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yanks to west russians to east evacuate camp tms t te eighth in mt- l of artjkto written by s stewart on ma experien to ptli i of waft- in ger- umjr aftev luting crpcurod t pleppe article vm the fau of 1944 and the spring of 1945 saw one air raid after another quite often the sky was full of planes one day we watched one thousand bombers going over they were protected by fighter pla nes who stopped german fighters getting through to the bombers burning planes were to be seen everywhere the sky was full of parachutes with the crews landing all over the place one plane with a dead german sitting upright at the controls came sailing through our camp just above our heads the guards informed us that most of the downed planes were german the trains were being bomb ed on the tracks we watched our boys dive bombing an en gine and on the third attempt a big explosion took place un fortunately for us some of these trains were bringing us food but we could stand being hungry because we figured that truly the war would soon be over soon we were suffering from extreme hunger one day we took a vote to decide when we would have our one meal of the day some of the fellows wanted to eat in the morning others wished to dine in 4he evening the majority voted for 1400fiours 200 pm so that was when we had our one daily meal in march 1945 we were ord ered to evacuate our camp the americans were rapidly ap proaching from the west and the russians from the east the germans decided that we should be marched away from both of these forces i suppose they were counting on using us for bargaining purposes the night before the march was a busy one- we made hav ersacks from blankets jackets and trousers these we filled with canned goods bread bis cuits jam extra socks and ci garettes when we had loaded our bags we endeavored to stand up with the assistance of a friend if we couldnt walk we hab to unload some of outva lued possessions and try again finally leaving various treas ures behind we were ready for the march the next morning we start ed down the road with lines of guards on either side what an odd looking group we were one chap was pushing a baby carriage containing his belong ings another prisoner had found an old wagon on which he loaded his precious posses sions most of us staggered on with our heavy loads on our backs when our arms became purple because of the cords cutting into our shoulders we threw away a can of food or even some cigarettes the line of march was littered with it ems of food and clothing in the evening when we were ordered to halt for the night we were practically ex hausted sometimes as we stopped at the side of the road we wrapped up in blankets and lay in the ditch at other times we spent the night at some farmyard this provided an opportunity to obtain a lit tle extra food we worked in groups some fellows gathered wood and started a fire others began the cooking while the rest of us who spoke german secret ly endeavored to contact tne neighboring farmer to ascer tain if he were friendly and if so to ask for a little assist ance i managed to obtain at different times milk eggs bread cookies and jam the boys who were preparing the meal would e eagerly await ing our return to see what ex tras could be thrown into the pot can you identify the wrftart carrying while sheets and who had been previously briefed on their duties rushed to a field and in one minute there appeared a large sign saying pow the dive bombers on the first jrun came at us one after another we hit the ground instantly but when the bombing was ov- j er none of the boys had been hurt itf wasnt till after the third attack that we realized the yanks i had hit the train which they had been after then hey gave us the victory twist roared off into the distance with the smiles of rheir faces indelibly engraved on our minds the wlerdest thing happened wheh we stopped in a large town american tanks had bedn seen at the outskirts and tth authorities panicked they bijfilt a big bonfire in the vil lage square in order to get rid of incriminating evidence i happened to notice another prisoner carrying two loaves the acton free press wednesday august 9 196 5 richmond school hell stolen from rooftop heading my way i had several interesting ex periences while on the march on one occasion when we stop ped near a farmhouse i con tacted the fanners wife to try and scrounge some milk or eggs she apologised for hav ing nothing to spare since the german army had taken her extra provisions that very day next momlng just as we were preparing to take to the road again she appeared at the front door and to the am azement of the german guards and the pows asked for the redheaded canadian because she wished to give him two eggs a few months earlier she would have regretted her rashness but she got away with this open defiance of the guards who realized that in the near future the shoe would probably be on the oth er foot and at this time they were trying to be on good terms with us another time when we had sto in a small town i stepped out and talked to a lovely german mother and her 18yearold daughter at that time there were some dark- skinned french moroccan troops in the village and the ladies were petrified they had been informed that these were american negroes and all wo men would be raped i assured them that these troops were not american and even if they were they would not harm anyone i told them that when our allies reached their part of germany they could rest assured that in most cases the residents would be treated with respect as she handed me a jug of milk she smiled and said just hitler propaganda i had breakfast one morn ing with a most gracious ger man family having approach ed the house from the rear i was smuggled inside the fam- tha march is over ily was enjoying its first meal of the dav and i dug in to the porridge eggs toast jam and coffee as quickly as possible as i was leaving the lady handed me a large batch of cookies which she had spent much of the night preparing some day i hope to revisit these farms but just now the route lies on the other side of the iron curtain and i choose to stay on this side but i look forward to the opportunity of thanking these folks some day once we had to cross a rail way line and we saw planes up above eight of the marchers of bread he said that german guards and pows alike were raiding the quartermasters stores i ran as fast as i could and sure enough guards and pris oners were climbing on top of each other to get through the windows and were coming out loaded with bread and veg etables but i was too late the place had literally been cleaned out in about five min utes however all was not in vain a german guard agreed to trade me a loaf of bread for five cigarettes i seized the loaf but the cig arettes fell into the mud he was extremely angry and lev elled his rifle at me but i just laughed at his predicament fortunately for me he spent his time retrieving his lost goods instead of giving me a blast when we had marched for about three weeks we decamp ed at a large walled farm house as we were preparing to get something to eat the ger man officer in charge ordered us to march again when our sbo refused to do so the ger mans declared they would pro tect us no longer and headed off into the night leaving us on our own we immediately made pre parations to defend ourselves against enemy groups who might wish to dispose of us very soon the german guards who had been with us on the march kept coming back one by one turning in their wea pons and asking for our pro tection we soon had a large number of prisoners out better still we had some real arms and ammunition m i had an interesting task to perform at this time stand ing all by myself in a field i signalled to planes flying ov erhead using flags i let them know that we were allied pris oners of war and we were de lighted when they returned the recognition signs a few days later on friday april 13 at 13 minutes after 12 noon the first americans reached our position those americans were great guys as the trucks and tanks roared by jackets chocolate bars ci garettes cameras etc were thrown at us in a steady stream very soon a detach ment broke off from the long line to look after us prison camp was now a thing of the past the richmond scnoolball which weighs between 175 and 250 lbs has been stolen right from the roof of the school the unused schoodiouse is a part of the hatton county mus eum complex in kelso conserva tion area located right at the far western border of the park since classes are no longer held there it is being maintained in its present state by the museum board until there are lands avail able for its restoration tuesdays daily check of the property disclosed the bell was missing there were track in a few days we were flown to brussels soon we were on our way home what a wonderful word is home we climbed into the plane and were on our way singing very soon one of the boys looked out of the window saw the chalk cliffs of dover and cried my god its england i say without shame that there wasnt a dry eye on the plane for me friday the thirteenth is my lucky day marks beside the school and despite the weight 0107001 was not erven scored the roof could ha mounted from a low shed the wheel that tamed the ben was broken police were notified and corp larry kneale is investigating museum curator uaj h j newman provided police with a drawing of the old school bell the school will eventually be used or lectures and meetings after it is restored be explained still writing now manager of a feed busi ness in erin former free press linotype operator art hawes win continue to write his column for the sports page fred a hoffman optometrist 58 st georges sq guelph ont telephone 8m2vt1 -wanted- certified mechanic wanted for offhighway equipment diesel amd gas experience required apply to acton limestone quarries ltd acton ontario phone 8532230 hire 26 new teachers for esquesing schools twentysix teachers have been hired to teach in esquesing this fall with two being principals james kennedy leaving the north york school system will be prin cipal at limehouse replacing eric balktnd who is now coord inating principal of all esquesing schools while mrs eleanor hil ton of milton will be principal at morval school replacing jack reedwho has moved to the new stewarttown senior school at glen williams the five new teachers are mrs katherine newman of georgetown mrs margaret felce of georgetown mrs winnlfred jackson of port dover mark garner and james barrett both coming from ham ilton at limehouse in addition to the new principal are miss car ol lawmece of esquesing and thomas g travis of toronto speyslde school will have three new teachers miss katherine bowman of thornton miss van essa hoseln of toronto and the 1967 dairy princess carol swackhanwr of acton pineview will see four new teachers mrs judith bassett from windsor miss judith ray- 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