8- Wednesday, March 18, 1987 - North Shore News

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D. Collins, Hitler
analogy attacked

Dear Editor:

I take great exception to one Colia R. Jones likening Doug Collins to
Hitler.

For Mr. Jones’ edification let me say that Doug and |, having both
been captured at Dunkirk, found ourselves in the same POW camp. 1
have known Doug since we were both 20 years old. He could never keep
quiet when he saw someone being bullicd or unfairly treated.

One day when we were bored sick sitting in the sun picking lice from
our shirts, Doug looked up at the guard in a watch-tower near us and
yelted to the guard ‘Hitler hat nur cin ei"? (Hitler has only one ball).

The guard trained his gun on Collins and instead of shooting him, —

telephoned the guard room and told them of Collins’ blasphemy against
the Fuhrer. Two guards were then sent into the camp to lead Doug off to
the punishment bunker,

When the two guards attempted to march Doug off, he grabbed both
of them by the front. of their tunics and smashed their heads together.
The two Germans sat stunned on the ground until no less than six Ger-
mans were sent in with fixed bayonettes to arrest the person Mr. Jones
likens to Hitler.

Sometime later Sgt. Collins escaped and after many daring attempts he
finally reached the British lines and returned to Britain. For his courage
and devotion to duty,he was awarded the Military Medal,

Remember this Mr. Jones and M.L. Butler of Fort Langley and all the
rest of you carping twits out there, when you malign Doug Collins you
are maligning a very brave sergeant of the Gloucester Regiment.

Alex C. Masterion
North Vancouver

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whimpering nonsense

IRRATIONAL FEARS

Doug Collins
should ‘grow up’

Dear Fditor:

This is in response to Doug
Collins’ Feb. 22 column and his
about
women and racial minority
groups being used to fill quotas
in the system and_ thereby
discriminating against white
males,

Wake up, Mr. Collins, this is
1987 and people earn jobs on the
basis of their abilities and educa-
tion.

Furthermore, , I

surely hope

Dance a
success

that Mr. Collins is never in need
of a female physician, fawyer or
psychiatrist — one who has spent
years studying for her profession
and who has earned every possi-
dle right for success.

Your insecurities are showing
Mr. Collins. It’s time for you to
grow up and face these irrational
fears and ideas of yours, but
please do not foist them upon
others.

Catherine Davey
North Vancouver

Dear Editor:

I would like to thank the many
people who helped to make our
Valentine’s dance a success.

The donors of prizes, moncy,
time and work were very much
appreciated.

These included: Woodward's,
Dino’s Restaurant, Peter Black
and Sons, Cheers Restaurant,
Petro Canada Station, Marine
Drive.

Pea-hens
become
pea-cocks

Dear Editor:

I know we are fast approaching
the situation of Orwell's Animal
Farm, but it seems to me there is
one point that he missed. Not only
are all the animals equal, but he
cither overlooked the fact or failed
to warn us that all the pea-hens
would demand to be pea-cocks.

Presumably surgery will have to
tuke a giant step forward, and
steroids will have to become a reg-
war course of pea-hen diet, Even
at that, 1 wouldn't give much for
their chances in a knock-down,
drag-out fight.

{ never did have the thrill of
kissing a bearded female (if there
are any left) and it’s a thrill | wilt
gladly forego.

Norman J. Sewell
North Vancouver

{ would also like to thank the
sisters of the auxiliary who did so
much to enstire a good time was
had by all.

A special thanks to the North
Shore News for the fine write-up
they gave us.

Gloria Hidlebough

Heart Fund Chairman
Ladies Auxiliary,
Fraternal Order of Eagles

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