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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-08-15, Page 20'4 Page 2-7-Crossroads—Aug. 15, 1984 SA EAT CAR cIT'Y CHRYSLER Trust Listowel Chrysler To Repair Your Car "WE'RE EXPERTS AT REPAIRING" 0 Scratches ® Rents and Complete Collision and Pejntl FREE ESTIMA Come in. today and talk over your repairs with ... LLOYD MC.IAUGHLIN Body Shop Manager "You Really Matter To toe" LISTOWEL CHRYSLER 2914350 Mon: to Fri OPEN 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m SAVE AT CAR CITY CHRYSLER rn 1•. WINGHAM OPTIMIST MONSTER BINGO (final one of the summer) Sun., August 19 Wingham Arena Doors open at 1:00 p.m. 10 Early -Bird Quickies at 1:30 10 regular one -line $100 Bingos 3 Special $200 Bingos 1 $500 Special Game 1 Jackpot of $1 ,000 2 Share -the -Wealth 1 Bonanza Bingo 10 Night -Owl Quickies at end. More than $3,000 must go! Al! proceeds for youth work!' ;hi.r1e ' HEY KIDSI LEARN TO DRAW WIN DANNY COUGHLAN oANNy ri IVY 1. Here's Danny's complete drawing. Whitl;ingtOfl. Pay tele vision popular with stay-at-home pets Ronald "Sport" Inknoid of Hitz Video Corp. says his company is ready to roll with PET -TV, a pay television channel designed for dogs, cats and other domestic pets. The new concept is aimed at working households. Says Inknoid, "When you go off to work each morning, what happens to your pet? Does he play in the traffic? Strangle himself on the clothesline? Or die of boredom in the backyard? With PET -TV, you can leave your pet in- doors in familiar surround- ings and know that he or she is being stimulated and en- tertained." PET -TV subscribers are ghen a converter box with an on-arf switch that is easily activated by the aver- age pet. "Any animal smart enough to salivate at the sound of an electric can - opener can operate our paws button," says Inknoid. Market testing shows a high degree of acceptance for the new kennel channel. Research on a representa- tive epresentative sampling of domestic pets revealed a goldfish who had taught himself to do the Australian crawl after watching Wide World of Sports. Cats became so ab- sorbed in watching PET -TV, they forgot to wash. Several dogs in the sampling showed absolutely no interest in their owner's return — at least not until the station break. It's a known fact that pets suffer from loneliness when left to their own devices for long periods. "They chew furniture, do no -no on the carpet ... that sort of thing," says Inknoid. Animal psy- chiatrist M. Oby Dick has observed aberrant be- haviour in gerbils which had been temporarily abandoned by their owners. "They groomed their whiskers ob- sessively, and kept asking each other what time it was," reports Dick in a 1963 paper. Inknoid comments, "All that stuff makes people feel guilty. And our pay TV for pets assuages that guilt. It makes people feel good about leaving their pets alone all day." Already in Canada, two pay TV channels have folded because of limited sub- scriber interest, but this doesn't worry Inknoid. "People are looking for ways to spend money on their pets," he says. "They buy little coats for their dogs, sleeping baskets for their cats, plastic toys for their birds, ceramic castles with holes in them for their fish. Why wouldn't they want to invest some money in their pets' entertainment?" PET -TV's 18 hour day is now operating in some areas and Inknoid is providing the -service free to selected ani- mal hospitals and boarding kennels as a promotional 'gesture. Morning slots are filled with old favorites like Bunny Hilly and Duck van Dyke. Afternoon program- ming features serials like One Bite to Give, and As the Cur Snarls. Twenty Minute Workout which features videotapes of purebred dogs taking their owners for walk- tes is a big hit in kennel cir- cles and so is Reach for the Mailman. Plans are afoot for week- end festivals of old Lassie movies and re -runs of All Creatures Great and Small. Video Ritz is negotiating for the rights to all the old Ed the Talking Horse tapes, ac- cording to Variety, mag- azine. News and current affairs won't take a large portion of PET -TV's budget. "Most pets only have one use for the daily newspaper," says Ink - Timeless tale of teenage love sparkles at Strafford Festival By Ivy Reeve "The Two Gentlemen of Verona", playing at Strat- ford's Third Stage, should be rated TT (Take a Teenager). The ages -old story of young lovers constant and fickle, of improbable intrigues and dashing shenanigans is' enacted with zest and ex- pertise by members of the Festival's Young Company. Young people in the audience will get a kick out of the youthful actors' costumes:" most of the principle characters are tricked out in flashy punk garb — even Crab the dog sports a neon -bright tuft — while staid adults are attired like Bay Street brokers. Although the Young Com 2. Finish what Danny started. i 3. Now try it yourself! crossroacls, Published every Wednesday by Wenger Bros. Limited as the lifestyle and entertainment section in The Listowel Banner, The Wingham Advance - Times, The Mount Forest Confederate and The Milverton Sun. Members of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspaper Association, and the Ontario Press Council. Controlled dlatri- Elution In kiss, Arthur, Drayton, Harriston, Moorefield, Palmerston, Bloom- ingdale, Breslau, Conestogo, Elmira, Heidelberg, Linwood, Maryhill, St. Clements, St. Jacobs, Wallenstein, Wellesley and West Montrose. Di§play and Classified advertising deadline — 5'.00 p.m. Thursday week prior to publication date. Advertising and Production Accounting and Billing The Listowel Banner The Wingham Advance -Times 188 Wallace Ave. N., Josephine St., P.O. Box 97, • P O. Box 390, Listowel, Ont. Wingham, Ont. N4W 3H2 NOG 2W0 The Ustowel Banner 291-1860. The Wingham Advance -Times 357-2320. The Mount Forest Confederate 323-1550 The Milverton Sun 696-8921 D pany is a training pro- gram, which according to Stratford officials "ensures a future generation of acting excellence", the . perform - antes are not sophomoric. Far from it. The play deals sometimes seriously, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, with lovesickness, that ex- crutiating adolescent disease. ' Julia loves Valentine, Valentine is smitten with Sylvia, Sylvia dotes on Proteus and Proteus, fortunately, loves Sylvia. Maggie Huculac's Julia is, like many off Shakespeare's female characters, daring, intelligent, sensible. It's a strong, sympathetic per- formance. Beautiful Michelle Fisk makes it obvious why swains swarm around Sylvia, who despite her occasional coquettishness, is usually "holy, fair and wise", etc. Valentine (Robert Mc- Clure) is one of those charm- ing young men, seemingly heartless because they are forever losing that over- rated (poetically, not medi- cally) organ to this or that fair maid. McClure cleverly keeps the audience wondering when someone will be abl o knockLsome sense into Ventine. David Clark is excellent as the equally charming but much more mature Proteus. William Dunlop familiar to Blyth Festival theatre- goers, is Thurio, a chub- by ' wimp with horn -rim- med glasses and a double- breasted brown suit. It's a switch for Dunlop, who has played dynamic roles, to just stand there and look P. G. WODEHOUSE. A Lit- erary Biography. By Benny Green. Oxford University Press, Toronto. 256 pp. Paper $12.95. Reviewed by PERCY MADDiJX Pelham Grenville Wode- house is known chiefly as a novelist, but he did other things as well, particularly writing song lyrics — he was involved in musical theatre for many years. His cumber- some• name has been short- ened to P. G. Wodehouse, Still not very short and snap- py. It is surprising that for his long life, during which he was most of the time turning out literary work which was promptly published, his name does not rank among the great names of the literatuire of his time. Born in 1881, he was going strong . until his death in 1975. Benny Green's literary biography "P. G. Wode- house" dwells heavily on the writings and fictional char- acters of Wodehouse. You read pages and pages of this and wonder if there is anything in the book about Wodehouse himself. Yes, there is — you come to long passages dealing with that prolific author, so in this book you become acquainted with the author and his characters. Benny Green's fascinating style make this a very absor- bing volume and when you come to the end you feel that you cotilg go on farther with this ente •coining account. noid. "Once they're house- broken there's a, general movement away from print. But we will provide limited coverage of horse races, whale beachings and that sort of thing. All we'll be watching for unusual man - bites -dog items. Initial reaction bodes well for PET -TV and already Ink- noid's Hitz Video is going into production of feature material especially designed for the animal pay TV market. Insiders report the hottest property is a detec- tive series which stars an overweight, talking police dog. . The working title is Sam Spayed. clammy, but he does it and does it well. And his presence makes other young members of the cast seem all the more vibrant and high spirited — Thurio is a neb- bish watching fireworks. When he dons a punk outfit complete with mauve legwarmers he looks like a Boy Scout seen through stained glass. To add to the fun, there are two outrageous clowns, clever Speed (C. David Johnson) and Launce the buffoon (John Dolan). And there's Mitzi, the scene -stealing dog with world-weary eyes, a black Lab of sorts and every inch a ham. With a twitch of an ear or a wag of the tail, she exudes enthusiasm or dejection. If she were human, she would probably be panned for overacting. Mitzi, obviously, would rather . hear applause than eat a beefsteak any day. There are excellent per- formances by "senior" members of the Young Company, including Ron Hastings as the dignified Duke of Milan and Barry Greene as Sir Eglamor. Greene resembles one of those cool, glossy gentlemen in a New Yorker ad- vertisement. A bonus for this production is not only a poignant rendi- tion of the familiar "Who Is Sylvia" but beautiful original music composed and performed by harpist Loreena McKennitt. "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" is a perfect frolic - for a summer evening --- Shakespeare Shakespeare without blood, sweat or tears. ‘40:' ‘11%,, MAITLAND MANOR FARM 6th Production Sale Of Purebred Yorkshire & Landrace Boars & Gilts. Sale being held at Carson's Sales Arena 1 mile east of Listowel on Highway 86 on: Tuesday, August 21 at 7:30 p.m. SELLING: 40 bred sows and gilts, 50 open gilts and 20 boars. Some of the boars and gilts from our new High Health Status Herd will remain at home and will be sold by Video. The herd at home Is classified Good * * under the Ontario Swine Herd Health Policy. Remaining animals being sold live are from our conventional herd, For further information or catalogues contact: Don Henry Bob Richardson David Carson Bluevale Herdsman Auctioneer 335-3240 Bluevale Listowel 335-3240 291-2049 TWaL GHT AUCTION Twilight auction .sale of furniture, household effects and misc. items to be held at the Milverton Senior Citizens Apt. parking lot, Mill Street West in the Village of Milverton (if rain to be held at the Milverton Stock Yard Building) for: MRS. LAURA MARTH Friday, August 17, 1984 at 6:30 p.m. CONTENTS: 6 piece bedroom suite consisting of 2 single beds, 2 night stands; chest of drawers, dresser and mirror, all like new; Elec- trohome humidifier; Woods 7 cubic ft. deep freeze, like new; Levitt vacuum cleaner; bed- side lamps; ironing board; wooden clothes dryer; step stool; Singer sewing machine, like new; sofa bed; pole lamp; lazy boy with vibrator; rocker; kitchen table and 4 chairs, good; apartment cupboard; plant stand; picture frames; approx. 100-150 salt and pepper shakers; kitchen appliances; dishes; pots; pans; quilts; bedding; linens; and misc. items. TERMS: Cash or Cheque will be accepted with proper identification. 7% sales tax in effect. Proprietress or auctioneer not responsible for accidents on sale day. Any, announcements or corrections given verbally day of sale. Proprietress: Mrs. Laura Marth 595-8986 Auctioneer: JOHN NICHOLSON Milverton, Ontario 595-8596 Welcome to the 5th Annual Harmonica Contest: Saturday August 18 411114 in. the Palmerston and District Community Centre., 12 noon - Contest begins 5 p,m. - Pork Barbecue 7 p.m. - Playoffs 9 p.m. 1 a.m. - Dance to follow playoffs Doors open one hour before contest. Everyone Welcome. Sponsored by Royal Canadian Legion Branch 409 Palmerston . HERITAGE FUNERAL HOMES INC. aalmeretun Auneraxl (Papel 267 Main Street West — 343-3800 Funeral Director Ivan B. Towriss Draaltcm 1I tnirratl liapel 111 Wellington Street — .638-3372 Funeral Director Victor N. Roberts Prestige Taxidermy 115 Inkerman St. Palmerston 343-2112 Robert McEachen Ltd. Texaco Products 345 Main St. West Palmerston 343 -3023 - NC H0g X67 Main St. W., Palmerston 343-2124 Sales reps Janice Hackbart . Res. 291-1447 Lou Logan Res, 343-2041 Carolyn McRae . Res. 343-2405 Arthur Shantz Service Centre Ltd. 103 Main St. East Palmerston 343-3240 L & M Food Market 10 locations to serve you better. Your home town supermarket. Main Street Palmerston uc�Ile'S Electrolysis featuring THE BLEND A modern effective form of permanent hair removal. Certified electrologist a Private location Confidential consultations at no charge. For appointment call: 343-2251 Teviotdale Truck. Stop RR 1 Teviotdale 343-2378