HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1944-11-16, Page 3GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY, ITALY
An Italian peasant woman offers some fruit to Maj. Gen, Mas-
carenhas De Moraes, commanderof the Brazilian Expeditionary
Force, part of the Allied Fifth Army. In return, the general gave
her some Brazilian cigarets.
WHY GOING IS SLOW IN ITALY
Up a narrow crumbling tortuous trail creep Allied Army trucks
as they negotiate a by-pass over the mountains at Cutigliano, near
Bologna, Italy.
GEN. McNAUGHTON PRESIDES OVER ARMY COUNCIL FOR FIRST TIME
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No time was lost by Canada's new Defence- Minister, Gen, the Hon A, G. L. McNaughton, in getting down to work, A few hours after
entering the Cabinet he presided over a meeting of the Army Council; shown here in session, Left to right around the table arer; Major
N. J. Anderson, of the Army Public Relations department; Mr. Alexander Ross, Depputy Minister; Maj, -Gen, A. E. Walford, Ad-
jutant -General; Brig. M. M, Dillon, of the Quartermaster -General's branch; Col. H. A, Dyde, Military Secretary to the Minister; Gen.
McNaughton; Col. H, DesRosiers, Deputy -Minister; Maj, -Gen. J. V. Young, Master -General of the Ordnance;. Maj -Gen, R. B, Gibson,
Vice -Chief of the General Staff; and Lieut. -Gen. J. C. Murchie, Chief of the General,Staff.
FRONT LINE DINING ROOM
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With a bale of straw as a table and a Dutch farmyard as a dining-
room, this Canadian soldier grabs a meal on the way to the front.
Stew, rice pudding, bread and tea is his ration.
CANADA'S NEWEST HOSPITAL SHIP READY FOR MAIDEN VOYAGE
One of the largest and the most -modernly equipped hospital ships in the world, the "Letitia", sister ship of the ill-fated "Athenia", sunk
by the Germans in 1939, is ready for her maiden voyage to bring home Canadian casualties, The former troopship which has carried
Allied troops to the North African invasion, Iceland, Salerno, has been reconverted to join the .Lady Nelson in hospital ship service.
1, Capt, J ,Cook, .Glasgow, Scotland,. skipperof the Letitia, and formerly captain of the Athena, welcomes aboard Lt. -Col. A. L.
Cornish, of Victoria, B. C., officer commanding the Letitia„ 2, run view from, the harbor of the Letitia, which is equivalent to a
floating general hospital for a large Canadian city, 3. Similar to an operating room in any of Canada's larger hospitals, is inspected by
Lt. -Col, S. A. Wallace, of Vancouver, B. C„ chief -surgeon aboard, Major A. E. Mackenzie, Niagara Falls, Ont., anaesthetist, and
Nursing Sisters A. F. Barker of Bancroft, Ont., and E. Hastings, of Toronto. The four discuss the latest in operating tables. 4, In the
modern dental office, Sgt, G. Claremont of Montreal, dental assistant, is shown preparing equipment for11the first voyage.
DAMAGED PARCELS BRING GRIEF
TO CANADIAN SOLDIERS OVERSEAS
Pte, Emile Duval of Three Rivers, Que., (Top) points to a table of
grief—improperly packed parcels which won't get to some boys in action.
Its a different story in bottom picture where the parcels are intact and
soldiers are happpy. Here, Sgt. Keith Hogan and Tpr. Elmer McIntosh,
both of Toronto, are shown delivering well -wrapped parcels to their
unit near the front line in France. Note the smiles as Tpr. Kenneth
Smith of Owen Sound, Ont., is loaded up with parcels from home.
If you think there's fun in opening some one else's parcel and
finding rotten eggs garnished with talcum powder you're no pal of
Pte. Emlie Duval of Three Rivers, Que. Pte. Duval is with the First
Canadian Army Base Post Office, somewhere in France.
Emile's job is to open all parcels not properly packed, besides those
that are damaged in transit, Each day in his little cubby hole where -
ever the Post Office camps, Emile is busy repacking parcels. He, too,
agrees that the roundabout way to the heart of a Canadian soldier is
through his stomach, but Emile's no believer in prejudicing the success
of the attack by !nailing fresh eggs wrapped carelessly together in a
small wax paper carton.
In damaged parcels are jam with glass jars, and ketchup bottles with
long necks. Jars of Pickles and other fragile soldier comforts are sent
across a continent and an ocean with the sole protection of a rubber
band and a shoe box.
Mail first arrives on the shores of France at the First Canadian
Army Post Office which serves, among other things, as a "bulk break-
ing" point. NCO's from the Post Office see to it that the mail is
carefully handled by soldiers and civilians alike.
From the Base Post Office parcels and mail for the boys is sent
on to Divisional and Corps Field Post Offices where sorting is done
for the brigades and other formations, Some of the mall is picked up on
the fly at a rendezvous. The man in the front line receives his mail
through a postal orderly, an army postman who may make his rounds
by motorcycle or jeep.
When sending your next parcel remember the handling that it must
inevitahir go through andgive your boy—and Emile Duval—a break,
and not the pickle jar. It's always a good idea, anyway, not to :nix
foodstuffs which, if they do break out of their packages, will spoil each
other. Soap, for example, if shipped in the form of soap flakes, makes
a poor seasoner for biscuits.
Here's Quick Relief from
SINUS PAIN
3 -Purpose Medicine Helps Clear
Out Congested Sinus Areas
ONE best way to get relief from
torturing sinus pain is to clear con-
gestion from nasal passages and
give sinuses a chance to drain. A
few drops of Vicks Va-tro-nol in
each nostril is usually enough to
bring this comforting relief.
3 -Purpose Medicine ... Va-tro-nol
is so successful because it does three
important things: (1) shrinks swol-
len membranes of the nose; (2) helps
clear out pain -causing congestion
and (3) soothes irritation. Many
sinus sufferers say it's best relief
they've found. Try it!
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