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Page 8 THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday May Party lights are dimming By STEAMER EMMERSON Last Saturday Art Scott celebrated his birthday Gosh I wish I hadnt dozed off and forgotten about it I had it mark ed on the calendar had every in tention of going but after supper my party lights went out Why at one time when Art and my fatherinlaw were big in the car business my party lights glowed Edna St Vincent wrote- My candle burns at both ends It will not last the night But oh my foes and oh my friends It gives a lovely light Art should have invited Edna Sounds to me like a real party- type Art and Myrt were the Chev- OldsGM dealers at the comer of Guelph and Queen St just across from St Georges Anglican Church This was a time right after the war and companies were chang ing from manufacturing tanks to trucks cars convertibles and tractors You lined up to place an order you bought sight unseen over the phone Sometimes extra cash was offered to speed up an order It was wheelingdealing time Benjamin Franklin wrote There are three things in life a good wife a good dog and ready cash Ben was right Why Art and I have seen wonders worked when large rolls of cash were thrown on the table Let me tell you what happened to me at my fatherinlaws place of business This story deals with Art in a way and he certainly was the motivating factor in us accepting a deal which was just a little dif ferent than most No trade cash quick and out the showroom door At- the south end of Mam Street today Youngs Restaurant was owned by Freddie Lee No bigger than a Chinese fortune cookie Freddie poured coffee each mor ning for the business moguls of the day Every local political pro blem was solved deals were made insurance was sold and what the Herald couldnt print you heard it in Freddies It was the happy hour in those days The fun really started one mor ning when Freddie whispered above the gaggle of gossip that he was in the market for a new car I felt it was my duty to tell him about the long wait at the other dealerships Arts but if he hur ried right over after the coffee break I had a beauty I might be able to drive his way On the showroom floor was a brand new Meteor light blue sedan with overdrive Before we had half toured the town we bypassed Arts dealership Fred die announced Me buy me buy Naturally I was delighted that he was a buyer and not a shopper In a matter of minutes I had the order written up new plates put on gas in the tank and politely asked for Freddies cheque With a flurry he signed his signature in Chinese and handed the cheque God I was thunderstruck It was short For AM Your Fine China Silvtji Crystal MAIN ST MILTON 8780050 PHOTO SPECIAL 1 noun SAME DAY NEXT DAY t SERVICE Photos I In 3 Min I VIDEO CAMERAS what I told him the price was When I pointed out this slight oversight he replied You teach me drive you teach me drive I get licence you get Oh my goodness my fatherinlaw wasnt going to buy this deal and guess who examined and issued drivers licences you got it none other than Art Scott himself After my fatherinlaw came down to earth he said You can teach him to drive but just make sure he can pass the test It was awful Freddie couldnt steer he couldnt back up he was a disaster Every night after he closed the restaurant at pm I drove him up and down the Main drag because it had centre lights then would ease him in behind the wheel I just closed my eyes and prayed whenever he wanted to slip it into overdrive The police were complaining about me teaching him to drive at midnight and later with no lights on my fatherinlaw was com plaining because my progress getting him licensed was so slow Oh how I wished that morning he had whispered in Arts ear Me buy new car me buy new car One morning I went over to Al Zeravlevs body shop to check on some work Al was doing for us His body shop was JN ONeills former blacksmith shop beside the Rebekah lodge today Chinese checkers there was Freddies lovely lively pale blue Meteor massacred A pile of junk At first I was genuinely con cerned but when told me Fred die was okay I shouted with glee Freddie decided on his own to drive solo and under the stars and centre street lighting nb lights on and when he forgot how to brake correctly he hit the big maple in front of Knox Presbyterian Church kitty- corner from his restaurant Everything worked out well My fatherinlaw got his 500 I was released from my obligation and Freddie well he went out and bought a red Chev Bel Aire I never asked him where he bought it or if he passed his driv ing examination I was going to ask Art at the party but like I say I couldnt get into overdrive Village Constable No Georgetown Village Constable isnt English And no hes not at tempting to scare The bloody ell out of local residents Instead Con stable Nick donned this turn of English bobbys uniform to see how it fit since hell be wearing the costume during Georgetowns downtown Pioneer Days festivities June Herald photo by Lisa Pot St Georgetown Oni 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