GOIN' TO THE CORNER S| Re Refugee Children I"""" '""■[ ..........*...........mmmnnni......................I * • ♦ Any person willing to adopt relugee children lor the duration of the war, in the event of refugee children being brought to Canada , should register with Major T. E. MacNutt , Secretary of the Children 's Aid Society, Charlottetown . J Island Farmer, July 2,1940 MISCELLANEOUS Soldiers Settlement Act and Veterans Land Act - Soldiers Settlement Act (1917 — 1919) and the Veterans Land Act (1942 -) allowed Veterans from the first and sec¬ ond World Wars to purchase land with the help of Government Loans, with addi¬ tional funds for livestock and equipment. Records of the Soldiers Settlement Board for the 1st and 2nd War Veterans are in the custody of Veterans Affairs Canada in Charlottetown PEL Many Soldiers from the Elmsdale area took advantage of this program. Journal - Horse tails and manes were used in the seats of army vehi¬ cles, and in the mattresses for men on ships during the war. Agriculturist October 1,1942 - Headline - Canada at War Requires Wool From One Million More Sheep. "Canadian farmers are being asked to undertake another important war task - the production of more wool to clothe our men in uniform and to fill essential civilian needs. April 22,1946 - Pte. Raymond Dunn has returned home from overseas. He arrived on the Lady Rodney which docked in Halifax on Saturday last. Ray saw action in 560