The Clinton News Record, 1941-10-02, Page 7THURS., OCT. 2, 1941
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At this season of the year the chum
cues " of different denominations are
observing Harvest Horne Services.
Just where the name Harvest Horne
originated it is hard to say but one
could -be reasonably sure that it carne'
into being with the thought of grate-
ful people who
rate-ful'peoplewho were anxious to return
thanks to God for all His blessings
for -none of these grains or fruits or
vegetables could, possibly have been
ours without God. Science unaided
by God has not as yet been able tb
produce life. Thus in the first place
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we would have no seed to plant. With
of
the thoughtThanksgiving, came
bring
the idea of ing samples of these
rodgc
different p is to the House de-
dicated. torings Hien.
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Spring b forth the budding of
d the
the leaf anearth is covered with
to
green, givingus a sense' of peace
brag
such as not else could give. Many
atthe
contend th spring time is the
most beaut eason of the year but
to other mi t cannot be compared
for beauty the Autumn and the,
color'ing;of eaf.
The ;summe , the tall trees -.pray-
ed
'In all, thech they knew,
tremulous' ous hands of green
Heavens e
To sternal blue,
God heard on the waiting' wood
iful s
ads i
with
the 1
r long
e
see
and'
His sudden glory came,
The trees in buff and crimson stood
And spoke with tongues of flame. '
' Perhaps nothing h nature reveals
to us the "glory of the Lord" in jest
the same way as does the Autumn.
On these days it is well Worth our
while to take a walk into the country,
and just meditate on His marvellous
works. Along the side of the road
there . are many uncultivated but
beautiful milk weed, .the beautifully
shaped and lacy golden rod, the
brown velvety) eat tails. What is
more beautiful than the many colored
rhubarb plant, seeds etc. Autumn
brings to nature all the varied col-
ors of the spectrum.
In our walk we may come to the
brow of a hill and looking down into
the valley we see a bush. There in
all its beauty stands the handiwork
of God. No earthly science has ever
been able to produce anything com-
parable to it for grandeur. Nature
has adorned herself with a robe of
many colors. From the dark green
of the fragrant evergreen and on
through the Many and varied shades
of all the colors we behold a view
which is unsurpassed any place. This
view once seen is never forgotten.
The dwellers of the Clinton district
have a splendid opportunity of seeing
a view of this kind. The part of the
district of the Base Line known se.
the Ma*, reveals many instances of
the beauty of Autumn nature and is
indeed well worth seeing.
Trees at any time are real compan-
ions "Only God can make a tree."
They sink their roots deep into the
ground and spread their branches
farther and farther into the air of-
fering beauty and shade. They are a
Lesson to us. They perform the work
which God intended then) to do and
they go about it very quietly. Years
after we have left a certain district
the memory of a tree will remain with
us. It has really been a true friend
The time of the harvest is almost
past. As we journey through the
country we see the silo fillers, and
the farmers have begun their fall
plowing. Apples and pears are hang-
ing on the trees ready to be picked.
'The pumpkins and melons have ripen-
ed, their leaves have disappeared, and
what a 1-is1o11 of HaIlowe'en the big
yellow pumpkin brings to us!
The children in the country are
happy as they jaunt along to school
following the old adage, "An apple a
(hey keeps the doctor away." The
apple pickers are busy gathering
their fruit into heaps. They are just
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CANADA AT WAR
Article Number Two
"THE ARMY"
By B. M. P.
The tour.of Eastern Canada arran-
ged by the Department of National
Defense for Canadian editors, while
covering every branch of Canada's
war enterprise, concentrated espec-
ially on the Army.
We visited the Basic Training. Cen-
tre at Brantford, the Army Trade
Schools at Hamilton, the General
Motors proving ground for army ve-
hicles encanhpnnents and Advanced
Training Centres at Camp Borden,
Petawawa, Valcartier and Debert,
and the Officer's Training Centre at
Brockville.
We saw the raw reeruit with •,nly
a few day's training in army life be-
hind him and young soldier -student,
being taught the art •of a skilled.
tradesman. We were impressed with
the fact that the classroom plays
fully as important a part in this war
as does the drill -hall and the rifle -
range; while the great army of in-
structors are performing a service as
vital as that of officers on the bat-
tle -field.
attle-field., Later we came to the more
advanced trainees engaged in rifle
drill, machine-gun tactics, mortar fir-
ing demonstrations and manoevres,
going through their paces with mach-
ine -like precision. We were given ev-
ery opportunity to talk' with officers
and men. Almost without exception
we found them keenly interested in
their work and eager to get on with
the job of mastering the complicated
arms and machines placed at their
disposal.
another demonstration of the mech-
ani'ca'l prowess of Canada's army
when we Watched a motor company
swing hate action with is nuotorcy-
cles, reconnaissance cars, universal
carriers and utility truck. Their
skill in occupying a positon and their
apparent wealth of firepower were a
revelation. At the same camp we
viewed an impressive platoon at-
tack on an "enemy" position, with
machine guns and rifles covering the
advance with a hail of metal and with
moire ,bombs providing a screen for
the attack. At Borden is located the
5th Canadian (Armoured) Division.
under MajorrGeneral B. W. Sansom,
D.S.O., who,accompanied us on our
tour of the camp. F'or''training .pur-
poses a number of old United States
tanks had been obtained and these
were greatly in evidence during the
afternoon. They have proved. most
useful in training personnel in driv-
ing and maintenace. With Canada's
newly-egitipped tank factories speed-
ing up produetion, it will not be long
before Canadian made modern tanks
will be available for this Division.
Canadian Blitz
•
Above all, we were amazed at the
tremendous hitting power of the mod-
ern mechanized and swiftly -moving
army. We had a preview of Cana-
da's new war .niachines at the Gener-
al Motors' proving ground in the
wilds of Eastern Ontario, •where
speedy blitz buggies vied with track-
ed or armoured fighting vehicles and
troop • or load -carrying utility trucks
for the honour of climbing the steep-
est hill or travelling over the roughs
est ground. Down the side of preci-
pitous slopes, through deep gullies
and over sharp projections in the
landscape went the bouncing, bound
ung vehicles' surmounting every dif-
ficulty with apparent ease. It was
not so easy on the drivers and crews,
as some editors found to their sor-
row when they essayed a ride in one
of the new fighting machines. But
it was a revelation of the .progress
made by Canada's motor' industry in
meeting the demands of modern
war.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. A. E. Silver, Pastor
2.30 p.m.—Sunday School
7 p.m.—Evening Worship
The Young People meet each
Monday evening,at 8 p.m.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
Rev. G. W. Moore, LTh.
10.00 a.hn.—Sunday School.
11 a.m. Morning Prayer.
7 p.m.—Evening Prayer.
THE SALVATION ARMY
Lieut. Deadman
Lieut. Whibley
11 a.m. — Holiness Service
3 p.m. — Sunday School
7 p.m. — Salvation Meeting
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The Armoured Corps
At Camp Borden we witnessed
Camp Petawawa
Camp Petawawa was famous in
the last war for turning out some of
the best artillerymen and engineers
found in any army. It is fitting that
in these days of mechanical warfare,
Petawawa should again be the locale
for training of Canada's artillery and
engineering corps. The editors were
treated to an astonishing display of
gun drill by the young artillerymen,
both on- the'1Sepounder'atid the new
25 -pounder, which will soon be the
standard equipment. A firing dem-
onstration by two batteries of howit-
zers and 18 pounders out on the rang-
es, indicated that the Canadian gun-
ners have lost none of the skill and
accuracy possessed by their fore-
bears. The engineers gave an effec-
tive show in demolishing- trees and a
crossroads • with high explosive, while
a booby -trap comedy -drama proved a
master -piece.
Camp Debert
An entire article cculd be devoted
to that other great military camp at
Debert in Novia Sootia, A year ago
a wilderness; today a veritable city
with 30 miles of roadways, 422 per-
amnent and 82 temporary buildings,
plus fire stations, banks, telegraph
offices and all the other requirements
of a great army. It is recorded that
authority was granted to construct
Camp Debert on August 7th, 1940.
The first battalion moved in the lat-
ter part of October and by Christmas
there were 12,000 men housed in the
camp. The forest had been cleared,
roads built, water and power systems
installed, and buildings erected, an
achievement that constitutes, a mir-
acle of engineering and stands as a
tribute to the enterprise and effic-
iency of the Engineer Services
Branch of the eanadian Army. The
editors' party were at Debert for on-
ly two or three hours, but in that
time were treated to several remark-
able demonstrations. We watched
with amazement as Universal car-
riers crashed through the sturdy sap-
lings of Nova Scotia forests with ev-
ident ease; we saw the most skillful
use of camouflage by troops in tac-
tical exerlise,. ;so deceiving indeed
that it was impossible to detect men
in the open only fifty yards distant;
and we witnessed Bren gun No, 3 -inch
mortar, and artillery firing that again
testified to the hitting strength of
this new army in the making.
The Training Plan
about ready to fill the barrels anti
baskets which are standing by.
In the spring an afternoon is us-
ually set aside for fishing and in the
fall the children and young people
have a happy time "nutting." They
set out with a ground covering of
some kind, one or more of the family
climbs the trees and shakes down the
nuts which are gathered in bags tak-
en ]home and spread out on the :floor
ur some empty room. From time to
time they are used for adorning cakes
are mixed with taffy and often on
winter nights the family will gather
around and enjoy the result of their
afternoon sport.
One of the chief fall events is the
loat fair. Either in the school or
county- There is a great deal of com-
petition in the schools. The great
day arrives and the children and their
parents gather at the school centre.
The children see attired in some spec -
al school costume and march with
banners flying. They are not asham-
ed of their school and are going to
strive to the best of their ability to
bring honor to their school. Orator -
al contests are usually held. Inside
the building there is the display of
fruit, vegetables, Outside there are
races and cattle judging.
Altogether it is a splendid way to
train children in competition, instill-
ing into their minds that they must
be just as good losers as winners.
Many good lessons are learned by
childt•en at these school fairs, The
fact that they are competing helps_
then) to do their work more thor-
oughly. Parents should be very care-
ful in teaching their children along
the line of competition. Many child-
ren are taught at home that they
must always win, and are scolded if
they do not do so, with the result that
M later years this fault has grown
,o that they are not welcomed in any
competition. Teach children to do
their best and if they do that they
have learned a great lesson whether
they win or lose
ONTARIO STREET UNITED
Rev. G. G. Burton, M.A., B.b.
10.00 a.m.—Sunday School.
11 a.m.—Divine Worship
9,30 a.m. Turner's Church Ser
vice and Sunday School
7 p.m. Evening Worship -
WESLEY-WILLIS UNITED
P.ev. Andrew Lane, B.A., B.D.
11 a.m.--Divine Worship
7 p.m. --Evening Worship.
Sunday School at conclusion
morning service.
PAGE 7
see the plan in operation during the
tour. At Brantford Basic 'Training.
Centre they saw recruits in the pre-
liminary stages of their training. The
lads remain there for two menthe
and receive 'instructions in first aid,'
rifle and bayonet, squad drill, protec-
tion against gas, anti-aircraft rifle
and light machine-gun, firing on the
range, fieldcraft and map -reading.
There are 28 such .centres area
Canada. The Brantford Centre has
about 1,000 recruits at one time.
Prom such centres the recruits go to
the Advanced Training Centre for
their particular arm or service, such
as infantry, artillery, engineers, ar
-
mowed corps, machine gun, army ser-
vice corps etc., where they are train-
ed intensively for two months in the
use of arms and vehicles peculiar to
their service. In the case of infan-
try, for instance, they are instructed
in Bren gun, 3 -inch mortar, Tommy
gun, grenade, rifle, bayonet and re-
volver, protection against gas, clriv-
ing of wheeled and tracked vehicles
as well as in tactical' exercises. Then
are 26 of these advanced training
centres across Canada. The editors
saw them in action at Camp Borden,
Petawawa and Valcartier.
until
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99th Battery is Seeking
Recruits
A, drive to bring the 99th Wingham
Battery, R.C.A., (A.F.) up to strength
is now underway. This battery which
is <under the command of Captain R.
S. Hetherington of Wingham was re-
cently called for active service and at
ilresent the non-commissioned offs-
cern are training at Megantic, Que.
Captain Hetherington has 200 more
men as the •objective for this drive
and all men of military age are in-
vited to join.
Men interested in serving their
country will find artillery attractive
for active service duty and the recru-
iting is mostly confined to this area,
the appeal for enlistment is being
made in this area in particular. It is
hoped and expected that there will be
a ready response of men from this
district particularly in view of the
prospect they can be gept together in
the formation. The 99th will form a
part of the 6 th Division and will be a
part of an artillery brigade, the other
two units being the 55th and 63rd
batteries,
Applications may be made to Wing -
ham, Kincardine, Walkerton or List-
owel Armories.
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Army 'Trades School
Meanwhile another vitally !repos
tint role In moulding Canada's new
army is being carried out at the
Army Trades School in Hamilton,
Where soldier -students learn the
trades associated with mechanized
equipment. An entirelynew develop-
ment of this war, this school is but
one phase of the huge trades training
program aimed at providing skilled
and semi -skilled tradesmen for the
Canadian Army, which is now com-
pletely motorized and which has ar-
mored regiments and tank battalions
as its striking weapons. For examp-
le, all students at the Army Trades
Schools first attended one of the 99
Canadian Technical Schools. They
were also first trained in the funda-
mentals of soldiering at a Basic
Training Centre. At present there
are about 1,300 students at the Ham-
ilton school with an utlimate capacity
of 2,000, Their periods of instruction
range from three to five months, de-
pending on the character of their
trade. These lade will became artil-
lery artificers, carpenters and join-
ers, electricians, engine artificers,
motor vehicle fitters, instrument and,
wireless mechanics. These are only
a few 'of the 150 types of tradesmen
in the modern army. A. large staff
of instructors is required for the four
main departments, whieh are: Auto-
motive, Electrical, Machine and Fit-
ting, and Carpentry. In addition
there are facilities for draughting,
blacksmithing, welding and sheet
metal work,
of
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. B. F. Andrew
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Worship Service 11 a.m.
3'd,m. WershP Service at Bayfield
2 p.m.—,Sunday School, Bayfield:
Officers' Training Centre
What about Junior Officers (subal-
terns) for the Canadian Army, of
which it is estimated that nearly
6,000 will be required in the next
year? They will be provided through
Officers' Training Centres establish•
ed at Brockville, Ont., and Victoria,
B.C. If the course of training seen
by the editors' party at Brockville is
any criterion, the Array's new offic-
ers will be fit in every way to meet
any possible emergency. The course
is a strenuous one and pre-eminetly
demands a high standard of physi-
cal fitness. For the first month of
the three months' oon•se the poten-
tial officers undergo training con-
neon to all arms, including squad and,
rifle drill, protection against gas,
route marches, motorcycle riding and
trench -digging, They then receive
advanced instruction in their partic-
ular- arta. It is a strict rule now, a
lesson from the last war, that office
ors must come up from the ranks.
Brigadier Kenneth Stuart D.S.O..
M.C., Vice Chief of the General Staff,
who recently flew back from Britain
after several weeks of conference and
study with British and Canadian mili-
tary men there, told the editors that
the Army Training Plan was devis-
ed' to dovetail with British require-
ments. Moreover Canadian troops
now in Britain were organized and
equipped in accord with British prac-
tice. Canadian officers were constan-
tly being brought back from Britain
for instructional purposes and to head
up nenv formations. He compared
the general scheme of re-inforcement
training in. Canada with the widely
publicized Commonwealth Air Train-
ing Plan and declared that the train-
ing centres would provide training
capacity for a maximum of nearly
50,000 men at any. one time. This is
apart altogether from the "forma-
tions" already in existence for over-
seas service.-' The system would ab-
sorb about 10,000 recruits per month,
of -whom perhaps' 6,000 would be vol-
unteers for active service anywhere
and the remaining 4,000 would be se-
cured under the N.R.M.A. plan of
compulsory service for home defence.
From the advanced centre were pro-
eured the reinforcements for over-
seas, while others would go td their
own units for further training, Brig -
Now is the time • for the Harvest
Home in the churches. In the spring
and during the summer we have wor-
ried about the crops. It seems one
worry after another. It is either too adier Stuart .expressed hims
elf as
Fall Fair Dates
Dungannon, Oct. 2-3.
Gorrie, Oct. 3-4.
London (Junior only), Oct. 10-11.
Dies in German Prison
Pilot •Ottfidtjr Douglas Morrison
Waidon, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. E.
Walden, ;Toronto,; died of injuries
while a prisoner in Germany. He
was on August 10th reported "miss-
ing as the result of air operations"
over Germany. Later, word was re-
ceived that he was seriously, injured
and was in a German hospital. A
cable from the International Red
Croce now informs his parents of his
death.
P.O. Waidon was born at Edmore,
his mother being formerly Augusta
Barton. He is a nephew of Mrs. Jos.
Barton and Mr. • J. J. McEwen, of
town. Canon W. Hartley, - of • Kine
eardine and John Hartley, of Clinton,
former public school inspector of
East Huron, also are uncles and Mrs.
Edwards of Wroxeter is an aunt.
oughly trained and supremely pre-
pared to strike and strike hard. As
Canada's army training plan swings
into high gear, we may look forward
confidently to possessing a powerful
machine that will gloriously uphold
the traditions of 1914-18.
(Next week's article will deal with
"The Munitions Industry.")
Candidates for commissions must
have served either four months in an
Active formation or for one year with
a Reserve unit. They may then be
recommended to go to Brockville by
their Commanding Officer. About
1,200 men are now in training at
Brockville, with one-third of that
number being graduated each month.
cold, which usually means frost; ii
is too hot and everything will b.:
dried out; there is lack of rain' and
there will be no nourishment for the
roots. In spite of it all God has giv-
en us a wonderful harvest. How ap-
plieable. the words; "0, ye, of little.
faith" are to us. God' has asked ua
to trust in Him for everything. Will
we not do it?
"PEG"
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Study the Keynote
Such is the gigantic training
scheme for Canada's new army, how
in full operation across the far-flung
Dominion. We have described only
what we found in Eastern Canada.
Its counterpart will be found in the
West as well. There is no gainsay-
ing the fact that the complicated
arms and machines of modern war
require close application and concen-
trated study. The old days of con-
stant squad and rifle drill and route
marches are gone. During our whole
tour we saw only one band. There is'
little time for music in this war. It
is study, study, study, day and night.
Canada's army is being whipped into
shape by long, hard hours of grind-
ing on the part of instructors and
pupils.
Naturally it tends to become mon-
otonous ansi grousing is inevitable,
but in the course of many talks with
both officers and men, we heard few
serious complaints other than the ex-
pression of a general desire to be on
the way overseas. Month after mon-
th at Borden, Petawawa and Debert
tend to become tiresome, bo put it
mildly. It was the same at Valvar-
tier where the French-Canadians
Were chafing at inaction, and anxious
to be on their way. They realize,
however, that their hour will come
and when it.•doerr,they will be thor-
well satisfied with the type of re-
cruits being secured under the system
and likewise with the fact that a
large percentage of young men'
-brought into the basic training cen-
tres under the N.R.M,A, were volun-
teering for active service anywhere.
Basic Training Centre
Canadian editors had a chance ,to
NM'SI-!OT GUILD
PICTURING CHILDREN
Story -telling pictures of children are easy to make. They're not only
more lifelike, but far more appealing,
A FRIEND of mine, who is an ar-
dent amateur photographer, re-
' cently showed me quite a collec-
tion of pictures he had snapped of
his children over a period of years.
One thing 1 noticed in particular—
there were very few stiffly posed
"record" shots. Re had endeavored
to make each picture tell a story of
some kind, to depict some activity
In the lives of his children—the
story -telling type of snapshot.
The typical "record" shot has its
place in any album or collection of
snapshots, but they should be con-
sidered the exception and not the
rule. It is true that in this kind of
picture taking you get a good like-
ness of the child as far as facial
expression is concerned, but you
don't have a real story -telling pic-
ture at this active little youngster.
It just isn't natural for a healthy,'
sprightly child to stand around do-
ing nothing.
Play makes pictures. I don't mean
that the child should be scurrying
around. or engaged in some fast-
moving activity. Have your child
"repairing" his tricycle, reading a
book, playing with dolls, sailing a
boat in a wash tub, and with his
pet—always are appealing, natural
shot. Then you'll have a better and
a' more interesting album.
This appealing picture of the lit-
tle girl baking a pie was taken with
the aid of photo lights', replacing
the .regular bulbs in home lamps,
and aided by handy cardboard
reflectors. High speed film was used
in the camera and a snapshot expo-
sure was given. This is but one of
a series showing the child from the
time she started making her pie un-
til she took It out of the oven. An
interesting series of pictures like
this should be cherished by any
parent.
The arrival of summer offers in-
numerable picture opportunities for
outdoor snapshots of children. With
your camera always ready for ac=
tion you can capture )many of their
interesting activities. Oftentimes, a
tempting idea—playing jacks, ship-
ping rope, shooting marbles—will
be all that is needed to get things
going. Of course, the focus, expo-
sure setting, and camera position
should be determined in advance.
A handy exposure guide will be a
valuable aid in getting well exposed
pictures.
"Posing action" Is a trick you can
often use in picturing children..Supr:
pose, for example, you want a Pica
ture of your son riding his tricycle,
but your camera will not take fast
moving objects. Ask hint to show
you how he looks when he goes r
racing down the street, and, as e,
leans over the handle bars, snap
the picture. In like manner, many
interesting "action" shots can be
nosed but the final print will con-
vey all the feeling of motion.
Snapshots of 'children "doing
something" give youa natural and
genuine likeness.. Make as many
storytelling pictures as possible.
and notice how the appeal of your
album is greatly increased.
$39 John van Guilder