The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

310 examiner TIMday rah 29 1077 Focus on Men series starts here April Men have feelings too And that is what Focus on Men is all about The first session of the series which is sponsored by Barrie Family Life will be held April at 730 pm in the teachers lounge at Barrie Central Col legiate For so long the focus has been on women want to con centrate on the present day role if men and their cultural binds says Larry Radko social worker and leader of the stSSltIII As result of international womens year the spotlight has been on women And the focus on women pro grams offered by the Family Life Association have been suc ceszul We came up with the idea what about focus on men The more thought about it the bet ter it sounded Radko said Right now people realize in tellectually that men have feel ings Radko says but its still not acceptable for men to cry for example he said Womens liberation move ments have caused some men to question their own role in society The superior position men have accepted for so long can almost be hindrance he says Innisfil chapter marks 50th anniversary The Imiisfil chapter of the Order of the liastern Star celebrated its Stlth anniver grand matron of liiiiisfil chapter aml Alex Dawson worth grand patron of the sar recently at party held in the StroudIiiuisfil Recreation oiiipItx More grand chapter tharter members of the chapter were also honored Seated are than 13 people attended the party tiiitoftown guests also attended From left lieiia Butler Ilerberl lllack Sadie tinen and Neta Iringle all charter are lcrx in Itooth worthy patron of the Iiiiiisfil chapter Violet Whitfield worth IIHIIibcIs lllllillll piiotot Guest speaker for CWC Itiiby Icckford Johnson freelance tiliii riier and director will be guest speaker pril lit at tlziltl at the iiicetiiigot hrisr tiaii oniens Hub of Harrie at the Iiiiihassy Hall Irs Iohiisoii receiud bachelor of education degree at leiiiorial Iniyersity fld masters degree in ttilllr niuiiication at heatoii college Ill and was an eleiuentan school teacher for three ears in Newfoundland She also taught physical education for three cars at Iontieal hiin schc it She is writerprodncer and hostess of IIleyisioii proL tircle Square lso at the meeting lois Harper and Daisy ioss of Toronto will deiiioiistrati how to Set Your lablc Elegantly Joyce Laugtord will proiide the music Nationwide eaters help each other MERIDIIN onn rAPI Dont take friend to dinner tonight might well be the mot to of Uvereaters Anonymous 10A Most compulsive eaters can hope to win the fight against fat without outside help the group preaches Any time during the day if you feel like eating cupcake call any of the leader of the local chapter tells new mem bers Just say talk to me awhile Im having trouble want to eat By the time youre done talking you dont feel hungry any more If the message sounds like ad vice from an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting its no coincidence Ihc nationwide eaters group uses the same 12 steps that AA has found so suc cessful in repulsing lemon rum Each member gets sponsor veteran of the weight war who discusses the newcomers daily menu and is available around the clock for moral support new facility was installed recently at ltoyal Victoria Ilospital when the Harrie ouncil of the Knights of oluinbus presented an isolette for the nursery isolette is heated bed used itl care of sickbabies From left are IIdna IIiigrl head nurse of the nursery It athan district deputy of the Knights of ol Abstinence religious faith and anonymity play important roles in the program says Miss nurse who doesn want her name publicized The crucial trial for each nov ice is going 21 days without be tweenmeal snacks except diet soda tea or coffee The first 21 days are the worst said Miss ltut once you abstain for 21 days youre not hungry in between meals any more The group also suggests alr ternativc dieting plans Iowand no carbohydrate menus phy sicians plan may be SullSilr tutcd It worked for Miss Two years ago she weighed 300 poun ds She lost total of 73 pounds during three separate stints with another reducing group but kept putting on pounds when she quit Since July with tlvereaters Anonymous she has discarded 40 more pounds and now weighs 185 she says went from size 48 dress to size 18 think itsfantastic it Knights of Columbus donate isolette to RVH Movie star visits store Hltllt star by the name ot leggy made guest ip pealaiice at titllutillll Ill larrie Saturday tt latest film is the asyetuiiieleased Leopard In The Snow which is somewhat of surprise sllltt legg is jaguar Shc calls the Iasaga loo home Here Peggy eiijins the cautious appraisal at number ol spectators She was popular attraction but iiohod asked Ior tlltlor graphs IIaiiiiiier lliotoi iiinbus Josephine rawford assistant director of nursing IIioinas Mac affray chairman for the project which raised funds for the isolette John Smith grand knight of the Barrie ouiicil and Dr llay iiiond Asquith director of the nursery tlholo by Fanrot American women more liberated LONDON Ali Unlike American men British men do not like women to do their clothes shopping for them At least dont said Lord harles Spencerthurchill 36 of London with considerable emphasis He has just become managing director of mens clothinglirin dont want my wife to shop for me She gave me some things for hristinas and took them right back am belie cm in developing oucs own taste If you have your own tlaii you really must do your own shopping Lord hailcs feet ti shows marked resemblance to his late great uncle Sir Winston liurcliill His older brother the Duke of Marlborough residesat ltlenlicnii Ialace ttl Slllllltllll Women in lIngland are not as liberated as American women LordIharlesobseryed In the Wis when he attended Vanderbilt Inivcrsity in Nain lllt lcnn he noted that women took more active part in what men wore and what other women wore for that matter He thinks it all goes with female domination of the male inthclintedStatts In restaurants you will see four girls eating alone which you would never see in litnope lilii it is because tlltlt are more career girls here al though they are going that way in England said the hand some outspoken Englishman who points out that his wife decorates interiors and has shop in Chelsea Their fryearold son Rupert is just starting at school and he will learn to dress himself from his small wardrozcblazers and short pantsand he will be gin to take pride in his appear ance He should not be seeking ad vice about clothes when he gets around to choosing wardrobe his father says ENJOYS QUALITY Lord Charles who first wore tails at Eton really enjoys hav ing good wardrobe Most Eng lishmen do although they must now make the choice of quality rather than quantity and have fewer suits he says Ilc has become more of clothes watcher since he took on his new job with the mens clothing division of Greif an American company The line will carry his name on the la bel and he is extremely proud of his name which carries lot of magic There are lot of scruffy untidy badly dressed people he said It doesnt require lot of money to dress well and lot of Americans do it extremely well ltut lye seen some horlt rificsights Rentacook service becoming more popular ltttlislAt tliil tlv last Sttilitittwl lltlilut llitllllL1ul tlllHtl her Rent took scr ice and llll phone has been lIlllltlliltHl since llailiiiifs business en llllt tltillttl ltl llltl liil small occmions has ex mintedtoliitzmcastolls hoped my business yen lure would be iicccssliil she said but Ilttl dreamed it would be so successful that it wouldchaiitcouilifestyle Hrigiiially Allgt luingoper iitcd the business out of her home in tambridge hit but as the demand for the scrice grew largci tjttttlttts were lltttlttl We wanted the privacy of our home and were lucky to liiid house iii ltreslau as well as small building inst tlttlilltl the coruci for our catering ser icc she said Most ini portaut weve found people of ltieslau most friendly llieslau is illage four miles north of Kitchener tlnt tllIIIilllIltiflIIS The business was originally planned to st1t home wed dings dinners luncheons showers church group and businessmeetings Illit industrial and ltllllr mercial businesses were soon clamoringlorcatering services for hristinas dinners and of liccpzirties We are pleasantly sur pi ised just couldnt havchan died the expansion without the wholeheartcd support of my family and friends said Mrs llarling mother of Michael 41 and Kelly While Mrs Harling owns the catering service it is largely an all in the family project Iler mother Mrs John Mac Neil of Kitchener profes sional cook helped her start the business and assists with cook ing chores when needed Iler husband pitches in when the pressure is on too Mrs Ilarlings husband Roy is in charge of buying supplies and is chief bartender Ilis brotherinlaw Iordon Mac Neil of Kitchener is assistant bartender IIliICISIIIIl Ilarling who works in Cam bridge arranged to have his shift changed from days to eve nings so he could stay home to care for the children And hate working nights but this is something my wife wants to do so backing her It looking after the childrent has given me insight about how timeconsuining mothers lay can be Added his wife We made oneyear pact Itoy will care for the children for one year By that time we hope the business is fully established More recently the catering business expanded to incltide takeout service Since Mrs people and places ratt display Needlcjmuit ciocheting and rug hooking will be displayed and demonstrated etlnesdiy from lo III at an open house at the YM YWtA Those who took the lall and winter classes with instructors leaii Knox loaii Ashton and Laura Leigh Ilruinwcll will deiiiou stiiitetl the lttllllltjlltS involved in those crafts The public is in vited oursc offered breathing eXereisc course is being offered for children and adults who have asthma chronic bronchitis and em physeina by the Georgian flay Lung Association The course begins April and runs once week until May tttat the Harrie Public Library The childrens course is held froiuitottp Ill andadtilts from tttotlp Ill The course aim is to educate parents and children as well as the community about breathing problems Breathing exercises will be given under the supervision of registered nurse The course also includes discussions with doctor demonstrations and groupdiscussion Iea Saturday tollier Street United hurch prloiers will hold tea and bazaar Saturday from to pm at the Fellowship Ilall Easter and spring items will be on sale Admission is 75 cents for adults and 50 cents foi children Rummage sale rummage and bake sale will be held at Eastview Secon dary School Saturday from am to pm Proceeds will help support the Ilastview con cert choir Ann Lander Signers yes Dear Readers Yesterday printed the results of the sur vey The question asked my reader was If you had it to do over again would you marry the person to whom you are now married Over 50000 people wrote in The results were tabulated by professionals There were two sets of responsesthose who signed their cards and letters and those who did not From the signed mail got these answers 70 per cent said YES30 per cent said NO From the unsigned mail Forty eight per cent said YESV52 per cent NO Seventy per cent of the respondents did NOT sign Many who signed gave their addresses also Of the signed mail 80 cr cent came from females and 20 per cent from males unsigned mail was 70 per cent from females and 30 per cent from males received 42 postcards from homosexuals They were all very happyand voted YES Several readers pointed out fact that could have in fluenccd many women The survey column appeared on Valentines Day From San Jose wife wrote may feel different tomorrow but tonight am voting NO Its Valentines Day and this clown to whom Ive been married for 15 years five children didnt even give me card man in Pittsburgh sent two dozen cards unsigned On each card he wrote in green ink vote N0 SHES MUR DER woman from San Francisco wrote letter saying voted NO yesterday was drunk My husband is an agelra lot better than deserve Please change my vote to From Davenport Iowa Female married 27 years We are the happiest couple in town vote YES At the bottom of the card hastily scrawled in pencil was word from her husband who obviously had been asked to drop the card in the mailbox He wrote Thats what SHE thinks vote NO reader from Phoenix did it over againmarried the same personthree times My marriage to Thelma was an nullcd by her parents because she was underage When she turned legal we were married by justice of the peace Two years later we were married by Catholic priest Shes ter rific From Akron am 12 years old read your column every day My parents got into fight tonight over how to vote in your survey My mother said she was voting NO because my dad spends too many nights playing backgammon Dad said their marriage was lot better than mosteeven with her griping about him playing so much backgammon He said he would vote YIJS The conversation suddenly turned to how tnuch my mothers brother cost my dad in business think youd better put them both down as NO From Oklahoma City Dear Ann In the 32 years weve been married my husband never once told me he loved me even though asked him several times He always an swered Im not the mushy type Tonight he clipped out your column and wrote across it YIJS She is beautiful person Im lucky man cried like baby Make that two YIJSSIZS from City Roseanne McCabe Back on ice once again played hockey the other day for the first time since my tomboy days was sure it was like riding bikeisomething you never forget Good to be back said to myself as ventured onto the ice in my brand new skates with my brand new hockey stick The old ankles were still in good shape circled the rink behind Johnson Street School There were four boysvabout 12 years oldshooting the puck around Ileyladym wanna play Sure said Lady thought smugly now thats respect grew up with seven brothers It might do my ego some good to give these kids some tips Besides needed the chance to exercise some authority even if it meant being captain of kids hockey team But wasnt captain And was picked last You take her said one frecklefaced kid one of the cap tains No way well get wiped kay lady you go in net didnt want to go in net But was in net the whole gzimeiexcept when the others needed rest As skated idly from goalpost t0 goalpost it occurred to me why does the goalie always get the stick with no blade NOTHING SLCKY Theres nothing sticky alXiut being goalie the team assured me There isnt In fact theres something gutsy about throw ing yourself in the path of zinging tennis ball guess Ive grown cautious in my old age saw five hockey sticks closing in on me My shins thought wont be able to wear pantyhose for month with those bruises abandoned net There was clatter of sticks before the puck slipped into the net Hey lady youre supposed to be in net It was that frecklefaced kid again My teammates glared at me protested on their level Hey youguys whined how bout someone else going in net had the pucktor second Swoosh It was gone Drat that kids fancy stickwork These kids arent bad for their age Ill have to practise stickhandling when got home decided These figure skates dont do much for speed either Swoosh felt the fine spray as that frecklefaced kid brak ed You missed that pass had the puck again was just about to raise it neatly when this kid behind me screamed What did you do that for asked irritated Sucker it worked he grinned as he stole the puck circled the ice again got the puck again but again not for long That kid again Take this he said as he handed me the stick with no blade Back in net went home that day invigorated Change is as good as rest they say But couldnt wait to get back to the office At least have some say among the men work with Pollxs pointers Organ bellows need replacing By Polly Cramer DEAR POLLY We bought an old pedal type organ at an auction several years ago It was playable after my husband replaced the worn out straps but now the bellows seem to have given out No one advertises that they repair such instruments so thought some reader who Iiad such an organ could offer us some suggestions MRS 71R IiEAII MItS CLIt was advised that there are few places in the country that do such repair work but those suggested to me were far from where you live Look In the yellow pages of your telephone book under Organs and call them its they might know of someone locally who could do this was told that the bellows used on old player pianos are the same as those on organs so that may give you something to work on Perhaps some reader will have more specific informa tion IOliliY anonymous no