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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 21 May 1942, p. 4

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THURSDAY, MAY 2st, 1942 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO Cavalcade of Europe RED CROSS PC Shownat United Church Rex Froste Shows Famed Film with scenes of Vienna and of ý 7 4 And Tlîs f WarIn Erope Schuschnigg; the mnarch in of the '- Chrc Sret rop f heGerman hordes, the arrivai aof Cburc Stret Grup o theHitler. In 24 bours it was ahl over. -". Women's Association are ta be Cheer leader Seyes Irquhart the ....................« congratulated in brhnging ta Bow- Quisling wbo now is overlord in manvilie bath visual and verbal Haiiand was sbown as hundreds -- exposition af Europe in peace and of planes roared overbead. The war. Betwçen 200 and 300 people speaker pointed out the tact that were entertained in Trinity Unit- Hitler had a nervous disorder of ed Church, Friday evening, ta bis ieft band even as Kaiser Wii- twa haurs of a running account, hehm had a withered arm. accompanied by the film Cavai- The Sokol, or massed gs-mnas- - - cade of Europe, presented by Mr. tics was shown witb thousands Rex Froste, wel known radia taking part and as an aside ta cammentator af station CFRB. these scenes of war, a flash wvas ..V- x Rev. J. E. Griffith congratuiated shown of the greensward of Eng- the group and intraduced Mr. land where in peace and "un- Fraste, wbo. be saîd, had for awareness" cricketers played ~ years been identified wlth radio their matches. and as late as 1939 had taured In September came the Czech Europe where he secured mnany af crisis; the Sudeten affair which at- the sections of the film ta be ast aroused Chamberlain and ~ sbown. Daladier and led ta the Pact of Mr. Froste %vith a few weil Munich, 'peace in aur time." chosen introductory stories, gave There were scenes aI London, aI a broad outhine of the beginning people hastily digging trenches and deveiopment af the present and sheiters in the parks; af fever- war, going back ta the Austria aI ishhy fitting on gas masks. The 1938 and commencing his film at war w-as at iast partly visuahized. the pint where the arrogant September 29, 1938. shawed the Huns marched in and seized the meeting of the Big Four at country. The speaker decried Munich and the ulaI "no more those wha too hopefuliy wished territorial ambitions." The scene for a "new order" and gave many Iswung back to Engiand with their ï reasons why it must be more aI a Majesties on the balcany and the phrase than actuaiity. He taid, tao, audience cheered. Warsaw' was of the distinct changes in public show-n in peacetime with its ballet thinking as the war developed. and theatres, soon ta be laid 10w. First, we were given reports of Tanks and triumphant traops ship lasses in terms of dollars: the marched in Spain as Franco w-on cost af the boat. Next the descrip- out in 1939. On July 14. 1939, tion left out the dollar sign and sceries were shown in Paris cehe- listed the number of men hst. - brating 150 years of Republican Finaliy, if plans were iost. the Ireedam. Bastile Day. cast aI the sbip gave way ta "the In August 1939 came the de- flier was sale'. etc. mand by Hitler for Danzig and Twa hours af pictures dealt tirst the juggernaught took shape and form. The British fleet was order- ed ta battie stations. Air raid sir- ens were instaiied and "sausages" again floated aver L o ndoan. Scheming Van Ribbentrop took E T < off for Moscaw ta sign bis delayed Bhn h abdwr iG a c t iao n non-aggressian bomb. tralian and New Zeaiand prison. iChldren were evacuated tram cit- truhteItrainlRdC ies. Sept. 1, 1939 the Hun savag- hogteInrainlRdCr ery broke over Poland. ceis at the rate of 2,000,000 per yo YO UR Sept. 3, Britain declared war on British prisoners of war are seen Germany and 6 hours later France dian volunteer warkers man a r jained ber. Faliowing the luli and shipment af Canadian Red Cross war of nerves came the smash Geneva, Switzerland. inta Hoiiand and Beigium and guns were shown wbeel ta wheel ________________ in futile attempts ta stop Hun W ITHItanks whiie the roads were chok- edwthfein euge.On May ViegfToDni 28, King Leopold quit, leaving the I 'e f hePepl Britisb fank in the air. Then the M A MIMaginot Line was outîianked and the end of France was in sight. LIQUOR AND THE WAR Then came Dunkîrk and the EFFORT paîl of black smoke whiie harried EioTeSaemn men waded out ta a nondescript EiaTeSaemn Armada whicb did its most mag- Dear Sir: nificent job of saving over 300,000 Like many other Canadians, my .Ivçç.6~men wbo bad fought their way ta heart is torn with grief over the the beaches., resuits of liquor sales across the On June 10, 1940, Mussolini was country. shown on bis balcony promising A few weeks ago we saw in quick victary ta cheering thous- The Oshawa Times-Gazette a ands as he stabbed France in tbe briet repart of the passing of back and wrate his awn eventual words between Mr. Carneli who doam. On June 22, eaine the scene dealt with the large expenditure at Compiegenne where in the aid and loss due ta the excessive use railway coach, Hitler exacted bis of alcoholic beverages at the pre- contemptuous terms tram France. sent time, and Mr. Stacey, wbo On Juiy 3 Britain biasted the w-as reported ta have replied in French fleet at Aran. On Oct. 28, substance: "I am nat a drinking 1940, Itaiy leaped an the Greeks man, neither am I a temperance and was thrown back ino con- lecturer, but aur system af rais- fusion and defeat. ing taxes wouid bave ta be re- Dec. 9, 1940, Wavel iaunched vised if the present incarne under MADE bis Lybian campaîgn and with liquor contrai were done away IN ~30,000 captured 125,000 Italians. with."« CANADA o bi The Battie of Britain and the We have atten wondered what CoitTAII9 Whoiacaust over London was shown sort of man Judas Iscariat was. and described. Then came "shats" Here we think we have a perfect of the iend-iease gift af 50 des- type. Why? Behoid the perfect - .troyers and Raoseveit's assurance, mnan! Yau cannot point a finger "ail aid short of war." Finally________________ came Hitler's mistake in attacking Russia; the winter scenes where scriptian was excellentiy canceiv- i ilchad Hun prisoners huddled and ed and effectiveiy deiivered. * sivered iin misery. Spitzbergeii Mr. and Mrs. Froste were guests w as shown with Canadians in ac- 0f Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Siemon at tion. Then Churchill and Roose- supper and later a buffet lunch velt and the Atlantic Charter. Fin- was served for themn and invited ally came Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, guests, after which they left for 1941.,with scenes af the f ar east Toronto. Officers of the group are where. at ast, the United Nations President, Mrs. Dean Hodgson, are about ta take the offensive on Sec'y., Mrs. J. Tait, Treas., Mrs. iw'ater. Roy Webber. Receipts were $60.- The. wbale panorama and de- 20 and disbursements $20.82. Naaa r*ails, ,CROC. £ FOOD PARCELS FOR PRISONERS 0F WAR erman and' Italian prison camps thousands ai Britisb, Canadian, Aus- irs ai war look torwamd ta the weekiy food parceis they receive 055s at Geneva. The Canadian Red Cross is now packîng these par- cear and hopes ta inrease this ta 4.000,000 by the end ai 1942. Above: Sbehind the barricade in a German prison camp. Lower leit: Cana- nodern assembiy uine in a Toronto Red Cross depot. Lower right: A food parceis arrives at the Interniational Red Cross warebause at at him on any count-does flot liquor from their banquet tables drink (at least* is flot a drinking' and menus. Then will inefficiency manwhatverthatmeas), aesgive place ta efficiency. Airmen, nat preach abstinence, BUT "Ga- thers in the money regardless of soldiers and war-workers in al lite; that does flot count" fields will be on the job every day What has happened within a instead of lying in ditches or few miles during recent months? otherwise recovering from drun- We only mention three cases of ken carousais. Then will money, many: (1) A young man-drank a littie-car smas-one youth kili- which is worse than thrown away ed, two hospitai cases, one of because it is spent on that which whom is permanently handicap- ruins our manhc3od and woman- ped-and a jail termn which is a hood (soldiers and civilians alike) loss any way you look at it. (2) and dwarfs the childhood, be Young man and young waman- available ta prosecute the war just enough alcohoîic beverage ta where it is so urgently needed. affect judgment-drove into trat- We dare not grow discauraged. fic at wrong time-both killed. Lawyers twist and distort the (3) Capable gardener who had meaning of legal phraseology in served his community well many support of the liquor traffic tili years-under the influence Of anything worthwhile seems ai- liquor lost contrai of his car- most hopeless. But there are yet was killed. many true men and women in aur Ail of these people had bought Dominion and in God's strength the liquor on which a small we must rise, and looking ta Him amount of money had been turn- for wisdom and guidance, carry ed into the provincial treasury. on the battie against this evil In the light of the loss of useful thing until final victory is won. lives how infinitesimal the To make aur Canada the Chris- amount! But thjs perfect man tian Canada for which the tinest who boasts that he is not a drink- and best of aur men and wamen ing man, neither is he a temper- are sacrificing everything, *we ance lecturer (and his name is mnust ail be alert, that sin in al legion) grabs greedily at the few its ugly torms may be removed bits. stuffs-them in bis bag and and intelligence, beauty and eagerly awaits more. righteousness prevail. Won't you Judas Iscariat gave bis lite if be all out for the war instead of perchance he could make amends a traitor through drink?' for his terrible error, or was it ail "HONOR." because of remorse? We certain- Kedron, May 15, 1942. ly do not approve of bis action but wish people could get a -glimpse of the horror of bartering -Pbi at ine lite for lucre. Liquor interests arePuleHatPin r out for gold, it is their god and Nurse Dies in Oshawa they have no heart. They are aiso____ out ta break every law in the Mrs. H. C. Falkner Was Ffrst Decalogue, as they have always Public Health Nurse To Serve done. They have sa framed the omnilCmuit present Liquor Control Act that BomnilCmuit they have, thus far, evaded al- Mrs. H. C. Falkner, well knawn mast every attempt ta curb the in Bowmanville and Oshawa, and nefariaus trattic. This was done, one of the four nurses ta serve in ail the other provinces before under Dr. C. J. Hastings whexi the systemn came into operatiofi the Department of Public Heaitli in Ontario, and is peculiar ta began its work in Toronto in 1913, Liquor Contrai itself. and nat ta died at ber residence at 111 Bond any Govearnmeflt, THOUGH the St East, Oshawa, May 14tb. She Ontario Government and the peo- was in ber 76th year. She was pie of Ontario should have been born in the shadow of St. Paul's wehl informed ta have known Cathedral, London, Eng., in 1866. what a mockery it was in point In 1891 she married Harry Craw- of respect for law and arder, and ford Faikner, wha died in March, not blundered into the terrible 1899. She began ber career asa situation in wbicb we find aur- nurse in 1900 wben she enrolled selves today. The iquor interests as a housekeeper at Mili Hill were in favor of Liquor Contrai Grammar Schooi, London, Eng. and comman sense wauld have Tetloigya h nee shown anyane they were not Tefloigya h nee working against themselves. Dur- training at Bethnall Green In- ing the last war Lloyd George firmary and upon graduation be- warned that alcohoiic beverages came a supervisor at St. John's Iwere Britain's greatest enemy. Infirmary, North London. 5h. Canada had men big and strong came ta Canada in 1908, residing enough then ta beed the warning, in Bawmanville where she be. and sale af such beverages was came district and nurse for an prohibited throughout Canada. insurance campany. In 1913 shE The war was won. Where is there moved ta Toronto and for twc a man of calibre fine enough ta years served under Dr. Hastings. accompiish a simihar prohibition In 1915 she went ta Oshawa a5 to-day? a nurse for an insurance campany "Without vision the people per- but returned ta Toronto in 1918 ish." Many men are discouraged In 1921 she returned ta Oshaw: today because tbey have no vision and bas resided there ever since beyond the brain-fagged efforts She was a member of the GuilÉ ofadebached leadership and of St. George's Church there. ophe .Taitos il We must Surviving are her three sons Shave clear heads and sound hearts Harry Falkner, editor of the AI. to win throueh this terrible strug- liston Herald; Leonard Falkner Sgie for Christian democracy, Toronto, and Walter Falkner, nom which has been handed dawn ta an ambulance driver overseas us as the greatest inheritance in Another son, Allen, was killed ir the history of man. We need the iast Great War. A daugbtei sugar for energy instead of nico- died in infancy. tine. whicb enervates, and in-' Funeral service was held Sai Liredients which are used ta manu- urday atternoon, with intermeil facture alcoholic beverages should in St. George's Cemetery, Osha 'he' used while tbey are good for wa. Rev. D. M. Rase, St. George'ý food, not wait till decay turns Cburch, otficiated. them into poison. No man or woman who imbibes, touches, or handhes in any way intoxîcating Old rubber heels mnake excel beverages of any kind wbatsoever lent rubber salvage. Look ovei can claim ta be all out for the your old shoes and see if yau can' pwar. Na really patriotic woman find a pair of beels that will bell wilh drink a cocktail and patriotic ta knock spots off the warld'j 6, men will dismiss all farms of - biggest beel, A. Hitler. 4 ri d ýs s a d 's ro s WPrGEnusOrie KS FOOD PARCELS FOR PRISONERS OF WAR boxes for ahi British prisoners of 3000 PO ND war in Germany, and a system M 0,00IU D whereby relatives of prisoners can trace their whereabouts and comi- Women's Institutes and Red Cross municate with them. Ail thase To Co-operate i Ggantlc Out- who were fortunate enough ta sec put for British Bomb Victinis. the film were impressed with the work ai1 the Red Cross and Ontario Women's In st it ut e by its increasing need. Mr. Strike members who last year in co- ended by rerninding the audience operation with the Red Cross of the local Red Cross campaign. Society weme instrumentai in for- warding 2.33,232 pounds of jam _________________ ta Great Britain for the use af 36,669 Biood Donors gave their civilian war victirns and Canadian blaad in Red Cross Ciinics across troops in hospitais, are being ask- the Dominion iast yeam. ed ta make 300,000 pounds of jam this year, states Miss Mary A. According ta the Toronto Tele- Clarke, Superintendent, Ontario gram we notice a Bowmanviiie Women's Institute Branches, To- boy, Lieut.-Cai. S. B. Scabeil, ronto. South Porcupine, O. C. ai the As in previaus years, the Cana- 235th Battalion in tule Iirst Great dian Red Cross Society wil pro- War, is credited witb introducing vide the cans, labels and cases, the latest idea for raising money and provide transportation ta for the Telegram BritislP War final destination. Sufficient su- Victims' Fund. The colonel, man- gar bas been assured the enter- ager ai Pearce & Cross drug store, prise and Institute members in piaced a sign in his business pre- non-fruit growing areas will have mises bearing the wording: "Till an opportunity ta suppiy funds the Lights of London Shine for sugar. Again." Ta this sign was tacked One hundred and fifiy tons ai strips ai adhesive and friction jamn will bring a lot of sweetness tape and ta, these strips lie en- into the lives of British bornb vic- couraged each custorner to place tims, mastiy chiidren and aid a ten cent piece. Saturday the people. Hundreds ai letters have B.W.V.F. received f ourteen 37- beeri received tram grateful re- inch long strips ai dimes. The cipients including many tram grand total was $70. matrans ai chiidren's bornes wha 1. AdRndusCroesWr Shown in Pictures Friday atternoon the Red Cross film, "The Ligbt That Shahl Not Fail" was shown ta the pupils of B.H.S. in their auditorium, and later ta citizens ai the tawn in the Parisb Hall ai St. John's Anglican Cburcb. At bath showings, W. R. Strike spoke briefly, lauding thee work afi be Red Cross and thank- ing Mm. F¶ank Wilson af the Gen-. eral Motors for bringing the films ta Bowmanville. At the Rotapry Club luncheon and at the hig¶h schooi, tbree films were shown, Heavy Hitters, On ta Victary, and the Rcd Cross film. The iirst two showed excel - lent shots ai tee manufacturing in Canadian plants ai beavy mech- anized war equiprnent. Tbey dem- onstrated the p r eci si on with which every cog and screw must be made before it can be used in the mechanized wamiare ai today. The Red Cross film contained excellent views ai H.M. Qucen Elizabeth examining some ai the work ai the Canadian Red Cross, for wbich, she assured hem unseen listeners, the British weme su- premely grateful. This film alsa gave a view ai Anna Neagie, Brit- ish film actress, in a Red Cross nurse's unifarm. The film ably demonstrated wbat a vast organizatian the Red Cross is. Most pramninent amang its good womks was the suppiying ai clothes for bombed victirns in England. Other tunctians ai the Red Cross sbawn in the film were: visitors for the wounded in military haspitais; complete up- keep of anc oi the best-equip- ped hospital units in England ta- day; suppiy ai socks and other knitted gaods for the troops; rnany ambulances and mobile kitchens naw in use in England; upkeep ai the Maple Leaf Club where thous- ands af Canadian soldiers gather on their leaves; supply of blood transfusions for the waunded for .4,ii, ,the lood is taken trom the I r state the jam sent last year bas been a welcame and health-giv- ing addition ta the children's diet.. While the work in connection witb the actuai jam making will be done by W. I. members this does not mean that contributions of fruit, sugar or maney will not be gratetully accepted by tbem from citizens in general. The jam making objective for Canada as a whole bas been set at 600,000 pounds. THE STATESMAN NOW SOLD AT THESE STORES Newcastle: Andersan's Drug. Hampton: G. A. Barran & Son, Enniskiilen: T. M. Sieman & San Burketan: Harold GlU. Blackstack: Alex Gilbert. Nestieton: J. G. Thampson. Pantypoal: W. H. Hoaper. Orono: Tyrreil's Drug Store. Newtanville: W. C. Lane & Qo., Tyrone: F. L. Byam. Bawmanvilie: W. J. Berry,7J. W. Jeweil, J. H. Jobnstan, jury « Loveil, W. J. Bagne-l. DRASTIC NEW REGULATIONS restricting sales of new, rctreaded, and used tires, ncw and used tubes, and retreading services ARE NOW IN EFFECT Only a limited few, the owners of essential eligible vehicles, maynaw obtain usable tires or tubes, or retreading services. Apart fram sales permitted by the new regfiations, no persan may buy or seil, borraw. or iend, barter, give away, mortgage, burn, cut, destroy or otherwise dispose of any such tire or tube. Eligible vehicle owners are divided into three classes, on this basis: "A"' Physicians, 1 Visiting nurses, 1 Firefighters, Police, Certain trucks, etc. lB" War Technicians War supply inspectors, Taxi owners, etc. «IC" Food inspectors, Scrap buyers, Travelling repairmen, Rural school teachers, etc. New, retreaded, or used tires; new or used tubes; retreading services. Retreaded or used tires; used tubes; retreading services. Used tires, used tubes. To buy new tire or tube, retreaded tire or retreading service, pu'rchaser must appîy for Ration Permit ta the nearest office of Wartime Prices and Trade Board; <For used tire or used tube, see Class "C"). To buy retreaded tire or retreading ser- vices, purchaser must apply for Ration Permit ta the nearest office ai War- time Prices and Trade Board: (For used tire or used tube see below). A vebiche owner in this class may buy only used tires or used tubes. He must prove necessity ta any authorizd dealer and fi11 out with the dealer a Purchase Certificate. Classas "A" and "B" may also buy used tires and tubes under the sarne conditions. FULL DETAILS 0F THE NEW ORDER ARE OBTAINABLE FROM ANY TIRE DEALER Very severe penalties will be imposed for any infractions of the new regulations. The~ tire dealers of Canada are ca-operating with the Governmen.. in the efficient operation of the order, and in its enforcement. It is their patriotic duty to repair and legaiiy reseil ail usable tires in their possession, and turn aver at once ta the nearest salvage agency any scrap rubber they have on hand or receive in the future, includmng ail tires and tubes no longer serviceable. Every persan, whether a dealer or nat, must report bY May 31 ta the Tire Rationing Represeritative at his nearest Wartime Prices and Trade Board office, ail tires and tubes in his possession on May 15, which are not scrap, and whjch are not on the running wheels and one spare rim of each vehicle he awns. Department of Munitions and Supply HONOURABLE C. D. HOWE, MINISTER, OTTAWA CONSERVE YOUR TIRES-THEY ARE PROBABLY THE LAST YOU WILL HAVE UNTIL THE WAR IS OVER, - ~Yg. MS.*f1~ i R: il 1 ImArIv vt«%TylD TAKE YOUR CHOICE! AUl Carter Bread Is Deliclous White, Brown or Raisin, every loaf of bread baked i Carter's spotless sanltary bakery la the most dellelotis bread you can buy! You'lI love its crlspy, cruflchy crust and its wbolesome nourlshig centre. Famous doctors the world over recognize bread as one of the most nour- ishlng foods, and Carter's la anc of the best. Try a boaf today! 1 ole

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