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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 02, 1940
Page
3
Britain mobilizes global aid as war materials flood in from Canada United States Australia India and the Empire. Herbert Morrison says orders total billions and Britain plans long term offensive and defensive policies while expanding production at home and in allied countries.
Argentine naval units were ordered to patrol 1500 miles of coastline and cancel plans for July 9 Independence Day celebrations to boost vigilance. The fleet based at Puerto Belgrano was ready to sail to Buenos Aires, while US ships Quincy and Wichita moved in nearby. The Uruguayan inquiry into Nazi plots prompted regional alarm and judicial action was expected against those involved.
Flying Officer Philip Golder of 110 Bomber Squadron, RAF, recovering in Calgary after a crash in England, declares RAF morale superior to Germans who are “rotten.” He trained in Calgary, served in Kiel canal bombing and two reconnaissance flights over Germany, and notes Germans fight only when outnumbering the British six to one.
Windsor Ontario based Rotary Club will serve as a clearing house for Canadian host families. A national committee has received requests from British Rotarians to accommodate 28 children in Canada.
Richard G Casey Australian minister to the United States said in an address in Australia that Britain after three or four terrible months and a long war will win her battle against Germany. He spoke during a visit to the United States.
Production of aircraft in this country reached a new high in the week ended June 22, announced by Lord Beaverbrook, minister for aircraft production.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King tabled letters from Alberta Quebec and New Brunswick premiers showing varied views on extending federal power to enact unemployment insurance. Aberhart of Alberta questioned contributory schemes yet said Alberta would not block the proposal and would align with the other eight provinces with reservations.
Leslie Hore-Belisha urged assurances that British press and Parliament would not be curbed in England after Churchill reviewed French armistice terms. Churchill replied it is unlikely a similar situation would arise in Britain and that the press and Parliament should function normally without interruption.
The London Evening Standard argues that Marshal Petain's government surrenders to a new allegiance in a world civil war and notes he did not receive credentials from the French people but from Germany.
Demolition starts in London to salvage 1600 tons of steel and iron for armaments. The historic Crystal Palace towers are being taken down as part of a wartime salvage effort.
Ottawa Norman Smith assistant general manager of the Ottawa Journal joined Joseph Clark director of public relations for the air ministry as assistant director for the duration of the war. Ward of the Ottawa bureau of the Canadian Press joins, while Flying Officer Fergus Grant who has been RCAF press liaison officer will also work with Mr Clark and his two associates.
London reports General Charles de Gaulle as head of the provisional French national committee in Britain pledging to resist Germany from Britain’s side. He denounces Petain for failing to build a mechanized French army and says France can be saved only by those in Britain who fight on. He announced plans to form a French legion from Dunkirk escapers to fight with France’s maritime strength. He brands the armistice dishonorable and criticizes Petain’s leadership, urging a united stance against the occupier.
Commodore George C Jones, senior officer of the Canadian Destroyer Flotilla born in Halifax now living in Victoria BC, was recently promoted to Commodore. The text recalls his wartime service with Royal Navy ships and cites De Gaulle declaring France would rise again after occupation.
A vast aircraft repair depot will rise at Winnipeg's airport for No 2 air training command. Air Commodore Shearer says the project will cost about $400,000 and include 20 buildings such as workshops, hangars, and living quarters.
French high commissioner General Auguste Nogues says Moroccan troops will fight to keep all French North African territory. He rejects any foreign occupation and refuses to reduce troops, urging calm and unity to safeguard Northern Africa’s integrity and defense.
London reports Germany shifting to a global propaganda push to sway neutrals that British resistance is hopeless. The piece cites British resilience, naval and air superiority, mass mobilization, and growing arms production as factors maintaining resistance while signaling continued blockade efforts across Europe and to the German occupied zone of France.
Ottawa announces plans to harness Turner Valley oil for war needs with George R. Cottrelle named oil controller. aim is to tie western markets to Alberta, extend Alberta oil east, develop airplane gasoline, and rapidly exploit Alberta fields to meet Canada’s home and war demand. Turner Valley yields 24 000 bpd now, potential 35 000 bpd, Winnipeg and Vancouver markets eyed for surplus.
Sir Walter Womersley announced in the House of Commons that Britain will pay larger war pensions and remove many payment restrictions. A totally disabled private soldier will receive 34 shillings 2d weekly, up from 32s 6d. The wife of a disabled man gets 8s 4d, up from 5s. First child pension rises to 6s 3d, second to 5s, and other children to 5s with 3s 4d previously.
A new Romanian decree forbids Jews in Bucharest and across Roumania from holding public office or serving as heads of private enterprises and in professional bodies. The measure affects about one million Jewish residents and expands state control over civic and professional life.
Several thousand Polish soldiers pledged to continue the fight against Germany alongside Britain. They landed at a west coast English port from France, with Air Force men among the group.
An undisclosed number of Montreal leaders tied to the outlawed Communist party were taken into custody by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in a sweeping action targeting suspected party leadership and activities.
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