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Published quarterly by the International Churchill Societies and the Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Spencer Churchill Society of British Columbia COVER The Cartton Club Portrait © Carlton Club 1992. A numbered print, signed by Lady Soames, is offered. See p.25. ARTICLES WSC: A Remembrance 7 Washington Evening Star, 25 January 1965 EngSsh-Speaking Agenda 8 Statesmanship, Democracy and Churchill Secretary Jack Kemp Reviews: An Interesting Spring 11 The TV Epic; New Books by Woods and Jablonsky Dorothy Rabinowitz, John P. Nixon, Jr., Dr. Cyril Mazansky Pausabnd Revisited 19 Churchill's Favorite Villa Lives on in Dallas Marianne Almquist Churchi Organizations Worldwide 22 Preserving the Memory - Keeping the Trust Introduction by The Lady Soames, DBE Gfrnpses: "Unpretentious and Comfortable Looking" 28 Two 1945 Encounters with the Great Man James H. Heineman DEPARTMENTS Editorial/3 International Datelines/4 Adverts/5 Woods Comer/14 Gift Opportunities/25 Churchill in Stamps/26 Churchilltrivia/29 Despatch Box/30 Riddles, Mysteries/31 Action This Day/33 Immortal Words/36 PULL-OUT INSERT Pages 1.09-1.12 , "Churchill Bibliographic Data" (All the Books of Winston S. Churchill: Amplified Woods List) FINEST HOUR Editor: Richard M. Langworth (tel. 603-746-4433 days) Post Office Box 385, Contoocook, New Hampshire 03229 USA Senior Editors: John G. Plumpton (tel. 416-497-5349 eves) 130 Collingsbrook Blvd, Agincourt, Ontario, Canada M1W 1M7 H. Ashley Redbum, OBE (tel. 0705 479575) 7 Auriol Dr., Bedhampton, Hampshire PO9 3LR, England Cuttings Editor: John Frost (tel. 081 -440-3159) 8 Monks Ave, New Barnet, Herts., EN5 1D8, England Contributors: George Richard, 7 Channel Hwy, Taroona, Tasmania, Australia 7006 Stanley E. Smith, 9 Beech Drive, Littleton, MA 01460 USA Derek L. Johnston, Box 33859 Stn D, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6J 4L6 Ronald Cohen, 1351 Potter Dr., Manotick ON Canada K4M 1C3 Produced for ICS by Dragonwyck Publishing Inc. fyJ THE INTERNATIONAL CHURCHILL SOCIETIES Founded in 1968, the Society consists of three independent, not-forprofit charitable organisations in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, plus branch offices in Australia and New Zealand, which work together to promote interest in and education on the life, times, thought and work of Sir Winston Churchill, and to preserve his memory. The independent Societies are certified charities under the separate laws of Canada, the UK and USA, and are affiliated with similar organisations such as the Winston S. Churchill Societies of Western Canada. Finest Hour is provided free to Members or Friends of ICS, which offers several levels of support in various currencies. Membership applications and changes of address should be sent to the National Offices listed opposite. Editorial correspondence: PO Box 385, Contoocook, NH 03229 USA, fax 603-746-4260, telephone 746-4433. Permission to mail at nonprofit rates in the USA granted by the US Postal Service. Produced by Dragonwyck Publishing Inc. Copyright © 1992. All rights reserved. SIR WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL SOCIETY Founded in 1964, the Society works to ensure that Sir Winston's ideals and achievements are never forgotten by succeeding generations. All members of the B.C. Branch are automatic ICS members, while ICS membership is optional to members of the Edmonton and Calgary Branches. Activities include banquets for outstanding people connected with aspects of Sir Winston's career; public speaking and debating competitions for High School students, scholarships in Honours History, and other activities, including scholarships for study at Churchill College. PATRON OF THE SOCIETIES The Lady Soames, DBE TRUSTEES ICS/UK: The Lady Soames; The Duke of Marlborough; Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill; Hon. Celia Perkins; G.J. Wheeler; Nicholas Soames, MP; Richard Haslam-Hopwood; David Merritt; David Porter ICS/USA: Ambassador Paul H. Robinson, Jr., Chmn.; The Lady Soames; Hon. Caspar Weinberger; Rt. Hon. Lord Pym; Wendy R. Reves; Richard M. Langworth; George A. Lewis. J. Sinclair Armstrong, Norman Shaifer ICS HONORARY MEMBERS Winston S. Churchill, MP • The Duke of Marlborough, DL, JP Martin Gilbert, CBE • Anthony Montague Browne, CBE, DFC Grace Hamblin, OBE • Colin L. Powell Robert Hardy, CBE • Wendy Russell Reves Pamela C. Harriman • Amb. Paul H. Robinson, Jr. James Calhoun Humes • The Lady Soames, DBE Mary Coyne Jackman • Rt. Hon. Margaret Thatcher, OM, FRS, MP Yousuf Karsh, OC • Hon. Caspar W. Weinberger, GBE COUNCIL OF CHURCHILL SOCIETIES Australia: Peter M. Jenkins Canada: Celwyn P. Ball, John G. Plumpton Leonard Kitz, QC, Frank Battershill United Kingdom: David Boler United States: Merry Alberigi, Marianne Almquist, R. Alan Fitch, Larry Kryske, Richard Langworth, George Lewis, Alfred Lurie, Cyril Mazansky, James Muller
D I R E C T O R Y INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL Celwyn P. Ball, Chairman 1079 Coverdale Rd RR2, Moncton, N.B. El C 8J6 Telephone (506) 387-7347 THE CHURCHILL SOCIETIES ICS/Australia: Peter M. Jenkins, (03) 700-1277 8 Regnans Ave., Endeavour Hills, Vic. 3802 ICS/Canada: John G. Plumpton, Chmn. Hon. Sec: Celwyn Ball, (506) 387-7347 1079 Coverdale Rd RR2, Moncton N.B. E1C 8J6 ICS/Unked Kingdom: David Porter, Chmn. Hon. Sec: David Merritt (0342) 327754 24 The Dell, E. Grinstead, W.Sx. RH19 3XP ICSAJSA: Amb. Paul H. Robinson, Jr., Chmn. Hon. Sec: Derek Brownleader (504) 752-3313 1847 Stonewood Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70816 DEPARTMENTS AND PROJECTS ICS Stores: Alan Fitch 9807 Willow Brook Cir., Louisville, KY 40223 Commemorative Covers: Dave Marcus 221 Pewter La., Silver Spring, MD 20904 USA Publications: Richard M. Langworth PO Box 385, Contoocook, NH 03229 USA ICS CHAPTERS Merry Alberigi, Coordinator P.O. Box 5037, Novato CA 94948 USA Telephone (415) 883-9076 Alaska: James W. Muller 1518 Airport Hts Dr., Anchorage AK 99508 Arizona: Marianne Almquist 2423 E. Marshall Ave., Phoenix AZ 85016 California: Merry Alberigi PO Box 5037, Novato CA 94948 Chicago: William C. Ives 8300 Sears Tower, Chicago IL 60606 Illinois: Amb. Paul H. Robinson, Jr. 135 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, IL 60603 Nashville: Richard H. Knight, Jr. PO Box 24356, Nashville, TN 37202 New Brunswick: Celwyn P. Ball 1079 Coverdale Rd RR2, Moncton, NB E1C 8J6 New York City: Alfred J. Lurie 450 E. 63rd St, Apt 8A, New York, NY 10021 New England: Cyril Mazansky 50 Dolphin Rd., Newton Centre, MA 02159 North Texas: Ann Hazlett 2214 Sulphur Street, Dallas, TX 75208 Toronto: The Other Club. Murray Milne 33 Weldrick Rd., E., Ph #9 Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 8W4 THOUGHTS AND ADVENTURES HOLMES-CHURCHILL SHORT STORY PUBLISHED By the time you read this, ICS United States will have published John C. Woods' Sherlock Holmes pastiche, "The Boer Conspiracy," an exciting account of how Holmes and Watson helped save Winston Churchill's life during the Oldham election campaign of 1900 — a period heretofore blank in the chronicles of Sherlock Holmes. This new ICS publication will be sent with compliments to Friends of ICS/USA and is being offered to ICS Canada, UK and Australia at the printing cost, to be distributed as they wish. Why a Sherlock Holmes story It is frivolity, pure and simple; but we know many Churchillians are also Sherlockians, and after all the hard work we have been doing on behalf of so many serious goals, we owed ourselves a treat. This is it: a story you will not put down until you reach "the exciting conclusion." Readers outside the USA who can't wait for their Society to supply copies may send £8 or $ 18 Canadian or Australian, payable to ICS, to the editor. We will speed one to you by airmail. With this issue, too, Finest Hour returns almost to schedule. We would have had this issue out in June were it not for the Churchill Tour, which takes us to England beginning June 7th, and from which we will not return until July 6th. Issue #76, the third quarter number, will however be out on time. In between, Celwyn Ball and I are taking a ten-day trip through the Baltic nations of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, exploring among other things the possibility for a future Churchill Tour there. More on this as it develops! SHORTWAVE RADIO Many readers in Canada and the USA commented favorably on my recommendation of shortwave — the BBC especially — as a substitute for the non-news we get on AM-FM and the biased, gender- and race-driven features of National Public Radio. "Isn't it terribly expensive", you asked. "And if not, how do I get started" It's not cheap, but perhaps not as pricey as you thought. Many who bought lowcost shortwave receivers during the Gulf War gave up on the medium because of poor reception. By nature, shortwave beams vary in quality. You must have a radio with digital (instead of analog or needle) tuning and full 13-band coverage. That means a quality portable at US $150-200 or £85-120. The Sony UCF-SW7600, Panasonic RF-B65 and Realistic DX-380 (Sangean ATS-808) are top-rated. (Note: prices in Canada are 50-75% higher owing to tax, duty, and more tax.) If you really become hooked, you may want to acquire a tabletop, which offers more numerous and precise controls in exchange for non-portability and much more money: $750-1000/£450-600. Happily, two of the best tabletops are not made in Japan: the American Drake R-8 ($979), ranked best in the world; and the British Lowe HF-225 (£429), among the best for steady listening. Japanese rivals sprout more knobs and switches than a 747; Drake and Lowe reduce controls to levels ordinary mortals can understand. Do consider buying British or American in this field. For information contact R.L. Drake Co., PO Box 3006, Miamisburg, OH 45342, tel. (800) 937-2530; or Lowe Electronics Ltd., Chesterfield Road, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 5LE, tel. (0629) 580800, fax 580020. I recommend two important publications. The Monitoring Times ($19.95 per year, $28.95 ex-USA, PO Box 98, Brasstown, NC 28905) is a monthly with many good features and an hour-by-hour list of all English-language transmissions. All foreign broadcasters — Germany, France, Russia, both Chinas, Cuba, Holland, Switzerland, Lithuania, Austria, etc. — have English programmes. With MT and a digital radio you can find them without guessing or time-consuming searches. Also consider Passport to World Band Radio ($16.95 in bookshops, $22.50 in Canada), a 386-page annual packed with user tips, top shows, frank test reports, and three programme guides arranged by the hour, country and wave band. BBC news programmes are the best in the world. Never in a year of regular listening have I heard one editorial opinion inserted in a BBC news story, or one value judgment made on the basis of a person's color or gender. The Beeb has correspondents everywhere; they report straight news, usually before everybody else. Their entertainment and discussion programmes are broadbased and intelligent; Alistair Cooke's "Letter from America" (Sunday at 0615, 1645 & 2230 GMT) is alone worth investing in a shortwave radio. Thus I recommend a subscription to BBC's monthly programme guide London Calling (£12, US$20, Can$25, Aus$25 from BBC, Bush House, Box 76S, Strand, London WC2B, 4PH, UK). RICHARD M. LANGWORTH, EDITOR The Editor's opinions are his own and not necessarily those of the International Churchill Societies. FINEST HOUR 75, PAGE 3
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