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WIUTGOESON <^ IN THE ^' mum Norman Blair Great Britain There wa» really important news kom the Old Country recently, •Ithough it wasn't the sort thnt got many big newspaper headlines. On August ISth plum and apple jam was finally taken off the rationed Hat; and only those wlio recall the Ursf years of World War One, and wpecinlly those who floundered through the mud of France and Flanders on a diet of that delicacy combined with bully beef, can realize that "plum-and-apple" is more than just something that comes in tins â€" its' an institution, Biore or less sacred. When the German submarine blockade came within a hairsbreadth of starving Rritain into submission more than 30 years ago, the food manufacturers turned almost every- thing that could be swallowed into a food product. The principal in- gredient â€" the "filler" â€" in jams was ground-up turnips, mangels, and the like, mixed with unspecified color- ings and flavorings. But whatever went with it. always it came out plum-and-apple. Vaudeville artists told jokes about plum-and-apple; songs were written on the subject; and if there had been radio in those days no doubt It would have been the theme for at kast a thousand "humorous" pro- grams. Some of the names the soldiers called it can only be repeat- ed in unmixed company. But ia â- pite of everything it continued to flourish although, after peace was declared, in a considerably revised form and the mangels and turnips were replaced by other ingredients. (Right here I would like^o insert a strictly personal note. I happen to be closely related, by marriage, to a lady who, as a child, went through those years of World War One in the heart of London, and who still has vivid memories of the "quality" of that wartime jam. Here in Canada she does a great deal of can- ning and prf serving of juch things as strawberries, raspbeiries, {leachis and all the rest. But one of her prime standbys is â€" you guessed it â€" pluiTj and apple ^am. Tbe kids and I are fond of it too â€" although the fact that real plums and real applet are used may make quite a differ- ence.) Anyway, although such preserves as black currant, raspberry and marmalade still require coupons in Britain â€" in fact the amount allowed has been cut from a pound to a half- pound per month â€" good old plum- and-apple isn't rationed any more. It's a real step in the right direction and might prove a bigger boost to United Kingdom morale than must of us suspect â€" bigger than all the news that comes out of Berlin or Moscow in a month. The Middle East Cyprus is a seldom heard of but highly strategic island situated in Ae eastern Mediterranean ; and po- litical unrest there has been greatly stirred by an apparently casual state- ment made by King Paul of Greece. The King is reported to have said that Britain should give up Cyprus to Greece, in return for British or American military bases in Crete. The island has a population of tome 450,000 who fall info two dis- tinct groups. The majority division consists of Greeks of the Orthodox Faith who are ardent patriots and nationalists, and who for 50 years have been dreaming of union with Greece. The smaller group consists of some 80 thousand Moslem Turks who look for support to the Turkish Republic. In the present Greek civil war a Ugh centage of the Cyprian people lake the side of the Communist rebels, and oppose the monarchy and clerical influences of present-day Greece. These political leanings make them atill more unfriendly toward Great Britain ; and just a few weeks ago new ccntingents of British troops were greeted wif widespread strikes in the mining and other industries of the island. Some 20 years ago the British tried to give < yprus some sort of self- administration. But in 1930-31 a re- folt broke out which had to be sup- pressed, and all legislative power >l â- ow vested in the British Governor- General. ".conomically, the Cypriotes have been doing very well. The mining Industry is prospering and the situa- tion of the farmers has imprnved considerably as compared to what it was in Die Turks' days. Today the British are carrying out medical, agricultural and educational develop- ments which profit all inhabitants of the ftland. But Cypru.t is experiencing a big wave of nationalist sentiment. The majiirily of the Cypriote Greeks has jJyrlin'Hl to acce,,t self -government from l! Urilisli as a substitute for being iiiiili d witli their Greek "fatherlancT^ even llioiigh they know th'y are farin- far bitter a, they now are. In fart many Cypriotes openly tfa'e thai they prefer the incflicient and ficTMKiitly corrupt but personally co"'e;;'al Gr<ek officiril to the more efTiri nt Hrilish administrator who, thev fc' I, treat, thcni tf "natives." '^. ^^%^' sy B^ y.-\ Some of 50 Army master cadets from all parts of Canada camping in Banff National Park see buffalo from the windows of their touring bus. Due to Park regulations, the cadets could not leave their vehicle because of possible attacks by the animals. PY A SixBiT Carrie What The Parly Really Stands For Perhaps the most unusual happen- ing at the Olympic Games was aomething which failed to happen . â€" which may sound, at that, as if we are growing a trifle "punchy" in our old age, and commencing to in- dulge in double-talk, after the man- ner of boxers who have stopped too many with their chins. * • * Nor was the non-happening refer- red to the refreshing lack of petty squabbles and two-for-a-nickel con- troversies which have marred such Syentg in jlie pastâ€" in fact^ even if ^ey didn't artiass many points, the British certainly showed the rest of the world how successful Olympics can be, when the emphasis is put on "sport" rather than "spectacle". • » ♦ But for the first time since the Olympic Games were revived â€" at Athens in 1906 â€" there was no male athlete good enough to cop even two track events, which should give a pretty good idea of how keen competition is these days, and of how a man must be right at his peak, also favored by a smile from Lady Luck, in order to get down in front. In fact, it's getting to the point where â€" if we are to have many more track and field records broken â€" they'll have to use \.atches that split seconds into hundredths rather than tenths. » ♦ » But with the ladies, it was entire- ly different. Mrs. Fanny Blankers- Koen of the Netherlands won three races on her own, also ran the anchor lap of the relay to bring victory to the Dutch team. Her fourâ€" count them four â€" gold medals are just double the number won by Babe Didrickson Zaharias at Los Angeles back in 1932; and some of us who have been three-cheering "the Babe" as the greatest all- rounder who ever lived are begin- ning to wonder if we didn't open our big mouths too soon. In all probability some smart promoter will be trying to smoke up an ath- letic contest between the two ladies; but while it might draw like a por- ous plaster it would hardly be fair, aa Babe would be spotting her rival five years in age and has been de- voting most of her attention to golf for the last two or three. * * * Mrs. Blankers-Koen is thirty years old and the mother of two children â€" and while we know noth- ing about the latter, and haven't even seen pictures of them, there's one matter we wouldn't mind lay- ing liberal odds on in their connec- tion. One will get you five that those Blankers-Koen youngsters never tried to hook cookies out of the kitchen and then outsprint ma- ma to the gate â€" or at all events that they never attempted it twice. » » * The United Stales, with a total of thirty-eight firsts quite naturally led all the rest of the nations; which, all things considered, is just about as surprising as to find Tuesday com- ing after Monday. But when you think of comparative wealth, popu- lation, climate and other factors, in our opinion the performance of Sweden â€" with seventeen firsts â€" was far more outstanding, in fact the most remarkable thing about the entire affair. ♦ • ♦ As for Canada's showing â€" well, perhaps the best thing to do would be to draw a merciful veil of silence and say nothing about that part of it at all. However, few of us ex- pected very much, and so didn't receive any ^reat nervous shock; and all the officials, at least, had a nice summer outing at a very little personal outlay, and should have many interesting tales to entertain friends with during the long, cold winter nights. And that's some- thing; for so long as the coaches, committee-men and assorted tMdg- ers are satisfied, who cares about the athletes, or how they fared? * ♦ * Yet somehow or other when you think of Jamaica taking 9ne first place; Austria one first place; Nor- way one first place; India one first place; even Peru, of all things, one first place, it makes you wonder if our much vaunted natural Canadian athletic ability and love for sport hasn't been slightly overrated. * ♦ * There's certainly something screwy somewhere' â€" when a country as big as Canada couldn't produce even one athlete who could show competition where to head in; and in our opinion the fault is right up at the top. Fai too many of those nominally at the head of our amateur sports affairs are more greatly con- cerned with committee-room vic- tories than with winnings in actual competition. * » * But it's all over now; and track and field sports in Canada will be allowed to peter out to nothing for another three-and-a half years â€" or until there is another free trip â€" to Finland is it? â€" in the offing. Then we'll begin to sec some action I > * * Which may be all very well for those who take charge 'of such matters, and who make those trips. But as for the rest of us Canadians â€" who stand by and suffer, more or' less, in silence, we're in something the same position as that of the beaten boxer, who was sitting dis- consolate in the dressing room after his most recent fight. "Cheer up, buddy," said somebody, slapping him on tlie shoulder. "Even if you didn't get the decision, you fought a good game fight." * ♦ ♦ "Listen, mister," was tly earnest reply, "I'm just about sick of being told what a good game loser I am; I'd like to find out what it was like to be a good game winner, just for a change." Recently the noted Toronto col- umnist, J. V. McAree, expressed doubt that one Canadian out of ten could fill in the letters following C C F. "There is little in either the abbreviation or the full title of the party â€" the Co-operative Common- wealth Federation â€" to suggest that it is really the Socialist Party of Canada, no less, no more," he went on to say. "It corresponds precisely with the party which now supports the British Government. "But recently a statement of its ends ought to clarify any former vagueness and misunderstanding. The clarification may bring strength to it from some quarters and weaken it in others. The state- ment announces the intention of the CCF, when it attains power, to nationalize the banks, the trans- portation system, the manufacture of farm implements and other es- sential services. "This is socialism. It is the same program that is being put into ef- fect by the British Labor Party, which is really the British Socialist Party. If you like it, and the pros- pect of further nationalizing as time goes on, you will like the CCF. On the other hand you may be re- lieved to learn that not a word i^ said about nationalizing Canadian women. '^ Commenting on the above a well known Canadian said, "Mr. McAree might have said 'if it attains power rather than 'when.' After sll the voters still have some power â€" when they bother to use it." Just For Fun He was a lawyer who special- ized in accident cases and, walk- ing along Yonge Street one day, he happened to notice a lady who had been knocked down by a passing car. After helping her to her feet he said: "Here's my card, lady. 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The tuna fish has been tinted by scientists at a speed of 44 miles an hour. ISSUE 35 - 1948 REG'LAR FELLERSâ€" Quiet, Please! By GENE BYRNES A ; ^ -• » *^ : â- ^ ^ -4 r â- * -« f