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SUGAR "N' SPICE
by yI[[ SMIEEY
There is nothing drearier, for
anybody who is not one, than
an .,"Old Sweat"; unless it is a
collection' of Old Sweats, ex-
changing cheerful lies and
trying to drink Canada dry,
about this time every year.
Although I'm not much for
- the old soldier bit, I find myself
each year doing a lot of
remembering when Remem-
brance Day rolls around.
Just the other day, I came'
across a photo that brought
back a lot of memories. There
• we were, the two of us. Tony
Frombola, grinning as though
. he owned the world, and
looking over his shoulder, with
a crop of dark hair, a huge,
sweeping, handle -bar
moustache, and a devilish glint
in his eye; yours truly.
I think it was taken in
Brussels, shortly after we -
"escaped" from prison camp.
We didn't -•actually escape. We
just got sick and tired of
hanging around, and left.
The blasted war had been
over for about seven days, and
there we were, stuck behind
barbed' wire. The only dif-
ference between that and the
situation a month before was war o n wa rbofly
boxes were Russians, instead of
that the guards up in the sentry
Germans
nothing of interest to do hack We carne home ori the Mime
at the wing, and 'the padres had ,hip- He picked up five dollars
cleaned up the tine , whiskey in the twent-tour hour crap
supply in the mess. game,_ lost most of it, . built it
At the beach, a Liberty ship hack up too $2.000 Haven't seen
vas unloading Jeeps 'There ‘Na, him since ,we landed, but
a line of them, parked on the herecer ht' is today, I'll het
sand, guarded b‘,.- two British he's rit h
soldiers 'Pony walked up to one
of them and said "How much
do fou want for a ieep,
buddy''" I nearly tell user
':Five void'' responded the
Limey Tom' peeled oft' five
notes He was always flush, ;is
he was a gambler arid a dealer
He drove- the jeep away to a
place .of prig acv, rounded dip
some paint, and painted R('AF
roundels and the legend
"Canada" on It
He was ,the lowly Flying
Officer to have his own 'cep
during the .Normandy cam-
paign,, and he made f;ood'use „f
it, such as visiting field•
hospitals Not to visit the sick
and wounded, hut to date nur-
ses.
Not all the memories are so
pleasant, of course: Three of us
shared a tent,in Normandy 1Ve
were all shot down within 10
Liars, and I'm the ".only one
altye
N1y pare•nt> received three
telegrams from. the Department
of National i)efense. Each of
there began. "We regret to in-
form you One sore was
hlow'n up h' a land nitne, and
lost an eye The second was
missing in action. The third
was shot down,over the Chan-
nel. By some strange working
of tate, we're all alive..
But thousands of lads aren't,
Remember them. c
g:ricuituralists announce
At our camp, our incar-
ceration didn't end with the
Yanks or the British rolling
into ' the canip in jeeps, and
throwing cigarettes and
chocolate bars to the joyful.
prisoners, who wept and kissed
their liberators.
We were "liberated"• by the
-ssiaris: They didn't have any
cigarettes to throw around,
they 'didn't know what a
chocolate bar was, and they
didn't particularly want to he
kissed. They threw a guard
around the camp and told us to
stay–put. Our senior officers
_told us the 'same. They didn't
want us wandering around the
countryside being shot by some
drunken Rooshian.
Bored silly, Tony and I
decided we'd had enough of
that dump. So, about four
o'clock one morning, we nipped
the wires with a air of
borrowed ., wire -clippers,
'crawled several .hundred feet
- through grass (very • wet), and
headed for. home.
- It • sounds incredibly daring
and fool -hardy, and it did make
the heart thump a bit, but it
wasn't either of those. It was
just stupid.
. However, we made it to the
Canadian lines in three days,
hitching and.hiking, and'a very
enjoyable.,ohne we had of it. In
fact, we4 naught a" plane to
Brussels, another to Errgl�i,nd,
and were -there about four days
before the other chickens got
out of the coop.
Frombola was an
irrepressible character. He was
a Yank, from Oakland, Califor-
nia, who had joined the RCAF.
Most of his compatriots swit-
ched to the U.S. air force when
the latter got into the war but
Tohy didn't bother. He didn't
bother about much ,of anything,
except enjoying life.
He . had a big, homely mug,
but vas a terror with the
ladies. He was strong and
tough and cynical and witty,
• This may be .hard' to believe,,
but this incident, which I per-
sonally witnessed, showed what
he was made of, ' q
It was August, 1944' One
evening, after flying, - we
decided to walk' down' to the
beach in Normandy. There was
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eacement calves and
yearlings are heing placed into
Ontario feedlots. With higher
feed costs this fall, it is im-
peratives that the . feedlot
operator do .the hest
management .joh possible.
Once the replacements are
- settled down and over the
stress1 ' r
t t .aur.i•r.rlf,. t.h.e;y.skz.r,u.lrl he
treated for warbles.
Name brand products such'as
Neguvon, RueFene •or Co -Rai
are recommc'ndEil. Neguvon
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and Ruelene are pour -on
systemics. (o-Ral as a Wet-
table... Powder arid. Ruelene
liquid•are al;o availahle• as
sprays. Syste,Tric insecticides
are absorbed through the skin
and into the animal's system.
At the recommended levels
these products do not cause anY
harm, hut kill the warble grubs
while they are small and before
much damage has occurred.
The proper time -for treat -
tient is after activity of the
Warble- fly has ceased and
before the Warble grub has
reached 'the hack area. Treat
before November 30th, • if
possible 'Treatment after
November :30th must he done
under the supervision of a
ytbter'inarian. Cost of treatment
witil_►a. systemic .is from.a.hout
'?.ic per 400 pound calf up to
50c for an 80(1 pound s'earli•ng'
Four returns should. he $5;0() "
,,,tor each $1:00 spent on
systemics.
'then preparing to treat tast-
ily with ti systemic insecticide,
be' sure. to read the label
carefully and 'follow, the
manufacturer's directions. I,n
cases of side effects such as
severe bloat, stiffness'and rapid
breathing' which • could be
caused by overdose or treat-
ment of unhealthy animals, it is
recommended a veterinary he
contacted irnmediatel`v,
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Western Ontario Winter Gomes
need support and enthusiasm
The Western Ontario Winter co-(ardinator' at Western On-
tario \'Winter Gaines, c
Waterloo Regional Sports
Gaines, administered by the ,
Waterloo Regional Sport'
Council, will be held in the
Waterloo Region on the
weekend of November ilr,
December 1.
For most of the
volved the competition rr%illes Ithe
used as a selection process to
choose the `teams and com-
petitors for the Ontario Winter
Games to be held Thunder
Bay during ,-the Christmas
vacation period.
The sports involved in the
Western Ontario Games are
basketball,.. bowling, boxing,
hroomhall, rurlirk,g; ,fencing,
gymnastics, hockey (girls).
judo, ringette, speedskating,
volleyball, weightlifting and
wrestling. Broomball, bowling.
hockey, women's judo, ringette
and weightlifting will only he,
competed on the Western On-'
tario level.
Registration and information
regarding individual sports and
the persons to contact can he
obtained from Mike Dymond at
the Recreation office,
Medallions ,will he awarded, to
the first three place finishers in
the single athlete events and to
Council, 75 University Ave.
West. Waterloo, Ontario.
The primary purpose of' the
games is to select athletes from
Westertir Ontario to compete in
the Ontario Games but - the
sports council. also hopes to in-
reast' interest and par
ticipatiun in amateur sports in
Western Ontario and create a
conipetitive opportunity for a
maximum number of athletes.
Undoubtedly there are many
benefits derived from par-
ticipation in rigorous physical
activity and athletic accom-
plishment but the council
would also like to stimulate
public awareness of the variety
of amateur sports offered in
Ontario;
An` Ontario team will be
selected at the Ontario Games
in Thunder Ray to represent
the province sin the Canada
Gaines and should also be an
asset in promoting amateur
sport on a national competitive
level in preparation for the
Olympics.
Ontario universities predict a
the first two place finishers in 94.9 per cent increase in 'full -
.the team sports. ' time student enrolment in
Each athlete or team will he 1974-75 and a (i d,per cent in-
responsibFe for accommodation, crease is expected at colleges of
meals, and travel costs and a applied arts 'and�f technology.
list - of accommodation and The preliminary figires were
meal facilities will, , be made announced recently by the Hon,
available oboe request after 'James A.C. Auld, Minister of
registration. 'Colleges and Universities,
The deadline for registration Enrolment of full-time
is November 15 and corn- students at universities is ex-
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must include • OHIP pe'cted to r'eac'h 146,062, up 4.9
numbers on the registration per cent . Tram an actual
form.
Forms may be made enrolment nt of 139,211 in 1973 -
available to any interested per- 74' The antic il>ated`'enr�il'men`t
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