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The Midland Free Pressâ€"Herald commenting on the raise in indemâ€" nities for M.P.‘s says in part: "While they are at it they might as well do a little better for the grandfathers and _ grandmothers who can no lonfir yht back against the oncoming old age with all its handicaps Then posâ€" sibly the Fublic would look more sympathetically on the MP.‘s A. 8. C. Farmnham, who retired from the Canadian Pacific service as conductor after 48 yrs., has some distinctions. He was on the Royal train that carried King George been on a visit in Manitoba, Sasâ€" katchewan on his way to Califorâ€" nia. He started civilian life anew in 1942 with sixtyâ€"five cents in his Kocket Then went flying the orthwest Territories pulling teeth for a living, stumbled upon a gold claim and is reported today to have half a million in cash and half a million in shares of his own gold mine. The Neepawa (Man.) Press, where he visited quotes him as saying, "It‘s quite a feeling having a million bucks" Sez he? claim for higher pay and Queen Elizabeth in 1939; for the Duke of Devonshire, ’onrmr eral of Canada in 1921; for Lord g(hl_”.‘.-!'d 1927 when Hon. Irrigation means money in Alâ€" berta. In spite of labor shortage last year, one Barnwell district farâ€" mer claimed he harvested and sold $5,000 worth of strawberries from a patch only a little larger than two acres. .. . An epidemic of uprooted traffic signs in Penticton, B.C., forced council to order them made out of metal and cemented down. .. The LO.B.A. old time dance at Melâ€" fort, Sask., was over and the treasâ€" urer laid the proceeds in a purse, $100, on the hall table, turned and it was gone. . . The first election in Colchester South, Ontario in eleven years, found eleven mentioned for four positions of councillor. . . Four year old June Trudeau was the heâ€" roic rescuer of 9â€"yearâ€"old Charles Chevrier who fell in the Quyon riâ€"| ver, Arnprior, Ont., going through the ice; she held him up until her cries brought help. . . A new speâ€" cies of fur bearing animal has been found on the banks of the Koksilah River, the Duncan, B.C., Leader reâ€" ports; six inches long, it has a tapâ€" ering, 3â€"inch scaly tail, with fine, blueâ€"steel fur covering the body; suggested it may have come aâ€" shore from Russian ships loading at Cowichan Bay. â€" got another yet. . . Six robberies n Kamioups, BC since Chrigtmas have given a total loot of $5 in cash, two bottles of vanilla extract E T I bronpidstradiina n th un ndsibâ€"inaiistti ns d i d fls oinc d oi ing. Mrs, Annie King celebrated discussions of the inquiry commitâ€" her 106‘}1_‘bil'fhdly in the Brantâ€" tee, was smashed 'oa.qy when the ford hospital on Christmas %‘. most representative gathering of but was active well past her 1 Arabs in this country since 1936 Then we get word of the death 0f turned thumbs down on any conâ€" George Layimer, lifeâ€"long resident cession to Jews, and asked an end of Angus, near Camp Borden at to the mandate. It was a meeting 106. His formula: "Don‘t dflnk." 'sponmed »by the newlyâ€"formed don‘t smoke, get lots of exercise." | Arap High Committee. Last winter, as usual he kept the| ‘These Arabs who represented path from his house to road, 438 the Supreme Arab Council, labor feet, clear of snow, work which he groups, professional and religious said never did him any harm. We|groups, not only refused to admit must agree. . any more Jews into the country, Odd items: Little Delmer Melâ€" | put called for a waterâ€"tight boycott don Paul of Lacombe, Alta,, PrOâ€" | of all Jewish goods. duced his first tooth at seven Wehrciit es innreamscocmcrsancammmmnens weeks, now threeâ€"months hasn‘t If that is the case, there is nothing much that can be done, but we assure you that if you continue to sit back and accept these conditions, the law of averages is one day going to single you out for an experiâ€" mental car accident. Some of the city fathers who read this, will smile smugly and cogitate that more than the roads are cracked. They could be right.â€" but they do not need to feel that because there are very few car accidents in this district they have nothing to do with it. This part of it is up to the people themselves. For area and population this county has probably more good and careful drivers than anywhere in the province. Howeverâ€"Waterloo and Kitchener are not alone in their distinction of having bad roads. On No. 3 HighWway from Waterloo to Peter‘s Corners, near Hamilton, the highway is something to talk aboutâ€"using of course the most descriptive language possible. or until the sun and traffic breaks up the ice. Little or no effort is made to sand this strip of highway until it has reached a state where it is impossible to keep a car on the road, and even then the sand is scattered so thin that a motorist plays leapâ€"frog from one bit of sand to the next,; with a 50â€"50 chance of landing in the ditch in between At the risk of being accused of harping, we again bring up the subject of roads(?) in the Wateriooâ€"Kitchener area. Not that gnyone would describe them of actually being roads in the sense of the wordâ€" obstacle course would be better and more descriptive, and would take in the numerous holes and trenches, the set of hurdles called "street car tracks", the train crossing with its tank traps in between each set of tracks, the glare ice that marks the spot you are supposed to drive, more ice where you are supposed to stop, and the deceptive appearing banks of snow that lie in wait for the unsuspecting motorist between the sidewalk and that portion of public property that is referred to What IS the matter in this district? Have the residents put up with these conditions for so long that they take them for granted, or have they decided that whatever accident that happens, it couldn‘t happen to them? Or don‘t they remember that they pay taxes .or road maintenance, sanding and snowplowing included. Not only is it rough enough to be used for a testing ground for army tmcks. but after a snowfall it is a potential deathâ€"trap for days, Longevity of Ontarions is amazâ€" THE WATERLOO® CHRONNCLE THE BEAN PRINTING & PUBLISHING CO. Owners and Publishers Subscriptions Payable in Advance $1.00 per year in Canadn; $200 per year cutside Canada â€" _ Single copies 5 cents. t o 1oag "At FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1946 Speakers, at a later mass meetâ€" ing urged formation of a coalition government to provide "freedom of speech and assembly, and demandâ€" ed the removal of corrupt officials said the demonstration was part of a countryâ€"wide movement. ‘ SHANGHAIâ€"Shanghai students demonstrated in the streets on Monday, and shouted, "Why don‘t you go home" at American troops. ‘The demonstration was for the esâ€" tablishment of a democratic China, and the withdrawal of United States forces from China. 1 _ The students marched six abreast groups, not only refused to admit any more Jews into the country, but called for a waterâ€"tight boycott of all Jewish goods. China Students Shout "Go Home" At U.S. Troops JERUSALEM.â€"Hope that some Of the same purchasing power, semblance of peace might be obâ€" jumped to 251 per cent. of what it tained in Palestine at least during ‘ was in 1900; the value of agriculâ€" discussions of the inquiry eomnm-\tural products exported rose 300 tee, was smashed 'oaqy when the per cent., and the number of bushâ€" most representative gathering of °ls of wheat we produced grew by Arabs in this country since 1936 685 per cent. The increase in our turned thumbs down on any conâ€" Production of minetals was: copâ€" cession to Jews, and asked an end Per. 2,079 per cent.; gold, 114; lead, to the m'am.iate. It was a meeting :3775 mc}:g_l._ 3.181; silver, 204; asâ€" of the Crescent Lake district who boasts of the fourth male descenâ€" aant of the original owner, all livâ€" ing and in ao:d health. Now 82, he migrated from the United States in Arabs Refuse To Accept Jews province to live in says great grna:flnther Julius }!?el. farmer of the Crescent Lake district who Montreal to Megantic Mr. Farn ham is a Gnndbg, Que., man. Saskatchewan is a pretty good of Great Britain made a trip from Post Ofice Department, Ottawa Mlaven‘t you two heard what happened to a couple of «tilsess.... other wellâ€"known dictators}" LAFFâ€"A â€"DAY "And now, what should we do to (make sure the progress of the past ihalf century is continued and exâ€" panded in the next 50 years? I have no doubt that we have made mistakes in preparation for and conduct of our economic plans, but if we look ahead carefu{ly. make our plans as prudent individuals, corporations and as a nation, and carry them out energetically. 1 am very sure the greatest half cenâ€"| lury in Canada‘s history lies just‘ ahead. | "When we review the past 45 years and reflect on these things which have been accomplished, o adinn dr t fls tted tA it BB ~Puttat ie t 3 uisnn |assures supplies of raw material 377; nickel, 3,781; silver, 204; asâ€" lindefinitelf;pand our historical caâ€" bestos, 1,115 . Our output of wood | pacity for tolerance wins for us reâ€" pulp increased 1,892 per cent OUT specfful attention in the councils railways expanded their track mileâ€" ‘of untions, age 133 per cent., the number of | "Yet, some people persist in say: passengers 214 per cent., and tons ing: ‘Times are going to be hard.‘ of freight 302 per cent. The tonnage ‘This is no occasion for thoughts of of seaâ€"borne shipping cleared at {fallure. Canadian ports rose by 288 pet "I refuse to believe that after so cent. Telephone instruments in use ’long-continued slow but proâ€" increased by 2,585 per cent. Elecâ€" ’gress mankind will allow itself to tric incandescent lamps, so numerâ€" |be annihilated by atomic bombs, ous today as to be impracticable to |or to be enfeebled by long drawn count numbered only 815,000 in | out decay, or paralyzed by disputes 1900. _ Radios, automobiles and ’which ruin international trade and aeroplanes were not even predictâ€" coâ€"operation. This country should ed in the 1900 statistical books. The have no doubt of itself or of the registrations of radios are not by centribution it can make to the any means a complete record Of inâ€" | world, All we need is faith in Canâ€" struments in use, but total 1% milâ€" ada and confidence in our own enâ€" “ %ion. Automobiles number 1%4 milâ€" terprise and energy to make the: ion. ooA s ELM NS " _ "Here are some figures which should be considered alongside the fact that our population has inâ€" creased just 123 per cent in the 45 years under review. The number of acres occupied for farm purâ€" poses increased 176 per cent.; the value of farm property, in dollars of the same purchasing power, jumped to 251 per cent. of what it was in 1900; the value of agriculâ€" tural products exported rose 300 per cent., and the number of bushâ€" els of wheat we produced grew by ‘READY TO MOVE FORWARD | Solid ground for optimism was to be found, said Mr. Wilson, in Canada‘s tremendous record of acâ€" complishment since the turn of the century. "Have our People confiâ€" dence in themselves?" asked Mr. lWilson. ~"If they would pause and reflect upon the historic advance of their country, they would find few reasons for depression and maâ€" ny reasons to justify hope of sucâ€" cess. The record of what was acâ€" complished is marvelious, the adâ€" vancement of every year being built upon that of preceding years Some interruption occurred, but now we are ready again to move forward. A comparison between our material circumstances in 1900 and in 1945 is well worth looking at. Solid confidence in Canada‘s imâ€" part can pl of international undanundx” and wellâ€"being were voiced g. W. Wilson, President of Royal Bank of Canada at the Bank‘s Anâ€" nual Meeting. Referring to reconstruction probâ€" lems, Mr. Wilson said: "The first important task in our postâ€"war reâ€" construction is the conversion of industry to production of the basic needs of a civilized community, with the minimum of dislocation. unemployment, and friction. For two or three years, since we passed the peak of our war effort, we have been ;iving thought to the reconâ€" struction period. Now, we are in it The problem is no longer speâ€" culative but is gradually being met in a practical manner, more or less sau:g' ctorily. If one or more sections of the masterpiece we deâ€" sire to produce are not filled in at once, let us not worry too much, ‘but look at the whole picture and its good prospects Many of our people, not reah‘zinfnthe nature of the real problems reconversion and reconstruction, want a quick answer to all questions, and an imâ€" mediate completion of all plans. There cannot be such an easy way: changes in nature, people, and life are continuous. not abrupt." The Royal Bank of Canada|m#n*: zs Annual. Meeting |t==‘-i.='="r§§ Morria W, Wilion, Prosident. sige se Guich aih sany‘ sttation | EP es meny o dprmancer Bank and ready to assist reconversion M&Mvmhmum-‘m LL Wa a00,0 90 €02, TD C DME, COPAPNOGASI CCC CRImUSTY | BeZcrring to WWe Denks staff to foster world coâ€"operation. Questions whether | which numbers over 10,000. A mh most of trade opportunities h'mi-d-i::fl--un---u + o m on es ba o rassllg wellclccl o 10L us 011 ,_ _ 3___,,._|were 2%321, of which 1171 were ,_General Manager, reports assets exceeding|from Canada Many obtained high ; 127,000 individual loans of $500 and ‘ under have been made. In March } of last year the Farm Improvement | Loans Act came into force. Figâ€" ures released by the Government disclose that up to the end of last ‘October, all Chartered Banks had | made a total of 3,669 loans under the Act for the aggregate sum of $2,9011,224. It is satisfactory to learn that our share of this total| was the largestâ€"namely, 1,245 in number and $998,570 in amount We might say that the immediately | foregoing fl{ures were Infix:g:ly exâ€" ceeded, both as to nu T and| nmougt, in the lonr;;dwef made durâ€" ing the same per or exactly | similar fmrpooec in the ordinary | course of business outside the proâ€" | visions of the Act. ; $2911224. It is satisfactory to| ‘"The strike record for 1944 and learn that our share of this total |the current predominance of "union was the largestâ€"namely, 1,245 in |security" as a major issue in labor number and $998,570 in amount |disputes indicates that at Neast a We might say that the immediately |section of organized labor is belnnz foregoing fliures were Iafil:g:ly exâ€" |used to can? out a longâ€"prepa ceeded, both as to nu r and|ond carefully planned campaign amount, in the loans we made durâ€" | with its objective not the benefit of ing the same period for exactly |the worker as such, but of union similar rurposes in the ordinary |treasuries and union executives. course of business outside the proâ€" | The ur(enzoof war did not stop visions of the Act. tre latter m puminf this obâ€" ‘‘The details I have :iven you ilâ€"|jective. It is increasingly obvious lustrate the policy and aim of the|that the urgency of w into bank to render banking service and |fullâ€"seale peacetime uetion assistance not‘to any narrow seeâ€" will be equally ineffectual." _GENERAL MANAGER‘3 ADDRESS In presenting the financial stateâ€" ment, James Muir, General Manâ€" ager, reported assets of $2,007,546,â€" 978, the highest in the history of tue bank. He remarked, however, | ‘that size is not the gauge of the V‘uank‘s ambitionsâ€"but rather that, always mindful if its reigonsibili- ties to its depositors, it should fill ‘the role of providing all classes of ithe public with a high order of | prompt, efficient and helpful serâ€" , vice." |__Mr. Muir stressed the part beâ€" ‘ing played by the Royal Bank in nelping clients solve their reconâ€" ‘version problems through loans, ‘an increased number«of which "are being made for Capital Expendiâ€" iure purposes and on more extendâ€" ed terms than used to be customâ€" ary. Naturally, we endeavor to apâ€" praise these risks with care. This policy is not only of benefit to cusâ€" iomers in assisting with expansion and improvement of their open-‘ tions, but, in addition, is an imâ€"} portant factor in the overâ€"all picâ€" ture of employment and rehabiliâ€" tation. Many loans of this characâ€" ter have been made at branches‘ across Canada. Other lending actiâ€" vities might be mentionea: l"or' cxample, during, the year the nceds of the personal or casual borrower have been met to| the extent that in round figures, i _ ‘"‘The _ International â€" Monetary Fund and the International Bank of ‘Reconstruction set up under the Bretton Woods agreement are eviâ€" ‘dcnce of a good spirit. I believe we have done well so far in makâ€" ing these arrangements; they preâ€" sent an outward and visible sign ‘that nations are conscious of the world outside themselves." |_"Our geographical position makes us the link connecting the two |great industrialized countries, Great Britain and the United ‘States; our membership in the ‘commonwealth of free peoples gives us a world position much higher than would be warranted if ‘we stood alone; our %reat indusâ€" trial technjcal skill helps us meet the requirements of any market; \our rich store of natural resources ’ "I refuse to believe that after so': longâ€"continued slow but sure pm-‘; gress mankind will allow itself to| be annihilated by atomic bombs,{. or to be enfeebled by long drawn out decay, or paralyzed by disputes | which ruin international trade and |; coâ€"operation. This country should have no doubt of itself or of the ) contribution it can make to the‘; world. All we need is faith in Canâ€" 4 ada and confidence in our own enâ€" |1 terprise and energy to make the ‘, second half of this century greater |, and more abundant than the first /; which was, in a material sense, as / 1 have shown, great indeed." 1 ‘"Yet, some people persist in say: ing: ‘Times are going to be hard.‘ This is no occasion for thoughts of failure. \ readv to assist reconversion |Of honours and decorations for vaâ€" _ ready to assist "‘-'““lau-mm It is my sad duty in loans to firms and individuals. to place on record that 193 of these ‘surely we find it evident that Canâ€" |!ves in ‘fin-t-mulc.ull adaandlupeopk,'lthlmdm"iw' wish me to extend like that, do not need to be fearful | !° families and friends on of the future just because they canâ€" |YOur behalf and on behalf of their "If we admit that prosperity in Canada is not just local, then the next step is to consider how we can help ourselves by measures deâ€" signed to raise the purchasing powâ€" er of other countries so that they can buy our goods. _ â€" TRADE OPPORTUNITIES | } "While all countries in the world require goods Canada produces, it seems well to look particularly at a continent where ma:\j' wellâ€" versed persons think Canada is not making the most of her opportuniâ€" tyâ€"South America. The total vaâ€" lue of imports to the South Ameâ€" rican Republics in 1940 was one billion, 11%, million dollars. This indicates the extent of the market in general, and it is particularly inâ€" ‘ teresting to take note of the fact that so many commodities required : by these countries are products of | Canada, including iron and steel.f chemicals, paper, wood and maâ€" nufactures of wood, _ vehicles, paints, wheat and other foodstuffs, mining machinery, industrial maâ€" chinery, electrical, apparatus, and many minerals There is still a wide field which Canada may culâ€" tivate. ed imaginative . Parti. |reporting to us, each is interviewed cularly, he ‘mfl of byu:&u-mmnmmu wmmam.m. previous record and service, and sufficient nationâ€"a policy which if eVerything is done to make him pursued could be disastrous to emâ€"|feel at home. Our set policy is to ployment and national wealth. treat these returning men with One of the greatest needs of the immediate future, he said, was the healthy development of foreign markets. past ;ch:\evene:ht: Future proâ€" gress depended on a apâ€" praisal of weaknesses mdflnd- of the future just because canâ€" |JOuf Denall and on behaif of their not pull out of a pigeonâ€"hole the |colleagues expressions of our deepâ€" complete answer to every question posed." _Mr. Wilson, however, warned for s «3 €500 . flict. ‘"The exact figures were 190 strikes from January to November in 1944 as compared to 175 last year. Time loss in the 1945 period was more than double that of 1944, but that was due only to the fact that 10.000 automobile workers went on strike in September and precipitatâ€" ed a series of sgmpathy strikes throughout the industry. ‘‘The disclosure is significant in that it ?enetmtes the camouflage some union leaders have sought to draw over the real reason for toâ€" day‘s labor unrest They have claimed that organized labor served with patriotic selfishness through the war years and now seeks only to gain some objectives in Ipeace’ that were denied it in time of conâ€" ing editorial. "And neither is the other currently pushed claim, that during the war there was a truce. with the country practically free of strikes. ‘"‘Flat denials of both assertions come from the official r_e&ort of the Department of Labor. ese show that current strikes have little to do with the question of wages or hours and are therefore not tied with reconversion and that outâ€" breaks were actually more prevaâ€" ient during than since the war. ; In November, 1945, there were 24 strikes in existence at one time or another, 31,010 workers with a time loss of 441,938 manâ€"days, comâ€" |pared with 16 strikes in the preâ€" vious month ,when 22,257 workers |were involved in strikes, with a , time loss of 419,210 manâ€"days. i The automotive workers‘ and reâ€" lated strikes accounted for more than 97 per cent of the total time loss in November last, and involved more than 90 per cent of all Canaâ€" dian workers on strike at any time in that month. That supposition is not correct." says The Finarcial Post in a leadâ€" REAL ISSUE BEHIND STRIKES ‘‘There is a popular belief, assiâ€" duously fostered by some labor leaders, that recent strikes are the "inevitable result" of reconversion. ber, 1945, according to a statement' The Division‘s inspectors attendâ€" ‘issued by the Hon. Humphrey |ed 1,970 boats to examine plant maâ€" Mitchell, Minister of Labor. Iterial arriving in passengers‘ bagâ€" Figures for 1945 to the end of | gage. Nine passengers were found November show 175 strikes as havâ€" n{o‘have had plants in their possesâ€" ing occurred, involving 87,855 sion illegally. At Niagara Falls workers, with a time loss of 1,216,â€" |bridgeheads 288 plants and 210 ears 692 manâ€"days, compared with 190 ‘of corn were seized and destroyed strikes, involving 73,173 workers because of violations of regulations. and a time loss of 477,613 days for| Throughout the year there were the same period last year. Thus 200 interceptions of insects and the record shows an increase in diseases on imported plants and 1945 of 155 per cent in time lost plant products. over the same period of 11 months| There were 4,038 inspections of in 1944. ’ plant products from 24 countries In November, 1945, there were involving 1,541,534 containers plus 24 strikes in existence at one time '71 carloads. Fifteen shipments proâ€" or another, 31,010 workers with a ‘hibited by regulation were refused time loss of 441,938 manâ€"days, comâ€" entry; 14 of the consignments were pared with 16 strikes in the preâ€" destroyed, and one sent back to the vious rpont.h .ylhen 22,257 workers shipper. The strike of the automotive workers at Windsor and the resultâ€" ing sympathetic strikes at Brantâ€" ford, Hamilton, Kitchener, Sarnia and Windsor accounted for 70 per cent of all time lost due to strikes in the period January to Novemâ€" ber, 1945, according to a statement issued by the Hon. Humphrey Mitchell, Minister of Labor. Special reference was made by Mr. Muir to the part played by the bank‘s branches in foreign lands in promoting trade and understandâ€" ing. He stated that the Bank‘s first foreign branch had been opened nearly half a century ago and that ‘toâ€"day branches abroad numbered 61. "We are the only Canadian bank covering such a large field, he said, "and during the years we bave in this way directly contriâ€" buted to Canada‘s steadily increasâ€" ing international trade and cultural relations." STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS DURING NOVEMBER. 1945 bank for pension purposes, and if h their serviceâ€"pay was less t.h.ln{m their salary at time of enlistment, yo they were not required to contriâ€" i ou bute to the Pension Fund. The at bank‘s Group Insurance planâ€"plus TY war risk in their caseâ€"was mainâ€" lat tained for them, the entire preâ€" ou mium being paid by the bank. In in addition to these security measures | of carried on for the staff, hospital on and surgical benefits insurance is l of maintainedâ€"a substantial portion}w3 of the cost being borne by the ed bunk. Recently a retiring plan en was inaugurated whereby women op employees and _ men not members ./ of the Pension Fund are assured of |., an annual income when the time th comes for them to give up their duâ€" | hne ties. Generally speaking, women ‘ore employees will retire at 55 years an of age. The plan is nonâ€"contribuâ€" (img tory on the part of these employâ€" | .. : treat these returning men with Tairness and understanding, and to see to it that in no case are they worse off materially than if they had never been away. Their reâ€" sponse and attitude are most .lfnfi- fying, and only make us the more proud of them. Their years of service in the forces are allowed to count as years of service in the forded every “'fiomm""' nity to reâ€"acâ€" climatize ves quickly. Upon reporting to us, each is interviewed est sympathy. | _ _ _ "Seven hundred and ninetyâ€"eight of the men formerly in the Armed Services have already returned to the bank, and they are being afâ€" enc 0 UK ks ms _ In the export of plants and plant |products, 2,305,252 plants were inâ€" |spected and certified for export. k During the year 445 ocean boats were examined before being loaded | _ Inspectors are stationed at all the main points of entrance and exit in the Dominion. In the latest reâ€" !port of the Dominion Minister of Agriculture, it is recorded that !wen under war conditions no fewâ€" er than 15,468.879 plants were inâ€" ’spccted during the year under reâ€" view. These plants were in 19,355 ‘containers imported from five difâ€" ferent countries, under 1,970 stanâ€" gard and 197 emergency permits, requiring 6,049 separate inspecâ€" tions,. Eight hundred and five of the inspections dealt with parcel post importations, covering 35,896 plants in 850 containers Fifteen importations were refused entry because of infractions of the reguâ€" lations under the Destructive Inâ€" sect Pest Act. ‘of imported and exported plants and plant products for the presence “of insects and disease harmful to vegetation; the treatment of affectâ€" ed shipments, or their refusal of entry or of export as required; the operation of fumigation stations and fumigation research; the mainâ€" tenance of domestic quarantines; the carrying out of surveys in conâ€" nection with the spread, control, or eradication of new pests; the issuâ€" ance of health certificates coverâ€" ing the export of plant material to meet the requirements of importâ€" ing countries; the establishment of standards governing the producâ€" tion and shipment by inspection in the field, in storage and at shipping pointâ€"to mention only a few of the main activities of the Division. Agriculture, Canada would unâ€" doubtedly be the happy hunting ground of many kinds of foreign insects and diseases affecting the plant life of the Dominion. These insects and diseases assail the borâ€" ders of Canada by road, rail, sea and air. Keeping Canada‘s plant life free from external attack of enemies inâ€" volves the Division in a multifariâ€" ous catalogue of operations, each ar extensve udertaking in itself. There are for instance, the formuâ€" lation and enforcement of the variâ€" ous regulations of the Destructive Insect and Pest Act .the inspection Were it not for the constant vlfu- ance of the Plant Protection Diviâ€" Constant Vigilance Protect Plant Life be held at the Head Office of the Company, Waterloo, Ontario, oi ieenpee, tri agp o nela es Financial Statement of the Company m)fir ended Decemâ€" Waterloo, January 16, 1946 establish an Agents‘ Pension Fund, and for the transaction of such other business as is proper at such a meeting. Notice is * Annual s "Z “."‘.‘_.u. c.qm. h. s o e ns '-,A; ay in Life .m Financial Statement of the Company for the year ended Decemâ€" ber 31, 1945, for the election of Directors and Auditors, for the consideration of a Byâ€"law passed by the Board of Directors to PeBLSHED In ThE puBuic iMTEREEY gy JOMM LABATT LIMITED THE DOMINION LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY Head Office â€" Waterioo, Ontario 57th Annual General Meeting \ By order of the Board of Directors. Good NHusting / Good hunting and our wise game laws bring more and more friendly visitors from south of the border. They‘re doubly welcome as fine sportsmen and because they help our economy. It‘s up to each one of us to encourage their visits . . . give them a real welcome every time. Affliim. Ontario profits almost as much from tourist busiâ€" ness as from gold mining, It‘s up to us to keep this business growing LGGHL wemleg Viives csmmb KK vaome onl / (TO OUR FRIENDS FROM THE u. S.) Department â€" of "alls Even though the vote was not ears unanimous, the council decided to yed revert to its original 30 per cent ons. wage demand unless General Moâ€" vere tors, which Friday rejected the and 17% pegent proposal; accepts it and by Jan. 21. The company has ofâ€" fered 12 per cent. s of: A G.M. spokesman‘s first comâ€" ries ment was "we made ourselves clear plus on Friday." ! _ In Washington the National Laâ€" bor Relations Board, agreed to hold a hearing on the CIO auto workâ€" ers‘ union charges, that General Motors had failed to bargain colâ€" lectively on wages. The board said that national interest demanded a {decision on this point without reâ€" gard to its acceptance of _its postâ€" war wage demands. tors Council of the CIO United Automobile Workers have acceptâ€" ed a Government factâ€"finding proâ€" posal to boost wage 17% per cent as a basis for settling the 54â€"dayâ€" old General Motors strike. Every tourist dollar is shared this way: 1. Hotels; 2, Stores; 3. Restaurants; 4. ‘Taxes, eto.; 5. Amuseâ€" ments; 6, Garages Then there were inspections of dehydration plants; fumigation of infested plant products in a thouâ€" sand railway cars, and the numerâ€" ous field projects for suppressing and controlling destructive pests like the Dutch elm, disease, Japâ€" anese beetle, and pear psylla. Union Approves Gogmment Plan In 6.M. Dispute with foodstuffs, and 89 of the boats required cleaning or treatment to remove insect infestations One nungred end seventyâ€"two. lake boats were also inspected with 118 requiring cleaning, and 101 differâ€" ent inspections were made of eleâ€" vators, flour mills, and warehouses in association with food protection. Waterloo, January 2nd, 1946 will be held at the Company‘s Head Office, Waterloo, Ontario, on Thursâ€" day, February the seventh, 1946, at one o‘clock in the afternoon, to reâ€" ceive the report of the Directors for the past year, to elect Directors in the place of those retiring, and to transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. All policyholders, regardless of the amount insured, are egtitled to vote. * THE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Seventyâ€"sixth ANNUAL MEETING of the Policyholders of NEW YORK.â€"The General Moâ€" G:\ Annual Meeting OF CANADA H. Holmes, Secretary President.