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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-01-04, Page 5A Dear Editor • from pa$e 4 - papulation by guaran- teeing majority epr-esentation by blind rson' on all CNIB ision-making boards. `y spite BOOST's ef- to ,negotiate the entation of this CNIB flatly " donsider it and, - to Anne BOOST's Vice "A CNIB d to me t meeting s looking le, not blind r pe dec De forts implem proposa refuses according Musgrave, President, official stat during a recen that the Agency i for:: quality peop necessarily just people." BOOST wants to kat if CNIB clients have yet : attained sufficien quality, then ,who is to ow of t blame? Rae kuggests, "Being treated olely as clients for 60 years has brought about massive depen- dence upon CNIB. By becoming equal and -participating members partiters in .our_ ..own dev °lopment, blind people would be stimulated to acquire a higher consciousness, increased productivity, and more complete In- tegration into our com- munities." BOOST points out that frost Canadians take for granted their right to vote and, thereby, they have a direct voice in decisions which affect their daily lives. The blind of Canada want these same rights from CNIB. Give us our rightful representation, and our quality will then speak for.itself, John Rae, President Mike Yale, Toronto Rept- . 100 Richmond St. E„ Suite 408, Toronto M5C2P9 Help please Dear Editor' I•, am a. former managing editor of The United Church Observer and columnist on The Globe and Mail. of Toronto. I amdoing research dealing witlr the— arrival in Canada of thousands of orphan children from Britain in the early years of the 1900s. I would be pleased to hear, by letter, from people throughout Canada who came to this country through the various organizations such as Barnardo Homes, Macpherson Homes, the Fairbridge Society and so on. I would also appreciate letters from Persons who worked for any of these,. organizations (or. others like them) or in whose homes any of the children were brought up. My mailing—address is 303 St. Lawrence St., Whitby, Ontario, L1N1H2. All letters will be gratefully received and acknowied'ged: Sincerely, Kenneth Bagnell Good report Dear Editor, The 1978 C.N.I.B. Cam- paign returns realized S1774.25, an increase of $254.71. R. -W. Kennedy, District Administrator, ac- knowledged the great deal of effort put into the C.N.I.B. • " campa�n in th)s,, arca, "The__ dollars, which were so gener- ously contributed; by the - citizens of your area,W will greatly assist this agency ton~ continue to .provide services to the blind of Huron. County. We are indeed grateful to you (Mrs. Riegling) for con- vening the canvass again this year and would ask that you please convey our apprecia- tion'to all who assisted in any way.°' a-.., In West, Wawanosh, 80 homes were canvassed by the St. Helens W,,I, and $160 was collected. Captain was Mrs. Harold Gaunt. Canvas- sers were Mrs. Robert Ait- chison, Mrs. Harold Gaunt, Mrs. M. Cameron, Mrs. M. Naytor,..Miss Isobel Mil- ler, Mrs. ,.Sybill Chandler, Mrs. L. Weber, Mrs. Bruce Raynard and Barbara Tyler, In the south half of West Wawanosh, 90 homes were canvassed by St. Augustine C.W.L. and $217 was collect- ed. Captain was Mrs. Cyril Boyle. Canvassers were Mrs. Bernadette Andrews, ,Mrs. Cyril Boyle, Mrs. Raymond \�oYe. Mrs. George -Hebert '-,v.,.. and. Mrs. Wm. Kinahan. In Dungannon, 69 homes were canvassed, realizing $105. Captain was Mrs. Mariffli Smith. Canvassers wertMrs. Marie Park, Mrs. Alvin Kerr, Mrs. Don Nichol- son, Mrs. Glen Olsen, Mrs. Jim Strong, and Mrs. Marion Smith. In Ashfield Township the captain was Mrs. Carl Rieg- ling and canvassers were Brenda Brown, Mrs. Roy Billinger, Mrs. Walter Clare, Mrs. Harold Cook, Mrs. )ack4 Clements, Mrs. Donald Cur- ran, Mrs. Clarice Dalton, Mrs. Stan Doherty, Mrs. Jim Gilmore, Duncan Farrish, Mrs. Alex Hackett, Mrs. Jim Hayden, Mrs. John Howard, Mrs. --Shirley Hunter, Mrs. John Maize, Mrs., Marjorie Maclntyre, Mrs. Gene La- londe, Mrs. Larry Park, Mrs. arry Pentland, Mrs. Jirk, Sinnett, Mrs. Warren VG'ylds, Mrs. Carl Riegling. They visited 453 homes and col- lected $1,246. Four organizations in the community of. Ashfield don- -..___. ated $45 to C.N.I.B. In all 692 homes were canvassed $1,774.25: In C.N.I.B. realiz from 611 homes. It is most gra receive such splen operation' each yea • such willing workers. My thanks to our local newspapers for their excel- lent covera$e given tothe campaign. Yours truly, Mrs. Carl Riegling, Campaign Chairman. realizing 197,7 the d $1,519.54 ifying to did co- from • Plowmen in Huron elected McKillop Reeve Allan Campbell as president of the Huron Plowmen's Association at the annual meeting in Winthrop recently. He'' succeeds .= William Leeming of McKillop who had served- for three years. The meeting, in .the __ McKillop Township Hail, Recent snow " accumulations added an extra dimension to the holidaysfor hundreds of oungsters, Tuesday, and many flocked to snowy hills to test new sleighs and, tobQggans. A\large group found the.hills of the Maitland Country 'Club much to their liking. (photo by Dave Sykes)•_, ll to head Plowmen attracted a crowd. Vice-presiden Duncan of Usbo the second vice -pr is Ross • Eedy, Dungannon, Ru Bolton, McKillop, I time secretary-treasur and assistant secretar treasurer Graeme Craig also of McKillop •, were returned to office as was capacity t is Ken me and esident RR 1 ssel ong er y Wed in Florida Marriage vows were exchanged in a double ring ceremony held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida - on November 19 when Mary Margaret Duck- worth of Goderich and William 12abinowe of New York and Fort Lauderdale were wed. The_ bride 'is the' daughter of, Mrs. June Taylor of Goderich and the groom is .the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Rabinowe of New York and Fort Lauderdale. The bride was given in' marriage by her brother, Bill Duckworth .,o•f. Goderich. Matron of honour was Pat Deveau of Auburn; sister of the bride. Flower - girls were Tanya Deveau, niece of the bride and Helen Tesar of Toronto. Best man was Donald Rabinowe of California, brother of the groom. Fourteen- members of the bride'sfamily from Canada attended the wedding, icluding four' generations, and fellow Air' Canada employees, also attended. The bride has been a flight attendant stewardess with ' Air Canada. - Mr'. and Mrs. Rabinowe will be residing in Florida.: ' s. SAVE ENERGY and Insulate U.F.oam & Fiber Insulahn Serving Huron County 15 years COMPARE...CONT ACS STEWART'S ALUMINIUM 8, INSULATION 207 Huron Rd. ,Goderich 524-8821 .uncoart imil � ,FOR All Stock, -,All Stores NOW IN PROGRESS F Buy Our Item At Phe R.G,flar Price .. Get Another Item Of T!,. Sam Prue Or L' For 10°x, Of the Fust Limit: 1 Pair of Jeans/Cords/Pointer Pants Per 2 Items Sold. James Armstrong of Wingham, as OPA representative. Members reviewed the 1978 Match held on the Campbell farms _ in McKillop which was regarded as one of the most -successful in the long history . of the association. While no deci-s-io-n----was taken regarding a site for the 979 Match, the meeting pressed appreciation an invitation from n Warden John of Hay Township the Match in that ex for Huro Tinne to hold township The association reviewed details of the International held in Sep t•e-tuber on the Armstrong and area farms at Wingham which was referred to as the most successful ever held by the Ontario Plowmen's Association. R.K. PECK APPLIANCES "In The Heart of Down Town Varna" • Vacuum Cleaners - Sales and Service of most makes • CB Radios and Accessories • Speed,Queen Appliances • Moffat Appliances . •-Smoke'Sensors • Insect Lights and Fly Killing Units II • Handcrafted Gifts - Varno, Ont. Phone 482-7103 1 GODERIC,I SIGNAL-SWTR, THURSDAY,.JANUARY 4,1979--PAGH UP TO ROBER ` o STODDART Goldsmith, Silversmith, Designer 133 St. Georges Crescent, Gode_Och 524-8433 . MAITLAND RIVERS SILVERSMITHING YELLOW TAG For the Month,of January * SNOWSUITS * PANTS *. DRESSES -* SKIRTS * SHIRTS, ETC.... Hurry while selection is at its best....Watch for the Yellow .-tags. - and -pari Cie ntre SUNCOAST MALL CHARGER °Goderich VISA We have a good selection of C -1 -6 -thing; -Pants, -Pants, Co-o-rd,inates, - „ ..-.._-._:.�..__.. D.rese-s-,....B-Ious-es--,-_arid...garaore._a.1-( Come in, check out what's great today • , but hurry - you won't want to miss a -single thing! 1JI FUM. �� Il OPEN: Mon., to Fri., 10 a.m. to 9 p.m, Sat., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Phone 524.9449 LADIES WEAR