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if utateimn With Which Are Incorporated The Bowmanville News, The Newcastle Independent, And The Orono News VOLUME 88 BOWMANVILLE, ONT., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1942NMER3 i W.McLAUOHLIN DIVES S5 000 FOR HOSPITLWN By Following Suggestions 0f Ha EsPu C. Citizens Can Avert Further Restrictions Ail Neon Signs and Many Lights On Main Are Off For Duration "If Bowmanville residents will follow religiously the list of sug- gestions offered by the Hydro Electric Power Commission, il is unlikely that compulsory ration- ing of power will be necessary here," G. E. Chase, manager of the local Public Utilities Commis- sion, told The Stalesman. "0f course, if a voluntary reduction of power consumption isn't ef- fected, steps will be taken to bring about the desired result." "What would be the first move?" we asked. "The factories would be the first to suffer as they are the largest consumers of power. Then home owners would be rationed," he said. "Do you think it might con the point where use of radios or electrical appliances such as toast- ers or heating pads would be for- bidden?" we asked. "That is possible. No such ac- tion, bowever, will be taken if the consumption is kept down," he replied. The problemn of electric power for industry is serious. As winter comes upon us with longer hours of darkness there is a greater drain upon available hydro power and the danger of power shortage for vital war work grows. "Drastic cuts have been made in the non-essential uses of elec- tricily under the new regulations which went into effect Sunday night, but these may not be enough to meet the calîs that will he made upon Bowmanville by its own industries and by the gen- eral need of Southern Ontario," said Mr. Chase. He explained Ihat if there is a shortage elsewhere each small çpmmunity, as well as the large will be cailed upon to con- D nte s0 much power to meet the eîî rgency. "When this time comei - is imperative that every possi1e bit of electric power be saved for the war effort," he said. -In Port Hope plans have been made for a voluntary "blacking out" in limes of power emergen- cy. One long and two short blasts will signal shortage and as soon as the whistles go citizens are asked to cul off aIl except abso- lutely essenlial power - radios, lighls, electric appliances of al kinds, and, where possible, stoves, so as to abviate the need for drastic control which would have to be imposed if the voluntary "blacking out" does nol succeed in Port Hope. The "Ail Clear" wilI be lwo short blasîs on the whislles, lwice repcated. The first effecîs of the new re- strictions governing non-essential lighting were noticed by residenîs of the lown Sunday night. Haîf the ligbts on tbe main streel were cut off and ail neon signs, and other special lighting systems were turned off. This will be more noticeable on Saturday nights. Merchants in the past have been in the habit of using lighting liberaliy tb ttract busi- ness and particularly thal of the rural districts. (continued on page 5) PROMOTED J. J. Brown Placement Officer at the Boys' Training Schooi, has been ap- pointed Acting Superinlendent 10 fi the vacancy caused by Super- intendent A. R. Virgin being caîl- cd 10 Ottawa on military duty. Mr. Brown is the only remaining member of the original staff when the school was opened here. Special Rally Day Services Planned By Town Churches Protestant Sunday S c h o o 15s throughout Durham County will observe Raiiy Day on Sunday, September 27, with special ser- vices. In BowmanviUle Rally Day wil be observed at St. John's Angli- can Church with a combined Rally and Harvest Home service in the afternoon aI 2.30 o'clock. Rev. A. Gordon Channen, rector of Al Saints' Anglican Church, Whitby, wili be the special speaker. Trinity United Church Sunday School will combine Raily Day with Promotion Sunday. Rev. J. E. Griffith will tll a sermon- story cntitled "Looking at Jesus." At the evening worship service, the Raiiy Day idea wili be car- ried out witb a speciai sermon by the minister "Youtb Looks at the Master." Rally Day bas been long estab- lisbcd in most of the Protestant Sunday Schoois of Canada and the United States. Il is now ob- served as the introduction bo Christian Education Week as sponsored in Canada by The Re- iigious Education Council of Can- ada and in the United States by The International Council of Re- ligious Education. A12 Grace Hall, W.D., R.C.*A 'F, Toronto, was home over the1 weekend. Train Bearing "MWidlainds" Pauses In Town En Route front West Contingent Booked For Service Ini Ànother Theatre Thursday, at 10.46 a.m., the second section of the C.N.R. pool train paused briefiy at Bowman- ville station. Along bbc track for .a quarter mile werc mothers, sis- ters, sweetbearts, who had been told Ibat some of the "Mad" Mid- lhnds migbt be aboard. Il was truc. Tbcy wcre in the rear coaches. There was lime only fgr a fcw "bellos" and of bandshakes for Ibose wbo could rcach the windows. "Wherc wcre they go- ing?" They weren't telling for thcy were nob sure. All tbey knew was Ibal bbcy wcrc "D" Company, îs~Midland Battalion, and they ~been five days on tbe train. iilcy bad become hardened and cynical since lasI wc saw them. But, hopcfully, thcy werc on their way, somnewhcre. THE MIDLAND REGIMENT (NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHIAM) One highlight of the brief con- tact was Ibat mothers bad brougbt wilb tbem their lasI week's copies of The Statesman - bbc soldicr's "letter from home." Your repor- ter, 100, witb bhc compliments of bbc editor, handcd up a bundie of bhis wcck's issue bot off bbc press. "And we sure read tbcm" was the comment of those who doublcd back on leave. Away they went, waving at the sobered faces along bbc track-side. There was comment, there was specula- lion, and there was resentmenb. Somcthing of the bistory of the lst Midlands was rccailed. For both soldiers and relatives Ibere was 11111e of glory or giamor in the retrospcct. Members of the regiment home on leave iast wcek were Cpi. Liv- ing, A. H.; Cpi. Ireland, John; LICpl. Mathcw; LjCpl. Little, R.; and Pte. Lyle, L.; Pte. Bickcil, A. D.; Pte. King, J.; Pte. Patfield; PIe. Living, J.; PIe. Wallis; PIe. Kennedy, J.; PIe. Burns, G.; and PIe. Pbillips, T. Their Hlstory In 1939 there were Midlands guarding bbc . Trenton airport. Then their O.C., Col. J. C. Gamey, M.M., was brought back fromn overseas. Tbcy paradcd as a unit in Orono, cheerful, iusby, strong and expectant of icaving 10 gcb at grips witb bbc foc. They en- listed to figbb. Now wc are mbt bbc 41b year of the war. As a unit, we are bold, the "Mad" Mid- lands arc jusb about extincb. First they went bo Ottawa; next to St. John, N.B., then to Niagara, then Mickey RoachMissing in Libya CHINJESE WARRELIEF A tag day for the Chinese Relief Fund will be held on Saturday in Bowmanville un- der auspices of the Red Cross Society. C. W. Carter, chair- man of the local committee, is making arrangements and a goodly number of taggers will be around. It will be of interest to the citizens to know that al money collecled for this cause will be sent through Red Cross channels direct to Ma- dame Chiang Kai-Chek. Dr. "Bob" McClure, well known United Church minister, who is in China, will be using equipment purchased by this money. Donna Brown Shot Playmate Unaware Gun Was Loaded Donna Brown, 12-year-old dau- ghter of Provincial Constable Donald H. Brown and Mrs. Brown, Arnprior, and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Brown, Bow- manville, is in Ottawa Civic Hos- pitl convalescing from an opera- tion necessitated by an accident. The accident occurred while the Brown family were visiting the Ed. Malloch farm, near Arn- prior, where they have a cottage rented. In a letter to Mrs. Mabel Couch, Bowmanville, Mrs. Brown, mother of the girl wrote: "Donna went up to Malloch's farm after we had our supper at the camp Thursday evcning. We had gone 10 the camp after four to have a swîm. It was Don's day off. Well, the oldest Malloch boy, Stewart, took out his father's revolver. He is a policeman at the Shaw Dam down here. He pointed it at his sister, and Donna said: "Don't do that! Don't ever point a gun at anyone." He said, "Oh, this isn't loaded," and pulled the trigger. The first chamber was empty. Then he pointed it at Donna and pulled again and il shot her. She ran almost alI the way from Mal- loch's bouse down 10 the camp and didn't cry one bit, not even on the way to the hospital, and she has not given in since." The bullel entered the lower part of the abdomen, coming out at the rear of the lcft thigh. The girl was given emergency treat- ment by Dr. Howard Box, Arn- prior, and rushed to Ottawa. At the hospital Donna asked that no blame be attached 10 the boy. Constable Brown gave a blood transfusion 10 bis daughter at the hospital -and during the operation her mother remained at ber side. Constable Brown and his wife both lived in Bowmanville at one time and they have many rela- tives here, including Mrs. Mabel Couch. GOES TO OTTAWA A. R. Virgin lef t Tuesday morn- ing for Ottawa where he will assume his new duties as Army Examiner with the Personnel Selection Staff. The appointment is for the duration and he will be attached to headquarters staff for the time being. "I do not know wbat the orders will be from then on," he told The Statesman. Superintendent of the Boys' Training School here, he has been granted leave of absence for the duration. J. J. Brown has been appointed Acting Superintendent. Mrs. Virgin and famiiy will re- main in Bowmanville for the present. Both sections of the west front window of Chartran's Store, King Street, were smashed when a 14- year-old lad crashed his bicycle mbt the window. Eye witnesses said the boy was riding the ai- cycle along the sidewalk at noon yesterday and the wheel appar- ently skidded on the wet pave- ment. It is uniderstood no plate glass insurance is carried by the store. The riding of bicycles on the sidewalks of Bowmanville is forbidden under a town by-law. Edmonton, Alta., and finally to the Pacific coast, getting "mad- der" ail the time. They dlaim they have not yet had training ade- quate to meet the foe anywhere. Drafts have decimated their ranks. One of Bowmanville's most popular young men is now offi- cially reported "missing" in Libya, North Africa. A telegram receiv- ed by the editor releases censor- ship in these words: "Now per- missible to publish fact that Flight-Sergt. Jack Lloyd Roach, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Roach, Liberty St., is missing af- ter air operations overseas." A series of communications had been received from London and Ottawa by his parents, the con- tents of which only now may be referred to. Jack (Mickey) Roach, age 25, second son of his parents, was an outstanding athiete at B.H.S., cheerful, full of life, just typical of the youth who join the air force. He enlisted August 21, 1940; received training at Eglin- ton Training School, Toronto, at Fort William and at Camp Bor- den; won his wings and went overseas in June, 1941. He has been on active service ever since in various theatres of war. He was the first Bowmanville boy to win his wings in this war. H-e was in hospital in England for some time for an ear opera- tion which threatened to cut short his flying career and was over- joyed when he again passed his tests. Early in July his parents had a cable from hlm from Egypt; then an "airgraph" saying he was in Palestine and expected to go to Cairo. That was the last until officiai messages indicated that he was missing. A letter fromn the Air Council, England, August 17, said: "The Wellington aircraft of which your son was pilot, fail- ed to return to its base August 11, 1942." This was supplemented by telegrams and a letter from Ottawa which indicated that the air action in which he was in- volved, was over Tobruk, Libya, where 25,000 allies f el prisoners to the Germans. Ail the messages express the hope that the gallant airman is still living, and if a prisoner, fur- ther news will corne in due course through the International Red Cross. His host of friends join with his parents and relatives in hoping for good news. Three former B.H.S. boys, al Doth Soldiers To Be Reclaiii Plans Already Famed Durham Couxty Chosen As Site 0f First Projeot of Its Kind Within Canada Editors Note: In last we ek's issue of The Statesman tiiere was a leadin g articlo a "National Nutrition Canîpaign" slîortly to be lncîed"joinly iîy indlustry ani governiment. It was a report of a mneeting heid in Toronto at which tihe. editor represented the Weekiies. This week we pirescit an ecjîally impiortanît feature of national range as the heading indicates. Unabi,' 10 attend personally, the editor deiegated the task of reporting Caniadas first great rehabiitation pro- ject to a competent observer, Iiis report follows as an unformalized presentation. We urge close study or what has been set forth in the last two issues of this paper on thèese two great national projects. --o.w.J. Upon a beigbt of land among tionai Seieccive Service, Ottawa, the evergreens along the northern formerly of Godcricb and bbc firsb fringe of Durham's Reforestation chairman of the steering commit- Projecb, a few miles soubh-east of tee wbich formulated the plans of bbc village of Ponlypool, Manvers Ibis great national undertaking. Township, Counîy of Durham, we Outljne of Froject saw, as we approached, on Sept. Mr. Thomas, a veteran of bbc 18, a group of men assembled ls amidat tbe tenîs and marquces ls ar, la one of those quiet yet Ibal marked a campsite. We wcre dynamic individuals who gel late because Ed. Summers, Agri- t1iinga donc and wbo, with a comn- cultural Representabive, as usual plele grasp of fundamentals, gave had a day's work 10 do before us, concisely, an idea of jusb whal be could take us in bis carat tbe scheme was ail about. "Joint- 10 a.rn. lytt f " sacid ibe, "botb federal and proincalgovernmenbs Ib a v e metin wasignvidatyn A. h. agreed on a plan of rebabiiitating meetng ws sgnedby A H.men and land; arcas sucb as Ibis Richardson of the Provincial Di- %vili be brougbt back mbt produc- vision of Reforestation who was tivily by trained teccnicians and in charge of the field operabions associated with tbcm in the field 1n Ibis arca, wbicb, in a hazy way, u-ork wiil be Ibose wbo bave be- we understood had sometbing 10 corne war-sbattercd in Ibis pre- do wibh reforestation and tbe sent vast conflict; tbcy can corne Ganaraska River. Even our us- outl mb these great spaces wbile ually well-informed jebu could Ibeir nerves become calmed and give us 11111e information. Our then tbey can resume their accus- firat glance was for the reporters îomcd, peacetime jobs or take up wbîcb, usuaily is the baromeber new ones; fundamentaliy, il is a of bbc importance of any gather- -,habilitation programme." It is ing. There were but two, a spe- planned 10 exbcnd the idea from cial wriber from the Globe & ioast Ici coast. The 75,000 acres Mail and your humble reporter of comprising bbc Ganaraska watcr- The Statesman. Only tbe dis- shed, in Durham Counby, was cho- cerning, as you sec, sensed some- sen as the firsl arca in Canada tbing of reai importance. for devclopment along tbese na- Assembly of Notables tional uines. There, in a fcw The importance of any project words, is bbc picture as we gol may be gaugcd by the personnel bt from Mr. Thomas. It is a stu- prescrit from near and far 10 bear pendous project. a r'eport on progress. The invi- Officiai Roster talion said: "We shal bave dn- At dinner, whicb was rcally a ner; then a few short speeches, banquet served in the large mar- followed by a tour of bbc field tuee by the young chapa of the 10 observe bbc terrain and f ield camp, Ibere werc informali mIro- work." From here onward We ductory remarks by Mr. Richard- shail sketch, informally, jusb wbat son and by the Chairman, Dr. R. we learncd during the next six C. Wallace, Principal of Quecn's hotîrs. Part of Ibis was a mnotor University, Kingston. A mon g and foot tour of 24 miles wbich Ibose present, besides those al- served to clarify bbc initial lec- ready mentioned, were Dr. J. J. turcs. Among bbc 50 men prescrnt O'Neill of McGill University, Dr. wcrc faces made familiar brougb John D. Detwier, University of seeing their pictures frcquently Western Ontario, Prof. A. F. Co- in the press. It was in fact an ivenbry, University of Toronto, assembly of intellectuals, of kcy Prof. Esdras Minvilie, Montreal, men in governînenta; of those John McLeish, former Director of whosc minda reacb far inb 1th Mines, Ottawa; D. A. McDonald, future in these limes of war and Assistaint Dominion Forester: Ver- doubt. Dr. L. B. Williams, bis- nion E. Johnson, Can. Internation- torian and lecturer, Toronto, was ai Paper Co., Montreal; R. B. there in f ield boots, loaded dow ryce, president Canadian Insti- as usual wibh enthuslasm, camer- tubeo Mines and Metallurgy; Dr. as, binoculars and complete know- L.C. Marsh, research advisor, ledgc of the projecb. Through hlm Oitawýa; J. E. Mackay, secretary we met J. D. Thomas, of the Na-i of 'the Commîtîce on Reconsbruc- AU] si rc le ATTENTION Unsolicited Gift For Needed MERCHANTS 'Improvemient ]But One of I Retail Stores of BowmanvilleRi va y Wbcreaa b bhas been con- Ris Many Philanthropies dered advisable 10 arrange for the voluntary lîmîtîng of local retail store bours- BENEFACTOR TO DURHAM AlIways Has Interests otice la hereby given Ibat a 0fDu.rham Where ublic meeting of ail interest- jj H a ona er eci parties wil bc held in thie Council Chamber on Thurs- day, September 24, aI 8 p.m., for the above purpose. The drafted order of the Wartimne Prices & Trade Board makes compuLIsorY the hours of sale agreed to by 75ý,, of busi- nesses regulated by this order. C. G. MORRIS. Acting Mayor. God Save the King. Home Front Appeal For Army Begins In Town Sept. 26 Resîdents of Bowmanvîlle wîll be approached on September 26 and on the following days and asked for a donation to the HomeI Front Appeal fund of the Salva- Geo. W. MeLaughlin Flight-Sergt. Jack Lloyd Roach Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Roach, Liberty St., Bowmanville, official- ly reported missing after air op- erations, August 11, in Libya, North Africa. wilh tbe Air Force, have now brought honor 10 Ibeir lown and Aima Mater. Murray Butler, New- castle. met dealh in air opera- tions over Britain. Next Ici fali was Freeborn Colvilie, in air operalions over Newfoundland. They died gloriously for their country. Now "Mickey" Roach la "missing." The war, as we now sec il. tightens about the homes right here among us. Before enlisling Mickey was an empioyee in the shipping roomn of the Goodyear Company where his father stili works and where his brother Ernest (also callcd Mickey) is in charge of the lime office. A sister, Marion. is now Mrs. J. Hatherly, of Newtonville. The editor recalîs Mickey as a star in High School dramatic pre- sentations and was associated with him as an "end-man" in the benefit minstrel show aI the Op- era House in honor of the late Sam Glanville. Now the wbole community glories in his intrepid flight and waits in high expec- tancy for news of hîs safe survîval. and Land ted Through Launched On Monday the editor of The Statesman received a brief letter from one of his long-lime friends. Here is its contents: Oshawa, Ontario, September 19, 1942 Mr. Geo. W. James, Bowmanville, Ont. Dear Mr. James: Re: Bowmanville General Hos- pital. I understand you are raising a fund to do some very necessary extension work in connection wjth the Hospital. I have pleasure in enclosing my cheque for this purpose for the sum of $5,000.00. It is understood that this amount is not to be used for current account but to make the improvements you have in mind. Yours truly, (Sign ed) G. W. McLaughlmn. This unsolicited gift persuades us now to carry into effect what has long been 'contemplated by the editor; that is, print some- thing of what we have learned of the philanthropies quietly, even modeslly exlended in Darlington and Durham and Ontario Coun- ty, by George W. McLaughlin. Only a few days ago in conver- sation with one of Durham's noted venerable farmers we learned something of what Mr. McLaugh- lin had done for agriculture. Time and again we have been honored iwith visils when Mr. McLaughlin would caîl at this office and dis- cuss at length a whole range of subjects. But neyer would he discuss what he had done for community betterment. We have missed hlm Iately for illness has confined him to his home. Born at Tyrone Born near Tyrone well over 70 years ago, young George with his yuger brother R. S. (Sam) en- tered tIhe industrial picture at Enniskillen where their father, Robert McLaughlin, commenced the manufacture of McLaughlin vehicles, later to be famed thro'- out Canada and abroad as "the world's best." Expansion requir- cd removal 10 larger quarters and over the course of years there arose in Oshawa the huge plant of the McLaughlin Carniage Com- (Continued on page 4) and travel through the roots, af- fecting the cable. The cable was laid through town along Wellington Street by hand. In realily, conduits were laid here and the cable will be pulled through these later and joined, he explained. Cilizens have remarked about the splendid job Foreman Jerry Dunn and his men had done and how they had cleaned up after. from Oshawa .s As Flyers no doubt as 10 wbo is going 10, win Ibis war." He menlioncd the fact Ihat Canadians are a bit skeptical when tbcy bear sbories of bow a single R.A.F. Spitfire will take on baif a dozen Messerschmits. "There is no lie in lb," he said. "They will do il in spite of bow greal bbc odds are. They are homneloving lads and there wbole beart la in their job." He toid of bbc special schools being set up in Canada manned with R.A.F. persulnnel to train R.A.F. recruils. "In bbc past six months four E.F.T.S. have been iocabed in the prairies and they are doing a fine job," he said. Rotarian T. Wesley Cawker in- troduced bis son toi the group and a vote of Ihanks for the splendid talk was moved by D. R. Morrison, wbo made mention of Cbariic's musical abiiby. The speaker is a native of Bowman- ville and was educabed aI Bow- manvilie public and bigh scbools. His taik was very informative and well deiivered. Oul-of-town gucats werc CpI. Artbur Living, Midlands RegI., Prince Rupert, B.C., Rotarian Harvey, London and Rotarians A. E. Loveli and H. James, Oshawa. lion Arrny. The appeal is being made 10 Long Distance finance the work of the Armyg here for the last four month- of Cal ad y B l 1942 and for the twelve months of C beL i ~ B l 1943. Il will go 10 feeding the hunryheain th siksuppot ing the aged and infirm. mother- Tnrougli Town findîng work for the ex-prisoner and misfits, and consoling and Construction men of the Bell guiding the wretched and de- Telephone Co. made good pro- pressed. gress in laying the long distance The budgets have been care- cable tbrough Bowmanviile, F. fuily checked and re-checked by Williams, manager of the local of- the Red Shield Home Front ap- fice, told The Statesman.. peal, the Salvation Army's own "But," he added, "it wili be the auditing staff, and many of Can- end of 1943 before the line is in ada's leading business and pro- use. Laying the cable is the simop- fessional men wbo comprise the lest part of the operation." Salvation Army's A d v i s o r y Th long distance cable is being Boards. put down from Montreal 10 Osh- The canvass in Bowmanville awa and will1 book up wilh the jdistrict will be in charge of Ad- Western Ontarioo une. Il is really jutant John Hart, local Corps a lwo-cable system, consisting of Officer; W. R. Strike, chairman; two cables of 48 wires each or 96 F. O. Mcîlveen, treasurer; Con- wires in ail. venors of Canvass: Aubrey Smith, The link between Bowmanville business section; Mrs. C. W. Sic- and Port Hope was completed last mon. residential section, and H. Wednesday and the men moved M. Cole, Goodyear plant. Have their equipment from the cast vour contribution ready when the aide of tbc lown 10 the west side. canvassers caîl or send it 10 the On Friday they started 10 drain Treasurer. Vanstone's .mili pond prior to _____________________laving the cable througb it. Power equipment was used on ton; and the following contingent the outskirts of the town proper from Ontario: W. R. Reek, Deputy in laying the cable. The 200 h.p. Minister Dep. of Agriculture; H. machinery ploughed through the H. MacKay, Dept. Game and Fisb- fields laying the cable ail in one cries; Messrs. Rickaby and Hursl, operation. Dept. of Mines. the former of Mr. Williams bold of the ease Orono and noxv Deputy Minister; with which men removed a huge Dr. Currelly. Curator Ontario tree, 17 feet in circumference, Museum, J. T. Phair, DepI. Pro- from the Kingsway district. They vincial Health, Norman Davies, ploughed through the ground Dept. of Education, E. J. Zavitz, around the tree cutting the roots. Chief Forester, and Professors Hooking a cable 10 the top of the Ruhnke, Baker, Morwick, Wiliis, Irce they pulled il over. "Il xvas Webber of the Ontario Agricul- a simple operation," he remarked. lural College, Guelph. There were A tree must not - be dloser than olhers presenl whose names we 50 feet 10 a cable, be explained, were unable to obtain aI the lime. because iightning mighl strike il The rosIer is indicative of the national character of the meeting and of the programme. Lecture and Tour F y n nstructor Mr. Richardson, with the use of colored large scale maps, gave a f comprehensive outline of whal r ie C n d a had been planned and accomplîsh- 1 cd and then the motorcade moved<Î off 10 inspect the area. This in- Chas. Cawker Speaks cluded nine stops for tours afoot To Bowmanville Club as follows: 1, Durham Forest; 2, A new plantation, one year old: Ttroduced by Father 3, A bad erosion area; 4, A pri- vate woodlot in wbich timber was being cul for war purposes; 5, e The Canadian is the easiest to Heawatrs f be anaask tach. He bas by far the most 6, A cut-over vailey; 7, An ero' rgnit n agesvns, sion area; 8, Gully erosion; 9ý said Assistant Chief Fiying In- Western Durham Forest.' structor Chas. M. Cawker, of No. Mr. Richardson gave short talks 20 E.F.T.S., Oshawa, when speak- at each stop wbicb portrayed botb ing 10 the Bowmanville Rotarians the history of tbc area and the gathered at the Balmoral Friday plans now developing. Wibhin the for theïr luncheon -meeting. space of two monlbs, be and bis If anyone should have an opin- staff had surveyed the wbole vast ion of the type of pilots and air area and their report wiii be crews Ibat Canadian boys make available just as soon as compil- ît's Charlie Cawker, as be is ed. The work was undertaken known to many Bowmanviilians. througb Dominion-Provincial aus- It's bis job to train them and in pices, and it divided mbt two tbe proccss he learns a lot about phases, (a) A soit survey, (b) A1 the "stuff " these lads are made farm economics survcy. The lat- of. tcr is under direction of J. Coke, The speaker traced the history' Ottawa, Economics Division, Dept. of an R.C.A.F. recruit from bbe of Agriculture, who la also editor lime lie enlisîs righb through of bbc Economic Analyist. The Manning Depot, Initiai Training soul survey bas been completed Schooi, Elementary Training and tbe camp closed for the sea- Schlool, Service Flying Training son, but Mr~. Coke and bis staff Schooi, te the time he receives wiii continue in the district solbis w4 ngs. long as weabber conditions per- MeesofteRCAFar mit. Mr. Coke was kind enocîgh beer uafe now ta arte 10 cati upon bbc editor and ouI- bte ulfe o hna h line a brief of bis work. This xiii beginning of the war. Pilots sent be pubiished next week. over now bave no lcss than 600- 700 bours of fiying whcre tbey Soit Survey Completed had 200-300 bours aI the ouI- Under Professor Coventry, tbc break of bbe war. The reverse resuits of the soit survey rcvealcd goes for bbc Germans. They bave five land classifications: agricul- run out of good pilot maberial, turai land, stabilized forcst land, and tbey bave 10 turn bbemn out croded land, wooded areas and in a hurry 10 gel as many as plantations. Coincident witb Ibis possible in bbc air 10 compete special survey, L. R. Webber, with our rapidly expanding chcmistry dept., O.A.C., conduct- training program. cd and compieted a sou asurvey of "T the entire county. Governmcnts cThre are pools of pilota in and officiais, therefore, are pre- Bribain wbo bave been there three sentl equpped with minue0tfou r montbs and bave not seen scnty eiuiped wit miutethe inside of a plane yct," lie said. (Contlnuod on page 4) "When they get in planes there is A.C.F.I. Chas. M. Cawkcr