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vassers
I don't know whether it's the
weather, but certain species
proliferate in this country with
the, rapidity of rabbits. One is
by
Smiley
the chairman of committees.
There's one for every snowbank
in the • nation.' Another is the
guest speaker. There's one at
the bottom. of every barrel. And
another is the canvasser,' In
some smaller communities,
there are more canvassers than
non -canvassers.
A canvasser is, a weak.willed
person who can be talked. into
asking other people for money
for a "Good Cause," or even,
more popularly, a "Worthy
Cause." The number of Wqrthy
Causes in this country is only
exceeded by the number of
backboneless, birds of both sex-
es who allow themselves to be
put on: the list of canvassers.
And 1 know whereof I .speak.
In my day I have canvassed for..
the blind, the retarded, the re-
sort owners, the Red Cross, the
Salvation Army and eleyenteen
bther ,'Worthy pauses. About
the only' thing I haven't done is
sell cookies for the Girl Guides.
. And I've hated every minute
of it. The trouble is that the av-
erage Canadian citizen heartily
detests the handing over of
ru
weary
cash for an intangible. At heart
he's ,a generous soul. He knows
the Red Cross does good work,
that something should be done
for the blind- and that we need
a school for retarded children.
But he can't eat them, smoke
them., .drink them, 'or even at-
tach them to his car. Therefore,
the fellow who will fling .down
a. ten in the 110:140r—SWP as
though he grew the lettuce,
will .dourly, head shaking,peel
of a couple of thin one.spots
for the Sally Ann, The house-
wife, who buys her weeds by
the carton, Will spend 20 min-
, utes looking for two quarters
for the Cancer Society.
And I know just how they
feel. I'm the same. ,
Some day, somebody is going
to rap at my door for a Bad
Cause: a free crock a day for
alcoholics; a clinic for potential
Pneumonia Victim In Hospital;
Storm Delays Merchants Return
KINTAIL—Fred Vasella, R. R. ,
a Goderich, was admitted to Alex.
andra Marine an& General- Hos.
pital suffering from pneumonia,
described as "severe." He was
taken to hospital by ambulance.
Bill VanOsch, Kintail general
merchant and his wife Anne, -att-
ended a wedding in Detroit
Friday. Stormy weather-tlaatpre.
-vaned over the weekend delayed
their. return. At Grand Bend they
were forced to wait several hours
ed their cousin in action during
a tough semi-finals game,
A •marriageceremony will be
conducted for Gordon MacDonald
.and Doris Rawn, daughter of Mrs.
Irene Rawn, Saturday at Orange-
ville.. Gordon, son of Mr. and Mrs.
because of blocked roads between ,
there and o'I' eyarr}ve -�"
Earl MacDonald, is a former re-
sident of this certii 't $y,, For the
past several months, Gordon has .
been working at Union Garbider
in that centre. The couple plan
to reside inOrangevillefollowing
their marriage
onor .BadenPoWeII
lns'hurch
$ervices_,
in Kintail about 7 p.m. Saturday,,
Mrs,: Doug Drennan kept, store
in Kintail during their absence.
Patt O'Connor., a native of this -
community, was feted at her 16th
birthday party, at Maitland
Country Club Friday., Patti, who
is --presently- ear olled-•tn•a-m-odell
ing course- at London, was
escorted by Doug.Stemp of God.
erich xrs -and higFiwa
locked by drifting snow, •
prevented some guests from
attending Patti's'birthday party.
4 baby girl was delivered to.
Mrs. Lloyd Collins on Feb, 22,
at Victoria Hospital, London a
fourth daughter for Mr. and•Mrs.
Collins and a sister for Laurie,
Janet and Julie. -
As 'it happens, mother and
daughter's birth dates are only a
day apart. Mrs. Collins was born
-on Feb. 23.
Robbie -MacDonald, ' 11 and lu`s
eight-year-old sister, Debbie
accompanied by their mother.
Mrs• Bruoe_Macr)onald were _en...__
route. to London Friday to'meet
their cousin,''Chuck' Jones, def.
enceman on ...Westminster high.
school hockey team. The team is
battling, fora play-off 'spot in the
London Inter -Collegiate hockey
league. Robbie and Debbie watch.
Approxinately 150 Brownies,
Guides, qRangersi Cubs, Scouts
and Rbvers attendedKnoxChurch
on Feb. 19 in honor of the founder
of Guides and Scouts,Lord Baden.
Powell. Roman Catholic mem.
bers attended,St. Peter's church
for -early alas -s -
Guides, Brownies and Rangers
in Canada are wearing a�s-,e„,1
y: centennial-.- -eiest on their
uniforms this year, Huronia Area
of which' Goderich is a part also
have a crest".of. their own to wear'
out of 'uniform at all; times.
All dues collected this week
will be donated ' to the World
Friendship Fund and is used for
many things including assisting
Canadian Guides with visits to,
other countries.
An L. A. Executive meeting
was held on Friday at the home
of Mrs. James Britnell.
Brownies enrolled this •year
are --1 st Goderich Pack.. Eleanor --
Mc Millen, Patricia Little; Diane
Sal ith,—Margar et Kovaes-,-Violet-
Kovacs, and Lori' Cruickshank.
2 nd God, pack-- Lori Fowler,
Brenda -.Loden', Carol Chapman,
Dawn Oke, Shelia Hogarth,•
Brenda Ashton, Patricia Helesic,
C.auley and Cindy Whitnell. 3rd.
God. pack— Beth M.icEwan,
• Cheryl Munroe, -Gloria Wambold,
Jen 'Graham, Pauline Hall. 4th
God. Pack— Penny. Blaisdale,
• Barbara Shelton, Kellie .Ross,
Barbara Shelton, Kellie Ross,
Patsy Miller, Anita' Robonand
Karen Goddard,-
The Rangers are holding -...a.,-.,....
bazaar tea and bake sale March
11 to help realize • money to -
,take them - to Expo this year,
r
Awarded
pool players; a home for unwed
fathers. And I'm going to hand
over $20 cash without quivering
an eyelid.
This preamble, as you have
probably gathered, is because I
got suckered once again into
canvassing for a Good Cause.'
This time, it's. a community
swimming pool,,, .A year-round
pool, already. Therers a 'good-
sized lake within the town
its. We live on the shore of the
biggest fresh -water bay in the
world. Six miles away is one of
the Great Lakes„ with miles of
safe,, sand_,beaches. But the kids
have to be able to swim in the
winter.
Next summer, I'll probably
be canvassing for a summer ski
hill, with artificial snow. For
the kid
Maybe it Was the sheer auda-
city of this campaign that
grabbed me. This is no picking,
up $$00 for the blind, or $500
for_the crippled children. They
want over a quarter of a mil-
lion. The resultant campaign 'is
a combination o fThe Night of
the Long Knives and the St.
Bartholomew's Day Massacre.
What it amounts to is $30 for
every man, woman and child in
town. Nonrealistic, .you say?
Nonsense." All it takes is
enough canvassers, • and they
will cowe the citizenry into
coughing up.
My first night out was a typi-
cal. Six calls to make. First
place, nobody home. Second
place, no such address. Third
place, a response. A chap on
shift work tottered down, in his
pyjamas and snarled the party I
was seeking lived next door.,
Called an him. "Wouldn't give
you a plugged nickel, he said,
"but mywife said she'd give
two bucs."
At the fifth place, I rang and
tang. No answer, I. looked in
-the window. The householder
was lyipg on the chesterfield. ,
Ther was an empty glass, be-
side him. I threw Snow at the
Window. No response. I'kicked
the door four, times. I left.
But I struck it rich .at "the
last ,place. Caught both husband
and wife at home. A very mod-
est home. Gave my "sales' pitch
with fervor, enthusiasm and
sincerity: -They admitted- they
had five kids, agreed they
would use the 'pool, and looking,
a bit, troubled, bort game,
pledged $50 a year, for three
years.
Returned, triumphant, to
make my report. " Qh, yes ,good
old Jimmy," chortled an old-
timer on canvassing. "He
pledges for everything, from
church to paying his taxes. Has
been on welfare for two years.
Can't hold a job more than a
week."
PUMPS
Dollars
The Home and School Assoc
iation met Feb. 28.
The auditorium was decorated
by -the Old "Valentines made by
the children. .
Winners picked by,s le Cen.
tennial Committee, were awarded
silver dollars.
Founders night was rem.
---embered--by-the lighting of cam
dies by former presidents.
• Grace=Warden, vice-president
-, of Area i -l. of the HomeandSchool
in London spoke .on What is Home
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