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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-08-24, Page 16Wed nesdayAugust 301 'Tis Show Biz • It was exactly ten years ago this month that Marilyn Monroe died in Hollywood of an apparent overdose of drugs, supposedly in- tentional. And today Marilyn Monroe is more famous than she ever was while she was living ; she is a legend now and remem- bered, with sympathy and pain and a bit of guilt. Marilyn Monroe fought the hard way for a place in the sun; in her youth she did many things she regretted and don't we all? Her mistakes made her a star but she wanted to be not only a star but an actress. And she could halve been a good one had • it not been for a cruel tough Hollywood and a cold uncaring public. A loner when she arrived in Holly- wood, she was ridiculed by pro- ducers who gave her roles which insulted her talent; deserted by - three husbands who could not or would not be tolerant of her moods and anxieties; mocked by her fellow performers; never taken seriously byher public who treated her as a tng rather than a person. All these made her re- treat even further into her shell and become more alone; fighting alone was. too difficult and life to her wasn't worth it. At 36 it was over. Monroe was the first of many who chose to end life in the last ten years. Many were in the prime of 'life • and riding high in their careers. But the many temptations that confronted them, the pressures to stay on top and the loneliness in that 'room at the top' proved to be more than they could bear. By Vonn 1 Lee At one time or another in her life every young girl must dream of that overnight success, be- coming a star, famous, rich,_ popular. Surely there is a mes- sage in the many stories that come out of Hollywood, stories like Marilyn's, who had to wait until she died to gain the fame she so badly wanted and for whom happiness was only a word in a dictionary. --U-0-0 We can't leave Marilyn's story without thinking of another act- ress, Joi Lansing who died last week in Hollywood after a two- year bout with cancer. Joi was 37, not nearly so beautiful a girl as Marilyn but content to be a sex symbol rather than a serious act- ress. She was seldom out of work; she was in several movies and we saw her many times on tele- vision, the glamorous 'blonde with the long hair draped seductively over one eye. "Beverly Hill= billies" comes first to mind and other comedy series also called on her services when they wanted a little romance on the screen. 0-0-0 Wye coverage begins this Sat- urday, the 26th, from the 20th Annual Summer Olympics at Munich, Germany where athletes will compete in various summer sports until September 10th. The CBC will present 67 hours of pro- gramming, beginning with the opening ceremonies and includ- Mg English and French Tele- vision and English and French Radio. Forty-six broadcasters and technicians will travel to Munich to provide us with exclu- sive coverage. Belmore Personals Mrs. Laura Gowdy and Mrs. Bill Kipp are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Len Metcalfe and Harry Metcalfe. Mr. and Mrs.' Roger O'Day of Buffalo, N.Y., spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Pat Murphy. A bridal shower was held for Miss Ethel Darling at the home of her mother, Mrs James Darling, with many friends and relatives in attendance. A couple of con- tests were enjoyed. Ethel was seated in a decorated chair to un- wrap her gifts, and was• assisted by her aunt, Mrs. Alberta Newton avid her sisters, Phyllis and Kathy. Ethel thanked the guests for the many lovely gifts and a dainty lunch was served. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Helfen- stein enjoyed the Festival activ- ities in Stratford last weekend. Mrs. Isaac Stokes and Edith, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stokes and Doris, Mrs. June Fischer, Mr. and- Mrs . , Carl Nickel, ` Don and Marjorie attendedthe Lichenber- ger=Elliott wedding at Ailsa Craig on Saturday. by ANGUS SHORTS Ducks Unlimited • MARSH PLANTS' — An example of plant succession in a fresh -water marsh. Submerged plants are represented by Coontail (having no roots it either. floats or may be anchored in the mud.) Floating - leaf pondweed and Water milfoil in shallower water, Closer -in the rootless Bladderwort forms dense mats.. In the shallows grow Bulrush and Cattail. Around the marsh edge the tall Cane reed has large mat -like root systems, supporting dense stands that may be semi -floating. Beyond the Cane reed a common plant is often Whitetop grass, which when conditions are right develops 74-72 heavy growth. New '73 Elan is here! so -D00' . e mdianged achine that changed winter LYNN HOY ENTERPRISES 16 PATRICK ST. WINGHAM NOBODY WANTS to "kill the ump" when Gail McPherson of Belmore steps behind the plate as she did Friday night for the Belmore-Ethel PeeWee softball semi-final. She is a first ciassplayer too, driving in a run in the exhibition "old timers" game later, celebrat- ing the turning on of the new lights in the ball park. (Staff Photo) STAN DITNER BELTED out a single for the "old timers" at Belmore Friday night while catcher Len Baird of the Intermediates waits in vain for the ball. (Staff Photo) Belmore residents inaugurate neer hgnts at ba!! diamond Some new light was shed on sports activities in the Belmore Community Park Friday night, and will continue to shine on what is hoped will become an enlarged sports activity during the later hours of the evening. ' . It was the occasion of the switching on of the new lights at the ball park. A double-header set of softball games was enjoyed. Belmore PeeWee team drubbed the Ethel entry 13-7 in the semi- final series, and the major soft- ball game saw Belmore Interme- diates humble the vaunted "Old Timers" 12-10. One of the "Old Timer's" wives Fordwich Master Gary Douglas returned home . Saturday after spending several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kent at Embro. . Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Martin, Donna and Brenda spent Satur- . day. with Mr. and Mrs. Anson Ruttan at Amberley. Mr. .and Mrs. George Pitten- dreigh, 'Miss Minnie McElwain, John and Bill McElwain visited Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. lan Pittendreigh in London. Miss Jil- . confidentially advised The Ad- vance -Times that "old athletes never die, they merely moan and groan louder every time they come out of retirement to play a game." Doug McPherson and Mac Eadie pulled the switch to pi$ on the lights for the community park lighting committee, with a mini- mum of - formality: The eight lighting units are mounted on four tall metal masts and do an excellent job of floodlighting the ball park. Even the outfield is adequately covered. Bill Mulvey is chairman of the board. Cost of the project was about Personals spending a few days here with. their grandparents. Mrs. Curtis Jordv and Mrs.. Hector Browne visited one day last week with Mrs. Mary Wade in Wingham. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Klaassen,and Teddy visited Sunday with friends in St. Thomas. Weekend visitors with Mrs. Ruby Foster were Misses Jean and .Marjorie Foster and Gren- lian and Master~ John Pi.tten- `\l�arkinson and Winston McGrath, dreigh returned home • after all of Toronto. LET THERE BE LIGHT, and there was light at Belmore Community Park Friday night when Doug McPherson and Mac Eadie turned the switch and bathed the park in a $5,000 blaze of glory. Money for the park improvement has been raised through the syrup festival and other fund raising projects. (Staff Photo) .$5,000, much of it being raised through the syrup festival and other fund raising projects in the small - farming community. Donations were .made through local township councils and pro- vincial grants. Volunteer ,labor . for the erection of the towers and 'electrical work was donated by • the local electrician. A good crowd attended in their cars to watch the games and a dance followed in the arena with music by Harry Busby's group and proceeds will be used for the new lights. When the ,late Bud ,►er agreed to record the entire New Testament= r-the-bli?Od'; ` o—re •:. fused any payment ,if or his serv- lees to the American; Bible So* ciety, "I'll make a deal with you," the famous television em- cee declared. "Anytime in my travels I come across a church that needs Bibles, I'll call on you and ask that you meet the need." No one at the American Bible Society who knew how Bud Colly- er felt about the Bible was sur- prised by his offer. His own Christian faith grew, he once said, "by reading and rereading the Bible, by exposing myself to it daily..." The celebrated showman of- fered his services to the society. more than once. His expressive voice was featuted in "Can You Spare a Minute?", a one -minute devotional radio spot series. He participated in the production of more than 500 spots, which as a result of his personal popularity were accepted and used at one time by more than 2,000 stations coast to coast. He also loaned his name and talents to fund-raising campaigns,, and wits an honorat', t . life member o tthe Society. —For -the -rem ot-th Testament Bud Collyer worked with the Rev. Dale Becker, a Lutheran minister who has been blind for many years and since 196.3 the American Bible Society's secretary for the blind. "Ile was a lover of the Bible and. its mes- sage," Dr. Recker recalls. "And he was interested in everyone, especially those who needed help;," The recording was put on cas- sette tapes as well ds records. The The cassettes provided the blind with a new, easier -to -handle edi- tion of the New Testament. A father and a grandfather, Bud Collyer was especiallyex- cited about recording the ew Testament because the transla- tion was Today's English Version (TEV), a favorite with youth. "I -find young people today, as they say, dig this translation," he re- marked. "It moves at their pace, they understand it more quickly' and are finding it a great joy." This translation, popularly known as "Good News for Mod- ern Man", has received a world - Student aid age requirement lowered The age requirement for Group B (independent) status under the Ontario Student Awards Pro- gram has been lowered by one year, the Hon. George A. Kerr, Minister of Colleges and Univer- sities has announced. This reduc- tion to 24 years in the Group B age qualification for loan -grant assistance will take effect begin- ning with the fall semester and should assist graduate students enrolled in long-term profes- sional programs. Previously students had to be 25 years . of age or married in order to have their resources assessed independently „of par-' ental income.‘•As many as 2,000 Ontario students may be affected by the change, which will be covered by funds already alloca- ted to the Ontario Student' Awards Program. The minister also confirmed that the miscellaneous allowance. provided under OSAP has been increased from $8.00 a week to - $9.00 a week. This will amount to an additional $30 for a 30 -week academic year and will affect mainly students living away from home.. r , The Student Awards Officer of Ontario's post -secondary institu- tions have been asked to submit to the Ministry of Colleges and Universities for review applica- tions from students who would be affected by the age reduction and have already received a State- ment of Award, the Minister said. At present, regular OSAP appli- cations forwarded by the colleges and universities are being pro- cessed and returned to the in- stitutions in about three weeks. Reviews, special consideration cases, and applications incor- rectly completed take about two weeks longer. wi, -c% tIol s mdhoe ifl .,0144OF strulinglsw Clerk in. New'ork 4it r ilu the. 93O'a,.: d ' 'ou, ut. • his .mow buses, career,. ,iud theBibt Collyer shared e with hisSundaenthutlylas•Sc><tal t'or classes of teen in the last year of his lite he doubled as Sun- day School- superintendent ta his _own Greenwkh , COM., St Presbyterian Church, and as a teacher in the church school next door. Today thousands of blind per- sons have heard his voice reading the scriptures. "They're, always thrilled to hear Bud Collyer's'- * voice," Dr. Recker remarks. "The older ones remember him ' as the ra 'o: ""Superman", and Others. have heard him on tele- vision and radio game shows." Ile left behind, one blind listener• ho�s said, "a wonderful- mefnor- 1a1 ' in his recording of the -New Testament. ' Durham 'Kinsmen MONSTER BINGO • Friday, August 25 at 8:30 p.m. $3,300 CASH PRIZES A Draw Each Night For 19 -In. COLOR TV and a 1972 AMERICAN MOTORS GREMLIN on the Final Evening Admission: $1.00 . DURHAM ARENA `Serving the ,Community's Greatest Need' ash. 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