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FOR c/EANP 07101Ci/Y(1 r9NTRAIT OF IN(MYTCM1114' This Is the latest photo portrait of General Sir Bernard Montgomery, commander of the famous British Eighth Arm3 who drove Marshal Rommel's Afrika Korps from Egypt into the Tunisia. trap where it was captured. 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 DR. W. M. CONNELL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Phone 19 J. W. BUSHFIELD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Money To Loan Office - Meyer Block, Wingham .....101•1•010 W. A. CRAWFORD, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Located at the office of the late Dr. J. P. Kennedy. . Phone 150 Wingham J. H. CRAWFORD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Bonds, Investments & Mortgages Wingham Ontario DR. R. L. STEWART PHYSICIAN Telephone 29 SCOTT'S SCRAP BOOK By R. J. SCOTT EYELIDS mi. quicKER 1 4iitut ANY of~fi{o5E IN TAE. 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Italian river 85, Periods of time 36. Principle 38. Center 41. Coerce 45. Monster 46. Italian coin 47. Rugged mountain crest 19. Maker of tiles 50. Pertaining to kidneys 51. Volume of maps 62 African river 63. Prot:min DOWN 1, Not dirty 2. Century . rAmit . A 4 :Pr p II 1 i 19 ir 4 1... r in, 444 n 14 , 'hursday, June 3rd}, 1943 WINGHAM ADVANCVIIMS 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. WOMEN'S WORK IN WARTIME ENGLAND (Article No. 24) By Walter R. Legge The way the women ,of England are all working cannot but arouse the ,admiration of everyone. They are not only working in factories, or in the 'women's divisions of the armed forces, 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- 'silents 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 BridgeWALKERTON but they are acting as clerks in offices, banks, hotels, and stores, as bellboys, porters, guards on the railways, fire watchers, ticket collectors or conduc- tors on trams and buses, farm labour- ers, and even policemen. In America there is only one man in charge of a bus, and he collects tickets or fares, and acts both as chauffeur and conductor. In England all the, buses are built so that the chauffeur sits in a little compartment by himself, almost ovef the engine. If he were to collect the fares, the buses would all have to be rebuilt. The ticket collectors are all women, and so are many of the drivers. In the cities omnibuses have replac- ed trams years ago in most cases. Nearly all the conductors are women, and it is very hard work. Such a thing as paying the fare when entering a bus or tram is apparently unknown over there. They do not have a flat fare of two pence or three pence, but a graduated rate which may be any- thing from one penny up through all the halfpence to six or seven pence. This means that the women have to find out where you are going, calcu- late the fare, select the proper ticket from a large double bank of tickets which they carry on a holder, make change, and go through both decks of the bus, which means runnhig, continu- ously up and down the stairs, Usually the bus is crowded, which makes it that much more difficult for them. With so many strangers in England, they have to keep answering such questions as how to reach different points. They also have to watch where they are, call out the stops, signal to start and stop the bus, and make sure that some stranger does not go past his or her destination. The women on buses really work hard. A large number of women are doing fire watching duties, This usually means staying up all night and patrol- ling roofs and' alleys. When a Cana- dian looks over the skyline of English towns and cities, the first thing that strikes him is the appearance of the English roofs which are usually cut up with all kinds of turrets and chimney pots. Every building has anywhere up to a dozen or more of these chimney pots. They add con- siderably to the difficulties of properly patrolling the roofs. Ladders are often kept on the roofs so that any part can be quickly reached, This work is most important during raids. Prompt ,handling of incendiar- ies on these roofs makes the difference between little damage and staggering losses. About the time that the Bomber Press arrived in England, the Hon. Herbert Morrison made an appeal for many thousands of extra women fire watchers. There was a great deal of criticism at the time, as it was felt that this work was too hard and dangerous for women. But the ans- wer. was that more than double the .tunaber asked for volunteered. It showed the determination of the wo- men of England to do everything they could to help in war work. The following appeal appeared in the September issue of the parish mag- azine of St. Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol, "Without question the great- est material treasure in Bristol is St. Mary Redcliffe Church. I now ask the women of Bristol if they will help in guarding it' against fire. We want two, at least, and three better still, to be on duty every night. There is per- fectly possible work for women to do, and they will not be asked to attempt what only men can do. Women be- tween 17 and 50 will be welcomed, and if you arrange with a friend or friends to take on one night a week, you will be doing great service. Now is the time to strengthen our band of watch- ers before the winter begins." It must be remembered that in all probability, the women who take on this work will do it in addition to working at their regular occupation all day. „ At all the Air Force stations that we visited there were WAAF'S doing the cooking, washing the diams, wait- ing on table, operating the telephones and radio controls, and doing clerical and other work, Women appear to be doing nearly everything on the railways except driving the engines. Most of the guards at the stations are women, and they may also be seen handling trucks with express and baggage. Incidental- I ly, the traveller in England today is -expected to look after his own bag- gage, not only while on the trains, but • also in the hotels. The mobile canteens, so many ot which have been provided by various' organizations and municipalities in Canada,. South Africa, Australia and other parts of the British Common- wealth, are operated by women, and their heroism during each blitz will make a glorious story in history. The nursing profession has always been en honoured one ,and the nurses' in this war are .-upholding all then' traditions, It would be impoSsible to tell all the varied jobs that women in Eng- land are doing today in addition to those mentioned already, such as look- ing after babies, while their mothers are working in munition factories and _other places, collecting salvage, help- ing in canteens and soldiers' hostels, and, if unable to do anything else, entertaining troops in their own homes, The outstanding characteristics of the women of England today are their cheerful acceptance of added burdens, and their sincere desire to do some- thing to help, Above all they are a wonderful inspiration to their men. Without the efforts of the women, the story of the progress of the war might very probably have been entire- ly different today. FARMERS IN GREAT NEED OF HELPERS Students and Teachers Urged To Assist On Farms Or With Mun- itions Hon. Humphrey Mitchell, Minister of Labour, to-day appealed to school teachers and to students - - university, college, high school and lower sohool, to engage in farm work or other use- ful employment during the long sum- mer vacation this year. "Farmers will be in most urgent need of all the help they can get, all through the summer", the Minister said, "Other important war industries are also short of work- ers. Therefore, the Government confi- dently hopes that teachers and stud- ents_ wil not regard the closing down of the schools for the summer as a holiday this year, but rather that they will consider the time as giving them an oppoitunity to aid directly in solv- ing Canada's wartime labour problems. The nation will need all the help these people can give." Hon. Mr. Mitchell also pointed out that, in .view of labour shortages, farmers will have to exercise a good deal of ,patience when some teachers, students and others first begin work in agriculture. "With the shortage of fully qualified workers, all industries have had to take inexperienced peo- ple. Industrial plants have shown con- siderable patience and ingenuity in training workers who were new to the job. In order to develop the labour required from the materials available, it will be necessary that farmers do the same, Last year many farmers showed a good deal of patience in in- itiating persons not accustomed to farming. It is to be hoped and ex- pected that all farmers will this year give evidence of the same spirit." At the same time as he made these statements, Mr. Mitchell pointed out that National Selective Service is giv- ing attention to helping in absorbing into employment all teachers and stud- ents. Plans in effect will utilize the cervices of the Employment and Sel- ective Service Offices and are being carried out in co-operation with the Governments of the Provinces and the Canadian Teachers Federation. Students in medical and dental courses will continue their studies throughout the summer, while those in pure science courses are permitted to continue at some universities during the holidays, if they wish. This is part of the program to speed up the graduation of students in these cour- ses, as their services after graduation arc urgently needed. Under-graduates in pure and applied science, other than those continuing their studies, are be- ing directed wherever possible to sum- mer employment of an essential nature which will at the same time be of as- sistance to the students in their tech- nical training. Employment and Sel- ective Service Offices have received information from the Wartime Bur: eau of Technical Personnel at Ottawa, as to suitable types of employment, and each university has appointed a senior staff member as consultant to these Offices in doubtful cases, Other students, whether university or high school or lower school, will be' induced to accept employment in ag,- riculture where possible, or work in other industries of high priority where they do not go into agriculture. Arrangements have been made to lg , cate officials of local employment and Selective Service Offices at universit- ies and colleges for a limited period before the end of the academic terra to advise and direct students to sum- mer employment. Special arrangements have been, made under the Dominion Provincial Farm Labour Committees established to direct the farm labour program in each Province, to recruit students for farm employment during the summer vacation. For example, it i5 expect-_ ed that the Ontario Farm Service Force, financed under the Dominion-. Provincial farm labour agreement, will place thousands of students on farms this summer. Several of the Provin- ces, through their Departments of Ed- ucation, have permitted students to leave school before the. end of the term if they have secured a certain minimum standing to work on farms. Some provinces are adjusting the dat- es of the holiday period so that the holiday will coincide with the time of peak demand for seasonal farm help.