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;~î~ ~ - - - PAGE - POURTT THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO THUSSDAY, APRIL 16, 1942 Southern Ireland, Green and Neutral Lives in Fear of Invasionb This is the 15th of a series of stories about a trip to C London and return, taken by p a group of Canadian news- s papermen at the invitation E of the British Government. It n is written by Hugh Templin, E who represented the Cana- dian Weekly Newspapers As-, sociation. Every day of the six weeks ora more spent away from home seemed to provide something new and different, but nothing was quite so unexpected as a two-day holiday in neutral Eire, or Sou- thern Ireland. It was nottby choice of mine. I would rather it had been Scotland, but this short, peaceful interlude in the only part of the Empire which stays neutral, was not only in- teresting, but I look back on it with pleasure.a It was a Tuesday afternoonc when I left London, along with1 seven other Canadian editors. Our hosts put us on the train and bade us good-bye, sending us away with more presents - this time envelopes with enlarged pic-t ýures of ourselves during our tra-% vels in England.f That night was never to be forgotten. Two huge German lands mines flgated down out of the air and arrived in Bournemouth at the same time as we did. That experience has been discussed more fully in another of these stories. I was up early the next morn- c ing, having slept fairly wellon a mattress on the floor, in spite of the rasping sound of shovelling broken plate glass off the streets in the darkness. There was somet difficulty about shaving in a bath- room full of broken glass and with only a dribble of cold, rusty water from one tap. but the lady manager of the wrecked hotel had her staff well enough organized to give me the best breakfast I had while in Britain. The British Overseas Airways car picked me up at the hotel and drove through streets of stores without glass in the win- dows, and past English cottages looking out on the Channel, to Poole. The next morning, while un- dergoing one more lengthy cus- toms examination near the docks at Poole, the air raid sirens began to wail again. The natives looked on us with some suspicion. Air raids had been scarce in those parts, and this was the second in as many days. But I did not share their idea that these few Cana- dians were important enough for the Germans to send over raiders. just to get us. Still, it did add a bit of excitement to be going out in a trim motor boat, through the waters of Poole Harbor, dodging the seaplane traps and mine fields, to where the winged bat- tleship of the air, the Short Sun- derland flying boat, "Champion" rode at anchor. In the draw for seats, I landed in what was called the spar com- partment of the ship. I was all alone in a fair-sized room, full of baggåge and sacks of mail. The seat was comfortable, and the steward came and served an ex- cellent meal on light plastic dishes. But though we flew for two hours and a half over what is probably some of the most in- teresting scenery, I saw nothing at all: the two windows were painted over with thick black paint. I hadn't realized, on the trip from New York to Lisbon to Eng- land, how difficult it is to travel around wartime Europe. In a way that was little short of miraculous, as I learned later, the British Council had waved aside the dif- ficulties on that trip. The return voyage wasn't quite so easy. As I sat alone in the spart compartment of the huge "Cham- pion," I read a little booklet is- sued to wartime travellers by the British Overseas Airways, andt marvelled that I had got out of1 England at all. Our good shipt would refuel in Ireland and take1 off for Portugal. The next morn-t ing, I would be in Lisbon and by Sunday, I would be home in Can- ada-or so I thought. Truly the Emerald Isle It was early afternoon when the great ship glided down to the water so carefully that there wasn't even a noise 4n the ears. I stepped out into the daylight again. We were in the estuary of the Shannon river at Foynes, Ireland. On the river bank, two hundred yards away, was a big concrete and timber pier, with a neat little customs house at the land end. Behind that were two or three buildings where a couple of rail- way cars were being loaded with peat. On both sides of the river were hills, just as green as ever they had been described. So this was Ireland ! I never ceased to admire the fast launches of the British Over- seas Airways. It took only a few minutes to reach land. The wait in the customs house seemed un- necessary. but when the examina- tion took place, it was brief and informal. Men in green put a few« chalk marks on my brief case and club bag, already decorated with an imposing array of airline stick- ers and official seals. They made one more entry in my passport. None of us knew that we were to stay overnight in Ireland in- stead of going on to Lisbon. When an official broke the news, we did not like it. The countryside was green enough, but uninviting. Two moder buses waited oit- side. The only thing unusual was the name of the company printed in two languages, English and the strange old text of the Gaelic language. Not till then did I real- ize that Southern Ireland was bi- lingual. "Sure," says an Irishman, "we can be illiterate in two lan- guages now!" It wasa drive of twenty miles to Adare, where we -were to spend the night, but the roads were winding and narrow, with walls along each side, and plenty of stones still left in the fields. The tiny whitewashed cottages were picturesque but poor. By the time we pulled into Adare, the speedo- meter must have indicated 30 miles at least. Late that night, I walked with B. K. Sandwell and the constable of Adare, past a thatched cottage, past an old Norman tower, now nart of a Catholic church, past ancient trees with six-foot trunks, and on down the main street of the village. The chief was full of Irish lore and a bit of a Doet. He said that Adare was the most beautiful village in the whole world. Probably he's night. A Strange and Ancient People I went to Ireland with a pre- judice against .the country. I had just come from England, where the people were fighting for their very lives and for the freedom of the world. Here, next door, was Ireland, not only neutral but re- fusing even the use of ports to fight submarines. Yet these Irish still enjoyed the privileges of Empire. I came away with the feeling that Ireland is beautiful and the Irish people are kindly, hospit- able, but beyond the understand- ing of a Canadian with Scottish blood. Here in Sweet Adare, the Irish people did not seem to un- derstand what was going on in the world today. They lived in +he far past. One might have thought that Cromwell had come NEXT TO A NEW CAR your logical choice is a RIVERDALE RENEWED CAR (sold with a written guarantee) ARE YOUR TIRES GOOD FOR THE DURATION? ARE YOU GETTING MAXIMUM GASOLINE PERFORMANCE? Make sure of your Economical Transportation OUR LATE MODEL USED CARS ARE 1. Reconditioned in our own shop for economical operation. 2. Equipped with carefully inspected tires with many miles of carefree driving. CHOOSE FROM OUR STOCK OF Popular Makes and Models DEALERS in Bowmanville and vicinity are invited to see our used car stock. Our trade price will be found attractive. RIVERDALE R GARAGE, LIMITEDE 755 and 777 DANFORTH AVENUE, TORONTO Toronto's Foremost FORD and MERCURY Dealer that way just last year and laid waste the old Black Abbey and the Franciscan Abbey and theý White Abbey, not forgetting Des- mond Castle down by the stone bridge over the river. Of course, De Valera boasts that Ireland will defend itself against any attack, from any source. It's rather pitiful. Down by the bridge, there were some tank traps. At least, that was evi- dently what they were intended to be. A Bren gun carrier might have some difficulty knocking them down; a driver of a medium tank would hardly notice them. In the last two weeks in Eng- land, the army had been on manoeuvres. The sight was im- pressive. In Ireland, too, the army held manoeuvres. Word had been sent to Adare to have food enough on hand on Friday for a couple of battalions, but they did not come. The following Monday, they arrived. There was no food. Asked why they didn't come on Friday, the colonel said it rained that day, so they postponed the exercises. Apparently the Irish don't realize yet that modern wars don't stop because it rains. But though De Valera may speak of repelling any enemy, the people of Ireland know their dan- ger, and admit frankly that they themselves are helpless to meet it. I talked with two mothers at the golf course, and they asked if I thought Hitler was going to at- tack Ireland. I wasn't very hope- ful. One of them said she had three little boys at home. The constable, a veteran of the last war, said that 150,000 men from Southern Ireland are in the British Active Forces. They slip away to Ulster to see a football game and forget to come back. And down in the village pub one night, Grattan O'Leary of Ottawa, a pure blooded Irishman of the third generation in Canada, steeped in the lore and poetry of Ireland. waxed eloquent on our last night in the village. He said that Hitler was the Cromwell of today,.going about burning chur- ches. I missed that speech, but I know how eloquent Grattan can be and I wasn't surprised that he had the men of Adare all anxious to enlist at once against this mod- ern destroyer of religion. The Most Picturesque Village I have said that the village con- stable thought Adare the most beautiful spot in all the world. That statement needs to be am- plif ied. The bus that took us to Adare drew up in front of a picturesque inn, The Dunraven Arms, the sign said. What a tiny hamlet like Adare did with a large inn like that was something of a mystery until I learned that it belonged to peacetime to accommodate his Lord Dunraven and was used in hunting parties. Now it houses the passengers flying over the broad Atlantic. In the pages of its register there are many fam- ous names. The inn was com- fortable and not too modern. Its lounge was full of easy chairs and chesterfields. Sitting in front of a peat fire, waiting for afternoon tea and cakes, one could talk with ferry pilots, with men who knew Bagdad and Singapore and could compare their airfields with La- Guardia and Croyden. In that lit- tle Irish village, I was surprised to meet a young American pilot, now taking planes across the At- lantic, who was quite familiar with the landmarks of my own little town of Fergus. He had flown over it often. I don't suppose anything as lovely as Adare "just happened.' I suspect that many Earls of Dun- raven poured the profits of their Welsh mines into this village. I know that they rebuilt two of the ancient abbeys, presenting one to the Catholics and the other to the Anglicans. And they laid out their "demesne" so that there were views down elm-lined streets and 1 past thatched cottages, with hon- eysuckle growing up the walls I even suspected that the old thatched cottage that stood dir- ectly across the way from the inn could neyer have attained thal appearance o!extreme age and yet be so well kept, without being planned that way. Whether the cottage was old or not, there were plenty of authen. tic ruins. The ancient stone bridge over the Maigue river had beer there for six hundred years or more. No two of its seven arches quite matched the others in size or curvature, though they hac stood tbrougb the centuries. Beside the river, just upstrearr from the bridge, were the ruin! of Desmond castle. I liked then best of all. In the library of th( inn, I found a book with the planý of the castle, dating bck toabou 1100. From inside those Wralls many a Fitzgerald or Desmont sallied forth to terrorize the coun tryside. Enough is left to be abl< to see all the rooms o! the oli castle, with the help o! Lord Dun raven's little signs on the wall and the use o! a bit of imagina tion. One rainy afternoon, climbed to the top of the tower looking out through the loop holes where archers once sho vanhorrthat I hadn'tstra ssinc high school days, came crowdin back. I plucked a tiny fern ou o! a crack in the rock and put i inside an envelope in my pocke Back home, three weeks later, found it, ail dried out, but whe it was planted again, it grew. . There was just one thing i Adare that didn't seem sto fit i the picture. That was the mano house itself. It dates back 90 year or so. and looks something like wedding cake. On the front wa is an inscription which wen something like this: "This goodl house was built witbout sellini on borrowing, or going in debt. And fortunately, I thought, th goodly house is well hidden froc view from the rest o! Adare. Perhaps, if you're Irish, yo know the poem by Gerald Gril fiths: "Oh! Sweet Adare! Oh lovely vale! Oh! soft retreat of sylvan splendour! Nor summer sun nor morning gale E'er hailed a scene more soft- ly tender." EVERY DIME BUYS MILK FOR BRITISH CHILDRENI The above photograph, received at headquarters of the National War Services Committee of the Kinsmen Clubs of Canada, pictures children in one of Britain's "War Nurseries" enjoying milk puddings and drinking milk uspplied by the 89 Clubs of the Kinsmen Asso- ciation. Pledged to supply British Children with 1,500,000 quarts of whole milk before July 1st, the Kinsmen have now announced ship- ments totalling 1,750,000 quarts and a continually increasing supply of milk to the needy youngsters "over there" as long as the need exists. Send your contributions to National Kinsmen War offices, 26 Wellington Street, East, Toronto. Questions and Answers About Tires and How T o Conserve T h e m By Research Dept. of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Inflation Pressure 1. Q. How often should I air my tires? A. Passenger car - once a week. Trucks - local or short hauls - at least twice weekly or preferably daily. Trucks - long distance - high speed service - daily and before starting each trip. 2. Q. Should I increase my in- flation pressure in order to secure better wear? A. Air pressure should be main- tained according to the tire or car manufacturer's official re- commendation for the particular model or size of car, or truck and tire size. The important thing is to maintain the recommended air pressure at all times. 3. Q. What damage will over- inflation have on my tires? A. Overinflation will cause tires to wear in the center of the tread. This will mean that such tires will be worn through the tread in the center while there is still rub- ber on either side. In addition, overinflation increases the prob- ability of bruising and cutting by putting both tread and carcass under greater tension. 4. Q. Can I get additional ser- vice from my tires by reducing the strain on the cords by reduc- ing inflation pressure? A. Not under average condi- tions. Underinflation results in fast irregular tread wear due to the increased squirming and scuffing of the tread contact area. 5. Q. What effect will under- inflation have on my tire mile- age? A. A considerable drop in tire mileage can be expected with underinflation. If under recom- mended inflation 30,000 miles were secured on tires, the follow- ing mileage might be expected for lower than recommended infla- tion: % Under- % Loss in Relative inflation Mileage Mileage At recommend- ed inflation 0 30,000 10 5% 28,500 20 16% 25,200 30 33% 20,100 40 57% 12,900 50 78% 6,600 6. Q. If on a long trip in hot tweatber, tbe inflation pressure 1 increases somewatioverthesre- g commended pressure, shall I let air out until the recommended inflation pressure is reached? A. No, because by so doing, the amount of flexing will increase, causing higher tire temperatures r The one exception to this state- ment is in service subject to fre- quent bruises. HOLSTEIN BREEDERS s PLAN W A R EFFORT eAT CAL F AUCTION s t So successful was their "War , Effort Calf Auction" last year d Holstein breeders are planning a - second one to be held in connec. e tion with the National Holsteir d Sale at Brampton, Ontario, or - May 27. Last year $11,986.06 was , raised through the sale of 10) - heifer calves donated by breeders I and cash donations. This was for , warded to the British Friesiar - Cattle Society in England for ad t ministration and most of th e money was used to assist sailors ýe o! the merchant marine. g This year it has been necessary .t to somewhat limit the undertak .t ing and 15 calves will be sold t. These are being purchased anc I donated for sale by the Count: n Holstein clubs in Ontario. A ver: high standard of type, productior n backing and health has been se n for the acceptance of animals. r At the present time local com s mittees are at work selecting thE a calves to represent their district ll and a keen rivalry is being de it veloped to have the top calf n y the sale. Secretary of sale com g, mittee is C. D. Graham, Holsteir " Extension Service, Brantford. e m Your family will be well fed i their daily diet contains 1 pint o u milk for adults; more for chil f- dren; 1 serving of meat; 1 egg 2 servings of vegetables, one o which should be green or yellow 2 servings of fruit, one of whic] should be a citrus fruit, or toma toes; bread, flour and cereals preferably whole grain or enrich ed or fortified; butter. These ar daily requirements-not require ments for each meal. Make Gardens Work For National Health No fancy gardens this year! Canadians are urged to put gar- dening emphasis on maximum nutrition, and conservation o! seed, garden tools and time. A good neighbour policy is advised, -sharing tools, dividing packets of seed and exchanging produce. Family tastes must be consider- ed. The following vegetables, all rich in vitamin content, will serve as a guide as to what to plant: Tomatoes, lettuce, turnip greens, chard, cabbage, kale, onions, beets, carrots, potatoes, rutabaga, peas, parsnips. Rich in vitamin C, tomatoes are also a good source of vitamin A, and thiamin of the B group, can- ned as well as fresh. Cabbage, cooked or in cole slaw, is also a healthy winter dish as sauer- kraut. Peas, dried green can be stored for winter use, and beans when mature are a staple article of diet as well as being good while green. Reader From South Sends Nine Air Raid Instructions to Editor From Marguerite B. Flood, Los Angeles, California, we received the following 9 points that in- struct people in air raid precau- tions. And the same day Chief of Police Sid Venton produced the official Police Magazine with the same 9 points listed. "Laughter is good for morale," said the Chief; so we let people in on these laughs: What To Do In Case Of An Air Raid 1. As soon as bombs start drop- ping, run like hell, it doesn't mat- ter where, as long as you run like hell. (a) Wear track shoes if possible-if the people in front of you are slow, you won't have any tCouble getting over them. . 2. Take advantage of oppor- tunities afforded when air raid sirens sound the attack, for ex- ample: (a) If in a bakery, grab some pie, cake, etc.; (b) If in a tavern, grab a bottle; (c) If in a movie, grab a blonde. 3. If you find an unexploded bomb, always pick it up and shake it-the firing pin may be stuck. (a) If this doesn't work, leave it in the furnace. (The fire department will come later and take care of things). 4. If an incendiary bomb is found in a building, throw gaso- lin.e on it. You can't put it out anyway, so you might just as well have a little fun. (a) If no gaso- line is available, throw a bucket of water on it and lie down. You're dead.' (b) The properties of the bomb free the hydrogen from the water causing rather rapid combustion (in fact it will explode with a helluva crash!). 5. Always get excited and hol- ier bloody murder. It will add to the fun and confusion and scare the little kiddies. 6. Drink heavily, eat onions, limburger cheese, etc., before en- te'ing a crowded air shelter. This will make you very unpopu- lar with the crowd in your imme- diate vicinity,' eliminating an un- necessary discomfiture that would be more prevalent if people crowded too closely. 7. If y ou should be the victim of a di ct bomb hit don't go to nieces-lie still and you won't be noticed. 8. Knock the air raid wardens down if they start to tell you what to do, they always have the best seats for themselves and thpir friends anyway. 9. 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