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World Wide News In Brief Form
Two Subs Go Down
London «?- Destruction of,two Ger
man submarines — one of which was
believed, to have sunk; the Canadian
Pacific’ freighter Beaverburn — by a
single destroyer of His Majes'ty’s”havy
was proudly announced by the admir
alty.
Counterfeit Ring Uncovered
Toronto — Provincial police said
following seizure here of trunk con
taining $53,200 in counterfeit money,
that they believed an international
counterfeiting ring is in operation.
From information gathered, authorit
ies are said to believe that .Germany,
is the headquarters of the ring and
that it is a move .to strengthen 'Ger
man foreign exchange funds, taxed -to
the limit'by the war. Under arrest in
,.connection “with the ring are Mike
Sawchuk in Toronto, and Nancy Hill,
alias Nancy Shapitk'a, of Rouyn, Que.,
at Kirkland Lake; More than $200,000
in counterfeit bills has been seized.
Court Upholds I.R.A. Curb Bill
Dublin,— Armed with a new wea
pon by the Irish Supreme Court’s de
cision that the “offences against the
state bill” is constitutional, the Eire
Government was ready to adopt- stern
measures against Irish Republican
Army terrorists,
Turks Orders Nazis to Leave
Instanbul — Turkey struck her' sec
ond blow in as many -days against
Germany, her ally; in the First 'Great
War, in swift- action which authorita
tive sources laid to "exposure pf a
widespread Nazi plot for sabotage |ind
terrorism in the Near East. One hun
dred German -technicians were, ousted
from their jobs in -the war and naval
ministries and given '48 hours to quit
the country a day after Turkish occu
pation, of the German-owned Krupp
shipyards on the Golden Horn.
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Plan for World Peace
Washington — The United States
Government announced the opening of
conversations with neutral nations de-
.‘siring the “eventual restoration of
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POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO
world peace on a sound ■ and lasting
basis’’ and directed the under-secre
tary .of state,, Sumner Welles, to go to
Italy, France, Germany and Great Bri
tain for information. , »
Nazis Jail 600 Czechs -
Prague — Reliable authorities said
that German authorities had placed
between 500 and 600 leading Czech
personalities .in “protective custody.’’
Prominent among those: arrested were
Joseph Thruhlar, leader of the Sokol
organization (national Czech patriotic
movement).
May Be New Front In Spring
Activity in the . Near East in the
23rd. week of the war brought spec
ulation on ...the possibility of a new
froht being opened up.by spring. Tur
key, ally pf Great Britain and France,
dismissed German technicians and put
the Turkish marines in charge of the
Krupp shipyards near Instanbul. In
Egypt the French and British. Near
Eastern commanders conferred and
inspected some of the large , forces at
their disposal.
Elected by 1 Vote
Sotyis, P.E.I. — By the margin of
a single vote, unofficial tabulations in
dicated the election of a Conservative
assemblyman for the First King’s dis
trict in the Prince Edward Island
Legislature by a by-election necessi
tated by the death ot the riding’s Lib
eral representative.
Says Canada Better Prepared
Ottawa — In many respects Can
ada was better prepared than' any oth
er country involved when the war
broke out last September, Transport
Minister Howe declared at a political
meeting here. It was true that for the
first two or three months there was a
scarcity of uniforms, the minister said.
“But I’think? the Government would
have beem-severely criticized if it had
kept constantly on hand uniforms and
equipment for 80,000 men.’,(!
Aberhart to Establish Bank
Edmonton —- Announcement of leg-
isjation for establishing a provincial
bank featured the forecast of business
contained in the Speech .from the
Throne read by Lieutenant-Governor
J, C. Bowen at the Alberta Legislat
ure opening, It is expected that the
Albprtq election will be held March
21st, '
Acts, pf Murder, Says Chamberlain
’a, London Prime Minister Chamb
erlain saiU that "acts of murder” at
sea, by the German air force would
not win the war for the Reich and an
nounced, in one of his periodic “war
progress reports” (o’ the House of
Commons, that the war is going the
way Britain wants it -to go. Mr.
Chamberlain’s statement that “we have
no reason to be dissatisfied with the
opening phases of the war’’ coincided
with disclosure that a further conting
ent of Canadian troops-had reached.
Englarid, in five transports.
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Fear Democracy May Be Menaced
Ottawa — Identical letters signed
by , 47 Toronto citizens urging that
§te!ps be taken to submit the Defence
of Canada and Censorship Regulations
for systematic revision to a commit
tee of Parliament have been received
here by Premier King and Conserva
tive Leader Manion. Another letter
was sent the C.C.F. leader at. Winni
peg.
Charged King with Betrayal
Brockville, Ont. — Prime Minister
Mackenzie King was charged by Con
servative Leader Manion with having*
made “the supreme betrayal” — not
only of Britain but also of Canadian
industry and Canadian workers —
when Britain was refused the right to
establish her own ’air training schools
in, Canada two years ago. “King made
his refusal at a time when Britain was
facing, a life and death struggle for
existence,” Dr; Manion declared.
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3rd Contingent, in England
Aidershot, England — A /further,
contingent of the fighting men Can-
adad- has sent to aid the Allies ‘ in
the war against Germany settled
down in their billets of this, training
camp after a long but uneventful sea
and. train- trip from their homeland.-
.The troops quickly entrained for the
First Division camp here after being
greeted, at the’ point of disembarka
tion by Maj-Gen. A. G. L. McNaugh
ton, general officer commanding the
Canadian Active Service Corps, the
Duke’ of Devonsire, under-secretary at
■the dominions office, and a group of
staff officers of the First Division.
Will Not Censor Speeches
Ottawa — Political speeches for
.’broadcast no longer need be submitted'
before' delivery for censorship but
speakers must of their own accord ob
serve the Defence of Canada Regula
tions, Col. R. P.-Landry, radio repre
sentative on the .censorship co-ordin-
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No Extra Oil for Germany
London *— Informed British source
es said Rumania has given the Allies
categoric assurances Hiat it will not
increase its oil shipments to Germany
and that it intends to retain the -ties
linking'it.to France and Great Britain.
Canadian Unity the Issue, King
Ottawa -— Behind the “clash of pol
itical conflict” the “real" issues in the
election campaign are maintenance of
national unity and the Government's
war policy, and “both, issues rise sup
erior to personalities,” Prime Minister
Mackenzie King declared in a broad
cast address. In his keynote campaign
speech delivered over a national net
work "of the Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation, the prime minister
sought support for an administration
of long experience and whose views
represented, he believed, the wishes of
the majority of Canadians,
DISTRICT NEWS
93-Year-Qld Huron Man Passes
One of Huron Township's oldest
residents, Roderick Douglas, died at
his home in his 93rd year. He was
born at .Kintail and was a member -of
Knox Presbyterian Church, Ripley,
whose minister, Rev. J. Reynolds, of
ficiated at the last rites. Interment
was in Ripley Cemetery. Surviving
are his widow, formerly Christine •
Morrison, two sons and -five daught
ers.
Expect Pinery To Be Paved
Kincardine officials interested in
promotion of the tourist trade in this
district have received word from.W.
D. Ferguson, Blue Water Highway
Association secretary, that Hon. T.
B. McQuesten, minister of highways,
had promised paving will be under
taken this year ' oh the highway
through the Pinery south from Grand
Bend. An effort will be made to have
the paving continued to. Forest. If
this is done, only the Kincardine-God
erich stretch remains* unpaved. '
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OPEN LITERARY WAS
FINE ENTERTAINMENT
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XII, the H, C. MacLean, awqrd
Proficiency, to Noreen Benedict
Kenneth jack'son, of Grade XI,
Abner Cosens award for Proficiency;
to Mildred McClcnaghan for Grade X,
the Women’s Institute award for
Proficiency; to Berna Yule, Grade IX,
the R. H, Lloyd award for Proficien
cy; to Melvin I’hippen, Commercial
Class, the John Mason award for Pro
ficiency; to Melvin Phippen, Silver
Cup for Typing donated by Mr. E. L.
Stuckey, and to Margaret Coulter, a
pen, for 'penmanship, also given by.
Mr, E. L. Stuckey. The proficiency
shields were won as follows, 'Grade
XIII, Doris Armitage, Donor, A, M.
Crawford; Grade XII, Scott Reid,
donor, J, Harley Crawford, Proficien
cy; Grade XI, Noreen Benedict, Ken
neth Jackson, donor, Thus. Y. Smith;
Grade X; Mildred McClenaghan, don
or, H. E, Isard; Grade XII, General
Proficiency, Patricia Parker, Donor,
Dr. W. A. McKibbon; Sr. Girls’ Ath
letics, Betty Rae, Donor, Foxton
Dairy.
On Friday night no presentations
took place but a special feature was
the Valedictory Address, given by
Doris Armitage, who is now attend
ing MacDonald Institute, Guelph.
This address was well given in a clear
fine manner without notes. ‘ A com
plete account of this address will be
found at the end of this article.
The opening number of the pro
gram was a demonstration of Expres
sion* Gymnastics by a group of girls,
Lois Adams; D. Boyle, M. Connell, B.
Gannett, M. Kerr, L. Lloyd, P. Thom
son, A., VanWyck. A number of sel
ections sung in Latin by the ptipils of
Grade X were well received. A de
monstration of Physical Education
which includes work on the horizontal
bar and pyramids, was given by Jack
Bowers, Joe Falconer, Jack McLaugh
lin, Jack Rich, Smith Robertson, Eric
Schatte, Harry Wettlaufer, Gordon
Wilkinson, Ro.ss Thompson, Bill
Henry,, Douglas Fry, Perrie Holmes,
Donald Hastie, Jack Hopper.
The Glee Club presented The Toy
Shop. This was very’colorful, the cos
tumes were very appropriate, the sing
ing splendid as was the dancing. From
comments we have heard we gather
this is -.the best presentation by the
Glee Club to date.
"The Toy Shop” Glee Club; Toy
Shop Keeper, Evelyn Edgar; i, The
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers,
Club; Soldiers: Dorothy Wade,
Brydges, Marjorie'Kerr, Irlma
rison, Louise Lloyd, Margaret
well, Ann VanWyck, Mildred Fitzpat
rick, Mary McKibbon, Helen Walker.
2, Gavotte Dancers: Noreen Benedict,
Lois Elliott, Evelyn Wilson. Doll
Dance, Glee Club. 3, Rag Dolls: Lois
Bateson, Ruth Harris, Isabel Miller,
Glee
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Honourable James G. Gardiner, Minister
Mary Tervit. 4, The Wedding of the The play, a one-act comedy “Scen-
Painted Doll: Preacher, Elgin Loney; ario by Julian” was well received. It
was moderiT in character and setting
and those taking the various parts por
trayed the characters they represent
ed in excellent manner. The caste;
Isabelle, -Isabel Lamb; Mrs. Ferris
(Fanny), Mary-Julia Preston; Julian,
Richard Roberts; Myra, Betty R^ae;
Mrs. Harker, June Irwin; John, Dick
Irwin.
The program was interspersed with
selections by the High School Orch
estra under the leadership of Mr. G.
A. Schatte. The members are, Frances
Lockridge, piano; Noreen Benedict,
violin; George Johnson, saxaphone;
Eric Schatte, Clarence Hamilton and
Craig Armtsrodg, trumpets; Charles
Wellwood, traps.
Bridge, Myrtle Fothergill; Bride
groom, George Johnson; Bridesmaids,
Betty Lloyd, Helen Thompson; 5, My
Hero, Glee Club. 6, The Wooden Sol
dier and the China Doll, Gleen’Club,
duet by Betty Rae and Isabel Lamb;
China Dolls: Margaret MacLean,
Nora VanCamp, Jean Welwood, Kay
Willits, Pauline Thomson, Eileen
Dark, Dorothy Stewart, Virginia Cur
rie, Edna Jenkins, Grace Hutcheson.
7, Sea RoverS: Lois Adams, Bernice
Anderson, Norma Brown, Donn^. Bu
chanan, Olive Casemore, Marjorie
Falconer, Grace Hingston, Jean Mc-
Kague, Grac.e Parker. 8, The Dancing
Doll, Glee Club, with solos by Irlma
Harrison and Louise Dore. 9, Wood
en Dolls: Louise Dore, Edna Hogg,
Margaret Homuth, Muriel Lane,
Kathleen McGill, Patricia Parker. Fin
ale, The Parade of -the Wooden Sol
diers.
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VALEDICTORY ADDRESS j
By Doris Armitage
I am honoured to-night to have
been chosen as a member of the 1939
graduating class to express a few
thoughts appropriated this occasion.
Fellow-Students: We have been
comrades for five years, five years of
work and play, of mental and physical
improvement. We have shared our
troubles and our joys but on the
whole have enjoyed our high school
days to the utmost.
We go hence with our diplomas,
the keys to art of every description,
hence to the battle of
cess and victories we
future alone can tell,
cannot bring success,
ambitions and perseverance. I know,
we all have strong convictions and
hope that life will be a, success if we
but do our duty faithfully.
I can see, in my imagination, mem
bers of our class, perhaps as political
figure-heads, some involved in weigh
ty war problems, others following the
more peaceful pursuits of agriculture
and trade. Yet, whatever the occupa
tion, whatever the situation, whatever
the activity, as we go forth, we will
feel the bond of friendship strength
ened and be given renewed encour
agement.
Members of the Faculty: We indeed
go forth with the profoundest esteem
for all the kindness, wisdom and fore-
bcarance you have shown us. We have
at times thoughtlessly annoyed you
with our foolish pranks but you have
shown yourselves true friends. We,
therefore, ask your forgiveness and
carry atvay with us a heartfelt grati
tude for all the benefits you have be
stowed upon tts.
Those of you who are entering high
school may wonder just what" is in
store for you. As your high school
days slif> by, and they do slip by so
very quickly, yottr present troubles
•will fade, You will leave this institu
tion witli honour and success. You
cannot and shall not fail because yon
have youth, good intellects and cap
able teachers on your side.
Yet, in spite of the bright hopes for
the future ahead, as we leave high
school, we feel a tinge of sorrow that
endears to our hearts all the friend
ships and happy relations made there.
For my own part I feel that my
fondest memories wilt be those of my
high school days in Wingham.
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