lim LOOiQNG DOWN IN THE MOUTH 1 I Who I George Blackman, attendant at San Francisco's Fleishhaeker Zoo, 1 15^ a bucket, he immediately checked up on two-ton Pebbles, the faippripqtainus. Above, Pebbles lays "A-a-ah" to prove he didn't â- wallow t>*tocket. OTTAWA REPORTS That Canadian Farmers Have Achieved a Remarkable Record of Food Production During Five Years of War. The fanners of Canada, lays the Canadian Federation of Agricul- ture, finished the season of 1944, •iter five years of war, conscious that they had accomplished in those five years the most remarkable job of food production on record. Pro- duction figures presented to the annual Dominion-provincial pro- duction eonference held in Ottawa ia December told. the story of this achievement. In meats the lt44 production was the greatest on record, more than tH billion lbs. Compared with 1930,. '-rmers produced 10% more tota> milk in 1944; 19% more but- ter, %0% more cheese and 70% more evaporated milk. Egg and ponltry figures were the highest on record. The Federation, as the national voice of organized agriculture in Canada, had a prominent role in the conference. The president, H. H. Hannam, who with seven mem- bers of the executive, Mt at the r| Dominion-proyiji,,lHr conference \table,,Q^g ff,>./.W the importance - -» z'. th« type of planning In produc- tion from year to year to bring far- mers Into partnership In planning the direction of necessary produc- tion adjustments In a constructive way. The working out of a system of floor prices was the next step, Mr. Hannam said. He added that organized marketing would need to be carried into the international field. I ♦ * * Of Canadian co-operative en- terprises telephone services are the most numerous with a total of >,- 187, according to the latest data compiled by the "Economic Anna- Hst", published by the Dominion department of Agriculture. This b for 1941-43. Credit unions are next, numbering 1,780; dairy indu- stry co-operatives number 440; food products, 618; petroleum and auto accessOriea, 800; feed, fertilizer, etc., •>&; farmers' mutual insurance «o-operativcs, 400; coal, wood and koilding material, 418; clothing and honlc furnishings, 829; live- stock, 835; fruits and vegetables, 181; grains and seed, 108; poultry, 184; machinery, 128; fishermen, 67; hospital care, 60; miscellaneous merchandising, 635 ; miscellaneous marketing, 14; honey, 6. Payment of war service gratui- ties to discharged personnel will be commenced soon after the first of the New Year. The re-establish- ment credit, it is intimated, cannot be paid until the discharged person has applied for his war service gra- tuity and received a statement of the amount for which he is eligible. * * « A blinded war veteran. Major E. A. Dunlop of Toronto, has been appointed chief of the disability training and placement branch of the Dominion Government's De- partment of Veterans Affairs, the minister, Hon. Ian Mackenzie, has announced, .^(^'or Dunlop lost his sight in a training accident in Eng- land when he heroically picked up a live bomb dropped by i soldier in an effort to remove the danger. Have You Heard? A young wife, wirhing to an- nounce ihc birth of her first child to a irieiid in a distant city, tele- graphed, "Isaiah 9: fl," VVhicli passage be- gins: "Fcr unto us a child is born, unto us .« son is given." Her friend, unfamiliar with the Scriptures, said to her husband. "Margaret evidently has a boy who weights nine pouniis and six ounces, but why on earth did they name him Isaiah." Patron â€" "May I have aome â- itationery?" Hotel Clerk â€" "Are you a guest <if this hotel?" Patron â€" "Heck, no. I'm pay- ing $5 /I day." Pate: Lend me a shovel to get my friend out of the bog. Farmer: How far has he sunk down? Pat: Up to his ankles. Farmer: Can't he get out him- selfr Pat: Ah, but he fell in head first. Uncle: "So this Is the young hopeful, eh? Why, I looked Jtut like him at that age. Whafs he crying about?" T ittle Niece: "He must have heard what you said." To Learn Farming The Hard Way When training of soldiers who wish to farm, is begun in Canada, one feature that should not be ne- glected is the care and manage- ment of farm animals, says the Hon. Duncan Marshall. If the man to undergo such training has no farm experience the only way to give such a training % on a farm where livestock is a chief feature, and the time should be taken to do this. The idea that a man un- acquainted with livestock can learn by lectures is too foolish to be considered. FOUGHT SIDE BY SIDE War brides who arrived in Montreal included an English girl who has become as famous for her personal brav^n' â- * ^°^ '"'' *°°^ looks. She is Mrs. Sonia D'Artois, shown above with her husband, Capt. Guy D'Artois. Both parachuted into France to help organize Maquis resistance to the German armies of occupation. Previously they had been married after meeting at a paratroop training centre in England. Shown with them is Capt D'Artois' Uttle neice, Clau- dette Courchesne. THEIR FREEDOMS Someone has listed the Pour Freedoms which man should as- sure to his animal friends. They are: Freedom from Hunger, Free- dom from Thirst, Freedom from Neglect, and Freedom from Ex- posure. â€" Halifax Herald. vV How Yon Can Get Qnick Belief From Soie, Painful Piles ttoat peogle seem to think the on- i painful pile tumors soon heal over ' way to set relief from their sore, I UavInK the sensitive rectal mcm- a,tefui nUes is by local treatment. [ branes clean and heiilthv. x)cal treatment may give temper- 1 We Invite you to trv Hem-Roid ary r«lUf trom the ttchlnar but you can •aeily see ,«„i^^, .^_^ ,^r.!,„«»»,vv « why such treat inent wll not cor- rect the cause of your piles. Xo lasting: free- dom from pile c!\n be had unices the cause of the trouble Is correct- ed. Piles are due to Intestinal causes lo the best wuy to get la.stlni; r«Mef la to treat M>em Internally ,\lk a medicine Ilka Hem-Roid. Hem-RoId Is a formula that ha.s h.'.Mi used for oyer 40 years hy thou- »..!(1m of pile sut- (erera. It ta a (ini.i!!. highly con- centrated tablet, easv and pleas- ant to us*. Thia cleverly c o m - pounded tablet formula directs IfH medical action to relief of the coiiceaMon that Is the real cause of four piles, Hem-Rold promotes rec. easy and comfortable bowel ggovements, quickly relievos Itching Irritation and sorene.-w and stimu- lates better blood circulation In the lower bowel. With good blood cir- culation in the InwAr ^l.^vâ- â- l. the LA-233-X V Posed and let it prove itself. You can mako your test. In the privac.v of your own lionje. .NO COST If you are not convinced that this Is an amazingly c a s y and surprisingly effcc-tvie method of trontiniir your sort', painful piles. Oct u package of Hem-Roid to- da.y from a n .v drug store and use It as directed for JU.ST FIVE D.VYS. .\t the end of that time If you are not ab- s o 1 J t e 1 y sure Itcm-Rold Is the nicest, cleanest and most effective pile treatment you ever tried, re- turn the unused portion of the package to your druggi.<it and he will promptly re- fund your money. NOTEt This Keneroua offer Is backed by n reliable firm doing Itus- laess In CaaRdn for a good many years, Heni-Kold must help your pile eondltloM qulrkly. easily aad pleasantly or this simple, easr lest costs >oii nothing;. Try It today. From Winter White To Summer Brown Contrary to popular belief, the weasel and some other fur-bearing animals do not change their coat colors from summer brown to win- ter white and back because of sea- sonal temperature variations. The change i= determined by the length of daylight to which the animals are exposed. With this knowledge, biologists and animal breeders can make an animal product a summer or winter coat color at .iny time of the year, said Dr. L. \i. Clark of Schenectady (Union College) in a General Electric Science Forum. a Professional Model Underwater cooking is accom- plished in submarines through use of peanut oil. MflUIAHS CAMPHORATED MUSTARD CREAH applied (0 tlir affected partly quIcKy relieves tprains soreness and itiffncst. Pain disappears and oxnfon (» turns. Tt> II to-nlghl (or relief â- iitas euMum amM oui m I a « «i, im hmiisjestless k "CERTAIN DAYS" Of The Mooth? If functional periodio disturbances make you feel nervous, cranky, hlgh- â- tniDS, tired, weak and "dragged out'* â€" at such timesâ€" start at once, try LyiUa K. PInkham's Vegetable Com- pound to relieve sucti symptoms. Here's a product that hxu>b nature. Follow lalMl dlrecttons. PInkham's Compound la looTttt trying! Made In Canada. LYDME. PINKHAM'S ^^"u'KS Modern Etiquette By Roberta Le« 1. If a guest makes a blunder at the table, is it necessary that the hostess do the same thing In order to put the guest at ease? 2. If a ioroial wedding is to take place at noon or during the after- noon, what should a man wear while attending it 3. Is it necessary that the full name be engraved on a visiting card? 4. Should a girl write notes of â- thanks for bridal shower gifts that are lent to her, or i« this only necessary for wedding gifts? 5. When eating cherries or grapes at the table, what is the cotrect way to remove the stones from the mouth? a. Does it show good manners to send social invitations by tele- graph? Answers 1. No; the hostess should ignore tht blunder and pretend that she doesn't jee it. 1. A cutaway coat, with striped trousers. 3. Yes; avoid using initials. 4. Yes, she must thank the donor of any gift. If sh« didn't it would show lack of ap- preciation, fi. Remove the ston* with the points of the fingers and place it on the plate. 6. Yes. BABT CHlCKli 100 CHICKS FREE WITH EVERi: ORi^ER OI'' 100 PUL. let chicks, we give lOU !:ee chicks (our choice). Leghorn pallets 122.96 per 100, barred Rock pul- lets {1995 per 100. White Rock Fullets $24.96 per lOU. Brown lee- horn Pullets 124.96 per 100. All chicks sold backed by blgh cKB pedigreed stock. $1.00 hooka your order, balance C.O.D. Guaranteed 10U% live delivery. Kent Hatch- ery. Chatham, Ontario. â-² 160.00 CASH PRIZE WILL BB xlvcu to some lucky one who aan guess the correct or nearest aorrect number of ordinary white beans contained In an Imperial Quart Jar. There are 33 prizes In all. Send for full details of con- test at once. The contest ends January 15th. Place your order for 1946 chicks now. You will •ave money by ordering early and you will not only save money but will make extra money by taking early delivery. Send for early booking pricellat today. Also lay- ing and ready to lay pullets for Immediate delivery. T w e d d I e ghick Hatcheries Limited, Fergus, ntarlo. •1.00 BOOKS TOUR OROBB ORDER YOUR 1945 CHICKS NOW. and not be disappointed. All ehlcks are from guaranteed test- ed stock, and from 25 ox. eggs or better. Barred Rocks mixed $12.00 per 100, White Leghorns mixed $11.00 per 1011. Barred Rock Pullets $19.00 per 100, white Leghorn Pullets $22.00 per 100, white Rocks mixed $16.00 rer lOO, white Rock Pullets 24.00 per 100, Brown leghorns mixed $13.00 per 100. Brown lea born pullets $24.00 per 100. We guarantee 100% live delivery, balance paid C.O.D. Maple City Hatchery, Chatham, Ontario. "BOUGHT 600 CHICKS FROM YOU last month ... 500 still alive". Good news but that Is the news that customers write luto Top Notch Chickerlea year after year. Tes, the biggest and most impor- tant word in the poultry business la llvablllty. Top Notch chicks ars all from Government Approved bloodtested breeders. Good news too, a special discount will be given for early booking orders and an additional discount for early deliveries. Free catalogue and pricelist. Also laying and ready to lay pullets for immed- iate delivery. Top Notch Cblck- *eriea. Guelph, Ont. ORDER YOUR CHICKS NOW. AND fOU AHB GUARANTKEID your chicks for next spring when yii.. want them. Barred Rock mi.wd $12.00 per ISO, white leg- horns mixed $11.00 per 100, Bar- red Rock Pullets $19.00 per 100, white leghorn pullets $22.00 per 100. Heavy Breed Ckls. $6,00 per 100. Leghorn Ckls. $2.00 per 100, All chicks hatched from 26 os. eggs or better and from special mated flocks. Quaranteed 100% live delivery. «1.00 books your order, balance C.O.D. Rainbow Hatchery. Chatham. Ontario. LAYING AND READY TO LAY pullets. Barred Rocks. Now Hamp- shires. White Leghorns for Im- mediate delivery. Also booking orders for day old chicks now. Free catalogue. Tweddle Chick Hatcheries Limited, Fergus, Ont. 23 Ii'reie: chicks our foundation sti.'ck is registered and pedigreed birds. .Vothing better In Canada. Order now. Prices for ml.\cd baby chicks, males and females: Bar- red Rocks, $12.00 per nundred; White Leiihorns, $11.00; White Rocks, $15. UU; Brown Leghorns, $13.00. I'ullet prices: Barred Rocks, $1!).00; Whi'e Leghorns, $22.00; White Rocks, $24.00; Brown Leiihorns, $2-'..U0. 25 free chicks, our choice, will be given for each ;!00 mixed chicks order- ed and 25 free chicks for each 100 day old pullets ordered. Goddard ChicK Hatchery, Bri- tannia HelRhts, Ontario. WB CAN.NDT EMl'HA.'<li!E TOO stroi.gly the necessity of urderinK your 194." chicks now. Kivlng us the breed, nujtntit.v anil date of delivery. It's the best wa.v to get what you want. And if you have cqiiipmorit. an early strirt gets y<iu into the itood pjiyiim markets for piniltrv and eRK.<. Bray Hatch.tl^â- . KSn .lohn .St. N.. Hamil- ton, Ont. HAVK WH ANVlHI.Vii .M-:fc;DS dyeInK or cleaning? Write to us for Information. We are glad to answer your questions. Depart- ment H, Parker's Dye Works Limited, 791 Yonge Street. To- ronto. HAIRURKKSIN'G L B A R N HAIR DRESSING THK Rol>ertson method. Information on request regarding classes. RoberUnn's Hnlrdresslng Acad- emy, 1.17 Avenue Road, Toronto. Something Missing: Big Ben's Chimes When dawn came one morning last week Londoners "within rauKc" of tlie Capital's famel clock. Big Ben, missed something. He was not chiming. His hands stopped for the second time during five long years of war. They were stuck at 10:47. They remained there for more than 13 hours while men in the clock room tried ir find out what was wrong. The Ministry of Works explained that Big Ben had stopped owing to a mechanical defect. Big Ben has stopped only a few times in his 86 years. Snow and ice on the hands, a painter's ladder, a rat's nest, and a piece of Nazi shrapnel in the 1941 blitz, a work- man's hammer, have been among the reasons. Nazis Acting Like Plague Of Locusts The Gk "acting like a plague of flg y'y^ us they fall back in Czecmisre . akia, stripping the country of all food and movable equipment and leaving its cities â- piles of ruins, the head of the Czechoslovak Govemmttnt Bele- gation for Liberated Territory <ted Dec. 14. m There's *Moon-Glow* Over South Coast For the first time since the start of the war, blackout restriction* were relaxed last week at Dover, Folkestone, Hytlie, New Romney, Lydd and other coastal towns and adjoining rural areas. The modification was similar to the half-light, or "moonglow," now general in London-. CHECKED t'n a JiWi/ •OP Money Sack For quick relief from itchine caused by ecicnuu allilete'aioot, scabies, pimples and otheritcliin» conditions, n^c pure, cooling, medicated. liouid D. p. D. PRESCRIPTION. Gtcascloss and â- toinicss. Sootties, connorts and quickly caime Imenseitchins. Dor.'". .Mu'ier. .-Vt-k vouniruEaisa today for D. P. D. PRESCRIPTION. ^^- DISCOVERS HOME SKIN REMEDY This clean EtainJagn_anli.'-'«:Ptlo known all over Cajfaiia as'Skto^e'i Emerald Oil, is men a fine heiu _ agent tltat EterBma, Barber's Itch, Salt Rheum. Itching Toes and Feet, and other inflammatory skin erup- tions are often relieved In a few days. Moone'B Emerald Oil Is pleasant to use and it is so antiseptic and penetrating that many old stubborn cases of lonif standing have yield- ad to its influence. Moone's Emerald Oil Is sold bjr druBffists everywhere to help rtd you of stubborn pimplea and un- sightly skin troubles â€" satisfattlon or money back. FOR SALB opponxuariTiES f<»r woiui;:?; TWO CARLOADS, WELL BROKEN Draft horses, Percherons. Bel- flans, 4 to 7 years old, weighing BOO to 1700 lbs. Apply Ross B. Matlock. Box 29. Qkjriltz. Saak. CANADIAN GROWN SAGE for sale, tl.16 per pound. Postage prepaid. McGulgan'e Orchard, Cedar Springs, Ont. AIRDALES. BOSTONS. COLUES, Wire Fox. Cockers. Dalmatlons, many others. 4328 fit. Dominique, Montreal, P.Q. COCKER SPANIELS. CHOICE PUP- pies, blacks, reds, parti colored, champion blood Unea. Shipped on approval. Dr. Watson, Howlek, Que. riVE REGISTERED SHORTHORN bulls, 9 to 13 moDtlu, tlOO and up. J. D. Jackson, Harrlston, Ont. BROW.V FERRETS, SURE HUNT~ era, young males tfi.OO, younK females $6.00, yekrllngs 17.00. Armstrong Bros., ILR. 1, Parlay Ont. POULTRY GRITS BUT CANADIAN GRITS AND 8AVK 2£% and produce better eggs. We have available for Immediate shipment In carload lota or leas, white eoluable (08% Calcium. Carbonate and white Inaoluable (over 99% Silica). Asents want- ed. Write • for prices and samp- les. STINSON REEB SUPPLY CO., LTD. B6Sn Uelorlmlcr Ave, Montreal, <itie. 44 ACRES BLACK SAND, GOOD land. Good building, tS.500. Halt cash. Mike Kricfalusia, R.R. t, Tilbury North. HANDY GIFT, PLASTIC CIGAR- ette case, assorted colors in fancy box. postage Included I1.2S, quantity limited. J. E. Beause- jour, 4567 Paplneau Ave., Mon- treal. COMPLETE 8AWMIUU 10 TO 18- thousand capacity, ready to go. Steam tractor, power-edger, cut- off, etc. Will consider part cash, part lumber. Contact H. V. Zim- merman, Manager, at Plnewood, Ontario, or write Pennington Lumber Co. (Canada) Ltd., Blrn- amwood, Wisconsin. 100 ACRES, CLAY LOAM. LEVEL* IB acres bush, good drainage, two storey brick house, t barns, good water and roads, t miles from West Lome. Good market for cash crops. Price tS.BOO. Discount for cash. Box 190. 7S Adelaide St. W.. Toronto REGISTERED â€" POLi.ED HERE- ford bulls, any age. Domino breed- ing. R. E. Thurston A Son, Bob- caygeon, Ont. SNOW PtXlUGH. V TTPE WITH side wins, mounted on White Truck. Richler Truck 4 Auto Parts, 874 Wellington St. Mon- treal, Que. CIRCLTtfSTANCES COMPEL ME TO sell 6 pair i>f beautiful Blue South American Chinchillas, pink of con- dition, easy to raise, pleasant to handle. My loss your gain. Bar- gain for group. Write Mrs. Walter Bauchman. 179 11th, Idaho Falls, Idaho. ELECTRIC MOTORS. NEW. USED, bought, sold, rebuilt: belts, pul- leys brushes. Allen Electric Com- pany Ltd., 232S Dufferin St, To- ronto. MEDICAI. BAUMEEKA FOOT BALM destroy* orrensive odor Instantly. 4Ee bottle Ottawa agrcnt. Dcnman DniB .''lore. Ottnsra. HAVE TOr HE.\RD ABOL'T VIX- on's Neuri'ls and Rheumatic Pain Remedy? It srives fcood results. Munro's PrviR .''tore. 338 Klsin, Ottawa. Postpaid Jl.QO. -STOM.ACH .\.N!r> THRK.^n WOK'.iS often are the cause of 111-henlfn In hum.nns. all nee.«. No one Im- mune! Why not find out If this Is your tronhle' tntcre.ofnK par- tlcular.s â€" Free! Write Miilveney'!« Remedies. Soeclnllsts Tnmnto 3. A TRI.\L KVKRT SLTF ifirttKIl OP Rheumatic Pains Vji N'purltis should try Pixon's Romedy. Mim- ro's Pruir Store. S3.S RlKin. Ot- t.TWn. Postpaid $1.00. ~ FAR»f M.*CH1NKRV F.XNNTNG MILL (KLINE) SEED Grader. Farmers hijrhly recom- mend, also srpeenlnsr. Kline Mnnu- fncturlng. Pox 124 Weston. Ont. WrSICAI. l,\STRr^F!»T« FRED A nonniSfiTON RUTR sells, exchnnirei! mii>lrnl Instru- ments 111 '"hurrh. Toronto 2 ISSUE 1â€"45 BE A HAIRDRESSER JOIN CAN.ADA'S LEADi.VO SCHUOLi Great Opportunity, Learn Halr- dresslng Pleasant dignified profession, good wages, thousands successful. Marvel graduates. America's greatest sys- tem. Illustrated eataloguo fre*. Write or call MARVEL HAIRDRE.SSING SCHOOLS 168 BLOOR W., TORONTO Branches: 44 King St. Hamilton, * 74 RIdeau Street. Ottawa . OFFER TO IirVETiTOHS AN OFFER TO EVERY IN'^'ENTOK List of inventions and full infor- mation sent . free. 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We have such letters from all ever Can- ada. ENLARGE.MENTS 8 for 2ec 4x6" In Easel Mounts. SPECIAL PRICES ON FRAMING AND COLORING Enlargements 4x6" on Ivory tinted mounts 7x9" in Gold, Silver, Circas- sian Walnut or Black Ebony finish frames, 69c each. If enlargement coloured, 79c each. STAR SNAPSHOT SERVICE Box 129. Posui Terminal A. Toronto Print I'our Name and Address Plainly on All Orders. ST.4.MPS; ACADIAN STAMP CO., BOX £•, Masson, Que, Free. iSet 4 Ecua- dor, Durwm Coram, to purchaser* of our 30c, lOU different packet, reduestittg approvals. L'ost free. WE BUY STAMP COLLECTIONS â€" best time to sell â€" good prices paid. Send in for offer. .\lso-,fin» stamps on approval. York Stamps. Toronto I, STAMP COIJ^ECTORS, CAN.\DA, Newfoundland;, \ United States. West Indies, J^stcific Islands, Uibr ralta, Malta, other British Colon- ies and foreign stamps on ap- proval. Stnmp Mark.it. 240 Alfred St. Kingston, Ont. TKACHIilltH W.'.\l'ICU^ PROTE.STAN" TKAOHER Wa5*S^ ed for School .\umbor Three Mar- ' UUis and Octo. commencing Jaji- uury. 1945, atat« <iuttlIficutions. .si;lary expected. Sheldi:n Shoe- maker. Secretruy, Tartwell, Ont. gU.VLIFIElJ TEACHKR FOR S, S. No. 7. Hinchlnbrouke. Duties to commence January 1'. .\pply stut. ing salary, quail 'ications to Har- old Reynolds, Soo,-Tre.-\.«., Godfrey Ont, ICR. No. 1. NIJBSKS WANTKU REGISTERED NL'RSB. $90 PER month, room and board mcludod. $(iO graduate nurse per month, room and board included. Apply Waterford Private Hospital,' Waterford. Ont. GENERAL D i; T Y GRADfATB ROK. Nur.ses, 10 hotir day, G day. week: alternntcuB service â€" day or nlRhf. 5.10.00 monthly with mnintc-nanoe. Cornwall General Hospital. Coinwall. Ont «l â€" -^ ^^- \ 41 WAXTEU BASSWOOD LOGS OP VENEER qujility. Will take •« sm.ill per- r.ntnge of elm. The Onkvllle Basket Co. Limited, OakviUe, OnL .\ c ^