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WEDNESDAY, AUG; 14th, 1963'
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LUCKNOw sENTThrEi4, LUcKNOvr. ONTA,RIO
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PAGE SEVEN
• SUGAR
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PICE
ammo By Bill Smiley
• What a aiffererrce a generation
or so. • has Wrought in the .9xice.-
joyous art of summer cottaging!
About 30 years ago,' it was a
gypSy sort •of existence, based.
on the idea 'that people should
enjoyrlife, Today it, is a corn-
bination Of status seeking, nerve
wrecking and organized horror;
like most of the other facets of
society in • the Sixties.
:In those days, the cottage was,
a:cottage, not a palatial "sumaner
lime. Today, the sarrie struc
ture Would . be called. a shack,.
and they'd run you right out of
• the• sub -division: (Nyhich bould
• be the ibesi thing that ever hap-• •
pened •to you); , •
Can you'imagine One ofthese
young married couples, the 'kW.
•who ir kin and. wink, feverishly on
:the beer einnineteials,
with their children,: to place
away •off • noWhete; with icOal-Oil
lamps and • t*O-hoier • Out iback
and no oulionnatket within: 60'
Gan you: imagine Mummy go-
ing all summer Without Ven one
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single car? Can you imagine Dad
with, .just •ont- lousy 'little...MAW.'
boat? Can You imagine children
• who 'cOuld 'possibly exist. with-
, • 'Out water, skiv and transisitc ra-
dios' It's pretty 'appalling, 'isn't-
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And . yet, ,suihrner cottaging.
was,, within •rnenfory, a simple
almost pioneer existence, with• .
its own: very ssPecialpleasures,
its deep delights, 'itssubtle' joys.
It Was a wonderful, golden tw�.
months each year in. the lives
Of many youngsters, a tithe they
still remember with savage re-•
gretTfor what they have become,
•.For one thing, Father did not
have bo thurider up a highway.
with thousands .of other' zariiacs,
eac.h and every:.one intent • on
getting, there in :the shortest pos-
sible time .and taking .nothin' off::
a nobody in the process. Father
wag a ,surnrher ibachelor, land he
loved every. minute' of it. .
When school .ended; he loaded.
down the old car ' to the .groan-
ing point,' piled the kids in. the
h.
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NewI$,�ds TO
Reside' _Af.Kitilest:.
1 CAMPSELiii — •WALSH
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• Attendants wearing turquoise
gowns / preceded. Mist Eleanor
Ann Walsh as she entered -Knox
I -United Church, Tifelgraye,, where
she ;exchanged marriage „vows
with puritan .Ro.ss Campbell ' of
Kinloss. Mr. and Mrs. James T.
Walsh of Belgrave are the par.
ents q the bride and the grooin
is the son Of Mrs.,Normari Camp.
bell Of Kinloss and •the late Mr.
Campbell, • ., ' • .
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• Rev. W. J. • Carson •of •Bervie
officiated, at the double4ing
ceremony in a.setting of. 'baskets
of White gladioli and candelabra.
Organist, Mrs John Nixon of,
tBelgrave, • played traditional we-
dding. music and accompanied
the soloist, Gordon 'Leggatt of
Wingharn, who sang ',This Is Our.
"Wedding Prayer" and
."0 Perfect. Love."..
•The bride, !given in marriage
by hex...father, Chose •a floor -
length gown • of white , nylon
sheer over taffeta. The 'fitted bo-,
•dice was styled With -a scoop
.tieckline.and lilypoirit sleeves. A
jewelled embroidered seroll..a.Cr
cented the skirt, Which swept
• into/ a 'bustle .back :and fell into
•a chapel train from a back boW.
Her !bouffant ..elbOwjlerigth .veil
of nylon tulle was held -by a
'floret wax crown. She: .carried .a
Cascade of white gardenias and
white gladioli, florets.
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Maid of.horiour was MS's Mar-
• lene Walsh .. of, Waterloo, sister
of the, bride; Who wore a • tur-
qUoise 'sheath dress with Match-
ing overskirt in ',silk ',bbrobaiine..•
A 'turquoise circlet and veil and
White •shoes and gioves complet
ed 'her ensemble. She :carried a
cascade: • Of •white ' shasta.• muses
and tiny ,:turquoise ,pihnochio
back, took the whole fartilly to
the cottage, dumped them, and
;went sensibly back to town,,
where all the: other sensible la-
thers spent the summer. • • .
He got a rest from his wife
and., Children and spent the ev-
enings quietly, and happily at
the howling green, or pottering.
among, the raspberry bushes, or
running around. With the local
grass widow.' •
And what was Mother doing?
Don't worry. She was kept busy,
and therefore ;happy, taking sliv-
ers .out of feet, keeping !bowels
:Open, !taking the kids. 'swimming
twice a ` day,. and filling 'their
greedy little • guts with unPas-•
teuriZed milk; ungraded eggs, and
uninspected meat. •
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Nowadays my .heart aches 'for
cottage parents. The •day • they
arrive, Dad charges. around like
• a bull moose,hooking up the
pressure system, 'blowing •fOge.s
in. the- hy•dro system, trYing .to
get his dirty, great boat in the
water; and running in '01 direc.
:thins lugging vast cans of gas,
brutally.• heavy • outboards, and
back -breaking, cases of beer. '
When everything is operating,
hehas to .dash 'off to, the vil-
lage to get someindisPensables,
such. as a .;box of' tissues, a bot-
tle Of '•olives • and some mixer
for the gin. When' he. gets back,
he learns that he is to take the
kids for a swlin, set Up the bar-
becue. for the .party they're ,giv-
ing that night and ;,go' backto
the . village • for some cigarettes
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for, Mum; - • •
•:What :are thekids doing, on
that glorious • first 'day at the
cottage?. They're sitting around
whining because - there's '''17.0 TV:
and "Nothing to dO".• And what
is • Mummy dOing? She :his Swi,t-
ch•ed on her electric' stove, flopp-
ed :some ftOzen : dinners in the
oven, afid is sitting with a drink,
loolgrig at the lake with bored
disdain: No 'slivers to take out;
no vegetables, :to prepare, 00
drinkingwater to fetch. 'She's
unhappy. •.
Sunday night, or Monday vier-,
6.111?
• THAT WONDERFUL WORLD
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When it comes to home heating, there's
nothing quite as carefree and comfort'
able as safe, dependable Esso Oil heat.
• We have a wide range of oil 'heating
equipment to suit every budget.
LOW BUDGET TERMS
Up TO Five Years To :Tay
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ROY HAVENS
• Plumbing And Heating • Phone 528.3012 Lucknow
ESSO OIL BURNER SALES And SERVICE
HOME HEAT SERVICE
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. In eriSembles ideritiCal to that.
of.
the ,maid ;Of honour; Were
bridesmaids, Mrs. 'ken Alton of
Lucknow, UVIrs. Peter Harrison;
of Harris:ton, and Mrs, Mel Me-
Arter of Brussels.' ',.
- Best min was rpougald •Camp -
%bell of ListOWel, twin' brother
of the groom. ,The •gueStS •weite
ushered bY,-LarrY Carter. of Bar-
rie, • James . Fritz' •of • .Listowel,
cp1.1Sill'S of the groom, and Char-
les Black Of Newark, New. Jer-,
sey, Cousin of the ::ibride. -.
'.• The reception was Irelcf. in the
church: basement, which . was'
decorated' with pink' and ,White.
streaMers ,and 'bells. The ,bride's
mother received the guests, wear-
ing a * sherbet pink street -length
gewn of cut organzain a tulip
ip,attern .over taffeta . and a •mat•
chin:g hat with white ,accessorie.S...
• Her.•.:cOrSage .Was white feather
• ning if he's a real nut, Pad hits
the 'highway again .and 'arrives
'back onthe job Creased, cross
1.and sorry for :himself: But the
horrible,Part of it is that he has
to. be at the cottage every 'Week
end plus . his three -weeks -with -
pay in ,AUgust. •• a•
• At least . twice '11. Week, hat*
in, tOwn, he . gets a: phone . call
from .51um, and :401 'better be,
home tO take it, not Mit, "roar.-
ing around and having yourself
a big' thne." • Her call • reveals.
that she is bored,that the kids
ate :giving her .. a bad'Iiine, that
the septictank isn't working,
and that.sOme ./people are going
to *"drop • over" on Saturday
night aitid.be sure to hrhig hits.a
likker; • • • •• ' • '. •
' Sure, they have inariyAhings
the old-timei • ,eottagers 'didn't
haVe.,--lightS, water, indoor plum-:
ibing. Bit today's cottager, in his
frantic „search :for ea ie and con-
venience, has created a Frank-
enstein monster. He's a slrave to
all that 'machinery; and a captive
of all thatsocial life, ' and he
hates his wife, ' who'd he much.
happier taking out sliVers with
•a 'needle .ithan wondering if it
is',..tob. early to 'have her first.
gin and tOnic, .
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Mr. •and'' Mrs. Rudy Sieloff of
Detroit recently ,enjoyedl a 'three
weekholiday by train .tei: Chi-
cago, Denver, San DiegO, San..
Francisco, Seattle, •SpOkarte.1.4-...
turning aerates the noith,wegiern
states to Detroit. -
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ESSO VICE
FOR TOP QUALITY ATLAS B./iiTTERIES. .
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DUNLOP , TIRES .(Most Size's hi Stock).
AT V REASONABLE: Pimp!,
Repairs to All Makes df Cars and .Tractors
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3 Licensed Mechanics •
eel Alignment and Balancing
MOTORCADE DEALER
carnations and pink • roses. She
was assisted by the groom's mo-
icttik
ther, wear" • an Italian' floral
organza s ea less . in • Dior.
blue, *ith w i e accessories. She
wore a corsage of pink feather
carnations: . • , *
i*For travelling the bride chang-
ed to a three piece 'pink linen
suit with black accessories and
a . corsage Of white feather car-
nationa. and pink sweetheart
roses. Following their trip:. the
young couple will reside at Kiri-
• The bride a ,•graduate ,, of .
.Stratford Teather's :College • and
fOr the past three yearShas been.
on the teaching staff .% • of .'•• the
Courtland Avenue public &hoot,
'in . Kitthener.. The grown •hasbeen active In Junior Farmer
"and 441 Club work: , •
Prior • to het •marriage the
,bride was honored at 'tWt; show-
ers • at c.iitch:ener • including 'a
staff and Home and •Sehool As.
sociation ;presentatiOn. : • ,
• Mrs'. Ken Alt6r4.4' M4.14'131111
Coultes and Mrs. John Nixon
also held 'a !shower and .a troii.
sSeau :tea. Washeld by the Airide's
mother. , .• • ••'• •
Putple Grove W.I.
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.To..Sponsor. Course
Mrs. George Harkness ',and
Mrs: Morford 'Mackay presided
for the 'August meeting of Pur-
ple Groye- Women's Institute'
Which was held in . the school.
The, roll call was answeredby
naming' a .country and 'its char-
acteristic food or
Don -
aid .Gillies' read -the,. Seripture'
lesson. •Th e ..course "Home Care
Of the • Sick", which', was can.
celled last. fall owing to the ill-
ness of .the instructor will 'be
held 'in NoVernber of this year.
All mothers andfriends are in-
vited • to • the Garden Club
.Achievement ay in Kincardine
on August 20. Mrs. George Hark-
ness and Mrs. ',Gordon Patterson
Were appointed to attend a nieet-
ing to plan booths for, Ripley's
Centennial Fair.. The committee/
to plan a 'fleet for the fair."will
be Mrs. Donald Gillies :Mrs. Al-
lah ,Colling, *Mrs, Peter Leeson,.
Mrs, Frank Currie and Mrs. Ce -
oil. Sutton, Leadersfor the next
4.11 ,Homemaking Club will be
George, Harkness and Mrs,,
Donald Gillie& Leaders for the
Senior course On block -printing
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Mrs. Frank,Cuprie. Purple Groire
W.I. will be hostesses at the Log
•Cabin On August 30: Anyone
who is able to go -is • aiked to
contact 'Mrs.. Frank Dore.
• The September • meeting. of
Purple Grove W.I. Will be
in,. the . eVening—,at—MiK-Donaid ••
Gillies• home at 8:30 P.m.
Mrs. Edburt Bushell gave cur-
rent :events. 'Mrs. Don.-Mccosh,
al. iitCa)'14d • J Arnold of
the
e..,,e' Mrs a
7irb 1 e:ta-
ken to Tobermory .when' , the.
Bruce -Historical SOciety had met,
there on July liBtji. .Ther had
enjoyed ,the scenery along the
'way,. a boat trip .around Flower. ' , •
Pot Island, seeing parts of "The
Griffin!' salvaged. Orrie
and:hearing its story. ThreeIn-
dians of Cape. Croker. answered .•
many questions 'and 'invited
eryone to go there nqct. year..
Mrs. Herb .Farrell acted.- as
Program • Convener. . Eyeryope.
'sang 'O. Canada and 'enjoyed 'a
historical contest.. Mrs, Don
,..slidee••;,:of • •-,local
events .and i Iplaces.. Mrs: Alvin
•Blackwell and Mrs. Aurel
Ari-
strongacted as hostesses : .Lunch
was ,prOvidecl by Mrs. .MOrford
Mackay; 'Mrs. Cecil ,;Sutton and
Mrs. .Alvin BlackWell. Singing of
the Queen closed a very . plea-
sant Meeting:.
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DISTRICT HOSPITAL •
HEADS MET:A. AT WINGHAM
• Administrators and 'directors
of : nursing from Huron County
.hospitals••and hospitalsin Listor., •
wel and Kincardine,'met at
.Wingham -and District Hospital
to discuss a post of subjects. •
On, the 'agenda Were
discus-
si�ns uniforrri. salaries In the
district, staff nursing 'problems;
future hospital management- On,
a regional and district basis,, con-
valescent hospitals, emergency7
hospital service. and out-patient.,
services. • • •
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• Preparing to give a Small boy
an aptitude test, • a psychiatrist
told, his nurse to put a pitchfork,
wrench and hanurier on a table.
"If he ,grabs the pitchfork,he'll
be . a farmer. If he grabs • the
wrench, he'll be 'a mechanic; If
he grabs: the 'hammer, •he'.11 be
car.Penter.". But the kid fooled , •
everyone, He ,grabbed the nurse,
• One reason why the, girls of
today are such live wires is that
will be Mrs. Peter. LeesOn and they wear. At? little insulation.
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RIPLEY MEAT MARKET
Custom Butchering
IsIondays 1-- Hogs, $2.O0 ih. by 4:00 p.m.
Cutting and Wrapping, 2c pound
• CATTLE: CALVES and ,LAMBS EVERY DAY,
, EXCEPT SATVRDAY
We Do. Curing and Smoking . . ,Beef,"Pork and Lainh,
Sold Whole, Half or Quarter . . . For Better Service,
•. And Lower Prices Call Ripley 100,
• Chas. Hootnna, Prop. ••
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