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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1940-06-20, Page 3• Thursday, .June 20th, 1940 ,PAGE 'THREE' there is an urgent need fur such units. A it For Sale by HAMILTON e Queen Talks to French Women London — The Queen, ip a broad-140 VANCOUVER Britain Calls More Men London — About 800,000 men 28 years of age registered for military service Saturday. A similar number 29 years old will register June 22. EMPIRE BRASS MFG. CO., LIMITED, LONDON, ONT. TORONTO t SUDBURY t WINNIPEG MACHAN BROS., Wingham Followthe example of race drivers ,, .-men who know tires. With them there is not any question of which tire is safest. Qne tire—and only owe— has the exclusive safety features to withstand pun­ ishment of race track speeds—Firestone—the tire that has been on the winning cars at Indianapolis for 21consecutive years. Let us put Firestone ; Champion tires on your car now- They cost no more* Hur on. Motors Wingham Want Full Power Over Industry Ottawa — Virtually unlimited pdw- ers to mobilize Canadian trade and in­ dustry for war purposes are conferred upon ithe Government in a bill given first reading in the'House of Com­ mons. Hon. C. D. Howe, minister of munitions and supply, introduced the bill which amends the act creating his department. He .said it would-give him as minister, “all the powers I could think of,” to place Canadian industry at the maximum of efficiency and ca­ pacity. • * officials, however, indicated that lack of materials to be bought quickly was much more of a problem to the Allies than the availability of Gash for pay­ ment. Hepburn Has Pneumonia St. Thomas,-— Premier M. F. Hep­ burn has been ordered to remain in bed by his personal physician, Dr. W. H. Avery, of Toronto. The bronchial condition from which he has been suf­ fering for 10 days has developed into brpnehial pneumonia in the right lung. WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES casj in French -to the women of France, said that a “nation defended by such men and joyed by such wo­ men must sooner or later .attain. Vic­ tory.. I who have always loved France so warmly, share your suffer­ ings today and feel it," Her Majesty said. Order. Germans, Italians Listed Ottawa All Italians and Germans in Canada must register with, one of the 2,700 registrars of enemy aliens scattered throughout Canada, the Rdy- al Canadian Mounted Police warned. Turkey-German Trade Deal Ankara—Turkey Isigned a pact with Germany for 4he exchange of $14,- 009,000 worth of tobacco for machin­ ery parts, but Turkish officials said the treaty had the approval of their Allies, Great Britain and France, and represented no lessening of the alli­ ance, Prominent Italian In Detention Ottawa — Regardless of the deten­ tion of the president of the Dufferin Shipbuilding Company in Toronto, who is James Franceschini, contracts for the construction of four mine­ sweepers will go right ahead, (Muni­ tions Minister, C. D. Howe informed the House of Commons, A company controlled .by the same individual has contracts .for completion of airports. Thia work will also proceed regardless of internment operations. White Hopse Answers Appeal Washington — The White House, commenting on Premier Reynaud’S “,en wand final” appeal for United States help, said, that "everything is being done that possibly can be done. Ralston Succeeds Rogers Ottawa •— Hon, J. L. Ralston, pre­ sent finance minister, has accepted the portfolio of minister of national de­ fence, Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced in the House of Commons. Netherlands Princess Near Ottawa Montebello, Que, — A special train bringing Princess Jluiana of the Ne­ therlands and her two children to the peaceful surroundings of the Lauren- tian Mountain district arrived here from Halifax, It is ait the Seigniory Club, on the banks, of the Ottawa Riv­ er, that the princess and her daugh­ ters, Beatrix, 2*A years old, and Irene, nine months .old, will await the arriv­ al in Canada of the Earl of Athlone, the new Governor-General, at whose invitation they visited the Dominion, Britain Opens War Chest London — Official Britain coupled a prediction of an immediate German “peace offensive” with a declaration that Allied and United States indust­ ries would build up “a weight of arm­ aments with which Hiltler will be quite unable to compete.” Confronted with the fall of Paris hard in the wake of Italy’s entry, into the war as a foe of the Allies, Britain flung-open its war chest to make immediate purchases of everything needed to prosecute the . conflict. . Short on Materials '' Washington ■— United States offic­ ials esfimalted that the British and French Empires still have roughly $7,000,000,000 of “quick assets” with which‘\ they could purchase supplies immediately in Ithe United States. These assets include gold, cash de­ posits and American securities. The -Bombed Nazi Ship London — The admiralty announc­ ed Ithat an airplane of the fleet air arm scored a hit with a “heavy bomb” on the German battleship Scharnhorsit in Trondheim Fjord, . Norway, early Thursday. Pledges France Full Support Ottawa — Plqdgii|g the “unwaver­ ing support” iof-Canada in the present struggle, Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the Cornmons “I believe I can say <to Premier Reynaud of France that the resources of the whole Am­ erican continent will be' thrown' in on the side of the Allies.” The prime minister made his declaration ‘after putting, on the House record a' copy of Winston- Churchill’s pledge to France, $52,000,000 for Air Training Ottawa — In a comprehensive prog­ ress report on the physicaPsicle of the British Commonwealth air training plan, Air Minister Power' told the House of Commops it is proposed to spend immediately some $52,000,0’00 on the training project. Would Divide Mediterranean Rome — Italy laid a wide new mine belt around Sicily with the apparent intention of cutting the Mediterranean in half. It is less than 100 miles from Sicily across the Mediterranean to French African Tunisia. Roughly half way lies ithe Italian Island of Pantel- leria. Everyday Necessity t / 4 7 **. r France Needs Clouds of Planes Tours, France — Premier Pau-1 Rey- naud made a “final” appeal Thursday might to President Roosevelt for “clouds” of aircraft and challenged Americans to “declare themselves ag­ ainst- Nazi Germany. We know what a high place ideals hold in the life of the great American people,” he ^aid in a broadcast to his country while ,ihe German invaders struck down on both sides of Paris, later entering the great capitol city.*. ✓ ■ _____ Hepburn Urges Civil Guard Units St. Thomas — Premier M. F. Hep­ burn ignored cniticismi from Ottawa of his warning of possible invasion from enemy aliens in the United Stat­ es,; and again urged Ontario munici­ palities to speed up the preparation of. civil guard units, declaring that Russia Takes Lithuania London — The Moscow radio an­ nounced that Lithuania had accepted a Soviet ultimatum in which the Rus­ sian government claimed the right to occupy Lithuanian territory “with suf­ ficient forces.” The broadcast was heard shortly after a report was re­ ceived of the resignation of Premier Antanas Merkys and his Nationalist Union Lithuanian cabinet. CONDENSED REPORT OF COUNTY COUNCIL in Kitchen, Laundry, Bathroom and Barns ADURO Pressure Water System will furnish an ample supply of water under pressure to all parts of your home* and farm. Without running water* sanitary conveniences and modem facilities, so essential to health and happi** ' ness, are not available to your family.. 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Offers Hospital for Refugee Children Dr. Alexander Moir generously of­ fered his hospital near Hensail to the County Council Thursday morning for one year, for use as a shelter for re-1 fugee children, free of rent, also his medical services gratis for the same length of time. The offer was left in the hands of the Children’s Shelter Committee. The institution, he said, would care for from twenty to twenty-five"child- ren. He suggested that four paid help­ ers would be necesasry, namely a good housekeeper, a trained nurse, a cook and a man of all work. Helpers for the children would be voluntary work­ ers. The staff and children can all be accommodated in the building, The County Home committee was authorized to purchase 50 acres of land adjacent to the county home pro­ perty at $40 an acre. Up to this time property across the highway has been rented, half of which is tillable. The price of the new property is $2,000. The revision of the County Home bylaw was ..read. It had not been re­ vised since 1907. The number of mem­ bers on the County Home committee is changed from five to three mem­ bers. Another change is that inmates possessed of personal property shall be charged $4 a week instead of $1. Checking Subversive Activities In answer to the question by Reeve Trewartha, “What is being expected of a municipality regarding subversive activities?” Provincial Constable .Mc­ Coy told the council that it is up to everyone to report such to the police. He said to keep eyes and ears open, and let the police know of any sus­ picion. The police are properly equip­ ped for any emergency and he is sat­ isfied with the present number. He would suggest the police ill towns and villages be “on their toes.” They can help the Provincial and County police a lot by doing so. All constables’ fees received by county constables arc to be returned to the county treasurer. This action was authorized in an amendment to the existing bylaw adjusting constab­ les’ salaries and allowances. The agricultural committee will ait- tend the Provincial plowing match this' fall. Motions Gamble-Weir—That the road be­ tween Howick and Wallace townships be examined by the Good Roads Coin­ mission, and if Perth county council decides to assume their share of ithfc road as a county road, that it be taken over under the county roads system. This was referred to the -good roads committee. Duncan-Turner — That a resolution of .sympathy be sent to Mrs. James Bowman in the death of her husband, a former reeve of Morris and warden, whose public spirited services are gratefully remembered. Carried. A motion to Reeves Tuckey and .Bowman, that the Children’s Shelter committee be appointed a committee to aid .the Dominion Govermi/ent in handling refugee children, they to con­ sult the warden’s committee concern­ ing expenditures, was adopted. In honor of the King’s birthday, the session was opened with “God Save the King” and a half-holiday declared for Thursday afternoon. To Build Repair Shop The county road commission Friday was authorized to purchase hotel pro­ perty in Auburn, comprising hotel building, and stables on gne acre of land for $3,000. The buildings are <to be used for paint shop, storage and i office. A repair shop will be built. As the locality is ideal for the purpose, it was considered good business to pur­ chase it. The commission’s recommendation that the road north of Gorrie and the road north of Zurich be replaced on the county road system was accepted. The total estimated expenditures for 1940 by the roads commission for con­ struction were set at $56,700; for ma­ chinery, $20,000; superintendence, $5,- 000; maintenance, $173,235.53. The property committee was em­ powered to ask for tenders for a steel flag pole for the court house park; and the purchase of coal was left with that committee. The Huron Ratepayers and Trust- ees’ Association represented by Bert j Thompson, past president, and Mrs. R. Davidson, requested a grant of $50.; On the recommendation of the educa-! tion committee the grant was refused ! after Considerable debate. ' A grant of $50 requested by Inspec­ tor Game for display of school child.- ren’s work at the C.N.E. was author>- ized. No action was taken on the. re­ quest for grant by Huron Fruit Grow­ ers’ Association; nor $500 to* the Sea­ forth collegiate for the teaching, of ag­ riculture. The Children’s Shelter Committee* reported that the Children’s Aid offic­ er has now been moved to the Shelter, where a room has been equipped for the purpose. There are at present 16 child pro­ tection cases; 27 unmarried parents cases, and 58 children in care. Four children are in the Shelter, four in boarding houses, eight -under adoption probation, eight in wage homes, 32 in* free homes, one in a correction insti­ tution, and the whereabouts of one are' unknown. These children are visited’ at least twice a year and if necessary more often. (Continued on Page Six) •4 NAZIS DELIBERATELY BOMB OPEN FRENCH TOWN lag igpi - R.1 « With the sole purpose of spreading all that remains is Crumbling wreck- the Nazi bombers poured a deadly terror among civilians, Nazi bombers age. This town had ho military ob- blasted this open French town until jectives of any kind, but nevertheless, j bombs upon it. rain of high explosives and incendiary *