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TT HI HE HH i I er = I I I III I Le Re or ea ne -------- ------ a _-- 10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed. October 10, 1984 A! Lo bp: 4 Nine weeks travelling with the Canadian Cadet Corps isn't ex- actly a vacation, but Nestleton teenager David Moore had a great time nevertheless. For his insights on an unusual trip, see story. Thanksgiving in Myrtle Coloured leaves, pumpkins, corn, and the many other fruits and vegetables that are so bountiful at this time of year decorated Myrtle United Church on Thanksgiving Sunday when Rev. lan Macrury delivered an uplifting sermon, "Count Your Blessings'. Mrs. Cecilia Pilz and Dorothy Mand- erson sang a duet 'Because He Lives'. This Sunday Rev. Art Rodgers of Greenbank, a former minister at Myrtle, will be the guest speaker for the Annual Anniversary Service, Oct. 14 at 3 p.m. The Jubilee Choir of Whitby will provide special music and Mr. Al Mc- Naught of Markham is guest soloist. Former residents of Myrtle will be welcome and a social time will follow the service. Tickets are now avail- able for the Myrtle Turkey Supper on Sat. Nov. 3rd. Telephone Anne Franklin 655-3023 for information. Best wishes to Mrs. Betty Ann Manuel on the official opening of her little antique shoppe at Myrtle, 'Under the Walnut Tree". Open house is on Sat. Oct. 13 from 2-5 p.m. Drop in and browse as you will find crafts and collect- ables, as well as antiques. The shop is located on Hwy. 12, just south of the Gas Station on the west side (the former Oscar Downey residence) at South Myrtle. Square Dancing con- tinues at Myrtle each Wednesday evening 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. with Bill MERV PUGH 179 Casimir St. - Port Perry AUTOMOTIVE MACHINE SHOP Head Rebuilding - Engines Rebuilt - Rotor & Drum Turning - Flywheel Resurfacing (flat & recessed) - Engine Boring and Head Resurfacing - Robinson the caller. "The Myrtle Circle 8's" would welcome beginn- ers as well as any couple who would like to return to modern square danc- ing. Contact John and Laurel Hamer, 655-4731 for further information. Rev. lan Macrury will be visiting the homes in this area during the next few weeks. Rev. Macrury comes to us from Peterborough and iS most anxious to meet the people of Myrtle and area. His friendly smile and Scottish accent will greet you and he hopes to become involved in our community. Free trip proves to One thing's for sure, a Canadian Cadet Corps free trip doesn't even remotely resemble a carefree week in the sunny south. Just ask 17 year old David Moore, one of 48 Cadets from across Canada who ventured from hearth and home to spend nine rugged weeks learning what army life is all about. The first two weeks of the adventure were devoted to intensive physical training in Petawawa, Ontario. The other seven were spent on allied military bases in Germany, about as far as you can get from the Nestleton farming life David usually leads. The Grade 13 Cart- wright High School student, a five year veteran of the Port Perry Cadet Corps and a Warrant Officer (whose job it is to instruct younger cadets), David was chosen from an extra- ordinary large crowd of cadets who were spend- ing a day at the Downs- view cadet base. Because the group was so big and so many 17 and 18 year olds ~ wanted to take advant- age of the all-expense paid nine week trip, organizers were forced to weed out candidates through an intensive physical test. David knew in advance that a show of physical strength would be called for so he promptly took up jogg- ing. His impromptu 'training program" lasted only until he passed the rigorous test - which forced each contestant to run three miles within 22 minutes. (David had the second lowest time with 20.41), complete seven consec- utive chin-ups and do 30 sit-ups. The lanky bespectacl- ed cadet stopped jogg- ing as soon as he passed. And then, on July 21st, David hopped on a bus and headed into Tor- onto, where he met other cadets at a bus terminal and headed up to Petawawa for two weeks of physical pre- training that made THE SAFETY BIRD SAYS .- HEX (4) BESAE THE FREE SAFETY BOGULETS SOUMMNT, eins aon WITV BOOK, 8 inrtog &i ty wr BOOKLET SEND YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS TD, SAFETY. Br 4036 NSW 204 . ONT. ontario taro GR David's jogging and the test look like The Ed Allen Show. So by the time August 6th rolled around, David and his Canadian budd- ies were good and ready for CFB Lahr in Ger- many --- and CFB Lahr was good and ready for them. Soon after arrival each cadet was issued a "kit" containing everyday necessities like nuclear and biolog- ical warfare suits (that look like golorified over- alls), rucksacks, gas masks, webbing and bayonets. Not that the nuclear and biological warfare suits were required for the group's first assign- ment -- which consisted of cleaning the encrust- ed dirt, oil and other assorted grime from armoured personnel carriers (like trucks, only with tracks) that had recently returned from an exercise in the field. Two weeks later, the cleaning was completed and the young cadets were thoroughly famil- iar with the carriers. So much for two weeks around the pool. During his time in Germany David had a chance to visit several CFB camps as well as an American base (where, he noted, the camp isn't as kept-up as in the Canadian ver- sions). One of the highlights of his German adven- ture was taking part in a "mock battle', a sophis- ticated war game in which the young sold- iers are taught how to handle themselves in a real battle situation. Complete with army fatigues, camouflage (including weeds on his helmet), and brown goop on his face, David fought three or four attacks a day employing real guns loaded with blanks and fake gren- ades called thunder- flashes. With a big group of t be a real workout teenaged boys, as with any group of boys, the mock battles became grown-up war games, the kind of shoot-em-up stuff David played as a child. He admits it was fun, but he points out how serious it really is. "Because", he explains, "if the Russ- ians ever did happen to attack, they're (Canad- ians in Germany) there to back up the Amer- icans"', He says that German people are a far cry from Canadians when it comes to the military. In Europe, where cit- izens have seen war first hand, mock battles and other training prac- tises aren't held to entertain. "It was quite a learn- ing experience,'"' David says about the trip. "Over here you can't really picture what the forces are like. 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