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TECHNICAL MAITENANCE
T.M. Section was, for a long period a mystery to other members of the unit. There was some doubt in their minds as to which letter came first. However, we no longer have to suffer being mistaken for a certain Section that gets trimmed nearly every night at volleyball. Today everyone realizes the multiplicity of our duties, for it was T.M. that gave them that pretty station and kept it running. It was T.M. that was responsible for most of the improvements in the camp.
It might be well to mention a few of the unsung heroes of T.M. We have Moffat, Shera and Sampson our linemen deluxe--the boss, the brains and the brawn behind our camp power system. Cooper too is a lineman. Sid is the inside man at the exchange and, incidentally, is considering settling in Darwin and growing peanuts.
We often wonder if Chartrand will say the same things when he is awakened at home as he does when Bell does the job? Gord is our industrious "wood butcher" and Al is our machinist.
Holm and Trottier are the long and short of it. Slim is our literary genius who should be writing this. Jean-Paul and Ted Loney make up 50% of the now famous "Harmony Four". They also get entangled in the queerest arguments heard this side of the Pacific.
Sgt. Cook is our radio expert and the only one in the shop that can put a recordagraph together and have nothing left over. There is also Jim Davis, the Ontario cowboy. We used to wonder why he went outside to practice but now that he has moved inside we know. Wright comes to work at weird hours and hides behind an array of meters. We haven't discovered yet what he does--they say it is top secret. Dave Porteous is reported to be working on a weapon to conteract the Atomic bomb. When questioned about this he mumbled something about north and south poles and why wouldn't it. Pegg was sorely missed on third base in the softball finals. Ray is our advance party in the south. Morris is the man with the voice--well it's loud anyway. Ernie is a one man cheering section. "Doc Blast Em" Sherman is the guardian of Technical Stores and section canteen "Rep". Then there is Len Reid, T.M.'s softball coach and local mastermind. Our Lloyd Maywood knew the exact distance to the moon to the surprise of 5DR.
Rhodes is our new screen star. Watch for him in the newsreels carrying a typewriter. Dowling helps Dusty on typewriters, but at present Gord is supervisor of imported labour. Trudeau took over the indirect lighting business from Dusty and is also "G.O.C." mobile workshop. All complaints regarding this article should be sent to the "ladies" of the T.M. bridge club who railroaded McEachern into the job in his absence.
Finally we have "Staff" Roy, Jackson and Potts. Although they are not actually in T.M. we still have to put up with them. "Handle Bar Harry" is the one and only holder of the "Tropo Star". Potts spends his time walking in circles. We hear that "Staff" Roy, our aimable "F of S", is considering staying in the rabbit business.
So that's T.M. Section. We have had many good times together and now look forward to the days when we shall meet again in civvies.
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