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"Sky Train" Flies Over the Atlantic Loaded Air - Freight Glider 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_ th trail-blaz- ing experiment were Canadians. The glider was loaded with vaccines for Russia, tadio, air- craft and motor parts, and was lowed by a twin-engined Douglas C-47 transport, a type which the Air Ministry calls JJakota. It completed the 3,500-mile journey in 28 hours. Planned by Sir Frederick Bow- hill, commander-in-chief of the R.A.F. Transport Command, pre- liminary experiments were car- ried out with test hops near Mon- treal for njonths before the big transport and its glider headed for the A flan tic crossing. Hid Rough Crotiinf The glider used had a wing- span of 84 feet, a freight capac- ity of 3,000 puunds 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 weather 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. I'nable to climb out of the storms encountered on the way, the two craft made a rough cross- ing. At one timV they were forced to ride out a snowstorm for SJH hours, when the glider was buf- feted "like nothing on earth." No_Automtic Pilot Several iot|Nreating generaliza- tions- .t0uft(,:l9ng glider flight* were / i|ianr. / available in connec- tion -uiiib 4*4 -landing. For one thinif,^i \y-An emphasized that the glider must -ofe flown all the way there is no automatic pilot and the pilot must not for a sec- ond take hit eye off the tow plane or the tow rope if the plan* is in clouds. . When the motored plane is in clouds the glider pilot gauges things by the so-called "angle of dangle," in other words, the angle made by the tow rope. The glider iihould preferably be flown about 20 fct- 1 above the tow plane. The take-off is the most diffi- cult part of the flight. The glider becomes airborne before the tow plane, and should the pilot 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 wing*. Hail To The Pig! He Does His Bit A Tribute In The Leaming- ton Post and News The pi look at him. He roots la the swill pail, he rolls la the mud puddle, he amollg like somo- tin!.!.- putrid. You say, "Ugh, the lilthy animal." And then ho dies. And lio becomes a benofartor. S'>:iii-cine, twists a rope around Ills leg end shoos him up uu inclined plain- to tin- spot where a inuu smoking H |.:|M- waits to cut his limn And, nil Mjuculiiig in a dlmlnislirDg Burgle, lio drops down Jnto the pit. . . . Now look at him. HB comes to your table iu loug, tbtn bacon trips, in delicious chops, lu loud- er roiuis, lu succulent span-ribs. U cover* your hand* and loot With IIIH tough, durable hide. He linger* in the bottle of glue uu your writing table. And he goos to war. lie wraps tils fat around the men who tight lu Arctic cold. The Commandos shiver a little less be- oauso of that protecting I'at layer. In icy water, clinging to a raft, the survivor* are those tuln itiu IIIOHI natural w.nmili, part of It ginne 1 from the pig. Wlit-u airplanuH shoot stra^hl Slid fast and enemy 'plunes full from iu sky, the cartridges have tils in:j'i . Ills essence Is In the huge shells that demolish the dentil) submarines, His gruody Nudlii: 1 . Ins strength and vigor and warmth, ure holplng tu win the WBJ-. II ail to the pin! Ban Kite Flying Na/i occupation authorities have Imiini'd kite flyinir, a fuvrinte pastiiiit 1 of the Dutch, arcnrdini; to the Netherlands NOWJ Agency. THE WAR - WEEK Commentary on Current Bvenls The Greatest and Most Daring Undertaking In Military History The Allied armies, which began the Uattle of Europe with an in- vasion of Sicily, have success- fully accomplished what both Axis and Allied spokesmen agree in characterizing as the "greatest ami most daring undertaking in military history." They have firm- ly established themselves on num- erous beachheads along a 100- mile stretch of the Sicilian coast, and are now driving into the in- terior "according to plan," sayi 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 Western Allies, to whom Hitler referred not so long ago as "military idiots," have accomplished Avhat 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 Kngland after Dunkerque. They achieved this success with a military precision and co-ordi- nation of all arms, including glider and 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 demonstrat- 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 Front*? The anxiety of the Nazi who exclaimed, "Why don't the Brit- ish and Americans come instead of talking about it all the time?" is now partially relieved. But the landings in Sicily do not give Berlin any assurance that there will not be other "second fronts" to deal with. In .some respects Sicily has MciTi.cd almost a sure thing an inevitable first step, writes the war editor of The Christian Sci- encu Monitor. To the sea-minded I.ntish especially it stands aa the key to the Mediterranean. So long as the Axis possessed air bases uml 'harbors in the island, Allied shipping could never be wholly free from raids. With Sicily in Allied possession, not only is the .sea clear but the Italian boot it- >lf 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 ihe Nazis that dilemma. Appar- ently they have chosen to fight at least a de-laying action in Sicily. But they must have the constant dread that, if they con- centrate on the defen.se of Sicily, the Allies, under cover of their sea and air control In the Medi- terranean and with greater mo- bility, may then strike some other spot left unprotected. Divide the Defense 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 franco 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 role, and General Giraud Is in the United Statei. 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 SicHian airfields and of Messina gateway to 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- fendre will have their hands more than full. The Book Shelf FIRKDKAKK. 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 neen blown wide open and left for dead but I'm atill stubbornly alive. The big convoy gathered in Gib- raltar. The British Eighth Army was in desperate need of supplies. The enemy launcht ' their at- fack. 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 PRJESS 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 helow zero to the scorching heal 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 tackaes, 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 U 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 t..y bulging bulkhead* and some- where kept me afloat. In two days they achieved the impossible -we were under t.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 Smither* & Bonelli ....Price $3.50 Q9UP U U V U h o If your cigarette money... IIUUlJIC your smoking enjoyment Buy MACDONALD'S FINE CUT TOBACCO . . . enough "Bright Virginia" -in every package to make 44 standard cigarettes. LARGE PACKAGE... INCLUDING TAX MCDONALD'S INVEST WHAT YOU SAVE IN WAK 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 celeb'rate the victories in Tunisia by the armies, worked an extra day without pay. Ours go on strike to celebrate. Brandon Sun. o 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 to Windsor. So that Li what they are joing to do with it! Peterborough Examiner. MONEY TALKS, BUI Take a tip from money. It talks, but it doesn't give itself away. Kingston Whig-Standard. PRACTICAL POP Some day some father is going to get smart and pass the hat in- Vead of cigars when twins are born. Guelph Mercury. SERVING THE UNITED NATIONS WITH WAR ALCOHOL /" ""****?8W -, WATERWINGS ...1943. STYLE * Remember the water wings you used as a kid at the sea shore? Fighting airmen wear them too . . . 1943 style j j . 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 the 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-important war job. All of our plants are working to capacity to produce it. GOODERHAM & WORTS LIMITED HG REG'LAR FELLERS A Good Game By GENE BYRNES WHATCHA LOOKIN FOR, LIGHT-WIT? /I'M LOOKIN FOR MV TOX } GAS MAST IF IT'S ANY V BUSINESS OF XOURS .' ON THE MARCH AGAIN, EH ? I'D GET TIRED OF PLAYIN' SOLDIER IF I WAS YOU.'