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(Continued from Page " l was confined in my home until 6 IT. Tupsday. _. .. . TOK10 RADIO Then four policemen escorted me to a concentration camp out- side Tokio. where l was put with a dozen ‘other Americans into a supp, pdmpl_etely hare rem. I had no chance to see the streets of Tokio the day war was declared. But others told me later that Jap- anese were anxious and surprised. They stood around radio shops, gritnly. listening to '.er bullegins: "Mv"inrormaits said no enthusi- asm was shown. Struts Dun-led Once during my internment l was taken through the streets to a hospital. They seemed deserted compared to normal times. Espe- cially there were few men and even young boys around, for they werre now in military training. _ The only entertainment, so far as I saw, was provided by ancient Italian and German and third-rate Japanese films Movie attendance haf fallenoljf sharply. . "itie very few aitomotsiies7 and trucks were all charcoal burners. I was informed that. as timel passed, Japanese business became. stagnant because of lack of stocks. t Japanese shops had been closing) for three years; at the last report) I heard about 70 per cent had closed. most of them in the year, before I left Tokio. l Em_poror’s Shelter i The emperor's air raid shelter, in his palace grounds in the heart of the city, is of reinforced concrete, 50_fert 1sntitrground, _ It is lavishly equipped. so the emperor and his family could re- main there for days in comfort. There is even a special room where the imperial princesses could tton- tinue their studies. An army armored car is standing by at all times to evacuate the imperial family to the country in event of a big scale aerial often- sive. On this basis of information V believe authentic, I can say that a week-after the war started the bare-bones Tokio market was sud-) denly flooded with food. The war lords apparently wanted to raise morale. PAC nan-r - ADDED ATTRACTION - FRIDAY - SATURDAY evmmodatiors for thirty diners iursuitaneously, Tlu- , A" attractive 'hullvz at t1oor of the main room is covered with a rug. brownish mum is of pl {In mmut lnr intone. tutdthe'tioorin thepatstusgewaytsis eoveed tsith rm nun-d in 1 w My“ ".'.'s r "rd-tone matbolcttm. n-u-l ul' tu. n-ur 1mm ‘va Luvv‘ Woruea trtwellers who visit the kitchen will tind it Hum"; fur H. ' 1"" im" l’ Nd“! Canadian Pacific Diner Server Maritime: 2a"i.'l Railroad rotting stock has HUI ‘losingxbeen repaired of. replaced lor mu Rrrrim'tyial ygars. Rallyoad slu‘huns "T t had piled trith essential matvrgal await- ' yearef slupmept. Much rolling stock _ ‘must be Shipped to oceupicd arm-x Lfo.r army use in scorchcd myth (Us lter, inl!..r.ietst, . sart of [any human] Problems Food Linn Form But “normal" was soon restored; and women began again' to stand? in line for hours waiting for food, Even before the war there had been a scarcity and there had been l no cotton, leather or woolcns l Dietary ailments arc now alarm- ittgly,cotnyton and other diseases such as tuberculosis are increasing. ‘ During my internment, the po-, lice helped themselves to my household possessions. I noticed they especially wanted shoes and suits even above more valuable possessions such as t-urios. I I Japanese are now purmittmi {in l two months a year. Prices urt' sky high and many go heatlcss. Taxes Sky High The government prtuuiu, u l!" people rice and sugar from thts or cupied South Seas. But in mid, June the situation was u'trt".s't' Hm. in December. The transport system is unuth to handle war necessities despite the sharp restrictions. Even food shipments are reduced to bare ne- cessities. Salaries in Japan have thutvaincd stationary for four years: tuxmiun has increased up to 300 [MT (mm So even if supplies wan» :nvuilnbh- the avirage Japanese could not bug them. Japanese finance faces mum-w dous problems because of sky- rocketing inflation. The WrVcrr1- ment is trying to key public pun chasing power at a minimum by heavy taxation and iin-iroclivr price fixing. Onu item in this year's budget provided funds lo increase the size of govern-mind mints and printing prvssrs, But perhaps Japan's mm! prvss _ ing problem is to rcpluo. sltippine sunk by the Allies. to kN-p paw» with the American naval' prugrnmr and to provide transport for sup- plies from occqpied southern areas “(Detroit Times). ! Healthfully . Air Conditioned Did Von Bur YOUR War Slvlnos Ihmp - Special Sunday Midnight WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY "o,a,a',"I "hEsna, L'nnlmunus Wed, 2 to 11.30 p.m, Continuous Mon. 2 to 11.30 pm. Adults 200 Plus Tax till 5.30 - ADDED ATTRACTION - d” N "kw-u Ill" ”HI-u nun-Inc- um Ait ' EAST ZORRN-Rev. John A. Walkur. pastor of the College Ave. United Church. Wootflstock. offi- ciated at the wedding of Anne ‘Ruth Kaufman, daughter of Mr. 'and Mrs. John C. Kaufman, Cassel, to Own-g»- Tum-1' Shipley. on Sat- ‘urduy aftcrttoon at 4 o'clock, The "rrithsuroottt is tho elder son of "Mr. ‘uml Mrs. John Shipley. Colilng- Wood. l .9rxutul of this place anemia! I‘Lw Mkuuunw tin-Hum: in Christ l',.mp M, . lum- m-ur t'otireville, on ‘Su-ulu}: " My "ml MN Hvubvn Weber of "Citthtrrsrn' spcitt last Wednesday at "he "East View" farm. Anne Kauiman Lovely Bride Tho 'cridt' wow a redingote frock of ppm blue, Alpaca) crepe with navy luluu ul‘cussol‘ivS and a cor- Supp' of 1iriarelitTe roses ottd forget- Im-vlmts. 3hr “m :Allvndrd by her sister. NY., mum Kuufman. us brides- m mi, v.-aritry, " wheat gold crepe C"rt :mm- with cumage of Talisman ""re,r's Mr. Bill Kaufman of Gait Am r thv c Tummy Mr. and Mrs. Shipley left by male! for Northern Ontario. WILLIAMSBURG Mr, and Mrs. John Steckle and funnly and Mr, and Mrs. Ion We- h.-r um! family attended the tun- rm] of ttw formvr's sister, Mrs. Ja- tvr.", Snydvr. m-ur Bloomingdale. um ‘l‘umdny. V IF, Willu11 KM and David ae- nmuumml hvr brother. Mr. Grant lii:ccl Ito Tills-tthurts. where they 5'va Hu- Wt vkmud with their mo- tVv, Ile, Hutu-IL Mr, Julm I‘Igzvnll-t' of Sunnyside IS awn-ling " frut days with her purunlx. Mr and Mrs, Adam Beck- was bps: man Mm" r Orville Fried of near Kitchrnvr spent a few days' holi- days with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Becker. -- ADDED ATTRACTION - A UNNEISAl PIC“!!! " EAST KOREA THE MERRY MACS BABY SANDY LEON ERROLL ANN GWYNNE “T‘Mrt Aaron “than“! u'hronicle Correspondent) My “H Err" "veker tChrot irl,. 1'ovrerpondrutt "Scully controlled. Int-1- io I'll' this lmidl er and David ae- brothcr. Mr. Grant “burg. whurc they and with tiusir mo- T'I 'AflgLog ftMIqhtl AW3t9t0t1hB dining is also m mutt In l very few minutes the bris nude arrived on the scenento Bnd a; machine shop and driving shed in names. A mu chicken house, a t2 of wood and the ban were in; threatened, but muted by water from a stream close by the latter were saved. A tractor and it car were removed from the trum- ing drivin shed but efforts to save the Lt'lfi'l proved futile. Fortunately the tire was kept un- der control and prevented from ‘spLeading further. V I Mrs. Clarence Dimond spent the week-end in Blyth. Miss Margaret Bean and Mr. Clarence Diamond also attended the funeral of the Male Mrs. Neil A. Taylor on Sunday (afternoon. \spent the week-end with friends (at Collingwood. Much interest has menu-ed around Mr. Kuhn recently (as it has become generally known (that he has secured u boat fully lequipped with outboard motor. m: 'The trial run was held on the Baden dam and ova the week-end Aer. Kuhn and family enjoyed u 'ifisttirtg trip at Collingwood. Personals V Jrmms. - nu. - SAT. 1 Mrs. A, E. Bean ot Southwest Miimot spent the week-end with her daughter, Miss Margaret Bean, ‘in town. Mr. and Mrs. Ellworth mean also visited with'their sister iort.Sur1day' evening. 7 J'NINKS IContluuod trom Pile " [that it is accurately and promptly 'stamped and kept up-to-date. can he be sure that the records are as ‘they should be and that, when un- employment comes, he can draw (the benefits to which he is entitled The cause of the tire is unknown. Mr. Hamacher had been using a machine in the machine shop but had smart! it and gone to the house. en he returned he found smoke emerging from the machine shop in the driving shed. Insurance yyeeartltsd on the handing. My»: me- smug-I: The sympathy of this community is extended to Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Ross in the sudden death of Mrs. Ross' mother at Blyth on Friday, July 24. Mrs. Taylor, who spent the winter months with her daugh- ter, was well known and her sunny disposition will be sadly missed not only by her immediate family but by a host of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart 'is Kuhn and frhtidrcn, 1larteyranA guglas, Ida Fit Brigade Amt: Worse Pie 0n Thur-day charm a! ttve deb?! we. value simy "mowed aeauudtieLr-ivedaitdthe This was the answer to an alarm am in from the tuna home ot Mr, Roy Hun-char at Wilmot Centre, myth of Baden. Leading Aircraftman Gordon Holst. stationed with' the Royal) Canadian Air Force in Gahder. Newfoundland. is spending a two weeks' furlough with his wife here, and other friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Livingston and ‘son David of Belleville have bven vacationing with the farmer's parenst, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Living- ston. - Miss Beatrice Snider is spending a two weeks' vacaliun with rvla- tives at Dunnville. Mr. Lawson Swartzcntrubor has accepted a position in the Head ofriceror the Dominion Linseed Oil Company here and mmmvncvd his duliys on Monday of this wcck, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ritchie and daughters, Jean. Miriam and Shin lay. left on Monday ior a vacation at Parkhill and Montrepl. At the opening of the fiscal year employees under the Urtemploy- ment Insurance Act were n- repis- tered and new books. won- issuvtl to them. In them will be ntorded one year's contributions to the Un- employment Insurance Fund. While a worker is employed, the employer is responsible for the nu cording of contributions by stamp- ing the book correctly. The om- ployee has the right to examine his book at intervals of not more than a two weeks' vacation with rulaq If a worker has a new posmon lives at Dunnville. to go to...ho must turn his book Mrs. John Brighty of Pluttsville uvvr to his new employer at once. was a recent visitor with her; and stamp entries will be con- friend. Mrs. Albert Evvrets. Hinm'd in ttw same book whvre the Miss Carol Gurdnor uf Kitchencr fopmcr omployer left off. is holidaying at hrr parental hunuu‘ When the ermtioyethasy.toley Master Billy Struth of Toronto is holidaying with his grandma- ther. Mrs. Henry Struth and his aunts. . Master Teddy Hondurich spent a few days last week with his bro- ther. Bvland in Kitchener. Mrs. Maurice Geitch and daugh- ter Carol spent Tuesday, afternoon in Kitchener. Free Parking corner Duke and Ontario Streets. THE LITTLE TOUGH GUYS Lloyd Nolan Marjorie anor “The Man Who Tough hs They Come William Holden _ Frances Dee Grant Mitchell - Ann Gillis 1lmd Central Murder' Meet The Stewarts' CAPITOL Van Rollin - Patricia Dane Sunday Midnight MON. - TUES. - WED. THE DEAD END KIDS ( Added- Fawn Added Feature Wouldn't Die" in in , On Sunday. July 26th. at the lhomss of Mr. and Mrs. Quintin Mar- klo two birthdays were celebrated. Tho table was covered with n Jump linen tahlo cloth with pink, hllw and white streamers strung on it and controd with a lovely hiv’lhdny cake trimmrd with white and pink. with a bouquet of blue and white drslphiniurns on either rsitits of it. Those honored were Mr. Simon "NT of Kitchener and Mrs. Quintin Markie, the hostess. Other guests wpre Mrs. Simon Heer. son Pt" Km var of Kitchener. Mr. and Mrs A n Boll and Mr Quin- hn Markle Turning in the book is an es- sqmiul part a! a claim for benefit, "since the insurance book is the “11ml conclusive ovidvnco of contri- butions on the basis of which bene- fit payments are made, Franda and relatives of Rum“ C Hallman, R.C,N.. are glad to Mr and Mrs D P. Slammer and (laughter Ruth and friend Miss Curt, Pratt of Toronto, who has strottt a tow days with Ruth, were in Toronto one day last week and hhss Pratt rnmainpd there Celebrate 2 Birthdays An intcrrsting feature of the campaign m far as this District is cancrrnrd is the fact that a tine now barracks " the Corps will soon ho available on property ad- joining No. 1 District Depot, Wolse- " Barracks. London. Comprising two large frame buildings and oomph-lt- in every respect, living "rrommodation will be provided hvrv for one hundred members of the Canadian Womert'.s Army Corps. Mr and Mrs F. McDonald " (vndrd Camp Mootintt held at Kujfhom-r- gr) Sandzly A _ - (Puntinned from Page " visiting such towns as Mitchell. Lislnwcl. Palmerston. Hnrriston, Mount Forcst, Wiartun and other points. Onicvrs of the Corps will also be present during the week of August 3rd in Chuthgm. Windsor. Km'lu-nu-r-Wan-Hun and Wood- Mock, with a view to giving ill- formation in prospective applicants for admission to llw Corps. Applicants must bv British sub- jects. between 18 and 45 years of ago. with no dependents. not lower than "B" category and ready to enlist for the duration for service anywhere. Application for enlist- ment may he madv to the C.W.A.C. officc. llrudquurtrrs MD. I. Lon- (lon. It is cmphusizcd that this is not " voluntary organization, but an Army Corps, subject to the same dirciplirw and rogulations as the regular army. twice a munch to see that the pro- P"!' stamps, are_being affixed. .-_ hm SEEK CHESTERFIELD Basement Bafgains --and a special-purvhase lot Hearing at only _ "LACHFORD WHITES GOLDEN PHEASANT 7.69 K m My I E, mm. I (Chronicle Correpondentt Gnomes Ihimtmat Stone --arttl a bounty of other low-price pick-ups to bring you bargain hunting In the King Street Basement . . . Women's House Die-ea - Ill-l Anton: - 5mm Gloves - Ben-berg Hose - Slips - Bayou hatin- - Children's Wu]: Ttte-e. - Table 0ilcloth - Terry Towels - Bellman; - Bath Room Sets - Ee., Etc. white purses - TSe work pants reg. $9.75 millinery - 49c Work shirts - ttSe a: 2.95 _t.eeattatghohs0th0-_l-dtaa.atnr.trtmt-Wm. CW8!) ALL BAY MONDAY OPEN ALL (DAY “UNIDAY "rqa_r"trmtr--tmrA- The annuai Walther League Convention wilt" be held in Strat.. ford on August 2 and 3. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Knipfel visit- ed Mrs. Henry Ruetter at Kitchen- tp". Sunday gaggnoop. 7 7 learn of his improvement after his seige ot the mumps. He is sta- tioned' at an Sastern Canadian D. Ersitautrer had the threshing machine on his farm for the first time this year in the neighborhood lust Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knipfel were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Maedker " f2f"iari, Mrs. Louisa Strebel and I85 Martha Strebel were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Neeb at Tavistock. Port, Dolores ind iraiiiii, Knipfel spent a few days with Betty Hil- dopbrand at Kitchener. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schaefer and family were recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tracey at Wa.. terloo. Jean Salzman of Kitchener is spending a week with Mr. and ME: Wm. Kniprel, _ - , i'i"ii'i'rm"i'ikrrti'ii'ik momma»! iiyi'krrec, Mti1Mrht . my mm In. "22:492-339. RIISAllNIIJIIISSEll PETERSBURG William Powell " Hedy Lamarr Br lill Role“.- Knihlel [Chronicle (forte-pendent) Melvyn Donna - V1rehtt. Bruce in " There’s That Woman he King St. Floor STARTS SUNDAY MIDNIGHT 12.05 A.M. Also - MON. - TUES. - WED. WOMEN’S SHOE SHOP “CROSSROADS” Clearance savings gill the more. attractive this year because of existing conditions. Check the mark-downs in this, list: . White Shoes reduced reg. $8.75 ' with CLAIRE TREVOR - BASIL IA'I'IIBONE SPECIAL HOLIDAY ATTRACTION EXTRA! Clllldl Carries On "The Voice In Canada" REVIVAL TUESDAY 10.45 RM. Special and cut service to Waterloo i! in "The Veterans Guard of Canada has taken over the 'dull jobs' of the Canadian Army. Not only in Can- ada, but in Britain .and in various pans of the Empire the Veterans Guard of Canada is doing the jobs that cal for method. doggedness and discipline." ( "They had no illusions about war; they knew that much ot it ‘was a dull business-hard-slug- gins. steady, lrelentless effort with- out glory or thanks. ing in town and city and country," Col. Alley said. "Yet, when war broke out. they clamored 'to get back into service. "There are many dull jobs in war. most of which do not require the physical agility that belongs only to youth. These call for me- thod, doggedness. discipline. Such jobs have not the glamour of Id- venture nor do they hold out any hope of glory or honour to be gained. NEWS of Your ARMY "They had no illusions about themselves; they know that they were older, slower. less vigorous. Helm. Town. 102 Albert. Waterloo HURLBUY SENIORS 'dULYANAS GOUDIES SPECIFIED LINES - $2.4-9 (Continued trom Page " and $6.75 4.69 8 SMASH HITS NOW PLAYING "