WAR ITEMS

Grey River Argus, 22 July 1941, Page 1

WAR ITEMS

LONDON, July 18. Daily papers and magazines may go out oi circulation, and literature and news may be cut to a starvation diet, unless we make greater savings in waste paper,” said _ the Salvage Controller (Mr. Judd) in a speecn. He added: “We must bring out all waste paper, even old loveletters.” Tne bankruptcy of German propaganda methods is demonstrated by ’ Hie fantic adoption of the V for victory sign, by Goebbeis, as a symbol of Nazi achievement. The German 'irans-ocean Service solemnly announced the letter V as a symbol or victory of Germans on all fronts for tne new Europe, and it made a sudden appearance on Thursday in most European capitals. A London broadcaster said. The Germans will soon claim that the R.A.F. really stands for the initials of tne Euitwafle, and that tne Czech motto “Let truth pervaii” has always been part ' of the family crest of Goebbeis. Australias great and growing contribution to the fmperial air strength is underlined by the opening, tnis month, of four new schools fcr training air crews in Australia, as announced by the Minister for Air (Mr. McEwen). The latest site selected is for a bombing and gunnery school in Victoria, at a cost of £300,000. A school for training pilots, observers, wireless personeli, and gunners, under the Empire airtraining scheme, is to be established in Gippsland, Victoria at a cost of £250,000. The expenditure on the R.A.F. during the present financial year, states the Dominion Office, will 191,760 applications for enlistment have been received. The King and Queen saw how British war workers are adopting the “for victory” slogan, when tney I visited two aircraft factories which j are working for the Ministry of Aircraft production, and the Ministry of supply. On all these factories., ’lneiJ: Majesties saw the letter V chalked on machines 'of all kinds, which are turning out armaments. The Minister of Labour and the Belgian Minister of Labour (M. Spaak) visited the training centre wmeh has been establishes in the London County Council School of Arts and Crafts, for training nonEnglish speaking Belgians. Some of these men speak only French, while others speak only Flemish, and to meet this difficulty, training has been organised in two groups, according to the languages spoken. Inteprecter instructors have been provided by the Belgian Government to assist the English instructors. The men are being trained on work which will assist in air production. Appreciation was expressed of the very -fine spirit of tne men and the importance of the contribution they and many thousands of other Belgians are making towards winning the war. RUGBY, J’uly 18. Zl striking example of unselfish devotion to the war effort is shown in the poshumous award of the George Cross to the Earl of Suffolk, mnd commendations to Miss Beryl Morden, and Mr. Fred Hards, in recognition of the work carried out during the six months prior to their deaths. The three formed a team engaged in the most secret experimental research work lor the Ministry of Supply. This work was of such a nature that in the natural interest it cannot be divulged. It involved extreme hazard to which those taking part were continuously exposed, and for which, when volunteers were called, the Earl of Suffolk and his team volunteered in full knowledge of the extreme dangers involved, and carried it through with unswerving devotion, and conspicuous success, and doing so made a direct and most essential contribution to the technical war effort. LONDON, July 20. The Rome radio announced enat the death penalty had been decreed for cornering food, < with the object of raising prices. The penalty ' for selling at higher than controlled prices is three years’ imprisonment and fines ranging from 3,000 to 30,000 liras.