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’ Association and
s’ Association.

Wednesday, August 5, 1942

The Empty Leapot---A Symbol!

been heard said that bombing by Ger-
planes would be necessary
ious business for

seas, England, Europe,

It lias frequently
man or

to bring home a
ry man,
Ras-

Japanese
realization here that this war is s
woman and child. Men from Ov

eve

sia, have expressed amazement at the very nonchalant manner
in which we have been carrying on — squabbling for profits

wages, workers seeking shorter hours rather than
Imaximum output, shoppers expressing annoyance to merchants
because their favorite brands were disappearing from store
shelves, indifference to pleas of Civil Protection officers for

volunteers to train and civilians to prepare themselves for the

and higher

ordeals probably in store. i

Strangely enough not the shots fired at our nearby Coast
y an enemy raider the sinking of cargo ships ou our Pa-
+ doorstep roused little apprehension of increased danger.
It is the sudden rationing of popular beverages that appears
to have brought the war closest to every day thought. Despite
the daily reports of ship sinkings, despite the constant advance
and consolidation by the Japs of key positions and their in-
creasing hold on the sources of supply, it had not penetrated
the average consciousness that the waging of the war was going
to cost the individual the enjoyment of his customary imported
luxuries, his several-times-a-day cups of tea or coffee’ for ex-
ample.

nor

There has been, of course, very little protest other than
a feeling of r proach that the government with all its adyisors
should let the situation become so serious that such a drastic
ration had to We imposed at one time. Nevertheless it has
brought the war literally into every home. From now on the
recently inangurated campaign urging the public to ‘‘take part
of your change in War Savings Stamps’’ will no doubt be tak-
en seriously by more people. The need to sacrifice to win the
war is becoming evident with the empty teapot a symbol and

daily reminder, ‘ Eee

‘« What Can Happen Here’

syent and died-in-the-wool ‘‘it can’t
happen here’? sleep walker must have received a rude shock
when he opened this week’s issue of Life magazine and looked
with sudden horror on two entire. pages of official pictures
from Greece, that land of brave fighters so tragically over-run
by the Germans
People in North America have been looking at pictures
of death and destruction for years now, starting from the time
Japanese started practicing on the Chinese six or seven years
ago for the day when they would make their ruthless bid for
control of the Pacific ar They have always looked at the
pictures in a detached, ‘it is a long way from here’? manner.
bee is something about! the pictures of horror and starvation
+ German domination in Greeee, however, that seems to
» caused everyone seeing this magazine to think about them
gain and again. To realize, at last, what can happen here un-
less we bestir ourselves, each one of us.

Even the most indif

* * +

**Extreme Individualism’’

In view of the interest aroused among M-S-A dairymen,
by the report published in this paper two weeks ago of the ac-
tion of Vancouver Island milk producers in setting a definite
price of thirty cents a gallon for fluid ilk on the farm, the
following editorial comment by The Cowichan Leader, Duncan,
is pertine nt:

‘In regard to the milk situation, another farmer remavk-
ed to The Leader upon the statement published last week that
it was ‘‘impossible’’ for the dairies to pay the 30¢ per gallon
demanded for fluid milk. Why is it, that the trans-
portation, handling and delivery costs must be paid any more
so than those of the producer.

The farmer takes up the shock of all depr€ssions, he
experiences very few good times; but his extreme individualism
will have to give way to greater co-operation with “his fellow
producers if he is to gain a fairer share in the known

he asked,

scerainble
as business.”

Peay Lae ;
On Taking Holidays :
Another result of the Budget is the dropping of pro-
duction in some essential industries, observes The Comox Ar-

gus. Realizing that they will only be working for the state if
they earn more than $1500 some miners and loggers are laying
off. Most of these men are great admirers of the Russion state
policies. The Courtenay paper asks: ‘‘If they
adopted such an aiid in the U.S.S.R. how long would they
just

The Handley Page Halifax bomber which, with the Sterling and

other heavy type forms the spearhead of the sustained R,A.F.-R.C. |
A.F. offensive on Germany, has been engaged on many heavy raids

when the devastating effect of its huge bomb-load has been
to the enemy, An all-metal midwing mono-
99 feet, eth 70 feet and height feet.
Rolls-Royce Merlin 12-cylinder engines.

recently,
brought home forcibly
pkane, its wing span
It is powered with four

ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS AND MATSQUI NEWS

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1942

SUGGESTS HOBBYISTS
MIGHT FORM GROUPS
OF MUTUAL INTEREST

Neil Macdougalt; son of Dr. W.
F. Macdougall, Abbotsford, has
an exhibit of hand-carved mini
ture warships and merchant ships
in The News: window this week
fo. tne .purpose of suggesting
that hobbyists of the M-S-A
Aiea might get together and
form an organization or clubs of
mutual interest and value. With
the ships, all made to scale of
one inch equalling 150 feet of
the original vessel, warship, des-
troyer, motor torpedo boat or
targo ship, are two illustrated
reference volumes, one giving
data on the British navy and the
other on the military forces, com-
piled by Neil. Constant use of
the Fraser Valley Union Library
and other sources of information
has enabled Neil to compile sev-
eral such books, mostly loose-
leaf and typewritten, others being
on the Air Force, Foreign Navies
and United Nations aircraft. Neil
has a coin, stamp and military
badge collection among his hob-
bies. During the summer vaca-
tion he is assisting at the C-P.R.
station and he also has a news-
paper route.

‘The Gremlins”

The following verses, composed
by a fellow officer, were sent
home recently by Sergt.-Pilot
Jack Blinéh, youngest son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Blinch of Ab-
botsford. There is a further ex-
planatory paragraph at the end
as well as an index to some of
the technical terms used.

When you're 7 miles up in the
Heavens,

(Thats a hell of a lonely spot)

And it’s fifty degrees below zero

Which isn’t exactly hot.

When you’re frozen blue like
your Spitfire

And eles re scared a rarcee nit
pin!

whee "you’ re thousands of miles
from nowhere

And there’s nothing below but
the drink—

It’s then you will see the Grem-
lins,

Green and gamboge and~ gold,

Male and female and neuter,

Gremlins both young and old.

It's no good tiying to dodge them

The lessons: you learned in the
Link

Won’t help you evade a Gremlin,

Though you dive and Boost and
you jink.

White one will wiggle your wing-

tips,

Male ones will muddle your
maps,

Green ones will guzzle your
Glycol,

Females will flutter your flaps.
Pink ones will perch on your

Perspex,

And dance pirouettes on your
prop,

There’s a spherical, middle-aged
Gremlin,

Who'll spin on your stick like a
top.

They'll freeze up your camera
shutters,

They'll bite through your aileron
wires,

They'll bend, and they’ll break
they'll batter,

They'll insert toasting forks in
your tires. .

Told by the P. R. U.,

(Pretty (Riuddy (U)nlikely to
many,

But fact none the less to the few.

Link—Link Trainer.

Divi Boost, Jink, methods of

evasive action.

Slycol—Cooling liquid.

ex—Window glass.

Stick—Control column.

P.R.U.—Photographic Reconnais-

sance Unit.
Gremlins are

creatures some-

thing akin to bad Goblins. They
) i delight in making
your riage stick when
you are trying to land, or doing
queer things with your controls.
Sore just sit in the cockpit and
distract your attention by mak-
ing funny faces at you, and
laughing at you when you do
something wrong, They are fur-
ther classified into two groups,
the workers (heavy duty) and
the drones (light duty). The
ormer are the types which move
lan aerdrome 5 miles further on
} when you are out of gas, or move
{an aerdrome 40 feet ' straight
}down just as you are landing.
|The latter type drink the liquid
from your compass bowl and ren-
& |der it useless, or play around
j with yo! controls, or puncture
and do _ countless

j other Also there are the
lvery mean types which dig

litches across the field you have
for a forced landing, and
and high tension cables
in your path when you are fly-
ing low. There is nothing they
,cannot and will not do!

chosen
put trees

That is the tale of the Gremlins, |

| production,

|OR DRIED FRUITS

THE OLD HOME TOWN se=-turrentome By STANLEY

MOTHAW: YOU KNOW THE
ARMY HAS SEVERE PUNISHMENT
FOR A SPY--AND | SUGGEST
You GET JUNIOR OUT CF THIS
MILITARY AREA GEFoORE

SOMETHING HAPPENS

|

@ BES ON THE HOME FRONT

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f Do lou Remember?
Fittern Years Ago
Ju the M.H.A. Area

From the A. S. & M. News of
August 3, 1927

Mr. Sperling, formerly store-
keeper at Bradner, is local man-
ager of the Vernon-Buckerfield
feed and grain warehouse, which
commenced business in Abbots-
ford this week,

Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Weir re-
turned on Monday after an en-
joyable motor trip to Nelson,
Rossland, Trail, Greenwood and
Grand Forks,

A. C. Stewart has selected
about 60 head of his best sheep
to exhibit in the North Pacific
and B. C. fair circuits.

R. DesMazes is expecting ar-
rival of a Peugeot touring car,
which he is importing from
France.

An auxiliary water pump is
being instaYled at the pumphouse

With intensified speed Canada goes full-out on the war.

CANADA’S WAR EFFORT

A weekly review of developments on the Home Front.

Second and third reading given in Senate to Bill empowering |
the Government to impose conscription for overseas service. Vote |
on second reading: for 42; against nine.

Changes announced in quartermaster-general’s branch, De-
partment of National Defence, as sequal to Duff report on Hong
Kong expedition. Conservative motion calling for Pecrenauacon of
Department defeated in Commons by 130 votes to 34.

Battalion of Canadian paratroops authorized .
shortly.

Four Canadian squadrons take part in air attacks on Hamburg
and Duisburg.

Training starts

Shortage of metals in North America becomes more serious.
Still more drastic civilian curtailments must be made if war plants
are to be kept in full operation, announced Hon. C. D. HOM, Minis-
ter of Munitions and Supply.

Producers and consumers of high-speed steel eae’ to in-
troduce certain changes in manufacturing practices. Purpose: to con-
serve Canada’s diminishing supply of tungsten, molybdenum and
vanadium. ‘

Use of benzol in gasoline for motor vehicles or its use for
any other non-war purpose prohibited.

New restrictions on credit buying announced by Wartime
Prices and Trade Board.

Further seasonal reduction in maximum wholesale beef prices,
averaging one cent a pound, came into effect August 3.

First report of Joint War Production Committee of Canada |

and United States shows annual rate of United States munitions pro- |

duction for second quarter of 1942 up nearly four times over 1941.
Canadian production, including many critical items, up nearly three
times for same period.

at Al d to increase the
water supply.

Mr. J. W. Ball was named
president of the football club

leat was temporarily reorgan-

ized at a meeting held at Clay-

1 | burn’ recently.

10 Years Ago

| At the Olympiad on Friday,

Josie Tebbutt of Poplar was said
to have established a provincial
record for women with her high
jump of 4 feet 8 inches.

| Gravelling of the Trans-Can-

ada Highway section east of Ab-
botsford to the Watson farm on
Delair commenced this week,

‘ Aloert Smyth's pens of Hamp-
shire sheep have swept the
board at Saskatoon fair.

Miss E. Blachford and Miss G.
York left this week for a holi-
day trip to California.

J. M. Rowley and Postmaster
jE. A. Barrett have returned from
a two-week trip to Southern Cal-
ifornia,

Twenty head of Holstein cattle
were auctioned at the Huston
farm in Peardonville, and the
average price for cows was $25
{to $65.

; at the retail stofe and it is es-
‘sential that the ration book num-
ee be filled in.

C-I-L ANNOUNCES
LOWER PRICES ON
FARM FERTILIZER

Lower prices for fertilizers are
announced in another column of
this paper by Canadian Indus-
tries Ltd. “We appreciate the
fact that the farmer needs every
assistance possible to increase his

production under. present war-
time conditions,” said T. A.
Leach, well known representa-

tive of the Fertilizer Division of
C-I-L, in commenting on the an-
nouncement. “It is essential,” he
points out, “despite labor short-
ages and other factors limiting
that the farmer use
every available means to increase
his output of food supplies. We
believe,” he added, “that this ac-
tion is a forward step under pre-
sent conditions.” The reduction
in price of fertilizers to the
farmers is going to be accom-
plished, however, by eliminating
certain services given in the past,
by lowering manufacturing costs
and by reduction in the number
of mixes.

NO EXTRA SUGAR
FOR APPLE SAUCE

The ration division of the
Wartime Prices and Trade Board,
B. C. Regional office, warns the
public that there is no provision
for extra sugar for making apple
sauce or other fresh fruit sauces.
Any sugar used for this purpose
must come out of the house-
holder’s ration of half a pound
per week. | ;

For home preserving, of course
sugar is available in the ratio
of half a pound of sugar for
each pound of fruit, 4 ofa
pound to a pound of fruit for
jams or jellies and 144 pounds
to a pound of fruit where pectin
is used, but this concession
plies only to fruit which is can-
ned or preserved.

The Board states it is unlaw
ful to buy sugar for canning a
head of immediate requirements
It is illegal to use what is left
over part of her household
ration because Order No. 150,
which covers sugar rationing.
states that “no sugar acquired
by a consumer for home preserv-
ing shall be used for any other
purpose.”

The ration division also points

as

out that dried fruits do noi s ;
Pome under the provisions for High offic rs of the Cans ig paper in Britain bre sHown at the
preserving. march-past of Dominion
Consumers who need sugar for bbe? nstar Abbey in honor of Dominion Day.
preservir must fill in the su- G, L. McNaughton, Lieut.-Gen. H. D. G. Crerar and Air
gar pu voucher availible tC A, Eds s, air officer commanding.

troops to the ¢Ommemoration Servite held in|)

Canadians at Abbey Service

LEFT to RIGHT, Gen,
Vice-Marshal,