The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-03-07, Page 22• ,PAciE 6A-- ' DER/Cti SIGNAL -STAR, *T, 13 RSDA,i�:.` IVI,ARCH 7, 1974
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Some days you can't win a
nickel. Today is °one 'of them.
Outside, it's bucketing down
wet snow to clog my driveway.
Inside, I'm. getting the `flu, and
my jaw is aching from a going-
over the dentist gave me.
And downstairs, two women
are squabbling about how to
bring •;up my \grandson.
Yes, the little chap is paying
., his first visit to the old family
home; and he's the only bright
- 'note in the day,
Think I'll sneak clown and
have another look 'at him and
try to cheer myself up.
There, I did And : -.I feel bet-
ter. He'sa dandy little- fellow.'
He's fat, and he smel is like'- a
baby, and he'proauces the oc-
casional, lopsided grin, as
though he finds the world
amusing. He doesn't knew -the,,
half of it: It's not only amusing;
it's ridiculous.
And two of the more
ridiculous' aspects of it right
now are his mother and hi
grandmother. One has had '
1>ab; far six weeks and. thinks
she knows all about babies•
The other hasn't had a baby for
22 years, and .she 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 pui it out. They
both turn on nie and assure me
that ' my knowledge about
babies is about -as-eapaeious-as-
my knowledge of -,heaven.
In fact, I know all there is
necessary to know .about in -
flints:, Keep • them warm and
dry and well fed, and they'll be
happy. They're just Like human
beings in that respect.
Thilittle guy is, certainly
getting that treatment. If hi§
mother puts . a fresh diaper on
him, his -grace has got it off and
puts another on before he has a
chance to wet the first one.
And he's certainly not suf-e
'fering in the groceries depart-
ment. He's gulping grt quan-
tities of the \pure,
unadulterated stuff nature in-
tended for him,;
There have been rhap- sodies
' written about, the beauty of ae:
child nursing at its mother's
breast. And I rnust say it's
something to see her cuddling
• 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 Cie; suggested' nursing
mothers have a .bottle of beer to
break the pionotopy or keep the
flow 'corrr-ing, . or something.
Thereis a little digression,
'but I was almost ,fully 'grown
before I Learned that my basic
idea about nursing w mothers
was' wrong., Another kid. told
me,• when we ,were , about six,
that there is porridge in one
breast and rink in the -rather.
That's why they switch the
baby over. '
Yep, there's nothing like a
baby around the house. That
kid ja.i'st don't get to cry
Someone• snatches,him up the;
minute he bleats once., Even I.
And my wife is having' ---a..
great time getting out all the.
.pictures- of'our kids when they
• • were' babies, to see whom • he.
"takes after•" The latest notion
is that he looks like 'his Uncle
Hugh at that age. I think he
looks like Churchill. For once
we're in agreement, because
• Hugh as a baby looked much
like. Churchill•. as an elderly,
man.
'N
SPRE
rend his granny ise, aWVay
ahead of the game 'on •clothes.
She's bought him a white sum-
mer suit, and a blue bunting
bag for next winter. Next win-
ter, already.
I haven't bought him a thing,
but I have a furtive foreboding
that that urchin is going to dost
. me plenty, over the years. If the
cost of records and fishing
tackle and hockey equiprpent
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 fee him, One is a
d musician and the other an ar-
tist, so they think heis ening 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°a)l my
craft, perhaps I can lure him
a ay from' the decadent artistic
lif-, and turnhim into a pretty
go d angler, orsomething
use ' 1 like that.
It ' oesn't really mattes wha`i
you p an for a kid, of course. In
this ' crazy, , world, _ nothing is
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bg BILI. SMILEY
clearer than that, the best -laid
plans nearly always go agley.
All I'hope for little Nikov is
that he gets a chergeout 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.'
Taylor's Comers
The first meeting of the
Taylor's Corners 4 -Ii
homemaking club was held
Saturday,. March 2 at the home
of Mrs:' John Westbrook.
This club "Taking' a look at.
Yourself' is led by Mrs. Mar
tha de •Boer and Mrs. Helen
Westbrook. There are twelve
members.
The election of a.afficers 'are
president, .Sharon Potter; vice-
president, Paula McGuire,
-secretary-treasurer, Jan' Ginn;
treaslrrer, Marjorie de Boer;
press reporter,Debbie Dodges.
• The'requirements of this club
were discussed. We also' talked
about our personal appearance,
what it means to us and others.
Mussels girl wins fri
fo. U.N. in New York
By }ANN DURRELL
Anna Lee Stevenson of RR 2, •
Brussels won a trip to the
United Nations in New York,
when she was judged top
speaker at thea ninth agnual
Odtifellows and Rebekah
Lodges Huron Chapter's public -
speaking contestdheld at Ceti.
tral Huron Secondary School
last Wednesday.
Anna Lee ° is a Grade 10
student at Seaforth, District
High School. and 'spoke on child
abuse' with specific references
to. real 'cases throughout the
speech.
Second place went to Kathy
Dejong of Centralia, 'a .15 -year-
old grade 11 student at South
Huron District High School in
Exeter. Miss Dejong spoke on
the importance of hope in the
functionir of our society.
Nine ct i4testants took part in
the competition. Each con-
testant represented ane of the
five high schools in Huron
County, ' either 'F.E. . 1Vladill
Secondary Schbol itr Wingham,
Goderich Collegiate Institute,
Seaforth District High School,
Central 1'Iuron Secondary
School or South Huron District
High School in . Exeter. They.
schools were „aieked to send two
competitors to represent their
schools in the ,competition.
The, contestants were
required to give a prepared
speech Of any length and a two
minute impromptu - speech.
Topic for the impromptu
speeches included such 'things
as friendship,• education,
television and country music.
Speakers were judged on
their appearance, "poise and,
delivery of the speeches, at well
as the conte.
1'he judgesnt.were,taken from
three towns within' the county:,
They were ..Mrs. John Robin-
son, a high school "supply
teacher from Zurich, John
Boyne, a personnel manager for
the Spinrite . Company in
Listowel and Rev. John
Oestreicher, a minister at
Wesley -Willis United Church in
Clinton,
While tl'e judges deliberated
Tony Kyle, last year's winner,
spoke on the purppse, of the
.competition whirl is to
promii`te friendship, -love and
brotherhood on an inter
national level, .
The winner ofd rile rcom-
petition will 'stay in the
• Rebekah and Oddfellows
•" Lodges.. throughout the United
at; States arid Canada. The. trip
costs ,$250. The losers and run-
rier-up receive. a $5 cheque.
Ontario Liberal leader Ro ert 'Nixon receives a gift presented by Huron `County.Warden Bill
Elston. The parcel' conta ed bacon, cheese and other produce of Huron- County. 'The
presentation was made at the Western Ontario North, Regional Libera(s'•'annual meeting ,.
and Ip1der13 ..dinner, Febru - ry 27, at the. Wingham 'Legion° Hall, (staff photoj'-,
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