ATFORD MIRROR | ; . Germans Face C May Prosperity, | Health and Happiness : BE YOURS ALL THROUGH THE COMING YEAR te @ Jean Ferguson Ladies' Wear 26 Wellington Street Szeged PA &) ak "on Arad Subotica\, ROMANIA \, *Lugo Fe! row in above map. Marshal Rodion Malinovsky's 2nd Ukrainian Army, deepening its thrust into Czechoslovakia, has reached points well under 50 miles from ' the Polish border. The Germans now face a crisis over the whole line protecting the vital Slovak railway junction of Kosice indicated by ar- Canada's Nutrition Program Sponsors Say-- "EAT RIGHT - FEEL RGHT" The Diana Meals provide the proper nourishment. Not only that but our meals you will thor- oughly enjoy. Discuss Basic Gratuity For Men Who Give Lives HAMILTON, Dec. 29--(CP)--A basic gratuity for servicemen who give their lives -- one not regulated by length of service--is under dis- cussion by veterans' groups here and recommendation may be for- warded soon to Federal authorities, Alfred F. Smees, President of the United Council of Veterans' Associ- ations, said Thursday. Mr. Smees said veterans wanted the same amount paid bereaved de- pendents "whether the serviceman died on his first or twenty-first op- eration." He added veterans have criticized the present gratuity plan based on length of service "in that a greater value is placed upon one life than When You Eat Uptown Eat at the Diana Restaurant DIANA RESTAURANT Phone 2578 John Tatulis, Prop. 95 Ontario St. upon another." ~ 1945 New Year Greetings We extend to One and All Our Heartiest New Year Greetings and sincerely hope 1945 may bring you good fortune and contentment. Kroehler Manufacturing Co., Lid. 3 STRATFORD, ONTARIO Students Pick Hugh Leah As Conference Chairman LONDON, Ont., Dec. 29.--(CP)-- Hugh Leah of London, Ont., prefect of the Students' Administrative As- sembly of the University of West- ern Ontario, Thursday was elected chairman of the three-day confer- ence of the National Federation of Canadian University Students. Subjects to be considered include post-war education, veterans' re- habilitation, and National Selective Service regulations as they apply to university students. Windsor School Claims Decorations Record WINDSOR, Dec. 29.----(CP) -- Kennedy Collegiate Institute here, which at the end of November had a roll call of 850 students and 27 teachers, has issued a challenge to Canadian schools to equal the num- ber of R.C.A.F. decorations won by its former students in this war. Staff and students are boasting of their figure of nine Distinguished Flying Crosses and One Disting- uished Flying Medal as a record for a school of their size. German Cruisers Patrol Norway-Denmark Waters STOCKHOLM, Dec. 28 (AP)-- Norwegian legation sources said Wednesday that the German light cruisers Koeln and Emden and sometimes a third cruiser with a number of destroyers were patrol- ling the Oslo fjord and Skagerrak to guard German shipping between Norway and Denmark. There is "fairly constant" move- ment of troops and supplies out of Norway, the source said. Indica- tions are that these are forces for- merly in Finland and now being sent to Germany for duty on the western and eastern fronts. Nazis Extend Westwall Into Eastern Holland LONDON, Dec. 29.--(CP-Aneta) --Floods and man-built fortifica- tions have combined to make a strong German defence line along the Ijessel river in eastern Holland, according to assertions in German newspapers received here. For the first time, the Germans are referring to this line as the "Tjessel Wall" -- an indication that they regard it as the northern ex- tension of the Siegfried Line which until recently ended in the vicinity of Kleyve, in Germany, west of liberated Niimegen. The TIjessel, part of the Rhine delta, flows into the Ijsselmeer or Zuyder Zee. ee ' AIKBORNE LANDING Picture shows British airborne troops, carried in USAAF Dakota aircraft, who played a leading part in the operation which preceded the occupation of Athens and Pyreus. This picture shows British troops landing by parachute at an airfield near Athens. In the fore- ground Greek peasants are helping to release a parachutist who has just landed. Canadians Eating Better Canadians are eating better than they did in pre-war days. A survey made by the Combined Food Board on food consumption levels in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States showed that the average Canadian used 18 per cent. more milk and milk products in 1943 than in the period from 1935 to 1939. He used 24 per cent. more eggs, 20 per cent. more tomatoes and citrus fruit and 12 per cent. more meat. IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN IN 1945 Stabbed by a rabbit. Drowned on a rooftop. Conked by a pair of brogans beeause a clerk wanted exercise.. Will the gremlins and pixies who worked overtime in 1944 repeat in 1945? Read "Tt Shouldn't Happen in 1945 " in The American Weekly with this Sunday's (Dec. 31)) issue of The Detroit Sun- day Times. Nine Thieves Draw Terms Totaling 1,288 Years MONTREAL, Dec. 29--(CP)-- Judge Edouard Tellier on Thursday sentenced nine men to concurrent sentences totaling 1,288 years in penitentiary. The men, all with pre- vious criminal records, had pleaded guilty collectively to 116 charges of thefts and burglary which netted them about $100,000. Gerard Letellier, who pleaded guilty to 38 charges, was sentenced to 14 years in penitentiary; Marcel Jodoin was sentenced to 10 years on 18 charges; J. M. Lawrence to 10 years on 25 charges; Fernand Dal- laire to five years on one charge; George Cloutier to 14 years on 18 charges; Laul Jarry on one charge to 10 years; Paul Antonio Ouellette to seven years on two charges; Fer- nand Mailhot to five years on seven charges; and Louis White to five years on two charges. See Possible Relief of New York Meat Shortage NEW YORK, Dec. 29.--(AP) -- Possible improvement in New * CThe DIANA Restaurant and Employees Wish You and Yours A Real Happy New Year & JOHN TATULIS, Prop. 95 Ontario Street HAPPY NEW YEAR ALLPAPeS ano PAL NT 32 DOWNIE STREET STRATFORD ONTARIO York City's critical meat situation was seen Thursday as Markets Commissioner Henry M. Brundage said more than 12,000,000 pounds of meat was expected here next week. Norma! consumption is about 20,- - 000,000 pounds a week. Nearly 900 butchers reopened their stores, a police check Thurs- day showed, as the retail meat dealers' "holiday" entered its fourth day with meat reported increasing- ly scarce in the city. Soldier Struck By Car Driven By Constable BRANTFORD, Dec. 29.--(CP)-- Pte. Bernard Lauzon, 18, of Alex- andria, Ont., is in hospital with in- juries received when he was struck by an automobile near No. 20 Basic Training Centre on the eastern outskirts of the city where he is stationed. Hospital officials said his conditioin yesterday was sat- isfactory. Japs Said Producing New High Octane Flying Gas SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.--(A P)--The Japanese are mass-pro- ducing from the roots of their pine trees high octane aviation gasoline equal if not superior to that type of fuel obtained from petroleum, Domei News Agency said Thursday in a Tokyo broadcast. V-Bombs Kill 8,098; 21,137 Are Injured LONDON, Dec. 28 (CP)--German bombs and V-bombs killed 8,098 British civilians and seriously in- jured 21,137 during the first 11 months of this year, the ministry of home security announce to- night. ; This brought the total dead since Jan. 1, 1940 to 54,205. 56 Huron St. New Year Greétings We sincerely hope that the year 1945 may be THE VERY BEST ever enjoyed by our friends and customers whose favors during the past year have been so much appreciated. T. V.B. Bread Company Phone 2345