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A.T.S. TO "MAN"
"THE GUVNOR" is now Controller of West GUN-POSTS
Ham's Civil Defences. With the approval of the Regional Commissioner, the Borough Council has appointed the Rey. W. W. Paton to one of the most responsible war jobs in the country, since West Ham is one of our worst hit areas,
And so "The Guvnor" can fulfil that vow he made as we stood together on the lip of the crater in which some 450 people had perished when a school was bombed that he would never rest by night or by day until amends had been made.
It is to the lasting credit of, workers and fire-fighters-a sea- West Ham Borough Council, that soned campaigner doing his bit. in choosing a councillor rather
That is the kind of bloke "The than having a Controller imposed Guvnor" is. on It by the Regional Commission- er, it has picked "The Guvnor."
That was the title the old folk gave him when, stirred to wrath by the conditions he found around bis 1tle Presbyterian church down by the docks, he flung his entr– gies to the National Old Age Pensions Association.
Fought And Won
With the pennies of the old folk and with silver paper, he as secro-
tary helped to build an organisa- tion of pensioners which stirred
the conscience of the country,
I know the big part which "The Guvnor" played in
the "Daily Herald campaign which fought for and won redress for the old folk.
Ever since September 7 he has worked and slept "on the job" -- he has lived in the Control Room, as a member of the Emergency Committee, or in the shelters.
His home-i ttle house in u cottage row--has been a refuge for homeless. It has been shat- tered.
After that night of agony in September he evacuated his wife and child. He has since lived his sermons instead of preaching them.
This small. sturdy, dour and in- domitable 39-year-old Scot was an apprentice on Clydeside during the last war.
Never Rests
When a job needs doing he will still take his coat off and say, "It's
a good thing I was once in the boiler-shop."
He got his call to the Church of Scotland, and was appointed
to
And that is the man whom West Ham has picked as its Controller.
PREMIER DID
NOT CARRY MASK SO -
For the first time in British history women are to go into -action against the enemy.
The first will be girls of the A.T.S. who are now to work with anti-aircraft batteries engaged with the enemy.
They will handle the predictors delicate instruments which work out for the gunners the range and height of enemy air-
craft.
It is probable that Waafs and Wrens will also be brought into active service.
Picked girls, who will be given specialised course of a highly | training, will direct the anti- aircraft fring, and will share with inen gunners the hardships of gun-post life and the dangers of bombing and machine-gunning.
When on gun sites the women will wear Army battle-dress and will receive higher rates of pay than other A.T.S. girls.
B.Sc.s Wanted
Already a number of them have Dock workers and women passed through the course of train- whose homes have been bombeding with honours and are ready to mobbed the Premier when, along go into action. with Mrs. Churchill, he paid a surprise visit to Swansea.
During a tour of a badly hit Mr. Churchill part of the town
Winant, the called to Mr. J. S. U.S. Ambassador who was in the party, and said:
"This happened one night."
the docks a When he visited worker chided the Premier for not carrying his gas-mask.
Mr. Churchill said it was in replied: hla car, but the man "That's not the point, sir. You should be carrying it." Immediately Mr. Churchlil sent for it and slinging it over his shoulder, said. "I shall carry it from now on."
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Girls who pass the test are entitled to wear the Gunners' field service cap and regimental badge.
High qualifications
de- manded by the War Office before the A.T.S. will be allowed even to take the course.
Bachelors of Science and those mathematical minds with keen are the women required. Dexterity mental acuteness of fingers and are other necessary factors.
This new women's work is' a development of the kine-theodolite units-A.T.S. girls who record and calculate A.A. gunfire at practice camps. They have proved them- as the men at selves as efficient such work.
R.A.F. SUPER FIGHTER
FOR ATLANTIC BATTLE
(By NOEL MONKS)
LONG-RANGE FIGHTER aircraft so advanced
the little Presbyterian Church in in design that they will revolutionise air warfare are
Tidal Basin.
no longer there. Neither are his church and pulpit.
His pulpit was hedged around being built secretly for Britain in the United States. by slume-mean streets that are Details are closely guarded, but I understand that the new fighter will be more heavily armed than any now in existence: its range will far exceed that of the Messerschmidt 110, and its speed will be startling.
His was not a pulpit-religion it was forthright, practical Chris- tianity, tireless revolt against the poverty and misery of his people. Seven days a week he practised
it.
`It provides the complete answer
He realised the church hall tea- to Germany's ocean-raiding long-
and-bun soirees were not enough.
VIOLINIST
Hence the National Old Age Pet-range Condor bombers. FOR R.A.F.
sions Association,
that same hard-hitting, indomit-
The design is the combined
"The Guvnor" -became a court work of the leading British and A welcome new recruit to the cillor of West Ham. He carried United States experts. It includes R.A.F.-Isi Leonard Hirsch, the SCOTS WHISKY able energy into his local govern-Spithre, Blenheim, and existing born in Dublin, where he received the best features of the Hurricane, distinguished violinist. Hirsch was United States types.. High per- his early; musical training. He With his Council colleagues, the formance at great altitudes has was later invited to study the elected men and women of: West
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Prototypes of powerful Ameri- can "attack" bombers are also be ing built. Some of these new air craft will be operating with the RAF. before-the summer ends.
G-men.
violin-under Dr. Adolph Brod- sky in Manchester. In 1929, he | joined the Halle Orchestra as one of the first violins. Five years later he became principal second violin....
He is also well known to radio During a recent Blitz a centre
audiences, having frequently was set on fire, and the Civil. De
A team of British experts, led broadcast with the Catterall fence workers were evacuated.
by Air Marshal Sir Hugh Dow-Quartet, as leader of the BB.C. After a night of hell and of ex-ding (former C.-in-C Fighter Empire Orchestra and with this haustion the workers, men and Command), were sent to Americn own string quartet. His long "as- girls, were hungry. The roast
some months agd by the Ministry Bociation with Empire Orchestra which was to have been their sup-of Aircraft Production. They have and its conductor, the late, Mr. per was in the oven at the centre since been working in great Eric Fogg, will long be remem-
"Pil-get it," said "The Guv- nor" cheerfully, and went into secrecy closely guarded by bered by music lovers,
The Hirsch string quartet was the burning building and down
The American aircraft industry invited to play at the Malvern Into the basement through the
has always been "long-range Festival of 1980. After the con- remonstrating firemon. He reminded" because of the great dis- cert Hirsch was proud to receive olled the ropat.":
tances in the United States, the hearty congratulations of Mr. Hitherto Britain has concentrated Bernard Shaw, who had been a on short-range -ightors, chiefly member of the audience. because RAF pilots have bean With the growth in the num- When he arrived in Edinburgh trained essentially for night bomb- ber of R.A.F. stations more bands. he heard Clydeside had bech ing without escorta, men are wanted to form unit blitzed.
Ocean-raiding by long-rango bands. Instrumentalists over, 18 He went straight there, and on German bombers has now en- and not yet 99 have an oppor- the second night of the Blitz he forced the necessity for long-range tunity of entering the RAF for
this work. was out all night with the rescue fighters.
"The Guvnor" took a few days' breaks to visit his family in Scot land.
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