Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 15, 1943, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press Bryce s Home visiting officers Are impressed londoners cheer russian successes by Victor Gordon Lennox London. Feb. Special can genuine enthusiasm Over the continuing sweeping russian successes was Iii us i Isicc on saturday when members of the Russia Juii Itaev Mission accompanied by american officers arrived certain football ground to attend an Anglo american soccer when the party appeared dressed in uniforms the audience Rose spontaneously cheering Magly. Whole e russian officers were obviously much impressed and pleased. Britain is watching Russia s win Ter offensive with the unaffected admiration always accorded Here to meritorious performance whether in the boxing ring on the sport Field or in Battle. This admiration is Kligerman of or. A and mrs. M. Kligerman Pritchard Avenue has arrived overseas according to word received his wife. Mrs. B. Kligerman of Machray Avenue. Private Klig Era an enlisted in june 1942, in the ordnance corps. Voiced with equal vigor by the tories and the communists. Some sternly realistic observers Point out that it is premature for Britain and the United states to discuss what Type of peace they will arrange for Europe when they Laven t yet succeeded in throwing Axis troops from Tunisia Ucli less gained a foothold on the continent while the russians Are rolling up some germans along a tremendous front. Anglo american efforts they assert that the russians alone will dictate Europe s future order which explains the new found enthusiasm lately being displayed in the Balkans for Anglo american his wife. Mrs. B. Efforts the russians themselves enigmatically deprecate such a Sug test Ion stating that what is needed old age pension Bill to come up tonight motion for a Money Bill to in crease the monthly pension paid the aged and Blind by per pensioner will come before the Manitoba legislature tonight when the House sits at 8 o clock. Hon. James Mclenaghan attorney general and minister of health and Public welfare will move for introduction of the Bill. Notice of this Bill on the order paper is taken As indication that the provincial government will not accept an amendment moved by s. E. Rogers social credit member for Roblin asking that the province pay the full shot of a proposed monthly increase per pensioner. Debate on the amendment was adjourned by the attorney Genera to permit the Premier to draft an amendment to the amendment. Since monday night is a govern ment night the motion Lor the government s Bill to permit a in crease per pension will come first on the order paper. Premier Garson will move for a Money Bill tonight to make regulations respecting aviation gasoline used by aircraft. Winnipeg monday february 15, 1943. Price 5c per copy edition with comics 10c. Are different government plows Busy Clearing Manitoba roads resumed an a normality today Manitoba Roada Learance of near russian fund quotas topped both Dominion and provincial Headquarters of the Canadian Aid to Russia fund announced during the week end that their quotas have been topped. The Dominion fund originally formed to raise to Purchase supplies for russian civilians has soared past the Mark and the provincial quota of has been topped with the is the fullest collaboration in solv present total standing at ing All such problems. Actually Britain has a somewhat chief Justice e. A. Mcpherson Manitoba chairman of the fund an Clear idea of what frontiers Russia i bouncing the province s total stated following storms and High winds Liias Iween. But travelling on Many of still presented hazards. Five roads still were blocked and in tartly blocked but government were operating to Clear them. 1 iras reported open cast and of . But no. 2 still blocked from Deleau to the Saskatchewan Boundary. No. 3 was hockey from Morden to no. 18. No. 6 still was blocked irom Kenville to j Bennici. And no. 27 was blocked from rapid City North to no. 4. Plows were at work on no. Wants established in Eastern Europe to ensure her own future Security but has declined to enter any and Vance commitments As indicated by foreign Secretary Anthony Eden last week in commons. At present Britain is Content to concentrate military operations for Victory leaving political questions until Victory is gained. Authoritative opinion Here holds that Germany is still tremendously Strong and Victory certainly is not around the Corner. Militarily Russia is seen As Havig an excellent Chance of repeat from Winnipeg to Headin Gly and ing the Stalingrad Success in the o1 ii i on no s 2. 3. 4. 5. 8. 10. H and 21. President Sidney Smith. The University of Manitoba arrived in Winnipeg monday morning from Toronto Over railway lines. Canadian Pacific looking backward from the free press file sixty years 15, Isis the new Chimes of a Boniface Cathedral had just been placed in from holy Trinity Church and Christ Church had been received toward the Relief a the russian immigrants. Fifty five years 15, 1888 residents of Armstrong s Point were protesting vigorously against cutting Down for firewood of the Beautiful Trees in that the free press secured a Good interview with capt. Kennedy who commanded the ship Prince Albert in the Franklin search expedition. Fifty years 15, 1893 the keenness of the grand Challenge contest was the feature of fifth Manitoba Curling Bon Spicl. Under Large deputation of Winnipeg Odd Fellows left for Morden to attend the grand ledge Encampment there. Forty five tears 15, 1898 mrs. A. W. Ayerst of Winnipeg old the free press it was True that scid had been discovered on the Little Saskatchewan mrs. Ayerst said her husband had not Only washed Gold from the River Sand out gravel in the cellar of i adjoining House. Forty years 15, 1903 Griffith. Glenboro. Won the grand Challenge at the Winnipeg defeating Griggs of St. Paul Whalen fort William carried of the Royal caledonian and Murray the granites secured toe Mcmillan. Thirty five years 15, 1908 c. Blake Defeated a. W. Brucel of in one the most sensational of the Northwest chess tournament Champion Blake still is list with an unbroken of six wins. Years 15, 1913 m Nason was selected As Ito a Rhodes scholar for 1918 Nason had graduated with Loii ors from Wesley United allege in and was a Law in the office of Nason and Tnomas. Ii Enty five years 15, 1918 the tragic lire in the Montreal nunnery was the outstanding in current news from Eastern Uvada. Rochon. Gillespie and f inlay the Only rinks survive play in the Winnipeg Bonspiel defeat. Twenty years 15, 1923 Barrymore was the record in performances of Hamlet ended his run in new York r playing the melancholy Dane Jimes beating the previous of Ion. Achieved by Edwin by one performance. Southern Ukraine Between the donets River and the sea of Azov. The red s masterly strokes which now have almost eliminated the germans possibilities for a Westerly Retreat by rail May entrap the 4th Panzer and the 17th from the caucasus the remaining German divisions trapped at Zeisk after their failure to escape through Rostov must sur Render All equipment. While the Prospect of evacuating the troops themselves is most slender. Ber Lin s mounting anxiety is evidenced by All broadcasts and despatches. Meantime it is indicated from mos cow the russians can be anticipated to have a further four or five weeks hard going before Spring hampers operations in the Southern Ukraine and every plan is being Laid to maintain pressure sub sequently. That although the official closing Day of the Campaign was feb. 15, i great Many More subscriptions vere expected to arrive until the end of the month. The Headquarters would remain open to receive the donations. The committee rooms in the Union Trust building will be closed shortly he said but the depot in the Robin son Block will remain open indefinitely to receive All clothing donated to the fund. Three sons of or. And mrs. W. H. Cliffe 298 Kensington Street. Are in the Canadian armed forces. March 1941 As an a Ray technician Cuffe to reach decision on school closing Edmonton feb. 15. Meet ing has been called for tuesday to study and come to some decision on How and when to close albeit s schools during this year s Harvest period o. S. Longman Deputy min ister of agriculture announced sat urday. Representatives of the Alberta trustees association the Alberta teachers federation and the department of agriculture and the department of education will attend at a recent meeting of the con Sutlive committee on agricultural services possibility of closing schools to allow students to work on farms and in the Harvest Fields was discussed but no decisions made. Ration Book group Heads go to school group leaders numbering 125, who will supervise the distribution of new ration books to Winnipeg citizens Friday saturday and Mon Day went to school monday after noon. Classes were held at the Hud son s Bay company store under the direction of John c. Ross ration no supervisor. Conducting the distribution will be about 830 Volunteer workers members of the women s regional advisory committee of the wartime prices and Trade Board. . Gets added punch with Bramwell sergeant h. W. Bramwell 22, of Winnipeg Winner of the . 10 heavyweight boxing championship last year. Monday added his punch to the hitting Power of the . An instructor at the 103rd Basic training Centre and a member of the permanent Force for More than five years Bramwell explained he had become a flier be cause lie wanted to go overseas. Winnipeg girls Are making a splendid response to the Call for the said major c. E. Otton at the downtown office. Wil Liam Munday. Id. O Dauphin was the last of i our Brothers to join up. His father George Munday or. Is with the veterans guard of Canada. His Brothers Are All overseas James with the fort Garry horse George jr., with the Navy and Charles with the . Medical rejections Are running at about 40 per cent of the men and about 30 per cent of the women men and women keep Stalingrad fed ration Book distribution arranged in Brooklands Cliff dugouts hide russian fighters this is the sixth of a series articles on Stalingrad. By David m. Nichol Stalingrad feb. 15. Special can night for two months after the siege began men ferried Small boats across the Volga at dozen5 of Points bringing food and ammunition to Stalingrad s defenders. When the River froze they used trucks. The Supply services were extended to the then beyond. New roads and railroads were hurriedly constructed i order to fur trading Veteran Dies Nathaniel Murdoch William John who ." to. Stale i i Mckenzie 86, retired general Man bring precious materials to the Flat unsheltered Eastern Bank of the. Major Maris h. Carton District recruiting officer. . Iterator John Reeves that the set up for distribution in Brooklands toned at Camp of the new books has been Cal officer on the troop veterinarians elect Tingley or. H. J. Tingley was elected president the Manitoba Veter Inary association at the 53rd annual meeting of the organization held in an All Day conference Friday at the Marlborough hotel. Or. A. M. Mcfarlane presided during the j morning session when the business it was announced by Admonis discussion featured the programme with completed. Approximately solved at Almonte ont., recently books Are expected to be dist rib Able Seaman j. B. Cliffe enlisted used at the red school comment Wilh the . In february ing saturday Between d.30 . And or. William Hilton Secretary treasurer read his report. A motion passed indicated the Manitoba members would be will ing to join a National organization if such a body is formed. 1942. Aircraft Man f. C. Cliffe and 8 . And monday tuesday listed in August. 1941 and is now and wednesday at the following stationed in St. Thomas. Ont. An hours 10 . To 11.30 ., 2 . Other son. Lloyd Cliffe is at Home to 3.30 . And 7 . To 8 . Ager of Eastern districts of Bay company fur Trade died Early monday morning at his residence 28 Purcell Avenue. He was born near Stromness Orkney islands and entered the service of the Hudson s Bay com Pany fur Trade in 1876, at Strom Ness coming from Glasgow to the Prairies by Way of Quebec and Chicago. He was proud of his Hudson s Bay company Long service Gold medal with two bars awarded for forty years service. During that time he was stationed at posts in it was an endless and exhausting Isk. The City s fighters at Best irely had More than two or three Days supplies ahead. If vital arteries should be broken it would Hope Lessly cripple the defence. Against these lines the nazis Swan peace River River Touchwood Athabasca Hills Lake Huron and Lake Superior districts. During the Riel rebellion in 1885, or. Mckenzie was Post master at crooked lakes where his Friend ship with Cree chiefs stood him in Good Stead. He could speak Cree pounded in every Way possible. Bombs shells and machine guns rained on the River Channel on the Long River Island but particularly on the Steep Clay Bluff and the Western Shore. And Here in the vortex of this maelstrom of Battle grew an amazing City of modern Cliff dwellers the men and women who kept Stalingrad s armies fighting. For two Days we were guests of these Zemly Anka or dug outs built in the face of the Clay Bluff. There could scarcely be any distinction Between Supply workers and fight ers Here. Each were both. Penthouse Row i lived in Penthouse Row. There a luncheon was held at which Saulteaux ojibway blackfeet Are four or five Levels of these dug or. M. S. Lougheed. Medics health i Sioux. Assiniboine. And French. As out depending on contour. Paths officer of the City speaker. The afternoon session saw the newly elected president. Or. Ting Ley in the chair. Or. M. guest a he was Able to be of great Canada changing set up by b. T. Richardson Ottawa out., feb. 15. Is piling up that major shifts Are occurring in the Canadian War production programmes to changing conditions in the War itself. Changes under Way in Canada Are regarded As reflections of changes in the United kingdom and the United states where mass production has been built up to 1943 pre offensive Pace to take care of British and american requirements with relatively less Canadian assistance in Many lines. There Are believed to be enough shells in the hands of the allies for instance to support unprecedented barrages against Germany for months ahead. For Canada the greatest concentration of productive resources is being gathered together for the manufacture of naval escort vessels with the new super Corvette or frigate As the main Model for 1943. With less production in shells and tanks and automatic All of which Canada has produced Balmoral card party Balmoral Man., feb. 15. Special j volume in the past the shortages very successful card party was held at mrs. R. E. Mains on feb. 11, for the Aid to Russia fund realizing groups give to Russia fund through labor Council several groups donating through the Winnipeg and District trades and labor Council labor Temple have contributed to the Manitoba Headquarters of the Canadian Aid to Russia fund. Subscriptions from out of town Points m the Prairie provinces Are still being received and a few of the 11 117 i it Al 11 11 of Basic materials such As Copper and Timler will Likely require a shift of Canadian manpower from other occupations to the Copper mines and the lumber Camps. Similarly. D. A. Clarke director of ship building recently said manpower would be shifted from other War industries to shipyards. The extent to which British and american War orders have begun to decline in Canada is not reported officially. A reliable source Indi Cates that 25 per cent of the . Orders placed in Canada will shortly club larger donations Are from the Rice Lake women s Bissett Man., and from the Clear Lake District Curling ban on horse racing is sought by Stubbs a ban on horse racing in Manitoba for duration of the War will be sought by l. St. George Stubbs in a Resolution which has been placed on the order paper for tuesday s sitting of the Legisla Ture. This will be or. Stubbs second attempt in two years to persuade the legislature to instruct the pro club on anole Man. The latest list follows Canadian co. Ltd. Pm a loves. St. , Man. S2go.o Winnipeg and District trades and labor Council. Labor Temple employees of bolter shop. Trans Cona Man. International Union . Winnipeg round House machinists and helpers Vinci Al racing government to meets in this Call off province. Of the Canadian press Canadian press is sex sively entitled to the use for of All news Des aches credited to it or to the associated press in this paper also the local news pub herein. Two Winni Eggers Hurt in Snow slide Prince Rupert b.c., feb. 14. Up following list of dead miss ing and injured in a slide which wiped out the Tomlinson construction company s Highway Camp near Kwi Nitsa b.c., Friday was released saturday. My Cillan St. Walburg sask. Missing Andrew Kirkup St Walburg. Injured and in Hospital at Prince Ahan Arora. Yorkton. Sask. Alex Winnipeg Joseph Long Edmonton Morden Westley Carrot Creek Alia Alex Houston. Almonte. Ont. Charles and Roland Dor Mouth North Battleford sask. Slightly injured and in Hospital at port Edward. Croaker port Arthur w. Polley. Winnipeg Gil Bert Gustafson. Straton. Ont. And r. Gilbert. Saul1. Sle. Marie. Ont. Port Edward is on the Canadian to railway line Between Here monday morning s report to the assistance to the Dominion govern ment and the North West mounted police and was rewarded by the Dominion government. In 1914 he was appointed general manager of Eastern districts. In the Summers of 914 and 1915 he made two fur Trade inspection trips to Labrador and Hudson Bay on the r. M. S. A scope. In 1915, j. S. C. Watt of Rupert s House established fort Mckenzie Quebec for the Hudson s Bay com Pany naming it in Honor of or. Mckenzie. On oct. 18, 1892, or. Mckenzie married miss Annie Smith at Ruk sell. Manitoba. Or. And mrs. Mckenzie lived at Russell. Manitoba Touchwood Hills Saskatchewan j Edmonton Alberta while he was actively engaged in the fur Trade. During the first years of his retirement. Or. And mrs. Mckenzie resided in fort William and Vic Toria but for the past 16 years they have lived in Winnipeg where they recently celebrated their Golden wedding anniversary. Following his retirement May 31, 1916, or. Mckenzie wrote the men of the Hudson s Bay or. Mckenzie was a member of the a. F. And a. M. And a past grand master. In his younger years he took an Active interest in. Both summer and Winter rowing horse racing Curling and hockey. At one time he was president of the Touchwood turf association and owned some Fine race horses. Or. H. J. Tingley was the first speaker and his paper was provincial and municipal veterinary service for Manitoba. Or. H. N. Thompson Virden Man., spoke on wastage in the livestock Industry and or. T. J. E. Rut ledge Swan River dealt with com Mon diseases of hogs. A panel discussion was directed by or. R. H. Lay District Veteri nary inspector of Manitoba who called upon various veterinarians and agriculturists for their opinions. An illustrated lecture was Given by g. M. Sweet and or. Campbell on the vaccination of poultry for fowl pox. A paper on Zamitis was Given by or. A. Savage. The new list of officers for the association is president or. H. J. Tingley vice president or. R. H. Lay Secretary treasurer and Regis j Jori William mrs. H. L. Pulford he was also a Fisherman and Hunter. Surviving arc his widow one son k. K. Burns Mckenzie Toronto four daughters. Mrs. F. A. Sibbald tray or. William Hilton Board of examiners or. H. R. Mcewen or. A. Savage. Or. William Hilton auditors. Or. H. H. Ross. Brandon or. J. F. Skinner Morris. Or. A. L. Alton. Portage la Prairie and or t. H. Lake. Mor Den. Were made honorary members. I5o.oo lapse without renewal. American purchases have represented about 20 per cent _ _ Ada s entire War production. The j Winnipeg off ice of the Tomlinson a purse snatcher. Dressed in construction company stated uniform stole a purse containing 54 and personal articles from Helen Christensen. 587 Elgin Avenue while she was walking on William Avenue at Gertie Street at 11.30 saturday. Union. No. 1d1 75.50 retail clerks International protective association. Local 8o2 ionic Lodge . no. 2j, employees of the Western Canada flour Mius patients. Nurse and office staff. St. Brim acc Sanatorium 80.00 ladies Aid of the icelandic fed crated Church j.30 City of Winal pc. Encino Crank department office donations the Alberta Grain co. Ltd. Pm fort Whito Ksn. 20.00 second Clona Overton 250 last year an amendment moved by g. S. Thorvaldson thrust the Issue onto the Doorstep of the do minion Canadian Navy needs 50 recruits immediately fifty recruits Are needed immediately for the Canadian Navy it was stated by Lieut. G. C. Denison of the recruiting office of the . Chippawa 583 Ellice Avenue. Mon Day. The Appeal is for class to train As shipwrights. They must be Between the Ages of 18 and 25 years. A preference will be Given your men with woodworking experience and a Grade x standing is required evenings it is stated. Jaffray and Mellick tax rate 16 Mills Kenora ont., feb. 15. Special the Council of the municipality of Jaffray and Mellick saturday set the general tax rate for 1943 at 16 Mills s w. King was appointed assessor. W. S. Carruthers was re a p o i n t e d Secretary treasurer James Wyder Weed inspector. The Council decided to spend some on roads this year and voted for the Canadian Aid to Russia Corn ears vary in size from no larger than a Man s thumb to ears three feet Long. Western smal Varc stationery co Ltd. Independent order of Odd Fellows Manchester Unity. Loyal Morse no. 8275 Evans co. Employees mrs. Helen Cotter j. R. auxiliary Charleswood. Man. Anonymous t. A. Empson d. R. Rowland r. J. Cooner. Anonymous John Erzinger Ltd. Mrs. Hilda Wood skein Winders Clun per mrs. Ferry St. St. James. Man. Ancnyrnou-5 Daniel Collie Ianc Institute choral society net proceed of anti acc performance of the gondoliers Anonymous Hie Lake women s club. Bissett. By people of Rennie. Vancouver. Subscriptions re c e i v e d irom Souris. Man. K n t r i m c Community Katrine e m. Arcs Carberry Man. Or. And mrs. Charles Hope. Car anticipated reduction will be Aboul five per cent of All War production in this country. As far As possible it is expected the Canadian government will replace lapsed . Land British orders with Canadian 1 orders to be disposed of through line new Mutual Aid scheme administered by the War supplies Alloca Tion Board. Still the changes under Way will affect thousands of Canadian War workers. Inability of the depart ment of munitions and Supply to replace War orders lost in two Winnipeg factories recently is now seen to be much More than an incident in War production changes. It May represent a trend in loss of British and foreign orders that will be increasingly difficult to replace. 7.bo 5.no 5.00 5.110 10 no 6.00 5.00 the injured men were in Hospital and All doing Well. The report was sent by the . District surgeon to h. F. Hill. Winnipeg representative of the firm and added that no further complications were expected. Or. Hill stated that the above list of dead and missing was unchanged. Alex Newton whose address was Given As Winnipeg is a resident of ochre River whose Home is went to Prince Rupert Early last fall spent the Christmas vacation in Winnipeg and returned to Brit ish Columbia in Early january. Man. W. Polley at 325 Lilac Street. Linseed Oil can be More easily Ottawa mrs. F. L. Vaughan. Van Couver Gladys at Home two Sisters. Mrs. George s. Wares. Winnipeg and mrs. Thomas Isbister Pelly Saskatchewan. There Are three grandchildren. Miss Phyllis a. J. Sibbald fort William and miss Mary Elizabeth and master Burns Mckenzie. Toronto. A Nephew Edwin j. Wright resides at Wembley Park London England and there Are two nieces in South Africa mrs. Arthur Wooloridge Pietermaritzburg. And mrs. F. W. Mckenzie Nels rust. Red Cross officials prepare for drive opening Manitoba s red Cross drive for its objective is Only two weeks away and committee Heads and workers Are now Busy completing plans to assure smooth working of the task of canvassing every Home and business establishment in absorbed by humans than any other tale province. Headquarters have been set up at 420 Mam 100.00 93.73 Berry. Man. Canadian legion stages concert at Good neighbor s club an evening Oil entertainment and refreshments was provided at the Good neighbors club 181 Mcdermot Avenue during the week end when members of the Canadian be Ion and ladies auxiliary of Branch no. 1 paid their annual visit. Refreshments were provided by the legion committee. A new line what they need is a new line on which they can Reform their sagging front. The logical Short line would be that of the Dina and Dnieper where will nazi line be fixed by Glenn Babb new York Jan. 15. The recapture of Rostov the red has won a Victory second Only to that of Stalin Grad. The Southern Anchor of the whole German line has been shaken Loose and it is difficult to see How it can be firmly fixed again much Short of Odessa and the Mouth of the Dnieper. With Rostov lost All the gains of Hitler s 1942 Campaign have been wiped out except for Sebastopol and other ports of the Crimea and that dwindling Patch around Kovoros Sisk where the remnants of the Ger Man armies of the caucasus face annihilation or a hazardous attempt at escape by sea. It is no longer a question for the germans of holding their recent gains but of averting a disaster that would Send them reeling out of Russia altogether. This has been obvious to the cold eyed realists of the German general staff for nearly three months now and there is Little doubt that they have Long since taken dispositions to meet the peril. From Riga to Odessa. That would mean abandonment of the Lenin Grad area All of Estonia and half of Latvia the Eastern halves o White Russia and the Ukraine and the Crimea. It is not certain of course that the red could be halted even there. It is possible that Stalin May be Able to throw fresh reserves into summer s Campaign. But certain factors will be changing in favor of the nazis the most obvious being the shortening of their Street from which the work of hundreds of Volunteer workers will be directed. Although the National objective has been increased to Over last year s the Mani Toba quota remains the same at since the beginning of the War in september 1939, the Canadian people have Given 1he Canadian red Cross society to provide free gifts for members of the armed forces prisoners of War and British Nir raid victims. In .eclion with the administration of j this Money the red Cross gives the following facts 20.000000 articles it s not the humidity. It s your Call backs almost double the work of these fair and cold still theme song supplies have been shipped overseas or the armed forces and suffering civilians Over food parcels sent to men in enemy prison Camps zoo ambulances and other motor vehicles and Over pounds of Jam and Honey have been provided for British children. A 600 bed military Hospital was built in England and being furnished and fully equipped was turned Over to Canada s department of National defence. Patients in military hospitals were cheered and helped by red Cross gifts of Over 7.000.000 articles of supplies and comforts. Lieu Otsui. Kwiej tit us. Lines of Supply while those of the during 1942f no less than 100.00c prisoner of War food parcels were russians Are lengthening. There Are also those increasing indications that the professional soldiers have taken Over from Hitler and his intuition. When summer comes the red May be facing a still powerful foe., entrenched along a shortened. F9rm Idabel defence line and ready to fight desperately for survival. Packed every week at five Cross packing depots in Canada. Citizens of Are urged to imagination. February so far a with Steps Cut in the ice. Lead irregularly up and Down to Camp kitchens and water supplies at various Headquarters. Our dugout is scarcely More than six by eight feet but six men were normally billeted Here. Each of these hideouts has a wooden floor Walls und ceiling supported by closely placed Iron rods. A single Small window gives Light and looks Over the Volga. The Entrance usually slopes Down Between the Earth Walls to a five foot door while Earth is piled around and on top As an added precaution. Inside there is an Iron stove which keeps the dugout warm even though the nights Are 40 below Zero. One Large platform covered with a Straw mattress provides the bed where the men stretch out. Usually Only taking off their heavy Coats and Felt boots. The space at the toot of this bed is barely Wido enough to stand in. One approaches the question of shaving reluctantly until one Dis covers that the problem has already been solved. The Brush will require another Day to thaw sufficiently so hat the bristles will Bend. There is momentary wonder As to Why the owner is not in a similar state. Outside the door there is a tripod made of Broomsticks. The Snow around is littered with heavy anti tank Rifle cartridges. Some enter prising Soldier apparently spent his spare time Here sniping at raiding nazi bombers. Near the end of our Row of dug outs there is a Small Rise Over looking a Ravine. Here a War memorial is already going up made of Wood and Metal. A most unusual feature is two men hauling materials. They Are nazi prisoners who have been Given red array Greatcoat and seem reasonably con tent. Morning stillness the morning stillness is abruptly jarred As a heavy Dud Shell which the sappers have found explodes. In the distance at intervals occur other explosions of mines which could not otherwise be removed. There is the occasional crack of a Rifle and machine gun fire. Below our dugout at the foot the Bluff is the deeply embedded Headquarters of 62nd where the closing stages of the Battle operations were directed. It is the fourth command site since the defence began. Not All the residents of this Cliff City were men. In thu Headquarters the commander s Macij were cooked and served by red women who added to their tasks the clean ing out of the . Doing the laundry and helping in every Way possible. These Are random observations. Perhaps they will be helpful How Ever in understanding something of the problems involved in keeping Stalingrad supplied something of the problems of simply living. The Best evidence hat they worn successfully met Anc overcome is the nazis defeat. In of All the germans efforts about 90 per cent of the supplies got through Accord ing to . Vassily Ivano Vitch Chulkov the 02nd s commander. Traffic now moves in the other direction As he City under takes its cleanup and Salvage work. We Rode across he Volga ice along i winding substantial enough for the tanks. Lons rows of poles now c Irry Telephone and Telegraph lines. A Broad Flat expanse is being As a Landing Field for Light air ran. Farther Inland we saw one of the been no colder than thy Weatherman said monday. The mean temperature for the great junctions where highways and first 14 Days of february was which is about he explained. He admitted however that there had been Only four nights during the month from Jan. 15 to feb. 15 when the temperature had stayed above Zero. There had been 17 Days during which the Mercury went above Zero in this period. After a Low of 18 Dur ing the Mercury went up slowly during the morning but no Relief from the current cold spell is indicated. The weather forecaster repeated Nake the work of the women can i his theme song of fair and cold Vassers easier during the Campaign which opens March 1. Weather conditions Are far from Ideal at this time of year officials Point out and for Manitoba tonight and tuesday. For feb. 15. In Winnipeg the All time High was -f37.2 in the All time Low in 1896. Air traffic United. There is an atmosphere of anticlimax Here just within the shattered City in the guns still pointing skyward m the j slow marshalling of trains in the stilled motors of fighter Craft. Instead of military the rail sidings Are now mar Ted with heaps of Domestic furnishings with Soldier guards. The whole system of dugouts Ana _ _. Communications has served a major t. Purpose. Stalingrad was held. The nazi armies now Are a to the West. This network and terminus in the Cliffside City will probably serve More peaceful As Stalin Grad undertakes to rebuild. Ore glimpse of its desolation certainly suggests that these nud hut Homes will Long be occupied before Nev houses Rise ;