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My uncle, a hardy old Irishman who lived to be 94, bought a farm then on the other side of town, but it was just a plain farm. lIts great redeeming quality was that on the bank of the river that flowed through it was fought the last duel ever fought in Canada. Many a time I searched the ground for bullets. Some years later 1 even took a girl down to that river bank, probably hoping that the atmosâ€" phere (the duel was fought over a lady) might have some effect on her. It didn‘t. ~ Summertimes, before the Great Depression put an end to such frivolities, we went to a cottage up in Quebec, on a small. beautiful lake. Rheumatic diseases. which _ include _ arthritis, remain one of the most important â€" unsolved probâ€" lems which disease preâ€" sents to our community. Their seriousness is due to the large number of people affected, to the pain and disability involved. and in the vast economic loss causâ€" ed. With the exception of rheumatic â€" heart â€" disease. these conditions do not cause many deaths. yet they rank second only to mental il}â€" ness in the cause of human incapacity It was a grand old place. formerly the estate of a gentleâ€" man farmer of means. There must have been 15 different outbuildings, most of them in a state of dilapidation. There was a huge old house, boasting several fireplaces and even a butler‘s pantry. Sort of a runâ€"down Jalna, but a great place for a boy to visit. As it turned out, it was a lousy farm, and he lostâ€"a fair chunk of his shirt when he finally sold it and bought a real farm. But for a romantic kid, who read a lot, going out to the farm was the equivalent of visiting relatives who had come down in the world a bit, but were still aristoâ€" crats. I didn‘t grow up on a farm, but in that most pleasant of all places for a boy to grow, a small, treeâ€"lined town in old Ontario, with farms all around it. My uncle bought a farm just on the edge of town, and few of the aspects of farm life were a secret to me. But I felt a twinge of pity for them, that they‘ll never ride on top of a load of hay, never get a squirt in the face of warm milk right from the cow‘s teat, never have the fun of turning the handle of a separator, never see a farmâ€" er sharpening a scythe on a grindstone, or a farmer‘s wife beheading the chicken that was to be dinner. I must admit they weren‘t baffled for long. In five minâ€" utes, Nikov was lost in the corn patch, locatable only by the piping "I found a big one, Grandad‘" and little Balind was sitting in the damp clay. happily picking and eating yellow beans. You can‘t hardly turn your back these days but one or other of our old traditions has either vanished or changed for the worse. This great thought came to me, for no known reason, as I was speeding down the highway the other day, wincing every time a big transport nearly blew me off the road, shouting opprobrium every time some punk in a sports car cut in front of me, emitting those vile noises reminâ€" iscent of a bear with the dire rear. Well, this thought, in its very profundity, made me sort of gloomy, and the gloom deepened as day after day came further evidence that our whole society, as you and I knew it, Mabel, is disappearing behind our very backs. I was saddened when I took my two grandboys out to a local farm the other day, to pick some corn and beans. Plunked them down between the rows of corn and they were bewildered. The littlest howled with terror of this alien corn. They‘d never been on a farm before, and may never be on one again. Quelle dommage‘ **You know, Bill," I said to myself, rather querulously, ‘"‘"one of these fine days, you won‘t be able to find a farmâ€" er who can drive a team of horses. Fix a tractor, yes. Drive a bulldozer, likely. But not knowing the difference between ‘Haw‘ and ‘Gee‘." Get your rear in gear Take a walk RHEUMATIC DISEASES Too much bench time slows you 1 down Get active | Get in shape and _ put yourself in | the clear Fitness is fun Try some Walk a hloek Today raemuna non J IIYW' Explorers (girls) 8 to 10 years Wednesday 700 p. m C.G.LT. (girls) 11 to 14 years Mondays 7 : 00 p.m. Beavers (boys) 5 to 8 years Tuesday 600 p.m. Cubs (boys) 8 to 12 years Wednesday 6: 45 p.m KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Looking For A Church Home? ... There is a welcome waiting for you at Knox. Worship â€" Sunday â€" 10:00 a.m. (nursery & Toddlers‘ care) Church School â€" Sunday â€" 10:00 a.m. (Beginners to Grade 8) PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES.... 50 Erb Street West, Waterloo (beside City Hall) The other farm was the Kelly‘s. The name was right on. They were like something straight from the old sod. Magâ€" gie had pure white hair and the classic features of a Deirdre of the Sorrows. She was stuck with a brother, Jim, who had the worst stammer I have ever heard. He sounded retarded, but I think it was only the stammer. He loved kids. The Belshers were the nearest thing I ever had to grandâ€" parents. They were elderly, their own family grown and gone. Mr. Belsher was a huge, rawâ€"boned man with a magnificent moustache who could hit a hen at 10 paces with a squirt of tobacco juice. He knew about kids, and let us fork hay, handle the reins, feed the chickens, and give a pail of milk to a greedy calt, a robust experience. _ At Kellys‘, we got drinking water and worms. They had a well of such pure, icy water it would shame champagne. Behind the barn was a spot where we could always get worms, those skinny, red wrigglers ideal for catching speckled trout. No charge for water or worms. Today‘s farmer would want 50 cents for a pail of water and a dolâ€" lar for a dozen worms. We never bought much at Kellys‘. I think Maggie was too proud to sell to the summer people. But she let us play with the lambs and feed the pigs. Just up the hill from the lake were two farms, and I spent many hours jumping in haymows, helping bring in the cattle, turning the separator, belping to load hay on the wagon, drinking from the dipper in the pail in the kitchen, and staying for supper and fresh blueberry pie, if I could ized. Unpasteurized. Delicious. A couple of fat fowl for Sunday dinner, if relatives came, and they did in droves, at 50 cents each. Unplucked. Uneviscerated. Delicious. Eggs at 30 cents a dozen. Uncandled. Unsorted. Deâ€" licious. r â€" His wife was as tiny as he was huge. Worn with toil, deaf as a doorknob, sharp as a tack. And gentle, generous, warm. She knew perfectly well that small boys do not have stomachs, but bottomless pits. wangle it. At Beishers® farm, the nearest, we got most of our grub. Fresh produce picked from the garden. Daily milk at 10 cents for a fiveâ€"pound honey pail full. Unhomogenâ€" Ah, my poor grandboys, back to their home in the city. Noise, heat, smog, violence, confusion. Ah, fleeting years. What wouldn‘t I give to be 10 years old. digging worms beneath the manure behind Kellys® barn! Walter F. MclLean, Minister Rosh Hashana Morning Kol Nidre Yom Kippur Morning Erev Rosh Hashana Everyone Welcome â€" No Charge to Students Twice monthly services all year. Religious School for children Kâ€"6. HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES TEMPLE SHALOM, WATERLOO Afternoon 421 King Street North Youth Fellowship Sunday evenings *‘Opportunity Club‘"‘ for Seniors â€" 2nd & 4th Monday 200 p. m Scouts (boys) 12 to 15 years Monday 7: 00 p.m. Midâ€"week Junior High Supper Wednesday 400 p.m. Sept. 12 8:30 p.m. Sept. 13 10:30 a.m. Sept. 21 8:15 p.m. Sept. 22 10:00 a.m. Sept. 22 3:00 p.m. Waterloo Ct A Fall Dance on Friday, September 16 from 9 p.m . â€" 1 a. m at the Polish Legion Hall, Kitchener All parents and coaches welcome. For tickets call: Brian â€" 669â€"8388 or Keith 8856648 at Albert McCormick Arena Tuesdays 10:00 â€" 11:30 a.m. > Thursdays 1:30 â€" 3:00 p.m. No Charge ADULT NOON SKATE at Albert McCormick Arena ~ Tuesday thru Friday 12 noon â€" 1 p.m. No Charge PUBLIC SKATING : at Albert McCormick Arena Saturday, September 17 2:15 â€" 4:00 p.m. Child 25¢ (15 & under) Student 50c (16 â€" 21 yrs.) PARENT & PRESCHOOL SKATING BUS TRIPS 1. EAST COAST MINIâ€"CRUISE _ 6 Days SEPT. 19â€"24, LEAVE : 8:00 a m. COST : $250.00 (double} CALL : H. Brown 744â€"0122 2. Fall Colour Tour & McMichael Art Gallery Thursday Sept. 29. 1977 LEAVE : 9:00 a.m. RETURN : 4:30 p.m. COST : $5.50 Beginner YOGA classes will start Friday Sept. 23, /77 Time: 9: 30 â€" 11 :00 a.m. Cost : $10/8 wk. Instructor: Maetel Williams tcorner of King & University Sts.) COST : $10/8 weeks. REGIATRATION : 579â€"1020 â€" Instructor: J. McMichael Classes in swimming exercises, instruction, and genâ€" eral swim will begin Thursday October 13, 1977. TIME : 9:30 â€" 10:30 a.m: LOCATION: Wilfrid Laurier University tcorner of King & Allen Sts. ) The Centre provides activities for Adulits 40 yrs. of age & Older. Open Mon. â€" Friday 8:30 â€" 5:00 p.m. Includes: library, games room, floor & table shuffleâ€" board, Coffee and Tea available. Note: No memberâ€" ship required. FOR INFORMATION : 579â€"1020. Moses Springer Arena Admission: Children 25¢ (15 & under) Students 50c Friday, and Sunday nights 7:00 â€" 9:30 p.m. Rental Skates 50c per pair NO spectators except parents Weekdays 1:00 â€" 7:00 p.m. Closing officially for the season on Sept. 11/77. < FAMILY MUSICAL cONCERT > Friday Afternoon The regularâ€"Friday afternoon will begin Friday Sepâ€" tember 9th. 2: 00 â€" 4: 00 p.m. TOPIC : ‘Spain & Tangier‘ GUEST : Mr. Alf Hasler LOCATIONS: Lions Pool ONLY TIMES: Weekdays 4:00 â€" 7:00 p.m. WATERLOO MINOR SOCCER PRESENTS LOCATION : 34 Laurel Street, Waterloo TIME : Tuesday & Thursday 9: 00 â€" 12:00 OR Tuesday & Thursday 1: 30 â€" 4: 30 REGISTRATION: Sept. 12â€"16, 24 p.m. Adult Recreation Centre CAL w UUI'II.U.‘ | B M i wik _ SERVICES **s ARCTIVITIES "Ariipo oi t Oil Painting: Monday 9:00 â€" 11 :00 a.m. Crochet: Tuesday 9: 30 â€" 11 :30 a.m. Macrame: Friday 9:30 â€" 11 :30 a. m. Creative Stitchery: Wednesday 1: 30 â€" 3:30 p.m. Sewing: Tuesday 9:30 â€" 11 :30 a.m. Mixed Crafts: Wednesday 9:30 â€" 11 :30 a.m. $10/8 wk. Begin: Sept. 19, 1977 Registration begins Monday Aug. 23. SCHEDULE: Adult 75¢ Senior Citizens â€" No Charge ACTIVITIES FOR SENIOR ADULTS <â€" ADULT RECREATION CENTRE SEE CENTRE SECTION FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE‘S PROGRAMS. WOODWORKING & FURNITURE REFINISHING CLASSES CARPET BOWLING CARPET BOWL CLUB SATURDAYS Waterioo Centennial Bandshell enter off Westmount Road North Featuring John Tank Jazz Quintet Sunday, September 11, 2:00 â€" 4:00 p.m. 1:30 â€" 4:30 (Instruction Available) Marsland Centre SWIMMING CLASSES SENIOR ACTIVITIES PUBLIC SWIMMING 2 CRAFT CLASSES ROLLER SKATING COMMUNITY YOGA CALL : 579â€"1020