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Odds n' Ends
by Elaine fownsheryd
Recognition
I suppose every columnist dreams that
one day his or her column will contribute
soniething great to mankind; but I have no
false illusions about ODDS n' ENDS; it will
probably never become famous.
It may never. appear ii .hundreds • of
weekly newspapers or grace the pages 'of
some large daily papers.
It may never win the hearts of millions of
faithful readers, around the province or
gain more than - a glance from V.I.Ps.
ODDSn' ENDS may never achieve the
sophistication of a syndicated column, such
• as Bill Smiley's SUGAR AND SPICE, and
it will probably never become the envy of
hundreds of aspiring columnists.
Furthermore, AnnLanders need not fear
competition from me.
Teenagers will not turn to ODDS for
advice about acne or broken hearts. Brides
will not find the answer to the question,
"What should I do when my in-laws visit
for the first time?"
Homemakers will not discover
scrumptious new recipes in ODDS unless
they don't know how to prepare lettuce and -
bologna sandwiches.
ODDS n' ENDS may never,carve,a niche
for itself in newspaper history.
It may never be hailed for its in-depth
reserach, its startling statistics, its
revealing philosophies or its quotatble
quotes. It may never be credited- with
giving gems of wit, wisdom or inspiration
to the world or even to Huron •County.
ODDS n' ENDS may never be filled
anywhbre but in the read-laugh-and
discard file, which is more commonly
known as the garbage can. It may never be
clipped and saved for posterity by anyone,
except my mother and my grandmother.
ft may never do more than help to fill
space in five newspapers and later wrap
trash, pack boxes or feed fires with the
other pages.
The name of the column •probably
never become a household word.
Having resigned myself to these cold,
hard realities, I was pleasantly surprised to
learn that ODDS n ENDS has gained a
recognition all its own.
Recently friends of mine moved to a
small town that never heard of a column
called ODDS n' ENDS or a gal named
Elaine Townshend.
As Marilyn and Brucepacked each crate,
they labelled it according to its contents -
dishes in one box, cutlery and pots and
pans in anothe, linen in a third,
knick-knacks in a fourth, and so on.
When Marilyn closed the flaps of one
box, she muttered, ."I might as well put
Elaine Townshend's name on this one."
Bruce continued working for a few
minutes; then his curiosity got the better of
him. "Why in the world would You put
Elaine Townshejid's name on one of our
boxes?" he wondered aloud.
"It's full of odds n' ends," came the
reply.
Kilbarchan
Church groups visit
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experience. This vehicle was imported from Florida
and it has not rusted to any extent. The former owner
equipped the car for his climate. It has an air,
conditioner but no heater. Harry says the car is in
perfect., mechanical condition and to show his
confidence he is driving it to Denver, Colorado, a
3000 mile round trip, next week. (Photo by Dillon)
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EducationWeek in Ontario is April 17-23.
ere's how
you can
find out more
about your
child's school.
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Now is a good time for you to become personally
acquainted with your local school.
...During Education Week, stop in for a visit and
discoVer what your children are learning. Get to
know the principal and teacher. Find out more
about the activities.
While you're there, ask about the new "commun
school" concept which invites partiCipation by
parents in making the loCal school Something of a
community centre for neighbourhood, activities an
programs.,"Commlinity school" is an idea develop
by your Ontario Ministry of Education and is a •
partnership of schOol and corfirriUriity -people
working togetherforeverybody's sake.
If you would like a free copy of our book abOut
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community,schoots, "Open Doors: A-Community
School Handbook" - in English or French -
write to:
Curriculum Branch
Ministry of Education
Mowat Block
Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario M7A 1122
Province of Ontario
ity
d Thomas'Wells, William Davis,
ed Minister of Premier
Education
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(By Mabel E. Turnbull)
Wires got crossed somewhere
last Week when the C.W.L. of St.
Coiurnban came to entertain us.
Rev. A.A.Horst of St. Peter's
Luterhan, Brodhagen, came for a,
church service also, thinking it
was his turn.
It was decided that Rev. Horst
would, take his service first and
the C .W.L. . would
follow with their program. Rev.
Horst commented on the size of
the audience, the largest he had
seen here: •
The service opened with a
hymn "From all who dwell below
the skies" with tape-recording
accoMpaniment followed by
Psalm 14 -' read in, unison.
Rey. Horst- continued* saying
that this year. Sunday occurs in
the Lenten season and is called
"Laetari Sunday" which means
'Joyful'.
In early times civilization
without God was a failure in those
days the people looked for the
Messiah who would have power
and rule as a King. This was not
,God's way. To redeem his. people
He gave His onlybegotten son as
a sacrifice on the Cross.' Through
Him sins were forgiven.
The C.W.L.. of St. Columban
visited the Home to entertain the
residents.
Several games of Bingo were
played. Among the winners were
Ralph Hales, the champion,
Eddie Box, Margaret Pethick,
Mabel Turnbull, Edward Wilitz.
A musical program -followed,
Jean and Anne Ryan on the
accordion and singing "My Wild
Irish Rose", 'Way Down in
Dixie", "Home on the Range".
Mary, Joe And Louise Ryan,
Theresa and Margaret Hicknell,'
singing a guitar' accompaniment,
• Mrs. Cronin concluded this
part of the program when she
played the • mouth organ and
guitar together to give an
orchestra effect..
"Home Sweet Home", "Red
Wing", "My Wild Irish Rose".
I'm ' sure the songs in this
program brought back many
varied memories to the residents.
The ladies with the staff
assisting served, a delicious and
satisfying lunch after which a
social time was spent together,
Thank you to the C.W.L. from us
-all , we enjoyed your visit.
Fatter Laragh
visits Manor •
Father Laragh visited
seaforth Manor on Friday
morning at 10 am and held
communion and service for our
residents,
Mr. Jack Riddell visited Miss
Kate Laverty and presented her
with a plaque in, honor of her. 90th
birthday.
Visiting with Miss Ethel
McClure were Mrs. liene Allan
and Olive Grieg of Lobo.
Visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
Robt. McClure were Mirs. Lizzie
Brown and Mrs. Annie Oldfield
also Dorothy Willimson and Jean
Armstrong and. Ross McClure.
Ladies from the Catholic
Women's League visited with
Miss Kate Laverty at the Manor.
Visiting with Mrs. Ada Reid
were Mr. and Mrs. John Wain of
Bayfield also Mary Marks of
Toronto who gave her aunt a
beautiful pot of hyderangea. AlsO\
visiting Mrs. Reid were Mrs. Eva.
McCartney and Rev. Sharpies of
Clinton who held Communion.
Mr. Ken Shortreed and , Mrs.
Jas. Shortreed• visited' with Mr.
Jas. Shortreed.
Birthday Greetings to Russ
'Hays who celebrated his 83rd
birthday March 23rd.
Also to Jim Baker of Zurich
who celebrated his birthday
recently. He 'was 75.
Misses Bess and Peg Grieve,
Egmondville, who had just
returned from a month's holiday
in Florida. They had a good coat
of tan and looked healthy after
their visit. Mr. and Mrs. David
Longstaff have returned 'after a
week's holiday in Florida.
More visitors ' Mrs. Mary
Pryde, Exeter, Mrs. Herman
Lindsay, Ingersoll, Miss Marilyn
Hillis, Tillsonburg, For St. James
C.W.L. Mrs.' R. Groothuis and
,MrsPeter Jansen.
Recently I received , a letter
from Mrs. Harry Smith , nee
Helen Smith, of Calgary,.a former
pupil at S.P.S. She `rec,a11:-.d old
times at S.P.S. and wishes she
could relive them. She reads the
•Eipositor from cover to cover And
was my fifth reader whO had,.
located my' wanted 'quote:.
She said she mentioned it at ..a
church group meeting and the
minister's wife said she would ask
her husband.. .._wbo . knew the
passage.
A TIME" TRIP? -- Dianne Mero gets out of her
"new"•car in'f'ront of Seaforth's Post Office. Many
Seaforth residents have been suffering severe
attacks of nostalgia when they see Harry or Diane
Merodrive by in their "new" old car.. The 1957, Ford
is a model that was used by many localpeople, 20
years ago. Cats of this vintage are becoming rare in .
this area because of the severe rust problems we
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