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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1975-03-13, Page 6THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MARCH 13, 105 4orince short of money • • Good Friday — 7:30 P.M. *NW 4~41.••••••••41414~~~#4 Women visit ENTERTAINMENT — • • • • SATURDAY NIGHT • Star Trex FRIDAY and • • • •, • Open Reception Gordon Bell and Geraldine Strong Clinton Arena FRI., MAR. 14 9 p.m. Lunch provided 43V„WedffMCIF2FifaV,4 Country Singles Dance Clinton Legion Hall Sat. MarCh 22 at 8:30 p.m. Music by : The Truetones Refreshments served C•/?i•? OOOO ............... °pert R ecpption Mr. & Mrs. Doug McKay , nee Leanne Melansong Seaforth , Legion Hall 9:30 p.m. March 22 CASH BINGO Legion Hall, Seaforth Friday, lilarch .14. 8:15 p.m. 15.Regular Games for $10.00 THREE„$25.00 GAMES $75.00 JACKPOT TO GO = TWO DOOR PRIZES -- Adtnitsion $1.00 Extra Cards 25e or 7 for $1.00 (CHILDREN UNDER 16 NOT PERM-WED) —Proceeds for Welfare Work— Auspices Seaforth Branch 156 Royal Canadian Legion, Seaforth nummumanamonatinamatianammantima *CABARET DANCE Brodhagen Commnnity Centre March 15 Dancing 9:30 to 1 a.m. Moan lighters $4.00 a Couple Free cold meat lunch Couples Only — No Jeans II ...11111••••=1.1•11•1011M Next:—L . Mon., Tue., and Wednesday Tex Noble ROYAL HOTEL MITCHELL rit-The Crown RooM Friday and Saturday Wayne Reihl Ififfilleiti lICEICErnflibt5115121311 -L- 1 1 I LI L I 1 it I I 1 JI I 11-1 1 Urban Rural. Relations Night Dinner Meeting) sponsored by Seaforth Lions Club Seaforth Legion Hail, March 24th Guest Speaker: Joe Connell Kitchener `(MCA Social Hour - 6:30 Dinner - 7:15 Admission : 54.00 per person - wives invited Tickets available from Keatings, Vincents OE efrh Etranet hr,Fi, adStra ak &Pt . or any L ions Club member ******4i**********,*4** -4% -AT THE ARENA *. Public Skating SAT., MARCH 15 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Ice available 'to rent during days of * Mid Winter Break. * e • Contact Se aforth Recreation Office * 527-0882 ***********-A-*********‘ is 1••••••••••••••••••••••••••••0 CABARET DANCE Brodhagenb Community Centre Friday, April 4, 1975 Music by — MOZART'S MELODY MAKERS Dancing 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets: —s-4•0° per couple Sponsored by.: — St. Columban Soccer Team ********************** Country and Western Entertainment SATURDAY NIGHT in the If a centre is established, the, program has been children of one parent families,'-'extend day care to our area and Mr. and Mrs. John Sinclair returned from 'California after spending three weeks with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Smith , and granddaughter Erin. Mrs.Andrew Turnbull has returned to Seaforth from Panama City. • Sunday 'visitors at the home of NI /Rev. J. Ure and Mrs. Stewart NI were Mr. and Mrs. Earl. Egged, -"-ltostock and Mr. ancl Mrs. Harvey Fdsinger, Stratford. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Adams, O rangeville Stevenson, Mr. and , Mrs. a' Elmer I,- • Mrs. .Nolman : ' • 4C)\15 4:„ ; 0;1 MacLean and Mrs. Howard • MC James visited with Mr. and •• Mrs.Tom I'' .re'J 1144. Partridge of • (.....) Orangeville last Saturday. • i i i- • 1 'The Friendship Circle of First • .- i Presbyterian Church had a very ,.: iNf .., enjoyable meeting Moiday • evening. Mrs. Ross Gordon •• demonstrated pie crust with meat • for 'a-,supper dish, pastry with • • different very rich fillings. • • • . Correspondent • Mrs.C: Geddes • • , • • 4 • • Licensed under L.C.0.0. (Continued from Page the'establishing costs of a day Care centre in a municipality upon approval of the submitted ' ' PrPOsal. Our proposal was submitted for consideration in October 1974. The 'submission of thiS proposal was The culmination of almost two years effort and research. It was to our extreme disappiVatment that :rwe were ° informed in January, 1?75 that after careful Consideration our proposal had not been accepted. To date we have ieceived no official rejection from the provincial goveniment nor has any reason been given for this, denial. We have decided therefore, to approach you personally to request an explanation. The priorities for funding under the extension ' program indicate that in order to. qualify the . prospective centre must inco ate mentally and physic-01y handicapped children in the clay care program. We know of four' deaf children and one child who has a serious speech defect who would be incorporated in dur centre. The Public HealthUnit has informed us that ,the doctor of three of the deaf children has strongly suggested to their mother that they would benefit greatly from the socialization with other children provided by day care • experience. A second priority stipulates that the area served by the centre be' in a low income area. Our committee has just completed a survey of approximately twenty places of • employment in our municipality. The results indicate that the average single income for a non-professional man is $125.00 a week. The average single income for a non professional woman is lower - •$93.00 per week. These figures should place Seaforth in the category of a low income area. Of the tbtal work 'force employed at these plaCes of employment, 47% are women. It is fait to estimate that a considerable number, . of those who are interested in establishing day care in our town' are working mothers of pre-school children. We have obtained letters from the` administrative personnel of those employment agencies who have a large number of women employed, indicating that it is their opinion that thee is a need for a' day care centre in our- municipality and that it would definitely provide a service for the ./people they employ. There is a great deal of concern about the quality of the private baby-sitting arrangements some mothers must make because there are not as many reliable competent private baby-sitters available as are needed. In- some 'situations one woman may be caring for four or five children at one time. The working -mothers - would appreciate the qualified competent and 'reliable care for their children and the children, especially the handicapped and those children from certain family situations, would' benefit enormously from the resources, structured environment and socialization provided by day care. Where is Canada heading. Daily we read in the papers that some big corporations make huge profits and still want to raise their • prices.We read that labour unions are asking for unreasonable high wages. It appears to this observer that we may be heading in the same direction as Great Britain by pricing ourselves out of international markets. That unfortunate country has been balancing on the brink of bankruptcy for decades; primarily because labour struck for any reason at all. The same seems to be happening here. Multiple labour unions in one industry make it impossible for that industry, to have any prolonged labour peace. Even if a contract is still valid they sometimes break it anyWay because some other industry negotiated a better deal. It used 'to be that an efficient work-force could demand more because of their efficiency. Now they demand more because their union is more efficient. Countries .like West Germany, where the Workers, show more responsibility, have the lowest rate of inflation in the world, and those workers-are better off for it. What really bugs me is that strikers can legally force other workers'off the jobs as well. They are apparently legally justified not to cross a picket line manned bk.:strikers, even if they are not intended to take on the stricken jots. his a mess and it's time that We who suffer the consequences in loss of business and in unnecessary higher 'prices start *testing more vigtirously. Why should you and I suffer because low income families and Social assistance families are to -have prior consideration. In our area our committee has established that a total of 55 children would be eligible to use„ the' day care services as set out by these priorities. The data indicates that there are 5 one parent families. 42 low income families and 8 social assistance familiet in our community with children of day care age. At present we are conducting another survey to update the figures of the previous one which was-completed in early 1974 to estimate the number of children who will use the centre in 1975, '1976 and 1977. We have received letters from Dr., Rodger Whitman, a public health n urse, the director of nursing at P our community hospital and our recreational director citing their support for day care in our area. Our recreational director, Mr.Clive Buist has suggested that the outdoor playground area at the centre would provide an excellent tot lot for the preschoolers in our town who at present have no adequate or safe playground. We have in our possession letters from three one parent families, a widow,, a woman who is separated and an unwed mother describing their specific' needs fOr day • care. A number of interested , periOns informed us that they would have accompanied...* this delegation to-day but circumstances did not permit them. Some are working mothers who could nt sacrifice a • 1,. day's work and some . are non-working mother who were unable to find a proper day care for their children to allow them to be away from home for an entire day. We would like to point out that our ' proposal was already being prepared'' for submission under the regular provisions ' for day care funding when the extension program was announced. Our decision to submit a proposal was not contingent on the provision of 100% for establishing costs. it was indeed frustrating to learn that our neighbour Vanastra was to receive funds under the extension program, when they did not consider a proposal until after this 100% revisit!' was announced and 'then' submitted their proposal with almost no research prior to the actual 'Submission. It is'otir understandin&that the; original purpose of this programs was to extend day care to urban and rural areas. A large portion of the funds available have been given to large metropolitan areas because of The priorities which govern allocation of funds under the program. It is our epinion that the original purpose of the extension program is being - ignored. The funds are not being used to extend day care 'to urban and rural areas but rather, the megopolitan areas are once again receiving the benefits , of provindial funding. Urban areas such as Seaforth and its surrounding rural areas have been underwriting the cost of day tare services in metropolitan centres for quite some time.' A some union boss has riled up his workers to a strike fever so he can justify his astronomical salary? Thirty ships are lying idle in Vancouver Harbour, ready to be' loaded with grain for needy people, just because a few hotheads refuse to weigh and grade the grain. It's outrageous that .thousands of people face more threat' of Starvation because a few hundred overfed people w t more money. When the go ack to work it will be the lo slioremen and after them the railway engineers and then the railway clerks. -Government will do nothing until we demand action. Our preposal„has been rejected. Our most • serious disappointment however has been the loss of our property which we consider to be 'ideal. Our property consists of a house, and its lot as well as an adjoining let, The structure of the building is completed outside but the inside is at such a stage as to allow renovation to our specifications. We took out' an option in October 1974 on the property and paid $500.00 as a down payment. in January we took out a second option' in the hope that our proposal would be reconsidered. This option expired on February, 28. The owner now intends to complete renovations and landscaping of the property as a house and lot to be sold on the spring market. We considered at least five other properties before the committee. discovered this prospect and should we have to submit a prposal in the hope of receiving funds under the regular regular provisions our total cost for purchase and establishment will greatly exceed the present proposal-of $69,000. Because of the research we have Undertaken to complete this project thus fax, the continual sharp interest shown by professional people, families who would be served by day care and the support of interested citizens who would not benefit directly from day care as' well as the imminent loss 'of our property which we consider to be a one-time opportunity._ we are unable to 'accept the,rejection and our proposal without` an explanation of the reasons which resulted in this decision. Ladies Aid Miss Jean Scott presided over the March meeting-of.the Ladies' Aid. The meeting was in charge of the McClere: McMillan group. Mrs. McMillan gave a reading "Get up and Go". Mrs. Chas. MacKay chose the hymns for the meeting. Miss Ethel MacKay read the scripture from the 3rd chapter of Matthew and prayer was given by Miss Belle Campbell. • The treasurer's report was given by Miss Jean Scott. Mrs. Robert E. McMillan introduced Mrs. Lorne Lawson who showed pictures of Vancouver, a trip she and Mr. Lawson had taken last year.. Mr.s R.W.Kerslake gave courtesy remarks and a social hour was spent. Happy Citizens The happy Citizens met in the Legion Hall March 6th for euchre. Winners were High - Mrs. James Souter and Elmer Dennis, Lone Hands - Mrs.V. Elgie ' and Andrew Houston. Low - Mrs.E. Clarke and Joe McLellan. We are pleased to announce that Mrs.Elizabeth Brown will be our queen for the Centennial. Celebration. Lunch was served by our Social Committee. McKillop 4-H McKillep 4 held their 2nd meeting at° the home of Mrs. Mary McClure. The meeting opened with the 4-H pledge followed by the roll call. They discussed "How to choose clothes that , suit our figures and oersoAalities". Each member is to bring material and pattern for a blouse to the next meeting. STAG EUCHRE Seaforth Legion Wed.,March 19 --- 8:30 p.m. — Admission : -$1.25 111111111111111111111111/ • By John D. Baker Public Relations Officer Branch 156 The following is an editorial appearing in last February's Legion Magazine. - A Strong Stand It is gratifying to note that Veterans Affairs Ministeir Daniel MacDonald has given his firm assurance that the war veterans preference will continue to be applied in appointments by the Police Reports 4 2 Disturbances 1 Parking Complaints Traffic Complaints Animal Complaints • ,1 Suspicious Persons . 3 Suspicious Autos 1 Escorts 4 Snowmobile Complaints 2 Children Complaints 1 Lost Property 1 Threatening PhoneCalls 1 Assist Other Police Depts. 6 Theft Under $200.00 - 1 Theft Over 5200.00 ' 2 1 Major accident reported involving $850.00 damage. 2 Minor accidents reported involving $150.00 damage. 12 persons charged under the Highway Traffic Act. 1 Person charged under the Liquor Control Act. ,3 Persohs .charged under the Criminal Code of Canada. 42 Parking Violation Tags were issued. 30th Wedding Anniversary Dance for RUTH and BILL THAMER March 27th • 9, o'clock Family Paradise Best Wishes Only Public Service. ' Mr. MacDonald was, responding to an opposition motion in the House. of Commons last December arising from a statement by the chairman of the Public Service Commission, John Carson. that the preference had "served its purpose" and "is no longer consistent with the merit principle". • Legion members will be reassured by the minister's comment that the 'statement' by Mr.carson was not government policy. In addition, the Legion's strong opposition to any change in the preference has been reaffirmed in letters to the joint Chairman of the Senate House committee on • Employer - Employee relations in the Public Sep ice, where the statement vas' originally made: and to the minister of veterans affairs. • Past Events The winners at the Stag: Euchre last Wednesday' were': high hands, Lloyd McKenzie • and Randy 'Grozelle, low hands, Randy Wood and Bill Salisbury, Lone hands, Terry Johnston. ' -Cribbage Championship for the Branch were held last Saturay March 8th. 1st prize went to Ken Cardno and Les Habkirk, 2nd prize to Tom Gemmel! and Jack Muir, 3rd prize went to Bert 'McClure and Ross Coutts. The Zone C 1 playoff will be held at Branch 156 on March 15th. The winners of the District -C Mixed Curling were, 1st • Hanover, 2nd. Durhatn: 'and 3rd Branch 50 Kitchener. Coming Events Thursday , March 27th. Initiation' 'and awards. 'night, 1st Vice President, Ontario Pro'Vineial Command, David Capperalud will be the guest speaker. 25 t.h Wedding Anniversary Dance* Bob and Dorothy Dalton Fri. March 2 1' 9 o'clock -.Brodhagen ommunity Centr No Gifta Please BAYFIELD ROAD GODERICH 527-7711 DINING & DANCING r0.-• v• Lotai Briefs Larry and Kevin, Mr. and Mrs, John Kernighan of Goderich were recent visitors` with Rev. J. Ure and Mrs. Stewart. •••••••~•#••••or000miroevsimo. ,Plan to attend the EASTER CANTATA "DARKNESS & DAWN" Presented by The Choliof NORTHSIDE UNITED CHURCH. 4 8/ 0 Agri-notes (by Adrian Vos) -CA B A I? E T LINCOLN GREEN ' Fri., March '21 9:00 — 1:00 IN THE ARENA HALL Admission: $2.50 per Person TICKETS:— Available from any 550 Club Menlbe;- The Seaforth Police Department inve.S.:tigated 55 occurrences from the 5th of March to the 11th of March 1975. They are as follows: General Police Information Assist Public Domestic Disputes 0 • •• • OO OOO • • • • • • IR • • • ••••• 0. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • l! • • • • • • • • 4 Watch for our next dance at Hully Gully April 12 ,seware,mylwormroj********************** Tasty Chicken Wings for Snacks -- Ample Free Parking — We serve Beverage Room Luncheons 12 to 2 and 6 to 8 — At Very Low Prices fWe Sell Ice • Commercial Hotek Seaforth RED KNIGHT ROOM "ELGIN FISCHER TRIO" •