Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 25, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press Winnipeg 2sc per week. Winnipeg saturday May 25, 1940 Price so per copy edition with comics Loc you know color Blind persons can easily play card games Bryce s homemade bread is different w fever pitch Hitler Blitzkrieg spurs Shilo men by b. T. Richardson. Shilo Camp Man., May 25. Troops arrive daily the most common remark heard among officers and men is that second division units will not spend Many weeks in. Shilo Camp before going overseas. Nothing official is known at the Camp regarding probable Date of departure of the second division overseas and if it were known it would be a closely guarded secret. But it is self evident that Cana Ian troops that have trained All Vinter in Urban quarters await with Loen anticipation the Call to pro Reed to Battle zones in Europe. Trained minds Are needed nurses told Selkirk May 24. I. B. Griffiths minister of health addressed the graduating class of the Selkirk general Hospital thursday evening from the plat form of the Community Hall Sel Kirk. Now More than he said trained minds Are needed. It was a catastrophe Over 70 years ago the Canior. Pictures taken thu arrival of the troops show the boys top right four to a tent and j. F. Finlay w. G. Garlick w. Fraser and r. D. Ewart seem to enjoy it lower left r. M. Wil Liams and w. R. Mann illustrate the latest style in style lower Centre . Hugh via Mckenzie officer commanding marches at the head of his men with Captain Dennis Sweeting lower right these men. Look pretty Happy about it All and inset the decorative sign marking the Start of officers lines. Berlin. May -5. Up Vimy Lidge. The scene Canada s Groat it Victory n tin first great War. As c a amid today by the German High command. The Gorman claim in the capture Vimy in confirmed advices Fruin Paris and London the Ger Iii said bet a a a and Viniey sides of Dubai is regressing a Diree i plans Are under Way for the construction of an aircraft of. The a tights of Vimy were j manufacturing Plant at Stevenson Airport which will employ Vimy bid id St. Omer up German posse Between killers grave lines is 440 men and 600 women when completed and the Commonwealth will it is Supply under fun at a time Levi Al r. Ill Lei ii acute indigestion was on the came out anlage in Brooklands. Friday i flapjacks. It could be traced on top these after eating 40 however were much larger and thicker than the air training scheme stood. A local construction firm is said to have received instructions to go ahead with the building and has already asked for quotations i certain installations that will by necessary although the contract for the building has not yet been signed by the Dominion government and the Airport commission has not yet been approached. The Plant will be capable of turning out three planes per week it is estimated. The wings will be j to the Val c forts a in a he ate in the Brooklands con he explained. He never tired of his profession eating he said for love Joy. Refined american to Street and Elgin Avenue by the Tao Klanac dub. Eating pancakes was Beer the More have the More you want. He t r so just commences he s usually a 0 i5a 01 pancakes during a 15 Nute period. The Champ was he could have eaten Many than the 73. He had were they Vallab a. Ray Whitney the run through a Mere expressed similar sentiment. Sniezyk. The Lone female in gave up after she had eaten pancakes. Mere was syrup too. For the contains who desired it but love refrained from using it. For it or something. Time he inched slowly and thoughtfully Nis Supply kept getting Low banging in the table for i of Joy is a native in Detroit and w formerly a but ave in the Grunt and groan game for More one. Of eating when i became the rage in the United s about two years ago. He a his title in Duluth. When Competition other competitors Livingstone Eugene were Frank Kozier. Wil Liam Romance. Martin Slater Art Nelson. Jack Slater Donald Doug Las and Kenny Zana Wokie. James Aikin m.l.a., declared the playgrounds officially open. S. N Krawchyk spoke briefly s. Green was chairman. Arnold Jeffery won the five mile Handicap bicycle race for in 16 years and under. Other wagging tongues manufactured in the Plant while the fuselages will be sent from Britain and the engines from Cali fornia to be assembled Here according to an informant. Construction of the Plant which will be a one Storey building 500 by 400 feet would be completed in Side of two months it is believed but some of the existing hangars tribute paid pupils and teachers of Ralph Brown school Mcgregor Street paid tribute thursday to the Mem Ory of major Ralph Brown after whom the school was named in a Brief ceremony. Major Brown was for Many years a teacher on the Winnipeg school staff and prior to enlist ment was principal of Somerset school. He was killed in the War. Thursday a picture of him was unveiled at the school. J. C. Wherrett principal of the Ralph Brown school and former Comrade in arms of major Brown welcomed the guests who included mrs. Brown Art supervisor of the Winnipeg schools j. B. Wallis assistant superintendent and a num Ber of former members of the 44th battalion to which major Brown was attached. E. S. Russe Holt another com Rade then unveiled the picture. He was a True gentleman a Cour Ageous Soldier and a Loyal Friend. Everybody liked he said. Bugler h. Young formerly of the 44th, sounded the last Post. At the Airport May be used for assembling of Plant is ready. Planes until tin the Laguardia stresses Power of the press trams prizes by a in this event were captured Albert Larkin Harold by Sicko and Audrey Alteria. The pro gramme featured also children s races a display by Universal ath Letic club members and boxing bouts by members of the Stock Exchange athletic club. Officials in charge of the arrangements included or. And mrs. J r Whittall Mabel Dewar Violet Green Hazel Livingstone Mary Reuther Tommy Dickinson Kozier. W. Romance spider Spencer Erna Belskie Ruth Trotman teeny Zemlak. New York May 25. The printing press invented in Germany and mrs. 1500 years ago will ultimately Des Roy the nazi juggernaut now through Europe mayor r. H. Laguardia told students n printing Day ceremonies at the new York world s fair yesterday. The printing press can destroy Hose German weapons by dispensing intelligence among the people he said. 4, on the Chi err c i get of this picture we give you James Lovejoy Winnipeg Pancake eating Champion. He won the title at Brooklands readers will notice that Champion takes his pancakes the left is Roy Whitney who so ate. Lovi Winnipeg Ger Given executive position London ont., May 25. Clark of Ottawa Dominion Deputy minister of finance yester Day was elected 1940-41 president of the Canadian political science association succeeding prof. J. C Hemmeon of Mcgill University. H. M. Clokie University of Mani Toba was named to the executive. Favouring conscription expressing themselves strongly in favor of conscription in Canada both of manpower and wealth Large delegations from British Columbia and Alberta passed through Winnipeg Friday evening to attend the Dominion convention of the Cana Dian legion b.e.s.l., to be held a Montreal May 27 to 30. Prime consideration on the Agenda they reported problem o possible fifth column activities in the Dominion and How the. Returned men could Best co operate in controlling them. Other Majo resolutions will include unemployment problems and plans for re establishment of soldiers into civilian life after the present a is Over. Among the delegates Travellin Canadian National line were w h. Dixon president of the Jaspe legion Branch l. T. Price of Van Couver and w. J. Smillie of Westminster both senior officials. Leading the . Delegation o the car radian Pacific train was co e. Mallandaine Reeve of Creston British Columbia was looking for Ward to one of the most prosperous years in its history col. Mallan Daine stated. Britain France straining to squelch gossips talk the crimean organization War that caused the of trained nurses to tie formed. Gradually the Standard has been raised until today Good standing Good morals and a first class education Are required before training can begin general hospitals there Are 45 in Manitoba costing ate. One person fitted yearly to yearly out of to oper 10 is and Hospital for at London May poster cartoon and film. Britain and France Are hammering Home to their people the dangers of gossip in wartime. In both countries an intensive drive has been launched to warn the John Smiths and the Jacques Dupont that Idle talk May imperil lives and help the enemy. Be a 100 per cent Oyster is the Junction of authorities to British lighting forces. The same Admonit Ion has been Given men and women behind the lines. Southampton leads the country wide Campaign with an anti gossip Veek that starts tomorrow. Banners n principal streets Bear anti gossip slogans three ministry of information films Are to be shown depicting the danger of Loose tongues and sermons will drive lome the same warning. People overheard chattering will find bits of White cardboard slipped into their hands. These say on one Side with the compliments of the chairman and members of the anti gossip committee the ministry of and on. The reverse Don t you think gossip May be the first thing we have to do is to teach people what gossip an official told the Canadian press. There Are even plenty of officers who Don t he told of How one false Rumor spread Early in the War that head ing would be bombed by enemy air planes. The Rumor was traced from a local grocer to an insurance agent to a town councillor to a plumber and so on. Each one was supposed to have heard the warn no in a broadcast but each said he had the information second hand. Finally a girl cashier in a store was discovered to have started the report. She admitted inventing it and telling a deliveryman for her firm. Asked Why she said of just for something to Tell. You have to have something to Tell Haven t you or nobody takes any notice of another false Rumor related to the official by a London business Man who should said Young have known . Pilots ,._ Landing at one Airport their lungs filled with ice after hours of flying Over the North sea and were unable for hours to get a hoi cup of Coffee or Tea. The business Man said he had it from a masseuse who lived near the Airport fires. Leaders ready to push Sale of baby Bonds Ottawa May 25. Up a. Tonal advisory panel representative of Many phases of Canadian Endeavor has been set up by the government to assist in the Sale of War savings certificates and War savings Stamps opening monday throughout the Dominion. The panel includes representatives of the government the civil service agriculture the press Banks Security dealers Trust and loan companies insurance compan ies and other business institutions. As an indication of support being accorded the War savings commit tee of which Walter h. Somerville and m. De Gaspe Beaubien Are joint chairmen one Industry alone has placed at the govern rent s disposal a skilled sales Force of More than 800 men. Hon. J. L. Ralston minister of finance speaking in English and Hon. Ernest Lapointe minister of Justice speaking in French will launch the Sale Over a National net work of the Canadian broadcasting corporation tomorrow night. The committee expressed Confidence that when the Sale of certificates and Stamps opens monday every Man woman and child in Canada will be Able to obtain them without any difficulty or delay. Tention. These facts must instil in people s minds the great need for hospitals and nursing miss Gertrude m. Hall Secretary of the Manitoba association of graduate nurses brought greetings from the registered nurses of Manitoba numbering welcoming the graduates into the association. She spoke in detail of the larger units the National association of Canada with its members and the International association its members representing 32 countries of the world. All graduates automatically become members of the three organizations. Or. L. E. Mccall president of the Hospital Board welcomed the guests on behalf of the senior Anc Junior ladies auxiliaries and the Hospital Board and presided Fol lowing the invocation delivered by or. R. H. Lowry. The graduates presented by miss s. E. Lewis superintendent of nurses Are misses Margaret Stewart May Shead Thorey Hend Rickson of Selkirk Irene Cox Little Britain Vivian Popovich Oak Hammock and Ethel Nicholls Wawanesa Man. The Florence Nightingale pledge was administered by or. D. G. Ross followed by a Solo my prayer Sung by mrs. L. E. Mur Dock accompanied by l. Oddson. On behalf of the medical staff. Or. W. H. G. Gibbs congratulated the graduates. Doctor Hospital and he said form a triad of Healing. Nursing is the highest vocation a woman can aspire to or. E. Johnson of the medical staff was also present. Greetings from Hospital greetings from the Selkirk men smoke fills air Wasagaming Man., May 25. Spe is curtailing the Hills and valleys in Riding Mountain but it is understood that it is coming from fires around Lake Dauphin. Fires in the National Park have been reduced to smouldering ground German planed downed staggering toll of nazi aircraft taken two weeks since attack on lowlands London May 25. Has lost More than aircraft since she invaded the Low coun tries two weeks ago the British air ministry announced yesterday in a communique telling of fresh British Aerial attacks at German forces fighting in France and Belgium. The air ministry said that British fighters had shot Down or seriously damaged at least 80 German air Craft since thursday morning. Ten . Fighter planes Are missing but some of the pilots May yet return the ministry added. Six . Bombers failed to return from thursday s widespread raids. Reporting continued spectacular victories Over the enemy the air ministry said repeated bombing at tacks were made thursday on enemy columns in the Vicinity of Arras and Boulogne France and bomb sorties were made into the German Rhineland. The air ministry s statement said repeated Day bombing attacks were made by Royal air Force bombers columns in the neighbourhood of Arras and Bou Logne. Strong sorties were made during the night on the enemy s lines of communication in North East France Southern Belgium and the Rhineland. In Northeast France among the targets hit by our heavy bombers were military objectives at Bahai and Hirson where fires were started. Hits were also obtained on the railway station at Jacapelle. At give on the Meuse a mar shalling Yard and a Large column of transports were severely dam aged. The railway Junction at Beaumont was hit and rolling Stock set on fire. The Junction at Gem Blox was also successfully at tacked and an explosion was seen among a Convoy of lorries nearby. After bombing at Charleroi an other explosion occurred. In the Rhineland our heavy bombers attacked enemy communications at Emmerich Cologne Coblenz and elsewhere. From these widespread bombing operations six of our aircraft have not returned. The air ministry announced last night that 11 British fighting planes had shot Down 11 Messer Schmitts German fighters and seriously damaged three others with out loss to themselves while on patrol Over the French coast yesterday afternoon. Tal Hospital were brought by Campbell and m. Mclntyre. Or. He congratulated the nurses wishing them every Success in the future. Diplomas were presented by or. W. I. Eastern and class pins by miss Lewis. Mrs Anne Magnus son president of the Junior hos Pital auxiliary presented special prizes and mrs. M. Somerset Tay Lor president of the women s hos Hitler s Blitzkrieg has boosted mor ale among the troops to its highest since the outbreak of War my everywhere in Shilo Camp one cars impatience to be off to ens and to launch a counter Blitz at Fritzie As quickly As possible. Main parties of the fort Garry Lorse arrived shortly after noon saturday and found All in Readi Ness in the regimental lines established by an Advance parly under capt. T. A. Cochrane that has been Lere since last tuesday. The 13th. Field Battery r.c.a., moved into Carnap at the same. Time occupying lines prepared by an Advance party. The fort Garry s have a Central position in Shilo Camp West and North of the main buildings and the artillery is not far away. At the same time Advance Partica of five other units arrived in Early morning hours from the West to establish lines pitch tents and be things ready for their units. They were the Advance parties of tha 20th and 108th anti tank batteries from Lethbridge the 23rd anti tank the 91st and a Lith Field batteries from Calgary. Over Mark today s arrivals brought the Camps population Over the Mark. Meanwhile the Cameron High Landers of Canada now in Camp in full strength and a number of Small parties in Advance of units Are settling Down to Camp life. It is a life full of turmoil and new interests for hundreds of Young men but there Are Many old hands who have been at Shilo and other military Camps for summer train ing in past Days of peace and they know the ropes. But Shilo in War time is a vastly different Encampment from the unhurried Days of peace when Gar Rison and non permanent units held Sway for a few weeks on the Sandy expanses of the Spruce Wood Forest Reserve. Is a big Surprise to Many Young Fellows. A Young Chap rom the 8th Field ambulance from Calgary remarked that Shilo was nothing like lie had. Been led to " believe. He had heard it was All it really turns out to be a Nice spot. The Camp is on the of Spruce and Poplar Bush ands and is located on rolling it Airie thick with what the men Call creeping Cedar. One adjective lie boys will like to overwork when writing Home about the Camp will the word windswept. Like Sioux braves glorious sunny Days of Early summer have waited All troops arriving so far and the majority of the men Peel off shirts and begin acquiring Sun tans. Members of the Advance parties who have been around for several Days have begun to look like braves of the Sioux tribe As far Down As the Waist and Pital auxiliary graduates miss presented Hall and the miss Lewis with bouquets of deep red roses. Coffee was served from a table centred with Silver baskets of mixed tulips and Plum Blos soms lighted with tall White tapers mrs. W. Berrisford and mrs. L. E. Mccall presiding. Measles epidemic shows decrease Winnipeg s measles epidemic waned in the past week when "6 new cases were reported to the civic health department compared with 147 new patients last week. Since the first of january there have been cases in the City As against the All time City record in 1934 of patients registered. Five deaths have occurred this year. Chicken pox increased Over last week with 35 new cases compared with 21 mumps with nine and whooping at 10, also showed a slight boost. Diphtheria was shown with three new cases and diphtheria Carrier with one. Last week there was one diphtheria patient. Scarlet fever decreased from nine new cases last week to eight re ported to the department in the past seven Days. Tuberculosis dropped from four new patients last week to one for the week. No deaths from the 143 communicable disease cases were reported. Last week there were 197 cases. Suspected thief Given remand charged with shop breaking and theft Edward Smyth 32, suspected smash grab thief was remanded to monday in City police court Satur Day morning. Smyth s wife Eleanor 29, who had been held in connection with the same charge was ordered released when the couple appeared before magistrate Fred e. Law. Police arrested Smyth Early Fri Day following a theft of several watches from a display window of Mitchell Copp ltd., jewelry store Portage Avenue and Hargrave Street. When they this will army gets to undoubtedly England be the Healthiest looking arrivals that the English have seen since the Vikings took Over. Members of the fort Gary s and Vance party had a Day s leave for the 24th just before arrival of the main parly virtually All of them took in the sports at Brandon while . H. J. Heard of c Squadron . W. W. Morrise of head quarters Squadron sgt. Major w. Martin upon whom the Brunt had fallen of putting the regiment s lines into first class military shape figuratively breathed a sigh of re Lief. The Advance party put up 120 tents and seven marquees in a Day under the supervision of these experienced men. Judging by the re sults of fresh air and outdoor exercise on the eating capacity of the Advance party . Morrise reported the rations Are going to disappear quickly and in huge vol ume at Shilo this summer. Officers lines have been established for All units assigned to Shilo and recreation grounds Laid out. Civilian workmen Are making noticeable Progress daily with the sanitary buildings after an Early delay through difficulty in securing delivery of lumber. This Salesman makes hundreds of sales every Day free press Quick action want ads ;