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Transition house
BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE
One in 10 families in Perth County
experiences violence in the home and to
combat this, a transition home for women is
being established here.
The home is one of the projects of the
Perth County branch of the Canadian
Mental Health Association and representa-
tives of the branch spoke at the 34th annual
meeting of the Perth County Municipal
Association.
"We're looking for a home," explained
Anne McDonnell of Milverton, head of the
publicity committee of the Perth County
Transition Home for Women.
She said a questionnaire sent out to
doctors, police and social agencies in the
county indicated one in 10 families
experience violence, This figure is the same
as the national statistic,
The committee looking after establishing
the home needs approximately $50,000 and
to date has received a $2,500 donation from
the Stratford Kinette club and also
assistance from the Mitchell Kinette
club.
Dorothy Graff of the Perth County Mental
Health Association is hopeful of a govern.
planned in Perth
ment housing grant. She added the
Mennonite Central Committee has offered
their services to do any repair work free of
charge. ,
Mrs. Graff said the committee has 10 to
12 speaking engagements lined up to either
educate or receive financial assistance from
various clubs or agencies,
Once the home is purchased in Stratford,
it being a central locatiod in the county and
close to support services, it will provide a
physical sanctuary for the women and their
children in the county being physically
abused by husbands.
Anne McDonnell pointed out there is a
need for such a home as 20,000 women and
children have been turned away fr9m
similar homes across the country.
The municipal association viewed a
disturbing film on the subject done by the
National•Film Board in 1979. The film was
particularly appropriate for Perth County as
the family involved came from a rural
settlement.
Abused women are coming more and
more into the open and Anne McDonnell
noted there is a great concern throughout
the county for these women.
Neeoti
A good number of farm
women from Perth and Ox-
ford counties, as well as
guests from Middlesex
county attended at the
te wit
O.M,A,F, office in Stratford
on November 3 to hear Gord
Youlton from St. Marys
speak on women dealing with
the banks. Mr. Youlton has a
The Ratepayers O
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p wish to express limey encore thanks
for your confidence In my ®Ihlpity to
serve you for the next 3 years.
Sh cerefy
Mehah , Se Knox
financial consulting service
in St, Marys. He said that
banking today is not the way
it used to be. A handshake
many years ago has been
far
replaced by strict guidelines
and tight controls in the loan
department. Due to the
increasing number of farm
and small business bank-
Thank - you
to all who supported
me at the polls on
November 8
William J. Henderson
To The Ratepayers Of
SEAFORTH, McKILLOP
and HULLETT
1 thank you for your support on Monday,
and look forward to serving you in the
future.
GRAEME CRAIG
DIEHL—BERNARD
On September 24. 1982 at 7 p.m. Brussels United Church
was the setting for a pretty'fall wedding of Dianne Marie
Bernard and David Vernon Diehl. The bride's parents are
Howard and Joan Bernard of Brussels and the groom's
parents are Ron and Agnes Diehl of Monkton. Rev. Charles
Carpentier officiated. Traditional wedding music was
played by Michelle McCbrcheon of Brussels. Jtulie.Mc.Cah,
Brussels sang "The Rose" and "Annie's Song". Maid of
honour was June Bremner. Brussels, fricnd of the bride.
The bridesmaids were Ronda McCracken, Atwood, sister of
the groom and Cindy Bernard. Brussels, sister of thc bride.
Best man was Gary Souch, Blyth. friend of the groom.
Ushers were Jeffery Fisher. Godcrich. brother-in-law of the
bride. and Randy McCracken, brother-in-law of the groom.
A reception was held in the B.M.& G. Community Centre,
Brussels. Following a honeymoon in Northern Ontario, the
couple arc residing at RR113. Monkton. (Photo by Rock)
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ruptcies, banks have suffer-
ed substantial losses in re-
cent years. and have im-
posed strict controls over
loans in order to protect
themselves. Howver, the
farm couple should realize
that they are not obliged to
sign 'all agreements as the
banker suggests. Negotiation
is the key word, Often a loan
is granted with less secured
:ollateral than was initially
suggested. A good relation -
;hip between framer and
canker changes quickly and
irastically in tough times.
rrust is an expensive word
today and many banks can-
not or wilinot afford it.
Mr. Youlton was definite
in saying that farm women
have to get involved in the
bookkeeping aspect of farm-
ing. It is perhaps the most
important aspect of business
survival. No one today 'can
afford to disptnsc with 5135,-
000. for a combine for
example without having a
comfortable view of the
situation as the farm books
indicate. Be realistic. Accept
the facts as your records
show them. Know if an
intended purchase can be
paid for. Ten to fifteen years
ago, when land was 5300 an
acre, the risk involved was
much less than the purchase
of that same acre at 52500,
Farming is a big dollar
venture. In 1981 the total
borrowing amount of farmers
in Canada was seven billion
dollars. The average debt of
a farm couple was 8176.000.
With Canadian banks having
suffered from agricultural
and other businesses losses
over four billion dollars in
Tess than a year, Mr, Youlton
verified that there is no place
for error. However. when
questioned on the merit of
persistence on the part of the
farm couple in attempting to
for
Your Support
on November 8
BILL MARTIN
Councillor
GLANVILLE—ROBBINS
Sharon Irene Glanville and Makin Millis Robbins were
united in marriage September 10 at - 00 p.m. at Brussels
United Church. The Reverend Charles Carpentier offs
Oa (ed. Miss Mary Alice Ryan was mail of honour and hese
man was the bride's brother Terry (Ham Ole. The bride is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd (ilamille. Brussels and
groom's parents Mr. and Mrs. Mel% in Robbins, Pori
Rowan The hride's grandparents arc Mr and Mrs. John
Glanville. Walton and Mr. and Mrs William iWestlake.
Fxeicr.
Thank ® you
to the voters who supported
me at the polls Nov. 8
also
Congratulations to the
new reeve, William Campbell.
Bill Dale,
Seaforth
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secure funds, 'he stated that
individual bank managers do
have varying degrees of
influence with their head
offices as recommending or
discouraging a loan. The
farm wife therefore should
avoid taking a complacent
attitude when dealing with
banks. The message Mr.
Youlton brought across 'was
for farm women to get in
volved- , ask questions and
negotiate in order to get the
most for the business from
the bankthg institutions.
Perth Oxford Women Sup-
porting Agriculture will be
holding a series of open
meetings this fall and winter
covering topics of concern as
they relate to farm women.
The next session is sched-
uled for Monday, November
29 at 8 p.m. at the O. M. A. F.
office in Stratford and eJery-
one is welcome.
Every week more and
more, people discover what
mighty jobs are accom-
plished by low cost Huron
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No schools
to
this year
The Huron County Board Of
Education won't he appoint-
ing an accommodation review
committee for this year.
Every year, in November,
the board looks at accommo-
dation reports for each school
in its jurisdiction and decides
whether or not a committee
will be established to deter-
mine if a school should be
closed because of low enrol-
ment. At the board's Nov, 1
meeting the accommodation
report was received and de-
spite the fact that two ele-
mentary schools and one
secondary school are below
minimum in attendance, no
review will be conducted.,
Board chairman Dorothy
Wallace said the executive
committee, while studying
the accommodation report,
looked at the schools sur-
rounding the three in
question and determined
they couldn't support those
students affected if the
schools were closed.
The three schools are Hen-
sall Public School with a Sept.
30 enrolment of 128, below
the minimum effective enrol-
ment of 145;' Vanastra Public
School with a Sept. 30 enrol-
ment of 108, below the
minimum effective enrolment
of 109; and Central Huron
Secondary School, Clinton
with a Sept. 30 enrolment of
844. below the minutnum
effective enrolment of 849.
Mrs. Wallace said the
executive committee also
considered the number of
double classes and whether
or not the schools are man-
ageable at their size. The
committee determined there
are no problems in these
areas.
THANK YOU!
To the Voters of
McKILLOP TOWNSHIP
for your support at the polis!
I promise to serve all ratepayers to the
best of my ability, in the coming years.
BILL SIEMON
THANK YOU!
to the
Electors of Tuckersmith
The confidence and trust you have shown
in me is deeply appreciated. I will continue
to work in the best interests of all
ratepayers.
114 Broadfoot
Dear Seaforth Ratepayers:
I would like to thank the folks who
supported me at the polls on the 8th. Rest
assured I will strive to maintain the
standards we live by here in Seaforth; and
improvement -well there is always room for 1
that, 1 am looking forward to serving you as
Councillor for the next 3 years and truly do
hope you will share your concerns with me,
as your representative on council.
I remain, truly yours,
HENRY A. MERO
Rieny Van Loon
wishes to say
Thank -you
to the people of
Tuckersmith
who voted far me on
November 8 and
Congratulations
t,r the successful candidates!
1 wish to thank the ratepayers of Tucker -
smith for the support shown, and to
congratulate the .winners in Monday's
electienl
1
-ERVIN SILLERY
T
To
ANKYLU,
Al the people who
supported me on
Electioro Day
r
r
a
y
yo
r support
A special thank - you to
those who helped.
Voters
of
McKillop
Thank you for your support.
I promise to work to the best of my ability. If
you have any questions do not hesitate to
call.
JOHN E. GEORGE
To the Electors of
Hullett, McKillop and the
town of Seaforth
I would like to thank you for
your generous support.
I will attempt to
fulfill that confidence
to the best of
my ability.
John Jewitt
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