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Flesherton Advance, 13 Jun 1945, p. 7

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r > ft- y * â-  **â- : :4r CLARK GOES COY You can almost see the blush rise in the face of Clarke Gable, who gags with a coy pose, as actress Greer Garson compliments him on his record as a captain in the Air Force on his return to Holly- wood. Gable, who won the Air Medal for bomber action over the Western Front, is pictured as he niade his first appearance before the camera since his retirement from the Army. STAMPS COMMEMORATE LATE PRESIDENT k ^ Postmaster General Frank C. Walker announces the issuance of a series of four memorial postage stamps as a tribute to the late President Franklin l3elano Roosevelt. Stamps are issued in denom- inations of one cent, green ;. two cent, red ; three cent, purple (these shown above); and five cent, blue; and will be special delivery size. Three cent stamp goes on sale June 87. Others will be announced later. WHY OKINAWA GOING IS TOUGH Initial landings were unopposed, but the enemy was so well-pre- pared in the south that Yank's early speedy advance was slowed to about a mile a week because of . , . . . . long-prepared fortified caves and concealed pill-boxes in the steep hills. In yard-by-yard advance, Americans literally had to rout out Japs by hand, with rifle, grenades and flame-throwers. But capture . . . ... of one of the series of ridges exposed U. S. troops to intense mortar fire (Japs' most dreaded weapon) from the reverse slope and artillery fire from other ridges beyond. "We must never let Okinawa island fall to the enemy ... If we lost it, we would be cut off from the south and it would serve the enemy as a springboard for the invasion of Japan itself . . ." So wrote Tokutomi, Jap journalist. And Jap troops on Okinawa fight accordingly, with hitherto unknown skill and tenacity and a desperation that cost them, in the first nine weeks, some 50,000 dead out of the original force estimated at 85,000 men. Photos above illustrate why the Okinawa campaign proved one of the grimmust of the war. WAR GUESTS EN ROUTE TO HOMEâ€" AND ENGLAND! (Jl K y y 4. r Mrs. F. D. Coggan, wife of the principal of London College of Divinity, London University, and their two children Ruth and Anne have company for their trip home to England on a Canadian Pacific Railway train which took 225 evacuee children and Royal Air Force dependents from Montreal to ship's side on the east coast. Judy and Lester Scantlcbury, whose father is Rev. R. M. Scantlebury, were in th« Coggan party. Judy, (third left) lived at the home of Rev. J. S. Harrington, 122 Glen View Avenue, Toronto, and her brother stayed with Dr. R. Armitage, 20 Queen s Park, Toronto, while the Coggans were at University of Toronto. TOTEM TOTER He's not trying to qualify as "low man on a totem pole." He's just homeward - bound T/Sgt. Charles M. Paddock of Oakland, Calif., arriving in Seattle with a totem pole â€" souvenir of hii service in th« Aleutians. PREVIEW OF POSTWAR CAR This streamlined postwar model â€" the handmade 194G Ford car, not the pretty blonde â€" will go into production within 60 to 90 days. Although exterior appearance is similar to pre-war models, cornpany officials say it has many mechanical improvements. How- ever, average motorists have to wait a year or more to buy one. FOG-DISPERSING 'FIDO' IN ACTION This first photo to be released on "Operation Fido" (Fog Investi- gation Dispersal Operations) shows how fog was articially dis- persed from RAF airfields by lines of burners on each side of main runways. In the picture, an RAF Lancaster is taking off, from clear-vision field, though fog hangs heavy up above. The British public often was puzzled during the war to read tliat raids had been carried out on Bcrhii or other places in Ger- many when they knew that over large areas of England there was widespread fog. No one knew how it could be done, but it was sup- posed that sromehow the pilots had found an airdrome free from fog. Actually, many landing acci- dents took place because of poor visibility and many potential bombing hours were lost. And for a long time it seemed that no answer to the fog problem could be found. Yet, in the end, the Petroleum Warfare Department found the answer. It was cnule and very extravagant in gasoline, and less expensive mctliods will have to be developed for "FIDO's" use in peacetime. Yi;t in wartime, when costs do not count, "FIDO" was greeted by British and .\meri- can fliers with a shout of joy. By means of tliat ingenious de- vice it was possible to de-fog an airdrome for the taking off of planes and to allow the fog to return after the planes had landed safely. "*« The device is a long rectangle of piping laid around the run- ways and pierced with small holes through which gasoline vapor can be pumped under pressure. When ignited this produces a wall of in- tensely liot flames. Within 10 minutes, the blazing heat con- denses the moist fog to liquid up to a height of about 100 feet above the ground. On July 17, 194-1, Air Vice-Mar- s'hal Bennett made four landings on a completely cleared rnnway of 1.30 yards, with the surrounding country lilanketcd in fog and with uiulcr 200 yards of visibility. Had it not been for the in- tensive bombing of Field Mar- shal Gen. Gerd von Rundstedt's supply lines in December, 19**, when fog was almost constantly over the British Pathfinders' airdromes, it is possible that the German push toward Antwerp might have succeeded and th« war might have been much pro- longed. "FIDO" came to the res- cue and it is expected to b« equally valuable in British peace- time civil aviation. SAVt 6y staying at FORD HOTELS £ MONfy. Modern, Firaproei, CenvMiitirtly iKOlld, l«| taking 01 low OJ $150 no highei per person per person, Montreal Toronto and the LORD ELGIN "^Ottawa 400 lovely rooms with radio! How You Can Get Quick Relief From Sore, Painful Piles Most people seem to think the on. painful pllo luniuia soon heal over 1; wn.v lo gei relief from their sore, I leavinc the sensitive rectal mem- painful piles Is by local treatment brnnea clean and healtliy. Local treatment may give tempor- We invite you to try Hem-Hold ary relief from the itchlne but ' and let II prove Itself. You can mal<< your teat. you can easily see why such treat- men' wil not cor- rect the cause oi your piles. No lasting tree dom from pll< can be had unlefs the cause of thi trouble Is correct ed. riles are diit to 1 n t e s t I n a causes so the bes^ way to get lasting relief Is to treat them Internalb with a medicine llk< Hem-Rold. Hem-Ro!d Is n formula that ha.>- been used tor ovei 40 years by thou- sands of pile suf- ferers It ii a imall, highly con- centrated tablet, easy and plens- ant 10 use. This cleverly c o m • pounded tablet W^ /*^,> i&.i.u^.. i-o>tti u) s t'rotetilODfti Uodei formula directs Its medical action lo rellel of the Kontjesioii that is the real cause of your piles. Ucm-Koid promotes CreR, easy and comCorlable buwol movements, uulckly relieves llcbliii; irritation and soreness and stimu- lates beuer blood circulation in the lower bowel. With good blood cir- oulatloD in the lower bowel, the in the privacy of your own home. NO COST If you ire not convinced t.hiit this Is an imazlnRly easy, ind surprisingly effective method of treating your tore, painful piles. Uet a package of Uein-lioid to- day from any iru(. store and use It as directed for JUST FIVB OAYS, AI the end of that time It you are not ab- 9 o 1 u t e I y sura ilem-Roid Is thi nicest, cleanest md most crfectiva ,> 1 1 e treatment you evei ined, re- turn the unused package to your portion ol the druggiii uriU ne will promptly re- lund yiui money. IMU'liCi riila Kenrriiii* ocrer la liurkeal liy â- â-  rcllulile ririii duinK liue- Ineu In Cnniuin fur n k<>u<I muBF yciira, lli-iii-ltuiu innai iieli> yuiir pile fUiKllllon iiuli'kly. rimily nnd uleaaHnlly o- ihU ulniple, rniiy ie«< coat* fvu BOlblBC Trr II (udBy. r

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