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CHINA HONORS AMERICAN HEROES THE WAR WEEK Commentary on Current Events Canada Is Third Largest Producer Of Munitions Among Allied Nations Up-to-the-Minute Report on Canada'* Industrial Revolution by the Hon. C. D. Howe, Minister of Munitions Mme. Chiang Kai-Shek, presents the Military Order of China to IF' ."' * Now Ma J r Gen -> James Doolittle, who led the bomber raid on Tokyo for the part he played in the surprise American attack. Col. John A Hilger (right) received the fame honor for his part in the raid. Photo was just released by the Army in Washington. VOICE OF THE P RS S SKUNKS AT LARGE Prince Edward Island has In- creased its bounty on skunks from 50 cents to $1, and thereby hangs tale. Skunks are not native to the island, it appears, but some years ago a few people began rais- ing them for fur. When low prices made the venture unsuccessful, Dome of the breeders simply turn- ed their skunks loose. Prince Ed- ward Island has suffered ever ince. Broekville Recorder and Times ! o ALL-INDIAN JOB Ten Iroquois Indians from the Ca-ghnawaga Reserve are erect- fag a big new 40-ton crane at the Midland Shipbuilding yards. They are under the direction of an Iroquois foreman, so it is an .VI- Indian job. The redmen of the Cauxrhnawaga reserve, which is cross the St. I.awrence river from Montreal, are the finest steel erec- tkm men in the world. Midland Free Press Herald WHAT A DIFFERENCE! Wire photos of American Doughboys marching into Algiers how different background than the- pictures of the Nazis march- ing into Paris. In Algiers the people were laughing and dancing nd cheering. Which is the dif- ference between aggression and friendship. Stratford Beacon-Herald THE LAVALS. FOR INSTANCE There would be many people of certain type wiped out if a re ent Vichy radio announcement was taken literally. The announ- cer stated that "an offensive gainst rats will be launched in Paris." Niagara Falls Review o SECRET OF SUCCESS Initial British successes in the desert battle were d-ue, it seems, to the Impact on the enemy of a ' mx-hour barrage- and a great deal ' of bagpipe music. Boston Globe CbUNTING SHEEP One airman writes home that the Australian farmer has so many hcep to count he has trouble laying awake in the daytime. Brandon Sun THE ROMMEL TWO-STEP The latest danoe, according to a wise-cracker, is the Rommel two-step. You drop your arms, leave your partner, and run. Kitchener Record ONE IN EVERY HOME Would that firm advertising for house wreckers be interested in a powerful specimen aired 6? Boston Globe o ALTERNATIVE If Hitler finds the Russian front too cold this winter, let him try Africa, where the heat's on. Ottawa Citizen No Need To Falter (King George's Speech from Throne i "Our enemies yet remain power- ful, and we can look forward to no easy task. All our fortitude an<l all 'our determination will be Beetled to win through to vlctivy. But 1 know nothing will C'U'M- your purpose or cause your slcps to iiil w ou the- way." Old Trees Drink 200 Gallons Daily The anatomy and working of the leaf of a tree are as curious and complex in their fashion as the physiology of an eye or an ear or a brain. Leaves and roots and trunk these are the instruments whereby is carried out the tree's life process, writes Alan Devoe in "Lives Around Us." Occasionally, very gently, a tree moves its leaves, to let them better catch the sun; occasionally, very slowly, it may reach out with it groping roots, hair fine at the tips, and crush a stone that has been impeding them. And always, unceasingly, it goes about its soundless drinking and feeding, drawing in the earth's water for its thirst, opening the million lip- ped mouths of its leaves in the noonday sun. It may come to drink, in its old age. 200 gallons In a day: It may come to breathe out daily, in its slow invisible vegetable exhalations, go great a moisture that it souks the earth. And then at last, after a century, or a span of centuries, the heart- wood that Is Its core crumbles to nothing, and the staghead limbs of its crown are leafless, and presently on some day of great wind it is brought toppling down and its life is done. How many Canadians appreci- ate that Canada, primarily an agricultural country, is now the third largest producer of muni- tion* -mong the allied nations? The K.J:I. C. D. Howe, addressing th '""""-'ian Club in Toronto last week, said: ' On i y recent visit to England I heard nothing but praise for the contribution we are makincr, both in the industrial field and on the f ' -'r.y front*. In the United States we are regarded as a model for war organization. Words of Praise "We are receiving favorable comment from unexpected sources. Dr. T. V. Soong, Foreign Minister for China, said in Chungking that Canada is conducting a wonderful war effort, which, in proportion to her population, surpasses that of any other country. I was told in England that our rate of output of merchant ships is about equal to that of the United Kingdom. General McN'aughton has stated officially that the quality of Can- adian munitions is the best ob- tainable and that the Canadian- desig-ned Ram tank is the best tank of tW war. "I doubt if many Canadians appreciate the magnitude of the industrial revolution that is in progress here. In prewar years perhaps we have been unduly pes- simistic about our ability to pro- duce, in competition with other tountries. If so, that inferiority complex is a thing of the past. We find that we can successfully unH*>rtake any type of war pro- duction nd compete with the world in quality and in produc- tion L-ots. "The most powerful explosive of the war is now being manufac- tured in Canada by a process de- veloped by Canadian scientists and the Canadian process will be largely used by our allies. Ship* and Vehicle* "Th armada of more than 800 ships that recently moved into North Africa carried some 40,000 Canadian mechanized vehicles. The armies of the Empire all over the world are almost entirely de- pendent on mechanized vehicles from Canada. "Canadian armor-piercing shot hw revolutionized the making of this type of equipment, which pre- vious to Canada's entry into the field was made of high-grade tool steel. Today this shot is being made from a low-alloy type of steel, which is doing a more dead- ly job than the stee! costing four times as much. "I quote from a letter from Soviet Government Purchasing LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Fred Neher "How much for the uit?" Commission: 'I am glad to inform you that the Canadian Tanks Valentine VII have shown good results in combat action on our front, and have proved themselves the best of all of our imported tanks.' "Our most spectacular expan- sion has been in the production of aluminum. Canada now has the largest aluminum plant in the world, expanded sevenfold since the war began. This plant now hcs a capacity greater than the entire world production of alum- inum in 1939. "Canada is now producing mag- nesium by a process invented in our own research laboratories, which is being widely adopted in . the United States. I believe that ours is the lowest cost magnesium produced anywhere. New Processes "Our national research labora- tories are developing new pro- cesses for making new types of equipment and many of these are being adopted in other countries. We are- -building great industries that are new in Canada that will be a potent postwar factor in our industrial life. "We are fortunate in having picked out for Canadian produc- tion the four most useful fighting planes of the war to date." Mr. Howe listed these four as Hurri- cane fighters, of which more than 1,000 have been delivered for the defense of Canada and for over- seas; the de Havilland Mosquito, "recognized as the world's fastest and most efficient plane"; the and best of the dive bombers." Mr. Howe added: "We are also in large-scale production of the Catalina Flying Boat, which is the best of the coastal reconnaissance planes." During 1942 we will have pro- duced approximately 215,000 I me- chanized vehicle) units. One of these units consumes approximate- ly twice the material and labor used by a normal commercial ve- hicle, 10 that our 1942 output i practically equivalent to 430,000 commercial trucks, as against an average of less than 40,000 pr year for the ten years prior to the war. Chemical Plants Mr. Howe emphasized that Can- ada is manufacturing explosives "on a tremendous scale,'' and that the chemical plants set up at a cost of more than $100.000,000 "will have an important postwar value." Lancaster bomber, "the leading four-engined bomber," anil the Curtiss "Helldiver," the "latest Mr. Howe reviewed the two years of manufacture of optical glass in Canada. "Today our pro- duction has reached amazing pro- portions," "Canada is making different types of larger naval vessels, a great number and variety of small patrol type craft, and two types of merchant ships. These ves- sels, including engines: and all equipment, are more than 95 per cent Canadian content. Canadian production of com- munications and signal equipment for the armed forces will amount to more than $100,000.000 this \ :. . :n-.l to more than $250,- 000,000 next year. Canada exports large and in- creasing quantities of copper, lead and zinc to United States and im- ports manganese, chrome tung- sten, molybdenum and vanadium. But large deposits of chrome have been found in Manitoba and Qjebec. and production will start early in 1943. molybdenum has been found in Ontario and Que- bec and is being developed, and tungsten has been discovered in British Columbia, where a mill is to be built which will supply al- most all of Canada's requirements' Synthetic Rubber A synthetic rubber plant will be in production by September. 1943, and will supply all Canada's war needs and necessary civilian re- rLiircments and in the postwar period will supply the country's Unsung Heroes of Empire of the Seas British Sailors' Society Founded In 1818 In the year 1818. the British Sailors' Society WM founded on board the Nelson war sloop "Speedy." The vessel had done good service at the Battle of Tra- falgar and wa.s procured by some warm-hearted business men, who were deepfy touched by the neg- lect mted out to the sailors of that day. These business men, with some firiends, met in the City of Lon- don Tavern on February 12. 1S18. The "Speedy" was bought and a tew weeks later put into commis- sion for the use of the sailors and became their Drat Chapel and Home. The opening ceremony "was an Inspiration," we are told, "the well-wishers packed the stage coaches from Bristol and elsewhere and a great company assembled. And so ou that day over 124 years ago. tie British Sailors' Society was brought into being. For years the ''Speedy" was a veritable refuge to storm-tossed sailors. Thousands were helped and cheered. The British Sailbrs' Society has gone on and on until today it is maintaining over ONE HUNDRED institutes and clubs for the men of the Mercantile Navy and of the Royal Nary all over the seven seas. A few months ago the parent society in London sent a cable to our Toronto office telling uf the wrecking of the "Under Twenty Club for Navy Boys'" at Malta by enemy bombing and how Mr. and Mrs. Matthews, in charge of tie club, bad made a clearing and were carrying ou as well as pos- sible the great work for the boys and men of the visiting vessels from British and Canadian ports. "If my sailor !>oy goes to Malta," said a Toronto mother, "low happy I will be to know there are su<-h people to care for him." Not only ou the vessels where che society ministers to the crew "fore and aft." but when on shore at ail of their finely equipped Homes from Home the -jailors are cared for. Club facilities of all kinds and Sunday services par- ticularly adapted for sailors are arranged. The British Sailors' So- ciety is inviting donations to erect a new i-Iub 'and hostel for the navy men at Malta. The first donation has been rectivutl from the "Lob- law Employees' Aid to Britain Club" of $500. This is in addition to the sum of $400 given to help care for the crews of the mine- sweepers and dredgers operating on the bleak sea coasts of the northern Scottish seaboards of Shetland and Orkney. The Chistmas and New Year seasons are so near! In over one hundred ports tie British Sailors' Society will entertain the sailors thousands of them far from home and loved ones. The Canadian ports are Van- couver, Victoria. North Sydney, and others. Jersey and Guernsey yonder In the Channel Islands are out of commission because of the war as are all the institutes on the continent of Euroye. Wherever our vessels go. manned by our British, Canadian and American sailors, the British Sailors' Society finds its way there and cares for these bo vs. full requirements. "In the mean- time our dwindling stockpile of crude rubber is giving us vrrave concern." Mr. Howe said. "Canada has in three years practically doubled its national income," he said. "This has not resulted from inflation, nor is it due to abnormal prices for pro- ducts of our farms, forests and mines. Many of our raw mater- ials are selling at or below pre-- war prices. I think it is fair to say the increase in national in- come is almost wholly due to th* immense increase in output of our factories, our farms, our mines and our forests. More than one- half our total income is now being used for war purposes, but the income so used has for the most part been created since the war began. Our people are spending for wholly domestic purposes somewhat less than immediately before the war. but considerably more than in the days of depres- sion. About one-half of our war expenditures are being met by taxation, and the balance by bor- rowing from our own people. Our external debt is not being in- creased; in fact it is being reduc- ed. We are not in any way de- pendent on lease-lend; we are paying our way. meeting our obli- gations and doing a job that is iiu-reasinjr our prestige amone our allies. No Large Profiti "The threat of inflation, always present in time of war, has been met and conquered." Mr. Howe emphasized that in placing war contracts which now total more than $6.000,000.000, his department exercised every care to gain two objectives low costs and low profits. "So far as we are concerned, no one is go- ing to get rich out of this war." he said, as he outlined methods of supervision by the Department of Munitions and Supply over all contracts, the exhaustive audits by the Treasury Department, and the rates of taxation fixed "in such a way that there is no pur- pose in attempting to make large profits from war production." Pa, Ma and Twins Do Fine War Job Old-Fashioned Farm House I* Queerest of War Plant! Britain Warned Invasion Possible Sir Jiyues Grigg. Secretary for War. urged ihe Urnish Home Guard to remain constantly alert bevaiisi- "should tilings go badly for tile (jet-mans. Hitler may try a do or die invasion of England." "The invasion is not off by any means," Grigg said. At '.he junction of two country roads near Rockford. Illinois, stands one of the- queerest of all C. S. war plants, relates "Time" Maga- zine. It la a white clapboard farmhouse, with old-fashioned gam- brel roof, dormer windows, neat flower boxes at the window sills. It Is also the home office, sales branch and factory of the Harrington Bros. Machine Tool and Fixture Co., manufacturers of $1.0PO-a-month worth of machine tools for making shells and tank turrets. In th big living room la>t week, grey-haired Pa John Harrington, 68. worked long hours at a grinder, grinned when the sparks flew, sometimes muttered: "I have more fun than a kid in thi* plaoe." Bux- om Ma Harrington. 5S. wearing a house ciress tucked Into overalls. operates a lat.be. Twins Richard and Russell. 34. wans'-^l new orders, worked at machines, swept oi:t the place at night, oftrn were on the Job 16 hours out of 24. Mrs. Richard kept books. M*s. ft I<SP',I did all the cooking. The company st.irted in the. tie- pressior.. when the Harri'i-rnn boys borrowed money to build tliclr own house and machine shop. Tlie shop was a spare-time operation until the war btgan. T!i--n the Harring- tons set out to set some nal!y big Jobs. Tile first offer wa- >ollng that could be done only on a new $4. ''Oil machine. T 1 '.^ rwir:s. who had never even seen $4.000. made their own machine out of ,1 junked lafche. an old wn^iiing marh ne mo- tor, an oil pump from a I'.'. 1 ; auto- mobile and onv of Ma'? oM wash- tubs to catch the oil :.hat l-.iked. Now the- Han-lii gon twins have four subcontracts, have stivpn Jobs to two brothers-in-law a-i-i live other employees, who k.'e-p the same hectic hours and sh.ir.' the profi's Says Koekford's iocal Wri: director: "They're doing a swell Job. I d.>i>> ':ii:ik t',iey knew- what they \v, : -. -v:in<: in'o when they starlet!, but they had the nerve to ma'.i a success of it." Big companies which gave the Harri:;-' - - ::n>on tracts used to send i::s|UN ;o; s in !ook over the shop, but ha\..> loiijr since given it up. says Kv'u:-d. "1 list.! > t>c a :a.i- ! ! out of tii<SL (s-,.ys. \V!ii>n rtu>\ - . ;. wont nuts." Bluey and Curley of the Anzacs 'Give him a chance, Sarge' By Gurney (Australia) VES SA*,E. 1 WANTED To GET A PAIR OF THEM BOOTS 1 i 1TM1AM OFFICERS WEAR tt BEEN A UON6 TIME OUT ON MBN SHOULDN IXK.EN ' YOU ALL y TIME '" f rr PATROL HAMEM'T YOU / I HAD To BUMP-OFF HFTEEM OF TH co\s v ! lEFOft! 1 SOT A PAIR THAT WOULD PIT ME.{ \ ^..