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THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thursday, Februory 2, 1967 ]5 | Courage, Imagination Shed Light Into Grey World Of Sightless By MARY WILLIAMS Oshawa Times Staff jand upon graduation enter a ..| profession : Others with courage and de When a person loses his oF termination learn a trade; girls her sight an Independent spirit! hecome efficient, accurate typ is born. ists, and all take part in the History has proved this as/ social life of their community. the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and the Canadian) SEEING-EYE DOGS Council of the Blind review, in| In this area there are 85 reg this centennial year, the ad-\istered blind under the Whitby vances made to increase that! Ontario County Advisory Board independence and to draw them)and 52 in Oshawa. Of this 52, to the attention of the public}one is a child attending the during "White Cane Week", school for the blind starting this Sunday. Another Is a young mother, "There are 25 blind centenar-| with a baby about a year old ians in Canada, to whom cele-| Before her baby's birth last brating a 100th birthday is his-/year, Mrs. Sheridan Johnson tory," said David Hatton, Ficld| was given a seeing-eye dog, the Secretary for the CNIB for this|first to come to the Oshawa area, in an interview for White|area -- she received instruc- Cane week. jtion in its care and discipline F and now manages to care for Ps. S333 Tet eeer es > Spas. BLIND PIONEERS lher home and child with the British Columbia's four were) help of the dog. in their teens when that prov-| Just a week ago, the second ; ; Aah SAAR ee a... MRS. MARJORIE De la Mare, Ajax, shows Edmund Steer, chairman of _ the * ince joined Confederation in the) seeing-eye dog arrived in Osh early 1870's; Ontario's eight/awa, the companion and guide, sand Quebec's five born whenlof Miss Pat McConnell, Rich- there were just the two prov-|mond street east. Miss McCon Advisory Board for the inces; four in the Maritimes|nell is very pleased with Susan, CNIB a wedding dress she 4 might have been carried in|jyst 15 months old but well : . i a Pa een their mothers' arms to see the| schooled in obedience, and en-|CNIB and assists in the com- Fathers of Confederation on|joys a daily walk with Susan|munity chest canvassing as a their way to the Charlottetown) gyiding her through the streets. participating organization, and Conference; four on the) Both these women were spon-| the members visit the blind peo- Prairies probably remember) sored by the CNIB, sent to Mor-| ple in Oshawa. herds of buffalo roaming the|ristown, New Jersey for their) The Whitby - Ontario County wilderness and to two residents|training course, of almost 8 Board looks 'after 85 blind peo- - of the far north, the gold rush| ple scattered over a large area. | was just yesterday. Because of its size, only one hand, her own drapes; takes care of her own home and does other sewing is making for a bride-to-be Mrs. De La Mare, though totally blind, has made by Whitby - Ontario County car ag na thse ge ae Sd >» ple pioneered this country with Heed ee a simple desire to build suc- cessful lives regardless of the} hardships, a philosophy which gave courage when blindness occurred. 1867 1967 "One of these lost his sight in # 1877, when only 16. He went to/month, and returned et ela rio for the Blind. homes with their dogs. -- |ship of Edmund Steer of Ajax. rumen: piano nes "le uated! Mrs. Robert Stevens, Whitby,)Miss Laura Pellow, as secre- in its first class; joined a pian0/iost her sight when an adult,|tary with Mr, and Mrs, Harold company and in 1925 started his!took the Home Teacher's Train-|Hare and Mr. and Mrs. Robert own business. Taking an inter-\ing course with the CNIB and/Stevens, Miss Florence Heard, nt his pre blind, eeenretaow teaches handcrafts to 'al/Harry Towne, James M. Sheedy on CNIB Boards to eh e tg | SrOuP of about 19 or 20 blind pa-|and M. C. Hembling represent- © that the youth of today would/tients at the Ontario Hospital,!ing Whitby. have many of the services he/ Whitby. Mrs. Stevens and her) Mrs. Marjorie De La Mare, | was denied. siulak .,|patients have taken numerous/|Mr. Steer and F. M. Lamb rep- & Today many children, blind) prizes at the Canadian National|resent Ajax; Mrs. K. H. J. ¢ since birth or losing their sight) Exhibition for their handiwork.|Cooke and Harold Douglas, This makes ft necessary for each community to carry its own drive for funds, with the board member for the com- | munity heading up the cam- _ |paign. The county board has 25 to their)members under the chairman- to his leaving for. RPORAL Robert jes his sister, Miss Pat Mc- _ prior in early life, attend. the Ontario) Mrs, Arthur Wakely, Hortop| Pickering; J. Wilson, Squire: Connell, RCAF, accompan- Connell, for a walk with | Germany yesterday with his School for the Blind, go through| street, for a number of years|Reach: Phe Ivan witlams, Susan. her seeing-eye dog, family. high school and on to university|has submitted crocheted and|Bay Ridges: Mrs. A. J. Cook, knitted work at the Exhibition) Mrs. 'William Medland and C. and fall fairs and is consistent-}E,. Good, Brooklin; H. lL, Fair, ly a winner. Uxbridge; Mrs. J. E. Free, THE LIONS' CLUB Sunderland; Mrs. Storey Beare, x and Mrs. John Orde, Port Perry The Oshawa Lions' Club and) and Mrs. Max Mcintyre, Can- the Lionettes work with the Ad-| nin gion visor. ard in Oshawa to pro- f = vide Hem social aptitiee, r __ As well as running campaigns | Victor Jenkinson is chairman); ae area, these people visit of the Lions' Club committee] 5/1 lind ane anne the CNIB which looks after the Humor-/"'), the i ere aren: the I esque Club -- providing drivers|i)444 in baa i /Veare): tne El for the members to attend its|),.0 way hiaskticl Mctda ha a meetings twice monthly; the) ig way, many jelds have ; Lionettes, under Mrs. Jack An-/CPened to them and with the derson, president and Mrs. wil-| 28sistance where necessary of liam Borrowdale, provide the) (he sighted, the coming years refreshments at each of these| Wu! see them being accepted in meetings. Mr. Jenkinson also|™@ny more fields of industry § : and social work if the sighted, ** suber Ss sides toi sg Bi og -- make every week White Cane! THE CANADIAN Nation- learned through sight. Fit- helps this little lad to learn. The blind in Oshawa have| Week: | al Tnatitute For te Blind ting wooden Mocks inte ~--Photo courtesy i r vling | a . ° provides specia raining aes oan ar bien weer | Ani 1} lt for the pre wchOGl MEE BING (eee One of the CNIB assisted by drivers, who act as| Nima! insuits child. It teaches parents 18 ; 1 | how to convey by touch, instructors drawn from_ the Lions' Club and members of} Knox Presbyterian Church. At the end of the bowling season, each year, the league has its bowling banquet and awards its prizes and surprisingly there are some very high scores. Cost Owner Deer sound and the spoken word, ideas that are normally BRACKNELL, England (CP) : The case of the donkeys who) ranid turnabout and the don talked back began in a beautiful!) ,eys chased him Berkshire meadow. | "T thought they were having vit ended in court when Peggy |g jolly game," said Mrs. Calvin, The chairman of the Lions'|Galvin paid two £1 fines for) who Jater learned to her dismay Club sight conservation com-|being the owner of two dogs!that one of the dogs had been mittee, Max Palter, sees that|Which worried livestock. kicked and the donkeys also any person needing special Magistrate Leonard Hackett) had been hurt lenses or therapy on his eyes to prevent blindness, gets the re- quired care, and meets the ex- listened sympathetically as Mrs. Galvin told how each day she took her boxer dogs for a walk along a public footpath through "It is a problem," 'said the magistrate when Mrs. Calvin paused in her testimony "One never knows what ani-| N sa ii WILLIAM BROWN, Rock- eliffe street, with less than ten per cent of his vision, examines two Ontario Gov- ernment Centennial medals, presented to him Monday afternoon by W. R. Single- ton, Manager of the To- Sling Backs Need Proper Hosiery Sling backs are back but judg- ing from the heavy footed way thev're appearing on the streets most women are too young to remember how they should be wom. They could learn much from the way the Royal Family co-ordinates them. Perhaps royalty is partial to open heels for the same reason that it prefers larger gloves. Hands tend to swell when pump- ed too enthusiastically for too long. So do feet when rooted to the spot during endless cere- monies. ronto Dominion Bank, and vice-chairman of the Osh- awa Advisory Board for the CNIB. Mr. Singleton pre- sented the medals to Mr. Brown as a belated 90th birthday gift. The medals, one silver and one bronze, are composed of all metals mined in Ontario, gold, nickel, zinc, platinum, sil- ver and iron and are in- scribed, '1867-1967, Minted by the Ontario Government to commemorate the role mining has played in the development of Canada." No picture of the Queen or her charming mother or fashionable sister has ever appeared show- ing them wearing nylons with reinforced heels and sling backs. Hosiery with nude heels and sandal feet abound in plain and mesh knits of standard nylon and even in textured patterns. Few women would consider stepping out in delicate evening sandals with their legs clad in work-a-day nylons. When they put hosiery with reinforced heels into shoes with open heels the effect is similar to wide summer necklines and peeping shoulder straps. Hemlines have inched up since cides to fall in with the shorter skirts should check the height of their hosiery welts. Stockings with gathering areas which show when the wearer sits down are too short. Nylons with less obvious tops have been intro- duced for those who prefer long panty girdles or find they can't avoid gathering close to the knee. For the inveterate tourist in- terested in retaining a leg to stand on at the end of a sight- seeing day, there now are'also two sheerer and cooler ver- sions of the support stocking. Knitted of nylon bolstered with spandex fibre, only a knowing --Oshawa Times Photos penses for costly eye examina- tions for those needing them. The Lions' Club provides a day's outing each summer to| Lake Joseph Camp for any of| the blind people in Oshawa who} wish to attend. They provide ay Christmas dinner and party) each December. They have pro- vided 12 tape-talking machines. | ADVISORY BOARDS | The Oshawa Advisory Board under the chairmanship of Mrs. | A. J. Parkhill, assisted by her vice-president and treasurer, W. R. Singleton and her secretary, Mrs. H. S. Myers, and 15 other members of the Board, spon- sors an annual picnic in July, sponsors the Humoresque Club, acts in an advisory capacity to the CNIB in Toronto; adminis- ters the funds allotted to it in the budget, drawn up by the last summer. Anyone who de-'eye can tell the difference, \ For all your drapery needs see INTERIOR DECORATOR 15 King Street East CUSTOM MADE DRAPES Phone 725-2686 a meadow where donkeys) mals say to each other. Perhaps} grazed. the donkeys said something| Every 'ttme we passed theirude, In the circumstances} donkeys before, |} said 'Good| there will be a nominal fine in morning, boys.' They snuffled| pach case " at the dogs and the dogs sniffed) - eae als | | back." | or HOUSEHOLD HINT But on a certain Tuesday, one} of the dogs, a bitch, barked at) To stop the squeak in a floor- the donkeys. The other dog|board, pour hot melted soap in chased the donkeys, then did althe crack. This usually works. ANNUAL MEETING CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY of the County of Ontario and the City of Oshawa Thursday, Feb. 16th 8:00 P.M. SIMCOE STREET UNITED CHURCH 66 SIMCOE STREET SOUTH Big Savings in Winter Sportswear LADIES SKIRTS. Sheath or A-line styles in plain or he: -r tones. Wools. Assorted colours, size. 3-18, Reg. to 11.00 4.99 LADIES BULKY KNIT CARDI- GANS & PULLOVERS. Orlon, Ac- rilan or wool in solid shades or novelty fabrics. S.M.L. Reg. to 11.00 4,99 BLOUSES. Short and 34 sleeves, white or prints. A wide variety of styles, colours and fabrics. Sizes 10-20. Reg. 5.00 to 8.00 2.99 SHELLS. Assorted novelty fabrics and colours. Reg. to 7.00.S.M.L. 2.99 SLIMS, STRETCH & WOOLS. Sizes 8-20. Reg. 9.00 to 11.00 4,99 OSHAWA Moderator -- CANNON F. ONGLEY Panelists Will Be: MRS. E. C, PETITJEAN (housewife) REV. MEL BUTTARS (clergy) MRS. VINCENT CASTELLANO (fomily ¢ ounselor) HIS HONOR JUDGE T. M. MOORE (Judge Toronto Family Court @ EVERYONE WELCOME @ Refreshment Will Be Served Skvcaber Fashions since 1807 )