PAGE TWO ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS AND MATSQUI NEWS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1942 Y Established 1922 af LANG. SANDS, Editor and Publisher Published at Abbotsford, British Columbi > Abbotsford, Sumas & Matsqui News Every Wed Yy Subscription Rates: In Canada, $1.20 per year in advance; United States, $2.00 per year in advance. Member of Canadian Weekly Newspapers’ Association and B.C. Division, Canadian Weekly Newsyapers’ Association. Abbotsford, B.C., Wednesday, June 10, 1942 Lesser of The Evils Ottawa would not be hearing so much adverse comment on the Price Ceiling policy of the Wartime Pr & Trade Board if there were the old time freedom of travel for Cana- dians desiring to visit the U.S.A. In facet, Ottawa would not be so greatly worried by the volume of travel because failure of the Americans to adopt the Price Ceiling policy until last month has taken much of the inducement and pleasure out of visiting in the U.S.A. é After acquiring a Passport, a Border Permit, a Travel permit and authorization to purchase, at 11 per cent penalty, enough U. S. curreney to take care of necessary travel and liv- ing expenses, we recently visited Seattle and way points. for about three days. The business that took us south left occasional opportunities to visit some of the stores and did we get a sur- prise ! It used to be that prices across the line left a Canadian boiling with indignation at the **spread’’ somcone was making in Canada—probably as a result of there being mo such thing as a ‘‘ceiling’’ ordered when protective tariffs were given Can- .adian industries. But during our visit into Washington last month we actually felt sorry for our American cousins, Are they paying fo live!.To one accustomed to ‘‘ceiling’’ prices on cafe meals for instance, prices in Seattle and intermediate cities Game as a real shock. Food prices in stores seemed to match the price of meals, however. Merchandise prices, at least those of interest to a male, no longer created enyy,—only amazement: As near we could check by memory of recent purchases at home, American prices, instead of being about 25 or : lower were equal to or slightly higher than prices articles in B.C. A “price ceiling’? was introduced in the T we were in Seattle and while S.A. while the hasis only went back to the preceding month, authorities estimated that prices had to be marked down one and one-half per cent on the average. This indicates the steadily rising prices that had been confronting Americans and had forced their government to study and final- ly adopt the Canadian price control policy. On top of high prices, the Americans appear to have a number of bothersome taxes unknown here. It was necessary to keep a side pocket of tokens, one-cent pieces and dimes to meet the taxes imposed above prices that, in many instances, appeared exorbitant compared with the eost of living in this part of Canada. There also appeared to be no orderly control of sugar rationing as we know it. One lump of sugar with your first cup of coffee only was the rule in a leading hotel while down the street a cafe wonld have heaping jars of sugar lumps. Here we have gasoline coupons but you can get gasoline when you present your coupen. In Seattle gasoline was unobtainable at several service stations. In establishing the price ceiling, Ottawa may have over- looked the farmer, whose produce was still selling below cost of production at the time of the basic period, and the W.P. & T. B. may have given a lot of people in business a chronic head- ache hut nevertheless, Mr. John Average Citizen is a lot hap- pier man than he would be under an uncontrolled, *‘the sky i the limit’’ price policy. If you want to make a similar comparison just get a passport, a border permit, a travel permit, forfeit 11 per cent on your Canadian dollar, go south and pay and pay and pay. ek O* Conscripting Wealth--- What is It? In view of the lengthy address which Grant MacNeil, M.L.A. gavé to a small audience in Abboisfornd on Friday night on the subject of Total Mobilization of Canada’s Resources, Industry and Finance, the following editorial in the last issue of The Financial Post, Toronto, may give more food for con- structive thought. Ying to keep one jump ahead of the palpable demo- gogy of the C.C_F. programme, Hon. Ian Mackenzie has come out for the conscription of wealth. Various C.C.F. speakers have at least tried on occasion to indicate what they mean by conseription of wealth. Their forinulae differ hut they usually embrace at least three things: *Progressive’’ Meome taxes, as though we did not have progressive income taxes now. A limit on ‘war profits’ although the records of Cana- dian corporation earnings show that profits arising out of this war simply do not exist. “Conseription”’ of industry for war work, as though the government is not today using its full and uninhibited powers to use available factories, tools, management and workers for war production. Mr. Mackenzie was less definite. He contended himself a vague and meaningless phrase. ‘‘Misehievous equivocation’’ the Vancouver province calls his remarks. ‘“Bunk’? is the more succinct designation of the Evening Telegram, Toronto. And the Ottawa Journal puts the faets clearly when it adds: ‘Most of this talk about ‘conscription of wealth’ is loose, muddled talk. The government is already conscripting wealth. Couscripting it with a vengeance.”’ That is ¢ r commentary, The veal wealth of this country is its ability to produce the sinews of war. That involves the use of management, ma- terials, manpower and machinery. The government has the most complete powers to stummon all these to the war effort and to organize them for total war. Further diversion of thes: ces for war can be achieved only at the expense of the standards* of the civilian penulation. If and when the govern- iment wishes further to reduce the living standards of the civi- lian population in the interests of a more intensive war effort, the civilian population stands ready to make this sacrifice. There are, of course, other forms of wealth: farms and houses, for instance. It is diffienlt to see how conscription of these, which means simply a transfer of their ownership from the people to the state, would strengthen our war effort. Money in the form of bank deposits, stocks and bonds s even of life insurance policies, is not wealth. They are merely a token of material assets underneath. This is the fundamental fact that the C.C Mr. Mackenzie and other wealth conscripters overlook, They never make it clear whether they are talking about the title deeds or the property itself. Probably they do not know what they really do mean. and mortg. TARGET PRACTICE By Charter té yy “Confidentially—How do you keep ’em so clean, Sir?” Published by Official Request “What To Do In An Air Raid” “What To Do In A Gas Attack” In view of the Japanese attack on Dutch Harbour, Alaska, and the possibility of this being followed by air raids on British Col- umbia, Provincial Civilian P; i Cc i Head a Vancouver has issued a statement urging all citizens in the vulner- able area to check air raid precautions for their homes and to maké sure they are ready for such an attack if it should come. Citizens are assured that all branches of Civilian Protection (ARP) are pre- pared to function in case of necessity. Each householder should make sure that he has made adequate! fact that tail lights must be mask- preparations for Black Out s0/eq as well as head lights and that family life may carry 0n}that when an Imnfinent Danger without much inconvenience. | signal is given all traffic must Many people have been planning come to a standstill. to do this but have delayed tak-| Simple suggestions for conduct ing the proper precautions. The in an air raid and in a gas at- attack on Dutch Harbour should} tack gollow: be sufficient warning not to de- lay any longer. If a Precaution- | (Toco ary Black Out of several days duration should be ordered by EDITOR’S NOTE military authorities, those whose It is the request of the Ad- homes were not properly prepar-| yisory Council, Provincial Ci- ed for a Black Out would have paler Protection peony it i at newspapers in is! S Hy, BY a Bauencss om souton bed: umbia Tear the following in- Automobile owners, some of| structions, “What to do in a whom disregarded the recent] gas attack” and “What to do Black Out, are warned that any BB ane air raids: (be warltag infraction of the Lighting and] C2 S268, ie c ens ae at Black Out Regulations will be BpRsGved By ue eons followed by immediate prosecu- Readers are asked to clip them tion. Attention is called to the L2G A CR 7 out and memorize them. WHAT TO DO INA GAS ATTACK WHAT TO DO IN AN AIR RAID 1. Serious injury may result}|1. In any air raid or Black Out, from exposure to liquid gas take cover immediately. which may fall from air- (A) If you are away from hame, planes, It is, therefore, im- get off the street. You are perative to remain indoors ten times safer in a build- and keep the windows closed. ing than standing or walking Most w: gases are heavier on the street. If you are in than air. If you are inside a a cab, pull to the side of building remain there, and, if of the road immediately. Do possible, go upstairs. Do not double park. Keep clear not complicate the military of the fire plugs. Get out of effort by leaving your house the car, bus or street car unless circumstances make it and take shelter. absolutely necessary. If you!(B) If $ou are at home, take im- are outside and nof able to mediate Black Out precau- immediately go indoors, walk tions. Extinguish all lights. —do not run—get out of the Have your fire protection the gas area, Avoid puddles equipment ready. Go to of liqufd ges, basements - your Black Out toom, it leys and other low places. should be the safest room 3. Ii the windows of your room in your home. Stay away are broken, go to another from windows. Bomb ex- room, or get out of the build- plosions shatter glass for ing. considerable distances. 4. If you have been exposed to a war gas— (a) Breathe through cloths wet with baking soda solution. (b) If you can go inside a build- ing, do so, but first remove your outer clothing and leave}’ it outside. (ec) Wash your hands and then your face with laundry soap and water, fd) Wash your eyes at once with a large amount of solution of ts your ate: cayent inthe Opens baking soda; one teaspoonful lie down on your stomach, of baking soda in a glass of hands over ears, feet togeth- water. $ er. You are twice as safe ly- ing down as standing up. If incendiary bombs fall, play 2. Don’t use the telephone. Re- member those persons who have been trained to protect you—the Air Raid Wardens, Fire Watchers, Auxiliary Fire- men, Aux Police and many others, must be “ble to get really important messages through. Your personal calls have got to. wait until after the All Clear signal. ce (e Take a bath using plenty of laundry soap. (f) Wash your eyes again with a coarse spray of water on baking soda solution. them. Put out the fires start- 5. If splashes of liquid gas have ed by the incendiaries first, then devote your attention to the bomb. The coarse spray of water burns the bomb up faster. A heavy jet, stream or the liquid as you can, being bucket will make the bomb careful not to spread it. explode. If you have no way (b) Daub the contaminated area of treating the bomb with with cloths wet with clorox, water, cover it with dry purex, saniclor, etc. sand. Then with a blunt-nos- ad shovel scoop the bomb on- got on you— (a) Using small pieces of cloth, cleansing tissue or toilet paper, blot up as much of (c) Steps b, c, d, e and f in 4 above. to a pile of sand, dump the 6. Don’t get excited. Lie down sand and bomb into a pail and cover yourself with a and take it outside.. (Continued or Page Six) 5. Remember, obey your Air With intensified speed Canada goes full-out on the wr CANADA’S WAR EFFORT A weekly review of developments on the Home Front. Over 1,000 Canadian airmen take part in bombing attack on Cologne. Premier Mackenzie King cabled warm congratulations to the Air Officer in Chief, R.C.AF., overseas. “The Canadian people,” the Prime Minister telegraphed, “will ever greatfully remember what the gallant young airmen of Canada are doing to defend the security of their homeland and preserve freedom by engaging and occupying the enemy in the skies over Europe and in other parts of the world.” In first year’s operation, Canada’s Air Cadet League enrols 15,000 boys. Enrolment of 50,000 expected next year. (League gives boys free preliminary air training). By regulation of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, used collapsible metal tubes must be delivered to a drug, cigar, general or departmental store. No person may lawfully keep in possession ony used collapsible tube longer than reasonably necessary for de- ivery. Order by Controller of Supplies prohibits any manufacturer from using kapok except by permit from the Controller. Kapok is used for lifesaving equipment. Permits will be granted only if the equipment is intended for the Forces or essential war purpose. Index of physical volume of business in April rose four points over the index for April ‘last year. Expansion relatively general throughout field of commodity production and distribution. Reduction in milk fat content of ice cream. Purpose to con- serve milk fat for more essential dairy products. Value of Canada’s external trade in April reached a total of $311,943,659, a gain of $87,282,146 over April last year. Canadian enlistment centres opened in Seattle, St. Paul, Minn., Detroit, Buffalo, Boston, Banger, Me. Purpose: to enable Canadians living across the border, liable to the American draft, to transfer to Canadian forces. Under recommendation of Joint Economic Committee of the United States and Canada, steps taken to increase Canadian potato production and hog product output. Upward employment movement, indicated in manufacturing almost without interruption since outbreak of war, continued in force at the beginning of April. There were also general increases in em- ployment in transportation, communications, services and retail trade. April retail sales this year averaged 14 per cent. above those of April a year ago compared with an increase of 22 per cent. in the March comparison. Retail sales for the first four months of \lar sales of wholesale trading establishments in Canada increased by nine per cent. in April above the volume of business transacted in the corresponding month last year. «Country general store sales averaged 14 per cent. higher in April this year than last with all regions of the country contributing to the upward movement. GAS MASKS COMING A large supply of gas masks will arrive about the end of June and’ will be distributed to ARP workers and the civilian popu- lation as soon as possible, it is announced by W. C. Mainwaring, chairman of the B.C. civilian pro- Saeraet TRAIN tection (eae ‘3 i S E R y j C E VOTED TWICE Harld Fearn of the Electoral District of Burnaby, pleaded guilty in the Police Court of Burnaby, for having voted in the Provincial Election on October 21st, 1941. He was released on suspended sentence and was re- quired to post bonds to the ex- tent of $200 against further in- fractions of the Act. Fearn had registered in Poll 45 and also in Poll 48 and voted in both places. IMPORTANT CHANGES Effective Sunday, June 7 Train No. 2 will leave Van- couver daily at 10:30 a.m. in- stead of 10:00 a.m. for Calg ry, Winnipeg, Montreal. Train No. 4, “The Dominion” Coach-Tourist Section, will leave Vancouver daily: at 7:15 p.m. for Banff, Calgary, Win- nipeg, Toronto, Montreal. Train No. 8, “The Dominion” Standard Section, will leave Vancouver daily at 8:00 p.m. until further notice, for Banff, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal. Train No. 12, “Kettle Valley Express,’’ will leave Vancouver daily at S:20 p.m. instead of 7:45 p.m. for Penticton, Nelson, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat. FARM FORUM WILL FEATURE PRICE CONTROL The Farm Forum, June 15, at 7:30 pm., PDT, on CBR will feature as Chairman, Mr. Donald Gordon of the Price Control Board who will answer questions from Farm Forum listeners about price control as it affects farm- ers. The price ceiling program is of vital interest to every Cana- dian farmer. For further particulars see your local ticket agent, or write G. Bruce Burpee, Gencral Passenger Agent, C.P.R. Station, -Vancoucer, B.C. Raid Warden and other mem- bers of the ARP Services. They are trying to help you. 6. Above all—keep cool—stay : home—put out lights—take shelter—lie down—stay away eS eee from windows. You can help. ER vn ‘a CANADA we 0 WT ns CI pad =a en cr ERIES at This acerteerient is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia 1942 are 19 per cent. above the corresponding period of 1941. Dol- ©