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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 14, 1945
Page
3
Canadian prices board chair Donald Gordon urged public restraint over panic buying as wartime shortages continue. He warned rumors can spark hoarding, advocated cooperation and production quotas, and said rationing would be used only if conditions worsen.
Gen Sir Thomas Blamey praised Canadian troops serving with the Australian army in the southwest Pacific. The Canadians, mainly technical specialists, were welcomed as a potential nucleus for a larger Canadian Pacific expedition, with about 1000 army personnel from various allied forces already in the region.
Prime Minister Churchill spoke to the Highlanders of the Canadian First Army praising their northward push and predicting a swift Rhine crossing. He urged unified effort to end the war and end tyranny, while noting Russian advances and invoking a shell fired at Hitler.
W M Neal of Canadian Pacific Railway praised prairie industrial development and western Canada resources while stressing that international markets are the key to Dominion prosperity. He noted farmers shifting to grain due to labor shortages, urging livestock production to remain steady. Gerald Percy Sandys Hewitt, 44, a British broadcaster for German forces during the French occupation, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for aiding the enemy.
War Secretary Sir James Grigg told the commons that some British prisoners in Bulgarian camps were put to death before the Bulgarian armistice. Between 30 and 40 Britons were held with Americans. number killed unclear but under 10. Grigg noted brutal treatment and insufficient food. Four Bulgarian officers face arrest, with punishment to be decided in international war crimes context.
Field Marshal Montgomery awarded ribbons to the first Canadians on German soil during a tour of Canadian formations under Gen Crerard, in a simple ceremony held under trees with limited spectators and a guard from headquarters staffs.
Lieut Governor Moose Jaw Times named to succeed Hon. A as lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan in a formal provincial appointment. The move places Times in the ceremonial post, replacing the outgoing officeholder with a figure noted for local service.
German commanders urged soldiers to donate their March pay to assist refugees from eastern Germany. Orders warned that those who refused would be reported to headquarters.
Labor Minister Mitchell said selective service authorities completed plans to return over 80,000 workers from winter jobs in other essential industries to farming. Localities will fix release dates. regional superintendents in Winnipeg and Vancouver will announce schedules.
The Dominion bureau of statistics reported the official cost of living index, based on 1935-39=100, remained unchanged at 118.6 from Jan 2 to Feb 1 1945, marking a wartime increase of 17.7 percent.
In Niederaussen near Cologne, civilians trudge through deep mud with bundles of food and clothing, while roads are clogged by tanks and trucks moving eastward. Once swayed by Nazi tales, they now endure the misery and rubble of defeat.
In Paris a purge court began trial of seven men and one woman accused of leading a Gestapo gang. Georges Ledanseur, 30, a former resistance wireless operator, allegedly received secret BBC messages and chose betrayal under threat of execution.
Sir Archibald Sinclair announced in the House of Commons that Allied air forces have reduced German oil production to near exhaustion. He cited a sharp drop in bomber losses since 1942 and noted Bomber Command casualties in 1944 while thanking Canada and other dominions for training RAF personnel.
London officials disclose that British forces make up about two thirds of the First Canadian Army while the overall composition remains undisclosed for security during the Rhine offensive. The Daily Telegraph notes the misnomer of the army’s title despite British leadership predominance.
National Health Minister Brooke Claxton announced in Winnipeg that about 54 million dollars will be spent in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta during the first year of the national family allowance. He noted 15.35 million for Manitoba 20.35 million for Saskatchewan and 18.2509 million for Alberta with payments set to begin July 10.
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