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Wednesday, May 31, 1944 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE THE Ftesherton Advance Publiahed ea CoUincwMd Fl«th«rton, W^iamdnj %t week, •iaeakktion o««r 1,100- Price in Sanada |2.«0 per year, wken paid in advance ^.60; in H. A S2.60 per year, whtjn ixvunce |2.00. F. J. THURSTON, Editor Week End With Canadian Bombers I'AKT U The first station of the BGAF IfToup we visited was a permanent station. It was built before the war and built as a permanent station of the R.A.F. Consequently it is well built. The buildin'srs are well con- structed and comfortable. The quart- ers are good and there is central heating. After we had seen the boys come back to this station from the Leipzig raid we had breakfast and loft in our cars for a "dispersed" or "statelite" station. Here life was different. These sitations are temporary ones and the buildings are mere shells that do little more than keep out the rain. There was plenty of mud around and the buildings are scattered over a large area. The mess hall is frequent- ly a mile from the living quarters. At one s<tation, I was told, the conditions were so bad, and the distances so far, that the WD's had to be removed from that station. The station commander made no bones about the fact that we would see little "sipit and polish" there. He frankly said that "smartness" just could not be maintained under the conditions in which they lived. He did say, though, that the very bardship~s themselves made a much better spirit among the station personnel and many of the men preferred to live on dispersed stations. I wonder. It was at this station that we saw the ground crew at work. And in the words of the station commander, "They desei-ve a helluva lot more credit than they get." Practically all the work Oil the planes is done out- side. A bomber never goes into a hangar unless it needs major repairs The day we were there was raw and cold with a piercing wind blowing. But work was proceeding. Motors were being tuned; flak rips patched^ adjustments made; bombs being load, ed for that night's trip against Stuttgart. We talked to several of the ground- crew and asked them about the cold. They said r "Oh, you get used to it." We had a detailed inspection of one of the new Halifaxes. The aircrew was" there to explain the thousand and one gadgets to us. It was an in- teresting liour. We had lunch there and like all meals at service stations, it was a good one. But it was cold. I mean the temperature of the dining room and not the meal, llie mess was cold and the dining roam. Thanks, I had no de- sire to live in that temperature. Later we ins;pected the station and on one occasion I was burned up. In the sergeant pilot's mess a score of chaps wore huddled around two little stoves. Asi you walked across the room your breath almost became a 9olid mass in the air it was so cold. And yet we opened one door and the next room was so hot that one could hardly breathe. It was here that the men's flying suits were being dried out. Great care is taken to see all clothes worn by the m«n when they start on a trip are thoroughly dry. That is understandable, but, I womlcr why could not just one pipe be run tlirough the wall and that would be suiificient to raise the temperature oif the messroom at least abov« the freezing point. It seeona to me that soonething should be done.... Late in the afternoon we left this station and went to Group Heml- quarters to have tea there. The drive was again through attractive Engli.sh countryside â€" the ty^e of country I had always pictured as "English". Group Headquarters is situated on an old estate. W© were told that the estate is enclosied by a brick wall thirty milts long. That may or may not bq, but certainly we saw about eight miles oif it; It soema that the chaippic who owns the estate was far from happy aitxiut it bein/g taken over by the .s^crvices, In fact he reifused to get out »n<l was inclined to be a bit nasty. \if. lives in a house on the estate and is so hapj>y about the whole thing that he objects to the WD'.^ strolling tlown to his duck pond to watch the (hicks swim around. Or so they told us. Te« there and a most interesting hour in the group control room where the whole plan of the coming raid on Stuttgart was given us in. detail Then back through the early evening darkness to our base station for an- other eivening in the mess with the chaps who were visiting Germany again that night. None of our party had any desire to see the men return from their trip next morning and so we called that oiff. We left the station as the planes '.verc riri'.ing the field i>reDaring to land. We, each of us were wondering as we drove away how many would be missing when the final tally was made an hour or so later, but we were subsequently advised that "all ;>ur friends returned safely." The record of the Canadian Bomber (Iroup is impressive. Durinsr 1943 the ;rroU(P dropi)ed over 13,000 tons of bombs on onemy targets, taking part in almost all major attar-lcs during the year. In the "Battle of Berlin" which started as such on November 18th, 1943, Canadian bombers have taken part in every major issault on that city. Thia important phase of the war which is causitig such havoc has, however been costly. Canadians have lost 64 bombers which rerresents a loss of 4^8 personnel, killed, missing or prisoners of war. Considered from any angle the con- OTTAWA NEWS LETTER PRIME MINISTER MAKES TRIUMPHANT RETURN Prime Minister King's return to Ottawa from the London onference at Commonwealth prime ministers was a triumsph such as few public men have been priveleged to achieve in Canada. Momibers of Parliament of all political sitripes met him at the airport on his return and gave him a rousing welcome. But it was the following day in Parliament that turned out to be one of the greatest occasion's in the life of the present I'j'ime Minvste-, who has for 18 /ears headed the Governiment of the Domin- ion. Members of all groups cheered and applauded Mr. King with a sincerity and spoiitanity unique it) Canadian parliamentary history. There is no doubt that M. J. Coldwell, C.C.F. leader, expressed th views of all when he said; "We feel, as I think all the House feels, that the Prime Minister on his recent trip acted with distinction to himself and honor to his count!'.'' It was a tribute in which the elected reipresentatives of all Canadians joined wholeheartedly. The : feeling that the Canadian prime ROCK MILLS Mrs. F. J. Seeley has been engag- ed as teacher for another tenn at an increase in salary. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Best of To- ronto spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.' Walter Russell. • Aircraftman Harold Clark of St. Thomas is home on furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Howard of To- onto spent the week end with rela- tives here. Mr. Jas. Brown spent the week end at his home in Owen Sound. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pedlar visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. Norval Betts at Eugenia. Mr. Mannie Dobson is able to be out and around again, we are pleas- ed to report. Pte. Fred Partridge of Victoria, B:C., is on furlough at his home here. Mrs. E. Fisher of Flesherton is spending a week at the home of her brother-in-law, Mr. A. Partridge. t^'*^ 5^^ minister spoke overseas for all tribution of Canadian Bomber Group j Canada and carried great weight in is great. At tli; wresent time one in ! the deliberations there, has height- V ANDELEUR every six bomibers in major night at- tacks against the enemy is Canadian. It is expected that in the near future this creditable showing wi!'. become even greater with one in eveiy five beinp Canadian. To this must be ened since his return. In his statement to Parliament Mr. King declared he was never so sure of victory as now, but warned that the greatest conflict of arms in the history of the world 's going to be ^ '^;=!^'!°"'!^:J'*^.^^f'v!?^'' °!l''arder and longer than most people think. As in all his planming during Canadian personnel in the RAF and the RCAF who serve with the RAF bomber groups based in Britain, In addition one of the top "Pathfinder" squadrons, serving with an RAF grouip is Canadian. Canadians serving on bonTibers are either attached to tne IlAr or to the RCAF. The former are 'ocated at practically every RAF bomber station in Britain and s^'rve on mixed crews, often composed ot .°ustral-<tns. New Zealanciers, South AfHrjjins. Rhodcsians, and, Oil oou*;e, English. Some crews are almosit wholly com- psed of Canadians while others may have only mw Canadian on an other- wise all-English crew. Those who seive with RCAF bomlber squadron, serve with all-Canadian crews under the command of the Canadian bomber irroup. The aircraft now being used by RCAF bomber squadrons are Lan- .-asters and Halifaxes; iboth four- t'nffine aircraft of proven efficiency. r.I A X W E L L Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Long and Mrs. L. Kerton attended the funeral of their cousin, Miss Mary Jacobs, in Toronto on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone Wilson and two sons of Toronto spent the week end with Rev. and Mrs. Holmes. Mrs. Wilson rendered a very lovely solo at church Sunday evening, which was very much enjoyed by all. Mr. and Mrs. Bert May of Colling- wood spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Jane Seeley. Mr. and Mrs Norman Brown and Mrs. Brown Sr. visited with Mr. Jesse Grummett and Mrs. Gertrude Seeley. Mr. and Mrs. Cook of Shelburne spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Winters. Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Wright and family visited with relatives here on .Sunday. Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Pallister wore; Pte. and Mrs. Thoa. Pallister of Nova Scotia, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Pallister and Mr. and Mrs, Harry Pallister of Toronto. Mr. John Coutts is visiting his sister, Mrs. Sarah Guy, this week. Miss Jean Ross of Toronto spent the week end at her home here. Like Father Like S.on recent months, Mr. King looked ahead to post-war years, stressing that the United Nations must continue to work together to stamip out the forces of evil which brought on the present war. In this he declared his faith that Canada and the British Common^ wealth will play their full part. AGREEMBN'"S REACHED ON FARM LABOR The dominionjprovincial faiin labor program for jointly locating and moving farm workers is well ad- vanced. Six provinces have signed ajiTeements for this year and will r.cive ^75,000 from the Federal treasury as follows: Ontario, $180,- :;C0; Alberta, StiO.OOO; Manitoba, .$60,000; British Columbia, $60,000; New Brunswick, ?15.000 and Nova Ccotia, $20,000. The Dominion will .'.lio pay total cost of intcrprovineial farm labor transfers up to $300,000. It is expected agreements with the other three provinces will be signed shortly. It is expected the move, in- itiated by the Dominion authorities, will go a long way to meet farm laibor needs. RBSTBlCTIONiS EASED ON TRAVEL TO U. S. Another steip toward return to normal conditions is the annovince- ment by Hon. J. L. Ilsley that Canadians can get $150 United money a year to visit acrosis the border. This is the first time in four years U. S. funds have been available except for trips necessitated by business or health. It illustrates the success of the government exchange system which, despite drain of heavy war buying by Canada In the United States, has provided a siurplus of U. S. money in the Dominion. Govern- ments of both countries are anxious that Canadians and United States citizens resume their friendly social contacts disruipted by war coiMiitions. MAXiIlMiUiM OF $15 SERWCEiMiENlS FARE An order in council published last Wednesday in Canadian War Orders and Regulations provides that mem- bers of the arme<l forces on annuai leave, embarkation leave or disem- barkation leave will pay no more than $15 for transportation. However, the arrangement will not become effect- ive until negotiations are completed with the railways. Under the present arrangement, tlie servicemen, pay a third of the rouml trip cost, wth the Defense De- partmets a»suming a third and the railways a third. Thi» means that some personnel pay considerably more than $15. Under the new plan the government will assume re8.ponsibility for pay- ment of the amount in excess of $15. The concession will cost the Navy partmenits assuming a third and the Air Force $126,000 annually, it has been e»timate<l. Our teacher, Miss, Dawn and their families at a "parents night" at the school on Wednesday evening, pupils entertained the parents and May 24th. The program commenced with a Softball g'ame in the Commun- ity Park, after which, in the school house, the pupils gave a practical de' monstration of their ability in read- ing and spelling, interspersed with musical numbers. Miss Dawn^ gave a brief sketch of the year's work. There were writing and art exhibits work by the individual pupils. Mhch credit is due the teacher for this pleasant and profitable evening, which was an insight for the i>arents into the work and progress of the children. Sergt. and Mrs. Cewe of the R.C.- A.F. of London, formerly of Van- couver, B.C., were recent visitors with Mrs. Ethel Hutchinson, Miss Myrtle Fawcett and Mr. and Mrs. .Andy F'Jiwcett. Miss Dawn and Miss Marie .Johnston spent the week end at the former's parental home near Heath- cote. Arrangaments are being made for the Annual Sunday School convention which is to be held in the church here on Thursday afternoon and evening, June 8th. British inventors have designed a machine that vvill wash both clothes and dishes. This prompts the Ottawa Journal to remark that nature did that long, long ago. The familiar Martin-Seoour sign is the one to look for when paint-plans are pending. It is die sign that says ^.Ariooi. ^e Paint is sold here". Paint of quabty -- bea^rand^th suying-power that endures longer! When you want these qualities in paint products - mj^ ,«re and see the dealer whose sign reads . . . Martin. Seno^ His experience and friendly advice Jacked by Le hShest quality products will assure you of complete satisfaction in your painnng plans. MARTIN-SENOUR 44-14 VICTORIA CORNERS With the sack this week, we are sorry to report the illness of Mr. Chas. Best, due to a heart condition. Mr. Ernie Russell is attending to his uncle's farm work. We hope for Mr. Besit a speedy and early recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Copeland and little son, Kenneth, of Toronto spent the week end with the former's par- ents. Miss Hazel Copeland, who has spent the winter in Toronto, return- ed to her home on Monday. On Tuesday night the friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Batch elor, recently newly-weds, spient a social evening at their home. The honored couple wee presented with i Germany a rug and a sum of money, with the best wishes of the neighborhood. The evening was spent in social chat and dancing. Friends of Tpr. Joe Little, in this community, are sorry to hear of the injuries Joe sustained in battle in Italy. We trust Mrs. Little may promiptly receive more favorable word from her husband. The spring wildflowers are almost as pretty is the ones our younigsters color in kindergarten. French railways plan to suspend or greatly curtail passenger settee throughout the rountry. Allied bombers plan to do like-wise in We know there is one young hand si:m3 farmer who is getting joy out cif living as well as out of working. On Saturday we noticed this farmer with his three or four year old son ('ressed identically with blue over- alls, red plaid shirt and a high-- crc.vned peak cat) in grey, hustliitg iilon;^. We have seen mothers and daughters, as well as sisters, dressed .^like, but this is the first time we have hsd the thrill of sseing a tiny "little man" dressed like his daddy. Our thoughts turned to the young wife and mother at home who took such pride in making shirts for this father and their little son alike. Compliments to herâ€" -wc do not know | '" â- *^*''*^'' ^^^"^ """" ^»* *>'* "wn the nameâ€" but we are sure this little ^vMou and says it, without having toddler was made very happy and no *° •=*"»"'*â-  «" '^^ opposing groups. snj balance hia opinion against his A free eoiintry is a way of livi ing ^ SO youHe . GOING TO paint! FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE RULES:- Inside Painting Outside Painting Be sure the surface is dry; let the sun or wind dry it out after a rain. Remove dirt from corners, putty up any cracks and holes. Don't lay the paint oa too thickly â€" you'll get a better job if you brush it on sparingly. If you apply more than one coat, let the first coat dry thoroughly before putting on the second one. Make certain your surface is c2ean. Re- move any film of grease or dirt from walls or furniture, especially in the kitchen, for instance. It's a good plan to wash 8iir> faces with soap and water before paint- ing; if you do this, be sure to let it dry first. Smooth your wall surface by plas- tering holes and cracks, and sandpaper rough places in furniture, before appty* ing your paint. doubt he felt as big and slrori? as hia .'nt'ly, being dressed like him. Most Important of All:- Let the whole family have a say m settling on your colour scheme. Ask your Sherwin-Williams Dealer to lend or show you his beautiful Paint & Colour Style Guideâ€" it's full of good ideas on decoration and painting. Use only the best paiat, V6u:nish or enamel. Good paint costs so little in relation to long- lasting results obtained; cheap paints only bring you disappointment eventually. Sherwin-Williams, Products give you colours that really last and real protection against wear and weather. Consult your Sherwin -Williams Dealer. 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