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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1966-02-02, Page 15• THE 1,UCKNO.W SENTINEL, tUcKNOVII, ONTARIO . 2nd, intent many 11 here is on •eve .ous that telecast lis Magi .!1) conte ?rogram ittle Th, nes was aurel an out warn a ,Franke ean Ala. ere. meat e childr: consola ming was the hes., whi Shakes' the line leet 'aga. r in rain" '1 highli,; ?rpanded nposer, great s Lion was )re ways ig a magi e set and anish,*bui ur, • , any thing rnent re: tot that C y other tr' rfo Canadi liarneful kn Ow bit ould be a, anadiani to cable r Qan war e do som 're the Ca, 'sting, El .stupid br' SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley Ever been on shift . work? •t nurses have. Many in - trial workers have. Farmers.. Natives, merchants,office diets — and until recently, hers —, have not ,had • that ightful experience. • ' Hirst time.' ran Into it 'was on y first joli,-when I was 17 ek in the middle ages, Some es known as the Dirty Thir , I have been a stalwart mpion. of the working man er •since, • . It was on a steamboat on the at Lakes, Seven days a week, r a dollar a day:. , ' • 1 worked the graveyard shift. • opt that in those. days 'It was Wit and a half,from mid- . t to noon. And it seemed .to rolling a • little •every mid- • t. list enough to make*you Sick at heart, .sick • at stomach, groggily made our way to galley, about1130 p m, for reakfast" • , The night cook was a jolly Or- tal gentleman called Sing. He uldn't sing. And he couldn't k, either, But his heart was the right place. He knew we. ded sustenance for the 12 urs ahead. Chuckling merrily, he'd pile r plates with greasy eggs, • easy ham, greasy fried pote- s. Sometimes, fer a change, ere'd be 'greasy sausages and eacf fried in, grease. Even a 17 -year-old stomach. e human organ that Most sely resembles a cement couldn't take it.. We used • push the greasy gob around , plate, and settle for some asy coffee. • .„ ' • . But the clincher, the thing t really made Our stomachs ave, that made us rush from gallery to Our jobs 'of clean-. Triumphantly, •Sing • would 'sing out, "You like nice Boston Cleam Pie? 1 got:"'Now, as you probably know, 'Boston :Cream Pie is a rich, nauseobs concoc- tion of custard . topped with eream Almost 30 years later, I still gag' when I •see it -on a menu, • • • • As you May hove ,gathered. I didn't like shift work then. And it hasn't improved Inlich -during the intervening years. • ▪ This year, at Our school, we're on a double shift.- A COfilbilla. tion of post-war .baby boom and bureaucratic red tape have pro- duced a situation in which the populations of ,two entire schools, some 2,000 students, are sharing a building intended for half that number. The school board had two al- • ternatives. They could have each student hold another stu- denton his or her knee alt day, • or they .could .run two shifts.. • They favored the former. be- cause it 'would save on teachers, lighting and ' books. But.. sonic. parents werepretty annoyed at the , idea of their 88 -pound • daughters holding a 200 -pound, football player in their laps • all day. So the school board fear- , lessly comprOmised, and voted for the shift system. • And that's Why your faithful reporter lurches out ,of bed at 6,15, wildly groping •for the alarm clock, has a coffee break, if there is • one, at 9 a.m., and • eats lunch about 10.30 in the morning. • • • In. theory, ,it's ,wonderful. • Teachers 'have allafternoon to sleep, golf, curLor hunt, and the evening to prepare lessens. 'Good for the students, too. They • have their homework ' all done •WILLIAM M.MATHERS ,William M. Mathers, 58 ',OF 25 Buffalo Street ,.died .recently in the Brantford general Hospital. • He was born in Atharah, Scot:: land, a son of the late Mr. and Mts. David. Mathers. 1 -le came to Canada 45 years ago, Mr. Math • ers resided in die. Drumbq district • previous. to going to ,Brantford 38.years ago; He was a machin- ist and moulder and was formerly •employed with Cockthutt Farm ° Equipment limited there: - During the Second World War he served with the RCNVR as Chief Petty . . Officer. He was a life member of the Brantford Exr Imperial•Club. Surviving is one brother, James of . Luc know Interment was made in the Sold iers' Plot, Mount Hope Cemetery Rev. Phillips Ress• officiated. by dinner time, and can watch TV or wash their hair, or go to, . the poolroom. All we have to do is get to bed a couple of hours earlier than in the good old In practice, it's horrible. Wives persecute husbands in the afternoon with shopping, . scrubbing; repairing, nagging. If you sleep in the afternoon, yon lie stark, staring, insomniacal, at night If you work or play, you fall asleep in the middle of dinner,. baked potato half chewed. ' Nobody goes to bed, any ear- lier than they ever did. And what we wind up with is a pe- dantry of , recl-eyed teachers, 4 frayed at the edges 4 facing a gaggle of yawning teenagers. some of whoin.were up at 5 a.m., to catch the school bus, every morning at 7.45. ,January Specials Ofl Feed Miraiis INTERNATIONAL 105 FEED MIXALL, NEW NEW HOLLAND 350 FEED MIXALL, NEW NEW HOLLAND 340 FEED MIXALL, SLIGHTLY USED GEHL 65DX FEED MIXALL, NEW GEHL 55 POWER TAKE -OFF HAMMER MILL WITH TRANSPORT, -NEW LETZ GRINDER WITH BELT PULLEY, NEW USED EQUIPMENT . , INTERNATIONAL -$414 DIESEL. TRACTOR,: RECONDITIONED INTERNATIONAL .B375 DIESEL TRACTOR • EXCELLENT CONDI'TION., ' •• • . , '•INTERNATIONAL B275 DIESEL TRACTOR,. WITH • INTERNATIONAL no' •LOADER- AND, HYDRAULIC ' BUCKET MASSEY FERGUSON ..3$ GAS TRACTOR WITH MALCO. • LOADER AND MECHANICAL. BUCKET . ••• • .. , , • SEVERAL HAMMER MJLLS WITH Bator PULLEYS Mondays Hogs, in by 4:00 p.m. CATTLE, CALZSEPTandSktirgAfVERY DAY,' We do Curing and Smoking . . Beef, Pork and Lamb. Sold Whole, Half or Quarter . • • . For Better .Service, And Lower Prices — Call Ripley, 100. • • CHAS. HOOISMA — PrOp. • CAN GET ALL * • mot 1r etty Trudy Young joins Ray .Bellew and versatile Howard the rile'as to-hodtess of the popular children's program Razzle zzle seen every week day an the: CBC -TV network. ./ 4.111.4eitent, **SOON 4.1•04q.,1* • • st,...k • . • a...• • 4 .ln the: age, of autorbation when labor' fears the replacement of men with machines one of Canada's biggest employers can't find enoar gh, people to meet their require rnentt. The Bell Telephone Company employer Of over 35,000 Canad- ians finds Itself looking for 500 • males and 1000 females, in LILe• Western Area of theproinpany terr- Imo this year... tt‘b,, • , . R. Reid , Manager: Employment , says, '.'Despite automation our • need for men and women has been rising • . Mr. Reid says that the full cycle effects the Company's employ- . ' inent positioh marriage, 'birth, retirements and death: • • The last National Employment figures show that there is only 2 per. cent of the population tinern- ployed in Ontertes,/ • ' ,In an effort to find thepeople they need Bell Canada has inerear ed its recruiting programme. "We advertise in all the Communide * tions media ,•send speakers to ' Guidance days at secondary "school;' work hand in hand with career COW' • sellors, and the National Employ. ment;Service," he•said. • Like all big,cornpanies Bell Canada encourages its staff to seek ks much. education as possible and provides numerous on the job train- ing programmes for its employees'. They also encourage ,secondary students to think twice before leav- ing school and 'turning down their chance -- for whet they think is . immediate financial„.gain: "Industry is becarnifig increasing- ly demanding because of the end- less technical advances. Its big problem, We not only need men and -women -- we need educated men and Women," he cornmented.' The storm„last week which abat- ed Saturday allowed folks to re- turn to normal by having their laneways cleared with snow blowers only to be filled in again by the storm which started Sunday and re- sulted in schools in, the community being closed. The north street in the village was impassable with high drifts for vehicles until the snowplough's arrival. Guess this A the snow storms the old timers 'talk about in the good old days. Mr. and Mrs. John Jariiieson, Brian and Gary of East Wawanosh • were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. .Tom Jamieson. Whitechurch Woolen's Institute' will be held on February. 9th at 2 ,P:mat the home/of Mrs. Vie - tor Emerson. Roll Call, "A new product I have used and like"' and „ "i treat for a shut in for Valentine boxes", , Topic, "Canadian Ind- ustries" . Mrs. Russel Gaunt. Motto Mrs. E. Johnston, Joke Mrs. E. Scholtz. • 'Wayne Martin of Western Univ- ersity spent the weekend with his parents, Mr; and Mrs. Don Martin' West 'Wawanosh. Mr. and Mrs Bill •Rintoul att- ended the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Robert Caldwell, of Londesboro, in Clinton on Wednesday. S.S. NO: 10 Kinloss scholars and teacher, Mrs. Wheeler, and high school students all enjoyed a holiday as the storm raged on • • , Yes, incredible though ,it may. seem, this litde girl will be out in the world in no time, with a home and family of her Own. „Meanwhilc_she not only has her father's loV.ee but his protection as well — financial protection through Sun Life. that she can count. 'pn to provide her with a good education and the better things .in life even if,her father should die at a young age. • I'm " associated with Sun Life of Canada, the Company with the policy that's right for you and your family. • • Why not call me today?