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Canada's War Efforti Weekly Review of Developments on the Home Front:Dec. 11—18, 1M1War in the Pacific with Japanese □ccesflea in the Far East brought wlft Increase In tho tempo of Can-da’s war effort.1. Compulsory registration ordered t every persou in Canudu of Japanese ace of 16 years and up. (Before •ar declared with Japan, all persons f Japanese race registered under oluntary system. New order makes eglstratlon compulsory).2. Air Minister Power, In Montreal peech, announces Government scheme f national selective service: Moboli-itlon of manpower for Canadian de-mce, for greater production of lunltions and food; organization of omen to work in arsenals, shops and ictorles.3. Over $600,000 worth of air raid recautlon supplies distributed or on rder for Canadian areas in risk of Jemy attack. Suplies include 12,000 :eel helmets for use of volunteer orkers.i. Sale or delivery (except to overnment departments) prohibited ' new rubber pneumatic tires for any pe of automobile, bus, truck, farm iplement or motor cycle. Order does 3t apply to sales of used or reseated tires and tubes nor to sale of ;w tires and tubes on new vehicles, xcept for war orders, no crude rub-jr or latex to be started into pro-iss between midnight, December 12, 41, and January 2, 1942.5. Manufacture banned from March I. 1942, of wide variety of metal ods ranging from children's toys to etal coffins. Purpose: To conserve etal needed in munitions.6. All existing Btocks of pig tin ozon as temporary measure.7. Opening of bombing and gun-*ry school at Mont Joli, Quebec, nupletes framework of British Cora-onwealth Air Training Plan. Air :hools built in Canada under the plan w total 93. Under plan, 130 air itablishments developed; about 100 rdromea and 1,860 buildings con-ructed. Paved runways equivalent800 miles of standard 21-foot high-ay.8. Export trade increases month by onth. Dominion export aggregateall commodities in November, ac-irding to the Dominion Bureau of :atistlcs, showed a betterment of IVfc per cent over November, 1940. xporta to Russia (presumably war ippiles) totalled $1,217,000 against 1 a year ago; to Egypt, $10,394,000,• an increase of five times over cor-sponding month a year ago.9. Delegates representing 18 na-mal women’s organizations meet inAnce Minister Ileley and officialsWarttme Prices Board and voiun-er to enlist support of Canadian omen to help maintain general price tiling.10. Wholesale celling prices fixed Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, oniled hay—tyo. 1 grade, $22 a ton: t. 2, $20; No. 3. $18.11. Movie houses may raise admis-n charges for New Year’s eve only they provide extra entertainment ot i entirely different nature from that dinarily scheduled.12. Gasoline rationing to go into feet April 1. Registration .fee ofto be charged for each vehicle.13. Production of, radios 1A Canada rlng January. 1942, restricted to le-half tho average monthly pro-TEULONMERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!Mr. and Mrs. L. Crawford are spending Christmas in Teulon.Sgt. Hugh Campbell, of Kingston. Ontario, is home for Christmas.Mrs. Telford Borgner and young Hugh are in Teulon this week.Dvr. Alan McMahon is home from Nova Scotia on Christmas leave.Mr. Gerald Wilson is spending ChrlBtmas with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wood.The members of the C.G.I.T. very ably took charge of the Suuday School service on Sunday afternoon last.Please remember the New Year's Eve dance to be held in the Teulon hall, under auspices of the Hockey Club.Miss Doreen Cronmiller plans to spend the holiday season In Fort William, at the home of her Bister, Mrs. W. Robinson.We notice that the Misses Ruth Schlass and Jean Cummlng; also Mr. Bill Anderson, are home for the Yule-tide vacation.Dr. Harvey A. Towe, dentist, will be in Teulon on Wednesday, January 7th. Phone the Cecil Hotel for an appointmentWe regret to announce the death of Mr. C. Sparwood, of Gunton, who passed away on Monday, December 22nd, at the Hunter Hospital.Mrs. R. Bend spent Monday and Tuesday in Winoipeg. Mr. Bend will1 join her on Wednesday, and they will spend the holidays at Poplar PointMr. and Mrs. John Wood, of Moose Jaw, will arrive In Teulon Christmas morning to spend the day with their relatives. They will return home that evening.The Junior Sunday School Btaff wish to thank the C.G.I.T. and their leaders, Mrs. C. H. Mitchell and Miss A. Chilvers, for their kindly assistance with oranges, candy and decorations, for the little ones party. Also Mrs. A. H. Campbell and Mrs. Charlie McLean for assistance at the supper.. Judging from the smiling faces and the happy laughter the wee folk of the Teulon United Church Sunday School spent a happy time in the annex on Friday afternoon last. From 3.30 to 5 the youngsters enjoyed a program of games; from 5 to 5.30 supper, then a sing-song seated* round the gaily decorated Christmas tree. Last, but not least, every Sun-day School scholar was given a well-filled Christmas stocking to take borne.A very enjoyable evening was spent at the Girls’ Residence on December 10th, when the Mothers' Club held a banquet About forty members and friends were present. Those taking part in the program were the Misses Latimer and Follett, Mesdames Clark and D. Dicks; also a few of the girls from the Home. After the program, Mr. Fryer showed some very interesting lantern slides Including The Birth of Christ and Across Canada. Christmas carols were sung very heartily by all the mothers. The national anthem brought this pleasant evening to a close.ductlon of 1940. ‘ ’14. Cabinet ohanges: Labour Minister McLarty appointed Secretary of State. Humphrey Mitchell* chairman of National War Labour Board, appointed Minister of Labour. State Secretary Caagralh appointed to Quebec Superior Court Bench.
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Stonewall Argus
Stonewall, Manitoba, CA
Wed, Dec 24, 1941
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