The Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-05-18, Page 60AND WE CAN 00 IT.
You "Can Doi, it is a big
promise. But It one we know
we can keep. Even more
Important than the promise
itself Is the aptitude behind it.
When we say You 'Can Do' It
to a customer, we want him or
her to believe it. We wont our
customers to know they really
can do anything they need to
do et the Royal Bunk.
Our best wishes to the
Third Annual
Clinton Klonspen Feest
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Steve Fraser -MANAGER
Mel Gilbert -ASSISTANT MANAGER
68 VICTORIA SE, CLINTON 482-3926
Relive Your Dutch Heritage
at the
VAN EGMOND HOUSE
SEAFORTH
built by the descendants of
Herr Lamoral, Count of
Egmont & Gavre.
Take home a special
momento from
"The Sitting Room"
South of
Seaforth
Campbell recall..
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helping with some of our problems, sharing food."
Mr. Campbell spent the Christmas of 1944 in Nieuwkiri
near the Maas and S'Hertogenbos. Six from his crew lives
in a house with six adults and eight refugee children.
He recalled, "My crew loaded up their mess tins with all
they would hold of a really delicious arm
dinner, roast turke Y Christmas
and carrots, Christmas re��gr potatoes and gravy, peas
sauce and
handfuls of candies and pudding
cigarettes tete for rum
measure. a few
"We rushed back to the house and with a bit of common
sense we had plates for all of the household, a treat that
had been quite awhile coming, but was sure enjoyed.
"After seeing them looked after,`my crew went back to
the cook house and were able to talk the cook Into a
smaller portion of seconds. Later that day, the old gen-
tleman of the house produced a box of pre-war Dutch
cigars which he had hidden somewhere. He never told us
where they came from, but we all tried our first Dutch
cigar."
As a special Christmas present from home, Mr. Cam-
pbell's family sent two cans of wieners. The happy
soldiers lit a fire and had an old-fashioned wiener roast.
One of the young children at the house, a boy of about 8 -
years -old, named Dolf, was very interested in this ac-
tivity. Mr. Campbell explained to Dolf that the soldiers
were cooking hot dogs but Dolf replied, "Nix verstand."
"Haet Hoonds, I said, and Dolf went running home to
report that those Canadians were really nuts, who ever
heard of cooking a dog.
"I gave this same boy a toothbrush and a small tube of
toothpaste for Christmas and I almost had a small tear
when I saw the look on his face. One would think he had
just gotten a real treasure."
After Christmas the soliders moved out of Nieuwkirk,
but soon returned. The war had ended and the Canadians
were billeted in the village of Elst, near Veenendaal,
waiting for their turn to return home.
An invitation came from Nieuwkirk for all personnel to
attend a Feest in the village. More than 60 soldiers loaded
into trucks to attend the celebration.
Mr. Campbell still clearly recalls the festival, "There
were only 200 or 300 people in the village and they had
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