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4 -- PORT PERRY STAR, THURSDAY, Sher. 17th, 1968 and Spice | By BILL SMILEY Sugar GONE WITH HIS GUITAR This column will be made up, for the most part, of excerpts from letters from my son. The first one was found, in the breadbox, one morning a couple of weeks ago. I'd sat up until midnight with Hugh, convincing him that for financial and political reasons, his ambition to spend a couple of weeks in Quebec, on his own, was foolsh. The letter read "Dear family: this is not a suicide note. By the time you read this, I will be sailing along the highway towards the midnight sun (or noonday moon). I'm off to where 'the grass grows greener still) "Don't think that I've run away from home. I'm a little too old for that and anyway the idea's revolting. I may be dis- illusioned and be back on my doorstep by dinner hour, but if everything goes as 1 plan, I will spend the next two weeks in Quebec, learning French and discussing crucial topics with fiery French radicals. I know you think I'm a romanticist and will probably wind up in jail or hospital, but believe it or not, I'm quite capable of handling myself away from home. "Now, don't dare send the Mounties after me. I'd be so embarrassed I'd run away from home for good. Besides I have my supply of heroin with me. Have yourselves a swingaroo at the convention." There was more to the letter, but that was the gist of it. You can imagine the ensuing scene. His father was ready to horse-whip him, or call in the police and charge him with something-or-other. His mother was ready to have a good cry, cut him off without a cent, or run down the highway in her bare feet, call- ing after him. His kid sister was interested but not impressed. Her com- ment was, "What a dope!" Then society intruded, as always. What will the neigh- bours think if he comes home in a police car? - What will the neighbours think, and ask, if he doesn't come home at all? Why did he do this to us? Has he no gratitude for all we've done for him? And so on. Kim merely repeated, "What a dope!" People are tough. We cooled off, we realized there wasn't a sensible thing we could do about it, and we went to the con- vention. But not before we'd done some checking, and found he'd cleaned out his bank account, taken his guitar, and, to his mother's extreme mortification, absconded with only two clean shirts. Back from the convention, we received two letters. "Ex- cerpt: "Two really friendly ladies drove me from Kingston to Ottawa and bought me a sandwich and milk-shake. I insisted on paying, of course, but they told me just to do the same for somebody else some time." Excerpt: "I am going to Grand'Mere, Quebec, to spend a couple of weeks in Quebec, on his own, was foolish. station in Ottawa. He is 19, his name is Michel, and he's going to U. of Montreal in the fall." Excerpt: "I am staying with the Ricards. He is a painter (in houses). Mrs. Ricard is 40 and rather pretty, a bit taller than her husband and doesn't speak a word of English. They are all extremely friendly and hospitable. At first, I could not understand a thing. They have an accent which pronounces mere, mire, and soeur, sire; moi is moee and Toi, Tooee." Page 4 and b of this letter are missing. P. 6 begins, "Just like you, Mom," which is driving my wife crazy. There's a lot of other stuff, then: "Last night, Michel and I double-dated with one of his girl-friends and her sister (they are both really cute). We went to Shawinigan for a band con- cert. There were about three times as many boys as girls and they all stood 'bumper to bumper' on each side of the path while the couples walked between them. Soon it started pour- ing, so we went to a dance." Well, the kid's getting some sense. He knows enough to get in out of the rain, There was a little message on the out- side of the envelope of his last letter. It was the least literary thing he'd written. It said, "Please send $10." When the whole thing started, 1 was ready to send him to jail for 20 years. Instead, I sent him the 10 dollars. --Toronto Telegram News Service Port Perry Star Co. Lid. Serving Port Perry, Brooklin and Surrounding Areas WM. T. HARRISON Editor P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assoc. Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Assoc. Published every Thursday by The Port Perry Star Co. Ltd.,, Port Perry, Ontario. Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash. Subscription Rates: In Canada $2.50 per yr., Elsewhere, $3.00 per yr. Single Copy 7¢ wee RP Xi a NH ATA AA Saba ede a A an Ad AE BLACKSTOCK NEWS | September meeting of the Misses Mary Romeril and 0.N.O.' Club was theld at home! Vickie Hitchen are spending a of Mrs. Wilma Van 'Camp on Thursday evening with an at- tendance of 27. B An orchestra for the New Year's Eve Dance was discuss- ed and left with the President: to secure one. Thank you notes were read, from Judy Swain for the Cook Book she received at the fair, B and from Mrs. Bailey for the use of dishes for Catherine's wedding. The roll call -- A child's tale from school was well answered. Save your Canada Packers Labels. Some lively games of beatle were played with Aileen Van Camp coming high and Alma Duff low, Wilma and her group served lunch. October meeting is to be at Noreen Malcolm's and the roll call to be--*"A Country I want to visit and why". There was a splendid atten- dance at both churches Sun- day morning and very helpful services. In the United the choir sang an Anthem "He Leadeth- me by still waters". The theme of Rev. P. Romeril's sermon was "The Cloud and the Voice". In St. John's the Sac- rament of Baptism was admin- istered to Marilyn Dawne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don- ald Green, and John Charles, son-of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Green. Canon Ashmore preached on the Duties of a Christian, a parent and a God parent. Sunday S. commenced for the fall and winter. Ron Martyn, Larry Hoskin, Ray Mountjoy and Lloyd Tre- win spent the long holiday week end holidaying in the Niagara district. Mrs. Ross Curtis, of Orillia spent Sunday to Thursday with her sister, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Strong and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Larmer left Thursday for a trip to Van- couver. [At Meeting ! farmer few days with Rev. P. and Mrs. Romeril and Dennis enroute from England to Western Can- ada. Mr. and Mrs, Robert Mahaffy Glenn and David of St. Mary's visited friends in this vicinity over the holday week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Green accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. William Shelcock, St. Cathar- ines left on Monday on a motor trip that will take them to the west coast then to Washington, 'California, Oregon and the East coast. They plan being away six weeks, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Munsmoor, Beth and Bryon attended a wedding in Mount Forest on Ni 5th and spent the week- ! end with friends in Durham. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Archer » Bowmanville, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Archer and Jim, Whitby and Miss Marilyn Archer of . Whitby were Saturday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs, W. Archer. | Miss Ethel Thompson is spending a week with friends in Toronto. Misses Doris Hamilton and Kathy Parker of Toronto spent Sunday, Sept. 6th, with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hamilton. Billy and Robert VanCamp of Port Perry spent a few days last week with their grandpar- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Van- Camp and uncle, Arthur Van- Camp. Mrs. Wilbert Archer is visit- ing her sister, Mr. and Mrs. F. (Continued on page 16) Guest Speaker Uxbridge Co-Operative is fortunate to have Mr. Jack Fraser as guest speaker at their annual meeting to be held in the Educational Wing of Trinity -United Church next Tues. night at 8.30 p.m. Mr. Fraser is an active "in the Streetsville area and specializes in live- § stock and dairy cattle on his 500 acre farm. He has over the years held top executive ' positions in a number of livestock associations, is a past reeve and warden of Peel County. Mr. Fraser is president of the Canadian National Ex- hibition and its first farmer president since 1920. His co-operative history is one of impressive dedication and service. He is at present serving his first term as Ontario director of United Co-Operatives. : You are invited to hear "at"8.80 p.m. Me, Fraser, Tues, Sept. 22,