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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1940 PAGE NINE King to Appoint 'Select Committee to Scan War Expenditures in 1941 (Continued from Page 1) lost. Ome, proposed by Conserva- tive House Leader Hanson, was de- feated on a straight vote between the Liberals and all opposition groups, 140-51. The other, proposed by John Blackmore, leader of the New Democracy group, was support- ed only by that group and the Co- Operative Commonwealth Federa- tion, 174-18. The house today turns from the omnibus debate on the throne speech to the two vital finance re- solutions introduced Monday by Fi- nance Minister Ilsley. It is believed debite on these measures can be completed in time for Christmas adjournment by Friday. Last night the senate met briefly before adjourning to 5 p.m. today when Government Leader Dandur- and suggested bills on tax and tar- iff changes might have been sent to the senate by the house. It was the senate's first meeting since Nov. 15, : Senator C. E. Tanner (Con., Nova Scotia) urged that wooden cargo vessels should be built in Canada to carry foodstuffs and war materials from the Dominion to Britain. Series of Exchanges Yesterday's loose debate in the commons was feai">d by a series of exchanges batwcen Prime Mini- ster Mackenzie King and the Con- servative House Leader, by renewed demands for a parliamentary in- vestigation of the Canadian Broad- casting Corporation and by a sharp clash between J. S. Roy, Independ- ent Conservative member for Gaspe and Justice Minister Lapointe. M. J. Coldwell, acting C.C.F. house leader, asserted that an in- vestigation of CBC affairs was ne- cessitated by charge of "irregulari- ties" and serious internal condl- tions made by Alan Plaunt on his recent resignation from the CBC board of governors, There were the resignations of two responsible CBC officials for somewhat similar reasons. There were the grave charges of Jean- Charles Harvey, editor of Le Jour, Montreal, that certain CBC offi- cials were "enemies of the Demo- cratic ideal" and would not be dis- pleased by a British defeat. "Why is the government silent on the matter?" asked Mr. Coldwell. "Why does the board of governors remain ready to allow such a con- dition to continue?" ~"This is a great public service and to my mind 'it is dangerous to rely upon a chairman who is head of a St. James Street trust (Rene Morin, chairman of Trust General Du Canada, Montreal) and a vice- chairman who is a key figure in the Canadian movie industry, which in a sense is a competing industry which, largely under the guidance of this vice-chairman (N. L. Nath- anson, chairman, Famous Players Corporation), has become one of our great Canadian monopolies. "Is this another example of big business controlling what has been called by an American author the opinion industry?" Wants "Moderate Effort" In a fiery speech, Mr. Roy tried to move an amendment to the throne speech resolution, to the ef- fect that the government had asked, and been given, a mandate for only moderate participation in the war--as evidenced by the speeches of Quebec members of the cabinet prior to the election. Those speech- es, compared to those of other members of the government in other parts of the country, indi- cated a 'shameless opportunism" on the part of the government. Mr. Roy's proposed motion died when he failed to obtain a seconder, for which Mr. Lapointe congratul- ated the house. The minister of justice denounced the new mem- ber as a contributor to disunity. "He well knows that Quebec has never been as united as she is to- day," Mr. Lapointe said, "Quebec is solidly with the effort of Canada in this conflict and we are going to stay solidly behind that effort-- 10 matter what may be the sniping campaign of those disgruntled poli- ticians who try to divide a united country." .The only people in Quebec who were opposed to the war work of the government were communists, he said. There might be others but they were afraid to express their views. He added that Mr. Roy was elect- ed by "an unfortunate accident," when two strong Liberals opposed him. Criticizes Nine Ministers Starting off the day, Mr. Hanson criticized the reports by nine cabi- net ministers on the war effort for their failure to adopt a "more re- alistic attitude." He clashed with the prime minis- ter when he suggested there was a feeling in England that Canada was trying to make money out of the war, That, Mr. King declared, was a libel on the people of Canada, on | its producers and manufacturers. Ic | was unfair to the people of England | and doubly unfair to the people of Canada and the only person he had ever heard suggest such a thing was Mr. Hanson himself. Mr. Hanson, who three weeks ago propesed appointment of standing committees on military and on war supply matters, yesterday urged the | government to name a special com- mittee to review the government's war expenditures currently. This proposal, which was accept- | ed by the prime minister, had been discussed at a private meeting be- | tween the two leaders and a hand- | ful of their colleagues after the or- | iginal proposal was made by the Conservative leader, it was disclos- ed "no approach to the subject | could have been more helpful" than that of Mr. Hanson and his asso- clates, the prime minister sala. One Committee Beneficia. Because of the necessity of sec- | recy, Mr, King said he hesitated to | agree to appointment of two stand- ing-committees as originally sug- | gested. However, he believed a se- lect committee as suggested by Mr. Hanson and similar to a committee operating at Westminster would be beneficial. "Anything that is going to assist this government in seeing that the right control is exercised over the | expenditures of money in connec- | tion with this war will be more than welcomed by the administration, he said. However, because of the | serious responsibility, personnel of that committee would have to be selected carefully. Wien parliament reconvened in| February, after the Christmas ad- | journment, the prime minister said he-would-introducea motion-iden={ tical with the one used in forming the British committee. The prime minister said the time had come when every Canadian should examine his or her own conscience to determine what ser: vice could be best rendered. Some could assist by saving, some by | lending, others by working in vari- ous avenues. "The time has com ewhen jt is for every man and every woman to ask himself and herself, 'how can 1 | best serve in this great crisis, how can I serve my country and, how can I serve humanity itself?' be- cause it is the existence of civiliza- | tion as we understand it that is at stake at this time." | Turkey Crop Short in Canada This Year | The comparatively small amount | of turkeys marketed at the poultry fairs in the earlier part of this week at Kemptville, Merrickville and Jas. per, Ontario, and the prices of 19 to | 20 cents per pound paid to produc- | ers are no justification for a sub- | sequent drop of two cents a pound announced by some buyers on Fri- | day, say officials of the Agricult- | ural Department. Generally speaking the turkey | crop in Canada is short this year | due to poor hatchability and high | mortality resulting principally from the continued cold, wet weather last spring. The shortage is more pro- nounced in Eastern than in JWest- ern Canada In some parts of East- ern Canada production is said to-be down about 50 per cent this year. In Western Canada the reports are variable, some cections reporting less, other sections about the same as last year. ~ BUDGET INCREASED PRICES ON RADIOS, ELECTRIC lasts. 38 SIMCOE ST. NORTH AND APPLIANCES, but Don Christian Electric offer pre-budget prices as long as our present stock SHOP NOW AND SAVE MONEY DON CHRISTIAN ELECTRIC Er -------- RANGES, WASHERS PHONE 84 . 744 | by British warships, and since | November ITALIAN GENTRES | | ations in that sector, declared the All Discomforts of Europe's War Hit Martinique, French West Indies Isle He oe oe dP * 4 4 U.S. Watches Disposition of 100 American-Made Planes There A Street Scene on the By MARIKA HELLSTROM Central Press Canadian Correspbnd- ent New York, Dec. 4--The feeling that the war in Europe is 3,000 miles away across th? Atlantic is not shar- ed by Martinique, the little French island in the Caribbean whose har- bor has been blockaded since July early by United States navy ships. Since the Havana conference, at which the United States stated that she would oppose any attempts to transfer ownership of the various West Indian islands that lie so une | comfortably close to Florida, Mar+'| tinique has been an unwilling pawn in a game of waiting to see how the decisions of the warring nations in Europe would affect her. Not only doe: an excellent, fortified naval base in Fort-de-France, her capital, but Xiolds even more dangerous goods in the form of 100 Am 'an-made fighting planes that are 11 packed and ready to be sent to the Hitler- controlled French government. The blockade of her harbor has wrought havoc in Martinique's otherwise flourishing cane sugar and rum ex- porting business and has brought the island =o close to starvation that | negotiations have been undertaken in Washington to release frozen French funds for .the purchase cof much-needed food, medicine and gasoline, which are expected to be | allowed to pass the blockade. Empress Josephine's Birthplace Discovered by Columbus in 1502, the island has had as checkered a | history as any in the West Indies, being settled by French and cap- tured several times by the Britich, who finally gave it back in 1815. It is, famous as the birthplace of | GREEKS THREATEN | 10 CAPTURE TWO (Continued from Page 1) ing groung operations. They are | said to have bombed heavily Italian | columns and other Fascist targets in Berati and Valona areas despite | strong anti-aircraft fire and fight- er opposition. Other homber formations attack- ed Fascist camps near Elbasani and in the valley of Shkumbi Biver, which runs past 'Elbasani to the sea. | Hits were described as of importance," and all Greek air- craft returned safely. The British Air Force said its toll of Italian planes mounted. A Royal Air Force communique de clared: . "Reports received confirm that, in addition to two Italian aircraft destroyed by our bomber and fighter formation Dec. 2 two other enemy aircraft also were shot down. In the present area out fighters intercepted two reconnaise sance aircraft and they were de- stroyed." The Greeks were said to have driven past Porto Edda in a flank- ing move yesterday, placing under fire the road from Porte Edda in- land to the Fascist base at Argiro- castro. The spokesman also credited the Greeks with new gains in their ef- forts to encircle Argirocastro-- about 20 miles northeast of Porto Edda--and said that heights north- east of Libohovo, six miles south- east of Arglrocastro, had been seized from the Italians. ° mites Martinique possess | I | paratory "great | Island of Martinique Empr edt Napoleon. 1 Negro population work »'methods in the cane f{ all cane-producing ions, Marti- nique suffered an econcmic setback during the period of prohibition in | the United ~The natives speak a debased French patois, but are proud of general suffrage, which permits them to elect officials of their own race and to send depu- | ties and a to the French | Parliament Today, not only h primi- ields. Like Ie States senator man-made wars but nature's revolutions threaten this remely mountainous little island, only 49 miles long and 13 wide: In 1902, the terrible eruption af Mont Pelee, Martinique's 4 500-foot wiped out the | former Pierre, with a ex! volcano, capi St people | Earthquake in Islands? The city never rebuilt and the part of the island still lives under the menace of Mont Pelee. Seismologists cently warned that the present wave of earthqu in Rumania and Russia would end up with re- percuss in the West Indies aS | well. The United States is working through diplomatic and econcwic channels to lighten the crisis a. Martinique, but also is rushing pre- defence work in the har- St. Lucia, a British naval | wa whole northern re- SNOCKS lons bor at base just leased to her, situated only | hemisphere defence on a | United States, the ¢risis in the West 25 miles from Martinique, of all its inhabitants, 40,000 torate, | cruisers 23 \J RAVES Ra Cd GRENADINES, * BR) p TOLAG (CON od VENEZUELA (SOUTH AMERICA | for deep-water ships and there is an air base on Puerto Rico. Otherwise the United States now has to depend on British leased bases in the West Indies and the great leased naval base at Guantanamo bay, Cuba. Once before the United States had to solve a similar crises involv- ing Haiti, a much larger island lying | Cuba and Puerto Rico. | between Here the freed slaves had twice revolted against France and suc- ceeded in gaining their independ- | | ence, but managed their finances so | | badly that French and German creditors took to sending battleships to collect their debts. Established Protectorate In 1915, after an internal revolu- tion ending in the assassination of the president, the United States | stepped in and declared a protec- has been | then all and no European Since quiet on Haiti expeditions. History shows that Buropean wars have a way of being fought not only in Europe but in the West Indies, where the outposts of the colonial empires of Britain, France and Hol- land still offer juicy prizes to the winner.' The Martinique problem is complicated by the sentiments of the inhabifants, who are reportedly 90 per cent De Gaulle, and the feelings of Admiral Robert, high commissioner of Martinique and Guadeloupe, who is pro-Vichy. With the growth of the idea of led by the smaller island. Of all the thousands Indies caused by the second world of islands in the West Indies, the | United States owns only four, Puer- to Rico and three of the Virgin islands, purchased from Denmark in | St 1917 for $25,000,000. Thomas, one of this group, has a fine harbor war becomes a real threat to the unity and peace of the western half | of the globe, requiring firm and im- mediate action to prevent a greater disaster than that of Mont Pelee from engulfing the Martiniquans. the opposite end of push to- on action at the battlefront--in the ward Elbasani---said only: "In the Pogradetz region, we cap- tured new heights after fierce fighting. Prisoners were taken, and automatic weanons, howitzers, and three guns fell into our hands." The spokesman, describing oper- right wing puched forward and bad weather Greek despite snow northwest, of Moskopolis, dislodging | | Italians from heights there. (Dispatches from the Yugoslav frontier indicated the Greeks had Zorina, dancer and actress heads a top-bracket cast in "I Was An Adven- turess," at The Biltmor2 Theatre, on double bill with "My Love Came Back," The high command's communique starring Olivia de Haviland, reached the Devol valley northwest | which would put! of Moskopolis, them within 40 miles of Elbasani. (Reports from the same sources last night sald that another column had driven Italian Bersaglieri trooos from Mumulishta, just north of Pogradetz, which would put this drive within 45 miles of Elbasani by | road.) In the centre of the baftlefront, | near Premet, the Greeks were re- ported to have cut to pieces one of Italy's picked companies, and then captured two officers and "what was left" of the company. The spokesman said that the Greeks on this front aiso seized the plateau of Platovouni, crushing "strong enemy resistance." Greek communiques said civilians were killed in Italian bombings of Prevenna, Philiatra, and the Island of Levkas, and that Greek planes "successfully bombed columns and storehouses behind the enemy lines." (A Reuters News Agency dispatch from London quoted the Athens ra- dio as saying 604 persons had been killed and 8,070 wounded in Italian air raids on "undefended" towns and villages in the first month of the Greek-Italian conflict.) TRAIN HITS TRUCK, 2 LEAP TO SAFETY Campbellford, Dec. 4.--When the light delivery truck in which they were driving was struck by a west- bound CNR. freight train at a level crossing here yesterday, Wm. McArthur anq sydney Buckles es- caped death py inches. Hurled 60 feet when struck broad- side, the truck landed right side up in the deep snow, skidding along beside the tracks, Both men made a flying leap ynto g gnowbank, es- caping unhurt, 'mye truck, owned by Joel McArthyr was demolished. | opposite" lot l through conse | pleted and gravel surfaced have come on collecting | : : | the operation of snow ploughs this | hour over the prices accepted last GREATER FINANCE SACRIFICES IN WAR (Continued from Page 3) f approval. They are as follows: Road No. 20, Rama--Grading and blasting north west approaches ot Bell's bridge diversion. Road No. 17, Mara--Ditching and concreie exten<ion to 'culvert at Newman cut-off, Road No. 18, Mara--Diiching and widening opposite Lot 6. Road No. 14, Mara--Ditching and widening roadway, concession 1, A, B and C, and guide railing along Lake Simcoe. Road No. 16, Thorah--': mile re- tread from Gamebridge easterly. Road No. 12, Brock--'2 mile re- tread from casterly limits Canning- ton village to cast townline, the vil- lage to pay cost of building portion within the village limits. Road No. 10, Brock---': mile re- tread opposite lot 11 and part of lot 12 from village of Sunderland west- | erly. Road No. 11A, Scott--': miie re- tread through village of Zephyr. Road No. 1, Scott--Grading and surfacing opposite lots 21, 22 and 23, | concession 6/7 Road No. 1, Scott--Cutting Mun- ro's hill, lot 1 concession 6/7, to re- | duce grade. Road No. 8, Uxbridge--Cut corner | at Quaker Hill, lot 31, concession 6. Road No. 1, Uxbridge--Grading 7 to 15 and surfacing with gravel. Road No. 2 2, Reach--? mile re- tread opposite lots 18 19, concessions | 2 and 3. Road No. 2, Reach sion. 1 Grading to be com- Road No. 7, Scugog--Survey of and widening roadway to 66 feet and grading for 2 miles northerly from Head Church. Road No. 1, Pickering--?%s mile re- tread between Brougham and Clare- mont, lots 18/19, concessions 6 and ; Road No. 5A, Whithy--Grading and culverts opposite lots 26,27, con- cession 8, guide railing on approach- es to Brawley Bridge. | Road No. 5, Whithy--'i mile re- tread opposite lot 18, concession 8,9. Road No, 5, East Whithy--'; mile retread opposite lot 17, concession: 8/9. Committee recommended that the Adams Power Maintainer, which has been in use for four years and fis exhausting a considerable amount for repairs to keep it in operation, be replaced with a new and heavier i machine and that tenders be called | to be in the engineer's office for the | January +--that-snow ploughing of the past Tew | winter had proven a hard test on session. It was pointed out the power maintainer and that heavy and more powerful equipment was required for this work. The committee recommended that it be given power to award tenders for winter at an advance of 25 cents an | year. All members have been notified to attend the nomination meeting on Wednesday evening, December 4th when the business for the year will | be wound up. Reports coming in | regarding the activities of Cana- dian Legion War Services make it | certain that the coming year will be | 8 busy one and the members are urged to be on hand so that plans can be discussed for the Whithy Branch to take part in helping | these matters along. | | tween Justice Minister Lapoi | control, { machine-gunned | driver already had led the passen- | gers to safety in a nearby field. ! fell were unhurt. Parliament Day to Day (By The Canadian Press) TCDAY---The House will conside: the taxation and trade resolutions moved by Finance Minister Ilsley on Monday. . The Senate will meet at 5 p.m. YESTERDAY--The House adopt- ed the address in reply to the speech from the throne after defeating Conserva.ive House Lcader Han- son's amendment by 140 votes to 51 and New Demccracy Leader Black- moré's sub-amendment, 174-18; heard Prime Minister Mackenzie King announce that he will move in February for formation of a select | house committee to review current | governmental expenditures; heard | M. J. Coldwell (C.C.F., Rosetown- Biggar), acting house leader for his | group, urge an investigation of Can- adian Broadcasting Corporation af- fairs; and heard a sharp ify be- e and J. 8S. Roy, Independent-Conserva- tive member for Gaspe. The Senate heard Senator C. E. | Tanner (Con., Nova Scotia) suggest that woecden cargo ships be built in Canada to transport Canadian food- stuffs and war materials to Britain. | BRITISH BOMB RAILWAY POINTS IN RHINELAND (Continued from Page 1) large fires important objectives hit. had bezn caused and no | FORMER RESIDENT NOW IN ENGLAND TELLS OF WARLIF (Centinued from Page 3) We zo to bed every night up to now and are able to sleep most nights. Dried Fruits, Paper Scarce 3 You say you have been wondering = if there is anything you can send us. Please don't think we are starving. We are able to get all the bread, milk and flour we need, though of course it has all gone up in price. i Milk is fourpence a pint. There are lots of things that are hard to get. For instance, all dried fruits like raisins, etc, and syrup. Paper is very scarce, It is hard to buy note- paper, and not many of the shops wrap up things in paper if they can 'help it. It is really fun to see some shopping baskets, You will see bdots and stockings and bottles and all sorts of things exposed. Then, too we give our grocer all the clean bags and paper back again. The air raid siren makes a noise like the Ochawa fire siren and we are supposed to take shelter when it blew:. At first all the shops used | to draw their blinds and lock their docrs when there was an air-rzid, | and, if you were inside, you had to | fusion and very often stay there. But they do not do it so much now. It made so much con- a person | could not finish shopping that day. Work Long Hours We had a very dry summer here this year, not any rain for wecks. | My husband was working from six- | thirty Several fires, soon brought under | were started in the Mid- lands, the communique said, and becmbs also were dropped at scat- tered pcints in South England. In one suburban area in England, a lew-flying Nazi bomber a bus, but Fice persons were killed and a number injured by bombs in an area in Southcast England. Three women ap bulance drivers |' were taken unhurt from wreckage shelter in | of a bombed convent London by rescue workers. Several 'pcrsens South | the | | still have lovely gardens have been were known to | have been killed in the shelter, but | several Sisters of Mercy praying in | a convent chapel when the bombs | Several bombs fell in a row in this district, smash- | °°' | mind; we can carry on somehow as ing apartment houses. Three heavy bombs coused con- siderable damage in another sector of London, where a number of homes and stcres were wrecked. Four bodies were recovered from ruined buildings there. It disclosed authoritatively that | the German raid on the Midlands was "mainly in the Birm- | last night ingham area." Last night's raid was the first heavy assault directed against that city in more than a week. Planes in a short raid dropped fire bombs, | high explosives and delayed action bombs. A mobile crane was used to lift debris at the bombed London con- vent. SIH LEADER JAILED Amritsar, India -- (CP) @: | Kharak Singh, veteran Sikh leader. was «=ntenced to six months in rie gorous imprisonment for delivering a--sveech objectionable under the Defence of India Regulations, | am. until eight p.m. e.ery day except Sunday and sometimes six hours on Sundays. 80 I had to look after the garden and do lots of watering cr we should not have had any vegetables or flowers. Sa many of the big houses around here have been taken over by the govern- * ment and are full of soldiers billet- ed in them, so the gardens are not quite so nice. But lots of people that throwing them open to the public this summer and charging a small entrance fee, giving the money to the Red Cross or Spitfire funds. I am glad to say that I get "Chat- elaine" regularly every month, Then the family on Arthur street, send us the "Star Weekly" every week. So we get quite a bit of Cana- dian news, and when I finish with these I send them on to my brother. We cannot go into a shop and buy a magazine or paper unless they are standing orders. But we do not | long as we feel we are winning the war. It is so nice to hear from Oshawa. I still look on it as home. Yours sincerely, ALICE GREEN. WAR--25 YEARS AGO TODAY (By The Canadian Press) Dec. 4, 1915--Henry Ford with 148 peace advocates sailed on the Oscar II for Copenhagen. British and French government and military leaders held important conference | at Calais. Austral naval squadron | sank two Italian steamships and 10 | Montenegrin sailing vessels. LESS BUTTER ON HAND Ottawa, Dec. 4--(CP)--Stogks of creamery butter in store Dec. 1 in nine principal Canadian cities showed a decline of 6,643,511 pounds from the ansount in store Dee. 1, 1939, according to a report issued today by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. The stocks also declined by 7274,675 from last month's fig- | ure. Give him what he wants? @® He wants a mild, cool, sweet smoke -- that's Picobac -- the pick of Canada's Burley crop. And when he says, "Thank you", he's sure to add 1 pound tin In a wrapper that says "Merry Christmas" 65¢ "It DOES taste good in a pipe I" Picobac GROWN IN SUNNY. SOI ITHERN ONTARIO