Times-Advocate, 1978-02-02, Page 7Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dorman
Fifty attend session called by NURSE Times-Advocqte, February 2, 1978
Riddell warns nurses it's hard to regain losses
Ailsa Craig pair
mark 60 years
By JOY SCHEIFELE
Howard and Estella
Dorman of Ailsa Craig
quietly celebrated their 60th
wedding anniversary
Monday. The couple were
married at Brinsley at the
home of the bride, January
30, 1918. Both were born in
the area. Mrs. Dorman (nee
Trevithick) was born at
Crediton, and moved to
Brinsley while still a young
girl, where her family owned
the general store.
The couple were married
by the minister of the
Methodist Church the
Rev. Snowdon. Following the
ceremony the couple left for
1Over 80 Club
Mrs. Cora Wein,
Crediton, celebrated her
83rd birthday on
i February 1.
Ailsa Craig by cutter, caught
the train for Toronto where
they spent their honeymoon.
The Dormans farmed on
the family farm on the 4th
concession ofMcGillivray
Township until 1965. They
had two children, a son,
Jack, and a daughter, Mary
(Mrs. Milton Tweddle) who
continue to live in the Ailsa
Craig area. They have 9
grandchildren and 7 great
grandchildren.
Mrs. Dorman moved into
Craigholme Nursing Home
in 1974 and her husband has
recently joined her there.
Both enjoy relatively good
health.
The family had planned
special anniversary
celebration to mark the
occasion last Friday at the
senior citizens Activity
Centre in Ailsa Craig, but the
severe storm prevented it
being held. Plans are being
made to re-schedule it as
weather conditions improve.
A gathering of 50 nurses
from Huron and Perth
Counties at the South Huron
Rec Centre, was told on
Sunday that “it is time for
the College of Nurses to level
with the nurses of Ontario.”
Barbara Dundas, a spokes
person for NURSE (Nurses
United for Registration
Security and Employment)
told the audience that
proposals put forward by the
college of Nurses calling for
the revision in the conditions
for the issuance of a cer
tificate of competence were
discriminatory against those
nurses who were out of the
country, who had to stop
work because of health
reasons or who could not find
part-time work.
A copy of the proposal
handed out at the meeting
stated that individuals who
had not been employed for
over five years or “persons
who have not been employed
in nursing for less than 50
days in one year within the
last five years” would not
qualify for the competence
certificate.
Nurses not qualifying for
the certificate of competence
would have to take an
“approved educational
program in nursing” the
proposal states, and then
pass the registration exam.
Mrs. Dundas said that a
meeting between the College
and representatives of
NURSE “raised more
questions than it answered”.
She stated that it was the
vagueness of the proposal
that was worrysome.
NURSE was “100 percent
behind refresher courses”,
the spokes-person said “but
we could not go along with
the undemocratic proposal
as put forward by the
College.”
When the College was
asked by NURSE as to what
instigated the development
of the proposal, they were
told it was the number of
cases of misconduct that had
come before the College. In a
question and answer period
later in the meeting, it was
revealed that of the 40 cases
of misconduct that had been
brought before the discipline
committee of the college in
1976, less than one half were
for incompetence. This was
out of a total of 80,000
working RN’s and RNA’s in
Ontario.
Dundas explained that in
the opinion of NURSE, the
public is already adequately
protected in terms of nurse’s
competence which is the
reason for the proposal
according to the College.
“The employee-employer
relationship is still the best
form of protection,” Dundas
stated.
Speaking for the fledgling
nurses’s organization,
Dundas said the college
proposal was indicative of a
revision of the nursing
profession in Ontario with
the possibility that one day, a
B.A. may be required.
“Nurses are ehtitled to know
what the future of nursing in
Ontario is,” Dundas
remarked.
Miss Joan MacDonald,
director of the College who
was in attendance at the
meeting, said that six other
provinces had some form of
employment standards.
The proposal, she said,
was designed to secure input
from the nurses and that the
document would not be sent
to the minister of health for
approval in its present form.
“It is the intent of the council
(of the College) to review the
proposal after input has been
received,” Miss MacDonald
said.
In a question and answer
period, Bev Read told Miss
MacDonald that refresher
courses that would be
required in order to acquire
the certificate of com
petence, should be offered by
the same organization that
issues the standards.
Miss MacDonald said that
the college doesn’t have the
resources to offer these
courses and that the
ministry of health was
against the College offering
courses.
Once again the question of
thevaguenessof the proposal
came up when Read asked
“If the College of Nurses had
gone to the trouble of setting
up such a proposal, why
wasn’t a program of re-entry
developed along with it?’’
Earlier in the meeting, it
was pointed out that few
refresher programs which
would allow for re-entry, are
available in the province. A
program offered by Fan
shawe College in London
would take 18 months of part-
time study to complete
according to Dee Beuerman
of Exeter, an organizer of
Sunday's meeting.
MPP Jack Riddell told a
cheering audience the
province shouldn’t take
away a nurse’s certification
once it is granted.
He said the nurses should
consider the proposals
seriously because “when
something is taken away
from you it’s very hard to get
it back.”
However, he told the
nurses they should be
prepared to take refresher
courses.
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By MRS. WILLIAM ROHDE
The 11th annual meeting of
the Huron-Perth
Presbyterial United Church
Women was held on
Tuesday, January 24, in
Main St. United Church,
Mitchell. There were about
370 ladies in attendance.
Mr. Harley of Mitchell
provided the organ music for
the day.
The opening worship
service of the morning was
conducted by the ladies from
Thamesview United Church,
Fullarton. The theme for the
day was “How Firm A
Foundation.” Mrs. Alvin
Hodge was in charge. Mrs.
Ron Skinner read the
scripture and Miss Anna
Beer gave the meditation.
A skit “Watermelons from
Pumpkin Seeds” with Mrs.
Harold Smith, Mrs. Dave
Skinner, Mrs. Chas.
Walkom, Mrs. Allan
Pridham and Mrs. Murray
Kane taking part. A
monologue “Our Treasures”
was given by Miss Anna
Beer. Mrs. Hodge led in
prayer. We sang “Christ is
made the sure foundation.”
Mrs. Leonard Strong,
Egmondville president of the
Huron-Perth Presbyterial
UCW spoke a few words of
welcome. Mrs. Ruth Beard
president of Mitchell UCW
gave greetings. In the ab
sence of Mrs. Mabel Day,
president of London Con
ference UCW, Mrs. Marion
Anderson Second vice-
president brought greetings
from the London Conference.
Mrs. Fred Pridham gave a
book commercial.
Mrs. Mayme Wilkins,
Lucknow was in charge of
reports which were given in
a form of a skit “Lets build a
house.
Stewardship and finance
report was given by Mrs.
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and the treasurer’s report by
Mrs. Donald Kernick,
Goderich. 'They put the
foundation on the house.
Mrs. Whiteman, Blyth and
Mrs. Larry Partridge,
Monkton gave the Christian
Development report and put
the frame work on the
foundation was by Mrs.
Wilkins. She gave the
Leadership Development
report and put the roof on.
Mrs. Bryce Skinner,
Mitchell gave Church In
Society report and she put
the doors on the house.
Mrs. Michael Boulger and
Mrs. Larry Partridge,
Monkton gave World
Outreach reportand they put
the large window in the
house.
Mrs. George Grant of .St.
Marys Communications Co-
Ordinator gave her report
and she put the siding on the
house.
Mrs. Elmer Hay ter of
Varna gave In Church
Services report and she put
the chimney and smoke
coming out of it on the house.
Mrs. Bryce Skinner in
troduced Donald Smyth of
Toronto who spoke about
alcohol and drug concern.
Mrs. Chas. Posliffe,
Monkton who introduced
Rev. Michael Boulger of
Monkton who conducted an
answer period on Indian
Concerns of today. Mrs.
Boulger and Mrs. Partridge
asked the questions.
The Ladies then partook of
a box lunch with
beverage supplied
Mitchell ladies.
Mrs. Michael Boulger
in a sing song. A lady from
Trinity United Church,
Listowel introduced the
guest speaker for the af
ternoon Mrs. Jean Eaton of
Staffa who spoke on the
theme How firm a foun
dation. Mrs. Luella Nash of
St. Marys sang a solo. Mrs.
Lois Elliot of Clinton gave
the courtesies.
Mrs. Marion Anderson
Second vice president
conducted the Installation of
officers for 1978. Mrs. Doris
Zurbrigg, Listowel the new
president spoke a few words.
New officers are: Past
President, Mrs. Leonard
Strong, Egmondville;
President, Mrs. Franklin
Zurbrigg, Listowel; First
Vice, Mrs. Elmer Hayter,
RR 1 Varna; Second Vice,
Mrs. Robert Walters, RR 3
Kippen; Corresponding Sec.,
Mrs. Campbell Wey, RR 4
Walton; Recording Sec.,
Mrs. Mervin Karges, RR 1
Gowanstown; Treasurer,
Mrs. Donald Kernick,
Goderich; Nominations,
Mrs. Leonard
Egmondville;
Communications
dinator, Miss
Johnstone,
Stewardship & Fiance,
vacant; Leadership
Development, Mrs. Howard
Pym, RR 1, Centralia;
Church in Society, Mrs.
William Coultis, RR 5
Brussels; Christian
Development, Mrs. James
Axtman, RR 2 Walton;
World Outreach, Mrs.
Michael Boulger, Monkton;
Archives, Mrs. Robert
Walters, RR 3 Kippen.
Huron Regional
Presidents — North, Mrs.
Edgar Gedecke, Fordwich;
West, Mrs. Chas. Wilkins,
RR 3 Lucknoto; East, Mrs.
Ruby Triebner, Brucefield;
South, vacant.
Perth Regional Presidents
— North, Mrs. Mary
Raycraft, RR 2 Milverton;
North Reg. Vice President,
Mrs. G. M. McKay, Lin-
Strong,
Co-or-
Myrtle
Goderich;
wood; West, vacant; East,
vacant; South, Mrs. Lome
Hern, RR 1 Woodham.
Stewardship & Finance,
Chairman, Mrs. Donald
Kernick Goderich, Mrs.
Elmer Hayter, RR 1 Varna,
Mrs. Cornelus De Haan, RR
2 Listowel.
Leadership Development
— Chairman Mrs. Howard
Pym, RR 1 Centralia, Mrs.
Robert Walters, RR 3 Kip
pen.
Church in Society —
Chairman Mrs. William
Coultis, RR 5 Brussels, Mrs.
John Rodd, Woodham, Mrs.
Carroll Mallory, Listowel.
Christian Development —
Chairman, Mrs. James
Axtman, RR 2 Walton, Mrs.
Larry Partridge, RR 2 West
Monkton, Mrs. Norman
Amos, Kirk ton.
World Outreach —
Chairman Mrs. Michael
Boulger, Monkton, Mrs.
Chas Posliff, Monkton, Mrs.
John Wood, Goderich.
Communications Co-
Ordinator — Chairman Miss
Myrtle Johnstone, Goderich;
Huron Literature, Mrs. Leila
Finkbeiener, Exeter; Perth
Literature, Mrs. John
Broughton, RR 2 Atwood;
Nominations — Chairman
Mrs. Leonard Strong,
Egmondville, Mrs. Howard
Pym, RR 1 Centralia.
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Mrs. Howard Cunnington,
Mrs. Ross Hargreaves, Mrs.
Mac Hodgert, Mrs. Ross
Hodgert and Mrs. William
Rohde attended the 11th
annual meeting of the Huron
Perth Presbyterial United
Church Women at Main St.
United Church, Mitchell,
Tuesday.
Mr. & Mrs. William Rohde
were Wednesday evening
guests with Mr. & Mrs.
Russell Morley, Exeter.
The February meeting of
the United Church Women
will be held February 6 at 8
p.m, in the church basement.
The annual congregational
meeting and pot luck dinner
will be held Sunday
February 12 after the
morning church service.
There was no Sunday
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Sunday.
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