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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-11-16, Page 8 e‘, .:•;:ereehe eeei;e:teeee Meet your neighbour . . • SPECIALS FROM AYLMER Fruit Cocktail Choice 14 oz 1 Cream Corncirocze4/$1'' Carrots Choice oz 4/$1 Peas & 19 G reen or Choice Wax Beans 4/88 14 oz, Kleenex Facial Tissues 200 S 3/9 d Women's & Misses CHRISTMAS FASHIONS Long & Short Dresses Ensembles Cruise Wear Swim Suits Pant Suits Sportswear 7-20 Jewelery Unique! from New York — Denmark Sweden Handbags Travel Bags Evening Purses Ideal Gifts! Many people from the Cities are shopping at Merry Rags Have you? A visit might -find exactly what you need at less cost! Business Hours Closed Mon. & Tues. Open Wed. thru Sunday 10 a.m. — 5:30 p.m. 1 1/4 miles south of Grand Bend on east side of highway 21 Phone 238-2818 WiPtraftillMt Wt1iONI1R1111`MWt4 '11 22"trO2Ai tOl* C4N1C7tI:7t V'eA W4di =i11/ti'Vtt Wg..i1VM wttic%1(4 cFed c;n4 Wilson's Jewellery Opposite Exeter Post Office Gifts For Every Member of the Family Enicar Watches Sold the World Over PLEASING YOU PLEASES US 9i;+0 N6Vii0 Pi4 0'43 ea N:sPi;0 Saba nea its s.Si?zViisa S$.0/1X46 t42n s Pbal fA 1 Waltham Watches Timing the World Since 1850 Loin Pork Chops Centre Cut Rib or Tenderloin End Loin Roast of Pork Schneiders No 1 lb 89' Chicken Legs Football Hams Sliclebs. Whole Colemans Centre j% Oh le ah Ground Beef ..65 i Fresh Swifts Lazy Maple Bacon Vac Pack 1's lb. 95' Nestles Mini Puddings Boz. 49t Pkg. of 3 CHARMAINE'S HAIRFASHIONS Opening Nov. 27 Crediton West Phone 234-6384 Watch for opening specials in next week's paper Wonder Pkge. of Doz. Donuts 4/$100 Mother Parkers Tea Bags 100's Product of U S A Cucumbers 2/25i Tomatoes Sugared Cinnamon or Plain Westons White Bread Bake & Serve 2 Loaf Pkge 3 „,es.1 Viva Towels pie, Now the Goarley's have a camper, and they have been doing a lot of that, around Port Carling, MRS, KAREN GOARLEY White or Colored I Schneiders Take about 30 people, all ages, sizes and shapes, Gather them from Charlottetown to Calgary. Add a one-year diploma program in Journalism at the University of Western Ontario. Mix in the aps and downs of eight media eourses. Top it off with a few examinations and a graduation liplonaa for each of the people end you have the ingredients for the class of '72. Serve with an invitation to attend a class reu- nion in Toronto and the result will be an impressive menu, served with a sweet and sour sauce of memories and regrets, I've heard a lot about reunions and about the difficult task of assembling a group of people for the sheer purpose of reminiscing. it always seemed that stories about reunions were stories about people who tried to recap- ture something that no longer existed; people who had nothing to discuss and nothing to talk about but memories; people who ihould have, but didn't hardly even recognize former friends. That's why I was a little dubious when we first thought of eying to organize our first class reunion. When school ended in he spring, it was amidst an nending string of "temporary" exid-byes; "see you soon' ; ion't forget to write and I -omise to answer"; and "we'll :st have to get together for a eunion." ft was nice to think that you ould be able to keep in touch eith everybody and that you would never let yourself drift away from friendships you had formed during the course of one intensive year of work and play with the same group of people. But I was equally aware of the difficulty I had trying to keep in touch with the list of cor- respondents I had then. How was I every going to be able to cope with another twenty names added on to my list of "Who I have to write". And just as I had suspected, I could not do it. Some I wrote to and heard from very regularly. Then there were a few who I tried to write once a month or so, and few on the periphery who I tried to write at least once during the summer. And inevitably, there were a few people I didn't keep in contact with at all. Then somebody brought up the idea of a reunion again. At first it was great. Thoughts of all being together again, of reconstructing the good times we had had together, But I began to have a few nagging doubts. What if nobody turned up? What if people did turn up and we had nothing to talk about? All these things went through my head until it got to the point where I was sort of looking forward to it, but was almost afraid to go. Well, last Saturday night was the big night, and you have never seen a more surprised group of people. I guess everyone had thoughts just about the same as me, because nobody could believe the turnout. We had reserved a room in a Toronto restaurant and asked everyone to come about 8:00. Seven of us got there on time, but we went through a bad half hour qee Pr4octiew itatta A good number of residents enjoyed Monday's session of old- tyme music and dancing with music supplied by Marie Flynn, Clinton, Mary Taylor and Nor- man Speir. The Goderich volunteers were on hand to assist the program. Represenatives of the London Branch of C.N.I.B. visited the home last week to say hello to those with eyesight problems. One of the largest crowds ever attended the Annual Bazaar sponsored by the Womens Aux- iliary and officially opened by Rev. Youmatoff, Bayfield, The displays of crafts and home baking were set up in the auditorium with tea served in the craft room. Remembrance Day was the theme for the Thursday Family Night program. Two films, Courtesy of the Clinton Legion, were shown with Bert Colombe in charge of the projector. There were readings by Mrs. Sperling and Alice Buchanan; musical numbers by Miss Gidley, Mary Taylor, Norman Speir, and Jerry Collins. Girls discuss meal planning Fancy sandwiches were featured at the sixth meeting of Hurondale IV Homemaking club. The girls brought their own styles of sandwiches, telling what filling they used and everyone had a chance taste them. Mrs, McKnight spoke about several important points to remember when planning the day's meals. These included nutrition, eye appeal, variety and cost. November 27 the members will be entertaining their mothers at a club dinner, which has been planned using a Christmas theme, when no-one else came. Then we couldn't believe it. Within 20 minutes, the place was packed, with kids we didn't ever expect to come. They came from Mon- treal, Ottawa and ail over On- tario. And there was no, or at least little discomfort on anybody's part. There were certainly a few silences from time to time, but I think everyone was just a little awed that the whole thing had actually come off. Even one of our profs came down from Lon- don for it, And so the evening progressed. It was really odd though. As I wondered around talking to everybody, what amazed me most was how little reminiscing there was. I don't recall hearing a "Do you remember?" more than half a dozen times all night, That sort of made me happy, because it made me think there might be something more to this reunion than simply a group of people trying to go back to something that could never be again. Instead everyone was talking about what is going on now, what has been happening. And believe me, a lot had happened. Three members of the class had acquired either a hus- band or a wife in the six month interim. A few had started going out with others in the class, kids with whom they had never gone out last year. Then of course there were the jobs: "what are you doing?", "where are you now;" on and on until you had talked to everybody. One thing certainly hadn't changed — the amount of grumbling everybody did. It would have been too much if everything had been peaches and cream for everybody, because things certainly weren't like that when we were together. Instead answers were usually prefaced with, "I really like my job but ..." or "It would be OK if only . . .". It was almost reassuring in the middle of all the other changes that have taken place, But everything was not just as free and easy as everyone had hoped. One girl said, "You know, I had built myself up for this so much and when I got here, I found I wasn't really as excited about seeing people as I thought' might be. The only people I really talked to," she added, "were the ones I have been keeping in touch with anyway." Another fellow said the same. "You know, all this has really done is reaffirmed the people I really want to see," he said. And I believe a lot of people felt the same way. As much as anything, I think it was a partial disappointment in themselves, because they didn't feel the way they thought they would. But that hasn't stopped us yet. And already we are talking about our next reunion. Save 10% on all Purchases The management and staff of your local Chainway Store Invite you to Pre-Xmas Shopping Mon. Nov. 20 12 noon to 9 p,m, 10% Discount on all purchases "A small town is going to be quite a change for me," said laren Goarley, who moved to Exeter about three weeks ago with her husband John and their two children, Jeffrey, 9 and David, 6. Mrs. Goarley was born and raised in London and has lived in cities every since, But she likes. Exeter and thinks everyone is very friendly. "I think the shop- ping fine too," she said, "They have just as nice things here, and you miss all the rush of the city". The Goarley's moved to Exeter from Sarnia, where they lived for about three years. Mr. Goarley is a constable on the Exeter Police Force. He had been with the London Police Department a few years ago, but worked with Imperial Oil in Sarnia. He decided to re-enter the police force because he gets "more personal contact with people," They chose Exeter because they wanted to get away from the "hustle and bustle" of the city, but still wanted to be relatively close to London. The Goarley's live in a new house on Sherwood Crescent and have been working to fix it up, Mrs. Goarley has a flair for interior decorating, and it is evi- dent in the beautiful furniture and arrangements in the house. Mr. Goarley explained that they had collected most of their fur- niture over the 10 years they have been married. He too does his share around the house, "We haven't had a serviceman ever in our house," he said. His hobby is electronics, so he does all the appliance repairs, a little plum- bing, and his own auto mechanics. He said he really enjoys it and it certainly is economical. One of Mrs. Goarley's favorite places in the spring and summer is in the garden. She said she really likes roses, and can hardly wait to get started next spring. "There will be lots to do around here then," she said. She also enjoys cooking, both trying new recipes and experimenting with her own. As a family the Goarley's real- ly love to travel. Right after they Were married, Mr, and Mrs. Goarley took off for Victoria, B.C. where they lived for about six month, They knew no-one and had no job prospects when they went out there, but they had a terrific time. They liked the city and Mr. Goarley added that it made them really appreciate the things they worked to achieve. Since then, they have travelled all over the United States, with their children, They never make solid plans or reservations and just take their time, so they can see what they want, when they want. "If something happens, you've got a big disappointment, so we just don't make plans," said Mr. Goarley. In fact, they often don't plan when or where they are heading until a couple of days before they decide to leave, Mr. Goarley said he thinks that travel really broadens a person with respect to other people. You may not want to live there, or live their lives, he said, but it broadens yourscope of other peo- Bous Pack Giant 12 oz, Jar 2 oz. Free Van Camps emeeeee' FRUITS & VEGETABLES New Crop Florida Oranges 5 lb. bag 69 Medium Size Hot House lb. 29 Chiquita Bananas The 2Best I 29 Fresh Waxed Good Turnips S ize e ae 9 Times-Advocate,. November le, 1972 . ........................... . Foe t.5, .1\1 Fancies By Susan deld4 eq '72 ALL STYLES AND FASHIONS — Evening pant-wear, full-length gowns and stylish lounge wear were all on display at the fashion show sponsored by the Huron Country Playhouse Guild. It is the guild's first fund-raising affair. Fashion show staged by Playhouse Guild A collection of simple elegance in Canadian fashion augmented by pieces sent especially from Israel and Paris delighted members and friends of the Huron Country Playhouse Guild at a luncheon at the Green Forest Lodge, Grand Bend. Saturday. Over 40 pieces were in the collec- tion shown by the models. Sombre dark winter shades have been replaced with bright vivid colours, pale pastels, and silver and gray metallics. Produced by fashion en- trepreneur Eric Mcllroy, Grand Bend, assisted by Mrs. Lottie Roff, London, the show marked the first official fund raising event of the Guild. • A Christmas Walk featuring six interesting homes in the area will be held in mid December when the public will be able to view these homes decorated for the festive season. 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