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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-11-23, Page 20GODERICUIGNA.L.STAIL THURSDAY. , NOVEMPER 23, 1974 �nria►n Iunclt.on • Gn Sti1i4y4 Nave*pt 1Z::: a Qmuni+l ► Luncheon was held air the 9:30 a.m, Masa in St. Joseph's Parish Hall, Hingsbiridge:, This took the place flf the 'regular November C.W.L. meeting. - Masawas celebrated by ' C.W.L Spiritual Director, Fr. 1 d' 1 1 tinge, , C.H: The First Heading was given by •Mrs. 'Frank Riegling with Mrs. Don Frayne doing the Second Reading. The offering was taken up by members of the C.W.L. executii3e, Mrs. Joe Courtney, Mrs. Mark Dalton, Mrs. Clarence Doherty and Mrs. Joe, O'Keefe. ,, After Mass, members and their guests 'sat down to a lun- cheon served by. the Kingsbridge Youth Club. Gene Frayne, ac companied on y the piano by Ina_daughter, •Marlannew`Prayne, sang "Thank You Lord" followed .by "How Great Thou Art" sung • as a duet with Marianne. Father Ed Dentinger and Ray Dalton favoured us with a duet of . "The Old Rugged Cross", "When You Wore A Tulip" and Harrigan". 'This was followed by Fr. Dentinger's "Mrs. Mur- phy's Overalls". Mrs. Jim Martin reminded all present about the social evening being held on November 21 in the school gym to honour Kathy Doherty and. Rita Knoop. Mrs. Carl Riegling told some interesting facts about , the C.1v.I.B, There are 77 bind• in Huron. Members Qf our mi.,. helped in the recent canvass for the C.N.I.B. There are many services provided for the blind. Among them, a 12 week course for the new blind; 'text books in braille;, advice and counselling are available; employment with on the job training; a catering service run by the blind; special equipment such as watches, clocks, typewriters, etc.; specially' trained . dogs; white canes, eye examinations and medication; eye surgery arranged in some cases. Twelve from our area are donors to the eye bank. Mrs. Joe Courtney, President ,AFTER. LIMON 74LL THESE TV.... COMMERCIALS, YOU FEEL SILLY -- PUNISHING A CHILD FOR _ TELLING, A LIE LIONEL'S SUNOCO At The Five Points Licensed Mechanic Repairs to all Makes • Blind wo of the Kiri bridge 4n- troduvl the guest speaker, Mrs. Jero>ine Voll, who has been totally blind for • •the last 18 years. In spite of this she is, able to do her own housework, cooking,' baking etc. Mrs, Voll admitted that what she missed. most was the reassurance of a sincere smile. She can detect a happy at- , maspheire and happiness in, a voice. She reminded those present to be generous with smiles. When faced with the tunnel of blindness she had two alter- natives. She, could allow it to waste a God-given life or she could have perseverance through the tunnel. She spoke about the work of the. C!N.I.I3. f'oun°ded by Colonel E. Raker. A young, war veteran when `he returned in •1918 he had lost, his sight but not fight. He lost no time in feeling sorry for himself but gathered willing workers and money. Meeting places were arranged to talk over problems. He found work. shops across Canada. Vets with problems became self suppor- ting. They began to live again. This was a step in the right direction. Years later after the war Mr. Baker realized that blind civilians also needed help. His ambition was to get all blind beggars off the streets. Joe Conlin of Kitchener became his escort and helped bring meaning to the lives of these people. More_ centres: were opened train and serve the blind. The C.N.I,B. provides teacher training. The blind" people felt the need of meeting others in the same situation as themselves so the Canadian Council for the Blind was formed. It is the voice of the blind and helps to fill their needs. Mrs. Voll described her own personal experiences. When she first lost her sight she felt it was the end of everything. She spent days wondering and prayed like never before. She had a lot of time in her collapsed world but felt her family needed her. She described her feeling of satisfaction when she was able to send her men out with freshly -ironed shirts. Ordinarily the'eye 'specialist will notify the C.N.I.B. about a blind person. In her case ' she called herself and an appointment was made. A chauffeur brought a totally blind man to her door andit was the first time in her life she had ever been face to face with someone who was totally blind. The man at her door was. 31 at the time and had married at 25. He was the father of three . children. When he was 10 he lost the sight of an eye when a snowball hit it. Then the . other eye went in sympathy. At the age of 18 both his eyes were removed. Mrs. Voll realized her blessings at having at least had seen her husband 4ond children. She found it hard to believe that her stamina and self confidence • would in time be restored. Every other day the man kept in touch by phoning. She felt lost in her own home- groping around. Af- DOON CENTRE ONLY ! ! 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She felt extreme satisfac- tion the first time she did the breakfast dishes ' alone and she at first had a real phobia about the stove but everyday she gained confidence. A rehabilitation teacher visited her. Although blind since childhood the teacher had a great deal of talent. This teacher helped Mrs. Voll to re- establish herself in homemaking and enabled her to look after her family. .Mrs. Voll hadbeen avoiding socializing. Her teacher helped her to overcome this and taught her how to play cards. On her third visit she was able to play a game of euchre with her teacher. 'On one rt of her 'speaking engagements she was introduced "as the only woman I know who plays with a marked deck". She learned how to type so that she might be better able to correspond with her family. It was suggested that she learn braille. So once a week for an hour she worked at it. Her 10 year old son helped with homework and she was finally able to master the 267 contrac- tions of braille. Now she could cook full course meals; do the laundry for her family of six, bake loaves of bread, cookies, pies, etc. One Christmas she made 500 cookies and didn't burn one. When baking there is no guessing. 'She measures ac- curately and times everything. Her stove is equipped with a braille minute minder, her recipes are in braille and labels are in braille. There are only two things her husband won't allow her to do and that is cut his hair or drive his cat. In selecting greetings for friends and family she uses the personal touch. She makes her own cards complete with a 12 line verse composed by herself. It is not so much what happens to us but how we act or react to what happens that makes the difference, she says.' Her sense of well being would --he impossible without help. She is able to "see" through the eyes of others. She enjoys her dreams imifiensely because she •is then able to see everything in true Mrs. Voll feels she has been blessed with two lives --one with and the other without sight. One must ' have patience though, 83% of what we do, we do use our sight. She is groping feverishly for ways to do these things and an enormous amount of humility is needed to accept human kindness. Mrs. Gene Frayne thanked 4,, A PARTNER IN UNITED & FEDERATED APPEALS soY SCOUT BATTLE DRIVE SAT. NOV. 25 I( war should miss you PhOne, 8244811 or 5244861 YJ Mrs. Voll and presented her with a gift. Fr. Ed ' Dentinger spoke a few words of ap- clarenc. antiwar /: Front aro, left to right, Mrs. Joe Courtney, Mrs. Voll, her husband and Mrs. John Austin. Mrs. Voll ,Is totally blind and spoke to the group on her adaption to the world of darkness. (staff • photo) preciation. 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