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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 14, 1940
Page
3
German air and ground forces launched repeated assaults across Belgium Netherlands and Luxembourg smashing defenses at Antwerp Dunkirk and Brussels. Paratroopers landed near Nivelles and St Trond as Belgium appeals for Allied aid and calls for British French support.
Three delegates were expelled at a turbulent Vancouver trades and labor council meeting on charges of being Communists or Communist sympathizers. The event reflects Cold War era tensions influencing labor organizations.
London reports Chancellor Sir John Simon says government may adopt compulsory lending if voluntary loans fail. Referencing Keynes, the plan would take about 20 percent of salaries to fund the war, yielding roughly two billion dollars annually. High earners would purchase bonds and contribute to a savings account to be freed after the war.
King Haakon declared Norway will hold out until freedom is won and hinted at new aid. A Norway government statement cited strong northern positions and promised success with planned assistance, while noting enemy superiority has forced retreat. The Norwegian high command urged continued resistance and ultimate conquest.
Canadian troops in England will receive a 15 minute weekly news bulletin from Canadian Press. The program, arranged at the CBC request, will be cabled to the BBC overseas unit and aired by a Canadian announcer on British facilities each Monday. It targets soldiers and airmen in Britain with news not usually found in local papers. Troops in Aldershot and RCAF personnel will have radios to listen.
Senator Maurizio Maravaglia described Italy's stance as a position of pre belligerency rather than non belligerency. He argued the legal status is non belligerency but the national mood resists sacrificing aspirations for peace.
The gold medal of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy was awarded to S. G. Blaylock of Trail British Columbia, president of the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada, in recognition of his advances in metallurgy.
Ottawa launches a nationwide baby bond drive before month end with indefinite sales and a strong publicity push. The campaign seeks broad community involvement from bankers, business leaders, professionals, and labor executives, offering returns near the Dominion securities rate around three percent. Bonds start at five dollars with savings stamps also available.
The economic council announced the government will take over stocks of wood coal petroleum products cotton fodder grain and foodstuffs for national defence. Decrees will formalize the move which grants power to purchase ration and control sale domestically and for export as a first step toward economic mobilization.
Three ships added to losses in sea and air warfare off Norway and France. The Folden, a 316 ton Norwegian passenger steamer, was bombed and machine gunned with six killed including the captain and two women. The Monark, 1 786 tons, seized by a German prize crew, was torpedoed by a British submarine. five prize crew members were taken aboard the submarine and two saved in lifeboats. The Brighton, a 5 359 ton British collier, sank off Dunquerque after an explosion, with all 34 crew saved though 10 injured. Casualties among naval trawler crews were light.
King George awards the Distinguished Flying Cross and other honors to 26 airmen at Buckingham Palace. Notable recipients include Flight Lieutenant Edgar Ryder Pilot Officer William Mulloy Flying Officer Derek French Squadron Leader George Peacock Pilot Officer Michael Homer Lieut Commander Roy Edwards and Pilot Officer David Willis. Willis, 25, from St Boniface Manitoba, earned the DFC for gallantry in a Berlin raid while serving since 1937.
Ottawa reports the plant survey division of the Department of Munitions and Supply has completed its 1,000th plant survey. The program has logged 2,300 visits to firms to assess current facilities and potential output from ship propellers to tin cans. Lt. Col. G. Ogilvie directs the division.
Dominions Secretary Anthony Eden said the war is entering an active phase and the British commonwealth must brace for a harsh, potentially long conflict. He urged full mobilization of resources and war conduct with vision courage and resolution to secure victory.
Pilot Officer Philip Purdy of St Stephen aged 21 earns the Distinguished Flying Cross for leadership in an attack on Heinkel II aircraft and bravery under fire He remained in his cockpit during a bombing run then helped start two other planes despite burns and enemy fire Also noted are awards to Squadron Leader John Donaldson DSO for six downed enemy planes and eight more put out of action in Norway The House of Commons was told of the squadron's high losses and claimed enemy destruction by Air Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare
London reports Churchill closes two day debate on Norway campaign predicting continued hardship until air parity with Germany is achieved. He notes Allied capture of Narvik airport, asserts no British battleship left service due to raids, and that Allied losses and German boasts are overstated. He cites Warspite’s submarine kill and explains fleet decisions amid heavy air power.
London reports Britain and France gain allies as the war spreads across Europe. Sir Dudley Pound visits Downing Street amid attacks on the Thames estuary. Britain lands forces in Iceland and aids Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg as German raids intensify. Queen Wilhelmina calls Belgians to resist, while Hitler’s conquests extend across Europe.
A Royal Air Force New Zealand pilot completed a 2,000 mile reconnaissance flight from Scotland to Narvik Norway and back in a Wellington bomber without an automatic pilot. The 14 hour journey is believed by authorities to be the war’s longest reconnaissance mission.
Czecho Slovak volunteers who traveled from Canada, South America, and India have departed London to join the fight for their homeland's liberation. Two men had been aboard a German ship captured by the British navy.
Moscow reports the Samur Divichinsk canal opening paralleling the Caspian coast north of Baku. The 66 mile waterway is expected to irrigate about 25 000 acres of previously uncultivated land suitable for grape growing and truck farming.
The Roumanian government decreed seizure of all Polish gold deposited in the Romanian National Bank. Ministers said the gold would be used to pay Polish debts to Romania and for the upkeep of Polish soldiers and civilians.
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