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the tribune stouffville onl thursday february 7 1952 british papers rapping supply chiefs over conditions in korea by iivrfe abell of stouffville two days ago the flying enter prise finally disappeared beneath the waters of the atlantic almost in sight of falmouth if the efforts of the tug turmoil ctapt carlsen and ken dancy to save her were as closely followed in canada as they were here the story must have been front page news for a while every edition of the british papers carried the latest news and pictures of the story and there were radio bulletins nearly every hour during the two weeks that capt carlsen was making his bid to save her and bring her to har bour 1 can remember nothing to compare with the excitement and interest since the time before the war of the moose river mine cave- in in quebec things like communism ration ing suez or any other troubles of the moment are generally dispos ed of in conversation with a shrug and the phrase that will go down in history as being typical of this country at this period couldnt care less but the battle between a crippled ship and an atlantic gale in winter was something that really hit home because the eng lish know and respect the moods of the sea and the kind of quiet courage that one man was show ing was something they could un derstand and admire the same storm that cracked the hull of the flying enterprise pounded the south west coast and did a lot of damage whole sect- ions of cliffs were eaten away sea walls smashed houses knock- 1 ed down by huge pieces of rock- thrown hundreds of feet by the surf so anyone who has been on the north atlantic in january and thats a big percentage of the population here knew what that ship and that man were going through out there so when the story came through a few days after christmas that a ship was wallowing three hundred miles west of lands end with a crack ed hull a flooded hold a sixty- five degree list and tier captain still on board in a lone effort to bring her in there was little else discussed from then on lloyds took bets which went all the way from four to one against to twen ty to one against well its all over now shes with the other thousand hull- down there and her captain is probably giving his mate orders on another ship but it will take a long lime before his name is forgotten by these people whose lives rue so closely linked with the salt water so much for the sea xow a word about the land and another strug gle before christmas there were a few rumours sweeping out of korea to the effect that the brit ish battalions of the common wealth division were not being jooked after and were not as well equipped for winter as the public had been led to believe by the war office statements in the press last year xow that the enterprise oss ceased to fly and the papers have room for other things they are doing a good job of blasting the war chiefs who were responsible their correspondents are sending in on the spot reports and the papers are pulling no punches in laying the blame on the supply chiefs who have done it again one paper calls it another cri mea which is a reference to when the grandaddies of the present supply chiefs sent all right boot and the wrong size cannon balls to the long suffering soldiers of that war what started the inquiry was the announcement a few week ago that two thousand sets of winter clothing were urgently needed anil were to be supplied by canada as the papers had carried pictures last summer of the wonderful winter clothing that was being sent out in plenty of time to equip every man for winter a few people began to ask questions the answers make pret ty bad reading especially so for the parents of the young fellows of is or 19 who are doing their national service in the front lines apart from warm clothing it seems there is a grave shortage of heating and cooking stoves where hey are most needed that mean the boys are dependent on what they can make or find to keep warm and eat since winter set in there have been more casualties from improvised stoves blowing up than from assorted chinese ironware a certain amount are being dealt from the americans with the only kind of currency that really talks to a dry army like they belong to that currency is just the same as it was eight years ago when us old fellows were freezing along the maas hard liquor tile standard rate of exchange has been set at two bottles of rum for a space heater one of gin for a parka two of each for a field kitchen and a case of whiskey for a good jeep seems rather dear for a jeep but i suppose they are not as plentiful as they used to be the tommies have no lamps so must go to their naafi and pay 50 cents a dozen for candles naafi stands for navy army and air force institute and is probably the worlds most profitable nion- oply they have the canteen and catering privilege and supply the british services with everything except bomb fuses and second lieutenants but the list of things that is giving the british in korea thej name of poor relations is the worst paid fed entertained etc troops in the un with the ex- ception of the south koreans ap parently the shortages apply only to the troops who are in the lines for according to reports all head quarters and permanent establish ments are weh equipped with all the comforts of home this state of affairs has been accepted as the norma in all previous differences of opinion the british have taken part in but this time there is a comparison with all the other troops of other countries and the people seem to have made up their minds that it is time for a change the sad part of all is that coal miners civil servants and all other classes of state controlled workers keep demanding and getting better pay and working conditions all the time there has been this outcry before and not much has happened to help thej tommies but this time it looks as if some heads will fall and action will be taken elephants alligators turtles and poll parrots have an average life span of 100 years or more before 1s3q fort frances out was a trading post known as rainy lake it was named after pioneer lady frances simpson firs may be distinguished from other canadian conifers by the fact their cones never hang down but stand erect on the branches a general motors value fficd adtttmtiefas we efattjgafo the dynamic darlings pictured here are the 1952 buicks they have the mightiest engines in buick history they have the biggest brakes of any postwar buick they are the quietest cars that buick ever built they have the richest fabrics and smart est tailoring that ever graced a buicks interior they have the greatest amount of usable trunk space since spare tires moved off the front fenders they have the most superb ride in buicks history they have the finest carburetors that buick research has ever devised and with all their power they deliver more miles per gallon but that is not all for those who wish it there is a brand- new version of powersteering on the roadmaster series that works like a helping hand gives you the same sure feel of control you have always known but never takes more than four pounds of effort to turn the wheel youll find a host of notable features in all buicks roadmasthrs supers and customs too plenty to make them as always the standout buys in their fields for ride for comfort for style for room and for power come in look this triumphant trio over and you 1l decide that now is the time to put your best foot forward and own a buick equipment accessories trm and models are subject to change without notice luiati supex cuw6ml mole motor sales stouffville ontario missing markham clerk turns up joined rcaf ross raymer 22yearold mark- ham drug store clerk who police at first feared had been a kidnap victim has joined the rcaf im toronto it was learned here thursday the youth was traced by his car which turned up on a used car let in toronto he sold it before en listing markham township police chief clarence wideman said ray mer left after a quarrel with his high school sweetheart friends of the youth became alarmed when he did not report back for work highest mountain peak in can ada is mount lxgan tie prairie lily flaming orange as it waves amid the grasslands is the flower symbol of saskatche wan stouffville floral roses wedding bouquets funeral designs cut flowers milt smith prop ss3333ss3ekes33 joy beauty salon near cnr permanent waving individual styling razor shaping phone stouffville 98w2 stouffville machine tool works telephone 253 rear of cnr station electric and acetylene welding farm machinery machinery repairs stouffville sand gravel limited are prepared to supply your requirements of crushed gravel sand concrete grave pit run delivered or at the bin plant phone 120 office phones 870 and 11 excavating grading bush and snow clearing at your service phone a r sanders stouffville 67816 res stouffville rri caaaaa cbpcecaseggcn wm k n a pp painting and wall papering also 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