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TH-URSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1942 PAGE SIX THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO Canadian Editois Wexe Boiubed and Understand British Sentiment This is the sixth of a series of articles about conditions in Great Britamn and other coun- tries visited rccently by a group of twelve Canadian editors. It was writtcn for the weekly newspapers of Canada by their own repre- sentative on the tour, Hugh Templin, of the Fergus News- Record. As the days passed in London and no German bomber ever came near the city, the Canadian edi- tors grew restive and impatient. Th-ey did flot want to go home again and have to admit that they had neyer heard a bomb burst in anger. Our hosts were most obliging in every way. If there was anything we wanted, we had only to ask the British Council, and it was arranged. We wanted to sec the Canadian Corps in action and we saw it travelling over the country- side on large-scale manoeuvres. We desired to meet Prime Minis- ter Churchill face to f ace: in two days came word that we would not only meet him but we wouid also hear him speak in thg House of Commons. We wanted -to sec a blitz-but it seemed that the Bni- "Time changes and we with Stime, but not i the waysi 1 of friendshlp." 1I The Clerks and Management of this store wish one and al A Happy New Year JOHNSTDN'S BOOKSTORE hoe651 King St. tish Council wasn't able to man- V age that for us.c One night, I sat in the office ofC Mr. Robertson, editor of the Daily h Express. A messenger came in.h "The ycllow light is on." Thatr means that an cncmny plane has i cnosscd the coast somcwhere. Ito happens nearly cvcny night. Ar fcw minutes later, there was more1 excitement. The purple light had gone on. That îndicated that thet plane was definitely hcaded to- wards London.1 Ail over the city, in A.R.P. postsa and newspaper offices, ment watched for the ned light to come.z That would be the one that wouldg send the sirens screeching throughè the streets. There had been nog ncd light for months.2 With the Watchers on thse Roofa The editor, who had gnaduatedc from the University of Toronto in0 1914, thought we might sec a raidt aftcr ail, so we hurried up to thes roof. George Drew was there and John Collingwood Reade, as wellE as several of ýour own party. Withr the light of electric torches, wet went up metal stairs, past great tanks of watcr in the top storey1 and out on to the roof, where twô5 men in steel hats kcpt a constanti vigil. I stayed with themn for an hour, but the Jerry neyer reached Lon- don. Out to the castwand we saw flashes from the anti-aincraft guns, but that was ail. The others went below but I remained, lis-i tening to stories of the days when ILondon was theo~thspot.tThese wcre in the thick of it then, but they had the same philosophy that carnies ail London through its dark hours: "If a bomb hasn't got your number on it, it won't get you; if it has, it does flot matten where you are." On my last night in London, I came out of the brightncss of the Royal Automobile Club into the blackness of Paîl Mali. For the first time, I saw the long fingers, of the searchlights waving across the London sky. In daylight, I had seen the guns and the search- lights in Hyde Park, but this was the first night there had been any sign of life. The purpie light must have been on again. They fadcd out after awhilc but I walked hopefully along Pal Mail and through Trafalgar Square and down the Strand, and nothing happcncd. It was ncarly one o'clock whcn I wakened suddcnly in my bcd in the Savoy. I thought I heard the guns going outside. Carefully, I went into the bathroom, shut the door, turned off the lights, opencd the window, and looked out. There was nothing to sec and no guns to be heard. Haîf an hour later, I wakened again and dressed. After ail, it, ITo ONE and ALLI We loin in wishing you a very Happy New Year and in thanking you for your faithful patronage which made 1941 such a bright year for us! W. Len Elliott Plumbing Heating was my last night in London and ne more walk in the blackout would be pleasant. But outside, Ill was stili and I walked to Wa- terloo Bridge with two Canadian oldiers hurrying to catch a train, then went back to the hotel. Survivors of the Blitz It wasn't hard to get stories of he blitz second hand. Nearlyý everybody had been bombed. No- « body bragged about it. It was wceks before I knew that Toby O'Brien, our host fromn the British Council, had been carnicd into a hospital after being blown out of his car one night. He didn't tell ne tili I askcd him. The Savoy itself had six or seven bombs, one of which blew the end out of the restaurant. Canadian M i i t a r y Hecadquarters in Cockspur street had suffcred more than the Ac- tive Anmy in the field. So it went everywhere. At the Press Club one night I listencd to amazing stories of Fleet Street in the blitz. It had been hammered almost to destruction, when a great land mine came floating down on a parachute. If it had gone off, every building for blocks around would have gone over like a row of dominoes. The parachute zaught on a wirc across the street and the great land mine swung in the breeze till the demolition squad took it carefully down. Then there was the woman who sold purses to Major Christie and me in Liberty's. Somehow the talk drifted around to bombing. III wcnt home one night and the roof was off my house. The con- stable says to me that I can't go in there. I says, I am going in; I live here and my sister lives here and we'ne going to keep on living here. And we'ne there yct, though it's inconvenient in winter not having a roof on your house." The amazing understatemeflt of ail these people was what impres- sed me. I found it, high and 10w. One night, a Canadian editor sug- gested to Col. Astor that wc would like to sec a bit of bombing. Said the Colonel: 'II would not advisc it. We have found At a slightly uncongenial experience." On a Train in an Air Raid We left London on a Southern Railway train without hearing a bomb burst. With their usual thoroughness, the British Council had rcserved two compartments. Five editors took one of thcmn: Major Christie, Grattan O'Leary and 1 had room. to spare in the other. Outside in the corridor, a man fromn the Royal Army Ord- nance Corps and his girl stood in the corridor. We invited themn in. The girl was able to knit by the dimn radiance of a tiny light in the compartment and the man talked to us rather guardedly. We must have been near the South Coast whcn the train slow- cd to a crawl and the white light went out, leaving only one dimn blue bulb burning. "You're in an air raid," the young soldier said. We didn't believe it. There had been too many false alarms. "Ail right," he said, "but if you hear machine guns, lic on the floor." It must have been nearly hall an hour before the lights came or and the train speeded up. In no time, we wcre out on the station platform at Bournemouth. Ar Imperial Airways officer was there to greet us. "Thene has been an air raid, but the Ail Clear has just sounded." Pcrhaps he thought wc looked disappointed. "No bombs werc dropped," he added. Two Planes Across thse Sky Just then, two planes went over, quite 10w down. Thje long finger of a searchlight swept across, picking up one of them directly overhcad. That wass strange, I thought. They don't put scarchlights on our planes. Could it be another German? Had they returned? Bishop Renîson and Dave Rog- ers went away in the officer's car The other six of us piled intoa station wagon and followed. A1 few blocks away, we came ove the top of the ill and saw thE Channel in the moonlight. Suddenly there was a terrific explosion and a great fan of ycl. low light covered much of the sk: ahead. It had corne. I kncw it as surel: Il.. j r, PHONE 84-85 COOMLETES 15 YBAR8 Erie Colwell completcd fifteen years at Good- year on Dec. 6th. He began in the hose department and continued to be employed there. In this picture Eric proudly holds his daughter Linda while his son Bruce poses with Daddy. as I knew we were in Bourne-a mouth.e I wasn't frightened in the least.1 That sccms strange, looking back,c but perhaps it was. because wc 1 were all newspapcrs men now, onc the path of a big story. Not onea of the others seemed nervousa cither. I thought: "This is better thanE any fircworks at the Toronto Ex~-t hibition." In less than a second, there was another blast. That made it cer- tain. I thought of the words of the King: "We're ail in the front line now. We arc rcally into it at last." I wondered what the driver of a car did in a blitz. The driver scemed to wonder, too. An A.R.P.1 warden on the corner shouted: "Put out that light." He might1 have been shouting at our driver (who didn't pay any attention) or at a boy with a white lamp on hisi bicycle. A Warmn Welconse to 1 Bournemouth Water scemcd to pour down out of the sky ahead. It was incom- prehensible, but the gutters were full on the sides of the road. For the first time somcbody spoke: "He must have s-nashcd a water main." It wasn't until ncxt morning I heard about that. One bomb had burst in the sea and sent water into the sky for a quarter of a mile inland. They were not bombs, either, it seemed, but two of the dneaded land mines that had fioated down on great white parachutes and exploded on the beach, one in the water and the other on the side of the cliff. Next morning, I picked up a pocketful of splinters and part of the parachute cord. The cord was oven an inch in diameter. The 1mines must have weighcd 1500 apounds each. f The station wagon drew up at 1the Royal Bath Hotel and we step- Dped out on broken glass and en- tened. Inside, there was chaos. The Bishop and Mr. Rogers had been knocked over by the blast sbut wcre on their f cet again. Two women wcre trying to calm little tdogs. The door ieading to the loungc had been blown loose fnom the stone archway, frame and ahl. There was no light except littie epen-lights which we always car- ried. I walked to the arch where the door had been and stood be- ýt side a stranger. Wc looked back 9into the huge lounge, and as we ýt stood there, haîf the fancy plaster n ciling droppcd past our faces. A ýs fcw feet farther in and we would it have had very sone heads, if nlot d wonse. My unknown friend said: y "It's net too secure in here." II laughed. There it was again: that -British undenstatement. r. Four people in the hotel needed a hospital cane. One man was near- Sly scalpcd by flying glass. A ýr young girl was cannied out on a e stretcher. She was not uncon- scious. Through it ail, the old ýc gnandfathen dlock in the lobby [- kept going. yr The Ainways people wcighed us in the only noom on the ground y' floon whcrc a candie could be burned. The lady who managed the hotel brought excellent sand- wiches and coffce within an hour. She apologized because she had no beds for us. They wcrc full of glass and most of the windows wene out. Those on the side ncxt the sea wene soakcd with water. B. K. Sandwell and I decided te slecp on mattresses on the floor. The lady manager led us upstairs with the occasional light of a torch. She apologized that we had to sleep on the floor. "You sec," she said, "we've been a bit push- cd about here to-night!" There it was again! Haîf hem l'otcl was wrecked. Plasten con- tinued to faîl here and there at intervals, yet they had been "pushed about!" After an houn or so, we slept well. The oniy disturbance was the sound of men shovclling up plate glass off the streets ai]ý night. Every window within a mile was gone, if it faced the sea. Five miles away, windows were cracked. When we came to think it over, we agneed that if the German bac! pulled his bomb lever haîf a sec- ond sooner, not one of us would have survived. Evidently those bomnbs did not have our number on them! ni tt Weddings LamIs-Hinton United Church Pars onage, En- niskilicn, wvas the scene of a wcd- ling on Saturday cvcning, De- cember 20th, when Evelyn -May, laughter of Mrs. William Frazer and the late John Hinton, became he bride 0f William Ralph Lamb. Rev. Pl nt performed the cere- rnony .The bride wone an aften- noon gown of dusky rose with hat to match, and accessories of biege. rhcy will reside on the groom's farm nean Nestîcton. Stapleton-Hallowell A pnetty wedding took place Dece2nber 27th, at Newtonville Parsonage, when Miss Mcda Hal- Lowell, only daughter of Mn. and Mrs. Wm. H.allowell, became the bride of Mn. Hugh Stapleton. Miss Shaw and Mn. Patton, New- castle, wcne their attendants. The cercmony was performd by Rev. J. McLachlan. The wedding par- 'ty neturncd to the home of the bride where a dainty and sump- tuous wedding suppen was scrved at which only a few intimate fmi- ends and relatives wcre present. The bride wone an airfonce blue crepe dress and a corsage of beautiful flowcns and looked veny charming. Mrs. Ross Hallowell and Miss Norma Hallowell served at the wedding supper, and Miss Gwen Gilmen and Miss Ruth Sav- ery assisted. Mn. and Mrs. Staple- ton will neside in Oshawa. Ford-Taylor The marniage of Marion Ethel Taylor, daughter of the late Jos- eph and Ethel Taylor, Nestieton, to Mn. Robent William Ford, only son of Mn. and Mns. Andrew Ford, Toronto, took place at the latter's home, Huron St., on December 2th. Rev. Christie Innes of Knox Pncsbytenian Chunch, Toronto, perfonmed the cercmony. The bride, who was given in manniage by hen uncle, Mn. Stan- ley Malcolm of Nestieton, lookcd beautiful in a floor length dress of midnight-bluc silk chiffon vel-1 vet with matching hat and shoul- der-length veil. She worc silven slippens and cannied red roses. Hen only ornament was a pearl neck- lace worn by her mothen on hen wcdding day. Miss Margaret Proudfoot, Toronto, was brides- maid and wore ruby wine chiffon velvet with matching hat and sil- ver slippers, canrying Talisman roses. The groom was attendcd by Mn. John Taylor, brother of the bride. Wedding music was play- cd by Miss Jean Malcolm, Nestle- ton, cousin of thé bride. Jean also sang "Because" during the signing of the register. Mns. Stanley Malcolm, aunt of the bride, and Mrs. Ford, mother of the groom, received the gucsts. Mrs. Malcolm wore black French crepe with corsage of ncd roses and Mns. Ford wone flowencd chif- fon with corsage of Talisman roses. The living room was deco- rated with palms and white and yellow chrysanthemums. A beau- tiful wedding supper was senved to about thirty gucsts. The bride and groom reccived many lovcly presents. Thcy lef t amid showers of confetti for a short moton trip. For going away the bride chose a red wool dress, with muskrat coat and hat to match. The couple will reside in Toronto. SîLVER WEDDING 0F ORMISTONS AT ENNISKILLEN About 30 relatives gathened at the home of Mn. and Mrs. J. R. Ormiston, Enniskillcn, on the evening of Dec. 20th as a surprise panty to honon Mm. and Mns. Ed- win Ormiston, Maple Grove, on the occasion of thein 25th wedding anniversamy. The dining - r o o m table was beautîfully decomated in pink and white streamers with a three-tien wcdding cake in the centre. Mn. Hoskin Smith, Enficld, cail- cd the guests to orden and Mr. Jack Smith, Bobcaygcon, nead an appropriate address, after which Keith and Ralph Ormiston pre- sented thein parents with a seven- way floor lamp and a silver tea service. A bouquet of pink and white carnations was presented to the bride by her daughten Elaine Ormiston. The bride and groom thanked everyone for thein lovely gifts. The remainder of the evening was spent in contests and cards after which a buffet luncheon was served. Tyrone G thenly's, Leslie Thompson's, and. WE'VE DEEN RATIONED!l Every indication points to a very serious shortage of ma- teniais and labour for making ciothes in 1942. Under these circumstances it would seem ridiculous to carry on our usual January Clearance of Last Lengths. W. muet however, keep our staff of expert tailors fully em- pioyed throughout the quiet month of January, and eariy February -otherwise w. might flot be able to get them back for our regu- lar busy season. W. have decided therefore, that it would be botter to take a mark down los. uow on the odd stock of materials and take our chances on gefting new supplies for next Fall and Winter. The supply however, je limited, and in order to give ail oui' customere a share, we have had to ration the number of suite availabie for each merchant, and limit to not more than two suite te each customer. The above letter from the Cook Clothini <Co. Ltd. explains the reasons for our unex- pected January Sale, we are co-operating by sacrificing a part of our profit too, so that the prices are rldiculousiy low. May we suggest that you corne In just as soon as possible and see the selections of materials that are on sale. THE ARCADE M. Dreslin Robt. Hodgson's.. Congratulations to Mn. and Mrs. George Brooks who cclebratcd their 57th wedding annîversary on Christmas, also to Mns. Brooks on hen 75th binthday. They en- joyed the pleasure of having with them their family of five sons, the finst time in 30 yeans. They were aIl together for Christmas. (Intended for last week) Visitons: Mns. Howard Wonna- cott, Dixie, at Mn. E. A. Vitue's. Pency Hayward, Pickering, was home. . . John Thompson, Onono, with Will Vintue. A large crowd attended the an- nual school concert Friday night. Thc childnen alî did thein parts wcll. Santa anived at thc close and entertained young and old with his menny chatten. Our tea- cher Mns. Smale is leaving and has secuned another school. Wc wish her success. Union, Darlington Visitons: Mn. and Mrs. Herb. McLaughlin and Ray, Mn. and Mrs. Harold Wright and Joyce Oshawa, Mn. and Mrs. James Mc- Laughlin, Bunketon, Mr. and Mns. William McLaughlin at Mn. Rus- sel McLaugýhlin's... Mn. and Mrs. George Rahm and family at Mn. Lenard Bnadley's. .. Mn. and Mns. Leslie Wottcn and Ernest, and Miss Verna Gniffin, Oshawa , at Mn. R. Giffin's. .. Mn. and Mrs. Walter Ferguson at Mn. Reg. Sut- ton's, Onono. . . Mn. and Mns. Cecil Rahm and family at Mn. Hanry Rahm's, Bunketon. .. Mn. and Mrs. William Wotten and Blanche at Mn. James McGnegor's, Maple Grove. .. Miss Ruby McLaughlin with Mn. Harny Wright's, Oshawa. Our school concert was held on Dec. l4th. Much credit is due the pupils and teacher, Miss McLean, for splendid pnognam consisting of dialogues, music and candy social. Santa Claus callcd and distributed the presents. Burketon Christmas Visitons: Mn. E. Rahm, Betty and Roy, Mn. and Mns. R. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Ed- gar Wilson, Oshawa, Mn. Harold Wilson, Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. J. Sheckelton and family, Bow- manville, with Mrs. A. Wilson.. Mn. and Mrs. E. Adams and fam- ily at Oshawa. . . Mn. and Mrs. G. Carnochan with friends at Raglan. .. Mr. and Mns. C. Rahm, Mn. and Mrs. W. Rahm, Mn. and Mrs. W. Cochrane, and their fami- Christmas Visitons: Mn. and Mrs. lies, with Mn. H. Rahm. . . Mn. Theo Down and Billy, Lakeficld, and Mrs. A. Dean and baby Beth at Mn. Russell Virtue'Z. .. Mr. and with Mrs. L. J. Gatchell's... Mn. Mrs. Will Bradd and Billy, Loh- and Mrs. H. McLaughlin, Oshawa, don, t Mn Jams Duley'. wvth Mn. J. McLaughlin. . . Mr. Mon. ati Mrs. . J stevden's .and a:. Mrs. Chas. Dean at Oshawa. Mr. nd rs. . E Stvensand. .Miss Elsie Rahm, Union, with Mrs. Enoch Stevens, Hampton, at hen grandmothcm, Mrs. H. Rahm. Mn. Wesley Taylor's. . . Mrnd..MsJ.Glr. and r.H Mns. Leslie Slcight, Miss Winnie . . i Mrs. . Gui, m. and r.H Brooks, Mn. and Mrs. Bill Brooks, Gui.with n. B.abroc,Coiboipe, Toronto, at Mn. Leslie Brooks'. .. Miss Georgie Holliday, C.W.A.A.F. Mn. and Mns. Chas. Brooks and Toronto, LAC Wesley Coleman, Clifford, St. Catharines, Mn. Clan- R.CAF., Montreal, Mn. Fred Ste- ence Brooks, Clarkson, Mn. and vnTrno ihMs .G Mns. Fred Brooks and Floyd, Co- yres, To. rntodwt Mrs. . G.at bourg, Mn. Arthur Brooks andBrc.Mn and Ms. S.t Moffatts Billy, wth Mn. George Brooks. .. Ruby Bailey and Mr. Orland Pte. Henb. Burgess, Farnhamn, Bailcy, Oshawa, with Mrs. T. Que., with bis family. .. Major Bailey. Floyd Dudley, Niagara, at hom e. r .C Sa d so h s g ne t ..Lieut. Gordon Cowling atMnMr.TrsntoC. sand entasgoneto R. Hathcnly's. .. Pte. Walter Park Trnot pn h itrwt and Pte. Tom Philips at Mn. F L he~r daughter, Mrs. D. Kay, and Byams. . te. obet Creron her son Rev. M. R. Sanderson. Toronto, with his parents. .. Pte. __________ George Brown, Baniefield Camp, at home. . - Cpi. Arthur Spicer. Protectlng Good Sense Mrs. Spicer and Marilyn and Aileen, Mrs. Stan Beckett and A great nation assailed by war Joan, Bowmanviile, with Mrs. has not only its frontiens to pro- Launa Virtue. .. Mrs. A. W. Annis tect; it must also protect its good and Lorne in Toronto. . . Mn. Will sense. It must protect itscîf from Hamley in Peterbono. .. Mrs. By- the hallucinations, injustices, and non Moore with her sister, Mns. follies which the plague lets loose. Wade, Toronto. To each his part: to the armies the Christmas gatherings wcne held protection of the soil of their na- at Wesley Tayior's, Leslie Brooks', tive land; to the thinkers the de- James Dudlcy's. Mrs. Laura Vin-. fense of its thought. - Romain tue's, Noman Woodley's, R. Ha- Rolland. GUARANTEED 3Y2 TRUST CERTI FICATES An ideat authorized invetment for individuals companies, cemetry boaàrds, executors anJ ohrtrustees. THE STERLING TRUSTS CORPORATION TORONTO The OLD And The NEW 1942 I looklng ahead, we see that the horizon Is not entlrely clear, but we pledge ourselves to main- tain ln 1942 tse quality of service and merchan- dise which bas built Bartlett's reputation. BARTLETT'S GARAGE Phone 525 * "~-"--pp------.-~ p z ~ z::iz:ss:sz:~ 1941 Our records show that Bowrnanvilie citizens re- turned to Bartlett's in 1941 as they have I past years. We're proud of and grateful to our eus- tomers and we want te thank you for your loyal support. DON CHRISTIAN ELECTRIC wish ail their friends and customers ail the compliments of the season and advise buying your General Electric Range, Radio, Refrigerator, Washer or Appliance now. As a service to our many friends and General Electric Appli- ance users in the community served by the Canadian Statesman, we advise you to choose your future electrical purchases now. Many items are on the forbidden list after early New Vear, rnady more, while permitted wiIl be almost unobtainable. Our stock is fairly complete now - - but - - buy while you can. signed DON CHIRISTIAN ELECTRIC per D. H. Christian DON CHRISTIAN ELECTRIC 38-40 SIMCOE STr. N., OSHAWA Our "heart-warming" greeting for you for the coming year is in a double sense. The warmth of this greeting from the Sheppard & Gili staff is paralleled by the real warmth we heip bring you through the winter months. Your heating problems are ours . . . let us help you solve any difficulties. Our resolution for 1942 is to give efficient, courteous service to every customer. May Your New Year Be HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL SHEPPARD & GILL LUMIER CO. Phone 715 King St. THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO PAGE SIX 372 BAY STREET King St.