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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1943-11-18, Page 3TOB EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18 th, 1943 P.W > Gleanings from No, 9 Service Flying Training School, Centralia, Ontario Gordon Puss, ”Y” Office, Managing Editor S' Christinas EnU'rtaininent A meeting was held in the A & A Club o£ the Christmas 'Entertain­ ment Committee on Thursday. F/Lt. Moynan is the chairman of this committee, the purpose of which is to arrange a program of entertain­ ment fox’ the personnel during the Christmas and New Year season, AW2 Miller was appointed to act as recording secretary while Gordon Pass was elected as secretary of the committee. Several sub-committees were ap­ pointed with the following in charge of them: AC2 Ring, chairman of the decoration committee; S/0 Martin and F/Lt. Jordan, joint chairmen of the Christmas Party Committee; S/0 Rustead was delegated to be in charge of the Christmas Dinner Committee; P/0 Bullen and Mr. Gordon Pass were appointed to take care of all other entertainment; F/0 Herbertson was put in charge of Officers serving at the dinner. The following members of the main committee will also take an active part in the Festive Season Program: Mrs. Racey, F/Sgt. Watts, Sgt, Fuller, Cpl. Parks, LAC. Young and LAW. Hyman. 3; » 3: Farewell Dinner for S/L McLean Thursday evening was the scene of a farewell dinner for S/L McLean chief engineer officer, who has been posted from this station, having been with Number 9 S.F.T.S., both at Summerside and Centeralia for the past 27 months. w * ~ - Movies The feature to be shown in the Recreation Hall on Friday, Nov. 19, will be “Good Morning Judge,” with Dennis O’keefe and Mary Beth Hughes. We are now showing two movies on Friday night as it has been overcrowded with only one showing. Movies are always popular at Number Nine. “The Yanks are Coming,” will be shown on Satur­ day night, with Henry King and his Orchestra, Mary Heeley, Maxie Rose­ bloom and Jackie Heller. Johnny Weismuller, the human Tarzan, will be shown on the screen Monday in “Tarzan Triumphs.” On Wednes­ day, Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, Jack Carson and Alan Hale star in the boxing drama, “Gentleman Jim.” sp * S4 Our sketching class is turning out some very fine work. On Thursday night we had some new members and this time used LAC. MacPherson and Schilled as models. It is very interesting to see their profiles Hang­ ing on the wall in the room next to the “Y’ ’Office. Drop in and look at them. If you wish to join us come out on Thursday night. All materials are supplied without cost. AC2 Curmo will be glad to give you individual instruction on othei’ eve­ nings.* “ * The Flight Mechanic This poem was handed in by a mechanic on this station. It is the work of an airman while at Char­ lottetown but came to us as a news­ paper clipping. It was brought in by LAC. Young. The Lords of the Air they call us, They speak of our growing fame, The .front page of every paper Is adorned with some pilot’s name. Connected with deeds of valour Performed in the sky, The usual are Heinkels and Dorniers Crashing to earth to d.ie. There’s one chap who gets no medals You’ve never heard his name; He doesn’t fly in the pale blue sky Or pose for the news in a plane. His iob cannot be called romantic So he’s not in the public eye, But your heroes can’t do without him And -I’ll tell you the reason why. He inspects the kite each morning, He fills the tanks each night, He keeps the engines running sweet, He keeps the pressure right. He’s up at the break of -dawn, He’s there when the twilight fades, Pulling his weight to keep the crate Ready to spread the raids. So next time you .see a picture Of a pilot and a smiling crew, Remember the guy who keeps It afloat, Although lie may be an AC.2, So whenever you praise a pilot As the enemy falls a wreck# Keep your mind on the guv you didn’t see, Yours truly, a humble mech. Camera Obscura To see this little building down by the Control Tower you’d never suspect it of housing such interest­ ing equipment as a “camera hidden” —but it does. We dropped in on it to see what it was all about the other day, and found it as fascina-' ting as the name implies. Fox’ the first few moments we stood blink­ ing in the darkness of a tiny room, groping about for some familiar ob­ ject to make us feel at home. There it was—a wireless set—and even at that moment the voice of one of oux- student pilots palling ovex* it, “Turning, Turning, Turning -— At­ tack! Attack!" Corporal Daggert,~the king of this strange domain, beckoned us quickly to the only spot of light in the room, a large, white, round board, upon which was reflected the picture of the blue sky and fleecy white clouds above, In a matter of seconds he indicated the tiny image of a plane at its edge, and we followed it a- cr.oss this miniature movie, while oui’ instructor recorded the progress of its movement with his pencil. It pased within two or • three inches of its bombing goal, the centre of the board, and was quickly gone. After several hasty measurements with devious mathematical instru­ ments, our host was able to com­ pute exactly the bombing error in timing and navigation made by the pilot who had just disappeared from our view. From an entriely different direc­ tion anothex1 plane appeared, wing­ ing its way silently across the blue and white expanse of sky and clouds. As it was silouetted against a clear space for an instant a minute ob­ ject appeared beside it which we were given to understand was a smoke puff. More quick and accu­ rate calculations with special rulers and compasses and by means of the same smoke puff the strength and direction of the upper wind was re­ corded precisely for future naviga­ tion trips. As we moved toward the door, headed back to our own duties, we heard that call (from the clouds again, “Turning, Turning—” and we knew another pilot was prepar­ ing to send another imaginary bomb to earth on the table behind us. A wonderful game that, and one entirely indispensible to the train­ ing of our future bombers over Berlin. # # # * Who’s Who This week we’re dropping in on the photography section of No. 9, to visit the genial young man in charge there, Flight Sergt. Robert Scripture. He’s an Ontario man, who claims Ottawa as his home and Toronto as his birth place. The early years of this life Flight Scrip­ ture passed in Brighton a little community near Trenton but it was in Canada’s capital city that he received all his schooling. Ottawa’s Technical School gave him his matriculation course and a basic study of electricity, machinery, and many other technical trades. Hockey and football were the sports to which he devoted lxis leisure hours. Upon graduation an interest In the photographic art led him to ac­ cept a position as photographer fox* a fire insurance company, in which capacity he took pictures of risks and hazards for the. firm’s official records. In August of 1940 he enlisted in the R.C.1A.1F. choos- in photography as his trade. His technical training in the subject he received at Rockcliffe. From his first posting Flight Scripture has given service to No. 9 S.F.T.S. for he was sent to Summerside upon completion of his course and moved With the station to -its present site here at Centralia. All the official photographs taken on the station are in his Charge and lie is able to indulge in aerial photography, too. when the occas­ ion demands. Part of his work here consists of instructing trainees in the trade with contact work before they go on to take the actual course at. Rockcl-iffe. Several young men are on station at the present time familiarising themselves With the basic art of photography under his instruction, His work -keeps him very busy but in his spare time you’ll often find 'him up in the projection room of the recreation hall, relieving Flight Watts, and running off film for the movies or music for the dances, . Cpl. E. Cook >!« $ Regret is an ’appalling waste of energy; you can’t build on it; it's only good for Wallowing in, Katherine Mansfield "1 i “Of Things Tq Come” Throughout Canada a great deal of interest is being taken in plans for a social existence in which happiness and eonomic security can be had by all who are willing to work for them. A new series of radio broadcasts has been arranged to stimulate thought and discussion along these lines. The broadcasts are scheduled fox* Tuesday nights at 20’30 hours, commencing November 23, The first four in the series are: November 23—The World We Live In, the promises, the hopes, the longings for a better world. November 30—The State of the Nation, we have done it in Wartime, Why can’t we organize for peace? December 7—The Right to Work, what chance is there for full em­ ployment? December 15—Public and Private Eneterprise, a new partnership? Will such a partnership guarantee the right to work? . These broadcasts will be used, along with outstanding visitors as speakers, as a foundation upon which the newly formed Discussion Club hopes to raise many an argu­ ment. There is still room for a few more members in the Discussion group—as you know such groups should be kept small to permit every­ one to join in—and if you are really interested you should get your name in to the Education Officer, P/O Hilmer, or to Mr. Gordon Pass, “Y” Supervisor, within the next day or two. # Who’s Who L.A.W. Jean Wilson Goldie , To have crossed the North Ameri­ can continent five times since en­ listment is no small achievement, but that’s what Leading Airwoman Jean Wilson Goldie has done. Jean’s home is in Vancouver, British Col­ umbia. She was born in that city in April, 19 21 and lived as a child in the little plateau town of Vander- hoof on the Nechako 'River, now the jumping-off place for Canada’s new mercury mine at Pinchi Bake. Her schooling was completed in Vancouver where she showed an active interest in sports and drama­ tics. -In December of 1940 Jean became a member of the British Columbia Women’s Service Corps, the first of its kind to be formed in Canada. This organization later became the Canadian Red Cross Corps and its enthusiastic three hundred workers were inspected by the Princess Alice when she accompanied the Gover­ nor General on his tour of Canada in April, 1941. Jean acted as a transport driver with the unit, learning how -to map read and to drive ambulances, as well as first aid gas instruction and army drill. It was not such a great change for her then, when she joined the Women’s Division as a parachute rigger in May, 1942, Her basic and trade training were both completed at Toronto in two and a half months. Slia was the envy of a good many of -her friends when she was able to put her Canada badge upon her shoulder upon immediate posting to Gander, 'Newfoundland. Foi* one year she packed para­ chutes on this eastern operations station. She is one of the few or her trade who has seen the effect­ iveness of her work in action. Two pilots were forced to bail out over the island when their aircraft be­ came unserviceable. The parachutes packed by LAW. Goldie brought them safely to earth and that was a thrill indeed for her. Jean found plenty of scope for her dramatic and Singing ability at this isolated camp. Outside entertainment no-t being available, this station relies entirely upon its own service men and women for stage shows. Jean was a part of the concert troupe formed from the personnel, singing and dancing with the chorus. For one week she toured various sta­ tions and hospitals on the island with the show and later was a mem­ ber of the -Gander choir which sang over a Newfoundland radio network and was rebroadcast in Canada as the first of a series of programs known as “Combined Operations,” Little wionder with all this in­ terest and activity that she was reluctant to leave her eastern post when she was sent to Centralia in August of this year, jean likes our station and the new friends She lias made here, but misses a little the excitement of a “front line” posi­ tion, Her work, however, has lost noife of its importance. It is one of the most responsible trades of the Women’s Division, Calling Blood Donors It’s only a pint of blood. Little it costs in giving, Yet it has the might To. quell shock and fright, And keeps our heroes Jiving. On yon bloody battlefield, Thro’ Jack of plasma, men die, Fox’ our creeds they fight, ’Tis theii' due and right That we, this life line supply, Plasma from your pint of blood In wax' zones becomes red gold, Yours is the honour Tq join the donors. How soon can you he enrolled? Innes Dalrymple. Hey llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll CREDITON EAST Mrs, Wilson Anderson has re­ turned home aftei’ visiting in Ex­ eter with relatives. Miss Helen Bullock had her ton­ sils removed by Dr. Dunlop in Exe­ ter last Tuesday and is getting along fine. Mr, Stephen Glanvilie and two sons spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Ed. Penhale of the Lake Road, Mr. Wm: Motz, who has been con­ fined to his home with an abscess, is improving. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hedden, off London, is visiting relatives and friends here. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Chris. Rau who were sixty-three years married on Saturday, Nov. 6. The Late Mrs. Joseph Flynn The death took place at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J, Jesney, on Thursday morning early, who passed away after a few days serious ill­ ness, in her 67 th year. Her maiden name was Annie Edwards and she had lived around here nearly all her life, .Surviving are her husband, one daughter Mrs. J. Jesney, one son Henry, both of Crediton, four grandchildren, one sister and one brother in the west. The funeral was held Friday from Mr. E. R. Hopper’s Funeral Home in Exeter and was conducted by Rev. Turner, of Crediton United church. Burial was in Exeter Cemetery. The pall­ bearers were Fred Kerr, H. Lewis, Wm. Motz, Sam Sims, Eli Sims and Wilburt Sims. The sympathy of this community is extended to the bereaved family. WINCH ELSE A The Messrs R. E. Pooley, W. F. Batten. G’. Johns and P. Hern have gone north deer hunting this week. Mr and Mrs. Cliff More and family, of Stratford, visited on Sun­ day with Mr. and Mrs. John Prance. Mr. and -Mrs. Harry Murch and family, of London, spent the week­ end in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brock and Shirley, of Kirkton, visited on Sun­ day evening with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brock. Mr. and Mrs. George Bailey visit­ ed on Sunday at the home of Mr. Chas. Delbridge. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Brock and family, of .Zion, visited on Sunday with Mi', and Mrs. Joe Bailey. Mr. Frank Brock had the mis­ fortune to lose one of his valuable cows this past week. Mr and Mrs. P. Murch, Marion, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Jacques and Harry spent one evening recently with Mrs. W. J. Veal. SHIPKA Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taylor left on Tuesday last to spend the win­ ter at the home of nei' niece, Mr. and Mrs. Gus. Latta. Misses Verna Baumgarten and Lila iFinkbeiner, of London, spent this week-end at their homes here. The regular meeting of the Ladies Aid was held 011 Thursday last at the home of Mrs. E. Keys with seven members present and two visitors. Th president, Mrs. A. Finkbeiner in charge. The meeting opened by singing a hymn and all repeated the Lord’s prayer. Scrip­ ture lesson was read by Mrs. (Rev.) L. Turner. Roll was called and re­ ports were given. The next meeting will be a Christmas party. Mrs. Tur­ ner was appointed to look after the program. The rest of the after­ noon was spent in quilting a Red Cross quilt. The meeting closed by prayer by Mrs. Jack Ratz. Lunch was served. Mr. Bordon Schroeder, Of Wind­ sor, spent the week-end with Mr, L.> Schroeder. The Y.P. Society held their regu* lar meeting on Tuesday evening of this week at the home of Rev. and Mi’s.L. H. Turner. A grant of $1.0'00 to the Lions club,, British Child War Victims, Fund, has been authorized by the warden’s committee of .Huron county council, which has charge of the distribution of pafViotic monies, The committee also decided to pay prizes totaling $09 to the various winners of quiz contests held ill con­ nection* with the Fifth Victory Loan campaign. KIRKTON Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Paton and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Paton and Mr. and Mrs. Newton Wasnidge in McGilliv­ ray. Mr. and Mrs. 'Clarence Switzer and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Percy Switzer at St. Marys. Victoria Ross lent her home fox* 'the Novembei’ meeting of “The Class that Counts.” The president opened the meeting by use of hymn 376. Scripture was given by Mrs. Batten followed by prayer by Beatrice Rogers. The theme used throughout the evening “Love Thy Neighbor. Roll call was answered by a cookie recipe, 16 present. It was decided to have a concert in the near future with Clara Wat­ son, Dorothy Switzer and Gladys Paton as conveners. The proceeds to be used, to fill ditty bags for the sailors. The 3-day short course “Time Saving Kitchens”, to be held in Kirkton was announced by Doro­ thy Switzer. The Christmas concert committee were appointed on mo­ tion of Verda Morrison and Bertha McNaughton. Evelyn Hammond, Doris O’Callaghan and Mi's. Good­ year were named. Gift exchange tickets were given out and not to exceed 25c. The members of the class are re­ sponsible for the S.School choir for the month of November at this time a few hymns were practised. Evelyn Hammond gave a splen­ did paper on “Friends and Neigh­ bours. Hilda Smith gave an amus­ ing reading “A Trick of iFate”. The closing hymn and Dorothy Switzer closed with prayer. A Dutch auction of cake proved very exciting and profitable. Doris O’Callaghan conducted the auction with Beatrice Rogers as cashier. Short Course The Women’s Institute sponsor­ ed a three-day course in “Time Saving Kitchen” at the United church last week. The number who availed themselves of the oppor­ tunity felt that it was time well spent. Miss Esther Slicter of the Department conducted the course giving us a great many “time sav­ ing ideas” for our kitchens. Our only regret was that more didn’t take the opportunity to attend. BRINSLEY The Mission Circle held a chicken supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Neil. There were twenty- four present. After the supper the remainder of the evening was spent playing progressive crockinole. The high prize for the ladies went to Marion Hodgson and the low went to Orpah Watson. The high prize for the men went to Jack Hodgson and the low to Murray Hamilton. The proceeds of the evening amoun­ ted to about nine dollors. Miss Gertrude Amos spent the week-end at her home here. The Mission Circle will hold their regular meeting at the home of Kathleen Morley on Thursday afternoon. You’ll get results with a want ad . . . buy, sell or swap anything. It pays to use the Times-Advocate classifieds. TOTO are more extensively regulated than any other Canadian business. Canada’s ten Chartered Banks are subject, under the Bank Act, to the most thorough­ going regulation. For instance: The annual audit—conducted by Chartered Accountants appoint­ ed by the banks’ shareholders— is submitted to the Department of Finance. The Department may call for further special audits, and in addition maintains regu­ lar inspections of the banks’ affairs through the Inspector- General of Banks, who is ob­ liged by lawto examine the banks* books at least once each yean Then there are monthly returns to both the Department of Fin­ ance and to the Bank of Canada. The Minister may also call for special returns at any time. All this in addition to the Bank Act’s extensive regulations cover­ ing such phases of banking oper­ ation as reserve requirements, types of transactions permitted, interest rates, and note issue* TI»6s© regulations are for the purpose of safeguarding your savings and guiding the operations of the banks as an essential element of out national life. “Victory over the White Plague” can only be won by the united effort of EVERYBODY! Queen Alexandra Sanatorium needs the help Large or Small of every home and business concern Please send contributions to Christmas Sea! Committee - 382 Wellington St., London HARPLEY Mr. Robt. Desjardine has had the rural telephone installed in his home. Miss Helen Love, nurse-in-training in St. Joseph’s Hospital, London, spent the week-end at her home here. Mrs. John Ridley attended the U.F.W.O. meeting on Tuesday after­ noon at the home of Mr. Harold Walper on the Mollard Line. Miss Ila Bestard, of London, spent the week-end at her home here. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Parizeau are at present quite ill with the flu. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Love and Junior, of Thedford, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Love and Mr. and Mrs. Colin Love. Mr. John Love returned to Thedford with them for a visit. Mr. Jim Love spent the week-end with his sister, Mrs. Ellison Whiting, at Centenary. The best storage temperature for seed potatoes is 33 to 38 degrees F., but for table stock 3 8 to 42 degrees F. will give the best results. Lower temperatures tend to cause a sweet flavour. CLINTON AIRMAN SAFE WAS REPORTED MISSING tShot down ovei’ enemy territory and reported missing, Pilot Officer William “Blondie” Cook of Clin­ ton turned up six weeks later at Gibraltar. This news was received Monday by his parents, Mr, and Mrs. W. J. Cook, of Clinton. “Safe in Gibral­ tar” was the text of the cablegram. No details of his escape from enemy land were giveu. A popular athlete, he was on the 1939 juve­ nile O.H.A. championship team. TUNE IN Old Fashioned Revival Hour 7-8 p.m., E.D.S.T. PILGRIMS’ HOUR 2-3 p-m. E.D.S.T. Mutual Network SUNDAYS Local Station CKLW WINDSOR CHARLES E. FULLER P.O. Box 123 — Los Angeles Zone 53, California Because only the highest grade cotton may be used in parachute web­ bing and lines, aeroplane fabrics, and collapsible lifeboats, careless cotton picking in the United States, Egypt, and other cotton producing allied countries is regarded as an act of sabotage in war time. Backache-Kidneys Cry for Help Most people fail to recognize the seriousness of a bad back. The stitches, twitches, and twinges are bad enough, and cause great suf­ fering, but back of the backache and the cause of it all is the dis­ ordered Jtidneys crying out a warn­ ing through the back. A pain in the back is the kidneys’ cry for help. Go to their assistance. Get a box of Doan’s Kidney Pills. l, A remedy for backache and sick ’ lridneys. “Doan’s” azre put up in an oblong grey box with our trade mark a “Maple Leaf” on the wrapper. Refuse substitutes. Get‘‘ Doan’s. ” The T. Milburn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont. 5