HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-08-23, Page 26PAGE 10A '—GODER ICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1979
Maritimes visitor enthralled
Young Chris:Vens, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, inspects the wares at
Sunday's Flea Market on the Jail lawn. The jeweliry was being
displayed by Vida Eckenswiller. (Photo by Cath Wooden)
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BY CATH WOODEN
I heard on the news that a
number of families have set sail in
search of.a deserted tropical island
on which they plan to foster a new
'civilization. .
Everybody likes to get away
from it all once in a while, but this
is ridiculous. No doubt these people"
have read Swiss Family Robinson
and watched every re -run of
Gilligan's Island at least 17 times.
Picture Fred,•Marge.and the kids,
packing the boat for the trip.
Marge p.uts the blender in a carton
already jammed with tupperware.
and dishwasher soap.
Fred sets down his golf Clubs and
calls his wife stupid. While. his
parents ,go at it in the kitchen, 16 -
year -old Percy carefully packs his
stereo equipment for the trip. Little
Willie, is. all set to' go with his
skateboard in one hand and his
ping pong paddle in the other.
The whole family begins to call
each other stupid and they each re-
pack their belongings.
O.K., this family and their neigh-
bours have keen on Comfort Island
for six•months now.
• Fred comes in after a long day of
fruit -picking and fishing. Old
habits are hard to break and .he
'mechanically asks for the evening
paper. •
• This hacks Marge off.
"Shut up!" "she screams. "Don't
remind -me of the world out there.
There's probably a fall sale - at
Eaton's right now and I'm missing
it!"
"Aw honey," Fred whimpers. "I
guess you'll have to make do with
Meanwhile, Percy is having a
rough time of it. He broke uli with,
his girl friend. It wouldn't he so bad
for Percy except that she's the only
teenage girl on the island. Besides,
his braces need to come off, •a
factor the -family overlooked before
setting sail.
Little Willie is having a great
life. He's taken to wearing no
clothes, and spends mosts of his
time in trees. He only grunts when
spoken to.
All in all, the colony ik.building
quite a civilization. There's a bit of
a sewage problem, but that'll he
taken care of when high tides
last year's bark until L figure ouL-rt-turn. George' -s -brother Floyd has
managed to take over most of the
island, but that'll be taken care of
when Fred's brother Harvey lands
that deal with George which will
put Floyd right out of business.
And Fred and --his family are'
thinking of sailing to North
America to get away from it all.
how to skin a wild animal,"
"Well Helen three huts down has
a lovely fall skin. Why don't you
.ask George how•fle did it?" •
"Because George is a jerk, that's
why. I saw hirn eying one of my
pineapple trees. He knows I'm in
debt to his brother for three dozen
fish."
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Chet yl Hamilton, a
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Unit of Family and
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Goderich, spoke to a
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Women of St. Georges:
Her subject, Foster
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It was interesting to
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