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THURSDAY, FEDRUARY S, 1842
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Communication
Royal Canadian Ah Force.,
London Ont., 'January 30tt1.
The News. Seafartle Ont.
Gentlemen. The Afobile Recruiting
Unit front. this Centre will be at the
Town Hall, Seaforth, on Thursday,
February 12th. frtom 1 p•in,_to 8 fun.
The great need at the present time
is for Pilots and Observers. Candi.
dates from 18 to 31 who are physical•
ly fit and have their Junior hlatricul-
atiou are desired.
For those with two complete years
High School training a special pre -
enlistment course in English, Physics
and Mathematics is available,
There is also a limited quota for
Clerk (stenographers). young men
able to take dictation at 6 words
per minute,
Your very truly,
0. W. E. CRAWFORD, WO.
For W. L. Sc'andrett, Squadron
Leader, Commanding Ofacer, No. 9
Recruiting Centre, RCAF, London.
Rev. W. B. Hawkins Ie—
Miss Christine Hawkins of Port
Albert, who is spending the winter
months in Goderich. as is her sister,
lIrs. Gray. spent a few days in For-
est visiting with her brother, Rev.
W. B. Hawkins, rector of the Angli-
can church in that town. On January
18th Rev, Mr. Hawkins was stricken
with a heart attack while conducting
the evening service in his church. He
has sines made gond progress toward
recovery, but on the teiviee of his
doctor is taking a needed rest before
r(suminF iii- clerical daties.—Goder-
ich igtril•tttt.
New Construction at Airports
Fi•:tr :cur e,.; ,., the works anti
hni'.ditur- d' purtmw-tit of the RCAF
have arrival et Sky Harbor prepare•
tory to (nuking an early start on hew
co,struction that is to double the size
of the school. The contract has al-
ready been let, it is understood. A
big development at Port Albert air-
port also is taking shape. More hang-
ars and more huts are on the pro-
gram for both airports.
Purchases Clinton shop—
Mr. Lloyd Edighoffer of Mitchell
has purchased the Toggery Shop in
Clinton, from Mr. E. Jacob. The shop
will he in charge of Mr. Beecher
Street.
All Canada To Go
On Daylight Saving—
All Canada will go on daylight
saving time on February 9th, co-
incident with similar action in the
United States, according to a des-
patch from Ottawa. At present day-
light saving time is in operation in
some Ontario and Quebec municipal-
ities. It is a war time measure.
Mrs, Robt. K. Horney
Dies In London—
Mrs. Robert K. Harney, of London.
a former resdient of Exeter, died
Monday at noon in Victoria Hospital,
London. She was in her 69th year.
Mrs. Horney had been suffering from
eye trouble and a few days previous
to ber death underwent an operation
for the removal of the eye. She was
born in TJsborne Township, ber maid-
en name being Alice M, Kerslake.
For a number of years the family
lived in Exeter before moving to
London 14 years ago. Deceased was
always active in church work and
while in London was prominent in
Calvary United Church circles. Surv-
iving are her husband, two daugh-
ters, Mary at home; (Ella) Mrs, H.
M. Taller, of Detroit; one brother,
Charles Kerslake, of Exeter, and two
sisters, Mrs, Rhoda Reid, of Bayfield,
nad Mrs. Etta Terington, of Detroit.
The funeral on Wednesday afternoon
was conducted from the A. Millard
George funeral home with Rev. Dun-
can McTavish, of Calvary United
Church, officiating.—Exeter Times -
Advocate.
Pastor Goes to Peterborough
Rev, H. J. Mahoney, who has been
minister of Parkview United Church,
Stratford, for the past 11/4 years, has
accepted a unanimous call from the
congregation of Knox United church,
Peterborough, to become their min-
ister. He was a former minister at
Brussels, Underwood and Mildmay.
More Facts About The Real
MacArthur 1, More Pictures!
Louis Reid... writing in the Pictor-
ial Review with this Sunday's (Feb-
ruary 8) issue of The Detroit Sunday
Z'imes,..casts additional light on the
life, character and personality of the
gallant leader of the American forces
In. the Philippines. In addition, you i
will find photographs that will be a
welcome addition to your scrapbook'
of World War 32. De sure to get Sun -
(Wee Detroit Tlrnes.
Mr. G. L. parsons, Chairman
Huron County Second Victory Loan
organization.
Parachute Troops—
Are They Valuable?
NEITHER OVERESTIMATE NOR
UNDERESTIMATE YOUR FOE
One of the first principles of lead-
ership is not to underestimate your
enemy; though for the individual
fighting soldier it is just as import-
ant not to overestimate the ability
of his opponent. Should he do so he
may attribute some power to his foe
which• in reality is ont there.
A strong line of Nazi propaganda
is to portray the bravery and the ef-
ficiency of German soldiers. As a
matter of fact, they had success in
ail their earlier enterprise, up to ,
let November. to show in support
of this picture.
he pick of Germany's shock trops
are the parachutists and Panzers fa
medieval German word for a coat of
rail—hence ':armored," as in Pan-
zer division,, The recent fighting in
Russia has dispelled much of the
myth of the invincibility of the Pan-
zers. In Libya, where they had two
of their elite armored divisions, they
have failed to stand against the
lighter armed British tanks.
The parachutists have not been
heard of so much since the fighting
in Crete. Their prowess in that cam-
paign was widely publicized and
cleverly supported by -Nazi photo-
graph depicting the parachute sold-
iers in heroic episodes—always as
conquerors.
It is interesting to see the other
side of the picture, which is disclos-
ed in reports from those who fought
against the Nazi "paratroops." The
following personal account by a Bri-
tish officer, which is embodied in an
official memo on the fighting in
Crete, gives a first-hand description
of oe of these:
"The average parachutist is armed
with a .32 Luger pistol, with auto-
matic magazine of nine, and one
spare magazine in the holster; one
tiny, but very handy and simple,
sub-machine-gun with a web magaz-
ine case holding three magazines of
thirty rounds apiece and a magazine
filler. This is a weapon with practic-
ally no stoppages and it can rattle
away at a rare pace and is deadly at
fifty to seventy yards, used from the
hip. It is absolutely accurate up to
100 yards, used as a rifle with a
skeleton foldinb butt extended.
''"They usually carry field glasses,
an entrenching tool and a large
single -bladed stainless knife with a
six-inch marline spike attached — a
nice present for any boy! They
carry about six blue, pear-shaped
grenades with a screw top, which my
experience showed to be not very
effective. In a light haversack they
carry excellent bacon done up in
sausage—good German sausage—
chocolate sponge cake, dried fruits
and a bag of nuts, quite good choco-
late, lemonade powder and really
excellent fruit drops, Several tablets
of dextrose energen (a form of glu-
cose to give them staying power)
are carried by each man; also a
water bottle, usually containing
black coffee. Some of the greedier
have small tins of superb ham pack-
ed in walnut -flavored, creamy fat.
"Their compasses are cheap and
inaccurate, but each man carries on
excellent map. Machine-gdns and
mortars are dropped separately and
are collected either immediately, if
fire is not too great, or after dark.
"The leaders of the various par-
ties carry Verey Lights and Verey
light pistols and a belt of cartridges
for them, A great deal of signallying
goes on at night with these lights.
`I'm here, join rue' or 'I'm here, drop
supplies tomorrow,'
"The majority of them, I' found,
are highly nervous, and if fired on
at night frequently drop their arms
ancl run, coming to heel when roar-
ed at suddenly and loudly. Their
morale, considering they are picked
troops, is not good and they have
little stomach for a fight without
overwhelming air support to bomb
their opponent first,
"They are apt, when cornered, to
shoot and then immediately;put their
hands up; so keep them covered and
remain behind some sort of cover
when disarming them, if you have
the bad luck to find them in your
district,"
It would have been impossible for
parachute troops alone to have won
the battle far Crete -troop -carrying
planes were the medium of trans-
portation for the greater proportion
of the attacking forces, These planes
landed anywhere --on roads, ingull-
eys, and wherever there was suffic-
ient space. Many of them crashed,
but the numbers which succeeded in
safely discharging their loads were
sufficient to build up the strength of
the invasion.
The overwhelming power of air
plane, bomber and fighter attack
contributed muchto the German
success, and that is the reason why
Crete had to be abandoned by its
garrison, The opinion of the de-
fenders is that it is reasonable to
assume that if they had been sure
of their supplies and of their sea
contacts for a few days longer, the
Germans would have had to give up
the fight.
In this battle, parachute troops
were tried out on a large scale for
the first time and the lessons of the
fighting in Crete will not be ignored j
by either opponent. The Nazis, when o
they make their next attempt with i
this form of attack, are likely to try
to drop their men suffleiently far
from ground troops 10 enable them
to recover, from the; shock of landing
and ave time to collect in groups,
before they are overpowered. This
method entails the risk of missing.
their objective. However good a map
one may have, it is a problem' to
locate one's position accurately
when arriving literally out of the
blue, However familiar with the
map, it does not necessarily follow
that one can recognize ground feat-
ures, unless they are peculiarly un-
mistakable.
The lesson for troops on the
ground is obvious: the necessity of
good observation, of god mobility (it
is doubtful if the British had this in
the mountains of Crete), sufficient
weapons and the will to strike
quickly and boldly without over-
estimating the foe.
There are indications that the
next Nazi enterprise will be against
Malta. Repeated attacks on that is-
land from the air indicate that the
RAF fighter forces based there have
become very damaging to Axis sup-
ply routes between Sicily and Af-
rica. Large numbers of planes are
being used exclusively against air-
fields and air defenses with the ob-
ect of blasting thein out of action
r to soften them up as a prelude to
nvaslon. If the attempt is made, the
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Gives you bread
that's extra fine
Smoothest, sweetes
in the town i
INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED
MADE
is CANADA
form of assault may differ from
that used against Crete; submarines
will take part, and troep-carrying
planes, which could land at many
places, may be more extensively
used. But, though the island pro-
vides better landing facilities, its
defense is well -organized and the
garrison of Malta can be expected
to give a good account of itself.
Want and For Sale Ads, 1 'week 35c
Jack, he sailor, had broken with
his girl. After ignoring several let-
tersrequesting the return of her
photograph, he re ceived one threat-
ening to complain to the captain,
Deciding to silence her for all time,
he borrowed all the pictures of girls
available on the ship from his pais,
and sent them on to her in a parcel
with the following note: "Pick
yours out, I have forgotten what
you look like!"
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AA prudent precaution, the quantity of sugar which may lawfully be consumed
in any household is now restricted by law to an amount of three-quarters of
one pound per person per week, and it is now unlawful to purchase more than two
weeks' supply at any one time or to make any purchase if present supplies are
sufficient for more' than two weeks.
This step has been taken to conserve the satisfactory reserve stock of sugar in
Canada and is an assurance to the consumer that there is no reason for heavy
buying of sugar.
Ration coupons will not be used to enforce the sugar limitations in Canada. The
supply of sugar in our country has been under control for more than two and a
half years and the homekeeper has always been able to satisfy her needs; she will
continue to be able to do so and the price ceiling law protects her against any
increase in price.
The maintenance of the new regulation governing the purchase of sugar
rests, as the success of all laws in a democratic country mist rest, upon the
loyal support of the people. Any consumption of sugar in excess of the quantity
stipulated by this regulation is not only an offence against the law, but is also
a betrayal of the war effort and consequently an offence against decency.
Reports received from retailers indicate that in some districts there has been
misunderstanding of the requirements of the lativ, In some cases, people are under
the impression that they should at once lay in a sufficient supply for two weeks; this
of course is not necessary because a continued supply of sugar is assured. In other
cases it has been assumed that a greatly restricted ration is to be made effective in the
near future. This is incorrect because The Wartime Prices and Trade Board has
already stated that the sugar supply situation is such that requirements of the
consumer at the rate of three-quarters of a pound per week can readily be supplied.
As a means of protecting consumers from unknowingly breaking the law, it is
suggested to retailers that, for the present, they limit sales to any one customer to
an amount of not more than five pounds.
Summary of Sugar Rationing Regulations
1. The ration is 3/4 pounds per person per week,
including adults, children and infants, members of the
family, boarders, servants, and guests who remain for
four days or more.
2. Purchase your sugar in the ordinary way, but not
more than two weeks' supply at a time. No coupons,
stamps or tickets are required.
3. Do not purchase any sugar if you have two weeks'
or moresupply on hand.
4. Persons in remote areas who are not able to buy
every week or two weeks may continue to buy more
than two weeks' supply at a time, but should measure
their consumption at the ration rate, namely 8/,l pounds
per person per week.
5. Lumber camps and other firms providing board
for their employees must see that consumption is
restricted to 3/4 pounds per week per person, effective
immediately.
6. Economize on sugar in every way you can; some
people can get along on less than the ration. Persons
dining in hotels, restaurants, etc., are expected to
restrict their sugar consumption.
7. Additional supplies of sugar will be made available
for home preserving and canning,
8. The restriction applies only to cane and beet
sugars of all kinds—granulated sugar, icing sugar, fruit
sugar, brown sugar, raw sugar, etc,
9. Industrial users of sugar, hospitals and other
institutions, hotels and restaurants, will be advised by
the Sugar Administrator how the sugar restrictions
will affect them.
10. Retailers are entitled to refuse sale of to limit
sales to any person thcv have reason, to believe is
attempting to disregard this law.
Vigorous steps will be taken to punish wilful infraction
of the law. The penalties provided are iaoprisomnent
for as long as two years and a fine up to $a,®o®
Issued Under the Authority of THE WARTIME PRICES AND TRADE BOARD, Ottawa, Canada