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The expression is typical of Pat, for this youngster is, a
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descent„ Pat wilisolmbe_eight. He is slim, wiry and healthy.
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Pat is a lively lad who likes sports of all kinds, with
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Carnbrre at ,Anglesea
Ann Landers
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Was' ashamed' .,-. ,
" red the windsock carefully
again he did it. I had check-
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. , this time, so knew it was his
fault, ,not mine. On •my
• ' all nothr.tharikful .
.. Usual cockpit check and no
fourth approach, i did the
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. . ' red'flares went up. ' ,
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HOW SMILEY DEALT
WITH OFFICERTYPES
• Last Week 1 had a rare
chance to do something I've
• always watned to do, and I
seized it with both- hands
andArly tongue. '''' •
I was .speaking to the
Vimy Branch, ildyal Cana-
dian Legion, at its annua-6:
observance of the battle for
Vimy Ridge. , The .Vimy.
nearly_ail. its members are
ex -officers of the Canadian
4 armed forces.
On the prograrrt for the
al-was-prin-ted 'a -list of
the executive and the past
pcidexas. It contained, a
bounty of Brigadiers, a con-
fusion of Colonels, a mess'
of Majors,'a wedge of Wing.
Commanders and a scatter-
ing of Squadron Leaders.
Senior officers: Sitting
ducks,
Ever since My daysas a
fledgling fighter pilot, I've'
enjoyed a firm conviction
, that there is no possible way
y
into the head of a senior, of-
afincerocan pound anything
.ne
Here .was a golden oppor-
tunity to prove my theory,
and 1 • sailed into it with
gusto. 1 didn't use a phoney
survey or a lot of statistical
facts; , but personal experi,
ence, and I let thernhaye it
with botai barrels.
As a flying student, I
first -Tan into the obtuseness
of the senior officer. This
wing commander, the chief
flying instructor, nearly had
a stroke becau'se 14d tried to
7'd—from one end of the
runway while another, stu-
dent was trying' to land.
from the other. How was 1
to • know the wind had
changed 180 degrees since
•I'd taken off? • -
During advanced flying
. training in England, a..sitni-
lar occurrence deepened my
onvict•roff. I was coping in'
to land; --every ..sense. alert
and my mind dallying with
a 72 -hour pass and a chubby
Land Army girl, Some fool
down on the runway sta'rted
firing red flares -
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1 went around 'again, and
Dear Ann Landers: I am7a
somewhat, typical American
housewife, 25 years of age with
two smaltthildren. 1 spend part
of' each day dreaming about
what might have been — and, of
course, feeling sorry for myself.
I resent having to - do so much
washing and ironing and
I„, dislike being, shut in
the , house all day with the
children. I keep thinking of all
the things 1 ,am missing in life.
More to the point, I 'dm bored. o'
Last night the Grand Rapids
Press ran a story about, a
.California woman, , a victim of •
multiple sclerosis for 23 year.
In that , time she becaine a
concert•cellist, a wife, a mother,
a teacher, a 'painter, a sculptor,
,and she has made stained glass
windows. Now, at the age of 40',
she is blind and Partially.,
paralyzed. But she has just
finished writing a book for
bored -'housewives'— like me. She
made this statement whict, mapy
shook me up. "When a 6' anary
makes more beautiful. music
than.a cathedral choir and soap
bubbles in, the dishpan refle'ct
colors more beautiful than the
rainbow, how can a person be
bored?"
I realize how ,blind I have
been with my 20-20 vision. I
hope this letter wi11help Other
'bored housewives stop feeling
sorry. for thetilterves and start
appreciating all the beautiful
gifts God has given us to help
make us happy. —Ashatned.
Dear Ashamed: Every', now
and then we all need to stand
back and take a good, hard look
at ourselves'. A letter such as
yours serves to encourage some
,useful introspection. Thank you',
for writing.
Dear Ann Landers: May I say
a word to Two -Ton -Tommy's
wife? Thanks, Ann.
Dear Wife: I'm glad you
wrcae, honey. Until now . I
thought I was the only woman
in the world who was married!tcl
a man with infantile eating
habits.
The doctor told my husband
he must lose 60 pounds or he'll
die. So what does he do? He eats
more to prove the doctor is
wrong. Every night he checks
the bbituaries'and says, "01' Doc
Jones will be in here before L
will."
The ash trays are loaded with
banana ' peels" and grape seeds.
The living room is full of dishes.
The man eats incessantjy. I don't
ArlattiOSAJagialtaanint0V
' club until after he leaves for
,work. If I made it the night
before, there would be nothing
left to serve.
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If he" sees something yummy
on a TV cornmercial he Must
love it right away: I've had to
get up and make fudge at
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midnight.
All this makes me feel guilty
because I know the man is'
killing himself and I am helping.
What can I -do for him? —Ohio
Headache:
Dear Head: You c4n't do
anything for 1-11M, but you can .
dp something.for yourself. You.,
can stly catering to his neurotic
demands. (Fudge ,at midnight,
for example.) And you can make
sure his insurance is paid up and
.his affairs are in order because at
the rate he's going you may be a
widow .soon. and it will be a lot
tidier. if Tou aren't caught
unprepared, with loads of
fimancial-Proble.ms.
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, I rolled to a sto,p a d he,‚
squadron leader was stand-
ing in his jeep, his face a
son of'multerry shade. And
oriceligain, the insensitivity
of senior officers was dis-
played. Not only didhe calr
me at.stupid clot who -should
be sent back to Canada in a
strait -jacket, but the dirty
dog cancelled my weekend
,pass: And all because I'd
forgotten one little, item on
my first three approaches:
putting my wheelsklown.
Thep 'there was' • my
'squadron ' commander in
France. I was his ,No. Two
and we'd made a dive-bomb-
ingattack, firing our cannon ,
as we dived, which was our
vkont, not to hit anything,
but to bolster our nerves.
He :shouted something on
the way down, but I
thought it was something..
silly , like, "Hammer. the
Hun", so paid ,no attention,
closed my eyes, as Arav
wont, and squeezed the tit.
When we landed, he' was
in a, t-errible flap because 1
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS
WHEREAS
WHEREAS
THEREFORE --
the Town of ,GOderich is an active
participant in the Province of Ontario
Employment Incentive, ProgramMe *for
the month of May, and;
the various public works under this
programme pertain directly '..to the,
reparation and beautification of certain
areas in the Town of Goderich, and;
it is desirable and rt,mssary ,to have
support of the citizens in presenting the
Town of Goderich as "The Prettiest
Town in Canada";
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by the powers vested in me as head of
your Municipal Council, I do declare the
month of May as
MONT-H
in the Town. of -Goderich; and
Lttl
to therefeire atV
Harry W• orsen
Mayor
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was the only one who had
dropped his bomes on the
wrong side of the bomb
Line.
.1 thought it was damn
pool navigation on his part..
I think.what ree1110,o_tjwyd
'him was .that I'd Shot off a
bit .of his wing on the way
dow n. .
Then there was t he 'ridi-
culOus squadron leader' in'
flying control -Who made me
with a hrtg.-up, I. In,
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Dime days .-rltrortreir'xtrwat
not some trivial _emotional
disturbance. It was a fused,
bomb, dangling by its tail
from your wing,
1 tried to get riff—OTT
over the sea. Nothing work- .
ed. Hopefully, tsuggested,
"Shall 1 bail out?" His re-
ply: :`Don't be silly. .We
'need that ‚aircraft". Pilots
were cheap, aircraft "expen-
sive.
One bounce on landing
and it would be meat,*ffieT
all over the landscape. And I
was always known as Two -
Bounce Smiley. Did you.
ever see a ,mOuse with kid
gloves on, walking on egg-
shells? That's .the way I
' landed. But what hurt was
that he wouldn't let me land
on the metal air -strip, as he
didn't want it torn up when
1 blew up. 1 had to land on
the bumpy verge beside the
strip.
/ Just a few of the exam-
ples I gave to the senior offi-
cers 'in my audience of the
bone -headedness of .senior
officers. They took it well,
because, of course, they
didn't •understand. 1offered
to step...into the alley,,after-
wards, with.any seri-Kit all--
cer. Provided , he was over
80. Two ancient bragadiers
had to be forcibly rMtt
ain-
ed.
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