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Vol.26 No. 12
Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday 23rd September, 6.00 for 6.30
Speaker Michael Killingsworth Subject International Pilot Training
Chairman John Wynn Attendance Officer Dennis Sanders
Assistant Cashier & Thanker Geoff Chandler Greeter & Assistant Sergeant Rod Bush
Birthdays & Anniversaries Absolutely none!
Notable World Events in the week ahead [that was]
Chewing gum was invented on 23rd September 1848 by John Curtis in Maine, U.S. He boiled the resin obtained from spruce trees on a stove at his home, then poured it in a tub of ice water and strained it, selling it in sticks wrapped in tissue paper. Fair Dinkum!
Did you know that Dougal Haston and Doug Scott were the first Britons to scale Mt Everest on 24th September 1975? It is tempting to believe it happened in June 1953 to co-incide with the coronation of H.M. Queen Elizabeth 11, but those two were respectively a New Zealander and a Sherpa.
Old People in the U.K. applied for the first time on ‘pension day’ 24th September, 1908, for the old age pension under a new Act brought down that year.
On 26th September 1908, a record crowd of 50,026 saw Carlton, 5.5 35, defeat Essendon, 3.8.26 in the V F L Grand final at the M.C.G.
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Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday 30th September, 6.00 for 6.30
Speakers Dick Clay, Ken Fleay and a mystery speaker, yet to be named Chairman Trevor McArdle
[I think Brownie must be looking for a name that rhymes with Clay and Fleay].
Subject Who am I, where am I from and where am I going etc. Attendance Officer Alex Magee
Assistant Cashier & Thanker Gerry Spencer Greeter & Assistant Sergeant James Turnbull
Birthdays & Anniversaries 5th Oct. – Fred & Wilma Andrews, Bill and Marion Walton
Notable World Events in the week ahead [that was]
In a race for faster public transport, Japanese Shinkansen first went into service on 1st October 1964, in time for the summer Olympics in Tokyo. The high-speed passenger train carried excited commuters from Tokyo to Osaka in a record time of four hours and traveled at a speed of 321kph. The network now links most major Japanese cities, but an even faster train has been developed – called the Maglev. The train levitates above the track, and without the friction to slow it down, reaches speeds of up to 580 kph!
Levitation, but in a different form
Air Force One arrived at Heathrow and President Bush strode to a warm and dignified reception from the Queen. They switch from a 1934 Bentley on the outskirts of London into an ornate open carriage drawn by six white horses, and proceed towards Buckingham Palace to the cheers of thronging Britons.
Suddenly, the right rear horse lets fly with the most earth-shattering fart ever heard in the realm. It shakes the coach, and both passengers cover their noses with hankies, but do their best to ignore the incident.
The Queen turns to ‘Dubbya’, saying, “Mr President, please accept my regrets. I am sure you understand there are some things that even a Queen cannot control”.
Bush, with his usual diplomatic aplomb, replied, “Your Majesty, do not give the matter another thought. Until you mentioned it, I thought it was one of the horses.” That one came from Canada.
Why can’t women put on mascara with their mouth closed?
Make Dreams Real for the world’s children
All children have dreams. In some countries, they dream of receiving a special toy or a puppy. But in other parts of the world, children dream of getting enough to eat or going to school. They dream of having clean water to drink and medicine when they fall sick. They are not impossible, or even unreasonable dreams. But they are dreams that go unrealized for the 26,000 children under five who die every day from preventable causes.
This year, I am asking Rotarians to give these children a chance to dream and to help make their dreams real. How can we do this? We can continue to work in our service emphases of water, health and hunger, and literacy. We can build wells and sanitation systems, furnish bed nets to protect from malaria-bearing mosquitoes, and provide rehydration salts to stem diarrheal diseases. And we can develop literacy programs that will enable parents to climb out of the cycle of poverty that contributes to child mortality.
These and other relatively simply actions are what will Make Dreams Real for the suffering children in our world. By attending to basic needs, Rotarians can help reduce the deplorable number of needless deaths. Children who have enough to eat and clean water to drink can grow and learn. With access to basic medicines and vaccines, they will thrive. These healthy, educated children will become adults who are able to raise and support a family – and dream of a happy future for their children.
We can Make Dreams Real for thousands of children simply by giving them a chance to live the kind of life most of us take for grated – a life with enough food, clean water, and access to health care and education, a life that will extend far beyond their fifth birthday. D. K. Lee. R I President
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Wrinkled was not one of the things I wanted to be when I grew up.
This Day Tonight
If you want to go dancing with RC Grovedale, se Sec. Vic.
Fred Andrews won the footy tipping. Even Algie got a bottlawine. I’m crooked ‘cos I didun. The club raised over $1000 with that comp.
Heather Wallace seeks nominations for the ‘pride of Workmanship’ award.
Geoff Chandler reports that our club will repeat the year 10 grant to a student in necessitous circumstances for the final two years of schooling. Worth $2000, to be awarded in November.
James Turnbull will be instrumental in making a substantial donation of books to the DIK project.
14th October is a partners’ night. 25th will be the town’s 25th celebrations. Expect a specific job to do!
19 members brought bottles for the ‘polio plus’ appeal tonight. RECALCITRANTS- next Tuesday!
If any of you computer buffs have been hoarding an old PC without having any clear idea what you could do with it, Peter Hawthorne would just love to have it.
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“Sure, there have been injuries, and even some deaths in boxing, but none of them really that serious”!
Boxing commentator at the Olympics.
The Wieland Shield is an international competition between U.S. and Victorian surfing teams
Our very own Noel Emselle was one of the instigators [and his son was a competitor] back in ’85, when it all began,, and tonight’s guest speaker Cathy Tisdale has carried on the tradition. Cathy has performed many functions for the local Surf Lifesaving Club, and has competed in several friendly international surf competitions, with considerable success! The international connection has continued for 40 years, and, perhaps surprisingly, Victorians can hold their heads high with their record of success against the very professional West Coast Yanks. We have about 150,000 visitors to our surf coast beaches every year, with amazingly few serious problems, thanks to our mainly unsung heroes of the SLS fraternity. Thank you, Cathy for an excellent presentation.
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