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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-06-28, Page 21L I skes�� • -r- . AILIPA 1' � ro , lh a; pSFat a #ink,. an irreverent poke at the holy in- stitution of marriage. The view presented was admittedly' one-sided but then again I haven't been afforded the opportunity of looking at it from the other angle. Marriages and divorces have now almost reached, an equilibrium. So,either marriage really isn't the ideal contract for two people to rule their lives by or divorce is much more .; F -a •� xu ue.bei .to believe•. But the grass ep is always greener right? Single guys are looking for the right mate and married men look with envy upon the carefree bachelor. Probably because he is fortunateenough to handle his own money. Or so it would appear. People with money can always attract friends willing to dispose of bits of cash. Canada, it's you and me !Sttominnt -a• tart - rt mamatitit-rnnue '- ==newt vved' dta &ed4aelr''otbke-cv'tt'hghe, -ii6"='"fitidi '1iri"aii i direo ` irte'l't°ii' wedding cake. husband had money. Lots of it. The fight was on. But it seems that for the 30 odd years she was married she received only a pittance of an allowance from her husband. Unfortuneately she was led to believe that her husband was not a man o€means , After his death she learned he had more money than the couple could have possibly spent. She never saw any of it and he is probably saving up to buy a contract on his mother-in-law. , There were a few recent stories concerning marriage that add some valuable insight into the partnership. There was one wedding in tI a States that turned into an old fashioned bar room brawl. It added some zest to these otherwise staid and sentimental oc- Cass ions. -The-eviden groom were iriVei loved ► a ri ii or's¢at'at the head table of the reception. The couple began to raise their voices at one another during this friendly con- versation and the guests became silent, their eyes trained on the loving couple. Loving words" between -the newly pledged bride and bridegroom turned in shouts and accusations and a skir- mish ensued. Wanting to begin their life together on the right note the Naturally the relatives took sides with the bride's side bashing people about who were friends and relatives of the groom. Those attending on behalf of the groom ably defended themselves against the advances of the bride's contingent. The war continued until police were called and several arrests were made. and lb fact didn't even know what her , reception, to be sure, and, such gala 4ctivity-wreaks havoc with husband dia for' a -living. She had no the rented suits. 'dea y came from. About Lhe bride and groom, no they I contendthe man was a genius. Any weren't arrested. Seems they slipped man who can hide such vital in- formation from his wife for over 30 years is something of a rarity. Com'Ediar Miiton Berle -once coin= mented on marital affairs claiming bachelors know more about women than married men. If they didn't they would be married too. out together during the battle and were not seen -for• the remainder of the evening. Then just a few weeks ago in England a lady was widowed and in a complete state of shock about her financial standing. Gtoderich SIGNAL -STAR LET'S TEST YOUR 132YF,•_26 CANADIAN KNOWLEDGE So you think you know a lot about Canada? Here are twenty- five questions to test that knowledge. There is no time limit, but please don't reach for that reference book. 1. When was the first and last time Canada and the U.S. went to war? 2. Where was the first capital of Upper and Lower Canada? 3. Who was Canada's Prime Minister after Sir John A. Mac- donald? 4. Where is Canada's most northerly settlement? 5. What are the skin covered boats used by the Bruit (Eskimo) called? 6. Where were the first hockey games played in Canada? '7. How many provinces were there before Confederation, and how many afterwards? 8. Which is Canada's largest province? 9. What is the basic language of the Inuit (Eskimo) „people called? 10:Which is Canada's most populated city? 11.Where did the east and west lines of the first Canada Pacific Railway meet? 12.Who was Britain's reigning monarch at the time of Con- federation? 13.Why was the new nation called the Dominion of Canada? 15.Which of the provinces was the last to join Confederation? 16.What is the name of the community in the Yukon which is in the Arctic Circle? 17.111/hen did Canada get its first newspaper? 18.Where was the bill for Confederation actually drafted? 19.Where will you find the fewest two -dollar bills? 20.What is Canada's constitution called? 21.What is the name of the Indian Tribe who were the 1st inhabitants of what is now known as Nova Scotia? 22.Who is the only living Father of Confederation? 23.How many original Fathers of Confederation were there? �_._.24.Now_nan.y._Lndi_an_Linguisticgroups are in Canada? 25.Where was the telephone invented? QUIZ ANSWERS TURN TO PAGE 14A 1 THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1979 SECOND SECTION She knows her gravel Joanne is a pretty checker BY JOANNE BUCHANAN While some people are complaining about the number of detours and the amount of con- struction presently going on throughout town, there is at least one person who is quite happy about it all. That person is Joanne Doherty, 20 -year-old daughter of Mr. and.Mrs,_,.. Clarence Doherty of-R:R. 1 Dungannon. Con- struction in Goderich has provided Joanne with a summer job as a checker. She is working for Burns Ross, consulting engineer, on the project to widen highway 21 and put in new curbs and gutters, sidewalks, islands and sewers. She checks the gravel trucks to see if they are carrying A or B gravel and marks down the stations where each load is to be dum- ped: She also works on the weighscales to determine the weight of each truck's load. When she is not busy, she even does some surveying and book work. And when the asphalt is put on the road; she will be checking that too. Joanne began her job on May 16 and expects to work through until August. She gets up at 6 a.m. and -leaves for her job site on Bayfield Rodd at 7 a.m. She begins work at 7:30 a.m. and finishes at 6 p.m...with a half hour off for lunch. It's a long day but Joanne says she is thoroughly enjoying the job. "I like meeting new people and what better place is there to meet new people than out in the middle of the road," she laughs. She -says she ends up playing the role of tourist guide for many people who are trying to figure out the detour routes. She has also met a lot of children who must pass by her site on their way to school and she claims they are fun to watch and to talk to. THE GREAT OUTDOORS Working outside does . have its .,drawbacks though. On windy days one can end up eating a lot of dust, says Joanne. Work can still go on in the rain' too, she says, depending on how hard it is raining. And, on those hot days, you won't find any air conditioning in her office (a little grey shed between two stock- piles`of gravel). But Joanne looks on the bright side. Working outside is a good way to 'get a nice tan, she says. INTERIOR DECORATOR As a third year interior decorating student at Fanshawe',s School of Design in London, Joanne, also a graduate of G.D.C.I., is grateful for the things she is learning on her construction job. Believe it or not, she says, her course and her job do relate to one another. She explains that part of her interior decorating course is called ar- chitectural elements. This involves learning about the rules and regulations for installing sewer systems, sur- veying and studying working drawings and contract documents, etc. Her thesis at the end of the course involves designing an energy efficient house built to scale on a lot with Turn to page 2A • • Joanne Doherty, 20 -year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs., Clarence Doherty of R.R. 1 Dungannon, is studying interior decorating at Fanshawe's School of Design. Her job as a checker on a construction crew this summer is related to her studies in many ways, she says and will help her with her thesis at the end of the course. Her thesis involves designing and building an energy efficient !Ouse on a lot with specific dimension. Here she shows other house and apartment plans she has drawn. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) Ever noticed when you're driving on the highway what the other guy is doing. I don't mean how he's driving but what he's doing in his car to pass the hours on the highway. People, either to relive the boredom of spending hours alone in their car on the" highway or because they feel there's no one that can see them, sometimes do some strange things in their cars. I'm not talking about people driving through fields just for a change or straddling the white line to be thrill seekers. I'm talking about people who do some strange things after they've been driving a few hours and their minds start to wander a bit. Watching what the other guy iS doing can help relieve your own boredom and can even give you a few laughs. On one of my most recent highway outings I hit a goldmine. It seemed every guy. I was following was deeply involved in some argument, sales pitch or otheir scenario and rather than pass them to save time I just followed behind and enjoyed. Th'e first guy must have -been on his way to a sales call. I figure he must have been new to his trade because he was sure practicing his pitch. He was talking to some imagined character in the passenger seat of his car, the seat was empty, and was using a little body language to get his point across. His hands were waving and occasionally he pointed a finger to strengthen his case and then vigorously nodded his head as his customer made a point. Figuring no matter how long I followed this guy 1 would never find out if he made his sale I stepped up the pace a bit and passed him. It was near supper time as I pulled out of Woodstock and got in behind a guy that hands down won the corn• - petition for practicing what he was going to,preach. This guy was a little shaky behind the wheel and wasn't setting any speed records 'as he drove out of the city so I figure he must have stopped on his way home from work to bend his elbow with the boys. He must have been expecting an irate spouse to meet him at the door and he was getting his act together. I have no idea how this guy was going to convince his better half that he just had to go to the hotel after work but he was working on it. For a second I was tempted to follow the guy to his door to see if he won his case or got his head rearranged with the old rolling pin. Aside from the unusual per- formances of some people as they tour the province's highways there seem to be, a number of things that everyone does when they're driving alone. I do them and if you gtnp and think you'll` probably concede that you do them to. Ever headed for home after losing an argument at work or at somebody's house. Quite often your emotions are still running a little high and you think of things you should have said that would have strengthened your cause. An quite often you probably make those points in the car, to an audience of one, yourself. Ever been driving along listening to yqur favorite team play a big game. You may find yourself telling a referee or umpire he made a lousy call or cheering when your team scores. To the guy in the other car watching you carry on you will qualify as a fruitcake. But when you realize someone has seen you don't bother trying to flag him down and explain to him what you were doing. He's Probably on his way to the office to write his column for the weekly newspaper he works for. jeff------ - - - seddon a •