THE CHINA MAIL,
WORKING MAN TORY
TO. 38 Rhroin Closs is a second-floor
N-in block of council flats
off Tottenham High-rond, it has a living- room,
three bedroonis. am "the usual offices." Here live Ted, Brown and his wife Rose with their grammar school son and younger daughter. A Impy Family. In October, Tech ned Ton will be going to Scarborough for a werde, They will have suite at the Tirana Hotel. #ey want a rar all they have to do is to ring down to the oflée below. And nothing in pay.
For that week. Ted itrown will be one n
He the important mea in the country. will be chairman of the Tory Party Annual Conference, the first "working man" to achieve, this clienee in the muveraing party,
In those few glorious rays, Me Brown will have the same power as the Speaker in the Commons, Like the Speaker, Bawa could, if he so wished, cut short the speeches of Ministers and other party buses. Like the Speaker,,, It is pen ble that Brown will exercise his powers
with tact and discretion.
Goes by bus
FED BROWN, 47, ba labora TED
tury techtleia: at the En- feld Rolling Mills, work concerts the reymir and main- Lezatisy of industrind
ments. He travels by bus be
tween his hyne and bi guls
He tai me luw he got his edinell fat. During the war fo
This Rey4 Al- Forev was in leaving with the monk of lead- ing Alteraftinnt, Ils house was bombed Mrs frown, ant her baby boy were anered inta res quisitioned progerty mark their names wore put on ile emneil's
housing st
The Brown had to well until 1956 before thry were allotted the flal in Rhinda Chez Five months later Brown Bierum the inly non-Sordaðist member
PREPARES FOR
HIS BIG DAY
by Tudor Jenkins
vieney a My Iain Macleod as All the trade union and Minister of Labour, "I was sorry political activities mean a great when he left the Just," says deal of co-operation from his Hawa, Then, Mr Heath came boss and hus wife, and gave promise of being good. 100. Now he has been shifted."
Mr Brown klovs not know Me John ftare, the new Labour Minister. No doubt they will
Lob-nob at Scarborough.
Co-operative
His boss is Mr John Grims-
100, broliur of Lord Vertram, who was Tory MP 1 last year. for St. Allins
There !።
doubt," no
sny's
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1960.
General-Giles
You
on cartoons
YOU could call it The Cartoon Washington Wants.
The oxtract (below) will touch your memory for this is how Giles interpreted the American General Flickinger's method for selecting "volunteer" chim panzees the Apples or Bananas Method.
and restricting his lunchtting urinking to cite vodka, he was kucncr ta 10lic about DTİQ Ductally about the way, a nas lon's history ta reflected, in its paintings.
to
Following a recent trip to Husda, he agreed that current twad there almost back Landseer's uninspired Victorian reallem-only for "Stag at Bay" read Worker at Be?"
Úlschwelyn Murned to the_post......
war
ult of the international vonference, making scientists the world's must travelled men.; After Stockholm and Washing- ton 11d London recently, The general moves on to Paris. Brussels, and Germany.
Giles presented his original carbon which is to hang along- side the general's collection of Crilish art in his Washington' apartment.
R
The gnereal guve Giles
of the signed copy
Congress Hocord in which he made his Famous off-the-cuff remark about the chimp volunteers in Congrseman's
question. Plus the cartoon re-
"I can't afford that kind
the crowd."
of
M.ople may be surpriseti B.. reaction to Cabingt cafes, There is something to Brown, he would be equally luxury," he replied. "I go in be salt for refraining from quick changes at the Labour co-perative with a Socialist," Ministry. This is an often where
new Minister must be given
And Mrs Brown? "She has
Campanology
him at y la kirow he job, her husband he hit as HIS devotion to polities and
olen to we confidene has
of the track my sneruievs," ang friealing. nions Tarters,
Jeered
TN addition to his party work, Ted Brown is live in his union, the Association рэг Supervisory Staffs, Executives
pe mine
A 5 steel
lem nume that is reduced to ASSET for convenience,
He has it been involved pir- anally in a strike.
of among
Tottenham Caunell, Now he has
five colleaguest there.
"That meets extra work," he says. "Now
mafroder,
we have meetings to di-euss our Hne of action. While I was the sole Tory, I sat in this room. consulted myself. and made my own decisions."
1
strike
But if there was
my colleagues, and it seemed to me a legitimate strike, i would certainly dupport It" says Brown.
In
de seyler an'i
Mr Brow
her well-knit, broncier Un
lean-shaven bushurul Fan has authority, as I saw The other evening when I called at the flat. The family was in the ning room, walehing televi in. With them were a friend and her daughter; her husband artived just behind me.
After introductions and two minutes of general talk, Brown tald to his wife, "Well, you
know the farm,"
She turned to the others, the union, Mr
And Brown "Come on, it follow me." comes in, lose contact with they did. To the kitchen, I Left-winger tan Mikardo, who was there I bade them oli good- tile on the ASSET executive. Pight when my business with They 1901 GA well together, Ted Brown was over. [z*://ti* their political He walked with me down to Curesmees,
the treet. About a quarter of Once, at a meeting, Brown mile up the road is the Spurs was being jered at for ht that ground. Brown is a Turylem by a group of Left- keen Spurs mon, “If the kick- wing members. Mikordo de off is at three o'clock," he says, fruded him, saying that what "I don't have to leave home illi iver his politics, Brown bad n styen minutes to tiree,"
Th Ang record of work for the
you SALIST +1- Liralean.
reserved seat,” I said."
Liked Macleod E belongs to Lovetai of 'thr Tory Party's national com- mitters including the colier advisory Communit In this work he meets many Cabinet Ministers.
As a Working man Tory, he admired the
diplomatic
D
have
Sir Charles, the adviser.
by J. W. M. THOMPSON
PERSONAL COLUMN.
Sir Charles Belgrave. Hutchinson, 30s.
THE advertisement said: “Young Gentleman, aged
T22:28. Public School and or University Buitenti
required for service in an Eastern-State,”
"Churles
Belgrave, on leave from the Colonied Servien, replied to it.
After some appetisingly mysterious negotiations he found himself appointed Adviser to the Sheikh of Bahrain. He stayed there 31 years: he was the first and last man to 'occupy the post.
Now knighted and retired, he tells his story, Sir Charles en tered with relish into his role of Push-Bah in a swiftly drye- loping Arab state.
He organdsed the revenus. ran the puliev, designed bulid- ings, nurtured the infant health and education services, anal as as a julge. # wife rade the Introduction of education girls her special care.
When they arrived the Island of Bahrain was a simple com
for
munity. The mate industry
was pearl diving.
The discovery of all changed everything. Su Charles, records tant Hanks to all the revenue rose in fils time from £100,000 10 £3,200,000 a your,
they
are addicted radio, and television.
SIR CHARLES BELGRAVE
An advertisement started i
Bark of money have curbed his other hobby; campanology.
This began when he was 13, at the church of St. Giles, Camberwell. Jas the eTA DE Iween he has rung the bells at St. Dunstan's in the East and in
West, in Southwark Cathedral and in my other cherches. Now he can't afford the time. He is too busy with bir political and union affairs.
“But you still pactise on the heaabelis 1 asked.
" can't afford them either," sad, Brown. "And, of course, people in to other als might
bjpet."
What does he earn? I would say his wage packet la fatter thin the average wage-earners £14 2s, a week. But not much. Ju addition, he gets a bonus ftem the mills.
Yet his total weekly income jaa good deal less than the daily "take" of Ministers and gigantes who will be on the Tory platform behind him next mouth.
A 'freak' SOMEBODY one called Brown
political freak. This
age, him. "We can no longer regand the Tory trade unionist as a leak," he says. And he 1. p.
alitions cf trade unionists voted for the Tories at the last General Election-far more than the number of wealthy men who play around with the Socialiste- and nobody stigmatises them RB freaks.
Detail from cartoon drawn by Glies,
From the Express Washing- Ion Burenu comes this report:......
1 am being delured with re- guests for copies of the cartoon front people working in the gen-. eral's office.
The requests start in a very military way: "We would like to know if it is possible to oh- Tid Brown believe he loss modes of the Daily Express
for August 10?" something to contribute to tha Tory Party
And I reply: "You mean the He is en expert key cartion Issue?" en Industrial elaticis 1:0 the workers' site,
"Yes." I he ever
de becomes an MP-te was touted at Stalybridge lust fing
this wouki bu his
*
"eld" in "Paellamont.
Che officer wanted six copies. Another wanted five. There was a tieinand for "souvenirs" splay the dozen..
it looks as if this cartoon is He is a painstaking, dedicated to come a classte in the
Brown
U.S. Air Force, mon. For this reason,
a great admiration for Mr.
die by Brooke, Minor.id the impression he would Bke to mude! sell on Erdke.
Housing
him.
"Na very inspiring fellow" I sat
"When a man plays a straight bat and stonewalls everything that comes, that is boring," said Brown. "But if sometimes he hit a six, it is exciting."
*That will be the day: when Bronke hits a six.
-(Landon Express Service).
But of course Giles himself has found that cartoons abou: the Americans which alarm the English iz: fact delight te Americans,
In a London restaurant U.S. space-expert General Don Flickinger was inached by car- įtemtoy! Giles.
Giles opened with the salty that "the Americani hospitality their is more dangerous than bornbs."
Flickinger is the complete op- pusite of the typical Glies US general, No eigar, no gum."
answer
to
д
prodhueed below,
Apples and bananas were not served. (London Express Ser vices).
DICLE DON
Detail from a cartoon drawn by a colleague of General Flickinger.
Such a quiet chap,
we thought-
-but
THEN Wing Comman- dler Thomas Pike was
"I doubt if they are any hap-posted to command No. 219 pier than they used to be say (night fighter) Squadron at Sir Charles rather sadly. Never Tangmere, early itt 1941. theless he laboured all along to ensure that the new with the rest of us on the station would be applied to such mine were not over-impressed.. purposes as the elimination of
education.
-London: Express Service).
soon we
'KILLER'
called
At the time, 218 Squadron of the problems involved un!!!
him
By Hugh Dundas
Unassuming
major role in planning and He was a constant propagan- had just talten delivery of the he had complete mastery over carrying through the air side diet for the maintenance of a
of all these operations,
strong air
of force composed mularia and the progress of He seemed an exceptionally new radar-equipped Becalight them.
And he had-and stlil kas-
manned aircraft, ata tim gulet sort of chan. In the Mess CTS-big, black, sinister-lookin
four cannons a wonderful way with his living standards have been
when many misguided petpla His closing years were tour- he was diffident and retiring airplanes, with
imagined that ploted planes transformed, Arab dress has red by strikes und political up- He was preetically seethrat. His bunched together in the nose, subordinates, a touch both light Reputedly. they were quite a and sure. Immensely strong in old-fashioned, the heaval,
He was a constant visilor to were quickly giving way, to become
Jolling. Bahrain from paitid edmplexion, we decided.
and austere in his people travel by bus
the Wings, flying from strip to rockets and missiles, or car the Middle Ages In the 20th could be attributed to his being handful for night flying, with charteter
has sympathy and Instead of by donkey. 2nd century has made as many prob- buried In the Directorate of their high wing-loading and fest hits, he
landing speed.
strip in his Spitfire, discussing understanding for the weak-
Quite fearless to films, lems as it has solved.
Organisation $1
plans and tactles with the Wing Air Ministry
They were treated with great nesses of others. since the beginning of the wor.
respect and some trepidation, For all that, I do not suppose leaders and the squadron com- manders, listening to troubles, even by the most experienced that
He has been quile femless there WOB anyonent squadron pilots, who had not Tongmere In 1941 who would giving advice, helping, gelding. In propounding his views
served this subject far and wide.
It had much success in Intercepting have forecast that Pike would getting things done. I
under many more picturesque these night ralders.
is thanks largely to his efforts ever be an Air Chief Marshal and colourful commanders that a new generation of air- and Chlef of the Air Stʊ. It men like Harry Broadhurst, craft capable of flying at twice Tough CO
did not occur to me, even at the "Bing Cross," "Mary" Cun the speed of sound is now com What 210 Squadron needed end of the war and after a long ninghom but
never under ing into service and a good was a lough CO who would association with Pike through anyone who
In the long run thing, too, for we certainly co the Sicilian and Italian inspired show the way. It seemed inast out
greater respect And
have
rockets and campaigns. I improbable that this quiet, shy tinually during these two years eternally unassuming
corifdence than the gulet
everlast-missiles to substitute for them. 34-year-old staff offleer, with no of hard slogging from Cape ing friendly Tom Pike.
'Much of the diffidence has Pachino to the Alps, when I
But, still, 1 thinte few people Rune. All of the modesty and was leading a Wing of fighter would have losed him for quiet friendliness remain. There eventual succession to the top bombers,
is still the moment's pause be Job. Possibly it was because, fore answering a question--but ofthough his high ability was it the pause of a man who perfectly evklent, his self likes to think before he speaks, effecing character made it seem
not the heslintion of a man who
2
3
Lapdgn kayint Martina.
operational experience, would, be the right man for the Job,
right man? As it Not the turned out, there could not have been a better in the whole Royal Air Force, Before long, we were looking a Tom Pike with nwed respect. We named him "Killer" Pike. He showed his boys how
cannona.
saw him
Sicily
con-
Pike came out from England to land in Stelly as Commander, unlikely that he would eventu
not
the
is uncertain of himself." to fly those Beaughlors, how to of No, Mobile Operations ally rise above some of his more
"Killer" Pilte # looks as use that airbourne radar, how to Room Unit--a new Lype of flamboyant contemporaries,
though he would not harm a organi- tet results with those four ground to air control
After the war. he was pulled
like the man who sation intended to increase the back again into the Air Ministry But
Trived at Tangmerc 1. tako On his first operational patrol melency of army-air support. machine. As Director of Opera-
commond of 219 Squadron in he trucked a Heinkel bomber, Like anything else that came tional Requirements he made
1041, he knows MONU vital decisions. using his radar, stalked it for direct from England.
affecting the the spring -"
wants to do eight minules, closed in and was
some shape and sature of the Royal exactly what he
it un- made u kill. After that he was suspicion by the hardened self- Air Force he was eventually to the Intends to do In action again and again. Ho sufficient men of Desert Air command. Among other things, failingly-though without fuss,
If possible, flow every night, often twice a Force. And anyone could see he drew up the specification for
had to get his the V-bombers, which now pro inwardly triumphant about the te le qualetly delighted and that Pike still night.
knees brown.
regarded with
Within a very few wecica-ly Vide Britaly with an indepent decision to base Britain's de
en nuclear deterrent.
On one occasion ho shut down two bombera on ona patrol, He was awarded the 'DFC, and soon the time the advance of Italy afterwards a bar.
bogan, in the autumn of 1043-
He made some mistakes-not "Killer" Pike it the flame of. MÖRÜ had become a vital and
the least of which was the succoes in 219 Squadron, and Indispensable part of Desert Air kept it burning brightly all the Force Under Pike's direction, ordering of three different type of Vibomber, Hindsight show time he commanded it. And we this brand now unli was quickly that it would have been both thought if there.bro any more developed into an organimation more talent and more acona- quiet, shy, difdent staff officers which becomeand
nomains-
like this one hidden away In Air the model for all future control miot to have concentrated on Ministry, or heaven's sake Let's links between armies and lecti- ons-or two at the most, have them in the squadrons.
Triumphant
理财
ent air forces.
As the years passed,
torrent on the manned bomber carrying ballistic miniles of one type or another. It la a decis Flon which he has worked
for yours. J 1 towards polley which will probably como to fruition during hi tenure of office as Chief of the Air Staff,
And he still has four can-
Pike In the spring of 1944, Pike waa promoted to be Senior Air Bluft went from me kuy job to and nona in his locker for any- Air Officer Commanding 11 droup.
Fighter Commantil:
anyone at all--
Fiko's triumphant auccess Officer of Desert Air Force, The Tonight nighter squadron com- advance on Rome.
the mult
inandar sternmod Principal on the Gothic Line, the crom Chief of Staff at HQ Allied Air C—yes,
of the Alr" Stoff
ly. I think, from two facets in ins of the Senio and Fo rivers, Force Central Alt who may try to order things he character. Ho war-and the dnal destruction of the Genot stille-meticulous in preparing men ormies and the
Lotal in Policy); Commander in Chief, differently.
Fightor Command And all
himesit for the job, studying his terdiction of their supplies and this time his stature inereazed. --Lëndon Hastasi Kerotia). own equipment and every aspogi communications-Pike played a
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