The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-05-22, Page 16 (2)Ione 4A
Times -Advocate, May 22, 1975
Odds n' Ends
By ELAINE TOWNSHENO
'rite wee eakgue
a
+ A farmer was transporting a which you immediately
cow to a neighbouring farm. He regretted?
!was driving a pickup that had Her appearance had changed,
wooden racks. Somehow, the cow and you feared her health had
(broke the racks and scrambled failed. You exclaimed, "You look
'over the cab of the truck. terrible! Are you sick?"
The farmer slammed on the Although your concern was ob-
'brakes. For a moment, man and vious, your remark was neither
-beast stared dazedly at each complimentary nor tactful.
other, he from behind the wheel A friend of mine once choked on
of his truck and she from the a chicken bone. As she coughed
shoulder of the road. and spluttered, I became alar-
; Suddenly the animal wheeled med. "Are you alright?" I
,and ran down a lane. The farmer queried. If she hadn;t been so
'opened the truck door and leaped busy choking, I'm sure she would
ito the ground. With a bewildered have hit me. Between gasps, she
expression still on his face, he informed me she wasn't alright.
watched the cow race into an We visit a hospital patient to
open field. A rope hung limply in cheer him up. Our conversation
his hands, and pieces of splin- sometimes brings the opposite
tered racks lay at his feet. results, though. After we hear his
. A lady stopped her car beside symptoms, we conclude, "That
him, opened the window and sounds just like what Uncle Fred
inquired. "Did you know your had. He died last year, you
cow got out?" know.'
. Later she probably wondered We catch ourselves and try to
why she asked. All of us are remedy the slip by adding, "Of
embarrassed by thoughtless course, that doesn't mean you're
words, that we wish we hadn't going to ... You may have
spoken. At one time or another. something else." We might as
we all "bite our tongues." well leave. because anything we
A fellow, who was well-known say only makes matters worse.
!for his storytelling, began to Most of us spread rumours,
;relate a joke to a group of men. now and again. In our haste to tell
#They didn't listen as attentively a juicy tale, we occasionally
1.as usual: they fidgeted and oc- forget who we're talking to. She
casionally glanced to his right. could be a relative or a friend of
One of them even tried to in- the person we're talking about.
terrupt him. One such coincidence cures us of
Undaunted. he continued with gossiping.
his tale, adding a few expletives The words. that cause us to
to spice it up. The punch line "bite our tongues" most
didn't receive the chortles he vigorously. are the angry ones
expected. Puzzled. he turned to spoken in haste. They're the
the man, who was standing to his thoughtless words that hurt
right. The story teller's face another person. Instead of em -
reddened as he mumbled, "Oh, barrassment, we feel remorse.
hello Reverend." "Biting our tongues" doesn't
Did you ever greet an old relieve our guilt; only the
friend, whom you hadn't seen for forgiveness of the other person
some time, with a salutation can do that.
overweight?
JOIN
counterweight
Get ready for summer!
HUNDREDS OF CLASSESI
There s a doss neon rote
EXETER
}�1 Mere•no► Ang1••n Church
4110 767 Andrew SIN,
Mena. 7 ]a'';•",.
lose weight
with the
Canadian .
Family Meal Plan
Try Counterweight Foods
for the calorie -conscious.
Available at your supermarket.
Eastern Star host
to several lodges
Special guests to the May
meeting of the Exeter Chapter
No. 222 Order of the Eastern Star
were the Worthy Matrons and
Worthy Patrons of District No. 5
and they Grand representatives of
Ontario to other_ Grand
Jurisdictions.
The officers of the Orpha
chapter, London, and Parkhill
chapter performed the opening
and closing drills.
During the business of the
meeting, donations were made to
the Exeter Branch of the
Canadian Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation, London chapter.
Guests to the meeting were
present from London, Parkhill.
Delaware. St. Marys, Clinton and
%Ingham.
Australian slides shown at annual Institute
meeting 1
•
Miss Pengilley was also in James Keys; president, Mrs.
charge of the election of officers. Roylance Westcott; first vice -
They are:- past president, Mrs. Please turn to page 5A
The South Huron Women's
Institute will be sending a
resolution from their annual
meeting to the London Area
Convention in October.
Provincial Board member Mrs.
Gordon Papple said their non -
vote would be taken as a "no"
vote.
Under present Indian law, as
prescribed by the British North
America Act, the wife can not be
the executrix of her husband's
estate, even if stipulated in a will.
Under non -Indian law, a wife
may be the executrix of her
husband's estate, but not
necessarily.
The South Huron Women want
the law changed, so that if a
husband dies, the Indian wife
will be the executrix.
However, there was some
question concerning the
resolution. It was wondered by
several if the Indian women
cared about it as much as white
women. Kippen Institute did not
vote on the matter, saying they
did not know enough about it.
The resolution was prepared by
Mrs. Carl Payne, Hensall and
Mrs. Olive Hicks, Exeter.
Guest speaker at the meeting,
held in the Dashwood Community
Centre, was Mrs. Clarence
Diamond, from New Hamburg.
She was one of the area delegates
who attended the Association of
Country Women of the World
conference in Australia in
October 1974. She was the public
relations officer for the
Federated Women's Institute of
Ontario for six years.
"We can take so much credit,"
said Mrs. Diamond, "in that we
have helped other people to help
themselves, instead of giving to
them."
International aid is one of the
main objectives of the ACWW.
The Pennies of 'Friendship,
which is the institute's money
raising scheme, was said by Mrs.
Diamond to be "the life line" of
the institute.
Mrs. Diamond told the
audience the Institute is made up
of eight million members in 261
societies, in 68 countries of the
world.
At the conference, she said,
there were 1,500 delegates from
51 countries. The theme of the
conference was "A World to
Share."
Part of Mrs. Diamond's
presentation were slides she had
taken while in New Zealand and
Australia. Some of the New
Zealand highlights included the
sheep flocks and sheep
mustering, the thermal springs,
and the carvings on the buildings.
In Australia, Mrs. Diamond's
slides showed lawn bowling, red
tiled roofs, the Australian War
Memorial building, the Snowy
Mountain Water Authority hydro
project. She also showed pictures
of her jaunt to Singapore,
Malaysia and Bangkok.
A total of $100.08 was raised for
Pennies for Friendship.
Also during the meeting,
reports were heard from all
branch secretaries.
Jane Pengilley, home
economist, gave a report of the
workshops, and 4-H clubs in the
county. She showed slides of club
girls participating in their
projects. She reported 600 girls
are involved in the garden club
this summer.
i
They're Here ...
The Latest Styles, Colors and Fabrics
IN
FLOORING
* Carpets * Inlaid Vinyls & Linoleum
The One -Stop Decorating Centre
Use Your Chargex or Mastercharge
FLOOR COVERING • WALLPAPER
FAMILY CLOTHING • DRAPES
• FABRICS
the
EXETER'S
LARGEST
DEPARTMENT
STORE
unct
FORMERLY
GOULD A
JORY
A C W W
NOW YOU CAN Nap
• ter
11• C4,Mte11Y,M4
r
.�i
HEAR ABOUT ANNUAL MEETING -- Mrs. Clarence Diamond, centre, was the guest speaker to the an-
nual meeting of the South Huron Women's Institute, Thursday in Dashwood. She told of her trip to the con-
vention in Australia last year. With her are from left, Mrs. Gordon Popple, board member of the Federated
Women's institute of Ontario, and Mrs. James Keys, district president. T -A photo
NOW OPEN ALL DAY WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY NIGHT
•
D
NEW EXECUTIVE — The new executive for the South Huron Women's Institute was elected Thursday at the
annual meeting held at the Dashwood Community Centre. From left are Huron home economist Jane
Pengilley, who installed the officers. Mrs. tjoyd Ballantyne, secretary -treasurer, Mrs. Roy Westcott, presi-
dent, and Mrs. James Drummond, first vice-president. T -A photo
Jack's
Decor
Centre
429 Main St.
EXETER
Wish to announce their
SPRING SALE
of
Almatex Paints
MAY 15 to MAY 31
Buy One Gallon
at Suggested
List Price e . .
Second Gallon Only
Buy One Quart
at Sugggested
List Price .. e
Second Quart Only
50'
Don't Miss The Savings!
The Smartest Women SAVE
White Swan
BATHROOM
TISSUE
79'
4 Roll Pkge.
Jello
JELLY
POWDERS
3 az 244
Bee Hive
CORN SYRUP
2 l. b5`
Kroft
MIRACLE WHIP
32 oz Jar $ 1.07
King Size
OXYDOL
DETERGENT
5 Ib. Soap ;1.99
Mother Parkers
COFFEE
1 Ib Voc Process 89'
FRESH BAKING
Hostess
APPLE
PIES 20 oz.
Wonder
JAM
BUNS 17s
Superior
Pkge.
79'
65'
WHITE BREAD
3/'1.09
24 oz.
Schneiders No. 1
Chicken
Legs Ib. 95'
Schneiders Country Maple
Bacon
Schneiders 1 Ib. Vac Pak
Wieners
Schneiders
Mini Sizzlers
Schneiders
Beef .
Patties
1 Ib. Vac
2 Ib. Box
16x2oz.
•
,.,._......7..
•+t t.
,.,,,
-A.
'N'T---T---fh.ill'ika,
;rA
s1.49 :.4
Ib. 82'
95'
Ib.
'1.69
inkjet Strlps I, $1.09
Smoked
Plantes
5-6 lbs. Ib.
Fresh
Ground Beef
Schneiders Quarter Pound
Beef Burgers
89�
Ib.. 594
Pkge. 894
3 Varieties (Pocked 4's) Beef - On ion - Cheese
FRESH PRODUCE
Produce of USA
CELERY STALKS
Produce of USA
NEW CABBAGE
Produce USA
RADISHES Canada No. 1
FROZEN
Canada No. 1 394
Canada No. 1
Old South
ORANGE JUICE
2.i.
1 Ib. Cello bag
12 oz. tin
35'
29�
49'
H
Phone
235-0212
Kraft
PEANUT. BUTTER
2 Ib. Smooth
1.49
CRISCO OIL
X5.75
128 oz. tin
Christies
GRAHAM WAFERS
or CRUMBS
11 oz. 794
Aylmer
BOSTON
BROWN BEANS
14 oz.
2/79'
Aylmer Choice
WAX OR
GREEN BEANS
2/79'
Aylmer Choice Fruits
Freestone Halves
PEACHES
14 oz.
t/99'
BARTLETT PEARS
14 oz.
2/89
PRUNE PLUMS
14 oz.
2/7t
FRUIT COCKTAIL
2/99
14 oz.
•