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T ORONO WEEKLY UNMES, TIIURSDAY, XAICH 23rd, 1967 Speaks On Temperance Taken from a-message by Mr., About ten yéars after this mici. Paul !-gnew, Representative of dent my immediate family xnoved the Ontario Temperance Federa- from the west end of the city to 'don,. the eastern'part in the montl of Mýy purpose today is te explain iJune. Ail during the nine or ten to you exactIy wliy I work for the weeks of the sumnier I kept won- Ontario Temperance Federation. dering about mey new neiglibour- I want yGu to hear a few incident.- hood. cocrnn alcohol w hic ate f1 Eventually the day came wlien fectd mylife. These incidents' cause me to advocate total ab_ very reluctantiy I set out for my stinence. new sc'iool. That day no one weuýt The lrs ~ncèntoccuredout of his 'way te make me feel whe I asiabot fur ear ofwelcome. In fact, many days, ev- when 1 wagaboen fweeks, paof ed and I was still age. I do net remember the de- an outsder ptas- ms motn ta4too cnln hea bt eid -eenTos-for a young teenager to feel that tha a an n te est nd f Tr-he hasi good solid friends and 1 onto declded, one Saturday after- was no exception. About themid-. noon, to ake, Lis three youfg lg11 of October one of the class sons to the bail park to play bail -leaders came up to me and sald, together. Having spent the after- "Paul, we are having a party at nmon ini happy fun, Lhey were my place Saturday night. Do you, hercied into the car and started' hn a a aei? el on the trip home to dinner. Whiîe thcnkl you an make iht?" ll proceeding aiong Logan Ave., lwas5 eager hurs of anticipation, suddenly, from a âide street, great care in grooming and a came a car driven by a'nineteen'hope that 1 couid favourably im- year oid. IL struck the family car ýpress a very attractive yoù ng and kiiie.d both my cousins, crip- lady who sat near'me in school. pied the third for 1fr and, broke When I arrived, I found myself several boues in my uncle's body'i a large, dimily lit room. Fiialiy In an instant a family, was broken, 1 made out groupsi of people in bodieswere battered and tomn and twos and threes off in a corner, lives had been snuffed out. The another hall dozen or so in the driver of the car caus4dng the acci- mldel of the roomn and a hand- dent was soedrunk at the tiino fulinla another corner. Presently that he ould hardly stand, let my liost came over and -aid, alone effectiveiy operate an auto- "el al ' ldt e o mobile.could make it, Do you want to Was the youth the ONLY one te give me your bottle?" "My blame? The triai brought to light what?" "Your bottie, you brougit, âeveral interesting -thingsJý The a bottle didn't you?" "Fred, no father was an aicoholilc and the one told me I was to bring a bot- mother not muchr better. I wonder tle, I did'ut know." Remember, if his parents were aware of the this was te be My chance te im- words of St. Paul, "lWe eiould do pressi this group and I hiad not nothing that. will act. as a stumb- been in the room more than three llng block for anofiher person." minutes and lad made my firsL W FTANTED. for CENTENNIAL- TALENT SHOW Be Part of, Our SwingînÈ Session DO YOU SING? DO YOU DANCE? DO YOU PLAY AN INSTRUMENT? ARE YOUJ A CO0ME DIAN? .......IF SO, WENEED YOU! AUDITIONS TO START IN APRIL, IF YOU ARJE INTERESTED IN IIEPIN TOCELEBRATE CENTENNIAL VEAR PLEASE CONTACT S. M1ATIIER, Phone 983-5442 Sponsored by Oýronio Amateur Athietie Association I Jsocial blunder. In, complete sm*- 'John, in exactly the same poMition! wonder if the responsibility for cerity i suggested thaf perhaps I as I. This was his first ygar ln the his death does4 flot rest up(n the tcou1d go down to the corner and school and his9 first invitation. shoulders of those fourteen and pick up a carton of Coke. ruis Fin'aily thIs boy's resistance w"s fifteen year olds who coaxed and brou*ght, gales of derisive laughl iowered andlie took his fîr9t ridiculed hlm* into taking hus ter and finally a voice from out-! drink. That year John was the very first drink of alcohol. And T, side the cirele, "Leave hinm alOne star quarterback on our football wonder if perliaps the re.$ponsi- kids, he's stili a baby. He'Il grow team. A few years ago I vigited bitily for his deatli does not rest up." This really hurt because it hlm when lie was9 a patient ini a upon the shoukiers of my host'4 was the voice of the very attract- hospital and a chronic alcohiolle. parents who were1 at a cocktail ive young lady I was hoping to'But John's &tory does flot end party that night or the grandfpar-, inipresd.t My host proceeded to tihere. Shortly after my visit lie epts who were supposed to be pouir nme a drink, which I refuséed.1 was drivinrig aiong Wellesâley chaperoning and had nothing more Needtess to say I spentone of the street;whenr lie lost control of his to say than, "Weli young people rnüo,1t miserable evening- of my car,, crashed into a hydrro pole1lhave to learn to drink sometime. lîfe1 and, w"o billed . He was drunk at I 1 wonder if any of them were a- I wanted that drink very muchth ie ware of the words of St. Paul, for I knew that one drink and I Many would say, "It was his We should do nothing that wculd act as a stumbling block unto our was in. The truth of the matter is own choice whether he was going fellow men." hat I was too frightenied ta take to drink or flot and,-'was it netup~ it and I amn glad, because at that to hlm to make sure that hie was! If time, wouid permit I coul party there was another lad, strong enougli to be swayed?" I- (Continued, page 5) Getyour new watr bteop at MA X LY CETIT PLUMVBING land. HEATING R..1ORONO PHONE 983.5407 SPECIALIST IN GAS WARM1 AIR & IriOWATER lI,,EATING, I I « GIRLS - HOSTESS -GIRLS WANTED at the'DUTCII OVEN .Why wait - Apiply 110W while there are still jobsavailable Earn ta extra nioney to go to Expo -No experience necessary EARN WIIILE YOU LEARN Contact M1r. Storsbergen at 983-5001 CALL KNOW FOR FAST SERVICEi