The Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-01-11, Page 17•
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As I recall, my last column
s a tale of woe, relating the
adful things the gods had
ne to me in 1972.
1 should,have kept my mouth
ut ''The same gods, annoyed
my tiny protest, . decided to
ow me what they could really
�. replied, "I'm going to call a
Take a •cat: Go on. Any old press conference, and admit -it
t. Take a guy with an awful , was. all your fault, because
milk and eggs. rake a wife you'd waxed the floor, and you
o is upstairs watching TV cynical, almost vicious hiijln't
en she should be helping put , the cat out, and you
it‘ guy,., with the groceries: weren't -down to help me --with
O.K. The guy comes in.. He the groceries. • -
kes off "his boots°so, he won't Ah heck! I shouldn't put her
ake a mess on the" newly- through all that. It was not her
ashed-and-waxed .kitchen fault, except that she'd waxed
or. He is in his sock feet. the floor and .hadn't put the cat
ight? t"`' out and didn't come down to.
Out of •the grocery bags he', help with the groceries and in-
kes two quarts of milkR``a sists t take rriy,boots -611-When I
zen eggs and a case of pop. come in onto her rotten
pretend you were a vampire,
and suck it out."
"People will think you've
been beaten tip",, she worried.
"Yes", I rejoined. Smugly. No
answer.
"I'm going to lock the door,
so nobody can see you." And I
e heads for the kitchen coun-.
r.
At that very moment the cat,
fed, hurls herself at his legs,
Bowing and rubbing. He lifts
s right foot, gently, to turf her
t of the way, spins smartly on
s left metatarsal, and goes
wn like 'Niagara Falls.
He fails to.eject the grub, out
rant ive
some din, p 't id
at you hang onto the grub at -
y cost. The first thing that
is anything is his noggin,
ich tries to tear the copper
f the cupboard door handles.
The next "ting- that- strikes
rd -pan is his nose, which to walk into a place of•business
unces off the floor in a spray . - and -see something framed on
blood and milk. the wall to remind salespeople
Yes, he's still holding onto What they are there for. I was
e• milk:' He loses only one ' so pleased with what I saw that
art of blood, two of milk. I asked the owner of the store
His erstwhile wife , and for permission to take a picture
otector comes down and finds of the "message" so I 'could
m sitting in, something a end it to you. He said, "Yes, of
asai wedding, two part milk course." So here it is:
al•W�w
one part,blood,,a cold cloth A Customer is the most im-
his torn scalp, eggs all over '+portant person in any business.
e place, and his nose going up A Customer is not dependent
e a balloon being filled with • on us: We are dependent on
,drogen. him.
But there's no fret, no sweat. A Customeris not an fin-
e's had his-nose•broken three terruption. of our work. He is
es before, and by far better the purpose, of it.
ili vit.ife.'s A Customer does us a favor
polished floors.
It's not so bad, really. Apart
from the • cuts on my nose,
which look as "though a gang of
Glaswegians had worked me
over, there are only the eyes:
For, some reason, when you
break your nose, there's a great
sympathy from your eyes. -
They `don't weep, except for
the first six' hours. They swell
up and uiT and .rip. At first they
are red..' Then they begin to
look like a couple of tea -bags
that- `-' 'eve been -oft he4booze. h
And when the worst is over,
they turn a sort• of bilious
yellow.
When that happens, you
know- you are home free, and.
that all you have to do is think
up witty answers for -the query:
"Wife beat you up again?"
S hrlck W.iu'slistltiti
GODERICH SIGNAL -STA, THURB
Arniv�ibanqiiet set for Bedford
• Twenty-seven ri�ernbers of the
Goderich WI, and two- visitors,
answered the roll call which
was " "Ways to improve your
education when school days
are over," ' at the January
meeting of the Goderich W.I.
The minutes of last meeting
were read and adopted.
A thank -you from Mrs. E,
Parks for a' 1 Christmas card
received by her was read.
members are invited to bring a
friend.
A Spring Bake Sale on
March 30th was announced.
Birthday greetings were sung
,for -,Mrs. Wm. Porter, Mrs. J.H.
:Johnstone, Mrs. M. :Holme:;
and Mrs. K. \Wilkinson.
;Mrs. C. Straughan, program
convener, introduced Mrs. C.
Edwards, who spoke "n
Citizenship in a democracy,
:iO
announced. -
,,The W.I. will entertain the, N r M E against
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residents of Huronview at a
birthday -party on April 18. '
giving the members mucholo
think about.
'She compared the history of
the cities of Athens and Sparta,
as examples. in a Den locracy
and a Military State, pointing
out that from'the people comes
the strength of .Citizenship.
s a„ -f
Also, there iast'difference
in being a citizen and a patriot,
she said. Canada owes much. to
its past Leaders. Mrs. Edward
A short course
Mrs. B. Crawford reported
that the annual. banquet will be
held at th Bedford Hotel on
February I at 12:30 p.m. The
Dear Ann Landers: In these
days when customers .are get-
ting kicked around, ignored, in-
sulted and made. to feel •as if
they are intruders, or worse yet,
bores, it is downright refreshing
ogle—than, a cat, or
Xing • , when he comes in. We are not
Sitting. ,,,t,here among the doing him a favor by serving
gshells and .milk and blood, him. .
remembers fondly the time - ' A Customer is a part, -of our,,
s.future brother-in-law `gave business — not an outsider.
m an elbow and cracked ,the ' A Customer is not just a
d beezer during football•prac- statistic. He is, a flesh -and -
e - h
blood ,u:rnan being with
And then he thinks of that feelings and emotions; like our-
autiful free-for-all with theselves. , . �"
yal Marines, outside that A Customer is a person who
b in Wrexham, North Wales, , Gomes to us with his needs or
en the fighter pilots proved his wants. It is our job to fill
ly that they could not fight., them.
And he remembers, almost A Customer is deserving of
th pleasure, the day he , was the most courteous and atten-
ing beaten up by the German • tine treatment we can give ,him.
ards, and nobody had even A Customer is the life -blood
oken his -nose yet, and then df this and every other
e little guy who. was engineer, business. Without him we
the locomotive came rushing would have CO close our. doors.
o the circle and kicked, him Don'eVer forget it. — Other
ht in; the snoot. Side Of The Counter.
And I'd"like to"'saythis mutt . Dear Q.S. of the C.: Most of
t therehaPpily for ever after, _ the salespeople 'Iencounter are
inkingabout the other times very PIeasant and they try their
nose had been broken. But
e wouldn't let him.
Her first thought waspure
orence Nightingale.
verybody will think I did it",
e wailed. "Yes; T swbuld think
y would," •I countered.
vowing you:"
"They'll think you were
nk", was her next • _con-
bution. "Well that's what I'd
nk, 'if someone told rile he'd
t a one -rued bout with a
I sugg 'led.
'How am I going to get the
od out 'of that towel", she
eried. "Well you might
. S. 3o1
Leave this Handy List
Where He Will Find It!
'BIRTHDAY!"
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level best togive good -service.
But that occasional lemon is
enough to ruin a person's day. I
am clipping your timely
message and am having -several
copies made. When I encoun-
ter a salesperson who is rude,
or indifferent, I will hand him
(or her) the column and walk
out of the store, without buying
anything. I will then send a
_ copy of the column to the
president of the store. (He will
get the message.) -
f f every person who reads
this will do,the same, it is
bound to make an impact.
Dear Ann Landers: I have a
terrible problem -and I beg of
you to take it seriously. This is
not a put-on. It's no gag. I'm
desperate.
• 1 am 22 years old, engaged to -
be married to a nifty guy..
Everything ;looks wonderful to
WHAT1DO
You SAY?
ESTIMATES.
GIVEN,
CALL US
TODAY
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outsiders but I'm scared to
death. I still wet the bed. It
doesn'a happen very often, just
when I have a little too much
to drink. I always wake up in a
puddle after dreaming tht I
visited the Fountain in
Brussels or went swimming, or
took a walk in the rain. I've
gone to three doctors and they
all say I'm fine, physically
no weak, kidneys, no bladder
trouble or anything like that.
My fiance has no idea that I
have this problem and I am
ashamed to death of it. Can
you suggest something that will
help me stop wetting the bed -
permanently? .— Fed Reserve
Bank Gal.
Dear F.R.B.G.: Yes. Stop
drinking permanently. And I
hope` you will take this answer
as seriously as I took you,
"r
question.
Confidential to Do. You
Believe' In. 'It? — What dif-
' fer`ence does it make? If You
• believe in it and Whelps you get
through. these difficult days,
that's all that matters. What
count is.;hat: you are handling,
your. grief" If anyone criticizes
you, tell him ;to MYOB.
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farm land. dumps
"Metropolitan areas must
not be allowed to use prime
farm land "as garbage dumps,"
protest's Gordon Hill,
President, Ontario Federation
of Agriculture. "This is one
more threat showing the need
for farmers to be deeply in
volved in long-term land use
planning. We will not tolerate
highways, industry, or decaying
garbage that unnecessarily
waste our land."
Metro Toronto , politicians
are planning to freight 400,000
tons of the city's garbage yearly
to rural areas. The garbage is
to be buried in trenches and
covered with loose fill. Govern-
ment sources have leaked that
four out of the five dump ,sites
being considered are in
Wellington county.
"These cities must not be
allowed to ravage good produc-
tive soil, simply to hide.their
refuse. It is their "garbage, let
them dispose of it -- on their
own .land," says Hill.
"We 'do not want their ver-
min, disease, or 'the risk to our
water table," he added. Metro
officials have suggested digging
trenches to five feet from the
water °teble.-1veter Hannam,
• Wellington Federation of
Agriculture president, says,
(Now, a message from the In-
dustrial Accident Prevention
Association ... The theme for
your safety drive this year is
ZERO IN ON PROPER JOB
PERFORMANCE.)
For a Light Snack
ora FuII Course Mea
WE INVITE YOU TO
DINE IN THE PLEASANT
ATMOSPHERE OF THE
O LOCAs. TRADEMARKS, tee.
= -CARE IN THE --°,
HOME COURSES
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"The water table shifts
dramatically with' seasons,
here. Dumping will not he safe.
If there is no risk, why are they
going to this great expense to
get • the . garbage out of
Toronto?"
Hannam, a Guelph beef far-
mer, maintains- cities must
eventually pay the price for ef-
ficient regeneration or compac-
ting systems,
"The time to start is now,"
he says.
rioted people ih uld endeavour
to attend the -'i ressive service
held in the C rt House, when..
immigrants are naturalized.
Mrs. G. Morley gave three
delightful readings on New
Years.
Mrs. E. Sitter thanked Mrs.
" Edward and all who con-
tributed towards the program.
Mrs. G. Morley and her
hostesses served a dainty lunch.
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