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URGENT! THURSDAY, NOV. 5, 1942 PHE Select Committee on National Expenditure make an extraordinary allegation in their report on merchant shipbuilding. They say. there is a certain lack of a sense of urgency in the shipyards and greater output could be obtained. The Committee base their report on direct evidence diligently collected during personal visits to the yards.

Yet it is inconceivable that the warnings about the U-boat menace, which- Mr. Churchill inserts in almost every major speech he makes, and which are constantly repeated by other Ministers, should have fallen on deaf ears. One would have looked to the shipyards for the keenest appreciation of the importance of shipping to the war effort and of the fact that, as the Allied offensive develops, mqre and more ships will be needed. If any doubts on this most obvious point had existed, they should have been dispelled at the recent conference of shipyard representatives, at which the need for an all-out shipping drive was explained in secret by Cabinet Ministers. We have always maintained that there tfas far more good news than bad to be got from the shipyards.

Our view has been confirmed by official statements on shipbuilding output. The latest was that by Mr. Herbert Morrison, who said on Sunday that Britain's shipbuilding workers had an output twice as great per head as that of any other country. He illustrated the immensity of the job which British ships were performing by saying that 80 per cent, of the war production of this country was being shipped overseas. In spite of all the warnings and all the evidence available to their own senses, are the shipyard workers becoming too complacent? The Select Committee revive the suggestion which was keenly debated several months ago, 'that figures of shipping losses should again be published.

Sound reasons were advanced against it; but it will have to be seriously reconsidered if, as the Committee state, output is suffering because the workers fail to realize the urgency of building and repairing ships. It will probably be found that the main delinquencies are due to a small minority of slackers. We cannot agree that the'best way to deal with these would be to de-reserve them and put them into uniform. It would be an insult to our magnificent body of fighters to turn either of the Services into a penal establishment for malcontents and These men should be submitted to the discipline of their own hard-working mates and. if necessary, to the penalties of the law.

Russia And Egypt THOSE who appreciate how much is at stake in the engagement of the Eighth Army may find it rather discouraging to read in a message from Moscow that whatever ground the British have gained in the Western Desert they have not gained much yet in the Soviet Press." There is reaily nothing very surprising in this and no need to put a tragic interpretation upon it. To the Russians, severely tried as they are, nothing really counts'as a second front which will not have the immediate effect of drawing off about 50 divisions of Germans from the East. The Soviet thesis is by now fairly known, and it is a perfectly consistent one. It has been held in Moscow that an attack which succeeded in creating a diversion on the scale mentioned would have enabled the Red Army to cripple the Germans to such an extent that victory in 1942 would be assured, and there would remain only mopping-up operations for next year. We know that Mr.

Churchill endeavoured to impress upon Premier Stalin why we did not share these views. The attempt failed. The Soviet leader remained under the impression that this was a perfectly practicable programme, and we may be quite sure that if this is his opinion it is shared by the Russian public generally to the extent that it is able to follow these matters. This must be kept in mind in studying the speech which Premier Stalin iis to make tomorrow. It ts addressed mainly to his own people, and we must not be greatly surprised or disturbed if it contains some things that are not very palatable to us.

Politics And Strategy is another aspect of this matter to which we cannot close our eyes. If the Russians remain persuaded, as Mr. Churchill has told us they do, that we might have done more to help them this year in the military sphere it is only natural that they should look round for reasons why we have not done it. Here we have to remember the history of the years since the last war. One of the fixed convictions of the Russian leaders has been that there was a conspiracy of all the capitalist nations against them.

They did not believe that they could rely on any support from us if they were attacked by the Germans. Unless we keep this fact in mind we shall never understand their attitude towards the Hess incident. Suspicions of thi kind are not easily allayed and the fact that we have had to delay our operations so long and that they are now taking place in a theatre of which the importance is not so apparent in Moscow as it is here has, of course, revived them Thoughtful people in this country know that it is entirely untrue to say that British policy has been determined by hostility to the Soviet Union. It Is, however, sincerely believed by many people in Russia and it it unfortunately repeated here for political reasons by people who do or should know that it is nonsense. It remains a factor to be reckoned with that this myth will reappear whenever extremists see an opportunity of embarrassing the Government.

Romans 28. "All things work together for good to them that love Cod." The German Generals TT is impossible to say with any A confidence what German generals have actually been dismissed. Rumour has sacked them all at one time or another. The significance of changes of this kind during a war will not be overestimated by those who remember that we have made a considerable number ourselves. The meaning of those that are authenticated is not always easy to determine.

Is Brauschitch side tracked in Western Europe, or is he carrying out a very important job there? The suggestion has been thrown out that the dismissed generals may tend to form the nucleus of a newmovement against Hitler. This is possible, and it should be watched with caution, for there are simple souls who may believe that it would pay us to negotiate a peace with a Better Germany," represented by the militarists who were the villains of the peace in the last war. We should regard with caution also the complacent argument that the German Army is being broken up and that we shall have a fairly easy task with amateur soldiers acting on Hitler's intuitions. This is altogether too much like the kind of theories with which we consoled ourselves at the beginning of the war. We believed that Hitler to carry on a European campaign on the lines of his own come to grief pretty quickly.

The new German Army, we told ourselves, was a jerry-built affair not to be compared with the old one. Events in Europe justified Hitler's theories of war sufficiently to teach us caution. Cautious Collaboration ITTLE importance need be LJ attached to the announcement by the Vichy Radio that French naval experts have gone to Germany. This is another of the gestures which are all that Vichy has so far been to offer the Germans in the way of collaboration. Without the services of the Fleet and the sailors a few experts will not be very much use.

Such anti- British sentiment as exists in France is found mainly (as it always has been) in the higher ranks of the Navy. reasons for this are not at all mysterious. In the days of the Anglo-French Alliance, while France was the predominant military partner, the Navy always had to play second fiddle. The unhappy events which followed the Armistice naturally did not improve matters. In spite of this, however, it has never been true that French sailors as a whole have been pro-German or anti-British.

The cradle of the French Fleet is Brittany, which in recent years, in spite of an old anti- English tradition, has been the most friendly province in France to us. Stories about the presence of large numbers of German soldiers in the non-occupied zone are not taken very seriously here. There are, however, military experts there studying the situation, partly, no doubt, with a view to future military developments on the Continent, and, perhaps, with one eye on the possibility of it becoming necessary to occupy the whole of the country. Two officers named Bitterfeld and Grassmann are mentioned in messages from neutral sources as being in charge of these investigations. Neutral Spain rpHE anxiety of the Spanish Foreign Minister to insist on the neutrality of his country is illustrated by the statement he has made in reply to certain agitations in America.

Under Suner the country was officially declared to be not neutral, but non-belligerent. Sefior Jordanashas altered this. The difficulties which have now arisen arise from the still unextinguished passions of the civil war, particularly among Spaniards abroad. This affects both The representatives of the Falange in some South America countries have undoubtedly caused trouble by their pro-Axis activities. It is equally true that refugees abroad from the defeated side have constantly been trying to prejudice relations with These things, appear to be taken rather more seriously in Madrid than they deserve to be.

After the history of the last three years neither London nor Washington is going to be so ill-advised as to provoke a diplomatic rupture with Spain. The appointment of Samuel Hoare as our Ambassador two years ago has abundantly justified itself. Partisan propaganda on both sides has been much more active in America and it has here. This is a matter, however, in which the Foreign Office and the America State Department have a common policy and they will not be deflected from it at this time of day by provocation from either side among the hotheads. PART-TIME WORKERS Mr.

Morrison's Warning To Non-Volunteers After disclosing at a Holyhead luncheon yesterday that more than 100,003 men and women had been directed into part-time Civil Defence, Mr. Herbert Morrison stated: Anyone not now doing 48-hours part-time work a month and who does not belong to one of the exempted classes, will find before long that he or she will be directed by the Ministry of Labour to undertake such work. "It will be much better." he added, "if come an volunteers." BOOKS OF TODAY John de Courcy has been the subject of questions in Parliament and of misgivings in many quarters. Although written with restraint, his "Behind the Battle" Eyre and Spottiswoode. 10s.

6d supplies the reason. How could an Ally be other than offended by Observers who discussed Central European problems with Dr. Benes as far back as 1930 found it abundantly clear that he was heading straight for the tragedy Was the observer Kenneth de Courcy, who did an immense amount of travelling and lobbying all over Europe, warned our Government of the weakness of if ranee, and discovered that the only tonic for France was conscription here? It Is in these disclosures about France that the open purpose of Mr. de Courcy is apparent: another is to put Russia in the "right perspective." The rest is newspaper history of wartime events and of undocumented explanations of diplomatic activities The nigger in the European wood-pile as tossed together by Mr de Courcy is never far away, and when he is brought to light he usually turns out to be an odd sort of Left- Wing E. L.

Foot Mouth Disease DEVON EPIDEMIC Reported To Be Now Abating Devon Diseases of Animals Sub- at Exeter yesterday were assured by Capt. J. C. Atkinson, superintending veterinary officer of the Ministry of Agriculture, that the epidemic of foot-andmouth disease in the county was abating. Since August 28.

when the existence of the disease was confirmed at a farm at Hemyock, there had been 86 outbreaks, and 2,853 cattle. 461 pigs, and 1,327 sheep had been slaughtered. figures were exclusive of the last two outbreaks Of the 4,641 animals slaughtered, 80 per cent, had been salvaged for human food. The origin of the disease, said Capt. Atkinson, was obscure, but it spread rapidly from farm to farm, two, three, four, and even six outbreaks being reported in a day.

Fortunately, the disease was abating now; only three outbreaks had been reported since October 22. If the last one, reported on November proved to be actually the last, it would be possible to considerably reduce the restricted area during this month. LIKE WILDFIRE. In reply to members, Capt. Atkinson said foot-and-mouth disease was sometimes much more virulent than at other times, and, as did the world-wide epidemic of influenza in 1918, it might spread like wildfire.

Maj. J. H. Scott-Tucker inquired if the Ministry of Agriculture were quite convinced that slaughter was the only policy. Capt.

Atkinson replied in the affirmative. Th normal mortality from foot-and-mouth disease, he said, averaged about 3 per and cattle would get over it even without any treatment, but the trouble was that it caused a tremendous loss in meat and milk It had been estimated that if the disease allowed to run its course through the country with people treating it as best they could the annual loss to the farming community in meat and milk would be about £5.000,000. whereas under the slaughter policy the cost worked out at an insurance policy of Is 3d. per £100 on the value of the livestock in the country, so that this was the most economic policy at the present time. Scientists, of course, were working continuously to discover a remedy.

Maj. Scott-Tucker said he thought that information would allay a great deal of anxiety: it was reassuring to know that the Ministry were working on a sound s. d. basis, especially as there was a strong feeling in some quarters that slaughtering should not take place. STRAYING DOGS.

The Clerk to the sub-committee stated that nothing like this epidemic had been experienced in the county before. He believed the most serious epidemic in the past was that of 1928, when there were twelve cases near Plymouth and 739 animals were slaughtered of an approximate value of £10,000. A letter was read from the Tiverton District Sub-Committee of the War Agricultural Executive Committee, expressing concern at the carelessness of dog owners, and recommending that steps be taken to enable the police to shoot all stray dogs in the infected area; also that dogs should be kept on leads except when at work. Several members stressed the importance of this matter, but no action was taken, although the hope was expressed that dog owners would exercise all possible control over their animals. MR.

JACK FITCHETT Funeral Tributes At Plymouth Prominent figures in the world of entertainment in Plymouth yesterday made their last farewell to Mr. Jack Fitchett, former manager of the Hippodrome, Exeter, and the Palace, Plymouth, and a once prominent player in the Plymouth Argyle team. He was a Freemason. At the time of his death he was the licensee of the Royal Sovereign in Union-street. A service was held at St.

Matthew's Church, Stonehouse, conducted by Rev. J. S. V. Thorpe-Tracey.

The burial was at Efford Cemetery. Family mourners were Mrs. J. Fitchett (widow), Mrs. E.

Husson (sisterin-law), Mr. L. W. Kerslake (nephew), Mr. and Mrs.

Skinner (brother-in-law and sister-in-law), and Mr. H. Jenkins, friend. Others present were Mr. F.

J. Cox (advertising manager of the Western Evening Mr T. P. Purdy imanager of the Royal Cinema). Mr.

W. Cooms Plymouth Police Mr. J. Squire (chairman of Plymouth and District Licensed Victuallers' Mr. C.

L. Holt (representing Starkey. Knight. and Ford), Mr Ernest Brock. Mr J.

Walker (Nottpr Bridge). Mr. A S. Woolf (Bass, Ratcliff and Oretton), Mr. P.

Heath (Lock yer Hotel), Mr. N. Hamley nSS Denley (City Police). Mr. W.

AmSp' Mr. R. Green (manager of Palace) Mr O. Davies (musical directori l'LEi' bers of the Palace staff- Mr fi Mr A. c.

Jago. Miss Reynolds FLORAL TRIBUTES. Wreaths were sent as follows--To Verf; ftffl Family th Lew NeU and Totnes at the Cinema, iorr c' ul Cie Charles, and Harry Wi a lVlrs Hackworthy; ufovn Pr, Motors; F. A. mily: Mrs Ho ie and Mf axter and E- C.

Tame; nd Ml Pete Fairbrother; Dora Thi.f, nt of Staff, Palace stiff i Stage Manager and Stage SI 3 1 Theatre; Boys ot tne ira.ace Iheatre Orchestra; Mr and -vir Ronald Green; Mr and Mis. W. a. rs, George and Jessie; Ena Arscott and Erian; Edna Deane- Mr. and Mrs.

and i-amliy, Saltash; Starkey. Knight, and Ford, Mr and Mrs. Marsden; Liiv. Doreen, UJ, and Percy. Mr.

and Mrs. Otto Ward; Mr. and Mrs. Saunders and Mr. and Mrs.

Pfescott; Jack r.id Elsie; Mr and Mrs. Major; Big and Little Jjulcie, and George; Mr and Mrs. A. Phillips; Mr. and Mrs Fearon; Mr.

and Mrs. Ballard-Brown; Mr. 'and Mrs. James Ross; Mr. and Mrs Harry Jenkins: Mr.

and Mrs Finnemore: Mrs. Sharland and Cinders; and Mr. and Mrs. Woodman. GOING TO EXMOUTH Rev.

W. J. Harris To Leave Redruth Rev. W. K.

Harris, who for the past five years has been curate ol Redruth, has accepted an appointment as priest-in-charge of All Saints' Church, Exmouth. and will be leaving Redruth at the end of the year. A native of St Veep, Lostwithiel, and a son of the late Mr. J. K.

Harris, former well-known agriculturist in South-East Cornwall, and of Mrs. Harris, who resides with her son in Clinton-road, Redruth, Rev. W. J. K.

Harris was educated at Truro Cathedral School, and trained for thp Church at Salisbury Theological College. He was ordained deacon in Southwell Minster in December, 1933 and a priest a year later. Prior to going to Redruth he ministered at St. Michael and All Angels' Church, Nottingham. Truro Catbedral Today's Mating 7.25.

Holy Communion 7.45. Evensom? 4: hymn 78; anthem. King of glory (Harris). M.O.H. UNABLE TO RIDE CORNISH SCRAP COLLECTION MYSTERY OF IRON WHEREABOUTS Surprise was expressed in a letter to Truro Rural Council yesterday from the regional officer at being told there was still a quantity of scrap-iron lying in various parts of the district, and he intimated that arrangements were being made for a woman assistant to visit Cornwall shortly to ascertain wheie it was.

An endeavour would then be made for it to be given or purchased for the national effort. He asked that knowledge of the sites should be given to the woman assistant. The Chairman. Mr. W.

J. Gerrans, said he did not know where the iron was. but perhaps members would tell the clerk. Mr. E.

Rodda suggested they should give the woman the names of members of the Council who could point out the sites. Mr. J. Tallack: We don't want any more ladies. LIST OF RAILINGS.

Mr. H. Hawke inquired if the Ministry had replied to their protest against the taking of railings of religious buildings and graves, and the Clerk, Mr. R. W.

Barratt, said nothing was said about these, but there was no doubt they were going on with the collection of railings, and he did not think the Council could stop it. He had received several claims for railings around graves. He had allowed every one, and these were confirmed by the Ministry. He added that the regional officer had submitted a list of further unnecessary railings in Truro district, including some at Blackwater, Gerrans, Porthscatho, St. Anthony, Kenwyh, Chacewater (Primitive Methodist Chapel), Tresillian.

Tregothnan (main lodge chains), Tregony (Wesleyan Chapel and Sunday-school), Veryan, and Perranporth (four hotels). THE PEOPLE'S MORALE. It was mentioned that railings had been taken Irom all the chapeis at Redruth, and Mr. Hawke said he had no objection to that, but ne could conceive nothing which would more destroy the morale of the people than going into graveyards and removing railings before everything else had been removed. They protested againsx it, but he supposed they could not help themselves.

Mr. Rodda said there were large quantities of iron in the county not yet removed, including signposts which had been denuded of their arms, and it was up to the County Council Highway authorities to put themselves in order by allowing them to be taken away. The Clerk: Attention has already been called to that. AIR CASUALTIES D.F.C. Killed In Action Five D.F.C.s and one D.F.M.

are included in the Air Ministry Casualty communique No. 173, published today. One of the D.F.C.s, Actg. Fit. Lt.

H. C. F. Bowman, who was previously reported missing (now reported killed in action), received the award last May. He had carried out a large number of operational sorties, many of them over enemy territory.

An exceptional pilot and skilful leader, he was prior to the war employed in Ilford Borough Engineer's Office. In his last combat against the Luftwaffe he destroyed a F.W. 190 before being himself shot down in his Spitfire. The full list reports that 189 lost their lives, 10 are wounded or injured, 56 are missing, and 4 are prisoners of war. Of these, 143 are second entries, giving later information of casualties published in earlier lists.

NEW AMBULANCE Dedicated By Bishop At Bodmin When the Bishop of Truro dedicated a new motor ambulance for the use of Bodmin St. John Ambulance Brigade yesterday, he said there were many lessons of mutual helpfulness which were being learned everywhere as a result of the war. But don't make the mistake in thinking the war is nearly over," added his lordship. "We may have to face sudden trials in the near future to a greater extent than we have had to face in the past." Dr. Hunkin observed that in wartime it was more necessary than ever before to have such good Samiritans as ambulances in waiting to succour people who were laid low by the raiding enemy.

As they looked back over the past, so they could look forward to the future when the war would be over, and they could be thankful that the counties would be better supplied with these fine ambulances than ever before. The training of the personnel would also be of tremendous advantage. After the Bishop had dedicated the 26h.p. vehicle, which is equipped with the latest appliances for the comfort of patients and attendants, and has been provided by public subscription. Viscount Clifden, as president of the Bodmin Ambulance Division, presented the vehicle to Assistant County Commissioner S.

M. who handed it over to Mr. W. W. Hearn, superintendent of Bodmin Ambulance Division.

Storing Winter Carrots Many carrot growers usually clamp all their carrots for delivery during the winter months, but to maintain supplies to consumers during frost more must be stored and fewer left in the ground. Growers are therefore urged to clamp a portion of this season's crop, states the Food Ministry. Carrot growers may offer remaining stocks in clamp to the Potato and Carrot Division of the Ministry between November 1 this year and February 28 next. They will be bought "as grown" at a clamp valuation. PLYMOUTH 'WEEK' FOR PRISONERS ON THE By HOME FRONT Femina Parcels From St.

John And Red Cross PARCELS at the rate of 155,000 a week are now being forwarded by the Red Cross and SY John War Organization to prisoners of war and civilian internee camps in Europe. They include' food, tobacco, invalid comforts, and other parcels, and the approximate cost is £12,000 a day. Such a figure should make people realize how imperative it is that the organization's funds should be kept up. Westcountry folk wno have their dear ones in prison camps do not need to be asked twice to give to the Duke of Gloucester's Red Cross and St. John Fund.

Even those who have no relatives who are prisoners readily appreciate the fine work that is being done by the organization, and are only too willing to help in any way. Plymouth is to have her chance when the Prisoners of War Week" is held from November 30 to December 5, and just as she answered the appeal for Aid to China so will she do for British prisoners of war. 600 of whom are citizens of Plymouth and district. STRAIN ON RESOURCES. In a letter to The Western Morning News" the chairman of the war organization has briefly outlined its work.

He stfys that since the war began people of this country and of the Dominions, Colonies, and British communities abroad have given over £14,000,000 to the Duke's Fund, and the generous flow of their contributions has always kept pace with expenditure arid commitments on our own needs and in support oi our Russian Allies. In addition many gifts in kind have bean received, particularly from the United States. However, the large addition -made to the number of prisoners in enemy hands during the summer Libyan campaign has put a considerable strain on the resources of the organization, which today has to budget for something twice as many prisoners as s.x months ago. And so a special effort is being made in every city, town, and village to arrange money-raising events to help finance the Prisoners of War Department of the Red Cross and St. John.

These events will take place in the 'Weeks." and in almost every district a flag day also will be held. Let me quote the last sentence of the letter: They depend upon us not only to relieve the monotony of their diet, but to give them all those comforts of mind and body, books, music, games, tobacco. and means of preparing themselves by educational courses for their post-war life, without all of which life in captivity would be almost beyond human endurance." Letters To The Editor State And Hospitals Sir, has once more been drawn to the state in which we as a nation have largely allowed our hospitals to exist, it is deplorable that while war expenditure is measured in astronomical figures, yet hospitals are obliged to beg for the very means of existence. Poverty is no crime, but it reflects little credit on a first-class nation that such institutions, whose work is of the most noble kind, are reduced to pleading for pennies. It is to be hoped fhat it will soon become apparent to everyone that the best way in which they can help their hospitals is by striving to ensure that they shall be made, together with all similar establishments, orphanages, a national responsibility; and that every conceivable assistance be afforded them by the State.

With less than the best we must never be satisfied. F. EDWARD PEPPER. St. Budeaux, Plymouth.

Nov. 2. Black-Out Neglect Sir, raid on Canterbury on Saturday was just at dusk, when streets were full of shoppers. This should be a lesson to the people who have their windows unscreened at dangerous times. In this town scores of windows may be seen all lit up," no blackout, any time between 5 and 7 p.m just when the enemy may be in the clouds, as at Canterbury.

It is asking for trouble. R. C. Newquay, Nov. 2.

Glass In Roadway Sir, have two complaints to make that can easily be remedied. We are all bound to look after motor tyres', which are national property. Far too many broken milk bottles lie about in the roadway. The pieces' can only be removed by a dustpan and brush, as it is the little bits that work into the tyres. I would urge the occupants of houses to keep clear the road outside their own premises whoever is to blame for the accident.

Secondly, a great many houses have lost their numbers through war damage. Doors, gates, and fanlights have been smashed, and in too many cases residents fail to put any mark or sign of identification. It is so easy with paint or even chalk to make a bold number on the wall or somewhere visible from the street, and it would save a lot of trouble and irritation. The worst difficulty is at night-time groping along with a feeble torch, often up the garden path! Incidentally, our nice Corporation flats are bad offenders. The metal numbers on the street doors are invisible because the doors are always opened back.

The walls should be marked by the authorities in this case. DEVONPORT DOCTOR. Nov. 2. DEFIED LABOUR MINISTRY JEHOVAH WITNESS: ST.

AUSTELL FINE Catherine Milligan Elliott, 37, Bodmin-road, St Austell, a Jehovah Witness, pleaded Guilty" at St. Austell Sessions yesterday to a summons by the Ministry ot Labour and National Service for non-compiiance witn a direction respecting employment. Mr. J. O.

Couch, prosecuting, said defendant was a single woman living with her mother, and was employed as a full-time unpaid evangelical and social worker in connection with Jehovah Witnesses. She was directed to take up employment as a housemaid at a maternity home at Cheltenham in August, but exDressed herself unwilling to do any work at all. She should have attended the hospital on August 10, but did not do so, and in a further interview persisted in her statement. The work had nothing to do with the war, but defendant consistently held that she would do no work except that as a Jehovah Witness. CONSECRATED.

defendant told the Court she had consecrated her whole time to Jehovah and the spread of His Kingdom on earth. There was no alternative in her mind to that consecration. It was not that she was against doing work of mercy, but her time was now consecrated to doing God's work and preaching His Gospel. She could not break her covenant. "Her mind was made up.

The Chairman (Mr. W. Light) said the Bench had sympathy with people who objected to war, but in this case a situation was offered unconnected with the war, and to some extent work of mercy, and they thought defendant ought to obey the law. She had absolutely refused to do so, and they had, no alternative but to fine her £5 or a month's imprisonment. I will take the month's imprisonment.

My principles will not allow me to pay. The Chairman: You would not have any principles to go by in Germany; somebody would look after that." TO BIRMINGHAM Barnstaple Headmaster's New Post Mr. R. M. S.

Pasley. headmaster of Barnstaple Boys' Grammar' (County Secondary) School since 1936, has been appointed headmaster of the Central Grammar School, Birmingham, and will take up his new post in the New Year. Mr. Pasley. who is aged 42, went to Barnstaple from Alleyn's School, Dulwich, where he was housemaster, and was chosen for Barnstaple headship from 288 applicants.

He was educated at Sherborne School and University College, Oxford, and is a master of arts. A high standard of success has been maintained by Barnstaple Grammar School during Mr. Pasley's tenure, and his departure will be regretted by governors and staff. JAM FOR EXMOUTH Fine Record Of Local Women's Institutes The three Women's Institutes at Exmouth during the past season made of jam. This was reported by Mr.

R. S. Rainford (Food Executive Officer) at the meeting of Exmouth Food Control Committee yesterday, presided over by Mr. A. S.

Belsher. Withycombe, he said, was issued with 4321b. of sugar and made 7221b. of jam; Exmouth had 1501b. sugar and made 2571b.

jam, and Littleham had 2011b. sugar and made 3191b. jam. The Chairman reported that the wartime delivery of milk scheme was still in abeyance, a revised scheme having been submitted to the Ministry for approval. Duke Of Connaught Prize Sir Edward Crowe, president of the Royal Society of Arts, announced at a meeting of the society in London yesterday that the King has approved of the institution ol a prize to commemorate the Duke of Connaught's 30 years' presidency of the society.

It will be awarded as a stimulus to adult education, and to encourage the study of cultural subjects, and will be known as The Field-Marshal the Duke of Connaught's Prize." Post Of Chief Constable Supt. T. Beale, of Plymouth City Police, is in the list of those selected by Leamington Spa Watch Committee for interview today in respect of the post of Chief Constable of the borough, rendered vacant by the appointment of Chief Constable C. Carnegie Martin to a similar office at Southport. Sandwich Prices Replying to a correspondent who complained of the cost of sandwiches in certain catering establishments, Mr.

J. Ainsworth, Plymouth food executive officer, wrote on October 29: This problem has been considered on several occasions by the local Food Committee, and representations have been made to the Ministry of Food, but I have no doubt there are great difficulties in dealing with it by general regulation." Personal Dr. F. S. Guy Warman, who was Bishop of Truro from 1919-1923, is 70 today.

Miss Delphine Foster, cider daughter of Mr. K. G. Foster, of Treluggan Manor, St. Erney, Saitasn, has been promoted a third officer in the W.R.N.S..

states the London Gazette." The condition of Lady Harvey, who underwent an operation Totnes Cottage Hospital early this week, is satisfactory. DEVON CAMPAIGN FOR MORE "BLACK SPOTS" IN PRODUCTION Bright and black spots in the campaign for more milk production in the county were mentioned by Mr. G. C. Hayter-Hames at a meeting of Devon Agriculture Committee at Exeter yesterday.

The brightest spot, he said, was a considerable increase in the number of dairy cattle. He believed there had been a genuine net increase of 20,000, which was very satisfactory. On the other hand, a considerable quantity of milk, which should be available for human consumption, was being fed to calves. That was unsatisfactory, and the War Agriculture Committee were to carry out an investigation throughout the county to establish those farms where the milk sales were inadequate, having regard to the number of cows. SOURING LOSSES, Another black spot" was the loss of many gallons through souring.

That was largely due to lack of water, and the committee were doing their best in carrying water supplies to the farms. The Ministry," added Mr. Hayter-Hames, are looking to us lor a 10 per cent, increase in our milk production. A ration of less than half a pint a day is not tfood enough. We must see to it that the town dwellers have more milk to consume." Urging the importance of silage, Mr.

Hayter-Hames said the committee were prepared to make silage for farmers under contract. In the past there had been difficulty about machinery, but there were prospects of improvement. A report on the Tamar Valley Horticultural Experimental Station stated that the Ministry of Agriculture had written that they were extremely perturbed to note the heavy loss on the plot, and would find it difficult to recognize for grant aid a loss of this magnitude in future." The net loss to which the Ministry referred was £125. It had been ascertained landlord was prepared frjj surrender of the re cO" next Lady Day. and it was mended that the necessai ment be entered into Mr.

E. H. Perkin cons jer as the plot had. years of war it he J- aA Good work had bf.n was of importance to tne b- It was agreed that the mittee concerned shouia growers and report to meeting of the Drawing attention posed communal li pSf North Devon. Mr.

Colin it was the germ of he it succeeded it might bning of big development- GALLANT LEADER D.F.C. Awarded ofD Officer AC tt The award of the Fit. Lt. Thomas Drinkwater. of No.

234 jf who comes from St. jrfg nounced in the latest list era for gallantry in issued by the At Ministr The official report officer has completed a a ber of operational ort, cj an outstanding leader. played grent Fit Lt. commissioned in THE WESTERN MORNING NEWS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1942 2 British Summer Exeter and Torquay 6.15 2 staple 6.17 to 7.43 Truro Penianee 6.24 to LIGHTING-LP TO Exeter 6.15 Plymouth Torquay 6.15 Truro Barnstaple 6.17 Penzance BUNRISE. SV Thurs 8.13 a.m.

Thurs 5 Pri 8.14 a.m. Fri MOONRISE. uu A.Aty Thurs 3.56 a.m. Thurs 5 .8 Frl 5.8 a.m. Fri 4 Hirh water Plym'th 3.59 a.nja Tomorrow 4.50 a.m., 4 3 HttLJ Behind this door sits Mr.

Brown, Bank Managed natural shrewdness and his long dealings with A 1 0 financial give him a keen realisation of the National Savings to the successful conduct of this With him now is a client, Mr. Jones 1 and you suggest, Mr. Brown, that I should invest 11 Defence Bonds Most certainly, Mr. Jones. In addition to the decidedly a ll rate of interest which is paid half yearly, there iTC points in their Tax is not deducted a 1 You can cash them on six months' notice, or, should some emergency arise, you can apply to the Savings Bank at wn bonds are registered forrepayment of the purchase price; in which case they are subject to a deduction I equal to six months' interest.

If you keep them for 10 years you Aget a bonus of £1 percent. You can hold anything up to £1,000 9 worth, and, of course, you can get them through any Bank, Trustee Savings Bank, Post Office I or Stockbroker or through a I National Savings Group. By the I I II way, you can hold £1,000 worth in your business too, if you wish You've decided on them, I I Mr. Jones You couldn't rYj do better with the money for 111 yourself or your country." ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL SAVINGS 'V The soups go twice as.