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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1941-10-16, Page 7Thursday, October 16, 1941 WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES PAGE ® RM3I ■ 4 i t r / Huron&Erie Debentures 31Z 3 to 10 years $100 or more Huron&Erie mortgage CORPORATION London St, Thomas Toronto Windsor Chath'am Hamilton ABNER COSENS accepts applications for Huron & Erie Debentures and Canada Trust Certificates CANADA AT WAR Article Number Three By B. M. P. “WAR INDUSTRIES” Anyone who inspected the Depart­ ement of Munitions and Supply exhibit .at the Canadian National Exhibition this year must have stood amazed at • the marvelous display of implements of war shown there, all products of Canadian industrial enterprise and in­ genuity. They included the 25-pounder field .artillery gun, the Bofors anti-aircraft gun, the Boys anti-tank gun, the Bren machine gun, the Universal carrier, bombs, rifles, shells, trench mortars, a complete .engine for the Canadian- built corvette and a remarkable ex­ hibit of Canadian-made bomber, and fighter' planes. Canadian factories are also turning out huge quantities of chemicals and explosives, depth charges and land mines, as well as motor torpedo boats, naval gun mount­ ings, minesweepers and auxiliary craft. It was for the purpose of giving Canadian editors a chance to learn the inside story of production of these war weapons that the Department of Munitions and Supply, headed by Hon. C. D. Howe, made it possible for them to visit a number of Eastern Canada war industries. In the short time available the editors saw suffic­ ient to make them realize that Can­ ada is responding nobly to the Church­ ill appeal: “Give us the .tools and we will finish the job”. Right across Can­ ada a gigantic new arsenal has come into being, with scores of new factory buildings being .added to Canada’s in­ dustrial war giant, and older plants turning to war work. Spinning wheels, turning lathes and Whirring machinery tell their own story. The Dominion Government alone has expended $500 millions for new plant and materials, while total orders for munitions of all kinds now exceed two billion dollars. In terms of large-scales industry, this has happened almost overnight. Until the fall of France, Canada was not A. H. McTAVISH. B.A. Teeswater, Ontario Barristei., Solicitor, Notary Public and Conveyancer Office: Gofton House, Wroxeter every Thursday afternoon 1.30 to 4.30 and by appointment. Phone — Teeswater 120J. YOUR EYES NEED . ATTENTION Our 25 Point Scientific Examin- • ation enables us to give you / Clear, Comfortable Vision F. F. HOMUTH Optometrist Phone 118 Harriston MONUMENTS at first cost Having our factory equipped with the’ most modern machinery for the exe­ cution of high-class work, we ask you to see the largest display, of monu­ ments Of any retail factory m Ontario, All. finished by Saftd blast machines. We import all OUr granites from the Old Country Quarries M Tie rough, You can save1 all local deal- ers’, agents* and middleman profits by seeing us. E. 1 Skelton & Son kt We.t End Bridge-WALKERTOB looked to seriously for the tools of war. When Vichy capitulated, the pic­ ture changed abruptly, Canada's-- in­ dustrial and government leaders work­ ed day and night to formulate the blueprint of the huge machine’which in little more than one year has swung into action, A year, even six months hence, production will be on a scale not deemed possible a few months Knowing little of this war program other than what they had read in their newspapers, .sallied out for few im bare fr: they fo section, beehive ed only one plant, the National Steel Car, largest shell-producing plant in the British Empire. Around the clock seven days a week thousands of shells for field artillery and anti-aircrat guns are pouring from the complicated machines which bore them, lengthen them, shape them, nose them and pre- them to receive fuse, loading and other parts. Bren Machine Guns ' Toronto we visited the John Inglis Co. Plant, producer of the fam­ ed Bren automatic machine gun, now one of the most prized weapons of the Canadian Army. Successful launch­ ing of Bren gun production constitutes one of the epics of this war. The en- I terprise began at the outset of war under inauspicious circumstances, with ’ the accusation of political corruption rife in the press The result Was a government investigation that failed at least to besmirch the character of the enterprising Major Hahn, chief promoter of the Bren gun program for Canada. Wc had tile privilege of meeting Major Hahn, of hearing him . speak for half an hour and of learning something about the man from ac- . quaintances of long standing. We judge that a majority of editors pres- ■ ent on that occasion became convinced that here was a man who knew his business, who had the vision to make possible a vital link in our machine and who was striving earnestly to do a job for his country. Incidentally Major Hahn served in Canada’s armed forces im the Great War and accord­ ing to comrades-in-arms, he was a first-class soldier and an officer noted for his initiative and fearlessness. Under his direction the Inglis Co. plant has become the largest producer of automatic guns in North America, if no.t in the world. Working far a- head of schedule it will have produced many, many thousands of Bren guns in 1941. The Canadian Bren gun en­ joys a high reputation for efficiency and perfection of workmanship. It is in high favour with men of Canada’s army. The plant and equipment -used to produce the Bren gun was paid for jointly by the British and Canadian Governments and remains their prop­ erty. It was designed and is operated by the Inglis Company. Thousands of hands are working on the materials” and assembly lines of the Bren gun. We noticed that a remarkably high percentage of the workers were girls or women. Indeed we’ found in nearly every war plant that female help was being utilized more and more. One official emphasized that in many op­ erations the nimble fingers of young women were more suited to fast pro­ duction. Building Bombers , The editors had their first glimpse of how a bomber is made in an air­ craft factory near Montreal. This particular plant is engaged in produc­ tion of the Bolingbroke bomber. It has been enlarged four times to take care of expanding orders. We saw bombers in all stages of •production to the point where they were rolled from the factory for trial flight. We were given a demonstration of releas­ ing bombs from the plane’s belly that was highly significant. The entire plant reverberated with activity as trained hands of men and women put together the huge bombers which will one day wrech vengeance over Hitler­ land. It is difficult to imagine that Canada’s aircraft industry was only in its embryo stage when war broke out, yet today we are manufacturing 13 different types of planes. The major-* ity of primary trainers for the Com­ monwealth Air Training Plan -have been delivered and the factories are ■ giving more attention to advanced trainers and heavy bombers. In two years the personnel of the aircraft factories has increased from 1,600 to • more than 25,000. The cost of an air- . plane staggers the imagination. A , Hampden bomber, for instance, costs • about $150,000. ’ Tanks and Tank Guns ; We visited another factory which i only a year ago was a peace-time in* : dustry but which is now producing ; tank and anti-tank guns for Canada’s i armoured forces at an astonishing i rate, Fully-equipped with the most ; modern machinery, the greater part i of United States origin, this plant i typifies the revolution which has tak* 1 en place in Canada’s war industry* A ■ third plant in the Montreal area was producing the new heavy itifantry 1 fifty Canadian editors forth late,, in August to find 1 themselves. We saw lustries, eight to be exact, a action of the grand total, but rmed a highly-revealing cross­ In Hamilton,, for instance, a of armament-making, we visit- nly A TIP FOR SUFFERERS FROM RHEUMATIC PAINS If you suffer from rheumatic pains here is a good tip—a method by which you can get the best out of any treatment, and one which has brought relief to thousands of people. Take Kruschen Salts in a glass of warm water every morning. Kruschen helps rheumatic pain suf­ ferers in two ways, It cleans out the poisons which exist in almost every person’s bloodstream (these are the poisons which give you local pains and aches) and it helps the kidneys to filter out fresh poisons which may be forming, Try this simple treat­ ment oyer a month and watch the results. Kruschen can be obtained from any drug store. 25c and 75c, money, even now running into as­ tronomical figures, No doubt waste, inefficiency and extravagance have had a part in the story. But the main point is that the war industries arc now swinging into production and that it is NOT ‘’too late”, as once we had good reason to fear. (Next week’s article will feature the R.C.A.F.) COUNTY FEDERATION NEWS BULLETIN Interesting Letter From Huron County Federation of Agriculture *1 pane caps, At . tank, designed to cooperate with in- , fantry in assaults on enemy positions. . .Several of the completed tanks were [ driven in procession in front -of the , factory for benefit of our party. They made an imposing spectacle as the . heavily-plated and armoured vehicles moved up and clown the street, their1 treads clanking on the pavement, A total of 800 of these tanks is now on ' order. The infantry tank is 17 feet ’ long, carries a cannon and machine . guns, as well as smoke bomb equip­ ment. It is equipped with wireless set, ’ periscope, telescope, telephone and ' other instruments. The crew are well ‘ protected by thick armour plate. A year ago these tanks were not con- 1 sidered within the realm of Canada’s 1 potentialities. Today they are a re- J ality. The 25-Pounder Gun ; One of iindustry’s most spectacular t achievements was viewed by our party ■ at the magnificient plant at Sorel where the new 25-pounder guns a are ■ coming off .the assembly line. Here . we met the Brothers Simard, Joseph . and Edouard, small-town French- . Canadian lads whose enterprises would make a story in themselves. Orginally engaged in the shipbuilding industry, they had the foresight and initiative to launch a war undertaking of vital import to Canada. Overcoming tre­ mendous obstacles they have built a modern plant, equipped with precis­ ion machinery, that is turning scrap iron into the sleek and powerful 25- pounder gun. Before the war the Simard brothers bought all the scrap iron they could find in America and transported it . up the St. Lawrence to the spot where they planned to erect their plant. To­ day the great piles of scrap outside their building testify to the fact that they have an abundant supply for months to come. They brought skilled artisans from France to undertake mechanical operations. After the fall of France they lost these workmen. The Chrysler Corporation stepped into the breach. Today many hundreds of workmen, chiefly French Canadians, 'are performing the exacting tasks in the Simard plant. The drama of war production is strikingly depicted in this factory, where massive, white-hot ingots are lifted from glowing furnaces to huge presses where the gun barrels are hammered and scaled to the right proportions, a spectacle that complet­ ely fascinates the visitor just as a blacksmith’s anvil has an irrestible lure for the small boy. Another mach­ ine will cut up the red-hot ingot of gun-barrel steel as a knife would cut through cheese. The precision mach­ inery for turning gun barrels, for fashioning gun carriages and the great multitude of intricate parts which go to make up a modern artillery gun, command the highest type.pf mechan­ ical skill. Soon Canada’s regiments of artillery will , be equipped with the deadly 25-pounder, one of French Canada’s contributions to the fight for freedom. ' A visit to the Dominion Arsenal where small arms ammunition is made completed ' our tour of munitions plants in Ontario and Quebec. We had seen only a small sector of Canada’s war industry, a lusty, infant that is speedily acquiring * the vigour of young manhood and will within a few months have reached maturity. Col. W. A. Harrison, executive assistant to the Minister of Munitions and Supply, who was a member of our party, told the editors that in addition Canada was producing twenty kinds of high explosives and as many as 400 motor­ ized vehicles a day, as well as operat­ ing the largest small arms factory in the Empire. He said that when maxi­ mum output was reached they could equip a complete division every six weeks. Rifles, two* pounders and Tommy guns were among othei‘ equip­ ment being produced in Canada. He declared that Canadians could make any kind of war equipment if given* the plans and .designs. The’ Depart­ ment of Munitions and Supply per­ sonnel had grown from 200 to 2,000 since the war began. He admitted that the officers had experienced many heartaches, tjiat many bottlenecks had been encountered and that only now was the entire plan coming to fruition. Unquestionably the armaments plan has cost Canada a colossal sum of For the years 1926 to 1929 the farmers representing one-third of the population of Canada received just one-sixth of the National Income and in the following years this one-third of the population got less than one- tenth of the National Income. Que more good reason why all farmers should join the Federation of Agri­ culture. The Ontario Federation of Agri­ culture are planning to have an ex­ hibit a* the International Plowing Match which is to be held on No, 28 Highway just west of Peterboro, October 14, 15, 16 and 17. They are planning to have officials of the Fed­ eration present to discuss Federation of Agriculture work. The Peterboro County Federation are acting as hosts. All members of the Huron County Federation are invited to visit their tent and make it their headquarters when attending the Plowing Match. Agriculture In The Front Line Excerpts from an address by H. FI. Hannam, President, Canadian Feder­ ation of Agriculture, — If prices of farm products are being held down by contract selling or wartime controls, while no check is placed on the farmer’s rising costs of production, how is it possible for him to pay much more for hired help, or to put- more capital into cows, sows, feed or machinery? Without adequate returns for farm operations, it is humanly im­ possible for dairy farmers particularly, and others as well, to use their pres­ ent stock and equipment to full ad­ vantage let alone expand stock and equipment for maximum production. To date farm people .have had a magnificiient war contribution and it has been done without profitable re­ turns. To produce to their utmost at or below costs, under great handicaps is a demonstration of loyalty of the first order. From May 5th to August 31st, 1941, Huron County Farmers marketed* 26,- 046 hogs which graded 89,45% A & BI, netting the farmers $17,124.50 in subsidy. Huron County led all Count­ ies in the Province in the number of hogs marketed and the total amount of subsidy received. The Federation should receive a substantial amount of the credit 'for the farmers receiving this amount of money. Want Better Grain Rates At a meeting of the Federation .at Clinton last week, considerable dis­ cussion followed on municipal health doctors, and the Government policy on feed grain, resulting in a motion by the County Federation to the Pro­ vincial Unit ''That the new policy of the Government in reducing the freight rates by one-third from the Western Provinces was wholly inade­ quate and if the Huron County farm­ ers were expected to produce food­ stuffs, they must have cheaper grain or lower freight rates.” Mr. R. J. Scott, President of the U. F. O. and Director of the Can­ adian Federation of Agriculture will speak at Ethel, Friday, October 17. * 4? WESTFIELD ♦ —■— (Intended for Last Week) Mrs, J. E. Ellis announces the marriage of ‘her daughter, Rosemary, to Mr, Frank Irvin Nitsche on Sep­ tember 16th at Seattle, Washington. We are sorry to hear of the illness of Mr. J. L. Stonehouse at the God­ erich Hospital. A number of the ladies met at the Church on Friday and quilted four quilts for Red Cross. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Campbell, Miss Winnifred, have returned home after a months vacation. Among those who attended the sectional meeting at Holmesville were Mrs. Howard Campbell, Mrs, Marvin McDowell and Mrs. Wm. iMcVittie, Mrs. Norman McDowell, Mrs, J. L. McDowell. Mr. Donald Stonchouse of Goder­ ich visited on Wednesday at the home of Mr, and, Mrs. Bert Taylor, The Jr, Quartette, Douglas Camp­ bell, Norman and Harvey McDowell and Lloyd Walden assisted in the service of song at the Anniversary services at Taylor’s Corners on day evening. TORY CORNERS Sun- Mr, and Mrs. Alex Finlay of Ches- Icy visited at the home of the formers brother, Mr* Melvin Finlay on Sun­ day. Miss Irma Harris of Niagara Falls is a 'Visitor at the home of her par- FREEDOM AM4FROM THE WAR SAVINGS COMMITTEE, OTTAWA' ------------------ffB®- Of & •1 The people of Canada are the most fortunate in the world. Fortunate in the great sweep of space that is ours from ocean to ocean. Fortunate in the vast yield and immense resources of our forests, fields and mines. Fortunate, too, in our democratic insti­ tutions. In a word, fortunate in our freedom. This freedom is threatened today as it has never been threatened before. The fall of the British Empire would mean complete dislocation of our un­ fettered way of life. ' Everyone wants this way of life defended —this freedom saved—for our own future and for posterity. The response to every appeal for our defence has been mag­ nificent-heartening to the whole Empire —alarming to Hitler. But the need for weapons of war grows ever more urgent, as the Nazi threat spreads wider over the world. The help of every Canadian is needed for Victory. In these days of war the thoughtless, selfish spender is a traitor to our war effort. A reduction in personal spending is now a vital necessity to relieve the pressure for goods, to enable more and more labour and mater­ ials to be diverted to winning the war. The all-out effort, which Canada must make, demands this self-denial of each of us. Invest in War Savings Certificates the dollars you don’t need to spend. After Victory, they come back to you with interest. Spend less NOW so that you can spend more THEN, when labour and materials will be available for the things you need. There is no price too high for freedom. -7*"- Four Simple Regular Methods of Saving PAYROLL SAVINGS PLAN—For salary and wage earm •’ ers. The employee simply signs a Payroll Savings Pledge, turns it in to his pay office, and his employer deducts the pledged amount regularly from his pay, BANK PLEDGE PLAN — Convenient for business men and women, and others not on a payroll. Simply sign a War Savings Bank Pledge and give it to your bank. The bank will make monthly deductions from your account. •» WAR SAVINGS STAMPS — A handy instalment plan. Stamp folders may be obtained from Post Offices, Banks and many retail outlets. 16 stamps will buy one $4 Certificate, worth $5 at maturity. RURAL SAVINGS PLAN—Farmers in receipt of regular payments from co-operatives, creameries, cheese factories, etc., can authorize deductions of any desired amount regularly out of each cheque. Use the Rural Pledge Card. SUPPORT THE WAR WEAPONS DROVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY Every town and city in Canada will soon conduct a War Weapons Drive. You will be asked to put all you’ve got behind the campaign in your community. Canada must provide more planes, more ships, mo?e-tanks, more guns, more shells. If you are already buying War Savings Certificates— raise your pledge. If you are not, get your dollars working for Victory.I SPEND LESS-TO W MORE WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES 8WPublished by the War Savings Committee, Ottawa. T OS ents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Harris. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Dane and Misses Evelyn and Margaret, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Jacques, Mr, and Mrs. Alex Taylor, Billy and Ruby were Sunday guests at W. H. Dane's and attended the Salem Anniversary. The many friends of Mr. Charles Kreller will be glad to is improving favorably cent operation. He is Walkerton Hospital. Mrs. R. A. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Dane, Evelyn and Margaret were Thanksgiving visitors at Mrs. J. J. Hunter's, Kincardine and J. D. Pol­ lock’s, Pine Rivers. There was a good attendance at the home of Mrs. John Wylie when .the 15th Con. Group of the Red Cross met. Two quilts were quilted during the afternoon. A committee was ap­ pointed to send boxes to the boys from this line now overseas. The lad­ ies are also busily engaged in selling tickets on a fancy quilt; entire pro­ ceeds of which will be used for Red Cross purposes. They expect the ticket draw will be held early in Nov­ ember, The following goods for the month were turned in to Gorrie: 3 woollen quilts, 4 suits pyjamas, 1 navy scarif, 5 doz handkerchiefs, 2 pr flying mitts, 4 prs, socks. This is over 30 quilts this group have quilted for the Rod Cross since the beginning of the yean The grotty are meeting at the learn that he after his re- a patient in home of Mrs. Ernest Harris this township auditors were read and fil- ’ed. The following accounts were paidt The Pro. Treasurer, insulin .60; Township of Turnberry, repairing of Lott Drain $8.90; The Reeve, Clerk and Assessor selecting jurors $11.00; A. Rollinson account the Police vill­ age of Auburn $38.99; K. McDougalfc repairing Toll Drain $24.00; S. Me* Burney road superintendent $60.80; Can. Oil Co., gasoline $44.80; IL Chamney, gravel and work on culvert $74.42; Graham Cook, checking gravel $46.12; J. I-L Irwin, work on road .75; Dorn. Road Machine Co,, blades for maintainer $23.07; A. Mowbray, crush­ ing and trucking gravel $1012.56; R.. J. Scott, brush clippers $5.00, Council adjourned to meet again orc. Saturday, November 15th, A. Porterfield, Clerks week. TURNBERRY COUNCIL The minutes of Council meeting at Bluevale, Ont., October 4, 1941. Members all present. Moved by Wilton and Moffatt that the minutes of last meeting be adopt­ ed as read. Carried. The following letters were received and read: Dept. Municipal Affairs, Toronto; Can. Culvert Co., London; N. W. Miller, Goderich; Dept, of Highways, Toronto. The following accounts were paid: Road Acct, $68.17; Sundry $20.75. Moved by Breckenridge and Mof­ fat that we adjourn to meet at Blue­ vale, November 3, 1941 at 1 p.m. Carried. W. R. Cruickshank, Clerk. EAST WAWANOSH COUNCIL Council met on October 6th with all the members in attendance but Conn, Beecroft. Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved. Communications from A. E. Wilson and Co. re payment on road insurance claim and A. S, Leitch and Co. chart* cred accountants re appointment of Car Roils over Embankment Kenneth Porter, Goderich, is in the hospital, Goderich, with severe, leg in* juries received in a motor accident while a party of young people were returning from a dance. The accident happened on the approach to a county, bridge at Bcnmitler after a heavy raitt. According to Traffic Officer Lever the car was out of control oh the bridge proper for 150 feet then crash* ed through the guard rail of the ap* proach rolling down a 12-foot cm* bankihenb i •*<*•!