The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-05-16, Page 2216
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Bill Smiley
Man who came to dinner
Well, hu'e's your Innocent
Abroad again. This week me and
brudder are blasting up the
autobahn to Ramstein.
Wasting is the word. As I men-
tioned, Germany is probably the
only country in the world with no
speed limit on its autobahns, the
superhighways.
During the fuel shortage, the
government applied a limit. The
death toll on the roads dropped
drastically. But the government
caved in to an angry lobby from
auto -makers and racing clubs
and lifted the speed limit.
The result is somewhat like a
combination of the Indianapolis
speedway and low flying over
mountains, that is guaranteed to
stand your hair on end, if not turn
it white.
My brother is a good driver,
and he was only idling along
about 90. But I was slightly un-
nerved by his habit of pointing
out scenery with one hand and
whistling past a 20 -ton truck with
the `other.
Even more hair-raising was the
traffic from behind. Those mad
Teutons zoom up to within inches
of.your rear bumper, hang there,
then, as soon as there's a chance,
flash past you as though you were
standing still.
Personally, I wouldn't drive on ,
a German autobahn in anything
but a fifty -ton tank.
Arrived at the halfway mark so
weak and shaky I couldn't even
get a beer down, in the officers'
mess. And that's pretty shaky.
This was Baden-Seollingen,
last June from Prince Philip, in
an impressive ceremony. My
brother claims, seriously, that
the Canadian squadrons have the
best pilots in Europe.
Zoom. 00 again to Ramstein
where I was plunged into a gay
round of parties that would make'
a debutante green with envy. But
not before I crashed out for a few
hours at the kid brother's apart-
ment. I had to gird my loins for
the big dinner and party that
night.
Like a number of officers, he
lives off the base, in a small
village. He pays a little over $200
for a two-bedroom unfurnished
apartment. This is subsidized to
some extent by the service. But
rents have soared in Germany.
On the base, a Canadian, Major
George Taylor, told me he pays
only $120 for a two-bedroom job.
My brother had to install
everything : stove, fridge, even
cupboards, in his flat.
Parks? Yes, there are some.
Liquor is $4.00 for 40 ounces of the
best. Cigarettes, for those af-
flicted, are $2.00 a carton. Food
and drink at the mess are rela-
tively cheap. But nothing much
else is. The halcyon days when
our troops on the continent were
home of the Fourth Canadian
Mobile Brigade Group. There are
three squadrons of CF 104's, a
token force, but a highly efficient
one. This is down from 12
squadrons in* 1954.
Those remaining are 426, Red
Indian, 439, Tiger, and 441, Silver
Fox. They received their colors
Cr�ssr�ads
Classifieds
MAO
Work Wanted
B AND T home and general re-
modelling..Kitchens, baths, rec.
rooms, etc. Call. Harriston 338-
552$: > a e r . , . 16-23-30-6
living high as lords are gone,
thanks to German inflation and
the davaluing of the dollar.
Change the shirt, shave the
whiskers, and off to the mess. It
was a special occasion, and he
didn't want me to miss it. A fare-
well dinner for a German
Colonel, moving to another post.
German? Yep. It felt rather odd
to be drinking a toast to a chap
who might have been shooting at
me some years ago. But this is
NATO,. remember? There were
three other colonels of the Ger-
man Air Force at the dinner.
Most of the others at the party
were Americans. and I was wel-
comed with all the warmth and
hospitality for which Americans
are Well known. Mrs. Martha
Heaton said, "The Canadians
here are the funnest and nicest
Canadians we've ever met."
Brig. -Gen. Dick Merkling, USAF,
our host, stuck me at the head
table and introduced me after the
food. I graciously murmured that
the food was better than last time
I was in Germany.
And wasn't it just. A steak so
big and tender it made one to
drool. Wine flowing freely.
Choice dessert. And a lot of
beautiful women, for eye -feast-
ing.
Lowest ranking officer there
was a major, and there was only
one of these. It's a good think I
look so distinguished or they'd
have turned livid at the thought of
a little old miserable Flight Loot
sitting at the head table.
Then it was back to his shack
with the brother, and a long
evening of reminiscing about
such things as how I used to
diddle him out of his paper-roilte
money; and the girls we had tried
to steal from each other, and old
days in the REAL air force, and
exhausted to bed. One more,
column on my trip, if you can
stand it.
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3 miles east of Listowel on
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Ph. 291-1158
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Insurance Agency
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350 Minnie St.
WINGHAM, ONT.
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Auctioneer
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Pool Chemicals
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LISTOWEL SPORTS
CENTRE
380 Wallace St. N.
Ph. 291.2986
HURON DEAD STOCK
.REMOVAL, CLINTON
We are now paying $5$15
for fresh dead or disabled
cows and horses over 500
lbs. Two trucks to serve
you better. Fast efficient
service. All small farm
stock picked up free of
charge as a service to you.
License No. 237-C-7
Call us first, you won't
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24 -Hour Service
7 Days a Week
CALL COLLECT 482-9811
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Available for All Types of
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Choice Dairy Cattle Bought
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Facilities Available for
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Listowel, 291-2049
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Wednesday of week prior to pub-
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Miscellaneous
Wanted To Buy
WE BUY most anything fr. nil
little , trinkets made in Japan,
antiques or real estate. Give Jake
a call for appraisals. No
obligation whatever. J.J. Wagler
Holdings, 23 Mill St. W., Milver-
ton, Ont, .Ph. (519) 595-4910.
M2-JN6
DON'T THROW IT AWAY, we
buy old furniture, complete
households and estates. Give us a
call and tell us what you have.
The Treasure Shop, Highway 9,
Clifford, phone 327-8091.
2-16-30-13-27
For Sale
MAYTIME IS SPRINGTIME and
SALETIME' at the GODFREY E
SCHUETT LTD. furniture show-
rooms Mildmay and Mt. Forest.
BRIDES and HOMEMAKERS
are . invited to shop- and select
from a LARGE STOCK ON
HAND including SKLAR, and
KROEHLER living room suites,
maple and,,metal kitchen furni-
ture, bedroom. suites of various
styles. Delivery in Soilthern On-
tario, 16-23
Farm Machinery
USED ORGAN, two manual. Best
offer in writting by June 1 will be
accepted. Write or call Rev. John
Brush, Molesworth Presbyterian
Church, RR 1, Listowel, phone
291-4388.
CROP SPRAY and sprayers. A
complete stock of crop sprays,
such as Atrazine, Sutan, Lasso,
Bladex, 24D and MCPA at very
competitive prices. Also new
Calsa weed sprayers for sale or
rent. Jim Armstrong, one mile
east of Wingham on Highway No:
86, Phone 357-1651.
rrb Jn . 13
GARNET, Gretch, Fender and
Ovation instruments and equip-
ment; Hohner accordions, elec-
tric pianos and ` organs. Adlam
Music Sales, Durham 369-2456.
Quality, Selection, Price and Ad-
vice. M9TN
D-14 ALLIS CHALMERS with
loader; AR John Deere; over 20
used farm tractors to choose
from; Beaver All Terrain vehi-
cle; used '68 500 BSA motorcycle
in good shape. Talk to Steve Mew
at the Power Lawn Mower
Centre, across from the Harris -
ton Drive -In Theatre, or phone
3384616. 16-23
1000 BALES OF HAY. Phone 357-
3699, Bill Versteeg, RR 3,
Wingham.
Van EyI -Bros.
TWO TRACTORS - Massey
Ferguson 165, good condition; In-
ternational 414 with loader, hy-
draulic bucket and fork. Phone
Gorrie 335-6109 after 6:30 p.m.
RECREATION
BETTER ENGLISH
By''1. C`. ' Williams
What is wrong with each `of
these sentences?
1. The enormity of the audi-
torium was a surprise to
both my wik and myself.
2. I sat down on the chair be-
fore tasting of the food she
had prepared me.
& He earned well over ninety •
dollars while working inside
of that building.
4. I will go along with you,
providing you have proven
your sincerity.
5. Losing his balance, he fell
down onto the ground.
6. In the meantime, lets us pro-
ceed•on with our work.
What are the correct pronun-
ciations of these words?
7. Finale. 10. Deposition.
8. Abyss. 11. Routine.
9. Conspiracy. 12. Retort.
Which sic words in the follow-
ing group are misspelled?
13. Centenary, centenial, sensi-
bility, sensuality, cicada, .da
fensable, inconceivable, dill -
soluble, pitiable, feasible,
contrence, continuanee,pen-
itence, eoncordenoe, reminis-
, came, summarize, equitlize,
cauterize, compromize, epi=
tomize, alien, equestrien,
denizen, comedienne, pertl-
Osan, falibility, congeniality,
credibility, malleabienesi,
promiscuity.
ANSWERS
Say: "The ENORMOUS-
NESS of the auditoriumwas
a surprise to both my wife
and , M E. " Use "enormity"
when referring to evil or
wickedness, ai, "Theenorm-
ity of the crime."' 2. On11t
"down" and "of" and say,
"She had prepared FOR
me." 3. Say, "He earned
CONSIDERABLY MORE
THAN ninety dollars," and
omit "of". 4. Omit "along,"
and say, "I SHALL go with
you, PROVIDED you have
PROVED your sincerity." 5.
Omit "down," and say, "he
fell TO the ground." 6. Omit
on,r, and say, "In the
meantime, LET US proceed
with our work."
7. Pronounce fee-nah-lay, ac-
cent second syllable. 8. Pro-
noupce a -bass, accent second
syllable. 9. Pronounce sec-
ond syllable as "spear," and
not as "spire." 10. Pro-
noutice first syllable as
"depp," and not as "deep,"
with principal accent on
third syllable. 11. Pro-
nounce roo-teen, accent sec-
ond syllable. 12. Pro-
nounce with accent on sec-
ond syllable, not the tea.
13. Centennial, defensible, con-
cordance, compromise,
equestrian, fallibility.
have
• -corn plotters
MeVchoppers
-harvesters and discs
PLENTY NEW EQUIPMENT
-fertilizer spreader's
-ewer' spreaders
-100, to 300 Oat. sprayers
-feed Meld bele rsl�k�l
•W
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Clifford
327-8045
GLENDALE MOTILE HOMES
and Travel Trailers for sale; also
large fully serviced and land-
scaped mobile home lots for rent.
First sideroad west of Stratford
on Highway 8, 1, mile north.
Crystal. Lake Mobile Homes,
Court Ltd., RR 5, Stratford.
Phone 393-6121. tf
BETTER VALUE. Coronation
and Bellevue trailers. Soft tops,
hard tops and travel. Starting at
$475. Plus all camping, boating,
hunting and fishing supplies.
Frank's Sporting Goods, 327
Woodlawn Road, Guelph.
9-16-23-30
JAYCO hardtop trailers, travel
trailers, fifth wheels, mini' -homes
and truck caps. Accessories,
rentals. We need used tent trailer
trade-ins. Bumstead Metal Fab-
ricating, Wingham. Phone 357-
2272.
rrb May 30
DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED,
BUY NOW. Fiberglass canoes
and runabouts, aluminum cartop
and canoes, used boats, motors
and trailers. Jacuzzi pool chemi-
cals and supplies, Tempest boats.
Leyland's Marine & Sports, 343-
3112, James St., Palmerston.
CROSSROADS
SERVICE
DIR ECTORY
REACHES
30,000
READERS
1
office, travel and
tent TRAILERS
- truck campers
- truck caps
- trailer -parts and
accessories
Open 6 days, closed Wed.
212 miles west of .Hanover
on No. 4 Hwy. Ph. 364-3748
14111.144„i----N-4eia:iNeo
Milverton
Heating Sheet Metal •
Box 709, Durham
• PHONE 369-3203
Located on No. 6 Highway
'/, Mile South of Varney
BUY USED MATERIALS
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DOORS -WINDOWS
LUMBER, ETC.
HOURS -
Mon. to Fri., 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
.:Sat., 8 a.m. to 12 Noon
SALES & INSTALLATION
FURNACES
EAVESTROUGHING
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MIL• VENT,ON ONTARIO
BOX 309 ...393.9172
USED CARS
Glen Martin's Garage
expert mechanical repairs
O.M.L. Towing Service
HAH
SEE
try the tough ones
SAUGEEN
VALLEY MEAT
Custom Killing,
Cutting & Wrapping
FORDWICH 335-3515
Al's COiIisj.n
Service
Phone
357-206
Conc. 2, Morris Twp.
Repair and Refinishing,
Enamel and Laquer
Rust Repair
Frame 8 Body Work
ON CARS 8 TRUCKS
If Repairable We Do It
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BRUSSELS
MOTORS LTD
"Huron County's Foremost
Car & Truck Dealer"
at
P&F
LAWN & SPORTS
LISTOWEL
291.2441
This is our
business....
NOT a sideline
Beef by the SIDE and
• QUARTER.
Pork half or whole
CLIFFORD
Phone 327-8401
BANK FINANCE RATES
TRIAN c LE TIRE
Distr`.ut•rs Ltd
Avg. 11.78 over 36 mos.
for neH and used cars
28 Successful Yearl
fn The Same Town
OPEN Weekdays till 10
Saturdays till 6
CARS and TRUCKS
•
887-6173
W ' oles Ie
and
Retail
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Pilose 356-2802
44
m.
m. A.H. BOWMAN
MFG. LTD.
METAL FABRICATING
PASSENGER FARM
TRUCK
ATWOOD -ONTARIO
On the farm service
Phone 291 2521
LISTOWEL
Also
Metered Concrete
Mobile Service
PLAN YOUR •
MOTORING
FUTURE NOW!
Increase the resale
value of your car or
truck with
COMPLETE
PROTECTION
517 1 1 th Ave.,
Hanover
Call Les at 364-2832
"A MUST TO PREVENT
RUST"
ATWOOD PET
FOOD SUPPLIES
LTD.
Due to the increase in
meat prices we are able
to give you top prices for
fresh, dead, or disabled
cows and horses.
We will pick up your.
calves and pigs free. ,
Radio equipped trucks
for the fastest service.
CASH ON THE SPOT
Local Calls
Atwood 356-2257
Long Distance
Zenith 70650
7 Days a Week
24 Hours a Day
Lic. No. 427-C-73
HUNTER
MOVING
STORAGE
P&F
Lawn & Sports
LISTOWEL 291-2441 '
Licensed Mechanic
'✓iSit Us Soon
ALLJED
HARRISTON
PACKING CO.
Give us a cell
. Local and Long Distance
Class D P.C.V. Licence
For delivery or shipping needs
CALL THE EXPERTS
HANOVER
Collect 364-1560
for
MEAT FOR YOUR FREEZER
-hogs by the half and whole
-beef by the side and quarter
CUSTOM KILLING TO
YOUR NEEDS
hogs - lues.
beef - Thus.
338-3330
HONDA
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CYCLE
WORLD
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Small Engine Equipment
- large stock used
- sales and SERVICE
Walkerton •
881-0984
Across from tl; a
Brewers' Retail Ootlet
All Types of
Insurance
525 357-263
GORRIE . WINGHAM
Bolens
A GOOD YARD AHEAD
LIVESTOCK
FOR SALE
Calves - Calves - Calves
, Good Quality Holstein or Beef
Calves, 1 to 3 weeks old. Rea-
sonable Prices, We Deliver.
OSINGA BROS.
519 B.R. 1
591488 Listowel
Toro
STEVE MEW
Power Lawn
Mower Centre
across from Harriston
Drive -in -Theatre
Bus. 338.3616
Res. 338.2717
M. C. Smith
Noe Service DIvisi.N
Now offering complete
service for TV, radio, re-
frigeration, ranges and
other appliances. Backed
by factory -trained service-
men, a huge parts inven-
tory, sophisticated repair'
equipment and one of Mid-
western Ontario's largest
stocks of major appliances.
RR 2, Listowel
291-3810
"Our location
saves you money.,