Page 10 Humboldt journalNovember 9, 2011

Page 11 Humboldt journalNovember 9, 2011

Box 190

Muenster, SK S0K 2Y0

Phone: 306-682-1770

Fax: 306-682-5285

E-mail: press@stpeterspress.ca

Hwy. #5 East, Humboldt, SK682-2668

NEVER FORGETALWAYS

HONOUR

Lest We Forget

682-5573

616 MAIN STREET • HUMBOLDT

682-3861

HUMBOLDTHUMBOLDTFLORISTFLORIST

Behiel, Will& Biemans

Barristers & SolicitorsBarristers & Solicitors306-682-2642306-682-2642

We Remember

Donna HarpauerMLA, Humboldt

682-5141

813 - 21st StreetHumboldt, SK

Bus. 306-682-5501Fax. 306-682-4212

email: wentz@sasktel.net

Custom WashingLarge Trucks & Machinery

RO Water Bottle Refills

SALES LTD.1-800-KMK-0500

or(306) 682-0738Humboldt, SK

www.kmksales.com

Ph: 682-2592Highway 5 East

HumboldtParts & Services

682-2591

Farm Equipment Ltd.

www.hergottcaseih.comwww.hergottcaseih.com

520 - 9TH STREET682-2579

Ask for us when booking through SGI Dial-A-Claim1-800-667-8710

‘The Paint & Autobody Specialists’

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Call Us For a Tow• Boosts • Fuel Delivery • Lockouts

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Humboldt Ph: 682-2574 Lake Lenore Ph: 368-2338

Bruno Ph: 369-2830Cudworth Ph: 256-2300

Delbert KirschDelbert Kirsch MLAMLA

Batoche ConstituencyBatoche Constituency

(306) 256-3930(306) 256-3930

www.hzsd.ca

Lest we Forget

1-800-667-2623www.ctrc.sk.ca

Thank you, Veterans,

for our freedom.

buck’s bar & grill

St Gregor, SK 306-366-2225

Schuler ~ LefebvreSchuler ~ LefebvreFuneral ChapelFuneral Chapel

Locally owned and operated.Locally owned and operated. Serving local familiesServing local families

for 19 years.for 19 years.

627 - 7th627 - 7th StreetStreet682-4114682-4114

682-7886

Lest we

Forget

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Pressure WeldingMachining

Custom FabricatingCNC Plasma Cutting

Customized Steel Signs

TEL (306) 682-34248 miles North, Hwy #20rswelding@sasktel.net

MonicoCresting Inc.

512 Main Street Humboldt

682-6664

682-2632Humboldt, SK

Humboldt Co-op

709 6th AvenueHumboldt, SK

Ph: (306) 682-5717

HonourOur

Veterans

903 - 5th Avenue Humboldt682-4242

In Memory ofIn Memory of WWII VeteranWWII Veteran

Mervin HessdorferMervin HessdorferHumboldt: 682-1912

After Hours: 231-6499Fax: 682-1914

Hwy #5 West in Humboldt, SK.

Lambert & Linda Stumborg

HumboldtVision Centre

316 Main St. Humboldt, SK

Optometrists682-2335

Phone: (306) 682-5038Fax: (306) 682-5538

517 Main StreetHumboldt

OWNER/OPERATORCHAD DOBMEIER

Box 37, Muenster, SK S0K 2Y0

Phone (306) 682-1317Fax: (306) 682-3093

682-1622Hwy 5

East Humboldt

Gloria & ConnieGloria & Connie

Lest We Forget

SOUTH 20DODGE CHRYSLER & R.V. CENTRE

Hwy 20 SouthHumboldt, SK.Ph: 306-682-39001-877-768-8420Parts & Service:306-682-4213

682-2678542 Main Street

Humboldt

Canadian Tire2302 8th Avenue,

Humboldt, SKS0K 2A0

Ph: 682-6299Fax: 682-6286

SCHULTE INDUSTRIES LTD.ENGLEFELD, SK.

www.schulte.caPH: 306-287-3155

FAX: 306-287-3355Email: info@schulte.ca

LEST WE LEST WE FORGET.FORGET.

FROM ALL EMPLOYEES AT

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LEST WELEST WE FORGETFORGET

10:30 Gather in lobby of St. Augustine Church10:45 Parade into Church11:00 Lastpost - 2-Minute Silence - Reveille11:05 Remembrance Day Service12:00 Wreath Laying Ceremony (in church)

Supper in Main Hall 5:30pm(Catered by BV Inn)

Social in clubroom until closing

Supper tickets -$15.00ea/Adult - $8.00ea/ChildAvailable at Legion Clubroom or

Poppy Table in the Humboldt Mall

(under 8yrs)

(Entertainment - The Beer Tent Gang )

2:00 Social in Clubroom and Museum

1:00 Lunch at Legion Hall

Royal Canadian Legion

Branch # 28

Humboldt, Sask

535 Main Street, Humboldt, SK • 682-2561

by Elodie AdamsJournal Staff Writer

A tour of the Benson-Hingley Military Mu-seum at the Humboldt Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, No. 28, with Reverend Al Hingley reveals a wealth of information on Canada’s military history. Hingley, originally from Nova Scotia, served in the postal corps in the late fi fties and is the Branch Padre and museum curator.

On August 16, 2011, Defence Minister Peter MacKay restored the historic nomenclature to the air force and the navy to honour the military’s royal roots.

More than 40 years after Canada’s navy, army and air force were amalgamated into one uni-fi ed service and renamed the Canadian Armed Forces, Ottawa decided to restore the original names.

“Instead of all being lumped together as the armed forces,” said Hingley, “we are once again the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Royal Cana-dian Navy, and the Canadian Army.”

Hingley says these “little” things, the des-ignation of the troops, are very important to service personnel.

The museum offers a display of many uni-

forms Hingley has collected or had donated over the years, including the Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force regular dress and mess uniform, Canadian Army, and a nursing sister with the Canadian Army Medi-cal Corps.

These uniforms date from the second world war.

It may seem odd to see items from the German military among the memorabilia in the museum. A glass showcase displays German military badges, medals, insignia, and a Hauser gun, to name a few.

“According to museology,” Hingley explained, “you can have this kind of thing in your mu-seum as long as it isn’t mixed up with other displays.”

Hingley picks up an original 1933 magazine with photos of Hitler before he took over as Chan-cellor of Germany during the war.

“This is a very, very rare document,” said Hingley about one of the photographs in the magazine. “This was the swearing in of Hitler as vice chancellor, and to the best of my knowledge, this is the only picture I’ve ever seen of Hitler dressed in civilians.

Hingley had the idea of reconstructing a wartime trench in a narrow cupboard-like space

tucked away at the back of the museum. An artist friend of Hingley’s, Dr. Zygmond Kondzielewski, painted the sky and landscape that brings this scene to life.

“This is a little display I put together so the kids could have some idea of what the trenches looked like,” said Hingley.

In the trench, a soldier sits with his ammunitions around him. It must be a quiet moment, because the soldier is catching up on the news in a newspaper.

“It is intended to illustrate to the kids – because everything else in the museum is static, and this helps their imagination – that people lived in that kind of a trench.”

A tour of the small, basement museum gives the visitor a fairly complete overview of Canadian military history.

With barely a square inch of empty space on the four walls of the museum, Hingley has managed to fi nd room for one more exhibit, and it’s the one he is working on now.

“This is Original Humboldt from the military perspective,” said Hingley. “The story is quite interesting, and here is a facsimile of the head of Colonel Denison, considered an authority on cavalry in the British Empire’s time, left in charge of a stationary post. ”

Hingley explains that the governor general’s bodyguard — the British Gen-eral Middleton — looked with disdain at the colonialists. Perhaps he was envious of Denison and of his knowledge of the cavalry, but he put the colonel on a sta-tionary outfi t and

marched off to the glory of Batoche. “There were 450 soldiers under Denison’s com-

mand,” Hingley said. “Imagine a cavalry outfi t protecting stores, while Middleton marches off to the glory of Batoche.”

photos by Elodie Adams

Legion museum honours Canadian military history

A display of the Canadian Armed Forces’ WWII uniforms, from left: Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force (regular dress and mess uniform), Canadian Army, and Canadian Army Medical Corps.

Rev. Al Hingley, branch padre and curator of the Benson-Hingley Military Museum in Humboldt has collected items from people and places all over the world, including this 1933 original magazine, Der Tag von Potsdam.

Left: Tucked away in the back corner of the museum, visitors can get a feel for what a war-time trench looked like. Hing-ley put this display together especially for the benefit of children because everything else in the museum is static. Below: The newest exhibit in the museum honours the cavalry that were stationed at Original Humboldt under the command of Colonel Denison in the late 1800s.

Kevin PhillipsMelfort Constituency

MLA Elect(306) 752-9500

We Salute Our ArmedWe Salute Our Armed Forces and Veterans.Forces and Veterans.