Sherbrooke daily record, 17 septembre 1943, vendredi 17 septembre 1943

[" S'hprbrnnkp Ha U g ÎHrrorù \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 THE PAPER OF THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS WEATHER Partly cloudy and cool.Established 1 897* SHERBROOKE, QUEBEC* FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1943.CITY EDITION.5TH &ND 8TH ARMIES FUSE FORCES AT SALERNO Contact Established Patrols After Am,zfiALllED WAR EFFORT REVIEWED March Northward Canadians Reported Among Reinforcements\t?\u2014 Thronging onto Beachhead to Support 5th\u2014Allies\u2019 Medium and Light Bombers, Fighter Bombers and Fighters Pound Enemy Troop Concentrations and Transport on Smoking, Flaming Battleground.Allied Headquarters, North Africa, Sept.17.\u2014(Æ*)\u2014The oth Army of Lt.-Gen.Mark W.Clark and the British 8th Army fused their fronts with establishment of contact between patrols following an amazing Northward march of nearly 200 miles from the Italian toe by Gen.Sir Bernard Montgomery\u2019s veterans, Allied headquarters announced today.The British 8th Army, which includes units of the Canadian 1st Division, also made contact with British forces beating up the Italian East coast from Taranto, a communique from Gen.Dwight D.Eisenhower\u2019s headquarters announced.All three of the Allied beachheads on the West, South and East thereby were about to be welded into a single front when the main bodies of troops get together.The contact between Gen.Montgomery\u2019s speeding warriors and Gen.Clark\u2019s British and American troops, who for eight days had fought the greatest engagement of the Mediterranean war in order to maintain their West coast foothold, was made somewhere in the Southern end of the Salerno^\u2014\u2014- bridgehead.Concentrated Assaults On German gt|| Taiiway Stations At Modane Are Carried Out By Big^Bomber Force URGES POST-WAR CONSIDERATION Toronto, Sept.Î7.\u2014 ((P) \u2014The 15th session of the General Synod of the Church of England in Canada ends today after seven days of hard work.Thanksgiving services in observance of the 50th anniversary of formation of the General Synod will be celebrated in all dioceses outside Antheor viaduct near St.Raphael on London, Sept.17.\u2014(iP)\u2014A large force of R.A.F.and Canadian bombers swept deep into Southeastern France last night to make a concentrated attack on enemy railway stations at Modane on the French-Italian frontier, it was announced today, and Mosquitos again hit Berlin.Big.home-based British and Canadian Lancasters, striking directly at enemy efforts to rush reinforcements into the Italian battlegrounds, also made, a low level attack on the or near Toronto Sunday, September 26.Last night stirring appeals for development of virile religious lead-ship and a campaign for social justice were made by tw-o bishops of the Church.Rt.Rev.P.Carrington, Bishop of Quebec, opposed relegation to a committee of a report as important as that brought in by the Commission on Reconstruction.He thought Continued on page 2, column 6.(The Vichy Radio spoke of Canadians among the reinforcements thronging onto the beachhead to support the 5th Army.Earlier this week the German radio had said German troops faced Canadian troops, tanks and armored vehicles on part of the Salerno front, and a London dispatch had indicated that the Canadian 1st Army tank brigade was in action there.iiiree Soviet Armies Closing In On Krasnograd, Nazi Bastion And Junction On Kharkov Line London, Sept.17.\u2014 ((P) \u2014 Three .None of these Soviet armies, surging Westward reports has yet received official cen- .through the Southern Ukraine, are firmation.)\t.\t,\t,\t; losing in on Krasnograd, Nazi ¦Linking of the two armies broke bastion and rail junction in the the enemy's ring of steel around Gen.Kharkov-Dnieperopetrosvk railway Clark\u2019s Tommies and doughboys and a Reuters news agency dispatch appeared to have ended the critical from Moscow said today, period of the battle fought against j Other Red Army columns, having four or more German armored divi-|scored four impressive victories sions on the bloodstained beaches, (yesterday, were plunging forward Announcement of the contact was j on many sectors of the 600-mile made by Allied headquarters shortly battlefront, intent on throwing the after a communique had told of Gen.! Germans back across the formi-Montgomery\u2019s capture of Vallo Della i dable Dnieper river barrier before Lucania, 16 miles from Agropoli, at j the heavy autumn rains render the ^Southei n^end of the 21-mile front | large-scale military operations im- held by the 5th Army.Lt.-Gen.Mark Clark\u2019s army of British and American soldiers \u2014and which is also believed to include the 1st Canadian Army Tank Brigade\u2014 striking out In new force from their beachhead foxholes, meanwhile repulsed three counter-attacks yesterday and \u201cresumed the initiative/' the communique said.Alabanella, was re-occupied, Allied forces were driven from this town early in the week by a German counter-attack.The war bulletin said German resistance now had \u201cweakened considerably\u201d as the enemy foi\u2019ces attempted to limit the expanding Allied bridgehead.The communique said again, as Gen.Clark did yes-U\u2019;^^ 0f the'dav signed\" bv Premier ! Workers of Ameriea- Loc\"*1 ^ bridgehead \u201chas been firmly estab-!\tf1'0111 124 guns in the Russian lished.\u201d\t(Capital, recorded gams on fout During yesterday\u2019s action, the anJ w^eiy separated sectors which ap- passerj v,y a roH call vote of 244-175, nouncement said, prisoners were i paiently doomed the entire system new nletho(l limits delegates - \u2022\t_ j of Nazi defence and communicatior.:from\tany one charter\u20acd or\t-\te\t- vious German\tattacks were\treduced, jlines East «f\ttile\tDnieper.\tThey : iocai\tuniorl to ten.Up to\tthat\tlimit In the South, a British 8th Army were:\tjit provides one delegate\tfor\tthe column which\tadvanced up\tthe East j 1-\u2014Capture\tof\tthe great\t_Black : fjrst\t]0f) members or less\tand\tone Coas*- of the Italian toe was report-; Sea port of Novorossiisk, an impor-; additional delegate for each addled to have effected a junction with (tant naval base and springboard for tional 500 members or major frac-troops sweeping out from captured j an assault upon the German-held tion thereof, Taranto on the heel.\tj Crimea.possible A D.N.B.broadcast from Berlin today admitted that the Germans had lost Novorossisk, the Russian Black Sea naval base in the Caucasus.The German communique, broadcast by Berlin and recorded by the Associated Press, also conceded once more that the Nazis had evacuated Bryansk, important base on the Central front.Berlin announced three days ago that Bryansk had been evacuated but denied it in a broadcast yesterday.The Russians have made no claims of the city\u2019s capture.A triumphant Moscow commit CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AT LABOR PARLEY Considerable Agenda Still Facing 529 Accredit-ted Delegates to Canadian Congress of Labor Convention.Montreal, Sept, 17.\u20140)\u2014Consti-tut'ona! amendments occupied yesterdays\u2019 sessions of the Canadian Congress of Labor\u2019s fourth annual convention, which enters its fifth and f.nal day today.Still before the 529 accredited delegates is a considerable agenda, ft includes election of officers, additional proposals for modification of the Congress constitution, reports from various committees involving consideration of many resolutions, and an address by R.J.Thomas, of Detroit, International the French Riviera route.At Modane, a French frontier town near the opening of the Mont Cenis tunnel, a \u201cheavy and concentrated attack was made\u201d on the freight yards, it was announced.\u201cFirst reports indicate both attacks were effective,\u201d the communique said.Four of the night bombers were reported missing and R.C.A.F.headquarters said one of them was Canadian.Several Halifax squadrons of the Canadian Bomber Group helped the R.A.F.in blasting the French rail centre, headquarters said, while R.C.A.F.Mosquitos and Mustangs aided in intruder work over the Low Countries and France.One Canadian fighter is missing.In hitting at the Modane area, the The Air Ministry communique said Fighter Command aircraft, one of which is missing, also attacked airfields and railway and other transport targets in France and the Low Countries during the night.Beaufighters escorted by Fighter Command Spitfires sot three minesweepers afire off the Dutch ecast, it was announced.The German radio declared the R.A.I\u2019, flew over Northern Germany last night in what it described as \u201cnuisance raids,\u201d but the broadcast added paradoxiaily that twenty of the attacking planes were shot down.Berlin reported Marshal Retain had visited Mountlucon to inspect the damage caused by the R.A.F.and R.C.A.F.in the heavy raid Wednesday night on the Dunlop rubber factory there.From the Cognac airfield, four-engined Focke-Wtilfs, Dorniers, and Junkers 99\u2019s fly out in wide arcs attacking Allied convoys, tipping off submarines, and tangling with anti-submarine patrol planes.In addition to hitting at the Cognac airfield, the Americans blasted port facilities and the airfield at Nantes, U-boat pens at La Pnllice and La Rochelle airfield \u2014 flying some 1,660 miles to their most remote objectives to complete, the GERMANS TURN TO ITALY FOR LABOR SOURCE Nazi Authorities Add Former Allies to List of Countries from Which Reich Gathering Slave Labor.Berne, Sept.17.\u2014(JP)\u2014 Nazi au-, thorities have begun requisitioning Italian workmen, adding thei: former Allies to the long list of countries from which the Reich is gathering slave labor.Heads of German labor camps have been instructed to prepare to receive \u201cgreat numbers\u201d of Italian farm workers, a dispatch to Geneva\u2019s La Suisse said, adding that it bad been Roosevelt Promises Further Blows To Be Dealt Huns And Japs U.S.President Predicts Powerful New Thrusts at Foe, Including Fresh Invasions of Hitler\u2019s European Stronghold\u2014Makes Bid for Axis Satellites to Get Out of War\u2014Lauds Russia\u2019s Sledgehammer Blows.U.S.SECRETARY KNOX ARRIVES IN BRITAIN London, Sept.17.\u2014 ((P) \u2014United States Navy Secretary Frank Knox has arrived in Britain by plane, it was announced today, lie Was.accompanied by Capt.Leland P.Lov-Vonlinned\u201d that Fritz:''.11- cllief of the Navy Public Relu R.A.F.and R.C.A.F.bombers prob- \\ longest daylight bombing operations ably disrupted traffic through one ; in this theatre.Sauckel, Nazi High Commissioner for Labor Employment, had been charged with requisitioning Italian peasants.Germany\u2019s need for slave labor tion Department.Knox conferred (Ills morning with Admiral Harold li.Stark, commander of American naval forces in European waters, and called a press conference for 5 p.m.(noon, E.D.T.) today, Berlin Radio Reports Canadian Troops Land At Castellabate To leinforce British-American Unit of the few remaining railroad channels through the Alps over which the Germans can funnel reinforcements into Italy.The big Alpine Cents tunnel is 50 miles Northwest of Turin on the rail route to Lyon and Paris.The attacks came immediately after American bombers made one of the heaviest daylight assaults of the war against port installations, docks am! airports in the Bay of Biscay area.At the same time R.A.F.and American medium bombers attacked airfields at Beaumont-la-Roger and Tricouville, freight yards at Serqueux and a power station near Rouen.Swarms of German fighters were encountered in the operations and the bombers and their escort bagged a total of 35 enemy planes.Thirteen heavy bombers and three Her» were lost hv the Allies, the official bulletin said.U.S.GUNNER AWARDED GOODYEAR TO BUILD HIGH DECORATIONS LARGER DIRIGIBLES nique, heralded by two Specia; i resident of the United Automobile \u2018Great ExcLement\u201d Reported In 'dlkans Over Campaign In Italy Washington, Sept.17.-\u2014(JP)\u2014Iso-I tachments sent to replace Italian taken and the salients made by pre-j f Nazi defence^ and^communicatior,1 from ar.y one\" chartered\"or affiliated ! latccl b>\u2019 German invasion armies for policing units after the Badoglio lay came on ;a constitutional change which es-: tablis\u2019ies a new basis for representation to Congress conventions.London, Sept.17.\u2014((P) \u2014 An unusual, simultaneous award of the Distinguished Flying Cross and Oak :\t.Leaf Cluster - equivalent to two Pany W)U resume Peacet,me D.F.C.\u2019s\u2014was made today to Sgt.Donald W.Crossley, 25 of the United States Army Air Force.The highest scoring United States aerial gunner in European theatre of operations, Crossley shot down eleven German planes in twenty heavy bomber raids.Crossley already held an Air Medal and three Clusters for the raids.Akron, O., Sept.17.\u2014f/P)\u2014The Goodyear Time and Rubber Corn- manufacture of dirigibles and already is working -on designs for airships of 10,000,060 cubic feet\u2014larger than any previously built, Board Chairman Paul W.Litchfield reported today.The new dirigible.Litchfield told an audience of aviation writers, will play a vital role in transportation of passengers and frieght in over-seas commerce.Allied Convoy Of Sixty Ships Nears Salerno j London, Sept.17.\t0) \u2014 The Ger- man International Information Bu- j announcements from Allied head-rcau today acknowledged that the quarters in North Africa have re-5th and 8th armies had made contact pea ted I y mentioned that rcinforce-! in the Salerno region of Italy and ments are being poured into the said that three Allied convoys total-[ bridgehead.ling 66 ships now arc steaming for 1 Nothing was known in London of Salerno.\tthe Berlin assertion that Canadians The International Information had made new landings in Italy.Bureau, German propaganda agency, I ^ar^y this week the Germans said, asserted in a Berlin broadcast iC- without confirmation, that their I corded by the Associated Press that 'roops had battled Canadian forma-¦both American and British forces ;U(,na in fl^htin,f the 5th Army, and London, Sept.17.\u201401\u2014The Berlin radio reported today that one of Gen.Sir Bernard Montgomery\u2019s 8th Army motorized divisions had been landed near Salerno Wednesday night to reinforce the British-American 5th Army, and said: \u201cThe Canadians, landed near Castellabate.\u201d The German report was not confirmed by any source, but official in the Salerno bridgehead \u201chave received reinforcements from the 8th Army.\u201d It added that \u201cam an g other\u201d 8th Army units which hme arrived at Salerno was a tank brigade.It claimed that \u201cthe 36th American Division must be considered almost entirely wiped out,\u201d but conceded that the Allies in the last 48 hours Continued on page 2, column 5.Continued on page 2, col.4.Premier\u2019s Foreign Policy Stand Boosts Finland Peace Sentiment two years, the ingenious fighting | armistice, patriots of Yugoslavia have estab-! Mihailovich\u2019s forces thrust a wedge lished direct radio contact with the i into the German units in Fast Bos-United States.The first messages nia, not far from the town of Zvor-from the guerilla-operated station nik, the message said.C it into tell of \u201cgreat excitement\u201d in the! groups of two, the Germans were Balkans over the Allied drive into .pushed toward Drina, When they neighboring Italy.\ttried to swim a river to escape, they r.rti\t,1\twi I zx t n 1 » r rl n _ Stockholm, Sept.17.\u2014(Æ1)\u2014Peace!said yesterday that Germany has in sentiment in Finland was given a\tformed the Danes they must re-es-\tthe convention that\ta\troll call be strong boost today through an an-\ttablish a parliamentary government ;\ttaker.nouncement by Premier Edwin Lin-; by September 8 or their country1 Ano.ner amendment which preci-komies identifying himself as theiwould be made a Nazi protectorate.'^1^ adô£J pMv:des°that a^y anonymous spokesman who was\tThe ultimatum obviously was a\tdispute between two\tor\tmore affili- quoted as saying September 11 that\tGerman move to get rid of the task (\tated or chartered unions regarding his country wished to withdraw from of supervising civil and police func-j iurisd etion or any other matter the war '\t1 tions taken over under the martial :\the submitted by either union: vue wai.\t,\t,\t» V\toq Prime I to the Congress Executive Council.! The previous representation xvas based on one delegate for the first 100 members or less and one addi-riona, delegate for each additional 100 members or major fraction thereof.The roll call vote was preceded by a show of hands, after which Presi- 1 that the station was being operated j Agency.The embassy said the agen-dent A.^ R.Mosher expressed the j by thg patriotic forces of Gen.Dra-; cy probably represents the Demo-chairs doubt as to the result, and a 1 ha Mihailovich.\t.cratic Committee formed by a coun- standing vote on which he declared Q^g mef:=age to the embassy here-cil of guerilla leaders in August, trie amenament carried.He then U0jd\tpa(.rj0(_s rou).e(j Qerîr)ian dp.j ^945^ granted demands from the floor of\t' London indicated that perhaps the Canadian 1st Army Tank Brigade made up part of the Salerno force.Other Canadians, from the 1st Division which operated in Sicily, ai-i- known to form a part, of Gen.Sir Bernard Montgomery\u2019s British Ktli Army striking up Italy from its initial landing on the toe.Another mention of Canadians on .,\t,,\t.\t, the Salerno front came today from considerably widened\u201d the South- lh,, (>rn,iln-eontroIled Vichy\u2019 radio, ern part oi the bridgehead through i Co)lc(Min[! that the Germans had nevy hind inks.\t! failed to drive the oth Army off its A Stockholm dispatch quoted Her- beachheads, the radio had' this to din spokesmen as saying that \u201ca Can- say: adian division\u201d from Calabria pro-1 \u201cif Marshal Kesselring has not vines in Southern Italy had been yet succeeded in forcing the Ameri-' landed on the Salerno beachhead, j can troops of fieri.Clark and the The report was not confirmed.(British and Canadian reinforcement \u201cIt may be estimated,\u201d said a ( troops to re-embark, at least his Berlin broadcast by the German attacks have cut the American lines news agency D.N.B., \u201cthat Gen.Sir (in two, forming two bridgeheads, Bernard Montgomery\u2019s tank forma- lone at Salerno, the other at Beoli.\" tions and motorized units landed on .This claim of splitting the Allied Washington, Sept.17.\u2014 (A\u2019) \u2014.President Roosevelt reviewed for the I\u2019niled Stales Congn'ess today the sweeping Allied war effort on fronts around the world and promised \u201cfurther blows\u201d against Germany and Japan and the ultimate moling out.of \u201cthe war-breeding gangs of militarisls.\u201d Hie President, in a lengthy message, withheld any specific rec-ommendnlions for congressional faction to further the progress of Iho war or help solidify the peace to follow.He confined himself largely to analyzing what has been accom-plished on the fighting fronts and on ihe production front and to predicting powerful now thrusts at the foe, including fresh invasions of Hiller's European stronghold.He made a bid for the Axis satellites to get out of the war, mentioning Rumania, Hungary, Finland and Rulgaria.He said the Allie have reliable information of \"definite unrest ami a growing desire for peace,\" among their peoples.Mr.RooKevoll.praised Russia\u2019s sledgehammer blows against the Nazis and at the same time gave what, appeared to be his answer to \u2022some Russian complaints that the Allied operations in the Mediterranean have not drawn off enough German strength from the Russian front.He said it was eerlain that the campaign in North Africa, Sicily and Italy, plus the engaging of large numbers of German planes in the skies over Western Europe, \u201chave given important help to the Russian armies along their advancing front from Leningrad to the Black Sea.\u201d \u201cWe know, too,\u201d he said, \u201cthat we are contributing to that advance by making Germany keep many divisions in the Balkans, in Southern France and along the English Channel.1 like to think that these words constitute an understatement.\u201d The President gave a four-point summation of the war in telling Congress that \u201cwe are still a long, long way from ultimate victory in any major theatre of the war.\u201d These were his points: 1.Despite, substantial victories in the Mediterranean, \u201cwe face a hard, and costly fight up through Italy,\u201d and a major task of organizing po- Equipment for the radio setup were \u201cattacked and completely de-j may have been parachuted into the .troyed\u201d on the right bank, Yugoslav hills by Allied planes, Yu-! The dispatches are put out by a jgoslav Embassy officials hinted.(newly-formed Yugoslav news ser-The State Department confirmed 1 vice \u2014 the Democratic Telegraphic At that time, Linkomies declared riay'g decree of August 29.Prime Finland regretted being at war with Minister Erik de Scavenius and his!wl!ich :mauv fIe=ide Jth®50UJrse Britain and desired peace with Rus- cabinet submitted their resignations ' ' when the, Germans took over.5,000,000 CLOTHING COUPONS ARE STOLEN London, Sept.17.\u20140)\u2014The theft of 5,060,000 clothing ration coupons ; from an army storhouse in South-1 west London was reported today by j the Board of Trade, which said thei theft threatened to upset Britain\u2019s! clothing rationing scheme.The stolen coupons, the Board ex- sia if she could be assured of her pre-1939 independence and territorial status.The Finns already have made formal peace overtures through Britain and the United States, but there has been no indication of a direct approach to Russia, which has insisted that Finland take the first step.The Helsinki correspondent of the Stockholm newspaper Aftonbladef, reported that Linkomie\u2019s foreign policy declaration mirrored Finland\u2019s prevalent public opinion.Meanwhile, Germany still was plained represented rations for 250,-having trouble with another North-j 000 people.They were intended for ern neighbor.Denmark.\tmen discharged from the armed for- Danish refugees reaching here ces, but could be used by anyone.1 of action tc be followed.The decision I shall be accepted as final and binding by the unions involved.TEACHERS MEET AT RICHMOND Richmond, Que., Sept.17.\u2014 The teaching of English, arithmetic and French were scheduled to be discussed here today at the conference of rural and intermediate school teachers from the counties of Richmond.Drummond and Arthahaska.The conference is being held at St.Francis College High School under the direction of Inspector Wells.Some .twenty teacher-delegates are in attendance, and an address will he delivered by Prof.Baton of Macdonald.WAR BULLETINS London.\u2014A Reuters news agency dispatch from Stockholm quoted reports from Switzerland today as saying that negotiations now are proceeding in Palermo, Sicily, for Italy\u2019s eventual declaration of war upon Germany and her acceptance as an Allied power.* * * \u2022 * London.\u2014Yugoslav guerillas have captured the Dalmatian seaport of Split after a two-day battle and another force of patriots now is attacking Ogulin, inland city further North, according to a communique issued here in the name of the Yugoslav Army of Liberation.\u2022 * * \u2022 ?New Delhi.\u2014R.A.F.bombers and fighters continued their sweeps over Japanese-occupied Burma yesterday, attacking targets in widely-separated areas and shooting up traffic on the Irrawaddy river, a British air communique said today.( the American bridgehead as a fight-j ing potential of about, one and a half I divisions.We may also presume that American reinforcements will continually be brought up by sea.\u201d HISTORY TEXT BOOKS TO COME UNDER REVIEW Quebec, Sept.16.\u20140)-Dr.V.K.Greer, Chief Inspector of Public am] Separate Schools in Toronto, was yesterday chosen President of the Canada and Newfoundland Education Association, concluding its 21st convention at the Chateau ; Frontenac.He succeeds Dr.W.P.(Percival, Director of Protestant I Education for the Province of Que-j bee, who assumes the post of Pafit President.A resolution passed by the convention recommended \u201cthat the directorfi of the C.N.E.A.with a view to fostering unity, study means of insuring more harmony of viewpoint in teaching Canadian history and in social studies and history courses.\u201d On the motion of Abbe Arthur Maheux, of Quebec, it was decided that a joint committee be named by the directors to study the question of text books for Canadian history forces was not, confirmed.Continued on page 2, col.6.Strong Allied Forces Converging In New Guinea Bases For The By OLEN CLEMENTS Associated Pres.Staff Writer Allied Headquarters, the Southwest Pacific, Sept.17.\u2014 UP) \u2014Reports from the fighting front indicate Lae is tottering and its fall is imminent.While Allied airmen marked up another aerial victory over the Japanese\u2014with 48 and probably 59 en-jemy fighters destroyed out of an attacking force of 00 to 70\u2014strong j Allied ground forces were reported (converging on the New Guinea base j for the kill.Australian forces moving in from the East have taken Milahang j Wharfage, just outside the airdrome and the town itself.A Western force has occupied Edwards\u2019 Plantation, not far from the town, and troops are coming up fast from captured Salamaua.The brilliant aerial victory came during a raid by heavy bombers with a fighter escort on the Japanese base at Wevvak, New Guinea.A communique from Allied headquarters today said they downed 39, proba-!b!y 49.The fighters accounted for inine definite and one probable.1 Rut bombers wreaked still more damage.In 15 minute.' they concentrated 66 tons of bombs on the Wewak and Borm airdromes.Direct hits destroyed 10 grounded bombers and started many fires among numerous other parked aircraft.Close to 450 Japanese planes have been shot down or destroyed at Wewak in the past six weeks but today\u2019s communique said the enemy\u2019s air strength in this theatre now is larger than ever\u2019\u2019 as result of continuous reinforcements.In the Solomons, escorted bombers from Admiral William F.Halsey\u2019s command struck repeatedly at airdromes in the Buin area.More than 200 planes participated in the attacks, which were described as successful.Bombers also attacked 35 to 40 barges along the New Guinea coast, sinking 15 and destroying or damaging the others.Three Japanese cargo ships were bombed and strafed m Buka Passage.Another ship, a 1,500-ton freighter, received a direct hit with a 500-pound bomb and was left stationary and listing.Japanese planes ineffectively raided Darwin, Australia, and Grebe.New Guinea.t 2, SHERBROOKE DAILY RECORD FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1943.BEDFORD Germans Turn Continued from Page 1.jwas reported to have increased enor-Th« drawing for the hope chest, i Miss M.Tyson is leaving shortly m0usly since the latest mobilization aponsored by MissLsquoi Chapter, to attend Stanstead College, where ito replace kalian troops in France I.O.D.E., took place, as has been the | she was a pupil last year.\tard the Balkans, custom, in the judges\u2019 stand on the) Among those who sold war sav-; Italian men from 18 to 40 whose last day of the Missisquoi County j ings stamps during the three days of jobs were eliminated through the Agricultural Exhibition.The win- the Missisquoi County Agricultural v¦ -r.ing ticket was drawn by D.J.| Society Fair were Mrs.Mountford, Murphy, and the name of the win-! Miss Catherine Dean, Miss Ann ner, Miss Madeline Larocque, of Bedford, was announced by J.B.Gendron.The financial returns were the best in the history of the Chapter and the response of the public to the Chapter\u2019s appeal for funds was most gratifying.The members who were in charge of the tickets on the grounds during the exhibition were Mrs.Richard Craighead, Mrs.Eric Kemp, Mrs.William Taylor, Mrs.Clarence Collins, Mrs.William Corey, Mrs.E.Fiche, Mrs.Lewis Currie, Mrs.Hannibal Sheltus and Mrs.C.B.Gittens.Following the drawing for the hope chest in the judges\u2019 stand, an afghan, made by Mrs.W.Lapierre, to raise funds to send parcels to her son, Pte.Damien Lapierre, w'ho has been a prisoner in Germany, following his capture at Preston, Miss Isabella Craighead, Miss Yvonne Granger, Miss Denise Martel and Miss P.Ricardii.The sellers were under the direction of Mrs.George 0.Leblanc.A/S.Ross Preston, who is stationed at Salmon, N.Y., is spending a furlough with his parents, Mr.and Mrs.Ross Preston.Pte.and Mrs.A.Nickels, of bombing of Northern Italian industrial cities were reported in border dispatches to have been rounded up by the Germans.Other reports said the Nazis were seizing all persons \u2022unable to show adequate identification and hustling them off to undisclosed destinations.U,S.ARMY CHIEF TO GIVE VIEWS ON DRAFT ISSUE New Opposition to Early Drafting of U.S.Fathers Appears in House of Representatives.-New Contact Continued from Page 1.Roosevelt Promises Continued from Page 1.Bo h naval and air support for sitions before they can be taken ad-the fighting British and Americans vantage of.smashing m:o the exp.osive-torn 2.From Britain, we must be sure i footh.back of the Sa.erno land- chat we have assembled the strength ' ing beaches continued to be \u201cexcel- to strike not just in one direction, iei\\L, the communique said.hut in many directions\u2014by land and fine Lnited Nations radio at sea and in the air-\u2014with overwhelm-A.giers said in a broaucast heard by ;ng forces and equipment.\u201d Tne Associated Press in London 3.The Russian armies still have a ! f®t A ed fighters now are taking ]0ng wav to go to get into Germany off for tfle battle of Salerno from ; J?f\ttheir a captured airfield not far from, 1:, ^' 'the scene.It was not identified).! counter-offensive.MARKET NEWS MONTREAL STOCK EXCHANGE magnificent Dieppe, was drawn for, Miss Isabella\tT\tT,rerlu,rllea Craighead drawing the winning 1 CSs,.Jo,nes- K-C.A.F accom- ticket, which was held by Miss R.ghort^stay\t^ BedI°rd for a Bouchard.\t\u201e\t., Mrs.John Palmer and two chil- Mr.and Mrs- Hollenburg with | (jreni wh0 have spent the summer their son, Richard\u2019 and daughter months at their home here, have re-and Mr.William BesseLe, of Hart- turned to their home in Verdun.MARSHALL REVIEWS MEXICAN COMMANDOS Montreal, were guests of the lat-j Mexico City, Sept.17.\u2014(JP)_Gen ' ter\u2019s parents, Mr.and Mrs.M.George C.Marshall, United States* Ca^er-\tt, ^\tArmy Chief of Staff, stood beside Mr.and Mrs.B.W.Draper were President Avila Camacho on a bal-i guests over a week-end of the lat- cony of the National Palace yester-ter s mother, Mrs.Wallace, in day to review a parade of Mexico\u2019s armed forces staged as part of the! country\u2019s Independence Day celebration.Mexican commando troops appeared for the first time in the military demonstration.Washington, Sept.17.^/P,-New LT?3\tjunction , I\t-\tFotcnza, used by German troops and vocal opposition to the ear.y : movi jnt\u20190 the 4ttIe\tWL drafting of men m the Lnited States k 4 under ni hf.and d\tai\u2019 at.who were fathers prior to Decern- tack.her i, kill, aro.-.e In the House oi Medium and light bombers, fight-Representatives today while mem-1 er bombers and fighters pounded bers of the ^enate Military Commit- tr00p concentrations and transport Magog.Mrs.Charles Jones and her young son, Billy, who have spent the past months in Clinton, Ont., with her husband, have returned home.the final say.\ti light bombers Marshall is due to appear before î One e-uemy the Committee Monday, and indiea-jdown tions mounted that many Senators will not make up their minds on the by last night.aircraft was knocked im during the period and two Al-!R o u id.tions mounted that many Senators lied planes were listed as missing.I \", C \u201c a\t«\ti\t* *1 ci I rxr-1 rryn 4.The Japanese remain firmly established on an enormous front from the Kuriles Islands in the North to the Solomons in the South and Burma and China in the East, and to break through their defensive ring, \u201cwe must hit them and hit them hard, not merely at one point but at many points and we must keep on hitting them.\u201d At the outset of the message, his first major communication to Congress since its summer recess, Mr.Road.Miss Minnie Thompson, who has! been the guest for several weeks of I her sister, Mrs.B.R.Stevens, and Mr.Stevens, has returned to her ford, Conn., were the guests oyer a Mr and Mrs.Wesley Gilman\u2019 ofJhome in Drummondville.*tx'eolr_on/-1\tMr and \\TT*fs Rflluh n/r, i .i\t.\t^\t, Mrc IT\t««,1 ( ing was planned at Casablanca.\u201cAt Quebec, the leaders and the military staffs of Great Britain and the United States made specific and precise plans to bring to bear fur-her blows of equal or greater im- week-end of Mr.and Mrs.Ralph Oakes.Flt.-Lieut.George Palmer and Mrs.Palmer, of Sherbrooke, were guests of the latter\u2019s father, Mr.George Phelps.REAUt TODAY AND SAT.Montreal, were guests of Mr.and Mrs.Ralph Oakes.Miss Florence Carr, of Huntingdon, is spending some time with her sister, Mrs.Charles Jones.Mrs, Donald Pecte, who has been with her parents, Mr.and Mrs.F.E.Best, since her return from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has returned to Mrs.H.Gilbert and family, whui have been residents of Bedford for! some years, have gone to Sweets-! burg to live, while Horace and Mari-: etta Gilbert will attend school at Pointe-aux-Trembles.Mr.Thomas Chadsey, who has, spent the summer at Niagara Falls, Ont., in camp, was in town for a her teaching duties in the Town of4ew\tof1 hù* way to Sherbrooke Mount Royal\tto VIS,t his grandmother, Mrs.T.Miss Mary Fleming has gone to\tfMr,- Chadsey is again on Montreal, where she has accepted a y16 sj-a^ or y16 Pointe Claire School position.\t^or t\u2018le scholastic year.The many friends in Bedford, of Gen.Clark declared yesterday | \"T,he Congress and the American anti-draft bill, which would postpone ' that the 5th and 8th armies would i PeoP,-e can rest assured that the the induction of family heads until; meet \u201cin a matter of hours\u201d a= his1 landing on Italy is not the only after January 1, before hearing his ; forces went into their first real of-; lauding we have in mind.^ That land-views.\tjfensive since the original landings Several members of the House of nine days ago.Representatives Military Committee' A state of expectant mystery declared, however, that they had not ! veiled the operations of the third been convinced by the testimony , Allied force in Italy\u2014the British thus far, including that of Under-! troops who sliced off the heel in the_______ secretary of War Robert P.Patter-! Taranto area and vvho _then_ struck ; p0rtance against Germany and Jap-son, that the inductions are neces-; up to Bari, a logical jumping off; an.sary now.\t[\tplace to smash across the Adriatic; «Qn the 10th of July a carefully- The House group decided at an ¦ int° thé Balkans or to turn Westward prepared expedition landed in Sie- across the Peninsula and squeeze the ; jiy;-he said. censorship, and sup- Gen.Sir Harold Alexander, Com-1 Pressioa of free speech and.discus-mander-in-Chief of Land Operations ;SIon the love of liberty va» uncon-in Italy, stepped ashore in the Saler- T-ierab e.It has also proved conclus-no area Wednesday, possibly to beijv£dy that this war was not waged NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE The following quotations plied by Greenshields & Co, Open American T.and T.15574 the great middle Dnieper German base of Kiev.The speed with which the Soviet columns were eating up German-held positions East of the Dnieper, encouraged the belief they might reach the river within the next few i days, launch a drive against the ' White Russian frontier, 80 miles! on hand to take personal command of the over-all operations in Italy when the 5th and 8th armies become one united force.The British-American 5th Army, TOMORROW,\u201d n Super-Mouse Cartoon.Community Sonps.World Eventa.gone to Montreal, where he has entered the University of Montreal as a student of first year dentistry.COMING SUN.-MON.-TUES.\tMiss Hattie Jones, who was the ¦\tTERROR IN A LONDON BLACKOUT!\tf(Jr a Ume of her ni Mrs> ~ .A Yanks Wits Put a Nazi Blitz\tnT ,, , .\ti it \\r A on Fiitz 1 \"COUNTER espionage.\" ' Glayton Muiicaster, and Mr.Mun- g with Warren William, Hillary Brooke, ™ Eric Blore, Thurston Hall.ADDED\u2014A ¦\tTRUE STORY Sights and Thrills Your ^ Ey(?s Have Never Beheld .As Alaska\u2019s ™ Amazing Wonders Are Revealed l g \u201cORPHANS OF THE NORTH,\u201d with î An All-Native Cast Including Alaska\u2019* ¦\tFamed \u201cAngel of Mercy,\u2019 Taku Mary, m Who for Years Has Performed Spec-™ tacuinr Rescue Work with Her Speedy gj Monoplane.EXTRA MON.AND TUES.¦\tGRAND OPENING OF RADIO'S m GREATEST ACTION SHOW! \u201cGANG \" BUSTERS\u201d, a Universal Chapter-play *1 with Kent Taylor, Irene Harvey, Robt._ Armstrong, Ralph Morgan.B Performances 1 :J0 to 5 ; 6 :30 to 11, ri4i!ill l!!!IHIi;il mu caster, has returned to her home in the Town of Mount Royal.Mr.Robert Chadsey, who has spent a month with Mr, Ellis Jones since his return from Metis, went to Sherbrooke, where he was the guest of his grandmother, Mrs.Thomas Flaherty, prior to leaving for Stanstead College.Miss Winnifred McIntosh, who has been the guest of her brother, Mr.Sinclair McIntosh, and Mrs.McIntosh, has returned to her home in Montreal.Miss Margaret Dean, of Montreal, was the guest over a week-end of her grandmother, Mrs.Windsor T Alcombraek, on the Phillipsburg Mrs.F.Speight has returned from Montreal, where she was the guest of her brother, Mr, Alfred Wade, and Mrs.Wade, the Misses Jill and Pamela Speight will remain in Montreal for time before returning to St.Helen\u2019s School, Dunham.Lt.Webster Cook and Mrs.Cook, of Montreal, were guests of the latter\u2019s uncle and aunt, Mr.and Mrs.A.T.Gould.The following is a list of the prize-winners at St.Joseph\u2019s Convent in the history competition, which is sponsored each year by Missisquoi Chapter, I.O.D.E., to the scholar obtaining the highest marks in history in the.June examinations.Pauline Perron, Grade IX; Rita Roy, Grade VIII; Dolores Larocque, Grade VII; Claire Gelineau, Grade VI; Claire Cote, Grade V\u2019.Prizes in history are also given by the Chapter in the Bedford High School, St.Damien's College and the school at Phillipsburg.West of Novogorod Severski, force ! attached to which is believed to be a German retreat from the Cau- ; the 1st Canadian Army Tank Bri-casian bridgehead above captured ; gade, surged out of the lowland fox-Novorossisk, and complete the in- ] holes yesterday at dawn to strike at vestment of the citadel of Bryansk, i the Nazi forces, who earlier in the The Germans fought for Novogorod Severski with bloody tenacity, but the Red Army troops blasted their way across the wide Desna week had forced back the invaders By day\u2019s end, the charging Allied forces had won back most, if not all, of the territory lost in the Ger- by the people of Italy on their own choice.All of Mussolini\u2019s propaganda machine could not make them love Hitler or hate us.The less said about vhe feelings towards Mussolini, the better.\u201d Atchison .Chrysler .General Electric .Genera] Motors Montgomery Ward N.Y.Central .N.Y.Central .Southern Pacific U.S.Rubber .Westinghouse .60% 82% 3774 52 49% 17% 17% 26% 4474 93% are sup- Noon 15574 60% 82% 3774 52 49% 17% 17% 26% 45% 93% Urges Post-War Continued from Page 1.MONTREAL CURB MARKET / ~\t\u2022 v mi ¦a\u2014Ml Bring The Home F r ont N ews To The Battlefront! Many of us have a son, a daughter, a brother, a husband, a sweetheart, or a friend on Active Duty.Chances are they re kind of lonesome for some of the news about the going s on back home, and there isn't a better way of letting them know than by sending daily a copy of the Sherbrooke Record.It\u2019s a gift that will be appreciated.The Record has a special rate for members in the Armed Forces wherever they may be.Take advantage of this special offer.FOUR MONTHS 8 Months $2.00 12 Months $3.00 the Assembly should be more con- river Southwest of Bryansk and , man counterattacks but first re- of the ch h in post.war days.eJnI)erbrooke Bail?&ecorb SEPTEMBER SHERBROOKE, QUEBEC, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17.1943.Sun.\t\tTo*.\tWed.\trh«.\tPH.\ttit \t\t\t1\t2\t3\t4 5\t6\t7\t8\t9\t10\t11 12\t13\t14\t15\t16\t17\t18 19\t20\t21\t22\t23\t24\t25 26\t27\t28\t29\t30\t\t YOUTH ON HONEYMOON KILLED IN ACCIDENT Mobile Equipment Being Obtained TWO MORE BOYS Struck By Car While Walking By Sherbrooke Blood Donor Clinic SEND WORD FROM On Highway At Little Lake ~\t.JAPANESE CAMP Married only six days ago and on i his wedding trip at Little l^ke Magog.22-year-old Jean Paul Fro- With the need for more blood 1 many .people in the outlying districts donors becoming more and more \"'ho wouid willingly make a dona- apparent as each successive clinic is! tio?.ha.d ^\t10\tf?\u2019 ,,, ,,\t^ n ¦\t.\tand it iê believed that through this held the o-ficia.s at Duffenn Avenue , a ]arge number of country people headquarters today announced that ! and villagers will have their first â member oi Trie stfia.t \\\\uid go to chanoo of {ioinc thoir\t^'***wi*».« v/a ^iiivic\t\\Trc t .today to secure mobile I The ^1^^nTt to^ received S?!3 at th/f^\t^ ShtbSe wall be complete m ev^ry way and sarris0n.\u2018In a iet4 date\u201c° JuneTl k^djast evening on the highway at Mord has been received by the ment, of Montreal, nephew of Mr.parents of two more Sherbrooke Montreal today to secure mobile I equipment to tour the Eastern Townships.During the past few weeks there has been much talk about this mobile unit which would boost the blood supply from the Sherbrooke bank to a great extent.There are the staff which will be operating with the station wagon will be just\tP31,6\u201d18- S2t- and Mre- automobile, as efficient as those who are on duty ^_k_ p™e, Prospect Road.Ri CLIP THESE COAL TIPS fleman Arnold Priro said tw h0' The young man and his wife were 1 rk !\t-.'/ti \u2018.s\t& \\ STtoïLdtS'ÎÆ.Æ'tfi »h«M S«Ti.w Oter\tJr.ok bridt.»d the Manoir du Lao ! She,brook,.An\twill b, hold j unit will travel and all those wish-.\t,h ® 7*1 \u201ea t\t?r^on_ ^ driven by PhRippe Milair\"\"^\u2018Mont- \\ of,Coron0rLeonidisrB^hrnrSCNoy direction of Sherbrooke and the operator stopped after the accident and rendered assistance.Mrs.Froment, suffering from shock, recounted today that all she A.Archambault, of I remembered was that while walking was almost instantly arm in arm along the road with her husband she suddenly felt a sudden pull on her arm.Her husband was thrown into the ditch, but she herself was not injured.Brien\u2019s ambulance rushed to the scene and Froment died en route to Little Lake when he was struck by Keep Air Filter Clean The dirt that accumulates on filters for forced air heating systems interferes with the circulation of warm air.If filter cannot be cleaned it should be changed every year.Replace old Registers.We carry a full range of all sizes and kinds in Hot Air and Cold Air Registers.J.S.Mitchell & Co.LIMITED MYRA THEATRE RICHMOND Sun.-Mon.\u2014Sept.19 - 20 \u201cAPPOINTMENT TN BERLIN\u201d George Saundc., Marguerite Chap.an Mexican Spitfire\u2019s Elephant Leon Errol, Lupe Velez ing to make a donation will know of j1arl-Y 'ot' tke other boys from this the arrivai of the unit well in ad- district as well as his brother-in-law.varice.\t! Mrs.Eva Grey also received a let- More donors are also needed to1 \"er dated June 6, 1942, from her keep up the supply at the local ; son.> Rif-eman Howard Grey, in clinic.The minimum was set at fifty \"\u2019hich he also stated that he was in donors per clinic some time ago and Rood health.He said that he had not for the first few clinics this objective heard from the family or anyone was reached with little difficulty :since he had been taken prisoner and and the staff in attendance was kept a n?te of lonesomeness was express-busy all through the day.In the last ed in the letter.Both boys said that two or three clinics the number has they were anxious for the time to dropped off considerably, however, arrive when they would be able to and yesterday only forty-one donors return home, were present.In order to keep the ! This was the first word real.The auto was travelling in the 1 Police Station.Local Soldier Pleads Guilty To Charge Of Breaking, Theft Judge Dalma Landry in Magistrate\u2019s Court this morning reserved , sentence until tomorrow in the case .-\t.\t.\t,\t-\t, \u201e that j of Pte.Eddie Auger, aged twentv- chmc functioning properly one hun- either^ family had heard from their |0ne, 0f Sherbrooke, stationed at the dred volunteers must be passed in ' sons since they had been taken pris- Lord Sherbrooke Training Centre, the two clinics held each week.This oners and the dates on the envelopes who pleaded guilty to charges of is quite a large number for the dis- are a clear indication of a hold-up ' breaLing, enterin'\u2019- and theft, trict since many of those who visit somewhere in the system of sending! the headquarters find that their and receiving mail from the boys in1 \u2022 cou.nts 3f;ainst ^u^er al°se blood is unsuitable after the test is these camps.\t'n connection with a break-m at Na- made and as many as one hundred\u2019 Both Grey and Price were mem- deau s s_et'lce Station at 212 King and twenty-five might be needed in bers of the Royal Rifles of Canada, order to get the required quota.\u2019\t-1- smashed when police were notified of the robbery.Apparently in his haste to get away, Detective Arcnnd said, the marauder cut one of his hands, leaving behind stains of blood.Following the investigation, Sergeant Arcand decided to go to the Lord Sherbrooke Training Centre, where he checked the hands of the soldiers and when they came across Auger, his hand was bandaged.TWO MEN ARE CONVICTED IN POLICE COURT Donations also vary since some people are not able to donate a full pint of blood.When this is the case the quota is not met and more donors are needed to build up the supply.Attention is being given the possibilities of holding night clinics.Many feel that if this were possible an additional number of donors would be obtained.It was pointed out that many of the employees in the mills and textile plants cannotè get the time off to make a donation Recorder Raoul Gagne disposed of and should night clinics be held a docket with three cases in Police every so often many of these em- Court this morning, as a result of ployees would volunteer.\tovernight police activity.The following are the names of A local man was assessed five dol-those who assisted in the clinic dur- lars and costs when he was found ing the day yesterday: Dr.W.W.guilty of begging on the street yes-Lynch, Dr.S.Marcus, Dr.G.Saine, terday.In default of the fine, he was Dr.P.Beaudry, Dr.G.B.Loomis,\tsent to jail\tfor eight days.\tj Dr.A.Berube, Miss Metivier, Mrs.\tRecorder\tGagne imposed\ta\tfine\tof\tI\tA survey\tmade by the Record of a Burt, Miss MacCallum, Mrs.Ellis, fifteen dollars and costs on another cross section of farmers in this sec-Mrs.Hunting, Mrs.Campbell, Mrs.local resident, convicted of being tor of the Eastern Townships today Patrick, Mrs.Litz, Mrs.Robertson, drunk and disorderly.\t,\t, Miss Boucher, Mrs.A.Edwards, Mrs.Another person, similarly charged, showed that vlctory gardens have W.S.Varney, Mrs.W.G.Cross, Mrs.lost a five-dollar deposit when' he altered slightly the short-term veget-J.Murphy, Mrs.C.Wright, Mrs.M.\tfailed to appear to face the accusa-\t|\table Paidcer, Miss A.Armstrong, Mrs.R.\ttion.\tj\ttwelve\tmonth\tbasis Bishop, Mrs.R.Wood, Mrs.F.Jack- Street West on Wednesday night | Auger was held for questioning, later when $200 in cash and ten dollars1 being placed under arrest, worth of cigarettes were stolen from J Other evidence given before the the premises.\t| Court showed that the $200 and Sergeant-Detective Pierre Arcand i cigarettes were returned to the of ihe Sherbrooke Police Department,1 operator of the gasoline station, who arrested Auger yesterday at Those assisting Detective Arcand in the local camp, testified that the ; the investigation were Constable cash register, furniture and glass; Albert Tanguay and Roland Gabo-panes of the show case were found riault.iPOTATO SALES RISE DESPITE HOME CARDENS SPARE COUPON HAS NO PRESENT SIGNIFICANCE son, Mrs.W.Mutchler, Mrs.H.Simm, Mrs.R.Welsh and Mrs.J.Pick.Among those who gave donations at the clinic yesterday were: Miss Florence Germain, Charles Riff, J.Coffee fit lor a Kinq ! TVOES the king in your home love coffee?He could not expect a finer, more satisfying blend of coffee than Maxwell House.And here\u2019s why : 1 \u2022 Coffees used in the famous Maxwell House blend are rare, extra-flavor coffees\u2014selected for their special qualities of mellow smoothness and full body.2.This fine blend is roasted by a remarkable process that roasts each coffee bean evenly all through\u2014captures every atom of goodness.For fullest coffee value choose Maxwell House every time! For wartime reasons Maxwell House is now packed in bags \u2014 in an All Purpose Grind and at a lower cost to you.This grind is suitable for all ways ot making coffee\u2014coffee pot, percolator or glass coffee maker.If you use a glass coffee maker, you may prefer to brew the coffee a little longer.Maxwell House COFFEE Coif»* MH233 A Product of General Foodi BOY SCOUT NEWS The mystery householder card at the back of the new ration book does not mean anything in particular, it was learned today.It is just a spare tire \u201cin the event of.\u201d There was a similar card in the marketing picture, but on ai previous book and it was used for for there will }he\tration.It may have a simi- ,.\t,\t, liar use in the present book, but i no new crop for a year \u2014 there j Board offices insist it has no present may be a serious shortage instead of ! the present surplus.These were the views of twelve veteran farmers who said that backyard production would barely care for population increase while dehydration might easily gobble up the farm surplus resulting from increased plantings and favorable conditions.As for vegetables, including potatoes, farmers stated that despite victory gardens, sales were up over last year.Visible supplies from the significance and that no definite use for it in reference to any particular commodity is known.Provisions have been for the hold er of a ration-book to leave his book, card or a sheet from the book with his retailer, according to a new consolidate order covering rationing rules issued by the Prices Board, Antonin Deslauriers, Secretary of the Local Ration Board, said that the order provides that the book, card or sheet left with the retailer must include the stub signed by the .v loiL/io auiAjfiicgj i-tuin lylic I J11 ^ *3 u\ttue: n lu u\tuy Lin: farm, however, showed no substant-1 consumer.Every time a sale is made ial increases, while onions were down to the consumer, the retailer must throughout the Townships.Farmers who planted five acres of onions in past years only grew about half an acre this season.Reason for the drop detach enough coupons to cover the quantity delivered.It was learned that this provision applies to cash as well as to charge CHANGES IN LEADERSHIP Several changes have taken place in the management of the troop and , \u2022\tj , \u201e\tr- .u -n pack at St.Peter\u2019s Church since the ' If, e^^t?d by fPr \" Cabbafe Wl!1 fall term for Cubbing and Scouting! b pl?ntl^u1\u2019 bat 1tur,n.1Ps\u2019,due to .P0.0r has begun\t6 ! germination at planting time, will be With the appointment of R.Ben-|gr°atly reduced\u2019 farmers sai(L ton as District Cubniaster to replace!.^arro^s and beets would hardly the Rev.S.R.Weaver a vacancy ap-! beyond February based on pres-peared for a leader in the Fifth ! ent -prospects, they explained.Pack.This is the largest pack in\u2019 Retail sales of potatoes were re-Sherbrooke and it is being looked ! ^uced ^b\u2019s season> but supplies, mar-after by three leaders.Richard Pear-| keted in accordance with demand, i son has been appointed to look af-! were K°'nK t0 other outlets, ter the Cubs and will be assisted byi Although farmers stressed em-Miss Davies and Miss Symes.The\u2019Pba^'caby *-bey were no^ °PP0Se(l .meeting night of the Pack has beer.lto victory agrdening, they pointed ; changed to Monday and all Cubs are! oub ^be time victory gar- was that many growers sold their j account customers.It applies to plantings for green onions.Although the vegetable picture is rosy at the present time, a scarcity many housewives who deal eteadily with the same retailer, in addition to those who order by telephone from one retailer and do not wish to take in ration-books every time they intend to purchase rationed goods.W.H.LYNCH IS NEW PRESIDENT OF RAILWAY Succeecis Late J.P.Wells as President of Massawippi Valley Railway Company.The annual meeting of the Massawippi Valley Railway Company was held here yesterday when W.H.Lynch, K.C., was elected President of the companly, replacing the late J.P.Wells, K.C., D.C.L., who had occupied the office for many years.A.B.Nichols and W.S.Trowbridge, both Vice-Presidents of the Boston and Maine Railroad, Boston, Mass., were re-elected Vice-President and Treasurer, respectively, and A.B.Correy, of Beebe, was re-elected Sccretady.The Directors in addition to Messrs.Lynch and Nichols arc E.S.French, President, Boston and Maine Railroad, Boston, Mass.; H.J.Humphrey, Vice-President, Eastern Lines, Canadian Pacific Railway, Toronto; G.D.Wadsworth, General Manager, Quebec Central Railway, Sherbrooke; E.M.Hopkins, President, Dartmouth University, Hanover, N.H.; George F.Holland, General Manager, Union Twist Drill Co., Rock Island; J.H.Turner, President, Snag Proof Ltd., and Charles Hepbuyn, General Manager, St mislead Granite Quarry Co., Beebe, Que.The Massawippi Valley Railway is a Canadian corporation, the line, with running rights, extending from Sherbrooke to Newport, Vt, with a branch to Rock Island and Stan-stead.It was one of the pioneer railways of this district, was chartered in 1802 and construction completed in 1870, fhen It was leased for 991) years to the Connecticut and Pas-sumpsic Riveh Railroad which was correspondingly one of the early lines of the New England States, and had just been completed from White River Junction to the international boundary, the acquisition of the| Massawippi Valley enabling the formation of a through route from the New England States to Sherbrooke.Both roads were later leased by the Boston and Maine Railroad, the Quebec Central Railway sub-leasing the Massawippi Valley Railway from the Boston and Maine in 1926 in conjunction with a sub-lease by the Canadian Pacific Railway of the line from Newport South to Wells River, Vt.A resolution of regret in the death of Mr.Wells was also passed, the meeting remarking on the efficient manner in which he had filled the office of President of the company for so many years.Prices Of All Domestic Fruits Are Double Those Of Last Year According to one Lansdowne Market fruit dealer, the fruit situation is very simple\u2014-there just is not any except at comparatively fantastic prices which the average wage-earner cannot pay.Last winter's severity had a lot to do with it, many peach, plum and pear trees having been blighted.Another reason has been the shortage of labor for picking.Canning naturally will suffer even mere since added to the existing difficulties is that of sugar shortage.Prices for basket fruits have nl least doubled.A six-quart basket of peaches this year is costing $1.25, while they did not sell for more than sixty-nine cents last year.Plums are selling for one dollar a basket SGT.FRED GUILD IS OFFIGALLY Sgt.Frederick Winslow Guild, aged twenty-four, son of Mrs.E.H.Guild, of North Hatley, previously reported missing on active service, i« now presumed dead, according to the R.C.A.F.f>8'2nd casualty list of the war released at Ottawa today.One of five brothers who joined in various branches of the services, Sgt.Guild was killed over Berlin on his twenty-fifth operational flight, according to the first report on June 8t'h, this year.Enlisting as a wireless operator and air gunner in January, 1941.Sgt.Guild received his basic training in Canada and was sent Overseas in November of the same year.He had been credited with the destruction of at least four Messersehmitts in raid's over enemy-held territory.The four brothers of Sgt.Guild in the.other services are: Ptc.Glen G.Guild, with the United States Army Air Force; Gnr.law P.Guild, a member of the anti-aircraft battery; Spr.Charles C.Guild, with the Canadian Army in England, and Str.Jack Guild, with the R.C.N.V.R.\u2022 compared to about fifty cents last \u2019year, and pears are listed at one dollar a basket, in contrast to about sixty cents in 1942.Apples are selling for $1.75 a basket while last year the price askc dwas about seventy-five cents.Local apples, a small poor grade, are selling for twenty five cents for a six-quart basket.Though the apple crop is not yet m full swing, it seems to be a good one and apple pie will likely be a frequent dessert this fall and winter.One of the reasons for the orange ishortage is that this is the in-between season the end of the sum-mer California crop and not quite I the beginning of the Florida one.There are some on the market.I Pathetic, undergrown ones sell at j forty to fifty cents a dozen, while those commonly associated with the name orange sell at sixty-five cents a dozen.Although more are expected on the market, the supply will still lie modest, since with increased American earning power and a Canadian fruit ceiling, growers prefer to dispose of them on home soil.RECORD ORE CARGO Largest single cargo of iron ore yet carried by a Great Lakes vessel was 18,112 tons, carried by the ore freighter Harry CW'by from Two Harbors, Minn., to South Chicago, 111., in July of 1941.ONE MINUTE NEWS \\ ABOUT y* JOHNS-MANVILLE , \u201cIT\u2019S AN OFFENCE* TO WASTE FUEL\u201d So serious is the coal situation this winter that it will be an offence to waste fuel or heat.To help conserve coal urgently required for war purposes, the Dominion Government has launched a nation-wide campaign urging homeowners to get ready for winter.And one of the most impor-tnnt recommendations is to have your home adequately insulated.You can depend on Johns-Man-ville Rock Wool Home Insulation to make your house hold the heat, and save up to 30% on fuel bills.But last year many homeowners placed their orders so late that they were without insulation when they needed it most.That\u2019s why you should place your order right now.J-M Home Insulation not only conserves precious fuel \u2014 but saves you money year after year.For free copy of Government booklet on home insulation, write to Johns-Manville, 199 Bay St., Toronto.CITY BRIEFLETS Commencement Exorcises at Sherbrooke High School, Saturday, September 18 at 8.15 p.m.A cordial invitation to attend is extended to parents and friends of the school.Don\u2019t miss the Dixie Minstrels, Sat., Sept.18, Gertrude Scott Hall, Lennoxville, in aid of the Red Cross.Adm.35c.Dance at Willowdale Pavilion, Bury, Sat.night.Music by Elie Elias and his orchestra.Dance, Sand Hill, Sat.night.asked to be present at the meetings so that an active programme can lie drawn up for the coming winter months.Eric Sharpe, who for the past year has been acting as leader of the Fifth Sherbrooke Troop, recently enlisted in the navy and the active leadership of the Troop will be taken over by J.W.Blake until another appointment is made.With this change comes the appointment of Acting Assistant Scoutmaster of James Atto and Charles Fontaine will be the Troop Leader.The meetings are held on Friday nights and since they have already begun all boys who are members of the troop or wish to become members should make it a point of attending the meetings in the very near future.dener would be better employed at I some other war effort.ROCK ISLAND YOUTH GRADUATES IN\u2019 R.C.A.F.A report issued from the No.4 Air Observers School of the Royal Canadian Air Force in London, Ontario, announced this morning that Kenneth F.Jenkins, of Rock Island, was among a class of three hundred air bombers to graduate from the school at London.Original Don Cossack Chorus Bordoff, Mrs, J.R.Byrd, Miss B.La Soude, Mrs.Frank Donaldson, Miss Christina Morrison, H.Lloyd, Mrs.Maitland Soles, Mrs.Gladys Knapp, Mrs.Chilvers, Evelyn Bryant; H.Bouchard, East Angus; Miss Janie, Halsall; Mrs.Frank Smith, St.Elie The original Don Cossacks, celebrated Russian choiristers, will sing de Orford; Mrs.P.Timmons, Mrs.' kere on the stage of the Granada Theatre on October 5, presented by A.E.Willis, Doris Brown, Mrs.Roy Canadian Concerts and Artists, as impresario, and Serge Jaroff, conductor.Trussler; G.H.Wyatt, C.Hatch, L.! The Cossacks will appear here, however, without one of the beards S.Quine, Sherbrooke Regiment; J.that helped to make them famous.The casualty is the chin-covering of F.Coyle, Miss A.Clement, Miss G.| Vladimir Lazareff, whose athletic dancing is usually one of the final items Pepin, Carnation Milk; John Jones,! on an interesting Cossack programme.Gibbs Home; John Roberts, Mr.! Time was when the audience would flock back stage to offer their Albert Foy, Mr.Patterson, Rev.F.\u2019 congratulations to the singers and to enquire after the \u201cpoor old man who A.C.Doxsee, Mis» W.E.Merrill, had to dance so strenuously.\u201d Serge Jaroff, rather than nave his Cossacks Mr.S.Newton, Mrs.S.Newton, Mrs.get the reputation of cruelty to old age, banished the beard.A.C.Ross; Miss Ethel Taylor, Len- Under it was revealed the smiling young countenance of Lazareff, noxville; Mrs.J.M.Carrolle; Mark who now evokes only admiration for his gyrations.Hyman, Miss Jean Learned, Miss Lazareff and his partner do a series of practice whirls whenever they June Troy, Rand Drill Company; get the chance and often gather a crowd at bus and rail terminals as they Miss Mimi Shea and Miss Morgan, while away the time waiting for transportation.Big dance tomorrow night at Burroughs\u2019 Falls Pav.(heated;.Don Dixon and his Orchestra will officiate for the evening.Dance, Ciri\u2019s Place, Cherry River, Sat.night.Orford Mountaineers.Dance, Suitor\u2019s Hall, Spring Road, Lennoxville.Rhythm Ramblers Orch.! New Management.Fridays.Heated.| CARD PARTY Under the auspices of the Junior Catholic Women\u2019s League, Wed.eve.Oct.Gth, 1943, at the Chateau Frontenac Hotel.Adm.50c.Refreshments.NOTICE to Carnation Patrons A very important meeting of interest to all shippers to I he Carnation plant is to he held in Ihe Sherbrooke Arena on Monday, Sept.20th, 1943, at 2 P.M.to discuss organization and winter price of milk with the heads of the Ontario and Quebec Dairy Associations.I he above mentioned men would also be pleased to meet the local producers and distributors at the same place at 8 p.m.£«\t/ rOUp- c3;v,£'Y iWc AerAiNisr YANKEES AsaEFiCAM Have TI/VA£ô OTVEM CoapjEpTD THS CAT H S- / TApN IN© - THS SfAOiU/W (S JAAAAWfcO SAME BALL- SAAAa\t- 9 £AME\teus N U / WT3 e: '(?- KIRKDALE SWEETSBURG J.\tIbt-l \\ lue