The Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-05-04, Page 15OP
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Remember the battles
There's nothing like a good,
did -fashioned family fight on
Saturday night, to relieve ,the
built-u,p• tensions of the week, ,
clear the air, and get everybody
squared around for a quiet Sun-
days-
For
un•days_For centuries, 'this'wasa tra-
dition in many families. Thit,
•likeso many of our other fine
old customs, this one has been
virtually destroyed by tele-
visioi.
•-Don4-get-me wrong.-1«don:t.-s
mean the kind of thing in
which the brutal, drunken hus-
band lurches home, beats up
his wife and kids, robs t
sugar bowl and piggy banks
their pennies, end s
back to the pub and 'Pear .� .
"This happened, of course.
And still does. But I mean the
ordinary fargily fight. The fa-
ther, a decent working man,
has gone up -town Saturday
afternoon, with his $1..50
allowance. He's bough •a' pack
of fags • and had three or four
beers. He's mildly merry.
His wife has gone the we k's
shopping. She'has. lugged (our
bulging bags of grub a block to
the car. She has slaved to. pre-
pare a good supper. The baby
is crying, just for the hell of
it. The teenage daughter is
whining about going to 'a
dance with a known hoodlum.
The 12 -year-old son is still out
fishing, it's, 'almost dark and
he's probably drowned. And
her feet .hurt. And' the dinner
is ruined. Because the oldman
is late. Twenty minutes late,
already.
Well, there's a • dust-up.' Pa
comes in with a happy smile
and the old lady''peels the hide
right off him: The boy comes
. in .grinning, with two specklkd
trout, and gees a ,cuff on the
ear. The daughter whines on
and is sent to her room: The
baby, no slouch at the game,
yells like a banshee, to get
some.. attention. • . , .
And it's a -ll aver, like a suint -
mer storm. Pa is ashained for
cuffing the ,kid. Ma is ashamed
for blasting Pa:' The boy gets -
doubles on dessert. Ma and Pa
plead with the girl to go out
with the hood, who really isn't
a hood, after all. The baby gets
a bottle right in the mouth and
shuts up.
•"$. ' The kid cleans his fish. Ma
"dos.,1.he dishes dreaxnily. Pa
goes out and roots around the
rosebush. Sis flies out, -at the
hoot of a horn. Baby burps and
smiles in his sleep.
That's the way it ,was, not
too long ago: ' But television
has wrecked it. Nowadays, in-
stead of taking out our aggres-
sions on eah ether, we huddle
before the Great Soporific, on
Saturday nights, dinner bal-
anced on our knees. We pour
all our aggressions into -a stiff
body -cheek or a saloon brawl
}n a Western.
As --..a . result,. _,the.,• fine..
family fight on a Saturday
night has degenerated into a
querulous quibble about who's,
going to get- kup and fetch a
beer during the commercial.
However, I am glad to say,
although Hit family fight is .,
dying, it is not quite extinct.
The other day I read, with
growing fascination, of • a
Christmas Eve "squabble that
has to rank with one of the
great ones. It took place last
Dec. 24th, and the legal after-
math is now in progress.
As the newspaper reported
it, this young fellow admitted
he drank between 30 and 40
bottles of beer during the day.
That is some beer drinker.
You try putting down about
four gallons of beer the day
before Christmas, or any other
day, guarantee you'll
have a belly the shape, and a
nose the hue, of -S. Claus him-
self. Not to mention the beers
coming out your` ears.
It gets better. The Champ,
as we shall call him, ,had an
argument with his brother,
who threw him out of the
house. Imagine the glug and
• undaunted, The Champ climbed
a tree. Maybe he thought it was
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a pear tree and he was a part.
ridge. :Who knows.
Anyway, brother , stepped
. outside .with a shotgun. ' He
claimed he fired" a shot in the
air, 'not knowing The • Champ
was up a tree. But several
pellets entered the latter's
anatomy.
The' champ. testified .that lie
couldn't remember swinging
his mother-in-law around • by
her hair, although the did ' ad-
mit•having a fight with her.
It -sounds like a swinging
party. I'm just as glad I wasn't
there, but it proves that the
family fight still has a little
steam in it, even though it is
-"' disappearing from our way of
life.
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Recert Ai!ivais' Here. Honored:
For Qutstaflding Work In Scouts
CFB CLINTON., Having just re• nation of their outstanding work
turned from a Pour year tour of with theBoyScoutmovement. The
duty in Zweibrucken, -Germany, Stemps reside at 132 Victoria
Flight Sergeant and Mrs. Donald Street North In Goderich with
Stemp have just received a com• their four children, Douglas, 18,
munity service award in recog._ Roberta 16, Laurie 14 and B11112..
-Ina brief ceremony at CFI• .
• Clinton, Group Captain K. R.
Greenawaypxetented Ft. 'Sgt. and
• • • Mrs., Stemp With their awards..
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•commander at 3 Wing in Zwei+
brucken.: The letter compli.M. ,
• ented .the: Stamps as, public spit
�$y Nancy B gll) ited .individuals, whose hard work
In the Chess Tournament held and freely given time and effort,
at Central Huron Secondary •had made their community a bet-
School recently, the Goderich ter place in whiot to live. Flt,
club came put the winners with. • Sgt. and Mrs. Stamp worked as
stalemates, ins „gPour losses, and. twa Wolf.-eub�-roleaders���with jthe• ard-
•Maple Leaf district in Germany..
Last week the Viking band vis. Both Ve been active in.the Boy
ited the Seaforth 'High School to Scout movement for over thirteen
give a concert, and then joined years.
forces with the GDCI choirs to No strangers to Goderich, the
present their first Centennial, •Stamps lived there before Goderich,,
Concert for the public. The band ceeding overseas in 1963, Already,
has come a long way in the last
they have become active mem•
two years, from nursery rhymes
bers Of the community. F1•t. Sgt.
t o Swan Lake, The school owes Stamp is now an assistant Scout
a great deal. to Mr. Kalbfleisch leader with the 3rd Goderich
for all his efforts.
University entrance exams!
Last' week, the grade thirteens
suffered through a physics test,
while they write English today,
and Mathematics on May 11. Last
week , the VSAT results came
back. The results were differ.
ent to say the least, -
Last week, the Junior badman.
ton team travelled to Central
Huron Secondary School to take
part in ' the badm'_nton tourna.
ment. On Saturday, the Seniors
took part in the senior badmin-
•tori tournament which was also
held- in Clinton.
- The computer cards have been
sent away fo r the big computer
date dance coming up on May.5.
For a mere charge, o75every
student was given the chance to
fill out a questionnaire based on
about sixty, questions rang.
ing- from a Person's interests to'
the type of day he enjoys. Don't
fhi'get-even if you didn't fill out
a card, the Students' Council
wants -to see you out at the dance,
It'll be a fun way to kick off our
C-entennial fund weekend,
• -Another reminder: our "Pen.
nies around the Park" project
is on• May 6, along -with four
car washes on the same day.
Please support our - Centennial
project, It's your school as well
as, ours that we'll be beautify.
ing. • • , ,
Sorority Marks
Anniversary
On April 25 the Goderich
chapter of Beta Sigma Phi cel-
ebrated its 36th anniversary..
A banquet at the Bedford hotel
was followed by traditional cere.
monies. These included,aresume
of the year -'s. aetivities-by Mrs,
Karen Sturdy. Mrs. Kathryn Bell
read a message from the founder.
The "Girl of the Year" award,
which is one of the highest hon.
ours paid to any girl in the sor.
ority, was presented to Mrs.
Helene Alceclf by Mrs. Gwen How-
lett. - •
A. gift was presented to Mrs.
Marion Hayward, who is move
ing to Brampton, by Mrs. Gladys
Nicholson. Mrs. IvlarthaRathburn
made th e presentation to Mrs.
Sigrid Campbell who ismovingto
Brantford,
° New members who were wel-
comed by President Mrs, Bonnie
-Dunn • were: Mrs. • Shirley.-
Baechler, Mrs. Lorraine Bae.
chler, Mrs. Anita Swartman,
Mrs. Kathryn Bell.
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received recognition for over a
hundred hours of work• uring the
recent Young Ca _Week -in
Goderich.
An avionics technician by
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MR. & MRS. JAMES SIIERRATT
• Surrounded by family, relate
ions and friends, Mr. and M'.
James Sherratt, 314 Gibbons St.,
celebrated their silver wedding
anniversary, Saturday, April
22nd by attending high Mass,cel.
eorated by Rev. R. Moynahan,
during which they renewed their
marriage vows. The bride's maid
of honour of 25 years ago, Mrs;
Allen Crowley and best man, Mr.
John -'Taylor, both_ of Brantford,
were in attendance.
The God± t1 i Signitl ►t t " hu' 0Y;'v it ►t_
Victor Lauri!on
Takin9Up At to
The pupils. of Vicor Lauriston.
Public Schoolhave undertaken a
contest set up by, the Centennial
Athletic Commission of Canada,"
The students are divided intoa-
gr. oups and heave to perform the
standing broad jump, speed saw
uph and the 300 yard dash, The'°
pupils also get an optfon of ,slat.
ing,' crost-.country ' running, or
Swimming. They get three turns
at each event, If the studentcom. •
pletes these events to, the stand.
r arils set by the CACC he or she
Following the mass a family
„ dinner was, held at the couple's
home. A three.tiered wedding
cake centered yth bride's table.
During the reception held in the
afternoon and evening, the couple
ware the'recipients of runny beau.
tiful gifts andgood. wishes.
gets a gold,: Stlr,'e i car 10000
Crest. if the student doenn'tquite
mate them he or She 1"ee.oives
a rest Brest,
John Parurpinr
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originality and K,00d sportsmaf'
ship in 'venturing out ,in Cantel
er'at'vn costumes last Thursda'•
They brought;into the school a'bit
of • 186'7 a year that has been.
uppermost in': minds during this
Centennial year.
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