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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1961-12-14, Page 9THEME OF THE MAJOR WINNERS in the Huron Coun- ty 4-H Achievement Night held at Wingham District High School recently are shown in the upper picture. They are, from left: Ivan Howlett, Belgrave, winner of the A. Y. McLean Trophy as champion 4-H showman in the dairy divi- sion; Lila Black, Belgrave, winner of Huron Hereford Asso- ciation Trophy, champion heifer or steer; Robert Fothering-. ham, Seaforth, winner of the Elston Cardiff citizenship trophy as best all-round 4-H member. The lower picture shows Miss Geraldine Dennis, RR 1, Walton, who won the C. S. MacNaughton Trophy for the highest number of points for 4-H club work in Huron County this year. With her is Tom Brown, of Stratford, agricultural engineering fieldman for Huron, who presented the trophy. LOOK TO THE E THE HURON EXPOSITOR Clear Addition To Service Area Students An addition to the Clinton District Collegiate, providing accommodation for an addition- al 550 students from Goderich, Exeter, Seaforth, and Clinton, has been approved by the De- partment of Education, advisory vocational committee members were told Monday night- The ight'The addition, coupled with alteration to the present build- ing to accommodate 50 more students, will cost an egtimated $1,516,200. Construction cost will be met under the federal - provincial'' ed cational grants for vocational 'ehools. The dis- trict school board is responsible only for operating costs after the addition is completed. Enrolment of the Clinton school has risen from 180 stu- dents at its beginning in 1926 to a total of 1,250 with the plan- ned new addition. Included in the addition are: Eight classrooms, three typing rooms, two business machine rooms," two laboratories, a ing room, motor me- chanics shop, carpentry -mill- work shop, electric shop, ma- chine shop, 40 by 75 -foot gym- nasium, administration office, and a 3,800 -square -foot cafe- teria. SEAFORTH ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1961 — Second Section, Pages to.16 Why Contra Production? Forum,, Asks Children's Aid Society Has Fifty -Year History By W. E. ELLIOTT Two Children's Aid Society case -histories: A boy adopted from a broken home when about 13, and now grown up, is in business for himself; married, with a fam- ily, and is a credit in every way to the community. A little girl, privately placed in this county and cared for eventually by Children's Aid Society foster -parents, but not adopted, was helped to a nurs- ing assistants' course after a couple of years in high school. She is happzl'y married now and has -a- family, and is a valued nurse in a hospital whenever she is available. These—one a ward case, the other not—are typical examples of • the rewarding work of the "Now, Jimmy, tell the class: Cleanliness is next to what?" "Next to impossible, ma'm." To get anywhere, you'll have to strike out for somewhere, or you'll get nowhere. MAKE IT FOOTWEAR FOR CHRISTMAS SNOWBOOTS A Large Assortment To Choose From OVERSHOES — For all the Family CURLING 'BOOTS — BOWLING SHOES and BOWLING BAGS SKATES --Figure, Hockey, Pleasure Shoe Shine Kits: Neat and Handy Comfortable , Cozy and Inexpensive ! GIFT CERTIFICATES ALWAYS SURE TO PLEASE All Merchandise Cheerfully Exchanged For Size and Style • After Christmas. SLIPPERS SMYTH'S SHOE STORE SEAFORTH " The Home of Better Shoes " df remaining at home and be- ing, at the same time, secured from parental neglect. "In its first half -century the Society has had exceptionally good luck in obtaining the best of staff members and directors. Many devoted persons have add- ed their contribution to the re- cord since the appointment of the first county agent, George M. Elliott, in 1911. The admini- stration of Mrs. Mary P. Chaf- fee, as local director, was a happy and progressive period in the life of the society. So wholehearted was her interest that I believe she remembered the name and face of every child who came under her motherly supervision. The pres- ent officers of the society are worthy successors of a notable tradition. "The Honorable Louis P. Cecile, Minister of Public Wel- fare, joins me in congratulat- ing the Children's Aid Society of Huron County on its fiftieth anniversary,, and in extending every good wish for 'an equally successful future." Some of the work now car- ried on by the Children's Aid was performed earlier by James Mitchell and R' S. Williams, of Goderich, under supervision of J. J. Kelso, then provincial sup- erintendent. In July, 1911, an organization meeting was held and Mr. Mitchell was elected first president of the branch. On December 4, Mr. Elliott was appointed county agent and served in that capacity until 1928, when he was succeeded by Harry Edwards, who con- tinued until 1946. Mrs. Albert Taylor, long a member of the Board and of its publicity committee, per- formed a valuable service in ,assembling particulars of the society's early history. In this record, prepared for the society and County Council, she recal - ed that county grants in the Children s Aid Society of Hur- on County through the years. The organization will reach its 50th anniversary on December 11; its first regular meeting was held in the court house in Gode- rich on that date in 1911. Under successive superinten- dents' and board members, the society has kept pace with and sometimes led in the gradual development, of improved tech- niques. In recent years there has been . a province - wide change in the work, more em- phasis being placed upon pro- tection work with a 'family be- fore a child becomes neglected, in order if possible to keep the family together and avoid re- moval of the child from its normal environment in the tra- ditional unit. This type of work demands trained and experienc- ed workers. It is significant that local di- rectors of the Province, meet- ing recently at Sundridge, adopted certain principles in- cluding the following: "We believe that service to children in care should not be separated from services to families and children in their own homes. "We believe that effective ser- vices to families and children must involve more adequate financing and staffing than we have at the present time. "We recognize that for a truly effective child : welfare. service in Ontario we must have much closer co-ordination of case work and supporting ser- vices to children and families, with income maintenance (pub- lic assistance, mothers' allow- ances, disability pensions, etc.) —services that a present ex- ist." The Huron Society's record through the years is described at Queen's Park as "exception- al." "The Children's Aid Society of Huron County is a name that always brings pleasant associa- tions to my mind," writes James S. Band,, deputy minister of Public Welfare, on this anni- versary occasion. "I have watched the exceptionally good work of that Society through at least a decade and I know it has been a kindly guardian of children's interests for 50 years. At the present time the effici- ency of child care operations in Huron is reflected statistically. For there are fewer children taken into wardship per thou- sand of population than in three-quarters of the other 55 societies. The Huron Society has preferred to concentrate its efforts on protection services so that boys and girls, wherever possible, have both the benefit J.:.1, ✓-J• ;r.1� :.,f, ;r1;r..L ;"1 ; d: w1. ,r -t. ;rl. wl, ,:_i� ✓.1. ,.1wl., w BOYS! GIRLS! Get Out Your Crayons! Get Your Paints! Color the Contest Pictures! WIN THESE PRIZES Girls . . Big Doll DON'T WAIT! ENTER NOW! Just follow these simple rules Boys Hockey Game 1. This Contest is open to all boys and girls 9 years of age or under, except children of employees of The Huron Expositor. 2. An entry consists of a set of any three different pictures. 3. Color as many pictures as you wish. Make as many entries as you wish. Pictures ap- pear in this issue and also will appear in the issue of next week, Dec. 7. Look at ev- ery page carefully and find the pictures. 4. Print your name and address dearly in space provided; show the name of your parent, and bring or mail your entries to this Office on or before Friday, Dec. 15th. 5. Judges' decision will be final. r,.r r r?, r?," r-.': r; r -r r,r,' r., r' r' r•,r r= r.:r--r??r r r r r?' r):1 r-' :F•;' first year amounted to $150. At that time, homeless children were sent to the orphanage in Berlin (now Kitchener), but in 1918 the county council pur- chased a building on Cameron Street, Goderich, for a county shelter. Under various matrons it was in use until 1940, when the children were placed in foster homes. "In the early days," Mrs. Tay- lor recalled, "the county council made various grants, but the remainder of the money need- ed came from private contribu- tions—from the same persons, most of the time—and was not sufficient for growing needs. By 1940 the work had increased tremendously, which made it impossible to depend upon vol- untary contributions to carry it on, and county council assumed the financing. • "During the year there was little publicity given the work of the society, and few people showed any interest, mainly for that reason. "The Department urged the appointment of a trained social worker, and in 1940 Mrs. Chaf- fee became our social worker and assistant superintendent. When Mr. Edwards resigned, she became superintendent, and Miss Clare McGowan (now act- ing local director) `became' so- cial worker and assistant super- intendent." Mrs. Chaffee resigned in Feb- ruary, 1960, and was succeeded as director by Rev. Robert G. MacMillan. Her 20 years of service was honored by Chil- dren's Aid and county officials and other friends at a large gathering in Knox Church audi- torium in September. Mr. Mac- Millan resigned with effect August 31 of this year, and Miss McGowan is carrying on as acting local director. When Mrs. Chaffe made her ,nal report in 1960 she review - (Continued on Page 13) Fireside` Farm • .Forum met. Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Anderson with an attendance of thirteen. The discussion was en "Quota Marketing." Commodities pro- duced in the area are pork, beef, eggs, lamb, mutton, beans, tur- nips, corn and flax. The group wondered why there should be controlled pro- duction when half the people of the world are going hungry. Where there is no surplus, we need no quota, they said. If there is a surplus of some com- modities they can be fed to the livestock, such as beans, tur- nips and corn. There should be some control over hog prices to prevent larger corporations squeezing out the small pro- ducers. Winners at euchre were: games, high, Mrs. Oliver An- derson; lone hands, Norman Cartwright; consolation, How- ard Cartwright. The next meeting on Jan. 8, will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dalton. Sees Huron A • esuurc l+ni Production ,A. speaker= •k"r 4aY light '10o10.• ed snore 'than 3.Q• years !*!ta. the• futwe and t<oireensr Mom County as the last #ood-produe,, ing county .in Ontario. $pealf< ing in ,Zur#eb, Pg. Balpkl W Ifrueger, cha!rina,{x the : lie" partpient pf Geography a1 ova terloo 1•Jniveraity. College, tol+i his audience this W01114 be 440, to "04o: Js urban si,,'owtb,; • Dr. •1 rpeper spoke to aboltt 240 persons at the joint .0.11444.1meeting and banquet of Hay and Stanley Township 'edera- tions 'of Agriculture• at the Zurich Community •Centre. "By the year 2,000," he said, "Huron County may be the last food supply producing county in Ontario because urban centres are galloping along Highway 401 from Toronto to Windsor with their tentacles reaching out for 30 to 40 miles on each side" Urges Regional Planning Dr. Krueger urged legisla- tion for regional planning so cities and agricultural commun- ities can live side by side in harmony. Carl Hemingway, of Brussels, secretary and fieldman for Hur- on County Federation of Agri- culture, spoke on co-op packing plant development. George Grenier was elected president of the Hay Township Federation of Agriculture. Oth- er officers elected for that coun- ty: First vice-president, Harold Campbell ; second vice-presi- dent, Clark Willert; directors, Jack. Faber, Wayne McBride, Ian McAllister, Joe Hoffman, Stuart Thiel, John McCtinchey, Elgin Hendrick, Glenn Geb, Raymond Ducharme, Murray. Keys, Clement Regier and Wil- ford Meusseau, . who was also - elected secretary. Stanley Group Officers In Stanley Township, Ted Dunn was elected president of the Federation of Agriculture. Offiicers are: First vice-presi- dent, Leslie Armstrong; second vice-president, Hugh Hendrick; directors, James Cleve, Noal LaPorte, John Campbell, Leslie Armstrong, Russell Desch, Clar- ence Parke, Bruce Keys, Ivan McClymont, Harold Reid, Mel- vin Graham, Jack Taylor, Hugh Hendrick. CUB NOTES Seaforth Cubs, Pack 'A', will hold their Christmas meeting on Monday, Dec. 18, at 4:30, in the Town Hall.' Boys are re - good used toys or clothing or any article suitable for the Chil- dren's Aid Shelter at Goderich. The next meeting will be Jan. 8. To all Cugs, parents, group committees and friends of Cub- bing, we wish you -a Merry Christmas, from Akela, Baloo, Baghearba and Raksha. Anyone who thinks the cus- tomer isn't important should try doing without him for 90 days. You can't stay ahead of your bills if you a low them to do all the running. Pr :+Y1.::}'1..� j`vJi �ti\YN.::}}.,,''!,.'L)?S�k:i:.. .Ljh::'•f���i'?:<it: MAYA.: u 'S: ..4�' ••Yi• :vii ., • `�Id � llYi:�t mow' x a5,0 LOOK NO FURTHER ! See the Grand Display of GIFT SUGGESTIONS in the Store and Windows of your Christmas Store For Every Member of the Family, at All Makes of ELECTRIC SHAVERS At Special Prices for Christmas Gifting ! Give an Electric Shaver . . - the every -day -in -the -year Gift ! Christmas Cards A COLORFUL SELECTION Available in Boxes or Single FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY } y,"; • way/. '/ 7 rj /1=4r4,14 /,ief.. .%74 TOILET GOODS A few of the well-known brands of toilet goods available at our store: Yardley, Faberge', Evening in Paris, Max Factor, Revelon, Tus- sey, Old Spice, Friendship Garden, Desert Flower and many others— Cosmetic Sets, Quality Soaps, Bath Salts, Colognes, Dusting Powders, Comb, Brush and Mirror Sets, Gift Stationery. GIFT Wrapping Paper Seals and Tags of Every Kind for attractive presents. We stock Smiles 'n Chuckles Neilson's and Rowntree Chocolates in Christmas Wrapped Boxes Gifts for the SMOKER Shaving Sets, Elec- tric Razors, Shaving Brushes and Bowls, Pipes, Tobacco Pouches, Kodaks, Cigarette Rollers, Leather Wallets, Travelling Kits and Lighters. Tobaccos Cigarettes Cigars Playing Cards "The Rexall Keating's PharmacyDrug Store" Phone 28 — J. E. Keating, Phm.B. M. E. Hoover, Phm.B. —• Seaforth