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The Huron Expositor, 1949-12-30, Page 2aaa 7 t icor t Seaforth, Ontario, ev,- A y afternoon by McLean. ft e of Canadian lkiy Newspapers ssociation. ubs ciliation rates, $2.00 a year in ncea foreign $2,50 a year. Single ales,. 5' cents each, 4vertising rates on application. Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa ' SEA1 ORTH, Friday, December 30 What It Costs in Labor A citizen in Russia must work more than five times as long as a worker in Canada in order to earn the same amount of food, it is reveal- ed by figures condensed by the Unit- ed States News and World Review. The figures have been prepared by ,statisticians who are showing the rel- . ative economic position of workers in various countries. The amount of work necessary by workers in other countries to earn the food which one hour's work in the United States will earn is as follows: Hours Minutes Australia 0 United States 1 Canada . 1 Norway 1 Denmark 1 Sweden 1 Great Britain 1 Finland 1 France 1 Israel 1 Iceland 2 Chile 2 Hungary 2 Germany (bizone) 3 Italy 3 34 Austraia . 3 51 Russia ' 5 33 It will be seen that more food can be bought for less work in Australia than anywhere else. The figures for the United States and Canada are al- most equal. But the startling figure in this table shows that a Russian inust work more than five times as long as a worker in America to earn the same amount of food. When these figures are broken down further it is seen that a Rus- sian must work 254 minutes to buy a pound of average beef, which a United States worker can buy with 29 minutes' work. A Russian works 25 minutes for a pound of bread against six minutes' for a United States worker. In Russia a pound. of wheat flour costs 52 minutes' work as against four minutes in the Unit- ed States. The much publicized benefits of life in Russia, of which North Ameri- ca communists delight in telling, fall rather flat when one considers the true state of the worker there. The truth of .the matter is, of course, that in few countries in the world is the ;standard of Iiving so low for every- one except a small and privileged class. 53 0 7 7 15 18 22 47 58 58 13 47 5g ®, Sound Advice A clear thinking analysis of the dollar problem is contained in an ad- dress by Mr. H. L. Enman, President Of the Bank of Nova Scotia, on the vecasion of the recent annual meet- ing of the bank. After pointing out that countries in Western Europe and in the sterl- ing.area generally must ensure that steps are taken to avoid an inflation- ary rise in prices, thus losing any gdvantages of devaluation, Mr. En - Irian turned to North America. He "There are two sides to the dollar !shortage aria It is up to the people !of the United States, and also of Canada, to ' play their part in solr- 'mg it. We, in North America, who Areadily exjress our belief in the des ate IIS s such 'general r t � g' al hod h .. g ressiv'e ' ph 'aSess as "free enter- or nter- or'' "Multilateral trade"' have ot t( show that we mean what i a, real .y+-c'oner"ete way. We l* conMinen :;'Must let the co... �.� �m et time ad vantage, a *Well overseas 0 ii rho h: lr z': a a<� niwd ' '� � L �,�, •hy devaluation, wor 'J a2ri o' ownMarkets' and the Unit • d States in particular should give better access to foreign goods in her markets. It may well be that. we in Canada should also reduce trade barriers against overseas goods _ . "The United States still has a pro- tective System characteristic of a young country striving to develop its manufacturing industries and, sup- erimposed u - erimposed on that, a protective sys- tem y - tem more typical of an older country trying to shelter its farmers from foreign competition. Yet the Unit- ed States is the strongest and most efficient producer of manufactured goods on earth and the largest and one of the most efficient producers of foodstuffs. And the United States has a surplus in her current trade running at a rate of over $7,000 mil- lions per annum --a substantial part of which she is generously financing through the European Recovery Programme. So, for the United States, the challenge is to change its approach and to hasten the hearten- ing but very gradual trend of recent years toward reduced trade barriers. "What I have been saying about the United States applied in part to Canada. We, in this country, must also buy from 'overseas or we shall surely sell less. Canada's problem, however, differs from that of the United States since we do not have any significant'surplus in our total trade. We do have a surplus with overseas countries. but we have a roughly corresponding deficit with the United States, which means that we, too, have a U.S. dollar problem. So our problem is more one of divert- ing some of our purchases from the United States to overseas countries, and of sustaining and if . possible in- creasing our sales to the United States. That is the logic in the re- cent moderate devaluation of • the Canadian dollar." • WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY: This Proposal Makes Sense (Vancouver, B.C., Daily Province) In his speech at Troy, N.Y., Prime Minister St. Laurent chose the right time and the right place to suggest that Canada and the United States should work out some way of co- ordinating their defence efforts to achieve the most effective results. He emphasized that the only way Canada can hope to standardize her arms, equipment and organization with those of the U.S. is to' reach an understanding on supply problems and "reciprocal defence purchasing." The prime minister makes it plain that Canada, with her much smaller defence forces, can not afford to manufacture all the numerous, com- plicated and costly items of equip- ment required by modern armies. Common sense dictates that we purchase them from the United States, which is obliged to manufac- ture them on such a large scale that overhead costs are reduced to a mini- mum. Common sense should tell us, too, that if this continent is ever in- vaded our troops will be fighting side by side with Americans and that it would be the height of stupidity for them to be using different equipment and ammunition. We can do our part in such a reci- procal arrangement by supplying the United States with some of her de- fence needs. By selling such things to Uncle Sam we will earn the Ameri- can dollars we need to buy our more complicated military machines. Such a policy would not mean the loss of business or employment on either side of the line. It would be a reasonable, mutually desirable ar- rangement to utilize the defence re- sources of this continent to the best possible advantage. Governments may see the merits of such plans but are usually, and commendably, ndabl reluctant t• yput them m into effect until the public is willing to accept them. It should not take Canadians or Americans too long to appreciate the hard common'sense in this proposal andgive the Overll�kientS the w go- ahead signal. LAZY No xnatter what you say about it, Christmas does• creep up ou you. Not even the blatant cries of the radio a;unouncers and the madden- ing sound of Christmas carols re- peated over and over, can. take away from the sudden feeling that pops up inside you. The whole smell and sound of ,Christmas has been exploited to the point where it is a most difficult thing to act reasonable over it. Aleng, about the middle of No- vember the magazines Start show- ing you pictures of Santa Claus and urging you to buy something for a loved one. The radio announcers start a combination of threatening and Wheedling as they hark the merits of various products. Turn on your radio and "Good King Wenceslaus" snaps at you. Somee how, you build a resistance up to! the whole thing. Then, you go into town for that! last shopping. The sky darkened; early in, the morning and the big' pellets of snow started drifting down lazily. The 'Concession is op- en but the sideroad is still , plug- ged with snow. You mtge., the sound of sleigh bells as they "jing- along" an:d4the passenger train moans a long, comfortable sigh as it starts up the grade out of the valley. Ed. Higgins meets you at the corner of the Concession and the County Road. He stops for a few minutes to chat and when he gets back into his pick-up truck, he says: "Well, have a Merry Christ - raw!" You respond to his• greet- ing. On ;the way you stop to pick up Joe Witherby. Joe is the !hired IFE o ;AWS BY Harry J. Boy. y k man for the McNeill's. Iisee work. ed for them for over twenty yea,' when you get to the edge a town, he says: "Just corse in to' town to pick ap a few presents to: the youngsters, Merry Christmas!'' He vanishes into the blanket of snow, but the waranth oe his friend- ly greeting seems to hover in the air. Going up Main Street I see e lighted wreath hanging in the window at Joe Macpherson's, and even the house of old Ed. McNeil; , has a sprig of green cedar on the door. Tim Murphy's store is a scene of a certain amount of con. fusion. It seems :as if all the men in the township are shopping for presents for their wives. Joe Streit has placed an order for a new brooder. Nellie will appreciate it. too. Peter Bodjak and ,his eight children are lined up trying to de- termine o-termine what to raise home for Mrs. Bodjak, It's a scene that would bring tears to your eyes because she hasn't been able to walk fence the last child was born two years ago. I was just leaving the counter when I saw Thad Winters come up to Tim Murphy and say almos. gruffly, "Here's the money for those things!" He shuffled off then and Tim looked at me and said, "He's the tightest man in the county, and yet every Christmas he gives me twenty-five dollars to send food and candies to the 'fam- ilies along the river, and they don't know who sends it." I went home and my heart was singing. There's still a good Christmas spirit in the country, Just A Smile Or Two 0 "How did you happen to become chiropodist?" "Oh, I was always at the foot of my class in school," • Football coach to players "And 'member that -football develops ;uiLividuality, honor, courage and character. Now get in there and break every bone in those guys' bodies," • Novice (at bridge party) : "You •re an expert at bridge, Mr. Jones. ?low would you ,.have played that, ,ast hand of mine?" Mr. Jones: "Under an assumed name." • 'Charged with theft, he pleaded ;uilty. The jury retired, and an hour later returned to the court 'o announce "Not guilty." "What?" demanded the judge, "after he has confessed he was aunty?" "But, my lord," replied the fore- man of the jury, "we've known smith since he was a child•; and :re's the biggest liar in the parish." • Two brothers were engaged in the retail coal business and one 'as converted to religion. For weeks he tried to persuade his orother to join the church. "Why can't you join the church ike I did?" he asked. - + "It's, a line thing for you to be- 'ong to the church," replied the brother. "11 I join, who'll weigh ;he coal?" Officer: "Look here, sailor! What's the idea of wearing that barrel? Are you a poker player?" Sailor: "No, sir. But I spat a couple of hours with some guys who. are." • Centenario: "Yup, I'm 100 years old, Bub, and I'm proud to say I ain't got an enemy on earth." Reporter: "That is a very beau- tiful thought, sir." Centenarian: "Yup. Last one died 'bout a year ago." A -diplomat told the late Jan Masaryk that although America has wonderful food he never could get to eat any of it because at din- ner rarties the ladies keep asking so many questions. Masaryk, a veteran at such dinners, replied that he found a solution: "I ask the lady at my right: 'Are you married'?' and when she says 'Yes,' I ask if she has children. Then she says, 'Yes. Two,' and I say, 'Why?' and she stops talking to me . _ Then I turn to the lady at my left. She too is married, and when I ask if she has children, she says, `No,' and I ask: 'Why?' and she stops talking to me, Then I ask the lady across from me, 'Are you married?' and she says, 'No' and I ask: 'Have you any children?' -- and in that way I'm able to finish my dinner undisturbedly." Huron Federation of • Agriculture Farm News • • Farm Labor Now At Turning Point I not all black. Canadian agriculture Speaking et. the Dominion -Pro - was in a strong financial position; debt structure had been reduced; and a large backlog of machinery and equipment had been acquired' —mostly for cash or for large down payments, The domestic demand for food in 1950 would probably equal the high level of 1949, though there would probably be some restriction vinciai Agricultural Conference re- cently held at Ottawa, Dr. A. Mac- Namara, Deputy, Minister of Labor, emphasized the fact that Canada had reached an important turning point in the farm labor program during 1949, when the supply of farm Iabor had come into better balance with the demand. In ac- cordance with the general tendency in export trade. It should not be toward equilibrium, he said that overlooked that the buyer has the final say as to what ale will buy, and Canadian agriculture must have sufficient flexibility of produc- tion so that shifts and adjustments can be made—so far as these are possible --min order to meet chang- es in demand. Dr. Taggart suggested to the delegates that the present arrange- ment of initial payments on grains do not give as true value of the crops to farmers. Perhaps ft was ..necessary to point this out more frequently to grain farmers, who in some cases were inclined to think in terms of the initial pay- ments only. If general stability continued in Canada, there seemed no reason to assume that lagriculture would take any particularly severe blow. employment is now more stabiliz- ed than formerly and that openings for seasonal workers are fewer. He warned that if the farmer wanted paid labor in the future, he would have to employ men on a less in- termittent basis than in the past. Since the war, Dr. MacNamara said that the total Canadian labor force has been increasing by about 100,000 annually and that in Aug- ust, 1949, the total wag approxi- mately 5,400,000, Newfoundland contributing 130,000 of this total, Selective immigration has aided in the maintenance of the supply of paid farm labourers, 4,000 agricul- tural workers being admitted among the DP's brought into Can- ada by the Dominion and Provin- cial Governments and the Internee tional Refugee Organization. In conclusion, the Deputy Min- ister of Labor suggested that if Canada hoped to hold 'adequate lab- or on the farm, that living condi- tions generally would have to be improved; and that the government could help by introducing such so- cial security' benefits, enjoyed 'be industry, as workmen's compensa- tion and unemployment insurance, among agricultural workers, Dr. Taggart Speaks At Conference Speaking before the D m 3m' 0 on- P ro a vinai l Agricultural leu g nal -Conference Dr. j.` G. Taggart reviewed the outlook for Canadian farming in 1950 and suggested there wasp no eauee .for extreme pess1nidgtn. While it was true that the time had peehaps arrived when it would not be possible for farmer; tri get' thee.., s curl ty tirotigh feed COtttt'aCtei wltloh they bad, enjoyed since the war„ neverthelee , the, picture Wes August Feed Shipments Shipments of prepared stock and poultry feed totalling ,538,100 cwt. in sample survey figures of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics place August movement above all months of 1949 except May and some 200,000 cwt. above July. Dalry mashes In particular, together with turkey and hog feeds, accounted for the increase. 1949 Seed Potatoes Estimated seed potato production in Canada during 1949 amounted to 18,985,341 bushels, compared with 12,712,300 bushels in 1948. The an- ttiyela by Class, With the 1948 fig Urea in brackets, is; Foundation, t 1 2 045(919,450) r .. 'b'Orjlfle�s; Fatit- •id,atiloh A, 7,677,033 (4,480,800) but& Me: Certified, 0;070;062 (7,31050) btlshM . if you f e4 a seme of : deflation • you don't need a longer vacation . just buck up those meals • and you'll see bots it feels • to be sitting on toll of the Nation •trf*tYWNW DI MAMMA, Hurn„ AND Years Agone Interesting items Picked 'From The Huron Expositor of Twee ty-five and Fifty Years Ago. From The Huron Expositor January 2, 1925 Mr. T. NI Grieve, who has been engaged in construction work on the International Bridge at Niagara Or some months, met with a bad accident a week ago, when he was struck by a steel girder and had a leg fractured in two places be- low the knee. He was taken to a hospital in Buffalo and later removed to his home in Egmond- ville, where he is making satisfac- tory recovery. Messrs. Wm. and Geo. Bethune, of Port McNichol, are spending the holidays with their sister, Miss Jessie Bethune. The annual school concert of S. S. No. 10, .. Tuckersinit'h, yeas. ,held in the school on Friday afternoon and was well attended by the sec- tion. The teacher, Mr. Claude Biowes, spared no pains to make it a huge success. Mr, J. Varley was the successful chairman and 'Mr. Percy Harris acted as Santa Claus, The Christmas music by St. Thomas' Church choir, under the leadership of E. W. Bateman, was of a high order and those taking special parts were Misses Gretta Merner, Clara Pinkney, E. W. Bate- man and Miss Guerra Brown, The Christmas tree of the same church was held Friday evening and the following took part: Pat Hart, Ed- na Bateman, Helena Merner, Jos- ephine Edge,. Jeanette Archibald, Betty Southgate, Mattie Edgar, An- nie and Cora Strong, Dorothy Parke, Bessie Edgar, Jean Dungey, Jessie Archibald, Charlie Bateman, Corinne Hotham, Jack Hotham. Jack Cheoros, Blanche Crowell, Ed- ith Bateman and Mabel Bateman. Rev, T. H. Brown was the minister and F. G. Neelin the chairman. The Council of Seaforth for 1925 will be as follows: Mayor, W. H. Golding; Reeve, J. W. Beattie; Councillors, W. A. Crich, G. P. Cardno, F. D. Hutchison, G. T. Turnbull, R. G. Parke and A. D. Sutherland. The newly elected officers of Britannia Lodge are: LP.M., A. D. Sutherland; W.M., R. Ovens; S.W., M. McKellar; J.W., E. C. Chamber- lain; chaplain, W. Ballantyne; treasurer and organist, L. T. De - Lacey; sec C Ab h t, D, of C er at ; S. T. Holmes; S.D., J. W. Mode- land; J,D., T. McMillan; I.G., R. M. Jones; tyler, Jas, Rankin; .auditors, J. G. Mullen and R. M. Jones. • From The Huron Expositor December 29, 1899 The nominations for muunicipal elections in Tuckersmith were: For Reeve, Peter MacKay and George N. Turner; Councillors, William Chapman, Si'.,QWm. Doig, Wm. El- gie, Jas, Gemmell and Henry Hor- ton; for McKillop: Reeve, James Lockhart; Councillors, John S. Brown, Alexander Gardner, John G. Grieve, Charles Little, Archibald McGregor, Jas. O'Loughlin, John O'Keefe and Wm. James Walsh. Mrs. Jas. Johnson, of the Ausable Line, Stanley, boasts of having rais- ed the finest flock of turkeys in the township, the lot 'numbering something over 200, for which she realized the sem of $150. Mr. Wos, Hackwell, of Leadbury, ,has purchased the farm of James Petrie. Mr, David Hill, of Staffa, has re- cently made two good sales. He sold. a four-year-old cow and a three-year-old heifer for the sum of $200. Mr. A. W. McKenzie, of Bruce - field, genial contractor and build- er, has just completed for Mr. Mc- Millan a large two-storey brick residence. Christmas shoppers were num- erous on Saturday last in Seaforth. Seldom has there been a larger crowd; in town than there was that day. Main Street was lined with people all 'afternoon, Miss McLeod, of Seaforth, has been engaged to teach at No. 9 School, McKillop, at a salary of $250. On Tuesday evening Mr. Oliver Keys, Varna, met witb a painful accident. He was .splitting wood when the .axe came in contact with the clothesline and rebounded, striking him above the eye. Mrs. George Card and two chil- dren of North Dakota are paying a .pleasant visit at the parental home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Irisen, Kippen. Mr, a nd Mrs. W. E. Hoggarth, of Oromarty, were very ,pleasantly ur risse p d by the arrival of a num- er ;of school .girls and boye, his pi}pils bringing him an elegant resent and a beautiful and kindly orded addreet. On Christmnes evening the home, f Mr. Robett Bell, Jr., I•Ieiteall, wee e Beene of a happy ga,therilt'g of e itentediate relatives of Mr, •arid; rg. Rp]l, tunic embraced with thein ;fere their ienibgatto ,Seaforth. 9 b p vJ 0 tit th New Railway Track; Laid, A. work train with about fifty ectionnten from a number of ;oints in the Stratford division, .aay.e been eugaged in laying about three miles of track with heavier steel. The steel leas been laid north end south of Exeter. Traf- fic wag not interrupted during the operation.—Exeter Times.Advocate. I.rl Motor Accident Friends here were sorry to •learn. that Rev. -and Mrs. Arthur Sinclair figured in an .i,ntersectipn motor accident recently, and. Mrs. Size Ichair sustained several cracked ribs and an injured shoulder, Rev and Mrs•, Sinclair took up residence at , Windsor after they left Blyth.— Blyth Standard. Junior Choir Features Service Knox Presbyterian Ohuroh's firs junior choir drew a very large con gregation on Sunday evening tr hear these young singers leadin;: the service of song, replacing th senior unembers who faithfully fr the choir loft, during every othr Sunday of thelyear. They were well trained by Mrs. Fuller, organtist and choir leader, and delighted ev- eryone with their singing.—Mitchel! Advocate. • .Entertained At Dinner A very pleasant dinner hour was enjoyed 'by the members of the town council, their wives, the of; decals• of the town and the press when Mayor Jack Reavie and Mea Reavie entertained at a turkey di;. ner in Hotel Brunswick on Thurs day at 6.30 p.m. Following dinner a short Christmas sing -song war held, after which the members of the council held an evening ses- sion.—Wingham Advance -Times. Purchased Palmerston Hotel Mr. and Mrs. Grover Clare have purchased the Hess Hotel at Pal- merston, and have already taken possession. The business will be operated by Mr. and Mrs. William Morrison, of Caledonia. Mr. and Mrs. Clare plan extensive altera- tions and renovations to the 'build- ing, and hope to make it one of the most modern and up-to-date hotels in the Western Ontario dis trict. 'hhey will also continue to operate the Commercial Hotel in Blyth.—Blyth Standard, • Legion Team Honored The softball team of the Exeter branch of the Canadian Legion was honored at a turkey banquet.in Goderich Friday evening when they were presented with a trophy as winners of the league in Zone Cl. The presentation was made by Zone Commander George Wilson, of Brucefield. The trophy was re- ceived by Reg. Taylor, manager of the Exeter team, Those present were Gard. Baynham, Doug. Know- les, Bob Dinney, Bill MacLean, Carl Schwalm, Chas, Seymour, Lloyd Lindenfield, Fred Baynham, Ger. Campbell, Don Hugh, Bert Borland, Angus MacLean, Wm. Chambers and Reg. ' 'ay'ior,--,•.Ex:titer Time; 4d. vacate. Heads Pleevmen?a. ASeeclatlon The 'ar)u11 1 Meeting! held q ,'a•t- urday a•fternoort btoulnt to sn•• close a very successfulyear for Seatii Huron Plgwmen s A$s,eiationz: the match held last October, 34 plowmen competed aid over .$500 was paint in prizes.. Officers els, ;t- ed for 1950 are Hon,ozarF presi- dent, „ Percy : PassmOre,-President,. Asa Penli`'ale; .1st vice-president, Harold Jeffery; ease -vice-presid.en.t,. 'Donald Easton; secretary -treasurer, Earl Shapton; directors: Hay: Tvep,,, Earl Campbell, Cecil Rowe,,.Week Wlil'dfong, Ken Jahns, Alvin Pees more; Stephen, Wilfred. Shaptou,. Alan Walper, Wally Becker; Exe- ter, Larry Snider, Ed. Shapton, Jno, Hodgert; also four direptors to be' appointed by Qhe Sotith 1•Iuren een- ior Farmers.—Exeter Times -Advo - Cate. Palace Filled For Bingo Another sell -put crowd attend- ed the Christmas bingo 'staged Thursday night in the Crystal Pal- ace by the Canadian Legion when Bili 'Cornish won the special• prizcz of $10(e. Door prizes, big 'turkeys, went to Mis. Fred Porterfield, Mrs. E. ''Seebaeh and Dalton Ralph, while specials, $10 prizes went to Jack Walters, Mrs. Edith Hart sand Gus Trentowsky, R.R. 5, Mitchell.. Other winners were; Miss Bernice Ruston, Mrs, Herb Clarke, R.R. 1,. Mitchell, Alvin House, Jr,, Pat. Pickard, Goderich; Mrs. Elizabeth. Kellner, Mrs. J. Morin, Geo. Kraem- er, R.R. 1, Munro; Mrs. W. P. Mc - Ivor, Staffa; Mrs, Arthur Heck- man, Mrs. Lester Quipps Monkton Miss Grace Siemon, Harold G•loor,. Mrs. Thomas Koll, ;Seaforth; Mrs - 4v illiam McMillan, Staffa; Jim Young and Stanford Watson. Wal-• ter Yule, the president, welcomed the gathering.—Mitchell Advocate, Hold Candlelight Service Melville Church was beautifully decorated for the candlelight carol' service on Sunday evening and there was a record attendance. The choir carols included "Sweet Christmas •Bells," "What Child is This?" "Good Christian Men," "Sleep, Holy Babe," "Born is Little Jesus," "0 Leave Your Sheep," "Joseph Was An Old Man," The anthems were, "Jesu Babina," "Night of Nights" and "Glory To God in the Highest. Solo parts were taken by Wm. King, Mietek Skoronski, Wm. Speir, Miss Mary Lou McFarlane and Miss June. Work. Miss Work rendered they solo, "0 Holy Night,'' by Adam. 1l_ mixed quartette, Mrs. W. Edgar.. Miss Maty L,qu McFarlane, Wm. King and Gerald Gibson, gave the. song, "Sleep, Baby Sleep," In his. address entitled "Bethlehem," Rev. Mr. Milne explained why Bethle- hem was chosen to be the birth- place'of Jesus. Prior to the ser- vice Louis D. Thompson gave an organ recital of Christmas music. —Brussels Post. The Flying Radio Classroom/ Canada is spending plenty of dollars on her armed services of which the Royal Canadian Air Force is receiving a 'healthy share. Is this money being -well spent? Are we training the right type et young men? Is there a future for young Canadians in the Air Force? Recently, through the kind per- mission of Air Vice Marshal C, R. Siemon, C.B., C.B.E., Trenton, Ont., Air Officer Commanding Training Command, and Wing Commander A, C. Hull, D.F.C„ commanding of- ffcer, R.C.A.F. Station, Clinton, Ont., the author was permitted to accom- pany trainees on an operational flight from R.C.A.F, Station, Cen- tralia, Ont., to R.C.A.F. Station, Greenwood,. N.S., with ground in- struction also at Greenwood. It wasa rare privilege for me, as editor of a weekly newspaper, to observe "The , Flying Radio Classroom" in operation. ' Seven of these fully -equipped Dakota twin -engined planes are based at Centralia as Radar and Com- munications School Flight for the use of the R. and C. School at Clinton, 20 miles distant. Two of them were used on our flight from Centralia to Greenwood. '- "Flying Classrooms" I might describe one of these R.C.A.F. radio training planes or "flying radio classrooms' on welch we made the trip to Greenwood, N.S. Each of these Dakotas possesses five radio transmitters and re- ceivers. Three of each of these are used for training the R.C.A.F, radio officers. In addition to' this high-powered radio Communica- tions equipment, each aircraft car- ries many thousands of dollars worth of the finest radio naviga- tion equipment to be found with any armedservice anywhere in the world- It includes loran (for long range navigation), blind- bombittg equipment, blind -landing equipment and the only radii) transmitter of Its kind in the world. As stated before, seven of these radio training planes are in con- stant use et Centralia .by R. and C. S. Plight, The two Dakotas, which par tieipated' in this training flight, were VC-DCI•L•974 and 'iTC-DGG-400, En Editor -Observer Ae it !happened, I was an ob- server on DGIs ("I)og George Love"). Captattt ;of the ship was Peeing Officer S. J, Sisson,, Nee* I3ru.nswiblt, with Plying ()fCider J. . Matthews, > arrle, flint., as coo :ile Officer in altar' e was ett. delft, 4 . G. Awe , '0j tan, ,40.16 e, Put ilc Reiatiane 0111- for14.F, .. Statib f ilittoai, (By R. S. Atkey, Editor Clinton New -Record) made all arrangements for my trip_ I might add that not one detail for my comfort and information was lacking, Flt. Lt. Agnew has just been transferred as Signals Leader - of No. 405 Squadron, the new bomb- ing and •reconnaissance squadron,. based at Greenwood, NS.,, and will. be missed greatly at Clinton_ Associatedwith Flt. Lt. Agnew were Flight Cadets E. T. Frymire,. Weyburn, Sas.; J. W. Smith, Kirk-• land Lake, Ont., and Pilot Officer R. L. Browne, Montreal, a recent radio officer graduate. The other trainer, DGG ("Dog George George"), was captained by Flying Officer J. L. Donovan, with Flying Officer H. A. Gibson, as co- pilot, Radio Officer in charge was Flying Officer J. G. Munnoch_ Smooth Rock Fairs, and Wingham,. Ont. The three students • •associat- eci with him were Flight Cadets R. E. S. Wright, Tisdale, Sask.; B. L. Perrier, Ottawa, and M. L. Judd.. New Westminster, B.C. (Surrey). Excellent Flying Weather As we set out on our trip from - Centralia to Greenwood—.close to' 904 air miles away—we had the advantage of excellent flying wea- ther with visibility near a maxi- mum. Flying at 5,000 feet, we lauded at Dorval, Montreal, in two- s.nd-one-quarter hours. A wonder- • ful view of the country',ide present- ed itself—notably Ottawa and the Gatineau Hills lying to the north. and the St, Lawrence River and the Adirondack Mountains- in New York State to the south. Alter having lunch at the Dor- val Airport restaurant and refuel -- ling the plane, we took off again for Greenwood, 'N.S., With Montreal below us in the sun. Then we ascended to 9,000 feet, as there was a 50emdle •tail wind at this level,, and set our course by instrument along the radio beam to our destination, using ,radio aids provided by the radio ranee ata-• tions en route. These included Megantic, Que.; Millinocket, Maine; Blissville, N.B., and Greenwood. The trip 'over the northern part of Maine and New Brunswlelr ndicated little belotla es except a Otte .forests studded. With shim i4tering lakes. We landed at Green - +is N.S,, two -and teree-quarter ours after taking off at Dorval,. eking a total of live hours from woo Centralia, Efficiency Tested The efficiency of our radio offi- cer eourge students was tested throughout the trip, under actual operatioUe.: adntlition's. Pia Prttnire; front Centralia to (Continued on Page 8)