HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1940-12-12, Page 7Thuriu December 12th, 1040
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Many thanks for your letter. We
were very pleased to hear from you.
In spite of everything we are getting
along very well. It is rather surpris-
(The following letter was recently
received by Dr. and Mrs. W. A.
Crawford from friends in Wales. It
describes very clearly how well .the
people over there, through will pow
er, perfect organization and nerve, are
carrying on during the air war on the
civil population.)
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BRITISH ORGANIZED
TO WITHSTAND NAZI
ATTACKS BY AIR
ing how you can get used to things.
■Last night we were playing bridge
with Joan and David when the warn
ing siren went What a horrible wail
ing sound and of course is loud en
ough to waked the 'dead. We just con-
tinned playing bridge and as nothing
dropped near us no futher notice was
taken. This morning Kattie was hav
ing breakfast in bed and I was sitting
in het bedroom having my breakfast
by a small table when the warning
again sounded. We could hear the
thunder of anti-aircraft guns about
three .miles away and see the shells
bursting .in the air and then we could
hear the unmistakable crunching
sounds as the bombs dropped. Young
David (who is home from school for
the week-end) was at the window with
field glasses trying to make out whe
ther our planes chasing the bomber
were Spitfires or Hurricanes and Hat
tie and I continued to discuss yester
day’s football game. I am only telling
you this because it is typical of what
goes on here. Everyone seems to ac
cept their position. We stay as near
home as possible at night so as not
to be caught in an air raid too far
away to get home, When we hear,
things dropping near we take cover,’
Last Wednesday night the bombs
were causing the Windows to rattle
and we sheltered on the stairs where
there are no windows and you' can be
reasonably safe from flying splinters.
Of course if it really gets bad we
should go to our shelters outside,
Wednesday night’s affair demolished
some houses in Stockport and killed
about four people and injured quite a
few. The nearest we had was a 500-
pound bomb which dropped about a
half mile away in a garden, It was
one of those delayed action bombs
which causes such a lot of commotion
as property all around has to be evac
uated until the bomb has exploded.
Have Perfect Organization
■ The whole country is well organiz
ed. As town clerk of Dukinfield, I am
Controller of Air Raid precautions
here. .As in all other centers’we have
aid raid wardens who patrol during
air raids; air raid fire brigades, first
aid postst, casualty clearing stations,
first air parties, ambulances, gas de
tectors, ‘decantimination squads, de-
cantimination centers (for dealing
With poison gas), rescue parties, prop
erty demolition parties, road repairing
parties, even down-to special mortu-1'
aries ready to receive a few hundred
and deal with the gruesome details.
Everyone has some job to do and it
is wonderful to see how calmly and
smoothly everything works, We get a
preliminary warning before the warn
ing siren sounds and then in readiness
the heads of the various Services are
called to the control room. Then
when .the siren goes .they take their
places mound a huge table each re
ceiving reports of his own particular
service. Meanwhile all personnel is
assembling.
Cars and ambulances roll up, nurses
assemble, stretcher parties are ready,
heavy motors for road squads, etc.,
are started up, the fire engines patrol
the town and we reckon that a fire
engines passes within 200 yards of ev
ery house, every five minutes during
the raid, so that a fire cannot get a
good start, and it is- really wonderful
to see the people turn up in th.eir steel
helmets just as if they were drilled
soldiers. Reports of numbers assemb
led are sent to the control room and
then if a bomb drops the wardens in
the district where it occurs telephones
to the control room detail's of what is
wanted, then the service department
sends' out on their telephone lines for
first aid parties or rescue (removal of
debris to get at people trapped) par
ties, or whatever is required. It may
have broken a gas or water main —
all have to be especially provided for.
So the control room knows exactly
where the services are engaged and in
what 'parts of town. Of course when
bombs fall there are usually a number
of them at the same time. Then if
one town has thirty or forty serious
incidents (they are called) and cannot
cope with it, there is a rallying point
to which the Services from adjoining
towns which have escaped can be
summoned. This is all in darkness
and so guides have to be provided to
guide drivers from strange towns to
the affected towns.
- Then immediately another set of
workers must spring into action.
Schools have to be opened and cloth
ing provided for those rendered home- :
less. Provisions have to be produced
and cooks provided and all the phra- 1
phernalia for feeding the people Unin
jured but' rendered destitute. When
ever an “incident’’ occurs everything
has been thought of, everyone knows
his or her particular job and the whole
thing goes smoothly. Of course there
have to be relays of these workers,
for quite frequently there ate alarms
every night in the week. So half com
es on duty after alarm and at the
sound of a bomb dropped locally, all
would turn out. Very often they
stand by on duty for hours before the
“all clear” is sounded and then go
back for a couple of hours in bed.
Yet these folks carry* on with their
work next * day as usual. Hitler will
never break the spirit of old England.
There is that “guts" in our people that
he can never understand. The marvel
ous thing is that our civil population
look upon this indiscriminate bomb
ing as so much waste and the general
opinion is that bacj as it is for US it
is much better than having out air
ports and munition works damaged. :
I am glad to say that Peter is all
right. I think I told you that he is a
pilot officer ih charge of a heavy
bomber, He has been going to Berlin
lately with parcel post for Hitler. He
is in the same flight as Flight Lt.
Leasond, and also the Boy Sergeant
you have read about is In the same
squadron. The only two Air V«C/s ‘
are hi the same squadron and natur- i
ally Peter is very proud of the fact.
Pie was 21 last Tuesday.
I will try and get Kattie to write
you regularly and if possible I will
let you hear from us pretty frequently.
Althobgh you hear, I suppose, pretty
awful accounts of things, you can rely
upon it we are still sitting with our
thumbs up, David and Joan went to
London the week before last and al*
though they had to sleep in the base*
ment of the hotel >every night they en
joyed themselves. They had dinner
and dancing every night in the base
ments while the battle were proceed
ing overhead. Then David went about
his business next ~ day while Joan
shopped between the air raids.
As soon as the war is over we shall
come and see you in America, but we
shall not come earlier. With our boy
facing what he does we are just go
ing to do what millions of others are
doing’ "staying put.”
BLUEVALE
Woman’s Association Elect
Mrs, C. Tavener presided for
annual meeting of the Woman’s
sociation, in the United Church on
Thursday afternoon. Following the
devotional period and report of the
year’s work, Rev, C, Tavener was el
ected to preside for the election of of
ficers with'the following results: Pres
ident, Mrs. Ear-l Hamilton; Vice Pres
ident, Mrs, C. F, Johnston; Secretary,
Mrs. J, Wickstead; Treasurer, Mrs. J.
Curtis; Pianist, Mrs. G. C. Yoe; Press
Reporter,, Mrs. Alex. McCracken; Par
sonage Committee, Mrs. James Rob
ertson, Mrs. George Thornton, Mrs.
R. J. McLennan; Purchasing com'mit-
tee, Mrs.’James Robertson, Mrs. Ar
thur Shaw, The visiting committee for
the different districts in the congre
gation were re-elected.
the
As-
Presbyterian W.M.S, Name Officers
Mrs. F. G. Fowler opened her home
on Thursday afternoon for the annual
meeting of the W.M.S. of Knox Pres
byterian Church. The president, Mrs.
J. J. Elliott, presided. The Christmas
Story was read from ithe Gospel of
St. Matthew by Miss Florence Fow
ler and Mrs. R. F. Garniss offered
prayer. The secretaries of the diff
erent departments presents reports of
the year’s work. The supply alloca
tion was supplied and several quilts
and clothing for children extra. An
increase of three home helpers, also
■an increase in their givings. The re
port of the treasurer showed some few
dollars on the allocation to be raised
before the end of the year. During
the business period it was decided to
organize a Mission Band. The resig
nation of Mrs. Walter Smillie as sec
retary of the society was received
with regret. Mrs. Roy Turvey presid
ed for the election of officers, which,
resulted as follows: Hon. Pres.,- Mrs.
P. S. McEwen; Pres., Mrs. J. J. El
liott; 1st Vice Pres., Mrs. R. Elliott;
2nd Vice Pres., Mrs. W. H. McKin
ney; Sec., Mrs. Archie Messer; Assist.
Sec., Mrs. Harvey Robertson; Treas.,
Mrs. R. F. Garniss; Mission Band
Supt., Mrs. F. G. Fowlerj-Supply Sec.,
Mrs. W. S. Davidson; Glad Tidings
Sec., Mrs. Harry Elliott; Welcome
and Welfare Sec., Mrs. Raymond El
liott; Literature Sec., Mrs. W. H. Mc
Kinney; Home Helpers and Press
Sec., Miss M. Olive Scott; Student
Sec., Miss Jean Elliott. Mrs, J. J. El
liott offered the closing prayer.
Ladies’ Aid Quarterly Meeting
The president, Mrs. Harvey Robert
son, presided for the fourth quarterly
meeting of. the Ladies’ Aid of Knox
Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Robert
McMurray offered the opening pray
er, Reports from the three groups
were heard. The Morris group was
far in the lead for activity during the
year and for raising the largest am
ount of money. The dedicatory pray
er was offered by Miss Scott. The
Annual meeting and election of officers
will be held at the January meeting.
At the close of the meeting a tea was
enjoyed and the proceeds donated to
the W.M.S. The president closed
meeting with prayer.«■ ____■ ,
the
Sunday Services —■
, The regular morning service in
United Church was condutced by
pastor, Rev. C. Tavener, He took his
text from Exodus 18: 24, explaining
how Moses hearkened to the voice of
his father-in-law, Jethro, in choos
ing judges foi- Israel, Rev. F, G, Fow
ler preached in Knox Presbyterian
Church. He spoke of the Beauty of
Nature, “Happy Memories” “Friends”
and Spiritual Reserve” as something
to lay up that could not be destroyed
by the ravages of modi, rust or thiev
es, Messrs, Allah Ramsay and J. C.
Higgins Saiig a duet.
The Y.P.U. of the United Church
met in the Sunday School room Fri
day evening for the regular meeting
When Bill Peacock presided, conduct
ing the opening devotional exercises.
Miss Delphine Bisbeck gave a talk on
“Friendship" and led in the discussion
that followed.
Mary Darling, daughter of Mr, and
Mrs. Stanley Darling, who suffered a
fractured leg sonie/weeks ago, Is not
the
the
if
We
If England die — we plunge into the
night,
Where tyranny and hate — twin
improving as rapidly a$ her friends
would wish, She was taken to the
Wingham General Hospital the end of
last week.
Mr, and Mrs, Wm, Field and Miss
Gora Gannett, of Wingham, spent
Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. George
Gannett.
J, J. Sellars'is visiting' with Mr. and
Mrs. Robert MacLean and family, at
Waubaushene,.
Miss Viola Osborne, of Thessalon,
Algoma, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J.
J, Sellars and other relatives.
A. D, Smith was home from Sky
Harbor Airport for the week-end.
Miss Luella Brewer is visiting her
sister and brother at London,
TH EDOMINION BANK
ANNUAL STATEMENT
70th Annual Statement Shows Earn
ings Higher ahd Marked Increase
x In Loans*
•At the Annual Meeting of the share
holders of The Dominion Bank held
in Toronto on Wednesday, December
11th, the 70th Annual Statement was
presented,
Among several of the marked feat
ures of the statement is the sound
cash and liquid position; the large in
crease in commercial loans; deposits
[ by the public only slightly below the
figures of last year; and improved
earnings.
The net profits are $958,788. com
pared with $802,296. for the previous
fiscal period of ten months. After pro
viding $370,165. for Dominion and
Provincial taxes — an amount of
$105,930. in excess of the previous
year — $700,000. for dividends, a con
tribution of $85,000. to the Officers’
Pension Fund and the writing-down
of Bank Premises Account by $150,-
000., $23,788 was added to the Profit
and Loss Account, which now stands
at $861,188.
Deposits by the public, not bearing
interest, have increased by $3,097,000.
to $41,075,000; deposits, bearing inter
est, which • stand at $80,622,000. are
$4,713,000. less than a year ago. Total
deposits iby the public amount to
$121,697,000. as compared with $123,—
313,000. last year, a decrease of $1,-
616,000. During the year approxim
ately $22,000,000. deposited by the
public was withdrawn to purchase the
First and Second of Canada’s War
Loans.
Dominion and Provincial Govern
ment deposits total $8,713,357. com
pared with $13,587,383. a year ago, a
decrease of $4,874,026.
Cash Assets total $28,955,390., re
presenting 20.82% of liability to the
public, while immediately available as
sets at $71,524,000. are 51.43% of li
ability to the public.
The Bank’s Portfolio of Dominion,
Provincial and other high-grade sec
urities is shown at $38,489,000., a de
crease of $22,000,000. compared with
the showing of a year ago. This re
duction was due in the main to the
increased demand by the Bank’s cus-1
' tomers for Ioans to finance the 1940
grain crop and to carry out war con-
. tracts.
Commercial Ioans and discounts in
Canada are shown at $74,157,000., an
advance -of over $15,700,000. during
the year.
Call and Short Loans in Canada
and else.where are $3,817,000; lower
than the figures of last year by $1,-
,940,000. due to a smaller demand for
such financing.
Letters of Credit amount to $4,-
333,000. as compared with $2,856,000.
last year. The increase is accounted
for by greater activity by the Bank’s
customers in foreign business.
Bank’s Premises, Account now
stands at $5,487,000., $150,000. having
•been written off as compared with
$125,000. the previous year.
Capital $7,000,000. and Reserve
$7,000,000 remain unchanged.
IF ENGLAND DIE!
If England die? Our thought refuses
it, . '
As something gross, impossible to
hear!
For at her death .dies honest justice,
too; .
The strength that held and made
the world more fair;
A breed of men earth’s womb may
no more bear,
bless a callous world that let her
die.
To
Should England die, tile world will
feel a void!
A something will be missed front
heart and mind
That not all creeds nor culture
replace—
Finding none Other fit to
roles
The sum and substance
earth’s fair scroll
Shall crumble to decay—if
die.
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Extra Bulbs . 2 for 5c
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consume
The soul’s edifice on which we
stand,
Till freedom, hope and all we nobly
planned—
All we have won from barbarism—
goes! — if England die.
England die — the. nobel stream
that feeds
The lovely delta where our fate is
cast
Dries!—and we wither, as the seeds
Meant to renew the world from out
her past:
Her laws, her wisdom and her soul,
at last,
shall revere and prize—too late!
—if England die.
bandits — stand,
Knowing no urge but greed, no right
but might,
-No culture but a sword in blood-
drenched hand;
And all ithe sapling framework of
this land—*
Robbed of its promised fruitage —
fades! — if England die.
If England die? But this may never
be.
While there is red blood in the veins
of men!
While there are hearts and minds of
noble build!
Whilst God — within His Heaven
— Cares! For then
None can mistake the road! None
wonder when
To Strike!—for freedom and the heri
tage of men!—ere England die,
—-Harold Gaze,
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REFRIGERATORS '«
England
anarchyShould England die —dread
•may rule—
Snatching the sceptre from her fail*
ing hand—
Lighting a ghaatly pyre Whose flames
FOR THE JUNIORS
Doll Carnages
Kiddie-Kars
Velocipedes
Table and Chairs
Swings and Cribs
High Chairs
FOR THE MISSES
Boudoir Lamps
Occasional Chair
Magazine Stand
Sewing Table
Mirrors, Pictures
(Oh) Walnut Chests
THE HOME
Chesterfield Suite Studio Couch
Book Case Fancy Tables
Or even if you get a good Spring-Filled Mattress. 8
~ I“Furniture makes a lasting gift, but don’t leave it
till the last.”
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