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Laughing Through Clouds
A Mary a the R..A+E.. ,
8eafns o High, t; flashed. acrosu
heir .course,. crossing .and re-
crossing. Now they were enter-
bag .the .path. of those lights _over
the short*brie, one of the .dark
shapes;gi. that moved, among them
lik ant betles. Jack began
a adY climb, Up , .. and up
,• ,and ul?•
Once more he heard MacLar-
en's voice; calm, matter-of-fact,
Segilding as if the navigator were
thoroughly bored: "New course in
two minutes, skipper, Zero .. .
rive , , . four . . , magnetic,"
"Zero five four , .
magnetic. 0,K. Mac."
These kids with him• were
good! They had been well-train-
ed; knew their stuff; knew each
Other. He was the only stranger
in the crew.
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Far below a broad risrer lad►.
From the portside, across the sky,
Graydon saw flash
ing se
arch-
li o,#bIae}c atcbei. showing up
in :weir !veins, Ba1k patches
bursting, Iong trails of smoke
roiling up• against the clouds.
Well ahead of him, far to port,
he caught sight of a big machine,
a giant fottr-engined Lancaster
twisting, weaving, hurling craze
ily. It was already half aflame,
Below it an ellemy fighter was
turning away. Then the big Lane
soared sharply skyward, now it
seemed to Side -slip, out of con-
trol. Suddenly it dived, a glow-
ing ball of fire, squarely on top
of its attacker, There was a
blinding flame, Then both mach-
ines piunged earthward.
Jack's hand went to his fore..
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'Lora' ,t hritgi tyl" he breathed
"Ind ,you .see tl►aat,?„
"210l; ever?» ; Pape
ed. ..'The by n" fool i;,
Vazlne an exalted yell over .0 .0
into! comm. Barbdt.r'e.4 the CPA,
men voice, chanted With sharP
warning, "Starpoard, skipper
Bandit cominE up!„
Gx aydoii frvKVAlt .oyer hard. $ l
p}achine .lurched, its whole frame
stook viole!ot1y, .carne the $face
Pato burst of gunfire, Brrrerel
Another burst, then a great flash
of light, a dull reddish glow at$
coltpnns of bjstc) smoke. There
.Was a shout of e#uiatioii.
"Got the beggar! I got 'inti"
Tete kid Barbour, had drawn
first blood. But there were scores
of aircraft about them, Hursting
flak and the roar of .engine* uI:ti*
Bled with the ceaseless fire of
cannon. Planes, swaying in one
another's slip -streams, lurched
and weaved, Both engines all
out, Graydon held to a .steady
course, on and ever on. Look out!
Swing to starboard ----hard!
"Bang on, skipper. Be over in
three minutes."
1VfacLaren was chewing gum.
Over the inter -comm Jack could
hear his jaws working noisily.
Now they moved toward a glow-
ing fire far below. Now they en-
tered a maze of penetrating
lights, .caught in their ever -shift-
ing, ever -probing rays, The
whole sky was a tracery of light
rays.
"Ready to take us in, Prea-
chy?"
".All ready!"
Jack heard Dufresne begin his
count. In his excite!n.nt his
bomb- aimer's English failed him.
"Un , . . deux . , , trois . , , qua_ -
re . ., cinq . . "
"Krrrmp! Krrrnzp!!" Flak was
bursting on all sides now, flak of
a density Graydon had never be-
fore • known. "Krrrnip! Krrrmp!"
"Hold it, skipper! Steady!
Bomb doors open!"
"C -Charlie" swayed, dived
swiftly, 'then leaped ahead with
a great bound. A light flashed.
From far below came a deep
"Boomph! Boomph!" Then the
roar of a great explosion.
"Bombs away!"
Now they were fairly caught in
the brightest beam of all... Get
out of it! . . Get out of it! . . •
Jack weaved this way, that way,
lurched, swayed, wobbled peril-
ously. Those piercing pencils of
Light were everwhere.
"Bomb doors closed."
"O.K. la'renehy! Time to go.
Mac, gi' hie a course!"
Graydon set his compass, turn-
ed away. That job was done.
Now for home. They had been
hang on, right over the target. He
could sense the relief behind him.
The lads were chattering now, of
breakfast, of a big night at the
'Fat Ox' of the letters that would
go to Ealing and Chicoutimi,
West Bromwich and Medicine
Hat. Too much chatter,
"Shut up, you dopes!" Graydon
snapped.
It was not all over yet. Night -
fighters would be prowling about,
waiting for them. They'd run in-
to more flak as they neared the
coast. Yes! There it came!
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1 "1Crrmpi En -40r Wha*. That
lahe wale el
for, the open sge1.a
. But took at that he biP,te$ t Were
hind him teWas GraYelbeaded
fuel -tank indicator! The
liter was swinging over !fast
and thaWn a , i' down .. , down!
! Petrol was streaming vett of the
t above, se)aheade1ow them, the dittl
eters only darkness
and .emptiness. Once more Jack
heard l lacl.aren s voice. "$hor-
tY. he was calling, Gi xne a
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fiir!" *ac made his calculation,
called through: Tea minutes to
the English coast, skipper, Pead
oil"
Anxiously Jack watched the
gauge. Time should be enough,
if he went the shortest route.
none to spare, though. "Vroom
. vroom . . Keep go-
ing. Keep her nose up, On,
steadily on, into a thick cloud -
bank and out o€ it. Ahead a
winking signal was faintly dis-
c
ernible. The dim lights. There
lay the dark land. It should not
be too long now.
That port engine was sputter-
ing, coughing ominously. Should
it conk out a coiri dip was in
store for all of them. Never was
Wimpey made that could fly an
one engine. Graydon called
through an encouraging word to
his crew. He was bluffing of
course, but perhaps the young-
sters behind him did riot know
that, Bring her nose up! Keep
going! He righted a drooping
wing. But he was losing height
rapidly. ' The machine tattered,
wavered, staggered on. He check-
ed again for height, Where were
they? Hmm. Not bad! He was,
n't far off, but it would be a
tricky landing. Perhaps he'd bet-
ter go it alone.
He was about to give the orre»
to bail out when the faint moon
revealed he was over Byford
Copse. It wouldn't be much fun
chuting down among those trees.
Too late anyway; he'd dropped
again. He'd have to set the
machine down riow. There was
the field, ahead of him. He
called ground.
"Hello, Sugar! Hello, Sugar!
C -Charlie. C -Charlie. May I
land? May I land?"
No answer came. The machine
was laboring now, dropping per-
ilously. The port engine gave
one last despairing cough --sand
was silent.
Ground spoke at last, Ile had
a clear track in. He was at the
far end of the field, over the
meadow beyond the Waafery. He
banked, turned, squared into the
flare-path, There were the glow-
ing lights below him. There stood
the crash -wagon and the ambul-
ance, waiting. For him? Almost
he fancied he could hear those
jangling bells.
The ground came up fast . . ,
Get clown! Get down! If you
overshoot you've had it!
Graydon was breathing hard.
Sweat poured down his cheeks.
There! A bump, a bounce, the
whole frame quivered. Another
bump. Now he was running
smoothly along the tarmac. He
glanced at the petrol -gauge,
Barely a drop to spare!
"Grand job, skipper!"
"Wizard show!"
"Atte boy, Johnnie!"
"I'd say you'd do for ops!" Mac-
Laren told him dryly.
Graydon circled about slowly.
Now he was taxi-ing in. His
shoulders sagged wearily. His
eyes smarted and he rubbed them
with an oily hand. Now he was
climbing out of the cock -pit, the
crew after him. Four men
pounded him on the back, four
voices shouted in his ears. They
stood hugging one another. Then,
stiff -legged, they walked slowly
toward a group of figures ap-
proaching at a run.
Braithwaite was first. His
great arms seized Graydon, lifted
him bodily in the air. Jeffrey,
panting for breath, his month
open, his big moustache damp
and drooping was close behind.
"Good man!" the Chief Instruc-
tor roared. "You're the last kite
in. But you sure had me wor-
ried"
".Afraid the Old MVfan'd hang
you?" Jack retorted. "I couldn't
let that happen."
He linked one arm in the
Wing -Commander's, another in
Jeffrey's and followed his crew
to the waiting lorry.
(To be continued)
41
CANADA 1� PREPARES TO
DEAL WITH H DISASTER
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T ABOUT 'HESE A.BO$BS?
Seeking to dispel mystery which at which a bomb exploded would
be severely damaged, if not totally
destroyed, That is why people are
advised td throw themselves down,
wherever they may be when the
bomb goes off, They should get
der cover, even If it's only a
desk or a table, indoors. The
stronger the building in which
they shelter, of course, the safer
they'll be.
Canadians are reminded, too,
that structures may be weakened
by bomb blast, so they should keep
away from buildings which may
fall, even long after the blow has
passed,
Types of Bursts
Of the three types of A-bomb
burst, that which goes off high in
the air is worst, since it spreads
havoc downwards over a wide
area. If a bomb explodes in water,
such as a lake, river or the sea, it
may fill the air with particles of
radioactive droplets, which can do
damage, as well as create a water
surge detrimental to the slioeline.
A "ground -burst", exploding at
ground level, would have restrict-
ed damage range, but would cause
quite a 'quake and, too, might
send up a lot of radioactive dust.
creates uneasiness, Canadian civil
de eace auohorities have set out,
in inanuals acid other materiel
prepared in connection With the
national preparedness program, to
telPeopl.
e just what mapbe ex
petted from the much -publicized d
and even more misunderstood
bombs"..
Full details on the types, effects
and special attributes of atomic
weapons are contained in the book
"Personal Protection under Atom-
ic Attack," which has been made
available to all interested in de-
fending Canada against possible
enemy onslaught,
Those training in the various
civil defence services are being
taught even how much damage
and how many casualties might
be expected from the various types
of bomb bursts, .and anyone who
reads the federal publications can
obtain a very good idea of what
to do before, during and after
'raids, even with the most deadly
weapons yet devised.
Belief that atomic weapons
would destroy the earth is foolish,
say the experts. Although atomic
weapons hold more death and de-
struction than man has been able
to put into one package before,
and the new hydrogen bomb may
be even more devastating, their
power is limited.
Radioactivity
Danger from radioactivity, which
most people fear, is less serious
than generally believed. Fewer
than 15 per cent of Japanese A-
bomb deaths and injuri•as were
caused by radioactivity arid, had
the Nipponese known how to pre-
pare against A-bombs, that per-
centage would have been reduced
considerably. Radioactivity, Can-
adians are reminded, isn't any-
thing new. It occurs in X-ray and
even in rays from the sun. It is
only harmful when absorbed in
overdoses, just like sunburn.
Fortunately, almost anything
that stands between a person and
these rays acts, to some eetent, as
a shield, although considerable
thicknesses are required to give
complete protection. Manuals ex-
plainhow much covering is requir-
ed to ward off dangerous rays,
and advise those caught outside in
a raid to seek cover to minimize
possible radioactive effects.
Heat Flash
When an A-bomb bursts, a wave
of intense heat travels in all dir-
ections at about the speed of light,
Here again, fortunately, it goes
only in straight lines, so that
buildings, etc., can 'Protect you.
One major danger from such heat
flash is the fires it may start.
Damp or foggy weather reduces
the range of the heat flash and
clothing, even, offers some protec-
tion. There is not much danger of
heat flash burns at a distance of
more than 5,000 feet from the
bomb burst, if there is sufficient
haze to reduce visibility to one
mile.
Blast
Experts don't attempt to mini-
mize the terrible toll which would
be taken by blast. It would be
capable of crumbling buildings
like matchwood. Buildings up to
a mile and a half from the point
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Knowledge Is Power
These facts are being made
known to the Canadian public as
'widely as possible in order that all
(may know what to expect and,
therefore, what to do about such
possible dangers, Knowledge
or, and, at least5 q
taught totally unpepated..
fact, the main objective of gave
meats at all levels is to see t
the nountry is not caught - u
ware* -,-that it is *Mt only rea
but trained, to cope withcataat
phe, no matter where or whe
strikes.
Article IB in this series (let„
measures which federal, pro
and municipal authorities are t
ing to deal with disaster and s.
sequent articles explain .what
can do to play yeur part in.
fending our land,
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T. .K K.
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The June meeting of the Tuci
ersmith Ladies' Club was held i
the home of Mrs. William R. Pe
per on Thursday evening, June
with the president, Mrs. Rogerso
presiding, The meeting was opei
ed by singing the opening ode, fo
lowed by the Lord's Prayer, Ti
roll call was answered by givie
"the name of your first school."
The program consisted of real
ings given by Mrs. N, Siliery, Mr
B. Garrett and Mrs. M Fa
and a solo by Miss Carol
It was decided to di:
the meetings during the arum
months and plans for the picn:
were discussed.
The meeting was closed'with VI
homemakers' prayer, after whit
a delicious lunch was served
Mrs. Pepper, and the members
group two.
USEW1 ES
in this district!
Certain uninformed or unscrupulous salesmen
are attempting to sell their products by con-
ducting "trick -tests" deliberately intended to
deceive.the public concerning aluminum cook-
ing utensils.
Housewives are being scared into throwing
away or trading in perfectly good aluminum
utensils in favour of products made of materials
other than aluminum.
Another favourite trick of salesmen of this
type is to^quote incorrect prices of competitive
products.
Housewives who encounter this kind of mis-
representation are urged to seoure the name of
the salesman, the company he represents and
• report this information to the"'WEAR-EVER"
distributor of New Method Waterless Cooking
utensils:
HARPER ENGLISH
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