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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1941-02-13, Page 3Thursday, February 13, 1HI BC10 Listen Io “The Shadow"—CFRB, Tues., 8.30 p.m., CKCO, Tues., 8.00 p.m.,CFRC, Thurs., 8.00 p.m. <! fugees fjpd from the threatened city 05 miles north of this port. Japs Near Waichow Hong Kong—Japanese troops, striv ing to cut the Hong Kong-Chungking supply route, were reported within 10 miles of Waichow as streams of re- Say Bulgaria To Be Invaded Sofia — Bulgaria ordered a new re striction of train service amid wide spread reports that the German army was planning to enter this country. the Ontario Govt. The proposed sub; sidies were to benefit cheese and bac- on hog producers and to assist in the movement of feed grain from Western Ca nada' into Ontario, Anglo-Russian relations depends on how soon Britain obtains ascendency over Germany and makes Russia fear her more than the Nazis. It only takes one ton of ’blue coal’ to prove to you that it’s the greatest heating value money can buy. For cleaner, better heating at less cost? order ’blue coal’ today. MacLean Lumber & Coal Co. Britain’s Power Will Woo Russians London — Establishment of closer ZkGENERATING STATIONS ............ — — MAIN LINES OF POWER TRANSMISSION OUR WAR EFFORT RELIES ON IT...YOUR COMMUNITY DEPENDS ON IT...YOUR SUPPORT MAKES IT STRONG SAVINGS 5 this year YOU.TOlh&H&ULD CHANGE to11 1* blue coal THE COLOUR GUARANTEES THE QUALITY Preparing for 4-Month Training Following the change In training policy and the extension of the period of compulsory training for young Can adians. from 80 days to four months, notices for medical examination have been sent out to young men in the 21- ycar-old group in Western Ontario. Division "A” Registrar W. A. Martin explains that this group includes those boys in the 21-year-ald class who have ^not yet attended any 30-day cartip and those who - have reached their 21st birthday since July 1, of last year, De Geer’s Action Criticized London — The Netherlands Gov- ernmenMn-exile announced that it had learned "with a profound sense of in dignation” that Lerek Jan de Geer, former prime minister who fled his homeland when the Germans conquer ed it last May, had gone home. * IT CAN T BE 3DONB P«®vinc« wm us* 100,000 harinsppwtr of Hydxo electricity ?—*b«wcdPz • « "Develop cheap Hydro power from water* locked in « wilderneM ©1 bnsb?—it can't be done!" . ■„ , *o they said not io many year* ago. Suggest Women qn Jury Toronto — Admission of women to jury service and widening of jury ser vice to include such classes as Govern ment and municipal employees and newspapermen, abolition of court criers and placing magistrates in a po sition similar 4o county judges are among recommendations of the On tario legislative committee on the ad* ministration of justice released in a re port. Other recommendations include abolition of grand juries except in the Supreme Court, abolition of petit jur ies in division courts, retirement of magistrates at 7b and new controls over .persons acting as bailiffs. Believe Laval To Get Control Vichy —- The new United States am bassador, Admiral William D. Leahy, conferred with Premier Petain at the height of a political crisis which, some sources said, might mean Petain’s re tirement to a pompolitical status sim ilar to that of "'the presidents of the Third ’ Republic,. It was considered probable that Lava) would return to the Government with more power than he ever had before. Say Nazi Vessel By Blockade Porto Alegre, Brazil — Agents of the 'German freighter Rio Grande claimed they had received information that she had run the British .blockade and arrived in Hamburg with a load of grain and' other supplies. TVriTH faith in the ideal of co-oper- W ative municipal enterprise—de- simed to provide power "at cost” for all—Ontario citizens invested close to $500,000,000 in their Hydro system. And today’s record showsthe result., Today, all Glasses in Ontario enjoy the economies and living benefits that come fam the use of over two million horsepower-—mainly developed in forty- six Hydro generating stations—-distri buted over thousands of miles of Hydro lines, Today, Hydro service in your home costs you less than ever—over the years, rates have gone down, down, doton. Today, there are over 110,000 rural users of Hydro service, including approximately 50,000 farms. Today, Ontario’s mining industry is a young Pples Sent to Siberia Toronto — More than 100,000 Poles from Russian-captured parts of Poland have been moved into unfertile parts of Siberia where they live in vermin- infested hovels, Victor Podoski, con sul-general for Poland in Canada, said on his arrival here. “Often the famil ies are split, the children taken to Rus sian schools where they are taught to forget the faith and language of their own land/’ Mr. Podoski continued. All of Poland is a isealed chamber of hor rors.’1 ■ ■ , ' Limits U.S. Equipment Transfer Washington — The administration leadership suggested and the House of Representatives quickly adopted a sharp limitation on the extent to which •under the lease-lend bill, President Roosevelt may transfer to other na tions United State military and naval equipment already on hand or approp riated for. Ask $3,700,000 Ontario Subsidy Toronto — Premier Mitchell Hep burn announced, after a two-day agri cultural conference at Queen’s Park, that recommendations had been made at the conference involving farm sub sidies of . an- estimated $3,700,000 by ■ ii ' / -i * Italian Prisoners to Build Roads Cape Town — Four thousand Ital ians captured in the western desert campaign in Libya will be used for construction of a national road from Cape Town to Worcester, it was an nounced. Other prisoners will do sim ilar work. Italians In Libya Routed Cairo — A desperate Italian attempt to break through a British cordon south of Bengasi ended in disaster with all Italian resistance in that city wiped out and the shattered fragments of Marshal Graziani’s army fleeing west across the Central Libyan Des ert, it was announced. British head quarters said 60 Italian tanks were smashed, heavy losses inflicted, and a large number of prisoners taken, in cluding an army commander, a corps commander, and many other senior of ficers. In addition to the prisoners, quantities of war material of all des criptions also were captured. Bengasi, vital port city at the crossroads be tween Eastern and. Central Libya, was taken by one column of British troops on Thursday, and presumably the oth er British column stopped the fleeing Italians Friday. Social Crediter Elected Camrose, Alta. — C. I. Sayers, Soc ial Credit, was elected to the Alberta Legislature, defeating C. A.- Ronning, provincial leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, in a by election in Camrose constituency. U.S. Bomber Crashed Lovelock, Nev. — Eight men in a big United States army bombing plane were killed when the ship crashed in to the side of Ragged Top Mountain, southwest of here. Trans-Canada Plane Crashed ' Ottawa — Twelve persons died in the dark of early morning when a Trans-Canada Air Lines passenger plane plunged to earth near Arm strong, a small town in Northwestern Ontario, 391 miles east of Winnipeg. The death list of the worst accident in Canada’s aviation history contained the names of three crew members and nine passengers. horsepower—mamly developed in lorty- six Hydro generating stations—distri buted over thousands of miles of Hydro lines, Today, Hydro service in your home costs you less than ever—over the years, rates have gone down, down, down. Today, there are over 110,000 rural users of Hydro service, including approximately 50,000 farms. Today, Ontario’s mining industry is a young giant grown into manhood, helped hy Hydro’s work in wiring the wilderness. And today, on "the front line that runs through the factories”? Hydro power is turning the wheels of war production— speeding the output of trucks and tanks, snips and shells, guns and greatcoats, bombers and bullets. You can be proud of your Hydro system. It is part and parcel of your town ... it is vital to Canada’s war effort . . . and Hydro relies on you for the public support that makes it strong. OI3O3O1 Order Forms IODO ■i ix .jr.Ji Sw di s> Statements > IfiMlneis Cow The sale actually commences after the order is closed and the product has left your premises. It is the function of good printed matter to enhance your sale and stimulate interest so that your pro spects will want more merchandise just like it. No piece of printed matter is too small to create a good impression, and this organization is prepared with facilities and knowledge to help you in creating printed mater ial that commands attention ! Let us problem. Telephone 34 Need 20,000 Portable Houses' Ottawa — A vast program of pre fabricated housing construction is “the obvious answer to the acute shortage of living quarters” arising from Can ada’s new war industries, a Govern ment official in close touch with the housing problem said. “There is im mediate need of perhaps 20,000 of these portable, demountable houses,” he said. Cream of Youth Bor Air Force Ottawa — Canada will be carefully combed for the cream of her young manhood in the months to come to meet ever-growing demands of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, Air Minister Power announced at a press conference. Belgians After Gold in France New York — A fight by the Belgian Government in exile to get possession of about $260,000,000 in gold shipped to France for safekeeping in the, Nazi invasion through move to York as of Belgium was disclosed announcement of a court tie up French funds in New security for the treasure. Willkie Voices Hate for Nazis London — Wendell Willkie left message in Great Britain for the Ger man people declaring “We German- Americans reject and hate the agres sion and lust for power’ of the present German Government.” The Willkie message, released by the Ministry of Information, said his convictions were “shared to'the full by the overwhelm ing majority of my fellow countrymen of German descent,” a Lord Lloyd Passes London — Lord Lloyd, 61, British -colonial secretary and Government leader in the House of Lords, died on Wednesday. Fie became ill three weeks ago, suffering severe chills, and subsequently was taken to a London nursing 'home for treatment. Cartier Survives 1000-Lb. Bomb Washington .— Frank Knox, secre tary of the Unjted States navy, Said the British aircraft carrier Illustrious, surviving Axis air attacks which cost Iler about 80 men killed and 20 bomb ing planes destroyed in one direct hit by a 1,0004b, bomb, has arrived at Alexandria, Egypt, under her own power front Malta. OPEN LITERARY WAS PLEASING EVENT (Continued from Page One) Work on the parallel bars was de monstrated by Jack McLaughlin, Frank Burke, Joe Falconer, Don Has- tle, Ross Hastings. Another' tine (de monstration by the boys was a dumb bell drill. Taking part 'were; Bill Burgman, George Lloyd, Jim Hamit- r ____ <4 THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO ton, Joe Falconer, Don Hastie and Judd Rimmer. The presentation of the Glee Club, “Memories” was well executed. The singing was splendid and the various other specialties nicely done. The songs were: “Memories”, a chorus; “The Second Minute”, solo, Dorothy Hamilton; “The Royal Minuet”' by a group of girls; “When They Dance The Polka”, with the solo part by Bill Burgman; “The Merry Widow Waltz” and “There’s A Land”. The dance minuet was given .by Lillian Angus, Donna Buchanan, .Evelyn Cantelon, Marjorie Falconer, Elizabeth Hare, Ruth McGuire, Frances Powell, Eliza beth Young; “The Merrymakers’ Polka” by Lois Adams, Frances Bro phy, Norma Brown, Beth Brydges, Ruth Harris, Grace Parker, Dorothy Wade, Joyce Walker. “Vienna Waltz’’ by Lois Bateson, Noreen Benedict, Margaret Connell, Evelyn Wilson, Margaret Homutb, Marian McDonald, Ann VanWyck, Virginia Currie. The play, a one-act farce comedy, “The Castle of Mr. Simpson,” was ably presented. The story concerns a Mr. Simpson who has three daughters and the complications that arise as each in turn requires the living room for courting. The characters were: William Hen ry, Mr. Simpson; Eileen Knox, Mrs. Simpson; daughters, Noreen Benedict, Irene; June Irwin, Lil; Isabel Lamb, Annabelle; Eric Schatte, Tommy Wil kens; Judd Rimmer, Charles Merri weather; James Hamilton, a stranger. VALEDICTORY ADDRESS by Patricia Parker Ladies and Gentlemen: I am greatly honoured to-night, to have been chosen aS a member of the graduating class Of Jt$>40 to bid fare well to Wingham High School. With a feeling of deep appreciation for this honour, I stand before you now, ex pressing those sentiments which are prevalent in the heart of each fellow graduate. How eagerly we anticipated this evening when once again we would bo together to witness another Commencement, but with What regret did we realize that never again would we be a part of it! Everyone must face with equal en thusiasm and gravity the beginning of a new phase of life in which he, who has been guided and sheltered by par* etris and teachers, must become mas* ter of his own ship and steersman of his own course. But we who .graduate in war-time have an especially heavy obligation to fulfill, both now and lat er, when we shall be confronted with the tremendous task of creating a new world on the ruins of the old. And we, the young and untried, appeal to the older and more experienced for the help and understanding which they have never denied us in the past, and of which we shall have great need in the future. These exercises you are witnessing this evening are called Commence ment because, in reality, we graduates are just commencing our education. Only the foundations have been laid; our school is now the world. But is it not the foundation which Is respons ible for the strength or weakness, the breadth or narrowness of the build ing? It may or may not reach a great height; that is undetermined. But if its base is infirm, the lofty tower will crumple beneath tile first opposing blast. Thus our high schdol years are the most important years of our lives. During these, our interests in work and play are developed; our values and principles are defined; we begin to think for ourselves and assume indi viduality. In short, it is during our years at high school that our charac ters are moulded for our ensuing life. As we leave the school forever, we carry with us those elements which will determine what kind of men and women, what kind of citizens we shall make. Thus to those who have not yet completed their high school edu cation, I appeal, that you give your best to your school that you may in return receive the best. We owe a great deal to otq- teach ers, who with patient Understanding you have have now have had and encouragement, have helped us over the rougher places on the road to learning. At the same time they have taught us self-reliance and self confidence, lessons which are not on the curriculum. Long after we have forgotten Geometric theorems and the Gallic War of Caesar, we shall reap our benefits from these untaught les sons. To you, our teachers, we extend our deepest gratitude. If lost so many pupils, you gained so many friends. Forniei' class-mates: we much fun in school, but little did we realize what benefits we were receiv ing. Now in our parting, we see all. How forbearing were our teachers; how for the struggle of life they were preparing us; how* ardent were our friendships with those whom, for five years, we have shared the same likes and dislikes, interests and ambitions! Together we conveyed Hannibal ac ross the Alps; broke test-tubes in the "lab”; fumed over term examinations and welcomed the holidays with great joy. But now we .shall be separated in our walks of life, each seeking his own objective; each reaping the glorious harvest, Yet, in spite of the bright hopes for the future ahead, we feel a tinge of sorrow, almost a deep regret, as we leave the high school where for five years we have enjoyed true comrade ship. In high place among by mem ories will be this evening, in which, after a few months’ absence, we have returned to take final leave of our school, of our teachers, of one anoth er. Our word of parting shall not be farewell, but a simpler and kindlier word, cme which always anticipates many more meetings such as this. The word I mean is — “Good-bye!” Western Canada Special Bargain Excursions FROM ALL STATIONS IN EASTERN CANADA GOING DAILY FEB. IS - MAR. 1,1941 inclusive Return Limit - 45 Days. 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