HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-03-14, Page 22Bill Smiley
Confessions of an aging jock
your • Can't win a
.. d y IS age of them, out-
** lt'a ' bucketing down wet
MOW to clog: my 'drive way. le-
r1 getting the 'flu and my
vrf fit thing from a going-over
the comet gave me.
-.Arid dollinStairs, two women
Ate" Squabbling about how to
Wog up my ;grandson.. '
Yes, the little clap is paying his
first visit to 'the old family home
and he's the only bright note in
the day.
Think I'll sneak down and have
another look at him and try to
thew myself up.
There, I did. And I feel better.
He's a dandy little fellow. He's fat
and he smells like a baby and he
produces the occasional lopsided
grin, as though he finds the world
amusing. He doesn't know the
halfof it. It's not only amusing;
it's ridiculous.
And two of the more ridiculous
aspects of it right now are his
mother and his grandmother.
One has had a baby for six weeks
and thinks she knows all about
babies. The other hasn't had a
baby for' 22 years and slie thinks
she knows all about babies.
My role is to try to apply some
common sense, but it's about as
effective as throwing oil on a fire
to put it out: They both turn on me
and assure me that my knowl-
edge about babies is about as
capacious as my knowledge of
heaven.
In fact, I' know all there is nec-
essary to know about infants:
keep them warm and dry and
well fed -and they'll be happy-
They're just like human beings- in
that respect.
This little guy is certainly get-
ting that treatment. If his mother
puts a fresh diaper on him, his
grate has got it off and put another
on, before he has; a chance to wet
the first one... . -
Andhe's certainly not suffering
in the groceries department. He's
gulping great quantities of the
'pure, unadulterated stuff: nature
intended for him.
There have been rhapsodies "
written about the beauty of a
PENWARDEN
GUARDIAN' DRUGS
.Mount Edrest 323-1780
CONVALESCENT AIDS
OF ALL TYPES
FOR SALE OR RENT
Wheel Chairs, Walkers, Com-
modes, Quadruped. Canes,
Bed -rests, Etc.
A COMPREHENSIVE
'STOCK O'0 SURGICAL
SUPPLIES
OPEN9TO9
SIX DAYSAWEEK
PENWARDEN
GUARDIAN DRUGS
Mount Forest 323-1780
child nursing at. its mother's
bust. ,And I must say it's some-
thing to see her cuddlier him up
to one side and reaching with her
free hand for her bottle of beer.
She, got that 'out of a baby book,
which, so , help me, suggested
nursing mothers have a bottle of
beer to break the monotony or
keepthe flow coining, or some-
thing -
This is a little digression, but I
was almost fully grown before I
learned that my basic idea about
nursing mothers was wrong. An-
other kid told me, when we were
about six, that there is porridge
in one breast and milk in the
other. That's why they switch the
baby over.
Yep, there's nothing like a baby
around the house. That kid just
Crossroads
.Classifieds
SEWING MACHINES
New and Used — Service to all
makes. Agent for White, Elna,
Universal, Bernina. Omega.
BAYLEY SEWING MACHINES
805 -10th St. E., Hanover.
364-3606
7-14-21-28
RELIGIOUS ARTICLES Store,
367-2656 Mildmay. Statues, - ro-
saries, medals and scapulas, sick
call sets, crucifixes, Bibles, etc.
28-14
VERY GOOD- PRICES at ` your
complete lawn and garden cen-
tre, LLOYD'S SMALL ENGINES
RR 1, ATWOOD, 356-2639. We
even have Sekine first quality bi-
cycles.
7-14
CAMPERS — Year end clear-
ance of rental Sunkamper hard-
top campers. Moore's Trailer
Mart Ltd., 377 Huron St., Strat-
ford -call 273-1850. rrb
Zt ENO, all 1973 Honda models
still for the old price; largest
selection oT motorcycle parts, ac-
cessories and clothing in the
area, large selection' of USED
BIKES, ' Zdeno Cycle Centre,
Honda. Sales & Service, 431
Elizabeth :Street, Guelph; Ont.,
821-4590.
21-28-7-14
PHOTOCOPIERS. , Two •Apeco
Superstat machineiNvailabtehas
vendor is upgrading equipment.
Apeco will service machines and
deliver machines to purchaser.
Price$375.00 each. Contact Fallis
and Fallis, Mount, Forest, 323-
2800 or Durham .369-2515.
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CAMPING
AND TRAILERS
JEWELL TRAILER SALES—
Starcraft, Jayco, Prowler, Glen-
dale. Open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Closed
Wednesdays. Highway 86 east,
Listowel. Phone -291-1158.
My9
1974 JAYCO Hardtops, Travel
Trailers and Truck Caps now on
display. Buy now before•the price
increase on March 15. Also a 1973
18 -foot demonstrator at• a great
saving. Rentals, camping; acces-
sories. Bumstead Metal Fabri-
cating, Josephine Street, Wing -
ham, 357-2272.
.. Wanted To Buy
CARS, trucks and tractors for
wrecking. See us for any parts.
towing or good atsed tires. Bill's
Auto Parts. phone' 338-2021, RR 3,
Harriston. 14-21-28-4
CITY A DAY
The world popul,atlon' is
growing at about 100 people a
minute, which adds the
equivalent of a city of 144,000
to the world every day.
Wanted
Experienced tire persons,
good wages, benefits, '
and working conditions
contact
MCARTNUR TIRE SERVICE
7YO 10th s,. Haliover
Ph. 364-2661
Copy for Crossroads Classi-
fieds milSt be received by 6 p.m.,
Wednesday of week prior to pub-
lication.
Filp Wanted
SALES HELP to promote a new
kitchen and camping grill. Must •
be free to cover a large area.
Should have pleasing personality
and li4e meeting people, espe-
cially camping -minded people.
Replies can come to C and L
Kitchen and Camping Grills, RR
2, Harriston, to the attention of
Mr. H. Cameron, Mr. Lloyd Allen
or Mrs. Karan Allen. Phone 338-
5521. All replies kept strictly con-,
fidential. -
PERSON FOR WORK on apple
farm. Required March 18 to Dec.
13. Work involves pruning,
spraying, mowing and orchard
. supervision. General farm ex-
perience helpful but not neces-
sary. Salary open. Apply to
Chudleigh's, RR .3, Milton, , 416-
878-2725.
28-7-14.
Miscellaneous
GUNS BOUGHT, sold and re-
paired. Reloading 'components at
reduced prices. ABC Sporting
Goods, B. Jenkins, Minnie Street,
Wingham. • rrpMar
,,NEW FARM BUILDINGS. If you
need a new barn, drive shed,• an
addition or just a .new roof, call
us. Trust our experience of over
40 years. J. & H. Fleming Limit-
ed, Hanover, phone 364-1880.
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W,. ATTENTION SKIERS
MINTO GLEN open this season
Saturday, Sunday and -_School
Holidays 10•:30 a.m. to 5;:00 p.m.,
"flood -lit for' night skiing Wednes-
day, Friday and Saturday 7:30 to
10:30 p.m New Lodge facilities,
rental and runs. Downhill and
Cross Country Skiing, Snowmo-
biling and Tobogganing. Special
Rates on season tickets for fami-
lies,11__or clubs. MINTO GLEN SKI
CLUB, Harriston, dial 338-2007,or
338-2722.
' rr Mar.
don't get to cry. Someone loud -
,rhes him up the minpte he h t$
once. Even I.
And my wife is having a great
time getting out all the picture r of
our kids when they were babies,
to see whom he "takesafter.,,,
;The latest notion is that he:1A.
like his Uncle Hugh at that age„ f
think he looks like Churchill. nor
once we're in agreement, be,
cause Hugh as a baby looked
much like Churchill as an elderly
man.
And his granny is away ahead
of the game on clothes. She's
bought him a white summer suit
and a blue bunting bag (or next
winter. Next winter, already.
I haven't bought him a thing;
but I have a furtive foreboding
that that urchin is going to cost
me plenty, over the years. If the
cost of records and fishing tackle
and hockey equipment keeps
going up, I'll be beggared before
he's into high school. I seem to be
the only one in the family making
a buck these days.
His mother and father,. have
great plans for him. One is.> a
musician and the 'other an artist,
so they think he's going to be
some kind of genius. -That's what
I thought about my kids too. One
is a waiter, the other is a young
mother.
However, if I use all my craft,
perhaps I can lure him away
from the decadent artistic life
and turn him into a pretty good
angler, or something useful like
that.
It doesn't really matter what
you plan for a kid, of course. In
'this crazy World, nothing is clear-
er than that the best -laid plans
gnarly always go agley.
All I,hope for little Nikov is that
he gets a charge out of life, allows
himself to love and be loved and
is. healthy. `
Oh, yes .and one other thing:
that ' he's twice the man his
grandfather is.
eeanr contest
Hays in Kenya
Lamu, Kenya's, beauty
contest held behind closed
doors with,,o men
netigsiiltsa'lr'o►.edtiwasa,,
dismal failure. •
The conditions, laid down in
deference to Moslem taboos,
were designed to attract con-
testants for . the finals of the
"Miss 10th Anniversary of
Kenya Independence" contest
to be held in 'Nairobi, but Only
one girl dared to show up.
. PHILIPS & ROGERS
MAJESTIC "MODULAR 4"
SERVICE DEPOT
RON ASKETT
TELEVISION SALE
AND SERVICE
212 Moin St. W. Listowel•
Phone, 291-3704
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1 - Solidiftera
8 - flounder
9 - Before
10 -Tree'
12 - Dramatic
Part
13 - Negatively
14 - Literary piece
16 - Conceit
17 - Piscatorial
19 - Golf tutor
20 - Musical nota
21 - Golf device
22 - Goddess of
the dawn
24 - Roman 999
25 - Latin "and"
26 - Thing, in law
27 - Groove
28 - Tellurium
(them.)
29 - A roue
30 - Black
31 - .. cetera
32 • Circle segment
35 - Before
37 - Footba l l
position (ebb . )
38 - Nickel (chem . )
39 - Rocky hill
40='Doze
41 - Girl loved
Zeus
42 -
by
(slang)
44 - Indentations
45 - Male nickname
46 - Wife of Sir
Geraint
48 - Old coins
49 Understand
50 - Scottish head-
piece
52 - Belonging to
that thing
53 - Bears in mind
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1 - Ntmlata
2 - Citric drink
3 - Repudiates
4 - Greek god
of tore
5 - Lower
6 - R lobed fabric
7 - To splash
8 - Meditations
11 - Commendatory
12 - Allusion
15 - Weighty
17 - A gratuity
18 - Pronou*
21 - To deal with
23 - Wee thoroughly
33 • Unit of length
34 - Manufacture
35- To hair
36 - Ancient suns
god (pose . )
43 - ship- landing
structure
45 - Stara' .-
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47 - Scottish river
48 - , .. Galahad
S1 - Exist
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The use of
very Wash"
Cha opera
movements of itto lefftS, hfilldS
Weave* are
convey such emotions
as
grief,embarrassment fear or
alarm a
are 1 dif-
ferent
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BRU $ EL
MOTORS -LTD.
"Huron County's Foretolost .•
Car &Truck Dealer"
BANK ; NAN t RA,,:'
Avg.11.78 %over 36 Mos.
for new and used cars
28 Successful Years
In The Same town
OPEN Weekdays till 10
Saturdays till :6
CAR, and TRUCKS
887-6 73 •
HURON DEAD STOCK
REMOVAL, CLINTON
We are now paying $5-$15
for fresh dead or disabled
cows and- horses over 500
lbs. Two trucks to serve
you better. Fast efficient
-service. All small. farm
stock picked up free of
charge as a service to you.
License No. 237-C-7
Call us first, you won't
have to call anyone else.
24 -Hour Service
7 Days.a Week
CALL COLLECT 482-9811
office, travel and
tent TRAILERS
- .truck campers
truck caps
-• trailer parts and.
.accessories
Open 6 days, clos.d Wad..
Zeis {Hiles r4tesf'6f;Henover
on No. 4 Hwy. Ph. 364.3748
PLAN YOUR
MOTORING
FUTURE NOWI
Increase the resale
vale of your car or
truck with
COMPLETE
PROTECTION
517 1 1 th Ave„
Hanover
, Ca I I Les at 364-2832
,
A MUST TO PREVENT
RUST"
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TELEVISION
• AND STEREO
ANTENNA SERVICE
—Colour T.V. Towers
Our specialty.
—Year-round
service.
--Free estimates.
CALL COLLECT
. 3644313
Doug Harker
HANOVER
HONDA
R _, ir . LARRY'S
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��y CYCLE
. WORLD
large stock used
- soles and SERVICE
Walkerton
881.0984',;
NEED A
NEVV ROOF?
Contact Ralph
PHOPONT
-..,►NT
RESTAURANT
,
ANT
LI towel. 2114o31
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We Tell
You Seli
357-2320
W. D, 'BILL' MAY
STATE FARM
INSURANCE
Auto- `
Life Eire
WINGHAM
35T -S280
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414
lay
1.41
Wow
OUR
Phone 356-280
A.H. BOWMAN
MFG. LTD.
METAL FABRICATING
2 r
ATWOOD -ONTARIO
Also
Metered Concrete
Mobile Service
'l 5p
ATWOOD PET .
FOOD SUPPLIES
LTD.
Due to the increase in'
meat prices we are able
to give you top prices for
fresh, dead, or disabled
cows and horses:
We will pick up your
calves and pigs free.
Radio equipped trucks
for the fastest service.
CASH ON THE SPOT
Local Calls
Atwood 356-2257 `
Long Distance
Zenith 70650
7 Days a Week '
24 Hours a Day
Lic. No. 427-C-73
iY81tANClg
All Types of
Insurance
335.3525 357-2636
GORRIE WINGHAM
USE YOUR HEAD WHEN
SHOPPING FOR YOUR FEET
- SPECIAL care in fitting for
all ages.
- attention to groups, clubs
sport teams and institutions
CUYLER SHOES
Palmerston
LIVESTOCK
FOR SALE
Calves - Calves - Calves
Good Quality -Holstein or Beef
Calves, 1 to 3 weeks old. Rea-
sonable Prices, We Deliver.
OSINGA BROS.
519 B.R. 1'
$!14135 Liatowel
LORENZ
Dead Stock R.moval
$20.00 for Horsis
lc a pound for Cows
FAST SERVICE
Phone Collect • 36943410
DURHAM
You c•
an't Beat
SAUGEEN
VALLEY MEAT
Wholesale
and
Retail Service
Neustadt
Phone 327.8401
ainton FACTORY
OUTLET
In Their Original
OLD MILL
•e the r•ihrp trek
IN BLYTH
WOOL MMI IFATIRA •
BAINTON LTD..
Blyth . - 523-9373
SMALL ENGINE
.SERVICE: & REPAIR
M. C. SMITH SPORTS.
DIVISION
M. C. SMITH A 'PLIANCES
Authorized factory
service for:
TORO JOHN DEERE
BRIGGS & STRATTON
AND KAWASAKI
Licensed mechanic
on premises for
.Av Ice, !rse
sepal s'fb m' t 'Yt
other makes.
RR 2, Listowel- 291-3810
Mon. -Thru Fri. 8 to 6 •
WHERE OUR LOCATION
SAVES YOU MONEY
P&F
Lawn & Sports
LISTOWEL 291-2441
Licensed Mechanic
Visit Us Soon
See the EXPERT on
Small Engine Equipment
Bolens
A GOOD YARD AHEAD
Toro
STEVE MEW
Power Lawn
Mower Centre
across from Horriston
Drive -in -Theatre
Bus..338-3616
Res. 338.2717
KENDALL
PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT
Harriston 338-3422
LINC RUSSWURM
LICINSID AUCTIONEER
No Sole Too Big
or Too Small
Farm Property &
Chattels Only 1 %
HOusehhold Sales at 5%
Your Patronage is Appreciated'
LI— S, A0140141, Om. 357.2123
TRIAN
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Distr r 1t s Ltd.
Qfes � le
and
Retail
PASSENGER • FARM
TRUCK "
On the form sonde,
Phone 291-2521 . .
LISTOWEL
.CARSON'S
AUCTION
SERVICE
Available for All Types of
AUCTION SALES
Choice Dairy Clothe Dought
• and Sold
Facilities' Available for
HerdDliporsuh
Cnh
DAVID CARSON
R.R. 3, Listowel, 29130411
Where Sotis#ied Customers
Send Their Friends
•
INCOME TAX
PREPARED
-. Farmers.
- Businessmen
Individuals
Reasonable Rates
CALL NOW
Monktonalytime. ,
3473341; ,
Brussels Tues. and Fri.
887-0643
Ronnenberg
0 Insuronce Agency
*Avoid floe Risk
HUNTER
MOVING
STORAGE
AON NT'
ALLIED
VAN LING!
Local and Long Distance
Class D P.C.V. Licence,
For delivery or shipping needs
CALL THE EXPERTS
HANOVER
Collect 364.1560
M. C. Smith
Ham Service Division
Now offering complete
service for TV, radio, re-
frigeration, ranges and
other appliances. Backed
by factory -trained service-
men, a huge parts inven-
tory, sophisticated repair
equipment and one of Mid -
Western Ontario's largest
stocks of major appliances.
RR 2, Lbtowel
211-3814``
"Our location
saves you money."
Ars Collision
Service
Phone
357-2206
Conc. 2, Morris Twp.
Repair and Refinishing
Enamel and Laquer
Rust Repair
Frame & Body Work
ON CARS & TRUCKS
If Repairable We Do It