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WE PAY EVERLASTING A
HOMAGE TO THOSE WHO
MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
TO PRESERVE THE PRINCIDILES'
(OF FREEDOM HERE AT HOME

AND THROUGHOUT THE ony j

DAY
NOV. 11,

ARMISTICE!

Bill

A time to.
‘ remember:
By BILL SMILEY

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TTHERE is nothing drear- °

ier, for anybody who is
not one, than an “Old
Sweat"; unless it is a
collection of Old Sweats,
exchanging cheerful lies and
‘teying to drink Canada dry,
about this time every year.
Although I'm not much for
the old soldier bit, 1 find
myself, each year, doing a
lot of remembering when
Remembrance Day rolls
around.

Just the other day, f came
across o photo that brought
back a lot of memories.
There we were, the two of
us. Tony Frombola, grin-
ning 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.

T 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 wira. The
only difference between that

-_

Smiley.

and the. situation «a. ‘month
_ before was: that, the: guards :-
“up.in the’ sentry boxés’were

Russians, ‘” instead af

Germans.
At our camp, our incar-

Yanks or the British rolling
into the camp in jeeps,
and throwing cigarettes and
. ehacolate bars to the joyful
prisoners, who wept and
kissed their liberators.

We were “liberated” by.

the Russians. 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 be 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 1-

decided we'd had enough of
that dump. So, about four
o'clock one morning, we
nipped the wires with a pair
of borrowed wire-clippers,
crawled several hundred
feat through grass (very
wet), and headed for home.

It sounds incredibly dar-
ing and fool-hardy, and it did
make the heart thump a bit,

bul 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 time
we had of it. In fact, we

ceration didn't end with the

sie
ght'a ‘plane toBrissels; .

' another to England, and,
* were there about four days

before the other chickens
got out of the coop.

Frombola was an irrepres-
sible character. He was
Yank, from Oakland, - Cali-
fornia, who had joined the
RCAF. Most of -his com-
patriots switched to the U.S.
air force when the latter got
into the war, but Tony didn’t
bother, He didn't bother
about much of anything,
except enjoying life. :

He had a big, homely
mug, but was a terror with
the ladies. Ha was strang
and tough and cynical and
wilty.

This may be hard to
believe, but this incident,
which J: personally wit-
nessed, showed what he was
made of.

It was August, 1944. One

_evening, after flying, wa

decided to walk down to
the beach in Normandy.

There was nothing of

interest to do back at the
wing, and the padres had
cleaned up the tiny whiskey
supply in the mess. .

Al the beach, a Liberty
ship was unloading jeeps.
There was a line of them,
parked on the sand, guarded
by two British soldiers, Tony '
walked up to one of them
and said: “How much do you
-want for a jeep, buddy?” 1
nearly fell over, .

“Five quid,” responded .
the Limey. Tony peeled off

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Artists

Dear Sir:

- On Saturday night the people
of Terrace. had the chance to
listen lo three superb Canadian
artisis, (four, counting the
excellent accompanist), and
they weren't there. -
because the artists were
Canadian - or because of the
word opera or was it simply

” interlia.

Those of us present were
irealed 10 an evening of delight,
musically and visually, Il
seems a shame that when
presentations of this calibre

- comes our way, the auditorium

is not filled, and everyone enjoy

What), al present, is lreasured

by avery few. ~

flush, as he was a gambler 7 7" *

and a dealer. He drove the
jeep away ta a place of
privacy, rounded up some
paint, and painted RCAF
roundels and the legend
“Canada” on it.

He was the only lowly
Flying Officer to have his
own jeep during the
Normandy campaign, and he
made good use of it, such
as visiting field hospitals.
Not to visit the sick and
wounded, but to date
nurses,

We came home on the
same ship. He picked up

- five hundred dollars in the

twenty-four hour erap game,
lost most of it, built it back
up to $2,000. Haven't seen.
him since wa landed, but
wherever he is today, I'll bet
he’s rich.

Not all the memories ara
so pleasant, of course. Three
of us shared a tent in
Normandy. We were all
shot down within 10 days,
and I'm the only one alive.

My parents received three
telegrams from the Depart-
ment of, National Defense.
Each of them began, “We
regret to inform you ...”
Cne son was blawn up by a
laad mine, and lost an eye,
The second was missing in
action. The third was shot
down over the Channel. By
‘some strange working of
fate, we're ail alive.

But thousands of lads
aren't, Remember them,

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The Four-Way
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"OF the things we think, |

Say or do.

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‘2. Is it FAIR fo all

concerned? |

3. Will it build GooD |
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FRIENDSHIPS?

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themselves democratic.

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More
9000 |
Communists

Gop LOVES 9000 COM-
MUNISTS AND ALL THE
REST. .

Dear Debbie,

Thanks for your reply i in The
Herald. 1 agree with you:
N.D.P. Socialism is taking
away some of our freedom from
us also, But Socialism leads to
Communism. As a matter of
fact communists in Russia and
China call themselves
socialists. They alse call
Kind
of confusing. On purpose of
course. One way to mislead
people. The people really
doesi’t have anything to say in-
a “peoples” republic.

With you I am against
campulsory Unionism and
compulsory State education.
All of this smells like com-
munism lo me, I agree: there;
should be more freedom in the
and direction — of
education (private and separate
schools for instance) and also
freedom to jain or not to join a
certain Union or to participate
or nol to participate in a certain
strike, But you will agree there
is still a lot of freedom left to
enjoy in this blessed country of
ours, Let us keep it that way!
Our Indians are the first ones, it
seems, that are being taken for
a ride by the white Marxists and
Leninists, who promise them
golden apples. , Since a Com-
munist Slate confiscates all the
land (Indian land included)
they cannol expect any help
from (hem for sure. Only more
{rouble and more tears,

Debbie, | agree with you most
af ihe time when you. wrile
about murder, The worst thing
‘s that murder is faught la our
children on Television, Murder
is also supposed lo be en
lertainment!What can you
expect from this world whea
your children think “murder
and violence is fun’. When:

CHRISTMAS
SEALS «
FIGHT
LUNG t
DISEASE

Changes in the Unemployment In-
surance Act to ba introduced in the fall
session af Parliament by Robert Andras,
Minister of Manpower and Immigration,
culminate three years of political action

The Federation has claimad that un-
insurance payments are
unnecessarily generous at the expense of
“the taxpayer: create work-shy attitudes
unemployment
statistics: and divert assistance to single.
able-bodiad young people instead af to
the aged, single mothers, the disabled
and others in a state of dependancy.

A highlight of the Federation's battla
was the "Don't Skin the Beavers” cam-
paign last February in protest against a
AO per cent hike in UIC payments. Over
eight million Canadians were reached in
the campaign which urgad members to
pay their UIC and CPP payments with
cheques 15 inches wide by three inches

The amended bill ts expected to provide
an additional! period -of disqualification

to those workers who quit jobs without
just cause or for those who refuse suit-

- thease

Was it -

-on His long bloady hair...ido not
ant’ a: guy.as’my-leader that.
akes hitnself blg and ‘thinks-a™ ”°

_. various

minister's Ottawa olfice.

the length of time a
benefits will be mo

worked, During the

Christmas comes these parents
that do not watch what their
children are watching will give
them “lovely” tanks, guns and
cannons for loys! Yes, war is
fun ilseems! These loys, plus
T.V. programs is
irresponsible junk and gar-
bage! When you See a gun on ~

. TV. turn the damn thing off!

Don't let the innocent mind of
your children get polluled by
thal trash.

Wilh you I believe in peace
and iove. Let us promote that
and work for a good and sound
democracy, nol a ratten and
corrupt and pervert
democracy. That is where
Jesus Christ comes. in the
picture, Debbie, you may look
on Him as the first hippie as far
aslam concerned, Ina way He
was. He did not go along with
the establishment of society or
organized religion of His days.
He kicked against il. He had the
right kind of revolution in mind.
But His motive was love, Not
hate. Society and church put
‘Him on the cross: there He
was, dangling from that pole
with a crown of thorns pressed

o

ol of himself. I'want this Jesus

“that went through the mud for

me. Being God, He made
Himself a tramp for my sake.
Such a Person I can accept asa

’ jeader and is He ever a Leader,

Itell you! You asked me: Ilove
_ hippies with long hair. So does
this Jesus. I have seen many
hippies join Him. Because He is
still around you know. I
associate wilh these hippies.
We cail ourselves Jesus People.
But I myself am a mighty old
one

My bess (the postmaster)
introduced me once to some big
shots as: “our senior hippie"!
He told me a couple of times to -
cut my hair. A turtle neck anda
chain I could not wear! You will
see me in the Health Food Store
toa. They have a whole stack of -
Bibles there and a fine picture
of Jesus on the wall, besides
Easlern religion stuff and stuff
from Red China.

So Debbie, I agree with you a
lol. The only real difference is
that you seem lo believe in a
system and a man (Maa) that
will be dead some day, while I
believe in Jesus, the Prince of
Peace, a Leader wha will live
and love forever and who's
Kingdom is around the corner
for sure. If you accept Him as
your personal Saviour you will
share in his victory and peace,
Lel’s talk il over.sometime. My
phone number is 635-2642.

Bill Homburg,
The Cost
of Socialism

‘Editor:

An examination of the British
economy under soclalism in-
dicates nol only the castliness of
socialism, but ihe direction
British Columbia has taken
under an N.D.P, socialist
government in just lwo years.

In essense, British taxpayers
paid some ten billion dobars to
finance socialism belween 1960
and 1870. More than forty two
billion lax dollars have been
invested in various industries,
businesses and services which
require more than two million
people to operate. Add Lo this
the numbers employed by
local civic and
municipal authorities and we
find more than a quarter of (he
working population on the
government payroll and one.
level or another who produce
only one seventh. of the’ national
income!

Britain's socialism’ includes -
the complete or partial |

able employment, The maximum period
af disqualification is expected to be raised
fram five to eight weeks.

The complex system af establishing

the number of weeks an individual has

claimants can draw payments for a periad
‘af 18 to 25 weeks. Extended benefits
can ba drawn after the initial benefit

Federation director John R. Ferguson {laft) and Federation President Jo
cuss Mandate program with Robert Andras, Minister of Manpower and iromi

hn F. Bulloch (right) dis-
gration, in the

periad is completed for up to 4 tatal ot an :
additional 44 weeks. ;
The extended benefit periad, however,

is related to national and regional un-

claimant can receive
re clasely related ta

initial benefit pariod,

ownership of the steel industry,
coal, gas, clectricity, aviation,
lelephone system, post office,
railways, banking, restaurants,
home building, renlals, brick
factories, chemical
manofacluring and hotels lo
name but a few. In_all, the
British government has con-
trolling interest in more than

_ 108 other “private” companies

and minority holdings in 500
others.

Not so strangely, the return
on this state invested capital
(laxpayers dollars) has been
only one third of the equivalent
amount invested in the free
enterprise operations - pointing
up perhaps that business and
industry run, without incentive
is daomed --with the taxpayer
picking up the tab for govern-
ment mistakes and bloated

operation.
Little wonder that economist —

‘Phillip Vander Elst, contributor
to the London Daily Telegraph
says: “As long as the Labour
Parly remains stuck in ils
prehistoric bog of 19h century
Marxism, the British economy
will, ‘increasingly tome’ td
resemble that of Bulgaria “Any
similarity lo- B.C.'s socialist
-experiment of the past two
years is more philosophical
than coincidental.

Yours sincerely,

Patricia Young

Still more
9000
communists

Dear Mr. Homburg,

Since 1 am associated with the
paper I was able lo receive your
letter before il went inta print,
Therefore I am aiso able to give
an answer right along with your
own letter.

To promote the last to the
first; I,-most emphatically, do
NOT believe in a man named
Maa. I do believe ina system.
GOD's system. 1 also believe
that if man is so foolish as to

disbelieve the supreme system
then he is getting himself up for
men like Mao, Marx, and Lenin.

Men are failable, greedy, and
often ignorant, God is NOT,

Man is not the be all and end all,
‘though he often thinks he is),

God 1S, BUT 1 also believe that .
God gives man the ultimate

choice and no questions asked,
I do not recall any Bible

_ Passage which says ‘Judge |

employment statistics.
will be placed on the regionai rather than
the national unemployment rate in rede- :
signing the extended benefit period.

The changes. which will be closaly
watched by small businesses across
Canada. should work ta the benefit of
employers in tight labour markets.

More emphasis

your fellow m man and, at gun-

point force him to do as you ©

say.” Rather, | recall that~’
Christ, upon the cross, said ~

“Forgive them Lord, for they ~

know nol what-they do," If the .
Lord and Christ could forgive I :
think thal man has. no right :
{o sit in judgement on fellow —
mortals, Il is my opinion that
you, by sitting in judgement of”
others, have sinned a grealer
sin than all of the communist
leaders together. ‘This is
because you profess Lo believe”
in God and still go mans pers
verse way of judging the acts or -
beliefs of others.

T do not presume to judge you.

wrong. 1am just stating that’
you da nol seem to be following ~
ihe ways of lhe one you speak °
so highly of, Find it in your -
heart to pily and forgive those
who have nol followed The -
System.

Secondly, | agree with you
aboul violence being taught to.
our children on T.V, They are
being programmed 10 _ kill,
BUT, there is also the fact that
there is a real world outside
your daor where this does go on, ‘
Reality is one [hing I do want”
my children to face. There IS a :

way though. We can allow our’j:-

children to see this and coun-
teract it by telling them the way
jt should be. I do not mean thal
we should Jet them see the
fietion about the grandeur of
war, Ido think that the news is
real enough without the extra .
trash.

You cannoi forever protect Bo

children from the outside world...

There comes a lime when they:

must know what it’s all about, :

RUT, if we counteract this’

human rot by teaching them.
whal is right.and comparing .
right with what does happen we
could catch a- few problems
before they start. ‘

You are right aboul the toys. -
Parents just don't think before -
they buy. The pollution began
with our grandparents: and
World War 1. 1 was thought.
thal il was good to let children
play al war with imaginary
communist Red Devils. Wars
lead to warped thinking, We go,
the worst indoctrination of all.
Led to warlike thoughis by
warlords we never lost the
influence they had over us,

Don't you think it would be.
brotherly of us to accept these -
9000 communists and show
them the way. They certainly
won't learn it in Red China, If
you disagree, Bill, you ‘an
reach me al 635-9020, Also read
the Home and Family Living
section of this paper and you
will find more of my views.

God Bless You, Bill.
Lave Debbie.

The importance of the
School Trustee

The Editor
Dear Sir:

No elected office in our
country has a greater long-term
effect on the social and
economic fabric of our nation
than that of School Trustee.
While frequently considered to
be on par with the “dogeatcher"’
in the political hierarchy, he
has, in facl, responsibility for a
budget usually far In excess of
the municipal budget; a staff
whose numbers are usually far
in excess of thal employed by a
municipal povernment, and a

_ Staff that is largely made up of

professional people. Most
porlantly, he has respon-
sibility for the major role in the
delerminatlon of the type of
education which
children will receive.
“It is this responsibility for

your children's educalion which:

makes the School Trustee one of
the most, important elecied
officials for whom you will have

YOUR

the opportunity to cast a ballot,
A progressive, -knowledgeable
and well-informed school board
can ensure (hal 5, 10 or 15 years
from now the children of their
district will be prepared to
accept the social and economic
challenges of adulthood.

On November 16th, you will
have an opportunity to elect
members (0 the school board.
Be sure. you, your ~ friends, :
acquaintances -and business
associates vole intelligently and
knowledgeable far the -people
who will provide the kind of far-
sighted leadership the that
education in the 70's requires,

Know the issues! Know the
candidates! and then VOTE!
‘Remember! = In large

measure, the quality of today's
education “determines the

quality of toniorrow’s society.
Yours truly,

Terrace & ‘District Chamber al
Cammerce

Wayne Gaunt