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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1976-11-04, Page 27playground swing at Usborne Central School collapsed. He is the son of Mr. & Mrs. cord McCarter, An additional $15,000 will be paid to the Ontario Hospital insurance Plan (OHIP) for his past and future medical care. The money, negotiated in an out of court settlement, will remain in a provincially administered trust fund and collect interest until the boy is 18. NURSING GRADUATE — Jill Drysdale, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Drysdale, Hensall graduated recently from the Vic- toria Campus, Fanshawe College School of Nursing, London and also passed her Registered Nurses examinations. She is a graduate of South Huron District High School. Truck lost in blaze Damage, was set at $5,000 after a tank truck was destroyed by fire Friday morning on County Road 5 in Stephen Township. The truck was being driven by Carl Isaac, RR 1 Centralia, and was loaded with fuel oil and gasoline. There was no explosion. The Centralia fire department responded. OPP Constable Al Quinn was in charge of the investigation, Over 80 Club MRS. SUSAN SNIDER of the Blue Water Rest Home will be 90 on November 11. iinesihmeafe Times-Advoote, November 4, 1976 Page 29 Hensall boy receives $1 65,000 for injuries morgeisbord Supper fpr UNITED CHURCH Kippen at BRUCEFIELD CHURCH Wed., Nov. 10 5 - 8 p.m. The courts have awarded a 14 year old Hensall boy $165,000 for injuries he sustained three years ago when he fell from a playground. swing which collapsed during a school recess, Gerald McCarter of RR 1 Hensall will receive $150,000 from the Huron County Board of Education for a spinal cord in- jury sustained when the DANCE PINERiDOE CHALET Sat., Nov, 6 9.1 Joe Overholt & The Standbys Admission $5.00 a couple Sponsored by Hensall Minor Sports Association I /0.1•1•............•••••••100...11 1•••••.*••••••••••••,...\ Party for Ralph Geiger Fri., Nov. 5 LEGION HALL GRAND BEND Admission $2.00 Everyone Welcome Advance Tickets Call 262-5042 Adults $3.75 Children 12 & under $1.75 Preschoolers Free JACKPOT $400 IN 58 CALLS EARLY BIRD JACKPOT $300 London lawyer Earl Cherniak, acting for the McCarter boy and family, said the boy's spinal injury caused permanent bladder injury and injury to his left leg, causing him to limp. Mr. Cherniak said the set- tlement takes into consideration the boy's "loss of enjoyment of life, both now and in the future" and the fact that "some oc- cupations won't be open to him" in adulthood, In another out of court set- tlement, an Exeter woman received $105,900 in damages for her husbands death in a two car collision last December 27 Kenneth Arnold Robinson, 37, of 127 Gidley Street West in Exeter was killed when his car was struck by a second vehicle driven by Marlene Buniak, 21, of London, The accident occurred on Highway 22 a half mile east of Adelaide. Mr. Robinson's wife, Betty 36 and three children ranging in age from two to 12 suffered minor injuries, The settlement provided an additional $2,100 for injuries the Robinson family suffered bringing the total to $108,000. ' Miss Buniak's father, Michael, was the owner of the car she was driving and has agreed to pay $8,000 of his own money for the settlement. Mr. Buniak had $100,000 of insurance coverage. INDIANS'WERE THERE — Thursday's Hallowe'en party at the Exeter Girl Guides and Brownies meeting in cluded costumes of all kinds. From the left are Lynn Stephens, Bridget Newton, Monique Aunger, Melissa Seldon, Becky Seldon, Brenda Waldeck and Lynn Dawson. T-A photo Support the Exeter MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION DANCE —14 REGULAR GAMES AT $10.00 PER GAME —1 ADMISSION $1 INCLUDES SHARE-THE-WEALTH 1 FREE CARD .WED., NOV.10 8:30 P.M. ZURICH ARENA SPONSORED BY ZURICH REC BOARD Fri., Nov. 12 Concerned with reading Table special education brief I- KIRKTON-WOODHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE Music by Joe Overholt Admission $5. couple immik NO PERSON UNDER 16 WILL BE ADMITTED 4111111111111.6 and some sign material com- bined together. Mrs. Van den Broeck ex- pressed concern over the sight- sound use together and indicated she was more enthused by the use of phonetics. She cited examples from her own child. Mr. Coulter told her that no method yet developed suited everyone and Mrs. Ila Kayes, Co-ordinator of Student Services agreed saying that the two must be combined to teach the language. The rising number of student requiring assistance came under discussion at the meeting, and the fact that the teaching staff had not increased correspon- dingly, Mr, Allan explained that overall enrolments had been, and would continue, to drop but the number of staff is up, leaving additional aid in special educaion areas. Board member Dorothy Wallace inquired as to the suc- cess of the remedial program in secondary schools. Mr. Kenwell said that in the 1971-72 term the Board had hired one remedial reading teacher who spent his time in all five schools. Because of the interest in reading, there was now one teacher in each school working in this area. „..,While measuring success is difficult, he said, the number of students remaining in school should tend to indicate that the high school program has been successful. Mrs. Van den Broeck also asked what programs could be established beyond testing to assist slow readers .and slow learners. She felt there were many different methods used in remedial work, Mrs. Kayes said the Board tries "to find out what skills the child lacks and try to build one skill at a time, this is the way we start. We want the child to have success at the beginning." Mr. Coulter also explained that each school has a Student Ser- vices follow-up procedure and that there is follow up action, It was also pointed out that the report from Student Services is available in the school, for anyone connected with the child to see and that Student Services personnel go into the school to discuss the report with the teacher, The teacher, remedial teacher and principal are present at the meeting after testing. Mrs. Van den Broeck also' wondered about the area and numbers of children who require assistance and Mrs. Kayes ex- plained that this assistance is mostly required from kin- dergarten to grade three. Probably 90 per cent of the students, by the time they have finished grade three, have contact with one of the people connected with speech, and remedial classes, Mrs. Eleanor Scott, principal of Huron Hope School, said she felt the educators in Special Services in Huron County should be commended for their efforts and Tickets ' available from Coaches and Managers or at the Times Advocate. } accomplishments. It was also pointed out that other areas have sent representatives into the Huron system to learn its methods. Mrs. Van den Broeck however felt there was a gap between parental' understanding of what parents see and what is actually being done within the system. She asked the Board if it would continue to upgrade services. Mr. Elliott pointed out that the ser- vices had been updated every year and would continue to be so, and "there will be a number of areas of concern to receive ad- ditional attention." When Mrs. Van den Broeck brought up the question of liaison with parents, representatives of Special Services pointed out that this had already been tried on several occasions "with poor results". According to Mrs. Kayes "parents simply did not come out to meetings." The report tabled before the Board on Monday noted that "Concerned parents can become acquainted with the system's practices by inquiring," "It is to be hoped that Mrs. Van den Broeck now finds herself to be more generally informed, with the realization that Huron County definitely does have a Special Education program—and a good one. Materials, assistance and guidance are available to parents who require them. One only has to ask." I- Conservation or crisis- the choice is yours The Education Committee of the Huron County Board of Education this week tabled a report in connection with a brief tabled at the board's October meeting by Joan Van den Broeck of Goderich. That brief had presented some questions and criticisms of the "Special Education" services available in Huron. According to the report, the meeting was held to "assist Mrs. Van den Broeck to arrive at an understanding regarding the depth of program now active within the Huron County school system," When asked by R.B. Allan, Superintendent of Education, to identify her number one priority, she explained that reading was a real concern to her and the way children are being taught to read (how reading difficulties are being approached) and use of the phonetic system. Mrs, Van den Broeck told the meeting parents were confused and do not know how to discuss the problems. Superintendent of Education J.W, Coulter explained that the Ministry approves a set of books in Toronto and the schools are then free to use any one. The Huron system uses a variety, he said. He went on to explain the sight- phonetics methods and illustrated pupil progress comparisons on the blackboard. He said there was strong em- phasis on reading butthat this was only a small part of learning and that 45 per cent of the time one is communicating one is listening, next is speaking. R.E. Smith, Superintendent of Education, described different ways of learning, such as forming words by using flash cards. He said teachers can use some sight GRAND BEND LIONS CLUB 25th Wedding Anniversary for BILL & HELEN PARSONS Sat., Nov.13 9 - 1:00 JACKPOT BINGO EXETER LEGION HALL 1 Jackpot Game $210 in 53 calls 15 Regular Games 3 Share-The-Wealth Games Mon., Nov. 8 8:00 o'clock GRAND BEND LEGION HALL Admission $1.00 is. 1 Music by HEYWOOD BROTHERS> Lunch Provided Everyone Welcome Best Wishes Only FREE BUS SERVICE to the London BINGO Games Every Wednesday EXETER FIGURE SKATING CLUB FALL DANCE KIRKTON-WOODHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE Fri., Nov. 5 Music by Joe Overholt Tickets available by calling 235-0693 or 235-1576 Reception and Dance for DIANNE HODGE and BOB FINKBEINER (Bridal Couple) Sat., Nov. 6 s 9 - 1 CREDITON COMMUNITY HALL NEW TIMES BUS DEPARTS AS FOLLOWS Exeter 6:25 p.m, Huron Park 6:35 p.m. Centralia 6140 p.m. Lucan 6:50 p.m. Phone 235-0450 1 Music by MOZART AND THE MELODY MAKERS Lunch Provided Everyone Welcome *1/4. Party fo r Richard Frctyne Fri., Nov. 12 IRONWOOD GOLF CLUB GENERATION (secure supply elec tricity)of EL EC T R IC IT Y • • TRADITIONAL GROWTH 10 ,,d) CHECKING LADIES WEAR — Many hours of work is necessary in preparing and pricing articles for the South Huron Hospital Women's Auxiliary rummage sale. Above, Mari Delbridge and Avis Cudmore check some ladies wear. T-A photo Admission $1.00 Everyone Welcome 1984 1988 vIgt.cvdt.i.tgl:tit:Nz?.kit?"4.slfteoPY.i1AM4117:r.tizg.esi 1976 1980 ALWAYS READY To HELP MOUNT CARMEL C.W.L. Novemberfes Dance DASHWOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE Fri„ Nov. 5 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Music by The Heywood Bros. $7.00 per couple Chicken Lunch Tickets Available by calling 234,6463 1 COVE GRAND BEND 63 RIVER ROAD FISH & CHIPS CHICKEN & CHIPS SHRIMP & CHIPS LIGHT LUNCHES Eat In or Take Out Grand Bend 63 River Road 238-2025 Nitst*AvrisslAissNetsPao,010.0.14.Na'4,riiitsw.WoviinWaVlsgiiisAtgttliiitt•VgaNtgsts—WialtAttoAlaVai4asiNia1VaNa Pkogitt),Wio' a°. An "Energy Conservation Week" Message From EXETER PUBLIC UTILITIES n) #.4 COMMISSION Sot., Nov. 6 2.5 p.m. GRANTON MASONIC HALL the name-of-the-game is personalized playing cards [ Christmas Bazaar While Ontario has rarely experienced power shortages, the possibility of just such a threat may lie ahead in the not' too distant future if we continue to gobble electricity at the present rate, A growing concern Over the years our energy appetite has been growing at the rate of about 7% per year. Compounded, this means that our demand for electricity almost doubles every ten years. Some of this 7% is, of course, natural growth arising from an increasing population, new applications and new industry, which irr.turri-gTV'esVirar'' employment and standard of living. Yet, included in this 7%, is an element of waste. Having grown up in an age of plenty, we have all tended to fall into developing wasteful energy habits. Lights are left on when not needed, homes lask essential insulation and our appliances are often used in the most wasteful manner. Keeping pace with this yearly demand requires the • _ building of new generating stations and facilities and the use of mnore and more resources—all this, at a time when World resurces are shrinking and costs are rapidly rising. The pace cannot continue. At the present time, our generating capability (solid line) exceeds demand. Reserves like this are essential to meet heavy winter demands, to guard against a sudden outage of a power station and to allow generator shut down for routine maintenance and repairs. Moving right towards 1980, we see the two lines (growth and generation) beginning to merge . . as they draw together, our demand has increased faster than our capability to generate electricity. Forecasts indicate that about 1980, at our present 7% growth increase, demand and the ability to supply will become equal. Beyond that date we begin to need more electricity than we will actually have. This must not happen. We are at a stage in our development when conservation must become the watchword in our homes, businesses and industries. A time to slow our traditional rate of growth. We can no longer afford the luxury of waste, no matter how small the waste may be. Contrary to popular belief, the appliances that use the most electricity in our houses are not the electric toothbrushes and carving knives, but essentials that Ontarians rely upon every day. Such items as the range, refrigerator, furnace and water heater, and it is here that the conservation idea has its most important role to play. By being wise and prudent in our use, watchful about waste, we can save literally millions of kilowatt hours. And conservation can save dollars. The cast of all energy, including electricity has risen dramatically in recent years, and will continue to increase in the foreseeable future. Saving electricity will help you fight inflation on the bills you pay. SINGLE DECKS %9 DOUBLE DECKS $995 Handcrafts, Lunch Door Prize Adniission $1.00 379 Main St., S, exefer Sponsored by Affiliated Groups Of Grantor] United Church Phone 235-1350 OistAii4W444da' NoVolkoAigUi*OUWAVrtiV040,1liblIMs•U NO s4.10XW.ttOi.16WJAWas41 00%tiet. • PLASTIC COATEb • GILT EDGED • GOLD BORDERED • PLASTIC CASE • MIX OR MATCH DOUBLE DECKS • INITIALS OR NAME • IMPRINTED IN GOLD 044.:Nit:IwitMO*gOAaiNIOtistVO,NioVs.i14, 0.1401:mitmiroAteXiigemgeeattAtOmi#g6.04ittNomiWAit4i E. Pooley - Chairman M. A. Greene ,Conirnissioner B. P. Shaw . Commissioner H. L. Davis Manager