HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1962-12-13, Page 21"Something about women"
was 'the,,.topic ok Mrs: Ellen
Armstaoong, member -of C 3c
Board of Governors and"former
Western Canada lady director
to the 'CFA, in a recent address.
Having worked with various
groups, she ppinted out that
the .things they accomplished
,.1were not done by one person
lone but by .thea united effort,
of all concerned. She s4id she
was happy to see that the men
and women of the Federation
of Agriculture meet together to
discuss their problems and. to
. work out their solutions.
Going back in history, she re-
called that it was not until 1917
that women in Canada had the
right to vote and this was made
possible through the efforts of
five women from Alberta who
went to Great Britain to obtain
this right. This is history and
the names of these women can
be found in;'the Public Archives
in Ottawa.
Today, men and women are
on an equal basis, she said.
Women want to accept respons-
ibility and be equal partners
with -their men and she felt
men were better off having their
help, whether in the home, in
the community, or seeking new
legislation. She referred to the
theme of 'the OFA Convention,
"The Challenge of Change,"
and stated that we are being
challenged in this day and age
more than ever before. "We
,cannot just think but must have
the courage to act when the
time is right to- do so."
She felt that women could
•
have "just as good_ ideas as
men and that they make better
use of their time when together
working out some of these
ideas." The time is past when
the efforts of women were used
only for raising moneyf#r,'the
church or confined cto tie'h"ome.
• Some women, of course, are
N, tied by family responsibilities
but she pointed out that the
greatness of any nation stems
from what takes place in the
home. She felt that the "home
was the pivot from which many
of the fine men and women
have risen to take their place
in the world.
Mrs. Armstrong, at this point,
commented on some of the
things she had observed while
over$eas. She spoke • of the'
-,attitudes of some of the people
who /live in countries that have
now gained their independence.
In Singapore, -they have three
women members of Parliament,
one being the Minister of
Health, and great strides have
been made since she took over
this portfolio. In Ceylon, they
now have a woman Prime Min-
ister, her husband having been
assassinated while holding that
office. She is working hard to
raise the standard Of living of
the people in the villages.
She pointed out 'that here in
Canada our Postmaster General'
is a woman—Honorable Ellen
Fairclough. We - have ,Marilyn
Bell and Anne Heggtveit of
whom we should be proud, and
Dr. ' Frances Kelly, a Canadian
now in charge of Food and
Drugs in the United States, who
• stopped the sale •of thalidomide
in that country. She spoke of
the great work of the late
Eleanor Roosevelt, and of Jac-
queline Kennedy and, of course,
our Queen. She mentioned one
woman who was a professional
bullfighter. To illustrate the
many walks of life followed by
women, she referred to the CBC
iirogr4m, the "World of Wo-
men." Three women did a great
deal towards the production of
this program which covered tile
many walks of life followed by
women -- • from housewives to
bank managers. It is no longer
a man's world, she said.
Mrs. Armstrong felt there
were many reasons why we do
not have more women in public
affairs and she cited three rea-
sons that have been given:
1. Women won't run,
2. Women won't vote for women,
3. Women won't take defeat.
She disagreed with the third
point for she felt there were
many women who would let
nothingr' stop them once they
had made-up their minds to do
a job.
In the 4-H Clubs and in the
Junior Farmer organizations she
felt there were many young
people .with a great deal of
potential who, if given under-
standing and a helping hand,
could prove an asset to farm
organizations.
She pointed out that farm
organizations were making a
mistake by working separately_.
She stressed the need for com-
bined effort and the necessity
of keeping farm people well
informed. She challenged the
women .to get out and work
with the men to continue with
the work of making agriculture
the respected profession that
it is.
Mrs. W. W. Gerrett urged
women delegates to invite the
members of the Women's Com-
mittee to their county meetings
to explain the work of the OFA.
She announced the officers for
the coming year as follows:
Chairman, Mrs. Ella MacGregor,
Moose Creek; vice-chairman;
Mrs. Peter TiUunins, R.R. 6,
Perth; secretary, Mrs. Ross
Armitage, 145 Prospect, New-
market. -
ROSES IN DECEMBER -
Two lovely roses,' well de-
veloped and blooming bravely
despite the onslaught of winter,
were plated last Friday by Miss
Mary Hov►TEl1 of St. Vincetft
street. Friday was the last day
of the prolonged warm spell
that has encot}raged all sorts
of unuseal happenings in local
gardener.Some rugged "mums'
were also seen blooming else-
where in town.
.SAFETY WITH. TOYS IS
A POINT TO REMEMBER
Iii you still have toys to buy,
remember these tips from the
National Safety-Leaguh of Can-
ada: Buy, toysthat fit the child,
not just something you would
like to play with. For example,
don't give a chemistry set to a
child too young to appreciate or
understand the dangers" involv-
ed ins, its mistise of such a 'set,
or roof and child may go into
orbit! If the toy is for an in-
fant, be sure there are no sharp
edges, or small parts that could,
be swallowed., Don't be forced
by last-minute shopping into'
buying anything without regard
for the dangers the toy might
bring. Make every toy a care-
ful selection based on. appro-
priateness and value. Guard a
child's Christmas pleasures with
safety measures.
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ceSter. . Terrace, Ws,s. < wird
around 'Jibe -Square' mild lost
control of the car. on the glassy
ce,.
sliling into a - parked ve-
hicle near Colborne street; own -
.ad by Ronald Feagan, Colborne
Township, None was hurt in
the accident.
"Sulcide Corner"
Failing .to. negotiate "Suicide
Cerner'1 where .Highway -Ne- 8
joins with Elgin avenue, a car
driven' by Henry- Frank of Clin-
ton slid into . a parked ,vehicle
owned by Gebrge Cardwell of
Sarnia Sunday night. Damage
Walled about $85.00.,
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NUMISMATIC CLUB
New ruembers'iho'rave .joln-
.ed the Huron County Nuni -
matie Club include;. Mrs. Mary
Filsinger end ]fir, E Jr: West, of
Goderich. of the 55. Members
of the club, the following are
from the immediate area: John
The Oederieh S a -Stir, ''i"itutSday, Daher
rafl`� Joseph 1 tlrke, ffenry:
Peer,. Ralph User of 'Goderieh
Mrs, Wes, 'Eradngek ,off • itlbur';
M•xs. Isabelle Eecly, E,,l .. x.,. Dur!,
gannoo; Don Campbell of Eay
field; E. Gahwiller. . of iolmes-
vUle,
T .ere Were .1.0A insle4to Levo
W4 females in Cnuada At the
time of the 19111, cerigus; to every
190 females there ,vwere
reales in . tvrel, areas „a114 ,
males in urban areas; .h
In the Toronto ' studios of the CBC, a smiling Earl Cameron
waits his cue to start another edition of the .national television
news. Cameron began reading the national news in 1944—at that
°tina.e, on radio. He was born in Moose' Jaw, Sask. 47 years 'ago
and worked briefly as a" teacher before starting with his local
station CHAB in 1939. His goal was to do national newscasts
and one month after joining the CBC in Toronto in 1944, he
achieved it.
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THE TIGER OF CANAITA WEST by W.,H. GRAHAM
Suffering a broken left leg
and back injuries, Irwin Guse,
41 -year-old sailor of Desboro,
Ontario, is in Alexandra 1VTarine
and General Hgspital here as
the result of a freak accident
that occurred early Saturday
evening at the C.P.R. bridge •on
Harbor Hill.
Joe Durnin of Widder street
had been '.attempting to drive
his car up ..the hill and became
stalled on a slippery patch of
•
snow at the edge of the bridge,
in •the midst of thick snow
flurries.
Guse, who .was walking up the
hill, approached the Durnin
car, opened the door and sug-
gested that he back the car
down the hill and take another
run at it.
At this moment, John L
Everett, 18, North street, pro-
ceeding down the hill in bad
visibility, came over the bridge.
Seeing the oncoming • car, Guse
closed Durnin's car door and
sought to escape thhe impending
collision by running north across
the road. He was too late, and
was struck by tl}e right fender
of the Everett car,which at
the same time came into con-
tact with the left front fender
of the Durnin car. Durbin was,r
bruised around the left should-
er, but apparently not seriously
injured.
Damage was estimated at
about $200 to .the Everett ve-
hicle and $150 to the Durnin
vehicle. Constable R. B. Craw -
,
ford investigated.
Skids on Square
.Minor damage was caused
Sunday night about 10 p.m.
when William Bradley of Glou-
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