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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-08-22, Page 10Page 10 elementary schools. were presented and Executive Secretary Florence Henderson spoke a the financial. discrimination' against Ontario's elementary ,schools in terms of provincial grants and ceilings on educational expenditures, Attending the conference from this area were: Mrs, Margey A. Huether, Walton, of Brussels Public School; Mrs. Sandra Norris, Exeter, of Usborpe central; Mrs, Ruth Shaddick, Londesboro , of Goderieh public school; Mrs. Doreen, Desch, Zurich, of Zurich Public School; Mrs. Irene Haugh, Crediton, of Osborne Central School. The flame resistant quality of children's nightwear can be damaged by improper laun- dering. When washing flame resistant fabrics, use low phosphate detergent rather than soap or soap powder. To protect the fabric finish, avoid using hot water or bleach. IttePPV rags GRAND BEND WFashion Boutique for ladies, misses and juniors CLEARANCE Merchandise of All Summer Fresh Whole or Half Pork Shoulder Roastsib 75( h Pork Butt Roasts 854 Pork Butt Chops lb. 95( Essex Packers Sweet Pickled Cottage Rolls lb. $ 1.09 Fresh Baby Beef Liver lb. 79( Essex Packers Bologna Sliced or by the Piece lb. Wit Essex Packers Side Bacon lb. $1.39 "I'd never even heard of Exeter before this year," said Mrs. Vera Mountenay. Only part of the Mountenay family made the move last month from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Vera, her husband James and 16 year-old Eugene moved into 241 North Sherwood Crescent. The oldest son is working in Dartmouth and their only daughter is visiting in Maine. "She hasn't even seen the house here yet." said Vera. James had spent 25 years in the navy at Dartmouth. He has now REGISTRATION FOR Grand Bend Nursery School will be held on TUESDAY, AUG. 27 10:30 a.m. Green forest Motor Hotel Fer any further information, call Mrs, Carole Deitz, 238,- 2385, Drink Powders Canada No. 1 CELERY STALKS 24's 2% FRESH1E 1 Canada No. 1 \s,5,922 HEAD LETTUCE 2/4512/Pr.iucou1 oik16iS 112's doz. 854 RED HAVEN PEACHES ARRIVING DAILY lettaaft Gossip stimulates the imagination in each of us. From an innocent remark or a suggestive happening, we spin a juicy tale. Through the telephone lines, the gossip flows rapidly. When we stumble upon a tidbit of in- formation, we don't have to wait until we visit someone. Instead we grab our telephone receiver and immediately spread the news. One persons flashes the society bulletin to a friend, who confides in another acquaintance, who in turn tells a fourth party and so on. When thestory returns to the originator, she hardly recognizes it. "Maybes" become "cer tainties," "ifs" become "ands," figures are doubled and names are added. The possibility of the story being a joke is eliminated; the severity of the drama is stressed, Gossip often blossoms from an insignificant seed. For instance, a ladymight jokinglycomment to a group of acquaintances, "I told Harry,`if he doesn't stop smoking, I'm leaving him.' " An individual, who is ex- perienced in the art of gossip, knows which words to forget, which blanks to fill in and which points to exaggerate. Thus a conclusion is quickly reached; "Lil is leaving Harry, Their marriage is on the rocks." Imagine the questions those statements spark. Why are they separating? Is there another man, or is there another woman? Where will Lil go? What will she do? When will their divorce be finalized? A gossip's paradise is created. Why do we participate . in gossip? Is it merely a pastime, something to fill our leisure hours? Gossip usually develops from curiosity and provides an outlet for a runaway imagination. Perhaps envy ignites some rumours. A person flaunts, in our opinion, a haughty air. Con- sciously or subconsciously, we decide to bring her down a peg or two. We capitalize on stories that already exist, or we invent tales of our own, An additional theory suggests that gossip results from our own shortcomings. In others, we view the reflection of our own faults. who wants to criticize himself? Instead we magnify the mistakes made by others, hoping to detract attention from our own follies. We unhesitatingly criticize our fellow man. When someone tries something new, we debate his chances for success. If he fails, we aren't surprised. We would have handled the situation more skilfully. I've met some people, though, who refuse to speak against others. They believe a person's actions and motives are no one's business but his own. They keep their thoughts to themselves. Any gossip that reaches their door travels no farther. Possibly more of us should adopt their philosophy. If we did, gossip would wane. The type of gossip, which in- Rev. Madden officiated at the marriage of Debra Lavinia Stanley and Ronald Clare McRobert on July 26, 1974 at Lucan United Church. WED RECENTLY — Lynda Grose, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Calvin Grose married Hans van Leeuwen in St. Andrew's United Church, Glanworth recently. They honeymooned on the east coast and will be residing in Ridgetown. Both are teachers with the Kent County Board of Education. T-A photo New Neighbour finds town history interesting OWL c V eted The Times-Advocate would like to extend birth- day greetings and best wishes to those members of the Over 80 Club celebrating .birthdays this week or in the near future. Among them are: Mabe Brock O'Reilly, Dearness Home, 80, on August 23. Leonard O'Rielly, Strathroy Nursing Home. 88, on September 1. 25 % To 50% Discount Open 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 pm. Daily Including Sundays 1 1/4 Miles South of Grand Bend of Highway 21 ERIC McILROY — (519) 23&2818 The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Stanley of RR 2, Denfield and Mr. & Mrs. Charles McRobert of RR 1, Granton are the parents of the groom. Ruth Ann McRobert was the maid of honor. Carol and Diane Rae, and Janice West were the bridesmaids, Bill Lambourne was best man. Roy and Bob McRobert brothers of the groom and David Stanley brother of the bride were ushers. Wedding music was by Doug Barr, and the soloist was Perry Wildfong. The wedding dinner was serv- ed in the church basement and a dance followed in the Kirkton Community Center. The bride and groom are residing at RR 1, Granton. 1•11111111111111111111111111M STOCK UP-SAVE MORE Phone 235-0212 AT Jello JELLY POWDERS 3 oz. 3/5% Leaver Pieces and St4s MUSHROOMS 10 oz. tin OPEN FRIDAY NITE .TILL 9:00 6 o Macleans TOOTHPASTE 50 ml 594 wacnct *b. MRS. VERA MOUNTENAY retired from it and is working for Bell Aero Space in Grand Bend as a technician. The move to Exeter was for convenience, Vera said. It had everything they were looking for. Vera has found the greatest Del Monte WMC reading on Hong Kong The Pentecostal WMC meeting ' was held at the home of Mrs. Edith Millar. President, Mrs. Ruth McLaren, opened the meeting with singing of hymns, with Idena Desjardine on the piano. The missionary reading on Hong Kong concerning Chian Chu and David Chan was given by Mrs. Mabel Jefferey. The fifteen women present answered the roll call by verses on "the comforter", Mrs. Shirley Prouty read the last meeting's minutes. Mrs. Ruth McLaren read a letter from Mr. Masri who thanked the ladies for the money they h'ad sent. Mrs. Mary Blanchard gave the financial report and moved that money be sent to the various missionaries in the foreign fields. After Mrs. Esther Hall gave a message on Psalm 103, the meeting was closed by prayers, FRUIT DRINKS Pineapple grapefruit, Pineapple orange Titres-Advocate, August 22, 1974 stilts or'embarrasses a person, is inexcusable yet common. Although the rumours may begin harmlessly, they often become malicious. Then gossip loses its. innocence. change from the east is the weather. "I enjoy the dryer air. There is much more dampness down there." She enjoys being able to walk to the stores instead of always having to hop in the car. And she likes to browse in the stores and talk to the merchants without feeling pressured to buy. History is one of her interests and she likes to talk to the town's oldtimers and listen to their stories of the town. "In one of the stores," she said, "an 83 year-old man came up and said anything you want to know about Exeter just ask him." She plans to visit some of the area museums and read the town's history book, She and her husband square danced for the first time last year and she wouldn't mind continuing it here in the fall. "We're taking things easy right now though," she said. Odds n' Ends by ELAINE TQWN$HEND Local couple wec, to live near Granton MR. and MRS. CLARE McROBERT Marie Flynn, Lorne Lawson, Norman Speir and Jerry Collins provided the old time music for Monday's activities. Step dance numbers by Debbie Flynn and vocal solos by Morgan Dalton were enjoyed by everyone. Mrs. O'Conner, Mrs. Macaulay and Phillip Regier were welcomed to the home. Twenty-one members of the Over 90 Club met Wednesday and following the program, cookies and lemonade were served. Mrs. Nellie Welsh was a guest for the afternoon and played several piano instrumentals and led the sing-a-long with readings by Mrs. McGratton and Walter Kingswell, Two new members were welcomed to the club, Mrs, McGratton and Tom Herman. Everyone joined in singing "Happy Birthday" to Mrs, Isabella Hamilton, who celebrated her 100th birthday on August 18th, The residents were entertained on "Family Night" with a military band organ music on the lawn by Murray Draper of Clinton. This machine is one of three custom made organs and Women's rights, the teacher's right to strike and discrimination against elementary schools were some of the subjects discussed at the 56th Annual Meetring of the Federation of Women Teachers' Associations pf Ontario, Tuesday August 13 to Friday August 16 at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto. Eight hundred elementary public school women teachers from all over Ontario were in attendance, representing the 33,000 members of the Federation The delegates heard a discussion of collective bargaining for teachers by Robert Nixon, Leader of the Women's rights discussed at women teachers conference Opposition in the Ontario Legislature; Stephen Lewis, Ontario NDP leader; Mary Hesser, President of the FWTAO and Fiona Nelson, Chairman of the Toronto Board of Education. Reform. of family property law Was discussed by Marie Corbett, lawyer and member of the Ontarip .Council on the Status of Women. Proposals for the FWTAO participation in International Women's, Year were presented by Provincial President Mary Hesser on Friday morning, August 16. The results of a study of teacher workload in the was built in North Dakota and purchased by Murray from a dealer in North Carolina. 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