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1 L + . Mass Production Of Army Uniforms British Factory Turns Out One Garment Every Three Seconds . Army greatcoats use up 40 miles of cloth and lining a week in a- single Leeds 'factory where one garment is completed every three seconds. = This. workshop and an- other. which has turned out 320,000 battledresses a ~wéek are using every week enough. cotton-to go three times round the equator. These -are only two of the 250 tailoring firms who: were given the largest single clothing order ever placed. -- for 5,000,000 battlédress blouses and = 6,000,000 trousers, 'That meant 9,000 miles of cloth, absorbing 10,000 tons of wool; 9,000 miles of lining, and 200,000, 000 brass buttons. A week later, 1,150,000 army greatcoats were or- dered, calling for 7,000,000 yards of the heavy milled waterproofed cloth specially produced for the purpose by the Yorkshire mills, who blend six different: colors of wool to make the perfect knaki. In six months the overcoats pro- duced from Yorkshire cloth would have provided 25 years' supply in normal times, These huge mass-producing fac. torles can undertake gigantic con- tracts like half a million battle- dresses or overcoats because they are equipped with the most mod- ern of labor-saving machines and In peace time produce huge quan- titles of men's suits' and_ coats, Little adaptation is required to turn the machines over to war pro- duction, which includés not only the standard army uniform but tropical kit of drill for troops serving -overseas, heavy woollen oods In Royal Navy and Air 'orce blue, as well as slacks, tunics and skirts for the girls on gun sites and bomber stations. All this war work means that only a fraction of the British cloth- ng Industry can work on "civvy" wear, now standardized as utility wits. AMERICAN CHIEF IN NEW ZEALAND Vice Admiral Robert L. Ghorm- ley of the U. S. Navy will organ- ize a new South Pacific naval unit of United States and New Zealand forces. Chicago Stages Bicycle Parade American Wheelmen's First National Convention Since 1900. Three hundred bicyclists rolled down Michigan Boulevard recently In a parade which they jubilantly warned bewildered motorists may herald a swing in two-wheeled trafic for the duration. The _pedal-pushers' cavalcade, which had precedence over auto- mobiles on a thoroughfare famed for thick and swift-moving traf- fic, was a feature of the League of American Wheelmen's first na- Monal convention since 1900. In Its van was 72-year-old Louls Pier- ron of Milwaukee whose handlebar moustache recalled the gasless era which the wheelmen believe os on the way back despite gov- ernment - restrictions" on bicycle manufacture, "Cycling is the best thing in the world to keep people fit for war time work," sald Noble O. Tarbell, 85, who rode 50 miles from Keno- sha, Wis, to attend the convention. "Look at me," he added In testi- mony, thumplilng a barrel chest as he posed. for newspaper photo- igraphers, Tarbell, a leading cyclist almost half a century ago, claims he has ridden 275,000 miles in 50 years, As the parade wound through downtown traffic, Mrs. Dorothy Bpecht, who handled arrangements for the convention, explained that eycle units throughout the coun: try are being organized for war | work, "They are being organized "to work with the Red Cross in case of disasters, and to carry mesgea- ges for clyillan defence workers," -#he sald, "Most of them are taking first adr courses. And they're learn: Ing to ride in; blackouts." 3 ' The German soldier gets his tomatoes, cheese, jam and apple | sauce in powdered form, LESSON 19 MONDAY--THE DAY OF AU: THORITY--Matthew 21:12.22, . (Max, 21:18-22 followed by Matt. 21:12:17.) ° GOLDEN TEXT--"My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples." --Ilsaiah 56:7, THE LESSON IN' ITS 'SETTING TIME--Monday, April 3, A.D, PLACE--The cursing of the fig tree occurred on the Mount of Olives, as Jesus was on His way from Bethany to Jerusalem, while the cleansing of the temple occurred, of course, in the tem. 5 ple area in Jerusalem. The Natural Hunger 18, "Now in the morning as he returned to the city, he hung. ered." Our Lord -appears as a true man, for such He was. Atl times, He was weary; He walked from place to place, as other men did; He labored with His hands; He became hungry; His soul was sometimes troubled; He had com. passion, and exceeding great sym- pathy. Unnatural Barrenness 19. "And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he came to it, ana found nothing thereon but leaves only; and he saith unto it, 'Let there be no fruit frem thee hence- forward forever! And immed- ately -the fig tree withered away." In thifiking of the sym. bolic significance of this act, we - must not lose sight of the fact that this was distinctly a miracle, an act by which Jesus Christ il- lustrated His authority over the natural and inanimate world. He was proving himself to be not less the Lord of nature than the Lord of men, ' As Thou Wilt 20, "And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, 'How did the fig tree immedi- ately wither away? 21. And Je- sus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do what is done.to the tig tree, but even if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea, it shall be done. = 22, And al things whatsoever ye shall ask "in prayer, 'believing, ye shall re. ceive." The removing of mount. ains must be regarded as an ex- aggerated statement for 'the re- moving of obstacles', and the large promise here made to faith must be qualified: in reference to the answering of prayer. The supplicant must have faith m requested must be in harmony with the will and wisdom of God. Lbove all, we ought to remember that the undertone of every true * prayer is, 'Nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.' Abominal Conditions 12. "And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves." To make the temple of Jehovah a market place for the buying and selling of animals, #and haggling over money, was to destroy the very purpose ot the temple. The men who were oc- cupied in this traffic were not only not there for worship, but they had no desire for worship. They had lost the sight of God by focusing their attention upon gold and the means for attracting wealth. Cleansing The Templ 18, "And he saith .unto them It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but ye make it a den of robbers." These men did not know God, They named His name and studied His law but all the while they knew "nothing of God. Because they did not know God there was corres. ponding failure in their relation- -ship -to their - féllow-men. They were robbers of God. : Healing The Afflicted 14. "And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and He healed them, 156. But when the chief priest 'and the scribes saw the wonderful things that He did, and the children that were crying in the temple and saying, 'Hosanna to the Son of David', they were moved with sons were doubtless to be seen in the temple courts, asking alms or seeking consolation 'in wor. ship, The miraculous healings, then and there, served to estab. lish Jesus' authority to cleanse the temple, and in the same sense reconsecrated the courts which had been profaned. The scribes and the Pharisees ought to have been led to earnest inquiry- here. He who thus asserted authority and wrought miracles and allowed himself to be hailed as the Son of David was indeed "the 'Messiah, They rejected the idea without inquiry, and were indignant at the apparent claim, indignation," Many afflicted per. God and the nature of things in the temple, and overthrew the |- WOMEN JOIN INDUSTRIAL PARADE Not long ago this attractive Canadian girl locked upon a file as" something used solely to manicure her nails. Today, after joining thousands of other girls in war industries, she can handle a file as deftly as any man in turning out estimated that between 50,000 an in industrial war work. arts in an aircraft factory, It is 16,000 women are now employed Thousands more will be required to cope with manpower requirements as industry expands and men enlist, every occasion. Jesus' Final Word 16. "And said unto him, Hear. est thou what these are saymg?. And Jesus saith unto them, 'Yea: did you never read, Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise? 17. And He forth out of the city of Bethany, and lodged there." tion here is found in Psalm 8:2, We should never miss the signif- icance of the fact that Jesus was able to quote Scriptures upon What He did He did in the light of the Old Testa- left them, and went The quota- His life, but by His very acts and utterances, to fullfil the pro- nou.acements. of the Old Testa- ment Scriptures. The Son of God rose up in their midst and con- demned them all for their bar- renness in the place of fruitful- ness and for a passion for money displacing a love for God. It was a needed rebuke then, It is a needed rebuke today, . Red lights are far more diffi- cult for eénemy airmen to see than blue lights according to the ment. He seemed, not only by U.S. War Department, 'HORIZONTAL Answer {o Previous 11 Motors. 1, 7 Pictured 14 Flaxseed production 16 H : expert, e is a man 12 Ratite bird. phos go A 13 Sheet of " rp ors a ot folded paper. e -- a 15 ag p the bottom of appendage. his industry. 18 Armadillo. 24 Group of 17 To throw. eight. 18 Small horses. 20 Tle. 21 Inner soles. 22 To SW make a eater, 23 Subsists, | 24 Bo at paddles. 25 North America, 26 Gift of property by 31 Plural pronoun. '82 Hops kiln. 33 Brings legal suit . 35 You. 37To lightly. knock 39 Advertise- ment, . . 40 Part of mouth 43 Narrow sea inlet. 47 Good friend. 49 Boundary, ---- §0 Boredom, 51 Portrait statue, 88 To 'sanction, 54 Lets it stand. 85 Sound. 86 He is ---- of the U. 8S. A. defense board, 27 Aeriform fuel, 28 God of sky. 29 Dog. 34 Freest from " 87 He was in- harm, ~---- of .a huge 36 Fragrant motor oleoresin. corporation. 3g piebald pony. VERTICAL 39 Lengthwise. 2 Obtruded. 41 Highway. ~8 To lend, 42 Panel. 4 A fat, 44 Heavy blow. 85 Brawl. 45 Fixed practice 6 Grinding ' 46 Flat rotund tooth. plate. 7 Speaies, 47 Century plant 8 Cogs. fiber. 9 Moist. 48 Acldity. 10 Long-necked 49 Insane. bird." 52 Born, 4 vance parties, and giving what | secret jungle airdromes, Claim Treachery Helped Japanese Burmese "treachery" enabled the Japanese to surround the Chi- nese defenders of Toungoo, two Americans said on their return to Chungking from the central Burma war zone, The Americans said activities of . Burmese "traitors" were one .of the most important problems fae- ing the United Nations forces de- fending Burma. Steps are being taken, they said, to round up known pro-Japanese natives and to remove thousands of Burmese from military areas to reduce the menace, At Toungoo, aecordlie to in- formation the American travelers obtained from military sources, "Burmese learned that Chinese were to replace British in certain sectors, The information was re- layed to the Japanese attacking force, At the time the transfer was being effected, the Japanese knifed their way in through tem- porarily - unguarded points and surrounded the Chinese force. Only the courageous stand of the Chinese prevented heavy losses. - . . The incident was the most re- cent of the many which have been related of Burmese "treachery" since the war entered the British controlled state. : On the other hand, units such as the "Burmese Rifles" fought for the Allies along the Sittang river and in the defence of Rangoon before the Allied withdrawal, Japan spent years propagandiz- ing Burma, using doctors and den- tists to cultivate the natives and establish pro-Japanese centres in the nation, After the fall of Singdpore and the opening of the Burma cam- paign, Allied defenders constantly found Burmese guiding Japanese patrols, sheltering Japanese' 'ad- aid they could to the enemy. Burmese even joined the Japan- ese army. . Ld * As the invaders advanced north, Burmese guided them through the <mountair passes, Other natives told the enemy of location of Ameri- can volunteer Group fliers report- ed Burmese signalled the Japan- ese bombers to show them the location of strategic installations In raids. British attempts to destroy oil lines and other property had been handicapped by armed Burmese resistance. There also was one instance in which several regiments of Bur- mese troops, serving in the Allied army, took off their uniforms and went over en masse to the Japan- ese, The King's Pigeons Serve In R.A.F. Pigeons from the King's loft at Sandringham, his Norfolk home, are among -the 760,000 now .made available by British pigeon breeders 'for service with the Royal Air Forpt. King George is one of 15,000 owners who are members of the National Pigeon Service, a vol- untary body set up under the control of the Signals Directorate of the Air Ministry to provide carrier pigeons for the Royal Air Force for taking messages, es- pecially in an emergency. Each member of the Service supplies a number of birds daily, to the nearest R.A.F, station and undertakes to look out for. the return of the birds. When a bird {lies back to its loft it alights on specially arranged trap that sets an electric bell ringing, and the ULe]l continues to ring until the owner retrieves the pigeon. Any messages it may be carrying are reported immediately by tele- phone to the C.0. of the station. Pigeons can be released from aircraft while actually in flight, and one thousand birds weekly are already engaged on active service with general - reconnais- sance planes, The King has accepted the badge worn by members of the Service and he has asked that a fortnightly report on the ac-' tivities of his own birds should be submitted to him, RADIO REPORTER / DIALING WITH DAVE: MICKEY ROONEY Sometimes it's nip and tuck when we see the above young - man, whether we should call him Andy Hardy or Mickey Rooney! However, Mr, Mickey Rooney, it is--and his many radio appear- ances on such shows as the Mon- day night 9.00 o'clock Radio Theatre, from CBS to the CBC National Network, have endeared him to millions of radio listeners as well as his 'millions of screen fans! A great actor--a great personality--a radio star! Mickey Rooney! . . - Everything happens to Penny, aided and abetted by her bosom' pal, Jeannie Graham. It's no won- der Bill and Jeannie's beau, Buddy from the crazy: capers of their two heart throbs and go and cool off in the 'ole swimmin' hole'-- or calm themselves boxing a few rounds. Bill's ready to admit it's a woman's world, after a hectic day unscrambling = Penny from some dilemma! And those dil- emmas of Penny's provide spark- ling entertainment each Thursday night for Ontario radio listeners. Shaw, periodically escape - The:May 7th broadcast brings the program in at a new time--8,06 p.m. So be listening in the future to Pénny's Diary, Thursday nights from 8.05 to 8.30 -- CBC Net- work, including CBL, CBO, CKoOC! . . . : Given a good program idea--a radio theatre full of people, and a capable Master of Ceremonies, and you have a good radio fare, 'And when thosé people are called up to the microphone to answer estions varying from triek Nirees to straight-forward 'know= ledge-testing' quizzes, for which a worth-while prize is offered, win or lose, the fun becomes positively infectious! Well, those are the ingredients of Saturday night's 8.30 Share the Wealth show, heard on the CBC. Hugh Bartlett, Stan Francis -- and con- testants, have barrels of fun dur- ing the weekly half-hour program] And, since it's also an audience participating show, there's just as much fun for you beside your radio at home, no matter in what part of the province you may bel A Few 1150 Listening Tips For the 'hot off the griddle news of the stars and the Movie Colony, it's Jimmie Fidler's Mon- day .00 p.m, review! - And, in addition, CKOC offers a daily, quarter hour of-Hollywood Head- liners, with Hollywood's top girl reporter Stella *Unger--the time 3.00 o'clock in the afternoon! Another popular hit that has stood the test of tine, is the Blue Nétwork's Breakfast Club, heard in Canada through the CBC, daily at nine a.m. With Don MacNeil, Marion Mann, Jack Baker and Walter Blaufus and his boys, it's a bang-up hour-of morning vari- ety, designed to put you in step for the day. CKOC in Hamilton carries the show, For those who like adventure, CKOC recommends its three daily action yarns -- Speed Gibson at 5.00 p.m.,, The. Lone Ranger at 5.30, and The Crimson Trail at 7.30. The young folks especially will like the shows, and they'ro all programs of which mother and dad will heartily approve! . * * Record of the Week "Skylark" sung by Dinah Shore! OUR RADIO LOG TORONTO STATIONS ¢ KAC Montreal SHORT WAVE CERI 860k, CHL 74 1, Kirkund | ; CCL 580k ¢ KCI Waterloo iS U.S, N CKCO Ottnwn ie WEAF CKRGB Timmins iS WJZ N. CSO Suilbury iS won k CKPO Drantford i" / CKLW Windsor p 3 4 ANAL CNX Wingham 12: ib ofa. 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Thirty-three pounds of the pow- der can be compressed into a 9- inch cube, which, when beaten up in water, iy reconverted into 26 gallons of milk. R. A.F. Russian An amusidg story is told of the method by which R.A.F. men overcame the language difficulty while serving in Russia, Few of them could speak even a word of Russian, and the local tele- phone operator knew no English. When it was nccessary for them to ring up the headquartess of No 1561 Wing, R.AF,, they had to improvise. Believing that any word ending in "ski" sounded Russian, they coined the words Engliski Aecroplanski" and the op- erator got s0 used to hearing them that soon ehe knew that it meant that RAF, men wanted to be put-in touch with their headquarters, Ladies Of Leisure In War Industries & Clad in her oldest clothes, Mrs. Martineau, wife of Birmingham's Deputy Mayor, "clocked" in one Xonday morning for a full week's shift in a munitions factory, and was provided with overalls, gloves and clogs, just as all her fellow workers were. She did not find the noise disturbing once she got down to work, she says; and the really "oily" jobs ghe did one day counteracted the effect of the "grimy" ones she did on another occasion--as far as her hands were concerned, She voluntecred to do her share of lunch-hour overtimes- and duly appreciated her week- end ration of sweet biscuits and chocolates, not to mention a lunch hour film show. Much has been written about the fine spirit shown by the house- wife and mother of the small home who turns out each day to help to make the much-needed munitions of war, but next to nothing about the work which her supposedly "leisured" sister, may be doing at the next ma- chine. Shopbreaking, principally fox rationed goods and goods in short supply; is- now London's biggest source of crime, POP---The ee Procedure By J. SLA WATT WHO'S FIGHTING? ~ "ONLY ME =~ The Pell Byndicate, Tac oh o) oy 7) & 1} LLY TEs $2 SY Toy