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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 04, 1942
Page
3
Toronto experts warn that restoring and expanding markets will shape postwar agriculture. Dr J F Booth stresses the need to retain gains and regulate trade, while Prof W W Swanson notes wheat’s pivotal role and the 10 million tons of shipping needed to feed Europe, with storage and finance as core hurdles.
Gen Draja Mikhailovich and Chetniks battle Nazis in Yugoslavia while Yugoslav government in exile pushes training of a new army and air force in Canada. Dr Izidor Cankar, Yugoslav minister to Canada, praises Canadian hospitality and hopes training will start soon but declines to specify sites. He notes many Yugoslav citizens in the Americas who may join.
Ottawa announces new wartime dress rules for officers. Army order prohibits purchasing trousers with cuffs or pleats and pleated fronts, allowing current cuffed pleated pairs to be worn only until worn out, with cuffless pleatless styles deemed standard. The order follows a request from the Wartime Prices and Trade Board.
Chinese residents on the prairies have adopted a lapel badge to distinguish themselves from Japanese. The badge is white with a blue V, bears Canadian and Chinese Republic flags, and features Chinese characters for Victory. The motto wraps around the lower rim.
Premier Tojo painted a bold view of Japan remaining in the Axis sphere and pursuing world influence while detailing military gains. Emperor Hirohito appeared briefly as Tojo boasted of rapid conquests, claimed Australia as vulnerable, and reported troop captures and aircraft losses alongside safety measures for homeland defense.
Ottawa authorities are urged to include chess in military training curricula. Bernard Freedman of the Canadian Correspondence Chess Association cites defence department notes that chess is popular and encouraged for troops and in concentrations. He argues chess mirrors war strategy and should be taught as part of training.
Edmonton residents face limited storage as cold storage capacity strains amid rising demand and high prices. Local facilities report overcrowding and urgent measures to expand spaces for eggs and other perishables.
In Alberta, Edmonton's egg producers jam shells into freezers to store top grade eggs for export to Britain. Since March eggs are shipped as powder to save ocean space while a drying plant building nears completion. C. E. Christensen of the provincial marketing board notes equipment imports from the United States are awaited.
London officials fear historical papers may be discarded with waste. A W Clapham, president of the Society of Antiquaries, appeals to members to ensure no valuable documents are scrapped.
Dr L H Newman of Ottawa announces a new bread designed for Canada's wartime needs. The Canada Approved Vitamin B White Bread boasts four times the vitamin B content of standard white bread and is promoted by Dominion cerealist Dr Newman after years of research.
Louis de Brouchers, a Belgian socialist, told the Labour Party conference that sabotage by Belgian workers has cut production by about 60 percent. He warned that overrun countries are no longer assets for Hitler and that free peoples cannot be subdued. The remarks came as the conference focused on postwar plans and demands for higher service pay.
Hon. RJ Manion told the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities that ARP work is a shared duty for all citizens unable to serve in the armed forces. He urged voluntary participation and municipal leadership to organize civilian defence amid new air warfare.
United States sent Soviet Russia a draft lend-lease agreement during a 45 minute meeting with Soviet Ambassador Maxim Litvinoff. Hull and Litvinoff did not reveal contents but aim was to align Russian lend-lease with Britain and other nations. Roosevelt said Russia would be placed on the same footing as all others in the program.
Ottawa reports the fifth annual conference of the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities adopted a resolution urging the Dominion government to provide for federally owned defence plants to pay municipalities a reasonable indemnity covering taxes that would be due if the plants were privately owned.
The Japanese government announced a large scale Tokyo plan to send colonists specialists and workers into conquered southwest Pacific territories to develop natural resources and support expansion efforts.
British and American strategists discuss a massive night bombing plan to drop 200 tons of bombs per night on Germany. Gen Somervill and Gen Lee lead talks as air power advisors expect 1000 bombers in a single night and bombs larger than 4000 pounds to smash Nazi industry and supply lines ahead of invasion plans.
Resources Minister Crerar told the House that responsible interests have considered building a pipeline from northern Alberta tar sands to southern centers. He noted tar sands were first used for Edmonton road surfacing and Jasper National Park, and predicted future oil potential. MP MacNicol urged sending experts to northern Alberta to extract oil.
General Charles de Gaulle urged the United Nations to recognize the Free French as a political administration instead of a fighting force. He also criticized Allied handling of the Martinique situation.
Caped civilian internee Emilan Hakel, 20, from Petawawa internment camp, was recaptured by a Veterans Guard member about 15 miles from the camp. Hakel had escaped last April and was recaptured within a few hours then.
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