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ath g. is muiic TODAY'S CHILD
Dear Andlanders: I am sick • ,br4ught in by a mother who can
and Cired of reading letters carrs him -out."
ministers • anti parishoners who Dear Nnn Landers: 1 alwass
complain about children crying knew you were. square, but your
in church. No wonder our places replv: to* the woman whose
of worship are half empty. The' brother used "dirty words"' in
clergymen have made the companS was too much.
'mother of a crying child feel ‘as ' What makes a word dirty? It's'
if .‘she has .committed SOME' hoW the listener feels Omit the
terrible crime. , word that determines whether
Tct, me, a child's Noice it's dirts Speaking for myself, I
whether he is have newt heard a dirts word in
speaking;; singing Or -crying, ,The nry was brought up, to
e.ries in church is belii.‘‘e in language ,,as lehic
ks of e\pressfon. .1 never censor ,
cannot •-tmderstirid Mrs ans one in any ' way thar seems
Would rind this annoying. Much / app'ropriate, to them. All words
more distressing, to me, at least, are bearuiCul to me. 'Fake 'a
is' the 'adult 'who. snores during 1,y ss 0 n , • An n Landers.
the sermon. -11!you feel as I do Supertieniamicist From San
'Olease help me. in my crusade. ,- Francisco, .
•• c ommitiee_ of One, Dear Super: I do not consider
,a tN•ords are NOT acceptable to
- me. Most people who use gutter
acceptance ,of crying children in c •
anottage are testing for shock
church'? Som. 1 can't go along..,' '
4, Crying is indeed a— normal ,
function. but 'like other 'normal - .
consider this:a combination of
functiOns, there is a time and a ' insecuritY and,. bad manners..
place for it. A child who cries'in True, as- the world changes
church is a nuisance—to .. ,.t he language changes with it, Some
minister and to those who came
and radio, in the movies and on
- 1 telephoned 'five clerg men the stage • w ere- • -considered
• and asked f hem which_ V strictly taboo as” recenlly .as fiNe
wOuld prefer.' a crying chif a years -ago. No 'One tqin deny
' snoring adult. Four clergymen however that. dirty wofds lose
preferred -the- snoring adult. Dr. their bite after -Ave have heO'd
,,Preston Bradley of the People's them publiety for the tenth
. -Church of Chicago prefers. the time. But speakin for rri4Ls-eg,-- I --
crying baby. Hesaid. -You can't, ' do not care for such language,
'do a• thing about a snoring adult. and I'm sure I'M never get useid '
The' (lying, child, however, was - to it.
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The solemn -faced boy is Tommy, two -and -a -half. He is
looking "so' serious because he's shy and the photographer
was- a stranger. •
Normally. Topmy is a. cheerful child, rather quiet, but,
contented and happy with his own pursuits. Tommy doesn't
need anybody to anws.e..biln hp can make hisro'wn fun
with his toys. His ,favorite playmate is the dog in his foster
tforne and he loves outdoors — winter orsummer.
Tommy is healthy and stockily -built with big dart eyes
and medium-brown'hair. His origin is Anglo-Saxon.
''He—ifereds.• warm,- loving' parents who •will appreciate 'a
lovable little boy without pressure for academkc achieve-
,Imentr-Tv-inqUire,,about adopting, Tomm_., y, please Write. to
Today's Child, lit.I.61i"artrtient of Social and Servicesr
intorinatiOn, ask your Children's .Aid SOciety..
Poir your own with *Smiley's mix
'By 'tilt
Well, • We ventured int o
Sodom or Gonlorrah recent-
ly, and esc,.aped with nothing
worse (flan s case of pop. Or
daughter at urro,,ersity be:
Lause she's lonely. This t
Old 137.iftleaxe's story, and'
K1111 J1d, -and abet h
innuendoes in her letters.
How anybody c„in be lone-
when.sh',:, living in a house
with7thirteen other girls, is
sion of a 'male parent.
Maybe she is lonely, but
her, real reason for Wanting u -s' -
to go down and see'her is that
Inght in a' hotel loom *aye '‘L
smashing good dinner, and
,see a show, nbne of which is
included.in'her budget, „.
go, my. muffler blew. This,
coupled with 'dire weathet
warnings and . my phobia
'about the city, Made me•sug-
gest cancelling the trip.. Noth-
ing doing..
Turned out to be the
• worst weekend for driving •
-this wirite-r, and .that's a big,
statement. However, we made
it, Had a room reserved, but
had' forgotten about the big•
The hotelt _lobby was
chaos. Wild-eyed room clerks.
-Wed-eyed conventioneers ae-
guing over the bills they had
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Alexander anci
Chcipman
REAL ESTATE •
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce Building
Goderich
Dial 524-9662
Ronald L.
McDonald
.CHARTER ED ACCOUNTANT
39 St. David St., 524-6253
Goderick, Ontario
afaamaigmitti-
145 ESSEX STREET ".
GOI;)RICIA, ONTARIO
Pumps and Injectors Repaired
For All Popular Makes „
Hui -on Fuel CrijeCtion---J
Equipment
Bayfield Rd., Clinton -482-7971
AVailablb; For
Urge pr Smi..11 Parties
CONVENTIONS
Vile Cater ,Any Time*or• Place
Banquet Rooms for 2.B' to, 400
Special Attention to Weddings -
PHONES 524-9371,-,9264
- Now a good salary,
for, you in -d business carecr
w. BELL
The Square 524-7661.
Business .
Clerical, Secretarial,
Courses' ,
6rd's For
All Occasidhs
* Gifts
Books .
* Stationery Supplies
*" Records
ANDERSON'S
524-8521 Res. 524-8732
BOOK CENTRE •
^33 East St Goderich.
tun \a..,Ilich they had sign-
ed With a 'tlburish for food
dawn ?it- the .last day.. Not a
bell -hop 10 be had: ,
Ple had C'hecked out, said the
flunkey, but the room wasn't
made up yet; All we Wanted
150 -mile bad.. dri've„ so we
only was The room not made
up, it was Still occupied. But
ple from Ottawa. 'let us in
B,oth the room and the
,:ouple looked 111Ze the .tail -
end 01 'a convention. It Was
a,:tuall, two adjoining fooms
and they looked a scene
rom fen Nights in a., Bar-
room. Not the people, the
his had been' a "tuispit
, that is' a polite way of saying
usually' supplied as a public
t ions deal by the distillers,
are free for every moocher
wtio arrives, as well as the
• .lhere was still plenty Of
booie. an& about eighteen
cArtonV of mix, There was
one m.ade-up be3 in the .two.
rooms. '11-1e rest of the 'space
,,was a-conglornerateof.glasses'
bars. desks. placards and post-
S4M. the husband, was ,a
fairly 'hig wheel organizer. He
was tottering"with fatigue and
sounded as though he had
sand, after four days -and
nights of working for .the,
But withiriVel minu-
tes, we wFre fast friends. At
I* WESTINGHOUSE
* GIBSON
* HOOVER
Sales and Service
Good Food
JEWELL
BROTHERS
APPLIANCES& TV LTD.
The Square Goderich
THE
GODERICH
and TAVERN
For
FASHION
SHOES
1
GODERICH
BUILDING
CENTRE
The Place To Go Is
SHOES
The Square
YOU WI'LL HAVE ,TO,TRA-VEL .FAR TO FIND
• LARGE SELECTION Of THE 'FINEST
four p.m., they informed us
that they had to meet their
son;and his wife at the .station
at four p:m. They got away
about 4.15, leaving. us with
• the chores of telling they son
where they might meet him,
'and protecting'the hoose that
was left. ',
f�'acrythingworked fine.
Son_ phoned, got 'the message.
Booze men, looking like, a
-duple •picktd
up t he hooch, giving us the
cold;) suspicious •sta,re. I
• hadn',t taken a single jug, so
help 'me, My' Wife wouldn't,
....
But they " ,wouldn't take '•
the mix. Cartons and cartons
and, bottles ark] 'bottles of tt
We ,at .arounn. desolately to
the -wreckage-I'M, three hour.'
waiting • .tor the maids tc'
Lolne. Finally. the Old' Lad
got `ore,..phone'd the d kk and.
demanded action:• ,y,ie were
given another room. '
.But leave all that mix? Not
an old'-pr"Yis.oner -of. war. We
carted ,thirteen cases with u•,,
atter giving several .to a rau-
cous • part y from Timmins. ,
across the hall,' whti.had been
ogling and-w'hj,,stling at wife
and, daughter; to former's de-
' light and lattei's amusement. •
Settled in new room.
Knock on •door. Family -of
'.four entered. 'They had been
given same room. Dad ex-
haust4d;-mother . dist'raught-,---•--
teen-age daughter excited and
sullenly in corner, muttering,
"Never trust ari a�coholia."
Gave them a drink. Buddies
in no time. But they still had
no' room.
Saw show. Wife shocked at
nude scene. Checked out next
day with thirteen cases. of
mixC, about $5 worth. "Real
hic1 s," said the bell -boys' at;
rogant glares. Carried it. off
with aplomb.
Dropped.,
cartons of "ginger ale' ?anti gola,
at ' her residence. Arrived
home with five of soda and
tonic water. Drop around,
and bring your own booze.
Any time. We're set for• mix,
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insulated and reguly linings. 'All lquilt to take the toughest wear and
conditions. High quality consistent with low prices. -
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SHOP
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Ooderich
44.4-4
524-8383 '-
Cambria at Anglesea
,44444444.1.4.
a Am AREA
ABOUT 12 FEET
LONG ,7 FEET
W1DE AND
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'Service StOgn
,—"7""Citiffee Shop
411 Huron Rd., Goderich
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THE
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rnake your Spirits
sing. Greet Spring
with- some really
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from
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