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The Acton Free Press Wedncsdoy Januory Tell people about Financing usage make service available future of camp dubious old picture of a brigade social function Recognize anyone THE MOVE OF fire brigade from their old quarters into the spanking new fire hall revives many memories This is an Girls in Rover crews are on trial basis A question regarding female membership into the Rover Scouts raised by members the 1969 National Rover Conference resulted In many young women being admitted into a number of crews on an experimental basis Now however the option is open for all Rover crews of the Boy Scouts of Canada and in an endeavour to determine how wide spread is the demand for mixed membership and also to assess its value to revering a National Council representative said that subject to the approval of their individual local councils all Rover crews amy admit young women in the age range of to Trial According to John Clark the Wellington County District Commissioner such membership will be only on a trial basis until the period ending December 31st 1973 During the term the girls will as associate rovers have the privileges and the responsibilities of their male crew members and they will wear uniforms consisting of Safety talks Accident prevention officers from the Ontario Provincial Police visited the Junior school at School for the Deaf In last week to conduct safety lessons for the students A total of children sat in on he lessons conducted by Const rom of Milton and Const Peter J Campbell ac cident prevention for No 3 District OPP euchre winners named Winners of prizes at euchre at Crewsons Comers on January Ladies high Mary ladies low Jeanne Kldd Mens high Gerald men low Lone hands Gerald door prize a light gray blouse dark gray skirt red beret and a red tie or the group neckerchief policy of hat Hover Scouts has always been mat service and referring to the new Innovation into scouting policies Mr Clark said that some experimental crews have designed and are conducting their programs around community activities and self improvement with others working on innercity projects or providing assistance to local Sacks and troops The traduction of girls into what was formerly a young mens area has initiated mixed socializing with parties and dances on the Rover Scout weekly agendas Not too fast As one Girl Guide Leader so aptly put it The Girl Guides and Boy Scouts Associations are about the only ones left these days where the girls can be girls and the boys Just plain boys We could be sorry if we this new change too readily without giving it our complete consideration VON canvass in Wellington One of the most beautiful nature camps on Ontario Is up for question as an ad hoc committee of the Wellington District Boy Scout Assoc Investigates the financing and of Its facilities According to Don the District Scout executive The Wellington District Boy Scouts of Canada are definitely not going to dispose of either the Scout Service Centre or the Barber Memorial Scout Camp if the District Council can conceive of some to handle the ad ministration and operating costs of both properties Concern over three areas of scouting business resulted in a meeting of the Wellington District Council of the Boy Scouts of Canada last Tuesday January 19 which was held at theScout Service Centre on Harris Street Persistent rumours that the association was planning to sell the centre or get rid of the scout camp because of financial problems has sparked controversy and many and leaders feel that It would be a great loss to the District Association such a necessity became a reality Much activity Barber Memorial Scout Camp situated almost directly behind the Ontario Reformatory In has been the centre of much summer activity for many other organizations besides those affiliated with scouting and for many years it was necessary to book well ahead In order to find accommodation on a summer schedule troops used the camp for their annual July 1st outing with parents and cubs alike participating in a long weekend of outdoor activity Sad loss It will be a sad loss to this community said one past leader of a group and he could recall how some of the village cubs and scouts had scrimped and found ways of making money to contribute their share to the early building of the camp One lender recalls the camp with only an old railway car as the kitchen facilities now today the camp boasts a beautiful big building with walk in cooler and other marvellous facilities which were accrued by the united effort of various scouting associations in the district putting on drives to riise money It islso has several small cabins and is now an established modern type Although many leaders feel a direct affiliation with the Barber Memorial Scouting Camp it actually does not belong to the Association as a document dated July 1953 clearly stales that If the land being used as a camp Is no longer required or ustd by the scouts for one year the land is automatically to be returned to the estate of Charles Wesley Barber Origin of camp The property when donated by the Barber Estate was for the use of scouts In Guelph and Wellington County and was to be known as the Charles Wesley Barber camp grounds and the municipal taxes improvements and assessments were to be paid by the scout association To date the has spent a total of on the property which costs an average of a year to maintain The service centre also under consideration Is an old church which was purchased for and as of January of this year a balance of was still owing Apple day Another matter of conjecture discussed at the January meeting was in regard to the annual Boy Scout Apple Day proceeds and It was passed that the entire net profits of apple day would be deposited in the bank until the committee makes lis report In May Such proceeds had previously been divided amongst approximately groups with a small remaining balance deposited In the operating account for the District Council People should be made aware of service available through the county department of Social and Family Services committee member Pat of Acton said at a meeting Friday Deputy Reeve McKenzie made his point during a discussion about nursery schools and the fact the county would make the facility available for a mother who could not work without it or for mothers on the welfare roll wishing to work The Idea Is to help keep those who are not on the roll off and to get those now on it off Mr McKenzie told the committee he never realized such a service was available The committee agreed to notify the board of education Children Aid Society and the municipal offices in the county after the director told the committee none of the cases receiving help of this nature had been self initiated DATSUN The Victorian Order Nurses and is holding a house to house canvass in those areas of Wellington county outside Guelph and Fergus during the month of February The letter campaign which was held In previous years has been increasingly unsuccessful Mr Cameron chairman of the Ways and Means committee of the board states People no longer read their mall or they set the envelope aside meaning to read later and then they forget Have deficit The Victorian Order in a deficit position largely because both United Appeals and campaigns have failed to reach their objectives The Victorian Order carries a daily patient load of around 300 patients which is the same size of the hospitals in This is administered over an area of square miles and includes the county of ferin In addition to the number of patients there are families receiving homemaker service for social reasons such as desertion of the mother People expect such a large organization to be supported largely by the government Miss Gibbon the district director observes however Is not the case The Provincial government supports our Home Care program only Save hospital time The Home Core program Is for a small group of patients who are saving actual hospital days Duration of service Is now usually no longer than days All other patients such as the chronically ill most elderly patients and those with a psychiatric diagnosis needing VON services are served by the Victorian Order Funds come from three sources municipal grants patients fees and voluntary giving No one is denied service because of inability to pay The County Council has been generous Mr Cameron says It is the voluntary giving that is low Hard to arrange Mr Cameron states that most areas of the county will be covered by a house to house canvass However it has been difficult to get canvassers in the country areas some the townships such as Peel and some parts of Erin and Maryborough If someone t call by the end of February Mr Cameron says send your donation to Victonnn Order Box Fergus We re counting on you to keep this essential service serving Wellington County With the steady rise in college costs the day is not far off when education may become as expensive as 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