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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1943-04-01, Page 7Thursday, Apra ist., 1943 WRITTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE ,,wEEK Y NEWSPAPERS OF CANADA 411M GREENBLAT, Editor at the.SUN SWIFT CURRENT s.ASKATCHEwAN '44 EXPERT "Poor Heat" Complaints With Hot 4ir'Furnuce Equipment ALLY' .5A,Li.lE5 Do 41: E.wow4 1K YOUR lM4aiLE41104. AVYARCIME111. 40e4TY 00400 Arms mAY.z sPEratsr Business and Professional Directory WELLINGTON FIRE Insurance ,Company Est. 1840 An all Canadian Company which has faithfully served its policy holders for over a century . Head Office - Toronto H. C. MacLean Insurance Agency Wingham .111111.1.11. one day, they saw a number of small boats that made many trips across the Channel to bring back that army. Similar boats were shown in the film "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 most 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 0 DR. W. M. CONNELL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Phone 19 J. W. BUSHFIELD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Money To Loan Office - Meyer Block, Wingham DR. R: L. STEWART PHYSICIAN Telephone .29 A. H. McTAVISH, B.A. Teeswater, Ontario Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public and Conveyancer Office: Gofton House, Wroxeter every Thursday afternoon 1.30 to 4.30 and by appointment- Phone -- Teeswater 120J. Frederick A. Parker OSTEOPATH Offices: Centre St., Wingham Osteopathic and Electric Treat- ments, Foot 'technique. Phone 272. Wingham. W. A. CRAWFORD, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Located at the office of the late Dr.. J. P. Kennedy. Phone 150 Wingham HARRY FRYFOGLE Licensed Embalmer and Funeral Director Futniture and Funeral Service Ambulance Service Phones: Day 109W. Night 109J. 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Negative reply 14 ;7 -24 • 19 20 21 :..1:.2 //:" 26 27 29 7 3 0 z;31 3 35 A3 4 47 45 46 4 6 1 14.9 sz 3 5 4 d INTERVIEW WITH CHAIRMAN was at ease just a seeond after being ushered into his. office. Donald Gordon, Chairman of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board at 41 years ,of age, a big, dark man,. wearing heavy glasses, but with a twinkle in his eyes and a soft Scotch accent in his speech kinda dominates the room, the big piles of papers and documents on his desk, and you like him right . away. I thought, in this last article you'd like to know something about the -"Ilan who pulls the strings that juggle your living these days. But he didn't .4•0•4:•:m~ want to talk about himself. He'd just flown in from Van- couver, was buSier than heck and said, after a little plain gossip "Fire ahead, ask me questions," So I did. I had a few things in my mind that I know DONALD you have had un- GORDON answered, too. So `take has answers, not mine. "What, in a nutshell, are the bene- fits to citizens in general from the /iv Wartime Prices and Trade Board?" I asked, and he replied. I' made actual notes. "The savings to con- sumers of the country can roughly be estimated at $350,000,000, and to the taxpayers as a whole a similar amount in the costs of the war to date, That's cash, but there is a. much greater sav- ing in human terms, for if inflation were to rear its ugly head, money -could not measure the human misery, to say nothing of the effectiveness of -our, part in the. United Nations' war against Hitler and the Japs." Co-operation In Switch From Peace To War To my questions if disadvantages had cropped up, he admitted some had, but they were inherent in the switch from 'a peacetime •to wartime econ- omy, and none that cannot be worked -out with the ,co-operation of primary producers, industry and consumers. Maybe I tried to stymie him when. I asked if Controls, such as price ceilings, would -stay after the war., permanent or temporary, "That," he said, "will be matter of government policy and, in the final -analysis • for the people themselves." ' I wanted elaboration. Supposing the war lasts two or three years more? -"Insofar as price control is concern- ed, it is • the creature of government, but it will also depend, argely, upon, the futtO form of the war itself and how Canada can best fit into an ef- fective part in the offensive. If, for instance, parts of conquered Europe shohld be opened up, we would need to feed starving millions. That might be one thing. If WS' tools for an of- fensive, that's another matter. We can only take such action as may be justified by the day-to-day develop- ments. It's obvious that all of us must be ready to give up much of what we have been used to, and in even measure, if we are to be honest with ourselves in the deMands for a total .war effort." , • "Would you mind answering me if I ask whether there is. any political interference in your setup?". Even his mustache bristled as he answered one word, "None." What About Subsidies? I wanted, his say-so on subsidies. You know us people back in the country are liable to think they help the big shot, and are designed for that purpose. He put me behind the eight- ball by saying this: "As a matter of fact, subsidies are of relatively greater help to the little fellow than the big shot you speak of. The big fellow is generally in a stronger financial position, and could weather the storms, but if subsidies Were not paid to the little fellows they would be the first to fall by the way- side. Subsidies are paid and designed mainly for two purposes: one, to as- sure a stable cost of living and second- ly to assure a supply of essential goods. These are handled in what can definitely be said in the interests of, the' entire population. They are paid in no case to increase profits, and the strictest accounting is made through- out." That dominating figure of a man leaned over his desk as he spoke as seriously and earnestly,- I thought, to me as to Mr. Ilsley, Then I wanted to know if his surveys show that More compulsion is necessary or are people co-operating with the administration, "We have the finest co-operatoin imaginable front the rank and file of Canadian people," he declared, this connection we are the envy of our neighbours and our friends across the sea, True, some selfish interests appear from time to time, but we can- not permit any deviation in the policy laid down by the government, A few others", and a mighty few, he made it plain) "try to beat the game, but we have one standard remedy for them and that is recourse to the courts of the land, What happens then is the responsibility of the judiciary.". "No amount of compulsion in a democratic country," Mr. Gordon pointed out, "can equal in .effectiveness the co-operation of • a people such as ours acting of their own volition with enlightenment anti--understanding," "We Have Done Our Best" The chairman assured Me he was aware that an. organization like the WartiMe Prices and Trade Board, run by ordinary human beings, had made mistakes and has its shortcomings; and here he pointed a really big index. finger at me," "We have done our best, all of us." He was .sure that the anti- inflation policy of the government has, at heart, the best long run interests of the -wage earning class. To wreck that policy, or to make its administra- tion impossible, is an act he considers one of self-destruction. Well, you readers out in the country can take it or leave it. Mr. Gordon says Canada has made economic history- by demonstrating that inflationary effects ofwaCcan be controlled. But he is determined as long as he has anything to do with it, that to prove it can be done is not sufficient. The policy must be seen through. To do so, in his opinion, there can be no 'Weakening on any one of five points, namely: the fiscal policy (money to you) calling for maximum taxation and borrowing; the price ceiling; salary and wage stabil- ization; control-and rationing of sup- plies as found necessary, and the direc- tion of manpower to essential uses. Farmers and Inflation And here I asked the question important to these articles. How a-bout th e_ belief among some that farmers constitute the one group who could, benefit from inflation? Here is his answer: "Those who hold this belief seldom advocate inflation open- ly but we hear it argued that under inflation agricultural prices would rise faster than the prices of goods or supplies needed for farm consumption. No one can say positively whether this would happen or- not, and I fervently hope we never have the op- porttmity of finding out. We do know, however, -that the last time the experi- ment was tried, in 1914-1920, every.- one suffered eventually and farmers, guess, the most heavily of all," The Chairman feels, we are not pay- ing a heavy price to avoid the disaster of inflation. It takes only, in his mind, teamwork and organization. And so I left him, 'Twas short as inter- views go, but maybe there is a thought for you and I in it. saw it as smooth as it was then. Surely that was a miracle to qua the passage of the Israelites, through the Red Sea, It is frequently remarked that th way in which St. Paul's 'Cathedral in London escaped total destruction is a miracle, There is no doubt that the Germans tried hard to destroy it, The bomb damage around this cathedral includes some of the . worst in Eng- land, It is one of the first places visited by strangers looking for bad- ly damaged areas, . Everything is demolished for many blocks all around. The cathedral now towers up in plain view from all angles, whereas it formerly was closely surrounded by buildings. 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 convictilon that the way in which St. Paul's has escaped destruction is really a miracle, It did not escape entirely however, Two bombs actually struck the -build- ing and another was removed from the grounds just outside before it explod- ed. The first bomb struck just over the High Altar and brought down blocks of masonry weighing from one to two tons. These entirely destroy- ed the Altar and the pavement. 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 cathedral is studied, and the bombs which fell on it taken into consideration, it is no wonder that everyone remarks that it a miracle that St. Paul's is still standing. Viscount Halifax has said, speaking of St. Paul's, "Two years ago it was hemmed in by offices, shops, and commercial buildings of every kind. All these have now crumbled into dust and ashes tinder Nazi bombs, and to- day 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 con- fused mass of buildings has gone; the rubbish has gone, but what really matters remains." The vicious raids on the peaceful city of Bath where there were no war industries or anything of military 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 WITH hot air heat, cold rooms IT are generally the result of 1MProper air circulation within the room. The heated air should flow into the rooms through reg- isters and the chilled air from the rooms should flow back to the furnace for reheating through separate registers and ducts. If this air circuit is broken, or if the cross section area of the pipes carrying cold air from the ropm is not equal to the e..ess section area of the warm air pipes, the result will probably be cold rooms, or drafts on the floors. Hot air registers are always placed in inside walls. This is important. Cold air returns are located on outside walls, usually underneath bay windows or near outside doors, These are flush with the floor and permit the cold air to flow through attached ducts back to the furnace for re- heating. In the case of a pipeless furnace, there is only one hot air register, this is centrally lo- cated in the first floor in such a manner as, to evenly distribute the heated air throughout all the rooms of the house. Warm air furnaces should be located as near the center of the basement as possible and fa- voring the coldest side of the house. This is done to equalize warm air distribution upstairs. To aid in this, where warm air ducts are installed, turn dampers are placed in the ducts and these can be manually operated so that just the right amount of heat is furnished to all the rooms. Cold air return ducts should connect into the base of the fur- nace shell below grate level, CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. American dian 5. Eot and dry 9. Port 10. Tonicity 12. Malt beverages 13. Skin disorder 14. Like a pig 16. Pale 17. Leavening agent 19. Prescription term 22. Noah's boat 23. Decorated letter 26. Measure of capacity 28. Ointment 30.Particle 31. Well-behave 32. Subside , 34. Weird 35. Weight of, India 88. Carton 38. Sum up 39. Hillside dugouts 41, Images of! worship 44. Lukewarni 48..Chinese,' dynasty, 49. Peel 150. Kind of nut 52. Nickname; 53. Abound Ti ,j4. -Trees DOW* 1. Circle oeJ light Acroes S. Vexations, 4. Al home' 19. doet tto! tt. CoeXr4 otherwise they may act wenn. air leaders, hindering the, air cir- culation. In the living quarters, fur- niture ox rugs should never be placed in such a position so that they. .totally or partly cover the openings of warm or cold air registers, as this will restrict. circulation of air and cause a bottled up condition within the room and unsatisfactory beat. For extra comfort, make sure the water pan on the furnace al- ways contains water, This water slowly evaporates and is used for humidification. -If this pan goes dry or accumulates dirt, subsequent heating is liable to throw odors into the rooms and cause a generally unpleasant dry condition. Check this water pan "Occasionally. You will find it adds greatly to comfort and economy of operation. In the case of fumes or gas odors upstairs, immediately look for leaks in the furnace. Often these can be corrected with the application of furnace cement but if they prove of a more seri- ous nature call your fuel dealer or heating contractor. He can tell you if it is necessary to have the furnace thoroughly cleaned and resealed. All furnaces should be gone over periodically to check on gas leaks. Warm air heat is a very satis- factory method of heating if the equipment is properly installed. Warm air furnaces are now being extensively used' in new homes and with the addition of blowers, humidifiers and filters, make economical winter air con- ditioning units. (21) (formerly the Gray Friars), St. Nick-. olas Cole Abbey, on. Victoria St.; St. Mary Somerset, on Upper Thames St.; St.James Garlick Hythe; St. Vedas, in Foster .Lane; St. Lawrence Jowry; St. Giles Cripplegate; St. Brides, and. many others, and in -nearly every case- the towers or steeples are still stand- ing. The same thing can be seen in, Bristol (where twenty-eight churches have been destroyed) and in Bath, Portsmouth 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 they may receive Divine aid to oevrcome the barbarians who would destroy the temples of God. The miracles described are only a very few of those that are to be seen in all parts of Britain today. Know ye not that we are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?-I Corinthians 3:16. 0 * 0 * Never let us be discouraged with ourselves, It is not when we are con- scious of our faults that we are the most wicked; on the contrary, we are less so. - Fenelon, 4440116,4.75494.1/444.9. ....454.1Kryjet wINGHANI ADVANcE-VMV,S THE BOMBER PRESS IN' GREAT BRITAIN Another in a series of articles written by W. R. Legge and C. V. Charters, who represented the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association in a recent tour overseas, WARTIME MIRACLES IN BRITAIN (Article No. 20) By Walter R. Legge "There are miracles around us on every hand, but in this materialistic age we do not recognize them as such", was the remark passed during a conservation with an officer in Eng- land-. The truth of this remark be- comes 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 foresaken us, yet even in those darkest hours miracles were be- ing performed. It was a miracle that the Germans did not invade England immediately after Dunkirk; it was a miracle that Hitler attacked Russia instead of Eng- land; 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 1 MONUMENTS at first cost Having our factory equipped with the most modern machinery for the exe- cution of high-class work, we ask you to see the largest display, of monu- ments of any retail factory in Ontario. All finished by sand blast machines. We import our granites from the Old Country quarries direct, in the rough. You can, save all local deal- ers' agents' and middleman profits by seeing us. E. J. Skelton & Son at West End Bridge-WALKERTON where they did little damage. We were told this while looking over the city from, Beachen 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 seen. Bristol Cathedral stands prac- tically unscathed, although buildings all around have been damaged. , Our hotel, next door to it, lost 100 rooms. St. Mary Redeliffe church, of which Queen Elizabeth in 1574 said, "The fairest, goodliest, and most famous parish church in England," has also had a miraculous escape front serious damage while buildings all around it have been battered beyond recogni- tion. A famous landmark in Bristol was the Leaning Tower of the Temple Church, which was built in 1145, and which was four feet out of perpendic- ular. The church and all the buildings around it have been destroyed, 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 out- side of the dome of St. Paul's cathe- dral can be seen at least ten churches in the vicinity that have been destroy-. including St. Mary (Bow Church) Cheapside, Christ Church, Newgate, ,