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ADDI By EAN PETERSON BRA YAK In the small town of Minesing in Ontario Canada on the 19th of January Him baby girl was born in atwo room log cabin She was named Adelaide and the family name was llayter in Southampton and her mother Louisa Palmer in Plymouth Addie as she was always called was sensitive child the second oldest in family of five children the oldest being brother Minesing at century turn remembered by woman born there in log cabin Roy two sisters Ida and Emma and an adopted borther Louis sympathetic understanding grew up between her brother Roy and herself and the two grew tip close in understanding and cmnpanionship Roy was daring and advcnttiresome boy who loved to run through the thick woods which closely bordered their log house Ac cordingly Addie would follow her beloved brothers lead and the two children would Members of the Hayter Family pose for group portrait in 1885 Top left ldo Adelaide middle parents Louisa and George front Emma often follow little blazed trail through the Canadian forest to visit their grandmother who lived some distance away Addie never forgot the lay lrandmas house burned to the ground The conflagra tion could be seen from two miles away and immense clouds of smoke hung in the air but with bucket brigade hauling pails of water from the old well the nearby forest did not catch fire The only schtxilhouse in the vicinitywa oneroom affair built of logs hewn on two sides and chinked with plaster that had curious habit of falling out during the sum mer months on the boys side of the room Thus the restless boys could catch gliinp se of their beloved outdoors The schoolhouse was divided into two parts the right side belonged to the boys atid the left side to the girls Addie recalled the day when llig llob the class bully answered back In class That was big mistake With one stride llic schoolmaster was at Bobs side with rawhide whip that was always within his reach and he gave llob two swift stinging ctits over the back Addie aitd the younger girls began to weep and had to wipe their eyes on their white aprons llut from that day on ltig ltob gave the Master no more trouble in spite of the perpetual rawhide at his side the Master was just and impartial man and liked and respected by all his pupils llis tall desk made it necessary for him to use high stool to sit on where he could oversee the classroom The desks and ben chcs of the pupils were homemade and carv ed with the initials of past school children Slates and slate pencils were the materials for schoolwork as was the copybook which was filled with proverbs and maxims lhcdu ty of all was to copy as accurately as possi ble the fancy handwriting at the top of each page of the copyboock lll BY IllI llliltS There were no grades in schools of that time btit pupils advanced by readers After one had reached the Fifth lftiltltl he or she was ready forlrammarSchool loAddic and all the other pupils lIxainination lay was big event lhc day before was spent llt cleaning up the school almost as big day as Evamination lay itself in this special day some influential man oi the community would visit the stlioollititlst and test the pupils orally something on which they had been coached for weeks ltillttllL the exams dinner was served as all parents were in ited to the ttltlst anti all brought tood Never was such an elaborate variety of pies and cakes to be seen When Addie was seven years old Ill litlt she and her family moved to town callcd trillia Here she attciidc modern school taught by school mistress At thristmas time the school was decorated iih evergreens and progriuii was held for all to attend Prizes were awarded to the pupr who recited the most charming pitcc iiti By NANCY FltilEltti The Examiner There are misconceptions in the siding business Some say vinyl siding wont hold up to the harsh anadian climate because it cracks in cold weather Still others say vinyl siding is the only siding to use Ron Semkin of Diamond Vinyl and Aluminum Stroud wants to set the record straight Vinyl siding is almost in distructable he says it wont scratch or dent liki aluminum will And Seiiikiii who sells both altiiiiiiitiiii and vinyl siding says Im not be ing preiudiccd liiit vinyl is tin bettcr product Senikin has been in the siding business for 17 years Aluminum is the number ttllt seller he says llut viiin is increasing in sales every year ilt it eight years and everyone will be buying iiin titlfll Nl5l Vinyl says Semkin is par ticularly good on the coast Salt in the air will cause Vinyl siding product of future installer aluminum siding to pit in says That wont happen with vinyl And theres more lnlikc aluminum steel and wood sittings vinyl siding ncvcr needs painting it rcsists daiiiagc and chemical changes doc to salt sun rain and hail As well It will not dent corrode or rust Most builders however automatically think aluminum when they think siding says Senian llut once theych gone to vinyl theyll rarely usc Ron Semkin of Diamond Vinyl and Aluminum Stroud wants to set the record straight about siding Unlike aluminum siding vinyl siding never needs painting it resists damage due to salt sun rain and hail and it can withstand the extremes of the Canadian climate in about eight years everyone will buy vinyl siding he says aluminum again says Scmkiu lhc big thing though getting tlic builders tochangc vlllllltitll Scnikui says aluminum is good on the second storey of house where you dont lime to worry about anything knocking against it lliit if youve got siding all around lllt house and youve got lltltlltll who lcan their bikes against thc boost you need inyl siding lhcrcs nothing wrong with aluminum siding btit there is oinct hing better says Scinkin llc cautions buyers liowcyii lhcrcartabout four companies manufacturing Iil siding hc sayr lhc siding fromunicompany is brittle Seinkin has sold vinyl siding for five years its fantastic product he says As it is however relatively new pro duct vinyl siding can only lit purchased lll pastel colors layinond Ltd Mississauga only manufactures vinyl siding in pastel colors ivory green yellow white gold and beige llaik colors haent yet been perfected to the point where they wont fade says Scinkin lint the darker colors should be available Ill about one year White says Sciiikiii is still the most popular siding choice whether alttiiiiiitiiii or vinyl Ntltlllill5 lhroughout his five years of installing vinyl siding Semkiii hast had one complaint in all vinyl Jobs layinond ltd offers ito year warranty with five year clause that guarantees too per cent refund on labor and materials The balance of the warranty period is prorated on materials only in most aluminum siding there is 20 year guarantee layinond says Semkin is continually testing their vmyl siding tine test includes placing onerhalt inch mandrel on top of the siding and dropping two lb weight from licigltt of 12 inches on the mandrel There must be nofiilurcs Semkin who has vinyl siding on his house says vinyl is easier to install than aluminum if you install aluminum on windy lay the aluminum will bend and can dent he says You dont have to worry about that with vinyl You can walk on it jump on it and you wont injure it what thrill it was for title Addie when she received First Prize for her original poem on St Nicholas ller prize was most cherished one book lown school always opened with prayers and one chapter of thc llible was read each day And every Friday the pupils recited the Ten ommandiiieiits Addie llayters parents were simple of heart and manners and after few years of city life they decided to return to the coun try and farming ine bltistery winter morn ing it was decided that Addie should remain home from school because of the storm llut Addie who loved school and learning didnt want to miss school So her father ho was kindly but strict man offered to take her there on horseback Addie went It was her first and last horseback ride It was such long way from where she sat on the horses back to the ground in Sundays Sunday School and church were regularly attended as were the Sunday evening services llut Sunday afternoons the llayter children were allowed to play and roam the nearby woods And Addie and ltoy spent many hours in their beloved woods and walking along sunny country road occa sioiially stopping to lean against rail fence and eat somejuicy blackberries An outstanding event in Addies life was her train trip to visit her aunt in Shaiin Bay summer resort town smite miles from liar ric Addies aunt was accustomed to wcaiiftg dainty little cap on her siiogtwliitc hair of which she wasyustly proud logether thetwo went by train to llarric to shop for lltllill for the aunt While they were shoppin there the aunt left her hat box in drygoot store and did not discover the loss until they had reached home Addie was sent back on the next train to retrieve the missing but How proud she was the the lllllltlllllllti of that er rand Slitwas iiincycars old at that time tltllt completed school and then at llicagc of iii tttTtt she was apprenticed to dicssinakcr Ill llaiiic at dry goods shop lior an entire year she worked without pay learning how to be seamstress Then shc worked for one year in llairic and became adept at sewing and making dresses for the women of the town Addie liked llaiiic prettv little town on beautiful lake Sinicoc but when llt was l7 years old the llaytci family decided to leave tanada to mon to the lppii lcninsiila oi licliiiaii to town tilllltlllttl likc llirc oncc again ddic worked as ciinstrcss and it was llilt that she llltl her future husband illiaiii llodgkiiis At first lic showed little interest to the shin brown eyed Adelaide and slit was much disap minted hcii he left to go out West to seek ll tortiinc llut ltt titci totiiid the fortune hc was looking for and came back to licci lake illll immediately began tocall otiddtc And the tollowiin year on Sept mutt ddic llayter iiid till llmlgkitis wcrc married in laioucttc Michigan or retarded Edgar provides the examiner Thursday Aprll12 19799 training help By SHEILA 00 The Examiner in the high land between Barrie and rillia lies the tiny village of Edgar the sur face it is indistinguishable from any other well manicured self sustainin community Most the inhabitants are mentally retarded Most are young trainablc adults learn ing to live on their own and ac quiring specific life skills which will eventually enable them to return to the world they left as self sustaining adults Originally built as military radar base during the cold war Edgar shed its old role after few years reopening in 1963 as special resource centre for thc trainable retarded lt lS not the usual facility operated by the ministry of community and social services as it serves the cnt ire province The veragc age ranges frotn 16 to about 33 All trainees are required to be ambulatory able to cope with the hilly terrain liesigned for about 27o persons there are at present some ltiil men and 64 women in Edgar lltiltlS Al Aim of thc program is to pro vidc general work skills good work habits tolerance for full working day acceptance of stnxrvision and constructnc criticism good pcci relation ships and job adaptability rather than spccit ic lob skills At lldgar one group works assembling parts for bicyclcs another molding plastics into trays counting and packaging thristnias seals operating plastic scat machine collating tinkcr toy parts and putting togethcisniall electrical units The traiiiccs are paid small sums while they lcarn and in turn they pay for certain sch ltt such as if cents for mows tti ccnis tor bowling tiyc cents for roll your own ltilitittti staff member scouts local and nearby industry constantly for Job training contracts for the trainees lllflVltllltllSlIs lhc llilltt live chiefly in tour twilrooiii townhouscs Learning to maintain homc cooking and acquiring gttitlil GRAMPA BEAR IllllSTRATED skills are part of the program school is available to those up to 21 years of age The max imum number of hours in school day is one and one half There is large gymnasium where team sports can be played as well as swimming bowling billiards movies and dances Edgar has taam in the tario Floor Hockey League new leisure counselling pro gram prepares trainees to ban dle their leisure time once they have moved back into the com munity it is also important that trainees learn to assimilate themselves into whatever com munity they might eventually live and work bus service to Barrie shopping malls operates once wee and on Saturdays Also trainees have at least one community work exper ience placement of months duration During this time they both work and live in outside communities An active health services unit and social services department take care of the physical and emotional needs of the trainees staff of registered nurses pro vide 24 hour service in treat ment centre and 10 bed in firmary youth and jobs Employment opportunity this summer lly JOHN HOBBETTE Summertime 79 is just around the corner bringing with it sun fun and host of activities inc activity many students with be involved in is looking for that all important summer it This year the anada Employment cntre for Students in cooperation with The Barrie Examiner will bring employers home owners and students series of weekly ar ticles that concentrate on the student employment scene The articles will have three primary objectives to inform employers about the availability and resources of students to assist and inform students in their job search techniques to keep employers and students in touch and informed about their istudcnt employment centre Now the centre has over 1500 registered students from university college secondary and elementary institutions Students from most colleges and universities are available for full or part time employment now These students have variety of developing skills which would be assets to any employer The selection of summer staff has never been better Employers should plan fora profitable summer and employ student help Many may be ntitled to subsidies under the Ontario Youth lZmployment Program They should get in touch with their centre imnmiiaiciy lhc llariic centre is located at 48 Owen Street 73 mo comments and suggestions are welcome