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Notes Along A Highway � Home
(By G. MacLeod Ross)
Very very occasiQi ally the
Blue Thumb finds it not only des.
irable but essential to exchange
the heady delights of Goderichfor
an inspection to ascertain how the
Other parts of the continent have
regressed. As will be appreciat-
ed, the progression becomes an
interesting exercise in compara.
tive analysis. Since much the
•isame route isfollowedeach year,
variety is achieved by .stops a't
different places, thus ensuring
that the delights 'find disappoint.
ments of new hostelries, may be
J'savoured. The. final destination)
-is always the same, because the
reconnaissance of former years
has decided that here can be found
with certainty that mixture of sea,
*sun, comfortable accommodation
and. a few well proven restaur.
ants.
THE •HIGH O/ AYS
Whenever we travel south of
the border we are impreSsed by
the fact that the speed limits for
a given width of road kre lower
than in Ontario. On a 3 -lane high-
way 65 is maximum. On a 2.
lane, 55, yet there is a rumour
that our route 21 will be boosted
to '70 m.p.h. The longer you drive,
- the more obvious it becomes that
trucks should be relegated to a
separate route of their own. Their
huge behinds blind you to on com-
ing traffic; they are no respect.
ers • of - speed limits, yet up hills
they labour like grampuses.
That, the truckers themselves
are becoming self-conscious is
proved by the practice of rec
ording on their backsides: "This
truck pays $2,074 per annum in.
When members are well or-
ganized, church halls can be
oroughly cleaned quickly.
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ALSO, TAKE-OUT ORDERS
OPEN DAILY 7 a.m. to.10 p.m.
Open. Friday and Saturday
Until 12 Midnight
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Restaurant
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highw4 taxes." Another claimed
to pay $3,2$7 per annum. t,#t
intervals along the North Car.
olinian roads they erect a sign:
T1 .INK, at intervals. It is just
as ineffective as saying: R E MEM.
BER, for the man who passes. yea,
seems to have taken the route
number as the speed limit . 95
thereabouts.. There. are, other
corny notices: "Eat here or,we
both starve! ", while a car of
newly.weds bears the device:
"Palm Springs - Bed Springs".
Later on you are bidden go sink
your dentures into a 1Sir Loin
bun.'
Finding the route is always in.
volved because of the age -long
warfare between the federal and
state authorities as to the num-
erals to be ascribed to the route,
Check, the map and you find the oil
company has failed to reconcile
the fracas too and soomits any
number at all.
THE.i1HOSTE LR SES
At one of our stops ween.
countered the " reincarnation of
Mrs. Danvers. Daphne du Mau
rier would have loved her and the
vinegar was fairly dripping Froin
PUBLIC
Npy_i_cE
All winter wreaths,
Perma-View stands, etc.
in Maitland Cemetery
must be removed before
May 15th.
We cannot be respon-
sible for any remaining
after this date.
the Maitland
Cemetery B�arcf
her fangs, yet judging by the auto
show outside it was a popular
stop. Cadillacs jostled Lincolns
and Imperials elbowed scintillat-
ing Buicks.
But never jtdge a man by his
car. He ' ptoba'bly doesn't , own it
diitright yet. Mrs, Dardvers dem;
anded payment before surrender.
ing the key, while in the rooms
they obviously counted out the
sheets of Kleenex allowed per
person, per tripe or per part of
'per trip. ,,10 longath. No bath
mat; little itsy bitsy towels for
the bathers and of _course that'
hoary old joker The Heat Regula
a tor. Sonfetimes these are just in.
animate wall placques, with a
pointer moving over a scale from
30 degrees F, to 90 degrees F.
yet always` with out any sensibi "
result. Hopefully you .select40
degrees on the meter. No. result.
Push on to 80 degrees. Still no
result and so to • bed wrapped in
every clout yoo own. A t 3 a.m.
-you are awoken by a temperat.
ure the height of which the San.
ara ;never knew, You stumble
to the bathroom, parched and in
search' of Gunga Dm and his water
c'hsrgal!• 1t is then you realise
that it isinine hostess who holds
the key. of warmth and cold and
that never -the twain shall meet:
in moderation.
But we must not complain, for
last year a superfluity of bodies
forced us into a motel where the
electric light switches had been
'stolen'. You just touched two
bare wires together and then look-
ed around for a bit of Scotch tape
to hold thein thus.
DECLINATION SOUTH
One infallible sign that your
progression 'south is ever deep.
• er lies .in the daily crosswords,
which be,omeeasier and •easier
. Would it be unchivalrous to draw
the obvious deduction?
Reference has been made to the
regression in the standard of liv.
ing, so here' are -h- few obser-
vations' in support of its cancer-
ous growth-. That primal symbol_
which used • to usher in every
meal- the glass of iced water. is.
rapidly disappearing from the
tables of public eating houses, all
in the interests, of saving labour
and breakages.
Even at,our favourite restaur..
ant the snow white napery which
once graced the tables has given
place to paper place mats and
paper napkins, with much saving
in laundry expense. The gaily pat.
.even the smallest
electrical gIft says
happy mother's day
in a great
r
big way
Ca.
Whatever you give, 'she'll consider the
thought'more important than the gift.
Mothers are Tike that. But an electrical gift
shows a little extra thought. An electrical
gift can help her with housework, entertain
her, tell her the time, ,or just keep her looking
lovely. Any gift will show you care on Mother's
Day. An electrical, gift reminds her all year 'round.
live better electrically
GODERICH
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION'
terned china with its flowered
design, acquired in tate tumult.
uous heyday of anew motel, has
been replaced by a more sober,
patternless design to make up
casualties,
Saddest thing of all, the,,most
popular collector's item, the book
match, With its cheery message,
bold upon the house colours, even
• this • is naw replaced- by a book.
with asks: , "Who Cares?", and
then itself supplies the answer:
"Ann Page ca,resl" So comfort-
ing! The daily new cakes' of soap
are gone with, the wind and Dial '
as you will. the same cake an.
swers the call. The menu too,
has been severely butchered and
the cry goes up: "Where now is
the lobster once I knew?" But
the unkindest cut of all; drinks'
have increased in price 'by 12
percent. Ah mel -Ah myl,
ANOMALIES
Coming as you do trim peace.
oving Canada where no one would
dream of hurting a fly you are
shocked to find that South' Car-
olina takes a fiendish delight in
shocking the eye with huge pos.
tee's offering FIREWORKS, at,
frequent intervals along the road.
It must be many years since
you lit your first Ronan candle,
or watched a pinwheel gyrate.
The temptation is too great and
in a moment of exuberance you
‘Vow to give the ki`,,ds a treat.
Out you come, laden with a coll.
•ection of the most lethal devic.
es known to the modern world.
6 -w,
•
,Sweet Home Seems Sweeter
ICBM's; jets; bombs; delay act.
ion mines (Wa4erproof. Try'Qne
in Dad's bath); booby traps (Hide.
one in Aunty's stocking) a com-
plete arsenal for both demolit.
ion and mayhem. The beach with
its thousand tthinterrupted miles
of sea will be afine place to
loose them ff, even if Sir Fran.
cis Chichester in Gipsy Moth IV
is just off the Outer Banks of Hat.
teras. But nol 0 n the beach you
are met by a stern notice: FIRE-
WORKS PROHIBITED FINE $100.
Why In. Ontario there your car
is constantly takingcontrol, you
can wreck the• lot, ;kill all the
passengers for the same money!
Finally a long standingidioeyn
cracy of the North American -
continent ontinent deserves a word. It can
be -found under the heading; .cut.
levy,.steak,, forthe use of. To'
make the ,figure work all that is .
required is to order, 'steak'; any
steak, This trips the jiiechanism
and the 'bunny' makes a special
trip to confer on you the stea
knife and at once you are apart
from the common herd.
Steak -knives ares'' a • law unto
themselves. They are made of
very poor steel; are highly nick-
el plated and have saw teeth cut
on the edge of the blade, reminis.
cent of the French bayonet of
Franco-"russian war vintage.
Tne cunning behind this ritual is
that it becomes impossible to ass.
ert with certainty whether it is the
knife which is so blunt, or the
steak which is so tough.
It is entrancing to ws.tdh the nat.
iveS operate. They spear the
steak with a vertical downward
thrust of the fork, rather like
spearing fish, then they saw,
hack;hew, press, lever, tear; be.
corning hungrier by seconds as
each successive combat technic'.
ue fails to impress the boot.
sole -leather on the platter. When
finally they, complain, the 'bunny.'
says; "Ph, I'll get you another
steak knife", and the hacking and
hewing (I'm a combination man
myself) "continues far into the
night. • -
This is only one .of the hazards
of the repast. For some years now
I have been at a loss to under.
stand why the heel of my left
hand was so sore after a sojourn
south. This year, employing the_
most modern methods of critical
observation, I solved the, pro,
blem. It appears there are two
dissimilar drills for the use of
the fork and knife. The natives
,start the onslaught, fork in left
hand,', spearing vertically down
on the 'viand: Thus the Sharp -end
of the fork handle evades them.
Then having etit off Odin the
hunko de . boeuf • belle a bite.
sine piece, the knife is dropped,
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the fork transferred to the right
hand' and here is the catch. -The
fork prongs are always kept UP --
WARDS. So their right palm es.
capes unscathed:, Now. there are
still those of uswho were taught
(1) always to retain fork in left,
• knife in right hand and (2) always
to , keep the prongs of the fork
facing DOWN, except wheneatin
peas. Their fork handles end in
a blunted spear. Curs are rounde
to caress thq heel: 'of the hall
uod eat demonstrandunzj
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She's understanding,
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a fountain of love, a chauffeur,
warmth and security.
5he%s clean socks, starched dresses,
a mender of hurts.
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She deserves a day of honour and tribute.
She deserves the love of those she loves.
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