Nipiwin (Sask.) Union hosâ€" pital, men gathered on his farm with plows, and women with lunch baskets. No less than 17 tractors and plows were lined up and in less than three hours the loo-acne‘ field had been plowed. _ like a she:r, according to the story told The Herald. 11 0 00 NACCORTS HOP Sn CECQIâ€" 'u l' * * lontnwfidofmmâ€".hcttobe & 3""’" naide Canada remembe meat extending. . omeâ€"ties in Canada are % 2. True. While other legumes |bound up in sen t and a -suchnpeulndb-mmly ’iuhtmnmnhth-mdmdhmd._bd mlnm The egnse of mt,-oynhummfioonly-m- in the family circle is table that can be directly â€" to us all, but depregsions and wars, tuted for meat ns denger of inflation is still orfâ€" tical. We must never forget that it ;r:- t'!:h'ym utur:h.-fm fore Wl peak o It is ha if history wil t ours® to is :‘&:fi iteelf. Ev:-yy man or womsan pays a cent more for an{ arâ€" ticle than: the uungpfirc is helpâ€" w n tR NP TT OOAE â€"OAP Tnndntirinn ts dE .. 24 alone provide a little treat now and then, a favorite magazine . . .. a movieoneoamonth.ajaro{hm or a nice chop. The war in hl'(:?e is over but the dangae af inflatian to siM _4 ° Jut 1“‘â€" $ trast in F;i.c‘zto July '13"'{,5‘3"5... it 1 that more than double levels. “*M‘hs.ofgmdlood in thewyem following the First ?reat ar worked untold hardship or _ many people. Whutuuodolhrhiubmonu fiveâ€"dollar‘s: worth of groceries, ‘mhmmz x ‘phwi&,n-lznd {and can stow away like a ‘teen age boy or girli) are up against ‘a '°'€fi'e‘“""°“""“' | n prices are inflated an older: person on a pension and unable to work, finds ¢ge going mighty hard Oe en sn se o enaindt _ In contrast to the July cost of living index 25 years ago, July, 1945 marked a happy anniversary of price control. In July 1920 the cost of living in Canada wasflfl.?p&eentlw than at the bewnn. of World War I. In July 1 the cost of livâ€" ing inCaM'-o-iyl..‘lp. cent higher than at the besl;nmgl of World War II. By July 1 thnl ‘l_oq_dprietpeakol 100.2 per cent Style is not important to people ' glhomare literally cm n‘gs‘. ut the committee reed for clothing that is serviceâ€" able and in good repair. A prelimâ€" inary survey now will leave time to mend and sew on buttons before the collector .arrlre& & This drive is sponsored by the {Canadian United Allied Relief Fund on behalf of UNNRA. ‘Though the actual collection will not take place until October comâ€" mittee officials say that it is none too early to begin going over the family supply of clothing and bedâ€" ding, to see what can be spared without the necessity of replaceâ€" ment. war Europe is everyone knows. A pracfiearn?a} to help is going to be available this fall, beâ€" tween October lst and 20th in the form of the "National Clothing Collection." Practical Means of Aiding Needy A plan to exchange agricultural 'grachme students between Canada end Mexico has been proposed by Federico Sanchez, Dean of the Agr}ilcnllturaluSc,a::) othhe m Coahuila, e f e visited Canada to select a herd of doiry cattle for the secretary of the Mexican president He has made his suggestion to the Dominâ€" ion Department of Agriculture, _ ously repudiate the suggestion that price stabilization for farm proâ€" ducts, if accompanied by a sgtem of grading encourages inefficiency Price fluctuations, in the past, they declare, made farmers gamblers rethers than efficient farmers. ‘ The Radio Forum groups conâ€" sidu::dthat gradingai.s a prime hsfleâ€" & against inefficiency proâ€" duction. They readily concede that further improvements in the sysâ€" item of grading might enable proâ€" ducers to meet consumer needs more satisfactorily. They suggest, for instance, that grading practices should be more closely supervised, and that standardization should be on a national rather than on a reâ€" gional or provincial scale. | Farmers Approve Grading Recent meetings of Farm Forum radio have been stressing somethm that the Canadian farâ€" mer has been feeling for some time. And that t.:::fht is that the grading of farm lucts is an exâ€" cellent thing. _ J. F. lg:,Callum. p:‘ints out that twentyâ€"five Koundn waste will make these items: 74 m for emergency life boat nflm 102 cartons for individually pae! life gruerver lights, ten containers for blood plasma, 54 cartons, each to carry six boxes of yellow fever vaccine and 146 cartons each to hold ten u.n.rhli‘aes of gas for inâ€" fating rubber life rafts. one'flunmf the height of a broom handle to. make up twentyâ€"five pounds of salvage paper. The Actâ€" only ing National ‘ s to be grined by leaving ’in sb;m'm.:ld?. ‘mnd-:uqo,gugmum Is Paper Saivage Worth Whilet "Is the paper I send to salvage really worth m" asks Mrs. Householder. tely yest" say the salvage authorities. This is the answer in detail It says that woodlots and shelterbeits should be thought of as farm crops Wood of trees that have died has less value as fuel than woosd. of trees cut green and properiy dried or seasened. For that reasen noâ€" The need for clothing in post deanger of inflation is still orfâ€" . We must never forget that it Back in the Woodlet , finds the going mighty hard. monthly check buys less and as prices rise It will hardly a harvest within mose: or Students With Mexico tuted for meat. True or False? 3. Calves‘ liver has greater food ’!:}ue’ than other livers True or se? True or Falsef over to the governmentâ€"owned War | és-eh Colponfi(itl; f:r sale. o'fl'h'gr‘ orporation usua isposes t through normal business channels, | We are informed that no Speed | Graphic cameras have yet become | ‘“Sul'plut". You might want to coritact one of the Corporation‘s | branch offices, which are located ; in Halifax, Moncton, Montreal, Otâ€" | tawa, Toronto, London, Port Arâ€"| thur, Winnipeg, Regine, Calgary | and Vancouver. | Have you read "The Commonâ€" | sense of W This. | the o e d o ied is paid in equal monthly installâ€" | ments which cannot exceed your | service pay and allowances, (inâ€"| cluding subsistence allowance). The ‘ first gratuity check should reach | you about one month after disâ€"| charge, and with it will come & , gratuity statement. That statement | must be presented to the District [cs::ep:rvli?or of lR;-o:tahlifluna‘&nJ it if you apply for your + ‘since the latter is based on yovn" gratuity. | "I am a photographer lay profesâ€" sion, and have spent my five years in the Air Force in that Lt:ade,"‘ writes a sergeant from ndon, Ontario. "I have been unsuccessful â€" in obtaining a Speed Graphic caâ€" mera. The question in mind .is, can 1 buy one of these cameras from , _ Well, it‘s like this: The clothing altowance of $100 and the Rehabiâ€" litation grant of one month‘s pay gll;cr?z::g:nbepenv;d ig thl? l 1 s ents‘ allowances | that are being paid while you are | in the services will be continued | for one month after discharge: Credit, and in very few cases will !â€"â€".â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"_.___::;â€"_â€",__â€"â€"â€"____â€":â€"m= there be any credit left over. | | However, certain limited amounts| 3. False. All livers are a storeâ€"‘most of week with a satisfactory can be obtained under the Land house of minerals, vitamins and rain on August 6th APPLES conâ€" Act itself for "stock and equipâ€" proteins The amounts vary with tinue to make good development. ment‘ which should include, for the condition and age of the animal ) Some_ _ TRANSPARENTS _ _ and instance, essential furniture up to at the time of slaufiter. Less exâ€"|DUCHESS have been offered on $250, where the small holding costs pensive livers give better food vaâ€" markets. RASPBERRIESâ€"Season less than $8000 (which is usually lue for money spent. finished with a fairly satisfactory the t:ase)il These amounts become C ceR ons ggmgln‘g gric::s :ln cexlling levels. an outright grant after the terms of | ) arliest local toma‘ the contract have been met for ten ‘toes on this week. Supply quite. s CROP REPORT linheh iAFotiioet ©itaiite "How will the gratuitiee be‘ +| well supplied wi e stock an. paid?" writes a former Company| WATERLOO COUNTY (Week prices keeping at ceiling levels.l Sergeant Major from Brandon, ending August 7): Clear and cool Late crop making good growth. Manitoba, "I have heard many verâ€" en zennn_________ _ sions of this, and am taking this * opportunity of writing to you for r-‘_fi____ full information." uipment that is no longer l?fggd by the services is turned ture?" asks an Artificer, RCNVR, from Halifax. For the most part, Reâ€"establishâ€"â€" ment Credit and Veterans‘ Land | Act are alternative rehabilitation benefits, intended to meet the | needs of different people. As long | as a V.L.A. loan is outstanding, you | can‘t apply for the Credit. Even when the loan has been completeâ€" ly repaid within 10 years after disâ€" j charge, benefits received under the Land Act are deducted from the | "If I take a small holding under the Veteran‘s Land Act, may :;np- ply my Reâ€"establishment C t to the purchase of tools and furniâ€" The Road Ahoodâ€"A Column timates. Education in China Education in China has gone forâ€" ward despite the war. Cuntu-in( the 1937 and 1943 figures it is seen that the number of universities and technical colleges increased by almost 50 per cent while the numâ€" ber of students increased more than 100 per cent. very many of us, went into the armed services and others went to the cities to work in war factories. The Bureau of Statistics figures l\owthndnrln‘:h:lfll-am Saskatchewan the greatest number of people leaving to live inoth:r.’mvmn- As a matter of faet, 1 people left Saskatcheâ€" van, while only 30,059 came in The net decrease in the population 46,478, Alberta 41,841, New Brunsâ€"| wick 10,177, Prince Edward Island | 2672, and Quebec 1,584. On the‘ other hand, the net increase through migration in British c»-‘ lumbia was 82,498, Ontario 77,484 pnd Nova Scotia 7,848 of Manitoba through migration was 46,478, Alberta 41,841, Ew Brunsâ€" seives. The depression dragged on | ‘*"°‘:¢*'33!;=.,-9!e were only | Toronto, London, Port Ar» read "The Common. ve h 3 s Mmfififlwm rated is available liss [ ERNH moantacs Service gratuity proper contain no protein. mm mmine men use mss eucu‘s crop and prices at ceiling levels. T ,TOMATOth&-Ear.l‘iwts loca‘l ton:ai ‘toes on this week. Supply quite ROP REPORT iss os wis week, Supoly quite +| well supplied with table stock and ..YATEARIDO ,‘COHNTY (Week ‘ prices keeping at ceiling levels. ing Aranet L Mn ns ubiatt tf drte snfi 08 2 TLE HYDROâ€"ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO Your Hydro has done and is deoing everything pessible to e ersential rural services. The Hydro rural service that you are v compleied juit as soon as the iabour and material situation pormits, Vommhomtwfimfly‘nllnummflhbomm,flm service will bo:madeâ€"available as the supply of labour and materials improves. Already sufticient applications have been received which will require the construction of over 2,000miteso of line that cannot be undertaken in 1945. However, your Hydro is making every. oeffest toâ€" complete by the ond of 1945 all applications made in 1944 that have been officialtyâ€"approved by letter. The reâ€"building of this world will be a stupendous undertakingâ€"it will require new conceptionsâ€"new blueâ€" printeâ€"new hope. It will need the unfettered, invigorating vision of Youth. It will require the proven O ver tomorrow‘s horizon there will be a world at peace . . . calm fields ... lazy white roads . . . and hours in which to rebuild a shattered worldâ€" a world in which Canada‘s Youth PSinbbinitnlicanPrecaiish onfi flsnd waflci cinfiind hnb hob lcb " _ your Hydro can definitely say that your application for service certainly has not "slipped our mind." Everything that can be done is being done to serve as many new customers as soon as possible. O the writer of this letter vera usand other T YBUF Harlen »an M.u::d...’ ..._.. ”‘.. m _others who are in the same position HYDRO < RURAL SERVICE ... WHEN? of free enterprise. And domondlsdoh.mmo&bhmwb s . th.flflnwnllfllfo”‘yumml-flh WATERLOOâ€"J. 8. McMilian, Mgr. Incorporated 1855 ‘W. L. Sharpe, Mgr. contribution to the rapid progress of a young and forwardâ€"looking nation. It will not fail to take an active and vital part in‘ supporting the conâ€" struction of the better world to come, For 90 years, the Bank of Toronto has never failed to offer the experi. enced guidance, the friendly counsel, and the sound financial backing indispensable to resourceful, emq-'.‘ Youth itself will want sound finanâ€" cial aid that will enable our young men and women to crystallize their vision into productive action. ’Thorough spraying and dusting is keeping pests and diseases fairly well under control. TURNIPSâ€" Growth has ll):een gxeellent and prospects are bright for a very saâ€" tisfactory yield of shipping turnips. Considerable spraying and dusting being done to control waterâ€"core. OTHER VEGETABLESâ€"All makâ€" ing good growth and sufficient supâ€" plies to satisfy all local demands. BE A BLOOD DONOR â€"HELP SAVE A LIFF