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Flesherton Advance, 3 Jul 1946, p. 2

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â- 'ffi**itaK»»- > BRITISH TO BLOW UP GERMAN 'GIBRALTAR' R-^^-^V^ GERMANY kfMNCE>\. . ^ To remove a military threat of long standing, Great Britain is reported planning to blow up, with thousands of tons of explosives, the great German naval base on Helgoland, heavily fortified island in the North Sea. Above is an airview of Helgoland, taken during the war. Inset map shows the location of the German "Gibraltar" and of Sylt and other Frisian Islands naval bases which British also [T'- f: ... plan to destroy. GERMANY BOUNDâ€" AND MILITARY TRIAL Col. Jack W. Durant and his WAC wife, Capt. Kathleen Nash Durant. board an Army plane in Washington for Frankfort, Ger- many, where they will face Army charges of stealing the fabulous Hesse jewels from Kronberg Castle. ANTICIPATION AND . REALIZATION Holding empty mugi, three youngater* at Gdansk, Poland, in photo at top, watch wistfully as a townswoman milkt n cow just taken off the UNRRA livestock ship in background. Below, their silent plea, answered, they lose no time in downing the warm, fresh milk. T'NrRA cows are milked as soon as the ihip docks, and local youngsters have learned to be on hand with their muss reaHv. More Fco'. In U.S. Soon There probably will be nioic food for Americans in the next twelve months, but not in meat. poultry, eggs, butter, fats, oils or wheat products. Butter, where it could be bought, coa. 11 cents a pound more last week and it was predicted riiglit reach 94 ccnrs next winter. The Swiss flag is one of the oldest in liurope, and was used as early as 1339. Highlights of the News UNRRA Helps Italy Tlie United Nations Relict and Rehabilitation Adl1lilli^t^ation has stepped up its program for tlic re- habilitation <f Italy's economy through the delivery of hundreds of thousands of tons of fuel and raw material, -F. H. LaGuardia. Director General, said. He added. "This coal is essential to the en- tire economic life of Italy â€" for its railroads, food processing plants, gas works, fertilizer works, and steel and general engineering." New French Government Provisional President Bidault formed -i new Government for France after he had promised to increase wage-earnc » incomes substantially and the Communists agreed to :nter his Cabinet. Bread Rationing in U. K.? Britain's bread rationing scheme will go into effect on July 21 if, within the next month, the Brilish cabinet decides it is really neccs-;- ary. There will be three scales of bread rationing. Sedentary work â-  ers will get 10 ounces daillj'; clii!- dren and expectant mothers will be entitled to 12 ounces and heavy workers will get 16 ounces. Remembrance Sunday Prime Minister Attlee announced Commons that 'Britain would have one observance â€" known as "Remembrai.ce Sunday" â€" for the dead of both wars, thus terminat- ing the celebration of Armistice Day. It wai decided that the Sunday before November 11, unless the Uth or 12th of November were a Sunday, should be known as Re- membrance Sunday. Rubber Workers On Strike All almost iinniediate tire short- age was said to be coiifroiiling On- tario as the United Rubber Work- ers of Canada (CIO) called out workers on strike in Ontario plants for higher wages. The Union estimated tiiat 9,000 workers were affected in 11 plants. These arc the Gutta Percha and Seibcrling plants at Toronto, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber at sur- bu ban New Toronto, Goodyear at Bowmanville, Firestone at Hamil- ton, Barrington at Oakville and three Dominion Rubber Company factories and the Kaufman and Goodrich plants at Kitchener. Two other Toronto plants were not affected by the strike call, agreements having been reached with the union ai the Toronto Dunlop factory and negotiations continuing at the Viceroy Toronto plant. U.S. Meat Shortage Fresh meat, hard -o get in war- time with rationing in effect, has virtually vanished from most of the United Tiates' peacetime dinner tables. Slaughtering operations of most of the big packing plants are at an historic low level. There is only a trickle of supplies turned out as pens remain empty. Many plants have closed. Butcli- cr shops in many cities remain closed two or three diiys a week. The scanty fresh meat supplies butchers can get are sold out in a hurry. Chester Bowles, Director of Economic Stabilization, said there would be an increase in meat for five or six months ;.fter July 1. He also predicted relief from the shortage of bread within thirty days and an ample supply of most foods, except sugar, for the rest of the year. Lake Ships Sail Again The big freiglileis of Canada's inland seas moved through the in- ter-lake canals and took up their job of handling vital cargoes of g.-ain, coal .md ore as Capt. E. S. Bi and, Fc:kr; lly - appointed con- tn llcr of lake shipping, took com- mand of the lake fleets. IN FAIRNESS TO YOURSFXF If you nrft intere.sted in a Butsine.s.s, investigate TO-DAY the tremend- ou.s possibiiilie.s of the TELO-VrEW Poitable theatre and the new copy- righted MOVIE DA.NCE feature.-*. I'rovincial and district franchises are now available. P'or complete jetail" â€" VViite, Wire or Telephone AMLTSE.ME.VT RESEAm.'H CO. OP CANADA, CHATHAM, O.NTARIO, 7 > Rolls en r BARBED WIRE PROTECTS BUILDINGS IN PALESTINE \i'^- -'^'f^ W British tanks and soldiers are on the alert today in troubled Jerusalem against further violence blamed upon illegal Jewish organizations. Barbed wire 1 arricr.des have been thrown around all public buildings and military precautions have been stepped up. These tanks are shown passing the saluting base during the King's recent birthday parade in Palestine. TROOPS ENDEAVOR TO QUELL VIOLENCE r * On guard at the barbed wire protected entrance to the public information offices building is a sentry watching members f i • ». outing club pass his post. Further military precautions are reported as the death toll rose and three unexnlodeH \^^^y. * JfW'Sh youth .eethina Holv I «nd The outbreaks «re blamed on illegal Jewish organUatiW ""* ^^"""^ '" '*'« > â- i > A -4 * •f > i â- f i

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