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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 02, 1941
Page
6
Ottawa reports a war time price board plan to license merchants handling food feeds clothing and related goods. Forms go out early this month with special license transfers for display. Licenses will be renewed every six months and ownership changes require updating records across all business locations.
An agreement to exchange equal numbers of British and German diplomatic and consular officials and their families held prisoner for over a year was reported by the BBC. Each side would form 12-person groups affecting over 100 people, with Sir Lancelot Oliphant and the former German consul general named for first groups. The British party would go to Spain at the Franco Portuguese frontier and the German party to Lisbon.
London secretary of state for India L S Amery disclosed that Indian ships, manned by native crews, participated in the Battle of the Atlantic, signaling involvement of Indian manpower in the crucial convoy war.
Officials compare living index and wages using 1935-39 as 100. The cost of living index rose from 160 in August 1939 to 107.1 in December 1949, while the wages index moved from 1908.1 in 1939 to 108.3 in 1940. Analysts note a postwar rise in cost of living and a likely boost from a cost of living bonus estimated at over 500,000.
Four members of Gen. Du ahamy Simovitch’s Yugoslav government arrived in Montreal to set up a wartime headquarters with a fifth cabinet minister expected. The group includes Bosko Jevtica, B Markovich, Ivan Subashich, Sava Kosanovich, and M F Snoj. Simovich stays in Britain with the remaining ten ministers. They seek status in Canada and aim to form part of the government-in-exile after meetings in Ottawa.
Gen Charles de Gaulle announced a new national council for the Free French movement to serve as a temporary administration until a French republic is restored. The eight to nine member council will be led by de Gaulle with headquarters in London, and the Free French forces total about 50,000, mostly in Africa and the Middle East.
Agriculture officials said the British Columbia fruit board will receive an average of 1.15 dollars per box under a deal to sell 1.5 million boxes of BC apples to Britain. A spokesman noted this is the same price as the board gets for domestic sales, avoiding loss in the UK agreement.
Ralph P. Bell, director general of aircraft production in Canada, warned against complacency and said it was his personal opinion that if Russian resistance folded now there would be fighting on this continent next spring. He spoke to the Montreal Advertising and Sales Executive Club.
Police arrested 16 persons after stones were thrown at the French embassy as a crowd gathered outside. About 40 demonstrators participated, shouting insults toward the Vichy government.
A Vichy radio report described a terrible explosion at the Bordeaux alcohol plant in France, damaging several million francs worth of facilities that produced synthetic gasoline.
A tropical hurricane veered from the gulf and hit Houston with 100 mile per hour winds. Officials estimate millions in damage including the rice crop at 1.7 million and citywide losses around 1 million as the storm abates.
British authorities report one in five Axis ships sunk attempting North Africa crossings and Italy's merchant fleet heavily damaged, with two 24 000 ton liners sunk, boosting monthly losses past 150 000 tons. Submarines and planes target central Mediterranean and Bengasi, Tripoli raids damage barracks, and several vessels are sunk or left sinking.
Viscount Cranborne told Canadian journalists that Dunkirk evacuation would have left Canada’s troops in Britain as the only fully equipped force to resist invasion. He said Russia faced a tight spot but Britain’s air offensive drew German air power from the Russian front, and he cautioned an invasion by next spring would not be hurried.
Agriculture department officials report that 453 million pounds of bacon were delivered to Great Britain under the current agreement ending this month, with slaughterings 34 percent ahead of last year. A new 12 month pact from Nov 1 aims for 600 million pounds, and the busiest slaughtering period is expected between April and September next year due to breeding programs and favorable bacon prices.
A cabinet committee comprising Finance Minister Haley Revenue Minister Gibson and War Services Minister Thorson has been appointed to study the possibility of granting higher allowances to dependents of men in the armed forces Navy Minister Macdonald said.
An Italian report claimed Royal Air Force planes took part in major air battles over Odessa. Officials said the Italians are fishing for confirmation and that stating either presence or absence would aid the enemy.
Britain and allies approved a framework for a great reservoir of food and supplies to aid hungry Europe after the Nazi yoke is lifted. Eden and Ambassador Winant signaled U.S. interest, stressing exploratory talks and future cooperation while pledging to keep the United States informed. Delegates urged complete disarmament of Germany and backed economic guarantees and aid for occupied nations. Iva Maisky emphasized unity to mobilize resources for swift emancipation from Hitlerite oppression.
London reports cite British tank units in action in Russia and RAF success on the front. Russians reportedly train crews for British tanks as experts may visit Britain for instruction. Churchill and top commanders discuss Britain’s potential troop commitments to defend the Caucasus and coordinate supply lines through the Middle East and Transcaucasia.
Defense Minister Ralston via Western Air Command designates Vancouver seaplane landing on the Fraser River as a controlled area. Entry limited to special permits with use restricted to personal manufacturing repairing or air testing sea planes for His Majesty. Complaints heard at city council claim Japanese fishermen ignore warning signals risking sea planes on the river.
The King appoints Prime Minister Churchill to the historic office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports a role once held by William Pitt and the Duke of Wellington. He succeeds the Marquess of Willingdon former governor general of Canada as title holder.
The national defence department announced an official census to determine the religious beliefs of all armed forces personnel in Canada and overseas. AS cards of every enlisted man will be checked, with completion expected in about two months.
A Londown official at a leading British port said nearly 6,000 tons of grain were unloaded from a ship in 11 hours. The BBC reported the figure as a world record and a tribute to Britain’s dock workers’ efficiency.
The education of the Dionne quintuplets will be placed in the hands of the Ontario Department of Education. The decision follows a meeting between the Quintuplets’ guardians and Attorney-General Gordon Conant.
The Irish steamship City of Waterford of 1071 tons was sunk in a sea collision around September 19. The crew were rescued and authorities have not released the location or details about the incident.
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