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by Eleall-ne Townahe nd
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Forgive me if.I•let off a little steam this
geek about a poem that has bothered me
for years; it's called Forgive Me When I'
Whine, .
The author, '.tells of seeing a pretty
smiling young girl on a ,bus. When the girl
got up .to leave('she reached fora crutch
and the. author noticed ship had only otie
leg.
' The poet wrote, forgive, me when I
whine; Ihave two legs, the world is mine.
Next the 'author met a young man selling
sweets. They -chatted for awhile, and the
young man mentioned how good it was, t�
tai on
k to'som t= e.• He got lonely because he
was blind, . •`:
Then the author said, 'forgive me when 1
whine; 1 have my sight. the world is mine.
Finally theP oet encountered a boy
watching; some ether children playing;. The'
boy didn't seem tq know what to cin, and
the author suggested that he play with the
others. When the boy didn't answer, the
author.realized he was deaf.
• The writer said, forgiveil
a when I
whine. 1''can hear, the world is mine
I suspect the author's intention was to.
show gratitude for sight, hearing,. mobility
and all the other blessings in his life and to
urge other people, who had sight, hearing,
mobility, etc. to appreciate what they had.
',won't argue with that. All of us take life
•`and its blessings for. granted: and don't
show enough•appreciation.
Unfortunately, i think the author chose a
poor way to show his appreciation. The
-poem intimates that the world does not
belong to the ,girl with the crutch, the
young; man without •,sight and the boy
without: hearing. ' '
The author and anyone else who shares
that attitude even subconsciously, must be
corrected;,
The world belongs to everyone' including
the blind, deaf, cerebral, palsied, pagap- .
legics, quadraplegics, amputees, physic-
ally ' handicapped; mentallyF handicapped
and socially handicapped. ••
.
A writer from Toronto; :wlto•is physically
handicapped submitted an editorial on the' •
poem to a , newspaper published by a
handicapped assoeiatton In Windsor,
He asked non -handicapped readers :to
consider this: "If you were told from time
irilmemorial' and from all directions that,
since you were in a wheelchair or
physically different, you were helpless and
'would alwaysbe dependent, that you
would not be convinced of it? Everybody
and his uncle'sayso, then'i must be,so so
helpless1 will bel" ' •
He adds. that his ' idea of 'keeping , the
handicapped happy' differs. from that of
some people. He "cherishes the philos-
ophy that we should enjoy, each to his own
ability, ' the same heartbreaks,. traumas,
failures, achievements,. goals and :hard
work as our fellow man.' . •
-
His idea of 'keeping' the handicapped
happy', he concludes,' "isto instill pride,.
confidence and a, sense of inrincibility
the self.. equal; to any man or woman in
this little world."
A poem, such as Forgive Me When I
Whine, does not help to build a• handi-
capped person's self-esteem. It can be
more harmful than constructive, 'everit.
though it wasn't meant to be.
We must all realize we were Blade by the
same Creator, and. if he didn't want some
of us to be handicapped, 'he. wouldn't have
bothered. The world is yours;• the world is
mine; the world belongs to everyone.
Huron gets $84,699
Grants totalling 584,699'
have been approved for 15
projects in the Huron County
from the.. proceeds of the
Ontario Lottery.
To
To date in 1979, the, mini-
stry
has allotted $14:1 million
to more than 1,751 groups.
, and projects across the: prov-'
ince,
Seafortli;.A grant of $2,41.8
will be, made to the Seaforth
Curling Club to defray the
cost of purchasing and instal-
' ling,. a' dehumidifier.
Seaforth: The Seaforth
Association will use a grant
of $2,307 .towards the .pur-
chase of hockey equipment.
Clinton: The Town of Clin.
ton will receive a •grant of
$44,115 to share in the costof
replacing the arena floor and.
relocating the tractor room at
the Clinton Arena.
• 'Goderich: A . • grant of
$9,754• will be made to the
Town of Goderich to assist
with the cost of developing
an outdoor recreation area at
Wintario-.
• the'
Goderich District Colleg-
iate Institute,.
Howick: The Township: of
Howick. Belmore Park
Beard will use a grant of
$7,156 towards the cost of
improvements to Belmore
Park. • il)EVEIIEEAtilX=N[CHOLSON'.
•
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a
►u�rprise part 4
H
Mr. ;and tvIrs.. .Harold ..
Cel_emttn; were host :and.'
hostess,for a surprise ;party •
for •Lorne and Viola •Lawson.:
April 15 for their 440,
niversary. a
•
Progressive' .euchre 'was
rs
L
played with High score • -
Jean,Pethick, Lone•Hands -
Irene Whitmore,
Consolation -"Marjorie Dale,
No Euchre - Florence Carter,
Men's :High Score » .Harold,
Pethick; Lone ;Hands. • .las.
,
Usborne:A grant of S4,380
will go to the Township of
Usborne to assist with the
cost of installing air con-
ditioning at Kirkton-Wood-
ham
Community Centre.
Zurich: The Village of
Zurich will receive a grant o;
$4,213 to assist with the cost
of renovations to the athletic
field.
Wingham: A grant :of
$2,021 will go to the. Wing
ham Minor Hockey Associ
ation to
assist :w'
with the
purchase of hockey equip
meet
Wingha.m The Bluevale
Community Recreation .will
receive. a. grant of 51,932 'to
share in the cost of purchas-
ing and.installing playground
equipment:for • the Bluevale
Creative rlaygrOuna.
Illyt A grant of S1,527
will' gcF to the , Blyth Minor
Sports` Association to assist
with:the purchase of hockey ;.
equipment and awards. .;
Seaforth: A grant of $1,293
will bemade, to the Town of
' Seaforth to. share in the cost
of • constructing a , creative
playground: at' the Seaforth
Public School
Gerrie:: Elmer. J. Farrish
will receive' a grant of $1,000
to share in . the, cost,, of
printing "Then and Now"
about rural life in Huron
County and Essex Township.
Seaforth: •' The, • Seaforth
Local Architectural ' Conser-
vatioti 'Authority Committee
will receive -a grant of S85' to
defray expenses of Sending a
represeintative to the "Con.-
. serving Ontario's Main
Street" conference in Peter-,
borough.. •
• 1,1
Lynnau er r.a • s Nicholson , d ght of M and Mrs Allan Nicholson
M.
of Eglnondvihe and Tom: Devereaux, son of Mr. and Mrs,
ArthurDevereaux of Seaforth were married May 19 in a
double•, ring ceremony at St.. James Church, Seaforth
Father H.J. Laragh.officiated at the ceremony. The maid
of honor was. Louise Nicholson of Seaforth, and, the
bridesmaids were'Ruth Ann :Dunlop of Toronto, • 17eb,
Corrin' of Lucknow • and Jean Devereaux of Seafofth The
flowergirl •was Renee DevereauaSand the ring rer•'was
Andrew. Hobson. The groomsthan was Pat `i Devereaux of
ondon and the' ushers: were Don"Nicholson of London,.
Dave O'Reilly of London and 'Bob Carnochan'. of Toronto..
The organist was Marg 'Sills, and the soloist Was Tom
Burke. Following_ the wedding ceremony, a reception•wac
held it the Seaforth Legion. Guests attended the receptior
from London, Midland, Hunstville, Gravenhurst, For:
Wayne, Indiana. and; Alberta. Following a wedding trip tc
Europe, the couple are residing in Bayfield:
(Photo by Phillips)
•
Keys; Consolation .: ;l:101
O'Brien; Low Euehre - Lorne
Lawson.
Music was supplied, by
Marie Flynn on 1piano,'
Harold :Coleman, Jas.Keys,
(Lorne Lawson on harmonica,
Warren Whitmore on Violin,
,;Bob.. McMillian sang; his
version ,"a'f'ut . on: your old,
Grey Bonnet," which caused,
a lot of laughs. •
Marjorie Dale read'
appropriate address to, Lorne
and .Viola. Jean Keys and
Edith. McMillan presented
the couple with a table lamp,,
and a hand painted picture.
Lorne and Viola thanked
their friends for the gifts and:
invited everyone to their
party on June2nd. at. Family.
Paradise. •, -
THE
044* EXPOSiTOR
FIVE GENERATIONS Five generations of .e local family got together
recentlty for a photo. From left are Carol „Barry, her fatIv r Glen Staffen
.holdin9 her son Keven Keven's 9reatrelt grandmother, Elizabeth •.
Herbert of Listgwel,, and her daughter, Annie Steffen of Seaforth, `
Wins' $50
Avefy
well. attended
Berl
euchre Was held in •the `
.1.9,0.f; 'Hall when the C.P.
&T Committee of lOdd.
Fellows and Rebekahs '- held
their annual draw, The first
prize of •$50.0Q was won' by
Mrs, Clarence Walden.
Second prize of $35,Q0 was
won by Foster Bennett and .
third prize of $25.00 was wpn
Fire rules
crucial'- for
children
During the five year period
from 1972 to 1976, 944.
children under 15 years of =.1
age died in accidents involy-
ing fire in Canada.
Children are fascinated by
sire and may want to exper-,
iment with it. They should be
taught that fire is a friend, -
but never a ,playmate, and
that it should be used sensib-
ly.. Let them blow' out
matches,: help you build a
fire, plug and unplug elect-
rical ' equipment, etc. The
practice of fire prevention by 'I
adults is 'the good , example
that . teaches andP rotects
children,
• In.case:of fire in the home,
children should know exactly
what to:. do. Plan and .show
them escape routes. Alter•
nate paths should be -selected
in mise the : main mute is
blocked. Thee. Canaa Safety
Council recommends that
family ..drills. . take place
periodically with older mem-
bers looking after the child-
ren. Every person in the
house should mem rize the
Fire Department' phone
number. ;
•Executive •summer:
•cool comfortanle
suits, in the classic
•
blend of polyester
and. worsted
T,lle•summersust
taitored•.t.o our sp.e
.cificatto'ns of tight '
weight ;polyester
and wool wgr:ated.
Suhtle refinements:
a soft shou'Ider, a
leaner cuts a moire.
moderate lapel•and•
traditional tonics
'three pieties
from=:l69
' to 5263':
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Winners of the high prizes
at euchre were Mrs. Aldic
Crich and Eldon Kerr. Low
prizes were won by 'Mt s, A.
Harrison and: Warren
Whitmore. Lone hand prizes
RebEkahs
were won by Mrs. Ethel
Haist and Frank Smale.
Proceeds from the euchre
and draw are used to;
•purchase hospital beds,
,crutches, walkers, canes and
wheel'. chairs to be loaned to
anyone in the community in
need of such equipment.
Donations are made to.
victims of disasters such as.
Ere, etc. Many shutins in the i
. area are also remembered
with treats at Christmas
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