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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1943-08-12, Page 7
.FXPRR.T. INSTROMRNT INSTRUCTORS ;r9M,3 r,fr A."40,0, Ug:„ k • Studying a flight map on the tail of this twin-eniined Oxford trainer are Wing. Commander D. F. Matclonald, commanding officer of No, 1 Instrument Flying Training School at Deseronto, Ont.; and Squadron Leader Harry Gibson of Newcastle-on-Tyne, chief flying Instructor. Wing Commander Macdonald is a R.A.F. pioneer in the synthetic training afforded by the Link and an authority on instrument flying. Squadron Leader Gibson, an airlines pilot before the war, has been on 37 operational trips as a bomber captain against enemy targets. Business and Professional Directory WELLINGTON FIRE. Insurance Company Est. 1840 An all Canadian Company which has faithfully served its policy holders for over a century . Head Office - Toronto H, C. MacLean Insurance Agency Wingham DR. R. L. STEWART PHYSICIAN Telephone 29 A. H. McTAVISH, Teeswater, Ontario Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public and Conveyancer Office: Gofton House, Wroxeter every Thursday afternoon 1.30 to 4.30 and by appointment. Phone - Teeswater 120J. DR. W: M. CONNELL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Phone 19 W. A. CRAWFORD, M.D. Physician and Surgeon L9cated at the 'office of the late Dr. J. P. Kennedy. Phone 150 Wingham HARRY FRYFOGLE Licensed Embalmer and Funeral Director Furniture and Funeral Service Ambulance Service Phones: Day 109W. ,Night 109j, J. W. BUSHFIELD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Money To Loan Office - Meyer Block, Wingham J. H. CRAWFORD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Bonds, Investments & Mortgages. Wingham Ontario J. A. FOX Chiropractor and Drugless Therapist. RADIONIC EQUIPMENT. COMPLETE HEALTH SERVICE. Phone 191, Frederick A. Parker OSTEOPATH Offies: Centre St., Wingharri Osteopathic and Electric Treat- ments, Foot Techniques Phcce 272. Wingham. THOMAS FELLS AUCTIONEER REAL ESTyATE SOLb A Thorough Knowledge of Firm Stock. - Phone 231, Wingham K. M., MacLENNAN Veterinary Surgeon Office---Victoria St., West. Formerly the Hayden Residence PHONE 196 Wingham, Ontario 00. RECAPTURED Lieut. Peter Hans Krug, German prisoner of war who testified against Max Stephan in Detroit, Mich., escaped again from camp at Gravenhurst, Ont He was recap- tured several days later. c. WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME WHAT rr ISIYOUILL FEEL GET-rev xis?' .to GET rr cop Nowt movo9 i4 arprirriWorrinir'', I was sprawled out on the grass in front of the house the other day after dinner having a rest before going back to the hayfield, then a newspaper in the hired man's hands caught my 'eye. There was an ad in there and the title of it caught my eye. "What does Canada mean to you?" I- think the ad was for a political rally but I didn't notice that: The sentence FISHIN' FEE FISH Pop sea that this world we live in 'Is one big fishin' pond An' we've all been fishin' fer some- thin' Since the time the first day dawned. He sez some are fishin' for trouble, An' others are fishin' fer fame, -- '©ORS [BIM &WI:1M 0/.11;111 . EINE:1E48[KM GIN© ©r$90 - ISOM MOM ORM MG11310 UCI 0E01 CIE1 1:112MCIDIO E101911 EIMIN MMI:00Ed 111M .IA LOU 081E.1LS 13 -Q 1g 0. 44. Color 48. Canvass point 49. Vehicle 7' 15 3' SS rz d 46 SCOTT'S SCRAP BOOK' "P *-I'arfr7rIty7t:3 By R. J. F.,CC77 gr j 0g1(151,A-KLE.t4(IP ROYAL SOVEREIGN (ogiyhvAILY .WooDEsi "ler '+ LAYER ARmoR,SP) 15 MOWN '" A.S114E FiRS'I. DREAD il0114kr 4 ftSR. BsuM4im4 ABOUi A PERM B ETWEEN 12uS5104\ MAD JAPAN of 114 l'APDY"RO6SEVEll WAS 4IVEN-rt AMU:mart AWARE of -ftlE. MODEL YR 4figouoi .011,itt 4n3.6 mrptttm w44asi Teststekwowttlitotofse owl .BY WALLY BI5HOP E11171t 1851 OUVof W ea n DIE. of smo ,r4A( viol ESCAUS-rioN akftlEn. -MAN ISABILKY -fo GET OXYGEN Wito WERVAE FIR ftoPil. lb U5E LIquiP FIRE IN WARFARE? ALL RIGHT ,9 I WAS .JUST tkiNKIN s ABOUT SO400 °PENN' FIVE WEEKS FROM TODAV# ogoWil 50 IT DOES.9l3UT WHY D yA HAVE TO BRING TWAT' UP? 'Thursday, August 12th, 1943 WINOFIAN ADVANCE-TILES MUGGowS70SKEETER1 f dizviods, %Aver 00 YOU' ANY * cc,.._weeszuP, SONNY; ALL T.*141-TiT ttlt`\, 0 GOOD! Itrz jijgr THOU614T SC)METHING AND Z ODULONT HEuP atvwel understand the damage, 'We drove through parts of .;.,ondon, and later walked through part of Bristol, on brilliant moonlight nights, and the moonlight, shining through roofless and windowless buildings, made a ter- rible picture, never to be forgotten. We visited blitzed areas in London, Bristol, Bath and Portsmouth, hut there are man other places that have badly battered areas Hull, Dover, Coventry, Plymouth, etc, In some cases areas of several blocks have been absolutely flattened, while in others, one house in the middle of a block may have been demolished as if cut out by a huge knife. We were told that there is a well defined pathway between London and the coast, leading toward Germany, along which the fields were ploughed up by bombs which had been dropped by' raiders who, unable to penetrate the London defences, had turned back and dumped their bombs at random, In April, 1942, Hitler carried out what is known as the "Baedecker" raids, • (so called because they were aimed solely at destroying famous places), on Exeter, Bath, Norwich; York and Canterbury. Civilian casual- ties at Bath, Exeter, Norwich and York were 938 persons killed and 998 injured, Many of the killed were never identified. The pathetic des- cription 'of one at Bath read, "Age, about two` years; hair, fair; eyes, blue gray; division between top row of teeth; no other distinguishing' featur- es." The most deplored architectural loss in Bath was the Assembly Rooms, The rooms, said to have been the most beautiful in 'Britain, were first opened in 1771, and had been refinished *in 1938 at a cost of fifty thousand pounds sterling. These rooms delighted Charles Dickens, who made them famous as the scene of Mr. Pick- wick's game of whist with the "three thorough-paced female card-players." Bristol, we found, had been rather badly battered, principally in the winter of 1940-41 during which 2,259 houses were destroyed and about 46,- 000 received varying degrees of dam- age. Many other buildings were des- troyed, including 22 elenientary schools and 29 churches, Our home in Bristol was the Royal Hotel, which was carrying on, al- though the back part, including the dining room and many of the rooms, had been bombed off: The rooms oc- cupied by some of our party did not have any glass in the windows. In 'four of the larger cities which we visited, we saw areas many blocks in extent that have been completely flattened. Since returning home, I have heard that up until December 31st, 1942, the number of Britons .•^, killed in air..raids was 47,860 and the number injured was 56,410. We heard many expressions of ap- preciation for the assistance sent to the stricken people by various funds in Canada, One of the aims of the enemy was to destroy the morale of the people. It was interesting to study the actual effect, We found that the stories we had heard of the way in which the people had taken the punishment dish- ed out to them were absolutely true. Their spirit is simply wonderful. One of 'our guides in Bristol, who had been a prosperous merchant, showed us a mass of rubble in the midst of the bombed area, and quietly remarked, "That is all that is left of my life's savings." No complaints. Just a grim determination to carry on. An official of an establishment where one of my relatives was ern- ployed,•was bombed out of three plac- es the same night, but he was on time at the office in the morning. There have been cases of employees coming to work in the' morning be- fore some of their relatives had been rescued from ruined buildings, Eng- land is a tight little isle packed with heros and heroines, even if they do not all wear uniforms. Their morale- is proof against any terror that can be launched against them. Here's to heros and heroines, valiant and strong, Who carry on bravely, no matter how long; Through darkness and peril, they're steadfast and true, The people of Britain - Here's to you! • • PHIL OSIFER OF LAZY MEADOWS By Harry J. Boyle caught my eye and it kept in my mind all afternoon, Try sometime to figure out what ' your country means to you, It will do you good to think over some of the things it means to live in this country of ours. I thought of it when the training planes from the Ii.,C.A.P, station roared over my head . zip- ping and gliding , . . and playing as it were in the sky. They didn't drop any bombs, I didn't have to rush back up to the house to make sure that Mrs. Phil arid Patricia Ann were safe, No , , I could just go on work- ing as Peacefully as possible, My only worry was whether a cloud on W the horizon as the advance scout for a. whole party of them that might spill rain down all over the hay. Canada means a lot to a fellow in 4 the country. I've always had the idea that people who till the soil are per- haps closer to the land than anyone else. We are not like the peasants of France who so expressively used to pick up a handful of Mother Earth and hip it. On the other, hand how often have you watched a farmer sit idly while he lets the soil trickle through his fingers. He loves that soil. Unconsciously perhaps he knows that it is from the soil that his living comes and that upon his living the living of the whole country depends. It's true that during the past few years or I should say for the ten years prior to the war we placed more em- phasis on the handiwork of man . . . but somehow I know that before this war is over, we'll all have a better ap- preciation for what it means. On Sundays you see the way Can- ada is built. Down the road about a half mile the Catholics go to Mass on Sunday morning. On. Sunday after- noon you'll see the Protestants at service in their church which is up the road the other way. They live in perfect harmony. In fact it was just last Sunday that I saw Jim Foster, staunch churchman of the Protestant belief driving the Flanni- gan's to Mass. The Flannigan car was out of order. Jim did that l e- cause he has a healthy respect for what the other fellow believes. Our grandparents and great grand- parents laid the foundation for all this. They were active, hearty people who cut down the bush and built homes for themselves. There was trouble at times but gradually they grew up to know and respect each other. They handed a heritage . . . Canada . on to us. We haven't always done the right thing but at least we have profited by our mistakes. Canada to' meis not a perfect place . • • not a Paradise but at least a country where you have a chance, When we get this mess over . . . this ! war in Europe then we have to get ourselves into balance. We have to first of all know and respect Mother Nature and not squander her boun- ties. We have to realize that in this country we have everything it takes to make a truly great country. CANADIANS Ilibstatr , ?a, Canadian infantrymen, with a tank beside them, move into battle on the Sicilian front north of Valguarnera. They have come to gripS with German soldiers in Sicily and are battering them back in true Canadian style. CROSSWORD PUZZLE ' ACROSS 6, Land- 29, Ditch around '• 1, Entitle. .measures (=tie 5. Native of 6. Fix 31. Make Arabia - 7, Bird's riving uniform 9. Culture 8. English poet 34. Near Medium. 11, Perched 36. S. American 10'. Trust 13. Nickname republic 11. Scrutinizes 17. ExPression 37. From 12. Reject 18. Face cover 38, Resort 14. Song ' ' 20. The (Sp.) 39. Domesti- 15. Genus of lily 21. Likely cates 16. Taut 22. Swiss canton 40. River of 18. Article of 23. Tear Brazil food 25. Greek letter 42. Essential 19, Transparent 26, Girl's name 43. Baking 21. Symptom of 27. Tunis ruler . chambers epilepsy '' 24. Coin of China(' 25, Spread grass' Nal to dry 28. Refractor V of light 30. Depart ; , ' II 32. Apex ' ,,i 33. Siberian 14 gulf 35. Wharf 36. Creek 38. Begin cv 41. Privilego 45. Rodent ; t$3• Oast 47. Astonish, Quoted .1relsad I .Moharaine-; 'tan 1"..,'" dart • NO, 4utsticit Betisloiiiii ir4E0d -;&" il,•413Z1011/11 A 8. Mkothbv•i.i 4 Y THE BOMBER PRESS • IN GREAT BRITAIN Another in a series of articles written by W. R. Legge and C. V. Charters, who represented the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association in a recent tour overseas.' BOMB DAMAGE AND CIVILIAN MORALE (Article No. 29) By Water R. Legge All Canadians are instensly interest- ed in the bomb damage in Britain. -We found, on our return to Canada, that everywhere we went we were certain to be° asked about it. It has been said that there is not a village in England that has not had DONALD B. BLUE Experienced Auctioneer Licensed for Counties of HURON & BRUCE All Sales Capably Handled. R. R. 1, Kincardine Phone: Ripley 30-24. a bomb' dropped on it, but I know of several places that up to the time that the were'there had not seen a bomb. After landing and boarding the train for London, we were surprised to see no sign of bomb damage until after we had been travelling . for several hours. There are few signs of bomb damage to be seen in any of the smaller places, except near the east and south coasts. Even in London there are large .areas that appear to have been untouched. We began to realize how small a start the Germans had made toward the destruction of Britain. Where a building has been totally destroyed, it is difficult for anyone who has not seen that building to visualize the amount of the destruc- tion. For instance when we were being shown around Bristol, one day, our guide halted in th e centre of a large area that had been demolished. Pointing to a part of it, he said, "That is where one of our largest depart- mental stores' used to stand." We could see a. heap of rubble, but never having seen the store it was impossible really to appreciate the extent of the destruCtion: In other places where the walls are still standing, it is much easier to 0'6;06:01s-so,00,4011.'-'4. OW NOW, LISTEN WHATavEg? Fr t5 y IT CAN"c) /14,41- BAD! An' the hanks of life are alive with girls to change their name. He sez the grafters are fishin' fer suckers, Newly weds are fishin' for bliss, Ministers a.;.e fishin' for souls to save, The lover to hook a kiss. He sez the vain ones are fishin fer compliments, The bums are fishin' fer booze, The nabods are fishin' fer diamonds and things, The poor fer food and shoes, He sez that we're at it all the time, A-fishin' fer what we wish, So, w'en I'm not really .a'fishin fer fish, I'm fishin' to fish fer fish. FATS AND OILS BEING USED IN MANY NEW WAYS In Germany, fats which Canadians would hesitate to consider .as edible are refined thoroughly and used in food. In England whale oil is being used to manufacture margarine and in Russia linseed has long been consider- ed as an important edible oil, At the present time, the United States is manufacturing linseed oil shortening for lend lease shipment, Without oil for transportation the United Nations would be unable 'to !move it masses of war equipment. Other types of oil are also vital to the war effort-particularly those, hav- ing a high glycerine content such as cocoanut and palm oils. In food pro- duction, these arc being replaced by other oils from which a lesser per- centage of glycerine can be obtained. When the Japanese conquests cut off half of Canada's supplies of fats and oils (exclusive of butter) Cana- dians were forced to become fat-con- scious, In the Dominion, flax, sun- flower, soybean and rape seed .are he- 16 22 "eg 26 27 /.11" '4/01; '29 30 , nil 3 g. : 37 49 ',0 1. ing grown and used to make 'up a j)att of the loss. Fats salvaged in the kitchen are being depended upon tct. fill the quota required, To save fats means to use then/ economically, Many housewives have asked this question, "Does this mean that all dripping must be turned in for salvage?" The answer is No. Pi.*. much dripping as is needed should gat into cooking and the remainder sold to the butcher for salvage. When dripping is used in cooking it is not necessary to 'buy so much processed shortening. Remember to keep salvaged fats in„ a cool place until they are turned over to the neighborhood butcher. POTATOES REQUIRE CAREFUL 1-1EANDLING. Potatoes are a perishable product. They require careful handling and dark cool storage to maintain them at, their best, states John Tucker, Man- ager Seed Potato Section, Special Products Board, Dominion Depart- ment of Agriculture, and yet how often the potatoes are seen being thrown about like coal or allowed to stand for hours in doorways and windows of stores in bright sunlight or frost, de- tet'iorating in appearanCe and quality old the time. A good product requires good treatment, and all wasteful prac- tices should be avoided, especiaPx under present war conditions When waste is sabotage. MONUMENTS at first cost Having our factory equipped with the most modern machinery for the exe- cution of high-class work, we ask you to see the largest display of mono-. ments of any retail factory in Ontario. All finished by sand blast machines. We import our granites from the Old Country quarries direct, in the rough. You can save all local deal- ers' agents' and middleman profits by seeing us. E. J. Skelton 8z Son at West End Bridge-WALKERTON on 0111 ft, *N00. WNW resrita,