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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1945-08-02, Page 3SAGE Farmers drive :tars leas than city people and get low rates from Pilot, But farmers do drive,— one unin- sured accident could wipe out your home er your savings. Buy the full protection of Pilot Automobile Insurance now. H. C. MacLEAN, WINGHAM • A. W. KEIL, GORRIE REPRESENTING PILOT INSURANCE COMPANY We write Insurance to cover selected risks in Automobile, Fire, Personal Property Floater, Burglary, Plate Glass, and other general insurance. [WORLD WIDE NEWS IN CONDENSED FORM° ..11•MEMN Your- best investment for increased production 8,000 R.C.A.F. Men For G.A.O. London,---A force of approximately 8,000 R.C.A.F. men will participate in policing and the occupation of Ger- many, R.C.A,F. headquarters announ- ed. Ninety squadrons—two heavy bomber, four fighter and three medium transport—will comprise the R.C.A.F. occupation force, it was announced in 'Ottawa earlier this month. Suggests Churchill As Governor-General Ottawa,—Canada's capital, daily ex- pecting the announcement of a new governor-general, added the name of Winston Churchill to the list of pos- sibilities. Ottawa, as judged by the comments of its citizens, was intrigued by the thought that the man of destiny in ,the Second Great War might write his memoirs in Government House. Prime Minister King Opposed Alexandria,—Prime Minister Mac- kenzie King and Dr. Richard Mona- han, candidates in the Glengarry by- election of August 6th., have filed their nomination papers, it was disclosed. Dr. Monahan's papers merely said he was a physician and gave no clue as to his party affiliation, although he had previously said he would run as an Independent Liberal. Five Countries Want Him Labor Wiesbaen, Germany,—A reliable in- formant said at least five countries be- sides Russia would use German labor when they will entertain members of the Wingham Branch. The thdught for the month. "He who cannot forgive others 'breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself.". Roll-Call—How my buying is influenced by advertising, Topic—What to Remember and What to Forget, That is the Question. Mus- ical numbers with Mrs. H. I. Durst in charge. Miss Mae Davidson and Mrs. S. Bennington will be in charge of an exhibit of Antiques and Relics. Members please note change of time of meeting. Bride and Groom Presented Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Fleming of Toronto, who were recently married in Carleton St. United church in Tor- onto, spent the week-end with Vern MacDonald and on Saturday evening were given a pleasant surprise, when their neighbours, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dane called and on behalf of friends in and around the village pre- sented a lovely gift of linens. Mrs. Fleming was the former Marian Mac- Donald and a former member of the local Bank staff, Both Mr. and Mrs. Fleming expressed their deep appreci- ation to their friends and neighbours, for this expression of their good wish- es for their future happiness. SALEM Mr. and Mrs. Charles Finlay and daughter, Irene, of the B. Line, How- iok spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Copeland. We are glad to report that Harvey is pro- gressing favourably since his recent operation. Mr. and Mrs. Allister Green from near Wroxeter called on her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Weir last Sunday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Cathers had their little daughter, Brena Naydene, baptized in the church here during the service last Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Gilmour and fam- ily from near Mildmay, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ken Bennett. Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Sangster and daughter, Janet, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sangster from near Lakelet, Mr. an Mrs. Charles Cathers of this com- munity and Rev. J. L. and Mrs. Fos- ter of Wroxeter, had tea with Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Cathers last Sunday, Miss Mary Copeland from near Wroxeter visited her grandaprents, Mr. and Mrs. W, A. Cathers, last week. By Clever Ektending "I use eggs or fish for meatless Tuesdays or Fridays." Good alterna- tives, but for extending meat use bread and whole grain cereals in meat loaf and meat roll. Use forequarters cuts of beef for Spanish steak with stewed. tomatoes making plenty of sauce. With all meats be sure to make ample gravy and let the family indulge its secret longing for bread and gravy. and Labour today, but shortages Factory to produce WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES A DURO PUMPING SYSTEM Running water under pressure speeds farm production—the need for running water in your home and farm building is greater than ever today. Your investment in a NEW DURO PUMP you will never regret—saves Time everywhere used. New Duro Pumps are available in greater quantities of Materials and Labour will not allow the Duro enough to, meet the demand. ,All Duro Dealers are on a quota basis and permit to purchase must be approved by W.P.T.B. EMCO FIXTURES AND FITTINGS For Kitchen, Bathroom add Laundry. Visit your Emco Dealer for available styles. Thurs4a3r# August 2nd, 1945 Robberies All Woodstock 'Woodstock,—A series of raids on four Woodstock industrial plants in. which cash and stamps were the prin- cipal loot has started an intensive poi- ice investigation. Biggest. BUMP. Victory Yet pap, Southeast Burmar-japanese troops penned in the foothills of the Pegu Mountains have lost more than 0,000 men in their desperate bid to break through British lines and across the Sittang River eastwards into Thai- land, The Japanese losses form more than half their force of about 10,000, 0,rfor Berlin Area Controls Set Berlin,—The top British, American and. Russian authorities in Berlin an- nounced they had reached a large area of agreement on controlling the civil- Ian population, establishing uniform pricing and rationing systems and heating the city next winter, Russia Wants $700,000,000 Washington,—Russia has requested $700,000,000 worth of relief and re- habilitation assistance from the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Ad- ministration, it was announcel, A re- port male public showed UNRRA has distributed through June 30 more than 1,300,000 long tons of supplies valued at $296,663,000. These have gone to Greece, Italy, Poland, Czecho-Slovak- ia, Yugoslavia, China, Albania and UNRRA camps, Charge Petain Congratulated Hitler Paris—Marshal Petain his face like an image, bluntly refused at his treas- on trial to answer questions whether he had congratulated Adolf Hitler on repulsing Canadian troops at Dieppe in 1942 "reconnaissance in force" and ask- el Hitler's permission for French troops to fight alongside the Germans, Jap Fleet Gets Trimming Guam,—Twenty Japanese warships, including three battleships, six aircraft carriers and five cruisers, were damag- ed by American and British carrier pilots in the great 1,200-plane strike against inland sea bases. ' Says Jap Invasion To Meet Little Opposition Manila,— Invasion of Japan will meet almost no opposition on the bea- ches, Gen. George FC. Kenney, com- mander of the Far East Air Forces, predicted in announcing that American airmen are about ready to smack Japan with 5,000-ton bombing raids. Wife Accused In Axe Killing Toronto,—Mrs. Vincent Vanelli, 38, was charged with murder here after the body of her 40-year-old husband was found in a pool of blood on the dining room floor of their suburban York Township home. Dr. Clarence Crummey said he found the woman "wandering around the yard and she told me what had happened." BRITAIN GAYE LABOR LARGE MAJORITY Clement Attlee Replaces Churchill As Prime Minister A landslide of votes for Labor in Britain's first general election since 1935, overthrew Winston Churchill's "Caretaker" Government and placed on the shoulders of quiet-spoken Clem- ent Attlee the responsibility for finish- ing the war againwt Japan and re-con- structing the war-torn homeland, Mr. Churchill doughty war leader from Britain's darkest hour to final victory over Germany, presented his resignation to the King at Bucking- ham Palace. His Majesty a few min- utes later commissioned Mr. Attlee to form a new government. House Standing • Conservative 195 Labor 390 Liberal 11 Liberal National 14 Independent National Independent Conservative ...... 2 National 1 Independent Labor Party 3 Independent Labor 3 Communist 2 Common Wealth 1 Independent 4 Deferred 13 Total 640 Popular Vote Lab o r 11,962,678; Conservative 9,018,235; Liberal 2,280,135; Liberal National 768,341; Independent 545,862; National 147,997; Common Wealth 110,684; Communist 101,390; Indepen- dent Labor 46,679. Bevin Foreign Secretary Prime Minister Attlee chose husky Ernest Bevin, a two-fisted trade union leader, as foreign secretary of his new Labor Government and his right-hand Man in guiding British foreign policy through the Pacific war' and a host of thorny post-war problems. Cabinet Appointments MnMir Attlee as minister of defence, a post also held by Mr. Churchill when he was war-time prime minister, Lord privy seal, Arthur Greenwood, who was for a time minister without portfolio in the Churchill Cabinet. President of the Board of Trade, Sir Stafford Cripps, minister of aircraft production in the coalition Cabinet. Lord Chancellor, Sir William Allen Jowitt, minister of social security in the coalition Cabinet, Mr. Dalton, the new chancellor of the exchequer, served in the Churchill War Cabinet as president of the Board of Trade. ' Mr. Morrison was home seer' etary and minister of home security in the coalition, WROXETER Mr, and Mrs. Rae Henning of Brantford, are visiting relatives in this' district, Rae who has been in the hos- pital for some time is getting his dis, charge from the army and with his wife 'will soon leave for a visit to his home in the West. Mrs. Jack Barlow spent a few days last week with Toronto friends. Mr. and Mrs, J. H. Wylie, Frances and Jimmy returned on Sunday from a two weeks' holiday at Amberley, " Friends here have received word from tMr, and Mrs. Lorne Kaake to say they arrived safely at their new home, Chilliwack, B. C. They enjoyed a few days stop over in Regina where they visited Mr. Kaake's sister. Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd North and children, Beverley, Sylvia and Donna, spent part of last week with Mr. and I'v[rs. Harvey Timm. Dr. and Mrs. Harold Robinson and children, of Walkerton, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Nichol, 4th line. Mrs. Frank Forster, who spent the past week with D, S. and Mrs. Mc- Naughton returned to Toronto on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Gay. Davidson and Miss Nellie McLaughlin returned to their home in Oshawa, on Tuesday. Mr.' and Mrs. Davidson had planned to spend the summer vacation months at their residence her'e but Mr. David- son returned to consult his doctor, We are pleased to know he is much im- proved and hopes to be able to return here soon. Mr. Frank MacLellan, Oshawa,, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. VanVelsor, his children, Jean and Douglas, who have spent the past three weeks with their grandparents, returned home with him. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Denny and Thel- Ina, spent Sunday with their son and daughter-in-law, at Ripley. Cliff was home from Mountain View on leave. He has signed for service in the Paci- fic. Miss Gertie Payne, Hanover, was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. V. McKen- ney over the week-end. Miss Isabel Smeaton, who was last week's visitor, has left for Inglewood' to spent this week. • Mr. and Mrs. Art. Forster of Dub- lin, also Mrs. ri'rances Glossop and Betty Ann of Listowel, spent a day with Harold and Mrs. Durst last week. Mr, David Haskins of Burlington, spent a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs, Ward Sharpin and other rel- atives here, Bill Martin of R. C. N. V. R., Lon- don, spent last week in town with Mrs, B, Martin. Howick Lions have completed ar- rangements for a full evening's pro- gramme for the evening of August 10, in Gorrie, Miss Jean MacDonald, Toronto, spent the past week with her mother, Mrs. Vern MacDonald, Week-end guests at the, MacDonald home were; Mr, and Mrs. Herbert" Fleming (nee Marian MacDonald, Mr. and Mrs, C. Present all of Toronto, Mr, and Mrs. T, Present of Seaforth, Mrs, Alba Atcheson and son, 'Don- ald, of London, are visiting the form- er's father, Mr, Albert Gallagher and, other friends. Mrs. Eli Bolt had for week-end guests, Mrs. 'Elliott Thompson of St. Marys, a cousin also Mr, and Mrs. Jack Osier and three daughters, also Miss Norma Dinsmore all of Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. D. S, MacNaughton, Mr. John MacNaughton, Mr. George French and Mrs, F. Forester, spent Sunday at Kincardine Beach, Service At 10 A.M. During the month of August, while Rev. J. L. Foster is on holidays ser- vice will be held at 10 a.m. and fol- lowed by Sunday School at 11 a.m. The third Sunday will be observed as the annual holiday. Rev. G. Howes of Gorrie will have charge of the services during the month. Women's Institute The Women's Institute will hold their August meeting on Thursday of this week, August 2nd„ in United ;Church School-room at 2.30 p. m., "You've got nothing on me-1 Can't_ understand your French either!" in repairing war damage. These are France, Holland, Belguim, Norway and Luxembourg. Replies To Surrender Ultimatum San Francisco,—The Tokyo domes- tic radio trimmed down Domei Agen- cy's earlier semi-official rejection of the Allied ultimatum of. surrender. It agreed that Japan would ignore the ultimatum, but where Domei said Japan would fight "to the bitter end," the domestic radio said merely that the hard-pressed empire would "adopt a policy to strive toward completion of the Greater East Asia war in conform- ity to the hitherto established basic principles". Goering Has Heart Attack M e m b o u-r g,—Reichmarshal Her- mann Goerring suffered a heart at- tack during an electrical storm and there now is a question whether he can figure in a war crimes trial. Churchill Quits Potsdam Parley London,—The News Chronicle said that 'Clement R. Attlee's first act after assuming office as prime minister was to ask Winston Churchill to return with him to Potsdam Friday, to help con- tinue the Big Three conferences, but that "the defeated prime minister did not feel in a position to accept Mr. Attlee's offer." Confidence Voted, Belgian Cabinet Brussels,—Parliament ended its week of wrangling over the political future of King Leopold with a .vote of confidence in the Government of Premier Van Acker. Mr, Van Acker had sponsored a law preventing the king from returning to Belguim with- out Parliament's consent. MACHAN BROS. Et4CD 1311Ass GOBS EMPIRE nnass MEG. CO., LIMITED Service from any branch L o ndon Hamilton Toronto Sudbury Winnipeg Vancouver GALT Sicille Note These Advantages Supervised Day Nursery. Cafeteria Serves meals at cost. Medical Service. Sick Benefit and Hospitalization plans. Bus Service. The Personnel Department will find suit- able living accommodation. Wages 34c per hour while learning. 39c per hour when you start on production. 45c per hour minimum when you equal the standard normal production rate, with ad- ditional bonus available for production over standard. STEADY, PERMANENT JOBS ARE AVAIL- ABLE at Canadian General Rubber. We have an ample volume of essential civilian business booked to keep everyone busy as war work tapers off. Power sewing machine operators are urgent- ly needed at once. SEWING MACHINE OP- ERATORS AT C. G. R. AVERAGE 50c PER HOUR, EXCEPTIONAL OPERATORS EARN 70c PER HOUR AND OVER. CANADA IMIONMSmolit*, Air ampazaarawr Semi-Skilled Sewing Machine Operators APPLY TO NATIONAL SELECTIVE OFFICE, LISTOWEL A representative of the Canadian General Rubber Co., will interview applicants August 9th The CANADIAN GENERAL RUBBER CO., Limited ONTARIO