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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-09-21, Page 8} `" A ,. •THR RSV? E :S ER 2t A 9l.z ....... Fire, which broke out when the owners were not at home, on . Friday morning, caused an estimated $12,000 damage to this house.located on lot eight of the ninthgconcession of Ashfield. Firemen from Lucknow ansviered . the call placed by a • passerby but arrived too late to do anything but keep the flames from spreading. A call for assistance was placed with the Goderich Fire Department as well. The house was owned by John H. Curran. (staff photo) South Huron workshop director says - - - Ma�Naugh�on. biuckas; The Hon, CS. MacNaughton continues to set records through his political appointments. He was named to his ninth portfolio: Nat" week when Premier Davis appointed. Win ' treasurer to fill" the vacancy crew • ye . r�esig nati6 `iif Darcy McKeough. The Huron MPP still . retains. his position as chairman of the management board, a post he was handed in February." After being .elected .,in • a 1958 by-election, Mr.° .4 cNaughton became a,minister without port- folio in 1961, minister : of high- ways in ,VJ.962, treasurer in 1966, minister of economics in 1968, and minister of transportation and communications in 1971. Mr. MacNaughton's appoint-. ment as Ateasurer. is not- expe ted to be permanent. Premier Davis has indicated there would be cabinet changes before the . beginning of the next session of the legislature, expected in mid- November. Mr. MacNaughton said in'an interview he was ,not pleased with the tcircumstances under which his appointment takes place, but said it was necessary to find someone with experience in the job, to "facilitate the requirements of government." "I will cope with it for whatever period is -involved," he said. "Needless to say, I would . prefer, .that it wasn't necessary. But it was necessary. The gover- nment still has to function. He was sworn in a day after a news conference al wiliCh Premier Davis formally accep ted Mr. Mclteough's resignation. .0 Workshopwiliibe I1ketio:ctor Charles (Chuck) Lutchin is only 22 years old, but has been involved in adult workshops for the :mentally retarded for . six years. Now, he has been hired by the South Huron Associations for the Mentally' Retarded as workshop director, and he looks on,„it as q real challenge. "Ode of the biggest problems that associations have is taking, the individuals concerned out of the community, more than put- ting them into it,” he said. "I don't want to make this . a . separate •grclup} , 1Qut' .,,integrate, ,���j, yam, �� ��. �;� t < .1441.��the's o 1 ny "Otlii, main a.:objectrg09 is: to remove the trainees (he hates the word `retarded') from the' safe home situation and find out what they really need, how to live a real life, if they had to, by themselves," he said. Even the name of the workshop- reflects this attitude - Arc (Adult Rehabilitation Cen- tre) Industries. It will be" nxn with a factory atmosphere. the trainees will punch or stamp in and out; with shipping and receiving depots; buying , and selling areas; _coffee and lunch breaks; and the cafeteria and main work area will be run en- tirely by the trainees. One' of Mr. Lutchin's most im- portant jobs is to get contract . work for the workshop. This means that the trainees will do Tour program contract, we just won't take it on." The idea, however, is not to simply develop 'a high rate of production, but if the main ob- jective,is accomplished, this will' also result. "The real -purpose of the con- tract work is to give the trainees the aspect of real work, within industry and the community."' said' Mr.. ,Lutchin. "We want to develop the social skills that' will ,make them feel wanted and useful in the community." Towards this end; each of the trainee& will 'rsceiv a an incentive wage, increasing to a itnaximum as the trainee'. s skills develop. This wage is not designed to make the trainee self- supporting,. but to give him en- couragement to improve still further. Once he reaches the maximum, it is felt he is ready to enter the working world of the community. J. Tow, Mr. Lutchin trYing to formulize renovation plans for the workshop; which will be set up in the northernmost building of Dashwood Industries Limited No. 2 building,' Dashwoo-d. In addition to the work area and cafeteria, he hopes to have a combination' library and quiet room and an occupational training room. Everything throughout the workshop will be 'co-ordinated to provide not only the working skills, but the social skills and ,confidence the trainees 'need as normal mem- bers of the community. Mr. Lutchin• is also planning to setup some sort of . a recreation program,` but again, not separate from the com- munity, but in it. For example, he, said we do not want' a'special time set apart for the trainees to bowl,' but we'll try,to do it at the rsa ie " time as everybody else. He wants to get the com- munity involved in • the workshop too. "It's the..outside people who have . to get in- terested, not those already in the association," he said:' He stressed that anytime anybody wanted to come. in to have a look around, they would be more than welcome. He wants to establish a volunteer assistance program also. He is expecting " about 20 trainees the first year and said that number,- usually doubles within„ the first year. With 20 trainees, he said he would need one more supervisor plus volunteers, in addition to himself. - the small jobs that area in- dustries really can't afford the time to do; things, such as sor- ting, or • salvaging vetisable materials from old products. • Mr. Lutchin also hopes to do c' , a great deal' of woodworking, especially in the production of ' lawn furniture. This develops all kinds of coordination and other skills, and gives the trainees. a great 'feeling of_ ao- complishrnent, said Mr. Lutchin. He hopes to have the first picnic table finished by the end of He--als-0.'h4eg tO" start into -- ceramics very early. This is a • lucrative field, and is ivally en- 'jakettile for the trainees, he said. • "My attitude toward this whole„ thizig. is to "do—as much contract work as We can, as well as we can, by the time it, is wan- ted, and with 'the quality of work that is wanted," he said. 'If 'we can't, do this with,,each discontinues for winter Mr. ',Lutchin realizes that there will will -be problems; with transportation, until the renovations are completed and any number of unforeseen ones. But, his past work has prepared him., for the job. He started ' his first adult workshop when he was only 18; in Wardsville, a town abouthalf way between London and Chatham, but actually became interested earlier than' that. He attended Glencoe High School, and was on the committee which set up the first-ever successful walkathon for the mentally' - He played Jitnior Hockey for a while in Kitchener, attendeil FanShawe College for a year in physical education and even did a couple .of add jobs before he took on the job of director in Wardsville. He started froth scratch there, and although it was small, with 12 to 14 trainees, they were produting •about.' $50 a day in contract work when he left: . He moVed to the workshoP in London, to get the experience of a larger shop, and within two months was Assistant Manager. He was there. for a year, before coming to Dashwood. Mr. Lutchin is a bachelor, but plans to get married next sum- mer. FREE Lawn Patch Kit (1) THE RED CROSS IS PEOPLE LIKE YOU HELPING PEOPLE LIKE YOU Come in. NOW and see the fabulous new '73 Moto -Ski on display. 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