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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1959-11-04, Page 6PAGE 10. ,Lucialow. SENTIN,Liicw-Now oNTAI!,10 4?••••••••••••44.044,44444se.P.4",4140.44so,..044, .••••144 Su.gar and SpIcTe *By We. 13,,IN. „Smiley ' There's. a 'deal of fluttering and puttering and mutterings of hurrying and worrying arid scur- rying, around our town these days. There is tension in the air, and secrecy. Domestic quarrels are frequent and bitter, -Women weep 'easily, and normally soft- spoken men curse with gusto . and., little provOcation: ' '. * * . • Cause/all. the • strain, of • court% 4is thatdeer season, is upon us again... About dawn on , , Monday morning, some two • thirds : of., the male population • Will be off on the great annual trudge. Among, them, they will ;cover more territory than did Napoleon's army on the retreat • / from: Moscow. • Majority ,of these intrepid ad- venturers* would' not .walk two blocks to work on a pleasant daY in mid -summer,... Yet they .will • drag ; tliernselVes and a dirty. " great musket through, swamp and slab and burn, throu,gb mud and snow and rain, for • eight hours a day during the; an- • nual attack ,of cafard known in •'these parts as deer hunting. • * * Thetruth is,' of ,course that it ts7211201,1-EAKKOZWallefr.MKCCKWAX•x.x.cozeit::itcK.:X•Nix.x:3MICK.IC:r- is not. the 'hunt they enjOY. Deer 1 hunting, as a 'sport is highly over -rated. ft is mud' like sold- ieringlong Periods of complete monetony' and intense discom- fort, interspersed by explosions of violence and utter confusion. * • * ;There are reasons, why all those pet,,bellied, flabby-museled, short-winded dharacters undergo the dreariness and the exhaus- tion of the hunt. Seldom among them are the yearning for a venison roast, nor. yet the deep desire to ,indulge in the thrills of the chase, • . • Sortie theM go because they •face ;the truth. They know that they '''can't spend, one more day with their wives without. taking an axe to them'. Smug in °the knowledge that it is the one holi- day on which the old lady will not insist on 'tagging along, they leave for the deep woods and safety with expressions of love and solicitude, the hypocrites. • . Another segment is also near- ing the breaking point. It is 'made up of the .Men who :are running away from The; Job ; or. •The .BUsineSs. Nearly'. berserk • from the attentions •of .boss or customers, they'll admit quite frankly, the .cowards, that they don't, give, a diddle about the hunting, they just Want to get .someplace • where there', .are nd telephones, where nobody can • 4 ;•• ;-• to t ;;1,-;•' 1114re • efor e t ,; Anw.vptusgainusentass 0444.4.444 ...W••••••••• • • We. . • ' • ti:tt• •4 • • •-• get at them, • Then there are the boys who want to play • at being men. These are the Aypes with white- collar jobs, good Winne, and iron -willed wives, For. 51 weeks of the year, .these birds are well dressed, well mannered, and well monied. So they go deer hunt- ing, and for one glorious week, they stomp around in big boots, never wash or shave, talk, rough and dirty, belch at will, and get drunk. • • . *•* • Still another, regiment of hunt- ers is made up of ,men to'whoni deer hunting 'has a snob 'appeal,. They • are like. Oe people who don't know •a ''football from a footbath, but break •their.nedk0 to get a ticket to the •PreY Cup , ga»ie, because it's ' a prestige .deal. This type of 'hunter wears expensive hunting Clethes„ has an expensive 'gttin, and goes to a well organized camp, where he does a lot of drinking andpoker- playing and lets the guide.:shoot the deer. . • • • Then there is the vast assem- bly of ordinary? hardy perennial 'chits, who go deer hunting just for the 'belil of it. They pile in .1 car and head north, hitting' he' stuff, all the way. When fhey get to the deer country, they pile out and wander aimlessly and cfnelesslY, shooting at horses; cat- tle and each other & getting lost. .• 4 wE,DNESDAY, NOV. 4th, 19594 ,+4Proip!sto.1.0411•04•Nwolarlieklou 4 You Need and ,VVe Have PLASTIC STORM' WINDOVVS6xi2 and 48x72. PLASTIC FOR STORNI WINDOWS-4eaiy clear by the yard. • VITA PANE and. CELLO GLASS—for Poultry House' windows, • • WEATHER. STRIPPING ---.1 hinds.. . . MEWS:FALL & WINTER GLOVES AND MITTS CAULKING CEMENT • -.; CAULKIN GUNS M Soli Hardware Lucknow • • • . TIMBER TIPS On ;Wednesday night the Cubs upped their ..season's total to 17 With a '3 point victory Over the Lions. Harold. Errington. and Gwen • Caesar led a fine team effort for •the Cubs. ,Freda Er- rington's • 645 was top forthe Lions. • • •• Jack FiSher led the Coons to a 4 point sweep over. the ChiP- munks as, he rolled a big 700 tOtal. Jessie Jpynt's 603 also aided the cause while the. short handed Chipmunks- .Were having a bad time. • • , Captairi Bill Stewart.' teamed • • The ' second day, they • lasttill noon, then head for the nearest 'PO. The third day,. they don't even get up till noon, manage to get in. rare shape, by. - dark; and. shine wetly at the hunters': • dance. , • • ' • •'Perhaps live.. percent of all •those who, go deer hunting . are' real. hunters. TheY look forward to the .hunt witn keenest ' ,L antici- pation. They•love the bush and t7, the cold and the attle of wits. They -work, hard at it.. They • •come borne with ;Venison.. And N they talk about it i1 winter. ; • .* • : . You'll. have to pardon these. Mandons thoughts. I've just been, checking my deer hunting equip.; • ment. and am ,a little soUr.' ,My hUnting, jacket was' the only bed our pup" would sleep on when we got him, and it's been chewed on and.' spewed on. Were 'MY hunting, pants limit .fishing last. 'spring, fell in, .and they, shrank to pedal pushers. Last tune I Saw. my, hunting cap, the ,kids were picking ,Wild „strawberries into• it. My hunting 'knife has. apparently been used for ..trim7 ming linoleum, and my compass vanished ,on 'a Cub's hike. • , In view of .all this, along. With . the fact I haven't the guts to ggest it • to the Old Girl, • it lOoks aS, though I'lI have to skip The Hunt this Year: Thank goodness. • ••:• • • KINLOSS NEWS . Miss to Miss ,Grace MacDougall • for winning,' the Luckno*, School public speaking competition; She Will now cOm- pete• with other schools at Pais - Mr. „Robert Gilchrist has ,been a patient in Wingham. Hospital' v,rith an infection ih his Jeg. Mr. Fraser 'MacKinnon • had the misfortune to break his right arm just above the wrist. • Miss Gladys Orahaip of bon•. don spent the week -end, with her parents; Mr. .and Mrs. Doug-. las Graham:: • We are glad to report that Mr. Austin Martin who. Under- went a 'serious operation in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, was able to •return home last Wed- • nesday. Mrs, . Gilbert Hamilton and IVIr.• Herb Buckton Were , in To; ronto to. attend •their uncle's funeral. - • Mr,' and Mrs. Dave Harman and Bill and MrS. McWhinney of Goderich visited Sunday . with Mr. and Mrs.: Ira Dickie and family. estinghotise Electric' Dryer el WITH DIRECT AIR FLOW DiuEs 20% FASTER 'Westinghouse exclusive Direct Air Flow. , • Drying dries clothes fluffier . faster. ' p That's because a strong stream of fresh, ,. warn air blows directlY into the turnb: • . • P*1 • • , iv • ,Irng clothes and not through a 'screen as 0 • '4 others do. ..Uses less electricity, reduces • 4 . g drying time and is safe for all fabrics, • AVAILABLE AT, ..4 It • • • • with OtlhiveepoCiiliciaSht:lnfolr pooviielrts. ppwerwith totals of' 654 ; and 631 rps. pectively, Mike Sanderson with • N6T1c2inl.i:shs. ,sbeaibtigP,olseiricagth vvirtilgiultiobg •in the single' point. • •. . On alleys 3 and '4 'the Zebras squeezed out a 3 point victory over the Beavers.; Ken Jardine with . 652 led • the attack vith. Lloyd Ashton and Frank Thoutp. son' supplying the main opposi- tion. ' '• Russ Button with 600 and Kay Crawford • with • 570 rolled • the .Gophers to a 3'point win over the Squirrels: ',Gladys Hamilton's 623. and Fred Button's 600 were 1z:est for the Squirrels. •. ' .• Standings 'Cubs. 17,Polecats 15, :Tigers 13, Squirrels 13, •Chipmunks, 9, Beavers -9..; Gophers., 9, 'Zebras 7, Coons 6, ,_LiOns 5. • • • . '14 • Plumbing, .Heating, Wiring,. Eavetroughing A ' . INEratate331111104,10210NedWit440X.O.e...30Z-.21X.> ',MOW • Webster & MacKinnon PHONE 50 UCKNOW 4 WALTER BIRECKLES KINLOUGH, ONTARIO 'Phone 13-20 Ripley Your John Deere Dealer •=.- Automotive and Tractor Repairs Arc and Acetylene welding . . IVIachine Work . . 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