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AUTHORS — Young writers from six area schools attended an afternoon seminar in Exeter Public School
led by Gwyn Whilsmith. Showing their books to Mrs. Whilsmith are (back left) Tracy Campbell, Hensall;
Kerry Manders, Usborne Central; Chris Angerman, McCurdy; Corey Baker, Huron Centennial; Derick
McGee, Zurich and (front) Jenny McLean and Nicole Eccles, Exeter and Jayson Schultz, Stephen Central.
Install Hurondale WI officers
A candle to mark the end of the
year was lit by president Fern
Dougall at the banquet annual
meeting of Hurondale Women's In-•
stitute held in Caven Church, Exeter.
Secret pals was exchanged gifts,
CHECKING A DONOR — Julie Lamport gets attention from Red Cross
nurse Thelma Rice at Wednesday's Blood Donor Clinic at SHDHS spon-
sored by the Ausable River Nomads. T -A photo
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To all our relatives and friends who helped
at our ,
GRAND OPENING
Winners of the Door Prizes were:
Jean Zeehinsen, Exeter
Deb Venner, Exeter
Dorothy Graham, London
Ken Pollard, Hensall
Shirley Stanlake, Exeter
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reports were given and new officers
installed. Prince Edward Island is
twinning sister province.
May 15,is the date for the District
Annual. St. John -by -the -Lake,
Anglican Church at Grand Bend is the
place and 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. is the time
for registration.
June 21 we cater for the for the
Usborne school graduation banquet.
Arrangements for exhibits at Exeter
and Zurich Fall Fairs are to be made
by Erlma Keller, Fern Dougall and
Helen Hodgert.
We have 45 members, 19 of whom
are life members, and seven district
life members.
Throughout the year, we heard
speakers on pornography, battered
women and how Christmas is
celebrated in Holland. Resolutions, a
constitution and bylaws were defined
and exulained. •
Husbands and friends joined us on
bus trips to Cullen Barns, Black Creek
Village and a tour of Huron County.
Donations were made to the
Hospital Tag Day, Exeter Fall Fair
prize list. Family and Children' Ser-
vices, the School on Wheels at Clinton,
the Safe Water for all project and
Pennies for Friendship.
Lois McFalls reported that she has
plans for a couple of bus trips for this
summer.
The election and installation of of-
ficers was conducted by Helen
Hodgert and Lena Kirkland. The new
president is Erlma Keller, Gladys
Richardson- 1st vice and Marjorie
Alke- 2nd vice. Marilyn Pym will con-
tinue as Secretary -Treasurer and Ann
Brodie as pianist, The cateehlg com-
mittee is Mrs. Frayne Parsons, Mrs.
Milton Keller, Mrs. Alvin Moir, Mrs.
Gladys Richardson and Mrs. Garnet
Hicks. •
President Fern Dougall extinguish-
ed the candle signifying theend of the
year and lit a new candle for the
beginning of a new year, reading the
following poem:
When the sun is setting
And we watch its dying ray
We never doubt is will appear
To light another day.
So let us face our future
Secure in faith that He
Who rules sunrise and sunset
Keeps watch o'er you and me.
Fern expressed the hope that we
give our new president, Erlma Keller.
the help and co-operation that she has
been given. Next meeting will be on
World Affairs, May 28, at Usborne
School, Mrs. Lloyd Ballantyne's com-
mittee in charge.
Keep plates
when selling
Transportation and Communica-
tions Minister Ed Fulton reminded
Ontario motorists to keep their
licence plates when they sell or scrap
their vehicles.
"Owners are responsible for
vehicles bearing their their licence
plates," said Fulton. "If your vehicle
is sold, repossesed or wrecked, you
should make sure you remove your
licence plates to avoid getting any
future fines for that vehicle."
In addition, motorists are required
by the Highway Traffic Act to keep
their plates clean and clearly visible.
"If the paint is wearing off the
numbers or letters, owners• should
purchase a new set from their local
licence issuing office," Fulton added.
Dear editor:
On behalf of the Canadian Cancer
Society 1 would like to say Thank you
to the residents and business people
in the town of Exeter for their
generous donation to the cancer can-
vass during the month of April. A
special thanks to the captains and all
the canvassers who went door to door.
Due to their efforts we have a total
amount of $.5395.00. This is an increase
of $582.00 over last year.
I am sure we all realize how impor-
tant these donations are to everyone
who is in need of special care.
Again many thanks to all who work-
ed and donated.
Helen Webber
Chairperson for the town of Exeter
Canadian Cancer Society
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Area students at seminar
Local writer meets young authors
Local writer Gwyn Whilsmith spent or her work to be edited, Testing a Whilsmith said later she was Very
a day at Exeter Public School this story on someone whose opinion you impressed with the calibre of books
week visiting various classrooms for trust is also a good idea, Whilsmith she examined. She felt some of the
20 -minute sessions in the morning, said. students attending the workshop had
and conducting a workshop for bud- After Whilsmith's presentation, the great potential, and all had recdived
ding young authors from Hensall, children divided into groups and read excellent guidance from dedicated
Zurich, McCurdy, Huron Centennial, their stories to each other. teachers.
Exeter, Stephen Central and Usborne
Central Public Schools in the
afternoon.
Whilsmith passed on to her atten-
tive audience many of the things she
/ had learned during /a career which
has included working for the Exeter
Times -Advocate as reporter and col-
umnist, having articles and' poems
published in a variety of magazines,
editing the Tuckersmith Township
history book, and printing a children's
story.
A reporter must be objective, and
state only the facts, Whilsmith cau-
tioned, adding a reporter meets many
interesting people, but also puts in
long hours and late nights.
A columnist .presents a personal
point of view, and can attempt to in-
fluence the readers, but can also get
into trouble by saying something
about a specific organization that so-
meone may object to, she said.
On the positive side, Whilsmith
noted, a column may reach an astoun-
dingly large audience. She cited one
column on phones in hospitals that
was picked up by a number of other
publications, including Bell Canada's
magazine for its employees.
A freelance writer must please the
editor. "He is king", Whilsmith said.
The rewards can also be regal, she
revealed. An article on her father dy-
ing at home was sold to the United
Church Observer for $75 (after being
rejected when submitted directly to
Readers Digest.) The Digest paid $700
for North American rights, and later
purchased world rights for an addi-
tional $500. (Whilsmith said the
Digest pays the highest rates of any
publication in Canada).
Whilsmith suggested poetry as a
way to hone writing skills, and to
touch areas unaffected by prose.
In any type of writing, the idea
comes first, Whilsmith said. She ad-
vised the aspiring writers to "think,
think, think before writing anything
down", and quoted prolific author
Pierre Berton, who once said that
three-quarters of his writing was done
while walking.
"You have to grab reader with your
first paragraph, and sock it to them
in the ending', Whilsmith advised.
Articles or stories must follow a
natural order, stick to the subject,
and be believable. Details must be
provided, as readers can't read the
author's mind. A story must go full
circle.
' A writer who wants to be successful
Must accept criticism, and allow his
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Mary's- Musings
By Mary Alderson
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They say that cats have nine lives.
Well, we think that our dog, Pepper,
has nine lives, too. He has already us-
ed up several.
His first life was used up when he
was a mere pup. We had just brought
him home, and he was scampering
across our deck. Somehow he got his
head caught between two boards and
was stuck there. He howled as if he
were being beheaded. Finally, Victor
had to get a wrecking bar and rip up
one of the boards to free him.
Since -then he's had a couple of
serious collisions with cars, and fallen
through the ice into the freezing river
on two occasions. He's had a severe-
ly scratched eye and nose, when he
got a little too close to a
neighbourhood cat.
On each of these occasions we
thought he was a goner. And Pepper,
being something of a sissy and very
overdramatic, thought he was done
for, too. But each time he managed a
come back, with a spring in his step
and a wagging tail.
But last week we thought Pepper
was on his way to doggy heaven. He
thought so, too. He quit eating, and
laid around lethargically. He moved
about slowly as if every bone in his
body ached. And whenever we were
within hearing distance, he would
moan pathetically, or howl in -pain,
carefully lifting one paw or another
as if it hurt. His sad brown eyes
drooped, and his tail hung between his
legs.
I took him to the vet. Taking your
dog to the vet is a lot like taking your
kid to the doctor or your car to the
mechanic. At home, your child can be
coughing terribly. But get her to the
doctor's office and she's all smiles.
She won't even cough on command.
But, of course, on the trip home, she'll
have another coughing fit.
The same with your car. It can be
stalling and sputtering. But just let a
mechanic drive it, and it will run
beautifully.
Normally, Pepper loves a car ride.
But when 1 suggested going for a ride
in the car, he was so sick, he didn't
even raise his hand. I had to boost him
into the car. But as we travelled down
the road, some of his former self
came back, He sat up and started to
look around. Pretty soon the life came
back -into his eyes and the tip of his
jail was wagging.
By the time we reached the vet's of-
fice, he appeared to be fine. He went
tearing in, feet running, tail wagging.
Well, it turned out that poor Pepper
was running a fever. That would ac-
count for the poor appetite and ap-
parent aching muscles. A shot and a
few pills later and he was fine.
After our visit with the vet, though,
Pepper nearly used up another life. It
was getting on into the afternoon, and
we hadn't had lunch. When you're
travelling with a one year old, you
don't skip meals. It was a very wa9n
day, so we decided to stop at a drive-
in restaurant, and eat at a picnic
table. Have you ever tried to enjoy
Lunch with a hyperactive dog and a
busy toddler? Chelsey was pulling on
my arm in one direction while Pepper
was tugging on his leash in the other
direction. I felt like a wishbone most
of the time. Finally we got our ham-
burger. I tied Pepper to the picnic
table and sat Chelsey up to it. For a
while, they continued to try to travel
in opposite directions, but finally they
settled down. I should have been
suspicious. Why were they both sud-
denly quiet? Chelsey was very busy
feeding pepper her hamburger. And
this oh -so -sick dog was hungrily
eating it. Before the meal was over,
both the kid and the dog nearly lost
their ninth lives at the hands of a
frustrated Mommy.
Every parent is at some time the
father of the unreturned prodigal,
with nothing to do but keep his house
open to hope.
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