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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 17, 1944, p. 7

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paris waits for liberators a new plymooth wui rise from gnnnbled rnins he week at ottawa bnouk lonm in a thw ikeaiitt off fujuaasnflhn s a teiuto tam onxv sxreet amor a faaftnanrahflr and faam9 nbuagumx sflffeet ai temped fl- the lamer off sx aaarrw btbea ahonr the aaoteedwit atbtun aff the efatsrvai and oajhy the tnm bar the unian aaacvsaw yetdea- ed pqsaamblh wiu ae a mloac l anmjde off a vartaotisn ty vaaapahteky a t fa h h n area of 3oq000 tute feet ud a number of larce marquees were also required to house supplies whirl ulrrally poured in from can the aaexnbl line teas operated on ate same basis as thai used in the mo tor car factories the speed with which the men worked was of partic ular interest one would think they were working on piece teork at a dol lar per hour instead of an additional few cents per day workine pay which they received over the regular army py one thing which impressed us was the valuable training which these boys are getting many of them pri or to the war were mechanics of course but there was a larger group who had never worked before at any trade here thay were learning to be experi mechanics and getting an op portunity to work on cars trucks tanks and airplanes when this war is over canada should have many thousands of young experts to keep iter inechanlxed equipment rolling m the days of p cat off swtsabr anal nazis asl ciilawlaimiwii cam aflat- ssorsac neck marlrt prices torntmmkuj0rui aaawsaaed ea avrawe tbts fe the para that awaits the adibed arcmes a ibusafry ty gsown hungneir sanre the kravasuon arsnbei handed stapplbec firoaoi finttany and xoffnasasa4 the hattonk karders have ated to fic tralo the caputs a cb tehce almost any food can be had on the black houseteuve cue up frosn s dusk for thear rutabaxn i gvaass of bread only nam and wwl li um can afford the black market tebere a leg o lamb costs ijsotooo francs a pound of butter 1x500 francs for the hatnot there 6 almost no meat milk is onry to he had in the hospitals and eggs not at all early in the occupation izens kept a hen in their apartments to ensure eggs but there was no grain mnd they teere obliged to eat the hen tnear facts coming from andre labarthe publisher of the french patriot magazine tricolor are sup plemented by an article in the cur- tent issue at the cafe which re- j main open and bus the french who have money to spend dt at one table the germans at another ignoring each other there ut ho coffee after i 1 pm ho chocolate before 1 p-in- curfew rings sometime at 9 pro i sometimes at midnight at llikim which has become a social headquarters for high ranking officers prices are eight tunes what they teere in 194a horcher the fam ous berlin caterer who at the pari worlds fair in 1937 was chief at the german building is major domo at maxim r lrice here dictate a kail clientele but other cafes have been act aside for the germans with orchestras play i ing german music ateidelssohn is forbidden large tnoxle theatres like the atari enan le paris and lutetls also are t reserved for the germans other mosle houses are heavily patronised 1 b parisians they have proved to be a popular meeting place for the underground- if sans attend they do so in civilian cloths nearly all germans dress in civilian clothes at hlght reports tricolor it has been found safer j the theatres are running to cap- 1 ocity with french plays sachs gul- j try is producing new plas as contin uouslv as ever the- germans have j brought theatrical companies from j berlin for gala performances the germans have tried to hold fashionable race meetings but since the successful bombing of the anti aircraft batteries at the famed lone- champ track the auieuil race course is the onl one in use thus the germans are spending their time as the sands of their occu pation run out the paris upon which allied troops are advancing la not the paris of hildegardes song or elliot paula book it is a grim determined place traffic roetaft is a centres ntk wtta rail earantaes tefcthfia fcearh off 1 11118111 1 areas and sadasltiant vsflahhshsaealt off safe street cimaafla e a theatre scd troesm wntrel and eauargen off hfae nasal docfcsi the tmthadlie vt the vsty tefaftch coee the tear teaa contcebed toqaahd amufl cursed tenth barrow streets wall he sparnwimi and wukffuu the pqvteuacmflb off the od seado ynaboi of ktn specnal hutory teulb re bnajin knitrthlaasflered at the edge of he barbae the phua h pnsdrtimr bswrthodc hf cwastrurttumi tana lake 112 years to cioaaphle if the teork could he un- destakea at a c wartime pace tnusrfa of it taorht he fsnhhed teithen five years before the tear ptyarsouth had 30 noo ressdmts and overcrowding teas seeaoufl fa the new city tt hi pro posed by rcduong the density house about tsojooo the overspill tesll be cared for en adjoining towns villages and hamlets geaesaj ehmtasm c4 jwiince thiaaadeaai ftadvel icav- rwal awureji to 25 gaiirasaal fcfilelhj and a maajhrr off pehcate ass as arm j the httohi kwdhaord taasuy ajae war service caxablarrs nasi vetee- cauuetf jtrttkqrt creen fruat hac a great attraction for the younger crowd they la for the earb apples pears etc whvn these fruits begin to fall rrom the trees the youngsters are apt to pick wm to thena up and chew on them and per- dd 12 haps swallow conaderahle quant 1 tie off this green fruit unripe fruit should not be eaten and parents should warn their youngsters against- this habit those who shsobey such warnings may find their little stomachs rebell- sng against a load of green stuff and he plenty sick a bad stomachache s convince them that they would provident ci7- rult rlp- war service gratuity bill which wul taeat october 1 the oratalliies tew he paid ta all or personnel and to defence troops tefao participated km the orcupaisoa of kfafca sn the aftrulkashi mast year gralultses wul not he pnsd to other home defence troops unwsa they are eonsrwspted for urrstiof toutlsiide off canada then they teubl he paahle only from the tune of ckmntscniptiwa the tcsalublbes will he retroactive and teull he paid to the ishjouo tt and tewnea already dbscharged from active servnnr they alio teill he pakl to canadsans in other irniplre forces who return to afrn within a year alter ducharge for every 3d days of service in the western hem personnel will receive 7a fifteen dollars will be paid for every 30 days service over- seas uschahng the aleutians iceland and ctreenland there ahn will be seven dayst pay and auowancea tor each sx baontfas service overseas and a credit equal to the total ot the first three stem for purposes of the bul the western hemisphere include the west indies newfoundland and soulh aknerlca heea latstai ci si ilia the expectation that a luge vol- unte of construct son will be possible in the next two or three years under the governments hew housing legis lation was voiced in the commons by finance minister ibley difcylwg a re- view of the purpose and scope of the htit mr lkley summed up the objects off the bill in moving its third read ing and said that white tt would provide for loaning 273j0oojdoo to prospective home owners pres owners tenhlng to repair tnetr home builders of low rental homes and amiiir the ffl pfwatojmin teas lor the kwaiaalra aff i nans la be p urn snojdojwa to buy asachiaery and wweuwnanl for wial vhnrlrltncatlkda and tor the asak- that yrjmjdno i the arsl ihbac to that nllssstn si- tatkkag i ahwil t- io lauawing the ter- batftblwil the has- isumd l i ustak swsy nsucsi mmawrve w slmjmrjrs ma ntw uv1uam osk tsw canadian inltdwe stakssned ba this lnmiwbai kiear any ladastrlal centre aredat riswl tknse tjiag h am hks hands us future for he cam help the tsar effort and at the same time add a lew douar to the payroll peanuimmxn has heea granted trosn ot- baa tor such smhhees to eagage faa olkwrr than acvseutlural work such as inunitmiteb making transportations tc tarht svs fieght h provht- usg hks oflmrer inueamanding is assured thai uwrh kwk u kwrwd by the war eflfurl the suldwr muit rensensber for the halahng of a off kahorersf rntlages thai part of the leglntalsoa provtd ing sluujmoouo ks loans to prospect ive home owners teio he nsadv ectect- rse hrst perhaps tetlh tone of the other put hut all sectuert off the bhl hnkght wot he put into effect insnsed- ialrty the amount appropriald husder the however that kt cuviltan oik is sec- hkll would kneel lequlrements for the ndary ku mullury dulm and the nest taw or three years and if more mploer mutt 1iaw mi lequest the kvuued alter that period records f mkhkary pnsonel they rould he voted after parliament had ascerlamed that ihe housing leg- fislalion was operating successfully ploed by him vkbllcwis aie still ffor- htddrn to teoss uutvlu- for kvniuner- sdi indian div cohliinder in itivia picture shows major general d pasha russell commander of the 8th fudmw division italy lie is reading a message delivered by a dispatch rider outside his battle 11 q play deck now fighting deck on famous ship r 1 8boond cttoire saskatoon cp so far this year 478 bicycle licenses have been is 1 ajhop watifop- 1 sueutluui were sold in the corresp- i wort wttihthe i period last year figure is st43d this years dramatic transformation from peace to war conditions is graphically illustrated b these photogragrahs of the prince robert former flagship of ihe canadian national steamships pacific coast fleet and a famous va- cotton vessel on which thousa of canadian and united states travellers spent happy holidays cruising through the picturesque inside passage from british columbia to alaska in 1339 the prince robert served as royal yacht to convey their majesties king george and queen elizabeth from victoria to vancouver as they turned eastwards on their canada the ship making 1 breaking trip between the two ports in that same year the prince robert had many jolly parties on her boat deck such as pictured above when war came the canadian national ship was taken over hy the royal can adian navy and converted into an auxiliary cruiser afterwards perform ing useful service in the pacific which included the capture of a rich german price the heavily laden mer chant vessel weser before tt could be scuttled tour of j later the prince robert was traiu- recdrd ferred to the atlantic and was one ol the many ships which encsged in the search for the german battleship blsmsrk last fall she was given another relit ting lo emerge as an anti aircraft cruiser the first in the can adian navy and recently engaged in a successful action against enemy planes attacking an allied convoy the pictures above show at the left the prince robert in peacetime activities and at the right dramatk- shots taken by a photographer of jhe royal canadian navy former playdeck turned into a fight- ng gundeck with smoke of battle drifting from the muzzle of an anti aircraft gun the gun crews eagerly wahhing the result of the cannonade below the action picture the businesslike cruiser is the robert in her present ughuac trim and in direct contrast at lf as apa appeared in pacific water in hat an war holiday dress the upper mplv and the cabins vr hlch ware paft af origusa d wre cut vlds solid nauortns i tkhw4a4fc

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