The Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-07-20, Page 5r
The, Pi4f Bomb
It Took 17
By.'. R. J. CR11,D:1RHOSF
At 5:29 a.1n..,::July.16, 1945
a flash of awesome light ripe
ped a murky desert dawn in
New Mexico. It was the first
at9mic. blast a scientific tri,.
umph. Three weeks later
science was -perverted as
174,000 people died under the
• world's ,first atom bombs.
• We were told -
and most of
us .have believed - that Ilir.
oshima <'78,000 deaths) and Nage
asaki (96,00Q, deaths) were
necessary 'to. defeat Japan and
to save countless Allied lives.
The facts are different. Japan
was, to all intents, defeated by
late .1944. As early as Septem.
ber 1944 peace -feelers were
being offered. The battle cry
of Washington was "uncondi-
tional surrender" - and the
Japanese held to one condition:
they wanted to retain their em. •
peror in any future form of
government that might be im.
posed on them. .
So,. in that dreadful spring of
1945, Japanese cities were
lashed by fire just as German
cities were being lashed.
(It wasn't the atom bomb that
introduced war against civilian,
po ulatiins. littlerid that b •
bombing Coventry earlier in the
war.)
It took 'the -Allies to develop
the art of exterminating masses
of civilians by carefully man.
aged fire storms in, ancient
crowded cities, .
aw s.
On
n night g ht
of. February
13-14, 1045, an armada. of 773
Lancaster bombers" dropped
6501,060 incen diary bombs on the
German city of . Dresden. In•
the. morning, 311 USAF Flying
Fortresses followed with high •
explosives while escorting
fighters strafed the running sur.
vivors.
In that single' holocaust.
135,000 people died. We did
that.. Dresden was of no mil.
itary, significance. Neither was
Hamburg, Munich or Chemnitz.,
Since Canadians were big in
Bomber Command, we will
share whatever blame history
attaches to the great revenge
raids against Germany in that
bloody spring of 1945. '
In the war against Japan in
AUBURN.
AUBURN -:-St. Mark's Angr
lican Church Guild held their
Centennial meeting last Tues.
day in the Auburn Community
Memorial Hall. The hall was
attractively decorated withbas.
kets of summer flowers and the
guests were welcomed by the
president, Mrs. Orval McPhee,
and Mrs. George Schneider; in
Centennial dress. Many of the
guests also came. in Centennial
dress from the Blyth Trinity
Anglican Church Guild, the
Westfield U.C.W. and from ;the" -
church ,organizations..in the vil.
lige.
Mrs. Orval McPhee opened
the ' meeting and welcomed' all
and turned the meeting over to
Mrs. George Schneider. After
a welcome she gave the call
to worship and prayer.. The
hyihn, "0. Canada" was sung
with Mrs. Andrew Kirkconnell
as pianist and this was fol.
lowed by prayer by Rev. G. E.
• Pakenham, the rector. The
Scripture lesson 'from Deut. 8;
6-14 verses was read by Mrs.
Schneider and the hymn, "From
Ocean unto' Ocean" was sung.
GUEST SPEAKER
The guest speaker, M.rs. Tait
Clark of Goderich,spoke on the
Beginnings of History of Huron
Cou . She took everyone back
18 S•, and' spoke- • or the sur.
veying of the'HuronRoadaround'
Stratford and how the early set.
tiers had followed the blazed
trail made by Dr. Dunlop to
Goderich. She spoke of the
Huron • Tract and the Queen's
Bush, and took everyone 'back
when the Huron county town.
ships were formed and told of
the hardships which they had to
face in those days to give us
this wonderful county in which
we now live.' Mrs. Andrew
Kirconnell thanked Mrs. Clark
and on behalf of the members
presented her with a gift. .
The offering was received by
4 0 Mrs. Fordyce Clark and Mrs..
Thomas Haggitt and dedicated
•withtprayer by Rev. Pakenhani.
A duet ,'The Centennial Hymn"
was sung by Mrs: Gordon M•o-
Clinchey and Mrs. Norman Mo..
Clinchey and accompanied by
Mrs. William J. Craig.
A history of the five churches
which had been active' in the
Auburn community was given by
Mrs. Wes Bradnock. An .instru.
mental of old hymns was played
by Mrs. RobertJ. Phillips. Mrs.
Schneider thanked all who had
taken part and invited all to stay
for a cup of tea and a social
time.
Appreciation was expressed
for 'the invitation to attend this
Centennial -event by Mrs. Wil.
Liam J. Craig of Knox !United'
Church U.C.W., Mrs. Charles
Smith of the Westfield U.C.W.,
Mrs. Wilfred Sanderson of Knox
presbyterian W.M,S., ' "Mrs.
Robert J. Phillips of the Bap.
tist Church, and Mrs. Kenneth
Taylor of the Blyth Guild. Mrs.
Orval McPhee replied.
er,b, Meredith Young is a patient
in Clinton hospital, his friends
wihs him a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Ed Crawford and Harvey
McGee visited last Saturday
with Mr. and Mrs. Maitland
Allen. Mr. McGee attended the
Gross -McDougall wedding.
Recent". guest with Mr. and
Mrs. Meredith Young was Miss
Bertha Webster .pf Tbrento.
Little David Popp of'$Iyth has
returned home after spending
six weeks with his grand.
parepts. •
Mr. and Mrs. Albert MacFar.
lane' visited last week at Sauble
Beach with Mrs. William T.
Robinson.
0 Miss Jayne Arthur returned
last weekend after spending the
week in Toronto with her bro.
• ther, George Wright, Mrs.
Wright and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sproul
and daughter, Gilda spent a few
days last week With Mrs. El•'i
mer Sproul and family and vis.
ited the former's brother Elmer
who is a patient in,$ linton hos-
pita). •
Mrs. Duncan A. MacKay re.
turned last Tuesday toher home
in Sault Ste. Marie. Mr. Mao,
Kay and John will remain in
•the village for , the summer.
Mrs. Rose Herman of Tavis.
tock visisted last week with her
sisters'..kisses Ella and Min.
nie Wagner and other mem.
hers of the family.
Warner Andrews and Elwin
Cunningham returned last.week
from a ten day visit in. the
Western Provinces.
Miss ' Lynda Andrews is
spending a week's vacation in
Northern Ontario with friends..
J. • J. Robertson isa patient
in Goderich hospital, his friends
wish him a speedy recovery
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turner
attended the wedding of their
niece, Miss Charlaine Turner
in Clinton last Saturday.
Friends of Michael Doran
are pleased to" see him home
after a few days as a ,patient
in Goderich hospital.
Miss Jannett Dobie of_. Tor.
onto, is visiting friends in Van.
couver after a short visit with
her parents, Mr., and Mrs. Gor.
don Dobie and Ross.
Mr. and•Mrs. Russel Bentley
visited' last week_ with Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred -Rollinson.
Misses Jean Houston and Jean
Jamieson spent the . weekend
with their sister, Miss Frances
Houston and their aunt, Miss
Olivae Young. -
Miss Susie Latimer of Qak.
vide is:'visiting with her •coin
' Sins, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Craig.
Jim Bennett of Porfte'rt
is visiting his aunt, Mrs W es
B'radnock, Sheron and George.
1945 -. as. with Its' war against anese cities be Oared Oat
Vietnam today -- the V.S.. ,they might better reflect the
bear its guilt ' alone, Between ruin of a single atomic ben*.
March '9 and June. 15, 1945, The cities were Hiroshima,
the `USAF flew '1,000 bomber ° Korkura,:Kyoto.
missions .,raining—incendiaries . Sipce}. Kyoto,. :' . city_°,
on Ja ese cities,Thepaper temples", was the ancient .
and p� ital �, � -.... C.a?,
bamboo• houses were par•"' an 0014'4 mecca,.QfJap•
ticularly vulnerable`to fire. an, it was crossed, off the list.
The great fire raid on Tokyo In its , place, 'went' Nagasaki.
thenight' of M. .chs 9typ. Japanas
ax was. ' WO trying to sur
Icel..In that one might 124,000 render. U.S. Military leaders
died and another 1,500O30were including' General .Eisenhower
rendered homeless. At the rate advised against using•the Bontb,
of a city per night, 'Japan would The atomic ' scientists were pet•
soon run out of cities. Wash.. '. itioning Washington -against its,
ington ordered that four Jap- use. Then why drop the Bomb?.
a
Tideswell Reunion At Dungannon
Enjoys Picnic, Sports Program
The eighth annual reunion, of
the "descendants of the;,,late-
William Tideswell and L-enora
Hall Was held Sunday, July 16
in Dungannon.
The afternoon was spent in
games and contests. Results:
boys sevenand under, Wayne
Tideswell, . Tom „Park Jr.; boys
seven ,and over,' Steve Park;
girls seven and under Wanda -
Park, Patti Park; girls over
seven, Valerie Park, Vicki
i
Park.
Couple with the smallest=beet
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tideswell.
Man's egg °race, Buster John.
store. Ladies', kick the slipper,
Pearl Tideswell, . Men's ball
throw, , Bill Tideswell. Ladies'
flower contest, Lenora Ashton.
TN. contest, Bill Park, Gail
Ashton. ' •
There was a fish pond for
ASH'EIELD
ASHFIEL? - Centennial' ser.
'vices will be held by the Mait.
, land Presbytery at the Pres.
byterian Camp,'Kintail, on July
30, at 3 p.m.
The speaker will be the Rev.
Douglas Stewart of Knox
Church, Ottawa, who was min-
ister in Kincardine some fif.
teen years ago. All former resi.
dents are invited to attend.
PERSONALS
Mr; and Mrs. ' Hector
MacLean of Kincardine are
spending a few .weeks at thein
farm home. •
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Howes
attended the West -Luther Ceti. -
tennial. Services held 'at Dam.
ascus on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Popko
of London visited last Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Robert -J.
Phillips.
Mr: and Mrs. Robert Craig
and Jeff of Ilderton visited last
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wil.
Liam J. Craig. •
all the children' present; The
youngest ' child present' was
Susan Tideswell, daughter of
"Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tideswell,
Clinton. '
The 1968 reunion is to be
held in Goderich on the third
Sunday of July. Officers will
be president, Bill Tideswell;
secretary - treasurer, Marie
Park; sports, Gail Ashton and
Len Cook.
Best -Of All
When I was nearing twenty.
one
My Father said to me,
"Be choosy in your court.
ing"," lad,
Don't take the first you see".
I met a girl, who bleached
• her hair,
With voice as sweet as honey,
She craved champagne and
caviar; • •
This cost me too much money.
And then I squired a tall
brunette,
(I think her name was Curry) '
,Her tantrums no one could
forget, ' • •
I 'ditched „her• in a hurry.,
A red -head next my fancy
led,
,(She was a lousy cook)
And as I'd always been well
fed, '
I wriggled off the hook.
,A lovely girl came in the
choir, •
At church, where I attended,;
I recognized my heart's de.
sire
And knew my search was
"ended.
We're married now 'for •fifty
years,
Few qUar'f'elS'I'rekhil;', "' '' '
We've loved through'laughter'
And through tears.
I picked the best of all..
Ben H. Willings, Goderich.
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We certainly congratulate the ' Goderich Trotting and
Agricultural Association for their energetic efforts. The
advent of night racing will be a real asset to.`Goderich.
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According to Cor Atperovltz
is his book Atomic PI I G
P o�na Y
Hiroshima and Potsdam,, the
reasons for, dropping atomic
bombs on Japan wez'e;
�-. prevent. Russia- from
ov t
Brunn ng bicutchuria,
.. to achieve Unilateral 'con.
'trot over post-war Japan;
- to., demonstrate the . Bomb
as a terror weapon;
- to • shock. Russia with a
dramatic display of power and
the willingness of the U.S.A.
to use it.
Quite simply: the decision'
drop atom 'bombs on Japan .,
was a political decision. The
Treason was Russia. The Red
Army load conquered and. ,was
occupying large tracts of
Eastern Europe. Churchill and
Roosevelt were anxious to oust
the Soviet troops and set up
governments in the' liberated
countries sympathetic to west.
ern -style democracy. ,
The Yalta Agreement of Feb.
ruary .1945 reflected the real.
- itites of. the ' time. Europe was
divided into occupied zones of
influence. Russia was to' con.
trol the Balkans, Poland and
Central Europe, wliletheWest.
ern Powers"held sway inplaces
like Italy and Greece. Roose.
velt died 'April 12, 1945. His
successor set about breaking
P
'hYaltaee e
the .... Agr . in nt. Harry S.-
Truman believed in power' pot•
Hies,with. the emphasis mphasis on
- power,
ince the U.S, hadoverwhelm
ing
.f,tc9ilern.I.0. power,and the
Soviet Union required ma�•ssive
reconstruction aids True nan felt
,he could call, the shot in the.
organization Of 'Europe a n behind
Red Army lines. He called,for
a,showdown on Poland,
° Stalin refused to respond on
the Polish question and on May,
8 — the day after the war with
Germany ended Truman can-
celled Lend Lease 'aid to Rus.
,sia. This crack of the economic
whip hurt, bit the Soviets re.
mained obstinate. The U.S. gov.
ernment next escalated the dip.
lomatic pressure by refusing to
withdraw American troops from
the Soviet zone of occupied
Germany.
Since Russian troops were in
a position to determine the
future of . Austria - to say not
hing of Czechoslovakia, Poland,
Rumania, Hungary' arid Bulgaria
this ploy backfired. Churchill
urged a Big Three meeting
• to. thrash things .out with Stalin.
The site would be Potsdam,' on
the fringes oof Berlin. At the
suggestion of' secretary of war
Stimson, president Truman de.
cided to stall on the Potsdam
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meeting g •'until after the. first
atom bomb test
Sloe the Met A omb could
not be ready, for firing before.,
rod -Jud ,' ' Truman had; two
Months. to
S#a11, away inr 't!ToPu-
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' He filled the gap by sending
Harry Hopkins 0- a former aide
of Roosevelt's . on a ipission
to. sc Mo ow.:The iiopkins-$tall.n
talks were successful in sett.
ling the Polish question. Since
thiswas accomplished 'by ob•
servance of the Yalta agree.,
m;ent, some U.S. crines demon•
ced the Hopkins missfon as a
'Rsell--out.''
Mr. Truman followed 'this
concession with an order to
withdraw U.S. troops ' from
Soviet zones in Germany. The
Soviets in turn withdrew from
Western zones in Germany and
Austria.
As the mid-July confrontation
at Potsdam approached,. Tru-
man felt confident for several
reasons; He still held the econ.
omit aid' whip over Russia;
the U.S. Army was still intact
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U.S. had a !WV; ' , , ; tiler
intended to use on t apanese.
• The Hiroshi b b vows ,al, ,
ready waiting at lialssi,ttland,
in the Pacific. ThO . ' saki
bomb --the du41i 'ii> the'
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its way within. a feyf - ie
174,000 Japanese esb., Az"-
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press
Stalin ' tt -•,t. -ki ,A.
• meant business. f
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Monday, August
HavingjBeen Fixed By Resolutio>Ql. As
Civic 81 Public Holiday
All Citizens' Are Requested To .4rn
Themselves Accordingly. -
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Mayor. •
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