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v former prisoner of war recounts experiences at dieppe prison camp jsur hopems seek title the acton free press wednesday june 21 1967 gj nassagaweya centennial queen canadas centennial 100 years july 1 well all be at expo dieppe anniversary 25 yfcars august 19 some of us will be at dieppe the 25th anniversary of the dieppe raid stirs memories in the minds of many canadians one of these lieutenant r s stewart who landed on the peach of puys with the royal regiment of otff has often recounted to the publisher his experiences as a kriegsgefang- icner prisonerofwar the writer wishes it to be known that life was quite different in an oflag officers camp and a stalag prison for other ranks and that his experiences occur red only in thefartner type where officers performed no manual duties and had to find ways of filling in their time furthermore in his camp the dieppe prisoners were not handcuffed as were their regi mental friends in other spots 100 mm of theflrstday i enter capuvitv or as the germans expressbd it for you the war is over at dawn on august 19th 1942 as the royal regiment of tor onto approached the shores- of france the sky was alive with flares explosions and tracer bullets under cover of a heavy bombardment the landing crafts hit the beach and we scurried through the water and dashed for the cliffs overlook ing the beach many of the troops failed to make it be cause the enemy swept the beach with a devastating fire from vantage points above a few of our group headed by our commanding officer managed to cut through the wire and reach the heights ab ove but most of us were pinned down below our landing crafts made valiant attempts to head back towards england with those who were able to prisoner of war was photographed for the record return to them but the enemy guns shelled them unmercifully and very few got any distance away from the shore so we ware forced to sur render and were divided into three groups by our captors namely those not wounded walking wounded and those who needed assistance i start ed out as a walking wounded but was soon put into an army truck and driven to an old ho tel used as german headquar ters being semiconscious at the time i did not know for several years that it had been my faithful batman who with his friend had supported me up the road and had finally de cided that i should walk no tarther from thfc inn i was taken to a hospital in rouen one of my souvenirs is a machine gun bullet placed in my hand by a german doctor after he extract ed it from my left knee about a week later i was placed on a hospital train with several of my com the cars were lined with triple decker bunks with a narrow passage down the middle we made many stops depositing groups at var ious places when i reached my destina tion a pjow hospital in ger many i was interrogated by the camp commandant even though i was still ill i remem bered our instructions to give only name rank and number and no further information which would be of value to the enemy my watch ring knife and money were confiscated after which my head was shav ed all of the articles were re turned to me before the end of tjctbaoltal in which i was plajhtnad been well organized anrlsciplined by british of ficers many of whom had been captured at dunkirk in 1940 or on earlier commando raids soon i was wearing a new bat tle dress winch had arrived shortly before from england guarded by a kindly old ger man officer who was a veteran of the first world war dur ing the journey he let us ex amine hit revolver and general ly treated us as equals the train went by his farm home and as we passed he told us with tears in his eyes that his only son had been taken away in contrast to him an officer of the storm troopers boarded our train at the first the royal reoiment of toronto landed on this stretch of beach at dawn on august 19 1942 they were met with devastating fire from the cliffs above a ram leads from the beach where the authors regiment landed to the village of puys for me the war was over but instead of being relieved 1 was extremely annoyed at being out of action my first thoughts were about my fam ily and what the future held for me the only consolation i had in captivity was the thought that many friends were with me we accepted our lot cheerfully and soon be gan to laugh at our discom forts the more we joked and laughed tru- more we provoked our guards who in most cases lacked any sense of humor finally the day arrived for us to transfer to oflag 9az a prison camp at rotenberg on lh fulda river one hundred and fifty miles south of berlin two of us were placed in a compartment of the train balunafad stop looked at us disdainfully spat at us and shouted i am a good nazi you are swine when he left our guard spat in his direction and called him a fool editors note r s bob stewart was born in acton where he received his element ary education having attend ed secondary school in milton he left for toronto to train as a school teacher he obtained his bachelor of arts and bach elor of pedagogy degrees at the university of toronto mr stewart has just retired from the toronto board of educa tion after fortyone years the last fifteen of which he spent as the principal of several pub lic schools in the city he has written this account of his ex periences for the free press providence cemetery trustees named improvements wi centennial plan worry never cured cancer nor have pills or diets the one good hope is your doctors help in early diagnosis and treatment six girls have entered the nassagaweya centennial queen contest the entries are faye math- tes 18 daughter of mr and mrs lloyd mathies rr 2 campbell ville sonja agnew 16 daughter of mr and mrs cordon agnew rr 2 camp- bellville mary and loma mur ray ages 18 and 16 respective ly daughters of mr and mrs lome murray of pr 1 ac ton susan commons 17 daughter of mrs lillian com mons of rr 2 campbellvitle and mary dennis 16 daughter of mr and mrs harold dennis of campbellville faye mathies a contestant in the recent miss milton con test is a student at milton district high school and is working at the caravan rest aurant for the summer faye enjoys swimming horseback 0jj report during the week of june 11 to 17 inclusive personnel of the milton detachment on tario provincial police worked a total of 860h hours and pat rolled a total of 7375 miles on area highways as a result of patrol 25 traffic charges were preferred 37 traffic violation warnings were issued and 33 vehicles were safety checked there were 48 convictions reg istered there were three personal injury accidents resulting in four persons being injured eight property damage accid ents investigated and approxi mately 4190 in property dam age recorded causes of acci dents were opening of left door and interfering with movement of traffic inatten tive driving improper turns failing to signal cutting in fail to yield right of way and driving off roadway there were four charges laid under the highway traffic act as a result of these accidents there were 61 general occur- ences during this period in cluding one break and enter at kelso conservation area two break and enters at resi dences in nassagaweya twp one break and enter at a resi dence in esquesing twp one theft from an auto in esques ing twp six liquor control act investigations resulting in nine persons being charged under the lca one child drowned at waterfalls play ground in esquesing twp one complaint of a dog being poisoned and shot in esques ing twp ah other occurrenc es were of a minor nature mrs frank smith mrs jesse mcenery mrs wm mclean and mrs robert mcenery at tended the opening day mon day june 12 of the national convention of the federated womens institutes of canada which was held in guelph al though it was a very hot day everyone enjoyed meeting and searing mrs aroti dutt of in dia president of the associat ed country women of the world quit a number attended the meeting of the providence cemetery on saturday when mr mcmillan of the depart ment of health was present also mr jackson reeve of erin township and mr fuller a councilman from erin town ship plans were made as to what would be best to do about fixing it up trustees elected mr norman sinclair robert mcenery re elected also jim kirkwood f j shortill garnet sinclair to work with mrs william mc lean mrs frank smith and mrs jesse mcenery appoint ed from the womens institute who took this on as a centen nial project quite a few donations were given from those interested in seeing this cemetery being made more beautiful which will mean work and money so lets get behind those ap pointed to get this rolling any help will be appreciated mr and mrs john pearson david john and bobbie visit ed with mr and mrs jesse mcenery on friday and also called on mr and mrs rob ert mcenery community service was held in ballinafad united church on sunday morning rev mr johnson was in charge poor attendance art show in scout hall raises money for brownies attendance was disappoint ing at the second acton brow nie pack unique art show in the scout hall friday evening and saturday afternoon how ever the girls raised about 40 from admissions and draw tickets and the scout and guide mothers made a small sum selling tea pop sandwi ches and cookies the draw for a threedimen sional depiction of a ship made by brown owl mrs gloria browne was won by charlie barber rr 4 acton chur chill rd s friday evening attendance was 25 adults and 10 children saturdays in pouring rain wasnt much better of the acton oil painting group including mrs l dittnch mrs r h elliott and mrs d gar rett outoftown exhibitors were mrs jacobs and noel holland of milton a cousin art coop- unusual were those contribut ed by the brownie leader mrs browne her original bas re liefs composed of leather parchment painted plastic bottles string and canvas were intnguingly titled like probing inner space brownie mothers who as sisted in the project with brown owl mrs browne and tawnv owl mrs vere mrs g de bruyn mn w du val mrs b heptner mrs e baxter and mrs j buckman wi delegates attend expo hear presidlent following the federated wo mens institutes of canada conference held recently at the guelph university the delega tes were taken by train to montreal and attended expo 67 for several days they ag ain had the pleasure of hear ing mrs aroti dutt of ben gal india president of the acww speak at a luncheon held in their honor hospital- it paulion cite du havre one of the high statesmen of india uas also a guest local degelates attending were mrs duncan moffat mrs man sell nellis and mrs aie near from dublin w i also mrs cecil nclles past president of south wellington district conceit is an odd disease it makes everyone sick except the one who has it let us help you build a complete roof of planned protection safecoaufecoebeneral insurance homt ollictxsetllit wnfurtglam be sato with urlccs imadmsx homeowners rouct youll save money too homeowners check vie big txtras in safeco one policy covers everything no dan gerous gaps or overlaps you save money too for the finest most complete roof of planned protection call us today dennys insurance agency 17 mill st w acton 8530150 residences bill 8532645 harold 8532565 sketches and parchment and wood piece were centred in the hall and floodlit this wellknown scul ptor and artist lives at rock- wood around the walls were dis played the works of other con tributors to the show gary buftenham a college of art student john chishohn en- er lent a couple of paintings by william ronald the mc of the cbc show umbrella vfhsst nsoet of the phi were much admin il oils water colors and sketches the most graver at lurks iain williams and airs gloria browne mrs harold manes and m come to vacation bible school things to make -a- bible stories pictures it games -a- songs july 4 to july 14 930 am to 2 pm christian reformed church children from kmtleiy alien aoe to 12 years for information contact mrs c pauw 8531495 riding skiing and is a member of the music club and the drama club at the school she hopes to take a course in busi ness machines after complet ing high school faye will be in grade 12 next september sonja agnew a grade 10 student at mdhs enjoys danc ing drawing and sewing son ja is a member of the drama club at school and takes danc ing lessons at the joan waters school of dancing both mary and loma mur ray are swimming and danc ing enthusiasts mary is em ployed at the superior glove factory in acton where she operates a sewing machine loma is a grade nine student at mdhs loma is presently visiting expo susan commons is a grade 12 student at mdhs susan spends a lot of time sewing reading playing badminton basketball and valleyball she has ambitions of becoming a nurse mary dennis a grade nine student at mdhs knits sews is a swimming enthusiast and plays the piano mary belongs to the young peoples group at st davids presbyterian church she hopes to be a nurse the girls will be judged this friday evening june 23 at mohawk raceway when nas- sagavveyas threeday centen nial celebration begins the queen will wear regal robes and a sash and reigniover the festivities which continue sat urday afternoon and evening and sunday afternoon all entrants in the contest are 15 to 20 years of age and must live in nassagaweya township second and third prizes will be awarded to the runnersup to the girl chosen to reign as queen of the cele brations a bride a groom a pontiac in june and the deals an gnat too pete 351 queen st acton 124 guelph street georgetown motors 8530450 phone 8776986 ibeix lines notice power shut off sunday june 25 hydro power will be turned off sunday june 25 from the hours of 6 am until 10 am in the following areas along mill st west from main st including cameron ave park ave lake ave and knox ave acton hydro commission by l g denby your telephone manager as my old grandmother used to say many years ago neither braggin nor blowin but and then continue on to relate some fine piece of news well you may have to put up with a bit of braggin and blowin from any telephone people you may know across the country were all basking in reflected glory these days following the impact our telephone association of canada pavilion has had on the crowds visiting expo 67 why even news paper critics are raving over the results of several years of planning and work by the major telephone companies in canada who worked as a team on this project the whirl wind tour of canada via walt disneys circle vision 360 technique proved the most popular attraction at expo during its opening weeks some 36000 visitors a day are crowding into the circular theatre in the telephone pav ilion to view the wonders that are canada canada 67 is leaving canadians with a deep sense of pride in their coun try and visrtors from other lands with a new respect and awe at the vastness and variety of our land i hope you will put the telephone pavilion high on your list of must visit buildings when vou are at expo it seems to be the popular and in thing to do al ihe greatest worlds fair ever moving whether its off to the cottage for the sum mer months down the street across town or to a distant city presents quite a challenge for most homemakers lists of things to be done can help smooth the path how ever could i ask you to please jot down telephone at the top of that important ust and then let us know jtsst as soon as the date and place of your more are set by letting us know early of your moving plans we can clear up all the behind the scenes work and ensure p service when you move into your new dwelling although it usually takes our installers only a short time to install telephones in your home much planning and work must be done hi our switching units to provide this taken-for- granted service when you let us know early of your moving plans we can plan ahead to avoid any delay in serving you when you are vacationing in unfamiliar territory as many of us may well be doing this year its good to know that vou can count on the local telephone directory for help if you need a mechanic a new fishing rod a good restaurant a doctor or a dentist youll find listings quickly in the yellow pages and if you are not sure of dialing procedures or just how to place a call in a strange town vou can turn to the from pages of the telephone book for helpful information seems hard to believe especially with all the com munications of the future on display in the t pavulen at expo 7 but just 91 ytera ago june 29 if7e the first pubhc demonstration of tin telephone was held at the centennial exposition in pwiadrlpwa fy al ajl3jvs odi w rnd