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The Huron Expositor, 1942-01-23, Page 3• • • • • , • • rr tl a (Continued free] Page 2) group had item greeted at W'esttmln, eter by the officers of the PariIamen, --nary Union and rthen had been cctri ductecl threughly through, the House of Parliament by two titled guides one a member of the House, of Lord 'ad the other from the House of Com woes.- They had been thorough, i formative and •amusing. We had eve seen such •planes se the room Wher Guy Fawkes Chad stored the gnnpowv- der intended ;yo Now up an earliert Parliament- We 'had gazed resent- fully at the few piles of rubble and twisted girders which were all that remained of the House of Commons room. We had seen the room in tthe same building where the Commgns now meets, At least one of the Cana- •di.ans took time out to sit in the red - leather seat where the Prime Minister sits, just •near' t'heaorner of the great table. The' Mother of Parliaments The place looked very different on our second visit. Crowds were hurry - sing through the halls, with policemen la conspicuous numbers. I sometimes -wondered if the London police were as wise as they Hooked. With Brendan Bracken as guide, it dud, .not matter: 'they all knew' him. As, "-' AMr. Bracken shepherded us past the guards, he told us. that he could secure seats for some in the Press Gallery, and others would be dis•tri- 'buted in other galienies.... I was ohe• of the (five or isle fortunahe enough to go to the Press Gallery. We went 'to the rooms of the Serjeant at Arias (the spelling ie as' it appears on the •documents) and were enrolled as duly constituted members of the press gallery. We signed our names ,4n a 'huge volume which undoubtedly core thine' interesting signatures and received passes to •prove that we were members. Mine was No. 34 for this slew' sessions.- There were some surprises. I had 'always heard -that there were not sufficient seats in the'House to :accom- modateall the members at once, yet 'orb this day, with the Prime Minister reviewing the war for the first tmie an months; there were seats ao spare. Among twhe members werte ' seven wo- anen, three with hats and four win)- a a n n e CKNX — WINGHAM . 920 Kcs. , 326 Metres WEEKLY 'PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Friday, Jan. 23-8.05 a.m., CKNX Breakfast .Club; 12.45 p.m., Circle Bell Ranch 3, Our Family; 7, Telephone Tunes. Saturday, Jane 24-11 a.m., Saturday Morning Frolic; 6.30, Sport, Inter- view; ' 7:4.5, Songs of the Prairie; , 8, CKNX" Barn Dance. • Sunday, Jan. 25-1 -p-m., Freddie Martin Orchestra; 2, Gbderich on,the Aire'5.45, Lipton Tea Musicale; 7, Church Service. Monday, Jan. 26--9.07 a -m•., •Dan Barry; 1,2 noon, Farin & Home .H•ot1t ; 5.30, Kiddies' `Carnival; 915, Hockey Game. - - Tuesday, Jan. 27-10.10 a.m., Piano Ramblings; 10,30; Church of the .Mr; 4 p.m., At Hbme With. the Ladies; 8.30,, Grand Valley Sod -Busters- 4 Wednesday, Jen. 28-9.30 a.m. Stars of the Week; 10.45, Songs with Kate Smith; 1 p.m., Jothn Harcourt; 6 p.m., George Wade's Cornhuskers. Thursday, Jan, 29-10 • a,m., Mid- morning News; 11.30, ThursdayMorn- irrg Variety; 6.15 j .rn., Your F_),/ening News. •r r , HISTORIC SPEECH Prime Minister Winston S. Churg rl1 is showe as he made his historic speech before a joint session ooParliament during his recent visit to Ottawa. out. No two sat together. They veer" widely scattered, 'each in a •separat row of seats. The Press Gallery wasn't filled. 1 the row ahead, I. saw Harold Fair the Canadian Press representativ whose home is in Arthur, Ontario. 1ler all the other galleries, there woul not be more than -one hundred ape tatars. Probably it is hard•to gal ad 4ssien ?n—nese—da_ys.. One _w_ou suppose thousands more would lik too hear Churchillhurchill speak. Among tem hundred, the' guide pointed out spm notable persons. Directly behind Mr Churchill sat_ one of his daughters Directly opposite was Mr. Miiiske the -Russian. ambassador. That wathe days when Russia's part in th conflict was uncertain, but Mr. Mais key had just told the Inner War Cab inet that Petrograd would be still i. Christmas; tha never take Mos e e n Cra , e, n d c - n __1_d'_ e t e y; n e n' t Russian hands by the Germans would cow. During the question perigd, I ha time to "look" around. Overhead wa an ornate ceiling like that in the• Sen ate Chapiber' at Ottawa. Around th walls were life-size statutes of th ancient knights. Immediately behin my back stood a former Duke o Gloucester with spear and shield. Churchill Speaks To Parliament When Prime'Minister Churchill rose to speak, he was almost directly be- low me. Over the railing I could look down' on his partly -bald head, with wisps of heir -brushed across it. He stood at the, corner of the table on which the mace lay. Before him were his notes in a broad book. He did not read the speech but kept his e,es fie quently on his notes. • Mr. Churchill was dressed- in the .•rime clothes one sees• in so any o his photographs: That 15 not 5 r•pris leg since his suits, are as strictly et ti•oned ,ass those of"every Britisher. I -L s e• e d f had on a black coat, with a white handkerchief showing conspicuously over the edge of the bre•t pocket. He wore the famous bow tie with the spots and speotacles with heavy rims. The skin of his face and -head was a bright rosy pink . as 1 looked down at close range: -The only conspicuous adornment was a heavy gold watch chain egr ss h;s broad vest. There teak, need to quote from that speech now. Partly it reviewed the course tif.. the war, but to a greater extent it was are attack on his critics in 'the House, the press and the coun- tryside. It contained plenty of punch, as, all his Speeches do.- le used few gestures. Sometimes he grasped -tire edge of the table in front of him; at times he held the lapels of his coat or clasped his hands behind his back or over this stomach.'It was the words that counted, rather than the manner of their delivery. Just„as soon as Mr. Churchill had completed his speech, L: hurried ota•t' of the gallery and met the other Can- adians. Mr. Bracken"?Was waiting for us and took us down winding stair- ways and along corridors, past three or four more policemen. Outside the Prime Minister's office„ we waited for tern to arrive. He came in a few minutes. Already, he had lighted one of his famous cigars. He . invited us into hie room and as we -were introduced--•• by the Minister of Information, he shook hands with each one, asitifi'g the name of the paper as well a: of thee man. He is an old newspaper man -himself. The room is large 'and L-shaped. - . huge, ornate fireplace , is cane/Oen- oils on one wall and prr either side of it were etchings of famous prime min- t isters of the past. In front of tiie fire- - place is Mr. Churchill's . desks but he ' did not sit down. Instead, he walked up anti down all the t.inre he w;ts talking to us. He' was bubbling over with energy and apparently pleased with the speech he had jut delivered. He began with a joke,' "`You have -.had plenty of time to see the ,City of London? . . . You have visited the damaged areas and the House of Commons? - , . Now, I suppose you have.conie here so..tbat you, pould say you had seenall' the ruins?"• , But there was nothing that »oked• like a ruin about him. It was amaz- ing that a man could carry the cares of an Enripire at war .and show the effects so little. We told him how glad we were to be there. and how highly he was regarded in Canada. We said that. when hips voice conies over the, air, peoVe stop,,, work to listen. We said w were "sorry he had not been able to come to Canada after the meeting with President Roosevelt an the Atlanti6. He' shined, to' like that and recipro- cated by praising what Canada and anadi•ans had done. He would like to visit Canada again but it was hoed to spare the titre away frgm London bow: ' • . ° His answers• to questions about the war were "off the record," but that did not matter. He ' told us little that he had not already said in the House. He joked over his use of American slang and asked us if it had been cor- rec•tly:done. (He had said: "The For- eign Office 111 deserves, the treatment it has received from -natural and pro- fessional crabs'): Before he shook hands, again,. in bidding us farewe).1., be -premised to give us eagle -a written message +o bring back to Canada. Two days lat- er, capies arrived• at the hotel for each of us. They read. "From visits such as yours We in Britain gain fresh and heart- ening .assurance of the unremit- ting effort and. unconquerable •spirit of the Do'1ninions overseas. NOW you are gibing back to •tell the people of Canada Whet ,you have Seen and tb.eard. Tell theti5 • also that never • before have we at home felt mare sure- of our- selvea and of our cause. WINSTON CHURCHILL" OUR FOOD SUPPLY (By' John Atkins, Farmer -Journalist) NO. 11—"FARM CUSTOMERS" Every farmer thinks of other Cana- dians as his customers. In towns and cities only those Canadians who deal directly with farmers seem to realize that a gxerat part of their earnings "come from sales made to farmers -di- ;rectly and- indirectly. Whether a farm makes money or loses' money the ettercheses wince. must be made to Iteeprit operating are im: portant to all who make or sell the goods .and services that -farmers buy. Few realize that a'farm is a business as well age . 'pure. Aside-from'the thing's whit ;`:;; ''tom, families buy, near- ly all of veli eakb: equaily'importaut to farm fatni;;lies, farmers must buy all that is' required for production. Before production starts the farm snust heie a plant suitable •for its purpose. .Land is .only the'+beglnning. a house is required in tow's or coun- try but a modern farm; hnee needs more equipment than a town home. If a water system is installed, motors, pumps, ,pressure 'tanks and • septic tanks; are all extras. Modern barns need ventilating sys- .tem,s, water systems, steel stalls and stanchions, steel -mined granaries with bins and chutes, chopping and grind- ing machines, milljigg nlachines, cream separators and coolers, feed and litter carriers, hay and grain Un- loading °equipment, , and many things required for any. .specialized` produe- ttion. Barns rival small factories in+ tibe coet and variety of equipment and in 'size. • • The house and barns are only pea if rarer requirement, The audile. tion of a modern farm rehuires all that cam: be used of the tenoning equipment, materials and se1'V1cesu---4 Tractor, plows; various Itarnesas, cults. vators, seed drill;' binder, mower, than 'loader, rake , packet, ttlanui'e spread- er, wagofia •sfeighs• patine itutentobile,- s :i. til X:k • cutter, harness, fence, fence posts, tools for gardening, wood cutting, sim- ple plum'iiing, carpentry, ditching, concrete and stone work, aid equip- ment repair; , gasoline and 'oil, elec- tricity, motors, telephone; feed for balanced rations, seed of all kinds; fertilizers, insectticides, 'disinfectants, and stock medicines; breeding stock to build up flocks and herds; special equipment for 'grain growing (com- bines, etc.), for corn planting and harvesting, for potato planting and digging,. for fruit spraying, plaiting and cultivating, for vegetable and -beet growing' and so ad infinitum. In addition to' all the needs of the family,, including• insurance and medi- cal' services,, idle farm-er 4neur his buildings, livestock and .keq pment (crops in some parts). • The otal of farm business and farm livin makes. a volume of investment and" purchas- ing thanrivals that of an average town business plus as average town home. Farm expenses are not near'y so much reduced by home-grown pro- ducts as ,townspeople igaagine.'Farm food has to be considerably 'supple- mented by purchased, food. Farm fuel, *here it available, costs time and energy that could be spent in other production if prices were pro- fitable. , Many townspeople sit up, nights scheming to brio small industries of doubtful prospe is to their' towns. They- overlook th value of the farms wh•ieh day by day contribute Terms more substantially to their incomes. They fail to see' that farm prosperity prosperity based on a fair relation' of farm ,earndnge to their earniags, could -do more for the communities than any enter thing ,that is likely to •corata. their $sass'.- Farm production,; goes on and farm buying keeps on to the benefit of every other Canadsi,an. Permanent prosperity will be dseured when farming goes on to the benefit of eltaery good farmer. Effort A Weekly nev`ew• .Idf pevetopments ere the Hpme Front 1. Prime Minister announces Gov- ernment pa ',am regarding-Persohis of Japanese -racial origin in • British Columbia, ,viz: (a). Fishing vessels operated by persons of Japanese roc- iaa origin on Pacifica coast immobiliz- ed; ,(1>) Persona of Japanese 'racial origin prohibited, for duration of war, front', ;fishing or serving on fishing vessels or on other Vee els •'operated by Japanese off British Columbia coast; (c) Sale of gasoline and explo- sives to .persons of Japanese racial or- igin, to be .directly controlled under conditions prescribed by R.C.M.P,; (d) Japanese nations forbidden to possess, or use short-wave radio re- ceiving sets, radio transmitters and. cameras; (e) Intensive surveillance of Japanese nationals to be continued; (f) Civilian .corps of Canadian Japare ese to be, organized to be used' os projects of value to national cause: - (g) Certain areas to be defined as "protected". From protected areas on British: Columbia coast; all enemy aliens, except those holding R.C.M.P: permits, will be required to move; On Separate organization to be created to provide opportunities? for employment "of. adult male enemy aliens outside protected 'areas on work of national importance; (1. Special office , to be 'establis'hedan British Columbia, to acquire Japanese fishing vessels and fishing equipment immobilized .on • the Paoifie Coast; (j) Government to give special" consideration to persons •�f Japanese race who . served in C.E.F., in World. War. (Persons of Japanese origin in Brit- ish Columbia total 23,428). 2. Canadian airmen arrive at Ran- goon, Burma, for action in Far East- ern war theatre: 3. Freighter sunk by enemy action 160 miles from Nova -Scotia coast. 4. Finance Minister Ilsley announc- es victory loan of $690,000,000 to be floated in February. 5. Dominion Dependents' Board of Trustees formed to provide depend- ents., of Canada's armed "forces with such supplementary financial assist- ance as may be needed. M:em•bers: Dr. George M. Weir, Vancouver, chairman; ' Arthur H. "-Brown. '_Ottawa, represeutin: h e Treasuiy; Mrs. Catherine Bracken, Sask.; President wee. Homemakers Associa dame Suzanne Forget ie S. Plater, Montreal, President Can- adian Welfare. Council; J. W. McKee, Ottawa, assistant deputy minister, De- partment of •Pensions and National Health ; • Lieut. -Col. J. G. Raymon i, Ottawa, member, Dependents' Allow- ance Board; Frank Stapleford, Toron-• to, general secretary, .Neighhortheod Workers' AssociationeeMajor J. Doug - lee WinsloW;"Wood'st:ock, N.B. R. O. G. Bennett, chairman Depend- ents' Allowance Board, will be advis- ory member: Jack Pembroke assist- ant manager, Royal Trust Co.. Mon- treal, to be special assistant to Dr. Weir. , 6. Unemployin.ent insurance extend- ed to include those whose annual earn- ings exceed $$2,000' (the present .limit) 'as a result of receiving coat -of -living bonus, by an increase in working hours or overtime clue to the , war or be'caus.e their basic wage has increas- ed since • June- 30, 1941. 7. Total value • of contracts 'award- ed and commitmertls made. by Depar•t- r,ent of -Munitions encs Supply on Can- adian, United Kingdom and other ac- counts now 'more than $-3200,)0O0. Over 230,000 cohit nes. placed on Can- adian ao*ount by the Department and its predecessor bodies: 8. New order • issued restricting sale of automobile tires, casings and tires. From midnight January, 5th, no new tires, casings or tubes, other than those used on 'bicycles, may now be. sad. . Excepted are doctors, visitiIIg nurses, ambulances, police and fire departments, mail .trucks, buses - and sone -'essential business and public services. 9. •Drastic curtailment ordered '.n manufacture of electric -irons, elec�tr>ec• toasters and other electric household appliances. Civilian' radios may not be produced in Canada after January 31st without authorization from the Controller of Supplies. 10. Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen, Con- servative leader, opening his by-elec- tion campaign in York South, calls for national government with total eonscription. ` ' 11- Dominion Bureau of Statistics cost of laving index declined from 116.3 on November 1, 1941, to 115.8 on. December 1st. This brings war- since of 5.4 on November 1st dpw-n to 14.9 on December sat and: is the first major check in cost' of living since the war. (N.B.—Price ceili}aga became effective December 1, 1941). Collie: aslcatche- on; Ma- ntreal; Phil - Man's fortuiie is usually changed at onde; life is changeable.—Plautus. ",ides shotild be walled by the cour- age of, ttir6ir inhabitants.=-plutarcb: Pp -•4e -•c:•'1"^^ may •' '• '' t it will scale them. -Anon.., not remove enable you to Where duty is clear, there no unhappiness. --(Milne. The -great rule of moral conduct Is next to God, to respect time,—Lava- ter. need be Free and fair discussion will ever be found the firmest friend to truth•. Have patience and endure; this un- happiness will one days be tbeile$c1a1. qY 4 , ii i � .,d • .,,, -. .n , )n)a.,a�.i.. k�i„ �w)„vu+rr..,,•.A x.t, r�aa�e. rs (Continued from Pao 2)... Lean; pianist, Mrs. George Rosa; . vis. iting committee, Mrs. G. B. Nettle wood, Mrs. A, Hingston, Mrs, Bert McLean, Mrs. George Howson; in- vestigation committee, Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. H. Browne; social committee, Mrs. F. Edgar, Mrs. H. Iloward, Mrs. H. Sinnamon, Mrs. Bert McLean;' Mee. T. Y. .Smith- — Wingham Advance - Times. Auxiliary Training Field As indicated by The Signal -Star last week, Sky Harbor is to have 'en aux- iliary treating field some where In Goderich 'tow'nship. On, Monday of this week surveyors from the Depart- ment of Transport, arrived in Gode- 'rich and, with assistants wino helped in staking other airport sites in' Hur- on • county, are now on the ground.— Goderich Signar-Star. Passed Exams At Galt School We are glad- to report that. AC.2 Jack. Carter has successfully passed his tests at Galt Aircraft School and is now at No. 1 Manning Depot, Tor- onto= Wingham Advance -Times. Enlisted 'With, R. C. A. F. Lloyd Henderson, son of Mr. W. James Henderson, Bluevale Road, has enlisted with the R-C.A.F., and is et present stationed at Manning Pool, Torgn.to.-Wingham Advance -Times. Airman Tells of Really Cold Weather Sergeant Pilot Douglas Matheson, R.C.A.F.,.son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Matheson, en route from Brandon, Man., to Halifax, visited with his aunt, Miss Elsie Matheson, on Fri- day. While we think we have been). having a taste of real winter weather he brought news that when he left Brandon it was 38 degrees below zero and when the train stopped at Arm- strong en route the thermometer reg- istered 50 below.—Mitchell Advocate. In Canadian Women's Army Corps ' A member of .the public school staff, Miss `Mayme Pridham,' joined the Canadian Women's Army Corps in London last week and is now train - ng at, the armories there: She is the daughter of Mrs. drFrank Pr•idham, Russeldale. Mrs. K. olley is taking her place on the staff of the school, teaching part of Grade 1l: and Grade 111,—Mitchell Advocate., Brodhagen Church Elects Officers There was a 'splendid attendance at the annual meeting of .St, Peter's Lutheran Church, Brodhagen, 'When John Praetor, co -auditor, with Wm. Jacebs,• presented the reports of the various societies of the church. re- v eating eveating that a splendid year had been o you kav P011014‘0010140/60 l�}tiGl:ilChes M1A' ')I1 t1w� tf lc pains 4n, musses iit4.011.410; iaultye litter. 's'cl6oggingyour° wtigla',i lam„ serous Ili reslOta R weer sliver is the hugest orga+t in .your body sad most important to your beelib. itsupppiies energy, to muscles, tissues• and rhotic; ;J unhealthy, your body lacks this energy sad becomes enfeeblede youthful vim di'4appeacs. Again your liver pours out bile to digest food, get rid of waste and allow proper nourishment :o reach your blood. When your .liver gets .out of order proper digestion and mouriihrgent,' atop—you're poisoned with the waste "that dtcomposes rn your intesiiaes. Nervous troubles and rheumatic' antis arise from this poison. Yon, become cpnsupated, stomach and kidneys can't work properly. The whole. system is affected and you' feel "rotten," head achy,ubackachy, dizzy, tired glut—a ready prey for sickness and disease. Thousands of people are never sic and have won prompt relief from these mise ies'with "Improved Fruit -a -tires Liver' Table r '1be liver is toned up,the other organs. function normally and lating goodhealth results. Today "improved Fruit-a-tives" are Canada's largest selling liver tablets. They must be good! Try them yourself NOW. Ler; "Fruit -a -wives'° put you back on the road to lasting health— feel like a new person. 2,5c, 50c. bite JrIt'' bangle and'1 i a' to ct ma a ladda., +I hh, more botlier, with ish umitIi sbt,, neurltb and adany` a�uffertn as 1 tsar,. oto use , elves. 'rhos, ._givecX4 cities... ffigpt J Trac+,ya r ontp,. ,l7 "Sleet For Viarst in y Now Fine ,,. I bad a bad (vee of bWousoessand- constant head- aches and btack- aches. I became soitiihad togRoto. a hospital. Noth•- Ing 1 tried would helpuntillstarted taking Fruit -a tires- In a very short time toy troutiil,rg disapr peered- Now- I have tno iuore headaches or backaches" and can do my housework without beim Mrs. E. Dodson. London. Ont. completed. Named to the church board were Edward Prueter, elder; August Scherbarth, steward and Nor- man orman Kistner, trustee. While the men convened .111 the basement, the ladies adjourned to one of the, classrooms for the regular Ladies' Aid meetin - —:Mitchel) Advocate. Traveller: "Porter, I want to be called at 5 o'clock in the morning.” Porter: "Boss, all guess you -all ain't acquainted with ' thes beak mode'n.'nventions. See this heah but- ton, utton, heah? Well, When you -all wants to be called, you jest presses dat but- ton, an' we comes an' calsis you." k+ Caller: "L Would like to see tl!IO judge, please., Secretary: "I'm sorry, sir but se is at dinner." ... Caller: '' "But my man, my errand y is important." Secretary: "It can't be helped, sir: `17-',,2,0 His Honor is at steak." B[ EAN FORM. IN -WHICH," With ROYAL, bread is fine and light Results are always SURE-- An airtight wrapper guards each take And keeps it' fresh and pure • MADE IN CANADA N\\\ I; I I / ///// THESE MATERIALS ARE VITAL TO -WAR, INDUSTRY METALS ('="=) ) RAGS PAPER ^ FATS AND BONES .ALL war industries treed sags ... handfuls of rags ... pounds of rage tons of rags. And •yoa can help supply them. Without rag wipers to clean the cuttieg lubricant from planes, millers, drills, lathes, Canadian war worker! would be inefficient, their output reduced, their efforts hampered. - Without rags, explosive plants would slow up, aeroplane factories would find their production cut, and wheels of shell factories would dawdle. - Start an old-fashioned rag ,bag. in yetis house today. All kinds of old, worn-out too mall and other- wiseuselessuseless garmeinin are badly needed by war industries—etterything from cotton underwear to old shirts and ties—from Grandpa's red flannels to Grandson's seatless corduroy pants. - These are real sinews of war which you can supply. Every rag in your home should go to war industiiela through your Salvage Committee.- Clean out and clean up on Hitler! FOR COLLECTION—TELEPHONE • DON'T -THROW IT AWAY_' , x,61 -4i THROW 11* At HiTLER l yf' • t . � 51 Depart-menl of•�Mationa ra Ottawa _ • cis • air`Q� err 1"iI4houtab-le..J. T..1',I ,r s, iu+