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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1975-04-24, Page 5w; • 111 04 rtd a • dirty house (A story of how things lead to "Those walls are too plain. I other things, proving that a could paint a few rose and _ rose by any name should Smell green flowers on those Walls, te as sweet.) match my lovely rose Once upon a time, in a quaint begonia." So she got some rose Village called Rumor Mills, paint, and some green, and there lived a family named •painted some rose and green Drabb. They lived in a shabby flowers on the white walls. As old house. The furniture was she stood back to admire the 'shabby. The walls wanted walls, she thought, "Those paint. The curtains were dusty crummy curtains have got to and torn. go. I shall get some material Olive Drabb— (for such was and make some new curtains." her name) often thought she So she went out and. bought would like to fix things up a bit, sone crisp yellow material, tQ bit she didn't know where to match' the yellow table, and start. Whenever she raised the ran up some ruffled curtains on subject of repairs, her husband her sewing -machine. Then she would grunt and ask her who washed the windows and hung she thought he was, did she the new curtains. , think he, was made of money, who was she trying to keep up with, why hadn't she married that real estate agent she was so stuck on, if she wanted a palate, and besides, the weathered old house with its sagging verandah was kind of homey and rustic. Eventually, the rustic verandah sagged right down past the windows 40ind had to be removed altogether. Olive said it was a shame, and her husband said it was just as well, damn thing always needed upkeep of some sort, verandahs were old- CLINTON' rtriWiAg.CORD4 THPRSPAY, APRIL 24, i915i4'444 . .0 She looked around the smart, cheerful room. She felt very pleased. She thought, "Now I will ,get something special for dinner." So she cooked a chicken and mashed potatoes and gravy and a chokecherry cheesecake, and put a bottle of Loganberry Parching Dry on ice, because it was a Special Occasion. She got out the everyday dishes. Seeing they were cracked, she put them back, and fetched the best china from the corner cabinet. She got out the best cutlery, and the as smart as our lovely house." She said to the twins, Holly and Ivy, "G.irls, please wash the licorice off your dimpled, in- nocent cheeks, and put on fresh hair -ribbons, so you will look as pretty and uncurruptible as our lovely house." She said to her teenage daughters, Pandora and Phriske, "Would it be too much to ask you useless hussies to put on some shoes and foundation garments? Your father will throw a fit if you appear at table in those sleazy halter -stops. And give your- selves a squirt of my Evening in Pompeii - it might cover up the disgustingly attractive scent of that Must Oil or Musk Ox or whatever you call it. And please scrape off some of that witchy eye -shadow and lewd lipstick, so you will look somewhat less vixenish - since it would be expecting too much to restore you to the virtuous and relatively unsoiled con- dition befitting 'our lovely L counsellin house." ow cost Then everyone sat down on • the bright green chairs, at the bright yellow table with the Counselling services for technology, marketing and rivers flowed down many streets in Clinton during the rain storm last Friday night flooding dozens of basements and washing Out parts of some roads. Here the Public Works department puts in fresh gravel on a wash out on Princess Street West beside the Clinton Electric Shop. At the height of the flood, a rivet'. 2 feet deep was flowing over this spot. (News - Record photo) g rose begonia on it, in the room small businesses in areas service industries. with the flower -decorated white ranging from cash As it is not intended this walls, and the crisp yellow management to marketing are service compete with private ruffled curtains. They ate the being made available this year consulting firms, businesses fashioned, and anyway, now delicious roast chitken and through the Ministry of eligible for the service must not the sunlight could get into the heirloom ruby -tinted glasses. trimmings on the best dishes, Industry and Tourism Small be in a position to engage rooms at the front of the house. When the table was properlY with the best cutlery. They Business Assistance Program. professional consultants. Things continued this way for set, she looked idown at herself. • drank the Loganberry Dry. Based on the success of last Cost of the service is borne • some years and Olive "Ye gods!" she cried, "what a When Mr. Drabb had year's program in which more almost entirely by the Ministry, tot despaired of ever breaking the mess!" So she ran and changed swallowed his last mouthful, he than 600 Ontario companies although a nominal fee is pattern. - to a clean dress. She put on her belched robustly, and wiped the benefited from this low cost usually charged to the One day a friend gave Olive a best ruby-craarti pin, and 'cornera .of his mouth delicately program, the Ministry will be businesses using it. beautiful rose begonia. The curled her hair with the with the border of the employing 126 university ., Last year, student con - magic begonia. If you put it on family to dinner. couple of times, he looked students who, supported b faculty of schools of business counting assignments, 166 Y sultants worked on 231 ac - friend said, "011ie, this is a toothbrush. Then she called her tablecloth. Clearing his throat a ' finance assignments and 235 administration, will supply marketing assignments, 108 house over." "Swig, Please put on a jacket thus addressed her: counselling services to small ., Your table, it will -make your She said to her husband, across the table at his wife, and . Olive said, "Pshaw! Magic and tie, so you will liik as nice "Olive, my dear, that was the businesses from May through assignments in such categories begonia indeed!" But she put as our lovely new house." He best meal you have got up in a August. as personnel, organization, site the flower on her table anyway. started to say something about dog's age. Incidentally, where Companies taking advantage location and helping establish The begonia looked very who did she think was coming, IS the dog? Ho ho! Just kidding. of the service receive business new businesses. bright and cheery. Olive a man'shome is his hovel, had And I have to admit, the house counselling in cash Most of the work was done for thought, "Hmm. That begonia she been into the cooking don't look half bad. You have rnianangg, ement, financia planning, makes my shabby old table sherry again, and other certainly outdone yourself bookkeeping and look even worse - if such a thing similarly witty remarks, but today; what happened - did the paper flow analysis. is possible. I think I shall buy olive was not paying attention. network cancel your soap- In the marketing area, . available • her teenage son, operas?' ' businesses have been helped to • some paint an pa . e sato w table." So she ran down to the "Doldrum, please Change your Olive looked at her husband. ettablish marketins plans indicates that motorists are hardware .store and bought socks and comb your beard, so She looked at the rose begonia solving such concerns as often "astoundingly ruthless" some bright yellow paint and a you will be as fresh and neat as in the middle of the table. Then channels of distribution, in their behaviour at crossings. paintbrush. She hurried home our lovely house." Then she she smiled mysteriously and promotional techniques and Frequently drivers said after and put on an old dress. Then said to her little boy, "Gremlin, said, "It is airbecause of this pricing. Companies have , also she, painted the table. The . please wash your hands and put elegant, wonderful, magic rose been helped to install.inventory 14 ifi , an accident that they thought e child 'WOuld still) 'and give yellow table looked fresh and on a clean shirtt so you will be begonia!". By R.T... and cost control and production .. cheery, with the rose begonia scheduling systems. . the car the right of way. In some cases, says the Ontario on it. • . • ; '. In announcing • the 1975 Safety League, they didn't even Minister of Industry and child at all. Young drivers, THE MOTORIST AND CHILDREN A Swedish study of traffic accidents involving children Olive thought, "Say! Those chairs are a disgrace beside that shiny table. I shall buy some paint and . paint those chairs." So she went out and bought some bright green paint, and -painted the chairs. The chairs looked lively and cheery, with the yellow table and the rose begonia. As she stood back to admire the effect, Olive thought, "My word! That shiny yellow table and those' smart green chairs make those walls too shabby for anything! I shall buy some paint and paint those walls." So she went out and bought some paint in a shade called Egg White, and also a roller. She painted the walls. She even got out tile stepladder and did the ceiling. The walls and ceiling were spotless with the green chairs and yellow table and rose begonia. Olive put away the stepladder. As she surveyed the bright room, she thought, Use hot water wtsel y Hot water is needed on the farm for Many purposes. It is used to wash ,and sanitize milking equipment, to prepare warm milk replacers, to wash brood sows and cow udders, as Well as for many purposes in the farm home. Water heaters use significant quantities of energy regardless of the fuel type. It takes ap- proximately one gallon of No. 2 heating oil, 11/4 gallons of propane, 143 cubic feet of natural gas, or 29 kilowatt- hours of electrical energy to heat 100 gallons of water from 40 to 140 degrees F. Wasting hot water is like throwing energy or money down the draM. Here are a few tips to help' obtain maximum efficiency: 1: Make sure the water heater is well insulated. 2. Set the water heater thermostat as low as practical for the limiting use. rs ; z‘st.r HANGING ROPES AND POTS, With a wide variety of tropical plants F 0 for MOTHER'S DAY ORDER EARLY CUT BOUQUETS FLOWERING PLANTS ARRANGEMENTS FREE DELIVERY ,,K. C. COOKE--i-FCGRIST 482-7012 CLINTON program Claude Bennett, consider the behavior of the 3. If lime deposits occur, have Tourism, noted the majority of mostly males, were most ac - the tank . flushed or cleaned companies utilizing last year's cident prone in these situations. regularly. program had high praise for It could be said that there are 4. Locate the water heater as the work done by the students. more male drivers than close to the center of hot water "This is a most sensible and females, but . it has been use as possible. If significant useful program," he said. "It suggested that women are use _points are widely offers business counselling at a inclined to be more cautious separated, consider installing a very lbw cost in areas essential with respect i to children when second tank. This is par- for the success of small ticularly useful if present hot businesses." driving: ' 5.15- Business administration ° +++ Repair leaky faucets. A water supply is not adequate. cent washer will soon pay for faculties of 12 Ontario - FOG itself in energy. The U.S. estimates that every universities will be par- ticipating in the program. year about -1,000 persons are ' 6. Insulate hot water pipe § to Students' work is closely killed and 60000 injured in fog - reduce temperature drop and supervised by, _university related highway accidents. unnecessary water draw to get faculty and is supported by Slowing down and using extra hot water. services available from caution are two musts when If each of us saves some Ministry of Industry and driving in fog, states the energy today, there will be Tourism specialists in Ontario Safety League. more to all of us tomorrow. ' Legion Auxiliary Plans Penny Sale The Legioil -Ladies Auxiliary meeting was held recently in the Legion Hall with the President Wanda McClinchey presiding. Members decided that the May meeting would be held on May 13 because of the Zone rally being on the regular meeting night. Margaret Thorndyke, Zone Commander of Zone Cl made her official visit and gave a report on the Convention and the work of the Auxiliaries during the past year, Past President Mildred Chalmers presented Mrs. Tliorndyke with a gift. Members decided to hold the annual penny sale with the draw to be made on June 6. Members also decided to cancel the New Year's Dance for 1975. Sports Officer, ' Iva Reid gave a report on sports and announced several bowling tournaments coming up. The guessing prize was won by Mary Bisback, attendance prize by Gerry Chappel and the mystery prize by Vera Smale. companies in service industries with 217 such firms receiving assistance. Next came manufacturing companies with 133 being helped, followed by 129 retailing companies. Others receiving assistance included agricultural businesses, non- profit organizations and tourism establishments. Companies wishing to learn more about the program should contact Ministry offices in Ottawa, Kingston, Sudbury, St. Catharines, Thunder Bay, Toronto, London or Kitchener. If more convenient, firms may contact the faculty .of business administration at the, university closest to them. The faculty member responsible for the program will be able to provide additional information. sermon topic Rev, Don. Beck preached on at Hensall United Church on Sunday morning. The choir sang the anthem "In The Master's Steps" ac- companied on the organ by Mrs, Turkheim. The Chiselhurst U.C.W. are sponsoring a bake sale on Saturday, April 26 at 3 p.m. n Joynt's store in Hensall. Anglican Church Notes An evening service was held at St. Paul's Anglican Church. Rev. G. A. Anderson's sermon was from Matthew "What think ye of Christ?" Mrs. Eric Luther and Mrs. J. C. Britton sang a duet "Great Is Thy Faith- fulness", and Mrs. Luther also sang a solo "Nearer the Cross". The Forrest orchestra played before and after the service and also for the hymns during the service. St. Paul's Church Meeting The regular meeting of St. Paul's A.C.W. was held Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Middleton. After packing a bale for the north, the meeting opened with the minutes of the last meeting being read and approved. A report on the Deanery meeting in Stratford was given. Invocation was read by the President, Mrs. Anderson, with the members taking part in the meditation. 'The scripture was from St. Matthew. The Litany was followed by the Lord's prayer, and the 'meeting closed with the grace: United Church Notes ' "On Nothingness" was the The Top Tailors held meeting four on March 24. We opened with the 4-I-1 pledge. The roll call was "A new garment or accessory I will need and my plans for the style, colour and textures so it will fit into my wardrobe." We chose Diana's picture for our book cover. We discussed how to use the pattern. 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