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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-09-24, Page 30Pogo 14A Times -Advocate, September 24, 1986 GREET FIRST QUEEN — Alice MacLean who was in c arge of the Ex- eter Fair Queen contest for many years welcomes back the 1966 win- ner Marilyn Johns Eagleson. T -A photo Granton Institute see Expo videos Sy MRS. E. SUMMERS At the Granton United Church, the Rev. Bruce Pierce was in charge of the Sunday morning worship, and based . his sermon on "The Lord's Prayer," and entitled his message "Confidence for each day." The Lord's prayer tells us to share with others and not just for some people but for all. God shared with us when He gave us His Son. In the children story, the Rev. Pierce asked them "What do you know about God?" Some of the answers were "He loves us, He cares about us and is always with us." A basket of flowers was placed in the church by Mrs. Verna Mills in lov- ing memory of her mother Mrs. Pearl Danns who passed away three years ago. At St. Thomas Anglican Church the Rev. Frank Braby was the celebrant for the Holy Eucharist at the harvest thanksgiving anniversary service. John Herbert was, the crucifer, and server, Mrs. Joe French was the organist and the two lesson were read by Mrs. Percy Hodgins, and the gospel of the day was read by the rector. The choir rendered an, anthem en- titled "Now join we in praise to the Creator". The Rev. Braby preached his sermon from Corinthians IX "He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly." Under the test of this ser- vice, you will glorify God by your obe- dience in acknowledging the gospel of Christ. Institute News Mrs. Elmer Harlton addressed the subject of "Citizenship" at the September meeting of Granton W.I. Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.. Don Roloson. Mrs. Harlton read highlights from an article about the Wong family of London. Mrs. Percy Hodgins enlarged on the motto "Good citizens, like sports, require a good team to work with" in those work together days. She also read a paper on the Shriners hospitals and the special program of treatment involved. Mrs. Harlton also gave two poems, one about the modern grand- ma and the other about the old fashioned grandma. She also read an item entitled an earfull of corn facts and Mrs. Hodgins concluded with an item on ways of stretching dollars, and planning a budget. Kaylene Roloson entertained with some piano selections and Don Roloson showed some videos of their trip to Expo. Mrs. Florence Riddell presided, over the business meeting and open- ed with a poem. Roll call was answered by each member naming the Prime Minister of Canada the year they were born. Mrs. Riddell reported on the Tweedsmuir history workshop she had attended. A dona- tion was made to the 4-H club and plans were made to attend the area convention. Choices were made regarding interest in the numerous courses being offered by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food through the rural organization specialists. Lunch was served by Mrs. Hodgins, Mrs. Harlton and hostess Mrs. Roloson. Personals Mr. and Mrs. Forbes Powell of Stoney Creek spent a few days with Mrs. Elmer Summers. Mrs. Powell is Mrs. Summers' sister. 94410111414 , Concerned over declining membership Federai'Ion picks new dfreetors The Huron County chapter of the Onario Federation of Agriculture elected reginal directors to represent the county at the provincial OFA 'level, at their annual meeting in Clinton. Four of the five regional directors were re-elected for another one-year term, with the only change coming in the Huron East Central region, where Doug Garniss, of RR 4 Wingharn, replaced Bert Saunders, who declin- ed to stand for re-election after com- pleting his fourth term as regional director. Huron East Central region takes ip the townships of Hullet, McKillop and Morris. Chris Palmer, of RR 5, Wingham was re-elected director of Huron North West region, which includes Colborne, Ashfield, East Wawanosh and West Wawanosh townships. Wayne Elliott, of RR 2, Goderich will once again represent the farmers of Huron West Central region, which takes in Goderich, Tuckersmith and Stanley Townships. Paul Klopp, of RR 3 Zurich, was chosen for a fifth term as represen- tative of Huron South regions which encourages Stephen, Usborne, and Hay Townships. - Bob Harrison, of RR 1, Monkton, was re-elected director of Huron North East region, representing the townships of Grey, Turnberry and Howick. In their comments to the meeting, which was attended by approximate- ly 100 members, all the directors stressed the importance of the federation's rolein dealing with the problems in agriculture today. Paimer said the organization would benefit from a unification between the two types of farmers that make up the bulk of the membership: the "more secure" cash croppers who are tradi- tionally older farmers from the south of the county and the northern livestock producers, who depend on cyclical pricing systems for their livelihood. "What we need is a blending of these two attitudes," Palmer said. "Canada has to protect its agricultural industry any way Wean," said Palmer, in discussing the role of agriculture in the current free trade discussions with the United States. "The family farm has to survive for the sake of all Canadians". Declining membership Declining membership of the OFA was a major concern of Harrison, in his address to the meeting. "Declining membership will mean fewer regional directors, less direc- SIGN FOR PRECISION SKATING — Lorelei Wilhelm and Beth Williams of the Kirkton area sign up for precision skating with Exeter club president Marie Tiernan. T -A photo Several from district at Eastern Star event Bert and Bernice Kristoferson, Cen- tralia, current Worthy Patron and Worthy Matron of the Exeter chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star at- tended the Grand Chapter Sessions at the Royal York, Toronto, from September 21 to 24. Other members who attended were Donna -Webster. Jean Easton, Christine Traquair, Jean Mills and her husband Carl, who is a Grand Representative of Scotland in Ontario, Bernice Boyle, Dashwood, Grand Chapter Committee member of Ester], and Pauline Finkheiner, "e' Crediton. Mrs. Finkbeiner and her husband Reg will be installed on October 18 as the Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron of the Exeter chapter for 1986-87. The Order of the Eastern Star is the largest fraternal organzation in the world to which women and men may belong. It is the largest "family organization" in the related Masonic bodies. 1t is not part of the Masonic Fraternity, but it is related by the closest family ties. Membership requires Masonic af- filiation and a minimum age of 18 years. Affiliated Master Masons, their wives, daughters, legally adopted daughters, mothers, widows, sisters, half-sisters, grand -daughters, step- mothers. step -daughters and step- sisters who express a belief in a superior being are eligible for membership. 4 ( There are four chief governing bodies of the Order in the world. On- tario Grand Chapter belongs to the largest division known as General Grand Chapter with headquarters in Washington, D.C. General Grand Chapter includes the Chapter in all States, except New York and New Jersey; eight provinces of Canada and many Chapters in other countries including Japan. The Phillipines, Mexico, Puerto Rico, West Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, etc. Ontario has about 3600 members in approximate- ly 255 Chapters. The teachings of the Order are bas- ed on the morality of brotherly love, relief and truth. These principles are expressed through ritualistic ceremonies portrayed through stories of several Biblical heroines. Business is' never conducted without an open Bible on the altar and the presence of the flag of the country where the meeting is held. Because of relationship with Masonic brothers, members of the Eastern Star assist them in some of their projects such as the Burns Divi- sion of Children's Hospitals (spon- sored by The Shriners). In addition, there are special Eastern Star pro- jects such as the Grand, Benevolent Fund which was established to aid and assist members' and their families in time of need and distress. Substantial donations have been made to the Cancer Fund, The Heart Fund, Multiple Sclerosis, to name a few. These donations are made under the sponsorship of the presiding Wor- thy Grand Matron. Possibly the best known Eastern Star project is one that is world wide and is known as "ESTARL". This word is coined for Eastern Star Train- ing Awards for Religious Leadership. It is an on-going project conceived in 1952 at the General Grand Chapter Triennial Assembly. Since that time, Ontario Grand Chapter has led the world in contributions. This money is used to assist men and women who are studying for the ministry, the mis- sion field, religious leadership, thus preparing themselves for full time religious service. The student need not have Masonic or Eastern Star affiliation to apply for an award; but must be in need of financial assistnace and in Universi- ty or Theological College. While these and other projects re -- quire much time and effort on the part of members, social aspects of the Eastern Star meetings are not neglected. Many social functions are held; these broaden horizons and lead to friendships and fellowship. The members of the Eastern Star invite inquiries and interest in membership. For information contact any Eastern Star member of the presiding officers of a local Chapter. The local Eastern Star Chapter in Exeter meet the second Wednesday of each month, except July. and August in the Masonic Hall, William St. N. behind the OPP building: tors' meetings, less participation and less help (for regional associations) from the OFA," said Harrison. He pointed out that there are cur- rently five regions in the OFA which are in danger of losing one or more of their directorships due to declining membership and attendance at meetings. "And Huron County is not far behind them," he pointed out. Harrison suggested implementing a system of alternate directors might be a solution to the attendance pro- blem at directors' meetings. Outgoing director Bert Saunders in- diciated his support for the provincial government's handling of the recent crop damage crisis for farmers in the Niagara region. "If I choose to go without crop in- surance, I should expect to take the losses, if there are to be losses," he said, in support of statements in- dicating support for Agriculture Minister Jack Riddell's decision not to grant emergency help to uninsured Niagara farmers. Elliot reiterated Harrison's call for increased attendance at meetings, both the regional and local levels. "Often there is only one or two per- cent of the members at the monthly meetings," he said, adding, "Yet, everyone has lots to say after the fact." Klopp encouraged farmers to re- main optimistic and pointed out that changes in agriculture are usually ac- complished over a period of time, rather than immediately. Over the four years I have been director, there have been some changes," said Klopp. He pointed to declining interest rates and a shift in consumer at- titudes toward farmers' responsibility for high food prices. "The consumers are on our side now," he said, commenting that con- sumers tend to put more of the blame for food prices on retailers and middle -men, than they do on farmers. Farmers have to stick together and work for the changes they wish to see take place in agriculture, Klopp said. "Please don't lose faith. We can't just sit back and hope that the pro- blems go away." Resolutions passed The federation passed three resolu- tions, which will be forwarded to the provincial OFA level, for considera- tion there. The first was a recommendation to increase consumer awareness of the farmers' relatively low profit margin on food products by pressuring manufacturers to include such infor- mation on their labelling. The second resolved the OFA should lobby the government to set up a watchdog agency to force com- panies which sell products needed for agriuclture to justify their prices. The third resolved the OFA should hold their annual convention on a weekend, in order to allow part-time farmers, who also hold jobs off the farm to participate. WAITING FOR A RIDE — Although most midway rides at the 1986 Exeter Fair didn't get going until the afternoon, kids lined up to take part. T -A photo 9o1linp 9ach d Improve homes As part of an overall strategy to im- prove the quality of care for nursing home residents, Health Minister Mur- ray Elston has announced a re- organization of the ministry's Nurs- ing Homes Branch. These changes will streamline the ministry's inspec- tion system to make legislation gover- ning nursing homes more enforceable and allow for greater consultation between the ministry and nursing home owners. Health Minister Elston also an- nounced that the Ministry of Health will provide additional funding of some $14.3 million to improve the quality of care for nursing home residents. The special funding will commence October 1 this year and will be used for more extensive staff training, the provision of better pro- ducts for incontinent residents and organized activities, from exercise to cultural events, to meet the physical, emotional and intellectual needs of nursing home residents. These measures were recommended by the Nursing Home Residents' Complaints Committee, appointed by the Health Ministry in March, 1985. Under the ministry re -organization, the Nursing Home Branch will be divided into a compliance section and enforcement section. "This division of responsibilities should promote a more positive relationship with the majority of nursing homes and strengthen enforcement for the minority of poor performance homes," Mr. Elston said. "The ministry hopes to introduce proposed amendments to the legisla- tion this fall that deal with ownership, financial disclosure and the quality of nursing home life," Mr. Elston said. Open For Business The Ontario Government recognizes the importance of small business to the growth of the provin- cial economy and that they employ 50 per cent of the private sector workforce. For this reason, the New Ventures program, designed to help small businesses succeed in Ontario, has three goals: to promote success for new businesses; to provide access to funding through loan guarantees; and to ensure that entrepreneurs have fully researched their ideas by means of a comprehensive business plan. "New Ventures is a small business initiative that guarantees start-up loan of up to$15,000'to qualified en- trepreneurs", Premier David Peter- son said. New Ventures was developed through the government's Committee of Parliamentary Assistants for Small Business, chaired by MPP Rick Ferraro, in cooperation with the Ministry of In- dustry, Trade and Technology. It allows people who are starting new businesses to obtain a loan for start-up financing without putting up any collateral. The Province of On- tario will guarantee the loan. The banks and trust companies par- ticipating in the New Ventures Pro- gram include the Royal Bank, Toron- to Dominion, Bank of Nova Scotia, Canadian Imperial Bank of Com- merce, Bank of Montreal and V and G National Trust. More Investment in Ontario Culture Premier David Peterson recently announced the extension of the Small Business Development Corporation Program (SBDC) to permit invest- ment in Canadian -owned Ontario - based film production and distribu- tion companies, sound recording com- panies, medium sized periodical publishing companies and certain specific commercial theatre productions. The SBD program gives incen- tives to both individuals and corpora- tions to invest in small business. This incentive is equal to 25 per cent of the amount paid for new issues of equity shares in SBDC. The funds of the SBDC are then invested in Canadian businessess located in Ontario. Planning Grants Community planning grants totall- ing $21,625 have been awarded to the County of Huron, Municipal Affairs Minister Bernard Grandmaitre an- nounced last week. Mr. Grandmaitre said the grants will help the County to prepare a strategic plan for the Huron County Department of Planning and Develop- ment, and to prepare a plan to guide the County planning department's use of computer technology. Community planning grants are designed to encourage municipalities to resolve land use planning issues to reflect municpal and economic priorities. The grants may also be used for special studies to develop communi- ty improvement policies; to deter- mine the feasibility of using data pro- cessing technology in the local plan- ning process; and to assist in im- plementing the Planning Act. A community planning grant of $4,243 has also been awarded to the Countg of Iluron on behalf cf the Township of Usborne. Watermain (,rant Tuckersmith Township will be receiving an $81.297 grant my col- league, Jim Bradley, Minister of the Environment has announced. It will assist the township to update the water supply for Egmondville. 1 TOP SCHOOL FLOAT — First prize in the by Exeter Public School. Part of the entry school category in is shown here. Saturday's Exeter Fair parade was we T -A pho