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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-07-19, Page 10qettefettieet0 4 The Song services conducted by the Christian Womens Club have been cancelled for July and August. Well over one hundred residents gathered on the lawn, as well as many others who were able to take advantage of the music from the west side of the building July 9 to enjoy another concert by the Band. The residents enjoy these concerts very much and look forward to them each week. During the afternoon those having Birthdays in the week were honoured with special mention to Walter Kingswell who was 95 on July 14th. The "Huronia Singers" a mixed chorus from Exeter and the surrounding area provided the program for Family Night. This group of 35 singers did an excellent job of blending their voices to bring out the best of harmony in some of the old tunes. The director of the chorus, Mrs. McCaffrey, introduced the numbers and also took some solo parts with Mrs. Wildfong as pianist for the evening. Mr. Clarence Smith expressed the appreciation of the residents for one of the most enjoyable musical programs yet at "Family Night". due r 80 eted The T-A would like to congratulate two members of the Over 80 Club who will be having birthdays within the next few days. Mrs. Mary Garner, Crediton will be 87 on Saturday. Mrs. Olive Tebbutt, Davis Nursing Home, Exeter will be 90 on July 26. Mrs. Milton Sleamon, Exeter will be 88 on Sun- day. Happy Birthday! If you know of anyone who would like their name to appear in this column please tell us. There is no charge. about entering contests where the prize is an all expense paid trip for two, Thus far, she had wons something like four trips abroad and or cruises for she and her husband. The most recent one was to Canada. A slight problem has arisen here, however, which might provide some consolation for those of us who are starting to turn green. The cruises are starting to break her husband financially - not because they themselves are fixed, but because every time she wins one, he has to fork out the money to pay so that their three children can accompany them. The last thing I heard, he was begging her not to enter any more contests. Just about everyone around here is familiar with the Pepsi promotions that have been carried out recently. In fact, an Exeter man was a big winner in the contest, But when you really sit down and think about it, what would you do with $15 or $20,000 worth of groceries? Admittedly, the price of food these days is abominable. But if you consider that an average family of five spends maybe $50 a week on groceries, that many groceries would last you six or seven years. That's a lot of eating, and even more storage. Then of course there are the big time game shows on the tube - Hollywood Squares, Going Places or Let's Make a Deal. I always pit my resources against those of the contestants, and more often than not I do as well, if not better than they do. So maybe I should quit the newspaper business and be a full time contestant on one of these shows. But considering that you would probably have to wait years to even get on the waiting list, and then considering that once on there I might get nothing more than a view of myself on television, maybe I should enter something like the food winning contests so I would have enough to tide me over. And then on the other hand, maybe I should just stay where I am, and leave all the contest entering and winning to those who can afford it. What would you say if you saw comedian Tim Conway in yotir corner grocery store scineezing the tomatoes? Well if you were Norma Dennis you'd probably walk by with a matter of fact good morning. But then Norma is used to meeting celebrities. In Hollywood it comes with the neighbourhood. Living on the same block with Robert Vaughn, Mama Cass, Peter Lawford, Joe Campanella, Beverly Garland or John Cassavetes doesn't phase her a bit, "They're just people you meet in the market every week." she'll say with a pleasant smile, "A lot of actors do the shopping for their wives." Norma Dennis formerly Norma Wilson, was an Exeter girl one of the many who came back for the centennial celebrations. While in town she stayed at the home of her brother, Hugh Wilson, Two decades have passed since she left Canada as the attractive young bride of Robert Dennis, now one of Hollywood's television's leading creative writers. She hasn't been back for seven years but centennial seemed a good excuse. So with Jon, 18 and Lisa, 16 the oldest of her five children, she boarded the plane HOME FOR CENTENNIAL — Norma Derinis, formerly Norma Wilson, was just one of the many visitors who came back to Exeter for Centen- nial from some distance away. 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Enjoys position as sounding board, typist and wife of successful Hollywood writer hat would you do if you won a million dollars, or a trip to Afghanistan, or an around the world cruise on a rubber dinghy? These may be facetious questions, but not so ex- traordinary as they once might have been. Just about any major company of any stature holds big promotional campaigns, with grandiose prizes. And somebody has to win! As of a couple of weeks ago, I can finally say I know somebody who walked off with what in ef- fect, is something for nothing. In comparison, to many others, his prize was fairly small - a mere $500. But boy, what I could do with $500. It sure looks like a lot to somebody who hasn't got it! I once knew of somebody who almost won $1,000. A friend of my parents was called by a Toronto radio station. In order to win, all she would have had to say was "I listen to CHUM". Unfortunately, she hadn't even heard of the radio station and answered, as most of us would do, with a friendly "hello". But being friendly wasn't enough to get the money. Just a couple of weeks ago, too, there was a story in the T-A about the wife of a former Exeter high school teacher who won more than one-quarter of a million dollars in the Irish sweepstakes (my mother's dream come true), Maybe I have just been travelling in the wrong circles, but up until now, I didn't know anybody, or didn't know anybody who did know anybody who had won such a prize. What would you do if you suddenly got that much money? Most people you read about or hear interviewed say they intend to go on working in whatever profession they are engaged. Only once in a while do you hear of someone who obeys what must be a natural instinct to blow the whole thing, or at least a good portion of it, by buying a new house, or taking a trip. We had a discussion at the office about this recently. One girl said she would put the whole thing in the bank and live off the interest. Now she is probably acting (or rather thinking) the most prudently, but what fun would that be? Just about everyone else, in- cluding myself, didn't have to consider the possibility very long before we had extensive lists of what we'd like to blow the first "10 grand" or so on, before we put the rest in the bank, A cement swimming pool seemed to be the most popular; and I thought a new car would be nice, but only if I could pay off the rest of my debts first. (Besides, with the possibility of an energy crisis and gas rationing, perhaps a new car wouldn't carry me very far anyway ). I am one of those people who can claim that she has never won anything in her life before. (That is often the statement made by these big money winners, so maybe my turn is coming up). When I think about it, I guess I lied a little. Once my partner and I won a spot dance. In fact though, we weren't even dancing. We were just standing on the floor talking, but we happened to be right under the chosen spot. I suppose as a result of having never won anything I entered, I am now wary of buying tickets for draws, etc. My rationale is, "Oh, well, I would never win anyway!" When you think about it, that is a pretty stupid attitude. Of course I'm not going to win if I never enter anything. On the other hand, you get the people who send their names in for everything. It doesn't matter whether it originates on the back of a cereal box or comes to them personally through the mail with a stamped return envelope for the answer, They will collect box and bottle tops, coupons or write "why I would like to win $50,000" in 10 words or less, just on the chance of having their names drawn. The law of averages would dictate that if you entered enough things, your number is bound to eventually come up. But as many of these frustrated players know, even laws have exceptions. And what about that lady in England? She must have bribed the man who invented the law of averages because she has had more than her fair share of winnings . I was reading about her just recently. She has a thing ATTEND REUNION Ann Brodie, Marion McLean, Mrs. Hector Murray, Mrs. Beth Batten, Mrs. Gordon Koch at- tended the reunion of graduates at the Stratford Teacher's College. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Smith and Mrs. Rufus Kestle also attended. The occasion was the closing of the college which was established in 1908. Over 1500 were present. for Canada and a reunion with mitny old friends. "The town looks great, and so clean!" she said. "And there are so many new homes going up too," Norma admits she had qualms about moving to a city like Los Angeles after knowing the quiet atmosphere of a small town. But now she wouldn't have it any other way, "They say that Los Angeles is really several little towns looking for a city. We live in Studio City. That's in the Santa Monica mountains and near the house there are stores like in any small town. We go there all the time to shop and you get to know the merchants." They don't even have the problems with smog that Los Angeles has become known for. "It's not as bad as they say it is," she said, "but there have been a few bad days when the wind doesn't blow," "Of course there are dif- ferences," she went on."We don't visit back and forth because these people live in the hills for seclusion," "But we do a lot of normal things too." and she smiled again. Norma is an honorary member of the PTA and was secretary of the local Sunday School. She was also the team mother of the Pop Warner Little League baseball team. Her husband was the coach her three daughters were cheer leaders and her sons played. But there are certain disad- vantages to the place or side benefits depending on your point of view. "When I'm out watering the lawn and a bus load of tourists go by they all look out the window to see if I'm somebody important. But then when they see me they aren't interested anymore." "We get a lot of company, people from Canada who are passing through and want to visit. One time we were just moving in when Van Laugh ton rang the doorbell, There was practically no furniture at all moved in yet," They even received a visit from the 'I -A editor many years ago when lie was much younger, He and Bob Russell had gone down to see the sights. But they weren't interested in the usual tourist attractions. Instead they sat on Sunset Strip to watch the girls go by. Being the wife of a writer can also have its more unusual moments. When Robert and several other writers were working on scripts for comedy shows she would be called in to see if such and such a line was funny. "Comedy is a very intimate thing," she said. "Soinething that is funny to one person may not be funny to the next person." Robert doesn't like doing comedy scripts. His talent is for writing the suspense drama with maximum impact, minimum windup, clear characterization and natural dialogue. This makes him very successful with many of the shows currently being run on the networks. During his writing career he's written scripts for Cannon, FBI, Emergency, Barnaby Jones, Get Smart, I Spy, and Wild Wild West. Norma is also used as "a — Please turn to page 11 Page 10 Tirrie*.Advocatf,. July 19, 1973 tu-.!..!azz=rzza...mm...;77.; ................. . .... ..... .. Facts. Fancies lay Susan led &Mt 104 eit • 1.