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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-01-29, Page 13For the'second year rn° a row,, Health, , Everett M+ ll valn,: o Huron County's ,.'warden -has ° estcott, l Cay Gam , beet Iected by acclamation. He Derryn Boyle, :.Joh Moldy, . is Usborne Township Reeve Roy-,' (appointed); library, - Walter Westeott who' first came to ' Sheardown, Harold Wild a n! , county council, in 1967,. • " Fray'he,a Stewart Procter l uff a Warden Westcott,was. escorted T ix+P $n s,p.n. • . a n•d s x43e0 'to the chair by the 1969 warden, McJutcheon `(Last three. James Hayter; reeve of Stepien ,appointed). Township. In presenting, _- ' Property; AlanCampbell;' Westeott with. the chain of RoyPattison, Oliver' , agues, office, Hayter told ' the new , Johna Flannery and len , , warden' that he .Hayter") had McMichael; planning, A"it .gh„ been known as 'the smiling Jolly McKinley, l eo. .a rson, Ch r ea warden. Thomas, 'Ed, Oddleifson; Mery "As I look at you," quipped. Cud:more and C. • LaithwaiteW. ,; Hayter, "I can say that. hasn't Brock, Cal Krauter; flim changed much." McAllister and R. Jewell, alt`7 The 1970 warden, a past, appointed. chairman _of the- Huron Crowld �'eedCounty tllme development, Bill; Girvin AIe Growers'Association, Mei, • council that atriculture is the best industry Huron County will ever have. He said4that--• any industry to be sought;, for. Huron should be compatible with the agricultural aspects of life in this county. Westcott did predict bigger arid better things for the -tourist industry. He said .the three-day 30 -hour• week forecast for U.S.A.: workers in the foreseeable- - future "leaves a pretty good weekend." The -warden -'s family, his wife Elsie and two dau hters Joan of - Kitchener and Cheryl, a Grade 13'. student at South Huron District High School, were on hand for the ceremony. A. third daughter, Mrs. Bruce (Carol) Qasspn, London, arrived for the warden's .reception in the :evening. ' The last warden to be,,.elected from Usborne Township was Hugh Berry in 1948. Judge - R. S: Hetherington administered the oath of office.. and Rev . ' G. _ _T;.- Royal :Knox Presbyterian -='-Church, Goderieh, conducted the' brief meditation. Goderich Mayor G. Frank Mills brought greetings from the. . county town: He urged council to work toward "the same economic equalities for Huron[ as enjoyed by inland counties." The mayor• indicated there had been someinstances in the past - three years, when Huron did not receive its full share of provincial and federal attention,_ and sited the proposed closing of CFB Clinton and the decision t, by -- `Conestoga . College officials to locate, ,outside, the county, as. two examples.:, In his closing out remarks to county council, 1969 Warden James Hayter said administrators must be willing to change with the times. - "We can only go forwards or backwards," Hayter told the assenibly. "If ws a are not willing to change, we can only go backwards." Four new members were welcomed to county council including-- Bayfield -Reeve 'Ed. Oddleifsoh; Turnberry ReeVe`' Ken McMichael; Ashfield Township Deputy -Reeve Eugene Frayne; and Q Clinton Reeve Harold Lobb. During the session; :the striking -commi•ttee, selected the following , cc mmilaees. Ln each case, the fir �tk person mentioned •ischairman of the'commiftee. Roads: Elgin Thomp�s��on, Karry Worse'', Elmer 'Hayter, Joe » IiOffman and William Elston; Huronview, Wilmer Hardy, $orden Cook, Harold Robinson, Joe Dietrich and -Hugh Flynn. b 0 MRS. LEE °MCCALLUM, CHIEF MARCHING MOTHER IN G.ODERICH FUND SIGN BOARD • The Ability Fund, formerly the' March of Miles, is the agency in Oniarrig' which looks after the needs of physically disabled adults, 'whether their disability is the result of accident or disease. --- -It is. primarily concerned with rehabilitation »by- means of finding suitable work for the handicapped in, • offices, in industry, in the Organization's own workshops located in eleven different centres in the province, or at home, depending on how well a person 'cans overcome his or her handicap. • The .. Ability - 'Fund » pis • administered by the ,Rehabilitation. Foundation the Disabled, *1,40 was incorporated -in the Province of Ontario irf 1951. • .The new -symbol of . _The Ability :Fund, is a little fir tree with one branch missing. It has. .been adopted throughout Canada to represent agencies concerned with helping disabled adults. It was inspired by part o a poem called Ulysses written by Alfred Lord Tennyson in 1842 ° which reads: Tho'» much is' taken, much„ abides; and'tho' d We are not now that strength which in -old dap„. Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are; One_ equal temper of heroic hearts . Made weak by tirie-and fate,. but ;strong in 'Will Leave your porch lights burning! To strive, to seek, to find,, and ..to. promote . the abilities of the `not to yield. • disabled, convinced ° ; that The R e h a'b i 1 i t a t i o,p `' .whatiever:;, the handicap, many Foundation feels that both its people still have abilities left 'to -new campaign title,.The• Ability help them function,, as part of Fund, and its new symbol serve the community. to represent its ideals. The name The symbol suggests -that even reflects the organization's efforts though' the tree is disabled,. it' is' Photo+by Ron Pace �T -still growing- and thriving, even as a' disabled adult .who has the will and 'a helping hand to get started. The Ability Fund has eleven a workshops called Rehabilitation Industries distributed • throughout. Ontario. . Darlene Draper measures about four -foot -nothing, in high heels,- and' doggedly swing-_ herself along on crutches, and a pair ' of metal hips, doing a full-time job in Rehabilitation.. Foundation head -office accounting staff. She conies from keswick,"she has had arthritis since she was a baby, and when she started work at the Foundation about , two - year's ago, she had never, had a steady job. ' She is such a cheerful and - co -operative little girl, the Public Education Departmeral,�(no names° mentioned) hag the er unmercifully during. .the past couple of years to demonstrate what a disabled person, with the drive and determination Darlene demonstrates, ...n'do. Last: January a story, about [ter, was published in 34 Ontarjo newspapers, quoting her reason for wanting to work rather than. stay home -and watch television: "If you're not .working, you're. not living.,',' • ' Her picture is also ° on this year's whiclow` poster:.. Darlene is going to be married to Ron Peebles, an' amiable shipper : at the Foundation, brother . to Bob 'Peebles, ' the Foundation's efficient, chairborne accountant. June 27 is the, date. It looks as if there will be' at least a thousand people present. • A little fir tree stood -in a forest surrounded by its relatives a and friends, and ,it 'wanted,. for nothing because the ' air it breathed and the ,God-given sun above and . the rich soil beneath its feet provided all the good things in' life — and so the little. fir tree was. happy. IIut one day there:Was a big storm. A bolt of lightning�struak the' little fir tree and one of its branches fell to the ground. The little tree thought it was going to die-; but ittdid not die, and the wound ",.healed, and d "life was wonderful again. ' • . One clay—'a young Mian came Strolling through the woods. accompanied by a girl who was .on crutches. The girl was crying because she had decided'she was useless and could 'never' be like other people. • ive generous! ' The young man had used all the arguments he could think of to convince the • girl that she could overcome her handicap, and he was almost in despair himselfwhen hemspiedthe little fir tree with the missing limb. "Look at that beautiful fir tree," he said. ' The girl looked and she said, • through her tears, "It's certainly a beautiful fir+ tree. But, one. of its branches is missing.' "But see how , healthy it is," said the young man. "Does it not _ breathe and . grow and function just like the. other trees?" . , "That's right," said the girl, ;,ecause, After all, only one of its many branches is missing. It's still a healthy tree." "And you're a healthy girl," g-aiirThe young man. "Thu tack the ability to walk like other people, but what about all; the other abilities you have` You can talk, you can think, you have charm and Intelligence and, 'wit, and you can -use all these" attributes to function as a human • being; to lireathe the good • air, toak in the life-giving sun, to move among other people, to express ,your ideas, to influence society and — .„yes, td work among others, :to be independent, to be a functional, useful » unit - in your. own community.” , The girl stood.lo.oking_at the fir tree. After a while her tears dried, „and ' her eyes began to shine, and she looked at the young Aran with silent thanks. And then they wet away, and the girl never forgot the little fir tree with the missing branch, arid she did astir, tree had done. She drew upon ° her other abilities to "live as an individuaP among others, and she too became happy. - An evergreen tree with a" branch missing has 'become the new symbol for The Ability Fund — new name for the March of Dimes. The symbol and 'the name together represent the philosophy of the Rehabilitation Foundation for the Disabled and might be stated, thus: Disabled people have many abilities left to help them to live useful and happy lives. McGregor,* Bill Jenkins, Harold I,obb and Don Pullen, Jirn Brintnell and the management forester, all appointed; executive, J. P.`' Alexander, Lloyd Hendrick, Gordon Hess, Mel Allan, James Hayter and Bob Lyons. A special committee, tobe,set up in 1970 to deal with salaries and wages as well as fringe benefits will consist of the warden, Jack Alexander, and any • other members .of • council . - the warden so ' selects plus administrative staff where necessary. Huron County will request alternate plan Siice most municipal councils in Huion County presently collect their taxes once annually, i-- was decided at f l u fon County ciouncil's January session that it would impose.hardship on most, councils if they had ° to collect taxes on a quarterly basis as suggested -in Bill '240 .of the. Secondary Schools and Boards of Education Amendment Act. Council also agreed to send a letter . to the Huron County' Board of Education asking them to - ,accept payment of taxes twice annually, at the end of June and . at the end of December. • Clerk John D. Berry told council the• school board had already ..indicated they ' . will request quarterly payments with 25 percent of the tax money payable at the end of March, June, .September, and `December respectively. Elmer Hayter, reeve of Stanley Township, said tliatf If' "''' the board of education .rejects council's proposal to pay twice a year; representatives of the board of education . should .be invited to a regular count council session.. .e cplair :.th ,e.,.,. ,,. 'board's- position in the " matter. Also in the matter - of taxation, representatives of IBM took all Thursday morning 'to explain to reeves, deputy -reeves and clerks just what IBM offered ° _ to. municipalities • Which . used their tax ,billing system. It was learned that„an average municipality billing twice a'year , co'"uld expect to pay $500 or more for the IBM'serviee, IBM .is. capable of producing about 1,800 tax bills per hour. The mailing and handling would be accomplished at. the municipal level. Warden Roy Westcott was elected to office, last Tuesday • following nomination fort the position by Goderich Reeve Harry' Worsen. The Usborne reeve is the ,first ro • his -township to hold -the office since 1948 when Hugh Berrywas nuv..i 1P• ' a'i..