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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1944-03-02, Page 3YOUR EYES NEED ATTENTION Our g5 Point Scientific gxarnio, ation enables. us to give you clear, Comfortable - Vision F. F. ii0MUTH Optometrist Phone 118 Harristoo 1111111111111111111MIIIIII11.1111 "Order Today— Order BRAY" BRAY CHICK HATCHERY A. C. Adams, Wingham —Agent. s the Red Cross paroe s gave us courage '1iltinft know what We Would .have done without • Red.OrOss parcels' . • • • •• ' "a)Weti)Seaiteeenee,seaea HERE is evidence that cannot be denied . . unsolicited praise for Red Cross straight from the hearts of repatriated war prison- ers, men who have been through it and know from first hand ex- perience just what it is all about. Thousands of their comrades are still in enemy hands. Help Red Cross 'bring each one of them back with the same wonderful story to tell, a story of Red Cross light in the very shadow of death. Over 59% of the money you give is earmarked for prisoners of war. Give generously that this amount will swell to meet the growing need. What we've done is small to what we've yet to dot Wingharn Headquarters Western Foundry Phone 85 Sure/ it goes tuotheo 000 lasts longer In -era amatanfoOnaliaarna n aanehmanfaa'a • — an warm a....- ana,..4:a ...14/011MarnalaNnaltaa arta Ihurstiay, March Zoct. 1944 PA WINGIIAM ADVANCE-TIMES Neutrality, Foreign Secretary Brien disclosed in the House of Commons, One of the topics is antive German espionage in Tangier, across the straight from Gibraltar. BRAY CHICKS PROMPT SHIP1VIENT anaara aon Detroiter Guilty on Spy Count Detroit, — Dr. Fred W, Thomas, Detroit physician, was convicted of espionage conspiracy by a jury that. deliberated 211/4 hours over a period of •five days, Dr. Thomas was accus- ed with seven other persons in an in- dictment returned by .a grand jury here last fall of conspiring to Obtain information to be transmitted to Ger- many. 7.410i0OW-44.11:0 keep up the good work all you people over there. We are sure a lot of your boys will be home this summer, so hope for the best, It is really wonder. hi what these people have had to do without over here but they have great faith, Another this war has done, it has taught a lot of the boys to say their prayers which they never did be- fore at least a lot of them say so, Well if I get ba4k it will be my 6th trip across the water, so have had my share. , I feel good, often .wish for a fishing trip with Charlie Wilkinson and Shane, or a goose shoot, I see Sandy Crawford has been bowling, again also Donald Rae and the boys curling. Did Art Wilson get any prizes this winter or did Jimmie .Mur- ray take them all, Omar and all the younger boys will be stepping in. now. What has happened to Frank Mooney,- I miss his ad in the paper, has he sold all 'his houses, Good old Frank still busy. Before closing I wish to send my deepest sympathy to all those people who have had the misfortune to loose their boys over here. I feel. very proud of them all as I know the most of them especially George King, he was a lovely boy. When in 'Wing- ham I worked in Mr. MacWilliam's garage next door and we had some real serious talks. Best of regards to all, Sincerely, Scotty. Editors Note: Scotty gave a list of people to whom he wants us to say hello. We will do that for, him. nannannnaenna, YESz-the Bray Hatcheries have chicks for prompt shipment, in Spite of a deluge of orders. Not, perhaps, in the .breed that's your first choice. Not, perhaps, in the Xtra-Profit grade. But. Bray Chicks of the usual high Bray quality . Mind you, that's not saying that the breed and grade you want aren't available. Very probably they are. But demand in uneven. In some breeds it is so heavy that the Bray Hatcheries are booked ahead—in those breeds—for weeks. In others even last)-minute orders •can be filled, for both day-old and started chicks. For in- stance, right now we can supply both day-old and started Standard White Leghorns. PLEASE NAME YOUR SECOND CHOICE So when you order your Bray Chicks, please name your second choice even •your third choice, if possible . on breed, grade, and date of s1hipment. It may prevent delay and disappointment, All Bray breeds have the same backing of skill and care behind them, so you will probably be pleased with the results you get, even if the breed isn't the one you, ordinarily order. And we'll do our best to see that you get your first) choice, if it is at all possible. strength of Ids promotion and made hint stand on A chair for careful ex- amination by the Lions. Lion once Armitage was called upon to ex.; amine the suit And declared that it bad; never been dry cleaned, He was fined. for wearing a brand new suit, Lion . George claimed he had bought it to attend the Good Roads Convention in Toronto this week, Lions Clarence Armitage and bd.' Gibson were called to the front 'anti Presented with gold keys and c.ortifi- cates making them key members in recognition of services rendered the Club, Capt, Tom Torrance was wel- comed by President Harley and asked to say a few words. Capt. Torrance thanked the Lions for his reception- and stated that lie bad 'been in Eng- land, Sicily .and Italy and on moving to Bicily, he was glad to get down to business and p'rettd to be a Canadian, The Canadians' went right after the enemy. The Germans denounced the Canadians and were amazed that noth- ing seemed to stop them. As he watched the wounded coming back, there was never a whimper and the boys certainly showed that they could take it, lie promised to say more at a later meeting, Lion Bill Galbraith drew attention to the death of Dr, D. E, Robertson in Toronto this week. He told of some of the fine work he had done gratis for the Lions Club in perform- ing delicate operations Which had re- stored crippled children. He introduc- ed a motion that Secretary Wilbur Tif- fin be requested to send a letter to Mrs. Robertson expressing the symp- athy of the Club in the loss of her husband and also. expressing the ap- preciation of the fine services render- ed freely to children of this district. This motion was seconded by Lion Wilf. Crawford and unanimously car- ried. Lion Wilbur Tiffin read a letter from Lion Bruce Malcolm of Windsor expressing appreciation of the letter of sympathy sent him in reference to his son missing in the Air Force, A letter was also read from the Y.M.E. A, Secretary in Toronto advising that he would be glad to come to meet the Lions and try to plan activities Which would provide suitable leadership for Bomb Missed Queen Wilhelmina • London, — Two bodyguards of Queen Wilhelniina, of the Netherlands, were killed but the Queen herself es- caped injury when a bomb hit the house where she was staying near London. Compensation for O,A.C, Students? Toronto, — Increased costs to stu- dents at the Ontario Agricultural Col- lege, Guelph, which have resulted from the loaning of dormintories and certain other buildings to the Dominion Gov- ernment soon after the start of the war, are causing some concern to the Ontario Department of Agriculture, and there is some chance that a form of compensation may be proposed to the Dominion Government, it is' be- lieved here, PRESENTATION ADE • TO LION NORTH WOOD World Wide News in Brief Form May Enlarge Agricultural Services Toronto, — The scope and person- nel of the offices of agricultural repre- sentatives in Ontario instead of being curtailed as rumored recently in some quarters, will be enlarged .according to a report. There is to be an exten- sion in the field of junior farmers' activities under the program now being laid out by Hon. Thomas L. Kennedy, Minister of agriculture. It is entirely probable, also that there will be a veterinarian attached to each county agricultural office, or at least to many..of them as the result of a desire on the part of the department to- lay greater stress on health-of- animals works, (Continued from page one) George Northwood as he claimed he always thought there must- he a com- bin e working between the two banks. President Harley Crawford expressed the appreciation of the Club to Lion George for his good job as Lion Tam- er and in promoting the good singing which featured the meetings. He had performed his duties well and the Club wished him every success in his new field. The Tailtwister claimed that Lion George, had bought a new suit on the the young people of the town. Cards of thanks were presented from. Lions Bob Spittal and Walton IVIeXibbon in England for parcels received-from the Club, Lion Bill McCool thought that the. Tailtwister must be a very poor car driver as he heard him singing recent- ly about keeping his hand on the. throttle and at the Same time keeping his eye on the throttle. Tailtwister Gord Buchanan produced a 093' .0f the Advance-Times and thought that no mistakes could be found last week but he claimed that there were some items missing, Someone had' placed an ad. in the lost and found columo about a missing dog and offered a re- ward of p0.00 to the finder. • He claimed the ad, was never inserted and when, the party Went to the office to enquire about the missing ad. they were advised that both Bill McCool and Wally Armstrong were out hunt- ing the clog themselves, Gold plated pencils were found- at all the plates bearing the name of A, J. Walker, Lion Al. was promptly fined for ad, vertising. At the request of President Harley, Lion Ron Rae introduced Mr, Wm, Suter of Bluevale who addressed the- Club. He gave a very fine address on the subject "The New World Order". He reviewed the various. creeds and doctrines of the world from early times down to the present and closed With an outline of sugges- ted methods by which economic secur- ity would be provided for all. On motion of Lions Clayton Gann-nage and Ron Rae he was tendered a hearty vote of thanks. The meeting closed with the Lions' Roar,. Murray, Henry Jensen and lots of others all send their best home, They all look well and feel pretty good. I have not met any of the last boys from home yet but hope to soon if we don't get smashed up with the next 90 days, There will be some great stories to tell after it is all over. Four close calls is all T have 'had, a miss is as good as a mile as I have often said, The Lord looks after 'his own, I al- ways remember a preacher asking us to attend church the last Sunday night befere we left N.B., Canada, and was glad we went. His sermon was the three (D's.)—Duty, Discipline Devo- tion, He was wonderful. I have often had talks with the boys and told them how lucky' they were to get this trip as I know lots of them would of never, left home only for this war. They could read about it, but to really be in touch with all these different kinds of people should broaden their minds, Seeing the world and how other people live is an experience. The Polish and Swedish people are well brought up and well mannered., I was in an English home and was Passing a remark, Canada for mine even if I was born in Scotland. She told me never to pass- a remark until I had visited'Europe which I believe is quite true even if they are our enemies. They have some lovely places there, bttt as I say, "give me the wide open spaces". I think this would be a good time to thank all the churches, legions. R.C. and all others for their kindness through this struggle, also for all the nice Smiles & Chuckles, Cigs., etc, at Xmas. I don't think anyone was mis- sed. I have found out the younger boys like lots of letters from home, so SCOTTY ROSS WRITES FROM OVERSEAS 111•••••••••••••••••IMMVP •MINNONI Canada Loosing Experts Toronto, — Canada is in imminent danger of raids on the country's best technical and management brains and pressure from within and without the country has already started the trend, Hugh A. Mackenzie, London, indus- trialist, said here Senate Strike Back at F.D.R. Washington, — Congress struck back at President Roosevelt twice in swift succession when Senate Demo- crats re-elected Alben Barkley as majority leader in that chat fiber and the House of Representatives 3)verrode the president's ,:yeto of the tax bill by 299 to 95. Drew Answers Jolliffe Quickly Toronto,—Premier George A. Drew was not long in answering in the Legislature a .C.C.F. suggestion that he clarify the circumstances under which he would call a "snap election." The premier laid down this challenge to the C.C.F.: 'If, as has been stated, they consider 'this a minority govern- ment they have it in their power to prove this by moving a motion of want of confidence. We will be glad to accept it as an issue," • Editor's Note:— The following letter we received Saturday from Sgt. Henry (Scotty Ross). • The letter is a very interest- ing one and We feel that it will enlight-: en our readers on the trend of thought which is passing through the minds of those over there. Scotty makes an appeal for letters from home folk, es- pecially for the younger soldiers. We could go on and talk more of his letter but we will let Scotty speak for himself, Sgt, Henry Ross A31117 No. 1 C,A,R.U. Canadian Army Overseas. W. W. Armstrong and staff:— I received your welcome letter also papers most of the time and am very pleased to hear most of the_ news. As it is getting on .to two and a half years since a lot of its have seen our Wingham friends, I thought I would ell.op a line, perhaps I have a little more time than some of the other boys owing to my position. In the first place I can't tell you much about what is going on here as it would be doing wrong. As each third month comes along as you all know we get our 9-day leave, Myself, personally I go to Scotland to see my mother and dad. On one of my leaves I had three of our boys with me. J. R. Johnson, Cliff Jenkins and a fellow front Clifford whole I knew well, We were 75 miles beyond Aberdeen and climbed some of the steep hills and had a real good time. Ask Jack John- son when lie gets back home again how h e liked Scotland. Another good leave I had, Septem- ber 10, 1943, when my youngest boy Harold, arrived over here, father and two song all had leave together, We were in Glasgow, Edinburg, Aberdeen and saw most of the old castles, also where I was born, also their mother. and their sister, Mrs. Stewart Plunkett (nee Beth). We were very fortunate to see the Xing and Queen in church on Sunday of that month. They, 'were visiting their Scotch Castle (Balmoral Cra- thie). We had a lovely view of them as we were right beside them in church, She gave us all a lovely smile and bow. They are so ;friendly up here, The Queen spoke to quite a few, They just had" a station wagon to ride in, Before 'they got in she said, "Well, good morning all, cholla". / had to stop writing' as -my Ur. is off for the day, it being Sunday, to make Sure supper was being attended to, I have 84 of a staff under me. can't give the number of officers (as usual 'against rules), When. I ton at this part of my letter I may as well say I am Sgt. of 'the Mess. 'Captain Platt is one real fellow, everyone likes him here cone real man) in every way. Hugh Cummings, Cliff Taman, Babb, R.C.A.F. Cuts Office Staffs Ottawa, — The R.C,A.F, announced that staffs of recruiting offices throughout Canada have been reduced and will be still further cut and that intake of aircrew has been temporarily slowed down but will shortly be re- established at a new level, Le Droit Predicts Election. Ottawa, — The French-language newspaper Le Droit said in a news- page story that, according to "rumors" in political circles, Prime Minister King is preparing to call a general election after his return from the Empire conference which is expected to be held in London next June Yanks Down 1,043 Nazi Planes London, — With the destruction of 36 Nazi interceptors in Thursday's attacks on Schfeinfurt and Gotha, American fighters in the European theatre had downed 1,043 enemy planes against a loss of 305 in all their operations, the United States 8th Air Force announced. The tempo of the current series of assaults is shown by the fact, that nearly half of these planes-510 of them—were shot down from Sunday through Thursday. The American lost 165 heavy bombers dur- ing these five days. Marianas Attacked Pearl Harbor, ,TH„—United States carrier planes which attacked islands in the Southern Marianas, less than 1.400 miles south of 4Tekyo, pushed home their assault despite early detec-a tion by the enemy and fierce aerial and anti-:aircraft opposition, Admiral Ches- ter W. Nimitz, Central Pacific com- mander, disclosed, 135 Japanese planes were destroyed and 2' boats weye sunk. Eight Were Burn Victims Eight persons — an entire family of four and a mother and three of her six children — were burned fatally in house fires at Acton and Delhi, and at St. Marys a woman was injured seriously when sprayed by flaming gasoline she had poured on a fire, Committee Study CBC Ottawa, — After an all-day debate, the Commons appointeda special corn- mittee on radio broadcasting to review the policies and aims of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and all re- lated matters, Wants Break With Spain Now - Washington, — Representative John M. Coffee (Dein.; 'Wash.) demanded the U, S. immediately break all diplo- matic relations-with Spain, "We must ina.kea- this break now "on our own terms," he said in a speech prepared for delivery in the House of Repre- sentatives, "before: the Axis forces us to break with Fascist Spain on terms such as Japan 'handed us at Pearl Harbor." - • U. K. Will. Take All Cheese Ottawa, — Agriculture ,Minister Gardiner announced in the commons that a contract is being negotiated under which Britain will take all the cheese Canada can provide during the next two years. Mr, Gardiner outlined Government policies for dairy products during the year starting next May and .announced subsidies to be paid for fluid milk, cheese, butter and concen- trated whole milk. Neutrality Talks At Madrid Lmidon, — Talks are under way in Madrid on British and United States requests to Spain to hew closer to d G PUG SMOKING TOBACCO