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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 26 Feb 1942, p. 4

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THE CAN~ADAN STATESMAN. BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO toria. There I met Major Generai pROMOTED Unity of Purpome C ad a Co p e d u te sto Australia as Canada's commis- : Essential States sioner to that country. Many of President of Board his staff officers were with him, Eutertained Visiing Editors i pieofth a htteywr in site act hat hey ereAlbert W. Hawkes, President of ________________ ~more than busy with the manoeu- ~çm bro omreo h This is the tenth in the and the defenders were moving vres. No doubt they liked to, talk " tedtatbes, andomerentfasha series of articles wrîtten ex- up to the East Coast. to a group just over from Canada. :ý business statesman, in an inspir- ciusively for the weekly In order to leave the if e of the The eltatdgood. Af terfreth Nw or newspapers of Canada by merplis undisturbed, the Cana- the exotic cooking a h i oCîhamber of Commerce, said that Hugh Temphin of the Fergus dian ops aswokng its way tels, this was like Canada again.' the power to prosecute thie war New-Rcod.Mr Tmpin around behrnd London, crossing Thrn a oîwdb ta successfully until victory has been flew to, Great Britain as a the Thames between London and (the only beefsteak a nEg achieved, and at the same time guet f heBritish Council Raigan hnhading north- land), mashed potatoes, carrot.perv the objective for which and was given an opportunity east. jam, cheese, crackers, rols andtenaisar gtngfrsnt to see What is being done in The day before, we had passed appe.Mr avlos hr an impossibiiity, and then hie went Briai i watie.the artjlery and the tanks, hour waahafonofbteinah on to say in the course of his a ter uo h broad roads of the dishes. The officer.beside ak ofEgadi fLno.O hsfn eti ei ekwn the dif- -No matter what any American Th ot f nln sfull of north. of London.h Onfn tis fne me tol me it was margarinee but Canadian soldiers. One is as apt mornînwi a hrnatyo vud' ae o ads huh jhrfrnet h a tose aCaadanmiîtryun-the move, truck after truck. sioencabot pant. r wSmedis being carried on by other nations form in any part of the country- The fine car in which I was r id the English paint didnt last truhli h ol pt h side south of London as in Traf ai- ing developed ignition trouble in aidmo the cils were ail being afternoon of December 7, 1941, we gadTafla used for making margarine. An- gSquare its elmeigplc o let station wagon pîcked me uP. in the greatest war of ail times. Sa Caais oe ve.n lc o The driver was a chap from Ham- other remarked: "Oh well, you Awrbogtaotb h t Il waans a on he monin ilton. Laurie Audrain, officiai can't eat your paintadv t tack made by dctatorship nations of Friday, September 26th. Break- photographer, sat in the back sea to"w.. 1Iupnhe ricpe inovdn fat n heSvo cnsstdof with his cameras and his lh our way of life. A war having as toatoicehexcelle nrs tea meters draped around his neck. mosphere, there was a white table Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cully its objective the extermination of btmtr andmarmalaentreafsta He hoped to come hack to Canada cloth and a great bowl of lovely Bowmanville, whe has been man- individuai freedom. wasteanday adutrea. str after the war and edit a weekly English roses, picked fromn the ae of the Dominion Stores at il htw od eri u wereno ggs Th cofeedid't ewsaper. I answered ail his gardien beside the house. Sudbury for the past five yei5 wyo lf i njeprd.T tase ik cffe ndprhabv uetinsaswel s1 could. Second Division Demonstrates habenpo tetoher d inheritance bequeathed to usb wasn't. The butter was cut in atiiGlisPreixaedt htatroon, I saw a d -mn aeorhBy hreh0 area oçur heroic fathers is in danger of pieesthedimeer f shllngus and we stopped at a littie park. staino h ork f the Cana- ilhage. Previoolis tho thisJac k igdsroe. ongAen but abut hedaîef a shi liTh The other Canadian editors were dian Corps in the Aldershot area. had directed tw'oo h opnyscn r eng killed this vr water aidut he fspply kmarma there already. There was a formai inspection of stores in Toronto. moment,' and thousands of our laderwasdjhst but dyone. ext Downthenarrow street, a teRylCndinRgmncitizens are suffering physicai month, te oudnbe.an.t steady streani of Canadian-bljt drawn up with its motorized nadmna nus eas TeHmecawawatnatmoter trucks passed towards the equipmnent in ý.he backgreund. In riers and armored cars was tear- of the ttacks of the aggresser .... th dor it aCnaia la ws. fslierik nfr iet nearby fields, 1 saw the soldiers ing down tode nuifr iethe road past the spot NO man's life and preperty are over the radiator. The drvre rffc epn t oig n sing trench otrs id aie hred tod lwigdwnscre h nly reason that the crossed Westminster bridge, skirt- motorcycîists buzzed up and ow2 y fwe nS inluding tommry for a corner and turning eut of Japs aýndNazis are net tramping Clear Tele ed a neted cricket ground and 1h iewthn thate~ guns. on ce the favorite weapons sight. I don't know how fraa h tet fti eyct oa drove through a part of LondonJ thing was in order. Evidently the1 of American gangster, 00W use it was when that wireless caîl ravaging the homes, piundering where there was about one bulld- Canadian Army had done this fui in close-range fighting. There went out. but that battalieaonwrmulst thebanks, violatingthelchurchest ingdesroyd i eeryblok. hekind of thing before, for there was ,were portal ,els nt, be trained to standards tha ol n eauhn h epe i htAUhi~ great Croydon aerodrome show,,ed never a hitch. sm mh enough te be carried do credit to a city fire brigade. our armed forces have been able les dmae tanmiht av ben On the corner stood a littie o amn's back, others mounted Conference with General thus far te keep themn at a dis- A 1K K -WU0 expecdmage ta mightfhave b hp, but there wasn't a sig'o in trucks. The regiment had MeNaughton tance. Our people must be areus- first targets in London te be of anything te eat in the windows pentye Bren guns and larger It was in the late afternoon ed te the perîl of the heur and bombed. roetcutr. Two girls an ttank weapons. Eve th that our cars filed up a driveway stimulated te pay the price of Ti aainwre n h Troops on the Move stood inside the door and an oc, rifles, with their shorter bayenets, borereswth edgs liped n hei ow potetio. ur er casional soldier. iding with his have severai uses now. bree ihhde lpe nteronpoeto.Orvr It was net long tili we were in legs over the back of an army About one quarter of the Cana- fancy shapes and stepped in front survivai as a nation is involved. ing out tanks at a rate whieh the area where Canadian troeps truck, saw themn and waved. intopwe lvginhus of another large mansion, this The necessity for an all-eut dedi- 200 a mionth, according to« tieen mtf the Ary nLuc WthMjo enra dlmat that time. Somne of these were time the headquarters of General cation te the principles and insti- Btai n was otged inm neunchA t onIMaso e h n e u ttaby. Tey emdt eqieMcNaughton - Lieut.-Generai A. tutions of human freedom con- Canadian tanks have already vitin wsge he p anorepe- eit o wclim e utof tcasixnew, and were certainly modem. G. L. McNaughto, te be more frts us. And that which con- Yet it was only last May th invasion. In theory, the Germans in front of the fine old house Te eeusdfrsepigol ieîe. The ngo msu inteurs fronhtsuilngcofrhnsusec had landed in the Southeast but which was then the headquarters and every room, except the bath-weea ngurm titrsig Teimn ofhnstdaisb itakrmbe ofteI had ben replled.Then i was f the2nd CnadianDivison. ke t and equip inEngland. more important than it has ever No one tee oelis had ben replled.Then t wasof th 2nd anadmentivneat.lymepiledtl up wherewersol-- Whilewewe e ate anteandandensand-y ibeenuiat anylitimeo during thene fnevea supposod that anether landing had heard later that it was at one time diers had sîept. wiches, standing around a table in of any of us. Today we have a tosppir of raw aeil been accomplished south of Hull a summer home of Queen Vic- There were othor things 1 saw a room whese windows iooked job te de, the magnitude of whichto up~rSm era that day. The Canadians have o ut on what must have been won- has neyer been approached or to Government and army offi been building reads te oeliminate dorful gardens in peacetimne, Gen- even contomplated by any nation departments; between conti:i ________________________________________________hazards and obstacles that might eral McNaughten moved frdmn one in the history f the wold. Ame- u~slow up an army speeding te- te another. He was particularly rica will do that job because we WESTRN ANA A SECIL BRGAN ECURION wadthe coast. W e drove along interested in relatives and fniends are determined te avoid petty You can help clear the te]t WETR.AAthPCA AGINECRI le wide Ridge Road with broad in Ottawa, for hie had'been head centreversies and dissensions, sub-uret-absissy dpî From Ail Stations In Eastern Canada vaieys and chalk hilîs on either of the National Research Council due class and greup hatred and ugn a uiesb dp Goig Dil Fe. 1 -Mar 7 192 nclsiv sde.Thre as e pee lmit. here. As a noted scientist, as well bittrness and promote unity. Vic- phone Tactis" ... and by "ra REUNLMT-45 DAYS Thon we came te an ancient tewn as a soldier, 1 believe that the tory cannot be achieved by a di- yusedi egbul u TICKETS GOOD IN- with narmow, winding streets. The General has argtt lc l ie ain ems ecn o pn nnihonyb Coache, in ouristSleepng Cas or i StanareffectsngCcruldfebesc imagined.ginemeststthe wwholelpalphabet r haftere ahise teate was aoneglpeopneetwithwihafsingle Coahe, n TunstSlepig arsorinStadad leein Crs To eliminate the worst of these, namne te indicate degrees and purpose, namely, the production tphone a spatfaienter at Speciai Reduced Rates fer each class. two sweeping by-pass roads have decoratiens. Ho did net look well of the things necessary te win the tlpoei ato nit Cost of accommodation in sleeping cars additioiial.benultaudEgihtwn at that time, and since thon has war, the production of the food needless delays on your linc BAGGAGE CHECKED. Stopovers at ail points on route. Tey bla th e lsU oneso been forced te take a month Off necessary te sustain the nation, mesgso1hc reti Similar Excursions from Western to Eastern Canada the old roads but they do speed te rest and ecuperate. I have and the training of the manpewer During Same Period. up the through traffic. nover mot anyene who knew him, te use these matenials of war in depends. TikesSlepngCar Reservations and ail Information Fnly ooe angv who did net charactenize hlm as an effective and successful way. TicketanySeepinnt.a lldem onsrain te an e usn ,ya fine fellow." After that day, I "We know new that victery is Mt' 6 ASK FOR HANDBILL T,2-27 and speed of the Reconnaissancecodunesadntwnonybthsiirsn. Battalien. Ho stepped over te anc Having f ed us the custemnary the battlef iold while the -rest of us &~ &n & M ~of the wiroless units and said a English afterneon tea, General go about aur ordinary affairs. CAN ADI N N ATION A Lf ew words. Inside of threo min- MeNaughten took us upstairs te, Modemn war is all-ombracing. It W utes, a stroam of universal car- his own office. It was large and is fought on financial, industrial airy. Maps hung on ail the walls. and spiritual, as well as military 0A dozen editers and a f ew staf f and naval fronts - even in the efficers sat down at tables, with fields and at the firesides. We are the General in the centre of the ail combatants in this senso. Each horseshoe, and ho gave a short of us has something te do, on the address and thon answered ovory farmn and in the factory, in pro- question. Thore was ne hesitatien viding the guns and ships and and ne eva3ion. Occasionally, planes, in supplying financial and Girls' War Service Club having told us somrething, ho matemial resaurcos, in alleviating Receives Appreciation would say that was net for publi- dîstross and protecting as best we cation, but that was the only re- can the weak and infîrm against Froml Mrs. V. Massey striction. Ho kept ne secrets from the shock of conflict. The disci- bis visiters. plineoaur focs attain by compul- Canada Heuse, 0f ail the editors present, 1 sien we must attain by voiuntary London, England seemed te be the only one taking co-operatien. The solidarity they Dean Miss Caruthers: notes that aftomneen. They were achieve by cracking the whip aven e ace mie fairly complote. Leekine aven their subjects, we must achieve o uddrunin a e ery fer tbom now, seme months later, I b ypomoting undorstanding and td elay cobr.In aknoledgingfot find that they are stili timely and the realizatian of aur commo e- the ho pastitwe month has beon valuable. At that timo, Mescew spensibilities and interests. Tebttieularly bsy mo for m e.n and Petrograd wero bath threat- efficiency thoy acquire by de- aThe things you have sent have ened by the onomny. Since thon, streying democratic institutions, already gene te a place called the that situation bas changed, but we must acquire thraugh preserv- Dcln eteet n a' .without altering what General ing thom. Dcln eteet n a' McNaughten said of the Russians "The relationship botwoon the tell yeu how grateful they were and of the war in gencral. It was nation's finances and its fighting ci th t vrypng istrict ter- in this talk ho coined the fameus abiîity iîvitl.Waseddollars cietetig nyU odr phrase about the Canaian amps are soldions, sailors and air mnfics. a o nwfo being "a dagger pointed at the lest. Wasted dollars îead te the At presont, as you know frem heant of Berlin." More valuablo, impoverishment et the people and the papers, ther sntmc pchas, were bis remarks on th neuiy e hr governmont. bombing, and I can assure YOU equipment, training and rein- Many a so-caîîed non-miîitary sneeyta hs aiisne forcements. oeaan exedtr the things more than anyene. Feein tat heimortntme- fdealprai oct an.xedtr Ma y I send te each member et Feingta h mpratms must be discontinued. Ordînary the Girls' War Service Club et sge which lho asked us te gîve xossofgvmmntms eBowmavl y best wîshes for Canadians should net be con- 1 ecutethebanc, aearndmthetnocessaryhmnil densed, I will devete a separate atxphiursmstb e New Year, and again my article te the thingsuwhich Gen-warmest thanks for the splendid oraileMNagtetsi th at day. w patriotically and witheut waste.. work yeu are daing te help aur It wiii bc the next in the senies. "b , all w takstle gte psi- home On other days, during my visit tv ahrta h eaie t Yours vcmy sincerey titude is essential te success. The Mrs. Vincent Massey in Bitain, I met members of the slogan must be "Do it now." Wars O ur igli ers ustHeadquarters staff in London. are won by attack, net by wishtul ur F g t r u tOne evefling addne i nknad ~Plous hepes. The Solina People Deserve is e witetheoffcia hiter ofaggressive roactien ef the Russian CaorsCtaes inthow.Hos a del nrnhd rwa nm o Nn otsEdn nepew t Ms.Pcmy, ermml am -avntg1'he .grssrm ay n Drieemor 31, 1941 Range iattIe gunronts. radio_________________13.0 an lotialprs r aegth tRue reciPtiOn ,froma 2 Dances ------13.00------ THE H DRO-FLF.CT IC P WFER nd elctricl pats ar amon thedruggist. lix it wlth a qua]rtof----36 COMMISSION 0F ONTARIO p I ceuntloss high precision instru- wvIter, add the JUICe et lemens. Jt'a Mscellaneaus ---------- met fmodern wafare manu- easy and pleasant. factred n Cnadin plnts need only 2 tabiespeeIlstul tWO $168.17 factred n Caadia plats. imesa day. Otten within 48 heurs- Epniue donsomnetimes overnight-sple1did reauitS Ex-enditure0 Steel helmnets made in Canada are obtailled. if the pains are net Wool --- -------- ------------ -qfr C n din s l irs a e a t- ickly relieved and if yeu do n t M t rasf r q it - - 10 fo aainslir r ni eei better, Ru-ex Prescription wi Matenials ton us ....----------.90 mnagnetiC because, otherwise, they cost you nothing te try. Your money Mselnes....... 9 weld affect t he instruments used refunded if it dees net help you. Ru- ex Prescriptionile sfer sale and recom- $49 a peer aim. leading druggris. Blneo ad 11 ep ho ne Lines for Piroduction nusands like him are turn- early this year will reach official, estimates. Many seen action in Russia. WARrJ.JMECIC bat the first Canadian- EHÎE ATc Une. are loaded with catis: ýand essential parts; ucials; between plant inents. 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