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PAGE NINE
SUCAR
AND SPICE
by Bill Smiley
HERE'S;• TRUTH WILDER THAN FICTION
I've decided to write a book. who poisons the minds of his lis-
Not because I want to. Not be- teners with cleverly 'disguised.
racial prejudice and ' completely
undisguised- commercials . about'
armpits.
How does it sound? You like it?
Oh. You don't. Well, in that case;.
cause I have . a message. Not be-
cause I think anybody will buy it.
But because a fellow has dared
me toy ..
He was a publisher. I told him.
hundreds of people nay, thou- I'll just have to write a . dull, in-
sands had asked me when I sipid book about • dull, insipid old
was going to produce a book made things that really happened.
up, of my columns. Thiswas a Boy are you ever going • to be
big, fat lie, of course. I think• the bored reading about the time the'
total of the queries was between two nine-year-oldgirls cornered
twelve ; and thirteen. me in the treehouse and kissed
He was nice about it, if a little me. Or the time L fell in love with
steely -eyed. Heagreed that there'd the Brazilian girl .in •the dead 'of
be a big sale, if 1 bought the 1,000 a Canadian winter. ' Or the time
copies 1 promised to buy, to give the '.Old Battleaxe chased me
away to my friends. (They'd be I through the, snow in her dressing -
getting about . 120 ' copies each, at gown; trying . to , hit me 'with a
that rate, but they could give , Phone she'd yanked off the wall.
them away to THEIR . friends. Or the time I was beaten up by
He agreed that the . whole thing 'four old men,
was a great idea. For' some other
publisher. But he sort. of . took the
steem out of my selfesteem when
he came out with the logical .state-
ment, "If a book is worth publish-
ing, • it's worth writing."
This is the sort of thing pub-
lishers ' sit around' thinking • up,
when they're ' not worrying about
some', of us great writers getting
away from, them. Which they
don't seem to spend an excess of
time doing. Unfortunately, writers
can't flash back with, "If a book
is worth.writing, it's worth pub-
lishing." Mainly ' because ' it isn't
true •
What's the, book , going to be
about? Well, that's still , on the
secret .fist, because . I don't know.
But after looking • over a few
shelves 'of books at the local lib-
rary, I know that publishers Will
print almost any kind'of garbage.
If it's garbage .they want I'm' go-
ing to make the biggest literary
garbage pail. • that ' has . ever been
set before public. It's: goingto be
crammed with sex, : violence, de-
linquent teenagers, corrupt . politi-
ians, dope fiends, . alcoholics, doc-
tors,- cowboys, how to raise • prize
zinnias, favorite recipes, and all
the ' other ingredients' of themost
successful 'books: •
It • will be ;autob ogranhica1 of
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CHURCH NEWS
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Unit. ,3' United Church Women
United- Church Unit •3,. on Oc-
tober 4th, met : atthe home of
Miss, . Ada Webster who :was con-
vener for the worship service.
There was an attendance of 17.
Miss Webster led in prayer. • Mrs.
E ' Lewis, treasurer, gave her re-
port showing the craft display
had ' made a total of ahnost one
hundred dollars.
Mrs. Harvey. Houston then took
the :chair and Mrs: Vernon• -Hun-
ter spoke on citizenship. Mrs. N.
McKenzie spoke on the word and
the way — stressing, to witness
for Christ in thought, word and
deed. Mrs. Houston favoured with
an organ .instrumental' Mrs. Saun-
ders gave a reading on .. autumn.
Mrs. Breckles gave 'a , couple of
selections,on the harmonica. Mrs.
Mathews, followed with autumn
reading, Mrs. • Houston gave a,
reading "Roadside Windows"
whichclosed the •meeting. ' The
committee served • flinch and a Mr's Wilfred Austin' on the birth
of a son in Goderich hospital.
Mr. Ray Dalton, ' Terry and
Kathleen, • and.. Mr. Basil Rey-
nolds visited Mrs.. Dalton in hos-
pital on ' Sunday, andreport, she
isprogressing very • .favourably.:
MOTHER NATURE
WE MYSTIFY— GIRLS
OVER FIFTY—ON
US RELY
G L A DY S'
BEAUTY SALON
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Lt1Jc eia W ONT-
Purpose. The roll ,call was an-
swered by 12 members with. a
ver se, containing the .. word
"Thanks."
The visiting committee report-
ed . six calls: :A gililt . is to he'
quilted at the home of Mrs; Ken
Alton. The fall bazaar is :to be
held: on. November 28th. Thetali
ent money IS. to be handed in
at the November s meeting. Mrs.
Alex Hackett ' reported • on the
manse committee. Lunch . was
served by Mrs. Jim Nelson . and
Mrs. Reg Broome., '
KI:NGSBR1DGE
Mr ,.and'. Mrs: Ray.. Austin and
daughters spent the week -end • with
Mrs. Clifton Austin. •
Mr. and . Mrs. Michael . Kinahan
and family of Lambeth spent Sun-
day with • Mrs. Aug. Kinahan..
Mr.. and •Mrs, Delmar Maize
visited . Mr. and Mrs; Fred Vassel-
Ia over the week -end.
Mrs... Nora , Sinned, Detroit has ,
spent the past month with . Mrs.
Jim Sinnett . and family.
Mrs. Herb Wildgen and Patti.
visited her mother in Wallace-
burg over the week -end;
Mrs. ' John: Van Osch is a . pa-
tient in Wingham ' Hospital.
Congratulations to. • Mr. •.a; n
social 'hour was enjoyed; .,
Unit 5 United Church Women
Unit 5 met Tuesday • -: evening,
October .13th at the home of Mrs..
course. At first, 'I thought that George Jardine, with 16 members Mrs: ,Dalton has been most cheer -
might he a 'little difficult,. as I've and .1 visitor in :attendance. Mrs ful and patient through her long'
. led rather a` sheltered' life. Then George. Newbold took charge of serious illness. We are all. hoping
I realized that all I had to. do was the. business. Mrs. R. Ackert re- she willh not be hospitalized for
decorate things a little. Gild the ported on the rugs and' . crafts , much longer: ' '
Billy so to . speak project.. Mrs J. McDonagh re- Mr and Mrs. Keith Johnston
.
Thus, .instead . of going to high ported on, severalfunctionsMrs. and family, . Goderich, visited
school and being on the football Roy Havens convened the pro- friends here on Sunday'' .:
team and going steady, in , the gram. Mrs. Jas. McTavish took
book I'II he the leader of aP ou charge of the .devotional .portion:
fool tan criticize; condemn,
of teenage. terrorists-' who get;their Psalm 23. was read in unison. The anAn d complain and m. ostlfools
kicks out of setting . fire to ours- , scripture ` reading . and . explana
ing homes, ' under the influence.of tion followed. Mrs. Welsh. gave a^ do.
' , reading .., entitled "Thanksgiving
heroin. ' Song." Mrs. R. Ackert; favoured
Instead of joining., the air force
' 'and becoming an officer. and a I with a. solo.,
fighter' pilot and having 'a ballf Mrs. Havens introduced the
most of the time, 'in the book I'!1 I guest speaker, .'Mrs. Ross Shiells,
be an army private, intellectual who gave an interesting:and in=
and embittered, , under the whip formative talk . on Thanksgiving..
of a sadistic caption. Mrs. McTavish thanked Mrs.
. Instead of spending a ' year in 1 Shielis and all • those that + took
a sanatorium, loafing, laughing, r. part, including the ' hostess. After.
playing . chess and ' reading, • in I fleeclose of the meeting, a bible
the book ITC hpend a. year in a ! quiz was conducted by Mrs. Mc -
mental institution with. a gang, of t Tavlsh. This was f followedby a
t t t f Edi Alland '` whipped • creak with •hover
e 'ciou$
piece o. pumpkinpie
perverts, alkies, junkies and a
doc or straigh ou o bar an .i
Poe. I a g e' . served . by committee in
Instead of becoming a weekly charge.
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seal a
y, : book III we an ad -i such, in the
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Hackett's ,United Church Women
The October "meeting of Hac-
kett's U,C:W was held on Thurs-
day afternoon in the church with
Mrs, Cliff Menary presidsng: Mrs.
Reg Broome read Psalm 100, fol-
lowed by meditation and prayer
by Mrs: Donald Hackett, Mrs.
Bert Alton led in God and ' His
LANGSIDE
A good crowd and good prices
were evident.. at thea auction sale
Wednesday for Mr. and Mrs. Stan
Kay.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Conley, ..
Mr. and -Mrs. Lloyd Moffat Mr.
and Mrs: Elmer. Scott and Mr.
David Scott .of Lucknow attended
the • • wedding on Thursday, Octo-
ber 15th for Miss Joyce Vint,
daughter, of 'Mr. and. Mrs. Arnold
int of 'Goderich
Mrs: `Lloyd- • Moffat` and Mrs:
Eugene Conley visited at the Vint
home on Wednesday
i
Mrs" Russel B. Ritchie, attended
the shower honouring Miss' . Pat-.
ricia Jane Jarrett at' the home ,
of Mrs. Nelson Ray.nard of Zion.,
Miss Patricia Jarrett of London -
and Mr. Christopher Raynard's
wedding iS in the near ' future.
Preparatory service i, -next Fri-
day . evening . in Langs:de church
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Proportionate annual use charges thereafter. side and Whitechurch.,
Some of the ladies are planning
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Achievement ' night for Sunday '
School and C.C.C. will' be held
October 30th.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank, Miller and
Allan :Miller •ni I itch; ne» Os ted
with relatives rn . Tivorton, Sun-
day. .
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