Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 24, 1945, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg press tuesday april ims Page two sons of England Benefit group meets Walton says England damaged but Merrie St George May loot Down on a it to the. Fort Garry hotel monday evening. Replying to the Toast to Saint George and Merrie England col. Walton told the 300 guests of his impressions of England during his service overseas. We of the Ca Nadian army came to love eng land As you do we were taken into their Homes and hearts and England adopted sons we shall Ever through the bombardment blackout and heart breaking re verses the Sublime courage of the English shone through. They re fused to be Panicky by saw no hysteria no excitement no officious Ness. No bad tempers. Typical of the English reaction to the Devil tries of the nazis was their use of the word incident to describe the shattering effects of a. landmarks in British chairman of the dinner was Al Bert e. Longstaffe. Today we Honor the Date of Shakespeare s birth and death the Date of the second Bat the Ypres and land for skin outbreaks of surface pimples pos Lam a time tested with s Active ingredients acts quickly to reduce redness o pimples and minor skin eruptions Keally helpful soothing an inhibitory Antiseptic it hasten Healing. Complexion improves will its use. For 38 years pos Lam has been known As the ointment with out is million packages sold. Purchase Price re funded if not satisfied. Drug stores Marks in British history. It is a a honoured by englishmen the world brigadier r. O. G. Morton re bonded to the Toast to his a esty s forces. It was the proud English tradition that tied the eng ish and the Canadian forces to by that and the Stop spirit of English courage we were pulled together when everything else seemed to have deserted us in this War. England has gone Back More than Ever to her heritage and Early strength As Best typified in Shakespeare and that so English englishman Winston Churchill replying to the Toast to Canada Rev. J. H. Oriel of. St. Johns Cathedral traced the history of this nation the Hope of the Mother land rests on us for. Restoration and leadership in he said in speaking of the Canada of to Dav i Hope Canada will Welcome More settlers after the War. Pray god that our racial differences and antipathies May be buried. A musical setting for each Toast was provided by Olga Irwim and Frank Farmer vocalists accompanied by Marian Hoerner and mrs. Farmer. Private Edgar Roberts Eden wounded in action pet Edgar Roberts has been wounded in action according to word received by his parents or. And mrs. A. Roberts Eden Man. Pet Roberts served with the Argyle highlanders. He has four Brothers and one sister All in the services. Four years ago april 24, 1941 reinforcements arrived at Singapore to australian troops in Malaya. British rearguard continued to defend positions in the thermopylae area of Greece. Ger mans occupied the Island of Samo Thrace in the Aegean sea. . Cities competing 7or league meet site by k. T. Rich and son Washington. . April 24 Spe lobbying with the Over Merit to secure location of lie United nations organization is under Way in several cities of the United states. When the charter of he world Security organization us completed at the san Francisco con Terence it is expected to include a where the Council and capt. E. N. Brotman of Winnipeg 01, Aid. E Brotman 55 Bannerman Avenue who has been awarded the com Mander in chief s certificate it was announced monday. The citation accompanying the award from Field marshal Montgomery said that the award was made for out standing service and Devotion to duty during the Campaign o Northwest Europe capt Brotman is with the . Cart nip Donald and Graham the Rev. Terence j. F1nlay, Rector wednesday april 25 beginning of the san Francisco conference beg services of intercession 8.00 . And 10.30 . Holy communion _ 1215 p m. Prayer service support your statesmen with prayer eve rela ions. Competing claims exist in which the merits of places like Washington Geneva. Vienna Lon Don Moscow and. Quebec Are Dis cussed. The russians Are believed o favor Vienna. Quebec. City was recently reported to have hired a publicity expert to promote its claims As seat of the United nations. French radio studio picked studios for the new radio s Boniface will be located in to present boy scout building o. Julns a Avenue and College Stree it was disclosed at a meeting of the St. Boniface Council monday eve the City property committee Witt a committee from the radio s Boniface will look Over a number of Sites next wednesday evening in View of finding a suitable Loca Tion for the radio transmitter a letter from the Winnipeg. Elec Trie company to City clerk stated that at the present time n shelter could be built at Marion and St. Mary s Road As it was not a Transfer Point. The letter also said that a bus route could idiot be established in the Norwood Flats As it was impossible to secure a release from the transit controller. Aid. E Hansford pointed out that Al though Marion and St. Mary s Road was not a Transfer Point it was where Many residents had to go to Ratch a Street car and often had to wait As Long As 20 minutes due to crowded cars. A committee was appointed to interview the transit controller and see if a release could be obtained for a bus route purim of through the Norwood the committee included mayor George Maclean Aid. J. Van Belleghem and Aid. E. Hansford. An open meeting will be held monday evening at the City Hall to discuss with the town planning com Mittee the newly purposed Suo division which would mean converting the Norwood Golf course into a residential District. The French port of be Havre thought to be destroyed by the nazis before their surrender now is handling More tonnage than be fore the War. The. L. G. Hallett ies at Hong Kong pet. Lawrence g. Hallett has died Hile a prisoner of War in Hong according to word received y his father. B. Hallett. Of Fisher on Man. Pet. Hallett was born in Asherton 33 years ago received his education there. He enlisted in 1941, with the grenadiers and trained in Quebec and the West Dies. Going overseas the same ear pet. Hallett is survived by his Ather two Sisters mrs. Hopgood and mrs. Boesen of Fisherton three or others Robert of Vardise Valley Alta. Ralph and Leslie with the Canadian forces overseas. Vie. L c. Matile son of or. And mrs. L. Matile 212 Graham Avenue who has been officially reported wounded in action in Germany March 9. He was born and educated in Winni Peg. Enlisting in 1943, he went overseas the same year. Neal voices loan Appeal to . Montreal april 24. Special speaking from his desk in Windsor station. Montreal to a Cross Canada audience of Over . Officers and personnel w. M. Vice president of the Canadian Pacific railway company. Monday afternoon officially inaugurated the Canadian Pacific employees eighth Victory loan Campaign. The employees minimum objective in the Dominion wide eighth loan drive for 000, will be 15 per cent of the company s pay system personnel from Sydney and Halifax to Vancouver and Vic Toria heard or. Neal Over a special 7 500-mile broadcast circuit arranged by the company s communications department much remains to be done said or. Neal in voicing his fifth successive Victory loan Appeal to the wide spread . Family a we keep this in mind our reception of the Appeal for support of the of. O. G. Solm Tondson who was reported missing april 3 according to official word received by his wife mrs. O. G. Solmundson Kildonan. . Prior to enlistment be resided at Gimli Man. He enlisted in december 1939. And served As an instructor at St. Thomas. Out. Until july 1942. When he remastered to air Crew and received his wings and commission at Calgary he received his training at St Catharines. Ont., where he topped his class. After further training a Summerside p.e.i., he was Post i to the West coast. He later studies captaining of aircraft at Patrici Bay . On completion of tin course he was Given a Crew Ani was posted to the East coast. From there he was posted to Iceland it March. 1945. He served As a Pilo of amphibious aircraft United scottish re elects Mcdill w. A. Mcdill re elected Dent of the United scottish association at the 28th annual meeting i the Marlborough hotel monday eve Ning. The remainder of the executive also re elected included first vice president Charles Stevens secon vice president j. Davidson Secre tary w. K. Logan treasurer j Mcmahon chaplain Rev. W. Of. Maclean Bard a. Simpson stand Ard bearer w. S. Muir pipers w. Watt and Donald Mcleod medical officer or. Rennie Swan auditors. David Cooper and son Delegate to the caledonian rink w. K. Logan delegates to the scottish Amateur athletic association a. S. Jackson and g. B. Elrick. Chairmen of the various committees include finance mrs. E Dennis entertainment j. Mackay organization c. Stevens _ Benevo Lence w. Moyies reception mrs. W. L Alexander sick visiting mrs e s Ross Magazine and publicity j l. Mitchell. The activities of the past year were reviewed by or. Mcdill. The treasurer s report of or. Mcmahon showed that the season 1944-45 was the most successful in the history of the organization. A report was made on the Peter Logan memorial trophy. Donated by _ to the understanding of the the for prisoner of War in Germany is Low officially reported Safe in the United kingdom. He enlisted with he Queen s own Cameron High Anders in september 1939, and vent overseas in february 1941. He was taken prisoner in the Dieppe raid August 1942. There will be a meeting of in p r nursing division. St. John ambulance brigade. Wednesday. 3 p.m., at St. John House Mcmil and and Aynsley. Cpl. C. C. Be Sham Safe n United kingdom Cpl g. C. Belsham son o or. And mrs. F o. Belsham 69 Luxton Avenue who Wai officially reported wounded Anc or. Jacob and associates dentists offices Winnipeg i Brandon 21sv Portage at. Kosser ave. Montgomery mrs. K. Bauer Learnt that son is Safe pet. Leo a. Bauer son of mrs. K. Bauer 44 Higgins Avenue who was previously reported prisoner of War in Germany is now Safe in the United kingdom according to a Telegram received from him. He enlisted in april 1940 and went overseas in Decem Ber 1940. To was taken prisoner at the time of the Dieppe raid. Wanted Fob the department of veterans affairs a Winnipeg Man. Dietitians grades 1, .2 and 3, and Hess inf Merlics grades 2, 3 and and respectively less Board and quarters if provided uniform will be furnished if less Board and quarters if provided plus material for uniforms. Hospital Cooks grades 1, 2 and 3 male or Siho and respectively less value of Quatieri or above salaries supplemented by Cort i a Stilu 1 Vij. The United scottish choir to the Manitoba musical festival for sub Urban school choirs and which has been won this year by the lord Prenol of West Kildonan. Every service Man or woman is entitled to vote your responsibility is to see that they do Many of our boys and git will be their franchise for rho first time. Fresh from school or College at the time they enlisted Thoy not be acquainted with the mechanics of voting. It is your duty therefore to write them today them of the privilege that is theirs. The Federal iding in which they vote. must be filled in by each of them on their ballot if they were originally from South win mpg Point out to them that their vote would be appreciated by red. G. Thompson progressive conservative candidate Winnipeg South time you see a Sailor remember. That no victories can be won by canadians and our ashes overseas unless they keep getting supplies. Making sure that those supplies Are the Navy s Job. And you can bet it will be done without fail. It will be done by sweating stokers Down where torpedoes crash. By men standing watch exposed to freezing Spray and by gun Crews that keep on firing while the deck buckles and blisters from the heat of flames below. Even though the seas close Over sinking stems and turn red with the blood of Brave will be done that someone must provide the supplies which the Navy will Convoy. And that s something you must help do by buying Victory Bonds. How will your purchases measure up in terms of unselfish performance of duty will you buy Only As Many Victory Bonds As you can conveniently All you possibly can invest in the Best National War finance committee ;