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Zk Si cf | f + g THURS., OCTOBER 2nd, 1952 \ +HE HAILEYBURIAN ; Campaign for New Home for Blind To Begin in Spring A man who cannot see but whose handicap is a challenge to- wards successful achievements visited Haileybury last week. He is Mr. J. W. Gillespie, who on October Ist succeeds Mr. W. T. Simmons as Supervisor of Nor-~ thern Ontario's blind people's lives and problems. Mr. Gilles- pie is making a Northern Ontario tour prior to taking up his duties at new headquarters at 125 Dur- ham street in Sudbury. The of- fices were formerly in North Bay From there he will see that ser- vices are extended to 2,000 blind persons in an area extending from Chalk River to White Rivér and all points north, Of those af- flicted, over 330 have less than 10% vision. The big, jovial man, who soon makes one forget that he has lost his sight,-has been working with the Canadian Institute for the Blind for eighteen years, having served in the Maritime position and more recently with the New_ foundland division. Thanks to co-operation from the Federal and Provincial governments and various wel- fare agencies, a broom factory which had employed 14 persons when he went to Newfoundland in1946 has been expanded, a mat- tress plant has been established and 67 sightless persons are working full time. Where none has existed, six canteens are op- erated and there is room for 30 more if funds can be provided. Born in Florenceville, N.B., Mr. Gillespie was raised in Wood- stock, N.B. He lost the sight of - one eye inan accident while a boy and went blind in the other just ° 'after leaving school. Meanwhile, however,on doctor's advice, he had been sent fo a school for the blind and was able to take care of himself when faced with total blindness. After earlier association with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, he rejoined the In- stitute asa field secretary in New Brunswick, later became su- pervisor in the then three Mari- time Provinces and rose to assis- tant superintendent of the Mari- times in 1944. He went to New- foundland as division superinten- dent in 1946, where eventually - he became a very good friend of the present premier, Joseph Smallwood, whom he describes as "a bundle of energy". While doing his C.N.I.B. work throughout. the Island which boasts only one railway line and few roads, he organized Lions' Clubs where none existed . He holds the distinction of being the second blind person to serve as Governor of Lions Interna- tional. On the recent comple- tion of his term-in the district © embracing Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and the State of Maine, he was made Internation- al (Councillor for the Lions, a life time position. ic Although many consider dis- tances and means of travel in Northern Ontario difficult, Mr. Gillespie has no misgivings-- in fact, he is looking forward to be- coming acquainted "with the country. Any blind person in the district who is not already con- nected with the Institute is ad- vised to write tohim at Sudbury. Already, the building site has been purchased in the Nickel City for a new home and service centre for the blind in the Dist- trict. The Institute operates sim- ilar establishments in Ottawa, one under construction in London St. Catharines and Windsor, has and the Kingston area and- this district are just planning - campaigns. - The new building at Sudbury their $ bs will accommodate thirty resi- dent and some transients who will receive training. A fully equipped, modern eye clinic will be available to doctors who give their services through the week. The building fund campaign will be organized here during the spring and summer of next year, Fotheringham with an 18 Ib. 6 oz. specimen from Henry Lake, Idaho, Canadian honors go to John West with a 12 lb. 6 oz. fish from Thompson River, B.C. Using any method in the West- ern Division, John D. Bates ire caught a 31 Ib. 12 oz, trout in Pend Oreille Lake, Idaho, and is close- ly followed by George Tabor who when the entire district will be glanded a 31 Ib. 2 oz. fish from called upon to raise $225,000 for the same lake. In British Colum- the project. It was apparent that Mr. Gill- espie considers any honours that have come to him as much a tri- bute to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind as to him- self. The high standing of the organization throughout the world is readily recognized, he said, when we learn that the Superintendent of the Ontario # Division, Mrs. A. N. McGill, has recently been appointed to act as consultant to the Egyptian Government for a year in setting up work for the blind in that country along the lines of our own organization. TV You Ought To Know Y a! That the hunters say the Northern ducks have not arrived yet but that the native black duck are fairly pletniful. The part- ridge are a bit young and need a little fattening up. What the hunter wants more than anything that we don't want at all, isa good frost--when the foliage is out of the way, thedinner tables are going to be laden with part- ridge. And speaking of wild life, an unusual sight last week on the Hound Chutes road was a mother bear and her cub. That Frank Rolph cast clear light on the rainbow trout and who has caught some of the big- gest and where. 'Contrary to a report in these columns last week 1948 records show Clive Stevenson bia, Eric Martin caught a 23 Ib. 10 oz. trout in Bulkley River, B. C. and runner-up Betty Martin's fish weight is 21 Ib. 8 oz. taken from the same river. In the Eastern Division, Robt. Toepke caught the winner, a 13 Ib 2 oz. fish, flycastingatCatherine Creek, N.Y. and F. W. Hensolt follows with an 11 Ib. 4 oz. fish from Big Hole River, Montana. In Ontario, Earl Leitz leads with a 7 lb. 4 oz. weight, fly casting at St. Mary's Rapids, Ontario, and is closely followed by G H. Chambers who took a 7 lb, 1 oz. fish from the same waters. Fishing by any method in the Eastern Division, Evert Lager- quist caught a 17 Ib. 9 oz. prize at Big Manistee River, Michigan and in the same area, William Mathews caught a 14 lb. 13 oz. fish. And so a 12 lb. rainbow trout caught in Georgian Bay last week is far from being "the biggest specimen caught on this conti- nent", That thirty years later the Government Housing Loan scheme resulting from the fire is almost all cleaned up with one house under contract. That when the fire bell rings it would be appreciated if you kept a firm grip on your senses and re- frained from letting curiosity lead you to the telephone. The oper- ator is busy with more import- ant things than you at that ment. That we all instinctively rush to a fire but think before you block the firemen's way--Haileyl hury firemen all have their own cars and it is exasperating to have Unit voted $15.00 last week to- wards anew pair of trousers for Sanitary Inspector T. Forrester. In the line of duty, Mr. Forrester went to Constance Lake last month to get water samples--he got the samples alright but he spent the better part of one of the hottest days of the year being thoroughly lost in Northern bush land and found himself in the late afternoon at North Cobalt with both he and his clothes much the worse for wear, That the winners of the IODE telephone bridge will be announ- ced during the week of October 2nd, That Paul Helmer of Kirkland Lake, who has been appearing in concerts throughout Temiska- ming since he was a small child and is considered a most promis- ing pianist, has won a scholarship award from the Royal Conserva- tory of Music. In order to aid young Canadians obtain be st pos- sible education here, the Conserv_ atory, has awarded $24,000 in a- wards. 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