The Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-07-20, Page 9SUGAR
AND SPICE
by Bill Smiley
• I think, p1rebabl r the 'most
difficult relationship to main -
lain, at any reasonable level, is
• -that -between teenage children
and their parents.
Marriage istough enough, as
,you all know. But at least the
partners, in most' cases, are
prepared to bend a little, to
give an inch , or even two if
necessary, to compromise
• when there's no other way out:
Marriedpeople do communi-,
tate, even though the form
!' rangesfrom grunts and sigh:
to language that would-, sear
the earlobes of a saint. They're
- usually from the same genera-
tion and, at ,worst, can spend
hours running down •the
government, the boss, the
neighbors, or each other's fam-
ilies.
T know couples, including us,
who have been 'amicably bick-
ering for anything from two to
six decades: It becomes almost
a game, in which you know
everyploy or gambit. of the
opponent. (A ploy is when she
has you dead to rights. A gam-
, • bit is when you just might get
away with the story.)
But with teen-agers, • you're
fighting a losing battle. First
of all, there is the language
barrier. Theoretically, you're
both speaking the same
tongue, but when it comes to
interpretation, there's no re-
lation whatever.
You say, "Now, I want you
home at midnight, right ran the
• dot." 'This, to the teen, gyrat-
ing in that weird, trance -like
state they call dancing, means
' "Well, I don't have to leave
until midnight." A scene en-
sues.
And at .sceiTes., you haven't a
look -in. You're all set to raise
hell. Iiatkles are properly,
erect. And fiveminutes after
the kid gets in, you're on the -
defensive, trying to • prove that -
you're not "an .old grump," or
completely irrational,' or "the
strictest parent in town," or an
out-and-out liar who said
twelve o'clock was the dead-
• line for .leaving the dance, not
for being home.
. Teen-agers are like we:nen.
• You can't discuss anything
with them, in a logical way.
You are completely baffled by
a series of irrelevances, non-
sequiturs...and such things as,
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reat
Ontario.
Adventure
Vacations
"Ydu don't trust me. That's
what's wrong with you. You
don't trust. me!" And they're
right
it's sad to see a 'family
breaking up. I suppose it's' in-
evitable and• right. But it's sad.
"Ours is.. We had swim the
other' day, the tour of us. As
we were leaving the beach, I
said to the old girl, "DP you
realize that's' probably the last
time we'll all have a Swim
together?" ,She agreed, -
Kids don't want to go swim -
Ming with their parents. They
want to . lurch around with
their own ,age group, --,They
used to practically destroy me,
when they were little, mailing
me play with them when we
went swimming.. Duck dives..
underwater endurance tests,
races: • And now it's transistor
radios, squabbling and cheeky
remarks for Which there is no
real answer except a swat on
the ear. And you can't` do that,
or they'll run off and start.
smoking pot. '.
Enjoy them when they're lit-
tle. Ybu can blow on their bel:
lies, kiss their little On,
bums,
rock them when 'they're sick,
and tell bedtime stories till
you're blue in the face. There's
communication then. •
But don't expect too much
when they get past 13. For the
next six years, it will be sun
and showers, cold fronts mov-
ing in, a lot of low pressure
areas, with the occasional high,
and such suggestions as, .I've
heard recently:- "Dad's•: lust
not with. it He's out to lunch."
It's nothing new, of course.
When I recall how utterly self-,
islrI was' as a youth, how little
I cared '. about my parents'
hopes and fears; I understand.
It's been going on since Cain
clobbered Abel and broke up
that nice little family group.
It's a time of life when the
whole' earth revolves around
•ME, and parents are merely
another ' awkward, sometimes
• obnoxious .circumstance that is
preventing- ME from being
what I want to be and. becom-
ing whatever I will be.
Oh, well, there's an excellent
invention called grandchildren.
I can hardly wait , to get at
spoiling mine rotten so that
their parents veil be totally
unable to cope with"them. •
N.B.: Winner of guest col-
_ _ umn announced next week for
sure. Isn't it, exciting?
KlN,GSBRiDE.
Koicstoupoz Mr. and
Mrs Harry Phalen from Acton
were recent visitors with Frank
Sullivan:, -
Several • residents attended
the funeral of William Pito.,
trick in 'W .nghafn. on J fly 10.
Leo .^ Courtney was' hos•
pitalized for four days after
getting his, hand caught in a
hay baler, We wish tom a
speedy recovery.
"Cgtton, especially for the
bedroom", is the theme of the
next 4-1f " Homemaking Cluib.
AU girls interested who are 12
years .old. by September i,, may.
.apply - no later than August
1st. Contact .Mrs. Carl Reig•
ling or Mrs.,.Warren.Zim.
Recent visitors with Mr. and
Mrs, Ray. Dalton were- ,Mrs.
Ed. Simms of' Toronto and her
daughter, Mrs. Ed Salmon of
•Switzerland; Mr. and Mrs. ,,
Bruce Hamford of .Galt; Mr„
and Mrs. H; cold Deighton and„
Ted Reynolds , all of Sudbury.
Mr, and Mrs. ' Bill McDonald,
Lisa andLaurie,L.ondon, visited
' with Mr. and Mrs. Jim 'Martin,
Dennis Quinlan , Brantford, is
spending the summer at Mar.
p ' tin's farm.
Misses 'Maureen' an• d' Louise
Dalton are visiting with their
aunt in Virginia, U.S.A.,
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Drennan
received Mr. and Mrs. Nick
Perry, Mr. -and Mrs. Jim White
and four boys, all from Det.
roil
Dr, and Mrs. Claude Mao-.
donald of Toronto spent the
' Weekend at the Garvey. Home.
stead.
Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Hart.
man of Kitchener were weekend
visitors with Mrs. Cliff Austin.
Mrs. Desmond O'Donnell and
Paul received many relatives
from Michigan this weekend;
Mrs. James Moore and family,
Alganoc; Mr. and Mrs. Char•
les Schindler, Marine City; Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Brace and fam.
fay, and Gasper Scola and gon,
Detroit.
Berney VanOsch of Kintail
spent a week on ' the Antoine
. VanOsch farm.
Mr. and Mrs.- Oram Het,
fernan and Mr. and Mrs. Antoine
Van Osch and Brent spent Sun.
day with relatives in Arthur.
Mr. ' and Mrs. Eldon Austin
-and family, with Mr. and Mrs.
Art Gilmore and Rosemary tra.
• veiled to Tobermory last week.
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from a thousand miles around
Hudson Bay. At Ontario's last
frontier, you'll taste the flavour
of a pioneer past and sense the
prospect of a nation's great future.
On your way from North Bay
to Cochrane—departure point for
the fabled Polar Bear Express
-you can swim, fish and boat in
Ontario's most beautiful tree -
fringed lakes, visit world-famous
gold mines and gigantic
wood -pulp Mills, scratch hope-
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WEDDING'
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JOHNSTON - TAIT
Karen Yvonne Johnston and
Andrew Gordon Tait exchanged
vows in a double ring ceremony
in the Ontario Street United
Church, with Rev. Grant Mills
officiating, on Saturday after-
noon, June 24.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr: and Mrs, Graham Johnston
and the groom is the son of
Mrs. Howard Tait and the late
Mr. Tait, . all, of Clinton.
Given in marriage by her
father, the 'bride chose a: floor.
length gown of -organza over
taffeta with embroidered Alen.
con lace bodice, lily-point-
sleeves
ily-pointsleeves and detachable cathe.
dral train. Petals of lace and
tulle accented with pearls held
her bouffant veil. She carried
petals of lace and tulle accent.
.ed with' pearls and a tour-
tier
ourtier bouffant ve!' '=h carried
a white Bible crested with pink
sweetheart- roses, and: stream.
ers of Shasta poms.
Miss Dianne Johnston was
_maid of • honor; bridesmaids.
were Mrs. Kenneth°Taylor and
Miss Jean McCowan. They
wore floor -length gowns of ice
blue peau' de soie with match.
ing headpieces, and carried cas.
cades • of Shasta poms accented
with blue' tulle.
William Thompson was the
gr'oom's best man and Ken Tay-
lor and . Howard Tait ushered
guests.
Receiving guests at the Tiger
Dunlop Inn, Goderich, the
bride's mother chose a two-
piece ensemble of blue lace
with white accessories and a
corsage of white carnations.
The groom's mother chose a
blue corded silk and a cor.
sage' of pink carnations.
For a wedding trip to the
United States the bride chose
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ST. HELENS
ST. HELENS - Mrs. Lorne
Woods and Mrs. . Harvey Webb
along with other relat4,.ves from
thisdistrict attendedta buffet
luncheon onSaturday at the sum.
mer home of Mrs. Ernest Hal.
sam at Glen Cross in honor
of her daughter-in-law.
Saturday evening visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mo-.
Qufllin . were Mr. •,and Mrs. -
Irwin -McCabe of • Windsor. Mr.
and Mrs. Neil McGarvin, Brian
and Cathy of Walton, and Mrs.
Carl Johnston of Bluevale.'
Frank. McQuillin was admit.
ted to Wingham and District
hospital on Monday with a back
injury.
Mr. ' and Mrs. Lorne Webb
of Goderich - were Sunday vis.
itors with Mr. and Mrs. liar.
vey Webb.
The McQuillin reunion was
held on Saturday in the ' Luck.
now arena. It had been pre.
vigusly planned at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred McQuillin,
but the unfavorable weather for.
ced the change of place.
Mr. and Mrs. Barry McQuil.
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. Jill and Scott of ,London,
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan McQuillan
of Kitchener were weekend vis.
itors with their parents Mr.
and Mrs. Fred McQuillin-
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for a, different decoration.
Toronto visited recently with
H�lmesville
J41 of mor 404 much onJoyod
•b Mrs., D.Gliddon,, v oo,presior
dent condu,cted the business see+
slon } It was decidedrt'to sen
$2Q Christmas • gift toourfoster
child M0141, i in foxtgKongagain
this year, ,'Tuesday Aug. 29th
was the date set for the annual
church cleaning .bee when: a full
attendance is hoped ,,when
A delicious lunch was served
by the hostesses 'Mrs, E. Yeo,
Mrs. F, Cantelon and 'Mrs, W.
Fender, 4 K NEWS..
Any young girl : of 12 years
of age or over wiishing to loin
the Holmeaville Hgmemaking.
Clubs new tall project "Cottons
for the Bedroom" kindly contact
either Mrs. Eldon Yeo or Mrs.
Frank . Yeo before ,Aug. 15th;
PERSONALS " • '
Mr, and Mrs. T.. J. Knobbe
of Rolland are spending three
weeks with the latters sister and
brother-in-law Mr. and Mrs.
Stan Vanderwal, -
Ninian' Heard . is a patient in
Victoria -Hospital, London.
Mrs. Dykstra, of Holland has
been visiting•her sister and Aro.
ther-in-law Mr, and Mrs. Cor.
nelius,Buruma,
The sympathy of the corn.
munitt is extended to Mrs.
Ruby Dempsey on the death
of her sister Mrs. Elmer East.
man on Tuesday at Detroit. Mrs.
Dempsey, Mr, and Mrs. Louis
Dempsey, and Mrs. Alf Warner.
attended the funeral 'at Detroit
on Friday.
The Clinton Fire Brigade was
summoned to the Goderich town.
ship garage on Friday evening
around 9 p.m. when fire of un.
known origin broke out in, the
building. Owing to the prompt
action of the firemen it was
extinguished before extensive
damage was done.
DUNGANNON
DUNGANNON - Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil Blake were among the
guests who attended the lunch.
eon at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernie. Haslam at Glen
Cross on Saturday, in honor of
Mary Mikula of Toronto whose
marriage • to Michael Anderson.
of London takes place in Aug.
ust.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leach.
man of Rockwood were weekend
visitors ' with their daughter,
Mrs. Don Aubin, Mr. Aubin and
children.
Mrs. Bert Reed of Listowel
and Mrs. Dorothy Dowling of
HOLMESVILLE - The July
meeting of the UCW was held
on' Tuesday July 11th at 2 p.m.
in the church hail with arecord
attendance of 53, members and
visitors present, .
Mrs. H. Cudmore and her
group.were in charge of the
afternoon program. The theme
for the opening worship was
“The Church in your Commui.
ity" ' and the different parts
were- taken by Mrs. Muriel
Grigg, Mrs. W. 'Norman and
Mrs. F. Cantelon. Prayer was
led by Mrs. N. Heard..
Fourteen members • of the
Clinton Women's Institute, in
old-fashioned attire presented
a- skit in the form of an early
1900 institute meeting which was
Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn Brown.
Mrs. Harvey Culbert and
daughter Lynn left last' week
to spend a month with her
sisters in Saskatchewan.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wiggins
of Brantford visited with friends
here over the weekend.'
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pent.
land visited 'on Sunday with
DA > 11L4,. 'istonia.. wliospital,
London and are pleased to re.
port that Donna is making sat-
isfactory recovery from her
accident.
Visiting with Mr. and
Anderson Mugford at the week.,.
end were Mrs. Mugford's
mother, Mrs. Abner Morris of
Huronview, Mr. and Mrs. liar.
old Mugford, Donald,Larry,and
Lorraine of Mount Clements, -
Michigan, Mr. and Mrs. Len
Christla'w, Nile,Ellen andKevin
.1fnighti
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they demon.
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. Brussel's Horticultural Society.
Quests of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver
McChar1es•on Sundarwere Mr,
and M.rua,/aCk Lashioy. df Ttt>r»
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ay Visiting her .',sister Mrs.
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