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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1944-01-13, Page 3Fi • Blot Out ,Ludwigshafen London, Mosquitia bombere; raid- ing Germany for the sixth consecutive• night, hit targets in .the western Reich eviehout loss . in the wake of a strong American daylight attack which Swedish reports said gave the chemi- ',cal city of Ludwigshafen a "death blew." • Air Marshal Edwards Retires Ottawa, — Air Minister Power said that Air .Marshal Harold Edwards, former air officer commanding-in-chief eel the R.C.A.F. overseas, "expected to' retire in abent a month," Air Marshal Edwards returned to Canada a few days ago after turning over his Over- seas post to Air Marshal L. S. Bread- leer, former chief of air staff. Ontario .Houise to Open Soon Toronto,—Prernier Drew said there are "good practical 'reasons" for be- lieving Germany will surrender this year, but warned there is greater obligation eethan ever before .to help win the war "`by work, money and uni- ted effort." He said that is the .out- ., standing impression he received from Canadians overseas in a one-month visit to Beitain,,, from which he return- el last week after making arrange- xients to rent a new site for Ontario .House. In his 'broadcast address, ,Col. Drew said the new building on Charles street not more than 200 yards from Trafalgar Square "in the„trery heart of London," will be open for business in a few weeks. Deny Invasion of. Yugoslavia London, — Reports tracing back to Axis-controlled Zagreb said the' Allies had landed "in force" in Yugoslavia, but Allied lieeadquarters in Algiers ',Med it, and a highly-placed British source suggested all the smoke came from a spark of fact: that for some time. small parties of Allied officers and specialists have been going into YugoslaVia to help the Partisans. Foe Aided • Bolivian Revolt Washington, --- Secretary of State Bull said that information available here„,"increasingly strengthens the be- lief that forces outside of Bolivia and unfriendly to the defense: of the Ameri- can republics inspired ,and aided the Bolivian revolution." • e New Chief justice •• • Ottawa,—Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced the appointment of ,Justice Thiebeadeau Rinfret as chief justice- of Canada, succeeding Sir Ly- man P: puff, who,'.retired today in his 80th yeear. More Canadians .Reach Britain An. .Bastern Canadian Port,—Arm3e navy land and air force personnel, most of whom .tent Christmas Day aboard trains speeding to this port an Allied transport, have arrived in Bri- tain. Made up largely of airmen, the draft included replacements • and rein- forcements for nearly every branch of the Canadian Army. Also aboard was .a small group of .Canadian naval ex- ecutive .staffev efficers loaned to the Royal Navy. Chinese Active in North Burma New Delhi, — Chinese troops have crOssied to the east bank of the.Upper Chindwin River in a fresh offensive to clear the way for the steady ad- vancement of the 'new Burma Road., it was disclosed .. Air force Tricked Germans The Air Ministry diselbeed that the Germans fell for the -scheme, rushing their fighter peeks to protect what -it left of Berlin and leaving the route wide Open for -the heavy bombers to get through to Stettin. The city, is one of • the .ebief supply centres for German armies on the Leningrad and Finnish fionts. AnnounC'e Rocket Plane Washington, — Cloaked in secrecy for years, a new "rocket" plane has emerged .from 'British-American en- gineering laboratories, capable of ex- tremespeeds atehigh altitudes without using standard propellers. The dis- closure was made in a joint statement by the RAY. and. the' United States Army Air Forces. The plane is pow- ered with jet propulsion engines. • Propose Ottawa-Provincial Talks 'Toronto, — A Dominion-Provincial conference should be called as soon as possible to .preparte plans for na- tional planning for post-war recon- struction, the ,Ontario Cabinet deter- mined after discussions on the prob- lem based on surveys made by Prem- ier Drew recently in Britain. Mr. Drew will make the request shortly to Ottawa. • -- Germans Admit Situation Critical Berne, — The Berlin press openly acknowledged that the situation in Russia was "vieny critical" as the bomb 7srnashed German capital was rife tviGh theories that a British-Amerj- can invasion of the west might be timed to coincide i,vith the peak of the Soviet winter offensive. Heads British, Home Forces 'London, — Lt.-Gen, Sir Harold E. Franklyn was named commander-in- chief of the British home forces suc- ceeding Gen. Sir Bernard Paget, newlyappointed commander-in-chief of the Middle East. .Gen. Franklyn, general officer commanding British troops in Northern Ireland since 1941, will be responsible for direction, train- ing and organization of British forma- tions in the United Kingdom as well as for defence of the country, • U. S. Builds' 65 Plane Carriers New York, — United States ship- yards, working at high speed and doublingthe size of the navy in a year, built 65 aircraft carriers of all types in 1943. Tells Lend-Lease Figures Washington, — President Roose- velt, in a report placing total lend- lease aid to United States allies at $18,608,000,000 through 'November 30, ,declared that 1944 "will be a year of decisive actions in the war." He de- clared the United Nations had increas- ed their powers to defeat the Axis and had "beaten back our enemies on every front," Leese Succeeds Montgomery Algiers, -- Lt.-Gen. Sir Oliver Leese is the new commander of, the British 8th Army fighting in Italy succeeding Gen. Sir Bernard Montgomery, it was disclosed. Gee. Leese convent-tided a corps in the 8th Army during the March from Alamein in Egypt to Tunis. Gen, Montgomery has gone to London as commander of British ground forces under Gen. Dwight D. Eis,enleeeer, supreme Allied commatid- World Wide News in Brief Form PHIL OSIFER OF LAZY MEADOWS By Harry J. Boyle Tbis New Year of 1944 is certainly going to be different from last year, This year I'm 'going to keep all my good resolutions, Last year „ that' is 1943 . was a year filled with a lot of trying things and a fellow couldn't be expected to stand up to the shortage of help and rationing and still keep tip all the good things he intended' to do on January 1, Virg of all we're never going to listen iri on the party line again, It's a gossiping trick this business of sneaking up on a telephone receiver who a teighor's number rings muffling the mouthpiece and then slipping the ear-phone off the hook so it won't make a click ott the tile. This 'year well sit right through din» net and never pay the least attention to the 'telephone unless Our three longs and two shorts happen to Ceiba tithe we'll get to that we Wo'n't Pay the least bit of attention to the ikelebon teloyaitie call': Reaches "Alt Eyes" You may have a car you'd like to.sell! or, it may be a house .. or furniture or any of innumerable other possessions. Merely passing the word to friends won't find you a buyer, let alone get you the RIGHT PRICE. BUT .... ADVERTISE IT IN THE Classified Want Ad. Columns 0 of The Advance-Times and your "Sales Talk" reaches all eyes throughout the district. THEN — WATCH THE RESULTS, 0 0 CANADIANS OPERATING OUT OF THE AZORES • :The tt.boat Menet* has .greeti# le'sseted in the ,Plight Sergi. Aria• Pot, wifeless tiDertiter,. laktured • tenth, 'Adeline -ghee. the Porttignate. toVertinierit. 'ahaving: at hit .hotto,mado 'wagistatd the •Akete,4 *anted tine Allies haw IA the. iLtotee, are • While abetting With a brothel' Sofa lio# tit Iwbrf 41! I' 111/0Miali Mit tit its 14*k aliC 44010 'of Pot A1'6'0.4%4, -r- ilrhuTsClayr January 13, 1944 WINGHAU ADVANCE-TIMES JLJN MRS RAf LONG AF n new invasion's of iurope, 1611 We can't keep your OM front wearing out but we can beep your tires from wearing out.too soon. When you 10 us look.after your tires, you wisely put.them la the capable hands Of ¢oodyear factory-trained lire akaerts. benefit by the thousands of extra miles wo can add to their life, by keeping tiros in constant repair. The cost is very moderate, the advan-, tages many. If you want to be driving youi car year or two from now see us todaY1 We will start you out right •and keep your tires right— down to the very lest bit of wear built into thew. DRIVE IN TODAY FOR FAST, EFFICIENT TIRE SERVICE. Nine Raid 1n, Liquor Theft Toronto, Police announced they had arrested, Donald (11(ficke,y) Mae- Donald and his 19-Year-old brother, Edwin, both of Toronto, and charged them with armed robbery of $34.000' worth of )iguor here December 16, Their arrest brings to nine the rttlni- leer of men now in custody on charges' laid in connection with the theft of 000 cases of liquor from a Western freight lines truck and the kidnapping of George Butcher, driver of the trans- port. Poles Pall on Underground London, — The Polish Government in Lpndon called on its underground in Poland 'to give the right of way to the advancing Russian armies and to continue resistance to the Germans but an order to co-operate with the Rus- sian tni)litary commanders was with- held pending resumption of Polish- Soviet diplomatic relations, Air Line to China U.S, Air Base, Northeast India,— The 600-mile "hump air line" into China is freighting as much gasoline, bombs and fighting materials across the mountains by four-engined trans- ports as ever Imssed over the old Burma road at its peak, it can be re- vealed. For a year correspondents in India were not allowed to mention the operations "over the hump" for fear publicity would provoke a Japanese attempt to smash the route hut there no longer is much fear of that. Beaverbrook May Be Secretary London, — Lord Beaverbrook may became secretary of state for war in a Cabinet shuffle likely to be announc- ed by Prime Minister Churchill when he returns to Britain after convales- cing from an attack of pneumonia he suffered in the Middle East, ii. was rumored here. EDITOR J. W. WAFOE DIED ON SUNDAY Was Dean of Canadian Newspapermen Funeral services will be held at Winnipeg Wednesday for John Wes- ley Dafoe, 77-year-old editor-in-chief and president of the Winnipeg Free Press, who died Sunday, the result of a heart attack suffered on his way to hospital,. Dean of Canadian journalisni, re- cipient of honorary degrees from Manitdba, Queen's, Alberta and Columbia universities, and chancellor of the University of Manitoba, Mr. Dafoe was at his desk last Saturday as usual and in good health. He had complained of a sharp pain in his side and his doctor ordered him to hos- pital. Born at Cambermere, Ont., Mr. Dafoe began his newspaper career at the age of 17 and within a year he became The Montreal Star's Parlia- mentary correspondent at Ottawa in 1884. During 1885 and 1886 he was editor of The Ottawa Journal and for the next six years a writer for The Win- nipeg Free Press. He was with The Montreal Herald and Montreal Star front 1892 until 1901 when he came to Winnipeg as editor-in-chief of The Free Press. Mr. Dafoe took an active part in imperial press conferences of 1909. 1920, 1925 and 1930 and was presi- dent of- the Institute of Pacific Rela- tions for three years, 1936, 1937 and 1938, He had been chancellor of the 'University of Manitoba for 11 years. He was a 'Liberal. His writing on international affairs and his campaign for the establishment of the League of Nations brought him honor, distinc- tion and influence. He had often ex- pressed the view that only by collec- tive action against aggression and attion for freer trade could the 'world ever attain peace. The morning after the Allied raid which left this building the staircase hat been destroyt,d, Amd Berlin smouldering, German soldiers were still Irrd the fire can be tackled only from the outside Id work trying to keep the fides under control. In I'm also going to stop talking about my neighbors, After all Neighbor Higgins has a perfect right to spoil his family if he wants to. Just be- cause he gives them too much spend- ing money on Saturday iffiht is no reason for m e to repeat it. If Jimmy Jansen comes home singing at three o'clock in the morning and his wife lets loose with a barrage of milk-pans, I'm not going to repeat it. Just be- cause the gang around the stove in Murphy's Store would laugh their heads off if I told them that 'Mrs. Jansen should be leading an invasion, is no reason at all for repeating it. During 1944 I'm going to be truth- ful at all times. There's the matter of that brown mare, Just because that fellow in town doped her up and beat me in a trade is no reason for me to carry on the deceit. If a man conies along looking for a horse I'm going to say, "Now, this little brown mare has a dose of heaves." If I start do- ing what is right maybe everybody els e will start too . . and then think 41.M.111.••••••••••••• C1=20=1.11=0 0 of how good everybody in the world will feel „ , even if that brown, mare stays with us for twenty years. I'm also going to stop sleeping in church. It looks so bad and it is sort of embarrassing to the family, When summertime comes around again and the bees and birds drorie outside the church and the voices drone inside and the choir begins to drown . . I'm going to stay awake. It doesn't matter if everyone else in the place has become unconscious . . stay awake. In 1944 I'm going to stop making up excuses for going into the village, When a binderstrap breaks or a piece of harness I'll go' and get what I need out of the driving-shed. Even if I'm tired and want tire relaxation of skim- tning along in the old car and having a pleasant chat at the harness-shop. I'll fix the harness at hotne and keep on working. My trips into town will all be of the strictest necessity. There are a lot of other things too, but I'll have to go now. Somebody is How True A little boy's sohool essay read, "The armbstice was, signed on •Novem- berllth, 1918, and since then we have had two minutes' peace every year." There is a definite shortage of gel- vanized iron drums and similar con- tainers. Storekeepers, farmers and others who may have empty drams in their possession are asked to return them as soon as possible to the corn- pany whose name they bear, or to dispose of the containers to authorized salvage dealers. Prices will be paid according to size and weight of the drums. By co-operating in this way, the further conservation of much needed metal will be assisted. ringing the Higgins number and I'd sort of like to find out if there is any trouble. A fellow has to keep posted on what's going on in his own com- munity, RTURN METAL DRUMS Armstrong's Vulcanizing & Service Station BERT ARMSTRONG Wingham, Ont., Telephone Wingham 181 0 Place That Ado NOW! 0 Phone 34. laz=sua=musamo=i la===.0=0120:1=010