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In the Years Agone
JUNE 2, 1898.
one minute you are a Dad, in your
prime, just a broth of a boy taking a
.breathen after raising a family. The next,
you are a Grandad, doddering, heading into
the lean and slippered p antaloon stage.
That's what happened to me this wee.!"
Over the phone, long-distance, a familiar
and dear voice asked with a giggle, "Hi,
Dad; how'd you like to be a grandfather?"
Immediate • reactipn was, "Oh, no!"
Followed at once, ee I realized theeenor-
silty of my mtetakeeby,,Keleeesl e Great!"
The kid there:diked' io he? mother, but
for some reason, didn't mention the main
item' on the agenda. She left that to me.
- When I'd picked the Old Lady off the
floor, fanned her back into consciousness,
and wiped away the tears, the whale thing
struck me in its bleak truth.
Here we were. Not even middle-
aged, except by the calendar. My wife
still attracts whistles. I still have an
eye for a thigh at the beach. And we're
about to be plunged back into a world
of bottles and nappies and colic and
constipation and talcum powder.
At first it seemed as though someone
was 'playing a practical joke. But for-
tunately, the resilience of human nature
came into play and we bounced back to
not only• acceptance, but anticipation.
"That, girl should be right here with
me," announced "her mother.. "If she's
as sick as I always was . ." And was
she sick! She threw up every day, all day,
until you could see the insides of her
heels. This lasted for about four months,
with each of them. It runs in the family.
Her mother was the same.
I used to bring my wife • tea, ,and
soup, cold drinks and hot, and everything
came up. You'd think the baj3ies would
appear looking like something out of
Belsen or Buchenwald. But then she'd
settle down, eat like a hyena for three
months, and produce a little fatso.
However, maybe the child will escape
this. Modern girls don't seem to do
anything the way their mothers did. Last
night she was eating beef asethough the
last steer in ,the world had been
slaughtered, and today she was out raking
the lawn.
Anyway, I'm now looking at the positive
side. I can hardly wait for the kid to
arrive. I've been watching the television
commercials for those disposable diapers,
and am keen to have a go at them.
' I've told everybody so often abdut
how I won the war practically single-
handed that all I get now when I casually
mention the Normandy campaign and the
Falaise Gap is a rolling of eyes, which
then become utterly apathetic. Here
comes a dew listener. ,
And then there are the bed-time stor-
ie There's nothin finer in life than
then the eyelids falling and 'the gentle
breathing of deep sleep.
So I must dust off some of my dandies.
They were a mixture of Mowgli and Tar-
zan and Kaa the Snake and Muirkle-Unele-
Unky, the oldest and wisest monkey in
the whole jungle.
They might have been a little confus-
ing to the, adults who had read the books,
but the kids loved them. Geography got a
bit mixed. Tigers turned up in Africa,
arid gorillas in India, but nobody cared.
Sometime I must tell you about how
Mowgli, the wolf boy, after seeking the
advice of Munkle-Unkle-Unky, scattered
.a band of marauding elephants by swing-
ing through' the tree-tops and sprinkling
the ground with thumb-tacks. It was a
real gas ,to see those elephants hopping
around on two -feet, trying to pick out
thumbtacks from the other feet with their
trunks.
When there's going to be the fun of
teaching the little blighter all eorts of
things. If it's a boy, I'll teach him to
fish and swim. If it's a girl, I'll teach
her to swim and fish. Their grannie can
teach them all the other things, every-
thing from. playing Mozart sonatas to
making out the income tax return. She's
much better at practically everything
than I. So she says, anyway.
Maybe it'll be twins. I have a vision
of the Old Lady and me, she sitting with
the boy on her" lap, I with the girl on
mine, burping them on a Saturday. night
while their mother is out on the town.
one thing worries me. what kind of
a world is the little stranger going to
grow up i n? I hope the general outlool
improves by about 300 per cent in the
next ten years, or it's not going to be a
pretty place to be young in.
There's' .only seven hnd a half months
to go. Wouldn't it be, a •real bummer,
after I've adjusted so well and made all
thesealarm ?plans, if it-turned out to be a false.
JUNE S,..1923. • •
W. D. Hopper, of peaforth, has corn- ,,
,•Pleteli,liiscontrect drilitug Peter,,, Wkoltiu P,VM Cqr)
erki. eleefouhri ca, .spring at1135,J();
jefeeteeleppeewneehl rosierwithirill5 feet dein m ale -a
the top.
Joseph Riley of Constance has be-
gun widening the road south of the vile
lage which gives employment to a number
of men.
James Grassick, 2nd concession of
Stanley, has sold his fine Durham btfli
II Hillside Champion to Oestrecker Bros.
of Crediton.
J. J. Brocerick has secured the con-
tract for decorating the 'town of Kin-
cardine for their Old Home Week. ,
In the final examinations- of the
Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph,
Messrs. Douglas Beattie and Harry Hine
chley secured their B.S.A.Degree.
A quiet wedding took place at the
home of Mr, and, Mrs. John Barron,
McKillop, when their youngest daughter,
Janet eMargaret, was united in mar-
riage to Albert Earl Cleft, •of Seaforth.
Rev. 1..A. Ferguson performed the cere-
mony.
The silver tea held at the home of
Mrs. 'John Beattie, Main Street was a • decided success, ome $23.00 was rea--
lized.
Frank Coates of town entertained his
pupils of the .Roxboro school with their
parents and friends to an enjoyable picnic
at Bayfield on Saturday last.
F. T. Fowler, Principal of the
Public School spent Monday in ' Kings-
ville.
' JUNE 4, 1948.
The property on Goderich*reet East
. occupied • by -m iss Marguerite Dunn and
owned by Louis -Eberhart has been sold
to Stanley Garnhain of McKillop.
Lamer a picnic was held at Springbank.
Mr. and Mrs: Alex T.Simpson, well
known and highly respected Tuckersmith
residents marked the 50th year of their
marriage. They were born in Cetheess
s
shire, Scotland and came to Canada in
Some 150 school and pre school child-
ren of McKillop have received diptheria
toxoid and whoopirig cough vaecine in a
series of three clinics held at No.6‘.,
McKillop School.
A frame barn, owned by Clifford
Keyes, Stanley ",Township was destroyed
by fire at midnight on Sunday. A corn
binder, two seed drills, some wagons and,
at quantity of hay and straw were des-
troyed.
Miss Marian McGavin, graduated from
Stratford General Hospital and Miss Pau-.
line Mathews -graduated the same day
from St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener.
The 36th anniversary of Edelweiss
Rebekah Lodge vas celebrated at Duff's
Church, McKillop,, when 50 members en-
joyed a dinner., The dihner Was held in
honor of two charter members, Margaret
'Seidler and, Elizabeth Freeman. During
the program, two desk letups were pre-
sented to the lodge .in memory of $wo
charter members, who passed on, Mrs.T.
G.Scott add Mrs. w.A.Criclu
Miss
n
Smith graduated from
Western Ontario University and has accept-
teadt ateltpsoosnrs.Dsi.
Messrs.
tion with the Steel Company in
Hamilton. Do
rothy Smith
W.Corby, G. D. FergtuFon
and Wm. Hodgson were', on a fishing trip
.to North Bay.
Mr. atti-Mts.W.A.Workman celebrated
their golden wedding at a family dinner,
with guests from 11111sgreen; Detroit,
Seaforth, Toronto Hensall and Leaden.
Sugar and Spice
By Bill Smiley
Algonquin Park '
S.
to blow and burble in the stomach of a
fresh-bathed „oug s ,„)?}Indie ,„ „,,,
nightwear, then laench into, a stery, Witte ' .
itg ".eyes wider kbe(oNcasio.eal
e
0 J. F. Riekbeil of Zurich has bought
the propertY of Shroeder, and Intends
4. • to build a large implement wareroom,
with a hall above.
The work, of cobble' atoning or making
a run for the water alon g the east side
of Wellington St..liensall, has been com-
pleted In excellent shape.
The'workmen had , just finiped the
blocking up of Mr. Love's barn at Him,
green, preparatory to having stone
foundation placed under it, when4r=119.Re
cause the whole structure came tumbling
down, John Cochrane was struck by
the falling timbers and .very seriously
injured-,
everal of the young people of Egmond:
e drove to-Thames Road 'to' attend
e Presbyterial Convention. Messrs.
Muldrew and John McKay read in-
teresting papers.
Wm. Rutledge of -town was fern hunt-'
ing in a swamp in Stanley Township and
succeeded in getting some beauties. He
had several ferns that were, over four
feet in length.
While killing a pig at T.R.F.Case &
Co'S packing houSe, Charles Betts ran
a knife through his hand.
Robert Winter of town is having a
new foundation placed under his residence
on North Main St.
George Murdie of MeKillop, has a
nice herd• of heifers. There 'are 42 in
the lot and the sight of them would do
any stock man's heart good to seethem
in the field.- .. • , "
James McGregor, of Vickeramithe has
purchased from the noted Hereford
,breeder, Wm. Elliott; of Goderich, a
'thoroughbred Hereford bill4-15 months
and competent jndges say that he is a
good animal. '
David Cottle of ,I,Isbnrne is erect-
ing a new house on the homestead.
A number of the youth and beauty
of Chiselhurst, ' assembled at a'
barn dance at John McCloy's 10th con- ,
cession and: tripped the light fantastic.
until the Wee small
R. B. eMcLegn Of Kippen, purposes
in a few days, going to the Old Country
with his fat cattle._ ." '
Robert McMordie Jr. of Kippen has
given -.up his school and started fOr•
I British Columbia.
The—folrowing parties in McKillop'
erecting new farm buildings or p-
roving' old one.-„:.Th omen±Sonte , new
brick house;. James Me lum, n w bank
barn; Joseph Campbell; n w ho ; James
Logan, new brick house; oshua 'Denni-
eon; enlarging his home;Sarne-Reg,ele,
new brick hquse; Finlay McIntosh, a
silo; Sar7rel.__S t eef, stone stabling; Jacob
,enlarging his barns.,
Barrows, addition to his house; Edward
Driscoll,
To' the Editor •
quacking and chicks' chirping and peck-
ing at cardboard box in bedroom next
door, Cat meowing -up and down stairs
like a lost soul, we fell into bed. Bliss-
ful sleep. Next day, Bob (husband) de- .
aided to start on lawn. Half way through
the wheel fell off the 'bower, 15 minutes
later so did handle. Then rain again.
Was beginning to think Seaforth constantly
under rain cloud!! or Jinxed by us!!
Started lunch (beef nearly ready) for
visiting Mum and Dad from Waterloo,
arrived 1 1/2 hours late, 'lunch nearly'
cold, turned off. Rhubarb burnt and
stuck to saucepan! Ugh. What a week-
end.
• Then, nice friendly visits from neigh-
bours and sunshine. Things began to
look better!! Inside house began to look
like, a hOme with familiar curtains and
ornaments. So, Hi, we've arrived.
(found keys in husband's coat).
A special thank you to Bill and
Nancy Mills, R.R.#2, Seaforth for
Welcome and garden help. Another thank
you to Carol, owner of I.G.A. Foodliuer,
Seaforth, for making me feel welcoree
and such help.-
Thanks to all,
Bob and Denni O'Donnell,
R.R.2, Seaforth.
Sir;
Thank you -for the nice surprise of
two 'months supply of Huron Expositor
and the "welcome card".
It was not an uneventful move to
Seaforth. First we had to decide on
how to move, 2 dogs, one cat, one non
flying pet Pigeon, 50 Finches, 8Canaries
10 Budgies (one of them on eggs), 2
Goslings and four Chicks and two Fish.
During the back and forth trips of
moving e Wet the keys to the house,
making a tired husband cross!! With
hubby in front with truck loaded, a
friend following him with appliances and
bed headboards on top of his truck and
me behind- in car to watch for falling
"pieces" and loaded with unhappy cat
under seat, 2 Fish in two inches of
water, 2 'Goslings and four Chicks and
all bits and pieces found at last minute
and kettle for teal!
Half way to Seaforth, a headboard
swept off the middle, truck, sailed grace-
fully in the air for a few Seconds and
then' plonked down in -front of one, to
dive over!! So I did!,
At 10 p.m. the night of moving, we
got ready to give up and go to bed!!
With dogs unhappily (temporatilY), in the
cellar) (heavy rain outside)) Goslings
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Fre* My Window
By Shirley J. Keller
"It's a photograph of the little woman . • .
serves as it constant Incentive."
•
We're "going hack to
asics" declares the
panadian Statesman of Bow-
manville in speaking of
the trends in education
today. Says the Bowman-
'Nfille editor:
"It's been 6 long time
going full circle, but
there are indicati ons, that
even some of the profes-
sional educators and 'school
trustees who have /had a
wonderful —T experiment-
ing over th ears, are
realizing that some of the
iold mundane school , sub-
jects, suck/as English,
may be worthwhile. Joy. to
the world!
Can it be that gradua-
tes are 'again going to.be
able,to spell, read and
write instead of wander-
ing through life without
quite knowing what the
English language is all
about? Unheard of!
It seems to us that ,
there have been so many
changes in the curriculum
The other morning at the breakfast
table
'
the radio in the kitchen was play-
ing softly as I was dining with my. eldest
son. Very deliberately he remarked at
. the conclusion of a certain musical of-
fering, "I don't like what Paul McCartney-
is' doing these days. Since he's married,
he's beginning to sound like an old man."
It was a general remark but one which .
set me to-thinking. How time flies area how
'things change over the years!
I remember when the Beatles , with
Paul McCartney was the wildest'. thing
to hit television. Maybe you remember,
toe, when the Ed Sullivan show headlined
the way-out quartette from England which
bad the girls screaming and fainting in
the aisles..
Do you recall the long hair? The
tresses which sickened moms and dads
across the (-nation and gave the kids of
that era new insight into the world out-
side their hometown? Do you remember
that crazy, loud, pulsating music which
left the young set weak but their parents
deafened and angry?
Actually when you look back on it now,
the Beatles • weren't really that- wild. It
was just that their style was so new and
so radical that they seemed particularly
offensive. But now that we're more accus-
tomed to that kind of performance, the.
Beatles of that era were quite tame .
and surprisingly talented. •
When the group broke up . , . and
when the members went their own way to
do their own thing. . . the 'entertainment
• world was bombarded with imitations of
the famous Beetles as well as performers
who added something or took away .a bit
to develop a new sound.
It is almost 10 years now since tlig
Beatles first became popular and they
have all aged. As my sob remarked, "Paul
McCartney must be over 30!"
And whether you were a Beetle or
not, when you are 30 you-usually change
your views on things. You aren't that
same youthful .free-agent you once were
,and you certainly aren't so boistrous and
' ex uberant as you once were. You begin
to mellow as all things do with age . . .
and I guest it is only natural that .it
since the age of permis-
siveriss began, that part
Of the reason why students
are leaving school in ever
increasing numbers, is be-
cause they are confused
and disillusioned.
We can only hope that
the trend back continues,
that students will be
taught how to read and
write. A few years ago
there 'was quite a panic
program when it was sud-
denly discovered that read-
ihg was rather importante'
in learning almost anything'.
We haven't heard much of
remedial reading in the
past couple of years, but
do hope that'it is still
being stressed'. We'll .
never understand why it_
was negl-ected
A return to compulsory
basic subjects in our
opinion is highly desirable
and overdue; we'veHpeen
fooling arqund'far too
long.
shows up In everything you do. In Paul'
McCartney's case, it is evident in the kind
of music he's producing these days.
I thought back to when I was a young-
ster and Frank Sinatra was the hottest
thing in Show Biz. As far as I'm con-
cerned, Sinatra is still the greatest male
vocalist in North America . . .and my
heavens, the man is retired and out of
cirdulatiom What does that make me?
I also remember the hey days - those
first weird and wonderful days • in the
career of Elvis 'The •Pelvis' Presley.
I remember what were considered' his
obscene gyrations 'on 'stage and his sexy
facial expressions, tousled hair and open
shirt collar arid all. Look at Presley
now, if you will. Subdued, still and sensual
. . . but different . . . and older.
So it appears that it is true that per-
'formers change , as we all do, with age.
But whether or not marriage is the prime
factor, as my son believes, is yet another
question. ,
Going back to the Beatles, let's look
at the prime example of marriage in the
raw from that group. It has to be John
Lennon who is married to the Siren of
the East, Yoko Ono. From the news-
paper accounts I've read from time to
time, John may be getting older and wiser
but as far as his marriage is concerned,
he's rather immature.
The same goes for Sinatra and Presley.
Sinatra has been married so many times
I've lost track of all hi s wives and I
understand from the movie magazines I
read while I'm at the hairdressers each
week, that Frankie is still looking for the
love of his life. Andi • Presley's lost
his, Priscilla to a South American with an
Afro haircut and from Hollywood reports,
Elvis is alleycatting again like a teed-
" alter.
My conclusion would be, ti-Nrefore,
that it certainly isn't marriage\which
stablizes a perfortifer . . . or takes away
his appeal to the young see as far as his
music is concerefed.
It is something far less glamorous
called aging, a process which. catches
up with 0111 of us, sooner or later. I'm
glad, too. Aren't you?