Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 29, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page sixteen. Winnipeg free press saturday june 29, 1940 wildfire spread War Stamps and certificates gaining in popularity daily War savings Stamps and War savings certificates Are daily increasing in popularity and the Effort commenced but such a so Fri time ago. Is spreading All through the province says e. J. Tarr chairman of the War savings committee. One of the most recent methods adopted and one which has found particular favor in All sections and in All communities is one in which War saving Stamps and War saving certificates Are substituted for the Ordinary run of prizes in picnics and competitions indoor and out Jap troops follow up bombardment readjust plants for War products Oshawa ont., june 29. Harry j. Carmichael vice president and general manager of the Gen eral motors corporation of Canada announced yesterday the company made an additional appropriation of this week towards re adjustment of plants to meet War production requirements of the Canadian War Supply Board and the British purchasing Mission. The total amount appropriated to that purpose since february was 53.000.000. He said. In addition to about for rearrangement of plants and he said "5300.000 is going into a new Assembly line for army trucks and More for special tools to increase facilities. Tho plants involved Are at Oshawa. St. Catharines and Windsor. Fliers May train in Texas school fort Worth tex., june 29. A Star Telegram said yesterday the Canadian government is investigating the possibility of establishing in fort Worth a Winter aviation training school for Cana Dian cadets. The paper said major William f. Long Dallas aviation school head and contract operator of Hicks Field school to be opened near Here August 3. Had confirmed a Confer ence with Homer Smith representative of the Canadian government. . In the dark Ottawa june 29. Canadian air Force officers Here yesterday said they had no know ledge of a proposal to establish a Winter air training school at fort Worth Texas recruits. For Canadian air it was recalled Here however that Canadian flying cadets trained in sunny Texas during the first great War when Snow covered Canadian flying Fields but late in the the Canadian fledging operated throughout the Winter from Toronto flying Fields. Warm Welcome planned for tourists Over Long Holiday there s a warm Welcome await ing visitors from the United states who plan on visiting Winnipeg Over the Long Holiday week end. Local citizens spurred into action by the Winnipeg Board of Trade will do All in their Power to make the visitors stay a pleasant one for this year More than at any other time United states guests Are being sought. Canada is at War and As a result is urgently to buy War materials. It is required for the Purchase of planes tanks munitions and other fighting equipment from the United states. There will be plenty of entertain ment for Holiday visitors to Winni Peg and the adjoining beaches and resorts will provide a Mecca of Beauty. Be a Good Host is the slogan adopted by the Board of Trade and Winnipeg citizens Are determined that they will be Good hosts and that american visitors will have such a Good time that they will want to return again and again. American Exchange needed with which members of the 47th battalion have signed up for Volunteer service in the veterans Home guard will meet at 8 p.m., wednesday at Headquarters of the Queen s own Cameron Street. Highlanders on main door of All descriptions. This is something the committee believes capable of wide expansion. There Are scores and scores of country fairs held in As Many coun try towns throughout the provinces in which prizes in Cash or kind usually Are awarded for successful contestants in All sorts of competitions from calf raising to baseball games. It would be a Fine said Peter Lowe vice chairman of the committee if the desirability and the flexibility of the savings Stamps and certificates could be impressed upon those who have charge of making dual value stressed or. Lowe stressed the dual value of Stamps and certificates. In the first place in themselves they formed excellent Media for prizes and permitted of easy graduation Iron third or fourth prizes up to firsts and in the second place they were a great incentive to Thrift. A person presented for instance with a card to which had been affixed perhaps three or four 25 cent saving Stamps naturally would be anxious to save and affix More Stamps until the total of 16 had been reached and the card could be exchanged for a savings certificate with a face value of s5 another feature of it was that there was an additional value 1.0 the prizes be cause the face value was greater than the purchasing Price which benefited thereby both the donor and the receiver. Minister wins Stamps Hon. Donald g. Mckenzie min ister of agriculture who in addition to numerous other duties also has consented to act As chairman in charge of provincial committees to spread the gospel of War serving through War savings attended a fair a few Days ago in Southern Manitoba and found he had been a prize Winner in a Small Competition for which he was awarded a card to which had been affixed three War savings Stamps illustrating that the idea has already begun to catch on. It is emphasized however that the plan of using Stamps and certificates As prizes has a much wider application than for picnics and fairs. There Are literally thousands of smaller societies and groups Bridge parties etc., at which the practice has been for Many years to have Small prizes fort he win ners and it is suggested that for these nothing could be quite so suitable today As War savings Stamps and that the cumulative effect would be very considerable. We must All take off our hats to our school said or. Lowe. With practically no time for organization work and commencing just before the summer holidays the teachers of Winnipeg nevertheless contributed for june and already 52 per cent of the teachers have signed up for salary reductions for the Purchase of savings certificates. Mining companies in Manitoba or. Lowe said Are getting squarely behind the movement and from the five or six regularly producing mines in this province it is anticipated substantial Aid will be received in the Purchase of certificates. Prom thu tin Tutu filth the Conquest of China is proving a Long and costly process for the japanese forces who Are still nibbling away at territory held by the Chiang Kai Shek forces. This photo was made on a sector ill Central China during an attack by japanese infantry. When thieves fall out rivalry stalls Hitler s plans by m. W. Fodor. New York june 28. Special nazi preparations of invasion of Britain reported completed Why does t Hitler strike this is a question that is leading to study of the european scene. The last few weeks have altered the picture of International politics to such an extent that Hitler May or May not be forced to change his time table. With France at the mercy of the dictators an increased rivalry be tween Germany arid Italy has be come apparent in the course of re cent events to careful observers. Mussolini has started dreaming a latin Union of Italy France and Spain. And the idea of a revival of the old roman Empire does t Appeal to Hitler at All. Hence growing manifestations of this rivalry in the iberian Peninsula. Even if Hitler for the time be ing must let Mussolini play the conqueror and master in the Mediterranean the More eagerly mus Solini presses his plans for this latin Union the More reluctant Hitler will be to undertake an immediate attack on Britain. For there is a Strong feeling in some German quarters that if Britain is destroyed with it will be destroyed a powerful counterpoise against italian influence. Russia s attitude too has been causing considerable concern in Berlin of late because though russian occupation of the Baltic countries was foreseen in the nazi soviet pact Germany knows that such a move though temporarily a defence measure is really directed against her. Lucas Fisher retires from . Service hoppers dying out in South Alberta Edmonton june 29. De by Coo i Damp weather in the last week Farmers in South Alberta have the Grasshopper infestation Well in hand and the pests Are dying out Hon. D. B. Mullen Alberta minister of agriculture said yester Day. Winning by a thousand noses Pico does t win by a nose but by thousands of noses All Over Canada today right this of men who really know what a pipe can do for them Are opening pouches and tins of Pico and sniffing its glorious Mellow Aroma. For Pico s Aroma is a Promise of a mild Cool Sweet smoke a Promise which Pico lives up to with every pipe Ful. You try it. Buy some today and test this statement for your self it does taste Good in a pipe Pico is the pick of Canada s Burley says or. Pico and it s my pick from any Lucas fishes after 42 years of service with the railway Lucas Fisher passenger locomotive Engineer Winnipeg i drive in his last train and retire o pension effective july 1. He plan to spend his retirement years Vancouver . He joined the Canadian Pacific railway March 27, 1898, at 23, the he became a wiper at Winnipeg. H was made fireman the following year and Engineer in 11102. He received promotion to the position of travelling fireman i 1908 and was master Mechanic an travelling Engineer from january 1910, to 1916, when he enlisted wit the 12th Field ambulance. Returning to Winnipeg he Becam acting train master in 1923 and a been locomotive Engineer at Winni Peg since april of that year. Seal tight Pouch v2-lb. Lok top tin also packed in pocket tins professional women of United Church form organization a new organization of Canadian women workers was constituted Friday morning at the ninth National conference of the United Church deaconess association in the y.w.c.a., to be known As the Fellowship of professional women in the United Church of Canada purpose of the organization is to provide a Bond of Fellowship for professional women workers of the United Church. Officers elected to the fellow ship were or. Margaret e. T. Addison and miss w. Thomas honorary presidents miss Helen Day president Rev. Gertrude l. Ruth Erford and mrs. Mina Mcmaster vice presidents Rev. Lydi Gruchy executive Secretary and miss Ruby Brown Secretary treasurer. There will be biennial meetings of the Fellowship. There is much to say for the belief of Many that we Are living in the closing decades of the first Christian maintained Rev. David Owens Friday morn ing in the closing study on god in these times. But we Are not afraid. We Are glad of it because this civilization is prof. Owens said. Delegates visited United Church fresh air Camps Sparling and Robertson at Gimli Man., thurs Day afternoon. Thousand thanks London june 29. Up Cable lord Beaverbrook minister for air Craft production last night said thanks a thousand times thanks to aircraft factory workers who have been Labouring night and Day seven Days a week and promised them in the future a Day off each week. His message posted up at aircraft plants warned the danger of in Vasion is upon us and you cannot be spared from your labor for More than one War Relief supplies reach Spanish port Washington june 29 red Cross announced yesterday that the is. Mckeesport has docked safely at Bilboa Spain with it cargo of food clothing trucks and medical supplies for French and belgian War refugees. The red Cross announced that the War Relief fund had reached a total of drive by theatre men planned for july 15 theatre managers throughout the Dominion possibly 100 per cent Strong plan on raising to be turned Over to the Federal government to help carry on the War. Thursday afternoon. Winnipeg theatre officials gathered at the fort Garry hotel where plans for raising this sum were explained by three leading theatre men from Toronto Leo Devaney general manager of . Film Corpora Tion Haskell masters general Man Ager of United artists and Nat Taylor general manager of a Large Independent movie Chain. These men Are travelling from coast to coast making the necessary arrangements. The Money will be raised in the. Following manner during the evening of july 15, special pro Rammes will be shown at All Heaters and the admission fee will the Purchase of two 25-cent War savings Stamps. The Stamps Are to Given to the purchaser and the Money handed to the government. All film distributors Are co operating with the theatre Man agers in making the Campaign a Success and Are donating specially selected films. . Imposes Rule on shipping Washington june 29. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau jr., acting under a proclamation signed by president Roosevelt thursday yesterday issued an order forbidding any ship to leave a . Port on a foreign voyage without his express authorization. The new regulations could be invoked to keep the French luxury liner Normandie and the British Queen Elizabeth in american Waters indefinitely if Morgenthau or the president deemed such a step necessary authorities said. Anticipate no interference new York june 29. A a spokesman for the British ministry of shipping stated yesterday we do not expect the proclamation by the president of emergency control Over foreign and Domestic ships will affect the movements of our vessels and we expect that they will run As suggest Navy Deal Washington june 29. A senator key Pittman Ada suggested yesterday that an understanding Between the combined British French Fleet and that of the United states could local ize Hitler in Pittman chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee said in an interview that there would never be an Alliance Between United states and great but that an understanding be tween the dominant fleets will be sufficient. He added it was his guess that British and French fleets might be moving Westward soon. Sixty years 29, 1880 in Honor of the fact that a number of Fine residences had been built upon it Victoria Street off notre Dame Avenue East was being graded two of the Best houses on the thoroughfare were those of chief Justice Wood and editor w. F. Luxton of the free press. Fifty five years 29, 1885 much speculation was being indulged in As to whether general sir Frederick Middleton would allow the troops from Eastern Canada to come to Winnipeg or would Send them Home from East Selkirk free transportation was being offered the boys from Selkirk to Winnipeg As the City was very anxious to Honor and entertain them. Fifty years 29, 1890 the Winnipeg bicycle club Hao decided to have two weekly club runs in future instead of one As heretofore the run nights were to be tuesdays and fridays and the member covering the greatest mile age during the season was to be the championship medal. Forty five years Mark Twain celebrated humorist had been booked to lecture in Winnipeg toward the end of lives of six firemen were lost in the most tragic fire in the history of the Minneapolis fire department the Mcdonald crockery company Blaze forty years 29, 1900 the Winnipeg intermediates Defeated the Portage la Prairie team in the Lacrosse championship series line up Winnipeg palk Haines Mcmillan Morris Mcleod Hendron Brothers Laidlaw Whyte Moir Coyle Watkins b. Ewing. Thirty five years w. Sutherland of Brand captured first prize in the annual North Cypress blowing match at Carberry Abigail Taylor daughter of t. W. Taylor m.p.p., was married to William Chandler Birt. Thirty years 29, 1910 striking motion pictures of the English Derby were proving a great attraction at dreamland theatre main Sully humor Ous actor who had entertained win nip Eggers As Long ago As 1885, died at his farm Woodstock . Twenty five years june 29, 1915 Newton w. Rowell Leader of the Liberal party in Ontario delivered a forceful address before the Winnipeg Canadian club at the Royal Alexandra his theme was Britannic and germanic ideals. Twenty years 29, 1920 the auction Sale of the jewels of the late noted dancer Gaby Deslys realized francs this according to the terms of miss Deslys will was to be used for the Benefit of the poor of her native City Marseilles. Mrs. Leonard celebrates 94th birthday Inglis Home making ing Lis Man., june 29. With a demonstration of clothing made by themselves the girls of the Home making class held their closing exercises june 25, mrs. C. J. Crawford presiding. Mrs. Virginia Leonard memories of spinning wheels Jolly Sleigh rides and Gay dances came to mrs. Virginia Leonard As she celebrated her 94th birthday saturday. She was born in 1846 close to Montreal where she lived for 33 years. It was there she Learned to spin the Wool and heavy Cotton for toques sweaters and socks. She came West and was married to Stanley Leonard in 1879, at Lorette. There were eight children seven of whom Are living. They Are mrs. Joseph Leclare mrs. Fidele Mondor mrs. F. Trotier Stanley Eugene and Edmond All of Winnipeg and mrs. James Phillip of Calgary. There Are 36 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. After nine years of farming a1 Lorette the family moved to St Boniface where mrs. Leonard has since resided with her son. Satur Day evening a reception will be held in her Honor and a presenta Tion will be made. Ukrainians plan july 1 celebrations thousands of ukrainian residents of greater Winnipeg Are expected to Mark Dominion Day at annual ukrainian festivals in Winnipeg and St. Boniface. By the ukrainian Cul Tural educational and sport organizations of Winnipeg the seventh annual festival and Field Day will be held at the old exhibition grounds Selkirk Avenue. Proceeds will be turned Over to the red Cross. A varied programme of sports Community singing and ukrainian Folk dancing will feature an event n St. Boniface sponsored by the ukrainian National organizations of oth cities at Marion Street Ana Youville Avenue. Axis Magazine warns americas Berlin june 29. Zine Berlin Home Tokyo sharply warned american against adopting an tude toward the new in economic or Politi the warning was Cona Tion with president citations to the american to Confer anew and while t was not signed it was three stars the usual it had been approved by minister Joachim von r the article printed in Type reiterated Adolf i la ration America to the of cans Europe to the Europe Aat Montgomery of nazi tactics new York june 29. Montgomery screen Star just Back from driving an ambulance in France told an audience yesterday that he had seen As Many As 6cc nazi planes raid one French ton and practically wipe it out addressing the american theatre Wing of the British and French re Lief funds the actor said he bid never believed German Pluss strafed civilian refugees along the u a ways until he saw them in action. They Don t bomb the roads then he said because after in hey expect to be using those Roadt 5o they scatter the bombs and do heir machine gunning up and Down he where the Refu yes flee As soon As the planes us he said that his ambulance unit spread a Large red Cross painted in Canvas on the ground in a Liem hey occupied. When they Cane to Nove it it had become a Mere rag filled with holes torn by machine gun bullets. Frontiersmen form two new troops two new troops of the legion of frontiersmen have been formed Dur ing the past week it was reported at a meeting of the Manitoba com Mand held at 299 Young Stew Friday night. According to Fred Riley , of the command they sprang into existence during the past week with James Jenkins of Weston being unanimously elected As troop Leader with rank of lieutenant representatives of the Winnipeg Squadron paid a visit to Teuton Man., thursday night where an other troop was organized with j. Mcleod and or. Goodwin As Lead ers. Arrangements were made for a get together smoker to be held in the army and Navy Hall 239 Young Street Friday night july 5, and it is expected that Many new members will make a special Effort to at sri. Persons using a new outfit Are asserted to be Able to clean a Feit iat in a minute at a Cost of about one cent we mentioned in a recent column a coincidence of two local officers who served in the last War in the ame unit getting together gain. Further interesting details ave been made available. We Efer to major James d. Paterson and Captain Victor w. Bunn now Rith b company 2nd battalion acadian engineers. Both of them n december 15, 1915, joined in Winnipeg d company of the 107th infantry battalion under the com Mand of colonel Glen Campbel i could speak several languages and ride anything on legs. Major Paterson was born in Panang Strai settlements on a sugar Plantation and Captain Bunn in Kenora out. Here his father was Indian agent hey remained together until after he Battle of Vimy in april 1917 when or. Paterson was promote o Captain and took command of company. Or. Bunn carried on n d company advancing to his captaincy in May 1918, at which me Captain Peterson became a or under colonel now general Hertzberg. When Engineer Bat aliens were formed in May 1918. Major Paterson was Given the com and of c company 1st Canadian engineers and Captain Bunn was appointed to b company 2nd Bat lion . The armistice was signed before Ley met again but they both Carne ack to Winnipeg and carried on their civil occupations. Captain Unn As a mining Engineer often As absent from the City but they ways got together whenever he turned. When the new War broke it these two old friends offered air services again. They Ere officially posted to d com any 2nd Canadian Pioneer Bat lion with major Paterson ., and Captain Bunn As cond in command. This was on Une 14, 1940, Twenty four and a Alf years less one Day. After join g the 107th battalion together. Colonel j. H. Edgar . Offi r commanding 10th District Royal acadian engineers considers this int service in the last War and int appointment to the . Remarkably unique. No. 10 company veterans Home guards is already on duty. The soldiers of the last War have taken Over several guard duties within the City and we were fortunate to Contact a few of them. About 250 Are quartered in the immigration building which formerly housed the 13th Winnipeg Field Battery. All of course Wear service ribbons. We met Sergt. W. Ready who was born at Reston Man., and enlisted with the 200th battalion at Winni Peg in 1916. He proceeded to eng land and then to the 3rd battalion. Canadian engineers in France and was with the army of occupation. He lived in Virden for the last 10 years where he was on the executive of the Canadian legion and was also . With the 12th Manitoba dragoons. It was his first guard duty in 20 years. Corporal j. B. Graham is from Maria Polis where his father has Farmed since 1901. He joined the 203rd battalion at Brandon in 1916, went to the 19th Reserve in eng land and then to the 8th battalion in France. On his return to can Ada he homesteaded at Grandview and then came into Winnipeg on general contracting work. He served 12 years in the . With the Royal Winnipeg rifles from 1923 to 1940, and is a member of the army and Navy club. Private f. Venn is a Somerset England Man who has been work ing on a farm at drans Man. He unlisted with the 45th battalion at Portage and finally saw overseas service with the 1st cd Var s. He went Back to drans after the War and also worked for 10 years As a Section Man on the . He Vas a member of the town band at As a Bass drummer and also a member of the Canadian at Macgregor. Private Ames Lindsay came from Glasgow o Canada in 1912. He joined the "08th battalion in Winnipeg and served overseas with the 16th can Idian scottish. Taken prisoner of War at Cambrai in october 1918. He spent seven weeks with the enemy. He worked at the Gas works on Sutherland Avenue for Many years. Let s Fly the Flag on monday the one Symbol that epitomizes British Freedom and British democratic institutions is our beloved Union Jack. To British birth or by Over the world the Union Jack is an outward sign of a deep inward feeling of thankfulness for the right to live within the scope of the Mother of parliaments. We in Canada Are sharing the motherland s struggle grim hard fight for All those principles and properties we hold dear. As we go about our Job let us pause Long enough to run the glorious Freedom fostering Union Jack to the us watch it As it flutters proudly in the Symbol of our British Way of life Symbol of Freedom. Let us Fly the Union Jack on our country s birth Day monday july 1st. 4 i son s Bun com Pauj store closed All Day monday ;