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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-10-25, Page 11NEW EXECUTIVE - A new slate of officers for the Foster Parents Association for 1973-74 was elected at their banquet last week, From left are John Siertsema, vice-president; Mrs. Len O'Rourke, secretary; Mrs. Russell Snider, treasurer; and Norman Tait, president. T-A photo MR, and MRS. JAMES WILLIAM TRAVERS owe 101,144 Because of Stock Shortages The Annual limitEd, silightmonsou„ . Has Been EXTENDED To October 27 1 Sale Boxed CHRISTMAS CARDS Now In Stock 28 Cards Reg $2.50 1 .49 14 Cards ;II 2/$1.26 18 Cards Reg. $ 1 .50 994 25 Cards 2 /$2.50 * * * VITAMIN SPECIALS New In Stock Also ALL DAY/ADULT Multiple Vitamins 100's ALL DAY/ADULT Multiple Vitamins CHEWABLE Multiple Vitamins loo's CHEWABLE Multiple Vitamins 2/$38° 2/$476 2/$45° 2/$5w PLUS IRON 100's PLUS IRON 100's POLYMULSION VITAMINS For Children 8 oz. 16 oz, 32 oz, 2 for $206 2 for $34° 2 for $620 MIDDLETON 1Jruq5 PHONE 235-1570 EXETER Efficient road policies. Communities can increase road capacity with greater use of one-way streets, restricted deliv- ery hours and modern parking policies. Municipal studies on these subjects are supported financially. Co-ordination is vital. Normal transit routes often carry our people across municipal boundaries,iCo,operation.., and co-ordination in inter-community transit , • planning, therefore, are becoming more and more essential, Your government has intensified the efforts and resources devoted to the co-ordination of transportation planning. GO Dial a Bus. Dial A Bus is a form of public transportation that has been pioneered in Ontario. It does not operate on fixed routes with predetermined stops. Instead, it operates from a 7i•alla• awl road patina most allow elf alma use of available stigtCOW.." Avoid 'hardening pf cat46..ories1 being planned jointly with the CAS, In the election of Foster Parent Association executive for 1973-74 the following officers were elected: Norman Tait, president, Exeter; John Siertsema, vice president, Bayfield; Mrs, Russell Snider, treasurer, Zurich; and Mrs, .1,,en. O'Rourke, secretary, Seaforth. New transit vehicles. Comfortable vehicles and convenient facilities make public transit attractive. So the government is paying 75% of the cost of municipal buses, streetcars, trolley buses and related facilities, Go Urban. A new, exciting inte mediate-capacity transit system is being developed for large urban munici- palities,The system will be fully automated, quiet and emission-free. It is much less costly than subways or express- ways, may use existing Something very frightening can happen to cities when they grow up. They can get out of hand and almost over- power the very .people that give them life. ' The worst offenders are often transport- ation'systems. Cars and trucks can become,,t_nenaces, highways and roads—fuming139.ttlettecks. Subways On jam and. buses sirriply refuse to handle an ever-increasing load. Local communities have been doing their best to keep ahead of the problems, But new help is available—for now and for the future, People come first. People really do come first, . That's why the Government of Ontario is encouraging an urban transportation system that will serve Ontario people the way they should be served—efficiently, comfortably. inexpensively, and with the least possible disruption of natural surroundings. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications has instituted GO A NEW WAY, an urban transportation program to develop modern transit systems in our towns and cities and to support them financially. GO URSA N. Quiet. pollutiomfree moss transit. Just part of GO .4 :NE' WAY Urban transportation will be one of themost significant challenges.Pcing ti ' all for j'eam to come. That's why the Government of Ontario developed GO A NEW WA Staggered t‘wrking hourt rights-of-way, and' its elevated guideways cause little interference with regular pedestrian or vehicle traffic. Cities will he subsidized to the extent of 75% in applying the GO URBAN system to their needs. congestion. Couple wed in London, need no name change Times-Advocate, October 25, 1973 Page 11 Take 10-year-old Eddie, who has nothing but bad feelings for the world. But as he leaves a Hallowe'en party one night, he is overheard to say, "Well, you know, she's not a bad old bitch". Or what about the 12-year-old girl playing the part of Mary in a Christmas nativity scene. In a loud aside, she says, "Hey, should I ask him for a room at the inn, or just tell him I'm pregnant?" And then there's 5-year-old Oliver, who after one session of play therapy with a noted psychologist, says, "That bugger ain't going to be no use to me Finlay. All he wants to do is sit around and play", It was with anecdotes like this, everyone of them true, that Douglas Finlay, senior co- .ordinator, Childrens Services Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Health kept an audience of over 200 people near tears of laughter and pathos at the Pineridge Chalet, Hensall last Wednesday at the third annual Children's Aid Week banquet. In what he' termed a "strongly personal presentation" Mr. Finlay described the mental and physical state of thousands of children in the province, while at the same time illustrating their "indefinable capacity for recovery and rehabilitation", "There is an uncanny, un- contaminated something in kids which lets them respond with clarity to things around them," said Mr, Finlay. "If you want a truly honest opinion on anything, ask the kids first". In contrast, however, he said that many adults suffer from an affliction called "hardening of the categories". The basic sympton of this disease, as described by Mr. Finlay, is the use, of technical jargon to the point 'Where it develops into an inability to see kids as kids. "If you're not prepared to accept this, and the fact that each child in uniquely different, you're going to be caught with your therapies down," cautioned Mr. Finlay. He said this communication gap extends right down the line and it's not just in terms of words, but in terms of practical help and undertsanding. For example, he said, we take any kid and fragment him. The psychiatrist takes a piece, the health nurse another, the social worker another and the teacher a notber. Then we try to put him back together, but what we often end up with is a "jargon-basement mosaic". "We've gOt to find new ways of communication," he said, Often, he noted, teachers bear the brunt of the total disorganization. While others are busy labelling a kid and iden- tifying what made him the way he is, the teacher has to deal with what he doing right now and what he might do tomorrow. "Some teachers do get through to these kids, and they do it by means of little things," said Mr. Finlay. "The kids sometimes give them qualities of om- nipotence which they don't deserve. But once they pass that first barrier of trust, they can trust again". "But teachers must be real people with real feelings. They have to have the good sense to respond to the strengths of these kids with complete respect, if not complete understanding". One thing you have to watch for, he warned is the "lightning perceptiveness of disturbed kids in any situation of stress." "They can exploit us to their own end and beat you to the punch with your own weapons," said Mr. Finlay. "We should look at this as healthy, rather than detrimental to the situation , but people haven't made use of this outlook", He said he also discovered the symbolic, as well as the nutritional value of "good food Crusade — Continued from Page 10 tribute to Nellie McClung, a Canadian woman who would have celebrated her 100th bir- thday on the weekend. Mrs. McClung was an author and civil rights worker in the truest sense. She fought for the rights of women to have the vote, for the rights of minority groups everywhere and as a Canadian delegate to the League of Nations, for the right to peace. In honor of the anniversary, Mrs. Mabel Glenn recited a poem written by Mrs. McClung. Mrs. Gordon Platt of Brooklin visited over the weekend with her grandmother Mrs. George Lawson. MIMI'S Beauty Care Centre MARLNE GIBSON Registered Electrologist Phone 672-2052 6;;itppoinfment Only 428 Oxford Street E. London, Ontario 25% Nov transit rehitles. Government vubsidto 0175i make comffirtahle transportation • prnsible for a modern transportation program for the needs of Ontario communities. The benefits of this program are available to any municipality in Ontario wishing to participate. 0 0 1 Speaks at _CAS .banquet Elect new executive served by loving adults", Those of us who have always had as much as we want to eat cannot understand the sense of security that this one simple thing can give to a child", "But what we really need now is the kind of training and the kind of people who feel com- fortable enough with the kids to work with them in any setting, in spite of their labels, "Some of the programs I have seen lately have become clinically cold because they have become over-weighted with heavy professionalism, "Our ability to determine to accept these kids depends on our ability to accept the life styles and values these kids live in," said Mr, Finlay. "And the biggest mistake we can make is to say 'We un- derstand' because unless we've been through it ourselves, we can't". "These kids are not only treatable, but emphatically worth saving, whatever the cost, whatever the effort," he con- cluded. The banquet meeting was co- chaired by the president of the children's Aid Society, Mrs. D, Bartliff, Clinton, and local director, B.R. Heath who both stressed the changing services of the society, the noticeable in- crease in family services work and the changing emphasis on specialized foster and group care in the county. Mrs. Bartliff made, particular reference to the teamwork ex- pected of all professional agencies and voluntary organizations who work together in the cause of troubled children and families, and reserved particular mention and thanks to the foster parents of the county who were special guests of the society. In attendance and bringing greetings to the society and its foster parents were Reeve Joseph Hoffman of Hay Town- ship, County Warden Roy Pat- tison, and MPP Jack Riddell. In presenting service awards to several foster parents in the county, local director Bruce Heath noted the dependency of the society and county on its foster parents and the need for strengthening the partnership between the CAS and its Foster Parent Association, particularly in view of the trend to placement of teenagers in care. Foster parents honoured by the Society this year were: Mr., and-, Mrs. Wallace Gingerich, Zurich; Mr, and Mrs. John Wray, Wingham; Mr. and Mrs. Garth McClinchey, Auburn; Mr. and Mrs, Peter Rodger, Exeter; Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Johann, Wroxeter; Mr. and Mrs. Russell Snider, Zurich; Mr. and Mrs. Tony Van Dorp, Seaforth; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tait, Exeter; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peel, Bluevale; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Triebner, Brussels; and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hunt, Walton. Local Foster Parent Association president, Norman Tait, Exeter presented the an- nual reports of the association, making particular mention of the educational and training courses Staggered hours. Another way to reduce peak-load conges- tion is to stagger working hours and alter daily and weekly traffic patterns, If passenger demands can be spread over longer periods, people can be moved more quickly. Feasibility studies will be subsidized One way oretawing rash how up to 75%, The government is implementing a staggered working hour program for its own employees and hopes others will benefit from its findings. Computer controlled traffic In Metro Toronto, a computer controlled traffic system has proved that a substantial • increase in road capacity can he achieved with computers. The saving in road construction costs is many times the cost of the necessary computer equipment. So 50% of the equipment necessary for implementing or expanding computer systems in urban areas and for installing traffic control devices is being underwritten by the government, GO MA 1. 4 10"S. positive .step (mord nuhnnp <Mei hark to people. Candelabra and two arrangements of white gladioli and white and yellow mums deporated First St. Andrews United Church, London for the wedding of Sherry Lee Travers and James William Travers, October 6, 1973, Rev. Farquhar, London and Rev. Harold Currie, SebrIngville conducted the ceremony with music by Barrie Cabena. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a floor length gown of silk organza over satin appliqued with chantilly lace. A detachable train of the same material was held with a satin bow and the dress was styled on empire lines with Juliet sleeves and a mandarin collar accented with tiny satin ribbons and rose buds on the sleeves and collar. The cathedral length veil o fsilkillus titoanrawas held by a rhinestone The bridal bouquet was a cascade of red roses, candy striped carnations, baby's breath and ivy. Maid of honor was Dorothy Mason, Huron Park. The bride was also attended by Gloria Davis, Exeter, Alexis Geary, London and Gail Travers, Hensall.hey T wore floor length gowns of forest green velvet, high waisted with mandarin collar, slit bodice and matching green ribbon in their hair, They carried nosegays of white carnations and yellow sweetheart roses. Wayne Travers was the best By MR5 HAMILTON HODGINS Sunday guests with Mr. & Mrs. Larry Hern were Mr. Sr Mrs. Stuart McLellan, Ian and Judy. George Thomson spent the weekend with Mr. & Mrs, Charles McRobert. Mrs. Stuart Thompson, Mark- dale and Mrs. Murray Johnson, Regina visited this week with Mrs. Margery Morley. Mr. & Mrs. Andy Lankin London were Friday visitors with Mr. & Mrs. Ross Duffield. Man, Ushers were 'PAW Geary, Ian Suter and Tom Travers, Following ,a reception at the Paddock -Room, London .the couple left for a wedding. trip to, Northern Ontario. For travelling the bride wore a black tailored pant suit. The bride is the .daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Donald W. Travers, Hensall and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mel Travers, London. The couple will reside in London. Prior to her marriage the bride was honored at showers held in Hensall by Gail Travers and Debbie Miller; in London by Mrs, M. Travers; and by Mrs, N. Belliveau and Mrs. Ray Garland; and an open house at the home of the bride's mother for guests from London, Delaware and Hensall. Ontario's Urban Transportation Program: A choice for everyone fixed point, such as a mainline transit station, into a limited area, usually residential, Passengers are not required to board and leave the Dial A Bus at bus stops; the bus comes right to their homes when requested to do so. Dial A Bus is now operating in Pickering, Stratford, Kingston, Ottawa and Bramalea and will he operating soon in north Metro Toronto. GO A NEW WAY puts people first, all the way. And people have to be involved to make it work. Resources, research and finances are available to help urban municipalities in Ontario build trans- portation systems that will surpass anything else in existence today. And prove that cities really are for people, WNW 1110A1' 01110110's new Urban Transportation Program. Ministry of Transportation and Communications: lion.wOliam G. DA as. Premier lion Gordon Carton, Minister- Aft c McNab.DePulY minmer.