Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 2, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page eight Winnipeg free press tuesday january 2. 1940 Canadian Squadron eager for air fight by Edwin s. Johnson. Somewhere in England Jan. 2. Won t be Long before Canada hears about the exploits of her daredevil native sons selected to form the first ail Canadian Squadron of the Royal air Force. Every member of the Squadron is a qualified Pilot already but theirs will be a Job for which Only the Ablest Are chosen and despite their impatience to come to grips with the enemy there Are certain technical details and Aerial tricks they must learn and master. In the eyes of the commanding officer Squadron Leader f. M. Gobeil of Ottawa his boys Are a grand aggregation made of the finest stuff. Just give them half a Chance and they la be doing things that will make Canada justly proud of he said. That from a seasoned who has 19. 27 with the finest airmen in Canada was Praise indeed. With unfeigned modesty the boys would rather speak about anything else than themselves. They did open up however about their popular a flight commander . Donald Miller of Saskatoon. So intent was this Westerner to get into tiie air Force that he gave up his Job hustled off to England and found himself in London with wily in his pockets. Here is a Brief introduction to some other members of the squad Ron flying officer John w. Graafstra 27, of fort William. Spent his boy Hood in Soui is Man., where his parents Are now located. A former Bank clerk and had never been in a plane until he joined the . In 1936. P. O. Henry Deacon 23, of Inver tray sask. Operated a typical West Ern hardware store in the Village where his father now is postmaster. Has been in the . Since Janu Ary. 1939. P. O. William Mcknight 22, Cal Gary. Was studying Medicine when War broke out. Hopes to continue his studies at Edinburgh University when Pence comes again. P. O. William a. Waterton 23. Camrose Alta. Former physical training instructor for Alberta in the Dominion youth training scheme. Received Early training at . Kingston where he became Middle weight boxing Champion. Has been with the . Since april. 1939. P. O. Henry l. Niccolls. 22. A student from Rosetown. Sask. Came Over in March. 1939, with 17 other Canadian determined to get into the . P. O. Donald f. Macqueen of Calgary. A former student at Cen trial High school and is the youngest member of the Squadron. P. O. G. A. Maybre 24, of fort William. Comes from family of Fly ing enthusiasts his brother Andy being the instructor at the Saska Toon flying club. P. O. Dale f. Jones. 25. Of dins More. Sask. Spent All his savings to obtain a Pilot s License and then Dis covered this qualification was unnecessary to get into the . Does t regret spending the Mony but had to wait a year before he was called in february p. O. Russell he Weins 21, of Jansen. Sask. A student but was working temporarily in a Grain elevator when urge to Fly got the Best of him. Joined in february 1939. P. O. Joseph b. Smiley 24, of Wolseley. Sask. Another who was accepted in february 1939. Drove buses and taxis and also worked underground at the Hollinger Gold mines to make enough Money to learn to Fly. More about massacre continued from Page one finns had already crossed the rus Sian Border. Defeat is crushing by Leland Stowe with finnish army in the East Tolva Jarvi Finland Jan 2. Special can in the Snow bound dense Forest which sur rounds Lake Tolva Tolva Jarvi in the soviet army has suffered a crushing defeat. Until now the devastating scope of the finnish Victory at Tolva Jarvi has been carefully screened for military reasons. Today it is pos sible to say that the finns Triumph at Lake Tolva rivals in every Way arid in some respects surpasses their terrific blow in the Summus Salmi sector. Officially the russian dead in the Battle of Tolva Jarvi have been described As More than but it is now admitted that another entire division of picked red Shock troops was virtually annihilated Here and a russian division ranges Between and men. The reds who were routed at Lake Tolva were not the ill Clad badly trained russian proletarians whom Moscow had thrown in As Cannon fodder on most parts of the karelian isthmus. Hundreds upon hundreds of russian corpses lie Here to prove that these were Well clothed Shock troops. Most of them were Between 20 and 28 years of age and carried membership cards in the Komsomol bolshevism organization from which selected youths May pass into full membership in the communist party. The character of this annihilated division gives enormous importance to the finnish Triumph of Lake Tolva. Here As in the Summus Salmi sector the finnish Eastern front has been made secure for two months or More and the communist invaders appear to be bog ged Down seriously. On dec. 11 the russians Shock divisions reached the Eastern Shore of Lake Tolva and poured masses of soldiers Down the twisted link of the elongated Finger. They had rushed Pell Mell into the trap. Attacked from Kear the finns had already beaten Back two red battalions which tried to fight their Way around the ends of the Lake. They also had their artillery and machine guns hidden in the Forest on both ends so that they could reach the narrow Peninsula. In the night two finnish companies led by the colonel penetrated the thick Forest far be Hind the russian lines. There they machine gunned the reds from the rear for 20 minutes and left the bodies of russian troops to fight each other in the darkness for two mistaking the other for finns. On dec. 13 the finns let Loose from both sides of the Lake and 38 finns charged the Bridge which led to the Peninsular Finger. Eight of across to capture the russian uns at the Bridgehead turned them in the enemy and the Way was opened for the destruction of Virti Fly an entire soviet division. By Nightfall russian dead were Trewn on the Snow. The finns closed their pincers and a few sur doing red soldiers ran away fran Mically. From dec. 14 to 22 the finns mashed the russians backward Anc backward. Despite the fact that the soviets threw in a fresh division heir forces were driven Mere Essly Back until their defeat was utterly decisive at Lake Agla. Col. Oldrich Spaniel t is announced in Ottawa has just Jeen appointed organizer of Czecho slovak volunteers in Canada or the Czecho slovak army. Flye and Petley on 10, aldermen Mackenzie Blumberg Mclean and Morrison on nine aldermen Thomp on and Anderson will be on eight aldermen Gray and Forkin on even and Aid. Penner on six. Mayor John Queen is a member in offi Cio of All standing and special Simonite chairman and f. Thompson Thomas Flye Paul ear Jack Blumberg Dan Mclean fully the overwhelmingly larger russian 163rd division to which they were opposed. So the finnish army Allied itself with the merciless Winter which resulted in the defeat of the army that a few weeks ago seemed about to drive across the bottle neck area to the Gull of bothnia thus cutting the country in two. The russians had got themselves tangled up with Lake Kinta 01 Kinta Jarvi which is shaped like a a with its two arms pointing northward. A Little Over men had reached the West Side of the Lake. A third regiment tried to skirt the South shores. The fourth regiment in the division was in re serve. The finns set machine gun patrols Back of the lines to Cut the 163rd division off. Their ski patrols Well placed be tween the 163rd regiment and the russian Border the main body of the finns took position. It was impossible because of the patrols for the russians to Cross the Broad sweep of the Lake in the face o open machine gun fire and reach safety. Other finnish forces advanced to the South and North Cut Ting off escape that Way. The trap had now been prepared and the prey was in it. In the 1 Days of waiting with the temperature below 40 below Zero the russians were without shelter sup plies were dwindling strength a being sapped. On the Lith Day the finns at tacked from All sides. The rus sians resisted for three Days. On the fourth All was Over. Severa thousand russians were dead. A. That remained to be done was t let finnish patrols and the Ines capable cold mop them up. Fourth regiment which had Beer in Reserve fled towards the fron tier. Reports today were that More about City Council continued from Page one committees. Committee on finance c. No change committee on Public improve Flye chairman r. A. Sara h. C. Morrison v. B. Anderson Jacob Penner John Etley. Aid. Anderson replaces m. W. Stobart and Aid. Petley commission replacing h. C. Thomp son who retired. Six members of the special com Mittee on the Goldenberg report were re appointed with Aid. An Derson replacing m. W. Stobart Anc Aid. Petley a. Bilecki. The oratorical fireworks tha have previously featured inaugural meeting were noticeably absent. Last week the non labor majority told the labor minority How Many chairmanships it could have and ii to name its men As Well As the members it wanted on the various committees. This was done and everything went off smoothly tuesday although labor nominated extra members for various committees but were consistently voted Down. Many difficulties. In welcoming the new Council mayor John Queen said there were Many difficulties facing the City. The estimates however had been prepared Early and he hoped the various committees would get Busy on their budgets immediately so that the City s legislative require ments could be decided by feb. 15 at the latest. Let us try to make 1940 the Best year Winnipeg has Ever he said in pleading for tolerance and Goodwill in attacking the problems that confronted the City. Aid. A b. Anderson and Aid. John Petley took their seats for the first and were welcomed by the mayor. Aid. C. Simonite and Aid. R. A. Sara were named to 13 commit tees commissions and boards each. Aid. Margaret Mcwilliams will sit on 12, aldermen Simpkin Bardal Smith and Coulter on 11, aldermen replaces a. Bilecki committee on Public Dan Mclean chairman h. C. Mor r. A. Sara Garnet Coul Ter James Simpkin and j. Blum arg. Aid. Morrison replaces Aid Mackenzie committee on Public safety James Simpkin chairman a e Simonite Hugh Mackenzie v. B m. J. Forkin and Jacob Penner. Aid. Anderson replaces m. W. Stobart and. Aid. Forkin replaces Aid. Gray committee on bar dal chairman f. G. Thompson Margaret Mcwilliams c. R. Smith John Petley and m. A. Gray. Aid Petley replaces a. Bilecki and Aid Gray replaces Aid. Forkin committee on legislation and r. Margarer me Williams Hugh Mackenzie Gar net Coulter m. A. Gray and Forkin. Aid. Mackenzie replaces Aid. H. C. Morrison roads association Blumberg Jacob Penner c. H. Smith. No change Manitoba Curling g. Thompson Hugh Mackenzie v. B. Anderson. Aid. Anderson replaces Aid. Flye Board of trustees Winnipeg Gen Era John Queen v. Banderson r. A. Sara James Simpkin Paul Bardal m. J. For Kin c. R. Smith Hugh Mackenzie Aid. Bardal replaces m. W. Sto Bart and Aid. Thompson replaces Aid. Mcwilliams Winnipeg and St. Boniface join Bridge commission mayor John Queen Aid. Thomas Flye Aid. C e. Simonite. No change sinking fund trustee c. E Simonite. No change Public Parks Board Council Mem John Queen Hugh Mackenzie Thomas Flye m. A Gray c. Simonite Margare Mcwilliams John Petley Pau Bardal. Aid. Petley replaces Aid Morrison Aid. Simon its replace Aid. Simpkin Aid. Mcwill Iain replaces Aid. Coulter Public Parks Board citizen Mem to Boyd and Ben c Parker. Boyd replaces John Flanders and or. Parker replace w. C. Birt municipal hospitals Commissio m. A. Gray Mai Garet Mcwilliams. Aid. Me Wil Liams re places Aid. Bardal. Citize member Peter comes. No change. Greater Winnipeg water District John Queen r. A Sara Dan Mclean Thomas Fly John Petley. Aid. Flye replace Aid. Gray and Aid. Petley replace Aid. Thompson greater Winnipeg sanitary District John Queen r. A. Thomas Flye Joh Petley Dan Mclean. Aid. Fly replaces Aid. Gray and Aid. Pete replaces Aid. Thompson police Joh Queen Paul Bardal r. A. San no change Industrial development of g. Thompson Jacob Penner an John Petley Aid. Petley replace Aid. Maybe you can feel wonderful est yourself make them Teitle on in ourself do i have headaches do i bet dizzy do i have bad breath do j have bad taste do i have coated Tongue do i feel bilious do 1 have constipation or Small movements d do i feel sour sunk tired run Down i feel Crouch gloomy bins id 1 feel lasy for Aad hate to Tvorik no ambition if you suffer from any or All of these ailments due to constipation your bile juice May be flowing slowly Liko a Spring flows slowly in dry weather. Increase the flow of this vital juice with Carter s Little liver pills. Help it to flow from your liver into your bowels at the rate of 2 pints a Day with Carter s Wjt tic liver pills. These miseries of the flesh May so away to your satisfied astonishment. If they Don t to away you should see your doctor. Make the above test yourself. If it shows that you need Carter s Little liver pills phone your druggist for them now you won t forget Advt civic charities Bureau Lesli Cooney b. B. Smith and mrs. F Bawlf. Or. Cooney replaces All Anderson and or. Smith replace w. . Auditorium commission Mayo Queen c. Simonite c. R. Smith h. A. Sara v. B. Anderson. Al Anderson replaces Aid. Penner citizen n. Stoba and d. F. A Warriner. Or. Sto Bart replaces h. C. Thompson advisory traffic commission d h. M. Speechly a. Parker w. Davies h. B. Robinson h. Drewry inspector g Capell aldermen Anderson sara., Fly Simpkin and Penner. Aid. Sara r places Aid. Thompson and. Al Anderson replaces Aid. Blumberg St. James Winnipeg Airport com Mission mayor Queen h. Morrison and c. W. Nichol. Mayo Queen replaces Aid. Jas. Simpkin Library co Minitee Margaret m Williams Hugh Mackenzie m. Forkin r. A. Sara John Pete Aid. Petley replaces a. Bilecki citizen members h. Mclntosh an j. T. Hull. No change pension Board c. A. Simon re Thomas. Flye. No change Public welfare Cominitti Margaret Mcwilliams c. Simon Ite James Simpkin Hugh Makenzie Jack Blumberg Coulter. Zoning Board w. B. Anderson John., Petley a r. Smith f. C Thompson h. C. Morrison Mclean. Aid. Petley replaces Bilecki Aid. Morrison replaces Alt Mcwilliams and Aid. Anderson re . N. Stobart transportation h. C. Morrison j. Simpkin c. E., Simonite Garni Coulter m. A. Gray Dan Mclear Thomas Flye. Aid. Flye added Relief works Margaret Mcwiliams h. C. Morrison p. Bardal c. R. Smith j. Simpkin m. Forkin. G. Coulter housing committee j. Blumber g. Thompson r. James Umpkin Margaret Mcwilliams an Aid. Simpkin re aces m. W. Administration of Public assist nce Margaret Mcwilliams c. Monite a c. Morrison p. Bardal Simpkin Garnet Coulter j. Lumberg. No change acting mayor Paul Bardal. More about Taylor continued Horn padre one Here was that hushed sympathy of silence that is Only vouchsafed deepest emotions. Are Cool Heads passengers in train wreck rescued by heroic workers Herpic workers who rescued passengers injured when the Canadian National westbound transcontinental express derailed in sub Zero weather near Malachi sunday included a 22 year old student nurse a Petty officer of the Royal Canadian Navy three Canadian soldiers and two members of the Royal Canadian air Force Hen the roused. Or. Justice Taylor apparently As in the Best Oje health up to about minutes of his death. Only on today he was assuring his in mate friends he had never Felt Etter. In the afternoon he had Aid the usual new year visit to be lieutenant governor and after Ard went to the Manitoba club to Reet other friends. He went Home for Irinner about o clock and remained Home All vening. It was nearly Midnight Hen he went to his bedroom and just about to get into bed was attacked by a sudden Ain in his heart. He died Ian. 10 minutes before medical mention Telephone Able to reach him burial in Portage funeral arrangements have not it been completed. All that is Nown at present is that he will be tried at Portage la Prairie where e had lived the Best part of his be. Fawcett Gowler Taylor was born t Meadow Lea Man., april 29, 1878, on of or. And mrs. William Taylor is parents came from Peel county nt., and settled in the province in 874. He was educated at the win a Peg Public schools and collegiate and in dec. 31, 1901, married Mabel Agnes daughter f Albert Dykeman of. Portage la Rairie. He started the study of Law with he late n. Al Hagel k.g., and Ater was. Articled with w. A. Ooper , of Portage la Prairie. N 1900 he called to the Mah Toba bar and practice his pro session alone at Portage la Prairie until 1910, when he took As his partner j. Boy Colwell. The part Pership continued until he was elevated to the Bench in March 1933, in .1913, or. Taylor was appointed King s counsel. For Many years he was Crown prosecutor for the Central judicial District and was also prominent in municipal affairs at Portage la Rairie where he served Threa ears As an Alderman and a Simi a period As mayor. Goes overseas in 1915 i he resigned As chief ated the government from any corruption. Judge Taylor while a Strong party Man was Well liked in the legislature. His speeches were always with much Atten Tion. He was never bitter nor personal and Fot that reason had the respect and affection of men of All parties. He is survived by his widow a brother Gardiner Taylor of Swan riven who is expected in the City tuesday to make arrangements for the funeral and another brother or. G. Taylor in Minnesota. Miss. Georgina Dick of Kipling sask., who is in training at the Toronto general Hospital took charge of first Aid until the Relief train arrived. Difficult feat in. Extricating passengers from the colonist car which plunged Down a 60-i oot embankment and was partially sub merged in water four feet deep Al the Side of the track was per Ormed by Lieut. A. T. Paquet 3.p.c.l.l, Winnipeg chief Petty officer a. Peachey Victoria . Corporal c. Hansen of Moose Horn jlan., Royal Hamilton ont Light More about artful Adolf continued from Page one More about Stevens continued from Page one magistrate to enlist in the Cana Dian expeditionary Force. In 1910 had been a Captain in Manitoba dragoons. He was promoted to the rank of major in .915 and was appointed to the 45th battalion . In february 1915. Judge Taylor served in France with the 1st Canadian mounted rifles from aug. 3, 1916, to oct. .6, 1918, with the rank of major. Subsequently he was appointed Jeu tenant colonel. In june 1917, he was awarded he distinguished service order and in december 1917, was. Men oried in despatches. Following his return from the War he was chosen president of the army and Navy veterans in can Ada 1920-21. Enters politics his first venture in politics was made in 1915, when he was unsuccessful being Defeated by the present chief Justice Hon. A. A. Mcpherson who carried the lib eral colors to Victory by a majority of 258 votes. In 1920 the tables were turned when or. Taylor As the conservative. Candidate won out Over or. Mcpher Sori by 287 of a majority. In 1922lie re elected by a majority of 129 votes Over. Hon.-. C.1 d. Mcpherson then minister of Public works in the Norris government and again reflected in -1927 acid 1932. On april 1922 he was chosen Leader of the conservative party in Manitoba and although he was always sufficiently popular to hold his own seat he was never Able to capture the government. On March 1933, he resigned his seat in the legislature and As Leader of the conservative party when there came an announcement from Ottawa that he appointed a judge of the court of King s Bench. He was sworn in As a Justice of the court of King s Bench april 13, 1933. As a judge he was highly regarded and his Courtesy on the Bench especially to. The Junior Mem Bers of the bar was especially marked. Completes difficult task one of the finest pieces of work done by judge Taylor after his appointment to the Bench was As chairman of the Canadian pension commission. Tributes to his Worth was generously paid by liberals and conservatives in the House of when it was. Generally conceded that he had accomplished a difficult task with satisfaction to both the veterans and the govern ment. The veterans were especially pleased with his kindness and consideration and it their insistence that the government extended his term of office. At. First it was planned that he should have leave of absence from the Bench for one year Only but this was later extended and judge Taylor came Back to the Bench in August 1936, after an. Absence in Ottawa lasting from november 1933. Highlight of his leadership of the conservative party were charges of an alleged corrupt Deal Between the Bracken government and the Winnipeg electric company made at Oak Lake Man., oct. 30, 1928. The occasion was a by election when Hon. D. G. Mack Enzie was the Bracken government candidate against or. H. Hicks the election being caused by the resignation of Hon. T. C. Norris in Lansdowne. Or. Taylor charged that the Winnipeg electric company had contributed More than. To the Bracken government Campaign funds and As a consideration was handed Over the seven Sisters Power site. A commiss Iorli of three judges investigated1 the charges with the hearing lasting several months. A majority report Exloner together occur at railway stations where their paths Cross while Tom Mies Are returning from the front on leave As canadians arrive for a Holiday from Aldershot training Camp. All the London dailies and week lies feature big spreads of pictures of the canadians and the., most frequent comment is my but they Are big strapping men. Are All Canadian that perfect realize that the Canadian troops Here Are merely representative of All Canada s Man Hood not specially selected As to height or weight or Bra niness and that the Canadian army now in England strikes. A fair average for Canadian youth. The British press pictures poin out. There Are redskins from can. Ada s Prairies among the troops Anc the. Deeds of the indians of bygone Days Are recounted for avid readers who . Hear Taleis of scalping and Midnight raids on Wagon trains in the Days Back when some newspaper readers even look for pictures of Eskimo soldiers White Eagle chief of the Algon quins known in army life As sapper p. J. Bennett has had his picture printed with the explanation that he1 has Given up his Bow and arrows for Canada already has con Fri Utec to Kuch an extent in this War tha the comment frequently heard is Ottawa after this War will assume infantry signalman d. A Finland or russian invasion of Royal Canadian corps of signals Sweden or Norway May it is now realized make it impossible to continue the present policy of non intervention in the Russo finnish War ambassador of Britain quits Russia Moscow Jan. 2. Wil Iam seeds British ambassador leaves for England today for a a big role in the British Empire some even predict that Canada Wil become the Centre of the Emp in with Ottawa As the Empire capital yes the Welcome Given the second contingent s arrival surpasses even that accorded the first. Trumpet resounded at the stations on Arriva of the men from the greater Dominion a and military bands played Likely tunes along the route marches. Britain has welcomed her sons fittingly. Britain will riot forget " Moke about Finland continued from Page one somatic relations Between great Britain and Russia and even open warfare Between the allies and the soviet Union now appear As prac tical possibilities. The conviction still exists that herself must be allowed to initiative in any forma rupture with the allies and there is no intention at the present moment of following up Allied assist Ance to Finland by declaring War but the conviction no longer exists it did until a Short time that a breach must be avoided at almost any Cost. This change in attitude is due to a growing realization that the finns May make a successful stand against the red army if give sufficient assistance and that open conflict with Russia May become quite inevitable no matter How much British leaders might wish ers expect will keep him away torn the soviet Union for an in definite period. Official quarters denied that there was any suggestion of. An official recall in his departure. There will be Surprise in diplomatic quarters in View of the deterioration of British russian relations if his does not prove a Long one however. Italian ambassador leaving Rome Jan. 2. Rosso italian ambassador at mos cow is to return to Rome within tha next few Days to report to pre Mier Benilo Mussolini on Italo rus Sian usually reliable informants said today. Reports said he was unlikely to return to mos cow. To avoid either continue cd French and British assistance in ;