The Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-07-13, Page 14T iu4 r'Quench Stgnat-Star , T,hursday'oTutt- . 1961
S'mikys - to -'Expo -Contest
i)on't tell me there aren't
any creative writers in Canada.
• "The country is crawling with
them. More than 100 entries
for the Smileys•to-Expo guest
column have arrived, and
they're atill pouring in.
My wife thought all along it.
was rather an ill-conceived
project; or as she } put it, "a
dumb idea ", and I'mn beginning
to agree with her. One of the
chief hitches is that X forgot to
organize some judges. So I'm
it.
So,first of all, I must read
them ' all, • some twice, some
thrice. This is going to absorb
about 100 hours, ' and the
whole idea in the first place
was that I'd get a holiday.
Something wrong there, some-
where.
D
V:
Secondly, all tho§e who don't
win, along with their families
and friends, are going to hate
me for life. It's easy enough to
make enemies without deliber-
ately alienating about 2,000
people.
And thirdly, it's costing me
$25. to acquire 100 hours of.
work, and 2,000 hostile na-
tives.. Sort of silly, isn't it?
However, I' dunnit and I'M
glad. The Toronto Telegram
News Service has kicked in an-
other $25., and a lot of people
have had a lot of fun taking a
whack at writing a column.
And 'I shouldn't complain
about its being work. It's fun.
Especially,' delightful is the
fantastic variety of both wri-
ters and subject matter. The
writers are of all sexes and -all
ages. frbrr 16 to 76. And they
,wax eloquent, on everything
from pheasants to families,
from: taxes to toenails.
Thanks, too,• for the.. many
warm and friendly personal
messages enclosed. 'It's kind
and thoughtful, even though it
won't win . a -prize: What the
columns have proved tb me,
once again, is ' that there's a
great deal of good humor, good
spirit, and good ,intelligence in
our country.
The entries vary in many
other ways, Some are 'quietly
humorous. ,Others are sardonic
or ironic. Some are dead seri-
ous, some angry, some passion-
ate: (loot that way, Mum).
Some were, written on .ordi-
nary" ruled paper,while the.
breakfast dishes rotted in the
sink. Others were immaculate-
. ly,typed, submitted flat, in man-
uscript form, •wtih return enve-
lope ' enclosed. Some writers
want a pen name used, others'
want their names in big, bold
type.
They come from office work-
' ers, farm wives, students ,and
grandmothers. Some people
submitted as many as three
columns. Some are ungrammat-
ical and hilarious. Others use
impeccable English, but are
dull. Some are religious, others
ribald.
One ,gentleman writes 'amus
ingly- of his two pheasants,
named John- and Lester,be-
cause he didn't think they'd be
around long. Jim Kerr of Red
Deer vents his dislike of teach-
ers in no uncertain way. A
former student of mine (Hi
there, Mary Graham) tells
what a character' her grandpa
is. One entry consists of his
first Tetter home from a lad
serving in Viet Nam.
And they come from all over
the country, which makes this
thing a real centennial kick.
Put ' them all together and
you'd have a book. It 'would be
raggedy 'and uneven, •but inter.
esting, and would present a
pretty good idea of what Can-
ada and Canadians are really
like.
Trouble is, so many 'of the
columns are so good that I
in a quandary, right up to my
navel. I started to make two
piles: ' the ` good ones and the
rejects. The pile of rejects is
two inches high, the other one
two feet.
Perhaps the sensible thing to
do would , be to write a guest
column myself, under a pseu:
donym, submit it to me, and
declare it the winner. It
wouldn't be cricket, but' it
would save a lot of agonizing
over that final ,decision-: Not to
mention 50 bucks.
Don't worry, chaps. I'll find
a solution. Perhaps what I do
with my exam papers. Take an
armful to the top of the stairs
and hurl them. The one, that
lands' on the highest step gets
top mark. Bear with me while
. I peruse. Hope to announce the
winner next week.
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Goderich and area, 'public'
school teachers are attending
an Ontario department of ed.
ucation sponsored five-week
summer course in new math-
ematics for elementary grades,
being conducted , at Wingham
secondary school.
• At least fifteen public school
teachers from 'Goderich and`"
surrounding township schools
are commuting daily to classes
which begin at 8:00 a.m. and
last until 1:00 p.m. •
Five instructors, under the:
supervision of a principal, are
._explaining the intricaciesofnew
mathematics to the 160 some
teacher -students who have reg.!,
istered for this year's course.
Mr. and Mrs: Harold W. Lobb. Clinton. announce the forthcoming
marriage of their daughter Phyllis Carolyn.. to James Lodge. son
of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Lodge. Goderich.''The bride elect is a grad=
uate of Stratford Teachers' College and Mr. Lodge i s"a graduate of
the University of Western Ontario. Both arc presen tly ,teaching in
London. The wedding will take place Saturday. August 12. at 3'O9
p m.. at Ontario Street United Church. Clinton.
Kingsbridge
KINGSBRIDGE Fiftpen
Grade 8 students graduated last
Wednesday and the C.W.L. held
a Communion breakfast in their
honor. Rev. Father Caruana
and Miss B. Winter, school
principal, were special guests.
Mrs. Frank Hogan of Ham.
ilton visited with Mr. and Mrs.
John .Howard. Mr. and Mrs.
Morris Edwards of London vis.
ited with Mrs. Gus. Kinahan.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Murray
of Detroit spent the weekend
i at the cottage.
Mrs. Ray Dalton -is home from
the 'hospital.
Visitors with Mrs. Blaise
Martin were Patricia Ann, Ted
and Peter of, Hamilton; Mr
and Mrs. Ed MacDonald,Laurie,
and Shirl of Sarnia.
Martin and Dennis Quinlan
of Brantford are spending the
week 'with Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Martin,,
Spending the weekend at 'the
Garvey homestead_are Mrs.
Marie Garvey,, Mr. and Mrs.
Mike Garvey and sons; Mr. •
and -Mr-s. Claude- MacDonald,
all of Toronto.
Dr. and Mrs. Peter Bollond
and family of Toronto' are corn.
mencing a two-week vacation
at their new summer home,
former residence of Mrs. Jim
Garvey.
Visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
Mark Dalton,were Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Dalton and family of Royal '
Oak,(jAhic1igan and Mr.and Mrs.
Tohn Detrieh and family from
Clarkson.
Mrd and Mrs. Morris Dalton
and family of Hamilton, visited'
with Mrs. -Irene Dalton and
Marie.
Mr, and Mrs. Hilary Men.'
and of Beilville and Mr. "and
•Mrs. Jaciit McConville of Scar-
borough spent the weekenc with
Mrs. Cliff Austin.
Mrs. Bernadine Kenny of Det-
roit is up for a few days.
Many young people of the
area are spending the summer
working.
Miss Sharon Courtney is with
Dr•:, and, Mrs. McGill at Am.
berley; Miss, Helen Courtney
.is -with Mr. and Mrs. Daniel.
of Brltce • Beach; MisS Rose.
mary Hogan works in a Kit-
chener factory; Miss Ann Hef.
Fernan and Gerry Heffernan are
working in Wallaceburg; Miss
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Carla Reigling is housekeeping •
at a rectory in Brantford:
Visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
Orman Heffernan were Ray.
mond, Gerry, and Ann of Wal.
laceburg, and MisspBlanche Bel-
odeau of Guelph.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Doh.
° erty are - spending the week • in
the area;
,
Subsidy Cheques
.Now 61 Mail'
Federal milk subsidy pay.
ments for; the months of April
and May will be going to mann.
facturing milk , and cream , ship.
pers within. the next two weeks,
the Canadian Dairy Commission
said today.
Payments • fors both months
will be in one cheque, with the .,
details for each month shown
on a stub attached to the cheque.
The cheque stub is an innovation
this year in response to re.
ggests from shippers to have
the details of the _payments
identified. • •
The April subsidy" cheques
have been delayed slightly be.
yond normal because the cheque
issuing facilities were occupied
in preparing the rebate cheques
for last year's holdback,
PUNGANNON.
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DUNCTAIIIION Mr, and Mrs,
Dynes Campbell; have, left On
a trip through l!lorthern Oat,
ario and to tate Weetcoast. They
plan on visiting 'for some time
with their son Harold and Mics,
Campbell at Merrit,'B.C.
Mr. and Mrs, Joe Thomas
of Picture Butte, Alberta, spent
a few .days last week with .Mrs,
Helena Ryan.
Mrs. Lulu Jones returned
home on Thursday after' spend,
ing a week with her daughter
Mrs. Weldon Rudow, Mr. Rudow
and --family of Elmira. Mrs.
Rudow and Mrs Rohe accompt,.
anied her home`,
Rev, and Mrs. Glen Wright
" attended the` funeral of Mr.
Wright's grandfather in Wheat.
ley on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Brown
were to Toronto airport Sunday
,where they met their five-year-
old grandson, Alan. Brown of
Chelmsford,' Mass. who will
visit with them for two weeks.
We weicome Mrs. Mary Bore
and family to the village, having
moved from .Auburn. Mr. and
Mrs. Dwight, Aldham and John
spent the weekend with Mrs.
Bere.
Rev, and Mrs. Glen Wright,
Meria:m and Lisa are on vac.
ation for July. They are spend-
ing ' the first two weeks at • a
cottage at Grand Bend, and -will
visit' with their families 'at
Wheatley the latter part. The
Hi -C's will have charge of
church services .on July 9 and
30.
Mrs. Wilma Woodford and
Elsa of Long Branch Called on
friends here on Sunday. Elsa
is remaining for a, week with
her friend Barbara Blake, '"
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Wilbur
,and Bradley of D•otr'Mills , and
her mother, Mrs. Stan Fines, of
Toronto are at their home here
for the summer.
Ashfield
AS:iii IELD -Duncan Farrish,
who was injured in a fall from
a horse, is home from the hos.
pital,
'
Misses Anna and Charlotte
MacKenzie of Toronto . were
home for the weekend.
Douglas Farris',::of...L.p. ion,,,,
visited relatives here last week.
end. •
Centennial services. inRipley
on Sunday drew some 800
people'. Congregations 'came
from Ashfield Presbyterian,
Bethel United, Clark United,
Knox Presbyterian, Olivet Unit.
ed, Pine' River United, St. And.
rew',S United and St. Paul's
Anglican churohes,
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` Rider Seriously Hui.
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A horse car collision
�near -
Dungannon Friday resulted in
serious injury to a 17 -year.
old girl.
Donna Pentland, R.R. 6 .God,
erich, was horse -back .riding on
a ' county road half a mile south
of Dungannon when ,her horse
was struck by a car.
She received head injuries
and a fractured leg, and was
rushed • to Wingham anciDistrict
hospital, where she was reported
to be in fair condition. She was
taken to Victoria Hospital; Lon.
don for further examination,
,Driver ' of the car, Ronald
Black of . Qoderich, was pot`
seriously injured,
The hese was destroyed at
the sceneof the accident,
- Officer.. ° `JJ, titin Wray of the
Goderieh, detachment of the Ont.
ario Provincial Police 'invest.
iga,ted •
Personals
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Mr. and Mrs,, H. McKie of
Toronto visited this''Week'. Mrs.
McKie is the daughter of the
late Mrs. William Sti°aughan.
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