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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 03, 1943
Page
5
The throne speech announced a comprehensive postwar social insurance plan to secure freedom from fear and want. It outlines creating a national social security charter for Canada, appointing a select committee, and extending health insurance with measures for postwar incomes, production, taxes, and defense needs.
A sub-committee report to the House of Commons calls for immediate protection of Canadian plant sites from air attack. It says the current position is better but stresses greater protection of material war industries in strategic locations and recommends installing smoke screen generators where needed.
The War Time Food Corporation took over 2576 head of cattle between June 30 and July 18 in Alberta Manitoba and Ontario. The purchases ensure greater beef supplies for domestic consumption as government owned action.
Air Minister Drakeford dismissed claims that Australia would cut its aircrew input under the combined training plan. He stated the program would continue through 1945 as agreed by the involved nations.
The United Farmers of Alberta at its annual meeting paused a suggestion to bring Malian prisoners from Africa to Canada to work on farms if the federal government accepts the plan. The proposal noted about Italians held as prisoners in Africa and urged UN arrangements for volunteer farm labor. A second resolution urged reconsideration of Dunning mortgage legislation and set a 60 percent valuation debt basis with interest capped at three percent.
Reuters reports Allied HQ despatch says a 6,000-ton Italian merchant ship loaded with motor transport was sunk by four British submarines en route to Tunisia from Italy. The same boat also sank a schooner near Sardinia and a 2,000-ton trawler. Since November it has accounted for eight enemy ships including two destroyers, two schooners, a trawler and three merchant ships of 6,000 2,000 and 1,700 tons. Other submarines torpedoed a 7,000-ton ship and a large merchant vessel in the Gulf of Genoa.
Wartime price and trade board authorities create a standard section of the supply division to ensure quality in goods sold. Chairman Donald Gordon notes manufacturers largely maintain standards, but wartime shortages cause unavoidable variations in quality and workmanship.
The Chinese high command charged Japan with poisoning gas use in a January 6 attack northwest of Hungtung in southern Shansi. The communiqué said the gas failed against Chinese positions and many of Japan’s own soldiers died when the wind shifted toward them.
F S Grisdale told Dairy Farmers of Canada that Canada holds large butter stocks and government action may move supplies to where needed. He reviewed wartime price board roles in setting ceilings for cheese and butter, and noted criticism from producers. Butter rationing was used as a last resort and could end after April 30 with subsidy changes.
In New Delhi Finance Minister Isley indicated milk subsidies would likely continue through the war. The policy aims to hold living costs and serves as a health measure for workers. Dairy farmers urged price controls, subsidies, and a federal food supply department with price fixing authority to ensure farmer viability and output.
Lord Woolton says the key factor in Britain's food program is need over ability to pay and that two years as food minister focused on feeding workers with enough and right food. He notes health gains in both rich and poor and cites dehydrated carrots used to feed eight people and Malta supply support for troops.
Montreal report notes Prime Minister Churchill flew to North Africa and Moscow aboard the Liberator Command with the same crew. The Canadian contingent includes Radio Officer Robert N. Holmes of Toronto, Senior Flight Engineer J. W. Affleck of London Ontario, and Second Flight Engineer Ronald R. Williams of Woodstock New Brunswick. Co-pilot Jack Ruggles of San Francisco was the other American onboard.
Premier Hideki Tojo told the reconvened Japanese diet that Japan fights to place each nation and people in peace and security and that Japan is marching to crush the United States and Britain. He said Japan has completed the basis for certain victory and that its position for offence and defence is established.
Melbourne dispatch reports Tokyo radio warns Japanese forces in the South West Pacific to not listen to Australian broadcasts claiming they carry Western ideas and propaganda.
The speech from the throne forecasts continued expansion of the navy and air force in 1943 with ongoing air training coastal patrols and overseas combat. The army faces no new divisions due to manpower limits but will maintain and reinforce overseas corps and coastal defence with steady replacements. Canada to bolster airmen squadrons abroad under the Canadianizing policy.
Soviet leader Stalin meets with British and American officials in the Kremlin to receive a joint note from Churchill and Roosevelt. Admiral Standley reports Stalin is placid yet overjoyed by news from Stalingrad and Red Army successes. Discussion touches on Allied supreme command and global staff coordination.
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