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C. Phone 114 FOX’S DRY GOODS Specialists in Dress Goods, Hosiery, Underwear Linens, Draperies, Ready-to-Wear DUNCAN B.C. Page Eighteen Bool ape ROMANCE OF THE ALASKA HIGHWAY, By Philip H. Godsell, 235 pp. Toronto: The Ryerson Press. TO READERS of Tue Sxuourper Srrap the articles by Philip H. Godsell appearing in our magazine have been one of the principal features. Well known as one of Canada’s foremost authors, Mr. = ‘Godsell has written ¥w- another best seller: “Romance of the Al- ats aska Highway”. The eS first edition was sold - ") %& out within two weeks View. of publication. A sec- *~ ond edition is ex- ym, pected off the press 4 ?| shortly and many out- standing orders have yet to be filled. We . would advise our read- ers to order a copy early to avoid disap- pointment, from their bookseller or station- #, ery store. To lovers of # Canadian history it will make a splendid addition to their lib- rary. SUPPLYING the rich colorative background, much of it from his own experiences in the i” northland, Philip God- § sell has written a mem- orable record of the great construction feat of the present war— the Alaska Highway and its companion enterprise, the Canol project. Written in narrative style, the author has depicted the enormity of the task which confronted the American and Canadian author- ities when the enterprise was first conceived as a vital defence measure. How these barriers were overcome, how the baffling problems of supply and transport were solved and how the amazing speed of the undertaking was expedited by the Jap pressure in the Aleutians make an appealing story which western Canadians will appreciate and enjoy. Having spent most of his life in the storied région, through which the great highway is projected, Mr. Godsell reveals his intimate knowledge of the historical background of vast north-west hinterland area, the astounding achievements of its early explorers, the spectacular developments during the Yukon gold rush period, the fur trade of the early and later times latterly of the pioneering settlements of the expansive Peace river and Mackenzie river territory. With many side- light references to the colorful past, he tells the actual engineering story of the Alaska Highway in an absorbingly interesting style, evading anything in the way of dull tech- nical data and statistical diversions. Apart from its natural interest to Canadians as revealing the immensity, the ruggedness and something of the resources of the great north country, Mr. Godsell’s book should make a vital appeal to Americans whose engineers and construction troops did the major portion of the big job. Few of them were aware of the magnitude of the task they had set out to per- form. Even Canadians, the author points out, have httie knowledge of the vast hinterland’s empire. What modern me- chanical equipment did in the building of the great road could be achieved in other areas of the northland. With the fears of Japanese aggression removed from this region of the continent, however, Mr. Godsell believes that the vast coun- try will encounter another hazard in the post-war years. With the stimulus of defence no longer an activating force, the author contends that there is a danger that Canadians may be prone to forget the brilliance of conception and achievement embodied in the Alaska Highway and Canol projects. Paucity of vision, ignorance and misunderstanding, he believes, may nullify much that has been accomplished in the north country. If Canadians fail to reveal the enterprise and pioneering spirit which is their heritage from the past, Mr. Godsell thinks that the next generation will be immeas- urably poorer, not only in a material way but in the lack of opportunity and vital national stimulus which has inspired the people of the Dominion to a new faith in their destiny. Philip H. Godsell. WOMEN POLICE When Eve brought woe to all mankind Old Adam called her woe-man, But when she wooed with love so kind He then pronounced her woman. But now in uniform and pride To do their duties willing, These W.A.P.S. are now so full of vim The people call them (vim) men. SWS. U. S. A. Colonel (to Private): “A plain ‘Sir’ is sufficient, my lad. 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