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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 14, 1942
Page
3
A neutral businessman who Wintered in Germany reports food and clothing shortages and morale collapse in the Reich. He traveled Berlin December to April and saw hunger, empty ration cards, and military recruitment of older men. He notes US entry caused brief gloom, Japanese victories restored some optimism.
Dr. W S Lindsay dean of medicine University of Saskatchewan announced funds would be available as loans and scholarships for students in the pre medical course at Saskatoon. He noted financial aid grew from shortening the holiday period to meet rising demand for trained medical personnel with second year classes starting June 1 and finishing December, and first year sessions from September 22 to April 30 to allow attendance at finishing universities without loss of time.
Twenty five Mennonite families from Saskatchewan have settled near Vanderhoof Burns Lake to start farming. The group includes about 20 adults and 74 children from ten arennome families with 15 more families en route. Saskatchewan government funded their transport to the site.
Crowds in Lyons gathered on May Day defying a Vichy ban. About 50 000 French demonstrators gathered at Place Cornet singing the Marseillaise and shouting Vive De Gaulle and Laval to the Gallows. Many arrests reported.
Alberta deputy minister Mr Sweeney returned from Saskatoon where prairie agricultural engineers discussed steel allocations for 1943. Only 25 percent of 1940 farm implement steel will be available, but 150 percent of 1940 parts steel will be allotted for 1943. Proposals urge the Agricultural Supplies Board to stress repair and conservation of farm machinery and to issue farmer guidance on repairs and timing.
Ottawa Senator Charles Ballantyne of Ottawa and Montreal was chosen by a Tory caucus to lead the Conservative Senate delegation. He succeeds Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen of Toronto, who resigned his senate seat earlier this year after an unsuccessful bid in York South. The selection was unanimous.
Despatches from Java report the Japanese military administration in the Netherlands East Indies orders the Christian calendar abandoned in favor of the Japanese calendar. The reckoning places the year at 2606, counting from the mythical founding of the empire in 660 B C by Emperor Jimmu.
Ottawa reports close contact between United Kingdom bombing damage firms and Canadian sites as R. C. Vaughan CN president told the railway and shipping committee of the House of Commons that bombed-out industries may relocate to Canada to sustain war production.
A scout guerrilla force named the War Service Patrol was organized at Holme Valley in Yorkshire to aid troops if an invasion occurs.
At Nanaimo British Columbia the 64th Field Battery from Yorkton Saskatchewan tests deployment in rough bush near a Vancouver island camp. Lt Col A B Gilbert notes if they master this terrain they can fight anywhere as Capt J F Brown fires practice charges and gases drift unexpectedly, forcing both leaders to flee.
National Defence headquarters announced Lt Col Howard Kennedy will head a new trades training directorate. The policy requires soldiers to finish advanced training before trades training and return to the training centre to graduate as tradesmen. The aim is to ensure tradesmen are also effective fighters and to simplify administration and selection.
Sydney reports salute to Corregidor defenders who delayed Japanese advance, earning time for Australia despite surrender seen as a major defeat. Melbourne papers praise tenacity amid bombardment, malaria, and shortages, and note parallels with Midway as foreshadowing retaliation for Pearl Harbor and Manila.
In the House of Commons Sir Smearey Crooke proposed sending blocks of stone from a Nazi damaged chamber to dominion parliaments and the US Congress as a symbol of a common revolution to defend democratic government. Clement Attlee, dominions secretary, said the idea would be considered.
Ottawa announces the creation of a government owned salvage firm Wartime Salvage Ltd to acquire and dispose of waste matter under the wartime Prices and Trade Board. Walter A Bark of Toronto will lead. First operation focuses on supplying mills with waste paper at a uniform price and equalized freight rates to avoid withholdings due to transport costs.
National Defense HQ discloses amended ration scale effective June 1 for Canadian and RC_A.P. troops. Fresh milk allotment rises from 10 to 15 ounces daily while beef and bread portions drop from 14 ounces to 12 ounces. Sugar cut from three to two ounces daily. beer exchange option adds ham.
The International Live stock Exposition, North America’s largest agricultural show for 42 years, will not be held this year due to wartime travel and transport constraints. Directors cite transportation shortages as the main postponement factor. Washington has notified the film industry it may spend up to $5,000 for movie sets per picture, far below earlier costs of $10,000 to $150,000.
About 1 900 to 2 300 former American airmen now serving with Canadian forces are being transferred to United States units. The move reflects evolving manpower needs as the allied war effort intensifies in North America and Europe.
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