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PAGE TEN ~~Lz'ITf!CC ArT W 'TA AKAW N*V - L*'L UEÂZ.L ONTARIOZLNVJ.J L J .A U 11 ftJIHZ, LLR.. fLA THE GREAT CLOCK The dlock of life is wound but once, And no man has the power To tell just when the hand will stop, At laie or early hour. Now is the only time you own; Live, love, toil with a will, Plan no faith in tomorrow for The dlock may then be stili. Wear today a cheerful face In everything you do, The sunshine that you radiate Will shine right back to you. Speak today a word of hope To someone in distress; When you lift another's load You make your burdens less. Do today a gracious deed And do it with a smile; It's littie daily acts like these That make your life worth while. GOOD)NEAR ~PARADE# ~OF SONO TU 6166IEST HALF9GURl IN RADIO-EVERY TUESMAY EVENINC »Y CKEY 580 8 p.m. CJBC 1010 8 P.M. Hong Kong Prisoner Visits Bowmanville Pais on Saturday Riflemnan Hector McCorkle, one of the heroes of Hong Kong who served with the Royal Rifles of Canada, and who with the entire Canadian contingent, suffered ca- sualties and capture, returned to Bowmanville Saturday to meet his old pals of the lst Midland Regiment. When visiting The Statesman office, Hector said: "I wvant particularly to see my old company commander, Capt. John- nie James for I looked upon hini as a real pal even if he was an officer." However, Capt. James Was out of town, so Hector told something of his experiences to the editor. Rfm. McCorkle was one of 53 men of the lst Midlands who vol- unteered for service in the hope- less expedition of 2,000 Canadians to defend Hong Kong. Many were untrained but they put up a des- perate fight for two weeks against overwhelming Jap forces and fln- ally were captured on Christmas Day, 1941, save those killed in ac- tion. From then on for more than. 3%/ years the story was one of misery, starvation and slave la- bor. But 32 survived of the orig- inal 53. For the flrst year the Canucks were held at Hong Kong, starved, pushed around, suffering brutali- ties of Jap guards. Rice was the monotonous diet ail during cap- tivitv and many suffered from disease and weakness. They were later sent to Yokohama and from there to other centres and were forced to labor on roads and in mines. In all those years the men received only 4 Red Cross parcels Elnd only one bar of laun- dry soap. Their diet was such that they got beyond the point of hunger and were so weak gener- ally that when punished by a '.stand to attention" they collaps- ed where they stood. Red Cross medical supplies were held by the Japs but not released and no me- dical attention given. Several died in the diphtheria. 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E. hIr- ion Manager, Manitoba; P. W. appointments: C. B. Cooper, As- win, Manager, Oul Company Mills, special representative, sistant General Sales Manager; S. Sales Department. Western Ontario Sales Division; R. Skelton, Assistant General In addition, promotions in the P. A. Luzi, special representative, Sales Manager; E. W. Hayter, field organization include ýF. P. Quebec Sales Division. epidemic that swept the camp with no medical relief. How the men lîved through this long per- iod under conditions as they were is a tribute to human endurance. When the time of liberation came, after the atomic bomb, there was a change in treatment. This was the only way the prisoners guess- ed something was in the wind for they got no direct news. When work stopped and Jap girls were seen crying, the Canadians guess- ed the end was near. They were immediately given ail the Red Cross medical supplies withheld and treated with great deference with no more work to do. Following the Emperor's ra- dio address that war was over, the Japs crowded around offer- ing high prices for the rags and remnants of uniforms still in pos- session of the Canadians. The Jap tune turned to fawning once told they were thoroughly beaten. As soon as possible the prisoners were assembled for repatriation and flnally, ail but the very ill, came back to Canada. Rf m. McCorkell was born in Northern Ireland and bas lived with and .supported his ageà mo- ther in Toronto since coming toi Canada. At present he is receiv- ing treatment at Chorley Parkj Hospital. He has great praise for another Bowmanville boy Dr. Harold Slemon who is presently stationed there administering to the care of Canadian soldiers. Be-5 fore enlisting, Rf m. McCorkell was a Toronto postman but he cannot resume bis duties untilt his strength has been restored. i His chief difficulty, due to in-1 human treatment at the hands of the Japs and the starvation diet is that he bas not recovered his appetite for Canadian food, his éyesight is seriously impaired and his teeth must ail be removed dueÀ to the diet imposed in captivity.t When asked his opinion as to howf Japs should be treated now that victory has come, whether Japs in Canada should be deportedt and as well the Mackenzie Kinga government was right or wrong i on Hong Kong, McCorkell simplyt lapsed into an Irish brogue that vecan print only in the following terms: " " &&&Lce s"1"50and so, $?c:--- (" )??"". Brig. Logie Armstrong D.0.C., M D. No. 3 Honored at Dinner Kingston, Nov. 22-Brig. F. Lo- gie Armstrong, OBE, retiring off- icer commanding M.D. 3, was honored Wednesday night, Nov. 21, at a dinner tendered him at the Officers' Mess, Canadian Sig- nal Training Centre, Vimy Bar- racks, by unit commanders in Militai-y District No. 3, Kingston and Ottawa areas. The dinner marked the draw- ing to a close of nearly forty years of service with the armed forces by Brig. Armstrong, a car- eer which commenced in 1906 with the 2lst Battery, C.F.A. It was in January, 1914, that Brig. Armstrong became associated with the Permanent Force, pro- ceeding overseas with the rank of captain to see service in France and Belgium during the Great War. On his return to Canada after cessation of hostilities he was made Director of Records in Ottawa, a position he held until October, 1929. Among other ad- ministrative positions held was that of A.A. & Q.M.G., M.D. 10, Winnipeg, and later a similar ap- pointment in M.D. 2, Toronto. In November, 1938, Brig. Arm- strong became D.O.C. of Militai-y District No. 4, Montreal, and was then promoted to his present rank. He held this appointment until October, 1939, when he was made Deputy Adjutant General at N.D.H.Q., Ottawa. Later, on July 6th, 1940, his appointment came as District Officer Com- manding, Militai-y District No. 3, witb headquarters at Kingston. ,The past five years as D.O.C. of Militai-y District No. 3 have been strenuous years in the life of Brig. Armstrong, but his contin- ued unswerving loyalty and de- votion to duty have earned him an enviable reputation as a cap- able soldier and able administra- toi-. On behaîf of the unit com- manders gathered to honor Brig. Armstrong on bis retirement, Col- onel F. G. Malloch, officer com- manding A-7 C.S.T.C., extended an expression of appreciation to the D.O.C. for his "able advice and willing assistance at al times." Brig. A. G. McCarter Becomes DOC Military District 3 Kingston, Dec. 1-Brig. G. A. McCarter, CBE, today officially became District Officer Com- manding M.D. 3, coming here from the Directorate of Operation- ai Research, Ottawa, to succeed Brig. F. Logie Armstrong, OBE, former DOC of M.D. 3, who has proceeded on reti.rement leave. Associated with the Permanent Force since 1915, when he obtain- ed his commission following grad- uation from the Royal Miîitary College, Brig. McCarter is well- known in military cii-des. When war broke out he was a General Staff POfficer at Milita-y District No. 3, Kingston, Ontario, and Was posted to, N.D.H.Q. as General Staff Officer (Operations) First Grade, with the rank of lieuten- ant-colonel on joining the active force. Brig. McCarter proceeded overseas in December, 1940, to Canadian Milita-y Headquarters and shortly afier was given com- mand of the Canadian Anti-Air- draft Brigade. He held this post from February 1941 to, October 1941 when he was promoted to, Brigadier and appointed Off icer Commanding, 6th Infantry Bri- gade of the Canadian Army Over- seas. On Oct. 1, 1943, he was ap- pointed to General Staff, lst Can- adian Corps in Italy, remaining there until his return to Canada in Sept., 1944, to take over com- mand of a training brigade at Ver- non, B.C. During the last war Brig. Mc- Carter served with the Royal Can- adian Horse Artillery in England, France and Belgium from Novem- .bee 1917, to May 1919, and con- tinued with the Corps in the years following tEhe Armistice, serving ai Kingston and Winnipeg, rising to the rank of major by 1930. He attended the Artillery Staff Course in England in 1926-27, and. for three years after that served as instructor in Gunnery at the Royal Canadian School of Artillery. He is a graduate of the Staff College at Camberley, England, which he attended ti 1934, and then spent two years as General Staff Officer at National Defence Headquarters and two years ai the British War Office. Value of International Farm Fedieration "A unified body of thought em- anating from an international fe- deralion of farmers would assist the work of the new food and ag- riculture organîzation of the un- ited nations, and could render valuable service in the task of eliminating want from the world," declared H. H. Hannam, President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, in an address deliv- ered at the annual meeting of the delegates of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Producers in Re- gina recently. After having at- tended two world food confer- ences, Mr. Hannam said he be- lieved that farmers in ail coun- tries are agreed on a number of points essential to agricultural prosperity and human welfare. These included assurance of sta- bility in prices and markets sev- eral years in advance; elimination of cut-throat competition, abun- dant production to feed the world better, but with the certainty that such a program was so organized and planned to eliminate the pos- sibility of surpluses bringing dis- aster to producers of food as had been the case too often in the past. Agreement was' needed that stability of prices for staple products in international trade was essential to planning the economies of the respective na- tidns. Mr. Hannam is to address the annual convention of the Ameni- can Farm Bureau Federation at Chicago on December 19, and al- s0 has an invitation to speak to the annual gathering of the Na- tional Farmers' Union of the U.S. ..rly.i. the. Nw.Year Two million or more motorists from the States visit us each year ... thousands for the sheer beauty of our countryside. Let's see to it that our hospitality matches the perfection of our lakes and lils. WHAT CAN 1 DO? The answer ia - plenty! Here are some of the things anybody can do. The suggestions corne from a well-known Ontario hotelinan. Worth his weeight in gold! Actually, the Province of On- tario, m pre-war years, profited to alinost the same extent from tou- rist business as it did from the gold miming industry. It is up to each of us to see that this business goes on growxng. 4 This diagram, bssed on figures supplied by the Hotel Asso- ciation, shows how everyone benefits from the Ontario touristincome. Every tourist dollar is shareà this way ... 1. Hotels; 2. Rti stores; 3. Restau- rants; 4. Taxes, etc; 5. Amusements; 6. Garages. It works both ways! They treat usroyally when we visit them ... we can't do less than retu.rn the compli- ment. Remember thatitcostsmoney to take a holiday, s0 let's see they get a good return for every penny they spend ini Canada. On Sidney Bay HÎ1, Bruce Peninsula, Ontario. <'Let's make them want f0 corne bock!" by John Lcbait Limited " They Bite lIn Winteri Too! " When Canadians drop an expectant line through the ice, they are practicing an art which the Indian learned from the Eskimo ... and they are also enjoying a prolilic Canaclian asset . . . thie abundance of fish which has been thie keystone of our $ 149,000,000 tourist industry. Yet this great asset cari ho endangered by over-fishirig, by pollution of thie streams through forest fires, and most of ciii by non-observance of conservation laws. As a Canadian citizen, a share in this great store of natural wealth. belongs to you ... and it iu both your pnivilege and your responsibility ta help protect this rich heritage. Carling's believe you can hest help by knowing what should or cari be done. Therefore, Carling's have formed The Carling Conservation Club so that curont, authentic conservation news may lie made widely availabie. *Join this club today simply by writing to Dept. (B 13), The Carling Breweries Lixited, Waterloo, Ontario. You wull continue ta receivo factucîl information on thie subject of conservation as it becomes available without cost to you. entment is true riches.- 0230 ~... Published in the Public Interest1 ~. ......... * . I ¶4 ,~ffi'. t - -4 N._____ r c '4 ..~ A> Your most valuable possession la the abillty te earn a living. Accidents deprive you of your income, but a aound plan of Accident insurance guarantees your income and the expense of Hospital, Surgery, and Nursing. Our policies are adaptable to your own requirements, and are avallable to farmers, profesa-. lonal or business men, mechanics, and other occ- upations. CONSULT STUART R. 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