HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-10-30, Page 20Page,,2A—Crossroads—Oct. 30, 1985
Time some of my r
had a go at me: good,
indifferent. To tell the
most of them are indif
but I still have hop
building my fan mail
three or tour a week to may-
be ten.
I'll just take them as I pick
therm off the pile. Way back,
a ' chap called Jeff Elliott
wrote to the Belle River
North Essex News. It goes
away back to a Father's Day
column, written with tongue
in cheek. I guess it was too
far in for Mr. Elliott. Any-
way, I'll quote bits: " . ob-
viously he is a chauvinistic
fool." He goes on to say that
without women in the labor
force Toronto would finan-
cially collapse. So? Let it
collapse. It wouldn't b
end of civilization, as
know it. He also aecuse
of attacking the Queen
the family. I have neve
tacked the Queen in my
Here's a cute little
from Mary Shantz (I th
but I've lost the address:
"As a rule, man's a foo
When it's hot, he wan
cool.
When it's cool, he wan
hot,
Always wanting what is
not."
Bill Smiley
Readers have their say
eaders they, being what they are,
bad, or are noticeably lacking in
truth, training. Don't lay it on the
ferent, teachers.
es of And whose morals are we
from discussing? Maybe mine
aren't so great, but they're
mine, not somebody else's.
And the kids know it. I never
tried to impose some
"morals" belonging to
someone else.
Enough. I could go on
about that for hours. Here's
a sweet letter from Ingrid
Bassett of Georgetown who
assures me that they have
none of that new-fangled
stuff (videos, microwaves,
etc.) and has asked me for
dinner or breakfast or,lunch:
"Your thoughts are echoes.
Life is so simple, yet so com-
e the plicated. I used to work for
we Peter Newman, but your
s me philosophy is simple." Well,
and thanks a lot, Ingrid.
r at- Here's another one from
life. Bob Love, Clive, Alta. He
note lost his wife, too, and urges
ink), me to marry again, as he
.had, and have a happy life.
Bless you, Bob, and may you. .
ts it be happy. I couldn't. You've
earned it, with all those
ts it tough years farming.
And another from Bill
Baird, Petersfield, Man.
I don't know what trigger-
ed that one, but I agree,
wholeheartedly.
A loverly letter from Lilian
Bumford of Sheffield, Eng-
land, who reads. me 'in the
Georgetown Independent, a
senior citizen: "When I come
at Christmas, come to dinner
and I'll get Pat to make you a•
Yorkshire Pudd." Bless you,
• Lilian. I presume Pat is your
daughter. Maybe I should
check with her. Can we have
Brussel] Sprouts?
Here's another lady so
mad she didn't even sign her
name, just "I am an insulted
reader." .Apparently I h
made some remarks abo
today's loose morals. H
letter is' long and indigna
but I'Ii quote just a bit:
"Maybe there were a few
• who indulged in pre -marital
'sex. But the girls in those
days had the strength of
character to say no to the
boyfriends and mean it."
You're right lady. They not
only had strength of char-
acter,• but they could almost
break your wrist before
dropping it back in your lap.
Here's a nice change. It's
signed: "Gentle reader,"
Stonewall, Manitoba. He (or
she) wants' me to stir things
• up. Again, it's a long letter,
but thoughtful and intelli-
gent: "Why aren't young
children still taught at an
early age the precepts and
homilies use.were_taught _`
if good, like evil, grows with
a small first step shouldn't
our children be presented
with small and gentle
choices early in their school-
, ing2 Is there any reason why
this is avoided in our
schools?"
And a little further on "Is
there some reason why this
is so carefully avoided in our
schools?" 'No wonder you
didn't sign the letter; Jack.
You sound alike that idiot in
Alberta.
In the first place, it is not
the job of the teacher to
teach morals. He -she teach-
es a subject and at the same
time tries to pass along a
certain standard of ethics,
decent -manners and how to
avoid stinking in public.
Morals' are for parents. And
ad
ut In the treatment of
er alcoholism, medicine has
nt; become aware of a
phenomenon known as the.
"geographical; cure"., Some
alcoholics, sensing that they
are drinking too much or
simply that life has become
difficult, begin' to think that
the problem is in their
surroundings. They suspect
that if they lived in some
other city, some other envir-
onment, in another group of
people, things might be
different. Many of them do
move, only to find that they
have taken their major prob-
lems with them, that is,
themselves and their own
alcoholism.,
I was reminded of the
illusion of the "geographical
cure" recently when the
Libyan Foreign Minister told
the United Nations General
Assembly that New York and
the Americans were the
world organization's major
problems, and that every-
thing would get better if the
UN were moved. What wish-
ful nonsense! It isn't the first
time than some indignant
member nation has sug-
gested that the UN would be
better off out of New York.
New Yorkers tend to regard
the UN as a bit of a joke, and
are often rude about it.
The Libyan spokesman
also pointed out that his own
leader, Muammar Gaddafi,
wouldn't come to the UN
because he was afreaid of
the CIA. 13.ut no matter, how___
much the U.S. would like to
getwid of Mr. Gaddafi, you
can rest assured that the CIA
He's 78. "A good column is
next to a good editorial.
Sure, there's lots of news
columns. We read, or let
them go by. Facts have an
uncanny way of being wrong
a couple off years later ... At
78 I feel I've been through it
all ... from bush clearing,
the horse age, hundreds of
good beef cattle, then dairy
cattle." Good health, Bill.
Sweetest letter of all came
from the Amherstburg,
Echo, signed by Andrea
D'Angelo (reporter, 27 years
old) and Anne Eldracher
(secretary, 19 years old). It
was so nice that I can't quote
it or I'd go all red. In short, it
accused me of having morals
and principles. Such an ac-
cusation makes me break
out in bumps. Thanks, kids.
And the most frightening
missive of the past few
months has been one from
my daughter. Get this:
"Nikov said he necked with a
girl before leaving Brace -
bridge. Not just a goodnight
kiss, but an actual necking
session! If he's doing ,that at
11..."
Well, it's better than dope,
I guess. The only reason I
didn't do it was that I didn't
have the nerve.
A weekly news commentary from
one of Canada's
outstanding news personalities
ANCHORMAN POE GLOBAL NEWS
would work overtime to pre-
vent his being snuffed out on
U.S. soil.
Perhaps we should ask
ourselves who would payfor
the UN's relocation. At the
moment, the United States
picks up a quarter. of the
• annual $4.5 billion UN tab, or
$1.15 billion. Congress
doesn't like it, and is agitat-
ingfor a weighted UN voting
system based on contri-
butions. The Soviet Union
picks up 12.11 per cent of the
tab, or about $560 million.
Canada pays 3.08 per cent,or
about $142 million. And
Libya, which 'proposes an ex-
pensive move, pays about• a
quarter of one per cent of the
UN's annual cost, or roughly
$11 million million,
What disturbs me most
about these .hare -brained
suggestions is that they give
aid and comfort to all those
elements in the western
alliance which have con-
cluded, not without some
• .justification, that the UN is a
crock. If what Libya . and
some other nations want is a
UN without the United
States, then this is the right
way to go about it. And a UN
without the United States
would be even more inef,
fectual than the UN was .
without` the real China,
whether we like what that
China stands fo
•
Did you know that farmers
ran__the r-ovin€4a-l—govern __
ment for a term? The United .
Farmers of Ontario were in
power from 1919 to 1923.
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AUCTION SALE
Wed., Nov. 6 - 7:00 p.m.
Of approximately 20 crossbred beef cows
and calves for:
WRAY WILHELM
Plus consignments of Local Stocker Cattle
Ross Roth Livestock Exchange, Tavistock
655-3323 Res. 662-3724
Auctioneer:
BOB GILMORE
Listowel ,291-3489
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good pigs.
Dairy Buyers: Heifers are now eligible for
some export as regulations have changed.
Local stocker calves weekly with 300 on
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AUCTION SALE
Of 30 Acre Hobby Farm', Tractor, Machinery,
Car, Van, Some Dishes & Household Items For:
ANTHONY (TONY) &
ALICE VAN DYKE
Part Lot 15, Con. 6 Elma Twp., located 11/4
miles north of Atwood on Hwy. 23, or 3'/2 miles
south of Listowel on Hwy. 23 on:
Saturday, November 9th
Sale Time 12:30 p.m.
PROPERTY: Consists of approx. 30 acres, 26
workable, balance with apple orchard & buildings.
On this property is a red brick bungalow, 3 bed-
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2:00 p.m. day of sale. Purchaser will pay 10%
cash or cheque day of sale, balahce in 30 days on
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spection of property please call Tony at
356-9006:
TRACTOR: Ford 2000 gas 3 cyl. tractor, good
cond., Ford steel tire ext. rimes to -
V74N 19'7-9,OMC-1 ton h.d. van, p.s., p. b., auto.,
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CAR: 1977 Pontiac, per. deluxe, p.s., p.b., p.w.,
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MACHINERY: 3 p.h. all hyd. fork lift; 3 p.h.
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8'. trail double disc; JD farm wagon with flat rack;
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complete for cold room; Canadiana riding lawn
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trusses; 2x4's & doors for small building; 2 rolls of
woven wire; steel posts; 200 gal. oil tank; approx.
50 wooden pallets; approx. 300 new & used
bushel hampers; plus 6 eleven quart baskets;
some hand tools & misc. items.
HOUSEHOLD: Moffat built in dishwasher; 2.1 cu.
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roll -away cot; 2 single steel beds; wooden double
bed; -easy chairs; various sire carpet's; variety of
dishes & glass.
TERMS: Cash or cheque with proper I.D. sale day.
Owners or auctioneers not responsible for ac-
cidents, deletions or loss of property sale day.
Household & small items can be sold undercover if
bad weather. '
Auctioneers:
BOB GILMORE - 291-3489
DOUG GILMORE - 291-3421