The Wingham Advance-Times, 1945-02-22, Page 3Flier Killed 13y Gestapo
Peterborough, — The parents of
W0,1 Griffin Young of Peterborough
said they had been informed. by the
R.C.A.P, that their son is believed to
have been killed last Aug. 25 when the
German Gestapo massacred the entire
white prisoner personnel in a mixed
white-and-aegrolprison carp..
Winnipeg Workers For Ontario
Winnipeg, — The Winnipeg gificq,
of Selective Service started recruiting
1,000 workers for Ontario war industry
centres, it was announced in Ottawa
that the movement from here would
include about 500 men 'and 500 women.
It will not be en masse, 400 are re-
quired at Nobel, Ont.
Bataan Falls To Allies
Manila, — Bataan has been captured
by the American accomplishing in
a little more than two weeks what it
took Japan more than three months to
do in 1942. A communique announced
the regaining of the historic peninsula
where hundreds of Americans died be-
fore survivors were forced by lack of
arms and food to capitulate oti Rpril
9, 1942.
German Financier Making
Peace Bid? •
New York, — The recurring rumor
that Dr, lijalmar Schacht was putting
out peace feelers in Germany's behalf
cropped up again in a French press
agency report which the Federal Com-
munications CommissiOn circulated.
The French dispatch said Schacht,
German financier had reached Switzer-
land and there were "certain reports"
that he "is believed to be trying to
establish contact with neutral- and Al-
lied perSonages in an attempt to nego-
tiate a German surrender."
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Upper Oder River, and, Berlin admitted
that other Soviet forces had toppled
the Central Oder stronghold ofCros-
sen, 03 miles southeast of the capital.
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IVIeNaugItton To Attend Nominations
Whitewood, Sask,—S, H. Miskinian,.
President of the .Qu'Appelle. Constitu.-!
ency Liberal Association, said that De-
fence Minister•McNaoghtort has advis-
ed the association that he will a.ttend.
a. federal nominating convention . at
Grenfell„, Sask., March. 15.
New Type U-Boat Off Halifax
London, — The German Transocean
Agency claimed that Usboats equip-
ped with a new device, the air Shaft,
had been known to stay under water
for more than ,10 weeks without once
surfacing., •
Kitchener Pilot Fined uoct
Guelph, — Andrew McKimmon, of
Kitchener, was fined $100 and cbsts
when he was convicted on three charg-
es laid in connection with flying an
unlicensed aircraft.
Name Infantry Battalions in . Push
With the 1st Canadian"' Army in
Germany, — The names of eight Cana-.
dian infantry' battalions which have
been engaged in the early, iphaaes of
the 1st Canadian Army's 'winter of-
fensive were released for publication,
They were: The Calgary Highland-
ers, • Le Regiment de Maisonneuve,
Montreal, the Regina Rifles, the North
Shore. (New Brunswick) Regiment,
Newcastle, N, Be Le Regiment De La
Chaudiere, Lake Megantic, Que., The
Queen's Own Rifle's of Canada, xo'
ronto, the Highland Light Infantry of
Canada, Galt, the Stormont, Dundas
and Glengarry -Highlanders, Cornwall.
Subs Bag 31 Jap Ships
Washington, — United States sub-
marines operating in Far,Eastern
waters have sunk 31 more enemy ves-
sels, including a. converted light
cruiser, a converted gunboat and an
escort vessel; it was announced. The
conimuniquela figures boosting to
1,020 the total of Japanese vessels of
all types which have fallen prey to
American submarines.
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Reich Controlled By Martial Law
London,—Hitler and Himmler im-
posed martial law upon virtually all
- Germany and poised the executione'r's
axe with a decree establishing courts-
martial to 'handle ruthlessly" anyone
Who shirks the Nazi death -struggle.
Canadian Army Assisted by R.A.F.
London, — R.A.F, heavy bomber's
roared -tO the support of the 1st Can-
adian Army • offensive southeast of
Kleve, bombing the communications
hub of Wesel as part of an three-
pronged aerial assault by perhaps
1,700 heavy bombers at Gerthany. Al-
together Germany was scoured by
more than 3:500 Allied planes. s
Jap Transport' With.PriSoners Sunk •
Appleton, Wis., Sgt, Avery E.
Wilber, 32, of Navarino; Wis., said
here that , a Japanese transport cram-
med with 1,800 AMerican prisoners of
war was sunk by a submarine October
24, 1944, and that as far as he was
able,to learn, lie and four others were
`the only survivors
Poles In London Make Threat
London, — ,Tomasz Arcisteoosici,
.premier of the Polish Government in
London, declared that Poland will
"never surrender to slavery and a new.
partition done her by the Allies," and
expressed indignation •at the suggestion
that his adininistration was without
power to act,
Tokyo:. Bombed 'Prom Carriers
Guam, ---- A powerful battleShip and
aircraft carrier force poured more than
1,20,0 Helleats, Helldivers and Aveng-
er planes at 'Tpkyo while warships and
army planes shelled and bombed is-
lands to the south, The bombardment
continued the second day,
Breslau Encircled
London, Russian troops fought
their way into, the edge of Breslau, en-
circling that big Silesian' capital on 'the
Hun Spies. To Hang
New York, — William Curtis Cole-
pangh, an American whom, the prose-.
cution called "a double-crossing trai-
tor," and Erich 1Gimpel, his German
accomplice, were convicted as. Nazi
spies and sentenced to die-by banging.
The charges against them were.: They
violated the law of war by secretly
landing behind defence lines fiorri a
submarine; they acted as spies in viola-
tion 'of the 82nd Article -of War and
I they conspired to commit . espionage
and sabotage.
Churchill Spoke At Athens
Athens, — Prime Minister Churchill
told a crowd of 25,000 persons massed
in Constitution Square that "the free-
dom, prosperity and happiness of the
Greek people is dear to all nations of
the British Commonwealth and. Em-
pire. He called 'on his way back from
the Big-3 Conference at Yalta.'
ORANGEVIRE MAN
HOLDS INVENTION
And Canadian and United States Pat-
ents for Weed DestrOying Attach-
ment for Farm. Implements
(Orangeville „Banner)
• 'Six years labor by Mr. H. J,
Lary; Oratigeville, toolmaker and de-
signer, on an invention that every.
farmer is waiting for, has resulted in
conipleted 'blueprints and the acqui,
sition of Canadian and American
patents for weed destroying attach,
mont for plows. A. model of Mr, Ma-
Lary's creation will be constructed in
the near future and, when materials
are available, the inventor plans to
build his machines on a large scale in
Orangeville,
The weed destroying attachment re-
lates to a method of and means for
cultivating the soil in the growing of
crops, and comprises the provision of
burner apparatus for attachment to an
agricultural implement, such as a plow.
From experiments, Mr, McLary has
ascertained that a very efficient method
of destroying weeds and conditioning
soil is to subject the ground to the
intense heat of a blow torch while it is
being plowed. This completely cle-
troys weeds as they are uprooted anti
is particularly efficacious in killing
twitch graSs,. which is most difficult
to eradicate. Also, it is effective in
killing insects and their larvae, and
results in a betterment of the soil with
the assurance that it is virtually free
of weeds and their seeds.
He found that best results were ob-
tained by using a burner at, the front
-of the plow and another at the rear,
the front one being arranged to throw
a, flame directly on the/land in close
proximity to the point of the plow-
sharee and the other being arranged to
throw a flame on the turned soil of the
furrow.
The invention includes suitable blow-
torch apparatd-s for treating the soil in
this manner. This comprises suspend-
ed burners having downward directed
nozzles to which 'hydrocarbon fuel is
delivered under high pressUre, as from
.a tank in which air pressure is built
up by a compressor. The burners
have a preheating coil and are protect-
ed against injury by encompassing
guards. They are yieldably mounted
by pivotal arms stressed by springs
so as to swing backward to clear an
obstruction, such as a stone.
WESTFIELD
(Intended for last week)
Mrs, W. A. Campbell visited last
week with her daughter, Miss Jean
Campbell and other friends of IGode-
rich.
The Y. P. met on Wednesday even-
ing with 17 present. The meeting was
led by Arnold Cook,• with Phyllis
Cook at the piano. Scripture lesson
was read .:from St. Matt. 5th chapter,
by Pearl Jamieson. Prayer by Winni-
fred Campbell folloWed by the Lord's
grayer in unison: A splendid Bible
contest was prepared and conducted
by Graeme .McDowell, Plans were
Made for a Valentine social. The
meeting closed with the Mizpah bene-
diction. Social activities were enjoy-
ed.
The ,Farm Forum was held on -Mon-
day evening at the home of M'r. and
_liras. Douglas Campbell, with 31 adults
Old 5 children -present:. At this meet-
ing the groups discussed "Are Com-
modity Exchanges necessary. The
social activities in charge of Raymond
Redmond and W. F. Campbell took the
form of stump -speeches, Some of
which were:" The Pioneer Mother";.
"Bread Baking"; "New labor savers";
What to do with the Germans after
the war"e. "My Hobby";' "Community
Friendship"; What our houses will be
like after the war", etc. The singing
of the National Anthem brought the
activities to an end, Lunch was serv-
ed. The Forum will be held next
Monday evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Norman McDowell,
Messrs W. F. Campbell and R. R.
Redmond were Goderich visitors on
Tuesday, • .
A Red 'Cross quilting Wa.?i held last
Thursday at the home of Mrs. Fred J.
Cook when three quilts were complet-
ed. A pot luck Supper was served.
On 'Tuesday of this week a Red Cross
quilting was held at the borne of Mrs.
Wm. Cartier when two quilts were
completed, A pot luck tea was served.
Pte. Harold Bosnian of Ipperwaslt,
spent the week-end with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ma Bosnian.
Congratulations are extended to Mr,
and 'Mrs. J, L. McDowell, who on
Tuesday, February 13th, celebrated
their 33rd wedding anniversary. Mr,
and Mrs. Bert Vincent of Belgrave
were their guests for the day;
The following is a report of the
articles completed by the Westfield
unit of the Auburn Red Cross ending
December 1044; Quilts: 23, pyjamas,
33 pair, Women's nighties 20, dresses
10, socks, 10 pair, Helmets 6,
• By Helen Marsh
FIGHTING. THE WAR WITH
PAINT
Canada and- Germany are at war
with each other—but both of them
have a common enemy, the weather.
This is the enemy that tans wood,
rusts steel and. upsets precision instru-
ments.
In the Paint Lab' of the National
Research Council at Ottawa the effect
of years of wind and rain may be
achieved in a few days, thanks to elab-
orate modern scientific apdaratus de-
vised to duplicate the ravages of
weather. The result? In many cases,
paint does the trick, and new kinds
of paint and new methods of applying
it are being used every clay.
A typical paint problem arose when
the shortage of steel made it necessary
to build non-armoured army trucks
partly of wood. Both the wood and
the steel had to be,protected _from the
weather, and also from each other. A
process was devised by which the wood
and the steel were treated separately
before being joined. 'Then a final
coat of paint over both steel and wood
did the 'trick,
Canadian Hell-Diver
The most powerful dive bomber in
the world today—the Curtiss Hell-
Diver—is being produced by two Can-
adian aircraft factories. One•• of every
four .of these vicious planes—being
turned out for the benefit of the Jap-
anese—is Canadian-made, As fast as
a fighter, and big enough to carry over
1,800 lbs. of bombs, the Curtiss Hell-
Diver is able to land on the smallest
aircraft carrier. Attention Hirohito!
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Less Wheat, Please
With the year's wheat statistics in,
Members of the Dominion-Provincial
Agricultural Conference met recently
in Ottawa, and recommended that
Canada reduce its wheat acreage by
800;000 acres in 1945, and increase
its coarse grain acreage to provide feed
reserves for livestock.
The reason? Canada's wheat stock-
pile stands at 550 million bushels, and
in spite of the fact that the Argentine
1944 crop is only two-thirds of its
average 1932-1941 crops, 'and that of
Australia less than 'a third, Agricul-
tural leaders feel that there is plenty
of wheat on hand to.meet any demands
made on it,
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Jungle Fighting Studied
It's.certainly not a Cook's tour being
enjoyed by a party of Canadian offic-
ers, but they are covering just as much
ground! For four months they have
been in India and Burma, serving with
East African and Indian divisions
against the Japs, and making a first-
hand study of jungle fighting condi-
tions in the Far East. Just how first-
hand it was may be judged from 'the
fact that one was wounded and is still
in hospital, and another was captured
by the enemy and only escaped by
quick thinking and decisive. action.
They are completing their tour by
visiting navy, army and air force in-
stallations, and will return to Britain
this month,
RIPLEY GIRLS WIN
FROM LOCAL TEAM
Game Ended With Visitors Leading
By 4-1.
Bolstered by two Lucknow players
Friday evening, the local girls hockey
team failed to take the fast Ripley
club. The girls from Ripley are re-
puted to have the best girls' team in
this district but the game was not a
rout by any means, The first period
ended with Ripley leading 2-1. Helen
Salkeld notched the counter" for the
home team, Although our girls did
not get into the scoring column again
during the genie they held their op-
ponentg to a single goal in each of the
periods.
Wiugharn girls have not had the
expeiience that other girls teams itt
this district have enjoyed but each
time out they show improvement and
it is very pleasing to note this improve-
ment.
Lineups: tor
Ripley—goal, G. Thuell; defence, A.
McMurchy, B. Martyn; forwards, J,
McLeod, 5. McLennan, D. Ferris.
Subs.. M. McDonald, M, Bowers, B.
Harron, H. McDonald, R. Pollock,
Wingham--goal, Audrey Ridley; te-
fence, Hilda Brown, Eleanor Deyeil;
.forward.s„. Helen Salkeld, Lucknow;
Ann VanWyek, Norman Brown, Subs,
Janet King, Maxine Cowan, Lois
Lockridge, Mary Marshall of Luck,
now, Donna Lockridge, Madeline De-
yell, Dorris Culliton, Helen Sturdy,.
Ruth Lockridge,
Referee—John Brent, Wingham,
MIDGETS PLAY TIE
GAME WITH BRUSSELS
This Was the List Home Game Of
The Regular Schedule
In the last home game of the regular
schedule in Group 2 of the W.O.A.A.
Midget series, Wingham Lions and
Brussels played a 5-5 overtime tie,
Unable to use their regular team Brus-
sels used an overage player and al-
though the local lads enjoyed a good
margin of play in the first period,
when they led 2-0, from there on the
teams were very evenly matched,
The crowd saw a good fast, clean
game with both goalies making some
sensational saves. Edgar put the Lions
ahead in the first period and Ernest
made it 2-0 on a pass from Edgar,
Willis scored' the only goal of the
second period for Brussels. They
went ahead in the third period when
Willis and Coleman scored only to
have Sell tic it up before regulation
time, in the overtime both teams
scored once. A feature of the game
was the work of the Lions second
line of Stainton, Ernest and Lockridge,
Brussels—goal, 5, Jewell; def., Cous-
ins, Ryan; centre, wings, B.
Jewell, Coleman; alts., MacDonald
Riley, Dalton, Humphrey.
Wingham — goal, Johnston; def.
McKay, Thorns; centre, Kress; wings,
Edgar, Seli; alts., Stainton, Lockridge,
Ernest, Drennon, Harcourt, Wild.
• First Period
1. Win gliam—E dgar.
2. Wingham—Ernest (Edgar)
3. Brussels—Willis (Coleman)
Penalties—Kress, Edgar.
Second Period
No Score,
Penalties—None.
Third Period
4. Brussels—Coleman,
5. Brussels—Willis.
6. Wingh am—S e I i.
Penalties—None.
Overtime
7. Brussels—Riley,
8. Wingharn—Ernest,
Penalties—None.
1110111,101111 3 OF
THRONE SPEECH
Highlights from the Speech from the
Throne. read Thursday by Lieutenant -
Governor Albert Matthews at the
opening of the second session of On-
tario's 21st Legislature:
Rural educational .opportUnities im-
proved throngh merging one-quarter of
old school sections into township
school areas and. special grants to. high
schools for courses adapted to local.
needs.
Two health administration units,
organized .during last .year under
public health program and two more
being formed, Legislation planned to
further assist in control of sociatedis-
ease,
Action planned-to increase rate of
payment for indigent patients in public
boSpitals.
Inerease planned in minimum wage
rates for women and hours of work to
be shortened; More workers to be
brought under Workmen's Compensa-
tion Act,
Co-ordinated administration planned
in program of pasture improvement
under supervision of county field crop
associations,
Travel'. and-publicity bureau making
plans for encouraging tourist traffic
from United States to Ontario after
the war, •
Ontario municipalities lead way in
debt reduction for all of Canada;
legislation planned to give them auth-
ority to collect taxes from crown ten-
ants of commercial properties,
Large-scale experiment in spruce
buclworm control planned in 100,000-
acre section in Lake Nipigon area,
Highway-building program ready to
start "on short notice"; Works Depart-
ment construction has post-war pro-
gram to provide 9,000,000 man-clays
work throughout Ontario.
Municipal planning and flood con-
trol legislation planned.
New appeal made to Federal Gov-
ernment for Dominion-provincial con-
ference.
ALPS DISTRICT
Miss Isobel Caslick is progressing
well after her appendix operation last
Sunday, and expects to leave the hos-
pital this week.
Between 25 and 30 ,men attended
the barn meeting at Ross McRae's
last Wednesday - afternoon, February
14th. Mr. Geo. Gear, Bruce Agricul-
tural, Representative of Walkerton, ad-
dressed the men and led discussions on
better hog production. One of the
points most, strongly stressed by Mr.
Gear, is the importance of feeding Cod
Liver Oil to brood sows. Mr. Gear
commented on the free, lively discus-
sions, and he believes that the discus-
sion periods of farm radio forum
meetings a great help in getting people
to discuss their 'broblems with others.
The use of baking soda for livestock •
was also advised by Mr, Gear,
Prior to Christmas a box was sent
to Herbert Burchill in Holland, pack-
ed by some old friends of bus and his •
family when they resided in Culioss.
Word has been received from "Ruble'
that he received the box in good condi-
tion, and he appreciates very much
having been remembered in this way
by his old friends.
Those who listened to the program
over CKNX last Friday evening
would be interested to hear Mr. Hugh
Gage read the poem "A Parcel From
Home", which appeared in the. Alps
news last week.- This program 9.00 to
9.30 each Friday evening, featuring
Harold Victor Pyrn at the organ and
Hugh Gage reading some choice
poetry, is highly recommended to
those who love good music and poetry.
The Culross-Alps Farm Radio
Forum met at the home of Torn Nichol
Monday evening with an attendance of
23, Mrs, Ross McRae was convenor
of the meeting and three groups dis-
cussed the questions on "Should Pro-
ducers Control Marketing". It was
almost as difficult for member to agree
on the questions as was the case of
those taking part in the discussions orto
the broadcast. Nationally controlled.
markets was suggested as one means
of distributing food to the hungry
people of tire world. On group sug
gested that there be one selling agency
for each commodity. Mr. Bill Caslick
and Mrs, John Burehill won the high
prizes for progressive pedro. The -
next meeting will be held at the home'
of Wm. mcCallkter with George Mare
shall es convenor,
I-IeavY snow that has blanketed the entire
Ardennes area has made use of sleds practical, AS a
Means of transporting ammunition, rations, water,
afr +n +hp front 11nAA Anti :Inn ir, Inghtrintt nw,h
the wounded. These sleds, or toboggan.% are made by
men of the service forces. 'This supply detail it
hauling supplict to the lino near 13utgenbach