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Noble.Thoughts, and Nicholls' Notions
PUTTING. LABELS ON PEOPLE . •
1 wish that communicators such.
• as Writers, speakers, and TV.
announcers Would stop putting
labels.ori,classes, andgroups, of
,people, Not only do they put .a.
c block in..the-away...of_undexstanding.,.:
• they;also 'de -humanize people. and,
encourage.prejudices against '
particular•groups'and organiza-
tions of persons.
Just the other day I read a one-
page article which included the
following labels: teenagers,: long-
' haired. ones , middle-aged squares,
cat ; straight,, head (someone iii-
volved, in and knowledgable about
the drug scene), .greasers (Motor-
cycle clubs), glue sniffers*, teeny
boppers , and cops. What do they
all mean? . A person almost
needsa translator to help him
,reed an article. Why .are the•'
labels used? Perhaps.cornmunica-
:ors want` to cut down on the num-
oer of words they use in order to
make their poirits. quickly , so.
they develop a short -hand langu-
age. Perhaps.they are only .
copying the code languag ;. of -
youth who'use it •to assert their.. •
independence from the world of •/
authort.ty. B rrby using these
' labeas', they -put --a biockrin-the=
way of .und'ersta'nding.
If this..were th'e only difficulty
ti
with, using labels, tn.ost of us
could survive and struggle •to
understand:'what is being'said,
But the use of labels becomes'
another" method through which we
de-hutnajiz,e people.. ' We heara
g• deal a bau.t loss of .identity
good
because --•-of ati-rlottptite-r.r ed -a -n11
technological society: People - -
become things to, be manipulated,
digits and statistics, instead of• •
individual-' persons. It. seems to
me that to label groups• o.f people
likeyou would: a can of peas just
emphasizes the de -humanizing
process in our society.. •
•
The rnost serious problem ar.is-
ing from the use of labels for
people is the problem of prejud-
ice. • What picture comes to mind
when I use the work "hippie".. Do
you immediately think 'about
soineone with long hair .and a
beard, who wears sun glasses., odd
clothes, no shoes , and who has
notseen water for weeks? If so,
you have been'suc'cessfully influen
c'ed to a prejudiced -.position by:
those' whouse labels to convey
their ideas.- You have a pre -con;
ce.ived stereotype .of a human
being which prevents you from
en -whim as an individual and a
person,_ And .you -will automatic-
ally 'believe that anyone who fits
the description above:is a worth•
less drag to ,our society; With
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Mrs.'. Henry N,acKenzie and
Sill Hayden spent the week
end in Owen Sound.'visiting. Niisses
Edna and:Eliz:a Cook.
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,noon•at :the home of Mrs.. Ewan
MacLean for their regular
monthly meetin-g.
INJURED .AT SALT MINE
• Douglas Henry was,injured in
An accident in Goderich at "the
Salt Mine and as resultis a
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this-krnd of greco►rceive�l notio„ ,
how can yon_cela_te�td a. person.
like this with any kind of under
standing and: appreciation. Pre-
judice builds suspicion•and ' a .,
suspicion builds'hatred• and hatred
breaks down a 'Community and
5 -e -comes destructive to human •
relationships: Surely.We,see
enough of that. And•just as.surely.
we ought. to be able to take •
positive -steps' in our'cornrnunice--
ions to emphasize the worth and
value of .h-uman. beings •and
individuals .instead of destroying
them. Ifwemust use labels as'
a kind of short' hand in writing;
1etSs:at. least •use .language..which
.yes a positiV' fiicrure•of •rhe• ' '
worth of persons who, make 'up the
groups _in our society:
OU.a R€dentDied;.Suddiii1yr::�
V1.RS...GEORG'E HALDENBY..
:- The`de.ath o -f .\1rs,' George HaT
denby of Rinlough occurred:'
suddenly at St. •Joseph's Hospital.,.
Sarnia 'oh Thursday April 15th
following a coronary..
• Mr., and Mrs. 'Haldenby had,.
gone to Sarnia the_: previ._ous Sun:
day to visit tiwth their son Harold
and. Mrs.. Haldenby for a:week
and while there Mrs. Haldenby •
suffered the coronary attack
• vIrs .• Haiden by'was • E18 . She
Was the former Laving Elizabeth
(Violet) Bell', daughter of Henry
Walkerton, five grandchildren
• arid: one great granddaughter and •/
one -sister Mrs. Jacks(Annie)
Robb of Lucknow.. ' '
• •She. was predeceased by an.
infant daughter, two' brothers
and one sister, Aibert of Buffalo,
William; of Renwer Manitoba '
and Mrs. Howard (Jean)
hlacGuire of ,Wingharn.
Funeral service .was condtie! ed
at MacKenzie McMorial Chapel,
Lucknow. on Sunday , April 19th
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Bell and: Susanna Smith and was.
born in Culross Township on.
September 30th 1901.
Ori N;lar.ch: 2$th, 1021 sh.e mar
vied George .W c. Ela dcnby of
Kinloss Township. They faint d
for a short time in.K•inloss before
moving to Kinlough. • '
Besides her husband Mrs. .Hald-
.enby•is .survived by one son Har -
bid E. of Sarnia, one daughter
Mrs, Clare (Ethel) Sparling,of '• ,
at. 3 p, rn. with, interrhent at
Greenhill Cemetery.
Mrs. Held,enby was adevotrt
member of the Church of Ascen-
sion , Kinloug-h' and the •Anglican:
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• Pallbearers were six nephews;
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