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Ci AG EOE STAGES NCO oat 'TRAINING | #s WEEKEND CHICKEN PLUCKER WAS CORPORAL ROGER RICARD MEN GET BUSHED All the strain and endurance of a sports car winter rally-- and then some--was undergone last week by Ontario Regiment nco's when they took off on a winter rally of their own. The course, conducted under regiment auspices, took the men from the Oshawa Armouries to a base camp in the wilds near Port Perry. They drove radio - equipped jeeps over some of the roughest cart tracks in the county to reach the destination. En route they conducted a radio com- munications exercise which was designed to test their map- reading ability. They were also tested on their ability to obtain and relay in- formation about the areas through which they travelled. Each member of the three- man jeep crews had to be on his toes as the vehicle had to arrive at a designated spot at a specified time. Some of the crews managed to stray off course during the early part of the exercise. GOT LOST "Can you imagine trying to find your way on a map, read scripted information over the radio, and give directions to your driver -- all at once," said the navigator of a. crew which had arrived 30 minutes late. 'f "Your blankety- blank lucky we got here at all." Once the jeeps reached the The candidates camped overnight in bush east of Port Perry NCO's Brave A bivouac area the men camou- flaged the vehicles and set up the thermal arctic tents which to shelter them for the rest of the weekend. Then the men began, using canned and de..ydrated emer- gency rations, to prepare their noon meal. ON THE HOOF But it wasn't iron rations all the time. For Saturday dinner each group of nco's was issued with one live chicken -- which they had to kill, pluck, gut, cook and eat. This was designed to test their resourcefulness and ingenuity and to teach each man how to improvise when out in the field without rations. One senior unco candidate finally got his bird killed, and then plucked it. To burn off the pinfeathers he set light to a stee| helmet filled with kero- sene. The result was a_ ruined helmet and a black and seared chicken. "'That was the funniest- tasting chicken we ever had to eat,' was the comment from the would-be cook's tent mates. RADIO TRAINING In between times the candi- dates carried out a few periods of instruction in the field -- on radio communications and arms training. The radio training course gave the men experience in voice transmission techniques and radio use. Besides their regular training, the men finished off the camp sites and finished off latrines and storage pits. While working out of doors each man taking part in the training was fully equipped with arctic clothing consisting of thermal under- wear, polo-neck sweaters, nylon wind pants, hooded parkas and wool helmets. The latter com- pletely sheltered the face from biting winter winds. A further test of the men's ingenuity was made when the tents were prepared, Each arctic tent was fully insulated, and the groups were issued with ground sheets and rubber poncho-type rain sheets. Some took advantage of the wooded area surrounding the camp site and covered the ground inside the tent with spruce branches. The branches acted as additional insulating material Over them the groundsheets were spread and on top were placed sleeping bags and blankets. WARM UPS Additional heating was given by the small Coleman used for cooking purposes. The stoves are lighted outside the tent and then brought in when morning arrives This is one of the jobs done by the 'bull cook' in each tent-- the poor guy who has to get up in sub-zero temperatures and light the stove -- then make a ae rctic Exercise morning cup of tea for each of his tent mates. It's just like the old Army story of the Sergeant - Major taking a cup of tea to each man in the barracks -- but this time it is for real. In winter warfare the old joke comes. true. The. stove provides the heat to warm up the tent while the men get dressed and ready for a day's work. KEEP COOL One of the dangers of winter warfare is that the men may be too hard and fast during their training and work up a sweat. This can easily cause a chill. One of the cardinal rules dur- ing this type of exercise is that the work must be done regularly without over-exertion. The men also learned that to be an active and efficient fight- ing unit they had to make sure that automatic rifles and machine guns must be in good working condition. In winter weather the gun can easily. be gummed up by melted snow or ice After the course the men made their way back to the training wing of the regiment based at the Oshawa Airport Among those taking part were Cpl. Joe Bryant, Sgt. Dan Matthews, Cpl. David Sargent, Cpl. David Mountenay, Cpl. Gerry Kehoe, Cpl. Z. Trubela, Cpl. D. Chernick, Tpr. J. Crowe, Sgt. R. Schneider and Trp. E. Schneider. SENIOR NCO COURSE CANDIDATES IN JEEPS AT OSHAWA AIRPORT Weekend exercise ranged over 40-square-mile course rt She Oshawa F OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1966 If city Tories were expect- ing an "inside" story from Michael Starr on the recent goings-on at Parliament Hill they went away disappointed last night. "I don't know any more than you do," the Ontario NO "INSIDE" VERSION FROM STARR AT DINNER County MP told a Progres- sive Conservative dinner meeting at Hotel Genosha. Mr. Starr said that after seven and a half "useless days I can say we have made some progress, with the supply motion for ten departments being passed." Syl Apps, chairman of the| Ontario Select Committee on youth, last night praised the work done here by and for Osh- awa youth. 'BEST DAY' | Speaking to city Progressive Conservatives at Hotel Genosha the MPP (Kingston-The Islands) said "One of the best days I've spent during two years in this province was listening to briefs prepared by this city's youth workers." In outlining his committee's work, the former Maple Leaf Captain (1940), warned that |many of youth's problems orig- inate during pre-school years. "And when you realize that by 1971 half the population of Ontario will be under 25 you can see there might be trouble ahead. This is one of the rea- sons that Ab (Albert Walker, MPP, Oshawa) is working hard to arrange educational facilities by getting a community college here." GREAT CANADIAN John Vivash, in introducing Mr. Apps, said the speaker Ontario Youth Expert 'Says Work Here Dandy | | "was my first live hero and a| great Canadian." NDP Charge | 'Disturbing' | Oshawa riding MPP Albert Walker last night took "a pretty dim view of the fact that an NDP member can make an accusation and you're auto- matically guilty. In a reference to a charge Thursday by Kenneth Bryden (NDP--Toronto-Woodbine) of in- fluence peddling involving the then Liquor Board Commis- sioner Allan Grossman, Mr. Walker said 'this sort of thing disturbs us greatly. "But then, of course, any member has the right to stand up and say what he thinks--but it takes longer for someone in- volved to clear his name, Mr. Walker added. Mr. Walker added that he and Michael Starr, MP, Ontario, would call a meeting -- likely the first week in May -- to "help us set up a PC machine" in the new riding of Ontario South. A Boston bull terrier, canary and budgie were destroyed and a family of four was left home- less when fire ripped through a two-storey house on Conant} st. this morning. Mr. and Mrs. William Red- head and Mrs. Edith Nicholas, Mrs. Redhead's mother, were in the house at the time. The Red- heads' 23-year-old son was at | work. | Mrs. Nicholas, 68, attempted jto put out the flames and suf- \fered first-degree burns to her j\forearm. She was treated at |Oshawa General Hospital and | released. | Mrsv..Redhead, a nurse's as- sistant at Oshawa General Hos- |pital, was in bed when the fire broke out about 8:30 a.m. She fled in her night attire. The house is owned by Mrs./g | Verna Corley of Roselawn st., | NO) as de WIOLLEID 'Host London | The Don Owen slot car racing |club will play host next week- jend to a group of slot car en- |thusiasts from London, Ont. The visitors to Oshawa will ibe here for a two-day racing levent to be held at the local jclub's headquarters at 383 Ross- }mount st. | This is the first inter-club visit to be exchanged between \the two groups. Oshawa slot- jear buffs will journey to Lon- don later this' year on a return | visit. | Four cups will be competed \for in the racing events, - Qualifying runs for placing will be held Saturday and the finals, both Grant Tour and Sports, and Grand Prix will be held Sunday. Oshawa's newest slot-car club |-- the Devil's Glen Slef Car |Racing Club -- plans to hold jthe first Grand Prix April 23. Dog, Birds Dead, Family Homeless RR 3, Oshawa. A spokesman at the Oshawa Fire Department said damage to the building was approximately $2,500 and about $1,200 to the contents. Firefighters believe the blaze broke out after an electric stove element had been turned on un- intentionally under a_ potato chip pan that contained cooking grease. The department spokesman said the flames spread to the wall from the stove. Fire dam-| age was confined to the kitchen and stairway. The rest of the house sustained smoke, water and heat damage. Mrs. Redhead said today in an interview she ran to the home of a neighbor, Mrs. Amas| Brookham of 145 Conant. st., who turned in the fire alarm at} 242. ™~ The Oshawa branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society is seeking accommodation and elathing for. the. hurned-ont fam- ily. The Redheads came here from England four years ago, Sproule Re-elected - Grit Riding Prexy Drynan, Moore, Ward; Vipond Are New Vice-Presidents | Ronald Sproule of Bay Ridges as re-elected president of the tario Riding (Federal) Lib- eral Association at its annual meeting last night. VICE-PRESIDENTS Other members of the execu- tive include four vice-presidents, George Drynan, Mrs. Jill Moore, Al Ward and Dr. Claude Vi- pond; Sydney Gray, secretary; Frank Godley, assistant secre- tary; William Selby, treasurer; Norman Edmondson, chairman of steering committee. Mr. Sproule reported on the outstanding work done by Mr. Ward of Bay Ridges as Area Organization Chairman and also praised Mr, Drynan for the conception of new joint member- ship cards, which unites the city and riding associations. PM HONORED Prime Minister Pearson was named honorary president of the association and Andrew Thomp- son, leader of the Ontario Lib- eral party, honorary vice- president. Abraham Lincoln-PM John Matheson, MP for Leeds and parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister, last night aligned Lester B. Pearson along- side Abraham Lincoln. Speaking to the annual meet- ing of the Ontario Riding (Fed- eral) Liberal Association in the auditorium of St. Mary's of the People Church, he said: "One hundred years ago an American President maligned by many of his contemporaries laid down his life in the cause of unity of his people. Today the name Lincoln is synonymous Aligned By Matheson "Things he said and wrote are now enshrined in the litera- ture of the ages. It took history to evaluate this great human soul, "One hundred years later in Canada's moment of un- certainty, Pearson staked his world reputation on the altar of national politics. He has brought to the Prime Ministership wis- dom and unexampled humanity, Like Lincoln he has lost friends, History I am sure will recog- nize his unique contribution -- leading a united and nobler Can- ada into the brave, new and with human dignity. John Matheson, MP, parlia- mentary secretary to Prime Minister Pearson last night asked Liberals to write to the of their moral support. He made the request last night at the annual meeting of the Ontario Riding (Federal) Liberal Association held at St. Mary of the People Church Hall. "We should concentrate on the present and the future and deal with policies, not on the past and on personalities," he said. "People must be tired and disgusted of these charges and counter-charges."" PM GOLD-LIKE He said the present cabinet is 'eminently qualified' and referred to Prime Minister Pearson as "fa God-like man." Mr. Matheson said Canada's destiny is to participate actively in the larger international field: "We are capable of meeting on equal terms, the competi- tion from European countires." He said a meeting that starts today in Quebec City will deal with planning and purpose in the Liberal Party. "History will record an important transition in recent times in Canada's' political history,"' In an interview later, Mr. Matheson said. that. sinna. the federal government's auto- motive agreement with the prime minister to assure him) interdependent world." Give PM Moral Support Says Pearson Secretary United States, the Canadian car industry has announced expan- sion of 136 plants and establish- ment of 69 new plants. He said the expansion in- jcludes assembly facilities for cars, production and assembly for trucks and buses, tedhnolog ically advanced. engine~ plants, a large new trim plant, new installations for commercial vehicle frames, stamping plants and other facilities to manu- facture many other automotive products. OTHER MARKETS "Many of these new and enlarged facilities are being designed to service not only the Canadian market but the United States and other markets as well," he said. "Expansions are also taking place in_ the materials supplying and ser- vicing industries that rely on the automotive industry as one of their major customers." Mr. Matheson said produc- tion during the first year of the automotive program was 855,- 000 motor vehicles, a 2744-per cent increase of the same period in 1964. He said there was also a 5l-per cent increase in the value of shipments of motor vehicle parts and acces- sories over the 1963 model year, the last model year prior to intradurtion of the automotive measures by the Canadian government. jane event will be held at the club track at the home of Ralph | Robinson, 368 Wilson rd, n. | | Seven trophies will be up for grabs in the races. The events |will be followed by a social and a film show in the: evening in |which the highlights of seven of) |\the eight major races leading} |to the World Championship will| be shown. Ron Harnden, president of the {Don Owen Club, will judge the | concours. | The Devil's Glen club will] hold the races on a two-lane 53- foot track. In May'construction| is planned to begin on a three-| jane 65-foot track which will be fully landscaped. i READY TO FIRE AWAY Ut. .Col. W. C. Paynter got a pleasant surpirse this week when the Oshawa and District Real Estate Board pitched in with some cash for the Centennial celebrations to be held this year. Lt. Col. Paynter, officer command- ing the regiment, is shown above as he receives the Ontario Regiment .. ODREB cheque from its representative, Jack Sheriff. Mr. Sheriff is a former offi- cer of the Ontario Regiment, The celebrations will blast- off in the early summer months. Oshawa Times Photo