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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1984-10-10, Page 16• 38. Auction sale J AUCTION SALE of furniture, china, appliances. collectables, at Main Street, Walton on THURSDAY OCT. 11 AT 6:00 PM FURNITURE: 4 press back chairs; smokers table stand; parlor table with spiral lege and glass ball and claw foot; piano stool with glass ball and claw foot; fern stand; corner knack -knack shelf; water fall dining table with 4 chairs & 1 captain's chair; 2 wash stands (1 with splash board, 1 with harp \towel bar); china cabinets; platform rocker; older wooden kitchen table & 3 wooden chairs; old pictures 8. frames. CHINA: bud vase; 5 old green depression glasses; ruby red candy dish; glasses; plates and bowls; Royal Ironstone china potty; oil lamps. APPLIANCES: Westinghouse 21 cu. ft. freezer, excellent condition; Pot belly stove from Western foundry - Wingham; SINGER Treadle machine (good condition). COLLECTABLES: Two very nice show cases; ashtrays; old 45's;, 1971 Michael Jackson, Eddie Fisher, Bing Crosby, Patti Page, Smokey Robinson & Miracles and many more; Milk bottles by Christies dairy, Walkerton, Springvalley, Paris, Ont. and many misc. items. Plan to attend this good sale. OWNER AND AUCTIONEER NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS, ERRORS OR OMISSIONS. TERMS: CASH OR CHEQUE WITH I.D. WEISBROD AUCTIONS MAIN ST., WALTON 887-6050 40. Lost 8 Found LOST Monday Oct. 8. Small white and black Border Collie last seen South St. with chain leash with red handle. This dog has two puppies. Must be found. Please phone 524-6840, 524-8331, ask for Wayne. -41 tfnx 41 . To give away TO GIVE AWAY to country home, nine month old part collie dog, good with children. Ph. 524- 8013.-41 FREE WOOD for the cutting of trees, Phone 524- 8159.-41 nx • TO GIVE AWAY - seeing eye dog, two years old, part Lab, part German Shepherd. Beautiful dog. Needs kids and farm. Phone 524-9211, after 5:00 p.m. 524.4240.-41 46. In memoriam FEATURE TU GODERICH SIGNALSTA14, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1984—PAGE 15., Day Care crisis brewing in Huron County Presentations show problems of parents of pre-school age children DAER To live in the hearts of those we leave behind is not to die. Dave and Cheryl, Randy and Christopher. --41 • • IVERS In loving memory of a dear aunt, Mrs. Flossie Ivers, who passed away one year ago today, Oct. 11,1983. Sadly missed along life's way. Quietly remembered day by day. No longer in my life to share. But in my heart, she is always there. loved and always remembered by niece Mrs. Mary Cousins, Detroit City, Michigan. --41 47. Card of thanks By Shelley McPhee CLINTON - Day care concerns in Huron County were taken to the provincial govern- ment level on September 26 when a a local group made a presentation to the Standing Committee on Social Development. The commitee held hearings in Stratford to listen to concerns from surrounding coun- ties. The Huron presentation took up a half day and was made by parents and represen- tatives of the Women Today network. Accor- ding to spokesperson Valerie Bolton, com- mittee members were impressed and sup- portive with the innovative presentation made by the group of men and women. "We broke the stereotypes of career women....I know we really had an impact on them," Ms. Bolton noted. "We found a way for letting the ordinary people talk to them and it worked." Six women and one man from Huron County went before the committee to discuss their personal problems with day care services in the county. The presenta- tion was illustrated by a giant mural, prepared by local women who attended a Women Today workshop on child care. The mural used no graphs, statistics or figures. It was drawn in free hand, on a large sheet of newsprint and showed the real life problems, frustrations and dreams of parents in Huron County. The mural shows a sketch of Huron Coun- ty. Municipalities are marked on the map between roads paved in dollar signs. It shows that in Huron County there are only two government funded day care cen- tres, in Wingham and Vanastra. They offer quality, full day care services, but funds from the provincial and federal government may force cuts, which will threaten the con- tinuence of these centres. The mural points out that many parents have to drive a half •hour to get their child to a centre (over 25 miles) and back again, us- ing up much time and gas expense. Roads are covered in dollar signs to represent this expense as well as Huron County's preference to spend money on roads and highways rather than on children, accor- ding to the Women Today presentation. Another illustration shows a woman who must work overtime, but the•day care cen- tre is closing at 5:30 p.m. The mural also shows highly skilled and educated child care workers who subsidize the child care centres with low wages. Limited choices Ms. Bolton explained with only two day care centres in the county, other towns like Goderich, Seaforth and Exeter have limited choices fora child care. While most towns have nursery school facilities, these usually only offer half days programs. As well Huron County has no child care for children who aren't toilet trained. This means that working mothers with infants must find their own child care. The mural illustrates this, showing a pro- fessional woman who must take her baby to work with her because there is no one available to care for her infant. Hiring a babysitter is the immediate solu- tion for many working mothers, but it may not be the ideal one. Finding a reliable babysitter is difficult. The mural shows that informal, child care arrangements are often less than adequate BRINDLEY Thanks to all who sent flowers and gifts and visited me when I was a patient in University Hospital. Special thanks to Grannie for taking core of the kids. Audrey Brindley. -41 PARK We wish to thank our friends, relatives, ne+ghbou'rs and the 3.11 shift at Pinecrest nurs- ing home For the lovely cards, gifts, flowers and best wishes on our 25th wedding anniversary. We would especially like to thank our family for the supper at Robindale's and the gift of a bus tour to Nashville Thanks to you all, and this day will long be remembered. John and Marina Pork 41x HAMILTON We wish to thank all our friends and relatives for their lovely cards, flowers and gifts following the birth of our son Kyle. Everyones thoughtfulness will always be remembered. Graham. Barb and Kyle 41x TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY TO GIVE AWAY. One female grey and white kit- ten. 3 months old. House trained and ready to travel. Phone 524-8453 after 5 p.m. - -41x FOR SALE • One and one half year old Mobile Horne 14' x 68'. two bedroom. fridge and stove, added laundry room, shingled roof. will relocate, reasonably priced. Phone 1.519-683-2110 after 5 p m -41.42.43 GODERICH GARDEN CLUB will meet in Robertson School Wed. Oct. 17th at 8 p.m. Guest speaker George Pagowski from Outreach program of Hamilton Botanical Gardens. topic is Hanging o garden Bulbs ordered from Holland to be picked up. Visitors always welcome. 41 The Tuclrsmith Day Care Centre is only one of two government day. A group of concerned Huron County parents are asking the funded child care facilities in the county. Operating at capacity, the government to consider day care problems in Huron County. centre has 70 children registered and ; n average of 33 attend each (Shelley McPhee photo ) or reliable. Childrelt are left in front of the TV, rather than being supervised. Another illustration shows that a babysit- ter will not issue a parent a receipt, because she does not want to declare this as income for tax purposes. This makes the parent unable to take advantage of child care costs as a tax deduction. The mural also shows the problems faced by parents who work shifts. Child care is dif- ficult to arrange for afterngpn and evening work. Another woman illustrates the problems she faces meeting the cost of child care on her limited income. The mural also depicts the problems that Huron County's adverse weather conditions can have. A winter storm is approaching. Early school closings have children coming home early because of bad weather; and walking up long snowdrifted laneways while parents are still at work. Wood stoves create a fire hazard in homes for• children who otherwise are old enough to be at home for an hour or so after school. Mothers also voice concern about children arriving home on the school bus to an empty home. Parents may not be free to 'come home from work for an hour or two. Working parents may also have a problem arranging for children to be cared for between the time they must leave for work and the time the bus picks up the school children. - Children who attended the "Fiddle Fantasy" program at the Goderich Public Library on Saturday afternoon were mesmerized by the performance of Eric Nagler who sang and played a variety of instruments. He showed the children how to make various home-made instruments of their own and let them play along with him. The program was sponsored by the Huron County Library and funded by Outreach Ontario. ( Photos by Joanne Buchanan) Youth Bowling Council expands league The Junior and SenifSr Vo 44V-,4 Bowling Councils for 1984-85 hav - = „+4" ay. This year, the league has expanded 1 1 .teams, two more than last season. This expansion has led to the formation of an executive to help out program director Steve Little. This year's executives are Grant Langlois, president and Tim Gerrits, secretary and press secretary. To add to the excitement, many tournaments and other activities have been planned for this season. One such activity is a bowlathon for muscular dystrophy, which will take place in two weeks. In bowling action this week, Tin) Gerr had the Senior boys high single. with • 00 and high triple at 646. Cathy Miller ad the Senior girls high single, with a 1' and Bev Harrison had the high triple, wit . 496. Scott Allen had the Junior boys high Single, with 204 and Ken Moile i had the high triple, of 532., - Tn ifieail in of gifts alb/is-ion I oa i3"i�I'eltirii§ bowled the high single, 178 ; nd Julie Melick had the high triple, at 484. In the second week of Bantam bowling, high game was rolled by Wayne Pellow, with 187. Allan Brindley was close behind, with two high scores of 177 and 153, followed by Denis Lassaline, with a 143 game. High averages go to Kevin Fritzley, 165, followed by Allan Brindley, 162. Team names and captains are as follows: Corner Pins, Jason Clarke; Alley Gators, Jason Woodall; Head Pins, Lee -Ann Langford; Ups and Downs; Stuart Knight; Bowling Bombs, Marc Melick; Spare Parts, Jackie Gilders; Bowling Balls, Tracy Melick; Perfect Games, Jeff Rumig; Lane Busters, Denis Lassaline; Alley Cats, Wayne Pellow; Gutters, Derek 13umig and Head Pins, Allan Brindley. Oct 17-23 is School Safety Week Hey kids! October 17-23 is School Safety 2. Keep away from all parked cars. Week. This year's theme is "A Little Care 3. Ride your bike safely and obey all signs Makes Mishaps Rare" and the Canada Safe- and signals. ty Council is hopiing everyone, including 4. Play your games in a safe place away you, will take a little extra care to prevent from traffic. accidents on the trip to and from school. 5. Walk, don't run, when you cross the low can ou name the road. Without looking be y seven traffic safety rules? If not, here's some help: 1 Loo cY�a�l wa3�s More y'uu 6. Where there are no sidewalks walk off the rdad on the left and face oncoming traf- fic. r ai eku yam $ f i ai-aafl i 3 ^w l c Farm families Child care problems are not a sole con- cern of parents working outside the home. The Huron County presentation also il- lustrated the unique problems faced by farm families. The•mural shows children playing around a tractor and farm implements, creating a safety hazard when both parents working during peak farming periods. Many children have been hurt and some killed because there was no one caring for them while the parents worked on the farm. The Women Today presentation stressed that modern farming necessitates much dangerous equipment which is not an ap- propriate play environment for children. As well, many women who share the. far- ming work with their husbands are forced to leave children alone in the house while their parents do chores. Women who are at home also reported problems. A Goderich housewife sketched her predicament, - being at' home with several pre-school children and not having the opportunity to get a break from her children, for even a few hours. A St. Joseph's area mother illustrated her dreams, to use her ideas and creative ability to start her own business, or to do volunteer work to contribute to her community;. Rer goals are hampered because there are no child care facilities for her children. J Over 100 ladies attend Women's Institute Rally The solution The mural suggests that greater support from elementary schools may be part of the solution. They could provide before and after school care. They could train and pro- vide certificates for babysitters and provide inquiring parents with references to trained teenagers in their area. Women Today hopes to make child are care concerns a community issue. They believe that local municipalities, the government, clubs, schools and individuals can help to solve the problem. The answers to the concerns of Huron County parents are not easily identifiable. One of the biggest obstacles to overcome is how to finance more quality day care facilities. Ms. Bolton noted, "I think that we. were afraid to look at the problem because we felt there was no way we could solve it." Women Today representatives hope that the Standing Committee on Social Develop- ment will seriously consider' the problem of child care in Canada and particularly iq Huron County, perhaps choosing the area for a pilot project on rural day care. The presentation urged the committee to "investigate appropriate ways of making quality, affordable child care accessible to all children in the province." Anyone who is concerned about child care facilities, in Huron County is asked to con- tact the Women Today offices, Box 1405, Clinton. NOM ILO. Over 100 ladies from all over Huron County attended the 33rd annual Women's Institute Huron County Rally in Wingham United Church last Monday with the Huron West District president, Mrs. Les Jacklin of Wingham, in charge. 1 Mrs. Sid Adams was the pianist for the opening Ode and the Mary Stewart Collect. Mrs. M. McDougall of the Maitland Branch welcomed everyone. Greetings from Huron West were given by Mrs. Jacklin; from Huron South by Mrs. Shirley Cooper; and from Huron East by Mrs. Peggie Cudmore. The minutes of the 1983 rally were adopted as read by the secretary, Mrs. Norman Coultes. She also read thank -you notes from scholarship winners last year. Mrs. Coultes presented the financial statement. Mrs. Ross Higgins gave the auditors report. Reports by the district secretaries were given. Mrs. Margaret McMahon reported for Huron East, stating 10 branches with 226 members; Huron South was reported by Mrs. Jean Neil, eight branches with a membership of 245; and Huron -West by Mrs. Jim Hunter, 12 branches with 261 members. All three districts reported many activities and keen interest in their work for Home and Country. The collection was taken by St. Helens members - Mrs. Edith Cooper, Mrs. Celia Aitcheson, Mrs. Luba Strutton and Mrs. Muriel Moffat. The Huron County Historical Society was reported on by their secretary -treasurer, Mrs. Mervyn Batkin of Clinton. She stated that there are 196 members this year and also there is a new president, Mrs. Isabel Theedom. Due to the resignation of Mrs. Ethel Poth, Mrs. Marjorie Emerson has assumed her position and is also assistant archivist. Mrs. Batkin said that many people are searching for their ancestors and many enquiries are coming from the United States, Europe and across Canada. Historical displaYs have been set up at the Huron County museum and at schools. The Society has sponsored historical essays and model exhibits and 30 models were set up at Seaforth Fair and 14 essays were sent in. Mrs. Batkin thanked the branches for making their curators a member of the Society and invited everyone to attend the fall banquet at Brucefield on October 24 to hear Elizabeth Wilmot as guest speaker. An amusing skit, "Is There a Train Going to — Today", was presented by Mrs. Alice Porter, Mrs. Berneice Mcllwain and Mrs. Hazel McCreath of Goderich Township W.I. Mrs. Jean Mathers and Mrs. Roberta Templeman, board directors for Federated Women Institutes of Ontario, brought reef igs. and. ----spoke of the upcoming* riding in the car. National (;onWerence at the a n�verslty of street. Western Ontario on June 16, 1985. Mrs. Mathers showed the new W.I. scarf and demonstrated several ways it could be tied and worn. Mrs. Peggie Rivers of the Huron County Family and Children's Services thanked the delegates and members for their support in providing the bursary so a ward of the Ministry (Children's Aid Society) could further his or her education. She stated that the fund had not been called upon to be used this year but there are wards who are soon going to be needing help and asked that the members again support this project of 75 cents per member. This was passed and the branches will again support this project next year. The Rural Organizations Specialist report, made by Mrs. Jane Muegge was read by' Mrs. Cecil Elliott of Clinton. She stated that over 800 ladies had completed the reg; making course. 400, the microwave, 75, the wise money course; and over 200, the RSVP project. She told about the new projects that are corning up Mrs. Evalina Webster reported for the Huronview Auxiliary and thanked the branch members all over the county for their participation in the monthly birthday parties put on at Huronview. She stated that they had purchased two rocking chairs and with the interest money from the Wingham Ploughing Match money, they had. purchased a wheelchair with a little assistance from the Auxiliary. She gave out the schedule for the birthday parties next. year and invited all to attend the Auxiliary tea on October 16 and the monthly meetings, the third Monday of every month. A smorgasbord lunch was prepared by members of the Maitland Branch. Mrs. Jim Hunter of Belgrave was the speaker of the afternoon and gave a slide ing presentation on Haiti. In her interest commentary, she told the early history of Haiti which has about six million people. She took this international child care tour last year as she had sponsored a foster child and went to see how conditions were in this country. She showed that they are very rich or very poor people and are in great need in their T.B. hospitals. In closing, she stated that she left her heart in Haiti. She answered many questions on her trip. A lively sing -song was led by Mrs. Donald Haines, accompanied by Mrs. Emerson Rodger of Auburn. Mrs. Jean Mathers of Bluevale presented the Huron County Scholarship to Miss Brenda Chambers of RR 4 Wingham. Mrs. Roberta Templeman of Staffa resented,gi£ts on behalf of the County to 4-H rls w i had coniTeT '" i e r 4 prole