The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-04-25, Page 2625.�-
Have you ever been a VIP? As
a Matter of democratic principle,
I'M solidly against special treat-
ment for anybody. But when it
carne to ,practice, I found it de-
lightful, and wondered what the
poor people were doing tonight..
It has never happened to me
before, and probably never will
again, so. I want to get the ex-
perience down here for posterity
and my grandchildren.
It happened during my recent
trip to Germany, courtesy of the
Department of National Defence.
Hold it, you taxpayers. It didn't
cost you a nickel. The plane was
going anyway, and I was told I'd
have to pay my own expenses
overseas. Fair enough.
The invitation was very casual,
and there were no strings at-
tached, though the Department
knew I write a syndicated
column. But I could have gone to
Germany, Spent three days in a
beerhall, written nothing, and no
questions asked. I chose to do
otherwise.
Thus, I had a quick, but
enlightening look at that com-
paratively recent hybrid, the
Canadian Armed Forces, the
rather pallid name chosen by
Paul Hellyer, when as Minister of
Defence, he integrated the Royal
Bi;] Smiley
Guess what? I'm a V.I.P.
Canadian Navy, the Canadian 7:30 and a 1png, cold, boring bus
Army, and the Royal Canadian ride to Trenton. Hours to wait for
Air Force. my flight. Nothing to do. Tired al -
That was a bitter time for those ready. lizzard outside. Every -
in the service, as each branch twig irly typical, in other
had its special pride and tradi- words.
tions, and foresaw these being In despair, I asked a couple of
swept away in the integration ladies at an information desk if
process. Many of them were, and there were anywhere I could lie
the bitterness has not completely down for a while. One of them -
dissolved. she must have been my fairy god -
But it probably made sense. mother - said there was a VIP
There is only one uniform now, a lounge.
reasonably attractive dark I went into it, expecting to be
green. There are no more Group thrown out, and a handsome
Captains or Lieutenant -Com- young pilot in there looked a bit
manders. Army titles are used surprised, but pleasantly asked if
throughout. I'd like some coffee. We ex -
At any rate, these were the changed a few remarks. I told
people I got tangled with for a few him who I was and where I was
days which I thoroughly enjoyed. going. And suddenly, to my utter
I talked with all ranks from incredulity, I discovered that I
corporal to Brigadier -General. I was a VIP.
couldn't find a private, and still This Captain Hanberg, who
wonder if there are any left in the turned out to be the Duty Officer
service. Generally, I found them for the day, looked at my letter of
friendly, courteous, reasonably confirmation for the flight and
happy in the forces, and keen on went into high gear. Carried my
their jobs. It was quite a change bag, took me to the officers'
from the "rude and licentious mess, got me a room for a lie -
soldiery" of wartime, with its down, showed me where the bar
constant grousing and grumb- was, lined up dinner, drove me
ling. , back tothe terminal, checked my
I began my pilgrimage as a bag and ushered me through the
VUP . (Very Unimportant Per- blizzard right onto the plane and
son), just my usual self. Up at to my seat.
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This went on for the next four
days, and I'll never be the same
again,
Crossing was pleasant enough,
though exhausting. The Forces
use large Boeing 707's (I believe
they have five of them) to shuttle
personnel, baggage, mail and
whatever to Germany,. Cyprus,
Egypt, and back and forth across
Canada. They're fast and com-
fortable. No drinks and no
movies, but excellent service
from two young ladies, with food
and coffee and snacks:
Can't sleep on planes, so spent
the time exchanging horror
stories with two veterans of
Dieppe who were going to a
Dieppe reunion.
Tottered off the plane at Lahr,
the Canadian base in Germany,
in the Black Forest region.
Walked into •the terminal and an
officer walked up: •"Are you Bill
Smiley?" I admitted as how I
was. He was Lieutenant-Colonel
Hopkins, the chief padre. His wife
was with him. They both went to
the same high school 'I did, years
ago. My . kid brother had asked
them to met the plane. "Hop -
pie" calls himself: The Vicar of
Lahr. They offered all hos-
pitality.
With them was . a Captain, who
BETTER ENGLISH
By O. C. William's
What is wrong with each of these
sentences?
1. My father has forbid me from
buying tickets for mother and
he.
2. You would have been deligh-
ted had you have been to the
party.
3. The police. thought I to be he.
4. There were upward", to a
hundred persons in the hall
when the meeting got going.
5. I have no doubt but what he
will come, and I know. that
we are not going any place
today.
6. He is one of those men who
always has to resort to phy-
sical violence in order to gain
his point.
What are the correct pronuncia-
tions of these words?
7. Photogravure.
8. Placate.
9. Applicable.
10. Patronize.
ANSWERS
moi. Say, "My father has FOR-
BIDDEN (or, ,FORBADE)
MY buying tickets for mother
and HIM " 2. Omit the am:-
ond "have," and say, "You
would have been. delighted
had you been AT the party."
3. Say, "The police thought
ME to be HIM.'' 4. Say,
"There were MORE THAN
a hundred PEOPLE in the
hall when the meeting BE-
GAN." 5. Slay, "I have no
doubtTHAT he will come,
and I know that we are not
going ANYWHERE today."
6. Say, "He is one of those
men who always HAVE to
resort to physical violence In
order to gain THEIR
points..'
7. Pronounce foe-toe-gra-vyur,
principal accent on final syll-
able. 8. Pronounceplay-kate,
accent first syllable. 9. Ac-
cent FIRST syllable, not the
second. 10. Pronounce pay-
trun-ize; preferred 'o "patt-
run- ire. "
took charge of me, showed me
around the town, got my brother
on the phone, took me to a bank to
change 1",r* ;for marks, sod
took me to a hotel
organized. I niet this Mame un•
ffailing courtesy in all forces
people 1 encountered, both
dian and Ameriean.
Staggered into bed at 4. p.m.
German time, just 27 how and
no sleep after I'd started out. left
a message to be called at 6:3o.tbe
next morning. With typical �r
man efficiency, the mail cal ed
me at 6:30 the same evening.
Horrors. Back to bed and died
until 5 a.m. More next week from
Gullible's Travels.
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Continental Ott Cu.
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produced from coal to ap-
proximately the equivalent of
natural gas.
The project is funded by a
group of American companies
headed by Continental, and if
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