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ot ry x i + dal Ge BE a RT Churchill's Early Flying Exploits By A. C. Cummings In The Vancouver Daily Province Flying fascinates Premier Chure- nil, wWno nas just oeén awaraéa his "honorary wings," the flying badge of the world's greatest body of airmen, the Royal Afr Force, a Ho 'made his first flight as long go as 1912 when aeroplanes were IN called "fying - stringbags" and > - similar disrespectful names. The, 'pilot, in those days, sat perched ina sort of open gondola in front of the engino. . Mr. Churchill took a trial flight on a Summer's day and wrote later about it: "I was fascinated by the idea of flying; and yet side by sido with desire, was also a dread of going into the aic for the first time," " Ld . . He learned quickly at the naval and wilitary schools and in Dec- ember, 1913, made his first long flight of nearly an hour in a dual control Short biplane. When they ' had climbed to 500 feet, tho pilot handed over charge of the machine to his passenger, and Mr. Churchill remained at the controls for three. quarters of an, hour, covering a distance of 35 miles. By May, 1914, of the Admiralty, had made sufficient try handling a machine solo.. He was the first member of the Cab- JOE 101 5 POU OUO He ran risks, howevar. Soon after the Great War ended he was taking off with hls pilot from an "acrodrome near Paris, when the aeroplane struck a bump on the ground, turned somersault, and broke in half. Mr. Churchill found himself hanging. head downwards, but escaped unhurt, - * * * Another experience was not so lucky. It happened a few months later and put him off flying for a while. He had motored to Croydon airport, near London, after his day's work at the War Office and, accompanied by Colonel Scott, his pilot, set oft on a short evening flight, - Wile turning, 90 feet above ground, the aircraft failed to re- spond to the controls and dived earthwards. "This is very likely death," was the thought which flashed through Mr. Churchill's mind, as he after- wards related. Two or three sec- onds later the aircraft struck the ground with tremendous force. Though suffering from shock and bruises, Mr. Churchill took Colonel Scott to hospital and then went back to the House of Com- mons to make a speech and ans- wer questions. i "I reproached myself with hav- inet, I believe, lo qualify as an Va wow YOUNG CANADIANS CAN HELP TO WIN THE WAR - WS dna a I'M GOING QF A FARM THIS SUMMER TO HELP ¢ (THE WAR EFFORT J Christies ' "There's a awartime duly"for every Cartadian'® ha THIS IS THE BEST SUMMER I CAN © REMEMBER J ci bing To wi THE WAR I WouRISHING 1000S Biscuits ~--)--THE WAR. WEEK --_ Commentary-on-Current-Events--|-- Air Power To Play Key Part In Future Operations Of War In Washington, last week was a week of long-range planning, says the New York Times. In England it was a week of long- range bombing, aimed at the in- dustrial. heart of Germany and carried out on an unprecedented scale. In North Africa it was a week of chipping 'and blasting at the southern wall of Hitler's for- tress. In all the United Nations It was a week of rising hope, _bas- ed on the anticipation of new blows that were obviously in the making. And In the Axis--it scem- el sure--it must have been a week of uncertain speculation abont whers the United" Nations would strike next, d Complete Agreement That next step has been decid- ed, In Washington, where the high- est ranking Army, Navy and air officers of Britain and the United States have been conferring with President Roosevelt and Prime Minister - Churchill, the President issued this statement: The conference of the Combined Staffs In Washington has ended in complete agreement.on fulure operations in all theatres of the war. } There could be little doubt that was the bomber assault, Every day and several times a day the bomb. ers came over, in fleets that seem... ed impdryious to the fighter planes and 'the explosives the anti-afir- craft guns hurled into the sky. The effects of this intensive at- tack are clear. The civilian popu- lations are fleeing northward. Air and ground defenses have been reinforced hut are causing little damage. The farther tho zons of afr superiority can bs extended the larger the field the Allies will have for surface-operations in the Mediterranean. It is "a step in clearing the approaches to the Balkan Peninsuli; where many ob- servers expect an important Allied "invasion thrust to be made. Tho great Vardar River valley, leading up through Greece and -Yugoslavia to the Danube, has many limes been a military highway. Further- more, the neutralization of main- land Italy and Sardinia would pro- "tect the flank of any moves 'into Southern France. The Siege in the North The assault on the inner keep of Fortress Furope reached new lev- els last week. Despite the belt of searchlights, detectors, -guns. and interceptor fields which has been [OTTAWA REPORTS] | That - "Little Blue Book" Will Ald Women in Checking Prices and Quality of Purchases. Canada's futérnal war against inflation is regarded as second "oaty ii apo tance To the task ol beating the enemy in Europe and on the Islands of the Pacific. Those charged at Ottawa with the duty of maintaining a wartime economy which will permit of rea- sonable comfort, security end hap- piness to the most Canadians after "Victory aro continuglly com- batting" Influences calculated lo disrupt the astonishingly success- "ful "controls." : While Donald Gordon, Chairman of the Prices and 'I'rade Board, was lssuing warning before ®the National Labor Board against wago and commodity price in. creases, his organization was bus. fly arming the women of Canada with many thousands of now "little" blue books" with which women are invited to fight rising price tendencies. A new cdition of this "little bluo book" is newly off the press and L "Canadian Gold ~=yveators--in--Canndian--geld-mining -- Mining Securities During the past year "freezing orders" by the Metals Control- ler's Office have caused considers able .misunderstanding among in- 'securities, The original order was interpreted to mean that all ' gold new development - work in properties would be. kalted. An article" in the "Financial Post" points out that preliminary de- velopments, surface work and dia- mond drilling may be carried on at gold properties, as such oper- ations do mot require large quan- tities of materials and manpower. \ One of the most recent de veldpments now before the in- vesting public is the Abamet Prospecting 'Syndicate, formed to explore and develop its holdings which are known to indicate copper and gold deposits. The location is outstanding and is in close proximity to Canada's great- est producer of copper, Noranda Mines Ltd. The adjoining prop- erty, Adnaron Copper Corpor- ation Limited, is carrying on an Lapen county. "his collie. Moro of them should bo Vol r PRESS IDEAL FOR SHEEP Canada possesses great tracts of vhich should make ideal grazing land for sheep. Mar. auding dogs have caused serious losses, but the answer to that could be found in adopting effective mea- sures of coplrol. No hetter form of protection for shoep "has ever been devised than a shepherd and omployed in this work in Canada; flocks could then be larger, and what is now too often no more than a bleak countryside would have a pastoral beauty, a" p Hamilton Spectator. -- FOR TIMID FOLK Thoso timid folk who would re- strict there hatred for Germans to tho leaders only might do well to heed the words of Air Marshall Willlam A, Bishop who said in New York: "A good healthy hate for the Axis is necessary in the war." Referring to recent Allied bombings he added that ho didn't OVERSEAS $1.20 SENDS 300 "BRITISH CONSOLS", "LEGION", ""MACDONALD'S MENTHOL", "SCOTCH BLENDS" or "EXPORY" Cigarettes or 1 Ib. Tobacco -- BRIER SMOKING or cay MACDONALD'S HINE CUTS (with popens) clio DAILY MAIL CIGARETTE TOBACCO Postpaid to Soldiers in the Canadian Army OVERSEAS and CANADIANS IN UNITED KINGDOM FORCES, Mail Order and Ramittance 10: TH OFeesudjectta pay chazgeia Oovernment Ropelations i " "The Little Bluo Book" is tended as an aid to women in checking on prices and quality. Bearing on its blue front cover the caption, "My Price: Coiling Ree- ord," it provides writing space in _ designated columns for . jotting down the article bought, size, brand, quality, dato purchased, last price paid, name of tho store where purchased, and price in- crease if there has been any prico increase. Should - hro blue prico of Mrs, X find on checking book notations that the article A has increased over the price prevailing say last month, she may ask the store- kecper about it. If his explanation does not satisfy sho may telephone or write a report to her Women's Regional Advisory Committee, or the nearest regional or sulyregion- al office of the Wartime Prices and: Trade Board. Her report is absolutely confidential. The La- forcement Administration takes up the inquiry and has the authority to make the fullest investigation. A form has even hoon, prepared upon which Canadian women may report price increases which come to their attention by reason of the check kept in their "little blue books." The - form; obtainable at the same sources, concludes with the notation; "Information given on this form will be treated in confidence, In the event of proso- ceution no unwilling witness will The management of this syndi- cate is- composed of -the- same group responsible for the progress of the Adnaron Copper Corpor- ation IAd., which company was brought into being through an offering of units in the original --Adnaron Prospecting Syndicate, each unit containing 500 shares of stock. This stock al the pres- ent writing is actively quoted on the Foronto market. Abamet Syn- dicate will be developed along the same lines and" it is believed, should meet with the same mea- sure of success, Clever Strategy Cutwitted Nazis ~ 8th Army's Reputation Alone Frightened The Enemy Dwight D. Eisenhower, his six-month campaign Africa, said the final struck in a clever move by which the hulk of the enemy troops were held on the Bighth Army front while the First Army 'got in the knockout punch. "The reputation of the Eighth Army alone was enough to hold powerful enemy forces in front of it," the commgnder-in-chief said. "There wis a peculiar circum- General reviewing in North blow was store to store for the sane pound --Stratford Beacon-Herald. oe fees EQUINE INEQUALITY It is odd that all men should be born equal when racehorses ohvi- ously are not. # -- Peterborough 0 - HARDLY_ POSSIBLE Ottawa says the new incomo lax forms are remarkably simple, which is simply remavkahle, Brandon Examiner. Sun. 0 WELCOMED Miter to Stalin: "1 am coming." Stalin to Hitler: "We welcome you with tanks." Montroal Star. 0- TAKE A& PEEK If you see a moth sporting a fur coat, look In the closet. lt might bo yours! Ottawa Cilizen. How Old Is-Anne? The village doctor and law- yer were spending a convivial evening with the cconomist from the big city and eventually the discussion came round to which represented the oldest profession, "Well?" said the doctor, "Live was made from Adam's rib. That makes the medical profession the day to this I havo rarely been in the air," he wrote in 1932, * * But the present war changed his 'reluctance about flying. Ile is now ---- ono of "the greatest of air travel lers among statesmen. And he de- - lights in it. er 3 "I am honore#" he said to the Alr Council, and he sincerely means It, "to be accorded a place, albeit out of kindness, in that com- 'radeship of the air which guards the life of our island and carries doom to tyrants, whethor they flaunt themselves or burrow deep." Farmer Is Man _ Of Many Skills ~~~ ---Who said -that farming -is un- skilled labor? To farm a man has got to have -at least a hundred ekills, He has got to know as - much as all the agricultural col - leges' professors put together. He naust know, not only how to milk a cow, but how to feed her so she will give milk, He must not only know how to act as midwife to a litter of 10 pigs, but also how to grow them into selects. He .must have a working know- ledge of machinery, from climb. ing 40 feet in the air to de-squeak a windmill to lowering himself 50 feet into the v ell to find out why the darned thing isn't de- livering water into the trough. At ground level he must be a motor 'mechanic, a blacksmith, a carpenter and a" good hand with th. shotgun. He must fight a long line of enemies, from bacterial blight of notatoes to the coyotes, or cven wolves, which want to feed on his turkeys and calves. He is expected to be able to quote the Bible, vote intelligently, serve on the Counci} or School Board, and in some cases get himself elected to Parliament. He's got to be quite a man, ! ¢ * Cotton Countries The most important cotton- raising countries in' the Western Hemisphere, named in order of the quantities produced, are the Unit- ed States, Brazil, Peru and Ar gentina, Terrace tillage, similar to that of the Chinese, was practised by the ancient Incas of Peru, ls last week's record of bombing at- tacks on Europe and in the latest analysis of Axis and Allied air strength. In figures, which tell only part of the story, the analysis "goes like this: America is produc- ing 6,200 aircraft monthly, pos- sibly a third of them transports, trainers, etc.; Britain is produc-_ ing not less than 2,000; Russia at least 1,800. The Allled total of all types is 10,000 planes a month, of fighting craft well -over 5,000 a month. In the Axis, German pro- duction is estimated at about 1,600 a month of all types, Italy's 400- 600, Japan's perhaps 1,200--a total of 3,100-3,300 a month, Allied pro- duction is still expanding; Axis production has reached its peak. Nature of Planes --- The other part of tho air-power story lies in the nature of the planes. Britain and America are building large numbers of improv- ed bombers; Germany has no new types and has converted a large part of her bomber production to tighter planes. If German fighters were good enough, thoy would be able to stop Allied bombers and allow German hombers to operate in any chosen theatre. But Eng- lish experts say Germany's best fighter, the Focke-Wwf 190, has already been, beaten by the new Spitfirés and Typhoons, and the new Mustangs and Thunderbolts are also expected. to causo trouble for the FW-190. In such a situa. tion, therefore, the Germans must rely on weight of numbers for de- fense in_a given.sector, a tactical rather than a strategic use of the Luftwaffe, . Against the Fortress of Europe, the Allles have already launched both a tactical and strategical air offensive, having two objectives: (1) breaching the fortress, wall of. Italy and its islands; (2)- destroy- ing in the German heart of Burope the ability and perhaps the will to fight, WE, - Assault on the Wall Tho tactical oftensive in the south was last week bringing a startling phase of war home to the pdople. of Italy. To them the Mediterranean had long been Mare Nostrum--"0Qur Sea"--with imper- fal outposts and military conquests extending across most of the south- ern shores. Now, as the people folt the weight of the air attack, they knew those 'shores were gone, control of the sea was gone. The Allied rollback seemed about to dusty rubblezand fires that burn- al unchecked for two days lay in the wake of the big British bomb- ers. } "These raids In strength, repeat--- ed at much shorter Intervals than was possible a year ago, are seem- ingly aimed at speedy prosecution of Prime Minister Winston Chure- hill's klea that "there is no harm In finding out". if Germany can bo brought to submission. by bomb- ing, providing other methods are not neglected. There are some who hold that the effect is marked al- ready; that Germany has had to change from a "military economy of plenty" to a policy of conserva- tion. Resources, production and ~ transportation have suffered heav- ily, and London observers predict - that the month of June will see the blows greally stepped up in frequency. and weight. : The Next Steps All these things must have been in the minds of the Allied leaders in Washington last week. On two points relating to the air offensive Mr. Churchill was emphatic: (1) the United Nations now have air superiority over their en- emies and have a far superior ro- placement rate; (2) It®ly would be well adviged to discard 'Hs pro- sent rulers and throw itself on . tho justice of the Allies. In the face of these stalements, hammered home by the destruction that rained down on Europe, the people of the Axis last week could only wonder what their future is to be like. Not the least of thelr on forces which would predipitate the Canadian people on a toboggan ride to inflation. Only the small est percentage of merchants re- quire watching, say the Board ox. perts, but with 3,000,000 Canadian women warned and equipped to" guard Cinada's price levels, tho belief is that nothing. can remain out of line and undetected for very long. AY oo . Germany's Barter a System Failing Germany is searching Kurope for gold. All her allies .have been asked about their reserv The other units served as the anvil. "Because of its efficiency, the Eighth Army got an enormous ground forces) took advantage of. In many punches the Eighth Army delivered hammer blows while the. - reputation, wilh everyone, includ- ing the Germans, expecting the killlng punch to come from il. Unified Command "General Alexander counted on that. He built up the st Army and, to make its (western) fvont still stronger, brought around some" of the Eighth Army to the J First Army front. The Germans thought tho real fight was com- ing from the south" General Eisenhower cited the Nazis neea this gold because their barter system is breaking down. This gold-hunt follows-the fail- ure of Clodius, Hitler's No. 1 commercial traveler, to bring off..}- a new deal with Turkey. It was revealed recently that negotia- tions for a renewal of the trade deal had been deferred because Germany had been unable to convince the Turks that she could deliver the barter goods. Turkey has now asked for pay- ment in gold as an alternative, Germany has little gold left, difficulties, most observers felt, was the realization -that the roles in the war have been reversed, that the futuro is Imging decided, not in Berlin or Rome or-at the Brenner Pass, as jt used td be, but in Washington and London, . success of this move as another proof of the advanlages of a uni- fied command, : All indications were that the Germans were greatly surprised by the thrust from the west and this led to their disorganization and collapse. Tho Alled chieftain said . governments of both Britain the United States and the local French "have a real reason for encouragement and hope as a re- sult of this campaign." the and 40,000,000 Slaves There are now 140,000,000 workers, including 10,000,000 for- cigners and prisoners of war, em- ployed in German factories, ac- coring to a broadcast by Rennes Q " . F " " des ocorvred fng been the cause of Colonel i thers " future Sparatibns air taking a heavier toll of hombers, he called. stanco at the end which General oldest on record. Scott's sufferings, and from that The « id wii "to bo found fn | L'¢ KAT smashed hard at Ger- And that is one way he author 7g Jarell Alexander (deputy " Bh, 1e evidence was to be found in many's industrial Rhur. Acres of ities intend to keep a tight rein commander-in-chief in charge of Before Adam radio, Ensyko to research and song, says tho New York 'Times Magazine, It is at home,-he finds, "down-wheroe it's hilly in far-away - Chilo." Thence {t roveld to Peru, was cars vied by monks to Spain, and spread to Italy and Belgium, Moean- while, "the ocean was vally when Sie Walter Raleigh" dis. caverad it near Albémarle Sound amd transported it to Cork, where the Irish made it their own. How it gol to Carolina from the Southe crn Andes, Dr, BE doesn't know.- He confesses a fondness foe looking into its eyes. He defends it against all substitutes, "To me, © macaroni is 50 much balbnoy," and spaghetti is petty," whila "as regards rice, my feeling is colder thee ice" He concludes, "So, tharefore, by Plato! I'll sing the potato, the great indispensablo spud! Who loves not its tuber is either a bool or an abolute stick- inthe-mud! The professor is now haunting Tin Pan Alley with his potential song hit, So far, no of- . EL Green Pastures There is nothing sg refreshing to horses' feet as the damp cool: ness of rass into which they aro turned in May; and nothing so calculated to remove every en- Targement and sprain as the gentle excercise which the animal volun. oi MI. hati Wig extensive drilling programme 24 care "it there isn't ons house left = The "little blue book" has never reports released indicate the de- standing in Germany." been distributed promiscuously; it velopment is of major tport: --&St Thomas Times-Journal, has been sent only to those who ance. The Abamet Syndicate o-- _ A Song In Praise requested it. It can be obtained have made arrangements Lo BUT BEE GETS IT ROH from Women's Regional Advisory start their diamond drilling cam- It is estimated that a beo travels Of The Lowly Spud \ ¢ [--Committees--or- local -oftices ot -the pain al the property concur 12,776 miles _in_gathering a pound SE : Wartime Prices and Trade Board." rently with the adjoining oper- of honey---a distance only outdono The potato, now scarce heros £ in- ation of Adnaron and Noranda. by the consumer in his search from about, has inspired our Professor "Not--at--ath? smd--the--tawyer----telytakes--while dns -Jegs arc --exs if you will search the record---- order was created out of chaos. "T'a get order there had to be law and that makes my hon- orable profession the oldest." © "Awd" asked the economist. "Who do you think created the chaos?" --The Printed World. posed to the cooling process of evaporation, which is taking place from the habage he treads, The experience of ages aas shown that it is saperior to all the embroca- tions and bandages of the skilful vetermarian, It is the renovating. process of nature, wheresthe art" of map fails, FUNNY BUSINESS REG'LAR FELLERS A Smash Hit Cee SURE, FIELD MARSHAL, | KHOW You BUILT THIS HERE FORT. BUT WERE OCCUPY IT... TRY AN' DRWE US out! - reach the homeland. Its preface THOSE TAA, STi. MAKIN ME CAPTURE MY owH Fort! okay! IF THEY WANT he merle . GET | THIS PAPER BAG YULLA WATER ViiLL Do THL Work oF pe TWO ARMY CORPS!)