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nA 0f Facts And Fantasy by Reta M. Berrill A Chance to Live Sheila Marshal nosed her late-model car onto the narrow gravel side-road and took a long deep breath. At last, she was going back. It was nearly thirty-one years since she'd actually travelled this road, but had gone over it inch by inch many times in memory, and felt that every farm-house and tree on the two-mile stretch was an old friend. The decision had been made, late at night after a rare family quarrel -- when daughter Jeanne had faced her father and announced that she didn't intend to return to college but was making arrangements to PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, oct. 24, 1973 - 13 NNN NINN NAA A MAAN AANA when her family had moved west. But he couldn't know of the longing through the years, to be reunited. At first it had been impossible to leave for even a visit, and her family were too poor to come. So the years had slipped away. But now, this minute, Sheila Maynard Marshal was going back, not to meet the family in person but to search and sift those memories. It was still early morning, she was driving slowly and was alone except for her thoughts. No traffic. Men with machines were busily harvesting crops, and the summer sun was promising a hot afternoon. She was trying but not successfully, to read the names on the mailboxes. Remembering well who had lived there then -- but the names seemed blurred or foreign now. Yet it was hard to believe that life here could ever change. On reaching the crest of the hill she could see the old home in the valley. And soon, she was there. #§ take a teaching position in the far north with Indian or Turning her car of the road at the farm-yard gate Ro: Eskimo children, saying, "They need me, and I -- I ~~ she quickly realized that it was wired shut. And one | SA want a chance to live." long look at the house beyond, showed it to have been A Stephen had been hurt and angry. The whole idea abandoned. Eagerly she left the car and found little i : to him was unthinkable. Though to her it had 'made difficulty in persuading the old gate to admit one K sense she couldn't allow herself to explain. So had small person. And then she was moving swiftly 03 decided to try this day to pick up some of the pieces. toward the backdoor of home. ys Perhaps she could find something to help her present The buildings had always been old and weather- ¢ a case. But thirty years was a long time and a lot of worn but now it seemed that only a miracle could 4 buried life would have to be exposed. have kept them standing. Memories and cobwebs 3 In thought she reminded herself that, Stephen had ~~ peered from every window, the floor-boards of the old i never known the seamy side of life -- his had been; stoop creaked a welcome and the door-knob turned x always enough money, private schools, servants, and With the slightest touch. She stepped inside. AY; friends from the Better Class. How often she'd wanted For a long moment she stood staring, then, she Sis to ask him the definition of The Better Class, and Was a child again, just home from school. She could always refrained for the same reason -- questions led see the big black range against the south wall, the to questions. long table and benches in the middle of the floor, "Oh no" she hadn't lied to Stephen she just hadn't cheap but clean white curtains flipped in the breeze told him the whole truth. He'd known that from her through open windows, and her heart was crying out, early teens she'd lived with her father's aunt, Miss 'Mama, where are you?" Martha Maynard, who was to the town of Jamesville, Opening a door she moved into another room, then "Miss Martha" the retired high school teacher. another. She could hear voices -- a baby's cry. And ae But he hadn't known that in return for an could smell the dinner cooking. In a corner stood the education she had been everything from companion to old treadle sewing machine with some half-made 5 errand-boy. Subjecting herself to the whims of the old lady through those many years of partial invalidism. Even to submitting to her choice of a husband. But Auntie had been gone for several years now, the old mansion and the bank accounts were hers. She had married Stephen the promising young lawyer -- the city-boy and stranger to town. And Dear Aunt Martha had finished her eighty-seven years happily. Stephen knew too, that Sheila had gone to her aunt garment. On a side table were jars of preserved wild raspberries, ready for the storage cupboard down- stairs. And an overflowing basket of laundry sat on a stool waiting for ironing. Every room was explored, even upstaris to the dingy attic bedrooms, then back again to the kitchen where all life had centered. Nothing had changed. She stood then for a long time at the west window (contifiued on page 16) Norman Cafik (Liberal, Ontario) voted against amendments to the Capital punishment bill currently AR IF YOUR before the Commons in fg 2) Ottawa, and Allan Lawrence 9, (conservative, Northumber- LR met BANK DOESN'T | | . '} YOUNG LIBERALS. About 400 people attended a 2four of it fat week. ac) dinner and dance sponsored by the Cartwright have made hanging possible : i b Liberal Assn. in Blackstock last Sunday, including jn cases of turders iy large number of young people. Three candidates for committed as a result of SE the leadership attended including Eddie Sargent who rape,hijacking and for eden advised the young people, 'politics can be fun too." second offenders. ' i 3 Fs) 4 1:t : SERVICES Liberal leadership ~s T _ (continued FE : : get a change of leadership," have to be careful when I I ISN he Sisis Shpeoach, he predicted. say it is time for a change." 1 Owen Sound Mr "Sargent. ~The party's present Mr. Nixon tried to appear : began by welcoming every- leader, Robert Nixon, ran completely confident. For ne: to the "Save us. from smilingly down the middle most of his speach he Davis Club." of the extremes taken by avoided the issues, prefering ® Mr Sargent reviewed the Cafik and Sargent. i instead to chat about old long list of scandals which He agreed with Mr. Cafik friends from Durham, the Chances are, credit is a big part of your farm business. Big enough to expect a certain have rocked the Davis that the Liberals can not good old days in the Liberal kind of service from your bank. So check through these points and see if you're getting bY Government in the past two win, "on a scandal a day," party, and to amuse with the service you deserve. ! nH years and yelled, "With but rejected the idea that down to earth, rural jokes. Co Life-insured loans 3 Wa friends like Bill Davis who scandals should be ignored. "Anyone who thinks that Credit in advance. i Te " lit He We The opposition leader rural Ontario is so rooted in At the Royal we want you to get the Ve can provide for those eligible BREA Hoods enomies? drew attention to past its political ways that it can short or intermediate credit you need ~~ life-insured farm loans of up to 2 3 He called the Hydro report elections when governments not be changed does not with terms that fit your budget. $35,000 -- without a medical. Bn i which said Mr. Davis had have been defeated because understand the sense and ZHI IRenE JOURS If you aren't getting these kinds of Rat, done nothing wrong in of alleged scandals and common sense that comes ' services, it's time you gave us a call. 7 connection with the granting commented that one never from farm backgrounds," We provide loans with a specified term of years for repayment so you now or in the future, we can help-- Whether you need financial assistance of a contract to build a new knows what issues may he said. know ahead of ti actly the type of ] - n hydro building in Toronto," demand public attention He concluded by urging ea phn - ey nif with our Farmplan loan program; I Heh a whitewash," and declared when an election campaign delegates to the leadership pay our agriculiural esis ry Serniee) ; = that, "If we were operating comes along. convention to vote as indivi- Agricultural Department. ik, inning and group life insurance é a under American law the He referred to a recent duals for the best man, and We can help you plan your credit Whatever your farm plan needs, Bill : Hydrogate would make the by-election when an election not as part of a group or bloc __ needs through a specialized ) English (in Port Perry) can make it ER Watergate seem like campaign comes along. of votes, Agricultural Department of fully quali- happen. Call him at 985-7316 h i peanuts." He referred to a recent The Liberal leader will be fied agrologists. ppen. ' 5 Re Mr. Sargent had some by-election in Huron Riding chosen this weekend at the Financial Planning Services YORE hard words for his party's which his party took after Royal York Hotel in al ing Surtices, ROYAL BANK SR present leadership. He said several years of Conserva- Toronto, _ % he AA a en bin re ) Fo FA A that Mr. Davis was so bad tive repesentation, an a vices a forms to make To 1 serving the farmer Yad that the Liberals could be obvious example in support ) RS ai cashing in on the public's of his ability to lead in LATE NOTE COMMUNITY CORNER SL dislike of the premier if it election victories. An unconfirmed report as , isi Eo had better leadership. Andhopoinied out that his we are going to press nds | The Kol Banke pleased ouonly for the purpose of averting your | JES "We are going to have a OWn riding of Brant has been cates that ; M.p -P. Eddie church groups and civic minded ' contact Bill English at 985-7316 3 big funeral for Bill Davis in represented by either he or Sargent is withdrawing from organizations in Port Perry and area rid 1975 if we get on the ball and his father since 1917, "so I 'the leadership race.