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Gibson, V.C., Planned Flood Raid Tried By ALAN RANDAL. WITH THE RA J. SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND, June 5. -t-UPt-Ofk April 1, the day the Royal Air Force celebrated its 23th, birthday, a young wing commander disappeared from his station in Bomber Command. With due cause (he was a veteran in Bomber Command) the curi ous wondered but they learned nothing.

The man was Guy Penrose Gibson, and because he was Guy Penrose Gibson, the. curi- oui wondered all the more. here speculated as to whether the 25-ear-old bomber ace had been grounded. suggested he might have been retired for a rest-e'ure. It was sad to think of that and how Gibson would take it because all knew that Gibson wnnM er fly than anything else, that he often gave up his leave and week-ends off just to take part in a good bombing fiuhM Tn i -1 Had they only known, Gibson was about to become the great flrwt At- 4 Vi man whn IaJ tk assault on the Ruhr Valley dams on May 17.

Had the people of the Ruhr only known Well, they ceuld at least have moved to higher ground. With him when he went into his brief "retirement" he took hand. picxea crews, among mem Canadians such as FO. D. R.

Walker, D.F.C. and Bar, of Blairmore, Fit Set. D. A. MacLean.

of Toronto, winner of the D.F.M., and Fit. Sgt: Ken William Brown, C.G of Moose Jaw. "Week after week they flew as they had never flown before, practising with mines the silent preparatory Work for their assign ment 10 -saDoiage me Kunr These were earnest rehearsals by earnest young men until they could drop mines withy absolute accuracy from their Lancaster, bombers. Then, when everything was ready, they went out, Gibson to win the V.C- Walker his Bar, MacLean his D.F.M., and Brown the C.G.M., for their- part in MuuuiiiK U1C grcdl U1XI1S OI Uie Ruhr VaUey. The raid perhaps wreaked much more havoc than' any other of the bombing raids in history, certainly much' more than any other of the 70-odd sorties Gibson' had been on.

It "was the peak of his career, a career which is almost the barometer of the fortunes of the RA.F. itself. Started in 1939. goes oacK to sept. 3, 1939, when Londoners were still coming out of air raid shelters after their first alert and a young flyer headed east in a Hampden bomber looking for the Kiel Canal.

Purposely GS.E.T. Gamp Anticipates Record Attendance Woodland Camp. The. camp registrar, Irwin Haskett, reports thai registrations from Ottawa, Russell and Wakefield nave already reached him, and when Woodland Camp opens for ten days on July 1 there is every promise that there will be a record at- tendance: As there are many problems in connection with pro- viding supplies and transportation the camp registrar and committee would appreciate that all boys send in their registration as soon as possible. The camp committee are holding a meeting at the home of the chairman, F.

Grant Anderson, to "complete plans. Any friend of the camp having a canoe they may not be using this Summer, by making it available for the camp would be rendering a fine service. Track Meet Entries are steadily coming in track meet which will be held on the campus of the Glebe Collegiate on evening, June 11, at six o'clock. It is open to all Sunday school boys from 11 up. Do-.

minion Church, with IS entries, has the largest group yet registered. Entry forms have been sent to nearly all churches. Fur ther forms may be obtained by calling at the' office of the High School of Commerce. Post entries will be accepted, but the eorrfrnittee would prefer to have all entries jn early. They can be seni io ur.

n. niinsnau, Fifth avenue, Ottawa. A 15-inch silver cup will be awarded to the church group se-. curing the largest number of Both the cup and the ribbons will be ready for distribution to the Leadership 'Training. While in Ottawa, Rev.

Wilbur Howard, Knional Boys' Work met with a group of mentors and leaders of Trail Rangers and Tuxis groups in the Y.M.C.A., where there was an interesting discussion on many phases of boys' work. Expressing pleasure at the growth and development of boys' work in Ottawa and district, Mr. Howard stressed the need of strong leadership, and a Christ-centred program. Especially to. the younger leaders he posed some searching questions.

"Are the boys of your group becoming acquainted JesusVhrist' Are they oe- in i Uwl tn a npnennal rnmmit- ment to Jesus Christ? Have any boys of the group joined the Churenj Are tne uoys learning how to pray? Are they learning 'about, the Bible? Are the boys interested in the Church and what it stands for? Are they putting Christian, teaching into practice telling the truth, playing the game, following the rules To Be Flak Target That was Gibson. And so far as Britain goes he was actually at war with Germany almost before anyone else, one of, the first of the few flyers of that era to take off and head eastward. Maybe the Poles beat him at getting into the war but not by much. Now he is the most highly decorated man of this war with-the V.C, D.S.O., and Bar. D.F.C., and He didn't do so well on that first raid of the war: Clouds obscured the canal so he brought his bombs back but from then on it was Hampdens over France, over Sedan; over the battle of the bulge.

In those 1940 days he got his- first aircraft a Cornier 17 which he chased down a valley near Lorient and saw crash and lie smoking in a wood. Then the Battle of Britain was joined and Gibson, meeting the need of the times, volunteered for night fighter, duty and in two months flew 99 Beauflghter sorties and brought down three Hein-kels and a Dornier. Back In Active Service. But he still liked the "heavies" and after a period as an instructor went back to Bomber Command to lead No. 106 Squadron fllying Lancasters.

This was more" to his liking with the great daylight raids on Danzig, Milan and Le Creusot and night sorties against Milan, Turin, Genoa, Berlin, Stuttgart, Essen and the thousand-bomber raids. To him "they were all "very excellent His language is that deprecatory understatement common to He has been snot up no end. of times but refuses to go beyond six in telling about them and refers to one particularly, when the flak was thick and fast, by saying that so far as danger goes, it was "not bad only a question of an engine or That, then, is the background of the RA.F.s "flood who after dropping -his mines in the Mohne reservoir flew Impertinently up and down with casual, calculating courage, to draw the flak and allow his other 'planes to go in with greater freedom. Joined in Peacetime. Bom in Simla, India, he joined the1 peacetime RAJ, as a pupil pilot.in 1937; He didn't want to be a stockbroker's clerk or a civil servant or even an engine driver.

So he told his father. And then one day in 1939 Gibson was sailing a boat in Pembrokeshire when a friotid swam out with a telegram ordering his immediate return to his unit Two days later Gibson went out and found clouds covering the Kiel Canal. Since them he has dropped 370,000 pounds of bombs on Germany. whether jthe leader is watching or not? Are they becoming interested in a Christian world? Leadership Qualifies? paling with the qualities required in leaders of boys' groups Mr. Howard suggestedeach leader ask himself these questions: As a leader am I prompt and regular in my attendance? Am 1 still enthusiastic about my job? Am I really interested in boys? Am I as a leader trying to Improve my knowledge of the Bible and Christianity? Am I a better leader now than I was at the beginning of the year? Am I increasing in my understanding of my boys? Am I giving the job a fair amount of my time? Do I have the respect and friendship of the boys in my group? Am I establishing personality traits that a boy should find in a leader? Do I Inspire my boys to Christian living? Do I have a wholesome sense of humor? Am I experiencing real companionship with God in congregational worship in my personal devotions? During the past year have I taken any course in leadership training? C.S.E.T.

John Trueman, of St James Church; presided at the meeting of the younger leaders in boy's' work with the National Boys' Work secretary. Ken. Buckingham, of Dominion, outlined pro gram suggestions for use in groups which had been studied by a committee particularly dealing with subjects of most interest to boys. Among the younger leaders and mentors participating in the discussions were Donald Campbell, Poug Lapp and Ken Buckingham, of Dominion; Walter Dodds-worth, McLeod Street; Dixon Cross, First United; John True- man and George Munro, St James, and Dave Brown, Chalmers. Representing the Ottawa Boys' Work Board were Messrs.

Harry Pullen, president; Kurt Luneburg, secretary; W. Milks, treasurer; Herbert Groh and James R. MacGregor. Fitzroy Harbor. Gordon Munro, boys' leader in St James, formerly of Fitzroy Harbor, some years' ago was as sociated with the Trail Ranger group at Fitzroy, and his nephew, Kenneth Munro, is present Chief Ranger there.

The Fitzroy Trail Rangers is one of the oldest con tinuously, functioning groups in the Ottawa district, and two other relatives of Gordon Munro and former Fitzroy Trail, Rangers. Jimmy and Jack Munro, are on active Your tc'ont ad in The Journal reaches thousand sf exclusive readers. '2 REV. DR. GEORGE S.

EAS-TON, oi Trinity Church, Peterborough, elected president of the Bay of Quinte Conference of the United Church of Canada. (See also Page 6) Rev. M.C. Davies Gets Chaplain Post Squadron Leader the ReV. M.

C. Davies, of R.CA-F. Head quarters, has appointed Deputy Director of Chaplain Services. (P) in the R.CA.F. and promoted to the rank of.

Wing Commander, The Journal learned today. Former rector of St George's Anglican Church, Windsor. Wing Commander Davies en listed with the R.CA.F. in July, 1H4U. tie previously had been stationed at the St.

Thomas Training School. Mrs. George Patrick Dies in Ottawa Mrs. Helen Shanks Patrick, widow ot George Patrick, died Friday at the residence of her son James, 88 Third avenue, in her 74th year. Born Ayrshire, Scotland, she came to Canada 33 years ago.

She was a member of Stewarton United Church, a life member of the W.M.S. of that church, and a member of the Ladles' Aid. She is survived by five sons; Major George Patrick, of National Defence Headquarters; Andrew vice-president of Hutchings and Patrick, Ottawa; James of the Public Archives; John, of Toronto, and David of the Post Office Department, Ottawa; one laughter, Mrs. Harold Darragh, Shanks, of Ottawa; a sister, Mrs. James Willies, of Tarrytowii, N.

and several grandchildren. The funeral service will be con ducted by Rev. F. S. Milllken on Sunday evening-at nine p'clock in the chapel of Hulse and Playfair 315 McLeod street Inter- jnent will be in Beechwood ceme tery.

T.C.A. Wholly-Owned By Canadian Gov Trans Canada Air Lines is wholly Owned by the Government of Canada, Munitions Minister Howe said Friday in the House of Commons. He was replying to W. Nose- worthy (C.CF, York South), who said some pfficial notice should be taken of a statement by a member of the British Parlia ment that 60 percent of the money, in T.CA. came from the United States.

LIVE STOCK WEEKLY LIVESTOCK. The Dominion DDartment of Agri culture reported today in Its weekly livestock market report that East, rn cattle markets ware strong and as rule 23 cents higher during the paii ireeK. oui condiuons in the Weit were variable, with Winnie (lightly easier to 25 cents lower in pot on some butcher cattle. Saskatoon down 25 cents, and other markets reporting active trade with steady prices. "Supplies as a rule were not beyond demand and good clearances were maae ai au markets the Department said.

new top was established at Toronto (or this year, with choice weighty steers making as high as $13.10. 'About the only aoDreciabla chance in the calf market was an advance of as much as 50 cents at Montreal; wnue nogs ana umM generally remained at the previous week's price levels." A heavier run of cattle was ab sorbed at an advance of 25 cents at Toronto and a new high established on both steers and heiers. Choice weighty steers sold up to $13.10 with most and good heifer up to lt. Montreal was also brisk and strong to 25 cents higher, with good steers moving at and good butcher cows S10.00-S10.2S and $10.50. In the with most of the offering only fair to plain in quality, the best of the steer offering quoted at Exports to the United States during the past week to 1.362 dairy cattle, making the total to date this year 16,932 head.

In the same week last year, shipments were 557 head and exports to June 3 were 8.608. About the only change shown tn calf prices was an of 50 cents at -Montreal. Toronto paid S15.50-S16 for best vealers while Montreal was mostly $15, with a few $16. Hog Erodings in the past' week were 128.480 head, against 105,059 in the same week last year. Grading! from January 1 to May 29 this year totalled 2,697.624 and In the same period last year were 2.722.179.

There was little or no change in the hog market, except for a slight rise In 'prices at Montreal. Toronto paid $16.75 for the basic grsde. Montreal mostly $17.00. Lambi continued to sell well, with choice Spring lambs by the hundredweight at 18 at Toronto. Montreal was still selling them by the hesd up to $11 each.

BLAME. RETAILERS. MONTREAL, June 4. Some retailers are illegally failing to show size and price of oranges for sale, Prices Board officials here said today in a statement TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. ENGAGEMENTS.

JAMIKSON-DUNLOP Mrs. -William Jamieson announces the engagement of her youngest daughter, Dorothy, to Earl Warren Dunloo. son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dunlop.

of Carleton Place. The marriage will take place quleuy in June. Turnips Sell at 15 Cents Apiece On Ottawa's By Ward Market Ceiling prices on poultry retailing on By Ward Market have been fixed at 42 cents a pound for chickens, 42 cents for broilers, and 38 cents for fowl. This morning there was not a great deal of any kind -of poultry for sale, and the meat section was equally small. At nine o'clock 101 veal.

86 pork, 39 sheep and six beef carcasses had been passed for sale, mostly bought up by retail butchers. On the vegetable market medium-sized turnips were 15 cents apiece, radishes five cents a bunch, rhubarb i also five cents, and leaf lettuce five and 10 cents a bead, depending on size. The gardeners' section was well-filled, selling iris at six, for 25 cents, lily-of-the-yalley 20 cents a bunch, and lilacs a good-sized bunch for 10 cents. Dairy Produce. Butter 40c Cream, pint v.

28c Eggs, grade A 40c Eggs, medium 38c EEC, pullet 35c Meats. Chicken, lb. 42V4c Broilers, lb 42c Saturday's Stock Quotations WALL STREET Supplied 'by Thomson Stock Air new and McKlnnon. Open 11.00 48, 37 16. 10i 42 141, 155! 29 56 18'i 64Ts 27 33i'' 14,4 10H 80 26 ft 51 22 25 36 8H.

37 68 ts 155 sr. 37 11 55 20 i 40 'i 38 17 'i" 69 ,33 Vi 13 -59V4 15 '25 "88 3P.ii 29 48 29 21 20 12 18 15 --27 4 30 49 38 12 76 28 7 35 39 13 30 37 13 39 2 12 8 42 85 56 15 24 94 36 40 17 37 48 37 16 16 10 42 14 155 29 50 18 65 27 33 14 10 80 26 51 22 25 36 36 8 37 68 133 5 37 11 20 40 38 17 '69 33 13 59 15 25 88 32 29 48 29 21 20 12 18 15 27 4 30 49 38 11 76 28 7 33 39 13 31 37 13 3 2 13 8 42 85 56 15 24 94 36 40 17 37 Allii Chalmers Amer. Bank Note Amer. Amer. Radiator Amec Smelting Amer.

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Congoleum Corp. Cont. Can. Crucible Curtiss Deere Douglas Diinnnff Elec. Pow.

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Pictures West Air Brake West. Electric Western Union Woolworth viinw r.H Ybungstown Sht No More Extra Sugar Available for Rhubarb T. C. Douglas (C.C.F.', Wey- burn) said Friday In the House of Commons that Weyburn, merchants had Informed him rhubard is going to waste because no sugar is available for its preparation for food. Finance Minister Ilsley said sugar policies in respect to rhu barb had been announced and li insufficient had been obtained additional quantities would have to come either from the ordinary personal ration or from the sugar allowed for fruit-canning, pur poses.

Brazilians Study Resources of Jungle BET.F.M, Brazil. The co-ordin-ator of economic mobilization, pressing forward on every opportunity of developing Brazil's tremendous natural resources, has ordered two exploration parties to push into areas seldom visited by white men along the upper Tapajoz and Xingu Rivers, deep in the hinterland. These parties will make preliminary surveys of potential communications, colonization and Commodities NEW YORK. June 4. Cotton futures closed ,10 to 25 cents a bale lower.

High Low. Last July 2024 20.17 20.19 Oct 19.96 19.90 19.93 Dec. 19.80 19.73 19.79 March 19.59 19.55 19.57n May 19.44 19.40 19.43 Middling spot 22.06n. off 8. Montreal Produce MONTREAL.

June 4 CP) Produce prices today as reported by the Dominion Department of Agriculture follows: Eggs: Graded shipments Quoted on spot at 36-36 mixed lots: A large. 36: medium. 34: A-pullets. 29-30: B. 31-32; C.

28-29. Receipts: 3.. 086 cases. Butter: First grade creamery prints Jobbing 33-35: first grade solids, jobbing price, 34-34; current receipts Quebec No. 1, pasteurized.

32: No. 2. 31 delivered Montreal; wholesale Quebec No. 1, pasteurized. 33: No.

2, 687 boxes. Current receipt, white. Western an Quebec 20 f.o.b., f.s.p.; wholesale jobbing. Western and Quebec white 20-21, current make. Montreal.

Receipts: 3.354 boxes. bags. Quebec P.B.I, and N. B. Mountain.

No. 1. 2.20; TEX and N.B. No. 1, small, 2.20; fancy.

3.30. THE OTTAWA JOURNAL SATURDAY, JUNE 1943. 18c-19c 23c-25c 15c-17e 15c-17c 19e-22c 13c-14c 18c-20c 22c-24e 15cl7c 15c-16c 18e-19c 12c-14e Muttnn. hinds Mutton, fronts Vegetables. Artichokes, qt basket Asparagus, bunch Beets, gallon 10c 10c 20 .4 15c 4 .4 for 5c Carrots, gallon Green onions Lettuce, bunch Onions, gallon Parsnip, gallon 10c 25c 5c Radishes, bunch Rhubarb, bunch bag Turnips, each Grains.

Hay, ton, loose Hay, ton, pressed Straw, ton Oats, bushel White beans, quart Peas, quart 3 for 10c 25c 15C $lt U6 to $12 55c 15c 20c fighters Escort Continued from Page' One. Since reliable sources agreed these decisions had nothing to do with the discussions between French Generals Giraud and Charles de Gaulle, it was assumed that Eden was called to the scene to participate in con4 ferences relating to the. impend ing invasion or invasions. The importance of the discusj sions could be gauged by the fact that Eden's presence was deemed essential despite the fact that Britain permanently retains a special minister, Harold MacMillanL in North Africa. While there was no sign when the invasion will come, It appeared certain that the pause In Mediterranean war is ending, I The Italians, too, were fully cognizant of the threat to their Mediterranean islands, Madrid despatches earlier in the week rer ported that Pantelleria, in the Sicilian narrows, is under a state of urgent alarm while the garrisons on both Sicily and Sar dinia have een placed in a state of readiness.

Italian military experts were quoted by Madrid: as urgently pleading for troop reinforcements and additional anti-aircraft guns, fighter 'planes and radio detection devices to repel any Allied thrusts. i Inspected Invasion Troops. From Algiers, Churchill, Eden, Brooke, and the 1 North African commanders went to Tunis, where the Axis has reported concentrations cf Allied invasion craft, and northwest Africa, where they inspected British and United States forces who probably will play a leading role in tne coming inva sions. i The announcement of Churchill's return also revealed that be fore leaving Algiers yesterday the Prime Minister attended, a lunch eon' given by Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, Commander of the British Mediterranean Fleet, for the French Committee for Na tional Liberation. Generals Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud attended, the an nouncement said, as did Anthony Eden.

The statement from No. 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister's residence, said "proceed ings were most cordial The announcement said Churchill left the United States for Gib raltar by 'plane a week ago. He had gone to Washington May 11 for the conferences with Roosevelt at which undisclosed decisions on global! strategy were made. I Churchill came back home by 'plane despite belief that the Nazis were gunning for him belief heightened by the shooting down of a 'plane bearing Leslie Howard, the actor, and 18 other from Lisbon to! London earlier this week. i Madrid despatches said that Berlin was most anxious to find out Churchill's whereabouts, spec ulating that he was in Moscow in an attempt to talk Josef Stalin into going to war against Japan, that he was between Cairo and Teheran meeting with Stalin and that he had gone on to Capetown.

Montreal Stocks 100 Acme. Tli. 10-Algoma, SO Asbestos. 24,. 393 Brazil.

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500 Transcontinental, SO. Fowl, lb Pork, carcass Pork, hinds Pork, fronts Beef, Beef, hinds Beef, fronts Veal, carcass Veal, hinds Veal, fronts Mutton, carcass London Raiders Driven Off LONDONJ June The R. A.F. remained grounded last night and the only aerial activity reported in today's Air Ministry bulletin was scattered raiding by a few enemy; 'planes which caused a brief alert in London. Minor damage and a few cas ualties were Heavy gunfire drove off the few raiders over London.

One enemy 'plane penetrated the East Midlands area. An enemy 'plahe was destroyed. Twelve German fighter-bomb ers swept over a southeast scoast town which the German radio identified as Eastbourne yester day, causing "some damage and a small number of casualties including some people RAF. and R.CAJ. squadrons were also active yesterday, sweeping over northern, France and the coast of Holland.

There they at-, tacked three enemy E-boats. One1 R.CA.F. 'plane was reported miss ing after the operation. William Markus Dies Was Prominent Pembroke Contractor PEMBROkE. Ont.

June 5. Special William Markus, well- known builder and contractor and prominent Pembroke citizen, died in the Ottawa Civic Hospital tms morning as a result of complicai tions following an operation which. he underwent about a month ago. Mr. Markus.

was 74 years of age and up until several weeks Ago maintained personal management of his contracting and building operations, He was born at Golden Lake and was a son ot the late Martin Markus and his wife, Caroline Yourth. As a young man he moved to Pembroke, where he became engaged for a time in the contracting I trade with the late J. W. MunrO and later established his own business in the same field. For over 43 fyears he had successfully! conducted' this business on a large scale.

An ardent Liberal in politics he was widely known throughout Renfrew county and once contested the North Renfrew riding but was defeated at the polls by the late Hon. E. A. Dunlop, former Provincial Treasurer. Also-active in affairs of the church and divers fraternal organizations, the late Mr.

Markus during his lifetime has filled many offices of responsibility and trust. He was a Past Master of the Pembroke Lodge AJ. and AM, and Past Noble Grand of the local I.O.O.F, in which he received his 50-year veteran's jewel two years ago. In 1892 he married the former Julia Lldke. Who survives, with two sons, Lieut E.

J. Markus with Canadian Army -overseas, and Bert, Toronto. Four daugn-ters, Mrs. W. M.

R. Hamilton, Sault Ste. Marie; Mrs. A. J.

Butt, Huntsville; Mrs. J. L. Flatt, Kap- uskaslng, and Mrs. J.

M. Mac- Dlarmid, of Pembroke, also survive with one sister, Mrs. Charles of Pembroke. There are also nine grandchildren. The funeral will be held under Masonic auspices, on Sunday afternoon from his late home.

402 Murray street, to the United Church cemetery 20 Divfsions Continued from Page One. The Italian Foreign Office's Re lation! International! was Quoted by. Reuters news service in London as calling all Italy a front line trench and as saying that Washington' quarters were pre dicting an early invasion of the Italian islands. The Rome correspondent of the Swiss Tribune de Geneve wrote that Messina, Palmero, Trapanl and Cagliarl are virtually heaps of ruins. Many refugees are.

flee ing, I he wrote, despite decrees compelling them to remain i at home. He said the population of Rome is reported to have reach ed 2,900,000, or 1,000,000 more than the census figure of a few months Cities now are listed in a roll of "mutilated In. the great the despatches said. Naples was described as a city that has "lost its. voice ana where people pass like shadows on streets where houses stretch mil after mile shattered, like char red skeletons.

1 i r- Fined for Molesting Four Ottawa Girls 1- Lionel Reny, 24, of 444 Lewis an electrician, was fined $20 and $2 costs when he appeared before Magistrate Glenn Strike In city court this morning charged with disorderly conduct Sergeant George Gray, of the. morality squad, said Reny was arrested, after complaints had been received from girls whom he had molested. Traff ice Court For improper' parking, -Joseph St Jean, 390 Dalhousie street, $2 and' $1 costs. For having defective brakes, Clifford Faulkner, of Britannia Heights, $10 and SI costs. PLACED ON PROBATION.

Norman Woods, 42, a painter of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to the theft of a whitewash brush valued ai $28, the property, of Robert Strang, in City Court this morning. Magistrate Strike suspended sentence and placed Woods on probation for three months. Woods stole the brush frtjm 1 Strang for whom he was working andsold' it for $10. Cornelia Otis Sorry for Hollywood Beauties By FREDERICK C. OTHMAN.

HOLLYWOOD, June 4. (BUP) Cornelia Otis Skinner, writer, stage actress and, at long last, a film actress, is an Interesting citizen to us for reasons other, than those accomplishments. She has a fireplace in her bathroom, which naturally makes for quicker drying after, a tub, and she also, has iromDone eyes. A She is the first actress who ever 1 admitted to us (without qualms) that she's reached the age when eyeglasses are necessary. She's long sighted.

The telephone book is a mystery to her. oculist told her her eyes were especially interesting: "H-m-m-m-mf said Miss preening herself. "I mean automatically the oculist said. "They're trombone eyes." Miss Slfinner and Emily Kim- brough wrote a few months back (with a pitcher of beer at hand) a book called "uur Hearts were Young and which concern ed their misadventures in Europe Whir! away Delays Return to Races NEW YORK, June 5. The world's leading turf money winner, Whlrlaway, will- not add any cash or laurels to his record today.

After a. six months absence from the races "Whirly" was scheduled to start in the Henry of Navarre handicap at Belmont Park. Just noon he was scratched. Canadian Czechs Cheer Dr. Benes Rousing cheers greeted Dr.

Eduard Benes, president of the Republic of Czechoslovakia, when he arrived at the Czech legation this; morning to meet more than 200 representatives of the 40,000 Czechs In Canada. Flanked by a guard of Royal Canadian Mounted Police, he was welcomed by S. Rudinsky, Montreal, president of the Czechoslovak National Alliance, who presented him with a book containing the signatures of 3,000 members of the National Alliance. Those present included Czech soldiers and airmen and representatives of the Alliance from almost every, village and town In Canada, as far north as Alaska and also from Bermuda. Noticed in the; crowd was Thomas Bata, who established the Bata Shoe Company of Canada in Frankford, Ont, four years ago.

J) i- Storm Carries Silo Continued from Page Campbell, farmer on the 10th Line of Fitzroy, watched one of his barns being blown to bits by the wind as the storm reached its full fury. At the same time, the roof of a barn on the nearby farm of John P. Hanna was ripped loose- and carried bodily through the air. A wagon rack was picked up by the gale and blown several hundred feet before It crashed to earth. At the Baird farm, where the silo was a heavy hayloader was smashed by the storm and a section of the main barn roof carried away.

The wind reached such a strength the horse stable and an adjoining shed were moved from their foundations. W. M. Croskery, Ontario Department of Agriculture representative, said the storm was confined to too narrow a belt to do serious damage to props, though those on a few farms suffered from the pelting rain, and hail. Power line's were broken down- in Navan area and late this morning the section still was without electricity.

N. A survey of district points indicated the storm had been most serious along a narrow path from Fitzroy to Ottawa. It was not felt around Wakefield, and Quyon reported no damage caused. -At 11 Friday, a strong windstorm was felt at Maniwaki, though no serious damage was caused. FRANK A.

JAMISON. Frank Jamison died at Can ton, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 2, in his 33rd year. 'Born in Mas son. Que, he was the youngest son of the late Mr, and Mrs. Sam uel Jamison.

Surviving are his wife and one son, Linden George, with the R.C.O.C. in England; one daughter. Mrs. H. B.

Capell, of St John's, Newfoundland; three sisters, Mrs. James L. Cloney, of California; Mrs. W. H.

Parker, of Buckingham, and Mrs. S. G. Mc-Connell, and nieces and nephews The body is resting at the parlors of Hulse and Playfair Ltd, 315 McLeod street RETURNING TO WORK. DETROIT, June 5.

(BUP) The three-day strike of 20,000 Packard Motor Car Co. employes appeared broken when a company spokesman reported that more than 5,000 workers, or 35 per cent, of the day shift went back to work- today. 1 YOUTH PLEADS GUILTY. Charged with the theft of a wallet containing personal papers but no money, Norman Daniel Lackey, 16, of 169 Broad street, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Glenn Strike in City Court this morning and was remanded until June 11 for sentence. tTht wallet was stolen from the pocket of a jacket belonging to Richard Shaw, which was hanging in a room in the Department of National Defence on the corner of and Lyon streets.

Detectives Fred Syms and Lester Routliffe, who arrested Lackey, said it was his second offence. Skinner when were debutants. It was an exceedingly funny book. Paramount bought the screen rights and hired them to help with the adaptation. Great Mad Woman.

The 'studio -took a good lung look at Miss who had spent all her life making the cus- Itomers laugh, and decided she was uie peneci type io piay a mad woman in a ghost story, call- ed "The Miss Skinner had read about Hollywood. This role therefore seemed not unusual to her; So she went mad. The boys said she -was elegant She said she would not know. "That camera stares at she continued, "and something churns up inside you and you don't exactly know what you're doing. Then somebody says 'roll 'em' and you're terrified.

Then; somebody else says 'it's a lilly and you worry about that until you discover it's prase meaning "very good'." Fasf-Moving- Chinese Penetrate Suburb of -p Big Jap Base Ichang CHUNGKING. June -5. (BUP) Despatches today "reportd a m. Chinese penetration of Ichang and indicated fast-moving Chi- enese armies were clearing both Sides of the Yangtze River in a major bid to, recapture that Jap anese advanced base. The Central (Chinese) News Agency said 500 enemy troops were killed Thursday when the Chinese seized a northern Ichang suburb and that the city itself was thrown into confusion by a raid in which warehouses, barracks and oil storage facilities were set aflame.

The next day, Central forces north of Ichang penetrated into Tangyang, itrat- egic town 25 miles northeast of Ichang. The Central despatches these Chinese forces came from the Western Hupeh Prov- ince area north of the river. Army Moving Into Duuaing on square Quartermaster's branch of. Army headquarters was today be- building into the new Army building on Cartier Square. Its -space in the Canadian building will be taken up by other Army-, units which are now working un- der cramied conditions there.

Deserter Fined $100 On Registration Charge Fernand Oueliette, 21, of 10 Youville street, Hull, -was $100 and $2 costs or three months in jail when he appeared before Magistrate Glenn Strike in city court this morning, charged with having in his possession a false registration card. Cpl. R. C. Stuchber'y, HCMP, who arrested Oueliette said that Oueliette was a deserter from the Canadian Army and Navy.

Magistrate Strike directed that Oueliette be turned over to the Canadian Provost Corps following completion- of his sentence. PAYS DIVIDEND. TORONTO, June 5. Directors ox xi u. oeain ana aon, xirruiea, Toronto, with factories at To-:" ronto, Montreal-and Regina.

declared a dividend of 80 cents a share on the class stock. This duplicates a distribution made in July, 1942, which was the first dividend paid since 1931. -The latest dividend is payable July 15 to shareholders record July 1 and after payment ar- i rears will approximate $19. DR. milPER RESIGNS.

Dr. W. J. Couper, executive as-' sistant to Labor Minister Mitchell and Deputy Labor Minister Mac-Namara, has resigned and will return to a position with the Inter- national Labor Office. Montreal, i about June 15, it -was learned today.

MRS. MARIA COTNAM. MERRICK VILLE, Ont, June 5. i ri .1 i i at her home in Merrickville Thursday of Mrs. Maria Cotnam, widow of the late James Cotzutnu -A lifelong resident of this, torn- unity Mrs." Cotnam was well known and her passing is mourn- ed by a wide circle of friends.

The former Maria Mason, deceased was born at Merrickville 89 years ago, the daughter of the late Joseph and Anne Mason. 1876 she married James Cotnam, who died in .1926. Mrs. Cotnam's death followed an illness of only 12 days. Left to mourn are one son, Ernest Cotnam -and one daugh-'.

Iter, Mrs. W. McCaw (dith). of -Merrickville, also five grand- children i and one great-grand-child. A member of the United Mrs.

Cotnam was also life member of the Women's Mis-' sionary Society. The funeral will be held from her late home to Merrickville United Church this afternoon Rev. R. W. Armstrong will con- duct service.

Interment will be made in the family plot In Union cemeterv. Many messages of sym pathy and beautiful floral tributes were received by the bereaved family. V- HOME SCIENCE BREAD Phone 2-9431 WALKER'S BREAD LTD. EVKLW ST i.