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Times-Advocate, 1981-09-10, Page 9To Pioneer plat , . fib Granton WI sponsors bus. trip By MRS. E. SUMMERS GRANTON The bkanton W.I. spon- sored a bus trip to Chatham on September 3. Tours were taken through the Pioneer Seed Corn plant, and a complimentary lunch was enjoyed. Also an excellent guided tour of the -City of Chatham" and outskirts, returning to the Wheels Inn for a tour of the recreation centre which boasts many attractions. On the way home the travellers stopped at Blenheim for a tour of the Charal Winery and vineyards and to buy some fruit at a nearby stand. Everyone agreed that it had been a very worthwhile day, In spite of the weather.- Mrs. Clarence Lewis and Mrs. John Scott made the arrangements for this successful trip. Unit 1 of the Granton U.C.W. met at the home of Mrs. Robert Hardie on September 2. Mrs. Gordon McRobert presided and gave lesson thoughts on "The • unnoticed who deserve great honours" such as parents who deny themselves to give to their children, and the philanthropist who gives to benefit mankind. • Business discussed and taken care of was plans for the bazaar in October, the general meeting and several other items. ‘,0 Camphell Jewellers7EJ 1,18 EARL & JAY CAMPBELL ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS EACH OF THE FOLLOWING HAVE WON A $25 .00 GIFT CERTIFICATE J. Scheuermann, St. Pauls M. Simpson, RR 1 St. Marys W. Pearson, St. Marys G. Prout, Emily St. St. Marys S. Bearss, RR 1 St. Marys D. Douglas , Stratford B. Gimber, Stratford J. Bendall, Trafalgar St. St. Marys B. Bicum, Elizabeth St, St, Marys M. Hopson, RR 1 Lakeside M. Cade, St. Marys E. Black, Elgin St. St. Marys A. Barnett, St. Marys P. Tomes, RR 2 Centralia R. Hogan, Exeter R. Berends, Victoria St. Exeter L, Wurm, Exeter J. Mantey, Exeter P. Ballantyne, RR 3 Exeter H. Kerslake, Exeter M. Thomson, RR 1 Granton M. Jeffrey, Centralia E. Keller, Exeter D. Balsdon, Exeter D Kerslake, RR 3 Exeter Overholt, Zurich • Mrs. Clare Westman was in charge of the program and opened it by asking each member to give a brief account of how she had spent the holidays. This was a nice time of sharing experiences. The current Bible Study on Women of the Bible featured the ,story of Hannah. Mrs. Westman presented a paper, with the members at large reading the Scripture passages pertaining to this study. While lunch was being prepared Mrs: Hardie gave the members a word puzzle on flowers to com- plete. Mrs. Glen Jameson assisted the hostess to serve lunch. Mrs. Stanley Crawford was the hostess for Unit 1 on Wednesday evening Sep- tember 2. Mrs. Cliff Hardie presided and gave a lesson thoughts on "The unnoticed who deserve great honours." Business items discussed were final plans for a bake sale at Prospect Hill Camp Grounds, a committee was named to set up the program for the December meeting of the General U.C.W. and plans for the bazaar in October. Mrs. Chas Gowan and Mrs. Ron Hardie convened the program on a paper dealing with the story of Hannah, one of the women who is featured in thecurrent study "Women of the Bible." The program concluded' with a lively discussion. Mrs. Gowan gave a reading on "Youth" Mrs. Cliff Hardie and Mrs. Ron Hardie assisted the hostess to serve lunch. C.G.I.T. News The Granton C.G.I.T. is sponsoring a familydance at the Lions pavillion on September 19 at 8 p.m. This project is to raise money for a camping trip in October. Steve Ready of "Ready Music" is going to give his time and music to help support this organization. Church News At the Granton United Church the Rev. Elwood Morden was in charge of the morning worship. The theme for this sermon was "The three Attitudes to work". 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The minister thanked those members who had attended the service at St. Thomas Anglican Church while he was on vacation, and also congratulated the committee who were responsible for having the interior of the church painted during the summer. There will be a service of dedication for the sanctuary next Sunday morning. Flowers were placed in the church in memory of Ernest Ferguson of Whalen Cor- ners, by his family. There were two baskets of flowers left in the church from the Aldrich -Riddell Wedding. At the Granton Com- munity Bible Church Pastor Fretz finished his series of messages by preaching on "We Believe in the Lord's Supper" The Lord Jesus commands His flowers to regularly partake in the communion service. The Communion service is a time of remembering the Ressurrection and Imminent return for His believers. It is also a time to proclaim the good news that Jesus' shed blood covers our sins, if we only will believe. The Sunday School favoured the congregation with a marching hymn "Children for Jesus" before going. to their fall classes. At the St. Thomas Anglican Church the Rev. Mary Mills conducted the morning service and took her sermon from the Collect of the Day John 10: from the 2lverse, quoting"Grant we beseech Thee that we may so faithfully serve Thee in this life, that we fail not to attain Thy Heavenly promises". The 1 lesson was read by Kenneth Hoar, and the second by Betty Ann Her- bert. Mrs. Mills told the congregation how much she had enjoyed being their Minister for the month of August, and said it had helped to make up for when she had to leave so suddenly owing to her illness. A time of fellow§hip was enjoyed in the Church Hall over refreshments at the conclusion of the service. Next Sunday the Rev. Greg Smith will return to his pulpit and the service will be at 9:30 a.m. Personals Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Chas Metters who were honoured with a surprise 25th wedding anniversary celebration on August 29 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don Tazzman Downie Township. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Harlton, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hodgins and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hodgins, St. Marys enjoyed a weekend together at a cottage at Ipperwash Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hodgins, Mrs. Lois Herbert, Helen, Betty Ann and John Herbert visited Mr. and Mrs. John Forrest at their cottage at Oxbow Lake north of Huntsville last week. Mr. and Mrs. David Roloson of Guelph spent the holiday weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Don Roloson and family. Best wishes for a speedy recovery to the following patients in University Hospital London: Lyle Westman, who is recovering from injuries from an automobile accident; Austin Hobbs who is recovering from surgery; Doug Tuttle of London formerly a resident of Granton. Best wishes for their recovery go to the following peoplewhoarepatients in St. Joseph's Hospital London: Mrs. Lizzie Crockett, Mrs. Ethel Squire London for- merly of Granton Miss Millie Langford from ;,'raigholme Ailsa Craig formerly a Granton resident and wishes for a speedy recovery are extended to Mrs. Walter Jones and Donald Roloson who are patients in St. Mary's (Mem.)Hospital. Granton ladies Foresters meet Court Valentine met at the Mason's Hall on September 1. Sister Jean Cook presided and conducted the business. A donation was voted to Braimore Manor St. Marys for prizes for their recreation program. A slate of officers for the next executive was presented by the nominating committee and accepted. The spoon draw was won by Sister Margery Morley. A BRUIN SIGNS - Al Secord of the Boston Bruins signs an autograph for Jeremy Hern after a scrimmage at the Huron Hockey School Thursday night. T -A photo By JACK RIDDELL, MP,' A healthy "school at- mosphere", which is a product of well-designed programs, enlighted leadership, caring and conscientious teachers, supportive parents, and enthusiastic students, is of the utmost importance. An important factor is discipline, not by "rule and rod", but based upon ac- ceptance of responsibility by students, school staffs, and members of the community served by the school. Surveys conducted in this province in the last three years show that lack of discipline is consistently perceived by the public as the biggest problem facing our schools. While people are calling for more discipline in our schools. obedience to authority is being eroded in society generally usually by forces over which the school has no control. Family breakdown is on the increase, drugs are easily available, the legal drinking age has been lowered, and violence is frequently exploited in the mass media. Schools are simply not equipped to counter these and other trends toward anti -social behaviour, certainly not unaided. However. steps can and should be taken within our schools to offset negative , factors which have emerged in recent years - factors such as large schools with im- personal procedures, in- dividual time -tables and loss of home -room identity, an increase of "unscheduled" time from students' in- creased cultural and ethnic diversity. Extra -curricular activities are known to contribute to a positive school atmosphere, increasing schools' ability to retain students. The loss of teachers due to declining enrolment has reduced the range of activities. Clearly, there is a need to draw more heavily on community resources. bringing parents and other adults into the schools to assist in sports programs and other student activities. It has been suggested that there should be a closer link between attendance requirements and the granting of credits. The Project felt that school boards and schools should be provided with an adequate guide for development of local statements of at- tendance expectations, to form part of any code of behaviour. Peer group pressure 111 secondary schools is obvious and inescapable. and should be turned to good use. Most students will respond positively lo endeavours aimed at developing fair and supportive procedures, although there will always be exceptions, of course. The relationship between school and community has probablyjnever been more crucil. Changes within our school system need to be explained to the public. in particular. parent* need to be "with it" in order to offer ,.� •=.i., A. At Jack's jottings wise advice, thus fulfilling their parential role. Schools need to keep in close touch with business and industrial develop- ments. They are also frequently involved with the courts and social service agencies. The Project has recom- mended: 68. That the Ministry of Education, in conjunction with other Ministries and agencies, develop more specific strategies and service to help teachers and principals deal with ex- tremely disruptive behaviour in students. 69. That School boards be required to develop clear policies and techniques regarding behavioural issues as chronic ab- senteeism, vandalism, drug abuse and alcoholism. 70. That all secondary schools enunciate -a clear code of student behaviour, developed by a cross-section of parents, students and staff, to foster a sense of self- worth and self-discipline in students. The code must clearly outline realistic, effective consequences for failure to live up to it. 71. That, where possible in Grades 9 and 10, schools give more coherence to classroom organization by grouping students together for sets of classes in the compulsory courses, thereby helping students achieve a greater sense of security and reducing the sense of isolation often felt in large sc hoots,. - 72. That with the board's approval each school establish a mechanism to assess its needs for extra- curricular activities and involve students and members of the community in this assessment. 73. That secondary schools develop strategies which will allow for student par- ticipation in the development of policies and procedures in the school and in the assessment of the ef- fectiveness of school programs and their delivery. in an effort to foster greater involvement of schools in a variety of community projects. thus serving the needs of the community ani developing McGillivray Council September 10, 1981 Pag• 9 Award drain tenders McGillivray township council met on August 31 and opened tenders on the Blancher- Dietrich Drain, Ploenes-Buenger Drain and the Scott Drain. Robinson Farm Drainage was awarded the contract for the Blancher -Dietrich Drain in the amount of $9,159.40, and also, the contract for the Ploenes- Buenger Drain in the amount of $3,670.60. The open portion of the Scott Drain was awarded to Van Bree Drainage and Bulldozing in the amount of $7,550.00, and the closed portion of the Scott Drain to Hodgins and Hayter Ltd. in the amount of $4,551.30. The treasurer's position Make school appointment By lois Charters The Middlesex County Board of Education this week ratified the appoint- ment of Mrs. Patricia Good man as attendance counsellor for a one year probationary period to be effective September 1. The position of attendance counsellor became vacant following the resignation of Nancy Carter. who recently accepted a similar position with the City of London board. Over 70 applications were received for the post in response to an advertise- ment. and five persons were selected for interviews. The interviewing committee was composed of superintendent of schools. J.W. Roper, C. D. Brown principal of Colborne Street School in Strathroy; Ken Edward. vice-principal of Parkhill's North Middlesex District High School: and W. G. MacDonald. superintendent of schools. student services. Mrs. Goodman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. with majors in psychology and sociology. She also completed two courses of the Ministry of Education's three -course school attendance counsellor's certification program and is a member of the Ontario Association for Counselling and Attendance Services. • Mrs. Goodman has worked at a day care centre as a preschool instructor with handicapped children and worked also as a residen- tial counsellor at the Sir James Whitney Regional centre for the hearing han- dicapped in Belleville. She was the first attendance counsellor for the Prince Edward County board of education and established the program during her employment March 1978 to July 1979 Since March 1980. she has been employed as a caseworker for Rig Brothers of London. Provision had been made to allow overlap time for Mrs. Goodman to work with Mrs. Carter prior to September 1. positive attitudes toward citizenship, the Project has made a number of recom- mendations, including the establishment of committees on curriculum, guidelines, accurate course descrip- tions, etc. Informational programs are also im- portant, both for schools and from schools. The final report on S.E.R.P. will apear next week. INCOME TAX COURSE Classes Begin Sept. 16 H&R Block will teach you to prepare income tax returns in a special 13-1/2 week tuition course. • Courses cover current tax laws • Enrolment open to all ages • No previous training or experience required • Full or part time employment with us available to qualified graduates For details and class schedules, please write or phone: HSR BLOCK 15 King St. Forest, Ont. Phone 786-2191 Collect for information WHO COULD BE A BETTER INCOME TAX TEACHER? was reviewed and everything is satisfactory. Council agreed to purchase, a secretary chair and typewriter table for the Treasurer, Shirley Scott, approximate cost $136.00 from Jerry Mothers Ltd. A policy was passed concerning water account arrears are re drain repairs. If water accounts are in arrears for three billings, a registered letter will be sent demanding payment within 14 days, failing which the water will be shut off. A by-law was passed setting the interest rate on tax arrears at 2 percent per month, and on current taxes. The new interest rate will take effect as of Septemberl on tax arrears and any billings as of September 1 The Current year's taxes will be subject to the new interest rate after November 1, subject to two weeks' notice. The Parkhill Fire agreement was again discussed. • The clerk was instructed to obtain a written tire agreement from the Town of Parkhill prior 10 payment. 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