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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-02-26, Page 3al MEMBERS OF BABYSITTING PANEL — An eight-week course on the proper methods of babysitting sponsored by the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority came to a close Tuesday night with a panel discussion. Panel moderator, Mrs. Earl Campbell is shown above, centre with parent representatives Mrs. Bob Fletcher and Mrs. Dick Weber and students Debi Wooden and David Mohr. T-A photo. College offers suggestions for use of Clinton base FIRE GUTS BARN — Dense clouds of smoke were whipped across Exeter Sunday afternoon when a barn owned by William Baker, 160 William St., caught fire. The top portion of the building, containing straw and hay, was destroyed. The barn was used only for storage of garden equipment. T-A photo '*".!' •' mfr.:" • 4 .c CRIPPLED CHILDREN TO BENEFIT FROM PANCAKE BREAKFAST — A couple of veteran flap jack flippers will be in charge of frying pancakes for Sunday breakfast at the Pineridge Chalet, west of Hensall. All proceeds will go to the Crippled Children fund and Cindy Bisback is shown above with,, Lloyd Mousseau and Bob Baker who did the same chore at the Calgary Stampede a few years ago. T-A photo. Ready Mix CONCRETE pl ant 235-0833 Residence 228-6961 C.A. McDOWELL Centralia Farmers Supply Ltd. Grain • Feed • Cement Building Supplies Coal 228-6638 Club Albatross CENTRALIA INDUSTRIAL PARK Invites You To Our Friday Evening Seashore Dinner 6:00 P.M. to 12:00 4 Saturday Evening Barbecued Chicken 6:00 P.M. to 12:00 $1.69 PER PERSON LICENSED , BOTH NIGHTS UNDER LLBO 00 4 tai Officials from Conestoga College have offered some suggestions for the possible total utilization of the Canadian Forces Base at Clinton, scheduled to be closed down nei..t year. The proposals have been put forth by Aubrey W. Hagar, director of innovative and continuing education, and Charles H. Rushton, administrator, Kitchener- Waterloo continuing education centre. "We can identify some broad classifications of need, such as families consistently on welfare, families without regular wage income who may be dislocated by housing renewal projects and the person on parole who needs assistance to adjust to his family and to find a new way," the report states. It continues as follows: We commenced our investigation by seeking to identify the characteristics of the Base and observed that it possesses facilities which would make it a well-appointed village or small community. There are single and multiple family dwellings; single person accommodation; recreational facilities — playgrounds, curling rink, hockey arena, sports fields, gymnasium and swimming pool, cultural and religious facilities — theatre, library, meeting areas, churches; and over-all a variety of facilities suitable for Editorial staff gets extra help The editorial staff of the Times Advocate had an extra helper this week, Lillian Scott, a native of Nova Scotia, took a week off from her Diploma Course in Journalism at the University of Western Ontario, to get_ some on the spot training in Exeter. This is a slack or "study" week for the students and the T-A was one of the papers which offered this opportunity for practical experience. education. The Base has facilities which would be ideal for a living and learning experience. The facilities for learning are sufficient to permit a full Easter seals being mailed An objective of $2,050 has been set for the Exeter and district Easter Seal campaign which extends from February 26 to March. 29. The campaign is conducted locally by the Exeter Lions Club in conjunction with the Ontario Society for Crippled Children. Local campaign chairman is George Busche. Over-all objective of the 1970 Ontario Easter Seal campaign is $1,600,000. Mr. Busche emphasized that half of the funds raised here remain in the community for the direct assistance of needy local handicapped children. "These funds," he said, "enable our club to assist these children and their families in a great many ways, such as financial help in the purchase of artificial limbs or special equipment such as braces or wheelchairs, camping fees and transportation to and from camps or clinics." "The balance of the funds raised here go directly to the Ontario Society for Crippled Children. There they are used to support the handicapped youngsters in this province through one of the world's most comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation programs." The Society operates 21 District Nursing Offices throughout Ontario staffed by 37 specially trained Public Health nurses. In addition, the Society, working with local Easter Seal service clubs, sponsors a series of special clinics across Ontario. Medical specialists whose assistance, would not otherwise be available locally, take part in these clinics which each year examine nearly 2,000 youngsters. The more than 14,000 handicapped children in Ontario also benefit from the Society's continuing support of the 18 treatment centres located throughout Ontario. Many of the children also attend one of the five summer camps owned and operated by the Society. "These children", said Mr. Busche "need our support. I hope and trust Exeter and district will prove generous in its support of the Easter Seal campaign." The, Easter Seals will be packaged by the Exeter Lions Club at their regular meeting tonight, Thursday and will be in the mail by the weekend. Any persons wishing to make cash donations may do so by contacting Exeter Lions Club treasurer, Harold Gunn at Dominion Hardware. programme for all persons who could be accommodated. Experience gained in the Ontario Manpower Retraining Program indicates that upgrading of the wage earner of a family is often less successful because the spouse and children are not upgraded as well. There are strong indications of a need among the disadvantaged to seek to help the complete family as opposed to selected members of the family. The Base has all of the facilities needed for a complete family training program. Furthermore, the program would be a source of information to assist persons engaged in educational, welfare and other social plans. The education of children of the families could be provided in the elementary school on the Base and in the secondary school in Clinton. The educational program which we see is one of perhaps one to two years duration for each family. The daily program must be full. Traditional educational approaches will not achieve results but there is now a wealth of experience among persons working in the education of adults. There is plenty of evidence of the success of innovative education in the training centres in this Province. The Base provides accommodation for single persons and it may be possible to utilize this but the major emphasis should be on families. Training programs financed under the Federal Adult Occupation Training Act and provided by the Ontario Manpower Retraining Program have placed emphasis on the need to help the total person. Provision is made for the physical, mental, learning and social health of each person. The concept of seeking to provide for not only the complete family but also the complete needs of the family should be paramount. This means the involvement of several departments of the Provincial Government, municipal governments and agencies. The main thrust will be in the learning process but success cannot be achieved without involvement of many other resources. Public and private funds are now being expended to support disadvantaged families. The question is not whether these will be continued but how they will be applied. For example, it should be to the advantage of a municipality to expend welfare funds to support a family in Clinton as opposed to keeping the family in the municipality and perpetuating the welfare payments without hope of change year after year. This proposal is in the concept phase. We believe that it has possibilities and merits further study and action. The task is one of resolutely proceeding from philosophical considerations to realistic actions. ,,,i„miermeimilmeAelli1111111111111111 CO.RAV,.FORO Mrs. Cora V, (Windsor) Ford died at South Huron Hospital, Exeter, February 23, 1970 in her 89th year. She was the wife of the late Herbert I. Ford. Mrs. Ford is survived by one son, Irwin of Exeter; a granddaughter, Mrs. Tom Miller, Trenton, and two great-grandchildren, Danny and. Carolyn Miller; three sisters, Mre. Ida Hodgins,.Hardeastle„ Oregon, Mrs. Mary Robinson, Strathroy, Mrs, Bertha Elva McKeen, Paris; two brothers, Rev, J. E. Windsor, Fergus Falls, Minnesota and J. Perry Windsor, Kingston. The funeral was conducted, from the R, C. Pinney Funeral Home, Exeter, with Rev, Glen Wright officiating, February 25, Interment was in Exeter Cemetery. The pallbearers were Tom Miller, Jack Atkinson, Bob, Robinson, Aaron Hodgins, Bill Chambers and Mahlon Watts. EVELYNE S. (LEN) POWELL Evelyne (Len) Powell passed away at Victoria Hospital, London, February 22, 1970 in his 51st year as a result of an accident. He is survived by his wife Elsie (Chapman) Powell and a daughter, Heather, at home; step-son, Eugene Upper, Toronto; step-father, Ansley Neil, Exeter; two step-brothers Rea Neil. Clandeboye and Alton Neil, Granton; and one step-sister, Mrs. Stewart (Janice) Adkins, North Bay. The funeral was officiated by Captain M. J. R. Tipping, St. Mark's Chapel, Wolseley Barracks from the Needham Memorial Chapel, London, February 25, 1970. Interment was in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. SUSAN AGNES SIMMONS Mrs. Susan A. Simmons passed away in South Huron Hospital, Exeter, February 21, 1970 in her 85th year. She was the wife of the late Wesley G. Simmons, Exeter, and her parents were the late Peter and Ann Melville of Hibbert Township. Mrs. Simmons is survived by three sons, Clarence of Alberta, Fred and Eldrid of Exeter; and three daughters, Mrs. William- (Annie) Cowhig, Mrs. James (Coquoline) Near, both of New York and Mrs. Jeff (Rebba) Ross, Stratford; 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. The funeral was conducted from the Hopper-Hockey Funeral Home with Rev. W. D. Jarvis officiating, February 24. Interment was in Exeter Cemetery. Pallbearers were Peter Ross, Wide choice — Continued from front page continue into grade 11 or receive a certificate and go out to work. Mr. Wooden said that while this type of program is much more difficult to schedule, it gives the student more opportunity . to choose the subjects in which he is strong. A student will not be held back if he is good in one subject and weak in another. He can take courses from different grade levels at the same time and can pick up any subject he has failed. English is one subject that seems to bother a good number of •students, said Mr. Wooden. It will not be compulsory in grade 13. In grades 11 and 12, there will be four levels of English taught, an advanced course for those very interested in it, another that Mr. Wooden described as a "middle course" and two more of decreasing intensity. Two new courses, Home Economics and Art will be added to the grade 13 course. Mr. Wooden said the Home Ec. course will be really more of a sociological study of the Canadian family, Mr. Wooden said five new teachers will be added to their staff this fall. One will teach all the academic subjects in the D level course. Another will be in the technological department. They will have their first full-time art teacher and one more each for math and English. He said they started to give the students more choice this year and it seemed to work well. Accidents — Continued from front page investigated a three-car mishap on Highway 4 at the south end of Exeter, Drivers involved were Thomas W. Hammond RR 1 St. Pauls, Nancy C. Willard, RR 1 Centralia,xeter! and Muriel E, Dunlop, E Damage was listed at $700. The other crash was on Thursday at 1:30 p.m, when a car operated by Charles Paulitzki, RR 3 Parkhill, collided with a car operated by Maida M. 13aynhaxn, Exeter, on Highway 83 in Dashwood. Constable F. L. Giffin investigated and listed damage at $250, During the week the officers laid Six charges under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 33 driirers. There were two charged under the Liquor Control Act and one under the Criminal Code, John Simmons, Yred Simmons Jr., David Wood, John F. Simmons, :Clarence Fairbairn, A difference in 100 years By L. SCOTT If a man were looking for a shoe shine on the Main Street of Exeter today, he'd have to look for a long time. In fact he'd probably have to give up and shine his own, But a hundred years ago Exeter was a different place. It could boast its own shoe-shine boy, twice as many doctors per person and seven hotels with well-stocked bars. To-day not one hotel remains. J.L. Wooden said he is finding out many interesting little facts like these while researching a book he plans to write on the history of Exeter, He hopes to complete it by 1973 in time for the 100th anniversary of Exeter's existence as a municipality. Mr. Wooden is the principal of South Huron District High School in Exeter. He said he is most impressed by the independence diversity and self-sufficiency of the early towns. "They were pretty vital, perhaps more so than now." "Certain services were more readily available then. There were four doctors in Exeter a hundred years ago. To-day there are still four and the population has almost doubled. The out-lying communities each had their own doctor too, which they don't have now." The prices of grain, he found, were almost the same as now and sometimes a little better, despite inflation. "The only thing that keeps farmers going is that they can produce a lot more on the same amount of land now." Mx. Wooden said he is just getting the back-ground of the book together and trying to categorize the information a bit. He is reading through old newspapers and books. He said Reeve Derry Boyle has agreed to do some work on the history of sporting and Bill Johnson, a history teacher at the school, has also offered his assistance. Remind motorists to park properly Exeter Police Chief Ted Day reminds motorists to park vehicles on the same side of the street as the direction they are travelling in. Day adds that if a vehicle crosses the centre line to pull over to the opposite side and is involved in a collision, the driver will be charged with careless driving. The penalty for this offence is $100 plus the loss of driving licence. In 1970, two persons have been charged by the local police force for parking on the wrong side of the street. Hurondale girls feature fruit The first 4-H meeting of the Hurondale No. 2 club was held at the home of Barbara Dougall, February 14. The girls were introduced to the new project "Featuring Fruit". Election of officers was held and leaders of the twelve members are Mrs. Maurice Love and Barbara Dougall. Mr. & Mrs. George Sereda, Robert Down and A. Garnet Hicks are attending the Fair Board convention in Toronto. The 15-year-old boy charged in connection with the January 24 slaying of Miss Catherine McGregor, 70-year-old retired Clinton teacher, will be tried as a juvenile. Judge F. G. Egener, Owen Sound, made the ruling Tuesday after hearing two Crown witnesses and 10 for the defence. Crown Attorney W. G. Cochrane had asked that the trial be moved to ordinary court where the boy would be tried for murder. Defence lawyer Jim Donnelly of Goderich opposed the motion arguing it was "for the good of the child and in the interest of the community" to keep the case in juvenile court. Under juvenile law, the boy, if convicted, would have to be released from training school on his 18th birthday. However, he is still in custody of the court until he is 21 and if a juvenile showed he was unable to be rehabilitated and was a menace to society he could be retried in adult court on release from training school. FC f MARK ANNIVERSARY — A dozen charter members of the Exeter Kinsmen were on hand Thursday to help the club mark its 20th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of the founding of the kinsmen Association. Posing for a toast are, back row Ross Tuckey, Ralph Gerittner ' Elmore McBride, Sheldon Wein, Ray Wuerth, Ray Prayne, Eldrid Simmons and Mel Alderson. Front row: by Armstrong, Les Parker, Gord Saynharn and Jim rairbairn, T.A. photo Grand Bend Public School KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION to be held at Public School Grand Bend on Fri., March 13 1970 from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. Only children who are born during the calendar year of 1965 will be accepted, Bring proof of age and also immunization records. M. Clinton murder charge heard in juvenile court Questioned about tae atmosphere in the community after the murder, Clinton Police Chief Lloyd Westlake said that when the murder was discovered, "people were very upset". They locked their doors and there was an attitude of fear, but after the arrest things returned to normal. He agreed with defence counsel there is now "a ground-swell of sympathy for the boy". By MRS. FRANK SQUIRE Mr, & Mrs. Bruce Wallis and family of London were Sunday visitors with Mr. & Mrs. Alton Wallis and Gerald.