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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1951-08-01, Page 5Ferguson' The best tractor buy on today's Market That's right — the new Ferguson Tractor is the Most Economical Purchase in the .tractor -field. And its original hydraulic system. makes handling of the complete line of equipment a pleasure . Get Your Order in Today DER L TORS PHONE 84 WINGHAM HAMILTON OPTICAL CO, • . W. R, Hamilton, R, 9, Optometrist for Over 25 Yea•rs. Telephone Ti for Appointment. MR. A, RUBIN I FAMOUS FUR COMPANY 1950 Designs Now Being shown Individually fitted and styled. Several fittings at no additional IV charge. Call 276J, Wingham for Appointment or Write 41 508 Bathurst Street, Toronto M A Et HSI 1111 anailirmaiimiT9 fiE MI ase.. ;ove's SMOKE SHOP - Smokers' SUNDRIES MAGAZINES SOFT DRINKS Rubber - Marboleum TILE Sold and Laid Repair Work Built-in Cupboards General Contracting Bennett Contracting Company Roy E. Bennett, PHONE 447 WINGHAM SPECIAL NOTICE Fresh Clover Honey Good Quality for sale at 20c per lb. in customers' containers at Bizz.ee ,-,Bee Apiaries Open evenings for filling service from 7.30 to 10 p.m. Garnet 6 Farrier WHITECHURCH For appointments through the day, phone 711J1, Wingham Are You Interested in a Bargain if so the Singer Sewing Machine Company; Goderich Branch have some second=hand' sewing machines from $15.00 and up. These machines are fully guaranteed for twelve months and carry with them a Free Sewing Course Valued at $15.00 SINGER SEWING CENTRE THE, SQUARE Phone 1135 GODERICH OR Phone 665, •WINCHAM TI-14 'WENT.O.UAM ADV4.NCF.',-TIMES Navy swimming lessons, the hero- ism of Andre Gratton, and a capsized row boat on Lake Champlain on July 8 saved the lives of six Sunday holi- dayers who had never learned to swim. The incident was revealed last week when the taciturn Gratton, a draftsman in the architectural de- partment of the Canadian National Railways, returned from his holidays. out of Missisquoi Bay lipsburg and Vanice. In the boat were cousin, Edward Duhare el's wife and children and seven years of age Gratton, who spent five war years in the Royal Canadian Navy as an able seaman, kept himself and six relatives afloat for 30 minutes in the choppy waters after a sudden gust of wind overturned their boat with out- said Gratton. — Misses Donna and Elva MacDon- l NAVY TRAINING LEADS aid are holidaying this week in Wind- !SWIMMER TO RESCUE SIX sor with their sister, Mrs. Les Laur- FROM CHOPPY LAKE endeati. the only one who could swim. Although Duharel and his wife were able to keep afloat and hang on o the boat, Gratton, a good swim- mer, had to rescue and re-rescue the three children, unable to hang on and 4 then sinking. "As soon as I got one on the boat, another would go down,"i , WERNER:14y, AUGUST I, 19511. By Parry Wenger Cfl-TYIP .Borden, on the banks of the :Ottawa River, is .4 buy place this summer. Not .only is there a steady ilow of Reserve Army units in and out of the camp each Week, but fa,. eilities ,have become .crowded. .by the addition of Permanent. Force .units andportions of the 27th Brigade, in training for their duties in Europe this When we visited Petawawa last week as' one of the representatives of the weekly press, we found that as usual there 'was :something new to be seen, Perhaps the most interest- Mg of these was the ,GOC himself, He is Major-General H, D, Graham, C.B.E., D.S.0,, E,D., who commands not only the great summer camp, but the whole of Central Command, taking in the greater part of the Province of Ontario, General Graham is a quiet man, who apparently seldom raises his voice 'to achieve the complete com- mand and respect which is universal among his officers and other ranks, He took over in Central Command just a few months ago, and the in- novations in training and adminis- I You never, know when POLIO will strike! Now . . . Protect Your Family with Lumberman's New LOW COST POLIO INSURANCE for as little as $10 •SEMPLE APPLICATION You can make it by phone Call :us Today ,STEWART A. SCOTT PRONE .293 WINGHAM trI1.0”041•111.1.14..04611/00.1111.0611.1.411111.4•04M41.111414•111. tration which he outlined to our party are inchoative of his careful planning, His courtesy and anxiety to keep the public informed about Canada's army were made evident when he devoted the entire day to escorting the press all over the .rapl, bling precincts of Camp Petawawat, and when he and his gracious lady entertained at their home the same evening. Petawawn Is a Rig Place Petawawa itself is interesting, if for no other reason than because of its size. The environs of the camp extend almost fifteen miles In length, covering an area of 70 square miles, or about 45,000 acres. Situated about ten miles north of the town of Pem- broke, the area lies along one .of the most beautiful stretches of the Ot- tawa River, which is more than a mile in Width at the southern ex- tremity of the camp. Only a fraction of this total acreage is actually occupied. by buildings, the remainder being taken up by artillery and small arms ranges and tank training areas, Tents Used This Year For the first time since the early war years we saw tent lines in use for both officers and • men. Need for tents has arisen partly because of the unusually high number of men in training this year, and also because many of the semi-permanent build- ings which served throughout' the war, are being torn clown to make way for permanent buildings of solid construction such as barracks for the regular units. As well as all the buildings needed for administration and training, sleeping and messing quarters, etc., the camp has approximately 500 well- built homes for the married person- nel, So extensive has this section become that a new public school is heing erected to accommodate well over a thousand pupils in the lower grades. The "married patch is again a feature .of the "summer camp,. consist- ing of a epmplete tent town at the junction of the Ottawa and Petawawa Rivers, where wives and children of Men and officers live for the summer months, Chief point in the training of the seven thousand reserve army person- nel who will have been through the course by the ertd of the summer, is the emphasis on practical work. There is almost a complete absence of foot drill , and kitchen duty, The men are in for one-week courses and they are given every chance to absorb as much practical training as they can. Thus, when they carry on with routine training at local headquarters all over the province during the next twelve months they will be acquaint- ed with the weapons which are used in the field. Reservists in the armored corps, for instance, who have spent months learning the theory of tank opera- tions, arc given a chance to work with the lumbering vehicles thcmsel- yes, They drive them, fire their guns and manoeuvre through mock battles. The same is true of artillery men, infantry and all the rest. In turn we visited the a Armored Corps under Major Ritchie, of the low each man in a bundle. The Dakotas circle and the second stick is in the air. By this time the first of the men are forming into sections in the open field below and their automatic weapons and rifles have set up a steady chattei as they cover their advancing Mates, As the members of the second drop are getting into position and organiz- ing, the aircraft are back to drop supplies, such as extra ammunition and the heavier weapons, marked out by their colored parachutes. Without pause the paratroopers move into the attack and before long have reached and demolished their objec- tive, which for this particular exer- cise was supposed to be an enemy radar post, A big part of the paratroopers' training is directed toward physical fitness, so the boys on the ground are given no rest. Led by their senior officer, Major Mitchell, they cross the open plain zt jog and then double up the shdri1 slope to General Graham's position. When they reach the top they aren't looking for any- thing but a few minutes' break to catch lost wind. Mostly Young Soldiers We couldn't resist a talk with sonic of these boys who had so recently thrown themselves into the wide blue space, some for the twentieth time since being awarded their wings. Speaking to one youngster, just 20 years old, we asked, "What were you thinking about when you jumped?" His answer was typical of the un- concern of most. He said, "Oh, just getting the job done and getting home." That same afternoon the members of the RCR's carried out a new exer- cise when they dropped from their planes into the choppy waters of the Ottawa River, to test their ability at a water landing should it ever be necessary. They were equipped with "May Wests", and had practised a special drill which was to free them of their chute harness before they hit the water, In spite of precautions there were some near squeaks before the rescue boats had all the men safely aboard, inch medium artillery, the Bofors anti-aircraft guns and all the lighter automatic weapons began to talk, until the whole noisy stage was criss- crossed With tracer shell and bullets and the din was deafening. From the spectatOrs standpoint the exer- else became complete as all weapons fired, for the actual,,, fields of fire were plainly visible in the half dark- ness. To complete the picture the mortar sections lobbed in smoke shells to form a thick. screen. All-in-all the demonstration makes the well-known fireworks display scent pretty pallid and very quiet. It would be an task to fill many More columns with descriptions of the interesting aspects Of life in this up-to-date Reserve Army camp, but the limitations of apace neeessitete this summary of CI, day in Petawawa, The picture is presented mainly for the younger men of this community who have no idea of the interesting Activities which lie within the scope of a soldier in the Reserve Army. —Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wilson spent last week at Midland. ho—MeeR.Potnalliri' rday4.evle 'len!ifinclg r.neftlrer": week's training at camp Petawawa. ,--Mr .anci Mrs. Gordon Godkin were Formosa visitors on *Sunday. —Mr. and .1VIrs. Ross Hamilton were ;Sunday guests with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A, Whitney„ At Seaforth, —Mr. and ,Mrs. Jack P,,ym and Mr, and Mrs, Ken Leitch are holidaying. at Port Elgin. --Mrs. yin Dittmer and Van, re- turned pa. Sunday after spending a week with her mother in Toronto, —Mr. and Mrs. Robin Campbell and Grace, attended a family picnic at Kingston on Sunday. —Mr. ans: Mrs. Henry J. Rahlves of Toronto, were visitors with Mr. and Mrs. W, A. Galbraith last week. —David Slosser and Frank Gibbons • are spending two weeks at Camp Brebeuf at Rockwood. --Mr, George Gammage, of Wel- land, is holidaying with his family. here. —Mrs. Annie Green of Broadview, Sask., Spent a few days with Mrs, M. Guest. --Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Roberts and daughter, Toronto, are spending this week with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs, C, A. Roberts. —Mr. Walter E. Gladding of Strat- ford is a guest with his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gladding, Catherine Street, Miss Marjorie Sildson has return- ed to her home at Alma, Mich„ after visiting at the home of her cousin, Mrs, Maude Dodd, Sinner Street, —Mr. Hugh Sinna,mon, Minnie St., spent the week-end at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Phillip McMillan, of Lucknow, 111WPOW ,GARPEN To plunge my fingers deep ill earth. And break its coolneas wide:apart,,, Sets free a sudden, sweet misfaith.. Upon my heart, o‘o,i1A to lack of space, am com- pelled to confine my repairs to watches only. George Williams Located in MASON'S STORE --Miss Alice Readingt Miss L, Currie, Mrs. C. J. Taylor and her sister, Mrs. John Anderson, of Bel- grave, are enjoying a lake erniSe to Sault Ste. Marie this week, —Mr. and Mrs, William Wilson of Detroit, spent a few days last week at the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seli, Mrs. Soli, who has been for the past month, is now improved, —Mrs. Harvey Lanning, Cis Campbell and son, Cohn, of St, Thomas, and Miss Blanche Bennett, of London, were week-end guests with Mr, and. Mrs. William Ford, Leo- pold Street. Mr. and Mrs. James Bell and Margaret Rose, of Brantford, Mr, Mac Montgomery, of Hanover, and Mr, and Mrs. John Skinn and Genevieve of Wingham, visited recently with Mr. and Mrs, Art Stapleton and family in Turnberry, - --Mr. John Crewson spent last week at Grand Bend. Guests at the Crewson home on Monday were; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Crew- son of Toronto, and Mrs. Crewson's mother, Mrs. J. H. Johnston of Buf- falo, is spending two weeks at the same horn'-', --Master David Wenger has return- ed home after " spending the past month with his grandmother at Mildmay. Mrs, E. J. Litt, Mr. Harold Litt and Miss Donna Litt, of London mid Miss Stella McManus, of Mit- ' chell, were guests with the former's daughter, Mrs. Barry Wenger, on Friday. __Mrs. Robert 0. and Miss Lillian Meads and Mr, Claire Robinson, of Toronto, Mr, and Mrs, C. W. Aitken and Miss Guelda Stapleton, of Kin- ! cardine„ spent Friday evening with the latter's parents, Mr, and Mrs. A. W. Stapleton and family in Turnberry. THE JACKPOT OF INCLUDING: SPECIALS AND JACKPOT 'BINGOS NO LIMIT TO TFIE NUMBERS CALLED, Seating for 3,000 Camp Petawawa. Provides Interesting Training for Reserve Army Soldiers THIS IS THE BIG ONE ! U N U U U N N U 1-1 MUST BE WON—NO FOOLIN` SEAFORTH -BINGO AT THE $1.000.00 N U • U U U U .17 ioaicniotnoimicrimiontrrrruoitmrimcnmnmtiantoiritrmnafmmirntimiciatnwtuiaNrtraoiooioa5 $1,400.00 IN CASH PRIZES 15 GAMES OF $20.00 $300.00 2 SPECIALS OF $50.00 $100.00 BIG JACKPOT PRIZE • • 6 • $1,000.00 COMMUNITY CENTRE Wedneviay, August 8th ARENA OPENS 8 P.M. PLAY STARTS 9 P.M. •••11.1•1111•1•00111161611161 N Auspices Canadian Legion and Seaforth Community Centre U COME AND TAKE HOME THE $1,000.00 JACKPOT! tRf "Al Fri Admission for Regular Games —$1.00 IT MUST GO 25 CENTS CARD Refreshment Booth fi U N N U N U a.$ the carrier itself ..raced int(' me midst of the fire to complete the "kill", The driver APO gunner are protected .from the heat only by face-high piece of .armor plate. Fire power :TS0104strgioh By far the most interesting spec- tacle of any week. at Petawawa is the fire power demonStration every Thurs4lay ,evening, and the one wit- nessed by our press party was one of the best of the summer, for the weather was perfect, The demonstration iS staged chiefly to acquaint Reserve soldiers with the actual power of the weapons which. can be brought to bear by any one infantry company and its supporting compliment of air force and artillery. The show is staged on a flat area beside the Ottawa River several miles above the actual camp site and the spectators have a ,grandstand seat on the high ridge back of the mock battle area, The action is ,started when a flight of Mustangs races in to launch their rockets against targets in the im- medaite foreground' With deadly ac- curacy Then they Wheel back to. strafe the same gronnd with .50 cal- ibre machine gun fire. Close on their tails are three great Dakota aircraft 30 minutes out of Uplands airport at Ottawa and loaded with the singing Pqratroopers of the Royal Canodian Regiment. The commentator, who is addressing the spectators, switches his mike over to the radio hook-up with the aircraft itself and as the planes pass over the battle ground below the loudspeakers clearly carry the, words "Go, Go, Go", as the jump- Three master in each of tie aircraft orders Rivers Regt., Artillery, under . Major M. L, A. Chabot, Infantry the flying soldiers to hit the silk. In under Major Bates, and the School of a matter of seconds. the white and g Military Intelligence, the only one.reen 'chutes have 'blossomed out in in Canada, this year in charge of the evening sky and the first "stick" Colonel MacFarlane. of paratroopers are on their way to action, with equipment dangling be- I New Aspects of Training Among the innovations this year are limited training with the 2.36 "Bazooka" and its larger counterpart, made famous by the American Army as an anti-tank weapon. Fired from the shoulder of one man, the launch- er discharges a rocket - propelled bomb which is very effective against the armor of tanks at reasonable range. The Wasp flame thrower is not a new weapon by any means, but its use is being much more widely taught as a supporting unit for the infantry company. The newsmen were given a close-up demonstration of its effectiveness and the display was one of the most breath-taking things of its kind we have ever wit-, flossed. Mounted on a fast-moving Bren gun carrier, the weapon itself consists of a moveable gun mounted on a swivel in front, from which a flame 150 yards in length can be pro- jected against enemy pill boxes, tanks or strong positions. Fuel for the the tremendous burst of fire is provided by a tank of 90% high octane gasoline impelled from the nozzle of the gun by pressurized carbon dioxide. The most astonishing part of the demonstration was to see the vast squirt of living flame roar out toward its target and then watch After the paratroopers were clear I of the field the fire power demon- stration continued, with Sherman E tanks moving out onto the field from their places of concealment to blast II the target area with their 76 m.m. pi guns and Browning machine guns. The fire of infantry weapons began 11. to build up from the sections which ,k1 had occupied positions in the open. irs The "bazookas" opened up, the flame fel throwers whipped out to bathe their targets On livid flame. At the same PL time the 25 pound artillery the 5.5 —Mr. and Mrs. Allan Kelly, Dennis' and Maureen, of Sterling, spent the past week with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bateson. —Mr. and Mrs. Benson Hamilton and Mary Ann, of Oshawa, spent a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hamilton. --Mr. and Mrs. John Brent . have moved into the home on Patrick Street, formerly owned by Mr. Joe Ellacott, —Mrs. Maude Laidlaw and Mrs. Alex Porterfield have returned after spending a week with their sister in Windsor. —Mrs. Oliver Stokes of Turnberry returned home on Saturday after spending three weeks visiting with Toronto and Fort William relatives. —Mr. and Mrs, Howard Braden of Toronto, were week-end visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Adams, Shuter St. —Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Young and son Billy of Lansing, Mich., are visiting with Mrs. Young's sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Johnson. —Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Harris of Sar- nia, spent a few days with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rintoul, Leopold St. —Mr. and Mrs. Gomar Gibbons and son Bob, of Elmira, were week-end visitors with her mother, Mrs. Fred Carter and Mr. Carter, Wingham. —Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Gammage and family have returned after spending a feW weeks with relatives in Chat- I ham. —W-0, 2 Phil Dyble and Sgt. Bill Grover, of Petawa Camp, spent the week-end with their families on Carling Terrace. —Mr. and Mrs. Bert Fisher and children, of London, spent the week- end with Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Greena- way and family at Bluevale, --Mr. and Mrs. Harold Goneau, Mr. and Mrs. James Jones, Sr., Mr.; and Mrs. James Jones, Jr., of Toronto and Mr, and Mrs, John Wilson and daughter, Joanne, of Sarnia, spent the week-end at the home of Mr, and Mrs. j, W, Wilson, Shuter St. --Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell of Aylmer, spent the week-end at the home of his brother, Mr, Herbert and Mrs, Campbell, after visiting with his sister, MrS. Jas. Wightman and Mr. Wightman at Listowel, - -Mr. and Mrs. Geo, McKay, Mr. and Mrs, Ira McKay and ehildren, and Mr. Gordon McKay of London, spent Sunday with Mrs. Roy Mac- Donald. --Mrs. Frank Midt left on Sunday from Melton airport to spend six weelts at her home in Port Arthur. She was driven to the city by Mr. and Mrs, Jack Gorbutt. --Mr, Albert Nethery of Hamilton, is spending a week with relatives in this locality, and will attend the N'ethery R0.1.1111011 hi .Harbor Park, Goderich, board motor attachment two miles q***"*"-"*""""*--"---; between Phil- FIRST CLASS Gratton, his I 1 Watch Repairs: 1, and Duhar- of three, five . Gratton was t