HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1971-11-04, Page 15THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1971
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
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rorrt my window
I picked up this morning's
daily paper and what was the
first thing I read? Headlines:
Beards for bachelors; whiskers
rub wives the wrong way.
It was back in Centennial
Year when my husband had his
beard. Mr. Keller, the norm-
ally quiet and very conservative
man I'd married surprised me
no end when he reached his
decision to grow hair on his face
It was so out of character for
my spouse that I was shocked
into agreeing with him.
I remember that when the
project was getting underway,
I was wondering just what kind
of a fool I'd been to allow this
thing to happen. I found that
while my husband was being
freed from the morning ritual
at the bathroom sink, I was a
prisoner of those itchy good-bye
pecks and those rough hello
buzzes. It was like being loved
by a friendly porcupine.
But as the days became weeks
and the stubble grew into a
beard, I began to change my
opinion. There was something
very distinguished looking about
my husband. He was no longer
just an ordinary fellow but he'd
become a man at whom other
women looked with admiration
in their eyes.
What's more, the scratchy
beginnings of a beard had now
become soft and silken strands
of hair, clean and shining and
good smelling. I found it was no
longer an ordeal to be face to
face with this new hairy version
of my husband. Instead it was
an absolutely new kind of
pleasure which gave me great
satisfaction. It made me feel
like more of a woman than
I'd ever been before.
Alas it was my handsome
husband who decided to remove
the beard. I pleaded with him
to keep it. I promised him all
sorts of things if only he'd re-
consider and let the beard grow.
But he was determined. With
something bordering on defiance
my husband marched to the
bathroom, picked up the razor,
and began to shave.
I'll never in all my born
years forget the person who
emerged from that bathroom.
He was a stranger to me. He
looked familiar but years and
years younger. His face was
smooth and so, so soft...like
the countenance of a child.
I remember how I laughed
and cried all at the same time.
I laughed because he looked
so childish and I cried because
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
my he-man seemed to be gone.
Well, as you would suspect
I got over my disappointment.
It wasn't too long before I
had forgotten how handsome
my husband had looked with
his beard. Slowly I began
to appreciate his clean-shaven
appearance once more. But
now and again I get a wistful
longing for that beard, espec-
ially when I see a man who
sports a fine growth of well-
groomed whiskers.
All I can say to women who
have husbands who want to grow
beards is to give it a chance.
With your blessings, encourage
him to have his fling at letting
his beard grow. You may be
just as surprised as I was at
who is the first to want the
hair shaved away I
I note from the story to which
I referred earlier in this column
that most ladies become more
satisfied with their husbands'
beards if their husbands take
them out on the town occasion-
ally. What's so surprising about
that, for heaven sake? Women
love to be entertained by their
husbands, bearded or not.
They like to be treated as
desirous females once in a
while instead of housemaids and
nannies.
Of course, there is the unden-
iable fact that when a woman
sees that her husband is admired
by other women --and bearded
men are always noticed and
secretly watched by women who
like masculinity --she takes a
renewed interest in her spouse.
I suppose that's only natural,
too, but when some other gal
makes even the most casual
remark about wanting to nestle
into that beard, wives become
entirely protective of their men -
and suddenly keener about the
beard growing.
If it wasn't for the fact that
this is a modern world where
automation is king and long
hair anywhere can be a real
hazard for a man, I'd strongly
advocate the return of the
bearded male to our society.
As it stands right now, only
certain men --men with a flair
for fashion and a dash of suave
sophistication about them --
will venture forth in a beard.
Oh sure, there are lots and
lots of young men --boys, if
you like --who use a beard to
appear older and more mature,
but that doesn't really wash
with me. Show me a man --a
red-blooded Canadian male
with a beard-- and I'll show you
Thu.4 j through ru.. 9
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SAT. AUT. 6
dragons and demons
and witches and kings,
and magical comedy
musical things.
In everyone's life there's a
SUMMER OF '42
AIR CONDI T It) Eli
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Shortage of children for adoption
(by Shirley J. Keller)
The Children's Aid Director
in Huron County, Bruce Heath,
told Huron County Council
Friday that there are presently
25 couples in Huron awaiting
adoption placement and there
is not one child immediately
available in or out of Huron
County.
He also reported that Huron's
unmarried parent population is
one of the lowest in the prov-
ince relative to population,
and has decreased only very
slightly during 1971.
Heath mentioned the local
society's belief that money
used in prevention of the break-
up of homes is well spent. He
said that since all admissions to
care in Huron have been put
under the closest scrutiny with
a real effort made to correct
the problems in the home, there
has been a marked decrease in
admittances.
"The overall result of this
ongoing scrutiny and review, "
reported Heath, "has seen ad-
missions into care reduced by
slightly under 40 percent. Of
greatest significance, however,
is the fact that admissions from
family situations have been
reduced closer to 50 percent."
"But while we might mom-
entarily bask in the glow of
some success, we are still faced
with the impact of coping with
the placements of the older
boy and girl in care, Heath said,
"While the same number of
a fellow with added appeal for
the ladies and a new confid-
ence about himself.
teenagers this September is in
care as was last year, the per-
centage has risen to 45 percent
and reflects an ongoing pressure
on our foster care resources,
and an opposite trend in terms of
overall decrease in admissions."
Recent staff additions, Heath
concluded, were planned spec-
ifically for the area of Family
Dashwood
Miss Carolyn Glanville, Hen-
sall, spent the weekend with
Sharon Rader.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Boyle and
family attended the funeral of
the latter's father, Sid Smith,
at Wyoming, on Saturday, Oct-
ober 30.
Mrs, Marion Leslie and girls,
Toronto; Mrs, Sid Smith, Mrs,
Vera James, and Airs. Elsie
Helps, Wyoming, spent Tuesday
with the Hugh Boyle family,
Services.
"The real challenge for us, "
he said, "of doing prevention
in the 70's will be to help to
inject some concern and resp-
onsibility regarding the welfare
of children and families back
into the community where they
live. "
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