The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

IT STARTED IN 1746 In 1746, Flora MacDonald, a Scottish noblewoman, rescued Prince Charles Stuart from pursuing British and that, boys and girls, is why this combination of ancient garb and modern transportation was seen on the streets of Red Springs, N. C, 200 years later. The young man is pedaling his way to Flora MacDonald College, to participate in a pageant celebrating the anniversary of Flora's romantic adventure with Bonnie Prince Charlie. MEALTIME IN PARIS Highlights of the News Siamese Charges 111 a iiitssagc to 1 he Uiiittd Nations Si;<iii lias apiHakd for as- sistanci' in coiiiiiilion with the re- ported aitioii of French troops in "forciljly" seizing Siamese territory "which they continue to hold. ' Coincidtntally with the receipt of the Siamese charges, an Assoc- iated Press despatch from London quoted a French Embassy spokes- man there as predicting "difficul- ties between Siani and Indo- china." A British Foreign Office informant said Britain would sup- pert Siani in bringing the affair before the I'nitcd Nations Security Council. U. S. Loan To France The United States lias extended a $1,370,000,000 credit to France to help he/ begin a four-year re- construction program. The American credit was divided in two portions: 1. A direct loan of $650,000,000 from the Kxport-Iniport Bank. 2. A line of credit totalling $720,- 000,000 which would permit the French to settle their Lend-Lcase account and to purchase United States Army and Navy surplus now in France and in French over- seas territories. U. K. - U. S. 'Bloc'? Soviet I'orcign Minister Vyach- eslav .\I. Molotov declared in Mos- cow tliat a Britisli-.\mericaii "bloc" had waKed an offensive against Russia at the recent Big Four Min- isters i-(]nfercnce in Paris and that Britisll-.^nlClican capital was at- lemptiiiK to "suIkIuc" war-weak- ened nations. He said that Britain and the United States, "grouping them- selves in a bloc, gave the confer- ence no chance of reaching an ay- rced decision" on the disposition of Italian colonics or on the matter of Italian reparations. Informed circles declared that if there were an Anglo-American bloc it was the natural result ol Moscow's actions and it was be- coming evident that Russia really believeil its charges of British and American iiiiperi;lism. End of Rail Strike The railroad strike throngliout the United Stites ended only min- utes before President Truman ask- ed, and got, action on legislation 'o jurmit draftii g of mc-i for indus- trial emergencies and penalizing strikes against Goveriinient-seized properti.;;. The basis oi agreemenl was .i compromise plan Mr. Truma'i himself ha'' offered. It provides for a pay raise of 16 cents an hour retroactive to January 1, and addit- irnal boost of Z'/j cents effective May 22 â€" two days ago, wlieii the strike beganâ€" and no change in working rules for a year. The settlement was completed three minutes before the 5 p.m.. EDT, deadline the President had set for strikers to give in. Other- wise, he said, he would use troops to run and protect traiiir. Queen Mary 7P last week Queen vlary last week cele- brated her 79th birthday quietly. She wen. to Westminster Abbey for morning service, then motored to Windsor Castle for a family re- union with the King and Queen and the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose. Seamen Strike The lake and coastal shipping strike has been called by the Cana- dian Seamen's Union (TLC) and approximately 5,000 seamen on the Great Lakes and both coasts are involved. The unicn said it was striking for a straight eight-hour day for crew members, instc;.d of the pres- ent 12-hour day. The Marine As- sociation claimed an eight-hour day had been offered, subject to approval of the Federal War Lab- cr Board. The i.nio!, claimed it would re- sist efforts to sail ships with non- union crews; The Marine Associ- ation said new crews would replace strikers. Ships affected carry such cargoes as coal, whea, and general freight between ports from the head of the lakes at Port .-Vrthur and Fort Wil- liam to Montr-a! in the St. Law- rence River. .Some passenger ves- sels also are affected. seasonal shortage, wholesale piic« ceilings on red and blue brand beef will be temporarily su-pi.'uded from May 2/ to July 20, the pi ices hoard has announced. The suspension will not increase prices to consumers, s retail ceil- ings remain unchanged, WHAT FRAGRANCE when breakfast includes Maxwell House! This glorious cof» fee is extra delicious bag cause it's Radiant-Roasted to develop the full goodness of the superb Maxwell House blend. Instantine BRINGS - mSTReUBFb Ceiling Off In an effort to facilitate move- ment of cattle and provide r. better beef supply during the present A HEARTY GREETING FOR THE CHURCHILLS Two French children search for food in a lot near a store in PariSj hoping to find even a scrap of bread. As famine in war-torn coun- tries comes closer the scraps become more and more scarce. The Emergency Food Collection division of UNRRA is gathering food for shipment abroad. The princesses of the Netherlands were on hand to greet the Churchills during their tour of Holland. Left to right. Prince Bernhard, Mr. Churchill, Prin;esses Beatrix, Margaret, Irene, Princess Juliana PYRADEE INSECT POWDER contoining DDT PYRETHRUM KILLS: Cockroaches, Bedbugs, Lice, Fleas; Acts, Crickets in buildings . . . for bead, body and pubic lice and per- sonal delousinr. As used by allied troops to dust themselves, bedding, clothing, etc. Quick acting ar,J sajetouse. 'Trademark Jitt'd "GREEN CROSS" PRODUCT AT YOUR DEALER Sweet and cool ir any Pipe CANADA'S STANDARD PIPE TOBACCO « « ^ > t > > BRITAIN EXPANDS After 108 years of personal rule by the "White Rajahs," the inde pendent state of Sarawack, in north rrn Borneo, becomes part of the British Kmpire. Sir Charles Vynet Brooke (top), present "White Ra- jah," has just ceded his realm, shown on map below, lo the British Crown. In 1838 the first white ra- jah, James Brooke, was elected to rule the country by the people and the native Rajah Muda, whose sub- ject* proved more than he could handle. Brooke governed, financed and controlled Sarawak single- handed. His nephew. Charles "Brooke, succeeded on his death in "QS. and when he died, in 1017, the present rajah took over. '' lliats wfcere mufflvorrfe flavor was bor» /" O-oof. , Round about IS")? big doings were going on in that little white bou*e. For C. W. Post was busy creating that one really different flavor in breakfast rereals â€" llie mally-rieli, nut-swcrl Grape-Nuts flavor. ^[* Nowadays the glorious flavor cre- ated in that little while house brings folks eagerly to breakfast in lit- tle houses and big houses all over Canada â€" in delicious, honev-golden GR.\PE-NUTS FL.XKES as well as Crape-Nuts. ^» .And Crape-Nuls Flakes pi\e you ^ folks needed nourishment in every spoonful: cnrbohydroles for energy; proteins for muscle; phosphorus for teelh and bones; iron for the bloud; other food essentials. // X fwo-grains â€" not jnsl ' Crnpc-Nut» Flakes so : one â€" make Jrnpc-INuts Flakes so good. 'Vl heat and malted barley are skilfully blend- ed, roasted and then toasted for golden rrispness, grand flavor, easy digestion. Cet the giant erononiy package at yont grocer's. G' ^^^''^ \T n 1 (eg itr<rd Mott â- Â« I â-  III rape:lNuts rlakeis A Pr«>rfu«; o< C«nwal rocih * â- 4 I â- * IK » > » -t ♦ â- * > * it '« 1 *