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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1941-01-09, Page 7AN UNSUNG HEROINE Thursday, January 9th, 1941 JUST IMAGINE! A PARADE OF 79,410 CHILDREN PASSING THROUGH ONE DOORWAY Just try to visualize over seventy- five battalions of soldiers passing in single file ... or think of the popula­ tion of a city bigger than Brantford, Peterborough and Kingston all com­ bined. Now you have a basis for compari­ son because that’s the number of individual visits made by children to the Out-Patient Department of "the Hospital for Sick Children last year. This huge total represents the need of babes and youngsters for medical treatment . . . help which could not be afforded if parents were asked to pay more than a small part of the cost. In fact, many parents cannot afford any payment at all. These little ones need your help, The revenue from- Government and Municipal grants, plus whatever parents may contribute, covers part of the expense, but the balance must come from charitable citizens. Please mail a donation today . . . no matter how small. The need is greater than ever before. The HOSPITAL for SICK CHILDREN 67 COLLEGE STREET, TORONTO "WHERE HO CHILD KNOCKS IH VAIN" ST. HELENS (Intended for Last Week) The regular- meeting of the Y.P.U. was held with the ^President, E. W. Rice, in the chair. .The topic “His Gift and Ours” was taken by Mrs. McKen­ zie Webb. A saxaphone solo by Har­ old Taylor accompanied by Vera Tay­ lor, was enjoyed. Rev. G. A. Barnard officiated for the installation of the following officers: President, Winnie • Barnard; Vice Pres., Dorothy Miller; Sec’y., Dorothy Webb; Ass’t., Isobel Miller; .Treas., Allan Miller; Conven­ ors: Chr. Fellowship, Isobel Miller, Asst., Earl Durnin; Chr. Citizenship, Stanley Todd, Asst, Mrs. D. Phillips; Chr. Missions, Mrs. McK, Web.b, Asst,, Mrs. Earl Durnin; Chr. Culture, Mrs. Stan. Todd, Asst., Mrs. Lome Woods; Recreation, Dick Weather­ head, Asst.* Tom Wilson; Pianist, Mrs. E. W, Rice, Asst, Vera Taylor; Press Reporter, Allan Miller; Ushers, Rus­ sel Webb, Harold Taylor, z Holiday visitors included: Mrs. Webster and Mi.ss Dorothy Webster, of London, Misses Ddrine Webster and Marie McCrostie, of Toronto, with Mr. and Mrs. Will McCrostie; Mrs. D. J. McIntosh, of Vineland, and Mr. Neely Todd, of Stratford, with Mr. and Mrs. D. Todd; Mr. and Mrs. Ron­ ald Rothwell, of Peterboro, Mr. and (Mrs. Stuart Collyer and Teddy, of Westmand, Miss Jean Thom, ’of Tor­ onto, with Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Thom; Miss W. D, Rutherford, of Kirkland Lake, Miss Irene Woods, of Waterloo, Miss Norma Weatherhead, of Stayner, Misses Jean and Lois Webster, Clin­ ton, at their homes here. Mr. Robinson Woods, Mr. Lome Woods and Miss Irene Woods attend­ ed the funeral of Mrs, Campbell; at Brucefield on Monday, Mrs. Woods, who has spent the past week with her sister, Mrs. Campbell, returned home with them. Miss Laurine Miller student nurse at the Stratford General Flospital, was a visitor with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Miller, for New Year’s. Mr. Wilbert Durbin, of Petawawa, spent his Christmas leave at his home here, The annual meeting of the St. Hel­ ens School Section was held on Thurs­ day afternoon wjth a small attendance. Wallace Miller was chosen chairman and Andrew Gaunt, Secretary for the meeting. The Inspector's report, which was a particularly encouraging one, was read by the Secretary-Treas­ urer, Dick Weatherhead. Colin Mc­ Donald retired as trustee after many years’ service chosen. He, and Ewart School Board, was taken by Gordon McPherson and that of the caretaking by Frank Wea­ therhead. and Andrew Gaunt was with Archie Aitcheson McPherson font! the The contract for wood SALEM WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES ,‘i , ............ Mrs. Earls, from south of Gorrie, spent a few days with her daughter, Mrs. W. A. Gathers and Mr, Cathers. On Jan. 3rd the W. A. was glad to accept the kind invitation of Mrs. (Rev.) Grant to hold their meeting at the manse at Wroxeter, ■' Wi.th the president, Mrs. W. A. Cathers in the chair, and Miss Sybil Grant at the pi­ ano, the meeting was opened by the singing of the hymn “For thy mercies and thy grace”, followed by prayer by Mrs. Grant. Mrs. McMichael read the Scripture as contained in Eph. 5: 1-10, after which Mrs. U L, Weir read “A New Year Reminder”, stressing the fact that, though the past may be over and done with, according to our way of thinking, yet God requires of us the former years. Elizabeth Grant render­ ed a lovely piano solo and Mrs. Sim­ mons read “A Star In My Crown”, showing how the simple faith of a small sister so touched the heart of a grown-up that she turned from a life of pleasure, seeking one in which God's will was supreme. The treasurer’s report was received and some business disposed of. The invitation of Mrs. W. A. Gathers to hold the February meeting at her home, was accepted, and the meeting brought to a close "By singing hymn “Standing at the portal of the coming year”, and prayer by Mrs. Gowdy. A social time together was enjoyed and Mrs. -Grant and her daughters served a dainty lunch. THE MAKING OF A NAZI Lessons of Hatred and Force from Kindergarten Days to Manhood “vr”*-s Refusing to give her name to anyone, this woman, of Spanish- American origin, has become known in England as “Mrs. X.” Shesis shown with a tray of cakes as she loads them on the mobile canteen she drives on a 12-hour shift to repair gangs throughout the city. Upon completion of that tour of duty, “Mrs. X” does a six- hour shift in a London hospital as a ..volunteer nurse. She is the mother of five children and was wounded 13 times while serving with the British Red Cross in the Spanish war. the Hitler Youth, the S.A. and mili­ tary training. We don't let him go; and when adolescence is past, then cames the Arbeitsfront which takds him again and does not let him go till he dies, whether he likes it or not.” The Attack on the Family From infancy t'o manhood the Ger­ man boy is now as far as possible re­ moved from his parents’ influence. It is the first object of Nazi education to break the family ties of love and loyalty. One of Dr. Goebbels’ propaganda films shows as .its hero a small Ger­ man boy who denounces his father and mother to their death at the hands of the GeSltapo, the dreaded Secret Pol­ ice. Thus the unity of the family, the oldest and most cherished foundation of society alike in Asia and Europe is attacked and destroyed. Recently a judge in Schleswig-Hol­ stein took away, from the care of their parents children who had not been al­ lowed to join the Hitler Youth. The judge said: “A father who keeps his children away from the Hit­ ler Youth abuses his parental power.” The Perversion of Education In the schools', all training is direct­ ed towards producing unquestioning obedience, implicit belief in Nazi doc­ trine, and a faith In force. Even the child of kindergarten age has nursery rhymes and little history lessons that produce hatred of other countries, and toys which familiarize him with the idea of wan When he gets a little older and goes \o an elementary .school he is taught history, but history with a purpose. That purpose is laid down crudely en­ ough in the latest edition of the hand­ book for elementary school teachers, which has just been published tn Ber­ lin. In it we read: “No .weight should be attached Ito the historical continuity of events. The main object remains to give the child­ ren a most vivid picture of the Fuh- ren” All school subjects the same way. Thus comes “geo-politics”, are described often in and in arithmetic books the subjects of the problems set are of this kind: “How many people can seek pro­ tection in a bomb-proof cellar, length 5 metres, width 4 metres, and height 2,25 metres? Each person needs 1 cubic metre per hour, and they remain there for three hours?’ Science is bent into the service of the National Socialist ideal, and cours­ es in secondary schools deal with the use of poison gases, incendiary bombs, etc. The Lessen of Hate But racial instruction takes the first place in German Education today. There is no clearer example of the deliberate perversion of childish im­ pulses than this manufacture of hate. Small children at an empressionable age are made to study Der Stunner ““ the paper produced by Julius Streicher, which is full of filthy abuse against the Jews and all those whom are treated in Geography be- •Mathcmatics military terms; MONUMENTS at first cost Waving our factory equipped with the most modern machinery for the exc- cution of high-class work, we ask you to see the largest display of monu­ ments of any retail factory In Ontario, All finished by sand blast machines. We import al! our granites from the Old Country .quarries direct, in the rough* You can save all local, deal- ers’, agents’ and middleman profits by seeing E. J. Skelton & Son kt West find Btidge-WALKERTON Mr. and Mrs, Harvey Copeland en­ tertained a number of their friends last Saturday evening, Mr, and Mrs, W, E. Weir spent New Year's with Mr. and Mrs, W. Dane, of the 14th Con, of Howick, Sacrament was observed in church here last Sunday, . Mr, and Mrs, John Gowdy visited on New Year’s with Mr, and Mrs, Jas. Doig, of Drayton. Mr. and Mrs. W» A. Gathers spent New Year’s with Mr. and Mrs, Chas. Finlay, of the B* Line, Howlck. H. the By Peter Fordham Germany’s armed strength repre­ sents not only total material mobilisa­ tion, but also the mobilisation of the mind of a whole generation. Many of the youths who are now fighting in the German army, air force and navy were only elevon or twelve when Hitler came into power; and it is upon the formation of their minds during the most impressionable time of life, that the ingenuity and organ­ izing ability of the Nazi leaders have been concentrated. Dr, Robert X.ey, Leader of "the Ger­ man Labdur Front, says: “We begin with the child when he is three years old. As soon as he be­ gins to think,, he gets a little flag put. in his handj then follows the school, ■the Nazis regard' as inferior men". Every week the paper publishes letters from teachers and school children showing the wide-sperad use of Dep Sturmer in education., ' The foreigner is always told that “not many people read Per Stunner.” The evidence of Germans does not bear this out. Ik is put up on notice boards in many schools teachers are “inspired” by it and works small children up into acts of senseless rude­ ness and brutality, In the same way, small children are taught to hate peo­ ple of qther nations and to regard them as Inferior beings. At every stage of education, religion is undermined, AU belief in God, or in any spiritual power higher than the State, is derided and attacked as a rival to the worship of the racial State and its Fuehrer? Regimented Youth While still at school, boys and girls from 10-14 are obliged ito join the jun­ ior section of the Hitler Youth, which has supplanted or absorbed all the var­ ious free Youth Organisations, (Soc­ ial-Democrat, Protestant, Catholic, etc.) which flourished before the Nazi era. The boys belong to the Jungvolk and -the girls to the Jung-Madel, From 14 to 18 all boys have to be­ long to the Hitler-Jugend proper. At 18 the youth passes -into the Arbeits- dienst, a compulsory labour service which is employed on work such as road-making. The Ideal of War The Hitler Youth is an army. Its 1 divisions are military. Baldur von Schirach, its commander, is respons­ ible directly and solely to Hitler him­ self. Work in the Hitjer-Jugend con­ sists of gymnastics, boxing, wrestling, swimming, athletics, shooting with a small-bore gun, and scouting. Gliding is much encouraged; it was estimated just before the war that 15,000 boys could glide with efficien­ cy. Boys who show proficiency are also trained in low.-power aeroplanes, and are encouraged to learn metal work by the making of model aero­ planes. There is much in this programme to fire the boys’ enthusiasm. No doubt can now remain that the Hitler-Jug- end has from the first been designed to produce a German soldier, blindly obedient to the Fuehrer. Here is a typical marching song of the move­ ment: “Though the whole world lie ruined around us. after the days of war, What the devil do we care — we don’t give a hoot any more, We will go marching forward, though . everything fall away, For the world will be ours tomorrow, as Germany is to-day.” The young Nazi, having completed bis four years in the Hitler-Jugend and six months of Labour Service, then passes into the army. Nazi “Justice” Throughout this training it is the avowed intention of the Nazi leaders to destroy the natural foundations of law itself. In order to achieve this end, there must be substituted a new law of right and wrong; for man is so constituted that he will always de­ sire justification for his acts. But whereas in normal human so­ ciety a child learns from his parents, or from his -religions, to distinguish between good arid evil, the Nazi ad­ mits as right only that which is pro­ moting the might of the nation — “the Nordic Law.” This is the essence of Nazi education. “The blood-community of the race, i.e. the nation, is the pivotal point of all earthly existence. The nation alone is a purpose in itself, Everything else is a means to an end and must serve the good of the nation •— everything, including justice and law. Justice is whatever is of benefit to the Nation, whatever corresponds to the German ■ CANADIANS IN ENGLAND TRAIN TO MEET INVASION THREAT Hospital’s Capacity For Service Demonstrated By Extra War Borden I But this is just typical of the ser­ vice The Hospital for Sick Children has rendered the children of this Province for 55 years, Every hour of every day and night some emergency must be met- The life of a child, precious to some family, is at stake. It is only when a number of similar cases occur qt the same time that the work be­ comes ■’’news/' and can be called to the attention of the public .by the press in a spectacular*. (. manner. Nevertheless, the work goes' on hour after hour until the days and months and years total decades of service to the. needy children of (he i Province. Every emergency situation creates costs which mount Up far beyond tire normal provisions of govern- * meat and municipal ’ grants. But, unlike most other hospitals, The Hospital for Sick Children has no large group of Private Ward beds from which to draw extra revenue Which can be applied to Public Ward service. At pi-esent, 414 .of the 434 beds are in Public Wards. No help is received from the fund collected by the Toronto Federation for Community Service, as patients are taken from all over the Prov­ ince. Sick and crippled children must be given medical attention and hos­ pital care no matter what their cir­ cumstance. No one would deny them this right. This worthy Institution, which ac­ cepts its little patients regardless of race, creed or financial circum­ stance, has just started its annual Christmas appeal for funds to en­ able its work to be continued in just as effective a manner as in the past. Those - who have investigated all agree that The Hospital for Sick Children makes most careful use of charitable donations and bequests— a world-wide recognition for ef­ ficiency and economical operation has been earned. Your gift should be mailed to the Appeal Secretary, The Hospital for Sick Children, 67 College street, To­ ronto, A chance for health and happiness is the greatest possible Christmas gift to children, ft Health of British War Guest Children Guarded Without Charge Five hundred medical examina­ tions per day! Every one to be painstakingly thorough and unusual­ly complete, Each child to be pro­ vided with a full data chart and a written recommendation as to diet and any treatment or medicine re­ quited, That’s the job The Hospital for Bick Children was asked to handle early this summer! ■ Not since the Infantile Paralysis' epidemic of 1937 has the Hospital -•> been asked to rise to such an emer­ gency, Although the situation de­ veloped like a bolt from the blue, arrangements were quickly com­ pleted. As we all know now, the number of British children sent to Canada this summer did not reach nearly the proportions expected. Conse­ quently, the organization that had been set up at the Hospital was not used to the limit of its capacity. ■m- every passing Nevertheless practically British war guest child through Toronto received a com­ plete examination with recommen­ dations as to treatment, No charge was made for this service. - This is just another of the oc­ casions during its unusual career of public service " " " " ' has been fully emergency, PARALYSIS It is only a . ___B newspaper headlines startled people of Ontario with the nouncement that six members single family had been stricken___ Infantile Paralysis — the dreaded Poliomyelitis, One member of the family had to be taken to Toronto in an Iron Lung—his only chance for life. Despite the fact that a large moving van was the only vehicle obtainable which was suit­ able for moving the equipment with the youngster already receiving treatment within it, arrangements were quickly made to bring the patient to The Hospital for Sick Children, ** when the Hospital prepared to meet an STRIKES AGAIN few weeks ago that the an- of a with feeling of “justice”, the unadultered voice of God in the race-pure soul”. This is the stuff on which the young Nazi is fed from infancy; this is what makes him in manhood a ruthless en­ emy of all mankind outside the ranks of his fellow-Nazis and their Fascist allies. SOYBEANS — A HOME GROWN PROTEIN FEED (Experimental Farms News) In the production of livestock .the farmer aims to grow as much of the required feed as possible on his farm. The three main constituents of feeds are carbohydrates, protein, and fat. Carbohydrates are usually found in sufficient quantities in most plants and seeds. Protein, however,- may be lacking in the amounts required to provide a balanced ration. In order to correct this deficiency, such high pro­ tein feed's as cottonseed or linseed oil meals must be purchased. Where this extra amount of protein can be pro­ duced on the farm, a definite saving in cash outlay is obvious. As a high protein crop the soybean is useful for this purpose. The protein content of soybeans may be taken advantage of in two ways, states C. W. Owen, Dominion Experimental Station, Harrow, Ont. The crop may be cut in the stage when the pods are about half filled and cur­ ed as hay, or the seed may be allowed to ripen and harvested as grain. Soy­ bean hay will be found about equal to alfalfa in feed value, but in districts where alfalfa can be successfully grown its main use would be as an emergency hay crop. Iiia other districts possibilities exist for soybean hay where annual crops avoid loss through winter killing. Soybeans fed. as grain contain about 35% protein and 16% oil. The whole beans may be added to the grain ra­ tion before grinding and will be found palatable by all classes of livestock. In the case of bacon hogs, soybean oil meal should be used in preference to whole beans in order to eliminate -the danger of soft pork. Whole soybeans added to the grain ration of dairy cattle have been found to give excellent results by a number of farmers. From the dairy stand­ point it is fortunate that a large por­ tion of the area engaged in milk pro­ duction is suitable for growing soy­ beans, and more farmers are realizing the advantage of growing a small ac­ reage of this crop each year for use as a protein supplement. Apart from the feeding value of soy­ beans some oil benefits are also ob­ tained. Being a legume, soybeans have the capacity of utilizing nitrogen from the air providing the seed has been inoculated with a culture of nit­ rogen-fixing bacteria before planting, In this way a part of the nitrogen ut­ ilized by the crop is returned to -the soil. On heayier types of soil some improvement in tilth may b§ noted fol-1 lowing a crop of soybeans. Considering the wide adaptation of the soybean to both soil and climate, together with the variety of uses to which the crop may be put, possibilities are enormous in this high protein con­ tent crop. “What can I do to have soft, beauti­ ful hands?” “Nothing, madam, and do it all day long.” •r' Sj .........; v .: \ .y •*.’ ..■■■it.... A *»** here arc Canadians recently arrived in Britain, TheyAlthough some American Willitary exports bo* here arc Canadians recently arrived In Britain. They llevo that the danger of invasion of BHttdn by Ger-. are engaged is the job of transporting a Bren gun than forces has passed, the British high command' carrier across a river as part of their training to does itot share that belief, So there Is no let-down meet the invasion threat, ___• of preparedness io meet invasion* The men shown gas masks and lull battle dress* meet the invasion threat' The men are wearing . I tnr.r.ijt'.iM jlLn,,d..n»>, V i&iL