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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1951-09-13, Page 4Page 4 THE T1MES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1951 Ogden Reunion Th,e Ogden family held their annual reunion at Springbanlt Park, London, on Saturday, Sep tember 8. Members were present from Lucan, London, Tillson- burg, Brantford, Woodstock, Whalen, Exeter, Detroit and Es condido, Calif. Contests were en- joyed in the afternoon. At a short business session after sup per it was voted to hold a re union next year and Bill Ogden of "Woodstock was- re-elected as president. The milk production of a cow is reduced more rapidly by too little water than by anything else. Centralia Planes Search Muskeg For Sportsmen Lost In North ft See Harry SherwoecTs display of MASSEY-HARRIS Tractors and Implements at the WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY September 19‘ and 20 H. R. Sherwood PHONE 414-J Massey-Harris Sales and Service EXETER We’ll Be At The Fair, Too! and we’H be showing you and the amazingly popular, femineered B International Harvester Farm Equipment international Trucks international Refrigerators • — DON’T MISS OUR EXHIBIT! ASK FOR A DEMONSTRATION F. W. Huxtable Phone I53-W Exeter (lOWf TO THE FAIR ’• 1 zz z tThis is the rest of the story of the search for Bill Barilko and Dr. Henry Hudson who disapper- ed after leaving James Bay by plane on August 22^ Times-Advo- cat-e reporter Don Southcott ac companied Dakota 641 from Cen tralia to the search area. The first part of his account appeared last week,) Dakota 641 easing around day afternoon, were already Dakota from Trenton and a Mit chell from Rockcliffe. They cov ered the missing plane's suppos er route and investigated local reports of fires, crashes, etc. Some civilian aircraft had al ready searched part of the area. One of the pilots was Tommy Cook, of Lands and Clinton. Offering arrived at Kapus- 4 o’clock Wednes- Two other planes on search — a the Department of Forests, a native of ■» at the Same Location at the Exeter Fall Fair Watch for the New Things on the Market ✓ » ■ The Beautiful CARS WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT Exeter Fall Fair Exeter Motor Salesi Fred Dobbs, Prop. PHONE 200 ★ HEREFORD BREEDERS’ REGIONAL SHOW★ MIDWAY★ RACES ★ DANCE TO CKNX RANCH BOYS★ $3,000 IN PRIZES McGregor Wright of above, be found. heard of is certain. conducted attracted and is ex food a show- ing are Huron Lumber Co BREWERS SiNCE 1832 You’ll Find The aging. The town. They eitment to agement. Ruston and his party stayed to prepare for another day. More aircraft arrived during the day. Two from Centralia were captained by Fit. Lt. Tom Webster and FO. Roy Nurse. A bright sky broke out of the night as airmen prepared for Friday’s flights. The search was now concentrated between Coral Islands, and Cochrane—the cen tre section of the area. Twelve aircraft were scanning the for ests. , Dakota 641 took off minus two of its crew of the day before because of airsickness. The day’s flying lasted eight and one-lialf hours. The actual trip covered some 850 miles, excluding the distance to and from the base. Monotonous Scenery For spotters, the scenery was, by now, one of monotonous familiarity—just trees, water, muskeg and wasteland. There was little relief this stale atmosphere. The ters slept shifts. The engines was side of the tions of the FO. Barry Howard reported posi tion to search headquarters every half hour. Back at the airport, the plane’s captain was ordered to fly 641 home for an engine change. The crew was given a small five-hour search area to cover Saturday and then proceed to North Bay, Toronto and Cen tralia. Saturday morning was cloudy and ceiling was practical ly zero. Our plane didn’t leave the base until noon. A shortage of fuel supply kept the and the Bay crew left early for were looking for ex break their discour- They may be there for a week or more. There were many poss ibilities which had to be investi gated, Perhaps the light aircraft had turned back in the storm and overshot Rupert House on James Bay in its return voyage. It could have drifted miles off course. As each hour of this search passed, one felt more and more hopeless about its outcome. And yet, there was that all-important possibility that somewhere two men were struggling for surviv al, waiting with intense hope to see a silver-winged aircraft drone a rescue signal These men may They may never be again. But one thing The search operation by the RCAF is thorough, far- reaching, imaginative, effective and complete. It is based on a systematic operation which will most efficiently produce results if anything can. .The conduct and execution of this search is a demonstration of why the RCAF is one of the most efficient military organiza tions in the western world today, An outstanding display of cupboards and kitchen and bathroom ideas. Huron Lumber Co z help to Fit. Lt. Rus ton were Dr. Lou Hudson, bro ther of the missing dentist, and. Gordon Gauthier, a friend. Both had flown many times with the pilot and were able to ton an idea of -what would take and what do in case of trouble. Little Accomodation During the night four aircraft arrived at the and prepared to take off morning operations. Finding ac commodation for the crew's was difficult. Hotels took the major ity of men but some had to sleep in temporary quarters at the airport; others slept in their planes. Thursday the big push Crews started rolling out tel and plane beds before dawn, By seven, all personnel ready but lack of transportation from town delayed operations. Searchmaster Ruston had the briefings prepared when men arrived. Seven crews waiting for instructions, four engined Lancaster briefed first, then the amphib ious Canso, then 641— with the "most probable area” to search. The search area, now set at close to 30,000 square miles, was divided into eight parts. Dak 641 was assigned the extreme south western position, the area where the searchmaster hoped there would be success. Broken Sky At five minutes past eight, Captain McLaughlin lifted the kite into a broken sunny sky. Immediately the observers were ordered to take their posts, i Packed sleeping bags and safety ’ equipment were thrown near {the rear four windows and the men placed themselves with eyes ’staring out the window. The 1 captain and co-pilot covered the i area from the front. Visibility in ’this "creping line ahead” search | was two miles either side of the i aircraft. This range was reach- ,'ed from 1000 feet, The sky was i very clear. The area was 104 miles long, 30 wide. With a four-mile the aircraft was to make trips up and down the Time allotted was less seven hours. Actually, with in vestigations, the trip took eight. Navigator Ernie Saunders gave brisk orders. The missing air craft. a Fairchild 24 with pon toons, was yellow. Any suspicious sign was to be investigated. No smoking at the posts. The first shout came from Cadet Lee Stratton. The captain circled the area and the object turned out to be nothing more than a birch tree will yellow foli age, There were many of these seen later, scattered singly among the heavy patches of green timber. Rough Ride The ride was a bit rough. As the clouds broke, letting the sun shine through holes in the sky, the air became turbulent and rocked the ship as it ambled through at approximately 140 miles per hour. In the southern portion of our area, roads and buildings with clearances, small villages, broke up the timber land. Farther north were more lakes, circles of birch among the pines, scrub land, muskeg and timber clearances. The six rear observers man ned their four posts on an hour- on. half-hour off schedule. For the first few hours, the ridgid vigilance was noticible but as (the time went by it was hard ’for the men to maintain the peak : of keeness in their lookout, i There were some breaks. A jfire was spotted 3 a miles off the area and reported by radio to | search headquarters. That was {investigated later without re- I suits. Around Harris Lake, a small fire and washing were seen. It was just an Indian trap per’s camp. Later, on Little Abitihi lake. ' a canoe was spotted but it be longed only to trappers. At twelve o'clock sandwiches were passed the crew and milk was available. But the constant jostles of the plane made an In experienced stomach like our | own rise and the lunch wasn’t particularly appreciated. No Reports Unhappily, the crew returned shortly after four o’clock. 641 was one of the last in. None of the ships had seen anything and the men knew what was coming next. Tomororw it would he a "fine tooth comb” search over limited areas, flying at 50 feet | with a half mile range. This was {going to be tedious and discour- give Rus- eourse he he would other "Kap” in the 8 U EXETER There’s no time like "fair” time to catch up on what’s new in farming equipment. And, as always, you’ll see the latest at the John Deere Exhibit. You’ll see new John Deere Tractors and modern John Deere implements to speed up every farming job, make it easier, and do it better . ♦ ♦ to increase your farming profits. So plan now to visit Our exhibit and talk over John Deere machines with our fair representatives. You’ll enjoy every minute! W. G. Simmons & Sons GODERICHEXETER came, of ho- were the were The ■was range, seven area, than from spot- off- of during their constant drone the only noise out- whirring interrup- radio equipment as most of the planes on ground during the morning forced officials to divide search base between North and Kapuscasing. Dakota 641 searched an south of Porcupine on Saturday. The plane landed at Centralia around 9 boring Search But in the little wilderness. area p.m.—home from its yet important mission. Goes On its sister kites were still Kap, still searching for a yellow plane among the ELIMVILLE The community extends every get well wish ward Skinner, a toria Hospital polio. A number are tern Fair in London this week. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Parish and family spent the week-end with Mr. Harry Sparling. Mr. and Mrs, Franklin Skin ner spent the week-end on a motor trip to Owen Sound, North Bay. Orillia and visited with Mr, and Mrs. O’Reily at Shelbourne. | Mr. and Mrs. James Sinclair i to Master patient in stricken Ed- Vie- with attending Wes- Mr. and Mrs. James Sinclair returned from then* honeymoon and are now residing in London. Mrs. L. Hodgert of Seaforth visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Coper. The Women’s Institute will be held Friday night, September 14, instead of Wednesday night. Sgt. and Mrs. A. D. Stoner and son of the joint air force staff of Washington D.C. and Mrs. Roy Wilde and sons of Wayne, PA, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Norman Holmes for the week-end. Mr. and -Mrs. Gerald Plant re turned home Monday after visit ing three weeks with the latter’s mother, Mrs. L. Walker of Tor onto. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stoner visit ed on Saturday with their daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Holmes. Grand Bend W.l.To Vote For Huron Or Lambton The Tag Day for the Canadian Institute for the Blind sponsor ed by the Women’s Institute of Grand Bend realized $50, $40 of which was sent to Goderich. In the next meeting to be held September 20, a vote will be tak en to decide whether or not. the Women’s Institut will remain in South Huron or join with the Lambton Institutes. At the same meeting, the theme will be "His torical Research’'. Name Teachers In McGillivray The following are the teachers engaged in McGillivray ship School Area: S.S. ' West Mrs. Ont,; MacDonald, Lucknow, Ont.; S.S No. 6, London, Ont.; S.S. No. Town i Exeter Again Scene Of Hereford Show Again this year, Exeter fair will be the scene of a regional Hereford Show, sponsored joint ly by the Ontario Hereford As sociation, the Ontario Livestock Branch and the Exeter Fair. Prize money for this special event amounts to over $575— which attracts a lot of entries. Last year, George Kennedy of Lucknow captured the grand championship of the show with a bull which was selected from 60 other cattle. The reserve grand and junior grand cham pionship were awarded to Bob Hern of Woodham. Other ex hibitors were W, S. O’Neill and son of Dresden, John of Hensail and H. C. Cromarty. The regional show large crowds last year pected to make as g„„ ing again this year. Other special events in the cattle competitions are the baby beef classes—one for residents of Osborne Township, the other sponsored by the Agriculture So ciety. Special For Pigs The T. Eaton Co. special for bacon hogs will feature the com- See Canada’s Finest Automobiles Our late model cars are practically all sold but the trade-ins of the older models stilleJjear- a lot of transportation and priced to sell awaiting a buyer. We will gladly show them to anyone interested. We havd on hand a three- ton special and a three-ton standard heavy duty truck. 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