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Over the east "couple of weeks: I seer to
have 'deyelopedl foot in mouth. disease. On'
three occasions when I opened my mouth
the wrong words came out, only I didn't
know they were wrong at' the time, They
were honest mistakes.
While doing. a'school picture I was lining
up the .children and said to: the teacher,
"This little girl can stand here," It wasn't a
girl! I rationalized my goof by telling
myself the child had such 'beautiful hair and
such a cherub' face, it had to
be a girt.
The second time the dis-`
'ease resurfaced -was •while
taking :a picture of an .out of
town hockey team(; "This little
boy can sit up here." Only it
wasn't a boy, the. plaYer was a
-girl. The rationale this time
was
.c eh hair wasshort 'cropped d
th .a and the
player. had just removed her helmet.
The third time was again` while I was
doing ,a, hockey team photo: One little play-
er fell and the head connected with the ice
and caused a few tears. As the player Was
being checked over and •comforted, I asked,
"Will he be alright?" -Whoops! The player
was a. girl. Rationale: the player still had the.
helmet on -
=So to cure the disease, I'm training
myself to use non -ender. words, asyou
will notice above. To do this, -I -have to stop
-my tongue from flapping until my grey
matter kicks in. From now on, in the two
instances I have mentioned, children shall
be referred to as "student" or "player".
Clear communication, .whether written or
verbal, is a challenge these days.
A couple of years ago, the Ministry of
Citizenship -published a small pamphlet
called "Word Choices - A lexicon of pre-
ferred terms for disability` -issues." The
booklet was prefaced with, "As mediapro-
fessionals, you influence and reinforce the
public's perception of people with disabili-
ties. The words you use and images you
Present can create either a positive view of
'people withdisabilities or an indifferent,
negative depiction." •
xam les: �f-authe
Eo p insteadfistics or
autistics use. person, with autism or has
autism; instead of crippled use disabled or
.be more specific, walks with crutches or leg.
braces •or uses .a' mobility aid; instead of
handicap use person with a'isability; hear-
• ing impaired .should be hard of hearing.
The Ontario 'omen's Directorate pub-
lished a guide to eliminating gender bias in
:writing_and 'speech - Words That Count
Women In. A sample of bias and bias -free:
ballerina 4, ballet dancer; businessman; w
business executive; professional,' °entrepre-
neur; cleaning lady cleaner cowboy, :cow-
.girl - cowhand; ranch hand; paperboy ::.
paper _carrier; weatherman weather
reporter; brotherhood ,- kinship, communi-
ty; countryman - compatriot; fatherland
native land.
There are Iittle words that can getyou
into trouble. A few years ago this paper car-
ried a story about a person's appointment to
a new position.Inthe article, -the writer
,
referred to that,person as being "just a ......"
before beinghired for the new job: The
word "just" �ffended the,person, and rightly:.
so. There was no need to use "just" at all.. -
1 too have been taken to task about ',use
ofsome. words. One evening when .I corn-
merited to it father who had all hischildren•
at an .event (mother was absent)- I said jok-
inY:: "Oh, you're babysitting toni ht."
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Another lady, overhearing the comment,
brought me up short with her retort, "Why.
is it considered .bab sitting when a . father
has his kids, but not when the mother'
does." She was right. The suggestion of
properwordage was to use -'parenting' •
rather than 'babysitting'.
I'm trying to choose my word with; more
care to ensure 'i' send the proper message, .
but sometimes it's tough retraining yourself.
The' pre-tykecoach Stere, MacPherson gives mom Laurie Dalton a few tips
on playing hockey, prior to the little' ones takiug..or their moms last Saturday
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morning. Did. Mrs. Dalton ,think she should dress :to portray what she envi-
sioned herself looking like during the game? -(Pat Livingston_photo)
Old fire ex
historical
• " More information'
aboutthose glass gl
ass fireextin-
guishers
pictured in last
p
w9ek's paperer 'was . obtained
.from Wally Breckles, son of
the late Art Bridles, who
manufactured_ them, and
local Fire Chief Peter Steer.
Breckles says has dad
made the extinguishers
from 200 or 300 watt bulbs
- without the filament. He
bought thetn in cases from
g
General Electric,
The liquid in the bulb_is
carbon tetrachloride, and
:iodine crystals were used
fear color... After .the liquid
was poured in, the' top
was'
heated and twisted to seal it.
fishers are
Brous
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A case to. bold the extin-"'.
g
uisher was made out of
..
o
plastic. •
Breckles recalls that his
dad would make about a
100 a day and then load the
car and.. take, off to -sell them
' for around $2.50 each. .
An example of usage,
according to Breckles, was
that one of these extinguish-
ers would be placed 'in its
holder over the stove; If 'a
fire erupted, the heat would
melt the holder, and the
glass extinguisher would
fall smothering the fire. •
The name "Sentinel Dire
Extinguisher" seems appro-
priate as one .definition for
sentinel is "soldier on
watch."
While thereis a signifi-
cant history to these extin-
guishers, Steer says they -
have been
hey`'have''been banned .from use
in Canada for. several .years.
The reason, says Steer:
"They are filled with carbon
tetrachloride which not only
can cause lung disease, but
will:. enter: your body.
through the skin and attack
the kidneys causing kidney
failure."
Steer's recommendation
is: "If you have any of these
extinguishers in your home,
dispose of them immediate-
ly.. Call him for informa-
tion on safe disposal:
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/0 years ago
April 1, 1926
uction sales going good - Mr. Patterson's sale of
western horses attracted' a great many farmers to
town, and according. to reports very good prices
were realized. The horses, though of good quality were not
large, battprices ranged ,up to. 180.
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deal; in Du s ..- A. play entitled "A Deal in, Pucks''
will be presented in Lochalsh. Hall, by the Lochalsh Young
People, on April, 7.- The'play will be followed by a box.
.social and a dance. Admission, 40. Ladies with, boxes free;.
refund. to those who purchase
verb - e t - 'The New Store (operated r -
CO.)
�' w� pe died by kiornelt
sem n
ocwas of ones. :
tird h Cud) promoting flannels l tc� beright up
the "best - s°
amongast sal er for spring, Wehave tltein'for any.
style of dress. floleproof hose are fasi n d from the very
highest grade of pure silk, perfectly dyed and. finished; a
pair cost'$1.75.
$o years ago
April 4, 1946
:f`�..i. Y✓:
had the job completed on March 2g.. That was the date they.
started seeding a year ago and that was considered amaz-
ingly early.
neat bakery sold - Athol Purdon, son of Mr. and
Mrs. "Sandy" Purdon of Whitechurch, has, pur-
chased flollyman Bakery,and takes over April 8.
Mr. and Mrs. Pardon and children Elizabeth Ann,: 4, .and
.Patricia ' 1, will continue to reside in. Winghain:for .tile time
being.
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The present staff will remainthe same with a new baker,
r Blyth,Taman of beingengaged. : .„
_.�,. Wesley g47 •, ys
Long, strenuous' hours have taken their toll ,bf Ir.
Holl man's health.
Fin h seeding - While it is by np:imeans general;a few,
farmershaveJIM
.finished seeding. ;:Among these are J
Nelson and: Dynes; Campbell, who, working togetbet, •
cracked in 42 acres of crop in three days last , week, and
•
15 years ago
April 1,1981'
advance to Alt Ontario •- The Lucknow
Juveniles lave adv nced to t e ll'Ottari fiualsJuveniles
after defeating: West Lorne on Saturday afternoo i to
win their best.of five semi-final/series three game to
one,
°:Huron aPProves $10 million budget - Huron Cornet
•Council voted approval of 1981 budget calling for spend-
ing of
pend.ing.of $10.7 million. This is n .:: 7.5 per cent over the .1980
budget, though it is some $36,000 under actual.spending.
e
last year, when the county over shot its ,budget by more
. l
thanhalf a Million ion o dray Road construction' and the new
Auburn garage' accounted: for the overspending.
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