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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 03, 1944
Page
3
The British Empire, strained by five years of war, continues plans for postwar reconstruction. Under the Colonial Welfare and Development Act, the government seeks to raise living standards in Africa, the West Indies, and the Far East while wartime needs persist.
The article notes disease as the top barrier to colonial progress and details British efforts to raise health standards through new urban hospitals and bush clinics in remote districts. It emphasizes education on prevention of tropical diseases and modern practices in building, food preservation, and safe drinking water.
The article states farming remains the main industry in most colonies and notes steps to educate farmers, tackle insects and soil erosion, and ease labour issues. It highlights education efforts with new schools, teacher training, and adult programs as part of improving living standards and self government within the Empire.
Jean Hall of the National Council of the YWCA notes resolutions from Western Canada Ontario and Quebec conferences show young women want a formal education for marriage and homemaking. They seek co ed recreation housing welfare equal pay for equal work higher domestic standards and early old age pensions.
German radio halted a planned lecture titled Extermination of Rats after reporting an assassination attempt on Hitler. The next program was replaced with music as officials shifted to security updates.
A Vancouver Sun editorial argues that a bountiful harvest publicly stored and exported may become the most valuable crop in history. It stresses that global famine would depend on North American food, and even unpaid exports could aid starving millions in Europe and Asia.
Twenty Red Cross workers in London collected 2,512 bottles of blood from voluntary donors from the Canadian forces in Britain. Four sergeants gave blood in the morning and returned in the evening to help as orderlies while continuing their duties.
A Nazi prisoner in a Midlands hospital resisted the ward assignment and asked to be moved to German controlled England. Another patient under anaesthetic counted to nine and whispered Heil Hitler as he faded. The report also notes clocks as wedding presents are rare in China due to bad omens.
Wartime guidance explains sugar coupon validity and use for canning and preserves. Canning sugar coupons may be cashed in one at a time or in any quantity. consumers will be notified ahead of dates. Shoe repairs may fully sole children's shoes up to size three. boots may also be fully soled. Butter coupon collections must be turned over to the local ration board. Unused canning sugar coupons may be exchanged for preserve coupons at the board, one for one.
The article recalls the Distomo massacre where around 1,000 residents were herded into the town square and slain by German forces following a June clash with partisans. It notes the destruction as a brutal warning to Greeks and a broader warning about Nazi barbarity, as described by the New York Times.
FO Jack Winship 28, a former Winnipeg bus driver, piloted a Mosquito over 700 miles of jungle in Indo China with one engine after the port cooling system failed. He jettisoned 100 gallons of fuel to maintain altitude while prepping for single-engine flight. He trained at High River and Dauphin, accompanied by RAF officer Peter Haines.
Among British landing craft are LBK barges or floating kitchens built to serve hot meals to crews of smaller landing craft. These ships are specially designed for this operation and support amphibious operations with prepared food aboard.
A cattle sale at Brandon Manitoba drew about 300 attendees with strong female demand. One top bull sold for 510 dollars, top female at 750 dollars. Buyers included Treffry Bros Portage la Prairie and Howard Stephens Wawa nesa. Several U S buyers acquired multiple lots with varied totals and averages reported.
Three Boy Scouts leave Bacchus Marsh Victoria for a hike. They are tidy and well equipped with a gleaming tomahawk sharpened by a father. The mother watches, then to a doctor for a hand wound caused by the axe. The mother is described as a good scout.
A collection of brief maxims from Eddy Clarke Garfield Lowell Russell Smith and Lincoln emphasizing faith in the unseen, standing by convictions, choosing truth over falsehood, and meeting danger with intelligence and resolve. The lines urge steadfast support for right actions and moral courage in public life.
Seven thousand dogs serve in the British Army with a sixty day training period. On completion each dog joins a unit with its trainer to guard airdromes depots dumps installations power plants and secret enclosures.
The report notes a shift in personnel composition with about half of World War I service members being British born. In the current conflict, nearly 90 percent are described as Canadian born and bred, signaling a strong homegrown force.
WAC feature notes Cpl Belle Traill of Trail B C uses a labeled Swear Box to collect five cents per swear. The piece also profiles Italian language progress by CWAC recruits in Italy led by Capt Cynthia Oakley and highlights Banting and the Peterborough leopard drum recruit with Susie in Lethbridge.
A collection of quick quips and jokes shows a sailor, a recruiting officer, a Dutch painter, and a motorist sharing wry replies. Punchlines hinge on misunderstandings about looks, carnivals, keys, and week-end plans, with playful wordplay about pirates, lighting rules, and Rembrandt.
The operation would deploy 1,000 four engine bombers launched from British bases to strike Berlin with 7,000 to 12,000 crewmen aloft, requiring a ground force of 50,000 men and women to support the air offensive.
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