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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1962-12-06, Page 17Had an inteesting day in the city on Saturday. Met an old friend I hadn't seen in years, took a long look at a 011 lady with no clothes on and was mistaken for a wealthy ex- ecutive by several Waiters, a cab driver and an art dealer. 110 • • -It all came about because of my new winter outfit. In the clothes department, I had been Canada's last holdout against inflation. Ever since the end of World War I1, I had been waiting for the price of men's clothing to drop back to a sensible level, so that I could buy an aovercoat. :F :ie Not that I haven't had an overcoat in all those years. I've had several, each of them look- ing like something the Salva- tion Army had refused to a.: cept. x: When 1 came -home from over- seas in '45, I had no overcoat, and my old air force trenchcoat was held together by willpower and a few discreet safety pins. One day it fell apart, literally. A large lady who had been sitting beside me on a street- car, got up and walked away with half my coat dangling from her purse, which had -caught in one of the rents. My landlady of the day came to the rescue. A widow, she presented me with her late hus- band's 1928 modil overcoat. A six-footer, he hAd filled it out nicely with his 220' pounds: A five-eighter, weighing. in -at-a solid 137, I had room for z small family in there with me. But it was a nice gesture, so - I wore it, looking . as though every day were Hallowe'en. :r. That one was swiped at a New Year's Eve party. It's the only time anything good has happened to tie at one of those affairs. Luckily, a few days, later, i met an old flying pal who had • gone a bit alcoholic and had two overcoats. 1' got his second-best. for $8.50. It lasted for a couple of years until we got a pup. * * After the beast had been thoroughly trained, and hada ruined every old blanket in the house during the process, I 'let him sleep on my overcoat,- just for one night, until we rounded some more bedding for him Apparently nobody had told him that he was thoroughly.' trained. ..* * M to mo was given My last coat by an,uncle. It just looked like somebody's uncle's overcoat, and 1 just looked like some- body's uncle in it. The other day, sick of look- ing seedy, I hauled down the flag of resistance and...hied me to a gents' emporium. It didn't help much to discover that those sombre rags known as • men's overcoats are about three times as much as they were in 1945. • * * However, I -plunged. The works. Imported, latest style, British tailoring. The price -staggered me, but the modesty of my down isayrnaii rather staggered the clerk. Then, on some mad.whim, 1 picked up a hat, an item I've never owned, and clasped it on. I looked in the mirror. Don't ever tell me again that clothes doa't make the man. The bag gy-kneed teacher had been re- -plac'ed by •a baggy -eyed execu- tive. The down -at -heels col- umnist had given way to a well `heeled stockbroker. The only give-awayf<vas below the knees. 'There were the same .old shape- s shoes, with the broken lay 's tied in granny knots 'Ott:"twise, a veritable whiskey ad i:- 'del. And that's bow I came to bo standing in this art ,gallery' the city Ton Saturday, gazing at this nude painting. Judiciously. Racking a bit on the heels Pursing the mouth4thoughtfuliy. Squinting carefully • with the head cocked on one side. I, figured that ,was what a man of distinction would be doing while he waited for his wite.' The Diesman hovered dis- creetly. Asked him how much it was: He said seven -fifty. Told him I'd take it. He wanted , to know if I'd like a cheque form. Told him I'd pay cash. Pulled out a ten-spot. Simultaneously discovered that he meant seven hundred and fifty and that my wife was standing two feett, behind me. * * • !: I was still trying to convince her that 1 was interested only in the remarkable tone of the painting, when we ran into old John Meisel. Hadn't seen him since the days when the mob used to arrive at our place with a case of suds, a salami, a guitar and a number of ridiculous but refreshing ideas. He's a uni- versity professor now. * What did we talk' about? Old times? Our teaching jobs? World affairs? The new book • he's written? Nope. He has squirrels in his attic too, and we spent a happy and profitless two-hour lunch discussing means of• elirn' inating the little brute without being cruel. \ 1: * An interesting day. nd all because 1_ bought so a new winter outerwear. It's the first time my wife has let me go to the city in the winter for four years. We have the Greek's to thank for our habit of reading from left to right. The alphabet was' originated by the Asia Minor residents called the Phoenicians and when it was adopted by the -Greeks, it was written first .from right to left, and later, froth 'right to 1'eit and left to right in alternate lines. It was not writ- ten consistently from left to right until about 500 B.C. • to Huroi Federation Seeks ContmuedMiik Support LONDESBORO.-'-.•The - afnual meeting of the Huron County Federation of . Agriculture held here saw an attendance of about 175 members. }' • The Huron unit'annonced tt would request the Ontario ,min- ister of agriculture to encour- age the federal government to continue the price support in the, milk industry until a ►nn• tional plan is developed add voted upon. "Ontario is not largely re- sponsible for the milk surpluses in Canada," were the words used in the resolution as it was draft- ed by the Federation's resolu- tion committee, commenting on the, collapse of the milk market- ing plan in Ontario. .Federation members will also ask the Federal Government to establish a regulating testing station and- to appoint oint • an in- spector in Huron County for the, grain trade. The resolution noted dissatis- faction in testing and grading grain, beans and corn in Huron,: particularly in the Hensall area, as well as dissatisfaction over the considerable distance to the nearest testing station. Hog Subsidy In an effort to encourage the production of quality carcasses the federal government will be asked to return the subsidy on Grade -,A hogs from the present $2 level to $3. ' A requestto abolish the regu- lation requiring a permit for farmers for the movement of farm machinery exceeding eight feet on : the highways will be made to the provincial govern- ment. , This resolution termed the • regulation "an, inconven- ience and insignificant td every- one." Elmer Ireland, Wingham, was returned to office for the second consecutive year as president ENJOY THE FINEST FOOD IN TOWN Our Specialty Chinese .Food ALSO TAKE-OUT ORDERS OPEN DAILY 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. "Closed All Day Wednesday" The Esqu,,ire ..Restaurant - The Square-Goderich-JA 4-9941 f McARTHUR & REILLY LTD. IS NOW FEATURING -THE LARGEST "1N STOCK" SELECTION AROUND OF- -. latest fashions in ' S 4J N O RTHY WallpaperW . What a wonderful difference SUNWORTHY WALLPAPER makes in your home �- • • You Can Choose Right From The Roll! • We Have Dozens' & Dozens In Stock!' N. • No Need To Wait ' For Delivery! • • r $ SAVE $ SAVE $ SAVE $ SAVE $ SAVE $ WALLPAPER NOW FOR CHRISTMAS! ,._" Room Lots As Low As 2.90 LARGEST SELECTION FOR MILES & MILES AT: McArthur & Reilly Ltd. DIAL JA 4.8532 GODERICH. - Yob can't o :4401-* you Feel 'These days most people work under pressure, worry more, sleep less. This strain on body and'brain makeLi physical ,litness.easier toalose--harder to regain. Today's tenseliving, overwork, worry— any of these niay affect normal kidney :action. When kidneys get out �f order, ' Moxtess acids and -wastes temain in the system. Theta backache, disturbed rest; "tired-oqt" fceling often follow. l4hkt's ithe time to take iDedd'a,Kidney Pills. 'Dodd's stimulate the kidneys to normal action: Then you feel better' -sleep tbette—work . better: Ask for, Dodd's Sidney Pills.at.arlydrug counter* 04 GOTA NOME ON THE GROW? 11.1„1.11 111111 Int t!` „I BUILDING .M , MAKE. YOUR HOME to REc /,1 �' COMAP��LETE 4Atit M, �,� /. RoO�t? / WORK MA R K•f Lti- Itipp?,,,„!_ rte sur`' �s ATTIC 1 "1 1 N 1 ROOM? 1 * ECONOMICAL. * CAREFREE COMFORT 1 * E•FMC1tNT e 1 .mumamweanwtaim Ina min ammai viii Call ria now , for FREE Con . YOUR of the federation: Also re•elect- ed were Alex McGregor, klippen, first vice-president and Charles Thomas, Brussels, second vice- president. Serving on the resolutions committee were: Lloyd Stewart, R.R. 1, Clinton' Walter Woods, Wingham; Ted' -Dunn, Bayfield, and Stan Hopper, R.R. 5, Brus-' sels. Returning to the county in which he served as agricultural . • L Consultation and estimate 1 Ulf MARKEL CONTRACTOR William Macbonald Electric Company Limited 133 Rritanna Rd. • • 37tf representative from .1948 19 board of FAN' ; Albert Jacen, 1951., E. Gordon Bennett, assist- ant deputy minister of a. ricull= lure of Ontario, was gguest speaker. Best Farmlands In his president's address, Mr. Irelnd...aid:, we .leave the tau farmland here in Huron County, we have the best farm legis- lation ' in 'America to be found in North America • and we can have .a good marketing plan for all farm products if we will just join our hands. and say so." Reports were presented by, Robert McGregor, Hensall, pre- sident of the Beef Producers Thr Huron; Carl Hemingway, Brus- sels, a member of the provincial e ve president o l r ethe /fur. a r s nt . B d. f 1ut g p oft County Bog Producers; 'Lloyd Lovell, R.R. 2, Hippen,,, county representative an the Ontario Sugar Beet Growers' Marketing Board, Horace Delbridge, 1t•R, 1, Woodham, president of the Comity Cream producers, arid. Lorne Rodgers, R.R. 1, Godo - rich, president of the County Whole Milk Producers. The term` °shrinki g vloi�=,1," notwithstanding, the violet as not the shyest ' member of the vegetable kingdom. T . 'auto - her one "shrinking violet" is the tropical Mimosa. 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