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LUCKNOW' LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, APRIL! 19th, 1967.
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YOUR CAMPAIGN• CHAIRMAN IS•MRS, JACK•McKIM •
SUGAR
AND SPICE
by Bill Smiley
rather eat spam
One of 'the great, . bruising
stresses of . modern• society, to
which socialogists • pay.• little -at-
tention. was imposed on , me •
this week. I traded my car far,
'a :new one
•
'This • psychological ' crisis
comes. to all . of us, every . two
or three years.: It bears looking,
at; as • a ; manifestation of the
tremendous pressures we have
to .'cope •with, and our grand
fathers didn't
What a .snap they had:. They
went � to a
• ` ' wa' • reputable horse-
dealer
or
se pu
dealer and bought, a horse. No
sweat:. They didn'teven have
CO .make: the •agonizing decisions
• Of whether • to buy a brand new
one ` or a late -model used
There was no: such thing as' a
new.` horse.
What's n}ore they enjoyed,
it ' There. ,: was . some • good-'
natured dickering which usual-
ly ended: with both • parties
thinking they had got the bet-
ter of the deal..Grampa chuck-
: led as he drove his lively geld
ing home, thinking of •. how •
much trade-in allowance . he'd
received.:.lor. ' Old Min, .the .
mare, .who hadn't` much 'mile-
age left in' het:, And' the dealer
chucked as,he' thought of "the:....
gelding steadily going . blind,
and the 'fact that the 'preacher.
who' knew • nothing ' about.
horses, was looking for a quiet
mare • like. Old Min •
My point is that it was . not
the . wrenching, • exhausting • .
thing that ;a• modern car deal.
•is. • The, average laymatt:'then
knew whether a horse .' was
sound. He took' a look' at: the
teeth, felt bite beast here and
there, hitched. it' tip' for a trial ;
:spin,: and made .his deal., '.
There was only so much that
could be' wrong with' .a horse. •,
He -could be blind, or spavined,
or wind-broken. ' But he: didn't
rust, there wasp no chance : of
his'. brakes.:grabbing, his trans-
mission was automatically •au
t0 ati andhe
m c, didn't cost
51500 a year for life. •
And that's 'one of: •the rea-
sons. I buy ' a car exactly the
way Grampa• used to buy a,
horse. I look at its teeth. That
is, I lift Mood to make , sure
there's a : "motor,,. and open
trunk ,to Make sure there's a
spare. rI don't :feel the beast •
here and there, but I kick .the.
tires. and give the doors a good.
slam' or':two. 'I take . it for a
Tittle. trial ..spin. And if 'nothing';
falls . off, and the ' color . suits •
my wife; 'I deal.
.There are different types of
car buyers, .,of course. There's,
the kid who: -.:makes $60' a
Week. 'He walks •up to the red
.convertible with `' 80 •.yards • of
chrome, .bucket seats and , du- '
zling wheel discs, points to it
and says. •' l rimme . dat . one.
cheerfully,' he signs the. *den •
-
ture papers which: will. enslave
him for .four years; and .de•
• parts "the lot' with a squeal f of ••'
tires. Where else can he find
Power ' and sex. appeal for a
lousy. $80 a month? •
And there's:.the° born , horse-
DAYllgli SAVING TIME
*114,. .40 INTO EFFECT U1 •THE
Vilpge OF Lucknow
SUNDAY, APRIL 30t
At 2:00
AND WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT
Until October 29th
LUCKNOW .MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
trader, :who deals for the sheen
boy .• of it. He ;spends' most . of •
his spare time in car' dealers'
lots, badgering the salesmen,
disparaging; the • merchandise, •
and quoting the terrific deal
that •'Honest John down ' the
street has offered him; He sel-
dom has a car more than six
Months • -and is deluded into
thinking that his .lot is improv
ing. with :• every trade. .
But for the average •, layman
• today, buying .a car is . an, 'ex-
cruciating ordeal. He suspects '
:, the. dealer. He fears ridicule.
from his friends, all' of whorl
have made excellent: deals. late-,.
1y: Re dreads the :interview
with. the .. bank manager. He'
trails from one. car :lot to an-
• other, trying' to, find, a'buick
for ''the price .of a Volkswagen.
• And the ' ` upholstery must
match all his :wile's.. clothes: ,
Not inc. Not no more Life's
.tbo short. Yesterday, I. bought ,
in 20 . minutes. ,'Let my •wife.`.
drive it .home. Oh, there . were
one ortwo little'' things. It
Stalled; and we discovered the
battery cable . was ;loose. The
light in theceiling wouldn't:go.
'Mit and • I. -had to ;phone .the
dealer to find 'out where the •
switch' was. One of the doors
won't . close., And there was A
delightful bit, of family excite
• ment' when .my :wife pushed
the. Window—washer button,' it.
stuck,• and '`soapy;water,gushed`
• over the' windshield for five
minutes ' with more:suds'than • ar
'detergent commercial: •
But it'll all work out. Three •
Years. from now, ' It'll -be. just
,. another rust -bucket; •. • almost
paid for.• And I have' probably
added a.:,year• to my life by
buying like .. •Grampa. Try it.
yourself.
WH T
C
E HURCH::
Tom Morrison, Jim ;and. Gary
Coyle of Langside were in •London
on Friday where Jirn located a
boarding houseto reside' while •
attending the Trade School. •
• Mr. • and Mrs. Fred .Tiffin and
Mrs , . Charles Tiffin were' in London
1vl• C
Friday to visit Charles Tiffin:,
a patient at St. Joseph's Hospital.•
Mr: and Mrs. Wallace Conn,
Alma and Muriel visited on San -
day viith• George Conn of Western,
University London and called on
• Jack; Burchill and Charles Tiffin
at St. ioseph''s Hospital..
Helen n Currie of London spent; the
week "end with her parents•Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth Currie.
Mr . and Mrs, Tom ‘McInnes of
Gorrie were Thursday callers at
the horses of Mr, and 'Mrs Russel
Riteh ie , Mr . and' Mrs. Orville
Tiffin and Mr, and•Mrs James
McInnes...•
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Fisher,
Lonnie,'' Lori and Lee of Guelph
'were week end visitors with his
parents'Mr and Mrs. George
Fisher and her parents Mr. and
Mrs. G. Marshall of Culross.`
Mr. and. Mrs. Bill Evans were -
Satur'day evening visitors with Mr.. °
UMENTS
For sound. • cow lsel and a fair price on, a monument,
correctly designed from quality material, .rely .:on
SRELTON_ MEMORIALS
Pat O'Hagan, Prop.
Established Over Sixty Years.
WALKERTON'• PHONE 8814234 •
Former Resident
Passes lit London
ASHFIELD NEWS
A former resident of. the 12th
concessiondied on Saturday ,in,
Si:Joseph's Hospital,. London:; in..
the person of; Bertha Robinson,
widow of the late Neil°'G, . Mac -
,Kenzie, in her'85th year, Before •
she left to live with her brother •
in'Lucknow she was a,• member of
'Ashfield Presbyterian: Church and
a••faithful worker in the,W..M.S..
and •the, W. I.
Surviving are two daughters,
Margaret, Mrs, Donald, Bide,
Ripley and Mary Mrs Jack Collin-
son ,
ollin=son, 'Ashfield and several grand-'
children
• BORN Oh Friday ; April 14, in,
Goderich•Alexandra and Marine •':
Hospital, to Mr.. and Mrs- Sandy' .:
MacD"onald Kintail a son
Murray Murdoch. ". •
.
Mrs., Stone , whm:. spent a few
days with: her daughter; Mrs.. Warr-
en Wylds hasreturned home.,
Ne�kCf'Foster:
Homes is Desperate.
Situation 1n Hiuron
By R. S • ATKEY
GODERICH Difficulty of Huron
County Chldren''s Aid Society in
finding foster homes for older
'children. and was outlin-
ed to•Hurori rourit
utlin-ed'to•Huron.rountCouncil by
Miss Clare McGowan ., ditector of
the S.ocietyE
She•described it as "adesperate
situation"
• "Most. peopleapplyingapplYing to the
he
Board forchildren
.want' pre-school
children." the declared. "yet
;we have about 400 children over
'five .years of age in foster '•homes.
'In talking with neighbouring'soci
eties. , we findthey_are in' the '
same 'position. Tell 'your friends,.,
we need more homes;for:,older.
children,' and enlist'their 'help;
Miss McGowan said that since
November 1966 .• the Society had,
to find .homes for 25 children. ,'six .
ty haof 21 child*
'ren were on adoption probation' •
(one, of these a"teenager), 53 were
in foster hornet,. and five in institu
tions, Since the beginning •of,
March the Society -had bad to ad.-
;mit six more children,only one of
whore is a. •small baby.
,.Frank McFadden, Bayfield, was
outspoken regarding the •situation
as outlined by Miss McGowan.
"I am 'staggered by this report,"
'.he declared. "I 'feel that` some:
parents should be given a:•:good.
swift kick" .
•
and Mrrs. Ted Collyer of..Langside
We are pleased to report that . .
• George Fisher was released .from '
Wingham and District 'Hospital and
is now canvalescing at his home . .
Mr. and Mrs. Don Dirstein ofr
Toronto, spent the' week end with.,
her parents Mr;, and. Mrs Russel.
Gaunt;,,
• Elrrrer°Huffman of Lucas visited
Thursday with Mrs. Roy Huffman
and family.
• "� a rY .1-. arar wy 1
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