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The Huron Expositor, 1976-11-25, Page 3612k-,,TtIE HURON EXPOSITOR, NovgimkgR gk 1.976 dds- n' Ends by, Eloine Townshend Movie with' a message Recently a movie was brought back by popular demand to local- theatres. "The Other Side of The Mountain" was the true story of an American skier, Jill Kinrnont. In 1955, she had a chance to make the Olympic team. An . accident in „the qualifying race, however , ended her career and left her paralyzed from the neck down. The film told of her reaction to h er sudden handicap. First she refused to accept it; she was deterThined to walk and to ski again. When she finally resigned herself to the fact she would never walk again, she turned her efforts to rehabili- tation. She made themost of the bodily functions that remained, and she resoleed to make her life a useful one. The Inovie also described the reactions of the people around her. Her parents tried to protect her and went along with her yaio hope that she might someday recover. Her best friend bluntly told her the truth and jarred her from her delusion. Her fiance could not cope with her Inability to walk, but another man helped her to stand tall in her wheelchair. Jill enrolled in university and set teaching as her goal. H owever, she discovered that handicapped persons were not allowed to study for teaching certificates. "No one would hire you, anyway," she was told. The dean finally conceded that, if she found a school willing to hire her, she could study for a teaching diploma. She contacted a small Indian school near, her home town, that needed a qualified teacher. The school board helped her, and she helped theni. When she graduated, it became her first teaching position. She is now teaching, beli eve, in California. Most of the movie's reviews have been favourable, but one called it a "wishy-washy love story." True, it was probably ,'dramatized in many ways, but it said some important things that I hope the audiences understood. Of course, Jill's story was an inspiration to all handicapped persons. Unfortunately, because of the steps in most modern theatres, many people in wheelchairs were excluded from seeing it. But the movie had a message tor the non-handicapped members of the audiences, too. „Although people might be changed on the outside by physical disabilities, they remain the., same inside. Tik are still useful persons with purposes, and they can help others, if allowed to. Each handi- capped person should be able to explore his or her potential, and a W''`ell-meaning but misunderstanding society should not stand in the 'way. I hope the audiences saw beyond the love story, the tragic scenes, and the tear jerking dialogue, and, came away with more than red eyes. I hope they were receptive to the important message. It is encouraging to see a movie, such as "The Other Side Of TheMountaln". pointing out things that people might not otherwise take time to think about. a. • On sale Seaforth Women's Institute International Plowing Match COOK BOOK '2.75 25' formailing charge littron x ositor 527-0240 SEAFORTH these Mitts. Miss Mary Walker'called for a visit prior to leaving for the Mississauga area where she will spend the winter. With this sudden persistent fall of snow mat!), of our citizens have taken off for the sunny south-As of today we have had beautiful sunny days seven of them- in a row. Old 'Sol' has taken a great deal of our blanket of snow away as silently as it came. "I'm , dreaming of a White Christmas with every Christmas 'card I write. May your days be, sunny and bright and may all your Christmases be white," Apologies to Ping Crosby who over the years has popularized this song. 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"Although Xees like the BanCroft area, Thunder Bay and Marathon readily come to mind, it's, surprising what you can find close at hand in .places as far south as. Toronto," Mr. Freeman said. He said a number of mineral collectors find samples they can turn into cuff finite, tie pins, brooches or pendants. "Some of the nicest brooches I ' have ever seen were made by a Cochrane lady who chipped them ,out of a chunk of rock she found in a gravel pit within a half mile of her home. She polished them in her basement and made a beautiful pendant as well," he said. Mr. Freeman. who taught high school studeqts geography before joining.she Ministry seven years ago, emphasized the absolute necessity of 'keeping your eyes open'. "My young nephew is a- good example of this," he said. "He was coming home with some very interesting fossil samples. His mother was curious about where they came from. He told her they put some gravel on the schoolyard and these stones were in it. "I 'don't know how many students go to that school but I imagine he was one of the very few who took the trouble to look down to see what his feet were crunching on," Mr. Freeman said. To' help rockhoOnds and prospectors gain further 'knowledge, the Ministry's Geological Branch. Division of Mines, has been offering courses since 1894. Mr. Freeman lectures throughout the province and 'at the Toronto area course held each year at Queen's Park. This course often draws more than 300 a' night. The Ministry, ,offers three types of courses, free-of-chaige. The first, a basic introductory course lasting for six days, Monday to Saturday, three hours a flight is followed by a special topics course , introduced to provide a follow-tip for those who were stimulated Jay 'the first one and Want a little more detail about some of the topics covered 'earlier. . 'The .special topics course is ,a 20-hour series, 10 lectures of.two hours each on different topics. Specialists are brought in from universities, government and industry to speak on a special topic which can ' relate to minerals, mine development and prospecting. Actual mineral collecting is dealt with in more detail in the first course. The third is a. four-day, practical field work course and is fairly strenuous. It runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a break for the supper hour and then a two-hour evening session of ' theory and preparation for the n ext day. This course is -held in the Madoc- Marmora area, but it has also been held in Kenora and Thunder Bay. "It seems people'are .willing to come to a suitable area where the course is held, even if it means travelling quite a distanc'e," Mr. Freeman said. . "Last year, a • man came down from Kapuskasing. Madoc- Marmora is ideal as there is a wide variety of rock types and the geophysical and geological survey instruments work very well in that area," Mr. Freeman explained that the practical field work course isn't just for prospectors but it is also meant for people interested in the field techniques of mineral exploration, geology and mineral collecting. ' "As a result, in addition to prospectors, we have mineral collectors - the rockhounds if you like - we have school teachers, we have university students that have taken a first year geology course. , These students have often only heard rock features described. On otir course they actually see geological features and handle instruments used in geology surveys." 4, . Ed Freeman firmly believes that anyone who wants to begin mineral collecting should join a rock club. These are listed in the back of a book published each year by the Ministry called "Rocks and Mineral informa- tion." Publications which are most likely to interest the public in rock collecting are also listed. For those that want to venture farther than the petunia patch to do their rock collecting, Mr. Freeman recommends rock quarries. ''Fhe Dundas Quarry is well. known in Southern Ontario and Mount St. Hilaire in Quebec, is known world-wide and is a mecca for rock collectors. But although the Dundas (By M.E. Turn bull) e Visitors with Mrs, Pearl McFarlane land Miss -TUrnbull, Jack Frost, St. Th omas, Mrs. Jean Dill, Dublin. 'One who never forgets'. From my window even tho 'Remembrance Day is a memory, Dennis Campbell's Canadian flag flashes out its red and white colours in the bright sunshine. It flies there on every special occasion and I always watch it vaith interest. 'Keep it flying , Dennis!" Christmas is beginning to come to mind. In my reading some time ago 1 saw a heading of a recipe article not so many shopping days until Cheistmas but this one was for the housewife "Fifty-five Here's a quiz to test your skill of metrics at the supermarket. If your score is low, then it's time you became a sharper-eyed shopper. Q. T or F? The 2 kg. package of sugar has replaced the 5 lb. size. A. True. One kilogram weighs just over 2 pounds so 2 kilograms weighs just over 4 pounds. The new 2 kilogram packageeactually contains 12% less sugar than the Imperial package which it replaces. Q. T or F? If you used to buy the 1/2 gallon container of ice cream you would now switch over to the 1 litre size. , A. False. One litre is just under a quart. Therefore 2 litres are just under 2 quarts or a. half-gallon. The 2 litre size provides about 16 average-sized servings - plenty for a family of ice cream lovers. Q. T or F? 300 g of jam at $0.60 is a better buy than 1 kg of jam at $1,50. A. False, Metrics make comparison shopping easy bec'ause there's no converting of pOunds to ounces. 11.300 g jam. cost $0.60. Then 1000 g (1 kg) cost 100/300 x $0.60 -42:00: Therefore the 1 kg. jam at $1.50 is baking days until Christmas'''. That was for the benefit of the co s of the family. ' It is such a busy time for those who take Christmas celebrations se riously and all that goes along with it. The making of the Christmas cake which according to tradition has to be made early so it will have time to ripen. In the past I seem to have gone all out at this festive season. There was decorating inside and out, shopping and wrapping of gifts. For over two weeks now 1 have have been addressing cards and enclosing letters to friends far away. It is a wonderful way of passing time and visiting absent friends. Until recently I have never had time on my hands for a better buy. Q. T or F? Eggs are now sold by the tens rather than by the dozen. A. 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