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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-02-06, Page 10 (2)Pogo 10 Times-Advegato, Flsbruary 6, 1975 Odds n' Ends By ELAINE TOWNSHEND %!e oicaie4x For posting letters, large mailboxes stand on street cor- ners in town, and post offices contain slots for an individual's mail. But anyone, who once lived on a farm, remembers the solitary metal box that rests on the shoulder of the road in frolit of each home. Rural mailboxes come in various sizes, shapes and colours. Some are mounted on iron stakes or on wooden posts. which are anchored in underground cement blocks; others sit atop milk cans. which are weighted in the bot- tom. Each box bears the family name. Most mailboxes rotate on a swivel. When we post a letter. we turn the box to notify the mailman there are envelopes for him to collect. When he leaves. he also turns the box. Then we realize our mail has arrived. This signal saves_ unnecessary walks down the lane and is especially appreciated during the winter. Our postman has delivered mail on the same route for over thirty-five years. He knows every family and seldom inserts a letter in the wrong box. His schedule seldom changes. we can almost set our clocks by him. Nevertheless we watch for his signal every day. Several times each morning we glance out the window wondering whether the mail has arrived. When that box if finally turned, we hustle down the lane with anticipation. great If we notice a parcel sticking out the door. we hurry even faster. Those of us. who subscribe to a daily newspaper. are assured of finding at least one article inside the box. The local paper is delivered one day each week: farm and home magazines ap- pear periodically. Sometimes we discover that long-awaited letter from a friend or from a family member. Business correspondence also travels by post. Opening the squeaky mailbox door to see an envelope, which possibly en- closes a pay cheque. highlights anyone's month. Usually. though the mail consists of bills - telephone. hydro. repairs, cattle feed. veterinary and tax. We'd like to ignore them, but we can't. Sales flyers from local stores are another common receipt. Regardless of the contents of the mail. a farm day doesn't properly begin until the postman drives past Thus the mailbox plays an essential role in rural life. Inspite of its importance. a shiny new mailbox is subjected to The very best values in sheets and pillowcases are found in "house brands" at department stores during white sales or any time of year at discount and variety stores.'The lowest -priced no -iron (50 percent polyester 50 percent cotton) linens are your . best buy. rough treatment. Sometimes it bears the brunt of speeding drivers; other times it is designated as the target for beer bottles tossed from passing cars. Traditional Halloween pranks involve removing the container from its pillar of filling it with debris. Locating the box and cleaning it usually requires minimal work, btu the metal sustains a few scrapes during the escapades. Winter unleashes a fierce assault on the mailbox; a snowbank often buries it. After the plow pushes the snow aside, the metal frame of the box displays another dent or two. In the spring, the mailbox teeters on top of its post; the door sags and the rusty hinges creak loudly. Each year we repair the old container. until it is damaged beyond fixing. Then we im- mediately replace it with a new one. Each mailbox along a country road provides a private postal terminal for a farm family. Correspondence flows 'steadily, and life on the farm would seem unnatural without the mailbox. Time to say good bye Saying goodbye and thank -you is never easy and for me it has certainly been difficult. y My husband has been transferred to the Niagara Region and therefore 1 must leave the staff of the Times -Advocate on Friday. Leaving has always been difficult for me but now I go with a feeling of having left so many things undone, so many things unsaid. The reception I got from the people in the town of Exeter, where I have made my home for the last nine months, and from those in the surrounding com- munities has been overwhelming. Coming from a city, you have re- opened my eyes to the beauty of the country and introduced me to a whole new way of life where people seem to genuinely care about their neighbours. The co-operation and un- derstanding I have received as a new neighbour and a budding journalist in your community have been 'wohderful and an experience I will certainly never forget I would sincerely like to thank the many. many people who made my job easier by patiently answering some of the stupid questions a city -girl might ask about a farm and by taking the time to explain, to introduce yoursel•es to me, and to welcome me into your lives. I have accepted a position with the Fort Erie Times -Review and will move on to new territories. new faces and new stories but those I leave behind will not be forgotten. Terri Etherington Women's Editor TEAM WORK MAKES IT FASTER — A quilting bee makes the work go foster and provides an opportunity for socializing. These ladies, members of the Exeter Afternoon UCW got together to complete a quilt as part of a club project. With eight to ten ladies working every afternoon it will soon be done. Preschool clinics take new form,. include general health assessment The Huron County Health Unit announced this week that they will be undertaking a new system of screening clinics for preschool children. Mrs. Thind said Thursday that the new system is called a multi- phase preschool screening clinic and will involve a more extensive testing of the general health of the child. Under these clinics, Mrs. Thind said that they will try to do various kinds of health screening for those children who will be entering school in the fall. This year, in addition to extra tests being done. the clinics will be held over a period of time from now into the spring. Mrs. Thind said that the change in scheduling was due to the fact that there were several other clinics being held at the time in the spring when the preschool clinics were normally held and that the staff did not have suf- ficient time for the extra tests now required. Therefore. the clinic will be calling in preschool children starting now, at a rate of about 16 to 20 a month, "so we are not bombarded with all the work at once." Mrs.Thind said. Included in the tests conducted will be the regular immunization as well as tests to pick up any abnormalities in hearing, vision and bloodtests to detect anemia as well as the Denwood developmental test. This test picks up any developmental problems in the children, such as language, fine and gross motor control,; and co-ordination. Mrs. Thind said that any ab- normalities in these areas would be passed hack to the family physician for diagnosis. In addition to these tests which have been done in the past. during the preschool screening Dora Rose Mullen of Walkerton arfd David Paul Johnston of Exeter were married on January 17. 1975 at Waterloo Ontario. The couple are residing in London. Teacher: "Did your father help you with the problem?" Kid: "No, I got it wrong myself." Now Available . • . At Special Discounts Hand -Crafted Art Designs on MEMORIALS Choose Now During Our ANNUAL SALE A Variety of colors, styles and shapes to choose from $AVSR 25 OAO OVE EVEN MORE CONSIDERING THE PRICE INCREASES COMING NEXT MONTH • All monuments under cover and available for your inspection. • lettering and designing done by trained craftsmen. ORDER ORDER NOW FOR DELIVERY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN THE SPRING Z� OUR BUSINESS ESTABLISHED 1919 mEmoRfU :--• rt)Lz :•. T. PRYDE & SON LTD. Phone 235-0620 MAIN ST. EXETER Contact Jack Pryde OFFICE 235-0620 HOME 235.1384 Displays Also In Goderich & Clinton clinics. the Health Unit will also undertake to make a general health assessment of each child entering school in the fall. Again, no diagnosis will be made but the health unit has two specially trained nurses who will conduct the tests and report anything abnormal to the family physician. Mrs. Thind said that the reason for these added tests is that all school health records will be going on computer this year and it is extremely important that they have the total information of the health of each child. She said that parents are at liberty to have these tests con- ducted by their family physician but that they must conform to the standard computer form. She stressed that she would like all partents to co-operate in bringing- their child to the preschool screening clinics. "We can't afford to miss one child," she said. The Health Unit urges the public to co-operate in attending the clinic and keeping the ap- pointments set up for them. Mrs. Thind said that parents may obtain further information by asking to speak to the nurse when the unit calls them to make an appointment. She said that the complete tests take only 45 to 50 minutes and they also conduct a dental flouride brushing at the same titne. Mrs Thind pointed out that the new method of scheduling clinics throughout the winter months allows the health unit to find out abut any abnormalities and have time to correct these before th( child gets to school. She said that many health problems can later create learning problems for the child and they are hoping to partially eliminate this potential risk. Last year a pilot project of the screening tests was conducted for • the students of St. Boniface Separate school in Zurich and for all children attending J.A.D. Concerned about Indian women's rights See slides of far north At the January meeting of the Hurondale WI, Mrs. Harry Dougall presided, in the absence of the president, Mrs. Carl Mills who is in St. Joseph Hospital. The meeting was opened with the Ode and the Mary Stewart Collect. The roll call was to "Name a person in the news and tell why he was there." A letter of thanks was received from the Children's Aid Society. Miss Jane Pengilley informed the Institute that the one and a half day training school for the course "Baked in a pie" is to be held in Clinton Wesley -Willis Church on February 6 and 7. Mrs. John Pym and Mrs. Mac Hodgert are to go as leaders. It was decided to cater to the Curling Club banquet on April 5. A donation of $25 was voted to be given to the ACWW "Save the Sight" fund. It was decided to draw up a resolution regarding Indian women settling their husbands estates. The group felt the Indian women were entitled to the same rights as others. The motto. "According to our vision today, so will be our achievement tomorrow," was given by Mrs. Wm. Kernick. Mrs. Olive Thompson gave a reading entitled "Will you? Diane Rundle favoured with several accordion numbers. Mrs. Myrtle Passmore read two readings entitled "To the Institutes" and "Two little frogs." The current events were given by Mrs. Lorne Porter. Lisa and Lori Strong of Seaforth sang several numbers and Lori dan- ced. The history of the Thompson farm was read by Mrs. Wm. McCurdy � sch o in a � � o l Huron Park. She said that this system proved to be much better and they are instituting it for all preschool children in the ennnty Lamport. Mrs. Mac Hodgert gave an interesting talk and slides about her trip to the far north. 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