Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 29, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page eight Winnipeg free press wednesday May 29, 1940 sell out whisper greek dictator holds key to question of fighting leaving for overseas soon by Vici iad mowi5er Belgrade Athens May u7. Pc Cine can Greece fight if attacked this an open ques Tion Here and it probably will be answered Only by events. In Greece Fine dictator Gen eral John decide whether or not Greece will resist an invader. Metaxas has publicly asserted that. Greece will defend her integrity and Independence. Yet there is room for doubt. Presumably the almost Complete absence of military prepare Alibi attributed the Winner of the War will be easy a bridal gift tip for this a cup size electric Model with Black trim and with upper bowl Hydle you la enjoy using a Silex Glass Coffee maker be cause you can depend on it of make better tasting Coffee every time. 4 to 12-cup sizes from s6.55. Pyrex Brand Glass used exclusively. 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The remarkable vagueness of greek policy in the face of tremendous possibilities is disquieting to Many. And because nobody except maybe general Metaxas knows just where Greece stands it is All very mysterious. Howe too Busy to visit Winnipeg Ottawa. May 28. Is announced that Hon. C. D. Howe minister of munitions and Supply has been obliged owing to pres sure of his duties to cancel engagement to address the convention of the Canadian manufacturers association opening in Winnipeg. Wednesday. Rear Admiral h. A Sheridan admiralty representative on the British Supply Board in Canada and the United states who will speak at the convention is expected to give some useful information As to How Canadian manufacturers can Best serve the allies. Goats and pigs Are ruled out goats is goats and St. Boniface aldermen Don t like them at Leas not when they infringe upon Cit bylaws. They Don t like pig either which is another Story. Monday John Darnick of 632 me Tavish Avenue and his two Goat were the subject of debate a Council meeting. Or. Darnick i was stated had refused to Asl Council for permission to keep goats. Such being the Case aldermen decided the Law must take course and so either or. Darnick will part with his goats or he Wil part with some Cash in the form of a Fine. Monday was not the first _ appearance of goats by proxy in Council chamber. They have been there before which brings in o Alere a neighbor of or Dae Nicks. Or. Bec Alere for reasons bes known to himself kept pigs which or. Darnick did t like. So he complained and the pigs went. Thei or. Bec Alere had his turn. I complained about the goats. Now Mctavish Street May have neither. Shops of Tea May be enlarged construction of a second Storey on trans Canada airlines shops on the East Side of the hangar at Ste Venson Airport is being considered but no definite arrangements yet have been made o. T. Larson Gen eral superintendent Tea said tuesday. Enlargement of the. Airline s shop facilities was being discussed on account of the increase in shop work owing to the doubling of Ranson Tinct Al services. Such a would be undertaken solely or the airline s own interests or. Arson explained. Trans Canada airlines was co operating with the Royal Canadian air Force in every possible Way and military aircraft were being stored from time to time in hangars he added. Famine gnaws in wide areas of Russia human and mechanical Stalin May decide at any moment that Bess Arabia must be taken from Rumania and that Moscow must control the Mouth of the Danube but if the Kremlin Iak fes this desperate Gamble at any time in the next two months millions of proletarians will pay a fearful Price before the year ends. 5low burning Iolj Haritti papers none flock Yea of double these officers of no. 112 City Winnipeg army co operation Squadron will shortly leave for Active duty overseas and will function As a Reserve for no. 110 City of Toronto army co operation Squadron which has been completing training in England during the past three months. Eight provinces of the Dominion and 20 cities or towns Are. Represented by these 31 offi cers. Five Are from Winnipeg three from Regina three front Toronto two from Edmonton two from Saskatoon two from Montreal and one each from Victoria. Hoy Minster Penticton London Osh avva Trenton Prescott Ottawa Cornwall Quebec Moncton Halifax and Canso. Front Row left to a Flicker Ctm Sabaris of Edmonton Pilot officer d. P. Brown of Ottawa flying officer j. E. Macdonald of Regina. Sask. Flying officer Bundy of r Egina sask. Flight Lieut. H. W. Kerby of to Ronto major g. L. Kent Royal Canadian Artil Lery of Toronto flight Lieut. C. H. Lloydminster . Squadron Leader w. F. Han a of Winnipeg flight Lieut. W. R. Pollock of Montreal Captain w. B. Hogarth Royal Cana Dian army medical corps of London ont. Flight. Lieut. G. H. Sellars of Winnipeg Man. Flight Lieut. E. H. Moncrieff of Winnipeg Man. Flying officer l. C. Rankin of Winnipeg Man. Flying. Officer a. B. Jobin of Winnipeg Man. Pilot officer c. C. Moran of Trenton ont., and Pilot officer g. J. B. Edwards of Halifax . Back Row let to officer r. Ris of Saskatoon sask. Pilot officer r. Bannock of Edmonton Alta. Flying officer g. H. New some of Prescott. Ont. Pilot officer c. R. Knowles of Oshawa ont. Flying officer e. L. Of Victoria . Pilot officer r. E. Chandler of Toronto ont. Flying officer v. L. Berg of Saskatoon. Pilot officer s. A. Bushell of Canso . Flying officer j. B. Rey nolds of Regina sask flying officer w. B. M. Millar of Penticton . Flying officer r. J. Clement of Brandon Man. Pilot officer d. L. Forbes of Moncton . Pilot officer h. P. M. Furniss of Montreal que. Flying officer m. J. Andrews of Cornwall ont., and Pilot officer d. J. England of Quebec que. Absent from the . , station Ottawa when this photograph was taken were Pilot officer a. E. L. Cannon flying officer d. F. Manders and flying officer r. S. Bladder. By Leland stove Bucharest May 23 special can radio soviet Russia is now in the that scores of. Millions of non party proletarians have experienced since the big famine of 1933. Nearly half the the russian provinces Are reliably re ported to be in a condition of Semi famine while acute hunger gnaws the inhabitants of Large areas of Many provinces. After 1938 s extremely bad Harvest and last year s very poor Harvest the soviets stand in most urgent need of Good crops this autumn. But the Kremlin s latest squeeze re form has precipitated another Pas Sive rebellion of peasants on thou Sands of collective farms. In Addi Tion and for several pertinent Rea sons this season s sowing and Plant ing is More than a month behind Normal schedule. Accordingly unless the sum Mer lingers exceptionally Long exists the serious possibility that a second devastating famine May sweep the soviet Union next Winter. The menace of a future famine offers no guarantee of peace to Russia s inarticulate masses. Against All logic and All obstacles both damages costs awarded woman damages of and costs were awarded mrs. Ruth Potter Virden Man., against the Winnipeg piano co., in a judgment delivered in county court this week by judge d. A. Stacpoole. In court ordered the company to return a piano which had been illegally seized from mrs. Potter s Home by the company s bailiffs. Stores Selling War certificates Sale of War savings certificates and Stamps is being promoted in Winnipeg s two department stores and in All United Cigar stores to help their customers Back the nation s War Effort. Stamps and certificates May be purchased in the Hudson s Bay company store in the Post office on the Mezzanine floor and in the general office on the fifth floor at the t. Eaton company store at the second floor Post office. The latter company is making arrangements to sell certificates to employees. United Cigar stores customers commenced buying the 25 cent Stamps which later will be a a tinged in specified numbers for War savings certificates. Police catch Man on roof of store captured Early tuesday on the roof of the Broadway pharmacy 618 Broadway Avenue Peter Mullen pleaded guilty in City police court tuesday morning to shop breaking with intent to steal and was remanded to thursday for sentence. Police made the arrest shortly be fore 3 ., on reaching the scene in response to a Telephone alarm from a resident of the Commodore apart ments who was awakened by the chopping on the roof of the drug store. Climbing to the roof constables William Fraser and Harry Howard found Mullen hiding in the space de tween the roof and the ceiling. Nearby on the roof was a sack and several tools including Sledge chisels and a Brace and bit. Assistance promised in clean up drive. The Transcona Board of Trade will co operate with the town in their proposed clean up Campaign the Transcona Council was informed at meeting monday evening. Discussion took place As to whether it was cheaper to Purchase gasoline for the Cruiser car and garbage truck direct from the Gar age or instal a tank. The matter was eventually referred to commit tee. The ukrainian youth federation was granted permission to erect a platform next to the. Pound to hold dances during the summer evenings. Various Street repairs and repairs to electric wiring were decided upon. Starve Vitamin b r Tonik wheat germ will Supply this deficiency Tonik wheat germ is a excellent source of the a vitamins which Are essential for the promotion of Normal growth and the maintenance of flood health. Remember it in t How much we eat that counts but the food Rales our diet contains. Tonik is not a drug or a Medicine but the tiny embryo of the wheat Kernel de fatted and dehydrated and now widely recommended As a food supplement for Vitamin a deficiency cases. Take daily with Cereal fruit puddings Etc. It is pleasant to take docs not disturb the digestion and the Cost is Low. Get a tin from your druggist today. Made by the Offu Yie flour Mills c of. Limited Canada a Pioneer hour Millers. Is Worth protecting Campbell commands 5th boys brigade corps officer e. D. Campbell of he St. John ambulance brigade commended the soldierly bearing and general proficiency of the 5tn Winnipeg company of the boys brigade tuesday night at an inspection in St. Paul s United Church. He was accompanied by ambulance officer h. T. Jansen of the. Free press division of the brigade following inspection a varied programme took place. A squad Drill and a signalling display under Lieut. Harry Griffin were run through. Physical training exercises under Lieut. John Kell were demonstrated and first Aid work under Lieut. Robert torrans. Lieut. Kell and Lieut. Clarenc Robertson directed games and a further physical training exhibition. Rev. P. T. Pilkey presided at the meeting and mrs. Polkey presented the boys with various Merit awards., William Mcgregor is in charge the company. Zuken again Heads new theatre group Joe Zuken. Was re elected presi Dent of the Winnipeg new theatre at the recent annual meeting. Other officers elected were Secretary Elizabeth Hudson treasurer j. Popeski play Reading director Kathleen Sinclair social Molly Rogers membership f. Narvey programme director mrs. D. Ross publicity Bess Lander executive l. Johnson b. Lepkin and a Pat Terson j. G. Rollo Heads metropolitan choir Joseph g. Rollo was re elected president of the Winnipeg metro Politan choir tuesday. Night at the first annual meeting of the organization at the . Other offi cers elected were vice president b. Franklyn Shinn Secretary Winnifred Inskip treasurer Louis Chevrier registrar mrs. B. Evans librarian. Helen f. Young exec live members mrs. Amy Esau de Young and Harry Rempel names Smith new president Aid. C. Rhodes Smith was elected president of the Winnipeg Branch of the league of nations society at the annual meeting held last wednesday in United College. John w. Dafoe was elected honorary president and f. H. Brooks Secretary treasurer. The vice presi Dent is yet to be appointed and the executive committee will include Rev. George Calvert d. R. P. Coats j. B. Coyne . George v. Fer Guson. Rabbi Solomon Frank Sam Freedman Charles Huntting. Prof. Watson Kirkconnell. Mrs. W. J Lindal or. J. C. Pincock w. Mag. Rait w. J. Tarr . G. C. Thor Valdson. Bishop f. R. Wood mrs. H. B. Sommerfeld w. A. Mcleod h. W. Manning Hupert Reece mrs. R. F. Rorke mrs. Jessie Maclennan. Mrs. Maclennan retiring presi Dent spoke of the work of the society and the difficulty in keep ing it alive during the past few years. She described As a tragedy the fact that warnings of the league of flatirons on behalf of collective Security had been ignored until too late. At the present time she said the Only Hope for league ideals Lay in winning the present War. A Resolution was passed reaffirm ing the society s Faith in the ideals of collective Security. Lieut col. Bell appointed . Lieut col. Percy g. Bell has been named successor to Lieut. Col. J. V. Williams As District medical officer for . 10, it was announced monday. . Williams has gone to England to assume command of a casualty Clearing station. Born in Winnipeg or. Bell did Post graduate work in London and Vienna before taking up his Eye ear nose and Throat practice Here. He served throughout the last War and at one time commanded the 12th Field ambulance and when the War ended assistant director of medical services for the fourth division. Leopold s surrender called catastrophe i think it is a catastrophe it is too said a native of Belgium a e. Gobert president of the Manitoba dairymen s association tues Day regarding King Leo Pold s order that the belgian army surrender to Germany. Members of or. Gobert s family fought with the belgian forces in the last world War and his Mother now is living in Bruges Belgium. Gifford s address Given incorrectly f. W. Gifford who was convicted in provincial police court last week on a charge of breach of the foreign Exchange Board regulations and fined and costs by magistrate a. C. Campbell does not live at 202 Princeton apartments the free press is informed. Gifford s address .m.p. Say was 49 Balmoral place and this is also the address Given in the court summons. Two draw fines for trespassing seriousness of the times and the possibility of fifth column activities resulted in penalties for two men who appeared in City police court. Tuesday morning As a result of trespassing Orr property under Spe Cial guards. Fine of or 10 Days in jail was imposed on Steve Mielnik transient arrested monday evening while trespassing at the Weston shops of the Canadian Pacific rail Way. Mielnik asked for a Floater to enable him to leave for Calgary. Opposing a Floater a. A. Moffat ., Crower prosecutor said these grounds Are under special guard and the company can t tolerate trespassing at this similar penalty was imposed on Thomas Barton who picked up a Rock and threatened an .m.p. Guard who prevented him from walking under the Canadian National Bridge Over the Assiniboine River. Home Accident dangers stressed warning that deaths from Acci dents in Homes in Manitoba had risen to 90 in 1939, the highest total for any of the last five years w. Trevor Davies director of Accident prevention in a luncheon address to the kiwanis club in the Royal Alex Andra hotel wednesday urged Citi Zens to make an Accident risk sur vey of their dwellings. Loose rugs should be removed or fitted with non skid rubber pads he advised. Step ladders should be examined. Gasoline should not be used to quicken fires. Children should be educated in safety habits. C. E. Bain presided. . 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