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Militiaman C. Ow
Of the Wingham 421.1
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Hof the Wingham Battery takes a reading trom an stoLl
nutuies,. Noting the findings are Captain R. P. Ritter and
"hot-spot" in the floor
ergeant-Major R. Sinrm.-
-Advance-Times pheto.
Course: for itiamen
Points'. about ...11tiodorii, Mom
grim hop from the inur•sery
flo,er to the battlefield was graph-
leally"illustrated In a -dramatic)
.version of the childhood game of
"hunt-the-thimble" played by .mi-
11tiornen. In the •Whighom armour-
les on .Sunday afternoon.. 'The
seekers used electronic .maasuring
deviees—the "thimble' was Atomic
radiation'. .
This atom-Age game has as its
object the safety of the nation. and
teaches the soldiers how to trace
the ,source „from which .the rodi,
ation stems. •
- Bach of the forty- officers and
1,T.0.0's.' taking part in the ex-,
ereise wore a fountain-pen-like
radiation measuring, device to •en-
able en instant check on Ui
amount of deadly rays to which he
wfls exposed,.
Spread at Intervals -over • the:
floor of the .04142,prleo were what
lepked like 4 nurnbOr..•of 'careloss-;.
ly•dropped, sulfa,. tinder an •,P41-.
known number of . the sacks. lay
deposits .-or .:Mdto-activ4 material.
The soldiers, •equipped• with hand,
held gamma :survey meters, were
told to find tbe atomic "hot_•
spots", to cheek and record the
amount of radiation being given
off and ta _report to.a control
.centre- .established in The armour-
.ies as guichly..as Possible,
At . the 'control centre other
soldiers .checked and ce-ordinated.
the findings .and platted them to...
the safe areas. from the,
danger zones. •
i. • chage, of Sunday's atom-oper-
ation •-:- were. - three •:fully-trained
soldiairs, etktff (*moults )31
and Stewart, o London; at
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13attery, Walkerton,
Battery, Listowelf .anal
Battery, Wingboro, took pa
the. eXereise.
The main purpose of the:14,R4fril
anon, was the (Joining of men in
determining how long.atomic raqittt
atien lasts In a given area :.P°4 how soon the area can ba z occupied.
Sunday's atomic training $fitir
was most successful. aceOrdinir•til
WO Bastin s. I-Te also stated
that further atomic exerei8eg:r
would be held in Wingham as goon •
as special equipment becomes
available,
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EVERY WEEK MEN FROM WINGHAMJ,VCKN9W:TEE§*ATER, BELGRAVE, BLUEVALE
AND:: SURROUNDING MEET AT THE "WiNGHAWARMOURIES TO TRAIN FOR
THEIR PART IN 'tftEe:titt:E;Not OF CANADA.. YOU CAN .ENJOY. THE FUN OF WORK,
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Social activities,
Parties, Sports,
i. Dances, are also
part of the pro=
gram for you as
member of the
99th Field Battery
RCA (militia)
TIME FOR SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
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SUMMER CAMP
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You will learn how to handle: -Artillery,
to fire Field Guns,-to enjoy the 'thrill, of
• wdrking on a team
AND • GET PAID
SIGNALS
Operate Wireless Sets!
Survey your positions!
Dririe military vehicles!
you learn how—
AND GET PAID
If you want to do
your part in the de-
fence of Canada en-
joy the companion-
ship of men
WEAR YOUR
COUNTRY'S
UNIFORM
PROUDLY
Apply' at
9th. Field Bty.
(R.C.A.)-(M.).
WINGHAM
'Armouries
Any Monday Night
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Mr, and Mrs, Pitoy -Laidlaw and
family spent Thursday last at Len-
don. at the home of his brothel',
Mr. Xentieth Laidlaw, and with
other London relatives. Mrs, •Tae,
Laidlaw, who had been .,visiting
there returned home with"thern,
Under an -unknown. number of these sacks :spread )n 'the armouries floor, soldiers pick their way 'Flare*
fully as they measur.6 atomic radiation. It looked like a grim game of • hunt the thimble! —Al. phOto,
tr'control-centre;, set up in the armouries, soldiers check' and plot the safe and unsafe 'section's of the
area. 'Part of a -Sunday- afternoon's test exercise held by members of Canada's citizen army.
WIIITECHURCII
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home of his .sister,. Mrs, Crilvin
Robinson:
The Whiterhureh Varna reOrtnn
Met 'On Monday, evening' at the
hoine 'of Mr, and Mrs. Russell Pur-
don, with 10 present. Two groups
discussed the changes in •eominun-
ity life, and considered the impor-
tant activities the lac of the
community to be the 'Church, the
school, institutes, Rotuma, young
people's, farm groups, and the so.
vial get-togethers, 'Whet is teeded
to make an ideal community to (IV... -
is to have good leaders With. high
ide.lis and to have mere people With
interests in churches, and the -wel,
fare of, young people, who will
operate, with a right • spirit of •
.neighborliness, •and to have . More
prosperity.. Mrs,. John 0 1,4tOoe and"
Coal loniconer held high 'MA tits
euchre. The group decided to
ish the winter's torume :next 'week -
with #t poll-leek supper At the home
of Me, and .141114,.. atria •Fil,106015. •