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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-06-15, Page 114141804.44414444.44404•411”44•414641=4 44.4.444•0434414 SPORT SHIRTS Long and Short Sleeve, Jac and Regular Styles $2.99 to $7.00 TIE BAR and CUFF LINKS $3.95 up Walking SHORTS Plains & Plaids $4.95 to $7.95 QUESTION? we have the Answer! Here's a terrific selection of gift ideas with just Dad in mind. Sport clothes, leisure wear, accessories—the works! And all priced right, too. 4 Sox, 79c to $2 4 it, a 6, mE; 4., 1°.* 9„, will 4ti) i'A 41 1 . 11 " i of . . - P.- • rit eiSo Pick out '4.4, a tie to please your Pop. TIES $1.00 to $2.50 KNIT SHIRTS SWIM TRUNKS $2.98 up $2.98 up WINDBREAKERS $9.99 up I MEN'S KORATRON STA.PRESS PANTS $7,98 up MEN'S & BOYS' WEAR lllll 1441 lllllll 1 lllll 1141111111.1.11 lllllllllllll 114111411 lllllllllllll 1111111114111111111111111 llllllllll ESTHER FISH 4 Doug Alcorn, Cathy Grant, Denise Norman, Ralph Weithar Jim Robertson, Terry Sillick, Bob Miller simummosiimommist Newl and, Viktold 111/00.+LS By John Blackwell An unforgettable experience Wingham Mvatteer, irne$, Thursday, June 35, 1957 Page 3 scHoot mpg fRIT01;;., 'LyndO Reavie PHOTQGRApHER, Kerry Stuckey STREET DANCE Sponsored by Blyth Teen Town FRIDAY, JUNE 16 Near BLYTH PUBLIC SCHOOL Music by THE SANDS of TIME Dancing 9:00 to 1:00 Dress Casual Admission at Popular Prices EVERYONE WELCOME! KAREN POWELL I knew that he was going to hit herl I slammed on the brakes and backed up to the scene of the accident. Up until then, it had been a beautiful day. The sun was shining and the temperature was not too warm or too cold, I had been driving with my "boss" to Tobermory in order to start my new job for the summer. We started out from Teeswater in the afternoon so that the driv- ing would be easy. The miles were soon spinning past and Tom (my boss) was dozing off. The car was loaded down with supplies for the restaurant and this made the steering a bit dif- ficult but Totally manageable. Then as I approached Tara something happened that I will never forget. I was in the forty mile per hour zone and was "do- ing about thirty-eight". Ahead of me I saw a lady walking on the wrong side of the road and I noted this mentally to myself. She was advancing in front of a red-sided house at the bottom of a slight hill. Meanwhile, Tom was still "dozing away" and I was trying hard to con- centrate on my driving. All of a sudden a car came over that slight grade and I noticed that it was travelling very fast. At the rate of speed at which it was going, I could see that the'car would meet me and the girl at almost the same time. Then the car swerved as if the driver had applied the brakes as hard as possible. But the only trouble was that the car swerved toward the girl! Then, I was past the girl and heard that terrible screeching. I slammed on the brakes and this action woke up Tom. I said I thought that the car had hit a girl. He said to get back as quickly as possible so I put the car in reverse and "stepped on it". When we got back to the car, it was half in the ditch and the lady was lying in front of it! The driver of the other car was just emerging from the door of his car when I pulled back beside him. He was just a young fellow about sixteen and had one passenger with him another boy. The lady (not a girl as I previously thought) was lying there but she was not un- conscious. Tom immediately took charge of the situation. He told one of the boys to go and get help. (They both went). Then the lady started complaining about pains throughout her body. She wanted some water and so Tom went into the red-sided house to see if he could get some plus a blanket. I was left alone with this injured lady! All of a sudden she said that she could taste blood. I was really afraid and did not know what to do. I could see that her leg was badly bruised and she had scratches on her head from the gravel on the side of the road, The front of the car was dented so far in that 1 figur- ed she must have been hit at a fairly fast speed. I assured her that help would be here quickly but this did not seem to do much good. Then Tom came back and said that he had phon- ed the police. Ile gave thela- Many people find fault with small rural towns. They cry out for one centralized school instead of many small ones; one large church to replace those with scanty attendance;" and a huge department store in- stead of many cluttered and poorly-organized general stores. Some people would rather just wipe all small towns and vil- lages off the map completely: Do these people know what they would be destroying? dy a little water but I did not know whether he should have or not. Then a car pulled up and a nurse jumped out. Soon she was comforting the lady and we did not have much more to do except to wait for the pollee. When the policeman arrived, I found our that the boy had just received his license that day. The policeman took down my name as a witness. lie said that I might have to go to court hut that he was not sure. As we left the scene, I tried hard to think about the position of the girl but I was not sure if she was walking on the road or on the gravel. The policeman said that this would be the main question if there was a trial. About six weeks later, I re-' ceivcd a summons to go to court, The boy was dismissed on the charge of reckless driv- ing hut I know one thing for sure-- he was speeding and driv- ing"badly". I will never forget that day for the rest of my life and I know that because of it my driving has improved. There is something about the atmosphere and life of a small town that is so unique that it is almost impossible to describe it to an outsider. One of the unique features is that everybody is a some- body. Everyone is known to the rest in some way or another. If someone has never heard of you, he probably went to school with your Aunt Martha or bought a cow from your next- door neighbor. There are events, places and people in a small town that will live on forever in the hearts and minds of those who live there, or have lived there. There are stories that are common to all, young and old, like the one about the wind storm of '48 when old man Turner's out- house blew down -- with him in it. These stories are handed down and added to from year to year. So many of these, if not all of them will remain with us till our dying day. And the familiar places will be remembered. If we close our eyes they come back as clear as day no matter how long it has been since we visited them, The moments we treasured likely include the good feeling when you put your feet into the warm oven of the wood stove on a blustery night, the clean smell of new-mown hay, the delicious taste of fresh maple syrup, and the harsh lullaby of the bull frogs' chorus on a clammy summer evening. These are moments we will savour and long for in our old age as we see life slipping past us. The people we remember will cheer us when we feel blue and make life a little more bearable. These odd charac- ters that add spice to our lives will include old mister Douglas who claims his dog talks to him By Jean Sutton Shortly before the first World War cries of women far and wide joined tog:ther in pro- claiming "Equality for Women". In England, Mrs. Emily Rank- burst, and her Daughters were strong leaders even suffering jail sentence to support their beliefs, But with the War their cries did not die out; they show- ed the world that they wanted their equality to the degree of working hard for it. Many men were called from farms and factories, so the women took their places. By the end of the War and because or the work the women had done, their equality, and right to vote could not be objected to, Since this break-through the "role" or women ha ., been ever chang'pg ; Some people were horrifcd at this occurrence as they said that in so taking this step a woman lowered herseli and her standards to a position in which she would soon wish she was back on her pillar, Poss:b1), the chewing gun and slacks are a sign of lowering one's stand- ards, but then if you are going the wrong way you have to back up to take the other turn the right way, This right way opened to women the doors to the fields of science, medicine, business, and politics. She was encour- aged to show her creativity and to use and develop her know- ledge outside the home. No longer are women limit- ed to the sole occupation of mother and housewife. They have become teachers, doctors, lawyers, and business managers. Today women own and run when they're alone and the two Martin maids whose mountain dew has added pep to many a shin dig, Anyone can poke fun at small villages or towns and at the funny old codgers who live there, but they can never con- vince me that there is any oth- er way of life that is as happy, wholesome,• and satisfying as that of the life in a small town. large corporations, But they didn't stop there; the space race is the center of affairs today and women are part of it. Besides working behind the scenes in a control laboratory on earth, women have ventured into the blue atmosphere. It was in Rus- sia that the first women astro- naut was shot into space and re- turned safely; thus, this was a victory for all women by prov- ing they could do it. Politics has not been a stumbling block for women either, as they have taken their positions and accepted their re- ponsibilities in the seats of government almost everywhere. AT the present in India they have a woman Prime Minister, and she has just been returned to this position. Even in Can- ada, with the death of our Gov- ernor-General Mr. Vanier, there has been the proposal that Madame Vanier should take ov- er this position and become Canada's first woman Governor General. Two other positions that most men felt were all their own are mechanics and engin- eering, but they are slowly dis- proven. Last fall in a Kitchen- er-Waterloo paper, there was an article concerning a me- chanics course being taught in Kitchener, and the pupils were all women, The article show- ed women doing everything from changing tires to making complete overhauls on cars. Al- so this past year saw four girls enroll in the Faculty of Engin- eering at the University of Wes- tern Ontario. These numbers may be few, but they show that these fields are now available to women. I have tried to show how women have taken up their po- sition in the world, but I do not mean to say that they abandon- ed the home completely, A mother's role in the home is still extremely important, but it has become more complex and she has to be prepared to cope with its. complexity, Her training as a nurse, teacher, or social worker will enable her to be a better mother. Still her responsibilities do not stop there, She has become the home manager, a budget mak- er, menu designer, dietition, cook, electrician, and a psy- chologist, Beyond this there are always such community ac- tivities as the P.T. A, the W.I., the W.M.S. So ahouse- wife must be prepared with a "backing" in almost every field of occupation. Whether remaining in the hOme, or venturing into the world of business, the woman's role has changed from Mrs, Pankhurst's time, and the cir- cumstances appear to proclaim that it will keep on changing for future generations, Can you afford an accident? 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OUT OF SCHOOL DANCE BIG TOWN BOYS CANADA'S TOP TEENAGE BAND Harriston and Minto Community Centre FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1967 Dancing 9:30 • 1:00 a.m. Admission — S1.25 per person • lllllllllll 1 llllllllll 11110111111111111 llllll 11111 lllllllllllllllllll 1111111111111 llllllllllllllll 1 llllll 1 llllll 1 lllllll 111111 llllllll By Nancy VanCamp The advantages of life in a small town Changing role of women.