The Goderich Signal-Star, 1959-12-03, Page 9a
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Plunderer.s
(By Harry Boyle) Ethel preens' in ha. mink. of potatoes waiting in the gar-
den to be bagged. The sow is
chomping the cull apples in the
orchard, which you *anted fair
cider. "you think to yourself ...
oh .. , why ...oh why • couldn't
they have just let the boar out!
It's ,only for a moment however,
because one of them has fallen
down the hay chute in the barn,
and has to be- comforted while
You round up elusive pigs on
a Roman holiday.
We wait each fall in dread
anticipation of the visit of a
df`stant cousin from the city
with his. family. Like \the peas-
ants ,of old who Waited for the
castle residents to ride out acrd
plunder, we consider hiding all
the produce but then desperate-
ly hope that it won't -happen.
It happens:
The blast from the horn as
the sleek, shiny car comes
swooping around the front gate-
post sending chickens flying in
all directions gives our hearts
the chill. It's Al and Ethel and
th:ei1t-ehi'ldren.,=They--d
write. , They're too cagey for
that. It would give us the tip-off
to vanish for a day!
They're real city people.
Their car is new each year and
• more gaudy looking than ever.
It has twin horns and electrical
gadgets for doing all the work.
When it brakes to a stop the
two children are off like rockets
to stir up trouble. Al is looking
natty in his new fall outfit and
•.1 * *
The first approach, in the
established style of the traders
and the. Indians, is'to give some
gifts to 'the, victims. My wife
ends up with a half pound of
dime store candy and I get five
cheap cigars. The cigars I get
are in a cardboard package but
1 notice the ones Al smokes
come in . individual metal tubes.
Then -the propaganda starts as
we hear ,how tough it is in the
city. To hear them tall' you
wound thi, Lw,,t' were on a
breadline: Prices of everything
they buy are so high, and wages
haven't -kept -14S with the cost of
city Tieing. Of course it is 'dif-
ferent in .the country where you
get your produce for free.
• * * *
There are sounds of murder
and 'r`iayhem from the direction
of the barn. It seems the child-
ren have managed to let the
pigs out. The pigs have scatter-
ed, with the smart ones guzzling
milk in the milk house and the
others getting sick on a heap
The allus%ns at the dinner
table are rich. Lt seems ,we live
like kings with ham and beef
and all the different -vegetables.
Tho drills ht are eating every-
thing g poor, :poor
Al is wishing with all his heart
that he had never, left the farm
for the city. ;You remember
dimly his aversion to (work when
he was on the farm. It's the
fresh cream 'that seems to get
Ethel. They .just 'can't 'seem to
get good cream in the city. Of
course it's so expensive as well!
* *,
After lunch I am amazed by
the reminiscences of Al. It ap-
pears that we were besom coin -
DEFEAT ....
Muscular strophy
Next
It's a crippling muscle disease which afflicts 'between 20,000
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and 30,000 Canadians, -most of them children.
I► f eposi ' u lonation to the 'cause in any.one of the 100
canisters placed around town,
I) Industries and organizations, mail donations to . Royal
Bank, Goderich.
Read the literature distributed ,by Goderich Boy Scouts.
-Town of Goderick
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Mayor E. C. 'Fisher.
Henry
-s- By Carl. Anderson
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panions while at school. All I
can,re'member is one time when
he squealed on me to the teach-
er, getting a lieking in turn for
hanging two shiners on him.
The children are out on an- .a carton of preserves, "don't for -
other pillage. You sit on the get the eggs, Al."
back veranda and>sAI speaks Then, with a patronizing smile
longingly of the wonderful ap- at you, the victim, she says:
"pies we have in. the. barrels. It's se nice to get some really
Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Ethel fresh eggs for a change. I am
is working her charm, and after positive that those stores in the
a half-hearted mention of doing city put it over on us with
the dishes, accompanied by a .yiorage eggs."
remark of how badly chapped.* * *
her hands are, she breaks your, .-•„The children don't •do so bad -
wife's resistance. They go down 1y either. 'They come up from
to the cellar and Al, with 'the 'the barn logging pumpkins,
instincts of a,bloodhound, hears They simply couldn't do without.
them. ^- them for "Tallow() en, They have
"Say, I sure would like to dee also discovered the ginger kitten
your' cellar. -I just get lonesome -that is the favorite amongst the
barn cats and when Ethel tells
themthey mustn't take it, they
put on a howling dervish act.
• Well, they -get the kitten. You
thank your stars, that they
haven't brought a trailer or they -I
(tight have taken the purebred
hall. calf. Just in passing Ii
might say that,,they have' alsol
opened the chicken house door
and let out the cockerels that! t
it took you three nights of
tramping through wet grass in
the- orchard 'to•round up'. for
sale the next day.
This whole operation has ex -10
Al. as he hauls out cabbages
beets, Carrots and strings, of
onions.
"Oh," trills Ethel; who-, 'irr,e-
gardless of the mink, is hauling
for the smell of a country eel -
lar."
They have you. There are the
rows of jars of preserves?'and
pickles and you. might as well
give in. The tithes Must be
paid. As if by magic he finds
that they have boxes and bags
the aback of the car.
".How much for 'a bag of
potatoes?"
Like -a fool -you mumble some-
thing about notknowing what
they are worth. First'thing you
knortr they sort of sweep you
along. The potatoes get, hauled
to the car and then there's the
matter of apples and they' take
a bushel of them.
"Now; you must keep account
I o'f this stuff because I want to
pay you," says the perspiring
4111. Onalei
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1�uvenile, .F�mly Court
Judge Addresses Lions
Judge C. L: Austen, of .the' After paying tribute to the
Juvenile and Family Court of record of service at Guelph- by
t h e County of 'Wellington, ,Goderich's 'present Police Chief
Guelph, was the interesting Minshall, Judge Austen spoke
guest speaker at the Lions Club on the Lions maxim or "We
on Friday evening. He was in- Serve" and also "fart Way
trodueed by -a long-time friend, People." '
Police Chief Fred Minsh411, of 'Referring W. the talk these
Goderieh, and formerly of the days about Juvenile Delin-
Guelph Police force. quency, Judge Austen said that
President Ebb Ross presided a great deal of the supposed
at the meeting, problem constituted a phase
In
introducing Judge Austen, through which youngsters pass*
Police Chief Minshall stated that He believed there was nothing
the guest speaker was for many wrong with juveniles that 15
years the leader of a large Bible years of hard work wouldn't
Class at ..Guelph, head of the cure.
International- iMalithble Iron "But
Company and twice nominated I am more concerned
as the `Citizen of' the Year" at with the adult della cents," he
Guelph which he twice declined saisi. I suggest that they pre=
to accept.
sent a grave problem."
.Mery Stephens inducted two 1 Judge Austen stated That none'
new Lions, Charles Giibbons and of the difficulties. of juveniles'
Richard Proctor. "Nip" Whet-! are inbred 'or hereditary, but
stone was given a presentation are acquired, and they are not
acquired from parents who are
on the occasion of becoming a,
;randfather, .A letter was read unselfish and set a good example
from. the District -Governor
pr'aisiri> the hospitality shown
him by the Goderich Lions on
his recent visit and also that
of Zone Chairman Bill Lum'by.
The trunk -is full. The children
.,queeze in amongst the plunder
in the back seat. .The motor is
.-tatted and goodbys have begun
when ,A1 suddenly shouts, -`My
;irodness, "1 haven't paid you
for • the potatoes."
By this time you're too ex
hausted to sap,anyt,hing so you
wave in a general admission of
defeat.
"Well, now, I tell your" count-
ers Al, "when you come down
to the Royal Winter Fair be
sure and call us, We might -have
,a Bight out. Sorry w,e,-c,,an't put
you up, but there justtlsn'''t room
in the' apartment. But you be
.ure and call us."
`°By all means, call us," chirps
up Ethel, "I can arrange a tea
for you at the Art, Gallery.
They're looking for' new sub-
scribers .anyhow.!'
The motor races and we step
back from a flood of dust and
exhaust and we can still. hear
those twin horns blowing out a,
riumphal •set of blasts When
hey get to the river bridge.
We start repairing , the dam- d
age, at least happy to the ex-
tent that we know the rald is
ver for another year, and yet'
.marting at our own gullibility.
for the child.
Parents who do not allow
their child to.4earn about the
disappointments and frustra
tions they -..will eventually meet
in life prevent the child from
becoming prepared for life as
it really is, said Judge Austen
He ,urged parents to take
stock of themselves every now
and then
the same as industrial
concerns whic!1_ti,ke inventories
from time to time. Find out
Nvhich direction you are going—
ahead or behind because you
never stand still, he stated.
Judge Austen listed -three
main things , which parent's
should avoid: 1. Ignorance; 2.
Irresponsibility; 3. Selfishness.
In relation to "Ignorance,"
Judge Austen said, "Man has
never known so ,much as he
does, today and at the same time
understood so little." In speak -
in of "Irresponsibility" he said I
I "A' home that is in the process
of 'breaking up is often more
;dangerous to the .child than the
'horne that•is broken," He warn-
ed then. thit . experience- proved'
"You can' drown your troubles;
by drinking." As top ''Selfish -1
ness." he said it was "A mark i
of immaturity—the badge of,a,,
'person who hadn't' ',eirown up,"
A vote of thanks for the ad -i
ress was moved by John Sully.'
hausted everybody so your . wife, `
piles the dishes and makes a ---.
cup of tea. This gives Ethel al
chance to tell your 'wife all'
about the new fall fashions and
Al theopportunity to tell you
what is wrongwith you as a -
farmer.
`;The thing that is wrong with
farmers nowadays is that they're.
not progressive enough," spouts
the expert: "You have to -mech-
anize, Now I'l'l bet I could start
up farming tomorrow with pro=
per mechanization and, of
course, with.. my knowledge of
management and start it paying
!in a. year, Mind you, it would-
Ibe a really efficient operation
land I'd put in cost accounting.
You see' farming is really hi, -
business and "there's no place in
it any more for the little fel.
low, "h . ', .
�• ***.
Having exhausted •their vic-
. ti -ms spiritually and physically
they decide tophad„„.for,bome,
G.
To Add Festive
Touch To Gift
Cold brisk air perfumed with
the odor of pine, the sound of
bells above the roar of traffic
on busy streets, smuggled pack-
ages, and family secrets remind
us, that it's time- once again to
think of Christmas.
Half the fun of the season
fil'is the weeks 'before when
everybody's busily preparing for
the big day. Gather your fam-
ily around and let them all
share in dressing up home and
gift,A-i`o _CiuJstnaas;,� Include the
chiildren, too, for little tdits us-.
ually have more . imagination
than adults if provided with the
materials they like to work with.
A good - idea for a .family
project is a gay „holiday ,cookid
canister. It's decorative as
well as useful, easy enough'
for youngsters to assemrble,i
makes a welcome gift, and inex-i
pensive, too. Starting' point is a
fhreeapound shortening ' can;
Santa's hat, face, and beard -are l,
made with art paper,. cotton,!
candy, and glue.
Ways to use the cookie jar,!
are limited only by your imagin-
ation and ingenuity. Place it ort
a breakfast gar or window in
the kitchen, on a table or buffet
in the living room. Circled ;by a
wreath of pine .at th base, it
hCeornes aro attracti e centre-
piece. When filled wi •• home-
made cookies, it makes a
•th�cne:rliffrat"rrmrm'br'aner"fls"i' the -i.-
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childr•en's teacher or a friend
or,, neighbor down the block. It
cost,; practically nothinl, so it
can be discarded after the holi-
(llrt•s, if y^n wish.
Materials which y(,ji'lI n^rd to
intik-' the rookie jar are: three -
pound shortening' can with lid;
a §heet of pink construction
paper 10 x 17 inches; a sheet
of rid conc'irne'ion naper -8t-:, x
10 inch^s; a slip of black con-
1lruetion p,,-er 17' x 5i,;
inches; a, small holt of cotton;
(111 can(,•_warns and hlark 1ic-
or ce, d op::;—
a 'small,' tube cf
ENGLISH NEW YEAR
The English No -v Ye 'r cele
1bration was changed f tom De-
los, Itentber 25 by William the Con -
9311 ! queror, because he was crowned
Ion January 1,
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OR'•"et•IAINS
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INS ASSOCBION CHRISTMAS
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This month the fire fighter's spotlight is on.musculartdldean Mirrltt.
Firefighter Ted Dakin, with his associates across -Canada, - dystrophy.
help annual March for Muscular "Dystrophy raise fund. for
medical research ,£o,save lives of 20,000 or inore.Canadian victuns
of mysterious muscle disease. He is shown here with patient
Richard Clouthier, 8.
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