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PAGE FOUR he. Ileing Trailed by German Gest apo r In Lishon Not Pleasant Experience in This is the 16th in the seies passengens that nigbt. There was ter of articles describing a trip ta not oom for tbem. We weme hi, Britain last Septemben and packed in tao closely, and we sat 1 October. The writen, Hugh up ail night in the comfortable la' Templin, editor of the Fer- seats. Aftem we rase fnam the tii gus News-Record, epesented water, thene wene no lights either. CI: the Canadian Weekly News- The plane was ta f ly down op- fei papers Association and the posite the unI iendly coast Of be staries are written exclusive- France, always in danger from or ly for the weekly newspapers enemy raiders, and the only sale ev of Canada. way ta go was in the dark. And wý even that wasn't too sale, as we Eu I'11 neyer forget the night we ail reaiized. Sa we sat spawled left Ireland behind and f lew away around in ail sorts of queen toward Portugal 'in the largest shapes, trying ta sleep-and hav- e seaplane I ever saw, the goad ship ing some success, at that. e "Berwick," which laten became Ahadte ewc famous when it carried Winston badteBrik w Churchill back aven the Atlantic I don't think Pan Amnerican Air- 5jD from Bermuda and Bitain. ways would have tried ta f iy a su We left the peacefui ]ittle vil- Clipper on a night like that The sei lage of Adare, in Southemn Ire- waves wene high and the wind Li land, about ten o'clack on Friday 'Was off-shore. That made it neces- bAO night, driving by bus along the sary ta go away out into the estu- wmnding, walled roads, through a amy and taxi towand the land, with er coupie more tiny hamiets, and the ship gainîng beight fast tih down one ast hili ta the seacoast. enough ta dlean the range of low liE Once again, there was a hurried his. Besides, the plane had a h session in the littie customs bouse, heavy load. Thnee tilles, the cap- h though no baggage was opened tain trîed before hie finally lifted ha for inspection. One mare entny off the waves and into the air, ex was made in aur passports, and Each time, hie went fanthen out Wl we fiied out on the pien and dawn into the open ocean. S a shaky gangplank ta the iaunch. I sat at the littie window and ke It ail seemed strange ta me iooked out at the waves, thrilled that night. There I was in Ieland, beyond anything I had known an fi: where I had neyer expècted ta be. the trip befone. I could see two of ne Behind us on the his, ligbts the four big matons and the long an shone in the few bouses, which wing with a green light out near PC was flot wbat we had becomne ac- the tîp. The waves splashed up cc customed ta during a montb in aven the window when the matons cli Engiand, wbere evers'thing would speeded up. Twice the waves were have been black. On the pien, a sa high tbey came up aven the st« p o0w e r f u i seanchlight swung wing-tip, obscuring the green so around, picking out at times the iigbt. Then we turned towands ai shape af the big winged boat on land, and thene was a louder noan, da the estuary, thnowing its black and I could feel the slap-slap Of Tý- shadow an the cliff behind until it the waves on the bottom of the ai looked like two ships, anie gney ship, growing less violent and fin.-nm and one black. ally disappearing, and we wene in an One auncb had gone out witb the air. 'pl the mail and I climbed into aniotb- The great sbip cincled tawands th er witb a dozen fellow passengens. the south. The wing-tip light and at One or twa loads had already ail the intenion ligbts went Out. TI gone aboard. Down below, littie Irish villages pi, The bay was nough and aur and the City of Limerick sbowed fic launch went out past the seaplane, through the clouds for Ineland bas pe drifting back past it. The crew no blackout. Minutes laten, thene wj missed the rope thrown from the wene two on tbree light bouses. ge plane and tried again. The second and the moan shinîng an the open dt time they bad better luck and we sea, then nothing mare but clouds chnîbed aboard the big float fan bours and boums. thi whicb is a part af the body of the Lisbon, as seen fnom the air, iS Li plane and down tbnough the nar- one af the most beautiful af cities. fa row door. The Berwick anived aven the ly The intenion looked familiar. mauth of the Tagus River just be- PE This was anothen Boeing plane, fore the suni came up aven the bi similar ta, the Clippers by which his behind Lisbon. (The intentor E, I bad cnassed the Atlantic some of Portugal is quite mountainaus pý weeks befone. Even the pattern in spots). Dawn below, a large ir on the tapestny that cavened the fleet af fishing boats could be seen w wails was the samne. But this was on the Atlantic, mastly littie sail- ni a laten madel and langer. ing sbips, but a f ew steam trawl- th There wene na beths for the. ens. Then there was Estoril, the 1< in l fi j d NEXT TO A f INEW CARI: your logical choice is a RIVERDALE RENEWED CARL (sold with a written guarantee) ARE YOUR TIRES GOOD FOR THE DURATION? ARE YOU GETTING MAXIMUM GASOLINE PER.FORMANCE? Make sure of your Economnical Transportation OUR LATE MODEL USED CARS ARE 1. Reconditiofled ln aur own shap for economical operation. 2. Equipped with carefully inspected tires with many miles of carefree driving. CHOOSE FROM OUR STOCK 0F Popular Makes and Models DEALERS in Bowmanville and vlcinity are invited to see Our used car stock. Our trade price wiIl be found attractive. R IVE RDALE GARAGE., LIMITEDE 755 and 777 DÂNPORTH AVENUE, TORONTO Toronto's Foremost FORD and MEROURY Dealer rDONT WASTE FOOD - CANADA'S WAR EFFORT 13. Sal ic 1ram a dJ h r alth resort at the mouth of the fram ice cream sodas and strong I ,er, and then Lisbon set on sev- coffee ta much stronger things. ra hilîs. A new airport was be- The roadway circles around many ig built outside the city, with monuments or fountains withý road modern roads leading ta, it, goldfish swimming in the waters. icontrast ta the narraw lanes of And ail the sidewalks are of mos- e city itself. An Oriental cerne- aic-little pieces of colored marble -ry with littie tombs inside a laboriously laid by hand inta pat- igh wall provided an odd touch. terrns. Not only are there scroils Twice the ship circled the city, and flowers, but the history of )sinig height, and came down on Portugal is written there for those- e river beside a Pan American who can read the language. Uipper, preparing ta leave in a Up and down the Avenida,' cw hours. "How nice it would theme is a steady stream of traffic. Ie thought, "ta transfer fromn On the roadways at the side, aid- ne plane ta the other, without fashioned street cars with open 'en bothering ta go ashore." But sides pass every few seconds. 1 ;artime travel isn't that easy in neyer saw s0 many street cars on :rape. one street anywhere. The auto- Lisbon is one of the most ro- mobiles are mostly tiny cars and antic cities in the world at pres- one could ride haif a mile in 'i nt. It's a poor magazine that taxi for six American cents. Most isn't had some story dealing of the people are on foot, many of ith Lisban and its refugees, its them. with bare feet. ties, the Gemman Gestapo 'and There is paverty everywhere i uch like. There has been a whole Portugal and it intrudes even on eries of moving pictures about ta the beautiful Avenida. Hun- ,sban, such as "One Night in Lis- dreds of women pass in an hour, en," "The Lady Has Plans," and with baskets on their heads con- Affectionately Yours." The gen- taining silvemy fish or grapes.or rai idea seems ta be that any - flowers. Men carry cases of wine hing can happen in Lisbon. I be- or heavier loads. Many of them ive that is true: anything can have littie fancy wicker baskets Lppen there, and most of it does with a lid and handle. I was cur- ppen. Some of the things that ious about them. One day I fol- ave happened are probably more lowed an aid lady. She stopped ýciting than anything the fiction occasionaily ta pick things off the riters have pmocuced. But alas! street. At iast she sat on a bench ;®re of the true stories must be and I sat down beside her.0 She ,pt secret until after the war. opened her hamper. Inside were I didn't see much of Lisbon the littie bits of metal. On the lid af irst time 1 was there, but on the the basket, she had a horseshoe eturn trip, I saw far too much, magnet. - With the magnet, she id I do not; came if I neyer see tested ail the metal scraps. The ýrtuga1 again. Even when peace iran ones she put in one pile, the irnes again, I think 1 would de- non-ferrous in another. There's no mlie an invitation. need for salvage campaigns in Lis- On the eastward trip, the short ban. Nothing goes ta waste. ay in Lisbon and suburbs held mre excitement, but it was pleas- nt. The Clipper arrived after Questions and Answers lrk. My first impression of the Abu ie n o ragus River was that it consistedAbu Tie an o )acres of mud flats. The tide iT o Conserve T hem .ust have been low that night ýd the bright searchlights on the By Research Dept. of the Lane and on the-shore shone oni Goodyear Tire & Rubber Ce. te mud as the Clipper circied Sound in search of its anchorage. Recaps, Retreads and Repairs rhe trip to shore was over a long ~ .Wa ye fijre ier that ended in the Customs of - shoulQbereairtyed? fnure ice. There the British Embassy hudbreae? sople picked us up, suppiied us. A. A tire wili be better pre- ith plenty of escudos (the Portu- served if any injury iarger than ,se money) and gave the taxi a smaii puncture is repaired. river directions where ta take us. 2. Q. But will it psy ta have There foiiowed a wild taxi ride srn.ali cuts repaired? hrough the narrow streets af A. Yes, if you want ta secure isbon and out ta Estoril. It a full service out af tires. A good ar mare exciting and undoubted- repair shauld not ýreduce the ymore dangerous than the Clip- mileage of a tire. A neglected eut )r trip across the broad Atlantic, or bruise can easily cause a pre- )t we armived breathless at the mature failure. storil Palacia, the finest hotel in 3. Q. Do you advise the use o®rtugal. (It is this hotel you see of boots when a tire is cut or n some of the movies). There bruised? ras a midnight dinner in the mag- A. Only as a temporary ex- ificent dining room, along with pedient until a regular repair cati ýe cnew af the Clipper, then a be made or unless the tire is ini ýw hours' sleep, and awayt again such condition that it cannat be m the early marning darkness ta retreaded or recapped and re- rintra. the airport that is used by maining mileage does not war- British, Dutch, German and Ital- rant the expense of a repair. [n planes. And s0 ta En gland. 4. * Q. At what tread wear On the return trip, I spent seveni shauld my tires be recapped ar days in Lisbon, which was about metreaded? five toa many. It was mid-October A.. In order ta give the carcass vhen autumnn storms were inter- maximum of protection, many fering with theý Clipper schedules. tires are recapped when the treac At f irst, it seemed, I might; have design has Just worn smooth. This to wait ten days for a place on a will retain the safety of the non- Clipper: then it was more indef- sk.id. design and will require a nite. It might be three weeks. As minimum amount af rubber. t has since turned out, it might 5. Q. What is the diff erencE be neyer. A prominent Canadian between top tread or recap, and ,vho returned a few weeks later a full tread or netread job? bail ta, go by way of Africa, Brazil A. In retreading, the aid tread and Trinidad ta get out of Lisbon. rub' er is buffed off and a new The city is full af people trying tread is applied ta take its place to get out. For some of themn, it In a recap, the wearing partial is a matter of life and death. They of the tread is menely buffed tc must leave before the Germans make a surface ta give a good get them. A place an the Clipper union and a new tread is vulca- was nat ta be measured in mere nized on. dollars then (though it cost over Capping may consist of a 'ýtol $500, westbound). Sa I stayed ia cap" which provides only a nem Lisbon with seven othen Cana- tread surface, whereas a "f ul dians, and as the days passed cap" includes in addition ta nev slowly, aur pligbt became s0 des- tread surface, rebuilt shoulders. perate that we returned at îast on 6. Q. Under existing candi a refugee ship, " part otf a cargo tions should I have my tires "top af cork," as Bishap Renison puts capped," full "recap" or retread As ed? I s have said, Lisban is beauti- A. Government regulations, ii fu from the air. S a is the est of a further effort ta conserve ru t Portugal that I had seen framn the ber, have iimited the new tread plane. From the ground, parts afi ng of worn tires ta top cappin, the capital city are beautiful and only. everything is interesting. But un 7. Q. I have some aid carcasse de, its picturesque extemian,' there at home-3 or 4 years aid. At lurk dangers, even in peace time. they O.K. for recapping? IN) the whole city is full of, dan- A. It is impossible ta say witt ger 7anditrigue. aut examining the carcasses. Hav 1For the first time, the question a reputable retreader inspe( a f maney began ta bother us, them and be guided by his advici 1wben we. learned we might be i. 8. Q. Haw long will a reca Lisbon indefinitely. We could last as compared witb a new tirE bring only $40 eacb in Amnerican A. 60% ta 80% af new tii money out af England under the mîleage is alten obtained on ri strict wamtime rules. Out of that, caps made of present quality m we had ta pay aur fanes home terial. The amount of milea, from New York. Other expenses which a recap will give wili 1. began ta came up. We held a con- dependent upan the quality ar femece nd oold ar rsoucesquantity of material used and tC ments on the home front: April 9-16, 1942. 1. Prime Minister Mackenzie King represents Canada at meet- ing aI Pacific Cauncil in Washing- ton. 2. Agreement announced be- tween Canada and the United States affecting reciprocai appli- cation af campulsory military ser- vice. Canadians in the United States, subject ta the American draft, may elect ta serve in the Canadian Active Farce. Amenîcans in Canada, subject ta campuisany miiitary service,, may eiect ta serve in the Amenican farces. 3. Agreement between Canada and .the United States for close econamic collaboration af agnicul- turai front: (a) seasonai mave- ment of farm iabor and machin- ery acrass internatianal boundary Iacihitated; (b) increased produc- tion aI ail bearing cmaps in United States and aI oats, bariey and fiax in Canada. 4. Canadian Wheat Board em- powered ta buy Na. 2 yelaw soy- beans at $1.95 a bushei, basis Ta- monta. 5. in first 26 weeks aI 1941-42 bacon agreement with British Ministry af Food, a total aI 326 million pounds aI bacon and park products purchased for Britain. Agreement calis fan deiivery aI nat less than 600 million paundsý within period aI one year. 6. Canada's sbipbuilding pro- gramme ta be acceierated. West coast shipyards ta operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 1 .Total value of contracts award- ed and commitments made by De- partment aI Munitions and Sup- ply an Canadian, United Kingdam and other accounts naw aven $3,- 400,000,000. 8. Maximum speed limait thra'- out Canada fixed by order in sCouncil at 40 miles an bour. Low- er municipal speed limits not aI- fected. 9. Over 150 Ottawa buildings, owned on rented by Dominion egovernment, ta be equipped witb blackout curtains and mateniais efor quencbîng incendiany bombs. d 10. Bus services in campetitian ewitb raiiways, panticuiarly an ýlong bauls, ta be eliminated. il. March expants total $175,- 482,000, a gain aI $73,563,000, aven eManch last yebar. 12. Housewives ta be allowed extra sugan for jam and jelly mak- ing and for canning and battling nfruit. bet ta be restrictedl. 14. Five new plant schools ta train warkers in war industries appraved by Labor Department. 15. Coastai defence and anti- aicraît gunnery school ta be es- tabiished in Western Canada. Schaol wili centralize activities af army personnel training fan coast- ai defence. 16. Curtailment af stove pro- duction ordered. Order pravides that no stove, other than an ap- praved madel, can be manufac- tured alter Apii 15. 17. Downward shif t af preferred gasaline ration categanies ardered. Many vehicles in higber passenger car catgaies ta be reduced ta iower cteories. 18. To reiieve shortage af m- lasses, major distillers af indus- trial alcohal agree ta use wheat as basis of their product. 2nd MIDLANDS HELD BANQUET AT ARMOURIES On Sunday, Apnil i2th, Col. Williams and Capt. Hward af Kingston were at Cbourg Arm- aunies taking N.C.O. examina- tians, and at the close f the day were guests at a banquet put on by the 2nd Midlands, at which also officers af othen units were guests, thene being about 150 pre- sent. Praises Regiment In his remarks Col. Williams bnought a word af praise for the officers and men of the unit. He Lsaid tbat the proionged sequence of bad news from the battiemants had a tendency ta get one down, but seeing the Midland Regiment with such a f ine esprit de corps and sound taining had given hlm. quite a lift. The Japs and the Germans might be gaad but if al the unitsi Canada were as god as the Midland Regiment there iwas lîttie ta fean. Coi. A. H. Baunsaîl, O.C. 2nd Midlands, Milibrook, caiied Camp. LGea. Conke, Bowmanvilie, and kpnesented him with the prize Ion getting the greatest number aI recruits into the Midlands duing the past few days-eleven; and $5.00 was the pnize. He said he 1expected ta get everyane in the 32 Vetenans' Guard into the Regiment. Alten giving a short unique histary of the Infantny happy co-operatian bad existed ta an enviable degree between these twa branches of the service in the good aid days, Cal. Boun- sail said be had naticed that a recruiting drive was being put an in Toranto, and be tbaught one shauld be put an here. He divid- ed ail men inta three classes: A, those wbo go on active service; B, those wha go an the Reserve; and C, thase wha are unwilimng ta do anything. He thought they sbould go out and tell the last class what they 'shauld do. In conclusion he tbanked Coi. Wil- liams for bis kind wamds. Col. Baunsali alsa extended a welcome ta the membens aI the 32ndi Company af the Veterans' Guard who bave naw became members af the unit. THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1942 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO 1n rilradepann ha 1RIITY W.A meputed ta be one af the most A.Non ateltthr beautiful in ail the world. I don't A.aoncnteltth daut i. I iswid. Dwn sc. sent time. Recaps take valut side is a broad roadway. In therub. centre, is a four-lane higbway. in between the outer strips and the centre, are gardens witb palm Love, in its bigbest manife! trees and edible chestnuts and tion, is the richest. most pers benches ta sit on under the palms sive, most powerful thing1 and on the grass. Occasionally, God bas ta offer-it is thec there are sidewalk cafes, where weapon we need.-Rev. H. R everything can be had ta drink Shepard. Trinity Woman's Association met in the schaai rooa an Apnil l4th with President Mrs. K. Squair presiding. Mrs. F. Hey- land and circle were in charge aI the devotionai service and pro- gram. Mrs. F . Mormili read the scripture lessan and Mrs. C. A. Wight offened prayer. A spiendid pnagram was given by the faiiow- ing: Vocal sala, Miss Eleanar Wight, accampanied by Mrs. Reta Dudley; reading by Mrs. F. Mon- iii; vocal solo, Miss Ruth James, accompanied by Mrs. Warkman; piano solo by Mrs. George White; "A Talk on Spring" by Mrs. H. Jeff eny. May meeting will be heid an the 3rd Tuesday, May l9th. aA The Dis trict Newspaper and Your Pinting YOU EXPEOT your commullity newspaper to take the lead in advooatfig district betterinent. YOU EXPEOT your xiewspaper ta baost for gaod roads, good sohools, and ta support dis- trict celebratiofla and associations. YOU EXPEOT your district newspaper ta support welfare and charity drives. YOU EXPEOT your newspaper ta help bring people ta, this district and thus increase pur- chasing power by the added numbers. BECAUSE of these services we believe it ta, be bth fair and just ta request that ail print- ing used ini this district be doue within its baunds. WE OFPFER a printing service that is bath high-grade and reasonable in price-plus gaod service. Theref are, by spending yaur maney here it does dauble-duty-upports district welfare and cuts expense. * ~j ~!amuitrn tt§umn PHONE 663 Issued under authority of Department of the Secretary of State, Ottawa MIN wrw 0 n 1 -- ---- ,