“Move of the toys in Christmas stockings.-this ‘year Will be made wood.and plastic and fewer of paperboard, ‘announces .the War- me «Prices. and’ Trade Board: Récent relaxation: “of.” controls ‘some ‘metal products came too te to affect this: year’s. toy pro- duction and “metal toys will not be’ included. ‘in: Santa's pack .: “until 1945.02, ‘we are ‘ agents for. the famous ‘PINE TREE NUT SHOPS. ASSORTED. NUTS, : Packaged : ; We also have an excellent “.. . Supply of SHELLED ALMONDS, ° A OuS8e allen. sesteeee 30C PEANUTS, 44-1 WE DELIVER: TO ALL: ‘DISTRICTS - -common cold. . cause losses ‘by interrupting ege Weare: plicated ‘to ‘announce ‘that. and=veduce the danger. VICTORIA, B. . ra cereal nnesntnet nna enh! HANeNe UR bRHINFE FCN EAA pint od Bae ai mogLd anni Cold Bad for Poultry Flock During the fall-and early win- ter ‘the trouble in the poultry flock is the This. ailment will production and by, predisposing the birds to more serious. diseases “such. as: roup: and: bronchitis. It | pays’ to take. precautions in ‘the -autumn-: to “common ..causes’.are ‘exposure to dy aughts, dampness, or asudden. prevent. “colds. |: The drop -in temperature.:: Poor. venti- ‘lation: and dirty. quarters are’ also '. contributing. causes. ‘tion’ of, colds “is: less costly:“and . medicinal ; The ‘preven- more - effective- cures, In the treatment of colds, the first action should be directed to- th an ’ ward correcting the faulty condi- tion that gave rise to the trouble. A mild physic should be given, consisting of one-half to one pound of ‘Epsom salts per hundred birds. The dose should be re- peated if necessary. A ten per cent solution of argyrol is an ef- fective -antiseptie agent in the treatment of colds... By the use of a medicine dropper, or a sew- ing machine oil ean, a drop of the solution can be placed in each eye and each nostril, and in the cleft in the roof of the mouth. Drink- ing. vessels may be the means of spreading colds, - suffi- cient to color the water.a deep purple, will act as-a ‘disinfectant: nf Ny Li y i ate eee j Pi 8 When officials arrived at. a Pacific Const airfield : to witness ‘private demonstration flights of new planes, they found the roads blocked with the cars of civilian | pi been» no. public, announcement of the event. o seg goes How. did they know? “ Someone had talked out of turn, He may hnve been a loyal and patriotic > citizen with no harmful intentions whatsoever, The majority af thore who “saw the “secret” manoeuvres may have been conacientions war workers. But enemy agents may have been there alto, They are everywhere. _ WATCH EVERY. WORD YOU SAY! The war in the Pacific iy far from won, Movements of men and materials, planes.and ships must be withheld | “from the enemy. If you know anything, keep it to yoursell’ rep ecetectat Me Cees aw un INTEREST: NATIONAL most common. cause of : ious groups A few grains of - “potassium Pee eanate, ‘ creunivy. SLAVE LABOR REPAIRS DAMAGE According to reports sifting through the Allied lines around the Reich, after Allied heavy bom- bers have been over their targets | and gone, the Nazis bring out slave. workers to repair the bomb damage. ; - Natives © of Holland, Poland, France, .Belgium::and Czecho-Slo- - vakia are foreed. to do. this work. - into var- . their to cleaning’ The. workers are sorted according to trades and assigned up ‘the messi : | New Home Planned Provincial . Secretary’ George Pearson said this week he must prepare to recommend to the gov- ernment that a new Girl’s Indus- trial school be built as soon as possible. The present school in Vancouver, le said, is old-fash- ioned, too small and facilities are not good. The location is bad, he said, and il is impossible to care there at present for the in- creasing number of cases. A new schoo] will cost | approximately $250,000, When the new school is built it will probably go inte a sant of the provinee. The gov- ernment is now choosing a loca- tion on southern) Vaneouver Is- land for a new’ Boys Industrial school, which at present is located on Essondale grounds. WASHING MACHINES Authorization has been granted by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board for the Canadian manutac- ture of an additional 10,000 wash- ing machines during the fourth quarter of 1944, but the public was warned that ‘difficulty in get- ting component parts from~ the United States may ‘mean the en- tire 10,000 machines will not be manufactured in,.the designated period. . They will probably ap- pear on the market at..the same rate as those permitted for ae ‘ first three-quarters. of the yeé The machines are for civilian use and there is no restriction.on their sale. i WHEN THE par rremeeeaameed bey err te paris ay dh ieue peutey sightseers, 7 here had ny: Cd SR Eyck ar mA WARY CS -CCRMU Nasa lon ainnUnepRdechemit sxonmenteaneronaberteoiece 4 a aT country — “material. | : classes, © Both Pits SPRING ISLAND | Recent guests, registered at Ful- a ‘ford Inn are: 2V. C, “Brown, ‘Mys.».°2 Beanies, Miss Sylvia - James, G.: ineVivtoria Ppoepecpae a, Ce Se oe or a panera igtanieees Every night on the CBC News Roundup, Commentator Willson Woodside presents his interpreta- tion of the day’s world news to Canadian listeners, engineer, writer and traveller, Mr. Woodside was invited to leave Germany in 19837 because he knew too much. His “News Roundup” analysis is heard daily over sta- tions of the CBC Trans-Canada, network in this province, with a repeat broadcast at 10.15 p.m. immediately following the news. MAYNE ISLAND Miss S. Bennett and John Ben- nett spent last week visiting their sister, Mrs. P. Higgenbottom, in Vancouver. Mr. G. Potts, of Nanaimo, was on the island for a few days last week. Rev. Venables was up for the week-end and took the service at St. Mary Magdalene’s on Sunday morning. Mr. Steele returned . from a business trip to -Vancouver- on Saturday. Mr. Gilmour and _ his daughter, Yvonne, who is in the C.W.A.C.’s, left last week for’ Vancouver, Making New F rom Old ~The conservation program. of ‘the consumer branch off the War- time Prices and Trade -board:-is now well under ¥ way for the'y “Win- ter season. These -remake centres,’ as “they. ‘ave. known,;teach women-how. to -moke : modern garments.freni* old’ Some surprisingly «smart: garments ‘these and” for from = ults -OMmerpe - for 7 childrens, . AD intene: Hiayed high. schools nroal British"“Columbia®’and © the gat.: uments” will ‘be ihe = by high: ’ Baxter, J.2M.. Stephen; Van- oe J. MeéNeilh; Robert “Proch-: Jones, Mr. tL. Hamilton | ound s0n; Victoria, * Mrs: Robert Akertai. and baby: ett; Mrs. have lett Loria few days’. visit: to Dunean where’ she: is visiting her > father, My. Mrank Morrison, Miss. ‘Diana.’ Gyves sand her friend,-.Miss Sheila Wright, have returned: lo: Victorin after spend- ‘ing. the week-end at Fulford where they were the yuests°of Miss Gyve's mother; Mery and Mra. Wilfred Douglas arrived from Sooke on Saturday to visit their respective parents, Mi. and May Hoof, Towing tid Vite | Men, RR, Maxwell, Burgoyne Bay, Miss Murinl Wrigley has re- turned to Weston Lake farm after apending the week-end with her brother, Me, Alfred. Wrigley, Mrs, William: G, Sinith’ “and datehtor,. Ann, returned hone on Wridiny after sponding: a short visit - iw Vieturiny aaa ik Sorry .. . ~ but the foot. is too big for the shoes: “While demands for tele. phone service have increased atendily during the war, the onuipment naceasury to pros vide services hawn't. The Telo- phones Company han heen Prevented from making any tmatertal additlons to its aye- tem, That’e why «oe many peuple have to do without telephone service these daya, The foot just won't Ct the shoe. — Factories. that used to pros : duce . telephone —, equipment ‘aves now noetlod: lo: fill war: orders, Z The. telephone situation’ be. Mealy te gel woyee hofarve Tt Hole betters Ine tha moantine, ‘eaventials noods® for telophone device, opartleulayly o in dene” nection with the. war affart., ftret. ‘8B. Cc. Telephone Co.” muel Oe Pern ere pe pe nS COC Sey will be. found elsewhere in” this issue. “services. -will also ‘assist the troop in send-» .§ fardrobes “The s success of: the Seventh Victory Loan in Victor groups like.the-one pictured. here responded: ° sees Mei MB he dell ott Ae he 8 fede Oo heey ROVERS PLAN WORTHY WORK Mombers of the. Rover Scouts of Sidney will hold’.a dance on - Friday, Nov. 17, details of which EL’ WEATHER STRIPPING— Per ‘yard ENAMBLLED ‘TEA KETTLES— Large size, CAC ois. “ DOUBL Om BOILERS-—- Each ... The funds raised will as- 9 F sist the. group.‘in their work. for § the winter. Many members’ of the troop ‘have joined the various It has been the custom of the:Scouts to. present an identi- fication bracelet to members join- ing. up, suitably engraved. - ~Money raised from. this: danee ing Christmas gifts to saber overseas, : 7 PLAN YOUR INSIDE DECORATING NOW! Increases Shane In Late Crops We are headquarters for SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINTS Our Paint Service is complete. you on all your According to the first estimate of late crops in Canada in 1944, the following crops have shown increases on the 1943 output; dry beans increased from 1,407,000 hushels in 1943 to 1,431,000 bush- els in 19443. mixed grains from 35,956,000 bushels in 1943 to 58,- | HWE & & : j ay: 30,000 bushels in i944; shelled § . . oY corn. from 7,775,000 bushels in § y Baedne ’ 1943 to 12,390,000 bushels in ¢ 1944; potatoes from 43,451,000 ewt. to 47,540,000 ewl., in’ 1944; fodder corn from 41,097,000 tons Our staff competent to advise painting problems. tember. The beets were planted very late in the season (May 4) yield than.these two, but -its fruits tended to be rather flat. ‘Two . smt fruited sorts, Harbinger and oand the resulting growth was G43 to 4.35! o4q; small fruited sorts, Har ng growth | w nifaie to 1.855, aot tons nt - Essex Wonder, Were of very good very poor. No significant ‘differ- é i oO J : se . : °C Laypue 1 ‘2 1943 “to 3.922000 tons in 1944, Uniformity, and. yielded well but ences were observed ins the com- and. shea hects from A73 200 a hard core was an objectionable paratively low seed yield) which 2 suge sets 35 tons to 608.000 tons in 1944 feature in both varieties. Best of amounted to 21 pounds per acre. : ' g 44, All produced ‘well, but the core Seed from Detroit Dark Red beet tended to be prominent, making in a fertilized experiment was } 3 ’ for - texture. TT variety is arvested in September. Treat- immon fer poor.texture. The: variety is harvested in Chungking Pers m preferred by many’ local garden-. ments included: 200, 100, and Seedlings Doing Well ers for its smoothness, uniformity 600 pounds of. 16-20-0 ammonium and yielding ability. Pearson, of | phosphate plus 100 pounds. sul- (Continued from Page Three) recent introduction, was grown 9 phate of potash per acre; the fifth the previous year, due chiefly to for the second year and was the vegument consisted of 400° Ibs. the dry season. Data from ten most productive in the test. It 6-20-0 plus 284 pounds 38 per rarieties have been examined. All was very late, however, no ripe cou superphosphate plus 100 Ibs. plants were staked, and trained fruits being picked until three sulphate of potash, and sixth and to a single stem. The varieties weeks after the first general har- seventh treatments consisted of Scarlet Dawn and Stokesdale vest. Fruits were very large, and 400 pounds 16-20-0 and 320 were, as in 1943, considered high- were removed with difficulty pounds ammonium sulphate re- -ly satisfactory for home garden from. the vines. spectively, without potash. The Seed roots of Detroit Dark Red beet stored in pits last winter with (a) leaves left on, and (b)° leaves cut off, were purposes. They produced moder- ately large, high quality fruits of good internal texture ‘and pleasing flavor. Bonny Best gave a better growth was. very poor and no sig- nificant differences were found. The mean yield was 599 pounds harvested in Sep- per acre. - DELIVERY BOYS BUY VICTORY BONDS» : ia is” due greatly’ to the Way. ‘in which Shown are members of the staff of Crystal Finish Photo Service displaying with’ just pride their Three-Star V Flag. Awarded them early in-the drive. for ‘attaining well over. 100 per cent of ‘their -quota, This. is no new. - -experience for this patriotic firm. Besides the key members of the Cr ystal Finish doing: their bit, even the $5-a- week delivery, boys rallied. to Mr. Faweett’s: Appeal ‘to his loyal. staff to “Tnvest in Victory. rrr: | ST aae tetenenntemaemnenenennaraeed Novice TO EMPLOYERS — AND THERE WHR KY ALE EXP LOY ERS— Tmeluding Farmers By an order signed on August lth, 1044, by the undersigned Minister of Labour under wuthority of Natlowsl Selective Service Mabitization Regulations, 144: 4 ; c f 1, Commencing August 22nd, 1944, every employer Is required to cheek the docue ments held by each newly engaged male documents he has not cheeked before, and to report tothe Registrar for hia Mobilize ation Division at onee on WY sloth ene employee, within 7 days of the employee's | ployee Cound hot to POsneNs dueuume ns as engagement, todeterming if such employee referred. larg: . posieuses documents to show that. he be hia, . : good standing umler. National: Seleetive * 4. Any male employee. here referced 1a, ba Servlee Mobilization Regulationa, 194 (ibat quired bythe Regulations to present Is, In relation te the Militaey:¢ Calleap)s hin. documents tole iployer for puepasea 2 , of Tnapections w Kvery employers most report on . Seicaatele? Dtothe Regiat rar for hin Mobtlize- 5 FOR THIS PURPOSE “EMPLOYER” ition Division, concerotig any employes INCLUDES ALSO ANY fA RMBER. ‘found: net ote Pernnenn | documents, WH OPERATING A PAR, WHO UL ASA 5 rele ferred: tos : +. oa : MAI K Ph RSON. WORKING FOR IVENT3: 3. Every cinplayer is requlved mbunviturty G toe eek the. Movnments held by eaeh inile employed naw workbig: Coe hin, Whose Penaltion are provided for anyenployer 8 0” ae or ‘male? employe eo whe faite to vonply: , with mine Petra larbiaiti Ss ty. iw ‘varllor: order, emnjiloyers | were ve required lo cheek Le dociments held. hy: thelr mate employees, and to: report by, May lst, JOH, on doubtful eUKER itn well WW euNe where employers, id tot ‘Devan, docunie hls, nce : “Kraploy: era are asked ta remember that they do wot reportan men who do possess (he tedessary documents only on thee wha: Jat to presene. documenta for examination, or where there in daub dat the diecument presented avtually proves good standing, The entployersaf Canada, tue Harling farmers, fo-aporared very sata: on the first cheeky made up to May. lat, lant, decidedly helpfal, and ts rery mineh apprectated, in now earnestly requested, nfactarily This cosaperation wus Further eo operation Sehednle. 9, for reporthig to tie Reylairnes and detaila an lo tow TOT whieh wove Bod maviiligt, are nvailiabte Clavel. the neurent Kinploysnent anal Selentive Servier OMiee, Farmers not needed on the farny during the: winter, oo Mrgent call for winter workers in other-essentialindi a ron tinnanesof pottyioneniont of milipary “tritulng it ho sitinea” the strles, willkbe Aiea es Whiteduny devan the Jaron, ‘ WATIONA L SELECTIVE © Br WV ECR Oe ‘ ent TMEEY Marre WER ; AY MucNAMARA 7 Ministor of Labour. 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