The Lucknow Sentinel, 1960-05-11, Page 5• WEDNESDAY,. ?),,1AY llth, 1960,
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IVIothers ef the nation, I take
• this opportunity to wish you a
• Happy Mother's Day. I know, •I
know, it's all over; It was last
SundaY, anc1 you have your
, potted, plant to prove it. •
But. in =qv opinion„ Motiber's
.:Day as practiced is a big farce.
That's why 'I've chosen , to wait
•until today to 'urge you to read
this, 'take. the Cezct 24 hours off
regardles of cries of outrage;
and let those bums in your fam-
ily•
• learn some of the . hard facts
of life.
•
• LUCKNOW SENTINEL,: LIICKN'O*; ONTARIO
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• They get off tee easily on
Mother's Day. Its name shoUld
be changed tO—Family-Conscl-
ence-Easirig Day. Ilhat's all it:
amounts t�. Andmothers are
*utter idiots if they let the old
nian 'and the kids of the hOoli
, with a one -day display. of tea-
pect• 'and iffectien. In short,
mothers of the world, you have
been taken again. But get with
it, form a Union, demand fringe
•. benefits, go on strike,..and you'll
,finally .begiti to 'occupy your
proper position as acting, unpaid
centre: of the universe.
11. yOur Mother's Day program
went anything like oUrt, you are,
•fertile, ground .for, the •:,seedi of
rebellion' I'va_scattering._Let's see••
ROW. One ,of the kid's. woke you
at 7 a.m. on Mother's Day to tell
you that you Were not, to get
up for •breakfast. • • •
SO you -lay there waiting for
your ,annual breakfast in bed.
Two hours 'later, the tray arriv-
ed .: Lukewarm coffee, a congeal-
ed
egg, and carbonized toait.
• But ah, look there, they put a
flower in a little jug, and your
• big, fat,' Soft heart was • fillea, to
overflowing at this evidence of
. When •
* 40,
43,U cane
downstairs,
swallowing 'hard to keep , your
breakfast'dOwn, you found Fath-
er had prepared breakfast and
dressed the children. The kit-
chen looked as though there had
been A .Isjew Year's Eve party.
Your daughter was Wearing a
green sweater, blue: skirt and.
orawe 'seeks, with her black
shod,
But you got Some big, sniack-
ing kisses. And then' came the
presents. An exhausted aialea 14
a pot from dear son. A nice, new
pink plastic dishpan from darl-
ing daughter. And a pair of
lovely foam rubber kneeling
Pads from sweet old Dad. Your
heart swelled at their thughtful-
ness. •
Then , Dad criedheartil •
"We're all going to church. No,
you'reriot to touch those diShes,
Mother. The kids and. I will do
thein when we get home." So
you got dressed, still feeling
pretty good, undressed ', your
daughterand dressed: her all
over *again, and shined all their
shoes, while' Dad was shaving.
•
Off- you :Sallied, and you were
mighty prond Of' thpM, with
their red Carnations in their
buttonholes; proving that •-Yin*
were alive. .1)iiiing the service
you sneaked fond, sidelong glan-
ces.;,. at Ahem,. and: 'Yoti had to
,admit that they did love, you,
and appreciate you, after all.
Afterchurch there 'are. More
treats in stOre. Dear. Dad has
=given_up his entire day for you.
•Tou'd have liked t� get the kids
honie and out of ,their. 'best
clothes. •, you , flinch at: the
thought of all those eggy plates
in the kitehen. But nothingtoo.
good:foi• Mum,. and you're whip -
Ped off with a flourish AO a
roadside hamburger joint for
lunch:
By this, time, the glamour of
•the occasion is wilting, a little,
'The , kids • start bickering.
Father states gloomily at the
perfeet Sunday afternoon going
to waste Your daughter gets .cat-
.. •
'sup on her new spring coat.
t ,
When yen get heine, the kidS
ask bravelY if there's anything
they can do to 1e1p, then-2dis.-.
(appear like startled. deer. Dad
tells you to sit down, put your
. 'feet • up and have a cup of lea,
While he tackles that filthy flies
in the kitchen.
Half an , hour later, your legs
almost para1y4ed from, iteeping
your feet up, and no tea in sight,
you . totter to the kitchen. No
sign .of Father. Dishes stacked
neatly in sink with Cold water
'Ili/Ming frozeh egg.' Dad is
located . out at the back, draftil»
exhuming worms.
"Ifa ha," hesmirks...",Another
surprise km you.. Thought I'd
get a few wormsand take the
kids out to the 'trout 'stream and
get them Out of your hair so
YOu can have a real rest"
• * * •
When. you have finished the
breakfast dishes,: it's tine to
start peeling the spuds for din-
ner. your 'loved :ones arrive
home" at , six, tit,ed, and starving.
Dear old Dad tosses, three small
trout on the cupboard for you
to clean: '
After the - big' roast dinner,
Didyawns, adMits he's bushed
after such a hectic day,., and
dropsdown for a nap. The 14ds
'vanish into the outdoors. And as
you._labor • through the dishes,
faintly deals the realization' that
you have Once again been ,had.
'That's' why you have My bles-
sing when Youquit for, 24 ' hours
'.after reading this. If they get• ,
belligerent, tell thein Moth-
er's ' Day .in the new order, -and
derriand a cup" of tea in ringing.
Itones,. 'Keep Your feet on. a stool
it:it -kills., you. Eat a Whole- box
of chocolates. Harden' your heart
to pleas of 'hunger, .your eyes to
the Sight Of dirt.
• They'll ,lbei glad t� have you
„back on any conditions;, ' 'and
Ahat's the tiine to Make. your -
terms as .Stiff as that egg you
scraped. 'off 'the plates on the
old-fashiOned Mother's ,I)ay.,
, .
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WHITECHURCH
Mr. and Mrs, Charlie Moore
, •
and family spent' the, Week -end
in 'Preston visiting . relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Weiwooel
of .Caleaon • spent Sunday at the
:home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Fal-
coner. • • ,•
Miss DaiSey Ctoriiri of Cale -
don .spent • Sunday/not the ihome
,of,' Mr. and Mts. Angus Falconer..
Mts. Walter' Lett left for To-
.r.9nte .on .Satutday : where she
Will spend a few days .and then
leave ..for Calgary' :where she
will 'spend thesummer inOriths
with Mr. arid Mrs. Robert, Lott:
MiSs, FranceS ..Henry is now
employed with the .SuPertest' Oil
Company ' in London..
Mrs. . Russel Chapman •a.
patient in Winghaan''. General
Hospital. • ,
11 •Mt. Hugh Hand 'has returned
liOrne fromW,inghaM General
Hospital wheie he has been a
patient, , :• ••
• Mr. •and Mrs, George Ross of
Owen Sound spent .last Sunday
at home of Mr, and Mrs. bon
Ross,. ' •
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Parket and
family, of Exeter, Mr. /and MO.
1-latry Moss.:.and family of Platts-
vine .spent Sunday at The home
of Mr, and.• Mrs. Ben McClenag-
1.
P.I.TS. Gibson Gillespie ,soldher
house, in Whitechurch to Mr. and
Mrs.' Hugh David 1VICDOna1d.
Mr,' Paul Groskorth spent.
the Week -end at the - fidnie • of
his, parents,' Jr. and Mrs. El -
Wood Groskortih. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Emerson
and- Mrs. •lVfary Jane .- Tiffin
spent Sunday at the home bf
Mr. and. Mrs, Fred, Tiffin.'
Mr, and Mrs. .Charlie Tiffin
spent Sunday at the home 'of
Mr. ;and 1VIrs. pill EroWn of
,LucknoW; ' .• •: ,
Mr, and Mrs. •Stanley Moore
and farhily, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
James. and family of woodstoCk,
-Mr. arid Mrs,Russel 1VIOOre, Mr.
and Mrs, , Basil Thompson of
FrestOii, and Mrs, Kenneth
Dickson of Eelmore, Mrs. Carl
Iternswoith of Listowel and Mr:
and Mrs, ,Charlie Moore Of
Whitechurch attended the fun-
eral of Eddie Moore in tuoknow,
gnews
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Bus'inesa 39 HOWARD AGNEW
Residence 138
NOWis The Time To.Orcler Your
Spring Fertilizer
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on some Brands
o Agent's Fees --- Just Small Trucking Charge
BRUCE MacINILLAN
Agent. For Ehnira and Harriston Fertilizers.
Both Lime Base Fertilizers
Mr. and. Mrs. ROddY Inglis of
Forrest spent Thursday at the I
home of
Mrs. Doris Willis and John
spent SuriclaYat—the libme of
Mts. J. .Musgrove of. Wroxeter.
Mi. and Mrs. Ezra Sholtz and
Mra: 'Gibson Gillespie Spent Sun-
day -at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie :Martin:. •
Mr... and Mrs. Elroy Laidlaw
and, fainily. spent Sunday at ,the
home ' of Mts.: Laidlaw of
Goaerich. '
•
Miss , Wintliftea Farrier' spent'
the week-e.nd at the horrie of
Mr. and'‘'Mrs. W. R. Farrier.
Mr. and Mrs. Dun Tiffin spent
8unday at the horne of: Mr. and
Mrs. 'Orville -Tiffin. •' •
, Eire • Sholti'.attended the
Public .Relations 'Conference in
Guelph ;for two days last week.
• Mrs. Scholia was the 'delegate
for the'Whitechurch Women's In -
.s Ate ranc .
Mr Art-hii-drOnlir'is a Oafien't
in ,Winghum general :Hospital:
...Mr. and Mrs. ',..Tohn :Cronin of
Orangeville spent SUnday). with
Mr. and Mts. Cecil Falconer..
Mrs. Victor .E.inerson. and Mrs..
Russel Ross -.attended the Bruce
"South District, Woman's Institute
meetingfor the directors on
Friday, :April° 29th in Arinow.
District directors • were.present
•
froni 16 •senior and. .2 junior
branehes,,alto District .Standifig.
Committee' Conveners: The -Dis-
trict Annual' will be, held qn
June .10th in ,Lucknow.
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Silver Lake W.I.
• The May Meeting...of Silver
Lake • Women's Institute - was -
held May 4th at the. hoine of
Mts. GeOrge :Young , With 13;.
members and 1 guest present• ••
The Meeting- opened 'With the
'singing of the Ode arid repeat-
ing the Maty Stewart Collect.'
Mrs. William Campbell, the
president; was in the chair. Mrs: ,
John Hit:dens was Convener for
Canadian Industries. Roll tall .
was answered. by 'current
event abOut industry. The Mot- •
to was "Mother' and the topic,
'"Farming and Industry go: hand
in hand 'creating good health?'
_Members had an exchange of
bulbs ": and flowering 'plants.'
Lunch was served by Mks.. Al-
bert YOiing; Mrs. Stanley Cooper
and iv.. Clarence, Healey,
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