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10 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Saturday, October 29, 1966 JO'S JOURNAL |} BY JO ALDWINCKLE Women's Editor of The Times For all the comfort, luxury and pleasure it has pro vided, man has paid dearly for the use of coal. In the past, families have reaped wealthy harvests from "black diamonds" and other families have been maimed, diseased and bereaved. 'Today, the Welsh village of Aberfan is engulfed in grief. Tragedy struck the village when the mountainous slag heap gave way and in a mere moment smothered all in its path, including the school and nearly two hundred pupils. In a few minutes of time, a generation was wiped eut. Reads can be cleared, homes revuiit and life will continue but the children who hurried off to school with a "Goodbye Mummy" will come back never. Whatsis it like in this hidden village that tragedy has exposed? There are several families in Oshawa that know Aberfan well. Most of them have come from Treharris, a fair-sized town about two miles from Aberfan. They are all saddened by the disaster of the landslide and many of the men know what it is all about as they "have been coal miners like their fathers before them. Mrs. T. J. Roche knows it well. "Aberfan is in the Merthyr Valley," she said. "Two railways, roadways and the river run through the valley and the small brick and stone houses cluster precariously on the mountainside. I can remember that slag heap or 'tip' as they called it, 55 years ago, It was big then and should have been discontinued but other land round about was privately owned and reserved for hunting. Mountain Of Muck 'The Aberfan tip was fed from a colliery in the vale and the noise of the cables carrying the buckets of slag groaned through the village day and night. The mountain- side is steep and that is why, when the breakaway came, the: avalanche was swift and devastating. The tip has rumbled for years. In fact, there was a slide some years ago but it followed a more gradual slope; there were no houses in the way and no one was hurt. It merely blocked the road to Cardiff for a while. "T can visualize it so clearly. At this time ®f year, the bracken on the slopes turns to glorious. gold, enriched by the purple heather and in the midst of all this beauty, men and women live on the edge of tragedy and anxiety every day. ' "The best coal for steam is mined in the Merthyr , Valley. This was the coal required for the Royal Navy and in World War I the government had to limit the number of men leaving the pits to join the armed forces. 'Coal was vital to the war machine. "Once the war was over the clamor for shorter work- ing hours and better conditions broke out among the col- -liers of South Wales and strikes and lack of work left 'many families destitute. Times have changed but coal mining is still a dirty job and sons are breaking away 'from the tradition of following father down the pit. The . Tavages of coal and stone dust are never erased and older 'men are dying today from the effects of coal-mining in their youth." Receives Cable, 'All Well Stanley Locke of Willowbank Court was in Aberfan ' visiting his brother and family in September. Wednesday » he received a cable that they were all safe. Aberfan, he ' tells me, has a population of about 5,000 living in stone , cottages with no basements and no inside toilets. The 'Sat- urday night scrub-up' takes place in a portable tub in the kitchen. He estimated the height of the Aberfan tip at 800 feet. Now 71, Mr. Locke and his twin brother went to work in the Treharris pit on their 13th birthday. He worked underground for 16 years as the engine driver of a 'journey', the wagon that draws the coal from the seam. A journey of coal averaged ten or 12 tons but could go as high as 30 tons. He was responsible for his oil lamps which he carried to work every day. The oil lamps were one of the few safe-guards because they reacted to the presence of the dread carbon gas by flickering out, a warning to the colliers. There were few safety measures and injuries extend- ing to the loss of a limb were frequent, Men coughed and -- short of breath as the coal dust pervaded the lungs. At the time of his marriage and before he left the pit and came to Canada in 1926, Mr. Locke was earning £2:10:0 per week. ($12.50 in 1926). A collier today, work- ing a seven-hour shift, earns £25 ($75) and a ton of coal (2240 Ibs.) costs £9:10:0 ($28.50 approximately). Beauty And The Beast Mrs. Charles Clapp says the scenery in the Merthyr Valley is equal in beauty to anywhere in the world but beneath the beauty sprawls a black monster. The children have a beauty all their own too, with their chubby, rosy cheeks and soft, singing voices. "It is a wonderful experience to hear the Welsh sing and my ears are still ringing with the song they sang on my last visit: "We'll keep a welcome on the hillsides; We'll keep a welcome in the vales; This land you know will still be singing, When you come home again to Wales." The same voices are singing a funeral song which will re-echo in All Saints' Church, Whitby Sunday, Novem- ber 6, at 7:30 p.m. when the choir from Dewi Sant Welsh Church in Toronte will give a concert of Welsh sacred music. A collection wili be taken for the Aberfan Children's Memorial Fund, donations to which will be gratefully re- ceived by the president of St. David's Welsh Society, Mrs. R. J. Andrews, 216 Burk street; the treasurer, Mrs. Patrick Chappell, 809 Rowena street, or the Bank of Nova Scotia, Simcoe street north. " 'Bye Mummy .. .". Tea Brownies of 3lst Pack First to Fly-up to Guiding The 'Sist Guide Company and)L. Millard. Those flying up Brownie Pack held its first Fly} were April Anderson, Debbie Wearing their national costume for a_ festival, these rosy - cheeked Welsh A GROUP OF WELSH CHILDREN children are typical of those who lost their lives in the Aberfan disaster. The St. David's Welsh Society of Oshawa is sponsoring a fund to aid the distressed village and contributions may be thisugh the Bank of Nova Scotia, according to the pre- sident, Mrs. R. J. Andrews Burk Street. THE STARS SAY By ESTRILITA FOR TOMORROW Planetary influences indicate a tendency toward aggressive- ness on the part of some. Be alert to the moods of others, therefore, and do your part to maintain harmony. In this way, you can have an enjoyable Sun- day since, in. other respects, aspects will be good. FOR THE BIRTHDAY If tomorrow is your birthday, your horoscope indicates that, as of this week, you entered an excellent one month cycle where job and business matters are concerned. Make the most of this period since advances made now could prove a further sp to further progress in late January, May, August and Sepiember, when we stars will again be generously as- pected along these. lines, Best periods for finances: The next week. the first three weeks of January, early February, early July, mid - August and all of September, October and No- vember. Mid-1967, an all-around good period for the Scorpio native, will be fine for romance and travel, Other good periods for sentimental interests: Mid - January, early April and early May. A child born on this day could d as a writer or lawyer. Dear Ann Landers: My hus- band, Sam, has a habit that makes me awfully mad. It so happens that I have a tendency to be fleshy, but I am not what you'd call fat. When I wear my best foundation garment and put on a black dress I look very presentable. Whenever we go out for an evening and a great big cow of a woman passes, Sam gives me a poke in the ribs and says: "Keep eating, Shirley." He has done this to me in front of friends so many times I have lost count already. I really hate it. How can I fight this sort of thing Can you think of a smart answer-- Pleasingly Plump Dear Shirley: You sign your- self '"'Pleasingly Plump."' Who are you pleasing Not Sam, apparently, The smartest answer is for you to lose some weight. In other words, when the potatoes and hot rolls and pie and cake and cookies are passed, if you keep your mouth shut--Sam won't have anything to open up his mouth about. Dear Ann Landers: I am a woman of 55. For several years I have had a problem that no one will talk to me about. If only my husband or daughter or friends would be honest about it I would feel a lot bet- ter. I have a peculiar odor to my skin. It is not perspiration, it is a musty type of smell that comes from my pores. When I first noticed this (about 15 years ago) I took two and three baths a day, applied several types of deodorant, used special soaps and then sprayed myself with cologne. It didn't help. No- body has ever said anything to me about the odor but I know it is there. I went to a doctor 10 years ago and he said there was noth- ing wrong with me. Please give me some advice. I am becom- ing so self-conscious about this skin odor that I don't want to be around people any more,-- Mrs, Hermit Dear Mrs.: I'm sorry to dis- agree with your physician, but there is something wrong with you. The problem is in your head. Your phobia is not unusual. I have had hundreds of letters from people who are concerned about this problem. Of course they don't believe me when I tellth the odor is imaginary, and I don't expect you to be- lieve me 'either. | ANN LANDERS This Hubby Could Be Inspiration To Lose Dear Ann Landers: My hus- band and I are fond of a certain couple. We are all in our early 40s. This couple invited us to take a vacation with them and we were delighted. Yesterday they announced they are taking their seven- year-old son along. Please un- derstand that we like the child. He is well-behaved and very bright but my husband and I don't want to spend our one va- cation in the year with him. How can we get out of the commitment If we tell the parents how we feel our friend- ship will never be the same. Rush your advice. Time -is short.--Sioux City Sue Dear Sue: The naked, un- adorned truth is always better than any dressed up lie. If your friendship cannot survive much honesty it isn't worth protect- ing. The parents should have of- fered you a graceful out when they decided to take their son. Since they did not, you should level with them. School Dropout Can Be Spotted In Early Grades SASKATOON (CP)--A poten- tial school dropout can be picked out as early as Grade 3, says F. A. MacKinnon, director of guidance and special educa- tion, for Saskatoon's public school system. There are few actual dropouts in elementary schools because students must be either 16 or reach Grade 8 before being al- lowed to leave. "But there are lots of psy- chological dropouts. The body is there but' the mind isn't." The family attitude toward education can affect a pupil's will to carry on in school, Mr. MacKinnon says. If education is important to parents they will usually transmit the feeling to their children, "If we can make school ex- perience satisfying, even if we can't do anything about home circumstances, we have a chance of providing a situation where for at least five hours a day a child does as well as other children. "This sometimes gives him the push to withstand the knocks he might be given outside school." Potential dropouts usuatliy can be spotted by their lack of interest in school programs, FREE GROUP THERAPY Five Day Plan To Stop Smoking TO BE HELD AT THE YWCA -- 199 CENTRE ST. Nov. 7th. to Nov. 11th. | 8:00 P.M. ' Competent instruction and quolitied Mink - Trimmed Kiichens For Those With By ELEANOR ROSS Such airs the kitchen and laundry put on these days. And why not, with kitchen carpeting and mink - trimmed gadgets? Mink had its place in a recent semi - annual national house- wares exhibit for the trade and press. For instance, a portable electric clothes dryer has its front panels simply swathed in mink! But what intrigues us much more is a multi-appliance, food- preparation centre for on-coun- ter or in - counter installation, with power attachments for every kitchen chore. It has an automatic shut-off timer and solid-state electronic speed con- trol. Along with mink, Batman and Robin are flush with success at the housewares show, There are school lunch kits with Batman, plus the Beatles and James Bond 007 as designs; each kit contains a matching half - pint insulated container. A Batman night-light burns 25,000 hours for plug-in illumination and can be turned to set straight on either vertical or horizontal mounted outlets. MOVE TO KITCHEN Youngsters will like fork and spoon sets in stainless steel with Batman motif. There is also a whimsically attractive three plece feeding set that manages to get along without Batman "l\last year's battery-operated, Too Much cordless appliance that vacu- ums, brushes and cleans hair, dirt and lint from garments, using a removable, washable, nylon brush. Coming under the "house- wares" heading is a selection of items that have .a_ distinct beauty angle. But why not? All of us--h wives or busi women--want to look nice on the job as well as off. MAGNIFIES VANITY One thing is a, magnifying vanity mirror that can be at- tached, via a rubber suction cup, to such surfaces as a win- dow, glass door or' another mirroz. With the mirror, the homemaker can see to use an electric "hot comb" with de- tachable cord and thermo-con- trol for even, sustained heat. Or she can see how bright and rosy she looks after using a facial sauna unit that utilizes the same principle as the Fin- nish sauna bath, with vapors supplementing the body's hu- midifying system and cleansing the skin from within as well as superficially. Well, we've wandered far from the kitchen, so we'll re- turn with mention of an auto- matic push-button dispenser for plastic wrap, aluminum foil or waxed paper, a companion to paper-towel dispenser. Do not expect to accomplish much aside from routine on Monday. Give thought to proj- ects you may be planning, of course, but don't launch them until mid-week, when planetary influences will be more gener- ous, FOR THE BIRTHDAY If Monday is your birthday, your horoscope indicates that, during the next three weeks, you will have some excellent op- portunities to profit in your oc- cupational affairs. Keep alert, therefore, and make the most of them, since they could spark still further advances in late January, and throughout May, August, September and early October. Best periods for mone- tary affairs: the next six weeks, next January, early February, early July, mid-August, Sep- tember, October and November. During the next year, per- sonal matters will be governed by beneficent aspects, and you should experience extremely happy domestic and social rela- tionships. If single, look for an interesting romantic situation, too--either in early April, early May or late August. Best period for travel: the weeks between July 25 and Sept 30. A child born on this day will be endowed with lofty ambi- tions, remarkable intuition and unusual organizing ability. HOUSEHOLD HINT To mend large holes in wool- en socks, crochet them instead of darning them. The mend will be more elastic, stronger and will last longer. and buddy. It has drawings of Goldilocks and the Three Bears on the unbreakable ceramic bowl, plate and mug. The ex- tremely clever figures were adapted from original artwork by a six - year - old girl whose father is an engineer for the rAOM manufacturer. That's keeping it in the family! | Cordless electric housewares | are becoming available in increa| ing numbers and variety. One) manufacturer of electric carv-| ing knoves has introduced a useful kitchen appliance-a cord- less, rechargeable paring knife. Another firm is featuring a their tendency to identify more with a neighborhood gang than) the school, and the frequency | with which they create prob- lems both at school and at Mitchell TRAVEL home. 6% PRINCE $T. OSHAWA PLETE Travel arrangements to all parte of the world fer both Business & Pleasure. No Booking Fee! & Waite SERVICE OPEN THANKSGIVING MONDAY & EVERY SUNDAY Up ceremony recently at the Duke of Edinburgh School. Mrs. W. E. Gardner, Deputy Divis- ion Commissioner, who has been closely associated with the Company since its beginning, ad- dressed the Guides and Brown- ies on the occasion of the first Fly Up held by the company.) The 3ist Brownie Pack was for- med two years ago and the Guide Company came into being a: year later. The ten girls fly- ipg up to Guides were all mem- bers of the original Brownie Pack. 'Mrs. Gardner wished the girls saccess with their work in Guid- 'es and paid tribute to Brown Owl Mrs. Roy Pennell and Tawny Owl Mrs. Jack Ander-| son for their work with - the! Anderson, Carol Crossley, Kim) Fry, Susan Gouldburn, Joanne| Hall, Debbie Jones, Debbie Locke, Barbara Shetler and | and lei srohsonep by THe KIWANIS CLUB Rosemary Szakacsi. Janice Knapp, Wendy Roser and Elaine Russell walked up to Guides with the Brownie smile. Cathy Arenburg and Debbie Yurkowski were enrolled in the Guide Company. Refreshments were served by members of the parent com-| mittee and the evening came) to a close with the Guide pray- er and taps. P POSE POLICE CHANGE _1...ONTO (CP) -- Elimina-| tion of magistrates and judges| from Metropolitan Toronto's po-| lice commission was recom: | Brownies. She expressed regret|mended Friday by a special | that because of changes in the! Guide program and the new age study committee set up by the} Metro council. The five-man| limit, all of the girls had not/commission now includes a been able to fly up to Guides./county judge and two m: 7is- The Brownies were welcomed (trates and is headed by Magis- to pfiuides by Captain Mrs. E.|trate C. 0. Bick DOR MAR BEAUTY SALON 105 BYRON ST. S. WHITBY PRE-CHRISTMAS SPECIALS NOV. 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