Paynter Proud Of Enthusiasm | ger for the Otaco Farm Imple- After 18 months as Command- img Officer of the Ontario Regi- | ment, Lt. Col. W. C. Paynter) has announced his retirement. | His place is to be taken by | Second - In - Command Major | Leo P. Tiggelers. The change - over parade is to be held on June 12 at the Oshawa Armoury. Although it is not finalized yet the change - over will probably be performed by Colonel T. de Faye, Commandant of the East- ern Ontario District (Kingston). | Col. Paynter and Major Tig- gelers have quite contrasting mi- | litary backgrounds, but each saw overseas combat service. | Col. Paynter served with the Royal Canadian Artillery in Af- | rica, Sicily, Italy and north} west Europe from 1939 to 1945. Major Tiggelers fought with | the Royal Dutch Marine Corps in Jave and Indonesia from 1947 to 1949. Col. Paynter, a native of King- ston, received his educatiin in Kingston schools and Queen's University. Prior to the Second World War he served as a militiaman in the 2nd. Signal Troop, Royal Canadian Signals. He left uni- versity in 1939 to enlist in the Canadian Artillery. After officer training he was commissioned in 1941. He proceeded overseas in 1942 to join the Ist. Survey Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery. He went with a battery of his Regiment to North Africa and upon being promoted Captain saw action throughout the Ital- | jan campaign and north - west Europe. In 1946, Colonel Paynter came | to Oshawa where he became associated with the Oshawa Times as an advertising sales- man. From here he held the ap-| pointment of advertising mana- COURTICE 728-1611 Ee eee eee ee SHAWA ment Company, Orillia and la- ter as an account executive with the William R. Orr Adver- tising Agency, Toronto. He is now assistant to the president and director of mark- eting of Consolidated Graphics | Ltd. Col. Paynter first joined the | Ontario Regiment in 1953 as | Captain. He attained his majoity in 1954 and after a number of isenior Regimental appointments became second in command in 1961. He became Command- ing Officer on the retirement of Lt. Col. James R. Warnica in January, 1965. Col. Paynter is married to the former Helen McCredie. He has two sons, John and, Rob- ert and lives at 62, Central Park Blvd. S. in Oshawa. His last official function with the Ontarios will be the Troop- ing the Color ceremony on June 5. In early May he visited Eng- land, Wales and Scotland for three weeks as guest of the Welch Regiment with which the Ontarios are affiliated. If the Ontario Regiment has any problems at all, they are essentially due to over - enthus- lasm. The Ontarios have carved themselves an enviable reputa- tion as one of the best train- ed and drilled militia units in the country. "Tf anything', says the re- tiring commanding officer, "we are overtrained. 'While most militia units think that summer camp is a pretty big affair', said Col. Paynter, 'we are planning | things like sending our men up north for cold weather training. "On occasions we have even |shown up the Regular Army and there is no better boost than that". "ALLONT shown on tanks inspection during one of the regiment's regular training exercises. -- terest he has taken in the training programs and members of the regiment. Here Lt. Col. Paynter is manding officer of the On- tarios has been noted for | the active and helpful in- | THE RETIRING com- ad We Salute Our Ontario Reg! R.C.A.C. ment Older than our country, the Ontario Reg- iment observes a rare occasion on Sunday, June 5th, when they troupe their colors in observance of their 100th Anniversary. The management and staff of Oshawa Wood Products wish to add their salute to the fine traditions and history of this fine unit. WOOD PRODUCTS LTD. a OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE 7728-1617 4% ALLONT -- THE NAME TO BUILD ON"