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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1957-06-27, Page 4Off To A Carefree Vacation? Then See Your Neighbourhood CITIES SERVICE 'DEALER CARL CANTee ON ANYTIME! Yes, it's the one service that's appreciated by all . . we're only as far away as your telephone . . . so when you want service . . . GOOD service . just telephone! WE specialize in free neigh- bourhood pick-up and delivery! antelon's Service Station Corner -Mary and King Streets CARL CANTELON, Proprietor one HU 2-9032 Clinton Tired, bewildered, dressed in clothing uefamiliar to me, and clutching a smell bag of prized axis. sessions I at one cold, bleak. January afternoon on 4 hard bench in Montreal station, Around me voices speke in both French and English of which I understood only a little. I was in Canada! Guiltily I remembered slyly poking fun at the two Canadian students who Were enrolled in the Budapest school where I studied. Once I was detained because of my conduct, and the Keglish teacher made me write one hund- red times, "In Canada people are free." Soon I was to knew the meaning of those words. The hands on the big clock mov- ed slowly, I was waiting patient- ly for my next move. Tieing weary I elesed my eyes and allowed my thoughts to wander back to that autumn morning when my belov- ed doctor father, looking tired and care-worn, abruptly announced that he 'had to go away for sev- eral weeks on urgent business. I started to say. "But what about .?", but he interrupted, "Dr. kafner will look after my prac- busily lettormg a neat -sign to hang en the office door. Be look- ed up gravely and his next words were startling, "Niknia, you are in charge; of the home •am away. If, and he circled a date on the calendar, I am not home two weeks from to-night, you Most go. peter dark to the convent on the side of the mOunealn. Re- member, this is very important." ,Again I was. about to interrupt, but he continued, "No, you do not know the sisters, 'but they will be expecting you." With a brief farewell he was gone, I had wante ed to ask if "there was any news from my ' older brother, Joseph, who had been at the Olympic Games- in Australia, Strange' things were beginning to happen in my homeland, and my father 'did not return at the date marked on the .calendar. Fearfully I set out to climb the narrow winding road up the mountain, I too, did not return to my former home, for-soon there was no home to which I might go, My reverie was interrupted by a voice calling my name, "Nikola 01 at the strange prontinciation, and arose to meet a friendly gentleman in a blue and red uni- form. A new life was beginning for me, As we left the station the gentleman introduced himself as Captain Donald Burcey of the Salvation Army and explained that I had been cleared by the immigration authorities becaoee my visa was in order and I had qualified for immigration regula- tions, Be led me to a car which already held five other refugees. A family of four and a lad Of my age who like me was travelling on his own. As we drove along he cave his name as Michael Rein, We reached the Salvation Army Barracks where Mike and I were given a meal and some clothing because we had brought little more than the clothes on our hacks when we fled our home- land. When we had each been given a bed the Captain explained to us that due to the overwhelm- ing number of refugees pouring into Canada its accommodationsp had been taxed to capacity, even though it was a large country with many of its organizations striving constantly to overcome this difficulty. He told us that Montreal was a very small part of Canada and suggested that we travel farther west thus helping to ease the accommodation prob- lem. In Hungary we Mad heard about Ontario and because it was mostly English speaking we decided' to try its capital Toronto. While waiting for transportation IN/Eke and I were fortunate in attending a class specially formed to teach English to new Canadians. Thus whbn we finally received trans- portation we knew some of the basic fundamentals of the English language. Before leaving Mont- real, however, I registered the names of my brother and father as missing so that if they came to Canada I would be' notified of their arrival. I found that Mike had no parents and had been liv- ing with his grandfather who died shortly before the uprising. Imagihe my astonishment and joy when upon arriving in Toron- to I was informed that my older-. brother, Joseph, was in Toronto working as assistant athletic in- structor in the University of Ta- ranto and had listed my name as missing. When he met us at the station he was proudly wearing three medals that he had won le, the Olympics, one gold and two silver ones. He told us that when he had receivedonews of the uprising be had decided to come to Canada rather than return to his strife torn ,hotneiand. He did not men-. tian until later the struggle he had with the immigration author- ities before he was allowed to leave Australia to come to Can- ada. %It was now my turn to tell of my escape. I told him that when our father had not returned I left the house and started up the road toward the convent. I had been gone only a very few minutes when I, heard the roar of several trucks coming toward me. Re- membering my father's warning 'to go carefully', I stepped off the road and concealed myself in the tall grass just as the first of the trucks rounded a curve and came suddenly into view. It was the beginning of a cavalcade of trucks full of Communist soldiers. Quickly they drew to a halt and silently but swiftly surrounded our home. Then another group of soldiers entered the house and searched it thoroughly. Appar- ently they failed to find the object of their search and as I watched horror stricken they bombed our house. Then quite calmly they proceeded to question the neigh- bours. Satisfied with their an- swers the soldiers Climbed into the trucks and retraced their steps up the mountain. As I was about to continue my journey I •heard footsteps and peeking out I' recognized a neigh- bour who supplied the convent with groceries. When I asked Then came a day when all MY worries were lifted, We received a telegram informing us that our father was hi Montreal and was coming to Toronto on the follow- ing Wednesday, two days away, Iwatiently we awaited his arrival while each hour seemed like a day, Finally we were at' the station, eagerly peering down the tracks with Mike juste as excited as Joe and I were. At last the train chugged slowly into the station and I felt as if a heavy burden had suddenly dropped from my shoulders when I finally saw my father looking tired but otherwise happy as he stepped off the train and headed toward us, We returned to our apartment where after a short rest my father told his story. He said that he had discovered quite by accident some information pertaining to a top secret of the Communist gov- ernment and had escaped from Hungary one jump ahead of the hated secret police. He was the only person among our group who had any trouble receiving a visa to come to Canada. Two weeks Iater'eafter a thor- ough rest, my father recekved a post in a large city hospital. Mike and I decided to continue our edu- cation by night school so that we might further participate in the golden opportunities offered to every man, woman and child in. Canada—"The Land of the Free," where many of my people sought and found peace, happiness, refuge and security. Kok4loytenia White peonies in the Christian Reformed Church, here, were de,. omations for the wedding of Tran- ces Martha, only daughter of the . Rev. and Mrs. George J, HOYteIna, Clinton, to Marry Jan Kola Lon- don, son of Mr, and Mrs. George Kok, Lobo. The bride's father conducted the ceremony on Fri- day event/1g, June 21, in the elittr-, eh of which he i$ the minister. The bride was lovely in a dress of floor-length sheer white nylon • tricot, fashioned with a delicately draped neckline, tiny pouff sleeve es with floating back panels, The bouffant skirt, over net and satin, featured deep bands of Venice lace. Her fingertip veil of tulle, illusion fell from a crown of se- quins and ieridescents and she carried a shower bouquet of white carnations. ' The organist of the church, John Roorda, Clinton, gr.ovided the wed- ding music. A reception was held in the au- ditorenn of the church. For trav- elling the bride donned a dress of black and white, with a white bol- ero. After a wedding trip the young couple plans to live in Lon- don, 0 In the past decade the two most important economic developments for Canada have been the discov- ery that the country hag vast oil and gas and. uranium resources. .him about the soldiers, he told me 'unate In .obtaining sleeping guar- The sister told me I would find a bicycle in an abandoned farm- Yard farther on. Then she heeded me sonic old clothes• which when donned made a perfect disguise. As the sister explained, this was merely a precautionary measure to help me avoid being recognized on the seventy-five mile trip to the border. Pedalling all day and part of the night with only short stops to hide from "Red" soldiers I covered ap- proximately twenty...five Three days travel brought me within a mile of the border where I abandoned my bike and con- tinued my journey on foot through the fields. The "Border" was a strip of land nearly twenty feet wide which all refugees must cross be- fore they were free. Crawling slowly on hands and knees I start- ed across praying that I wouldn't get mixed up and end up back on Hungarian soil again. Fortunately I made the crossing successfully coming across just north of Gyr- oro. I was free at last. From Gyrore it was but a short hop to Vienna where after a long wait I received my visa and was brought to Canada. Because Joseph had just receiv- ed his position at the University, he could not, as yet support him- self and therefore he was living at a house on Jarvis Street that had been hastily converted into a hostel. Mike and I were fort- that they were searching for me and my father. The captain in charge had guessed that I would head for the eonvent, He was up there now waiting for one to ap- pear; He told me to stay hidden and he would carry a message to the -sisters for me and return at noon the next day, When he returned he told mo. the Communists for some' reason were out to .get me. He said was to lie hidden until dark and then proceed to a small village by way of little-used road. Here one of the sisters Would meet me and give me further instructions, The sinter told me that x ereiet flee the country, -Sew said the Russians intended. to torture' Me until I revealed the whereabouts of my father WtAoll they fir'a 1y believed I knew. I shuddered as I thought of what capture might Mean, - tice." While he spoke he was' Aeseare Nikela Aneeerf, Clinton Memorial Shop T. PRYDE and SON CLINTON — EXETER -- SEAFORTH Thomas Steep, Clinton Representative — Phones — • Bus„ H U2-6606 - - > Res, HU 2-3869 tem there, too and .were inter- viewed as to preference for work. As we had none we.,,, l both. acquired • jobs in 4 large hote as elevator operators, With. our resources pooled to- gether we were able toereet a. small apartment and provide our- selves with. food and clothing. But still no word was heard of my father and in spite of my good fortune there was always a gnawing anxiety in the back# of my mind "overshadowing every move I inade .Presently numer- ous questions began to haunt me. Where' was my father? Did he escape our homeland? or Was he at this very moment lying wound- ed or dying in some remote hospi- tal or concentration camp? These and other questions constantly plagued .my, mind, Si, Andrew's . June Meeting at Mrs. Ed, Farquhar, .Fartyllar gave her home for the June meeting of the Women's Missionary Society of St. Andrew's. Presbyterian Church. Mrs. R. W, McKenzie conducted the opening exercises and preside ea. The monthly reports were' given Mee, Robert Scott, 'sec- rotary and Mrs, ,L 13„ Makins, treasurer, The devotional period was tak- en by Mrs. J. W. Cook and Mrs. A, Dunbar, The business of the recent ex- ecutive meeting of Huron. Presby- terlals was given announcing the fall rally of the organization to be held in Auburn in September. Answers to the Bible quiz of last month sent in by a ffnineV member, Mrs. Charles Clifton, was reviewed. Plans were made to send flowers to the sick, The chapter in the study book was continued by Mrs. D. J. Lane on Malaya, stating that "how to weld the Malays, 'Chinese In- dians into one strong nation, able to take over the reigns of govern- ment when Malay becomes inde- pendent is one of -the most diffi- cult problems to attempt."' Mrs. McKenzie- closed the meeting with prayer, The hostess was assisted in ser- ving. refreshments .by Mrs, Dun- bar. . 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