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FAMOUS LAST WORD -February 12th 1945; Newsweek reports
the URS. Chief of Ordinance has returned from a tour of the Western
Front where General Fatten told him: "Our ... tanks are Without
equal on the battlefields. of the world,"
March 19454 Serge.ant Robert Earley, of Fountain, Michigan,who
commanded. the first tank into Cologne tells a repgrter of the
Detroit Free Press; "Tell them our tanks arenot worth a drop
of water on a hot stove. Tell them we want tanks to tight, not just
to drive over the countryside."
October 10th 1967. ,Major General H. Burka says of the new ,U.S.
50 -ton, 152mm,gunned tank: "I don't really know what the Russians
have,, Put -I'd like to place a bet for a month's pay that this is
l?etter."
Any takers Sergeant Earley?
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Motoring is undoubtedly becoming the most popular bloodsportl
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END OF A MYTH? -, Analysis of the lunar surface carried out
by Surveyor 5 has laid to rest the belief that the moon is cheese -
green cheese. On the contrary it is composed of basalt and the
volcanic rock found on earth. The main elements are oxygen and
silicon, with significaht quantities of sulphur, aluminum, iron,
cobalt and nickel. There is reason to support the theory that the
moon"` was a chunk torn from the earth, millions of years ago.
The queue for Surveyor 6 forms on the :right.!
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MODERN MOTHER - A modern mother writes: "How I wish
that the aim was to free our childrenfrom an examination environ.
ment,• so that they could be completely free to be happy and joyous
in school and filled with excitement in pursuit of knowledge for
its own sake. Oh that they could be first„,shown theXioundaries
of knowledge in all spheres, practical, theoretical and pilosophical,
and then allowed to work their way backward to thevbeginnings.
Do not let us bog them down in the past. Let us admit to them'our
`present mistakes, our -'fears, our problems, so they maybe ready
to tackle them fearlessly when they are' of age."
Dear Madam, Where, have you been all these years? In spite
of the depraving influence of exams, the children have taken over
the schools and universities and are already completely free, happy
and joyous - even to the point of burning the Rector at the stake.
What further encouragement do they need?
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SPACE - RACE FINANCES - It is estimated that by the time
the first man lands on the moon the USA and Russia will have
spent between them, $100 billions. (100,000,000,000). The Apollo
program will cost $30 billions. The same sum could have financed:
a 10 percent rise in all US teachers' salaries; a ten million gift
for 200 'small colleges; Seven-year scholarships for .50,000 scien.
tists and engineers; 10 new medical schools; Three Rockefeller
Foundations; New,. Universities for 53 underdeveloped countries,
%axing, as small change, One million for the popularization of
science. 400,000 people. work on the space program on which five
percent of the country's scientists and engineers are employed.
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FRONT PAGE CHURLS -Is Fred Davis, the immaculate host
of Front Page Challenge losing his grip on his troupe? On October
16th a distinguished Pakistani statesman, Sir Zafrullah Khan, was
vehemently and continually contradicted by . Gordon Sinclair" on
Pe question: Which religious persuasion predominated inKashmir.
When Sinclair said Kashmir was' predominately Hindu, Sir Zafrullah
said: No.• Quite .unabashed, the self-opinionated Sinclair continued
to insist that he was right and a veritable dog fight ensued, the
voices getting louder and louder. Davis, who is not usually at a
loss for a calming word, merely suggested they fight it out off
screen. As every schoolboy knows Sinclair was grossly wrong.
He was also grossly rude to a foreigner and a visitor, for Kashmir
is '78 •percent Muslim. - .
A few months previously Betty Kennedy, another regular member.
of the Front Page Troupe, asked the State of Illinois law officer
i ,from tCicero, , a Chicago suburb, if he implied that she could, not
walk ,the `streets of�.Chicago by night without molestation.The
reply was that, that was exacly what he. meant, to which -Miss
,Kennedy replied: "I don't believe you!"
How do you deal with.such crass ignorance? How do you become
so self -omniscient? Is it a byproduct of weekly exposure on TV?
G.M,R:,
Amor
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Ernie 'Jackman,. 82, of R. R. 5 Goderich, a renowned horseman
in Colborne township, holds the handsome little filly which
arrived at his 50 -acre farm last week. Ernie still hitches the
mare to a buggy and makes a weekly shopping trip, to town with
her. (Staff Photo)
Surprise Arrival
By Sandy MacDonald
For years Ernie. Jackman
has been a familiar figure to
Goderich area residents as they
watched him driving by with
horse and buggy, accompanied
in . the seat by his dalmation
dog, _Spot. Unlike the majority
of Huron county citizens, Ernie
has never owned or driven a car;
instead he has always relied
on horse and buggy transports.
tion to get him to town for
his weekly shopping trips.
Erni'e's latest. equine model
is a 12.year old bay marewhich
he bought last spring. The stand.
dardbred mare was in foal then
for the first time. Ernie had
map a trip to Goderich Thurs.
day; November 2, with the mare,
not realizing the birth oilier
offspring was so near. Thus
it came as quite a surprise
to Ernie a few hours later
when he entered the box stall
to. find a newborn filly lying
at the mare's feet.
Ernie was as elated as any'
proud ' father since arrival of
the little brown and white -legged
foal - assures Ernie of many
more years of horse-drawn
transportation.
The 82 -year -.old Colborne
native who marks another birth.
day next month is still lean.
and fit. He keeps house alone,.
except for his canine corn.
pinion, in the trim little frame
bungalow. which sits closeby the
Colborne township sideroad
running past Ernie's 50 -acre
farm.
Last year, for the first time,
Ernie spent the winter in God.
erich. This" year, he is not so
sure he can do that, since the
little filly appeared in his barn.
Ernie states he- has brought
other autumn -born foals through
the winter and feels certain he
can do the 'same for this one.
Five years ago Ernie and his
horse and buggy were prom. •
inently featifred in the official . _.
opening ceremonies of the new
bridge on Highway No. 21 which
spans the Maitland River at
Saltford, just below Goderich.
.On that auspicious summer
day, July 17, 1962, Ernie, driv-
ing a former milk -wagon mare
known as "Babe" escorted On-
tario minister of highways, Hon.
W,A. - • Goodfellow across the
bridge in a handsome, black.
painted buggy.
The sturdy old mare, then 32
years old, pranced smartly be.
hind the brass brand which pre.
ceeded Ernie and the pighways •
minister, who took the reins
during part of the ride.
Ernie still shows with
pleasure the handsome, leather
bound scissors, rule and paper
knife' Set, presented to him by
Hon. • W,A. Goodfellow, bas a
memento of the occasion.
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