The Goderich Signal-Star, 1966-10-06, Page 11•e
The Blue Thumb
Dearth
Ui second part of a tourepart
itseries: Tanker -A Niallian."
With a dearth of tanks on
Witch toy train, the array,. from
1933 to. 1940 could never form-
,ulate a doctrine for. • their ern
pioyment. With no ta�ctics,•-
these" was nothing on which to
speeify the requirements for a
new tank. The "General Staff"
fluctuated from two-man to
three-man tanks. From• 13mnt
or armor to three inches. from'
'cruisers' to assault, to 'capital'
tanks. Noone ever did -have
the temerity to find out what
Montgomery meant by a 'capital'
tank.-
The
ank."
T he tank production record
of the British Army, prior and -
during the Second World War
was abysival. Out of sgane 38 -
separate and distinct models
of tank, attempted variously by
Vickers, Monis, The London
Midland and Scottish Railway
Company, Vauxhall and the V ul-
Can Locomotive Works, only one,
Matilda,
•he
t the e pxoduct but
not the design of the Vulcan
Company, achieved `success in
battle.
A handful of Mati,das, all we
then had built, went to France
in t'he early stages of the war,
mounting a two -pounder (40mm)
gun, which could and did, hole
the armour of any German tank
assailed. Individually effective
too few in numbers. By the time
Wavell was flghting the Italians
4n Cyrenaica, sufficient Matilda§
had come off the stocks to en-
able it to be said, and said with
truth: "Cyrenalea fell to a;single
battalion of Matilda Tanks."
1M tilda had achieved "material
surprise" ---against the Italians.
• Hineever, we were forced to
leave a number of Matilda Tanks
in German hands at Dunkirk.
The Matilda, which had very'
(heavy armour for that period,
and was looked upon as an in -
Farmers` Cash Receipts
Reach All . Time High
Canadian farmers' cash re- 20 per cent. A substantial in-
ceipts (not net income) from crease in average hog prices
farming operations in 1965 during 1965 far more than off -
reached an all-time high. of set some reduction in marketing
$3,775.8 million, according to to givetotal cash receipts from
D. B. 8. This is 8.2 per cent this source of $378.7 million,
'above the previous record set a nearly 18 per cent above the
year earlier in 1964. total for 1964.
The most important single
econtributioe to the increase in
farmers' cash receipts was made
by cattle and calves; lesser' in-
creases of varying amounts also -
occurred in the case of hogs,
poultry products, dairy products.
potatoes, rapeseed;- barley and
Canadian Wheat Board partici-
_pation ,payments:" The most im-...
portant offset to these gains was
a. substantial reduction in cash
receipts from the sale of wheat.
Receipts from livestock and
livestock products brought pro-
ducers $2,101.1 million in 1965,
up 13 per cent from 1964. As a
result of increases in both
prices and marketings, ,returns
from cattle and calves moved
sharply upward from $640.5
million in 1964 to $772.7 million
in 1965, , a gain of just over
Of Tanks, No Doctrine
fantry or assault tank, proved
a
a revelation to the• G'exan. as ,
Its armor and armament prompt-
ed them to ooame out with a bet-
ter gun, up -armored and more
reliable. •
• Six -Pounder Gun
The gun designers of Britain
1iad not slept however! They,
taking note of the information
the Geaunans would gain from
the captured Matildas, realized
the Germans would up -gun at
least. They therefore, proceed-
ed to design and test a
pounder (57mm) anti-tank gun,
Which ;was estimate' to hole the
up -armored Getman Tank of the
immediate future. This gun was_
neither asleed for, nor ever ap-
proved by the general staff. Its
appearance' was due solely to
the initiative and foresight of
the director of artillery: General
Sir 'E M. C. Clarke, Royal Ar -
tiller
The gun was not substituted
foe the now out -dated two -
pounder in tanks, because as the
then director of mechanization
said, when queried. "The Gen-
eral Staff has not asked for it.
It is •not for ane to suggest to
them what they'should useeeteifle
was working to rule and offic-
ially was quite correct, but we
Were looking for Nelsons, in
those days. Men who would
fail to see the red tape. Men
who were prepared to act on
intelligence.
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In Libya, under Auchinleek this
statepersisted until
of weaponry p r sted .
the appearance of the American
Grant Tank, followed by the
Sherman, gave Montgomer' a
preponderant advantage. The
latter tanks, introdubed the Am-
erican 75mm gun to warfare,
Arsenal of Democracy
When A. R. Glancy, President
Roosevelt's personal represent-
ative, came to England to assess
the condition of British tank
production, in late 1940, Admiral
Sir Roger Keyes asked him
where were , all the American
bunt tanks. Glancy replied
that there were none. Keyes
immediately made him repeat
- this to Ohurrd n who p ened-
Roosevelt on the instant. The
result was • Roosevelt's order to
indust to build 45,000 tanks
in 1942 and 75,090 in 1,943:
So` 'we .grove to 'Detroit, the
arsenal oaf 'dewocrary. Knudsen,
then the US. pmoduetion chief,
called in the "Bigg Three": Gen-
eral Motors, Ford and Chrysler.
He bold them each to produce a
tank engine of 550 B.H.P: using
only tools they already had on
hand, The only comparable
engine in production at that
time was the Continental radial
air-cooled Cl, later improved
to the C4. As a result of Knud-
son's demand. General
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1 -Star Thursda October 8 1960
C)If EmTpIoynu,t1
Balled a `insn A/T inn, This
Was, - _ _que because it wee ' the
only'British e
r rti h w. apoxt the U.S.
Ordnance would accept. I ate
Motors took two diesel
engines and twinned them! Ohry*
slew•• took five automobile en-
gines ,,and married them into a
single pentagonal engine, the
A57, Tlcrrd 'embarked on a ne+w,
design of V-8, later a V-12, nei-
ther of 'wwhlch • appeared" in suf. .
fieient numbers • to affect the
war.
So it came about that the
M4, or- Sherman, as the British
runned it, appeared in four mod-
els, respectively: M4A1 -with
Continental engine; M4A2 with
G.M:C. twin diesels; M4A4 with
Chrysler quintuplet A57 engine,
and M4A3 with a Ford engine.
All these tanks were armed with
the U.. 7Smm gun anevaryang
numbers of M4A1's, 2's and 4's
first saw the light of battle in
Libya in the hands of the 8th
Army. Before the war was over,
the British had received --the'
whole of the Chrysler ' output
of M4A4's, to the number of
7600, as well as numerous -M4
Al's and M4A2's.
Meanwhile the Germans had
not been idle. Apart from their
88mm anti-tank gun, they count-
ered with a superior 75anen in
fheia' tanks. The Stherman off-
set this superiority in gun power
with something which yews of
experience, building large num-
bers of automobiles had enabl-
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N. T. ORMANDY
JEWELLER
SUNDAY SERVICES
ST.. GEORGE'S .CHURCH.
NATIONAL T°HANKSG,IVING •
8:30 a.m.---Holy Communion
11:00 a.m.—Morning Prayer
Sermon. by the Rector_
CHURCH SCHOOL
10:00 a.m.—Grades 3 -to 9
11:00 a.m.-.-Nursery to Grade 2.
Rector: REV. G. G. RUSSELL, B.A., B.D.
Organist and Choirmaster: LORNE H. DOTTERER
-THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
-• North
Street United Church
THANKSGIVING SUNDAY
October 9th, 1966
10:00 a.m. Senior Sunday School
11:00- a.m. Junior Department
11:00 a.m. Morning Worship
Sermon: "Is It Enough To Be Thankful?"
Junior and Senior Choir join in special
music for Thanksgiving.
Supervised- Nursery
Mr. Lance Reed, Organist and Choirmaster
Rev. J. Donald MacDonald, B.Sc., B.D., Minister
Knox Presbyterian Church
THE REV. G. LOCKHART ROYAL, B.A., Minister
William Cameron, Director of Praise
SUNDAY,. OCTOBER 9th
THANKSGIVING
10.00 a.m. Church School
11:00 a.m. Divine' Worship
Sermon: "The Power of Positive Thankfulness."
The Sacrament of Baptism
(Nursery and Junior Congregation)
' ENTER TO WORSHIP DEPART TO SERVE
THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
Victoria Street, United Church
The House of Friendship
10:00 a.m.---Senior and Intermediate Sunday School.
11:00 a.m.--Harvest Homo Thanksgiving Service
"Canada, Land of Opportunity and Obligation."
11:00 a.m.—•Junior and Primary Sunday School.
10:00 a.m.--Benmiller Harvest Home Thanksgiving' Service
and Sunday School.
REV. LEONARD WARR, Minister
MRS. J. SNIDER, Organist and Choir Director
UNITED HOLINESS CHURCH
62 Cambria Road North
9:50 a.m.-Sunday School.
11:00 a.m._-Morship Service.
7:00 p.m..,. -.Evangelistic Service.
Prayer Meeting -- Wednesday evening, 8:00 o'clock
°Pastor — SAMUEL M. MILLER
"A Welcome Awaits You"
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
(Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec)
Montreal Street Near The Square
SPECIAL THANKSGIVING SERVICES
10:00 a.m.-Sunday School.
11:00 a.m.—Morning Worship
7:00 p.m. Evening Service
--Everyone Welcome
Minister: REV. HENRY de VRIES, Phone 524.8792•
FREE
METHODIST CHURCH
Corner of Victoria and Park Streets
The REV. A. R. HARLEY, th.B., B.D., Minister
SUNDAY SERVICES
Christian Education Hour -1Q:00 a.m.
Morning Worship -11:00 a.m., October 9th
/// \�\ Evening Worship -7:00 p.m.
Mid -week Prayer—Tuesday, 8:00 p.m.
"Christ -centred Worship in the. Methodist Tradition"
Bethel Pentecostal. Tabernacle
Corner of Elgin and Waterloo Sts.
REV.. ROBERT CLARK, Pastor
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9th
10:00 a.m. Sunday School Classes for all ages.
11:00 a.m. Morning Worship. -
7:30 p.m. Evangelistic Service
Fri. 8:00 p.m. — Young People's Service
Each Sunday, 5:30 p.m., hear Jack West
over Station C -H -L -O, St. Thomas
•
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
BAYFIELD ROAD AT BLAKE STREET
PASTOR: L. D. TOWER, B.The
THIRD ° ANNIVERSARY
SERVICES
Fri., Oct. 7 -- Day Of Prayer
Come and pray down the showers of blessing
from Heaven. (Mat. 7: 7-8).
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9th
10:00 a.m.—OUR FAMILY BIBLE SCHOOL.
• "Round -Up" Sunday 'Today
Our buses will call at your door.
Phone 524-7622
11:00 A.M.
SPECIAL MUSIC.
SPECIAL MESSAGE -- PASTOR.
7:30 QP.M. — Special Music
WED., 8:00 P,M.—PRAYER AND BIBLE STUDY.
Our Doctrine:
We believe in the verbal inspiration of the
Bible, the trinity, the deity of Jesus Christ, the
virgin birth, the blood atonement, the bodily resur-
rection, and the personal, visible bodily return of
Jesus Christ to the earth.
"A WARM WELCOME TO EVERYONE"
ry
ed the engineers of ,I OrPoit to
build into their .tanks. It was
that intangible known as:
ability. In the result the Sher-
mans, possessed a preponder-
ance in M1obi!iiity and were able
to run Rommel off his tracks.
Still another factor in t h e
Libya fighting: The Royal Tank
Corps at last began to be al-
lowed, by ignorant commanders,
to fight their tanks with some
regard to their vulnerability to
the ant 'tank gun. They ,began
to realise that no tank, no armor,
which can be made' mobile, is
immune to. the A/T gun. At
Alamein they dug their tanks
in. sEmployed sand banks, if
you will, to-incr-easa- their- pr
tection and induced Roananell to
attack them. As history records,
the vulnerability of his tanks
was now decisive. His losses
were ,crippling and North Africa
fell to British/Amercifin Forces.
In the interim an unique
event had occurred. The Am-
erican Ordnance took over the
drawings of_ the British six -
pounder. to replace itheia out-
dated 37anm .anti-tank gun. TO
placate national pride, the gun,
in American 'liands, w a s
still, ..slowly, and in inadequate
numbers; the Americans brought
out a. Timor ;gun, tO sweeirsede
their 70mea in tics.
GARDEN
REFUSE 4E. 'BRUSH
PICK=UP
Tuesday, Oct. 11th
Material on the boulevard by 8:00 a.m. Tuesday
(across the entire town) will be picked up.
Town Of Goderich
Garbage' Collection
WILL BEMADE
ON
Thanksgiving Day
MONDAY, OCTOBER 10
Town Of Goderich
a FREE
Ele�tric Blank
when you buy a
new Electric
Clothes Dryer
Until November 12—at all stores where you see the Hydro Special display.
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yours free when you buy an electric dryer at any
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