Sherbrooke daily record, 16 décembre 1944, samedi 16 décembre 1944

[" ^hprlîruokp iatlu mwnrh Established 1897.THE PAPER OF THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS SHERBROOKE.QUEBEC,SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16.194*1.WEATHEP C older.Forty-Eighth Year.INCREASING PRESSURE ON SIEGFRIED LINE The War Toch 7th Army Advances Fîrqt Along 17-Mile Line Facing Rhine River Contingent Starting Leave Vital German Factory Centres of Mannheim and Lud-wigshafen Lie Barely Thirty-Five Miles Ahead of United States 7th Army, of Which Three Divisions Are Already in Germany.Paris, Dec.16.\u2014(/P)\u2014The U.S.7th Army \u2014 with three of its Canadians, Through Victories In War's Toughest Battles, Have Won World-Wide Renown FORMER QUEBEC Two Hundred Canadians Now TREASURER SAYSjHome After Five Years With FINANCES SOUND Nations Army Abroad By ROSS MUNRO Canadian Press War Corresponctent With the 1st Canadian Army, Dec.16.\u2014Q)\u2014From a sweltering June in .\t! Normandy to a bleak, sleety Deeem- dmsions already across the German border \u2014 drove forward on a her in Holland and Germany, forces seventeen-mile front stretching west from the Rhine today, engaging of the lst Canadian Army battled outpost bunkers and pill-boxes of the Siegfried Line.\t:on the left of the Allied line on the Thirty-five miles ahead of It.-Gen, Patch's vanguards are the busy Western Front.\t^\t._.w factory and chemical centres of Mannheim and Ludwigshafen, facing and^he^'other01 Allied troons^ wifich i be!n .c®P!.ur®4, the Canadian Mathewson, Provincial Treasurer in adlan soldiers who left home and ««ch other on opposite side, of the Shine.IndwiB.hafen was pounded\tgj:\tH»\tmi'r'cbîis'im'i'.' SS.'K \"JÎÏLÎÎ Îea\"0b.mher.3\u201900° b°mb!\t*W ^ ^\tnStS\u2019SS.'ffiSSSKK ^\t1\testuary, capturing Breskcns 0f the Province of Quebec was mad« Two hundred strong, the first Calais and Cap Gris ISez.The 4th Armored Division and the Poles roared into Belgium.The Germans decided to make a firm stand on the Schelde estuary to deny the Allies the port of Antwerp, which had been captured intact by the British 2nd Army.After all the Channel and North Sea ports, with the exception of Dunkerque J.Arthur Mathewson Eager to Meet Hon.Onesime Gagnon in House to Refute Charges Liberals Left Province with Series of Deficits.i Quebec, Dec.16.\u2014ÏP\u2014J.Doug How, C.P.War Cone spondent, has just returned to Canada from Italy where for nearly a year he covered the Canadians fighting with the British 8th Army.* » * By DOUG HOW, Canadian Press War Correspondent.Montreal, Dec.15.\u2014CTt\u2014A few Arthur dozen of the many hundreds of Can With the 7th Army's entry into Germany, six Allied armies now iiftht Ws^ry'oTthe Dmnniiom ni1!\t°iî^er\tt^le G'1'011 Nationale Government contingent of troops to be returned have fought their way to enemy soil.\u2022 had great bearing on the advance f'he 2nd Division fought its north from Antwerp an ed through South Reveland Island; At the northern extremity of the front the 1st Canadian Amy \u2022\tMgS fighting in the de Wyler forest area of Germany near the tip of the and Holland into Germany itself.Siegfried Line and the British 2nd Army in the Geilenkirchen area in ' Flghtling' TQThey dod alon^ H?e üermany and around Venlo in the Netherlands still saw only routine Canadians and other troops in the patrol action, but two American armies also in Germany, and the armT f°uUBut Tw,!8 a?^T\u2019led,f^\t™\t,\u201e,»»» French 1st Army on the Allies\u2019 southern wing-, chalked up limited nner and^alfoampa/gii.\u201d They ha belicve in 1 come in many ways a new unknown.Ide bv troons*of' the°British\"vriid in espom iblc electoral promise that A full cross-section of tho 1st wland\tDi vison\ton\tVhi\tsouth-\tthcy v''ouid abol,sh \u2018h* ?alcs tax,\" he\tCorps, embracing every branch wtanu\tunison\ton\tme\tsoutn\tsaid .This re,presents some $13,-\tfrom the infantry to the rear 000,000 of the Province\u2019s revenue and\techelons, they will scatter to every any man with even elementary province in the Dominion, the East' knowledge of public finance knows\terners at least in plenty of time to that this source of revenue cannot\tget in on the festive preludes to be disposed of until other equivalent\ttheir first Christmas with their taxation is imposed.\u201d\tfamilies in six years.(In his report, Mr.Gagnon said When they left Italy their units that the Liberal regime had resulted were finding off a few weeks\u2019 rest in a senes of deficits for the 1 ro-\ta]ong the Adriatic, and were vllT:e' , \u2022\ti ,u it ¦ preparing t0 move back up to the lu making the report, the Union jjne wjth the prospect of spending Nationale was attempting to bu.W thejr Christmas in action as they up a fictitious case to justify the t laat (\u2022\u2022hrjfitma?in actioll, ,n repudiation of eleetora promises Rnd arouad Ortona.For many of on the pretence that the former\tih men jt wa, ,ht: fir6t timc they regime made its accomphahment\thadn.\thaoU u to ihc linPi lo0.impo^mle, Mr.Mathewson said.A fe* wceks before they had been Mr.Gagnon doe® no depute reai fl to R 8econd rllVistm.ls the unassailable truth that the Lib- ltal* a six|,h christmftR away from eral regime re-established financial h Then the leavc phln waR an.to storm and capture Boulogne, i Continued on page 2.col.5.The case was that of M.A.Gravel, who sought the amount as wage.-from his father, Raymond Gravel of ; (Quebec's Lieutenant-Governor Sirjr!earby Chateau Richer.Eugene Fiset Thursday reached ex-; The youth claimed «hat his father piration of his normal term of office .owed him the money for work he with no new appointment announced allegedly performed on the Gravel ! by the Governor-General in Coun-; farm during the course of a year, cil).\tIn dismissing the action, Judge! \u201cI am convinced that the Federal I Cannon declared plaintiff did not Government will consult with the prove that défendent had realized : Quebec Government on the matter j gains as a result of his wurk and; of a new appointment,\u201d Mr.Duples- furthermore the son was under ob-sis said.\u201cIt is customary for the 'igaiion to his lather who had be-Federal Government to consult with stowed upon him gifts during the the Provincial Government about stipulated period, amounting to 820.j the nomination of the representative The judge found that the younger of His Majesty.\u2019\u2019\tGravel worked at his own conven- \u201cI hope the Federal Government icnce, only when and in the manner ¦will not act in such a way as to he wished, without being forced;! create another precedent,\u201d Mr.Du- and also that he had been boarded i plessis said.\tland lodged by his parent.Naval-Borne 6th Army Gains Beachhead On Mindoro Island KING GEORGE TO MAKE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BROADCAST London Dee.16\u2014(CP)\u2014The King will make his «eventh annual Christmas broadcast to the Empire at 3 p m.(10 a.m.E.D.T.) December 25, it was announced last night ponding annual revenue.As a result of this, for three consecutive years we had overall surpluses.\u201cHe adds together the revenue of the Province during five years of Liberal administration and compares this with the revenue, exclusive of borrowing, during three years of Union Nationale administration.The result is really a meaningless figure.\u201d ^ From 1936 to 1939 when tho Union Nationale was in office, the public 'debt was doubled.In the first year of the Godbout administration, 1940, there was a deficit of $52,000,000, and the next year, a deficit of $15,-OO'O.OOO.In the three succeeding years, the Province showed overall surpluses of $1,988,000, $871,000 and $1 285,000.URGES PREMIER SHOULD ATTACK INDIA PROBLEM Labor Candidate lor Par- Air Cadets Have Important Role Indian Leaders.London, Dec.16.\u2014 (OP-Reuter) McNAUGHTON IN NORTH GREY TO CONTEST RIDING Arrives in Owen Sound to Start Campaign by Conferring with Liberal Organizers and Visiting War Veterans.Ottawa, Dec.16.\t® The Air ( n- det Irrigue will continue in the postwar period n.s a potential reservoir of airmtm, Arthur L.Moiling, of Monteal.President of the League, o .i r>i i \u2019ii \u2018stlid in an addrev to an Ottawa ser- liament Suggests Churchill vin.dub voderdav.Go to New Delhi and Meet Mr.Moiling .aid Canada-.', post war air defence programme now could be c ns i do red only in the broadest outline* but it appeared roa-,\t,\t,\t, «enable that it should consist of The Labor 1 arty Conference heard aj three branche.- a entai] permanent The Liberal administration intro- suggestion yesterday that Prime j air force, a largo number of non-permanent squadrons and a very large reserve of returned pilcts who would take a rcfresjior course once a v \u2019 r.\u201cA plan al ng these lints will continually need replenishment by young men,\u2019\u2019 he i aid.\u201cOur pre-trained Air Cadet will be the potential r.vrvoir, a source of supply that will assume greater import-from year t Polish-Russian Accord Is Vital London, Dec.16.\u2014 (P1 \u2014 Foreign Secretary Eden, winding up the\tua.\u201e\u201e\u201e CAWU.i.w =«\tff , ,\t.\t.\t.\t, Polish debate in the House of Com-j that\tthe House controls \u201cthe purse\t\t1,,;\" l,n an By DeWITT MACKENZIE, Associated Press War Analyst, Prime Minister ChurchiU's ^iitual abandonment of the Polish Government in London, and his agreement that Moscow is entitled to the territory it claims in Eastern Poland, of course means many things In many people, hut as 1 see it the main significance of his gesture to Russia lies in this declaration: The world security organization to prevent future wars \u201cwill be fatally ruptured by a quarrel between any of the three most, powerful empires which compose Ihc grand alliance of the United Nations'' meaning Britain, Russia and the United States.The natural inference from this statement is that tho fatal quarrel might develop if the Anglo- American allies opposed Russia's taking over Eastern Poland.Thus Marshal Stalin al one© gels approval of his claims and gains fresh recognition of Russia\u2019s vnst and steadily-expanding in flue nee in Europe.Actually Mr.Churchill's move doesn't alter the fact that the question of Eastern Poland was settled months ago, although Ihe Polish Government in London has stuck to its claims.To put.it bluntly it was settled when Moscow said it was going to retain the territory in question.There would he only one way to dispute this decision effectively, and that would be by war.While Mr.Churchill has abandoned the Polish Government in London, I don\u2019t take this as meaning that he has abandoned Poland.On the contrary he seems prepared to support a Polish Go\\-ornment which will recogni/o the inevitable realistically and enter friendly negotiations with Moscow for the rebuilding of Poland by the annexation of part of German East Prussia and a slice of Eastern Germany proper.And while one quite understands Ihe feelings of tho Poles about losing cherished territory, it looks as though tho lands which the Poles will get in exchange will he intrinsically far more valuable than the ones lost.Some observers have inclined to the view that Mr.Churchill has thrown the Atlantic Charter overboard in making this stand.I doubt whether the Prime Minister will agree that he has dono anything of the sort.That charter is a vital document for, as I pointed out yesterday, many nations have pinned their faith to this declaration which, as I understand it, was given Mr.Stalin's blessings at the conference of the Rig Three at, Teheran.Passing time, how ever, has made it clear that the Charter will need some powerful interpreting to make it meet all the diflirullies which have arisen since it was created.R.C.A.F.Harassed By Bad Weather Ottawa, Dee.16.Almoi i con- agreed about should Ire Prime Minister.That was long-range propos artillery duel through\tlay in the hand» of one man.\u201d\tf\u2019f Cam.'daV place h aviation, that,\tjn the\tvr-ckly «Utumary of\topera- my honorable Discussion of India came as\tthe\tthe Domini\t;n .should have a body of :\tlions of squadrons statu nod\tin the ; friend, the\tpresent\tTreasurer,\u201d Mr.\tconference overrode executive, com-\ttrained yo\tn.g men who felt toward ,\tUnited\tKingdom and on the contin- Mathewson\t.\u2018-aid.\t\u201cI\tawait with con-\tmit tee objections and carried a\tres-1 the air as\tth constituency ,odaj.United States 6th Army Force j lands of Cebu.Negros and Pa nay in , Defence.Minister MeNaughton ar-crossed the Philippines and gained what was considered bv the enemy t't'qd yesterday to start n-is first a virtually bloodless beachhead on as their most secure waterway in'campaign by conferring with Liberal Mindoro Island, within 150 miles of the Philippines.\" He said much organizers and visiting war veterans.Manila, Friday morning (Philippine ! credit for the safe passage went to Mrs.MeNaughton was entertained at present are pretty bleak.I vince during the last five years.\u201d bared on the* continent time), Gen.MacArthur disclosed\" to- the carrier planes\u2019\" widespread at- at «a Liberal women\u2019s tea.day.\ttacks).\tToday the General will likely de- The daring amphibious break span- T.te corridor, which Gen, MacAr- liver a radio speech and later ad-ning the ' dominated heart, of the Japanese- thur said cut the Philippines in two dress a formal nomination meeting, d Philippines established\tfor the Japanese, evidently was\this first\ttests\ton the hustings since for\tthe United States invaders an\testablshed with the generous help of\taccepting the\toffer to stand for elec- east-west corridor through the guerillas who seized strong points tion here.Archipelago which will give access and airfields and wiped out several1 Meanwhile Mayor Garfield Case to routes leading to the coasts of Japanese contingents on islands ly- of Owen Sound, insurance man nom-China, the Commander said.\tmg directly between Leyte and Min- inated as the Progressive Conserv- Swarms of carrier-based planes doro.\tative candidate, said he had heard that day and the day before scourg- Although enemy forces attacked \"rumors\u201d that Party Leader John ed almost every Japanese airfield in the Mindoro-bound convoy several! Bracken might ask him to stand the\tscattered Archipelago, destroy-\ttimes, they were surprised* as to the\tdown to\tthat\tMr.Bracken could run ing\tmore than 290, perhaps 300,\tlanding place, and United States.\tagainst\tGen.\tMeNaughton.He inenemy aircraft.\tlosses were negligible, Headquarters dicated he thought these were Headquarters called it u 600-mile reported.\t\u201cmerely rumor*.\u201d over-water movement but did not (Some of the enemy uncertainty! \u201cI have heard nothing like this disclose the route.The air-line dis- possibly wa« due to widespread : from the party headquarters and we tance from Eastern Leyte, where the aerial attack- eist.where on Japan- are continuing our organizational Americans first landed Oct.20th, to c«e position?, particularly on Luzon, I plans,\u201d he added, the southern tip of Mindoro is abort; main island of the Archipelago.In ! He also heard that the C.C.F.260 mile?.The difference sugges - a two-day smash.United States party was going to leave the field that the.force took a circuituo?route naval carrier touthwestward around Mindanao 1 ,an.I i planes on December to the old line parties \u201cto battle i out.\u201d C.C.F.party spokesman could Continued on page 2, col.i.'not be reached for comment.WAR BULLETINS Rome.\u2014Canadian forces of the British 8th Army have extended their bridgehead across the Naviglio Canal to 3,000 yards, while British and Polish units renewed their attack southwest of the besieged roed junction of Faenza, Allied Headquarters announced today.* t\t«\t»\t* Burma, Kandy, Ceylon.\u2014The crushing of the last organized resistance in the North Burma town of Bhamo was expected today to release another powerful Chinese force for the push south toward the old Burma Road.Only a few snipers remained from a Japanese suicide force, orginally estimated at 1,200 men, which was held out for weeks in the by-passed town, 80 miles south of Myitkyina.Bhamo fell yesterday to the Chinese 38th Division which laid siege to the enemy's fortress of teakwood logs, described by a liaison officer rs \u201cthe best defence system yet encountered in North Burma.\u201d forming a responsible national gov- oeivc dual instruction in flying.A flew nearly 900 sorti©*.On a gwcju eminent.\t| start had also been made toward .over the Reich Friday R.C.A.F.Spit- f The executive maintained that the \u2014¦\u2014\u20147-\u2014\u2014 ' \u2014\u2014-\u2014 refolution went farther than paatj Continued on page 2.column 3.\t| Continued on 1\u2019age 2, Col.7.: declarations and would mean, in cf-; - ifect, that \u201cwe should quit India to-j morrow.\u201d The constructional engineer* introduced a resolution urging that India ultimately should receive a! place in the British Commonwealth 1 of Nation* similar to that enjoyed by the other partners.\tAthens, Dec, 16.-tA\u2019)-\u2014-Creation East and Emanuel Sophoulis, Greek Speaking on a resolution, which 'of, * r('>\u201d-,lt'y was reported likelv xvas carried, regretting that, the1 tof';i.V to be the mutually-approved Formation Of Regency Likely To End Greek Civil Fighting- Government Education Bill made no 'UP to end r,c bitter civil struggle adequate provision for raising the; ;b*t has gripped Greece for two school-leaving age to 16 and for i '\u2022vc'eL.free secondary education for all,! While fighting continued in the Dr.C.E.M.load, British philoso-.rain-xoaked capital, Greek and pher, said that a boy schooled at\tBritish leader.-,\tmet yesterday and Harrow, a famous public school, had\tit was -aid an\tagreement in prin- 1,800 times as much chance of get- i c'P,'e b; d been reached on the ques* ; authorities; and said to have beei.ting into Parliament as a boy from tion of a regency,\tpresented bv the E.A.M.(National school open to all classes.\tIt was understood that the op-j Liberation front» leader,-q included \"Anri the figure for Eton i 2,000\tP' ir.tment of a\tRegency Council of (amnesty\tfor\tleader*\tin\tthe\tcivil times,\" Dr.Joad said.\"Seventy-1 three we- first proposed by Premier (struggle and formation\tof a National Elder Statesman who has acted a: an intermediary between tide, opposing forces.However, it was expected the eventual agreement would call for a one-man regency, posribly under Archbishop Damaskim.Ather armistice terms reliably reported to be acceptable, to Britkii seven per cent of the House of Lords come from Eton.\u201d There was loud applause when Dr.Joad concluded; \u201cThe Lord Almighty when he made this world looked down upon it at the end of six days and saw that it was good.Gentlemen, I wonder what he would say new after a quarter century of Continued on page 2, col.6 George Papar.dreou.\t1 Government representing all partie?.The proposed members were said; Meantime the E.L.A.S.hammered to -av>- been Archbishop Damas-; at British positions with fmfi artil-ki nos of Athens, Undersecretary of\u2019Dry and a renewal of sniping.E.L.Foreign Affairs Philip Dracotimis i A.S.Concentrations were subject and Nicholas Pia-liras, who led the Greek revolution of 1922, Dikou.\"ing the issue were Reginald Leper, the British Ambas-¦ mor; Harold MacMillan, British Resident Minister of the Middle ed to bombardment by 25-pound Britidi shell*.E.L.A.S, casualties in the struggle so far were estimated by Brit» 1 authorities as 600 to 700 dead and 1,000 wounded. 2 5HfcKBKUOK.£ DAILY KLLUKL) bAILKUAY, DECEMBER 16, 194A FINAL TRIBUTE IS ACCORDED TO HARRY BOURQUE CONDITION OF NAPOLEON COTE DECLARED GOOD Hospital auth'oriticc.declared to- I« .re ivc final day that the condition of Xapoieon this m'rninjr for Cote, 54, of Sherbrooke, injured in Bourque, \u2022 v the Quebec Central Railway passen- the Sain gr«r train derailment near East An- dtee ed gus Thursday afternoon, was considerably improved and that his injuries were not as serious as at first considered.St.Vincent tie Paul Hospital officials stated that at firn ivi ! A -Ti - ! .* «i\tU sv««n U .i ^ HS C II JLV JTC ( 1\till\tUQ HI pfHH' (l\t\\V 11 , l\ttill\t0 U t ]'U (\t01\tO , \u2018\u2019I i) i), i\t111'v«\u2022 n tviir til 1*1 d!I Wnm.Ii' WOMEN\u2019S HOSE The local office announced today \u2019 t.\u2019 i, : , e War lime Prices and Lav, Board is not ccir idering r.uioning women's stockings, and an appeal for co-operat on in stemming an u r, piece de r.tevi p re-1'hr is i mas rush o.'fiery was made at the rame time, \u201c Product ii .ficaires .riiow that practically the sumo number of stockings hue been pivdu.\u2019oti this year ins in 1943, hut this high output .¦¦'.ill cannot meet the terrifie demand from nearly 4,209,000 women and girls over 14,\u201d an official stated.\"In this six.h >car of war there are more pris ing problems than that of producing unlimited quantities of I full fashioned vto.-kings, hho relent call ft cm the \\\\ (-stern I ront for more gun.-: and rhells thouid make (Lilian rone timers realize that war iudusiries still must have priority on available manpower.\u201c( cn.Mimcrs will simply have to un dors., and that there is a limit to ( what can be producod.This eauntry: cannot snppon n war effort of the magnitude undertaken by t'anada and at the same time meet the insatiable demands arising from the swollen pure ha sigg power of customers in wartime.\u201d Referring to newspaper reports about s::k stockings from Brazil, officials aid that was an old story brought up again beenu.-e of the pi c., at Cat.alia n s filiation.The Brut iiian s :oel.ir.g.s were made from sill; obtained from Japan and the cost to (the t an uiian consumer would he \u2018\u2018fantastic,\u201d \u201cWe are not going to be riantp-cdod into breaking the Canadian coiling,\u2019\u2019 stated the Prices Board it ainrenn, Donald Gordon.The Beard has issued directives aimed at producing .''JJO'O.OtlO doz en pair of sloekingis for the twelvemonth period in which maiuifnetur ers are now operating.The esiimal ed civilian prodeuction for the full Christmas Mail Already Is Deluging Post Office Here To Set New Record \tCity\tp-ivt offi.'o o\tTil\ti ploy cos\ta ro\t\tmng\ti arly fc ex pcnc\t\tnring :i dMugc\t\tin thoF-o\tton\tami\t[ r.ol\t! on or ;; dn\ty> bo\tfore Christmas\t\ti; was Ir:\tirn-\t'whi\ttoll !\t'nvo boo 4 Î\tt od a\ty.\t\t\t\tj moi\tnt.\tLetiei!.-, \tI :a'\\\tSVC 'hMI'.JJ llttMTl\t\tiiy swamped\t\tgro\tet in\tg\u2019*s for S \\vi\ttli rm\tu! of cviuy uc\tSY\tlip lion with\t\t' bo ¦\tmail\ted hi'for all\t; pm\t\u2018ion?records 1\tH'\tuiig Nmas\tbed\tpre\tperl\t:i['iKiU'iv ns\tMr.\tami Mr.-, Slier\thi\tvoko hac\ttrn\ttan\tt ]>\tlaces, j- to\tget\ttheir holiday\tg\troutings\tout\tnat\tiou-\tW'do III t 0\ttheir\tmany fiiomis.\t\t\t\t1 V 0 '\\\t\t: the Po: \tPos:.\tuffioc official\tts\texplain\tthe\tto\tbo\tfaced w or\tonmm?quantity of\t\tm\tnil thU v\t¦on i\u2019\ton;\t'or id\tneed ma bv\ttho\tfact that citizr\t11:\ts hectiod\tthe\ton\tt ra i\tispoi t.'ltii plea to mail early.No mailer how great the load hommes in the next few days, its back is already broken.Parcel po-g already is up.O'-fleials stated that there are two imps i.ant fa,-,- to eorsidi'r in to:-.year's huge inerease.tine i; the inereasg fii money in eirealation, tlie other that people are hemp; edit, ited to go.the! l 'hr ; mas mail out tie foie (hr: W .I Re.The extra help which will he eali- i' Christmas\u2014before ter the elo sing dates i si i by the Depart-eanis, paive'.s and \u2022cal delivery slheukl December 19th and e (fly for more die-¦ttly mailing on a is is essential thw al Service continues th the shortage of grew h of l ie ma-.:, .To meet the manpower si,nation the largest number ol ( \\ ra celpers on record \u2014 ¦-'me l-'hi'ii\u2019 a hirge numher of them 11 gh S'hoel Ivej* and girls, .will be emp\u2019eyel in Post Offices llwoughnut Canada.Mailing K.irly (1 out next (a th \u201cfacing up\u201d tables machines or at tin bet ; ( r kn-, w n to \u201ccases.\u201d The tables frinnipr oriier.eek t.honoughly enjoy They gabier at the the car,celling pigeon holes-the trade ns will help tin' l'b.ri-! ma.- ma rcquisiie ira: dvlivery by l hi view of ; ( ho miu [for Pa- Office liatui\u2019.e the tils promptly, find the is ; ,uaalion and make 1\t- IS I lay, Pie current situation publie in cautioned I delivery inai's uni ing dales are c I he ¦a r\\ at Christ-guaranteed tdline p-ost- crcw at the \u201cfacing-up\u201d sort all letlrrs to gel the facing outward and in proper t does not require any special skill kut; it does call for pei d.Everything pos'sihle is done to facilitate the speeding up of tike ser-a tee.If postal officials have anything hi say about it, th 1 letter or \t\tm ¦\tIÔ\t\tII\t\t\ti±\t\t\tP\tii\t 14\t\t15\u201c\tp\t»k>\t\t\t\t\t\t1\t\t\t \t\t\ti\\\t\tii\t\t\t\tW\tSi\t\t\t 1*4\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tu*\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tPÏ\t\t\t\tii\t\t\t\t \t\t\tz4\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \tll\tn\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTV\t\tir\t*\tL h-\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t SI\t\t\t\ta\t\t\t42\t\t\tild\t\t\t ¦,\t\t\tM\t4V\t\t\t\t\t\t\t4Ô\t\t 41\t\tÜ\tso\t\t\t\tLL\t\t\t\t\t9$\t (4\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tis\t\t\t\t4 From The Record Files THIRTY YEARS AGO Following a daring dash across the North Sea, German naval units shelled a number of towns in Northern England, causing heavy casualties The British cruiser Bristol has taken off in pursuit of the German cruiser Dresden which was ejected from Punta Arenas when the Chilean authorities refused to allow it to take coal.The Anglo-French offensive along the Western Front is general along the entire front.The Germans have admitted that their drive into Poland has been halted at Warsaw.Among those taking part in a play presented at Clarence-ville were J.H.Beerwcrt, J.I.McCabe, 0.M.Darby, O, Mountain.Lloyd Bullock, Frank Young, Cecil 0.Darby, Miss I.Morrison, Mrs.A.F.Eerick, Mis.A.J.Rowe.Mrs.J.I.McCabe.At the annual meeting of the Sianstead Township Farmers\u2019 Club the following officers were elected: W.Derrick, A.\tMackay.T.Howard, R.Hatch, E.A.Ticehurst, B, W.Brown, W.E.Byers, and James C.Howard.The St.Jean Baptiste Society of Richmond at its annual meeting elected the following officers: P.J.Girard, Rev.Eugene St.Jean, C.Girard.J.V.d\u2019Ariois.Arthur Girard, J.A.Goyette, S.E.Desmarais, Felix Leclerc and H.A.Desmarais.TWENTY YEARS AGO Officers of the Sherbrooke Regiment tendered a dinner to Lieut.Col.S.E.Francis who was retiring as officer commanding the unit.Major M.W.McA\u2019Nulty has been promoted to lieutenant colonel to command the regiment.Dr, Gustav Stresemann, German People\u2019s Party leader, has been called upon to form a government by President Ebert to succeed that of Premier Marx.The Egyptian Government has refused to accede to popular demands to call the National Parliament to debate the present crisis with Great Britain.Further deaths in the New York districts as the results of a bootleg liquor have been reported, the number for the year being 459.On the deciding vote of Mayor Landry, the Thetford Mines City Council decided to hold a referendum of proposals for a Provincial Government inquiry into the affairs of the municipality.TEN YEARS AGO The cast of a local talent play presented at Victoria Hall, Bedford, included Mr, end Mrs.William MacArthur, Mrs.Allan Palmer, Mrs.Ralph Oakes, Miss Ileen Smith, Miss Lottie Casey, Miss Muriel Harris, Aiex MacArthur, Harold Smith, B.\tA, Rhicard, Gordon Jones and Kenneth Johnson.The officers elected at the annual meeting of the Young Ladies' Auxiliary of Trinity United Church were Mrs.Eric Lennon, Miss Mildred Longeway, Miss Muriel Hall, Miss May Longeway and Miss Boris Cilles.Mussolini has served warning upon the Ethiopians that they must pay indemnities and make an official apology for the recent incident on the border of Italian Somaliland in which 150 members of the Italian armed forces were killed, At the annual meeting of the Women\u2019s Association of the Lennoxville United Church, the following officers were elected : Mrs.Ethel Seale, Mrs.Abbie Willard, Mrs.Anna Pergau, Mrs.William Marlin, Mrs.L.MacAUister, Mrs.Gladys Watson, Mrs.C.E.White, Mrs.J.Munroe, Mrs, F.R.Titcomb and Mrs.Id.Merrill._ Prime Minister R.E.Bennett declared in Montreal that unrestrained greed is menacing the present economic system.FIVE YEARS AGO The following officers were elected for the Sherbrooke Y s Men\u2019s Club at the annual meeting: Norman Welsh, Dr.H.T.Southwcod.Dean Bishop, Edward Baylis, Lawrence Pergau, Wesley Bradley, Douglas Armitage, Stanley Pearson and Harry Grundy.The British are maintaining their air attacks against, Germany with the objective of securing control of the air.Italy has announced its intention of maintaining its neutrality and working for the restoraticn of peace.At the annual meeting of the W.M.S.of Plymouth United Church the following officers were elected: Mrs, G.Ellery Read.Mrs.J.M.Jenckes, Miss Y.Hansel:ousan, Mrs.George Lothrop, Mrs.Andrew Sangster, Mrs.Z.W.Griffith, Miss Mary Cohoon and Mrs.W.W.Gibson.The Women's Association of the Bulwcr Church named the following officers at the annual meeting: Mrs.Leon Colby, Mrs.W, H.Hill, Mrs.A.Labcree and Mrs.K.Jolmsion.Directors in charge of the annual Brome County Poultry Show are Eugene Hall, I.L.Collins, George Alger, Archie Ladd, George A.Booth, Floyd Sanborn, Gordon Marsh and Charles McClay.Sharp increases in the demand for Canadian daily products are expected following the blockade of Denmark.McKENNEY ON BRIDGE By Wm.E.,'lcKenney, America\u2019s Card Authority HERE\u2019S INTERESTING PROBLEM IN BIDDING Today\u2019s bhi iin.a problem came up for a lot of discussion at the M ay -fair Bridge Club in New York.Ex-; and Wc-t were vulnerable.East dealt and passed, whereupon South opened the bidding with one diamond, holding the following: A J 0 V A Q 10 4 ?A 9 7 5 4 2 AQ IS West passed and North bid one spade.Now Ex =t bid two c .I What would you do with the Fout ; holding?Some South players bid two diamonds, but mo-t of the expe\u2019\".' agree that this is the wrong bid.Remember that East had ori r.r.ally passed, and then came in vulnerable with two clubs.Although South held jcnly a singleton club, it was the I queen, and the experts thought that ] F ou ia mould pass and give his part-iner a chance to double.I If South passes and North doubles two clubs, the question arises as to vrhethcr or not South should take (the double out.Again the majority :of the experts agree that the double ! should be left in.; Mrs.A.M.Sobol, the world\u2019s .outstanding woman player, has a i style of her own.She said that she would open the bidding with one heart.Then if Nor,ii bid a spade and East bid two clubs, she could come in with two diamonds without much of a problem.Interestingly enough.C rides H.Gored, who pays a great deal with Mrs.Sobel as jpannor, said he would open the bidding with a diamond; but ho knew tent Mrs.Sobel would bid a 1 hfart.Therefore, he would offer no .criticism of the heart bid.as he is a great admirer of Mrs.Sobel\u2019s amc- I h SHLRBKOUkt DAILY RECORD, is A i UKDAt, ULCL.MBLK 16.llM4, 5.IN THE WOMEN\u2019S SPHERE Richmond Chamberlin Group Meeting GUILD LADIES Features Election Of New Officers FETED LOCAL BRIDE-TO-BE Social and Pcisonal Richmond.D;c.16.\u2014The Cham- bourne United Church, Mrs.T.Mit-berlin Group met at the home of Mrs.'cheli, Mrs.A.E.Fee, Captain of the Howard VV.Hiliù.C-oilege Street.Melbourne Group, and Mrs.C.R.Mrs.George Chamberlin, Group Cap- Boast, the Ruby Group Captain, tain, presided.\tMrs.W.J.Ewing presided during Pigeon Hill.Dec.36.\u2014The wm- In opening the meeting, Mrs.the election of officers.Mrs.W.D.bers cf Ve St.James' Ladies' Guild Miss Ruth Olivier is from Hamilton, Ont., on 1st, to assume her duties arriving' .'Iss Phoebe MoManamy Chamberlin welcemed Mrs.W.J.Ew- Ross was elected Captain, and Mrs ing.President of the Women\u2019s Association of the Richmond and Mel were hostesses a miscellaneous E.R.Crock, Secretary-Treasurer.It shower given for M.- Ernestine cook- \"as ,n C1,>' yesterday pre- Miss Ina Coble.gh left this morn-, was\tdecided\tto\tchange\tthe\tname of Boucher in honor of her approaching s^wg at\ta special meeting of the |\tiRJC foi.Valleyfiei(-;, to attend th the\tgroup\tto\t\u201cEmerald\tGroup.\u2019\tmarriage, which takes place in the Executive\tof the Quebec-Sherbrooke\tchristening of the infant daughter wr u' \u2018 a »-e>- residence It was with very deop regret that ncar fU:ure.\tPresbyter.al of the United Church of the Rev.II.and Mrs.Lhullov, at vveiv\u2019C \u2018\t'\t' * the members accepted Mrs.Cham- Mijj B j\t¦ b invi \u2022 Womens Mirsionary Sonet y.\tthe United Church, on Sunday, at Berlins resignation, and a very sin- .n\\perA the Evening at the nome!\t\u2019\t*\t'\tI which the Rev.Dr.D.!.Ritchie, of her aunt, Mrs.Frank Sager.1 Mis- T ivian Jones, whose marri-,\tMontreal, will be the officiating to her arrival, members f i age takes\tplace today, was pl.'Uisant.\tclergyman.Rev.Mr.and Mrs.Lind- the Guild, friends and relatives had ! L surpri-ed on ThurstVy evening'ley are entertaining at dinner after arrived and were seated ,r.the living \u2018 when a number of friends called at the service.her home to wish her hapninesu in i\t* nvKw «uv^uaiiMiuy is arnv* January\u2019jing from Montreal today, to spend *s Girls the Yuletide season at home with Work Secretary of the Shertjrooke her father, Mr.1>.J.MrManamy.YAV.C.A.^\tjand family, at their home on Queen Street, Mrs.Roy P.Stafford, of Coatl-cook.was in the city yesterday pre- MRS.EDWARDS IS RE ELECTED AS AID PRESIDENT Mix Method Gives Smooth Cake CHRISTMAS CARDS From your own Snapshots 12 for 69c.Your negatives make the most distinctive Christmas cards you can get\u2014cards that your friends will treasure\u2014pariicularly friends in active service.Select your favorite negative and send it to u*.We\u2019ll return 12 attractive greeting cards with pictures printed on\u2014and envelopes for mailing\u2014all for 69c.Order early.(2 photos on Calendars for 25c.) Mcmti:,* of the Ladies\u2019 Aid of St.Andrew's Presbyterian Church were delightfully entemined by M e.Wilfred Davey for their large-\\ aitcn.tvd annual meeting, whk i Walton 4*1D0N,T rm' ose v RISK LOSING ^ YOUR ' \u201cSNAPS\u201d They con,f be taken again Fend film rolls to Star Snapshot Service to be developed and printed.This is Canada's largest finishing studio, serving customers all over Canada.Y'ou'll like our work, too.Films Rolls Developed & Printed AN7£«R0lL 25c Gaf Finer \"Snap*\"\u2014Prompt Mail Service Praising Star Snapshot Service, a customer at Windsor, Ont.writes: \u2018\u2018I suppose it's hard to give your usual quick service with help so hard to get, but as long as you turn out such fine pictures, I'll wait\u2014if I have to wait.\u201d ENLARGEMENTS 3 Enlargements 4x6\" in Eaiel mount* 25c Framed SÇ^\u2014Colored 79$ Enlargements 4\" x 6\u201d on 7\u201d x 9\" ivory tinted mounts in Gold.Silver, Circassian Walnut or Black Ebony finish frames, 59c each.If enlargement colored, 79c.Print Name and Address Plainly on All Orders STAR Snapshot SERVICE Box 129, Post Office A, Toronto invité cere vote of appreciation was ex-j1^.-Pcl\u2018d \u2018he e.enLig a the -ome pressed to Mrs.Chamberlin for her ^ .interest in the Group work during the past few years.An urgent appeal was made for more Red Cro,-s workers.Several of-f.-rsd to secure work at the rooms j or attending the tewing group in | the Masonic clubroom on Friday af-i ternoous.i Rt'frt.hmonts were served by Mrs.H.TV.Hills.Mr-.J.W.Bidgood end I Mrs.C.C.Healy.FOSTER were Brock '¦ Mr.and Mrs.Bert Pi\u2019.elp 'guests of Mr.and Mrs.Carl in Cowansville.Mr.W Raimond Durrell attended i\tjn b tbc yusegg Agnes an a meeting of the Brome CountyUj -\t' perrott Agriculture Society in Knowlto-n.1 room, the light having been burn ed off.Upon entering the room Mks Boucher was taken entirely by surprise when the lights were turned on, but remained very composed.and was escorted to her seat of honor.A mock marriage ceremony was i who were all repor.sibl-staged closing with a chorus, \u201cI Wish ; ly party.I Was Single Again.\u201d sung by the |\t* young people.\tMrs.Henry Richards and Then to tVe tune of \"Roil Out |Trv^n,S ,Richards entertained at the the Barrel,\u201d all sang \"Roll In the '\t9 Fa,bre î?tre,?t' at \u201c Barrel,\u201d and a prettily deerrated d,ehghtfuI.Iy Plann,e.d ™>*celIaneou« 1 with gifts, was t,n°wer Jn compliment to Miss ; | Lldora Ross, a bride-to-be of the month.The rooms were attrac the future and present her with « hand:, me travelling bag.The evening was spent socially end later rcfrcihments were served by the hoi:tess.es, Miss Nan Duncan.Mrs.H.A.Shaw and Miss Dorothy Ross, for the love.Mrs.Mrs u.'.aimed President, was in the chair and reports revealed that D'U had been a banner year for the Society, the financial statement presented by Mrs.A.J.Morrison, Treasurer, being the highlight of the m-thusastic session.The Treasurer stated that the icon 1\u2019ros- ciipts from the recent Christmas v on the occaskn of her sale and chicken-patty tea far ex-rh« plec-sart event was ceeded all expectations, and had by several relatives and contributed richly to the grand total, Arthur M.Edwards, later reed ITisident.was in the Mrs.Harry Maikell was the gue.-r of honor at a delightful surpri , party, given at her home pect Stre birthday, arranged , barrel well filled with gifts, Miss Joan Taylor, of Knowlton,' The bride-to-be was assisted was a week-end guest of Mise Thora i ulnvraP'Pir.g her 8if« b7 her cousin, Durrell\t(Miss Floren-ce Boucher, who acled Mrs.Albert Griffin was a guest of the Part of the bride in the mock her son, Mr.Stewart Griffin, and.marriage ceremony, and Miss Alice Mrs.Griffin, in Montreal, and later.^ f.ie bridesmaid, proceeded to Cornwall, where she Miss Boucher was the recipient was the guest of relatives.\ti of many beautiful gifts of linen, i Miss Alice Hunter, of Waterloo, is'silver, glassware, rugs, kitchen I the guest of her aunts, Misses Jean utensils, and money.In a brief, but and Emma Hunter.friends who upon their arrival vx- which was the best in years, record tended bt.:t wisher for many happv »d by the Ladies\u2019 Aid.leturns.and pre'-ented main lovi \\ Following this gratifying an-and usetbl gifts to the «uest ol hon- nouncumnt.Mrs.George' M.Dick, i\tex-\u2019itemont prevr.ilcd dur- Secretary, gave an interesting re- I ina: the unwrapping of tlu» attra.- sumo of activities sponsored by the jtive p- reels, and afterward.- bingo Aid and which had resulted in the i was play.'.!, the prize,', being won by past year's outstanding success.Mrs.Irving Richards.Mis.H.Sun- Mrs.Lewis Dunsmore was invited New mix method makes smoo th-textured devil'.- food cake.tivelv decorated in the Christmas ! »ry'A1];'5 Murif1 Hllmphricâ anti to take the chair during the election, Mr,*.S.Bû rm 6 r, T 1» fa V r.>T vote It in c n t.f Vi A I w r* BY GAY NOR MADDOX Of course you are making New Year's resolutions.How about deciding to use a new method of turning out D'evil\u2019s Food cake\u2014everybody'a favorite.That resolution will insure many a pleasant party and family meal.colors and during the early hours of man Majoury and Mrs.Wellington Raymond doing the honors, pouring ,\t.\t,\t,\t,\t,\t., tea and coffee at the lace-covered charming speech, she thanked her|tablei which continued the Yuletide Later refret hnu nt - tip results of which follow: Mrs.DcviI'h Food Winner Cake the evening hine-n was nWed the \"erp\tMr*- EcGie Mask.E.A.Wright, Honorary President; Have shortening at room tempern- £ur pX^iTwo^vP& Jack- Ia'n