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a The Acton Wed John Henry a blind carpenter with a remarkable personality By Joyce Beaton John Henry a carpenter has been blind far years At the age of John an air engine mechanic with the Royal Canadian Air lost an in a train accident near Woodstock Sight In other felled two years later To many young men this would seem like the end of the world To John It was a challenge and he has mot it headon I m as as hell John says novo a combination of Irish and English blood and this given great deter His salty personality must have bwn a challenge to the Canadian National Inst for the Blind lie was trained by thorn to operate machinery necessary for use In carpentry Today he runs his own shop and docs remarkable custom work Blind children Some parents don want their children to go to the school for the blind John explains but a blind kid lust can t be trained at home The worst thing for a kid la to be they have to bash a shins and knees before they learn John admits to bumping Into things even now How ever ho explains that blind person has a certain built In radar and gets a feeling when something largo such as a post is In the way I had some real dirty bangs from things sticking out he says some stupid thing that is head high can really bo a catastrophe Talking to John It cult to think of him blind Ho turns the light on when you go into a room and reminds you to watch your step when going over rough ground He talks of things fie Has seen such as tele vision If he watches It As I was preparing to take his picture he reminded me of the lighting In the room and suggested adjust my Haiti so It reflect off the panes of glass I momentarily forgot I was taking a picture of a blind man and we both laughed at the humor of the situation He owns a camera and speaks in great detail of the pictures ho and his wife Margaret have quit It s just too black ho says In my head I get a thick feeling and dont Just pick things up as should Apparently on dayslike this his Instincts are not as sharp as usual He says ordinarily his Instincts are pretty good whon up people Admitting that he likes most people ho meets he says tie can toll a long haired hippy without seeing him Some you can tell arc Just long haired Idiots he says they couldn care less and won t try to do things for them Just too much trouble Tor them and they want money for every thing they do On the other hand ho also knows and admires many young people Among them are youngsters who must meet the challenge aa he has done He must he a great Inspiration to them Each year for Iwo woeks in the summer he attends CN1B camp at take Jo In northern Ontario There everything la set up to commodate tho blind Swimming fishing boating and lawn bowling arc enjoyed in controlled areas His carpentry Is first class work and would be if done by a sighted person That It Is the product of someone who can t see his materials or equip ment la remarkable I have the advantage of having seen before John says I knew what a drill press looked like Someone who has never seen before has no mental picture People are constantly asking him how he can work with machinery how he can make a lob just so when he is blind He explains that It Is different when you don t have He feels fortunate to have the capacity work with his and proud of the reputation work has won Popular carpenter His biggest advertiser Is mouth and this year has proven to be an excep tional one for business I con say I vo missed any deals over the because of less advertising ho says However he admits to overhead being high for what one person can produce Today the costs of materials are eating up much of his profit and Tie is trouble getting quality lumber such walnut cherry and white justly p his wor in industry and does what he can to help others He ox plains how they are always the first to be laid off and In some cases It t pay to go to work at all when they can depend on staying with one job He la a member of tho of the Sir Arthur Pearson Association for the War Blind He describes it as a legion for war blinded per sons where refresher courses are offered and a rchnhlllt centre is run Custom work John Henry la known for custom work throughout the county The Milton Georgetown and Acton libraries record cabinet bins he has made many Good news Chris tmns la a season of Soon news Parties and an reunions and visits all are interesting to read Won I you hone your weekly and let us know about them homes in the area have his cupboards and houses old and new have made-to- measure windows In his off hours he sells hardware- oil brooms and on assortment of handy equipment from his home workshop John and his wife Margaret have been married since 1936 Margaret Is a small vibrant person who is obviously sup north to John In many ways None of them are In any way protective at loam not to the casual observer It la obvious they a good team Scion yearn ago Margaret learned ahe had diabetes and two years ago discovered it has canned blood vessels In her to deteriorate She there Is more hi caused from diabetes than from accidents Is now wearing glasses she can Thin has caused her to give up the ash sea will appear In next week paper These classes will all begin in January near grounded John car In sitting hut It I get much As usual he meets the sit with good humor OP HATING 11 SAW is lust one of challenges latin Hen through the day Totally blind Ik makes custom furniture doors window and any other job a would do The only special tools he usesarca 12 inch Braille rulci a yard ruler equipped with rivets SPECIAL Tower auto rotor UHF INSTALLED Dan Arbic Antennas DOES IT J Aluminum Co Siding Soffit Facia J G Res MA Rcplaceold steps Installed lust 1 hours Concrete Roitorailans Lid Martin St Ml I Ion D BRACE Aluminum Products Guelph Street S56 Aluminum Windows Doors Awnings and Railing Specialized service Sain repr a I for Bran GRAPHIC ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES Plans Drafllng Estimates Supervision Acton Call da If ACTON PRECAST 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