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hy rcyv l rtjjs l the acton free press thursday october 9th 1b41 7 article number pour nnc k a a r- whllethe canadian editors party wftiwmpptohty of laertal activity during their tour of eastern canada actually only three flying schools or stations were on the agenda for this reason and because canadian weekly newspapers have already carried a series of articles on the cornmon- wealth air training plan the present article will deal only in a genera way with the progress we noted in this altimportant phase of canadas war program we stopped briefly at the malton airport location of elementary ply ing and air observers schools as well as being a central link- jn trans- canada air une in the lattor con- nectlon wweretold that aviation authorities regarded the malton air port ail the outstanding one of its kind on the american continent it u thrill to watch the big silvery plane take off with ihelrhoad ofpas- aengers for destinations all across canada at the training school in tense activity prevailed in both branches of instructional work the embryo pilots receive fifty hours of flying at this school using the can adianbuilt tie havllland tiger moth tills sturdy little biplane hns top speed of 101 mllow nn hour the nlr observers on the other hand use the twinengined avro anson bombor for their training in reconnaissance anrlal photography bombing nnd nlr navigation cwtttp borden vthe next day we were at camp jqordeh where we lunched with of fleers of the service flying training school and learned that the war birds are again as in the great wnr mak ing good use of the borden hangars shortly after noon the sun broke through lowhanging rain clouds and there followed a great scramble as one hundred yale and harvard train- mgptmnesweretadled for flight it is said that on a busy day planes are taking off from or landing on this field at an average of one every- 25 seconds the interval teemed even shorter during our stay the pilots at camp borden having already learned the abss of flying at an ele- rnentory school are now in advanced instruction they receive 75 hours of flying in ten weeks at borden instrument flying night flying aero batics and formation flying are taught here and lessons are continu ed in wireless armament navigation and airmanship we saw another type of air school in its organizational stage at camp debert ns when we visited the r a f operational training unit this is a finishing school for pilots who will be assigned to coastal command overseas it will offer an eightweek course- forptlou fronv-sorvlco-flying- schools such as borden graduates will become pilots in hudson squad rons defending waters about the brit ish isles instructors at the school are all experienced pilots from britain and most of them have been through the blitz over england and the continent in talking with them they expressed admiration for canada but also an eagerness to be back in england helping to defend their homes and families the link trninor used in training centres of the commonwcnlth air trnlntnjr pinn glvrti the- fledging pilot the rcnnntions nnd prohlems of nctunl fllnc without lcnvlng the ground these dev ices are produc ml in cnnadn in tht picture above rupert dnvles president of the ohn- ndlan press linn it nil explained to him hy an orfiror of the rcat station at camp borden undertaking in which canada is en gaged empire air sebeme tliis was not the only place where we encountered british airmen more and more canada is being looked to as the ideal trainingground for em pire fighters england no longer has adequate space and blitz conditions are mil healthy tor trainee we saw more thnn one trnlnluad of young english lads westward bound in the course of our tour we met lads from australia nnd new zea land and many from the united states i lu commonwealth air training plun u still growing unrt the end is not in slghr at present the plan calls for 90 training schools and the necessary auxlllarv establish montt stitli us recruiting centres njt henih r repnir atul equlpnn nt deiou to i totnl of hit unit sprnd atrosx canada w kth nearly 100 aerodromes and 1 860 buildings the staff required for in struct ors ndmlninlriiinn nnd main tenance of thi school is liuton nun cost of the plan wns orlglnnlly esti mated nt 600000 000 of which can adas share was to be about 350000- 000 but the total was later boosted to nearly 1000 000000 with canadas portion about 600 000000 the plan has expanded very rapidly since it was announced in december i939 and it is now turning out thousands of pilots gunners and observers at about twice the rate originally plan ned for this time the ferry servlee meanwhile the atlantic ferry ser vice is another twentieth contury in novation which would have seemed incredible a few years ago we heard a story concerning the atlantic flight made recently by hon c g power minister of defence for air it seems that he was about to leave scotland one morning on his return journey and in the hotel lobby just prior to leaving ho had a few min utes conversation with a casual ac quaintance that evening mr power walked into the lobby of the chateau eaurler in ottawa to meet face to f the same man w lth whom ho in concluding this article we would like to quote from speeches by fed eral cabinet ministers during our stay in ottawa hon mr ralston we need men munitions and money we especially f need men and more men england wants more canad tans the end of the war u not in sight such talk is just wishful think ing we are just preparing o win it we welcome constructive criti cism it spurs is greater effort hon mr power recruiting for the r c a f is going well we require youths from high schools colleges slnd unlvorsltlefl we need men of special aptitudes we welcomo criticism of any and all kinds let us have it without criticism we would fall short of our best efforts hon mr howe raw material are now the problem more must be diverted from private consumption sharp curtailment is required in the nonessential industries war indus try is mpvlng along well now after many heartaches and bottlenecks i want to add that there is absolutely no profiteering in the munition in dustry we have taken every safe guard to prevent it and the vast ma jority of canadian firms are only too anxious to produce at reasonable prices in this war as the editors party went from plnco to place on their tour observa tions were frequently heard lament ing the fact that it required a war to produce such n vnst amount of new industry nnd to give employment to thousands of young men both in fac tory army nlr force and navy tho words of general wavell the noted british leader of libyan fame were recalled when he said what a world we could make if wo would put into peacetime endeavors tho en ergy selfsacrifice and cooperation that we use in the wastefulness of war next week the navy three usa president had conversed in scotlnnd the sur prise wnj mutual the incident shows how distance has diminished and that man has truly taken wing several mombcrs of our party had alroady made the flight to britain and return and spoke of it quite casually another young man james s pence press officer of canada house london came over by boat but wns leaving at the tours end to take a bomber eastward across the atlantic he was one of the most interested observers on the trip and declared he would have a real story to toll upon his return home jimmy spence was through the blitz from start to finish serving as nn air ftnld warden in his own lon- dondtstrtctnnri itwas clear that he retained mnn terrible memories he an id that the bright lights of canada s cities wen tin moat amazing phen omenon of his visit another mem ber of thi partv wns group cnptain sully formt r commanding of flier of the trenton air station who took i hurge on visits to the air training centres he remarked that about 3 ot w lads were coming in through the 17 recruiting imr 8overy rw o weeks cnniidn nroviden about ho n r c nt or the students the r tunitv lire from lnglnnd aunt ml in and nw ztnlnnd addtd to this the t m t that canadian airplane factories an turn ing out 10 phtnes n wek and wc gnin yome conception of the stupendous editor see canadas modern viav the week at t ottawa specially written tor the aetenl free p by by john dauphinkb staff writer have their foouthapes in a lon don basement wooden models of the feet of many of the most prominent citizens oithej i british empire lie in a london base ment as yet unharmed by nazi raids bombs hnyc fallen all around but those 20000 boot and shoe lasts from which footwear continues to be ship- pod to the world beyond europe re main a unique library of the feet of the great and wealthy the craftsmen who hove built up this collection of footshapes foundod exactly 150 years ago have been sending their representatives overseas since 1890 almost every year since tfien these pioneering bootmakers have visited the united states and studied th f idios of three presidents as well as of such noted characters as the late price coluer payne whitney august belmont gouverncur morris who referred to the makers in his writ ings john dred nnd the barrymores foxhall keene governor beechman gen pershing clarence mooro jay gould general andre brewster and many others every graduate from west point during the last 20 ears has been interviewed for the supply of his boots although kings princes nnd presi dents do visit headquarters many clients hnve never even seen eng land they rely upon the reputation for workmanship and the good opin ion of the great one single order from nn p for 1g7 pairs of boots nnd shoes each parr differeiit nnd provided with a leather bo thi invoice wns just sent along in the usunl wn ryaixan harvey canadian ptossv staff writer ottawa cp the government program for rehabilitating discharged servicemen announced by pensions minister mackenzie apparently is only a small step toward broader plans for the postwar transition periods in announcing details of the new postdischarge plan at a press con ference mr mackehzle said he hoped the program would prove part of what i hope to be a more compre hensive scheme which will extend in othor directions and he gave indications what the other directions would be tho postdischarge plan applies only to former members of the armed ser vices mr mackenzie dlsqlosod plans are under consideration for absorb ing war workers into peacetime in dustry wc are working along many lines but have not vet reached finality he said i hope before many weeks are passed to be able to present proposals on land settlement briefly the post discharge plnn calls for placing exservicemen who go to insurable employment on a pnrlty with men who do not enjlst so far as the unemployment insur ance net is concerned living allow ances will bo provided for men re suming or undortnklng vocational training or continuing interrupted educational courses after discharge men awaiting returns from private enterprises such as farming men re ceiving reconditioning medical treat ment or men awaiting employment opportunities the program was authorized by order- ncoun ell and was the result of protracted studies of various com mittees set up under mr mackenzie who is chairman of the cabinet rc- h nbl itatl onomm i ttce ic has been endorsedby alffx walker dominion president of tho canadian legion in a statement is sued here as incorporating substan tial advices in principle compared wlth the last war manufacturing restriction meanwhile production by canad ian manufacturers of radios refrig erators stoves vncuum cleaners and electric washing machines was re stricted to 75 per cent of 1940 output under a government order effective oct 1 the munitions and supply depart ment described the curtailment order as a smashing blow at production and sale of noncssontlnl consumer goods in wartime and said it would serve a twofold purposo it would conserve steel metals and other ma terials for war purposes and curb t he trond towards increasi con- mot fall hats going higkhat however styles cover multitude of well low necks for instance montreal cp hats may havo forward movement or backward movement but all hats are highhat how its nota question of propor tioning but of formnl air now what hrouftht that up7 skirts well bet its wonderful the rumpus thoy can kick up just by going down a little as for hats they are all in the indies favor a long nocked girl mny cover up with graceful drapes attached to a hat of any size shape or color little shorties may be just as dignified showing their glowing hrilv a wealth of synthetic materials and plastics gndges are being used and the hotline will follow tho skirtllne to determine its angle bock-drlp- plng hat with a backswlshlng skirt n forward tilt for frontfulled hems the firbt canadian steamship fro the earl dnys of naviga- o i cn it beeattw wpiwitsmt- that w nter carriage presented the vvt hkaut in plack london cp doctors hnve completed one of the most unique op erations of tho war put a fireman s henrt lungs and stomach in their proper places blast from a high ex ploitive bomb had mnde normnn daniel s vital organs reverse positions wv got to ftft to eleftftd est hows 1w why ive ltt sumer purchasing in canada at the same time munitions min ister howe warned there could be no guarantee even with the 25pcr cent preliminary curtailment order that materials would be available for production of the regulated goods to effect the order the merchan dise goods affected were termed supplies under the munitions and supply act thereby placing them under jurisdiction of supplies con troller alnn h williamson who prev iously controlled only silk cork and rubber supplies provincial relations negotiations between thi federal government and the provinces on fin nnce minister ilsley s budget proposal that tho provinces vacate the cor poration and personal income tax field for the duration of thi war in return for dominion compensation movid n step nearer flnnllt lenders of eight provlmei british columhln will not send a delegation until after the lections in that prov i nee oct 21 nlnndyhim lonfirred with mr iuu afti r his interview inxt uuk with prt nil r ih phurn of ontarloniefiniiniimlnlster said he fill ihhh fnl ihni nl i hi p a f reeple must invest in its own freedom hmssdo from the war savings committee ottawa mmid uhlimitt ui n on the ptnpohnl bui hi udrttd tlmf i mould not ronsldir nn provlnn k ommitud until n inter stnito thnn this following his meeting with mr hiurn thi iuiatlnn of huilntlvi annrt of nnv poulblf ncreemenu wan twiimki fortlifirhltinleutipn 1 mr imt said hi would think if not nil of tht nkreinilnli hni to io to tht ligulnturin the people of canada are the moat fortunate in the world fortunate in the great sweep of space that is ours from ocean to ocean fortunate in the vast yield and immense resources of our forests fields and mines fortunate too in our democratic insti tutions in a word fortunate in our freedom tliis freedom is threatened today as it has never been threatened before the fall of the iiritish empire would mean complete dislocation of our un fettered way of life everyone wants this way of life defended tliis freedom saved for our own future and for jmislerily the response to every appeal for pur defen has lieen niok- ficrrihrah at camp bordn editors were amazed by the mobility and slrllc uowtr cuaplayed by units of canada s modern army carriers usl malta movewlth amsuting rapidity and smash their way uufough laertlngy impassable barriers cheapest and eash ht manner of trans porting menhnnduc from pine to place canoes were first used for this purpose but with the growing trade in furs timber and agricul tural product ii these wir superced ed from itme to time bv tableau sailing vessels and steamhlps it is tntin sting to note that the first suunship in canada tht ac commodation was built in montreal b honorable john molson and was lnuncuwiirr ih09 sin wan n vess i uiatlil wlhttt of oightyfive feet in length and or- iginalb was provldedtftterths cor guiuiutll twent pnsjurigejara sttnm nglne of engjuh mtwftufactun propelhd her 1 open doublespoked perpondh ular sidewheels her maldt n vovage was from montreal to quebcc on novem ber i 1809 which dlstanrt wu cov ered in sixty si hours during the war of 1h12 14 this ship rendered notable service between qui bee and montreal the historic sites and monuments board recognising this as an event of national importance in the industrial progress of the dominion recom mended its commemoration and a suitably inscribed bronxe tablet has accordingly been affixed to the front or the building at 1670 notre dame street east montreal alarming to hitler but the need for weapons of war grows ever more urg as ll n threat s prt oils wider over llie world the help of every canadian u needed for victory in these days of war the thoughtless selfish spender la a traitor to our war effort a reduction in personal spending is now a vital necessity to relieve the pressure for goods to enahle more and more laltoiir and mater ials to he diverted to winning the wars the allout effort which canada must make demands this selfdenial of each of tis invest in war savings certificates the dollars you dont need to spend after vlrtory they rome hack- to you with interest spend less now so that you can siwnd more then ulirn iqluimp nimaierjals will he ovallalile for the things you ueeil there is no price too high for freedom w tien mont umihl four simple regular methods of-swtog- pa wou favlmof piamj or hilary and utigm rt tk mmploymm timply imj o pay rati sai mji ildg turnt u in to kit pay offie ant kit mm pi ay r dmduett tk pladtttd amount rrgutarly from kit par ank niool kan convnbnt for butintu mmn mud uoatjt and atkart mot on a payruil iumpiy sign a war satins hank plmdgm and givm u to your hank tks hank utft tusk monthly ddurttant front your account eflht indian muni have hiu pan cakeu and empire trade help t was tavimos stammf kandy tn halm tit slaa stomp faldaru may bm obtained from hott owe hank and many rmtait nutlet if iiampn uifl buy unm 4 i mrltfcatm eortk s at maturity iuial iaviwoi haurarwmri in rmcaipt nf r gutur payment from ctmopmratuat rnmrtl r fartoftrnt etc can auiktrit dedudtona of any dmtrmd am mint regularly uuf of ack ciuhju vm tkm hunt iudga t ard on aw a cp buhirwss htwn ttu wt stern canadian former pro dudng wheat and the british guiana kant indian tn joying bis rot pan cakes has been increased by the ihnnges wrought b war trade di ljirtnait offliau said british f ulsmi is lit in l dependent on im port to fill us flour needs recent ly bet ause of favorable customs treatment and the war praitkally all flour supplies have tieen bought in canada support thi war wiapons drivi in your community evwy town and rky la cauda will tooa e badges war wcapoas iwve you will w asked to sul all youve got bahiad tha aainsigi i yaur rumhtuully clabsda taiul provld uur i ships hut taiuvs mo bums mar skaus if you ar already buying war 4avitujs raua yur ptig if ytm m- stal gt your dallan warkuuj tar utury spend lessto buy mow war savings certificates ihj ty thm w sm ctmmto omml lu- v