HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-10-05, Page 9Just keepin' dry. AleSha Glousher, 2, didn't mind
sharing her buggy with sister Tonya 4, con-
sidering that the older Glousher was the holder
of the umbrella during a brief shower. Mother,
Diana tended to some business in town hall but
the large umbrella was ample protection for the
youngsters. (photo by Dave Sykes)
UNICEF now tradition
When children across
Canada go "trick or
treating" this
Hallowe'en, they once
again will be carrying the
now -familiar UNICEF
boxes, following a
tradition that started in
1955. Since then the
"Hallowe'en for
UNICEF" program has
become one of the most
successful fund-raising
programs conducted by
UNICEF.
This year, again, the
bulk of the money goes to
providing safe, clean
water for rural com-
munities. This would
seem a simple
requirement to most
Canadians but, in the
developing c9untries,
there is no other single
measure that would so
dramatically improve
health and living stan-
dards.
More than 1,000 million
people - half of them
children in vthe rural
areas -of the developing
countries lack an
adequate supply of water.
If all of them, along with
200 million more people in
urban slums and shan-
tytowns, were provided
with this basic need,
sickness among them
would drop by 80 per cent.
The link between water
and illness was.
demonstrated in 1962 in
Japan when, following
the introduction of safe
water supplies in 30 rural
areas, intestinal disease
cases dropped by 71.5 per ,
cent, trachoma by 64 per
cent, and the death rate
of infants and young
children fell by 51.7 per
cent.
In Uttar Pradesh
India, the death rate from
cholera was re?uced by.
nearly 75 per cent after
water supplies and
sanitation were im-
proved. The death rate
from typhoid dropped
almost 64 per cent, from
dysentery by more than
23 per cent, and the rate
of diarrhoeal diseases by
nearly 43 per cent.
As one of its goals for
the current development
decade (1970-1980), the
United Nations is aiming
at providing water for 100
per cent of the world's
urban population and for
at least 25 per cent of the
rural population. This
will increase the number
of rural people served
from roughly 300 million
to 500 million.
In 1970, the cost 9,f
meeting this target was
estimated, con- ,d
servatively, at about c
$3,000 million. Today, th
inflation has more than le
doubled this figure to c
about $6,500 million
Some countries may be
able to meet this target.
Many of the larger and
poorer countries,
however, would have to
spend 10 or even 100 times
as much as they have in
the past, and allocate a
disproportionate share of
their total future in-
vestment in order to
achieve it •
The United Nations
Children's Fund
(UNICEF) has been
helping governments of
developing countries with
•rural water programs
since 1953. This
assistance began on -a
small scale, but over the
years the vital link
between adequate water
supplies and the health
and welfare of infants
and children has become
increasingly clear.
Today, UNICEF is
involved on a large scale
in such projects,
benefiting more than 30
million villagers - ap-
proximately half of them
children - in 82 countries
in the past three years.
Last year, almost a
million Canadian
children collected
$1,246,000 in small coins.
So when 'children go out
this Hallowe'en, they not
only obtain substantial
financial support for
UNICEF - and have funi
oing it - they also gain
onsiderable insight into
e lives of children in far
ss fortunate Cir-
ce s than
-themselves, as well as a
- realistic understanding of
the world community.
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Blyth lines up winter program
Blyth Centre for the
Arts has announced a
busy 1978, 1979 winter
program with 15 en-
tertaining events already
booked and more to
come.
Highlighting the season
will be -the appearance of
The Canadian Brass Nov.
15. A sassy and irreverent
quintet with boundless
energy and enthusiasm
they play everything
from ragtime to classical
music.Brasswifnwere selected
Canadian
for a
spectacular tour of the
People's Republic of
China as part of an' of-
ficial cultural exchange
between Canada and
China.
Another feature
presentation. of the
wilt —1;4' -Bib i-
Caspari and her mime
dance company. Mime
theatre brings a new
form of entertainment to
the Centre's audience on
Nov. 1.
Oct. 29 will see a live
concert featuring local
folk and bluegrass per-
formers. This event is in
co-operation with CKNX,
Steeo 102, and will be
taped for later broad-
casting.
Opera returns to the
Blyth Memorial Hall on
Feb. 21 when the
University of Western
Ontario's Opera
workshop presents their
production of Francis
Poulenc's- opera,
Dialogues of the Car-
melites, in English.
The success of the
children's movie,„
program of last winter
has led to a 10 -movie
schedule during
1978,1979. The movies can
be viewed the 2nd
Saturday of each month
at 2 p.m. Some of the
moviers to come are
Gulliver's Travels,
animated, Huck Finn,
Hans Christian Anderson,
Doctor Doolittle and
others.
A Community
Christmas Concert will
be held early in
December.
The winter program
was kicked off by The
School Scandal, Ted
Johns' hit play which was
brought belt to the stage
by -popular demand from
the Summer Festival.
The play can be seen
nightly at 8 p.m. until
Sept. 30.
More events will be
announced in the future
and information can be
obtained on any of the
events •by writing the
Blyth Centre for the Arts,
Box 291, Blyth.
A life-long member of the Holmesville United
Church, Mrs. Myrtle Huller, 90, lit the candles on a
large birthday cake at the Sunday service in the
church. The cake was involved with the special
100th birthday celebrations of the church. Rev.
John Oestreicher led the special Service. (News -
Record photo)
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