Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-06-14, Page 10T. PRYDE 8 SON LTD. Phone 235-0620 Main St., Exeter • MONUMENTS • MARKERS • INSCRIPTIONS Contact Jack Pryde: Office 235-0620 or Home 235-1384 Order Now For Delivery As Soon As Possible In The Spring DISPLAYS ALSO IN GODERICH, CLINTON and SEAFORTH "OUR BUSINESS ESTABLISHED 7 97 9" MEMORIALS „ TPitCQay Or' 1 r-- .x4 54 WELCOME CAMPERS Come In And Browse Around BOYLE'S WEAR S MAIN ST. EXETER Cotton or Seersucker Sleeveless Summer Dresses SIZES 12 to 24 1/2 $7.00 to $13.00 The Strathroy Middlesex Museum now has a part-time curator and secretary on a regular basis, Mrs. Jean Mac- donald. Mrs. MacDonald, who is well-known in Strathroy and district, expects to be at the y museum, Monday to Friday in the afternoons, unless museum business takes her elsewhere, Since a telephone has now been installed there (245-0492) groups wishing to make arrangement for a tour, or individuals wishing to make inquiries, offer material to display, etc., may call there in the afternoons. The summer open hours for the museum are 2 to 5 p.m., on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but advance arrangements can be made for group tours at other times. A number of school classes, mainly from Strathroy, have visited the museum lately to see the display of Indian artifacts arranged by the Archaeological Society of South Western Ontario, and Wm. Baxter, Parkhill, the secretary of the society, has been present to show them around and answer questions. This display will be on view till Thanksgiving, At the last meeting of the museum board a plan was presented for furnishing a parlour, dining room, kitchen and bedroom in the museum, probably with Victorian fur- nishings, and setting aside other rooms for short term exhibits, and a display of mechanical and technical equipment and tools. This plan will require some major articles of furniture, as well as many small items, so the continuing interest and generosity of the residents of the county and town are hoped for. The Best way to inspire courteous treatment by other motorists is to drive a police car. Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. 81' Kraft Cheez Whiz 16 oz. Jar Kraft Dinner 7 1/2 Pkge, Tide King Size 17' $173 Christies Ritz Crackers 16 oz. 63 ° Dr. Ballard's Champion Dog Food Freshies 12/49' Your choice 17° 15 az. A&H Phone 235-0272 some and get em! Cottage Rolls / Lucas Arthur n e rs .. 2 lb. .1 Vac Pak $133 Lucas Arthur Bacon Canada Packers Sweet Pickled Super Value Lucas Arthur $105 lb. th.72' Lucas Arthur Sliced Bologna 1 lb. Pkge. Head Cheese Charcoal 5 LBS Lucas Arthur Wizard Hickory Scented Lighter Fluid 6 oz, Vac Pak 75' Cooked Ham Steaks $109 Blade or Chuck 15 oz. Mom's 100% Vegetable Oil Soft Margarine END SLICES Limited Quantity 1' lb. Plastic Tub Wondersoft 59' 32 oz 39' 3 /'1 3 lb $1 49 ' 11' 4 oz. Lucky Whip Dessert Topping Jelly Sh Powders McCormick Graham Wafersin 1 lb. Pkge. Kleenex Facial Tissues 200's 2 /6 9' Bathroom Tissue Maple Leaf Thrifty Bacon Downy Fabric Softener $129 66 oz. II salmemommarmomo Regular size e.2 /89` White or coloured 4 roll Pkge. 64' FRUIT & VEGETABLES Local Grown FRESH BAKING 6r Wond, 'ttermilk Bread 24 oz. Radishes Green Onions Golden Ripe Chiquita Bananas Hostess Chocolate Brownies 16 oz. California COntelOUPeS 3 /79' 69' 35' Westons Apple Turnovers 2/2 5' 2010.29 4 eoch .... 4v. Pkge, of 4 45's Orange, orange 8( svieet Grapefruit, Unsweetened tree or Grapefruit 5 juices AB., • FROZEN York Ice Milk 3 Pf 79' Aylmer Tomato Catsup SPECIALIZE AS A LEGAL MEDICAL OR EXECUTIVE SECRETARY! Did you know that Conestoga College offers a two year secretarial program at CLINTON? Some grade 12 graduates with good typing and shorthand may complete the program in one year! Send the clipping in now. I would like information on this full- time program designed for high school graduates or equivalent. Nolte Address Phone Please return to: Registrar, CONESTOGA COLLEGE 299 Doon Valley Drive Kitchener 653.2511 Ext 261 ETA we Farmer Bill's :'GREENHOUSES NOW Ready For Your Garden Muskmelon W Squash Plants atermelon Cucumber BOX PLANTS Also Available Watch for our signs east of Shikpo ors Creditors Road and on Highway 83 BILL and MELVA RAMMELOO 217-3//8 Eric Rammeloo and squash plants for sale Page 10 Times,Advacate, June lk 1973 CZ. .7.ss.JJ:s—ssss. ,77 •' facts 'n Fancies. Sy Susan vow& #140te BANQUET WITH MOTHERS - The Explorer group at Exeter United church enjoyed a recent mother and daughter banquet recently. Shawn above ore some of the senior members, Back, left, Margaret Hansen, Pat- ti Lou Down, Bonnie Westlake, Joan Skinner and Brenda Worm. Front, Cathy Triebner, Barb Armstrong, Jayne Dougall, Janet Shapton, Karen Bowerman and Frances Thompson. T-A photo Public health nurse retires a fter 25 years of service probably won't want for con- versation. Just as an aside, one of the fellows who had overheard just part of our conversation came over a little later and asked again what newspaper I work for. lie looked almost disappointed when I told him, and then replied, "Oh, that's too bad. I thought maybe you worked for the London Free Press and I was just going to tell you that we don't take it anymore." If I had worked for the London paper, I believe this chap would have held me responsible for all the things about that paper that he doesn't like - another sort of Personality typing. Anyway, conversation seems to be the most obvious way of fin- ding out about other people, and the most important basis for forming opinions about them. Unfortunately, many people don't let it get to the conversation stage. We have all heard com- plaints by young people who say they are discriminated against, simply because they have long hair, or wear sandals and blue jeans. Margaret Smith, a Public health Nurse with the Middlesex- London District Health Unit for 25 years is retiring and was honored recently with a dinner. Miss Smith trained and graduated from the Toronto over the School Health Services, Miss Smith remained, as she did when the Middlesex County Health Unit amalgamated with the London Health Department. She is well known in the county areas that she has served and Miss Smith is a charming hostess and has made many friends both in the rural and urban area. Masses visit area museum View floral arrangements General School of Nursing in 1930 and received her Diploma in Public Health Nursing at the University of Toronto in 1941. Following graduation, Miss Smith worked with the City of Toronto Health Department as a staff public health nurse for three years and during the Second World War served in the Royal Canadian Medical Corp as a nursing sister, serving overseas, moving to many theatres of action. Following this experience she worked with the Bill Telephone Company for a short period of time and then joined the Mid- dlesex County School Health Services in 1948. She visited rural schools and administered immunization and first aid to the young people in the rural schools. She has taught Prenatal Classes in the Lucan area which she enjoyed very much and has helped and assisted many families in the rural communities of Biddulph and London Town- ships. When the Middlesex County Health Unit was formed and took The Presbyterian Church Women met in Caven Church June 11. The theme of the devotional was "the art of beauty in flowers." In connection with this, Mrs. Joanne Dinney demon- strated flower arrangements. A centennial picnic in the park was planned for July 9. Mrs, Lorne Johnston gave two piano instrumentals. Mrs. Wilfred Jarvis showed a film strip of Torran Mal, a church camp for children in India and slides on the Helen MacDonald Memorial School for Girls in Jansi, India. There are few things more interesting than meeting people for the first time. All kinds of factors come into play and you can learn just about as much from observing reactions under these circumstances as by participating in them. Last weekend, I was in such a situation, I was invited to a picnic where I knew about half the people. Introductions went something like this: "Everybody, I would like you to meet Susan. Susan, this is Jane, Mary, Phyllis, Tom, Dick and Harry". Those were not their real names, but that's not particularly important. While I was still trying to figure out who was who, the group split up and started preparing for supper. But it wasn't too long before one of the girls came over and said, "What was your name again? I missed it the first time." t And she thought she had trouble! After exchanging pleasantries about the weather and such, the inevitable question came: "And what do you do?" If I had wanted to act a bit smart, it would have been easy to reply, "Well, I swim, I read. I drive a car, etc, etc," Obviously, however, that wasn't what she wanted to know. She was interested in what type of work I do. You will hear this standard question asked over and over when people meet for the first time. It serves two rather useful purposes, For one thing, most people have stereotyped ideas about the characteristics of people involved in certain professions. For example, when I said I was women's editor of a weekly newspaper, I could just see the girl's mind working. From that simple statement, she had gained some knowledge of what I do with a good portion of my time; probably of the sort of town I live in; and likely she had conjured up an idea of what sort of per- sonality characteristics made me go into this type of work. The second important function of this type of question has to do more with sustaining a con- versation than learning about a person although that certainly comes into it. It is a fairly well known fact that if you can get a perSbn to talk about herself, you I'm not saying this isn't possibly true. I do think however, that without exception, everyone is judged by the way they look. It can be done consciously or sub- consciously, but appearance, including the clothes you wear, your hair style, and your physical attributes all classify you as a certain type of person. This is very dangerous for many reasons, but mostly, because there are no set rules for these classifications and you can so often be mistaken. The following are perfect examples. I met a girl at college and from the first I didn't make a special attempt to further the acquaintance. She was an ex- tremely pretty girl, very popular with the guys, and she had a closet full of clothes: hardly good reasons to shun her. And yet, most the girls I had met in high school with those same attributes were so snobbish that they would hardly deem it in good taste to speak to a mere me. Fortunately, through cir- cumstance, we did get to know one another very well, I was entirely mistaken in my first impressions of her and today, more than three years later, we are still best friends. I am also am also guilty of judging people by their ap- pearances when I am hitch- hiking. Under certain cir- cumstances, I will not take a ride with someone because of the way they look and conversely I will not give a ride to someone because of the same thing. But I have been proven wrong in these cases too. I have taken rides with fellows whose ap- pearance did them justice, but I feared for my life because of their driving before I got out of the car. One night I was driving home and there were a couple of young boys, about 15, well dressed and generally neat looking, standing hitch-hiking. I stopped and gave them a ride and in the course of the conversation I learned that they were on their way home after having appeared in court. I never did find out what they had done, but it just showed that I had goofed again. It never ceases to amaze me how many different kinds of approaches people will make, Usually, they are fairly standard, as the one I described earlier. But once in a while, you will come across something really dif- ferent. I have met people who, within the first five minutes, have told me their life stories, and what I consider very per- sonal information. • Maybe it's because I am rather hesitant about confiding in just anybody that this bothers me. But it makes me feel acutely uncomfortable when it happens. All through this column I have been warning against the dangers of first impressions and the quick formation of value judgements. But there is one quick and almost fool-proof cure. The next time you find yourself judging a person on first ap- pearance, just stop and think what kind of a first impression you might be making! 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 ail makes of sewing machines Phone 482-7036 or 262-5372 after 6 p.m.