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Russell T. Bolton• of-R,R.1, Seaforth was the winner of the world hay championship, as part of
the .field crops competition at this year's Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. In the picture are
(from left to right), Mr. and Mrs. Bolton and Mr. D.A. Stewart of. White Farm Equipment,
presenting the White Farm Equipment Trophy.
Social Services study ...
(continued from page 2B)
re 4ognized need," the report
also said.
A large positive response to a
question suggesting a directory
of all services (95 per cent in
favor).resulted in the committee
preparing' the directory men-
tioned earlier.
In conclusion the respondents
were asked 'which social service
needs should have priority.
Each respondent 'listed more
than one, but the 'need stated
most frequently Was counselling.
In some instances it referred to
family, , in others to youth, in
some to financial and budget
counselling. The abuse of drugs
and alcohol were also referred'
to in particular as counselling
opportunities.
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The second priority seemed to
be the head of senior citizens.
Health, recreation, housing a nd
the general needs of elderly
people were stated frequently.
Strong priority was given, in
general, to drugs and alcohol
and to health needs of families
with specific reference to Home
Care and Psychiatric services.
Improved recreation facilities
also received strong support.
i large number of • respon-
dents gave high priority ,to 'the
needs of children, with par-
ticular reference to Day Care
and Nursery. facilities.
When asked if they could
suggest ways in which these
needs could be implemented the
majority seemed to recommend
increasing the professional staff
YOU'VE GQT,
A FRIEND IN
JIM BIRD
of existing agencies to im-
plement the improvements.
There was a fairly strong em-
phasis, however, on requesting
financial support from Jolupteer
groups such as service clubs.
Regarding counselling needs,
recommendations . included im-
proving school counselling,
establishing a Fafnily• Service
Bureau or Similar agency,
utilizing Children's Aid Society
facilities, expecting more leader-
'ship from clergy and churches
and enlarging Mental Health
services. •
Many respondents felt''that
the Social Services Co-
ordinatfng Committee could be
useful in developing more ser-
vices. .4Some respondents felt
that the . government should
,provide increased services.
In releasing the report Mr.
Heath, the present S.S.C,C.
chairmeand Huron County
Childrens Aid Director, noted
that some of the findings were
"Very surprising," while others
were to be expected.
He termed the report a
needed piece of work and in-
dicated that the S.S.C.C, would
now be reviewing ways to put
more of its findings into action.
Safety Tip
JUST BEFORE IT HAPPENED
"It's not really dark enough yet
to turn on my bights'."
"I feel a little ' bushed, : but
there's no point in taking a
break now. I've only got about
an hour's more driving."
"if I don't bluff my way through
I'm going to .lze hung up here
forever." -
A friend is someone who is ready, willing -and able to
help you when you need help. That's Jim Bird's job,
and his way of life. When he's not managing
Goderich's Royal Bank, .Jim works hard to help his
co"cnmunity and its people. He participates in the
Lions Club a`nd other local organizations. If you
don't meet him there, drop in to the Royal and say
hello - Jim can help you with extra 'cash for
something worthwhile, or help you arrange your
finances, or just he you sort things out. After all ...
-° h t irwhat ifi+ t d's" wefor, ... z
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D gember 2.
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1y BE SMILEY
Squirrels in the attic and a cat
4 at the door. Winter is ,pn its way.
Yep, the squirrels, after about
five years of exile, have
managed to chew their way
back into the attic, and are,hap,
pily holding their regular family
quarrels, wakes, weddings,
bowling games and foot -races
right overhead. •
There probably aren't more
than three or four hundred of
them, to judge from the com-
motion.
And I'm helpless. Once they
get in, you might as well wait
until spring,when„,,.,they emerge
and you can whack up some tin
patches over their entries.
I like to have black squirrels
around the place, but not in the
place. They're cute and pic-
turesque hopping about on the
lawn, picking up acorns in their
dainty mitts and swivelling their
little bright, beady eyes about as
they chew.
But when you can't see them,
and all you can do is hear,
they're not so cute. The only pic-
ture of them I have in winter is
of a couple of young buck
squirrels gnawing away on the
insulation covering my wiring,
and chatting:
"Hey, Jack, this is better than
that hole in the oak we lived in
last winter. 'Right?"
"Right, George. It was kinda
crowded with the eighty-four°of
us. Andno centra,' heating .ex
• ,cept our own. And down to an ---
acorn a day by February. This is
great. Lots of room for jogging
to 'keep in shape. Lots of heat.
And — mmmmm = I love that
electrician's tape."
They remind me of a rat who
took over nocturnally in our
room in' prison camp barracks in
the winter of '44,-45.
One ;single, lousy rat had
eighteen grown men in a state of.
nightly alarums and excursions.
At'first, he'd wake somebody
up with his gnawing. It was a
cross bettveen . the sound of a
chain saw and that of a
snowmobile.
It was a welcome diversion, in
the beginning. Sort of company,
as though somebody cared. We
named him' Tacky and talked
about him rather fondly. For a
while.
But then the nerves started to
wear thin. There's something
nei-ve= ''ic;king about a huge rat
chomping away right in your
ear, as it seemed.
It got to the point where
nobody could go to sleep. We'd
lie there, nerves strumming,
waiting for Packy's evening per-
formance to begin, _each of us
clutching a weapon, a boot or a,
bedboa.rd.
The little devil seemed" to
know that he had us right where
he wanted us. 'One night 'he'd
start right after lights-ou°t, and
suddently stop, just when we
thought "we'd located him.
Next 'night, he'd lie there --
chuckling - and we'd have
sworn we could hear the chuckle
- keeping us in suspense until it
was almost unbearable. Then
he'd give a couple of zrooms.
And stop.
In a few minutes he'd start
again, gnawing steadily and
contemptuously. At last,
somebody's nerves would break,
there'd be the flare of a match
and eighteen of us would leap
out of our bunks, flailing at the
spot we were sure he was in.
He never was, and it's a won-
der somebody wasn't killed in
the confusion. Because we all
had a'different spot.
Well, that's enough about
squirrels and rats. But I know
exactly why people use the term
"squirrelly" as a synonym for
being .a bit mental
Tile oter manifestation of
winter horrors I mentioned was
our cat. In summer, she's lean
and tawny, -a .tigress prowling
her domain, stalking bum-
blebees' and butterflies and
birds. And she's ,outside, day
and night. A lovely cat.
As—soon -as- the -first wind
comes out of the north, she turns
into Mr. Hyde. She hangs on the
screen door, howling 'pitiably.
She has ruined three screen
doors,
Does she want love, affection,
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with the green door
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admiration? No, She wants in.
° And once in, she wants grub. I
have never• kicked an animal,
but when that pig of • a cat lur-
ches in Bite a.,hyena scenting a
fresh kill and starts rubbing
against my legs when I'm trying
to rattle up some breakfast -for
myself, there's a graave _temp-
tation to turf her right into the
kitchen sink. She's an unlovely
cat. Fat and demanding, like
some wives. And Sha" thinks I'm
her husband.
Apparently my un -love affair
With cats has been mentioned
before, because I have here a
letter to the Listowel Banner
from Rita Dodkin, 11. I'll quote
parts.
"Cats are -very u,,seful in many
'different ' ways than 'putting
them on a calendar'. They
provide lots of company for old
and lonely people who cannot
have dogs because they can't
give them the right exercise.
They pamper and pet their cats
because they enjoy it."
"1 think this is far from tur-
ning them into 'bloated, 'contem-
ptuous parasites' as Mr. Smiley
said. They look so sweet when
they sleep on your best chair.
When they rub your legs I think
they are trying to show love. Our
cats always, tried to. show Love. I
usedto have one but now I'm
getting me next spring,"
Rita, you 'aught get one long
before next spring,
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Applications are now being received for
Christmas Pinner Welfare food Orders
(NO TELEPHONE APPLICATIONS TAKEN)
Any person not receiving any other Welfare Assistance wishing to
apply, please list all members of family and ages, with address and
phone number. ,--
All applications will be reviewed by the Welfare Committee.
CLOSING'DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS DEC. 1 5
The Salvation Army Welfare Committee
18 WATERLOO ST. S., GODERICH, ONT.
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Town of Goderich
1972.E.LECTI.QN..
NOTICEOFP
Polls will -be opened on the dates stated below for the purposes
of taking the poll from 11 o'clock in the forenoon until 8 o'clock
in the afternoon for the offices of: MAYOR, REEVE, COUN-
CILLORS (six to be elected), HURON COUNTY SCHOOL
BOARD -(two to be elected), and HURON & PERTH COUNTIES
COMBINED ROMAN CATHOLIC. SEPARATE SCHOOL ZONE
BOARD (one to be elected).
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Advance Poll, first day, Monday, November 27, 1972. (Municipal
Office)
Advance Poll, second day, Saturday, December ' 2, 1972.
(Municipal Office)
Polling day,. Monday,, December 4, 1972.
Polling Subdivisions.. ps follows:
Na. 1 Percy Riley s residence, 57 Picton Street E.
No. 2 Mr. J.W. Taylor's residence, Corner of Bayfield & Britan-
nia
No. 3 Mrs. Margaret Oliver's' residence, 92 St. David St.,.
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No. 4 Donald Lamont, 174 Regent St.
No. 5 MacKay Hall, 10 Nelson St.
No. 6 Miss Alice McGraw's residence, 171 Brock St.
No. 7 David Knox's 'residence, 115 Victoria St. N.
No. 8 J.B. Abbott's residence, 225 Cambria Rd. N.
No. 9 ° D.J. Patterson's . residence, 97 . St. Patrick St. °
No. 10 Town Hall, 57 West Street
No. 11 Frank H. MacDonald's residence, 56 Wellesley St.
No. 12 Gordon Bedard's residence, 187 Britannia Rd. W.
No; 13 Mrs: J.H. Johnstone's residence, 107 Britannia Rd. W.
No. 14 Mrs. Jack Whetstone's residence, 47 Raglan St. E.
No. 15 Mrs. Maurice Hicks' residence, 187 Bleke St. W:
Given under my hand 'this 20th day of November, 1972.
J. Harold Walls, A.M.C.T., C.M.C.
Returning Officer.
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