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Few planes pass over Wingharn and
community these days, Port Albert
And Sky Harbor are not the busy train-
ing places that they were, in fact, they.
Are training airmen no more. During
the past few years the hum of the
planes from these places has been a
.very familiar . sound. The airforce,
training plan is on a changed basis.
The authorities made sure that their .
plan • would produce sufficient trained
Air personnel and the day has come .
When" the Allies are now' closing air
training stations in place of rushing
to have them ready for operation. The
result of the 7.a.onderfal training sys-
tem is heard of daily in the various
theatres of war, Last week in one air
attack- the Allies used '7000 planes, a
record riuMber. The closing of these .
- schools forecasts the end of the war.
allo one can predict just when that
will be but - these schools have done .
tnach to pave the way for the victory
that is to come.
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WARNING RE 'OVERSEAS MAIL
The authorities at Ottawa have
stressed the fact, that mail for over-
seas should be properly addressed. The
incorrect addresses on letters and
parcels not only slows up delivery but
also gives the staff a great deal of
work ,that should be used for other
purposes. The authorities have also
issued the warning time and time again
that inflammable material should not
be placed in boxes. Despit this eft re-
peated warning many continue to send
by parcels many items which should
not be included. At Christmas time
much mail was destroyed by fire
caused by matches in parcels. This
act of carelessness no doubt caused
Many. a heart ache overseas. Do not
.glace inflammable material or perish-
-.able goods in • your mail to the boys,
also address your letters and parcels
carefully.
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Plan to give your full support to the
Red Cross Campaign.
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We got our seed catalogue on Sat-
urday, but after trudging up the hill
did not haye the heart to look it over.
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It it wonderful to see the boys who
return from overseas. It is still More
wonderful' ,the fine spirit they display.
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It is getting closer. The maple
syrup season. Boy—pancakes smoth-
ered in maple syrup.. That is a dish
worth waiting all winter for.
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The Japs continue their atrocities at
Manila. These yellow men are taking
a beating now, but this is only a taste
of the campaign which will be thrown
against them when the Germans are
forced to surrender.
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De Gaulle would not meet F.D.R. at
Algiers. There was a time not long
past when he would have been more
than delighted even to get a peek at
the North Shores of Africa.
Thursday, March 1st, 1
RED HIL4,1 SON PLANS TRIP THROUGH NIAGARA RAPIDS
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Hill, son of the famous "Red" Hill of the' of his father's death. Here he is seen poking his
Ni; river, is planning a trip through Niagara head out of the barrel with Connie Dunn, left, And
13.ao.:ds in a steel barrel, next May 14, anniversary Audrey Elwood looking on,
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Liquor Control Board of Ontario
NOTICE
to Individual Liquor Permit Holders
DO NOT DESTROY '
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your present individual
Liquor Permit
Liquor Permits will be extended (not re-issued)
to March 31st, 1946 on application and payment
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of $1.00 at any Liquor Control Board Store on
and after March 19th, 1945.
The decision to extend the use of the present
permits will• effect a substantial saying in paper
and printing cost's, and is in keeping with present
day conservation policies.
WILLIAM G. WEBSTER t
Chief Commissioner
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• Car Turned Over
. An automobile driven by Mr, Lloyd
• Stanlake in which there were several
young people went out of control just
north of Exeter and rolled over a
ample of times in the snowbank. The
car was badly damaged but fortunately
all but one of the 'occupants escaped
unhurt, Jim West, who was in the
front seat, was thrown out and sus-
tained a fractured collar-bone. —
Exeter Times Advocate.
Listowel Captain Home
After a career of active service over-
seas in the war of 1914-18 and a con-
tinuous service in this war since the
day war was declared Capt. C. Jones
returned to his home in Listowel and
was heartily welcomed by his many
friends here—Listowel Banner.
▪ Awarded Ti., V. C.
Mr, Bert Garrett, of Seaforth, re-
ceived word this week that his brother,
DO', Frank Garrett, R.C.A.V., had. been
awarded the Distinguished Plying
Cross, FO, Garrett is a ruckersritith
iroWballip 'boy, who enlisted in 1942„
Listowel Soldier Killed In Action
Official information was received
from Ottawa by Mr. John Anger that
his son, Carl Leslie Anger, had ;been
killed in action while serving with the
Canadian forces its, Holland. In 1941
he enlisted with the Perth Regiment
at Stratford, anti after training at Lon•
don and Camp Borden he left for over-
seas in 1941,—Listowel Batumi'.
[ INTERESTING CLIPS
OF DISTRICT NEWS
E TWO WINGI-IAIVI ADVANCE-TIMES
and in September, 19.43,. mat overseas,
where be has seen much, air action
.aver enemy country.—Seaforth Huron
Expoaitor,
Giant Egg
A hybrid white Leghorn and barred
rock hen owned by Peter MacDonald
of Huron township, is keeping in line
with increased wartinie production,.
This week the. bird laid an egg, which
measures 71i by 9144 inches. Some
were inclined to doubt Mr. MacDon-
alcrs claim so lie brought the egg to
the News office, where it is now on
display.—Kincardine News.
Received Part Of Zazi Parachute
Pte. Harold C. Weir, who is with
the Canadian Army in Holland, re-
cently sent home several interesting
souvenirs. One was a section of a
Nazi parachute—it is about twelve feet
long and mottled, olive green in color.
Apparently it would take about thirty
of these sections to make one para-
chute, He also sent five pieces of
money front Holland which is of a
white metallic substance, — Milverton
Sun.
Teeswater Principal Breaks Ankle
With a slight skiff of snow camou-
flaging the ice beneath, walking on
Tuesday was a hazardous undertaking
in many spots. Tumbles were quite
numerous, but the only injury so far
reported here was that suffered by Mr
H. G. West, principal or the Public
School. Tuesday evening Mr. West
had the misfortune to slip on some
ice, sustaining a severe sprain of the
ankle in the fall.—Teeswater News.
Auburn Couple Golden Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. E Phillips of Auburn
celebrated their 50th wedding anni-
versary on Tuesday, February 27th.
Many friends called both afternoon and
evening to extend congratulations.
Harriston Rink Partly Destroyed
The lean-to section of the Palace
Arena here, collapsed carrying with it
a section-of the roof of the main build-
ing over the first bent. Altogether
about thirty-five feet of the north-east
end of the building broke away and
collapsed and it is sorry looking mess
indeed and it is estimated that it would
take at least $1500.00 to put the build-
ing in shape again.—Harriston Review,
Ripley Welcomes Hero Home
Sgt. W. J. Bell, accompanied; by his
mother, Mrs. J. Bell, Toronto, arrived
in Ripley. The train was met by a
large group of friends, between 500
and 600. The 'businessmen of the town
had decorated their places for the oc-
casion. A decorated truck met the
train. The school children marched
in a body with flags. The parade was
led by Roy McKenzie, playing the
bagpipes, Sgt. Bell has been in the
armed services since 1939. He had
lived in Ripley all his life, his parents
moving to Toronto since he left home.
After being wounded twice, he is on a
short visit here with his sisters before
entering Christie St. Hospital in To-
ronto.
To Manage Mildmay Co-Operative
The Mildmay Co-operative Associ-
ation has secured the services of Stan-
ley Graham as manager for the feed
mixing mill which they purchased a
short time ago from Ernest Witter.
The co-operative has- undertaken an
ambitious project with the purchase of
the mill and it is generally felt that
they have made a wise decision in the
selection of Mr. Graham to take
charge of their interests here—Mild-
may Gazette.
Fergus Editor Broke Arm
The Fergus News-Record will be
published under serious difficulties for
some weeks. Mr. Hugh Templin, the
editor, while 'walking down town, fell
on the ice and broke one of the large
bones in his right arm, The fracture
was reduced in the Groves Memorial
Hospital. By a strange coincides ,e,
Dr. Marion Templin, who is an officer
in the Canadian Navy, broke her arm
ten days before in Toronto,
Goderich Woman Honoured
Central Home and School Associa-
tion recently honored Miss I. E. Shar-
man, .B.A., founder of the first Home
and School Association in Goderich.
She was presented with a bouquet of
red roses. Miss Sharman was for
many years principal of the school.
In making the presentation, Mrs. D.
D. Mooney paid tribute to Miss Sitar-
man as "the one who has made the
greatest contribution to the education-
al', cultural and Moral life of the com-
munity."
Goderich True Ice Victims
Walking made treacherous by ice
covered by light snow is accountable
for three broken bones. Cornelius
Skein, employee of the Goderich Salt
Company, has a fractured ankle result.
ing from a fall near the plant, Beryl
Sanderson, daughter of Mt', and Mrs.
Harry Sanderson, is in hospital with a
broken' right kg due to a similar mis-
hap, She was on her way to Victoria
School where she is a pupil, when the
accident happened. A piece of ice
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clinging to the heel of his shoe is
blamed for Clarence Ratter, foreman
for the Shell Oil Company, slipping
from the harbor loading dock and
cracicing three ribs.
Exeter Flier Missing
Mr. and Mrs. William Schroeder, of
Exeter, received word that their son,
FO. Gerald Schroeder, was reported
missing while on air operations in
India. Gerald, who is 27 and one of
four borthers with the la.C.A,F,
listed in August, 1941.
FAMILY ALLOWANCES
Question:—Where can one obtain reg-
istration or application forms?
Answer:—ForMs will be delivered
through the Post Office to every
household in which children under
16 are known to live. Additional
forins can be obtained at any Post
Office,
Question:—Are birth certificates re-
quired?
Answer:—No, not unless specially re-
quested, Through the co-operation
of the provinces, births noted on the
registration forms will be checked
against the provincial records. In
.some cases a further enquiry may
have to be made to the parent or
other applicant,
HELL ON WHEELS
(Continued from page one)
Then suddenly, a burst of smoke
erupted over a hastily camouflaged
enemy, pill-box• to the right. Another
blossomed to the left. Somewhere
along the Canadian line a FOO mur-
mured a hasty correction into his
mouth-piece: "Repeat.. Fire mission,
checkpoint No 20. 200 right, 250 over
—enemy pills — will adjust". Once
again shell-bursts blasted into the hill.
The FOO grunted satisfaction and
said into the mike: "20 right, 50
short . • . Fire for effect!" — And hell
broke loose on the enemy hill! The
19th was living up to its rep again!
As one infantry Corporal said later:
"Geez, those guys don't back up an
attack! They're part of it!" And that
is the way it has been with 'the 19th
Canadian Army Field Regiment since
"D" day. Their -reputation for doing
the unusual with the maximum of
speed and the minimum of inefficiency
began the day they put their collective
wheels ashore in Normandy.
Recce parties and FOO's of the 19th.
went in with the first wave of infantry
June 6, 1944, By 1000 hrs two batter-
ies were in position. Anxious search-
ers found that the remaining battery
had lost one troop from enemy fire on
the beach, while the other was sailing
in circles in the English Channel, its
craft having had the rudder blown
away. The inventive genius of L/Bdr.
L.A.R. Harrower, Warlord, Ont.,
remedied this defect however, The
guns joined the regiment that after-
noon. About the same time the
RCCS section turned up to the sur-
prise of'eVeryone. When last seen this
outfit had been under heavy fire and
had been given up as lost.
D-Day was a hectic affair for the
Regiment, as it was for everyone else.
The. 19th fired most of its targets over
open sights, On one occasion they
were blasting away at a strongpoint
in the tipper stories of a house while
in the cellar of the same building were
the outfit wounded.
Capt Tom Bond, Calgary, (since
wounded in action) — acting as FOO
with Le Regiment de Chaudiere—was
Subsequently awarded the Military
Cross for his work. The Commanding
Officq of the "Chauds" stated that
this artillery officer was responsible
in great part for the French-Canadians
winning their initial objective.
First phase of the invasion complet-
ed, the 19th Field found itself at Basly,
pounding away at 13tirot, Grouchie and
Authie, Life here was made interest-
ing by the presence, a mile away, of
the famous German fort and radar
station, L'Ouvre Deliverartde, which
supplied harassing fire until eliminated
by the navy and British Commandos,
With typical Spirit, the off-duty per-
sonnel of the 19th joined the attack
"just for the hell of it."
Carpitmet was the next big Show for
the regiment, which fired on the air.
field from 13retteville l'Orgueilleuse.
tarreis of the guns were red.hot that
day As 525 rounds per gun went hurt-
ling on their way. Then, they went
into Caen on the heels of the infantry
and set Up shop at St. Germaine itt
full view of the Setritg who'wcre well
hidden on the opposite side of the
Orlte River,
,l'erry did his best to annihilate the
19th but the Canadian gunners canto
out well ahead in the exchange of fire,
Chief complaint here was that ;the Hun
had the kitchen-truck spotted and
regularly at meal times. sent over e
few of his 8$ specials. More than one
mess-tin of stew was spilt in a hurried
dive for cover.
BarrageS were fired in support of the
British crossing the lower Orne and
the Canadian capture of Vaucelles.
Then came Cormellas! Reading a
press account of activities of 3rd Cdn
Medium Regiment, the personnel of
the 19th nodded in sympathy, for they
had sat side by side with the $rd in
that torrid spot!
After 56 days of continuous action
the regiment .went out of the line for
its first rest, coming back four days
later in support of one of the Canadian
Divs, Action became rally interesting,
The boys began calling themselves the
"19th Recce Regt". As the drive for
Falaise began in earnest, the 19th fol-
lowed the tanks, Infantrymen would
glance up in surprise as the cavalcade
of jeeps, half-tracks and SP's went'
rolling by, Requancourt is, a name
that will always be remembered. Fire
usually 'came from at least three sides
in those days.
At Les iionts d'Erames 52 prisoners
were taken, the ferries surrendering to
what they called "the panzers". They
were escorted back 'by RSM J. D, A.
Corrigan, Wingham, Ont., and banded
over to the infantry who were just
beginning the mopping-up of that
sector. '
Trait was a field-day for the regi-
ment. It was one of the first outfits
astride the "escape gap" and the.guns
were firing north, south, east "and
west. 0/pip officers had a difficult
time shooting targets. They were.toe
busy taking prisoners.
When the pocket had been cleared,
the 19th Field went back to Bayeux
where it lost its American 105's and
received in their place British 25-
pounder self-propelled guns. Then be-
gan the long "motoring tour" across
France and Belgium, ending at
Brugge. A rear party headed by
Capt. G. A. Paterson, Hanover, Ont„
wandered off the beaten track and
"liberated"' a number of French vil-
lages where they were overwhelmed
to assist in the seaborne assault.
Canadian gunners worked overtime
here and drew high praise from the
infantry for'the accurate fire laid down.
When the issue had been decided at
Breskens, the 19th set out for "round
Antwerp way", where the Canadian
army was Poised for the push which
finally cleared the Hun from south of
the Maas River. Value of the self-
propelled guns was evident heie, The
regiment shifted from one position to
another, keeping up a deadly fire on
the retreating Germans. •
Bergen Op Zoom, and Steenbergen
fell. It was in this theatre that per-
sonnel found themselves in the Odd
position of livihg in a , "nut house",
whose inmates welcomed them by
singing a Dutch song to the tune of
"She'll Be Comin' Round the Moun-
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by an admiring populace.
So rapid was the advance, a battery
of guns falling behind found it neces-
sary to continue travelling during the
night. Dawn found them moving side
by side with "advance" recce elements
of their own Div, to the mutual sur-
prise of all concerned.
19th 'Field arrived in time to assist
in the taking of Brugge, Eecloo and
Maldegem, and the subsequent Schelde
pocket assault. Here the regiment had
the' unique honor of being the first
Canadian artillery unit to fire from
Dutch soil — 'Peter" battery taking
up a position near Filepine and firing
two Mike targets before being with-
drawn.
After sitting tight and bolding at
Caprycke, the 19th became part of, the
secret force which moved up to Hoek
tame. Contrary ,to expectations, no
of the RCCS men were detained .f
examination when the regiment depa','
ned.
Lady Luck has wrapped 'her ar
around the 19th, for—considering
spots it •has occupied—eastialties hit .6.4.
been light. Mach credit for this must r,
go to excellent leadership and to the
liaison-work with higher formations.
Today the 19th is "somewhere" with
the 1st Canadian. Army. It is one of
the veteran outfits of that formation;
and is daily enhancing its reputation
by continuing to 'pin Jerry's ears back
in its own unusual fashion. As the
Allies pound deeper into Nazi territory,,
you'll hear more from these self-pro-
pelled gunners. The're really "Hell
on wheels" as far as the' enemy is con-
cerned,
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