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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1969-04-30, Page 20PAGE TWENTY 'THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW; ONTARIO no -deposit bottle is wanted by hublic as-fnr " t.. ' ' -one,ience packaging" Well, f"m - of thp-public-; and I don't want it. Also, "convenience," used to be a noun when I went to school. - But the key words in that blurb are "properly handled"; Do theyTmean`the facts of the bottles. Facts, properly ban- died, can be a snow job However, ,mustn't get • ,hung up. on the bottle. I.. promised some fish in this stew. Read • the, fish ..story the other day. It's; too good to be true, but will pass it along, - , Local couple was vacationing in ;California. They *ere .invit ed °to a= wine and fish dinner. -- Hostess had 'a huge fish, sal - Mon or something, cooked, gar- nished and put on the` table..• She went in from the. patio for a, -last-minute check and there wasthe family cat up to its eyebrows in fish. She squealed for her hus- band. He came and like a sensi- ble chap," said, "Turn it over;•• they'll_never notice." There - was only.about a' pound miss- . ing, from the one side. They did, the guests were called in, and unanimously called it the best fish they'd.. ever eaten. Host, pleased at his ingenui- ty strolled ;outside and saw the _ cat ' lying dead..' His thoughts can only .be conjec- tured. -. But . three hours later, after all the guests, had been to hospital and had their sto- machs pumped out, he and' his wife got home,, just. a little 'harassed. . A . neighbor.woman came to the door_ "1 didn't want to disturb you while you had guests, and I'm terribly sorry, . but • I ran : over your cat and killed it." End 'of story. • • Which reminds me of Gracie Fields and the eggs. This is '. `true. '<I was there.' ]hiss ;Fields; Lancashire lass with :.great voice and comic ''sense, was on her.' fourth -last .farewell` tour. She took the old •steamer. Ha= monic,. :on . which I worked, down the lakes from "Duluth to Detroit. r --breakfast —two—hours= late, she ordered eggs. The • chef was sore, but fried them She sent ' them' back; because they.: were sunny side up. The chef lifted an 'Oriental ;eyebrow • then his spatula, flipped them. overon the plate, and sent them -back in, sunny side down;:' • Gracie being a woman, peek- ed, and the poor••devil of a: waiter,' w o r'k i, n g his way through college, ..took ` the full force of a ' Lancashire. tirade, while the_w,t„_.l :,gld- f, in th `galley, helped 'himself to a gin, caring riot a ` Cantonese damn. about. Gracie Fields. fr' • At t[ • (t P. e readers write Irish stew today, or clam. chowder,, :or whatever your fa- vorite mucky dish is. It will. ,contain fish and, eggs, metal - and glass. A 'recent column on personal beefs brought - a: 'hair .raiser • from W. T. ' House of West Gravenhurst.: • 'Quote: "Question—for what formal; education teachers have done and are doing, should his tory indict them • as Murder- ers, ;manslaughterers, ' suicides and conspirators thereto? I • must 'vote 'yes, because after years of research I have not been, able .to find others . an whom to place the responsibili- ty for the hell on earth' which ' will be Our Canada in a very few years now death and destruction everywhere.” It may have been, my .attack on the, beer can that sparked. this: But he ;goes on to say, that scarcely any . teachers know that ours is • a metal civiliza- tion, that we have. nearly ex hausted the most necessary of these: metals, and that there- ' fore' Our form of civilization is. ending. • ' Mr. House would never make-_ • a public relations man 'for >ei- ther the teaching vocation:or, themetals industry, blit he sure comes to the point. The, same ,column in- which I. attacked disposable bottles, brought a letter from .— guess, who the public '•relations. firm for the Glass Container Council. ,Enclosed was a broc- hure called "No -Deposit : Bot- tles A Study. The summary of The. Study ... - says the facts have shown that, properly . handled, the posit bottle is not a danger to. children or livestock, not a sig- nificant source of litter, not a' 'cause of forest ; fires, . not a problem . in handling 'solid waste._ How did we get Onto forest 'fires? , It ends on a smug note: "The A MOTHER'S DAY CONTEST STORE OPEN ,. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday: -Noon to Six MOTHERS 1cE!� VAL TREATMENT HERE Because they . play such an important part in the family life. Every mother `must be nurse, hostess, homemaker, helpmate, chef, play-mate,—cheer-leaderr--friend—eo most times finance minister. This is where she trims the budget on gift items and every- day veryday . needs. Royal Family Specials` DETTOL, large 'bottle Antiseptic Disinfectant. Reg. $1.25 RIGHT : GUARD SPRAY Antiperspirant .Deodorant Spray. New 8.5 -oz. size .19 LAVORIS' MOUTHWASH Regular $1.29 ' POLIDENT Cleanser Tablets • Plus Free Denture Bath. $1.98 .value ULTRA'BRITE Toothpaste New 99c size t 9C Take the Triangle Discount sign on this page to the store and receive your FREE sample of Pence Nlatchebelh p Bur Miniature Cologne. •, WEDNESDAY, ' APRIL 30th, WI • 1 URON-BOA: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 22 board 'chairman. Mr. Lavis said tenders ` were opened at the bo ard!'s' closed- door session prior to the regular. meeting: Ile refined to disclose the names of bidders, the amounts of tenders submitted, or the. original • estimate of Paige and Steele; .arch- itects for the planned renovation. oar-chairir-m an -w sold-. only that the architects' will ,be• instructed to try to negotiate a red uct-ion-in=the: lowest-tender-the .release detals•now would not:be.in. the board's best interests, Mr..• Lavis added When the board last month 'decid ed'to establish its head office. in Clinton, one.contractor whose name was not disclosed was said to have'estimated the cost of renov. ation at. $23 ,.200 without, air condi- tioning which reportedly would cost about $3 , 000' more • The Flan is to Convert s'p lu space on a single floor in one wing at•CHSS into administrative off` TRIANGLE SCOO' PATENT k'ED/C/#FS • COSMFT7CS • TOBAcCOS 1 Ices I1 and a beard meeting room, The space is availabe because the school's capacity.,is 1,400 Stud - I• ents and enrollment ,is below 1,,000., Serving temporarily as a head office are the former quarters of J ..1.4,411aoIn CHOICE HINDS OF BEEF 64c l8. CHOICE FRONft OF BEEF 52c LB. CNOICESIDE %z OF BEEF- 60c1 PORK' WHOLE rOR HALF.' �eknd LE. 39c GRADE A CHICKENS, 3 4. lb.: ay. --- 39c lb: HOME MADE SAUSAGE,, '___ 2, Ib.= 89c Or 0: lb. For $4:25'. FRESH PORK SHOULDERS 39c lb.' FRESH HAMS, Whole or Halves 55c lb. FRESH LOIN OR RIB PORK CHOPS ____79c lb. -- - -- - -- - ----- or .l0 lb. For $7.25 HOME CURED BACON 2 lb.; For $1.29 PHONE 395-2961 T MAR RIPLEY, ONTARIO sF e G ti the. Ontario Dept. of Education in the Huron. County Court .House at Goderich. The Education Dept. is leaving its,fprnishingsthrough the end.. of June, the. county is charg- ing $100 a; month rent 'and: the.. school board has, t installed a new telephone Cuts Ribbon CTo.'Off ciarlly ,. _ Open W ng grid Vla►nse Dr. G. Victor Levan of Brantford., president of Hamilton Conference and,an 'executive member of Gen tical• Council of the church, offc 'ally cut the ribbon at the dedicat- ,ion and opening, celebrations of the new Lucknow United Church Christian .education wing Arid manse bck Shown in the a grotund is Rev. Laird $tiding, minister.' of Lucktlo / 'United Church