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"Sky Train" Flics Over the Atlantic Loaded Air - Freight Glidar Towed for 3,500 Mile* A freight-loaded glider was recently towed across the Atlan- tic in a successful test of a "sky train" technique opening great possibilities in air transport, the Air Ministry disclosed. Two of the four pilots in the trail*laz- injf experiment were Canadians. The glider was- loaded with vaccines for Russia, radio, air- craft ami motor parts, and was towed by a twin-engined Douglas C-47 transport, a typo which the Air Ministry calls Dakota. It completed the 3,500-miIe journey in 28 hours. Planned by Sir Frederick Bow- hill, commnndcr-in-chief of the R.A.F. Transport Command, pre- liminary experiments were car- ried out with test hops near Mon- treal for months before the big transport and its glider headed for the Atlantic crossing. Hd Rough t rinsing The glider used had a wing- span of 84 feet, a freight capac-< ity of 3,000 pounds and was fast- ened to its mother ship with steel attachments designed to take a train of 20,000 pounds. Pounding its way through bad wvather most of the time, the transport and its following glider made the trip at medium altitudes and at an average speed of 125 miles per hour. Unable to climb out of the storms encountered on the way, the two craft made a rough cross- ing. At one time they were forced/ to ride out a snowstorm for 2V4 hours, when the glider was buf- feted "like nothing on earth." No Automatic Pilot Several interesting generaliza- tions about long glider flights were made available in connec- tion with .the landing. For one thing, it was emphasized that the glider must be flown all the way there is no automatic pilot and the pilot must not for a sec- ond take his eye off the tow plane or the tow rope if the plane is in clouiL-. When the motored plane is in clouds the glider pilot gauges things by the so-called "angle of dangle," in other words, fhe angle made by the tow rope. The glider should preferably be flown about 30 feet above the tow plane. The take-off is the most diffi- cult part fit the flight. The glider becomes airborne before the tow plane, and should the pilo^ allow it to get too high the tail of the latter might be pulled up so that the whole take-off would be ruin- ed. Similarly, if In flight the glider gets too low a drag on the low plane's tail may cause a dan- gerous stall. The glider crew finds life very noisy despite the absence of motors. One flier who made this crossing compared the roar to the sound of a freight train on worn tracks the steady beating of the wheels over the joints. The crews communicate via ordinary wireless, but the switches are kept off to save batteries, and when the tow plane wishes to speak to the glider the pilot waggles his wings. Hail To The Pig! He Does His Bit A Tribute In The Leaming- ton Post and Newt The pig look at him. He roots la the swill pull, he rolls In the mud puddle, be smulls like some- UiiiiK putrid. You say, "Ugh, the filthy animal." Aud then he dies. And ho l>econies a benefactor. Si>meuni) twists a rope around his leg and shoos him up an Inclined pluue lo i ho spot where a man suio^ini; H |,in e waits to cut hit tlirout. Aiifl, still squealing In a diminishing Burgle, li drops down lutn the pit. . . . .Now hjok at lilin. He conies to your table lu long, lulu bacon strips, in delicious chops, in tend- er roasts, in succulent spurt-ribs. He covers your bauds and feet with tils tough, durable hide, lie lingers In the bottle of glue ou your writing table. And be (toes to war. He wraps his fat around the nieti who tight in Arctic cold. The Commandos shiver a little less be- cause of ii..it proti-ciiiig tat layer. In ji-y vui <rr. i liiiKing ( O a ra ((, the survivors are those with the most uatural wiiriiuh, purl of It gained from the i>i B . When uirpl.mos shout straight nd fast and euerny 'planes fall from iliu sky, lire cartridges have bits i!ii|n, .-,-. His essence is In the huge sheila that demolish the deadly Htibiuarlnes. His grendy feeding, his strength and vigor and warmili, are helping to .win the war. Hull to the pig! Ban Kite Flying i o.-riipation authorities, ha\e banned kite flying, a favorite pa.sti.ae of the Hutch, according to the Netherlands News Agency. THE WAR WEEK Commentary on Current Events The Greatest and Most Daring Undertaking In Military History The Allied armies, which began the Battle of Europe with an in- vasion of Sicily, have success- fully accomplished what both Axis and Allied spokesmen agree in characterizing as the "greatest and most daring undertaking In military history." They have firm- ly established themselves on num- erous beachheads along a 100- mile stretch of tht Sicilian coast, and are now driving into the in- terior "according to plan," says The New York Times. More troops, more vehicles, more guns and stores and equipment are pouring into the island across a bridge of ships and under a can- opy of protecting aircraft that have virtually blasted the Axis air force from the skies. The battle for Sicily may be arduous and protracted, but the beginning has been auspicious. As one Allied spokesman put it, the invasion has parsed the "crisis point." More To Come Therewith the Wester o Allies, to whom Hitler referred not so long ago as "military idiots," have accomplished what Axis propa- gandists loudly proclaimed they could not do and what Hitler him- self did not dare do. They have invaded enemy territory across a wider stretch of water than the British Channel territory far more strongly defended than was England after Dunkcrque. They achieved this success with a military precision and co-ordi- nation of all arms, including glider .n;'l parachute troops, un- equaled in any military campaign. They proved themselves masters of military technique, superior to both the German and Italian de- fenders, who claimed a monopoly of that science. They dejnonstrat- ed that amphibious operations, which failed at the Dardanelles and at Dieppe, are not only feas- ible but with the right technique can be not even very costly. Therein lies the guarantee that the Sicilian landing is merely the forerunner of more to come. Other Second Fronts? The anxiety of the Nazi who exclaimed, "Why don't the Brit- ish and Americana come instead of talking about it all the time?" is now partially relieved. But the landings in Sicily do not give lierlin any assurance that there will not ba other "second fronts" to" deal with. In some respects Sicily lias seemed almost a sure thing an inovit.-. : first step, writes the war editor of The Christian Sci- PIICU Monitor. To the sea-minded Mritish especially it stands as Che key to the Mediterranean. So long as the Axis possessed air bases and harbors in the island, Allied shipping could never be wholly free from raids. With Sicily in Allied possession, not only ia the sea clear but the Italian boot It- self will lie under the imminent threat of invasion. Nazi Dilemma This will in turn present a difficult choice .to Berlin to be somewhat pulled off balance by sending large forces to defend a position far from the Nazi centre of strength, or permit Italy to become a base for Allied attacks on the Reich. In a measure, the landings in Sicily already offer the Nazis that dilertima. Appar- ently they have chosen to fight at least a delaying action in Sicily. But they must have the constant dread that, if they con- centrate on the defence of Sicily, the Allies, under cover of their soa and air control In the Medi- terranean and with greater mo- bility, muy then strike some other spot left unprotected. Divide the Defcnta Almost surely the Allies will strike elsewhere. They will ex- ploit their advantages by divid- ing the defense. So sure have the Nazis been that a blow was coming in southern France that they have moved the population out of Sete and other towns near the Spanish border. But a land- ing in France seems hardly an immediate probability. For one thing, French troops would surely play a major vole, and General Giraud is in the United States. For another, General Eisenhower has just warned the French peo- ple to keep cool and wait for word from the Allies. The Allies undoubtedly have not moved without good infor- mation and thorough preparation. The incessant bombing of Sicilian airfields and of Messina gateway U> the mainland has destroyed or badly damaged vital links in the defense of the island. Sea and air control will give them immense advantages, and if this move has been managed with thl same skill and co-ordination as that Into North Africa, the de- fenders will have their hand* more than full. The Book Shelf PIBEDBAKE, By A. D. Divine. This is the story of a ship. They christened me Firedrake, which means "a mythical, fiery dragon." I'm a fighting ship and I've seen a lot of the world in my short life. I've been through sev- eral hells. I've oeen blown wide open and left 1'or dead bflt I'm still stubbornly alive. ^- The big convoy gathered in Gib- raltar. The British Eighth Army was in desperate need of supplies. The enemy launchi ' their at- tack. There was no escape. We knew the big one had our ticket c it even before it landed. The damage was unbelievable" The Admiral ordered "abandon VOICE OF THE PRESS THEY'RE SEEING THE WORLD From "Somewhere in Australia" comes news of the arrival of a detachment of American soldiers from the Yukon, who since March 6 of last year have traveled 23,- 000 miles and have undergone 150-degree variations in temper- ature from 68 _below zero to the scorching heat of the Equa- tor. "Join the armed forces and see the world" means what it says in this war. Montreal Gazette. A "RIPPING" DESCRIPTION We don't like to inflict this on you, but The Toronto Star likens the income tax to carpentry: "The taxpayer hammers away at the tackses, adze the figures and files the document. But if honest he doesn't chisel." That's quite plane, pal; if he wasn't square and on the level it wouldn't auger well for- him. He'd have to brace himself for a bit of rasping. Ottawa Citizen. GOODS NEWS There are two more good things about the Chinese victory. One is that the Chinese are learning ship," but my Captain refused to give up. The orew worked in darkness water lapping at their heels live steam everywhere. They shored the metal, stiffened r..y bulging bulkhead* and some- where kept me afloat. In two days they achieved the impossible - -we were under \. ay. At the. moment I am in Ameri- ca being completely overhauled and repaired. Soon I'll be on the job again. Firedrake By A. D. Divine Smithers & Bonelli ....Price $3.50 save half your cigaretf e money... your smoking enjoyment Buy MACDONALD'S FINE CUT TOBACCO . . . enough "Bright Virginia" .in every package to make 44 standard cigarettes. LARGE PACKAGE... INCLUDING TAX | A MACDONALD'S INVEST WHAT YOU SAVE IN WAR SAVINGS STAMPS that they can beat the Japs, and the other is that the Japs are learning the same thing. Pathfinder. MOTIVES Scottish miners, to celebrate the victories In Tunisia by the armies, worked an extra day without pay. Ours go on strike to celebrate. Brandon Sun. TERRORS OF PEACE And now we are told of a post-war $400 motor car to be sold at every gasoline station. Peace, too, can have its terrors! Ottawa Journal. EXPLAINED We read that the cloth saved from .men's trouser cuffs would carpet a broad path from Toronto tx> Windsor. So that is what they are joing to do with it! Peterborough Examiner.' o MONEY TALKS, BUI Take a tip fro-m money. It talks, but it doesn't give itself away. Kingston Whig-Standard. o PRACTICAL POP Some day some father ia going to get smart and pass the hat in- stead of cijjars when twins are born. Guelph Mercury. SERVING THE UNITED NATIONS WITH WAR ALCOHOL *WATERWINGS ...1943 STYLE Remember the water wings you used as a kid at the sea shore? Fighting airmen wear them too ... 1 943 style ; ; ; as part of their standard equipment. When the flyer hits the water he wastes no precious seconds blowing up his "wings". He simply opens a Valve in a small cylinder of compressed carbonic acid gas ...and his "COj jacket" is inflated for him in a flash. This same useful gas is used to inflate the rubber boats and rafts which have saved so many lives in all the Seven Seas. Much of this gas comes from our plants, a by-product in tha making of War Alcohol. Never before has the need for Alcohol been so urgent. Alcohol is a prime essential in the production of synthetic rubber, is an important ingredient for plastics, and is the constant ally of doctors and nurses in their fight against infection. Producing Alcohol is our one all-impo.fant war job. All of our plants are working to capacity to produce it. GOODERHAM & WORTS LIMITED HGt REG'LAR FELLERS A Good Game W/HATCHA LOOKIN FOR, LIGHT -WIT? By GENE BYRNES ( I'M LOOKIN FOR MY TOX ) GAS MAST IF IT'S ANY \ BUSINESS OF XOURS ,' ON THE MARCH AGAIN EH ?^l I'D GET TIRED OF FLAVIN ' \ SOLDIER IF I WAS YOU/ J T - *r I .. I