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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 06, 1943
Page
2
Experience shows ills from failure to foresee postwar needs and plan. Canada endured two wars and a low mood, yet lessons from the past spur a united effort toward postwar reconstruction, including care for those discharged from service and preemptive planning to avoid repeat problems.
A report by Walter S. Woods, Associate Deputy Minister of National Health, says job placement is key to rehabilitation for returning service members. It outlines retarded demobilization to prevent labor bottlenecks and a demobilization furlough allowing men and women to prepare for civilian life.
The plan provides practical aid for those leaving the services with aims of quick economic independence and security. A maintenance allowance during demobilization eases hardship, while living allowances support farming or business ventures until profits rise. Education remains central with opportunities to resume interrupted studies or pursue university training for service durations.
The list records graduates from the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan across multiple schools. Notable entries include Wireless Air Gunners Set. H. H. Harder and others from Paulson Manitoba, Dafoe Saskatchewan, Souris Manitoba, Portage la Prairie Manitoba, Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Winnipeg Manitoba, and Winnipeg area pilots, air navigators, and air bombers. Names span provinces such as Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with stations including No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School No. 5 BGS and No. 17 SFTS.
Among the trainees at No 3 Wireless School Winnipeg in the Royal Australian Air Force are veterans of Tobruk Milne Bay Port Moresby and Singapore. LAC Laurie Maxwell Parramatta NSW and LAC Bob Lyons Campbelltown NSW served in Tobruk and the Syrian campaign. LAC K Robins Thornbury Victoria and LAC Bill John Barraba NSW fought at Milne Bay and Port Moresby while LAC Arthur Dyke Port Pirie SA escaped from Singapore and served in Burma and Ceylon. Dar win is cited as a bombed northern port.
The Chicago Daily News argues a strong peacetime navy under democratic control will enforce postwar accords and stabilize global reconstruction. It warns against past disarmament mistakes and asserts the need for a capable force, while noting a Kentucky river quip about the Nolin.
Readers are advised to bake a squash or marrow and green pepper casserole as a simple oven meal. Slice squash or marrow into half inch pieces and separate pepper into rings, layer with salt pepper and onion salt in a greased dish, top with crumbs and fat, bake 350 degrees for about 45 minutes until tender and crumbs brown.
A collection of quotes on happiness and virtue from Dillwyn Balguy Horace Mary Baker Eddy Emerson and Spenser. The excerpts link contentment to inner character spiritual power and wise living, urging a contented mind as the path to true wealth.
The Royal Eagle paddle steamer, once a coastal holiday boat from Tower Bridge to Southend Margate and Ramsgate, logged 52 engagements with aircraft, destroyed at least two enemy planes, and saved 24 lives at sea. It also made three Dunkirk crossings, survived 48 dive-bomb attacks, and ferried 3000 troops home. Its crew earned two Distinguished Service Crosses, four Distinguished Service Medals and 13 mentions in dispatches.
Lt Col R F Routh, head of the Canadian Parachute Training School, rejects the dare devil ideal for paratroopers. He says applicants must be stable, educated, and pass strict medical exams. Volunteers from across Canada join staging camps as training leads to airborne wings.
Vernon Harry of Los Angeles earned a full air gunner sergeant badge at No 3 Bombing and Gunnery School Macdonald Manitoba after years of health recovery in the Las Vegas desert. He joined the RC A F in 1941, left for discharge, then rebuilt his health and re enlisted in January 1943. He married AW1 A Harry of Toronto, who pinned on the badge.
Scientists at the American Optical Co. plant perfected a non reflecting windshield process. The technique abstracts light reflections from glass and other materials and is now used for war purposes.
A health note urges correcting constipation by dietary bulk rather than laxatives. Promote Kellogg's All-Bran as daily cereal or muffins with ample water. Sold by grocers in two sizes. produced by Kellogg's in London, Canada.
Guidelines warn that improper handling of leftovers can cause illness even after cooking. Keep perishable items at 40 degrees F, refrigerate promptly, and avoid wrapping defrosted warm foods to prevent bacterial growth. Poultry ham cottage cheese and cream pastries are highlighted as high risk. many home outbreaks occur despite cooler weather.
Workmen digging in Bull's Harbor Cape found an 18 inch lead cylinder with a crest resembling a face and wreaths. It may be a relic linked to Sir Humphrey Gilbert's 1583 Newfoundland claim, though no date is visible. The artifact is sent to the College of Heralds in London for examination.
The New York Nation criticizes U S officials for delays in war material production from 1940 to 1941 while praising Canada’s rising war material output and its aid to British resistance. The Winnipeg Free Press notes Canadians aided North American defense during the period.
Viscount Bennett, speaking at Chelsea town hall, urged pride in British achievements and the Empire. He argued the Empire preserved civilization, enabled peace in India, and recalled the United States origins in British roots. He warned against belittling Britain and its works.
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