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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 1939
Page
3
Ottawa reports that Canada will form the first overseas division of the Canadian Active Service Force with representation from all regions. A second division and ancillary units may follow, with overseas deployment contingent on British talks and mobilization proceeding smoothly.
Prominent Canadians living in Great Britain set up two committees to prepare for a Canadian expeditionary force. One panel coordinates Red Cross efforts in the United Kingdom and the other handles comfort and welfare for Canadian soldiers. Rt Hon. R. B. Bennett chairs both groups, joined by a bank and industrial leaders. Vincent Massey and C. A. Dunning assist in organizing the advisory body.
Officials of the wartime prices and trade board headed by Hector B McKinnon say Canada has adequate raw sugar from the West Indies through British authorities and there is no sugar shortage. Import duties would be dropped only as a last resort if an acute famine occurred, and British sugar will retain tariff protection unless British sources are exhausted, which is unlikely.
The Hollywood pioneer motion picture producer Carl Laemmle Sr. left an estate estimated at four million dollars. His will provides for his two children Carl Jr. and Rosabelle with annuities, and also for his two brothers, his secretary, and family servants.
Reports from Bucharest state Poland's gold stock is in Roumanian National Bank custody and that a new government may form in France with Ignace Paderewski as head. Moscicki contemplates resignation to ensure Poland’s future, while Zurich hosts Paderewski and awaits a possible offer.
J H Woods president of the Calgary Herald and Red Cross publicity chairman urged aid for Poland raised in Canada be funneled through Canada’s Red Cross society committee in England. He praised Canada’s wartime organization and called citizens to support authorities without premature criticism.
Hon J G Gardiner urged a conference of federal and provincial agriculture officials to keep end of the war in mind. Plans for wartime food production should not disrupt the industry after hostilities end. The agricultural supplies committee and provincial ministers discussed adapting wartime arrangements to meet immediate and future needs, with A M Shaw outlining current federal duties in foods and production.
Lieutenant Colonel Mateusz Szycki said that in Budapest he found pamphlets among German prisoners from Warsaw promising a Christmas broadcast by Propaganda Minister Goebbels from London. The claim was made to newspapermen.
Delegations from Sweden Belgium and the Netherlands are expected soon to discuss problems arising from British contraband regulations and U boat interference with neutral vessels trading with Great Britain.
British Columbia strawberries reach Australia amid strong demand in Sydney. Trial shipments reported excellent reception with prices below Australian rates as buyers in New South Wales place orders for export.
The Daily Herald reports nine Polish army pilots arrived at a Scottish airport after a dangerous flight from Poland in three small combat planes. They described enemy fighter planes and anti aircraft fire, saying they barely escaped destruction as they crossed frontiers. They now seek to join the Allied war effort and await government instructions.
Prime Minister R G Menzies warned the Empire faces serious menace and Australia will retain most troops at home to guard against a German allied threat in the east. Military aid to Britain will focus on aviation units for now.
British newspapers unite in editorial praise for the war budget proposed by Sir John Simon. They describe it as stern but necessary, with half of £2,000,000,000 expenditure to be raised by taxation and warned that Britain will spend to secure victory.
Canada reports a notable August uptick in employment across 11,856 establishments, with 20247 more workers. Total employment on Sept 1 reaches 1,165,631, as manufacturing adds 13,100 jobs, and iron and steel defy the usual August decline. Vegetable foods and textiles also show strong gains.
Officials said wheat sold to the Canadian Wheat Board could be consigned to the Saskatoon elevator. R. Seddon in charge said the Saskatoon facility can hold 5.5 million bushels and was about a quarter full, unloading roughly 150 cars of wheat daily.
At Canada House in Trafalgar Square, Hon. Vincent Massey oversees Canada's wartime efforts in London. The high commissioner coordinates assisting stranded Canadians, aiding those affected by emergencies such as the Athenia torpedoing, monitoring British trade regulations, and relaying diplomatic news to Ottawa. Staff prepare for bombings, store files in cases, and manage immigration and relief inquiries.
Paris reports say Hitler rushed troops to the western front ahead of possible peace terms. Ribbentrop travels to Moscow while Germany presses a plan to divide Poland with the Soviet Union as Britain and France refuse any peace that leaves Nazi rule intact. German artillery concentrates on the four French salients near the Lauter and Bienwald regions as long range shells strike toward Wissembourg and Zwiebrucken.
Magistrate D M Brodie ruled pinball machines illegal convicting six operators of running gaming houses in Windsor Ontario. Fines reached as high as 33 dollars each and counsel said the case would be appealed following Saskatchewan Court of Appeal rulings in similar cases.
Western Canada's 1939 wheat crop is valued to put over 246 million dollars into prairie producers if yields meet government projections. Record harvest would exceed 1938 levels and rival 1928 totals, boosting farm income and spurring farm equipment, mail order, and railway activity across the prairie regions.
Winston Churchill told the House of Commons a North Sea attack by about 20 German aircraft resulted in no British ships hit and no casualties. A German flying boat was shot down, another damaged, and a third aircraft fell, with its four crew captured. Sir Charles Forbes confirmed the event and sole German losses.
Acting under a cabinet decree police at dawn raided and sealed Communist headquarters district offices smaller cells and affiliated groups and unions. Conservative parties pushed to convoke parliament to expel 76 Communist deputies and two senators.
The Paris navy ministry reports that French naval units intercepted more than 100000 tons of war contraband since hostilities began, including 24000 tons of liquid combustibles.
Norman H. Davis, chairman of the United States Red Cross, announced a delegation would sail for Europe to investigate war relief problems.
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