The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-05-23, Page 22r
Bill Smile'
The VIPparty' circuit
Coes my heart, I won't write
**AM , column about my trip to
Germany. After this one.
But I may never be treated as a
distinguished visitor again, so
you'll just have to bear with me.
Highlight of the trip ( for my kid
brother), was Lunch With The
General. He organized it, and as
the time approached, there was
so much excitement about it that
I began to get the feeling I was
going to have lunch with God.
Unacquainted as I am with the
military hierarchy, and unim-
pressed as I am with rank, I
expect I didn't show the proper
awe, but it was impressed on me
from'all sides that it was a signal
honour.
I don't know what kind of a line
my brother shot about me, but it
must have been a good one. It
seems that The General just
doesn't normally invite small-
town columnists to lunch or any-
thing else.
It wasn't much of a lunch, as
The General is a spartan type,
one of those infuriating people
who get up and jog in the
morning, are on the job at 8 a.m.,
Crossroads
Classifieds
Work Wanted
B AND T home and general re-
modelling. Kitchens, baths, rec.
rooms, etc. Call Harriston 338-
5528. 16-23-30-6
For Sale
1973 MODEL Electrohome cabi-
net stereos, brand new, one
French Provincial, Reg. $495.00,
only $395; one Coitemporary,
Reg. $495.00 ' only $395; one
Spanish Reg. $479.00 only $369.00
(100 dollar savings). Full War-
ranty Service Guaranteed. SEE
THEM AND SAVE NOW at Bud's
Sound Boutique, Durham Si,
Walkerton, phone 881-3161.
GARNFT, Gretch, Fender and
Ovation instruments and uequip-
ment; iiohner accordions, elec-
tric pianos and orgat s. ,Adlam
Music Sales, Durham 369-2456.
Quality, Selection., Price and Ad-
vice. M9TN
SPECIAL ON used ' equipment;
one Llagstrom semi -acoustic
lectr'i
e e
a
ural
T e �
fitjish` and hard. shell" case, one
Traynor amplifier and cover,
when new worth $675:00, special
only $395,00 complete. Bud's
Sound Boutique, Durham St.,
Walkerton, 881-3161. *
Copy for Crossroads Classi-
fieds must be received by 6 p.m.,
Wednesday of week prior to pub-
lication.
Miscellaneous
NEW FARM BUILDINGS. If you
need a new barn, drive shed, an
addition or just a new roof, call
us. Trust our experience of over
40 years. J. & H. Fleming Limit-
ed, Hanover; phone 364-1880.
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MAYTIME is SHOWTIME 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 . &
KROEHLER suites maple and
metal kitchen furniture, bedroom
suites of various styles. Delivery
its Southern Ontario. 16-23
Wanted
WE BUY most anything from
Tittle trinkets made' .in. Japan,
antiques or real estate -Give Jake
Via' 1` a 1n`,ot',. ,, , w ifg* No
-obligation whatever, J. Wagner
Holdings, 23 Mill St. W., Milver-
ton, Ont. Ph. (519) 595-4910.
M2-JN6
DON'T THROW IT AWAY, we
uy o d furniture, complete
households and estates. Give us a
call andtell us what you have.
The Treasure Shop, Highway 9,
Clifford, phone 327-8091.
2-16=30-13.27
GORDON TAYLOR'S MUSIC b 1
' LTD. New and used colored tele-
visionsAguitars organs, drums,
pianos,. accordions, banjos for
sale or rent. Private or group .in-
struction: 90 per cent of rental
fee can go towards a purchase
later. Open 'til 9 except Saturday.
Carden Street, .Guelph.
23-30
Farm Machinery
CROP SPRAY and sprayers. A
complete stock of crop sprays,
such as Atrazine, Sutan, Lasso,
• Blades, 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
USED EQUIPMENT. and trac-
tors; MF 1100 diesel, Nuffield 465
diesel, Ford 3000 with loader,, MF
35 diesel, David Brown 880, A.C.
12 ft. wheel disc, Cockshutt 12 ft.
wheel disc, Cockshutt 4 furrow
semi plow, MF • 5 furrow semi
plow, MF Super 92 combine, MF
44 12 ft. swather, 'GILMORE
FARM SUPPLY, Harriston, 338-
3640. 23-30
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
338-3616. 16-23
Van EyI Bros.
have
-cern planters
.flail choppers
-harvesters and discs ..
PLENTY NEW EQUIPMENT
.fertilizer spreaders
manure spreaders
-feed rs
1000 to 500 ga. sprayers
and bale racks
-wagons
fIRST COME FIRST SERVED
Clifford
327_8045
RECREATION
GLENDALE MOBILE 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, 1/2' 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, 165 James St., Palmerston.
Authorized service centre for
Briggs & Stratton small engine
and lawn mower repair.
FOR COMPLETE camper trailer
sales and service, contact Gord's
`Service Centre, Elmira, dealers
for'Rambler Travel Trailers; see
these lovely models from 12 to 25
feet at reasonable prices; also
the lightweight Taylor Coach 14
ft. with toilet, fridge, stove,
sleeps five, at only $2,295,00, and
the low cost Woods Travalux &
Kaplun hardtop trailers. We also
carry a stock of track caps and
handmade fiberglass canoes as
low as $149.00. Propane filling
station. For all your trailer
needs, service and repairs talk
with Peter Curtis, 669-2505, High-
way 86, Elmira. Open 8 a.m. - 9
p.m., Sat. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Closed
Sunday. 23-30
work like fury and have no bad
habits.
There was a gaggle of
American one and two -star
generals present, and two other
Canadians, Colonel Smiley and
Brig. Gen. "Joey" Romanow, a
westerner.
THE General, David C. Jones,
has four stars, about as many as
they hand out, and is Command-
er -in -Chief, U.S. Air Force
Europe, and Commander, 4th
Allied Tactical Air Force. A real
wheel.
He greeted me pleasantly, sat
me on his right, and after some
desultory luncheon talk, gave me
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a lucid mcpositiwu of the satitary
picture, and kept waiting for me
to ask intelligent, pltrating
questions. I didn't have any.
He threw my brother al M '.
merit, telling me the kid wall
right-hand mart when it sae to
liaison with the French» My
brother beamed. 1 threw a little
cold water on him by rami ding
him that he wasn't always so
smart. I used to borrow tialf his
paper route money from him
every Saturday night, add; still
owe him $7.45. He countered ,with
a reminder that he was keepai
tra, d iri.
it wascknoanv inat the neighborcompoundhoodtetestof
$40,000. Oh, the gay banter when
we big wheels get together for
lunch!'
Anyway, the general made Me
feel safer about the Warsaw Pact
people on the other side of #.he
Iron Curtain. They have more of
everything, should hostilities
break out, but "we" have better
hardware for both defenee and
attack.
Mork fun than the lunch with
the general was a visit I .paid to
the Canadian school at Ramstein.
Only seventy kids and seven
teachers, an Weal ethscational
situation.. The kid; have it lucky
and know it. So do the teachers.
Here l was at home. Teased the
kids abouet not having long heir,
scared them about the big sau-
sage -factory schoolo U. were
going back to, signed autOgroPhs
on copies of my column they had,
and went for a ride in a .aim's aced
spaceship with four little guys. A
bright, lively group of young-
sters, who are seeing a lot of
Europe, but who all signified
they'd be glad to get home to Ca-
nada.
Teachers young and firiendlt,
wishing they could stay on an
extra year. Principal Warren.
Haacke of Regina said it's a great
experience. Bright young English
teacher Bryce Tanner, a Kincar-
dine boy, reads my column in the
hometown paper, and reproduces
some of them for the students.
One more party to go to, an
all -Canadian bash. It was formal
dress for officers.1 had none, and
wanted to tag along in my blazer
and flannels but the kid brother i0
a man for protocol, and would
have none of it. He dug through
his duds and the result was
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aomethii ';tosem• Can you picture
your faithful correspondent in a
pink evening shirt, withruffles
down the front, a huge Ick
velvet bow tie, a, black evening
; aeket.big enough for two of him,
black evening trousers: cutting
him in two (my brother
is
shooter) held up by il► pair of red
siding breves? My wife Was
horrified when I told her, but T
looked rather dashing,
Win the morning, groggy with
fatigue, for the mad dash home,
,,Rarnstein to. Lahr by autobahn.
Lahr to, Gatwick by plane, 'Gat-
wick to Ottawa, Ottawa .toTren-
ton. First casualty of trip. 'They'd
taken off my bag at Ottawa.,Siept
at officers' mess, borrowed razor
in morning, had breakfast with
R.C. Padre, most sensible chap
I'd met in five days, Bag bad
Arrived. Bummed ride to city
with Bill Padden, Major, and his
dog.
Everything was running down,
including yours, truly. FromLunch With . The Gener'al to
sharing ahold station wagon with
a dachshund. Longsdreary bus
ride. Connecting bus late. Snow-
ing. '
Finally home, fig til ,a
gkeleton, And' knew the VIS'' was
back to his usual, Very Unimpor-
tant Person status, when my
wife, after ling roe, heartly,
proclaimed, "Bill; I've had a ter-
rible time with those cats,
"Cut", as we say in the movies,
SWUM P11011M14
'Enough d end the
United St*tas in lam' to make
nearly 20 .morljnP4 ,
rettd3 for every man. wow
and child in the country,
cording to the Senate Internal
Security Subcommittee.
Rally on Berg for real qualf ty in barn
equiprneos, Chick the powerful,- dural
Berg Barn Cleaner, The un que cow tie
stalls with bel-shapedarches that pr'evont
tangling and choking , Ask mut
Berg Calf Stalls, hog pens,
farrowing pen, bunk feeders,
exhaust fans, and air
flow ventilating systems.
For fres installation
estimates contact;
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BRUBACHER
Hwy. 86 East
291-3100 Listowel
ervice Dir�ctory
Over 30,000 readers weekly
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Where Satisfied Customers
Send Their Friends
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auto fire life
liability
income tax prepared
-loans arranged
-representative for
seven trust companies
Reasonable Rates
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Monkton anytime
347.2241.
Brussels Tues. and Fri.
887-6663
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Insurance Agency
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VALLEY MEAT
Custom Killing
Cutting & Wrapping
Beef by the SIDE and
" QUARTER.
Pork half or whole
CLIFFORD
Phone 327-8401
TRIAN a LE TIRE
Distr • ut. rs Ltd.
W olesle
and
Retail
PASSENGER FARM
TRUCK
On the farm service
Phone 291 2521
LISTOWEI.
GUNS, AMMO,
REPAIRS AND
ACCESSORIES.
ABC
SPORTING GOODS
350 Minnie St.
WINGHAM, ONT. -
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, yqu. --won't
have,-0t9,,,oaltai/Y( g ^�
24 -Hour Sery rice
7 D ysa Week
CALL COLLECT 482-9811
CHRYSLER
BOATS • MOTORS
Marine Service
Pool Chemicals
General Sports
Raleighticycles
LISTOWEL SPORTS
CENTRE
380 Wallace St. N.'
Ph. 291.2986
Milverton
Heating 0 Sheet. Meta(
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FURNACES
EAVESTROUGH ING
SHEET METAL WORK
MILVERTON • ONTARIO
BOX 309 • 59341179
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USED CARS
Glen Martin's Garage
expert mechanical repairs
O.M.'L. Towing Service
FORDWICH 335-3515
OUR
Phone 356-2802
A.H. BOWMAN
MFG. LTD.
METAL FABRICATING
ATWOOD -ONTARIO
Also
Metered Concrete
Mobile Service
FOR SATISFASOUNDCTORY RETSELLINGURNS.
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KURTZVIIEi F ,
RON SHLLEY ,
Auctioneer
R.R.2 PHONE
GORRIE , 3354679
aini`on FACTORY
OUTLET
i Their Original
OLD MILL
et the railway track
IN BLYTH
WOOL. find LEATHER
PRODUCTS
`BAINTON LTD.
Blyth ' ' 523-9373
JrTRAILER
/� ``SALES
RENTALS
R.R. if 3 r HWY. 86E LISTOWEL
. Starcraft
. Jayco
• Prowler
. Glendale
Open 6 days, closed Wed.
atisfaction
ales
ervice
3 miles east of Listowel on'
Hwy. 86 Ph. 291-1158
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"
- office, travel and
tent TRAILERS
- truck campers
- truck caps
- trailer parts and
accessories
Open 6 days, closed Wed.
2' z miles west of Hanover
on No. 4 Hwy. Ph. 364.2748
LINC RUSSWURM
LICENSED AUCTIONEER
No Sale Too Big
or Too Small
Farm Property & .
-Chattels Only 1%
Household Sales at 5%
Your Patronage is Appreciated '\
R.R. 5, Mildmay, Ont. 3674123
HADCO
Well Drilling &
Digging. Ltd.
Rotary Drilled Wells
Machine Dug Shallow Wells
Sulphur Free Weals `
Deepening & Repairing
Caissons -Ea rth boring
'Elevator Shafts
"A WELL A DAY THE HADCO WAY
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Pr Imo, .•; arnrP,+
Felt A1C11'JOB ;
ELMIRA • 669-3761
ST. MARYS 284-3702
HARRISTON
PACKING CO.
Give us a call
for
MEAT FOR YOUR FREEZER
-hogs by the half and whole
-beef by the side and quarter
CUSTOM KILLING TO
YOUR NEEDS
hogs - Tues.
beef - Thurs.
338-3330
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.
('ASH ON TIIE SPOT "
, Local Calls
Atwood 356-2287
Long Distance
Zenith 70650
7 Days a.Week
24 Hours a Day
Lic. No. 4270-73
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pram
INSURANCE
All Types of
Insurance
385-31525 357-2636
GORRIE WINGHAM
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 Rage 1'
29141 . Lfstowei
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Dave Parrish
Plumbing & Heating
Air. Conditioning
and Electric
Fully Licensed
Four men to serve you
Offices in
LISTOWEL AND
WHITECHURCH
Phone
291-1382 357-2530
W. D. 'BILL' MAY
STATE FARM
INSURANCE
Auto-
Life- Fire
t9 Y j9fl9 lJti...i
WINGHAM-:v .
• 357-3280
Al's CoIHsion
Service
Phone
357-2206
Conc. 2, Morris Twp.
Repair and 'Refinishing
Enamel and Laquer
Rust Repair
Frame & Body Work
ON CARS & TRUCKS
If RepairgbleWe.Do It
YAMAHA
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r N LARRY'S
CYCLE
CLE
WORLD
large stock used
- sales and SERVICE
Walkerton
881-0984
Across from the
Brewers' Retail Outlet
See the EXPERT on
Small Engine Equipment
Bolens
A GOOD YARD AHEAD
Toro
STEVE MEW
Power Lawn
Mower Centre
across from Horristbn
Drive -in -Theatre
N8.33114616
R•s. 33S-2717
SEE &
try the tough ones
at
P&F
LAWN & SPORTS
LISTOWEL
291-2441
This is our
business....
NOT a sideline
BRUSSELS
MOTORS LTD.
"Huron County's Foremost
• 'car & Truck Dealer"
BANK fiNAN(E RATES
Avg. 11.78 °/,, over 36 mos:
for new and used cars
28 Successful Years
In The Same Town.
OPEN � 1. �..0
Satu'r`days ti(l'•
CARS and TRUCKS
887-6173
Box 709, Durham
PHONE 369-3203
Located on No. 6 Highway
1/2 Mile South of Varney
BUY USED MATERIALS
BATHROOM FIXTURES
DOORS -WINDOWS
LUMBER, ETC.
HOURS --
Mon. to Fri„ 8 a,m. to 6 p.m.
Sat., 8 a.m. to 12 Noon
HUNTER
MOVING
STORAGE
AGENT.
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Local and Long Distance
('lass D P.C.V. Licence
For delivery or shipping needs
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HANOVER
Collect 364.1560
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