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Zurich Herald, 1941-07-31, Page 2VOICE OF THE PRESS WASTED YOUTH We are in receipt of many strange questions, but the reader who asks, "How can I produce a hole in a pane of glass?" must have had an unusually strict up- bringing, —Ottawa Citizen --0---- 45, A SAFE AGE A British Columbia woman thinks all parliamentarians should be married by the time they are 45 years old, or else should retire from politics. Which would be one drastic way of weeding out Mr. King's government majority. —Stratford Beacon -Herald. —0— LOVING AND HATING The rank and file of the people in Germany and Italy must be having a difficult time while try- ing to follow their leaders. A man niay go to sleep with hatred of all Communists in his heart and, when he wakes up, hen hears over his radio that Stalin is to be regarded as a dear friend. A little later he has to swallow his opinions and go back to the or- iginal hatred. Whu is to be loved and who is to be hated can only be discovered by those who keep strictly up to the minute. —Fort William Times -Journal, —o— THEY WENT TO CHURCH A mother of an enlisted young soldier from my church told me she had received, just recently, a letter from the boy, who was at a place in Quebec province with his company of fifty. He said Sun- day morning came, and eleven of them were United Church fellows, and they talked together about going to church. They found out that there was a church of their persuasion four miles down a country road. To this little rural church they walked and attended The service. One can imagine the joy of the preacher and congre- gation to have these boys come in unexpectedly upon them. They had a great reception. We, who star home, must match so splen- did a thing as that. —United Church Observer. The Book Shelf "RESTLESS ARE THE SAILS" By Evelyn Eaton Following the extraordinary success of her best-seller on early Canadian life, "Quietly My Cap- tain Waits," Evelyn Eaton, Can- adian writer who currently ranks as tops in her sphere, now pre- sents us with a distinguished new historical novel of the early French settlers on this continent. "Restless Are The Sails" centres its action about the capture of the French stronghold of Louis- bourg, N.S., in 1745, A rousing adventure yarn, Miss Eaton's second book skil- fully combines historical fact with romantic fancy. The general at- mosphere is excellent: Indians, privateering, the etiquette of a colonial court and particularly conditions of navigation in over- crowded vessels. The pathetic and terrible story of the siege of Louisbourg is thrilling as it is authentic. How it affects Paul de Morpain the hero, who turns fugitive, then pirate, what befalls his Indian wife, how be at last fulfills his destiny, completes a story of unusual interest. "Restless Are The Sails" by Evelyn Eaton . . . Toronto: Musson Book Company ... $2.75. Reindeer Herds Fast Increasing More Eskimos Are Needed to Help Herd Animals In Rapid- ly Expanding Industry of North-West Territories Further enlargement of Canada's fast -expanding reindeer industry was disclosed recently by the De- partment of Mines and Resources. Reindeer herds in the Northwest Territories, the department re- ported, have increased to more than 8,000 head, compared with the original herd of 2,370 delivered from Alaska six years ago. The department estimated that this year's fawning has increased the main herd on the Government reserve east of Mackenzie Delta by 1,500 head. "Substantial increases also are expected in the two herds under native management near the An- dersen and Horton Rivers, about 200 miles east of the reserve," the department added. Expansion of the industry, has resulted in training of more young Eskimos as apprentice herders. Later they Will be entrusted with management of herds under Gov- ernment supervision, and may eventually obtain herds of their own. "In this manner the reindeer en- terprise is gradually extending over a large area for the benefit of the native ponela:tton," the department said. Soviet Anti -Tank Gun Crew on Guard :4•.:,i'.: •:\;ttC�k:S ;ate:; 4>'::: Germany's road to Moscow is defended by Soviet anti-tank gun crews like this one, pictured in action somewhere along the broad Russo -German front. Radiophoto was flashed from Moscow as Nazis claimed the way to the Soviet capital was "open." THE WAR - WEEK — Commentary on Current Events Britain And Prepared To A Chinese foreign office spokes- man last week said that Premier K,onoye of Japan had formed a - "water bird cabinet"—which is a Japanese phrase meaning a calm surface concealing great activity underneath. Recent events in Japan indicat- ed that the national leaders were feeling that the time had come to drive the white man out of the Orient. Britain, the U. S. and the Netherlands had made it plain that they would not be driven out. Their first move to render Japan helpless would be a blockade of the sea entrances from the Indian Ocean into the Pacific. • It was not thought likely that Japan could break this blockade. The Battle of the Pacific would be on in earnest. Expansion Southward Japan had her eye on French. Indo-China which would give her, besides valuable naval bases, much needed iron and rubber. She would need these bases if she were to move against Singapore and the Dutch East Indies. The Australian radio quoted a message from Batavia, Dutch East Indies, last week, as saying that "British and Dutch defenses in the Far East are stronger than ever before." The message seemed to say that the Dutch East Indies was not afraid of the new Jap- anese cabinet, that not an inch of soil would be given up without a fight. Hegemony over the Dutch East Indies would also give Japan con- trol of the Burma Road, the great artery of war supplies to China. Against Siberia? A drive into Siberia was also viewed as probable. But the Rus- sians were known to be very strong in the Far East and Japan's tinder cities would be compara- tively easy targets for Soviet in- eendiary bombs. Japan might find herself, like Germany, with a war on two fronts. She has to use more than a million troops iu China to bold the cities, railways and roads which her mechanized div- isions ivisions overran so easily four years ago. Hong Kong and Singapore lie across Japan's path to victory and she would have to be desperate to face their strength. Three years ago a noted British strategist said the great commercial centre of Hong Kong would fall within less than a week if Japan attacked it. That isn't true today. Hong Kong, Singapore Ready More than $50,000,000 has since been spent on its defenses. Sub - Her Allies Block Japan Thanksgiving Day October Thirteen Canada this year will observe Thanksgiving Day on October 13, the second Monday in Oc- tober. This announcement was made by Ikon, P. F. Casgrain, Secret- ary of State, who said a pro- clamation naming October 13 as a •day ; of "general thanits- giving" would be issued short- ly. hands,: but Berlin reported that an enormous Russians force had been trapped east o•f Smolensk and that a battle of annihilation was going on. Drenching rains had been falling in the central area of the battle- front and the condition of tbe snoods was undoubtedly a factor • ln. plowing up the German machine. Gri:erilla fighting was said to he particularly intensive behind the lines in this sector. Column after column of German mechanized material, after having been pushed beyond the Russian "Guard Front" had been cut off from their in- fantry support, which they had been counting on for clearing up operations in the wake of '- e ad- vance. Doing a China ? Edgar Snow, noted writer on Far Eastern affairs, last week posed a question: "Whatever vic- tories the, German armies may be having in their Russian drive, and even if they succeed in oapturing Leningrad and Moscow and in oc- cupying the Ukraine and the Caucasus, are they fated to a protracted guerilla warfare which will cause them continuing ember- .rassment and interfere with their plans on other fronts? Are they heading into such a situation as has faced the Japanese army in China since the war began there not two but four years ago? Time Against Nazis "Time is the biggest element of risk in the Nazi scheme of con- quest. With perfect tinning, no dream is too fantastic to be re- alized; without it, the most care- fully laid plan or the most skil- ful improvisation may fail. It is in this respect that Soviet guerilla resistance may turn out to be a decisive factor." In the south the Nazis said that the German forces were pursuing a defeated enemy in the Ukraine. Russian sources claimed that their armies were holding well. Can Hitler Turn Back? The losses on both sides in men and material were thought to bo enormous. The destruction of German supplies of all kinds was so tremendous that, it was esti- mated,' the Nazis would not be able to make them ap in less than two years. • Hitler's definite objective ap- peared to be the destruction of the Red armies—anything less than that would be reckoned as a Hitler defeat. As one Associated Press correspondent put it: He cannot turn back nor limit his • "crusade" without risking the ulti- mate disaster, collapse of the myth Of Hitler invincibility in Germany itself. marine nets and mines guard its harbor. Air raid shelters' have been built; heavy guns in place around the island make it a for- midable fortress. Field Marshal Lord Roberts once said the history of the world,) would be decided at Singapore one' day. And Admiral Lord Jellicoe' recommended its development 0 a great naval base with a strong Pacific fleet based on it. Today, in the Battle of the Pacific, it will be the strength of Singapore that will snake victory possible. Singa- pore, protecting the pathway to , India, probably can't be suecesss? fully• attacked. Its irnparta,ace,'s<, however, Is greater than that. A war in the Pacific can scarcely help but be a war of attacks on, trade lanes. Singapore, as one of the great crossroads of the world, can be used to curb effectively 't Japanese commerce from the. south. U. S. Ma Use It Like Hong Kong, Singapore is.: on an island which is 28 miles long and 14 miles wide. Unlike Gibraltar, Singapore has superb , facilities for air defence or attack, it has great Iand batteries, includ- ing 18 -inch guns, but most of all it has dock facilities where battle scarred warships can be repaired., U. S. warships may come to u# Singapore—a valuable asset, for Manila, 1,500 miles away, Is too small to handle big boats. If Japan could be rendered help- less, concentration of U. S.• naval and other units would be released to aid Britain in tbe Battle of th_ Atlantic. * *: Germans Slow Down At the outbreak of the Russo German war, the speed of the Ger- man advance was estimated to be at the rate of 50 miles .per day. Last week neutral observers claim- ed that, after four or more week of war, the progress of the assai - ants had been reduced by 50 per cent or more. The stubborn re- sistance of the Russians hacl beenn much more formidable than Hitler expected; ?Soviet tactical skill Was such that even the Germans at- knowledged it. The [Sadie Fronts Last week there r aaared to be , little change in the position •of the warring forces along the entire . front. In the north even 'Berlin -admitted. that the Red armies were still intact and fighting. Thee.' had been no collapse under Fiii- nish-Nazi thrusts from the Arctic to the Baltic. The Russians claim- ed that Smolensk was still in their Dog Is Gentleman Frowns On Slacks Chesney, William Baxer's black *spaniel, is a "gentleman" among dogs. He lives in Chicago and has, been trained to stand up on his hind legs whenever a woman enters an elevator, but — when a young lady stepped into the lift the other day, Chesney was stead- fast in his refusal to stand up. She was wearing slacks. On Fire Watch Duty Prosp'eetive fathers • '`h a jittery desire to pace are doing it in shifts now on the roof of a London, Eng• land, subu ba.n maternity hospital —and acting as fire wardens at the same time. The idea was proposed by one of the men, who thought such an official occupation would be better than pointless wailing through the hospital corridors while waiting the . stork. "I have shot my bolt. I have done my work. War or no war, my number is up." —George Bernard Shaw, Saving Ontario's Natural Resources By G. C. Toner (Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters) No. 51 ONTARIO'S ICE AGE We have seen how mountain building and tearing down go on side by side. Sometimes the tear- ing down is fast as when glaciers do the work. The ice acts as a great rasp, cutting valleys and leveling hills, as it slides outward or downward. Glaciers are res- ponsible for the shape of most of the countryside of Ontario. Five times in the last million years eontinental glaciers have formed in northern Canada and spread outward. The last of the glacial periods occurred between 50,000 and 100,000 years ago. The centre of the glacier formed was some- where near Hudson Bay and it reached down to, and somewhat beyond, the Great Lakes. As it slid south it gouged out the lake basins of the Pre -Cambrian shield, the rock -rimmed bodies of water that are so common in Muskoka and Haliburton. Further south it melted leaving great piles of de- bris known as moraines. These are usually gravel or sand hills and are common along Lake On- tario. Great boulders were some- times carried by the ice and as it melted these were dropped. They can be seen to -day almost every- where in old Ontario. Return of Animals The old glaciers had a profound effect on the animals and plants. Of course, nothing could live on the ice so the animals had to re- treat and if unable to do so per- ished as did the plants. Later when the ice began to melt the animals and plants came back. This was a .slow process, a few miles gained in one summer would be lost in the winter, but gradually the ice gave way and our familiar animals took over the land. But they were much different from those that lived pre- vious to the ice age, their sojourn in the south had changed many until they were quite different creatures. Wildest Dreams Copies of Monday morning's edition of the London Express are sold in Montreal that same after- noon, writes the Hamilton Spepta- tor. The wildest dreams of Jules Verne are today becoming a com- monplace, and the time may not be distant when the North Pole will be as well-known to summer air tourists as the Muskoka dis- trict is now. Wornnen Can Do Work On Aircraft Director of the Women's Bur- eau, Washington, Says They Are Capable of Some of the Assembly Work and Other Operations At least one-fourth to one-third of the jobs in U.S, aircraft asembly plants might be filled satisfactorily by women, Miss Mary Anderson, director of the Women's Bureau, at Washington estimated on the basis of a bureau survey. At the close of the World War, 23 per cent of the employees in 40 airplane factories were women. Office of Edu•cationn officials, now engaged in • aking a survey of air- craft courses open to women, report that a disproportionately large nuns -- bar of women are learning to fly when the real need of the future will be in the construction end of the industry. TYPE OF WORK THEY CAN DO Studying each production process separately, the Women's Bureau drew these conclusions: Fuselage manufacture — From one-fifth to one-half of the opera- tions could be done by women. •Asseml•ly—Women can do work ranging from 15 per cent in the final assembly to almost all of the jobs in wing and control surface assembly. Inspection—At least one-fourth other than floor inspecting of com- plicated assemblies could be done by women and in case of a shortage of male workers, considerably more. In the tool crib, where tools, dies and small pasts are issued, women might well be used, the bureau found. As they become experienced, they could also be employed in the production :and routing depart- ments. Dr. Robert W. Hambrook, Office of Education official, who recently returned from a study of Britain's wartime educational techniques, re- ports that women have gone into the British aircraft industry with the full approval of organized labor and with the understanding that they will return their jobs to men after the war is over. Her Address A woman was asked her address at a London (Eng.) hospital, says Loudon Daily Sketch. She answer- ed, "Bed No. X, Piccadilly Circus Tube Station." Her only home was the tube shelter where she goes each night. The G. P. O. frequently receives letters directed to public shelters. They are safely delivered by the postman. Canadian flour mills reported the manufacture of 1,660,897 bar- rels of flour in the month of April compared with 1,344,293 in the cor- responding month last year. LI'E'S LIKE THAT By Fred Neher (r.lcnood DY Coux lldu3ud N.w: 1ijulurwi! j�9,1'1,, "How did I know you were still in it this time of day! !" REG'LAR FELLERS—Superhuman IF YOU REALLY WANT TO EARN SOME MONEY I'LL GIVE YOU A DIME JUST FOR DOING THE DISHES OH, BOY! THAT'S AN AWFUL STACK OF CROCKERY BUT A DIME I5 A DIME! YESSM 1 A NICKEL SAYS YOU CAN'T WASH AND PUT AWAY 114E DISHES INSIDE OF ONE HOUR By GENE BYRNES WELL, I LOSE! iT TOOK YA JEST FIFTY- EIGHT MINITS TO DO THAT PILE! YOU'RE A MIRACLE MAN 114. , fly wY-