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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 27, 1944
Page
3
A European correspondent notes shifting war styles as soldiers mix practical gear with fashion. Paratrooper parachute scraps turn into scarves while boots and uniforms receive little attention amid damp forests and scarce shaving.
Canadian Prime Minister W L Mackenzie King states Canada will pursue a continental approach to Japanese immigration after World War II. He argues for consistent treatment with the United States but specifies that no nestoratee of Japanese should be admitted into Canada after the war.
Oliver Lyttleton estimates savings around £35,000,000 due to bulk copper bases from Empire producers. Prices to producers in the United States and Chile set around pre war levels with wartime cost increases. Proposals assume government bulk purchases and contracted sales by Empire producers to stabilise prices.
The article warns of a wartime driven fall in Australian wheat output from 13 million acres prewar to about 7.2 million last season and forecasts yields below 52 million bushels. Drought in New South Wales and dry spells in Victoria and South Australia cut harvests, while world stocks in four major exporters have fallen despite still higher than normal prewar averages. The piece urges immediate government action to boost sowings and address rising home consumption and relief needs for Europe.
The piece argues Governor Dewey must win broad U S middle class backing to defeat Roosevelt. It notes opposition from Leftist Labour tied to the New Deal, difficulty winning the solid South, and appeals to workers, small business, white collar workers, and farmers as decisive factors for a national house cleaning. The outcome hinges on votes counted.
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries and Australian Automobile Chamber of Commerce propose postwar disposal of surplus service vehicles. Reconditioning to pegged-price standards and vendor-led merchandising aim to stop indiscriminate sales. Unfit vehicles would be destroyed at the location and records updated. Consolidated inspection sites in each state would aid the process.
The Baltic States declared independence from Russia in 1918 but were conquered in the eighteenth century and reoccupied by force in 1940. Distinct languages and cultures persisted, resisting Russification. Soviet Russia first recognized independence in 1920, followed by Britain, France, other powers in 1921, and the United States in 1922, per Elma Dangerfield.
Members of the Volunteer Air Observ cg3 Corps in Kellerberrin Western Australia used the V A O C forced landing field to aid an Anson with engine trouble en route from Kalgoorlie to Guildford. The observer Nancy Dixon reported the aircraft landed safely on the marked field, was greeted by Chief Observer R E Roberts, and later took off after repairs. The crew of seven, including an R A F Squadron Leader, were unharmed and were provided refreshments. About a month earlier a Tiger Moth also used the field for a forced landing.
The Times cautions that Roosevelt and Nimitz warn victory in Europe will not end the war. It urges preparing for a possible bitter struggle in the Pacific, even as hope remains for the best and readiness for hard times ahead.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt warns that Hitler's government makes it hard for enemies to negotiate except through punishment. It suggests the Allies may need to confront remaining camp victims to shape armistice terms if clean spokesmen cannot be found.
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