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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 19 Sep 1941, p. 1

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R.A.F. May Bomb Rome LONDON.â€"The Press Associaâ€" tion _ said tonui&ht there _ were grounds for thinking that Britain will make good her warning of last spring to bomb Rome as a result of an Axis attack yesterday on Cairo, sacred city of the llodenu. in which 39 persons were reported: killed. VICHY.â€"The German conquerâ€" ors last night warned all Parisians that they were liable to be shot as hostages unless attacks on Nazi soldiers cease, and police in the occupied zone early today pressed houseâ€"toâ€"house searchers for hidâ€" den arsenals. R.A.F. Wing Already At Work NEW YORK.â€"The BBC said toâ€" night that the wing of the Royal Air Force on the northern sector of the Russian front "has already been in contact with the enemy." The broadcast was heard here by Convoying Cargoes, Seeking Raider WASHINGTON. _â€" _ Secretary Frank Knox revealed today that the United States Navy is convoyâ€" ing Britishâ€"bound cargoes in the North Atlantic and, in addition, has been searching for a German surâ€" face raider believed to be operating in the Pacific. But, he added, escorting groups of merchant ships is only one of the many miethods that are in use. Since the first Great War, he said, many ways of protecting shipping on the high seas have been perâ€" fected and the navy is "employing them all". LONDON.â€"The daily communiâ€" que from British Middleâ€"Eastern . headquarters in Cairo failed to reach London during Tuesday for | the first time in many months, and | unofficial messages referred to | "great activity" on the Egyptianâ€" | Libyan frontier. | ANKARA.â€"Informants here toâ€" day said that German sources exâ€" pect Nazi forces to reach the Rusâ€" sian Caucasus oil fields within 30 days and surmised that German preparations in Bulgarian ports were directed toward the eventual problem of supplying those troops across the Black Sea. (These reâ€" ports may have been issued by Nazi nources to counter other reâ€" ports the Germans are planning a sea offensive against the Crimean Peninsula. â€" Ankara reports last weekâ€"end spoke of such a possiâ€" bility.) CAIRO.â€" Axis aircraftâ€"in deâ€" fiance of a British threat of retaliaâ€" tion against Romeâ€"bombed Cairo for the first time early today in an attack which killed 39 persons and wounded 93. Driving Toward Oil Fields Activity on Egyptian Front (Further, it was stated that once the bombing of the Italian capital started it would "continue as conâ€" venient to the end of the war." Deliver Longâ€"Range Bombers Axis Bomb Cairo (Britain in a warning directâ€"from the prime minister‘s residence in London, on April 18, informed the Axis that if either Athens or Cairo were bombed reprisals would be carried out against Rome. LONDON.â€"Mass delivery of big, longâ€"range bombers direct from the United Kingdom to Russia, with tons of bombs being dumped on Berlin and other German cities en route, was forecast tonight by perâ€" sons close to the Angloâ€"American missions to Moscow. TUESDAY Reds Sink 8 German Ships MOSCOW. â€" Sinking of eight German â€" vessels, including five troopâ€"jammed _ transports, in the repulse of a Nazi landing attempt on the Baltic Island of Oesel and in a clash of Arctic waters was announced today by the Russians. In the biggest of the two engageâ€" ments the Soviet Information Burâ€" eau said four transports and two destroyers were sent to the bottom by Soviet naval, air and shore units which smashed the Germans attacking Oesel, an â€" island off Estonia where Russia left strong forces after withdrawing from the Estonian mainland. OTTAWA.â€"An appeal to Canaâ€" dians not to put off enlistment or wait for others to come forward was made tonight by Hon. Pierre Casgrain, secretary of state, in a reconsecration week address broadâ€" cast over the national network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corâ€" poration. MILWAUKEE. â€" The American Legion met today in its 23rd annual convention with its members preâ€" ponderantly sympathetic to reversâ€" ing their 20â€"ycarâ€"old stand against United States participation in forâ€" eign conflicts. _ Don‘t Put Off Enlistment Approve of U.S. Stand With challenging words from Navy Secretary Frank Knox reâ€" sounding in their ears and with President Roosevelt declaring in a message that he knew the country could count on the legion‘s conâ€" tinued interest and coâ€"operation in whatever lies ahead, these soldiers of the first American Expeditionâ€" ary Force applauded every inâ€" ference of intervention in the Second Great War. ANKARA â€" Unofficial reports said tonight that Germany has ordered |a â€" standstill of « all comâ€" mercial shipping in the Black Sea ports of Rumama and Bulgaria. The report was taken here to indicate that largeâ€"scal¢ Axis Black Sea operations were at the zero hour stage. Orders Stanstill of Shipping WORLD‘S W EEK WEDNESDA Y THURSDA Y MONDA Y It‘s Nows at a T HE Sept. 30th has been selected as \date of the event, and Agricultural | Minister P. M. Dewan has accepted ‘an invitation to be special speaker. There will be prizes awarded for cattle judging at the affair, which ‘will be held on the county House ‘of Refuge farm. Members of Counâ€" \ ty Council, Kitchener and Galt City ‘Councils, are being invited. The ‘junior farmers‘ seed group, sponâ€" sored by the K.â€"W. Rotary Club, will attend the event with their fathers. Suggested By Representative 0 nesday afternoon, at 4 mn acâ€" cording to Manager Douglas Watt. A piece of aluminum scrap or an aluminum article is the price of admission to children of â€"both Waâ€" terloo and Kitchener. A large turnâ€"out is expecuxh‘to boost Canâ€" ada‘s war effort with the metal so vital to airplane manufacture. P. M. Dewan Will Speak Sept. 30 ‘Asgricultural Day‘ The Waterloo Theatre will run an aluminum matinee next Wedâ€" The picture will be a fullâ€"length feature with selected shorts. Secretary Norman Riffer of the Kitchener Board of Trade anâ€" nounced this week that "Agriculâ€" tural Day", a day set aside for a getâ€"together of the city man and the farmer, is being organized unâ€" der sponsorship of the K.â€"W. Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs. Many Will Attend â€" South Waterloo Aonual Fall Fair Creation of "Agricultural Day" arose out of suggestion made by Agricultural Representative E. I McLoughry. Presiding officer will be President A. J. Cundick of the local Board of Trade. & The 89th annual Fall Fair staged by the South Waterloo Agricultural Society at Dickson Park, Galt, opened Thursday, and will conâ€" tinue through Saturday. 1941 will top all previous years in both quantity and quality of features. Standout Attraction Standout attraction is the first| WY J is . P and only Duelâ€"Purpose Shorthorn'WIth L. A. 3. F. Field Day and Exhibition in the n n n province, sponsored by the Ontariol NEW _ HAMBURG. â€"Rev. J. Shorthorn Club. Judging in this, Maitland Jones, pastor of the event will be this afternoon (Friâ€" Baptist Church for the past day) by Dr. H. Barton, Depu!y{year, tendered his resignation to Minister of Agriculture for theithe congregation on Sunday evenâ€" Dominion. Department of Agriculâ€"}ing and left for Petawawa to join ture officials believe the Galt show the CA.SF. He received orders on to be the biggest thing of its kind Saturday to report. He will serve, in Canada this year. \it is understood, as a nonâ€"commisâ€" Other Highlights _ ._ |sioned officer, but to what branch Other highlights include an inâ€" he will be attached is not known. structive and thoroughly entertainâ€", He held the rank of sergeant in the ing afternoon arranged th;oug_h{z 24th Field Ambulance. Other highlights include an inâ€" structive and thoroughly entertainâ€" ing afternoon arranged through the coâ€"operation of Dr. G. I. Christie, President of the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, for school children. Yesterday afterâ€" noon‘s feature included pageants depicting the evolution of farm machinery, and of transportation, as well as a colorful exhibition by Indians from the Brantford reserâ€" vation. Such regular attractions as the twoâ€"night horse show, the poultry show, farm products and handiâ€" craft exhibits, and the midway all add up to the best threeâ€"day proâ€" gram in 89 historic years. Annual Council Meets At Rosebank ROSEBANK. â€" On Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning and afternoon, the annual Joint Council for the Canadian Churches of the Brethren in Christ Church convened. Many delegates, officials and visitors attended. On Thursday evening a miniâ€" sterial programme was given. Elâ€" der Simon Cober was in charge of the Invocation. The speakers were as follows: Bishop L. Shoalts of Wellandport; Elder Cecil Cullen of Gormley; Bishop E. J. Swalm of Duntrom, _ and _ Elder Marshall Winger of Boyle. S. S. Convention On Friday morning and afterâ€" noon a Sunday School Convention was held. The theme was "Evanâ€" gelism". Elder Cecil Cullen of Gormley led the devotional period in the morning. Bishop E. J. Swalm spoke. A reading was given by Rhoda Winger "Evangelism Through _ Our _ Vacational _ Bible Schools"__ was _ taken _ by _ Mrs. Chrisie Sider and Miss Vera Hallâ€" man. Miss Hallman supplied in the absence of Miss Idellus Si‘or The (Continued on Page 8) Aluminum Drive Next Wednesday, Waterloo Theatre Farmers and City Men Get Together Under Sponsorship of K.â€"W. Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs. 1941 Tops All Previous Years In Quality and Features. Council For Canadian Churches of the Brethren In Christ Church Convenes. Is Great Success (By Chronicle Correspondent) THE WATERLOO CHRONICLE Heavy Entry List Favors Annual Wilmot Fall Fair NEW HAMBURG.â€"The opening | night of the New Hamburg l"tnirI was attended by the largest crowd ever in attendance on an opening night when Jâ€" A. Carroll, superinâ€" tendent of Agricultural Societies| for Ontario, officially declared the fair open. ' President Jacobs Is Chairman | The president of the society, Charles Jacobs, was chairman for the evening. Reeve W. R. Hostetâ€" ler of New Hamburg officially welâ€" comed the crowd. Mr. Carroll said that many farâ€" mers were carrying on under diffiâ€" culties of being shortâ€"handed. Plan "Right Now" He said the time to start planâ€" ning for next year is "right now", as it looks as if labor will be even scarcer next year. He spoke of the important part ‘the farmer must play in the winning of the war. Vol. 84, No. 38 Wiimot Fair Is Huge Success With More Than 8, 000 Patrons Charles Howitt, public school inâ€" spector for South Waterloo, preâ€" sented the awards to the schools in the township which, during the past year had done much to beauâ€" tify the surroundings. First prize went to S.S. No. 18, New Prussia; second to S.S. No. 14, Petersburg and third to S.S. No. 20, Josephsâ€" burg.. _ _ The Waterloo Chronicle Shield was presented by Roy M. Bean, managing director of the Waterloo Chronicle to S.S. No. 10. It was won in 1940 by S.S. No. 13. This splendid shield has to be won twice to secure permanent possesâ€" sion. The shield is awarded for best handwriting in rural schools. conditions. He pointed out that under the dark cloud we must still carry on, and whatever sacrifices we are called on to make, if one thinks of the brighter days to folâ€" low it will help carry the load. Carl K. Homuth gave a stirring ; address. He said the fair was beâ€" i m o | Already Has 12â€"Year T N. Hamburg Pastor | _ Two Terms Concurrent. Resigns To Enlist Sentence of 16 years in. pe With C. A.S.F. 1y af Ritchencs "oy it Jus ing held under the most terrible Rev. Mr. Jones is a New Zealanâ€" der by birth and has three brothâ€" crs serving with Middle East forces in Egypt. another brother on acâ€" tive service in New Zealand and still another brother with nonâ€"acâ€" tive units in the same country. His resignation did not come as a complete surprise as he has inâ€" timated on several occasions his desire to serve his country. Mrs. Jones and the children will make their home here for some time. Canadians should give more than passing notice to announcements from Ottawa of Government inâ€" tention to place the entire food, clothing and boot industry under the Wartime Prices Board, and reâ€" quiring the licensing of these businesses. The proâ€" jected method is but one step on the way to control of all production, purchase and consumption in Canâ€" ada in order to bring about national "total" war effort. Without such total effort, the war cannot be won. We must make up our minds to that. One obstacle to such ‘an effort would be inflation, with its unrestrained flow of purchasing money to buy nonâ€"essential goods and services. The more money flowing into nonâ€"war channels of production, the less our war effort. As wages and prices follow each other in a mad pursuit, civilian buying mounts higher and higher, dollar values fall, and inflation arrives. * To offset this otherwise inevitable outcome, Ottawa has decided t ke a number of steps, two of the most imporlanloghwhich are plans to turn the flow of consumer money from the purchase of nonâ€" essentials into Government war loans and new taxes, and to force labor out of nonâ€"essential industries into strictly war industry. When this has been accomâ€" plishedâ€"through rationing of food, clothing, boots, and in time other articles, and through the conâ€" version of peaceâ€"time industries into warâ€"time inâ€" dustryâ€"we shall have come reasonably close to total war effort. But to do this requires price control, and lowered consumption, all of which will probably be introduced into Canada in the very near future. The pupils of Wilmot and New (Continued on Page 8) Presents Chronicle Shield Biggest Opening Night Crowd In Fair‘s History; Ideal Weather and Many Feature Events; Roy Bean Awards Chronicle Shield For Best Handwriting. _ The Chronicle Federal Member Speaks (By Chronicle Correspondent) Pupils® Program LICENSES AND CONTROL Features icdles EDT TORIA LS (By Caronicle Correspofdent) NEW _ HAMBURG. â€" Favored with ideal weather, the Wilmot Agricultural Society‘s fall exhibiâ€" tion attracted slightly more than 8,000 patrons The attendance was the second highest in the fair‘s history. The large crowd had plenâ€" ty to observe on Saturday afterâ€" noon. â€" A new feature class, this year, was an event for boys or girls unâ€" der 14. That of ridipg a half mile, bareback. Six boys took part, stagâ€" ing a thrilling race between three horses and three ponies. Ralphf Luckhart, after getting a poor ; start, won in a stretch drive with Fric Schmidt, Bud Christner,. aged 7 years, and astride the smallest pony in the race, finished third. Bud was cheered to an echo as the awards were announced. The baby show was another sucâ€" cessful event with Donna, daughâ€" ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Battler of RR. No. 2, Kitchener, winning the sweepstakes. The event held every year is very popular. One entry came from as far as Seaforth. The comical vehicle brought three entries with Earl Schrumm and his group representing a scoutâ€" ing party, winning first honors. Donna Merner and ‘Norma Wilâ€" helm placed second with their version of saving gas. Robert Wilâ€" son won the third prize. _ _ Another feature comprised two calf races. â€" . Sentence St. Jacobs Bandit To 16 Years In Penitentiary Sentence of 16 years in peniâ€" tentiary was imposed late Wednesâ€" day, at Kitchener, by Mr. Justice J. C. Makins on John Charles Parkes, 48, Toronto. An assize court found Parkes guilty in connection with the armed robbery of the Bank of Nova Scotia at St. Jacobs, Feb. 27th. The jury was out an hour and a half. The accused was already under a 12â€"year sentence given him reâ€" cently when he pleaded guilty to armed robbery of the Bank of Commerce at St. Clements, in April. The Bench stipulated that the terms would be concurrent. Wore Masks, Carried Guns The St. Jacobs branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia was entered just before closing time on Feb. 27, by two men who wore masks and caps and brandished . revolvers. Evidence adduced by Crown Atâ€" torney W. P. Clement showed that one of the bandits scooped $2,535 in cash from the teller‘s till, while the other kept bank staff and cusâ€" tomers "covered". 5 Witnesses Identify Parkes Five horses in each event paradâ€" ‘Cantinued on Page 8) Five Crown witnesses identified John Parkes, 48, Toronto, Convicted In Assize Court; Already Has 12â€"Year Term for St. Clements Holdâ€"Up; As members of a democratic country and a free people we may object seriously in theory to such Government regulation which reminds us of the customary German "verboten" method of rule, but we have to deal with reality. Germany achieved her military efficiency and power by such a rigid control of the lives of her people, and because she was able to do this in peace time over a period of six or seven years, was able to impose the burden slowly. But we faced with the sudden impact of war, must act in the present, if we are to save the future. Ottawa has been reasonably successful in controlling prices so far and is evidently bent on following this policy to its logical conclusionâ€"complete control over labor, industry and consumer purchasing through regulaâ€" tory legislation very much after the method adopted in Britain. Only by such measures can inflation be warded off and Canada‘s war effort made complete. Canadians must be prepared to accept such governâ€" mental restriction of their way of living if they wish to enjoy the fruits of victory and peace.â€"London Free Press. Virginio Gayda, who often speaks for Mussolini, says that the Roosevelt speech leaves the Axis naval units no choice but to attack United States ships on sight. The chances are remote that an American ship will ever see an Italian fighting craft as long as the war lasts. â€"Globe and Mail. WarerLoo, OntTar10, Fripay, SeErremser 19, 1941 NOTE AND COMMENT The Week in Pictures of any Waterloo County Woeekly Newspaper | "It would seem that for a long time the accused has been purâ€" suing a life of crime," the Crown observed. In connection with the ‘armed robbery charge, Crown ‘Counsel â€" Clement â€" withdrew _ a But there are other large vegeâ€" tables in Waterloo: Albert Rumig of Devitt Ave. has a pumpkin weighing 80 lbs., while two cabâ€" bages which Andrew Brown of Bridgeport Road picked from his garden, weigh 14 pounds each. The 80â€"lb. pumpkin is thought to be a record for the town this year, but is not an allâ€"time record. A resident displayed a 100â€"pounder in a local store window, several years ago. Record for the largest tomato picked in the district is held by Arno Koegler of McDougall Ave., Waterloo. His prized tomato, of the beefsteak variety, weighs two lbs., 15 ounces. â€" i i 1 Both men are from No. 12 Eleâ€" Strlkes Blcy CIlst FB\entI;r)é Fl‘}ring Schoosl atJGotLerich. ,Dr. D. F. Young of St. Jacobs reâ€" ln New Hanlbul‘g , vealed late Tuesday afternoon that n ie it :asl necessarf hy to amputatt;eelthe & ‘right leg of the instructor ow Police A“‘Ch, No Blame |the knee. In addition, Instructor To Driver \Parr suffered numerous bruises, â€"â€"â€" |euts, head injuries, and a fractured (By Chronicle Correspondent) ‘ankle. NEW HAMBURG.â€"Jacob Steinâ€"| The plane crashed within fifty man, a well known resident of feet of the hangar at the Twin City this village, suffered severe head airport, and rolled within six feet injuries and a possible skull fracâ€" of the building before it came to ture while returning from his a stop. The machine was wrecked, work on Friday evening. ‘although it did not catch fire. _An em_ploye_e of the Wood Speâ€" First Major Crash An employee of the Wood Speâ€" cialties Co., he was proceeding down Waterloo street on his biâ€" cycle, when coming to the corner of Waterloo and Huron streets he collided with a car driven by Elâ€" roy Schultz of RR. 1, Milverton. According to Police Chief E. F. Scherer, the driver of the car did everything possible to avoid the bicycle and no blame is attached to him. The bicycle struck the front fender and threw Steinman against the rear fender and then to the highway. Dr. T. C. Kirkâ€" patrick was called and he was reâ€" moved to a nearby garage where first aid was given. Later he was removed to his home. Parkes as one of the holdâ€"up men, the man‘s dark eyes proving to be the popular feature with those who claimed to remember him. "I‘m not guilty of this last charge," Parkes insisted, when asked by the Bench if he had anyâ€" thing to say before sentence was imposed. â€" â€" "I‘m not guilty of this last charge," Parkes insisted, when asked by the Bench if he had anyâ€" thing to say before sentence was imposed. _ oo Crown Attorney W. P. Cloment pointed out to the court that the criminal record of accused dated back to 1920.. The record listed sentences totalling twenty years on charges including breaking and entering, escape from _ custody. robbery with violenee, and theft. charge of theft of a car against accused. mall Chance! Record Vegetables In Waterloo Area (Continued on Page 8) of the Week (By Staf Writer) , An RC.A.F. student pilot was: instantly killed, and an instructor| seriously injured on Tuesday when their training plane crashed at the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo airport, near Bridgeport. The dead student is LA.C. Melville Hart of Toronto,| while the injured man is Instructor Kenneth Parr of Hespeler. { The accident marked the first major plane crash at the Kâ€"W airâ€" port, according to officials. The two flyers were on a crossâ€"country flight from Goderich to Kitchener, together with four other planes, Squadron Leader Paul, commandâ€" The plane somersaulted along the field after the crash, fortunately coming to a halt within a short distance of the hangar. A wing of the plane struck a parked car ownâ€" ed by Roy Kempel, and which was parked inside the gate to the flying field. The car was slightly &m- Amputate Instructor‘s Leg ing officer at the Goderich R.C.A.F School, told The Chronicle. _ ___ _ _ Cause of the crash was described as obscure by the commanding officer. Plane Crash at Kâ€"W Airport > Kills One, Injures Other __Coroner Dr. Louis vm of |Tance to Kitchenerâ€"Waterl Kitchener investigated, by pital where the{ were tre Provincial Constables Barney Marâ€"!Dr. W. Ewing of Waterloo. This is the ninth in a series of Air Force stories written for the weekly newspapers of Ontario. By HUGH TEMPLIN I sat in the secretary‘s office at the No. 1 Air Observer School at Malton and wondered what would happen next. Things always seemâ€" ed to turn out that way when arrangements had been made for me to fly in an R.C.A.F. plane. If there wasn‘t a thunder storm, there was something else. (The day‘s thunderstorm had already passed and the sky was clear, but orders had become mixed up. On the other side of his desk, J. A. Munroe, secretaryâ€"treasurer of the school, was keeping the teleâ€" phone busy and now and then someone came hurrying in with a correspondence file or other inâ€" formation. ~ It was obvious enough what had happened. A phone call from the Training Command at Toronto had informed me that all arrangements were made. Meanwhile, a sudden call had taken the manager of the Malton School to Montreal and no one else knew anything about the arrangements. As we waited for word from Toâ€" ronto, the big Avro Ansons out on the. runway soared away. It was two o‘clock, and time for them to go out on thrir afternoon "exerâ€" cises." _ 2 â€" Flying Officer McLeod tried to be consoling. It was a rough day. he said, and I wouldn‘t enjoy it. He remembered one newspaper man who went up in a plane on just such a day. He wasn‘t up five minâ€" utes till he was sick, and his trip was a total lossâ€"and so was his lunch. Besides, the exercise for that day wasn‘t the most interestâ€" Two Avro Anson planes fly above a solid bank of clouds, while the Student Air Observers plot their courses without seeing the ground. Royal Canadian Air Force Photograph. Flying Over Ontario With Aussie Student Observers L.A.C. Melville Hart of Toronto Is Dead; Instructor Kenneth Parr of Hespeler Loses Leg; Both of Goderich R.C.A.F. School County News Instructor Parr received his flyâ€" ing instruction at the local airport, and had flown here for two years, prior to going to Goderich as an instructor at the R.C.A.F. school. Crash Upside Down Only Minor Hurts tin and Edward Mitchener, of Kitchener. The Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Airport Commission announced their intenâ€" tion late last week of offering their flying field to the federal governâ€" ment as an intermediate flying field. Officials state that since April an average of seven RCA.F. airâ€" planes daily have landed at the local flying field. Two youths, Wilfred Diegel of Kitchener and Edward Zarzycki of Waterloo, escaped with only leg cuts and body bruises when their car overturned and crashed upside down on the Waterlooâ€"Elmira highâ€" way at Wagner‘s Corners, early Monday. e â€" The overturned vehicle held up traffic until the arrival of Provinâ€" cial Constable Edward Mitchener, who, together fith spectators, pushâ€" ed the car off the highway. 00 Zarzycki, driver of the car, told police he was making a turn off the highway when a wheel slid into the soft shoulder on the roadâ€" side. The two youths .scrambledâ€" out of the open windows of the car. They were rushed by ambuâ€" Tance to Kitchenerâ€"Waterlooâ€"Hosâ€" pital where they were treated by ing kind. The student observers woeuld be trying to make out a crurse as though they were flying blind, above the cléurds. Another day would be more interesting and would provide better flying condiâ€" tions. There seemed to beenothing else to be done. It was a quarter after two now and I hadn‘t heard a plane go for five minutes. The night flight wouldn‘t leave till nine c‘elock and might not return till two in the morning and I would have 60 miles to drive home after that. I had work to do the next morning and two members of the family waiting for me in the city. There seemed to be nothing left to do but to come back again. Another dash across the runway to the place wherb the twin enâ€" gines of Avro Anson No. 6037 were turning over smoothly and noisily now. The pilot was already in his seat. Hasty introductions to the 1wo student observers, K. Allin and R Evritt,. both of Melbourne, Ausâ€" (Continued on Page 8) The Delayed Flight Suddenly things began to hapâ€" pen. Flying Officer McLeod had gone oyt but he came hurrying back. "Everything‘s O.K. We‘ll have to hurry, though." _ 8 We trotted across the road toâ€" ward the hangar. On the way he explained that one plane was deâ€" layed by engine trouble. Spark plugs. I might get to it in time. A quick trip to the pilot‘s room, where I was fitted with parachute harness â€" two _ straps _ over _ my shoulders and one around each leg, all locked together in front of my stomach. The day was hot, so I left my coat behind and went in my shirt sleeves Car Overturns, Youths Crawl Out Through Windows. $1.00 per Year

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