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Between You and Me MF >mmBy RUTH COLES CAMP X This weeks memories of Camp X revived after reading an article once agaih about Camp X ln a daily newspaper. The odd time memories corne to mind, but only a few. Ini 1949!1 had a summer cottage not far from the site. We ail bad great respect for this place and ail it contained. Our only thoughts were that of com- munication between Canada and Europe as there were many high towers close by on the property. There were signs posted including a large white sign bordered and lettered» in red on'a tree on the beach. "Private, keep out, Department of National Defenice, " or words to that effect. Mter the war thiÈ did not apply and we ail walked long the water front, but to my knowledge no one ever ventured any cdoser. For a year or so the sign lay on the ground until we finaily picked it up and brougbt it home. By this time it was in rather poor shape. I offered it to two men in Witby' who were trying to put tbings together, but this effort turned out to be a dismal failure. What a short sighted and sad thing it was to allow this place te, deteriorate so badly that it flnaily had to be tomn down. Solid, substantial buildings on a lovely site overlooking the ever-beautiful lake. A security guard should have been stationed there no doubt a federal juridication. The monies expen- ded would have recouped at a later date. In no time after being vacated, the place was a shambles. Every window broken, mirros and ail the lighting fixtures. We were sickened by what we saw, total destruction, wanton vandalism. These are the sorts of tbings wbicb cause you to wonder what sort of society we live in. After ail this, two men from Whitby tried their best te, interest people in reviving the place, and in 50, doing coilecting money to help the cause. I can't remember the names of those wbo were associated witb them. This place was history, one of the most important parts of 0w'. history and something Canada could have been proud of to preserve for ail time. Some Canadians deride the Americans for their love of country, in fact the complaint vias, "'tbey blow their own horn too, much." I doubt that very much. They have preserved many tblngs over the years and now they can take great pride in their ac- complilsments. Ail of us can enjoy the fruits of their effort at a cost of course because mornes are needed for upkeep and maintenance. The costs, I might add, are not high. Now we have lost sometbing wbich could have been enjoyed by people'from ail over the world, but only a few had any vision and no support or not enough., Around the site could have been a park for visitors te rest and relax as they enjoyed the view. Apart from this aspect, the buildings could have been saved and used for other tbings, perhaps a reet home. It was ilthere, plumbing,weils and soon. -Over the years we met the odd person who was on course, a young boy wbose father was- an army man, a sky diver who was there learnmng about nuclear things. Neyer a word about anytbing, from any one ofthem. The secrecy persisted. We met Bill Hardcastle many yeams ago, one of the "regulars." An interesting man wbo can bold my interest for hours when be talks of his interests. Neyer a word from hlm either, except he teld me once bow be was hired. Some day I may ask for bis permission te, write about this because it is quite a storv. in the fifties 1 met a young woman who had just lest ber busband wbo was flying te the Dew Line when bis plane went down. She had two smail boys who loved te corne down to the lake. Once!I tbing we hadTbnkgivngdineratth.cotae.nd.ftn secrecy was' that it neyer occured te ber te mention it. Quetions could have been asked whicb she would not want te answer. Now that the book, "1A Man Cailed Intrepid" bas been publisbed the wbole or parts of it are known. I A stery of a miracle and people's loyalty. Someday my friend and 1 will talk about it again and now I might ask some questions. Whether she ever told ber boys the story 1 don't kno. But 1 shail ask tbem and when they visit and walk their children along the shore they can teil them about part of their grandmotbers past. As 1 write this something, she told me about one aspect of hem war time adventures which cornes to mmnd, and it is worth passing on. At some point she marrled a British airman and at the heigbt of the wam she joined hlm in England to live In Wales. Hem only means of transport wasby what they cailed then a " banana boat", a smail sbp whlcb had to mail across the seas avoiding mines, enemy sblps and of course planes. The sailors, ail experienced men, told hem how to avoid seasickness in the s'mal boat. Eat or drink at aIl times, a soda biscuit would be fine. As a mule people stop eating as soon as they fée], any discomfomt and that is when the. awful sickness sets in. We foilowed ber advice always, even when at sea everyone was desperately iII, especiaily the Italians and Spaniards, one roll and most of them threw up, anywhere. We Wei the dining room o tea. Sometimes aM sbould have made were fine even to England which fou that on occasiono first one end and tâ OSHAV Religious jnusic Jazz, show tunes stirring overtures,, concertos and fa]n classies make uF 27th season of Oshawa Symphonj chestra. The se balcony stil bas i seats. The Symphonyc special rates for pi WHITBY FREE PRESSWEDNE~SDAY OCTOBER 26, 1983, PAGE 5 re fine and spent the bad Urnes in WINNER or snack bar eating and drinkin0ý The winner of the Il around tu wau the horrorFwhýic gingerbread dlock In the ýe us dreadfuily W but didn't. 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