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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., OCTOBER 4, 1945 ALCOA BUSTER Atty. Gen. Tom C. Clark, above, recommended to Congress that the vast Aluminum Company of America, which won seven Army-Navy E's for war production, be split up into a number of competing companies to provide "a more efficient, lower cost industry." Clark held that Alcoa controls more than 90 per cent of the alu--minum industry's productive capacity and declared competition is the key to lower prices and more JOINS CABINET NEW SERVICE illfl Shigeru Yoshida, above, Jap ambassador to London, is Japan's new foreign minister, succeeding Mamoru Shigemitsu, who nesigned. Shigemitsu also had served as foreign minister under Tojp and Koiso. This transcontinental plane is one of a fleet that will establish the world's first 300-mile-an-hour commercial air service. TWA plans to use them for 10-hour coast-to-coast and 14-hour New York to Europe flights. Fleet will include 36 big four-sngined planes. IN A JAPANESE HOSPITAL This is a hospital ward in notorious Shinagawa ca fight their battles against disease and infection. Tl cots slept c BELGIUM HONORS ARMY COMMANDER In recognition of brilliant leadership on the Continent, Lt.-Gen. H. I>. G. Crerar, received Belgium's highest honor, Membership in the Order of Leopold, from A. Paternotte de la Vaillee, Belgian Ambassador to Canada. Gen. Crerar was made Grand Officer of the Order and was presented with the Belgian War Cross. Shown at the ceremony which took place at the General's residence recently are left to right: Lt.-Gen. H. D. G. Crerar; commandant Jean Ducq, Military Attache, Belgian Embassy and Mr. A. Pa-__ternotte de la Vaillee. EPES' COUNSEL LOSES PLEA Samuel C. Epes, on trial for murder ( S.C., court surrounded by a gallery oi ers. Defense counsel lost its plea for a directed verdict. Hunger Ridden Europe Needs Canadian Beef; Ranchers Packers Face Heavy Task Livestock slaughter control is as important as rationing to equitable distribution of domestic beef supplies. This packing plant worker uses a power saw to halve a carcass. "If Canadians expect to get a fair share of those products in which Canada is in short supply (sugar, oils, fats) they must be prepared to make their contribution of those foods they have in abundance," said Dr. G. S. H. Barton, Deputy Minister of Agriculture recently. This means that Canadians put into a world pool the beef shipments they make to Europe on a trade basis for million pounds of canned ada. These federal gover meat to Europe this year, in Calgary packing plant. the commodities Canada needs -- sugar, fats and oils for soaps and various industrial purposes, textile materials, grocery items, and many other supplies. We have agreed to accept responsibilities in feeding Europe and in return goods we need from global sources are shared with us and guaranteed to us by other nations such as the United States and Great Britain. nment graders stamp carcasses ped 80 million pounds beef Red stamp indicates top grades, in first six mouths ot 1945. Canada in the first half of 1945 exported 400,000,-000 pounds of meat to Europe -- enough for more than two million frugal meals on the basis of the present French ration. Canada is one of the few nations in the world with substantial beef reserves to draw on -- we have 10,000,000 head of cattle all told throughout the nation.