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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1943-09-02, Page 6FACE 6 One Of The 8th Arw Victors At �, antis THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., SEPT. 2, 1943 Picture shows Sergeant Albert Dunn. M. M. (won at Alamein) from Sunderland, He was one of the first 8th Army N.C.O's to get into the Axis positions during the great battle of the Mareth Line, the taking of which will stand out as one of the major, turning points in the Allied North African campaign. General Montgomery employed his favourite flanking device. Finding his frontal attack on the Maret1 line held, he switched a strong force round -the Matmata Mountains to join the at- tack on the enemy's right flank at El Hamra Rehahrtnlation of Canada's Fighting Men (By Canadian Legion) A Post War Measures Act We believe that the recommend- ations of the Sirois Report should be re-examined in the light of conditions as they will exist after the war, and that the principal recommendations of that report, as they may be modified in the light of such conditions, should be implemented. . In view of the difficulties which might occur in an agreement on a long term basis for an amendment to the British North America Act, it is sug- gested that agreement on essentials looking to rehabilitation, be achieved with the provinees forthwith, and that the principles of this agreement be embodied in an act which might be known as "The Post -War Measures Act" the application of such an act to be limited to a period of years— possibly five years -during which measures of control and measures for rehabiltation will necessarily have 'to be under a central authority. This will require agreement by the pro- ,villaeff RN We stlggeetthat steps look - Ing to this end should be taken im- mediately. The .experience gained dur- ing the period .covered by this enact- ment would undoubtedly prove bene- ficial to a !Ong term settlement of the many controversial problems af- fecting the Dominion and its provin- ces. Political and Economical Problems The Legion is not among those who think we must win the war first be- fore planning for peace. We nearly lost this war because we were unpre- pared for it, and we do not intend to lose the peace for the same reason. We are aware that studies are being made by various committees set up by the Government and that evidence of their work has already been submit- ted to this committee. But it is now time for reconstruction planning and practice to begin. To win the was and to force conn plete capitulation of the enemy are essential to our reconstruction pro- gram. But Canada can take some pre- liminary steps in anticipation of com- plete victory to enter discussions with representatives of other allied coun- tries, and a great deal of groundwork can be laid in the formulation of for- eign and domestic policies suitable to Canadian interests. The Interna- tional Food Conference illustrates this WE ARE PAYING 3/%. ON FIVE YEAR GUARANTEED TRUST CERTIFICATES ISSUED iN ANY AMOUNT An ideal authorized investment. for individuals, companies, ceme. tery boards, executors and other trustees. THN STERLING TRUSTS CORPORATION r 878 BAY St TORONTO point. The spirit and idea of selfish national or international relations. I In ouropinion there can be no return to the system prevailing during depression years, and a type of econ- omy must be developed which, while providing for individual liberty, en- sures employment and a decent stand- ard of living for all, including those i who through no fault of their own are physically unable to accept employ- ment. To this end we should be pre- pared to accept. whatever type of con- trols may be necessary eithe' through the retention of those now in effect or through new ones which must be created to cope with post-war condi- tions. Freedom and control are not Incom- patible when control is exercised to prevent or restrain harmful actions or conditions harmful to the publi generally. Without restraining la there would be little or no personal o political liberty. Similarly, withou restraint there can be no eeonomT freedom; that is freedom to consu as well as to produce.. Control is exer, cised in the maintenance of law and order and in the prevention of crime lIt is exercised in the direction of In dustry. Wise control of the nation' business is now necessary if unem ployment and want are to be avoided This is a responsibility of govern ment. we eat. We submit therefore, that the supplying of primary needs must have an important place in our reconstruc- tion program. We; are not suggesting that export markets are unnecessary to our prosperity, but we do ,assert that, regardless of the export 'mar mar- ket, the primary needs of our people can be met, wholly or to a large ex- tent, from our own resources by' our own' efforts. Markets For Our Products Measures must be taken: to ex- plore and cultivate both domestic and foreign markets for our products. In foreign trade our aim should be to deal with countries• that can supply things we require in our economy to satisfy our basic needs, and which we cannot or do not produce ourselves, or which' we cannot or do not produce ec- onomically. In this connection there should be an extension of /ur Trade Commis- sioner Service; particularly in count- ries of backward .development but possessing large population and high` potential purchasing power for mod- ern products _of industry. There should be developed the freest pos- sible intercourse between Canada and other nations in the matter, among other things, •of trade and commerce, subject always to the overriding .pro- viso that something approaching eq- uality in standards of living in these various countries is attained. •Standard of Living The Legion believes that the peace will not have been won for Canadians unless it is possible to keep employ- ed all who are able and wiIIing to work, with remueration that will pro- vide a standard of living well above the subsistence level. The moral is- sues involved in wage rates must be faced as well as the economic issues. We are convinced that unless the min- imum wage is linked to the cost -of - living index and rigidly observed there will be many people who will fall :into a condition of semi-starva- tion—as was the situation in some parts of Canada in pre-war days— not because there is insufficient of the necessities in existence in Canada but because a moral issue has " not been faced. We believe that the peo- ple of Canada will never again tglgr- ate conditions of poverty and intern; ployment such as existed during .the depression years of 1930-39. The wel- fare of the people of this country must be considered in the formulation of industrial policy. We believe that , the State should see to it that all un - o employable and incapaciated citizens law • have adequate subsistence; that those r who are employed receive something t additional to adequate subsistence for e the work they perform; and that this me obligation should be imposed upon all employers in the country. The imposi- tion of employment conditions of semi- , starvation are not far removed from , slavery, ,. w .: s Sacrifice Necessary For Peace As World Trade This war has demonstrated that we have been able to keep our people employed and, within the Limit of the basic supplies available, fed and cloth- ed during a period of stress. We have, moreover, •supplied our allies with the products of our own soil and resour- ces. This provision both for ourselves and others must in view of the des- truction and conditions throughout the rest of the world, continue for some considerable time. It may be that we shall have to cast our bread upon the water, but the lesson is that, through the brain and brawn of our workers, we have: been able to do this and yet maintain adequate living con- ditions in this country. Provided jobs are furnished, the same condition can hold good in the post-war period while world trade is in process of rebuild- ing. Freedom From Want in Terms of Food, Shelter and Fuel We do not subscribe to the view that freedom from want and freedom from fear cannot be realized until we es- tablish world markets. It is our -be. lief that this country can' produce all the food it needs to maintain the health of its people. and the raw ma- terials to provide them with shelter and fuel. These arethe three basic needs in providing adequate subsist- ence. Whatever external conditions may be, The Legion submits that the Government can evolve a food policy to provide abundant food for. all, a housing policy to see that the people have well-designed houses, and: a fuel policy for an abundant supply of fuel, at prices and rents that make them available to all. We do not want a return of the conditions -after the last war when money was available for building' theatres and places of amuse meat but not for dwellings. Industry is a means to an end. Its function is to produce in necessary' quan- tities the things we use and the things Well as For War If sacrifice of specialprivileges or prerogatives or even money in the form of taxes, is demanded of citizens of this country to bring about the ne- cessary changes, our fighting men will expect that such sacrifices will be imposed and undertaken willingly for the common good. The Legion be- lieves, and has previously expressed the view, that reconstruction and re- habilitation: should be treated as part of the war effort and that the neces- sary funds should be raised through. taxation as they are now being raised in large part to carryon the war effort. We regard the working out of the relationship between industry and Go- vernment, and the controls to be main- tained during the period of transition, and indeed until the task of recon- struction and rehabilitation can ba considered to have been completed, to be of the utmost importance. What happened after the last was must not happen again. We are reminded.of a quotation from Mr Churchill's book, "World Crisis." Describing the sudden reversion from .wartime open-handed- ness to peace -time parsimony that came over our financial ,system from 11 o'clock on November 11, 1918, Mr. Churchill said this:— "A requisition for instance, for hall a million houses would not have seem- ed more difficult to comply with than those we were already in process of executing for 100,000 aeroplanes,- or 20,000 guns, or two million tons of ex- plosives. But a new set of conditions began to rule from 11 o'clock on- wards. The money cost, which had nev- er been considered by ITS to be a fac- tor capable of limiting the supply of the armies, •, asserted a claim to prior- ity form the moment the fighting stop ped." (CONTINUED NEXT ISSUE). v Among installations built by Can- adian Army engineers on Gibraltar was a great underground hospital. MORAL DECLINE Editor Free Press: The moral con- science of every; pru•ity-loving citizen in Canada must have been aroused and shocked, as they have read the three . articles lately appearing in a Toronto paper by Mr. W, McTaggart, entitled "The Great Killer," as shown in the ever increasing shame of licen- tiousness, resulting in Venereal dis- eases syphillis and gonorrhea. He shows that these diseases have grown 250 per cent since 1937; and so ser- ious has it become, that more men and women have died in Canada the last ten' years than the number of. our men who fell in the last 'great War; and despite the fact that the army and civilian officials have done their best to stamp out the plague. Then 'a kindred report of the de- linquency of the teen age and older youth has increased 54 per cent since the beginning of the great war.No doubt the war has caused much. of this by taking many parents away to wort but the report shows that some par- ents spend their evenings in the beer parlors without leaving any home - protection and the youths run the streets and get into all kinds of sin and shame: The drink traffic is shown to aid and facilitate all these degrading ev- ils. Our drink bill, as shown by the :Go- vernments's sales to the trade for the last year of 1941-42, is $287 million dollars, and this is an increase over the previous year of 55 million dol- lars, This terrible waste of money is sadly sapping the life of the nation, and tmdermining her manpower, a greater enemy than alI the Axis na- tions. The revenue -from these sales seems to close the eyes of the Gov- ernments to the sad consequences. The federal prime minister has given some relief by legislation, for the du- ration of the war, but there is ample supply still available to cause much 'concern.' Our Governments and magistrates appeal to the Christian church to come to their relief, and surely she must be the source of all moral and spiritual reform. Has she failed? If so, wheie and how? Canon R. F. Pearce, a missionary in India,' returning to England, is start- led by the way that modernism has corrupted the entire church in the homeland. Modernism he describes as "that attitude of mind which will. not accept the Word df God to be trusted and obeyed but regards it as a collection of `human writing to be dissected, criticized and subjected to human judgment." We find the same corrupting dis- astrously permeating our churches in Canada as well. We are well aware that both in the homeland and in Canada some men are standing faithfully to the Bible, anis are a mighty influence for good, but where are the rank and file? Sur- ely they have bowed the knee to un- belief and soft pedal on sin and its consequences and we' see the moral decline of sin and shame in our fair land. As the church falls the nation falls. Modernism denies the deity of Christ. Our Eternal Father spake on the Mount of Transfiguration, of Christ "This is My Beloved Son, of Whom I am well pleased, hear ye Hint:" Matt. 17:5 Here we have the highest authority given to Christ as our Saviour. He said: "If ye believe not that.I am He (God's eternal .Son) ye shall die in your sins, and where I go ye cannot come." John 8:21. Here is authority claimed. If the church would fulfull her div- ine commission, to preach the Gospel to every creature, she must return to the Word of God as the final stand- ard of our faith and practice, and ac- cept the deity of Christ and His •sub- stitutional atonement „for sin, and trusting in the power of,the Holy Spirit, she will be a mightpower in the land. God our Father is still on His throne; Godly men are praying. He is surely showing us much mercy; ' but "He will not always chide, neither will He keep His anger forever." Ps. 103: 9. E're He rises in His holy wrath to mete out judgment for sin is it not a time for us as a nation to kneel in humility and prayer? a Mrs. H. Rushti, of Long Beaoh, Cal., has issued a poem, which has had wide circulation in the Western. States' calling' her nation to a similar humility. Canada may well add her name to this splendid appeal. America to your knees, Your only hope is prayer, The world is filled with strife Confusion' and despair But • God is still in heaven, His power is over all. America to your knees. In supplication call, America to your knees, Night shadows lengthen fast;' Soon judgment will descend The day of mercy past. Our only hope is God; 42{v, NATIONAL. SELECTIVE SERVICE Eixtensi r offCo apul cry. s� yarsent Tr ry tt ; ,Lean. einpias;Avz awl e ogee -4: T111 -1E 6th Compulsory Employment Transfer Order, issued lander authority of National Selective Service Civilian Regulations, requires compliance not later than September 8th; 1943. After that date no employer may continue to employ any man covered by this Order, =less cruder special permit. The first five Compulsory Transfer Orders listed occei- pations, and required compliance by' all male employees in those occupations if (a) in an age and marital class designated under the Military Call-up, or if (b) f.6, 17 or 18 years of age. The Sixth Order repeats all occupations given in the five earlier Orders, and requires all other mien from 16 to 40 years of age (both ages inclusive) to become available for transfer to higher priority jobs, by registering at the nearest Employment and Selective Service Office. Details of the Sixth Order were advertised in daily newspapers at the end of August. Copies of the Order may be secured from any Employment and Selective Service Office. If in doubt as to the coverage of this Order, or the pro-. eedure under it, ask your nearest Employment and Selective Service Office. All men, married or sing'e, employed in designated occupations, aged 16 to 40, are now covered by the Orders. To avoid penalties, those who have not ye registered must do so by September nth, 1943. ID1822TatIEHT 01? =MOM 1IUMPHREY MITCHELL, Minister of Labour A. 5lac.NAMARA, Director, National Selective Service D.6B In Him alone rely: America to your knees, He still will hear your cry. America to your knees, Your forefathers of old Loved God and served him faith- fully For righteousness, we're told. They read and lived God's Word, Honored the Sabbath day. America to your knees, Confess your sins and pray. America to your knees Now is no time for pride In humble pleading call "Oh God be on our side." We've sinned and disobeyed, "We've wandered far astray." America to your knees, Return to Ohirst today. J. B. LOBE Clinton, Ont., August, 1943. The London Free Press. v Simplify Bakery Products On and afts September 13, the Canadian housewife will pay cash for her bread and cakes and her choice will be limited, following regulations issued by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. There will be no more small pies, for the order prohibits the manufacture of sweet goods, cakes or pies weighing less than eight oun- ces when baked. Only exceptions to this are the manufacture of cookies, doughnuts and cup cakes. To con - Serve labour and material cakes and pastry may not be packaged in por- tions weighing less than eight ounces. The regulation which requires cash or ticket payment for bakery pro- ducts is similar to that introduced by the Provincial Milk Control Board for milk distributors. v Rosebush Laden With 159 Buds Tucked away to the rear of Robert Chapman's home in the South Ward is one of the prettiest garden spots we have seen in a long time for in its small confines is a wealth, of lux- uriant -bloom, interspersed with rare evergreens advantageously placed to enhance the scene We visited the garden to see a magnificent deep red tea rose on which are 159 buds about to break into fulI-blown flowers, And there are many roses also flaunting their beauty on this bush even if it is the second growth• for this season. The bed is entirely devoted to roses, and other bushes of this kind find a place amidst different varieties of flowers. The gladioli bed is just starting to send forth its colorful stalks, too, The daylight was beginning to de- part when we were there. We would have liked to see it in the full Iight of day and have promised ourselves this privilege soon. -•-•Mitchell Advo- cate. Toning of Cream Collection Effective in October, Commencing October 4, creamery trucks in Ontario will be restricted to certain defined zones of opera.. tion. Under the new regulaitons far- mers have two alternatives if they feel they are being treated unfairly.. They may take one or more ship- ments to some other creamery than. that designated for their district and check on the grading they are receiv ing. They may also appeal to pro- vincial authorities and have a spec-- ia1 inspection, to ascertain whether or not they have been fairly treated.. Farmers trucking. their own cream arenot affected by the order which was to have been effective August. 16, v Ceiling on Used Radios and Washing Machines, Maximum selling prices have been set on radios and used washing Ma- chines by the Wartime Prices and, Trade Board. Used radio tubes may- not aynot be sold for more than one-quar- ter their cost when new. Definite prices have been set'for rebuilt radices. If the radio is not rebuilt the highest price must be not more than • half the price set for rebuilt radios of the same type. .Rebuilt washing mach- ines may not be sold for more than. 90 per cent of the retail selling price of the machine when new. Rebuilt machines sell between $39 and $95. depending on their age or type. 8th ARMY BREAKS THROUGH AT GABES Gabes Gap, one of the landmarks' flitted heavy losses and went on to reds of Axis prisoners taken in the, on the 8th Army's victorious drive the smashing triumphof Wadi Alt- early phases of•the Gabes Gap battle, through Tunisia, Allied armour broke alit: arriving in Stir Army Lines. through enemy defenlces lie(re, in. I Picture Shows: Some of the hand-