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TliE GNARLUTTETUWN GUARDIAN

i Mervin: m“: (Founded in m1)‘

' ent: Lieut. Col. W. Chester 8. Mclmre

Wee-i‘ dent: J. It. " ett. I‘. J. I. Secretary: Lient. Col. D..A. MecKlnnon. 0.5.0.

Editor nnd Manning I“ ‘ . J. B. Burnett. F.J.l.

Associate Editors: Frank Walker and Lient. lan A. Burnett, R.C.N.V.R. tOn Active Service)

Disciigées

No correction has yet been made of the fig- ures, released some time ago at Ottawa, pur- porting to show enlistinenls by provinces and misrepresenting Prince liTtlwartl Island as be- ing among the provinces with the lowest per- centage of recruits. .-\s pointed out in these col- untns, the figures do not allow for the fact that litany Prince litlwarrl islanders enlisting in army titiits were attested iit llalifax, these eti- listitieitts being improperly credited to Nova Fcotia. The attention of lloii. _l. I.. Ralston, Illiuister of National Defense, has been called to this matter. he being our sole representative in the King Cabinet. The Minister has not vet seen fit to have the figures corrected, ll0l\\'llll- standing lliat he liitnseli ltas declared iii the House of Ctuiittituts that "firont l/lt‘ livgilmiiitl of t/ifr tt-tir flit/ft‘ Ift/rtitrtl Ixltiilti liar Item v.1:- reI/rri in recruiting; lit- n0 ol/tvr jirmiiitrp, "o; vtwi by my titilt." 'l‘lie official fig- tires show thy .\l:'tiister's ...'ttive Province (Nova Scotial at the top of the list, and this Province near the bottom. Surely it is not too much to ask Col. Ralsttiit that he siibstatitiate the state- ment he made about its in the llouse, ttow that it has been called lll question iu such a public rnattner.

Another grievance which this Province has with regard to out" service forces is that they are being discharged in llaIiiztx instead of in Charltutetoitti. \\'hy shiutld tltis he so, when they were recruited aiid enlisted here? Had we live wires as out" representatives at Ottawa this sittiation would not be tolerated for one minute. lt it not yet too late to be remedied so far as the bulk of our overseas forces are con- cerned, and the sooner it is done the better.

Three Month's Toll

In three months since D-Day (from 6th June to 25th August) following German for- mations and equipment ltave been accounted for by Allied offensive, Figures casualties and equipment necessarily estimates.

Seventh Army and Fifth have been decisively defeated.

First Army and Fifteenth defeated.

Following formations have been destroyed or eliminated: Five Panzer Divisions, twenty in- fatitry divisions.

To these must be added one parachute div- ision and three infantry divisions in Brittany ports aitd channel islands.

Following formations have suffered severe losses: $'ix Panzer (livisions including one Panzer Grenadier division, twelve infantry div- isiotts including three Parachute divisions.

Casualties: German killed, wounded and missing ztpproxituately" four hundred thousand. This includes two hundred thousand prisoners of war. and one hundred thirty five thousand of which have been taken since July twenty- fifth.

Following commanders have been elimin- ated: three field marshals. two army com- manders, three corps commanding, fifteen div- isional commanders, one fortress commander.

Follotving equipment ll'iS been captured or destroyed: one tltousatttl three hundred tanks, five litindrcd assault guns, twenty thousand mo- tor transport vehicles one thousand five litiii- dred field zttid heavier gtuts. Hezuy losses in coastal artillery have been inflicted.

Aircraft: Destroyed iit air two thousand three litindreil seveutpeight. on ground one thousand one hundred sixty-seven, probably destroyed two hundred seventy, damaged one thousand seventy-eight.

Naval lot-rm: Three hundred enemy vessels have been sunk or heavily damaged plus an tittrecorrletl iiiiitilier ttf enemy merchant ships.

Panzer Army

Army have been

From War To Peace Economy lti anticipation of a victorious ending of tht‘ war against (i(‘l'lllt'lll_\' in the neat‘ future. the \\'artime Prices and Tirade Board is revoking itntnetliatcly a group of fourteen orders, each 0f which has ltitlterto prohibited or restricted the manufacture of various cud-products made of metal. ln atlditititt to these cancellations. forty-three orders covering standardization and simplification of products in the metal fields are being revoked. For the present, however. the Board will maintain must of its orders which involve the rJztlly important use of uiet- als and couipotieuts still ietittiretl in the war program. Following the defeat of Germany, there will he a general cancellation of practic- ally all of the lloartls retnauiitig controls over the prodttctinti of eiitl-proiliicts made of metal. r. step which is iii lin: with the procedure rec- ently announced in the lftiitetl States. So long as it will serve any good purpose, the lloard will continue to arrange production programs with industry to ensure supplies of such things as agricultural niachitiery, washing machines, lins- pital equipment, certain types of household ap- pliances, etc. _ The whole stibject of relaxation of restric- lions in the transition tn peacetime production, zud methods of pricing the many new pro- ducts which may eottie on the market, was dealt with in an atldress on Aliinday by Ml’- Donald (iordnn, chairman of the Hoard. No one, Mr. (Jordon emphasized, should jump to the conclusion that it is possible suddenly t0 release all our wai-tiittt- t-oittrols. The supply situation with respect to some civilian items

may get worse, rather than better, and in some fields there will clearly be shortages for some time yet. At the moment, he said, it looks as if most metals may become easier, and most of the food supply will probably be all right. The situation with regard to textiles and certain paper products is less certain.

In view of the still present danger of in- flation, no important change in the administra- tion of price control is contemplated. As \var production is cut we face an enormous read- justment in our economy which will influence purchasing power and will banish the shortages which appear so formidable at present. One only has to look at a chart showing the abrupt rise and fall of prices following the last war to appreciate how the final upswing accentu- ates the following deflation. “If we can cut off that sort of crazy peak in prices and pre- vent the damage which the dying kicks of inflation would cause," says Mr. Gordon, “we shall have made solid progress toward an ord- erly reconversion." ,

"Let us be clear, however, that iniportatit as price control is, it is only one aspect of eco- nomic policy. By its nature, it is directed to- ward keeping prices from rising and, while the prevention of inflation will help in reduc- ing the (langer of ‘deflation, a price ceiling does not and cannot prevent prices from falling. To niinititize that danger, ways and means must be found of sustaining élllplOyillfllll and nat- ional income at levels tnuch higher than we knew before the war. Solutions must be found to many of the national and international prob- lems which have grown out of the (lislocatiotis of war. The whole problem of reconstruction lies ahead, war contract cancellation, disposal of surplus commodities and plants, corporate tax policy, rcconversion financing, public works, social security measures and many other questions. And perhaps tiiore important than anything else, ottr external relations ltave a vital bearing on our post-war prospects, for inttclt will depend on our ability to expand our foreign trade iii order to take tip part of the slack in employment left by decline of war pro- ductioti. The task before us may well provide a greater cliallange than the job of organiz- ing for war. To meet it successfully will call for all the imagination, courage and plantiing which business, labottr, agriculture and Gov- ernment can provide."

EDI IURIAL NUI it) .-

Quebec taken by Wolfe this date 1759- today it is in possession of Churchill. l‘ 1C II l‘

Electric light reductions will be appreciated now that the long evenings are once more upon us. _ it ‘I

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Officers from all branches of the Canadian Army are in Australia, studying training meth- ods and juttgle tactics. Later they will go to

New Gtiinea to see their lessons being applied. I I

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A Milne tn citizenship with leo-

tures ln housing and relfet no.1:

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better citizens and better South Africans. — Fredericton Gleaner.

An American doctor hit the head- lines n! every publication of Holly. Wwd when he said men's leg. were at least as beautiful a; those of the girls. Had he been watching a litlltlehebaftaglon on the march ot- oes us need new lasses? - 0t7tawa_.10umal. _ I "1' '0 Colonel-Genera Han; von Stu- mllf. selected by Hitler u comm- ander of 1 sir force groups with- in the Roch. is described "swiveld-chalr general.’ 80in: to need his swivel ever. now that he wlll have to watch three fronts. and Himmler. —Wlrtdsor Star.

A ‘mill-ch from Sydney says nearly 10,000 American gOidwfS have married Australian g/irls and al- ready 1.000 war brides and 200 bab- les have left for the United States. The British lfinplre may come out of this War stronger than cvez", bu: 1t will never again be quite the same. - Detroit Free Press.

If we get e great crop and if we Bet it successfully lnto

and bins 1t will probably prove the most valuable crop 1n our history‘- not. so much because a starving world needs this food, and we should be glad to export it, even lt we are not. paid for a great pin-t, of lt now. The live. of nulllons of people, of wcmen and babies tn Europe, may well depend on the food growing in our 5011, and lf nature cocnple cs this growth Canada will not grudge the D1110 to those who need theta-Vancouver Sun.

Some prominent local organiza- tion might, well take on the task of looking after these Young women from the Motherland and seelnz to it that they are comfortably es- tablished. No class of immigrant should be more welcome in this country that representatives of the gallant British people who endured and withstood the worst that a frenzied Nazi hate could send them ln the height of German success. It Ls all right to cmvlde a haven in this country for refugees from Central Europe. persecuted by the Nazis. but our own klth and kin. should come first. The wives of Canadian soldier constitute a first; lien on our hospltalltsn-Cal- garv Herald.

A messenger in Siruer. Jutland, was summoned to court for having in his possession a dog who had bitten three

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One of the witnesses explained: "Your honor. I do not think h: had trained the dog to blte the Nazis; it simply was in her blcod. Your -h0 qr must remember she ls a Bcottillii terrier. The crowded court room broke out ln laughter. and even the presiding iudsie had to squelch-a smile when h- ovdareil the bov to pay a fine of 300 kroner and the do: to be destrove-I. -S:an- dlnavlan News.

Nothing short of alarmlnr: l; the report issued by the provin-

It is not easy to obtain the services of carp- enter contractors and builders these days, and St. James Church, City, is fortunate in let- ting a contract for the external and ititernal repair of the tower to Mr. Albert MacKin- non through Mr. j. E. Harris, architect.

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The United Nations Relief and Rehabilita- tion Administration, the representative of which is Mr. L. B. Pearson, Cattatlian blitiister at Washington, suggest that $77,000,000 worth of orders will be given Canada, creating large markets for agricultural produce, fish, soap, woollen clothing, etc., to keep business tnoving when the war ceases.

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A summary of the births, deaths and mar- riages for the fourth quarter of i943, issued by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, shows that in this province there were 5.38 births, 223 deaths and 207 marriages. The chief causes of death were given as whooping cough 3, T.B. 7, influenza 8, measles I, cancer 34, in- tracrartial lesions I6, heart disease 62, artery diseases 7, pneumonia 13, itephritis I7, ptter- peral 3, motor accidents I, other accidents it, other causes 38, unknown 2.

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Dr. Eugene Ormattdy, conductor of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, was pleas- ed when he met the Melbourne Orchestra during his tour of Australia. Apart from the Big Three —— Boston, New York and Philadelphia —— it was equal to the best in the world, in his opinion. “I was worried before our first rclteatsal," he said, "but ‘I sized it tip in ten minutes. It has an unbelievable amount of talent. It is ready tu tour the United States and Canada, and, if it does, I hope I will be permitted to condtict it."

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Quebec is again the cytiosure of all eyes, due to the world development proceedings there. Though French in most respects yet the Citadel City is wholly an Etiglisb production, thanks to a large extent, to the enterprise and vision of the C. l‘. R. Without the backing and push- ing, the advertising and boosting of that great railway corporation, Quebec might in all prob- ability have remained as small and insignificant as Annapolis Royal which ltas a no less historic and picturesque background but without a world-ivide organization like the C. l’. R. to

exploit it.

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One of the great assets of this Province possessed during the last war and immediately thereafter, was its Patriotic Society. This was a non-tiolitical body organized and led by l number of live-wire citizens with no personal axes to grind, and having the best interests of the province as a whole at heart. It rend- ered yeomen service to the community, and t-hen when its tasks were accomplished, quietly passed otit. Ilad a similar society been operating during the past five years, Ottawa would have lkl10\'\'l‘| of ntir existence and

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clal department of education that

is. estlmatedi- this Fall, Alberta school; open October 2 and there l; no sign of anv lmmrdiqre rvlzr-t. to the urgent situation. Wltnt, it meam it that hundreds of country students probably are in danger of not tzettlmz 811v scltoolim! this vear, use in many districts-Aymara even in normal times it, l; difficult to secure a, teacher-school will have to remain closed because no instructor can be found. Officials say “most of the sources from which material could be obtained have been tapped." It is an predicament 1n which . and the departtnevt, flnd selves. — Edmonton Journal.

There are several schools of thought. on whether it l; advisable to save letters. We would be ln- finitely poorer 1n literature of the letter; of certain writers. like Lamb. httd not been saved. A good manv people in ordinary walks of life. however. would be more cctn- iOTbilblg lf thev knew certain letters of their own had been safely des- troyed. Lawyers advise destruct- lon, but thrive on lhg unwlsdcm of preservation when a bundle 811d’!- enlv appears neatly tied with blll? ribbon and giving off a faint odour of sachet. For one of the krave dangers of the ivrltten word is its tendency to overstate. Many a pcor fellow who would be safely tongue- tled lf he had to make his rofess- ion in person finds himsel emot- ionally eloquent when he take pen 1n hsncl and. on the sixth page. flnallv gets himself tied in a knot rom which there is no slipping. — New York Times.

A statement in the Wartime In- formation Band's survél’ , edlun unlversltles tn wartime, that "up to January, 1944, about 2.500 students were dismissed ' university for not, belni 1n 3i standing,‘ may seem to e a b: :- eye for those institutions and their students in general. It, means that, slnbe national selective ervlce re- gulations affecting tiniverslt.es went. into effeclg 1n the fall of 1942, there have been weed

for enlistment. Under the circum- stances. it. l no surprise that 2.509 failed to ma e the grade. University student; in the past, two wears h v8 studied and worked. taken mill tralnln under the strictest kl id of regu atlqnr designed to leave‘ college onlv those who weretwort of staying. The weak students no have been eliminated. and fro now on it is reasonable Lo assu 0 the numbers who fall will be 16W than before. — Iron: the lldmfll

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A Crowded Age

(London Times l With the constant coming of load new; people are lntlulgini them- selves a little ofbener 1n visions of whet they will do when it is ell

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war, vtslonatttat have been for so ‘ u .

u; distant and y specks _ but have now Irown lllddtllilv lar- ger. They do 1t on the sly and if ever they catch themselves at it are full of remorse but this l; a kind of cheerfulness that will now and then break in unuwares. One 0f the quently recurrent and one very hard to that of getting out of the crowd. ‘rtiere are somewhere presumably ctllptv spaces, happy prohibited areas 1n which elbow room 1s to be had; but for most people this l; an aye of crowds. in trains and buses. Shops and inns. so that the most sociable must reflect that they have had almost enough company. At. the present, ~moment many LOIIKIOIXGXS, gniured to crowds, tlnd themzelvea owing to the exigencies of war 1n country towns which they had regarded as haunts til peace. ‘rtiey are extremely thankful to be there, but tf ever they allow them- selves to “murmur a little "sadlyi," it is at a Dhencrnenun for which they are partly responsible-namely, the physical impossibility of getting along the street. The pavemem. always exlguous, has grown narr- ower, since it is confined bv two rigid lines; on one side of persons with their noses flattened l." wnlt- cnlng point against the Slltp windows, on the other cf stall..- bicycles precarlously poised wttn their pedals against the kerb. In a phrase rrrown fashionable from the war reports the pavement, has be- come a perpetual bottle-neck. Yet to venture outside lt; lzmlts t; to risl; instant death. Rash and lmpetotus persons, newcomers to me town, may begin by trying "sOme painful lncli to gain, dodging feverishly 1n and out among the crowd, bu. they are soon brought, to a 5tCp by prams driven two abreast, wnfsn are making a deliberate and tank- llke progress. ihey then give it up as a. bad job and loin uutnblv ln the p. cessiun. At, intervals the precession itself comes to a full stop. "I "met," wrote Mr. Pepys tn his diary, "a llttle "proud, ugly,‘ talking lady.’ That was 1n 1662, and the lady ls still here in 1944, talklngi to another cf her kind and in the,‘ exact middle of the paycment. Wheni she has quite finished, the stream, undammed, moves slowly cn again,- Gruntbllng is a thlng nobody must, do, but. a pleasant little scng will,‘ sing itself in the head, telling how, some dav there wlll be rather fewer of us:-

When I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements gray

I hear it in the deep hearts core.

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‘VILD GEESE

Omen of sterner days:

You ic-ave 1L5 ull 1.00 soon. Arrowmg the breast. o. tiutltt. Dark wnigs u-guznst. the moon.

Clear on the frosty air l near your llfiilllzril cry. A lonely. last sattuc

A ttuzntpet m the sky.

O fortunate fuitlilties.

o tourney wyvaras the sun

When winter winds approach Anti stztrmerls smite is done!

From brown. baluclul haunts Here ln the northern liruk-a You see the tusny marine 0f some fair, southland lake.

Pursued bv sullen snows.

1n squadrons stronk 111141 m?! You etch upon the clouds Symbols of victory.

—Dorot1tv Dumbrille in the _ Montreal Star

Those who attempt to llfflllh"! a date for the end of the war. and also to forecast what may b10116“ after lt, are rlsklfllt their reputat- ions. Thcv mBY mllkfl l1 lucky‘ guess. but. that; flppeflfs to be Bbilli the best. that can be X10950 1m‘ even when the K0058 1S "B5911 0“ known conditions. An instance of this ls the case of Gregory King. imf English pioneer 1n vltal statistics who ln 1696, calculated that EXIElBYIKll could not. support; mote than 12,000,. 000 people, which number: would be reached about the thirty-fifth century in case the world Should last so long." He computed that by 1900 tlte English should ziutnbei‘ 7.500.000, whereas there were 56i- ually 112,500,000 bv that time. King was no blind guesser. He 00580 hi5 predictions on population In his Own time, and its increase ln Pfe-

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