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'THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1940 PAGE FIVE MOUNTAINS FORM NATURAL DEFENSE LINE FOR GREECE Nation Pins Hopes on Nat. ural Advantages and Hastily Constructed Me- taxas Line By ELMER W. PETERSON 'Associated Press Staff Writer Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 1--(AP) --Qreece pins her initial hopes of resisting Italian invasion from Al- bania on natural fortresses of her mountainous northwest augmented by the extensive system of 'the Metaxas Line." The Metaxas Line, named after Premier John Metaxas, runs the length of the Albanian-Greek fron- tier from the Ionian coast to Lake Ventrok--about 100 miles as the erow flies--and stretches on along the Yugoslav and Bulgarian fron- tiers to the Turkish border. The original Metaxas line was directed chiefly against Bulgaria. But when Italy seized Albania in April, 1939, the Greek government built new fortifications, at a re- ported cost of more than $6,000,000, to defend her northwest frontier against the new threat. Details of the line are secret but it is believed to consist of strategic- ally-placed concrete fortifications. earthworks, pillboxes and barbed wire tank-traps--all designed to supplement the natural defences afforded by the rugged upland country. Special attention is said to have been devoted to the old fortified town of Ioannina, which commands two of the four principal routes from Southern Albania and which already has emerged as a key Ital- jan objective in the very opening of the invasion. The mountains make Northwest- | ern Greece a natural walled fort- ress and apparently the Greek army's general plan is to force at- tackers into narrow mountainofis bottle-necks. Invaders pushing into Greece would find these four more or less favorable attacking routes through | the mountains: -- 1. Around Lake Ventrok along the railway line leading to the stra- tegic port of Salonika. 2. From Corizza, Albania, to Kas- toria. 3 From Vojusav to Ioannina. 4. Along the coastline to a lower range of mountains to the west of Ioannina. So, once again, the Greeks are defending their mountain passes, as did Leonidas at Thermopylae, where 300 Spartans held the nar- row defile against Xerxes' "innum- erable" Persians, Neutral experts call the modern Greek army "happy and willing" but point out that modern warfare | is a thing of machines and thas) holding mountain passes is no lon- ger a matter of hand-to-hand en- | counters, | These experts say the Greek | army badly lacks airplanes and other modern equipment. The air force is reported to have perhaps 150 _ serviceable planes and the Greek navy is weak. Greece can muster about 600,000 soldiers, these observers report, but part of the army must watch other frontiers besides that with Albania. The possibility that Bulgaria might attack has complicated the Greek defence system, since the dominating heights of the Greek- Bulgarian frontier are held by the Bulgars. The Greeks, who knew about Trojan horses long before the blitzkrieg theory developed, have no fears of fifth columnists. The minority groups in Greece, chiefly Turks and Albanians, are not large. The minority problem was solved rearly two decades ago by a mass population transfér in which near- ly 1,000,000 Greeks were repatriat- ed from Asia Minor and Bulgaria in exchange for Bulgarian and Turkish nationals. FRIENDS HONOR KEDRON COUPLE Mr, and Mrs. A. Mark Pre- sented With Many Useful Gifts (Staff Correspondent) KEDRON, Oct. 31--A good repre- sentations of this community met at the spacious home of Mr, and Mrs. L. L. B. Hancock Friday even- ing to do honour to Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Hancock, Rev. R. H. Wylie called the company to order. With Mrs. L. Hancock at the piano, and Miss Bessie Mountjoy leading, a sing-song was enjoyed. Mrs. C. F. Werry gave a reading rich with ad- vice to the newly-weds. A mock- wedding caused considerable merri- ment. A treasure hunt yiclded the bride and groom many useful and beautiful gifte. A bountiful lunch was served and pleasant social eve- ning enjoyed. Mrs. Harvey Crossman was hos- tess for a quilting Wednesday after- noon when one quilt was quilted and two quilts were tied. Silo-tilling was completed Mon- day and it i= hoped threshing op- erations. may be completed next week. Mrs. J. J. Smith has returned home after spending a few weeks with her brother, R. J. Luke, and Mrs. Luke. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crossman spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. L. L. B, Hancock. Mr, and Mrs. C. W. Hoskin, Mrs. Harold Mounjoy, Gladys and Law- rence with Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Hos- kin, Harmony, Sunday. 1 Mr. Hugh Gannon and Miss Bessie Mountjoy attended the Y.P. U. Officers Congress at Port Perry Sunday. Mrs. C, W. Hoskin accompanied her sister, Mrs. Chas. Warne, and Miss Ethel Warne, Oshawa, to Hampton, Thursday. The trip was made to congratulate Mr, John Col- will on his 88th birthday. Though in feeble health Mr. Colwill was able to occupy his favorite chair to receive his guests. Mrs. W. Lawrence, Toronto, spent Friday with her niece Mrs. George Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Thompson, Port Hope with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thompson, Sunday. Kedron Y.P.U. heid a masquerade party at the church Wednesday evening with over twenty in atten- dance. Prizes awarded were Best Lady (old fashioned costume) Martha Shipman; Best Boy (Kossack) Don- ald Mountjoy; Best Original cos- tume (pumpkin) Jean Blaye, Best Comic (your friend the re-tailer) Keith Mountjoy. Prettiest Costume (the Angel) Edith Cookson. Mrs. J E. H. Davis and Mrs. Harold Mount- joy were competent judges, Games were led by Miss Verna Brown and Mr. Walter Davis. cock decorated the church with lighted pumpkins and candles. Re- freshments were typical apples and candy. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. H. Davis and Mrs. Nesbitt motored to Woodstock on Saturday. Mrs. Nesbitt remained to spend the winter with her daugh- ter, Mrs. Davis returned home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Edward bach entertained a family Saturday evening, relatives from Oshawa and Kedron being guests. | Albert | delivered an earn- | Rev. T. H P. Anderson Street, Oshawa, est message on Sunday opening the "Kingdom of God Crusade." Miss Elda Mountjoy attended Oshawa Presbyterian Y PU. Offi- | cers Congress in Port Perry Satur- day and Sunday Miss Martha Shipman, guest of Mrs. T. S. Jewell Miss Marie Cole, Brooklin; and Mrs. umbus; Mr. and Mrs. L. Allen. Marie and Lawrence C. were tea guests of Mr, H. T.-and Miss Helen Cole, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs tained for dinner including Mr. and Mrs Mr. Thos Sunday, guests H L. Pas- coe, Mrs. W. Scott and Alan, Col- | Walton Pas- | umbus; Mr. and Mrs. coe, Bowmanville; Mr, and H. Pascoe, Lorraine; Grant Douglas. Mr. and Mrs Evarett Mountjoy were tea guests of Mr. and Mrs Russell McLaughlin and Mrs. Fred Mountjoy, | Enmiskilien, Sum Sunday. PRESENTS THREE AMBULANGES TO THE RED GROSS Mrs. J | Not Able to Shoulder Gun, Retired Prospector Puts Money To Work Three military ambulances have been presented to the Canadian Red Cross recently, because John W. ("Jack") Miller, pine prospector wasn't the front." He decided :to make his dollars fight for him Dr. F. W. Routley, president of the Red Cross accepted the con- tribution of the motors of mercy, which are Chevrolet units built in the Oshawa plant of Motors. Modest about his gesture, Miller was more interested in talk- ing about his early prospecting davs when interviewed a' his hotel. when ore was hauled by mule team, and there was no Trail Smelter. Seeking gold, and silver, copper and lead, Jack Miller prospected in Cour de Lene, Alaska, the Colville Indian Reserve in North Washing- ton, and the "Buffalo Hump Coun- try" of Central Idaho. Reading about the Cobalt silver | camps, he sent two prospecting par- | ties into Porcupine in 1809 For 33 years Jack Miller spent a good deal of his time there. Retired, he enow winters in Florida, Jamaica or Cuba. Commenting on the actual busi- ness of the presenting of the am- bulances, Mr, Miller attributed one of them to his English wife. He had decided on one, and when rhe of- fered to contribute one, simply added a third. Name Movie Street Tom Mix Boulevard Hollywood, Nov. 1 (#) -- Film- land's most photographed '"west- ern". street is now named "Tom Mix Boulevard" in memory of the circus and motion picture horse- man. Built in 1916 and lined for two blocks with shabby-looking imita- tion movie-fronted grocery stores, saloons, livery stables and offices of country doctors and lawyers, the unpaved roadway since has been the scene of more thriller action, humor and pathos than perhaps any other "street" in Hollywood. More than 1,000 pictures have been filmed on the street and Tom Mix, before his recent death in an Arizona automobile accident, had been one of the most colorful Jharacters, Mr. Frank Han- | | erful. J. J. Black. Mr. and Mrs. Rocken- | party | the | Oshawa, | Robert L. Hancock, Col- | Ann, | Scott enter- | and retired Porcu- | able to | shoulder a gun and da his bit at | General | Mr. | His | career began in 1895, in Trail, B.C. | also, he | Training Aero-Mechanics for R. C. A. F. Commonwealth Air Training Plan, Empire's air forces the world's most pow- of the many schools spread across the wsand ¥ to be other experts heing aero-mechanics is. shown here Besa tite th greater number of A class in Dominion. turned out under the trained to make the at study in one "re _ | people Made during recent Greek army manoeuvres, these pictures give an idea of the types of modern sol- diers making up the small army of Greece which is battling the numerically - superior Italian invaders. Experts in mountain fighting, the Greek soldiers are reported to be successfully holding up the advance of Italian forces from Albania. Reports that Germany could hold out against the combined forces of Italy Greece led to grave doubts as to how long the Greeks was preparing to send a force through Bulgaria against and Germany, Ambulances For Overseas John W. Miller (right) retired Porcupine prospector, is shown here presenting to Dr. F. W Routley, Canadian Red Cross, three General Motors ambulances for Over- seas Service, President of the Esnprode of Britain Survivors Landed] in England Sgt. Peaston, (left), reunited with his wife and daughter, is shown with other survivors from the Em- press of Britain after they were landed by British warships in England, The Warships rescued 598 -of the 643 passengers and crew aboard the 42,000-ton liner sunk by a Nazi plane off the coast of Ireland. even | BERLINERS SICK 0 F WAR RESULT OF AIR BOMBING Don't Care e Whe Wins So Long As End Comes Soon Vancouver, Nov. 1, (CP)--A story of British air raids on Berlin that have made the people of the Ger- man capital "sick of war" was told here last night by a young German- Jewish refugee who arrived aboard the Japanese liner Heian Maru. He was one of 214 passengers, many of them refugees from Nazi Germany en route to relatives in | the United States. The young refugee told of the | amazement of Berliners at the first | British bombing raid on the city after Nazi Air Marshal Goering had boasted no British plane ever would reach Berlin. "The bombers came over once or doing much damage," (British) first | twice a week, he related. criticize the German When I left the British | were -coming over almost every | night The people of Berlin are sick of war. They do not care who wins so long as the war will end soon." | When he were what alr raid able. During tired and could not Jot have lost their bombings. Another refugee told of five months he spent in a concentration charged barbed wire fences and six camp, surrounded by electrically= watch towers mounting machine guns When a Jewish prisoner he said all other Jews in the camp were not allowed to sleep until the escaped Jew was recaptured Many of the refugees, who left Germany 'bv wav of Russia, refused to talk and all asked that their names not be used because of pos- sible reprisals against relatives re- | gan to | Force. left Berlin, he added spending nights in shelters were avail- the day they work well, homes in escaped | maining in the Reich. | Col. Macintyre To Inspect Legion War Work in Old Country | Nov. 1--Lieut.-Col DSO, MC, the Canadian Ottawa, D. E Macintyre, manager of War Services, will at an early date to inspect CL.WS activities among Canadian forces overseas. Col. Macintyre, who will be gone about two months, will the Legion's London office and make a tour of the distri which the organization's 10 overseas supervis- | ors are assigned. It ted that he will confer with military author- vicit isit ts to is' expec general | Legion leave for England | ities relative to the welfare needs of the men and the immediate resump- tion of the Legion's education pro- gram, The education scheme was temp- orarily suspended during the threat- ened German invasion of England and the Legion's main activities at that time were the provision of entertainment, recreation and vari- ous forms of comforts. The possibil- ity of a long period of comparative inactivity for the land forces in the Old Country during the winter months has prompted the authori- ties to urge a continuance of educa- tion work in order to help maintain the morale and fighting spirit of the men as well as to improve their military efficiency. Col. Macintyre will be accompan- ied by Dr. A. E. Chatwin, of Saska- toon, Sask., administrative officer at Ottawa of the Legion's education division, who is being sent to Eng- land to act as overseas director of | education for the C.AS.F. | ONUS ON OWNER IF BUILDING WRONG | Peterborough, Nov. 1 -- A citizen who purchases a lot, and obtains a | permit from the city's building in- | "The people were amazed and be- Air | spector to erect a dwelling upon it, is himself responsible 1or that his plans conform to provin- | cial requirements, according to a decision reached at a meeting of the civic property committee yes- | terday. {«-'FThe meeting was held on the seeing | complaint of a resident that after obtaining a permit for the work he had gone ahead with his excavae tion, only to be notified by provine cial highway authorities that he must move back ten feet to avol@ interfering with highway improves ments, The writer submitted that sineg his plans had received the approve al of the city engineer's departe ment, he should be compensated by the city. The committee, however, dec that the onus was on 'the owner the property, and that the city could not be held responsible fem kis mistake. No action was taken, NEVER SO MANY new ideas ag this season. For instance, one house shows a double-breasted boxy coat done in red suede or broade cloth with removable buttons, Bone buttons for day time, elaborate rhinestone and jeweled flower bute tons turn the coat into an evening wrap. Logs Wanted Basswood -- Elm -- Beech -- 2nd Growth Hard Maple Apply The Dakville Basket Co. Oakville, Ont, were | A | the | THIS YEAR Yyou,r00, SHOULD g 3 coal THE COLOUR GUARANTEES THE QUALITY Try 'blue coal'. Let it prove in your furnace why thousands say it's the greatest heating value money can buy, PHONE FOR A TON TODAY LANDER COAL CO. PHONE 58 Listen to "The Shadow" --CFRB, Tues., 8.30 p.m., CKCO, Tues., 9.00 p.m., CFRC, Thurs., 3.00 . wt, moderate amount. the rest of the depo of insurance companies' deposits. you and your fellow- WHOSE MONEY osrosiTs Env U0 00.000 2 ---- 8st? \ Viiat money? Why--the money in the banks! The money care- fully put away by you and your neighbours .in savings accounts. The money you could have spent today but wanted to keep safely against some future need. The businessman's money for use in his normal operations, There are more than 4,846,000 bank deposit accounts, savings and current. Within these two classes the great majority of deposits are small or of (0 But you'd -be wrong if you assumed from this, that sits are owned by the few! Canadians. Quite the contrary! The railways, for instance, have deposits in the chartered banks --and that indirectly includes the whole population of the Dominion. The trade unions have deposits. Millions of policy-holders share in the ownership (I. And don't overlook the deposits of wheat pools; farm co-operatives; churches; municipalities and municipal hydro commissions, school districts; school children's penny bank savings deposited with the chartered banks; and commercial and mining corpora- tions with very wide lists of shareholders, large and small, all over Canada. Truly, money on deposit in Canada's chartered banks is owned, in fact, by In wat, as in peace, Canada's Chartered Banks maintain, uninter- rupted, their useful services -- safeguarding depositors' funds; facilitating the nation's business -- looking forward to peace with freedom as the only sure basis of enduring prosperity. THE CHARTERED BANKS OF CANADA aa a