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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-04-26, Page 10Facts 'n Fancies By Susan WED IN LIEURY - Sharon Elizabeth McLeod, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David McLeod, Parkhill exchanged wedding vows with Floyd Ernest Pullman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stan Pullman, Staffa, March 31, 1973. Rev, F. Dalton presided at the double ring ceremony at Lieury United Church, The bride was attended by Karen Turnbull, Janice McLeod and Kim Harefeld. The groom's attendants were Kenneth Pullman, Nelson Pullman and Douglas McLeod. The couple are residing in London. by Peak) (pix by Peake) Town Topics Honor coming marriage Ride for Cancer BIKE-A- THON Sun./ April 29 Ladies (or Reasonable Facsimilies) Over 18 Are Invited to Help Raise Funds For the Cancer Society In This Bike-A-Thon To Dashwood And Back (Approximately 16 Miles) Leave North End Exeter At 1:00 p.m, Pick Up Your Sponsor Sheets Today At The Times'Advocate or Your Grocery Store A tkvone wishing to sponsor a rider may leave name at the 7.4 TO RESIDE IN LONDON - Mt. Zion United Church, London, was the setting for the wedding of David Stanley Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Parker, RR 1, Lucan and Lois Mary Blinn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Blinn, London. Rev. J.W. Payne conducted the ceremony April 14, 1973. Attendants were Mrs. Eleanor Lour, Bev Parker, Ellen Ashton, Mrs. Anne McDonald, flower girl Tina Heathers, Douglas Parker, John Parker, Jim Parker and Roy Blinn. The couple will reside in London, (photo by Doerr) HEARING TESTS No Obligation MIDDLETON'S DRUGS, EXETER Thursday, May 3 —1 to 3 p.m. Batteries, accessories, repairs to most makes Veitorm. HEARING AIDS E. R. THEDE Hearing Aid Service Ltd. 88 Queen St., S. Kitchener Facelle Royale BATHROOM TISSUE 2 Roll Pkge. 3 / 1 Liquid Bleach JAVEX 64 oz. 45 PALMOLIVE LIQUID 24 oz, 65t Clarks BEANS & im PORK 19 oz. A/ 034 Rose Wafer or Bread & Butter SWEET PICKLES 15 oz . 4.5t Staffords 19 oz.' tin CHERRY PIE 53( FILL Chef Boy ar Dee SPAGHETTI SAUCE Plain oz37t Meat or Mushroom 14 McCormicks FIG BAR 1 lb. bag COOKIES 53t Plunge DRAIN OPENER 32 oz. 794 Bonus STEW 24 oz, 63(' Chunky Beef or Chicken 8. 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Shamrock Vac Pack BACON ib.Y4i( y BEEF LIVER ib.69t Fresh Pork SPARE RIBS lb.8 GROUND BEEF lb, 9 Fresh 7 $ 29 $ 1 19 Burns Sweet Pickled COTTAGE ROLLS lb. 954 LIGHT BULBS 25-40.60-100 Watt Pkge. of 2 Bulbs Burns Sweet Pickled BACK BACON Philips Standard 394 ,maggraelfaridnifOUVIOMISTAMitgasti. $ 19 STRAWBERRIES Sliced , 15 oz. 59t 4 BUYS OF THE WEEK Cudney Fancy Frozen Centre Cuts End Pieces lb. 3 1/4 lb. tin lb. 235-0212 Phone ICE CREAM Most Flavours 1/2 gallon 99' 69t Clover Cream Pase 10 Times-Advocate, April 26, 1973. „ Ir`tt 0. .rid` t ,4,!* Huronview auxiliary plans . to buy van for seniors Armishaw, of CFB, Ottawa, visited with Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Appleton over Easter, Easter visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ford were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hern and Janice, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Ford and family, Grand Bend, and Graham Hern, St. Catharines. When friends hear that I write a column for the newspaper, almost always they start to laugh and say, "What is it - "Dear Susie?" Of course they are referring to the Dear Abbey and Ann Landers type of "lonely hearts club" writing that appears in almost every daily paper and quite a few weekly newspapers. So just to satisfy them, this week I decided to write just that sort of column. Unlike the two aforementioned journalists, I admit quite freely that both the following letters are figments of my imagination. And I apologize for any similarity to situations of persons living or dead. The characters are entirely fictional. + 4- + Dear Susie: Please help me! I am 14 years old and I have fallen in love with a wonderful boy who is 23. You wouldn't believe him; he has the dreamiest brown eyes. Anyway, I met him at a high school sock- hop. and we have been going steady for the last three weeks. The problem is with my mother. She thinks I am too young to be dating Ronnie. She says I should be going along with others my age to birthday par- ties, and roller skating. But they are such kids, Susie, and I much prefer older, mature men such as Ronnie. What will I do? Ronnie says that if my mother continues to insist that he have me home by 11 o'clock, he is going to drop me for an older woman. What can I do? I don't want to lose him! Signed: Desperate in DesMoines Dear Susie: I have been living with this man for eight years and we have ten children. Do you think we should get married? Signed: Curious from Kansas I know these are somewhat exaggerated and are not to be taken seriously. But without wanting to offend anyone, I cannot understand how anyone could take any of them seriously. Their popularity is un- derstandable. It's just like the perennial soap-operas on television. No one likes to think they are alone irf 4 their misery; and it is always comforting to know that someone else is in worse shape that you are. Nevertheless, it never ceases to amaze me just how upset some people get when Ann Landers or Dear Abbey are laughed at. It is incredible the number and kinds of people who apparently do take them seriously. Money, education and social status - none of these seem to have a bearing on the kinds of people who write into these columns. I know of some people who subscribe to a paper, just so they can read these columns every day. What also surprises me is that, apparently, the people who write these letters, are willing to take Ann or Abbey as absolute authorities. Admittedly, it is often helpful to have the advice of a third, neutral party in an argument or an un- biased opinion. But why write to someone who has only the slightest knowledge of the situation and of the people in- volved, and to a person who hears only one side of a story, The "'Dear whoevers" may think they have a monopoly on 4eada (lag knowledge of the psychological aspects of human behavior. But if all of these letters are to be believed, the writers have some very serious problems. matters not to be tackled lightly by an amateur psychiatrist. Another thing - if you wanted to learn how to make a success of growing roses, for example, would you go to someone who had never been able to make his flowers bloom? Or would you go to a gardener, or to a nursery for advice? The latter would seem to be the wisest course of action, Similarly, if you wanted to know how to save your marriage would you go to someone who was twice divorced? My guess is that a social worker or marriage and family counsellor would be more qualified. For those of you who are not aware of it, Ann Landers and Dear Abbey are sisters, and both have been divorced at least once. One can't dispute that experience is a geat teacher, but it seems to me that they would be more qualified to tell you what not to do, rather than what to do. Although both ladies have declared that all the letters are printed are real, not phonies, I can't help but question the authenticity of some of them. My fears were at least partially borne out one day, when a group of us got talking about this very subject. One of the fellows in the group had come over from England just a few months earlier, and he was telling us that the lonely hearts club columns are even more popular there. But he went on to explain that they give $5 to the writer if his letter is used in the newspaper. Barry said that it Plan rummage sale The regular meeting of the Exeter A.C.W. was held in the Parish Hall with Mrs. Ann Doidge presiding. It was decided to answer the appeal for help from the Centennial committee. A bale was sent to the mission at 4 was a common practice among he and his friends, when short of cash, to sendoff a dozen of these totally fictional letters to various parts of the country, and make a few dollars. Of all the letters he made up, only one was never accepted. ("But"," he added, "I was better at it than most of the guys".) That's why I am not even going to attempt to answer the fictional letters at the first of the column. I would be completely out of my element. Besides, it's no fun giving advice when you know the "recipients" aren't going to take you up on it anyway. Easter has come and gone for another year, but it brought a message of hope and good-will that should guide and support us at least for another year. The following is a message which was part of a gift I received. But it embodies at least part of what Easter means to me: Taking Time to Live "To get the most out of life we must take time to live as well as to make a living, Time for music that washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. Time for friendships; time for talks by the fire and walks beneath the stars. Time for children that we may find again the Kingdom of Heaven within our hearts, Time for laughter; time for letting go and filling the heart with mirth. Time to love and be loved, for love is the greatest thing in the world." Churchill, Manitoba. A rummage and auction sale will be held at a later date. The ladies will be serving the senior citizens on May 1 at their regular meeting, At the next meeting, May 22 in the Parish Hall, they will prepare for the barbecue. Mrs. Margaret Fletcher and Mrs. G. Anderson were in charge of the program and devotions, Mrs. Anderson introduced the guest speaker Mrs. Gwyn Whilsmith who gave a splendid talk and slides to illustrate of her recent trip to Israel. Mrs. 0. Zivkovic sang a solo ac- companied by Mrs. Frank Forrest. Mrs. Fletcher thanked Mrs. Whilsmith and Mrs. Zivkovic, MARY'S SEWING CENTRE 17 Albert St, CLINTON Authorized WHITE — ELNA Dealer Special Sewing Courses in Lingerie Knits and Men's Wear FABRICS tricot, lycra, knits and all makings and trims Precision scissor sharpening Repairs to all makes of sewing machines Phone 482-7036 or 262-5372 after 6 p.m. The April meeting of the at Huronview with Mrs. Huronview Ladies Auxiliary was Colclough, the president, held on April 16 in the craft room Presiding. Mrs. Colclough welcomed all present and reported on the project to buy a van-type vehicle for use of the wheel chair residents and others who find it difficult to get into and out of a standard motor car. The project has been named "Rides for Residents" and the response from service clubs, fraternal organizations, and women's institutes has been heartening. Some are pledging a donation of money and some are planning money-raising affairs. Cheques should be made out to: Rides for Residents and sent to Mrs. Wilfred Colclough at Clinton. Plans for the Blossom Tea, Bazaar and Bake Sale were finalized, Women's institutes are asked to provide two loaves of sandwiches, three pans of squares or three batches of cookies or a combination of both. Auxiliary members will provide items for the bake sale. Mrs. Howatt, Blyth will be in charge of the tea tables; Mrs. Webster, Blyth will brew the tea; Mrs. Gourley, Londesboro will look after the food plates; and Mrs. Robinson, Londesboro will be in charge of registration. Seaforth Institute will be asked to look after the dishwashing and Auburn will be in charge of the bake sale. The event will be held May 2 from 2 to 4 p.m, in the auditorium at Huronview. Silver collection will be taken with all proceeds applied to the "Rides for Residents" project. Mr. Rowe, the Assistant Administrator for Huronview, conducted the election of officers for the coming year and the• following are the results: president, Mrs. Colclough, Clinton; first vice president, Mrs, Webster, Blyth; second vice president, Mrs, McGregor, Kippen; recording secretary, Mrs. Peck, Hensall; corresponding secretary, Mrs, Johnston, Clinton; treasurer, Mrs. Robinson, Londesboro; press reporter, Mrs. Gourley, Londesboro. Members were present from Auburn, Blyth, Clinton, Goderich, Hensall, Kippen and Londesboro. Dennis Cann, Pinawa , Manitoba, and his fiance, Shirley Adelung, Edmonton, spent the Easter weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carman Cann, and visited with his sister and brother-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. Andy Miller and family, Usborne and other relatives in the com- munity. To honor Dennis Cann and Shirley Adelung on their for- thcoming marriage a family gathering was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Strang. Mr, and Mrs. Allan Percival, North Bay,Elizabeth Lamont, London and John Lamont, Mitchell at- tended. The occasion also marked the 21st birthday of John Lamont. ' Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wareing returned from Toronto and Georgetown where they spent the Easter weekend. Terry, Sharon and . Davis Hear of trip to Israel Huronview news Volunteers from the Goderich Township Womens Institute assisted with Monday afternoon's activities of old-tyme music, dancing and sing-along. Mrs, Molly Cox joined the Huronview regulars Mary Taylor, Norman Speir and Jerry Collings to provide the music, During the afternoon six new residents were welcomed to the home, The Womens Institute from Goderich were hosts on Wed- nesday for the April birthday party, About 150 residents and guests attended the party which included a variety program, gifts for the 25 celebrants, and lunch served by the ladies. Mrs. Mamie Suctliffe in- troduced the program with dance numbers by Elise Lindsay, vocal duets by Reverend and Mrs. Warr, Muriel Harrison and Helen Lindsay, readings by Mrs. Crozier, and Mrs. Van Armen, old-time music by Jean and Allan Schram. Mrs. Mosack who celebrated her 97th birthday this month thanked the ladies on behalf of the residents. The residents were entertained on family night with a travelogue of Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii with Mrs. Edith Land- sborough giving the commentary and Mrs. Bert Jervis operating the projector. Mrs, Murray Forbes played the piano before the pictures and during the in- termission. CENTRALIA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY Home Economics Division TWO-DAY SHORT COURSES 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. • MAY 15 & 16 • MAY 22 & 23* MAY 29 & 30 ENTERTAIN WITH EASE PRE-REGISTER EARLY Each Course Limited to 20 Persons To reserve a place — Call Home Economics Division Secretary 228-6694