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sugar and spice 1 hu mmxlmv t tfca wlutm bca the wm of march are past at last i put whether you can say its spring i s another thing the 17th of irejand ha com and flone the equine from the latin jwibhors and nox night tooaeh crenelated nightmare is upon us- tomorrow or tne day after or maybe six wee from now oti 1 spring one cannot help but admire the dour reluctance with which can ada relinquishes her clutch on the national season winter spring is greeted with all the enthusiasm a new potion for everlasting life would arouse at an undertakers convention k you like a if you and theft as it should b cant gambol in the woods botticelli m lust the 21st of march not unl are able to sambol in come to think of it some of italian prlmaveras would looked better in goloshes foe a hand soma of them had maybe the jonquils arc lovely in paris and the first crocus has inspired a letter to the tunes in england maybe the chinook has breathed lushly on red deer alta maybe ln such tropical on tano toqtres as blenheim or til bury there is a hint of intoxtca don in the air but 1 11 wager that in renfrew and atikokan and in bracebndge there 11 be nobody running around in his bare feet shoes shoes we have a nice selection of latest styles ladies mens and childrens shoes in stock first class shoes for reasonable prices come in and we will be glad to show them to you k mulder tringl 74041 shoe repair 75 markt si shoes shoes on what the calendar claims is the first day of spring poet t s eliot the edgar guest of the egghosd opined that ap ril is the cruellest month maybe so but i doubt if hed ham been so dogmatic if had every taken a stroll in the true north strong and free some first day of spring in one of those march xephyrs that would freexe the brains of a brass monkey for any honest thin blooded can adun march is 31 days of pure misery hes just about at the end of his tether anyway after a gruel ling four month toeto4oe slug fest with that capable heavyweight old man winter he s punchy still in there only through sheer fight ing instinct so what s he supposed to do just because march 21st is the first da of spring peel oh his long handled underwear stick a daffodil behind his ear and launch into mendelssohn s spring song not likely jfs much more pro bable that he ii contemplate the occasion with the gloomy despair of a toper trapped into a tea perry for march is a month to try mens souls the bod racked by a succes sion of bouts with the flu is cal ling feeblj on its last reserves and getting no answer the ward robe is a wreck thi mind ib a morass of income tax evasions monstrous fuel bills and the cer tain knowledge that the muffler and tailpipe on the car art eaten through domestic life is at its lowest ebb in march the kids have hot- m in their rubber boots which does not prevent them tracking in nough dirt to fill the st lawr ence seaway their zippers are shot their button are few and far between and they have only one mitt left their winter clothes are j to shabbly their parents ignore them in public hoping other peo- p wont know whose kids they are their mqther is like a caged leopard her nerves are rubbed raw from mopping up pools of wa tcr looking for people s hats and listening to the syncopated thump and rumble of the stoker shes sick to death off prying froi en sheets off the clothesline her skin is becoming dried out and the housccteaning looms like some fearsome monster its wise to tread softly and in wide circles aroundxfter mind you im not down on spring as such give me a burst of sunshine a balmy breexe and a sight of green grass and ill be quick as the next fallow to get giddy fd run off with a widow or whatever you re supposed to do in the spring but when i know that the pile of ashes in my cellar is four times the size of the coalpile and there s almost a foot of snow on my front lawn and 1 m catching my seventh cold of the winter please if ou value our lift don wipme up to me on march 21hl arftfiftay bright k vrcll first da of spring th use automatic laundry appliances live better electrically enjoy new freedom let modern automatic electric home laundry appliances help you with one of your biggest jobs an electric water heater gives you plenty of hot water an electric washer washes your clothes cleaner quicker automatically whatever the weather an electric dryer dries your clothes sunshine fresh no heavy loads to carry arjj then electric ironing adds the finishing touches youll have the extra tune you want to devote to your family when you live better electrically york west m p to speak at best rally next tuesday evening the local progressive conservative assocla tion are holding a monster rally to meet their candidate sandy best who represented the pcs in the last parliament at ottawa in an announcement from local headquarters it was found that the mail bag suggests get together for political argument georgetown ontario march 17th 1058 dear mr editor as john st is not too far from queen i suggest my opposition should come over some night and perhaps we can finish one argum ent beforethe tories change their story again the saga of the dis appearing surdlus is really some thing i don t think the liberals were too badly whipped last june sir or we would not be having this election at all and your memory must be really bad if you have for gotten already how fast a certain telegram came all the way from england to tell the minister of finance to keep his mouth shut i would call that a whip all right ccrtainl the i ibcrals were in power at the time of the suez crisis what has that to do with mr dicfenbaker turning our arm ed forces over to us command two years later without even calling parliament into session in my first letter i used the givcawa of our armed forces 0 prove that mr dicfenbaker does not practice what he preaches he blamed the liberals for fostering american influence and turned right around and handed them more influence than the liberals vtr did and i difftr with him complete 1 when hi sas it was the amer h im who stopped the shooting j wir the wanttd it stnppwl al vhl but tln did n t know how t o it ind make it stick until mr i 1 ir n cam up with his proposal i the date of the rally will he this coming tuesday evening march 25th in the legion hall at 815 p m sharp all local residents are cordially invited that very popular master of ceremonies vine mountford has volunteered to come up and with a number of fellow entertainers put on a real showi this will be of real interest to the many who at tended last june at the last con servative rally as the crowd thor qugh y enjoyed his show particu larly the songs be had written spe cially for the occasion also the local executive feel es pecially honoured to have with them speaking on mr bests be- half none other than john hamil ton mp for york west and one who is recognized as one of the ablest of prime minister diefen- bakers galaxy of rising young lieutenants mr hamilton only 44 years old was first elected as a pc m november of 1954 at a bj erection in 1934 reelected at the last general election he has been much in demand as a speak er throughout the country he returns from an extensive speak ing trip throughout the west the day before his coming to george town a lawjer by profession he graduated in 1939 with honours mr hamilton is married with two children he is a queen s coun scl practicing in toronto on the outbreak of the last war he join ed the armoured corps as a pn vale was mentioned in despatch cs served in northwest europe with the third division and was dis charged a major at the end of the hostilities he is a member of the kingsway united church the local association feel vcr fortunate in having mr hamilton at their meeting as he is among the most sought after speakers in the country he is also parliam entar assistant to the minister of labour the hon michael starr 1 their will also be lunch served and an excellent opportunit to meet conserative standard bear er sand best and mr hamilton thi obokorrown hkftald wiln day march lfrh 19st page 3 i0de entertains for bask english class the countess of sttathmore chapter of the i0de entertainea for the new canadians after the closing of their basic ffrglish clas ses which have been held in the evening at the georgetown high school the social evening which was hed in wngglesworth school opened with the placing of the standard and the singing ot the queelt mrs yeoman placed the flag and mrs james evans accom panied a the piano mrs leslie clark the regent welcomed the basic english stud ents and friends numbering around fifty mayor john t armstrong spoke words of welcome to the stud- ents and tfther guests the enjoy able program which followed inclu ded songs by tommy schenk and mrs clarence kroll accompanied by mrs richard vaodenberg d4- anne greenwood delighted every one with her gypsy dance as did six little girls janie bouskill val erie kitchen jane ann inghs joy haines christine earl and dianne golden when they dancedthe high- land fling dutch folk songs by three htuedulch girls were also very much appreciated the girls were dime kalsbeek janie janssen and greet de kleir two games were placed and mrs langebeck and mr pankemn than ked miss florence luke and mr a dobson their teachers a delic ious luncheon concluded the even ing mrs john t armstrong im migration and citizenship convener planned the evening assisted by mrs edwin hall and mrs robert reichardt pittsburgh paints exterior and interior ernies radio1 mill st tr 73701 i i it i c thi whole worl 1 was urate fi 1 th it is not in arumi nt hich bnns mc full circle to what j i r unalh tn i t sa that has j im romt 1 t m i wilter of triwal argument i because of the honour and pns iim brought not onlj to himself but to canada and canadian states men b mr pearson s achievement he is known and respected b all nations mr bulgamn does not care if he is a liberal or consera tie but he kno t lester pear son of canada is the man who came up with tjie right answer in i the right place at the right time mr dicfenbaker has no such pres tige or respect nor has he the knowledge ami experience neces sar to deal safelj and adequately with foreign powers therefore mr pearson is the he st man to look after our inter sts at the summit conference nd because xanada is the onlv countr in the world geographic all rightbetween russia and the u s wt must be at that confer ence and we dare not send any thing less than our best now about that 586 million dot lar surplus is the writer sure that was there if so he had better tell donald fleming and ellen fair clough they are saying it never i was i am quite sure it isn t there now at anv rate after a vote buy ing spree like the tories put on there cannot be much left for the uncmplo ed or arc there any unemplojed sincerelv yours mrs a a mcdonald 22 queen st georgetown insurance travel real estate walter t evans co have ou made our donation to the easter seal campaign if not do it now garnet 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