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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1950-08-31, Page 7THE TIMES’ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31, 1950 Mrs. Jennie: Mason Born In Stephen Mrs. Jennie Mason widow the late George Mason passed away at her residence in Grand Bend on Wednesday in her year, She was born in Stephen and had been ill the past weekg. Her husband predeceased her nine years ago. She is surv­ ived by one daughter, Mrs. Thos, Baird, Grand Bend, also seven sons, Emery of Naicam, Sask., Mansell, Arnold, Lawrence and Delbert all of Grand Bend, Roy and Lloyd of Stephen Twp sister, Grand David , Bend. The Harry Dashwood then at her late residence from where the funeral took place on Saturday afternoon. A memorial service was held in the United Church Grand Bend following the interment in Grand Bend cemetery. The pallbearers were Wes Nickel, Sim Ireland, Chas. Mas­ on, Gerald Mason, Stewart Webb and Elmer Webb. of 79 th Twp. nine one Mrs. John Moueseau of Bend and two brothers, and Humphrey of Grand body rested at the T. Hoffman Funeral Home in until Friday noon Used Cars Petawawa Headquarters For Canada’s Land Defence Grand Bend. Mr. and Mrs. Russel Clark of Detroit and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pale and sons of Brampton spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Clark, . Mr. and Mrs. Lome Morlock and Mrs. Chas. Fahrner spent several days recently in Fenwick and Niagara. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Oestricher spent the week-end and Fort Erie. Mr, and Mrs, Hill Sask, visited last their daughter Mrs. T, Ridley and. Mr, Ridley, and, accompan­ ied by Mr. and Mrs. Ridley are enjoying a motor trip through some of Ontario’s summer orts. CREDITON Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Jackson and family of Chatham and Mrs. Wm. willert of Dashwood vis­ ited on Wednesday of last week with Mr, and Mrs, J. Woodall, Miss Maleeda Schenk is spend­ ing a week in St. Catherines and Water down. Mr, and Mrs, Martin Morlock of Gelt and Mrs. H, Quehl pf Kitchener with Mr. Mr. and London with Mr, Mr. and Mrs. J. Leary of Roy­ al Oak, Mich, visited for a few days with Mrs, S. Lamport. Mrs, Wilfred Mack, who was a delegate to the World Christ­ ian Convention, held recently in Toronto, gave a very interesting and much appreciated report during the church school session in the United Church Sunday morning. Mr. ' ‘ ' of Kitchener with Mr, family, Mr. and Alhambra, on Friday and Mrs. Ei Beaver. Mrs. A. Dennis of Detroit and Mrs. George Whistler and daug­ hter Dale of Sarnia spent a few days last week at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Bender. Mrs. F. W. Clark who has been confined to Victoria Hos- ital in London for the past three weeks, returned to her home on Sunday. During her stay in hos­ pital Mrs. Clark was fortunate in having as her room mate her cousin, Mrs. Wright (nee Verna Hill) of Detroit, daughter of the late Mr. 'and Mrs. William Hill, formerly of this community. Mrs. Wright left the hospital on Sat­ urday and in company with her husband and family is recuper­ ating at their summer home at Dump Truck 0Petawawa, and in conversation with dozens of officers and men I have been impressed with -the loyalty of all who serve in his command. The General is a plain-spoken man, easy to approach and genial when the occasion permits. The members of our party were en­ tertained at his home last Thurs­ day evening along with other guests and staff members, and enjoyed the most pleasant type of hospitality, extended by Gen­ eral Vokes and his charming wife. Canada’s Largest Training Centre Camp Petawawa is particularly interesting because it is by far the largest training establish­ ment in the Dominion. BY BARRY WENGE'R Editor of The Mildmay Gazette (During the first week in August the writer was among three weekly publishers who were invited to spend some time • guests G.O.C. Will another future? serve and how soon will start to train? These and other similar questions were up­ permost in my mind when I reached Petawawa military camp last week. I found that a great training centre is about the last place in the world to find out, for the very same question, was ad­ dressed to me many times with­ in the next two days, So very often a young army officer soldier would say, “What you newspapermen think of possibilities of war?” Perhaps questions about international situation are point­ less, for it is highly possible that even the best-informed dip­ lomats are still- in the dark. One thing became evident . . , the Canadian Army is making every effort to get into shape for ivhatever emergency may arise. Officers are keen and the men are enthusiastic. Training at Petawawa deals almost complete­ ly with the. practical aspects of modern warfare and there is ab­ solutely no fooling about the seriousness of its intention. When we were at the camp on August 2 and 3, conjecture was running high as to the fu­ ture decisions of the Federal cabinet, for at that time there had been no announcement about the sending of the Canadian Army Special Force into train­ ing. To the last man we found the same opinion—the Canadian Army must be represented in the United Nations force if our country is to retain its identity as a full member of the U.N. This week’s announcements from Ottawa will come as a very def­ inite relief to those who are re­ sponsible for our defence. As was the case last year, our press party h’ad been invited to Petawawa at the direction of Major-General Chris Vokes, G.O.C., Central Command, who is genuinely anxious to have the public informed on subjects re­ lating to military preparedness and his co-operation with the press is gratifying. With Major-General Vokes in command, the Army gets action. There is a minimum of spit-and- polish in the places where it does no good. Whenever the men can be given a break, they get it . . . and whenever discipline and obedience to the letter are I required the’ General leaves nt> 78 one in doubt. In two separate 1 tours of the establishment at at Camp Petawawa as of Major-General Vokes, , of Central Command) Canadians take part in major war in the If so, where will near they they many or do the the the will you too You can count on finding type of a Used Car that you be proud to .own and drive if visit our lot in ZURICH. Our stock at present is not large but you can be assured the quality of our date model cars that we purchase , outright are hard to duplicate. INVESTIGATE THE ABOVE STATEMENT BEFORE BUYING A USED OAR 49 48 46 37 34 31 30 23 29 29 I recall th© only real criti- I had for Petawawa last was the meals, At that time were there not good, but this is a vast improve­ officers and men are best of food and kit­ mess huts are clean. spent the week-end and Mrs. H, F, Young. 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ORCHARD OPTOMETRIST Main Street* Exeter Open Every Week Day "Except Wednesday For Appointments Phone 355J X USBORNE & HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Here troops from Vancouver to New­ foundland are brought for spec­ ial training courses which will fit them for expert duties in their own localities. The great proportion of those under train­ ing are reserve force personnel who come into camp for one week or longer if possible. For the reservists the camp (program is fitted to ' fill out training which has been received in centres throughout the Some elements, such as Royal Canadian Dragoons the Royal Canadian Regiment, are stationed there. To mention a few branches which receive training at Petawawa, there are the in­ fantry and infantry support out­ fits, anti-tank units, light and medium artillery, armored corps (tanks), military intelligence and several others. While we were in camp there was a spec­ ial course in progress for padres and they weren’t devoting all their time to saying prayers. The clergymen in uniform were out on field exercises which included rescue operations for wounded men under fire. We watched the padres worm their way out of a ■theoretical battle area with a “casualty”. When they reached a stream they improvised a boat from stretcher frames and tar­ paulins and ferried the wounded man good tion their with tion in time of war. Only “M-L” School One of the most interesting branches of the service which we visited was the “M.I.” school, where the science of military in­ telligence is taught. At the M.I. school the various phases of intelligence work are taught to members of the other services as well as the Army. The work is dealt with in pro­ gressively intensive degrees, de­ pending on the place the student is to fill in future operations. The subject of air photo inter­ pretation is taught even to non­ commissioned officers who must be able to use this type of in­ formation in the field. Training Methods Have Changed In all branches we found a big change in training methods, even from last year. Individual instructors and wing commanders have apparently been placed up­ on their own initiative to get their messages across in the most graphic manner. Many of them have resorted to methods which are reminicent of the more progressive academic schools In Ontario. They frequently resort to skits which deal with a pro­ posed situation in time of war. The younger officers act out the proper sequence of procedure. One such playlette, in which we were particularly interested, took place in the instruction quarters of the Armored Corps, under direction of Major Pratt. Actually the men taking the course that day were not only tank corps people, but infantry types as well, and the point of the skit which was presented was to demonstrate the proper methods of co-ordinating infantry and tank operations for a forth­ coming emy. Life Oh Camp place. It stretches almost twelve miles north and south along the Ottawa River and at some points is six miles in vVidtli« Of course only a small proportion total area is occupied buildings of the camp ■ The remainder is laid ranges, or training areas local year, the and of the across. They must learn a deal about army organiza- and battle tactics so that duties may be co-ordinated the general scheme of ac- encounter with the The Open Hauge Petawawa is a E. F. CORBETT LICENCED AUCTIONEER Terma Reasonable Satisfaction Guaranteed EXETER, BJtt. 1 Phono Zurich 1 Head Office, Exeter, Ontario President Angus Sinclair, R.R. 1, Mitchell Vice-President Mil ton McCurdy, R.R, 1, Kirkton Directors William H. 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When com­ pleted, the housing project will contain 450 homes, 75 per cent of which have already (been erected. Lawns have been laid and cement sidewalks and curbs are in place. Rates' of rent are determined not by the class of home but by the rank of the tenant, private soldiers paying much less than the officers. Demonstration Of Fire Power By far the most spectaculai part of the wawa was monstration ning. The changed considerably since last year. The intention of this year’s demonstration is to illustrate to troops and spectators alike, the principles involved when a regu­ lar infantry company is defend­ ing itself in the field. This de­ monstration includes the use not only of infantry weapons, but such other supporting arms as might reasonably be called upon for assistance. c A squadron of Vampire jet- propelled aircraft from Montreal opens the show by blasting roc­ kets into the positions held by the “enemy”. Then comes one of the most inspiring sights one could imagine. Two giant Dakota aircraft fly in over the area to drop paratroopers, soldiers of the Royal Canadian Regiment. As the big planes approached the battle area at 2,000 feet, the an­ nouncer on the ground switched ovei’ his controls and brought, in the sound from the interior of the plane itself. Believe. it or not, those boys who were about to leap into endless blue space, were singing at the tops of their voices, and we were told this is just what they do in real action. 1 At the command of the officer in the plane the first tiny figure whipped away from the side of each aircraft, closely followed by the rest of the men in that “stick” or group. Parachutes blossomed out and the fighting men drifted down to earth, ready to take the enemy by sur­ prise. The Dakotas circled the j field and came back to drop the I second and last stick of para­ troopers. By the time they I reached the ground the first to land had formed up on their I section leaders, whose chutes are green in color for easier identi­ fication. Without delay the men began to advance on their ob- jective in leap-frog formations, some groups maintaining a cover­ ing of fire from the Brens and rifles while others moved for­ ward at a fast dip. Within a matter of minutes they had cov- ered a mile of terrain and were forming ranks behind our ob­ servation post. They are as keen and fit a group of men as one could wish to see. After the paratroops had cleared the field the demonstra­ tion of weapons commenced, first rifles down 1 would given and 3.4-inch mortars, Piat anti* • tank guns, 6-pound anti-tank cannon, 25-pound field artillery ‘ firing from two and a half miles away, rapid-fire Bofors hhti-air- craft weapons used for infantry support on ground targets in this case and the medium 5.5- inch artillery. In the midst of the operation three flame throwers sped into the foreground and spat out their deadly jets of livid The flames shot forward are accompanied by families. The homes constructed and the laid out in curves to visit to Camp Peta- the fire power de- on Thursday display has eve- been yards in a cloud ward whole much seen en- big of the by the proper, out in _ . _ for ar­ tillery, small arms, mortars x tanks, etc. The terrain is ideal for this purpose. One of the most interesting visits was to the medium artil­ lery range 'where two batteries of 5.5-ineh guns were firing. These weapons, which are com­ pletely mobile, have a fearful power. Their 80-pound hurled out to striking shells can be ranges of almost ten miles. The shell leaves the gun with a dis- concerting screech and explodes with a terrific blast at’the point of impact. The Canadian Army still trains its Armored Corps on our coun­ terpart of the American Sherman tank, which, of course, has been outdated by fighting in Korea. It is expected that more modern equipment wiil be available soon. The tank range is an in­ teresting place, and the student soldiers get tlieir initiation into the actual operation of the big m a c h i n e s here. Courses are and Mrs. Ervin Fahrner visited last week Chris. Fahrner and Mrs. George Prest of California were guests at the home of Mr. and then roared upward boiling mass, the smoke they created towering up­ to a thousand feet. The effect of the throwers is like the pictures you have of an atomic explosion, course in smaller an though of scale. With all weapons in action the .field covered by a veil of death. Trac­ er amunition outlined the course of each weapon’s coverage and made the sight breath-takingly spectacular. Throughout the demonstration a light Auster aircraft, flown by what is termed an Air Observa­ tion Post pilot, circled and turned above the area, reporting targets and results of fire to the gunners who were out of sight of the battle scene. before was solidly and machine guns laying the fields of fire which be required to hold any position; then the 2-inch Dawbul - $2.25 per bushel Cornell - $2.10 per bushel Dawson’s Golden Chaff - $2.10 per bushel Fall Rye Seed - $1.65 per bushel Number One Seed Free From Sprouts We would like to point out that we have a good supply of DAWBUL WHEAT and ,it is highly recommended by the O.A.C. at Guelph. It has out-yielded Cornell and Dawson wheat in their test plots this year by 4 or 5 bus. per acre. 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