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President: Lieul. Col. ll‘. Chester S. MoLun Vice President: J. R. Burnett. 5-3-1- Booretory: Lieut. (Jul. D. A. hiaciillliflflll. 9-5-1)- Editor Ind itianaging Director. J. L. Burnett, FJJ.

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Weakest /nk." TYIZTEUZ NOVEMBi-ZR 11, 19A;

Flint‘ C1101] News

dn twp oi the cEri-riiig iicws from North Africa Cilllfvs \'\ ~ ill a gicat American naval victory iii liig .\\‘c'-f ific, resulting in the routing n" (l ii rxiuWiil vllllvllllCfiC fleet with loss iii‘ iiiiiiz_-. ‘ ._ iiichiiliiig one bat- tlcsliiji, fivc iiw destroyers, eight loaded trfuiliwi . . four cargo vessels. Am- erican llbSlfi liiiv- i>l‘l'l t‘i\lll]'1ll'.'lllVCly light. For the _lfl|l.lll<'~l' i.‘ i"

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that which the t lo llle Italian fleet at lliraiiti- lni- i for some margin of error in the l_\' and necessarily in-’ complete accrii uscrl at Washington, the ncuzs is r i .. nitp-i-tziiice and will have effect no: til . '1 iii» L'.'l~l but on the Russian and .\l<-il.. .ii fisiiiiis. llitler has been

urging the to greater offensive ef- forts in oinlc ire the pressure elsewhere. This latvsi w. w t- ot‘ .\llictl superiority in the Pacific is i: i: 1"»? iiiisivtir lic anticipated.

A Timely Publication

Navy \\'vck will lc l3li$Cr\’€(.l commencing Sunday, Nor. .~_i, timing which time public at- tention will be fiitiisi-ii on the Royal Canadian Navy and tipun ' i- work of the Navy League of Canada. Lil-f h rtjgy-ird to the men of the Navy and lll: lnnt Marine. The pur- rziiicc will commend itself to * g ln-icuc all Canadians the vital importance to the l-Iiiipire of the maintenance of naval Stlfpl'('lll.'lc‘_\', upon which depends not only our trailc but ~iir lllllltlllill existence; of pro- claiming the ll‘\‘ll‘.'.‘llil'\ll" contribution which the personnel of the Cziiiiiililiii Navy and the mer- chant ships are now flllll\’lllg in this titantic con- flict of right over might.

To this end an ziuractive booklet has been issued by the .\':iv_v lxzigue, telling the story of Canada's naval activities llllLlLT the heading “Ships Mean Victoryi,” The story in told by LieuL-Commzitialcr William Strange, R.C.N. ,V.R., and illustrated by artists and photograph- er: of Caiizirla‘: .\':--al staff. Separate chapters 'g;1e devoted 1U t‘ of the five main types of warship in tllc (jziiiti. an navy—destroyery, wr- IIVCIICS, mineswcqicrs, Fairinile sub-chaser: and vrnotor torpedo boats-and there are also in- lteresting accounts of other ships which were inot built as wars ' s. but have been rebuilt so u to perform via‘. . . 1c svrvicc as fighting craft. _Other chapters arc devoted to explaining the vmeming and importance of Sea. Power, to our

uei- increasing ntcrchant navy, and to graphic accounts of the life of our sailors on active ser- ylce. A final chapter deals with the Se: Cadet movement, which has been aptly termed the lgurury for sailors of the fighting navy and [bean-ten in the merchant service.

l The booklet ls being distributed t0 I-ll of the pehooll in Canada. for the use of teachers and ifipill. It should prove of great value in this connection, an well u in calling attention gen- linlly to the purpose of Navy Week and the "line achievement: of the seniog brunch of our fighting services.

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h at» o. 1°04 shortage l i m r1..- hiclal Post maintain! that dQBPIIO the huge crops harvested this season, 1 nerlotu food Qhortage in Canada. next year io not st ell im-

lsiblo. Canadian citizen: and our customers rGreat Britain and elsewhere do not eat wheat Ind other grains directly, but the food products made from these crops,—flour, butter, meat, eggs, milk, cheese, etc. To produce these things u; immense amount of labor and transportation b required and both of there essentials are get- ting exceedingly scarce. Our flour milll, pack- ing plants, CflllllCflCll, dairy factories, and the farms themselves have bccn badly squeezed by the miinition plants and the armed lervicel in the race for Il'l<'lll[l0\\'C'i'. Our railroads upon which we rely fur bringing grain and livestock together, are in the same position a: well as being hampered by :1 shortage of rolling stock. A deciding factor in this labor squeeze has been thg fact that wagc; in war plants have been practically unciiiili-iilli-rl. ivliile those in the food plants have bccn l'i',fl\ll_\' frozen.

The big crops this _v<'.iir are a tremendous as- set iii this wzii" whtiro fiiiiil production is just as vital as plaiics, tziiilzs and shells, but unlike these lethal wcnprms, ihi- crops must be regarded as raw 1iiat<~ri.'il for fowl only

[f w‘. ;.,~,- p. lnliill ulll‘ export; obligations to Croat ll:it:i'ii lll liir- \\.'l\' 0f lincon, cheese, milk m"; mp0,- iii-i... ,-in.l .-ii lll(‘ same time meet our growing dining-tit- l't‘1]llli‘l‘llit"lllS, argues the

I705!’ S90v5 will lum- in br- iakcii to insure ade- quate 131,0; in ,,,,,- \';|l‘j(1ll§v lliiiil processing plants.

'15 serious a blow as i

The Channel islands

British European dominioiis to fiill to the enemy should be the oldest; those Channel Islands which are the only fragment of \\'ill1zuii the Con-

of England.

fogs.

The story of the stirreiitlcr of those islands has still to be written; and wherever two or three island refugees gather together, the bitter- ness, the confusion, and the inevitability, too of that surrender wells up once more.

the day of liberation.

.- EDITORIAL NOTES-

l Christmas this year falls on a. Friday. 1|‘ ‘U W‘

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[parcel overseas _\‘Cli? 1r vi n- a I The Conservative rally in the Empire Theatre tonight. n- a- vi n-

The war is not won by a long chalk, so no one need sit down on his “htinkcrs" anticipating the halcyon days yet to come.

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Canadian coiitiiigcnts are iiniv in tlircc stra-

fouiidland and llcriiitida. The contingent for, Hong Kong, alas, miscarricil. v- v- u

This is how Premier (Tliurcliill during the; course of his House of Commiiifs speech and‘ without reference to \\'eii<l\-l \\'illl.ic or other critics got back at thenv-“See how silly it is for people to imagine that governments can act on impulse or in immediate rcspnse to pres-l sure for these large-scale ofiiiii i 'l"herc“ must be planning, design and frirctliiiiig-lit and aficrivards a long period of Silence which loolcs as if there is siiiipl_v apathy or inertia. I ain not one of those who nccd to be proildcd. In; fact, if anything I'm a prod. My difficulties‘ lie rather in finding the pativiicc ziiul sclf-rc-z straint to \\':1it through 1111114 and anxious wcclcs for the result to be zichievetl."

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Mary, Queen of Scots, died this (late, 1587;‘ cdtlcated in France, she in 155$ married the‘ Datiphin, aftcrwarils Francis widow two years later and returned to her na- tive land and I. sca of troubles; her second hus- band was Darnlcy, heir to the liarltlom of Len- nox, a weakling who allmvcd .\lar_v's secretary, the Italian Rezzio, to stipcrccile hiiii as i.\lary's counsellor, and then joined in a plot for the secretary’: assassination which introduced Bothwell, already married, as a suitor for her hand; he obtained an annulment of his previ- ous marriage, and wed Mary, only to bring about a civil war WlllCli ended in Hairy deiiiitting the Crown and being imprisoned in Lochlcven Castle, from which she escaped into England, where Elizabeth, her cousin and rival for the crown of England, had her imprisoned for

thirteen years and executed on Feb. 8, I587. i Ill it ll

A: the recent presentation of Dieppe decora- tions by Hi1 Majesty the King, Captain Patrick Porteous, the Dieppe V.C., was first to receive his coveted medal decoration. He had the add- ed distinction of being the only hero whose cita- tion was read before the King pirided the medal on his tunic. The others stepped up quickly a: their names were announced. As they came before the King they bowed, then took one step forward. After the decoration had. been presented they bowed and marched off

each mm lie decorated. He had a rather long chat with Captain Porteoua, Major General I. H. Robert: who commanded the military forces at Dieppe, with a 14-year-old A.R.P. messenger who received u British Empire Medal for brav- cry, and with the dozen oi- so wounded who carried crutches oi- canes. The King looked keenly at each man who stepped before him. After presenting the medals the King kept his gaze fixed on each hero's face and his glance followed the until he‘ had left the platform.

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A pound of butter, a can of paint, l calm of soap-at first glance they seem to have little in common, yet they represent the three largest classel of Oil and fat products Incl the three principal uses of these substances. Oils and fats are used mainly in the manufacture of foods, iu- dustrial products and soaps while smaller amounts are used for nuscellaneous specialized services. Wide as is the variety of these pro- ducts it ll equalled by the variety of raw ma- terials. Among the sources of fat we find land I animals, providing milk, tallow, lard, etc, a marine animal — the whole, several species of

The Port of London .\Ioiithlyi flutes, as “a

strange irony of fate." that the iiiilyi part of’

It is two yiears 110w since ilii: great Nazi tidal wave swept across France and engulfed these little communities; two years since convoys of little children and harassed women were swept back to our ports. Then came the ilt3\\'S of the savage macliiiic-giiuniiig of the crowded Guern- sey pier; and since then the rocky archipelago has disappeared into a mist as thick as the Atlantic

Have you written that letter and scnt that

There are around 30,000 islanders in England, mostly women, children and fighting incn of the militias, with little or no lit'\\'S of their foil; over there; all of them, from Lord Portsca, their champion, t0 the youngest baby just waiting for

tcgiczil parts of the limpirti, \'iz., Fnglziiiil, Xcw- the scene was repeatedly

I. s. - ‘were later {l-Clciplfifl in the declara- l ‘ “ l5 left d‘ iL-lon of the United Nations.

the platform, The Kirigconversedbriefly with u, M u,

limits av 1111a wiiv

The Germans have ordered all copies of Sliakes;;ears walks to b? pulpecl. Before the uiar they ac- claimed him as a true Aryan dra- matist, but. now as a humorist. puts 1t, t.hey’ve discovered he isn't- really

queror's heritage that still belong to the Crown mmeralium- “hl-“dml “swif-

l An amusing story comes from a stat-ion where Army parachute troops are trained. writes our Aero- nautical Correspondent. 'I'he men are "counted out" of the aircraft as they [all through the hole in the fulselage by numbers. Usually the counting ls clone by the R A. F parachute instructor, but. on one oc- ,ct1sion it. was entrusted to an officer ,t.ralnee. He liiid already counted up) .to eight. and then came "nln i,ten " At. “nlne" a parachutlst drop- iped through the hole; but. at "ten" nothing hapneiied, The officer call- ied again "mi" and then, seeing the aircraft empty except for the R A. l1“. instructor, he remembered "Oh, gosh. ten is me," he said, and im- mediately dropped through the hole. _London Times l

In u Russian cannon captured byl the Nazis, used by them in Africa and in turn token from them by the British, lies a sharp sermon; for ltiose who are hopeful that Ger- many will fall because she is ex-i huustlng tier war materials. The Russian gun ivas mounted on a, tra-l for of German make. Some of the

‘pan-ts Clliiit‘. from Czeoho-Slovakia‘ ‘and tilie alfnz rode on French tires. so long as the Nazis can continue to seize and loot. more territory, there ls scant chance that they will run out of essciitiul supplies. Only aft-or they have been beaten backi. so for that. i-hcy must rely on thel produce of the Rfilchl alone, may‘ we begin to hope that there will be‘

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PUBLIC FORUM

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Prime Minister ltlteil that the Government had received g It'll?’- er number of retmaentl- 0n the aublect of liquor restrictions than on my other subeect in re- cent yen-e. But has he Plllllll!

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d press that has $33.’. £11211; on tilde Government by the "wen." who have their [dollar a year men mpioyed in | so

"M YTHS AND C-ATCIIWOBDS"

sin-You published Friday l. clipping from the New York limes under the heading "M and .’_’ which, for mendaclty and effrontery stands quite un- paralleled. Let. the New York Tunes, trusty organ of. American plutocracy, remember that Russia. went to war on June 22nd I941. because she was attacked by Ger- many and that. the United States of America went. to Wly nearly six

gov" ruvllce, gnvtiinghp have f a ov- certflntewaliiiir flnaiileiial interiors

ernmen

pulling for them? 0f this. not a word. Nor has it ever been satis- factorily explained how the brew- ericl In w have their 50 mile tratnioad of liquor leave the Atoms of this continent in Ships. last. year. Perhaps "Canadian Bus- iness‘ can explain. That publica- tion does say that the "wow whom it terms “the majority." are being heard But certainly not. by the gencrui public. They love darkness rather than light for obvious reasons

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7th, 1942. because she was attacked by

PROTEST AGAINST LOTTERIES

sin-Will you kindly permit me space in you;- voluable paper to make comment, on the very com-

l mon practice of lotteries. Tibia‘ bus- s ‘ ents of re code ago. work again.

mess. if We may term it a business has reached a fever point In some of our communities, for we meet much to the disgust. of many of us, canvassing agents in store, hotel and office and sad to say at church suppers and social gatherings. It has been brought to our attention that a few of’ our Women's Institutes whose motto ls "Home and Coun- try,” have stooped to this practice, and under the se of charity have solicited sue of tlckeite on quilts, rugs, chocolates, etc.

Why does "Canadian Business" beat around with its hypocritical "moderation" and “excessl” It needs only add "liberty" to make the farce complete. Why does it not come out with the ‘plain facts? It represents i; group of business interests that want a section of the Canadian public to pay their

taxes for them via government

ftp-tor revenues. They are one tn p it with the powerful expon-

l in U.S.A. or o de- ut the trick will 110i

We are, Sir. etc, PRESS COMMITTEE Prince Edward Island Temper-

ance Federation.

An Important Department

v Offices:

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Provincial Managers Charlottetown, Summerside,

Earle S. Jeliey-Bepresentetive ll 0'Leary.

Montague 1 Aiiinon P. Mel-eon, (LBW-District Manager at Summerslde l

any collapse. -Detroit Free Press. I wish to point. out that I am (Ottawa. Join-nail ——- not opposed to the lottery game Giving muons for delay in ep- Demonstrations ot’ enthusiasm from any religious or superstitious 11011111111: Cattltdlanm rs to us-

wliicii the Germans thought exces-

sive ocetutod an the Theatre Royal

de la Moniuiic in Brussels during a

perforllinltce of “Carmen!” Al/ the. end of ihe second act, when the] smugglers seize the officer who has

come to arrest. Don Jose and the

chorus sings of the joys of a life

that js frcc. the whole audience rose

to its fcei/ to cheer the actors, Midi encored i Next day tine Gemiuiu. tried to‘ bring about a change ln the final words. “La libertell La liiberte " Buti Mins Liviiie Mertens, who was

playing the part of Carmen. refused

to alter than. The Germans there-l upon ordered the opera to be with-

drawn from the repertoire -Lon-

don Times

At his press conference at Wash-l lngton Mr Roosevelt answered Mr. William's limiued application of the Atlantic Charter. and permitted the use of direct quotations, something izifiieqneitt-lyi done. In these ilvords Mr Roosevelt; set the record clear: "Tue Atlantic Charter applies to all humanity, us the Secretary of State and I have said several trues " The Charter applies t0 India and China. Mr L S. Amery, Britaiirs Score- tary of Stat-e for India, has said the same. The Atlantic Charter ls so called because it was signed in, the Atlantic Ocean by Mr. Church- l ill and Mr Roosevelt us" "eommon' principles in the national policies": of the United States and the Un-' itrd Kingdom These principles. l

In- cluded in the sienatorles were re-' presentatlves of Russia and Chine. Mr. Roosevelt performed a usefii-l

tservicn by wpleating the old facts

And Mr ._

outstanding fig-urns in the United

States, will likely be the first to ad-

rnr/ptuhis error. -Toront.o Globe and a .

who ls one of

I-iere is n riespatch about the EzYPtlRn campaign from the n- don Times news service “Italian macliiines tried to intercept two of the bust.» British squadrons but in 11 minute or two the Royal Air Force sent; four crashing into the earth. The successful pflots were re- Spentlvelv a Canadian, a Scotsman, an Englishman and nri Australian." There. M. cne stroke you see the the Enplre Air ‘Pralningi scheme: you see the work done by these alr crew boys or the R. A. i", andR. O. A. F.,tlheR.A. A F and N. Z. A F., who are trained in Manitoba and throughout Can- ada. And still some people object to the use of the words "British Em- pire.” even when 1b produces team- wk like that. -Wlnnlpeg Tri-

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What nbont those seven and one-haif-ounoe beer glasses? Couldn't Alberta have rc-und a. dif- ferent; method of handling the beer situation without requiring t-he manufacture of a new-sized glass? The glaze manufacturers may like

e orders ford the new 8 _. we won er l! they couiidmt engage themselves in man- ufacturing something more neces. sin-y for the carrying m-i 0r the Wm‘- —lfillltibl'ldke Hera-id.

A fuel economy osmium” in 311. ‘Lain wants n. or girl "fuel watcher" in every home, to see that there 1a no waste in the use of fuel or light. ‘The idea is one that 0118M to catch on in Canada, where B-TW number of’ householders would} be only too glad to surrender the 1M3. tail" .“"..lll'.l.‘i..‘l"°“° n e y w o g m their hands. -wlnd.eou- em

iii I Onee upon o. tune, Eori or Chat-l horn could only: "The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the force or the Crown. It may be flrufl; its roof may ahake- the wind may blow tthrough it: tfhe mum mav enter, the rain may en- . heir t-but the Kim: of England can. not enter: all his forces dare not] cross the threshold of the rulnedi tenement!" In less impassioned; itrrese, Order No 1B3 of the War-i time Prices and and; Board pr0-_ virles that u rentals administrator may "enter. or authorize any per- son to enter. any premises for the purpose of tnspectlnc and examin- ing the some " -Prlntod

fish and hundreds of plants, including fruits, nuts and a few vegetables such as soy-beans. The Monthly Letter of the Royal Bank of Can- ada for November points out that while total world supplies of oils and fats are large, the problem of distribution has been nladg serious by the fact that areas of production and con- sumption are often widely separated, by the shortage of shipping facilities and by Japanese conquests in the Far East. From the point of