The Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-02-07, Page 274i
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Dialogue on. Japan heard
Nearly 500 women attend UC:.
HY:MYRTLE •
JOHNSTONE
Nearly, 500 women met
at North Street United
Church in Goderich on
January 28 for the 13th
annual meeting of Huron -
Perth Presbyterial of
,United Church Women.
Doris . Zurbrigg 'of
Listowel chaired the
meeting: The theme for
the day was 'We are One
in Spirit,'Whole and Alive
Persons through Jesus
Christ.'
IlaWorsell of Goderich
directed the day's music
and was assisted by
members of the
Craigellen singers of
Goderich, who thrilled
the_audiience with their
renditions in song.
Greetings were ex-
---tended to the women by
Olive Knisley, Goderich,
president of the United
Church Women of North
Street; the Reverend
Robert Ball, 'minister of
North Street; Margaret
Walsh, Windsor,
president of London
Conference of United
Church Women; and the
Reverend Maurice
Francis, Fullarton,
chairman of Huron -Perth
Presbytery.
Viet.ta Karges,
Gowanstown, presented
the recording secretary's
report; Edith. Wey,
Walton, the correspon:
ding secretary's report;
and Marjorie Kernick of
Goderich, the treasurer's
report.
The following com-
mittee reports were then
given: Christian
. Development by Ruth
Axtmann of Walton;
Leadership Development -
by Grace Pym of
Elimvale; World
Outreach by Iva Wood of
Goderich; Church in
Society by Muriel Coultes
of Belgrave; Stewardship
by Grace Drummond of
Hensall; Com-
munications by Myrtle
Johnstone of Goderich
and Archives by Ann
Walters of Brucefield.
The report of each
Committee chairperson
-included her dream or
vision of something
United Church Women
could begin to aspireto
and attain in 1980. Some
suggestions were: , 1.
Closer communication
and co-operation with
presbytery and with the
men . the
congregations;. 2. 'Wor-
shipful, inspirational and
educational campsite
experience for younger
women; 3. More com-
munication between
local, presybterial, and
conference United.
Church Women.
In the morning, a very
interesting and in-
formative 'Dialogue on
Japan' was staged by
Robert Witmer, ,a native
of Goderich who has
spent eight years i
Japan, his Japanese wiff
Keiko and Maureen
Mayne, mission officer
for London Conference.
Robert and aeiko
Witmer and their two
charming daughters
expect to return to Japan
following Robert's or-
dination in May 1980,
where they will work as
part of a team in rural
Japan. Christians in
Japan are fewer than one
percent of the population
but .their influence is far
reaching educationally
and socially.
Mr. and Mrs. Witmer.
sang 'This Little Light of
Mine' in English and part
in Japanese and closed
with a beautiful Japanese
lullaby.
The afternoon speaker,
the Reverend Wilena
Brown, first ordained
woman in.Nova -Scotia'-
and now minister at
Varna and Goshen, dealt
with the subject - Women,
50 Years as Persons!
Under the B.N.A. Act
women were not
"regarded as persons until
on October 18, 1929, the
Lord Chancellor declared
them to be so. Many of
CASTLE project terminated
The Children's Aid
Society Teen Living
Experience (CASTLE)
project which was started
about four years ago in
Goderich, has been
terminated.
John Penn, director of
Family ' and Children's
Services; explains that
the need has emerged for
a different type of
project, one involving
youngerteenage.rs.
The CASTLE project
involved a group, of
teenage girls, mainly 18
and 17 year olds, who
were wards of Family
•
and Children's' Services.
They lived together .in. a
house in Goderich along
with a person who acted
as a supervisor. They
shared household duties
and received- frequent
visits from a social
worker. The house served
as a transition place for—
the young ladies as they
went• from foster homes
to living independently.
However, the oc-
cupancy rate dropped at
the CASTLE home and as
it did, the costs of running
the home increased.
Several months ago,
when Family and
Children's Services
decided to end the
project, there was only
one occupant of the home
left.
' Mr. Penn • saysthere
were some rumours
going around .that the
CASTLE home had been
raided and some of its
residents thrown in jail.
These rumours 'are un-
true, of course, he says. In
fact, he says Family and
Children's Services never
even received- any
complaints from neigh-
bours while the CASTLE
project was underway.
At present, Family and
Children's Services has
many younger teenagers,
in the 12 to 15 year old
range, who need
placement and the
agency is hoping to use
the former CASTLE'""
-home as a group home for
these teenagers. It would
operate on a family
model with. live-in group
home "parents"'. The
first task of the agency
will- -be to find ex-
perienced "parents" for
the project. The next will
be to apply for funds from
the Ministry of Com-
inunity and Social Ser-
vices.
the key experiences
today stern from that
declaration. Until then,
'women could not vote;
could not sit on juriesand
their • citizenship
depended on their fathers.
or their. husbands. Rev.
Brown challenged the
women to respond to the
opportunities and
responsibilities now
available to them as
persons.
Mary Broughton of
Atwood and Leila Fink-
beiner of Crediton
presented book previews
which boosted the
literature sales. Muriel
Hoggarth of Stratford
extended the courtesies
and Fran Lanin of Mit-
le1 assisted -13Y--Win-
n if red
byWin-nifred Dow of
Thamesview and Verle
Mahon of Hibbert, led in
the closing meditation.
Margaret Walsh
conducted the election of
officers and the Reverend
Maurice Francis led in
the, -installation service.
The new officers for
1980 are: president - Ann
Walters of Brucefield;
first vice-president -
Grace Pym of Elimvale;
-second vice-president -
Muriel Coultes of
Belgrave; corresponding
secretary - Edith Wey of
Walton; recording
secretary - Evalene
Webster of Bl.yth;
treasurer - Marjorie
Kernick of Goderich. The
committee --chairpersons-
are: Mame Wilkins of
Trintiy-Ashfield; Noreen
Hayter of Varna;° Ruth-
Axtmann of Walton;
Grace Drummond of
Hensall; Iva Wood of
Goderich; Doris Zurbrigg
Community and Social Services
tQ prQvide student employment
.BY
JACK RIDDELL
M.P.P.
The , Ministry of
Community and Social
Services will be providing
employment for students
next summer in both task
based and experience
oriented jobs.
The Ministry's ob-
jectives are to give
students realistic work
experience in
professional or
specialized support
positions in providing
social services to people
and to allow the students
to test their interest in
following a career in the
field of social services.
Because of the nature
of the work of the
Ministry, the majority of
students selected will be
chosen on the basis of
maturity, social ap-
titudes, and especially a
demonstrated interest in
the type of work being.
done in Community and
Social Services - and its
funded --agencies.- The
majority of positions will
require students to be 18
years of age at the
commencement of work
in the summer.
Student&. with par-
ticuldr _needs, whose
education or family
situation is dependent
upon summer em-
ployment, will be given
the . greatest con-
sideration.. If students,
who areplanning to
continue their education
next fall, are interested, I
would appreciate your
informing me .before the
middle of February, so
that I might pass the
information to the
Ministry which in turn
will assure you of full
consideration for the
,avai labl'e positions.
NOISE BY-LAW
The province recently
circulated the final report
of the Model Municipal
Noise Control By -Law.
The Ministry of
Environment also
amended the Environ-
mental Protection Act to
permit any Municipality
to adopt a Noise Control
By -Law tailored to local
needs and conditions. To .
date the Ministry has
approved 29. bylaws
pursuant to the
legislation.
I am pleased to see that
the . Minister • of„,
Environment signed the
Town of Exeter By-law
last week. His staff will
Goderich & District
Big Brothers' Association
I would like to volunteer to be a
BIG BROTHER'
I understand that 1 will be contacted by a member of
the Big Brothers' staff.
1 am a mother of a fatherless
boy(s) and would like to know
more about BIG BROTHERS
NAME
AGE OCCUPATION
HOME
ADDRESS
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Signature
(Please send to)
BOX 382 GODERICH, ONT.
Jim Muthern
vita President
524.8631
Dorcithy Cornish
Secretary
524.9421
be available to assist the
town in training their
bylaw` enforcement staff,
and assist -in. the im-
plementation of the
bylaw.
TILE DRAINAGE
LOANS
In a recent ., article, I
commented on the
proposed legislation
changes in the Tile
Drainage Loan Program.
I would like to express
my views on the changes
announced by the
Minister of Agriculture
and Food, ^ in the last
session, and I would very
much appreciate
receiving any comments
that the readers of this
article may wish to
make.
As most people
familiar with the Tile
Drainage Loan Program
are aware, this is a
program that has served
the needs of Ontario
farmers in an efficient
manner for many Yea 's.
It was originally 75
percent of gross cost loan
and it was available to all
farmers. This program
STAN
JONES
hashad major
significance in the ..
development and ef-
ficiency of Ontario
agriculture.
In the past few years
this program in my
opinion has 'degenerated
into a hodge-podge of
confusion and un-
certainty in many
municipalities. Some
townships are issuing
loans on a percent of job
cost, others are using a
limit per acre, some
following a first-come,
first -serve approach as
long as the money lasts,
still other adjoining
townships may have
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Listowel and Donna
Tuffnail of Stratford. The
regional presidents are:
Marjorie Mallory of
Listowel; Fran Lanin of
Mitchell; Muriel
Hoggarth of Stratford;..
Phyllis Rodd of
Woodham; , Dorothy
Logan of Belgrave;
Evelyn Srnith of Blyth;
Carole Willard of Exeter
and Anna Keys of Varna.
The new president, Ann
Walters, gave a few
remarks, thanking the
past president for her
efforts and, on behalf 'of
the Presbyterial,
presented her with an
engraved desk set. The
past president, Doris
Zurbrigg, then presented
the Presbyterial with an
engraved gavel set.
The" meeting closed
with • best wishes from
president, Ann.
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