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AXIS EXTERMINATOR I Seen from the rear, this 1000-pound bomb, being carried to an HAP plane on a trailer, presents an unusual pattern of destruction. VOICE OF THE PRESS SOUGHT REVENGE After being sideswiped by a de- crepit jalopy and crowded into the dltcfa by a truck on his last trip ae a traveling salesman, a young man on oar block, enlisting as a tank driver, expressed the hope that they would allow him to drive the thing over his old territory before going overseas. Christian Science Monitor WHEN WE COMPLAIN A strict rationing of milk has been enforced again in Britain. Bach person may have up to three pints a week. Canadians are still ble to have all they wish, a fact vbich should not be forgotten when we feel disposed to complain about restriction and limitations. Kingston Whig-Standard ADVICE TO PARENTS Let parents refrain from under- mining the authority of the school teacher in the mind of the child, by ridiculing his attitudes, his way of acting or by openly criticizing him. The higher the family holds fee teacher in esteem the more the child rspects him. And education ie a product of authority and re- pect. La Parole IN SECOND PLACE A Northern Ontario farmer has killed 21 skunks this veer. That should give him second place to Vie Russian girl sniped-. Lyudmila Pavlicaenko. who picked off some JOS w*ile serving with the- Red arm lea. Port Arthur Xew^-Chronicle HITLER HUNCH A year ago Hitler (old his coun- trymen that he decided things by intuition. In other words "hunch," twt soon the only hunch Hitler will have will be the one in his shoul- dore through broodiug over why Ms Intuition went wrong. St. Thomas Times- Journal DIVINITY FAILS Hirohito inspects his Imperial bomb shelter, which argues that the Son of Heaven is quite willing to go into eclipse when his divine prcwenw Is menaced. Hamilton Spectator BACK TO THE FOLD Due to gas rationing, many a family circle has been enlarged by tr.ui ;-.T* wto turn out to be the older children. -Winnipeg Tribune Growing Of Rice In United States Requires Warm Climate and Long Growing Season Uncle Sam is calling for more rice growing, because rice is "ex- tremely nourishing," compact to *hip, and therefore suitable for soldiers. The Japs do pretty well, sometimes, on rice alone. But expansion of rice crop* will not be easy, for it is grown in only four states, practically, which have only about 1,500.000 acres of land suitable for it. The quota set or this year is 1,320,000 acres. Produc- tion in 1941 totaled 54.000,000 bush- els, which at an average- price of $11.85 a bushel brought a farm in- come of more than Jij4,000,000. This year's goal calk for an increase of 5,000,000 bushels, -it least. Growing rice renuires an irriga- tion system by which the ground ia kept covered with from four to six inches of water from seeding to harvest time. There must be a warm climate and a long growing season. Heavy and cosily machin- ery te used, and a large amount of labor. The four states producing most of our rice are. in order of quantity, Louisiana, Texas, Arkan- sas and California. Tile rough rice is sect to th* mill where the cuter hull and the inner "bran" are removed and the kern- els are polished. In most cases the polished rice ie given a coat of glucose and talc, for its lustrous appearance. There were 74 milte operating last year, located almost entirely in the rice-growing sec- tions. By-products consisting of polish, bran, poultry feed, rice flour, and hulls were worth $i.T49.- 000 last ye*r. Women Join In War Against Rats Thirty members of the Wo- men's Land Army, who completed a fortnight's intensive training in rat destruction, have begun work against rats in the West Ridimr. There will hardly be a parish in the West Riding: which will not be covered by these girls who will work in pairs. A fortnight earlier these girls were hairdressers, clerks, shop as- sistants, and such like, and the thought of handling a r.xt would fill them with horror. They have had extensive train- ing in rat destruction by trapping, poisoning of baits and every other methods, but the poisoning method is the one they will use mostly. CANADAS HOUSOLDIERS Is your appetite jaded during these tempestuous times - do your meal* seem dull and uninteresting? Teropt your family's appetite with desserts that are delicious and nutritious bkiuc manges and puddings that can be made easily and at little cost, with Canada Corn Starch. The fine quality of Canada Corn Starch gives the best possible results a smooth texture that makes corn starch desserts delightful. rHKKt Semi for the exoolicMt KK-lpe Booklet "4S t>wrta". Write em-lostns one box-top or oomi'lott labfl from any Om .ds Starch product. Aildres ntpt. H.3J. ('KMixria Stnroh Home Servlc*. U Well Inf(ton Strrot Kast. Toronto. Out. CANADA^H Ik* CANADA STARCH COMPANY limited, MwrirMl. Twwito THE WAR - WEEK Commentary on Current Events Churchill And Roosevelt Express Confidence In Progress Of War The same note of confidence in the growing strength of the Un- ited Nations, struck by Mr. Chiwc- hill in hid speech at Edinburgh, was echoed a few hours later by President Roosevelt in his radio address, says the New York Times. Reminding his listeners that It id no his habit "to encourage light- 1> . jnd expectations," Mr. Churc- hill could nevertheless acclaim such "solid and remarkable facts" as the gallant and successful de- fense made by the Rftssian armies, the miracle crl production that has given the United Nations definite superiority in the air, the building of enough new ships to offset our losses on the sea. On his part, the President could report, on the has- la of evidence recently acquired at finst hand, that "the American people are united as never before in their determination to do a job and to do it well." As we move forward with this Job we find ourselves faced by the problem of a growing shortage of manpower, and it was to this prob- lem that the President gave most of hks time and emphasis. He is certain, and with good reason, that the country will accept a com- pulsory draft of manpower, if that to the best way or the only way to solve the problem; btX his preference is wisely for a thorough trial of the voluntary method be- fore that stage is reached: and, except for his belief in the neces ity of lowering the draft age for actual military service a step long favored by the Army his recommendations point in that direction. Change In Russia "We shall take Stalingrad, you may depend on that." So said Adolph Hitler not long ago. Stalin- grad still stands. On June 26 the Germans launch- ed from Kursk the great offensive which has carried them to the banks of the Volga. That was 10S days ago. But fifty-two of these vital fighting days have been used np In the siege of Stalingrad. Rus- lian troops still hold the ruined chy. If it continues to stand, the Summer campaign of the Nazis may pass into history as a gigan He failure. It has achieved spec- tacular gains, but not its main objectives. Though it Is too early to say definitely, there are recent indi- cations that the German High Command hae begun to recognize lach a failure and is preparing to make the best of It. The fighting m Stalingrad has died down. The furious German Infantry and tank assaults have ceased. They may be renewed, but for some days there have been only small street skirmishes. Both sides seem to have fallen back on heavy artillery. The Russians say they are digging IB. North of Stalingrad the Ger- mans themselves are resorting to defensive trench fighting. Broad hiate, which may or may not be true, come both from Berlin and Vichy that positional warfare is about to succeed the war of move- ment on the Russian front If that is true the Germans are tweaking of: tbeLr offensive two months earlier than they did last year. It may mean any one of these things or some combination of them. It may mean that they wish to avoid last year's mistake of letting their fieW armies get caught in mi<i-Winte'-. I: may sig- nify German exhaustion. It may indicate German plans to push their campaign in the Caucasus, where fighting conditions are still tolerable, while they make ready either to strike in the West or defend themselves there. Moscow says tne Germats in R-jisia are worn out. There is no doubt tnat exliaustion is a factor in their plans. Losses in the siege irf Stalingrad have been huge. An incalculable amount of material, brought up over a long line of deteriorating railways, has been barned ap in battle. We do not know the full effect of British oombing on German transport and war production. It may well be rhsit such destructive raids as those on Cologne and Essen are only now beginning to be felt on the Russian front. Whatever the actual facts may be. Stalingrad remains ttie signpost on the battle line. It still reads "Stop." At the two ends of the 7.000- mile Pac'fic sea fron; Japan last week had retreated from her most advanced positions, and in the Sol- omons America still held che ad- vantage. In the fog-shrouded Aleu- tians Japanese forces evacuated the Wands of Attu an<l Aga:tu. On the mountain trails of New Guinea. Japanese jungle fighters bad retired northward after a push toward Port Moresby. In the Sol- omons area an American task force slipped Into Japanese waters, squashed ''..in] a: Japanese ship- ping found there, then made it* getaway without loss. The full meaning of the Japanese with- drawals was not clear. They might be strategic retreats to consolidate positions elsewhere or to prepare new blows. They might be a sign that the attrition attacks deliver- ed by Vnited Nations forces were having effect, that the initiative was slowly slipping from the Nip- pones* gr.i-p Canada Building Speediest Bomber New Motqutto Plane Said To Be Speedier Than Spitfire Great Bntais'a newest, and dead- liest fighter-bomber plane, the Mosquito, aas been taken off tie "most secret" list and U now on the "seen*'' last, and lor cho first time it "nay be revaled thai the machine IB being made In Canada. The speed of this twin-eogine craft is naturally a well-guarded secret, bat it f said to be even greater thaa the R. A. F.'= Heety Spitfire. On a receat raid to Oslo. Norway, foor Mosqnitos literally "ran away" from Focke-Wulf ISO fighters the pride of the Luftwaffe. A large- order tor Mosquitoe has been placed in Canada and already teats of the first models are being made. They are Gown by a Bri- tish official who came from Eng- land for th : arpoae of makia^ the initial tests. High ranking of- ficers of the R. C. A. F. and gov- ernment officials have witnessed their performance. The Mosquito, according to Bn- tlsh reports, fills a needy gap for an all-out day and night 'bomber offensive. As well as in terrific ep^eil, it is capable of flying long diseases Into enemy territory ac. ! its way back to its base. The nearest British base trom Oslo. Norway, is, roughly 1.000 miles, which means that she Mos- quito has a range of more- than double that distance. Surprising news of the plane's exploits are expected to come from overseas within the next few months. Women employed on British railways to help to replace men who have joined the Forces now number more thaa 50,000. THE BOOK SHELF SADDLEBAGS FOR SlUTCASEi By Mary Bounquet Mary Bosanquet, the pretty daughter of an English diplonjat, tuddenly decided she wanted to ride across Oanad* on horse back and ahe did. With little capital and enough equipment to fill her saddlebag* she left Vancouver, rode to Mon- treal and then on to New York, seeking and finding many adven- tures in the wide country space*. This story is also an intimate study of Canadian people and homes. Miss Bosanquet says: "I hop* that before I die I may have a chance to give back to some one who needs it a little of the wealth of friendship which has so freely been given to rr.e." Then again: "But in thes* months with the horses, only the journey has been constant. For I no longer travel to arrive. I w> lonrer belong to lights and fires, to pleasant meal tin-es, to books and pictures and windows cur- tained at night, but to woods and rivers, to fields and forests, to weather and the sky. And so for the first time, as one talking by, I have seen the neat, complete pictures of many hundred homes. I have felt their tenure, breathed their atmosp'-.ere and passed." SaicHebagi for Suitcase* . . . by Mry Bojanquet . . . 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