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Times & Guide (1909), 16 Jan 1958, p. 7

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,| _ Local Fronch Teacher Of English ‘; TOM CLOUGH MOTORS LTD 261 MAIN N. Ahis recent . disUnetionâ€" . was awarded to Mr. Allard‘s. poem "Petit Bout d‘Hommé," which is a sonnet on a philosophical theme which was originally inâ€" spired by the eldest of his five children Michel. The sonnet comâ€" peted with entries from France, Belgium, Switzerland, Algeria and Canada and was judged by French Academy, The Toulouse society which awarded the prize is a comparaâ€" tively recent organization and it awarded its first honor to the great Victor Hugo himself. Alâ€" though Marcus Allard disclaimed any. such great pretensions on his part it was faifly obvious that he was very pleased"by this happy coincidence whith is very understandable. s Marcus Allard makes very few pretensions for his happy hobby: of writing poetry. He was first introduced to. the problems of rythm and words by a fellow recently started to ‘ postry, Marcus Autelius Allard who is an English and history .lecturer at the Weston Collegiate has done _ remarkably . well.. Over 15,000 lines of verse have been written since he first became interested in poetry ‘a short three years ago and recently he was honored with the first Inâ€" ternational prize for poetry from the Society of Arts and “Lotu}'l of ‘‘Toulouse, France. s Now Is The Time To PLUMBING, HEATING, TINSMITHING, HARDWARE 1168 Weston Rd. MT. DENNIS Phoneâ€"RO. 2â€"7575 English & Mouldâ€"Ltd. heck The Heating System Plumbing & Heating Specialists for 40 Years FARGO PMERMATRS These handsome 1958 FARGO POWERâ€" MASTERS introduce brandâ€"new standâ€" ards of costâ€"cutting performance.,. safer, easier operation. .. bigâ€"load strength ... and â€"style that does a public relations job for you, too! This is newness that makes sense all the way. For example, Fargo‘s new highâ€"performance Vâ€"8 engines. They‘re bigger, more powerful. Yet they‘re designed with exclusive Powerâ€" Dome combustionâ€"to reach the most economical level of truck operation ever. You‘ll find Fargo Sixes thrifty and pawer-packeti,t;ofi To match these workâ€"horse engines, there are rugged new chassis components to permit I_:iggu" recommended loads, and bigger brakes for safer, quicker stops. Make sure you get all this newness in your new truck ! with the n . _ In Your Home! % Have One of Our Heating \ ): _ Experts Give You A â€"~In~theâ€"next three years the young teacher found himself beâ€" coming more proficient in the use of verse, his own satisfaction teacher who showed him a couple of sonnets which immeâ€" diately interested the young B.A. from Ottawa who prefers teaching English to French. Free Estimate You get more of the future with CHRY SLERâ€"PLYMOUTHâ€"FARGO MARCUS ALLARD WESTON Sticking mostly to his original favorite the sonnet form, Marâ€" cus Allard submitted his writâ€" ings to various publications and to his own surprise and immense was supported by his Ixterested friends who encouraged him to publish some of his verses in local publications. New Easyâ€"Shift Manual Transmission or pushâ€"button LoadFlite automatic drive is available on lightâ€"duty Fargo models. ‘ New on Sweptside 100, and standard D100 modelsâ€"rear springs that automatically adjust tension to varying Joad weights. You get a smooth, passengerâ€"car ride whether truck is loaded or empty. New Sureâ€"Grip Differential assures better traction, prevents wheelspin on ice or snow. ‘There‘s new prestigeâ€"building style, too, in the beautiful Sweptside 100 model and throughout the lineâ€"inside and outside. A new Fargo safetyâ€"centre steering wheel. A new Fargo dual headlamp system that casts light up to 75 feet farther for safer nightâ€"time hauls. "What‘s the good of doing that?" retorted the sceptical cliâ€" ent. "I never knew Queen Anne." "This is‘ obviously genuine Queen Anne,"â€" said the furniture dealer. "Just.look at the legs." ~â€" With typical straight forwardâ€" ness Marcus Allard, recalls the following anecdote which resultâ€" ed in the composition of the verse, "The Clock". "A young man who claimed heâ€" was a writer came up to me one day. He said that he had heard that I wrote poetry, which I willingâ€" ly admitted. He then challenged me; to sit down and write a poem. This seemed very silly to me, but the youngâ€" man was being very earnest so I sat down and â€" wrote: the followingâ€"poem: The only rhythm we have As ticks the clock, so does my soul, . With ev‘ry tick a moment oldgr; And both we rush without a goal, 6 Less taut the one, the other golder . .. \ _ known, Substratum of our entity, This song to which we both have grown f Is sung in dire monotony A tick, a tock, a tick, a toclg Forever same, forever trite, Till comes the tapping of a knock s Announcing one‘s etermal night . .A ~NOT ACQUAINTED Marcus A. Allard. CH 1â€"1641 Big Handout By ’Unemployment Figures Improve Over a miflion dollars in beneâ€" fits have been paid out by the local . office ‘of the Unemployâ€" ment Insurance Commission for the year of 1957, In the last calendar year 6172 workers have been place by the office inâ€" cluding executive and profesâ€" sioal posts, bookkeepers, secreâ€" taries, skilled and unskilled workers. 4 Current figures show that it the present time there are‘ 1776 males and 1096 females registerâ€" ed for employment in Weston The Citizens Committee for Winter Employment, composed of ‘ prominent local citizens is making a concerted drive to reâ€" duce this loss of manpower and income. The committee feels that @4 , Formal ?h PR Wear 4 SBRUT Rentals 69 Main Street North CH. 4â€"7191 WESTON Order NOW for That June Wedding 69 MAIN ST. NORTH â€" Uimes and (Gu MEN‘S WEAR CREST MEN‘S WEAR CREST CREST MEN‘S WEAR Budget Terms Available > Locat office manager . B. S. Thornton is convinced of the two way benefits of the scheme, in his opinion Winter layoffs are bad business that have been completely outmoded.by modern techniques. "Why not avail yourâ€" self of this opportunity," says Mr. Thornton, "employers will find <that they will rget nfuch better service than in the sumâ€" mer months." 4 Becauseâ€" men and materials are available now*it is suggested that employers and homeowners will be acting in their â€"own best interests and at the same time helping the community if they can get repairs, remodelling, inâ€" terior decoration work done now. the employer «and homeâ€"owner are important cogs .in the plan to help reduce winter unemâ€" ployment. . : 4 why not have a modern, guaranteed tank installed? You actually save money! If your present tank is acting upâ€" or not _gg_vlnl you adequate service; DON‘T DELAYâ€"CALL TODAY! and SONS 320 ALBION RD. 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