The Wingham Advance-Times, 1943-08-05, Page 31
'Thursday, Aug3;stltb., 194$
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Smilingly, Italian soldiers give up their arms ,as they ,surrender to
Sinadian troops in Rosalilt Sicily.
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DOMINION and Provincial
Government subsidies
and payment of freight charges on Western.
feed grains should make winter feeding
more profitable this year, and will help
you to maintain production to meet the
British quota,
If you have decided to carry over additional.
cattle, hogs, sheep or other livestock, now is,
the time to provide for winter feeding
requirements. Transportation may be difficult.
next winter.
See your feed and grain dealer now. If you
need money call and discuss your plans. We,
shall be glad to consider a loan and help you
to arrange the details,
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DOMINION BANK
ESTABLISHED 1871
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KEEP PRICES DOWN
Another constructive step by
the Wartime Prices and Trade
Board has been the establish-
ment of "Management Service"
to show the little businessmen
'who are the backbone of the
country how they can reduce
costs And thus still sell at a
profit under' the price ceiling,
Von can help in this important
work by not making unreason.
'able demands of the stores
Where you shop!
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Union of .South Africa, showed that
.Prime Minister Smuts' Government
won a sweeping endorsement' of its
war policy, increasing its parlianien-
tary majority from 21 to 67, The
Coalition. Government won 107 of the
150 seast at stake in the election,. and
also holds the three seats, represent-
ing Cape Province natives, which 'Ivere
not :•:up for contest this 'year. Field
Marshal Smuts thus has .a total of
Alp members in a House of 153.
• —
Warn ;Re Sheltering Axis Leaders.
Washington, — President Roosevelt
issued a virtual ultimatum to' neutral
,countries :not to offer asylum to Axis
,leaders. .:He Also told a press confer-
ence that he ,doesnot care with whom
:thetGovernMent aleals in Italy as long
,as it is .net :a ,definite member of the
,Fascist party. ;He expressed a willing-
tress .to 'treat ;for peace, when the time
,eomes, -with a king, prime minister or
.even :a :mayor 'cif :a city.
INaii :Expect 1talfs (Collapse
Stadlthelna---A traveler just arrived
from Berlin said •that German army
officers Are predicting that Italy will
be out of the war within the next 10
days. Be -declared:Mussolini's fall had
;a "shattering" ,effeet•on the spirits of
:the petal)] e,
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.Nazi Bolster RusSian Front
London,--Germanaturits from as far
as France :and 'Germany rushed into
Mire tbreaictred 'Orel sector of the Rus-
sian front 'as 'the formidable 'Red artil-
lery imuraded the ;drenched country-
side and ;Russian cirealry - charged
through the mod. to 'batter 'the weary
German defenders who were pushed
'rack.
Duce Marked Birthday As .Captive .
Madrid,—Benito Mussotith spent his
GOth birthday' tinder guard 'in an ital-
iltn !seacoast town not far from the
Isle Of Elba, Italians hi Spain -said,
Eisenhower Offers Italy Peace
Allied Headquarters In North Afri-
ca,—"Gen, Wwight D. Eisenhower' ask-
ed the Italian people to "cease named-
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trete a dynamite eharge has just been set off in Finlayson lake int the Steep Rock mining area of trorthern Ontario, and set the Water of the 12-utile-long lake rolling out at the rate of 3,560,060 gallons a tlaY. The charge blasted' about sent feet Of reek between, the lake and a drain tuttnel, witith engineers had driven beneath its bottom. The newly.
released waters can be seen rushing down through the tunnel hi the
!picture, The lake level Is being drained so Miners can get at it licit bernatito trot ore belt, it* feet below the Surface. It is 010Otted *An* Minions of tons tit the'ore for the Allied Wet ettort.
Written speckiTY
for the weakly nowtpaiors of Canada
by Jim Greenblat
There was' a dynamic, expectant air
about the House of Contemns 'late
Saturday night as members waited for
the exodus to the Senate chamber to
hear Royal assent given to bills pas-
sed. They were just like youngsters
at school getting. ready for summer
holidays, gleefully sang songs in vary-
ing chords from tenor to profundo
basso. They all trooped to the Serrate
'and heard Chief Justice Sir • Lyman
Duff give assent,. Soon returned to
hear Mr. King move adjournment until
January 27, 1944, ending a six month
session. Members broke off, party
lines vanished while they shook hands,
said good-byes, cleared desks, Sunday,
I watched the usual, visitors wander
around the buildings, but the vaulted
corridors seemed -to miss those hurry-
ing, familiar figures. Parliament is'
usually prorogued, but this time only
adjourned because the war might
necessitate .a hurry-up call to convene
members. At the hotel Sunday a de-
parting M.P. said: "There's really no
connection between Parliament ad-
journing, and shortly after, Mussolini
resigning."-
' * * *
Grist from 'the House: Opposition
members also took considerable time
in a front asking for lifting of the ban
.against Communists in Canada and
Jehovah Witnesses. Minister of Jus-
tice St. Laurent said to do so involved''
an order by Governor-in-Council; he
.also pointed out that a recommendal-.
tion by a parliamentary committee last,
session had not been implemented by.
majority Bouse vote. As to Witness-,
es he said in view of certain evidence,
their recognition would be a detriment .
to the war effort . . . A special corn:
mittee dl 24 members named •to .
scrutinize: war expenditures . . . Fur-
flier s•tudyof the draft health insurance'
bill by the Dominion and provinces,
,recommended in final report of Sodial:
:Security Cann.mittee.
* * *
Apercentage of Army personnel!
from operational units and depots in
Canada may 'be detailed up to 30 days,:
with prevision for extension, to help,
with the harvest and help relieve man-'
power shortage in agriculture . . . the;
men will benefit from extra pay front?
the farmer employer ... further details
will be available in yorar own home
front.
The important Agricultural Com-
mittee tabled final reports in the
liouse, main recommendations sum-
xnarized, being; Consider advisability
of paying farm storage on grain . —
Whether to bonus marketed dairy but-
ter and if eggs should be sold by
weight , that precautions should •
be taken by the Meat Board to keep •
live cattle prices in proper relationship
to beef carcass floor prices and Also.
a measure between hog prices to pro-
ducer and price of productg by the
processor . . , .committee thought pub-
should get more Worn-J.40n on
progress of research in producing new
varieties of farm products „ asked:
higher priority for essential farm .
equipment. The need of encouraging
more production of essential foods was
noted. Important, too, was recom-
mendation for a close check on spread
of ceiling prices of feed grains and,
prices paid by live stock feeders in
13.C„ Eastern Canada,
* *
From coast to coast you've argued
this; but the National Research Coun-
cil tabled a report in the House that
wheat is a costly raw material for in-
dustrial use; the quantity of it -which
could be used would contribute in only
a small way to the solution of our
surplus problem, The report shows
that wheat yields alcohol at 2 gals, to
the bushel, At 90 cents (Ft, Wm,) a
bushel, .alcohol would cost 62c a gal-
lon. In normal times, however, mol-
asses makes alky at 25c a gal,
* * *
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics
while showing that the cost of living
index went up a little from 118.1 to
118.5 in June, says the physical volume
of business, climbing sharply since
war broke out, showed signs of level-
ling off in that'month,
* * * *
You might be interested, house-
wives. The other day at the Prices
Board information branch. I had a look
at the new ration 'book you will he
getting between August 23a28, Twelve
million are being printed, weighing
270 tons, enough to fill nine box cars,
Piled singly they would reach 11 miles
in the air and their '144 million pages.
would form a ribbon 31/2 inches wide
five times across Canada. Color
changes in the ration book: grey cover,
green for tea and coffee, red for sugar,
purple for butter, meat brown, and 4
spare series. They tell us that a man
would need to live until he is 2000
years old if he started counting cou-
pons Canadian spend, at the rate of
4000 per working clay. By the way,
your August and September canning
coupons are usable now, merchants
having been authorized to honour them
ahead of date.
* *
While it is definitely good news that
a new farm machinery order increases
quotas, it should be remembered that
you won't get ‘much benefit from it
until the crop year of 1.944 for obvious
reasons, because many of the items
can't be completed until late fall. With
allotment to zones as needed, mach-
ines will be increased to tonnage 'equal
to 77% of the 194-0-41 output, that of
repairs 156%. The total will be 90%
of the average, weight of machines pro-
duced in the - basic period.
* * * *
With increased raising of 'livestock
and poultry in Eastern 'Canada as
against an indicated short grain crop.,
the department of .agriculture here has
set up a subsidy on a sliding scale
for eastern farmers to buy western
feed grain for stotage against next
winter's feeding needs. It starts with
a 3 cent subsidy per bushel for grains
bought in July, 212 cents in August,
receding 1/2 cent each 'month to a
subsidy of 1/2 cent per bushel in Dec-
ember.
* * * *
When it is realized that our Can-
adian producers have got the job this
year of supplying 85% of 'Great Bri-
tain's bacon requirements to maintain
their 4 oz. weekly ration, it emphasizes
the tremendous war job being done on
the farms from ocean to ocean. To
hit this high mark in 1943 means that
a greater percentage of hogs offered
for slaughter in Canada will have to
be diverted for export. It won't re-
duce the amount of pork for our own
consumers much, however, as canning
pork for export is also reduced, most-
ly fresh, and smoked being used now.
Last year our shipments of bacon oand
ham to the Old Land was 5,249,519
cwt, in money $99,723.878,
FARMERS
(ATe now buying
WESTERN
FEED
GRAIN
Dc ,Gaulle-Giraud Dispute Flares
Algiers,—The dispute between Gen.
Charles- de ,Gaulle and Gen. Henri
r Grand over the fusion pf their armed
:forces was 'reported to have broken
'out again and .more Vidlently than hey-
fore,' A 'Frenchman 'familiar with the
-situation said ;the :basic -disagreement
.of Gens. ale Gaulle and Giraud pivots
Around the question creating ,aom-
,niissariat of defence in .which a mill.
'Lary chief will Junction,
'Wroops Took 31 :Duce 'To Xing
_Berne,---2King 'Viitor 'Emmanudl was
.compelled ,to ,send ;army officers 'to
'bring MtiSsolini to the palace when :he
asked the Duce's resignation, 'accord-
ing to tthe tGazetta TIM Tqpdlo
'Turin. •
'Unrest -Grows in ,Btilgaria
New York,--4The :BBC meportelli tthat
lunrest is mounting lin :Sofia, capital of
Btilgaria, 'where "Ake atinforated ,Gesta-
aa) no -longer has -the Situation under
contrail." The ;broadcast,- neearated
here by CBS, .said :demonstrating
crowds had beaten .the leader' of .tthe
Bulgarian Fascist :movement. '
TIoNve Says -80% Done -
Port Arthur,---Nota C, afoaae,
ininister of munitions :and aruPply; said
dhere in a luncheon aildreas he Reneged
the war was 80 per cent 'over .as far
as the time factor is ,00noerned..
Bowe warned, boa-ea:ea that: "the
other 29 per cent 'is going 'to 'be'
tragher,;" ;and advised the eountry to_
be patient with hardships 'on the 4141—
ian front. '
Report. Fascist Leaders Held
London, — Transocean, Geratan
propaganda :agency, reported all mem-
bers - of, the "Italian Fascist Grand
-Comicil except one had been arrested,
It did not. identify the exception ex-
cept to say . he was "particularly
radical," nor slid it give any reason
.for his escape.
'Smuts Wins In South, Africa 0:
Pretoria, — Final returns from the
".,general election lteld raJury 7 in the
lately any assistance to German mili-
tary forces in your country" as one
pride for 'peace under honorable con-
ditions," "If •you. do this we will rid
you of the Germans and .deliver you
from the horrors of war," he said.
$, Ends Coffee Rationing
Washington, President Roosevelt
announced the end of coffee rationing
for civilians in the:United States and
a probable increase in sugar allot-
ments, He attributed the moves to a
vast increase in available shipping
apace and greater success in the war
against .U-Boats,
Waves of Discontent in Italy
Berne, Switzerland, -- Gun battles
with Fascist remnants holding women
and children as hostages, rising peace
calls, bloodshed and strikes bordering
on civil war were reported sweeping
Milan and other Italian cities,
Fascist Connell, Dissolved
London, — Pr6mier Marshal Pietro
Badoglio dissolved the Fascist-packed
Italian Legislature and sought by
force of arms to still domestic tumult
prepatatory to climactic battles or a
suit for peace,
Must Be Total Victory
President Roosevelt declared that
"the first crack in the Axis has come,"
and added that the United Nations
will not settle the conflict for "less
than total victory," The president in
an analysis of the war broadcast to the
American people, promised that Mus-
solini and "his Fascist gang" would be
"brought 'to book and punished for
their crimes against humanity,"
Nazi Want Po River Line
Madrid,—Violent fighting between'
Italian and German troops in North-
ern Italy was reported after the Ger-
mans were said to have sent 10 -divis-
ions from France in an apparent ef-
fort to take over the Po River defence
line which Berlin deems indispensable
to safeguard 'Germany.
Ralston In London
London,--ArrMil of Canada's de-
fence minister, Cot 3, L. Ralston, in
Britain on a visit in .Which lac plans
to •"give information" gave rise to
conjecture' that big things, might be
in the offing for the Canadian Army
as a whole. Only the . 'Canadian 1st
Division, under command of Maj.-
Gen, Guy Simonds, is fighting
Sicily, and there was apectilation
whether Col. Ralston's trig might :con-
cern the use of the rest of the Cana-
dian Army which has been 'built up in
Britain during the last. 31/2 years.
Henry Ford Now S0
Detroit,—Henry Ford, was 80 years
old Friday, believes "the 'important
thing to do is to 'keep going:" Be
said so at a party staged 'in his honor
by the personnel at the naval training
school he has established at the great
River Rouge plant of the 'Ford .Motor
company,
Simonds At 40 Youngest 'Chief
Ottawa,—MajaGen, Guy 'Simonds,
40, of Kingstona leading- the Canadian
1st Division in the Battle of 'Sicily, As
the youngest general ever 'to take a
Canadian division into action. 'The
average age of the five diVislanat,com-
manders in Canada's accent-on-youth
is 45, The army's histcrrical section
said this conipared with an average
age of 51 for the four generals who
led the four divisions of the Canadian
Corps into action in. the First Great
War and an average of 48 for' all nine
generals who at one time or another
conunanded Canadian . divisions in the
last war.'
buyers and rules out all other vehicle
owners as ineligible to purchase any
usuable tire or retreading service. The
classes are "A", "B" and "C".
Changes Explained
The order does these things:
1. It revises the lists of eligible
vehicles. For instance, it raises the
rating of certain dentists, optometrists,
and rural school teachers, -and allows
tire-buying privileges to farmers who
own a truck, prospectors for base
metals and oil, owners'of moving vans,
chain store supervisors, rural auction-
eers, proprietors of trucks delivering
newspapers to dealers, and certain
others,
2. It allows, for the first time since
rationing went into effect, the retread-
ing of tires for vehicles in class "C",
including farmers, diplomats, rural
undertakers, commercial travelers arid
others.
3. It redefines the term "authorized
dealer" and thus prevents anyone from
selling tires or tubes if he did. not
sell at lease75 per cent of his purchase
of tires and tubes to the public in the
year ended October 31, 1941.
4. It compels every,authorized deal-
er to retain turn-in tires for 30 days
to allow for possible Government in-
spection thus a dealer will be prevent-
ed from selling tires to a customer
whose .tires are still usable,•
5, It provides that, except by per-
mit or by legal sales between dealers
and manufacturers, or by sale, loan, or
exchange of the vehicle itself, no per-
son may buy or sell, borrow or lend,
give away or receive as a gift, mort-
gage, barter, or in any way dispose
'of a usable tire or tube, and it thus
prohibits any two or more owners
from bulking their tires to equip one
vehicle.
New Price Ceiling
Issued by Rubber Controller' Alan.
H. Williamson, and concurred in by
Chairman Donald Gordon of the' Pric-
es Board, the new order rescinds all
previous tire orders and rulings andi
established a revised schedule of tell-
ing- prices on used tires.
For instance, the most popular pe
senger tire, the 600 x 16, if less than
50 'per cent worn and in usable condi-
tion, now may be sold for not more,
than $10.80. The maximum price am
the same tire worn more than ,50 pee-
cent, but not smooth, now is $7.20; or
if smooth or regrooved, $4.30.
For purpose of the order, a used tire'
is one which has been driven from
1,000 miles or more,
Conductor: "What's that your
ing on your lap?"
Passenger: "It's an unexplodecr.
bomb rm*taking to the police station,"
Conductor: "Goodness man! Put
it under the seat,"
SALLY' SALLIES
WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES
OTTAWA RATIONS
ALL USED TIRES
New Ruling Is Already In Effect
Used tires and tubes may be pur-
chased only with a tire ration permit
similar to that required for new tires,
Munitions Minister Howe announced
in a new rationing order designed to
conserve dwindling stocks of unused
tires as well as those now on the road.
Under a previous order, used tires
and tubes could be bought "liter* by
fiItinng out a certificate of essentiality.
The new order,. modeled closely on
the order in effect shift May 1.5, 102,
sets tip three Classes of eligible tire
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