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wtidimawsapb tityh 1950 te v inlli liijmi w ones to honour p wotime fair lifetime to com monuiimnfsmavlttn moderately ftoedl a card or letter will bring our service to your doory oakville monument works 20 colboriie str gakville bw highway hi 11 fwtvery occasion deaign work a specialty bonded member tds telegraph delivery service flowers by wire anywhere in the world norton floral fhatae 81iw geargetewa e p head jpt0metr1st and manufacturing optician batteries for hearing aids 5tb8 exa dclkntificaixy is st georges square guelph established 30 years htmpptimm viwt jwtww attiiy ouup the following account of vwt to petawawa anuy pttap has beau written by barry wenger publisher of the mudmay gazette and la reproduced in the herald aa a apeo- ul feature am weekly newspapers f will canadian take part in arl other mojox the near future if ao where will theyraerve and how soon will they start to train these and many other ilmtlar ques tion were uppermost in ray mind when i reached petawawa military camp lost weelti i fourid that a great twining centre is about the lost place in the world to nndisyt for the very same question was addressed to me many times within the next two days so very of ten a young army officer or soldier would say what doyou newspapermen think of the possibilities of war perhaps questions about the in ternational situation- are pointlessy for it is highly possible that even ihex- beatinformed diplomats vare hill in the dark one thing became evident the canadian army- is making every effort to get into shape for whatever emergency may arise- officers arc keen and the men are enthusiastic training at petawawa deals almost com pletely with the practical aspects of modern warfare ond there is absolutely no fooling about the seriousness of its intention 1 when we were at the camp on august 2 and 3 conjecture was running high as tjjjjio future decl- slons of the federal cabinet for at that time thore had been no an nouncement about the sending of the canadian army special force into training to the last man wc found the same opinion the can adian army must be represented in the united nutlonsnorcc if our country is to retain its identity as full member of the un this weeks announcement from ottawa will come as a very definite relief to those who are responsible for our defence two day visit our press party was composed of robert j boyer editor of the muskoka herald braccbrldge alan charters editor of the guelph re view and myself the tour being nrarnged for the representatives c the weekly press in order to carry the story of canadas army to the people of the rural areas as was the case last year our press party had been invited to pet awawa at the direction of major- general chris vokes gc central command who is genuinely anxious to have the public informed on subjects relating to military pre- pawanitsf and his cooperation with the press is gratifying with major oesteral vokes in com mand the army gala action thar is a minimum of ajuandpollshln the places where it does no good whenever the men can be given a break they set it and whenever discipline and obedience to the let ter are required the general leaves no one in dpubt in two separate tours of the establishment at peta wawa jv and in conversation with dozens of officers and men i have been impressed with the loyalty of all who servo in his command tho general is a plainspoken man easy to approach and gonial when the occasion permits tho members of our party wore enter tained at his home last thursday evening along with other guests and staff- members and enjoyed the most pleasant typo of hospitality extended by general voltes tind jus charming wife j fagtr4 canadas largest training- centre camp- petawawa isj partianjarly interesting because it- i by jav tho largest training establishment in the dckjlnlon here troops from vancouver to j newfoundland are brought for special training cour ses which will fit them for expert duties tn their own localities the great proportion of those under training pre reserve force person nel who come into camp for one week or longer if possible for the reservists the camp program is fit ted to fill out the training which has been received in local centres throughout the year some ele ments of the canadian permanent force such as the royal canadian tragoons and the royal canadian regiment are stationed there to mention a few of the branch- which receive training at peta wawa there are the infantry and infantry support outfits anti tank units light and medium artil lery armored corpstanks mili tary intelligence aad several oth ers while we were was a special course etc the terrain la meal for utl ptwpos one of the meat lnteraattng visits was to the medium artillery range where two batteries of 8j1 fiteb guns were firing these weapons which are completely mobile have a fearful striking p their 80- 1b shells can be hurled out to rah ges of almost ten miles the shell lcavos tho gun with a disconcert ing screech ond explodes with a terrific blast at tho point of impact the canadian army still trains its armored corps on our counter part of the american sherman tank which of course has been outdated by fighting in korea it is expec ted that more modern equipment will- be available soon the tattle range is an interesting place and the sjudohi soldiers get their init- ratlonof intloft into tho actual opei tho big machines here courses are taught in driving and maintenance os well as use of the tanks weapons food and quarters good asl recall ihe only real criticism i had for petawawa last yearwas the meals at that tlmo they were not good but this year there is a vast improvement both officers and men are getting the best of food and kitchens and mess huts are clean r fcven the men who are engaged in exercises in the field many miles from the camp proper are served hot food when we were going through the kitchens at 030 in the morning the cooks were packing big metal containers with hot meats vegetables and bever ages the containers are first hea ted and before they are taken away hot water is placed in the double bottoms of the insulated boxes which will- if necessary keep the food hot for 48 hours trucks loa ded with the hot dinners arrive at the scene of action in time for the noon break since bur visit to petawawa last year the giant stoves in each mess in camp there hut have been converted to to progress- for j tne us of propane gas a much clcs- padres and thvy werent devoting- ne source of heat than the coal all their time to saying prayers the which was formerly used when i clergymen in uniform were out on we visited a typical hut the meats i field exercises which included res- d vegetables were cooking for cue operations for wounded menj next meal pastries were cooling under fire wc watched the padres and preparations were under way worm their way out of a theoretical for the inner which was inter scr- j battle area with a casualty when vl to the me i in camp- the word i they reached a stream they inipro- hut in this connection must not i vised a boat from stretcher frames i be confused with a small structure and tarpaulins anil ferried the each of the buildings accommo- wounded man across they must dates a thousairi men at a sitting he familiar with first aid theyj permanent ilomrs available learn a good deal about army or- j one i arl 0 the camp is gnniation and battle tactics so that taken up by permanent houses of sevwai modern designs which can he rented 4jy the married men who are accompanied by wives and fam- be coordinated heme nf actioh attention farmers i 2 we are paying the highest prevailing pricea for dead or crippled farm animals 5 horses cattle hogs telephone collect for immediate service j s gordon young limited z m toronto adelaide 3636 georgetown 11 guelph 3334 their duties may with the general id time of war only mi schoul one of tho most interesting eh es of the service which wi tfdwas the mi school vh science ut military intellijfii taught this department the speedy service everything in trucking dickensons haulage telephone 723 r 2 nurser y i av roses shrubs trees evergreens 5 magnolias gooseberries 5 raspberries red and i black currants j wilson son i phone 248 opposite golf lubi 8 fiiihimnnmnnmb ilics tile homes are well construe- bran- tri and the streets are lwid out in visi- curves lo provide for mote pleas- l t im laridscaiiik ptissibilities wlien j e is completed tlie iiouslng projects will only contain 4a0 homes a ini cent of i one of its kind in canada is under which have already been erected the direction of itcol raymont lawns have been laid and cement one of the keenest men i have ever sidewalks and curbs are in place i met he was gracious enough to hates of rent are determined not j show us a great deal of the equip- e class of home but by the j ment andexplain many of the do- r the tenant private soldiers tails about intelligence work and laying much less than the officers sinccsome of that information lies addition to the permanent within the sphere of official secrecy homes there is still qnother section i intend to honour his request forwheie several hundred families live caution in speaking of one of thej tents for the summer the rcsi- most vital sections of military acliv- ients of this quarter seem to like the life many of them being city people who appreciate the chance to get their youngsters out of the heat and off the street t demonstration of fire power by far the most spectacular part of the visit to camp petawawa was the fire power demonstration on thursday evening the display has been changed considerably since last year even in its basic purpose the intention of this years demonstra tions is to illustrate to troops and spectators alike the principles in volved when a regular infantry company is defending itself in the field this demonstration includes the use not only of infantry weap ons biitsuch other supporting arms as might reasonably be called upon for assistance a squadron of jetpropelled vam pire aircraft from montreal opens the show by blasting rockets into the llositlons held by the enemy then comes one of the most inspir ing sights ono cogld imagine two giant dakota aircraft fly in over the area to drop fhiratroopers sol diers of the royal canadian regi ment as the big planes approached the battle area at iooo feet the an nouncer on the ground switched over his controls mid brought in the sound from the interior of the plane itself believe it or not those boys who wit about to leap out into endless blue space were sing ing at the tops of their voices and wq were told this is just what they do in a real action at the command of the officer in the plane the first tiny figure whip ped away from the side of each aircraft closely followed by the rest of the men in that stick or group parachutes blossomed out and the fighting merj drifted down to earth ready to take the enemy by surprise the dakotaa circled the field and oante back to dajp the ity suffice it to say that the armed forces of this country are far from asleep as far as knowledge of our potential enemies is concerned at the mi school the various phases of intelligence work arc taught to members of the other ser vices as well as the army the work is dealt with in progressively in tensive degrees depending on the place the student is to fill in fut ure operations the subject of air photo interpretation is taught even to noncommissioned officers who must be able to use this type of in formation in the field training methods have changed in all branches we found a big change in training methods even from last year individual instruc tors and wing commanders have apparently been placed upon their own initiative to get their messages across in the most graphic man ner many of them have resorted to methods which arc reminiscent of the mpre progressive academic schools in ontario they frequent ly resort to skits which deal wlth a proposed situation in time of war the younger ifflcers act out tho proper sequence of procedure one such playette in which wo were particularly interested took place in the instruction quarters of the armored corps under direction of major plait actually the men taklrjg the course that doy were nob onlytank corps people but infantry lyrics as well and the point of tho skit which was presented was to demonstrate the proper methods of coordinating infantry and tank op erations for a forthcoming encoun ter with tho enemy ltfeon the open range camp petawawa la a big place it stretches almost twelve miles north and south along the ottawa river and at some points is six miles in- width of course only a small proportion of the total- area is occupied by the buildings of the camp proper the remainder la laid out in ranges or training areas for artillery snail- arms mortars tanks second and last stick of paratroop ers aythe time they reached the ground the fjrat to land had formed up on their section leaders whose continued on page s jack t armstrong district rprttivtt georgbtotta ontaeio tufcnch off lee denlnun bank bugy bsiaaattoh hdri v j r jtacinb branch maaagar u lr- 2 motorists slow down m21 ontario p of highways r h doucot mlahmr yes i really enjoyed my shopping trip i bought all the things i saved for thats the way i- plan my biggw purchases they seem to come easier and more quickly when i put something into the bank regularly i like the comforting feeling of watching my account grow i hate keeping too much cash around the house its so convenient to have the bank take care of it and my bank book tells me where i stand i guesb most women are much like jhouaewiveb with modest savings who find their neighborhood bank handy useful always obliging 1 1 o n tot f ft r v o