Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 29, 1943, Winnipeg, Manitoba Hint Montgomery to get command by c. R. Cunningham Allied Headquarters North Africa Jan. Of the decisions made at the Casablanca Confer was reported today was to place a single commander of african operations from the Atlantic to immediately after the Axis is driven from Tunisia. Arre most Den mentioned Post that of Gen. Sir con a of Rommel and Geni-15 of 3rilish eight Brilliant march3 Tripoli Rve Choice of was Iobe use his eighth Bennett lauds British Empire London Jan. 29 up Viscount Bennett former prime minister of Canada told members of the Cana Dian legion in an address today that there is nothing finer Inge records of Mankind than the British jul. Empire. Years once speaking at the Empire service and _ _ league he sail Don t analog inc for India. There we have Given millions people centuries of peace in place of chaos and bloodletting. Don t be ashamed to have it said you Are an imperialist. An imperialist is a Man who bears proudly the responsibilities of his race and considered by military men the finest Force in the in Artri i in he has had was taker. For granted Here North Ai Ric would be a 0 be of Rooe and of the biggest assaults of would be i i Ched Europe t Oit ening up operation for the Al j Ial opinion of this Cor British air mar Arthur Tedder will been with of directing Winnipeg free press Friday january 29, 3943 forces rental position clarified seven cases listed for Spring assizes seven cases Are listed for trial at the Spring assizes opening tuesday feb. 2 at 2 . At the Law courts with or. Justice major presiding the first week and chief rental arrangements with Mem 1 Justice Mcpherson. As the second of the red orces . Or. Justice Dysart will pre Many enquiries a a second starting fcb r 8. This is the Smai Iest Docke of. Of the an of the Borri of the consumer docket for prices voluntary Rcgis-1 Irene Ostaffy. Charged with Man accommodation j ,1. .-.laughter, will be the first Case to be tried in no. 2 court room before tenant which governs civilians Justice Mcpherson governs members of the other cases to be tried in no. 2 court room Are Charles Clark forces with two except pay and allow ances of members of he armed cannot be garnished. Parents and classmates of some of the school children killed in the bombing of a school in the London District by German air raiders last week attend burial services for some of the victims. Court ponders . Bund plot Philadelphia Jan. 29 Mony that Hitler in 1937 was plot Ting a revolution in the United states with bloodshed in the streets if necessary was considered in United states District court today As the government sought to revoke the citizenship of Alexander m. Hartmann former head of the Philadelphia German american bund. John c. Metcalfe Washington correspondent for the Chicago times testified he joined the bund s storm trooper unit to get information on nazi activities and that the bund was sure Hitler would Over throw the government and substitute National socialism. Storm troopers were told that a change of government would be achieved and that if it could t be done peacefully it j would be done by he said. And we were told to anticipate hat in making the change by Force there would be bloodshed on the streets of Metcalfe testified previously that five men wearing United states army officers uniforms exchanged the nazi Salute with g. Wilhelm Kunze one time Leader of the Philadelphia bund at a bund picnic Here. Board discusses Extension of Rural Manitoba Industry Extension of Industry throughout Manitoba and the use of products of the farm and Forest As raw materials in Industry were discussed thursday afternoon at a meeting of the executive committee of the Industrial development Board of Mani Toba held in the vice regal suite of the Royal Alexandra hotel. J. D. Henderson vice chairman presided. Also discussed at length was the Call received from mayor Garnet Coulter to Confer on Lay offs in in attempted murder in connection Dusty and the problems of u nem with the shooting of a woman both present and future. St. Jami a John Kutcher attempted rape and Harry Hubaly. Theft therefore a judgment for debt from he person against a member of the armed John Bazuk charged Man. Forces could be collected Only and Thomas Corkan. Fac of any other property the Soldier charge Are the Ather happened to possess cases to be tried in court room no. 4. Members or inc armed forces can be compelled to appear in court proceedings in civil mat ers Only when l does not Interior with then military duties. Similarly Soldier cannot be imprisoned n connection with civil proceeding his detention will interfere his military service. Therefore a debt owed by a tidier can be recovered in the Ordinary As Ong As his per son his pay and his equipment Are not touched. Judgment i or debt can be obtained against a Soldier and can be recovered out of his property other than his pay or the judgment can be kept alive until the War is Over. A landlord in All the provinces the exception of Quebec Lias also the right to seize the goods a tied chattels of his tenant for arrears of rent. Conservative group to meet in Ottawa Ottawa. Jim. 2j1. A meet ins of 1he Dominion conservative association will be held in Ottawa March 12 and .3. It was announced smart resigns from information position Ottawa Jan. 29. Tion of Campbell l. Smart of Mon Treal As chief of the external Branch of the wartime information Board was announced officially today by Charles Vining Board chairman. Or. Vining said Frank Ryan of Winnipeg former Deputy chief of the Branch has been appointed act ing chief in place of or. Smart. The resignation was announced Only a few hours after John Grier son National film commissioner took Over his new Post As general manager of the information Board an appointment which was announced yesterday. Last night it was Learned that besides or. Smart two other . Officials or. Ryon and d. B. Rogers of Regina director of the Board s Domestic submitted their resignations or. I., _ _ Rogers because of ill health and Cross n t i1s 1 1 l ten. Or. Ryan for economic and business reasons. It was understood today however that Board officials believe or. Ryan from association head Quad May be induced to stay with the ters Here. Board. The followed a last night a High official of the meeting of the association a ecu Board said that the Board s machinery live yesterday at which a resold is Weil organized and that it would lion adopted by the National con j be wrong to assume that its per in the greater Winnipeg area. Financial reports were submitted and the finance committee was re appointed. G. A. Wrighton introduced the newly elected members from Mani Toba towns. They represented the i councils and boards of Trade As chairmen of Industrial development committees in their districts. The chairman in thanking the members from Cut of town for then attendance and participation expressed the wish that All the centres in Manitoba would Send representatives to participate in the work of Rural Industrial development Volunteer workers registration mounts registration of men for Volunteer work is combing steadily and with labor organizations registering men through the secretaries of the unions the total number of Volun Teers is already on the Way to doubling the registered up to thursday afternoon. Typical of the patriotism and sincerity of the volunteers interviewed say Central Bureau officials is the Yorkshire Man Ted Fletcher. Or. Fletcher Blind and 64 years raised s60 for Selling a e is anxious to Serva Tive convention in Winnipeg last december was considered. The convention called for a re of the association bringing it under the jurisdiction of the convention. At present i is Independent and maintained b membership fees a year. At in March today s announcement said. Or. Is probable that the association will be re the progressive conserva Tive association of Canada to con form with the Resolution adopted at the Winnipeg convention. John Bracken National Leader of the parly will address a luncheon for the association March 13. Members Here s nothing like a custom tailored suit for maximum and value 10 and up in our the annual keep the Plant Busy Smi genuine imported British woollens Carmont made on the premises Manitoba clothing co., Ltd. Main St. Q phone 27 721 clothes since 1877 six Royal Bank of Canada dividend no. 222 is hereby Given that dividend one and one Hal per cent being at the rate o per per annul upon the up casual Stock of this ban 3 Beer Cieck Areca for the a Pirren be Payn Bie at the and branches on and after any. First Clay of March exit. To Sojic old cars of record at of business on the 30th of january 1943. B5" order 01 the Board. S. G. Dobson. General manager wont real. One., january 2, 1943. Sound is breaking up. It was said it that time that the retiring officers would stay on the Job to help or. Grierson get started at his new work. It was made Clear there will he no merger of the . And the National film Board but that or. Grierson will direct both branches. It was understood that a new will be appointed shortly to succeed or. Vining who has suffered continued ill health. Or. Rogers before coming to the was editor of the Regina Leader Post or. Ryan was Public relations director for the Hudson s Bay company at Winnipeg and or. Smart was a Montreal advertising executive. Swancar appointed Ford manager Here j. E. Swancar an employee of the Ford motor company can Ada since 1927, has been appointed manager of the company s Winni Peg Branch. Prior to his new appointment or. Swancar was Man Ager of the Regina Branch and succeeds c. A. Smith who will go to the head office staff it was announced Friday by w. R. Camp Bell president of the company. While in Regina or. Swancar was Active in Community and patriotic organizations. He served As provincial chairman of the pay Roll savings division and was a member of the War finance com Mittee of the province chairman of the Industrial development Board and chairman of the Industrial committee of the Regina Board of Trade. He was vice president of the kiwanis club advisory member of the air Cadet league and a member of the Board of managers of the Regina presbyterian Church. Walster to be speaker at Field crops course or. H. L. Walster of North Dakota agricultural College who visited South America on an Agri cultural Mission from the United government will be a guest speaker at the Field crops Short course to be held at the University of Manitoba feb. 1 to 6. On feb. 4 at 6 . He will speak on Argentine agriculture at a Din Ner meeting held jointly with the local Branch of the Canadian society of technical agriculturists. At 10.30 feb. 5 he will address students attending the Short on economic relations with tin South american republics. The c six Day course will give special attention to soil manage ment practices to increase yields and report the latest findings m relation to Field crops. Registration opens monday. Continue his War work As a Volun Teer. Or. Fletcher proved to registration officials that he is an Excel Lent Concrete and building worker. A charter member of two branches of the Canadian legion a Lew months ago or. Fletcher volunteered for service in the merchant Marine and is still indignant be cause he was not accepted on account of his age. There Are dozens of men just As anxious to serve in any capacity they can As Volunteer workers registering daily but registration from the various branches have net As yet reached the total expected of them. Pet. Mib1e Bakoski pet. Nicky Bakoski two sons of or. And mrs. John Bakoski 617 St. John s Avenue who Are serving with the Active forces. Private Mike 27. With the Royal Canadian army service corps enlisted in july 1942. Private Nicky 21, is with the . He enlisted in june. 1040. And went overseas m August 1942. Another brother leading Stoker John 29 Ken , enlisted in july 1942. British scour african skies pet. Gordon Halls Selkirk fire cause still undiscovered investigation of the fire which destroyed the Nordal Block Selkirk on the night of Jan. 18, has failed to establish in what part of the building the Jire originated h. E. Putter provincial fire commissioner reported Friday. Nothing was found to indicate that the fire was other than accidental he stated. Samuel b. Kowalson owner of Sharbit s dry goods store in the Nordal Block stated that when he arrived at the fire flames wer coming from the roof of the build ing above Morrison s hardware store which occupied part of the Nordal Black. Or. Kowalson said there was Little doubt if any but what the origin of the fire was not in the portion of the Block occupied by him. Michael Wolanchuk. A partner of j. W. Morrison in the hardware store said the fire was far advanced when he pot on the scene. Colin Martin tailor the other occupant of the building testified that he saw flames coming from the in the part of the building occupied by Morrison s and Kowalson s store Samuel Epstein proprietor of a store in an adjoining building which was burned out by the spreading flames saw flames coming from a window on the second floor of the Nordal Block. Adolph los another with the Kaif. In North Alrica Jan. 29. Up night fighters Are scouring the North african skies for Axis planes raid ing after dark and four canadians Are flying with one of these squad Rons which has an amazing record in this Campaign. This Squadron has a Good score of enemy aircraft destroyed on night operations Over the Battle zones and the Mediterranean As its planes intercept bombers attempting to raid Allied Supply ports. Before the Squadron left Britain t destroyed 15 planes Over the United kingdom. . Tom Cam Eron of Sylvan Lake Alta., has Een through some of the Squadron s suggest shows and is credited with two enemy bombers shot Down. Has gone Down the line for 10 Days rest but three other Canadian pilots have joined the flying officer Philip Brook of Ham Ilton ont Pilot officers Charlie Greenland of Kimberly b.c., and Gordon Sproule of Bashaw Alta. Flying night fighters in the United kingdom where they were seeing Little action proved too tame for them so they volunteered for North Africa. They Are flying in the Ace squad Ron alongside pilots like a Squadron Leader who shot Down three bomb ers in one night Over a Mediterranean port. Two other pilots got five Between them one night. Whose parents or. And mrs. Gar witness stated i saw smok Nett Halls Tilston Man., have re pouring from the upstairs part received a Cable announcing his ar-1 tween Morrison s and Sharbit s pm Carbon dioxide is used in the Losion proofing of wings and lust Ages of air planes. The space sur funding fuel tanks is filled with he Gas preventing gasoline Vapours rom catching fire. Highway Snow drifts get the Brush off Snow plows Friday started Clear no drifts from and South arteries in Western Central Mani Toba which have been closed Over a week. Widening of the traffic ways proceeded on no. 2 from Winnipeg to . No. 3 Between Boissevain and Deloraine no. 4 from Portage la Prairie to glad Stone. No. 21 North of Deloraine and no. 28 from Hamiota to Hall s Bridge. Blowing started on different mar Ket roads of Rockwood Rural municipality and on the Road from Good lands to Coulter. Highway no. 2 is now open As far West As its Junction with no. 21, but closed West of that Point to the Saskatchewan Border. No. 6 is open from Swan River to Kenville but closed Between Kenville and Benito and the Pincy Highway also has been opened. The Pas Highway is open from Swan River to a Point on Friday Snow plows started opening up highways no. 21, no. 22 no. 24, no. 28 and no. 31. Save fuel with automatic heat fuel and Tina Titi enjoy even temperature with an automatic Coal Stoker. We Havo a limited number at Ste Cen ready for immediate do livery. Today. Winnipeg s Iron fir Emta dealer the Winnipeg Supply fuel company limited 901 Boyd building phone 98 161 scientific studies reveal that the male birth rate shows a tendency to Rise during or after a War. Macy s january clearance saturday Only hundreds of dresses regular from s3.9s to half Price saturday Only 546 main St. Opposite Beacon theatre Beckt North of City Hall rival in England. rapid City appointments rapid City Man., Jan. 28. Rural municipality of Saskatchewan has appointed the following offers Basswood con stable d. Graham assessor h. Ful Cher Weed inspector. A. Dennis solicitor c. L. St. John. The town of rapid City appointments Are solicitor c. L. St. John Secretary treasurer and Constable n. F. Easier Constable John Graham. Oriental rugs from India and Persia at 1938 Price Jordans limited the largest distributors of genuine Oriental rugs in the Canadian West. 1393 Portage serving the United nations with War alcohol signalman c. W. Hay has arrived overseas according to word received by his parents or. And mrs. Honald Hay of Vista Man. He enlisted in april 1942, training at Portage la Prairie and was attached to the . At Kingston before going overseas. Apr. G. R. H. Roberts has arrived overseas according to word received by his wife mrs. George Roberts who resides with his parents. Or. And mrs. H. H. Roberts at 167 Coniston Street Norwood. Apr. Roberts enlisted in june. 1942. And is now a wireless operator in the armoured corps. A one and one half horse Power motor using six storage batteries drives a new electric tricycle in Sweden that can travel 38 Miles on one charge at a Speed of 25 Miles an hour. Fighting the icy hand of death with War alcohol caught in o storm of Snow and sleet the Pilot fights his controls to bring his ship safely to base. Along the Edge of his wings ice begins to form. He pulls a lever and from the nose of his machine a thin Stream of pore alcohol shoots out to be sprayed by the whirling propellers. As the alcohol settles on the wings the ice disappears like magic. The plane rides free again freed from the icy hand of by alcohol. In the Clouds on the Battlefield at sea and in Muni i tons plants War alcohol is playing its essential part in this fight of ail free men. To produce this vital material now required in such fabulous quantities our plants in full production. Hiram Walker Gooderham Worts limited ;