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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1945-09-20, Page 3r. • PACIT. Ti4 WITH THE GOODYEAR SINGERS .7,nd iii, GOODYEAR ORCHESTRA u4weet. i e defrecrex 4 ni STANLEY STJOHN 4" ilv GORDONSINCLAIR - MICHAEL FITZGERALD looe CKNX 920 On Your Dial Some day we'll own a General Motors THAT WILL BE THE DAY! The day when cumbersome, I, bundle-carrying will be a thing of the past. The day when all the inconvenience and discomfort oc- casioned by transportation shortages will be just something to remember—and laugh about. The day when every ounce of General Motors' energy, skill, and long experience, directed toward your peacetime well-being, will bring you the opportunity otO own that General Motors car of your dreams. Such a car it will be! Newer, smarter, more distinctive' and as always, thrifty, powerful, and dependable in the General Motors tra. dition 6 a car easy to handle, easy to drive' built for convenient, carefree living. TIM GENERAL MOTORS DEALER WILL BE READY TO BRING CHEVROLET PONTIAC OLDSMOBILE BUICK CADILLAC CA1.44SX YOU THE BEST IN TOMORROW'S CAR AND TRUCK VALUES • Says Irresponsible Labor Groups Impeding Reconversion Detroit—Fifty' thousand more auto workers -became idle Friday,—laid off by the Ford Motor Company--as lab- or issues seethed in the turbulent re- conversion picture, The Ford layoffs, adding to thous- ands already idle from strikes in this industrial area—including near-by . Windsor—were blamed by Henry Ford II, executive vice-president, on "irresponsible labor groups," which he said were impeding reconversion's progress, Russia Returning Romania Fleets London,—Russia has agreed to re- turn to Romania her Black. Sea and Danube River fleets and loan her 150,000 tons of wheat and corn to re- lieve the threat of starvation, the Mos- cow radio said. An agreement "to liquidate national affliction and the food crisis" in the former Axis satellite was reached in a nine-day conference at Moscow be- tween Soviet officials and Romania's premier, Petru Groza; and Foreign Minister Gheorghe Tatarescu. "Mercy" Bundle Kills Captives Chitpse Airfield, Japan—Efforts to ease the fate of prisoners of war on Hokkaido Island, Japan, accidentally produced one of the war's bitterest ironies. Liberated prisoners said two comrades were killed last week when struck by a crate of condensed milk .dropped into their camp by a carrier plane. Rationing Change Hinted By Ilsley Ottawa,—Meat dealers across the country, protesting the workings of Canada's new rationing system, seized on a comment ,in the House of Com- mons by Finance Minister Ilsley as at, least a hope that relief from tokens wes coming, Mr. flsley told the . House that "there may be some Rossi-' bility of an adjustment of coupon gal- nes, or something like that" for meat trimmings that are usually processed into sausage, bologna and cooked meats. Cash Haul Made By Bank Bandits May Total $40,000 Langton, Ont.—Four men who were willing to shoot to enforce their de- mands were being hunted throug% the heart of Ontario's flue-cured to .Dacco growing country after they bad clean- ed the Imperial Bank of Canada branch here of every bill' and piece of silver it had, getting away with be- tween $30,000 and $40,000. Langton is 25 miles southwest of Woodstock, ,Entering the bank which serves, the needs of this village of 200 and the surrounding countryside, at 10.45 on September 12th., three of the quartet forced the two girl clerks and customer to lie on the floor. Government To Stand Pat On Rationing Ottawa,—A demand was made at Liberal caucus that meat rationing be lifted and the production of pork and beef be stimulated through a price in- crease for cattlemen and' farmers, it was learned. It was understood. the members were informed the Government intended to "stand pat" on rationing "for the time being anyway." Britain Looks To Dominions For Food Supply London,—More food for Britain, in- cluding beef, butter and oranges, is promised from both Australia and South Africa and Canada has reinstit- tuted meat rationing to stretch Brit- ain's food supply, but Food Minister Sir Ben Smith warned the British people they probably would have to endure the meat ration until the new year. They also might expect a de- crease in the milk ration, The meat ration now is one shilling, two Pence worth a person weekly, plus three ounces of bacon a person. The milk ration is 2% pints a week. Sees Holland Clear Of Canucks By March Arnsterdam,—The Canadian Army newspaper, Maple Leaf, quoted Brig. J, F, A. Lister, chief of staff at the :Canadian Army Headquarters in the Netherlands, as saying at a- conference of Dutch burgomasters that "all Can- adians are likely to be out of Holland by February or March next.' 2,000 Deaths Monthly From Mines In France Paris, Accidents in German-plant- ed minefields are taking a toll of 2,000 deaths every month in France, the War Ministry announced. It estimat- ed that 100,000,000 more of the buried weapons were yet to be removed. A spokesman said crews made up of German prisoners of war and French civilian volunteers were losing one man for every 5,000 mines made harm- less. 131,553 Aircrew Were Turned Out Under BCAT Plan Ottawa,—The Bri t i s h Common- wealth Air Training Plan trained and graduated 131,553 aircrew including 72,835 'RCAF men, Air Marshal Rob- ert Leckie, Chief of the Air Staff, said in a final report to members of the Supervisory Board of the plan. The report was compiled after the windup of the plan March 31, of this year, but was made public only now by Air Force Headquarters. $300,000 Bonds Biggest Cache Toronto,—Announcement of t h e capture of 'Lilysse Lauzon, 22, and his 20-year-old bride, Eileen, in Charlotte- town came as a surprise to Ontario provincial police, but an official here said it would probably prove their case that the $300,000 worth, of stolen bonds they now are checking did come from the Royal Bank of Canada branch at Bath, in the Kingston area, to give that town of 297 the doubtful distinction of having Canada's biggest bank robbery, Term In Jail, $20,000 Fine Vancouver,--Robert Murray, oper- ator of Northwest Sound System, a juke box establishment, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment and fin, ed $20,000 in police court when he was convicted on two charges of mak- ing false income tax returns. It is the first time a.jail term has been imposed in Vancouver for this offence,* Murray pleaded guilty in police court to making false income tax state- ments involving $82,000. If he pays the $20,000 fine and the amount of tax evasions and penalties he will pay more than $100,000. Windsors Embark For France New York,—The Duke and Duchess of Windsor embarked Friday in a drizzling rain on the drab troopship, Argentina, bound for France where the couple will live several months before going together to England. What lies ahead for the man who once was King and who served for the last five years as governor of the Bahamas, is indefinite. From France, the duke will go alone to England, leaving the duchess in France, On subsequent trips to England, the duch- ess will join him, the duke said at a press conference he arranged person- ally. Montreal Blast Injures Children Montreal,-,—Fifty-two 'persons re- quired hospital treatment for burns after an explosion in the basement of a hardware warehouse sent a quick wave of fire through pedestrians on a north-end street. Half of those burned were children who had been playing on the street outside or were passing on their way . home from a near-by school when the. flash explosion knocked them down. and set fir. to -their clothing. About 25 of those in hospital were listed as having suffered severe burns. 1•••••••.1.1,•• End Of U.S. Rationing Except Sugar In Sight Washington, — Export of food from the United States has dropped to a comparative trickle with the ending of Lend-Lease and curtailed require- ments for the services overseas, and an end to rationing of all commodi- ties except sugar is in sight, War Food Administration officials said, But the entire picture may be changed over- night if the United States enters wholeheartedly, as it is expected to do, into the humanitarian task of feeding the hungry peoples of less fortunate countries. Hurricane Loss Totals $50 Million; Hangars Burned Miami, Fla,, — Damage from wind andflame in Saturday night's hurricane was estimated at $50,000,000 with the greatest loss at the united States Navy's Richmond blimp base, where three great hangars collapsed, burned and destroyed 366 airplanes and 25 patrol blimps. The loss at the blimp base alone was between $30,000,000 and $40,000,000, a navy spokesman said. An exact figure will be deter- mined by a board of inquiry now in. vestigating the accident in which one man died. Hon. N. McLarty Dies Suddenly Hon, Norman A. McLarty, former state secretary in the Mackenzie King Government, died suddenly of a heart attack in his Ottawa home early Sun- day. The prominent Canadian retired from politics shortly before the last election after 10 years in Parliament during which time be filled three port- folios, postmaster general, labor• and state secretary. World-Famous -Tenor John McCormack Dies Dublin,--john McCormack, world- • famous tenor, died at. his home in County Dublin on Sunday after a brief illness. He was 61. WESTFIELD Mr. Elmer Horne of Windsor; is vis- iting his cousin, Mrs, Douglas Camp- bell, Mr. Campbell and other friends. Mr. and Mrs, Alva McDowell were week-end guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs, K, Cameron, Lucknow. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Snell, Miss ja.netta Snell, Messrs. Howard and Victor Campbell were Ayton visitors on Wednesday, Owing to the wet weather of the, past week the threshing operations have not progressed very far, several farmers still have grain in the fields. They are hoping for fine weather this week, M. and Mrs, D. McCallum of Blyth, Mr. and Mrs. E. Hoover of St. Louis, Michigan, visited recently with Mr. W. H. 'Campbell and other friends. L.A,C. Ivan Wightman of Brant- ford, spent the week-end with his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Wight man, Mr. and Mrs. Norman McDowell spent over the week-end with London friends. The sympathy of this community is extended to Mrs. Earl Wightman in the death of her father, Mr. Henry /vIathers of Lucknow. . Mr. Clifford Dow had a successful farm sale on Tuesday afternoon. Good prices were realized. Mr. Wm. Elsley of Benmiller, was a Westfield visitor on Sunday. Mrs. R. Vincent, Mrs. Wm. Govier, visited on Sunday with L.A.C. R. Vin- cent of London. Mrs. Elsie Brigham, Kenneth and Charles of Blyth, visited on Sunday with Mr. ,and Mrs. George Wightman. Misses Edna and Audrey Walsh of Hensel], spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Walsh. The monthly meeting of the W. M. S. met on Wednesday afternoon with 14 present. The devotional program was in charge of Mrs. Douglas Camp- bell. The scripture lesson was read by Mrs. F, J. Cook, a reading, "Seeds of Friendship" was given by Mrs. A. E. Walsh, Mr. Elmer Horne of Wind- sor gave a very interesting talk on the Crimes 'that the Young People fall into, and if the young people were given the good Christain Home train- ing there would not be the drunken- ness and crime that there is in the world today. Mrs. Wm. Govier gave a reading, "The Little White Church by the Crossroads." The last chapter of the Study Book was taken by Mrs. Win. McVittie, prayer was led by Mrs. A. E. .Walsh. The president, Mrs McVittie was in charge of the business responsive reading, Psalm 23, John 10 11, 30. Prayer by ,Mrs. McVittie. Mrs. Marvin McDowell was appointed as delegate to sectional meeting to be held at Auburn in October. The Oct- ober meeting will be the thank' offer- ing meeting, Mrs. . (Rev.) Harold Snell gave a talk on "The Value of Cheerfulness." The meeting closed with prayer. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cox visited Mrs, Harold Sprung of Hullett who is at present a patient in the hos- pital at Clinton. They also visited Mrs. Cox Sr., at the Goderich hospital. We are sorry to hear that Mrs. Charles Smith had to undergo an oper- ation recently and has been a patient in the Clinton hospital, We hope for a speedy recovery. Mrs. Gordon Smith and Barbara of Toronto, 1/ isited Mr. and Mrs. J. L. McDowell, The Mission Band met on Sunday afternoon with jimmy Buchanan hi, charge. Reading was .given : by Lois Campbell, scripture by Eldon Cook, storys were told by .Mrs, Wm. Carter, Mrs, Howard Campbell, Miss Mildred Carter spent a couple of days last week with Miss Ruth Leggett. There will be no service - in the Westfield United Church next Lord's Day, it being Anniversary in the Auburn United Church, when a former Pastor, Rev. Hugh Wilson of Brussels will be the speaker,. A number from this vicinity attend- ed the Fair at Myth on Friday, • BELL TELEPHONE PLAN RURAL EXTENSIONS Will Service 20,000 More Rural Dwellings Within three to five years after men and materials again become available, The Bell Telephone Company of Can- ada plans to spend almost $10,000,000 to extend rural telephone service to some" 20,000 more rural dwellingsin - Ontario and Quebec, according to an article in the current issue of "The Blue Bell", monthly magazine for Bell Telephone employees. This sum covers reconstruction, the provision of facilities to serve those Whose *applications have had to be de- ferred because of wartime shortages and unexpressed demand, and new construction to take care of expected growth beyond present pole lines, It will involve the erection of some 2,600 miles of new pole line and 20,000 ad- ditional miles of circuit, , It does not cover the cost of con— verting rural exchanges to the same- system as that in large cities, and: •_ other service improvements which will help the company make its contribu— tion to the postwar objective of full employment. Further studies are still being made: to find out what people in rural areas think about telephone service and what they want. On this sound basis of fact, still more extensive plans may he developed. Providing high quality telephone service at a cost the farmer is able to pay is by no Means an easy task, the article states. It is estimated that about 80 per cent of all rural families in the Bell Company's territory are located either along existing lines or near enough to them so that service can be provided without a special con- struction charge. Yet at the preSent time only 38 per cent of rural dwell- ings have service. Full advantage is being taken of economical methods of construction introduced before the• war, and study is being made of other developments brought to the fore in recent years, "The remarkable accomplishments. of radio telephony iu the war have produced many fanciful pictures of the peacetime uses of radio communi- cation," the Blue Bell article says. "However, experiments are now under. way to determine the feasibility of pro- viding this type of service to farms located many miles away from the nearest telephone exchange," .1n addit4on to extending the scope of rural service, the Bell Company plans to continue its policy of contin- ued improvement in quality, In the 10 years following the war,, it is ex- pected that more than 100 rural ex- changes will be converted to dial op- eration. This will permit the installa- tion of the latest and most efficient types 'of telephone sets, which will be more convenient to use than the pres- ent ones, and will afford clearer trans- mission,:ion Al er f materials become available, the parties per rural Hite will be steadily reduced, and the type of ringing provided whereby a subscriber hears the ring for only half of the= other parties on his line. "The Bell Company has long given advice • as to the operation of linen maintained by the farmers themselves," the article -concludes, "Such help will be increased -after the war, ranging . ,from advice on .how such a group should handle collections, financing and other management problems, to. the very important item -of how to give desirable -service Thusolay, Sept. ZOth, 1945 A 13DVANCE-'10$' WORLD 'WIDE NEWS IN .CONDENSED FORM:: .„, fffifff!ff!!!!!!ififff!!!! 6 f ll ff ii i fIfff ii ff i fffff!! i ! i 0 i ti$ R11141 one r.