The Wingham Advance-Times, 1940-07-11, Page 3Thursday, July Uth, 1940
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fleet. It termed the episode a “tre
mendous British victory.’*
Bomb at World’s Fair Kills Two
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New York <— A flame-throwing
bomb, disguised as a portable radio,
killed two detectives and injured five
others —* two critically —- after they
had rushed it from its hiding place in
the British pavilion at the New York
World’s Fair. The blast tore a hole
five feet wide and four feet deep in
the ground of a little-used plot.
Petain Plans Nari-Type Rule
Clermont-Ferrand, France — War-
broken France, marooned in. a stern'
new totalitarian continent, moves
grimly toward reorganization of its
political structure on enforced “mod
ern” lines. The new regime of iron
will be characterized by its powerful
executive branch, an entirely new con
stitution, and a Parliament designed
to function with t.he minimum of talk.
Berlin Angry at British Action
Berlin <— Enraged by the success of
the British fleet in seizing or' destroy
ing the great bulk of the French navy,
Germans clairried the French navy has
Hitler’s “permission” to scuittle its
warships, remaining at large or do as
it-pleases to avoid British seizure.
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Britain Takes Most of French Navy
London — The Royal Navy has
seized or destroyed the great bulk of
the French fleet to prevent it from
falling into German or Italian hands,
Prime Minister Churchill revealed in
the House, of Commons. The white
ensign of the Royal Navy fluttered
from scores of .French warships —
battleships, cruisers, destroyers, sub
marines and small craft. Others were
damaged, destroyed or dispersed by
..British gunfire in the wierdest and
most melancholy sea battle of all
.times. The Daily Herald said that
"nearly 250 French warships
greater part of what was 'the. second
biggest fleet in Europe — have fallen
into British hands.”'The British Gov
ernment ordered a battle squadron to
the Moroccan port of Oran where a
French squadron, including the Dun
kerque -and Strasbourg, 26,500-ton
battleships, lay at anchor. When a 6-
hour ultimatum expired, flashing guns
of the Royal Navy blazed away at
ships which a few days ago were
fighting against the common enemy,
and naval planes dropped bombs on
their erstwhile comrades in arms.
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Ralston Budget Adopted
Ottawa — By a vote of 151 to 17
the House of Commons adopted the
budget presented June 24 by Finance
Minister Ralston imposing new taxes
expected to yield $280,000,000 a year
and providing expenditures of more
than $1,000,000,000 for the current fis
cal year.
English Coast Defense Area
London — In a vast, extension of
Britain’s “defence area” — her ramp
art against invasion — the Govern
ment excluded the public from the en
tire English east coast and substant
ially all of the southern coast, a 12,-
000-square-mile region. The order
lengthening and deepening the defence
area will in supplement with the pre
viously-declared defence area, make a
solid line, 20 miles deep..
militia or as draftees into the same or
ganization. Ijn order to accommodate
them officials of the national defence
department are busy arranging for in
creased camp accommodation and clo
thing manufacturers are working their
factories overtime producing uni
forms. It is understood no exemption
from military service will be granted
within the classes called, for family
or other reasons. Consequently it is
felt exemptions need not be granted.
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All Families of Two to Lose Relief
Toronto — Acting Premier H. C.
Nixon and Welfare Minister . Eric
Cross announced in a joint statement
that because of general improvement
in‘employment conditions Ontario will
cease to contribute after July 22 to
wards the relief of families of two.
Petain Government Breaks
With Britain
London — The diplomatic corres
pondent of The News Chronicle said
that it had been confirmed officially
at Vichy that the Petain Government
had broken off diplomatic relations
with Britain. From Berlin, it was re
ported that the German high com
mand is ready temporarily to defer
disarmament of the remaining French
units of the fleet under the armistic
treaty provisions as a result of the
British action against French vessels
in the Mediterranean.
More Refugees Arrive
Montreal — A second contingent
of British .children, sent from England
to escape the threat of invasion, ar
rived here, many of them believing
they are here only on a holiday and
convinced that they will be .going back
home “in a little while.”
Packard to Build British Engines
Detroit — A $30,000,000 expansion
program for the Packard Motor Car
Company, contingent upon its accept
ance of an Order for airplane engine
motors for the United States and Gt.
Britain, was reported by President
Max M. Gilman, 6000 for Britain and
3,000 for United States,
No U.S. Funds for Pleasure
Ottawa — Canadians can no longer
get funds from their banks for pleas
ure trips to the United States and the
Foreign Exchange Control Board has
advised banks that all applications for
funds for foreign travel, except for
purposes of business, education, health
or in case of emergency, must be re
ferred .to the board.
Sonja Henie Married
Chicago — Sonja Henie, star of the
screen and skating rink, was married
to Dan Topping, wealthy New York
sportsman. The ceremony was per
formed in the Lake Shore drive apart
ment of Arthur H. Wirtz, an official
of the Chicago stadium, by Dr. Josh
ua Oden, pastor of the Irving Park
Lutheran Church, in the presence of a
few friends of the couple and relatives
of Miss Henie.
WAR WORK IN CANADA
This Company is in the war to the full limit of its resources. Until the British
Empire is victorious, until the battle for freedom of nations and liberty of
peoples is won, we have pledged all the vast manufacturing facilities of
........ our Canadian and overseas affiliated companies to the service of the Empire, 7 •
We regard this to be our simple duty as a Canadian in
stitution, one of the industrial resources of the Dominion.
The 8,400 employees in our plants as well as our wide
spread dealer and service organization from coast to
coast are Canadian. The Company’s shareholders include
a large proportion of Canadian investors. No one indi
vidual, family or company has a majority control of
our shares.
For these reasons,, aside from our deep feeling of
loyalty to the Empire and its high purposes, it is fitting
that Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited should
give whole-hearted support to the national war effort.
From the very beginning this has been our course.
Even before war was declared, in co-operation with
officers of the Department of National Defence, we laid
in our plant the groundwork of military production.
Since conflict became a reality we have given war orders
precedence over everything else. More than fifty per cent
of our production is in vehicles for military use and this
percentage is increasing rapidly. ««
f We are now engaged in supplying approximately 35,000
motorized vehicles of many types, of which 10,000 are for
?• the Canadian government and 25,000 for other Empire
governments.
C" |r atC construct*nS at our own exPense a 0700,000^ ,
Statement in Parliament by the Hon. C. D. Howe, Minister of Munitions and Supply
’’The president of the Canadian Company has shown perhaps as keen a desire to assist in Canada’s war effort as
any citizen of this Dominion has done. His corporation since the outbreak of the war has done and is doing very
important work for Canada’s war effort, in the way of building motor transports and Universal carriers. The com
pany has placed itself entirely in the hands of the government as to the terms of the contract which it has had.
‘‘A contract, providing for a fixed price as low as we could find any basis for asking, was worked out; an over
riding provision was inserted that the books of the company would be audited and if the stipulated price produced ?'
a profit more than a very low percentage indeed, that price would be scaled down accordingly. In other words, the c..
work of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, its attitude toward the war, and its ability to assist in Canada’s war '
effort, have been so far as I have been able to observe, beyond criticism.” Jr
Statement in Senate by Senator Raoul Dandurand, Government Leader in the Senate
l *’Fbrd Motor Company of Canada is doing its utmost to serve the interests of the country, the War Supply Board
& and the Government.”
Statement in the Senate by Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen, Conservative Leader in the Seriate
’’They {Ford dealers in Canada) are numbered in the hundreds. And the number of employees of these dealers is
very large. The ramifications are tremendous. For all the purposes concerning us, the Company is a Canadian con-
y cern, and I can add to the assurance given by the honourable leader of the House my own feeling [that there are no
J better Canadians than those at the head of the Ford Motor Company of Canada and throughout that Company’s
,i®f organization. They will assist us to the utmost in our war work.” t t
loads, personnel, as anti-tank gun tractors,
water tank carriers, etc.; 30-cwt. four-
wheel drive, used as load carriers; three-
ton, four and six wheels, for heavy loads,
for workshops, for wrecking equipment,
etc.; four-wheel drive gun tractors used to
haul artillery, as well as ambulances and
regular passenger cars and station wagons
specially fitted and painted for army pur
poses. Present schedule of deliveries of
these military vehicles constitutes more
than 50 per cent of the Company’s produc
tion. The plant is working day and night.
Women’s Auxiliary Motor Service
Early in the war the Ford Motor Company
of Canada, Limited, organized free train
ing courses for women in the care and
operation of motor vehicles for possible
war service. <284.such classes have been
conducted, with an enrollment of 7,343.
The number who have completed the
cight-wedk course is 3,473,with 2,656 now
under instruction and 1,214 enrolled in
new Classes about to start. All instruction
“nd equipment has been furnished by Ford
dealers and the Company without charge.
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plant addition to provide facilities for the building of
Universal machine gun carriers of which we have under
taken to deliver fifty a week to the Canadian government
as soon as production can be started. This addition will
also enable ns to increase production of other types of
military vehicles. Our affiliated companies with plants in
South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India and Malaya
are similarly engaged in Empire service. <
Beyond our manufacturing facilities we have been for*
tunately able to contribute skilled man-power. From our
Canadian and overseas organization, engineers and men
with special training in transport and other lines are
rendering valuable service.
Major adjustments in our business have been necessary
through. Joss of export trade and because of domestic
taxation. We have made these adjustments cheerfully.
Our one concern now is the successful prosecution of
this war so that people of all nations may again be able
to work in freedom and peace.to work in freedom and peace.
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FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED
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J Types of Motorized Vehicles for /
f Military Use Being Made
by Ford Motor Company of Canada
The Coixpaoy is engaged in manufactur
ing 35^000 motorized vehicles for Cana
dian and overseas governments. They in
dude light two-wheel drive trucks, known
as 8-cwt., which are used for carrying
light ■stores, personnel or wireless sets;
15-cwt. units, used to transport heavier
Call for Home Defense Soon
Ottawa—Many thousands of young
Canadians will undergo military train
ing this summer either as voltiteer re
cruits for the non-permanent active
New York Paper Applauds Britain
New York — The New York Daily
News, frequently critical in its editor
ial policy of Great Britain and Prime
Minister Churchill went “all out” in
applauding Britain's action in seizing
or destroying the bulk of the French
Jehovah Witness Group Banned
Ottawa — Jehovah’s witnesses was
declared an illegal organization in the
order-in-council, tabled in the House
of Commons by Justice Minister La
pointe. The Witnesses are a religious
group which distrigutes tracts and
carries on an active missionary cam
paign .in other ways.
Britain Rejects Tokyo Demands
Tokyo — Britain was reported
thoritatively to be standing firm
ainst Japanese demands for closing of
the motor road from Rangoon, Bur
ma, to Chungking, China, over which
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military supplies have been passing to
Gen Chiang Kai-Shek’s armies.
Weekly Newspaper Officers
Meeting at Calgary in annual con
vention, the Canadian Weekly News
paper Association has elected H. E.
Rice, publisher of the Huntsville, Ont.
Forester, president, C. V. Charters of
Brampton, was appointed managing
director of the association.
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Milk provides .some variety or oth
er of all >of these requirements, Dr.
McHenry states, .pointing out that
milk is exceptionally rich in calcium,
and this is of the .greatest importance
to infants and children because it
helps to form sound, strong bones and
teeth.
Milk not only 'is a rich source of
vitamin A, but supplies the best pro-
teinr one that Is especially helpful to
growjbh, the article continues. And,
too, milk supplies .two more excellent
and essential foods, cheese and but
ter. Cheese contains calcium in the
proportion of one quarter of a pound
to a quart of milk.
Eggs are ran ’indispensable item of
diet, ithe article asserts. They furnish
protein, fat and vitamins and also the
iron which the body must have.
“The mother who can supply her
family with plenty of milk, cheese,
butter and eggs, need worry very lib-
tie about the health of her brood” Dr;.
McHenry states, “She has already
provided most of the essentials of nu
tritious diet, and her chief concern
will be variety of preparation.”
Bill: “How long have you been
working for your present boss?”
Jack: “Ever since he threatened to
fire me.”
Japs Angry at U.S.
Tokyo — A Japanese naval spokes
man declared that United States ab
andonment of “unwarrantable inter
ference with and .obstruction of” Jap
an's policies in the Far East is among
the ‘concrete facts and deeds” needed
to relieve ‘‘grave concern” among
Japanese over American-Japanese
lationS.
Prison Vessel Was Torpedoed
London —- One thousand persons
Were estimated to have drowned in the
torpedoing off Ireland by a German
submarine of the Canada-bound big
British liner Arandora Star, jammed
with German and Italian internees.
The 15,501-ton liner was taking the
interned Germans and Italians to the
Dominion, where a group of war pris
oners arrived recently. Many surviv
ors said a “hysterical scramble” and
“cattle-like behavior” of the internees
in their efforts to push into lifeboats
Were responsible for the heavy casual
ties,
MILK FOR HEALTH
The elements necessary to ithe
growth, repair ahd health of the hu
man body are protein, minerals, car
bohydrates and vitamins, ■writes Dr.
It McHenry, in an article on ntitri-
lion in the current issue of “Health”,
organ of the Health League of Can*
GERMAN SOLDIERS MARCH TO TRAINS
The heavy tramp of German boots, as soldiers, airmen, parachutists and I the waiting' trains,
dioed in the train, sheds at Onehnnl naval nrlernwrc
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wuui»| bOAuitr^i uinncnf paracnutists and eachoed in the train sheds at Quebec I naval prisoners were loaded aboard
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