Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), August 30, 1944, p. 6

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the georgetown herald wednes august 31 1944 fighting canadians army airforce navy kazob olue pickup a huge halifax bomtoer booming borne after its bombing run recently when chunks of flak suddenly crashed through the midupper turret spatter ed about the inside of the aircraft a piece even scraped the side of the pilots face and some new cloee to pilot officer bill macfcay of toronto back at base the creiw inspected their aircraft and saw a familiartooting object of sharp steel embedded in the instrument panel nazis have solved the problem of what to do with old razorblades still on service the 6 b letltla a well known passenger ship of peacetime days will be placed in service as a hospital jjlp this year it will be the second canadian hospital ship in operation the lady kelsodhartng taken care of wounded service personnel oi the ca nadian forces to date o sw1n sailor swim two actionfilled years at sea lie behind lieutenant leslie c turner sjonvr- of saskatoon and hudson say junction sash- who now is en- gtneer officer on board the new frigate jlugs wentrworth bis most excit ing moments came on the night in 1942 in algiers harbor when vlchy- yrenoh coastal batteries opened up anl sank the royal navy destroyer on xtuch he was then serving he was nseued by another british snip a university of saskatchewan graduate in mechanical engineering turner joined the royal canadian navy in btjbruary 1b42 the 22yearold officer a son of mr and mrs fred turner of hudson bay junction his wife lives in johnny johnson nkw air ace thirtyfive enemy aircraft destroy ed three dsos and two dfcs pinned on us tunic constitutes the magnifi cent record to date in this war of wing commander j n johnny johnson who leads a canadian spit- the pick of tobacco it does taste good in a pipe are wing in prance award of a second bar to his dso was announced this week by air mi nistry following johnsons feat last week of accounting for his 35th enemy to overshoot the mark of group cap tain sailor malan rajp and be come the highest scoring fighter pilot of this war johnny also holds the american dfc we want more like him among the many canadian officers who have volunteered for service in the british army in the hope of seeing early frontline action is capt k m dickenson attached to central ord nance depot national defence head quarters he forfeited the rank of ma jor which he held and relinquished his opportunity for promotion to lieutenant colonel which was in the offing to revert to his present rank for service with the imperials tribute to our doctors a happy sequel to the tragic story of the burning of the knights of co lumbus service hostel in st johns newfoundland in december 1942 with the lose of more than 100 lives has now been told burned and injured 44 servicemen and merchant navy sea men were taken to the royal canadian navy hospital some of the 44 were near death others were scarcely recognizable for days rjcn medical officers nur sing sisters and sickberth attendants scarcely slept after a year and a half naval hos pital officials have announced with pride that about 40 of the patients have returned to full duty with a phy sical category of a the others stand a good chance of full recovery and not one of the 44 died most of the plastic surgery on the disfigured patients was done by sur geon lieu tenant- commander p m woolhouse rcnvjt of saskatoon sask some operations were done by squadron leader a w parmer rc aj of toronto who now holds the rank of wing commander and is chief consultant in surgery for the rcap wound blrrpes gold wound stripes will be issued to personnel of the canadian army tac- tlve who have suffered wounds or injuries in this war due to enemy ac tion wounded personnel who were in the last war and received injuries then are entitled to wear red stripes otu to combat in three weeks flight lieut phil blades of victoria b c could tell how a pilot gor from otu in canada to a front line squad ron in three weeks but he says ltb a military secret at any rate this was accomplished blade leaving canada on may 26th and reporting to wjc johnny john son s spitfire wing in france exactly three weeks later in so doing he re joined mates with whom he had flown in alaska and the aleutians another member of the squadron is f0 gerald jerry blair of shewinlgan falls que a veteran of many months in the aleutians busy private one pf the most interesting jobs in the canadian women s army corps is held by private edna brown of win nipeg who is receptionist at public relations office at canadian military headquarters lo london england she is meeting famous war corres pondents dally in the course of her duties she is the daughter of mr and mrs william t brown 530 home st winnipeg man canadian girls in newfoundland leading wren edna elolse carthew of kitchener ontario has joined the group of canadian girls who are serv ing in newfoundland with the wo men s royal canadian naval service she joined the wrens as an account ant branch rating in march 1943 after having worked on the stall oi a life insurance company in kitchener ontario she is a daughter ol mrs mary carthew 21 ahrens street kit chener her brother fred is also in the navy as a telegraphist o back to base magniflcient piloting by pilot offi cer george boehmer kitchener ont saved the lives ol hlb crew hit over the jarget by enemy fighter fire and one member of the crew wounded he flew the damaged bomber safely back to base ii your name smith t improperly spelled surnames and vagueness in addressing inquiries con cerning personnel are sometimes a headache to the director of records army at ottawa there are 5418 smiths in the canadian army 302 of them with the christian name of wil liam browns total 3071 the joneses 1693 and mcdonalds macdonald and macdonalds are some 3754 mobfjii fulot mahjohs pair two german planes were shot down in 15 minutes by a canadian fighter pilot on the last trip of his operational tour the pilot was flying officer h f pearce winnipeg and his observer was pilot officer p j smith of barna- by yorkshire the first victim a jd88 was shot down near beauvais france the mosquito was circling the wreck age when another hun passed over head pearce turned sharply and fol lowed the enemy kite up to ten thou sand feet where he shot it down in flames the trick horse act promises to be a good one at georgetown fair sept 16th notice to employers and their male employees by an order signed on august 15th 1944 by the under signed minister of labour nnder authority of national selective service mobilization regulations i 1 commencing august 22nd 1944 every employer is required to check the documents held by each newly engaged male employee within 7 days of the employees engagement to determine if sneh employee possess documents to how that he is in good standing under national selective service mobilisation regulations that is in relation lo the military callup t 2- every employer must report on schedule 9 lo the registrar for his mobilisation division concerning any employee found not to possess docu- l mm refererd to 3 every employer is required simi larly to check the documents held by each male employee newly engaged between may 1st 1944 and august 22nd 1944 and to report to the regis trar for his mobilisation division by august 29th 1944 on any such em ployee found not so possess documents as referred to 4 any male employee here referred to is required by the regulations to present his documents to his employer for purposes of inspeetioni r penalties are provided for any em ployer or male employee who all to comply with these regulations by an earlier order employers were required to check the documents held by their male employees and to report by may 1st 1944 on doubtful cases as well as cases where employees did not possess documents the procedure for the present con tinuing check although being notified to employers in notice to employers and their male employees which is now being mailed is identical with that set forth in employer guide which covered the check made before may 1st 1944 1 employer are asked to remember that they do not report on ten who do possess thm necessary document only on those who fail to present documents for examination or where therm t u doubt that the document presented actually proves food standing the employers of canada cooperated very satisfactorily on the first check made up to may 1st last this cooperation was decidedly helpful and is very much appreciated further co operation is now earnestly requested schedule 9 and details as to documents which prove good standing are available through the employment and selective service offices national selective service s mltlhfcx a msenamara director netumel 5sfcmv ssrstes nassagawkya bust bee news thirteen members of the busy bees club met in no 7 school house for their august meeting their president mrs c e davenport opened the meet ing by leading the repeating of the lords prayer in unison twentythree quilt blocks were handed in in answer to roll call mrs j j kennedy sec treas read the minutes of last meet ing which were adopted also by re quest the minutes of last year which was also held in the school house and business on hand similar to that of this year re annual sale and starting dances in brookvllle hall again the financial statement showed 0901 cleared irom garden party and 100 on hand for donatlnns mrs stanley robinson assistant treas read correspondence a thank you for good cheer sent a member and one from pte glenn brttton for ci garettes sent who is now in france in making donations 25 00 was to be sent the salvation army guelph for british distress fund and 25 00 to acton war service league for boxes for boys overseas 5 00 to be given to nassagaweya presbyterian church for the use of their garden party equipment piano chairs etc for the garden party the rest to be used for our own boys boxes overseas this llionth the usual quilt discussion then took place and much business was done by the committee and metdbers while mrs joseph frank convenor took over the annual sale lsto first ueek of october as usual and those having aprons to be made are to try and hand them in at the septem ber meeting a motion that we start dances the third week of august and that we have douglas humes orchestra and followed by one in sept with the moderaaires if available was carried mrs irving little offered her home fcr the september meeting a few went in the morning and put the quilt in and started the quilting which was finished during the day they enjoyed a potluck dinner another quilt which mrs c e da venport had quilted for the club was bound during the day the meeting closed by all singing ood save the king only one quilt had been finished during july which is the smallest amount hi the time since the club arted pay day important one in army hae vou ever witnessed an army pay parade on approximately the fifteenth and last day of each month the canadian soldier marches up to the paymaster salutes smartly and picks up his semimonthly stipend on pay parades the soldiers line up ilrst in order of rank from n c o down to private and then each group of rants is sorted alphabetically the paymaster with a huge bundle of cash in front of him and guarded by an armed nco hands out each war riors pay according to a list prepared by the pay office names are called out by an n c o who sits at the paymasters side and as the soldiers step forward displaying their identtfllcatlon cords to prove they are the legitimate wouldbe re cipients they sign their names be side their listing then they march in front of the paymaster salute take their pay step bock two paces salute and wheeling regimentally to their left or right march away the amounof pay each soldier re ceives is governed by many circum stances rank of course holds prior ity each promotion means more pay and tne paymasters of each unit are kept busy readjusting their books to take care of these monetary boosts the purchase of victory bonds by installments the payment of insur ance the assignments to wfves or other dependents the fines for drunk enness or loss of equipment all these influence how strongly the ghost will walk actually the army is only required to pay its personnel once a month in line with the governments policy of paying its civilian employees each monthend the fifteenth of the month pay called advance pay is a kind gesture by the military to help the sol dier better adjust his or her finances while soldiers cannot make loans against their pay they can be advanc ed more than their allotment when go ing on furlough when being trans ferred for temporary duty in a place where barrack accommodation is not atailable or when going on compas sionate leave keeping track of all this is a hearty headache for the pay department port ri orders which give all details of the soldiers life promotions de motions punishments transfers al ness marriage etc are keenly scan ned- by pay each day take the case of a single man who enlists in the army to start he re ceives a 1 30 per day his pay will approximate 30 on the 15th of the month and either 10 or 02030 at the monthend depending if it is a 30 or 81day month after 4 months service be is raised to 140 a day and after this is noted in the part its thfe extra money is added to his endofthemonth pay two months filter be redeves another georgetown fail fair september 15 and 16 special prizes horses vs single high stopper 1st by w c blehn the geor herald 6 00 t gentlemans turnout road 1st by l e fleck 5 oo t best lady driver 1st by robert simpson oo don 18 6 00 i best muk delivery horse hitched by richardsons hardware 3 00 i best bread delivery horse hitched 1st by dr j b milne 2nd don 47 3 00 i best agricultural horse on rein 1st by masses harris co 2nd by alex hume 600 and 300 on pur chase of any new masseyharrls implement from alex hume georgetown 5 00 f bert heavy draft team on grounds including h d agricultural of g p 1st by c e smith goods to value 10 00 2nd cash 5 00 3rd cash 400 l best clydesdale filly 3 years and under by s o bennett 3 00 t best parcheron and belgian fuly 3 years and under open to halton county 5 00 i musical chairs contest contestants ride in circle and each to secure a chair when music ceases last 2 riders in contest wins cash prizes 1st cash by t j brownridge 2nd cash 3 00 cattle best jersey fe by r llcata 3 00 best registered shorthorn female by hughes cleaver m p 3 00 holste female bytl- leslie 3 00 ayrshire female by dr r t paul 3 00 best group of dairy cows consisting of one mature cow tiwovearold heifer and one yearling heifer to be sired by a purebred bull special by t eaton co ltd toronto don 1 valued at 18 00 best market animal 2 years and under don bo 4 50 best dairy calf male or female bom 1044 don 3 best oah shown by boy or girl a member of a calf club ooen to halton and peel counties entry fee 26c bblfiteln class 1st 4x0 2nd 3 00 3rd 2 00 5th 100 5th 1 00 6th 1 00 7th 1 00 jersey and guernsey class 1st 400 2nd 3 00 3rd 2 00 4th 1 00 5th 1 00 8th 1 00 7th 1 00 8tb 100 holsteln herd winning the most number of polnte at georgetown fair 60 lb bag international cattle special don 6 valued at 9 30 jersey herd winning the most number of points at georgetown fair onehalf ton of dried brewers grain by victory mills limited sunsoy products division toronto don 67 sheep best pen of fine wool sheep not less than 4 1 male and 3 females 1st and 2nd by beaumonts woollen mills dons 32 and 33 3 00 best pen of four market lambs by n a robinson open to halton county only 3 00 best pen of three wether lambs by ceorge currle 3 00 pigs champion bacon hog selected from animals exhibited in market hog section by c j buck 3 00 best pen of bacon type hogs all breeds competing by western canada flour mills don li best pair young sows under 4 months don 9 3 00 100 800 300 300 300 3 00 3 00 poultry by d brill co hat valued at 3x6 for best live chicken don 31 3 96 best bird in the show by win b rydon georgetown feed mills don 55 best display of bray chicks by original purchaser don 5 best four birds shown by one exhibitor by k j brown don 65 miscellaneous goods xl best collection of vegetables open to halton and peel 1st by bradley bros don 40 2nd don 14 3 00 x2 best dozen tea biscuits by d h lindsay acton don 45 3 by the georgetown herald oldest person on the grounds register with secre tary at gate 1 years subscription value x best loaf of homemade bread 1 year s subscription value x best dozen mcintosh reds 1 years subscription value couple married greatest number of years attending fair register with secretary 1 years sub scription value x4 best apple pie by budds store guelph voucher s5 best pair of dressed chickens by wm schenk glen williams dozen pair me s socks valued at 6 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 miscellaneous cash 5 00 5 00 5 00 1 60 8 00 xl best pair dressed chickens bv a e farnell x2 best pair dressed chickens by clarence benham x3 best pair dressed chickens by ed mcwhrter x4 best pair v dressed chickens bv georgetown creamery 00 x3 best pair dressed chickens by halton cream st butter co milton 5 00 x6 best dressed chicken by w c cunningham 3 50 x7 best dressed chicken by clare wilson 3 00 8 best 6 spikes gladioli by alan norton cash 3 00 0 best four pieces of art work done by high school student for year 104344 by walter carpenter no entry fee 2 50 beat boahel box or hamper of apples by canadian ff geo cash 6 00 rll best dressed oucken toy speights garage s 00 x12 best double loaf homemade bread by speights oarage 2 13 best pair of rabbits shown by boy or girl supply own pen no entry fee cash 1 00 60 14 best pair of pigeons shown by boy or girl supply own pen no entry fee cash 1 00 60 dressed fowl to be placed in hall by 1030 am second day of fair september 16th and must weigh at least stt b x donor to get article raise this time to 130 again his monthend bundle is increased now he marries the government awards his wife 3720 a month and the soldier is required to contribute 23 a month from his pay he is left with 23 per 30day month 10 on the fifteenth the rest at he months end if he is promoted or placed on subsistence or sent on command his pay goes up trades pay is another way that the soldier can add to his or her income all in all the main difference be tween the soldier and th echrtllan on paydays is that jthe former lines op and salutes to colleot one never hears any objection to this regula tion discipline is as important on pay parades as it is on the bauleflelds and as far as candas warriors are 1 concerned where could one find a more plesant way to illustrate disci plinary teaching problem of tomorrows flying jeeps anticipating when skyways wul be as crowded as prewar highways en gineers are working out plans to ex pedite air travel read in the american weekly with his sundays sept 3 issue of the detroit sunday times how alrlanes wfjl become deflasltely marked with flying otocere with electronic eyes ears and voices keeping you in hne get san- days detroit times

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