Zurich Herald, 1942-10-01, Page 7PUNTING ON THE THAMES
This American boy and girl find that punting as done on the
Thames has nothing to do with football. The boy in the background
iss doing the punting—or paddling—of the boat while Pvt. Edward
Correll of Reading, Pa., and Eleanor Shaw of San Francisco relax.
Both are automobile drivers for U. S. forces in Britain.
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A Weekly Column About This and That in Our Canadian Army
Several young gentlemen of my
1Yequaintance have dropped out of
sight in local circles. No more are
they seen at the sgare dances that
have recently become very popu-
lar at a dance pavilion not far
away. The local "hot doggery",
where boys and girls who never
have any appetite at meal times
stuff themselves at odd hours to
the detriment of pocket money
that can't stay in pockets, will
have to struggle along without
them. No longer, will these par-
ticular young gentlemen—three of
them English — three French
speaking — strum their guitars
end other: musical instruments in
my living -room.
No longer, that Is, until their
that "leaves" roll around and they
burn up in uniform, heavier, more
erect and bronzed, to earn—and
deserve—the admiration of their
dancing partners.
They have gone off in several
direction's, the Infantry, the Air
Force, and to work on the con-
struction of a strategic highway.
Tile girls who have swum and bi-
cycled and hiked and danced with
*em all summer set me right
ashen I made some rather acid
comments upon the boys who are
rpt to are paid almost as much per
hour in highway construction at
the soldiers and airmen get per
day.
"They've been turned down for
the Army", was chorussed at me,
"and, anyway, by the time they
tray for board and room and
olothes there won't be much dif-
ference in their pay."
Another point mae by the young
ladies In putting this old soldier
too rights was that the road-inak-
ars,•.will. probably be in almost as
great danger as their pals in uni-
form.
It all goes to prove, two things
--4tbitit'•even an old sbldie•r has no
right to jump to conclusions—and
that Wake is more than 'cue way
to be, ix service' fa:the Doriitnion
la this, fight .for self-preservation.
Probably the most illuminating
Ileature of. this suddeet exodus --
and sit- yang mien fbm a small
oomunity.leaves a noticeable gap
•is the tranquilfty •that 'has re-
•eoened .upon those who play the,
stellar roles. ' •
We older people don't realize
the 'problems' with-whicheve have
faced our juniors. From our sot
ideas and politically muscle -bend
brains, we evolve a series of mys-
tifying regulations and cohditiOns.
Then we expect youngsteesr just
ont of school to understand what
we haven't courage enough to tell
them when their minds are busy
trying 'to adjust themselves to
a life that has none of the pro-
tection with , which we surround
' their school days;
Put yourself in the position of a
'teen age boy. ; He suddenly: be-
comes conscious of a world that
is peopled mostly by contemporar-
ies in uniform. Ile learnt that a
khaki uniforrte minus the,. word
"Cantina" is the badge of the "deaf-
tee".
Others in. khaahi but wearing
"Crai`71 i." ire ; rolnnt:cer s ' •Their
will be accepted at the Age of
eighteen but will not; go overseen
Until they are nineteen,
13ut if they do not volun1..er
they will not be called until they
are twenty.
What shall he do? We can't tell
him. We should be able to tell
him what we want. We are the
people, aren't we? We govern the
country, don't we?
We've got to wake up. If we are
going to ask our young gentlemen
to enlist to save us from an enemy
who will spare no one, the least
we can do is to make quite clear
'what we expect of them.
That's why I say that the most
illuminating feature of what has
been ha,ppenin.g in our village is
the descent of tranquillity upon
the young gentlemen. There are
no perplexities left for them.
Now they are in uniform the
Personnel Selection directorate
will see to it that they are em-
ployed where they •fit in best—
which
estwhich means they will have great-
er opportunities for advancement
and promotion than was the lot of
the private soldier before this
war. They have no decisions of
a major character to make. They
are doing their duty and are in
the hands of men trained to em-
ploy them to the best advantage,
men who know that their own
autuse, their own safety, their
own lives will be in the hands of
these youths they are training.
What about us? We are older.
By now the perplexities of life,
should not be as troublesome to
us as they are to the 'teen age
world.
We can't rely upon an Admin-
istrative and Training Staff to di -
feet our activities into channels
where •we can be of the greatest
service to our country and, ther'e-
for'e, to ourselves.
Which' makes our duty all the
more plainer!
Most Needed Items
Listed In Britain
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Most needed clothing in Great
'Britain includes' .wool sweaters,
undervests, underpants, overcoats,
pajamas, socks, Stockings and
boys' shorts, for ages from six to
sixteen. The need is greater for
boys than for girls.'
More than 50,000 babies have
been born in the emergency
homes for 'mo$hers established
ender Britain's evacuation pro-
gram.
VOICE
OF THE
PRESS
"FORGETTING" ABOUT THE
WAR
There are some people who say
they do not want to see a Ellin
about the war, read a book about
It, or do anything else that re-
minds them of it. They say they
want to forget about the war.
They even say they are tired of
readi:'t' about it in the news-
papere.
These are the people who are
selfish, self-centred and indul-
gent; who hate to be reminded
of anything that disturbs their
peace of mind. That is not the
mentality that will win the war.
We can only win it by measuring
up to our responsiblities to the
utmost of our capacity, in the
interest of others as well as of
ourselves.
—Stratford Beacon -Herald
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COULD LIFT BOOKS
Ottawa hints that the gas ration
for pleasure motoring may be re-
duced soon. A good start might
be made at the ration board if it
would lift for. a few weeks the
coupon books of motorists convict-
ed of exceeding federal speed
limit of 40 miles an hour. That
would compel these individuals to
save gas and rubber by not using
either at all, for a while.
—Edmonton Journal'
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ANY GERMAN A GOOD
TARGET
Ideas of targets have changed
vastly since the war began. At
the first the British airmen were
not permitted to bomb certain
military targets, because they were
so close to civilian centres of po-
pulation, a number of civilians
might be killed.
But, since Hitler started in-
discriminate bombing, the British
Idea is that any German is a
good target now.
—Windsor Star
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COMMANDO MATERIAL
Wild disorder continues to
mark local wrestling matches,
with spectators battling each
other here and there and storm-
ing the ring, while the odd con-
testant claps a hold on the ref-.
one. There seems to be plenty
of Commanda material there.
—Montreal Gazette
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FOR DOG -OWNERS
No normal person is happy
about hitting a dog with his auto-
mobile, and sometimes it is very
difficult to avoid some of the -
little rascals who haven't been
taught not to chase cars and to
keep out of the street. Can't dog
owners think of the feelings of
motorists, too?
—Christian Science Monitor
The Indian rupee is worth ap-
proximately 30.05 cents.
Australia Meets
War Emergency
An example of the remarkable
progress made by the Australian
munitions industry in speeding up
production since the Japanese en-
tered the war comes from Queens-
land.
When the Japanese launched
their attack against Pearl Harbor,
the biggest munition factory in
Queensland was in course of erec-
tion. By the end of January it
had begun the production of small
arms ammunition on a small scale.
Today the factory is producing all
classes of ammunition in enor-
mous quantities, and it is going
direet to the firing line. Cart-
ridges of all kinds and big shells
are being turned out at this fac-
tory in an ever-growing stream
and output will continue to in-
crease day by day and week by
week until maximum production
is attained by the end of this
year.
Girls In War Plants
In four months the staff has
grown fourfold, from hundreds
to thousands, and before the end
of the year the present number
will be doubled again. Hundreds
of machines are being operated
by girls who a few months ago
were typists, clerks, factory
hands, waitresses, daughters of
farmers and gn;aziers, and the
like. Few of then had ever
handled machinery before but,
after a few weeks training, they
are now doing a job which the
factory executives cannot praise
too highly. Some of them are on
work that has never been done
before by women. In munitions
the greatest precision is necessary
and had early production at this
new factory been below the rigid
standard demanded, itcould have
been excused. This was not the
case. On the contrary, from the
beginning of production in
Queensland, the ammunition has
been passed by inspectors of the
three fighting services.
Miracle of The Age
This is only one example of
what has been happening through-
out Australia since war began.
The change -over from civil to de-
fence production by Australian
industries has been described as
one of the miracles of the age.
With no previous experience to
guide them, Australian industrial-
ists are today turning out every
type of armament and defence
equipment in staggering quanti-
ties for a country that a few
years ago was considered purely
from a primary production point
of view in the world economy.
Today Australian industries are
making things which, even as late
as 1940, could not be made there.
A melting pot for optical glass
instruments in a Canadian factory
contains about 2,000 pounds of
glass at each melt. After the vari-
ous operations, about 500 pounds
of usable glass is obtained.
LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Fred Neher
(Copyright, 1.4;£, by Prod licher)
"You're moving into the nicest neighborhood. - • We all have the
best times—talking about one another."
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REG'LAR FELLERS—Slow-Collections
THERE'S THAT GUY
WHAT OWES US A DIME
FOR MINM' HIS CAR!
BRIEF WAR SUMMARY
On long-range, there's hopeful
feeling: Russia shows signs of
holding out, despite Stalingrad
situation, keeping Nazi array busy
on Eastern front, Bombings of
Germany are slowing down the
Nazi war production. The Nazis
have a big reserve of finished war
equipment, but the air raids on
factories and communications will
delay the replaeementrs months
hence. Japan has over-extended
her supply lines. They are vulner-
able, and Japanese shipping Is
faring badly. These factors add
up to a plus for the Allies on the
long pull, but the outlook in the
next few months is esrotbably not
so good.
Axis Campaign in Russia
Hitler appears about to bring
his campaign in southern Russia
to a conclusion which may be
satisfactory to him for the pre-
sent. He has •not annihilated the
Russian armies, as he set out to
do, but he has immobilized them
in the south for the time being
at least. And, since Russian terri-
torial, material and manpower
losses on other fronts have made
large-scale, successful Russian of-
fensives improbable, without
strong Allied support, Hitler sen-
sibly might be expected to offer
the Russians peace so that he
dould consolidate and capitalize
on his extensive gains while there
is yet time. A. Nazi peace is utter-
ly unacceptable to Stalin, how-
ever, and Hitler is preparing Win-
ter quarters for a holding army
in Russia prior to turning else-
where in a sink -or -swim effort to
finish the war quickly by en-
trenching himself so firmly on the
Continent that further fighting
obviously would be impractical. If
he is permitted the initiative, the
focus of activity is expected to
shift to the Middle East, where he
presumably anticipates an Allied
attempt to clear him out of North
Africa, open the Mediterranean
and launch an offensive against
relatively unprotected flank
in Europe. There are increasingly,
definite and detailed indications,
however, that the initiative le
about to be taken away from hurt,
Allied Naval Power
It may now be stated author-
itatively that British naval power
is greater than when the war lie-
ges, and that American naval
power Is considerably greater than
it was December 6 last, Admiral
King has intimated that the Am-
erican two -ocean navy will be
"ready" by June of next year.
Some important seafare develop-
ments are wisely kept secret, As
to failure to reveal fully certain
Iosses, they are hardly in excess
of the expected cost of oper-
ations. However, as somebody has
put it, "whichever side pulls the
fewer 'boners' will win the war,"
Censorship veils the actual situ-
ation in India. The Nazis put
everything they have into attacks
on convoys in aid of Russia. Talk
of an Allied Generalissimo con-
tinues. The British inflationary
threat is largely checked by strict
rationing, in contrast to American
reliance mainly on other controls,
Excess purchasing -power becomes
"forced savings" when allowable
purchases are rigidly restricted. It
should be repeated that the Am-
erican tradition favors offense and
it may be assumed that the high
Allied decisions to which Presi-
dent Roosevelt• recently referred
are in accord therewith.
Canada At Dieppe
Canada's complaint that its part
M the Dieppe raid and other fight-
ing has been underrated, particu-
larly in U.S. newsreels, is not to
he minimized. Canada is not a
large country, but its contribu-
tion to the war is a large one and
its troops did shoulder the major
burden at Dieppe. It would be wise
for Canada, England, the U. S.
and all of the other United Na-
tions to remember that they are
fighting the war collectively, that
separately they might not be able
to fight it at all.
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Socialists In
Italy Rising
Against Fascism
The Socialist Party in Italy,
which Benito Mussolini's follow-
ers in early days forcibly disband-
ed was reported today to be rais-
ing its head against Fascism.
A dispatch from Zurich quoted
Swiss Socialist circles as declar-
ing that the Italian Socialist Par-
ty in recent months had been re-
organized with "illegal units" mul-
tiplying in factories in the great-
er part of Italian territory.
The Socialists recently helped
in a strike at the Fiat works,
where they suddenly quit their
jobs and demanded an increase in
pay. Six hours later, according to
this account, company officials ac-
ceded to the demands and the
strikers went back to work.
Although strikes are prohibit-
ed in Italy, the newspaper said,
"nota policeman or soldier show-
ed. himself" during the strike.
Flowers Forecast
Mild Autumn
The veteran Johnny Thomas,
well-known Fort Erie prognosti-
cator, does not agree with ee\'er'al
other old -tine weather, forecasters
here that folk in the Niagara Dis-
triet are in' for an early Fall. "It
is my belief that lee. will hive• a;
mild, ()Atelier;and NoVereber, too."
Mr. Thomas conintenteil:
"One reason is • that • the, wila.
asters are just commencing to
bloom, and as the,,e, Tlowers are
sensitive to frost, it is my belief
'It old Dame. \aiure• knows bet-
. ter than the average :hunialr door."
BVI-SY, YOU LITTLE RUFFIANS
I OWE NOBODY BUT MY TAILOR
AND 1 -IES TOO POLITE TO
REMIND ME OF IT! T 1
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SEE'4 IT YET!
Women Likely
To Stay On Farm
Farm women are not likely to
be directed' into other occupations
because the work they now are
doing has a high priority rating,
Mrs. Rex Eaton, assistant direc-
tor of National Selective Service
announced. -
Farm women from 20 to 2A
years of age, inclusive, are re-
quired to register with other
women in the same age group.
This registration is compulsory.
Postmasters have been author-
ized to act as registrars in rural
districts.
Women now working on farms
will be registered as "farm
women." But this does not mean
that they will be "frozen" in
their present jobs, Mrs. Eaton
says. Farm work usually tapers
off during the 'winter, and Mrs.
Eaton urged that young women
who are free to turn to other
work- in slack seasons do so,
K> Min s In Greece
Daily Occurrences
A high German official who
escaped .to Palestine informed the
Greekovernment that 3,000 of
the islanders have been exeeseted
by the Germans and that tei•ror-
ism of tiie most grave char-
acter. continue;:e•
:\nests • and shootings occur
daily' on Crete, the big island
•south of Greece', this official
whose name may not be disclosed
reported. He said condemned
persons were forced to dig` their
own graves and that the 1,]copse
WM.! forced to witness exec.Yttions
. of their towneesep.....
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