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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-05-01, Page 16Page 2 -Crossroads -May 1, 1985 The older, the better By Bill Smiley One of the nicer things about growing olc)er is that we grow steadily ore pure. It's astonishing ho* we shed sin anddon morality with each passing year. One night about 50 years ago, for example, I was climbing over a stone wall with my shirt stuffed with. grapes, when a stentorian voice bellowed, "Hi! Yon!" My heart leaped into my , mouth, I leaped to the ground, the grapes popped out of my shirt, and I took off like a missile, pursued by outraged roars and heavy boots. Later, in the sanctuary of my bed, did I regret my wickedness, revile myself for shattering one of the commandments and swear that I'd never do it again? Not exactly. What I did was regret losing the grapes, 'revile myself for being scared half to death, and swear a return' visit to the vineyard as soon as the heat 1 was off. That's what I man. To- day, I'd never consider such a thing. Oh, I might give my golf ball a very small kick if it was in a particularly bad lie in the rough and nobody was looking. I might say I'd paid the hydro bill in time to get the discount when I knew perfectly well that it was in my pocket, unpaid. But I'd never dream of doing anything dishonest like stealing grapes from a mil- lionaire with a huge estate and a huge gardener doubling as night watchman. Other people are the same. The older they get, the better they get. Not long ago, I visited an old acquaintance, a woman in, her early 40s. She had a teenage daughter who was out to a dance that night. The kid was to be home by one. As the hour neared, the mother kept breaking off her monologue about her church activities, her eyes flitting toward the clock. By one -fifteen, I had to restrain her forcibly from calling the police. The kid showed up at one -thirty. You should have heard her mother. You'd have thought the youngster -was utterly depraved. Later, as mama served tea and vehemently wondered what was going to become of these undisciplined, irres- ponsible teenagers, I couldn't help casting my mind back. Twenty-five years earlier, my hostess had been a regular young rip, whose specialties were drinking gin out of the bottle in backseats of cars, and going for mixed midnight swims au natural. Recently, I spent a week- end with an old college friend. He had distinguished himself at university, not through academic or athletic prowess, but for an incred- ible memory that could re- call the words and tunes of all the bawdy songs ever sung. Saturday night I tried to get a few verses of Riley's Daughter, or Cats on the Roof -tops out of him, but he was strangely reticent. In the old days you had to hold him down and stuff a sock in his mouth to make him stop` singing. Sunday morning, he acted kind of mysterious. Wanted me to go for a walk with him. I decided he was taking me to the bootlegger's, so na- turally demurred, but he insisted. Ten minutes later my mouth was still hanging open as 'I sat in the back row of the.- Sunday School and watched my friend, arms waving, face beaming, lead- ing about eighty small types through the strains of Jesus Loves Me. Last spring I bumped into an old Air Force sidekick in the coffee shop of a city hotel. Hadn't seen him since Brussels, 1945. His name was Dick, but we called hien The Count in those days, because he was reputedly, living in sin with a beautiful, rich, Belgian countess. He was a big, handsome, devil-may- care chap then. Anyway, we chatted. He was pretty fat, pretty bald, pretty dull. "Remember . when we used to call you,The, Count?", I asked, in an effort to establish some common ground. He muttered some- thing like, "Count me out" and launched rapidly into a spiel on the work he was doing with juvenile delinquents, through a church group. He finally ran out of breath, there was an awkward pause, then: "Guess you haven't met the wife," he said, turning to a large red-faced woman sit- ting on the stool beside him, eating a vast sundae. It was not the Countess. And so it goes. You can see them everywhere: people who were once steeped in sin and now pass the collection plate; who were once steeped in gin and whose in- flamed noses now light the way for the valiant armies of the temperance movement. Reformed lechers lead the attack on pornography and Rrostitution. Reformed poachers want the game laws tightened. Ancient golfers will take off as few as five strokes from their ac- tual score. Sex fiends be- come saintly, It's as plain as the wart on your nose that people im- prove with age, morally, if not physically. But I'd still like to know why. Is it because they have learned to respect the law and other people's property? Ls it because they know the day of judgment is bearing down and they're trying to cover their flaming youth with a nice coat of camouflage grey? Or is it that they simply 4orajiave the stamina to be sinful any more? Perhaps some of you old sinners could enlighten me. c BOOR REVIEW CHAUCER. By George Kane. .Oxford University Press, Toronto. 128 pp. Pa- per $3.95. Reviewed by PERCY MADDUX Geoffrey Chaucer has been called "the Father of Eng- lish Poetry", as he went in heavily for writingpoetry in the Middle English of his day rather than in French or Latin, but he often used French or Latin models and subjects. He is thought to have been born about 1340, but George Kane in his book "Chaucer" suggests late 1345 or early 1346. At any rate, he died in 1400, so he lived entirely in the 14th century, when there was no printing. Although Chaucer is re- membered for his poetry, that was only a side line, he held many important gov- ernment posts. George Kane tells us of his work, his fam- ily, and his literary develop- ment, analyzing the great poetry that has come down to us from the works of Geof- frey Chaucer, whose early romantic poetry seems not to have been preserved. BURMA ROAD Britain re -opened the Burma Road on Oct. 18,1940. crossroads Published every Wednesdayey Wenger Bros Limited as the lifestyle and entertainment section in The Listowel Banner. The Wingham Advance, Times, The Mount Forest Confederate and The Milverton Sun Members of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspaper Association and the Ontario Press Council Controlled distribu- tion in Arthu�f �,, Drayton. Harriston, Moorefield, Palmerston, Elmira. St Jacobs and Wallenstein Display and Classified advertising deadline - 5 00 p m Thursday week prior to publication date Advertising and Production Accounting and Billing The Listowel Banner The Wingham Advance T mes 188 Wallace Ave N . Josephine St , P 0 Box 97, P 0 Box 390. Listowel Ont Wingham, Ont N4W 3H2 NOG 2W0 The Listowel Banner 91.1660 The Wingham Advance•Times 3572320 The Mount Forest Confederate 323.1550 The Milverton Sun 5958921 COMING EVENTS NFU MEETING FARMERS -Democracy in Action. Those who are con- cerned with the role of government in agriculture meet with Gary Gurbin MP for Bruce and Grey. Walker- ton Agricultural Office Hall, Friday, May 10, 1985, 8:30 p.m. Sponsored by the National Farmers Union. In the coming months the Farmers Union will hold a series of forums at which you are invited to express your concerns and constructive ideas to people who influence your industry -get involved! 1,8 GARAGE AND LAWN SALES "GIGANTIC Moving Sale". Saturday, May 4. We've sold our house and an incredible bunch of stuff must go! Furniture, china, linens, sewing machine, toys, sports equipment plus much more. All in excellent condition. Fabulous prices. "Sale starts at 9 a.m. (not a moment earlier - seriously!) Rain or shine, 526 Wallace Ave. N., Listowel: FARM FOR SALE OR LAND FOR RENT EAST half of Lot 3, Conces- sion 5, Peel Township, Wellington County, 100 acres approximately 80 workable, buildings include a 11/2 storey home, a farrowing. barn, market hog barn, and a timber frame) barn for dry sows and weaners. Also in- cludes five feed bins, a 5,000 bushel grain bin, implement shed, liquid manure tanks and lagoon. Asking price $155,500. Written rental tenders must be received by May 3, 1985. For more in- formation contact Farm Credit Corporation, 105 Silvercreek Parkway, North, Guelph. N1H 7G7. 824-6360. 24,1 COPY for Crossroads Classi- fieds must be received by 5 p.m., Thursday of week prior to publication. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BEAVER VALLEY - Scenic treed lot approximately one acre. Septic' and hydro on site. Close to skiing area and Lake Eugenia,, $11,000. Vendor will hold mortgage. After 7 p.m. 519-924-2624. 1,8 LOOK no further for a build- ing lot! See Buttercup Creek subdivision in Fordwich. Registered subdivision, municipal water, good soil and drainage, reasonably priced. Phone 335-3100. FARM FOR SALE LOCATION: Approximately 3 miles south of Alma on County Road No. 17 and 1 mile east on gravel road. LEGAL DESC: Lot 4 and part of Lot 5, Concession 4 W.O.G.R., Pilkington Township, Wellington County. LAND: Approximately 1791 acres of which 140 are workable. BUILDINGS: A 1'/2 storey home with attached garage, a beef barn with access to a concrete yard, a hog barn with a total capacity of 75 sows farrow -to - finish • equipped with a liquid manure, system, implement sh- ed, -3 tower silos plus.a horizon- tal silo and feed bins, a 20 stall horse barn and exercise track. NOTES: 1) The property will be sold subject to an existing lease on the horse barn and the track. 2) Sale is subject to court ap- proval. Asking price: $269,900. A certified deposit of $10,000 must accompany the offer. Offers to purchase must be received at the Field Office listed below. Closing is normally 30 days after acceptance unless other arrangements approved by vendor. All offers to' purchase and in- quiries should be addressed to: FIELD OFFICE FARM CREDIT CORPORATION CANADA Attn: L. Harvey 105 Silvercreek Parkway N. Guelph, Ontario N1H 7G7' Telephone (519) 024-6360 Please refer to file number: 38554-523, YODER ROOFING Specialty roof coatings for flat or sloped roofs. PRODUCTS CONKLIN Urethane roofing and coatings. Workmanship guaranteed. Free estimates. Paul (519) 335-6497 AI (519) 335-6228 P.O. Box 117, Wroxeter, Ontario NOG 2X0 FIRST CHOICE AUCTION RR 3, Goderich, Ontario N7A 3X9 Telephone: (519) 529-7420 Going Out Of Btusiness AUCTION Saturday, May 4, 1985 at 10:00 a.m. for JOHN & MARG . THOMPSON Sale on the premises - Thompson Store, Bluevale. AUCTIONEER NOTE: First Choice Auction is of- fering on behalf of John and Marg Thompson all store equipment and contents by public auction, no reserve bid. Real estate will be offered at 1 :00 p.m. sharp as the Thompsons are planning on moving to Goderich. Plan to attend. , STORE EQUIP. & MERCHANDISE: 1 larger fridge; 2-21 cu. ft. house freezers; 1, display meat cooler, 70" with compressor; 1 set of store scales; antique pop cooler; antique counter 19'; 2 island shelves; adding machine; meat slicer; .68" store freezer with compressor and motor; 70" store freezer with compressor and motor; till; bags of groceries; clothes; work boots; rubber boots; hardware; odds and ends. M,ISC.: 2 logging chains; chainsaw; barrels; truck M, 1/2 ton truck axle and rims; garden tools; farm scales; 3/4 and 1/2" rolls of rope; p.t.o. Onan generator Onan AC volts, 120/240, KVA, 7, KW 7, AMPS 29, RPM 1800. REAL brick store plus 4 bedrooms upstairs, 2-3 pc. bath, 1 upstairs, 1 down, large eat -in kitchen downstairs, new roof and chimney, new window sills, 100 amp service. TERMS: 10% down day of sale. Bala'nce'in 30 days. Not responsible for accidents on day of auc- tion. All announcements made the day of the auc- tion take precedence over any and all printed material. All information contained herein derived from sources believed to be accurate but not guaranteed by First Choice Auction. For informa- tion call: Sales ManagerlAuctiofeer: COL. CLETUS DALTON 529-7420 Agent for Agropole Realty Ltd. MORTGAGES WE BUY and arrange first and second mortgages on residential property and farms. Phone Greg Cowan now at 291-3800, 8:30 to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday,. TF A recent comprehensive study of more than 2,200 U.S. companies' personnel prac- tices showed that flexible working schedules, allowing employees to arrange their own daily work routines, are used by only 15 percent of the firms for some of their white-collar workers and by only 3 percent of any blue- collar workers. Less than 10 percent of the firms offer a shortened workweek of less than five eight-hour days for any part of their work force. AUCTION SALE Of Appliances, Furniture & Antiques For: JOHN CONNELL Harriston, with additions at Gray's Auction Centre, corner Hwys. 87 & 89, 1 mile w. of Harriston on: Sat. May 4 at 11:00 a.m. APPLIANCES: 24" Kenmore stove; Viking fridge; Woods 15 cu. ft. deep freeze; gold Kenmore 24" stove; . Lady Kenmore 30" stove;. apt. size Kelvinator fridge (like new); large Coronado fridge; 22 cu. ft. deep freeze; Hotpoint h.d. washer; Contempra dryer; Simplicity gas dryer; Westinghouse wringer washer; Beatty wringer washer; Hoover spin washer. FURNITURE & ANTIQUES: Small drop front desk & china cabinet comb., glass on both sides; 2 wooden ext. tables - & chairs; dressers; washstands; horsehair loveseat; iron bed; 2 chrome tables & chairs; 3 chesterfields & chairs; buffet; crib; dresser stool; end tables; coffee tables; 4 pc. bedroom, suite; 2 recliner chairs; platform rocker; .small double ped. desk; single bed; double bed; ant. stretcher; 2 piano stools; record stand; 6 upholstered chairs; much of the older wooden furniture is in the rough. MISC.: 8 h.p. 5 speed Sears tractor lawn mower; 10 speed bike, like new; baby buggy; exercise bike; ceramic ware (7 gnomes, 2 dolls, 3 pc. tea set); oil burner; hobby saw; 2 trunks; picture frames; treddle sewing machine; parts of washs- tand sets; Acme stove made by Guelph Stove Co.; stove hood fan; 'misc. dishes; lamps; pipe vise; bench grinder; gallons of paint; jackall jack; work bench; roto tiller; Lawn Boy lawnmower; wheelbarrow; water softener; alum. windows, 26"x24", 46"x30", 47'/s"x30" & 54"x30", & many other items too numerous to, mention. NOTE: Appliances selling at 1:00 p.m Lunch Booth. Terms: cash or cheque with proper I.D. day of sale. Any announcements or corrections given verbally day of sale take precedence over written advertising. Owners or auctioneers not responsible for accidents day of sale. Auctioneers: BARRY, KEITH & KIM GRAY Harriston (519)338-3722 ,or 343.360 ' .y. AUCTION SALE. Of. Tractor, Motor Boat, Truck Camper, Machinery, MF Riding Lawn 'Mower, Hay, Straw, Misc. For: PAUL NEWBRAND South 1/2 Lot 10,, Con. 12 West Luther Twp., on centre sideroad, 12 miles east of Mount Forest on 89 Hwy. to Wellington Rd. 16, turn right, 1 mile to farm or 3 miles east of Conn and 1 mile south on: Saturday, May 4, 1985 at 12:30 Noon CAMPER, BOAT: Kontiki 11' truck camper, queen size bed, 3 pc. bath, propane stove, sleeps 5, real good clean cond.; Humber 15'-6' beam boat, convertible top, sleeper seats with trailer with 85 h.p. Mercury motor, like new, boat is in top cond.; 12' car top fiberglass boat, good cond. MACHINERY: Case 430 diesel tractor, good clean cond.; MF No. 12 hay baler in real good , ° clean cond.; New Holland 56 5 bar side rake on rubber, good cond.; JD 32 plate wheel disc, good cond.; Cockshutt wheel cult. on steel; old hay mower; Case ,3 furrow trail plow; 5 ton wagon gear & flat rack; Dearborn 2 furrow plow, good cond.; 4 wheel horse drawn.manure spreader; old manure spreader made into trailer; 2 fanning mills. LAWN MOWERS, ETC.: MF 7 h.p. riding lawn mower, 36" cut, new motor last summer, good shape; 2 good power laWn mowers; new wheel barrow; lawn mowers for parts; 2 chainsaws, run- ning; 2 bicycles; bicycle parts. HAY, STRAW:. Approx. .2000 bales of 1984 straw;-approx.1200 bales of 4-5 yr. old hay. DOORS, TOOLS, MISC., ETC.: Partial list only: 4 new -16' steel farm ' gates; 2 - 10' ;wooden step . ladders; 2 oak desks; 10' wood sectional door & hardware; old mortar, pan; set of steel slatted steps, never used; set of wooden steps; no. of TV towers; rabbit cages; bathtubs; kitchen sinks; counter top; no. of alum. windows; ass't. of alum. doors, various sizes; ass't. of wooden doors, all sizes; alss't. of electrical wire; some copper wire; 2 chests of drawers; sheets of used plywood; some heavy used steel; eavestroughing; approx. I; 200 used 8" cement blocks; approx. 10 sheets 4x8 wall panelling; wooden sash; windows & storms; no. of used carpets; approx. 100 cedar rails; rolls of 1/2 cable; electric motors; oil furnace, used very little; approx. 30 sq. of new IKO 210 Ib. white 3-1 shingles; .steelrailing; pony saddle, good; used CB's, Walkie Talkies; used door locks; hardware; oat roller & motor; quantity of outside lighting fixtuLes, etc.; 2 wagon loads of small items, etc. ' TERMS: Cash sale day. Cheques with I.D. only. Sale Order: 12:30 wagon loads, misc, etc. 2:30 camper, boat then machinery, straw, hay. Owner or auctioneer not responsible for accidents, injury, deletions or loss of property sale day. Proprietor: Paul Newbrand (416) 278-9855 Auctioneer: JOHN D. McPHEE Mount Forest 323-4058 Japan uses less rubber For the second consecu- tive year, rubber consump- tion in Japan declined in 1982, falling 4.4 percent to 1.23 million tons. AUCTION SALE Of 2 Tractors, Farm Machinery, Straw, Grain, Household & Misc. For ROSA KOSZULAP Location RR 2, Arthur, Lot 33, Con. EOSR, ap- prox. 1 mile north of Ashur on No. 6 Hwy. on: Sat® May 4th 10:00 a.m. MAC-IINERY: Universal 445,4 wheel drive, 1800 hrs. (good); Belarus 500 70 h.p. with cab; Ford 9N with rebuilt motor; Dearborn 3 p.h. mower to fit; MF No. 12 baler (ex.); Int. self propelled com- bine No. 203, field ready; No. 201 Int. swather 10' self propelled; NH No. 512 p.t.o. manure spreader; JD Vanbrunt 13 run seed drill; Min- neapolis hay rake on rubber; 2-3 T gravity boxes with undercarriage; 2 flat wagon racks & chassis; Int. No. 36,3 furrow plow trip beams; 4 furrow No. 46 plow; Snowlander single auger snow blower; 10' double disc, pull type; Tely fertilizer spreader on rubber, 400 Ib. cap.; 3 p.h. sprayer, 30' boom with 45 gal. barrel; Agriatic auto bale stooker; ce- ment mixer; Skelton 28' hay elevator; Favorite 40' elevator on rubber; 5 section harrows & doubletree; Allied bale stooker; 2 wheel trailer; Viking vacuum pump; 2 camper trailers on rubber for storage; Int. No. 28 tractor mower, 3 p.h.; 2 furrow Ferguson plow, 3 p.h.; bale fork & stooker; Allied 12' cult., 3 p.h., 33 teeth; 3 p.h. scraper blade; 4 T. grain box with front auger, good runn- ing gear; 3 grain augers approx. 10', 20' & 30' 4"; MH Super 26 combine for parts 10' pull type cult. on steel. , STRAW: Approx. 1000 bales of straw. GRAIN: Approx. 8 tonnes of mixed grain. HOUSEHOLD: Double wood bed; 2 dressers; chest of drawers; kitchen cupboard; ant. rocker;, end tables; Beatty elec. iron, floor type with rollers; push lawnmower; sel. of shovels, rakes, garden utensils. MISC.: 2 Sunbeam elec. clippers; English & Western saddles; air tire changer, needs some parts; Webster air compressor; platform scales, handle type; Burdizzo; dehorners; 6 partition jacks; steel, gates; sel. of lumber, 2x6, 2x4, 2x10; approx. 100 rails; approx. 130 batteries; steel stakes; fanning mill; ext. ladders; misc. win- dows & doors; chain link fence; small steel lathe, needs some work; cement drain tile; misc. cages; pallet of new bricks; snow fence; large sel. of welding material; scrap iron; axles; piping; tools; etc.; heat cab with roof for tractor. ORDER OF SALE: Misc. at 10:00 o'clock, household approx. 1:00 p.m. & machinery to follow. TERMS: Cash or Cheque with I.D. Owner or auc- tioneer not responsible for accidents or property loss day of sale. Lunch booth. Auctioneer: JOHN GRAHAM Grand Valley, Ont. (519)928-5361 -AUCTION{-SALE- ©f ppliances; Furniture; "Antrgoes, Dishes; - ' ' Garden Tools & Misc. Items For: CLARA BENDER 440 Maple St. N. Listowel LETA OUANTZ 416 Maple St. N. Listowel INA BLACKMORE 850 Winston Blvd. Listowel Sale will be held in the Kurtzville Comm. Centre (Arena) located 3 miles north of Listowel on Hwy. 23, turn west at Gowanstown, go 4 miles on: Wed. Evening May 8th Sade Time 6:00 p.m. APPLIANCES: Westinghouse 24" electric stove; Westinghouse frost -free refrigerator (matching harvest gold, good); Westinghouse 24" electric stove; Frigidaire older style refrigerator; Viscount electric clother dryer;' Beatty wringer washer; Westinghouse 21 cu. ft. chest freezer; Simplicity spin-dry washer; Westinghouse 40" electric stove; Westinghouse 30" harvest gold electric stove; RCA electric clothes dryer; dehumidifier; electric broom; small electrical appliances. FURNITURE: 9 pc. Andrew Malcolm dining room suite consists of Duncan Phyfe style ext, tables with leaves, 5 chairs & arm chair, buffet, double door china cabinet (large good suite); 9 pc. dining room consists of square table with leaves, china cabinet, buffet, 5 chairs & arm chair medium' size, good; brown chesterfield & chair; matching coffee & end tables; 2 older style chesterfields; drop leaf Duncan Phyfe style dining room table (needs repair); 'brown swivel rocker; space saver; small console radio - record stereo (good); upholstered arm chair; hassock; 2 card tables; fold up card table & 4 chairs; French Prov, arm chair; table lamps; pictures; wall mirrors; Zenith 12" portable B&W TV; B&W console TV; table radio; Fleetwood B&W 20" portable TV; telephone table; steel bed spring & mattress; wooden single bed; bedroom chair; comb. radio record & 8 track with speakers; luggage; day bed; -,.child's school desk; bedding & linens. RUG: Repro. Persian 9'x1 2' area rug. ANTIQUES: Back to wallIcupboard, top doors single pane (good); ext. table with leaves; 2 Queen Victoria style love seats (beige & gold, good); bottom part of back to wall cupboard; ladies' dressing table with mirror; square parlor table with glass ball claw feet; harvest style wooden table with 2 drawers; pine flour & sugar box; bonnett chest; small wooden table with drawer; press back chair; parlor shelf table; odd wooden chairs; settee rocking chair; chest of drawers with top board; trunks; wooden floor lamp; high chest of drawers; wash board; crocks; iron pot; fold -up tub stand; Singer treddle sewing machine DISHES:' Dinner set for 12 minus 2 cracked cups; Noritake; depression glass; 5 pc. silver tea service; silver pieces; variety of good & everyday dishes; pots & pans. MISC. ITEMS: Self prop. Lawn Boy mower with ' grass catcher: 2 gas push lawn mowers; golf cart; bug zapper; Electrolux vacuum & attach.; Elec- trohome dehurnidifier; 8' plywood take -apart -table; picnic table; lawn chairs; garden tools; wooden tool cupboard; box steel stove, wood burning, new with pipes; wooden step ladder; meat saw; electric heaters & misc. items. TERMS: Cash or Cheque with proper I.D. sale day. Owners or auctioneers not responsible for accidents or loss of property sale day. Auctioneers: B013 GILMORE 291-3489 DOUG GILMORE - 291-3421