Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 18, 1944, Winnipeg, Manitoba Carrier in Winnipeg. 25c per week. Winnipeg free press Geek to engage architects angles of City housing plans Are discussed commend the Best spending the appropriated h us news by the special comm tree on housing when Council Virgina Lee Ava Krex Winnipeg girl Wasp graduates Sivee Privater. Texas april while the Wasp Bill which would Grant commissions to the women s air Force service pilots is still under consideration in Congress the eleventh class of wasps. 44-k-3 has graduated at Avenger Field. Veterans of Over seven months intensive training As students in army Way flying they have been picked for a variety assignments at army of non combat in air bases and training Fields throughout the coun try relieving male pilots for com Bat duty. In time. I Hope that wasps May take the places of All male army pilots in the . For the so stated Gen. H. H. Arnold com manding general of the army air forces in his testimony before the noose military affairs com Minitee. During the course of. Dis Cussion on the Wasp Bill. Now civil service employees of the aah wasps must have logged at least 35 hours of flying time eligibility for training. Thirty states of the . Are rep resented in the newest group of women flyers to receive their wings at Avenger Field. Among the Wasp graduates from Canada is Virginia Lee Warren daughter or. And mrs. J. L. Warren Broadway. Winnipeg. Miss Warren began flying about to years ago in Winnipeg. She later flew in Wisconsin and Florida. She attended Public schools in Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba where she was a Mem Ber of Alpha Phi sorority. She has logged about 75 hours of private flying time in addition to army flight training. Press club to hold smoker saturday the annual smoker of the a Peg press club is being held at s pin. Saturday. At Picardy s Salon. As usual humorous skits on local personalities and current will be presented and a evening s entertainment has been arranged. This year delegates .10 the Western Canadian press convention. Being held in Winnipeg at the time will attend. Lagos is the third important producer of tin a to the United nations it annual pre War output of tons is today far exceeded. Looking backward from the tree press files sixty years 18, 1s8-1 the following were elected ves try men of St. George s anglican Church f. Taylor. J. N. Huhn. W. Champness and messes. Gerrard Hill Hallowell. Sailer. Be Cappel lain. Carpenter. Reid. Mcfarland and Neeve. Lifty five years 18, Selkirk now had a population of Fine band of the Winni Peg school of mounted infantry. Which was winning a name for itself gave a 4 . Concert in front of the City Hall. Fifty years 18, 1894 it was decided i hat the new Wes Ley United College should be of Calgary Sandstone except for the foundation up to the surface of the which was to be of Mountain Limestone. Stony forty five years is 1809 an improved Edison phonograph or graph polyphonic As it was called. Reproduced popular songs so they could be heard i i any part of the Hall maw Block without using earphones. 18, .1001 Ine methodist Church in Winnipeg had grown to such proportions that it was planned not Only w enlarge Young and Wesley Arches but to build a new v a later Broad Stephen s thirty five years april 18, 1900 r Winnipeg May wheat made a new Nign record closing at 1.25% sold. Jeannette knocked out that other noted coloured Boxer Sam he i in a f by round Stap f is inc championship 18, 191-1 their fans of Many years Isian cing and a great Many new flocked to the Walker the atre to see those perennial favor us Mclntyre end Heath in. The want tree which was to run for a week. Twenty five years april 18. 1919 Ine student body of Manitoba University were reported pleased nun the proposed site in Tuxedo. Mayor Chas. F. Gray Winnipeg s youngest mayor except for former mayor Alfred j. Andrews was in in new York at the re instruction convention. 18. 1924 Calvin Coolidge s per i was prov Ding difficulties cd managers who were in of his Campaign for a Sec term of e. S. Pop was elected to take the place Eirc .7. H. Ashdown on the Teiney United College executive. Of the Canadian press the Canadian press is exclusively entitled to the use for of All news Des patches credited to it or to the associated press in this paper and also the local news pub St de herein. Meets monday evening. This was decided at and a meeting of Manv of Cost Ine Iho u suggested Dur session monday 6 Tho moan about 30 units in All the Lay Winnipeg tuesday april 18, 1044 so. Warren Metzler is reported missing Squadron Leader Warren Metz Ler formerly of Winnipeg has been reported missing As a result of air operations overseas Accord ing to word received by his parents or. And mrs. Harry Metz Ler fort William. With the Tiger his Squadron on heavy raids in g cities m recent months. Prior to enlisting m september 1940. He Jas a member of the teaching we Lorn ubic sch001 fort priv at Brandon. Trenton Calgary and Irenton and graduated with a commission in May 1941. He was an instructor at no. H service Fly Catto elected London april 18. Lord governor of the land today succeeding the 73-year-old Montagu Norman 7 t his retirement ant 6. Due to illness and Advance s7vgf a of a Cen Bank had headed the Basil Gage patterns was re elected Deputy governor. Gail Patrick to push Winnipeg loan drive Hollywood film Star will drop in Irr do her promoting Canada s sixth Victory loan drive. Price 5c per copy edition with comics Bryce products a Are different National War finance commit Teeman Ralph d. Baker executive vice chairman of. The Manitoba division j. C. Miller chairman and s. Lightcap executive vice j chairman of the Public relations j Section will Greet her at the air port and escort her to the Capitol theatre where she will make her first Victory loan appearance at 3 ., addressing the International Needle workers represent ing Winnipeg s garment trades at their inaugural mass meeting. Miss Patrick who will leave again at 3 . Monday will have a Busy time of it monday morning As she drops in on War loan mass meetings at several of the City s larger War plants. She is scheduled to make an appearance at the Day noon hour ceremony at memorial Boulevard and Portage Gail Patrick a prove a Sample of might come when the City gets housing the thought Low rentals aim Jacob Penner thought Era four five and six room Homes to each i and the committee on Public welfare have the say As to in t occupancy no interest would be charged on the Money spent by the City As the Only charges would be depreciation and repairs. This would enable the City to rent the Homes for about ski a and. From to s25 in cases where the occupant was Able to pay this would safeguard the City As its Money would eventually be returned. Also it would Aid families who were now living in Homes which were detrimental to their Aid. Penner said Aid. James Black chairman of the committee still preferred the erection of six Homes in each of the three wards. At present there was Only to spend on hous ing and a big scheme was out of the question. There was also the danger that if group Homes were built most of the Money would go for the Central heating Plant and not in getting people much needed Homes. If you build 18 Homes you have 18 Homes and what asked or. Russell. If you Start building group Homes you could always sex he raid. Aid. Jack St. John then moved that suitable land be acquired immediately for the erection of 12 Row Type Homes or in other words a 12-House Terrace. He urged that architects 1 plans spec of costs. These Homes should be provided with a Central heating system. They should be rented for Cost interest at 4 per cent plus taxes and heat. Other units would follow and play grounds would be erected in the Vicinity. It would be difficult to find any Oro Jorty for such a project without interfering with present zoning by thought Aid. James Simpkin. He moved that Council be asked to allow the committee to appoint architects the motion which finally passed. Possible location for this group of Homes is on Alexander Avenue in the Vicinity of Tecumseh Street. The aldermen will View this pro posed site before Council meeting. Aid. Penner Felt a full time architect should be immediately retained by the City but this idea did not meet with the favor of the committee. Ozark police probe decapitation cases , mo., april 18. Bup and. County officers today sought the missing parts of two decapitated unidentified women s bodies in an 80-mile-Long artificial Ake in the picturesque Northern Foothills of the Ozark mountains. Be retained to draw up Rifi cations and estimates Liberal party achievements Are stressed by Gardiner where mayor accompanied by Garnet mayors and Reeves of greater Winnipeg will accept the greater Winnipeg i shield from a Canadian Para trooper. George Waight will be master of ceremonies at the noon hour ceremony which will be continued throughout the loan period. The Beveridge report which party s platform As it was dra s not a single thing in was not contained in the Liberal a Vine when up at a meeting in 1919, mister Mackenzie King was chosen Leader of cos the party Hon. James g. Gardiner Federal jewish problem is discussed solution of the jewish problem is not purely a jewish is a Christian one said s. J. Zacks of Toronto member of the praesidium of the zionist Organiza Tion of Canada addressing More than 500 members of the men s youth ayah at a dinner in the Hudson s Bay company dining room monday night. There is a growing pro zionist sentiment in Canada said the the torsos were sprawling twisting found Lake the Thel ozarks. Formed several years ago by the backwaters of the huge Bagnell dam. The first body was found by Lorce fishermen sunday. Clad Only n he victim s head Tad been Cut off at the Mouth and the left leg had been severed Between the hip and the knee. The woman was believed to have Beer about 50 years of age. Camden county authorities clues to the murderer. Torday. The second body was found a cited washed ashore 200 Yards from his administration were speaker. More and More people Are realizing that Hitler s persecution of the jews was Only the first step in a Campaign of persecution against All religions including the Christian. Or. Zacks pointed Cut pro Palestine or ours were be ing formed among christians in every Large Canadian City. Canada will emerge from this War As a great nation which will have or. Zacks spoke of the 12.000 children brought into Palestine in the past 10 Vears and the 5.000 who Are now being brought from Bulgaria. Palestine has absorbed More jewish refugees since the be ginning of the War than All the democracies he observed d. P. Gotlieb was chairman. M. J. Funkelstein moved a vote of thanks to the speaker. Hadassah women assisted with dinner arrangements. The broadening of the Atlanta charter ideals to embrace All persecuted Peoples and the initiation of legislation in Canada against anti semitism were outlined by or Zacks. When he detailed the s eps already taken and plans in Prog Ress for the care of jewish refugees now arriving in Canada from Europe. Or. Zachs spoke at the memory Al service for jews killed in occupied Europe held at the hebrew free school and attended by Over persons sunday afternoon. Responsibility for further groups of jewish refugees has been Cepter by the Canadian jewish Congress and the jewish refugee committee the speaker said. A. E. Freeman presided at the mass meeting and mayor Garnet Coulter was one of the speakers at the afternoon meeting. Cantor j. Roitman chanted the jewish funeral Dirge and Morris Cohen Sang the traditional funeral hymn. Atkins discusses paper problems technical aspects of paper Supply and orders affecting Industry were discussed by John Atkins Toronto printing publishing and Allied industries administrator for the War time prices and Trade Board when he spoke monday evening at a dinner meeting at the Royal Alex hotel. Some so persons con with industries which come minister of figr culture told a Liberal parti banquet Here monday night. Nearly All statements of policy made at the meeting in 1919 had been simple Rii Itti f 1 l fast time plane betters former record Washington april 17. A the Lockheed Constellation 57 passenger transport plane arrived Over the Washington Airport at 12.54 . . Today six hours rented either by provincial govern i and 58 minuses after leaving Bur orients or by the Federal govern Bank calif., on its Maiden Long rent said or. Gardine legislation being brought Down in is session is bringing to a glorious distance flight. The time bettered Ong the los Angeles to Washington record for record behind him the prime ister will o to Britain to attend to Havvard Hughes who was aboard the con o a Jill jul the conference of Empire leaders into two groups since the Dawn of history the of the world have been divided into two who believed in government by a chosen few and those who be i Jevera that the Best government is based on the rights of the people a government for the people by the first victim was discovered. Woman about 25 years i ministration George Swan representative and for her head had Beer Cut off cleanly Winnipeg of the publishing print at the shoulders. She was Clad Only a lingerie and one stocking. City to Purchase two transformers two new Type transformers will be purchased for the Street lighting system at a Cost of each the Public utilities committee decided monday afternoon. The old ones now More than 30 years in use have outlived their time. John g. Glassco manager of City Hydro told the committee. The new purchases will be made from the Canadian general elec tric company and the Northern electric company. Or. Glassco was also Given authority to Purchase electric ranges ing Allied industries presided and j. L. Cowie. King s Printer. Manitoba government introduced the speaker. Among those attending were e. B. Conklin. Representative in. Winnipeg for the wartime prices and Trade Board e. C. Hun president and c. Nicholson Secretary of the master printers association and Don. Williamson representative of the converted papers adm Nistra deathbed discharge cancels pension Ottawa april 18. Re ported Case of a Soldier who was discharged from the army of or the last rites of the reman Catholic to the value or from Moffa tsp Church had been administered i. F before the government today for concurred recommendation of or. Glassco i speaking in the debate on the that Hydo make a Grant s100 measure to establish a limited. The committee to the air Cadet league of Canada. Say japs in Argentina Aid espionage agents Buenos Aires. April 18. Bup Federal police were revealed today to have obtained evidence that several japanese citizens in Argen Tina were serving japanese Espoo Nisi while the announcement said that japanese As Well As nazi activities virtually were annulled Federal were continuing their efforts in Case some isolated Point might be operating. The communique also Rove Alet that Federal police had confiscated a Fairchild monoplane a yacht Ana a motor boat owned by Albert Herman woo Kopf. Whom they charged was a nazi spy operating under a German ring in Argentina directed by Juan Siegfried Becker. Police said that Becker headed one of he three spy rings uncovered in 3 february. Of veterans affairs Jean Francois Pouliot Liberal told the Story. He had just received the last rites of the Church at the Camp and while he was at the last extremity some officer made him sign his resignation from the army thus depriving his widowed Mother of his pension. He died a few Days or. Pouliot Aid that through his own efforts the Mother was new receiving a temporary pension of a month. But i think that the pension a hold be paid personally by the officer who went to that Man when he was ill and made him sign his resignation Winnipeg Beach Honor Roll to be unveiled preceding the regular meeting of Winnipeg Beach Council. Friday evening mrs. W. J. Hickman will unveil an Honor Roll of citizens no have gone on Active service in the War the list contains 64 names. Socialists were denounced by the minister As advocates the centralized form of government among the great leaders of to Day Churchill and Roosevelt stood put said or. Gardiner. Roosevelt i the greatest Liberal of today out one Man who had More to do bringing these two men to Gether and keeping them together was the Canadian prime minister Stellatino today by 30 minutest War prisoners in Camp two German War prisoners Felix Boettger 31, and Walter Koerber 20, who had been missing from the prisoner of War Camp in Riding Mountain Reserve since Feren Short time in City or. W. A. Riddell. On a Brief leave from duties As Canadian High commissioner to new zealand passed through Winnipeg monday evening Over Canadian National lines on his Way to Ottawa reluctant to talk of can Adian View zealand relations pending coherence with government officials he said he was thrilled at being in Canada after such a. Long period. A former Winni pegged or. Riddell spent the better part of the 45-Miriute Stop Over strolling Down Broadway just to have a look at the legislative Oil amps once arriving at the train three min utes before departure. Or. Ridden had after his walk do finitely promised himself that on his turn West he would have a longer visit in Winnipeg which would also enable him to renew Friend ships. F provincial Library gets historical books recent acquisitions by the provincial Library announced by j. L. Johnston librarian include a two volume Book. Old England a pictorial museum by Charles Knight published in j84-1 the diary of Ellen Mcfadden Lowes covering the period from 1882 to 1900 in the Boundary area of Manitoba Saska Chewan an account of the trip to the red River settlement of John Greenway Iri As re corded by sex inspector Parr a of the Boundary commission sunday afternoon were the word while the Camp Commanda not immediately available i Long distance Telephone it is considered probable Here that the two men. Got lost rather than that they made a planned getaway. Commission approves pavement construction construction of a Concrete pave ment within the Airport site to connect the trans Canada air lines building with the pavement on so thirsty Manitoba s Sale of Beer doubles Ontario people May have lost their desire for Large quantities of that restrictions on the purchasable amount have been lifted but the same situation does not prevail in Manitoba a Check tuesday revealed. Brewery authorities who were asked to comment on the state ment of Premier George Drew in Vancouver that consumption of Beer in his province had eased consider ably since the regulations were eased said that not Only was this not the Case Here but that sales had practically doubled in the intervening period. Building for permanent peace to the period from March 17 la last week end we regard As an abnormal one executive said. There was the first to buy Beer in unrestricted quantities then the easter vacation and finally the ukrainian easter last week end. During that period Beer sales were up Between 90 and 100 per cent. We know that increase will not stand up and during the next month or six weeks we expect sales to level off we expect will be a Normal Bank in Europe backing loan by Chester Bloom Washington april 18. It was Learned Here at noon today from a new York financial source that a Large Continental european Bank has been buying Canadian currency recently on a considerable scale in new York with a View to investing it in the new Canadian War loan. If there should be a change in the current rate of Exchange to raise the Canadian Dollar in terms of american a considerable profit May be realized if there is no change there can be no loss in other words it is a one Way sure thing. According to the new York financial authority this buying was based on reports that the Canadian among themselves. Or. Fraser said that such an Advance common decision would completely destroy and nullify any attempt to build up a world organization. He said that there must be a world organization or a reborn league of nations in which All the great nations must join. But he said they must go in on an equal basis including the Sovereign states the British Commonwealth of the subject came up when the new zealand prime minister was discussing the recent Mutual de Fence agreement entered into be tween Australia and new zealand covering Pacific Ocean areas in which they invited other nations interested to join with them in pre serving the peace of the Pacific. Pacific problems or. Fraser declared that in this agreement neither Australia nor new zealand had pledged them selves to agree on any specific course of action. What they had done was to pledge themselves to discuss among themselves and other nations interested defence and other problems arising in the Pacific. He said he would be pleased if or. Hull u. S. Secretary of or the United kingdom would Call such a Pacific conference though he would not say whether the time was Ripe yet for the discussion of Post War problems in the Pacific. He wanted first to discuss the matter with or. Hull and United kingdom authorities in London. Or. Fraser emphasized repeatedly that neither Australia nor new zealand had intended that their discussions should reach binding and american governments Are agreements. He said it would be world organization favored by Fraser by Chester Bloom Washington b.c., april 18. Peter Fraser prime minister of new zealand said at a press conference yesterday that it would not Conduce to the Success of a new world organization or reborn league of nations if the British Commonwealth of nations or any other combination of nations went into a world conference bound by a prior common decision discussing alterations in the Rale j obvious that they could not agree of Exchange. Ottawa reaction by b. T. Richardson Ottawa april much foun Dation exists Canadian Par Valu according to reliable sour reported purchases of funds by on All Points As their internal interests might vary. Foreign policy Point for the free press asked for believing Fraser whether the same Prin he had outlined for the aus zealand agreement to loth a de by Canadian United kingdom and South african authorities on the subject of a common foreign policy. He was reserving any expression of opinion on prime min ister Curtin of Australia s project until he got to London. But. He thought said or. Fraser that the differences of opinion on the subject were More apparent than real. The apparent differences had been accentuated by the emphasis placed on certain Points which had obscured the common Conception. Might destroy attempts or. Fraser said he thought it desirable that there should be a com understanding among the Brit ish Commonwealth of nations on. Foreign policy and it possibly could be achieved. But a prior decision on foreign policy among any group or combination of nations however might destroy attempts to build a world organization for peace. The new zealand prime minister asked the free press if his remarks had clarified the matter. The free press correspondent replied that he really did not see where the views outlined by or. Fraser proposed a situation or arrangement any Dif Ferent than that which now existed among the British Commonwealth of nations for discussions of various problems affecting their foreign re lations. Or. Fraser replied that the differ ence was that in purely British Commonwealth matters there prob ably was need for a closer organization than at present. That would apply Only to British common wealth problems to choir internal problems. He asked if that made his views clearer and the free press representative answered that it did. Incidentally or. Fraser Campha that the australian new zealand agreement on Pacific prob lems did not mean that any agree ment would be reached excluding other nations from discussions. He m question of wider discussion of All Ned Pacific and said that their Post War use for aviation bases would cer i us. A juju. Buyers in order foreign Poi Cree they in the " Canadian 3t common foreign raised in value could in p ,1y vainly be a subject of negotiation i be confirmed Here and if such Nur in Fraser Sald he supposed the with the United states. He saw no ant was Chassar betas made they Are re dealt with various differ reason Why amicable agreements on the not Long that and been express could not be reached. Built by the t u. S. On new zealand islands m the meeting of the Winnipeg St. James Airport commission monday. The Dominion government will assist in pavement it was Well founded. At the same time several indicators show that the position of Canadian currency has become easier. The Market for Canadian government Bonds is Strong in the United states and the unofficial or Black Market quotations of Cana Dian dollars in the United states has recently moved fairly close to the official rate. Canada has plentiful supplies of . Dollars it is known in con Trast to the position in 1940-41 when unan cing reported. No delegates will be sent to the aeronautical conference at Toronto in May the meeting decided be cause it was Felt that Western municipalities could not afford the time or expense. The sixth annual report was read and adopted. It will be presented to the a ounces of St. James and Winnipeg. Alberta training Centre closing is expected Edmonton. April 18. Edmonton bulletin said in a news Page Story yesterday it was Learned in reliable circles that the Canadian the United states and other controls were imposed. Recently can Ada bought out . Installations in Northwestern air bases and other purchases of this kind May be made. As far As available supplies of . Dollars Are concerned Canada could probably lift its travel restriction now. But the United states is experiencing shortages in civilian goods and Canada is not Likely to let its citizens flock Down there on pleasure trips at present. Rumours prevalent recently that there has been an unusually Large movement of United states funds to Canada for the Purchase of Canadian dollars seem to have Little i basis i the Peacock declares Manitoba inspired Toronto festival Manitoba s musical festival inspired the kiwanis clubs of greater Toronto to organize a similar festival in that City which was held for the first time with great Success in february and will in future be an annual event col. G. W. Peacock Toronto chief Secretary of the salvation army and a army Basic training Grande Par iric. About Centre at 250 Miles Northwest of is expected to close within the next 30 Days. Broad control sought Over . Water Supply London. April 13 up Broad control Over Britain s water Supply was asked by the government to Day in a White paper presented to parliament. Britain has just passed through a third successive dry Winter with tha 80 cell Trail into Deloraine 1878-80, by sex inspector George Hunter. William Iverach. Isabella contributed recollections of a Mani Toba Pioneer and notes on the organization of the Manitoba school trustees association the move ment for better schools and better school activities starting in 1306 and the development of education in Manitoba. Normal. Maritime University will Honor Sherman t Retle Ricl on april 18. Isis in fact. The rumours suggested at within the past few weeks much american Money had found its Way to Winnipeg to be transferred into Canadian funds. Outside of business transactions such As the Purchase of Canadian wheat other forms of merchandise or for investment purposes Bankers in Winnipeg state there has been no unusual movement of american Money to Western Canada. As matters stand today there is nothing to prevent the Transfer of United states funds to Canada. These funds May be exchanged for Canadian dollars and if invested no from the Thrawn. The capital remaining in this country. It is also possible to Transfer . Funds to a Canadian bunk leaving it in . Funds. In this Case the Money May be withdrawn but no interest is paid on such deposits and no profit accrues to the transaction there being an actual loss in the Cost of the original Transfer and Only the profits arising investment May be with conferred at the Enca enia of the i University of new Brunswick on May 18. Will go to archbishop l. R. Sherman of Winnipeg. Boy what a. Reader pop s speeches Are no problem to and Libbing Young Brockington i says the Burly 21-year-old officer. A Newfoundland port april 18. Lawrence Brockington r.c.x.v.r., of Ottawa for Merly of Calgary and has developed a defence Mechan against All the people who keep asking him Are you a son of the Leonard Blond. And what s he adds placing his Tongue firmly in his Check i write his speeches 1 you d be surprised How Many people actually believe Grin Ned Young Brockington now gun Nery officer aboard the Corvette . Lindsay. His father has been acclaimed As one of the most fitted orators in the English speaking world. Lieut. Brockington s suave pre tence to being the author of his father s speeches is a source of amusement to i brother officers. A broadcast address by Brockington senior is heard in the wardroom Young Brock listens intently beams with proprietary pleasure a and Hoard to say and yes. His see june election in Saskatchewan by a h. Igginbotham Ottawa april w. J. Patterson who arrived in Ottawa this morning to give evidence be fore the reconstruction and re establishment committee wednesday said the Saskatchewan legislature had been prorogued and the life of the legislature expired this year. This automatically called for an election this year. He will Likely make a full announce ment on the matter of elections on his return to Regina. Political o b servers believe the election will be held the Middle of june. I t. C. Douglas. . Federal i member for Weyburn and Leader i of the party in Saskatchewan is Jon his Way to Ottawa but j he will Likely be Here for Only two or three weeks. M. J. Cold Well . Leader said today that or. Douglas would resign his seat in the House As soon As the a Rit were issued for the election. If the Saskatchewan election is to be held about the Middle of june then he will resign his seat soon after May i. Keen interest in the coming Saskatchewan election s evident around parliament As Western director of the Toronto kiwanis club revealed in Winnipeg. Tues Day. He also outlined some of the salvation army s rehabilitation plans. Colonel Peacock originated the musical festival idea in Toronto and proposed that the event be organized there he explained because during his years in vein Nipes. He had always been impressed with the possibilities which he Manitoba festival presented for helping and developing youth along cultural lines. His twin children Donald and Dorothy per formed in the festival Here. Col. Peacock left Winnipeg in 1032. To go to Montreal. Toronto will always be indebted to Winnipeg for snid col. Peacock who was himself chair Man of the Toronto festival com Mittee. The festival idea has caught ii and definite plans have been made for the next Toronto festival 1945." to be held in february tribute. Women of the same groups have already made millions of Gar ments for service personnel. The salvation army co operating with Urra will also Likely be called on to assist with the mass feeding of people in the devastated countries. Col. Peacock continued. The organization is Active in help ing with the rehabilitation of re turned men and is also working to Aid British War brides of Canadian soldiers when they come to this country. Service men will Bear testimony to the fact that salvation army hostels Are among the most popular of the centres for the accommodation of troops said the Veteran Sal Vati Onist. Upwards of will be spent on reconditioning part of the St. In pcs hotel on Logan Avenue so As to make this part of the build ing suitable to accommodate ser vice men he announced. Kilry of nearly 1.400 entries were received for the first Toronto festival with monday afternoon. Col. Peacock attended n meeting of the salvation army advisory Board at which Doug Moulden chairman presided. He left. Tuesday afternoon to visi1" several thousand competitors Par Portage la Prairie and Brandon tic Pating. He stated. Among the he plans to Fly to Toronto adjudicators were Naylor. From Calgary formerly of Winnipeg and Max Pirani. Who is instrumental judge at the present Manitoba festival. Entrants came Windsor in Western Ontario Ottawa in the Cost. Kirkland Lake in the North. Sev eral competitors who had previously performed at Manitoba festivals including miss Florence Dahi pianist and miss Ruth Popeski vocalist carried of honors at the Toronto festival colonel Peacock added. Rehabilitation work dealing with rehabilitation work col. Peacock said that the Salva Tion army will Likely play z considerable part after the War in the re assembling of scattered families separated in Kazi occupied Europe. Some salvation St officers now overseas May be retained in Europe for this work. Some women in different groups in Canada such As groups formed around churches factories and Banks Are now working under the direction of the salvation army to repair clothing for in the devastated areas he announced. The objective is garments which would be stored in Britain until they could be Dis epicure Lieut. R. L. Brockington applications Are heard some applications for Post diction is delivers he frowns postponement huh he starts changing the born in Calgary. Lieut. Brockington played football at High school there and at Ottawa and joined the Navy in 1941 As n mid Shipman. His his wife and his infant son All live in Ottawa and his brother Colin is an Interne at Montreal s Royal Vic Toria Hospital. Monement of compulsory military service were dealt with by the Manitoba divisional mobilization Board at session in Winnipeg tuesday. The Board will Hole another ses Sion in the Law courts thursday the divisional registrar announce d. Members return from visits Home constituencies during the Enster recess much talk concerns Politica prospects. Both . My Liberal Are confident of the liberals Confidence has accent months. Political observers also Are watch ing election prospects in Quebec and new Brunswick. And in the an increase n occurred during authentic German and Jap War films showing Axis plans of aggression and victories already gained were screened at the kiwanis club luncheon tuesday in the Royal Alexandra hotel. W. G. Ketchapaw president was chairman. Light bulbs Good eating Chicago april 18. Blow munching on a burned out Flash bulb in his demonstration in felony court of his gastronomic talents was Given a Light sentence by judge Wiki am v. Daly. Blow who once made his living eating things Only Billy goats might select was in court yesterday on a charge of misplacing a ring owned by mrs. Clyce Humphreys. The .34-year-old labourer denied the charge. A policeman supported his Contention with an account of a fluoroscopic examination. He stud the Chari nation disclosed tacks Vires and nails i chinaware Kentish flier finds City like Home town Winnipeg is a second Home town to said Lac. Walter Jewiss . At the United services Centre monday evening. Lac. Jewiss hails from Gravesend in Kent and was a Sailor before the War. Next in the eatery depart he liked the service provided by the Button sewing sock darning department. It was a real help to the Fellows he said. Lac. Jewiss was anxious to get Home to England the Only hitch being that the food would not be As plentiful Over there As it is Here. He would certainly take a Good word Home about the canadians. He Felt that in spite of the easing of manners in Britain the people there could not be compared with canadians for warm Friend ship. Brandon Drivers form local in brotherhood at a meeting held in Brandon on sunday truckers and bus Drivers formed a local in the International brotherhood of teamsters chauffeurs warehousemen and helpers of America. Officers were elected and a charter will be applied for. It was agreed that at next meeting a negotiation com Mittee will be set up and negotiations will proceed immediately with Macarthur s transportation company. A. G. Anderson and e. Houle were the principal speakers. Is naval Victory loan target Ottawa april 13. Royal Canadian Navy has undertaken to raise not less than in the sixth Victory loan an increase of is or 40 per cent Over the fifth Campaign quota it wo.5 announced today. Name of candidate l incorrectly stated blow s no ring. In monday s report of the i Don t even like blow progressive conservative Nomina told judge Daly us he took a cup Lection meeting at Beaune Sotir. Man., of photographer s used Flash the constituency of knocked off the Metal heels name of the . Candidate started chewing the Glass. Thirty Days in judge Daly said. And Don t cat any of the county s Light bulbs. After All there s a War was incorrectly Given. So far the Only candidate in sight against Clarence Bethel in that Riding is the . Nominee Wilbert done Leyko of East Kildonan ;