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THUIISDAY, DECMBER '25, 1941 TEE CNADIA STAESMAN BOWMNfPAGECIWAWTf Why British Churches hurned While Factories Eucaped E' Thiasl ich fith af a acnies ai articles about conditions in Great Britmin sud other coun- tries visited by a graup ai E Carirdîmri newspapcr editers. * It waa writtcn for Uic wcckly newspapcrs cf Canada by their special represeritative On the delegatuon, Hugh Templiri, ai thc Fengus News- Recard. In a prev iaus stany, I teld some Sthing about' the bomb damage i r P Londoni. Tue subject af- bombinj and its neaults on Uic peapleo England istoo large to dismissi a fcw sentences. ît la, on ha been, the meat important icatux, af Uic wan aince Durikirk. Landon ha becri acniausi, bembed. Tue raids cri Uic cit, began mare than ri ycan ago anc comtinucd until Apnil an May 1941. When dmytimc bombing be came tao castly for the Genmans the ememy turned ta might boml amg, which cmnnat be s0 effectivi in hitting partîculan tangets. Silnco eanly summer, tic night raids oz London have stapped. Hitler n( langer has the planes te spart the R.A.F. has commaind cf the aii ever Bnitain mmd around tht coats; inland defencea are monf mumerous mmd better cirgrinizcd Air raids continue, but they ani mostly mlomg the eristen and southerri coasts. I think London looked, muci ai I had cxpected ta iind it. I did nal expcct ta sec such a large arcu eat ai St. Paul's Crithedral sE Uiaroughly laid waste. Ini twc cther areas, bath aauth ai thE river, Uic damage struck me ai terrible. In both these caises, il was little houses by.Uic score thal had suiiered, which secmed to nE worse than aId 'tffice buildings or ancient lamdmmrks. Thmt wmu luimrply because thene must have li Wlth sincere good wlshes for youn happlucus at thc Yuletide Season GIIMORE'S, BAEMER SHO1l' Norm Gilmore, Proprictr, nul MoNutt, Asistant 3 beeri so much lbauofai 1e: as Uich houses themacîves, sanie Uicm are betten gene sud b Puidings tuat replace them i Improve these districts. Why Churches Are Durned I have been askcd hundreds questions about bomb dama Perhaps ether readers would1 ta know a f ew of Uic answers. Is it truc, for instance, t L-churchea are almcst invaris ln destraycd sud important facta: ng escape? of It lu truc. It lasa obviaus tA in Canadian in Erigland tint it see as uncanny until anc knawa ce reasoris. In London anid ather bai y bonbed cities, it is abvicus t] ty Most ci the damage waa donc rd inccndiary bomba. Thcy arc an Lsuad ligut. I brouglit partsofcf i-hame with ne. It lu cylindri ma ot aven twa inches ta dirime m.mad about a foot iong-sdmethi e like a fat Roman candlc. The hE cela fiat, net pairited like thé tip )a hîgh explosive bomb. That 10 the heavy end. The trial has f -e; on it te kecp the bomb upright jr ut fails. Dnepped iran a hel, ieo 10,000 feet or sa, an incendia re bomb wiil penetrate through ad late roof or the fender of a e re leaving a saal hale. It will1 id ge thraugh a brick wall. '7 bonb ignites twc minutes aiter stnikesanmd develeps a fimme si as ta have a tempéraiture ai abc C) 5,000 degrees. A lange bemi Da migit carry thousanda cf iC i' dianies and drop them out litera, ro by Uic ton. ae Nowadays, the British' n as how ta iight tue incendiary bon 't Velunteer fine watchers anc atways an the lookaut foioni] ae Thcy have the simple equipmE )r to renden bomba: harmlesa befc 1thcy crin develap heat. re But even'yet, tic churchesa -not amie. Tue beautiful aid bul inga, deaigned .by Christepi, Wren sud ather great architc have alate roofs. Inside tue bul img la another imise roof, citen lemd. Tue incendiany gees thnou the samte, but hasn't force eriou ta penetrate thc second roof. 1 fore it crin be rcachcd, ut has E piaded sud started a fine. Sonr times, there was an ak ceiling well. Na mmtter haw iriithfulit watchers rit the churchea mig be. it was impassible ta ripE the siates sud' tue lead ta time rcach the bomba. It wasn't tuat churches we delibcrritcly attmcked. Everythii was rittacked. It was simply natter ai the way tue church wcre bult. Factorles Have Really Escaped The stany ci tue factories ai the preduction of war maténrils somethtag cisc again. It lu literî ly truc that many of tue importa: cnes have neyer becri bombed. srw a great mero engine irictoi in the Midlands, built aince t] war stanted. It was undoubted tuefinest-faetory I ever saw. was built by a large autemob cempsuy aalely for tue produ tion ai radial erigincu ai 1,500 h. or so. It lu several miles fro: tue ricarest city. Evcny precauti has been taken te sec tuat a bon 1To A'il Our Frionds -' Our beut wlshcs and compImnents cf Uic ucason extend to al farmeru hi Uic community. Christmas in -war tme cals for more sinceity even ta Grectinga. Therefare we desire at ts tinie ta ad Uic Christ- msa wish that we shail be able te cooperate wlth al aur cus- temers ta eveny way possible so that ta 1942 wc may make a substantiil contribution ta Uic defence ai Canada sud tue peace of tue wonld. West End Garage & Machine Shop W. S. Sitaples Md staff Bowmanville Public Utigltes Commission Extends appreclatlon ta Ilà cuatomens and friendi for thc loyal support aceordegi the Commission la 1941. It lute Uicnecre wluiif eticCommission that you have a real Mcm>' Christmausud a New Toar full of Uic good. Uilngu of lite. MeWMANVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Gco. E. Chase, Manager W.3. Strîke, Chalrman a. 0 O Jce M. J. Eflott, Conînluuioncrs ensignu on the nadiaters. I ad- mircd the beautiful Engllsh ceun- tryside and wondered aithUi pa- tience ai the British farmens, cut- tlng thein second crop ai hay ln f ields datted with plane trapu. Covcntry'u clty hall remains al- meut untouchmd on the border af acres of ruina. The car ln whlch 1 wu ridlgwau Uic lait ta drive up te tue door. A curlous crowd, mostly women with market bau- th 0PF TO ATLANTIC BATTLEC dropplirg nearby wan't affect th people inside. If one makes direct hit, a series of blast walJ wlll minimize the damage. Bu there has neyer been a direct hi 1Twice I1 passed the origine Hurricane factory. This is an oiE for er one and stili makes the famai eo f fighting planes which the R.C.A.. the uses. It was pointcd out to n, will by a ferry piot, who was goinj to the factary to take a new plan, 1 ta a fighter station. Abave ti s of factor iloated a group ai bar age. rage Dalos an unusual sig] like away from the large cities. 1. wauld have known it was an in that partant factory. Yet the pilot toli il me that the Germans had nevi r.es faund it. It souncis mystifying. Actuali; *a a it is simple. The cartoonists icig ensta show a man or a building s the camouflaged that it looks ludi raus. That is actuaiiy what hap. .dly pens. At nlght, these factari* tat lI.teraily cannot be found. by Sanie of the Bonib Damage nall It la impossible ta mentier one many cf the buildings that hav( [cal, been. damaged, but I might listi ter iew. By this time, the streeti Ling have ail been repaired, railwayi ead are in full operatian, and there i )of littie or no sign of bamb damagE tis in the railway stations. The dock: fns which must have suffered, are ir tas operation again. Barges, drawr ght by tugs, are cantmnually going ur ary and down the Thamesa rt West- ia minster. I saw a convoy gaing ar, out the mouth of the Thames one flot day that I visited the East Coast rhe As I said befare, ail the bridgeE rit aver the Thames escaped damage ;aid On. anc ai aur first days in Lon- 'ut don, the editors were conducted ber through the Hauses cf Parlianient en- by two interestlng and humarous "'iy guides, Lord Snell, representing the House of Lards, and Sir Pat- [w rick Hamon, from the House of nb. Commons. They teck us even in- ai- ta the basement reoms where Guy ibs. Fawkes stored the gunpawder to ,nt blow up Parliament centuries agc, ore and inta the undergrcund chapels where Cromwell stabled his hcrs- are es ta show his contempt for the id- institution ai parliament. The ber chapela are lavely. There is no flts, longer any horsey smell. ld- Here and there, I saw the dam- aio age ýdone by bomba. In the great Igh Westminster Hall, where the igh bodies ai the kings lie in state, 3e- warkmen were repairing a broad ex hale in the roof where a bomb nie- came thraugh. Big Ben has aimast ý l escaped. One corner of the cc] he tower giid anc face were damaged ght but the dlock still goes. Off The wcrst damage lu inthet ta House ai Commans chamber it- resel.It iimply does flot exist any 1ieg a smail pile of rubble an~d twfrted àsmany a great debate has taken place. Yet, strangely enaugh, thé Ircams around it are almast un- nd touched. is St. Pau1's and Westminster Abbey al- It secms impossible that St. it Paul's Cathedral should have sur- ,Ivivcd when ail the area behind it )ry is bare and dreary. I visited the ýhe cathédral and found anly ane ly large hale in the roof, made by a It high explosive bomb that shat- Uc tered the altar beneath. Again ii IC- was explainc that thc roof struc- .p. ture supplied the answer. The in- m cendiaries bounced off the greal on dame and the arched roof. Pire ib engines and fire flghters are mass- e d ail the tume ta the square in front ai tic cathedral. h. If Westminster Abbey was bit, the damage must have been ne- paired, althaugh one portion was ciosed cn the Sunday aitennoon I visited it. Fleet street, wlth most af the dally newspaper offices gnouped together, suffcncd much, y et flot anc daily papcn even missed a single édition. The editor ai anc of Lard Bcavcrbrook's Ipapers told me that £75,000 had been spent ta protect the two buildings he owns in that arca. I saw Uic re- sults. The record ai the ncws- papers is remarkable, but ne marc amazlng than the attitude of the people at large. It la said that it was a great help ta morale when a householder came ta his front door aiter a night of tennar, and iound bath Uic daily paper and the bottie of milk on thcedaorstep. At Buckingham Palace, only anc small building has been hit, but the Iran fence is being ncmov- e d ta be used ta make munitions. *Many stores on Oxford and Re- gent streets have suffcned. Ten- ants in rich apartmcnts In Uic West End have lest evcrything thcy owncd just 'as thonoughly as Uic peor In the dock arcas, though net such a large proportion, per- htssurprlscd me ta mid mn 1 mmunt -1.c-b1m---. Ivi-it Le kets, had gathcred. As I steppe Lo out, I heard someame isk: "Wh are they?" I answered: "Cani 1- diama." Tue neanest waman wit It a basket aven hen anm respondeg Le ta my surprise, with, "Gad ble ýd Later, I uriderstood. Mayc b Moslcy welcomèd us in a rooc et which had a mnodel, tank andý k large vegetable marnow an tl ci table, symbois, ai grerter produc tien. Mrs. Pearl Hyde, headc .e the Woen'a Voluntany Senvice L- tald me that many cf Uic peopl y of.Coventry wete clothcd li Cano y disu garments,,ari Uiy had bee d ied for days froni fleets cf mobil ,e canteens, donrited te cities anoun, i by varioua Canadian war funci e Canada rnrks high in thce etins tien of Coventry. A few minutes later, I staoi ramid tue rubble in Uic ruinso Coventry Cathedral. On anc ahd stcod Mrs. Hyde and on the othet tCaptain S. A. Hectr Chiefo ePlc.Bath, Ilandlaten, r emembera cf tue Onden of Uic Bai atluh Empire because of heroic ser -vices penformed. tMajor Christie, ai St. Jehi N.B., movcd thraugh the rubbl wih tue Preveut af Uic Cathedra suad laid o an u mproviscd altarà wrcath which Uic editars hac *bneught from London. My cyei were moist sud I thought th( Chief wlped away a tear. Twc dayslt, Prime Manister Chur. Ccmil itcd Coventry and asked about Uic wneath. He theught i a splendid Idea sud the ncxt day, Ltwa more arrlved ta place beuidE aur own, anc -from inaaton Churchil, tue otuer frcm Mrs Churchill., Tue buildings ta Uic heant of Coventry are litenally wipcd out in twe great raids, anc in Noyem- ber, 1940, sud Uic other in April 74,000 bouses eut ai a total of 91,000 In Coventry were damag- cd. "It was a beautiful rraonlight night," said Mayor Mosley, "the moat beautiful I thlnk I ever saw in my ic."1 A visit ta ýCovemtry now is de- pressing. Here, it weuld seeni, the Gerinan Luftwaffe rcally suc- cceded. But Uiey didn't, even thougi thcy sent cver 600 planes te bomi fer il1% haurs In tue mconlight, and even theugh they had im- mense luck, for thc lange water mata was broken by high explo- sives and threc lucky shots hit the canal bank and dralned away the secondary watcr supply. Tue buildings which madc up the business section anc gene, and se are many ai the houses. The hospital and the Cathedral amd Uic Roman Catholic chunch are but shelas. But amazlngly eneugh, only 1246 pensons were kllled ln bot h raids, sud I saw with my own eycs Uic war factenles golng again at ful apeed.. That aiternean, before we lef t to visit a bomber station, a dainty Young lady served tea ta a dozen editeru. I askcd If she llved in Coventry during tue raids. She dld. She wasn't la a shelter cither. It wau her turn Uiat nia'ht to be on Air Raid Patral. She NEW YEAR'S REDîUCErD RAIL FARES FANE AND A-THIRD Gon oaiaIr. Frida7, ec. 19 te Tburaday, Jan 1, 1942 Inclusive. Return limit: leaing destipadi on slter ibis mldaight (S.T.> WedaeadY, Jaauary 7, 1942. VAUE AND A OUET Good Soingi. Tu«day, De. 30, ta Thuruday, Jas. 1,1942 inclusive. EstumrmIazLeavlng destdoasian Ot liter thas mldslght (E.S.T.) Friday, Jmauny2, 1942. 1Whm&Wti 1 0mê. lbi AIN& ed UUMMMUUmmmU ,ho it I The Editor's Mail ess UUmmUm~ 'or Fenelon Falls, Ontario, irner Decemben 15, 1941 ýa erMn. James:- le Enclosed fid $2.00 for my pa- ic- per froim Home for another year, ef In the past yean I have enjoyed es, your paper more than ever, en le evcry page anc finda goad reading ia- matter. Pensonaily, I think you an aught ta ledl very proud of sudh ile a paper, and I question, if there id is anather paper printed in any du. other amaîl town that can com- ia- parc as favonably. I do like your straight-forward citicisms, your od tareient thcm lu very kind, yet, of you arc net afraid te let folks de knew what's on youn mtad, and r, whcre you think tbey anc wýrong. of Te me, that makes for a gaac re paper, and I hope you wen"t r- siacken in amy way iniUic days to ,r- ceme. I am atmR at Uhi beautiful little ,nI spot wherc the people arc mest lfriendly, sud wbern theUicpasi .a six months I have gained in health. a I was very peerly whcn I came d down here fram Toronto, but anm es pleased te say, thene lu a decided e improvement. I meet the ecca- vo sional persen wha have friends or r- relatives in my Home Town, and >d some have spoken very nicely it about Bowmanville, causing me te Y, perk up niy head, and stick out 8 my cheat. You know hew yau n would icel if sameone spake high- s. ly cf Uic place that you love so dearly. Another year has almost gene, an d what a lot has happened,,sud how good God has been ta us here in Canada. Let's count aur bless- 'f ingsanmd do ail we crin ta cheer 1- one ariother in thia journey ai ilue. Ta some, the jeurney inmabot c rt its end, but what a joy if that lif1e has been livcd in a manner -that has been pleasing to God, for the reward la at the end ai the e long trail whcre we . shahl sec Jesus face ta face. h You'll be glad ta know that I bhave a clear and definite testi- rnony to give for my Lord and Master, Jesus Christ. The way rgrows sweeter as. thc days prisa byandtheChrstwho came t emy heart when a young child, is estili the saine today as the years cneep on. I often think ai thc Home Town and ail Uic klnd folks whe tnied te help me, and who gave me that spiritual push that encounaged Me ta give ail fer the Masten's Service. What je y It has bneught Einto my lufe, and I believe te a degree I have bnought sanie joy into Uic ives cf athens. My' klnd regards to yeu and tMrs. James, net fargctting ail my othen friends therç. Let me wlsh you and them, a very Merny Christmas and Uic best New Year yet. Qed bleus yau. More power te, youn' ours ousvery sincenely, G. Hollande, Brigadier. Dean George: In a recent numben you auk for Information negandirig Tue Albion. This was a newspapen publish- cd ini New York carying the titie " The Albion," wlth the subhead- ing "Britiuh Colonial and Farcign Weekly Gazette." It was estab- lished June 1822 and ram uritil 1875. It may be conuulted in the Public Refererice Libnary in Te- nante, the University Library sud ln the Libnary ai Uic Leglalative Ausembly. Thene la an odd volume in the Canadimr Mlitary Inetitute. Dr. Scadding refera te t ln hîs "Toronto oi Old" publluhed ln 1873. "Frnm ths journal it was that almeut evcry anc in our Upper traveled through tuose utreets wli flames and death a il around amd Uic sky full ai enemica. She wau tcrrified, she adrnlttcd, but she neyer theught ai taklng shel- ter, Ariyay she had no home ta bgobs gotyut. a oucan t defeat people like Canadian York who had the least triste for reading, derived the principal portion af his or hen ac- quaintance wîth the outside world oi letters, as weil as the minuter details of praminent political events. As its frime implies, The Albion was intended te meet the requinements oi a large number af persans ai Engliah birth and of English descent, whose lot ia cat on this continent but who neyer- the] cas cannat discharge froni their hearts their naturai love for England, their mutual pride in her unequalled civilizatian "Cae- lumn non animurn mutant qui trans mare cunrant,"I was Its gracefully- chosen and apprapriate motte. Haif a century ago, thc boon af a judicieus literary journal like the Albion was te dwellens ta Canada a very precieus anc. The Quartenlies wgre nat then ne- printed as now; nor werc peniedi- cals like the Philadeiphia Eclectic or the Boston Living Age readily pracurable. Without the weekly visit ai the Albion, mantha upon mantha would have passed with- eut any adequate knowledge be- ing enjoyed af the current pro- ducts of the literary warld. For the sake ai its extracted reviews, tales and poetry the New York Albion was in some cases, as wc well remember, leaned about ta friends and read like a much saught aiter book in a nmodern circulating library. And happily its contents were always sterling, and werth the perusal. It was a part ai our awn bayiah experience ta become acquainted for the first time with a portion ai 'Keble's Christian Year, in the colunins ai tuat papen."' Sincerely yours, Jabez H. Elliott. 1l Spadina Road, Toronto. Soldier's Letter Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Milis, Hamp- ton, have received the following letter frani their son John over- sea ohr n a, i n BDean Mtaher mnd ledyJim sud IBud: Juatsalie aet ou know r Ihe anivcd amier tdheulndgbtip.- thpen I'11 mie i ong t lnp.Ig suppoe i abe yon my lWeandta lievetam an two Wi ac hanvea frice ap d oe.Thl qie maacre mon the ad an Tet malsa E, prett god. I cas gey aea shot sug e anw t hey ac 5 shWaren tawe cn' to hmvdermuci. W-efrire estart in t oldiesute irae n the standgint cnae s re neko t iym.i oeapct 9 easy. oe er r sr ulthdfetrainsoven he ne csureak h home. e Do you remember Pete Bath- y gate who uscd te play football for -Hampton? He was an tic same r terni rs I today. The athen day I rsaw the light-lieavywcight box- Ling champ ai Englamd who la in sUtc Royal Army who gave a de- imonatration with another tap nanking boxer. Tuey showcd us mî al thc fine points cf the grime. ItI amn glmd I staned Up sanie D tobacco before I let because I sec mow it us gomng ta be hard te get eliold ai. Tes sud sugar are two ýt ether thinga liard ta get. Ycu cari ýt buy cupa cf tea in thc canteen for tuppence but it la pretty weak. It etastes like tes. that has been mmde i and the leaves dried eut mnd uaed 1a second tume. MRS. H. FERGUSON GUEST SPEAKER AT INSTITUTE Bownmnvillc Women's Institute ueld is Christmais meeting in the Parish Hall an Tuursday with m gaod attendance of niembers mmd same visitars. It wris decided te boan the In- stitute dishes for use in tic Sol- diers' Recreation Raom in thc Cowam Black. In place ai tue usual cxchamgc ai gits thiere wra a special collection which reauiz- cd $6.00. Mra. Fred Baker report- cd the usual nmnben of kmitted articles had been completcd for the Red Crass. Mrs. T. Wcbbcr, Orland, Ont., was tic winner ai the iavely quilt on which Mns. G. C. Alîchin mmd greup have been seing tickets. Mrs. Harold Ferguson, gucat apeaker, in a thoughtful inspira- tional talk on Puraty, Lave and Truth, as symbahic ai tic Christ- mais scason, stnessed that wamcn shauld give their leadership and influence and cyencome their in- diffenence to a ke a wonthwhile werld. It lu cun will te do tuings and how we do them tirit counta. he quoted from variaus poees, including "Tue House by thc Side of tue Read," and same lavely quoatiins froni Jerome K. Jer- ome's wrltings ta stress tuis need fan leadership sud influence to kcep truti, love and faithInla ur peoplethese three thingu bring thc geatcst contribution towards lastimg pence mmd goodwill rimang mankld. Mrs. W. C. Wankman amd daughtcn Miss Margaret contru- buted twe fine piano duets. Mrs. G. C. Alîchin moved a vote ai appreciation ta Mns. Fengusen, ta tic mtiata, mmd ta Mrs. W. H. Webb amd gncup who wene con- veners ai Uic pragramn d who c1cul11iuÉALTII a.a. Juy and lainess la our wlsh for you this Christmas and In'the coniing Bi ANTA BMRfO8TXLIPHONE GALLE, TOOI This comparisen gives some idea cf Uic big Increase in long dis- tance telephone cails which takes place on Christmias Day. The pile are nmade up ai Uic tickets an which the details of out-of-towni cafla are recorded by thce perators. The amaller pile represents, Uic aven- age day's buainess on Uic long distance Uines. The pile to which the aperatans are pointing represents thc Christmas traffic rush. Ail these cruls, many fan far-ofi places, pour in withta a few heurs at Yuletide. Since there just aren't enough circuits ta go araund, cafls may be delayed for considenable peniods on Christmas Day. -sud, la, Uic star wiich tucy s5ri theUiceast, wcmt "beicre theni, till it came and' staad aver wicrc the young child was. Wben thcy saw thc star, Uicy rejoiced witu 'excceding great jeY. And wben thcy wcre came itthUi hbuac, tuey saw thc young child with Mary is nietuen,raid feUl down, sud worsbipped hlm: sud whcn Uicy had opencd tueir treas- unes, thcy prescnted unto hlm gits; gold, sud irsukincense, and myrni. St. Matthew COUCH, JOHNSTON. and CRYDERMAN, L[O. i If our merchandising bas inanay way contnlbuted ta the enjoyment cf yeur Christînu dlnner wc are weil pleasei, We take this opportunlty ta wish one and SU a Very Merry Christma1S CAWKER'S Moat Market The GLEN RAE DAIRY i M Another Corvette slides down Uic ways af a Canadian shipyard ta join the large ileet tuat has already been turncd eut by Canadian workmen. To date, Canada has launched 77 corvettes, 59 minesweep- ers, Il patrol beats, 19 mater tarpedo and crash beats, and some 700 amailer craf t. Han. C. D. Hawe, Minister ai Munitions and Supply, has announced that additional contracta are being negotiated for 55 more corvettes and 25 minesweepcrs af a type substantially langer than those constructed se far. Sixteen trawlers are aise on Uic sciiedule. M CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWALANVILLE. ONTARIO ID A rqv 0 ci lm 9 GREETING