The Lucknow Sentinel, 1963-06-12, Page 8rAGE EIGHT
LUCKNOW •SLNTI aria". LUCKMQW ONTARIO
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Surely ,Father's. Day ' is the
most insignificant occasion, on
OWcalend ar. Everybody !knows
which; • Sunday - in May is- Mo
ther's Day, but there's. a ..good.
deal of confus+ien in the minds'
Of; most people.; 'albout the . other
•$ne,• and were sit not. ;for our.
good friend the merchants who
urge usnot to forget "Pear'. Old
Dad," it would .Probably slip iby •
as quietly. as !Whit Sunday.
It's not difficult to understand
this vagueness,. Not. .too .many.
years ago,' every day .was • fath-
er's ,day. But in. the Symphony
VI ' today's 'family, father is; the
lost chord, The family circle no
longer. !centres on father. It has.
become '. an. arc, :. the ..pendulum
aw+inging *between .Mom and the
From ' the . time we noir .lisp
"momma" ' we • are fed` •a lotof
p®p about 'motherhood: .Mother
can do no wrong; • Mother is a
• brave little ,soul; Mummy , knows'.
best;. Mom workstoo hard; Mo-:
ther• is always there when 'she's
needed;, nobody , ; .' cook like •.
Mom;., Mother's nerves 'are ' 'bawl;:
wLat; could we, do 'without 'Mn
'ma; •and so on.. There's AL 'cer-
tain' amount of truth in it. all','
but what I object.lo to . •is turning,
-Mother into;' a.. ` bushel ,basket
under . which • father's 'once -bright
.Bill Smile
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light is well •hidden.: ,
• oh, for ••tlho ,good . old • days;
when Father • was : ihead ,of the
'house, and' everybody, knew it
When he, sat down at !the head
of . the table, there: was a re
spectable if not fearful ' silence.
;The kids Sat in. rows • at each
side, 'silent until • spoken to, The.
women scurried around. with.
pr:opes! ' ivanrhtg, ', fetching . the
steaming dishes, holding their'
breaths while ` Father tested •the
Carving !knife, sighing with re-
laef when he waxed benevolent
under the charm of 'food,
1n ',th`5se 'golden days, Father's:
comfort, •�we1l=+being, and ,peace
of mind were, the ,primerequis-
ites of -a, happy bone. His
est , opinion . was gospel„ His.
wrath: 'was awful ,to contemplate.
You didn't need, household +gods;,,
you . had • Father. '
:1f Father said w.ornen 'should
n't be allowed ;behind the Wheel,
of a car, ley' shouldn't,, and.
that's all' there was to lit. If he
declared *there, Were, no 'fish in
that, "crick," .• there weren't. If.
he "believed that the Grits ;(or.
Tories) Were "a pack of damned
thieves," they were. ' If rhe. 'told
you to get .to (bed,. you got
By : what sulbtiv and •fiendish
alchemy has : Father, been brans-'
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RON.- BRUCE
rogressive Conservafive
ssociation
NOMINATION MEETING
Will be'held :in the
1l�ingham Twfl.Hall ursday, June l �t
8t s:ao> rm.
-,— ;GUEST SPEAKER
T CONNELL
MINISTER OF. PUBLIC WORKS
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11,All fiends and supporters of the Progressive' . f ■ .
■ Conservative Party ::are urged to .• attend this
' meeting, e' at which ;a candidate . will be chosen for. • •
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the forthcoming provincial. election. ■
■ THE LADIES WILL PROVIDE LUNCH
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Mommi■e■ma■uua■agnim
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RIPLEY MEAT MARKET
Custom Butchering
E nda s Hos, • $2.00 '.m /by 4:00 .p.m.
Y g /
Cutting and Wrapping, 2c pound. ,
CATTLE, . CALVES and LAMBS EVERY DAY,
4 : 'EXCEPT SATURDAY
W,e Do Curing and Smoking ... Beef, Pork and Lamb:.
Sold Whole, .'Haff or Quarter ... • For Better Service,
And Lower Prices-- Call Ripley 100,
Chas. Hoo><ama,.Prop.
Won School Area
Boys' Championship
. • (ST. HELENS NEWS) •
Twenty-nine ladies attended.
the Grandmother's Meeting on
Thursday • afternoon with Mrs.
Ross Gammie presiding.:The. roll
call was answered by "An An
tique"• whioh • included many in,
teresting -pieces; .of :China be-
longing to their grandparents.
An; invitation was yaccepted to.
sponsor a'. Birthday •Party • • at
Hu•ronview in • Clinton in? ,Octo-
ber,
Octo-!ber; Plants were made for ° a
Bake Sale. in, early, .July. Mrs.
Charles McDonald gave the re-,
port on: ` the:. 'District . Annual
meeting held in •Dungannon on
•May 30th. • Mrs. ' Lorne Woods
gave the •`topic "The Way Our
Father's Farmed;" Readings
were given'by Mrs. Cyril Camp-
bell, Mrs. Ellwood Barbour Viand
Mrs. Tom Todd. ,.,Mrs, ' Lorne
Woods 'conducted a contest,
Grandmothers .present . at the
meeting„ were honoured: The
newest . W.I.: rmemiber,; a ,grand-
mother, was won.' by, • Mrs.. H.
Carrick; :•the grandam•°other' ;'who
had been 'a: 'WA.. member the
formed from a grant. into a 'fig
ure of .fun, 'a . natiorval •joke:;. a
stooge : on third-rate family :,tele-
vision series? : By ,what foul' trick.
of the fates has 'that magnif1-
cent 'man !been turned into the.
cringing ;creature .*ho . can. lie
seen wiping 'the, dish'es while his
wife is mit at the •Ibin+go? . :.
How' hath ,the • mighty► fallen,
is all I . ca r say and I sa. y it not,
in scorn, but in sorrow. Bullied
by his : spouse, .relentlessly.heck-.
led by his ehildren, his ,. oily
places of • refuge . are the . garden,.
the • golf course or the •.trout;.
stream.
Not for him. the mighty,,, roast:
.to carve. He` is allowed ..to spoon
out the: Meatballs . covered ', with
mus'hroom sauce, or the ,maca-
roni and ;Cheese. 'Not fa him:
the hushed silence as.. he 'voices
an : opinion with ' rin+gi:ng autho-
rity. ?The'• only opinion he voices'
is, : "Well; I'm inclined toagree
with • you, dear."
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Where 'Father usedto have a
fine patina; • an •aoknowledged
symbol of .• his ` :success in life,
Dad. has "a mean• little pot' belly
that- merely . 'suggests. .he ' doesn't
get 'enough exercise. Where `a=.
they kept the„ children: in ` line'
with one hard Took,' and the oc-
casional , clout on the .ear, Dad
.whines that he'll cut off , their
allowance if they don't do.what
their Mothertells therm
Where : -Father used • to dole`
out the housekeetping • money',
with. demands for .'stringent ` eco-
nomy, Dadr•turns over ; the pay
envelope, intact, .and without . a
murmur accepts "the ,gladtid-
ings that mother has just Ib%u:ght
:a 'new refrigerator On the .never-
never ,plan, •:
Wliere Father used to .read
he Bible to .the family 'before
bed, Dad coaxes' mother' to let
the kids stay., up and watch'
Questa" Where ''Father 'used ' to
rumble curses as he 'patched 'the
fourth •blow-out. on'. a. forty -Mlle
trip, Dad ,grumbles complaints
because he has td buy a new
set. of tires after 20,000 miles,'.
..'6h, it's' ,;bitter, but • we've
brought it on ourselves. Just an
'example of the awe in which the
ex -head of the. house is' held
:these.. days: : This week '+T: sug
gested to ..the Old Girl,. 'very'
swbtly that some new • `fishing
tackle would be ,highly accept-
able . on'Father's Day, She' look-
ed • at Me coldly: "You're not my.
:father, she said.
'Anyone care to, join me in a
movement to convert dithering.
Dad'back into firm Father? •
Grow ;'hoards,' get rid of the
rbluhi er; take array the wife's'
set ;of car -keys, cut the .kids
down; to .size, do• some bellow-
ing around the ;house?
What's that Mac? You'rerv' son.
ry; ;but you ,have to go out and
bring in the • clothes?
Well,. I'm a little busy myself,
I have to take the 'kids for a
swim, the dog .•for: a walk, and
the storm windows o£f,
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longest, . Mrs. T ' ; Salkeld; the and , . Mrs:. Fred Thompson' a
grandmother . ,with ` the • ' most Sons,' • •• .
granddaughters, Mrs, De Boer Messrs." Cohn 1VIcDonald a
the:grandmother wearing a W.I.; William R,o+bb have ,hot, been `e.
pin, Mrs. Elwood Bailbour; •joying good .health. the past Se
Lunch • was served at the' con- days.
olusion -by Mrs; Allan Cranston,'ngratu_ • '';s to Hugh
Mrs. Tom'.Todd and` Mrs. Lorne •
Woods Todd on. ibeing senior ' ,169Y
champion " at West 'Wawano.
ison . is ;,!home School Area .Field' Day. on. F
after g
� spendin Aseveral weeks in dot:
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a , up frorri , 'St. lel `Victoria Hospital, London, Sol,. Y, ahoolrs-.
lovvin� ens Sdhool ir► i�ariou,s• o1a;
g •surgery. ' were Janice Fowler, ' Bever1
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IMrs. Gordon -MChersonspentMcPherson and Mary
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lafew days .m Zondon with Mr. cer;
It costs so little to phone
with Bell's reduced rates
calls between points in
The day rates are
there are bargain rates
after 6 and all day Sunday
Enjoy yourself
,all the way
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for reservationsl
ahead and m ..
make sure
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