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China today CAROL DIMOCK Penetanguishene Rotary Club members and Rotary-Annes enjoyed a talk or: China, by special guest Jeanette Farthing, at a luncheon meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Mrs. Farthing spent two and a half weeks in China during October and November of 1983. She is a tour escort, who has enjoyed leading groups to many dif- ferent countries all over the world: Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Hawaii, the Middle East, Europe, the British Isles and the Orient. "We felt very safe in China," said Mrs. Farthing in an interview last week. "The people are very honest about respecting other people's property and rights. The Chinese seem very accepting of their way of life. They are survivors." She said she found the Chinese very curious about their Western visitors, as individuals and as Canadians. "We'd often see ladies scooping up -- their children and pointing at us. If you stopped in the street to look at something, when you furned around you'd find a group of people had gathered to look at you." For 30 years Chinese people had no contact with the outside world, seeing no newspapers, magazi- nes, and no foreign broadcasting, so their curiousity is un- derstandable. She found the Chinese people very warm hosts, who showered their visitors with gifts and did everything possible to inake them feel welcome. Chinese homes are usually very small. Enclosed in a _ walled courtyard, they are usually made up of two rooms, a bedroom and a kitchen, and very sparsely furnished. The kitchen would hold a table about the size of a card table, a two-burner stove, and a washpan. Water would come from a well in the yard, and toilet facilities were outdoors. Apartments in the city, were the exception, with running water, central heat and One indoor toilet. Mrs. Farthing's group visited two 'schools and two communes. In a grade six classroom, they found 55 students, two to a desk, super- vised by one teacher. Teacher was on duty from 9 an. to 5 p.m, but had to be at the school at 8 a.m. to give extra help to students. The school re-opened after the supper hour for two hours of study, and the teacher would be there {0 supervise. All this for one U.S. dollar a day! That was the salary which most professionals made - in the city - doctors, nurses, teachers, etc. "On the communes, the people stand to share the profits. It's almost a free enterprise system now. The government takes a quota of all production of the commune, but any surplus is divided evenly between every man, woman and child," she explained. "T see the communes as avery powerful political force in the years to come." Communes are not small groups of people, as we might imagine from North American communes -- established during the sixties. On one the group visited, there were 29,000 people on 1,400 hectares of land, with 26 small factories in Operation. The people produced farm machinery, chemicals, furniture, pearls, as agricultural When Chinese people had extra money, they would spend it on food and clothing, or luxuries like watches, cameras, or television sets. The TVs would be covered with a faney cloth and inuch treasured by the fresh water well as household. TV programs were mostly Chinese opera. or speeches by Officials. Live Opera and movies Kings continue winning ways Penetang Kings have filled the opposition's net with many goals this season and have allowed just over 100 #0als up until now, but have never scored a shutout, until Friday night. Kings scored their first shutout of the Jr. € schedule, blanking Stayner 9-0, at Penetang arena. Penetany increased their league leading point total Sunday night in Essa, taking the 80's 7-3. In Friday's game, Rob Roy and Dave Robillard were the big shooters, both scoring three times, and Kevin Steele recorded the shutout, Roy opened the first period scoring with a shorthanded mark from John O'Hara. At the 19:00 mark, Jim Plouffe added another shor- thanded goal with Roy assisting. Penetang were Outshot 11-5 in the frame. In the second stanza, Kings exploded for four goals. Dave Robillard nade it 3-0 with Blair McReynolds and Brian Forget assisting. Roy notched his second of the game from Plouffe and Trent Miracle, at the 8:00 mark. One minute later, Phil Cing-Mars added to the lead with assists going to Al Melnyk and Roy. mark frou: O'Hara and Kevin Steele. Shots were 11-8 for the Kings. In the final frame Kings added to the Onslaught Jate in the period. Bob Weatherill made it 7-0 from Robillard and Plouffe at 13:00 and Robillard nefted the next two King's goals. O'Hara and Blair MeReynolds assisted on both of Robillard's marks. Shots were even al 12 apiece in the third frame. Stayner outshot Penetang in the game 31-28. Penetang played a similar game in Essa on Sunday night, building up an early lead before Essa could get untrack. Kings led 5-1 after two periods of play. Perry Beausoliel, with a rare offensive performance, led the Kings attack with a pair of goals. Dave Robillard also scored twice. John O'Hara, Brian McReynolds and Brian Forge! scored one goal each to close out the King's scoring. Kings have two games remaining before the playoffs begin. Friday night they host the Oro 77s and on Sunday they travel to Centennial arena {0 tackle the Centennials for the CK- MP Challenge Cup gaine. Friday's contest begins at 8:30. Game lime for Sundays match is 7:30 p.m, MIDLAND INDUSTRIAL BOWLING LEAGUE Team Eastern Division W..L..PTS. Garner Sports 3412 19 -80 Quality Carpet 33 21 (77 Gamna Signs 26 28 61 Ladouceurs Const. 231» 30 53 Huronia Auto Glass 22\2 31 51 Bandana Const. 20 34 43 Western Division Bayshore Lanes 32° 22 74 Commodore Hotel SPO) 7) Brabants Const. 2a PBN. 383 Don Sherk Const. 2612 27 61 Olympia Billiards 26 28 59 Allied Fire Safety 20 34 46 HIGH TRIPLES Rodney Todd 807 Bob Jackson 751 Gerry Borsa 795 Ray Staunton 744 Howard Woolner 786 Ken Morin 738 Bill Puddicombe 784 Ralph E. Tuckerman 733 Albert Morin 754 Wayne Dion 731 were popular forms of entertainment, and late at night would be filled with the bicycles of people out for the evening. There were 3.2 million bicycles in Peking, Mrs. thing said. of colours: Penetanguishene resident gives her impressions green, and blue, although children wore bright colours and little girls had enormous bows in their hair, "I think the children, as they grow up, may not assume the drab colours their parents' generation," she said. Senior citizens in the streets Far- People dress in drab gray, dark China are 'not idle, although they can retire at 60 with a government look after the young children. "It's going to be so interesting to see what happens in China over pension. Their job is to the next few years," said Mrs. Farthing. For elders "It's important for us to without sons to support yet to know these them, the government provides food, clothing, housing, daily expenses and a funeral. Midland YMCA Presents LEISURE EDUCATION COURSES (Formerly S.C.B.E. Night School) people, to understand them. They make up one-quarter of the world's population."' For Youth & Adults Instructor & Phone No. Location Starts Fee Computers--Learn all about the capabilities of the Commodore Pet and simple computer programing-8 sessions Terry urt-Gerrons 926-5721 Thurs. Jan. 26 7-9:30 $30.00 St. Johns Ambulance--Qualify for the St. Johns Ambulance Safety Oriented First Aid Cer- tification-8 sessions Dave Stone 534-3977 Wed. Jan. 25 7-9:30 $31.00, underwear, i Oil Painting--Beginners and Advanced Students are invited to join this group. All will receive in- dividual help. 8 sessions. Mary Ellen Moore 526-9731 Wed. Jan. 25 7-9:00 _ $20.00 + supplies products. | A World of Colour--A study of Colours as it relates to Art, Decorating, fashion and you-8 sessions E. Manning Johnston, 926-4497 Tues. Jan. 24 7-9:00 $20.06 + supplies Anyone Can Draw--Everyone welcome-learn to draw landscapes, still life, people, etc.-8 sessions E. Manning Johnston, 526-4497 . Thurs. Jan. 26 7-9:00 $20.00 + supplies Batik--A great opportunity to learn the fascinating art of designing with waxes and dyes-8 sessions Ann Proulx 934-3549 Mon. Jan. 23 7-9:00 $20.00 + supplies Gourmet Cooking--Learn some great culinary skills while having fun with one of four Georgian Bay Gourniets-8 sessions Anne Connell 549-3212 Wed. Jan. 25 7-9:30 $28.00 '+ supplies Photography--A great chance to learn some of the technology of your camera and all the secrets of great picture taking-8 sessions Stewart Vincent 526-2786 Tues. Jan. 24 7-9:00 Parenting of Teenagers--For One or both parents- Here's how to cope with your child during their teen years-Learn through Lecture and discussion- 8 sessions Louise Leck 526-6389 Mon. Jan. 23 7-9:00 $20.00 Improving Family Life--Learn to be a family that solves their problems. Learn to cope with family difficulties, behaviour problems, crisis poor communication, etc.-8 sessions Louise Leck 526-6389 Thurs. Jan. 26 7-9:00 Relaxation--A personalized prograin of exercise and stretching to ease stress and tension and promote well being-8 sessions Elaine Kraftscik 526-6092 Tues. Jan, 24 7-9:00 $20.00 C.P.R+--Qualify as a Basic Rescuer in the valuable skill of Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation- 10 hrs. A. Matthews 526-7828 Fri. evening allday Sat. Jan, 27-28 International Cuisine--A daytime course on the preparation of the foods of Greece, Italy, China France etc. One session alone on soups. 8 sessions Dorthy Beeney 526-2114 Wed. Feb. Ist 1-3:30 p.m, YMCA Commodore 64's--The YMCA has six Commodore 64 computers and a wide choice of (6 session)' courses including: applications for business, education, word processing, filing, budgeting, financial spread sheets, home finance basic programming, ete. A complete description of course content fees and times is available at the ¥MCA. f 4 YMCA All courses comimence week of Feb. 27th. For Kid s Only Cooking Class for Kids--Boys and Girls (age 7-10) will learn the fundamentals of meal and snack preparation-8 sessions. : Deb Lanemy 526-7828 The Fascinating Computer World--The Y's Computer Lab offers introductory (6 session) courses for 6-13 yr. olds. Information is now available at the YMCA for Art and Turtle Graphies, Land of Logo and Programming in Basic-all for fun and education. YMCA All courses start week of Feb. 27th. Kids Komputer Kamp--10 hrs. of introductory work on the Commodore 64s in the YM@A com- puter Lab during the March Break. Limited Registration-Details at YMCA. YMCA March Break. Roy netted his third of the game at the 16:00 SUMMERS TROPHIES HIGH SINGLE AWARD Herb Chapman 347 Page 18, Wednesday, January 18, 1984 * Need more information about any Leisure Education Course? Please contact the instructor as listed For information concerning Recognized Night School, Credit Courses or Technical Shop courses, please contact Midland Secondary School - 526-7818 How to Register: At the YMCA--You may register any day during the week of Jan. 16 at the Midland YMCA from 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Space is limited-in all courses so we suggest that you register early! Personal Cheques are accepted: Payment of course fees must be made when registering and cannot be refunded for any reason after Jan. 20/ 84. YMCA Leisure Education Co-ordinator: Ann Lackie 526-7828