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The Huron Expositor, 1981-06-10, Page 4Self.:Ottfakte4 04.*: *cal do-Wools. She '.gas accompanied six PAtrots whose children are: net tutor- ed by Mrs; Smith andcould benefit front special e cat- ion classes, In other business, the board named Terry Boyce of Listowel District Secondary School as Principal of the 1981 Summer School Pro- grant, effective June 3. For the past two years, the board has followed a proce- dure that required approval of detailed plans each year before the Summer School program was established. The Board adopted a policy to simplify the procedure. Improvement courses at basic, general and advanced levels will 'be available to the child. Trustee and com- mittee Member, Reverend. Petrie. noted that .parents are mil* to see the current proposal imPlemented. 11 .,r,hare ma, register, 14 private 'Ott* in Stratford. VOke to the Bgarit anti hacked uP• the need for in English as a Second Language. Consideration will also be velremi4 1c s far taei4:i*i;nrw ?iia71ln* subjects sgiryo1ikhe iq ve.0t apparent. and 0091;0100 warr 4 :474E 74°It 41':POrt: onfi14 0 poring the summer of 1981, the Perth rounty Board of Education Will enter, into a pilot project preposed by the Stratford Public Lib- rary Board. The purpose of ,the co-operative program will be to increase interest in leading and related activities among elementary school students. The libraries of three schools, Shakespeare, Bed- ford and Juliet, will be used one day a week for eight weeks in July and August. Staff will be provided by the Stratford Public Library Board. Water Well DRILLING W.D. Hopper ';tend Sons 4 MODERN ROTARY RIGS Nell 527-1737 , Durl 527-0828 Jim 527-U775" For All Your Laundry TIDE- DETERGENT 6 Litre Box 3.59 California NEW POTATOES IQ lb. bags 2.59 .4, [By the piece or ' 1.09 stare sliced b. BOLOGNA SEAFORTH SUPERIOR MARKET Use the CONVENIENCE of our rear l entrance With FREE PARKING provided. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT OUANTMES TO NORMAL FAMILY REQUIR Prices effective until cleornt. Seturday, Juno 13, 1961 THE HURON EXPOSITOR. JUNE 10. 1081 Farm wives are to. is 117 GODER1CH ST. EAST SEAFORTH Company- of Canada for 21 years. released its report on pro- posed hydro corridors and Tony McQuail drew up a resolution asking the OFA to request the government to have Hydro adjust its time- table fgt. the report. - The report' was initially to ,zhig, ' released 14$ $11, Perth: plans more special ed classes " • Ityl:trotick gizi*.vt,rnIgnt have 431e0i aauagi il411.40 input 0,1g study and.`tirCPoP141r18 all material, to be 'in by September. Mr kcQuail . Plans were finalized for the June Social on June 17th at 8 p.m. and a bus trip to Hamilton• on June 22nd, is planned. The meeting closed with a inner, for Pope John Paul II. .A mystery prize was won by Marg O'Reilly. Lunch was served by Vera Murray and her committee. BY RHEA HAMILTON While farm wives have been working alongside their husbands fOr years as part- ners that contribution has not been recognized as such , un 01 the recent change in the Farnily Law Reform Act. • La. er 04.Y Steigart 4,04: to...tiProe.,' Fe.Cieta443 'till.. Menthers, • 44 AVening.that its ;he ,e#st it' 4. wire .414 not 04e '110 1.?,#* off the'Hdeed theO 'rOte - at, nips eft see aratietP, ivould,hAve'ip deterrane the intent. of the couple towards• sharing the farm. But the courts were hard- 'Pressed to •split the family assets this way and. would extend. that assumed intent- ion but it was too flexible. In 1975 the Ontario legislatUre acted to recognize marriage as- a partnership and ruled that materials acquired dur- ing the marriage be shared. Miss Stewart gave some interesting situations and pointed out how they would be handled under the new taMily law reform law. The courts try to avoid windfall benefits. Her ex- ample="a sweet young thing marries an older established farmer and after two months leaves and sues for half of his 5300.000 farm." In a case like that the oou-rt. would look at what valuable assets she brought into the marriage and gauge their response by that. Other assets include contents of the home, vehicles, cottage , with the emphasis eitt the matri- monial home. But' on the matter of acreage, the act is vague Migs Stewart pointed out. A hobby farm of 50 acres could be declared full matri- monial home and divided equally. But a user test comes into play. 'If a woman contributes to the actual work on the land or barn while still maintaining ' her home (house) duties she could still be entitled to part of say the 400 acres of land around Outside of the ma- trimonial home. While everything is -divid- ed equally the act is flexible to avoid inequalities. "We start at a 50-50 basis instead of with nothing." said Miss Stewart. Items like farm equipment, personal toyestmentS, or valuable hob- bies could.he included itt. the QR.P.AN' Fiow;x anotirktbat„ ease there is net an automatic 51 SO split. Miss , ,tel,N4rt ,:etteit rte Muith?ch eaSeWheretheivlfe' worked 1704F-tier .p4shot4'. anti -reefed' of r i ng, settlement,. As a 'hired hand she would have • been paid but as a wife She worked for nothing. • This extreme- case led to fairer settlements.' But the courts have- eased back and judges are now looking for a substantial contribution to the farm before awarding assets to the spouse. Spouses also have what is termed a right of possession. While their name might not be on the deed they still have the right to' the matrimonial home until they give up the right or the court decides they no longer have the tight. The home cannot be mort- gaged or sold without the consent of the spouse and it is very difficult to lose this right as it is laid out in the act. Marriage contracts are not as popular as, we are led to believe. Miss Stewart point- ed out that in the law firm where she works only six marriage contracts:. have been written in three years by the seven lawyers who work with her. While you can't contract out custody of children -you can determine ownership of your material assets. The contract is only valid between married spouses •and is used to determine how the property and assets are split. "Primarily the contract is used in second marriages to protect the first family," said Miss Steward. In any situation where a young- farmer marries and his wife is not interested in farming a contract could be used to protect the farm with a stipulation that after five years the contract be auto maticalls void. "But how romantic is it to sit down god decide who will get what before the marriage is complete or even after?" said Miss Stewart. While enstOds arid support in common-14W selftlens111Ps iS taken into contideration in the 04mity, 11.00170 Act• Pro- ' • "it is wise that we all know where 'we stand on a basic situation.' Miss SteWart-ex- plained. "What happens de- pends on you but the courts try to be flexible and give basic rights to both men and women. - The audience, composed half of women, asked quest- ions concerning bankruptcy. divorce, and liens on pro- perty. - On the matter of mecharF ics' lien Miss Stewart said that if you are having con- tract work done you are entitled to withhold 15 per cent of payment until 31 days have passed. That is an insurance against liens plac- ed upon your home or property' • The example used was a case where a couple had cupboards installed in their home and paid the contractor the full bill. Before the 37 days had , passed the Supplier of the cupboards to the contractor slapped a lien on the couple's home for his bill. The supplier can only recover 15 per cent from the couple even •though they paid the contractor in full. Therefore ,withholding the 15 per cent from the • contractor saves them from additional costs if the need arises. .; If more than one supplier' is involved the couple would still only pay 15 per cent and let the suppliers divide it up their own way. "The law is very' exact and there are definite time limits in which to file and after that the liens are invalid." . On a question of how much debt is a wife responsible for Miss Stew .11 said it the husband goes bankrupt the wife should folloA suit to dear the liabilities If she is $wriung the bank could sue her garnishee. her wages tgrthe vnele4TO debt tAiSS',* Stewart has been practising law for iap -wars lbe Meeting in '0)mm° 'that day with tnembrs of the federal and provincial gpv• ernments to discuss econ- omic problems facing Ontar- io farmers. Mrs. Fortune noted that 1,100 attended the meeting while 500 had been expected. She gave short comments on the speakers and said Premier Bill Da;:is, Ontario said nothing, along with federal ag, minister Eugene Whalen. OFA pre- The June meeting of, the Catholic Women's League was held on June 2nd in the rectory. Angeline Swan. president presided. Father Oostveen opened the meeting with a prayer to Our Lady of Good Counsel. Mary Moylan read the minutes and Marg sident Ralph Barrie chaired the meeting and opened with the comment that the farm- er's greatest blunder was to Brian Ireland. president of the Flniee Federation spoke, on his owe 'personal Muni, sittiOtten and 'ri:ctintcht .the attention ofthe niedia Is. said" Mrs. Fortune +ixh warn for Wprkett* and asked farrnem• to consider hiring teams to do some 01 the work around the farms For $90 per day a 'crew of will do everything from picking stones and mending fences to haying and this sear they will be able to take teed and soil samples. For ; infor- mation phone the, .OMAF office, Clinton. Ontario Hydro has finally O'Reilly read the corres- pondence which included an invitation from the Seaforth C.W.L. to a June tea on June 17th at 2 p.m. Cecilia Ryan read the treasurer's report and Rika Van Bakel reported the used clothing was sent to the St. Vincent De Paul Society in London. Pant/4019r. elasSvet Shake:: Veate,Puhlie .14n, 1ocilmeemedittee at King Lear SOW;• and al:earning Disabled' ClaSs at cation Program Placement and, Review Sub-Commit, tees. ,.4 survey of schools in the northern part of the county confirmed there is a potential need . for special dass placements, but at present, there is not a need that would support the estab- lishment of a special class of viable size in 1981-82 in the northern part of the county. Parents must be in agree- ment with all actions that are MEMBERS CONFER -MPPs Jack Riddell (left) and Murray Elston (right) talked with Ron Jones, a vice-president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, at a public meeting sponsored by the organization last week. (Photo by Gunby) St. Columban CWL meets are. riot ..,1!Itroonts to with It*: AO) .M4.41114411 twpti of% And kit v5ty, * Rot. " • 4,!1' -,Mitchgli •i t. n• ttoro -1''• • , • 4golim. 04ov; Simantais Uitten F $y,rC.POrted orolator„. 6011ixt •gd. die.„ pro- fete, aly," Miss Ste:Wart said., r'o '1314 eshtirtS ate Garry FOrtn°'' nrgslOt Elaine Filo Agrii.-rew Perth County Board of Eth1Cation approved recom- mendations from its Special Education :Pregreni Merit *MI Itcyiewrotiniqeg p:madhla on `Anne 2- klecornmendatiPriS calk for war at„ldq of three -$090;4. OcitOel ciPP,es' BY EukiNETOWNSHEND taken m the best interests of normal school year. When need is apparent and enrol- ment warrants, secondary enrichment or acquisition skills, such as typing, in dustrial arts or English as a Second Language, will be offered. Last year 190 students enrolled in Perth Summer School courses, including 70 Tel .527-0410 1.1 1. 1; and Mortgage Insurance Plans r*e. Income la-% DedinA able Registered Reilrement Sat 'figs Plans and lnnuitics. Income 1% ergirrg' •1nimities 1sk for our new Fie s ihte l'rennum R R S RFPRTSFS4 I ING Sun Life Assurance TN ARNOLD J. STINNISSEN Alwromme° , pointed out that summer Romeo Public -School., Set-up being the busiest time of the vests will, total S.500. An year for the farming corn- additional teacher will be munity it would be difficult assigned to Romeo Public far farmers to get together to School- study the report and give Dr. Nancy Cameron, corn- their input. mittee chairman, noted that Because the report was so twenty students have been long in being released Mr. identified- as needing special McQuail felt the rush for the education classes now, and results could be delayed. assessment is continuing. The initial report was received by the Board at its May 19 meeting but was referred back to the commit- tee when concerns' were voiced by some of the, trustees regarding tran- sportation and countywide representation. The ertended report ex- students who were unable to plained that the most econ- obtain credits during the omical and efficient means of transportation will be used, including the already exist- ing elementary and second- ary school transportation net- work. The board's policy .for special education transport-' ation will •be implemented in some cases. The report also emphasiz- ed that all elementary public schools have Special Edu- YOUR LOCAL SUPERIOR MARKET OFFERS WEEKLY SPECIALS , SUPERMARKET PRICES, SPEEDY CHECK OUT, FRIENDLY SERVICE I FARM FRESH PRODUCE PLUS THE BEST MEAT MONEY CAN BUY. WE GUARANTEE IT ! 8 oz. Pkg. ,4. Frozen Beef, Chicken, or Turkey SWANSON MEAT PIES 1169 1 I U V2 oz. tin GRAPE 19 JUICE 1N ..routs itieiteonn000 sinitaisaitur klyzetztipnre concentrated WELCH'S (keine Sandwich Chocolate-Fudge & Chocolate NESCAFE COFFEE • 10 or. ,Jar 4.99 Package of 10 1.25 Cut from A-1 or A-2 Beef •Superior Trimmed for Setter Value • FOUND _STEAK or STEAK ROAST lb. Bottom Round Boneless 2.18 Cut from A-1 or A-2 Beef Superior Trimmed for Better Value Boneless. SIRLOIN TIP ,ROAST TiPTRiuid.K.ROAST_ .2_311 RUMP ROAST lb. 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