Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Spring 1976, p. 12

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WOMEN IN OUR WORLD I The Editor of Home and Country. Mrs. Austin Zoeller spoke to the delegates using the subject “Women in Our World". Not about the great women whose names are re- corded in history. nor the group that are household names. but the women of today that form part of our soCiety. You and I. Let us discuss and talk more about values. atti- tudes and women‘s place in our world. The democracy in which we live which gives us women a certain libâ€" erty. However we realize that liberty also means re» Sptlnslhlllllt‘h. Responsibility is indeed not only the price of op- portunity and cashing in on that opportunity. but it IS the very priec ol' liberty itself. In a nutshell. liberty. re- sponsibility and opportunity can be summed up by saying. hard work and common sense that's what 11's all about. We know that from the beginning of time. home and family were and still are tor should be) :1 prime concern. Women seem unconcerned about the needs ol‘others. except when those needs have some relationâ€" ship to home. Reach out. This should be one oiyour main objec- tives in the Women‘s Institute today. to work together. involve more people. interest others. is your total membership involved in the total work accomplished by the organization.7 Or 15 the achievement. the work of a chosen few? We talk of change and this fast changing world. By the time He consider change it's obsolete. so it's dififi» wit to solve tin)l problem. This causes us ‘0 so). "why bllll'lCI'q" ls apathy the root catise’.‘ Are we unwillng to change? What happened to values? Change is not a one shot operation. change is never ending However one more thing is needed. good organization Do you kniiw what is the purpose ol' your organization. can you develop \‘iahle leadership and can you tackle the important issues? You iiill have discussed. and gained lieu ideas. Take them all back home with you. son them out. then direct your etl'orts to the needs ol‘ your WI and coin- inuniij. l'sc only those ideas that will serve a useful purpmc Which is my Area? Date ates were ask ‘ their Area book. 9 ed m 3,9” 12 Time out to look at the Provincial Tweedsmii . fory Book. Lâ€"r Mrs. Lois Timmins, Johnston May 5 17 and Mrs. Shirley Forrest, Glasgow Branch. 'l The FWIO supply table, under the Clll'eCl‘ .1 Mrs. Earl Morden, assisted by Helena Feasby it and Mrs. R. C. Walker displayed the 15m. .1 Tweedsmuir History Book. Mrs. Earl Morden, the FWIO Treasurer "was i counting house" counting the money from the s ‘ supplies at the Conference. One-two â€" over $1300 GUEST Mr. Robt. Eaton MPP. Parliamentary Assist. the Hon. Wm. Newman. brought greetings to the gates at the Oflieers‘ Conference on behall‘of thc ster and from O.M.A.F. He spoke to the delegates on the changing rt the farmer. Mr. Eaton continued to point out tha' proved teChnology. farming practices along “‘Ill'i application of common sense. has helped incr farm productivity. Food prices are very much ll“ public mind and he was concerned that sometime- public react as if nothinh= else had gone up. M things out of context. 1 Wise land use is constantly an issue. assurancc given that there still is plenty of farm land availahl there IS a need for it. it will be farmed if the prit right. I Five percent of the population is really invol with farming. 4092 are involved in Agribusiness. lt‘ depend on farming to eat.

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