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Zurich Herald, 1945-10-11, Page 2UNUSUAL UNDERSEA PHOTOGRAPHS Underwater photography; highly developed by the United States Navy for numerous war tasks, and kept.very "hush-hush," produced the unusual pictures above. TOP: Sub -sea glider ---- a hitherto "se- cret weapon" — approaches the diver -photographer head on. Towed by a surface vessel at about three knots, the glider houses an ob- server who controls it by means of the fins. CENTER; Underwater camera pictures a Navy diver examining a torpedo net for possible flaws. BOTTOM: Navy Mine Disposal Service crewman at his peri- lous job of neutralizing a derelict mine. He placed small charge (box on end of mine) which, upon detonation, will tut electric wires lead. ing to explosive inside the mine. In photo, he is anchoring the firing cable. Wire -cutting charge will be exploded from vessel after diver has surfaced. 'COAL PORK' ON THE HOOF Not on y do the porkers above eat coal, they love it and thrive tni it, according to Byron Somers of Canton, TX, who is shown Spreading choice bites tsf bituminous beore his swine. Sornert, a farmer and strip coal miner, says the coal apparently supplies mineral needs, SO it is common practice in his section t� keep ft scattered in pigpens tithes •' a. • ROYAL. IVIONTREAL-Reenvaerm-toorms TRANSFERRED The Royal Montreal Regimelg,i..4 first' Canadian battalion to return to Canada as a unit, were welcomed home on SepteMher '22nd, az,.er six years overseas. During tilt:welcoming ceremonies, the unit's battle colors were transferred to the safekeeping of the regimental base depot with traditional military pomp. In the above picture, Maj. M.A. Willis, E. D., right, Commanding Officer of the RMR's is how handing over the colors of the 1st Battalion.„to Lt. -Col. H. G. Brower, M. C. Commander of the 2nd (R) Battalion. CANADIAN GIRLS WITH NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES FORCES Some of the feminine charm of British Columbia duties in Netherlands Indies territory. Upholding birth -place, are (left to right) Cpl. Theresa Van de Cpl. Kittle Staverman, Victoria; Cpl. Ann Beetstra, couver. These girls joined the Women's Army of up in Canada in 1944. congregates in Australia preparatory to performing their Dutch heritage, but ever conscious of Canadian Wint, Vancouver; Sgt. W. Vanderberg, Vancouver; Vancouver; and Cpl. Alice Van de Wint of Van - the Netherlands East Indies Forces when it formed SOUR -PUSS JAP A study in thoroughly soured fa- cial expression is the photo, above, of Jap. Premier Prince Higashi- Kuni, as he calls upon Americans to "forget Pearl Harbor." CAREFUL WITH THAT MATCH Forest fires destroy valuable timber • Concributed by DAV/MS BL 4CKHORsE EIHINERY