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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1943-03-18, Page 3oftdar9eux BRIgigh'S Mete! No wrdting No bottler. TstmcolilleyOrPtenrit, ,100% live delivery guaranteed, A. C. Adams, Winghain, or W, T. Siiiioh, Teeswater. the emergency coal production board for the construction of a number of proposed peat processing plants which will cost in excess of $10,000,000." Bleeding France's Manpower Berne, — Only paralysis or a severe case of tuberculosis can save a French youth from Germany's program of mobilizing ,Fretich workmen for the Nazi war industries, under which France literally ,is being blecl white of manpower, 'dispatches from France said. Say Nazi Plane Carries 130 London, — The Germans are pro- ducing a new six-engined troop„ trans- port plane capable of carrying 130 men, it was disclosed. French. Guerrillas Active French guerrillas have blasted a a speeding German troop train front the rails at Chagney in 'East-Central France, killing more than 250 Nazis and wounding hundreds more. Children Left To' Run Farm "Orphaned" by the death of their father six weeks ago, two children found the running of their farm too much ,for them and ran away, leaving 22 head of cattle ,and 'other farm ani- mals unattended, say provincial police. Little 15-year-old Irwin Lunn and his 14-year-old sister, Harriet, bravely carried .on the duties of the farm for six weeks iu an effort to keep their home together near Thorn dale, s — Lend-Lease Bill Extended Washington, — The Senate passed and 'sent to the White House legisla- tion to' continue operations of the lend lease program for one year beyond June 30. Acting less than 24 .hours afte-f the House, of Representatives had approved the measure; by a 407-6 vote, the Senate completed legislative cons sideration of the bill after only two hours of debate. .Meat putter On U, S. Ration List Washington, — Agriculture Secre- tary ,Claude Vvickard ordered ration- ing of meat, hotter and other edible fats and oils, cheese and canned fish "an or before April 1" and estimated that the meat ration "will he in the neighborhood of two pounds, more or less," a week. 'flutter, at 5',•3 ounces, per person per week, tea, coffee and sugar are the only fond products ra- tioned in Canada. Food products ra- tioned at present in the United States include sugar, coffee and a long list of processed foods. Canadians Get Press Notices Somewhere In England,—The Brit- ish press is paying increasing 'atten- tion to the Canadian Army and num- Trous newspaper stories about Can- adian troops and their preparedness have appeared since the start of the year. Ontario Budget Friday Toronto, Provincial Treasurer St. Clair Gordon will deliver his budget in the Legislature on Friday, March 10, it was officially learned at Queen's Park, and while Ontario's exact fin- ancial position is not determined, authorities believe it will be fairly sat- isfaCtory, U. S. Army To Be 15,000,900 Washington, — One Senate eorn- mittee heard testimony that the arm-' ed services of the United 'States will comprise 15,000,000 men instead of 11,000,000 by the eusl of this yeara while another released testimony that 8A draft registrants may be inducted, by mid-suMmer, The 8-A classifica- tion is one given amp with dependents, R. C. A, F. Sinks Enemy U-Boat Ottawa, — keeping vigilant watch over Canada's eastern shores, the R. C.A.F. has made four attacks oat en- emy submarines off the east coast so far this year, in one of which the U-. Moat was believed "definitely destroy- ed," Air Minister Power announced. Baby Born On Street Napanee, — Attendants described as, "good" the condition of Mrs. Earl Nugent, of Selby, and the baby son to which she gave birth on a snow- blocked Napanee street in zero weath- er. , With roads blocked with snow, Mrs. Nugent attempted to walk a block to a street car oil her way to a nursing home. She had walked , about half the distance when the baby was born, without medical assistance. • MORRIS COUNCIL The Council met on March 8th in the Township. Hall with all the mem- bers present except Harvey Johnston. The Reeve presided. The minutes of time last meeting were read and adopted on motion of Wm, Speir and Jas. Michie. Moved by C. R. Coultes, seconded by. Jas. Michie that Jos. Smith be re- hired to run the Township grader for 1943, Carried. Moved by ins. Michie, seconded by C. R. Coultes, that the Clerk be in- structed to advertise for tenders for crushing and- delivering 7000 yards of gravel. Teriders to be in by April 12, 1943. Carried. MoYed by C. R. Coultes, seconded by Wm. Speir, that the meeting ad- journ to meet again on April 12, 1943 at 1 p.m. Carried The following accounts were paid; Dept. of Health, insulin $6.33; 'Municipal World, assessment roll $7.11; Ball and Zaple, funeral expen- ises $55,00; Cecil Wheeler, convention expenses and • telephone call. $17.35; Mrs, Gross, relief $15.00; Fred Logan, aftercare $7.00; Nelson Higgins, post- age $10.00. • Gen. C. Martin, Clerk. WASTE FATS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED The lives of the Vnited Nations' World Wide News In Brief Form 1.1•111011111.041111100! 1 You can take your fat drippings, scrap fat and bones to your meat dealer. He will pay you the established price for the dripping and the scrap fat. If you wish, you can turn this money over to your local Voluntary SalVage Committee or Registered Local War Charity, or— You can, donate your fat dripping scrap fat and bones to your local Voluntary Salvage Committee if they collect them in your com- munity, or— You can continue to place out your Fats and Bones for collec- tion by your Street Cleaning Department,where such a system is in effect. SF 493 Department of National War Services NATIONAL SALVAGE DIVISION =Apo RAILWAY WORKERS TO CANADA AT WAR! Last year, we hauled.150 million tons of materials, foods and munitions double the pre-war traffic. , We carried Twenty Million NEW passengers... fighting men and war workers. We built tanks, guns, shells,.ships. Twenty-two thousand of us were with the armed forces of our country. Now, we are busier than ever ,pro- viding the mass transportation that only the railways can furnish. The country depends upon us to ° do this job. We must move the troops. We must handle freight. And, with your cooperation, it will be done. a IF Fos5HLE AVoio TRAVEL OVSCWEEK-SNOs A 'CANADIAN PACIFIC C A N A N 1k4ATIONAI,,, littingl HEIMOV t.taa-tels ' 111111111111121111111M11110111111MM21 0.pt Seizezce Unless measures are taken to in- crease the supply of fats, Canada xuay be faced with a deficiency of thou- sands of pounds of glycerine for e- plosives. SAY FARMING KEY TO POST-WAR READJUSTMENT Farming, one of the most important war activities of the United Nationa, holds the key to the post-war re- adjustment and rehabilitation; McGowan, director of 'colonization asna agriculture for the Canadian National Railways, told the Kiwanis Club at sea meeting in Ottawa recently. "Never in the history of Canadian., Agriculture have those engaged-in dais basic industry produced so much with - so little help as in 1942," said Mr.. Ile- Gowan. The top and bottom fa agri- culture was reached in one decade; 1932 being the leanest year, while- 1942 was the most luscious`.:. In order to meet the post-was prolia- lems, the tremendous gap now existfitt- between urban and rural life must he. bridged, said the speaker. There a ,sres, 785,000 farms in Canada, 16,00013013' acres in production, representing an investment of $5,000,000,000 ad. the owners and workers on these fartas will have to be taken into careful con- sideration when readjustment from war conditions to peace is made. "Tice realization that Canada is times Empire's main granary as well as its- chief arsenal will show that agricul— ture will be one of time main, causes- of first, winning the war, then achiev- ing the post-war prosperity of this country," declared ,Mr, McGowan. "THE PUREST FORM IN WHICH TOBACCO CAN BE SMOKED." ' WINGliANI.ADVANCE,TIMES PAGE TI-IRVeg: Thur. sday, March 18th,, 1943 undertake a general exchange of views and to discuss the most effective Method. of preparing for meetings be- • tween the governments of all United Nations with the United States Gov- eminent on all aspects of the war situation, to consider questions arising, out of the war," Shortage Of Teachers .Acute - Toronto,. — A shortage of teachers in Ontario elementary and secondary sehools has grown "acute," Education Minister Duncan McArthur said in en interview here, although none of the schools have been forecd`to close. Yugoslav Hostages Murdered London, — The Yugoslav Govern- ment in London said the 'Germans have executed 1,250 Serb hostages ita Belgrade, alone in two recent mas- sacres, apparently in fear of an Allied invasion of the Balkans. Conant Has Ottawa Talk Ottawa, — Premier Gordon Conant, of Cattario, conferred for more than an. hour with Prime Minister Macken- zie King discussing, among other mat- ters, the beer situation. Claim German Atrocities at Rostov London, — The Moscow radio said 'is a 'broadcast recorded here, that, the !Germans had shot or poisoned 15,000 to 18,00Q men, women and chil- dren during their occupation -of Ros- tov. The broadcast gave no further details. St. Lawrence Well Protected Que•bee, — Premier Godbout -told newsmen in a press conference here that all necessary precaution's were be- ing 'taken to protect St. Lawrence shipping and that "thousands and thousands of soldiers are now protec- ting the Lower St. Lawrence while coastal air patrols circle and retircie the vulnerable areas." "I • am .suite that the federal authorities have taken all precautions necessary to protect shipping," he 'said. Black Meat Markets Toronto, D. M. Campbell Kent East) and Ross McEwing (Lib;, Wellington North) brought up the beef queStion as the Ontario Legisla- ture's agricultural committee held its inaugural meeting and Mr. Campbell suggested that even some Committee members had' sold their cattle on "black markets." To . Develop Peat Field Ottawa, — The Ottawa Evening Citizen said that "the Canadian peat fuel committee is submitting plans to S.O.S. Fats and Oils are the raw materials iroin 'which glycerine is atroduced. Glycerine i5 the basic and indispens- able ingredient in thesmajority of our explosives. If everyone in Canada saves as little as two ounces of waste cooking :fat in a week, it will produce the Glycerine required for the gun powdcr to smash Aslolph, Benito amid Tojo, There is enough explosive hidden in ten ltou ds of waste fat to fire forty-nine anti- aircraft shells, In the past we have received most all um- fat requirements from the far eastern sources. Now cut off by the Japs'—Cocoanut Oil and Copra from the Phillipines—Palm Oil from Dutch I East Indies and Malaya—Tung Oil from Chilia—Perilla Oil from Man- churia and Japan. As in so many War calls must come first which means that we should reduce our non- essential use of the telephone to the minimum. Present facilities cannot be increased; your co- operation is needed if war calls are to go through promptly. CL Please remember that the wasteful use of telephone time can hold up war business —and that every second you save counts. .netee•••••••:. other materials problems, this loss of our normal sources of supply of Fats and' Oils is vitally important to our War efforts and economy. Our problem is to replace all of this loss, It is being replaced partly by some imports from our good friends in Central and South America but the biggest source of all has never been fully ,tapped, That source is in our own kitchens, Needless to. say, this Canada-wide Campaign depends al- most entirely on the Home Front — on the continued efforts of everyone in Canada. This is a challenge' to every Canadian Housewive, restaurant and hotel owner for it is their job to see that this Fat is saved out of Can- ada's frying pans and broilers—from dripping of steaks and chops, beef and pork and lamb roasts, chicken and turkey, ducks and geese—must come fat for Glycerine so urgently needed to make explosives for shells and bombs and depth charges to win the War — and that adds up to deadly proportions for Hitler & Co. as two ounces of Waste Fat in a week, it• will be an adequate answer, to this National War Effort and appeal. Saving waste fats is one of the simplest War aids asked by your Country, and it is\ one of the most important ones on the Home Front, so join the proud ranks of the kitchen Commandos. Your uniform may be only a plain apron but it can be as gallant an outfit as the togs and helmet of the Bomb- adiers in a Flying Fortress, Waste Fats and Bones Are Needed You now have a definite plan for disposal, namely: I. Take Fats and Bones to your , Meat Dealer who will pay you the es- tablished price. OR- 2, You can donate your Fats and Bones to your local Voluntary Sal- vage Committees. ,a of Toronto, Ont., who died in 'm4"hospital, and on the %MT. Sub.-Lieut. Wilfred Bark of Montreal, Qttes Bated as missing ant • pKesumably killed. The Vtreyburn- was corninissioned on Nov, 26, 1041 and had seen action both on Atlantic convoy duty and in 'the Rota. !VOOGD DiVilsibti. 3. P. Morgan Passed On John Pierpont Morgan at 75 lost a battle for stakes higher than any in his multi-milliOn financial dealings when he died early Saturday in Floss, ida. Fresh out of Groton and Harvard young Morgan spent 12 years in' Lon- 'don learning the business of banking. 1n, 191.3' he succeeded his father as head of, the fabulous House of'Mor- gan, engineered a $500,000,000 loan for the Allies to run the- First Great War, and emerged as a legendary post-war figure. Ross. Gray Sees Lack of Men Ottawa, — 'A renewed demand for unrestricted conscription coupled with jscientific allotment of civilian work- ers to essential occupations was made in the House of Commons by Ross Gray (Lib., West Lambton), former chief Government -whip. Mr. Gray, speaking in the budget debate, fore-' cast the possibility of Canadian forces overseas soon being in the forefront of, the decisive battles of the war, • Time Now For Invasion? Washington, — J, C. 111slernand- Laurent, long time member of the French chamber of deputies and edi- tor of The Paris Jour, says "the German forces in France are so small they are unable to oppose any invaders strongly." Eden To Visit Ottawa Ottawa, Anthony Eden, British `foreign secretary, who arrived in Washington Friday, will visit Ottawa before •returning to ,London, it was learned officially..' A terse announcement -from the White House said the purpose of the visit of the debonair diplomat " is to Hitler Increases His Demands Ankara, — Hitler in the past few days has sent notes to all his south- eastern European Allies 'setting forth details of Germany's new "total war effort" and demandieg that these allies should make similar efforts, accord- ing to information received in diplo- tnatie quarters. The Canadian corvette ItiVi.C.S. Weyburn, pictured A110Vt, has been sunk by enemy action in the Mediterranean, with the loss of seven lives and five naval ratings are In military hospital in Gibraltar tirid•listed ns "dangerously injured," More than 80 of the crew survived. tin the ttrre Agovr. $toker 'second class IVItiUrice Arthur Savoie Individually, we may look at the small amount we are able to save daily froin dripping and from ()dux sources and decide that it hardly seems worth- soldiers, airmen and sailors mostly de- . , wink!. Lei us all remember that if nemd upon the speedy response to 11115 every person in Canada saves as little CANADIAN CORVETTE WEYEMN 'MINK IN Y'''''"'"""-A 7 t 7 AN •a•••••••••••enromeimlirreiaiiat