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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-06-01, Page 15ATTENTION LD AGE PENSIONERS Health and Welfare Canada Sante et Ellen.6tre social Canada Open Indian museum, chief. wants PLAN FOR RETARDED GAMES DAY — The annual invitation Games Day for Mentally Retarded athletes in Region 2 will be held Saturday at Exeter Community Park. Shown above planning some of the events are the committee. Back, left, Olga Zemitis, Lily Lansbergen and Debbie Riddell of YACMAR and SHDHS athletic director Ron Bogart. Front, Lauretta Seigner, also of the local high school, games director Vickie Wild of Wingham and Mrs. Carf Cann. T-A photo Co-ops make donations mittee between the five Hospitals Retarded, and the Huron County in the County, the three Unit of the Canadian Cancer Associations for the Mentally Society. O in future, if living costs rise, these benefits will be adjusted accordingly each April .. . CI all of the 1.8 million pensioners will have their pension and supplement fully adjusted for changes in the cost of living , . O 1 million aged 65 and over (about 60% of old age pensioners) will receive increases in either their maximum or partial supplement benefits . „ O an additional 100,000 pensioners will be entitled to the supplement for the first time because of higher allowable income, Those who may qualify for supplements All those receiving only the basic Old Age Security pension will receive during July informational material and a Supplement CI pensions and pension supplements have been increased back to last January to reflect increases in the cost of living . The. Arkona Lions club Indian Artifacts museum was officially opened Friday afternoon by the Hon, Jean Chretien, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Resources in the federal governemnt. The museum is located in a large classroom of the Arkona public school and contains many Indian relics gathered by curator Ted Baxter. Baxter, native of Crediton, England has gathered arrowheads, drills, knives, fat scrapers, skinning and milling stones and many other Indian relics. Mr. Chretien was assisted in 04, the official opening by Lions club officials, Lambton MPP Lorne Henderson and Middlesex MP James Lind. Also speaking at the affair was Kettle Point Indian chief Charles Shawkence who made it clear in a written statement to the Indian Affairs minister that the Chip- pewas want the Camp Ipperwash land returned to them. The federal government has refused to return the 2,240-acre camp to the Indians saying it is too dangerous becaue of unex- ploded ammunition buried in the ground. "Why must we continually sit and await the pleasures of Her Majesty's ministers?" the chief asked the minister, "Why can't we be heard? Why can't we have back what is rightfully ours?" The camp site, formerly Stoney 0 Field day set for retarded Pupils in the Middlesex County Board of Education's trainable retarded classes will come together for a Play Day Friday at Melwood Park in Metcalfe Township. The day-long field day will start at 9:30. Activities include bean bag golf, ball throwing, a paper airplane race, and an obstacle course. There will also be a form of field hockey called the "Bobby Orr Special" where players use regular hockey sticks and a balloon. The day has been organized by teachers of the trainable retarded with assistance from the Board's Special Education Consultant and Resource Teachers, Along with parents, they will provide supervision at the rate of one adult for every two children. It is expected that 42 pupils will take part; and each one will receive a crest for participation. If weather conditions make Melwood Park unsuitable, the Play Day program will be held in the West Middlesex Memorial Arena at Strathroy. Play golf 41' for retarded A special benefit day is being staged at the Ausable golf course Saturday, June 17 with all proceeds going to the Adult Workshop being planned by the South Huron Association for the ow Mentally Retarded. Exeter and district merchants are donating 20 trophies and additional prizes for the com- petitions which are open to everyone. Celebrities from CFPL radio in London and CKNX in Wingham te' will be on hand to participate in various ways. Among the London disc jockeys will be Jason Roberts, Mark Lade, Bruce Love, Mark Bradley and Ron Thomas. The tourney will 'get underway at 8 a.m. Additional information • may be obtained - from Bruce Shaw who is in charge of arrangements. Entries are already in from London, Sarnia, Woodstock and Stratford. The entry fee is three dollars with the same amount being charged for a buffet luncheon. O The day will be completed with a dance at the Exeter Legion hall. • land back Point reserve, was expropriated in 1942 under the War Measures Act, Indian spokesmen said Friday no compensation was received. Mr. Chretien said they were paid $60,000. "It's not a lot of money today. But then it was a fair sum," he said. He said the camp should be given back to the Chippewas if it can be cleared of explosives. "We are now looking at that possibility," he said. "But the costs are very, very high." Later he said it could cost millions of dollars to clear the camp. Mr, Chretien said the band should seek compensation through the Indian claims commission. "But the defence department is on good ground and that is probably why the band lawyers haven't taken it to court." The minister also was upset by the timing of the demand because only last week he wrote a letter to Defence Minister Donald S. Macdonald in an effort to get the issue resolved, he said. Chief Shawkence said the war which resulted in the land being taken has been over for 25 years and in that time Germany and her allies have had all their lands returned to them. "Can you honestly say that my people are not entitled to have the return of their lands?" he asked. "Can you honestly say, as representing Her Majesty's government, that Camp Ipper- wash is required ,for the defence of Canada? Do you really feel that there is any foundation in fact for the maintenance of a militia playground?" Chief Shawkence told Mr. Chretien that unless the govern- ment acts upon the band's demand he will release classified memos to the press. "My people are now prepared to act . . . If those ! (papers) we have in our possession are in- dicative, then I am certain the press will never be afforded the opportunity to see what did take place; the people of Canada will never know." He warned that if the Chip- pewas again hear "the word `no' from the white man . . we are not going to wait, we are not going to be silent." "The irresponsibility of the government of Canada to my people must stop. If necessary we will pursue a course of active demonstrations at Camp Ipperwash. We will call the at- tention of all of Canada to our plight. We will make a national issue of our cause." The chief dismissed the government's reasoning that the area was too dangerous to return. If that were logical, then why wasn't Europe declared a wasteland after the Second World War and London, England, not declared a ghost town? "Or does this logic only apply to Indian lands in Canada?" After the chief's four-page prepared speech, Mr. Chretien at first declined to comment beyond: "I'll read it and reply to him. It's a problem for national defence, not me." However, after some per- suasion he consented to a press conference at which he expressed displeasure at the chief's timing: "This was not the place to raise this matter," he said. "It's a nice occasion here. Mr. (Ted) Baxter, has spent his life collecting these artifacts. It was a very important day for him." (Mr. Baxter, of Forest, the museum curator, spent 50 years collecting the arrowheads, clubs, utensils and other Indian relics before handing them over to the Arkona Lions Club'to create the museum.) "I didn't come here for that," he said, when asked if he would visit the Indian picket line at the camp. More than 100 Indians were picketing in front of Ipperwash Army. Camp. The museum opening activities concluded with a tour of the Rock Glen Conservation area led by Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority chairman Bill Amos. The County Medical Co- operatives were organized in 1947 to provide hospital insurance for self-employed persons who could not otherwise obtain insurance, and did good service in this field until 1959 when they were re- organized to act as carriers of Ontario Hospital Insurance and to provide surgical and medical insurance for their members. When Ontario entered Medicare on October 1, 1969, the Medical Co-operatives voted to amalgamate into One large group to be known as Co-operative Health Services of Ontario. Since the new company required fewer offices, Huron and Bruce membership lists were combined. Huron records were sent to the Bruce County office in Paisley, and the Clinton office was closed on December 31, 1969. All assets were turned over to the new company, but monies not required under the terms of the amalgamation were to be returned, after audit, to the County trust committees set up in 1969. This surplus has just been received in Huron County and has been divided by the trust corn- Staffa couple at graduation By MRS. J. TEMPLEMAN STAFFA Mr. & Mrs. Clifton Miller and Paul attended convocation at the University of Guelph on Wed- nesday when their daughter, Bonnie Jean graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in Geography. Mrs. Garnet Taylor attended graduation at Fanshawe College, Friday when her grandson, Murray J. Taylor graduated as an Architectural Technician. Mr. & Mrs. John Templeman attended convocation at the University of Guelph, Friday when their son, Robert Ernest, received his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. Mrs. Penelope Fell, Lisle Worden, Alvin Worden, Mr. & Mrs. Clifton Miller and Bonnie were among the guests at the Worden-Babcock wedding at Huron College Chapel, London on Saturday. Darlene Templeman, Waterloo University spent the weekend with her family, visiting over- night Saturday with Elizabeth Murtha, Mitchell, Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Miller visited Sunday evening with Mr. & Mrs. Ted Pooley, Exeter, Nancy and Richard Tern- pleman visited Saturday with Margaret and Ross Bowman, Fullarton. New member joins By MRS. FRED BOWDEN. CENTRALIA The Messengers met in the schoolroom of the United Church on Sunday morning with Karen Skinner and Fay Blair as leaders and nine present. Michael Clarke and Andrew Beaton were in charge of the meeting and opened with the Messenger hymn and prayer. Andrew and Michael read from the "Bible in Life" reader. Karen Skinner read two stories "Happy Hill Farm" and "The Buffalo and the Bell" and in the discussion that followed it was decided that God does take care of everything.. Leanna Tripp joined the Messengers and Sandra Somerville was a guest at the meeting. Skits were presented by Sandra Somerville, Elaine and Michael Clarke. Personals The UCW June meeting will be held on Thursday evening, The United Church Sunday School Anniversary Service will be held on June 4 at 11:15 with the Rev, D. M. Guest of Wyoming, a former minister, as guest speaker. Congratulations to Karen DeJong, winner of the Regional and Provincial "Forest Fire Prevention" Poster Contest, Mrs, Imre Toth was a weekend guest at the home of her parents Mr, & Mrs. Kenneth Hodgins. On Saturday she attended the 10th anniversary of her Victoria Hospital School of Nursing graduation class at the Carousel Inn, London. Mr. & Mrs. John Thompson attended the Campbell reunion Saturday at the Krutsville Community Centre. Sunday they visited with Mrs. Thompson's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. & Mr. & Mrs. Al Parker and family, Midland, Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Wasnidge, Ailsa Craig, Mrs, Jean Parker, and Jack, Jean Ann Nichols and Tom Parker, London, spent Sunday with Mr. & Mrs. Milton Sleamon, Mrs. Laura Wilson, Hollywood, California is visiting with Mrs. T. M. Dinney. Mr. & Mrs. Percy Cave, Surrey, B.C., are visiting with Mr. & Mrs. Murray Neil. Mr. & Mrs. M. E. Neil, Mr. & Mrs. Charles Cameron and family, Michigan, visited with Mr, & Mrs. Murray Neil, and Mr. & Mrs. Carl Turner over the weekend. A surprise bridal shower was held for bride-to-be, Gail Ship- man,at the home of Mrs. Norma Brintnell, Saturday afternoon, About 25 ladies attended the gathering. ,June 1, 1972 Page 15 Mrs. Elliott Sutherland, Glencoe. Mrs. Murray Elliott returned home from South Huron Hospital last week. Visitors at the home of Mrs. Lorne Hicks during the past week were Mr, & Mrs. A, Copeland of Windsor and Wilda Pollock, Kitchener, Mr, & Mrs, K. Hodgins, Marikay and Mrs. Imre Toth were Sunday visitors with Mr, & Mrs. Keith Hodgins and family, Intended for last week Mr. & Mrs. John Thompson accompanied by Rev. and Mrs, Mervin Elston visited on Sunday with Mr. Thompson's mother in the Knollcrest Lodge in Milverton. They remained for the evening church service in the chapel when Mrs. Elston was invited to be the organist for the service. BEAUTIFUL VIEW ? PREVENT WILDFIRES THE VIEW SPOILERS MINISTER VISITS MUSEUM — The official opening of the Arkona Lions dub Indian Artifact Museum was highlighted by the appearance of Federal Indian Affairs Minister J. I. Chretien. Shown above from the left are, Middlesex MP Jim Lind, Russ Moses, the minister's assistant, the Hon. J. S. ChretienT-Atophaond Kettle Point Indian Chief Charles Shawkence. Application Form to assist them in determining whether they are now entitled to the supplement. Your old age security pension Your May cheque will not include the increase. Your June cheque will include: Back payments—January to May New rate of regular monthly cheque Total to be paid in June only Your old age pension and supplement Those who are receiving maximum benefits under the combined Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement will be entitled to $150 for a single person or a married person whose $97.28 $14.40 82.88 to $150 monthly (single pensioners) and to $285 monthly (married pensioners) Messengers present skits GUARANTEED MINIMUM INCOME LEVELS HAVE BEEN RAISED AND,..1F THE COST OF LIVING GOES UP...SO WILL PENSIONS husband or wife is not a pensioner and $285 for a married couple where both are pensioners—$142.50 each. Those who are now receiving a partial supplement will also receive the same amount of adjustment, but not the new maximum benefits noted above. Your May cheque will not include the increase, Your June cheque will be at the new rate and will also include the back payments to last January. Need More Information? Additional information will be mailed to all pensioners in mid-June, Information is also available from the Regional Old Age Security Office in the capital city of your province.