Timeline...
1940 - 1949
The
World
December, 1941 the United States enters the war after the
Japanese attack
on Pearl Harbour
1945 – WW2 ends..
Canada
Aug. 19: Nearly 1000 Canadians die and 2000 are taken prisoner in the
failed raid on Dieppe.
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Manitoba
Rationing and consumer goods shortages become a way of life.
Manitoba Power Commission decides to extend service to more rural
areas.
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Hartney
and the R.M.
of Cameron
The war dominates the news as Hartney men rush to enlist and the
Red Cross Society and other war-related charities and association
becomes active. Good crops help donations to the war effort.
1940
August: All citizens registered were required to determine each
person’s usefulness to the war effort
By the end of 1940, 35 men have enlisted.
Irene Hill took over the the A.E. Hill & Co. Store upon death of
her father W.H.B. Hill.
1941
December: 56 more-recruits enlist, many to the Air Force.
1942
As part of the sir training program an auxiliary airfield is
constructed south of Hartney. Hangar and airfield ready by
September.
Engineer Willard Turnbull with the merchant marine is injured at
Singapore – first Hartney casualty.
Aug. 19 - Five men from Hartney take part in the Dieppe Raid. Cpl.
Eldon Hatch killed.
1943
Winnipeg Grain Exchange suspends trading. A Compulsory Wheat Board is
set up by the federal government. “Mutual Aid” to Great
Britain and allies is a priority.
Credit Union Federation of MB formed.
1944
Summer rationing continues. The shortage of farm help prompts farm
women and girls to help with harvest. More efficient combine harvesters
begin to appear.
1945
Hartney citizens begin to raise funds to build a Memorial Rink, which
was finished in 1948.
1946
Hartney Credit Union in Co-op offices
1948
Hartney 4-H Club – Junior Seed Club and Home Economics Club
Manitoba Hydro erects electrical poles & cable in area – 107
farms served.
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