The Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-12-14, Page 5Looking for Louise
Dear Sir:
We are anxious to get in touch with a
lady, a Lucknow native, we knew in the
'40s as Louise Macdonald. She served in
the air force and was stationed at RCAF
Station Aylmer near the end of the war.
She later worked in an office in Detroit at
which time we lost touch. If anyone in Luc -
know knows of her whereabouts we would
much like to hear from them.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd G. Bibby,
309-547 Belmont Ave., W.,
Kitchener, Ont.
N2M 5G9
Dear Editor:
I am writing to correct an error in my
letter dated November 23, 1988, which
stated the Private Home Care program
proposed by the Social Services Depart-
ment would create 125 day care spaces. It
should have said the program would
create 25 spaces.
At a cost to the county of $3,296 per
space, ($645 per space paid by the county ),
this would still be a cost-efficient measure
to encourage people to leave social
assistance.
The Community Child Abuse Coor-
dinating Committee again encourages
Huron County residents to write to this
paper or to the committee to state their
views on the program. You can write to the
Committee at Box 456, Goderich, Ontario,
N7A 4C7.
Sincerely,
Mary Sehl
Co-ordinator
Community Child Abuse
Coordinating Committee.
To the Editor:
Sight 3 important to me because as a
university student my studies would be im-
paired without it.
Recently a young man from Calgary,
Alberta — Todd Smallwood — needed to
raise money to restore his sight. His form
of blindness, caused by diabetes, is very
severe. In fact until I was told of his desire
to go to Boston for an operation, I had no
idea it was even treatable. Hearing his
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story gave me many reasons to be
grateful.
Todd attempted to raise money for the
trip on his own, but I am not aware of these
details. What I am aware of is how a group
of Todd's friends showed togetherness and
concern for him. We all respect Todd for
his integrity of how the money was to be
used. This impressed me because it
displayed a little bit of the human spirit at
its best.
An auction was declared for Todd, and
each person was requested to provide
something of their own talents. Some of the
things that were provided were baking,
services (such as resume writing or
household chores), or dinner at a
restaurant. Bidding prices soared, and
Todd's need was met in a very lovely way
by his caring friends. He was grateful to be
sure, as I was for their example.
Operation Eyesight Universal knows
many stories of blindness like Todd's. The
circumstances are differed! but they
share the same message. Operation
Eyesight Universal is helping people to be
restored to sight in the Developing World.
These blind people are real, and you can
become part of their destiny and happiness
for a minimal amount. Give them a gift
worth more than money. A $25 tax deducti-
ble donation will restore someone's sight
for Christmas.
The joy that is shared in receiving a pa-
tient identification card from Operation
Eyesight makes you feel closer to the per-
son you have helped by bringing the reality
home to you. Please write to Operation
Eyesight Universal, Box 123, Stn. "M",
Calgary, Alberta. T2P 2H6 or in Central
Canada to No. 202, 1719 Lawrence Avenue
East, Scarborough, Ontario M1R 2X7.
Sincerely,
Anne Cameron
3,1001-3 Avenue N.W.
Calgary, Alberta
The long distance call
Have you ever dreamt about inventing
something? Something worthwhile to help
maintain the sanity of parents of teenage
children. Never dreamt about it - but
would certainly be interested in hearing
about mine? If you're not, turn to the next
page!
The end of every month around our
house brings about the same conversation,
over and over. "Son, these long distances
calls have got to be cut down." "Yeh, ok
mom." This statement has been repeated
so many times, that when Number One Son
sees the little grey envelope on the table,
all he says is "I know, mom!"
While Number One son imparts that he
"knows", it would appear he only "knows"
when the bill arrives. Between billings, the
grey matter does not retain this
knowledge!
I can empathize with teenagers living in
this area. Let's face it - most places you
want to call are long distance. When Mr.
Fixit and I were dating we lived in the
same exchange and lengthy calls were not
an added burden to the pocketbook. The
majority of the friends our kids make in
high school live in a different exchange
and as you know this becomes very costly,
particularly so, when Cupid causes one to
be smitten by the charms of a member of
the opposite sex living outside your toll
free area.
Last week, just after the bill arrived, I
came up with a fantastic idea. Invent a pay
house phone that requires teenagers to
deposit a sum of money when making long
distance calls.
As you know, I am not mechanically
minded and I figured I had come up with
the idea, Mr. Fixit should be able to design
and make it! Not so!
After much discussion on how this mat-
ter could best be handled, I decided to
"design" a make shift type of "pay as you
call" phone.
I figured out a fair system, $1.00 per long
distance call.
The caller, prior to dialing the callee,
AMBLINGS
by Pat Livingston
would make the deposit in the bottle
designed by me, write down the date,
number and person called on a pad of
paper, (specially designed for this pur-
pose) and then talk away.
My only. problem - I have no method of
stopping the call if the $1.00 is not
deposited first.
This is where the honour system comes
into effect!
Number one Son arrived home, saw the
little grey bill on the table, made his usual
remark and then questioned the funny bot-
tle sitting on the phone desk. His first com-
plaint was "$1.00 per call! That's a bit
much!" to which his father replied, "Be
thankful it's only $1.00; originally it was
$2.00!" (Yes, Mr. Fixit talked me into
reducing the toll charge).
The next opposing point was "At $1.00
per call, I will have paid too much by the
end of the month," to which I replied,
"Perhaps, but if that is so, I will return the
left over monies to you. Look at it as a sav-
ings device!" He was not impressed, I
admit.
Now I had to come up with some kind of
penalty if there was not enough money in
the bottle at the end of the month to cover
Number One Son's long distance charges.
He doesn't know it yet, but the penalty will
be a further 10% added to the bill!
The bottle, to date, contains a $1.00 bill,
coins and a cheque for $1.00.
I forsee, at the end of the month, a bottle
full of IOU's for $1.00 or perhaps IOU - a
car wash, vacuuming the house, doing the
dishes, making supper.
I have a devious mind and a lengthy list
of "paybacks" ready. Number One Son
will probably realize a $1.00 per can is
"cheap" compared to iny list.
Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, December 14, 1988—Page 5
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