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hq » * 24 fup e KIRBY F 4 4 4 s io *s, XP* ~ . United In Marriage Fâ€" UL . Stuckland, of Cobalt, and y# Anenmlt of Halleybury, m with three pair of beaâ€" rass on the occasion of y, the children of the church ;jt'bo presentation with an apâ€" lt nearest railway agent. ‘¥r. Arsenault, of Halleybury esnted~ with three pair of bea» % rass on the occasion of Gay, the children of the church ‘the presentation with an apâ€" ie address United In Marriage L. Stickland, of OCobalt, and ‘elyn Nelson, formerly nurse at have been released for serv.ce elseâ€" where. > . Lamed: Mr. E. H. Hill, formerly of Timmins, but snow Division Court Clerk with headquarters at Bouth Porcupine, was in townâ€"astâ€"week at the siting of the Division Court, and gave a "lame exâ€" cuse" for carrying a cane. He was playing tenits at South End the other day and injured his knee in the game, with a result that he is.crippled for theâ€"time being Tennis is considered mild form cf sport usually, but Ernie says that they do everything first pay around to people who had befriended him and offer to return the money ‘he had received. Navy Band At Exhibition For forty years, British bands, usâ€" tally representative of famous regiâ€" ments <â€"which have played prominent parts in Britain‘s glorious history, have Canadian mus.c. These have been presénted to the Canadian pubâ€" lic and foreign wisitors in free afterâ€" noon and evening concerts at the Canâ€" adian National, RBichibition. 8 and the A s 4 YX * .\ § ' ww . Jiay . ma . 4 GIALAR _ VA â€" ALI1114 W%5.! “‘Mhfi"b" ’2"""‘“ bolfl“ farmers. The stand taken by the sever -:-MMthhWMdmaw ’ mmmmmamm o Te lebrass between Barrie and Lamed: MA# Tennis Relea Through the ches in the North where. > Halleybury, have been released for serv.ce eise jair of bea» occasion ofâ€" b which fell | crew by reâ€" Paid! Back Meal ol Unquest;oged,pmt given a lady E the, Hollinger Townsite this week at all trangents are not. ungratéeful or forgetful of kindriess shown thé Mines Hospital, were. united. in ;rerdent of Timmins for ‘the past two years, paxt of the.; tig)e.%mthe employ of the Hollingerâ€"Mi ft this week for theUnite d States to reside.. Receives Coveted Award The many friends of Mrs. J. F. Mac Donald, Porcupine wil,l be. glad to learn of her good fortune in achievins a high standing amoug the prize winâ€" ners of the recent MacLeanagram â€"conâ€" test as conducted by MacLean‘s Magâ€" amne. Mrs. MacDongld has réceived a cheque from the Magazine for a substantial amount, and congratulaâ€" tions are in order on her success in this unique series of contests ,of which MacLean‘s â€"Magazine armounce a one. eabh rissue. +o playing tenits at South End the other day and injured . his knee in the game, with a result that he is.crippled for the ~time being Tennis is considered mild form cf sport usually, but Ernie says that they do everything with great strenuousiy: over in South Porcupine, and solitaire over there is more dangerous than hockey or rugby football in otnerâ€"piaces,â€"orâ€" words | to that effect.â€" However, all wish him a safe, sure and speedy recovery from an injury tJ.at he may joke about to hide its ‘painfulness, â€" â€" . â€" TWENTY ‘YEARS AGO Medal Of Its Own A speclal medal and one which will doubtless be highly pazed by those to whom they are awarded was one of the unique feattires® of %ha”fiudbury Diamond Jubilee celebration. The meâ€" dal is a handsome affair, of a special deslgn, with the beaver at the top, the maple leaf in the centre and the inâ€" seription "Sudbury Diamond ‘Jubilee of Confederation 186‘7”â€"1927” cast out of pure nickel and smtrmounted w.th the ~Canadian coat of arms in enamel. The nickel was supplied..by the Internaâ€" tional ~Nickel Coa“Mthout charge to ‘the Celebratlon Committee. and Ellis Bros:, the well-known jewellers and silversxrut;hs of Toronto executed the work. The medal is considered an outâ€" standing. mémenho of. the big celebraâ€" tion both from the local and nat.onal . standpoint «â€" ‘Visits Winnipeg © o § Councillor and Mrs. W. H. Pritchard left‘ on Sunday‘ for Winnipeg to visit with Mrs Pritchard‘s sister, They will be away for two weeks, Left For United States 3e Mr. D. McLaughlin, who has been‘ a re:ident of Timmins for ‘the past two SSueC,. ‘TEN.YEARS Ao,, 4 w * ‘~â€"_ In Hansard, P. 1577, these comparative figures as of March lst,~ 1947, are given: Grade "A" hogs at Chicago, $29.08 . in Toronto, $16.50 plns bonus; steers, Chicago, $25.15; in Toronto, $15 lambs, Chicago, $23.60; in Toronto $16; potatoes, U.S.A., $2.70; in Canada, $1.23 per ' . 7§â€"lb bag;‘ oats, * Chicago, 99¢; in Winnipeg, 61.5¢c. . Wheat today gives J § l the Canadian producer on the prairies an average of $1.20 per bus. whlle the currmt world price is aroumd $3.00 per bus. WORLD MARKET CLOSED ‘ ,‘ P This will give only part of the picture in regard to the control isk dpd regimentation of Canadian farmers; under the policies developed by the Qovemment Taking the quantities contracted for at prices éemed by the government under the British agreements, with *‘ ‘United States and world markets generally closed, it will be apprecâ€" s ‘. 4 W ,tl}nj tbe present cash loss to Canadian farmers is acutally a _ ~~jOnly Fire The only fire of the weekâ€"end ocâ€" cured at 9.05 this mbrning. The deâ€" partment was called ‘to extinguish a pipe®and chimney fireé in the home of James Holland at 4 Borden avenue n the. Hollinger Townsite Firemen quickâ€" ly brought the flames under control with chemicals. No damage was done to the house. F ® £ + . What is the background of these restrictions of the freedom of Canadian farmers? Why are farmers held to ‘fixed and floor ‘prices with their products subject to control and seizure after conâ€" _ trols have been lifted from wages and salaries and price ceilings raised from a whole range of things that farmers have to buy? These are questions that farmers who do not read Hansard will wish to have explained. The story is an economic partnership with Britain shared by the Canadian public and Canadian farmers. BRITISH LOAN To support British recovery the Canadian government loaned to Britaln.' out of tax monies, approxitmately a billion dollars with which .to buy Canadian wheat, bacon, beef, cheese, eggs and other food products contracted for at named figures and stated amounts. This is a â€"national loan repayable if and when the British economy permits.. There was almost complete unanimity in the Canadian House i_q support of the loan. It was made simultaneously with a loan of:some three billions to Britain by the U.S.A. government. FARMERS BEAR LOSS ._.\_It will be seen that Canadian farmers, as taxpayers, contriâ€" bute to this loan. But under the British food agre@ements at present aworld â€"prices, they alone contribute out of their own pockets the difâ€" ference:between the prices arranged with Britain and current world~ prices. shown in Article 9, farmers lose on wheat this year some 282 million dollars. The public at large does not share this loss,. : _An interesting change has been made this year. in the. engagement of the famous Um®ted States Navy Band of eightyâ€"five men. The strength is twenâ€" tyâ€"five . more than the. next . largest band ever to appear at Exhibition Park. ‘Four DBouble Weddings Double‘weddings have attained the standing of: a new style in Timmins and district. There were no less than four different wedu.ngs in two days at the: weekâ€"end, two ‘double weddings on Saturday and two toâ€"day. Double, ble dounles, as it were. Tammins has evidently: become "double wedding conâ€" scious. Besides losing freedom as set out above the Canadian farmer foregoes. present cash returns, not only on wheat but on a whole range of exports as the prices quoted below will indicate. The estimated loss even over a limited period will run in excess of a billion dollars and the farmers themselves stand the shot. To bring the matter down to a concrete basis these figures are taken from omcxal records. COMPARATIVE PRICES u°e POwer for himself over all other farm products for sale a-nd export during the current year. Both measures were ratified after debfa_te- which brought out the stand taken by other parties. ABSOLUTE CONTROL Speaking on Bill 25, which gives the Minister absolute power over products other than wheat, Mr. Gardiner said: P. 1610, Hansard: "‘The bbundary is closed into the U.S.A. and there is only one place where the farmer can sell, that is Britain; we come to him and say, this is the arrangement; we are paying the floor price for all your surplus and we take it and ship it while this agreement lasts! I hopeâ€" it willâ€"last forever". ‘This was his general statement. ' ULTIMATE POSITION Therp are many factors inherent in these unprecendented peaceâ€" time controls that will take some time to tell. In losing so much of their freedom, farmers will wish to be fully informed of most of the facts and implications of these acts so they may weigh for themâ€" selves whether the stability envisioned by the government is a pracâ€" tical/conclusion or whether these extreme controls will lead to loss of proc]ixction and hence inability to supply, in the long run, our overâ€" seas markets. | 3 + ® By George W. James The Canadi‘an Statesman,' Bowmanville, Ont. ARTICLE NO. 10 Article 9 of this series outlined the terms of the 5â€"year wheat agreement with Britain which was negotiated by Minister of Agriâ€" culture, Hon,. J. G. Gardner without consulting parliament and then asked the House to ratify at the present session. He next sought absoiute power for himself over all other farm produets for sale and export during the current year. Both measures were ratified after debate which brought out the stand ‘taken by nther nartiac WHY FARM CONTROL PABRTY OPINTONS A BILLION. LOST ‘A â€"WISNh to be fully informed of most of f these acts so they may weigh for themâ€" ‘ envisioned by the government is a pracâ€" these extreme controls will lead to loss of Few factories made profits beyond what was required for maintaining their capital investment and providâ€" there was a shortage in some goouds; but the standard of 4.ving of the people was tar higner than that of many of the countries witn which they traded. To maintain this standard of living and growing export trade, farming methuas had been improved by conâ€" stath teruization ana the introducâ€" vion of mechanical equipment. Factories also: had to be constantly extended and new inventions for improving and inâ€" creasing production were adopted from time to time. These inâ€" ventions tended ~to lighten"the labor of the people generalily as well as to raise their standard of livng. Periodic adjustments of the econâ€" omic balance between the risingâ€"cost of production and the cost of living were not made without considerable conâ€" fusion.. Factory workers would band themselves together and demand highâ€" er wages and when â€"these demands were not met in full they would refuse to work, thus stopping production and . ent.rely cutting off their wages. This process of their demands vhey> called "strikes", which was a very apt term, for they struck at everybody concerned and even at those who had nothing to do with the disâ€" pute. j ; prusperous and their cuy factories were busy day and night producing goods that. were in constant demand not only home but wideâ€"spread markets a" broad. In iact they could not produce enough to meet those demands and Once upon a time there was a counâ€" try caliea ‘I‘fuslana whose people were lPho_ne 510â€" 83 Third Ave. Night Phone 1733 e 202282 202282202 28 n Don‘t Make A Move . . . without consulting us! We make moving pleasant and imple, with expert service. United Movers â€" .?u.....?.....t.:.t.. N € SMITH ELSTO w.w.w.w.w."."'.fl‘“‘“‘fl6"‘“‘"‘“ Radio House _All went well for a short time and the workers were contented and hapâ€" pyâ€"â€"so happy that they took things easy, did no work as hard or as long as formerly, Why should they do since their labor was no longer being "exâ€" ploited" by the "capitalists" for profits? Meanwhile the ambitious i ndustrialists and the masterâ€"farmers were emigraâ€" ting to Otherland. and their places were filled by the strike leaders. The resuit of all this was a steep decline in production, the cessation of exports, With the taking over of the farms and. tactories by the Government the owners were of their responsâ€" ibilities. ‘I‘ney had no longer to worry over wages and prices, marketing their products and the payment of taxes. All of ithese things were taken care of by the government. The workers also were greatly lieved to think that henceftorth their jobs would be seâ€" cure and that they would have to worâ€" ry no more about wages and prices. But someone had ‘to bear these responsiâ€" bilities and do the worrying, and ts fell upon the Government. And so .t came to pass that the Government hau to take over aill tne farms and factories because <ctheir ownerswere: bankrupt and>thousands of people were aesitute. In accordance witn popular demand, the governâ€" ment reduced the prices of all comâ€" modities~â€"to the bare cost of producâ€" tion. There were to beâ€"no more profits. Wages, however, were to remain at the level prevailing before the Great Strike. 2 . ) attn ia | BUSINESS : DIRECTOR® of liv.ng increased in proportionâ€"â€" with every increase in the cost of living a further demand :or wage increase soliowed, 3+ aagime This treadmili process had gone on for years ana years, when, realizing that the workers were not getiing auywhere, a young man conce.ved a briglw dlaea. insvead of striking for iAgner wages ne would start a strike lur lower prices. he organized houseâ€" wives in a buycot of cersain commoâ€" diues whicn ue thought were too hign in price. ‘iius mouvement became so popular toa it spread to take in ail kinas of gouds uitii une shops and faciories closed and everyboay was out of work, not seem to realte tnat wages conâ€" stituted the major part of ihe cost of production, and consâ€"quently fixed the market price of the product. 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Other housewives followed suit, and the movement of back to hard work spread hroughout the land. The Government was powerless to stop the movemen , and the homeâ€"life of the doled idle men was rendered so misâ€" But the new Government found itself as powerless as the old one to change things, and they went from bad to worse. Thousands of people were out of employment, although there was plenty of work to be done. Commodity prices had been repeatedly cut down until the farms and factories were carried on at enormous losses. But wage rates Axed at their original level. nor could they protest against the prices which were low. Their complaint was that there was so little to buy, and they were willing to pay higher prices if they could recover their former standard of They must get rid of the Government and put in power an administration composed entirely of labor leaders. This they did by an overwhelming majority. prices which were low. 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