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s y etetiished 1888 y member of the canadian weekly newspaper association r and ontario quebec newspapers association s issued every thursday at stouffville ontario eight to twelve pages latest paid circulaiicn 2i00 subscription kates per year in advance in canada 200 in ujsa 3280 a vnolan son publishers v r notes arid gomihehts t suit of clothes ssqo with no price ceiling last week we encountered a newspaperman who was totally opposed to the price ceiling in canada and we had quite an argument which ended in changing nobodys mind on the issue there is an old saying replete with country wisdom that a dollar in your pocket is your hest friend and we firmly believe that to ibe true from experience one need only look at some countries wheret there are no price ceilings to see that the value of money has all but vanished china has already experienced seven years of war in which the value of her money has fallen so low that planeloads of currency have to be flown in over the high hump of the himalayas to keep the wheels pf industry business and war turning at all missionaries loyally stick ing to their posts have been forced to sell even household goods to buy rice and other bare necessities of life rev howard veals writing to his sister in canada told of sell ing household and school supplies to keep from starvation amony other prices he quoted was 600 in chinese money he received for a pair of used flannelette sheets another missionary recently returned told us that a 50 cent meal would cost about 125 in chinese funds while a 30 suit would bring between 800 and 900 although rome was spared the horrors of bombard ment she has not escaped inflation and black markets as canadian soldiers know to their cost one lad wrote home that soldiers in this area are being charged far too miich one old farm woman charged us 150 lire about three dol lars for two eggs some chips and a slice of bread accord- ing to the italian edition of the maple leaf a frontline newspaper for the troops in italy -more- than 150 shops were put out of- bounds for allied troops on account of sky rocketing prices prices in ireland have increased about 70 per cent since 1939 in newfoundland a dollar will buy what ordinarily would have been 40 cents worth of food groceries or ser vices and in india land of gold and precious stones it is- estimated that prices have increased from 200 per cent to 300 per cent- iceland also feels the impact of- war from a little- known island lying well within the arctic circle it became suddenly a very important outpost of defence arid with the coining of hundreds of troops its cost of living spun a steep spiral and now stands at 2573 in canada a dollar is still your best friend and with the cost of living risen by only 181 per cent since the start of the war it will still purchase a substantial amount of food- shelter clothing and services svl weekly papers and the war globe and mail the weekly newspapers of canada are rendering a fine service in helping to maintain morale on the fighting front and at home perusal of town and village papers reveals an inspiring interest in the welfare of the armed forces they are giving leadership in every directioncigarets socks and sweaters for the men whofight on land on sea and in- the air bundles for britain jam for british children com- t forts for steadily they support such worthy causes as the kinsmens milk for britain fund the evening telegram british war victims fund and the queens canadian fund s it would take columns tp tell of the valuable work which the rural press of canada has done to stimulate re cruiting to raise money for comforts to sell victory bonds and the like they have kept iipai sustained effort since the commencement of the war many a lad fighting in italy or france or sailing in jthe corvettes which guard the precious argosies crossing the atlantic could testify to the pleasure he has been given by letters and parcels which might never s but- for the promptings of the weekly editors some of theseeditors fought in the great war they know what a letter from home means to a lad iriafar country i canada is indeed fortunate in possessing a weekly press which is capable of rendering great patriotic service at such a time j- theroldhombtown by stanley 0- c fev feis- v vfp jj0 m tf i bairjarxksi- imenewschcouteachete ea j popltdhjlhe beewtop ff one thmgthegovernmentoverlo6ked when bringing down the budget rwillibe apparent- to a great manydrysat least a big source ofrevenue was passed up when a tax on beer similar to the tax on soft drinks not imposed the man who drinks beer can just as well afford to pay an extra nickle as the kids who drink pop how to keep good men joutof parliament x during the session of parliament which has justclosed the question of taxing members indemnities was discussed- it was pointed cuv that tinder present tax schedules- the 4000 indemnity was reduced to about 2800 members pressed for some relief but mr ilsley held his ground now mr- king has promised that the matter will come up for consideration at the next session v this question of indemnities is an important one in the difficult days ahead canada needs ihe ablestjnen poss ible in parliament the present indemnity paid members may be a definite hindrance to such men coming forward for public office some of them simply connot afford to do so a member of parliament is expected to live in ottawa for a good portion of the year while maintaining his usual domicile in his own constituency while in the capital his living expenses are necessarily high but cabinet ministers salaries we imagine are higher than ordinary mem bers since they are provided with secretarial help and free offices probably a little levelling up would be a good idea a weekly editor look at ott awa written special r a wmlfy newspaper ef cosichfc by jim greenblatt as a bit of vacation diet it might be interesting this week to delve into some of the history of canadian agriculture i ran across some reference papers compiled by the wartime information board at ottawa which intrigued me be cause like others we generally think of this industry in terms of wheat cows and chickens barns chores etc possibly few people in the ruraland semiruralareas ever think of agriculture except that its here but as a matter of fact theres romance attached to it the romance of achievement so heres something about it look at it this way at- the last census in canada the number of farms totalled 732715 with a com bined acreage of 175000000 acres well in 1535 just 400 years ago- and thats really a short span in time jacques cartier reported the iadians around hochelaga where montreal now stands were culti vating small patches of land for the production of maize the huron indians living in the area close to lake huron and georgian bay were growing corn peas and beans when first visited by white men primitive as they were these were canadas first organized agricult- ual ventures and communication hindered deve lopment and it moved along slowly but it is interesting to know that by 1852 therewere close to 100000 farms in ontario it was in the year 1812 not so long ago that western canadas agriculture history starts with the selkirk red river settlement in manitoba a little over a hundred years later western canada pro duced in the 194243 crop years 9400000 bushels of flaxseed which is only one of the smaller produc ing of its grain crops the selkirk settlers had a hard time not only with the indians but also because of the rivalry between the north west company and the hudsons bay company the population didnt increase fast and agricult ural development wasequally slow however this changed and quick ly once the canadian pacific rail way reached st boniface opposite winnipeg irt 1878 t p gaiibralth editor of the advocate red deer alta was last week elected president of the canad ian weekly newspapers associ ation after the first french colonists came to acadia on canadas east ernshore canadian agriculture went through several distinct stages it developed slowly until 1750- its earlist forms were noted in the maritime provinces and quebec settlement became brisker in the next hundred years in upper and lower canada and agriculture kept pace then t came confeder ation in 1867 completion of the canadian pacific railway in 1886 opened up western canada and development of agriculture moved swiftly while that of eastern can ada went through a period of ad justment now we jump backward again from our 732715 farms of 1941 to the early acadian era of 1671 that year the census showed only 441 acadians having 429 arpents an arpent equals 084 acre under cultivation with 866 cattle 487 sheep and 36 goats the mighty development that has taken place in the three hundred years since that time is emphasized by the figures which show us that there were 8833700 head of cattle on canadian farms on december 1 1942 and sheep numbered 2482700 in the lower stlawrence valley some attempt at agriculture appear to have begun as early as 1608 when champlain the founder of quebec came to thecountry the first real farmer issaid to have been louis hebert who started farming ihl617 on the site of what is now quebec city it was some time before the people of that day were able to become selfsufficient in foodstuffs it was the french who introduc ed agriculture jn upper canada ontariowith the flrstsettlement started by fromenac at kingston in 1671 here again- transportation settlers from eastern canada and the united states flocked to the west many of them bringing their stock and equipment but to meet new soil rand climate conditions it was necessary to change many farming practices however it wasnt long before large farms compared to the eastern concept ion were built upi wheat produc tion for export ibecame- increasing ly important the history of agri- culturein the west has been brief butsolid with many important developments chief of which as everyone knows is the recent change over to mechanization that brings us across to the province which touches the-paci- fic ocean british columbia agri culture was started in the fraser lake district about 1810 cultivated areas were of necessity small and expansion was blocked by the rug ged nature of the wooded country the hudson bay company main tained a number of farms in- and around fort vancouver and s on vancouver island in the early days then agriculture got a fillip in directly of course from the cari boo gold rush in the 1850s because produce had to be supplied to the camps it was no until the 80s however that commercial planting really started properly since then british columbia has built up ah enviable reputation for the produo- tionof apples arid other fruits its scope can be gauged by the fact that when contracts were made up for 194344 to supply fresh apples to the united kingdom this pro vince or the growers were able to supply 200000 bushels christmas gifts for overseas do jiot open until christmas that exciting phrase should soon be making its appearance on parcel mail despite the fact that many places in canada are just recovering from the- hottest spell on record postmaster general william p mulock advises that it is time to make plans for christ mas gift parcels to members of the armed forces overseas the christmas mailing period this year is september 15 to october 25 naturally parcels sent to those serving in the more remote theatres of warshould be sent the earliest suggested deadline mailing dates are september 15 the far east india burma ceylon etc october sthe middle east area egypt iran iraq syria etc october 10 central mediterranean forces october 25 the united kingdom and france business directbry dental j 4 e djfl v honor graduate ol royal collef of dental- surgeons and ot til university ct toronto office in grnblns block phone 274 markham- every tuesday office in wear block medical dr s s ball physician and surgeon xray office cor obrien and 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