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a week editor looks at i 1 hjv- x by jim greehblatt at the end of may canadian t prisoners of war numbering 5278 were scattered through 47 camps in germany and- 11 camps in the far east of all these prisoners 8 are from the navy 3629 v 1496 air force 145 merchant navy men and noncommissioned officers work in stone quarries on river work- brick laying lumber ing agriculture beet factories any thing that is not directly connect ed with the prosecution of taewar they work usually nine or 10 hours a day usual pay being 70 pfennings a day the first parcel a prisoner gets in a red cross capture parcel packed in can ada and stocked in london details of the sixth victory loan are now revealed on an objective of 1200000000 subscriptions tot alled 1407547650 with 3770000 individual applicationsthe armed forcesbought 47 millions those overseas13 millions finance min ister ilsley told the house of com- mons that cost of the issue would not exceed 88 cents for each 100 with literally thousands of can adian women making over their own clothes or cutting them down for their children the consumers branch of wartime prices and trade board has found that many women are on the lookout for used sewing machines to protect buy ers of used goods the board has set a ceiling for certain second hand articles the price set for used sewing machines must not be more than 80 of the current price of anew machine of the same or similar type sold m that locality or not more than a used machine cost during the basic period sept- ember 13 to october 11 to pay no more than ceiling prices and to conserve material these are major contributions women can hiaketo the war effort gress and chances are that after theiwar they wiltbe bigger and better than ever some of canadas fairs are among our oldest institut ions the- first organized agricult ural fairit canada was held at windsor scotiain 1765the first air at pictou ns was held 172 years ago in ontario the nia gara agricultural society- held a fair in 1791 centenary of the fairs are this yearplanned at vankleek hill ontario and- richmond ont ario a r- the federal labour- department is making a special effort to get thousands of high school boys and girls to register for summer em ployment on farms it is hoped theywill help ease the critical sit uation which threatens in every kind of farming from fruit picking to grain harvesting spending a vacation on a farm is not only profitable but a healthbuilder as well and besides it is a contribu tion to the war effort placing offi cers are very careful in the selec tion of farmsfor these youngsters the provinces have arranged for supervised camps for fruits pick ers v thethens of canada are cackling mightily for britain it is astonish ing to learn that the special pro- ducts board of the dominion de partment of agriculture bought forexportto the british ministry of food 3700 carloads of eggs from januarv 1 to june 28 this year that means about 2400000 cases or 72 million dozen k agricultural fairs throughout canada have been a great factor in our social and economic pro- so far the labour department it is reported has not had to enter a prosecutoin against any employ er for failure to replace a returned member of the armed forces in his- former- employment all cases apparently have been adjusted with satisfaction to date under the act a discharged member- of the forces may undertake on his own behalf this prosecution the act provides that employers must rein state war veterans in their original jobsorrefemploy them under con ditions not less favourable it applies equallyto men and women who were at least three months on the f job in question before being accepted into the services where two or three left an identical job the first to leave is entitled to re instatement if a returned person is physically unable to carry out his former duties the onus is on the employer to place him at any work he can do exmembers have thiee months if discharged in can ada four- if discharged overseas to apply for reinstatement the act does not apply to dominion or piovmcial government employees as they have regulations of their own ceiling prices for the 1944 can adian pack of canned vegetables will be about the sameas last year accoiding to the prices board to encouragecannmg of a high qual ity product there is a slight change in the ceiling on tomato juice airman clarke hill now serge- sjir l antinthe rcjmf is home on- v b leave in newmarket visiting hist detective avmprench and wife 16 in the absence ui mr xajrioi- v the pastor mrs ofoung ojassi h ervpuidasociaiatthe baskets of mlies delphin- home of m and mr harry wood- jjgyg ir- ss5s3 byer s828a5 ssr smpahygs to mr and james taylorof uxbridge ms rotlvndfanlly in tig c eing jsss loss of their son kenneth age 20 uxbndge years killed infrance i bride who was given away ly those who attended 51 dfrj4w h -w- binder climax bu killer i weksltitjoi calcium arsenate potato spray complete line of the 12th her brother mr jw forsyth celvbrationat from the v a st dress bixth line were mr h carruthers c and bou- r quet of supreme roses she was cu attended by her sisterinlaw mrs eugene forsyth of green river as bridemaid who wore a flowered rust sheer dress and carried a bou- while and mother mr and mrs shaw mr and mrs fred welton mr and mrs ernest pilkey and twins known in of whlte carnations for four sundays ed the wedding music mr benj- mrs wigmore of toronto sdent amin c of leaside was the weekend with mre yunga i man tne ha the stewart home in goodwood i ffi jsfe flash correspondent and wife j b tl bride tooka tnp to p dalhousie and sjsk ss2 st catherines on saturday buy your spare tribune at watsons store v pte les blueman was home on sunday some well known folks celebrat ed their birthdays this wefek mrs walter todd goodwood wallace james stouffville elmer reid goodwood howaid feasby uons woodland miss myrtle watson stouffville bert maye goodwood beatrice lickorish stouffville congiatulations to betty hogun oh passing her entrance betty was a pupil of miss mcgaw teacherofssno9 two goodwood boys are now in fiance pte ayjmer cooper and pte earl mcdonald i mattmffil s and laying maslies i witfll 4 ju i central feed store stoupfvliite xphone277 beach cloth ensemble with brown accessories and on their return they will reside in uxbndge where the groom is pastor of the ux bndge baptist church tribune classified advs will do more for you sunday school lesson continued from page two sleeping midianites and when gid eon sounded his trumpet all were to do the same with theirs and shout as men confident ofvictoiy using the battle ciy gideon had given them verse 1820 they blew the trumpets and brake the pitchers it was a startfing interruption to the slumber of theirpverconfident foes rudely awakened by the sounding of three hundred trum pets set at intervals in the dark ness outside the circle of the camp and startled by the crash ing of three hundred pitchers and the flashing iof as many myster ious hgfits the midiantites were at a loss to explain what it all meant verse 21 all the host ran and cried and fled imagining that a far greater army thanthat of gid eon had fallen upon them the midianites fled in terror not even attempting to defend themselves against what must jiave seemed to them to be hopeless odds the heart of the lesson the outstanding lesson of-gid- eons life is that of the importance of individual faithfulness in a day of saddeclension andof insubject- ion to god on the part of the chosen people gideon stands out as one i who dared to believe god and to act upon his word he al ways honors individual devoted- hess no matter how dark the day and how far the public or collec tive testimony may have deterior- ated so today god is looking foro and using- men 4 dare to go against the general trend of the times who put faithfulnesstohisi testimony above selfinterest and consequently are willing and ready to risk everything in obedience to the word such can be sure that he who calls and equips them for his service will never let them down one man with god is a host- in the conflict with the embattled forces of evil a 2 stouffville floral x rosesl wedding bouquets funeral designs cut flowers milt smith prop i telephone 7001 7002 nowhere has there been such- a maiked benefit from the wartime price and distribution controls than to the country general store mer chant his total business increase since j939 r according to offical estimates tabulated at ottawa is around 00 to show the relative position of various types of mer chants here are figures on sales volume for the year 1943 for de partmertt stores and mail order houses there was a decrease of one pebcent chainstores also showed a decrease 2 3 independent stoies increased 58 and the country store increased 95 lehmans shoe store footwear for all the family shoeirepaibing womens ihosiery- gloves shoes socks boots and mitts stouffville phone 4301 opposite the town clock r are goi ng to waste i v iii itji shlju zliil wanted psd horeesniid cattle telephone for free pick up fnone stouffville 255 markbam 4326 claremont 913 we pay ph charges gordon young itd ph adelaide 3636 toronto you act now i ulihuul uvlln v w f r s tip fe you f r c 1 t r- for bestresults ashopnc and service let our truck call r for your cream we pay an extra two cents per lb of butter fat for cream delivered to thvcreamery stpuf fyiile grinery co stouffvilleont s pk6n 18601 i- this community is faced with the immediate task of orgahizirig to save food materials urgently rieeijedhyour invading armed forces there is not available at this moment one half the farm help save the abundant food crops ready for harvest on farms m this community yet these crops must lie saved tofeedour invading armed forces to whom food is as vitally important qsarrimunition they cant win if they dont eat the man power needed to save this food can be provided only in one way and that way is by the citizens of this community organizing to provide help for its farmers organizing the hours of its men inhe cause of saving food for victory the organization has two parts 1 organizing a farm commando brigade with office and tele phone where information can be given and the enlistments of loyal citizens received and through which men may be placed on farms requiring help most urgently t i 2 enlisting- every available man in the community who will pledge his evenings weekends holidays half tays every spare hour during this critical harvesting period the department of agriculturebf the ontario government will provide organizers and will cooperate andassist at every point in the formation and operation of the farm commandos the need is urgent it requires immediate action s unless such help isprovided thousands of bushels of vitallyneeded grain will goto waste in the fields in udistnci ford a- exchange fordv8 5950 8950 15platej heavy duty batteries exchange smo paris i aiito supply jog 1mrisi bicnsrondbme- ovr j trt couneil you ran lend effectively the weight of your official -influence- by appeals to your townsmen by proclaiming a help the farmer holiday when thesitua- 1 tion demands by permitting municipality vehicles to transport commandostfoand from farms by giving leadership in organ- ilzation world v j t t vt employers y ean giv osstslance by releasing a shift or your entire staff for a day or more by impressing the urgency of their going fotha farms for th period of release v jk merchants voucan organize to r go in a body with yourstaffs on the weekly half holiday evenings and weekends or you could close your stores for an entire day once a week to assist during this critical v pirfoav j clergymen y can impress th j need on congregations coll organization t meetings of your men and boys assist ser- fviceciubs other bodies to organize enlistments r t j tft mechanics also artisans labour- cn clerks salesmen students voir can provide the greatest service becauso you constitute the largest body of citizens assist in organization wherever youean bur par- y ticularly in pledging yourspare hours to help on the forms j v yt service clubs you can add to- y aurelof social service by enrolling r t members for this most constructive task by j forming committeesto work in cooperation vnth commando headquarters on many t phases of the work v j heres whatfodo v- a i- officials ofthe municipal council executives of board of trade merchants association and service clubs should arrange for on organization jneehng as soon as possible ask theagricultural representative of the district to be present he will beglod to assist and cooperateinevery way orwritv direct to ontario farm service paflnment buildings toronto for information and iferature let the farmers know what yov an doing enlist their old injielplng you to help them v- actnowl the iveeti is urgent r ij come on r r j r r v iv 5 v r rn t ijv i r if t a hv zyk ffarf ft 4 r dont let 0ur troops down 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