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Wednesday, June 3, 1942 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE Published on Collinffwood 8trt. Flhton, Wednesday of wub I Circulation over 1,000. Price in Canada $2.00 per year, when paid in advance $1.60; ia U S. A. t&0 per year, whn paid in advance $2.00. F. J. THURSTON, Editor. interesting Places In London As They Appear In Wartime (By Hugh Teuiplin) In the previous articles of this scr- ies I have covered the story of the trip from New York to Lisbon, to London and return by Ireland and Portugal, the story Koing to the pap- ers all across Canada. I had expected to complete the story in that serifs, but quit* a number of persons have- written and asked for more, and then- were many things which I passed over quickly or left out entirely. F! r that aame reason 1 am retracing my steps to some extent and will write a few more stories for readers. Most stories of London seem to take it for granted that the reader is quite familiar with the city, hav- ing lived tht-re or visited it. Yet nine out of ten readers of this paper nev- er saw London and while many of the names and places in London are well known throughout the world named such as Tower of London, Piccadilly Circus, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park and the like.yet they don't mean much to most native born Canadians, nor even to people from the Old Country who never happen to visit London. I am one of those village natives who don't like large cities on first acjuaintance. Though I lived several years in Toronto (and ~ot my wife there), I never was really fond of To- ronto. I remember my first visit to Montreal as a boy, and 1 loathed the place then, though I like to go there now. (Quebec City I always liked, however.) In three times in New York, I have failed to feel any en- thusiasm. Yet I liked London from the start and I think all Canadians feel the same way about it. Perhaps it is be- cause it is the centre of the Empire, and the King and Queen are therer, and Westminister Abbey and the Houses of Parliament, and all that. St/ often one runs across a familiar name and says,"0h, I always wanted t see that." But we don't think that is the explanation entirely. One reason why I liked London was because it didn't try to overawe me, Now York does. There are no sky- scrapers in London. It seems that a building by-law decrees that no build- ing can be more than six stories in ftt. As a result, whole blocks in Jildmg are an even six stories high and jt seems obvious that the builders co-operated. There wan a queer story going arrmnd London last Fall. The London rmvewity buildings nre fairly new part of the money having been sup- by a former Canadian million- "'re It is said that when the great Central tower was built, the by-law was simplv disregarded and the" tow- *-r was built with morn than the reg- ilatmn R ix ,rnri,-s. It \ n 't b.-injr eed M a Univorartv now. hut houses tho r>Pn,,rtmr>nt ,f PUW,,. Information and if ha* been horned. Ono bomh Mid to hnvn .trncV rho ton of the towPr ,nd now it is xactly six stor- >es hiirh. THE HEART OF OT,T> LONDON The >inrt of oM London i nn intor- f"*Mnir nlr<> ind it' easy V- find nno' ">v nronnd. oven in tho<. on.on |o Hpcnnop rVin Thnmn* -MTU throno'h tt? rnntro of tho <-itv. ff/w "~it to na4 nM one run 1wnvu find *" way to the rivor. ovn in r. U 'vol. h.if nf r,nn/ln. it a^-n r? ' .,nfl i. r.f ,,,, J, iwo nv> w>flt <vmi> nn n , f r IP , Fa,t V, n ,\ h( ,j m , ti,,, non-pst n > Rei , Jf, , (o ni>o-'v fvnrv\nn wi*^ t.,.. . nnf'h nnrt nnd nn H>- will *n thnt ""runns run wnlW PV*"I wfien the two hiOvp of tho main brMn hnvo he<v r iift nr ^ ,, n tw lot the !hlno nnss Aotunllv. wo rton't snr>p<).- /mvonr bothers to plimb un hmirfp thn towers lust for thnt ronson. it hninp nuirk'T nnd onsior to v-nit until th<' Btenmhont I'OPS nnst. Mioirt of fnp important dock iiren is nonror th> SP. flip nnoiont Towor of London Is nt tnc nnrth end of Tower Tinder. Tt is down> in n hit of a hole, hnt looks oy- nctlv lilf*. its p,Vtnrps. In thp yard lu-nind Ihp Tower of London there wns n Sjirrafc balloon with the mnohinprv for raising' and lowering it. nnd th day I waa there the crew of the bal- loon had a soccer game going on in the courtyard of the Tcwer, surely a romantic place for a game of foot- ball. Apparently the Tower has been hit only once by a bomb, and that was what is generally called a "near muss" rather than a hit. The bn.'mb evidently exploded against a small bastion a#d the old, old wall, which was six feet thick, was blown out, disclosing the little rooms, with their miniature fireplaces. The grates in the fireplaces couldn't have been over a foot wide and they must have been hardy people who got along with so little heat in those rooms. Incidentely, I missed the traditional Knglish climate. The weeks I was in London were sunnyand warm. The hi.'tel, with "central heating" as it's called over there, was invariably too warm. I never had to depend on fire- places on chilly nights. But there is a story of a Canadian climate. He said: "There isn't much difference be- tween the climates of England and Canada except that we leave ours <nitd ors." The East End of London has been <evorely bombed. There are reasons for that. First, a plane coming up the Thames reaches the East End first and it's easier to unload bombs there. Second, and mere important, the Germans naturally supposed that they could starve London by destroy- ing the docks and shipping. They no ioubt thought they could prevent <hips from using the Thames. They wei-e wrong. I believe the docks did suffer heavily, ut they were repaired nnd in operation when I wandered down that way on the bus one day. And I know that ships were using the Thames, for I saw them, inchud- ing a convoy gioing out the mouth of the river with each ship trailing one of the barrage balloons behind it. ^ But the little houses of the East End of London show the scars of the bombing. While blocks are complete- ly gone. I saw two city blocks piled high with 'bricks from demolished h uses. These houses were old and many of them are true slums. They will never b* rebuilt as they were before. Farthur up the Thames there is steady stream of barges and tugs. The tugs have smokestacks which can be laid down flat to go under the bridges. Little river steamers also go up the Thames a surprising distance considering how little water there is "i it. A series of locks provide the necessary stretches of quiet and level water. In the days of the invasion scare, ,t was feared that enemy sea- planes might come down on these stretches of water along the Thames, so old barges and other obstacles of various kinds were moored in the centre of the stream. There are quite a number of other 'ri ges over the Thames in the heart London besides Tower Bridge The names are familiar, London bridge, wont famous of them all, is the next ne upstream from Tower Bridge Then there's Southwark bridge, and iiiackfrmrs Bridge, which U opposite St. Paul's Cathedral. Waterloo bridge u at the big bend in the Thames It eads to Waterloo station, S o the nver. Next bridge is Westmin- ster just at the corner of the Houses "f *ai*, w'th Big. Ben in the lock tower just west of the bridge Lambeth bridge is beyond the Par- liament, and above that I never knew the bridges by name. These bridges must have presented alluring targets to many a German bomber, but apparently not one of them over was hit seriously. I exam- ined the stonewiork of Tower bridge quite carefully a nd there was no sign of scars from bomib fragments, nor machine guns. Hon. Arthur Hender- son, who was then a member of tho inner cabinet, sat beside me at din- ner one day. He said the Germans hd wasted thousands of bombs on these bridges and had never scored a direct hit. He lived down towards the fast end of London and he said the bed of the river must be covered with bombs that missed their mark. Waterloo bridge is being rebuilt, but not as the result of damage by bomibing. Work on the new bridge bojran before the war and has kept Wool Growers' Organization WOOL SHIP COLLECT TO Our Registered Warehouse No. 1 Weston, Ontario Full settlement (maximum prices) paid grower immediately on receipt and grading of clip. Obtain sacks and twine from GEORGE FISHER, MAXWELL or direct from CANADIAN CO-OPERATIVE WOOL GROWERS LIMITED 217 Bay Street, Toronto, Canada NOTICE TO FARMERS At a meeting in Brampton last week of the truckers of this section of Ontario, it was decided, owing to the- gasoline and rubber shortage, to ask all farmers having stock to ship to let the trucker know at least 48 hours ahead of the time he wanted his stock called for. This will cut out unnecessary or overlapping trips and contribute in no small way to thi war effort. D. MacARTHUR, ARCH. McKECHNIE on. The structure seemed to be about finished. There were two emergency bridges over the Thames. They werp temporary wooden structures, with a span left rut so tugs would not have lower their stacks. The idea was to use them in case one of the other bridges blew up, but neither had ever been used. Such things as these caused doubts about the value of bombing. But to offset this, there was a long line of ruined factories on the south bank. If the bridges had es- caped, the factories certainly had not.. Along the north side of the Thames between Blackfrairs bridge a nd West- minster, runs the Thames Embank- ment. Along the river side is an iron fence. Inside that is a broad sidewalk with trees along it. The road has steady traffic, the "trams' 1 running quite close together, and half a dozen routes of double-deck buses as well. Here and there, old sailing vessels or training ships are anchored along the wall. On the side of the road away from the river, there arc many parks and gardens. The garden behind the Savoy had statues of Gilbert i.nd Sul- livan, the profits of whose popular operas provided the money to build the hotel and the adjoining theatre. Cleopatra's Needle, an Egyptian obe- lik, stands on the bank of the Thames behind the Savoy. It is unl.armed by bombs. I had intended to cover much of London in this article, but the rest will have to wait for another week. MAJOR W. K. AKKKIS Major Harris arrived iu KnRland a couple- of weeks ago to complete a tank operating course. He received notice of his elevation lo Major on bis arrival in England. He is O.C. of "A" Squadron of the 26th Tank BaUallon. The man who is careful to tell the truth does not need as good a mem- ory as some others. We are not going to admit thai the so-called "motod age" is offic- ially dead until someone starts build, ing a livery stable on a parking lot. A policeman in Detroit saw men coming out of a shoe-shine parlor with dirty sh:es and upon further investigation he uncovered a betting agency. Obviously he spends his even- ings reading Sherlock Holmes. Man is the merriest species of the creation: all above or below him are serions. Notice To Horsemen The Imported German Coach Stal- lion "Gralf" will stand for season of 1942 at Johnston Bros., Vandeleur, on Tuesday night until Wednesday noon, health and weather permitting. Come and see a real horse. Geo. Courts, ,G l 'o. Fletcher, Manager. Prop. MOM BANKI POST OMICII nsuooim OIOCIRS . TOIACCONIfTI OOK ITCWn and oth.r MTAIl ITOOIS KING'S BIRTHDAY JUNE 8, 1942 LOW RAIL FARES Between all points in Canada and to certain destinations in United States FARE and ONE-QUARTER FOR THE ROUND TRIP GO: Noon Friday, June 5, unti) 2.00 p.m. Monday, June 8, 1942. RETURN: Leave destination up tc midnight Tuesday June 9, 1942 MINIMUM SPECIAL PARK - 25 C Full particulars -from any agent Future Events HOLDFAST CLUB MEETING The regular meeting of the Hold- fast Club will be held at the home of Mrs. John Stewart on Thursday June llth, in place of the 10th. Mr. T. Stewart Cooper will address the gathering. Everybody welcome. OPTICAL D. Campbell, optometrist, will be at Markdale next Tues., June 9th, from 1.30 to 5 <p.m. Our prices are very moderate. Prompt attention is given to all repair work. EUGKNIA DANCE A dance will be held in Eugenia Orange Hall, under auspices of T .O. L. 1118, on Friday, June 6th. Ad- mission: 25c., children 6c. Lunch. * COUNTY L. O. L. The semi-annual County meeting will- be held in Orange Valley on Tuesday, June 9th at 8.30 p.m. There will be two special speakers: Past Grand Master Millar of Bognor and Bro. White, insurance representative. -Milton Irwtn, Sec. County Lodge. DANCE AT MAXWELL A dance will ,be held in Maxwell hall on Wed., June 10th, sponsored by Stephen's Corners war workers. Music supplied by full Fourth Line txrchestra. Admission 25c and 16c. DANCE AT DUNDALK Dancing in the "Crystal Gardens" Dundalk every Friday, commencing June 12th. The best of music by Rubin J. Kirk and his papular orchestra. Men, Women Over 40 Fed Weak, Worn; Old? 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When your eggs are delivered to the creamery you do not need to wait for the grade. Get an advance on them and pick up the balance next trip. Flesherton Creamery & Produce C. Angus Avis, Manager Phono 66 tt !"* JUNE Wedding EMBROIDERED PILLOW SLIPS RAYON PILLOW SLIPS LACE TABLE CLOTHS BORDERED TABLE CLOTHS CHENILLE BED SPREADS BED SPREADS WABASSO BED SETTS WABASSO SHEETS FLANNELETTE BLANKETS ALL-WOOL BLANKETS ENGLISH DINNER SETTS CHINA and .GLASSWARE Men's Ready-to-Wear Suits Our new range of Men's Suits is worthy of your attention. Clothing is becoming increasingly diffi- cult to get, so .don't defer your selection too long. Smart Men's Suit* $23.50 to $26.50 Students' Suits, 34 to 36 $10.95 to $22.50 ODD TROUSERS SPORT TROUSERS PULLOVER SWEATERS SMART WIND BREAKERS F. H. W. Hickling General Merchant Flesherton- Ont