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Y broke down. Not
that it was that strong in the first place,
but it has just .completely deserted -me. •
I have never attached much faith to
people who allow their lives to be ruled
by stars, moons and other heavenly
bodies, but the daily horoscope has lured
this sceptic into a reading habit.
Only out of interest of course. I don't
attach much, if any, significance to those
daily offerings and first began
scrutinizing. the horoscopes with an air
of pragmatism.
The results have' ,never been
justifiably accurate or even within
reason to condone an insatiable appetite
for daily good fortune, but nonetheless,
I've taken to reading the daily predic-
tions on my life.
This morning for example, (Tuesday)
Jean Dixon said under the sign of Cancer
that work mates would be usually co-
operative. My workmates tend to ignore
Flea markets are' -becoming more popular spots for shopping all the time.
One man's junk can be another man's treasure. Every Sunday from noon
until 5 p.m. throughout the summer a flea market is being held in the front
yard of the Huron Historic Gaol. The purpose is to attract people to the jail
and to use the proceeds for further jail restoration. Here, a curious shopper
looks over one of the vendor's wares laid out on the ground. '(Photo by
Joanne Walters)
me. Itoes o
g n to say that I, should be
.available to people who seek my ex-
pertise. Which only leads me to thinking
that I could wait until retirement waiting
for someone to seek my expertise.
The horoscope,then suggests to
reciprocate by rturning favors to
friends. Jean Dixon is now assuming
that I have friends. Wrongo Jean.
One of the aspects of Horoscopes that
usually amuses me are the vague
generalities that any homespun psychic
could ' produce., Romance and good.
fortune could be'on 'the horizon. Pisces,
Virgo and Libra figure in scenario. So all
day long people ascribing to that par-
ticular sign have to ask everyone they
meet what sign they were born under, If
you don't ask, you don't know, right?
Even if someone wears a piece of
jewellery th-t indicates their sign I don't
have a clue what it is. Just looks like
jewellry to me.
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Most of the messages in"- the
horoscopes are explicitly vague. Get
roof over headand be sure its solid; the
time for procrastination is past;' read
between the lines; member of opposite
sex cares and proves it; romance,
glamor, clandestine meetings are part of
panorama and dare to dream but avoid..
wishful thinking.
It all sounds like great stuff and if it
was crammed into one horoscope under
one sign, it could literally drive a person
crazy,
But people trust their horoscope and
often adjust their lifestyle to it. Just once
I wouldn't mind dabbling in the stars.
Thursday, July 13, Gemini (May 21 to
June 20) Beware of accidents because
today you will be hit by a Mack truck.
Your wife and kids have left you, taking
most of the family possessions with
them. Finances are in shambles. Things
should go smoothly at the office and
family life takes on a new meaning. You
got fired today but there ii�a hidden
message. Mysterious roman'e emerges
and Cancer, Libra, Virgo, Capricorn and
Aries figure prominetly,
Cancer (June 21 to July 22) Knowing
what you are is beneficial in realizing
that those close to you wish they knew
because they know that you know, You
are fulfilled itn.knowing that others strive
to know what you already know and
don't rize you know. You know? Your
life is .miser -able. --
Leo (July 23 to August 22) Listen to
your heart- If it goes thump, thump, you
are still alive and may take consolation
in that fact. Take care of sensitive
relatives because overlooking feelings of
others may~cause serious repercussions.
Don't tell your mother-in-law she's ugly.
Lie. Friends take advantage of you but
you don't mind because you are stupid.
Move aside Jean Dixon.
STAR.
131 YEAR -29
THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1978
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SECOND SECTION "
Shop off the beaten path forchange
B'If-JOANNE-WALTERS -
Many -shoppers de their --
shopping in --the "usual„
places week after week.
It's an established
routine ' that can
sometimes become a rut.
So why not scout around
for some -different places
to :shop.-- `places that are
"off the beaten track" so
to speak? • ...
One such place is the
Opportunity Shop or the
Op Shop as it is af-
fectionately called by the
,members of Maple Leaf
Chapter I.O.D.E. who
-operate .it.. While. Ike ...QP
Sh.op_ ._..p.ravid.es_.-a._ corn__
hi unity service "by' of-
fering a real bargain
store for needy people, it
also has people from all
walks of life go through
its doors each week.
People from outlying
farms looking for used
clothing to.. wear to the,
•barn frequent the shop as
do cottagers who want old
or used clothing for
lounging qr puttering
around the cottage in.
People also go to the shop
to buy clothes in order to
use the wool for hooking
rugs or simply for the
buttons or zippers. Some
teachers even go to the
shop looking for old books
that they might not find
anywhere else.
One of the main at-
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tractions to the shop is,of
course the extree elyluw
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prices. Tres " year's -
convener, Cathy. Boddy,
says prices range from
five cents to $20. She says
she has never seen
anything priced over the
$20 mark. ,
Mrs. 'Boddy feels that a
charge for the articles in
the Op -Shop is important
no matter how small. For
one reason, the shop is a
money -making . venture
for the Maple Leaf
,Chapter. The profits,
which can range
anywhere from $500 to
$1,000 a year after ex-
penses like rent and
hydro, go towards other
I.O.D.E. projects.
But another and
perhaps more important
reason for a small
charge, says Mrs. Boddy,
" s": that- it -helps --needy __
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people to -retain, some .of
their dignity. They feel
'that they are making a
genuine purchase instead
of getting . handed
something for nothing.
ANNIVERSARY
SALE
The Op Shop, although
relocated several. -times
over the years, has been
in operation since 1953
and this year the Chapter
is holding a 25th an-
niversary sale on July 20,
21 and 22 from 10:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. And it should
be quite a sale with prices
already so low!
The idea of starting a
little shop like the
Opportunity Shop came
from Mrs. Auleen •Curry,
a member of the Maple
Leaf. _Chapter, .•arPfteshe
_visited a friend in
Woodstock whose chapter'
was running a similar
type of shop.
"They were so pleased
with their shop that I got
some ideas from them
and brought them home,""
says Mrs. Curry.
A -long with Mary
Filsinger, Mrs. - Curry
found a location for. the
shop and helped to get it
started. The Maple Leaf
Chapter had three main
money-makers that year,
says a former Regent
Gene Ellis. There was the
Coronation Ball held at
the old Goderich
Pavilion in honor of the
crowning of Queen
Elizabeth Ii. There was a
table setting contest. And
of course, the Oppor-
tunity -Shop, was-
ppor-
tunity-Shop..was_ -started
arid has .Continued down
through the years. As the
chapter progressed,` the
Op Shop just seemed; to
naturally progress With
it. It has never come
close to' being closed or
abandoned, says Mrs.
Boddy, but every `once in
,L -awhile, the members of
the chapter and the
general public, need a
reminder to give it their
support.
It has taken a lot of
hard work and diligence
on the part 9f the
members to keep the Op
Shop going. As a result,
the shop has come to play
an even la3-ger part in the
chapter in the last few
years. The public has also
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This little shop run y the Maple Leaf Chapter of.
the I.O.D.E. has anged- location several times
since it was first o ened 25 years ago. It is presently
located on 'E st Street across from Knox
Presbyterian Church. There will be an anniversary
sale at the Op Shop on July 20, 21 and 22 and it
should be some sale with prices already so low! '
(Photo by Joanne Walters)
Christ Church in Port Albert has only 35 families on the church roll and only
10 members in the Anglican Church Women's group. However, this small
group holds one of the most successful church bazaars in the area offering a
good place to shop for homemade baking and hand made articles. Christ
Church was built in 1889 and the first A.C.W. or Ladies' Guild dates back to
1901.
The next time I want a little time to
myself, a short vacation to get my
thoughts together and do those -odd .jobs
around the house that keep piling up, i
think I'll get a government job and then
make an addition in the family.
Sounds a little strange but it works.
Government officials in municipal
offices in Ottawa have just wrangled a '
unkin contract that gives men a six
month paternity leave. That's right
folks the men can have half a year off
the job to spend with their wives while
the wives have a baby or the couple
adopts a child.
'One saving grace for the taxpayers of
Ottawa is that the municipal em-
ployees have to take the leave of ab-
sence without pay but it may only be a
matter .,,of time until the unroll
negotiators solve thtt problem. After
all any bargainer that could dream up
.and then sell the idea that the man of
the house should have some time off for
his wife to have a baby could surely
make the city fathers see the need to
pay the poor soul.
The contract.; is a first,in the nation.
Women have been eligible for a 17 week
regnancy leave with pay since 1971
but that ..is perfectly understandable,
necessary and prohahly not long
"enough. But aside from convenience I
can personally see no need for dear old
dad to give up six months pay while his
ife- goes through the final stages of
pegnancy. :
The contract clause may have cer-
tain - surprising effects on the men
Oigihle for the time off. Things will he
s iling along in city hall when all of t'r
sudden two or three men will st,., L to
show up a few minutes,laf',or w'nrk
dbmplaining of nausea. The men will
lab
not he able to get started at their jobs
until late in the morning and will•
prohahly he very tired by the afternoon
coffee break.
Responding to a natural and unex-
plained instinct to eat the' men will
probably alter their normal eating
habits. Puzzled secretaries will he
asked to slip down to the office
cafeteria to see if there is any
strawberry, ice cream available and if
.so pick up a dish and slip a couple of
pickles along side, The extra calories
will no doubt show up in loosened kelt
buckles and the expanding stomachs
will prohahly convince the men they
are going to have to take up the city on
that paternity leave.
With the realization that an addition
to the family is on the way the men will
take on a rosy glow and appear very
contented as they waddle about the
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office.
-"office. Stomach pains, no doubt caused
by the strawberry ice cream snacks,
will send the men into fits of panic as
co-workers frantically tear up office
curtains and boil the kettle.
When the cramps subside the men
will wearily tell the boss that they need
some time off and will apply for the
paternity leave. With a warm hand-
shake and a congratulatory smile the
men',& co, -workers will gather about
their desks on their ' final day and
present them with some nice slippers
and a robe to wear in the hospital.
Six months later the men will show
up for work with everything back to
normal. Unless of course they bring in
cigars for the women and chocolates
for the other men. If that happens that
union negotiator has to be given a lot of
credit. He obviously knew what he was
doing.
jeff
Seddon
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