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A. week or so ago, we received a copy
• Of art editorial which had appeared in The
Windsor Star entitled '`Dentists prepare
guide denticare plan'" -
Great, we thought,.. 'though we're not
all that certain that socialized medical and
' dental care is the very best method to
ensure . maximu-m efficiency for the'
greatest -c umber_..of
Upon reading further we discovered a
new twist.
' The Ontario Dental Association
suggests beginning denticare with
,three -year-olds," the editorial stated, "on
a plan that would provide coverage of each
succeeding„ group for life and take in a
new group each year as a new group
reaelles tire—age—o4- three: On --his basis;
denticare would .not become universal
through the province until the first group
of... three-year-oldshad reached' Id age."
We immediately got a letter ,, ff in the
mail to the editorial department of The
Windsor Star for clarifcation
paragraph. The answer ,came ho
the editorial page by editor; Pat
It was as follows
of that
ay from
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"The proposal is to begin the plan with
three -year-olds, then extend it as each
Ontario child becomes three oars old,
Coverage would continue for life, so that
the entire population woulfi_ be covered in
about .7p' years or so, when the first
coverage '" group of three -year-olds has
begun to die off. In fairness, the. ODA did --
suggest ttaat,.cover,age could b�.,..extended _.
tow lyd' the" older age group at facilities
proved sufficient. And also, thiis pis only a
proposal to the government."
One could say the ODA does not seem
to be. particularly anxious to be involved
in denticare and is quite willing to let the
plan grow very, veryslowly until full
coverage is available for all ,Oitiz•,n in
Ontario'- long .after. _toridy's `
Tourists
Joyce Verhaar was much
y outtger w hen she visited
Goderich for the first time, but
she remembered what a
wc)ndi;r,ful holiday' she and her
fantilSr''had had together, then.
That's 'why when she,was in
Stiatf'ord last week with her
friend, Kathleen Sullivan, she
decided to driveover here to
show off then little -town on Lake
1:1uton whieb-had figured so well
in. her memories of happy days-.
..gone ---,
Joyce teaches music, history •
and piano at. Grand Rapids
Junior College and hatht:eilrfwis a
kindergarten' teacher in Grano
'Rapids. Bort enjoy travelling
and have .toured a large part of
.the world together, they say.
Joyce and. Klathleen were in
•Ontario • for the Stratford'
• Shakespearian Festival. They had
seen MacBeth (which they--did-n-'4-
enjoy) and the Midnight Concert
• at the Rothman Gallery ,(which
they did .enjoy.
"We saw this sign 'advertising
a concert "promptly at 11:59,"
said Joyce. "It yeas a piano and
violin concert. Uathleen is a
violinist and I am a pianist. We
just had to see it and it was .a
• fine concert. We' were really
impressed."
"There' were only about 150
people there." added Kathleen,
"but you knew everyone was
there because he or she wanted
to be.. There were even some -
voung children there, enjoying
the concert to the fullest."
But after some time in
Strattford'-w't't1th -the .hustle and
buskie f that small tourist city,
,. both Joyceaand"Kathleen longed
- "- forr sonic solitude. That's - when
o come
dentists have retired fr.ornn their drilling
and. filling labors,.
We must commend the ODA for
recognizing that it is young children who
will benefit most from a denticare
pr'ogram but we wonder if it was in the
best interests of Ontario's population to
have a proposed plan which is so•slow to,
mature fOr all:
Woman to Woman_
• . 1 was tremendously interested
in the story which. appeared last
Thursday. in„the Western Ontario
page of the London Free Press 'a
concerning camping eondi'tious
in Pinery Park this season: -
I suppose there are a couple
of reasons for my 'interest. First
of all, l consider the •
. Exeter-Grari'd Bend area my
home stomping ground: '
secondly ,--the'•first newspaper t
ey i . vyorked with was in Grand
• Bend, just a hop step and•'-ii•'Jtimp.
from Pinery" 'ark's entrance
. gates: and thirdly; I'm a camper
myself.
Friends, who had previously
been Pinery" Park .camping nuts,
had told me' the situation was
very bad there. This family has
three' children and.; the parents
said • there was' absolutely 'no
,way' they would camp at finery'
again this season. After hearin�y
their,descriptions of some of tilt*
goings -cin, 1 could 7tinderstand why they wouldn't
want... -to- •-take.. yourt.gstexs there. ..
In fact, 1 wondered that the
average adult would be able to
. stomach the antics of the 'new
breed' of .camper in Pinery" Park'.
I'd heard, you see, • that
Pinery I'atk -Was' plagued with
kids. Other campers with whom
I have regular contact; told me .
Pinry Park was a 'bad scene' for
anyone *,ho just wanted• to have
a quiet' holiday away from the
hustle and bustle of this crazy
world.,
But still, • I wasn't quite
prepared for the article in the
London '""F"ree Press which
stemmed from a letter written
by a • Windsor clergyman.- And
maybe because; I have teenaged
y-otingsters.. at' niy' house. I was
particularly 'interested in the
writer's theory that parents. and
not the kids, were to blame for
the "'rotten mess."
I'm not trying to back out,
I'm the first to admit that the
lack of parental authority these
,.days — maybe even 'parental
interest in their children — is to
'blame, for a large share ,of our'
problems with youth.
But .I'm always reluctant to
take the blame for situation
over which I 'am trying
• 'desperately to keep control ....
• and which, because too , 'few
people agree with my
sentiments, is becoming
impossible.
•
• An$T '' parents who have
average not -toe -good -not -too -
bad teenagers in their home will
know what I mean. They will
., Understand what I', admit, is a
day -today struggle at our house
to -keep things even reasonably'
• in cheek.
Like the Rev. Mr. John
NIcKa
who'wrote the letter to
• the editor, I* can't, approve of
parents who allow young
4teenagers to spend weekends
'=• alone and unchaperoned at a
provincial park (or any other
,-1-4.7-placevilor„';thatinatteribut.11an.
• sure undeit~aFtand ►w happ$ns
ninny, titafly times without
fu
p4rental consent, to perhaps
Oen parental knowledge.
I don't agree with ,a great
With Shirley J. Keller
Many thirjgs which are
eonsidered acceptable social
behaviour these day's, but 1 can
comprehend how teenagers of
parents with similar high ideals;
get right into the middle of, all
the action. •
.'Today's ,parents are taking
the. blame' -for -the "rot ten mer"
but rnanyy of. them are just. as
Sick about it as are the people
whoahand out the accusations.
--•\ o'ung people are' not to,
blame" but • the poor band of
concerned parents who bear the'
brunt Of the name -Calling are
about 'as helpless as they would,
be if they were caught in a
windstorm with‘an electric fan
for protection. ,.....•.,
I've come to one conclusion"
The . cross concerned. --parents
Must carry is clear — they' must
perse€ire, they must wage -the
battle from day . to day', they
must never git•e'up trying /for to
.relent. -.is -'.to loose all -.hope of
recovery. -
Do y'ou rerfe'rtib' t'a'week or -
so' ago when the topic. was
"unnecessary „noise"? WelL, the
ratepayers and cottage owners of
the village of Grand Bend have
formed 'an association and at a
recent meeting 'there was
"lengthy discussion" concerning
noisy motorcycles around their
village.
The newspaper report of the
meeting which appeared in the
Exeter Times -Advocate had this
to say: "It was felt by all present
• that the incident --could came
under "unnecessary noise" law
which would give the police
authority -to act "
An.dt of course: the members'
of the' Association are right ....
but first the police have to be in
' just the right spot at just the
right time, and somehow when•
the ruckus is' at your corner, the
officer on duty is on the other
side Of town' .
You might wonder what else
the, ratepayers and cottage
owners association discussed.
Weil, they, talked about,the fact
that the bylaw prohibiting dogs
from going onto the beach 'was
not "being strictly enfoxced; and
• they recommended that a patrol
be engaged to stop boaters and
„ water skiers from coming too
close'••to shore and'' endangering
" the safety of swimmersy,.,,r...„„
Does, •, any of that sound
tact, I think, although her ability
to . speak' Out" arti ulatel-y and
without fear is a strong point in
her favor. . .
7(. *
I've been very pleased with
the way the wedding page in our
newspaper is growing .... or have
you noticed?.
Mai"be, part 'of our success
right now is because there are
traditionally' more weddings at
this time of year; but it seems to
me that we are publishing more
wedding pictures and ...stories
than ever before — and that's
encouraging. '
I'have been` endeavoring to
telephone all the brides -elect (or
their mothers) well in a .vanee of
the wedding to remind them of
the procedures' involved in
getting a story and a'picture in
the newspaper. and to offer any",
assistance for those who are
bewildered about filling out the
prepared forms.
The wedding photograph still
poses the biggest problem.
especially' when -there • is _no
photographer . engaged for the
wedding and ,snapshots are sent
into our officefor reproduction.
Usually" these snapshots are in
color .,.. a big problem to begin
with. And more often than not,
the picture is either not too clear
or it is taken too far back from
the newlyweds th' be of much
value. \ `'•
The thing to remember is that'
when the photograph is enlarged
for the newspaper,\all the faults
are enlarged, too. I the picture
'is the least bit. fuzz`, for
instance, it will\be twice as fuzzy
when' it is enlarged and
processed for the newspaper. If
the bride's face is shadowed in
the original print, it will be
•unrecognizable after publication.
,.Usually when the ' wedding
photograph is brought to us, we
can tell whether or not , the
reproduction will -be good or bad
and most often, we ,tell the
customer if it is not going to be
satisfactory.
But somehow, when a sweet
young thing looks you straight
in the eye and says, "Boat it is
the only.. picture we have," you
accept 'the photo graciously and
try to do the best you can with
it. Maybe that's a mistake, as f
as perfection in publishing
concerned, but it certainly isn
an error if' you are trying
bring a smile to the face
brand new bride. '
* * *
I note by the calendar that
we are only two weeks ,away
from fall .... and school .... and
and meeting schedules .... and
housecleaning and all ,the
other things which are part of a
woman's life at this time of year.
The . summer has- gorge
quickly., and -here in Goderich,
We've been blessed with an
unusually fine `one'',... not too
hot, not bo cool, not too wet,
not tob:dr3i. . -
�,
„communities ..ta th, south of
ryhete 'ate , Wrts and . tr'tvhea-
looking because of -lack of
moisture and I'm 'told that to
Please' turn to, Page 6A
familiar? Or helpful?
• • * * *
I got a bundle of news out of
the weekly. newspapers this
week. For instance; I discovered
.that 'one of the remaining two
ladies presently 'ser'ving on the
Huron County Board of
•• Education has' adopted a foster
chils1. - '
Mrs. Marilyn .-...Kunder,. or
Mollie as I've come to call her,
has adopted 8 -year-old Juan
Carlos Angulo of 'Colombia
througthe Foster "Parents' Plan
Mollie— ee provingver an
Is".r�ln o 7rothtilr: °sliefi fele `l `y'
and truly inte"res"ted in -people
and their ultimate good. She is
one of the stronger members of
thenschool board because of that
Joyce thought of Goderich.
They ;had a picnic lunch at
the end ,of - . Essex- Street
overlooking Lake Huron. Then
Joyce• got out n her knitting (a
vgorgeous afghan in a .. natural
shade). and Kathleen set up ,her
canvas to catch the shoreline in
pasteLoils.
"«'hat a lovely place!"
exclaimed Kathleen.
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Daniel Frederick Torok, son
of Mr. ;end Mrs. Phil Sturdy, 426
Queenston. Street, St.
Catharines, recently • graduated
from . the three-year Radio' and
Television Arts course at
CO,nestoga College of Applied
Arts ,and 'Technology' m
Kitchener. Mr,. y Torok .has
accepted a "position with
station C,.J.R.N., Niagara Falls,
Ontario. .
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