| and PAGE EIGHT THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1940 CONANT INSISTS CIVIL GUARDS ARE NEEDED (Continued from Page 1) enough under present methods of wen fare. "It appears from the events of the f last few months tnat forces must be immeciately available to com- bat the enemies within, and that the delay of even a few hours in complying with the formalities re quired to enlist the support of mili- tary cathorities, or in transporting troops from headquarters to the {point where needed, would be seri- ous, if not indeed fatal." Municipalities' Idea Mr. Conant stressed that the idea of setting up volunteer civil guards in Ontario was first advanced by f the municipalities, and that it was the municipalities themselves which | felt that the military units pro- posed would not adequately meet the situation. So long as the mu- b nicipalities felt that the civil guard movement was necessary, the Prov- i ince would continue to extend the utmost in co-operation snd advice, the Attorney-General declared. § The Oshawa unit of the Volunteer Oivil Guards, numbering' almost exactly 200 men, marched from the i Armouries to Memorial Park where | they were inspected by 'Hon. Mr. i Conant, Deputy Commissioner of | Provincial Police .H. 8S. McCready, Provincial Police Inspector Moss of t Toronto, amd His Worship Mayor J. ©. Anderson. Following the inspec- 'tion an arm band of blue felt with 'red lettering "Volunteer Civil | Guard" was presented to each man. i The Guards attracted much at- {tention both in their march from i the Armouries to the park and while drawn up for inspection #& the Park. Large crowds lined the street surrounded the inspection | grounds. i Mr. Conant's address follows in i its entirety: | Misunderstanding Seen {+ It may be of interest to you and i not without some importance at the {present time for me to explain the sorigin and purpose of the Volunteer !' Civil Guards, of which the 'Oshawa {Volunteer Civil Guard constitutes (one of memy units organized in the ! Province. In so doing I will endeav- {our to clear up what I assume was {a misunderstanding on the part of those, numbering twenty-four in all I am informed, who at a meeting { recently passed a resolution that while they were in agreement with {the need for protection against sab- |otage and while they endorsed the laims of the Volunteer Civil Guards, , they petitioned the Prime Minister jof this Province to dissolve the Vol- Tunteer Civil Guards and to co-op- erate with the Federal Govern- P| ment's plan of administration of our thome defence. As I say, I assume {that the resolution was the result fof a misunderstanding, although \perhaps I am charitable in that ! assumption. The Volunteer Civil Guard move- ment originated with the munici- i palities themselves in May last soon i {after the German invasion of the | Lowlands commenced. The province has functioned only by way of co- operating with the municipedities {with a view to effecting some direc- tion and control and co-ordinating the various guard units. Further- more, the action of the Province {was only undertaken at the urgent § [request or insistence of the muni- ! |cipalities. It is essentially and in | | ties themselves. i ; i every respect a "Home Rule" move- ment in that no municipality is ob- i liged or even requested to form a ! Volunteer Civil Guard. Further- | more, having organized a Volunteer. Civili Guard zmy municipality is {quite at liberty to discontinue. it as i afd when it sees fit. Requested by Municipalities The extent of co-operation by the provincial government, acting | through my department, has been | determined by the municipali- At their request, { made some time ago, we supply the |arm beads which have been pre- {sented tonight and the enrolment { forms. More recently, and as a re- {sult of the unanimous views of 110 | | representatives of municipalities in- | terest in Volunteer Civil Guards ex- {pressed at a conference on July 8th, ve have formed an Advisory Com- i mittee, have offered to assign to i Wolumteer Civil Guerd units when | lrequested by the municipality a full L iment's i time Provincial Police officer, and iwe are preparing and will distrib- "ate a syllabus of suggested training and direction for Volunteer Civil Guards. As I said, all of these steps {have been taken at the urgent re- ' {quest of the municipalities. Our co- {operation will be continued in the f isame spirit and in such ways and | {to such extent as may be indicated by the municipalities. Co-Operate With Ottawa Now as to the reference to co- operzr.ion with the Federal Govern- plan of home defence, I would like to say with all the em- phasis at my command and without equivocation or qualification that ithe Government of this Province has co-operated and will continue to co-operate with the Federal Gov- ernment in every possible way, nov only in matters of home defence but in the prosecution of the war. The records show quite conclusively that this has been the case in the past, tland I can assure you that it will continue in the future. In the Leg- Sslatate in March 1939 a resolution wi; passed requesting the Federal I nont "to immediately pass Legislation providing that in the event of a war emergency the wealth and man power of Canada shell be mobilized by proclamation tof the Governor-in-Council, for the dure.ion of the War, in defence of our free institutions." Upon the out- break of war in September last the Government of this Province placed at the disposal of the Federal Gov- ernment all our facilities and res- ources--the Health Department, the Lands and Forests Department, my own Department; in short, every as- sistance that could be rendered by every Department of our Govern- ment and by the personnel of these Departments has been made avall- able to the Federal Government, and has been freely utilized. Of course that is only as it should be, end as it must continue to be if we are to win this war. No Interference I cannot help but wonder at the gross misunderstanding which would prompt any such statement as I have referred to suggesting that the Volunteer Civil Guards have in any way, or are likely in amy way, to interfere with the Govern- ment's plan of home defence. The exact contrary is the case. The acting Minister of National Defence has advised me by letters dated July 4th ead July 5th of the military forces being organized in Canada and as to the present or probable strength of these forces. He has also been good enough to supply me with the list of headquarters where Non- Permanent Active Militia Units will be established and in that list, I might remark, is included Oshawa. It is quite evident from the infor- mation supplied by the Honorable Minister that Canada's plans for participation in the common effort of the British Empire in the prose- cution of this war to & successful conclusion will be most substantial and creditable when made effective. I have, however, een unable to ob- tain from the Minister of National Defence any intimation as to the functions of these military forces in home defence, meeming thereby de- fence against fifth column activities, sabotage and actions of enemies within generally. Nor have I been able to obtain any information as to whether these forces will be available for such home defence activities under any arrangement other than the terms of the present Militia Act and the King's regula- tions and orders. Under that law and those regulations and orders the Militia is only available in aid of the civil power on the requisition of the Attorney-General and after compliance with certain formalities. Far From Militia A great deal of our Province, in- cluding some very important cent- res, mining and industrial under- takings, is far removed from the headquarters where N.P.AM. units are to be established. For example, one of such militia units will be es- tablished at North Bay. Timmins is 279 miles from North Bay smd Kirk. land Lake is 163 miles distant. Yet in those districts most important mining developments are located. It is a very real question: as to whether a military unit at North Bay is suf- ficient protection for ail thst vast and most important area lying be- tween North Bay and James Bay. I might cite innumerable examples of important centres and industrial, public utilities and other under- te'zings located many miles from the nearest military headquarters. It is very doubtful whether under war conditions and in view of the experience in Norway, Denmark, Holland and Belgium that situation is adequate to meet possible future emergencies. Furthermore, it is a very grave question as to whether the present law and procedure for invoking the assistance of the mili- tia in aid of the civil power is expe- ditious enough under present me- thods of warfare. It would appear from the events of the last few months that forces must be immed- iately availessle to combat the ene- mies within and that the delay of even a few hours in complying with the formalities required to enlist the support of military authorities, or in transporting troops from head- quarters to the point where needed, would be serious if not indeed fatal. Approved By Mumcipslities All of this was submitted to the municipal representatives at the conference on July 8th, and they were asked whether in view of the plans of the Department of Na- tional Defence they thought that the Volunteer Civil Guard activi- ties should be continued. Unani- mously--without a dissenting voice, they agreed and again almost in- sisted that the military units pro- posed would not adequately meet the situation. They felt, and the view was expressed by many repre- sentative gentlemen, that Volunteer Civil Guards are necessary so that emergencies may be met in the minimum of time by forces avail- able in the immediate locality which can be mobilized and got on the ground without {ime-consuming formalities. I am very hopeful that the estab- lishment of the military forces pro- posed by the Department of Na- tional Defence will largely, if not entirely, meet our requirements for protection agefinst enemies within. The decision, however, as to whe- ther and when that has been ac- complished will rest with the muni- cipalities themselves. When any municipality feels that establizhed and effective military units have re- moved the necessity for Volunteer Civil Guards, it will be quite at lib- erty to discontinue the Guard. Un- less and until that time arrives, and so long as our municipalities feel that the Volunteer Civil Guards are necessary, the Province will con- tinue to extend the utmost in co- operation and advice. POSTPONED PICNIC PICKERING $.5. AT GREENWOOD PARK Honors for Oldest Per- son Present (J. Clark, Correspondent) PICKERING, July 10. -- Ideal weather on Friday compensated for the disappointment of having to postpone the United Church Sunday School picnic to Green's Park, Greenwood, for 3 week on account of rain, Cars met at the church at two o'clock to take the pupils and relatives to the park, where an afternoon of fun awaited them with the swimming pools, slides, teeters and may-pole. A program of races was carried out, in which all ages took part. Master John Bushby, aged 2, was awarded the prize for being the youngest person present, and Mrs. Bugg, aged seventy-eight, took the honors, as the oldest at- tendant. Following a picnic supper, which proved an outstanding suc- cess judging by the amount con- sumed, an exciting game of baseball was played. Rules were made to fit the occasion and the number of runs could not be counted, but both players and spectators had a good time. A peanut and candy scramble concluded a most successful outing. From various parts of the town- ship have come recent reports of a on the | grain crops this year. A stencil-like | letter | can be seen on each leaf of phenomenon to be found mark which looks like the vg", the grain. No blade has more than one such mark, and it is not always in the same position. Cynics point out that if it is a "B", which they doubt, it may stand for any num- ber of unpleasant things, such as blood, blitzkreig, or Berlin, but there are staunch Empire supporters who | firmly believe that it indicates vic- | tory for Britain. They recall that a | similar mark appeared on the grain in the summer of 1918 shortly be- fore the end of the Great War. Among the Canadians who have recently arrived home from Britain, is Mrs. G. Patterson, sister of Mrs. | who plans to spend | James Palmer, the duration with her relatives here, and whose husband remains in government service in London. She reports that the people here are more uneasy about the war than they are in England. Mrs. A. Boyes, Mrs. H. W. Boyes and daughter, Mary, spent Wednes- day with the former's daughter, Mrs. A. Franklin, of Port Perry The ladies of St. George's Guild held a quilting at the home of Mrs. L. Law, on Wednesday afternoon Miss Marion Foley, of Toronto, has been holidaying with Mr. and Mrs C. Bradley. W. V. Redditt, manager of the Bank of Commerce here, !s on his vacation. His substitu'e is R. H. Edmonds, of Toronto. Mrs. N. Bie has returned home after holidaying with relatives in Forrestville, N.Y. and 8t. Cathar- ines. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Boyes and family were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W, Johnston, Whitevale, on Sunday. , of Mobile, Ala- | Mrs. W, Denton, of M | voy to Oran where the refugees were | unable bama, accompanied by her daugh- ter, Mrs. Blout, and two children, of Chickasaw, Alabama, has been vis- iting her sister, Mrs. F. T. Bunting and family, at their cottage at Squire's Beach. Little Miss Anne Speiran, of Oril. | lia, is holidaying with her grand- parents, J. G. and Mrs. Baxter. Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Wilson and daughter, June, are visiting friends in Toronto. Mrs. T. Douglas, of Toronto, re- turned home on Sunday, after spending a week with her brother, R. Burrell, Miss Clarg Fowlie, of Rockwood, | is spending several weeks with her sister, Mrs. K. Morley. Mrs. J. Barker has been the guest of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. G. W. Barker, recently. Miss Dorothy Baker spent a few days this week with Mr. and Mrs. A. Franklin at Port Perry. Mr. and Mrs. D. Warren and family spent Sunday at Bobcay- geon, Mrs, James Andrew is spending several weeks with her brother, H. J. Marquis, and family, at Lefroy. DANGEROUS DRIVER PAYS FINE OF $00 Lindsay, July 11.--H. B. Black, of Lindsay, was fined $50 and costs, his driver's| permit suspended for a period to be set by the Depart- ment of Highways when he was found guilty of dangerous driving 2 Magistrate E. A, Gee on Tues- ay. Black pleaded guilty, Crown At- torney J. E. Anderson told the court that his car hed collided with an- other vehicle driven by Lorenzo Johns, of Dunsford, inflicting heavy damage on both cars, Miller Johns, father of the driver, was confined to hospital from June 11th until June 29th as a result of the crash. It was stated that the Black car had been travelling on the wrong side of the road when the accident occurred. R. I. Moore, K.C., defense counsel, said Black had purchased a new car for Johns and paid his hospitel and medical expenses. Thomas Percival, of Peterboro was fined $15 and costs on a similar charge as the result of an accident on Highway 7, near Omemee, on June 30, Percival was said to have turned across the highway into the path of a car driven by Oscar Frayley, of Peterboro, As Our Neighbors See It | and lack of | gees aboard | minds, and desc | and LIVE AND LEARN --From the Philadelphia Inquirer. MEN GO MAD, 'WOMAN DIES IN MAUGHAM'S TREK HOME | Exhausted British Athors Tells of Hunger, Thirst. and Heat in 20-Day Voy- age From Riviera Somerset broadcast London, 11 - Maugham, British author an account of his es land although he exhausted after ga France in a small Brit Leaving th seus was convales of ape was physically oyage voice dramatically from th He VO age } of food | ining drove four refu- the ship out of their bed how 1,300 per- | sons, some elderly and some so ill | they were on stretchers, waited for hours in the sun at Cannes on June 17 for the s:art of the homeward journey. One woman, lapsed and died. After long hours of waiting, Maug- ham said the refugees finally were allotted sleening space in the holds of two colliers. Coal dust was thick and the sun beat down on the iron decks of the ve The refugees subsis ed on n rations. The ships sailed inf a French cone | Maugham sald, col- } to disembark "since we learn- ed that day France had surrendered we feared French authorities would sieze our ships," the author | sald. "But at Oran we got, food and to- bacco. Then we went to Gibraltar | where again we were unable to go | ashore. | many This broke the nerve of and many broke down in tears." After the weeping, Maugham said, the refugees were | ashore at Gibraltar for two hours to bath and shop. "I am too tired. tell much," Maugham said aged to board the small somewhere on the French coast. There were 500 refugees and we huddled together in the small vessel for three weeks. There was prac- | tically no food, "Sleep was out of the question. When we managed to reach Britain I was salf starved and desperately in need of sleep." 6,700 PRISONERS SENT TO GANADA "I man=- Cobble (Continued from Page 1) Montreal to the specially prepared camps, They ' are kept separate from those persons arrested in Canada and interned as dangerous aliens. | When the prisoners arrived from | overseas the internment: operations headquarters issued a statement | assuring the Canadian people there | was no need for alarm over the | presence of the prisoners. It was said then they had been placed under close guard at widely scatter- ed points. London, July 11.--Osbert Peake, | Under-Secretary of State for Home | Affairs, told the House of Com- mons that war and internees whom Canada had agreed to imprison for the dura- tion already had arrived there. He | said the most internees had been sent to the Do- minion, Mr. Peake glso announced that Australia is ready to receive inter- | rnees from the United Kingdom. He said the Home Office retained the power. to order aliens sent to the Dominions to be released in suitable cases. He assured ques- tioners the aliens would be treated with every consideration. Once removed from proximity to war, it was more than likely they would be able to enjoy a greater | night. too exhausted to | QUALITY PRODUCT LUX TOILET SOAP 3-17: "WASHES WHITER" measure of liberty than they would in the United Kingdom. Sunday Evening Sing At Biltmore Theatre of the Biltmore have been evening "Sing" Through the kindness my anagement of the re arrangements for a Sunday and Sacred Musicale which should | be of interest to many people of the mmunity Rev. Gordon V. Cro- of First Baptist Church, and Major Watkin of the Salvation Army are co-operiing in this un- dertaking The Salvation Army | Band will asist and in addition there will be soloists who will sing The band will also give selections. Led by the Band old and favour- ite hymns will be sung with the odd patriotic number, "Therell Always Be an England" ahd "Land of Hope { and Glory", be among these. Since the theatre is "air cooled" it will be a delightful piace to spend an hour in the warmth of a summer The Young People end the older folk are invited to partici- pate in this "Sunday Evening Sing" that it may become a regular "pleasant Sunday Evening". fant foo | | RUMANIA STOPS ALL REMOVALS OF OIL STOCKS Decree Follows Reports That Britain to Transfer $100,000,000 Interests Bucharest, July 11.--A govern- ment decree prohibiting the sale outside of the country of stock in any foreign-owned Rumanian com- pany was signed Tuesday night, a few hours after reports had spread that the $100,000,000 British oil in- terests in Rumania might be trans- ferred to Soviet Russia. Speculation that such a transfer was in prospect had arisen simul- taneously with disclosures that some British-produced oil has been going to Germany. British and other foreign interests had been "forced by circumstances," the gen- eral manager of one oil company sald, to send all their oil to the Nazis, save for small quantities to Yugoslavia, Hungary and Bulgaria. The war in the Mediterranean, he explained, had prevented British exportation, and at the same time under Rumanian law the. British owners were 'compelled to pay royalties in oil to the Rumanian government, which has been ex- porting it to Germany. During the day,sarmed soldiers appeared at offices of all foreign oil companies to prevent the re- mova! of records concerning oil supplies. RCAF, OBTAINS NAZI WAR BOOK Toronto, July 11.--A new volume containing physical instructions and pointers for military aviators has been printed here, available for use of men in the Royzl Canadian Air Force -- written by the surgeon- general of the German Air Force. The author is Heinz von Diringsho- fen It. was explained that one copy of the book got the German lines a New York bookstore, where it was spotted by a Toronto medical man who obtained it for transle- tion and printing in Toronto. The translation was somehow through versity Avoiding Death Some of the facts discussed in the book are means of avoiding death from rarity of air at high altitudes, avoiding gas in the stom- ach which may become dangerous | - press- | with rapidly-changing air sures, and corréct diets, and it is replete with diagrams and pictures over which the Nazi airmen have pored, The volume also contains direc- tions for avoiding the strain caused by high-speed dives and climbs. SUGAR CRISP CORN FLAKES MAGIC 33: BAKING POWDER .20. : | and ended up in | done bv! Major V. E. Henderson, of the Uni- | = of Toronto, with technical | = help from staff men of the RCAF. | Health Preservation Work In Whitby Public, Separate Schools Detailed To Board of Education Miss Patterson, of V.O.N., Submits Annual Report -- Many Defects Detect- ed and Corrected -- Thank Service Clubs and Teachers Whitby, Ontario, July 10. -- Health services rendered to chil- dren of Whitby Public and Separate Schools by the Victorian Order of Nurses is reviewed in the annual re- port of Miss Patterson, tabled at a meeting of the Board of Education on Thursday evening. Miss Patterson inspected 508 chil- dren; spent 201 hours in the school, and peid 162 visits to four schools. As the result of her work, many de- fects in children were found and remedied, and many were referred to the family physician. Children had their vision and hearing tested, their throat and teeth examined, and their growth and development waiched during the year by weighing and measur- ing. The report points out that the early detection of defects frequently prevents illness from developing and the correction of handicapping de- fects enables the child to progress through school more satisfactorily. Whenever defects are found, parents are urged to discuss the menter with their family physician who knows the child best ead who is best able to advise what remedial measures should be adopted. "The whole policy of school health services", says Miss Patterson, "is aimed detecting abnormalities in their very beginning, and doing what they can by educational methods to prevent defects and illness." The nurse reports that during the early spring 65 more school children had their third doses of diphtheria toxoid. This is part of the pro- gramme launched a year or two ago by the Board of Health. Praises Service Clubs Miss Patterson refers to the splen- did co-operation she has received a. from the Rotary and Lions Clubs. She says: "The Rotary Club sup- plied free milk to 66 school children who were underweight, for three months, beginnirg in January. The Lions Club provided a free dinner for 120 school children at Christmas which was very much enjoyed. It is with much pleasure that I express my appreciation of the assistance rendered by Rotary Club and the Lions Club and their constant in- terest in the welfare of our school children." In conclusion, Miss Patterson thanks the teachers of the different schools for their wonderful assist- ance and co-operztiion during the year. TESTAMENTS FOR THE TROOPS At many centres the men are presented with compact New Tes- taments. A Salvationist-bandsman during the last war had a bullet strike his Testament. His life was saved, and he resides today in Vane couver to tell the tale--~The War Cry. At least 600,000 Canadians are expected to be sitting in the seats of Canada's theatres Monday eve- ning, July 15, for the enjoyment of a free show to help the Dominion Government in its war effort--to the extent of the purchase of two or more 25c War Savings Stamps which remain the property of the patrons. Local 222 UAW.A. PICNIC GENEVA PARK Sat., July 20th All memhors please register their family for Transportation and Refreshment Tickets at the Union Hall. Registration dates are available on the Union Bulletin Board. PICNIC COMMITTEE UT " OSHAWA Refrigeration Service 24 Hours Service Service On All Makes of Refrigerators. Authorized Kelvinator Service Authorized con Phone 505 Cooler Service 320 5 nh PACKED EXCELSIOR PASTRY FLOUR = 49: 2 Stuart's Jam Strawberry Raspberry zs 25. Toasted | SUNLIGHT soar Bar 5 NEW QUICK LUX FLAKES Small 2 for 19: Jc PRAIRIE NUTS Large 16-0z. 19: Giant 48-0z. 49. ZINC DOMESTIC SHORTENING ENSURES PERFECT BAKING PINT SEALERS QUART SEALERS LARGE SEALERS RINGS we. 25 .89 % 1.05 25 Doz. Certo ......... bottle 25¢ C&B CUP the 6,700 prisoners of | Domino Dry | GINGER ALE =--10- Assorted Cream Lima Beans ....... lb. 13¢ Tuna Flakes, 8 oz. .... 16¢c Clover Honey .... 21b. 27c Tiger Salmon, 8 0z. ... 17¢c Fly Ded, 140z. ....... 25¢ Fly Coils ........ 3 for 5¢ LIME & LEMON "= 25 dangerous class of || BISCUITS _2 RED, FIRM Tomatoes 'LARGE, GREEN CUKES 21: 2): Fommon2- 25 Choice Eating CHERRIES 525. Camp Maple Syrup 28. SWEET, JUICY ORANGES 32 oz. 5 5 Red Currants, Selection of choice Blueberries, Black Currants, Gooseberries, SWEET, RIPE Watermelon 59 a