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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1944
Page
9
In wartime Canada mobilizes all resources for victory. The war effort strains labour and materials, causing curtailment of peace time services. Some reductions target luxury items, while others affect essential services and raise urgent, complex problems for the public.
Wartime Information Board in Ottawa released a survey showing a serious decline in qualified teachers across elementary and high schools due to war service departures and wartime enlistments. The report discusses the impact on educational standards in Canada.
A survey shows temporary relaxation of teacher diploma requirements in Canada during 1943-44 due to severe shortages. Over 100,000 students were taught by teachers lacking full qualifications while more than 5,000 stopgap instructors were hired since the war began and 635 classrooms were closed. Salaries rose since 1942 but freezes since July 1943 point to a continuing crisis affecting education standards.
The Montreal Gazette reports Britain relies on family snapshots to boost morale and links youth to future reform. An army of 1500 amateur photographers collects images for servicemen, including General Montgomery’s family photo, signaling a push toward broad educational reform and a literate postwar society.
The Versailles palace, where 1919 peace was signed, stands structurally intact but shows neglect with overgrown gardens and badly worn halls. Earlier claims of a west wing fire are untrue. Wildlife in the area presents natural nesting material in courtship displays.
Tests by the grain research laboratory show the three prairie provinces averaged 13.6 percent protein in wheat, down 3 percent from last year after 646 samples. Manitoba averaged 12.5 percent from 93 samples, Saskatchewan 13.6 from 494, and Alberta 14.9 from 59, with last year’s levels at 12.9, 14.0, and 14.7 respectively.
John Grierson commissioner of the National Film Board recalls Normandy trip noting the cool precise planning and preparation at Canadian headquarters as one of his most vivid memories.
British authorities unveiled the 41 ton Churchill Crocodile flame thrower capable of projecting fire 450 feet and around corners. Used to breach Atlantic wall strong points, it debuted to German forces near Dieppe and reached the frontline shortly after D-day.
A report claims Nazi leaders hid large sums in neutral countries after their collapse. Goebbels may have 1.5 million pounds in South America and Japan, Himmler 0.5 million in South America, and Ribben trop 1.4 million in Geneva The Hague and Madrid.
A discussion recalls how leaders rejected savage gifts from enemies. Roosevelt declined a paper cutter carved from a Japanese soldier’s shoulder bone. The Queen Victoria anecdote notes an African chief’s shriveled head inkwell gift.
Readers questions cover temporary ration cards for visitors name and address needed and where to apply in person. Instructions on returning unused or lost books and why. Guidance on molasses for livestock notes blackstrap molasses not rationed in bulk and that torn coupons are normal.
Time reports a Hungarian newsman L. J. Biro invents the Stratopen fountain pen using a ball bearing instead of a nib. The pen reportedly does not leak at high altitudes, ships 20,000 units to Argentina in three months, and draws Army interest for U.S. manufacture. Ink is gelatinous and instantly dries, with a six month filling.
Canadian Red Cross Society leaflet offers nutrition guidance for everyone, not just donors. Emphasizes iron and protein rich meals with liver and kidney, eggs, cereals, vegetables, beans, and dairy. Encourages balanced diet even for non donors.
The United Nations Information Organization released a London and New York statement on Slave Labor and Deportation. It estimates enslaved workers in Germany may reach 7,000,000 with 5,000,000 North Chinese forced into labor in Manchuria or Japan by 1942 end. The report cites Nazi conscription, mass deportations, and brutal penalties. It details forced labor among Soviets, French and Dutch, and notes Japanese measures including compulsory work in Java and Philippines labor, highlighting wide use of coercion in occupied territories.
A naval spokesman said no steps have been taken to form an all-Canadian fleet air arm. Canadians train at Kingston, Pensacola, and other RN Fleet Air Arm stations but upon completion join the Royal Navy, not the RCN. Some may serve on RN light carriers with all-Canadian crews, but the Fleet Air Arm is still only blueprinted.
At zero degrees Fahrenheit the speed of sound is 1090 feet per second, indicating the effect of extreme cold on acoustic transmission.
The Secretary of State for the Colonies approves making an African Provincial Council in Nyasaland’s two provinces. Each council will be advisory, include chiefs and other African members, led by the Provincial Commissioner. They aim to ease government consultation, express African opinion, and foster political responsibility. A protectorate wide council may follow after provincial progress.
Short sayings from Ramsay Johnson Tillotson Sir Henry Sidney Tryon Edwards and Mary Baker Eddy praised as seeds of new thinking. The notes urge memorizing apt phrases to aid principle based living and prompt decisive action.
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