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m t mv tt pfe- tviv at an of tfcaolsptw rau amtetan a prisoner of war caflbb was a lqgmjr organised not in command was the sjbjo 6en- ior british officer assistiat hhn were an adjutant and a staff of advisers otherofbcers quite often a prisoner arriv- ed at camp professing to have been captured in a certain lo cation before he was permit ted to take part m special ac tivities he was thoroughly in vestigated the nuun responsibility of the security officer was organ ising escapes listening to the suggestions of various officers and deciding on the feasibility and priority of the schemes of there was always a major one underway but those in individual officers or small groups had to be given looked after various depart ments tlie inost important of these was the security offtoer careful consideration whose duty it was to brief tat to wba swiinssful escap- coming tows to make sure concealed facilities for var um they were g ions purposes were required dummy rifles had to be made out of wood german uniforms or civilian clothes had to be made out of such material as old blankets keys to unlock doors had to be made and maps for escape routes pre pared no camp would be efficient without expert technicians who saw that news of the wars pro gress was received thus help- ling prisoners to weigh the possibilities of getting out from behind the barbed wire a radio always seemed to be available if a guard happened to find and destroy one ano ther was soon in working ord er r for days on end nothing was heard from the outside world and then the word that contact had been made once again was received with real satisfaction the recreation officer was a busy man under his direction were those who put on plays for enjoyment led bands for entertainment and looked af ter physical needs in such ar- 1m 1a6 senior british officer saated jokes with his ad viser in the camp cricket many duties were performed by the education officer any pow who wished tuition in a certain subject soon began his classes in a camp of even medium size instructors were candidates should also fill in tine counterfoil a moo a ponle it will be rammed to the camp widi die rank malted thwwnn it anould be canfabjr unimt as official evidence that die ramm has pasted the emaination and ahould be p to the society later when tha certificate awarded m dumtd 7 ayinp classfj found for any subject such as mathematics french science history or even arabic students could prepare for and write examinations from the royal society of arts in london when the paper ar rived the candidate sat for the test under the careful sur veillance of the examining of ficer chosen from the camp or from the red cross repres entatives from switzerland after several months the suc cessful candidate received his certificate i still have my parchment stating that i was proficient in the german lan guage possibly my friends and i ate a little better because i learned to say haben sie eier fur zigaretten if the stud ents mark was too low there wa plenty of time to try ag ain especially when no one was quite sure how long he might be at the same spot the cook and his staff were very important fellows at our camp as in most others there was an officer who had been chef at a famous restaurant or tourist resort in europe and it was amazing what he could do easas softball ice hockey and with the meagre rations at his the acton free press wednesday june 26 1967 7 summer hour ajn this continues until sep tember 10 the date of the an- last sunday st albans nual picnic the rev eric church began the summer hour mills is in charge while the mc- for the second service 10 murrays are on vacation bamecuinor roasts at saturdays legion barbecue were these cooks harold manes doug mason harold townsley ivan kilby bill spielvogel charlie auger vic patrick bill taylor mick holmes and scotty mccristall who isnt shown the meat was pronounced delicious by those attending staff photo halton cooperative medical care plan pays an surflca operations doctors calls paid from first vbdt confinements w anaeaumtlsts s xrars f also matqe msdleal yearly riant drugs indhrldoat or employ ctoaai may enrol at any time of the year revised kates monthly 373 single monthly sim couple monthly 1343 family payable quarterly or yearly balton coop medical services 143 mala street mm 474 milton dial i7m7i2 please send me information no obligation name address i ttm 2 na i fen of cmhp fran wucn yen uno cntsfbd fvywji 6 9 ftfe lrj 3 ft of examinetion disposal we all liked to be on good terms with our quartermaster appointed by the sbo who provided our blankets and mattresses of old sacking fill ed with straw he also saw that we received our fair share of the red cross parcels arriving in the camp during the last months of our confinement he was not busy since the trains bringing food were bombed by our air craft as a result we were hun gry really hungry with one meal a day but there was also joy in our hearts because we felt that with any luck we would soon be seeing our friends and loved ones again continued next week reeves of ail seven halton municipalities met thursday in a special meeting called by halton warden william coul ter to make a final review of the halton consultative com mittee on educations draft plan for a single county board ofjeducation the committees report will be voted on thursday evening at a special meeting of the en tire county council in milton- burlington and oakville have already expressed objections to the plan and prefer a two- tier education system but all the north halton councils and school boards are in favor warden coulter said thurs days meeting was to give the reeves a chance to review the report and ask questions of the consultative committee it was strictly informative no decisions were made he said meet review report this is a copy of the examination result from the royal society of arts i news of the district fergus on friday june 30 the fer gus downtown area is going to have a hew look the fergus chamber of commerce and its retail section are mming st andrew st into a shopping ation they were later dug up and moved to the elora mus eum mltlbn miltons municipal centen- w project the improvements mall each of the retail mer- 1 16 the mill pond that has oc- chants was c by phone and they voted overwhelming ly for the mall and sidewalk sale trees shrubs and beach es will be placed in the closed- off area for the benefit of those who would just like to sit and enjoy themselves on friday evening a street dance will be held with music for young and old saturday a large parade is planned with many floats and bands the chamber of commerce is hop ing this will be the star event of old home week there and invites everyone to participate fergus aora groups of citizens and town fathers set out from elora and fergus to walk to neutral ter ritory for a hatchet burying ce remony the elora group were led by sign bearers and the fergus brass band the fer gus citizens followed the fer gus pipe band on the mite and a half trip to the wellington home grounds reeve arthur hoffer of elora and mayor john campbell of fergus sign ed the peace scroll in ink not blood before it was rolled up and placed in the casket for the burial sunday over 500 people attended the cere monies and the picnic half way between the two towns at the end of one of the flow er beds leading up to the wel lington flome a sign was planted where the peace of ferings were buried however as this might prove a tempt- cupied a prominent spot in the centre of town since the early 1800s was officially op ened and dedicated the pond was a contentious point of controversy at several times during the past couple of years beautiflcation of the null pond was decided upon as a 20000 centennial project in 1964 by a committee com prising r of sev eral local service chibs chur ches and organizatison in town they held their first meeting in february 1964 and before august of that year the mill pond was decided up on as the main project three plaques will be placed on the calm one tells of the ponds history and reads this milton centennial pond was developed by jasper martin in 182022 laborers dug it deep enough to coat barges and the earth was then drawn on barges by oxen from the north side to the south bank this pond which is on the sixteen mile creek supplied water power continuously for oper ating the grist mill from 1822 to 1960 under the ownership of the martin f unily the pond has been dredged and cleaned a spillway t and a small curved bridge added like the one to acton s centennial lib- rary georgetown walter pacholok newly ap pointed building inspector and zoning administrator for georgetown has a busy life ahead if his first council meeting is any criteron the ink was hardly dry on the mayors signature on a bylaw appointing him to the post when he was instructed to a interview management at dom- tar pulp and paper and ad vise council when an odor problem in the mills waste settling bed will end b ad vise the owners of property on water st where an apart ment excavation has stood idle for some time that weeds and dead trees must be cleaned up c take action to overcome a dust and mud problem on main st n caused by house building in the wimpey subdi vision three residents made bitter complaints about off ensive odors from the mill miiton 7s3273 show times un thru tours frl aset 7ft pm ssm7 2 ooex3dejcmoaeooooocoecxwoooo i i oxu theatre tj wedthursfrisat june 282930 ft july 1 centennial special i helicopter canada color also road to nashville color i sat matinee 2 pm sunmontues july 234 how to succeed in business without really trying color robert morse michele lee pink zitter cartoon thursfrisat duel at diablo james garner sidney poitier the dave clark 5 tplne panic cartoon july 678 ml book your a for expo 67 now h s holden opffomltmst m cask st east cueuph mane ta 2tua 3 vacation bible school things to make bible stories pictures games 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