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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-10-13, Page 5Ask About Our SAVINGS LET'S GET GOING — Kara Telfer, Megan Lennox and Tonyo go with their tricycles in Saturday's'llderton Fair parade. Beadle are raring to T -A photo GETTING•A PRIZE = One of the Ilderton fair parade judges Rutft Kennedy -presents a prize to Carolyn Dykeman, Jonathon Dykeman and Ruth Ann Hogonson and their animals. T -A photo The .readers write: About rides for Dear Editor; Once again the yellow buses swarm all over Ontario daily to transport 500,000 students to and from schools that offer a wide variety of learning op- portunities. Despite the high cost of education and occa- sional criticism of the system, we do appreciate the fact that schools are becoming in- creasingly more sensitive to the needs of individual students. Bill' 82 is a good example. We should also be thankful that we live in a country that allows parents a choice in the education of their children. Canada ascribes to a United Nations declaration that "parents have a prior right to choose the education they deem best for their children." In Ontario, for instance, parents have the right to decide whether their child(ren) shall attend public, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Baptist, or other parentally controlled schools. Most of us are familiar enough with the public schools, since that is where most of us send our children. We are also well aware of the Roman Catholic "separate" schools. They seem to have been inexistence for a long time - they have. what of us may not know Is tJ :there are many "other" in Ontario. Theis "A)i hive" schools teach teas of thousands of On- tario students curricula that are Ministry of Education ap- proved. In fact, Premier Davis.recentiry stated that "1t is fully recognized that these schools play an important role in the total education pic- ture of Ontario," We .Pee then, more and more parentseeercising their basic right to send their children to schools which are not only recognized but even commended by Premier Davis himseU. The irony is, of course, that these parents ex- ercise this basic right at a heavy price - the entire cost of their schools. In fact, their children even have to pay to ride the yellow buses. These parents also fully pay their public education takes. It is not surprising, then, that various parent groups have petitioned the govern- ment for a fair share of the educational dollar. Tradi- tionally the argument has Cromarty students. assist in service. Ry MRS. ROOERt LAING Cromarty church was beautifully decorated with maple leaves, vegetables, and fall flowers for the Thanksgiv- ing service Sunday morning. The service opened with a chorus by the choir, Rejoice and Give Thanks, and their anthem was Now Sing We a Song. The senior Sunday School class, under The direction of teacher, Edna Stoneman, presented. an acrostic, Thanks. Taking part were Wanda Martyn, Tracey Par- sons. Tom Laing, Sherri Elliott, and Lisa Gardiner RAISE •800 The Town and Country Homemakers' canvass of Ex- eter on Friday night, though incomplete, raised approx- irnately$800. The canvassers will. complete their door-to- door campaign this week. In the first week of its fund- raising,,;warnpaugn, • the- organization he •organization has collected $9,749 throughout the county of Huron. Their goal is. $70,000. e• . 1� FALL FURNITURE SALE 4Ar440. z too - r' October 7 to October 16 • F. sA � 1 6 piece Seite iving Room .4, Chesterfield, loveseat, chair, glass top coffee and 2 end tables. Excellent buy. Curio :Cabinets •rr`L in Stock Excellent selection of 2 piece Chesterfield and Chair Sets . V , N'„, • '/s Price Table •e •' Reg. 17900 Special Good selection of Glider chairs recliners, rocker recliners Swivel Rocker ;149 1 only Used 3 piece Chesterfield Set (sofa mad two choirs), Excellent condition $ 249 only (furniture not exactly as illustrated) 1 O!/o,0 %Fi The RestLow Our iced Regularly Chesteyfields Suites, Lamps, Mirrors, Love Seats, Kitchen Sets, and MUCH MORE.... ieman urniture DASHWOOD 237-3681 The Rev. Kenneth Knight spoke on the theme Thanksgiving and Worry. The church service next Sunday will be cancelled so that members may attend the • 121st anniversary service at Caven Church, Exeter. Sun- day School will be held as usual. Sunday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Laing and Tom attended a Jefferson family gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Riehl, Seebach's Hill. Guests of honour were Norman and Barbara Jefferson, Munro, who were celebrating their twentieth . wedding anniversary. John and Carol Ann Scott were hosts for a Scott family gathering on Saturday evening. Guests were Thos. and Muriel Scott; Alec, Valeri and Eric Scott; and Hugh and Janice Scott. and family all of Cromarty. Mr. and Mrs.•l➢evid Chap- pel of Brisbanci;•Australia, have been spending some time with her parents, Mr. and. Mrs. Filmer Chappel. Thanksgiving dinner guests with Bob and Ruth Laing were Alex and Marilyn Zim- mer and family, Stratford, and Margaret Laing, Guelph. Anyone with a sweet tooth should be making friends with Tom Laing these days. Tom was the winner of the Bank of Montreal's glass pig full of candy kisses at the plowing match on Wednesday. He and his brother, Mur- ray, counted the kisses and found over 1900. It wasn't all sunshine. Carrying the 40 pound pig from the booth to the car created a few sore arm muscles for a day or two. Congratulations to Bob and Nancy Johns who were mar- ried Saturday in Thamesview Church, Fullarton. Mrs. Johns was the former Sally Smith of Russeldale. The young couple will be living on the Johns farm, on the Hibbert-Fullarton boundary. We are glad to report that Bill Cameron is back to work after his accident last week. He was on his way home from work when the bead on a front tire gave out, causing his almost new pickup truck to roll over, end to end. The ac- cident occurred east of Staffa. Dorothy Miller and Ruth Laing attended the executive meeting of Stratford Presbyterial W.M.S. on Tues- day afternoon. At their monthly group committee meeting, the 1st Cromarty Boy Scout Organization made plans for Apply Day which will be held October 23. Best Interest 14 3/4% We represent many Trust Companies. We are often able to ar- range for the highest interest being of-. fared on Guaranteed Investment Certificates 'subject to charge Gaiser'Khseale Insurance Brokers Inc. EXETER 235.2420 GRAND BEND 238-8484 CLINTON GODERICH 482-9747 524-2118 fairs, students been that no "pupae money should go to "sectarian" schools. Since public 'money has funded Roman Catholic schools since the B.N.A. act, this argument seems to have little validity. It could be more effectively argued that schools which make a public contribution are entitled to public funds. In defending his govern- ment's latest refusal to ex- tend funds to alternative schools Mr. Davis said, "to fund private schools would in- evitably reduce the level of funds available to the public schools, and . this would in turn, lead to a weakening of the system. With all due respect to Mr. Davis, himself a former Minister of Education, trot- ting out the terms public and private smacks too much of a red herring. However, to deny aid to these other schools because it might weaken the public system is an argument that seems less than honourable. Most provinces in Canada extend financial aid to viable alternative schools. Alberta presently funds these schools up to 80 percent, We in On- tario should ask ourselves whether in all good cons- cience we can allow the pre- sent situation to continue. Perhaps the time has come to give serious consideration to the idea that "the grant follows the child." The board of directors of the Clinton and District Christian School Pres. - Bert Dykstra Seer. - Bill Jongejan To the Editor: In regard to the letter in your paper as of October 6 from the mother of two small children who was quite con- cerned about the quality and safety of the rides at the Ex- eter Fair. I can well understand her reaction to the performance of the midway at this year's fair and would like to apologize for any anxiety it may have caused her or any other parents attending the fair. I was very disappointed with it myself. 'For as many years as I can remember it has been very difficult to obtain the services of any midway operator at a small fair and you more or less took what you could get but it does appear as if times have changed in this regard. As with most fairs in On- tario, midway contracts for Exeter Fair are drawn up in February, but since that time this year we have had offers from other operators and it appears now that in future years there will be more com- petition intheir business. Hopefully we will be able to acquire the services of an amusement firm with more public appeal. Sincerely, • Robert Hern, Exeter Agricultural Society Times -Advocate. October 13.1982 Doug Porker's Barber Shop OPEN Mon., Tues. Thurs. 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Fri. 8 a.m. . 8 p.m. Sat. 8 o.m. - 5 p.m. Let Brian & Byron (Fri. & Sat.) 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