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Ann Landers Less pride to more love Dear Ann Landers Recently became upset over major TV show In this particular episode 16yearold rl was raped by her ste father and became pregnant It en ed With the star telling girl how proud he was of her because she had decided to keep the baby Let me give you an idea of what the childs life may like If she is fortunate enough to be healthy baby her fancy may be peaceful The trouble will start when shebe gomes toddler no longer content to stay in playpen all ay About this time the mother will be around 18 yearsold She doesnt want to be tied down with childespeCially one in the Terrible Twos The result child beatings or Just plain neglect know Im social worker and see it all the time There is an added complication when the child turns out to be constant reminder of terrifying experience Many times when teenaged girl becomes pregnant the family thinks she should keep the child They say Its matter of pride Well if few more people would have less pride and little more love they wou give the child up for adoption Thousands of couples are waiting for chance to love these children and give them good home Please print this letter Ann If save even one child from cruel and unhappy childhood it will have been well worth the time Seen Too Much Dear STM Bless you hope every person who is faced with this difficult decision remembers your counsel It is solid and sensible for all the reasons you cited Dear Ann Lenders The man who claimed to be suicidal and signed Ive got counterparts all over was right He does and was one am 25yearold female who also felt ugly clumsy and uncomfortable with myself My body revolted me Everything said sounded stupid even made half or nursery school children Nursery teacher Mrs Claire Gauthier and her teaching assistant Mrs Andre Forget at right enunciate the expres sion Joyeux Noel to their nursery school children The ex hearted attempt at suicide Luckily awoke one day with horrible chest pains say luckily because they led me to young resident in hospital emergency room whose understanding and compassion perimental French immersion nursery school program is being conducted twice week in Barrie at Monsignor Clair Separate School Examiner Photo Mrs Laura Paddison of New Lowell has knit almost 100 pair of mitts this year and has donated most of them to ollier Street lnited hurch and the Salvation Army She is 96 yearsold and still is knitting more for those who have requested them as well as hnstnias gifts for nine grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren Examiner Photo She knits way into homes By PAT GlERGIS Examiner Staff Reporter Knitting almost 100 pair of mitts this year for needy peo plc has passed lot of hours for Mrs Laura Paddison of New Lowell When she isnt knitting atr tending church or auxiliary meetings she reads Her favorite author is Grace Liv ingston Hill and she has most of her books in hardback covers Mrs Paddison 96 sends out get well cards hristmas cards and many other occasion cards keep ing in touch and uptrrdatc with people in her communi tv Last year was only able to give the church 32 pair but this year gave 63 pair she said The mittens are collected by Collier Street Lnited Church in Barrie and distributed among the Indian people living on Christian Island also gave some to the Salvation Army with strict orders they werent to be sold When Mrs Paddison was 94 years old she insisted that her doctor remove the cataracts from her eyes which had limited her vision to point where shhe could no longer read or knit OPERATION SLESSFLL The operation was very successful and with new pair of glasses she resumed her favorite pasttimes Born in Essa Township in 1881 her parents moved to Sunnidale Township when 513 was oneandahalf years She married Ed Paddison on Dec 1910 The couple had four children all born in the home she lives in today in New Lowell Helen Plaxton the first of the four children lives in Angus with husband liff son George lives in British Columbia while Ann and her husband John live with Mrs Paddison second son Herb died in 1972 KNIT FOR BROTHERS Knitting is not something new to Mrs Paddison used to help my mother knit long stockings for my six brothers In those days boys wore short pants when they were young and when it got cold they needed warm leg stockings remember they were at least yard long she said Now enjoy knitting mitts it passes lot of time for me thn get tired of it put it down and pick up book Ann brings me new ones from the library when need them She says she judges the size of the mitts by using her own hand have wide band but its not too long so just knit un til its the size want make them in all sizes and all colr ors Grandchildren and great grandchildren also benefit from her knitting talents each receiving pair of mitts for Christmas Of the 12 great grandchildren there are two sets of twins They each received tiny matching mitts as they are just two yearsold She also has nine grandchildren Has she seen change in the way people celebrate Christmas over the years Yes it has changed peo ple dont seem to enjoy it as much remember when was young someone would hitch up some horses to sleigh and pick us all up We would go to someoncs house or just for ride and think fun in those we had more days than people do now with their cars They seem to think they have to drive for miles to enjoy themselves Mrs Iaddison has been HIOmbir of the New Lowell Womens Institute for 60 years She is also life member of the Legion 55 Worriens auxiliary It New Lowell having received her life membership certificate in 1966 Mrs Paddison church at Collier Street United the Sunday she brought the mitts in go to Harrie to church whenever can and when cant go to church here in New Lowell was in asked the minister last winter how many pair of this year He said 50 said to myself hes going to get his do When he announced in good clap What is Mrs Paddisons secret for long life There isnt one When the good Lord decides to take you he will and you have to go whether you are ready or not she said Could lodge in babys throat Pa rents urged to watc Ry LAlIlIA KItAlSE Examiner Staff Reporter Parents and store owners have been asked to watch out for baby rattles which do not meet safety standards developed by the federal depart ment of consumer and corporate affairs Parents should destroy any rattle of size which might lodge in an infants throat says news release from the department Rattles of this size are suffocation hazard The department has issued instruct ions for assembling sim ple gauge to be used as guide for determining the safe sized for rattles The reason standards have been required is that there have been some deaths resulting from unsafe rattles said lov Woolaan of the Barrie branch of the Consumers Association of Canada Even sincc the Hazardous Products Act there has been death she said Mrs Wooland said these rattles can no longer be legally manufactured in Canada but parents may have them in their homes without realizing the potential danger She said retailer may still have old stock which does not comply to current st an dards Regulations stipulating safe size for rattles were introduced in June of this year STANDARDS There are standards for all toys sold in Canada but there has not been sufficient Wooland said testing by manufacturers Mrs Warren Allrnand minister of consumer and corporate af fairs announced last week that routine surveillance has reveal ed unacceptable levels of noncompliance with safety re quirements to baby rattles According to the news release Allrnand has increased en ti it mitts he would need from me 50 mitts if its the last thing For nursery school children Experimental French immersion program conducted city school By RlllEllll MaeIJIAN Examiner Staff Repoter An experimental French irri mersion program for nursery school children is being con ducted two days week at Morr signor Iair Separate School in Barrie Its regular nursery school program conducted entirely in French says Mrs Janet LaRoque president of the parents association for the French nursery school The purwse of the program is to give children experience in hearing French The exwrimental program is sponsored by the Association anadicnncFrancaisc de LOn tario iAFi an independent txlucational organization The Simcoe County Roman Catholic Separate School Raord provided classroom facilities for the French nursery pro gram at Monsignor lair Separate School on undles Road We have an enrolment of 17 youngsters between the ages of three and four and approx imatcly three of them are already bilingual Also there is one French anadian child who doesnt speak any English yet said Mrs Laltoque The nursery school teacher for this French program is rs laire Gauthier of Canadian Forces Base Borden she recently arrived to Ontario from Quebec and doesnt speak any English Ilcr assistant is Mrs Andree Forget of Craighurst who is bilingual rs LaRoque says she and few other parents in Barrie heard about the French immer sion nursery school program from friends in lcnetang uishene where similar pro grain is being conducted In the late summer we con tacted the people in lcnetang in order to get information on this program So we got together and made the necessary arrangements Our program was started in llarrie at Monsignor law school on Sept St Andrews Church Auxiliary Christmas was President llelen Ilrown welcomed members and guests to the annual Christmas dinner of St Andrews hurch Evcn ing Womens Auxiliary Dec 12 in the Ontario Room of the on tinental lnri Dorothy Loth Helen Newton and Gladys Walkom led the ill dinner guests in the singing of the blessing Following the dinner everyonejoined in carol singing and reading of the hristmas Story was given by Shirley MacDonald The president introduced the new slate of officers for the Annual bird census by naturalist club The ilrcreton Field Naturl ists Club conducted its 27th an nual bird census Dec 17 in Simcoe County About 35 observers in 10 par ties searched the county and identified 54 species for total count of 6706 individual birds In the past the greatest number of species seen was 65 in 1900 and the largest number of individual was 12002 in 1969 birds recorded The most exciting find this car was Varied Thursh The ird is from Canadas far west and appeared at feeding sta forcerncnt of the Hazardous Products Act as it pertains to baby rattles am disapminted in industrys response to the regula tions Allinand said and have directed my department to br ing all resources and powers of the Act into play to rid the market of these dangerous rattles immediately Industry has been advised and am looking for appropriate action at all levclsof trade Parents and retailers are asked to aid in the detection of potentially dangerous rattles by assembling and using simple gauge as guide To construct the gauge sketch rectangle 140 mm by 65 mm on cardlmard or stiff paper Mark lines 30 mm from each end and between them an oval gauge 50 mm by 35 mm Cut out the gauge opening and fold at lines Set gauge on flat surface and insert rattle If it passes through the gauge and touches the surface the rattle is hazar dous product unsuitable for use by an infant REMOVE PRODI Store owners are urged to remove from sale any products which fail this test They should contact the manufacturers or distributors to confirm the products status with respect to the law Mrs Wooland said additional precaution should be taken by parents to keep dangerous toys from infants Sometimes toys meant for older children meet regulations but parents make the mistake of giving them to their infants she said The Barrie branch of the Consumers Association of Canada operates through volunteer workers who provide information and advice to consumers with concerns about product quality Mrs Wooland said she receives about 25 calls week The branch also arranges for guest speakers to come to Bar ric tion in Oro Township on Dec 10 It still comes regularly for food Another unusual sighting was flock of 21 Dickcissels seen in the Minesing area As well three turkey vultures were spotted in the southem part of the county Unlike 1976 the evening and pine gosbeaks are substantial in numbers this yuir At the end of the day most of the observers gathered at the Shanty Bay Golf Club to par ticipate in potluck supper after which the results of the count were compiled NET LAROQI The French nursery program is run on Tuesday and Thurs day mornings from 915 to 1145 am normal nursery school program is conducted but everything is done in French Learning the French language is made into game Mrs LaRoque said The basic goal of the program is to enable the children to learn French easier when they get older The program makes them familiar with French sound patterns Mrs LaRoque says by the time these nursery school children reach Grade or when they start official academic training in French they will have learned the basic word and sound patterns of the French language This will make learning the French language easier and more enjoyable for them she says This is why we hope this experimental French nursery program eventual Works its way into the fonnal academic school classes party theme coming year showing the presidency being passed on to Audrey Strang unanimous vote of thanks was extended to Helen Ilrown for her efficient and pleasant leadership during the past two years Appreciation was extended to the management of the on tinental Inn for the dinner and especially for the cooperation given to the Evening Women Auxiliary on Dec in cancell ing due to bad weather Following short business meeting the program commit tee comprised of Dianne Anderson Vera Gibson Shirley MacDonald and Mildred Mar shall entertained the group for the balance of the evening The committee had prepared educational and humorous con test and gift exchange in keeping with the Christmas theme The evening closed with Audrey Strangs reading of The Night Before Christmas followed by the Mizpah Benediction Glass turkey draw helps raise funds The Barrie chapter of the Na tional Secretaries Association NSAl recently held its annual glass turkey draw at city hall to funds for school bur raise saries Three of the five top ticket winners were from Barrie with Mayor Ross Archer coming in third in the annual event which sold 600 tickets this year First prize went to Bauerlein of Stayner while Phyllis McMullen was second Dot Girard of Stayner was fourth and Susan Martin of Bar rie placed fifth for unsaferatles saved my life The pains were due to stress and anxiety After spending severa sessions talking to me he asked me to see psy chiatrist That psychiatrist turned out to be the gentlest kindest most caring man had ever known After year of therapy now smile great deal have confidence in myself and even enjoy looking at the woman see in the mirror seldom trip or walk into things which always did before and even start conversations with strangers something never could have managed two years ago As you said it is all in persons selfimage As soon as was taught to look objectiver at myself the people around me seem to change Ive acquired friends for the first time in my life and am inf initely happier Please keep telling people to get psychiatric help Living Proof In Buffalo Dear Living Psychiatry does not work such magic for everyone but it has saved thousands of lives The key is get ting the right therapist Ive received great many letters such as yours and they are always daybrighteners Thanks for another one Understand cookie sheet ERMA BOMBECK ve never known anyone personally who has clean cookie sheet There was one woman in the old neighborhood who was ru mored to have one but she was weird and when saw her coming always looked the other way Cookie sheets are like underwear dish towels and tooth brushes Theyre never on display to the public so who cares what they look like Men do not understand cookie sheets My husband wat ched me put biscuits on mine the other day and said That reminds me have to have the oil changed in the car this week When didnt respond he asked Just for curiositys sake how much does new cookie sheet cost The last time bought one it was around $298 The last time you bought one they were using beads and trinkets for money Why should my cookie sheet bother you Because it looks like health hazard Whats that baked on it Which layer Thats not funny you know Look at it Its even rusting in the corners Thats because some idiot put water on it Heaven forbid Id tell you how to run your kitchen but why dont you pick up new one For the same reason you hold your glasses together wtth paper clip and have three knots in your shoestring Thats different Americans need one last bastion from which to defend their cheapness Maybe its favorite lipstick that you use bobby in to dig it out with pin in your shorts cord thats down to two inches on your power mower starter broom handle stuck in the sliding glass doors of your $65000 house comb with 15 teeth missing 56000 car With one set of car keys All know is yesterday my husband bought me new cookie sheet and when went outside my neighbor saw me coming and looked the other way Pollys pointers Nagging onion smell problem POLLYS PROBLEM DEAR POLLY How can remove the smell of onions from my hands CHRISTINE DEAR CHRISTINE The following two letters from readers have help for you Read carefully POLLY DEAR POLLY After chopping onions pour lemon juice over your hands so they will not have that onion smell When starting plant slips keep the top part out of the water by cutting piece of cardboard slightly larger than the top of the container and punch hole or holes for the stems to go through When washing windows dry the inside with up and own strokes and the outside going crosswise If streaks re ain you can tell which side they are on To keep string from loosening on package wet it before you tie the package as string shrinks as it dries KATHY DEAR POLLY My Pointer is for those people who cry while peeling onions Putting slice of bread in my mouth or peeling under water never worked for me My solution is for anyone who has an exhaust fan over the stove or anywhere else Simply turn on the exhaust fan and peel the onions either directly under the fan or as close to it as possible No more tears MRS PJK DEAR POLLY Of all the Pointers there is one wonderful one that hope you will repeat to remind the readers had ring left from glass on my new dull walnut organ that was not varnished and it stayed there for eight years tried the Pointer about putting peanut butter on such ring white and spread it on very thickly and even forgot it and left it on for five days and the ring is gone All these years have been trying different things and had really given up but the peanut butter did the trick EVELYN DEAR POLLY find cotton swab most useful for many things use them for dusting hardtogetto areas on furniture drawers and for cleaning small appliances such as the electric can opener They also make handy little paint brushes for small areas such as around the frame of window or picture frame There is no mess to clean up just use both ends and throw away PAT