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DAYDECEBE~11, 1941 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO PAGE NINE don ù This le the fourth of of articles about cond Great Britain and oti tries vlsitéd by a- Canadian newspaper It waa writtcn for the newspapers cof Caxý their own represents the tour, Hugh Tes the Fergus News-Rcg lEbt Impressions ma aý î but they arec tëCMifretthing thatà 'to tngland wants ta damage donc by the ban no exception. The airpg our plane had dreppec on British sali was inte: its way, but much 11ke others I had visited in There wcre a nly two differences: the planes different types, thoui wcre a fcw famiiar Av. and the buildings were against the blasts frci dropplng nearby. The customs examine brief, though the exan show some interest in i I had thought it necessar to England with me. I hî brush wlth the lady cer took away ail the lette carried fram Canada asc cd ta be horrified that 11 along a map of the Brit A pparcently, I had un committed a grave crini said she muet confiscate Evidently, a fcw girls way when given some1 thority. I met censars times during the next si bu~t none like that yoi She even went s0 far ac away two picture postesi bought Inx the Azares an1 acrose the Atlantic. Afte: argument, in which the man took my part, I gai baek . The letters and p( arrived by mail at my Londan a week later, ait ceneared. Firat Impressions ef Bc It was only a few mi]i Largost Police Cars, wi Pull Toys and w Contack ...... Bingo ....... Chînese Chee TieeLighli Table Decori Girls' Sewlng Manicure Set Story and Pieli Books 15e to $ 1.0 CHRIST ln Cedar Boxes .Fancy Glft Boxe Model Aire:a Sets l5e to $2. Fountaîn Peni 50e to $5.00 Pen and Pencil 8 25e to $5.00 Renlous Wall N Photos of the Ri Meeting of ChurMhUa esting patr ~ *AGZIN SU Attem Gooda put away foi Johustom Phoin fil él l thers eehlo hls n the Diacicol. It made me angry before long. This wanton damnage eeemcd 30 * senselese. Obviously, niilitary tan- gets had nat been hit or they had [y Blck an W etbeen rcpaired s0 quickly that the houses that had suffcred most, if a series nearest city, a seapart on the west and the churches. litions in Coast of England. I had neyer The train ta Londan was crowd- her coun- been aeross the Atlantic before, cd, but the six of us got a com- graup of so I watchcd with intercat for the partment tao urselves. On the reditors. things I had been told about S0 wail was a detalled map of the ie wcekly often-the small fields encloscd railway lime. I thought of the girl nada by, by hcdges, the slated or tiled in the censor's office and my map. tative an roofs, the littie locomotives pull- But I neyer saw another anc an nplin, of ing long trains of tîny wagons. a British train. Most of the rail- cord. Nothing really seemed etrange, way stations have had the names for photography had made them obliterated or the signa; torn dawn iay not be ail fanihar. Oniy the barrage inx the hope that tevaders might aîways in.-balnfoating over the nearby get iost. inhelaku texy visitor changcd. The train was about half-way sce is. the As aur car entercd the city, we ta London when blackout tinie ar- nbs. I was ail looked around curiously for rivcd at about half-past six. The port whcre signe cf damage. Rumors in Can- guard came te and puiled down 1 us down ada said that this ancient port was heavy blinde over ail the Windows smcesting in practicaily destroyed. German and doors. Even the door out in- ,e a dazen versions said that the dock area ta the corridor had a blind on it. In Canada. :was rendercd useless. As we It was the finst hit that there le 1apparent crossed a bridge over the river, nothing half-hcarted about theÀ S were of I looked at the shipping and saw British blackaut. It's black. .gh there no sign of damage ta the docks. Inside the railway carni. age, twoi ,r Ansons, The first blitzcd bouse stood on dim lights kept the comxpartmentj Spratected a corner. Or it had stood on the ixx a state of scmi-darkness. One É mn bombs corner, for not a thing was left was a white light, set high up in I except a pile of bricks in the base- a deep funnel ixx the roof. Thet iation wae ment. The houses on ither side other liglit, more exposed, wae I miner did seemed undamaged, exccpt for a blue and did not gîve enougli c the thinge few boarded-up windows, but the liglit ta make it possible ta read t my ta take corner anc was gone as clcanly as a newspaper.t ad a short though it had been carved out 0f al the finet impressions, t nsar. She with a big knife. none le more vivid than that of8 crs I liad I thouglit ta myseif: "This is my arrivalinlx London in the d appear- cxactiy what I expected ta sec; it blackout. There was some doubt t hadl taken looks juet like the pictumes." about whether the train had a tish Isies. lIn the ncxt block, another eachcd Paddington station or not a ýnwittingly house had been bit. It wasn't as but cverybody seemed ta be get- h ie and she thoroughy dcstroyed. One side ting out. One of the editors open- 1: i e tha wall remained, and up it at ir- cd the doar. There wasn't a thing i srief ha regular intervale weme the fire- ta be seen exccpt thrce scattercd v bifau- places which had once supplied blue bulbe in a cciling higli over- t ,-s weea a bit of heat ta its roome. Part of head. Moving shapes came past 0 fi eeks, the floor af nc upstairs room the door and anc of themn answcr- cý Lng lady. hung in the air, with a bcd on 1. cd the question: "la tuis Padding- s ta take rds I had Again there was that feeling ton?" with a short, "Yes, SiÉ. ci the flight that tues was juet what I had ex- WNobody who hasn't been there t] r a brisk pected. It rcmnaincd whilc we wIl even bc],ive how dark Lon- '7 ecustoms drave down a long street, with don can be 1hi the blackout at the n tthe map hait a dozen houses mlsteg at tume af the new moon. Three blue tl ost carde more or lese regular intervals. bulbe rcally give no light at ail; 0: ,hotel In After that, my feelings began ta thcy juet intensify the damkncss. ti ftr bceng change. Perhape it was- the ute- And London was not only dank, fi cd churches. Several of them had but quiet as weil. This didn't si nothteg left but blackcxxcd walls. seccm like a railway station. Out- cg ýombing On the main business street, maxxy side, not a light ailowed in the si e ta the stane were without windows;t. -P, Somehôw, aur haste from the ai British Council found us, and thcy il knew what ta do. Inx a fcw mo- tt ments, they had a poter huxting ri for a taxicab. Whcre he wcnt, M'Ile neyer know, but he came back with two, and in the light of later la expenience, that was something ti *of an achievement. T Our taxi driver was aid and hie li cab was ancient. Four pensons di and their luggagc seemed like too ni much of a load, but we cntmusted B ouiscivcs ta hum, hoping he knew te what ta do. ni The only outdoom lights inx Lon- in don are the traffie signais and the shelter signa. Even the traffie c lighte are covered, cxcept a tiny 'S cross ixx the ýcentre. The shelter 11 signe have only a dim "S" show- in ing on theni. ci An Uncanny Quietuesa bi The feeling pcmssed that tuis lx could nat posslbly be the world's 'I Assortment Ever larget City. Sometles the taxi woul sto anda bu orsome a: mor tais oul goacrssthe T ..........50e and89 intersection. Each . had anc dlihi headlight, fitted with shutterà sa tv ith siren,.............. 98e that it tiircw a circle of semi- hi darkness on the pavement. The cc vln up.....5 e t $100 windows of the. buscs were caver- Bi vindUPS .... 50 tO$ 1 00 cd. They wcrc just dim outlixis ti( as they paesed. ou The tihy rcd cross at the corner t C A DS T A L P CES wouîd disappiean and be rcpîaccd ex CARD AT IL ltICwq" by a green anc and the. driver dc would etant up again. Some of the er editors, familiar with London lxx 50C the past, aeked him questions an about the locality. Only once, at Mi .3 e to $ 1.00 the corner of Hyde Park, did anc fa] ........ 5of them gucss corcctly. wl ~rs....... 2e t $150 I arn told that London lin norn- ers 5C t $1-0 imal tinies le noisy at night, thougu cit flot so badl as New York. Inx the- biackout, it is quiet. There sece g - .Tree ecoxaionsta be no pivate cars. Taxi =n Tree ecoritiombus drivers must find their way largely by instinct. - Wau unmThe cab stopped under some ilions GUi FV kind of roof. A man with a ttey packet' flashlight helpcd us out and callcd for someone ta take the sets Mop, Brooni and bags. We passed anc by one thra' a revolving door and emcrgend teDuat Pan Sets euddenly into the bright light of ture e about the place. The feg per.. Teddy Bears sistcd even after Ihhadd been taken ýo 25c to $2.00 the bathroorn with its Roman bath and Royal Doulton fixtures, reminders of past splendor. Then rmAs sTATIONERY 1 remembered. I had seen this 1famous hotel in moving pictures been tom clown by demalition )r early bayera for a amali deposit equads, Where there arc base- mente, they have been cemcnted S Bo k S oreand tumned Into watenreservoirs D. .1.for fightteg future fines., StoreThis was an amea of office i. DUVEbuildings and publishing houses, Ledn Lbaywltha number of fine aid chur- Lendbg a.lraryches and sanie of the most fam- elg t. ous administrative buildings. It Ppp~uplP Ioe, was burned inx a concentrated blitz one week-end befome the Lot Theis light These dark winter days brmng new problems in traf fie and by far the most seriaus is bicycles on the street at night without lights. When men travel ta and from work now it ie usualiy dark. That they break the iaw in riding without a light is beside the point but the appalling thing is how obliviaus thése riders are ta danger. Epecialiy ôn a wet night the motorist who shows just a littie negligence may strike the rider ta the ground with seriaus resuits. One man was thus killed a short time ago. Sa take heed before something f u r t h e r happens and on btcycles-let- there be a light. And bi- cycliste keep off the aide- waiks. Londoners had iearned how fighVtlhe incendiary bomb. I dor, thlnk it could ever happen agai An incendiary bamb is small ar light. A large bambing plai might carry a thausand of ther They are showered down by huî dlreds and are juat heavy enoug ta go through a siate -roof. It two minutes or se bef are the burst into flame. Every secor counts. The ineendiary bomb ce be conquered in the first two ( three minutes. After that, it take the fire brigade ta do anythiri about it. Strangely enough, the thini that touch the heart of the ai server inx desolate areas like thi are the small things. In ruine houses, it is doils or other to3 lying araund; in former offic buildings, it is battered typi writers piled up, a dozen or s together, or some other evidenc of the normal 111e that was anc carried on there. Yet evew in the midst of thi désolation, I had the feeling the hé German bombers had failec They had not even tried ta hi iitary targets. It is though the they tried ta wipe out the whol of Landon'e fire fighting appars tus. They didn't succeed. Thi fire brigades were massed inx the smail area and mare bomber came aver, dropping high expia sive bombe. Suddenly they stop ced coming. It is said that a mis arose back over the Channel an' it was feared they couid net re trn safely. Whether that was th reason or net, London's fire fight ers escaped ta fight another da3 Seeing other parte of Londai latter, I fclt again and again tha tic 'Gerinan bombers had failcil b'ey destroyed thousands o houses and stores and offices an( Jozens of churches. Thcy did ge many factories along* the Thamec But they not only failed ta frigh tn the British people; they alsi missed many of the most tempt Ig targete. For instance, evcry bridge ove: thc Thames ls in opération. It i 3aid net anc has been bit thougl tousands of bombs have goni ito the watcr lin an attempt b cut traffie. There arc temparar, bridges which cain be quickly fin [hed if any bridge le dcstroyed bhey have neyer been needed. I wandercd through the doci ?rea near Towcr Bridge one day lihe littie bouses in the East En( iave taken a bad punishment. Ir wo places, I saw vacant lots pilec iigh with bricks that muet havi .me from hundreds of houses ut the docks werc stillin opera. ;on as usual with convoys goini )t thic Thamesi It was obvioui hat Towcr Bridge iteif had nev. wbeen hit. The Tower of Lon. In has iost only a corner of ane nail bastion. 't'hcrc hasn't -been any bombing n London lately. It le now fivE nonths since the last bombe have alien on the capital. Only once vhile I was in London did an îemy plane ever came near thxe ity. Prom the roof of a news- th? M in 'I And focr .lM %5nolY,1 buy i y I Lon9UÙ,f om S ley dsefinItdl1 last lngje, 'yet Codsnof0 mesta buYI ta n't in. id ne nM. Ln- gh le nd an 'es ng lis :0 cs ce Es ce ce Lat at Je a- at rs st paper office, I watchcd fthe flash- es of the anti-aircraft guns away ta the cast. The German neyer got through. There was bombing gaing on al that time, but it was araund thxe coaste of Britain. I came thraugh a bombing one night iBaumne-1 mouth, and wiil tell of it in a later stary. But conditions have abviously changed. The Germans no longer have superiority inte air. Defences are stranger. It doesn't scem likley that thxe Bni- tigh will be "Iblitzcd" again as they were last wintcr; àctual in- vasion seeme impossible., BurkIeton Visitors: Mr. and Mrs. J. Rem- mer and Jackie, Pickering, with Mrs. P. Caughiil. . . Misses Ada and Elsie Rahmn,. Union, witlx Mr. H. Rahm. .. Mrs. F. Caughlil and Mr. W. Hoskins with Mrs. E. Strutt, Tyrone. .. Mn. Fred Ste- yens, Toronto, Miss Betty Mof- fatt, Oshawa, with Mrs. T. G. Breck. .. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Wil- son, Oshawa, and Mr. Harold Wil- son, Hamilton, with Mrs. A. Wil- son... Mr. and Mrs. H. Richards, Mr. R. Hardi'ng, Bowmanviile, at the Gill's. Mn. H. G. Gill's store has quite a festive appearance now, with a beautifuliy decorated window and a nice dispiay of gifts. Mr. Dave Gatcheli, who recent- ly moved ta Oshawa, isil with pneusxxnia. Te family and grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rahm gathered at their home on Dec. 5th, when they celebratcd their 53dwedding anniversany. After a bounteous supper was senved ta the thirty present, Mnr. and Mrs. Raixm were prcsented with a beautiful mantel dlock. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. S. Pediar, Mr. and Mrs. R. Hunt, Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. G. Rahm and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. Rahm and famîly, Union, Mr. and Mrs. W. Rahm and famiiy, Enniskil- len, Mr. and Mrs. W. Cochrane and family, Bowmanvilce, Mr. J. Shartridge, Broakiin, and Mn. N. Hudson. Bunketon Woman's Association hcld a successful supper and ba- zaar Dcc. 3rd. The ladies had a number of beautiful and useful articles, practically al of which werc soid, and a good number enjoyed the supper. There was an abundance of food and that which wae lef t over was auctioned off by Wcs. Hoskin. Rev. Plant gave an interesting taik on Woman's Association work in general and at some of the charges wherc he has been. Last meeting of the year will be hcid Thursday in the church at which thene wiii be a quilting. t- Obituary rs Seymour S. Wllmot ,h The iast of a generation ofE ie notable family, Seymour S. WiI. to mot,' youngcst son of the late Mr and Mme. Samuel Wiimot, died ir -Guelph on Nov. 26th, and wa! dburMecin St. George's Cemetery Necslon Nov. 2Mt. Rev. D R. Dewdncy conductedthe fun. Y.eral service in St. George's Chure]. A whosc past history was ea te. :n timately intcrwoven with that ol d the Wilmoit Faxxily, and the burial rrites at thc cemetery which lxx the S.carly days of tuis country was a j_ part of the 1000 or more acres be- g longing: to Major Samuel Street I* Wilmot, grandfather of deccascd. Relatives from Newcastle, Bow- manville and other pointe attend. ce d the fuxicral as weil as local friends of the family. The late gSeymour Wilmot was born in 'Newcastle in 1872 when his fa- 'ther was Reeve of Clarke and eSupertetendent of fieli culture for nthe Dominion of Canada. mms.S. "Brown The late Mrs. Samuel Brown was buricd te Bond Head Ceme- tery on Nov. 26th, following the funeral service in St. George's Church, Newcastle, conducted by Rev. D. R. Dewdncy, B.A. De- spite uis cnfecblcd condition the beneavcd husband was able ta attend the church service and tic bunial. Members of a rather large family connection werc te at- tendance together with many sympathizing friende who wished ta pay tnibute ta the mcmory of a kind and gentie woma axxd show their sincere respect for Miý. Brown. Their four sons, William, Toronto,. Robent of Oshawa, Da- vid of Bowmanvillc, and Albert of Port Hope, with their wives and members of their familles were present at the obsequies and Robent rcmained aven with his father till the wcekend. Besides her husband and sons, deceased la survived by ten gnandchildrn qnd four great grandchildrex, and qlso by her brother, Albert Wal- don, Phm.B., living inx Geongia. 'ý14e was a daughter of Frank Wal- A-on, a wcaven, who livcd on North St. and carried on hie business there. Samuel Brown and Cana- line Waldon were îarnied aven 50 years ago and farmed lin Clarke hefore retiring and comteg into Newcastle. FARM LABOR CONSCRIPTION That agriculture should be ne- cognized as a war industry te a national selective service plan lin Canada was unaxxlxously agreed upon by the interdepartmental committee on fan labon at a closed conference at Queen's park recently. This proposal was anc of sev- eral advanced b y delegates ta the camniittee for federal considera- tion. One suggestion was that a delegation go ta Ottawa and press uponn the Minister of Agriculture the ncessity of- the closet co- operation lin meeting the shortage of fanm labor. The confemence was called par- ticularly ta diseuse labor requine- mente and ta lay the framework of an assistance plan for 1942. It was dleciosed that 23,000 work- ers on the f arin service farce wcre 'piacel laÈt year temporarily. One suggestion at the confer- ence was for better arganization and the extension on a comxnunity a as f, D. i F F r USEFUL ARTICLES FOR THE HOME Lace Table Cloths $ 1.59 - $6.95 Damask Linen Towels' 45e - $1.00 Bed Spreads fron $ 1.95 Blankets, pair fron $ 1.95 Embroidered PiIIow Cases 95e - $2.25 Tray Cloths each 50e Ouest Towels froni 25e Bath Towels from 25e Lace & Line Runnérs 59e Damask Table Cloth froni$1.49 Candlewlck Bedspreads $3.00 and up FINE HOSIE RY Quality hosiery Ail Shades Ail Sizes 35e - $1.25 VISIT THE STORE Sec unumual Christmas stocks -no obligation ta buy but here You can obtain gifis for everY member of the fainiy. LINGERIE Sllk Slips, for .... 79e Silk Gowns, froni . 98e 811k Bloomers 39e - $ 1.39 Silk Vests 4 9c tp $ 1.00 SIlk Panties 29c-$ 1.25 Dance Sets, froni . 98e Satin Dance Sets fron $ 1.25 Bcd Jackets .... $ 1.35 FOR THE KIDDIES Coats ...........$3. Flannelette Pyjamas 69c - $1.49 Kimonos, froni . $1 .25 Coat, Legging and Bonnet sets ., $5.95 Sweaters, from .. 98e Wool Mittens pr. 29c & 50e Ski Suite, from . $3.95 m Shop Here FOR jGIFT S THAT ARE SURE TO (PLEASE Everyone loves new elothes-Christ- mas is the ideal time to replenlsh the family' wardrobe and solve the git probleni at the sanie tline. We are stili selling at low prices. Corne 1n and look around. for Dad, Son or Brother Drsin ons......$3.50 -$75 lnitialled Scarves, plaids and knitted 98e - to - $2.50 pyjamas, smart new styles........ $1 .25 Dress Shirts, Arrow made ........ $2.95 Fine Sox ............... pr. 39e to $ 1.50 Suspenders, work and dress ... 50e to $ 1. Garters or Arn Bands........ 25e - 50c Gloves, warm kid and cape, licd & unllned $1.00. and up TIES TIES MEN'S TIES 50e - M5c- 51.00 Nothing eau be more colorful, aeceptable or usef ni than neeik- Wear for Christmas. Choose from tihe shadea ofthtie rainbow. GLOVES' Special wool-knlt, wooi-lined gloves $IL."0- S1.5 Fabrie and Kid GLOVES from 49e t. 52.50 SOCKS GaY plaids, .11k, fine Hle, or ail wooL .........soc to 51.50 SLIPS Ever weieome glft- slips. Tallored, -1aey styles . .. bra-top, fit- ted mldrlff types. Ray- on erepes, satina. Whiite. tearose, black, 32-40. a - I Purses ... 69e - $3095 COUCH, JOHNSTON & CRYDERMAN Phonoe 836 ITDBo FOR WOMEN Flannelette Pyjamas 98C to $ 1.95 Flannelette Gowns froni 59C Wool Panties & Vest frein 35e Fabrie Gloves froni 49e Kid Gloves, froni $1 .25 Handkerchiefs 5e - $1. Puilover Sweaters froni 98e Fine Wool Twln Sweater Sets $4.95 Ski Sui»s 2 plece .from $6.95 Scarves .......... 49,c Fbowers, froni .. 15e Umbrellas, froni $1.50 basis of the co-operative use of power machinery. Ses Labor Criais Commnittee members present, who addresaed tic conference inx- cluded Hon. P. M. Dcwan, inis; ter f Agiuture; W. R. Rcek, Deéputy lxiter of Agriculture; D. George F. Rogers, Deputy Minister cf Education, and J. F. Marshx, Deputy Minleter of Ilaor. Spccific atatements an thc f arn labor crisis were given by Alex Toronto Board of Education; Pre- McKinney, Brampton, dalrylng; sident W. M. Musgrove of fthe X. Betzner, Waterloo, livestock- Urban Sehool Tnustees' Associa- W. E. Breekin, Freeman, field tion, Niagara Falls, and H. HL crope; M. M. Robinson, Toronto, Hannai, president of thec Cana- vegetables; John Smart, Coiing- dian Federation of Agriculture. waod, fruit, and J. F. Cassin, To- Last July The Statesman warxi- ranto, patato growîng. cd, editorially, that a conference Selective service backera, the was immediatcly nccessary. We coiite rcpartcd, i n ciu d ed are now five months taa late ta Canon W. E. Twnsend, Landan; prevent huge loss in farm produc- Dr. E. A. Hardy, ciairman of tic tion for 1942. 0 1 0 1 ýv