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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1966-09-14, Page 15o. nts:. the' !yes,.. See ;n of tints • e plena :mem* ,pair li �SpAYi ii�T• llift' THE- I.UCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW. ONTARIO • h1 ,PATI IPI EN . Saturday, SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley The trouble with. travelling We did a l'air amountof tray. "Tlow' to get . there? If it's a ening ' • this: - summer4 There's long haul, "andyour time. is .lim•, nothing left from it but a pile of ited, anC your legsare short,. . traVel . folders and 12 equal flying it 'your best bet. It's dull,., Monthly payments at the 'bank. 1 cramped, the luggage handling • .:But ' 1 .thought'.the:.least, I could is •little. short of •vandalism, and ' - da wsisto pass along a few tray; ' there's •always' a long 'tide into el notes lb thoa'e iilanninga trip, ,town .from." the' airport, `'for 1.or wishing they d taken one; 'which you pay. But, you're there First of. all, don't wish, just in a hur• ry. do it. If you •wait until you can • Trains are lurchy .and . rather afford a trip you'llbe too old to enjoy'it, '.There's nothing more pitiful than: those .tottering old wrecks you'll see on any cruise, who tiave put off "The Trip" until the children are grown, the mortgage is paid and Dad • has retired. It's easy, -almost frighteningly easy; to ..take a . trip without money. Railroads, air -lines and'' chipping companies are only too :happy totake you to Timbuktu on the never-never plan. Just ' forget ' about that ' new dishwasher or ' wallpaper and sign on lite dotted • line. Your friendly. travel agent will• :loan. you a pen. By the way it's a good . idea' to. plan your trip through a'. travel agent. There's no charge as he's paid- by. the air -rail -hotel people.. Also, ;it's reassuring :when you arrive in strange city .at midnight;, to -be able towave that reservation in the desk clerk's lace, even* though it's .for the .wrong date.. slow, but you can relax. There's nothing like a stroll through a train to add some color to your trip. pink and blue. Prices are fairly reasonable now, with fam- ily rates' which include meals. The• latter, while adequate, are a far cry from the •old railway. dining .cars, where food and service were supb. Their chief ,aim now • is to feed you and get you outof there. • "Probably the best way to trav- el is by`car; with tent or trailer. It's certainlymuch cheaper, and you.don't have to, follow a time- table. The drawback is that un- less .you like; •driving'. . it's just that •driving.;Mile upon mile, hour, upon hour, day after day. No holiday there for. me. . ` For the ` person traveling alone,' on a budg4t, the• bus is '..the best. It's drafty • or•: hot or •' cold • or dusty. And the lady' in the• adjacent' seat is the biggest bore. in 'North America.. and she's going to be - ' with •you right across the• continent. But . • Nliimoirefer ivn .0s.: - Drive -In s. WED.,. THURS., FRI., SAT.;; SEPTEMBER 14,.15; 16 17 RI OG1O11A18AN -itiCaglOit WC! /0 " FAIN ta mom:. b rMNR•p .t MON..?UES,,` WED.,'SEPTEMBER 19, 20, 21 stows ...to nut leas otinow 11OF(RDr •p L.. u. s THURS., FRI:, SAT.; SEPTEMBER 22,. or u,UGHSI r•. T .yr• MM A * veto ow* .• 24 ' • Llili•1s ,fr PAR I)N'I:HS lees# m nwr lcr ieom seirin�.. FEATURING THE LARGEST SCREEN IN THIS AREA you .can go a long way on a 100 •bucks. About clothes. Pack carefully; everything you thinkyou're going 'to.. need and then leave exactly' half your luggage at home, and you'll bejust right. -.About food: The price•of good meals, anywhere, will make• a strong man. • weep great ,salt •. tears. Only, solution is to take along a large plastic' bag filled • with bologna sandwiches, dill pickles, cheese. • and Other goo- dies. About the third day on the trip, it looks, smells and tastes like pemmican, . but you'll have lots . of privacy,, and you won't have to tip any waiters. • About' tips. The dime is a quaint coin that became' obso ,tete during the '40's and is now .used only, in vending machines:. The quarter is rapidly going .the ,same way. But have one pocket stuffed with :them and the other with dollar bills, and you'll see :nothing but smiling faces and friendly outstretched hands all alang . your router About service. The country'is. going to • „pot. Remember all those snarling assistant manag- ers, supercilious desk clerks and larcenous bell -hops 'during. the post-war period? TheyY've all,dis- appeared, To the place to which I frequently consigned them; 1 hope. This summer I was rather severely shocked to meet a ' •.friendly assistant manager, a . bell -hop with a sense of humor, and no less than three Courteous cab divers; My wife'nearly faint- ed when one'Of them jumped out and opened the door for her. Needless to say, this was in: The 'West; There's only one thing wrong with travelling. It costs you the shirt right off, your back., Best, way' around 'this is .to steal 'a credit. card belonging to` sloe P, McGlutch and 'sign for every, . • thing.:If this is not feasible, the only alternative is to sell: your wife and children; into slavery Either way, it's worth 'itT, Now, have a .happy, happy trip, r -Maitland n Visitation (Langside .Mews) • • • { Presbytery .of Huron Maitland .are planning -a visitation to the White church -• Langside congregations on the • evening of September 20 , at Chaltner's .Church; Whitechurcf; . Flepregentatives of Presbytery will , • meet. with :the Sessions .at. 7:20; Boards of Managers: at`8 p.m. and members of thetwo congregations at 8:30 .p.m. This is apart of the plan, of Huron -Maitland Presbytery to• meet with all congregations within its bounds.. • •Church service eat Langside Presb) terian Church .will be at 9':15 .a.m. On Sunday;September 18. Mr. and Mr's. Charles Tiffin spent Thursday. at London'. • ' Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Midi and • . family of Hyde Park were recent visitorsrwith:•Mrs."Wm, Omand BOb. Mrs..' Gordon- Wall was a delegat for Kairshea Women's Institute at . .the .Area Convention held in. Luck now ,On September •8 and 9 • Several' ladies from the commun ity also attended. • Mr. and Mrs: Ted Collyer, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wall and family were at Western Bair on Saturday.. Bi11 Moffat is employed at' Tees,- water assisting with the construct- ion of the new central school: • CE M-Winghassa • PHONE 3574030 .S. TARTING TIMES ' . 0; 00 p.m.—Monday to. Thursday .. •7:15 and ;9:15—Friday and Saturday Saturday, Metin.. 2;AO p.m, • • WED.; THUR., FRI. SAT,, MON:, TOES,,,/ SEPT. .14-15-16-1749-20 e' Singing Nun". Colour Cinemascope Starring: '' Debbie Reynolds, Greer Gerson,.. Agnes Moorehead, • . Chad Everett This is the warm and tune-filledstory of the' Singing. Nun, who was introduced: on the Ed Sullivan Show. SATURDAY MATINEE . • , SEPT. 17 Mara of the- . Wilderness"_ Baptism Sunday At Zi�fl Church (Zion -News) On Sunday in Zion Church, Dianne Louise, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs Douglas Raynard, was.baptized Dianne's six grand. 'parents were. present; Mr and Mrs . Robert McAllister , Dungann- on, Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Raynard. Lucknow , and great grandparents ..: Mr. and Mrs. Mason. McAllister of Dungannon::Other.guests who visited the Raynard, home on .Sun- day 'were Mr. and Mrs:: Bruce Raynard, Marion and Glen and. Theresa De Bruyn. Ms. -Mary McAuley of Acton • , arrived .aturdayto' visit Mr' and Mrs Frank Ritchie Mrs. Mc- Auley cAuley was a :.guest at the McLean Phillips wedding at W ingham on Saturday. Janice Hodgins of Silver Lake • visited Nancy Kirkland over the week -end : Ken and Nancy Kirk- land and Janice, attended London - Fair on Saturday. ***lir** 111111W 4111111111,,411111110. 441111B1.41111111 HANOVER , THURS., FRI., Sept. 15.16-17 :,FIRST .. DISTRICT; SHOWING •;AT TEACHER'S. COLLEGE . •'•" Herb Hunter commenced Strat ford Teacher's:College this week Congratulations. to Herb on being a successful grade 13 student.' Mr. and Mrs. Ken Weaver•of Sudbury visited on• Monday with: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilkins -and family . • Wanda Hunter spent last week- end with: Mr. and•Mrs, Bill Smith, and Robbie of •Seaforth Wanda returned with. Mr. 'and Smith .on Suriday. when .they visited Mrs. and Mrs. Jim Hunter. ' BERMUDA. VISITOR Delmont Davis of Bermuda, a camp counsellor for the United Church b'oy's comp, visited at .the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilkins and family. recently. HEAR :TRA VEL.OGUE :• Members of the'U.CW. enjoyed an interesting travelogue on Thurs- day' a't'Mrs. Marshall Gibson's given b Mrs..Ross Shiells outlining her, trip to the British Isles this summer. _Larry Hunter of Owen Sound and Mr and Mrs. 'W. G. Hunter, accom panied •by'Mr..and' Mrs. Alex Hack - Cu, visited Olt Sundaywith Mr. and Mr 's . Roy Keane Of Stratford, • the Rare Breed • Jamesgaga. Stewart,- • Maureen... O'Harii d Teehnicolor McHaIe's Navy Joins the Air Force Joe F CARTOON, MON:, TUES., WED., SEPT.. 19,• 20,: 21 Birth of Triplets' Victoria Shipping Technicolor • No ; Greater—Sin' Jim Backus, W. Campbell Adult 'Entertainment m emotional • experience you will i never forget. THURS., FRI., SAT., SEPT. 22.23-24 Sons. of Katie Elder' J.. 'Way. D. Martin Technicolor 4 'A Home .of Your Own' .Western aet1on • plus comedy. CARTOON ► tet . goona. 440. •