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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1977-09-28, Page 1WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1977 HERE TO. HELP WITH PROBLEMS — At some time in life most people need someone to listen to their troubles and help them. The new Huron Centre 'for Children and Youth, downstairs at 160 Huron Street, Clinton, has a staff of trained listeners, who are already privately helping.over 150 people in Huron county — children, teen-agers and parents. Their services are free. Staff members, shown here are: front, left to right: Jane Harris, Phil Warren, Shirley Hackman and Marianne McCaffrey. Behind them are Arch Andrew (left) and Don Keillor. Staff photo Huron Centre for Children and Youth Awarm place to take troubles The Huron Centre for Children and Youth at 160 Huron Street, Clinton, radiates help and kind- ness the way the sun sends out heat. "We're concerned about people," said Phil Warren, one of its six staff members, "primarily concerned with children who are hurting or in distress." Since the centre's opening two months ago, Phil and the others have worked with 124 county residents. They expect to hear from many more as their work becomes better known. Everything that goes on here is confidential. The privacy of clients is never betrayed. In fact, the writer of this article talked for an hour with staff members without being given a single example of their work that might have hinted at the identity of any person --child, teen-ager or adult. Individuals may come them- selves or be referred by any one of a number of agencies. Clients include professionals and labourers, town and country residents. Huron water for Hay Twp. Hay Township homes along the Blue Water highway may be receiving water from the Huron Water Supply plant one of these days. Tentative plans are being made to service phase one, ex- tending two and one-half miles north of the plant. Following a meeting last week with Ministry of Environment of- ficials, Hay Township Council in- structed its clerk to write to the ministry requesting expansion of the Lake Huron water system into the township. They also ask- ed to be given some idea when work might begin. If the project is undertaken, the first homes to be served, will be those in phase one, which runs ndrth to the vicinity of Shadyview Subdivision. The number of homes included and costs are not yet known. A survey would be made of the area before the project received final approval. Most of the problems dealt with occur in all families. They are not the product of any- special social class or group. They are not the consequence of having had "crazy" or "rotten" parents. Nor are the children or adolescents considered delinquents. Zurich seniors bring films here Nineteen movies are being brought to the village for public viewing as a result ofthepublic- spiritedness of a group of retired people. Residents of Maplewoods Apartments applied for and ob- tained a two-year New Horizons grant, which has covered most expenses. As a result, there is no admission charge. However, a collection will be taken. The films will be shown in two series, one running from October 6 to December 8; the other, from March 3 to April 28. Each will be shown twice the same day — at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. —in the Maple - woods apartments recreation" room. Among them are films for all ages and some just for adults. They include classics like "Sound of Music", "Ben Hur", "Wizard of Oz", "The Yearling" and "The Sting". A full list has been published elsewhere in the paper in an advertisement paid for by the Golden Agers Club. It might be a good idea to cut this out, put it in your wallet, or fasten it up on the family bulletin board. Newcomers sometimes fear they will be told what to do. This never happens. Instead, they are helped to perceive what they want to do themselves. Personal values are respected. This is a place of discovery. Often, in the process of mutual problem -solving, parents and children find out how much they love and need each other. They also learn to express these feelings. The North American success ethic has caused much misery. People tend to hide problems or deny their existence, rather than admit a need for help. This is happening everywhere. The advantage people in Huron Please turn to Page 2 Price Per Copy 20 Cents Huron County bean crop now in serious trouble The Ontario Bean Producers Marketing Board revised their forecast for the bean crop downward to almost half on Monday. Al Magrath, their marketing analyst, said that the forecast was now for only 1,200,000 100 - pound bags. Originally, it had been for 2,500,000. He estimated that the reduced yield would represent a loss of $16,000,000 to $17,000,000 for Ontario's 3,500 bean -growers. The board made a rough guess last week that about 60 percent had insured their bean crops. Mr. Magrath said that the present estimate was that about 800 pounds to the acre had been lost because of heavy persistent rains. Roughly the same number of pounds would remain to be harvested. "We need two weeks of good weather," he said. "It's very frustrating." The board is hoping that far- mers will take off as much of the remaining crop as possible. It withdrew from the market Monday, September 19, when over 800,000 bags had been sold but only 300,000 had been har- vested. "No matter how bad it is here," said Mr. Magrath, "it's twice or three times as bad at farm level." He predicted a chain of consequences throughout the agricultural industry as a result of farmers' disappointment in what had first looked like a record crop. Michigan has fared better than Ontario. Bean growers there expect to harvest close to 5,000,000 bags - an increase over last year's harvest. They escaped the disastrous combination of warm weather, rain and humidity that has caused many Ontario bean fields to turn moldy. Mr. Magrath said that if Michigan beans deteriorated,. there could well be world-wide market repercussions. Michigan had at first anticipated a harvest of 5.9 million bags this year. Area youth killed in head-on Collison Nineteen -year old Robert Lee Gingerich of RR 2 Zurich died last Thursday morning in a two - car head-on collision on highway 4, one mile south of the Vanastra Road. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Gingerich. A funeral was held on Sunday. The driver of the other car was Ray Mathers, 27, of Goderich, who was taken to London's St. Joseph's Hospital, where he was reported in satisfactory con- dition. Only three accidents were investigated by the Exeter OPP this week and damage was THE NEW HURON CENTRE FOR YOUTH AND CHILDREN — Downstairs in this building at 160 Huron Street, Clinton, there is a new community service about which county residents are just learning. A trained staff of six privately helps parents, children and adolescents with problems of all kinds, at no charge. Staff photo comparatively low in them all. No injuries were reported. On Sunday, a vehicle driven by John Munroe, Napanee, struck a parked trailer on Highway 83 west of the Highway 21 junction. The trailer was owned by John Bullock, RR 3 Dashwood. Constable Bill Lewis in- vestigated and set damage at $700. There was one accident on Saturday, involving vehicles driven by Margaret Prebble, Ilderton, and Anthony Corriveau, London. They collided at the Highway 84 intersection of concession 14-15 of Hay township. Damage was listed at $700 by Constable Wally Tomasik. The other accident was reported on Wednesday, when a vehicle operated by Rick Bilcke, RR 3 Exeter, collided with a parked car on King Street, Crediton. Damage in that collision was set at $275 by Constable Frank Giffin. During the week, the detach- ment officers laid 25 charges under the Highway Traffic Act, six under the Liquor Licence Act, three under the Criminal Code and one under the Narcotic Control Act. Generally, those at management level in Hensall's mills were reluctant to say much. "This week will tell the tale," said Doug Mann, manager of W.G. Thompson and Sons Limited. "Everyone has his own opinion." A few days of wind and sun could help greatly, he said, but each -additional rain led to 10 percent more deterioration. "It's been one awful fall," he said. Archie Couper, manager of the Hensall District Co-operative, said the outlook was "a little greyer" than last week at the same time, when he had described it as pessimistic. "This time last year we had more beans in, and two-thirds of the beans were in the field. The ground is wetter. A lot of beans have been permanently lost. The percentage goes up with every rain. The bulk of the rest will be low grade beans." He did not want to estimate what percentage had been lost, but expressed sympathy for the many farmers who had expected bean crops to be their salvation this year. Hensall bikeathon Area motorists have been advised of a bike-athon which will be held in the Hensall area this Sunday. The event will be staged to raise funds for the arena fund and Exeter OPP urge motorists to use caution when approaching the cyclists. Participants will be leaving Hensall around 1:00 p.m. and will proceed west to County Road 31, north to Hillsgreen, east to concession 2 and then south to Highway 84 and back into Hen - sail. JANICE RAMER Zurich girl works for church mission Janice Ramer, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Ramer, R.R. 3, Zurich, has begun a one-year term of voluntary service with the Eastern Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities of Salunga, Pennsylvania, She is working for them as a secretary in Philadelphia. Janice graduated in 1976 from Exeter's South Huron District High School. She was employed for a time by Zurich C.G. Farm Supply Limited. She is a member of the Zurich Mennonite Church. At present more than 310 adults, young and old, are ser- ving in the church's voluntary service program throughout North America and the Caribbean,