.¢_.._____j_j l l 5 FZTTT‘ “T” f’ T ;'_~'J!,*,>'§1aw:."=mv;- Rt -.i- PACE FWI"? ' IfiE IIIARLOTTETOWN G uAnn IAN Rloflllltg Daily (bounded in I887) Paiitlrfli I.Il'lIl._('Ul. w tsht-sm S. Riel-we Vite rrtstdeut. J. R. Burnett. F-J-l» srcrrlufy Lii-ut. l'nl. l) A. hlarifinnon 0.5.0. Jlilur untl Xlitunzztttg Director. J R. Burnett. FJ-l Assuvitttt- I-Ttltturs. Irnnli ‘and [in 5 BUNK“ st fist I\'ll"I'lU.\' nartzs ly Marl III l’. h. I. n"! ;_ -_'-f onemo . cu. il;f.;‘..'i'f. fl-I-"l-‘l? ill- "it-vt wt s month-- SIJS for 3 tuuuthussoo a" By Muff in (fatiatlu and l‘. S. A; - M! Y - laturuitv Hrvki) sruii lit-r 3M1’. til-W I0!’ 5 mlmu“ irut- for J tnoutlis. “TII€—blFUIlfi‘-"t llf-fll-"Ty is Walk" ma’ lite IIeu/rest Ink.” Tjln ltsl)i\\'i,ir.i\il'ial'ST 22. 1940. A Call To Heroism Flll a Sermon en- beeti published he no wall of illLlftlfilTfl and .l"ft\‘€!l has tirade wild be l0)’ 3nd von iu thfl {q put on 3 ole acting; nan mind, skull p"? year 53-5" I0!’ 5 mollul-F l lpolicy? The Post in this connection suggests lsome form of prepay-ment scheme which would iencourage people to save their money and have jit available by .\pril 30. "Perhaps." it says, "the Government could iscll incotiie zax prt-pay-itienz certificates maturing on .-\pril 3o and hearing interest at a nominal ‘irate. lletttiitiinations could be say $25. $100., St.- ooo. The price could be adjusted on the first of tzhe tiionth to bring out the interest charge cor- rcctljz" ' - tDIIURIAL NOTES — The U. S. A. National Guard Mobilization Bill, now practically waiting the signature of the President Will provide 400,000 men for training for defence. u it- : i: West Kent St. School band doing great work for the cottntryt and the Empire- they deserve financial support to obtain instruments of their own. u a u u Richard III killed at the battle of Bosworth this date, I485. His two nephews were murder- Ifl 4Y1" ‘l!’ led in the Tower of London by his orders: “So w:se, so young, they say, do ne'er live long." "A horse.’ a horse.’ tny kingdom for a horse!" III a n In correction with the U. S. A. Naval base aspirations. it may be mentioned that the Navy DCPZIFIIIIFHI are ticsircius 0f transforming Nerv- van will be tried and those times all as we really I value. he i! .*..ts impressed C fin-d to the titties; s . ltt- it-ars ago. The , . \ e s t Friiitlt. Iftgts ..\t thin ()tt Report R.~.'»>~~1~;-= ~ t a I, mnsNyes- - t, - 3' . .s (orn- ;0 suclved by duration of .t-'on on the re- in Llnitviiilrl. .tr should not . for implement- ‘ ' because recoznmetttltttiotis .s sufficient all matters port R. I. into a "Gibraltar" impregrable from east or north-east. Plans call for the construction of fortresses at Point Judith and SakonnetPoiut on the west and east sides of Newport Harbor where it is expected the Atlantic fleet may be based stragctically’ situated at the entrance of Long Island Sound. President Roosevelt and Sec- retary Knox visited the site recently. n- a n- u Some burcaticrztts stimetitties take long chances arid get away with it. in a Pennsylvania city a City’ Cotiuvillor, who was temporarily acting as stiperititctident of the \\'ater Depart- ment discovered that one of its meter readers had not read a meter for five yicars-—he had just gIICSSPil at the figures. The showdown came when the department changed books. The read- er, no longer having old figures to guide him in estimating the water rents, actually read the meters. Ainoitg the resulting increases was a jump from $4 to $13 in the Couucilmans own Liill. a u u u “Those of us who are of an older generation may well take our example from youth," Col. Wilfrid Ilovey. director of extramural relations, .\iCl,ilii L'niversit_v, said in a radio address. there shoultl. ;_~i\'criittietital my‘, provinciztlf . >1 n‘... he tised not ; ~ _» ~-i~~.»-:tite, ‘tiut as an _ - zhe inerpiali- l mav dis- t ' ' , ,,, . i Slilllbnlrll t , s i ;.tr itigitvittt the the war is laid 1e of confeder- "til he multi- ITCWIIIIIICIIIlH‘ e provinces 3 wise adjust} ii.e financial rela- , li..lttii".iritt. are of t h..- l savs zhe (‘antid- ian p _ -_ . ' nu. tiring ot there- tOmttiet. l ' ' s . ‘JIYIY more H ‘an’? ‘(luagjze _,- . .ment but "non cl also gre; t ' .'\'l<'lS war ettort, the in '5 o-iinion, "should not people of Q _ ‘ that nothing shouid tolerate ditty ft be done d; Continue A: Before ki The newspaper-man called in from Summarie- wan, to advise the federal government about its method, Qf pulfllcity atlvises the departments I0 keep on the present s} stem. This, comments an “Change, i; to say the newspapers are to be flooded still with a lot of material that ll pews in government circles and a great deal of putfery y; cover something for the powers at Ottawa. ,Thc various deparrntetits at Ottawa. fill many waste baskets a week with stuff in all newl- paper offices. Tlteyavaste o. lot of good paper and, of course, continue so"! 10b! f°f Jllumal’ m,’ “gnngraplieri and others. And yet if a news- paper seeks new: of WOYKh I0 lmPubllc °" ‘W’ gffortq, military happenings or simple official ha, of a new, gtriry, the reporter: are up again“ the red tape of lc-ser lights in the ser- vl-cfl and {he (lull void uf offictaldom. Ler- tainly much government propaganda. 0n war work poured into newspape-r offices is not news “cl lhflarger portion is waste of tum. mom)’ 1nd positions. Collecting Income Tax According to the Ralstttn budqeuof a few weeks M“, die t‘. r\:'l‘llill'lii is expecting to raise next vcar an llil ii‘ ‘ i “WW-FY” "l "VPIWF by vvav of ittvrt t-"i _ I inctitnc taxes. This is (We; mp1 ,'l.ll‘lll' ‘Ito Ilfll llitfttnse TAX. It llillli)’ in that "Thousands of young Canadians at sea, in the air and on land are fighting to break the Nazi IIICIIIICC‘, \\'e realize too little what they are do- ng_ I‘at (liristie with his bag of Nazi fliers, Dickie llall, lying in a German cemetery after weeks of pain, our sailors who fought like Gren- ville and Drake off the Frcttch coast . .Let us older folk shirk no effort and fear no sacrifice. way can we play our part for vic- tory"; only in that way shall we be able to meet the eyes of youth." n n n at David Lyle a seventy-three year old soldier of Yancotiver Island sent Prime Minister King a shoe box of tritikets to carry on the war, request- ing at the same that a rifle and I00 rounds of ammunitions be sent him to enable him m shoot down any parashooters who might attempt to land in his vicinityx The collection of striking- ly beatitiftil Masonic jewels and emblems, service medals, a goltl watch and jewels, some evidently presented to Lyle and his wife by admirers in China, dual wedding rings of heavy gold and per- sonal jewellery, is being held pending decision as to disposal. Mr. King replied personally that of the many examples of private generosity which had come to his attention “none has touch- ed me more deeply than your unique gift of your own personal treasure; to your country in the hour of its need." u a a a Exports of aircraft, non-ferrous metals, steel manufactures, metal-working machinery, muni- tions and industrail chemicals amounted to $643,0o,ooo in the first six months of i940, ac- counting for 31 per cent of total United States QXPQ"! 8nd being I32 per cent in execss of the 1939 export: of these products. In the first half of I939 such exports represented only 2o per cent of total exports, points out Mr. D. S. Cole, Clnfldifln Trade Commissioner at New York, re- viewing business conditions in the United Stat- es in a report to the Department of Trade and Commerce. Total exports from the United Stat- es for the six months ending June 30 were valued at $2,o67.734,ooo, showing a gain of 46 per cent over the figure of $r,4t6,ot1,oo0 for the corres- ponding period of 1939, a u a a ' While details of the conversation between Prime Minister King and President Roosevelt have not been divulged enough has leaked out to let is be known that Canada has agreed though her Prime Minister to line tip with 2t American _Reptiblics to l. policy of unified action against any lthreat to hemisphere sectirity. Washington Eve- lning Star puts it this way: “If Britain should fall under the vicious assault now being waged against her by Germany, an understanding be- tween Canada and the United States would is in atldifiiiu zo illt‘ rw it'll iuvtitue tax levies col- kcwd in ;l,,. - ".'II'. It ctitnpares with a mm] n\.,,,.. . y {LOOOKWIYV in the L“, “H, _‘.,,,,___ l-tyl‘ _. rthle. Ye, h,“ ,,,,,;.p ,,l' ;l,..._- t‘tillt‘f"fll(‘fl, asks the Finativizil l‘t»-'. ill" .“l “M” l!” "mm? l” fig‘ tire out lI-WH‘ uiut-li Ii i v wll llfl\'t' l“ I'll‘? ll““' Hm“. j, ,.,. pl- ;iiv tir-ivliozi to put aside the ",,,.,',., _. ,. ',,' l. “fl li-ii t lll lie found to meet this ‘ fly, i -l with? __ _ c t ~ if- ‘l ltirilts have hcvn ottcrttig \ __ ,_| ;,, l-ll-IMIIIIFQ tn as~i~t them Ill ;I_ ‘ .. ,\| l-tv iiulivi ltial firms liuvt- jy- I . . l t lflfi’ i]; lilwliiin {Illfl to allow 1 ll ,. v .- ; ..-i lllt‘ Illlllillllllll nttiuthly' p v l i t ll ' \l,'lil.tt't‘ of Fitiuitvcltits 1.. g -| some of this tutinvy 'ii. tn increase a rc- .. _ Jtillhhl too p0!‘ cent. i.. ii.- pmuiic- measures be 300d work to the mutual advantage of both, Down in the Caribbean area the Leeward and [Winivarrl Islands, which are strung out in an arc from Pucrto Rico to the South Ameri- can maitiland constitute an Achilles’ heel in our Panama (‘anal defense system. We have bases lin ('ulia, in Pucrto Rico and in the Virgin Is- lautls, hut from the latter to Venezuela there is now no protection against an invader, save that loffortlcd liy the small llritish islands in the Les- ser Antilles group. liven one strong American ‘naval or air liase in this strategic stretch would llvllt l1) jilug the loophole, (lthcr bases to the lltll'lll\\'f‘\l, in jamaica iiul the. llahaitias, would tvuvl to Ilgllllll tlit- ('iii"il>!iv:tt1 cordon. \\'ith the .\':tzi sci-u- iif lfn tland n I irtiachitl r a rim climax, y t a l_l t. I1 _ and uuli tit-u. fit-tirgt- t . Marshall, Army chief ‘of staff, a i iraisiu the situation in this Itemi- | I _ ‘K _ I _ _ ~ph~ri~ as ‘critical. lill‘ tit-gotizttirwtis for additional air liziscs and for a (‘rtuadiait dcfctise agreement come none too soup. " THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN ttorssiisv ruriwtir It would now be a desirable mme tor the Canuutan Govern- men LO put in an order to Mr. l-‘om for [L16 same engines was J1‘- dered by Britain). t-"ord has said that Cuba them for any foreign Gov- ernment, it WOIIIQ be useful to know lust what. his position is tn regard to Canadian defense He should have the opportunity, if that LS his view, to say that Can- adians are foreigners in whose 1e- fense he has no interest. - Toronto Telegram. The various groups charged with finding suitable homes tor children evacuated from Great Britain ac- cept a useful task which carries with 1t many grave responsibil- ities. One of their responsibilities will be to see that. the children are placed in good homes where they will be made part of the fam- ily. That Ls the spirit. and pur- pose of the undertaking. The pro- vision of food and shelter ls not enough. These little children, separated by the cruel reality of war from their fathers and moth- ers, will require love and kind- ness; they will need the affection and attention that would normal- ly be theirs. — Halifax Chronicle. It ls not too bold to look forward to a day when the nations of this hemisphere can unite In a customs union, so that they can be, in fact, a true economic unit and yet pre- serve their individual customs. cu‘- ture and llbertitu. This is the goal toward which all Antertsans, whe- ther they speak English, Spanish. or Portuguese, should strive. Such WIILI: Mr.’ he will not.‘ “This England” (Winnipeg Free Prul) The following article appeared In the New York Times on July 24. following the Hitler "peace of- fer" and the reply of Lord Halifax. It is even more timely at this mo- ment when the opening waves of blitzkrieg are beating on the de- fences of Britain: It is twelve o'clock In London. Hitler has spoken and Lord Hall- fax has replied. There ls no more to be said. Or 1s there? Is the ton- gue of Chaucer. of Shakespeare, of Milton, of the King James trans- lation of the SCIlPIIIIBS. 0f Keats. of Shelley, to be hereafter, tn the British Isles, the dialect of an en- slaved race? Let us try to see clearly. We tiave to took back a 800d many centuries to find the beginnings of English liberty. We see ft as a rough and obstinate growth, heaving the rich soil under the oaks of Iordly estates, breaking out in Wat 'I‘yl_er's time and tn Cromwell‘: and m the day of the second James. forcing through the Reform Acts, never giving up. We see the spread of democracy and of empire. side by side. Confused and turbulent. But we see demo- cracy ever marchtrig ‘on. . . It 1s twelve o'clock In London Not twelve o'clock for empire any more. Not twelve o'clock for the old "dominion over palm and pIne." Twelve o'clock for the common people of England, out of whom England's greatest. souls have al- ways come, twelve o'clock for all that they are and have been for all those things which make life worth living for free men. ‘Twelve o'clock -and the wisest economic unltv has proved its benefits whtrwvt" it "tins ‘riccvt achieved, anywhere tn the world. The United States, itself, is living testimony to its benefiis. There is no obstacle that cannot be over- come, by intelligence and effort, to Its extension to till the Attiericas. —New York Post. ' In (‘anada we do not give much thought to the future o.’ the coun- try ln case Britain should not win the war. Our job ls to do what we can to see that Hitler does not win and when the war 1S over and victory achieved we shall ltave ample time to tzive thought to fut- ure developments. In the United States the people are giving more consideration to the future, not that. they are \'0l'_\' greatly con- cerned about the dcsltny of Canada, but because they are mindful of the fate of Utiized states. In the United States many serious mind- ed observers are convinced that whatever may be the outcome of the conflict, a closer association of the Anglo-Saxon democracies ls Inevitable. There is gocd reason to believe that a majority of Ameri- cans. Canadians and Britisheris in the other Dominions would approve of such an association. if ii could be made, and would vote for it at this moment if they had the op- portunity. When Prmin with- stands the German ..ck. ns we expect it will. we shai ltave a very falr Idea in a few weeks about the tiltimatc otttcoctie o.’ the strutgltr. Unless we are to abandon tho fut- ure to the dictators there must be a much clcscr alliance among the democracies that retitain .. We have also learned. and even Ameri- cans now admit It. that isolation is Impossible. We have known it- all along and now United States has announced its conviction through Congress backed by the people vot- ing billions for defence. — Ca1- gary Albertati. Another man was added tol the long list of those who hive been gored to death by bulls wheni an elderly experitnced cattlemnni was killed last. week in Grey Coitnty. ‘ The victim had been 20 _vears| with his employer. so there is no doubt. he was accustomed to hart/il- tiie animal that killed him. Ma y ling livestock, including probab y warnings have been given about. being on guard against, the hangar of bulls. but. the old adaee as t? familiarity breeding confeml) sometimes britttts about tragedy. Still, we would like to go on record again as cauttontng farm hands regarding the untrusttvorthinest of bulls. A farmer or s far stockman may have looked after the bull for years and come to look upon hlm as a decent, docile fellow, but you never know where you are with a bull; even if he is an old member of theafamilyqas It were. Hts temper is as uncertain as that of a leopard. He may go along sedately all his llfe; or he may not. Quite suddenly, without warning, something or other caus- es him to go berserk, and he will Iiteratl tum on the hand that feeds Iiitm. Always beware of the bull. — st. Thomas Ttmes- Jour- na. The glory won by our Army ls shared In full measure by the Navy and the Royal Air Force. Never forget their sacrifice. Read again, and remember always, the story of the bridge over the Meuse near Maastriche. Eight attacks were made by our bombers. _vel. this one britttze still gave a cross- ing for Gemizm columns. The com- manding officer at squadron hcatl- quarters called for volunteers. Every pilot stepped forward. Thev took a ballot on strips of paper drawn frcm a hat. Four crews were chosen, and went off ivithout waiting. One man came back. But the bridge was blown up. It ls obvious what happened, The crews crashed their loads and their planes, their bombs and their bod- les, down on the tin-get. We do not know the name of the one mint who survived. But the first V C. of the war should be given to tum In recognition of his act. and In honor of his comrades. — Liondoti Dally Express. The reel. of the world stands shocked and bewildered by the savagery with wthtclt the tron will of German imperialism is bung Imposed on the victims of this craze for conquest. And if this Ls an example of what can happen In the western cottntrles which have had to accept the Nazl rule of brute force. what would be the character of the rulr- which Herr Hitler and his minions would use over the peoples of the Orient if hLt world domination plans are allowed to bear fritttimi? The pc- lure ls too ghasllv even lo con- template, for Herr {fitters con- tempt for all things Orlentnl Ls to well known to the peoples of the East. There Is no knowing to what. extent Nazi excesses will no should If. be tho tmhappy lot of the East to fall under the tlonthia- lion of Herr Itttlers will. He. aims at bringing the greatest ftirm of degradation on the lnhnbltnrls pf his ruthless attacks with ‘its dca of completely brt-aklngimclr fill. prophet In Christendom cannot say what is to come. The old. 01d towns of Britain, the hills and cliffs and shores and meadows rich with history, the homes and lives or forty-five million people, the great. British traditions of human WOIII] and dignity, the folk sayings, the deep wisdom and lung-suffer- ing Iiopt-s of a ruce-Miese. not be- tug pleasing to Hitler, are con- demoed. We know little, and for a time shall know little of this unparallel- ed spectacle of the nation rising, as by a single impulse, to defend “This blessed plot. this this realm, this‘ Etigland." I I earth, From our own shores we cannot. see the shadow over ancient gar- dens, over houses hoary with age. over the graves of poets and philosophers and the tombs of the tnartyrs. We know only that one of the green and tovel oases of civilization tn the wtl erness of man's time on earth Is foully threatened, and that the whole world forevermore will be poorer 1f It falls. Words falter. There are no phrases for the obscene ambl- tton that attacks. for the mag- nificent mobilization of a people that defends. unshaken and tin- afraid. We can only pray that soon the time will come when the vul- tures no lcnaer defile the British skies and the cry goes out from John 0' Groats to Land's End‘ "Twelve o'clock and all‘s well!" The Man He Picked (Bruce Hutchl-son In the Victoria 8S) m I should like to record a recent discussion on a dining-car. There were four of us at. breakfast. n gFOHE Journalist, a leading ctvtl servant, a modest man unknown to me and myself. Somehow the conversation turned to the sub- ject of the new Vancouver Hotel and I. with customary discretion, advanced the opinion that the Van- couver Hotel's scheme of interior decorntotn WHS the most distress- ing spectacle I had ever seen. And. inspired by a second cup of coffee and some toast and marmalade, I went on to describe the design of the hotel lobby as boudolr- Baby- lonian and a perfect setting for a civilization which was suffering from dropsy. The unknown man listened po- lttetv, sipping hls coffee. When I was quite finished and exhausted he sald very quietly: "I'm very glad to get yotliyecvtew of the hotel. m‘ I was the arch t " There are 11,500,000 people In Canada. Out of all them I had to choose the architect. I hld In the smoker the rest of the trlp. behind R newspaper. The trouble with this cottntrv ls that It's too small. OUT THERE ___._ Out there th It s ay whips The blood frgmwfrozgrti faces and dumb tips. Young eyes row old with watch- ing, ha r turns white, In the ilortxttrt vlgils of the North Sea. n 8 . And the white crest of every citri- tng wave Is the grim headstone of a sailor's grave. For those who sweep the seven l! Lord of the Deep, we pray; If theirs be the sum of sacrifice, Grant. us the Right to Pay. Out there, grim fragments Ila In awflut heaps beneath the leaden s y. And Noise unoeastng stuns the reel- Ing rain, Colder than Death, the bullet‘: sharper pain Unhecded passes, and with scarce an a mo Young lives go out Into the Dank alone. For those who suffer Death In Life, Lord God of Hosts. we bray; If theirs be the sum of sacrifice, Grant u; the Right to Pay. Out there, where e‘er they be- Wasttniz with fever by some South- ern sea.- Bravlmz the heights where mind an senses reel Death's Icy fingers clutching at the w I.- Ftndlnigafit? last, unsought, the Great wa , Then lav their manhood on 'I'htne Altar. Lord. —E1spetti Honeyman. CAIRO, Aug. 20—<CP)—A Brf- tish high command communique said tonight that "the whole of the Brttlsh force which was evacuated from Berhera now has reashed Aden with the bulk of its equip- ment. and mat/trial." The "small I7'l“liO"' n’ material left behind splrlt. — Bong Kong Pr was destroyed before departure, the announcement n10 War Not Taking All] Readers Time (Montreal Si") The average reader of a news- papef l; g curious animal. He readS each type of news or features m a certain order and will X10! dell-Me from this order any more the“ l l-lousewtfe will serve the dessert “iffllciourltxu interest1n8 ma! me w“ will; all u; swift changes and tense headlines has I10! 11959’- "19 orderly readinfl hiblli °1 we aver‘ age newspaper reader. The only actual result of war news Ma 08w to increase the time devoted by the average reader to what is prob- ably a more thorough persual 0f the daily trout-paper as a whole. He reads the war news. 01 WWW- Men read tne edttioizal P389 m°Y° closely and many women readers who formerly neglected the edlwr- ial age, now read IL as carefully as o their husbands. The war has apparently not re- stricted the normal dict of reading in all sections and dGDB-Ibmfinl!» 01f the daily paper. Women continue to peruse societv items. obituaries. NOVA SCOTIAN HALIFAX. N.$.' Service o! metropolitan standard-HO splendidly pppointed guest rooms, all with tub and shower-an unsurpassed cuisine serving sea-foods of the proving g5 a specialty-a modern fire-proof structure with thu gggigar; figgregfillfilgllzvepgvgé latest fire protective appliances-Immediately adlacent devmes as muéh Lme as (W, w ' to railway station thus eliminating taxl and baggagg sport news, local news and the transfer charges. financial patte- AJI these statements are no Rater from $3.50 per day. Ark tznv C. .\‘.'R, Agent for booklet 0r ‘write: Manager, Th? .\ 01a Scaffrm, Halifax, N. S. guegswgrk, They are founded 0ft solid facts which are contained in a nationwide survey how being conducted on behalf of the news- aper associations of the Untied fates and Canada. This survey, l;fl.'§.‘1l§£.'.l§'.‘.‘éf'--' tar: l CANADIAN NATIONAL 15;; ' - ‘j’- c viii made under the aupces of a ccmimtttee of advert". _ and ad- tising agency _.vcs by fl- very widely known international research organization. provides a. careful study of seventeen daily newspapers in tthe United states W R. gfflw £55? l l j F 're, Auto, Life, Accident, Sicknes, and Canada, wit-ll n ne oher pa ers yet to be examined. Il-Jtere are sctne tit the findings 1n the "Continuing Study." The best read war story ou page one of four papers examinvtl was fend by (53 per tisut (.1 llll‘ men and 36 per ceut of the \v.-tnen. In other words, a-pproximately" t-wo out of three men readirs read the most important war story on the front page, while about one out of three ivotncn read the same s‘..;r.\‘- women alaparetitiy read human Interest stories tnore than war news. The lead war stoty on p189 one of a prominent Paper “'11s rend by 28 per cent of tvcmcn readers, while two stories, "Girl, 4, Hint By Automobile" and "taco Wcnicn ___________ Attend COOlClng sshool" gOI. 53 Pt-‘r cent and 48 per cent roadaig at- tention respectively. Men read- ers, however, showed a higher per- l centage of reading interest in war A stories. It, ts significant to note FOR and Plate Class Insurance at Lowest Rate Agent at Summerside, Lloyd Lewig 144 Richmond St. __.__._. ---- Charlottetown »--v___-._v___r__i -_ .. - throuizh Flanders, the leading war story on page one of a ntetropoli- tan paper got. 68 per crnt reading attention While the sport column received 71 per cent. In a daily newspaper. the term "continuing featuncs“ refers to columns and special dipeartmrnts which appear daIIy in every Ls tu- of the paper. A very large pro- portion of the total readazg [Ille of both men and tvotncn 1S devoted to these continuing features. An- other significant fact revraed by the "Continuing Study of News- paper Reading" showed that war news had definitely not affected the normal reading interest. in these features, It Ls also apparent from all the studies to date that the dctiflv newsaper Is getting more react- ing. People who were asked for an estmate of the time they had devoted w rraditig yest-crdayfls news stated they had s"ent more time with their daily paper. and emphasized this w h such stat»- ments as "Dmncr wrs 10 tn nuts late because I didn't finish mv reading untzl 6:40.. " and "I tock a local train so I woud have a few extra minute; to read on the “Evy. The conclusion recaned by the "Continuing Study of Newspaper Reading" so far, ls that war news, nrhlle paramount. has not. monop- olized the attention of newspaper: readers. nor has It cruised a do. crease in interest for the normal editorial and news content as wet‘. as the advertising content of the nevrspnper. .____}______ BOSTON. Aug. 20—fAP)—Crew members of the Norwegian motnr- , ship Trondattgt-r, In from South American ports. said today they met two 500-ton Norwegian “thal- ers. the Gus 8 and the Gus 9, In Pernambttco. Brazil, en route to Halifax, where they were to he, taken over by the British navy. equipped wlth guns, and sent to, defend Britain's coastline. The; Whalers‘ crews. they added. said; that eight other vessels of the Gos ‘ Prince Edward .lsland A carefully prepared series of notes of Meteorological and Botanical observations made in the period 1910-1937; and includ- ing a short list 0f common insects. BY BLYTHE HURST (“Agricola") Brackley Beach ~ ~ PHE SCHOOL SUPPLY CARTER AND CO. MARITIME STATIONERS WOOLWORTHS TRAVEL BUREAU GUARDIAN PUB. C0. l I I l l l l l l l I On Sale at ~ I l I Price l0 cents per copy. wan savmes \ d snunrs . t fleet also had been taken over by the Admiralty. — m. utocs o co. f*"“‘ “ , 5 LADIES I swim cars Why not visit our store and Caps before making your Dur- l, chase. 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