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It was John Masefield in The' ' • I wouldn't know,” answered
Widow In The Bye Street who Mary. "I don't consider myself to
wrote, "life 'ean be bitter to the be a great mother. 1 don't know it
very bone when one is poor• and, all. 1 wish I did? But' I think you
woman, and alone." • 'have to like kids. You have to like
John Q Masefield didn`t know people in general."
Mary Bird, 202 Keays Street. or Are children changing?
he would never have written that
line.
In fact, Mary Bird has a line of
her own which would'put
Masefield's thought to shame.
"I look forward to ever day."
says Mary Bird, a widow fpr ;eight
years, the mother of two sons and
a,foster parent to boot.
Life dealt Mary Bird a cruel
blowAlrnost eight years ago when
her sons were two and tour That
was the year that Mary's husband
died of emphysema leaving the
• family to fend for themselves on a
- -�' farm neai; Arusse-is
For one year. Mary staytied on
• the farm until she finally decided
to move to Goderich in 1965 Since
that time. Mary Bird has made a
good life for herself and her. sons
-and for 37 foster children.
eight mothers with marriage..
problems. countless babysitting.
charges and several boarders.
Mothering is a way of life for
W Mary Bird. It is a full-time job and
getting -more so. Not only does
Mary Bird have the day-to-day
routine of caring for an average.of
five children including her own.
she is blessed with the additional
joy pf "mothering` those
' children who have passed through
her care from time to time and
still regard her a's someone.who
cares.
This Mother's Day. for.
instance, Mary Bi'r'd will likelv;he
remembered by her own sons as
• well as several other •'sons" and
"daughters" to whom 'she has
been a friend. But she won't; take
all and give nothrirg in return ---
not even on Mother's. Day. Her
special guests this Sunday will he
• a .family of eight children and
their parents to whom she ,gave
love and warmth when things were
not ging right for' them. •
"People say I'm a .bear, for
punishment,' smiled Mary. "But
it isn't what I would call work.
Theseslast seven years have lust
flown."
What does it take to be.a great
mother?
Kinsmen
elect: slate
Goderich-Kinsmen elected a
new executive Monday evening at
their regular meeting. Members
are: c,
Past President, Don Reutz:
President, John Shaddick: first
VI—de—Resident, Paul Baechler:
second vice-president. Stan
Connelly: secretary, Jahn
Empson; treasurer, Bob
McDougall; registrar. Bill Dobie:
and directors, Bill Kirkey, Jim,
Farrish and Lionel Kloss.
"Children know a lot more now
than they used to know," observed
Mary, staring out into the back-
yard where the family puppy was
tangling himself up in his chain.
'And there are more things for
them to demand.'"
When I wasea kid we got five
cents when' we went , away,"
laughed Mary. "Thal;r las ;a big
deal. Now if you give kids a
quarter they look at you as though
you had rocks in your .lead."
•'' We got out on the 12th of
July," Mary continued. "That
was a big"iaT—'ff•we hart`the hay
• in. And Christmas was a big day
Now, every .day is a big day."
Every day is a big day far -Mary
Bird, too. She rises before seven
in thelmo"rning, because that's ,
• when'the little lad she is presently
babysitting arrives. Then she
gets her ou•a children and her
foster children off to school.
The day is filled with all the
regular housewife's • chores
including .those jobs usually
handled by the man in the family.
Mary does most of her own
gardening and painting and even
the minor repair jobs. She just
fixed the.back fence to keep'the
boys' new puppy in the•yard.
And Mary handles the family
accounts. That hasn't been an,•
easy task because Mary Bird and
her boys have been on mothers'
allowance since her husband died.,<.
She can earn up to 548 per month
by other means,.but if she exceeds
that amount, a percentage of her
mothers' allowance cheque• is
kept back for that month.
"The mothers' allowance
Golding...
Continued from •Page 1'
curling club are _advertized
prominently in the Town Tourist
Bro'i hure and Indu`s'trial
'Brochures—as a • matter of
interest, ..the industrial
Commission is attending a
showing in'Tor.onto next week and
part of the Club premises are
being prominently displayed as
one of the rerr•eational
opportunities -Of persons
considering coming to Goderich
"Marina visitors have been for
manyyears granted .free
privileges for the use of the Club
premises.
"The Foresters Dominion
Curling .Championships will be
held inGoderich-in 1.973 at which
Curlers froin all over Canada .:wilt`'
attend andthe Club premises are
being donated for these persons.
."If' the town refuses such a
grant—what alternative do your
.directors have?
"We could Continue to leave'the
taxes unpaid at which time the
assets would finally have to he
turned -over to the Town,
cheque goes for the things we concerned older girls and women
need," Mary explained `spending time with the daughters
of men who have no wives.
"Anything extra conies out of the
money 1 earn by babysitting or Mary finds that being mother
whatever." and father to two growing boys has
Needless to say, Mary has its problems - especially when
become a shrewd shopper 777 and a ,,''the boys' idea of a bang-up
afternoon is fishing in the river or
tramping thrciugh the `-woods.
Somehow, Mary just doesn't get
around to these activities too
often. • '
Has Mary Bird any real
problems now''
"1 guess everybody has their
problems;"' mused Marv. •"I'ye
got some too._ Bi I like to
remember the good times. And in
the long run, I've got a great life.
I'm lucky."
"The kids keep me balanced,"
fine cook.1ller chief assistant in
beating the budget is the family
freezer which holds the bargains
which Mary prides herself on
finding.
Ira the summer, Mary's kitchen
is a beehive of activity as every •
kind of fruit and vegetable she can
find is •either canned in shining
sterile jars or frozen in neat,
easy•to reach packages.
. Last year,' Mother Nature
smiled on 'Marv's four tomato
stalks whicttgrew in the family's
little garden. Tomatoes.. were grinned Marv.
eat en•at`ifie tab1eTI e' were-tr�tazl011--04c1-1-€4041-404"4:-.8a-s'its
testimony of Mary's boys.. There
is a tiny statue engraved with the
words "I think you're terrific'" It
was presented to Marty by her
sons.
''And every time.I look at it, it
points straight at me," said
Mary.: "That makes me feel
hood."
into chili sauce, they were frozen
for casseroles, they were canned
for vegetables. • .
•But 1 can't.Shopfor utilities.'
stated Mary who pointed out that
such ' normal and necessary
increased living costs are an
extra burden to folks on a fixed
income. '
Entertainment for Mary is
simple. Mystery books are her
real love. She likes the occasional
game of cards-- solitaire mostly
— or an evening of television-.
Once in a while. the family has an •
outing at the movies hut that is
usually in the summer when her
children and as" many of the
neighbours' children as Mary's
car will hold can go to the local
drive-in theatre for the price of
one admission
,Mary is a member of the .new
Parents Without Partners group
which. pis• attempting to get
underway in'Goder'ich...hut it•
isn't easy to attend because
there's' just not money .in the
budget to allow for babysitting
expenses. •
There would he one
organization which Mary would
appreciate inGoderich if it was-
formed.
asformed. That would he the Rig
Brother• organization — where
Older boys and men would spend
• time with the sons of women Who
haven't husbands. A Big Sister
club. on the other hand, would find
Shopliftieg,..
Continued from Page 1
,when caught shoplifting.
"There is very little interest -
shown by- the parents." George
Ross claims. "There seems to he
a tendency forleniency at home
and the problem starts at home."
According to the •Goderich
Mdnicipal Rolla, DepartmenLthe
number of shoplifters was on the
steadvancrease up t'o f6ur6 or five
wears ago but has dropped slightly
from that and evened off.
Police Chief Fred Minshall
agrees that most merchants now
leave the cases of shop lifting up
tothepolice: "Most of the cases
involve younger people and most
of them are Juveniles," the chief
agrees. . -.
»We�o�rlo,�2ke:�a�,.ap�l.i-cat iQ�,�,-„:o-•r-cldn.g�- t,e�•{.{i;.e ..po��: �:
under. Section 31 of the
Assessment Act for a fixed
assessment of $1.00 for the land
occupied as a gelf course—many'
golf and curling clubs in Ontario
have made such an application and
pay • no taxes, whatever. The
situation' • is so serious that the
government asked a commiTtee to
• study the assessment on taxation
o'f- golf .courses and that
committee gave its report fo the.'
legislature in March of this ,year.
"We could again attempt to go
' back to the business community in
an attempt t� obtain further
donations to assist in the paying of
taxes.,
"I work - at Domihion Road
Machinery Company Limited as
many of you know and I believe I
know the thinking of the average
person that is employed at our
plant arid I am satisfied than we
could not raise the fees any
further, 'or it would mean that
nobody but -the rich would pay to
golf or curl. lam further satisfied
that this Club anatrrs a real
community need and that it should
receive some partial, support
fr6m.the Town as a,whole.
"The Directors of the Club who
number 12 apd who come from all
Stan HiIis
to te�ch'
at Windsor
Stan Hills, a form er'Signal-Star
employee, will be teaching
graphic arts this fall at Shawnee
Secondary School, Windsor. He
will graduate from Althouse
College at' the Convocation in
June. '
Mr. Hills came to Ohtario from ' walks of life, put in long hours
Saskatchewafl and worked at trying to keep the Club on an even
several printing plants in the footing. We all believe that the
province' ,before Joining the *Town • should .not be asked to
Signal•Star staff in 1960 under the ° operate this Club and that the Club
former publisher, the later eorge should pay its fair way, but we do
• nig. fie remained with the think that the. Town should share,
coirnpany until 1961 and worked . to soinne'extent, as far as taxes are
with the present publisher, R'. G. concerned because if the Town
Shrier» took over the operation of the
During' the time Mr. hills Club, they would receive no
attended Altiouse College;. he taxes:' °, ° -
worked at •Webto Publleatfblrs, , The Directors are: Lealand
i�oridfi; liiliy Sohn Mackay, D. J. Murphy,
Mr: Mils andris wife Betty :MA?, Pete Graf, Eric, Moore, Ralph
1heir-sikChi1dren. Nancy+ Randy, .Foster, Shelagh., Sully, ,Eileen
Pact#:,. Sandiriak;.$teyO ,,;and .Lisa Palmer,- Robert Allen, Richard
I e moving tai: Windaer Ovid Wergan, Danny Worthy and Tom
the first tit' August. ' (jasper. •
shoplifting is a status svmpol. the
youngsters are judged by each
other on how much they get away.
with. '
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dies
in head-on crash
A iiear head on collision
Tuesday evening at the, fifteenth
and sixteenth sideroad of
Colborne Township just south of
Huron ,County Road 25 has
claimed"the, life: of one -year-old
Kevin Fry, son of Mr. and Mrs.
William K. -Fry of 119 Bruce'
Street in Goderich.
The child and his mother were -
passengers in a car driven by Mr,
Fry when it struck a second
.vehicle, driven by William Wraith
of RR 2, Goderich, at the top of a
hill. The accident occurred at
about 7:40 p.rn. that evening and
the child died as a . result of a
fractured skull at Vi5fdria
Hospital in London at 5:20
Wedng5day. mfrnine•
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According to investigating
officer Constable Tom Jansen of
the Gg,lerich detachment of the •
Ontario Provincial Police.
damage of $2,000 was done to the
legit„front portion• of the Fry car
and $1,000 to the same area of the
Wraith vehicle indicating the cars
veered to miss each other and just
caught at the front corner.'*Fry
was southbound and Wraith
northbound when they collided.
Coroner Dr.,,R: W. Flowers
said that no inquest will be held
into the fatality.
Wraith and ;Mrs. Fry (Karen)
suffered minor., injuries in the
crash but we're not admitted to
hospital for treatment.
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