HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-11-26, Page 1012A, OODERICI1 SI :arNAL-STAR, T uRSDAY, l4OVEIVIBF-'R 26, 1970
From i%, Distaff Side
Women must Think for themselves
Election time in a small town like
Goderich is alvt ys exciting.
• Some .people may disagree with that
aissessment•of the situation. There may be
. those -people who feel that election time is
the most boring, brain -washing burden the
local ratepayers must endure .... and for
the most part, the folks with that kind of
..an attitude are the ones who don't know
'what's going on in the community and
don't care much about it ..,. until tax time
rolls--round-and the bill is too high, they
think, for what they're getting.
Nomination day is past. The usual
numbers of concerned citizens turned out
to hear what the present mayor, reeve,
deputy -reeve and council'men had to say
about their _performances and to size up
the new faces who aspire to municipal
politics.
This newspaper expends a considerable
amount of time and •effort in putting
together a reasonable report of the
happenings at the nomination meeting —
and .council meetings all year round -- in
an effort to -keep everyone in rued., even
those who aren't especially interested.
The candidates will now use every
conceivable method to get the majority of
votes. They will be campaigning for
support because that's the way to win
elections.
The women in this community must
put forth a little extra effort this year to
vote intelligently: The day arse gone when
women are so sheltered that they vote as
their husbands indicate they should.
Women are as free as anyone else to make
up their own minds and to vote as they
see fit. And they should. They must.
Woman to Woman
With Shirley J. Keller
I certainly hope. that many meeting November •30} is --a real=
women in this community were eye-opener for. ratepayers,
touched by the special feature especially parents with children
story which appeared in last in school.
week's women's section of the If women would get
Signal -Star concerning the interested . in the workings of
family in Windsor which has municipal politics, they would
three children with cystic be in a much better position to
. fibrosis. --- speak up • on matters of
I had a nice visit with Mrs. Jan importance in the community.
"Sirnahs, Bayfield, great aunt of Who knows? If women really got
those three youngsters, and I can .enthused about such things, we
tell you that Jan is serious in her might shortly. have several more
desire to do something about the women aspiring for posts on
disease which will likely shorten council and on the school board
the life of her nephews and niece . and in my opinion, that
unless there's a miracle soon. would be a tremendous asset to
That's always the way isn't it? everyone.
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The 4-11 Homemaking Club
Achievement Days are soon. to
be held in Huron County. This
fall the project has been "Focus
on Fitness" and the club
members have learned how to
mtaintain good- physi-cal and
mental health, home and
highway safety, first aid,, as well
,as° hoer to be a good citizen both
at home And in the community.
Each girl equips a first alta kit,
completes a record book and
finishes one of the following
handcrafts: knitting, huck
weaving, a stuffed animal or a
mobile. .
Miss Catherine Hunt, Home
Economist for Huron County
will be in charge of the
Achievement Days which will be
held in the Seaforth District,
High School, November 21st;
Wingham District High Schiool,
November 28; Howi:ck Central
School, December - 5; Exeter
High School, December 12;
Zurich Community Centre,
January 9; and Clinton High
School, January 16.
The, afternoon program begins
at 1:15 p.m. and features skits,
demonstrations and exhibits by
each club.
Figbt the cold -war
with some common sense
•
Colds and cold -like illnesses •
account for more than one-third
of all days lost from work and
approxaimately two-thirds of
school absenses attributed to
sickness, according to the drug
industry's Council on Family
Health in Canada.
A survey also revealed colds
=DEAR EDITOR-=
WHAT THE READERS THINK
Dear Mrs. Keller: ,
' Thank you for your
thoughtful and understanding
article on my niece's family and
nationalism's, sake. Only that.
Canadian goods and products be for reprinting what the Windsor
considered when price ' and Star researched about them.
quality compare favorably with,...Mr. and Mrs. Markson of the
imported items. oach House are very kind with
There are important dividends
i""their offer to take orders for theCystic Fibrosis Foundation
in Shopping Canadian. It helps cards. I will bin Goderich every
create jobs, encourages our 'Monday, Wednesday and Friday
manufacturers -to improve their mornings so will deliver cards
goods and services, and helps any of these mornings.
• factories reduce their unit costs Upon' inquiring I have
and export at competitive prices. discovered that 95 . percent of
All these factors enhance our - the card sales money goes to the
standard of living. And I have no research of cystic fibrosis for
Ontario woman will go along new treatment and, hopefully, a
with that. • cure one day. I also ascertained
* * * that everyone who works
Women seem to be m the through • the C/F Chapters
t only their time but
doubt that the illusive "average"
really caring too much about It appears that this column is- news all over the place recently cars and tel telephones, so this
anything until. suddenly, you are going to be one of those and I have another news release their is why such a tep percentage of
faced with a terrible crisis in rise -up -women -and -be -counted •on my desk which will be- of ` the money is available for the
a your life - or in the 'life of type columns. We haven't had special interest to many women, - "Good Work."
someone near and dear to you. one for a while so maybe it Is particularly those in the labour . Again, my thank you
Then you get excited and eager about time. force. and may God go sincerewyou:
to be of help. I received a release this week This release comes from the • Yours truly,
I hoped that because we are • from the Ontario Department of Women's Bureau of the Ontario
getting closer, to' the Christmas Trade and Development. The Department. of Labour and I
season - you know, peace on release• was from the typewriter include it in this week's column
earth, good will toward men and of Mrs. Lilah Lymburner who is for your enlightenment.
all that - more people would be chairman of the Women's ` * *
prompted to action than is Advisory` Committee to the The Minister of Labour, the
normally the case. Ontario Department- of Trade Honourable Dalton Bales, Q.C.,
May I tell you that I know of
two children in Huron County
who have cystic fibrosis. It isn't
- just • happening to kids in
Windsor and other far-off cities.
You may know of someone
who suffers from this
child -killing ailment.
Please, think of Jan Simons
wlidn you are buying' your
Christmas greeting cards this
year. If you have already
purchased them, Ibuy some for
next Christmas. Give Some child
just a little more hope.
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As a former resident of the
. Exeter area, I usually read the
Exeter Times -Advocate from
cover to cover. I think everyone
is that way about, their.
hometown newspaper.
I was extremely interested in
a letter to the editor in the
Exeter paper from a woman who
has been attending some of the
board of education meetings
lately. She was urging others to
take time once in a while to be
present at those ° meetings . . .
and to see the magnitude of
problems with which the board
deals every meeting.
I would heartily endorse this
action. Before I got involved
with newspaper reporting, I
must admit that I was rather`
apathetic about municipal
affairs. But now, I find the
meetings of council, of county
council and Huron County
Board 'of. Education, just
fascinating . . and I must admit
that my assessment of public
' councils and boards has ehanged
a good deal because of it.
If you are thinking about
making new year's resolutions
next month, I do wish the
women of . this community' her purchases and returns 13 per
would decide to become more cent of them.
aware of the Workings of Indeed; the shopping habits of
municipal government. A very women in Ontario have
good place--to-start is right down far. -reaching e c o n om i e
at the town hallµ at the local implications rthat are not always
council meetings every Thursday appreciated: - Ontario women
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Do plan to attend this
worthwhile event in your area.
The girls and their leaders put a
great deal of effort and
imagination into the program
and --your presence will show that
you support the young people in
your community.
cost Canada an estimated
half -billion dollars annually in
lost wages, lost production and
'medical expenses.
The Council, a publjc service
organization working to
encourage family health and
safety, says the common cold is
so common a person with
average good .health can expect
to be bothered by three or four
colds a year.
How can we fight. the cold
war?
Common sense is the best
Way- to, -treat a cold because no
real cure has yet been found
through years of extensive
research by medical scientists,
says the Council.
It suggests these common
sense tips:
... Treat a cold• when it starts
to prevent it from becoming
more serious. Get plenty of rest
and sleep. Take medication for
the relief of sniffles and
discomfort with lots of fluids.
Fresh colds . are more
contagious than older ones. Stay
out of direct contact with
people coming down with cold
symptoms. If you have a fresh
cold, respect others by covering
coughs and sneezes. Wash your
hands frequently and do not mix
your drinking glass, towel and
other personal items with those
of other members ,of your
family.
-. Children have more colds
than adults and are thus major
`"cold -spreaders. ° Keep infected
children indoors and d$ 'not let
and Development. • announces that ,the Women's
I was extremely interested in .Equal Employment Opportunity
what Mrs. Lymburner had to say Act will be in force by
and I thought perhaps you"might December 1, 1970. It will be
be too. That's why I have administered by •the Ontario
included it in this week's • Women's Bureau.
column. Let's hear your T'he Act prohibits
comments on it. discrimination based on sex or
* * * ! marital status in recruitment and
The last thing any woman hiring, training and 'promotion,
wants to be is average. and dismissal.
Nevertheless, I have gathered Although the Act is primarily
some interesting details in recent intended t o correct
years on what is "the average discrimination against working
Ontario woman." women, it also applies to male
At the outset, I had better workers.
make it clear that I see the All employers of six or more
following statistics as average, employees are bound by the
and the wonYan they supposedly Act.
represent as very much an Employers are not being
individual. In any case, here it is: asked -to give preferential
She is 5 ft. 4 inches tall and treatment to women workers,
weighs 132 .lbs. She eats 3,200 but only to open all jobs to
calories a day and is always qualified workers of both sexes.
going on a diet. The Ontario Classifying a job as "male" or
woman annually consumes: "female" or maintaining
- 160 lbs of meat; 353 eggs; 91 separate seniority lists based on
lbs. of sugar; sex or marital status is in
- seven lbs. of cheese; 103 lbs of violation of the Act. Labels
potatoes; "men's jobs" and "women's
- 100 lbs.. of fresh fruit; 100 lbs. jobs" -- tend to deny
of bread; employment opportunities
-21 lbs. of coffee; 244 quarts of unnecessarily to one sex or the
rnilk; other.
-- 42 hot dogs; 191 bottles of Some jobs, however, ,cannot
pop; - reasonably be -performed
- 146 packs of cigarettes; 183 because' of sex Or marital status.
ounces of whiskey. Exemptions will be determined
Some of the things the either by the Women's Bureau In
average woman doesn't like t8 consultation with management
hear is that annually she throws and the employee(s), or by a
400. lbs. of edible food in the Board appointed by t.E»; Minister
garbage; she watches television of Labour, or by t RYA Ontario
five hours a day; spends a year Court of Appeal, as laid out in
of her life on the telephone; uses the procedural sections of the
$50 worth of cosmetics Act. As a ,general rule, physical
annually; spends 11/2 times as reasons will be the determining
much on clothing as her factor in establishing an
husband; charges 50 per cent of exemption because of sex, and
lack of mobility. (e.g. for travel
or transfers) ,will be the
determining .factor in
establishing an 'exemption
because of marital status. .
In most cases, exemptions will
-be decided on an individual basis ,
everting at 7 'pan. (rio meeting spend or influence the spending rather than' as a group
of an estimated 80 cents .of° exemption.,
Or, s
tonight!)
orsi hs.ame of you may prefer a every. retail dollar. The fact that the entployer
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dayytime aesslon in which cage That's why we in the may have to provide sepa to
Miran COurity,COUneil would be Women's Advisory Committee facilities for. a person' of the
an •excellent �choiee; The nett` niake .a point of .urging that opposite sexAwill not Justify an
'meetingathat body .will likely Ontario Wonte'n consider buying . exemption -,unless Ythe expense
. . , " red oods,clearly unreasonable.
riot be until January� li'owever. CarTaidltln nYanti>�aClu � would Be
.. tse, la a ntw&way Advertisers may not place. and „
And o� couirse, the �uro� Trades of cou
'County. Board of 1dugation streets, and *we don't suggest
whiel`t Intedi in Clinton '(next Shopping Canadian f'or
., Please turn P '3
J.
Simons
(Mrs.
R.
A.)
them visit their neighborhood
chums until all cold symptoms
have ended.
... Studies show we have more
colds during the winter heating
season.•
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