The Huron Expositor, 1974-01-03, Page 1V•
., •
Christmas party
In addition ti) the reghlar draw,
Joseph Tobin,' Stratford. Faithful
‘Navigator of the Dean Egan
Assembly, Fpurth Degree
Knights of Seaford) and District,
was in charge lof the Assembly's
Annual Christrnas draw. Winners
Were 1st- .John 'McMahon,
Stratford; • 2nd.-John Culleton,
Kitchener; 3rd,- •Bruce Stanlake,
Grand. Bend and 4th ,-. 13arfy
Gentian, London.
Following die social a
turkey lunch was served.
Kaf C has
roast
•
'Despite inclement weather
Thursday evening, approximately
5 members -• .an•-•their wives
tended the Christmas sticial
held y„Father Stephen Eckert
you ncil•,
Preceding the social the regular
courted meeting took place, and
was chaired •` by Grand,,,Knight
James Devereahx: Guest spealer
for the evening was the Council's
Worthy Chaplain, Rev. H. J.
Laragh.
Visitors, 'welcomed by Grand
Knight Devereaux, included
Akembers from Father Nagle
Council, Goderich and Kilroy
. Council, Stratford, as well as
Santa Claus from the North Pole,
who distributed a present to each
member in attendance.
The monthly share-the-wealth'
dray..z,iphaired 'by Depiny. Grand •
Knight, John Paul Rau, was
worth-$.214. The winner of the
draw ,was Tony , Bedard, Zurich.
The winning ticket was sold by
John Paul Rau'.
re.••••••••••••..
pulco, Mex' ad
.
very good luck fishing. Pictured from left
nd Ken Murray. Also pictured are two of the six sail
was 9 ft, 2ih. and weighed 145 lbs:'
A McKillop group holi aying at Ac
are Anne Siemon, Wm. Si mon, Keith
fish the group landed. T e largest s fish
►
Single copy 20 cents
.39.00 a year ia Advance 1/.1/41.9.1 N. 6521
Ildth- year SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSIJAY, JANUARY 3 1974 — 16 Pa • es
arage; barr-fos
isturb , holidays.
The, Christmas holiday calm until early afternoon in spite of
and . quiet • in Brussels was efforts of the Brussels Volunteer
shattered Thursday"morning by a • Fire Department to get it under
tire at Cal Gruber Jr's, bodyshop k • i
near the southern limits of the The 'fire , started underadath a
village. Mr. Graben estimated car, he. added, "A skriker, a tool
damage at $40,000.and said there ., with flint which' sparks to light a , _ .. , was simile insurance. • torch , was being Moved out of the
The fii:e burned from' 1'0:30
• ' '.'
way when .it sparked and caught,
• some • gasOline on firt",.. Mr.
• Paintings by staff members on the windows of ;Seaforth cominunity Hospital livedap the halls of
the hospital every'Christrhas-' scal-,on. This year Mrs. G. Binnendyke admires a series of holiday, scenes
_ "in the patients' lounge.
Mk. Agnes Wharton of the Saforth Community Hospital
Nursing Staff admires a Christmk cene painted on the window
of one of the nursing stations. Mrs. Maxine Eris- painted the
lambs, angel and shepherd bey.
There was great interest among
small fry in the annual Evositor
'Colouring Contest. Entries were
received from, relatively distant
points like Alberta. Hal4,aferN.S.
and Toronto. The winners,
however. Atm all local people.
Miss • Mahlc Turnbull of
Kilbarciren Nursing Home in
town. a retired elementary school
.Area,children'compete
for colouring tawci rds.
:;!nine Melanson, 12,• Seaforth,
4as judged third prize, winner.
i'aitine wins $2. Winners can pick
up their prize money at th Huron
positor office.
Miss Turnbull awarded in
honourable mention to Catherine
Ribey,' 10, Seaforth. Gayle
Siemon, 8, R.R.1. Bornholm and
RarbaraliuffN,•, .12. R.R.'1, D blin
S
The eRecutive of the .'Van
Egmond Foundation at a meeting,
in the Va.n.Egmon.cl home Friday.
evening reviewed activities of Ole
past year and made plans for
'1974.
James Doig presided as
members recalled the advances
made in '73, Reference was made
to the erection, of an historical
plaque, and of signs directing the
,attention of Motorists to the hone
in Egnipndville.
•"' The meeting made particular
reference ' to the co-operation
which the town of Seaforth had
extended r and expressed
appreciation to all who had
assisted in or contributed to the
work of the Foundation.
(Ft1
Graber said.
onald
s: both
of Br/fissels suffe mMor
injuries the fire. ey Were
treated" Wingham mi:•District
Hospital Thursday ano•
released. Mr. Graver himself was
out of the shop, When fire broke
-
.included in fire losses •were a
- ear. belonging to.Smokey Dunn,
Brussels and a truck belonging 'to
Wayne_ Fear. R.R.4. Brussels
which were being worked on in
the shop. Mr'. Graber told the
Post, that he plansg to rebuild his
shop beginning sometime at the
first of the new year.
the alarm and dinner 'guests at
the Higgins' home helped put out
the tire,
Mr. 'Williams praised Ethel
Fire Chief Doug, Evans for
getting the Grey Township Fire
Department 'to the farm .,very
quickly, ih spite of icy road
>conditions. '
purebred
safely, removed
Mr,, Williams•esti
at $700.
Ronald Scoins has
received his ,Master of
Mathematics Degree front
the University of Waterloo
at the Fall Convocation.. A
son . of Mr. and Mts.
Norman Scoins, he is
presently teaching on' the
staff of Bluevale 'Collegiate
in Waterloo.,
Wins $1,500
ca
,VanEgmond
• '
group meets
• Christmas Fire
Christmas dinner at the home
of Mr`. and Mrs.. Jack Higgins in
Grey Township' was interrupted
when firebroke out about 12 noon
on Christmas day in the barn on'
the property, owned by Auldcroft
Farrris. Grant manager •
of Auldcroft Faints, who lives '
around the corner • from the
1-figgins% said a water pipe in the
barn burst, knocking' over a heat
lamp which started a fire in some
straw.
SmOke coming' from the barn
was noticed by Mr,' Higgins'
father as he drove to his son's for
Christmas dinner. He sounded
Thirty, head of cattle in the '
barn, including', a valuable+
Mr. And ' Mrs. • Bill Austin . Two,Gtaber entployeilicise, Litnousin
Ibis wee representing the •top McNeil and Gem
received )a cheque' for $1500.00
prize awarded at the• Kitchener--
Waterloo Gyn) Club -pingo of
,December 15. ThiS- is' the third
time the Austins have 'vain a
maim prize at the. bingo 'series
operated by."_ Kitchener Waterloo
service clubs:
In the fallof 1972 they captured
the irst prize and in '1968 wo
•
cow were
from the barn.
mated damages
/-•.,„., , \
Seaforth Community Hospital iS• one of he am% decorated places iniFiln again this year, with,
Christmas scenes .paintedhit,interior windows by staff members. Here Mrs. .Mary Little (left) and
.• Mrs. Mildred Gillis admire a mouse sleeping under a patchwork quilt which was paintedi by Mrs., . . ,..
Joyce HugilL
. . a
music teacher. judged the and made the foliovding
colouring. competition again,- this' ciimments, on this year's entries.
Having judged the contest: for
The eleven vear-olds walked off '-'s4veral •years I ant able to see a
marked' improvement in the
children's work. „.. ,•,,,
was
Congratulations to the winners
or to those who received
honourable mention. The judging
was not an easy task-as there
so little difference in the -
contestant's work.
Any difference was based / on
the following: Choice and density
f amily night coloui-. So Many were quite
. pale in colour. Choice of colour
A good crowd gathered when relating to the subject.- The
members of 'Edelweiss Rebekah subjects related to the common
Lodge and Fidelity Lodge, Christmas carols this year. Most
1,0.0.F:held family night during of thecarols were included. They
inistmas week. provided a point of interest for the
A potluck dinner.' was judging. It was a good effort so
convened by.Mrs. Wilmer Cuthill don't he discouraged as another
and her social committee. year .oratry bring forth different
Several seasonal numbers on reSuit s. You will all be a year
the bagpipes by Peter Malcolm older next year.
operie`d a variety program. Taking
, part were: Cathy Coleman, guitar
/ Receive grants.
Projects in two area
tunicipalities were among 43
across the province to receive
provincial grants under the
Cominunity Centres Act.
The grants include $3,615.00 to
Clinton for renovations to existing
arena and hall and $588.00 to
Hibb,ert for renovations to
existing athletic field.
with the majority of tli year's
prizes. Fay Flynn, 11, R.R. I,
Clinton wins the $5 firSt prize and
"Lloyd Elliott. also 11. of R.R.5.
Mitchell wins the $3 second prize.
RebekaKs hold
selections; Glen and 'Sandra Rose./
song; Mrs. Wilfred • Coleman:
readings; Patty Coleman, piano
solo; Brenda Coleman, piano
solo; step dancing by Lisa..„and
Sandra Campbell and a solo by(
Mrs. P. Malcolm.
• Arthur Varley was chain-Ilan.
While the , children enjoyed
themselves, other • present
enjoyed a few games of euchre.
Walton- native : works s CUSO agricultura volunteer in Ghana
crops and ,abundant food and
sparse rains leading to a time of
low prosperity.
The actual land itself is laterite
(gravelly red, soil) with frequent
outcroppings of bedrock, much
like you find.in - Eastern Ontario,
around Kemptville. The contour
of the land varies-from very flat to -
hilly. and there are even a few
mountainous escarpments.
t Ghanian people are multi-tribal
,and multi-lingual with about '50
'differ nt tribes speaking 50
differ t languages. I am
situ ed among the Bimoba
a tribe of about 3,5-000 ' Pe°P
• people. The 'majority of Bimobas,
prirtise a form of • animistic
religion (concerned with spirits of
ancestors) and are engaged in
subsistance• farming.! mention
(he religion because it is virtually
impossible to separate religion
from any other aspect of life. As
farming is their means _.(24
existence it is closely tied to the
religion.
The traditional house of .the.
,Bimoba people is a compound '
formed by a series of grass-
roofed, 'round mud rooms, '
arranged in a circle. The rooms .
(By Gerald Baan)
(Mr. Baan,-son of Mr; and Mrs:
Martin,Baarf of R.R.3, Walton.is
now serving a 2 year•contract with
- Canadian University Servicesl.
, Overseas.).
On my arrival in' 'West Africa
with 'six other agricultutaliAs for
Nigeria and Ghana, I travelled in"
Nigeria fro'in.-Lago's.inlhadan and
then North to Zaria, as :part of a
one month orientation. We,visited•
agricultural' farms, research
Stations and • universities. to
• aqUaint ourselves with the ty' pe
of • aVieultet practiced' here in
the Sayan, di, and The trOpical,
forat regions. The /Gr(tian
group, of which' I was on , said
,goodbye to our Nigerian cdlinter-
' -parts and travelled south to the
•.; coast on our way' west to Aotra,
Ghana and:then north. to Tamale
for two weeks of • language •
training. .
Finally(on Sopteniber 4th, _1972
I arrived at"Bunkpurugu_ where l-
have made my hotne, The village.
is' 550 miles (by road) inland and
2% Milts from the 'Togo order
-• 10°5' e'aSt longitude atid-I0Q 30'
ankh latittide). - I. live, at' 'the
Es angelical Chitral of
rat' 4a
Ghana mission station with
Missionary Walter DeMoss, his
wife and 3 children.
Ghana is on the 'Atlantic Ocean
(Gulf of Guinea) surrounded by ,
the countries of Tog6 on the East,,',
Upper Volta to the mirth"? and
. ivory 'Coast on 'the west. he •
.„ country-covers an area of (/,2,0,0'
'"Sq, miles being about 450 miles
lohg notth and South, and about
300mZils east and fvest. Ghana •
has 3, main, Flimatic regions,.
:Coastal Sahn/nah, forest 'Region
and Savannah in the north.
The Savannah climate has two
Main, seasons. The rainy season
••• from April to Sept. and the dry
season fromi.Pct. to March. in the
middle of the dry 'season comes
the liarmattan when dry dust-
laden winds blow ,dwn from the
Sahara Desert, giving • the
appearance of a land coveredin a '
light fog.. The reitiainder, of the
dry season,is a time of extremely
high temperatures and very low
humidity..'
The rata season is that upon
•'which all life 'depends.' The
prosperity of the people is relative
to the type of rainy season a
good rainy season bringing good
are' joined to each other by walls
and in some compounds you enter
,by climbing over the wall. The
whole flooi- within/the compound
wall§ is pounded to, a flat hard
surface to withstand the raihs and
also to make it easy to keep'clean.
The headman of the, compound
- has one room to himself and each
of bis wives have their own room
the 'society is polygamous). The
children•stay with their respective
mothers. Outside of the houSe
there Ps a shelter with seats where
discussions are held. This is
where moStnf my talking with the
farmers takes place. For the, most
part the conipounds , are kept
extremely clean. The entire house
is swept at least Once each day.
' Among the people living in 'the
compound, there is. a definite
division of labour. To (he men is
left the building. and maintenance
of houses although the women do
the flooring and plastering otthe
,walls. The ,men also till the
ground for MC farmstio the
weeding and hunting. The Women_
prepare all food, do the planting
of the clops and draw water, The
'whole' family , takes part in are
, (continued 01) -Page's
,..'• ..-- c
Jerry Baan with his interpreter discusses harvest plans of a demonstration plat vith ronyen.
1 A o ••'"
°