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By Charles Spalding and Otis Carney.
CHAPTER X deavors, to get a waiver for Lester
Herres from the. ' Navy's V-7 pro-
tean' because he Tacked two' years of
college math, Lester Dowd tries to
enlist in. the -Coast Guard but is
turned down. because of a "facial
squint." The doctor refuses even to
,examine hiin'. Commander Whit-
man, an old friend of the family, en -
OLD
VIRGINIA
PIPE TOBACCO.
It's a rep!
ppipe smoker's
P
tobacco
ba
so he can join V-7, but after weeks
of waiting Lester learns they still
insist on two years of college math.
Ile is successful_ in joining .the V-5
Naval Aviation and is sent to An-
acystia Naval Base. •After making
his first solo flight he gets a three-
day furlough and visits his folks in
Chicago. The furlough ended, he
leaves for Corpus' Christi, where he
seen gets acquainted with service -
type air -craft, ,another; feature of
basic training. He tries to. go aloft
but the ,brakes are locked and lie
'does not know how to release them.
o the He is ,summoned before he board to
"It's
b n thing I
Its the damndest th n� ever
hear' You're not .safe ,to solo.: I'm
going to ground you, Dowd. Yon'l!1
haves to; "ed. ,before the Board," He
b.pek together T;ll take ,this pla#ie; i que:
"eveise
Wee'
After hp hal gone tite cadet and - k,'t
r etoo4 and glared at each otltei'
"Arid what!s< your name, little
man'! " I asket/':
"Stxilttci,, ' Dimitri txtlnxl+" ':, he
Said, ., ,
"Are you with the Allies?",
•We walked ;silently .toward '`the
know," : ' said Strilini, "he
told' see I%acted' like a:veteran: Boy,
whon T saw your plane down, .I; tore
right baclr to :'the squadron. Guess
that showed style, huh?, I'll':; fly
back,.; he sand aptly,
1 looked . '''searchingly at the
ground."It was a beautiful,smooth
field, There was not a rock on it.
Mr. 'Kenwooda
proved:: as ., good as
his word. He promptly summoned
the to , appear before the Board's
regular Monday morning session
and explain ray deficiently with, the
brakes,
Going before the Board was se-
rious -business, It was trouble.' The
Board acted as a high' collet. If a
cadet was unable to meet his flying
requirements, 'or if be was guilty of
some outlandish aerial escapade,
be was haled before the Board. For
instance, Heinle Tile Lew under a
railroad 'bridge.- He went before the
Board. There the records were
carefully examined and' the defend.
ant's argument, heard. If the case
went against you, the cadet was
1 "washed out" ;and his flying career
terminated as of that date. The-
oretically, you could go 'beyond the
Board and appeal to the Adaniral.
This was attempted occasionally, and
sometimes successfuly, by.. willful
individuals who would not take "no"
for an answer. If the Admiral turn-
ed you down, I suppose. it was with-
in 'your rights to go on to Washing-
ton and appeal to the Chief •Exec's-
tive. It had never been done. For
the rank and file, the Board's word
was final. Some day, however, an
enterprising cadet is -going to . get
extra' time from Mrs. Roosevelt,
Netes of my' predicament -spread'
rapidly. The. fighting fifth• battalion
was behind me to a man. They
were sympathetic, bait powerless.
Several privately confessed they did
not know how to release the brakes
themselves. They thanked their
gods the "unpredictable"• had not
turned on then as it had on me.
You're 'a victim of circum-
stance," grieved Red ;Run.
"They're making an example of
you," was the way Rocky Tard
grimly analyzed the situation.
To Rocky, :who was' influenced by
several year in a West Virginia
coal union, it was a case of exploi-
tation by a privileged commissioned
minority. Sunday night when things
looked very black, Rocky juin ed
up like Cleon addressing the Athe-
nians. ' He outlined the pressure of
unity, explained the right to strike,
and closed with the .cft-quoted
"United we stand!"
Eventually, cooler heads won the
meeting. Red Run pointed out that
in the Navy. "United, we go to
Portsmouth,".
Organized dissent is mutiny. .
Of course, the proposed walk -out
never carte off, and it is well that
it did not. Labor never would have
forgiven us.
The next morning I dressed in
my blues. You were required to go
before the Board shined and pol-
ished, and it was to your advantage
to do so. To some extent the deer
cion was influenced d byh
flu racet efend-
e d
tnt'e bearing.
"Justturn on the old ini tary
rhartn," advised Tint Carpenter.
I arrived at the Administration.
Building a few minutes before
eight. The secretary, who wore her
blonde hair in a pile on top of ,her
head, was flitting around the table
placing the chairs and arranging
papers. I asked her to giveme
some idea of the execution, and she
outlined the entire procedure.
"Lieutenant, Commander Wells,
the squadron's' skipper, sits ,at the
head of the table. Lieutenant Com-
mander Kenwood sits here, Lieuten-
and Commander Wright, hi charge
of cadets, sits here, and Ensign
Higs sits here."
"What happened to Rigs?" I
asked. `
"He's . the psychiatrist," she said
reverently.
"What's be doing 'here?" •
"Ile knows more about you than.
you know about yourself. Freud
and all that." Her gestures encom-
passed the arcane. "You don't 'know,
how - much of that is bound up: in
our everyday Navy life. You Tetter
go out in the hall and wait. 'They'll
be -here any minute."
There was one case before mine.
One cadet kept getting airsick 'every.
time he flew. :Nobody. ; wanted•him
around, and he himself was anxious
to take up something e'se
"1 think I'll confideexcitedly
get a connni`s'on,"
x ,get
l 'i
he d e c t d y before going
in to hear the Board's decision.
When he came, out he was deathly
Bale,
"They're going to make Tests on
me," he said fauutly:
I heard from: lhitn later. He was
sent to an experimental' field, where
his unfortunate talents were , give's
full play, He was used: `as a guinea
pig by a doctor who was ;doing re-
search ;for, the Navy in nausea, One
ay this.
name"svas called I walked
in stiaght and stiff as tf I had spent
four years' at:Culver,';'.
'"Aviation `:Cadet "Lester', Dowd,
pia s's 10-D," I announced properly,
"Oh, yes," eaid` the shipper,
tliuirbing throughePaPors.
While he setudred, the biefs, the
rest' Of the %anel a tired 'silently at
sire: At first a I employed • a sweep-
'ing gaze that flashed •al'ound the ta-
ble' Ince a' `beheon'. '• After a few
sweeps 1 realized • this gave them'
the advantage of concentrated fire,
and I shifted to a ateady ,. eye., I
could turn .back . everybody :'excpt
the: psych:atriet He sat closest 'to
me, He wars a thip,: Wasted man
with glasses., There was an :empty
expression of intense kindness on
Ms face. I tried for two minutes
steadily to break him down, but
it was no use. I went back to shoot,
Ings down the others individually ,
"Sit down, Dowd," said Mei;,
Wells.
"Thank •ybu, sir."
"What's this about the brakes?"
he asked petulantly.
"I didn't know how to unlock
them, sir," I confessed.
"Yes, you, did" he insisted ini
patiently. He swung sideways on
his chair,' 'raised his feet off` the
floor, and waggled them in even un-
locking "motions.. "That's all you
do, You know Trow to, do that."
"I didn't:' then."
'ZYou did tool" he thundered.
"Anybody can do that any time.
Kenwood can do it, Wright can do
it, Apelgate can do it," .he roared,
pointing around the table. "Hugs
can do it," he added as an after-
thought, ,motioning to the psychi-
atrist
"Nobody told me hew,, sir
„ 1
tried to ,explain.
"Nobody has to tell you a thong
like that!" bellowed -Mr. Wells
"You do it naturally."
There, was •a lull. Everybody
seemed'` to feel the skipper was es -
sentially right, but that somehow
the truth had not been completely
revealed, Ensign Higs leaned for-
ward,
"Was there something ; on your
mind?" he asked softly.
The question was aimed point-
blank at the unconscious. If I said.
"no," it would convey the impres-
sion of an old, vacant lot, and every-
body would lose interest, The trial
was `going against cue,
"Come,. now, what was on your
mind?", ho -•said again, feeling that
this was definitely the psychiatrist's
province.
"Those Nicean barks of yore," I
said slowly. If he wanted wheels
within wheels, he would get them.
"Nicean ,barks of yore!" he cried,
Everybody, leaned toward the lisy-
chiatrist for an interpretation.
I nodded.
"It wasn't your mother or cous-
in?" 'he probed.
I. think it was Mr. Higs' first
chance to prove himself, and he
was banking heavily an a standard
fixation. The secretary watched in-
tently, convinced there was a lot
of "that" bound un in my every -
r ay' Navy life.
"What's all this got to do with it,
Higs?'." snapped Mr. Wells, who had
no use for the psychiatrist. "If a
man can't 'think of Nicean 'what-
evers and release the brakes too" --
he waggled ;his feet some more—
"then the Navy doesn't want him."
"Dowd, you wait outside a min-
ute," urged Mr. Higs.
After I closed the door, the dis-
cussion mounted and fell in waves
on .Mt. Higs. I could hear the .mut-
tered rumbling as the Board fought
to a just decision. There was a
copy of the Corpus Christi Caller
Times on the , sofa. I- turned to the
editorial page and the opinions of
great minds as another might reach
for aspirin. There she was, •a
mighty bulwark, I read, "Today I
went to see the government work-
ers' Club established in. Mrs. Edelyn
Walsh MeLean's garage."
If she could save .Mrs. McLean;
she could save me. Farther on the
column continued;' "I walked to the
White House to find it was rapidly
getting 'colder. When I opened my.
windows last night, looked out at
the solitary sentries, who • are 111 -
ways the last human being's' I see at
night and the first I; see in the morn-
ing, I wished I could do something.
to keep them warm."
In moments of stress one is apt
todistort his personal problem, but
if • •it came to the worst I deter -
Mined then • and there to go to her.
I would riot shove in ahead, -of the
Camp Fire Girls. I' would wait pa-
tiently in line with ;Mrs. Evelyn
Walsh McLean, confident that nei-
'
thee Boatd, nor brakes,, nor bleary-
eyed psychiatrists could harm me.'
as long as she was there.. . :And she
promised tobe
there
a long,8s long
time.
ewe, Dowd," said the secretary.
I walked into the room
with new
w
assurance.
Mr,. Wells• :rose. Ensign Rigs stood
over by a window, his hands bellied
his back. j';t appeared that his vote
had `not leeit '.
"°Aviation Cadetcounted,D.owd ""' 'began
gan
Lieutenant , -Commander Wells,' "11
e eee , ire,,,,
ilak to train you, To date
a�uandeied' approximately'
ihouSand to that •purpose.
'le' the, oonsidersd opinion of this
B'oaxct that we are • in • too deep to
expel you; 'and therefgre we have
decided, 'ie' spite of the risk, to' eon',
true youe flight training."
"Thank ygu, sir,"! I beamed.
On My way put, Mr, Welts called!
"}Dowd, about ,'those Nicean barks.
Couldn't yon, wouldn't you ', "
Ypres, sir," I said; and Ieft.
I once took some "voeational tests
at the Stevens Institute in Hoboken.
Phe results proved .to "- everyhody's
satisfaction that: as far as. science
(TO BE CONTINUED)
y
OBITUARY
EDITH EDNA CORNISH
There paesea away at her home
on Rattenbusy St., Clinton, on Thurs-
':d.ey morning, Jan 11, 1945, Eiith
'Elina Cornish, eldest daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs.' Janie Cornish.
Miss Edith Cornish was born on
:the homestead farm, Base Line Elul -
:lett ',township now occupied by her
brothers Glen, but has been a resi-
dent of, Clinton for the past twenty -
'eight 'years.
She , was a member of Ont. St.
Church and active in all its women's
organizations. She was a life mem-
ber of the Won -lents ,Missionary
Society, held- official capacity in the
Women's Association and Girls' Club,
and a teacher in the.Sunday School.
She is survived .by two sisters and
one brother: Mrs. McFadden (Ida)
of Cookstown; Zemila, and Glen, of
Clinton.
Tice funeral Service Was conducted
at her late residence on .Saturday
afternoon, by Rev. G. a Burton.
During the service Miss Elva Wiltse
rendered the solo, "Peace, Perfect
Peace". The pallbearer's were:
Messrs. W. M. Aiken, Fletcher
Townsend, Roy Plumsteel, Clifford
Keys, Frank Tyndall and George
Shipley. Interment toolc place in the
family plot in -Clinton cemetery.
v,
WILLIAM WIGHTMAN
•' A well-known' and highly esteemed
citisen of East Wawanosh, William
Wightman, died in Wingham General
Hospital on Tuesday evening, Jan.
'9th, in his 83rd year. He had been in
failing health for the past few years
but was confined to bed only a month,
which he spent in the hospital,
Mr. Wightman was born at Bell -
reek, near Kingston; aa'd was' a son
of 'the late Mr. and Mrs. James
Wightman.
The departed came with his par-
ents and fancily to these parts when
18 years of age, settling for a time
en concession 6, Morris township, and'
later in East Wawanosh where he
farmed on the Gbh concession, . mov-
ing to the 10th concession. in. 1912
where he continued farming' until
,1.930 when he retired. Since that
time he had resided with members
of his family.
In September of 1891 lie was•mar-
ried . at Teeswater to Miss Minnie
Rome who predeceased him on Nov.
19, 1921. Left to mourn his passing
are three sons and three daughters,
Rennie of Flint, Michigan; Leslie, on
the homestead, concession 10, East
Wawanosh;'• 'Norman, public school
inspector, Weiland; Belle, Mrs. Alex
Young ,of Lucan; Bessie, Mrs. Rose.
King of Turnberry .township, and
Grace, Mrs. J. F. McDonald of Clin-
ton. Also surviving are 22 grand-
children and three great-grandchild-
ren.
Mr. Wightman was a devout
church worker and while living near
Belgrave was an active member of
Knox Presbyterian Church, and ser -
vee as superintendent of the 'Sunday
School and as member of session.
Later he became a member of the
Session of Calvin Presbyterian
Church, East Wawanosh, and follow-
ing Church Union of'the Brick Unit-
ed Church. He was also active in
municipal affairs and served as
assessor of East Wawanosh for a
period of years.
In bis younger days before taking
ue Teeming for .himself he spent
some time, at carpenter work in
Wingham.
The funeral was held from R. A.
Currie's Funeral Parlours, Wingham,
on Friday afternoon. The service was
conducted by Rev. G. H. Dunlop of
Belgr•ave, Burial took place in Wing -
ham Cemetery.
Friends and relatives were present
from Flint, Michigan; Welland, Lu -
can, Clinton, Atwood, Teeswater,
Belgrave and the surrounding cont-
mncity. '
r v-.
W. A. CAMERON
Mr. W. • A. Cameron, well known
and highly respected business man
of Mitchell for many years, passed
away in Mitchell on. Monday Jan,
8th. Born in Mitchell, a son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Alexander.
Cameron, he 'learned the jewelery
trade 'with his father, and 'after
spending ;some time in and
and
.Toronto, returned to his Bone town:
to take ' over the letter's .business,
and faithfu ly, served the coma -am-
ity until his retirement in December
1943, owing toill. health, He was
in St. Joseph's Hospital, Lordotti
for a lime, and then returned to the
"Ruston Nursing I-Iome", Mitchell,
where -death occurred.
He was is member of Knox Press
byterian .church and choir, and also,
an active 'member of the Lion's Club,,
Surviving are two sisters, 'Mrs.
Harrison Wiltse (Frances) of Olin -
ton, and , Mrs, W. R. MacDonald
(Flo.) of Toronto.
The remains rested at the Funeral
Chapel, of N: J. Boyd where service
was conducted by his minister, Rev.
MYIacK,ay, on Wednesday afternoon..
,Robert Gibson, N. J, Skinner, I
R. Pearce, E. W. Pawn V. L Wale
thea an R Chapman, d Robert C apman, acted as
pallbearers.
The Lions Club, of which )Jrr
C'alneron had been a :faithful meet-
ber, visited the Chapel in it body,
on Tuesday evening.
letermeet was ` nude its K110;11
Presbyterian Cemetery,
Friends were present • from To-
ronto, Clinton, Mitchell• ,and the
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God's Will ---Not Mine
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Has there ever Been in the history say. Although perhaps some give r
of the world a thee when we have response to our appeal for them
said "Not my will, but Thine, be accept Christ while yet there is tin
done." We have ,- conte through the we never know when God's mesal
year nineteen forty-four and so through our letters may conte back
often we have had reason to thank them and may in some way be t
our Heavenly Father for all the means of their salvation,
blessings He has bestowed on es. Many times we pray "Thy will
We must say there have been times done" and we realize that no pray
when our prayers Brave not been is complete without that yet win
answered in the way' we would have God exerts His will we are inclini
wished them to be, and yet we have to feel that He has been harsh wi
ended our petition with the words, us'" We would not have the feelit
"Not nay will, but Thine, he done," if we Suit gave ourselves whon
Had we persisted in following our not partially but wholly into II
own' way things might have bereaved keeping firmly determined that v
will accept His decision no matt
what it may be; Ile brows what
best for. ne..
Several 'times dining this war
well as the fast , one we' have be
hevifieds when the news came to
that some ship had been sunk by t1
out in' the why we wanted them to,
but it would -not have• been Gbdys•
way.
*The only child of parents took
seriously ill; and; the parents prayed•
earnestly that their little one would
be spared. In spite• of the fact that Enemy. Pathetic eases, have be
Christian people advieede them to Hospital sh!ps, Outstanding• amoi
leave it with Tod and: to pray if it these which were sent down w
was His will to spare hint, they con- the Canada bound: "City of Benare.
tinued to plead that their boy would' Mere was a great loss of life, sot
be spared. Finally lie got Better, and adulte, .but the maj'biily of the
as he grew up ire recagni'recl' neither I were children evlio were coming
Gaoct not, man and when• he was a Canada for the duration of the w
youth his parents realized that they ;,to• get away front the terrible bon
had disobeyed Ged cvhen iia was ill : rugs. Some families were bereft
as a child and they would have given -!one,. two,. three, four• and .one faun
all they possessed if they had not.lost five dear ehdldten. We coq
so prayed.. � not help but feel that it must he
At the present thee there are so been very hard for the. parents
many al
ents pleaditag with God' to say,,
"Thy will be crone", but we knc
bring their sons and daughters safe -,that almoet without exception wi
ly home from the, wax; and they are God's help they would rise above •
not considering .God's ' will' at all.
Would it not :be better for. your son
to be taken than, to be allowed' to,
conte home to be an invalid fertile.
rest of his ,life, to speed' his hours.
realizing that their personal to
was a gaily for their el'iilth'eit.
There are times when we do n
seen to be able to rise above fret
ing and worrying;. As 'Christians
filled with: pain?" have no need to fret. God has giw
It it the same thing with people us the ability to keep above the
in civilian life. Recently a lady be things. Bit cannot do it is our a'
carne suddenly' unconscious one day strength but if we put our trust
and' passed away the next. Her sister , Ilim He will carry us through the
was very rebellious about it aid trying Beres. The story is told of
could not see why God bad taken little lad who was watching sot
her. When she' finally slipped away military tnanoeuvers. He was sitti
the Doctor' told' the family to -get on the running board of a ear
down on their knees around her bed which a ' gentleman was resti
end' thank God that He ha;taken her Finally lie looked up into the fa
and had not left her to suffer forof the man and sail "Will there
perhaps months and years. I a bid' noise?" The man replied "Y
Many of those who are laid aside sonny there will be" He jumped
believe that God has some good' par- 1 quietly and ran away muttering
Pose in His thus dealing with them must find any Daddy". Hefound h
He wants then' to learn some 1esscn father and was seen slipping 11
through suffering and it must be band into that' of his father. He 1i
ousels easier to bear path if they coaficlenoe in his Earthly Fathe
just leave it all to God's will, Let tis We have much more reason to trus
not be too persistent in our pleading our Heavenly Father. We can pp lad
with God to give us our • own way. ourselves in His care and eons,
When' we reach the Better Land and , gnently will, have no need to fee
See the plan of out life we will thank Whet a joy it is to tisl
Goll that He took His own way in We stead" in God's wordt t
cur lives: that
P
I swayed many times. that •his tither
So many of - our "Aye are real . in
the -flesh„ ziiight, be i'enrovec
Christian area and we feel that they Jesus Cheiet'HimselE,prayed that i
crust have e wonderful influence it was God's will His cup of shams
among the armed forces with which sorrow raid is suffering night pas
they are” connected. We at home away front Hirai, ,
haveo-
n idea of what army life is, I In spite of all these' supplicatto71
but we do know that with Christ as , Paul's thorn in the flesh renainet.
their companion their daily tattles The Saviour of the world wen
must .be verymuch ,
easier than if th • t.totb�•
h the garden of Gethsemane
they tried to struggle along then- He was tried before an unjust Judg,
selves, Mothers and fathers • and and was sentenced to a cruel deatl
friends, never write to any nmember on "the cross. He was taken to Mount
of ..
the armed. forces ,withoutIaTva
C giving ry and was there crucified be•
some message wbieh the'' Lord hat tween two thieves. These bad beer
given you to send, Let tis pray about i exr'nest prayers. Had they gone en
these letters 'before we write them.] anewcrcd? No, in each case, - with