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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1982-09-29, Page 3+MW EDY3'HIE C. BAIRD Edythe C. Baird died September 14 at her resi- dence in Stanley Townshp at the age of 66. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Clara Wolff, and was bon March 17, 1916 in Hensall. She was married December 25, 1931 in Goderich to Norman .Baird who survives. After their marriage, the couple took up residence in Stanley Township. She was a member off Brucefield United Church, The Baird family has been taking daily weather read- ings and Sending reports to Environment Canada for a total of 74 years. Edythe and Norman Baird received a special award of merit from the government agency. Besides her husband, Mrs. Baird is survived by three daughters, Audrey Stanley, Brucefield; Mrs, Doug (Thelma) Jones, Brucefield; and Mrs' James (Sharon) Elliott, Bracebridge; one son, George Baird, Bruce - field; nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren; Live sisters, Myrtle Cooper; Eg. mondville; Mrs, George (Olive) Moir, Hensall; Mrs, Robert (Mae) Varley, St. Catharines; Mrs. Cye (Helen) Coughlin, London; Mrs. Glen (Shirley) Dietz, London; and two brothers, Albert Wolff, Goderich and Harold Wolff, London. Funeral service was Sep- tember 16 at Beattie Funeral Home, Clinton with Don Moffat in charge assisted by Bill Elliott. interment was in Baird's Cemetery, Stanley Town- ship. Adam Wilson, John Moffatt, Arnold Taylor, bkucigio Orrin Baird, Larry Dietz and Melvin Cooper were pall- bearers. Flowerbearers were grandchildren Lonnie Stan• ley, Dale Jones, Danny Stan- ley and Bill McMillian. VIOLA ROBINSON Viola F. Robinson, 57, of Bayfield,. died Sunday Sept. 26 at Seaforth Community Hospital. Surviving are her hus- band, R.E. (Ted) Robinson; her parents, William and Lila Lawrence of Moose Jaw, Sask., four daughters; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Hans (Shirley) De Boer, of Strat- ford, two sons; also two sisters, two brothers and 17 grandchildren. Friends .were received at the Beattie funeral home, 55 Rattenbury St. E., Clinton where a service was held 2 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Bayfield cemetery. • PEARSON CHARTERS William Pearson Charters - died in Seaforth Community Hospital. on Sunday, Sep- tember 26, 1982. The hus- band of Bessie Rice of R.R. 3 Kippen he was in his 73rd year. He is also survived by children William of Tucker - smith Township, three daughters, Marjorie (Mrs. Gene Middleton) of Oshawa, Mary (Mrs. John McGregor) of Tuckersmith Township and Anne (Mrs. Douglas McGregor) of Tuckersmith Township. Also. survived by nine grandchildren, one sis- ter Jessie (Mrs. Al Rex Thompson) of Battle Creek, Michigan. The late Mr. Charters rested at the R.S. Box Funeral Home, 47 High 3 St., Seaforth, until Wednes- day where funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Interment Maitlandbank Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jack Mc- Lean, John and Doug Mc- Gregor. Alan Nicholson, Wil- son McCartney and Earl Papple. Flowerbearers were grandsons Brian, Terry and David McGregor„ Glen Mid- dleton, and Robert Charters. • ' MARY PRYDE Mrs, Thomas Pryde of Exeter died suddenly in South Huron Hospital, Exe- ter on Monday, September 27, 1982. She was 77. The former Mary Marg- aret Bell she was'the daugh- ter of the late R.P. Bell and Mary Anne Workman and was born in Seaforth shortly after the family had moved here from the Kippen area. Following graduation from Seafoith Collegiate she at- tended normal school and 'taught at several area schools before joining the staff of the Seaforth Public School, Since her marriage in 1949 to the late Thomas Pryde of Exeter she hasresided in Exeter. Mr. Pryde prede- ceased her in 1958. Surviving fancily members include stepsons Jack Pryde of Exeter, Douglas of Brenta - lea, and Robert of Hensall She was predeceased by a brother William J. Bell and a stepson Ray Pryde. A funeral service w•a5 held Wednesday afternoon at the Hopper Hockey Funeral Home, Wil- liam Street, Exeter . Inter- ment follo a'ed in Exeter Cemetery. Hullett transfers land to cemetery board Hullett council transferred land to 'the Hope Chapel Cemetery at a special meet - Rig September 20. Part of lot 34, concession 13 was con- veyed from De Jong Farms Ltd. at no cost to the township. The court of revision on the Storey Drain was held with council passing a bor- rowing bylaw for 55.900 to do the work, The Nicholsons bid of $2,440. on the Storey Drainage works was accept• ed. The rest of the funding will cover engineers' fees. Hullett is to request funds front Wintario to finish the Seaforth Community Centre.- This entre:This was a recommendation from the fund raising com• mince for the centre. Council also passed a bylaw restricting the weight of vehicles to five tonnes on the northern most McClure bridge located on the township . line separating Hullett and McKillop at lot 1. concession 14. The posting of signs will he subject to approval from the Ministry of Tratrspottatlon and Com- munications. A petition from Zurich requesting the board of education keep lax increases at or below the 6 per `Cent guidelines for 1983 and 5 per cent for 1984. was approved. Clinton meeting will fight for compensation Recent. changes in gov• ernment legislation to pro- vide aid to victims of urea formaldehyde foam insula- tion have prompted the Huron County HUFFi (Homeowners With Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insula• lion) organization to sponsor a public information meeting to be held in the Clinton High School. on Monday. October 4, at 8:00 p.m. for residents of Huron and neighbouring counties. Special guests will include Ed Smee, president of HUFFi Ontario's Provincial Council and member of the national advisory council of UFFi. Mr, Smee will outline HUFFi Ontario and its role in current negotiations with the federal government. Huffi has been instrumental in Rev. Ronald Hunt. Rec. for of St. Paul's Anglican Church. Stratford is intro- ducing new pastoral care service at Seaforth Commun- ity Hospital on Oct. 14 at 2, p.m. in the board room. He will speak on the elements of pastoral care in a small community hospital. La Leche League invites all interested women, especially new mothers with nursing babies to their fall series of discussions on the womenly art of breast feeding. To be held at 260 Church Hill Drive, Exeter, the second Wednesday of each month. First meeting October 13, at 8 p.rn. Please call Janis Bisback. 262-3505 for more information.. forcing the governsjcnt to expand its aid prngfam for foam victims arta continues to explore other avenues towards its goal df "Safe Saleable Homes". Mel Swart. MPP Welland• Thorold, and provincial NDP consumer and corporate af- fairs tri is will discuss his efforts to ',Wain aid on a pmvincial lescl. Mr. Swart has requested thc Ombuds- man of Ontario to investigate the Ontario Ministry of Health's Refusal to act on behalf of homeowners exper• iencing health problems re- lated to UFFI. He has also released information to the s Ontario Firc Marshall's office indicating that at (cast one foam manufacturer knew of potential fire hazards associated with urea for• naldehydc foam insulations. Other topics for discussion will include the reductions in assessments on property values for tax purposes of homes insulated with UFFi. Murray Cardiff. MP Huron Boyce: Murray F,iston. MPP Huron Brute, and Jack Rid• dell. MPP Huron Middlesex will he in attendance along with representatives from HUFFI organizations in neighbouring counties. Grant C'hisholnt, president of Huron County HUFFI, feels that this meeting is of vital importance to the health andw n t clfarc fall those living li tog in homes insulated wtthUFFI and has planned a question and answer period to give people an opportunity 10 air their concerns. 17*(DIA@ On Sunday. September 2h. Mrs Monica Mc('urd% entertained Mr. and Mrs Lou Alepskt of Toronto, at her home. The Alejskis arc the parents of Rill McCurdy's new wife Wilma Lucia. The rest of the MC('urd% family were also present. and a gond time was had by all Mrs. Dave Ncvkc has been a patient in Seaforth Hospital for the past week and on Friday she underwent surgery and is progressing fairly well Her famih and friends wish her a speedy recovers. An item in last week's People column was in error. Mary Price Rrnadrihh phoned from Stotfold. England during a family celebration held for her parents' wedding anniversary. Our apologies. ANEW MOTHER—Miss Piggy was out for a walk with her tittle piggy in Friday's fair parade, (Photo by.Svela) WC1 What people need from their hospitals has changed since Seaforth Community Hospital was opened in 1965. And the local hospital wants comments from those it serves as it plans a renovat- ion and alteration program, says SCH administrator Gor- don McKenzie. "We're short of space in the out-patient department," Mr. McKenzie says. where 50 to 100 patients are some• times treated on long week• ends. SCH is circulating a quest- ionnaire, which will run in the Expositor Oct. 13 and be handed out at the hospital and Seaforth Medical Clinic. to get suggestions on what's needed from Seaforth and district people who use the hospital. e "What are your require- ments of the hospital?" Mr. ' McKenzie says is the thrust of the questionnaire, There may be "things we're not seeing, because we're there all the time," the administra- tor adds. "We'd appreciate peoples ideas on comrnunity services and facilities" the hospital should offer. Day care, surgery after which the patient goes. home the same day, is now used a great deal and Mr. McKenz- ie says SCH is looking at centralizing recovery and operating rooms, space for specialist clinics, for com• munity and staff education programs and for a quiet room. "Perhaps there's a need for more preventitivc medi• cine," he says. a 2 t SCH is not looking for any construction for at least 18 months, the administrator says. "Ministry approval is needed and the ministry ceiling for capital projects is $1/2 a million. The administrator ' says perhaps there can be some allocation of space in the maternity ward where seven beds are rarely all in use but "the rest of the .beds are running at 90 per cent capacity." Other county hospitals are also improving day care, Mr. McKenize notes, with a new out•patient deparj,ment un- der construction' now at Clinton Public Hospital. "You can't sit still or you deteriorate." he sums up. Police costs Continued from page 1 . Most of the municipal police forces are governed by a committee of council. made up of elected council members. Goderich and Listowel are thc exceptions as their police forces arc ruled by police commiss• ions. These commissions are comprised of two local residents appointed by the provincial government, The mayor of each community sits as an ex -officio member whether on a committee or commission. The town of Mitchell is now in the process of changing from a police committee to a commission. Chief Jim Dingwell said the ,town is waiting for appointments to the board which will he made by the provincial government THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEPTEMBER 29, 1982 — A3 Clean your room? Here's how to Now, don't think I'm pre- empting the kids' page col-; umn. I'm too old, plus the present writer Trish Rimmer does a better job than I ever could. But 1 want to tell you about a new book i've found on the shelves of the children's department of the Stratford Library. (Yes, I'like to spend browsing time with kids' books. Like ex -Ontario NDP leader Stephen Lewis 1 think kids' books give you per- spective in this topsy turvy world.) Part of The Survival Series for Kids, the book is call ed "What to do when your mom or dad says..,.Clean Your Room," and ,it's made for slobs, like me, to say nothing of kids. I don't known where i was when my morn was handing out how to clean instructions, hiding likely, or at the library sneaking into the adults - only books. But throughout my adult life i've been aware of a handicap: 1 have no idea of how to systematically clean a drawer, let alone a room. • The co-workers who find my office somewhat offen- sive (to say nothing of my • desk; where is my desk?) will be nodding in emphatic agreement at this. So will my husband,'comes out with Clean Your Room. or at least Your Side of Our Room, in moments of stress. Written in simple language that any five-year-old, or i can understand. this book doesn't have the vague lang- uage of women's magazines: it has answers. For the benefit of kindred souls, or kids wlio are in deep trouble because the piles inside prevent , them from shutting their bedroom doors, here's the meat of the matter. First. surprise. surprise. you make your bed. Change it even, if it needs that. (if it's mine. it does). Then follows six pages of step-by- step instructions, complete with funny diagrams, on exactly how to do this. COMPLICATED Making a bed cannot he that complicated, you say? Hah• ask a student nurse. Now. beginning with the area to the left of your OmcAGIWg t © $©y bedroom door to make sure you don't miss anything, pick up everything that's out of place and put it on that freshly made bed. Then, pick up each object one at a time, decide what to do with it, then do it. Doh't set anything back down once you've pick- editup. Dirty clothes go in a pile outside the bedroom door (parents and spouses can stand that for a while once they see you're making a serious effort). Anything that needs to be thrown Mit goes in a garbage bag. Put stuff carefully, exactly, where it belongs. To quote: "A closet looks neater when all the skirts, or blouses hang together, the pants hang together, the jackets hang together etc." So that's my closet's prob- lem. Two pages of illustrated instructions on how to fold clothes (my daughter, thanks to her babysitter,' not my mother, is an expert on this) follow. Still with me? Good. DUST, NOW • Now you dust, with a cloth containing a bit of furniture polish, every item of furni- ture in your room. Dust the top of the object first, then the sides, then the) bottoms. (I'm sorry but this is all new to me.) Finally you va cuum, sweep or dustmop the room, starting al left behind that door again and being careful to get under and behind the bed and -furniture. Like a good little person, you're not finished till you put the va cuum away Is friend used to leave hers in the living room. If company dropped in unexpectedly, she'd say "you caught me in the middle of cleaning so excase'hnw the place looks") take the clothes to the laundry and dispose of that bulging garbage bag. If like my room. yours 'doesn't have a place for everything you own and there's a fair pile to be put away still on that bed, it's organization time. Start with a clean room, and do a shelf, a drawer or a bed at a time so you don't get discouraged and start stuffing things away as in the dirty old days. THREE BOXES You'll. need three large boxes, some small shoe or cigar boxes and some small plastic bags. One box i5" labelled Toss, one Recycle and one Hold. Working -from a ra'ndom mess collected on your bed, go through and put each item you can't put away in a clearly anointed place into.one of the boxes. Again, once you pick something up, put it away. The small boxes and bags are for organizing small stuff...parts of a game in one, crayons in another. Or in my case, newspaper clippings in one, jewellry (speaking loosely) in anoth- er. WRECKED STUFF Naturally, the wrecked stuff (and as all packrats know. this is the really tough thing to do) go in the Toss box, Things you can sell or give away go in Recycle. Things you haven't useti for awhile, but...go in Hold. The Hold box you close, date and• store for a year. If you haven't had to seek it out by that time, Hold becomes Toss. There are a few random tips. Label your drawers, shelves etc. so anyone can put your things away. Get rid of outgrown or outworn clothes before you put cur- rent ones away. Put freshly washed clothes at the bottom of the stack, and get dressed from the lop, That way everything gets -equal wear and you won't wear the same stuff all the time. Now a few parting thoughts. Get a wastebasket and a dirty clothes hamper. Use them. Straighten your room up every day. Clean it once a week. Completely organize your things at least twice a year. Isn't it easy once you know how? Thanks to Living Skills Press and author Joy Wilt Berry. She's authored a revolution at our place. Town's policy manual will helpfo control spending BY KRIS SVELA Members of Seaforth council and town cmplopces have received a written polus manual. "cut from new cloth," according b• councillor Paul Ross. The manual is the first of its kind in Seaforth and contains rules and regulations nn conference attendance, e•oun oil pas rates. employee benefits and hiring policies. equipment maintenance and pur chasing. The new manual was conceived b% a committee of council to encompass old unwritten policies and to develop new ones The committee included councillor Ross ree%c William Dale. and councillor Robert Dinsmore and councillor Alfred Ross According to Paul Ross, the manual is designed to give town employees and elected officials a written guideline to follow and it will also help to document and control the flow of money. "This really docs respond to the changing economic situation and it is in kee ing whit the policy of tight controts,'w r. Ross explains. The first part of the manual deals 'th the expenses covered by the toil, for council lots attending conferences, council meet. ings. and committee meetings. For confer ewes. councillors are paid S5Sfor a full day attended (over four hours) and 530 for a half day (under four hours). In addition confer encs participarfts receive a meal allowance of 5.15 a day. Councillors are also provided with a mileage allowance of 21 cents a kilometer For attendance at regular council meet. Ings, the manor tecenes 590 per meeting, while other nicnihers sf council rec'eise 560. Altkouncillnrs a+rludmg the mavovarc paid S45 for cnntmtttec meetings Mr Ross defends the amounts gtyen 'o councillors betausc it is compensation for time lost at mdi%ideal lops and for Ilse added workload elected s of tfc io I experience He also feels that tt is Important for Seaforth councillors to obtain new information at conferences with regards to council affairs "It's ahs.dufel% %slat to get new education from consmowns ,and seminars," he feels Town tntplostes are also gilen the o portunits to upgrade their skills at the m icipahn's expel' se if the, successfully coniipletc the course 'hes arc attending. All comes hast to meet with the appro.al of council. "We 1cinmCili want 1,1 encourage people to upgrade their skills so the town Can benefit from it," Mr Ross explains A feature of the manual shish could prove to be a major cost cutting measure for the town are new guidelines .n the purchase and Maintenance sf 10‘'.n equipment. The manual goes greater powers to department heads and committee chairmen to authorize scr%ice or repairs deemed necessary to equipment Department heads are given authorization to spend top to 51000 when deemed necessary and up to 52000 with the approval of the committee chairman. Expenditures over 52000 require muncil approval. Right to Life walks outside hospital - Stratford & District Right to Life members participated in a.pro•life walk on Sunday. Septemher)2 in front of the Victoria Hospital IIondon) to protest abortions performed at the hospital. Fycr• suhse• (pent Sunday from 2'00. 4:00 p.m there will he a walk in front of Victoria Hospital to continue this protest. A pro•life information kit has been sent to all arca contacts in Huron -Perth ti Counties, This information an he used either for distri• Mutton or reference material. Anyone wishing material, please phone 2"I -2644 (Strat- ford, after 5:00 p.m.). There will he a fall South- western Ontario Pro -I ifs Conference on Saturday. Oe tober I6 in Sarnia from 9:00 4:00 p.m Workshops will he on "Foster ('arc & Adoption" and "Promntmg Life in the Cornmunit%" The guest speaker will he Tont 1 ynch of I ondnn, and he will speak on issues dealing with " Bineth• its and fheir Effects on the Faintly in the 1980s". ( la...oiled Ads pa ili'.idrnds• T)tr municipal office will mainian+ a capital equipment ledger in conjunction with annual in enc or reports and statements inditanng condition of the equipment suggested replacement dates and other information. Mr Ross is pleased with the n equipment regulations now in force He ft I< h pastlot .+ equipment w snot i thatafe ui e a a 9 P n+ventor and that there were no records kept with regards to the condition and n,atntenance of the equipment .Certain things should he doll(' on a regular basis." he explains The new manual also requires that regular u,spct bons be made of town equipment and buildings All councillors arc urged to inspect the buildings during the month of It with the new manual in place it is hoped that the town of Seaforth can develop a - strear•lined course of management in the of t,ow^ life gos erred ht council The n nual also goes councillors clear guide• lines to follow with regards to expenses, they c i•,troe a"t1 areas where money car be • noon w tet'', `PC" Medieval Feast on again this year at Blyth theatre Keep Saturdays. November 1.1. at " 00 p.m. open. 154 tickets arc now on sale at the F11% tit Centre for the Arts for the second annual Medieval Feast if last year's syccess is any indication you should order your tickets as soon as possible. For 515.00 (plus tax) you - can enjoy a fabulous meal including soup. bread. noaso chick('r. ribs battered mushrooms tall fruits seg• etahles. ,t"d tans It sou eons% 11 sou car atsoo h,i,e wine and beer A Mc -dm -tat Feast de mands medic%a' cutlers your fingers, so bring %our ,,wn bib and enter the (treat Medieval Feast Rib (',onus• To add colour to O -t- ha' quer hall, sou cat, also dress up in nxtitc',al •stu^•es If sou wish r'terta' ^e of all kinds is pla••nel o•sluding music and n•agi' The magician is Ron (1'1,rr a••d minstrels mchuic to•e \fadrigal Singers a^d a harm.? Quiet w kend, good clean up Seaforth police reported a quiet weekend the four da, sw loch concluded On Sunday, m conjunction with the fall fair and Chief Hal Claus said that his force was Ciderfest. PoIlce registered two liquor ecpeciall% pleased with the excellent clean charges and one 12 hoour suspension. during up polo at the Lair grounds