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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1941-10-09, Page 2/ PAGE TWO WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES Wingham Advance-Times Published at WINGHAM - ONTARIO • Subscription Rate — One Year $2.00 Six months, $1.00 in advance To V. S. A., $2.50 per year. Foreign rate, $3.00 per year. Advertising rates bn application. tor, because water is a good conduc­ tor of electricity. Burning liquids, such as gasoline, cannot be extinguished by water, for the liquid may float on the water, continuing to burn and thus spreading the fire, Carbon dioxide, nitrogen and even steam .are used to extinguish such fires. Much of the responsibility for pro­ per fire prevention and handling lies in the of cTidnisb fov it is he who is best suited to study the peculiar characteristics and properties of each material and thus discover the best means for preventing fires and for bringing them under control. M Huron AErie Debentures ♦ FIRE PREVENTION IN THE HOME The best place for fire prevention to start is in the home. Charity should start there according to the ancient saving, and certainly safety should come first In order to safeguard the home, inspection should be made, not only Fire Prevention Week fut period­ ically throughout the year. All heating and lighting equipment examined, chimney and pipes kept clean of soot. No smoke pipes permitted through combustible walls; disposition of ash­ es safeguarded. The fuse cabinet . should be of metal or asbestos lined. Fuses in all fuse blocks, none of them bridged, and not over 15 ampere fuses used in branch circuits. All drop cords should be insulated, and not supported on ’any conductive material. Electric irons always detached when not in use and kept on metal stands. Matches should be kept out of the reach of children and the children should be regularly taught the danger of fire and not to play with matches. The safest type of match to use is the “Safety Match” which may be lighted only on the box. Closets should be kept clean and all rubbish removed from the entire premises, Cleanliness is next to God­ liness. Perhaps that is the reason it always plays such an important part in fire prevention. This year again special emphasis is being placed on the inspection of dwellings during Fire Prevention Week (this week) and you may ex­ pect’ a visit from your local .firemen. Are you ready for them?* ’ # * * * WATER IS NOT ONLY ‘ ANTIDOTE FOR FIRE Civilization, it has been claimed, be­ gan when man first learned to employ fire to his advantage. Since then, fire has been one of his most valuable servants, cooking his daily food, keep­ ing him warm and making power to run his industrial works. Since that time, too, man has known fire as one of his most perilous enemies, for when out of control it is quick to ravish his works and threaten or destroy his life. It has been with keen interest therefore, that man has studied fire and developed ways of controlling and fighting it, writes Don Gray in the September issue of the C-I-L Oval. While water is still the most com­ mon weapon for fighting fires be­ cause it is cheap, readily available, efficient, safe and easily handled it cannot be used on certain types of fires. For example, any attempt^ to pour water on a fire involving elec­ trical equipment endangers the opera-1 pleasant experience last week of Ifav- Officer of Saugeen Scouts • SaUgeen District Boy Scojits’ As­ sociation annual meeting resulted in the re-election of J A. Reynolds, of Kincardine, as president, William Gregory, of Hanover, as vice-presi­ dent, and J. W» MacLeod, Kincar­ dine, secretary-treasurer. Listowel District Woman 90 Dies One of Listowel district pioneer residents, Mrs. Lucinda McLaughlin, passed away at the home of her son, Clarence McLaughlin, Wallace. Town­ ship. She would have been 91 years old on October 10. A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Smith, early settlers, born near east of List- that vicinity Joseph Mc- Mrs, McLaughlin was Dorking, about 12 miles owel. She remained in until her marriage to Laughlin when they took up farming in Mornington Township. After re­ tiring the couple moved to Listowel where they resided until Mr. McLau­ ghlin’s death in January 1927. Since then she had made her home with her son. . Pleaded Guilty of Thefts Three Windsor youths who were sent up for trial by Magistrate Mak­ ins oh charges of car theft and break­ ing and entering, appeared before Judge Costello, elected speedy trial, pleaded guilty, .and were remanded for sentence until October 22, at 2 p.m. They are Bernard St. Denis, Eugene Pousseau and Orville West­ fall. On September 25 the trio stole a car at Windsor, drove to Drysdale, near Grand Bend, robbed Bedard’s store in that village of cigarettes, cig­ ars, candies and wearing apparel. They then wrecked the stolen :car at Bayfield, stole another automobile and went on to Goderich where they were captured by a posse of police. Had To Pump His Stomach Young Jimmie Ritchie, son of and Mrs. Alfred Ritchie had "the Mr. un- Huron&Erie MORTGAGE CORPORATION 3 to 10 years $100 or more London St. Thomas Toronto .Windsor Chatham Hamilton I E" " 1 1 ....El ABNER COSENS accepts applications for Huron & Erie Debentures and Canada Trust Certificates if ing his stomach pumped. This was due to the fact that the young lad took a liking to a candy coated -lax­ ative, and ate the box of them. — Lucknow Sentinel. Injured By Car Mrs. Gordon Russell, north of Tees- ■ water,'who underwent a serious oper­ ation at the Bruce County Hospital a couple of months ago, was injured at Formosa, when she stepped out in front of an automobile said to be driven by a Chepstow man. named Ernewein. She was knocked down by the machine, and received many pain­ ful body bruises with a possibility of serious internal injuries. — Mildmay Gazette. ‘ Bringing Home The Honey You have often heard the expres­ sion .“bringing home the bacon”, but Oscar Hodgins of Kinloss has a swarm of bees that is actually “bring­ ing home the honey”. The swarm has located between two upstairs, doors in the Hodgins home and have bqen busy making honey. They gained en­ trance thru an opening in a storm door and set up their hive between the storm door and the inner door, through which you can view the in­ teresting activities of the, busy bees. —Lucknow Sentinel. Is Your House SAFE AFTER DARK? (Jet them ai tywfc Ne&ieAt dlqd/ie Sh&p Joins Dental Corps Dr. L. D. “Duke” Carmichael who has been practicing dentistry in Walk­ erton for the past ten years, recently enlisted for overseas service in the Canadian Dental Corps and received orders last week to report for duty at London, on Monday, October 6th. Dr. Carmichael is the second of Walker­ ton’s dentists who have enlisted for active service, Dr. E. R. Dixon having joined up as an artillery officer,at the out break of the war. — Walkerton Herald Times. Raided Apple Butter Plant • z Chief of Police Pack is investigat­ ing a case of vandalism which occur­ red at the Paisley Cider Mill' some­ time last week, but was not discover­ ed until the proprietor, William Her- gott of Hanover, returned to^ the village on Friday morning to open the local apple juice plant for the second week-end run of the reason. Mr. Her- gott was astonished and justifiably angered to find that some party or parties- unknown had, during his fiVe- day absence, made an entrance to the plant through a window, and after filling two or three gallon containers with fresh apple butter from the large tanks in the storage room, then pro­ ceeded to use larger quantities of the apple butter as ammunition for a battle royal that was 'waged all the plant, -— Paisley Advocate. over • Lighted windows warn prowlers away* Always leave a few laanps burning when you lcavq your home for the evening, Remem* ber, a bright light for sixteen hours cosU only U Qt fiydro rates. Gets Cheese Appointment , The Ontario Department of Agri­ culture announced at Toronto the ap­ pointment of John M. Bain of Listow- el, as chief cheese instructor for Western Ontario. The appointment is effective October 1st. — Listowel Standard. V. Send Honey Overseas The Seaforth Red Cross firt response to an appeal received enough money to purchase a ton of honey to send overseas. Put 100-Wott Lamps in Kitchen, Living-Room, Basement HYDRO SHOP Phone1S6 ' zWineham jiagjMMMliaiW ..lillilllllllilMliiilWliiill Brothei? of Brussels Man Wat Prisoner Rev. S. Kerr, Brussels, has receiv­ ed word from his cousin in the north of Ireland, that his brother, W. Eh Kerr, who was reported missing is & prisoner of war. . ■ Tees water Fair Set? Record Teeswater Fair brought together the largest crowd ever to assemble for the event, the show living uji to its reputation as Canada’s largest rur­ al fair with more than 15,000 persons entering the grounds, Admissions by gate totaled over $2,800. Under ideal weather conditions the huge natural amphitheatre was packed, Exhibits of livestock were superior’ to those of past years with some of the finest stock from the Dominion being shown. Russell T. lvelly, native son of Tees­ water and now prominent in the bus­ iness life of Hamilton opened the fair. Over 600 Inoculated Children of this district are being inoculated against diphtheria. In Kin­ cardine ,more than 600 school pupils and pupils of pre-school age have re­ ceived first treatment this webk, In Kincardine and Huron townships and in Ripley and Tiverton, as many more have been likewise treated, Grows Peanuts in Back Yard Emil Schmidt, New Hamburg, ex­ perimented this year with the grow­ ing of peanuts. Planting fifteen stalks in his garden last spring he is now reaping his reward. Tlie crop is yield­ ing almost fifty peanuts per hill and the peanuts are about the size of,the imported kind. He also has some al­ monds from which he received over 200 almonds in one stalk. F 'wu'Jb J ■ '“W- ,F^,r Thursday, October 9th, 1041 ♦ Everywhere in this land you see ice-cold "Coca-Cola” doing its job, too... bringing workers refreshment., .quick refreshment , complete refreshment, Thirst asks nothing more. In offices, factories and workshops ice-cold "Coca-Cola” is making little minutes long enough for a big rest.». bringing busy people the pause that refreshes. Authorized Bottler of “Coca-Cola” Stratford Bottling Company, Stratford,You trust its quality ' 276 Told of Health Plan Hon. George Hoadley, of Alberta, addressed a joint gathering of men and women of the Townships of Ash­ field, West Wawanosh and Colborne, in the Dungannon parish hall on the subject of “Municipal Medical Serv­ ices.” Under this plan, the municipal­ ity pays a doctor an annual salary which is paid for by taxation. The meeting was presided over by Dr. Gilbert Frayne, president. of the Ashfield . Township Federation of Agriculture, under whose auspices, to­ gether with the West Wawanosh and Colborne units, the meeting was held. / •*.’ ' ■ - - - CANADA AT WAR ■Canada’s especial- TrainingBasic the Army Trades the General Mot- Article Number Two By B. M.'P. ? The tour of Eastern Canada arrang­ ed by the Department of National De­ fence for Canadian editors, while covering every branch of war enterprise, concentrated ly-on the Army. We visited the Centre at Brantford, School at Hamilton, ors proving-ground for army vehicles near, Oshawa, the great military en­ campments and Advanced Training Centres at Camp Borden, Petawawa, Val-cartier and Debert, and the Offic­ ers’ Training Centre at Brockville. We saw the raw recruit with only a few days’ training in army life be* Hind him and the young soldier-stud­ ent 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 instructors are performing a service as vital'as that of officers on the battle-field Later we came to the more advanced trainees engaged in rifle drill, mach­ ine-gun tactics, mortar-firing demon­ strations and manoeuvres, going through their paces with machine­ like precision. We were given every 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. Canadian Blitz Above all, we were amazed at the tremendous hitting power of the mod­ ern mechanized and swiftly-moving arm'y. We had a preview of Canada's new war machines at the General Motor’s proving ground in the wilds of Eastern Ontario, where speedy blitz buggies vied with tracked or armour­ ed fighting vehicles and troop or load­ carrying utility trucks for the honour of climbing the steepest hill or trav­ elling over the roughest ground. Down the side of precipitous slopes, through deep gullies and over sharp projections in the landscape went the bouncing, bounding vehicles, sur­ mounting every difficulty with ap­ parent ease. It was not so easy on the drivers and crews, as some editors found to their sorrow when they essayed a ride in one of the new fight­ ing machines. But it Was a revelation of the progress made by Canada’s motor industry in meeting' -the mauds of modern war. The Armoured Corps At Camp Borden we witnessed other demonstration of the mechan­ ical prowess of Canada’s .army when we watched a motor company swing into action with its motorcycles, re­ connaissance cars, universal carriers and utility trucks. Their skill in oc­ cupying a position and their apparent wealth of firepower were a revelation. At the same camp we viewed an im­ pressive platoon attack on an? “enemy position/* with machine guns and rifles J de' an* covering the advance with a hail of metal and with smoke bombs provid­ ing a screen for the attack. At Borden is located the 5th Canadian (Armour­ ed) Division under iMajor-General E. W.'Sansom, D.S.O., who. accompanied us on our tour of the camp. For training purposes a number of old United States tanks had been obtained and these were greatly in evidence during the afternoon. They have prov­ ed most useful in training personnel in driving and maintenance. With Can­ ada’s newly-equipped tank factories speeding up production, it will not be long before Canadian-made modern tanks will be available for this Div­ ision. Camp Petawawa f\ 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, Petawa­ wa should again .be the locale for training Canada’s artillery and engin­ eering corps. The editors \yere treated to an’ astonishing, display of gun drill by the young artillerymen, both on the 18-pounder and the new 25-pound- er, which will soon be the*’standard equipment. A firing demonstration by two batteries of howitzers and 18-' pounder our on the ranges, indicated that the Canadian gunners have lost none of the skill and accuracy poss­ essed by their forebears. The engineers gave an effective show in demolishing trees and a crossroads with high ex­ plosive, while a booby-trap comedy drama proved a master-piece. Camp Debert ; An entire ariiple could be devoted to that other great military camp at Debert in Nova Scotia. A year ago a wilderness today a veritable city with 30 miles of roadways, 422 per­ manent and 82 temporary buildings, plus fire stations, banks, telepraph of­ fices and all the otheq 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 latter 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 miracle of engineering and stands as attribute to. the enterprise and efficiency of the Engineer Services Branch of the Can­ adian Army, The editors' party were at Debert for only two or three hours, but in that time were treated to sev­ eral remarkable demonstrations. We watched with amazement as Universal carriers crashed through the sturdy saplings of Nova Scotia forests with evident ease; we saw the most skillful use of camouflage by troops in tactical 'exercise, so deceiving indeed that it Was impossible to detect men in the open only fifty yards distant; and we witnessed Bren gun, 3-inch mortar, atkl artillery firing that again testified to the hitting strength of this hew army in the making. The Training Plan 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 mil* itar'y men there, told the editors that the Army Training Plan was devised to dovetail with British requirements. Moreover Canadian troop' now in Britain w«re organized and equipped in accord with British practice. Can­ adian officers were constantly being brought back from Britain for instruc­ tional purposes and to,head up new formations. He compared the general scheme of re-inforcement .training in Canada with the' widely-publicized Commonwealth Air Training Plan and . declared that the training centres would provide training capacity for a maximum of nearly 50,000 men at any one time. This is apart altogether from the “formations” already in existence for overseas service. • The system wouldoabsorb about 10,000 recruits per month, of which perhaps 6,000 would be volunteers for- active service 'any­ where and the remaining 4,000 would be secured under the N. R. M. A. plan of compulsory service for home defence. From the advanced centres -were procured the reinforcements for overseas, while others would go to their own units for further training. Brigadier Stuart expressed himself as well satisfied with the type of recruits being secured under the system and likewise with the fact that a large per­ centage of young men brought into the basic training centres under the N.R.M.A, were volunteering for active service anywhere. Basic Training Centre Canadian editors had a chance to 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 months .and receive instruction in. first aid, rifle and bayonet, squad drill, protection against gas, anti-aircraft rifle and light machine-gun, firing on the range, fieldcraft and map-reading. There are 28 such centres across Canada. The Brantford Centre has about 1,000- re­ cruits at one time. From such centres the recruits go to the Advanced Train­ ing Centre for their particular arm or service, such as infantry, artillery, engineers, armoured corps, machine­ gun, army service corps, etc., where' they are trained intensively for twd months in the use of arms and vehicles peculiar to their service. In thp case of infantry, for instance, they are in­ structed in Bren gun, 3-inch lphrtar, Tommy gun, grenade, rifle, bayonet and revolver, protection against gas, driving of wheeled and tracked ve­ hicles as well as in tactical exercises. There are 26 of these advanced Train­ ing Centres across Canada. The ed­ itors saw them in- action at Camp Borden, Petawawa and Valcartier. Army Trade School Meanwhile another vitally import­ ant role is moulding Canada’s new army is being carried out at the Army Trades School in Hamilton, where soldier-students learn- the trades as­ sociated with mechanized equipment. An entirely new development of this ’war, this school is but one phase of the huge trades-trainiug program aim­ ed at providing skilled and Semi-skilled tradesmen for the Canadian Army, which is now completely motorized and which has armored regiments and tank battalions as its striking weap­ ons. For example, all students at the Army Trades School first attended one of the 99 Canadian Technical Schools. They were also first trained 'in the fundamentals of soldiering at a Basic Training Centre.* At present there are Hamilton pacity of struction months, depend.ng on the character of their trade. These lads will become artillery artificers, carpenters and joiners, electricians, engine artificers, motor vehicle fitters, instrument and wireless mechan.es. These are only a few of the 150 types of tradesmen in the modern army. A large staff of instructors is required for tits four main departments, which are: Auto­ motive, Electrical, Machine and^itt* ing, and Carpentry. In addition there are- facitries for draughting, black* smithing, > welding and sheet metal work, Officers’ Training Centre What about Junior Officers (sub- alterns) for ithe Canadian Army, of which it is estimated that nearly 6,000 will be requ.red in the next year? They will be provided through Of­ ficers’ Training Centres established at Brockville, Ont., and Victoria, B. C. If the course of training seen' by the editors’ party at Brockville is any criterion, the Army’s new officers will be fit in every way to meet any pos­ sible emergency. The course is a strenuous one and pre-eminently de­ mands a high standard of physical fit­ ness. For the first month of the three months’ course, the potential officers undergo training common to all arms, including squad and r.fle drill, pro­ tection against gas, route marches, motorcycle riding and trench-digging. They then receive advanced’ instruc­ tion i.n their particular arm. It is. a str.ct rule now, a; lesson from the last war, that officers must come up from the ranks. 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 Brock­ ville by their Commanding Officer. About 1,200 men are now in tra.ning at Brockville, with one-third of that number being graduated each month. Study the Keynote Such is the gigantic training scheme for Canada’s new army, now in full operation across the far-flung Dom­ inion. We have described only what we found in Eastern Canada. Its counterpart will be found Jn the West as well. There is no gainsaying the fact1 that the complicated arms and machines of modern war require close application and concentrated study. The old days of constant- squad and rifle drill and route marches are gone. During our whole tour we saw only one band. There is little time for mus­ ic in» this war. It is study, study, study, day and night. Canada’s army is being whipped into shape by long hard hours of grinding on the part of instructors and pupils. Naturally it* tends to become mon­ otonous and grousing is inevitable, but in the course of many talks with both officers and men, we heard few ser­ ious complaints other than the expres­ sion of a general desire to be on the way overseas. Month after month at Boiden, Petawawa and Debert tend to become tiresome, to put it mildly. It was the same at Vai carrier where the French-Canadians were chafing at in­ action and anxious to be on their way. They realize, however, that their hour will come and when it does they will be thoroughly trained and supremely prepared to strike and strike hard. As Canada's army training plan swings into high gear, we many 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.”) about 1,300 students at the school with an ultimate ca- 2,000, Their periods of in- range’ from three to five After a hard-fought and hotly con­ tested battle, Charles E, Hughes was elected Governor of New York of the second, time. Shortly after the election, Hughes held a party at the executive mansion for a number of friends. A prominent lawyer, who was present, after glancing around the palatial resi­ dence remarked: “You have quite a handsome place here, Mr. Governor,’* “Yes” Hughes replied,. the bitter campaign still fresh in his mind, “but I had a hard time getting the land­ lord to renew the lease.” " * * * , A Story from the Emerald Isle tolls 'df a Mas; Murphy, who^ was brought to court^and accused of watering the milk she sold. Denying the charger she indignantly declared: «‘It was the grass that was wet How could you expect a cow to give good milk after all this, raid?.”