The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Page 3

Veterans of Three Conquests Happy on Return to Ottawa Veterans who took part in Italian, Sicilian and Normandy conquests were among a group of 19 repatriated Ottawa and district oldiers greeted by eager and tearful relatives and friend in the concourse of Union Station when -thev arrived eiv a sncclal troon strain at 5.45 o'clock this morning. With the group were Cap. Robert Stedman, M.C., son of Air Vice Marshal and Mrs. E. W.

Stedman, 260 Metcalfe street, and Capt. Angus Morrison, son of the late Col. G. F. Morrison, D.S.O., and Mrs.

Morrison, of 363 Daly avenue; and nephew of Briradier A. R. Mortimore. Pay master General of the Canadian Army, Others returning were: Capt. Donald A.

Gourley. 66 Fifth Avenue: Capt. Lome Helmnr. 393 Nelson street: Lt. Andre Iheri- ault, 193 Lady Grey Drive: Sgt.

C. G. Clark Billings' 'Bridge; Acting Lance Sgt. C. J.

Compton- Smith, 104 Melrose avenue; Sglmn. J. D. Fyke, 777 Carling avenue; Tpr. J.

W. Hibbard, 263 Slater street; Spr. M. V. Huard, 525 Rochester street; Sgt.

G. R. Kingsbury, 8 Lowrey street; Sgt. E. G.

Lauder, 450 Somerset street; Spr. R.JE. 115 Bes- serer street; Pte. E. A.

Moreau, 336 Laurie'r street, Overbrook; Pte. O. Rose, 327 McKay street; -Acting Lance Sgt T. Senman, 312 Rideau street; Cpl. J.

Watson, 21 Euclid avenue; Pte. F. J. Backer, -Mattawa. Ont.t and Pte.

A.J. Lafreniere, Sudbury. Marching. into the concourse to the stirring strains of the District Depot Pipe Band, under the direction of Pipe Major John Mac-Millan. UJe veterans were greeted by Alderman Charles Parker, acting on behalf of the Mayor.

Representing the District Depet were: Major M. C. Grison of Ottawa Area Command, Capt. R. Leach, M.O., Lt.

C. A. Dukelowe. Major BD. Armstrong, Capt.

J. F. Pewtruss, and Capt. J. M.

Fraser. A welcoming committee comprised of Legionnaires Dave Burgess, Tom Heaslip and Bob Hal penny was also on hand and Legionettes, under the direction of Margaret Ogilvie, served coffee and refreshments to the! men. Won Military Cross. Capt. Stedman, returning, after three and a half years' overseas service, was through the African desert campaign, receiving a leg wound while in action near El Alamein.

served. in the Italian campaign and was awarded the Military Cross for courageous action in a battle near the Vol-. turno river. He was met' by his mother and father. Capt.

Morrison served in England and in the Italian campaign and arrived back in England four days before the invasion of Normandy was launched. -T was back in time to meet the buzz ire said. After three and a half years overseas he was eager to get home and smiled his appreciation when told I A I xic cuum proceed mere once. Sent overseas as reinforcement for the R.C.R. in March of 1943.

j-u a. l. i nenauix worxea in Administration Headquarters in London and is returning to Ottawa nn 1 pa nrtriincr 9 naur posting. He was met by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Ernest Ther-iault, and his wife, the former raid, Acting Sgt T. Senman' was met by his wife. Overseas since the-. Summer "of 1941, he said he was due to go to France with the Second Division. when he was recalled to take-an instructor's post in Western Canada.

Capt Gourley had been over-teas since October, 1942, serving ln Africa, England, Sicily and alaiv Willi i ill t-comvA A ft M. ne s.oi mrougn ine piatiorm gates he -was eagerly greeted by his wife, the former Inez Hunt, who had been meeting trains with patient. expectation all night, and the reunion was too long awaited to be Interrupted by reporters. On Torpedoed Boat After four, years of overseas aervice, during which he saw action in the Italian and African war theatres, Pte, Oliver. Rose, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Oliver Rose, of 327 McKay street, Ottawa, admitted he 'was "prettyexcited" about, being back in the city. The centre of a family reunion his mother and four sisters met him Pte. Rose told of his boat being torpedoed on its way to Sicily In July, 1943. Luckily, the crew was rescued, with Rose continuing on to the Sicilian theatre where he-found the going a "little While In England, he was married and is the father fa two-vear-old son.

ig on to the station Dlat- xorm ana wearing an eye patch, Sgt. E. G. Lauder, whose wife resides at 450 Spmerset street west, bore evidence, to the stiff fighting of the Normandy assault. Overseas for four years, Sgt.

Lauder received a gunshot wound in the head early in the Normandy campaign when he was thrown off a vehicle by a shell fire blast pretty was the comment offered. by Sgt. Carl G. Clark, Billings' Bridge, when asked how he left the Canadian troops in Greeted at the, station by his wife, Sgt. Clark has been overseas since June, and was on the French beachhead four hours alter the initial -landing.

Returning to Canada, as an ins true- tor, he said his comrades were "looking forward to getting" back to "Good Old Ottawa." Also taking part in the Normandy fighting, Spr. R. E. Locas, whose wife Mrs. Odette Locas lives at 115 Besserer street wasn't bashful about showing his delight at being home.

"Good old and similar expressions told bystanders what more than four years overseas, away from home, had meant to him. Acting LanceSergeant C. G. Compton-Smith, .104 Melrose, avenue, whose home is in Winnipeg," served overseas for five years, during which he participated in the Dieppe raid and the Allied invasion of France. Back in Canada as an instructor, he was an air-gunner on the south coast of England for 3l years.

Capt Lome G. Helman, 393 Nelson street arrived home after four years and three months overseas. Met at the station by Mrs. Helman, he described his experiences in Italy as "bloody He is now posted home for medical reasons. Overseas for three years, Cpl.

J. D. Watson, 21 Euclid' avenue, Ottawa, saw action in the Italian and Sicilian campaigns. Coming home with eye injuries, he told how his jeep overturned as the result of a mine blast Shellshocked in the Normandy beachhead fighting, Signalman J. D.

Fyke, 777 Carling avenue, is back in. Ottawa after AM years overseas. Four Ottawa, District Nursing Sisters Return Home i Four Ottawa and district nursing sisters and one C.WA.C. officer returning from; service overseas' were given a hearty welcome when they arrived at Union Station at one o'clock this morning. Those returning were: Nursing Sister Dorothy Burgess, .231 Powell avenuer Nursing Sister Helen 193 Somerset street; Nursing Sister Daisy B.

Lodge, 29 Kenilworth street; Nursing Sister M. J. Ross, Westmeath, Ont, and Capt Constance S. Lomax, C.W. A.C., of 352 MacLaren street.

They were greeted in the con- "course of the station by the rousing music of No. 3 District Depot Pipe Band, 4 under Pipe Major John MacMillan, and welcomed by Lieut C. A. Dukelowe, Major B. D.

Armstrong and Capt J. F. Pewtruss-from the District Depot' Capt K. Alden and Capt O. Chilton represented the C.W.

A.C. and Nursing Sister E. J. Beat tie was also present Nursing Sister Burgess who has been serving in England for the past 13 months, was met by her father, J. Burgess, of 231 Powell avenue.

She had served two years in Canada before proceeding overseas and was looking forward to a well-earned leave. Nursing Sister Daisy Lodge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Lodge, of 79 Kenilworth street was met by her mother.

She had been serving in -England for two years and was returning home on leave. Nursing Sister Gill was so pleased to see Ottawa and her family again that she pushed reporters aside and dashed out of the station en route for home. A native of Westmeath who had lived in Ottawa for several years prior to enlisting. Nursing Sister Ross said they had a good voyage over. She served four years in Canadian hospitals in "London was a noisy said Capt.

Constance Lomax, who had been on a special tour overseas during the past three months. The nature of the tour was a "military Speaking of the robot bombs she said their effects were devastating but they only roused -a spirit of determination in the British. Her husband, James Lomax is serving with the Chief Treasury Office in London. A native of England, she joined the CW.A.C. in Ottawa! in 1942..

The Legionettes, under Margaret Ogilvie, served refreshments to the returning personnel and Capt David Burgess of the Canadian Legion was on hand to welcome them home. Had Bad Traffic Record Refused U.S. Citizenship DETROIT, Aug. 24P) Bad traffic record is grounds enough for Judge. Ernest A.

O'Brien to refuse United States citizenship to a man. When Judge O'Brien learned that Canadian-born Harry Mogloskin, 35, had been ticketed 67 times in eight years, he turned down the applicant's request for Hotel Chez Henri HULL, 5 Minutes by- street car from the centre of Ottawa. Rooms with Baths and Showers Telephone reservations. 2-5701 Full Hotel Service. Closed pn Sundays except for breakfasts to resident guests.

CM7 PtJUtlQ 4 fHr it nothing known to Scfonct which will fiv htfltr, qwickor rtlif thn HAYTONE. Iho ftmbin- lion Irtntmtnf, A i CAPT. ROBERT STEDMAN. 260 Metcalfe street. Insomniacs Scheduled for Win Over Snoring Owls PHILADELPHIA, Aug.

25. The case of the snoring birds is in the hands of the Pennsylvania Game Commission for a "kill or. cure" solution. The commission was called Into the ease when tenants of a near city hall apartment sleepless for six weeks because two snoring barn owls took up residence nearbydiscovered last night that the noisy duet was not a quartet. State laws say you can't, destroy barn owls.

The insomniacs insist something must be done. Detective James McTague took their plea to the commission. "Well be glad to said Commission Director Seth Gordon in Harrisburg. "Maybe we can trap V. 1 Mrs.

Elizabeth'Tobin Dies Year Mrs. Elizabeth Tobin, 15 Graham avenue, resident of Ottawa for more than 40 years, died Thursday in the Ottawa General Hospital after a short illness. She was in her 82nd year. Born in Beckwith township. daughter of the late Patrick Mc-Alindon and his wife, Mary Jordan McAlindon, she received her education there.

Her marriage to James Tobin, who predeceased her six years 'ago, took place in Gloucester in 1885. She attended' the Church of Canadian Martyrs. She is survived by one son, Richard, of Toronto; two' daughters, Bridget and Ida, of Ottawa, and one brother, James McAlindon, of Detroit The funeral will be held Saturday morning from her residence to the Church of Canadian Martyrs for requiem mass at eight o'clock. Burial will take place in Notre Dame cemetery. PO.

Harry Glass D.F.M. Killed in Crash TORONTO, Aug. 24. (CP) PO. Harry Glass, 23, holder of the D.F.M.

and veteran of operational flights over Germany and enemy occupied territory, was killed when his 'plane crashed into the English -Channel, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Glass, said here tonight Ottawa Men Happy To Be Home After Service on European Fronts I I CAPT. LORNE HELMAN, 393 Nelson street Wm. James MacDonald, City Employe, Dies Ont; Camille, of Wrightville; one daughter.

Mrs. Alvarez Bigras, of Windsor. The body is resting at Emond's Funeral Parlors, Wrightville, from- where the funeral will be held Monday at 7.45 a.m. for solemn requiem mass at -Notre JDame Church, Hull, at 8 o'clock. Interment will take place in Notre Dame cemetery.

MONTREAL, Aug. 24 Mr. Justice Louis Loranger-today reserved, decision until Monday on a motion that the electidn of Hon. J. A.

Francoeur, Liberal, in Montreal Mercier riding August 8 be declared void. '-1 -x that's the secret of a bright, shining sink!" There'i no' great myatcry about Grandma uliiny sink. She simply uses Bon Ami rcgu-. larly year after year! You set; harsh, gritty cleansers gradually, wear away 'the nmooth, bright surfaces of a sink or tub. But B6n Ami is different! It free from scratchy grit safe! Keeps your things always looking their bright and glossy best! I km polishes as it cleans! 1 -hmnt KC scratched -W 1 A.

C. MORRISON, 363 Daly avenue. UNDER ALLIED CONTROL. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 24 The major part of the Pacific Ocean now is under Allied con- William James MacDonald, 4Ltrol, Admiral Nimitz said tonight Clarendon avenue, employe of the city waterworks department, died suddenly Thursday, In the Ottawa Civic Hospital. He was 43 years of age.

Born at Navan, son of the late Angus MacDonald and his wife, Mary McDonald MacDonald, who survives, he moved to Ottawa with his parents in 1908. Hejre-ceived his education in Ottawa Separate Schools. His marriage to Ada Hubbell took place in St Patrick's church in June, 1931. He attended St. George'4 Church, Ottawa -West, and was a former member of St.

Patrick's' church. He-was also a former member of Bayswater Council Knights of Columbus. Besides his wife and mother he is survived by two daughters, laureen, 10, and Charlotte, age four brothersLawrence, Jack and Martin, all of Ottawa, and Percy, of Manotick; three sisters. Mrs. J.

McCaf ray and Mrs. J. Daley, both of Ottawa, and Mrs. J. Lawlor, of Toronto.

The funeral will be held from the residence, 41 Clarendon avenue, on Monday morning, to St. George's church, Ottawa West- for requiem high mass at 8 o'clock. Burial will take place in Notre Dame cemetery. MRS. ALME' GUERIN.

The death of Mrs. Aime Guerin, the former Locadie Lachance, occurred Thursday at Sacred Heart Hospital, Hull, following a short illness, in her 67th year Born in Montreal, Mrs. Guerin spent most of her life a resident of Hull. Her marriage took place in Notre Dame Church, Hull, 44 years ago. She was a devout parishioner of Notre.

Dame survived by four, sons, Wilfrid, of Church. Besides her husband, she; is Larder Lake, Ont; Ovila, of Windsor; Mederic, of KeamsL ACT. LSGT. T. SENMAN, 312 Rideau street.

in-a broadcast from Pearl Har-hor, and navy patrol search planes daily make it necessary tor the Japanese to enter the portion left to him "at his Priced from arranged. 89.50 Jkf, C.D.S. -Main 'my 4 CAPT. D. A.

GOURLEY, 66 Fifth avenue. MONTREAL, Aug. 24. Canadians should, aim high in their educational standards to keep the Dominion in. the forefront of world nations, Mrs.

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