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PAGE 6A--GODI RICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 11J7'.
Achievement
Days set
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GUESS WHAT?
I'M A V.L.P.
1 by Bill Smiley
lave you .ever been a VIP?
As a matter of democratic prin-
ciple, I'm solidly against.
could lie down for a w,hile. One
of them - she must have been
my fairy godmothe said there
was a VIP lounge
I went into it,.expecting to be
thrown out, and a' handsome
young pilot in there looked a
special treatment for anybody. bit surprised, but pleasantly
But when itt:,came to practice, t asked if I'd like some coffee.
found it delightful, and won- We exchanged a few remarks. I
cred what ,,,,the'= poor people 'told him who I vvas and where
were doing tonight. • I was going. And suddenly, to
r'' it .has never happened to me my utter' incredulity,' I
before, and probably never will discovered that I was a VIP.
again, .so I want to get. the e
perience dow'n here fc
Posterity and my grand
children:
rt happened during my recent
-trip to Germany, courtesy of the
Department,of National
Defence. Hod it, you tax-
payers. It didn't cast 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 attached, though the
Department knew I write a syn-
dicated eoltamn. But I could
have gone to Germany, spent
three days, in• a beerhall, writ-
ten nothing, and no questihns.
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 ,Hellver, when as Misister
of Defence, he integrated the
Royal- Canadian Navy, 'the
Canadian Army, and the Roval
Canadian -o �ir---1 orce 1..---• • 'r -
That
,
That was a butter time .for
H
those, in the seri ce., as°:gaol.
branch" had it's, special pride
and-ttadifions, and foresaw
these being wept away• in the
integration process. Many of
them were, and th=e bitterness
has not 'completely (Iissolved,
But it probably made sense.
h
T ere. is only one uniform now,
a reasonably attractive dark
green. There are no -.snore
Group Captains or Lieutenant -
Commanders• Arrtiv titles are
used throughout.
. At any rate, these were the
people I got tangled with for a
few days which `I thoroughly
enjoyed.
.I talked with all',ranks from
corporal to Brigadier -General.
I couldn't find a private, and
still w,,pnder if there are any left
in .the 'servi'ce. Generally 4,
found them friendly, courteous,
reasonably happy in the forces,
and ke=en on their jobs. It was
quite -a change from the "rude
and licentious.soldiery" yf war-
time, with its constant grousing
and grumbling,
I began my pilgrimage as a,
VUP .(Veru Unimportant Pen-
son(, just my usual self„ Up at
7:30 and a long, cold, boring
bus ride -to Trenton. Hours to
wait for mv flight. Nothing to
do. .Tired already. Blizzard -
outside. Everything fairly
typical, in other words.
In despair. 1' asked a couple
of ladies at an information
desk if there were':anywhere I
This Captain' Hahberg, who
turned out to be the Duty Of-
ficer for the day, looked at my
letter of confirmation for the
flight and went into high gear.
Carried my bag, took me to the
officers' -mess, got me a` room
for a lie -down, showed me
where the bar was, lined up
dinner, drove me back to the
terminal, t'hecked my bag and
ushered„me through the bliz-
zard right: ontt the 'plane and
to my seat:
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 theml to shuttle personnel,
baggage,gfnail and whatever to
Germany,. Cyprus, Egypt, and
•back and forth across Canada.
They're fast and comfortable.
No ,drinks and no movies, but
excellent service from two
Young ladies, .with food and cof-
fee and snacks.
Can't sleep on planes, so
„ spent the time exchanging
ho,rraor stories with two
veterans of Dieppe who were
- 'gong to a Dieppe reunion.
'1'lttered .off the plane at
Lahr, the Canadian base in
Germany, in the Black Forest
region Walked into the ter-
minal and an officer walked•
up: "Are you Bill Smiley?" I
admitted. as how I Was.' He was
Lievtena t -Colonel Hopkins,
the chiefpadre. His wife was
with him. `The✓ both went to
the same .high school I did,
nears ago. '.'iv kid brother had
asked them to meet the plane..
"Hoppie" calls himself the
. Vicar of Lahr. They offered all
hospitality.
With them' was a Captain
who took charge of me, showed,
me around .the town, got my
brother on the phone, took me
to a bank to change dollars for
marks, and took me 'to a hotel
room he had organized. I met
this same unfailing courtesy in
all forces people I encountered,
both Canadian and American.
Staggered into bed at 4 p.m.
.German time, just 27 hours and
no sleep after I'd started out.
Left a message to be called at
6:30 the next morning. With
typical German efficiency, the
'maidcalled me at 6:30 the
same everting, Horrors. Back
to bed and died until 5 a.m.
More next week from Gullible's
Travels.
Blue.ltird_Sosieaty
Looking for sites
The Barfield Area ,Bluebird
Society has constructed 450
boxes designed for bluebird
nestings during the patit"wrrrget.
Now . is'the. time to lay -out the•
trails. The first three pairs of
birds were sighted. on 'the 20th
of Stanley last week.
Members of the Society are
placing boxes oli Highways 8
and 21 within, the boundaries
of Goderich and Stanley Town-
ships. Should the tree or :post
have to ,1?e removed, it is
requested that' local residents
notify the society in order that.:
• the box .nay be. recovered,,
TON- TALK
Captain 'William Je Robinson
of St. Catharines, Ontario, son'
of Captain Willia'rn H. Robin-
son of Goderich, has' beenap-
p'ri.inted ,'master . of the
maximum size.• •Great Lakes
Steamer the A.S. Grossbrenner,
Bill Jr. is the fifth generation of
master mariners in the Robin-
son family,
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Each box is labelled and
numbered, and its 'location
noted, in order to record all
nestings and find out the most
favourable .areas. Boxes ark
being set'.• out in . agricultural
areas, sincethe bluebird likes
to range the open fields. They
are jealous of their territorial
rights, :and • the 'boxes slou ld
clot be placed much, closer -than'
200 feet. The' bluebird does
not appear to nest in woods or
in built-up areas, although the
edges of woods bordering open
fields appear to be favourable.
.The society would appreeiat.e'
help :from residents of'Goderich
The home economics branch
'of the `Ontario ministry of
agriculture and food is again
holding 4-H ,Homemaking ('lube
Achievement. Days rein Huron,
County, ,
The 1,100 girls' who are'par-
ticipating in the current project,
"Taking a Look at -Yourself",
have been studying tips on good
grooming, storage of clothes,
Akin and hair care, and posture.
Each girl has been working on
a special good grooming or
storage , aid or project per-
taining 'to the unit.
1Vtiss Jane Pen.gilley, Home
Economist for Huron County,
• will . be conducting the
following Achievement Days
throughout the • County:
Crediton Area,, Stephen Central
School, April 20; Exeter Area,
Eketer High. School, April 27;
Clinton Area,. Clinton High
School, May' 3; Zurich Area,
Zurich Community Hall, Mav
11; Blyth Area,. Blyth Public
School, May. 18; Lucknow Area,
Brookside Public School', Mav
25; Brussels Area, Brussels
Public School, June l; Seafor'th
Area: Seaforth High School
June 8; Winghatn Area, F.E..
Madill Secondary School, June
15; Gorrie Area, Howick Cen-
tral School, June 22. ,
All friends and relatives are
invited to attend the afternoon
program, which begins at 1 :1 5
p.m. The girls •will be presen-
ting skits. and '-'exhibits on
various topics related o good
grooming. Your presece .will
show your support for,''- the
Young people of the county..
for boxes
and Stanley Townships .wh,
would be prepared to lay out a
, dozen or more boxes in their
own area. The society wilt,
provide the boxes and technical
advice, and would like to have
a record of the' locations selec-
ted and the resulting nestings
at the end of the year.
If interested people in other
than the Barfield , area 'are
prepared to manufacture boxes
and jay' out their own trails,
directions for construction rrlav
be obtained, and a sample ,box
borrowed from Harvey
MacDougall of ' Bayfield, '565
2555; or Philip Bou lay. 565-
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