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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1983-05-25, Page 3Names were in wrong order Names under the oto of the Auxiliary to Seaforth Community Hospital were reversed last week. The Ex- positor apologizes for the error. Those in the page 3 photo, in order were, from left, Wilma Oke; Pat Bennett; Alice Reid; Elsie Dinsmore; Dorothy Hays and Janet Cluff. The late Gladys Thompson was also a life member. All are life members of the Ontario Hospital Auxiliary. WELL DRESSED PARADE WATCHERS—Some of the youngest costumed children at Klompenfeest In Clinton on Saturday lined the curb for the long parade. Included In the parade are Seaforth youngsters Evan and Dennis Beuerman and Christie Nobel. (Photo by White) Women earn 64 per cent of man's BY JACK RIDDELL MPP The appointment of a Mini- ster with special jurisdiction over issues of particular' con- cern to women came as welcome news to Members of the. Legislature. Opposition members have strongly fa- voured such an appointment for some time but we are more interested in substance than symbolism. Therefore we have called upon Robert Welch, the new Minister to take early and decisive action on a number of issues: Equal Pay Legislation; Three decades after the adop- tion of the Female Employ- ee's Fair Remuneration Act in 1951, how much progress has been made? Full-time working women earn, on average, 64% of a man's wage. Average income of families headed by women is about $15,000 a year, com- pared to a man's $29,000. Wage gap between men arid women workers is almost as great as at the height of the depression fifty years ago. Our Party has been on record in favour of equal pay for work of equal value since 1977/78. Affirmative Action: The government's three-year-old Affirmative Action program in the Ontario Public Service is a bitter joke for women. Its total lack of effectiveness is abundantly clear from 1981- 1982 statistics. In the execu- tive ranks, there are 598, nien and only 44 women. Of public servants earning more than $59,000 a year. 275 arc men and only 40 women...in spite of the fact that women make up 42 per cent of the total public service. Our Party is definitely in favour of mandatory Affirma- tive Action, of equal oppor- tunities for women. Family violence: When is the government going to take action on the serious and widespread problem of family violence, including funding for transition houses? When will the Select Committee's report on wife battering be brought before the Legisla- ture? When will the govern- ment make some serious and sincere attempt to bring hope and' assistance to battered wives and their children? Our party has been con- stantly and actively concern- ed with this problem since 1977. and three years ago David Peterson tabled a Pri- vate Member's Bill proposing a surcharge on every mar- riage licence for the purpose of creating a fund to establish and support transition houses. Pornography: The govern- ment must make a real attempt to come to grips with the issue of the new porno- graphy - filled with violence, cruelty and hatred. This is a social issue which requires a swift response by govern- ment. These are but a few of the burning issues with which the Minister must deal - and quickly. The women of this province are not prepared to accept tokenism. stalling or U ij©i t ri n go empty gestures. There is a crying need for effective and far-reaching legislation. They want action - and so do we. WOMEN'S PERSPECTIVES '83 On the 14th May, the Ontario Liberal Women's Perspective Advisory Com- mittee sponsored a highly successful all -day confer- ence, "Women's Perspect- ives'83" in Toronto, at which David Peterson urged women to become political pioneers. "We need more people to step forward (despite) the pitfalls", he said. One way "to get a different perspect- ive at the caucus table" or cabinet table is to have women such as Sheila Copps. Liberal MPP for Hamilton Centre, in positions of power. MINAKI ENQUIRY REJECTED Conservative Members of the legislative committee have rejected an attempt by the Opposition to instigate an investigation into the Pro- vince's $28.3 million refur- bishing of Minaki Lodge. They maintained that nothing new would be learned by such an investigation. In the Public Accounts Committee they strongly de- fended the $45 million total expense (including the $16.7 million spent 'to improve roads and the airport) saying it will help tourism and create jobs in the North. Liberal Jaynes Bradley (St. Cather- ines) said the opposition is not anti -North or anti -tour- ism. However, he said the committee should investigate to see if the province's money could have been better spent elsewhere. DIPLOMA MILLS According to a spokesman for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States, three mail-order uni- versities in Ontario have issued diplomas and medical degrees for a fee without requiring their graduates to do any school work or even attend classes. Legislation is being intro- duced by the Minister of Colleges and Universities, Dr. Bette Stephenson, which will spell out clearly who can award university degrees in this province. The Minister told the Legislature that On- tario's degrees are recog- nized worldwide, but that fly-by-night operations which work out of post office boxes have recently sullied the province's reputation. Until the legislation becomes law, this province will remain one of the few which doosn't require regulation of degree - granting organizations. BLUE WATER CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY HANDICAPPED The parents of develop- mentally handicapped child- ren and the staff of Blue Every week more and more people discover what mighty jobs are accom- plished by tow cost Huron Expositor Want Ads. Dial 527-0240. ' THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MAY 25, 1888 - A8 Buy farm for $4,6p0 Ilw ad�@ }y@wo agow� MAY 24, 1883 Mr. Tobias Nash, son of Thos. Nash Esq. has purchased the McFadden farm of 80 acres, which adjoins his own 50 acre farm in McKillop township for 54,600. William Townsend of the 2nd concession of Tuckersmith has gone for a holiday trip to Manitoba. Mr. Townsend has a couple of sons settled in the prairie provinces and he goes out to visit them and to take a look at the country as well. John Morris of the 6th concession disposed of four head of cattle a short time ago to a Mitchell buyer. The cattle were only three years old: He realized 580 per head. MAY 29, 1908 Norman McDougall of Porter's Hill has proved himself to be one of the best runners to Western Ontario. In the Stratford to St. Marys road race on Victoria Day he won out quite handily being two minutes ahead ot'thft second man. The course is about 13i' miles in length and his time one hour 351/2 minutes. is considered to he -very good. We heartily congratulate Mr. McDougall on his success. He is a nephew of Mr. Wm. McDougall of Egmondville. MAY 26,1933 Seaforth Collegiate Institute Cadets par- aded for their annual inspection on Friday morning last before Major Jeffery London. Without rifles and uniforms, this parade has lost much of Its former glory when large crowds of citizens were on hand to see the boys go through their maneuvers. This ye.* the spectators consisted mainly of students, Major Jeffery in his remarks announced that five Dominion of Canada Rifle Association Medals had been won by Seaforth Collegiate students. MAY 29, 1953 Roderick MacLean, B.A. son of Mr. and Mrs. Roderick MacLean, Egmondville was appointed principal without designation at a meeting recently of the Kitchener Public School board. A native of Egmondville he has been on the staff of the Courtland Ave. School in Kitchener for several years. He graduated from Stratford Normal School in 1934 and received his bachelor of arts degree at the University of Western Ontario in 1948. Before going to Kitchener he taught at various rural schools for seven years. Mr. MacLean is 38 and single. Rev. John H. James presently rector of St. Thomas Church, Owen Sound has been appointed as rector to the congregation of St. Thomas Anglican Church here, it was announced this week. Rev. James replaces Rev. A. Jones. Rev. James and Mrs. James, with their three sons will move here in August. He is a former chaplain in the R.G.A.F. Water Centre were notified by letter from the Ministry of Community and Social Ser- vices that the planned closure of the centre will occur on November 18, 1983. Obviously the numerous concerns expressed by par- ents,the many petitions presented in the legislature and the Opposition Mem- bers' comments in the Legi- slature and the Opposition Members' comments in the Legislature to both the Mini- ster of Community and Social Services and the Premier fell on deaf ears. The feeling still exists that it is a mistake to close the Bluewater Centre all things considered but perhaps our efforts were not all in vain as we got the assurance from the Minister that the level of care in the new placements will be equivalent or better than that wage currently being provided. The Minister has also prom- ised that no resident will be moved to the community without a properly supervised residential setting and a day program being in place. We have been assured that the Bluewater Centre. will not be formally closed until each resident is appropriately placed, nor will any resident,. be transferred to another facility to await a community alternative being developed. 1 consider it my responsi- bility for Huron -Middlesex to see that the Minister meets these commitments if indeed the closing of the Bluewater is a."fait accompli". Remember/ It takes but a moment to place an Ex- positor Want Ad. Dial 527-0240. P@opil@ IN MINT CONDITION, : qd It should be, It's new. Bill and Dot'bthy Conger of Michigan visited with Dorothy's slat rand brother-in-law, Pat and Walter Armes of Egmondville this past weekend. They a ived In their newest automobile, a 1929 Shay (Model A) reproduction roadster. The auto features a 1982 Pinto drive train, sounds like a Model A and comes complete with a ruin -bre -teat. A Bruno Gerussl look-alike, Mr. Conger treated all to a ride to the fun car, (Hook photo) Do you have summer visitors or graduates in your family? Share your news with Expositor readers, Call the People column at 527-0240. Many Seaforth and area people attended Clinton's third annual Klompenfeest on the weekend. There were a number of local parade entries. Else de Groot of Seaforth is a member of the Klompenfeest executive. Dr. and Mrs. Charles Toll attended the 116th Dental Convention at the Sheraton Centre May 15-18 and also the 55th reunion of 2T8 class at the Wertin Hotel while at the Toronto Convention. Continued from page 2 and Haiti. The Americans had to step in and help a little there too, get rid of governments that looked like they might go commie and put in good democratic governments." "But I read somewhere that they throw people in jail for no reason at all there, and the people are never heard from again." "Ah that story was probably spread by the Russian embassy or some of those peace marchers. Besides, even if it was true, isn't it better that a few people suffer rather than everybody have to live as communists?" "So it's true that the Americans have messed around in the politics of other countries that are supposed to be indepen- dent?" "Only to save them from themselves, dear. Some people, you see, aren't as smart as Mr. Reagan." "But why, if the Americans think it's alright to go in and tear down one government to put up another, to save democracy, don't they ever tear down a right wing dictatorship and set up a democracy? Why don't they force the government in El Salvador to be democratic so they can fight for democracy?" 1 thought hard on that one for a few minutes. "You'll understand when you're older," I said. "1t must be your bedtime." Aging population poses challenges BY W.G. STRONG All over the world there are more and more people living beyond the ages of 60, 70 and 80 years than ever before. Their relative numbers in the total population are also on the increase due, in part, to the general reduction in the birth rate. The latter has created a situation where fewer children are being born and' more adults are surviving into old age. While there have always been old people. however defined, as an important sector of any human society. for the first time in history it is not a selected few but more individuals who have a reasonable chance of surviving into advanced age, well beyond their period of active and remunerative employment. It is also for the first time in the industrialized nations that the elderly constitute a substantial part of the national population. What is even more important is that people all over the world not only tend to live longer but to live better than ever before. Old age is no longer equated with physical frailty and with socio-economic dependence on others. The change can be directly attributed to impressive advances in public health and medical technology over the last few decades which, for various reasons, have preeeueu similar progress in other areas of development. The result has been a situation where large sectors of the population remain physically and mentally alert and capable of continued involvement in the life of their own societies. However. this involvement is often being denied them by obligatory retirement schemes and by the constraints of the labour market. At the same time, the gradual increase in general life expectancy rates has much increased the relative numbers of the very old who have special needs for care and protection and who represent a growing challenge to the medical services and material resources of each country. The problem of the aging of individuals and society seems to be two-pronged; it represents both an opportunity and a responsibility. The aging of societies entails a new set of problems and a challenge to the style of future development to be adopted. The growing number of aging individuals represents a resource of skills and know• ledge which cannot but profoundly affect the course of national progress in the years ahead. There is no doubt that the increase and longevity of the population group will entail problems of protection and security which will remain a test of our capacity to attain the humanitarian objectives of modern societies. i w..4 b5 New minister for Egmondville United Church M A OEM OF A PARK—That's what Carol Oltment, the Proctor and Redfern consultant who presented Seaforth's recreation master plan called Victoria Park, above. The liowntown park could be used more. she suggested Signs should be posted on Main St directing people there. As well, the master plan says travelling entertainment groups could be booked at the grandstand. Many tours are sponsored by provincial or other government agencies and performances here needn't cost a lot (Wasslnk photo) A new minister has been named to the Egmondville United Church to replace David McKnight, who is leaving June 30 after two years here. Cheryl -Ann Stadelbauer, who recently earned her Master of Divinity from Emman- uel College in Toronto with the highest grade average in the senior class, will be starting at the church some time this summer. She will be ordained June 1 in Brampton during the Toronto Conference of the United Church of Canada. She has been invited to the Egrnondville United Church barbecue May 25 and is expected to attend and meet the congregation then. says Ken Moore, chairman of the church's pastor relations committee. et St. Columban lohool made over $100 washing cars et $2. each while their parents ran a yard sale Monday. Car wash proceeds are for atihoot activities.