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the georgetown herald wednesday augut 2 1944 defence minister takes over cpr hospital car defence minister j i balaton up on the ladder in this pic ture to look over one of the upper beds in the 28bed casualty ward had ugh praise for the third hospital car turned out by the canadian pacific railway com- pany at its angus shops in montreal when he inspected it at ottawa this month and released it for immediate bervice in canada and the united states the air- uoudiwimed liudpitul on wheels was as nearly perfect as it can be the defence minister said and he congratulated those re sponsible- for the thought as well as the work which made possible the most comfortable accom modation flor canadian casualties the car was the first of two released this month and two more are under way at angus shops to brine to six the number of these wartime units of rolling stock provided by the cpr to speci fications of the royal canadian army medical corps back of the defence minister in this picture is a l sauve general agent for the xprfe passenger depart ment at ottawa who took him through the car and standing by is cbl g s currie deputy minis ter of national defence army voubth pbize letteb ik county council contest fob halton we present this week the letter bfcb won fourth prize in the county 0oodcq contest written by james diqs acton sometimes the headlines of the news axxy information about parliaments inferences and far away places how- mr we are apt to forget that this vast dominion of ours is made up of a multitude or governing and regulating bodies through which problems of the dominion as a whole are arranged for 4tw needs of the greatest number mr viatt to halton county council was indeed an insight into collective mncements of government here i avw representatives from all munici palities of the county bringing forth tbetr view points for discussion in a luger group i was permitted to meet tb officials who serve the county in carrying out these deliberations it was ho my privilege to see the jail the registry of flee the court house and all the organization that is necessary to conduct the affairs of halton coun ty it was indeed a privilege i will long remember in school studies i had learned about some of our forms of government but wiis visit and actually seeing the council in session gave me more un derstanding of the conduct of our public affairs than i would have gained from any long course of study seeing the jail was of course interesting but hearing the crown attorney mr dick give some practical advice to children and telling how crime even if mfq1 can only end in punlshmen t and a ruined life brought the truth of his address very close i was also very much impressed with my visit to the registry office and the system of keeplngthe records there of course i enjoyed the splendid meal and the fine outing provided the sessions of council were also very in teresting and among the discussions held and motions passed were that county councillors should get a more liberal allowance of gasoline that help should be asked from the ontario de partment about the starling menace and that highway number 35 should be given more attention and improved i hope that other pupils of halton schools will have a similar privilege of gaining firsthand information about our county government nearly half sixth loan subscribed ts ontabio subscriptions of the provinces to ward the 140776850 total of the sixth victory loan given in the com mons showed prince edward island j8334700 nova scotia 4040100 new brunswick 130624060 quebec 403935450 ontario 647376550 saskatchewan 37977600 alberta 46651 500 british columbia 107- 475550 newfoundland 2607260 and overseas 13383550 subscriptions numbered 3077123 with 76338560 credited to special names lists and 643090700 to payroll savings canvass expenses in connec tion with the loan totalled 3829927 atlantic service operated by tca in 95 crossings of the atlantic lan caster transports operated by trans- canada air lines in the canadian governments wartime transatlantic service have rushed approximately 60- 000000 letters to and from the forces overseas with four aircraft in bervice three round trips are now made each week between montreal and the united kingdom according to h j syming ton cmq kc president of tca five aircraft all but one built in canada will- be in operation this summer flights are made direct be- ween montreal and scotland without intermediate stops and the distance 3100 statute miles has geen covered in little more than 11 hours the sertvtce was designed by the gov ernment primarily to speed malls for the canadian forces overseas but other freight is carried parts and equipment of importance to the war effort no farepaying passengers are transported but official pasengers are sometimes carried these designated by the department of transport or the office of the canadian high commis sioner in great britain are represen tatives of government departments ranking miliary officers technicians and others travelling on urgent war business at the request of and for the canadian government transcanada air lines undertook this wartime operation its crews augmented by rx3 af personnel modification and main tenance of aircraft are the responsi toiiltgr of tca engineering staffs at montreal also engaged in the convei- slon servicing and maintenance liberator aircraft used in the return ferry service of the british overseas airways corporation transoanadas participation transauantio flying began seven years ago when the air line handled the canadian arrangements for imperial airways now boajq the present transatlantic service operated by tca for the government was inaugurated on july 22 1943 with the first eastbound flight by capt b f george pioneer tca pilot who was later operations manager for the air line the first westbound flight july 24 was in charge of oapt m b jock barclay another tjojl veteran now operations superintendent tor the atlantic service the first aircraft used numbered tca 100 and affectionately known to the crews as the old warhorse is a lancaster bomber built in england and converted to transport use to it were added tca 101 toa 103 and tca 103 built at toronto by the gov ernmentsponsored victory aircraft limited and modified tor transport no garbage collection monday august 7th civic holiday garbage will be picked up on the thursday collection please take notice all garbage must be wrapped in paper and put in good containers i midnight frolic 5 sunday after midnight august 7th 1205 am j huttonville park 5 modern aires orchestra the best dance of the season come one come all service by tca engineering staffs at montreal the lancasters have an allup weight al takeoft of 63000 pounds can carry 3200 gallons of fuel and cargoes up to 9000 pounds their wlngspan is 192 feet they are about 75 leet long and nearly 18 feet in height from ihe ktound they are powered byfour rollsroyce packardbuild merlin 38 engines of 1250 horsepower each some time gefore the service began toa crows were busy familiarizing themselves with the aircraft and the route capt barclay and another se nior pilot capt george lothian were granted leave of absence for three months they took part in the ferrying of bombers across the atlantic to bri tain under the royal air force ferry command transcanada crews head ed by barclay lothian and oapt j lindsay rood now chief pilot in the tca atlantic service were assigned to the boac and they gained much valuable experience flying back and fui hi auioss th o buses are serving the duration theyre on the go transporting groups of sailors soldiers and airmen from centre to centre and serving men and women on leave youll agree that this is one of the most important jobs right now even if it does mean that your bus service has been curtailed and that you may have to put up with some inconvenience and delay however the future does look bright for bus travellers already gray coach tines is planning a fleet of smart new buses for peacetime then once again youll enjoy the thrill of carefree highway jaunts longs confectionery phone gray coach lines with the acqulsiton oftca 100 early last year capt barclay was assigned to explore its capabilities on several freighting flights from- moncton to goose bay the aircraft proved that it could carry great loads on long dis tances at high speed barclay and his crew hew the lan caster to england for conversion oun turrets bomb bays and armor plating were removed and two extra gas tanks wen installed so that the aircraft could fly 4000 miles nonstop since that time the aircraft has been substan tially modified for transport work by tca ground crews on the first regular flight july 22 thi croxslim was made in 12 hours and 26 minutes this was a record but it husgtme been broken several times in january this year two of the lan- ensters left montreal four minutes apart and landed in scotland within two minutes of each other one plane carrying 6207 pounds of mall and 119 pounds of express made the trip in 11 hours and 16 minutes breaking uie re cord set in november 1943 by a bo ac liberator the captain was g b lothian coming in two minutes later capt barclay established the record which still stands 11 hours and 14 minutes his aircraft carried 4524 pounds of mall and 408 pounds of freight the fastest westbound crossing of the atlantic was made by tca captain ft m smith on february 29 it took 12 hours and 59 minutes the average ground speed made on the record westbound flight was 240 miles an hour eastbound the avejage was 277 miles an hour in summer the aircraft fly at an average helghlof 8000 to 10000 feet in winter it is 12000 with climbs as high as 20000 feet to rise aove wea ther routine is the pilots description of the ocean crossing thoy seldom even see the ocean and they have never had any exciting incidents to report flight crews consist of captain first officer navigation offlcler and radio officer captains nowtn toe errtoe are barclay who sometimes hies the route although he has heavy shore responsibilities as operations superin tendent rood lothian r m smith f kelly edmlson j a wright and j r bowker all veterans in toa set- vice this month toa will have cbx complete crews in the atlantic service retaining rxjaj navigation officers oapt barclay was appointed to hi present position capt bodd became chief pilot in februarybl this yerr noel humphreys is station manager at montreal and stanley howett in ozeat britain charles palalsy is maintenance supervisor and david tennant chief engineer at montreal hot atk fuknacks the temporary freeze of hot air furnaces is now lifted the wartha prices and trade board have av nounced homeowners and builders who ob tain certificates of essentiality wih beable t s new furnacesaa soon as delivery can be arranged ilia supply of hot air furnaces is very urn- ited and close control of all sales must be continued each person requiring a new hot air furnace must submit an anphna- tion for a purchase certificate in the case of a homeowner planning to re place an old furnace the application must show that the present furoaoa cannot be repaired applications can be made at any regional or local at- fice of the board retailers x not sell a hot air furnace unless a board certificate la presentedwith the order joseph e c marks one of the fa mous marks bros whose stock show companies were well known several years ago died at perth ont only on of the brothers ernie still survives phone 461 comer main gnetph street scotts garage vsavv international sales and service shell products