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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-05-16, Page 17PagCr May l.a, BOOK REVIEW A CONCISE DICTIONARY OF MODERN PLACE- NAMES IN GREAT BRI- TAIN AND IRELAND. Illy Adrian Room. Oxford Uni- versity Press, Toronto. 192 pp. $29.25. Reviewed by PERCY MADDUX Briefly the history of var- ious places in the British Isles is given under the names arranged alphabeti- cally in the book by Adrian Booth entitled "A Concise Dictionary of Modern Place - Names in Great Britain and Ireland". Don't be misled by the word "Modern", for these place-names include placed named as far back as 1500. There is a lengthy introduc- tion explaining it all and the reader will find the entire volume a fascinating field in which to roam. If he does not find herein everything he is looking for, he will certainly find plenty to reward his at- tention. p, I have received many let- ters since I began Writing this • column -- all of which follow a similar theme. Rather than try to reprint all of your letters, I will devote this week's column to the un- happy student. The unhappy student man- ifests his -her feelings in many ways. Some ways are very subtle and not easily re- cognized while others are very demonstrative; most are not immediately associ- ated with a difficulty in school. A case in point is a young boy in kindergarten who from September to Christmas frequently expel': ienced headaches and sto- mach aches in the mornings prior to leaving for school. Many times, he would be- come physically ill and the mother wrotethat she would keep him home from school and take him to see their doctor. The family doctor each time indicated no speci- flc findings and suggested that it was the flu, a cold, or possible allergies. The mother stated that she did not make the association with possible school difficul- ties until after the Christmas holidays. Her son had exper- ienced no headaches or sto- mach aches during the Christmas break, but began to get sick again on the first day back to school. I'm pleased to report now that his parents and his teachers are aware of his anxiety; steps have been taken to help this young boy. Other parents have written about their older sons and daughters. Problems of skip- ping classes, truancy and discipline are described. These are very visible symp- toms of an unhappy student, but in many of the letters, there are signs which con- tinue to go unrecognized by both the parents and the teachers. Some students be- gin to withdraw. They parti- cipate less and less in class and stop bringing assign- ments home from school. When parents ask, "What did you do in school today?", they respond with very little information or not at all. These students used to be very enthusiastic about school and could not wait to tell and show their parents what they had done. Now that information has to be dragged out of them. Another symptom of the unhappy student is forget- ting: forgetting to bring work home; forgetting to take work back to school; forgetting that their project is due tomorrow or that the test is today; forgetting to do their homework. Parents write to me complaining that they have become their son's or daughter's memory and have to nag them all the time. This becomes a vicious. circle in the family — every- body is upset with every- body. The school many times adds fuel to this situation by making statements on report cards such as: "Your son HEY KIDS! LEARN TO DRAW WITH DANNY COUGHLAN r)A N.Py 1983 1. Here's Danny's complete drawing. 2. Finish what Danny started. 3. Now try it yourself! Fred: Gore culty meeting your child's needs or stimulating his -her interests. It could, be a supple matter of different. teaching methods and learn- ing styles, a learning disabil- ity or a personality clash. Whatever the problem, learning can and must be en- joyable. A child's sole purpose in his formative years is to learn. Only when learning becomes an unpleasant task dog a child avoid it. We, as educators, parents., and iers, haver response ' cep. joy .ln learning. • 'theveno ,merit is no r li>the child, Must 4.0C410plaim or tltol oat' respeilsibility and a)!, it!on t ie learner. Attention' .Forme OW 1401 Per Ib.. 00 lbs. and Up) for FRESH, DEAftior DISABLED cows, horses, steers &'.. heifers For .Immediate pickup call BRUSSELS PET FOOD SUPPLIES DEAD STOCK DIVISION Small animals picked up FREE of charge. One of our 4 -wheel drive radio dispatched trucks is in your area daily. Dial Toll Free 1 m800-265-4'267 or Kitchener 749-7004 24 HOUR.SERVICE - 7 DAYS A WEEK (For same day pick-up call before 10:00 a.m. Proprietor: Gordon Johnston 'Frail •Gore is the director of St, .Jude.;'. Special Educe- tion i[ riv 4te School and arning t seas },ant Vic. He is a q!iialiiled Special Ed- ucation specialist and an ed- ucational therapist with 14 years' teaching experience in the field off learning 'dis- abilities, Letters requesting information should be mail- ed to "The Warning Signs', c -o Wingham —Advance-' Times, P.O. Box 390, Wing - ham, Ont. NOG 2W0. Such letters will be answered and reprinted without signatures to protect writers' identity. H. GORDON GREEN When that six year old daughter of mine took me by the hand at the supermarket the other day and led me over to the bubble gum machine, I made a shameful discovery. Now you oldsters who haven't used the stuff lately might find it hard to believe this, but that little ball of gum that used to cost one penny 'now costs ten times that! A dime no less is what you've got to put into that brazen machine today! A 1000 per cent increase in the price of bubble gum and the Department of Consumer Affairs hasn't done a thing about it! On second thought I sup- pose it would be quite ridicu- lous for Ottawa to? get its bowels in an uproar because inflation has been allowed to sneak up on the price of in- flationable gum in such a disgraceful fashion, but I do think that somewhere in the land there should have been a lonely bugler to sound the Last Post for the copper penny. Because bubble gum used to be something more - than a chew and a blow. Every time some kid went down the street with a pink bladder of it bulging from his mouth it was bright testi- must study more at home to mony to the fact that there prepare for tests"; "Extra was at least one thing left in work at home will be of bene - this country that a penny fit to your daughter"; or could buy. (worst of all) , "Your son has Many of us, you see, are the ability but he is riot ap-old enough to remember a plying himself". That last .time when pennies had an statement hurts the most. honored place in the world of The school is calling my son finance. One or two of them "lazy". Yet, through all of were quite enough to put in this, the student does not for the Sunday School collection get his favorite TV show or, plate. Two or three of them that Saturday is allowance could buy a newspaper. day, or he will concentrate Three or four of them could for hours on something he buy a stamp that would enjoys. carry a letter right across The key to all of this is en the continent, and in less time than it takes now with a stamp costing 32 cents. And when the government had the unmitigated gall to legislate a sales tax, it was still comparatively easy to absorb the insult so long as you had a few pennies mixed in with the silver in your pocket. But the great people weren't content with mere pennies for long, and the postmaster soon wanted sil- ver too. • So did the news- papers. And even the most .e; a n n Sells for Less ennett 910•19th51 HANOVER Qpen•Mnn -Wed 9 • S pm Thur ,..Fri. 9 9 364.2MPo i1i(44' " 11uich GMS: sat. 1110 humble of Sunday School kids was soon too ashamed to offer God anything less than a dime. There were however a few old-fashioned items still low- ly enough to be satisfied with the penny, and most of these courted the penny clutched in the grimy hand of a youngster with a sweet tooth. A penny was still enough to buy a bag of Long Tom pink popcorn for instance, and who will ever forget the prize that went with it? It could also buy a plug of licorice, or an all -day sucker, or that gubful of self --vulcanizing bubble gum. But Long Tom and the li- corice plugs quietly disap- peared from the candy case when no one was looking; and the all -day suckers be- gan to.sell at two for a nickel, and these got so small there was only a minute or two of sucking left in them. Only that pink chunk of bubble gum remained to prove that the penny had any excuse for being. I know, I know it's a small tragedy, ttoo;talnall for abug- ler and the Last Post' per- haps, but isn't there an un- employed poet somewhere' in this floundering land of the 17 cent dollar who could give us some small lamentation for the passing of the penny? joyment. School no longer is an enjoyable place to be. For anything to be enjoyable, in- cluding school, a child's needs must be satisfied and his interests must be stimu- lated. It is interesting to note that one cannot be accom- plished without affecting the other. If neither are being accomplished, then it is not an enjoyment for the student — and why involve yourself in something that does not result in enjoyment? As adults, the responsibility for deriving enjoyment from an activity is ours but, for child ren, that responsibility rests solely and totally with the adult initiating the activity. If your child is an unhappy student, do not hesitate to meet with the teacher. May- be your son's or daughter's teacher is experiencing diffi- crossroads Published every Wednesday by Wenger Bros. Limited as the lifestyle and entertainment section in The Listowel Banner, The Windham Advance - Times, The Mount Forest Confederate and The Milverton Sun. Members of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspaper Association, and the Ontario Press Council. Controlled distri- bution in Ariss, Arthur, Drayton, Harriston, Moorefield, Palmerston, Bloom- ingdale, Breslau, Conestogo; Elmira, Heidelberg, Linwood, Maryhill, St. Clements, St. Jacobs, Wallenstein, Wellesley and West Montrose. Display and Classified advertising deadline — 5:00 p.m. Thursday week prior to publication date. Advertising and Production The Listowel Banner 188 Wallace Ave. N., P.O. Box 97, Listowel, Ont. N4W 3H2 Accounting and Billing The Wingham Advance -Times Josephine St., P.O. 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Call Don Elliott 843=5177 AUCTION SALE Of Cattle, Case 13ackhoe, 2 Tractors, Some Machinery, Truck Camper, Upright silo, Household effects, Misc. for Elia Vanin • Mount Forest 323-1275 Take Hwy. 89 east of stop lights. Turn left onto Albert Street for 3/4 of a mile. Turn right 1/4 mile to farm with signs. On Saturday, May 19 12:30 noon CATTLE: 7 good Char.-Chianina heifers, bred; Char. due in June or July;' 6 good open Char.-Chianina heifers; good Char. second calf heifer due in June; Holstein cow due in June; 2 first calf Holstein heifers due in June or July; open Holstein heifer approx. 800 lbs. AR above cows and heifers bred Char. Blood and pregnancy tested. BACKHOE: Case 580 B backhoe diesel, 6' loader bucket, 3 good hoe buckets, done very little work. 870 hours, good cond:, also has cab. SILO & TRUCK CAMPER: Upright 20' x 60' slab silo with roof, good cond. Buyer has 6 weeks to remove; Homemade truck camper, all complete, furnace, toilet, fridge, good condi- tion. MACHINERY & TRACTORS: John Deere 430 gas tractor, 3 pt. hitch, LPTO good rubber, run- ning order; Ferguson gas tractor, good tires,. • running order; A.C. 303 sq. hay baler thrower, gold cond.; Gehl chop ail. .forage harvester, single, row corn head and hay head; -good cond.; 2 row Gehl narrow row corn head, food, sold seperate; New Idea hay condi.- tioner; Case 600 SP combine with pickup, not running; Massey Ferguson forage blower; MF No. 10 hay baler; wagon gearand flat rack;, MF 7' trail mower, good shape; John Deere manure loader and'bucket; ln.H. ground driven manure spreader; JD 7' 3 pt. hitch cult.; Dear- born 2 furrow 3 pt. hitch plow; 3 drum land 'roller, good; bale buncher; seed drill .for parts; JD 3 pt. hitch mower; 26' skeleton bale eleva- tor, no motor; tandem wheeled trailer, 11' ply- wood rack; good tires, good cond.; old oat . grinder; 45"of 10" silo pipes; 2 wagon loads of small items Ron Ho WILLIAMS DRAINAGE R.R. 1, Listowel, Ontario Inc. • FREE estimate • Farm & Municipal Drainage • FREE map of completed drainage system • We install - Clay - Cement - Plastic CALL 291©3587 Anytime! WE GUARANTEE ALL OUR WORK 1984 BRUCE and GREY COUNTIES R.O.P. TESTED BEEF BULL SALE Tri -County Cattle Co. Sales Arena Hanover, Ontario Victoria Day Monday, May 21 Sale commences 1:00 p.m. Auctioneer LEN METCALFE BULLS OFFERED INCLUDES: Charolais & Percentage Charolais, Hays Converters, Limousin, Short Horn & Percentage Short. Horns, Simmental & Percentage Simmental, Hereford. Bulls may be viewed at the Paisley Test Station until May 20, 1984. Catalogues Available Sale Day Dave Cleland, Chairman • RR 4, Paisley, Ont. 353-7191 MISC. TOOLS, ETC.: 2 gas welding sets; Lin- coln 225 amp. welder, complete; small air compressor; 3 outboard motors, running; Skil saws; mud pump and hose, as is; old drill press; small "gas motors; electric motors; 32' alum. ext. ladder;. 40' wooden ext. ladder; step ladder's; Dodge car for scrap; roll of heavy • cable; old chain saws; ,old batteries; pile of doors; windows; odd lumber etc.; cattle water trbugh; cattle oiler; milker pump; Sperry ,oil 'shop heater; forks, shovels; a lot of misc. items not listed. HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS, ETC.: 2 chrome tables, 1 has chairs; 2 3 -piece bedroom suites; .2 couches and chairs; Propane barbecue; new fluorescent Tight tubes; metal can 'capper; up- holstered rocker; Hoover spin washer; odd end tables; odd floor lamps; wooden lawn chairs; other household items not listed. TERMS: Cash sale day. Cheques with I.D. on- ly. Sale order: 12:30 household, misc., machinery, silo, cattle sells approx. 3. Owner, auctioneer not responsible for accidents, in- jury, deletions or loss of property sale day. Auctioneer • ,.JOHN 0. MCPHEE Mount Forest 323-4055 Marg English Announces the Re -Opening of the. HAP -E _NEST ", 184 Diagonal Road Wingham, Ontario Marg's Specialty is still Silk and Dried Flower Arrangements,` Weddings and Wall Hangings ... But Now There Is ANTIQUE AND NEW — Glass, .China, Pottery and Furniture - Quality Memorabilia and Collectibles - DEALERS WELCOME Open Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Or - By Appointment .. Phone 519-357-3833 AUCTION SALE Of Appliances, Furniture, Antiques, Dishes and Misc. Items, for: Eleanor Kress 363 lnkerman St., Listowel, and Clarence Nethercott Atwood Sale to be held in the Kurtzville Community Centre, located 3 miles north of Listowel on Hwy 23, turn left at Gowanstown, go 4 miles, on Wed. evening, May 23 Sale time6 p.m. APPLIANCES: Kenmore upright small size freezer, Westinghouse refrigerator; McClary 24" electric stove (older style); Hoover spin- dry washer; McClary refrigerator; Woods 'apt. size chest freezer; G.E. auto. defrost refrigerator (older style good); 2 burner electric stove; Inglis wringer washer; small electrical appliances. FURNITURE: Chesterfield -bed brown tweed (like new); Electrohome 26" color TV; Two oc- casional arm chairs; 4 -cushion chesterfield and chair (green); platform rocker and stool; Lazy - Boy vinyl, gold chair; wooden kitchen table and 4 chairs; wooden stool; Singer electric sewing machine in cabinet; hall set with mirror, shelf and candle holders; floor, table and swag lamps; Citizen 31 day wall clock; metal cabinet with shelves; Electrolux vacuum cleaner with attach. and rug beater; mirrors; humidifier; • electric broom; small radio; luggage; 4 -piece bedroom suite consists of double bed, chest of drawers, vanity dresser and bench; Hepworth 3 -piece bedroom suite with bookcase bed, double dresser, chest of drawers; 4'x5' bevell- ed glass mirror, 3/4 size Cont. bed, double dresser; chest of drawers; night table; bedroom chairs; dresser lamps; bedding and linens; quilts; two small area rugs. ANTIQUES: Drop-leaf parlor table; drop-leaf .table; settee arm chair; Majestic old cabinet model radio (working); 2 wash tables; press - back rocking chair; 2 pine blanket boxes; nurser rocker; wooden rocking chair; wicker rocking chair; 2 round top trunks; 4 matching wooden chairs; round mirror; coal -Oil lamp; 3 piece bedroom suite with double bed; washs- tand; dresser with mirror. DISHES: Counter top oven; silver dishes; par- tial dinner set; variety of good dishes; depres- sion glass; everyday dishes with mirror. BARBER'S CHAIR: Theo-A-Kochs Chicago barber's chair in good condition, plus clippers and barber acces. MISC: 8' steel awning;- i1-weoden ext. ladder; 2 wooden step ladders; exercise bike; lawn chairs; garden and hand tools; kitchen cup- board unit with 2 doors and countertop; plus misc. items. TERMS - Cash or cheque with proper I.D. • sale day. Owners or Auctioneer not responsi- ble for accidents or loss of property sale day. 'Auctioneer BOB GILMORE .435 Victoria St. S. Listowel Phone 291-3489