‘LP z; Z Two THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

OCTOBER 16, 1942

WHERE EVEN C

—"ln a cruel, fantastic land where you feel you are in another world, resembling the mountains ol the moon"

by RICHARD D. McMlllAN British United Press Ccrrespond '

“Dick” McMillan who has served as war correspondent lot’ BUP on many fronts. He has earned the reputation ol being one of the most accurate

--byweys as familiar to

commonplace, but one travelled 50,000 miles

nuimrviruiir

in the Middle East.

Wlith the Eighth British Krmy in the Libyan Desert (By Cable)-—Lusting for power over all the southern valley of the Nile and the desert beyond, Persian King Cambyses once sent an army to extend his sway over the Siwa Oasis. His army never was seen again. It pa swallowed up in the desert sands without trace.

In the campaign of 1917 against Senussi tribes- men. a British patrol followed in the footsteps of King Cambyses’ warriors. But its cars were ill-equipped to conquer the uncharted sands and broke down. The men of the gallant patrol died oi thirst.

Now, after two years of war, the British Eighth army not only has mastered the desert, but it has turned forbidding xivasta into a network of highways

the desert troops as a London

bus route. The men who mapped the desert had the heart of Empire in mind, and names like Knights- bridge appear on remote signposts where British history is being relived.

Many miracles of the desert are now accepted as

miracle still stands out. I've over the desert and I have

marvelled at the stamina of our motor transports. I've ridden a Canadian-built Chevrolet and seen it take the terrific beating only the desert can give.

I would like to see the Canadian workers who built her. I would like them to see how this car could take lt-in the dash out of Tobruk, shells and bombs burst- ing all around, and sprayed with machine gun bullets as she sped along, out into Cyrenaica and to Mekili, and up and down the Gazala line. Every inch of the way you hit a boulder or a wheel dropped into a drift of sand. She was waiting outside Bir Hakeirn where we watched Rommel’: Africa Corps hammering "Rains! Q desert £011. She passed through Libyan wire

entanglements beyond file Omen where even camels never trod—down south where the sun really get: molten and you spend half your time digging out of the sands and the other half blowing your breath on the radiator, the only air you can find in this burning

cauldron.

l have watched convoys of‘ Canadian-built trucks rumbling across the desert under the Stuka dive- bombers and the rain of shells from long range Ger- man artillery, but still carrying forward the sinews of war to the troops in the front line.

The Libyan dust makes you look like a vaudeville comedian and makes you feel-well you want to lie down under the lash of a sandstorm and die—-but those drivers take a gulp of tepid water, fight on, and their trusty trucks never let them down.

On an Axis street near El Adem, I have watched a convoy of tank transporters negotiate a stiff escarp- ment. A desert Khamseen was blowing, making the desert like a London blackout. I called it a day, but not those lads. They ploughed through the packed dust and crawled up the escarpment, hauling General Grants and General Lees, like steel mastodons, to

the front.

It is hard going in the desert,‘ but many times a truck got me there. One even got me there along the Qattara depression where you feel you are in another world, resembling the mountains of the moon. It's the

ideal desert vehicle.

The Eighth Army needs guns and tanks and planes, but it also needs the right kind of vehicles. So workers of Canada, if you have more to spare, send them overl Send them soonl Then maybe we'll get to Tripoli and dfive down the Victory road-through Italy.

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“l would m... to see the Canadian workers who built than trucks. l. would like them to see how these ear: can lake ‘it. The Eighth Army needs guns and tanks and planes, but it also needs the right kind of vehicles. So, workers of Canada, if you have more to spare send them over! Send them over soon! Then maybe we’ll get to Tiipoli and drive down the Victory Road --through Italy!” .- s- - McMillan.

and propheti reporters oi the war.

v This direct cable from the famous British United Press correspondent with the Eighth British Army

In libyu explains why our fighting men all around the world are clomouring for vehicles built in Canada. Modern military strategy demands their‘ use in overpowering numbers, regardless oi transport conditions in the bad lends of every continent. Thousands of these vehicles, we are

proud to say, are built in the plants and shops

oi General Motors oi Canada, where men and

women stand devotedly to their tasks, fonaa

VICTORY lS THEIR BUSINESS!

SVVAR PRODUCTS ARE SERVING IN EVERY THEATRE OE WARM

tliat Islanders.» Overseas In “North Novas”

r1 1.3.11 Sutherland, um». a he Evening News, New Glasgow, N.S., Maritime member of the Canadian Press party recently re- turned from England.)

Members o! the North Nora. FOUR Highlanders, including men rom Cape Breton end Prince Ed- ward Island, are lighting {it and ready for anv rictlon that may film-end they're a blt jealous they Weren't picked to take part tn the Dleppe rnld. They were the only lvlarlt-lme regiment avsslble lor me to see but I wu

ld the others were 1n equally fine oondlslon.

Regular weekend schemes are practlsed and 1n hetrween the men are constantly loepi. trained w m . otch calibre. Lean and hnr y,

e7 wld me that. was from exer- slse and not. from lack of tood.

Typical of mu- echemes wu

la one lacy had lint recently oome of! when 1 srrlved — s. twenty-two mile march, s. practise "attack" with live ammunition, end a return atfer sleeping 1n the 9pm and sll 1n less than 48 hours. Commando tralnlng has been go- on lor some time, no the long hours of mill- tlry work the men are 1n such fihydcsl shape they still enjoy elr sports and 'A" Company, largely made up of Plctonlans, ls the recently declared winner of the Mitchell Softball Trophy. All of the boys are a blt rest- less. Unlversally they “wished” they could come back home with me; equally universally they gulckly added “only for a ylalt. t seems one of the boys did get back u instructor, got fed up soon and deliberately went A. W. l... to lose his stripes and be sent beck to England - that made an 1m- presslon on the rut. Hungry For News ee-

They are 11111181’! {or n peclaly home town news: t. inn about the family and things about. the neighbors, how the mayor 1s getting alon and what. changes have taken p soc. All of them ask- ed for cllpmnge from the local sent along with

commanding he nnlt ls not. a Marltlmer - and although he didn't know , s tough time was decided for him when his appointment. wu en- nounced, Maritime pride hsvtn been touched. However he turne

out to be such I. tlne chap that. the lads had to relent. on the prac- tical opposition although they still hold out for the prlnclpls some of the Maritime units should have Maritime officers command-

mlh the unit's hunts mum for my arrival so

only sow some ot the men. But I manned to meet a pret repres- alibi“ lot from the vs oua sec-

fll.

W. A. Bebinoll. River Herbert end J. l. Devil, Bprlnghlll, met me at the station and drove me to the catnip. situated 1n a large and beautiful grove in Southern Eng- land. For the time men and of- tlcers are ln tents-officers‘ and scrgeants’ messes being ln the hunting lodge of some wealthy owner. They are quite n few miles from the coast but are ready to movi- there at once should any trmlble arise. They will wlnlcr ln

hute. 1 cfittldlt I163 w personal

messages from them all but. hero are a few Plctou County boys I met, ell 1n good cheer: Francis Avery. John Davey, Edward "Red" MnoCaIlum, Royce Kellock, David Lewis, Jim Worthylake, Sgt. John L. MacLean, all of New Glasgow; John Wright, F. Dslllng, Cpl, John MacNell and Sgt. Dave Westvllle, Charlie smith, Stellar- ton‘ Robert Higgtns, Wllllsm Gammon, River John: Q. M. S. Sgt. Gordon MacCallum, scotsburn, as well as numerous men from Plctou Town — Cpl. E L. Heighten, Burford Ctrnvestock, Warren "Red" Macl-"hee. Sgt. Car- son Morrison, Bennett Per . Some of the County ol lcers I

met were Capt. L. M. Rhodenlzer. c

and Capt. D. R. Gilchrist but I missed C. S. M. Donald Grant, of Llnacy who spent last winter ln Iceland lnstructln British troops ln skiing and suc like-and was told he had many “halr-ralslng" experiences. Don Forbes, Tatsms- gouchc, Cecll Metson, Truro and Alan Nicholson, P. E. I., were other officers I met. Proud 0f Their Men

Lleut, Blll Burnett o! Charlotte- town helped me get around the camp meeting the men but he had to leave after lunch with a (mp0 Breton group to provide "opposi- tion" to some British soldiers prac- tising an “attnck" nearby.

In the group were Sgt. Leslie, Port. Hawkesbury, L-Cp.

Painful, Cliapped Lips Avoided

Soreneu lnstently Relieved

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MARGATI SCHOOL

The lollowlnt la the report of Msrgato School for the month of September.

Grade VLIL-l, Phillip Hender- son: 2, Wallace Henderson.

Adams. Grade V.—-—1. Royclen Dyment. Grade IV.—1. Arthur HGIIGEIIOD; 2. Gene Crane.

Grade IlL-l. Freda Mayhew.

Grade IL-l, Bonnie Woodside; 2. Mary Kaye Mayhew; 3. Barbara Woodsld

e. Grade I. 812-1, Beryl Woodalde- 2, Shirley Henderson; 8. Floyd rune. Grade L JL-No toate. Perfect. attendance-Beryl Wood- slde. Don Woodslde.

Prlros {or Stars-Grade VI. VII. VIIL-Ross W ld

Grade 11L IV. and Ve-neda Mayhew.

Grade I lL-Ms-ry KAY! Ml!- hew and liarbara Woodslde.

Mellon L. BeuwTesoher. j ——_—_fi J. 1'. Maclntyrs, Sydney Mines,

Jack Metoslfe, Tom Buckley, George Lambert», Ron Parsons, glam Egg Jlmuriobster, Wllllfim rown, ney ea, Archie c- filf°“.'».si“i‘.°"t‘l.°°“““ e , r aw es ury. an om MacDonald, Bay st. Lawrence. Elsewhere I met Frank logatto, sydne Mines and saw 8 t. D. 0. M n o! Cape Bre ‘"15. ‘. ‘ mriwnfiulllulméem man rig the Cape Breton’ Com- pany, told me he was confident “was” arse-z; "it an cers’ s. urse was remarkable throughout the hr ode tor nu " g‘ me - ory, having the ability instantly to gm the rezlmen num ot Ezitafitlcally any mm 1n the batte-

Bomo of the other: I met dur- ing the few hours 1 had with the North Novtes were Lt. Dan Nichol- son. M Lt. Oecll Matwn, Truro, Cpl. Robert Quinn, River Herbert, Sgt. Vlrll Bartlett. Trum, Cpl. Marshall Jackson, Murray Harbor, Harold Goodwin, Bat Verte Winston Charlton ‘Pruro, and Cccll Goldrlch, siarlnghlll.

And of course had a talk with the officer commanding-the cen- sor forbids using his name-and Major Dave Stewart of Charlotte- town. second ln commend. Both are proud of their men-n the men are 0i them.

New Glasgow‘

and Vicinity

Pie. oeom Brawn spent W week end at his Mme MN-

Mr. Robert Stevenson of "is stall of the Ross Drug 00-. Am- herst, NS. was a. recent visitor at his home here aoccsnplllled b? w. Grant willie at the Bank w Nova Scotzla.

Mr. and M31, Charles Chandlfl- Charlottetown. wrre visitors h"! Wednesday afternoon.

Mm Alma oemrrbell loam n 1W da-YI in Montsrue recently-

The New Clsauvw Womena III- stltuu met. at the hOane o! WI- Dlngwell lor their October mflatlill on Monda evening last. The Ode wag sung oLowed by rePmi-lng the Chi) Women’; Creed in imam. The Secretory gave the report of the previous mee and the min- utes stood approve . Roll cell Wll answered by esoh mam-be:- ps-ylnl 5 cts. for lnatlt/ute funds. It. WM decided that the members wmM bring orphanage moniy to the next meetlng and a conunletee was named members It

some. Ways to raise funds lore muatosl lulu-imam for the Hall were dloouned and 1t wag deetdtd

. The wtll be Mrs. Brenton Dlckteaon. Mrs. M. MscLsod, Mrs. (Dr) A B Stevenson. Mrs. Revel Dlcklesan, was Fete Laird and Mil Ella. Sample. The new committees for the ensuing month are: 81d, m. R. W. Btevrnaon, Mrs. W. J. Mc-

iIiACKl-IEADS

Blackheads lcltl by a slmfili method that Vilossgllvea lhem. Get two ounces of peroxlne powdcr if"! Y0"! drugglst. apply with a hot. V"! Cloth gently over the blackheads-and you will when they

Leod; Lunch, Mrs. Harold Dickie- son and Mrs. Richard Dlckleson. The November mfetlng will be held at the home of M1111. B- Dlcklreoai. Eight were appointed to pack boxes for the Boys in the forces. Roll CaIl will be answer-d by passing ln an article for the Rod Cross. Tho Red Cross articles passed ln were as follows: 3 DH- eocka, Mrs. McKay; quilt, M81391’- et Rose qulitlng unit, drQss. Mia

M. E. Campbell. The evening pro-

gram umslstfd of a reading, Nltrs. R. B. Dlckiesorn; reading. Mrs, P. L. Campbell; poem, Mrs W. J. MaoLeod; rtndlng. Mrs. Revel Dlckleson; poem, Mrs. Harland Hill; riddles. Mrs. A. B. Stevenson; poem. Mrs Blair Andir-iw. Llunch was passed and the National An- them.

M!” Ma-florle MoOaubrey of the Canadian Woman's Arm Ooips left. last. week for Hal ax. N.S.,

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Mr. William Smith, Bummaslde, was a. visitor here Monday evening. the guest. of his sisters, Mrs. Mc- Kay and Mm, Arthur. —G.