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the georgetown herald wednesday evonuig jury 24th 940 british commonwealth air training plan part i the rhythmic cloinpclomp ofsuff hew service boots replaces thehub bub of fair crowds in the coliseum build tog at toronto s exhibition park for the cavernous fair building has been taken over by the royal canadian air force as a receiving station for the thousands of recruits pouring in from the 1ft recruiting centres across the country this no 1 manning depot is the re servolr of raw material from which air training units will draw students training units wui araw smnenw i t u wiitc n 3 pilot air sunn air- jf observers and technical men of varl ous sorts it is the first step in the f nin of the empires expanding air force the ooliseum which formerly hous ed the largest indoor lair in the do minion now gives shelter to a constant population of some 2 000 eager young men getting used to their air force blue and the terse bark of military they may wait several days or several weeks before they are drafted to an initial training school for a more formal and more detailed introduction to air force life the depots name describes its pur pose t titie air force the story goes that one proud mo cher remarked to her fortunate son after bis inclusion in the depot that she wished they had called that place by some other name like bishop de pot because nobody seemed to ever have heard of this person manning spend one day at no 1 mann de pot no 1 air training command and the full significance of the task of creating an air force will strike the most ground minded layman through this depot pass embryo pilots gun ners wireless operators cooks ac countants mechanics fitters riggers and some threescore other vocations bach takes an important place in the scheme each is only one cog in the machine and each is essential to the creation and fulfillment of the under taking suppose we follow young tom brown as he arrives tom first walked into one of the recruiting centres scatter ed across canada said he wanted to enlist passed through the most rigor ous and searching examination of the whole armed forces briefly he negotiated his way through a rigid medical test present ed documentary proof of his educa tional standing submitted a birth cer tiflcate had a long cnat with a friendly officer this last was import ant even if he dldnt know it be cause he was tested during that talk for appearance personality and a few days later he was called up he was provided with fare to toronto where he was mot at the train by an rjoajf truck he was driven out to the exhibition park and disembarked in front of the big stone building chances were he wasn t alone be cause from 30 to 00 young fellows like him arrive every day he took his place in a line or these lads and filed into the building inside strung in a long line down the lobby were tables behind which sat young men in the famous blue uniform they had typewriters in front of them and as tom paused in front of one of these tables he pre and off parade then tom and his fellow recruits were dismissed the period after that first dlsmls sal is an important period ln the uvea ot boys like tom for 48 hours he was not recalled to duty but was per mitted to find his way around the place to watch other men and to re cover from any affects of the inocula hon but it was important because it let tom watch the wheels go round he had freedom to watch men questions and digest the answers in the meantime tom didn tsee be hind the scenes at the depot he passed doors with red labels on them out of bounds and he learned only that these indicated the offices be hind these doors however crews of young men work in a system that is a marvel of precision and detail with in a few days of toms arrival they learned more about tom than he would believe even his mother knew they checked with the recruiting cen tre where he enlisted and corroborat ed the two letters of recommendation which tom had to present befoiv he a as accepted and on the day of his arrival dauy routine order no so andso carried his name every detail albout himself his religion and edu oatlonal standing and was forwarded to headquarters in ottawa though tom hadn t realized it he had become a definite factor in machine which would finally turn him out a polished perfectly fitted unit to fit into a niche somewhere when he enlisted in rfls application form he stated he wanted to become either a member of an aircraft crew pilot observer gunner wireless oper ator or a member of the ground ser vice but he also outlined his quallfi cations for any particular post le h knows motor mechanics or navigation or radio or any of countless vocations depot offices knew this it had his application form and attestation pa pers so into the records he went as a man knowing a particular trade or vocation cross indexing lists him in many ways under a file of a certain trade under religion etc in les than one minute depot office could tell you about any men of the thous ands who have passed through in re cent months but it won t because it carefully guards its secrets regarding such things as something to be shared only by the man and the officers who must know about him forty eight hours after his arrival tom was called for physical training when he got up in the morning he did an hour of jerks and ate a hearty breakfast of cereal bacon and eggs bread and jam and tea coffee or milk then he paraded with his squadron and started his rtrst drill as a new comer he got his first fatigue per haps sweeping floors or polishing brass and during the ensuing days he drilled more and more got a preliminary idea of what a machine shop is like saw motors pulled down and repaired had a chance to look over motor transport equipment and be told what functions it serves and vv hy it is constructed along certain lines as days passed he learned discipline he was checked up for leaving his tunic unbuttoned his boots unpolish war victims safe in canada canadian paclf c photo innocent victims of a war in which their fathers are play ids a noble part these youthful evacues from fnland arrived unaccompanied in montreal after an uneventful j urney by anudlan pacific services in v inds r mali a 1 ntreul the y unt brttons showed deep interest in the railw ly a war men rial c mmeraoratlng the death of canadian i at f c s id trs of a fcneratlun at many of them fathom of the canadian i aciflc employes wh are today bringing the youth of 1 nf1 nd atif b ian 1 and sea fr oi the i rr rs t hun air ra 1 iedtcd t c he learned precision in drill and promptly began pounding out a file on browr thomas ac2 tom then learned that eveiytxxryembryo ace and cook is an ac2 aircraftman secondclass when he first arrives when questions are all answered and the file completed tom passed along to a wicket here he gave his name and regimental number which was to be home until he was drafted days or weeks later to some other training unit now officially in the depot tom was directed to the stores branch one of many recruits he entered a long room through which ran a counter where he got his equipment at dif ferent wickets he got boots uniform cap socks and so on as he emerg ed from the other end lugging a dufflebag stinted with underthlngs and struggling with his load of cloth lng he was directed to another coun ter where a man with metal dies and a hammer was busy stamping regi mental numbers on boots tom got his stamped and then he was steered upstairs tc a huge room where he hunted for the bunk which bore the number of his tag in this room were sleep bags or groups of several hundred bunks ar ranged in areas bunks were double- leckers each double decker was en closed on one side and both ends by a plywood partition permitting priv acy for the two occupants but more patricularlv providing protection from draughts when windows were open the partitions also provide a place to bang clojilng at one end of the zoom was an ablution table a long uessly clean metal trough with in basins along both sides tom cjulckly learned that after a wash up each man must wash out his basin and turn it upside down to dry two hundred men could wash at one time at his bunk tom changed his clothes his civilian kit he made in to a bundlev took it downstairs to the stores department i where he wrote out a tag witnfals mothers name and address the bundle would be shipped home for him then he clomped in his stiff new boots over to the doctor s office where he was examined even though he had passed his stiff recruit ing examination the rjcaj takes no chances that he might have picked up a com fl ba he ar at t depot and while he was at the doc tors he got his first shot of vaccine and inoculation serum with there of the new arrivals tom assembled in the mr arena a sergeant lined up new recruits told them they were hi no 6 squadron and then a through a loudspeaker welcam them reminded them that the expected them to be gentle men at all times never to act or i in any manner that would bring on their fellows always to remember that cooperation and fair play were expected of oram aways to tabs pride n eraonal appearance an gradually developed a sense of pride if his squad was a bit smarter than another he soon got special jobs such as sentry before a door if he misbehaved by staying out too late he got confinement to barracks or even kitchen police but all this time he still was ac2 only one man in a big unit learning military life his hoi r were fairly easy up early 6 is and off duty at 430 he could leave barracks if he was in by 1030 when he left he had to pass the wicket in the lobby where he origin ally got l bunk number and there he picked up his little brass tag with the number on it when he came in he left the tag and thus it was known if he failed to get in on time some times he tried to leave only to be refused a tag because a coloured eel lulotd clip attached to it indicating that he had been confined to bar racks for some misdemeanor then one night he applied for his tag and the uniformed buddy on duty said sorry tom your tag is clip ped fo draft tom stared at the tag yellow and red clips indicated that his name had been included in a draft tom galloped through the building to the office was told that he must see the adjutant or commanding officer about release from barracks be cause he was included in a draft leaving soon for initial training i dr a thur la roe president of the school from which he would proceed i american narcotic defense assocla later to schools for air observers air gunners or pilots w th anywhere from one to 500 fellows tom climbed abroad a train and started for his next unit in the meantime however he took a final look around he dropped in lo ue mov e theatre or attended the thtatrial performance staged by a mixed company of depot talent and iting volunteers from any one of thl scores of clubs and associations that stage almost nightly shows for the boys he walked through the huge lounge room where several hundred men can doze or read or play checkers he passed dozens of table tennis tables he dropped into the tuckshop where 1 e had bought odds and ends rang ig from razor blades through the gamut of edible delicacies to maga zlnes he went to the library to re turn the books he had borrowed and rei d the latest contribution on the bulletin board probably a poem pok lng good natured fun at routine yet i tver jesting about the service if he was a member of the orchestra 1 t turned over his instrument to an other volunteer incidentally the orchestra is constantly rehearsing now members he might have speculated about his next stop it probably wouldn t have such tremendous space as this depot where whole squadrons and even a wing couldttrill andpuruov inslde on a rainy day if tom is not more than 28 years old he may be going to air training to become a pilot if he is over 28 and under 32 he may be come a gunner or observer or a wire less operator or if he is in the class which has some specialized qualifies tlonc other than would fit him speci ally for those tasks he may be going to a school which will turn him out as an aeroplane engine mechanic a titter a cook or goodness knows what so he had left manning depot no 1 to face with no little eagerness whatever lies ahead of him in his career in a force which he is already projd to belong to t on writing in the american week i with the july 28th issue of the tom got his leave all right after i detroit sjnday times wrarns against he was told of the significance of the fast moving dope traffic which his move and reminded that the of wrils school children as well as adults rice would like to keep closely in touch with him usually the men get a few days notice so they can clean up persoral affairs say goodbye to friends get laundry back from the depot laundry office then one day ai d has become a major racket be sur to get the detroit sunday times help us to do a better job for you send your subscription today in our mail bag thank ou mrs brooke answer ng our request for a file copy of the june 26th issue of the htrald mrs f w brooke took the trouble to mail one in to us from obhawa although several thoughtful subscriber had already volunteered their copies we are still grateful mn boolce for going to this trouble quoting in part from her letter may i take this opport unity to ex prisa my appreciation of mr moore successor 5 handling of the herald publication i was impressed with mrs moore s tribute of appreciation of the new editor and the manner in which the staff had carried on dur ng mr moore s illness and your own xi reused appreciation of the staff and intent on to maintain a high l indard of principles that has charac terized the herald i am glad to set some added features of interest es pecially the editors corner with it bits of wit and wisdom also the com m nts on radio personalities and quo tat ions from contemporary publlca lions it ls hard to picture the herald of fice without mr moore in the editors chair he was a good friend and most worthy citizen i should be often in georgetown but have not been able to make a per sonal appearance for some time past owing to an illness that has kept rat veiamuch at home here jrhank vou mrs brooke and hope jou will soon be able to pay that vlsl to georgetown wood for sale choice beech and maple at i a load mixed rails 250 a it mixed wood 12 86 a load phone 283j georgetown j brandford aeae id nooutel tobacco just like old chum reminiscences of georgejtown we continue from our last lasue the reminiscences of georgetown by o w young a native von and written for this paper back in 1000 ths old post office when i first remember the george town post office it was in a detached building east of travis on the north side of main btreet the postmaster was an english gentleman named sumpter with a head of bushy white hair i ihink that frank barclay was postmaster afterwards the post office being along side his store l w goodenow had charge pf the office jim gajbralth was the oldest watch maker a young man named t j wheeler coming from toronto to be hls assistant after the death of mr galbralt l mr wheeler married his widow and conducted the business for many yors thomas young kept a small hard ware store nearly opposite the gal bralth shop he lived on mill street block and a half from main street and right up against the bush nicholas armour had a watchmak ers shop east of galbraith he was an irishman an enthusiastic orange man and a leading menjber of the choir of st georges james young as before stated had general store on one corner and a hardware store on the other corner block originally settled by him many young men had their first ehperience of mercantile life in mr young emporium among them i remember david mckinnon from the scotch block david went to wroxe ter and settled there and his cousin flnlay mckinnon founded the whole sale drygoods house of s f mckin non 3c co toronto there was a clerk of mr youngs charley dol son who went to portland oregon which was near the end of ihe world and settled there joseph griffin a son of michael griffin of the town ip of lsqueslng near ash grove was another clerk in the young store he afterwards went to st thomas where 1 t established a packing house and later was the head of a large concern in the atne line in winnipeg his sons being a sociated with him dougill reld came to georgetown as a hi bland laddie and was book keeper li mr youngs hardware store afterwa ds he conducted a hardware of his own on main street teamsters a much valued and hlghlyesteem ed member of the official family so to spcaic of the young establishment was a winder anderson sandy head teamster and stable boss no light responsibility in view of the large number of horses and men em ployed in the busy days of flour and grain shipping according to my re collection sandy was what the scotch call a tfu ir man but i would not be sure of tl at perhaps he didn t care to have too many boys fussing around the hores one of his sons george entered mercantile life in one of the georgetown stores and i met him long after li brampton where he conduct ed an x tensive department store which iow flourishes under the name of g r anderson s sons successors to sandy anderson as teamsters were john hanley john bollman bill kelly and a good many others bollman was one of several families of swedish or german eml grants u at settled in georgetown they were known as dutch geer ls the only other name i remember of the foreigners bollman settled on a farm belonging to mr young in chin guacoua bill kelly was a rattling roaring irish blade with a great fund f sonx and stories which used to delight the boys though most of them would hardly pass muster in polite circles john long was the village cooper with a shop diagonally opposite the old methodist church near the upper pond skinner fc hales had a slaughter house beside the pond a ga fi hugh mackay was a genial scot and a keen angler alive with the traditions of fishing in the old land he kep a grocery on main street and as i remember sold the first coal oil lamp t ha t w as seen in the village which 1ad hitherto had to struggle with thr tallow dip the more con venient nnd cheaper wax candle or the lard oil abominations which usually filled fie room with foulsmelling smoke or the reek of burning fat mr mackay also gave the villagers a tase of their first bananas selling them at threepence each which was special train service f for r toronto i civic holiday g eastern standard k 5 moa august 5th only m 5 all regular train will carry m 2 extra equipment and additional a a sections will be operated where s j required 5 at tract we holiday week end fares v canadians 8 national ing built by henry wright his son dr adjjn wright has long been one of toronto s best known physicians james barbers first residence was the house furthest east on the main street he afterwards built a brick residence on a hill overlooking the paper mill the original james bar ber house was afterward the rectory for st georges church being occupi ed by rev mr mackenaje rev dr omeara rev h e wrtft and pos sibly otier clergymen if i not john r barber built a residence there in later years joseph barber lived at the foot of the hill and wil liam barber on mill street a short distance from main street samu philips was a conveyancer and real estate agent living in a cot tage at the rear of james young block and was the first man in the village o learn to operate the tele graph instrument being agent of the montreal telegraph company having an office in rear of the hardware store excepting for the calls he never learn ed to read fluently by sound de pending or the paper tape on which were registered the messages in the morse alphabet mr ruston came to georgetown aa a bache or from england and estab lished a drug store on the south side of main street in course of time he married an english lady but whethei he went after her or she came oat to be wedded i do not remember at any rau she proved a charming ad dition to the small social circle ant was a eereral favorite a brother william r iston came out to clerk for his bro her and subsequently was employed by the firm of northrop s lyman who had a large drug store near the st lawrence market toron to doctors and lawyers the old doctor whom everybody depended upon was dr mtculiougb who lived on the road west of the grand trunk railway connecting the eignth and seventh line there waa also dr cunningham of nerval who shared with dr mocullough the task of bringing most of the children of the village into the world dr ranney came later dr free man came from milton and was for many years a popular practitioner on retiring from practice he settled out west in wyoming i think dr herod of guelph made occasional professional visits his office in george town being kept by a student dr lewellyn brock were here any lawyers several but the first were t chlsholm uvingstdne gilbert not so m ch all things considered wetenh and robert forsythe the he could always be depended upon for i last man mftrrled miss hope a niece any delicacies that were to be had in jamt ba oeorge goodwin the torjnto market mr mackay and mr barclay were amorg the first to build residences on the newly opened square the mackay house was built by mr mackay s brother walter master carpenter edith street was named by james young who had it opened up as a short cut to stewart town for f is sister in law miss edith philips east of mr mackay on main street was a brick store and dwelling adjoin was year after them solomon page was an american traveller who ultimately settled in the village and married a daughter of robert young he- was latterly a partner of james young in his general store benjamin thompson built a large new brick hotel at the upper end of the village nearly opposite the resid ence of w w roe arsi kept a good house possibly it ls still standing continued next 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