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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1943-02-25, Page 6PAGE 6 'he Somber Press in Great Britain Another in a series of articles written by W. R. Legge and C. V. Charters, who represented the Cana- dian Weekly Newspaper Association in a recent tour overseas. WARTIME MbRIAICLESI IN BRITAIN by Walter R. Legge "There are miracles •around us on .every hand, but in this materialistic age wedo not recognize them, as such', was the remark passed during a conversation with an. officer in England. Th'b truth of this remark becomes, more and more apparent when travelling in Britain today. In -those dark days of 1940, how often was there the thought that God must have forsaken us, yet even. in those darkest hours .miracles, were being performed.,' Itwas i;a' miracle that the Germans did not invade England immediately after Dunkirk; it was a miracle' that Hitler attacked Russia instead of England; the defence of the Battle of Britain was miraculous. Probably the greatest miracle of them all was the rescue of the army of nearly four hundred thousand' from Dunkirk. 'Few people realize the miracle that made this rescue possible When the editors visited Maidenhead one day, they saw a number of small boats that made many trips across gone, the rubbish has gone, but what the Channel to bring. back that army. really matters remains.." Similar boats were shown in the film The vicious raid' on the peaceful city of Bath " where there were no war industries or anything of milit- ary value will never be forgotten. These raids which took place in April 1942 destroyed many fine and historic buildings. Yet during those raids 92' bombs fell in gardens or open spaces where they did little damage. We were told this while looking over the city from Beechen Cliff, and it did not seem possible that 92 projectiles could have found open spaces. Surely this was another miracle. At Bristol as in many other cities there are numbers of miracles to be Two bombs actually struck the build- ing and another was removed from the grounds just outside before it exploded. The first bomb'struck just over the High Altar and brought down blocks of masonry weighing from one to two tons. These entirely destroyed ,the Altar and the pave- ment., The second bomb fell' in the north transept and went right through the, roof and the floor into the crypt; but again the damage was comparatively small, although the walls of the, north transept are now four inches out of plumb, and beams have been placed to prevent further movement, When the area around, the cathed- ral is studied, and the bombs which fell on it taken into consideration, it is no wonder that everyone remarks that it is a miracle that St. Paul's is still standing. Viscount Halifax has said, speak- ing peaking of St. Paul's, "Two. years ago it was hemmed in by offices, shops, and commercial buildings, of every kind. Alt these have noW crumbled into dust and ashes under Nazi bombs, and today St. Paul's stands, as it should stand, clear, majestic, its great cross of gold above the city, sharp cut against the sky. Surely there is something symbolic in that The confused mass of buildings has "Mrs. Miniver" when that epic was. portrayed. Those little boats could not possibly have lived in a rough sea, and the English Channel is seldom smooth. In fact it is famous as one of the mist turbulent stretches of water in the world. Yet when these little boats made those trips to Dunkirk and back, the water was smooth. We were told that men who have lived all their lives beside the Channel say that they never saw it as smooth as it was then. Surely that was a miracle to equal seen. Bristol Cathedral stands prac- the passage of the Israelites through tically unscathed, although build ings all around have been damaged. Our hotel, next door to it, losi 100 rooms. the Red Sea. It is frequently remarked that the way in which St. Paul's Cathedral in London escaped total destruction is a St. Mary Redcliffe church, of miracle. There is no doubt that the which Queen Elizabeth in 1574 said Germans tried hard to destroy it. The "The fairest, goodliest, and most bomb damage around this cathedral famous parish church in England," includes some of the worst in Eng- has also had a miraculous escape land. It is one of the first places from serious damage while buildings visited by strangers looking for badly all around it have been battered: be - damaged areas. Everything is demo- yond recognition. lished for many blocks all around. A famous landmark in Bristol was The cathedral now towers up in plain the Leaning Tower of the Temple view from all angles, whereas it Church, which was built in 1145, and formerly was closely surrounded by which was four feet out of 'perpen- buildings. dicular. The church and all the buildings around it have been des- troyed, yet the Leaning Tower stands up in .the midst of the debris, and is still four feet out of plumb. There have been large numbers 'of churches totally destroyed, but there is a very remarkable thing about them. In most cases the steeple or tower is still standing. From the outside of the dome of St. Paul's cathedral can be seen at least ten churches in the vicinity that have been destroyed, including St. Mary (Bow Church) Cheapside, Christ Church, Newgate, (formerly the Gray Friars), St. Nicholas Cole Abbey, on Victoria St.; St. Mary Somerset, on Upper Thames St.; St. 'James Gar- lick Iiythe; St. Vedas, in Foster Lane Si. Lawrence Jewry; 'Si. Giles Crip- plegate; St. Bridge, and many others, and in nearly every ease the towers or steeples are still standing. The same thing can be seen in ,Bristol (where' twenty-eight churches have been destroyed)'and in Bath, Ports- mouth and several other cities which we visited. The towers' of all• these ruined churches still' standing has caused people to.remember an old saying, that the steeples carry the prayers of the people up to heaven. These steeples and 'towers are vis- ible symbols of the prayer that free people may be given the strength: to remain steadfast, and that .t'hey may ONTARIO STREET UNITED receive Divine aid to overcome the. Rev. G. G. Burton, M.A., B.D. barbarians who would destroy the 11.00 a.m.—Divine Worship. • temples of God. Neat- Noon -L. -Sunday School. • The miracles described are :only, a 2.30 p.1n.—Turner's Church Service very -few of those that are to be seen in all parts of ,Britain today. The climb up to the gallery outside the dome is about 650 steps but the effort is well worth while. From this elevation There is the most compre- hensive view of the widespread dam- age in that part of London. It im- presses one more and more with the conviction•' that' the way in which St. Paul's - has escaped destructionis really'a miracle. It did not escape entirely however. CHURCH DIRECTORY THE BAPTIST CHURCH E. Silver, Pastor 11':00 "alm. Sunday School '7.00 p.m.—Ei'ening Worship The 'Young People meet each Mon- day evening at 8 p.m. ST'.' PAUL'S -CHURCH I't� Rei?`G. 1V.'Muore, Lth. 1i ub' Si lit. Morning Prayer. 2.Od' gars.' —Sunday 'School. 7.00 p.m.—Evening Prayer. THE SALVATION ARMY Capt. S. Curtis 11.00 a.m.—Holiness'- Service 2.30 p.m:—Sunday: School. 7.00 p.m.—Salvation Meeting. THE CLINTON NEWS 1tECOi Grain Cleaning Plants 'In Canada (Experimental Farms News) The demand for well graded seed grain free from weed seeds hasin the past 10 years stimulated the ,use of modern grain cleaning equipment throughout the country. In order to meet this demand and further to en- courage the thorough cleaning of all 'seed, grain, considerable financial as- sitance has "been given by the Feder- al, Provincial, Municipal Government Institutions in setting up permanent cleaning plants in grain growing areas, or' by making cleaning equip- ment available to gros ers through the medium of portable plants, says R. A. Deick, Cereal 'Division, Central Ex perimental Farm, Ottawa. The latter practice has becon,b popular par- ticularly in parts of Western Canada, Co-operative • cleaning plants, which are, owned and operated by the far- mers themselves, are in operation in many marts of the country. Privat- ely owned plants have in some dis- tricts, been responsible for the devel- opment of seedy centers which have become well known in the production of high quality seed. In a recent survey of cleaning plants in Canada. there were found to be over 800 plants serving the far- mers. By far the greatest number of these are in the Province of Quebec where 590 are said to be in opera- tion. Ontario has 92, Manitoba 31, New Brunswick 29, Alberta 15, Saskatche- wan -16, British, Columbia, Nova Sco- tia .10 and Prince Edward Island 5. Figures are not available to show the amount of seed grain cleaned through these plants in each Province, but in Ontario, the Minister of Agriculture's Reports of 1942 states that "during the 9 year period 1933-1941, 92,669 farmers were served by 90 plants" and that 5,488,539 bushels of grain were cleaned during the period as well as 31,021,925 pounds of clover and grass seed. Reports from Quebec show that from the 1940 crop, the cleaning plants handled over 960,000 bushels of grain including flax, as well as over 1,700,000 pounds of small seeds. In the Saskatchewan 26th An- nual Report of the Department of Agriculture 1931, the amount of grain cleaned that year by 13 Municipal cleaning plants is given as 240,491 bushels. In the 1941 Report from the same Province, the quantity of grain cleaned in 1940 from 25 similar plants is 'given as 764,240 bushels or an av- erage,, of 30,569 ,bushels, per unit. These figdres indicate that the prac- tice of using cleaned seed is not only well established but gradually grow- ing. •. Many farmers have purchased small grain cleaning mills as part of the regular farm equipment. Such an expenditure might well be consider- ed a good investment, particularly in localities some distance from a commercial plant. and Sunday Seh'ool. • 7.00 pm..—Evening Worship. `WUSLEY-WILLIS UNITED Rev. Andrew Lane, B.A., B.D. I1,1)0 a m Divine Worship 7.00 p m' Evening Worship. Sunday ;'School` at conclusion of morning service. V A Poor Person We were reading the other day a very' wise saying -that it is a poor person, ori 'a poor nation that sits idown arid' cries ;because life • isn't pre- cisely what it is expected to be. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: Rev D.-1. Lane Infirmity 1Q.00 a m Sunday, Sehoola When we are most ;filled with heav- 11.00 a.m.-Worship Service. . enly love, and only then, are we best 2.00 p.m.—Sunday School, Bayfieldd, fitted to bear with human infirmity, 3.00: p m --Worship Service at Bay- to• live above it, and forget its bur- Beld, • den. -Maria Hare. THURS., FEB.;25;1943,. House of ommons; Hears _ Demand for Food Ministry Demand for, a food ministry to ish Columbia had been threatened by control production,, distribution and prices of food, first urged by the del- 'thDr. J. K. Blair, Liberal M. P., fol• egation, from all branches of the food North Wellington, Ont., said that the industry which interviewed the Gov- control of cattle operations should be eminent 'last month, is now being given to the Minisetr of Agriculture, voiced in the House of Commons. It is because. "I have more confidence in not a party issue, for members of all him than I ,have in a bank manag- parties come from ruial constituen- er." cies, and their supoprters are distur- Mrs. Doris Nielsen, Unity M. P., bed over the handling of the food sit- for North Battleford, Sask., said that nation by the Wartime Prices and. the fight on the farm front is receiv- Trade Board. ing less consideration than any other Thus Gordon Graydon, house lead- branch of the war effort. Agriculture er of the Opposition, who called for' a was still looked upon in high places food ministry in the speech from the as "an unpleasant subject" about Throne debate, finds a supporter for which "the less said the better." his proposal in Thomas -Reid;. Liberal Discontent, with the food policy of M.P., for New Westminster, B. C. the Wartime Prices and Trade Board Mr. 'Graydon said: "The Wartime was voiced at the annual meeting of Prices and Trade Bpard is not ade- the Canadian Federation of Agricu'i- quately equippedin its membership ture, which on January 31st passed a to handle efficiently these two pro- resolution calling for, the establish- blems, which automatically, if not rent of a food ministry. officially come within their jurisdic That discontent is not confined to tion—that is production 'and distri- the growers was shown at a recent bution. It oculd never have been, in- convention of the Canadian Fruit tended that the operation of the War- Wholesalers Association, when, the time Prices ,and Trade Board, should president, M. J. Hunter, said that the reach so far into . the realm of pro- advice of the wholesalers' committee duction and distribution of the pro- had never been, accepted or acted up - ducts of the faun. In my opinion, time on by the board and that,consequent- tnust not be wasted in making this ly its functioning was a useless ,waste change if •an abundance of food is to of time and money. be produced for the varied. require- At the same meeting, Leslie F. ments of a country at war. Looking Burrows, secretary of the Association further ahead, it seems to me that said: "The Wartime Prices. and Trade unless this problem of agricultural Board orders, when they are eventu- production is' tackled now we are ally transmitted, come out of the going to be faced with an even more down -the -line process quite unrecog- serious problem than that of war- 'Usable from the original drafts pre - time shortages itself." pared and recommended by practical Mr. Reid said: "Everyone realizes producers." Mr. Burrows should have that there must be control of prices expert knowledge of the workings of and rationing, but to place under the the board, for he is also Administra- board the fixing of farm prices is en- tor of Metal Containers. tirely wrong . .. and is hampering Meantime, shortages of various the production of farm products• at kinds of food continue to become the present time." He charged that more serious, and black market deal - some officials of the board had a dic- ings are reported to be on the in - tutorial attitude, and said that potato crease in spite of prosecutions by growers and milk producers of Brit- the board's enforcement branch. V. Army To Train Boys Between 17 and 18 The Canadian Army will start im- mediately to enlist a limited number of boys between 17 and 18 years of age who have suitable qualifications, it has been announced at National Defence Headquarters. They will be trained as skilled tradesmen. The courses willbe of approximate- ly 10 months duration and the boys, who must be .in "A" Category :medi- cally, will receive a minimum of two weeks military training before they begin their trade. An hour each week day and four hours on Saturdays throughout the course will be devoted to military training. 'On,compietion of their trades train- ing at a vocational school the boys will be allocated to 'a Corps, com- plete basic training if necessary and receive advanced military' training. They will not be allowed to go over- seas until they are 19 years •old.` Those whose parents or near rela- tives live near centres where courses are given may, at the District Officer Commanding's discretion, be permit- ted to live at home and, draw subsis- tence allowance. V Chemical Process Improves Tobacco Anew process of .casing and in- creased supplies of cellophane will do much to eliminate the dry '.tobac-' co which has brought' numberless complaints from cigarette, smokers during recent months. The use pf propylene glycol for casing tobacco .will release more glycerine for the manufacture of clellophane to wrap ansi insulate the packages. , Wartime Prices and Trade Board officials :forecast the disappearance from most retail stores of packages of three; four, `seven eight, nine, 10. and • 12 cigarettes and dime packages, of pipe tobacco. Although the order eliminating these dines does ,not' come into effect for another , two months, manufacturers have already discon- tinued them. One Quarter of Canada's Dentists Enlist One quarter of Canada's dentists have enlisted and more are required. for the armed services, Dr. D. W. Gullett, secretary of the Canadian Dental Association, has announced. The demands of civilians also are hi- cerasing and Dr. Gullett said consid- eration may have to Abe given to a change in dental practice so that more patients can be attended to in less time. "Only the older, less fit men are Left now in moat centres,and they are faced With more work than ever be- fore,"` said Dr. Gullett. "One reason. is that people are taking. better care of, themselves, and a corollary is that the• dentists have lost their major competitoin the salesmen of new cars and so on who tie up income with in- stalment purchases for so far ahead many people didn't have the money to go to a dentist as they should. "So far people are getting much the same dental treatment as before, but if condtiions continue to develop as they have been—more dentists into the armed services yet greater de- mands .from civilians, we will need to change the type of practice. Our primary concern will be to keep the patient's mouth healthy, but not with teratments athat are'so time consum- ing at present. "For instance, bridge work' and den- tures are not yet being deferred until after the war, but they may"necessar- ily be deferred if conditions become much more aggravated. We now, ,in fact, have a shortage of dental tech- nicians on whom the dentist depends for mechanical` work such as bridges and artificial dentures. The Dental. Association is conduct- ing a nation wide survey of dental needs to ascertain for each district the minimum dental personnel abso- lutely necessary to .maintain civilian dental health::.. BOOKS He who gives a child a book, Gives that child a sweeping look Through its pages Down the ages; Gives that child a ship to sail Where the far adventures hail Down the sea. Of destiny; V • 2,556 Busy.'Farmers Make Diriy Butter That butter churns. are not idle these days is indicated in a report from the regional office of the War- time Prices and Trade boardwhich. shows 2,556 farmers or, farmers' wiv- es in Western Ontario who make dairy butter either for their ,own use or for sale... •• All producers of dairy butter are reminded .toforward at the end of each month 411 .butter coupons, ape- cial purchaae permits, requisitions and replacement 'certificates, repre- senting :•butter delivered' by them to any person, to their nearest Local Ration Board. Gives that child a vision—wide As the skies where stars abide, Anchored in The love of Him; Gives that child great dreams to dream, Sunlit ways that glint and gleam Where the sages Tramp the ages. rs. Jennings proudly p y goes to school! V The slogan for every Canadian should be "If you don't need it, don't buy it". The money can be better em- ployed in War Savings Stamps and Victory Bonds for the duration of the war. All you are asked to do is to postpone your buying until the war is over. v�- • MARCH 31st EXTENSION DATE FOR MOTOR LICENSE, PERMITS Hon. T. B. McQuesten, minister of highways announced that the term of 1942 motor vehicle permits and dri- ver's licenses is being extended to March 31, a change from his previous statement of a week ago, when he said there would . be no extension be- yond February 28. The minister poin- ted out that in view of weather con- ditions many motor car owners have been forced to lay up their cars and insome parts of the province it is, still impossible for them to operate. The unusual weather conditions this year have deprived the motor- ists of approximately one month's use of their vehicles with 1942 per- mits afid the use of gasoline which is allowed them under their 1942 ration books, the minister explained In fairness to all, he stated, it is now felt use of the old permits and licenses should be extended to coin- cide with that of the gasoline ration coupon books as requested by the oil controller. At the same tiniie the minister said that it was hoped that motor- ists in the larger centres particularly will not delay securing their 1943 plates but will get them before the extended expiry date. Ration books will be ` issued through all of the offices of agents of the Motor Vehicles Branch and these will be released just as quick- ly 'as supplies can be placed in the hands of the distributors, according to Mr. McQuesten. MRS. JENNINGS had been just managing to, keep her family going. But things were look- ing brighter at last. Now with the children.. able to help with the housework, she had. applied for the post of school teacher .. -, and had been accepted. But that meant she needed suitable, clothes. and clothes cost money. She took her problem to the manager of her bank. On the strength of her ability and character, he arranged a loan of $80. And so, it was that she was able to take the position, and greet her first class proudly. She paid. off the loan after six months at a cost in interest of only $2.,40. This is a true story. Only the name has been altered. It is typical of hundreds of human dramas in which the bank manager has been privileged to play a helping role. t!-Vir War's requirements have increased immensely the work of banks and bank staffs. At the same time more than one-third ofour experienced .men have. enlisted. Bank. early. Pay small bills by cash. 1t helps. The'CHARTERED BANKS of CANADA ENGLISH PAPERS PRINTED DEATH OF EXETER MAN Two letters from Britain recently received here telling of a news item from Exeter receiving publicity. A01. Fred Warcup, who was for some time attached at Port Albert, frequently visited Elmer Harness here and in a letter he gives this odd experience. He tuned in his wireless set for the first time on his return to Britain and immediately heard that Dr. Browning, of Exeter, the oldest practicing physician in Canada, had died in his 100th year. Not only the BBC but British papers recorded the event. William Chambers, whose unit's duty is to fight fires caused by' raids, writing home, told of reading the news in The Mirror on the day following the doctor's death.— Exeter Times Advo- cate. V DON'T QUIT When things go wrong, as they some- times will, When the road you're trudging seems very uphill, When friends are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile but have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must but never quit. Life is queer with its twists and turns. As very one of us sometimes learns, And many a failure turns about When he might have won had he stuck it out. Stick to your task' though the -pace seem slow, You 'may succeed with another blow. Often the goal is nearer than It seems to a faint and faltering man, Often the struggler has given up When he might have won the victor's cup, And' he learned too late when the night slipped down How close he Was to the golden crown. Success is failure turned inside out, The, silver tints ,of the clouds of doubt, And you never can tell how close, you are— - It may be near when it seems afarr•. So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit, It's when things seen worst that you must not quit. —Author Unlmown, V THOUGH MUSIC AID HIM A. mountain brook is never mute— , There is music in its flow Through carvers soil and tangled root. With unereasing tremolo, If man could fathom its refrain, He might commune with mystery: Resolve the riddle of the rain And know the secret of the sea. • Though music aid him, who can, find,. By secret' lore .of man or book, Light sufficient in the mind To plumb one dark depth in a brboist- larry,. Elmore Hurd;, V- A Smile • The happiness of life is made upc..ot. minute fractions—a smile, a kind, look, a heartfelt compliment in the, disguise of playful raillery, and the countless small things of pleasant. thought and feeling.—Coleridge Y. 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