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con! t eglertenee with alcohol;itisdeacuY, The.Jul7, olio,' fight egoist the , Germans,.
Was teenagers in the eat had been drinking - ,
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• that .'j ot , a blood-alcohol level of 43-rnillfiraiia5p'et, - iv 4#I inteivieivett Clarence on his
,.. . ..return from a trip to France to Mark
100 inillllitteS of blood. 'the legal limit is 80 Milligrams:
-•But in- 00 ,ine;itotitne parents should recognizethe 35th anniversary of the invasion
..t.heir anct the headline in the Sentinel read
responsibility in regard to ihelikotilem of teenage. drivers and 4,`..,overload 2 'returns to D Day sites”. ,
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teenage drinking. Adults set the example and if they are to: The code name for the invasion of
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going -to continue'to,Arink, and.drivei. they can eicpect their •i
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Parents ehOuld also realize that permitting under age 060. He fared his comrades at the
drivers 'to speed - around ' on' 17motor biket, three wheel LegionWould think he had Made the .,
motOrtied Vehicles and snowiniabilei does little to educate nlisteit. .
He never let the error of it riling
reporter stand in the way of our
friendship however. He worked in
• the store next to The Sentinel office
for the past several years and his
Stemsvitaort seven
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war. Or .the .significanee. Of the allied
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any with iMmenSeiconsequences for
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child* and teenagers that a drivers' licence, is'a privilege
and a' respdiSibtlitY which ,should ;be respetted.
Perhaps it is time for the transport ministry to look at the
inaplementationtf laws to prevent children under age 16 from
driving any type of vehicle unless they have a driver's permit.
The privilege of.driving should be just that,- a privilege not a
right. *
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smile cifika-'---firtele4 me :in. the
morning yrnot,tx *; ,for
• Clarence *4i, it of. history.
There are fewer, ewetmen left.
Who hada role to 04 liaping the -
world Of4ektiow y served
in the Okh-artillery.ba Oft
Canadian division itsi',1 • member of
the recognizance team Whickwent a
ahead ,of:T, e troops to learn the
enemy 0.f. landed, on,
Juno Beach dain, J'• a .
He understood fhe .importance of
history and thought shame
that
the • young people today
ann�j
respect the veterans who liberated
the countries Europe,. because.,
they haven't learned albont the
sacrifice they ittadeOnthebeichei'
Normandy that June day in TOO.
He couldn't believe I had graduat-
ed with a bachelor of arts ',degree
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withouever studying either world
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He Would have been pleased to
knew that now a compulsory history
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course in grade nine includes the
,stlidy_of goVernmentand lawin Can-
ada, CanadianinVolyement in World
• Wars I and As well as the
depression'Oftke4930s, English and
.Frendji relations 'sad Canadian-
Americairielations.
aarenek 'Was disappointed when
' • he retu tofurope five years ago
that lie ilidietrent a car and poke
around in the nooks and crannies
• wherehe had been during the move
acrosStUrtspe„tie wanted to 'explore
ceineter0402Ait the graves of all
• the.38 men4 o'died in his, division.
• He knew this trip to mark the 40th
• anniversary D bay wouldlthreaten
his life because of the precarious
state of his health.- Buthistory was
imPortantto,Clarenee and he wanted
•,toanake thistiiptwith, his comrades.
Hisdeath In France last week is sad.
Well miss him but he was doing
what he wanted to do.
Captain Jamieson visited every marine
office in Toronto in the hope of leasing a ship
• but without success. The only vessel lying
dormant in the harbourwas a large schooner
by the name of "Atlantic Queen”. She was
awaiting a suitable buyer,- being .part of the
estate of ar, wealthr'Shipping magnate who
had departed this ,life some two months
previously;
• Jamieson of course, only required a ship
• for otie returnjetuntey to Scotland and in arty
case, did not have a fraction of the purchase
. Sloe. However, on the pretense of being a
ProsPedivoilmYeri betook Chippy Chisholm
• and young TediMurdoikon a tour., of the
ship. They were accompanied by the fawyst
who was 'acting MS executor of the late
owner's estate.• ,
The Adande Queen was a comparatively
new vette, constructed fiveyears previous-
ly for the. transportation of lumber to the
British Isles. She had large hold compart-
ments and hatchways •to facilitate the
loading of long lengths of cargo.
A clean smell of fresh cut wood permeated
• throughOut the ship and her,weltmaintained
equipmentwas the hallmark of the dMigent
• -crew who now, through' force of circum-
stance, were ashore and mainly utteritploy-
REDTREES
by Don Campbell .
ed. Captain Jamieson saw the ship as the
fulfillment of a dream and was determined to
• try tolease it.
"It is a pity she is lying here instead of
making money plying the trade routes,"
Jamieson said to the lawyer. "Unfortunate-
ly, she is priced too high for me to buy her."
"She's no doing any good tied up here,"
Chippy chipped in. "Except to kill the
fiangtoles•on her keel` in the fresh water !"
The captain gave Chippy a look which told
hini to keep quiet whilst he did some serious
negotiating, and the old seaman took
Teddy's arm and led him to the other side of
the deck.
"Ina few weeks, it will be too late for this
vessel to make a round trip to the United
Kingdom. If she is not sold before then, I
doubt if you will sell her before next
season," Jamieson told the lawyer in all
truth. "Would it not be better to lease her to
me and, in addition, let me make a cargo run
on your behalf. I put it to you sir, that half a
loaf of bread is better than none at all!"
• The lawyer was not a mariner at heart, but
he was a shrewd businessman and saw a lbt
of sense 'in what the captain Said. Jamieion
outlined a proposal for the lease of the ship
which could be lucrative to both parties and
the executor began to be interested.
In essence, the captain proposed a
standard lease , charge for the vessel,
including the insurance -premium to Lloyds
of London. A cargo of lumber would be taken
aboard and the profits divided betWeen
them, when the final accounting and
settlements were concluded at the end of the
voyage.
There was only one deviation from the
ship!,s,normtd function, and that was. the
carrying of some silty passengers on ,her
homeward run. Jamieson suggested i the
alteration of the forward hold / for this
purpose and agreed to revert the ship to its
original state on his return.
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The lawyer requested time to go to his
office to collect the official papers of the
vessel. If such a transaction could be
mutually agreed upon, a complete inventory
would, have to be taken and a legal form ef
contract drawn up.
"I am not saying I have accepted your
proposal, Mr. Jamieson," he said politely
but firmly. "But I shall consider it without
prejudice. Allow me to consult with the
beneficaries of the wjll and on my return, we
will see what can be arranged."
When the lawyer had departed, the
captain and his companions made a more
detailed •inspiction of the ship. It was ideal
for their 'p urpose and Jamieson and Chippy
wereilelighted at the possibility of acquiring
such a magnificient vessel. • But Teddy
Murdoelt seetnitt a little perplexed when he
viewed time forward hold.
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'eno the there will be a little too
,
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much work flue • Inc;- tae make all - the
.passenger beds and tables frae this big
space, *haat we are crossing the sea?"
"Och no lad," Chippy reassured him.
• "i'll fiad sometody tae gi' ye a hand. I might
even spend a. few hours on it misel!"
2- 'Wild! 40, lawyer returned, he and
Jandeion locked themselves in the captain's
• cabin. It*ifikaltiost three hours before they
re-emerged.
' "Well lads," Jamieson said to Chippy
Chisholm and Teddy Murdoch. " `Twould
appear we have got ourselves a ship!
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