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SUGAR 'N S P I:C E
This seems to be a good week_
to clean up some loose ends, so,
if you happen to have a loose
end, join nie.
Me and the Old Battleao
spent a couple of days in the
city during our winter break
holiday. And "spent" -is the
word. It would have been
cheaper to fly to Mexico and
pick up Montezuma's curse, as
they call it there, or the dire
rear, as we call it here. .This.
remark has no connection with
the opening' sentence of this
column.
We went out shopping tobuy
a "little something" for Pokey,
the grandson. Just a little shirt,
or a toy,., or some other trifle.
Fifty dollars later, I staggered'
out of the department store,
toting two large toys, six little
shirts, four pairs of overalls, a
full-dress suit for the kid, and a
plastic shell windbreaker with
a 'lining and- a hood to "keep
him warm ,when he comes out.
from swimming.," At 15
months, he's going to be doing a
lot of swimming, you see.
Then, of course, We had to
deliver the stuff. So we invited
ourselves to dinner with,
daughter and told her not to
fuss, that we'd bring along an
old chunk of meat or
something. Never one to look a
gift horse in the mouth, she
agreed with alacrity. -
My wife's idea of a couple of
items to help out with dinner
be--�fiv-e of ars
-turned---out-to� 1
Worth -of' steak the equivalent
in pies and stuff, and assorted
groceries running to another 10,
my daughter supplying the
potatoes and water for the
coffee. ti
However, it was worth it. We
each got to hold the baby for
about 10 minutes, in one -minute
snatches, between bouts of
trying out his toys and having
clothes tried on him by the
women.
After many _years, I finally
realize, why I hate trying on
new clothes for my wife's
surveillance. That baby
despised every minute of -the
clothes -modelling session, and
bellowed lusty protests as his
mother and gran pulled his
limbs into all sorts of gym-
nastics; trying to stuff him r}to
his new i
pants and shirts.
It probably happens to all
,males . in childhood, and they
resent it ever after.
Next day' was even_ worse,
financially. My wife was
determined to buy a rug,
bedspread and drapes to match
some new wallpaper in a room
she'd decorated. As any woman
knows = and most husbands,'
too = this is a three-month, not
a three-hour quest.. It's usually
about as easy as. looking for the
Lost Chord. ' '
Consequently, the old girl
went off with leaden step,
sagging mien and built-in
frustration. She looked so
depressed my Heart went out to
her, and in a moment of
madness, I . offered to ac
company her. Unfortunately,
she was in the bathroom with
the door closed and the water
running, and I was so emotional
that I was whispering, so she
didn't hear mo
.To my astonishment, she
btirst into the hotel room two
hours later, eyes shining,
looking like, a girl on her first
date, and radiating joy. She had
hit -the jackpot in her shopping.
Everything matched some
shade of off -yellow.
Since I had expected t� greet
a worn-out woman, full of
recriminations weary
dispirited and empty-handed, .I
got carried away.
"Hey! This must be your day.
Why don't you buy a little
something for yourself in that
women's stere? It will give you
a lift."
`Well, as you know, I haven't
bought a stitch of anything new
since I don't know when. Maybe .
I' U pick up a new spring blouse
or something."
Not to, be an old fogey, I
decided that; by' George, I'd get'
a new tie, myself.
' Well, I :guess I got a 1'ttle
carried away. I walked ouf
that men's shop with two ties
and two turtle -neck sweaters. I
am not exactly the turtle -neck
type, but in a devil-may-care
moment, I tried one on. It was
white, made in Italy, and I
swear I -looked just like Fred
Astaire, just in from Acapulco.
Fred's a good-looking 72.
These sweaters had extra -
high turtles. They conceal your
wattles and push your dewlaps
out so that youlook jolly, rather
than just hang -dog.
Fifty bucks lighter, I left the
shop with a red plastic bag
containing my goodies. I felt
guilty but. jaunty.
_..
.� �:.Z 1gsL..both_--.my-.gullt-and--any,
jaunt 'When T' went•te the` ladies
shop to meet my , wife. Yes, she
had picked up a new spring
blouse. And a new spring suit.
And another suit. And a casual
outfit. And some more blouses.
She was snatchingthings off
the racks like a two-year-old
,riopening Christmas presents.
Ah, well, what the hell. You
can't- take it with you.
Especially if there's nothing to
take.
Next day, back hotne, she
modelled all her array for me.
It was then that I learned none
of her shoes or purses "went
with" the..new clothes. The rest
is history.''
• ' Two good things did come out
of that holiday, however. My
wife told me she wanted to see
0,4q, (CM iy turtle -neck
sweaters. I fought it, but finally,.
gave in with bad grace.
"Where are they? They're in
a 'red plastic bag. Where, did
you put it?"
"It's with the rest of the
stuff', she retorted. It wasn't. It
wasn't anywhere.
. After going back over the day
before, we agreed that I'd
taken it into -the dining.room,
put it beside my chair, and had
walked out without it. Of all the
stupid,..
Phoned the hotel, ' long-
distance. No, Lost -and -Found
'had no trace of it, but, learning
my name, the lady there said
Here's a good
neighbor
for life
Bill Barwick
30 Kingston St.
Goderich
524-7551
A GOOD man to see for all
your family life insurance.
He can provide -you with a
State • Farm Fife., policy ,de
signed to fit yourneeds
exactly. And with his spe-
cial training and experi-
ence, he's qualified to help
you get what you want out
of life.
Moo good nNshbor, =tab Form le than.
STATE FARM LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
Canadian Head Office:
Scarborouph, Ontarlo
by BILl,SM1lEY.
she read My column in the
Blenheim paper and we had a
nice chat. .
Well, ,there goes fifty bucks,
, plus a L.D. call. Went out
morosely to put some empties
in the car trunk. There was the
little old red devil plastic bag,
With sweaters and tie.
The other, good thing was
gypping the hotel on breakfast.
We ordered,breakfast for one. r
drank the orange juice, she ate
the buckwheat cakes, I ate the
toast and jam, and we, shared
the coffee. Two breakfasts for
the price of one. I'll bet they
"haven't caught on yet. I saved
$1.80 on breakfast, two days in
a row.
A profitable trip, taken all
round,
DRIOSE t1U8 NES'
Jean;Pook and Verna Worthy
emerged as the winners of the
April 15 meeting' of the
Goderich Bridge Club
amassing a total of 92 points.
There were six tables in play.
A.J• Weerasooriya and Joe
Martin settled for second spot
with 801/2 points while Eleanor
Erskine , rY
and. Ma . Da ally;.
took third place with 721
/2
points. Dave Cornish .and Bill
Bradley were a close fourth
with 71 points.
The Columbia icefield is a
tributary for melt waters
flowing into the Arctic, Pacific
an1d Atlantic oceans.
Expect action soon
a
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Farm income stabilized
by Keith Roulston
The Ontario Federation of
Agriculture expects action very
soon on its proposal for an
income stabilization plan for
farmers, .a spokesman said
Thursday night in Seaforth.
Frank Wall, vice-president of
the O.F.A., told the monthly
meeting of the Huron County
Federation held in, Seaforth
that he would be "very.
disappointed" if there isn't an
announcement of the plan
within two months.
Mr., Wall was speaking at the
meeting to explain the O.F.A.'s
plan for an insurance plan to
guarantee farmers that .they
would be.able to- recover their
costs of production. The plan,
proposed to the government
two months ago in the O.F.A.'s
yearly brief to the cabinet,
called for a system that would
see farmers pay into the plan at
times of good prices and draw
on the plan when prices were
low. Farmers would p y one'
third of the cost of the n and
the government would pay two
thirds.
Mr. Wall explained that the
plan would be based,on working
out the cost of production for
each commodity for an ef-
ficient production . unit. Far-
nters would then be com-
pensated for the shortfall
between their cost of produc-
tion and the current price paid. •
- • 41e-explained---that-the.:. ...
° di'vidual producer -would- have
the freedom to join or not to
join, as would the different.
commodity groups (such as, for
instance, the Ontario Pork
Produrs a commodity Board).
board
Once
did
join, ,,however, it would be
committed to remain in . the
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phin until the renewal period of
five years of the beginning.
Individual farmers who joined
would also be 'required to stay
in the plan for five years once
they had joined.
Each commodity, he said,
would have to have some sort of
bargaining unit to be included
in the plan. Beef producers, for
instance, might use the Ontario
Beef Improvement.
Association. Corn producers,
currently unorganized, would
need some sort of organization.
He warned that some sort of
production controls would be
inherent in ,the plan since
"farmers want to produce" and
if guaranteed a .break even
price would produce large
surplusses. Perhaps; ,.he
.speculated, compensation
payments for losses" would
cover only the amount of
produce that the farmer had
produced on average in the
past.
Mr. Wall noted that the
government had announced in
its budget the provision for
some sort of stabilization plan
but `called the $20 million
budgeted' for farming ashy
inadequate. If prices improved,
he said, the cost of setting up
the insurance plan might be
minimal since farmers would
be paying in and not drawing on
the plan, He said that under the
circumstances he felt the
rnm . 1 ..
ve ent�should�k-iek��i-n-$ �00-
million to provide , adequate
° . protection,
He criticized - the small
amount of Money ticketed for
farming in the ,provincial
budget, pointing out .that -far-1
mers pump $1.6 billion dollars
into the Ontario economy every
year. If more money had been
given to farming, he -said, it
would stimulate the , entire
economy. .
He said that with input costs
up and prices down farmers are
going to be in a terrible position
unless some sort of income
protection is given soon.
One of the provisions of the
O.F.A.'s plan calls for only
those members of the O.F.A. to
be eligible for inclusion in the
income protection plan. This
,-.protision drew the heaviest fire
w u
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GUUEtICHSICNAL-SfAR.,TSAx'APRIL
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at the -meeting. One --.Speaker
said that he was•concerned that
"one small group" (about one
third of Ontario's farmers
belong to the O.F.A.) should
dictate to the rest of Ontario
farmers.
Mr. Wall explained that the
O.F.A. had come up with the
plan and had offered to ad-
minister' the plan and felt it
should get credit for the plan.
He .said he was tired of people
who refuse to join the group but
readily accept the benefits for
• fanners gained by the O.F.A„
such as the 50 per cent property
tax, Pepate. He admitted,
however, that the compulsory
membership clause was cer-
tainly negotiable.
A show of hands at the end of
the - discussion showed only ,
three of the seventy or more
persons present disagreed with
the proposed plan.
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