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By R. S. ATKEY, Editor,
Clinton, (Ont.^ News-Record
Canada is spending plenty of
dollars
which
Fox’ce
share.
Is this money being well
spent? Are we training the right
type of young men? Is there a
future for young Canadians in
the Air Force?
Recently, through the kind
permission of Air Vice Marshal
C. R. Slemon, C.B., C.B.E., Tren
ton, Ontario, Air Officer Com
manding Training Command, and
Wing Commander A. C. Hull,
D. F.C., commanding officer of
R.C.A.F. Station, Clinton, Ont.,
the author was permitted to ac
company trainees on an opera
tional flight from R.C.A.F. Sta
tion, Centralia, Ont., to R.C.A.F.
Station, Greenwood, N.S., with
ground instruction also at Green
wood.
It was a rare privilege for me,
as editor of a weekly newspaper,
to observe, “The Flying Radio
Classroom” in operation. Seven
of these fully-equipped Dakota
twin-engined planes are based at
Centralia as Radar and Com
munications School Flight for
use of the R. & C. School at
Clinton, twenty miles distant.
Two of them were used on our
flight from Centralia to Green
wood,
“Flying Classrooms”
I might describe one of these
R.C.A.F. radio training planes or
“flying radio classrooms” on
which we made the trip to
Greenwood, N.S.
Each of these Dakotas possess
five radio transmitters and re
ceivers. Three of each of these
are used for training R.C.A.F.
radio officers. In addition to
this high-powered radio commu
nications equipment, each aircraft
carries many thousands of dol
lars worth of the finest radio
navigation equipment to be
found with any armed service
anywhere in the world. It in
cludes loran (for long range
navigation) , blind-bombing
equipment, blind-landing equip
ment, and the only radio trans
mitter of its kind in the world.
As stated before, seven of
these radio training planes are
in constant use at Centralia by
R. & C.S. Flight.
The two Dakotas, which par
ticipated in this training flight,
were .VC-DGL-974 and VC-DGG-
400.
An Editor-Observor
As it happened, I was an ob
server on DGL ("Dog George
Love”). Captain of the ship was
Flying -Officer S. J, Sisson, New
Brunswick, with ‘
J. W. Matthews, Barrie, Ontario,
as co-pilot.
Radio Officer
F/L G. G. Agnew, Clinton, who
as Public Relations Officer for
R.C.A.F. Station, Clinton, made
all arrangements for my trip. I
might add that not one detail
for my comfort and information
was lacking. F/L Agnew has
just been transferred as Signals
Leader of No. 405 Squadron, the
new Bombing and Reconnais
sance Squadron based at Green
wood, N.S., and will be missed
greatly at Clinton.
At Greenwood, the students
were given a first glimpse of
operations as they actually exist
on a flying station where search
and rescue and flying exercises
with the Navy are prime tasks.
One of the most interesting
and valuable demonstrations was
the carrying out of three ground-
controlled approaches by our
DDG plane. A Ground Control
Approach is a method, by radar
and radio, used to bring an air
craft into a station under condi
tions of extremely poor visibility
when the pilot is unable to see
the ground from a height of ap
proximately 100 feet or more.
Greenwood To Centralia
The weather for the return
trip from Greenwood to Cen
tralia necessitated making the
entire trip by the use of instru
ments or as the pilots say, by
IFR (instrument flying rules).
In this case, the flight is •con
trolled very rigidly by radio
range stations, in much the same
manner as the railway despatch-
ers or the railway block system
controls trains.-
Our plane flew
to Montreal, and
from Montreal to
save time, we did not land at
Dorval as on the down trip, but
flew right through.
Arriving over Montreal just at
dark, that metropolis Was a mar
vellous sight with its
lights along Sherbrooke
Catherine Streets.
Weather .Provides Test
Flying by night and
weather becoming progressively
worse, the need of radio com
munication became all apparent.
Frequent reports of the weather
ahead were received by the
student operators and were
passed on to the pilots for their
information.
Shortly after passing over
Toronto at an altitude of 4,000
feet, an electric storm broke in
all its fury and gave us a few
thrills.
However, when
over Centralia, the
abated and we wore
without difficulty.
Due to heavy head-winds, our
non-stop flight from Greenwood
on her armed services of
the Royal Canadian Air
is receiving a healthy
to Centralia had taken us just
five minutes short of eight hours
instead of the five hours on the
journey east the previous day. '
Supper was waiting in the
Airmen's Mess at Centralia, and
a journey by R.C.A.F. transport
to Clinton broi<t
ience to a close.
Here’s one tiling
You don’t have to
fly in the R.C.A.F.’ The radio
and radar fellows
Five Graduates
Incidently,
operators
graduated
Officer
R.C.A.F.
Friday afternoon, November IS,
receiving their wings from Air
Vice-Marshal C. R, Slemon, C.B.,
C.B.E., Trenton, Ontario, Air Of
ficer Commanding Training Com
mand, R.C.A.F.
That ' “ “
Course
dicated
started
teen members and only
graduated at the proper
These men-
of Pilot Officer—will
two-month course in gunnery at
R.C.A.F. Station, Trenton, before
a fine exper-
I found out:
be a pilot to
do it,
five
two
too!
student
aircraft
Flying Officer
in charge was
at 6,000 feet
at 4,000 feet
Centralia. To
coloured
and Ste.
With the
we arrived
storm had
able to land
the
on the
as members of Radio
s ’ Course No. 12 at
Station, Clinton, on
-being posted to various R.C.A.F. (stations in Canada.
Associated with F/L Agnew
were Flight Cadets E. T.
mire, Weyburn, Sask.; J.
Smith, Kirkland Lake, Ont.; and
Bilot Officer R. L. Browne,
Montreal, a recent Radio Officer
graduate,
The other’ trainer, DGG (“Dog
George George”), was captained
by F/O'J, L. Donovan, with F/O
H. A. Gibson, as co-pilot. Radio
Officer’ in charge was F/O J. G.
Falls,
Ont. The three
him
S,
L.
L.
B.C.
the Radio Officers’
is no “push-over” is in-
by the fact that RO 12
out a year ago with thir-
members and only five
time.
—now with the rank
Officer—will take a
Munnoch, Smooth Rock
and Wingham,
students associated
were Flight Cadets
Wright, Tisdale, Sask.;
Perrie r, Ottawa; and M,
Judd, New Westminster,
(Surrey).
Excellent Flying' Weather
As we set out on our
from Centralia to Greenwood—
close to 900 air miles away—we
had the advantage of excellent
flying weather with visibility
near a maximum. Flying at 5,-
000 feet, we landed at Dorval,
Montreal, in 2*4 hours. A won
derful view of the countryside
presented itself—notably Ottawa
and the Gatineau Hills lying to
the north, and the St. Lawrence
River and the Adirondock Moun
tains to the south.
After having lunch
with
R, E.
B,
trip
Dorval Airport Restaurant, and
refuelling the plane, we took off
again fox* Greenwood, N.S., with
Montreal below us in the sun.
Fifty-MUe Tail Wind
Then we ascended to 9,000
feet, as there was a fifty-mlle
tail wind at this level, and set
our course by instrument along
the radio beam to our destina
tion, using radio aids provided
by the radio range stations en
route. These included Megantic,
Que,; Millinocket, Maine; Bliss-
ville, N.B.; and Greenwood, N.S.
The trip over the northern
part of Maine and New Bruns
wick indicated little below us
except dense forests studded
with shimmering lakes. We land
ed at Greenwood, N.S.,
hours after taking off at
making a total
from Centralia.
Efficiency Tested
The efficiency
Officers’ Course
tested throughout
actual operational
.F/C Frymire, 1
to Montreal, communicated with
Centralia, Trenton and
side, P.E.I.,
powered transmitting
ceiving instruments.
For the remaining half of the
trip, he traded places with F/C
Smith, who, at the same time,
had been communicating with
Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, Goose
Bay (Labrador), and Churchill
(Manitoba).
P/O Browne used another set
of instruments on a different
frequency to keep in touch fox’
the whole trip with Centralia,
Trenton, Summerside (R.E.L),
an(l Greenwood.
The pattern followed on
other plane was similar to
proceedings on ours.
We were given a hearty
come at Greenwood and enjoyed
ouy overnight stay there.
the
the
wel-
of five
2%
Dorval
hours
Radio
was
of our
Students
the trip under
I conditions,
from Centralia
Summer-
on one of the high-
and re-
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WHAT THE B of M HAS TO MEET ITS OBLIGATIONS
229,296,309.15
156,733,757.58
$2,019,142,697.65
3,621,916.00
dollars
BofM
A TWO-BILLION-DOLLAR STORY/
CASH: The BofM has cash in its vaults and money
on deposit with the Bank of Canada amounting to
MONEY in the form of notes of, cheques on, and
deposits with other banks . .....................................
INVESTMENTS: The B of M lias over a billion dollars
invested in high-grade government bonds and other
public securities, which have a ready market. Listed
on the Bank's books at a figure not greater than their
market value, they amount to . .... .
The B of M has other bonds, debentures ahd
stocks, a substantial part of which represents assis
tance to industry for plant development ih the post
war period. These investments are carried at . .
CALL LOANS: The BofM has call loans which are
fully protected by quickly saleable securities. These
loans amount to ........ .
1,044,968,842.21
122,917,348.16
48,174,652.91
QUICKLV AVAILABLE RESOURCES: The resources listed above,
which can quickly be turned into cash, cover 78% of all that
the Bank owes to the public. These ‘'quick assets’* amount to . *
LOANS: During the year, many millions of dollars
have been lent to business and industrial enterprises at
for production of every kind—-to farmers, fishermen,
lumbermen and ranchers—to citizens in all walks of ffe
life, and to Provincial ahd Municipal Governments “
and School Districts. These loans, now at the highest
year-end figure in the Bank's history, stand at «
BANK BUILDINGS: In hamlets, villages, towns and
large cities from coast to coast the B of M serves
its customers at 541 offices. The value of the build
ings owned by the Bank, together with furniture and
equipment, is shown on its books at , « , ,
OTHER ASSETS: These chiefly represent liabilities of w
customers for commitments made by the Bank on
their behalf, covering foreign and domestic trade ^fl
transactions ..........
TOTAL RESOURCES WHICH THE BofM HAS TO MEET
ITS OBLIGATIONS , ..........
Every one of the B of M’s 1,700,000 depositors has shared in the
^writing of it.
Simple and straightforward, it tells how the two-billion-dollar resources
of Canada’s First Bank have been put to work . . . how these resources —
born of the deposits of our customers — are helping Canadians in every
Walk of life to make a better future for themselves and for Canada.
You can see these
at work everywhere .
commercial loans are
at the highest year-
end figure in the his
tory of the Bank.
WHAT THE B of M OWES TO OTHERS
DEPOSITS: While many business firms, manufacturers,
merchants, farmers and people in every type of busi
ness have substantial deposits with the B of M, the
larger part of the money on deposit with the Bank is
the savings of well over a million private citizens.
The total of all deposits is . . . . . .
BANK NOTES: BofM bills in circulation, which are
payable on presentation, amount to ...
OTHER LIABILITIES: Miscellaneous items, represent- •k’D
ing mainly commitments undertaken by the Bank
on behalf of customers iti their foreign and domestic n-
trade transactions.........
TOTAL OF WHAT THE BofM OWES ITS DEPOSITORS
AND OTHERS.................................................................................
TO PAY ALL IT OWES, THE BofM HAS TOTAL RE
SOURCES, AS SHOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS
STATEMENT, AMOUNTING TO .............................................
WHICH MEANS THAT THE B of M HAS RESOURCES,
OVER AND ABOVE WHAT IT OWES, AMOUNTING TO
31,767,83948
$2,054,532,452.83
2,139,688,263.44
$ 85,155,810.61
$1,602,090,910.01
487,352,653.41
17,850,169.22
32,394,530.80
$2,139,688,263.44
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This figure of $85,155,810.61 is made up of money subscribed by the shareholders
and, to some extent, of profits which have from time to time been ploughed back into the
business to broaden the Bank's services and to give added protection for the depositors.
$ ift
EARNINGS — After paying all overhead expenses, including staff
salaries, bonuses and contributions to the Pension Fund, and after
making provision for contingencies, and for depreciation of Bank
premises, furniture and equipment, the B of M reports earnings
for the twelve months ended October 31st, 1949, of ,
Provision for Dominion income Tax and Provincial Taxes
Leaving Net Earnings of . « .
This amount was distributed as follows:
Dividends to Shareholders « « »
Balance to Profit and Loss Account ,
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$9,221,569.97
3,405,000.00
$ 5,816,569.97
Montreal
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