HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1962-03-07, Page 7WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7th, 1962.
THE ; LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
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' Have you4 npoticed • how the
world is: turning, away from the
idea that a hero must be a young
.man? For example, when . the
• Yanks; wanted to send somebody
whistling around the world
one ofthosecrazy. capsules, they
didn't 'choose some young puiik
Of twenty-three,
Nossir! They picked Colonel
John Glenn, . a' mature, intelligent,
charming and handsome:. fellow
about. my age. It's finally being
realized that .most ,mien . of our
age possess these qualities, along
With outstanding ability to ;handle
a.erisis under grdat stress.
.As. the years. hurtle' by,. this
has :become gradually more evi-:
dent . to .me—how ' excitable and
nervous and' erratic and just plain
• silly are . young fellows; how•
and
PICE
By Bill Smiley
calm, comi tent, poised,: steady,
reliable and sane , are we m,ore
adult' chaps,.
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-Of
-Of course,h muat adthit it's
lust a. matter of :experience. The
young, fellow in his late teens . or
early 20's is .inclined to panic
when he confronts an. unfamiliar.
situation. But for the middle-aged
bird,. there's, no such thing. •He's
been through it,. or something'
Mighty .like it; •
The '• man who has . been able
to reach, 40 without resorting to
drugs, drink or divorce is a pret-
ty . valuable piece; of humanity.
He may. not be able to accomplish
some , physical feats as quickly
or easily as the young buck. But.
he .can perforin a lot more mental
.and social feats, and in the pro-
cess he 'Can last :a whole lot
longer and finish a good deal
stronger. .
1'd like to see, for example,
the young fellow who Could' have
stayed with me last Tuesday,
finished as, fresh as. I did- It 'was
the day my :daughter' became 11,
She'd been promised a birthday
party. After bhe invitations were
out, her mother realized .that she
had to take the other offspring
to the city for a music festival,
and wouldn't be here to run the
show.:. x .
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to, the shyest, ' or the' gawkiest,
or his, bank manager's daughter',.
ol.' somebody useful, .
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I'd like to :see that• young fel-.
low .hustle up two dozen hotdogs
with. the works, pour 24 glasess
of ginger ale, whip the cream,
serve theJ.ello,.light the. candles
and lead the singing, • and. escape
with nothing more than a few
burned fingers, a couple of bro-
ken.,
ro-
ken.• glasses, some wax on the
'tablecloth, and' -'not enough nickels
in. the cake. He, just. couldn't. .do",'
it.' Head be screaming for the
Guess. who? Right. .I Was •it, . Red Cross or somebody • before.
Planner of games -; judge of con- he'd' dished out thg' , first round
of red -+hots.
tests, master of ceremonies, set; • ' � - ' = •
tier of fights, caterer, and general Now,,`I'm; not bragging or'look-
party mother; And do you think' ing for' praise. I'm merely point.
L •didna,t handle' all .those roles ung out a, fact that is well known'.
with, dignity, grace, '•'charm ''and to all. ,midle=aged. men - that
warmth; not t� mention' aplomb all middle-aged'. men' are more'
and insouciance? Dang right I did. dipylomatic, tolerant,' judicious ''.&
het fu in emer envies than'' are
'Take some young punk of. 20 P_ g
and lethim try it. Let .hin} take young men..
over . a dozen wild; squealing,. If this is the' case, .someone -will
sweet, silly, giggling little • girls.
He'd run sobbing out of the house,
calling for -'his• mother, after 10"
minutes. of it.
I'd like' to :see • him acting as
judge for .•; the twist,, contest we.
held. He'd .probably: have '.given
the ;prize to the • kid who • could
dance it' the' best. A mature man'
Would never do 'that. He'd give it
ask, why is."itthat young women
aren't 'battling .to' capture ; these.
paragons, instead: 'of going around
marrying young men all the time? -
And the casual observer will 'pro=
bably reply that ,it's • because
young men have hair on their
heads'and muscles in their bellies
and musicln• their .souls..
• This, ofcourse, is a superfluous
us out .6f grab 'bags.,
NEED EXTRA:WARM?
MAKE XOUR NOME
COMPLETE WITH'
• ----Arr. ri
COLLYER
ELECTRIC
Pho4e '208-r-25, Lucknow
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view. ,As anyone who h.as• pond-
ered the whole business can eas-
ily see, the real reason is ' be- '.
cause.' these ,,fine . .middle -a g..
chaps, ,in the ,very prime. and flo-
wer- of their lives, are already
in, the 'toils .of .,women. who know
.how fortunate they are, and who.
,are hanging onfor dear. life. Af-
ter 'all, you don't. get chaps like
HOW Z ANY HAVE A. BANK ACCOUNT:?
Chances' are they all have/Because nowadays practically everybody
is a bank customer. And they.go to the bank so often and for
so many reason
s: to deposit savings, arrange ,a 'loan, buy or sell'foreign.
exchange, purchase money orders ... In fact, Canadians •:seem to.'use
'
bankizi►g services more than the people' of any other country/The
chartered banks,'; for their part, do their utmost to make each
. branch a friendly;'. efficient centre 'for every kind of banking service.
•
E CH.A:I'TERED-/BANDS SERVING TOUR COMMtJN'ITY
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BROWNIE NEWS.
The :1st Lucknow Brownie Pack
meet Wednesday, February 28th
with eighteen girls present: Carol`
Campbeli"was Toadstool Fairy. •
The meeting began with sing-
ing, followed by Fairy Ring, Fairy
'Gold and Inspection
Some Tweenies remembered to
bring brush and' comb and.; they
passed• the .test for parting and.
combing their ',own hair. `Then. •
they made a booklet" in the. shape,,
• of a . Toadstool' and printed the
° Promise, Motto and -Law' inside,.
Tawny :Owl .supervised this work.
• . while Brown ` `Owl borrowed a
few at a time an•d ioolt -them to
:the :kitchen for a. lesson in dish
'washing. .
• Packie. `worked, With the Golden.
Rand Brownies on Semaphore &
knitting.
A Baine, "I got ready, to go to.
my Brownie. meeting"' was play-
ed 'until everyone was ' ready for
• Pow „wow. There Brown-. • OwI' '
,read the. Brownie Story.' and •`ev
eryone took. ; part in• a review' of
the Sign,' Salute ,and. Han
A •few are '.still .having:_: a :little.;
trouble. knowing .the .left: hand,.
from 'the. right, Enrolment wkas
discussed ands it. Was decided to •
aim for holding it.o'n March' : 14th..:'
"-The , meeting' closed with'•'the ..
Brownie Squeeze and Chimes:
Everyone got :dressed• for ,home
and formed' a' magic `arch through
which they passed - and :.`said
:good-bye`:
KINLOSS
The .March meeting,. • of the '
Kairshea 'Institute will be held
" in the Kairshea Hall' oh:March
.3th: Nlrs:. 'Victor Emerson, ,1Dis
-trict . 'President wilt be guest,'
speaker: Please., note change of
date
Lillian•Middletori IS 'still-• hos
p talized at. . Wing,ham ' and 'this
past week has had a ;severe cold. '
Billy : Congram :Of . Wingham,
visited over the week -end at the
home of •Mr.. and Mrs, Leonard
Maclnnes.�
..
Mr MacClure 'of Ches'le r, a
'first-year '.student, at.•. Waterlo,
University was speaker' o•aker' at .Sojith ..
Kinloss Presbyterian 'Church' on
.Student Sunday...
' Flight Sit, C. E. and.Mrs, Dic-
kis and '.family of Scarborough
acid. Mr. and Mrs. John Dickie
visited the past .'Week -end at the:
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Dickie,
Mrs. and Mrs, John Dickie re-
married for a' longer visit.
'Sunday School was :resumed at.,
• "South Kinloss ohaund;ey with•
promotion;•to new classes.
Brian Keith .IS home from
:school with. the measles; Ilene
E.urt, has been ill with the flu
. and several .others have been ab
sent with colds and f u,