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Some quiz fun
Do you ever do one of those
psychological quizzes in magazines or
the Sunday paper? They're kind of fun,
especially if you do them with your old
man -old lady.
We do one every Sunday, although
it's not a psych thing, but a straight
quiz of general knowledge. And every
Sunday morning, I get between 11 and
13 right out of 15, and the Old Battleaxe
gets between six and nine right. There
goes the rest of the Sabbath.
I try to he decent and modest about
it. "It's only because I know more
about politics, read more general news,
and am about twice as smart as you,
dear."
She responds: "Yes, it's because you
are fascinated by those stupid
politicians, have time to read the news
while I'm doing housework, and are
stupid. enough to read a lot of stupid
articles and watch stupid TV shows,
that you heat me." And so it goes.
But last Sunday morning, after I'd
licked her 12-6 on the information quiz,
she dug up another one, in a golf
magazine, with little squeaks of delight
and potential triumph.
It was a personality probe, and the
end result was that you were supposed
to discover what sort of person you
were, and as a side issue, what sort of
golf player this would make you. You
had to he absolutely honest in your
answers. And if you weren't, there was
your spouse, across the way,
glowering, and saying: "You aren't a
bit like that."
So, with brutal honesty, we did the
quiz. We'd have been far better off in
church, but there you can answer the
questions, hide behind the prayer hook,
and bellow the hymns lustily, although
you be a very Old Nick underneath, and
nobody knows the difference.
This was real and earnest, with no
sidestepping, no hiding; no evasions.
And it came out pretty well as we had
expected: we are almost total op-
posites. I've known it for years, but my
wife forlornly keeps hoping and saying
And they're off
If you hear me chuckling over a daily
newspaper, I probably won't be
reading the funnies; I'll be studying the
entries in the horse races.
I haven't come up with a foolproof
system of picking winners. The times
and other statistics mean little to me.
The comments of racing experts, such
as "Upsets On Occasion", "Could
Make Amends Here", "Threat To All".
and "It's Possible", don't inspire me to
run out to the track to place my bet.
What amuses me is the names of the
horses. I know horse racing is a serious
business, requiring hard work,
dedication and skill from owners,
dispensed
by
bill smiley
that we have a lot in common.
Who needs it? The old adage says
"Opposites attract." Maybe that's why
we got stuck with each other, and -have
lived happily ever since,
Oh, we have our little differences, but
beyond things like "Drop dead!" "I'm
leaving first thintg in the morning,"
nothing much comes of them.
Well, this quiz really spelled it out.
There were 20 questions, each with
three categories, and we filled them in
religiously.
There were three columns.
Examples:
1. Dependent — Dominant —
Detached.
20. Lets things happen — Makes
things happen — Watches things
happen.
In both of the above, I was number
three, she was number two. And so it
went, right down the list.
Both of us had only two or three
marked in the first column. In the
second and third columns we were
almost diametrically opposed,
although there were a few overlaps.
Here's how we stacked up, if you
haven't turned to the comics by now.
My old lady is: dominant, assertive,
anxious, kind, extrovert of action, has
enduring rapport with people, quick-
tempered, irascible, talkative, active,
energetic, enterprising, precise, needs
people when disturbed, puts stress on
doing, makes things happen.
Your humble servant, on the other
hand, comes out as detached, relaxed,
calm, considerate, introverted, has
extensive rapport, is gentle -tempered.
reflective, reserved, cool, inhibited,
restrained, needs solitude when
disturbed, puts stress on perceiving,
watches things happen.
We agreed we were both: even -
explosive in temperament: had a love
of privacy: were self-assured (in most
cases): were suspicious. In four out of
20, we have something in common.
Well, which of those two would you
want to he stuck with for 30 -odd years?
My old lady comes across as a quick -
tem pered, aggress ive, dom inating
bully. Which she ain't.
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And I come across as a cold,
bloodless piece of calf's liver,. hung
over the line to dry. Which I ain't.
Like all of those ' psychological
quizzes, it's a bunch of junk. The title of
my wife's category is the Triangular
Type, or the Muscular Warrior. She is
supposed to bully people on the tee,
offer advice, and play only to win. Hell,
she can't even bully me, accepts ad
vice, and plays only to win.
My category is called the Linear
Type, or the Loner. I'm supposed to he
a solitary,. not wanting confrontation,
and even want to go out and play
twilight golf by myself. Ridiculous. I
wouldn't walk across the street to play
nine holes of golf by myself. One of us
might wire.
The only thing we found out from the
quiz was that we both should have been
in the first column, called the Circular,
the happy extrovert who enjoys golf
and plays an excellent game.
trainers, jockeys ana flat,IOss drivers.
When a foal is born of fine breeding, he
can't be given just any old name.
Sometimes the names of his parents
and even his grandparents are com-
bined to indicate , the lineage from'
which he descends.
An example is Iron Legend, a three-
year-old scratched from the Preakness
this year. His mother was Jenny
Legend, his father was Iron Peg, and
he had a sister called Jenny Spencer.
If an'owner wants a unique name or a
title that may begin a new line of racing
contenders, he must give it careful
consideration. His own character as
well as the personality of the horse may
play a part in his choice.
Naming a race horse is a serious
responsibility, but you can't convince
me that whoever came up with names
like "Cruising Esther", "Streaking
March", "Whata Baron" and "Scotch,
Cork" didn't have smirks on their faces
or empty bottles in their hands.
A few years ago I went to some races
and my imagination was captured by
"The Thin Man". He was aptly named;
boy, was he thin! There was something
mysterious about him for he always
42, sleuthed along at the back of the pack. I
don't remember seeing him win a race
or even finish in the money,' but that
thin dark horse has a special place in
my memory. Recently I noticed in a
newspaper that "The Long Boy" was
entered in a race. Could he be the son of
"The Thin Man"?
The names of horses cover a broad
range of subjects. Food, for instance, is
described by "Fast Bite", "Frosty
Shirbert" and "Peachaway". Baseball
fans called one horse "L.A. Dodger"
and another "Bluejay Jerry".
"Towering Inferno" was borrowed
from a blockbuster disaster film.
"Cotton Jenny" was a hit song for Anne
Murray a few years ago. "The Dust-
man" was an old song that I think came
from England. "Al's Lullaby" was
5 YEARS AGO
June 7, 1973
Carole Weber, 16,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Weber, RR2 Clinton
was named Queen of the Fair
Friday night. Jackie
Adshead and Marilyn
Mathers were chosen as the
runners up. Miss Weber will
represent Clinton at the 1974
CNE.
Heavy rain Friday and
again on Sunday cut into the
attendance of the 1973
version of the Clinton Fair
and Trade Show, but officials
are calling it a success
anyway.
The 119th edition of the
three day event began on a
sour note on opening day
when a downpour dampened
Friday night attendance, but
Fair officials were hopeful of
smashing last year's at-
tendance mark of 6,000 when
more than 5,000 went
through the turnstiles on
Saturday.
A continuous rain on
Sunday kept people away
and only 500 showed up.
Overall, last year's at-
tendance was equalled.
After 60 years of ma-rriage,
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Wiltse
of Victoria Street in Clinton
say they "have lived a very
happy life".
The couple celebrated
their 60th wedding an-
niversary on Monday at their
home and welcomed family
and guests in a jovial mood
The couple are still very
active and continue to
garden and attend church at
Ontario Street United
Church regularly. Mrs.
Wiltse still enjoys quilting.
For the second year in a
row, cool, wet weather
conditions have stalled the
planting of corn and beans in
Huron County and slowed
growth of spring grain and
fall wheat.
10 YEARS AGO
June 6, 1968
A steady drizzle dampened
the spirits of many at
Clinton's 114th annual Spring
Fair on Saturday. "'But
despite the weather, nearly
3,000 attended fhe event,
considered Western
Ontario's largest exhibit of
livestock. This is about half
the attendance of peak
years.
For the first time in the
fair's history, women's
exhibits were displayed in
the community centre.
Monday evening saw the
first meeting of the new
"Half Century" Club in
Clinton. This group was
organized in popular
response to a long -felt need
for a social and fellowship
club for both men and
women in the older age
bra ck
Lawlrence Biggin, who
drives for Eastern Canadian
Greyhound Lines Limited,
has been presented with a
ruby ring by district
superintendent A. E. Cooke
in recognition of driving 15
consecutive years without an
accident.
This achievement
represents 1,115,000 accident
free miles which is
equivalent to 44 safe trips
around the world. Mr. Biggin
has driven most of his miles
originating in Windsor,
Ontario.
25 YEARS AGO
June 11, 1953
Clinton is to be the home of
Huron County's first trade
either hummed by a guy named Al or it
put Al to sleep.
Some names show a touch of class,
such as "K.C. Countess", "Sweet
Regrets", "Alana Mist" and "Royal
Muddy". Others have a trace of sen-
timentality! "Nancy's Smokey",
"Laura's Dream", "Bethany
Promise" and "Dream Maker".
A few names make statements:
"Pray For Peace", "Skip For Joy",
"Slippery A Nuff", "Believe It" and
"Oughta Bet". Some names consist of
one long word, such as "Con -
tem "Socialibility",
"Nevekier", "Niacinamide" and
"Alydar". Others are short and to the
point: "Snap", "Affirmed", "Eno"
and "Geepers".
Raceway announcers are, in my
opinion, "underrated". It takes
courage to stand in front of a
microphone, for thousands of people to
hear, and spiel out a two -minute
running commentary, such as the
following:
"And they're off! Paula's Peanut
takes the lead along the rail, Country
Caper is second, Combo Cutie third,
Sammy Tuck fourth, Jest Less fifth,
Pocket Poker sixth and Can't Help It in
the rear.
"In the back stretch, Paul's Peanut
holds the lead, Country Caper second,
Combo Cutie third, Pocket Poker has
moved to fourth on the outside, Sammy
Tuck is fifth, Jest Less sixth and Can't
Help It.
"Round the bend and down the home
stretch, it's Paula's Peanut, Country
Caper and Pocket Poker's closing fast
on the outside. It's Paula's Peanut by a
head, Paula's Peanut and Pocket
Poker neck and neck, at the wire, it's
Paul's Peanut by a nose: Pocket Poker
second: Country Caper third: Sammy
Tuck fourth: Combo Cutie fifth: Jest
Les sixth. and Can't Help It seventh."
Is naming a race horse always a
serious business? "U.B.D. Judge!"
a look through
the news -record files
fair. At a meeting of
members of Clinton Lions
Club last night, committee
chairmen were appointed
and the dates announced -
Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, August 6, 7 and 8
in the Clinton Lions Arena.
Coronation Teas there
have been in ahun-
dance...Sure and the fellows
over in Seaforth outdid
themselves in serving
themselves...and showing
the ladies how...But the tea
that is making the most
comment is the Coronation
on TV...Sure and the great
race across the land and sea
put another feather in the
cap of the mighty CBC.. and
for certain we were treated
here to a broadcast sans
advertising...We hear that
our southern neighbors saw
it fit to advertise a body
deodorant...half-way
through the broadcast
ceremony and immediately
hefore one of the most
religious parts of it...and
later advertised a modern
automobile before the long
show was over...Impatient
rascals. these Excited
States...aren't they...
Three young Huron lads
are upholding the county
scholastically. Morley
Taylor, Brucefield; Clifford
Talbot, Bayfield and Robert
Love, Kippen have been
attending University this
year in Toronto, each of
them has completed the year
with honors.
A •Brucefield resident
Murray Gipson, was honored
Thursday evening in
Brucefield when mcinhers of
the Brucefield International
Order of Oddfellows with
their ladies gathered at the
IOOF hall to present him
with a veteran's jewel, as a
nark of 50 years service to
the lodge
Highlight of the program
was films shown by Ross
Scott, including one
featuring a race in rubber
boats down to Rayfield River
from Clinton to Rayfield.
filmed by Ellwood Fpps,
Clinton.
50 YEARS AGO
June 7, 1928
Quite a number from this
vicinity took in the moonlight
excursion at Goderich on
Tuesday night.
Mrs. William Jenkins has
sold her handsome residence
on Orange Street to the
Messrs. Murdock who have
purchased the Andrews'
mill. They will get
possession the first of
August.
A softball team was
organized in Bayfield a
fortnight ago with the
following officers: manager,
Jack Toms; captain, Robert
Blair: secretary -treasurer,
Norman Tilken. Several
friendly games have been
played with Varna and on
Tvtonday the team went to
Brucefield when the score
was tied 7-7.
Messrs. C. H. Venner, H.
P. Plumsteel and T. G.
Scrihhens of Clinton at-
tended a church parade of
Royal Arch Masons on
Sunday evening at Mitchell.
YS YEARS AGO
June 11, 1903
At three o'clock next
Sunday afternoon, the
ceremony of unveiling the
monument to the late
Joseph Chidley will take
place in the Clinton
Cemetery.
More on Tuckersmith
Dear Editor:
In reply to the letter from two
Tuckersmith Councillors, Robert
Fotheringham and Frank Falconer, it
appears that they were unable to un-
derstand my previous letter where my
main point was that council has not
been keeping their electorate well
informed on their activities. I would
like to state at this time that I have no
doubts about the capability of the
present clerk -treasurer and in no way
by my previous letter did I infer that
the clerk -treasurer "doesn't know how
to handle the books".
However, it appears that two of
Tuckersmith's councillors are still
attempting to mislead their electorate
with their statements "the total deficit
at the Vanastra Recreation Centre is
about $28,000", and "no way have the
farmers of Tuckersmith paid any
money towards the recreation centre
before". I have obtained assurances
from a well qualified source, that the
Vanastra Recreation Centre deficit is
in the area of $80,000, which deficit
increased by a sum of $8,700 in 1977.
Since the interest on this deficit is a
charge against general revenue,
therefore every taxpayer in Tucker -
smith is contributing and has been
contributing to the operation of the
Centre by paying the interest charge on
this deficit which adds about two mills
to every Tuckersmith tax hill.
The people of Tuckersmith may he
proud to have a recreation centre in
their municipality with all the facilities
that are available at the Vanastra
Centre. Perhaps council should he
willing to face the problem and he
prepared to clear the deficit at the
Centre.
There was no error in setting the
county rate in previous years. The rate
is set by council who were informed of
the situation. However, the Ontario
Government, after the county rate was
set in one year, brought out a new grant
which would effectively lower the
municipal mill rate, thus establishing
an overlevy on the county levy; which
was further added to in another year by
the Ontario Government markedly
increasing the same grant, again after
the county levy was set by council.
Council decided at that time not to
lower the rate, but to utilize this
overlevy to cushion any future in-
creases in the county levy.
In defence of past councils, I would
like to state that in 1976 one of the
largest bridges over the Bayfield River
was built and in 1977 a new grader was
purchased, all out of general revenue,
and still allowing the Township to end
each year with an increased surplus
over the preceding year.
Therefore, utilizing the same
thinking, four bridges and one new
Township grader should be obtainable
in the next five years, with no
requirement to build up the reserve
fund. A reserve fund is maintained or
added to for specific reasons, and not
"for a rainy day" as noted by Robert
Fotheringham. Again council is
withholding information from the
public.
I agree that the finances of the
township in regards to the increased
surplus and reserve funds are in much
better shape than when Vanastra was
formed. However, one important point
to remember here is that the Province
of Ontario started paying a new grant
program to all Municipalities in
Ontario about the same time as
Vanastra was established. This grant
now well exceeds $100,000 per year.
Therefore, it is really Vanastra or the
Ontario Government which should get
some of the credit for the present
healthy financial position of the
Township! 'Yours truly,
James I. McIntosh,
Tuckersmith Twp.
On Saturday morning last
Mrs. John Stewart wife of
Councillor John Stewart. of
Goderich Township, passed
from life unto death at the
early age of 35 years. She
had been ill for some three
weeks and her death was due
to the after effects of la
grippe. She leaves to mourn
the irreparable loss of a
devoted wife and mother,
her husband and three small
children, the youngest only
10 months old. Mrs. Stewart
was the oldest daughter of
Mr. William Graham, for
some years reeve of the
Township of Stanley and now
a resident of Clinton. She
was very .much respected by
those who knew her for her
many good qualities. The
funeral took place at Baird's
Cemetery on Monday af-
tern000n and was one of the
longest every seen in this
township.
The Students of the Clinton
Collegiate Institute have
again demonstrated that
they possess abilities other
than those that gain them
distinction in the college
class list'i and in positions of
trust. The Hough Cup was
won by them after persistent
efforts and now they have
shown their just right to
retain it by successfully
defending it through another
season. The final match of
the spring games was played
with the Goderich Collegiate
Institute football team on
Saturday last and won by a
high score of 8 goals to 0.
100 YEARS AGO
June 6, 1878
Exeter employs a cart to
water the streets. Heaven is
Clinton's only sprinkler.
During the latter part of
last week a rumor was
current that a quantity of
Paris Green has been found
at the bottom of Mr. Saville's
well, which had been cleaned
out in consequence of the
sickness of some members
from the supposed impurity
of the water. The truth is that
cleaning out the well a can
containing about a pound of
white lead. mixed with oil
and at the bottom of it some
green paint, was found in the
well, but whether it had
anything to do with the slight
illness it is difficult to say, as
the paint would not mix with
water.
A correspondent writes to
us complaining of the con-
duct of persons who make a
practice of crowding ladies
off the sidewalk, and refers
also, to those who
congregate at the street
corners and use insulting
remarks to passers-by. This
latter class has often been
noticed and we think some
means should he adopted to
remedy it. However, no
gentleman will he found
among either class, and
those who wish to he con-
sidered such must deport
themselves accordingly. .
Orf- Friday evening about
seven o'clock, Mr. Thomas
Seale of Morris Township
entered the butcher shop of
Mr. J. H. Thompson, Blyth to
see him on some business
about which they had
disputed. Thompson dealt
Seale a blow on the head with
a meat axe, felling him to the
floor, leaving a fearful gash
over six inches long and an
inch and a half deep, frac-
turing his skull. Thompson
has since cleared out.
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