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WEDNESDAY, MAX 31st,: 1981.
'SOMEWHERE I'LL FIND; YOU'
Nomatter where you are during June,
• census takers: ' will make every effort to..•
reach, you.;•
Chances are that you,. or,some mem«.: •
ber of your household,, will. be home when
,the; census taker °knocks, But if you re not,
for any one of .a score" of reasons, ,you' wih
Lie reached during . June ` =-:' or later, 'if need • ,,
be -- by the Canadian census. The theme
song is . "Somewhere ' 1'Il Find You."'
Answers.:''. of individuals will be kept
strictly confidential. Census takers . are '
sworn to secrecy. -The "questions .:on income
willbe completed ~ inprivate bythe res-'
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ponderit, and the document sealed . until it
reaches the census office... And' at• the Do-
minion 'Bureau ' of Statistics, ' figures: are
immediately translated into nameless, dots
on magnetic tape : and • fed into an electronic
computer.
The actual ,census -taking 'begins June
1st' in all.• parts of Canada except the far
north., The bulk of counting is expected
to be finished in cities in two weeks, and
in :rural . areas , in three weeks.
'Because of the chosen hour, babies
born after midnight of May 31st are not
to be' included in the tabulations,'.even if the
census taker • arrives : in' mid-June. r And' .peo-
ple who die; after: May 31st . are , 'to, be in-
cluded in the count. `
The '.legal reason fb.r. taking ' the de-
cennial census is. to determine the repre-
sentation from the provinces in the federal
Parliament.' .The British North America Act
prescribed that a census be taken for that
purpose in 1871 ..and every tenth year
thereafter. `.After.. the • completion Cif :each
census. 'count by electoral ridings ' a redis-
tribution bill is brought into. Parliament' .to
.adjust 'the number "of 'seats 'from each pro-
vince and to';clange• the :boundaries ,of con-
stituencies as may be necessary in the light
of population changes revealed' '.by the
census:
The population census, of Y course, . has
many other uses besides these. It is nothing
less than a great periodic stock -taking or
inventory of the Canadian people and its
importance hinges . fundamentally upon its
analysis =of the human element or manpow-
er of:, the . country. The \ people are the:
country's basic asset. Their numbers,: age,
sex, language, education, occupations,
households and families, etc., are facts .of
prime: importance and constitute the . back-
ground against which other facts must be
projected in order tomeasure or'. judge
their significance:
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EDUCATION,, TRAINING .
• 'During the: last few years a revolution
has been taking place in. Canada—a revol
:ution in employment;which; is almost' certain •
to 'affect 'the future •:.of our children. . .
The introduction of more and :• better
machines, and inpro;iced rnethods_of' doing..
.things,, have been,. ' gradually wiping out
thousands Of jobs which require little edu-
cation or training, so that unskilled and
semi -skilled jobs now represent only .30,
per cent of ''all employment : in Canada. At.
the ' same: time,,,, emplbyment 'opportunities
continue to increase proportionately for
'graduates of . apprenticeship, -programs, in-
stitutes , of technology:,, high schools, voca-
tional ,schools, trade schools and . universi-
ties. Y,
What this ineans,; to the" future.of young
people is obvious. Early drop=out from • .
school ;could. mean being cut off from 70
per cent of the .jobs in Canada,being,
limited in their earnings ' for life, a closed
door to the better training opportunities in'.
industry, often being ,restricted to dead-end
"jobs, and possibly • a lifetime ;of insecurity
and long periods, of unemployment.
Because of this situation it is extremely
important that we do everything within our
power to encourage our. children to stay in
school and graduate and to seek training
which ' will fit them : with' useful skills..
Of, course parents cannot force car-
eers on their children, but certainly we can.
emphasize the necessity of thinking ' and.
planning ahead, . and givethe, m an early
and: lasting apreciation .of', the value of . a
sound education, fornial training and good
citizenship.
Parents,. too often feel' `their :children
should pursue only the academic side ' of
education and `by.:So,'doing, causethem to.
overlook theexcellent career'opportunitips
which ' exist through technical . and : voca-
tional high schools, technical institutes,
trad or other •Occupational ,training and
apprenticeship' programs.
The ' , importance of education and
training to the future security of 'your
"children cannot be'exagg erated• They will
be entering . a world of work which will
continue to see great changes'. in individual
occupations ' ' and the .whole" pattern' . of
occupations. They:,.will need to have : the
flexibility which . comes from' good: funda-
mental education • and ` training..
Encourage them to equip ' themselves..
as well as they possibly can with useful
skills and knowledge before seeking `their
life's.:` work.
The tenth, on June 1St, 1961,; will
be. tho . largst; • it: will count a
population 'which ' is expected ;to
be almost , one-third greater than
"When the last decennial census,
was .taken in 1951.
The ;1961 • Census will measure
population, housing, .agriculture
and: merchandising characteris=e
tics. of Canada, Its uses are so
. varied that'there; is scarcely—a.
phase of• economic and soeial. ac-
tivity ''that cannot be related ' to
it,..It is. pf ,great value to all levels
of ..government, business,- indust
ry, labour," as well as those re
sponsibie• for the adrninistratiorl
of agencies' . 'of social' • welfare,.
justice • and education. T.,
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Present.Mcc�sh
Family History
by 'Mrs. Ambrose .' Gamble • and
"is' Bertha Jean: Blue, accom
paned .by Mrs. Ross Martyn, all:
of Ripley.
The _ ' presentation , a .the• Mc -
Cosh ' family history.. pioneers 'of
R. ',P Stratton, :head engineer' Huron township, was made to
'at the Douglas Point Pot= "er Pro- the society by Mrs:. W: - J ' Arnold
jest, was • the guest' speaker at of Ripley and William Walsh of
the , meeting of'•, the Bruce County Kincardine ; Stuart Robertson,.
president; accepted.
.Mrs. '•Donald. Blue introduced
Ripleyites who gave histories • on
the Pentecostal; Baptist,' •'Angli
can and Methodist churches' in
Ripley. r
The- following gifts to the ar-
chives were acknowledged;: Bel_
`more. W.I. .Tweedsmuir history;
Stuart. Robertson of Lucknow;• Storey of Bruce County: Reunion,
president, of the society, wet= 1948, Fred Ballachey; History of
comed the .group as did Walter Huron -Knox St. Andrews church
Walden, reeve of, .Ripley. ", in Ripley; Mrs. Donald Blue.;
Musical .selections were given.: Western' Ontario History Nuggets,
Historical Society in Ripley last
Thursday night. Despite unfav-
ourable weather, 'Ripley 'Legion
',Ilan was filled to . capacity for
the .evening. When seats, in • the
Hall''were •full, additional .were
secured from .the Ripley . library/
and later more seats 'had to be
secured. elsewhere. •
E DEADLINE
for the
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N�me.The-School-Contest
Open To All Pupils Of The School Sections Comprising
kINLGSS SCHOOL, AREA 1V"O. 1
has been set for
THURSDAY, LUNE 15th
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story' :about Bruce Peninsula by
Dr. Fox; . donated by Ted .R:ow.
cliffe, Islington:
CENSUS TAKING
BEGINS THURSDM
While everyone is required .by,
law to answer the questions 'put
to him by the census.taker, the
success, of • the : census; does not
rest on this legal . requirement. It
depends, rather on a general ap-
preciation. of the purposes of the
census, and the co-operation of
everyone .in answering census
questions' fully and accurately.
GRADUATES.:; . Miss' Sara. Jane
Bannister,. daughter• of Mr. and . ,
Mrs, Jack 'Bannister •Zurich,..'and'.
formerly of Lucknow, 'graduated
,from St. Joseph's. Hospital School
of Nursing, London,1 on. Friday. :
'The • ceremony was, 'held
Thames • Hall at, ' the /university,'
Cut, Zurich Citizens -News :.
Demonstrate Casualty Handling
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H•ERBIE ,HUttiTERappears to be. Andrew and ' Murray Hunter ' de -
in .distress' on,•the stretcher as, monstrate casualty, handling at
'left 'to right, Cadets Ronnie the High School cadet: inspection
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Bushell, George Bushell, Bob last Thursday.
Census' 'enumerators "went • to
school last week: for instruction
In their duties :of census taking
which commences this Thursday,
June 1st. The task ihas to , be
completed' • within. three weeks.
Commissioner for the southern.
area of Bruce is Allister i ughes,
who was.,instructor at the .'school.
in Lucknow. Earlier: in 'the year
Allister, in .common ' with other
commissioners, ' attended .a. ' school
of instruction at Barrie.
Bordon. Scott is commissioner
for the' northern area of Huron
County and .conducted his: school,
at Belgrave. Two weeks ago we
announced', the. enumerators:
both, these areas, and we repeat
those in the , immediate vicinity;
Ashfield, Hugh McWhinney,, El-
win Petrie, Mrs, Marion Zinn;
Lorne 'Cook, • Frank ,,Hamilton;'
West Wawanosh, Mrs. Joan Arm-
strong, . Mrs. ' Dorene McGee,: • El
don Miller Lucknow, Mrs..Merle.
Elliott; Kinloss, Jamieson Petta-,
piece, Mrs. Mildred Bushell, Mrs.
Harold Haldenby and Mrs. June
Gilchrist, who was apointed since
the .first .list, Was'published;'.Rip-,
ley,` Wm, S. ,McGuire 'Huron,'
Gordon Finlayson, 'Elliott John-
sto ," Mrs.. Joyce Co'uriney, l�fxs.
Elisabeth Cleland, F. J; Currie,,
A census of Canada has • been
,taken' every ten, years since Con-
enloss Bride We
(hitechurch
.Arrangements'. of pink snap
dragons and. white mums graced
Whitechurch United Church on
Saturday,. May 20th, ` for the 3
'o'clock marriage -6f 'Janet Eliza
` rst li
was in 1871'.. ;beth Gaunt of nl'oss `"ToWh'ship
ederatiori, The, fi
arid ' Donald. 'Carl Dirstein of
Brantford., The ',bride is , the'
daughter of "Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Lucknow, and the
Gaunt,, RSR. 5.,• :'n
groom is the son of Mr. and 1rs.
John L; Dirstein of 'Hanover,,
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