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FROM AFRICA TO HARPURHAY "Frank and and Peter Maina,•ri.ght, when they were on holidays
Amelda Reynolds of Harpurhay Farm have had two in Nova Scotia. With the two men are Sam Allotey of
guests from Kqgy.a, ''partrel'panfs in the Crossroads T Ghana who has been staying at the home- of Mrs.
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1. C. *vas the guest soloist at Mr. and Mrs.itay McLean Mrs. Wilbert ladling is
lensall United Church on .Sunday attd nanny. London, Following .patient in South Huron Hospital, Mrs Tota $uxke, �ipsley,<
norning. He sang tw;o solos. the christening a smorgasbord Exeter, where she is receiving visited her sister •Mrs. `W.;;
Mellts
ccompanied by Mrs. Turkheim dinner was held at the McLean r treatment. . {
an the organ.Rev. 'Don Beck
esidence in Thamesford.
Heusad 14-11 Club Holds
Mr, and Mrs.trth,, %ol+el�'�
preached on the sermon topic
Amber Rebekah Lodge Plans
Meetings
spent the weekend to iOnt1'eal: „
"Seeing it through". The flowers
Penny Sale
Hensall 1 was held at the home
you two", Mrs. Reynolds told '
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in the church were from the
Noble Grand` Mrs. -Aldeen
of'•Mrs. Ann Lenting when
a
Pavne-Alexander wedding' on
Saturday.
Voltand presided at a meeting of
Amber Rebekah Lodge recently
officers elected were: President
Nancy McCurdy-, Secretary -
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Couple at tends Granddaughters,
and was assisted by Vice Grand
Susan Stretton; Treasurer - Dale
Both men say Canadians enjoy
Christening
Mrs. Margaret Consitt. A letter
Simmons; Press Correspondent -
Reg. 2-79'
Mr. and Mrs. Ken MTLean and
was read from the Rebekah
Lucy Van Esbroeck. Dues of $1.50
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"all the cars --- sometimes three
Mr. and Mrs. John Lansink of
Assembly Pr esident, Mrs. Grace
will be paid by each member.
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Seaforth. attended the
Love whose motto this year is
At a meeting at the United
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christening of Angela Marie
"Let us climb to greater
Church President . Nancy
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McLean, . daughter of Mr. and
heights"Mrs. Irene Blackwell
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McCurdy called the role which
*,'why
the small ones --- like not much
Mrs. Larry, McLean at Sacred
Jr. P.N.G. was appointed trustee
was 1 like to entertain".
$3,40 gas.
Heatt Church in Ingersoll. Also
of the Lodge and Mrs. Olga
Table settings and manners were
at
attending were Master Todd
Chipchase ' said tickets are
for the Grand Masters
discussed, Home assignment for
the coming week is to
Archie's Sunoco,
McLean ofThamesford. Mr. and
available
practice
countries.
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Banquet.
table settings and services.,
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Canada program, at their home for a few days this W.L.Whyt e, on tractor and Mr.Reynolds. HOSPITAL AUXILIARY
week. Mr. and Mrs, Reynolds met Evans Gathiri'j left (St aff Photo)
The next meeting of the
Seaforth Hospital Auxiliary is set
for October 8 when Gordon
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McKenzie,
discuss
acnis-
ccredi accreditation
AflriCan V�SIf01'S and what it means to a hospital.
Seaforth was recently accredited.
Prizes won at Seaforth Fall Fair
njoy summer ro ram were: Portable dish washer, Mrs.
EGeorge Smith, Walton; teddy
bear, Mrs. Lillian Nicholson,
F y Egmondville.
By Susan White program is to, break down the price and production by the hay just in case there was no
When most Canadians think of
Africa of Africans it is with guilt
or condescentionoor both. We are
guilty because of all the news film
we have seen and sermons we
have heard about families and
whole t ribcfi starving in the
severe drought of the last couple
of years.
We are ,condescending because
beginning with the Tarzan movies
of ' our youth, we have carried
to around all image of, wild eyed
natives hurling spears at rent
barriers between +people from
different countries and correct the
mistaken ideas that AFricans may
have about Canadians and vice
versa.
There were twelve Crossroads
volunteers in Canada this
summer, from several .countries
in Africa, from India and Grenada
and Guyana. They were in every
Canadian province except
Quebec.
Each volunteer worked with a
specific project', like Evans' and
P t • N S ' Th
petroleum shortage which made
synthetic twine hard to come by.
"The sisal industry was about
to collapse" Evans said,
"because of competition from
synthetics when the oil crisis
came along.
"The price of binder twine
certainly has increased",
Mrs. Rey nolds told them. Twine
that costs about $14 here would
cost about a tenth of that in
Kenya, Peter, who orgnizes 4-H
Clubs in a rural area in a UNICEF
rainfall to avoid losing a large
number of cattle." Peter said. It
is stored in underground silos.
Kenya' exports a lot of
livestock, some to neighbouring
Zambia, the men .said.
Evans, who is tarried to a
teacher and has a son, Tony, 20
months old, passed around
snapsnots of them as he talked.
Both men, like Sam Allotey who
stayed near here, say .they
enjoyed Canada. It's different .
yes, but as Evans said.,.`people
make a lace and Canadians have
i white hunters and whiling away
a cr s camp it ova cotta. e •
two volgnteers in Ontario were
funded program, estimated.
Although agriculture'is '•
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been -very hospitable."
the night doing elaborate dances
j around bonfires.
headquartered at the ho me of
Ac• .very
important^^to both our country;s,
"i think it has a lot to do with r
I The guilt perhaps under-
Mrs. W.L. Whyte in Hultett
the two Kenyans say there is little
you two", Mrs. Reynolds told '
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standable t
' hese are people
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' 1'°wtiship. Mrs. Whytes daughter
similarity in either crops or
"you're friendly
f
them, Y Y and not
starving in Africa but the image
Margie served as a Crossroads
farming sty les.
formal".
of Africa which -allows us to be
volunteer in .the Philippines.
'In Kenya there are some very
Both men say Canadians enjoy
is wrung.
, Michael Dzandza and Sam
large farms and man small 15
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too high a standard of living ---
Inhon
In a house in Harpunccy last
Allotey worked at United Church
acre farms, where a farmer can
"all the cars --- sometimes three
week a few Canadians and two
Camp Mencsetting, where
grow all his own food and have
to a family !" But they are
Africans laughed about what
Margie was director and put on
some left over to sell."
tolerant of the _big differences
most Canadians think of Africa,
educational programs in local
Cows stay out all year and gr
between their home and ours and
The Africans, both front 'Kenya,
schools'
aze so there is no need for haying,
the small ones --- like not much
are in Canada on a voluntary aid
Michael and Sam• both from
the men told the Reynolds. "A
rice or cornmeal, and big in eals,
program that for the first time has
Ghana, were involved in a
very large scale farm might cut
because that is what Crossroads
young people coming here as well
creative art centre there. The two
The Masai, a tall nomadic
is all about.
as Canadians going to under-
from Ghana and the Kenyas
assistant, Marg Van Dike. ex -
countries.
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joined the other volunteers in
London last week for a few days '
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Our view 'that Africa is all
Kenya still hold with many of the
darkest jungle make these
group session and were flying to
old ways, Lvans and Peter said,
Africans feel like Canadians -.09
their horne countries at the end of
The Super Hostesses
Seaforth II
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when those legendary touiists
the week.
The Walton II Club met at
Seaforth 2 held their 2nd
from the American south drive up
Two years ago two Canadian
Janis Van Vliet's home Tuesday
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meeting at Mary Devereaux's -
to Canada with skit$ on their car
Crossroads volunteers carne to
e'venin g•
home on September 26.
in July and look for igloos and dog
Fork at the .centre. Sam said..
Mrs. Bev Steve $ n led the
The roll call was answered by
teams.
and he is in away, repdying
discussion on "Entertaining at
telling why we liked to entertain.
"i've never seen anybody
.their visit.
Tea". taking in informal Tea.
The next meetingwill be held at
fighting with arrows", protested
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In and around the kitchen
-Miss Fran Blake continued the
the home of Mrs. Sills oil October•
Kenyan Crossroads volunteer
table discussion at the Reynolds'
discussion on Formal Tea.
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Evans Gathiri, 31 •
house. Evans pointed out that two
p
The members answered the
Topics discussed were meal
"But that's what we sec on
vciy modern crises have had an
Kenya's
subject matter and participated in
planning, table setting and table
t -v", said his hostess, Mrs. Frank
effect un agriculture ---
g
making different sandwiches for
manners. Mrs. J. Devereaux �
(Amelda) Reynolds. Africa looks
the backbone of the economy.
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tea. Bev Stevenson demonstrated
demonstrated the proper way to
like one big game farm, in the
Demand was declining for
serving tea to the members.
set a table. Joan Sills demon -
shows featuring wild life on tv.
Kenya's third largest crop behind
and Elizabeth.*
and Eli
strafed how to eat properly and
she added.
coffee 'and tea Pyrethrum, a
Munching Maidens
Ida Stinnissen showed us how to
We get a picture of ;Africa as
natural insecticide. the
McKillop l l l met at the home
serve the meal and take the
sensational, all jungles and wild
'administrators of the
of the assistant leader Mrs. Ray
dishes away.
animals, says her husband.Pi•ank•
Young
Kenyan: Your Farmers Clubs
Mnri•ay. They were taught how to
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attended the Plowing Match held
at Georgetown on Saturday and
Evans and his • fellow,
said. until recent concern about
be a good hostess, proper invi-
Clinton 4
Crossroads volunteer Peter
the damage that was insecticides
tations. Thank-vou notes were
Clinton 4 held 'their third
Maina, 25 met Mr. and Mrs.
are doing to the environment.
written. Also discussed were
meeting on September. 23 at
Reynolds in Nova Scotia this
Pyrcthiunl is 116w in great
re arations of a hostess in the
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Carnochan's. Darlene read min
summer. The two men were
demand. Another big crop in
home, introductions made easy,
utes. Rose led the discussion on v
running a 4-H camp there for
Kenya. sisal, used to make binder
being a good guest and how to
what a house guest should do and
young people from all over the
twine. was given a boost in both
pack a suitcase•
p• ' '
what not to do. Mrs.. Carnochan
"
showed us the proper way to pack
province and the Reynolds were
a suitcase.
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in the Maritimes 'on vacation.
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E'gmandviile Etiquette•Ettes
^ 4 wea disappointed when Evans
NEWS OF
The Egn,ondville I Etiquette-
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and Peter danced, the men said.
Ettes met 'at the home of Mrs,
because they danced 'rock style;
Norman Eggert. Brenda .Cooper
.
"You dance just lilee we do". the
Constance,
read the minutes.
surprised kids, who were perhaps
Leaders discussed
expecting tom toms and•voo doo,
tertaming at Tea."• Mrs, Eggert
said.
explained the informal Tea and
The Masai, a tall nomadic
assistant, Marg Van Dike. ex -
cattle herding people who live in
piained the Formal Tea.
Kenya still hold with many of the
Mrs.San, McClure is visiting in
with the outdoors club from the
Mrs. Eggert demonstrated ho,t
old ways, Lvans and Peter said,
Sask. with her mother. Mrs:Ferhe
Scafocth Public School.
to make fancy sand,a fiches. The
but Nairobi, the capital city where
Dprrance. she also attended the
June and Saliva Fehr of
next mectin; is at the home of
they both were educated and
funeral of her cousin while there.
Vanasn'a spent a few days the
Brenda Cooper.
Evans still lives is aig , modern,
Mrs. William Storey attended a
past week with Mr, and Mrs,
aeeL
westernized city. �
"The
birthday celebration on Fridge
Fred Buchanan, Bill. Doug. Beth'
thing is", Evans says,
evening for her sister Mrs.
and •Bol+.
"that educated Kenyans are very
Harvey Jacobi held at her home
and Mrs• F' Warren
familiar with the way western
near Kippers,
Lonndd on were Sundci ae isittarfi'ca ith
SELL I
people live because there are
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Preszeator
Mrs.Reg. Lawson, John
many of theist living in our
spent the weekend at Millers
and Elizabeth.*
and Eli
Through
country, but . the average
Lake.
Canadian is cut off from
Mr. and Mrs. Don Buchanan
visitors
Sunday visitors rcith Mr. and
RilcN
II
Huron
impressions of African life".
Both men told the Reynolds
attended the Plowing Match held
at Georgetown on Saturday and
Mrs. Frank were Mr. and
Mr . Moe Slack and Paul of
Mr. Mrs. Dong
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that they learned a fair bit about
spent the remainder of the
Tonto. and
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Canada in school, when their
weekend visiting with Mr, and
Riley, Kim and Greg of Winthrop.
fn
e Commonwealth ties were '
Mas, Herb Gp>rnforth of
We are sorry to tepbrt that Mr.
Classified
emphasized. "We heard about
Mississauga.
Borden Brown of Hanover. a
salmon fishing on the Fraser and
Miss Sharon Thompson spent
former resident of the village• is a
Wont Ads
about the prairies", Peter slid.
the weekend camping oil the
patient in Victoria Hospital in
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The aim of the Crossroads
Bruce Trail cleat' Cbilingwood
London.
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