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Real Estate MARKETPLACE Ballinafad Wls entertains at Halton Manor by Winifred Smith Wl made their annual visit to Hal ion Manor on Wednesday evening of last week a with the neighboring Branch They entertained the but with special honors to Ihose who had an April birthday looked after a gift for each and provided a nice ly decorated cake for occasion was asked lo after the program Tin got under around Mrs Leo was MC and called on the Jesse and Ernie with their fiddles accompanied by Eileen at the piano 1 lively numbers Grace McEncry gave two hum readings Paul Schwartz all with his solo and Fred Short ill sang a duet Lille Given favoured a solo and the Church men choir were very generous as they song several snappy numbers At different Intervals Mrs had some funny stories to tell which caused much merriment Due to the applause the seniors seemed delighted with the program During the serving of lunch the orchestra kept the en tertainment going with the old time music It was almost like an evening in summer on Friday night Many residents from Ihc village and those living in the area North of the Hal ton Hills Town line in Erin Township took advantage of the good weather to Journey Erin VUlage to the ribbon cutting ceremony at the opening of the progressive con servative campaign headquarters They were joined by a large number who came by bus M P and Mrs catty wLrc on hand to as well as his Campaign Manager Eleanor Taylor J catty is seeking in the for 1 1 m In g Federal in the riding of Wellington Dufferin Sandwiches and toffee were served A good time was had Centre on Saturday evening danc ing with music supplied by Band of Gary Pool There was lots of food as always when s Pot Luck Another dance has been planned for the Merry Month of May The children who to Sunday School and Church on Sunday delighted wilh the story Mr Stiles told them as It had an added louch with the minister playing a lune on the mouth organ Mr and Mrs Fred I added much the service with their inspiring duet The first Sunday in May will be the anniversary Service as Church begins ihe second century ils 101st Year There was some ex cltemenl on Saturday morning when the fire reels came tearing through the village They turned the corner and across the town line the Eighth Line The fire was on the property formerly owned by the family One of Ihc barns was on fire and was completely burned down Mr and Mrs Archie relumed home on Saturday after spending a holiday In St Peters burg Florida New offices to serve area Official opening of combined Canada Pen sion Plan Family Allowances and Old Age Security offices in Oakville is today Wednes day The new facilities have been renamed In come Security Programs District Offices The Oakville office services the regional municipalities of Halton and Peel which in cludes Milton Brampton Georgetown Acton and the eastern part of Burlington At these one stop service offices resi dents will be able lo obtain Informal Ion and assistance concerning Ihe following Income Security Programs Canada Pension Plan retirement pensions disability benefits sur vivors benefits Old Age Security pensions Guaranteed Income Supplement Spouses Allowance Family Allowances and Ihe new Child Tax Credit Teaching school hardly a dull life Dan t ever try to tell me that teaching school Is a dull lire Oh it can be pretty gruelling not to mention gruesome in Jan and Feb But once we get lhat March break behind us Ihc whole scene blooms like a riotous garden in May For one thing its spring And as you walk around the halls of a high school trying lo pry opart couples who are so tightly grooved that you re afraid Lhey re going to cave in a row of lockers you can help thinking you were born 2D or years For another Lhe cursed snow and Ice have gone or almost and you know there are only 10 or 11 weeks of martyrdom left until you walk out of Lhat show factory which most modem schools resemble and kiss it goodbye for eight weeks Then In the spring all kinds of things pop up The drama festival The teachers students hockey game In which an assortment of pedants from nearly down to the late In age pit their long gone skills against a group of kids In their prime who would dearly love to cream the math teacher who failed them in the March exams or the English teacher who objected gently to their use of fourletter words in essays As I write our school is bubbling excitement on strike This gels the kids all excited and rumours fly about the school being closed and free holiday Then their faces drop a foot when theyre told lhey may be going to school in July to make up for lost time And they start cleaning up after themselves instead of leaving It all to Lhe janitors as they usually do and hope the strike will be over tomorrow They don t give a diddle about the issues in the strike They are practical They want to be out of here on the first possible day In June Dont blame them Its human nature For the teachers who generally respect me caretakers it Is on object lesson in how important are latter lhe guys who sweep the floors vacuum the rugs wash lhe windows and generally do the hard and dirty work of keeping the school spruce and sparkling As an old floor- scrubber and lavatorycleaner from the first Job I ever had I perhaps respect them more than anyone Unlike other countries like England where unions are closely knitted we cross picket line and go to work however much we respect and sympathize If we dont were fired Simple lhat But we are forbidden by our union to do any of their work such as emptying a waste- basket sweeping a floor Sort of fun But lhe really big excitement among our staff at least the males on it is the shuffle- board tournament Oh I dont mean lhe outdoor kind where elderly people push wilh a pronged stick a platelike object No this is the kind you find In taverns across the land guys with a beer in one hand and a twodollar bill In lhe other shouting their bets through the smoke We dont have beer in our staff room but we do have a shuffleboard table Its no frill from the school board A staff member built It and the rest of us bought from him Its the greatest relaxer In the world after teaching four classes in a row the great truths of the world to kids per cent of whom are about as interested as an Shuffleboard to curling what dirty pool Is to English billiards Curling is a gentlemans game theoretically where you shake hands with the winners and both teams sit down for a drink and discuss lhe fine points of the game The spectators ore either behind glass or up in the stands where they politely applaud a good shot and groan with sympathy when someone makes a near miss Something like a cricket match with good manners as important as winning Shuffle- board is a game where you walk away after losing face red with rage at your stupid partner who missed a key shot I have never Been any handshaking but have heard a lot of muttering The spectators constantly heckle and offer coaching tips designed to destroy the player concentration Put a guard on It No draw around It Tap yours up Draw deep Play safe and cut them down etc There is universal delight among the watchers when a great player misses an easy shot and reluctant grunts of ap preciation when a poor player makes a brilliant shot Out psyching the opponent Is a vita part of the game Just as he is about to shoot you lean far over lo blow away on Imaginary speck of dust hiding the he Is shooting at with your tie You always blurt Don t miss It Dow Just as be is about to make game shot And he frequently docs It sounds like foul play and it Is But it can be hilarious Shuffleboard brings out the absolute worst In characters who are normally considered to be people of Integrity As played In our staff room it Is not a game for those who believe En winning In a gentlemanly fashion They wind up with ulcers and dont sleep nights In our type shuffleboard the mighty can fall and the turkeys become eagles I teamed up with another venerable gen tleman both of us former on opposite sides and we showed some of Ihose young punks who were in their diapers while we were trying to make a better world for them We came out of eight games with four wins 500 the best Ive ever bit In my life And if hat dummy Hackstetter missed his draw in the fifth game and bumped the opposition up for five wed have won the tournament