The Goderich Signal-Star, 1966-02-10, Page 10I1 0 Goder e
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y, February 10, 1966
The Blue Thu
COMFORTABLE CO T B
THE LB PAW
When I 'arrived to interview,
the Well-known author .of the
latest best-sellei: "The Comfort -
Able Pam," 1 was ,not very grac-
-iettSly received
Possibly I • was mistaken for
the egg -mans the man ne,Ct door,
° or the, roan at tie back door,
all of whomdrive our friend
into volcanic vocalism.
When, i`o ;could hear myself
$Pea?,• h w r-inueri and -I ---thought
W.'caught the words of Isaac
Watts: "Dogs delight •to bark
and bite, for 'God has made them
so."
But the cause was far more
deep- seated., Charles, or as he
.indicated: "Call me Charlie,"
'disclosed that he had recently
occupied one of the three chairs
at a CBC round talyle interview
on a program called: "This Bone
has Seven Bites." You may
have caught it
The interviewers E. B. Barkle
and Laurier Lechienr had asked
a number of intimate and pat-
regising questions, as is their
wont, and Charlie, quite under.
standably was bored with such
old bones of contention.
Once the distinguished author
had finally settled himself on
his king-sized bed, with his back
on the hot: pad and his paws
comfortably poised skywards, I
explained that his legion of fans
in Goderich would like to know
something of his philosophy: of
life, his ancestors and how he
came to write this book.
This: again' produced rather a
menacing reaction, but I realiz-
ed- that every .dctlg .has «�his day;
though this, perhaps, was not
HIS day. Still I persevered.
How was it that he had a com-
,mand of such a .variety of tang
wages, even though he refused
to speak them?.. He inferred
that we would have to take a
long trip back iiifo his ancestry
oto- understand this:
It seems 'that it all began in
Cairo, in .the 15th Century -B.C.,
Tong before Pierre Burton ral-
lied on the Nile 'with Cleopatra.
The Tekal* was a great favorite
• of Thotmes Ili, . (the Pharaoh
not the iris) who had his Tekal's
likeness engraved in stone.
On a tablet at Thebes, another
Pharaoh is depicted with his
Tekal 'stretched out at his feet,
exhausted from the tunneling..
Arianus,''theRoman broadcaster,
.-- in one of his "Meet the Senate"
interviews, explained how the
°•Tekal became possessed of his
'splayed front paws on crooked.
legs. 'Xenophon, the Greek, not
to be outdone, .,,bad a word for
him; the Beaver -dog . The Pho--
,enicians brought him to Spain.
Adcompanied Hannibal
He accompanied Hannibal
over the Alps where he struck
-up a friendship with. the ele-
phants which continues to this
day. Whenever an • elephant
flies, on ablue day" of course,
he insists 'On the companionship
By G. MacLEOD ROSS
of a dachshund at no extra'
charge.
-As we proceed down history
we .find the Incas engraved his
effigy on their Peruvian tombs;
the Conquistadores found he
had preceded then to the 'Grand
Canyon aiui of course,, William.
H
the Conqueror had a ekal in
his knapsack at 'Hastings.
It looked . as though , Charli
had eaten a portion of the scrolls
here, but I hope I am not mis;
tending- you- when- I -say -it logo
as though Champlaifi had one
in his canoe when he landed
at Harbour Park and found the
trailers had gone to '.a "better
'ole." With this ancestry is it
any wonder Tekals have had to
be multi -aural, simply to hold
their job? -
It must he mode clear that all
ehroughl these centuries, the
Tekal has had to work a 56 hour
week, day in, day out, forever
burrowing, tunneling, dragging
food for his masters from' the
bowels of the earth. , •
You see, mdstof the earth was
covered with forests and thick
vegetation, (this was before
Council began its annual winter
tree -felling programs) so that
the Tekal, as Monty said, be-
came "the first weapon .ofa the
chase," routing out from'their
holes the fox, the badger, the
ground -hog, the beaver; sin fact
anything -that proved juicy for
Master.
At the end -of the,5th century
.A.D., council passed a bylaw
which was never appealed by
the County: "Ile who shall kill
the dog known as the Beaver -
Dog, the one who hunts under-
ground,shall replace him or
pay seven-�soldi for him."
A few centuries later the
Tekals discovered' that, as Char-
lie put it: "All work and no 'play.
makes Tekal a dull dog; not
only that, but being so over-
worked, the struck. From that
time . on the Momma -Teka"TS',dc-
cided to rear their litters -on a
contrary philosophy which ran:
"Neither a burrower nor. a, chew-
er be, For both call forth much
ebloquee." Frem -then on Tek-
als everywhere, began to .eitl-
tivate new weapons of sedlic-
tion for people. 'They used
such devastating subtleties as
flattery; gave com-pan bnship to
lonely hearts; amusing gymnas-
tic displays juggled with - ells
and sticks and sat on their hunk-
ers -waiting for a morsel to drop;
anything to divert peoples' ate
tension from working them.
They learnt .• to wait for. the
"master's" return with the ut-
most patience, when they would
greet him, time after time, with
joyous . nal"ses and much tail
wagging. It, was for these trans-
parently fifth column devices
that, I regret to say, people -fell.
Lovely ladies would exclaim:
"Look he's put his little headee
oh my pocket book," only to
'find later he had also -opened
it and removed the contents
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Fourth Monday of the Month in the Morning
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to his bed. The nietamoreihosis
was very gradual; at first the
servant, then the friend, next
the entertainer until' the Tekal
finally emerged as the Master.
Puppies Aid
''`From that time, on 1, ie enjoyed
an eye,n fuller gamut of what
we call `Social Welfare"- than
people have as yet ,achieved;
though it is clear the Pearson -
Roberts combination will not
disappoint the people much
onger. TekaN Iliad "tale --very
first'Puppies Aid Society," but
'as` adoption was 'never a pro-
blem, it was soon wound up.
Today all Tekals enjoy: White
Cross; Veterinarians' Services
Inc.; portable kennels; subsid-
ized deg -food; 100 treasury bones
from Dr. Ballard's complex; a
Diner's ;Club card for use away
from home; life membership in
the Tall-Waggers -Club; courtesy
cards from the Bank of Mon-
treal, the C.PeR. and Eaton's;
milk, fuel, light. perennial shel-
ter from cradle to - grave, Ben -
miller blankets; baskets, (never
used) every chair in the house,
king-sized beds, hot pads, min-
eral baths and.... LOVE; all
provided by people.
The Tekal r' w enjoys the
statue of she lilies of the field;
he toils not, neither does he
spin; no wonder his vote goes
to the Top Dog who gives away
all this social welfare.
On the "ether hand he can
still raise small sized hell in
micro -seconds. He has at last
mastered what every baby knows
inherently: "He who Barks most,
barks most effectively.", Thus
it is that people give in - : Any-
thitig to keep him -quiet. - TO -get
a night's 'rest. After all• you're
a person.
How would you' react if at 3
a.m. you were first licked in the
face; then, the' full length • of
your prostrate body was run up
and down, with a final pounce,
aa,, of cat on mouse, right on
your chest? I will tell you wha
you:will dd! You will get tip!
Grope for the=flash1 ght, because
the "Princess" may be enough
light for Charlie but not for
you. Grope to the refrigerator
and -disinter from,its depths the
choicest piece of Cornish hen,
or golden -pheasant; kidney pr
liver; filet mignon or -beef ten-
derloin and feed it to him.
Only when his belly is ,,fully
extended and only then, you
will look out a juicy lamb bone
on which he can gnaw all night.
And while- youtoss and turn,
trying . to compose yourself
again, -you may .perhaps hear
Shareholders
S.TRATFORD. - Sharehold-`
ors Farmer's' "f ' i a
o � - n. r s All ed Meat
Enterprises shelled out between
$55,000' and. $60,000. last week
at a •mass meeting here—the
first step in a plan to raise
,g,. ,. n
-$1,000,000 uh- . e . t
A� oalA,ltgl T,t
get back a Burlington meat pack-
ing plant 'it lost in November,
1904.
president William
Anderson 'of Stratfprd, had ear-
,tier told about 500 shareholders
at the meeting that it was up
to Them if the F.A-M.E, prograin
was to tiekept alive. He warn-
ed that'll would take more than
talk of support --they must sup-
port it from ,the pocketbook.
Mr. Anderson would net say
whether_ hethought- theemoney-
raised at the meeting was an
indication that F.A.M.E.'s 13.000
members would swing behind
the program financially.
"The board will have to take
a good long look at the results
of today's subscriptions," he
said. "In the near future we
will be holding several county
meetings and should get a bet-
ter idea then."
In his opening address, Mr.
Anderson called the meeting
"the day of decision." He said
F.A.IVI.E.'s chances of future
success are only fair if share-
holders faise $500,000 in new
capital. But if they_ raised
$1,000,000, success would be
assured, he added.
Mr. Anderson said . the $1,-
000,000 figure is one F.A.M.E.
should now go after to get back
into the meat packing business.
The minimum shareholders
can now buy is two shares val-
ued at $100 each. All money
collected will go into a trust
account until May 31.
Mr. Anderson said that at
that, time, " the beard should
know whether there is enough
interest ,to go ahead. if not,
the money will be returned-toshxl°eholders, less five per cent
to offset . expenses involved in
the trust account.-
The
ccountThe trustee will . be the
•
himofnumble: "Je suis un chien
qui ronge mon os. Et quand„
je ronge, pe prend mon repos."
For the benefit of those who
only majored in Sanskrit, a free
translation runs: I am ,, a dog
who gnaws my bone, and while
1. gnaw I take my rest. We have
come a long way from the Phar-
aohs! -
Have I made myself clear?
Now you know why Charlie is so
peculiarly fitted to write: "THE
COMFORTABLE PAW." Truly;
the more one comes to know
men, the more One comes to
admire the Tekal. ,
TEKAL: This word was
gradually transformed into: De-
kel, dechsel, dachsel.epd finally
Dacha,... hund •
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F.A.M.E, auditor and F.A.M.E.
will not have authority to write
cheques from the trust account.
F.A.M.E. lost a $1,500,000
clown payment on the. F. W.
Fearman Packing Company in
Neume
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� 1.9ft A.i:tex it "failod.
to meet d $1,000,000 second pay-
ment deadline. The loss spark
ed appointment of a royal com-
mission, headed by Mr. Justice
Campbell ,Grant.
Merlyn Baker of Stouflville,
vice-president ' and temporary
treasurer,, said that if mere mo-
ney kis to be raised, it must be
done by shareholders in as large
amounts as they cap -afford.
"We are not here to beg or
pressure anyone but an effort
Must- beeenarle eryotr•in- the
pocketbook and multiplied by
13,009. shareholders," said Mr.
Baker. • _
Mr. Anderson said that if a
substantial amount of money
was not raised at the meeting,
"F.A41.E. is through today."
Mr. Andersen outlined activ-
ities of the board during the
past 14 months.
One of the major items was
a proposal made to the First
Co-operative Packers of Ontario
((Copaco) at Barrie a few weeks
ago. The proposal was --turned
down by. 'Copaco.
New Capital
Under its terms, F.A.M.E.
shareholders would raise $500,-
000 in new capital which would
be" turned ove: to Copaco. The
Pearman plant would be r ur-
chased or, failing this, a similar
plant .would rbe purchased or
built. • -
F.A.M.E, would negotiate - a
mortgage on the plant of $1,700,-
000
1,700;000 and then F.A.M.E. would
surrender its charter and cease
to exist.
Copaco's obligations would be
to assume the responsibelity for
$1,000;000 worth of debentures
sold before November, 1964-7
and , defer interest for eight
years. Interest would start
again. in 1973 and edntinue for
10, 15 or; 20" years depending
on the series of debentures sold:
Copaco would also open its
membership and shares now held
by F.A.M.E. members would be
recognized as- part -payment on
their memberships. They vedilta.
not 'qualify as Copaco share -
$60,000 For F.AM .E.
holders .until full jayinetiit was.
made on their shares in GoPaco.
J. Lindsay Ingles, president
of Capaco, told F AM,E. that
r �•
after careful evaluation bf Cop.
aco's present position,, it would
tig- ina risib
le at 'the. ,present
_e- P
time to endorse the p1' 1.
"Our experience in t ae pllst
few -months clearly demonstr-
ates to us that acquisition of a
third &o -operative plant at this
time -Would be economically un-
sound." said Mr. Ingles,
Copaco bought the Whyte
Packing Comli"any of Stratford,
last e ear. .
Mr. Anderson - said F.A.M.E.
officials also Met with , federal
Agriculture Minister J. J.
- mono; if =said -Mr,- Gr-een
felt there was a place for farm-
er -owned meat processing in the
country and offered a meeting
with the Industrial Develop;
ment Bank at F.A.M.E.'s con-
venience. .
Mr. Anderson ,said the meet-
ing was not held' because share-
holders must first show a will -
Huron Chapter
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At the regular January con-
vocation of Huron Chapter No.
30 the ceremony of the instal-
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under the directioneeef Rt Ex.
Comp. Russell Bradford, assist-
ed by Past 1st Principals.
The following` officers were in-
stalled,and invested: I.P.Z., Ex.
Comp. Wm. Leeson; •Z., Ex.
Comp., J. N. MacDonald; H., Ex.
Comp. Earl Elliott; J., Comp.
Leonardo Boyce; :treasu"rer, •Rt.,
Ex. Comp. ° Russell Bradforll;
S.E., Ex. Comp, M. W. Cox;
S 1V w, -V„ Ex. Comp. Robert Bis
set; '.S., Comp. -Harold Shore;
5.S.,'Comp. Fred MinshalI; J.S.,
Comp. W. G. 1VtcArthur; D. of C.,
Ex. Comp. Clarence MacDonald;
M: of 4th V, Comp: Allan' Stoll;
M. of 3rd V., Comp. S. Edward
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A meeting was also held with
Ontario Agriculttre Minister
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avail, *said. Mr. .Anderson..
• -, . M.
Du�hnmaa question Period, r:
Andersensaid"'re-acquisition of
the 1 earman plant may be. the
most 'des'1v'able 'Step but sug-
gested there tire other ways° of
getting back into business.
Mr. Anderson said directors
hoped that debenture .holders
would agree to sign off claims
for interest for ' an 'eight-year
period. He said F.A.M.E. co ,ild
not gtrinte, •business, with that
interest debt load -over its head.
He said 'that if F.A MaE does
ihot imove forward, pr'eseiit
shares and debentures have no
value any -way.
Pledge Support -
Mr. Anderson said the board
will make sure that the ques-
tion of interest on debentures
is settled before any move is
made to go back into business.
Two Liberal members of the
Ontario legislature also spoke
during the meeting and both
pledged solid support for
F.A.M.E
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