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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-10-20, Page 7Pessure results in benefits Dear Editor: As Public Relations Officer of Goderich Legion Branch 109, we recently received a copy of the speech given by the Honourable W. Bennett Campbell, Federal Minister of Veterans Affairs, to the delegates to the Dominion Convention of the Royal Canadian Legion held in Quebec City last June. As most members of the Legion did not have the opportunity to attend this Legion conventicn, I have summarized the key aspects of Mr. Campbell's remarks. I trust that this summary will be of interest to all the Legion members and the general public. The past two years have been most productive for veterans and their families. In July 1981 Parliament passed Bill C-40. This Bill opened the way for proportionate pensions to be paid to widows of veterans who were receiving less than a 48 percent pension. By Bill 40 these benefits were to be phased in over six and one LETTERS half years. Some 'widows would be decreased before they became eligible for this disability pension formerly paid to their spouse. After considerable pressure on the government by the Dominion Command of the Royal Canadian Legion Parliament passed Bill C-32 and gave im- mediate benefits to all eligible widows. As of May. 31, 1982 there were 10,292 veterans' widows now receiving this pension and 13,544 applications for proportionate pensions were being processed. Bill C-40 also allowed for higher payments to recipients of War Veterans Allowance was not under 65 years oa age. The purpose is to raise the benefits gradually until the pensioner' would receive the same amount as those who receive Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Sup- plement. With the other benefits included in Bill C-40, the package contains over $80 million in income benefits for the veteran and his dependents. Legislation amended the Veterans Land Act allowing spouses of VLA holders to establish legal right to the proPerty thereby bringing this Act more in step with modern family law. As well in the past two years the Aging Veterans Program was introduced. By this Act the disabled veteran is encouraged and assisted to remain in the family home. In the. current year 900 ' veterans will share $4.7 million in financial aid - an •'average each year of $5,222 for each disabled veteran. Duscussing the Pension Parents have a choice now Dear Editor: In reply to the letters to the Editor by the board of directors of the Clinton and District 'Christian School, I would like to take this op- portunity, to inform Mr. Dykstra, Mr. Bill Jongejan and the rest of the Christian Reformed Dutch in the surrounding area •that they should be thankful for the opportunity to reside in this country of Canada and, the province of Ontario. • • I agree with him that all parents have the choice of sending or educating their children in the public, separate or private system. I. ask him , did he send his children through the. public elementary system? He states that most of us. do. In the case of the Christian Reformed they do not send them through the public or separate school system. When parents send their children to private schools or schools sponsored by religious denomination, they pay twice. Again it is their choice. The Ontario system isdivided into two religious groups, protestants and catholics. They both have, since confederation, been two large groups and thatis why the two publicly funded systems. ' The ' separate school taxpayers are taxed at a higher rate than the public system so are paying extra also. As the school enrollment is dropping the need for more publicly funded schools is out of the question. I would recom- mend that you integrate into Canadian society as this is now your homeland. Ask around and see if the Por- tuguese, the Italians, the Germans, the Japanese etc. have their own publicly funded private schools. They all tend to integrate into Canadian Society and\ the Canadian system ' of education. We • appreciate your heritage and cultural background and you can have this in your church and your clubs: You are in Canada now so you have the choice of three systems. If you choose the private system the choice- is 'yours and you must pay the bill. In these hard economic times, myself and a lot of other Canadians do not agree with ' your views and the public funding of your schools. Yours truly. . Concerned Citizen of Huron County No, right to degrade Vanastra Dear Editor,. I am responding' to' • the story about the museum that appeared in this week's Clin- ton paper; in fact to statements made' by Mrs. Palmer about Vanastra, You see, I live in Vanastra and I'm not ashamed to admit it. The building in question is.a beautiful red brick and it is a shame it is sitting empty. We are a very small and new community compared to Goderich, but we are part of Huron County. If county council decides on the move to Vanastra, I'm sure it will be a help to the growth of Vanastra which, would be welcomed. On the 'other hand, I can see the move would be a great loss to Goderich. Yes Mrs. Palmer, you have every right to fight to keep the museum there, but in the process, you have no right to degrade Vanastra. Yburs truly,. Barbara Hoy, Vanastra. Incidence of rabies is high in area Dear Editor, It isn't pleasant to think that our beloved south- western Ontario holds the questionable distinction of having the highest rabies incidence in the world. Yet. when I check carefully through the small town press of this area, I can believe it. In recent weeks a small boy has been attacked by a . rabid bat; a rabid fox was • shot• -following -its -attack orra' porcupine; rabies has been detected in domestic animals, including horses and cows. Wishing to extend the warning a bit further, I used your', recent article on the prevalence of rabid 'animals as a "springboard". If all Festival was great success • front page 4 our electrician , and Mr. George harris who worked extra hard in providing last minute assistance. Thank you to Mrs, Lapaine and the Bedford Hotel staff for their ticket selling and to all the individual ticket sellers who made sib'e' the tickets were soldthroughout the community. Thank you to MIss Erin Mulhern for presenting the flowers to Miss Beth Anne Cole. A special thanks to Mr. Stringer, Mr. Murdie, Students Council and the GDCI staff for letting us use their facility for this great production. Finally, a great huge thanks to all those who at- tended! Your support proves that cultural events have a place in our great town ! ! ! Sincerely, Jane Netzke Director of Recreation. goes as planned, it will be the final of three items in "Report From the Country" scheduled for Saturday late news, October 23. And again, thanks for keeping "The Signal -Star coming. my way each week. Hope to get up your way in the near future for another. trip . through yourmost in- teresting museum. , Yours faithfully, • Arthur Carr , CKCP-TV's "Country Editor": ATTENTION •SENIORS NOW AVAILABLE DOWNSTAIRS DELUXE & PRIVATE ROOMS, SEMI'S ALSO AVAILABLE BOOK. NOW FOR WINTER HOLIDAY HOME 482-3685 ('s WORTH THE DRIVE! •SUITS •SPORTSCOA.TS •BLAZERS SIZES 38 TO 48 • REG • TALL • SHORT 34. ALBERT ST. CLINTON MEN'S WEAR 482-93311 -PECK-APPLIANCES • IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN VARNA" ° FILTER QUEEN SALES & SERVICE. °VACUUM CLEANERS - (Sales & Service.to • Most Makes) °FM COMMUNICATI s %•SYSTEMS For Farm & Business °SPEED QUEEN APPLIANCES °MOFFAT APPLIANCES °INSECT LIGHTS& FLY KILLING UNITS °GIFTS MANY OTHER ITEMS VARNA, ONT. 482-7103 Commission, the D.VA.Minister said that the Pension Commission which grants disability pensions to eligible veterans is un- dergoing revisions in order to be able to cope with the expected rapid increase in pension applications. One must remember that World War II ended 37 years ago and aging is now beginning to take its toll of veterans of this war. As of June 30, 1981 there were 4395 disability pension applications to be processed. By May 31, 1982 this number was reduced to 2498 cases still to be considered. But during this same time period 5,554 new pension ap- plications were received by the Commission a gain of 3,056 new cases since June 30, 1981. The task Of the Pension Commission is not an easy one, stated Mr. Campbell. Relocation of all the elements of the Veterans Affairs Department should be in place and fully operational in its new location, Charlottetown, P.E.I. (This move was op- posed at its inception by the Legion) by 1984. Looking down the road there will be 387,000 veterans in Canada by 1996. Ninety- eight percent of these will be over 65' years of age. Inevidently, as we march towards 1996, many war veterans will have poorer health,. reduced purchasing power and reduced capacity to function independently. There will. be a large in- crease in the' number of veterans widows. All of this suggests that the Department of Veteran Affairs : and the Royal Canadian Legion will have a distinct' and important role. to play in shaping the new policies for -veterans and their families. 1 Yours truly, Neil Shaw, Public Relations Officer, Goderich Legion Branch 109. Y GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20,1.9:62—PAGE 5 Provincial honors were awarded to five girls at 4-1I Achievement Night in Blyth week. For completing 12 homemaking clubs, the awards were given to, front row, Annette Losereit of Auburn 2 and Elise Lindsay of Goderich 2 and back row, Betty Jane Foran of Donnybrook, Phyllis Coulter of Holmesville 1 and Bretida Hackett of Trinity. ( Photo by Shelley McPhee) last Four Huron girls received county honors last Thursday night for their efforts in completing six 4-1I homemaking clubs. They included, front, left to right, Tracey Hayter of Varna and Deb Gregory of Dungannon and back row, left to right, Jennifer Lazenby of Brussels 2 and Nancy Car- michael of Dungannon 1. ( Photo by Shelley McPhee) Huronview residents enjoy Thanksgiving Sunday morning worship was held in the Huronview chapel with Reverend Nor- man Pick in charge. The Thanksgiving theme was carried throughout the ser- vice. Elsie. Henderson and Margaret ' McQueen favoured with a duet and the choir sang a lovely anthem. Several residents went out to be . with families and. friends for the holiday. For those who chose •to stay here a delicious turkey and pum- pkin pie dinner was served. We thank the kitchen staff for providing this sumptuous meal. - Special Care residents en- joyed' a social hour in the auditorium . Tuesday after- noon. Frank Bissett played selections on the piano. Cookies and coffee were served. Wednesday after- THEiBUSHT:HE S'' & DELI 45 WEST ST., GODERICH 524-9672 WINTER HOURS: LOCKER HOURS MON. 1 P.M. -5:30 P.M. ' MON. & WED. TUES. -'SAT. = 9 A.M.-5:30 P.M. 12 NOON -1 P.M. noon Alma Davis, Ethel Hill, Ethel . Fuller, Olive McMillan, Howard Fowler, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell, Frank Bissett and Jane Ladd Were guests at a fall tea at Maitland Manor, Goderich. We were warmly welcomed by staff and residents and made to feel right at home. The Manor is a beautiful -place and colorfully decorated. We gathered. in ' the main lounge where many old friendships were renew- ed. In the lovely spacious dining room a delicious lunch was served and residents recalled memories of the past with. a, few good laughs thrown in. Audrey Kerr and Frank Bissett pro- ' vided piano music. It was an enjoyable afternoon and we • do thank the people of Maitland Manor for. a very SAVE AT THE Mac 'N CHEESE MOCK CHICK CHICKEN & PIMIENTO AND DUTCH LOAF PICKLE & PIMENTO DELI LUNCHEON LOAF REG. $329 COUNTER -ALL SCHNEIDER'S QUALITY - HOMEMADE ' oz CHILI "JUST HEAT & EAT!"SERVING' OOSE16RVI.NG $200 EMADE MEAT LOAF s 98 LB. TRY OUR THE SPAGHETTI HOMEMADE SPAGHETTI MEAT SAUCE YOU WE HAVE THE SAUCE DELI MEAT SPECIALS IN EFFECT TILL OCTOBER 23, 1982 Nei ti4 THE GREAT OCTOBER $141.11! SALE Save Up To X216 pleasant time. In the evening Frank Crich, Minnie Fowler, Nan Daer and Edna Cantelon at- tended a dinner for the blind held at Clinton Legion hall. Margaret McQueen played the piano for residents of Special Care Thursday when they met for a social hour. Coffee and cookies were served. The Huronview Chapel service was held Thursday afternoon. We had the memory Verse visualized on the flannelgraph board. We then had our Bible Verse Good News Ladies.... 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