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6-Oroho Weekly Times, Wednesday, April 9, 1986 Play lead roles in Wizard of Oz The above skaters played the lead roles in the Wizard of Oz presented by the skating club last Saturday at the Orono Arena. Above (left to right, front row) Ashley Burnham, witch, Tracy Eames, Toto; Michell Rutherford, Good Witch Glinda, (back ,row) Katherine Mudd, Dorothy; Tammy Hansen, Uncle Henry; Allison Cochrane, Auntie Em; and Tami Osmond, Osmond, the head soldier. George and his beds BY GEORGE Quite recently a very good neighbour of mine was discussing the subject of beds - waterbeds to be precise. There was a time, (a long time ago, 1 might add) when the benefits of such a discussion may have raised raised my blood pressure a few notches, however I hasten to add that in this particular instance her husband, and my wife were both present, and involved in the conversation. She suggested that 1 should be more informative, so I'll give it a try Mary!! Beds are primarily made for sleeping,--so we are informed-- this however is not always the case. To start with, 1 remember my wedding night (and who doesn't?), it happened many years ago.in good old London., (England). When, after the reception party, we finally retired to bed; but alas, sleep evaded evaded us!!!? (it turned out to be the heaviest air raid of the war.) Wtfen (and if?) you think about it, sleep has very little to do, with some of the contraptions designed to accommodate yotlr body in the horizontal position. ■ 1 ask your indulgence as 1 recount some of the ■experiences I have en countered, in my travels around the world, seeking the elusive sleep, (if you believe that, you'll believe anything?!!!) In my younger days in England, all beds (in my parents' home) were equipped with a feather mattress. you didn't lay on them, you sank into them, and if you turned over during the night: you risked asphyxiation. asphyxiation. However I survived, and at an early age 1 left home and went to sea with the Royal Navy. Here I was. introduced to the hammock. (These bare no resemblance to aforementioned aforementioned mattress!!) They are rolled up like a sausage and stowed away during the day, until evening when the order is given to "sling hammocks"!! hammocks"!! This rather perplexed, me at first, and I was rather forcefully prevented from throwing mine overboard by a kindly petty officer who told me in rather fractured English just what I should do with it (modesty prevents , pie from repeating his kind reprimand). Hammocks are designed to accommodate accommodate one body only. (1 presume this is why „sea going ships', in my day carried only an all male crew?) When you finally get into a hammock, hammock, and learn how to stay in it ! ! You find that it hangs perfectly ..Fslext, 1 have a memory for all you war vets, who enjoyed the peace and solitude of the western desert in North Africa (courtesy of Herr. Romell). Some people don't seem to understand that although the desert is blistering hot by day, it's damn near freezing at night (or perhaps it just seems that way?) But when night falls, the drill for my outfit, was to dig a hole in the sand, climb in, and cover yourself for warmth. The only drawback to this exercise is that the scorpions have the same idea, and I can assure you gentle people, that they don't make the best of bedmates. While I'm on the subject of war vets, (and beds), here's a.reminder, I'm sure they will not only remember, but appreciate. During, the "Peaceful, balmy" - years of 1942 through 1945, servicemen (especially canucks!!) headed in-y stinctivcly for London, (providing that they were already in England) whenever possible. I haven't the faintest idea why they did this? But it became known, among the few limeys still left on home soil, that the weekend migration was underway. underway. .However, come Sunday night, when . most of "them had to return home, to their comfortable billets, (after the hardships of a weekend in Soho) the main railway stations became synonimous with the "D" Day invasion!! Twice, I travelled froth London, (1 lived there!!) To my base camp in Devon,--some 200 miles on the night .train, sleeping on an overhead luggage rack-that, my friends is determination, and 1 believe the origin of the expression "survival of the fittest"!! (Continued page 7) steady. I should explain at this point, that naval ships are apparently apparently designed so that immediately immediately as they leave harbour, they roll and heave, and twist and plunge, but in your comfortable hammock you don't even notice the movement--providing you don't open your eyes!!! If you do, you stand an admirable chance of losing your dinner. (Here speaketh the voice of experience.) If, however you joined the army instead, of the navy, and still had to _ go overseas, you were even more unfortunate, you didn't always get a hammock, but were still granted the privilege of losing your, dinner!!! (Those wooden bunks were sure tough, on the "you know what"!!!) And speaking of wooden bunks reminds me of the time in Australia, 1 when after being at sea for two months in the South Pacific, I arrived arrived in Sydney harbour and with some of my buddies I set out to do some celebrating. (I can't remember what we were celebrating - but it sure tasted good.) Somehow the group became split- up and in the wee hours I found myself on the north shore, miles from my ship - and no transportation. transportation. Ah extremely big and understanding understanding member of Sydney's "Finest" directed me to the local police station station where they put me up for the night in a vacant cell. That was the hardest bed I've ever slept on; In the morning 1 had a wonderful breakfast, and a free trip back to the ship. During several later visits to this wonderful city 1 rejoined my benefactors, with a token of my appreciation appreciation (which we all enjoyed.) For a change of pace, I remember trying to sleep on a bed in India, completely surrounded by a mosquito mosquito net, and with,the temperature and humidity in the 90° F range, under that netting one almost suffocates, suffocates, but just try and open it, and immediately dozens of man : eating mosquitos use you for dive bombing practice (and they don't miss!!) . If we move a little further east of India we eventually arrive in 'the beautiful country of Japan, yhere 1 found that when you retire for the night it involves "sleeping" on d ba'mboo or rush mat. Try;it, you might like it, but 1 have my doubts, (you even have to taka your shoes off!!!!) , ' NEWCASTLE GOLF COURSE opening on April 11th 2 miles east of Newcastle. 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