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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1982-09-08, Page 18A18 - THE HURON EXPOSITOR. SEPTEMBER 8, 1982 FOREMEN HELP OUT-Seaforth firemen col- lected for muscular dystrophy at Seaforth's BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE Louise Marritt of Belmore used many adjectives to describe why rural women are special at a conference at Centralia College on Aug. 27. Adaptable, know- ledgeable, able and willing to be involved were a few of the words she used opening the two-day conference. There were 86 rural women taking part in the conference. entitled Directions Two - new challenges for rural Women. Mrs. Merritt has been Huron County's contact person with Rural Develop- ment Outreach Project for the past four years. Traveling across the county inch by inch in that capacity gave her an opportunity to observe rural women.. Rural women are different, said Mrs. Marritt, as they are accustomed to isolation and the lack of facilities it means. Resourceful, rural women do without transportation, and if they don't drive they are "sunk". "Rural women's real forte is in getting involved," said Mrs. Marritt. • They like to be inolved in planning, she said, and the best place to have women is in the decision making process. This comment from Mrs. Marritt received enthusiastic applause from the audience. In her own experience, meetings run by men have. been the worst and the best meetings are run by women. "They're not used to shilly shallying around," said Mrs. Marritt. Women are used to making decisions and they're goodat it declared Mrs. Marritt. "There are very few things they can't solve for themselves." said Mrs. Merritt. . They are responsible. They get into a task and complete it said Mrs. Merritt. Citing her own community of Belmore, where everyone becomes involved, she said community life depends on what is put into it. Politics said Mrs. Merritt, 'is the one place where rural women don't yet shine. There is still a reltictance on the part of women to become active in -that area. Adaptability, knowledge, skills, ability, concern for family and community and willing to be involved all result in new challenges for rural women, said Mrs„ Marritt. This is why she thinks rural women are special. • WORKSHOPS On Saturday. the con- ference took the form of workshops on various sub- jects. • Main intersection Friday. (Photo by Wasslnk) r Bev Brown and Brenda McIntosh, two Huron County astral women lead a workshop, on challenges for women on arid off the farm. Group discussion centred around banking with the leaders encouraging the group to become involved in the farm operation. • Several points were noted, including accompanying their husbands to obtain a loan from the bank, becoming knowledgeable in their particular commodity's s eci marketing policies and as with any job maintaining job satisfaction. - Mrs. McIntosh en- couraged making a list with resources available. To be included on the list are such. people as, a chartered accountant, a banker, a lawyer, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture. and Food specialists, veterinarian, marketing board consultants and representatives of farm organizations, such as the Ontario Federation of, Agriculture. Mrs. McIntosh Trctor cl'..-}lb ends season The 4-H Tractor Club's fifth and last regular meeting of the season was held at Hyde Brothers in Hensall. The meeting was opened by the vice-president. Peter' Dougall. The secretary, Ted Oke read the minutes. Things were discussed such as the projects. next meeting. and the plowing match. Bob Caldwell from Hyde's told about a new computer system called Agri -data sys- tems coming out in the near future. Also about some dif- ferent monitors eg. tractor and planter monitors. Mr. Caldwell introduced Laurie Ellis from Dickey - John., He told more about different monitors including the computerized ones. Mr. F,,IIiO showed a film called Agrionecs. with more different monitors for com- bines. sprayers and planters. Thanks were said by pres- ident, Brian McGevin. There were draws for some belt buckels and donuts and pop were provided. •Barry Vincent Press Reporter 1 also suggested a reference library be kept in the home which may be consulted at any time. Vivian ' Batke and Jean McFadgen lead a workshop on the challenge of living alone whether by widow hood, divorce or by choice. eiv Betsy Reilly Grxyb lead a workshop on the challenge off change. Choices relating to making changes were ex- plored by looking, at options available, decision malting,. anticipation off consequences and planning for the future. A workshop on looking at\ the, challenge of improving reltionships . within the family and the changing role of women in the home was lead. by Mary Gregg. A creative workshop was lead, by, Bernadette Harmon and Elaine Gottschall con- ducted a workshop on nutrition. EVERYTHING MUST GO! 1,000's OF BARGAINS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th11O:OOa.m, AT 185 HERBERT ST., MITCHELL, ONTARIO We have consolidated our operations into one location at Londesboro. WE ARE SELLING EQUIPMENT FROM OUR TWO LOCATIONS TRUCKS & TRAILERS 0000 10000750 p'+'•n. •4'a• ,• KINGHA 110.1 ' a'4 vK•M ase HOLMES«.. .. . « ,e- ,. A,te -e .AA AA,e ••• INT 1700 SA. 1«,'An' « •0gbA,. •A7. 5 « .• SHOP EQUIPMENT COATES 1010' • • • 1A• SNAP ON ,... • • •• 'A ^ .A 6. .11 FORNEYA.' «. HOPPY -Aal. 7. • • ROCKWELL • •n INTERNATIONAL Ra -o•. JACK ALL le• .- te. a'7A4•-1 •.n • LI A W 0400A 1.-.1'- AA•A Many more flop gems s 1001; 100 0ome,01.0 ,0 men6Nn LAWN & GARDEN EQUIP: TRACTORS q,4A 1••e WHITE nSa„ AWNITEAlAT .,+IN, MINNEAPOLIS MOLINE 7 Av COCKSMu1T 1 1,741 JOHN DEERE 1''1 0 •• 5 • n, • nwHITE A. « • 4;A +el've WNITEI . « , '5L WHITE 1 A;A « 1. 4 ••r• WHITEN A,A A A a; NUFFIELD « AA, 1 1' MASSEY cos • •.6OCOCKSHUTT 1-A e 4>4 INTERNATIONAL I.., ' Sas COCKSHUTT I « •..••1. 1• BUILDING 8t LOT Modern Pole Structure 811,11 .0 3974 wi2 fa acres of land To be sold at 1:00 p.m. Sublec''o RA4e'vp F) ^. MISCELLANEOUS SMALLEY - '+ OWATONNA-•� ' CALSA, 1 n CONTINENTAL '. SPRAYMOTOR• • MARKS GEORGE WHITE • ,. WRIGHT • TILLAGE • EQUIPMENT BRADY 6 " INTERNATIONAL '75 • K0610501101 KEWANEE CO OP a ••;1.. 0ISKARS •'•• • " LAWNELITE yaw -AAA011000,7• - MTD a wA •+• - ALLIS CHALMERS 7. • n 0010140. "^,..A JOHN DEERE • . F Auctioneers: Harry Brindley, Richard Lobb Not Responsible for Accidents Day of Sale. MANURE SPREADERS SCHUI T;•160 I MASSEY FERGUSON -760 • MASSEY FERGUSON • FARMMASTER..•• ,• JOHN DEERE •7 "" • •• , MASSEY FERGUSON •709 1• 10" NEW HOLLAND 7377 • ALLIED' FORAGE EQUIPMENT NEW HOLLAND • FOR .400• -„ GEHI ' BADGER • NEW IDEA •740 NEW IDE A '7'5 Ol7VER ,.. 01,VER ,• JF CASE «• NEWHOI LANG" • NEW NOLL ANO' • ALLIED , ' INTERNATIONAL 17. CASE 770 MASSE Y FERGUSON ,0 NEW HOLLANO -6T '• GEHL' 70 •• K0O1S•KBS4• .1' KOOLS•KB70• .I ' NEW HOLLAND •71' •, MASSEY FERGUSON , FOK' ,,' ' • KAS1EN' ' LITTLE GIANT 91 . • SMOKER • •.• NEW ROIL ANIS •5717 " " A COMBINES WHITE •" ' . KWIKCUT •' WHITE • •1 WHILE Terms: Cash or Cheque day of sale. - RADFORD'S FARM EQUIPMENT LOWI®IESRORO, ONTARIO (519) 523-4519 Health care needs attention Jliagkug 1JOnhv by ,!i© R1ddQll HEALTH CARE Ili ONTARIO - PART 1 On the 25th August, the Report of the Liberal Commit- tee on Health Care was released; it's title. "On the Critical List", referred to the apparent condition off our health care system - a diagno- sis endorsed by scores of witnesses during months of hearings in 11 communities. Clearly, the situation will deteriorate even further un- less urgent attention is given to widespread and worsening problems and the declining morale of members of the health care team. Almost without exception, stained hospital budgets have led to reduced numbers of beds and staff. growing wait- ing lists and delays in sur- gery. The Canadian Medical Association told the Commit- tee that heart specialists maintain that in several parts of Canada a number ,of patients have died while awaiting heart surgery - pa- tients who would otherwise have survived. The Chief of Medicine at London's Victoria Hospital stated that hospital had lost 32 beds in February and would soon lose another 30 as part of a move to end deficits amounting to $10.2 million over the past two years. Almost every day, patients on stretchers Zine the corri- dors of Windsor's Metropoli- tan Hospital, awaiting admis- sion - sometimes as long as three days. Those in need of elective surgery may wait six -to -eight weeks. Chronic care needs are simply not being met, al- though according to the 1981 census, Canada's aged popu- 'atien will increase from about 8.1 per cent in 1971 to16.1 per cent in 2031.\ Already, an estimated 70 per , cent of inappropriately occu- pied active treatment beds in Toronto Western Hospital are allocated to seniors awaiting places in chronic care hospi- tals. In Windsor, some 25 of the Metropolital Hospital's beds are tilled by chronic care patients because the City's chronic care hospital awaits Ministerial approval. The Ottawa General Hos- pital cited a minimum 192 bed deficit for Ottawa -Carleton in 1981, documented by the Regional District Health Council, pointing out that unlike other metropolitan areas, the Region does not meet the Ministry's 3.5 beds/ 1.000 population guideline. Since the OGH with its 449 beds occupied at a rate superior to 90 per cent is already underbedded, the situation will become ex- tremely distressing unless corrective measures are ra- pidly taken, As of March 1982, accord- ing to the Hospital Council of Metro Toronto, a total of 888 patients were inappropriately placed in 19 hospitals. Across the province, emot- ionally disturbed patients are being released from institut- ions without the necessary assistance to tackle and re- solve their problems. Lack off aftercare and provincial fol- low-up on these discharged patients has seriously strain- ed the resources of commu- nity agencies concerned with the welfare of these abandon- ed people. There is an urgent need to come to grips with the grave deficiencies in Ontar- io's mental health care. espe- cially 'with respect to man- agemynt of psychiatric hos- pitals and the provision of community-based after-care for ex -psychiatric patients. Ottawa -Carleton emer- gency physicians want to save 20 to 25 additional lives each year. by instituting more complex medical procedures on ambulance runs - a pro- gram which they claim would,, cost the government little or nothing for the initial three years of operation. Ambu- lance attendants have twice the training of most U.S. paramedics. but have been usiness FLORIST Hildebrand Flowers 15 Main St. Seaforth x� Office 527-0555 Res. 527-1784 Complete Floral Service with • personal touch. 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