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bs i the georgetown herald wednesday oct 25th 1 950 new chamber of thfe house of commons by hilary st cjeorse saunders librarian of the house of commons on the stone which i am about to lay i trust there will arise a building wnich all the world will ever sco and know and recognlzo as the home of liberty the house of f rise debate the very citadel of true democracy t having ended tils speech with these words- mr speaker clifton brown laid the foundation stone of the new chamber of the house- of commons on may 28 1940 the cejrcmotfyttoolc place in the presjaijaljofy among otltera work- v men wio were already at their task of rebuilding its setting whs of a kind undreamt of by qicen yicjor- ta in whose reign the present pal ace of wejtrolnster was built in the midst of sir charlc bar- rys psoudo gothic wals and pin nacles was a void a desert npwiy garnished with steel girders and fresh hewn stone and the tubular rods of modern scaffolding soven years and 16 days it had held a blackened ruin of wood and stone in which the flames of destruction tlll smouldered on the night of may 1011 1041 s05 bombers belonging to the 2nd them fell some time between l arid 2 am but did not explode a sec ond shower crashed down about 230 am and chief superintendent matetjucll already summoned to deal wltlj incendiaries which had fallen upon westminster rail no ted a dull explosion in the house of commons chamber whioh was almost instantly lit from end to end urgently needed although charles barrys palace covers foi acres the amount of bfflee space la it is quite inadequate for the need of parliament in these days in appearance the new chamber like the old is gothic but whereas to the present generation the work of sir charles barry arid pugln seems dull and unimpressive because the richness of detail was evenly spread throughout and no attempt by thori the palace was ringed j was made to obtain contrast the was fire a burning gas main flor- new interior has been embellished cd near lamboth bridge westmln- by horizontal bands of enrichment ster school was blazing and thorej alternating with plain areas and was a flicker qt tume on the top of the victoria tower tho firemen reinforced though lhey were were only just not over whelmed by dint of great exertion they saved westminster hall even though the great hammer beam roof was alight but they could do sd only at the expense ot the chamber herd by y four years passed and exactly on the anniversary of its destructioaj workmen- omp6ycdby the office of works began to clear away he ruins and prepare the foundation of a new building they were there as a result of the report of a select committee prc sided over by earl wintortoh father of the house and adopted earlier in the year when the com mons decided hat their chamber should be rebuilt as far as possible in the original form the architect appointed was sir giles gilbert thus it is hoped will achieve a more striking of feet to cover the walls english oak treated to glvo a mellow but plea sant colour has been used the sscsts in deference to a tradition shfd to havo originated in thcjdiys of cardinal wolsey arc coloured green and mado of hide ntbst important perhaps of all from tho pojpt of view of members s the- npw system of olr condition ing- in the old chnnfbor air was pumped through the floor and- thus carired with it all the dirt and dust r brought in on the shoes of members or inherent in the elderly carpet the duets gave on to tho thames and this once led to a sudden ad journment of th6 house when o cargo of sewage was inadvertently dumped off the terrace in the new chamber clean air en ters from the sides through ducts moral juniors mttt at lien star norval junior farmers met tues day night october 17 at the home of eleanor stark quest speaker for the boys meeting was mr frank stark of milton ho spoke on the maple cattle breeders association in the girls mooting jessie wingfield took the topic malce your head save you heels sho used ex cellent illustrative material which showed the proper ways to do household chores to save work and maker what has to be done easier one way of saving time she pointed out was to havo utensils for each activity grouped for example all baking dishes together ond table dishes together are real ume and sho lejtthor savers page 10 the house occupies its newrhome for the first time membors will be surrounded by objects which can not but remind them that thoy are at the heart of a great empire bat tered by two world wars but still held upright by the age and strength of england of which their new chamber is a not unfitting symbol john mchabb ficorsttown wilson b suttom rri hillsbur j o i ttiixt nt tho nnniiii i immediately inder the naileries and and 3rd air fleets or the german scott nnd dr 0scar mb w03 the v oted air is iexoellcd throuah holes in the roofl tcfnltafoftamllsttei i threc yc atcr thc prment tho responsible for ihl iyatem sta m he lormfclnm n s m the d tone hope to reproduce the atmosphere plrc when the last helnkel l october 26 next ht will take his of a fine sprinc day out of doors nnd junkers 88 turned away toward ln fi hulldlno j a mi i u0 i irt nn ha fnti di scai ln lne unisnea duuaing anc temperature- will therefore uie east and ihe ratal russian cam- tt n h t c j j its iioor nas precisely me samcibec5 degrees n davtlme and 70 stlkf the air w i be of smoke mistaken by distant ob- 6b feet by 45 f but the galler- servers for a thundercloud the jes have bcon lncrea in si and hurts inflicted that night were new chamber lt wl bo pos jrlevous but far from decisive l for b3d oni a of l6ndon was suu substantially ln- 437 wl be membcrs t0 tlnd tact pitted with the scars of recent scals wounds but grimly triumphant i ii ji- with the poll of smoke before a unioue feature their eyes and the tales of the dc- as in sir charles barrys chamr structlon wrought ln the palace ofbcr and in the old chapel of st westminster in their ears many of stephens leu lo the commons by j from the its citizens not unnaturally concluj edward vi in 1547 and destroyed by there cleaned automatically and the vol- unxc of new air adjusted so as to j provide 1500 cubic feet per houri for every occupant of the chamber j the churchill arch one feature will be obvious at once to all who enter the members lobby this is the churchill arch constructed from damaged stones old building and placed j memorial of a nlrht of jeres a bargain for you ded that the home of parliament i the fire of 1834 the accommodation fire and fury and of the triumph of had been the luftwaffes main tar- j will as they say hv strictly limi- a rrtat prime minister who led his ted for the chamber has always country through peril to victory had been the luftwaffes main tar get this was not so ringed with fire its pilots had been instructed that been too small for every member to find a seat in it simultaneously night to bomb an area stretching to one unfamiliar with the com- from waterloo bridge to the eastern boundary ofthe docks a number of crews had also been briefed to attack the battersea power sta tion and it was probably their bombs which did the damage how many hit the chamber in which gladstone had roared under the slings and arrows of disraeli mors this may seem strange jiut small chamber promotes and en courages that air of intimacy which is the essence- of debate and which tht- destruction of the old cham ber involved that of its furnishings rone alas arc the old despatch boxes dented so it is said by the signet ring of gladstone they are being replaced by boxes provided by new zealand every dominion has been a unique feature of eng- and colony of the british empire lish parliamentary life i co to th embellish- the new chamber is higher than menl of the new chamber from- the old and above its ceiling and australia which has given the bclows its floors there are rooms for speakers chair to zanzibar whose i ana uriuwa us wuiv is not precisely known the first of the officers of the house for mini- gift is a solid silver ashtray sters and for secretaries these are when therefore on oct 26 next i will ran dosen errands mafra appointment do your chopping ttand guard over your ay v carry you lo thm fid of m tick frund mm you uorry end offort mnd hourt mnkf your work tisur your lift pffiiawfw how would you measure your telephone true worth its endleu convenience it hfemving apeed in time of need the steadily growing number of people it brings within your reach all these things contribute to the urntotal of telephone value yet in dollanandcents cost your telephone remains one of the smallest items in your family budget even a smaller part than it was before the war today as always your telephone is big value the bell telephone company of canada a watno w a ffx tttj for expert eye care consult o t walker optometrist m usin st north brampton over abells drug store phone office 509 res 830 hours s am to 6 pm dally evenings by appointment i schul1z electrical construction wiring motor repair j heat waveranget fred schultz phone 531w gospel services every sunday 7 pm oddfellows hall rev e r peterson boys and girls service every sunday at 230 pm mrs peterson in charge f0bcin6 tulbs fob wintefc blooaa mo just aovi rands one thins common to rood gardeners is the ability to plan for the future now is the ume to prepare for those harbingers of a new santonins year aprins bulbs there ia still time to plant some if you didnt place your order early you will likely still and some available at the stores the planting chart and instructions riven will prove helpful to the uninitiated atllfactohv ill thi ot 3 with ml iqual atb of sharp sand loam and ua mold wsjlu mfkfd plac bul ado aqth sintlv virm into position moitsm ath plactvot in cool oaftk aoom pop asqut 10 wssks tmam mov b to a wslluohtao winoow- an of anj ofa asmovalaul sand down ou4h aioas sottdm mov d hlamfpinailcd pmom sipss cintte sscnon movsd up to suppokt dcawsa at top something new for a st0v6 pip6 a taunory basket pull lcnoth stovsripc palsa otto0p cardboa0 paetnsd wltm aummsjo saps coveft pips with castonnp ob chintz hunnin6 malpwav down intlds ciuint in placb a wastgpapeh basket pipt citt in hal pasitsn palm sottou 0sapc with asmnant matshial amoom top flacs nappotv sraip op caaosoaao covsaso with am matmial a or a solio colooav ii45i while on tho nibjact of bulbs why notrrecolvo to try your hand at forcing some for winter bloom it unt as difficult as it would sound and information on the subject is usually abundant at this tune of year the simple instructions givon tore will get you started but check planting guides before you select your varieties some will force better than others and rigid forcing dates should be followed with cooler weather we begin the annual tussle with stoves and stove pipes i am reminded of my first ordeal back in the days when i thought all stovepipes were the radio instead of buying nixinch pipe i boughtbomoaevcn inches in diameter before it was time to us it the bill was lost and rather than face the clerk again i have been trying to think up uses for it ever since two of tho best i havo hit upon are illustrated they sound rather screwy but they hava proven satisfactory ssmfv m99t unsays cnwtt jvty young son surprised me by alking in with a table for his bed- om all painted and ready for e evidentally they are teaching shopwork in lower grades than they used to as he made it nt school shown is a copy of bis finished product thtr arm many oihor tnfroitlng uttl ida mtm tho in thm twitf tiroultp the home writ for your copy to tom card co mouiows ontario umite po bom 490 atulaldm st station toronto j