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WHEN CLOTHES BECOME

A: the ‘survival war‘ develops, uniforms raise ire place of clothes No: only armed services but dviiian services require idenrificariou by uniforms, so the great garment industry is e. averted m war

P“"P°"" _ _ , To women in all hues of industry and in the home,

In the great war drama an army of workers, chiefly rhe Bank oi‘ Montreal offers cooperation through women, are engnged ' l an: task ofrrans- savings and ehequing and mhgg 5m]; ‘u, f°mm8 P"‘7""m= u " J " " 511w " ' vice! " " ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ of branches conve- membcrs of war-rim organizations. giggrly loqgg¢

BANK OI‘ MONTEEEI-

--a sari: when: aarau. accouu-ra an: wzncoarz" MODERN‘ EXPERIENCED BANKING SERVICE . . . . . . 1b:

Tlniforms

‘Thousands of Canadian women. roiling ro rurn our uniforms for other: ro wear, are contributing benefi- cially ro the total war eifort. They are a valuable pare of the great, united ream of the Unired Nariona.

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Charlottetown Branch: A. l. B. BELCHER, Manager "J

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. ,,. . . i; . H. Durn-Jn action on the Italian ironi. Comrades 0i "IO

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A lliiniiiiiaii (‘Iiapiniih Major Roy C.

i111‘. 0f P111109 "illicit. B. (J , is shown here con- (mun are seen grouped about the freshly filled-lu- till i-izi; a simple burial service of a Canadian killed lgrave.

(Canadian Army Overseas Photo).

' Santa Claus Express. Airmen at a.

pileufboomabundleoihanki hill

var loll cards, stack oi letters ad girl's hand. and the overseas opera- tions-iay along the big wooden

a pac burned-out . be held out oi the r relatives‘ iee _ inquire h will

This the service's eetatos ad- ministrslon oifioe. quietly hand- i% one oi the wsr'a most delicate o

mama‘. a sailor or soldier. W dead or , 0d deed.

big organintion in central Ot- tswa. goes to work—end som as they don't finish up until the early morning hour; and often they work through weekends.

| Ah- aeetion. busier than the rest. is in charge oi ma. lair.

Ilmqlesuaoieaflfciro . Ool.

L. M. Firth o! Toronto is neral

administrator, Capt. R, J. helnn

oi Toronto is in charge oi the mil-

itary section and Cmdr. li. It. Wade

,0! Vaneou looks

nintsrests. s three men and their officer atsii; are lawyers and their

lchlei Job is settling

[routing personal eiiects back to

' next-oi-kin.

f A visit to the oiilce would bring a tear to any eye. Linea oi wooden benches and big wooden coin art» ments hold the personal eiie s of Canada's dead servicemen.

On one bench. where an oiiicers cap sits atop a neat pile oi cloth- ilng. is a violin, sheet music, two books of poetry and other articles denoting the tastes oi a youth who might have been a great musician.

On the other side is a compart-

l meht containing s. light-hearted

youth's collection oi poker chips,

a couple o! pawn tickets, a girl's

ear-ring and a well-thumbed mln-'.

iature Bible. 1

can Glimpse Personalities

, You can catch B- Ellmim? 0! "19 ‘lller's personality from these som- ‘Lre little piles. One has s. stack oi books of Scientific subjects, anoth- ' er has a collection oi minerals while ‘a. third is an album oi stamps All ‘of them have those cherished ist- tcrs irom home and a lot oi them have diaries.

Sqdn. Ldr. Seagranfs work starts when the casualty branch notifies him that Flt. Sgt. John Jones is dead or presumed dead. With the notification comes Jones‘ will and other information that will have a bearing on the settlPment of the estate.

The section gets in touch with the next-oi-kin and the process of settling the estate is expedited. For this purpose, il special order- in-council waives curtain probate formalities and no legal coats are incurred by the relaI-ives. Bank savings, deferred nay standing to the nlrmnns credit. war stamps and Victory Bonds can all be re- deemed under special legislation.

Sometimes there is no will, or the

articles oi elmllllll. d a bottle o! hah- dressed

tornadeand

After an airman, or ior that An haabean

estates and w

. sonal effects is the way it is handl-

(YHLRLOTTETOWP QQARDIAN

How Estates Of R. C.A.E A Members Are Settled

Edi-Udall station l’

his beieiflilill wseh

have leamd

l... 't.'.‘l°°°"ii.“.. andaomatimal’ n

as iorwarded to a central ry.

cheek and in is mom" an invltiaatizalni?’

w Will‘ lng. IM- instance. a shack il made on an empty watch ease. it is found that Jones wore it on his iatal trip.

r pencil the‘: 1:“ “lmthieoee. odaiva he ieit be I. 0. ‘e whi ma!

,shipp_odtotho0ttewa oi- I-Iere aiu the emauative disc! ia naadxeu-End '

the

'l‘hen the package is e207

to the next-oi-lrin under spwill sealed wra .

Mflny .1"... next-of-kin show their appreciation ior the under- ‘ *' treatment they receive by offering the alrmani: uniifliml and equipment to Mrs. Mary Mat-- hew‘s famous oitlcei-‘s kit replace- ment bureau in Central London. Herc it Le distributed w oiilccfs who have lost their kit through enemy action.

In The Navy

An interesting sidellght on the u position o! serviccmenh per-

ed in much the same manner as Army and Air Force but the rations observe an old custom that is orc- vided ior in the Kim's restrictions. Dating back to Nelson's days. The custom is called "sale beiore the mast" and is aimed a‘. providing ior widows and dehendants. .

The scan-Ian's intimate posses- sions. like his watch, are forward- ed lo his ncxt-of-kin. but lass personal things are placed in n pile beiore the mast and ciilrers supervise an auction sale. The men, anxious to provide ior the shlpmates‘ family. sometimes buy and re-buy his silk hanky or his socks. "paying as much as six times their value. The sale is conducted with appropriate respect and its object is deeply appreciated and understood by the beneficiaries.

POST-WAR AVIATION

LONDON’ -iCPl- The Guild o! Air Pilots and Navigators oi the British EXIIPIYC and the British Air Line Pilots’ Association have issued a joint statement express- iilgz their willingness to “encourage iind assist" service men who decide to make civil aviation their future

airmen has taken a wife overseas and his original will is no longer

The war being waged irom Can-

ada's front doorstep, Newiound- land, didn't cease over the holiday season. but R.C.A.l'-‘. men and wo- men stationed there iound time to observe Christmas and New Year traditionally.

‘There was plenty to eat, and giita irom home, out what over- shadowed everything else was the

Iflllfllg bomber station brought a new kind oi Christmas to 450 New- foundland children.

'I‘hey hired a train and picked up every child they could iind - long a loo-mile stretch oi trac . Airmen and airwomen went along and whenever they cams to a house the Santa Claus Express put on the brakes. The blue-clad emissar-

Writing glorious chapters Into the history oi the I W. It. Hardy, of Winnlpey, la telling their Serg- mr, (‘unudlan troop; in Italy have met the flower learnt-Major In fluent. German how they should bo- wl the (lei-man Army and sent. enemy divisions reel- iliave on parade. IlIGllT — The Canadian eoldiar h: Mrk after mim battles. These two Pictures. ishown crouched at the earner oi the building, had his! In from Italy show 1W0 PM!” 0i‘ "In light. like road covered during a German counter-attack LEFT - The wnr is river ior these German soldiers |rcpulsed by Canadians near San Leonardo. captured by Canadians es the Italian irant, and Cpl. ‘ (Canadian Array Overseas Halo-l

lea oi Banta would trudge throngs the snow and any children in e house would be bundled into their clothes and loaded aboard. When every child had been ool- lected the train returned to the a.o.a.i1-. station where the biggest Yuletide party ever given in New- ioundland continued ior two iii/ya.

‘Airmen Operate Santa Claus Express

remote little homes in the wilder- ness, far irom toyshope and the Christmas trappings other children know. some oi them. like shown in Ralph Parse oi Montreal, never seen a. decorated Christmas tree. But ior the airmen, as mlglht have been ior them just a date on the csienda

rant Ofiioer Al and Fl

Montrca , port oi

Annie. coir-manner oi the station. They collected 12.0’) and flew to Montreal, where stores gave them a big break on prices ior toys and candles. The railroad did the same. when the 450 children home they were loaded down with trests- they had m, ileshflthe blaze tree in New!

CSTGCI‘.

Many oi the children came from

DOUG . this it wages? had Dec.

r. Credit ior the idea iioes .10 War-

Rudii oi toronto t Sgt. Bill Shirley o! who had the active sup- Group Captain Clare

is the procedure ialiosod rn . im- eimaine’ Deteenel e was}. m. sec. Jonas is reported

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JUNE for your skinlN JANUARY...

SPECIAL DRY-SKIN

Charlottetown, P.E.I.

MCIDRE- s. Méisooing

I9l4 I9l5 IBIS l9l7 I

been held to less than 120 pcr cent

Since the price price rise has been Just over three

BIG CHANGE FROM GRANDMNS TIMI-J

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never know, as you v-atch the slsmorous nudes at the Windmill Theatre in Piccadilly, that the creator o! London's mos; undressed variety show is an elderly whm- haired lady. Mrs. Laura Henderson, who recently cilebated her 80th birthday.

The iast. funny and rlsqus sn- tertainment she L; serving out daily i0 Packed houses, masculine, hadn t the sl htflt smell oi the Victoria eira. w ch the gay old Indy ha; he;

mots.

She's a spark“ ii tie bit of 311118 With a lllgIerchc-s for mlnlf, K123i 121:: “at least 2) years younger " ee - . . ' ~ . midst ‘gr lglmyigilnfnd aillgfiliy}? .522

The above chart shows how price easier-o]; have worked in Canada. in this war. Living cost; have

—-nn achievement equalled only by New zeshmd, ceiling two years ago. the ggneral

IDNDON. Jan. 1B —(OP)— You'd B

leit ior

seen Benin in‘ st Christmas oundland, and an en-

tertainment with movies and m e tricks an

brightest day ever seen.

music. It runny oi th

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. e by :1 hlfl Windsor, Ont- (wiih binoculars.) Thus iniantryuaen I Bran-gunner

Here's action on the Italian front near San Include 8st. .1. T. Cooney. oi Hanover, Ont-i 7"‘ Leonardo ill 0mm; a. iniantryrnen of the

lli|hiandera of Canada awaited the Platoon Commander Lient. I.

Y. “at Qtggli it!” es V‘ ch95?‘ with?‘ QQWfis '

IN TNIS WAR STABILIZATION POLICIES HAVE HELD PRICES DOWN

The Wartime Prices an d Trade Boar; NON PIIIOE CONTROLS PIIOTEOT Yllllli POBNETBIIIIN

IN WORLD WAR I COST OF LIVING ROSE FROM HIE-WAR LEVEL WITH HAIIDLY A BREAK

it

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I920 i939

CONTROL MEASURES HAVE FFIEED CANADIANS FROM THE VASTLY‘ HIGHER PRIOE BURDENS OF THE LAST WAR

of pie-war Icvei

Per cent. com-

ures in the world. It docs me 800d to look at them. I'm sure it does everyone else good to see them . odies like that are too lovely to cover up with clothes."

There was a time "M!" Hender- son. as the men in tzniiorm cell her, was shocked by legs.

“Oh, dearie me," she suio, "when I was a young rl n0 one ever so much as talked a. ut legs. We didn't know we had tkiem- wlililept when We took a bath. The first time 1 saw legs in the Olléltlgs- -and the were black silk stockings too- - made my husband take me home I was so soibarrnssed. It was quits a shock.

"But now. !'m much wiser. I say "what's wrong with legs? A per- iect ilgurc is a lovely thing."

And from the applause at the Windmill the min in unlionn think "Ma" has smething there.

GOLD IN AFRlCA More than 40 per cent of th

December i941.

I940

world's goldin produced in Africa.

48th order Io attack

Atiiol ‘l. Downie, Slilblry, Ont;

He. C. I. Young,

MacDonald, of. (with Tommy-goal: Cpl. 'l‘ Faraday. a

Pie. S. L. Hart, ‘reroute (Canadian Anny

i941 i942

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pared with 33 per cent during the eorrewflliil period of the last war. Whenever the wst-ci-livill index goes up one point, it costs consumers nearly $35,000,000 yearly. On this basis, price control ha" saved Canadians more than one billion dollars since

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MANY WOMEN ACTIVE IN BUILDING TRADE

LONDON. Jan. lB-—(CP)-- 1'-

' h f tho iuture ml! '

lligdliaom that Jlll- -not Jacl- -built

Many women are now wcrkine painters, decor-atom PIQSIQW" electricians. and the PIN-Wm mm by labor organizations is that III-W than abandon-their trrdes whim i!" war is the munber oi will" in the bniicins mile W11! I11°'"";,

Contractors have stated rhli many iields ui building woman sown more skill in interior decwi‘ atlon, in electricity and 11 11°" planning than many oi their iellol workmen.

LONDON. - (or) - col- 1&- Llewellin, Mirrlsicr oi ilbcd . I here recently that between Jim"!!! and April oi next year everybody l} Britain will get at least one P0111‘ nil‘ oranges irom Spain and Pa

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Bernie, 0M4 Pie. Ohl-Tfl“ . D l,

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