The Wingham Advance-Times, 1941-08-14, Page 2iu.ui.ji
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THE VITAL LAST BARREL
New developments in Canada are
•making Dominion citizens more and
more alive to the truth that this mod
ern world knows no front line. There
are phases of this war which must be
fought within the borders of Canada
— and must be won here. Canadians
are discovering that they can take part
in active warfare even while carrying
out their ordinary civilian lives. The
urgent necessity of cutting gasoline
and oil consumption drastically is an
other factor in bringing us that fuller
realization of the fact that we are all
in the war. The statement made some
time ago by A. G. Gardiner in John
Bull, now has a new meaning in this
country. He said: “The war will be
won by the side that has the last bar
rel of oil.” If we accept the truth in
this statement, we will find it just a
little easier to forego some of the com
fort and pleasure to be derived from
the operation of a passenger motor
car.
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CO-OPERATIVE ACTIVITY
INCREASES
One can go but few places in Can
ada where co-operative societies can-
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not be found. This form of activity
has been successful and unsuccessful
in waves, during the past number of
years. In the past few years, many
societies have made considerable head
way, The reason for this, no doubt, is
better management. The greatest
strides have been in the marketing of
farm products, this field apparently of
fering greater opportunities. For the
year ending July 31, 1940, there were
1,151 associations with 3,657 places of
business serving 462,296. These fig
ures apply only to farmers’ co-operat
ive organizations, Many other co-op
eratives are carrying on a successful
business. In the fish industry, a group
of men in Cape Breton have operated
a co-operative society with a great
measure of success. The headquarters
for this business is at Grand Etang.
A firm which conducted a canning
business there decided to cease opera
tions, so the fishermen decided to pro
tect their business by purchasing this
equipment. From this beginning they
branched into other co-operative vent
ures and now they can lobster, salmon,
operate stores, manufacture high grade
cod Jiver oil, ship boneless cod. We
saw their operation last month and
were much surprised at the business
like manner in which they do their
business. The manager informed us
that they could sell their output with
ease and that the price to the fisher-
was better than at other places on the-
island that do not have co-operatives.
As an example he said that last year
they average’d $1.70 for cod while a
few miles away the price was $1.20.
This year the price will be much bet
ter and the fishermen will benefit ev
en more. The manager, a Frenchman
with the Irish name of Dan Delaney,
strives to ship only first quality goods
and he says that this is the secret of
the success of their group effort.
The three stages of modern family
life are stated by a bachelor to be mat
rimony, acrimony and alimony.
NEWS
Air School Officer Dead
Flight Lieut. Charles Ewens, of the
Clinton Radio Aii School, died from
injuries received, in Clinton Hospital,
resulting from a motor accident which
occurred Friday on No. 4 highway
near Brucefield. His car left the pave
ment and ran along the right should
er of the road 110 or more feet/ then
went Into a ditch and struck a hydro
pole, breaking it- off in two places, The
officer received critical head injuries,
probably skull fracture, and concus
sion.
Attempted Jail Break at Goderich
An attempted break from Huron
County jail by Ralph J. Delduca and
Max Glassco, Windsor youths, was
frustrated early Friday by Jail Gov
ernor J. B. Reynolds, who floored
Glssco with a stiff uppercut to the jaw
\Vhile Turnkey Kip White held Del
duca. at bay with his revolver. The
scene of the battle between the offic
ials and prisoners was in the main
downstairs corridor after the men had
escaped from their cell block by
smashing a large padlock with a foot
length of pipe torn from the plumbing
of their cell block on the upper floor.
Glassco and Delduca are two of five
Windsor youths, all about 20 years of
age, being held on remand on a charge
of car theft at Hensall. They were ar
rested by London police two weeks
ago. They also are suspected of the
robbery of a Brussels butcher shop
and several service stations. An'in
vestigation is in progress into these
break-ins.
Goderich Youth Sentenced
'Allan Bowman, 19, Goderich, charg
ed with theft and perverting the course
of justice by giving police false infor
mation, was sentenced by Magistrate
J. A. Makins to two months in5 jail on
eahc count, the sentences to run con
currently. Bowman after his arrest
confessed to the theft of $92.15 and
two pair of shoes from the Agnew-
Surpass store in which he was employ
ed. Both the money and shoes were
recovered.
Free Vacation for County Clerk’s Son
Kenneth Miller, young son of Coun
ty Clerk N. W. Miller and Mrs. Miller,
and student of Clinton Collegiate, left
on Sunday for a two-'weeks’ compli
mentary camping out under auspices
of the Ontario Athletic Association,
one of §ix boys given the outing. Ken
was a member of the Clinton Midget
hockey team, champions, 1940-41.
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phone 136 Wingham
information received was a telegram
announcing that after the R.C.A1L
unit of which he is a member had par
ticipated in aerial operations on July
30 he was missing, along with other
members of the crew of the plane.—
Kincardine News.
Jaw Fractured and Arm Broken
Miss Grape Brock, daughter of Mr,
and Mrs. John Bro^, of Elimville, is
recovering from injuries received when
she fell from the seat of a tractor, the
wheel passing over her ..face and neck.
Grace was riding on the tractor with
her father and was bounced off the
seat when the machine struck some
obstacle. She threw her arm over her
head to protect herself, Her jaw was
broken in three places and both bones
in her right wrist were fractured. —
Exeter Times-Advocate.
Southampton Boy Killed in England
Southampton’s flag flew at half-
most in honor of the nierpory of Sergt.
Howard Webster, native-born South
ampton boy, a member of the R.C.A.F.
who was killed in a flying accident at
Lauheerot, North Wales, on July 28th.
Harriston Tax Collector Injured
Mr. ®J. J. Lavery, assessor and tax
collecter for the Town of Harriston,
broke his hip. Mrs. Lavery had climb
ed to the attic which is (being rewired,
a light ladder being used to reach the
floor above, Mr. Lavery later attempt
ed to climb the ladder, it broke and
he fell to the floor. He realized his leg
Was injured and by effort managed to
reach a. chair. Mrs. Lavery \vas trap
ped in the attic and it was about half
an hour before she was able to attract
at'tenion.—Harriston Review. ,
Fell from Pa(ny, Broke Arm
Gordon Dickison, young son of
and Mrs. Wm. Dickison, had the mis
fortune of breaking his left arm just
below the elbow. Gordon was riding
Douglas Alton’s little pony and in
some manner fell off the le'ft side of
the anirqal. In the tumble the fracture
resulted.—Teeswater News.
Mr.
Walkerton Graduate in Bagdad
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. McPherson,
Moncton, near Listowel, received
of
a
cable last week from their son, Gerald
McPherson, stating that , he was safe
in Bagdad and was at present connect
ed with the Embassy in that city. Ger
ald is a graduate of the Walkerton
High Shcool.
Asks Jury Trial
Melvin Rennie, of Listowel, who el
ected trial by jury on three counts of
theft by conversion, will be tried at
the next sittings of the general ses
sion of peace. He appeared before
Magistrate J. A. Makins, Stratford.
Rennie is alleged to have collected
certain sums qf money from district
general merchants in payment for
goods supplied them by a London
wholesale grocery firm, and failed to (
account for the money.
Clinton Licenses Taxis
Clinton Council has passed a by-law
to license operators of taxis and own
ers of motor vehicles who make a
charge for transportation of passeng
ers. The fee is placed at $25 and $10
for each additional vehicle.
Gave Chum Black Eye
Clayton Anderson, Dungannon, in
flicted a black eye on his former
school chum, Jim Errington, and was
given suspended sentence on payment
of costs on a charge of assault. Err-
ington’s black eye cost Anderson $32
including a doctor's bill.
Boy Escaped When Horses
‘Wrecked His Wagon
While stook threshing on the farm
of Frank Rithby, his eldest son, Grant,
aged seven years, was on his little wa
gon on the gangway of the harn, when
his wagon started down the gangway
and ran into a team of horses with a
load of grain. The horses kicked and
smashed the little wagon, but Grant
was thrown clear of the horses adn
was only bruised.
REMEMBER: The slower
you drive, the more you
save!
Gas burned up while standing still totals a
staggering gallonage. 'So never leave your car
— even* for a few minutes — with the motor
running. It's just as easy to switch it off and
save gasoline. Remember your 50/50 Pledges *
don't let your motor idle.
General Sansom is a “Herring Chok
er”, born and reared in New Bruns
wick, son of Major John Edwin San-
spm of Stanley. Coming from a long
line of military ancestors, it was only
natural that he should join his local
Militia Unit at an early age. He was
commissioned in the Stanley Company
of the 71st York* Regiment in 1907 at
the age of 16.
Through public ami High School
and working as an engineer in On
tario when war broke out, Sansom vol
unteered for service with his 'old regi
ment and proceeded to England as a
Lieutenant in the 12th Battalion. ,Af-
er a period of instructional duty in
England, he crossed to France in 1916
with the 11th Brigade Machine Gun
Company. Following the So’mme bat
tles in France, he organized the 16th
Canadian Machine Gun Company
Number of Fires
Damage that may run as high as
$10,000 was caused late Thursday af
ternoon when the large barn, driving
shed and residence of Joseph Ryan,
1% miles southwest of . Dublin, was
destroyed by fire. It is believed the
loss was partially covered by insur
ance.
Fire removed ar. Egmondville land
mark when the frame building, in the
early days of the village occupied by
the late Joseph McGee as a store and
residence, was completely destroyed.
A vacant fram dwelling in Egmond
ville, owned by Mrs. John Dale, Mc-
Killop township, was completely des
troyed by fire.’. The house was recent
ly vacated by Gordon Cook and Lou
Nigh of Egmondville wras preparing to
move in within the next few days.
There was no furniture in the housb
at the time.
Fire said to have come from the
blower of a threshing machine Thurs
day completely destroyed a large barn
on the farm of Ross McFee, of the
Colbofne-West Wawanosh boundary,
east of Nile., The threshing machine,
property of William J. Watson, a nei
ghbor of Mr. McFee, was also des
troyed, Stook threshing was in pro
gress, and two more loads would have
completed the season’s work.
A Prisoner ill Germany
After several weeks of suspense, Mr.
and Mrs. George Robertson, whose
son, Seageant Harry Robertson, of the
R.C.A.F,, was reported missing in a
flight operation over Germany, receiv
ed the, welcome word that their son is
a pirsoner of war in Germany,—Tara
Leader,
Constable Taylor Honoured
Co-Unty and provincial constables in
Huron gathered at the home of newly-
married Provincial Constable Frank
Tavlor, Clinton. They presented him
with an occasional chair. — Seaforth
Huron Expositor.
Serious Arm Fracture
Lorraine,’ the seven-year-old. daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weber, of
the 5th concession of Carrick, met
with a very serious and painful acci
dent. She fell off a fence onto a pile
of stones, alighting on her right el
bow. X-ray examination showed that
a fracture extended from a point two
inches above the elbow and extending
down into the joint.*—Mildmay Gazette
MINUTE MINIATURES
Brief Backgrounds in the Careers of
Canada’s Captains in War
Headquarters in Ottawa; A.A. & Q.
M,G., Regina; G.S.O. 1, Montreal and
Director of Military Training, Defence
Headquarters. He was in this Ottawa
appointment when the present hostil
ities broke out.
General Sansom went overseas in
December, 1939, with General McNau
ghton as his Assistant Adjutant and
Quarter-master General in the 1st Di
vision. When General Crerar returnecl
to Ottawa as Chief of the General
■Staff, General Montague succeeded
him as Officer Commanding, Canadian
Military Headquarters, London, with
General Sansom as Deputy-Adjutant
General.
'When it was1 decided to form a 3rd
Division, Canada speculated on who
would lead it with a human, dramatic
interest somehow reserved for the ac
tive services only. “Sansom’s got the
3rd'' was repeated with satisfaction on
all sides after the press release of Oc
tober 22nd last. On March 4th, 1941,
he was transferred from the 3rd Divis
ion to command Canada’s 1st Armour
ed Division. Looking down from
above, officers senior to General San
som in his past career say of him, “He
draws work out of people. He makes
a wonderful instructor from every
point of view, possesses great know
ledge and has an extraordinary way
of imparting it to others.” “He has no
conceit,” says another voice,
knows how to be decent to officers and
men under him, and is never a bully,
for all he establishes excellent disci
pline.”
The 3rd Division’s training has vast
ly benefitted by General Sansom's ex
perience in England. He played his
part in Canada’s nearest brush to ac
tion, as it fell to this lot, during the
illness of General Pearkes, to prepare
the 2nd Brigade for operations in Nor
way but the operations for which the
Canadians were earmarked were can
celled as the troops were ready to em
bark.
General Sansom has learned the sec
ret of combining hard work and relax
ation, stays fit and jolly with a touch
Of humor that is a symbol of strength
in really bad times.
A Spaniard, an American and a
Sotsrpan were discussing what they,
would do if they awoke one morning
to ^discover that they were million
aires.
The' Spaniard said he would build
a bull ring.
The American said he would go
travelling ajl around the country and
have a good time.
The Scotsman said he would go to
sleep, again to see if he could make an
other million.
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COLONEL E. W. SANSOxM, D.S.O.
who is ,in command of the Canadian
Armoured Division.J
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which he commanded with the 4th Di
vision until the formation of the Can
adian Machine Gun Corps in 1918 and
the end of the war found him com
manding the 1st Battalion Canadian
Machine Gun Corps. He was awarded
the D.S.O. and mentioned in-dispatch
es for general distinction on Active
Service.
. After the war, Sansom was appoint
ed to the command of the Royal Can
adian Machine Gun Brigade, organiz
ed as a unit of the Permanent Force.
After the disbandment of this unit in
1923 he commanded the Machine Gun
Wing of the Small Arms School at
Connaught near Ottawa.
He graduated from the Army Staff
College, Camberley, England, in 1925
where he trained under Field Marshall
Lord Ironside and that well-known
British authority on the employment
of armorued formations, General Full
er. On his return to Canada he held
a wide range of responsible posts in
cluding G.S.O. 2 at Halifax and in
the Directorate of Military Training at
Major-General EftieSt William Sail*
som, iXS.O.i Officer Comriiandbig
Canada's First Armoured Division
Major-General Ernest William Sam
som# D.S.O., commands Canada’s 1st
Armoured Division, slated to proceed
overseas during 1941, A man’s mao
and "pukka Staff Walla” to old im
perial Army ranks, he is considered
tibsefvet Missing
Sergeant-Observer MacKinnon Jar
rell, of Armow, is missing as a result
of operations overseas, according to
word received by his parents, Mr, and penai army ran«s, «e is c<
Mrs. George Jarrell. So far the only Jan ideal division eommander,
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“My Harry seems so happy over there—when the announcer said ‘would you
like to say a few words to the little woman'; back home’—he just laughed
and laugheH—”
Registration Dates
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Auguit 25
FACULTY OF ARTS
September 2p, 21, 23
FACULTY OF PUBLIC HEALTH
September 22
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