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LUCKNOW 'SENTINEL„. LUCKNOW, ONTARI
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By Bill Smile. y
Lgc1; I take" .it ':all .back,' 'I
•4.idn'`t. mean, "aQ word ,of it, I'm
sorry. I a.pologize. I'd1 neer .say
i•t..mgain: as don as,`.t live,`Truly.
f I'
mean that. part 'about ' lovin
snow.• g
Ever. •since that • column I
'wrote about us skiers revelling;
in real Winter, things have 'gone
"-haywire around here. It has
.,snowed . (about 24. hours. aday
and about one inch per *_
hour)
• and. blowed '(gale force) and: the
temperature has rplununeteci like
a hawk going dawn tor, a; fat..
hen..
1 11 I .can deduce,is,'tha�t eith
• er �Soinebody - t31p ...There his no
, sense of 'humor, or that .the Lord
. is: on my °side;. I'm . not ,quite
sure which, But it will b ar
long',timebefore-T try getting'
flippant about' the wether itoain,
A.
Onekid's- in bed with. the
The ' other ,is outside, some-
where wielding. •a .snow shovel,
and !we'll be lucky if :we ewer
see, him • again. The Old Battle-
axe. "as .those midwinter blues;.
and -the dog an4 cat, 'have to
be literallly ='kicked'out .of doers,
The only :cheering note we
h'ave --had .this week -„was . a Jet -
.ter. Strom. our sister-in-law, who
is 'wintering in 'baltny 914,,toasty
old, sweaty old Puerto Rico,' in.
•the Caribbean, stating ;that she
had just recovered ,from t'he
worst cold .she had ever,. hard . in
her life;' Ha'h`► ;
To' top At • all, the' inspector
is coming • to the school\ '.this
week. 'This event .causes roughly
the same panic' `among . school;
teachers as an announcement that.
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Princess Margaret would be
around for tea• on Friday would
cause among a gaggle of house
wives.. • •
It reminds. me of the,...alarm
and despondency that •used, to
!take. over at. any -earn') during
the• Tar, when, itw;.as• learned'
that ',a, .senior officer would ..be
making an inspection •of the
rating. Everbody knew 'perfectly
well 'that the old. •trou,t would.
merely • totter aroiu.nd the camp,
inspect a ' guard�.of honor, and
tead---far•--thee toffxcers—A mess:. to
maintain that purplish" complex
-•
ion he .had taken ,sq• many years.
to acquire. ?.
But there• was always ,'the
Chance .bliat he'd be one. of those.
maniacs who. actualI . wanted to,
.taste the slop about to be sere-'
ed to.. the , other ran)s, ,instead:
of joining the• officers over ,their.
Scotch ..and steaks. Or `one of
.those ,nuts- who actually draw a
White ,gflove along 'that 'window
sill; • looking' for. dust. Or one
'oif those' rfiends who .actually be,-
lieved that soldiers, or .'airmen,
er ratings, .were human !beings,
and asked • them .all sorts of hu-
,Man -being , questions,: .to the
complete and utter' detriment of
ordinary dscipline, ainit morale
and the devline right of 'officers.
You pever . knew what'' you Were
going. to 'get. ' . •
Worst offender, of 'thin fort
lie ever:' experienced was Win-
ston Churchill, • Ons. Cane r 'nrr
France; we were ,warned:that a
Very Important • Person', would
Visit our •wring, which;: was fly-
ing (Elie-and-itockiet fightear-,bom-
:bers .from a field :in` Normandy.
We sneered; Figured it ,would
be , soiree crurrizny Air . Corrimo
lore -who would'..try, to convince
us that our,, young `juicy, 'fresh:
lives. -Were, fair ..:exch:ange• for
some vague crap labeled. "free-.
ddm ' :or "dernocr;acy"' or""hone
andlovec&enes:
` Non'eth less, :.we . spitted • and
p.olish;ed : And •; cursed. On the
big day, we; were drawn up'. ,in;
'`
a hollow—Square. on :.the* • field:
Pilots' silk'scarves were ex
.charige;d for.. shirts and' ties,' fly-
irug loots •.for polished shoes, bare
ds
hea•"for: caps at;'the 'riglr�t.anigle,
beards .for clean-shaven faces.
Officers' •n.:front,•. other .ranks 'in
the •gear,, .where they' jolly w 1I
should :be,'“in'..•a idemocracy:'' ..'
...A • little ..plane' • hopped'. the
nearest hedge and .butterglyed•
into •,the '• middle • .of 'the, square.
The motor' : was cut' .A::massive
figure, rather' like..an• old sea -!ikon,
struggled Ont of : the rear •cockpit,
and stood{ on the wing. We didn't.
•need :the jutting. cigar:. to `tell u$.
wlho he was . He 'grinned. • EH
swear `his 'eyes. •:twinkled, ; as he
looked.'us over. • '
Then. he lifted his .right .arm,:
as though to make the. .'famous
V=sign.. Instead, Ile made a'nide..
gesture, • thein :beckoned. The..`oth-
er ,.ranks” safely in ° ithe_. rear
where nobody Would *be offend.
ed; by their cheap uniforms and
low• pay, could' take a 'hint.. They
gave •one ' •wild .cheer; and. ?.ran
'toward' the, 'plane.; So _help,,'rrr.e
several" officers' in-. 'the, front • rank
,of the 'hollow .square were' tramp-.
led so ,deep into• the ., mru4 • of -
Normandy that'•..:the.y weren't
•found for days
The old man with the great
heart, • ,w•ho "should • have been
safely at home- in England,, not,
dodging about tlie• airfields• of'
France .in .a .tray, unarmed
craft, gay. us . five minutes of'
the famous Churchhiilian prose..
Not the 'kind. you'll ,find -.in the
'history .books, :1'nz afraid. More.
Ii:k•e 'the kiind•'that. Julius' Cae,Sar
Used torgive hislegions. Roars of
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delight answer ed term.
NOW, how in. the world: did,
I 'get from the • ;white'•wilder°ness •e;
outside to a, 'blrste,red baked, oc i' •
taAne-atinkin,g, • converted •pas' tur4e j n'
in Normandy? 'Frankly, I've no
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•• Monday s ' Hogs, $2,00` in by 4:00 porn.
Cutting and Wrapping, 2c pound •
CATTLE, CALVES and LAMBS EVERY 'DAY,
EXCEPT SATURDAY
We Do Curing and. Snioking . ; Beef, Pork and Lamb..
Sold Whole, Half or Quarter . ,. For Better Service,
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Miss Rosalyn, Swann of St.
' Joseph's staff, ,London,, spent' the
.week -end. with. MrsHelen
Swann. .
. Miss Janice.'' Boake r' and. Miss'
Mary• . Anne MoCosh,, Toronto;,
Spent 4the week -end' with Mr;. 8i
Mss Donald M,eC.osh;
Mrs: Frank' Dore, Nancy, Ron,.
and Dianne visited 'Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Btindley and '!boys:
Mr. ' and Mrs. • •Franfcis: 'Boyle;
Bryan, .'Bonnie, ',Kerry, 'Heather
and Coreen visited M ..and Mrs.
Aurel Armstrong. • •
. Mxs...Russel 'Collins and. Roy'
Collins visi$ed. Miss Margaret
'Robert'son. • •
• Mr. and 'Mrs. Donald McCosh,
.Miss:Jani•ce. Boake ,and:.Miss:Mary
f Anne MoCosli• spent . a• couple of
days with Mr. and .,Mrs.'.'A:rdlill
'Mason: ;• o
M•rs. Frank, Dore; .,R.otinie and
Dianne' spent' Monday, , with Mr..:.
aril `.Nies.. Jaek Farrell,' •
OWing.. to thestorsrry weather.
there ''was no school :a11 week
• Mrs. • Burton. Collins. visited.
Miss .Edna Boyle. •
Miss Gladys Gawl . ' .w•as ''.a .'
guest of .Miss ,Ethel ''rawfley.
Mrs. •creo.rge Ei erson visited
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew' Patterson,.
Ronnie and Diane Dore visited
Bryan: and ',Bonnie Boyle
Robbie Sutton visi•tedt Mr. and
Mrs.. George .Kin'g..
Miss • 'Barbara Leeson was a
guest of Miss Marita 'Irwin:.
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'(Delayed By. The Storm) •
The .co:mxnunityoetends its sin-
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the elate - Mrs. `• Gerrit•: hogten'berg,
whose sudden andfuntirnejy ,death
occurred.. in. Goderieh; .Hospital
'1•at week "
Mrs. ' R Milter berg on the ..birth
of a, daughter. in Goderioh hospi-
tal. ;
Mr' and. Mrs. Wilrur• Moran
and family, Mr. • and ,Mrs. Alvin
Moran and family:. of Londcin
'spent, the' *eek end_with:Mr; -and_.._
Mrs; . Frank Moran.
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