HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1961-11-15, Page 5WEDNESDAY, NOV. 15th;, 1
THE LUCKNOt
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CKNOW,, ONTARIO
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Flt's :not only the ducks apd'•the
d eer that are catching :it :this
'fall. Apparently it's also open
--,-,...-season on. columnists: Latest 'salvo
fired in my direction was ds-
charged by a Baptist minister.
• His volley appeared ;in, the Atiko
kan, • Ont., Progress, , Which has
run . this column for • some years.
Dearie me, that parson Pias a
wicked ' tongue in his head. He
can really •dish it out. And when
he runs out of personal abuse
he falls back on .. a passage. Of
, ' scripture;, Morn from context, of
course.
Herewith a few samples,' The
' Letter begins: "I would appreci-
ate the opportunity to express
my disgust over an• article that
appeared in your. paper by one.
self-styled Romeo and tough guy,
Bill Smiley.. This ,article was. a
• .mixture „of trash,' and'; rubbish
with a• whole plot ''of` n'ot'ing
'thrown.. in.: •y
Now this gentle rnan of the
cloth obviously •'has me mixed ' up -
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With someone else, If ' " I • didn't
h. elteue., that, I'd ,be hurt, "Me, ;a
• . Romeo? It: is: to laugh... I haven't
been' o,tit with a girl,' except my
wife, ,since•.1 started courting her
Back in 39. Me, a: tough 'guy?..
The same wife, who weighs about
108, can quell me with an eye-
brow. ' I'll admit .the a. rticle was
a mixture of trash' arid rubbish,.
but I'm not going' to. take 'that
part about. "a whole lotof, noth-
ing" lying down. There • was also
junk in . it, and ' nonsense, but
there wasn't any nothing in it.
The parson goes on 'to suggest
that he'd enjoy, giving me a 'phy-
sical pounding, .as well as a ver-
bal , one.. Careful, miser. I may
be a .138 -pound ,coward, but ''my
big brother isn't. He is coward,,
'bossing " a lumber camp. : '
Joking aside, you didn't really
mean it, did .You,. reverend?- I
didn't mind that" obit where• you,.
linked me' with •harlots; 'drunk-
arils; dope - addicts and' Mr. Kliru-.
sh :hev, • : but ' the .next part • hurt;
Where " Y, .ou' said: "I reeentl read
y
where . a college ; graduate could
Mat read nor write. .Could, .it ,be:
that Smiley was his teacher? :Any,'
school that is: foolish 'enough'.; to
have`:. a man. like him -on. . their
staff 'would n4 do>ibt have him in
the English department;'
Yep, that's where all us: dope.
fiends :and .:drunks wind up.. ,I
Showed, your letter to my de-
partment head, a gentle lady who
has been teaching for years; .just
to; let .'her know what a viper
'she was nursing, She read it and.
grinned. .
' I • liked the last paragraph,
though, in which .you . said:, "I
wish he were a member' of any.
church.. It would give 'me . great
•joy to' have-• him voted: out of
the membership." That• bit' has
the nicest touch • in the • whole
diatribe, and, I',defuse'.' to make
any of the' comments that' leap
to mind. • '
However,`• dear sir, ;I'm sorry
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if you have leen offended. I 'am
sure you are a good man. I. aim
not a good'man, I Om not a yef:
bad one, either, just an ordinary
husband and • father, 'a .broken-
down weekly editor,'' a school
:teacher a `newspaper columnist,
and a sinner; I go to 'church, but
I'm not quite sure whether I'm.
saved ' or not. I rather •:doubt • it.
At any rate, let's not be :hostile.
There's enough 'bickering in ,the
world. ,Some . of your ,fellow -
townsmen' have come to my•:.de-
fences. `in your : paper. I thank,
them, and: suggest we. drop the
whole matter. I' respect.' your sin
cerity. You 'must respect.;muie.
Mather than defe• nd' myself, I'll
let this retired ' high school tea
cher,. • a, . gentleman and ' scholar,
do it for me. He ,'writes; "Smiley
writes ont only `sugar' but
`sp heGappeals heGa eats ta.the vulgar
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`damn' are mere expletives•,
uttering of which•relieves tenon.'
Would you have Smiley say `iqy.
goodness sakes alive', or, as: an
evangel,* olio campaigned in my
youth recommended,' , `Tobacco;
pipes. and wine' in place of (hell"
and `damn'9"
"Personally,.I don't see' why a
lady should be upset by mention,
of the finalgoal of sinners or
the verb that condemns themto
it inmyView it more ore —
revolt-ing. and disgusting: to hear .the
Englishlanguage murdered , by
semiliterate • radio and television
personalities."
"Smiley is not'go,ing to change•,
his style.. Good for hire.' I shall
Still.. enjoy Sugar and Spice."
Thank you,. Fred
Halifax, and may your enjoyment
be
be of, many years' ' duration.
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PiowinTenders
Huron Township. • Council met
pursuant to adjournment with all•
members , present. ' At • ' 1.30 the
members • • took , their oath .for
Court : of Revision , and as, there.
*ere. no appeals to . the Assess-
ment Roll, a motion was moved
by Walden and. Lowry that we
accept the Roll as finally revised
and Court , was adjourned.
In' Council 'business . the ten
ders:.. sof Ted White and . Peter
Guikema were : ;accepted' for
spraying cattle .for; lice and. the.
tender of :Dave'; Moore was 'ac-
cepted for wing -man • ` the.
Township' grader:
Out of seven tenders for ,snow
plowird, four were accepted, Roy
Marshall,' Coiling ' Brothers, 'Bill
Itempton and_Gordon tesart•
• The •'. day set . for nomination
•for. „ members of . Council. 'and
:School Area "Boards will be No
:vember. 24th:. with : Election . Day
December. 4th.•
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Moved by. Matin and McKin•
noxi that' 1he Treasurer 'pay; the:
•'following accounts: '
Cemetery Ivan Pollock, care,
$49.00;; Harry Coiling,' top . soil,
28.00, 'Ten 1VIcKay, ',gas: ;and oil•;
1:1;82.
Township—• Doris MacDonald;
care of,'.'hall, $15;50; Glenn• Fart
.re11, , :postage, 50.50;. Earl `Tout,.'
Cottage. leases, Jurors and stamps,
204.00 Hugh Cameron, seleotmg
Jurors,; 5.00; Registry Office, Reg;
By -Law 1195, 215.50; •Municipal
World; supplies, 9:06, Village: of
Ripley, >• fire . call, 50;00; J. B,
Breckenridge, coal for hall, 121.- •
70;.:Plowmen' Association, sgrant
for .match, 15.00; Welfare, 25:00;
F Cocvan ,Co: habi qty insurance,
399.04; :Post. Office,' .unemploy
'Hent 'stamps; ' 6.08.
Roads --Stevg :IrWin, su-perin-
-.tendent, $325:00; -Ernest' ;Walden,
grader, 215.60; Imperial .0i1, oil
and diesel fuel, ;225 00;;; Frank's
garage, . truck•' repairs, 16.34, F.' A.
Stonehouse, paving, 3,576.30; Rip
ley . Hydro; township 'shed, • 2.50
Pollock '.Electric, gement ,and tile
`1,018.79; Graham . Cook,,:bulldoz •
ing,..2,029.40 `Canada Ctiverts,.
new...culverts;. 168.92;. G. W. Cot
thers,; grader ;repairs, 477:23; Me
Arthur Tire Service,' 'tire ' .and
m ,' on Roads.
tube, :27647'3• bom:ni
grader .blade s, 25:24; 'i; G. mac
Donald,; fuel,oil and hydraulic
Wil, 42.61; Bill .Kempton, hauling 1
gravel:: '122>10, Roy. Marsha11, :.
hauling gravel, ,69.30; Coiling
Brothers, hauling gravel; 180.25,
Harry Coiling, ;hauling and load-
ing, 84.90; James McTavish', gra-
vel, 62.00, Lloyd'' Wylds, cutting:
weeds, 682.93; Howard -Hodge,
repairs, .45:60; •'R. MacEachern,
payment on abridges, ' 12,939.40;
F. Cowan 'Co., road •liabilitj in
surance, 460.35; . B. M. . /toss, : sup=
•i:ntendartce., at. Clarks bridge, 230
00; Gordon Farrell, fill, 75.00. -
'. Moved by McKinnon Martin, .
that we do how adjourn to meet
on. December .11.64 -sat 9 a..m
EARL TOUT, Clerk.
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. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Ritchie and
family visited : recently in Ilam.:
-iIton. •
Mr. and; Mrs. Russell Swanand'
daughter visited for ',week -end in
St. George *with Mr. •and . Mrs
Earl Swan.
Mr: 'and' Mrs„ Jim 'Smith and
;family of Molesworth visited with.
Mr: and Mrs.. Will : Ritchie om
trnda3�
Mr .;'and: Mrs Nelson Raynard «: ,
visited'Sunday with Mr. and' Mrs..
Robert Irvin `of Dungannon. '
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THS KAN6AR0O, the largestor the
Au'tralian marsupials, roams.tb•
-.'countryside in large bands. Although -'a
full-grown 9kafgaroo' is ninefeet, high
..and weighs 200 pounds,,the baby is
only , an inch long when Win ,born., It
staysinside its mother's pouch' until
�..it is five or six months old,: at which.
time it' weighs several pounds, and b
able to shift for itself
When the young kangaroo leaves :its
"home," it is ready to take its rightful
• place .intheworld. To helpyour children
bke: their rightful place in the world,
there is nothing better than life ice-
arm. let me tell your about Sun Liles
Educational Policy which can so easily
provideiutndsfortheircoilege education
Mr,. and Mrs. W. 'G. 1•ittnte ''
Spent the week -end to ' Hamilton
with 10 Tr ,Harold Gardner.
Mr. ,and Mrs. l'en Petrie of
Nincar:dine ,spent Sunday With
Mr., • anal Mrs, LI. A. Rackett. t
I Kmahan
It Licknow
Phone Whigham 717-w4.
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