The Huron Expositor, 1977-03-17, Page 7by Elaine Townshend
Think green
Who 'needs St. fatrtick'S Day, to think
green?.
I've been thinking green since.
November. Tome, green means spring and
spring means freedom: And freedom
means walking down the sidewalk without
the fear of falling on my fanny,. Freedom
also means hopping in the car and driving
for .miles with no danger of becptning
stranded for days in a restaurant with'
seyeety, other motorists.
The only -thing I have to worry about in
the -Spring is the thousand maniacs I meet
on 'the roads and the. other nut in the car
behind the one in front Of me. -
.The word 'white-out' will become
ob4olett, at least for a few months. What a
thrill to drive on bare, dry pavement with
green grass lining the roadside instead of
walls (*white! If I try.hard enough, I might
even convince myself that the blocked
roads and one-lane highways of February
were just part of a bad dream... • I;
' On orbefore April 2, when the landscape
has -hopefully -turned to, green, 1 predict a
mass exodus from Ontario's cities, towns,
villages and farms. After being copped up
for almost five, months, the urge to roam
will spread like a ' fever.
Leading the convoy will be yours truly. I
don't know where I'm goiong, 'but I'm
going somewhere. Although I may be
paddling a.canoe instead of steering a car, I
will nevertheless be' on the move,• when
everything turns to green.
;The colour means different' things' to
quite • cool.
She reminded us the waters
from Maritime Provinces to.
Newfoundland can • be very
choppy and rough as we 'cross
today in our large boats we can't
help, but think what an
athitvernent7"it Was for the
Indians crossing those waters In
their" canoes.
Have you heard any Newfy
jpkes? she asked and' left us with
a smile and chuckle as she
recalled a few for us.
Mrs. C. Britton of Hensall and
Mrs. Luther sang two duets with
an Easter theme, accompanied at
the piano by Mrs. Erratt of
Henson.
The motto "A man's feet
be planted in his country, but his
eyes should survey the world"
was given by Mrs. K. Campbell.
.Should be planted in his country,
but his eyes should survey the
world" was given by. Mrs. K.
CampbelLt
President Mrs. H. Hugill opted
the- Meeting with a poem and.
conducted the buStness. Roll call
was answered. with "A way to
teach our children or
grandchildren to be good
citizens."
Correspondence
Correspondence included an
invitation to • attena""' open "
meetings sponsored by a Steering
ComMittee looking into the
pogibility of forming a Huron, ,
Perth District Health Council;:'
meeting to ,be held in Kirktoti
Community Centre and Listowel
Central Public Schdol Library on .
March 30th at 8 p.itit. Watch
"Pocus" program on CKNX TAP'.
March 27th-for more informationk _
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The. annual Dine and Relax•will Monday's activities in the Normal Care 'Sitting room followed
. .by sin0-lorrk.
The musical ,program for "FamilY Night" was .prov'ided by:
',the Pepper sistets of Hensall, .Watson Webster. of Clinton
and the Huronview Orchestra. Brenda, Joe Ann. Laurie and
Martlyn Pepper sang s'everal Countrjriffd-Weseern uurnbers
as well as two sacred son0 and help.ed to lead. the sing Song,
Watson VV.elyster enterta•ined vvith. mouth Organ selections a.nd
joined the Huronview Orchestra. for- some Old Tvme and Irish
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THE, 1109.N pc.POSITORg 'MARCH -17f 197? —7 •
n family law
(By Jack Riddell, M.P..e.)
Last fall the government
proposed legislation to reform
Ontario's "family law, to
guarantee equality to both
spouses with respect Co the
division of assets at the time of
marriage break-down, regardless
of who has been responsible for
the acquisition of these assets.
The Family Law • Reform Act,
1975, was proclaimed on July
10th, of that , year. It abolished the
archaic common law doctrine of
unity of legal personality.-- the
fiction that husband and wife
were one persOn in law, and that
person Was the husband, 'and
provided that a spouse shall net,
because of the marital relation-
ship, be disentitled from claiming
contribution 'or an interest in
property where he or she contri-
butes work, money or ,money's
worth—to property held in the
name of the other 'spouse.
In December of last year, an
all-party legislative ..committee
decided to delay passage of the
proposed marriage law reform
bills to give interested groups
more time to make submissiOns.
Members were torn between a
wish to delay the legislation to
provide opportunity for public
input; and conTern that if the
reforms were delayed they might
be stalled yet again by the
)election. Following
of a provincial
election. Following • mounting
pressure, the Committee agreed
to advertise ;for public
submissions and give clause by
clause consideration to the bills in
committee rather than in the.
House where the public cannot
take part, in the debate.,:
•
Members of the Seaforth
Women's Institute Citizenship
and World Affairs meeting
convened by Mrs. J. Keys and
Mrs. K. Campbell met at the
home of Mrs. Lorne Lawson
on Tuesday March 8th.
Mrs. Eric Luther of Hensall
spole on 1 r.. her homeland
"Newfoundland", oldest part of
North American and "the cradle
.of white civilization before New
York was though of."
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Odds a' Ends
l Mr. and. Mrs, - Eric -Luther, of Hensall, led the _Sunday,
evening song :Service sponsored by the Christian Wemens
.Club.. Glenn Slade, a nepheW of the Luthers,...assisted_with
instrumental numbers. - .
uronview
family nig
different•people.. To, some, it's simply the
shade between blue and yellow in the .
spectrum; the others, it's a certain kind of
jade. •
When some people think green, .they
picture a glass house filled with verdant
plants or a thumb that nurtures beautiful
flowers, .vegetables, and fruits.- Many
people see a golf course. Meanwhile,
others conjure: up visions ..of cat's eyed
glowing in the dark or the eyes of jealousy
spinning fiendish 'get-even' schemes.
, For' many people, thinking' green puts
money in their pockets. If you're one of
them, remember that kind of green is the
root of all evil, according to some folks.
March is the greenest month of the y ear
for many people. They think of shamrocks,
shillelaghs ,and leprechauns wearing green
suit's_ and tiny _shoes with turned-up toes
and silver buckles: They also 'picture a pot
of gold just.beyond their grAp.
They dance to lively jigs; they see Irish.•
ei/es. smiling warmly, and they dream of
the Emerald Isle so far away.• Their
celebrations culminate on St. Patrick's
Day. 1 With all due respect to my Irish friends
and their kin, I consider the first day of
spring to be the most important date in
March and,„the most beautiful green' is-the
kind that grows under my feet and on the,
branches of trees. '
Thinking, green brings me one , step
closer to spring. ..,
• Reforms '
The major `-proposals for
consideration are:
1. the creation of legislative
guidelines for the sharing' of
family assets on Inarriage break,
down, and in certain cases, other
assets; •
2. the creation of a new kind of
support obligation on the part of
each ,spouse to support the
children of the marraige and the
other spouse' if he or,, she is 'in
need, when the spouse from
whom support is sought has the .
means;
3. the replacement of dower b.y
the, provision of rights for either
spouse to remain in-possession.
and to control, deatingsl with• the
matrimonial home and household
many marriages.
In what has been considered
the traditional type of marriage,
the husband is the breadwinner
and the wife is the homemaker,
who manages the household and.
cares for the children. The' wife
often ends up with nothing
because she has neither earnings
nor savings of her own. Her
contribution as the hoMemaker
and in caring for the children is
largely unrecognized and conse-
quently not valued in property or
dollar terms. While it is generally
felt that there should be more
sharing of marital .property and
responsibility -for supporting. the
_family, there is considerable
difference of opinion about the
best method of doing this.
Joint Ownership
The "full community" system
invOlved jOint ownership 'and
. management of property acquired
during marriage (including
busineSs assets) and automatic, .
equal sharing on marriage break,
down. 'Deferred community" of
property_ involves separate
ownership and . management Of •
property, acquired .during
marriage but automatic equal
sharing of property, again
including the business, on
marriage breakdown. This latter
Another pospihility is instead of
sharing all assets acquired since
the marraige, legislation could
PreSetibe that a single asset, the,
matrimonial home, be autornatii:
cally jointly owned and managed
during marriage and on marriage
breakdown--
The PrOvince conld, alterna-
tively, adopt the English system
of judicial discretiorn- During
marriage • ownership aged
management of property continue
to remain, with the spouse who
paid' for it. Upon marriage
breakdown, a judge exercises a
discretion to divide all property,
including business assets, follow-
ing statutory guidelines, regard-
less of whether the property was
acquired before or during the
marriage.
A blend of the judicial
diScretion and deferred
community systems results in
What may be called the family
assets approach. Family assets,
that is property ordinarily used or
enjoyed by members of a family
for shelter, household, transport-
ation, education, recreational,
social or aesthetic purposes,
would be shared equally unless
the judge exercised his discretion
along statutory guidelines to vary
the share of family assets, or in
unusual cases, to divide other ,
assets.
Each of these possible alterna-
tives would- apply only in the
absence of a marraige contract.
In essence, the proposed legis-
lation places the onus of
responsibility for the support of
children on both partners' equally,
and provides that in common-law
situations which have been in
existence for two years, both
parties have the same rights as
married persons.
Chang
nsfitUte hears of
Newfoundland
A letter was received from
O.M.A.S. Clinton stating that
Mrs: Loralee Marshall will be
-actirrg Home Economist for •
Huron County till a new one is
appointed., ,
A quilt course sponsored by
Seaforth W.I. with Leaders Mrs. „
A. Crozier and Mrs. R. McGregor
will begin shortly. Those
interested in taking the course
wilr be contacted.
First choice for Foed Forum
Newfoundland is very historic the •!`calorie Count Down" with
said and boasts many "Tricks with a Mix" is second
"landmarks" standing after 'choice. Choices' for "Training
hundreds pf years. School" were "Personalize 'your'
• Rick Regodrces • Pattern" and "Needlepoint" for
It is rich in natural resources beginners. -
with fishing along its manyorniles
of coastline one of its main
industries. Pulp and , paper mills
are located there also lumberine.
gypsium and-iron ore are mined
with 40 percent oiron ore in
Canada mined in Newfoundland;
there is an abundance 'of water
power resources and have no
shortage of hydro she said.
When asked the best time to
visit Newfoundland She
replied,'J uly, August and_
Septernber; J utie = mild be still
Dine and Relax. .. —The fluronview orchestra prOvided old tyme music for. • ,
be held in Grange 'Hall. Thursday
March 17th at 6:45 p.m,
Mrs. G. Papple showed
members how to send-in quilt
blocks made frErland Lee Home
project. -
Courtesy remarks were given
by Mrs. K. Campbell. Lunch was
served by Mrs. H. Hugill, Mrs. L.
Carter, Mrs. McNairn and the
hostess.
goods; •
4. the recognition of marriage
contracts between spouses who
prefer to create their own rules
governing economic relations.
Ontario's current law of
separate property operateS- to
assign ownership of property ,to
the person who pays for it. A'
• married man's earnings and
• property purchased from those
earnings belong to him and a
married woman's • earnings and
property bought with her
earnings belong to her. The
apparent equality of this system was recommended by the Ontario
of property law is not suitable for Law Reform Commission. .
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