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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-03-07, Page 6andthls ,0$0"rflinT irieW e„egyeritiliaY.th '4rfatueernhu99Pnt th eweek, F South End Service Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 Wr0.13).ZUTP2r211=MS".4:,4=felbaltir/VVYMMX,SAMIMMENSKOMI 4 .e elee en:" ere e t. i. 711e exeferZioteitAkitioede- SERVING CANADA'S 13EST FARMLAND %AY • fD.ITORIA0 Editors agree on nuclear arms QUEST.QPIINK).N: .case for separate schools 13y •RF.1/:„ STEINSTRA, .OHRIS,TIANIZEFORMED CHURCH, $nT,Q13 NO WASTE . NO FUSS EAT BETTER SAVE MORE AT YOUR Locker and Home Freezer Centre * Delicious Fresh Cuts of Beef, Pork * Meat Cut as you Like it * Complete Variety of Frozen Foods CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING presently pioneering in our na- tion (but have proved them- selves victorious veterans on other continents) and propose an educational creed for the Christian school based upon the bible. This means the scrip- tures of the Old and New Tes- tam ent confessed to be the Word of God in the sense of the his- torte. creeds of the protestant reformation. The one and only use .of protestant creeds is the uniform confession that the scriptures are the Word of God. Finally there is no objection to religious education in non- Christian schools. This would be welcomed. However, as poin-, ted out, this is grossly inade- quate for our covenant children to say the least. It would rather serve the purpose of a witness of the historic Christian church in the midst 'of a bewildered post -Christian environment, Something like an exclamation mark in the midst of question marks. What we and our children need is not confusion but conviction, not an adjustment to the com- munity's ever-changing opinion but an application of God's never-changing word to the ever-changing world. Christianity may not tacitly subject itself to a dominating laW of economics, which deter- mines right or wrong by the measure stick of the dollar, and threatens to tyranize the justice of the nation. IT'S THE ECONOMICAL WAY OF LIVING, WHETHER YOU RAISE YOUR OWN MEAT, OR BUY IT AT MONEY-SAVING PRICES AT•, . telY leads to destruction, This is neither practical nor desi- rons. It May be painful for many but no less difficult for myself to state that the community schools are proving themselves failures and victims of a philo- sophy of toleration which has abandoned our Canadian Chris- tian heritage. No Christian will object to the statement that ideally all of our education should be Christian. This was our historic past. However, due to influences of other ideologies, the establi- shed churches consented to the community school as apossible solution agreeable to all parties concerned, This now proves to be no solution, and never was one since it was a departure from our God-given task, Because non-Christians ob- jected to our standards, we departed from a Christ-cente- red approach. And while we still claim that Canada is "tradi- tionally" Christian it now sup- ports the non-Christian educa- tional philosophy. The result has been that not this (silent) Christian majority but a non- Christian (vocal) minority is in the driver's seat. It may be admitted that it is impractical and impossible to give every protestant denomi- nation its own government-sup- ported, parent-controlled school. But this is not advocated by the people of the Christian Reformed Church, They are Exeter Frozen Foods 502 MAIN ST, S. C. M, HALL DIAL 235-0400 PENNY-PINCHING POWER WITH 3 PLOW Of 11 "Are you sure this is the engine? Sometimes it's in the back, you know." ti FORD 2000 SUPER DEXTA DIESEL A striking unanimity of opinion On the important •question of nuclear arms for Canada wipes this week from a. group of Canadian weekly ,newspaper editors who, recently visited NORM) 'headquarters in Colorado Springs, Almost to a man, the editors agreed; (t) Canada must accept nuclear arms to carry out her responsibilities in defence, and (2) they deplored strongly the apparent lack of interest in, understanding and appreciation of the NORAD task by Canadian political leaders. What makes their comments important is that these men come from all sections of Canada and represent a wide variety of political leanings, from die-hard party men to thinking independents. Their comments are strong to the point of alarm; they are enlightening to the point of amazement; they speak for themselves. We present a variety of them here," QUIT WRANGLING "I am now fully convinced that Canad- ian Defense Forces acting as an atm of NORAD cannot work to maximum efficiency, nor can they be an effective deterring force unless equipped with nuclear warheads. "I would suggest that M.P.'s quit wrang- ling amongst themselves about merits of nuc- lear defensive arms and visit NORAD Head- quarters to obtain factual information regard- lug same." Walter Migowsky, The Maple Creek News, (Sask.) SERIOUSLY MISREPRESENTED "I was shocked by the disparity between fact as found at Colorado Springs and what the Canadian public has been told by our govern- ment and opposition leaders. The nuclear issue has been seriously misrepresented by all parties with the result that the basic responsibility of our federal authorities—to defend our country and our people—has been considerably short of our basic security needs. "In face of our imminent election, seri- ous inquiry into the true facts relating to NO- RAD, NATO and nuclear defense, and inform- ing of the public of these facts, is urgent." J. W. Sancton, Monitor Publishing Co. Ltd., Montreal. FAIL TO EXERCISE SOVEREIGNTY "I am certain Canada must accept de- fensive nuclear weapons. If we fail to act in this regard we in effect fail to act as a respon- sible nation . . . . we in effect fail to exercise our sovereignty. When a nation fails to act as an adult it is in real danger of losing its free- dom. "If our visit to NORAD Headquarters taught me one thing, it was simply this: Can- ada by accepting nuclear weapons for defensive purposes .only, would be safeguarding the best interests of her people, by doing anything less, our leaders fail in their duty toward us." C. L McIntosh, North Battleford News Optimist. (Sask.) DANGEROUS GAP "I believe that most Canadians are vir- tually unaware of the fact that a vital project— NORAD—is holding over their collective heads a nearly shower-proof umbrella of defense against the forseeable approaches of nuclear destruction, "The same Canadians are 1101; aware of the fact that the reluctance of their own lead- ers to take an affirmative stand on the employ- ment of purely defensive nuclear weapons by the 'Canadian components of NORAD leaves a most dangerous gap in the aero-defense plan— an avenue of easy approach to our heartland— and a soft link in an otherwise solid chain of defense emplacements which is our most prac- tical guarantee of continuing peace," Barry Wenger, The Advance Tunes, Wingham, Ont. NEVER SO MISINFORMED "Never has Canada been so misinformed Of a defensive situation than it has been today. I can say with all honesty that the lack of news from NORAD was at governmental level and. the lack of delegations visiting the Command Headquarters." G. C. Craven, The Ridgetown Dominion, (Ont,) UNBELIEVABLE LACK OF INFORMATION "The single most indicative fact, un- covered during the CWNA tour of NORAD Headquarters was the almost unbelievable lack of communication between our military spe- cialists and elected parliamentarians. "The published erroneous statements by many parliamentarians can only be justified by their lack of understanding of the situation. We cannot justify their ignorance of the situa- tion when they have made little or no attempt to broaden their knowledge of the basic con- cept of the North American Air Defense." David R. Dills, Acton Free Press, (Ont.) SUCH GROSS MISUNDERSTANDING "The most surprising revelation in my trip to NORAD was to learn that only five Canadian Cabinet Ministers have ever visited the installation without the Prime Minister or the Minister of External Affairs, being among them. "This being the case, is there any won- der there is such gross misunderstanding in government circles and laymen concerning our immediate acceptance of nuclear warheads for our Bomarc ground-to-air missiles and our Voo- doo intercepters?" Lynn Lashbrook, Rodney Mercury, (Ont.) ENTIRELY APART FROM POLITICS "If Canada is to 'accept her responsibility as a full partner in the effective defense of North America, then she must accept nuclear warheads as an essential part of the overall de- fense program, It is something entirely apart from politics and must be accepted to insure the safety of the nation." E. A. Spence, Strathroy Age Dispatch NEED CLEAR-CUT POLICY "If 'Canadian voters knew the true facts on NORAD there would be no doubt in their minds how they should vote on April 8. They would vote for the party with a clear cut policy on defense. 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One of the basic tenets of Christianity is that she believes that AL,L, Of life is religion, This is not a grammatical mis- take but a biblical truth, A per- son either is a Christian or not, depending on whether or not he, by the mercies ofGod, pre- sent$ himself aliving sacrifice, holy acceptable to God, But whether a person is a humanist, an atheist or aChris, tian, he is no more or no less religious, Whatever one's per- sonal conventions are he cannot regard them_ as a department, a private hobby which is utilized whenever one feels that it is suitable, but this remains the person's world and life view that seeks to make a total im- pact on the total cultural scene. P e r hap s this introduction strikes one as radical and abso- lute and, I hope, honest. At least by definition Chris- tianity is all-comprehensive in nature, When Christ says: "I (and no other) am the way, the truth and the life", canaChris- tian follow a different course and still be what he professes to be? When the Christian believes that Christ is the key to all of culture what else ought we to do but make our decisions in har- mony with his teachings? When Christ is confessed by the his- toric Christian church as savior and king of all the earth, is there any sphere of life inclu- ding education, of which he can- not say: "It is mine"? To deny this, it seems tome, is denying our Christian heri- tage. To consent to this has tremendous consequences when we are consistent. Then an inte- grated Christian educational system is called for if the Christian seeks to fulfill his god-given parental responsibi- lity, The plea to make merely room for release time for the religious education of our chil- dren cannot find the support of someone who regards Chris- tianity a world and life view. Release time may seem ex- pedient but it is not, since it avoids the principal application of scripture that is called for. Even education-wise it is not practical, How can one avoid confusing the student when he is taught in the course of Christian religion "the fundamental doc- trines of the creation, fall and alienation of man from the crea- tor, his fellow men and himself, the incarnation and atonement in the whole redemptive life and ministry of Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost continually present and active in the church" (Gene- ral Synod of the Canadian Ang- lican Church, 1962), while in any other course the student may be vexed with devastating remarks of a teacher who radi- cally disagrees with the unique teaching of God's Word? The myth that man is basi- cally good, the lie that God is dead and a "grin and bear" attitude toward life are no anti- ques in our day. You cannot teach a particular point of view without ignoring the rest, but that is quite different from ex- posing our children in a so- called "objective" way to such alternative ideologies. It is also remarked that from the point of economics a sepa- rate Christian school is im- practical. Education is a preparation for the future and if this education at home is based on the norms of the Word, then outside the home this cannot be different. If this is a biblical principle correctly deduced from the bible then it MUSTbe practical. What else is the purpose of the bible but to point the way to set things straight between man and man, and man and God? To disregard or modify the bible is not only deceptive to the people, but also unfaithful to the will of God, Not the Christian Reformed Church's conviction but our country's educational policy has proved itself impractical. It is admitted that neutrality does not exist. if education is not Christian, what else is it but secular? And from GOd'S WOrd and the course of history, we know that any form of religion other than Christianity Lennie- TRACTORS 50 YEARS AGO The South Huron Ministerial Association met this week in Main St. church. Rev. R. Hicks of Hensall gave a paper on "The Life and Work of David Living- stone". Taking part in the dis- cussion which followed were Revs, Colin Fletcher, S. Sharp, G. H. McAllister and E. G. Powell. Edward Lawson has bought the farm south of Crediton for- merly owned by the late Pat Coughlin. He gets possession April 1. Three rinks of curlers were down from Hensel' and played morning and afternoon games with the locals on Tuesday. Most people in the Hurondale area have mail boxes put in place in readiness for rural mail delivery. 25 YEARS AGO Mrs. Harold Bell, Elimville, was crowned queen of the car- nival at the Exeter Arena Tues- day evening in the fancy car• nivel sponsored by the Exeter Shuffleboard Club. The 300th anniversary of the signing of the National Cove- nant in Greyfriar's Churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland was fitting- ly observed in Caven church on Sunday. Mr. Grafton Cochrane acted as the precentor. A presentation was held at West McGillivray Hall on Fri- day night for Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hamilton (nee Flynn), Mr. G. C. Petty sold to Mr. George Thompson, the brick building known as the Petty Pork Packing Plant and one of the first brick buildings built in Hensel'. Mr. 'Thompson in- tends to build a grain warehouse '59 FORD 871 DIESEL with one-arm loader, heat houser, chains $2,850 '58 FORDSON POWER MAJOR DIESEL, live PTO, 12x38 tires $2,000 '60 DEXTA DIESEL, live PTO $1,900 '54 MASSEY 22 with power lift and cultivator „- $ 650 '40 FORD $ 300 on the site. 15 YEARS AGO Mr. Frank Taylor was guest of honor at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. E. Russell, on Sunday, February 29 it being his birthday which only comes every four years. Earl Heist of Crediton has purchased from Fred Fink- beiner the farm in Stephen Township formerly owned by Charles Hoffman. Mr. and Mrs. William Baker, town, on Sunday, observed their 60th wedding anniversary. The quota of the new Cascade wheat sent to Huron County by the Experimental Farm is only two bushels. 'They have been given to Harry Strang, presi- dent of the Huron Crop Im- provement Association. 10 YEARS AGO There will be 20 4-H clubs in Huron County this year, an increase of one, owing to the formation of a Forage Club at Blyth. In the district WOSSA public speaking contest held at the High School on Thursday, Ken Flear won the senior class com- petition. Marion Creery and Jim Crocker will represent the ju- niors and Ken Flear, the seniors at the regional contest in Lea- mington. A London barber, W. J. Wright donated $50 to the South Huron Hospital "in memory of the late Samuel Hunter and his sister Nancy, formerly of Ellin- ville—my first Canadian home." 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Patton. and Ford Trucks When electors of Huron choose their federal representative April 8, they'll be participating in a fundamental pro- cess in the governing of afree country. They'll pick, by secret ballot, one of two or perhaps four candidates. Nothing could be more democratic. But what about the choice of those men whose names appear on the ballot? Who puts them there? How are they picked? More to the point are these questions: What say do the electors have in select- ing the candidates from whom they choose their representative? Is the process of choosing a candidate a de- mocratic one or is it, as some suspect, a hand-picked operation which virtually denies the individual the opportunity of taking part? Since two candidates have been picked In Huron within the past month, the answer can be found by investigating the method of their election. I did this, somewhat superficially, by making en- quiries of the presidents of both the Progressive Conservative and Liberal riding organizations. My conclusion: the selection of both candidates was NOT done by democratic means. I hasten to qualify that by stating the candidates probably COULD HAVE BEEN selected on a democratic basis IF ENOUGH PEOPLE WERE IN- TERESTED IN DOING SO. DELEGATE SELECT/ON The Liberal president, Andrew Mc- Lean, Seaforth, indicates the organi- zation's constitution provides for the election of two delegates per poll to the nominating convention. They are to be chosen, presumably by election (I'm net certain this is required In the Con- stitetion), at a poll or municipal meet- log (Each municipality has a number of NHS; it's assumed it wouldbe easier to call one general Meeting in Exeter, for example, than to call individual trieetingS In each of the four pelts.) Jain Durnin, Derigettrien, the PC's :president, believes (he didn't have chance to make certain, since the Iti4 fOrrnatiori We.g requested by telephone call) that the PC'S provide for four delegateg PO poll. they are appointed, he concedes, by the municipal or poll e;217T.-11 Mr. Durnin said he proposed to the party executive earlier that delegates should be chosen by the municipalities, but the others saw no need of that. "I felt every municipality should have had delegates just in case," he said. "I think it's only good business and, be- sides, you get a lot better crowd." WHO WOULD CHOOSE? If the selection of delegates was contested, who would be entitled to vote for them (delegates to the convention, not candidates)? Not members of the riding parties, since neither party has a membership program. Mr. McLean revealed the Liberals established a membership system several years ago but "it hasn't been too Successful". The cost was $1.00 per person or $2.00 per family. But, McLean pointed out, the mem- bership was NOT an organizational function; it was simply a Me an s of raising money. In other words, mem- bership didn't necessarily entitle any- one to vote for delegates; it provided really no privileges at all, The delegates would be chosen at an open meeting, to which anyone would be entitled to attend, and vote. Could the Tories, for example, pack a Grit meeting arid thooSe the dele- gates? Mr, McLean indicatedthiscould happen. The PC'S have no membership now and have never had such a thing, to Mr. Durnin'S knowledge. Both M. MC- Lean and Mr, Merlin agree that the reason there isn't more of a detno-, critic method of electing candidates is simply because of the ladk of in- tereSt„"The problern is not so much one of choosing the delegates as it IS of finding enough people willing to serve," says Mr. McLean- Rather a pathetic situation, wouldn't you say? tiaSidally here is where we start to elect our leaderS end out' goverrirtent. Here is Where V:te put into effect this great principle of government tot, by and of the people-- Isn't it fortunate We We afeW • hhntls- full of people Who Will take the time to round up Seine delegates beef bustle up a -candidate in order that you and I tan have a Choice On election day? chairman. He wasn't certain whether or not an election of delegates could be conducted, if someone challenged the choice. No poll or municipal meetings of either party were held in this par- ticular area; at least if there was any, no public notice was made of them. It's obvious then that the rank and file of the parties had no opportunity to select their candidates. WHY ELECT THEM? What would be the point in electing delegates to a nominating convention? It would be of great importance if there were two or more seeking the nomination. If the delegates were hand- picked by the riding executive, then the latter could well ensure the delegates were those who would vote for the choice of the "brass". If they were elected, presumably the rank and file would choose the delegate who would vote for the candidate wanted by the majority; or they would pick the dele- gates in whose judgment they had the most confidence. Mr. MeLean reveals that the Sea- forth Liberals did hold a public meet- ing, advertised in the newspaper there, for the selection of delegates, it wasn't, however, a case of having an election; the task was to find people WhO Would serve in the capacity and take time off to go to the tiotnitiatihg meeting: Pre- theee who desired delegate ete.the were given it; if there had been Mote than the required number, there could have been an election, In both Huron's convention, there was no contest for the nomination; therefore, there was no cheite for the delegates and no reason to choose any particular delegatea, At the PC meeting, according to President Durnin, there Weren't -even delegates! It Wag assumed that Elston Cardiff would get the tionlinatiOri Out opposition; therefore, to attempt was 'made accredit Members of the party as voters. What wonid have happened if Eieten lied been opposed? 4orh-at would have Made it rather difficUltp saidtheltild, tpeakiug Durnin; With his dry sense of hinter defiling through.