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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-04-23, Page 94 • s, DISCUSSING THE CHURCH BULLETINS which were placed in all Huron County churches last Sunday advertising Children's Aid Week are Miss Clare McGowan, CAS director, and receptionist Bonnie Culbert. Miss McGowan who has dedicated a large part of her life for the children of Huron County retires the end of this year. „„„„„„„,„„„„„„„„„,„„„„„„„„„„„,„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„,„„„„,„„,„„„„„,„„,.. Recipe Box Most of us take advantage of the specials offered on chickens at the meat counters and since poultry must be graded for sale it is wise to know what the different grades are. The grademark is on a metal clip attached to the bird. GRADE SPECIAL is the finest quality and consists of neat-perfect birds. GRADE A is the most familiar grade to consumers. Birds must be plump and well formed. The breastbone may be slightly crooked, there may be minor discolouration, a few pin feather and short tears in the skin. There must be a showing of fat over the breast and thighs. GRADE B must have a good appearance though it is allowed a crooked breastbone. It may not be as well-fleshed as grade A and is allowed a few short skin tears, minor discolourations and pin feathers that don't detract from the appearance. GRADE UTILITY must be at least Grade B quality but has one or more parts of the bird missing (such as wing or a drumstick. GRADE C is seldom seen on the retail market as it is used for canning. Here is a "husband approved" recipe using chicken that's inexpensive and tasty. It is good for buffet or table service, and is recommended if your group is catering for a supper or luncheon. The recipe serves 6 to 8 but can be doubled or tripled for large gronps. A helping hand in time of trouble Times-Advocate, April 23, 1470 Children's Aid Society offers compassion Proclamation Town Of Exeter In accordance with a resolution adopted by the Exeter Town Council, I hereby proclaim that Daylight Saving Time WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE Sunday, April 26 At 2:00 a.m. AND WILL CONTINUE IN FORCE UNTIL Sunday, October 25 At 2:00 a.m. and I call upon all citizens to observe this proclamation (Signed) J. H. DELBRIDGE, Mayor, Town .of Exeter WITH CULLIGAN SOFT WATER YOU DON'T NEED DETERGENTS! Now! Have unlimited, clean filtered soft water for every household use—automatically. And choose from our three convenient, economical ways to have it. 1. 2. 3. Portable Exchange Service. Automatic Rental Plan. We Outright Purchase. Select We own the units and our serv- install a new appliance-type from a wide range of Culligan's iceman exchanges them on a model that's as fully automatic latest fully automatic water regularly scheduled basis. Over as your water heater, and we conditioners, at terms to suit a million satisfied customers in can even arrange for automatic your budget. Free water analy- the U.S. and Canada. Monthly delivery of recharging salt. sis provided. Full price for service rates as low as Monthly rental rates as low as Markette model illustrated, '4" ;125 $249°' Prices plus modest initial installation charge. For immediate action, call now and say— "1411YVALIOAN met REPRINTED FROM THE TORONTO TELEGRAM Soft water luxury, and role in fight against detergent pollution Home w a t e r softeners may well be promoted from the luxury class to that of practical household appli- ances, as the fight against detergent pollution gains momentum on the home front. And they will still provide the family with the pampering luxury of soft water in the home. To understand the impor- tance of a water softener it helps to know something of the relationship of soap to water. As opposed to the phos- phate detergents which re- quire water only to be wet, soaps require that water be soft as well in order to be 100 per cent effective and economically feasible. As housewives are redis- covering the merits of soap for laundry, cleaning and toilet (throughout the age of detergents, doctors have often insisted that babies' diapers be washed in soap) they are also bound to run into the problem of hard water. Magnesium and calcium salts are the culprits that cause water to be hard, They also literally eat up soap. Hardness is measured by grains to the (imperial) gallon; anything under three grains is considered soft. The water supplied Metro Toronto is about sev- en to eight grains, or medi- um hard. It gets harder in many of the outlying areas. The hardness when pres- ent in the lower levels may be counteracted to a certain extent by using extra soap or additives such as borax, ammonia or washing soda in amounts according to the degree that the hardening salts are present in the wa- ter supply. This can prove expensive and the results are increasingly unsatisfac- tory due to residues or knitting AS the hardnesS goes up the scale. It should be noted that some commercial packaged water softening products are very high in phos- phates, the water pollution bug-bear, and their use de- feats the whole purpose of going back from detergents to the comparative safety of soap. The all 'round dependable and satisfactory solution to the hard water problem may be found in a house- hold water softening instal- lation at the source of the indoor water supply. Initial- ly it is rather expensive, but over a period of time savings in soap are notice- able. A water softener is a me- chanical appliances about the size and shape of an acetylene or oxygen tank (about 10 inches diameter by 4 to 5 feet high). Not quite as large as a hot wa- ter tank, it takes up 2 to 3 square feet floor space. In simplified terms the softener works on the chemical principle of ion exchange, using common rock salt as an activator. In the softening process the hardening calcium and magnesium salts are re- moved and eventually go down the drain. The pro- cess also removes the stain causing iron compounds (rust) from water in areas of medium hardness, and reduces the iron to a mini- mum in areas where the water is extremely hard. There are three common types of water softeners, the automatic, the semi-au- tomatic, which are pur- chased by the householder, and the rental installation. All are geared to what the trade considers an average family. That is, four or five people including an infant, using about. 4,000 gallons of water a month. Available installation space may in- fluence your choice. The automatic softens around 1,500 gallons of wa- ter and recharges itself from a storage unit of 100 pounds of salt. The 100 pounds supply lasts an av- erage of two to three months depending on the size of the unit, and costs around $3 per cwt. The salt supply must then be replen- ished. It is available from the appliance dealer, feed and grain or department stores, The automatic softener is $300 to $400 installed. The semi-automatic is $250 to $350 installed. It has no automatic recharger. Here the householder adds the salt after each 3,000 gal- lons is processed — an av- erage of every two to three weeks. Or if you have reserva- tions about the investment, you may rent. Rental serv- ice has an initial installa- tion charge of about $20 to $25 and costs around $5.50 per month thereafter. It is fully serviced by the rental agent, including the salt supply. At some dealers a plan is available for eventu- al purchase. The water softener is fit- ted into the plumbing sys- tem. The above figures are based on fitting into the cold water intake, giving both hot and cold soft water throughout the he-use, but bypassing the garden hose supply. (While soft water is great for the lawn,, the manufacturers say t hi s method of obtaining it is prohibitively expensive.) Some people prefer to by- pass the kitchen cold water tap (drinking water). The installation may also' be made to bypass all the cold water taps and the toilet, and thus save a bit on the operation costs. However, most homes mix hot and cold water freely and such a move could in the long run defeat the purpose of the water softener, Phone 524-9571 Goderich At the Huron County Children's Aid offices in Goderich, a dedicated staff, under the warm hearted but level headed direction of Clare McGowan, is alert to the needs and the welfare of most of the unfortunate children and their families in the County. The staff of Children's Aid receive two kinds of calls. The first is for help;and the second is to lay a complaint. The call may be from a desperate mother, deserted by her husband and left to fend for several children, who has reached the end of her rope; it may be a distressed parent who is worried about a rebellious and beligerent teenager; it may be from a scared, pregnant girl who doesn't have anyone to turn to for understanding and help; it may be from a youngster who is being neglected by drunken or inadequate parents; or it might be from a disturbed neighbor who has reason to believe an 18 month old baby next door is being beaten. Whatever the call it demands immediate action. Some pleas require only a few weeks of help A POSTER DEPICTING CAS PROTECTION SERVICES is displayed in the office of Mrs. Ewan Ross, head of that department. With Mrs. Ross are two members of her staff, John Ayres, social worker,and Mrs. Ivan Cook, secretary. Trouble is often a transitory thing. one knows when it will strike them or their loved .ones. or when the servicesof the might be needed. For those who can help, do it now by giving someone a break through the .Children's Aid Society, For those who need help the telephone number is Goderich 524-7356. Understanding and compassion is there! •* CHICKEN CHOP STEWY 1 tablespoon butter 1 cup sliced mushrooms, fresh or drained 10-oz. can 1/2 cup minced onion 1/4 cup chopped green pepper 1/4 teaspoon each crumbled rosemary and sweet basil 1/4 cup heavy cream 1 cup chicken broth or diluted condensed consopree 2 8Ufattiarsely'ebt cooked' chicken 4 cups cooked rice 2 medium size cooked diced carrots 12 stuffed olives sliced salt and pepper to taste 1/2 pup toasted almonds or cashew nuts Melt butter in pan and add mushrooms, onions, green pepper, rosemary and sweet basil. Stir frequently and saute until onions become transparent but not browned, about 5 minutes. Add broth and cream and stir for a moment. Combine rice, chicken, olives, carrots, coarsely chopped nuts and broth mixture in a 9 or 10 cup casserole. Adjust seasonings to taste. Bake covered in moderate oven 350 degrees F. about 30 minutes or until thoroughly baked. Yields 6-8 servings. Serve with hot buttered canned or frozen peas and a tossed or jellied salad. Cranberry, apple or currant jelly make a nice ti addition also. How much chicken and fowl should you buy? The number of servings one requires can only be approximately suggested by an outsider. What is a normal serving for one appetite is only half enough for another. Guides to amounts to purchase therefore have to be used by the novice as guide lines only. If cooking fowl for salads or casseroles, buy-'aPproitimately 1 pound for each- cup of cubed cooked meat required. Breasts and legs (thighs and drumsticks) . . . Buy 1/2 to 3/4 pound depending on what is to accompany it and how to be prepared. Small chickens up to 3 pounds are usually halved for broiling or barbecuing and will therefore serve two per bird, again allowing 3 to 4 servings per bird for small children. Since barbecued and broiled chicken is frequently served accompanied only with a tossed salad and rolls more meat is consumed than when extra vegetables are served as well. Roasting chickens or roasted broiler-fryers will yield 2 to 3 servings per pound depending upon what is served with them and whether stuffed or not. Allowing 1 serving per pound usually provides left-over cooked chicken for salads and casseroles for a second or third meal. possible, the children to remain in their own homes while family strengths are rebuilt, In 1969 Huron County Children's Aid Society was able to care for 201 children in 90 foster homes, provide protection services for 887 children in their own homes; help 48 unmarried mothers; complete 45 adoptions, and provide countless hours in family counselling. This is Children's Aid Week and the call is out for each citizen to give someone an Opportunity, Hope and Happiness. How? You or your group could sponsor a child in a low income family in order to help with clothes or a birthday gift, or make him feel 'special' in some way. You might be able to provide a foster home for a teenager or a troubled child. You could provide milk or hot lunches for deprived children at school. You could be a volunteer driver for CAS. You could send a child to camp or supply blankets or a sleeping bag. You could take a child into your home for a summer SOME CHILDREN are neglected, underfed, poorly clothed and abused. The C.A.S. helps parents to sort out their troubles and often family strengths can be rebuilt. vacation, You could knit or sew for the Children's Aid. You could show compassion by visiting the discouraged Mother in • that next street or concession, You could contribute good used clothing. The demand is always greater than the supply for boys clothing of all sizes, and girl's sizes are always needed from the four to six year old level. but others will take years of steady effort on the part of a team of social workers to repair the life of a child and give protection where and when it is needed, PROTECTION SERVICES Protection, according to Ms. Ewan Ross, head of the Protection Service of Children's Aid in Goderich, is the responsiblity of protecting the God-given right of a child to live with his own family; and of a parent to care for his own children whenever it is possible. The tolerance of the public is needed to protect from prejudice and intolerance against those who are poor, physically or mentally handicapped, unemployed or discouraged. Mrs. Ross cited a case of intolerance in one Huron County town where a petition was drawn up in a neighbourhood demanding that families under the protection of the Children's Aid Society not be allowed to take up residence there. — Fortunately, there. are many kind, understanding people who teach and practice tolerance and responsiblity towards those less fortunate than themselves. Protection also means the Children's Aid. Society is responsible for the welfare of any child under 16 who is in danger. 'Danger' could be physical abuse, or it could be neglect to provide a babysitter mature enough to cope with a mishap such as fire, or a child living in a home of excessive neglect or immorality. Mrs. Ross points out emphatically it is the duty of every citizen to report such conditions before children are severely hurt, She stresses that the person reporting is protected by law and confidentiality is respected, Although Protection Services are steadily improving there still needs to be more involvement from individuals and groups to help fight against the despair which leads people to forget and neglect their children. When the CAS is called in it can help families to sort out their problems, give parents counselling, and allow, whenever Also Savings information telephone 14' INVEST NOW 4), ,.:, A on Guaranteed Investment Certificates. "CASHAB LE AT ANY TIME" Guaranteed Certificates up to 81/2 %. For further contact your financial adviser or write or co I lent: STANDARD TRUST 214 Bay Street, Toronto 1 363-5477 area code 416 A FEDERALLY CHARTERED COMPANY MEMBER CANADA DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE THROUGH Hodgson Limited 235.2420 EXETER , Wm. J. 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