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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1962-09-12, Page 5un- Ir- 'T 'aul•• >rge M'e P..• ,F, Ilan Nisi. • in- rec.- the n-rec.the ;Sen, iron 'all ED' is )dere pigs every: ;sail• wEloasnonityl. 1Z:th, 1963, . . • • THE LUC.If,NOWSENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO GAR • ati.4., *Nog By -Bill Smilay ` ' This'week my 'wife and I had' an anniversary.No, we didn't •Celebrate it, Wer just had it, 'There are no celebrations when - these milestones ,Loom tui,. out of the •cliomestit fog. 'We merely' observe • them, with a mixture. of .'wonder, awe and in- credulity, Sixteen years of Wedded bliss • Hahi. Sixteen years• orf sharing bed • and !board With a strange woman :I'd never..even laid eyes on until I 'Was ' $5. ,A$' •the kids Say, "How. crazy ;.can you get?" Into each life tsome, rain must fall, as the old r song putsit.., But it didn't forecast a dull -scale storm: 'It -was. raining hard 'the day we were .married,-. and. . it's been ' thundering. and . ,lghtning ever ;since. . *:. r :One thing about' our marriage; though:,. We, started ,Ofif on ' the right ?foot. And we've slaver been in step since: .Yes . we' *ere. Well dr anized financially, secure . and entotion- ally mature:None of this rustling. into a hasty, illconsidered, poorly ,matched, unionthat we 'see so often at<nong: the •young ' people 'today. Everything was well plan- ned and carefully prefiared be- fore we leaped into the 'quick- sand..: We were just. starting ?fourth year .9f college, I said, ."Let's get married." She said, right." We dug up, . a• minister a few mourners,'., and' plighted the goodold troth.. • We then jumped into a 'borrowed car and took Of 'for • a hdneymoon in 'a !borrowed cottage, Where 'we div- ed on. love and borrowed money,. And when we returned, there Was, none of this 'busiinetss of moving.. in With ' the folks.. No, d rented asmart little:'' apaart merit ,where in.y bride and' I were going to :live just .like •r eal, mar ried '. kpecrple...'J The neighbourhood was a' little' on •tl a sharbby side =just a block from ,thered-light district; ?but it ,'was only 41'0, 'a• Week.. 'I n Made sure we - arrived in ere ... e get our coal omtheCO 'For` many years •Ontario .farmers have' been pooling :. their coal' purchases through co-operatives and. central purchasing. This bargaining power enables. Ontario imperatives to.speelfy top 'quality coal at a:reason able price. You caii be sure that coal you buy from your co-op will be fresh -mined.' and.. ready to give ' You the clean, steady heat you want. ORDER NOW FROM YOUR COI -OP And Be Ready For: Winter ; Don`t Wait Until • The Snow Flies EARLy pRDER PRICES NOW IN EFFECT stti ct hone .71.-W, L.ucknow; ..or +A:, after dark and;; she didn't even, notice .the .(poolroom next door. 1 wish I could • say that I car.; ried her over .the threshold. I'd planned to, lbut..I couldn't find,. the dam' key:: And there follow-: ed our first fight, one of ' ,those: brief and bitter altercations that. -have been 'so frequent in the subsequent 16. years,,. as I have looked for Various keys" in • front Of vatious doors ,all over the. country, • '• . . Perhaps this ineid'ent took 'the. keen edge off her thrillat en- tering our first. home. -At .any, rate, .when. the cruimby old land- lady 'finally let .us • in,' the ibride didn't ' ;stand there • and squeal' with delight, as Ird expected. She - took one swift .glance ' around,, thre e' 'me ' the first. .of. several. thousand • murderous looks, and burst into tears. I'didn't 'understand her , then, and I''ve been trying •since 'that; ,September day '1 ' years 'ago with no ''More success. That was a. •ger- fectly •good room, With a '.pull-out bed, a, b*o-ring .gas: �buisner, 'and. a 'bathroom just up..on the • n.ext :floor •and down.. the.ecorridor a •li'ttle Way. Arid I've been spoil in:g that ,girl ever'' since. •+We've ;been through -a, lot to -1 gether in•. the ' ensuing. years; .bet-: ter and ?worse,: ricfrer arid 'poorer, sickness and health, children .'and Mortgages. 'And you've .. only .to. take :a ,look at us to 'know ,which one. has. thrived • ons':it. I've. lost quite,a bit.of my h'air,'. a good. many of: my teetht. most of niy' illusions, and all the .ar- guments.A11'I've picked up is a small. Pot,.; a heap' ;Of: obligations, and a 'hunted look: The ' Old Lady • hasn't lost . a ' thing, : She; still , has.'. 'the slim figure,::the fine daark eyes, ,.the dark hair; ..the .white teeth and allthe rest of her good looks:. And: she's picked up • two. children,: a joint ,chequing' 'ac- count and a maddening .aid of infallibility. -It isn't :fair. However, that's' the way things havegone, and I'm not.;cornplain ingAs the. old 'proverb has it, "A 'marl works: •from' Sun to 'sun,, but a; woman sits `around watch Jag' te:le;vision" NO, 'I •don't:..oib ject to 'having worked .my head, :to, the: bone. for the last '16 years to: keep her and her children in style. I,',ve -'written.' all • that :off as .e:xperience, ` '• What gets;, ire . is notthe past,. but, the, future --the knowledge that ..I --will •have: to live,. until death :do- us, part,'with,'a Woman who. is not only' better looking smarter. 'th'an I axis:;' but` knows: it•: • KINLOUGH •,' Miss Winnifred.• Percy spent. ' the week -end .With• friends: at Woodstock.; ., Mr. • and Mrs. R'uSse11 Hewitt• ret'urn'ed from Listowel: where they spent' a few days. Miss Joyce Allen who •has been' :holidaying at. the Hewitt home returned to her. hom•e::at Listowel. :. Miss Lois Nicholson is spend- ing awhile with ',Mr. and i Irs' N. E. Evans and Linda 'at-Toron'' ,Miss- Joan Percy and. Ma'ster:' Brian Percy 'spent' the week -end with Mf.". and Mrs. Perry Hod- gins. • Mr. • Torn MoFarlan .returned. home after enjoying 'a ziotortrip to, the West, .. . Mr. and Mrs. Eldon .ckens- willer left last week on a• Motor: triipto. the West. Mr.' grtd 1VIrs. 'Bert Nicholson spent a day •at Toronto with Mr. :and. 'Mrs. 'N; E. Evans and Linda: . The Holyrood W.I. Met, at„,the hall on Thursday everting with the President, 'Mrs. Lyman Sut- ton' in the chair. The meeting opened with the Instiute, Ode: •& the Mary Stewart :collect .was repeated in unison. Cont, tunications followed including, a Thank -You, Note for flowers:' A• training school on "New ,lamps for Old” was • 'discussed, ,'The Bruce County Rally is being held on October 18th' at Park Head, A letter was read from . Mrs. - L. Lyinburner, •Pres'ident of yW1:. I.O. .1D-elgates named were -� Mrs, Lyman. ;Sutton and Mrk 'P. A. Murray. The .site ' of $'.t?b' was r Voted for a scholarship, . •On ACa!E nom' Septemiber 24th the Institute. will. cater to the Lions. An' invitation was. received ' ? rom • the Ripley branch, to an Educational meet- ing an Septenvber 7th. Another' Polio vaccine clinic will (be...held. On :October 4th. The roll call was' ""How -1 can 'teach my ° child. .to be • a better;: citizen:' Mrs. ,M 'Charlie : urray was.: program convener and gave. the. motto, '``Un.derstanding is the Pathway to tolerance." Mr. Lloyd:, Jasper'. ,and his son Tom ..gave 'an allus trated talk on• Ernergiency Mea ' tures 'in . Bruee. ''county. • The. Institute Members are grateful .to Mr.; jiver forthis valuable' inforrn,ation. Mrs. -Charlie •Mur ray Conducted . a contest . on 'Guessing ' Pictures,' of Famous .Men and—.Women in'. our World Today Mrs, FFrank. Moulden and Miss Edna -Boyle r hailthe nigh- .est. igh.est score. ' Community singing was �enjoyed. JMrs. '. Raynard .Ac- kert thanked the 'guests and .pre rented. 'a gift on behallf,. of, the; Iristitut.e. ,•'The Meeting closed with 'God, Save the'll ueen and ;Girace ' `after. .Which Mrs, Sam' Farmer and Mrs. Charlie Murray served: a delicious :lunchto the 'niernibens' and.: guests whoa:were present for "'this important .meet ing Mrs Perry Hodgins and Mrs: Jack Ackert will be the Oc t,ober hostesses': with P. -A.- •Ni :ray. and Mrs:' Tom 'Hodgins.. -die *eters.. • . Mr • and. ;Mrs. :Bert :Nicholson'' accompanied by:' 1VIr. 'and Mrs: Lorne .Eadie : of ` Holyrood left..on '•S�aturday on a Motor •' trip ` '• to Western. Canada: Members ',of the `W A. 'attended a meeting at Bervie' on Thursday afternoon . when Mrs. Wilkinson, daughter,: of ''the late Arohibis �op :Stringer arid Mrs': 'Stringer was: the guest speaker. :She •showed pictures• of India where she' and. 'her . husband` Bishop Wilkinson' served: ?for • a ".number of 'years. Mr.. Walter Nicholson; South Mr. and ?Mrs.' cieorge' italdeniby� • of Ottawa spent Sunday, at theirr home. here and visited :with relate -- . ' Lives, . and • friends. ' Mrs. Gertrude Walsh ' visitee$ on Sunday' with 'Mr.. and Mrs.. A. Herbert, Con-. 4. The W.A. will meet. on Thurs..:dray at : the church. Hostesses.... , >, M— rs. Colwell, •Mrs. Cox 'and' Mrs:, James:. Hodgins: 1VJr. and• Mrs. Arthur.' Heiden - 6y of Toronto called on , rela- tives here •on. Saturday. •• • ;The Anglican Service' will. be held at 1i1. o'clock, on :'Sunday next. NEWS ,�; BRIE FSS FROM :NEARBY. 'Twenty=.two applications were received by Wiarton 'C:auncil for •the .position of police chief:. • The death , oc�eurred' suddenly at Victoria ,Has�pital of 'Mrs: W. J. Freeborn of Walkerton, wife: of Crown Attorney Freeborn: '. Bill ",•Sproul 'was in on a 3 Way split .af a $50. game at the last Teeswater Ibin:'go, ur- •*. • Magistrate O, C. • McClevis :ordered four, y'oung:worrien, from the courtroom, ,,i,n ' Southampton. 'when: they appeared attired 'Shorts.. • W.ingham' Council has,received a?ppa;oval of a $415;00, twenty- year debenture, to cover the cQ ..-- •of.:'a new front in the. Wingh•azn • arena; ;119 Dermis Riggin . of Kincardine reported cast :week at .the Detroit e i R'ed Wings hockey, Camp.:D nn s has 'been ',playing • goat for the Edmonton . '.Flyers:. He .suffered. :an "eye injury .last season, but a Line, . is ;spendinng.:awhiie at the recent check-up • at. the Mayo home. 'of • Mr. '.arid `Mrs Bert Clinic in" Rochester gave hurl . a Nicholson: , • perfect vision report. r RIPLEY MEAT MARKET" Custom Butchering• Mondays — Hogs, . $2.00 in 'i?y' 4:00 ' p.m, Cutting ° and Wrapping, 2c pound ) ,. CATTLE, CALVES . and LAMBS EVERY 'DAY; EXCEPT SATURDAY • Do We Curing and' • ,Curing Smoking • Beef, Pork and L• amt: Sold Whole,, Half or Quarter..... • For Better Service, And Lower . Prices- Call Ripley ,100, than, Haoisr a, Prop. MEMORIALS Unsurpassed ;•itt Beauty and'Value• P MORRIS GRANITE And `MARBLE WOR1S ' Representative • • lossMacLeii Phone 51 anney-",„Isiosiimiummi. an. Kincardine • • r• 71' ' • •