HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1963-03-06, Page 12a1
,I.
;r.
1
146,
'
Not Without.regret, and : with
a 'few' secr,.et. misgivings, IL;m'ade
• a big change a ,couple -•df years
ego.. Frazzled,, scrambled, , "and
slightly, 'addled, I took myself
aside,. and we had a serious
talk. Just 'the" two of -pus.
- `5Sm'i1er, old boy," I said, tot,.
me, "how !Much longer do you
• d'ntend to keep •up this :nonsense?
is ;this what you fawglrt in the.
+war dor?. Is this what you, real-
y Want out of life, to be a
seller•. of four-do11'ar, ads,�a �c'h�ro=
Meier of endless mese. tth about.
nothing,' a parHier dr old ladies,
of both, sexes. rozh ci 'have' a ;beef,.
lugger' of 'papers .;to the post
office, a xnemlber .ctf 40 organi-
.actions, 'a ' payer :of Mortgages, a
:fighrf er Of dost ' causes; and a
lousy 'husban'd and' father?
• • "1. d'no,. said me in. my:
' straightforward, Canadian. way.'
Wu
tcha often
.rad
?
y„ LR•Y;hU}
:,h:•• y\y
pYe11 :vt �at do yau do nF �
rou . talik ''to a Moran? ..Vont • thio -
•
an
PICE
ilk Smiley
•
THh LUCKNOW SENTINEw, .,[+iICKNOW,
.I'II:. swear, it was she . who put
the . skids' under Dief, .just to
malt*e a fool of rate;
:: not one,. but two of the local
candidates have „asked . me to
give them a hand, and. I've ' pro-
mised both,:
from the end: of :another, stay
up ,trill 4 a.m.. reading, occasion-
ally ,try to �'te�ll . my wife•. Yhe's
wrong;. ,arid •avoid 'any discus -
Saari., repairs, renovations 'or
'renewals. •
II decided 'to be : a ;better, fa-
ther. Life chortled. When I took
tip skiing, • the kids :were 'em-
barrassed, When.. rI, 'come 'home.
ready, 'for' a fatherly chat, , ev-.
erybody:disappears. When ' I ask
,th'e'm lf 'they'd 'like to tgo for
a nice .'family !drive, .they look
at each other - significantly and.
roll their ,eyes, Only this . mor-
ping; Kim said, "D'ad, y'o u ' don't
sees . , 'happy any ,more. You're
actinngy•tlrinda •'strange lately."
I swore I'd never have, any -
MARIO
These +are .only !bh'e major' gab-
stacles..she h+as thrown between
me .arid 'my courtship of that
cool• but complacent lady° known.
as Peace. She has also: Bashed
in the rear=end of my. car; load-
ed my' eavestrot.ughs with ice . tb.
the • pendulous point;'. rarranged
fora my cat to get: in trhe 'family
,way. again; •tricked me into get;;
ting 'fiv'e weeks ' behind in .my ,
:work; !brok•en, the _ zlptPer on my'.
sr:.)Wboat, al -41 'pint my ,hot
ter 'system of the. ablin'k.
I' •
give up,' Cone back, you
old. trollop, . ,and . I1l embrace 'jyc•u'
as' of ,yore, and '(forget, •abcu.t
,Peace, ,who neverrdi_d appeal to
me 'Much anyway.
CLARENCE McDONA 11 ADE
Eli
LEGION LIFE : ME D ,
Clarence Mac'Dlanald rod God-
erich,, and a native of': this coin-
Inanity,
oin-n mity, ' •was presented • +with, a
Life. . Membership in the - +G;oder-:
ich branch of the Royal Can-
adian Legion .at the 'February
thing to do with politics again,' meeting.
on any level Life snickered:, ---The; presentation ,Ifrorn..'Ottawa
J.
kiihNfirgornme....•••••••••
E.
•
wE'p+NFOAY, (MAR, ilk'
)SS.O SERVICE
FOR TOP QUALITY ATLAS' BATTERIES •
DUNLOP TIRES (Most Sizes *Stock ):
AT. • , REASONABL', E PRICES!
'Repairs.. too Alla. Makes. of Cars and Tractor's'
• 3. Licensed 'Mechanics. '
Wheel Alignment and $alancng�
MOTORCADE. ' DEALER
was. made 'by the •
Goderich ' Le-' TABLE,CLOTH 'Paper In rolls of •
g>.on president; Jim' Adatn. .A,1100 • feet,. long, and. a yard wide
veteran of • World War 1, Mr suitable: for 'banquets, picnics &
ent. "an catered meal, The Lucknow: •
MacDona�d is a .past prest;�d tiny •
of .Goderich ;Branch, 109 and .has Sentinel,. `
+been gurblie relations officer for I •
Zane CI fo'r• several; yews. ' , - Is Your: Subscription'Renewed?•'
• ...
•
So' ' I exrplained - careful:ly end
iclearl about ' 'ulcers, and ; (pen-
ns, and security, 'and family.
getherness, and the fact that
I was 40 ,a'i'd - ready 'fox; 'pas-:.
tore, Me "listened • open -Mouthed:
This .Was oral new
7k * *
As °a 'result, soon, after,,I dOg-
paddled ,My Way. out , o'f - the :tor!
Jaullent strewn.. of life, es. 'a week
. ly editor into .the quiet' back,.
Water of 'life.. as .a: school teacher.
• 1 'figu'red I would 'l+i:•e 'back and.
±loat there for ° a While, : resting
up before' I sank quietly, out ,of:
• Sight among : the ,buIlrfrogs and
. ithe pollywogs . and • the : rterpidi'tyw
and the . rood .:o'f the..academic
• pond.
'But. I Must have 'fallen- asleep'
'tha•t pond and' .been. washed,
out to .sea, with . a. 1611'6e -eight
-tale ' (blowing; ` .;breakers eRnery
where,. • ,nny` co11apsi+ble life -belt
doi'n'g. 3tisit ''tllva�t, ..and' my .eter
agency rocket flares in my • 'Other
F,ants:'
It's , just not that simplle. You
can't. .just turn'. your' back . on• •
Life,' that : aging •but • still. lively..
mistressyou-ve kept in siyle
for . years,:, had • so ' much fungi
t ' witl h done. so :many crazy things
with, • and. expect .her • to -let you,
walk. quietly into the arms of •
that other ... Wonian-dear • old.
'dim, dull .Peace..
rS,he wont do 'it: ;She'll hu'r'l
abuse 'at ;you .in !putblic.
'throw.travel gat :your .window.
:on`.moonlit • nights, shell
bi•p
you . as.. you- March`'heavily : to=
• 'ward respectability, ' +Srh,e'. l►i • • put
black squirrels in: your ,attic and.
•+'black •-i thought's': in • your head.
.She'll just plain raise, hell' un-,
• 4ti1 you take her •back.'., .
I've tried. I've, 'Booked thre oth-
• er way .when she 'flaunted her--;
seIif. I've- held ;her at arns'
aet gbh until I`^roan: out o'f• rarmsi
. rye •.put irtly !head 'in' the ,sand.
'when she •approached (and
re
ceived akick ' in the rump. .For
7ny pains)
, But she'"s given me the works.
1 detern ined, I ,would never act
On another committee, join an-
other ' organizati,on,, 'donate any..
• of • tmy. 'free 'time ,to ;any'thingr or
do anything''for, anybody,. unless•
:it 'were' t fe or,'death,
What 'happened? .Life cackled
With .glee., and I ;find 'rn'yselff on
numerous committees, 'a member
:of 'several organizations, lwrch=.
• itirg .out of bed to 'teach Sunday
School, collecting ` for . the nod
Cross, ;putting out, :the seh>aol.
year -,book, and ,,giving help to
backward students .after ,'hours.
Idetervnved. 1 would be a•
•re�t'
tm
er ` ,husband., Life • sheered..
Every time 1, tried to oust •a
ibad..h'abit, s'he° ;was right there,
'tantalizing,•\ So I still lug ;home .
the - ,bo rn of suds, .1ight ,one fag.'
HOW MANY ARE.:BANX . CUSTOMERS ?
A safe guess w
ould be; every' one of them 1 That's because,' in Canada
g , g •
pra,ctioally.ever bod has re ular� dealYn� s.with a
chartered bank/Deposit
r
an 121/2 million
ban •one for every
. • '
•
ac coon
s number er move than b Stec • t • .,
•
adult. And, on the books of the banks at any one time are.1,800,000 loans '
•
for just,;abaut •every personal nd commercial � .
purpose Through •
O y• ,
5,0
O branches, from one end of the country to�the' other the chartered
g g within
:.. r
banks: trip a' full, bankin,servxEe �vithilthe eaoh of everyone.
E :Ci AR" `E E ' BANKS 5 147.VIN'c YOTJ „
»
p