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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-11-01, Page 19dave Sykes Last week the United States Federal Trade Commission ruled that doctors in the States could advertise their prices and services to solicit patients. They claimed the American Medical Association unlawfully restrained competition among doctors by stopping them from advertising. Perhaps with the new ruling, the American airwaves will soon be inundated with: medical commercials, sandwiched between the Tidy Bowl man and a great cup 6f freeze dried coffee through apatented new process. The two young ladies finished ap- plying the makeup to Dr. V. A. Sectomy and carefully scrutinized the final product. The Doc lay in the chair, eyes closed under the bright makeup lights, his mind far from the commercial that would soon be in taping. Life had been hectic lately for the doctor with work at the new clinic, surgery and now the devotion of his precious Spare time to comrnercial rehearsals and tapings. He was weary. But the competition was tough these days and in order to get those apen- dectomys and severed limbs into his clinic he had to play the game. The strain even reflected in his golf game. The producer stuck his head in the doorway and hollered that the taping session was ready to go. The doc eased into the chair behind the modest desk • while microphones were moved into position and lighting adjusted. It was a simple set, nothing ostentatious, to reach a wide market. He carefully raced"through his lines and the director finally called for ac- tion. "Are you getting the quality medical care that your family deserves and at a price your family can afford?" If not then you owe it to yourself and the family to check out the services and prices at the Dr. V. A. Sectomy Clinic twiny, mastectomy, frontal lobotomy, with two convenient locations in spinal fusion- or brain surgery? Well, downtown Moose Jaw. we'll be 'offering monthly specials so Hi, I'm Dr. V.A. Sectomy and if you watch this station for further details. are not getting quality medical care atr p V1 a know that good health does not your price then come on down and get come cheap these days so if you've been putting off intestinal bypass surgery come and see us. Bring a relative, a friend or even a neighbour and capitalize on the clinic's exclusive groups rates. These group rates apply to all types surgery including mole removal. Yes, you will save with our gang plan. And'remember we offer personalized service to every patient with payment at your convenience. We accept all credit cards, Texaco, BP and Diners Club or ask about our Christmas lay- away plan. ' At the V.A. Sectomy Clinic we treat your body as if it was our mother-in- law. That's a take doc. an estimate from one of our fully certified physicians on duty. We have three fully qualified doctors on call 24 hours a day for your con- venience capable of treating any diseases, fractures, strains, pulls, hernias, you name it and we can fix it. And •if you- take advantage of our grand opening special time limit offer, we'll fix a broken limb and throw in a free physical examination or a toaster oven. The choice is yours but hurry this is a time limit offer that you will want to capitalize on now. But we'll go farther than these terrific opening specials and offer you and your family monthly deals. Yes friends are you considering a vasec- Inside This .Section: Four new pledges for the Exempler Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Page 2A Editor of national Pro Life news magazine speaks to Goderich and area supporters Page 3A Entertainment Page 4A, 5A Separate school teachers enjoy imaginary trip to The Land of Enchantment Page 7A Area agriculture spokesmen predict what increased interest rates mean to farmers Page 9A Special outreach planned by congregation at Lutheran Church next week Page 8A Jack Riddell reviews a few problems felt in this part of the province Page 10A Captain Comet's birthday club Pa12A t oderich IGNAL STA 132 YEAR — 44 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1979 SECOND SECTION Former Goderich. Public Librarian,_ Betty MacKenzie, is a tutor with the Adult Basic Education program operating out of Goderich for the Huron County area. At present she is teaching two functionally illiterate adults in the county to read •and write. Here, she .takes a students through one of the books in the New Streamlined English Series. Each of the five books represents one grade. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) tri The Gtr A unique phonics method developed by Dr. Frank C. Laubach is used in the Adult Basic Education program to teach functionally illiterate people how to read and write. The program originated in London, Ontario and has been brought to Huron County with the help of Shglla Fink, shown tutoring a student here. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) ey teach basics 'BY JOANNE BUCHANAN Can you imagine going through life without being able to read or write,? Just think how many of your daily activities depend on these abilities. However, it is a fact that one out of every 13 Canadians does' not qualify for a Grade 7 and 8 reading level. That means there are thousands 'd' ' Canadians out there who cannot read newspapers, fill out job applications, read in- formation their children bring home from school, read -instructions on medecine bottles, read recipes, read want ads, or read instructions on machinery and ap- pliances.. These people are not retarded. They do not come from foreign countries. They are people, like you and me, who. through no fault of their own, have been unable to complete their educations. Many of them are holding down full- time jobs, raising families and generally. •fitting into society. Nothing labels them. But they definitely do not have the same chance in life as those who can read and write. Simple tasks often become impossible. This leads to frustration and a lack of self-respect. Such people are classed as functional illiterates. Functional illiterates' are not the same as illiterates. Many of them can work out individual words and'read them but they can't understand a story. They can get by, making up 100 excuses to hide their handicap, all the time curling up in- side. When they have to fill out forms, . they pretend to have forgotten their glasses. They pass up job promotions and are, too embarrassed to say why. One functional illiterate worked as a custodian, He had all his cleaning supplies arranged in order of smelt• Ingenious. HERE IN HURON There are functional illiterates right here in Huron County. They are now being helped through an Adult Basic Education (ABE) program run by Sheila Fink out of her home in Goderich. You may remember a story this newspaper ran on the ABE program last year before it got started in Goderich. Mrs. Fink had just heard about the program through CFPL radio's .. Open Line program in February of 1977. Seven snow storms later, she managed to get together with. Freda MacDonald, the first tutor with the ABE program in London. Next, Mrs. Fink took a six hour crash course spread over two nights in London to qualify her as a tutor with the program. ABE tutors must be high school graduates or have the equivalent in education (Mrs. Fink is receiving her BA in June). They should be patient, sensitive and compassionate. In the ABE program there is, one tutor per student and the whole idea behind it is "people touching people". Tutors must be able to empathize with their students and hear between the lines. When she started the ABE program, Mrs. Fink wasn't sure if there was a need for it in Huron County. But if there was, she wanted to help. . After the story about the program appearedsn only in—ho-rhes—but in the Goderich Signal -Star last May, Mrs. Fink acquired two students. She now has five. There are two tutors with the program besides herself and she has three more lined` 'tip waiting" for students. 'Mrs. Fink is pleased. She says, "I think it's going to grow but not too fast, I hope, because I'm running out of room." Each tutor and student is paired off in separate rooms in Mrs. Fink's house on Monday evenings and she only has one spare room left. She is not seriously concerned about running out of rooms at her house though. The place of teaching is not important in the ABE program. ABE can be taught not church _ library wherever available. thing is tutors. "I've had wonderful support from my tutors. I couldn't have done it • without them," she says. She also has high praise for the Huron County Library Board which is supplying her with resource materials and teachers' manuals. These manuals belong to the library but the tutors can borrow them on extended Turn to page 2A • basements, corners or else space is The important to have good Dorothy Craig (right) enjoys tutoring with the Adult Basic Education program. She feels that the program is for those people who want a chance to better themselves and says it is rewarding to help students, like the one in this picture, who work hard. This student is taking a homemaking course through Conestoga College and often goes to Mrs. Craig for extra help with her homework. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) Hallowe'en comes but once a year and if a kid wants to make the occasion worthwhile he's got to stay one step ahead of the people he's hitting up for candy. Hallowe'en is very similar to other special occasions during the year when a kid gets all the attention arid all the goodies. Except Hallowe'en puts all the pressure on adults instead of on the kids. Let's face it all a kid has to do Hallowe'en is throw a little charm at the people he calls on and he'll come out with mounds of candy. That's it. Just be smooth. Looking strictly at the material'side of special occasions a kid "has to.. per- form to come out on top. At graduation he has to pull down an A average. At Christmas he has to avoid being pouting and being naughty. On his tim‘birthday he has' to pretend he likes his sister for at least a weekpjrior to the big event. But at Hallowe'en he only has to be smooth. Not having time to publish a pam- phlet on how to make Hallowe'en work in your favor I've decided to offer youngsters a few tills that will guarantee you more candy than your buddy. The first rule of successfull trick or treating is to be observant. When ap- proaching a house keep your eyes open for little things that will tell you what kind of people live there. That will give you an idea of what kind of approach to use when your trick or treat cal is awnsered. If you notice everything in its proper place, manicured lawns and a clean garage you may be at the home of a retired couple. When the door opens glance inside. A wide variety of knick knacks and ornaments will tell you these people are the type that would do justice to a ginger bread house. When the door opens look busy. Use your feet to brush leaves off the porch while looking for cobwebs to wipe off. When the lady looks at you rather puzzled tell her you know how tough it is to keep a home looking nice and you always do this for your mother. An extra few candies for the darling child is a certainty. If the lawns are a little bagged and things look like they should have been looked after last weekend the guy that lives there is probablya sports en- thusiast. When the door opens look for baseball equipment that has not been put away and hockey equipment that has recently been brought out. If a man awnsers tell him it's tough when the little woman goes out leaving him to awnser the door instead of playing hockey. If a woman awnsers do a reversal. Tell her its tough to be married to of jock that puts hockey first gardens seeond. If you're approaching the house and spot a guy in the living room doing pushups beside a bench full of weights you may be facing your toughest challenge. Impressing this guy could be dangerous. When he yawnsers the door rock back on your heels and with a cocky look say "Uh' trick or :treat". The guy may be thinking of telling you to get lost and what you say next is critical. Tell him that's a nice looking car he's got in the driveway it would be ' shame if something happened to it. But be on your toes. The guy may be impressed with your bravery and smile as he smacks you on the head'and stuffs some extra goodies in your bag. But on the other hand he may quickly bury his t e in your butt. But that's the chance you take when you try to be best trick or treater on the block. ttro jerf Seddon 1 A