Village Squire, 1978-10, Page 27PEOPLE
Inside nearly every newspaper reporter
is a novelist or playwright just longing to
get out. The beast inside has escaped for
one London Free Press reporter, Joan
Barfoot. Her first novel Abra, is about a
woman who escapes from the humdrum
life of marriage and kids and heads north to
buy a cabin and live alone and free. The
book has been well received by critics
across the country.
Another Free Press writer has taken a
step out of his normal field. Entertainment
writer Mike Mulhern has recently had an
album of his music released and the tables
were turned on him when the Free Press
sent out the album to various performers in
the music field and asked for comments. It
was their chance to get back at a critic but
in general, the comments were favourable.
Speaking of the journalistic profession, a
large void has been left in Mitchell with the
retirement of Mrs. Wanda Mounteer from
the staff of the Mitchell Advocate. Mrs.
Mounteer and her husband operated the
paper for many years beginning in 1933
and ending when she sold the newspaper
to the Signal -Star chain from Goderich in
1976. She remained on as editor of the
paper until Aug. 12when she retired.
Mitchell town council set aside its regular
business one night last month to honour
her for her 45 years of service to the
community. She was presented with a
dozen red roses and a town plaque
commemorating her service and was given
a seat at the council table which councillors
said was only fitting after 45 yeJrs of
covering council meetings.
"Killer" Bell has decided to call it quits.
Connie as she prefers to be known, took
part last month in the world arm wrestling
championships in Kansas City and finished
third. Mrs. Bell of RR 2. St. Pauls said it
just isn't fun anymore. If she keeps her
promise to quit it will have been a short
career. She only took up the sport in June
at the Shakespeare Field Day then won the
Canadian Championship in Toronto in
,August. She says she wants to save her
,arm for her real love: baseball.
Being queen is something of the old hat
for Jo -Anne Palmer of London and
formerly of Clinton but she recently took on
a new crown. Miss Palmer. 22, daughter of
the Clinton dentist and his wife. Dr. and
Mrs. D.B. Palmer. was crowned Fairest of
the Fair at the Western Fair in London
September 7 picking up a $400 wardrobe
and an all expenses paid trip to Florida for
two. a charm bracelet and flowers. In 1975
she was the Centennial Queen in her home
town for its 100th birthday and the
following year was Miss Teen Dominion of
Canada and placed fourth in the Mis:
Dominion of Canada competition. Next
year she'll represent the Western Fair in
competing for the Sweetheart of the Fair
title at the Canadian National Exhibition in
Toronto. That trip to Florida is a nice prize
but it won't be exceptional for Miss
Palmer. Though she's a first year studept
in sociology at the University of Western'
Ontario now, she was formerly an airline
stewardess.
So you want something special in a new
car. something you're sure your neighbour
isn't going to have a twin of. Well if you've
got S50,000 to spare Bob Hamanther of
Zurich and Eric Kints of Exeter just might
have the answer. The pair was recently
appointed sole Ontario dealership for the
Cadillac Seville Opera Coupe manufactur-
ed by the Grandeur Motor Car Corporation
of Pompano Beach. Florida. That company
takes ordinary Cadillac Sevilles selling at a
paltry $15.000 and tebuilds them. The
chassis has been shortened, the engine
moved back and a body that is fiberglass to
the rear wheels has been installed. Only
200 of the cars will be manufactured, Mr.
Kints says. So. unless your neighbour also
has $50.000 to throw around,, you can be
sure one won't turn up in his driveway. 0
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