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The Brussels Post, 1978-04-12, Page 15Bowes Electronics Says 1978 it the year to install .a new T.V. tower or antenna. PRICES ARE DOWN' Free Estimates No Obligation Remember We Install the Best anti Repair the Rest . BOWES ELECTRONIC SHOP IL&Ated on Hamliton. Street Myth Phone 52A,4411 - 0041x9'.14. Mon., through Sat, HAYWARD'S Discount -- Variety Patent Medicines Cosmetics Tobacco Groceries Stationery Weekdays 9-9, Holidays & Sundays 12-6 , Brussels Phone 887-6224 f 11)1 Wvsozafilf 4:74ftt, M)* Inqii A 1.. 1'41./1" T •- . THE BRUSSELS POST, APRIL 12, 1978 'IS Sugar and Spice by Bill Smiley Some stern letters Last fall, when it roined for 40 days and 40 nights and; then began to snow for about a similar spell.. I received a couple of pretty stern letters from readers. One was from an elderly gentleman, the other from a clergyman, Both excoriated me, in their different ways, for being blasphemous, Cause of their concern was a pair of columns in which I suggested, to the Almighty that we'd had enough precipitation, and .He.cotild stop dumping it on us any time. The E.G. wrote a cross letter to his editor and sent me a copy The preacher wrote .me a long, personal letter, telling me I shouldn't be so "chummy" with God. He offered to pray for me, and sent along a modern version of the Bible. containing such words as "booby- traps", which rather alarmed me, accustomed as. I am to' the austere and dignified King James ..'Version, Well, I wrote some pretty bitter columns about the Canadian winter. But after six straight weeks of glorious, clear, sunny weather, I'm beginning to wonder. who is right. me or my. critics. Maybe the Lord does read my column, probably on one of His frequent lunch breaks. I didn't pray to Him for some decent weather. I told him rather snappily, that we were fed up with what Hewas dishing up. He didn't strike me down .with a thunderbolt, although I noticed my arthritis became pretty keen there for a few weeks. Maybe the Lord mused, something like: this: "By Jove, .maybe Bill Smiley is right. Maybe I- did forget to turn off the taps there for a few months. It wouldn't be the first time. I remember a few years back that business of Noah and his family. I clean forgot about them until it was nearly too late." "I get so darn sick of .people praying for better health, better crops, more money, happiness, and their own worthless hides when they're in a jam that I sometimes turn off My hearing aid. I'm supposed to see the little sparrow filth, so maybe I shoed pay attention when a smalltown columnist goes out of his way to remind me that there is slot more than sparrows falling, and a lot too much of it. "I'll let him sweat it out for another couple of weeks, just show him that you don't challenge My will with impunity. Then I'll turn on the sun for solid six weeks, making the scoffers realize that the day of miracles is not past. Six weeks of sunshine in a Canadian winter! That beats walking on water any day. "Just for the Heaven of it, duMp some snow and wind and ice and rain on those fat cats who go south every winter, and let those Canadians who stayed home. not exactly my chosen people, but at least my frozen people, VI the nasty letters south, telling their relatives of the blue skies, radiant sun, and erystol air back home. "Smiley's going to have to .pay for it, of course. He might as well find out. once and for. all, that you d-on't get chummy or cocky with Me. That's a special sphere reserved for preachers a nd "Letts see. No use increasing his arthritic pain or his backache. That only drives him to blasphemy, and We don't want to encourage " that, I could wreck his golf shot. Bat that wouldn't work either. It's already so lousy . he'd never even notice it. "No, it has to be something more subtle. Maybe I could put a bug in his wife's ear, and have her drag him out of bed at seven every morning and share the agonies of that half-hour of exercise she does with that dame on the T.V. That would ruffle him more than somewhat. • "But it's not enough. It wouldn't be clear to him that I am an almighty, omnipotent. fierce and vengeful God. He'd probably think it was merely his wife being obnoxious. And he'd claim he couldn't do the exercises with his bad back and his bad neck and his bad shoulder and his bad knee. . "I could ,always rot the rest of his teeth, which are pretty well ready for the boneyard, anyway. At least he'd suffer the humiliation of going around drooling and gumming his food for a while. But with' these blasted modern dentists, he'd soon be 'going around with afistful of big, white, attractive molars; and thinking he could start smiling at women .again. "Nope, it's got to be something that would really get to him. I could easily have hini fired from his job for vagrancy, bad shuffleboard, mopery, gawk and not preparing lesson plans. He's guilty, of all and each of them. But it wouldn't do. He's so lazy 'I think he'd go -straight on unemployment insurance. "Got itl It will hit where it hurts. I'll turn his grandsons against him. I'll make them see that he's spoiling them rotten warping their characters, that he swears, drinks, smokes, gambles, and is altogether a most reprobate and unfit grandfather. "But—would it take? They don't really care if he drinks, smokeS, etc. They need him for running across the room and jumping on. They need him for kisses when they hurt themselves. They couldn't care less if he were Old Nick himself, as far as morals go. "Ah, well. I guess just have to let him go to hell in his own inimitable way. That's ,punishment enough for anyone." CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES CLINTON CAMPUS SPRING/SUMMER 1978 The following courses are being offered this Spring/Summer semester at the 1 Clinton Campus. Students are already enroling. To ensure yourself a place in the course of your choice, please telephone 482-3458 Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or visit our campus on Vanastra Road in Clinton. Bookkeeping - Basic to Advanced $23 Bartending Techniques $33 Introduction to Coronary Care $53 Conestoga College of. Applied Arts and Technology Bluevale UCW theme is prayer Prayer was the theme of the Worship Service with which Unit 3, under the leadership of Mrs. Walter Willits, began the meeting of Bluevale U.C.W. on Wednesday afternoon. Besides " Mrs. Willits' message, Mrs. Beth Johnston, and Mrs. Thelma Peels presented a dialogue "The Lord's Prayer'." A hymn and prayer by Tennyson completed the worship. During business, members were reminded that the Young People would like donations of baking for their bazaar later in spring. Group 4 mentioned a Garage Sale they are planning. Mrsi Riehordson Missionary from Africa, to speak and show slides. Those till the committee for the Plowing Match Lunches reported on requirements, foods, transpor- tation help. The Stewardship and Finance Cotinnittee Mrs. Donna Craig and Mrs. Vera Nicholson, gave the group an informative summary of the work of their field. The June meeting will be in charge of the Christian Leadership Development Committee, slides by Mrs. W, Thornton and worship ;service Unit. Pick up one of our spring/summer tabloids at the Clinton Campus. ' Weve got et lot to shore .