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PAGE 6A—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1971
London area WI stresses rights of native women,
"Why, and Why not",, was
the theme of the London Area
Convention of, the Women's
Institute which was attended
by delegates from all the nine
branches in the South Huron
area.'
One inconspicious
paragraph in the daily paper
reports is of special
significance to area people,
regarding the resolution on
Indian women's rights when
their husbands die intestate.
Due to the interest of Mrs.
Olive Hicks of Hurondale W.I.
and the support of her branch
members, this resolution is
aimed at -changing the Indian
Act of 1867 to give Indian
women the right to ad-
minister their husband's
estate as may any other
Canadian women in 'similar
circumstances.
Much research was done by
Mrs. Hicks, assisted by the
District Resolutions Con-
vener, Mrs. Hilda Payne, to
bring this inequality to the
GDCI students attend classes
hi University of Waterloo hails
Close to 260 students and
some of their teachers from
nine Ontario high schools
Friday; October 24 on the '
University of Waterloo
campus as Guests of . that
University's Faculty of
Scieriece. Twenty- three
students from GDCI ,plus
teacher, D.R. Bundy, head of
Science, attended.
The students .sat in on
regular science lectures and
took part in lab sessions.
The xs took notes, did ex-
periments, asked questions
' and mixed freelywith UW
students.
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Accordirtg to Prof. Reg.
Friesen, department of
chemistry and one of the
organizers of the visits, the
, visits are intended to "give
the high school people an
accurate impression of " a
typical day in the life of
UW science student."
He says Waterloo has been
operating its science day
. visiting program for' seven
years during which time close
to 20,000 Ontario high school
students have had an opportunity
to ,s pet:11;1'1,day on campus..
The science visiting
program will_continue every
Friday to „ mid-March.
Approximately 150 high
school, from many parts of
Ontario will be participating.
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Elmer Bell says Ontario
poor dimatfor criminals
"Ontario is the best area in
North America if not in the
world for law enforcement".
Those were the words of
• Ontarip's Police Commission
chairnfaii •Elmer a. Bell
• speakingat the 25th an-
niversary 'of the Exeter
Kinsmen Chb recently.
Bell told' the' ftiorthan 180
guests, many aspects of life in
the field of law and order.
Paying tribute to the local
Kinsmen club, the Police
Commissioner said! "Service
clubs like yours make it
possible for us to have a law
and order in this' country. You.
create a good climate in the
, community."
"Every time a policeman
goes on shift it ctually costs
from $80 to $100. Every
person in a sel policing area
• pays $33.32 per y ar for police
Reivices_ This. arhunts to an
equivalent of 25 mi s on the
tax rate," Bell continued.
He suggested work by
service clubs makes the work
of the Ontario Provincial
-Police force easier and less
costly.
Bell told the audience the.
Commission is continually
trying 'to reduce policing
costs while putting together a
better system. Persons on the
Commission are' always
planning new training
programs in, the Police
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Colleges and in-service
training.
The chairman said nei?
police recruits are closely
screened to eliminate a
person who would use, farce
during an arrest or not use
the proper restfaint.
-' .The polic; communication
system is being updated
continually with new services
such as information service
ancr'ffeleorr—banks in all
large centres to identify
suspected persons in only a
few ,minutes.
Bell continued, "We do -
worry about police budgets
and are trying to reduce man •
hours. In one city, we have
been able to "eliminate four
men ' from the records
• department." •
• „1 -Ie told the guests at the
anniversary, "You, as citizens
'come •under laws but
policemen ate subject to two
sets of rules. We have a tough
discipline system. We accept
nothing but .the best and
expect the finest behaviour
• from our policeman. Our code
of conduct is a matter of
dedication to stay on the
forte."
''Organized crime Will tell
•you Ontario Is a bad climate
for criminals. The 'tenacles
reaching across from United
States centres such as
Detroit, Buffalo and Chicago'
have never been able to get a
good .hold here in Ontario,"
Bell added:
In " clOsing the former
Exeter' lawyer said, "We.
know there is no corruption in
the Ontario Legislature and
with judges and very little in
pplice forces. With this co-
operation we have a good
chance to keep the finest
province we now have." •
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District W.A. and when they
sustained the motion it was
taken to the London area,
Now passed by the area,
this resolution only has to
pass the Provincial Com-
mittee to 'be forwarded tQ the
Federal Government" for
consideration and possibly, a
change in the Indian Act,
Huron -Middlesex M.P. Mr.
Robert McKinley is to be
thanked for assistance in
getting this far.
Whys this resolution?
Because the Women's
Institute" 'is "For Home and
Country".""Why not?"
Officers elected , are
president, Mrs. Wallace
Laidlaw, RR 7 London; first
vice-president, Mrs. Leonard
Caffyn, RR 5 Ingersoll;
second vice-president, 'Mrs.
Keith Hiepler; • secretary,
'Mrs. Wilfred Keutsch,
Sebringville; treasurer, Mrs.
Clifford Ritchie, RR 3
Parkhill.
The convention was held at
Grace United Church in St.
Thomas, on Wednesday and
Thursday, Ocrober 15 and 16.
President Mrs. Wallace
Laidlaw urged members to
get away from routine, be
happy, have fun and try new
things suitable for both young
and old, and • to advertise in'
the community..
Mrs. Maluske, president of
the Federated Women's
Institutes of Ontario gave a
stimulating address. She first
introduced, Mrs. Grace
•Drummonizi .of Kippen, who
was in the audience, as a
fellow schoolmate.
She reminded members
that W.I. members have
something to do at all level's,
something to love, our jobs in
W.I., our fellow members;
something to hope for, and
that reports are most im-
portant in that,respect.
Next year, Pauline
McGibbon, Ontario's Lieut -
Governor will be at the
Officer's Conference at
Waterloo University and the
week of May 31 Will be Erland
Lee Home week..
The next ACWW conference
will be in Nairobi, Kenya in
October 1977.
Rev. Anne Langford, the
afternoon guest speaker',
spoke on womeplace in
society.
Among the committee
reports Mrs. C. M. Williams,
'curator, reported ,that next
year's workshop-Vill be held
in Tillsonburg Mtiseum,''
August 10.
After the afternoon session
there was a bus tour to Elgin
County Pioneer Museum
which was set up with the
help of the Iocal W.I.'s in the
late 1940's. More time could
have '''been happily spent
there.
At the evening session, an
origi al skit was presented by
C")
S u Huron members Mrs.
Frances Kinsman and Mrs.
Marlene Bell of Kippen and
Mrs. Doreen Coleman and
Mrs. Helen Scott of Seaforth
on setting" up programs for
,or
meetings which should be
educational, inspirational
,and recreational.
This was followed by other
skits and musical numbers,
including a solo by Mrs.
Wesley Bradnock of Auburn',
past president of London
area.
On Thursday morning nine
resolutions were presented by
Mrs. Bradnock, Resolutions
Convener, urging measures.:
be taken against detrimental.
use orgoOd agricultural land
for landfill sites, the im-
proper use of alcohol, the
increasing use of profanity on
TV and the accessibility of
‘, adult reading material to
juveniles.
Seaforth branch was first
among the display of quilts
and their quilt will be sent to
the Provincial Tweedsmuir
Competition. Next year an
invitation has been extended
to hold the convention in
Tillsonburg.
At,.the closing session in the
afternoon, Miss Helen.
McKercher gave a short
message from the Home
Economics Branch of the
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food, Toronto.
Miss McKercher is a native
of Seaforth. All the County
Home Economists presented
a demonstration on using
scarves as accessories to
present-day fashions.
Principal demonstrators
were Miss Jane Pengilly,
Huron County, and Mrs.
Carol Crerar, Middlesex
County. •
Other counties included at
the convention were Perth,
Oxford and Elgin.
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