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ee July 21, 1966 SUGAR AND SPICE TERRACE BAY NEWS Now they want a cottage tor two months, or a new and big- ger boat, or a second car, plus a membership at the golf club, of weeks at a swank resort. It's no wonder poor Joe is a whimpering shell at the end of the summer, exhausted, broke SMe TT ya ! | A In about the last three dec- ades, the face of a Canadian summer has changed almost be- yond recognition. Think back to your summers as a child.- The sights and the sounds and the smells have all changed. You'd scarcely know you were in the same country. Summer ' itself has not changed. As a nation half-frozen after a long, weary winter and a cold, wet spring, we still greet it with rapture and incredulity. It is the celebration of the season that has been transformed. Thirty years ago, summer was a quiet time. The pace was lei- surely. The mood was one of peace. Today, it's just the oppo- site. It is the noisiest time of the year, the pace is frantic, and the mood is jazzy. In those days, summer pleas- ures, for the working staff, were simple. And for a couple of good reasons. He worked nine or 10 hours a day; and he didn't have any money. When he got home, he was whacked. After supper, he might water the lawn, or do a little weeding, or just sit on the front porch until dark. Occa- sionally, he'd take in a ball game, or maybe drive the fam- ily around for a while, and buy everybody an ice-cream cone. When his holidays rolled around, he didn't do much. Put- tered 'around, painting the trim on the house, or worked in the garden. Maybe took the family to visit relatives for a few days. In those days, summer cot- tages, and power boats, and re- sort hotels and golf were for the wealthy. What a difference today! The working stiff gets Home, and his day has just begun. He has a golf date. Or the family wants to go out in the boat. Or the kids demand he drive them for a swim. Or his wife has asked somebody over for drinks and a barbecue and he must don the apron and get to work. When his holidays come around, the pace triples. No put- tering about the house for him. stranger called Summer No sitting in the back yard, un- _ der a shade tree, and restoring himself. It doesn't matter what has been planned for his holidays. Whether it's a mad motor trip of 3,000 miles, or a ecottage at Crud Lake, or a tenting excur- sion, he's going to haye to be a human dynamo for about 18 hours a day. What's happened in three dec- ades? Cars, affluence, desire for status, and women. Cars, and the subsequent highways to accommodate them, have opened up the hinterland. Beach areas that used to be quiet, little summer settlements at the end of a rugged gravel road are now roaring, raucous neon jungles by night, flesh strips and screaming motors by day. Virgin lakes, not long ago ac- cessible only by canoe and por- tage, are now laid bare by de- velopers, and the bulldozers are at work, and everybody wants to own his own plot, though prices have sky-rocketed. Affluence, combined with the never-never-land of the finance company, has made its inroads. Today the working man owns his own cottage, or cruiser, and belongs to the golf club. The big resorts have been taken over by the moderately well-to-do. The rich, in disgust, fly to Europe. The eternal pursuit of status in our society has played its part. If. that crumb next door can afford a cottage for two weeks, Joe can afford a flight to the West Coast. If he has a 50- horse motor, Joe needs a 75- horse. If his kids are going to camp for two weeks, Joe's are going for the whole of August. And women? Ah, how they have helped change the face of Canada's summer! They used to be content to stay home, look after their gardens and put up preserves in the summer. They used to be happy with a family picnic on Sundays. They used to enjoy making a pitcher of cold lemonade on a hot summer eve- ning, and bringing it out to the porch. plus a new patio, plus a couple and frazzled. ACCIDENT AVERTED BY QUICK THINKING - by Buck Horseplay in front of the swimming pool almost cost the life of a young girl. in front of the swimming pool recently when she darted across Selkirk Avenue into the path of an auto driven by D.Rafalant. Only quick thinking by Mr.Rafalant avoided what could have been a serious accident. Parents are asked to impress on their children that 'towel snapping' is a dangerous practice. The above incident happened when the girl was trying to avoid being caught by a towel snapper. Cases are on record where people have lost the sight of an eye through this practice. A recent visitor in Terrace Bay was Leo Boivin who plays hockey with Detroit Red Wings. Most surprised to see Leo was Dave (Winky) Whalen who used to play hockey with Leo on the Port Arthur West End Bruins. Winky s ays Leo is greatly chang- ed--much huskier than in his junior days. Other famous hockey stars who have been in Terrace Bay are Billy Mosienko (former Blackhawk star) and Don Raleigh (former New York Ranger Star.) RESULTS OF MUSIC EXAMINATIONS Following is a list of pupils of Holy Angels Con- vent who successfully passed examinations conduc- ted by the Western Conservatory of Music:-- names in order of merit. Grade 1 - Marilyn Searles, Ist class honours - Mary Bourke, honours. Grade 2 - Lynn Drake, Ist class honours - Debbie Caccamo, Susan Johnson and Cathy McGuire, honours. Grade 3 - Michael Spadoni, honours. Grade 4 - Dale Sisson, Tony Tommisso, honours - Lela Scott, pass. Grade 5 - William Gerow, Ist class honours - Debora Gerow, honours. Grade 6 - Rachel St.Louis and Sharon St.Louis, pass. Grade 8 - Cora Spadoni, pass. Grade 8 ~ partial - Paddy Spadoni, pass. Grade 1 Theory - Jane Kelty, Ist class honours. Lois Fraser - honours.