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oners of war, Lord Normanby said on his re- turn to England, though physically more fortun- ate, are in other ways less fortunate. No uni- versal compassion visits them. Prisoners of war

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As 5ll]l1IlClllL'|ll£\l'_\ reading to his statesman- like address zit liilllllllOll, an article by Hon. ]uliii lirzickcit, leader of the Progressive Con- scrvativc Party, lil (Qtniudian Birriitcrs, can be wzirml_v rccoiinnciidctl. Mr. Bracken deals with our tiost-ivar problems, and thus defines the tluty iii the State when peace is restored:

(a) To maintain at high level the income and standard of living of the individual citizen, ivhose interests itiust always be paramount.

(b) 'l"n lllilllliiilll the principle of private in- itiative and enterprise.

(c) To initiate, undertake, control, and in sotiie cases, own and operate projects of pub- lic and isritiiintil l>C|lCfii iii those fields in which private enterprise is prcclitded from serving, or is less eifit-ir-ni in serving, the public interest.

(d) To r .- the level of social security for all. not b_v raiiotiinu scarcity, but by a fair dis- tribulinti of tbt- plenty‘, that a system of free enterprise alone can give.

.\lr. llracltcn, it iiitist seem to niaiiy, provides the leadership which will carry such objectives into effect. Shacklcrl by no dead tradition and at the smite time untouched b_v Ljtopiati fati- tasies, lie i'L‘])l't‘>t‘lll\‘ tlic itiiegrity and the sanity of the average Liaiizitlirtii, speaks with the ac- cents of courage and coniuion sense. A re- former, be is not the sort who would throw out the baby with the bath water. A Progres- sive, he docs nut bt-licvc that cverythitig that is, is wrong. A Conservative, he I\'l'l0\\'S what he wants to conserve. On freedom, oti the dan- gers of dictatorship. on the rights and respon- sibilities of labor, on tlic duties and obligations of capital, he speaks as a. Caitatlian who sees the road ahead of him-and is not afraid. “The vision of an expanding co-operative economy is the core of our political faith."

Sawing The Sawfly

Finding or creating s wheat which will sur- vive under all conditions in the Canadian l/Vest and yield a. profitable crop is a long and dif- ficult process. observes The Vancouver Pro- vines.

The first wheat was Red Fife, which came b the West by way of Russia, Scotland and kiln Canada. Then came Marquis, a child i Red Fife, which rolled back the wheat map if Cuisde. some hundreds of miles.

Marquis is a. wheat of high quality and high

Ind it was it that established the repti-

“N! 0f Cwfldflb wheat in the world's mar- blltl. Bnt Marquis is subject to rust and rust lice cost the farmers of \Vcstcrit Canada and those of the Northern States hundreds of niil- lIons of dollars.

For years the search went on for a wheat that would have the high milling and baking qualities of blztrqiiis, that would yield as boun- tifullv and ripen in as short a period and that would resist rust attacks. The search was long, difficult and costly. Numerous wheats had to be bred, examined and rejected before a few were found that would meet the requirements, These new wheats are now lacing grown largely and Marquis will soon have passed from the picture entirely.

But the new xvhcats also have their enemies, and of these the sawfly is the most destructive. But this eticniy: too, is 0n tlic ivay otit, for a wheat has been (lCYClFJDCtl ivith a rough stem which saws laaclc at tlic sziwfly, and within a couple of years there will be enough of it to dis- tribute among farmers.

But that will tint end the work of the wheat- brcedcrs. whose iutcrcst and industry seem in- exhauslible. "fhcrc will be other enemies to conquer.

“'ll° ha" TWOWFBd from their wounds have no such harsh incentive as the blind to start life anew. Some of them are undertaking voluntary studies, but no such provision has been made or could be made for them as was made for the relatively few blind prisoners. Lord Normanby believes that it is almost impossible for the or- dinary man in a prisoner of war camp to keep his voluntary study at the level of real work; if this is true, the occasional and exceptional cases of men who have tirade real intellectual progress in these camps are all the more re- markable.

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Tomorrow Christmas Sunday. e w u m

August, instead of June, is now being sug-

gested as the likely month for next Federal

election.

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Perhaps Prime Minister Mackenzie King wss

acting as locum tenens st Washington during the President's absence“ oyersiss. I

There is bound eo be congested ‘rsllwsy tref- fic from now on with all three arms of the de- fence forces, except essentials, Navy, Army and Air entitled to leave.

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Five Christmases: t939—-Wbat is this war? r94o—What if we lose? l94l—Can we win? f942—W'e can win. i943-—\\'e are winning. Always bearing in mind that thousands of our finest people have died to save us, and reserv- ing for the bereaved a deep arid lasting sym- pathy, we now can look forward to Victory and Peace on Earth.

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Charles Wesley, brother of john, poet and evangelist, born this date I708; wrote over 6,- 000 hymns, outstanding being “jcsu, Lover of My Soul", "O For a Thousand 'I‘0ngties to Sing”, and the Christmas Hymn:

Hark how all the Wclkins ring,

Glory to the King of Kings; "

Pcacc on earth and incrcy iiiild,

God and sinners reconciled. l? ii i Ii

H.R.H. Prince William Henry Andrew Frederick, eldest son of HRH. the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, born this date 194i; his father, the newly appointed Governor-General of Australia is the younger surviving brother of His Majesty the Kitig, and his mother, Lady Alice Montague-Douglas Scott, daughter of the 7th Dulze of Bucclcitcli, Air Commandant of \\'../\..\.F. Both His Majesty and the Duke chose their brides from the families of the old- est of the Scottish nobility.

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Shoe stores in niost parts of Canada are busv places these days, hiarkcting learns from a sales manager" who has just returned from a tour of the entire country and reports that there is a very general expectation among cori- stimcrs that shoes will eventually be rationed. "People are not hoarding in view of this ex- pectation," the sales iill-llltlgfll‘ explained. "They are buying a more solid, better class of shoe that will last longer than the shoes they have been in the habit of purchasing. Dealers and niaiitifacturcrs, on the other hand, do not look for rationing in Canada."

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A surprising number of war plants can be converted to peacetime production without dif- ficulty, according to Munitions Minister Howe. For instance, several platits btiilt to tiianu- fzicturc explosives have already been converted to produce fertilizers, he points out. “Passenger cars have not been produced in Canada since 1940, nor have radio sets, nor washing ina- cliities, nor electric refrigerators, nor a tremen- dous nuinbcr of household necessities. There is a. shortage of everything and everyone has money with which to buy when the goods are

available." s s r- m

Hospitably inclined citizens will have an op-

Thcre are other Qnctiyigg almady, and portuiiity to exercise their fine qualities in this

work is even nnw going 0n in the trope 0f (lg- respect by entertaining “the strangers within our

vclopiiig a whczit which will be resistant to

gates" at Christmas-tide. The R.A.F. \V'lllCl1 alas,

rlrotiglit and which the grasshoppers will litid 11W 110i I0 be Willi "5 mild‘ 1911519’. Ed five (“Y5

distastcltil.

Blind Prisoners Of War

leave at Christmas or New Year respectively. Naturally they have no relatives and other old- time friends to visit here, so it would be a graci- ous act on the part of those who have the ac-

_\ synmnlic MMHL, u,“ ‘Hkm ‘when l.cpan.int_ conimodatioti to invite them to their homes for

0d prisoners of ivui" CillllC liotiic. showed Lord X0ttiiaiili_.'. who iras wunndcd and taken prisoner

that period; or, otherwise, to invite them for Christmas or New Year's dinner. Phone calls

at Dunkirk. leading ashore a merchant ship to the Y'M'C'A' Supervism a‘ Static,“ 3" 0r

captain, blinded ivltcn his ship was sunk by s.

lT-boat. lt ivas symbolic for tlic reason that it showed Lord .\V\riii.'itili_v guiding a blind man, just as lic liarl bet-n gtiitling them for two and a half years in the prisoner of war camps. Though a prisoner, he was rmc of tlic first to talcc a

the local Secretary of the Y.M.C.A. will put citizens in touch with expectant guests. ‘ 1% i! ill it

There are just as many, if not more, turkeys in the country than a ycar ago, states Canadian Grocer in its current issue. But the Giristmas

liantl in tlic \\'0l'l\' of re-edttcatitig blind prison- tables of civilians are going to see few of them.

ers of war. llc utilisltvl the aid of the Y.M.C.A. Ft. llutislans and tlic Red Cross. Ile found the German \\'ar Office stifficietitly sympathe- tic to permit the concentration of blind prisoners iii one camp and cvcn t0 lend tlic services of a (ierniaii tiffivcr nltn lost his sight in the first world war.

The work started with four int-ti and willi a

This is because the Federal Government-De- partment of Munitions and Supply-has been purchasing large quantities for men in the arm- ed forces, both in Canada and overseas. It's estimated that up to 60 per cent of the Ontario turkeys have been bought for this purposc— and certainly civilians can't criticize that. The men fighting for our freedom are entitled to the

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lflllll LG! overt-h liens

‘regret

aired a shudder or two st w might hsve been-

quplltles of leadership sre invaluable, would have crippling blow te the llhtlnns. -Klnlswu

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WM] Stand-

ksy to sll adventures. The unen- ....,..li...“".. 21kt... ‘it?’ a. ; e most out of life . . His loul never starve

who

will roll in their note snd sleep. All doors will fly open te trim who has s mtldnes; more defiant more courage. The whole ls

be "taken in.” To be taken in everywhere is to see the inside 0! everything. It is the hospitality o! ctmurnstsnues- With torches and trumpets. like ti guest the green- horn ls taken in by Life. And the soeptlc is csst out by it. —G, K. Chesterton tn "Charles Dickens"

Since the rlsye of s eel-Illa fsnr- ous Donald, who rang flrc alarms for the purpose of timing the flro department, false alarms have been accepted in s, casual fashion by w: many of the people of the city. Fur instance, during October 46 fslse alarms were turned in. some persons apparently think it funn to see men and equipment r-u out; to out. out a fire that there. So did some in Vancouver until recently, when a fireman was killed and two others Injured in a crash snswerings false alarmIialse alarms are not at ell funrw or trivial. They put needless wear and tear on precious equipment; need- lessly endangering the ‘lies of the men. -Winni'peg Tribune.

The story is told shout the held

gaining entrance to House, brazenly asked tire President to smoke and endorse his brand of cigarettes for advertising pur- poses. “Really” said the President, “How much would that. be worth to you?" . . . ."$50.00(f’.si1ld the tobacco man . . . "It's g deal," said the President. "I'll qlvc you my testimonial at once." Putting away at the cigarette offered him. the President called his secretary and pointing to his guest. dictated: "Just sav that he and I are tho only two men in the world who can snoke these WlDhOlIl. sell-ins slckP-St. ‘Thomas Times-Journal

That sword p-esented to Stalin for Stalingrad. from Kim; George promises to become as famous as Excalibur. exalted in Teiinyson‘s poems. The British people gave it, and British craftsmen made it. It is the symbol of hearts of steel which Ge-rman hordes could not. pierce-St. Catharines btandard.

Business Administrator Fuller of the Toronto Board of Education points out that $10.000.0(0 should be expended on repairs and alter- ations to public schools, and that “this will provide s great. deal of postwar work. A similar conditlor must exist regarding buildings throughout, the country. and now is t-he time to plan for their re- habllitatlcii. Pfllill; should be an 1m- portant cart of a general program for provldim employment when it wlllube sought again. -Globe and MB .

Those who believe that the isrt of good eating. when focused on non-rationed foods. deserves a modicum of attention even in war- time feel that Noah Webster resch- ed the quintessence at‘ tersencss when he thus defined Indian Pud- ding: “A pudding vii-rose chief in- gredients are Indian meal. mils and molasses." Now. that definition is true, The New York Times con- tinues. Those are the chief ingredi- ents. But ever since we rend scene- where that, tapioca. or even wild rice. could be added lo Indian Pudding we have been wanting tn combat such heres snd to say s word about this dis . One wants to be tolerant and curious. tiaturally That is the wnv of scientific pro- nrees. But, who would th k o! changing the reiimble to the (km- stltution? Ind an Pudding 1.; magic which results from the correct combination of yellow com meal (never Rhode Island white oer-n meal). molasses. salt and milk. If you insist, sprinkle in a blt of sugar, s trace of elnniuiion and s spoonful of dark-colored maple- eyrup. But, please remember that the hand which seasons neevlly osmoufisges the real flsvor. There Ls one other major consideration. Indian Pudding must be moist. Not too moist. so that. it is a first cousin to wigzy-wfltzkl‘. wishy- wasfiy custard. But tf there is anything more dlsappol ting than d-ry. mwdusty, ‘ r Indian Pudd we have yet to make its semis-in ce. The housewife who has the soul of m artist will watch the cooking carefully. ridding a bit of milk frcm time to time if neces- sary. when it. comes to borne prou B5 befits its regal qualities, the rtoldenbrown, soft. moist pudding snabes a spicy. nostril-tickling aroma which should cause us to give thanks for the New World's sift, of maize.

st is not likely tint slob limi- csmnslsners ss uenerrillsei-

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few hours steer they left . They have missed death sin-In your columns and else- closer merutne without where the nlrneir 0! W“! '- l"

any flies over it. But the gentlemen "0" o to gill)!!! suddenbedesm ssl ‘ a“ p a s slllel’. ml? DI!‘- vsosn M6111 list. sbie uentlenien. however, nus not i" To have lost men. st a time when their

been I United

k pa through lilo with that mam auuimiiiy Whleh ii uu w“ ‘ "“""“°° l“ G“

m f sin. Sh.

tlisn unerrtngly expressed in one for-_ timsts phrase —. he will alwsy! blem-

rusurc roauu

‘IIIAT JUDGES]!!!

“values”? nmtznfllltig: mwwb" .'l‘h0mlist of lull.-

exhsusted by any muni-

strro . W si- el wound. ml Wsr- Veterans ere

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OIIISTMAI IEALI

before beinl

. Several yesrl e30 I too received seals by mall, but been so occupied with selfish prob- lems did not even trouble to send the IIIOSSBLI: 108211 therewith.

if confronted with the printed or woken word reslrdlns Tuberculosis seals. I save it abso- lutely no consider-at‘ bees/use it did not concern me or my fun- ily, or so I thought. But alas; the irony of my self- ishness when one considers that for many years purl have been bedridden with this cread disease. But those llvlnl normal lives eun- not fully realize the lmDlicst. of that fact. some of which are: The inability to provide for one- self and dependents. hence the

isn't humiliation of having to seek Mid

accept relief and charity. the in- desci-ibable mental sufferlnrr cat18- ed by the anxiety for thrwelfsre and health of loved ones.

However this l; not s laments- tion but. rather a clumsy effort to impress those more fortunate. In fact. though having endured the forerro’ , we consider our savers- ity trifling in comparison with other eases we have come to know

of n tobacco company who, after about. Think of the anguish to the White parents by

seeing their little children lying in bed for months or years and finally die, Just. when they could enjoy life so much. 0r think of a father and mother who both must go to s Sanatorlum: see their home broken and their child- ren scattered. Though I could write many other heurtrendtng things that are tak- ing place daily because of tuber- culosis, surely this much is suf- ficient to cause anyone to ask. "what has the foregoing to do witii the seiils I received by mail?" Briefly the answer is this: Those seals were mailed vou in the hope that you would put n cash contribution iii the envelope en- closed with them aiid return it. Then all such money received is used vo prevent such cases an is mentioned here In conclusion. I emphatically state, that if I now could earn a spare dollar it would be contrib- uted. Will vou who are able to do so. will you do as I did snd also probably live to regret it, that is utterly disregard the opportunity to help prevent sorrow, and premature death? I am. Sir. etc- -HUMANITARIAN.

Turkey And The Balkans

(Wlmiipeg Free Press)

One of tlie decisions of Roose- velt. alarm and Unuronill to be re- veaien only in the fields of military operations. is that ln regard to in- VBSlDIl 0t the neurons, Germany has been told that. it. is twins’ to be iittaciteo ironi me east. §lie wet Ell-Ct the S0llth~3Jth0tl$fl its strat- ezists nave always neld that it should avoid fighting tin more their one front at ii time. The at- tack on the south ls now being pressed ln Italy. and the declara- tion by Turkey of close association with the Allies suggests to many that this is leading up to invasion of the Balkans from the southeast. No one knows. except the few who Lhave that military secret.

Turkey, however, though sill-l neutral. would have as much right to allow the Allies to establish air bases on ‘Iurklsh islands h

suffering

eludlnu the use of B on m‘; Black Sea for

one snlnrrt R/uss , whom Bulzarls is not st war.

The great. value of an invasion of the Balkans would be the further diversion of German forces, not. only lend forces in which Germany is very strong. but. also its air force. Allied superiority in the sir is con- s l.ly no rind it will afford strong sup and oover for in- vasions on the west or south of Einupe. German iitr strength will be further weakened if it. must, be

inst an znvsslon 0f the

German airmen to the teot. their country against t attacks from Britain. And the l vasion of western Phi would somewhat less dlfflc t if were s diversion of Germ-m

the table. strength to the Balkans.

The slow but steady northward drive 0:1- “ led forces l:i' Italy

have muitlvllfl fries. 10-“ “"4 m; ioneilness. tins f istnured kind- “At morning dawn. Ind elem“

Alone we think, Alone we must."

The w pflgggd u. perishable Of gsrflte vain stroatekl’

ul . "At moriiifg dawn. and svenlns Safely home in the arms of trust." N more the winsinsr moo of time Orin swsy their oddest No more the music of faint “h!

em To drown the chord of cheerful

note; Tim‘ 2th the heavenly host ilvl m one pmpebtisi thy of loll. ‘Illrelr- Christmas days on earth Only ifflil “maids-whom ivy wn I'm tiiem no blasts of winter hill

lo is“ ease: can‘ ‘r. ' ‘ -D.A.1nulse siren.

to lead to an explosion. Bulges-ts DQ101188 to the Axis.

The Germans will do their ut- most. to block new strategic move of the Allies. They will see great significance in the wnference be- tween the Allied rind Turkish lead- ers. followed by Turkeys declare- tion of friendship for the Allies.

Ger-mane will to use the Bulgarian hatred for the Turks to turn the Bulgarian army into s force to aid in German tlefence of the Balkans rigninst the Allies. Events are likely to move fast and the Germans will do everything to

vent fate clotsiniz in upon them.

APOSTLES 0F GOODYVILL

MADRAS, India — 1GP) —- Sir Ramaiswami Mlldlllilll‘ stated here that India. soldiers fighting to- gether liarl learnt to understand

that on their return to India they would be apostles of qcmradeship and mutual undcrstancmg.

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