Declaration of War
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Declaration of War
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We didn't really worry about it until the actual war was
declared and then we say, "Oh Jesus, we can get a job". And the
pay, I'll never forget it, army, navy, you started out at one
dollar and ten cents a day. And in the navy after you'd been,
after you had been drafted to a ship, if it was a, a small ship
and you slept in hammock, you could get an extra twenty-five
cents a day for hard lairs. So, that was big money then. Well
you see, it's the financial picture. Canada, especially Hamilton
area were, was in the throws of depression days. There was no
money. Nobody had money to throw around. You, you scratched and
you did what you can with very little. So with the war on, join
the Forces, you get a uniform, a place to eat and sleep. You'll
get lots of money, at least it seemed to be lots of money at the
time. And not only that, all the girls liked to look at you and
oh. But it, I think it was a financial, a financial thing
actually. In addition to the fact that all the young guys liked
to wear a uniform, and I'm quite happy to say most of them
liked, a lot of them liked the navy uniform.
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