HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1941-06-26, Page 7THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1941
THE SEAFORTH NEWS
GERMAN ARMY INVADES RUSSIA;
VAST :`ATTLE BEGAN SUNDAY
Fight Along 2,000 Mile Front—
Prime Minister Churchill
States Britain's Policy,
"Whatever Help we Can,"
The Red Army of Russia, early
this week, giving way slowly to the
first onrush of the German Nazi
army, moved -vast masses of men and
guns up into the tight and called tens
of thousands more to arms against
Russia's erstwhile non -aggression
pact partner. The German invasion
of Russia started at dawn on Sunday
ou a vast military front extending
for 2,000 miles from the Black Sea in
the smith to the northern White Sea.
In London, Euglaad, Prime Minis-
ter Churchill made a ringing declar-
ation Sunday that "we shall give
whatever help we can to Russia and
the Russian people," and "any man
or state who fights Nazism will have
our aid." Mr. Chu'chiil said in part:
We have reached one of the clim-
acterics of the war. In the first of
these intense turning points a year
ago, France tell prostrate under the
German hammer and we had to face
the storm alone. The second was
when the Royal Air Force beat the
Hun rattlers mit of the Chancel and
thus warded off the Nazi invasion of
our island, while we were erns 111.
armed and ill-prepared. The third
turning point was when the Presid-
ent and Congress of the United
States passed the lease and lend en-
actment.
Those were the three climacterics.
The fourth is now tlpou us. At four
o'clock this morning, Hitler attack-
ed and invaded Russia. All his usual
formalities were observed with
scrupuluous technique. A non -ag-
gression treaty had been solemnly
signed and was in force between the
two countries. No complaint had
been made by Germany of its non-
fulfilment. Under its cloak of forced
confidence, the German armies drew
up in immense strength along a line
which stretched from the White Sea
to the Black Sea.......
Titus was repeated on a far larger
scale the same hind of outrage
against another form of signed com-
pact and internattonal faith which
we had witnessed in Norway, in Den-
mark, In Holland, in Belgium, and
which Hitler's accomplice and jackal,
Mussolini, so faithfully imitated in the
case of Greece. All this was no sur-
prise to me. In fact, I gave clear and
precise warnings to Stalin of what
was coming. I gave him warnings, as
I have given warnings to others be-
fore. I can only hope that these warn-
ings did not fall unheeded, All we
know at present is that the Russian
people ei'e defending their native
soil, and that their leaders have mill-
ed upon them to resist, to the ut-
most. Hitler is a monster of wicked -
nese. insatiable in his lust for blood
and plunder.....
The terrible military machine
which we and the rest of the civil-
ized
ivilized world so foolishly, so supinely,
so insensately, allowed the Nazi
gangsters to build up, year by year,
from almost nothing—this machine
cannot stand idle lest it rust, or fall
to pieces. It must be in continual
motion, grinding up human lives and
trampling down the homes and the
rights of hiindreds of millions 90
Men. Moreover, i fed, ngt
only with flesh,b t with oblooe. So
now this blood -thirsty guttersnipe
must blench his mechanized armies
upon new fields of slaughter, pillage
and devastation. Poor as are the
Russian peasants, workmen and sol-
diers, he must steal from them their
daily bread. He must devour their
harvests. He must rob them of the
oil wbicit drives their plows, and
thus produce a famine without ex-
ample in human history, and even
the carnage and ruin which his vic-
tory, should he gain it—he has not
gained it yet—will bring upon the
Russian people, shall in itself be
only a stepping -stone to the attempt
to plunge the 400 or 500 millions who
live in China and the 050 millions
who live iu India into that bottom-
less pit of human degradation over
which the diabolic emblem of the
swastika flouts itself...—.
Presently I shall show you some-
thing else that lies behind, and
something that touches very nearly
the life of Britain and the life of the
United States
I see Russian soldiers st.unding ,011
the threshold of their native land
guarding the field's which their
fathers have tilled from time im-
memorial. I see them guarding their
]tomes, where mothers and wives
pray. Ah yes, but there are times
when all pray for the safety of their
loved ones, for the return of the
bread -winner, of the champion, of
.their protector. I see the 10,000 vill-
ages In Russia where the means of
existence is wrung so hardly from
the soil, but where there are still
primordial human joys, where maid-
ens laugh and children play. I see
advancing upon all this the on-
slaught of the Nazi war machine,
with its clanging, heel -clicking, da:n-
difled Prussian officers, its crafty
expert agents. fresh from the cut-
ting and cowing of a dozen coun-
tries. I see also the dull, drilled, do-
cile, brutish masses of the Hun sol-
diery coaling on like a. swarm of
crawling locusts. I see the German
bombers and fighters in the sky, still
smarting from many a British whip-
ping, and they are likely to find,
they believe, an easier and safer
prey.
But now I have to declare the de•
vision of His Majesty's Government
and 1 feel sure it is a decision in
which the great dominions will in
due course 000010'. We must speak
out now, at once, without a day's de-
lay, I have to matte the declaration.
None can doubt what our policy
will be. We have but one aim, and
one single irrevocable purpose. We
are resolved to destroy Hitler and
every vestige of his Nazi regime;
from this nothing will turn us—no-
thing. We will never parley, we will
never negotiate with Hitler or any
Of his men. We shall fight him by
land. we shall fight him by sea, we
shall fight hien in the air, until, with
God's help, we have rid the earth of
his shadow and liberated his peoples
from the yoke.
Ani' man or State who fights
against nazism will have our aid.
Any man or State who marches with
Hitler is our foe. This applies not
only to organized State but to all
representatives of that vile race of
Quislings who make themselves the
tools and agents of the Nazi regime
against their fellow countrymen. and
against the lands of their birth,
These Quislings, like the Nazi lead-
ers themselves, if not disposed of by
their fellow countrymen, which would
save trouble, will be delivered to us
on the morrow of victory to the jus-
tice of the allied tribunals.
We have offered to the Govern•
nient of Soviet Russia any technical
or economic assistance which. is in
our power and which is likely to be
of service to then. We shall bomb
Germany by day, as well as by night,
in ever-increasing measure, casting
upon them month by month a lieav
ler discharge of bombs and making
the German people taste and gulp
each month a sharper dose of the
miseries they have showered upon
mankind. It is noteworthy that only
yesterday the Royal Air Force fight-
ing inland over France out down,
with great honor to themselves, 28
Hun fighting machines in the air
above the French soil they invaded,
defiled and professed to hold. But
this is only a beginning. From now
henceforward, the main expansion of
our air force proceeds with gather-
ing speed
How Youngster Saved His Family
From Bondage
Louise Armstrong, sociologist,
Writing in The American Weekly
with the June 29 issue of The De-
troit Sunday Times, will describe the
incredible captivity of a widow and
her four children on a share -crop-
per's desolate island, and show the
need of better taws. education and
protection for the Southland's "for-
gotten people." Be sure to get The
Detroit Sunday Times this week and
every week.
Joan had been naughty nearly all
day. When her mother was putting
her to bed she said: "When you say
your prayers, Joan, ask to be made
a good girl tomorrow."
With an inquiring glance, Joan
asked—"Why? What's on tomor-
row?"
t, rgMINUTE MINIATURES
Brief Backgrounds in the
Careers of Canada's
Captains In War
PAGE SEVEN
Hugh Llewellyn Keenleyside, M.A.,
Ph.D., F.R.ILS.
Of the many stout Jobe handed to
Dr. Hugh Llewellyn Keenleyside in
Ottawa, none has been more particu-
larly fitting than his present duty as
secretary of the Canadian' section of
the permanent joint defence board.
For the last work he polished off be-
fore joining the Department of Ex-
ternal Affairs in 1920 was the writ-
ing of an authoritative volume, "Can-
ada and the United States" in this
book a kindly personality dodges
back and forth across the border,
telling with euthustasm but with no
spleen the story of the North Amer-
ican continent, tracing with 0010-
piete frankness the vicissitudes lead-
ing up to "the lifting of the relation-
sltps of the United States and Can-
ada to a place of sane dignity," as
the volume's introduction puts it.
The general public, hoping in their
hearts that "sane dignity" may yet
evolve in the affairs of the world at
large, feel confident that Dr. Keen-
leyside will play a truly constructive
part in the hopeful and rather excit-
ing collaboration between the Hatt-
ed
aited States and the British nations
that has been initiated to -day.
;Just born in Toronto, Dr. Keenley-
side moved a few months later to
Vancouver, where he was brought
up, took his B.A. at the University of
B. C. and truly planted his heart in
Canada's west. At Clark University,
Worcester, Mass., he took his M.A.
and Ph.D. in economic history and
international relations. Thereafter he
taught history and economics at
Pennsylvania State, Brown and Syra-
cuse Universities in the United
States and at his own alma maker in
Canada.
Keenleyside's first outside job for
the external affairs department was
to go over to Japan in 1929 to open
Canada's new ministry in Tokio. He
remained as first secretary, with
stretches of acting as charge d'af-
faires, until 1936.
As secretary of the interdepart-
mental committee on the royal tour
in 1939. lie individually made the
"contact" between the committee,
who formed policies, and the general
public, private persons and organiz-
ations as well, all over Canada. His
part in the success of the tour was
invaluable, due in large degree to his
own personality.
On the appointment of the late
Loring Christie as minister to Wash-
ington, Dr, Keenleyside was promot-
ed to the position of counsellor in
the department of external affairs.
His task in the department was a
full one, covering amongother duties
membership on the Canadian strip-
ping board and the war scientific and
technical development committee. On
his shoulders falls much of the res-
ponsibility in Canada's dealings with
the United States and the Far East.
Lord Beaverbrbok, native of Ontario, at his. desk at No. 12 Downing
Street, Loudon, England, immediately following his recent appeal for the
support of Canada's Victory loan campaign, It was from this same office, in
the capacity of Ministry of State, that Lord Beaverbrook a few Weeks0go
issued a stirring appeal for the assistance of the Empire's
radio devices." knowledge
men of technical skill and men of vision. "fl1 the field
said. "These devices locate the enemy arriving by night with bis weapons
of destruction. It is radio that will destroy the enemy airplanes; it is radio
that finds the enemy in the darkness, that see
ks the arvout trough
dglhehetel a et
Then these watchmen who control the ,1
ir the wrecking bombers and bring oar enemy to destruction."
Vacation Delights In Old World. Setting
JarieViaieefetileee
yr ourists who previously found
dl the 'time -mellowed cities 00
Europe the answer to their vaca-
tion problems are today enjoying
those same old world delights on
their own side of the Atlantic—
in old Quebec City where prac-
tically every vacation. sport and
pastime, including golf, tennis,
fishing and hunting, combined
with the most up-to-date accom-
modation, awaits the visitor in a
mediaeval setting unique on the
North American continent.
Easily accessible by Canadian
Pacific rail lines from Montreal,
New York, Boston, and other
large eastern centres, Quebec is
experiencing one of the liveliest
seasons in its 300 years of his-
tory. The opportunity of attend-
ing service in century -old
churches, rambling through nar-
row', cobblestoned streets, over
long -silenced battlefields, and
seeing the colorful "habitant" at
work in the ileitis, is a ram priv-
ilege in the new world, and one
that Quebec alone can offer.
The ancient dwellings of Que-
bec's "Lower Town'' stand out in
sharp contrast to the modern
grace of the Chateau Frontenac,
popular headquarters for the
Quebec visitor. This fanned Can-
adian Pacific hostelry is starting
point for many a delightful
sight-seeing tour by bus. cab, or
lofty, horse-drawn caleche. With-
in easy distanre lie the 1 -tee-!"
Plains of Abraham, the Citadel.
the ancient city wall, the Great
Gates, numerous monuments and
otber interesting landmarks.
Farther afield the tourist is
drawn to the picturesque Isle of
Orleans, where farmers still sow
by hand, plow by oxen, reap with
the scythe and thresh with the
flail, while women ply ancient
hand -looms and spinning wheels.
Other nearby attractions include
Wolfe's Cove, Quebec Bridge, the
Shrine of Ste. Anne de Beaopre,
Montmorency Falls and Kent
House, while northward lies the
famed Laurentides Park, a vast
area of virgin lake, forest and
streem country where vacation
`its ewait at every turn.
MAGIC RAY
Gives Unique Pictures of Air War In
the .Black Out
Unique records are being made of
incidents in the air war on Britain
thanks to a device perfected by Brix
tish inventors. Even at midnight it
is now possible, without the use of
flash, to take photographs as sharp -
cut as any on a sunny day.
It is done by using, instead of the
usual flashbulbs, special bulbs
screened with infra -red filter coat-
ings which turn the dazzling mag-
nesium flash into a dim red moment-
ary
omentary glow, invisible from the air.
The invention, regarded by photo-
graphers as one of the biggest ad-
vances since the invention of the
dry plate, has revolutionised night
photography. It has further applica-
tions for aerial and land stu'veY
work, spectrography, clinical photo-
graphy and psychical research.
He determined to pass his favorite
pub on his way home. As be ale
preached it he became somewhat
shaky, but, after plucking up cour-
age, he carried on. Then, after going
about fifty yards, he turned and said
to himself: "Well done, Yock, me
boy, Come back and I'll treat. ye."
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The Secrets
o
Good Looks
by
Pe1n1/7
BEAUTY FOR THE BRIDE
Weddings are more popular than
ever and many readers are writing
me for some advice, because every
bride desires to look her best. Here
is a special beautifying regimen for
those of you who are planning for
your "Day of Days."
Get your permanent three weeks
ahead. Your hair should then lose its
"newness" and become soft and
natural -looking fol' The Day, To
make doubly sure, have one or two
shampoos. Halo shampoo is the very
thing to give your hale a soft and
glossy appearance.
For two weeks before the bridal
day, devote ten minutes daily to
these treatments: (1) At bedtime,
wash your face with warm water
and gentle palmolive soap. Rinse
with cold water, then pat in three -
purpose cream; (2) using this same
cream, spend five minutes nightly In
kneading, stroking and patting your
face; (3) Apply a good face mask
twice a week; my booklet gives sev-
eral excellent facials,
One week before: Apply lotion to
your hands generously and without
stint. You do want your hands to be
smooth anddainty, don't you?
Two days before; give your hair a
last going-over. Give your nails a
manicure, and do remember, nothing
startling! Avoid extremes.
On your wedding eve, apply a fac-
ial, then pat in some three -purpose
cream. And on your Wedding Day,
because you're bound to be 'jittery'
don't forget to use a deodorant
cream to banish perspiration odor.
Carry out these treatments and
you'll go up to the altar feeling—and
loolchtg—Your most charming self.
Write direct for personal advice
and enclose four one -cent stamps for
my Beauty Booklet, Address: Miss
Barbara Lynn, Box 75, Station B.,
Montreal, Que.
"I hear you got rid of the pretty
asietant you engaged," a neighbor
remarked to the chemist.
"Yes," was the reply, "she was
turning business away."
"But 1 thought—"
"A. lot of my melt customers kept
saying that a. smile from her was as
good as a teeth."
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FIFTY FLYING FORTRESSES
Are Among Newcomers to Britain's
1941 Air Force
Six entirely new types of aircraft
are now taking the air against the
Nazis. In speed. offensive power and
range they will supersede the Spit-
fires, Hurricanes, Wellingtons, Whit-
leys and others which have become
famous throughout the world for
their exploits over Europe.
Outstanding among the new air-
craft is the Hawker 'Tornado', a
single -seater fighter with nearly dou-
ble the engine power of the Spitfire.
Designed by the builders of the Hur-
ricane, it is powered by a 2,000 h.p.
Rolls-Royce Vulture engine, giving a
speed of about 425 m.p.h. Its arma-
ment is heavy enough to shatter
planes in mid-air.
Also more powerful than the fam-
ous original is the Spitfire Mark 3.
an aircraft re -powered with new
Rolls-Royce Merlin engines. The de-
sign has clipped wings, and in some
cases is re -armed with shell -firing
cannon. Another new fighter, the
Westland Whirlwind. is similarly
powered.
Among the bombers the most sen-
sational arrivals are fifty Flying For-
tresses, the giant Boeing bomber's
from U. S. A., equipped with the fam-
ous Sperry bomb sight 02 unerring
accuracy. All Britain's new bombers
are designed to meet the current
need for very long-range activity
combined with greater speed. One is
called the Avro Manchester, and has
two Vulture engines. Another, the
Short Stirling, with Our engines. is
both bigger and faster than the ex-
isting Flying Fortresses. For long-
range work this bomber will be even
more useful than the Wellington.
It is now disclosed that the lighters
now being used against night raiders
over Britain include Hawker Hurri-
canes, Bristol Blenheims and De-
cants.
YOUNG CANADA
Is Landing its Own Army from
War Zone
Toy soldiers and miniature war
equipment direct from the war zone
are the latest craze with ("auadian
children.
One of the reasons is that they
have seen the wide range ofsoldiers
taken out by little evacuees from
Britain.
But children left behind in Britain
are having to go without their toys
so that they may be exported to help
pay for the war. lit London, the
world's largest, makers of toy sold-
iers, who use about 500 roes of lead
to make upwards of 12,600,000 iteuts
a year, are now working entirely
Horse, etc., but they are also buying
a wide range of toy soldier's from
Greek Evzones to pilots of the Ger.
man Luftwaffe. Modern mechanioa1
warfare is reflected in the strong de-
mand for the latest models of tanks,
aeroplanes, Bren-gun carriers, barr-
age balloon units, Army lorries and
motor cyclists. Despite these innova
tions, however, old favorites in pre -
1914 uniforms and Highlanders in
full dress are still wanted.
And many Canadian children still
Prefer the traditional cowboys and.
Indians, native warriors and so on,
while. there is a steady demand for
model home farms, with miniature
animals.
BUILT TO BE. BOMBED
The R. A.5'. now has an Aunt
Sally fleet. Defying high explosives,
bomb fumes and death by drowning,
men are putting to sea in speed-
boats which have been specially
built to be bombed by the R.A.F.
These intrepid then are the crews
aboard armour-plated 40 -ft. boats,
built in British yards renowned for
racing craft and designed to with-
stand hits from light practice
bombs.
Direct hits simply drill holes clean
through the hull, which, being pack-
ed with a special buoyant substance
called onazote, one-fifth the weight
of cork. can be "mended" comparat-
ively simply.
Only amidships, where the crew of
three and the vitals parts are con-
centrated, is there stout armour
plate, mounted on rubber buffers. Gas
masks protect the Hien from bomb
fumes and they are in radio com
munication with the bombing aero-
plane. A safety tender lies near at
hand. The target boats not only turn
in their own length, but can imitate
the movement of any likely object-
ive, from a steam train to zig-zag-
ging naval vessels.
Training with them gives pilots
and bomb -dimers of the R. A. F. valu-
able practice for their attacks upon
moving enemy objectives.
upon export orders, and many of
these are for Canada. The United
States are buying five or six times
as many British toy soldiers as they
did before the war, and children
there are showing special interest in
the Empire troops fighting in the
Near East. Young Canada is. keenly
interested in boxes of their own reg-
iments such as the Royal Canadian
Dragoons, Princess Patricia's-Canad-
J weeks we Ian Light Infantry, Lord Strathcona's
Notice to Creditors, 8 wks for 52.20
D. H. McINNES
CHIROPRACTOR
Office — Commercial Hotel
Electro Therapist — Massage
Hours—Mon. and Thurs. after-
' noon and by appointment.
FOOT CORRECTION
by manipulation—Sun-ray
treatment.
Phone 227.
BUS TIME TABLE
Leaves Seaforth for Stratford:
fully 8.25 a.m. and 5.15,p.m•
Leaven "'Seat'orth for Goderiebe
Daily except Sunday and hot.,. 1.05 p.m,
and 7.40 p.m.
Syn. and hol., 1.05 p.m. and 9.20 p.m
Connection at Stratford for ' Toronto,
Hampson, Buffalo, London.Detroit,
Tavlstork, Woodstock, Brentford
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