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WHITBY FREE PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1981, PAGE 9 Puppet show at library A wolf who poses as a brush salesman, and ail A few of Punch's friends will week I'd soon be delighting four differentv to ten year old children Some p when the CORLS Pup- are very pet Players come to these can town. soretirnc Now in its fifth year of There c touring, the CORLS "office" i Puppet Players, spon- and scrau sored by the Central On- bags. The tario Regional Library ced to do System, will present two everythin traditional plays, The even thou Three Little Pigs and it. Punch and Judy, in My mol most public libraries in ticles, iten the regions of Peel, oftenpoet York and Durham. them ail o Three puppeteers, gave it a Darlene Fleming, Leslie right thing Case and Michelle stages ofm Youtoff perform the two things bec shows on July 20 at 2:30 whowants p.m., at the Whitby As a ve Public Library. bulky scra With more than 60 party mvit possible locations to girl eating visit during the sum- and poetry mer, the CORLS Puppet had been r Players hope to give glued in w: everyone a chance to Later on enjoy the antics of the social ew wolf, the little pigs and dances, dii Punch and Judy. There in the Gb] is no charge for this per- days, the formance. diarywhen Between ou and Me By RUTII COLES weeks ago, I wrote about diaries and this like to write about scrapbooks, a totally way of preserving the past. eople keep scrapbooks from the time they young, from childhood until death and n be a treasure trove for families and es for historians. comes a time when one almost needs an to contain it all. I have always "clipped pped", a total disaster because I use paper ey become fatter and fatter until I am for- o something drastie, such as throwing g out. There must be a better way but gh I think of great ways to file I never do ther always clipped, mostly political ar- ms about people she was interested in and ry. One day, about 30 years ago, we threw ut much to my regret. It wasn't easy; we lot of thought and felt we were doing the g "to tidy up". We all gn through those wondering what we should do about lots of cause we know we won't go on forever and s to leave mountains of clippings? ry young child, I was given those huge, apbooks and into these went my treasures, tations, pictures, one of which was a small g a huge ice cream cone, that one I loved y too! Bits of poetry and rhymes which ead to me and had caught my fancy, were ith that sticky white glue. n, before the war, there were so many ents, breakfast parties, luncheons, tea nner parties and so on recorded every day be and Mail or as it was known in those Mail and Empire, a page, almost like a n put in a scrapbook, a gallery of pictures and a history of your youth. Before I threw them all out, a stupid thing to have done, I would every year or so spend hours going through all the pages and enjoying it so much. A few long forgotten friends and places suddenly came to life, a reminder of our youth, filled with fun and laughter. Then came the war and a totally different scrap- book. Again, pictures in the Globe and Mail of friends and family going off to war or training cam- ps or returning as the case might be. Long lists of candidates, always with names of people you knew. Pictures and accounts of friends at the beginning of the war going over to join their husbands or to drive Red Cross trucks. Many of the late Sir Winston Churchill's speeches were kept to be read and reread as time went on and we needed thoughts to encourage and fortify us. Now I clip every day something which I feel is worthwhile, columns by good journalists and items on financial matters. These make interesting reading and how I always promise myself that I will never throw them out! But alas I do, always after great contemplation and thought, telling myself I did the right thing. I think a family scrapbook handed down over the years would be a terrific idea. Some people have books that go back over a hundred years. Apart from family affairs there often are articles or pic- tures about local matters. A bonanza for historians, priceless when it comes to a record of the times. Many little ones grow up to be well known in later years, artists, authors, politicians and so on and this is where a well-kept scrapbook would be an asset. Most people in public life do keep scrapbooks, an assignment for either a secretary or a wife. I hope some people keep tapes to record speeches and such. I think if people were more aware of history, especially present day history, they would see the folly of many present day actions. What will scrapbooks hold these days? Tales of strikes, discontent, arson, teachers being terrorized by some stµdents and what have you? How many people watched the documentary on the K.G.B. a few weeks ago? Worth watching, all documented but we seem to be too naive to take it in. War, probably never, just a slow wearing down of our minds and spirits, our allowing our country to go down the drain. As we are taken down the garden path, either because we are non-caring or foolish we make our world less than it should be. It will be interesting to see what kind of reading our scrapbooks will make 50 years hence. Ontario residents with low incomes are entitled to assistance in paying OHIP premiums. More importantly, the amount has been changed in the most recent Ontario Budget. If your income as a single person is less than $8,200 or your total income as a family of four, for example, is below $14,000, you may be eligible for assistance to pay ail or part of your premiums. As always, pensioners or those receiving social assistance continue to receive OHIP coverage without charge. The best way to check your eligibility is to contact your local OHIP office. It's listed in the Blue Pages of your telephone directory under Government Services. 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