The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-09-19, Page 25r
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'SUGAR N SPICE py Bltl SMILEY
If I were a young fellow, star-
ting all over, again, I would try
to finagle thyself into 'a job
where I could take my holidays
in September, preferably stret-
ching them to abot the middle .
of October.
These are the goldenmonths,
in this country." I" know, I've
lived here longer than I are to
remember. October is beautiful,
but September is • bountiful,
beneficent and blessed by a
Higher Power. And I don't
mean the Iydro.
The other so-called summer
months are a pain in the arm.
June is hot and humid and
mosquitoes. July and August
are impossible: stifling when
you're trying to, sleep, - br
raining when you're trying to
carnp.
November is fit only for
Remembrance Day, when even
the birds weep because, the
overhead (clouds) is so ', low
they can't even. fly.' ,
December is a hectic, com-
mercialized mess, when you
don't know whether you're
going to have a "green" Christ-
mas, meaning dirty and sloppy
and slushy, or a "white"
Christmas, .meaning up to your
navel in °snow.
January is a long, forbidding
month, ° something like a long,
forbidding school teacher, with
a drip. on his nose, frozen.- It
proriises nothing, threatens
much.
February is, 'shorter, but
sneakier. It snows and •snows
and it gets colder and colder.
And you get the 'flu and you
'get, sickening cards from friends
Who have gone south for the
winter. u
- January and February, un-
married, spawn March, which
• is •"like something illegitimate
borne by a drab in a ditch. Oc-
•casionally it turns out to 'be a
beautiful child, but nine ti'r'es
out of ten, it is retarded.
April.. Browning, writin'g
from Italy, 'said: "Oh to be' in
England,, now that April's
there." Maybe England. But
another poet, T.S.. Eliot, must
have been referring to Canada
when he said: "April is .„the
cruellest month." There's' not
much snow left, except in the
woods and shadowed corners,
but that's about all you c an say
abbut it.
Then, as most of,, us know,
comes May. • Ah, May, ' the
burgeoning of Spring, the little
tender shoots corning out on
the trees, the sun warming up,
the trout running, .summer just
around' the corner.
'Girls' who .have been named
May must be very capricious.
May can be glorious, warm, a
*thawing of the frozen Canadian
• soul, a realization that you
have once again got through a
Canadian winter without com-
mitting suicide.
This 'year, May showed' her
other side. I know a place not
too far away where anglers, on
opening day, were casting their
-lures onto a thick skirl of ice,
not water. And the' trout were
'running, 'alright. Right under-
neath the icer°:There is no
evidence that any of them
smashed up' through the ice to •
'snatch at a lure.' This year,
even the croWs had a phlegmy
• rasp in .their throats when they
cawed.
Well,that about takes care of
the Canadian ' calendar. I've
Past Noble Grands
elect new officers
The Past Noble Grands
meetings tock place recently at
Mrs. Elva Osbaldeston's home,
During the meeting the new
officers were. elected:
President, Mrs. Helen.
Morley; First •Vice -President,
Mrs. Della Johnston; Second
Vice -President, Mrs. Elva
Gauley; Recreational
Secreta4•y,, Mrs. Vera ` Larder;
• Correspondence Secretary, Mrs.
Gertrude Kaitting.
Chaplain, •Mrs. ~.Elva
Osbaldeston; Marshall, Mrs:
Ruby Snazel; Finance Commit-
tee, Amelia Straughan, Alice
Moss; Telephone Committee,
Edna Driver, Della Johnston,
Anna Blundell,
'Visiting Committee,
Elizabeth Sitter, Margaret
Bowra, Ada Fritzley, Elva
Osbaldeston; auditors, Mrs.
Ruth Hayden and Mrs. Irene
Harnck; press reporter, Vera
Larder:
The members enjoyed, a game
• of 500 with Mrs. Amelia
Straughan and Mrs. Elva
Osbaldeston winners. A sincere
vote of thanks w;as extended to
Mrs. Elva. Osbaldeston aha•
committee for the lunch. .
The September meeting was
held at ' Mrs. ".Della` McGee's
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Christmas banquet and party
was discussed.
A motion that a ,rose 'in ,a
bowl be given our illy members
was approved.
A 500 card game was played
with Mrs. Mable •Tweedie and
Mrs. Jean Pinder the winners.
A vette of t a.nks was exten-
ded to Mrs. Della McGee and
committee for the meeting
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West Wawanosh council agrees
councillors t4 take dog count
already dealt with the soscalled The regular September
"summer" Months. Tourists meetinof, West Wawanosh
and mosquitoes in about equal Township Council was held oil
proportions, The tourists get -Tuesday evening, September 3,
„ their blood sucked,' and the in the I -i 11i. Alt members atten-
mosguitoes suck our blood: =ded With Reeve Bob Lyons
If I had to choose between a . presiding.
tourist, who kicked sand in my \; The minutes of' the regular
face at; thebeach, tail -gated me August meeting, and a• special
on the highway, and crowded meeting held to 'consider the
me off the golf course;, and 'a Budget and mill rates, were
rngsquito, who merely wanted a -read and adopted on motion of
quiet four,nunces of my blood,- • Councillors Rutherford ,,and
I'd have a hard time choosing.
That leaves only September
and October. No tourists, no
mosquitoes, no snow.' Just
yellow sunshine, a bountiful
larder of the harvest, warm
days, cool .nigli'eS' when sleep is
deep and sweet. - Y
Everything , is green, Still, in
September. I can visualize a
fishing camp, good food, a
chilly swim, a fire and
sweaters, good co•nversatiari
with good friends, a game of
chess, early to bed and up early
for a try at the fish, some
books, no telephone, no wife, no
kids. If this sounds like male
chauvinism, it is.
This is` perhaps one of the
things the more strident
feminists° in our midst absor-
bed. Once in a while he must
get away from his woman. He's
not trying to prove his
manhood ,,Or anything.
psychological like that.
He's merely trying*to save his
sanity. .I'-le's sick, right. to the
heart, of hearing what Mabel
,Said to Marjorie and what
Marjorie is ,going to do about
Jack, who drinks too much, and
what Mabel is going to do
about her kid, who is smoking
pot.
•: Maybe; I'ln a male
chauvanist, but I'm not a pig.
I've changed diapers, done
dishes, scrubbed • floors, ,-fed
babbies, long before Women's -•
Lib became fashionable:'
But once in a while I have to
get away from my woman, with
the, other, braves, and exchange
male fopperies, .foolishness and'
far-out stogies:-'"
Today we take a sauna bath.
I' -ii bet that a thundred years
ago. Bull -With -The Buffalo's-
Bum . and . Sneaky-With-The-
BeaVer--took-•off- for a... month's -
hunting andfishing when they".
could no longer stand Myrtle
White -Father and Mary Six -
Babies gossiping about their
babbies: `
arrangements. ' And I'll bet,;they
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September 3.
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A discussion on the best
solution to obtaining a count of
Sorority
the dogs• in the Township took
place. It was finally„agreed•that
the Councillc•s, for ,this year,
would make the survey and
record the • count for 1974
taxing. The •clerk was instruc-
ted to contact the Village of
Auburn regarding a dog count
there.
Wm. Shifflett, engineer, at-
tended the meeting and spoke
to Council about the, best -way
to proceed with the Dungannon
Dra i n.
Grant Chisholm was in at-
tendance at the meeting regar-
embers plan campaign
for arthritis, rheumatism
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority held,
its beginning day for the 1973-
74 year on August 28 at St.
Christapher'sBeach. The mem-.
bers had a swim and dessert
party during which they
discussed plans for the 'up
coming year.
The second meeting took
place, on September 10 at the
home of president Roherta
Machan with 12 members in at-
tendance.The opening ritual
was followed by the reading of
;the minutes of the latf'meeting
by secretary Pat Wheeler,
The treasurer's report was
given by, Beth Hazlett. ,Vice-
president Alison Paolin
requested members to bring the
names of prospective members
to the next meeting so plans -for
rushing cauld be Made.
Members were named to
each committee and it was
decided the Ways and ,Means
Committee 'and the ,"Social
Committee would 'be in charge
of plans for a . Haid Times
Dancein late October or early
November.
*The Sorority is in charge of
the arthritis and rheumatism
GLTannual
dinner attracts
60 guests
The Goderich Little Theaf1 e
held'•their annual dinner 'at the
Maitland Country Club on
Wednesday, September 'll.
A , social hour and dinner
.-arranged by the Social 'Com-
.. mittee•was enjoyed by 60
people. , • °
The executive who had ,been
nominated after the loss of the
barn 'byfire, gave. their reports,;
during a short meeting.
• Warren Robinson, the ar-
tistic director, announced ,`their
directors have been named, for
the 1974-.75 season and two
Plays have been chosen.
-The first one, "The Happiest
IRays of Your Lives",directed
y Brian Markson requires :a
large cast, and, the first
audition was held on Wed-
nesday, -September 18. Anyone
interested in auditioning
-should contact -Mr. Markson at,
the Coach House for the date of
the next audition. ' ' ••, t
The membership drive will
be underway soon, and any ew
residents iri Goderich' area, in,
terested in ' obtaining on
watch the papers 'for an .ail,
giving the information as to
where and when they 'will be
available.'
The second play, "The Lion
In Winter," , directed' by
''Eleanor Robinson "will be
produced in February.
' June, Hill, the' director for
the third production has not
announced her play.
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drive. Plans were made to,have
sorority members ;,as captains
and to have them-get'their can-
vassers. This?drive is scheduled
for the, first week of October.,
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An informative culture
program in *the form of a
.discussion was lead by Alison
Paulin and Roberta Machan.
Their, topic "The . Body
Beautiful" whs an introduction
to this .year's .programs.
- This was followed by the
closing ritual and lunch.
ding the purchase of a pari:e1 of
land. .
Morley •Johnston attended
the meeting to discuss with
council a problem he has en- -
countered with dogschasing
cattle., •
The poundkeepers,--Who had
been asked by Council to come
. to the meeting, discussed with
Council the rates to be included
in a by-law being drawn up un-
der The Pounds Act, Poun-
dkeepers present were Bill
Kinahan, Allan Miller, Ted
Robinson and Tom Young.
Robert. Jefferson and Roger
Rieman appeared before Coun-
cil to request action on a cave-
in of the St. Marie Drain at the
County Road.
A motion that A. W. Clark &
Associates, Wingham, be ap-
pointed' to • make a survey and
prepare a plan, o profile and
report of a drainage works -
requested by Harold Gaunt and
others was proposed by Coun-
cillors Foran and Hickey and
carried.
A resolution from the Town
of Whitby regarding the
`frustration and aggravation' of
obtaining a Special Permit for '
the sale of alcoholic beverages
was tabled.
The Clerk was instructed to
write a. letter of complaint
• regarding the loss of' garbage
from a truck depositing.refuse
at the dump.
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