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THE OSHAWA TIMES, Soturday, Febrwery 6, 1963 17 MY DEAR MR. CHURCHILL 'He Damned Humanity For A Swan's Death EDITOR'S NOTE: The fol- lowing is the eleventh of a series of articles taken from the forthcoming book, "'My Dear Mr, Churchill', by Wal- ter Graebner, an American writer who was closely asso- ciated with Winston Churchill in the post-war years. "The world would be better off if it were inhabited only by ani- mals," Churchill said the morn- ing one of his beloved black swans was found killed by a fox. He was in the depths of despair. It made no difference that his re. mark was fantastically absurd. He preferred to ignore the fact that the fox is also an animal. His way of expressing his love for the swan was to damn the whole human race. The black swans, natives of New Zealand and presented to Churchill by that nation, lived in a small lake in the valley about 300 yards behind the big house at Chartwell. They could be seen swimming about from 'the wind- ows on either side of the fireplace in the main drawing room. I ar- rived for lunch a few miputes after the tragedy was brought to Churchill. All the colour had left his face, his jaw was set, and his eyes were flooded with tears. "Poor, poor things," he said over and over again as he paced the room. COURAGEOUS MOTHER After a while Christopher Soam- es came to report details. The fox was resisted by the mother swan, bent on protecting her young, hatched a few weeks be- fore. The mother swan had given the fox a fight he would long re- member; but for her courageous defense, the whole family might have been killed. Churchill felt a little better aft- er receiving this news, and began to discuss steps necessary to a- void a repetition of the tragedy. The swans would have to be re- moved that very day to the Re- gent's Park Zoo where they would be safe, and where they could be looked after now that they no longer had a mother. He tried to be cheerful, but it was no use. Churchill obviously wanted to be alone, so I said I must forgive me," he said. 'I'm afraid I wasn't much good today. You must come down again in a few days." SYMPATHY NOTE Later that afternoon I had an appointment with Herbert Mor- rison, then Lord President of the Council, and related the experi- ence at Chartwell. Although Morrison at that time was a bit- ter political enemy of Church- ill's, he forgot all animosities, took up pen and paper and wrote Churchill a note of con- dolence, When the baby black swans grew up, jealousies arose and they began fighting among them- selves. It then became necessary to divide the lake into sections (through use of wire fencing), one for each of three factions. Thereafter, every afternoon he was at Chartwell, Churchill marched from one warring camp to the other to see how they were getting on and to feed them bits from the huge piece of bread he and his detectives took down to them. Around the time of the black swan incident Churchill suffered further grief over the death of haps his closest animal friend. ufus was a chocolate-coloured miniature French poodle, lively and smart as anything, and he adored Churchill. 'See? He kiss- es me," Churchill would say as Rufus hopped onto his bed, over the bed-table and settled on his chest. "I didn't come to know the dog world until late in life. No one should not know the compan- ionship of a dog. There is nothing like it. But dogs never really liked me very much. Rufie, you-| Ko just learning to, Darling Ru- ie." RUFIE KILLED Then one Saturday afternoon Churchill went to Brighton to} make a wind-up speech at a Con.| took Rufie along. While he was speaking, Rufie was taken for a walk. Allowed off his leash, he darted across the street into the path of a bus, and was killed. Churchill heard the news after he finished speaking. It was a pain- had to get back to town. "You ful blow and tears filling his eyes, servative Party conference, and|H@ could never resist the tempta- he asked that the body be taken to Chartwell for burial. There is now a stone in the garden mark- ing Rufie's grave. Much later. in life he tried to become attached to the Chartwell cat, a species of animal he had previously ignored. For some time he took great pride in this new satellite, but the cat relation. ship never really flourished: -- Micky refused to give Mr. Church. ill the whole-hearted devotion he wanted, and after a while retreat- ed into his old kitchen haunts, Some months later Churchil1 could not even remember his name, "Oh, that awful old cat," he replied when once I asked him. "I never could get that cat to like me, you know, though I tried so hard, I haven't seen him for weeks now." Churchill was almost as fond of his golden carp as he was of Ru- fie, the cat and the black swans. He kept hundreds of them in a pool "which he had built himself between the two wars near 'his house at Chartwell, and every day after lunch he went down to look at them and feed them. 'ARISTOCRATIC MAGGOTS" "Hike! Hike! Hike! Hike!" he would always shout the moment he had seated himself on the little green chair in the shade at the edge of the pool. "See, they can hear me. Look how they're all coming toward me, Now we'll give them something to eat." Then he would heave a few doz- en maggots into the pond, and watch the fish dart for them.' "Aristocratic maggots, these) are,"' he sometimes said. "Look/ how well the fish are doing on them." 9 few years before his death Churchill also began keeping trop- ical fish. The tanks were stocked| with every rare variety that Churchill could get hold of. He exclaimed about their beauty, their anties, their love life. And tion of feeding them, far more than was good for them, from the small bottles that he kept near the tanks. (Copyright Graebner Literary Trust). (Tomorrow: How Great was Churchill?) TANK TALK Regiment Honored, Efficiency Award By CAPT. IAN McNAB It is our hope that this weekly feature of the Osh- awa Times covering the activities of the Ontario Regiment will.prove to be of interest to all Times' readers. LONG SERVICE AWARD Lt. Col. W. C. Paynter, CD, has announced the award of the Efficiency Decoration to Major A. E. Hebb, Officer Commanding Headquarters Squadron of the Ontario Regiment. The award is made to personnel who have 20 years or more continuous service to their credit as commissioned offi- cers in the Canadian forces. Major Hebb served during World War II as an infantry officer with the Westminster Regiment in Italy and Northwest Europe. He join- ed the Ontario Regiment from the Governor Gen- eral's Horse Guards in 1960. Major Hebb successfully passed the Militia Staff Course in 1961 and has served in various capacities in the Regiment, including those of Training Officer and President of the Offi- cers' Mess Committee. A number of other officers and non-commissioned offi- cers of the Regiment have completed qualifica- tion courses throughout the past few months. Captain Stanley Skea and Lieuten- ant Lloyd Taylor attended an officers' tactics course conducted at the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Corps School. Staff-Sergeant H. C. Ellegett qualified as a Group I. Gunnery Instruc- tor; Corporal D. T. Clough qualified as a Group | Com- munications Instructor and Corporals W. Warnica and Z. Trubela passed as Group I Driving and Maintenance (Tracked) Instructors. In November, Lieutenant R. J. Baird and Sergeant T. Kor- son attended Armoured Corps Royal Schools for Troop Leaders and Ser- geants. The schools were run by the 8th Canadian Hussars (Canadian Army Regular) at Camp Petawa- wa, Ont. A number of new armour- ed corps tradesmen recent- ly completed qualify- fying courses run at Regi- mental Headquarters. Quali- fying as Signaller Group I were Squadron Sergeants- Major R. Clapp and J. Frendo - Cumbo, Sergeants E. E. Lewis and R. L. Scott, Corporal D. T. Clough, Lance - Corporals J. N. Garrard and R. R. | Ricard and Troopers D. M. Sargent and J. Smith. | Captain George Mainds has been appointed Presi- dent of the Officers' Mess | Committee. He replaces Major L. P. Tiggelers, who | was recently appointed Sec- N ond-in-Command ot the Reg- | iment, Other regimental ap- pointments saw Major Wil- liam Clarke as Officer Commanding the Training Squadron and Captains S. J. Skea and N, M. Hall as Second - in Command and Battle Captain of "A" Squadron, respectively. A handsome new portrait of Lt. Col. G. W. Cowan, the first Honorary Colonel of the Ontario Regiment is now in place in the Officers' Mess. The portrait was pro- vided by subscription by the active officers of the regiment and it comple- ments that of Colonel R.. S. McLaughlin, the present Honorary Colonel. wo II R. D.. Hodges, President of the Sergeant's Mess has announced that a farewell party will be held for the retired commanding officer, Lt. Col. J. R. War- nica, CD, in the Sergeant's Mess, February 12. To supplement Part I Orders, a three-month cal- endar of events has been posted at the west end of the Armoury. All ranks- may - see information of coming events and parades posted on it well in advance. Regimental Sunday train- ing for all ranks will be held February 14 commenc- ing at 9 a.m. During the day, the Regiment hopes to raise the new Canadian flag over the Armoury for the first time. Col, Paynter has set the. date of the Regimental Ball for May 7, 1965. The Ball is one of the highlights of the Oshawa social season. Essay Contest 1967 Project OTTAWA (CP) -- Dominion Stores Limited announced) Thursday an essay - writing) contest for students as its 1967 Confederation centennial pro- ject. It may cost the firm $500,- The contest, open to students of primary and high schools Centennial _ Plan Studied MANCHESTER --_ Another effort to have the Centennial Commission approve of the pro- ject suggested by Keach Town- ship will be made. The town- ship council this week instruct- ed its clerk to write the com- mission seeking reconsidera- tion, The township previously pro- posed that the old parish hall at Greenbank be moved from its present location to property owned by the township, which is the park at Greenbank. This plan was turned down because the building was to be moved and renovated at a site other than in its present location. The Welfare officer, Mrs. Crosier, reported a. slight. in- crease in the number of cases was reported at tha time of the General Motors strike; but the number of families on relief now is the lightest in some 15 years, | The council decided to sign a one-year agreement with the Uxbridge Fire Department at a rate of $500 for a _ standby service, Reeve Sam Oyler will look into the question of the ambu- lance service being provided) from Port Perry and report at the next meeting. Councillors asked whether the operator had to receive a.call from police before responding. A motion to return to town- ship assessment rather than the county assessment was defeat- ed by 3 to 2. Committees were named as follows: Fire Committee--Coun- cillor L. Doble, Councillor Mrs L. Gray; Warble Fly, Chester Geer; Rep. tp High School Area Board (two-year term), Harry Phoenix, Greenbank; Port Perry Hospital Board, Harry Phoenix, Greenbank; Cemetery Committee and Conservation Authority, Councillor C. Geer. Donald Asling has been ap- pointed to the Uxbridge Hospi- tal Board to represent the) Township of Reach, if he is will-| ing to accept this job. | LOYOLA FROM MERGER MONTREAL (CP) -- Loyola will be the name of Quebec's next English-Catholic university formed by the merger of Loyola College, WMarianopolis College for girls, St. Joseph's Teachers | and of colleges and univer- sities, will have cash _ prize awards totalling $200,000. In addition, Dominion Stores} intends to publish the winning essays in 10 illustrated hard-) covered volumes, in English and) French, and to award medals} in gold, silver and bronze. Also, 100 prize winners will be taken| to the Montreal world's fair in 1967 for a week's stay Details will be published in| advertisements by i Stores soon, it was announced at a press conference by J.| Scott Feggans, vice - president |cial essay contests in two cat- of the company. | Burton Lewis, veteran news-| jpaper man with experience in|non-degree granting colleges -- five of the 10 provinces, has jbeen appointed director of the|each. project Mr. Lewis lately exec- utive editor of Tne Guardian and The Patriot of Charlotte-| town, has been granted leave| : of ' Dominion'centennial year. College and the Thomas More} Institute for adult education. | Two of the institutions had dis-| puted the name now decided| upon. | of absence by Thomson News- papers Limited until mid-1967. 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