Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 21, 1942, p. 6

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f paoe six the aclon pkeli press iiiimhday may ull 11u2 everybody on refugee skip had a thrilling history thta u tfcw floliunua vnd rliuj fciory of rip to britain mm hark ftjralu in to rtlm ttw writer hush lympun irtlltor of th- tyraim xm uncord wtt it um invlutlon of ttw irlluh council fckwl krprvswitivd vn- tutari w4 tow the itefore tin vvnr two plate in tin of portugal ping nffti tnin nil tiehmgid 1n lied males onleied nr the most hnpuiar cltv of llshoa tapital ivere ralhei ciihkv ship m of tin in had a i f remain o nlwhit tt fui h in pun amii ujilah w ingum river now tlttll i wtth leaving i lhdvnri looked lovely uel on tin uovn nlll one of the few tiilllluntly lighted iiyikm loft in kurih tin iiimi hit of kurope i enuld see wiih in rod neon wlun over i lu gambling eaalno itt kiitnrll there viih ii fooling nf toitxlnu on lioaril unit dei rented graduullvniw tie dllvm pilkkotl hut flurtil tip again mm freith new iame in hint hefoie the ixi amhlmi ti f t i luhnu him- initio wont tmi an anirrlmn dosimvei hud been tnrjm itoid in fin cetnuinn in stninl tht tin ml- i male might ttlinw big i upper plane wiii sup imnl in flv from tlshon to new ork thru timet u week it wiw on one of tin main streets m drnvniown i s jinn in tin illslrul outlined h th hnnk- the mom t hungers and tin pawn shops all of tries plh s weii a oil known to thousands oi i 1ik from ni dominated puiop who had t st apt d to tin fn iilimi ot i ishon nint who hop i to go on to th- i nittl slntt- 01 sonuwhoif im in tin- niv wmlil oit of hit 1i s reuh ii w is im to imagine these ntuncc nuik ing their hopelent round and no place would i more hopeless ihm the ticket offues or pan amerleun alrwnvt for onl the greatlv pilvi- leged with pull at washing or 1 ondon or ottawa ever vet foot in these shlpi with wlngi in october 1011 there wan another place visited hv thousands of these prxon uho sttll horwhl to oscapi thnt unn tlu of fin of amrrunn k- port linoa thin n a toamhip conipnn with nmhltlon to tnki to thv nlr as will nnd hronk the inpn- optil pnjoii h van amerlinn but tho war with inpnn tntorvontml fore tlu first export llnoi ptano took to the air i lu lompnnv was sondini thru shlpi a month to lisbon ami i hi most famous of tlum alt was tin s s excnmhum out of kurow b rfitetr 4ilp i hi right canadian editors tun hitnrll itrandim in i isbon had te turn tliketi for the clipper but the weather was interfering w th plane schedule anil danger was drawing closer all the lime ihen would not een be a boat out for two weeks if we did not go h the kmambion so one or two at n time we gave in to the ine i table turned our clipper tickets over to the brilislj embav nnd rietietl boat tii kets in exchange the atlantic is wide between lis bon and new ork tihiui twue ns wide as from newfoundl ind to ire land the water is blue and warm with oci anonal dolphin- jumping out of the wae and pw mg niuund th ship tin re w as vmie i kbon i had eorm i r i iing out m the portugese po w hu entr line the git graft ut r i he vrs i h id int ndel nun i for no von ibout it ltn linlor win inter tine iirlnn nr from tn i ind side lug r uie were lirtlng i-k- of win rit of raisins and figs and lo s unmarketi kiukk on the nr be m the dl ou pusseng 111 otilh ai 111 about lu tli t ship w i- f un tar at nn nionienl i wo i- heaid that an aim i it an ship had bi iu sunk jiut moat dilll took on a to w i he allan v a eiev lb u 1 hk oilh half wa in to wns denh ail npptoi hlng fi si mil it i no 1 1 twintiuan but as it iame tloi tin piihsengei s w ii h glasses t olild see its iuii ibt canadlnth took it for gi tilled tiat il was a ship of the llnlish nuw nnd it set nietl hint soiile of the eneim ill it hh on boa it t feated the sauit thing if it ame alongside somebodv si emed ukeu to be taken off whelhei tlrll ihii oi er- nian i he gie ship crflsned our bow sexeral mihh nhuad and then put on sjieed ant was ipiiikk out of sight none of uh was hut thi a rlimue to tdhk i heir chntm mt tt little fnrther 1 he urhviil of the hk nmhlon ill llermuda wan evcltln enough ilie tiegio pilot ante out in hit little launch nnd hoarded the hhlp jumt be fate dm k llermuda conidhtii of a kmull gioup of imiiuuu mtratiilcally i hltiiuted u mldatlniitle with ilnmll- tmuamuielilofclty to get to hamil ton harhoi the xhlp had to pakh i thi niigh m1ong hav htrewu with nhm4 the open path wnv ti ylifjriiu nffitli aiul the hhlp moved titnwly fiom one market to another the i heart hllghtw i ontliuiallv moving over the wnlet hie ihutake theie woilui i he jiiht too had in the hat hoi at hud wonl went nioiindthat the caumlianh weie fiee to go on whole atong with the kinnx imehhonget hut nil othe jiuiht nav lm ittmid for omch and iiuetioulug 1 1 wie lleimutta k i alnv keahon and the walet niih pouiini down in lot ijtints mid i hint m u ileimuila hefoie iso i stated on hoanl and wait hod pio 1 1 edings iln ship wiis ink n oei t onipleleh hv the lliltuh b ng nenl with the ship own is of mii e all mall was the week al ottawa hpociully written for tha actftti l by uy m k ntanir ittwluh lrtmt himti wrltf ottawa icv the ottawa air tialnlng eonfeieme u the hlg newu of the capllal thlu week hut in the hat kg ound remaliih the polnhal umuutdet ing of vi em h cauadhu ip itomltlon to ioiihi rlptlon foi uuvlm ivelh an all on to i ami the i able lnn whnt- takt n ashoit to he i ensured alien pilssengt is weie hetded the artei t k until ttuli tin it it was an inttiestiug piottie p t son ipn st louetl kiii at a lilt a tuunl offltet tondllt led i he lienliou in ileiuh iieimatl oi tvei othei language iln paiiheiikei untleistooil hi si while a gill ftom the t eilmuhhlp staff took dow il eei wold in shorthand in that language it soon bet ame apparent that thehe men ami women knew an anialng amount about oui fidlov i i n ellem knew whnt hhlp tt jmoie than we had learned in n week captain uuued our view u them ami they knew the hies prom that thin that and s i fust frl i in 1 nliu on 1 n n1 1 irk h- 1 1 im ulllv u cu irl at hi r 1 it ill in t ell ii l nc 1 rav i- i i kv ihi ii i i u -1- i h i of hlh i h tni ohf little sailing vess k un tsl from pin nuian ilns had is of iork hctfiught from the u hie wire fimih iff urs o l and inhabited not onlv b but b dogs hens m 1 fight nk tt rioi denth imvph- l oi k it was darlf when iulhd outjinlt sailed v xt n the mhion bto id thnt it was itiltlsl nti we felt safer the excamhion travelled alone nut in tonvov it wan lightitl at night nnd luul an american flag painted on the side it made just two moie trips nfter that before being taken over bv the anient an nnvv iheie must have teen thouuinils of sad hem is tn lisbon when it sailed awav foi the inst time i j vine ulth vdventiire riie stories of the peopte on ship would have ftlltd a lihrarv mnnv of them were honor storl mentioned some of them in the slnrv of this series written while on the atlmtit hut i omitted the most exiiting of them all i here wls one pnssenger we did not notue till the ship wns n dav out of lishon hts real name never np- peirod on the passenger list he had been private wtietarv to a rulei of a furopean tountiv a man who had just disappeared when hitler took over the countrv b force nnd trenih- er this man had beenictlvo in his opposition to cermanv and he hnd kept one step ahead of the cestapo gt tting to lisbon at inst though it took him two ears to reach it perhaps be jrew i an less or his link tteseited him theie the cei- nwin trowd in pmtugal found htm ind h id him ariested on some i barge hut t hntish were aleit 1 he dav th fx nmhion sail 1 he got out of jul sntnehow in i was nail d up in i puking box it tame aboud with i siiijiiik tit f goods un n i hie eves of te pnrtuec police for i dnv i st i i itown in the hold mil on t i k i free man uiin vi hirrjmdn he eft thi ship to i inn on puttsh soil it last ll umpaiison with this man our in km ope when ihev iame and could deteit the flaws in their stories it was a thorough inquisition which onlv the nrltlnh suhjeils and those few americans in the diplomatic ser vice csiaied and it took moit of the night when u was done we knew how the british tan t heik up on the damage ttone bv bombing mil tan oiled other straps of interesting and valuable in foi mat ion no doubt the unlledslntei ato in nefilted fiom this thoiough going svstem as well sunn of the canad ians wire a hit doubtful about si v ei al of t he passengers i bet e w ei e tvvo men both with rnglishsoundlng names and passports l but supposed to be est aping from frame to the ifniled states one of them pretend ed to he a pasifist and tpinted a a milnes yiocnis to the t hildren on board nnd the other one got drunk on the inst night on tin ship and started to ret ite about cormnnv s might and the uselesaness of holding out an longer against her it was dnvo rogers to whom he was open ing out and out western friend ailed us ovei to heat il and we fel lil heaving the man overboard perhaps we should have done it hut niavhe he is in an internment tamp south of the border bv this time if not he is n dihtlm i mennt e o the nation after till fxiamhion left bei mtldn there seemed to be no more dinger 1 hat was hefoie dirnnn siibniiiins wie opeiatuig this to the i oast so ttijevc w n n i ham i toielux on tin 1 is mondav morning in o toh i we smletl past the slnfue of i ibeitv nnd n past i u skvsirnptis of new votk to at disrmbark fmallv on the new it rsev hore that night i was huk at in tint ha airport outside new oi k the prime mlnlulei mio kenle king ban dchiiihed the ah tialnlng moilhig n- the llloht impmtanl lollferellfe of the uiiimu fill as otlnwa is inmeilied all mlnbdet pttivi u l1 failhei hv tlem rlhlng it ns tin rnoxt liupml an oitnwa i nil v of m tv pe si hi inipciinl pi oiiomi cop re 1 1 me in pmj die pmii inilfei in whli ii leiulhd 111 setting up of the itllllsh oilininll wealth all i i nlniiic un tlniihtiillv ttiiioitant hut i he new mie is iiiiii1mi to he in all tin inost nil lialnlih to inspire gieahi t u operalton and i n oidinnt ion in all tialnlng ntttvllles of the tlniled na tions h it is nllliehsflll hlh lilt 11 iii vide cknoiltlnl nil pi otei hon foi stolln new uruiihwhk mul illnett i dwaid ulaiitl munltloiih mlnulel howe maid the nlm 1 1 ill wiim due in the lulog de mand foi nude oil on the east i omhi unit the kulouhiiehi4 of tanker hlnk- lllgm meanwhile nil u iwlng hhlhed to the mathhiieu from wentein ontario it i id mnnheul and it 1 enpet ted that iinltnl canada will umiii feel tl f- fftlu of hie drain in cut ration ivrl hag supply isvrrv riliral help the red cross salada tea r pin in ilie fu of the ho admiral i h stem go ng d oi- i al live prin hon pit t nth lo t b r un e in 1 a fient h lo jtmii tin fr fier tin irv united high iceiornl for seret mrire it was it b rmuda that the hntish sei let seivite look a hig jump in our istiniaiion nnd the canadians hajt of hour plni e fitiyjwhih the tup had sttuttd i one r- six weeks hefoie qut this lime tt c v vdi soldier was not tin chppei but a trim tratis- anada plane that tnok me up over now york i he pi me took a route tlireitlv over the hi art of the titv where millions of light shone in tontrast to the bint ked out towns of hrltain and kurope iwo hours l i could see the li of im onto and the long highwav to ilanul ion still lighted in thoie dav s i he big thrill of th tup was to he nbl to step out on canadian soil again never before did canada seem so good it wasut betause it was safe hole but betause this was part of the gn at british empire never before did that senm so important the untti d nations foi lute will he llkuult tl i he foi mill opening itehhlon tieniil iiddlisxch fiom heads of em h of tin i i delegation pi line minlslei mackenzie king mild it is imperative to keep in mind that all raining is directed to in tual i otnbat in tin nlr the ultimate pllipone all have in view is the ntlniiiment of over power ing and decisive air ntrongth he ad ileil cap harold balfour hrltish un- derseciejmy foi nlr expretwed regret that representatives t ould not tome fiom huskiii and praised the russian war effort even n the innfererue met men from all parts tf the lm- pie w ho had won thch wlngx in ciinndian training si hoots weie fling agnhiht the t nemv he said hi a message read by hon rohei t a envoi t united states assistant seiittnrv of war for air president roosevelt called anada the nil dionie of denmt racy and addt d without canada tremendous t on- trihtition to our inmnion destiny the uiusi oftjie united states nilglit have been gitatlv imperilletl mr lovitt himself said the united slates delegation luul t nine to the tonfereni e in a spli it tf w hole- hearted oopt ration hlghlv set ret informal ion is bung ing bunds at ttiese nuotings as tin t xpciis iiifui ni one another o wnptoh in m a i id pjogrojo i vev possibilities foi future lion air rew ronllng air minister power tins hop s hull out of the touft l ome i slanrlaidint ion of methods w hit h will ninki pi i i i tain id gu e of pooling n ituong th untied nntinns admits that diffn ulties sin h inaliii i ingii igt and nalu liii a luit stumbling bli k one thing on whit h the j is united itimpl lelv is the n i ugni turn of tin important of air power and that air power has he n an im portanl fattoi in iverv single alllid vu tot v oi ih feat mon and more the nations ate loin entrattng on the human element in air powt i tin air t n vv s i hat gives a fnu l good it lea w hat inn the i onion m e thst ussions will tak onftrrjption itrtrate 1 in general expittation is that the discussion tin the wnr npropi uitiun bill resolution w ill be hefoie jh housi all this wtek the pt obnbilitv is thnt the bill amending the national resourtts mnhhalion ait will also i vt i v fai met in canada should mill dial the situation wllh ieuieil h die apply of fttl hags ih iieilnuii savs 1 w pl sent feeihi atlnillll tiatoi it was novoi no intent lhat hit is take 1h h til pnmilblt tat of theli ft ttl hags all emply hue htnild he leluimd to mie teali fioui whom the f i was louglit i aim i shoiild mil wall mill mm httfi in imiiilatetl ii hurt niimhi i id hap im i tht v li tlllii ih m ii is imp i laid thai v i v avnllahle bag h k pt t outluiiallv in ii intuit l iii inim is nf fi t t lutfs iltltel ti il iii se ulliif hull lie i il sllpplh so ii 1 in ihelt ailvaiitage to e thai tiiitalinis ttt tivjillahli i hi bags an hi ii iil tivii and ovei again foi ft i tl savs mr pit sent i i le offei s the following silggi lions handle hugs inrefiilly whin ihev aie full of feid rough bund- ling hi ealts the jute fibres ant weak ns the whole hug nevi r pile hags on if retui nt floot pile them oh a platfotm five or six liuhe irr the floor u his will en able a tat tn get around the hags and get any nils or mho that may be a ha ut dump the feed a ijuitkly ns pos sible from the hags in a feed bin hanel or other suitable tontnlur i lien turn the hag insidi out shalo- wetl and tiang it on a wite wi tt away fiom a wall or telling so that nits oi mlie i annul get into hit m used hags aie worth mom y and hv i tinning tin in promptly mil imlv fenl tosls will b tidmed tint it will tit lp i ist rvi lh tjipallv dinum li- ing stipph of jute htoitv 4ui k i ondon cp uilest name ftr hie new waitinif slvles in vvupieii s t lolhi s is vn lot v vogue i his sill j gesl ion i ilme from a w oman m w s papet readei who in a litter to th editor suggt sled ultlilv lot ins j and austt rll diitnu nls ate miu h loo gum j i when the bell rings clear telephone lines for allout production i your talphnn u part of vut itasrloruttfi lyatrm now carrying an abnormal wartiinf inail hont let n-dl- drlaya hold up meuafjra on wldcli primlut lion rftirtrqi y nmy tlcpniil other wartime telephone tactic f tiumlirr siak lillnrlly lir itiullllipjrr he iiiuki- jr llm nrxt rail ibltllv leak lionr fir ion n ilnr 9j0 m lrr v lirrrlly into your uno lo dlirr rlu l 0 situ l pin i pni r tl nil hin loji aid nt e will i training issible a f am rows but h- ns human rial pnd t onfi rent r illajii omen in war plant- in u bung factorial for making- small iarl make knluth hamlets hum fur discusmon and tlial vvill out into the open all llu frein h iiaduinopposition to onst nption 1 he pnssihihtv of an oi ganii d at k on the amending hilt w hii h mid rcinovt the restrtilion on i oin i pulsorv ovi rseas set v u e is not dis- imissid hghilv in the tapitnl i he in idiiatiun is that a onsidet able group o no miu r fnun qnehi i and per hips vim fiom ridiugs tn otlni parts of t ana la whuti havi n lare fretu ti canadian litonil is ik- iv to w or- ion ther in fighting tin measure i ondon a pi i t th barn one i mm is th of hundreds that is i -r- u ffoit b un ts th l the m inv i i oi olh i people lnlill lllit t ivk n plv i t vittire-s- lhnt malt h ill hill fur gon o thr oni his ugh ulti ii i- dtmtfoa cupboard quisling cupboard ouislings la that too hard a name for popl who selfishly lay in unnecessary stocks of clothes or food or other goods for fear of shortages no the name is not too hard eventhough it may be earned through thoughtlessness for in reality they are doing in a petty mean way what the quis ling does in the open anyone who buys more than is necessary for current needs is brooking his countrys law for personal advantage is bstrayina his loyal neighbour and thoss who are not so wsll off as hs is in ffsct dspriving our fighting man of th munitions and supplies thsy must havs to dofend us is hindsring our war sffort and helping our anemias illli b 1 i limn m m- and tna ill m i ihl ii ill nji tin i lm- i lit mil ll ilk lilmiilk ilinl- tuintinr nhnrttti on i i i i n for one of a ert ut potttaltti of the men in canada s umv lllttt torrance newton k c aluu t hovn a tvpual example our fighting forre oung jilert revtltite ooolu tit fmnt t tn title cand tail sol tlei u a tomprehenslve as it in niniple uus painting haa been reproducett in poki card sii and is luiug phueit fte in canten to tw umi ty men iwrvlng the canadian ntmv ip t iikrn n hie i t n monoto hlflag 1 i s ret ok- like a op m tin w ml i t us ls i 1llvmsllll how 4 i ood halves i 1st ml i tl mm ills vthinn worth rediu uu s w i x hi i s lluw w k k k i nd d drasti uts in mantimers gas iiliont loupou units original gallons of gnsahne vere lioyalcitizen8avoixi putting unnocacsary abnormal strains on pur factories in time of war loyal citizertsdo not spend one dollar more on civilian goods than is absolutely necessary for current needs the law provides for tines up to 5000 and imprison ment up to two years for hoarding aridhoardingt- just another word for unnecessary selfish buying in comb whero it is advisable tot you to buy in advance oi youi tmmodiato roquiromenhi such a yotir next eaftfa coal supply you will bo encouraged to do 10 by duact statement from responsible qtfidals 3k ottawa canada galloiih in nova t j

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