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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1941-9-17, Page 3THE BRUSSELS POST Tao pilot was already Au his at, ITta'sty Intro.dtGt1ona to the two student observetts, K. Arlin anti Li l:veitt, both of lYiolbourne, Australia Time was interesting, Two tins ypnug fei►oive. I s7aoolK bands with them.. "It's heti,, I said just by• way of making cenyereation. It wigs it stupid thing to say 'because :So obvious. The thermometer said 96. degrees, "Rre'like it,' 'one of them replied, rather surprisingly. Thep, were -la shlrteleeves too., with the same kind of parachute harness. Iter, Pilot eoseiin said: "The Australians /est'eat.%) this kind of weather," A. little door was open up on the "Every lady, well and boneJlly done, is a coutrtbalhn to victory.' TM Pono MiNlsrmt OP CANADA, TRIBUTE TO MARY Mary is the "voice with n smite". Mary is the efficient Berson generally known es a delcpSorin opert:lor. As an operator she knows much' about telephone cquipmont— how h should be used and handled. But Idery is hest known for her personality ---for Iter cool - floss in emergencies=for the grand things elle has done time and again, ignoring her own danger, intent an ono thing only -to keep the standard of telephone service high. Wt: pay respectful tribute to Mary and all tho girls who work with her. Fier devotion to her job sets a standard of public service. Tactful, patient and con rtcous, Mary is the medium through which this Company and its public are always in touch. She plays a vital part in Canada's war effort. wow FLYING OVER ONTARIO WITH AUSTRALIAN STUDENT OBSERVERS By HUGH TEMPI -IN I sat in the secretary's• otfloo at the No. 1 Air Observer School at Maltose and wondered what would happen next. Things always .seemed to tuun out ,that way when arrange- ments had been made for me to fly in an RC.A.F. plane.. If there was- ei t a •thunder storm, there wail something else. The day's thunder storm had already passed and the sky was ,clear, but orders hlhad be- come mixed up. On the other side of his desk, Munroe, secretary -treasurer of the school, was kepeing the telephone busy and now and then someone .came hurrying in with a oorrespoa- dence file or other information. It was obvious enough what had happened. A phone call from the 'Training Command at Toronto had infomned me that all arrangements were made. Meanwhile, a sudde-i call had taken the manager of the • Malton School to Montreal• and no one else knew anyhing about the ar- •rangeanent. A.s we welted for word from Tor- onto, the big'Avro Ausous out on the runway roared away. It was two. oioloeb, and .tile for them to go ant on their afternoon "exercise." • Plying •Officer McLeod tried to be consoling. It was a rough day, he said and I wouldn't enjoy it. He re- membered one newlsp'aper man who went up in a plane on just such a day. He wasn't up five minutes ti,l he was sick, and his trip was a total lose•—and ea was his lunch. Besides tihe exercise for that day wasn't thVs most intereting kind. The student observers would be trying to make out a course as though they were flying blind, above the clouds.. An. other day would be more Interesting and would provide better flying con- ditions. Thera seemed to be nothing etas to be done. It was a quarter after two now and I hadn't heard a plana go for five minutes. The night flight wouldn't leave till one o'clook and might not return till two in the morning. I would have 60 miles 0 drive Home after that. I had work to do the next morning and two mem- bers of the family waiting for me in the city.There seemed to be nothing left to do but to come back' again. The Delayed Flight Suddenly hinge began to happen. Flying Officer McLeod had gone oat but he came hurrying back. "Evgryithiug'e O.K. We'll have to hurry thought' We trotted across the road toward the hangar. On the way he explaineh that one plane was delayed by engine trouble. Spank plugs. I might get to ill in time. A quick trip to the pilot's room where I was fitted with parachute harness -two straps over my should- ers and one around each leg, at: loclked together in front of my stom. ach. The day was 'hot, so I left my coat behind and went in my shirt sleeves'. Another dash across the runway to the place where the twin engines of Avro Anson No. 037 were turn- ing over smoothly and noisily now 1 l MASS'EY-HARRIS COMPANY :L1M. T D k tPta•lZ Ni "WiOgilr • It is doubtful If In any other line of business the man at the retail end renders as technically expert and helpful service to his customers at so low a cost as does the local Implement Dealer. This, while it has always been so, has greater significance in these days of more highly mechanized farming, calling as It does for training and experience in the servicing of modem machines. 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T 'H- fl•5 E' R V' I' C E A .R, M 0 P T H' E Wednesday, September 1Ot11, 1941 asesseresweemeuememqsaessesessareewmawassas When in Listowel Weston's fit '. esta5a it Home Away .side 01''the plane, and I climbed up, tptat height, was tihe next landmark. One of the Australian$ fastened my Then a little village that worried safety strap, a quick -release type: mo until I decided its mill Ponds ;that. was new to ate, Aliin took his were like those at Alton. Then gams Orangeville. I was: nearer home sow and knew most of the landmarks. The provincial highway to Arthur, straight as a ruler, gleamed in, the Bun for miles till it crossed ane Grand river. The lovely Hockley Valley lay ahead. The hills looked almost flat, but the road by the river was plain enough. 93y that time, I had the road map out of my brief case and from then on, was never lost. We passed south of Camp Borden, over the great Hot - seat beside the pilot and 17vritt the neat'behind 'the bllat, .1 was In the .back seat; opposite the door. The plane began to move at once, down tihe broad runway, We passed a eilwery TransCanada plane, just conning in and turned into the wind and in a few seconds were off the ground heading westward into a 25' mile wind. An "Exercise" Flight 'One of the Australians had re- peated the warning that the' flight might be a roug hone, but I did not find it so, particularly after we had cliinlbed above a thousand fee;. These large planes fly much more steadily than the small open -cockpit Names in which most of my previous flying bad been done.. Up in front,' on the left, eat Pilot Jocelin, two or three' rows of instru. menta in front of him, holding on to a wheel that looked like the steer ing wheel of an automobile with parts of it cut away. Beside him sat one of the young Australians. In front of him, under the dash, wee a hole in which he crawled from time to time, so that he could lie flat on his stomach in the nose pt the plane and read the drift indicator Show - ng how much the plane was being blown off its course by the wind. teach a girl to skate. All large Directly behind the pilot sat lira buildings were easily seen. It took other Australian student. He was about six minutes to cross Toronto, doing his "exercise" for tihe day. On from the eastern suburbs to the a table in frolnt Of him lay a map with no towns, roads, or landmarks, except the outlines of the Great Lakes and here and three, circles with an arrow marking the compass vaadatione_-not much help that to a victor from the other side of the world. On the table lay his simple instruments., a trlanagular ruler, a few pencils, a circular card with rows 01 figures and the name, Someirodys Rapid Circulator. Be- side hire was a compass and up is front two. dials, one indicating the engine speed and the other the alta. tude above sea level. land marsh and the tip of Lake Sim- , ,Coe, and down beside 'rouge street to King, then in a bee -line for Mal - ton. There, the students changed places and we went around another circle, slightly farther east, but in i sight of .Bramlpton, Caledon Lake, Orangeville, Aurora and down to tha shore of Lake Ontario near Malvern. A turn to the west brought us over the eastern suburbs of Toronto. The flight over Toronto was inter. eating. Outto the left was the Woodbine race track, then the har- bor with a freight boat steaming across the Bay. The ,skyscrapers looked' like tall toy buildings. To the north, the reservoir shone as all the other' ponds ha& done. We Para - Relied Dundas street out to West Toronto. I saw, a mile below me, the sehcolyard where I once tried to Humber river at Weston, We circled the great Melton air - pont slowly, watching other planes corning in and fl'nally, wth a clean runway, came down to earth without a bump. • From the delightful coolness of the upper air, we stepped out luty the heat again. The students check- ed their maps with Pilot Joceltn, and I submitted mine. It was just two rough pencil marks on a road map but he seemed surprised that I had been so close to the real route. Most people, he said, govt completely lost in the air unless they had some training. S sat in the rear seat, directly be- There was time for connversalloa hind the student with the exercise, now- The Australians had been six but with my view to the front Partly weeks at Malton. Another six and cut off by the wireless instruments, worked by remote control ,from the pilot's seat. Ocoasionaliy I saw the dials turn and the wavelength indicators chfange, but of the weer sages .{vhielt passed through them I knew notating. In front oe me eras a table, on which I was able' to write in my' notebook. Some Town Eaey To Idenify The Avro Anson ie noted for its visibility. There are windows all ,around. It has even been likened to a flying greenhouse. The rear seat was opposite the huge wing, but it was easy to..see the landscape below and behind. ' The sky held, many clouds and the shadows mottled the landscabe be. low. The air was hazy and ten miles was about the limit of visibil- ity.. After we climbed to 4600 feet, we were u,p in the lower layer of donde. Occasionally one would drift out almost close enough to touch. The heavier clouds, holding a hint of thunder were highs Two r, or three times we ran into rain but I couldn't see it out on the wing. Only the odd singing of the propel- lers and the drops on the front win - `lows showed me the difference, I hadn't any idea whether I would know where we were from nearly a mile up in the alr. I could- n't see the coni,piases but the situ shone most of the time, giving a rough idea of the dii'eotione. There Wasn't any •doubt about the first town. Acres of greenhouses shone in the light, as we circled over Brampton, gaining height, I im- agine it would matte a wonderful target, clay or night. If I Nadi boon able to lay bands on a stone, I could hardly have resisted the temptation to drop it overboard on these glass rcoihs, We headed west atter that, aha the Credit river, dirty even from 4 lieense, even though they dispose of hides or skins taken off in the'r own places of business or handle only quantities for etc -rale to others. they would go to Jarvis to leern bombing and gunnery with practice bombs and real machine guns. It wouldn't be long till they were fly- ing over Germany. llbpbite tion formsfor licenses to deal in 'hides and shins may be se. eared by writing to the. Wartime Prices and Trade Board, Ottawa. Any person handling hides and skins, other than a farmer or live- alook eroducre, who is in doubt as to whether he requires a limns& should write to the Wartime Prices and Trade Board indicating the nature of the bide business in which be is engaged, v Hide Dealer ;;, ; Must Have License OTTAWA — Ebery person, deal- ing in salted, cured or cold storage hides and skins must secure a leeense from the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. The fee for the license, which became effecttre August 16, 1941, is one dollar. The order does not apply, how- ever, to farmers or livestock pro- ducers dealing in hides or skins produced by themselves. No rare persions who deal in or sell only unsalted or green hides or skins re- quired to secure a license. But 'butchers and others who store, bup or sell salted, cored' or col dstorage hides and skins) require v Thanksgiving Day A proclamation in the Canada. gazette of August 16, 1941, appoints Monelay, 13Th of October, 1944 as Thanksgiving Day. In the quaint language of Royal edicts, the Pro- clamation reads: "Whereas it hath. pleased Almighty God in His Great goodness to vouchsafe this year unto Our Dominion of Canada a bountiful, crop and other blessings4 We there- fore herefore considering that these blessings enjoyed by Our people throughout the said Dominion do cab for a sol ernfr and public acknewledgenieut have thought fit, by and, with tee advice of Our Privy Council for Canada, to appoint, and We do ap- point Monday the thirteenth day of October next as a day of general. thanksgiving to Almighty t;od, for the bountiful erop and other bless- ings which Canada has been fadour- ed this year; And We do invite alt Our loving subjects throughout Cane Ada to observe the said day as a day os general thanksgiving. Two U. S. Entries " • For Plowing Match Will compete against Cream of Canadian plowmen at Internationda match at Peterborough next month. The International Plowing Mateb S. Farm Machinery Demonstration being held from Oct. 14 to 17 le- elusive aelusive near Peterborough, will have, a truly International tinge this year. Entries have already received Vora two ,champion United States plowmen, Grame Stewart and: George Susemiehi of Plainville, III. These men were runners-up in the U. S. National Match at Davenport, Io\i'a, last fall, the chamelonshtll being won by a Oanadiany Fred Timbers of Stouffville, Ont. They hope to reverse the decision thin. year at Peterborough. J. A. Carroll, seereitarymianager of the Plowing Mateli states that the Match will have the larger "tented• city" in illie history of the match. The larger machinery com- panies have already booked increas- ed space over last year's mama +th display at Sit. Thomas. Farmers attending the Match will see the ktrgest exhibit of up-to-date Earns machinery and labor saying device* ever seen in Canada. Plans at Peterborough are going along apace, with the local oom- mittee working overtime to make, this year's; match the best in :3.d' Song series at successful Internatiot: al plowing mastiche. ft: r.. WESTERN CANADA SPECIAL BARGAIN EXCURSIONS FROM ALL STATIONS IN EASTERN CANADA GOING DAILY Sept. 12 — 26, 1941 inclusive. Return Limit _— 45 days. TICKETS GOOD IN-- Coaches, N—Coaches, In tourist Sleeping Cars or in Standard Sleeping Carat at Special Reduced Rates for each plass. Cost of acconaodation in in Sleeping Cars additional. 5, BAGGAGE CHECKED. Stopovers at all points en" route. Similar Excursions from Western to Eastern Canada During Same Period. Tickets, Sleeping Car Resetivations and all Information from any agent. SEE HANDBILLS CANADIAN NATIONAL ] .t