HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-04-23, Page 94 •
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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.
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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
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Home w a t e r softeners
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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
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They also literally eat up
soap.
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grains to the (imperial)
gallon; anything under
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Metro Toronto is about sev-
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The hardness when pres-
ent in the lower levels may
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ammonia or washing soda
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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
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ter tank, it takes up 2 to
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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
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water is extremely hard.
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The automatic softener is
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The semi-automatic is
$250 to $350 installed. It has
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Here the householder adds
the salt after each 3,000 gal-
lons is processed — an av-
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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-
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The water softener is fit-
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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
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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!
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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
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