The Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-04-10, Page 19Like every other red-
blooded male in this country
over the age of four, I am an
expert on hockey.
As a player, I didn't
exactly make it to the NIIL.
Or Senior A. Or Junior A. Or
Junior B. Or Junior C.
But you don't have to make
it all the way in Canada to
become a connoisseur of the
game. All you have to do is to
have been exposed to the
game since you were about
three, and it's in your blood
for life.
As a kid, I felt culturally
deprived because I didn't
have a pair of "tube" skates.
To my great shame, I had to
indulge in the sport wearing
an old pair of my mother's
"lady's skates" (pronounced
with utter scorn by the kids
with tube skates.) Mine went
almost to the knee and sup-
ported your ankles like a bag
of marshmallows. Obvi-
ously, that is the sole reason
I didn't make it to the big
leagues.
As a kid, I played shinny
on the river' with some guys
who actually, later, did
make it to pro or semi -pro
ranks. When I was in high
school, some of my best
friends were playing Junior
A.
I was brought up in a rabid
hockey and lacrosse town.
When I was a little boy, we
had a Senior hockey team. It
was made up of local factory
hands, blacksmiths (yes, I
go back that far), and gener-
ally good athletes, of no par-
ticular rank or station in life'.
They played for fun. They
bought their own equipment.
There was tremendous
rivalry with the other towns
in the country. The rink was
jammed for every game.
We kids sneaked into the
games through the place
where they threw out the
snow after clearing the ice;
squirmed our way down be-
hind the players' bench, and
fought each other to the bone
'when a senior broke a stick,
and with a lordly gesture,
handed! it back toward .us, 1
If you were lucky, you got
two pieces of hockey stick,
took, it home and had your .,
old man splint it, taped it up,
and played the rest of the
season with a six-foot man's
hockey stick practically
tearing the armpit out of
your five-foot frame.
When I was a teenager, the
home tpwn went ape over
hockey, began importing
players, and iced a Junior A
club. We local high school
guys were devastated by
jealousy when the imports,
from such exotic towns as
Ottawa, Montreal, Brock-
ville, came to town and stole
our girls away.
We locals didn't have a
chance. It was Depression
times. We were lucky if we
had the money to go to the
Saturday night movie (two
bits), let alone take along a
girl and feed her afterwards.
Page 4 -Crossroads -Apr. 10, 1985
Dear Mr. Gore:
Our daughter is entering
high school next year. Al-
though the changes have
been explained to her, my
husband and I are confused.
,What are the changes and
will they still prepare our
daughter to go on to univer-
sity since Grade 13 has been
dropped?
Mrs. W.
Dear Mrs. W:
This is the first year of the
change made in the Minis-
try of Education document
called Ontario Schools, In-
termediate Wei iSenior Divi-
sions (Grades ' 7-12-OAC's)
1984. This document is called
O.S.I.S. by Board of Educa-
tion personnel.
Students entering high
school loeginning September
1984 must take 16 compul-
sory subjects and 14 subjects
of their own choice to be
granted a high school di-
ploma. The 16 compulsory
subjects include five English
or French with at least two of
The Warning
Signs �
Fred Gore
them at the Grade 11 or 12
level, one French, two
Mathematics, two Science,
one Canadian Geography,
one Canadian History, one
Social Science at the Grade
11 or 12 level, one Arts, one
Physical Education and one
Business or Technological
unit. In total, a high school
diploma requires 30 credits.
If a student wants to go to
university affter high school,
six of those thirty credits
must be Ontario Academic
credits of OAC's. These are
advanced level credits offer-
ed at the Grade 12 level that
now replace 1 rade 13 as you
knew it.
In most instances, the high
school dictates that eight
credits will be taken in
Grade 9, eight credits in
Grade 10, seven credits in
Grade $1, and seven credits
in Grade 12. Following this
course selection, students
would finish high school in
four years. However, it is not
necessary that high school
be complet°ed in four years.
A student can take five or
more years and still qualify
for university admittance.
As a matter of fact, many
students, realizing that dni-
versities are raising their
entrance requirements,
choose to take the fifth year
so that they can concentrate
more on fewer subjects.
This new system iS some-
what flexible to meet the
particular needs of individu-
al students. Up to two com-
pulsory credits may be re-
placed by additional courses
from the remainder of those
listed as compulsory. Par-
ental approval of such must
be provided in writing. For
exceptional students, the
principal may reduce the 16
compulsory credits by a
maximum of four, leaving
the exceptional student with
12 compulsory credits out of
the total of 30.
I hope that I have helped
with your understanding of
the new system. Be assured
that your_ daughter will be
well prepared for university.
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the Big Dipper (the bright-
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distances of from 5° to 25°.
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see how they work with
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multiples of the 10° fist.
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your eyes on the leading
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the fist to that point. Repeat
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be surprising to learn that
the width of the little finger
more than covers the moon!
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prominent that the moon
looks so large.
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will become almost. auto-
matic to scale distances in
the sky in this way.
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8 07 Saturn 3° N.
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22 13 Mars 0.4° S.
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28 04 First Quarter Moon
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this month. Mars; low in.
the west when the sun sets,
is moving into the constel-
lation Taurus. Saturn rises
in the east in the lateeven-
ing and is low in the south-
west at sunrise. Look for
Jupiter in the southeast in
the predawn sky.
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Hockey's golden era
aftwirsow
But the hockey imports
had everything. Flashy uni-
forms. Great physiques. The
roar of the crowd. And
money. They got about $15 a
week for room andboard and
spending money. They often
had two or three dollars to
throw around, so, naturally,
they got the girls. (Some of
them are still stuck with
them, ha, ha.)
Ironically, about a third of
those guys who made us
green with e.nvy would be
knocking off eighty-five to a
hundred thousand a year if
they hadn't been, horn 40
years too soon. They were
good enough to make the so-
called NHL today, but not
then, when there were so few
teams and so many as-
pirants.
There were only eight
teams then: Toronto, Mont-
real Canadiens, Montreal
Maroons, Ottawa Senators,
Boston, New York Rangers,
New York Americans, Chi-
cago and Detroit.
There were probably just
as many hopeful players. To-
day there are 21 or 23 or 28
teams in the NHL. Nobody
seems to be able to count
them any more.
Well, figure it out. Take a
quart of whiskey and add a
similar amount of water.
Split the remains in two and
add a half of water to each.
What do you get? Not a
whiskey with water. A water
with a touch of whiskey.
And that's why so many
once -ardent hockey experts
like me just don't bother
going to games, or even
watching them on TV, unless
the Russians are playing,
when you see a few flashes of
the old-time hockey, instead
of a, .group of high-school
dropouts high -sticking,
slamming each other into the
boards, pretending to fight
by dancing ring -a -round
while carefully clutching
each others' sweaters so
they won't be hurt, tripping,
clutching, hooking, and do-
ing everything but playing
hockey.
Perhaps the most sicken-
ing.,thing of all is the great
hugging and kissing and
dancing that takes place
when one turkey has scored
a goal by shooting toward the
end of the rink and having
the puck go in off a team-
mate's stick - pure ac-
cident.
It's OK. I don't necessarily
want to go back to the days
when players had some dig-
nity, and didn't have to pat
each others' bums all the
time. Nor do I want them re-
duced to the sort of ,wage
slavery they endured years•
ago.
But please spare me, on
the sports pages, from their ,
constant whining, tantrums,
hurt feelings, and never-end-
ing interest in the big buck.
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in the pattern of pov-
erty. The USC breaks
the pattern with fam-
ily projects to boost
income, raise living
standards, provide
training and family
planning information.
Registration numbe 006 4758
AUCTION SALE
Of tractors, farm machinery, straw, some anti-
que household effects & misc. for
Sol. & Lavina Wagler
Lot 12, Con. 10 Mornington Twp. located 3'/2
miles northwest of Millbank or 3% miles north-
east of Newton on
Friday, April 19
at 12:30 p.m.
TRACTORS: Leyland 255 diesel tractor, p.s.
remotes 60. h.p.; 3200 hours, complete with
Reist industrial all-hydloader, '6' bucket; Int. 656
diesel tractor p.s. remotes, cab, air, front weights,
65-70 h.p.; Int. 766 diesel tractor p.s. remotes,
cab, air, 90 h.p., all tractors in good, condition.
MACHINERY: Int. 4500 vibrashank 121/2' wheel
cultivator with levelling harrows, new wide points;
Hydrein semi -mount, 4 furrow plow, 14" bottoms,
auto. reset; New Holland 519 power spreader,
top beater (like new); New Holland 273 baler,
super sweep pick-up;.2 H.D. Joe's wagons with
16' & 18' flat racks like new; Ford 917 industrial
flail mower, 7' like new; Ebersol 32' hay elevator
with 1 h.p. electric motor; Hydrein 3 pt.h. 3 -fur-
row plow 12" bottoms, trip beam; Winco 230 volt
generator on trailer like new; 5 section harrows;
Oliver 8' double trail disc; Int. 80 double auger 8'
snow blower, cylinder for hood sold separate;
Ebersol V -type snow blower.
STRAW: 400 square bales of good clean straw.
MISC.: 2 cylinder portable air compressor; battery
charger; steel feed cart; GMC pickup truck racks;
farrowing crate; steel hog feeder; 7 pig medi-
cators; 20' ext. ladder; .2 cutter shafts; cutter
pole; Ski-doo cutter; 250 gali tank; 300 gal.
diesel fuel tank & pump; used lumber; used steel,
scrap; plus wagon load misc. farm tools.
HOUSEHOLD & ANTIQUES: Sideboard with high
top with shelves; 2 wash stands with towel bars;
dresser; 3/4 size brass bed (painted); buffet
sideboard; 2 child's crib beds; child's bed; chest
of drawers; round top trunk; press back 'nurser
rocker; 5 Iegwooden ext. table; 3 press back
chairs; Elg-Art mantel clock; Farmer's Acme 45
gal. butcher kettle stove (good); 30 gallon milk
can; 80 Ib. milk cans; strainer pail; milk strainer;
gas lantern; copper boiler; cutter shaft bells;
horse chime bells; 12 team bells; feather pillows &
tick; steel bed; some glass & depression; odd
dishes; box of ceiling tile; 4 alum. storm windows.
SALE ORDER:' Selling household & antiques
12:30 p.m. sharp, followed by wagon load &
misc. Machinery at 2 p.m.
Plan to attend this sale of -good clean machinery.
Owners are retiring from farming. Lunch booth
available..
TERMS: Cash or cheque with proper I.D. sale day.
Owners or auctioneers not responsible for acci-
dents or loss of property sale day.
Proprietor:
SOL WAGLER - Phone 595-4836
Auctioneers:
BOB GILMORE - Phone 291-3489
DOUG GILMORE - Phone 291-3421
AUCTION SALE
of farm machinery for
Gerald Foster
RR 2, Atwabd, Lot 11, Con, 10, Elma Twp.
1 '1/4 miles west of Newry then '/4 mile south
Monday, April 15
at 12:00 noon
FARM MACHINERY: 6000 Ford selecto-matic
tractor; A.C. 7060 tractor 2.0.8 38 with duals
-fully--equipped,--Massey-Fergtasan 465 -tractor with
Allied loader; 4 row Ford corn planter with insecti-
cides and monitors No. 354; air compressor with
large 5 h.p. motor; Arc electric welder and acete-
lyne torch; 5 furrow 18 inch bottom automatic
reset plow; Ford 100 gal. trail weed sprayer;
Malco 30 ft. 6 in grain auger, 2 h.p. motor; Allis 3
furrow 3 pt.h. plow; Innes 4 row bean puller; In-
nes 520 bean windrower; flat rack and wagon;
John Deere 14 ft. wheel disc plus extensions;
New Holland 3 pt. h. mower; International 815
combine with corn and bean special diesel; 4 row
No. 843 corn head and straight cut 161/2 ft. No.
810 head;Innes pickup header; heads sell
separate; 2 • Kilbros gravity bins 350 bushel on
heavy duty wagons 10.00 x 20 tires; MF No. 33
17 run seed drill with grass seeder; John Deere
14T baler; Geo. White 32 ft. bale elevator; Luck -
now double auger snow blower with hydraulic
hood turner; New Idea spreader flail type 135
bushel; New Holland G79 tandem manure
spreader; Ford 24 ft. cultivator with buster bar
harrows; 2 gravity bins on wagons; hydraulic fer-
tilizer auger; scrap iron; Wetmore corn chopper
and blower; silo unloader 12-14 ft.; 12 ft. chain
harrows; 12 ft. land packer; and various farm
tools.
TERMS: Cash or cheque with I.D. day of sale.
Any announcements or corrections given verbally
day of sale. Owner or auctioneer not responsible
for accidents day of sale.
Proprietor: Gerald Foster
RR 2, Atwood, 519-356-2498
DAVID CARSON FARMS
& AUCTION SERVICES LTD.
Auctipneer: David Carson
RR 3, Listowel, 519-291-2049
AUCTION SALE
for
Joe Dowling
Farm Equipment
11/2 miles west of Harriston on Hwy. 87
Friday, April 19
at.1.0:30 a.m.
TRACTORS: MF 1135 & cab; MF 35 gas &
loader; MF 65D, p.s.; MF 165 -gas; (2) MF 2135
gas & Ind. loader; White (2).105 & cab; Cockshutt
1355 D, 1550 gas & 1465 D; Cockshutt 1650
late model, over & under; Oliver 880 gas & loader;
Moline M5 gas; Nufieid 345 & 1060; David Brown
950, 990, 995 and real clean 950; Ford 5000 Hi
Arcti; Dexta gas;'Universal 650 & new '350; J.D.
420 & Ind. 420 & fork lift; IH -Case 530D; 430 "'
gas & loader, clean; 930 Western; W4 & Farmall
H; Zetor 4712; Case 1816 skid steer loader, 2
buckets; A.C. 17D & 15D & loader; homemade 4
wheel drive with G.M. engine D.
COMBINES & SWATHERS: 410 MF QA late
model, gas., with pickup head & 3 row 32" N, corn
head, clean combine; 410 gas, QA, slightly burnt;
405 MF pull type with 10' pickup, good unit; A.C.
Gleaner, cab & pickup, gas, good unit; MF SP 82;
Case 400 pull type & pickup; IH 80 & pickup,
clean; forage harvesters & blowers; Dion forage
box, roof; 400 Versatile 12' PU reels; hay cond.'
No. 800 J.D. swather PU reels, hay' cond.;
Owatona swather; N.H. mowers & hay cond.; 2
snow blowers; Danhauser post hole digger; 9'
Gehl haybine; 7' N.I. cutditioner; N.H. No. 25
Whirl -A -Feed blower; J.D. hay cond.; N.H. 717
harvester, 1 row corn & hay pickup; No: 34 J.D.
harvester & 1 row corn head..
EQUIPMENT: (3) 4 & 5 furrow MF plows; 3 & 4
furrow Cockshutt plows; 3 furrow Overrum plow;
3 furrow Kneverlands, clean; (3) 4 & 5 furrow IH
plows, semi & 3 p.h.; 3 furrow A.C. snap coupler;
Kongskilde 8' & 12' cultivator; '20' Keewanee
cultivator, like new; 10', 12' & 14' White disc; IH
rebuilt; 3 p.h. fork lift; Case 6 furrow semi mount
auto. reset; p.t.o. Gehl hammermill.
CARS & TRUCKS: '74 Chev. 6000, 20'. van
body, 350 V8 & 4 sp., fiberglas front; '70 Chev. 1
ton, duals & hoist; '66 Olds convertible; home-
made Jeep with Ski-doo engine.
EQUIPMENT CONSIGNED FROM ONE FARM:
TRACTORS: IH 3388, 130 h.p., 3900 hrs.;
9600 Ford, cab.
EQUIPMENT: N.H. model 273 baler & thrower;
Gehl 3 beater forage box & 9 T. wagon; N.H.
forage blower; 14' Kewanee disc; (2) IH No. 400,
6 row corn planters; tool bar with hyd. pump; IH
grain drill with grass seeder, brome box & fert.;
A.C. 6 row scuffler; older Chev. truck with gravity
box; J.D. No. 1350, 6x18 trip beam plow (parts
missing); 500 gal. Century sprayer with monitor &
42' boom.
ADDITIONAL CONSIGNMENTS
TRACTORS: Case 1370, 2325 hours.; Case
1070, 2750 hours; Case 2290, 1440 hours;
Case 1190, new.
EQUIPMENT: GT model 570 grain dryer; IH 15
run seed drill; IHC 4x16 semi mount plow; NH
351 grinder mixer.
This is a good offering of equipment stored inside.
Dowlings are taking on the Universal Agency and
are selling the stock in their yard. Gray's Auction
Service is combining with them to sell this one
farmer's equipment.
Anyone wishing to consign machinery to this sale
up to sale date please call:
JOE DOWLING: (519) 338-3821 or
GRAY'S AUCTION SERVICE: (519) 338-3722
BUSINESS AS USUAL UP TO SALE DAY. LIST
SUBJECT TO ADDITIONS & DELETIONS.
Lunch Booth
TERMS: Cash or cheque with proper I.D. day of
sale.
Owner or auctioneers not responsible for acci-
dents day of sale, Any announcement. or correc-
tions given verbally day of sale take priority over
written advertising.
Auctioneers:
BARRY GRAY - (519) 338-3722
DAVID CARSON - (519) 291-2049