The Windsor Star from Windsor, Ontario, Canada • 16

ttht ilimfrshr IHtxxlir WINDSOR, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1942 I Today In OTTAWA l1" By John Marshall 4 CANADIANS residing in the United States who are called up for service in the American Army, will have their choice of serving there or in the Canadian forces. Canadian Army Enlistment Centres are to be opened across the United States to handle such cases. The two members of the Canadian Womens Army Corps above will be stationed in the Detroit office. Left is Volunteer Betty Mmnitt, London, and riaht, Lance-Corporal Norah Hunter, Gladstone avenue, Windsor. OTTAWA, May 23.

Setting up of a combined committee on air training in North America, to meet in Washington, was the chief publicly announced achievement of the Ottawa Air Training Conference which wound up its business here yesterday. This committee is to be a clearing house for all Information, most of it received probably from the operational air forces, which would be helpful in turning out the best air crew. In the statement released by Hon. C. G.

Power, minister of air defence, and conference chairman, there were few concrete decisions announced, but this does not mean the gathering was barren of results. In fact, both Rt. Hon. Harold H. Balfour, chief United Kingdom delegate, and Burton K.

Yount, of the United States delegation, stressed the most important accomplishments were of an intangible character. One thing was apparent. The delegations worked together amicably and in common purpose. Though there were some differences of opinion in evidence on some of the six committees, generally their reports were unanimous, representing the joint view of all 14 nations at the v. FOUR more Windsor recruits for the Womens Division of the Royal Canadian Air Force left yesterday for a training centre, aftfer enlisting at the Windsor recruiting office in the Canada Building.

Left to right are Miss Doris Eberle, 1055 Dougall avenue; Miss Jule Benze, 1700 Francois road; Miss Dorothy Babcock, Kingsville, and Miss Bonnie Blackburn, 364 Elm avenue. Many more recruits are needed for this important service, each one freeing a man for combat duty. GEORGE BROWN, the magician shown above, is the latest Windsor entertainer to join the Queens Fund Players, recently organized by Hugh Simpson for the purpose of staging shows in aid of the Queen's Fund. The Players in the last month raised $400 through their own shows as well as aiding other organizations. Mr.

Brown is a talented member of the art of deception with plenty of tricks up his sleeve and will be seen on Monday night at the Lido Venice Hotel where the Queens Fund Players will stage a show aid of the fund. The admission price is 25 cents at the door there will be ten big acts its a bang-up show 1.600.000 people, defending a coastline longer than that of Britain, yet sending large numbers of men to fight and die in other theatres of war. It was a picture of a dominion engaging in an all-out war effort, endangered at home but fighting abroad. New Zealand has almost one-tenth of her population in military service of one kind or another, a proportion conceived to be the maximum any nation can properly devote in the fullest of war efforts. Last month she had 147,546 men in the armed services, of whom about 63,000 are overseas, inclusive of the casualties.

Of the 63,000 there are 2,800 airmen, with 1,800 of them in Canada getting air training. There are 4,700 in the navy and 47,000 army men now overseas. There have been 13.000 casualties, 4,546 of whom were wounded and have been taken back to their homeland; 2,800 were killed; 3,000 are missing, many of them probably killed, and 2,000 are prisoners. The air force has lost 880 men and the navy 234. In addition to those overseas, there are 63,000 men in the home guard, training nights and week-ends, and 29.000 of these are going into the regular army next month.

Inclusive of the home guard and auxiliary services, there are 240,000 out of the 1,641,000 people ready to fight at home or abroad. This 240,000 figure compares with approximately in Canada, where there is a population of more than people. Canada's army now totals approximately consisting of about 280,000 active, 130,000 in the reserve army and 40,000 called up for home defence under the National Resources Mobilization Act. Canada also has about 115.000 men in the air force and 32,000 in the navy. No Exemptions For Single Men If Fit MR.

NASH explained that in New Zealand every man between 18 and 41, if single and physically fit, is in camp. There are no exemptions. Also, every man between 18 and 31, if fit and married, no matter with how many children, is in camp. All men between 18 and 66 must register and, if not qualified for military duty, are examined as to other useful services they can perform. Further, there are 60,000 women in the auxiliary services, of whom some are serving abroad.

The New Zealand minister of finance also made the committee stand up and take notice with his explanation of the social security system in his homeland. Admirably able to do so, because he, together with the late Prime Minister Michael Savage, was mainly responsible for it, Mr. Nash told of all over 60, unless they have a stated income, receiving state benefits." Also all invalids and widows receive benefits for themselves and families for children up to 18 years. He stressed the family benefits, whereby women in homes with an income of less than five pounds five shillings a week, get six shillings per week for every child. All maternity costs are met by the state, with nurses being provided for a fortnight and ordinary hospital care without charge.

He pointed out that for 15 years prior to 1935 the birth rate had declined every year. Since 1935 it has gone up from 16.14 to 21.79 and soon will reach a record. Basic Principles Of Rehabilitation AS TO war and rehabilitation, Mr. Nash laid down three basic principles adopted in his country'. No man shall be the worse off by serving in uniform.

No one shall be better off by failing to do so. one shall make a profit out of supplying the essentials of war. He sketched plans for reestablishing the men after the war. He urged the job be done now, because later will be too late. And, he urged, the plans should not be simply to rehabilitate the men in the old order, but to provide something even better for them.

AS the result of an intensive salvage drive by the students of the Walkerville Collegiate Institute, 13 tons of newspaper, four tons of magazines, more than 20 tons of metals, and three tons of rubber were collected. Four students are shown above, sorting and tying the paper. From left to right are: Betty Floyd, Dorothea Harwood, Mary Nixon and Joyce Hayman. Men Now Available To Match Machines MR. POWER, at a press conference with Mr.

Balfour and General Yount, said the manpower situation as respecting air training had been fully canvassed. The men are available now to match the machines. There is no need for pilots to go up time after time while worn out, as in the Battle of Britain. He could give no complete assurance as to the future, but indicated good prospects of being able to continue to have ample airmen, highly trained, to handle all the aircraft. Further, Mr.

Balfour, answering for the trio, expressed supreme confidence in being able to take complete mastery of the air. from the axis nations, it just being a matter of time. To the end that the conference has advanced this time by one hour, day, week or month, it has served a fine purpose, he said. There will not be, however, any pooling of Allied airmen. General Yount, with the concurrence of Mr.

Power and Mr. Balfour, suggested it was not thought the best efficiency could be obtained by indiscriminate mixing up of air crew. However, in case of emergency, the men of the United Nations will be so trained as to be able to step into the planes of one another with practically no extra instructions. Secondary Parley Starts Its Sessions THE main conference had no sooner concluded than the supplementary Commonwealth Air Training Conference commenced, consisting of the delegates of the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. As the original plan lapses on March 31 next, provision has to be made for its continuance.

Mr. Balfour pointed out that if improvements can be made now, there is jio need to wait until next spring. This secondary conference will last most of next week and, according to prospects, the financial implications, together with equipment, will be one of the most difficult problems. When it has ended there will be further parleys between Canada and Britain relative to the association of the R.A.F. and R.C.A.F.

All-Out Effort Of New Zealand Told THE other interesting fcvent in the Capital yesterday was an address given by Hon. Walter Nash, minister of finance of New Zealand, and special envoy to the United States, before the committee on soldiers rehabilitation. Thursday he had spoken in private to a parliamentary group, but yesterday his remarks were such as to permit of publicity. Mr. Nashs story was one of a small, but vigorous, nation of MR.

ALICK M. HUTCHISON, B.Sc. Who graduated in metallurgical engineering recently at Queen's University. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

A. Hutchison, 246 Belle Isle avenue, and a graduate of Walkerville Collegiate Institute. CANADAS most famous fun-makers are coming to Windsor on June 5 to put on a show at the Arena under sponsorship of the Inter-Service Clubs Council, and in aid of war services. Shown above is Kay Stokes, organist and only woman member of the Gang, as she tells them a bedtime story. Left to right are: Bob Farnon, Hugh Bartlett, Eddie Allen, Bert Pearl, Blain Mathe and George Temple.

MR. ROBERT S. KARPIUK Who received his diploma from Detroit Institute of Technology Friday night. Mr. Karpiuk, son of Mrs.

George Karpiuk, 1173 Aubin road, attended Windsor schools before entering the Detroit school. PTE. ANDREW LECLERC Of the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps stationed at St. Luke Road Barracks, is son of Mr. and Mrs.

Andrew Le-clerc, 405 Mercer street. Private Leclerc, a former Patterson Collegiate student, will celebrate his 22nd birthday May 24. STOKER WILLIAM POSTELNIC The son of Rev. and Mrs. Martin Postelnic, of St.

George's Rumanian Orthodox Church, Pierre avenue, William will celebrate his 20th birthday with the Royal Navy in Great Britain, May 26. He enlisted on his 18th birthday and was transferred to the Royal Navy in January. Has arrived safely in the British Isles with the Highland Light Infantry, according to word received by his mother, Mrs. Martha Broadley, 935 Hall avenue. He is a graduate of Patterson Collegiate Institute and was a member of the Kent Regiment befor transferring to the H.L.I.

in Vancouver. PRESENTATION of a $1,000 cheque to the Red Cross, first payment on an ambulance, was made by the Windsor branch of the Free Rumanian movement last night. Officials of the organization are shown above with the cheque. Left to right: Mr. Dan Vidican, treasurer; Mr.

George Magda, controller; Mr. George Nan, general secretary and acting president of the movement in Canada; and Mr. William Mellian, president. (By Staff Photographer.).