HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1941-8-20, Page 3Notice to the Public;
?'.'zving enlisted With the Canadian Forces for Active Service
1 f sr the duration of the war. I will be absent from my
u..,iness for an indefinite period.
Auctioneer ' u ha ss
For the benefit of my clients I have arranged with Mr. Wm.
Scott of Monkton to conduct Gray ,business for me during my
absence. 'Arrangements, for sales can be made at Kemp's
Coal Office, Listowel,
Monument usiness
The Monument business will be continued by my .partner,
Mr. • Wellington Ronald', in the present location. l will
gratefully appreciate the courtesy of the public if the
patronage given to me will be continued to the gentlemen,
conducting my business until I return, for which I sincerely
thank you.
F. W..KEMP
•golrroar's, arimf
Fighter .Pilots Earn Their
Wings At Camp Borden
Crinin Borden•or one of the other
Service Flying Training Schools.
On arrival, bite student, now with
the rank of Leaddnig Airara tsman,
ie able to fly a plane ata hundred
miles an. ichor or so. He has learned
to and hie way across country, leas
done simple aerobatics (or stunts,
if you Tike and has had lectures ou
a variety of :subjects from signals to
navigation.
Advanced fl yang is taught by ex.
perienced pilots at Camp Borden.
The s1eelk and, lovely HarvarAs,fly at
speeds over 200 miles an hour. They
are the yellow, noisy, single -motored
craft atter seen in the air over
Sonthamptom, Ontario.
Everwthing at Can Borden is lar.
ger or faster., The three main run-
ways are paved striPsi 3300 feet
long and 600 feet wide. Commercial
airports near the largest cities me
tiny by comparison. Even that
isn't sufficient. There are two
auxiliary landing fieloa at Edenvale
and Alliston, each as large as a
commercial field, but used only in
cases of emergency.
Other things are speeded up as
well. Planes sometimes seem to
rise in swarnisi ;a control tower is
necessary to sort out the traffic.
It is said that landings in a year
may number 250,000. Gasoline con-
sanpption is enormous .
BY HUGH TEMPLIN
'Camp . Borden is •Canada's best
known flying Elehool. With its six
square miles of flat, sandy land, it
is probably the largest as well. It
was an air training camp during the
last Great War, from .1914 to 1919.
In those afar -off days, it ween't toe
popular. Santa get Into the 'build-
ings and the clothing and the food.
-Occasionally a veteran pilot re.
sharks: "I wonder if the old hangt:r3
are still at Camp Borden.
The pilots of the last war would
:see many changes. Some a the old
buildings remain but they are hard
.to find among all the new ones.
The .sand .is .now surbdued, with
green grass holding it dawn., though
it was necessaryato keep the seed
in place with wire netting on some
of the dunes until it sprouted. The
admdnd<_Ithntilon 'buiidinigs and some
others are of permanent brink.
'Comp Borden is now the No. 1
Service Flying Training School of
the Royal Canadian Air Force. My
own guess is that it ds also the
largest and in shame ways the finest
air school on the continent.
It is developing rapidly, I visited
the R.C.:A.F. at Camp Borden twice
"Within a few months, I found al -t-
able changes, particularly the fact
that the eotleetion of assorted
plane^ at the camp last Fall has
l) en replaced by long lines of sletk
Rewards. with a few Tales. It is
another indication of the way the
supp'y of training craft has caught
up fo the needs.
'Ten Weeks of Flying
Of the six months necessary tor
the training of a pilot in 'Canada,
the last ten weeks are spent at
Lectures Still Continue
On my second trip to Camp Bor-
den, I arrived at the gate just as a
black thunderstorm snvegt over tho
plains. Six or seven pilots were al)
When the storm arn•lved and they
and to stay up till conditions be.
came more suitable. It was an hoar
before the last one was down aid
CAN HAPPEN TO
ANY TIRE ANY TIME!
GOODYEAR LIFEGUARDS
END. BLOWOUT DANGER
IN ANY TIRE FOR ALL TiM.E!
Lifeguards fit any
make of fire and
in the long run they
cost no more than
ordinary tubes
Anderson & Elliott
Brussels, Ont.
the crew 9n the control tower
breathed a sigh of relief. No
damage had been done and Uri
young Oats had gained valuable
expeaienGe,
It was no day to stay outs#de, 510
balked with Squadron Leader
Carter, the COminiwnding Ofileer,
who has since been• transferred to
a new school at Claresholm, Al-
berta, flying Officer Daugies
showed me eine lecture rooms, the •
armament rooms and the course of,
study, and .Squadron Leader Brad-
s11aw 'initiated me Into the myster.1
les of the control tower.
In the Control Tower
Tlhe itytiag fleltl at Damp Borden
is a huge flat plain, Because of :be
!dandy soil, it dries quickly after �t
rain, Huge, Paved runway) 'eries-
cvoss the field,giving ample room
for landing, no matter what cna
wind direction. On the edge of
the field, nems tits iiangabs, rises
the control tower, which is the
nerve ventre of the flying field.
To .tho casual visitor, the pontrol
tower looks unip retenitious. It is
three storeys high, oavered with
asphalt o'hiingleoi, Around the
edges of the roof hang all kinds of
od dithdngm that mean nothing to
the outsider, but much to .the plants.
On a tall pale above the roof is au
anemometer, or instrument for
measuring the velocity of the wind.
Each of its four cups is about the
Oise of a half -orange peel.
Inside the glassed -in compartment
on- top of the tower is a crew of
three or four, surrounded by Justin-,
meats and signalling equipment.
On a diesk is a lint of all planes in
use, with the numbers, the names
of the pilots and other information.
As each plane comes down the ren -
Way, it gets a signal tram the
tower with en Aldis lamp, than
gains speed, takes the proper run-
way, and is off into the air.
The Aikido le.mlp is used for sig-
naling in the Air Force and the
Navy, both day and night, On active
service, in connroy work and the
like, it is safer to use than; wireless
as the messages cannot be ' picked
up by bhe enemy. The signal lamp
is about the size of a large auto-
mobile headlight, with a lens that
concentrates a powerful ray of light
in a marrow beam. Above the lamp
is a sighting tube, so that the ray
of light can be aimed+ accurately,
and underneath are a Metal grip
and trigger. Woods in Morse code
can be sent, or different oolorod
lights used. A green signal gives
the pilot the sign to go; a red to
.stop.
.As more general signal to pilots
in the air, Very lights are used,
flea Soman candles fired from Very
fled Roma candles fired. from Very
P'istols. The flare looks like au
oversized shot -gun shell, and fits
into a pistol With a large barrsi.
A red flare indicates that some-
thing is wrong; the 'w'hite is a
general recall; the green a signal
that everything is O.K.
A switchboard controls the elab-
orate electrical equiipthent--itood-
light, searchlights, rotating air
beacon and the rest One is mark-
ed
arked "Ceiling Light," but the ceilint;
hi this case is the sky. Apower.
1111 light an top of a ditsant hangar
points straight up to the clouds.
By slighting along a ro'tmiting arta
to the spat where the Hata strikes
the clouds, and reading the figures
on a metal arca it is possible to de.
ternvine the height of the "cell -
Mg"' for flying.
A system of flags, colored balls
and tin cans Indicates) weather con-
ditions and directions to be taken
THE BRUSSELS POST
to landing. 'On a flat roof nearby,
oddly :staged and colored Pieces of
Wood are 16141 out to glue athwtlar
iufornhiation, On the rainy ow.
noon which 1 spent 1u 'the tower,
they said; "Use rumwa•ys only'';
"Land from the SoIht11," pad: "All
flying washed oast"
Beside the control tower stand*
the "crash crew," with lire flghbing
truck always ready iu caste of acci-
dents. 111 a pilot gets into dlffl-
cllties, the crew will be well out on
the Reid before the lands, with as
athh:belanee not far bedded.
The crash truck drivesfrom all
six wheels and 'Rarities •equipment
for all types of fires. There are
the ordinary extinguishers and a
100ga11as tank of water, For fires
in, oil and gar'oline, carbon dioxide
is used to quench the flames by dc'
Priving -them of o,tygen. A Maui
tan'ik lays a blanket of bubbles over
the fire, keeping away the air. The
fire flgihters use asbestos uniforms
and blanitets Of the same f reprQ•,f
material.
lRunwaas are not illuminated ter
might flying, but 'pilots must learn
to land with ne more equipment
than is used on active service an
E1iitish air fields. Small fires, nit
viable above 000 feet altitude are
laid out to the form of a "T" in
sista a wlay 'that the pilot knows
where the runways and the horizon
are and can come in with •scarcely
a bump.
Pilots Get Their Wings
After ten weeks at Camp Bortaa
or some other Service Flying Trains
lug School, ilhe student pilot is
ready to go overseas for final train-
ing under combat oonditioas, In
token of tlhfw, he is given his 'wings'
and the rank of •Sergeant Pilot,
The wings ceremony Is simple
and impressive. The gradwatns
stand. Matta centre of a hollow
square with their comrades around
them. Among the class may bo
young men from .Australia, New
Zealand, England and Scotland, the
Straits Selltlememits or other Parts
of the Empire. There are likely
to be some Amlerioans and a l_atge
Proportion of Caaadl nos.
The Commanding Officer calls out
the names of the graduates, one by
one. They drop bank a pace or two,
march down to the end of the line,
around the front and then proudly
up the centre. A salute is returned
by the O.C. and he plus the pilot
badge, a pair of wings, with Lilo
"R.O.A,F." (for the Canadnausl,
surmounted by a crown, on the
breast of the hullo, offers congratu-
lations and a handshake. This is
one time when visitors are Present,
usually relatives who come to ase
the graduation, ceremony.
Most of the graduates of Camp
Borden ere "single seater" fighting
pilots. Tihey have been trained in
the BIarvardis by day and by night.
They are taught to find their way
across country alone in `a11 Muds of
Weather, to use machine guns and
advanced gun sights. They will take
over the Hurricanes, the ,Spitfires
and still newer models after some
further training in England. But a
few are {rained as bomber pilots.
They :use the Avro Arsons, a
slower, twin -engined plane. As the
various maxis are turning t
speciakaed work, the bomber pilots
will probably be going to other
echoers in future.
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A GLASS CAR
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blr. Thos. Tapp, of Detroit, Is hall-
daying with his sister, Miss Mary
Tapp. Mr. Tapp for several months
has been touring the United States
with the famous General Motors
"glass" •cmc•, which was on displ'tY
at the New York Worlds Flair. It
Is the only ,model of its Idind in the
world. The ear is a Pull -sized
Pontiac fear -door sedan, the outer
Panels of which are made of "plexi-
glas," a new crystal-clear plastic.
Bang tlranisparentt, the neat eral
makes it possible to see the interior
the working mebhanism and various
mechanical features. You don t
look at the ear, you look through
it. The body is by Fischer. Among
the States of the Linton already
visited by Mr. Tapp are Wddoonsin,
Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Indiana,
Illinois, Ohio, M,tsatouri, Kansan,
1tldssisippI, Tennessee, Alabama.,
L'audsiank, Geotlgia, VirginOa., Ai,
kanasas and Michigan,
. --Exeter TlimesaAdvocate,
GET YOUR PERMANENT
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THERMIQUE
End Curl 61.25 and 61.75
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Including Shampoo
Permanent 62.00, $2.60,
and $6.00 including finger wave
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iRENE PEASE
O11ver L. W. Eckmier's Store !
bidicaive of the rapd' expansion
of' the Royal Canadian Navy under
stress of war is the fact that a band
has recently been organized. This
new band: made up of experienced
mnust/ccams ,will be at the ,forthcom-
ing Canadian National Exhibition.
Rev. R. M. Weekes, rector of the
Anglioan.Ohunt at Belgrave, Blytiit
and Augurn, has accepted an appoint
mend to Glencoe, Wardsvidle and
Newbury parishes, He will take over
his new charge about the middle of
September.
American . Coal
is quite Slow Coming and
we advise everyone to
ORDER YOUR GOAL
NOW !
As prices are advancing.
We Sell
Insul Brick Siding
warranted by
the manufacturer
See Us
we buy from
manufacturer
See Us Before
Ordering
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E%X181ON!
I;ERRHITLER•hasunwilluxgof" ate e
•EVEN most dramatic Exhibition other grim
to this m Messerachmitts .>n'.d See fighting
hie humbledlike paces. See
"souvenirs" of the Battle of Britain. p es. See
Canada's being r throng
Navy,
Meet Elsie the Cow "in person.
Army and Air once ,
nt
Canada's the challenge-
action display and and dance e.
See how a famous. women S. Navy Sand outstnce to
Hear the f masters of swing.
S .e out" Teter's,
America's water. on- "Luck)," tot eras,
Heletes,ve land
rt and
destructi toot stage.
Hell, Drs 1, pageant on the 1000• See
lenexsi "Britannia"
from the 4 corners of the earth.
See a a' and agriculture geared for war!
Canada's industry every day!
• Ct amtpionship sporting events aradet
• Horse Showand ancient vehicle p
• More thrills, more laughs Inof oiexiandwar i al!
• See actual production _
It's an Exhibition you've, never seen he skies before-
a will never an88a The pavements will ring
will echo
perhaps iter P� thrilled,
the roar ofr fighter
marching Teen You llbe
aspired tramp ed--asymtvhew Canada's Answer."
intorm at
You'll want to sec it 1 and *melt often.
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CANADIAN NATIONAL
EXHIMION
TORONTO .1941
JOHN MILT AR
Ill•IMl
ELWOODi M HUGHES