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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-09-21, Page 9TOSSES OUT THE FIRST BALL — The exhibition fastball game in Henn,11 Friday night with all proceeds heading for the cystic fibrosis fund was officially opened with a special ceremony. Above, Lisa Hyde, a cystic fibrosis youngster tosses out the first ball to get the London Dukes and Hensel) Sherwoods underway. T-A photo Says many changes Sincere Thanks • Having sold my business to Gard Beuttenmiller of Seaforth, I wish to take this opportunity to thank my many friends and customers — young and old — for their patronage during the past five years. It has been very much appreciated and I ask for similar consideration for the new owner. Bob Baynham BOB'S VARIETY MAIN ST, EXETER BANGHAF1T, DO1G & CO. chartered Accountants 476 Main St, S., EXETER 235.0120 Director says 'Good will's product is people "Our product is people". This is the slogan of Goodwill Industries in London, and it is evident from hearing Rev. Phillip Gandon that be is not concerned with, the profit, or with the objects produced except as they aid the people involved. Rev, Gandon was rector of Trivia Memorial Church from 1963 to 1967 and is now Executive Director of Goodwill. He has pretty well stopped doing any formal ministry, in favor of his work, "I felt the organized church, as such, was not getting deeply enough involved in people's problems, except in their pocket books," he said, "The thing that called me to Goodwill was the opportunity to help people at their point of need, and it has been the most exciting three and a half years I have ever spent," he continued. Good will was started in a depression period at the turn of the century by Dr, Edgar Helms, in Boston. He got the idea of going to the homes of the affluent, and asking for donations of materials which they might be going to throw out anyway. But the things obtained were distributed in just a charitable put back into the program. The biggest problem now, said Rev. Gandon, is one,of space. The activities of Goodwill are limited by the amount of space available. It is now housed in 0,000 spare feet, but Rev, Gandon said a new building, new equipment, and at least 20,000 feet of space are needed. Rut as !WY, Gandon stated, Goodwill Industries is people and while medical science may add years to life, Goodwill's rehabilitation adds life to those years, Lady returns to Emerald Isle homes; but just generally people who haven't been able to cope with the mad pace of society. Rut Goodwill caters to them all. The first step is to get the raw materials with which to work, There are 22 Goodwill boxes situated around the city and they are emptied three times a week. People put everything from rags and clothes to old appliances in the boxes, Then there are two trucks which go around the city collecting furniture in response to calls from people who would like to discard some of their used furniture, As far as the people are con- cerned, their first step in Goodwill is an evaluation period, Traditionally, vocational testing situations have relied on in- telligence, interest and aptitude tests. Experience has indicated, however, that these are not always useful by themselves. Thus, Goodwill has established an evaluation system which combines paper and pencil, work sample and actual on-the-job tests to form a more comprehensive evaluation. The results and ob- servations of supervisor, client and counsellor are combined in a report which assists in planning the next stage in the program of rehabilitation. This stage is called Work Adjustment Training, It is usually a 26 week program, planned to help the trainee adjust to the habits and disciplines of employment,Following the initial weeks of work adjustment the trainee usually receives training in a specified jobarea. it might he upholstery, electrical repair, office clerk, sales clerk, cashier, domestic care, janitorial, truck helper or printing services. The rehabilitation counsellor is available throughout evaluation and training to provide help and sympathetic understanding. "But the real success of Goodwill is when people get placement in the community, and go back out with self-dignity and acceptance," said Rev, Gandon, During the final weeks of training, the placement officer attempts to place the trainee in a job which will match his op- timum abilities to the demands of the job. In addition to the training program, Geodwill Industries has as a primary concern the provision of sheltered workshop employment for people with marginal productive capabilities, who are emotionally, mentally or physically unsuited for the competitive labor market. Jobs are provided in the precessing and sale of clothing, furniture, electrical appliances and household articles, as well as in industrial sub-contract work. Goodwill employs about 70 workers, and runs five retail outlets in London. The revenue from the stores pays the wages of the workers. Last year, the total income was over one quarter of a million dollars, but it is a non-profit organization, and all the money is hand-out, and this resulted in all sorts of had feelings. Then Dr. Helms thought that if he could get people to fix, repair or make over some of the materials collected, he could sell them for a nominal fee and pay the workers with the. profits. This is still the idea behind. Goodwill Industries. The basic philosophy is that every human being has a right and a need to work. And this is an international feeling, because Dr. Helm's idea has spread to 2Q0 locals in 23 countries around the world. Each One is an autonomous unit, but is generally governed by an in- ternational council. The prime purpose behind the movement is to provide vocational rehabilitation and training for handicapped people. It concentrates on people who aren't accepted in the com- munity. `Handicapped' is defined very loosely to include people with any kind of disability, whether it be physical, mental or emotional. "We refuse to specialize," said Rev. Gandon. "Our aim is to take the Sdis' out of disability." He said that a growing per- centage of handicapped people in this society are mentally han- dicapped, and there is a great lack of understanding by em- ployers for the mentally han- dicapped. The physically handidapped may be the result of industrial accidents or may have been crippled because of diseases, such as the 1971 worker of the year, John Alexiou, who suffered an attack of poliomyelitis at the age of four, which left him with severely limited use of his legs. There could be any number of reasons behind the socially or emotionally handicapped. They might be young people rehabilitating from problems with drugs; people from broken • .SfaSs Meet your neighbour Now, a good part of the education is free. "It is much better, because everyone gets an equal opportunity," she said. An interesting facet of education is the examinations that must be passed. Although no Gaelic is spoken except in the far west of Ireland, Gaelic is com- pulsory, and to pass the "Leaving" and the "Inter- mediate" exams, you must have the language. Living conditions have changed incredibly in the last few years, said Mrs. Smith. Now, all the homes have central heating, whereas a few years ago, some still used the traditional method of burning peat. In addition, she said the cost of buying a home has risen about four times what it used to be. The wages are also higher, she said, but have only doubled. While everything else is rising, the value of the pound in dollars is becoming less. There used to be about $3 in 'a. pound. Now there is only about $2.40. The currency has also changed in Ireland. Even with her previous understanding of the currency, Mrs. Smith said that "this new money is muddling. It's enough to floor any of the older people." Nevertheless, she said that Southern Ireland is very prosperous. The trouble in Northern Ireland has hurt the tourist trade, but internal economy is booming, She said she had never seen so many office and apartment buildings going up Norma Peat, her husband Bruce, their two children David, 11, and Leslie, 9, and Peanuts, a three-year-old English setter have lived in Exeter about a month, They moved to their house on Senior Street from Mt. Brydges, because Mr. Peat bought Dobson roofing, He actually purchased the business in May, but commuted _back. and forth until they could find a suitable home, after one school year ended and another one started. Mrs, .Peat said her children weren't too happy about moving, but seem to like it now. They are having a little trouble at school, because they didn't take French at Mt. Brydges, but Mrs. Peat hopes it won't take long for them to catch up, • D & J RIDDELL AUCTION SERVICES * Licensed Auctioneers and Appraisers * Complete Auction Service Sales large or small, any type, anywhere Reasonable — Two for the price of one September 22. The day Canada meets the 1973 Fords and Mercurys. September 22. The day Team Canada meets the Soviet Union in Moscow. BRING YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS to MI DDLETON'S Drug Store Ltd. 359 Main St. Exeter Phone 235-1570 Mrs. Cecil (Betty) Smith is well qualified to make comparisons between Canada and Ireland because she has lived in both. Mr. and Mrs. Smith first came to Canada in 1956 from Graystones, County Wicklow in the south of Ireland. They lived in Hamilton for three years, but then returned to Ireland and stayed for six years. "I don' know what made us come back," said Mrs, Smith. "I guess once you get the wander- • bug, it never leaves you". But she has no regrets at all about moving back to Canada. There are some things she misses about Ireland, but "Canada is my home now," she said. Mr, and Mrs. Smith just, returned from a visit back to S Ireland. It is the first for Mr. Smith since 1965, but Mrs. Smith was there in 1965 when her father died. But she said, even in that short a time, there have been many changes in the country. The • population in Southern Ireland now is over three million, It has almost doubled since the Smiths lived tliere. The school system has really changed too, said Mrs. Smith, When they lived there, they had to pay for their children's educations, even in secondary schools. The higher the cost of the education, the better it was supposed to be. Mrs. Smith, herself, attended what was considered to be a very snobbish school, Alexandra College. 4 • Let our experience be your reward. Phone Collect 'Doug' . 'Jack' 2374576 237-3431 in Dublin, and the traffic is "chaotic", Outside the effect on the tourist trade, Mrs. Smith said the fiasco in Northern Ireland has not really affected the people of the south. It is just over 100 miles to Belfast from where she was visiting, but she said there was seldom any news of the trouble in the north. She said there really wasn't much coverage of the war, and unless whe mentioned it, the subject just never came up. Mrs, Smith said that when she and her husband lived in Ireland, they lived in a district that was about 95 percent Roman Catolic. But although the Smiths are Protestant, they never had any problem at all, "Personally," said Mrs. Smith, "I think the problem is more political than religious. If people are really Christians, there will be love anyway." She said the English are disgusted with the whole affair, but it seems to sort of bypass the Southern Irish. There are several things that Mrs. Smith miases. about Ireland, "One thing I viouldtradeanytime is the weather," she' said. She doesn't mind the cold in winter, although in Ireland, the tem- perature seldom goes below 32 degrees. But she can't stand the humidity of Canadian summers. Irish summers are very dry, and it is considered very hot when it is 75 degrees. Another thing she misses are the mountains, Her home in Ireland used to look out to twin mountains called the Sugarloaf. She said she also misses her bicycle. She would like to get one here, but said the roads here really aren't made for cycling. But there are things about Canada that she would miss if she returned. One is the corn. They don't have it there. Another thing are outside tomatoes. It is too cold to grow tomatoes outside, so they are all grown in hothouses. Mrs. Smith has mixed feelings about moving back. "We have wonderful friends here," she said," but reminiscences are with the people we grew up with." On the other hand, she said she she didn't know about going back to live there. "When you're away from a country, you remember only the good things and forget the bad," said Mrs. Smith." All I know is when I rounded the corner and saw our house in Huron Park, I was sure glad to be home." 4 TRI TOWN BOOKKEEPING SERVICE INCOME TAX RETURNS RECORD PREPARATION LAWRENCE BEANE Brucefield, Ont. 482-9260 PEGGY CUNNINGHAM 229 James St„ Clinton, Ont. , 482.7988 Grand Bend 238.8050 Hugh Tom FILSON and ROBSON AUCTIONEERS 20 years' experience of complete sale service Provincially licensed. Conduct sales of any kind, any place. We guarantee you more. To insure success of your sale or appraisal Phone Collect The new lean pork of today can be roasted to a lower tem- perature than formerly, says the Ontario Pork Institute. 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Available to licefteed drivers September 22 at participating dealers (Supply Limited) MARY'S SEWING CENTRE 17 Albert St, CLINTON Authorized WHITE — ELNA Dealer Special Sewing Courses in Lingerie Knits and Men's Wear FABRICS tricot, Lycra, knits and all makings and trims Precision scissor sharpening Repairs to all makes of sewing machines Phone 482-7036 or 262.53/2 after 6 p.m. MRS. NORMA PEAT As of yet, the members of the Peat family have hardly had time to get involved in their interests, which vary widely. But they hope to become more active as time goes along. David just finished Cubs in Mt. Brydges, and would like to join the Scouts in Exeter. Mrs. Peat was a member of the UCW in her former home, and is thinking of joining here. She has also made hooked rugs, and several quilts, and likes to go quilting. She used to play baseball and is interested in all kinds of sports, too. As a family, the Feats like to go camping, and the Cypress Lake, Tobermory district is one of their favorites. "It's hard for us to get away, though," said Mrs. Peat, "because my husband is so busy in the summer." Mrs. Peal is also interested in antiques. "I don't know much about them yet. I'm just lear- ning," she said Her husband is a bit of a "do-it- yourselfer' as far as furniture is concerned, and they have a distinctive set of bookshelves and end tables in their living room to prove it, The tables are quite striking - made of porch pillars, with a rectangular top, and painted antique blue. The Peats didn't know anyone here when they moved except Mr. Peat's sister, Mrs, Dan McLeod. But they have met several neighbors and are looking forward to living in Exeter.