THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

JANUARY 2, 1942 ,

PAGE six Pt'h%'n'nﬁ‘u'r‘u'u'u'u'u'u'ﬂn'u'i'c'u'n\'u\‘n \'u‘

Til-DAY —— PRINCE EDWARD — SAT.

MATINEE 2:30—NIGHT 7 AND 9

liE'l.l as PEEESlDENT- if they don't h: 1g him flisil __~

I-FIWMI IIII ‘f-‘f-‘ﬂ-‘IEJJINn'n'n'H'n'n"I'n'n'n'I"J‘n'n‘u

p V last‘ SUREEN NEWS-MUSICAL Qt lA hlUS-COBIAIUNITY SING-SPORTS

-%F-v'-\-'-'-'-'-'~‘-*-'-'-'--'l.-.-.' ‘at-n-l-wl-a-tnuwm-l-"uva-Ilr-wsuau

nun-S. " m‘ ‘_""”" _

l tl-allv;

FluVIff-"I-‘I

‘I I-

ows 230-7 e- 8.45

n'u'a'H‘u"n“u“-‘¢'I

\ \

\\ “\\.~ ‘ so. \‘ ~\c\\\\ ‘\¢<“‘** \

olvmr anon - vntcmn nun

NS - A WARNER BRO$.-!|nr Nut’! Plnun .. mp1. ll Jungle Girl Serial-Popeye t .\"l\;." and Muslcal-"In The Groove."

u‘. '.'.-.a-t.-.n-.l.-.sa'-'-i. -.-.-.-.-.-.-.'.-:7 t ’-.'-.l.‘-tI-.é.-I-.-t-.-t-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.5.

m»

mlmlult lastly"

| _ ,

TPH‘J'I'I"I'I'I"I'i'H'U'TI'fTU'I'I"I'U'I'I'I'I'

in

. v ~ 1| . u » .. .-.'r"l"u'u

.“.."..“‘¢”- '-"-'-'-'-"-"-'n

» . 8.-l.'>- Blatlnee Sat. Only 2.30 -

also SAT. -=- EMPIRE -=-

uwnaakllﬂlcléf \ rim“

Aunvv-‘d-ss. .. --.n-.t4a=_ ‘._-..~

v "I-I-i-Iv-H i H i I-I

Fighting, loving, laugh- ing their way straight into your heart!

. f H‘. L 5 ﬁn onnld. ‘tn A -. Jtrtlh Dcpcuus on Santa, Bertha. 31:1:- Dczlztd.

Chorus, Ring, Ring, Bells, by school" accolnpan ed on guitar by Alzien Dockendorff.

Drill by Grade I, Three girl; and govt-n bogus.

l, Dialogue. The Phot-cg1~af.1l1el~'s

" Busy Day. Elen and Marion ‘Vroi- ridge. Harvey MacDcnald, Orvilo IvIaeDonaJd, Edith MacDonald, Aud- rey Marshal, Elaine Dockendortf, Elsie MacDonald.

Son-g, Be Honest with Mo, Erma ' Birt. and Alden D okendcrlt. En- ‘ cfrwd. "I'll Be Back In A Year." when Santa was a boy, Funk

tvebsbel’. Song, You Am My Sunshine. Doreen and Martin Blrt

Dialogue, Heck Said It: Veda and Muriel MacDonald. Alden Dccken- rlorfl‘. Lewis McMflan, Erma Birt,

MacDonald. A Trick r .1 r . (‘far-men Dfckendorlf, Audrey lvfar- l" Yr '1 shall, Earl Birt. The Happiest Girl, Shirley Blrt. _Daddv I-mt scrim Claus. Leslie

Blrt.

Swag, Dear Evelena, Alden Dock- endorff.

Recitation, Martin Birt.

Sfnwart

f” Headlor Brighter .__ t ‘ .-

a.‘-.-'.-.-.-.+.-.-.-

Dos, Son‘

“i- SUNDAY JANUARY (tin-Bum- "ENTRAL lillllllllll" §r;..§.t~=t.2rs~..~"alt*¢.r.

Thin column In luv-n! IIUWI] lIll(|||'Q oenln a word, strictly

ruuurved for novro o! "i- lnlerenl, out nuherllnln‘ n! l "VICTORY" QRANGI. -— The nuy i» lllnrrlrll n I Guardialvwas shown Wednesday, by pilyllall u Mr. Toffy Zakem, a Sunkist Orange, "hm-M with a perfeﬁt “V" on i; in a br but} iii ll . hl h f’ 11110118 CRASWELL for Photograph: for? "rad Otglerouxllill! oi the -—— nge was the regular mden shade

OTB (‘TONFEDERATION LIFE INSUR- Without a mark of any d. ABCE. 14-91 ---_._.

e PRESBYTERMN CHURCH IN

rvtAnAm Donal. Readings I12 CANADIL-Brookﬂeld Cher e- Ser- Prince. L-zas-lz-zh-al. vices next Lord's Day. Broo field 11 _ -—--- A. M. Hunter River 3 P. M. GlasWW (oarlxo — Share the Wealth Road 7.30 P. M. Hartsvllle 8 P. M. Dance a; me New Dome Ballroom Mr, Donald Nicholson of New York with little Oscar and everything. - 5- A-- 9195i Speakor- DRY 0f L 27245304, grayer Thursday. Glasgow Road 11

_____ M. Hartsville 8MP. Hartsvllle

ST‘ JOHN’ ‘ COHKYQB DUB mee HR

gryturlrlcn. BelIZStNsNESNy: ogglxilﬂlingl“ 5 P- M- D‘- t . A. M. Th N _ - -

sane. Rev. 1:. c Egvanfswwilfagonnditelzl L'”1"'3'u-

Itinnugl ues s . A. o. d.

the service. L-328-1—2-1l.

HAMPTON UNITED CHARGIL- - ' sunny. January 4m as In Memorzam follows: lionshnw 11 A. M. D§ab1o 3 P. M. Victoria 7 P. M.

L'”-"'1"'11- rm. JOHN r. CURRAN

D v- Recelved from ' "““9‘S- w" K- R956“ ince and elsewhere Carter 1S5 Co.

PRESBYIERIAN cnuncn (IAN/IDA. - lliars-hﬂeld

Service: next Lords Day. c c‘ msumt‘

MOUIII/

Brown olf Lee . these servicrs. Dr. Thomson, Interim Moderator.

CAVENDXSH CHARGE. — - ship on Sundrrv, W“ New Gl. at 3 P, r 253(2) "Iaidgjyltgliileysvalllfw 13110186 8b at social gatherings.

Bo n on_ ariuary 6th M130 PM, Geo. Tilley, Minister.

L-318-1-2-ll.

a. rare occurrence 1n those days. Always a

NEW’ QONDON

o‘ GR!‘ “cuh- f‘ 311116-13’. Jan. Maker and at the end was sustained

. 6r qlalallfllol 1&1 (lrllilglgoAﬁlz/fd gyulhle soothing sacrament; or‘ the ~- - - . r .

R M_ Cum)“ Annual Congregalm°n_ a 1o ic Church.

Long River Anllur‘ We t‘ _ . -. . - uﬂrv our n 2.00 P. fr.“ "£€..‘?."lﬁ“ll ﬁ..§f1i‘~“‘i§3v“s“ﬁuBlélcﬁmlﬁ “i '9" Blmmm- M11151"- L-T-n-l-Z-li: Btlllll-rlllllg d: relatives and T113151: (IEORGETOHZY (‘ANDLELIGIIT ‘l}‘.‘.§>i‘§si§it°1§"l~”$§§s“°s$§§f l“? SERVICE — St. Davids Church numerous Mass Cards and letters ‘QT Gwrgelmvn. on Sunday night prel antipathy received were an eloquent sented a most attractive appear- wstunony of the high place. Mr. once with its rlecoratioils of Christ- Curran occupied in the love and mas trees. spruce and Colored respect of the community. wt-e. 115 added to “pk-h "were mmy lat-sides his SOITDWUIE widow. the arti. cnlly nrrnngvrl electric lights. for The choir and the congregation Joined in the Slllglll? of a selee. tlon froth the rAr-icl 911' A1955"; Tom (m . hymn, imludmg go Conn [Sl-‘ltmég giuendon, Vernon ljdver: Mrs. Joseph pngvhmy 8,15,,“ N11,,‘ o Link, 11b 1. Mrs. Thomas Dunphy, St. _ '_ Tntercsﬁng slcicligllt, were . Ni m, 1],,- hnnm h‘ he lllllllFlPf. RN‘. Sicinev J. at his death bcd Boyce. Other appi-crllite-zi features May his soul rest in peace, were a s.or_v entitled "The Legend The bearers were: Messrs, Edward

vi v1 c. n: 5 m O

"Just for torizrx" by 3.1:". Ribinson,

l-lcrlllztn Gill.

liL-Ell‘ Li? CONCERT AT LOT 1 llALL

\\..\|.s,_ orr-‘lrrqtts -_ Cnvendzsil \‘V.1\l S. held its atlnuztl mﬁvm: at lhv ltruv cf lite Pr~--.;- dent. Mrs. Alfred Afcore. lvwl

Happy Gang School) with three

(pupils of guest

violin, Basil enli-

'1 2 - -1 v.- :: _']_,._', m, ainmson clogdl-lul‘; a very large audience at Lot 7 St. '. dpvotiona, The Immues J1. us; Marks Hall. The hall was well lit I- W T “main? “we Yo“, and ' up by lights supplied by Mr. Clift- ,: TWJEKKH} - BILLY ﬁlial? _- .. WISH“ Y, I to b’ ﬁne 0rd C licutt who willingly offered :- than ~. Tl . ‘ | » . . A n ' ' X ' 1 :: Ill 0H E151“ aslcha nan, - - e - ’ c . f... - ‘ ~ - F . . ,9 “wk, H], M, H M“ ca:npsioghrtglléiclagltgtt as follows. ‘I fl.‘ -:.-~» ‘(tnericun Sea Power-Glacier wié-fll"? o1 ‘NM f9". ‘he ~""'“' 19“ Mil-WM bolt-Mon. Jean and Doro- . ,_ Ptesnun. A/lis. :'\.ll(‘\'l M ore- 1st, l.) - . . . . . , , . , ,, N. , 1y Dalton at guitars and Olwell a 1i...» IP10‘, "Bird Tamer, Color Cartoon y} Prfs rim}. Georg: Tlflﬁiv: Dalton at violin. ‘I...’ bflicllirfi‘ DC Mrs. i clgggflgnilse, ls: act oi The Nita after

to Tell Me by Jenn Dalton Encore. NVatldernlg. Vvzmderlng

II. second act of dialogue, ‘Flu Nlte

Ks. Asa. . Mrs. El a. Macon r Secﬂv, Mrs. Milton G

‘cene; Supply

Secretary, Mrs. Alt-all Macllelll; after Qhrismlas. Temperance Secy, ,\I1'5_ W4‘ Spelling Match, Grades Girl rm: Missinrnijv Alsinthlv See- W9" b)’ Mﬂflﬂfle Doyle.

Recitation, A Star,

ry, Miss Murlrt Alnlhcscil; PL5§ Doye wDialogue, The lvfitilsterls Daugh- r

.l.'l' M E. .\l'll‘lif‘lllj Org. Mach '

Recitation, lglalozue. A Quiet Evening with

1 o. Closing chorus, The Snzavllakes by School Sub/lit; garden hfdéléfjlaianbzaeted lss s lﬂllﬁ- PNIS v_ ora K el- Flag Drill and March by ten bo' tl.::“..ttt“rr:..tt° cs " r‘?ce1_‘_€d a g1 rt and a Bag o; cgngy omcaxt on, B lea, by France: from teacher and an orange each Solo with guitar by Dorothy Dal- from WI The teacher received ton. a l-"qrcc hum-bet; of ttllls from the Encore, The Rose in the Garden pupils. Th’: visitors ilvcre generously of Prayer. treated to candy. Motion Song. by l small girls. Mrs. Eldwardheardlzn oongratu. Christmas Time. lEated th¢ pupls and Wad“! on Dialogue, The Mlnisteti Mistlke. t eir splendid pfﬂflfﬂmmg and ‘m, Recitation, Thezoth, by Prosper sing m: dthc Natlcnwl Ant-hem all Dlgilllll- s“ e m ht r . ﬁrs/e t] 1 OIUJ, Cl’! I , g‘ w 1° r “swam Little Town of Bethlehem.

homes.

Musical selection, including violin by Orwell Dalton, two tan ploy- od b Jean and Doro By Dalton, organ by Basil D ton.

Prosper Dal . Encore, I'm pot Angry with you

Darling.

Recitation, My Dad, by Doylg Griffin.

Chorus. Ring Merry Bells, Ring.

211C072,

rnou Chorus, Jingle Bells Santa. Claus visited with gifts for ~_.,--_. The Ha y Gang and many very

lovely“ ‘its given to Santa by the pupils for the teacher which lho up eclated very much. well worded speech was then ven by Rev. Fr. Franc , Devoted thanks were extended to those who sponsored the show. God Save the King.

BORDEN HIGH SCHOOL Roll of Borden High

MacDonald; 3. Ida Doyle. Grade IX: l. Raymond MacTay- ish; 2. Norma Howatt; 3, Budd

Irving. ‘lvgeggrncllltﬁl’; lnepttu r o : .Do errlng; Inez Maclnnw; r Grad

Grade VI: 1. Aiecn Ybll Hewett: 3. Audrey Stewart. Mlos Cullen's DOpL:

Grade V: l, Bar-bum Herring; z, Arnett Howatt; 3. Walter Wogtnav- or

Grille IV: 1. Doreen Bherry- I. Lloyd Heffell: a. Marian Howatt,

Grade III: 1. Anita Lynda; 2. Floyd MacAssey; 3. Joan Cameron. Mlss MaeClliumh Dept:

Grade II Sr; I. Garth Haring; i. mum Own: a. Ernest Doyle.

Grade II J12: I. Rena Mummy; 2 Elwzod MacKcnna; 3,

Trowadale . Gringo} :_No exams.

Ooothl . 1| Montllialnamu“

mourn four sons and live daughters fvwLure m, u“, age o; 77, VlL. Patrick and Frank, Roxbury, My; McLure ha‘; men

the lwme-il/eﬂd; health for some time but was only conﬁned to hi5 bcci a low w€CtLs prl.r

solo, Wllll guitar. You Didn‘t Have GERMAN 655153,“,

Listen to THE LIFE OF

WINSTON ONIINGNILL

Every Monday. Wednesday, Friday

It 1:45 p. m. Over

CFCY

H-e-w-anu-l-s-l-w-n-ua-a-mw

1n Memorzam

31R. ALEX LX-MWIPBELL

The many friends of Mr. Alex Campbell learned with deep regret or" nls sudden passing on October 31, Mr. Campbell had. not been

19-11.

enJoylng good lIDBJLll for some time. Many friends throughout the prov- but. ills sudden £110 111112111181] dean; .- _ _ wil regret to came its a. suoc to us lanuly an Agemws Lid" F- R- Mdmne “Id learn of the death after a short lll- friends ness of Ml’. _Jonn F. Curran, a highly respected citizen of St. Teresa's, year, was born at Dunoas. Later he IN which sad event occured on the 4th moved to Belle ltiver where he re-

'.t he

sided until the time of his death.

., _ Born 83 years ago, son of the late rte leaves to mourn three child- Qb» Glaésehfiecltd 3 P. M. Ifrancls Curran and Mary (Mooney) ren. Florence and uan at nonte and - ~ 1E.“ lv-d larles H. cllrran, early pioneers cf that loc- Ruby (Mrs.

gm - l‘ 11 ‘1011- allty. the late Mr. Curran was the surrey. Also . last of five brothers two of whom. James "in western Canada and one L490 1 2 u Father Peter Curran and. Father sister, Nuswhuvelock Robinson of - - - . Thomas Curran were among the Bast Point. ‘ltu-ee brothers and one lands most distinguished priests. sister predeceased luln. ' hmmr 4th 1 ‘lite late Mr. Curran was well rot-merry sax-ah Ann atewart, passed How V n- 3‘ Ni yea _- dd: posted on the currentevents of the away some years ago. 1nd‘ if Mil-nae; a ldel} d ua). and being a pleasing cottvcrsat- - . n ioa s lonalist was always a wclgxorme gucst 10h lvionuay, norrelnooi" ltrdmtvlloh a ee years arge number o peopo go ereo to B“ 8e section ago he and Mrs. Curran celebrated pay their last tribute of respect to l» m9 8013611 111111190 01 B1191!‘ Kimmie. Rood neighbour of kindly disposition, _ The service was coilducted by the consistent practical Rev. W. B. MacPllail. Hymns sing PREQBYTER Catholic he made use of hi5 long were The Lords My Shepherd, Shlill - MN lite to draw himself closer to his We Gather at the rtlver and ASIECI) were _ Allan l). H15 funeral ma!‘ ma” Decemh r Stuzué, (LIBIKdMSLlICSOIIhAQIIGX gjillls, ~ . . , , e Jim oo an unean ley. nter- a1 MQPUHH Jﬂﬂllilrl 6J1 H! 2.00 P.M. 6th to Saint Teresas Church, where ment was in the Wood Islands Q1311)-

J ohn

‘the runetal was hold at his honle

The Stewart,

in Jesus. pullbcore. s

Messrs. Elnlet"

elery, -

In Memoriam

JOHN B. McLURE The death occurred at North Mll-

‘Hallmml- heleﬂl/ei l0 ton Oll November 15th of John B.

The late

in falling

to his passing. Despite the best

‘co

'1 15bit? medical! skill and kind lllll5ll1Z\ llc . .,. ..,.._ _ oulnva’ a“ o, whom were pmsem gencelu l_v passed and; on tho ﬂbole

we. Mr. McLure was born in N "th tlco where he lived the greater

Rus

, , _ _ . _ art f his life b fore m "in t

of the Chlxstnlns Rose’ and a solo, ggiiilgvﬁyrllhfmgan. (ieolige Walsh, §,,,.,,,°._.5,,,,,,, a feweycars “it, g g ‘ “T? 5' m“ 4C mm‘ and was of a quiet unassuming hlrlnncr

fond of his lwnlc and faintly. There

are lelt to mourn beside his sorrow"- tng \\‘l(l0\\‘.l t-lvo sons and two dour-Zh- , ,_ ers name y: 0" Mwdall DM- ll at 8 v- m_- the Holden, n. A. 1-1, st. Tllotnns, Ont; Ctﬂllll Sltnpsgtl, Bnyvlew"; and _ _ a a tome; n -o “amexyi MT- Orly?“ 9311101} M m3 brothers: Alnnsa, Youngstown, Ohio; nlolumor" ﬂ P011‘ Plating 111B Newton, Arlington, lvlassq Everett. Mm u =a“.t“}“'_D°1Pll {Y 1931-011 North Rustlco and one bISLSI‘ Mrs.

1° B111 111- QDPIIH d 5 10W l-J Charles B. Horne, Oyster Bed Bridge,

Elvin, Norah Mlltoh;

the following

The funeral which was largely at- tended took placn on November 19th A shcrt service at the home lifter which the remains were taken to the Fairvicw Baptist Church thc 5l‘l'\'lC0 being conducted by Rev. A. During the service Mrs. Todd sang very effectively "No Night There.’ The lmll bearers were tiephews of the deceased, namely, Amasa, Heber and Fred Horne, Newton McLure, Omar Neill. Interment in Fnirview cemetery.

IKEPLACED

NEW YORK. D00 28-47%?)-

The Icnlngrad radio reported sat- urday night that v and v1 Schmidt, commander of the Ger-

man forces in the Leningrad sec- by Virginia, tor of the Russian fzcnt, has been relieved of his placecg by Gen. Arnhelm. The Ivan. - ngra report was reayed by o Duet. My 33111112. by Jew and BBC and heard hero by the mac.

Gen. Rudolph

COHUII fllld and T1.‘-

COMIVIANDED BEEOIS

Heroic was the stand of fewer than 400 U.S. marines on Wake ls- land in the Pacific. For 14 days the

garrison, equipped with 12 planes, bent off successive waves o Jap- anese planes, naval vessels and-

landing parties. Under Major James B. Devereaux, shown here, they wrote another page in the glorious history of lite marine corps. On Dec. 24 the Wake island radio went silent and Washington said "pre-

sumably the lslnnd has fallen."

WEST ROYALTY CHRISTMAS ' CONCERT Om Friday evening. Decembe 19, the pupl‘; of West Rfyalt School presented their annual O tmas concert to a large atrdlenoe of par- ants and fr‘ends.

The school was very m-ettily deo- orated for the occasion.

Mr. Lemuel Mac-Klnncn capably

acted as chalwnan,

The following program was auc- oessfuly can-tied out:- Opening chorus, Corry On, by

school. I m 1 Venn “Recitation of We come one

eIrm . sr-io (outin- accompaniment‘. Carl Crosby.

Dialogue. No Christmas In ‘The House, Jenn Priwel. Joseph Cork-y, Velma Burke, Patrwla Curley, Arth- ur Ghowen.

Song. Sing A Bong Of Christina;

Junior bfyl. Recitation, A fen Gallant. Dialogue, It

of Families. Margaret Gate; and

James Mctnnis.

Duct Ylnomt Ind Eileen Gal-

‘deceased, who was in his 60th

lvlacCullum) or two brothers, John

his W116

Appens in the Best

7

t

1am, peanuts. (Vocal selections by Drll], Chrstmas Wishes, Glenda Matulce Ourlcy, also instrumental

Campy“, Mg; MacKlnnorl, Irving music.)

Frizrell, Vlnoerlt Gallant, sidney Carol; by the Senior Girls.

H

Trainer.

mlrogue. A Letter to Santa. Bet-

ty and Sidney Hurry.

54mg, some Filler. Don't Like lant. Bl1f‘e chotveil. Christmas, Aurllda. 'l‘ralnor, Freda song, Whore Are You Going " MaeKlnnon, Betty Hurry, Eileen Three boys and three girls. 611,119, y, Boxlnf! Butt, Arthur Cllowen,

n . Recitation. My Secret, Irvin!

Frizzell.

Chcrus. W'ho Do You Think Will

Com‘.- Tonlght, Juniors.

urry. _ Dance, highland Fing, Aurllda

Intermission, sat; of candy and

MGDRE a. MFLEOD ma?

The Big Sale

Opens Friday Morning January 2, IQII-Z Discounts in all Departments

Cash Only — No Charges or Apprds.

J

Bolo (guitar accompaniment) Buddy Cilrley.

wife, Margaret I-‘rlzzell. Dee Burke, Francis

Budrly Cuvley. L: Coming tn ‘Town. Atlrilda Train-

orDlalogue. no» A Shine Sch? Harold Gates, Lorne Rhymes. Carl

nlaozrue. The Changed House- Curl-ry, Staging

Solo and Tan Dance. Stnla Claus

Crrsby. Edison Vanlderstlne, y.‘ Mclxnlis.

Essay, Carl Crosby.

Dialogue, The Christmas Crazy Class. Ruby Vanlderstlrae, Aurud, Trainer, Imme Rhynes, Jean Rhy. hes, Buddy Curlcy, Rojph FIIZZL-ll, Alice Campbell.

Chorus, The Qohool.

Dalowc. Convey-tine the infidel, John and Freda MacKinnrn.

Mr. Robert Weeks was the ao- omnpnnist for the evening.

Al, the close of the ‘nrDgTnm saint; aptipezn-ed and dislrlblllltd presents ‘o pupis and teachers.

The National Anthem brought, a mist enjoyable evening to a. close

(Patriot Please Copy)

§ 5 5 E s

H ‘t: l

ll

Throughout. the First German War there was no battle scene ulilere human courage had to rise higher, where the British soldier's fortitude was more harshly tried and his valorous spirit was more weighed down by mud, rain and wcarnless, than in the Battle m the Bog, which was Passchcndaclc.

'1: ere was little to inspire glvnt deeds and spectacular episodes-nt- arms in that shell-stirred sen of slime where the Catlncilzlns fought for a foothold on Passellendnele Ridge. The uncansing. dull autumn rains cast n QCIICYZIl pall of gloom otct" the cavinq, nluzi-lvallezi trench- worlti, rind Tile dozld-tvcnry men who struggled through the desolate waste of water-filled crntcrs would nave been forgiven lf they had been at their lowest ebb of heart and morale.

It l tn the eternal honor of the AlLSli-llhll. New Zcalaild. British and Catlndian soldiers that they were often able to 145i! high "PM"? there duty in that desperate flgilt in the mud. ‘They seemed to dis-

,(“J\‘(?l' new and unplummtl sprilllls

of COIIPRQG and defiance avlthin Jzcln to nilswcl" the combined chal- lenge of tile enemy and the ele- ments. At. Pnsscltendnele, nnoer conditions so terrible that Ludcn- dorf described tlum flS "not $110!‘?- of suffering unspeakable", n num- ber of Canadian officers and mm acllievenlent what is. Pﬂhﬂlvi- U14‘ most glorious series of heroic ﬂoods that. l; recorded in tile battle-story

of the Canadian Corps. n, w“, 1n ‘not, dlspiriting fight in which all nope-s for dash and

swlft-n-lzn-Lng action should have been bogged down and dlsalpwtcd in the rain and gloom, that Cor- poral Colln Barron, a powerful. broadshouldered young Lewis-Elm- ner of the 3rd Canad an Battalion, first stalked a neaviiy-marlnui German machine-min nest nnd then went berserk among U"? "QW-

Baronts was a deed of reckkss bravery and furious hand-to-hnnd fighting, the kind which most of us conjure in our imaginations as one which moat naturally ﬁts the bestowal of a Victoria Cross. It was sudden and smctncttlar. rather than an auiievement of sustained courage and fine leadership, and it was fortunate that it did not go unobserved in the heat of action or pass unseen in the confusion" "of night-attack.

After Barron charged headlong into a strong-post manned with three machine-guns and their crews, re had no means oi‘ shoot- ing. His only weapon was a rllle without a bolt. With the bayonet and buttend he disabled four Hun killed four others outright

gunners, put the third crew to night and thus captured the post. 51KB“!- handed

The in. Canadian Division had difficult count to handle that gray November my. The going W!!!

ten-inn that had

atroclor 1 over become an all but impassable swamp; pill -boxes and stronti-

Folnm were thickly dotted across heir front. ‘The 3rd Battalion was on the extremeleft of the Canadian Corps for the day's attack (Nov- 6. 1917), which had Jumped off at six am. under the usual steady 61'1"‘!- The ‘Battnllmtls most formidable obstacle was a. recloubt manned by the aforesaid three machine-gllllﬁ. and built amid the stone founda- tlons of n vanished fnrm-hotlsc. It we.» known in Operation Orders

and on military maps as "Vine- Con"

tage" though the verdure which must. have inspired lls dubbing had long since vanished under the uro- lomzed barraglng and the mud. Two previous malol‘ attempt-a 9° advance the line ln the urea had been held up and then blocked in front of Vine Cottage. For a week destruction of the stronS-"Qtl ha" been theobiecl of both Canadian fnlnntrv and artillery. Shells houn- oed off it. or harmlessly exploded in the sndtien earth, with even the Qmmd of their iifﬂt muffled and smothered. It utubbomly "914 W‘

Jvur-aas-unrrrrrrr

ll"

l ﬁlnllfl . - -|~= unlwzll

to exact it terrible toil from minor htlﬂCks and rnulcrs trying‘ to encir- trlc it- or bolnb into silt-lice. Now it thirst-cited lo s \v. or even halt, a third major assault by 510231112 the 3rd Battalion ln its true . A dangerous situation was already developing on the unit's flanks.

It, was then that the young Scot- tlsh-Canaiiinti “rzse magnificently to the ot-casotl“. Barron lcd his Lewis-gun crew on n precarious passage of open ground to reach a flank. They made it. without being observed by the redoubvs machine- gtumers. ‘Itlen, completely expo- sing himself to their nlntost posit.- blktnk fire, Barron opened his Imvis~g1ln on them with sharp bursts. Two ltlinxima wele silenced in the short furious duel, as their startled crews took cover. The third gun. blnrkcd from Barrorvs view, hammered on, kmlplhg u. full contpmly pinncci drawn.

Before the German nmchine- gunners of the two nearest Maxlnls could recover from their surprise, Barron told his crew to cover him as best they oould and with reck- less lmpetunslty vluirgvsd into the redoubt nlnnc. There was a wild melee in the coilflnecl Sllllﬂ‘. cf the strong-post. for n few mmncnts. wit-h Barron using the bayonet ﬁnd clubbed butt of an old rifle he ‘hnd picked up with terrible cffccl. He killed or wounded cvcry mull in two mmlllile-qtlil crew's. As the third crew bdled in terror from the. mud ztncl blood-splashed Cnn- sdlnn, the supporting German ln- fantry broke with them. As they steamed back, Barron mountcd the parapet and turned their own Maxim on the-m. achieving more pxuggullon and isrt-vi-lltlvlq quick 1'0- covery from their panic.

1917-1939

‘\-\&

'/

will the strong-point captured lhrcugh Corporal Barron's lone- 1:. titled fight. and great gallantry, l. l whole nssaultuig llna was no.0 l. sweep forward. As the official words of his citation read "Tho remarkable dash and determina- tion displayed by this N.C.O.. 1n rumlng the guns produced far- reachuig results, and enabled the udvnilce to be continued."

Perhaps of even greater moment to the fighting nuuhlne-mm cor- poral than those recorded word: which reveal his immense personal value in the day's operations, was the commentintion of his senior officer that nigllt in tired but tri- upmpllnht 3rd Bntalion Hond- quarters. Before the front had fully quieted down, the Officer Com- manding, LL-Col. "Bart" Rogers, DBO“ called Barron to H. Q- dtlgmit for congratulations, and then say to it that a special leave was grntﬁfd before accidents could happen."

In the interval between the two German wars, Barre“ served "u lxvlh the Toronto Regiment and the 4. h Iiicltlmlcicrs of Canada. and established a successful truck- ing business in Toronto. For a period he was employed by the On- tario Department of Highways. Still powerful and built for hand- to-hand fighting. the stalwart hero of Pnsschendacle was lite. first Canadian holder of the Victoria Cross, not n. member of the Cnnnd- inn Permanent Fierce. to be sent on active service. He first served in Iceland and is now Provost Ser- geunt-Major at 1st Divisional H. Q. in England.

He i= married and has twe pretty daughters, living with their mother in Toronto.