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Notes from
A Woman's Workshop
OMUJS PATCHWORK Q1UILT
All of 'us who^ attended the fall fair here were delighted with the
display of patchwork quilts—-the colors were so- charming, the designs
so original/ the quilting so evenly stitched, But it seemed to. me that
nfter all. in these we were seeing what was really the perfection of an
hrt which had its origin in the little log homes of the first settlers.
To-day we have access to the finest materials, the fastest colors, the best
of tools, and should therefore he able to produce creditable results, but
those pioneer women worked with coarse homespun, made their own
dyes of herbs and berries, sewed by candle or fire-light. Surely the
truest art is to have the ability to take whatever materials lie at hand
and of them create something useful or beautiful. Judged by present
standards, their work may appear crude, but a patch-work quilt-was
much more than a bed cover—it was an outward sign of that deep-seated
instinct to bring grace and beauty into human, surroundings. Those
toil-worn women, battling the Canadian wilderness, dreamed dreams of
that more abundant life which should be fa those who came after them.
I think they would'be glad to know that the household arts of today
are bearing bright testimony to the craftsmanship of those far-pff times.
• —The Missus
SALAM
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CANADA AT WAR
Article Nwnbex* tpwn
“THE ARMY”
requirements of a great
is recorded that author*
With the theme of quilts and
their significance in mind, we have
seleated the following poem. Many
of our readers will be interested to
know that this exceptionally fine bit
of verse was written by Olive Wal
ker, the former Qlive Carter of
Clandeboye. She was brought up
there, where her father, the late
James (Jimmy) Cartel’ kept store
for many years. She attended high
school in Lucan and will doubtless
be remembered by numbers of people
in that locality. Under the name of
Olive Walker she has published
many other selections.
A GRANDMOTHER’S BEQUEST
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A chilling breeze came swirling
•through my room;
I drew the covers close with
groping hands
And'felt with pleasure, in the morn
ing’s gloom,
The .woollen blankets’ closely-
■ woven strands,
Finettextured folds
■duly planned
And fashioned on a
long gone
When women’s tasks
on the land,
Beginning with
ran on
Til midnight. . O’.
try
Portrayed in an
as this
When daily toiling for her progeny
Comprised a mother’s little share
of bliss.
And in my mind arose the cheering
thought
Of hei* whose kindly hands these
gifts had wrought.
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of comfort,
loom of days
at home -and
the sunrise, still
the patient indus-
achievement such
PAPER IN THE KITCHEN
It has been said that the inventor
of cellophane boasted that he Would
soon have the whole world wrapped,
in his product. It was certainly on
its way to that accomplishment
when the war broke out. Its use-,
fulness and attractiveness combined > have made cellophane a general |
favorite, though, perhaps it cannot j
be properly classed with waxed •paper. Most of the homemakers |
have become users of the handy '
rolls of waxed paper, so useful in
protecting foods from .drying out,1
while the various tissues used for-
toilet purposes have done much to
lessen the labor of laundering. Many
housekeepers find uses for ild news
print. When
table during
vegetables or
•bake board
scraps, and the whole muss can be
rolled up and burned at the end
of the process. Overlaid layers of
papers used as a cushion under
table oilcloth greatly lengthen its
life, and the same is true
linoleum. Many women
roll of paper towels in the
using them for many odd
jobs. Nothing could be much more
useful than a roll of gummed paper
tape, which lends itself readily to
use as labels and for sealing parcels.
Have you used a paper plate under
your flour sifter? It can be bent
to form a sort of spout which con
ducts the flour from One receptacle
to another, and one of them lasts
a long time. I noticed somewhere a
Wall pocket for p'ot holders made of
two paper plates which had been
blanket-stitched together facing each
other, only half of the front one be
ing -used. I thought of it as some
thing the children could make for
Christmas gifts.* * *
KIDDY KORNER
used on the kitchen
the preparation of
fish or under the
it catches all odd
of floor
keep a
kitchen,
cleaning
riding
The
no at-
fellow
t
Just guess* what I saw the other
day on Main Street. A couple of
boys were walking along the side
walk and on the shoulder of one
Was a baby black squirrel,
along quite unconcernedly,
boys Were talking and paying
tention to him, but the little
did not seem one bit afraid as long
•as he was near his friend, isn’t
it wonderful what care and patience
can do to make us better acquaint
ed with little animals?
Have you listened over CBL at
0.30 nn Monday evenings to Kerry
Wood, of Red Deer, Alta.? He gave
a series ,*of talks oh animals he has
known. Recently he spoke on “The
Skunk as a Gentleman.” You would
have enjoyed him, kids.
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KITCHEN kinks
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Take the trouble to button- *
hole the mAtal U-shaped piece
of your suspenders with soft
wool and you'll save ladder
trouble.
To keeii an imperfectly glaz
ed earthenware or pottery vase
from leaking, coat the base
with paraffin wax, either in
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CORBETT
Be sure to attend the Re4 Cross
supper nf foqst chicken on Wednes
day evening, October 1st, in the
United Church sheds, Greenway,. '
Rev. Beaqom, of Greenway Unit
ed Church, held a private baptis
mal service gt the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Woodburn, Corbett, on
Wednesday evening last.
Mr. and Mrs, Wesley Mellin vis-'
ited Mr. and Mrs. John Rock and
family, recently. ■
Miss Dorothy Hodgins is spend
ing some time in Woodstock with
relatives.
Mr, and Mrs. Garfield Steeper* and
Lyle .spent Sunday with her grand
mother, Mrs. Richard Hodgins,
of Granton, , v
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PLEASE NOTE?
willGood housewives in summer
save their own seeds
Against the next year, as occasion
needs:
One seed fox' another, to make an
exchange.
With fellowly neighborhood, seem-
eth not strange.
From “Five Hundred Points of
•Good Husbandry”, by Thomas Tus-
ser (1573).
(And here’s one from a slightly
modernized England),
“Those who have the will to win^
Cook potatoes in their skin,
Knowing that the sight of peelings
Deeply hurts Lord Woolton’s
ings.”
feel-
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HARJPLEY
ister
(Lord Woolton is Britain’s
of Food.)
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WOMEN AT OTTAWA
Min-
Mrs, A. Hayter visited with Mrs.
John Gill on,Thursday.
Mrs, Mack Miller and the Misses
Lillian and Helen Hayter, of De
troit, attended the McLinchey-Ratz
wedding and spent the week-end
with friends here
Mrs. Ann Ridley has returned to
her home after spending the sum
mer with Mrs. W. England at Grand
Bend.
Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Baker spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Colin
Love.
Mrs. Bob Desjardine visited on
Saturday with Mrs. Jack Ridley.
Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd Love, of Lon
don, -called on Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Love.,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hickey at
tended rhe funeral of Mr. and Mrs.1
J, Frost’s eldest daughter,
sympathy is extended to the family,
as Mrs. Frost was at one time a
member of this community.
Much
-V-
ZION
SCes.Cora T. Casselman Is Latest
Woman Member ,
The West now has two women
members in the Canadian House of
Commons. The latest as Mrs. Cas
selman, who won the Edmonton
East by-election caused by the death
of her husband, Fred Casselman.
Born in Tara, Ont., Mrs. Casselman
graduated from Queen’s University
at Kingston, Ont., in 1912 and in
1913 was the medallist from the fac
ulty of education. She was ap
pointed history teacher at Kingston
Collegiate Institute in 1913.
■She was married in 1916 and
during the Great War she was a
“Sister of Mercy” in a military
hospital and served in the same ca
pacity during the “flu” epidemic of
1918.
Mr. and Mrs. Casselman moved
to Edmonton in 1919. In the Al
berta capital she has been active
on the executive
tions.
She has
Cora,
of many organiza-
aged
one
14.
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KETTLE
daughter, Frances
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AND PAN
are being told daily not to
anything. There is no sliort-
i food in Canada but we must
We
waste
age of
be prepared for any emergency and
we cannot tell from month to month
what may be expected of Us.
is no
ever
can.
There
good reason why food should
see the inside of a garbage
Pear and Quince Jani
Pare and cut up 3 pounds quinces.
COok slowly with 4 pounds sugav
and 2 cups ./water. When quinces
have turned red, add 3 pounds pears
which have been peeled and cut.
Cook again until
(about 1 to 1% hours),
ieties of quince
first.
fruit is soft
Some var-
need to be steamed
Marmalade
%-inch slices, Peel,
, erinsley’
Remember the Hot Roast Chick
en Supper and Entertainment at
Whalen Church
October 8th,
Next Sunday
service in the
account of anniversary
Crediton.
Lt. Martin Watson, *of St. Thom
as, called on some of his old neigh
bor^ last Friday,
Harvey Lewis, of Fort Erie, was
a Sunda^ visitor at the home of. his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lewis.
A number from this vicinity at
tended Ilderton Fair on Wednesday
last
Silo-filling and bean /harvesting
are the order of the day.
Under the guidance of Mrs. Da*
vid Morley, e very fine Rally Daj
service was held, the superinten
dent, Mr, Linwood Amos, accom
panying the minister in the pulpit.
Scripture lessons, all . taken
St, Luke's Gospel, representing
stages of our Saviour’s life,
read by Douglas Lewis, Leslie
ley and Jack Morley. The
was read by Audrey Morley,
efficiently and effectively
choir occupied the choir loft, giving
excellent leadership in the singing
of the Rally Day hymns,
ley Lewis and
dered a duet,
given by the
Lawrence H.
Lewis rendered
will be no Sunday School Session
nor service of worship next Sunday.
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Wednesday evening
there
United
will be
Church
services
no
on
at
from
three
Were
Mor-
story
most
The
Mrs, Wes-
Miss Mary Lee ren-
The address was
minister, the Rev.
Turner. Douglas
a piano solo . There
SHIPKA
By B. M,
The toui* of Eastern Canada
ranged by the Department of Na
tional Defencd for Canadian editoxs
while covering every branch of Can
ada's wax’ enterprise, concentrated
especially on the Army,
We visited the Basic Training
•Centre at Brantford, the .
Trades. School at Hamilton,
General Motors proving ground
army vehicles’ near Oshawa,
great military encampments and
vanced Training Centres at Camp
Borden, Petawawa, Valcartier and
Debert, and the Officers’ Training
Centre at Brookville.
We saw the raw recruit with
only a few days’ training in 'army
life behind him and the young sol
dier-student being taught the art
of a skilled tradesman, We were
impressed with the fact / that the
classroom plays fully as important
a part in this war as does the drill
hall and the rifle-range, while the
great army of instructors are per
forming a service as vital as that of
officers on the battle-field. Later we
came to the more advanced train
ees engaged in rifle drill, machine
gun tactics, mortar firing demon
strations and manoeuvres, going
through theii’ paces with machine
like precision, We were given every
opportunity to talk with officers
and men. Almost without excep
tion We found them keenly interest
ed in their work, and eager to get
on with the j.ob of mastering the
complicated arms and machines
placed at their disposal.
Canadian Blitz
ftr-
Army
the
for
the
Ad-
all other
army. It
ity was granted to construct Camp
Debert on August 7th, 1940. The
first battalion moved iq the latter
part of October and by Christmas
there were 12,900 men housed in the
camp. The forest had been clear
ed, roads built, water and power
systems installed,. and buildings
erected, an achievement that consti
tutes a miracle of engineering and
stands as a tribute to the enterprijri
and efficiency of the Engineer Ser
vices Branch of the Canadian Army.
The editors* party were at Debert
•for only two or three hours, but in
that time were treated to several re
markable demonstrations. We watch
ed with amazement as Universal
carriers crashed through the sturdy
saplings of Nova Scotia forests with
evident ease; we saw the most
skilful use of camouflage by troops
in tactical exercise, so deceiving in
deed that it was impossible to de
tect men in the- open only fifty
yards distant; and we witnessed
Bren gun, 3-inch mortar, and ar
tillery firing that again testified
to the hitting strength of this new
army in the making.
LOOK OUT FOR
YOUR LIVER
Buck It up right now
.and feel like a million!
Tout liver is the largest organ in your body
and most important to your health. It pours out
Mio to digest food, gets rid of waste, supplies
new energy, allows proper nourishment to reach
your blood. When your liver gets oot of order
food decomposes in your intestine*. Ypu be
come constipated, stomach and kidneysjean t
WQrk propejrly^ You feel “rotten —headachy
backachy, diary, dragged out all the tinw*
For over 35 years thousands have won prompt
relief from these miseries—with Fruit-a-tiycs.
So can you nw>. TryFruit-Hves^you Ube
simply delighted how quickly you JI fed like »
hew person, happy and well again, goc; oik*
FRUITATIVES
depending on the character of their
trade.. These lads will become ar
tillery artificers, carpenters and
joiners, electricians, engine artifi-
.cers,. motor vehicle fitters, instru
ment and wireless mechanics. These
are only a few of the 150 types of
tradesmen in the modern army, A
large staff of instructorsv is re
quired for the four main depart
ments which are: Automotive, Elec
trical, Machine .and Fitting, and
Carpentry. In addition there are
facilities for draughting, black
smithing, welding and sheet metal,
work.The Training Flan.
Brigadier Kenneth Stuart, D.S.O.,
M,t)'„ Vice-Chief of the General
Staff, who recently flew back from
Britain after, several weeks of con
ference and study with British and
Canadian military men ' there, told
the editors that the Army Training
Plan was devised to dovetail with
British requirements. Moreover,
Canadian troops now in Britain
were organized and equipped in ac
cord with British practice. Can
adian officers were constantly being
brought back from Britain for in
structional purposes and to head up
new formations. He compared the
general scheme of re-inforcement
training in Canada with the widely-
publicized Commonwealth Air Train
ing Plan and declared that the
training centres would provide
training capacity for a maximum
of nearly 50,00'0 men at any one
time. This is apart altogether from
the “formations” already in exis
tence for overseas service. The sys
tem would absorb about 10',000 recruits per month, qI whom per
haps 6,000 would be volunteers for
active service any where and the
remaining 4,000 would be secured
under the N.R.M.A. plan of com
pulsory service for home defence.
From the advanced centres were
procured the reinforcements for
overseas, while others would go to
their own units for further train
ing. Brigadier Stuart expressed
himself well satisfied with the type
• of recruits being secured under the
system and likewise with the fact
that a large percentage of young
men brought ^into the basic training,
centres und^er the N.R.M.A, were
volunteering for active service any
where.
Officers’ Training Centre
What about Junioi' Officers (sub
alterns) for the Canadian Army>
of which it is estimated that nearly
6,000 will be required in the next
year? They will be provided through
Officers’ Training Centres estab
lished at Brookville, Ont., and Vic-
I toria, B,C. If the course of training:
i seen by..the editors’ party at Brock-
Ville is any criterion, the Army’s
new officers will be fit in every
way to meet any possible emergency.
The course is a strenuous one and
pre-eminently demands a high
standard of physical fith'ess. 'For
the f*:st month of the three months”
course, the potential officers Un
dergo’ training common to all arms,
including squad and rifle drill, pro
tection against gas, route marches,
motorcycle riding and trench-dig
ging. They then receive advanced,
instruction in their particular arm.
It is a strict rule now, a lesson from
the last war, that officers must
come up from the ranks. Candi
dates for commissions must have-
served either four months in an
Active formation or for one year
with a reserve unit. They may then
be recommended to go to Brock-
ville by their Commanding Officer.
About 1,200 men are now in train
ing at Brockville, with one-third
:of that number being graduated
each month.
Above all, we were amazed at
the tremendous hitting-poWer of
the modern mechanized and swift
ly-moving army. We had a preview
of Canada’s new war machines at
the General Motors’ proving' ground
in the wilds of Eastern Ontario,
where spegdy blitz buggies vied
with tracked or armored fighting
vehicles and troop or load-carrying
utility trucks for the honour of
Climbing the steepest hill or tra
velling ovei’ the roughest ground.
Down the side of precipitous slopes,
through, the deep gullies and over
sharp projections in the landscape
went the bouncing, bounding ve
hicles, surmounting every difficulty
with apparent ease. It was not so
easy on the drivers and crews, as
some editors found
When they, essayed
of the new fighting
it was a revelation
made by Canada’s
in meeting the demands of modern
war.
Remember the Hqt Roast, Chick
en Supper and Entertainment at'
Whalen Church Wednesday evening
October 8th.
Mrs. Wm. Sweitzer spent Monday
last in Sarnia.
Mr. and Mrs. Major Baker spent
Sunday last with relatives at Win-
clielsea. • • * ’
Thanks to Mrs. - Milton Ratz, a
very fine Rally Day \ pro gram was
prepared and given, the minister
conducting the service., The Scrip
ture lessons depicting three stages
of our Lord’s life were effectively
read by Paul Webb, Harvey Picker
ing and Kenneth Baker. Ruth
Kenny read the story selected for
the Rally Day Service. A vocal
trio, “-Sunshine in My Soul,” was
sung by Mrs. William Sweitzer,- Mr.
William Sweitzer and Mr. Lewis
Schroeder. The Minister sang a solo
entitled “Ivory Palaces.” The ad
dress was given by Rev. Lawrence
H. Turner and Mrs.'Milton. Ratz
presided at the piano.
Sunday School''next Sunday will
be held at 10 a.nU, the morning
service of worship having been with
drawn in order that they may wor
ship with Crediton on their anni
versary day.
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Remember the Hot Roast Chick
en Supper and Entertainment at
Whalen Church Wednesday evening
October 8th.
Church’ service will be held at
1:30 p.m. next Sunday. The Sacra
ment will be observed.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hern, Frances
and Keith visited on Sunday with
Mrs. H. Kyle, of Exeter.
Mr. and Mrs. Everard Miller and
little son, Freddie, spent Sunday at
Thames Road with Edwin and Lilly
Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Hern, spent Sun
day with Mrs. Barrisdale, of Gran
ton.
The October .meeting of the
W.M.S. will be held at the home of
Mrs. Allen Jacques on Thursday,
October 2.
A number from the community
attended Kirkton Fair on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Earl spent
Sunday with the latter’s mother,
Mrs. A. .Gunning, of Exeter.
Mrs. H. Kyle visited on Wednes
day with Mr. and Mrs. E. Hern.
Baird.
and Mrs. Wm. Heatherley and
Thelma Kelly, of London,
Sunday at the home of Mr,
Citron
Cut citron In
remove seeds and cut in cubes. Cov
er with weak brine (allowing 1 tsp/
salt to 1 quart water) and allow to
stnnd dvernight. In the morning)
drain thoroughly and place over
electric element turned to “simmer”
and . cook until tender. Add sugar ,
and lemon, allowing 2 cups sugar
■and the juice and rind of 1 lemon
to 6 cups citron. ,Bring slowly to
a boll, and cook until clear. Seal
in sterilized jars,
Feacit Diunplings
Remove the stone from skinned
peaches and fill, the cavities with
a teaspoon of raspberry jam, Flace
each peach on a square of rich bis
cuit dough, fold up the corners and
bake till nicely browned. Serve
with cream, or sauce. Very little L
sugar will be required.
CREDITON EAST
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon MerhCr and
Audrey and Maurice spent Sunday
at Grand Bend with Mr. and Mrs.
David
Mr.
Mrs.
spent
and Mrs. Wm. Motz.
Sgt. Roland Motz, of Chatham,
and L.A.C. Bartie Motz, of Guelph,
and Miss Shirley Motz, of Exeter,
visited Mrs. C. Motz on Sunday.
Trooper Jack Jasney, of, Camp
Borden, spent the week-end at his
home here.
Trooper Lawrence Baynham, of
Camp Borden, who has been home
on a two-weeks’ leave visited
parents here oxi Wednesday
received his pencil and pen
which the neighbors and friends
presented to him a couple of weeks
ago, at which time he was unable
to be here. He appreciates the
gift very much.
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Feel Chilly - - - Start to Sneeze
Nose Starts to Run
Then comes the cold which, if not attended io
immediately, shortly works down into the bronchial
tubes, and the cough starts,On the first Sign of a cold of cough go to Any drug
counter and get a bottle of, Df. Wood’s Norway Pme
Syrup. You will find it to be a prompt, pleasant and
reliable remedy to help ymi get nd of your trouble, it has been on the
market for the past 48 years. Don’t experiment with a substitute and be
disappointed-—get “Dr, Wood’s”* t /
Price 35c a bottle; the large family size, about 3 times as much, 60c.
Look for the trade mark “3 Pine Trees.”
The T. Milburn Co., tiihited, Toronto, Ont.
to their sorrow
a -ride in one
machines. But
of the progress
motor industry
The Armored. Corps
At Camp Borden we witnessed an
other demonstration of the mech
anical prowess of Canada’s army
when we watched a motor company
swing into action with its motor
cycles,'reconnaissance cars, univer
sal carriers and utility trucks. Their
skill in occupying a position and
their apparent wealth of firepower
were
camp we viewed an impressive pla
toon attack on an “enemy” position,
with machine guns and rifles cov-\
eringi the advance with a hail of
metal and with smoke bombs pro
viding a screen for the attack. At
Borden is located the Sth Canadian
(Armoured) Division under Major-
General E. W. Sansom, D.S.O., who
accompanied us on our tour of the
camp, For training purposes a
number of old United States tanks
had been, obtained and these "were
greatly in evidence during the af
ternoon. They have proved most
useful in .training personnel in driv
ing and maintenance. With Can
ada’s newly-equipped (auk factor
ies speeding1 up production, it will
not be long before Canadianmade
modern tanks will be available for
this Division.
Camp PctawAwa
■Camp Petawawa was famous in
jthe last war for turning out some of
the best artillerymen
found in any army,
that in these days
warfare, Petawawa
be the locale for .training of Can
ada’s artillery” and engineering,
corps. The editors were treated to
an astonishing display of gun drill
by the young artillerymen, both on
the 18-pounder and
pounder, which will
standard equipment,
monstration by two
howitzers and 18-pounders out
the ranges, indicated that the Can
adian gunners have lost none of
the skill and accuracy possessed by
their forebears. The engineers
gave an effective show in demolish
ing trees and’ a crossroads with
high explosive, while a booby-trap
coniedy-drama proved
piece.
a revelation. At the. same
%
and engineers
It is fitting
of mechanical
should again
the new
soon be
A firing
batteries
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Basic Training Centre
Canadian editors had a chance
to see the plan in operation, during
<the tour. At Brantford Basic
Training Centre they saw recruits
in the preliminary stages of their
training. Tbe lads remain there
for two months and receive instrue- .
tion in first aid, rifle- and bayonet, ,
squad drill, protection against gas, ’
„(7anlp Debert
An entire article could
votbd( t.o that other great
be de
military
camp' at Debert In Nova Scotia.
A year ago a wilderness, today a
veritable city with 30 miles of
roadways, 422 permanent and 82
temporary buildings, plus fire sta
tions, banks, telegraph offices, and
Study the Keynote
is the gigantic training*
for Canada’s new army,
full operation across the
, ------------ We have de-
Such
scheme
now in _.
far-flung Dominion,
scribed only what.we found in Eas
tern Canada. Its counterpart will
be found in the West 'hs well. There
is no gainsaying the fact that, the
complicated arms and machines of
^modern war require close applica
tion and concentrated study. The
old days of constant squad and rifle:
drill and route marches are gone.
During our whole tour we saw only
one band. There is little time for
’music in this war. It is study,
study, day and night. Canada’s army
anti-aircraft rifle and li£ht mach- Is b®^ ^hiP»ed int-0 shape by long,
ine-gun, firing on the range, field- Uf gri^bngnon the *a'rt
.craft and mapreading. There »are f instJ uctois> aJld pupils.
28 sUch- centres across Canada. The Naturally it tends to becomeCanada. The28 sUch- centres across _
Brantford Centre has about 1,000
recruits at one time.
centres the recruits go to the Ad- — ----
vanced Training Centre for their | hpard few serious complaints
particular trm or service, such as " "" A x * ’
infantry, artillery, engineers, armor
ed corps, machine gun, army ser
vice corps, etc., where they are
trained intensively for two months
in the Use of arms and vehicles pe
culiar to their service. ' In the
case of infantry, for instance, they
are instructed in Bren gun, 3-inch
mortar, Tommy gun, grenade, rifle,
From such
bayonet and revolver, '
against- gas, driving of wheeled and
tracked vehicles as well as in tacti
cal exercises. There are 26 of these
advanced training centres across
Canada. The editors saw them in
action at Camp Borden, Petawawa
and Valcartier.
, Army Trades School
Meanwhile another vitally im
portant role in moulding Canada’s
new army is being carried out at
the Army TradeB School in Hamil
ton, where soldier-students learn
the trades associated with lhechan-
ized equipment. An entirely new
development of this war, this school
is but one phase of the huge trades
training program aimed at provid
ing skilled and semi-skilled crafts
men for.the Canadian Army, which
is now completely motorized and
Which has armored regiments and
tank battalions as its striking wea
pons, For example, all students at
the Army Trades Schools first* at
tended oho of the 99 Canadian tech
nical Schools,
trained* in •
soidierihg at
Centre.,
1,300
school
2*000.
range
monotonous and grousing is in
evitable, but in the course of many
talks with both officers and men,
other than the expression of a gen
eral desire to be on the Way over
seas'. Month after month at Bor-
den, Fetawawa and Debert tend to-
become tiresome, to put it mildly.
It was the same at Valcartier where
the Frehch-Canadians were chafing
at inaction and anxious to be on
their way. They realize, however,
protection ^hat’ their hour will come and when
it does, they will be thoroughly
trained and supremely prepared t0‘
strike and strike hard. As Canada’s
army training plan swings into high
gear,, we may look forward confi
dently to possessing ,«a powerful-
machine that will gloriously uphold'
the traditions of 1914-18.
< They were also first
the fundamentals of
a Basie Training
At present there are abeut
students at the Hamilton
with an ultimate capacity of
Their periods of instruction
from three to five months,
to H£LP
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