Times-Advocate, 1986-02-26, Page 6�N)
Young -pis comforting to.rnany
When President Reagan paid
tribute to the crew of the space shut-
tle after that tragic • accident of/
Jagaiacy 28, be ended with these very
aaoving words, "We will never forget
them or the last time we saw them,
this morning, as they... waved good-
bye and slipped the surly bonds of
earth to touch the face of God."
For days, I searched my mind, try-
ing to remember where I'd heard
those final words before, And then, I
rememberd. Several years ago, my
son had handed me a poem, High
Flight: He had not had his pilot's
license very long and was enthralled
with what he felt and saw as he soared
high abovetn tie bluey-"� says school student hit the Unjted States munlon. father',;
it all, Mar#", he said, as he gave me while his were In Chips as There was a 0;
the poem he'd found in a book on missioerar wrote to them say: titude towards faith in God and life in
flying: • . ing he had given up his Christian general. •
High Flight faith, and that since his family was He left Halifax in July, _1941, for
su
Oh, I have slipped the rly bonds of coming bone on forlough, he thought England, but before)* sailed he spent
earth • - - it would bo beat 'file lived apart from most of one night talking to his
And danced the skies on laughter- them. He didn't feel he could take part parents about many questions, in -
silvered wings, in "meaningless . rituals," such 'as chiding whether one should hate.the
enemy in war. Then, .they prayed
together. ,
The poem, High Flight, was written
in September, 1941, when Lt. John
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MR. AND MRS. PHILIP DZIOBA
Linda Coteman,`daughter of Mrs.
Yhvonne Bisenieks and the late
Ken Powell of California, ex-
changed wedding vows with
Philip Dzioba on February 14. The
groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. ,
Mike Dzioba, Exeter. The couple
was attended. by Mr. and Mrs.
Chuck Haney and will reside at
RR 3 Exeter.
Seniors mark
32nd season
The Exeter Senior Citizens
celebrated their 32nd anniversary
February 3 commencing with a pot
luck dinner. President Ruby Beaver
presided over the meeting.
Program convener Leila Fink-
beiner introduced Pastor and Mrs.
Donnan of the Pentecostal Church
who rendered several duets. Mrs.
Donnan accompanied on the accor-
dion. Pastor Donnan gave a very in-
spirational talk. His theme being -
"Heart". On behalf of the Club, Leila
Finkbeiner thanked the Pastor and
Mrs. Donnan.
The business part of the meeting
was dealt with. Committee reports
were read and considered. Card con-
vener reported sending get well cards
to Elsie Jory, Celia Thomson, Cora
Smith, Ila Love, Ken Johns and
Charles Hendy and sympathy cards
to Jennie Devlin and Mary Meikle.
Birthday and anniversaries were
acknowledged. Special mention to
Cora Wein who celebrated her 91st
birthday.
Program was resumed with Leila
Finkbeiner reading a few more obser-
vations. Bill Rhode, accompanied by
Elsie Jory on the .piano, played
several violin selections. Dorothy
Bullock gave a reading entitled "A
Recipe for a Good Life". '
MR. AND MRS. D. BRUCE McDONALD
Maggie Burton and Bruce
McDonald were married
December 28, 1985 by Rev. Ralph
Knock of Mildmay,United Church.
The ceremony and family dinner
were held In a Christmas setting
at Bruce's home in Carrick
township.
Mt. Carmel
euchre play
Due to the inclement weather Sun-
day evening, February 9 there were
only eight tables of euchre in play at
the Mount Carmel CWL.
Coffee and lunch was enjoyed by all
after the lucky card players receiv-
ed their prizes. Those claiming a
lucky prize Frere Cleve Pullman -
metes high - Lynn Ryan (playing a
man's hand) men's low,,ladies' high
Marilyn Thompson, ladies' low Mary
Van Bogart and lone hands
Philomene Hogan.
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Sunward I've climbed and joined the
tumbling mirth
Of sun -split clouds ... and done a
hundred things
You have not dreamed of... wheeled
and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring
there
I've chased the Shouting wind along
and flung
My eager craft through footless halls
of air:
Up, up the long delirious, burning
blue
I've topped the windswept heights
with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle flew
And, while with silent,lifting mind
I've trod,
The high untrespassed sanctity of
space,
Put out my hand, and touched the
face of God.
I agreed it was a beautiful piece of
writing, but all my son could tell me
was that it was written by another
young pilot, John Magee, who, also,
had "wheeled and soared and swung
high in the sunlit silence."
I'm indebted to a good friend who
passed on -Tom Harper's recent col-
umn from the Toronto Star which
gives the story behind the poem. Ear-
ly in 1940, John Magee was a high
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family prayers and church going.
Of course, his parents were deeply
hurt, but his father wrote back simp-
ly asking the young Magee to keep as
honest as possible as he could with
himself and to give himself to the best
he knew. He added that, of course, the
family wanted him to live at home
with them, that they would always
love him and respect his agnosticism.
The wise father pointed out that be-
ing an agnostic meant holding an
open mind about God, and asked that
John be open to the possibility of
believers being right.
When the famiy returned to the
States from China, they were reunited
and happily lived together, despite
John's agnositicism: When he had just
passed his eighteenth birthday, things
were at their blackest for England,
and John broached the subject of him
joining the Canadian forces against
the Nazis. His father tried to talk him
into going through with his plans to
enter Yale, but when the bombing of
London became even fiercer, John
felt he had to answer his 'call' to join
the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Before he left Canada in
September, 1940, he went to church
with his parents and brothers. In
December, when he returned dome
on a Christmas leave, he took com-
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d�t a was 19. He was shot
0a►b and killed December of the
same year. ' •
Although his family was shocked
• and deeply saddened, they had
known, full well, the risk. High Flight
was the gnly poem John Magee ever
wrote, yet, it, inspired and helped
thousands who also lost their sons,
lovers or husbands. And last month,
it brought solace for the grief of, a
whole nation mourning the deaths of
the space crew.
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