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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-03-02, Page 13Page 12—The Wingham Advance -Times, March 2, 1983 MRS. LEWIS S1ONEF OUSE Belgrave Pers This community extends sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wheeler in the loss of his brother, Lloyd Mason of Lucan, who passed away February 24 in Victoria Hos- pital, London. The World Day of Prayer service will be held in Trinity Anglican Church on March 4 at 2:30 p.m. Visiting at the home of Mrs. Robert Procter on Wed- nesday were Mr. and Mrs. Larry Mayberry, Marilyn, Kimberley, and Daryl of Londesboro, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Procter, Karen and Kevin and Mrs. Howard Zettler of Chepstow. Marjory Procter of Sarnia spent a couple of days last week with her mother, Mrs. Robert Procter. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Minick, Edwin, Cathy and Jennifer of Kitchener and David Hanna of North Battleford, Sask., who is at present working in Simcoe. rMRS. GEORGE BROWN nal Notes spent the weekend with their ,parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hanna. On Satur- day evening all attended the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. David Lennox, Listowel, in the Listowel Le- gion. Mr. Lennox is a brother of Mrs. Hanna. Mrs. Lois Warwick of Glencoe spent a few days with her, sister-in-law, Mrs. Laura Johnston. Mrs. Hazel Procter is a patient in the University Hospital, London. Vincent Makas and Miss Patricia Keith of London spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wheeler. Trudy Taylor, Cindy Campbell and Lynn Haines returned home on Friday from a week's vacation to Fortiauderdale, Florida. Mrs. Mark Armstrong is now a resident at the Pine - crest Nursing Home, Luck - now. Gorrie Personal Notes Mr. and Mrs. Norman Fairies have returned from a vacation in Florida. Mrs. Alvin Mundell spent a couple of days in Toronto, attending a meeting and visiting her niece, Miss Margaret Henderson. Mr. and Mrs. Wes Gallaway spent the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jean Andari, Windsor. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Robinson have returned home after holidaying in the southern United States. The World Day of Prayer community service will be held in Knox Presbyterian Church on Friday, March 4, at 2:30 p.m. Mrs. Joyce Martin will be the speaker. All are welcome. Lenten services will be held March 8 in the United Church at 8 p.m.; March 15 in the Anglican Church a;. 8 p.m.; March 22 in Knox Presbyterian Church at 8; March 29 in the United Church at 8. Mr. and Mrs. George Brown spent the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Mulloy of Paris. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Raven and Lisa of Etobicoke and Mrs. Frances Lewis of Kitchener were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Melville Dennis on Sunday. A number of local people attended the Federation of Agriculture annual dinner meeting held in Belmore. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Timm of Bluevale visited Sunday with Mrs. Joe Simmons. Short sem® Tears of Pain The morning sun filtered brightly into my room and I rolled over, landing squarely on my orange -striped tabby who meowed angrily then slipped through the open crack in my door: I wondered why the house was so unusually quiet, since my brothers and sisters were always up and fighting. There were no clanging dishes or singing kettles, just. dead silence. Then I remem- bered ....unfortunately. To- day was the day. I lay quiet and remember- ed her smiling face and how fresh and lively it had been before. I didn't like to re- member her these past weeks. So I went back fur- ther. So many times she had comforted me when I cried, and tried to explain life to me. Her happy words and sugary praises had been distributed equally through- out our large family. I remember her holding my hand when I was scared and nudging me gently when I was reluctant to grow up. She had cried with me when Scarlett lost Rhett in "Gone with the Wind" and giggled when I whispered personal secrets in her ear. She never failed me; I trusted her com- pletely. Then my memory slipped and I thought about her pained expression when she told us the truth, and her peaceful quiet "I love you" before she had gone. I arose and began to dress for the funeral, my head spinning and salty, hot tears streaming freely down my face. Goodbye my friend, I will always love you and I will forever miss you, mom. —Valerie Ricker Reeve reports on ROMA convention BRUSSELS — There were about 800 delegates in the audience, and on the other side of the microphone, a contingent of cabinet ministers, so, says Reeve Leona Armstrong, "it took a bit of nerve". Nevertheless, at the recent convention in Toronto of the Rural Ontario Municipal Association, Reeve Arm- strong "got up and said my piece about waste disposal sites." Reporting on the con- vention at a meeting of Grey Township Council on Feb. 21, Reeve Armstrong said that after she had expressed the township's concerns about Ministry of Environment policies and regulations for disposal sites, a number of representatives of other rural municipalities in- dicated they have similar problems. For some time, Grey Council has been trying to persuade the ministry that regulations for rural dumps are too stringent. Among other concerns expressed by delegates were the relationship between agriculture and small business, and the new system of farm tax rebates. "A lot of people seem to be apprehensive about these rebates," she said. One ROMA session, she reported, "wasn't too well received by rural people." An instructor, talking about means of avoiding stress, advised the audience not to eat red meat drink milk or consume eggs laid by chickens that have been kept in cages. OTHER BUSINESS In other business council: Decided to donate $100 to the Blyth Centre for the Arts. Praising the efforts of organizers of theatrical and other cultural events at Blyth, Coun. Graeme MacDonald said that for Grey Township residents, "it is great to have these events so close to home"; Agreed to invite the building inspector to attend council's March 7 meeting to discuss a new fee schedule for building permits; Scheduled for March 10 a special meeting with the planning committee for discussion of the draft text of zoning bylaws; Noting that a recent government publication states the Ministry of the Environment is "reviewing the process of monitoring, inspection and approval of waste handling (including) proposed and existing systems and sites" said this may mean new regulations and more regulations and greater uncertainty. He said he wonders what Environ- ment Minister Keith Norton means by "perpetual care" for waste disposal sites. "I thought perpetual care was for cemeteries," Coun. Uhler remarked; Decided to reimburse members of the Grey Township Fire Department for $15 registration fees for first aid and pulmonary - coronary courses. Council also voted to spend ap- proximately $450 for a preventative maintenance checkup for the township's nine-year-old fire truck. "The sooner we have it done, the better," said Fire Chief Gordon Engel. He said firemen would be present when the truck was being inspected "from bumper to bumper"; Will invite quotations_on.a_ radio system for the fire department. It is estimated the system will cost about $7,000; Was informed by clerk - treasurer Jane Badley that the township is eligible for a volume postage discount. The clerk -treasurer said this could be applied to the mailing' of tax notices, and that the reduction to 23 cents for postage instead of 32 cents could result in savings of about $90. Festival Singers all -Canadian music program Ever wonders what music has been written by Cana- dians? You might be sur- prised to learn that this country has a vast musical heritage and to prove the point., the Blyth Festival Singers are presenting an all -Canadian concert Sun- day, March 13, at 3 and 8 p.m. in the Blyth Memorial Hall. The repertoire for the concert was chosen to reflect the musical styles of dif- ferent regions of Canada, as well as various times in our history. The choir will be singing arrangements of a number of folksongs from the Maritimes and French Canada. And through several pieces taken from the Blyth production of "The Life That Jack Built", the choir will take the audience back to the early Twentieth Century world of Jack McLaren and The Dumbells. The Singers also will perform works by such well- known Canadian composers as Healey Willan, Godfrey Ridout and Keith Bissell as well as an Eskimo lullaby arranged by Irving Glick. Many of these compositions represent the tremendous growth in the output of music in Canada in recent years, much of it encouraged by the impetus given to the arts in Centennial year. To augment the Canadian theme of the concert, an art show of Canadian works on loan from Gallery Stratford will open in the centre's art gallery on the same day as the concert. The Blyth Festival Singers now are in their third season as a community choir under the auspices of the Blyth Centre for the Arts. The choir is directed by Laurie Rowbotham of Listowel and accompanied by Arlene Darnbrough of Goderich. The Singers are especially proud of representing an all - Canadian concert which complements the mandate of the Blyth Summer Festival, which is to produce solely new, Canadian plays. The choir's 80 members came from all over the Huron - Perth area. The Blyth Festival Singers invite you to come and enjoy this concert. Tickets are available from choir members, the box office (523-9300) and the Blyth Saga (523-4331). Refreshments will follow each concert, at which time people can meet with the director and choir members as well as tour the art gallery. 1 1 The true story f,e1n'. mathematics problems irtizAL Ai&iurri-1 hoo/5poHs BASKETBALL The Midget boys' basket- ball team played Clinton Redmen on Feb. 22 to end the season and start the play- offs. The team played hard through the whole game but couldn't catch the Redmen, losing 51-44. Top offensive rebounds went to Sandy McDonald and Murray Houghton. Top defensive re- bounds went to Jeff Walden and top shooters were Bill Cameron and Jeff Walden. The Junior boys ended their season on Tuesday with a loss to Clinton as well 58-49. To defensive rebounds went to Mitch Braun. Top offen- sive rebounder was Grant Weber. Ed Sweeney led the scoring and Grant, Weber was second. The Senior Mustangs play- ed their final game of the season also on Tuesday against Clinton. The Redmen looking for a playoff position were ready to play. Their in- tensity .proved to be the one product better than the Mus- tangs'. The final score was Clinton Redmen 71 and Madill Mus- tangs 50. Top scorers were Phil Rintoul, Ken Atkinson and Ed Hunter. Top re - bounders were Ken Atkin- son, Jody Dennis and Phil Rintoul. VOLLEYBALL The Senior girls' volleyball 'team had a successful day on Feb. 23 and finished in the top three of the pool to qualify for the Huron -Perth finals on Monday. The team lost one match to Seaforth, defeated Clinton and Mit- chell and split the matches with South Huron and Strat- ford Central. KITCHEN KUTUPS The seventh and final meeting of the Teeswater 4 Kitchen Kutups was held last Tuesday at the home of Nancy Cronin. It opened with the 4-H pledge and all members answered the roll call, which was name a new food you have learned to like during the project. Nancy read the minutes of the last meeting and they were adopted. The president, Lisa Webster', handed out a game. Everyone paid their dues and a treasurer's report will be made. Then we discussed our exhibit for Achievement Day. Our books and recipes are due March 5. We played a game called Roulette Review, which reviewed in- formation we had learned. We enjoyed a fondue of fruit' and a hot caramel sauce and the meeting was adjourned. On Feb. 23, the Juniors played terrific volleyball, defeating Central Huron, South Huron, Stratford Northwestern and Goderich, two games straight. In the last match of the day, the Juniors had trouble bumping the serve and setting up a defence against the very powerful Stratford Central attack. Madill lost the first game 15-4. In the second game, Madill pulled together, and Central had difficulty in returning the Juniors' serves. Madill won the second game 15-6. On Monday, the champion of Huron -Perth will finally be decided. The team travels to Listowel to compete in a six team round robin play, with the top four teams ad- vancing to the playoffs. The two finalists then advance to WOSSA. Best off luck in Mon- day's game, Juniors, and in your quest for the Huron - Perth title. • —Liz Wilkins Let's face it. Math is hard. Very shard. This poses a serious problem for students since math is the number one factor for student "burn- out". Luckily for us, recent semi -formal studies con- ducted at F. E. Nadi!' have revealed the reason for math's complexity. • The trouble began hun- dreds of years ago when de- ranged mathematicians in- vented "variables". Al- though "variable" is an eight -letter word, it has definite four letter word con- notations to the average stu- dents. Technically, a vari- able is a letter that works undercover for several numbers at the same time. Incidentally, variables most often are the letters "x" and "y„ Personally, I regard all variables as traitors — both to the students and to the mathematical equation into which the variable has in- sinuated itself. I urge you to try to understand the abso- lute sneakiness, the vulgar variability of the variable.. square, and cube themselves without a second thought. In fractions they be- come difficult; as negative values they are frightening. And through it all, the vari- able remains smug. I believe that they actually enjoy baffling students. To be totally fair, vari- ables do have a reason for their radical behaviour. Quite bluntly, they want re- venge. In the earliest times, man used "x" and "y" regu- larly in everyday speech. Slowly yet surely, as time progressed, the x and y began to disappear from our language as newer, prettier, and more melodic letters were invented. Thus, they started to work for the afore- mentioned mathematicians who lavished praise upon the x and y and made them feel rather important. Soon the newly-made`vari- ables were doing anything the mathematicians request- ed. More letters defected from the alphabet and vari- able power grew. Today, Grapes of Wrath controversy I feel that The Grapes of Wrath written by John Stein- beck is a highly controver- sial book; however, it is also very informative, interest- ing and humorous. The language in the book is crude as are some of the short stories' told by the characters in the book. This is most likely what makes the book so controversial within the school system. When I first started to read The Grapes of Wrath, I thought that the excessive bad language would bother me and certainly make the book a great deal less enjoy- able. It did not. In fact, it helped me to remember some of the great detail the book goes into. It helped me to get a better picture in my mind of the characters who play such important roles in the story. It helped me to see the real- ism and to see life the way it really was. Without the "cursing" and disgusting stories, the book would not be true to life. The plot, the symbolism and detail would be there in the book, but where would the reader's mind be? Mine would cer- tainly not be on the road to California. I think the crude language and short stories are put there in the book.;Aar a reason. We find it challeng- ing, sneaky and dangerous to read a book having such con- tent. We do not usually hear or use such words or phrases and when they are used they tend to open our eyes. The other reason, of course, is for realism. I am not saying that the language that is used and the stories that are told are per- fectly all right. I think they are far from proper. The point I am trying to make is that they make us sit up, read on, inform us and make us laugh. Most important of all, they keep us from getting "bored". Finally, a book comes along for students to read, that will keep them interested and the public wants it "scrapped"! —Karen Beecroft 12A variables are present in everything related to math. Their intention is devastat- ing. They want to make people ' pay for neglecting them by rendering math totally incomprehensible. Thus far, they have been successful. But, yes, Virginia, there is still hope. We have a solu- tion. Mankind must repent and pray forgiveness for all neglected letters. We must coax and cajole them back to our alphabet. Only then can we be saved from total brain destruction resulting from math problems. It will not be easy but an effort must be made. Every man, woman, and child should consider it a humanitarian duty to use at least 10 words containing x or y each day. If we are successful in the extraction of x and y from the science of math, the battle will be won. Less affronted letters will return as well and soon our alpha- bet will be complete with total devotion from all let- ters. And, with the removal of variables "mathematix" will become enormously less confusing and perhaps, on a wild off chance, slightly fun. It is imperative that we re- instate the neglected letters quickly and thus make it possible for the students of today, tomorrow, and ever- more to understand math. —Rema Patel 12F Talk to four of the best insurance agents at once Your State Farm agent is trained to be your car, home, life AND boat insurance agent. See or call: R.W. (Rick) GIBBONS, Agent 25 Alfred St. E., P.O. Box 720, Wingham, Ont. NOG 2W0 Bus. (519)357-3280 Like a good neighbor. State Farm is there. State farm Insurance Companies Canadian Head Offices: Scarborough, Ont. Counselling Assistance to Small business Your EflterpriseS has a big friend Many businesses are looking forward to better times. 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