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Edith Webster has been cohering spoons since 1954 and her collection now has some 600.
Edith is especially proud of the Royal Birth spoon issued on the birth of Prince William, son
of Prince Charles and Diana, Princes of Wales. With the spoon, Edith received a certificate
with a registered number in her name from the mint in Ottawa. Each original owner of these
spoons has been entered in a registry and this registry has been presented to the Royal
Family. (Photo by Sharon Dietz)
Spoon collection numbers 600
Edith Webster collects spoons. Started
in 1954, the collection has grown to 600 "just
like topsy". Mounted -in picture frames or
hanging on spoon racks, every spoon is
displayed on the walls of her home except the
two golden anniversary spoons she received
on the occasion of her golden wedding
anniversary in the fall. /i
Edith can well remember the first gift
• spoon, she received. It was a sugar shell m
Newfoundland. Within a few months she
given several more and then her son, George,
who was in the Royal Canadian Navy, started'
bringing her spoons from the many countries
where his ship called. Other family members
added to the collection and friends were kind
to remember her with a spoon or two from
their trips.
There are many groups of spoons in the
collection. She has all the Prime Ministers of
Canada from Sir John A. MacDonald to Pierre
Elliott Trudeau, the 12 provincial spoons
including' the 10 provinces, the Territories
and the Yukon and the 12 Horsoope spoons
depicting the signs of the Zodiac...:
She has quite a number of Christmas
spoons, . each with a different symbol
pertaining to the season.. Her collection
includes most of the states to the south of us
and many cities and places of note there. This
includes the 20 spoons Edith brought home
from her trip to California which have tiny
_,charms on each. There are a number of movie
stars featured on some spoons from the
United States as well as presidents, space
flights and state capitals.
The spoon collection also includes spoons
depicting British rulers, kings and queens,.
spoons to commemorate coronations, royal
weddings and births. Edith is especially
proud of the. Royal Birth spoon issued on the
birth of Prince William, the first born son of
Prince Charles and Diana, Princes of Wales
which is a very limited edition.
Given to Edith by her sister, she also
received the certificate with a registered •
number in her name from the mint in Ottawa.
Each original owner of these Royal Birth
spoons has been entered in a registry and this
registry has been presented to the Royal'
Emily.
Another interesting group -of spoons is the •
Apostle spoons of which Edith has only two.
Dating back to long before Cromwell's time,
each apostle is identified by the emblem he
carries - St. Peter carries • a key and St.
-Thomas a spear.
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Crash course teaches parents to streetproof their children
*from page 1
look for vulnerable compliant victims.
Sexual assault is a crime of opportunity,"
oomrnented Keil.
Streetproofmg is not intended to hand-
cuff your child but to educate them. Keil
talks about the "three Rs of streetproof-
mg"
Rattlesnakes
If you lived in an area inhabited by
rattlesnakes you would tell your child
everything you know about rattlesnakes,
just as you teach them water, traffic and
bus safety. The more facts you give a
child, the less fear they will have and the
better equipped they are to handle a
situation.
Respect
Do not abuse children mentally by..
forcing them to feel bad about themselves.
Respell a child's wishes. Don't force a
child to change their feelings. If she.
doesn't want to kiss uncle Harry because
he makes her feel uncomfortable or maybe
just because his kisses are slobbery, don't
force the. child to kiss him goodbye
because you as a parent will be embarr-
assed. The child can shake uncle Harry's
hand instead. Don't force a child to
change their feelings. "It's like a D on a
report card," says Keil. "Acknowledge
their feelings and go on from there.'
Rehearse ,
Plan how your child will deal with a
sexual confrontation or an attempted
abduction. Trust your child's response no
matter what happens.
The purpose of streetproofing is to
educate not frighten, to give confidence
and thereby freedom, stated Keil.
Why Children?
Why are children abducted? Children
will be abducted by a parent in a custody
battle, by a stranger for the adaption black
market, for pornography, by people who
have no children and are lonely and by
angry People.
Children are the targets of assault
because they are vulnerable, because the
abductor has a sexual or power need they
must fulfill, because it is a learned
behaviour (the abductor was assaulted as
a child) or s -he is ineffective in adult.
relationships.
An offender is generally male, any age,
from any socio-economic religious or racial
group. Alcohol is related, as an excuse, in
many cases. Since Huron and Bruce
counties have a 50 per cent higher than
national average use of alcohol, street -
proofing and safety proofing is just as
necessary here as in the cities, observes
Keil.
The offender usually comes from an
authoritarian family where father ruled
the most, •is socially isolated and may have
been abused as a, child.
Warning signals to watch for in prev-
enting the sexual abuse. of your child
include taking a second look if someone
disrespects your child's wishes and efforts
to limit an activity. The best example is
tidding. Take a second look if someone
relates to a child in a sexual manner or
behaviour, consistantly entices children
into their hone or activities or your child
suddenly indicates fear or is uncomfort-
able about someone.
Danger signs to watch for if .you suspect
your, child may have been assaulted
include nightmares, a sudden change in
behaviour or .poor grades when a child has
.been doing well at school or a sudden
desire to have long hair cut. There is
something about long hair, says Keil, who
knows of one instance , where a child
became so agitated in the middle of the
night, her mother had to cut her hair there
and then.
Parents can reduce the risk of sexual
assault or abduction where their children
are concerned. Know your child's world,
says Keil. Take a seasonal walk with your
children. Have them show you their mute
to and from school, the places where they
play. "You will find places in Luduhow
you've never seen," says Keil.
Are you aware of the situations at the
homes of your children's friends? When
they say they watch television, is that
television in a bedroom or an isolated area
of the house? Are there older brothers in
the family?
Don't let your children travel alone. -
Abductors watch children. They target the
child and determine the time of day'when'
she will be alone and most vulnerable.•
Teach your child to use a. pay phone.
Instruct/ the child to say "Do you work
here?" rather than "Pm lost." Accom-
pany children to -public washrooms. Do not
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