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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-06-13, Page 16Page 2---.Crossroads---June 13, I9111 Whlttirigton ciose shaves for the ne w G.G. There are two reasons why I am delighted with the ap- pointment of Mme. Jeanne Sauve as Governor-General of Canada. The first reason is that I finally feel vindicat- ed in my lifelong abhorrence of words like poetess, Jewess and sculptress. Mme. Sauve has not you will notice, been appointed Governess -Gener- al. She's our. Governor-Gen- eral, and that's that. I am doubly delighted be- cause it is great to see one of ours making it to the top. All the women I know share my admiration for this brave and radiant lady, and most of us have identified with her if only for a few daydreaming seconds. On the surface, governor -gener- alship looks like a pretty neat job. You have a nice „house. You can travel and go to parties. You get to meet Prince Philp. You don't have to worry about things like parallel parking and whether you can afford to get the roof shingled. But we all know there is a flip side to the G.G. coin. It's not all stuffed mushroom caps and diet soda. Mme. Sauve will be expected to be on all the time—perfect, self- possessed and vice -regal — even when things go wrong. And they will. Take memory lapses. We all have them, and they have nothing to do with aging. I had a whole bunch of them once when I was eleven years old, and consequently failed grade six. Memory lapses seem ' to strike when one gets tense and anxious to please. Thus, when you go to introduce your husband to the new minister, you forget his first name your hus- band's, I mean. Will this happen to Mme. Sauve? Will she find herself saying something like: "Your Majesty, it is my hon- or to present to you the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honorable ... the Right Honorable . . . now isn't that silly? His name's right on the tip of my tongue." I trust there'll be an aide standing by to prompt 'her with a discrete whisper. And where will the aide be when Her Excellency takes a bath? Not there, off course, and that is why the following will happen as sure as God made little green grapes. The G.G. will opt for a hot bath before she gets dressed for an official function and she'll lean across the tub and turn on the tap and she'll get a whole headful of water be- cause Mr. Governor-General will have forgotten to return the shower control to the down position after his ablu- HEY KIDSI LEARN TO DRAW WITH DANNY COUGHLAN tions. There will go a thirty - dollar, silver-plated hair -do, minutes before a social deadline. I can only hope that the Queen's representative in Canada will be given her very own bathtub where no- body can monkey around with the shower controls. Other mad -makers lurk in the bathroom. Show me a woman who hasn't almost bled to death on the brink off a big social evening and I'll show you a bloody liar. You'd think we would know better than to apply razors to our lower extremities just before times of heavy social- izing but those of us who are perpetually insecure about personal grooming will reach for the razor and use it to whip off that tiny cluster of hairs, just above the ankle bone. We also remove a lay- er of skin. The resulting wound is as small as a new- born's fingernail but it bleeds and bleeds. Lordy how it bleeds. One winds up dressed, BILL BRANIAH9S ONTARIO e.., G. c c p GNU G cc..0-•,G 0 0 0 p`b c c• -•..c. oc 6 p c' OG G / b o cavo," ,., --....c,‘:1 o �aoo �% / �r u Goo v O �`�"� �/ o oda J Go 1(445,iQ Od p�o� IP Va 9 ; Doe- r, e D'6\0 n 0 �11r��� !, �` " ANNy '/ 1. Here's Danny's complete drawing. .!r 2. Finish what Danny started. • 3. Now try it yourself! GLOMAL TELEVISION'S ROVING REPORTER I am now a prospector. A mining man. And I have a prospector's licence to prove it. I have even staked a claim in the goldfields of Kirkland Lake! The whole thing started last year when my wife Jenny, cameraman David Perrault and myself went to Kirkland Lake to do a -few stories about mining. While there we met Alex Peron, one of the many prospectors, engineers and geologists who frequent the Bon Aire Motel's coffee shop for breakfast. Alex "suggested we come back sometime and he'd show us how to stake a claim, He and his partner, Big John Duncan, have been prospecting the district for years and have staked more claims than you can shake a stake at. . Jenny and I talked about it during the winter, and one beautiful • spring day we de- cided the time was ripe to go up to the goldfields to make our fortune. So we packed our bags, took the sporty little Mus- tang that Global got us and headed north. Spring was busting out all over. The northland was magnificent. We were 'to go into the bush the next -day. Alex and Big John expected us. David was flying up from the city. But the next day the roof fell in. It was snowing, blow- ing and cold. David's plane was delayed. He arrived about noon, and seemed un- daunted by the weather. He said it would lend an authen- tic note, and he'd get some great pictures. I put on ,a bold front, and told Alex and /Big John that after all I'd been to places like Greenland and Yellow- knife , and the weather crossroads Published every Wednesday by 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 distri- bution in Ariss, Arthur, Drayton, Harriston, Moorefield, Palmerston, Bloom- ingdale, Breslau, Conestogo, Elmira, Heidelberg, Linwood, Maryhill, St: Clements, St. Jacobs, Wallensteln, Wellesley and West Montrose. Display and Classified advertising deadline — 5:00 p.m. Thursday week prior to publication date. Advertising and Production The Listowel Banner 188 Wallace Ave, N., P.O. Box 97, Listowel, Ont. N4W 3H2 Accounting and Billing , The Wingham Advance -Times Josephine St., P O. Box 390, Wingham, Ont. NOG 2W0 The Listowel Banner 291-1660 The Wingham Advance -Times 357.2320. The Mount Forest Confederate 323-1550. The Milverton Sun 595-8921 wouldn't bother me a bit. Jenny, who has never been considered a golddigger, was rarin' to go on this jaunt. She hopped in a panel truck with Mary Greer, a geological technician who works with Duncan and Peron and Steve Rayment, a reporter from the Northern News, who was doing a story on us. We drove over to the re- cording office. I got my pro- spector's licence and a map of the Boston Creek area, along with metal claim tags. An hour later we were on the edge of the bush, ready to go in and restake a 60 acre claim. I sensed that this was the beginning of a new career. I felt I was on the verge of a great'discovery. I would be- come a mining magnate. I hadn't been this close to a fortune since I once blew the bundle and bought a Win- tario ticket. We trudged through the snow into the bush. I had an axe to blaze the claim trail, Big John cut down a tree with a few easy swipes. Alex squared off a claim stake. I nailed on a metal tag. David recorded the 'epic trek on tape. We forged ahead. My hands were cold. My feet were cold. My bones were chilled to the marrow. We found an abandoned cabin. I huddled there shivering in silence. Then we moved on. As we left, and I followed Big John's footsteps through the snow, I began to think that prospectors earn their money. On the other hand, the stakes are high. So I'll be back there again to claim my. fortune. Count on it! Maybe this year, or maybe next year. Or maybe the year after that. coiffed, made-up and be- jewelled, but barelegged un- less you count the clumps of Kleenex stuck here and there. There is no actual record of a woman attending a government or embassy function with bloody tissues stuck to her shins, but I bet it's happened. If I were a fairy god- mother, I would bestow the following boons upon our new Governor-General. I would wish her freedom from the petty annoyances that strike most of us when weare doing our darndest to look and act like ladies of more or less regal stature. I hope she never sprays her hair with Arrid Extra - Dry. I hope the label never pokes up at the back of her dress. I hope she won't get a,cold- sore the day she has to read the speech from the throne. May the heels of her shoes never ram themselves into sewer gratings and gaps in board sidewalks. Meanwhile I invite Cana- dians everywhere to join me in a toast to our new Gover- nor-General. Isn't she grand? Isn't it lovely to think of her talking turkey in .Buckinghairt Palace 'with Queen Elizabeth and Mar- garet Thatcher? God bless them all, ( Maybe She already has.) Bennett Sells for Less 13 enne Pontiac ° Burch " GMC 810. 10th St. HANOVER Open Mon. -Wed. 9 6 p.m. Thurs.-Fri. 9 - 9 Sat. 9 - 5 p.m. 364-2140 BUY AND SELL Reach over 401000 households in midwestern Ontario with Buy and Sell. Call Farming Today at 323-1550 or 595-8921 or Crossroads at 291-1660. From The Living Bible "Teacher," these spies said; "we know you tell the truth no matter what! You aren't influ- enced by .'the opinions and desires of men,' but sincerely rc`h' the ways of God. Now tell us, is it right to pay taxes to Rome, or not ?" Jesus saw their trick and said, "Show me a coin and. 1'11 tell you:" When 'they handed - it to him he asked, "Whose picture and title is this on the coin?" They replied,"The emperor's." "All right „ he said,"if it is his, give it to• hien. But everything that belongs to God must he 'given to ,C0(11" Mark 12:14-17 Evangelical Fellowship of.Canada Heart Answers WHAT IS STROKE? A stroke occurs when the blood sup- ply to part of the brain is halted by either a clot,.a ruptured vessel or pressure on the 'blood vessel by a tu- mor. Strokes are more likely to occur when arteries leading to the brain have been previously damaged by a disease process called hardening of the arteries. Warning signs of a pos- sible stroke may include temporary loss of speach, loss of vision or dou- ble vision, une>E'p)ained headaches or dizziness. Regular medical checkups are the best protection against strokes. Contact your local Ontario Heart Foundation for more information. 1 ONTARIO HEART FOUNDATION A Healthy Heart Is A Famrly Affair 116th ANNIVERSARY ' SALE 40% off all WINDOW UNITS, some display units at one time only prices: standard 10 year ROOFING, first qualrty• seals '7,77 bdle . we cut ODD SIZES of PLYWOOD. skid lots of 40 bags PORTLAND CEMENT '5.99 ea . large stock of WOOD MLDS . fantastic buys on STOVES & Ap• CESSORIES. INSULATION BLOWER available. FREE in- stallation of REPLACEMENT WINDOWS. GLASS cut to size. 1 x 3 HEMLOCK strappings .10' I ft . postformed COUNTER TOP blanks '5.95 I ft . , we sell COAL. KEROSENE & FIREWOOD, ZONOLITE INSULATION '4.99 bag, masonry & prefab CHIMNEY materials: selection of PAINT $10 00 Gal . up to $40 00 value.TOOL RENTAL SERVICE AVAILABLE. KEROSENE HEATERS, USED WOOD STOVES & HEATERS reduced to clear. ready •to use MORTAR MIX '3.29 bag. No 2 RAILROAD TIES 8'• '6.00 ea 20% off KITCHEN 'CABINETS, grey PATIO SLABS 18 x 18'2.40; steel BARRELS. plastic lined '4;67. ROOF. FOUNDATION & DRIVEWAY COATING '16.95, 20 I pail, 'FIBERGLASS. INSULATION R-12 15'. 90 sq ft '16.75 ctn. R.20 15 50 sq ft '15.75 ctn . 40% off stock insulated entrance. wood patio & door units — See our collection of old woodworking tools & relics of 116 years of serving this area with building supplies & fuel — All above- prices are CASH & CARRY, ask about our delivery service. HOWES BUILDING CENTRE 338-2210, Arthur St. W., Harriston NOG 120 1977 Dodge Ramcharger, 2 wheel drive, rear seat, power steering, power brakes, auto., V8, Michelin tires, new paint, good shape. Priced to sell $3,500. (519) 669-8578. • APPLICATIONS ARE STILL BEING RECEIVED FOR: • Heritage Fair & Antique Market Cruickshank Park Wingham, Ontario -Saturday, July 21, 1984 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sponsored by. Wingham Bicentennial Committee As part of the joint community celebration marking On. tario's Bicentennial, our first Heritage Fair & Antique Market is being held The Town of Wingham and Turnberry Township are )om• ing together to make this a memorable occasion for all par- ticipants Our fair & market is being prbmoted .widely as an outstan- ding event and promises to attract people from far and wide. The site. Cruickshank Park is centrally located. a most inviting setting Show and sale of antique furniture, curios, memorabilia. • nostalgia, collectibles, handicrafts. baked goods ' You are cordially invited to participate and encouraged to 9 reserve your space as soon as possible Services provid- ed good advertising • tables - rain location -.Wingham Arena controlled access • space measuring 12' x 8' • setup may commence at, 8 00 a.m Sat . July 2 1st '30.00Ispace - dealers & crafters '15.°OIspace - bake. tables • Reserve your space now For information or Jim Michelle Kennedy Box 358 Wingham., Ont. NOG 2W0 (5.19)357-2628 Currie' (519)357-2703 Evenings AUCTION SALE Will Be Held For BLAIR NEAL S.H Lot 4, concession 8. Arthur Township, 1 mile east and 1 'r2 mile south of Mount Forest on Friday, June 15 1:00 p.m. Sharp Consisting of Real Estate, Farm Ma`chlnery, Livestock AUCTIONEER'S NOTE: Please plan to be on time as there are no small articles See Lull list in June 6 Crossroads Owner or Auctioneers Not Responsible for Any Accidents Day of Sale. TERMS: Cash or Cheque with I.D. Owner: BLAIR NEAL 323-1159 ALLAN R. MILLER Sales Manager: LANGSIDE AUCTION SERVICE 392-8240 Auctioneer: JOE METZGER 395-5482 AUCTION SALE Of Farm Machinery, Misc. Items for DOUGLAS KROTZ Lot 18, Con. 5, Wallace Twp. Located 1 mile • east"` f Gowanstown and 1,/2 mile north, or 5 miles northeast of Listowel on Friday, June 22, 1:00 p.m. TRACTORS: J.D. 2120 diesel tractor, remotes (good cond.); Allis Chalmers D14 gas tractor' with hydraulic loader. MACHINERY: M.F. No. 10 hay baler with M.F. bale thrower; Massey Harris No. 60 pull type c-bmbine with scour clean; New Holland 327 power spreader, single beater (new apron); J.D. 45 plow, 3 furrow 1 6" bottoms, trip beam; J.D. 11' wheel cultivator with cylinder; Speed King 36' 6" grain auger with 220 v. electric motor; 22' pipe hay elevator on carriage; Turn - co 1 75 bu. gravity grain bin on wagon; wagon and 1 5' bale thrower rack; J.D. Van Brunt 17 disc drill with grain, fert. and grass attach.; 5 section harrows and stretcher; wagon gear (Bolster type); Allis Chalmers p.t.o. grain blower; 3 drum land roller; 4 bar side rake on steel; 3 pth, weed sprayer with 2 barrels; 3 pth. 6' scraper blade; 3 pth. 6' scuffler; 3 pth. post hole auger; Cockshutt 13 disc drill (for parts); electric oat roller with motor. MISC. ITEMS: Fanning mill; platform high beam. scale: 3 farrowing crates; pig troughs; wheel barrow; sap buckets and sap pans; wood lathe (older); plus wagon load of farm tools and misc. items; 8" x 8" x 1.6' timber. SNOW MACHINE: Snow Cruiser and caboose. Owner or Auctioneer not Responsible for Accidents or Loss of Property Sale Day. Terms - Cash or Cheque with Proper I.D. Sale Day. Auctioneer:, BOB GILMORE 485 Victoria Ave. S., Listowel Phone 291-3480 AUCTION SALE Of Machinery and Household Effects will be held for ARNE STORM Lot 28, Con. 1 1 , Turnberry Twp. - 1 corner past Co-op Feed Mill, north of Wingham,, turn west 2'/2 miles on Saturday, June 23 10:00 a.m.. MACHINERY: M.F. 180 tractor; Ford 8N trac- tor; M.R. 165 tractor has loader; M.F. super 92 combine; 2 combine tires 14.9 x 26 on rims; M.F. 22 with corn head; M.F. 9 baler and thrower; N.I. manure spreader; N.I 2R picker shelter: Cockshutt corn planter; Cockshutt 16R seed drill with grass seeder; Int. 15R seed drill on steel; Cockshutt hay mower; J.F. 3 pth. rake: Ebersol bale elevator; Triple K 15' cultivator; Overum 3 pth. 3 x 16 plow; Kverneland 3 pth. 3 x 16 plow; G.W. 7' snow blower; Kewanee 36 plate disc; J.D. 36 plate disc; 1500 watt p.t.o. generator; 150 bu. gravity box on run gear; 200 bu, gravity box on run gear; 2 bale thrower wagons; corn hog; Gehl hi -throw silo filler; p.t.o. cement mixer; 10' land packer; wagon with flat rack; 1500 gal. water tank on trailer; one way disc; 5 sec- tion diamond harrow; 250 gal. weed sprayer; J.D. hi pressure washer; 3 barn fans 14" x 18", x 24"; 35 galv. pig slats 8' x 9' like new: 2' x 4' tender foot slats approx. 15 pcs.; 2 farrow crates; parts for Cockshutt No. 5 husker; parts for M:F. 92 combine; Peugeot 76 diesel car, good motor, sells as is; V.W. 77 Rabbit gas 'car, sells as is; router 71/2" skil saw; 7" porter - cable saw; EL 1/2" drill; 3/8 EL drill; anvil; screw guns; 10 steel trusses 1 4'; walking plow. HOUSEHOLD: Chesterfield and chair; coffee and end tables; table and desk lamps; 4 pine bookcases; 9' wall unit; pine wall unit; teak desk; dining table and chairs; radio and record player; upright piano; 23" B&W television' 1 2" B&W TV; 3 alarm clock radios; kitchen table and chairs; Sears zigzag sewing machine; washing machine: dishwasher; Kenmore microwave oven; dishes, pots, pans: ap- pliances; Hoover vacuum cleaner, ironing board; garbage can; 2 door cabinet plus overhead; 4 drawer filing cabinet; queen size bed; teak dresser and mirror; 2' twin pine beds: 5 ft. vanity with sink; 3 dressers; calculator, typewriter; EL adding machine; 2 ten speed bikes; one 3 speed and one girl's bike; National Geographies, house plants; cross country skis and boots; toy box and toys. For Information Phone 357-2071 NOTE: Household Effects Sell at 10 a m TERMS: Cash. Farm Sold. Lunch Booth Owner or Auctioneer not Responsible for Accidents. AUCTIONEER: Brian Rintoul 1Y AUCTION SALE Of Appliances, Furniture, Antiques, Dishes, Tools & Misc,. Items for KEN MORGAN RR 2, Moorefield Sale will be held in the Kurtzville Community Centre located 2 miles north of Listowel on Hwy. 23, at Gowanstown turn west, go 4 miles on Wed. Evening June 20 6:00 p.m. APPLIANCES: Moffat 30" electric stave; Westinghouse refrigerator (older 'style); Simplicity square tub wringer washer; Inglis automatic washer: G.E. electric clothes dryer; 2 dehumidifiers; humidifier; Electrolux vacuum cleaner; small electrical appliances. FURNITURE: Chesterfield and chair; 2 occa- sional chairs: platform rocker; Electrohome console stereo (radio -record player); Omega electric , sewing machine (cabinet model); magazine table. bookcase with Encyclopedia books; card table and 3 folding chairs; record stand: TV tables; small tables; small lamps; chesterfield and chair; round maple table with 4 chairs; table radio; coffee table; easy chair; knick-knack shelves; telephone table; small size pool table with accessories; 2 Lazy -Boy chairs; Singer portable sewing machine; various size rugs; cont. double bed; 2 bookcase double beds; nite table; 3 piece bedroom suite with' bed, chest and dresser; pictures and frames; bedding and linens; baby crib; rollaway. cot - ANTIQUES: 2 wooden ext. tables with leaves; set of 4 press back chairs; buffet; large size blanket' box with bottom drawer; side board; '1 piece cupboard; honnett chest; top part of cup- board with 3 pane glass doors; wooden hall tree; odd wooden chairs; wash stand; dressers with mirrors; parlour table; bookcase: wicker fern stand: school chair desk; desk (needs repair): 8 gal crock and 3 gal. crock; round top trunk: old sheet music; 2 coal oil lanterns. DISHES: Variety of good and everyday dishes;. pots and pans, counter oven. MISC.: Electric Smith Corona Electra II typewriter; Texas Ins. electric cal. with tape; binnoculars; Polaroid Land camera and case; barbecue with rot. (good); fireplace access.; exercise bike; bicycles; lawn hand roller; Lawn Boy power lawn mower; lawn furniture; bird bath; garden tools; 4 h.p. garden tiller; 40 gal. not water tank. 'weed eater; baseboard heater; life Jackets. shuffleboard, cues and 12 discs; child's sled and wagon; 15 Ib. bowling ball and case: wooden step ladder; hand tools and misc. items Owner or Auctioneer not -Responsible for Accidents or Loss of Property Sale Day. Terms - Cash or Cheque with Proper I.D. Sale' Day. Auctioneer: BOB GILMORE 485 Victoria Ave, S., Listowel Phone 291-3489