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Travel dilernn,qs
When you're on the road- for sixteen
days', Sleeping, in motet rooms and eating i,tt
:restaurants, you're :bound to encounter a
few amusing or perplexing situations.
For example, at the end of a long hot day
of driving Joan and I decided to take the
first motel we found. When we rounded a
curve and spied a motel sign, it seemed too
eoodto he true,, and it was.
One end of the building was under
renovation with scaffolding and paint pails.
on the top floor of the two storey structure,
The Other end seemed uncluttered, and we
assumed; that waswhere our room would
be,
instead the manager took us to a morn on
the second floor under the scaffold and,
pails.: The room was spacious, but the beds:
were not made and a vacuum cleaner lay in
the middle of the floor.
"You can have this room for $30." the
mana8er confided as though 'he was doing
us a favour;
Joan and I decided we'd: like to drive a
little further.
During a preliminary check of another
motel room, I tested the bathtub taps only
to discover the former visitorshad left
the shower tap open. I was given an
unexpected'. shower.
In another tub, the taps were switched,
and it took a blast of cold water to alert me
to the change;.
In a washroom in a restaurant,. I found a
different kind of sink., 'It had only one tap
with a button on it. I pushed. the button and
water gushed out. I washed and pushed the
button, again. The water kept coming. 1.
pulled the tap and tried turning the.button,
but the water kept coming.
"It will probably stop automatically," I
reasoned. But my calm reasoning wavered
as the water level rose. Just before panic
sent rife racing from the room, I spied a
lever that looked like a soap dispenser,
"What have I got to lose?" I' asked
myself as l hit the lever. To 'my relief the
flowing water Stoppect :inches, front the
top of the Sink,
A new owner had taken :over a ,certain,
motel' and one of his innovations. was a.
breakfast nook for guests only, The small
room, had a U.shaped counter with a dozen,
stools.
The waitresses were obviously new at
the job. They had diffculty finding things,;
like the menus, One of the ladies seta plate!
on the stove. It was alright until she .turned',
on the wrong burner. A sudden explosion,
anda flying plate sent two: burly truck
drivers ducking behind the counter,
in another restaurant, we ordered' the
special of the day • veal cutlet.
"Oh,, is that, what's on today?" the
waitress asked. Thenshe explained that
she had just come on duty .and hadn't had
time to read the menu. The three of us read'
it together.
Since neither Joan nor I speak French,
we expected a; few problems in Quebec,
Surprisingly nothing happened until we
were on our way home, We found. a menu;.
in French only and a waitress who didn't
speak English,: We resorted to -pointing and
thought everything was alright until she
came back with one hot chicken sandwich
and two chicken breasts. She must have
thought we were hearty eaters!
With a few more gestures and halting.
speech, we explained, the: mistake and, she
graciously took back one of the chicken
breasts..
Our final dilemma happened at Old Fort
Henry at Kingston. We loitered, in the gift
shop and thought we had missed our
guided tour, We spied a group, just
entering the officers' quarters and, rushed
to catch up. We went only a short distance
before we realized we were with a group of
Lions' Club members and their wives from
the United States;
Oh well, no one told us to get lost. I
"guess they knew we already had.
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Mr. and Mrs. Dave .Hope
and Julie of Hamilton spent.
the past 5 days visiting with
her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Dinaline, Don, Peter
and David.,
Mrs. Larry Scott, Sherri.
pry dance
and T.J. of London visited on Bill, Debbie, and ' Michael,
Thursday afternoon with Mr. attended the Hill family'
and Mrs. Carl Merrier, picnic at Corbett on Sunday.
Sandy; Julie, Michael and Mr and Mrs. ' Robet
Shelley. Reynolds, Bob, Nancy' Jo,
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Janet, . and her friend
Preszcator, Christine, Lisa, Vincent, Brenda Cheek, Mrs.
Christopher and 'Gregory, Vi Armstrong < all of
Mrs; Larry Dillon and Southfield, : Michigan spent
Michelle, Mr. Jim Preszcator the `weekend with the John.
Thompson family. and
attended the anniversary'
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Susie Eybel of York.,Mr.
Carl Uhler of Walton visited
on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh' Dimaline and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Presz-
Gator, and family visited on
' Sunday evening with Randy
Wetlilaufer °` and Karen
Glanville of R.R. Staffa.
A large crowd of relatives,
friends and neighbours
attended the 20th Wedding
anniversary dance to honour.
John and. Ca rolyn Thompson
held on Saturday .evening
July -7th at Family Paradise
:With the Music Makers
providing the music.
Mr and Mrs. Sam
McClure visited on Sunday
with Ed'. and Katinka
Dorrance of Goderich:They
have sold their farm and are.
now residing in Goderich, we
would like to wish them well
in" their new, home.
Patti' and Karen Breitbarth
have returned` to their home
in Matawan, New . Jersey
having, spent the past week
visiting with . the ` John
Thompson family,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank' Ell-
wood of Montreal and Mrs.
Jean Riley of Clinton visited
on Wednesday with Mr. and,
Mts. Prank Riley.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stoke,
attended the Norris Family
picnic held on Sunday.
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THR HURON : IVA, 40.1M ilk 1111! 1".
With a few minor exceptions,, school;
children are still the "sweet, mischievious.
girls and boys" that they were 44 years
ago.
That's according to Mrs. Sandy (Gladys)
Doig who retired from teaching this June.
She acquired her first classroom; full of
public School'. children in 1935,
That was east of Walton at the U.S.S.
No. 12 Grey and McKillop school. Mrs.
Doig taught there for two years, then in
1Ginburn for one year and in Tuckersinith
for' one year.
Born in Stanley. township, Mrs, Doig
lived on her parents' farm until she was 14
and ed . mond. o
slays,they careermovchoicestoEgfor youngvillewomenInthwere.se
restricted. With a Grade 13 diploma and
one year. of Teacher's College, she became
a school teacher.
After her initial, four years. of teaching,
Mrs. Doig , stopped, and she and her
husband farmed for 27 years. But for the
past 13, years, she has taught first in.
McKillop, then in Seaforth, full time with
specialeducation children. in Walton, and.
far the last two years, part time with
special education children in Seaforth,
When Mrs; Doig began in 1935, the
depressionyears had affected her proles
Smillie -Elder clan has
h reunion at Park
The 40th annual reunion of
,the Smillie -Elder clan was
held at Seaforth . Lions Park.
on Saturday; July :7th, with
an excellent attendance,.
under sunny skies.' President
Larry Elder welcomed all and:
carried out his dutiesin fine.
style. Secretary -treasurer
Ken Elder of Ottawa -brought
members 'up to date on
interesting items of the.
previous year , and the new
slate of officers was elected:.
Honorary. . president Dr.
Jennie Smillie Robertson,
Toronto; past president Larry
Elder, Hensall; president,
Mrs; Mary Scale, Ailsa
Craig;; vice presidents Mrs,
Mildred Shepherd of Toronto
and Mrs. Dianne Kirton of
Varna; :secretary -treasurer
,Ken Elder of :Ottawa; social
convenor, Mrs. Norma,
Gemmel; '.billet ,convener
Mrs. Dorothy Elder; histor-
ian Mrs.. Grace Peck . of
Huronview:
The reunion will be held.
again in a year's time at the
. same very attractive location.
The wading pool .proved:.
very popular. Swimming and
various sports for the child-,
ren were carried out by
Cheryl and Scott Lid of
Chatham; while others visit-
ed and reminisced. Prizes
were awarded to the winners
some of whom were Andrew
Howe of Niagara Falls, Jen-,
nifer Steers, Jeff Gemmell,
Sandra, Peck,' Etic Elder of
Ottawa, Hannah . Geiger,
Michelle Howe, Scott Kirton,
Nancy Scafe.
• The judging of the coloring
contest of a sketch of the
business section . of Sea
forth's Main street, done
previous 'to the reunion,, was
held, divided` 'into junior,
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intermediate and senior
groups, The judges appoint-
ed were Mrs: Jean Statham.
of Kingsville, Dr. Ivan
Smillie of Kamloops, and
MWS. -Donna. Draper of Lon
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A letter of 'greetings.'was.
. signed by all present and
sent to the Honorary presi-
dent, Dr, Jennie . Smillie
Robertson who is 102 years
of age and.. resides at Bay-
slue. her, salary was S'a year. She paid
S3 a week for board.
"Mind you, I' was .lucky." she said,
"Before that, many teachers were hired at
S400." But thena ruling was passed that
5500 a year was the minimum.
It wasn't so easy to find a job, ;either; Of
the six that Mrs. Doig went to Teachers'
CollegeWith, only three teachers got
school to teach in.
Mrs. Doig's first school was asntall brick
building right .n;ext door to, the railway,
where a passenger and a freight train
passed on their runs up to Goderich.
Enrollment was small, 'with about 16 or 17
children in one room, said Mrs. Doig.
That first school had .:a box stove for
heat, which one of the school boys would
look after during ,the day, and consisted of •
one small room with "'a dear that didn't fit
too .tightly," said Mrs. Doig.
That school hasnow been turned into a
home, and the children who live in it now
come to the school in town.
Changes occurred in .the school system
with the advent of bussing. Before that, the
country children found it difficult to get
into town. to attend: high school, and their
parents often had to pay for them to board
away from home.
The Mobility .of ;today's society also
affects the schools. Children of famllies'
which move into the area for a short time.
• and then move on find it hard to adjust,
said Mrs. Doig, Teachers ;also find it more
difficult to adjust to this change, she said.
The biggest alterations in the school
system occurred in the late '60sand early
'70e, she said, when Huren County began
to consolidate the schools. More is expect-
ed of the teacher now, said Mrs. Doig.
In addition to her initial training in
Teachers" College, Mrs. Doig has taken.
two summer courses in special education
from the ;Department of Education, en-
abling her to teach the remedial reading,
courses in the last nine years; Only those
being graduated from college now need a
Bachelor of Arts degree, .
Children are more knowledgeable now,
said Mrs. Doig, largely because they have
the Opportunity to travel and learn by doing
so: Television has "certainly broadened
their outlook" aswell; she said, _
Mr. and Mrs. Doig, who recently
celebrated their 40th anniversary, plan to
do Some travelling and spend time in
Seaforth.
They like tostay in town for the summer
months: "There's no place nicer than
Seaforth," said Mrs. Doig.
don. Winners were •Ajana
McBride of Burlington, Jeff
Gemmell and Grace .Peck.
The youngest member of.
the clan present was little
Jennifer Steers of 'London.
An auction was - held of
crafts and, treasures donated
by members of the clan with.
James Statham: of St: Clair
Shores, Michigan as auction-
eer. The auction was so
successful that some of the.
clan literally stole such items
as ceramics. oil' paintings
and arraiher snappy wig.
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Ivan Millie of Kamloops,
B.C., a medical doctor who
practised :in, Hensall for ten,
yearn many years :ago. He
brought greetings and good
wishes for the future, and
reminded all of the annual
Smillie reunion on the Pacific
Coast; which takes , place at
the home of Dr: Roy Smillie
in "Victoria, B.C. on August
28th, 1979.
A bounteous smorgasbord
supper served in the pavilion
was thoroughly .enjoyed:
:Photographers r, for the
occasion were Lorne Elder.
and Jeff Peck.
Jack and LorrainePeck and
family of Kippen entertained
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attending the Smillie -Elder
.reunion.
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