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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS. COLBORNE, ONT.. MAY 4, 1944 INVASION PREVIEW: ARMY'S BIGGEST 'WHISPER SHIP' THE WAR - WEEK -- Commentary on Current bvents War of Nerves Keeps Nazis Guessing When, Where, How We Are Coming it* asion of Europe will answered truthfully ation available to any ader: it lias already tlic New York Times. tS, rising in fury day lvasion. Every thous- nored division roam > begun in other Here's the United States Army's new glider--biggest of its "whisper ship" fleet, recently displayed at Laurinburg-Maxton Air Base, N.C. The CG-13, which will carry 30 men and cargo, is pictured taking aboard a field gun and its six-wheeled motor unit. Empty, the giant craft, weighs 7500 pounds, with maximum gross weight of 17,000 pounds, has»a wing span of 85 feet, 8 inches and a tow speed of 150 m.p.h. OTTAWAREPORTS That Strict Rationing Of Sugar Is Necessary To Meet Even Essential Needs It begins to look as if sugar, first commodity to be rationed, will be last on the list when ration regulations are removed. The present world supply is insufficient to meet even essential needs without strict rationing, according to Sir William Rook, British sugar controller, in discussions with Wartime Prices and Trade Board officers. He termed "incomplete and inaccurate" the view that all that is lacking is enough shipping space to transport sugar from producing to con- In the United Kingdom, he pointed out, sugar has been entirely eliminated for making ice cream and table jellies, and soft drinks and fruit juices have been cut to one-third prewar usage. The home tanning allowance of one lb. per person in 1943 and 1943 will not be increased this year, and even that much may not be available. "1 cannot emphasize too strongly," Sir William said, "that the world sup- MEET SGT. JONES ...........s£1 His own mother wouldn't recognize the fearsome figure above as Johnny Jones of East Springfield, Ohio, but that's who's inside the fancy outfit. It's a mask and padded uniform, worn by Jap soldiers for bayonet practice, "modeled" by Sgt. Jones after 7th Army Division captured it on Kwajalein Island. ply of sugar is such that great economy in the tis,e of sugar is a real contribution to the war effort, while the immediate postwar needs, as far as can be judged at present, will call for continued co-operation for us all." Ranking third of all countries in the production of foodstuffs, and fourth in the production of war supplies, Canada's external trade is at present the fourth largest in the world. Canada is now also the third largest naval power among the United Nations. From the outbreak of war until the end of Feb-ruar, 1944, 38.5 vessels, including fighting craft and cargo vessels, were delivered from Canadian ship-Potato eyes sold for planting this year must conform to requirements of an order of the Dominion Minister of Agriculture, just passed. The order prescribes that these must be cut from certified seed, must average not less than half an ounce in weight, and not more than three-quarters of an inch in depth. A label issued by the Department of Agriculture must be attached to each container stating that the eyes conform to regulations under the order, aud showing the certificate number and name of the variety of certified seed potatoes from which the.eyes were cut. Chief purpose of the order is t,. give greater assurance of quality to purchasers. In view of the need for food and feed conservation, farmers are urged to keep a vigilant eye for rats. An average rat eats or destroys about $45 worth of food a year, and in a year a normal female has five to 12 litters totalling 120 baby rats. Here are some ways to discourage the rodent: see that all sources of food are removed; make buildings rat-proof; and keep cats and dog that are good rat hunters. Fiji Islanders Fight For Allies In acific Fiji Islanders, equipped with modern arms including automatic weapons, are helping the Allies exterminate Japanese in the South The War Department reported recently that in one continuing action the fierce warriors, led by New Zealand officers, penetrated deep into enemy territory in the Bougainville area and returned after killing 179 Japanese while losing only one killed and three wounded. Kha FINE, UPSTANDING YOUNG MAN "Tuffy," otherwise known Louis Pethro, 3d. stood up on his own feet three months and one day after he was born, which was Dec. 4, 1943. Husky son of Pvt. and Mrs. Louis Pethro, Jr., of East Chicago, Ind., he's pictured showing off, with his 19-year-old mother. VOICE Of I H E PRESS BUTTER SHORTAGE Many people are grijipfbung at difficulty of rationing butter ui present allowances and one rea for the shortage is the fact that Canadian Red t.'ro^s Society is s ping 300,000 pounds a week to 5 pf v Th; SCANDALIZING! The latest N. Y. r lge is a dress material with "I I.ov You!" print- ed alt over it. Who bers 40 years back, % hen Grandpa, the frisky old devil, ca ne home from the Elks' convention with "1 Love My Wife But Oh Yo Kid!" on the band of his straw h it? And was Gradma scandalized! --O tawa Citizen. TRIP CALLED OFF The Tirpitz seems doomed look like the Wreck of the Hesp before the war ends. And at time the Fueher hoped to stean -Ha nilton Spe. all this trouble Nazi Troop Dispositi he kind of ncrvousn. e of mind produces mu HEMISPHERE BASES Nazi defense of the Continent must consist of a long, thin line, or a long line of separate and scantily held outposts, with small, tactical reserves scattered along its length and heavy strategic reserves to be thrown in if a major break-through inpede or prevent hem to go? We Nazis Forced To Guess hey cannot plan their battles, They can probably guess the strength of the invading force. What they don't know and can't guess is when, where and how. Hitler Inspects West Wall A London source having close connections with the European Underground said that Hitler is making a secret inspection of the West Wall defenses. It was said to be made in company with an inspection party including Grand Admiral Karl Doe-nitz; Gen. Guenther Korten, Chief of Staff of the Air Forces, and Professor Tann, originator of the 'est Wall inced that tiy tha ' Ger best in planned battles, fectivc in improvised battles. The war of nerves forces the German commanders to do some wild guessing and will force them to improvise in a hurry. And perhaps we can hope that this invasion of German-occupied Europe by the forces of psychological warfare has already moved German troops to places where they can be cut off and defeated. Nazis Welcome To News Putt Amcrk : Anglo- tch i this n scale than anything ever before attempted by any army." These troops will have 75-millimcter guns, bazookas, 37-milli-metcr anti-tank guns, machine baby bulldozers." A few weeks ago it would have been treason to these facts. Now the Nazis welcome to them. This, too, the v of r Man above shows location of the .eight United States Atlantic bases, now under 99-year lease from Great Britain, whose acquisition in perpetuity was recommended to the Hcuso Naval Affairs Committee. Mi-- When, Where, How? The war of nerves, moreover, is not merely a matter of reducing German soldiers to a state where they can't sleep nights and worry in the morning. Nervousness of this sort may exist in any army and is not inconsistent with good fighting qualities. The nervousness our general staff evidently spire a shoi itself i t of u . tangible i , and ant part of the V defenses. The Germans an not Hitler has met Mussoli at a "secret" meeting place--pel haps the Brenner Pass, the Italian or French Riviera. Neutrals reaching the Swiss border reported that "everything i: being organized as though Lyon 175 miles up the Rhone River in Southern France, would become a centre of huge operations." 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