The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-04-11, Page 18Page 2—Crossroads—April 11, 1984
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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 distri-
bution in Elmira. Palmerston, Harrtston. Brussels. Millbank. Newton.
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prior to publication date. •
Advertising and Production
The Listowel Ban'ner
188 Waltace Ave. N.,
P.O. Box 97,
Listowel, Ont.
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Accounting and Billing
The Wingham Advance -Times
Josephine St.,
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Wingham, Ont.
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The Listowel Banner 291-1660. The Wingham Advance -Times 357-2320
The Mount Forest Confederate 323-1550. The Milverton Sun 595-8921
Shirley Whittington
A computer program used
bye some modern educators
poses a series of questions
for little readers. "What
goes Moo?" asks the VDT.
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goes bow -wow?"
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read and to comprehend.
They learn the joy of being
rewarded for a correct
answer by a light -emitting
diode. And they- learn that
"go" is a verb which can be
substituted for the whole
wonderful range of verbs
which describe vocalizing.
You are what you read.
This is one of my principal
arguments against porno-
graphy. It's always badly
written. Garbage in, gar-
bage out. I tell my kids.
Fortunately vigilant par-
ents and educators have de-
mocratized and • cleaned up
children's literature so that
it now presents a wide rang-
ing fair and ,just picture of
today's worl, free of vio-
lence, of role stereotyping
and nastiness.
Aside from their chronic
misapplication of the word
"go", today's young readers
should grow up to be
straight, compassionate citi-
zens with a good system of
values.
It's a good.thing somebody
cleaned up children's litera-
ture. Right pow .I'm looking
at a dog-eared book that was
published in 1898 and pro-
jects enough garbage to send
modern kiddy -lit experts into
terminal indignation. •
The book's cover sets the
tone. There's this little boy,
with a pencil behind his ear,
working at a real workbench
with real tools and real paint
and everything. He is mak-
ing d doll's house.
Beside him, a little lower
than his heart, is a little girl,
all curls and ruffles: She is
gazing up at him adoringly.
Let me tell you about the
story in the book called What
is he Good For Now? We're
talking about a dead horse
here, and the line drawing on
the facing page shows poor
old dobbin, as dead as a
mackerel, slung across a
two -wheeled cart which is
being pulled by a luckier
horse which has so far
escaped the Grim Reaper.
The accompanying story
begins with cold-blooded
matter of factness, as fol-
lows: "Well, the old horse is
dead. He will be drawn away
to a place where the business
of putting dead horses to use
is carried on. His glossy skin•
will be taken off (I can hear
childish voices piping, `How
Mummy? How?') and cured
and made into leather. His
hoofs will- furnish glue to -
many a glue -pot. His bones
will be used for charcoal; the
organ builders -will find a
place for his tough sinews in
their fine instruments; the
upholsterer will stuff our
mattresses and pillows with
the hair from his flowing
mane and long tail and some
of it will be used for snares to
catch birds or for fishing line
or for the bows of violins, and
many other purposes."
And that, I suspect, is
about all an average six year
old would want to know
about a dead horse.
A few pages later, there is
a drawing of a Victorian bag
lady. She's sitting in the
snow. Her hand is raised in
friendly if dazed greeting.
Who is she?
According to the caption,
she's Crazy Betsy. "Poor old
lady," says the story. "Her
mind is ill and she cannot
think right. So she says the
snow is a great comfortable
stuffed chair. These men will
help her to rise and try to get
home to her friends" (The
same ones that call her
Crazy Betsy? I'll bet she
runs away again.
We'll skip past the story of
the duck who talked too
much, and all the little moral
fillers like "Vessels large
may venture more, but little
boats should keep near
shore."
. We'll pause at the gripping
saga of the-aabbit--famil3 —
"The wild rabbit digs a hole .
.. and lines the nest with fur
which she has torn from her
own body so thatthe; nest
may be nice and warm for
her dear little ones. When
they come into the world,
their mama has to be very
careful to keep Item away
from their cruel papa who
would eat them rip if he could
find them. What a wretch he
must be!"
How about that, Bugs
Bunny fans? It certainly
gives new meaning to that
old expression, "Hare today
and gone tomorrow."
The writer of this sombre
tome for tots has leavened it
with a number of sidesplit-
ting riddles. When is mam-
ma's dress like an old chair?
When it is sat -in. Care to tell
me why thought is like the
sea? Because it is a notion:
You'd expect any child
who was brought up on such
garbage — bad puns aside —
would grow' into uncaring
and brutal adulthood. ,
And yet the generation
that learned to read with that
stuff went bravely off to fight
a war to end all wars; sur-
vived a depression with no
unemployment insurance;
lived through another war to
see their life's savings erod-
ed by inflation and the high
taxes needed W provide-UIC
benefits to -a generation they
had nothing in common with.
An awful lot of them are still
carrying on and they are
amongst the kindest people I
know.
That's the human spirit for
you. Eternally capable of
rising above garbage.
rTACTORY OUTLET.
9 Herbert St.,
Waterloo
884-8600
tuos.-Sat. 10.4:30 •
Thurs. 4 Fri. to 6 p.m.
CRIT (Closed Mon. 6 Sun.)
FOR SALE
19'75 MOBILE HOME 14' x
68' ; deck 10' x 16' ; shed 81/2' x
12', large driveway, Ford-
wich Trailer Park. Phone
335-6307.
28, 4,11
MORRY'S TRAILER pre-
season sale. Prowler ST,
Golden Falcon, Park Model,
truck campers, truck caps,
fifth wheel; parts, repairs,
trailer rentals, consignment
selling. Highway 4, Hanover -
Walkerton. Phone 364-3748.
21 rrb
USED LUMBER in various
sizes; new tongue and
groove 3" x 8" x 16 ft.
dressed red pipe. Large steel
shop windows with swing
open section, also one large
1000 gallon galvanized water
tank in good condition. Apply
Nelson B. Martin, RR 3,
lensteiry._--,. •
�,-,_✓ 4, 11, 18, 25
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WORLD FAMOUS, Cana-
dian made Vacuum Cleaners
with or without power noz
zles. Reconditioned fully
guaranteed used cleaners,
No obligation shampoo dem-
onstration. Over twenty
years with the same com-
pany. ,Elmor
3212.
Parrish 291-
A18
WE HAVE Progressive,
Euchre score cards; Court
Whist tally cards; and'
Bridge score pads at The
Listowgj Banner, 188
Wallace Ave. N. Listowel.
1978, 15 foot Triple, E fibre-
glass travel trailer with
fridge, stove and furnace,
good condition. Phone 357-
1239.
DAY, OLD CHICKS!- Agent
for Parrish & Heinbecker.
Phone Don Peel, RR 1,
Wroxeter 335-3649.
28rrb
FOR SALE
SMALL steel gravel dump
box with pump and hoist;
also 1 F-145 four -furrow JP
plow. Phone 323-2429 or 848-
6035.
NURSERY stock of all
kinds, evergreens, fruit and
shade trees, shrubs, flowers,
peat moss, cedar posts.
Clarke's Landscaping, RR 2,
Listowel. Phone 887-9247
evenings.
11,18
200 Gallon trailer -type
Husky sprayer, good work-
ing condition, $500; 16' Zero
grazer rack, as new, $525.
Phone 335-6236.
11,18,25
ELECTRIC wheel chair and
walker, raised toilet seat,
bedpan and urinal. Phone
885-3694.
5TH WHEEL triaxle trailer;
alternator AEE, 26 kw with
motor and.trailer. Phone 323-
2977.
TWO windows 181/2" x 60'/4",
one window 27'/z x 535/8" ; five
windows, 355/8" x 411/2".
Phone Brussels, 887-6537.
BED, wrought iron roses on
trellis effect forms beautiful
head of single bed. One of a
kind, custom-made; firm
mattress, (not' feather),
spotless, box springs, steel
frame, eyelet ruffle and
some bedding included in
price of $150. Feather tick
$50 extra. Phone 338-2388.
PUREBRED toy poodles, fe-
males; one, 2 years old $75;
one 6 weeks' old, $150. Phone
343-3605.
ROUND Pool, above ground,
24', vacuum, ladder, filter
and pump, liner is 3 years
old, dismantle and take
away for $400. Phone 392-
6903.
Until April 24th, 1 984.
Schuett's of Mildmay is offering An )4ra
the already disc unted price
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Schuett's of Mildmay invites you to
compare their prices with those of mail
order catalogues and city newspaper
advertisements.': ,. wj'•!�. r -.
Schuett's deliver in
Western Ontario'
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FURL fORE P.O. BOX 100, MILDMAY, ONT. 367-2308
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Help Wan -ted
A licenced mechanic
is required by
Listowel
Chrysler
Apply in person to
Roy Brockelbank
Service Manager
754 Main St. E.
Listowel
FOR SALE
1" OR 11/4" TUBING gates,
10, 12, 14, 16 and 18' tes in
stock. Feed carts 10, 12 and _
16 bushel. Self locking cattle
head rails..E. S. Martin
Welding, RR 1, Linwood,
Ontario. 519-698-2283.
• Mar. 7 -May 30
AUCTION SALES
BRINDLEY'S Consignment
Sale: draft and light horses,
ponies and equipment.
Saturday, April 14; equip-
ment 10 a.m.; horses 12
noon. Sale to be held at
Brindley's Sales Yard, Dun-
gannon, Ont. Auctioneers:
Gordon H. Brindley, Cliff
Gilbert. For further in-
formation call Brindley's
Sales Yard (519) 529-7625 or
James R. Aitchison (519)
528-6993.
LIVESTOCK
FOR SALE
FIVE cows and cream quota
for sale. Phone 323-2429 or
848-6035.
ONE full-blooded Simmental
bull, 3 years old. Phone 291-
3630.
QUALITY swine, perform-
ance tested, health approved
gilts and boars from a herd
with very good mothering
ability. QS No. 1 York x
Landrace gilts open or bred
available on a regular basis.
York, Landrace, Duroc,
Duroc x Hamp boars, also
commercial gilts. Contact
Wayne Fear, Monoway
Farms, Brussels. Phone 887-
6477.
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LIVESTOCK
SERVICES'
AT STUD, . re'istered
Quarter Horse Sorrel
stallion, fee $200: Phone 356-
2326.
_ 4,11,18
MOTORCYCLES
FOR SALE
b
1981 HONDACR80R, good
shape, Just rebuilt, $425 or
best offer. Phone 357-1828
after 6 p.m. ¢¢
CARS AND
TRUCKS FOR SALE
CHEAP! 1976 Gremlin X, 6
cylinder, 3 -speed, standard,
fair condition, runs good,
new battery and snows, $450
or best offer. Phone 357-3385.
1979 PONTIAC Parisienne,
automatic, air-coryditioning,
cruise, $4000. Phone 887.6166
or 887-6663.
V
1979 FORD LTD Wagon,
automatic, air, power brakes
and steering, $4000. Phone
887-6166 or 887-6663.
1981 BUICK Regal, auto-
matic, air-conditioning,
power brakes and steering,
$8500. Phone 271-2452 or 347-
2241.
1975 CHEV one ton, cab and
chassis, duals, power steer-
ing, four speed, new body
and paint. Certified. Phone
528-2249.
4,11, 18
THE BOUNTY HUNTER
WANTED
Used cars - trucks
•motorcycles - motor
homes • estate vehicles
•repossessions • ,con-
signments - etc.
REWARD
On the spot cash (bonus
money paid for clean, low
mileage vehicles of any
year) NOTE
20 30 cars and trucks in
stock for immediate release
from $150 as is (dead) or
$1,000 and up (alive).
Allan Caudle
343-2803
Used Car Country
Highway 23 N. between
Listowel and Palmerston:
Bonded and Licensed
Dealer for 18 Years.
11 Years Same Location.
ATTENTION FARMERS
Because of the amount .of advertising
on prices paid for dead stock, we find it
hard to keep you acquainted with our
prices. We promise to match or better
any offered price. If other prices appeal
to you, give us a call FIRST! You won't
have to call anyone else!
Prompt removal of all dead or disabled
farm stock 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week.
FREE pick up for small animals.
Radio dispatched trucks for faster
service.
Licensed by Department of
Agriculture & Food - License No.
944-C-84
ATWOOD PET FOOD
SUPPLIES LTD.
Toll Free 1-800-265-8797 Local Calls
356-2257
For same day service, call before 10 a.m.
Central.
Ontario
Cycle
30 Columbia St. E.
Waterloo 886-0710
Sheldon at Conestoga
Cambridge 653-7372
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Sat, April 14, 1984
The way it should be.
1984
Limited availability.
Order yours today. -
Come sell-a-brate
with us!
4TH ANNUAL • -
BIRTHDAY BLOW-OUT
Saturday, April 14, 1984.
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Moto X
Pants, Boots, Jerseys
Leathers
Central Ontario Cycle
We turn riders into believers.
30 Columbia St. E. Sheldon at Conestoga
Waterloo 886-0710 Cambridge 653-7372
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Royal City Cycle
MIDNIGHT
Madness Sale
CLEAROUT
Everybody Saves!
Nobody Leaves Without
The Greatest Deal On 2 Wheels
Thursday and Friday
9 a.m. Till Midnight
Saturday 9 till 6
1982 HONDAS
AT MAD (Maybe Crazy)
LOW LOW PRICES!
-'82 C70 Passport Scooter $599
These Units are Priced Well
Below our Cost! These Mad Prices
are Our Loss and Your Gain!
-1982 CM200 Twin Star $1199
-1982 CX500 TC Turbo $3999
1 of a kind
-New Honda PA50 Mopeds $ 549
FOR ON OR OFF THE ROAD
We're Selling These Honda
Dirt Bikes so Cheap
We Expect Dealers
To Line Up To Buy Them!
1982 Models
- XL185 Enduros $1149
-XL125 Enduros $1049
-CT110 Camper Special $ 849
-XL80 Mini Enduro $ 649
-1981 X1185 Enduro $ 849
-XR500 Competition Enduro $1999
-CR80 Moto Cross $ 699
- Z5ORMiniBike $ 399
A111981 and 1982 Models
Carry Full Warranty Where Applicable
Check These=Mad Prices
ON 1 983 --HONDAS
Only at Royal City Cycle
- CB 750 NightHawks $3254
- CB650 NightHawks $3088
-CB 550 NightHawks $2699.
- CM 450 Customs $1648
-CM 250 Customs $1349
-NC 50 Scooter $ 479
Get A Look At These
1983 Mud -Madness Prices
-XL 250R On/Off Road $1649
-XL 200R On/Off Road $1299
-XL 100S On/Off Road $ 919
- XL 80S On/Off Road $ 699
-XR 500R Competition Enduro $1999
- XR 200R Competition Enduro $1499
-XR200 Play Bike $1099
- XR 100 Enduro $ 799
- XR80 Enduro $699
- CR480 Moto Cross $1999
- CR 125 Liquid Cooled $1699
-CR80 Moto Cross $ 799'
-CT70 Cowper Special ..-.: .. $599-
- QR50 Mini Moto $ 299
FL250 HONDA
4 -WHEELER.. , .. $1599
Think We're Mad?
CHECK THIS!
Brand New 1979
Honda CB750 PZ Police Bikes
Fully Dressed Automatics. Sorry we have to remove
the Flashing Lights and Siren.
Yours For Only $2999
Check Out The
1984 HONDA
Street and Dirt Bikes •
As usual for our MIDNIGHT MADNESS SALE some
de`sre priced so Mad be prepared
to stand in line!
Don't Miss Out On The Savings!!
Hwy 8 Guelph
In the Guelph Auto Mall
Mon. -Fri., 9 to 8
Sat., 9 to 4
K -W Area Call
653-3861
Local Area 822-7080
Toll Free 1-800-265-8301