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?KUBSDAY, MAY 7th, 1953 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, EOWMAIqVILLE. ONTAMO PAGE U~EV~~ Lient. Jack Kilson Serving in Korea Writes Some Interesting Experiences 0f Terrible Conditions in War Zone Bomne very interesting lettens dirt streeta.1 on 111e in Japan, Korea and li dint tracks the front linp.q in TCrahave been n,,,ih fora The roacis are just about haîf wlde car. I tinIr 95 ve received by Mr. and Mrs. Be n1 cent of the people ride bicycles. Kitson from their son,. 2nd Lt. Transportation is good though, Jack Kitaon who la an officer because of clectic railroads that luI the 3rd. Battalion, P.P.C.L.I. give good fast service. They do n«f the 25th Canadian Brigade, have the odd good highway also, -Jack went into action on April and fine-looking buses on them. 8 and was slightiy wounded in the. We went to Kure, a neighbor- left arm on April 23. Following ing town the day we were at Hiro, are extracts from his letters: and if you want the thrill of a "We arriveci in Yokahama, Ja- lifetime try riding in a Jap cab. Pan, and disembarkcd on Mon- The drlver's main ambitions are day and took a train for Hiro. to go as fast as he can and keep The Japanese people surprised the hora blowing. 0f course we Me prhas te mot. heyarealso hada ride ina rickshaw. fae ndpeasthe manst. T he re The train trip from Pusan to fa.t adheareya very cheer- an the railhead north of Seoul was will do anything for you. Their quite a trip. There was no place houses are jammed together so to sleep cxccpt on the floor and close there is onîy room o there was nothing much to eat. squeeze through, and are real It only took about 2 hours so it Junk heaps, with cither tule, wasn't too baci. thatched or corrugated metal I will try to outline to you roofs. something of Korea. First of al- "Land iS1 very scârce and be- it stinks-and I mean that any cause of this every inch that can way you cane ta take it. There are be used for growing food is used 4. million refugees in Pusan be- for that purpose. The main crops sî,des the regular population. 1 sa wer rie an cabage.iàost of the houses are huilt of' Ihr sar e snqie ad c abge.packing cases and packcd toge- Ther ar alo qite fe orngether like sardines in a can. There Eroves is no such thing as scwage, so Roads Only Dint Tracks ý the people use the streets1 for "Except for the large cities, toilets. The smell is 50 strong you they only have open scwagc and can get it ten miles out to sea. E! g g g '-Y; 4p . with ASPHALT ROOFINGS AND SIDINGS Don't wait until the outside of your home' is too weather-worn to b.easily repuired -Sget busy right oway und patch up those bad spotsl You'Il find Bisco Asphait Roofings and Sidinas ideal for repair purposes - a wide range of patterns and colours ashows you fo match your pres- ont roof and sidiewalls. The fine quality of Bisco Products eombined with their lowpric«e llow you to put y.urne in A-1 condition fer a ver,/ smoll cost. wo;ec F OR BISCO DAROIGADSDN E DIHPASHL DAVE BTHWEL PHONE 26133 3 Miles West R. R. 3, BOWMANVILLE of Bowmanville Children linRPau The chilciren eem well fed, but most of them have neyer been washed and they are dress- cd in rags. Because of the dirt they have large open ores and they are certainly a miserable sight. You cannot possibly ima- gine or believe the squalor and filth if you have flot seen it. Seoul is in slightly better shape for cleanliness, mostly because It has been bombeci, shelled and fought over so many times It has practicaily been flattened. It is covered with bomb craters and bombed-out areas. In the country, ail available land tit can be used la growing rice, and thus the people are crowded in their shacks around any streams coming out of the mountains, of which there are thousands, some big and smre small. "We have been in the Une three nights now. although this one is flot over yet. I go by the nights here as they seem more impor- tant than the days. Last night the Laundrymen attacked "B" Com- pany on our lef t and tonight they seem to be at the Royal 22nd Re- giment. Music and Propaganda "The first night we were in, thue Chinese playcd us music over a loucspeaker; such tunes as '11 Take You Home Again Kath- leen" and "Home Sweet Home", and then they would ask us ta surrender instead of fighting for our American friends. They prom- ised us white sheets and steak dinners. Tonight they are over telling the same things to the Royal 22nd. The firing is pretty heavy over there, so I guess the flying Frenchmen from Quebec are flot too interested. Our people treat it as a great joke. For a war with supposcdly no fighting, this is surprisingly noisy and pretty. The artillcry is pounding away, machine guns are clattering out tracers and over in front of the Royal 22nd the sky is bright with flares. Ail day, from first light tili dark, we dig, and ail night we keep watch out over the valley that separates us from the Chinese. We will be able to case off on the digging in a fcw days though. I have only had about eight hours sleep since we arrivcd but expect I will be able to get some tomorrow with a littie luck. It is not too bad here though,.as we live in bunkers dug in ta the side of the hill and are actually quite cozy. We have made a stove fram an ammuni- tion box and in it we burn fuel oil. A Touch of Irony At night I go fror nen section of my platoon ta the next, seeing that everything is under contrai and visiting the guards. Last night wben the attack on "B" Company bad been nepellcd and the sky was at last dank, the scanchiight shining up fnom where they hold the "peace confenence" shone through quite cleariy. It seemed like quite a joke. as for an hour yau could hardiy hear yaunself spcak fan noise, the sky was lit by fiares and angry red tracer buliets, and ail of a sudden thene shone the light of peace and good- will. We can sec "'Old Baldy" quite plainly fnom where we anc and at night it is kcpt lit by giant searchiights. I sure wouldn't like ta be a Chinaman dug in on it, as it is sheiled almost canstantly. Weil, it is now 2.30 a.m. sa guess I had better go out and stumble around in the dark some more. 'Wc were shelled pretty heavy ycstcrday fan a whiic. Wc had 22 shelîs fali on oun platoon area in about 30 minutes. No anc was hurt, though, so we thought it was a great lark. It was very quiet last night and today with just the odd bit of firing now and then. Chinese Work In Vain Last night the Chinese wenc busy building some kind of an observation position on a bill acnass fnom us, so this morning we could sec whene they were and cailed in aur artilieny on thcm. The first round ianded smack on the target and blew it up. We wene quite pleased. The pon Chinamen don't get any nest at ail. Wife: "Don't you think my new bat is a perfect fit?" I. ---- - I 1-ubby: "JFt? It's a convulsion.' Iri 5' o t/it (r ,- &-oL THE HOUSE 0F SEÀGRAM LMENWHO THINIK 0F TOMORROW PRACTISE MOIJERATION TOI)AY1 FEd Youngman's Column The Statesmanm Grau Roots Coliumnist If there's on* thitig 1 hate, it's getting up early on Sunday morn- ing. So you can bet, it had to be something prctty speciai to coax me out of thc hay before break- fast on April 26. The special event was. the annual church pa- rade of Florence Nightingale Lodge No. 66, I.O.O.F. of Bow- manville, to be headed by the Kil- tie Band. One set of baqpipes being play- cd without benefit of drums is a form of torture that must have been invented during the Span- ish Inquisition. The North Amer- ican Indiana once haci the play- fui habit of pulling the finger and toc nails off thein live cap- tives; even that would be pleas- anter than iistenlng to a lone bagpipcr's hellish wailing.. But when you have a number of goad pipers, accompanied by a group of smart drummers, al drcsscd in the colorful Highland garb, under the able supervision of Jack Knight, then brother, there ain't nathing I like better than a nîce hike betwecn break- fast and lunch, pounding the pavement behind the aid snake charmers. On the way ta church, our pa- rade passed the Salvation Army Hall, St. Joseph's 'R. C., Trinity and St. Paul's United Churches, and endcd up in St. John's Angli- can Chunch, wherc wc cnjoycd a bang up service, topped off by a rattling good sermon, delivened by Rev. Warren N. Turner. For some unexplained reason I'vealways had a notion that St. John's was a friendly church. Since the April 26 visit, I know this to bc truc. The United Church service always reminda me of a basebali game, where the pitcher, catcher, and batter pro- vide most of the action; their counterpants in the church are, a good soloist, the preacher and some one ta lift the collection. But the Anglican service is more like a football game-where ail mem- bers of the teamn get an equal chance ta take part, thus making the ordinary, unimportant wor- shippers feel that he is a signifi- cant part of the service. I suppose I've read and recited the Aposties Creed about as of- ten as any backslider, withaut thinking seriously about it's oni- gin. Although I've repeated the Lord's Prayer many times, and have often marveiled at the beau- ty of the phraseology and the completcness of this particular prayer, it neyer dawned on me as ta its probable arigin. That is why Mn. Turnen's masterly ser- mon, "The Marks of a Christian", in which he told of need for, and origin of bath the Apostle's Crced and The Lord's Prayer ap- pealed ta me, as I'm sure it did ta most of the large congregation. Mr. Turner is ta be congratulat- cd for bis painstaking mcthod of pnoviding a typewritten, easy-ta- understand onden of service, tell- ing when ta kneel, when the choir would sing; the congregation join in; the sermon; in fact, it was the most concise, pninted onder of a special service your scribe has even seen. Neyer once did we of other communions, feel strange, wandering what the next move wauld be. The effort involved in making up such an instruction sheet was much appneciated; it had ail the earmarks of truc hos- pitality, Le., making the visitors feel welcome. Aftcr church, Bâtch and 1 drift- WESLEY VILLE Pont Bnitain ladies weîe quiît- ing at Mns. Ken Ashby's on Tues- day, a cat qujit, for thue benefit of the W. I. Rcaders of this paper have been intcrested once again in neading the story of the man wbo left with us sucb a comfort- ing hymn. Good deeds do not ai- ways die wîth the doer in spite of wbat Shakespeare says. At lcast anc man bere, Mn. S. Bar- nowclaugh, remembers Joseph Scriven as he stood on the street corners of Pont Hope urging al who would listen, ta follow the teachings of Christ. Funeral service was hcld in Peterboro on Thursday for Mn. Herb Glover with interment at Oshawa. Friendu here were sorny ta hean of bis passing. following so closely the dèath of bla brother Allan of Oshawa, wha was laid ta rest in this cemetery on April 10. A car accident on Saturday night bnought injury ta twa local young people. We hope recoveny wiil be rapid. Muniel Austin was cut about thc face and head and ta being trcated in Port Hope hospitai. Rosa Dinner's injuries were such that he was able ta go home. The driver of the other car is also in hospital. Neighbours watched with sym- pathy on F'niday nîght as the brick home of Mr. Gord~on Moore was burned. The flames were clearly visible for miles and aiso the steady stream of canloada of pea- pie who came ta of fer help, if anything couid be donc. Congratulations ta Mr. and Mrs. Murray Payne on the binth of a son in Port Hope hospital laut week. The goal of 50 at Sunday Schooi was not reacheci on Sunday morn- ing duc ta unexpectcd events. Ruth Payne substituted for Mrs. M. Payne in the Beginncr's Class; Mrs. Harold Austin taught the Juniors and Ruth Payne was pianist, bu the absence of Mrs. A. Austin and Muriel. Mn. and Mrs. A. Austin, Muriel, Mrs. Tutt; Mrs. Carrail Nichais, Gloria and Joan, and Mns. E. Ban- rowclough attended the presenta- tion of "Tempest and Sunshine" by Pontypool players at Morrish on Friday night; whiie ail the littie folks enjoyeci a very happy birthday party for Lewis Thorn- dyke on the saine day. Laurel and Danya Hill, Pont Hope, visited E. Barrowclaugh's oin Thiur-.dav- whiie their mother attcnded ber uncle's funeral in j Toronto. cd on to Tyrone, where we cadg- ed a well-cooked dinnen at the expense of Art and Jean Youngc- man, and where we hoped ta snaffie supper. But a long dis- tance message from Cobourg told us that John Bradshaw, of C.F. R.B. and hi. wife, were on the way ta our place, so we had to jog home. If any of you readers listen ta John Bradshaw on C.F. R.B. you will have some idea of what an Interesting visit we had. Taklng It ail around. gettlng Up early Apnil 26 worked out O.K. Now, the following Sunday (May 3) was quite different. Your littie fricnd Eddie woke up, no- ticed the sun was shinlng, then roiled aven and went back ta dreamland. But aIl good things corne ta an end, flnally I juat had ta get Up, because I had a date with the ex- ecutive of the Don Valley Conser- vation Association, who were anxious ta sec if thein plans for May 23 wcre "jelling" pnoperly. On that date (May 23) a special excursion train will leave Lea- side Station at 1.30 p.m. witb from 400 ta 1,000 happy people aboard; tbey wili arrive at Pan- typoal about 3.15 p.m. detrain, and enjay a picnic. We hope ta have three Ganton buses avail- able, to run a jitney service fnom the village ta Tower Hill. About 8.00 p.m. the picnickers will leave for home. There was another neasan I had ta get up. Last Friday cvening, about 200 Boy Scouts set up camp, it was their annual farestny camp. They had intcnded planting trees on the Ganaraska Watensbed on May 2 (in the farenoon), go fan a hîke in the afternoon, church pa- nade May 3, break camp during the afternoon of May 3. When I arrived in time for chunch panade Sunday morning it was ta find that the Scouts bad struck camp twelve houns previously. Heavy nain, no camp! Mn. and Mrs. Clarence Avery and son Vernon paid us a visit during the late afternoon. Butch and I had just settled down ta listen ta Amaos 'n' Andy wben the Thicsburgers drave up in their dog meat waggon. Well, that's what it says on the side, "We sel dog meat." Boy, what a sneaky way ta adventise what finally happens ta pon old Dbbin. NESTLETON Mr. and Mrs. George Chapman, Ballyduff, visited Mn. and Mrs. George Johns. Mn. and Mns. Armour Irwin and sons, Toronto, visited Mn. and Mns. H. Vine. Mn. Norman Malcolm was sup- per guest with Mn. and Mrs. L.1 Joblin. Mn. and Mrs. Chas. Fallis spenti Saturday in Toronto.1 Miss Giadys Emerson, nurse-mn- TIP $ training, Whitby, andi Miss Elva Tononto for a few weeks. Bradley, nurse-in-training. Osh- Mn. Prust andi Mn. Sims were awa, visited Mn. and Mrs. IM. En-: weckend visitons at the Prust erson. j summer cottage. The dance in C.O.F. hall on I Sonny ta hean that Mn. L. Rab- Friday night was well attended.i. bins is stili fan from well. Mn. andi Mrs. George Johns! Mr. and Mrs. Earl Spry and spent Satunday evening with Mn. Kathie with Mn. and Mrs. Ernest and Mrs. L. Joblin. 1:pry. Miss Louisa Johns andi Mr. Fred Mr. and Mrs. E. Syer spent a Johns and Miss May Reynolds, few days in Toronto visiting Miss Caesarea, visited Mn. and Mns. Jean Syer. GeogeJohs.Mn. and Mns. C. Martin and Mn. and Mrs. Allan Suggitt vis- famiiy spent Sunday with Mr. and ited Mn. and Mrs. Merlin Suggitt. Mrs. Mult Connish, Norwaod. Mrs. Adeibent Beacock visîted Mn.ads . Thompson and1 hen father, Mn. Jemison at His- DavidMr ad R.H.Top1 dale. son ~and Ron, Toronto, e a1 M.adMrs. Bob Vivian andi their summer home this weekend. famiiy, Cadmus, visitcd Mr. and Mns. Ernest Green and Bobby Mns. Elmo Archer. with Mrs. Angus Loucks. Mn. and Mns. H. Vine visited Dr. E. Syer, Orono, was a Sun- Mn. W. K. Sioan, Peterborough. day visiton with Mn. and Mrs. Mn. and Mrs. Victor Malcolm Ernest Sycr. visited Mn. and Mns. George Mn. and Mrs. Angus Loucks, Black, Cadmus. Peter and Pbilip, Mn. andi Mrs. Plan ta attend the Mothen's Day Robent Chaten and Mn. Hanry service in the United Church ncxt Davcy, attended the Odd Fellows Sunday at 3 o'clock. There is a Church Service at St. Andrew's baptismal service, also. Churcb, Cobourg. Mn. Ronnie Page, Miss V. Berrv,1 Mns. W. Loucks, Mn. and Mrs. C.1 ZION (Hope Twp.) Grant and family visited Mr.an ________Mrs. J. Clark at Peterborough. Giad to hean that Mns. Fred Zion Mission Band met April Berry is home fnom hospitai. Wc 17 with Sam Hutnyk in the chair. wish her a speedy recoveny. Rail cali opened the meeting. Ger- Taken from the Grimsby paper, aid Best gave the treasuner's n e- under the heading, "Adventising part, foilowed by a neading, 'My pays- £d'vU1iteot h- bLIi y LMalie '.arrs. well. It was decicled ta ask Rev. A. Harding to speak at next meet- ing on "Temperance". Scripture reading and a stony by Mrs. Raby. Robent Fanrell placed the sign on the Friendship Trail. Mns. Best nead a stony, then Mike Szelevega took up the offening. Mrs. Bcst closed with prayer. Congratulations ta Mn. and Mrs. Elmer Green on the birth of their son last week. Gary and Raymond Green have. been staying wiih their grand-' parents, Mn. and Mrs. Ellsworth Carrswell. LESKARD Mrs. M. Gîbson and daughters, Weston, are visiting her parents, Mn. and Mns. W. R. Corycil. We anc sorry ta hear that Mn. Oscar Skeiding and Miss June Tennanýt bath have the measies. The fathens and sons from Les- kard ail tunned out ta the Cubs banquet: Mn. E. Green witb Alex, Mn. A. Loucks with Peter, Mr. N. Fee with Phiiip, Mn. R. Thompson with Gary. and Mn. E. Nicholson witb Ronnie. We x",,ere sorny ta hear that Baby David Bellamy bas been in the Hospital fan Sick Children, Toronto. We hope hie continues ta make good progress. Many strange cars are seen around Leskand, and many strange men. Could it be they anc fish- ermen? Rev. and Mrs. J. Kitchen and Olav, Mn. and Mrs. Ruddy, Whit- by, wene Sunday visitors with Mn. and Mrs. Leroy Hamilton. Leskard W.A. will meet on May 13 at the home of Mrs. A. Loucks. Ail ladies welcome. Judge Frank Hamilton, Win- nipeg, was a weekcnd visitor with Mn. and Mrs. Leroy Hamilton. Mrs. H. Benny has nctunned ta TOP i'95 Thursday-m Fri*day and Saturday only!1 They'1I go fast ai these prices - so corne early for best seleclion FIT AND WORKNANSHIP GUARANTEED Open Fridays until 9 p.m. Close Saturdays at B6 p.m. Dreslin' S Men's Wear Bowmanville - e -- -1 adventised that the paoo would be wclcome in this church,"I said the minister, "and after in. specting the collection, I sec thcy have corne." ZION Mr. and Mrs. Anald Geissbeng- er wcre pnesented with an occas- ional chair and coffee table on Satunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Christian Star and family, Isiington, Mr. and Mrs. E. Rutishauser, Mn. and Mrs. Arnold Eyman, Oshawa, at Hans Geiss- benger's. Mr. Douglas Farndaie, Buning- ton; Mr. Clane Braun, Raglan; Miss Jacqueline Barlow, Oshawa; Mr. Bob Farndalc, Kedron, at- tended a birthday party for Marie Killen at Grace Stainton's home on Satunday evcning. Church service will be at 10 a.m., Sunday, May 10. Tou can chang youz r esnt coai furnaoe to autornatic ai heatia& with surpnisingly littie trouble or expense The Vortex Oâ Burner fits right li where the grate is now. It gives you unexcefleci home comfort with lowest fuel cost, and witbout the dirt and bother of hanci firing. Exclusive iron Fireman Sautomatic controls take the furnace off your minci, day andi nigbt, and tura your borne into a hayon of winter oomfort. Phone ms tday for fre. hetÙM om L. A. PARKER & SONS 47 King St. E., Bowmanville Phone 651 M TAILORS Offer Anoiher Great Opporiunity Io save on Made-lo-Neasure Clothing ai CleRac viinwofbrsaioe urINdida measure ai prices well below cosi. SAiVE AT LEAST 20% SUITS PRICED AS LOW AS TXMDAY, MAT 7th, 1953 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BO"LANV=X. ONTARIO 1 1 PACM =XVEN