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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 25, 1944
Page
2
Visitors to Canada are impressed by the nation’s wartime effort. Despite distance from fronts and lack of direct attack, Canadians show detachment is unlikely. They are deeply conscious of the seriousness of the struggle and ready to hasten victory. Canada's manpower and material resources are second to none in proportion to population.
Figures reveal about 60 percent of residents 14 and older in the armed forces or employed. Women shift to industry raised October 1943 employment to 1,075,000 from 638,000 in 1939. After peak demand in September 1943, shortages are expected next year with needs of 98,000 for armed forces, 250,000 for agriculture, 10,000 for munitions, and 2,000 for basic metal mining.
Shortage of farm help is critical yet Canadian farmers have produced large crops since the war began and met commitments at home and abroad. Postponements for farm work total 145,529 among eligible ages, with special leave for soldiers and airmen. Canada has its largest fighting force and booming industry as Dominion Day nears.
A reader endorses Kellogg's All Bran as a gentle solution to constipation caused by low dietary bulk. They advise regular daily intake with ample water, claiming the cereal creates bulk and promotes easy elimination without harsh laxatives, noting Kellogg's All Bran is available in two sizes and made in London Canada.
The Maple Leaf reports Canadian Army guidance that three cheers mean three cheers only and exclude tiger. If extra cheers are desired the command is Four Cheers. Tiger will not be called for, and troops no longer call tanks Tiger tanks but Four Cheer tanks.
The article recalls Fanning Island during an air raid warning with residents fleeing to trenches and using colorful umbrellas. Missionaries receive local savings totaling £50, donated to the British administration for war loans. They hope for bicycles for men and sewing machines for women at redemption.
The article praises the work of Nurses Of the Air who accompany badly wounded soldiers from the front. They are drawn from Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service and lack formal flying training, yet they perform dangerous, admiring flights to tend injured servicemen.
The Wartime Prices and Trade Board answers common questions on rationing. Tea and coffee limits remain. blackstrap molasses is not for cooking and thus rationed. carrying ration books to hospitals is usually unnecessary unless staying two weeks or more. One G coupon buys six 16 ounce tins of evaporated milk.
A block of wartime postings lists Winnipeg and Manitoba air observer schools and battalion pilots and wireless air gunners across Saskatchewan and Alberta. The roster names officers, noncoms, and loading points for No. 5 No. 3 No. 7 No. 1 No. 4 No. 10 No. 11 No. 17 Service Flying Training Schools, with locations from Macdonald to Dauphin and Yorkton. If you sailed directly north from Hawaii, you'd strike Alaska.
Along the south coast of New Guinea 73 civilian planters with native laborers are restoring rubber plantations and expect to reach prewar output of 1,200 tons in the first year.
The report notes enough lumber is used in crating a bomber to construct a five room house. It cites about 150000 war refugees in Great Britain as part of the wartime context.
A Chelsea district major reads Gibbon during a secret transfer of the Sth Army headquarters as it advances through Italy from Adriatic ports to olive groves more than 150 miles away. The move proceeds amid blizzards and snow with sappers reinforcing routes and precise timing to minimize wear. The group commander touts it as a smoothly handled mass movement across the backbone of the country.
Lt. George Behrling back in Canada says Germans are beaten and bomber crews do the real job while fighters are risky. The ace with 31 confirmed kills refuses a bomber posting, insisting he wants a fast fighter. He notes German inactivity and praises bomber pounding as ultimate action.
An editorial lauds India's significant role in the world conflict and cites Indian government figures showing how army navy air force and industrial contributions bolster the war effort. The piece argues Canada and the United States underestimate India's sacrifice and pride in its achievements.
Victor B. Newman is elevated to supervisor of Fire Protection for the Western Region of Canadian National Railways, succeeding the late W. H. Kilby. Born in Portage la Prairie, Newman began at Grand Trunk Pacific in 1913, later joining Transcona, then Winnipeg Fire Protection before rising to inspector and assistant superintendent prior to this promotion.
A collection of quotable lines from Coleridge Bacon Eddy Taylor Bruyere Haldene and J B S Haldene. The notes urge cautious social trust, measured first impressions, and honoring individual paths within an ideal society.
Scientific Agriculture reports grasshopper bait using a carrier of one part low-grade flour to 13 parts sawdust works as well as the bran and sawdust mix. Findings apply to conditions common in the Northern Great Plains.
The earliest lifeboats were developed at the close of the 18th century, marking the start of organized sea rescue craft. This era saw engineers experiment with buoyancy, stability, and emergency propulsion to save mariners at risk at sea.
A strip of jokes shows officers and recruits trading lines about fire safety pudding Sunday School and cars. The humor pivots on misunderstandings and wordplay from a military setting with a corporal married to war and a captain hoping for a promotion.
Dr. Lewis M. Hursthal of Boston told the New York State Medical Society that a new form of drug addiction involves secret use of thyroid gland hormones. He warned that many individuals take thyroid for nonmedical reasons based on his experience.
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