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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 07, 1943
Page
2
Experience from two world wars shows the need to foresee postwar challenges and plan. Canadians unite behind a reconstruction plan to support discharged service members and prevent repeating past problems from the first war.
A report by Walter S. Woods outlines Canada’s postwar aims to curb unemployment through jobs for all returning service members. Plans include retarded demobilization to prevent labor bottlenecks and a demobilization furlough to help servicemen arrange civilian life transitions.
The plan provides practical aid for those leaving the services to gain economic independence quickly. A period of maintenance allowance follows demobilization to prevent hardship, with living support for those starting farming or business. Education remains central, allowing uninterrupted university study, new trades, and refresher courses after service.
The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan graduation list from No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School Paulson Manitoba includes Wireless Air Gunners pilots air observers and navigators from multiple training sites across Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and Northwest Territories with names such as H H Harder C C Hattrick R M Lett M Meinyk W Proskunik and many others. The compilation covers graduates at Nos 7 5 17 7 4 1 Central Navigation School 6 and 5 Air Observer School and No 3 Bombing and Gunnery School across Saskatoon Rivers Winnipeg Macdonald and surrounding towns.
Among the boys in the Royal Australian Air Force training at No 3 Wireless School Winnipeg are veterans from Tobruk Syria and Milne Bay. LAC Laurie Maxwell Parramatta and others like LAC Bob Lyons Campbelltown LAC K Robins Thornbury LAC Bill John Barraba LAC Arthur Dyke Port Pirie share frontline experiences from Tobruk Milne Bay Port Moresby Malaya Singapore Burma and Ceylon with Darwin mentioned as bombed port history.
The piece argues the United States should maintain a robust navy after the war to enforce postwar agreements and stabilize the world. It stresses a peacekeeping force under a willing people, warns against repeating failed disarmament, and notes the U.S. leadership in prior disarmament efforts.
The Nolin River in Kentucky is noted as the most crooked in America, winding about 20 miles with only six miles of actual forward progress, illustrating extreme meandering.
Plan an oven dish using squash or marrow and green pepper sliced into half inch pieces. Layer in a greased casserole with salt pepper and onion salt, top with bread crumbs and butter, bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes, uncover 10 minutes more until crumbs brown and vegetables tender.
A compact collection of quotes on contentment from Dillwyn Balguy Horace Mary Baker Eddy Emerson and Spenser. The excerpts praise inner peace as true riches and tie happiness to a contented mindset and virtuous character.
The Royal Eagle, once a River Thames passenger paddle-steamer for London holidays to Southend Margate and Ramsgate, flew combat missions fifty two times against aircraft. It destroyed at least two enemy planes and saved 24 lives at sea. It also contributed to Dunkirk with three crossings despite 48 dive bombings and bringing home 3000 troops. Crews earned two Distinguished Service Crosses four Distinguished Service Medals and 13 mentions in dispatches.
Lieut-Col Routh of the Canadian Parachute Training School says the ideal paratrooper is steady and intelligent rather than a daredevil. Recruits from across Canada join the camp as training begins, with wings earned after weeks of jumps and tactical instruction.
Vernon Harry of Los Angeles California trained in the Las Vegas desert to meet aircrew health standards and graduated as a sergeant air gunner from No 3 Bombing and Gunnery School Macdonald Manitoba. He joined the RCAF in 1941 then returned to Canada in 1943 after recovering his health. He married AW1 B A Harry of Toronto who pinned his air gunner badge. her parents resided at 22 Hibernia Ave Toronto.
Scientists at the American Optical Co. plant perfected a non reflecting windscreen process. The method abstracts light reflections from glass and other materials and is now used for war purposes.
An advice note urges regularity through bulk in the diet not pills. It promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a daily solution, suggests drinking water, and notes the product is made in London Canada with two convenient sizes.
Guidance on avoiding food poisoning by proper handling of leftovers. Keep perishable items such as meat milk eggs and products at 40 degrees F, refrigerate promptly, and avoid wrapping defrosted warm foods in wax paper. Highlighted risks include bacteria growth in poultry ham cottage cheese hollandaise sauce and cream filled pastries.
A damaged lead cylinder found under four feet of silt at Bull's Harbor Cape may be a relic from Sir Humphrey Gilbert's 1583 Newfoundland possession. The 18 inch long artifact bears a crest but lacks a date. it is being sent to the College of Heralds in London for examination.
The Winnipeg Free Press remarks on the Marshall report and the nation’s unprepared attitude toward war material for 1940 to 1941. It notes British and Russian resistance and credits Canada with increasing production and aid to North American defense during that period.
Viscount Bennett told a Chelsea audience that Britain often lacks pride in its achievements. He praised the Empire for saving Christian civilization, governing vast peoples with peace, and shaping world history including the United States. India was cited as a peak achievement.
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