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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-05-15, Page 3• • exchange teacher in Malaya is shown above chatting with staff members Walter Fydenchuck and Mait Edgar and students Ruth Ann King and Helen Eagleson. T-A photo. • HEAR ABOUT LIFE IN MALAYA—A number of South Huron District High. School students and staff members attended a post-school meeting Friday afternoon with the emphasis on life and conditions in Malaya. The guest speaker, Richard Harland, an • Coven youth present their case Residents busy at Huron Park Times-Advocate, May 15, 1909 Pape 3 Name interim .council Step-up to big quality with an Ariens Fairway riding mower. You've never seen a riding mower that gives such on-the-spot per- formance and power where it counts. Start enjoying riding mower com- fort and dependability with the Ariens Fairway. CHECK THESE FEATURES: Flex-N-Float, no-scalp mowing V 4 speeds forward, reverse V Electric or recoil starting V Safety discharge chute V Bucket seat with back rest V Turf saver tires V 5 H.P. or 6 H.P. engines Stop in today and discover how easy it is to operate easier yet to own. MILT ROBBINS & SON 436 Main St., Exeter Invite you to join them for Worship, Fellowship and Services Anniversary as scheduled The congregation of Crediton United Church will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the church founding as scheduled on May 25 despite losing their church building by fire two weeks ago. At a special meeting Wednesday, offiCials of the church decided to go ahead with plans and will be holding anniversary services at Zion church in Crediton. At the same time, it was decided to join immediately with Zion, Crediton in all facets of church and Sunday school work. The two congregations had decided only a few weeks ago to amalgamate on July 1 with Rev. Douglas Warren as the minister. Beginning this Sunday, both congregations will begin integration as far as Sunday school and choir activities are concerned. The anniversary services will also be held at Zion church, Crediton with former ministers of the Crediton and Shipka United Church charges as guest speakers. Rev. Alex Rapson' of Sault Ste. Marie will preach at the 11 a.m. service and Rev. Robert Hiltz of Sturgeon Falls will be in charge of the evening service. Work approvals slow in arriving Only a small portion of proposed street, sewer and water programs for Exeter have as yet received government approval. The Hon. C,S. MacNaughton announced this week that approval had been received for the waterworks construction north of the bridge to the northern limits. This work will be undertaken at a cost of $2,880.00 and will precede the reconstruction of Highway 4 in this section. Cost of the work will be shared by the Provincial government with subsidies covering 90 percent of half the cost. Works Superintendent Jim Paisley reported this week that approval has still not been received for the work planned on Huron and Albert Streets this year. The town is also awaiting approval for the annual prime dust layer program and Paisley said this week the work would commence as soon as the approval has been received. The contract has already been let, subject to these approvals. hungry to find positive, tangible and peaceful solutions to the problems of our time." NO ANSWERS Giving her opinions on why youth aren't in church today, Judy Burke said the main reason is the failure of the church to answer questions the kids are asking. "In the last 10 years there have been more and more questions asked and fewer substantial answers," she said. She explained that youth in a small town are not exposed to such things as drugs and premarital sex as their city contemporaries are, and added that many teenagers in this community go to church "mostly because it is the thing to do or because their parents make them." Pointing to the recent closing of one local church and the talk of financial difficulties in others, she questioned if the running of a church should merely be a matter of dollars and cents. "When people really care about something they can always find the money for it," she went on, and then questioned if the church had failed, or whether it was even necessary in our modern age. "The way the churches are run today seems poor and useless to the adolescent," she stated, adding that kids today no longer believe in discipline for the sake of discipline. They want answers to their questions and no longer will a "because I said so" suffice. "People are so worried what others will think," she said. "I think this is the major difference between our generation and our parents' generation." She said this led to a situation where people are afraid to express a lot of their true feelings and this is where the disunity of the church begins. "Before you get the kids on your side of the church you must have a very powerful organization to show you are working for the benefit of all people and succeeding," she said, suggesting further that the church should be one large, substantial organization working for the benefit of all. Cited as the reason for disunity was the fact many church people are biased and fight about small, insignificant beliefs that completely divide various religious groups. "World problems will never be solved if we can't get the people in our own little town working together instead of against each other," Judy added. She questioned the necessity of recent church construction in Exeter when the churches are half empty saying that the money would have been better spent on helping the underprivileged. Another opinion expressed by the teenager was the fact that talk sessions at coffee houses serve the needs of youth more than the church. In such places adolescents are given a chance to Grand Bend council meeting in special session Monday night approved the revised list of water rates for commercial properties as suggested by a representative of the Ontario Water Resources Commission. Several weeks ago council had tentatively accepted the rates prepared by E.A. Ladbrooke of OWRC setting a commercial minimum rate of $21 per month. Under the new rates, commercial owners will pay a minimum monthly rate of $10 per month for the first 10,000 gallons of water used, The second 10,000 gallons in each month will cost an additional $8 with a further charge of 70 cents per thousand gallons thereafter. come and express their ideas with other kids without being shunned by adults. Noting the recent decree from the Pope regarding the status of some former saints, Miss Burke said his statements would raise more doubt and questions in the minds of church people. "If the validity of these saints must be questioned, why not question the existence of a personal God," she commented. She concluded by saying that it was difficult to have faith when over one-third of the world's population is starving, when families are left homeless and when thousands die each day of cancer. "We ask questions, not irreverently . . we ask them sincerely, honestly. We do not often find the answers in the behaviourof our adult peers. Yet we must look to you for some answers. Are you ready and available to sit down and discuss these things with us?" COMMUNICATION The final speaker was Philip Moore, who spoke on communication. Listing some of the general descriptions for teenagers, he said that if adults communicated a little more, they might find out that teenagers aren't all bad and they may even find youths have some good ideas. He gave the following quote from George MacLeod: "I simply argue that the cross be raised again at the centre of the marketplace as well as on the steeples of the church. I am recovering the claim that Jesus was not crucified in a cathedral between two candles, hut on a cross between two thieves; on the town garbage heap; at a crossroad so cosmopolitan that they had to write his title in Hebrew, Latin and Greek . . . at the kind of place where cynics talk smut; thieves curse and Stephen council — Continued from Front Page purchase water at current rates for residents in the north-west portion of the township. In a special meeting, Thursday, council dealt with eight municipal drain reports. The Campbell and Cooper reports were referred to the engineer for further study and the Neil and Swartz drains have been returned for assessment revisions. In drain tender awards, K.L. Acton of Watford was awarded the work on the Hodgins-Ryan drain for $2,389 and the same man will do the Weber drain construction for $2,631.14. The Watford firm was the lowest of numerous bids on each contract. Essery and Roestel of Centralia submitted the lowest of six tenders for the Kaak Drain and will do the job for $1,567. Lowest of four bids on the Martin Drain at $6,180.20 was Hodgins and Hayter of Parkhill, Council instructed Clerk Murray A. Des Jardins to purchase 14 meters from Neptune of Toronto to service commercial establishments, Business properties not using water for trade will pay an annual water rate of $50. There will be no change from the original rate set for domestic users. Year-round Grand Bend residents will pay $36 per year and summer residents will be charged $26 per annum. Owners of summer cottages and cabins will pay on the same rate of $26 per summer for each cabin and cottage in use whether for themselves or for rental, Clerk Des Jardins was also given permission to proceed with arrangements to set-up office procedure for billing and soldiers gamble. Because that is where He died. And that is what he died about. And that is where churchmen ought to be, and what churchmen should be about." Moore said that in his lifetime he has seen more churchmen in a cathedral with candles than in garbage heaps and places where cynics talk smut and thieves curse and soldiers gamble. "How many people stop to think that these people may not be incorrigible, but perhaps the hypocrites in their beautiful cathedrals just couldn't bother to practise what they preach?" He lauded those who went to youth and communicated with them in their language. "Today we have tried to communicate with you and tell you some of our thoughts and ideals. I urge you to be more open minded to the youth of today and their ideals. Who knows, you might agree with us if you — communicate," he concluded. Special music at the service included a solo by Dan Laing, duets by Judy Burke and Cathy Simmons and Joanne Whilsmith and Cathy Cook. The junior choir sang one number with Mrs. Murray Keys at the piano. Area accidents Continued from Front Page struck by an unknown vehicle. Damage was $100. Cars operated by Harold Hendrick, RR 1 Dashwood and Daniel D. James, Stratford, collided on Highway 21 south of St, Joseph at 6:30 p.m. and Constable F. L. Giffin listed damage at $80. Damage of $100 was caused at 11:45 p.m. Saturday, when a car driven by Howard E. Klopp, Zurich, collided with a parked car owned by Douglas McBeath, RR 3 Kippen on Highway 84 in Zurich. Constable Glassford investigated. One crash was reported Sunday, that occurring at 12:25 a.m. when a car operated by David Passmore, RR 1 Woodham, collided with a parked car owned by Gordon Munn, Stoney Creek. Passmore was proceeding west on Richmond St. near the arena when the crash took place. Constable Giffin listed damage at $1,300. There was one crash, Monday, it taking place at the intersection , of Highway 4 and the Crediton Road. Everett Fahner, Crediton, was proceeding east along the Crediton Road and collided with a car driven south on Highway 4 by E. R. Hopper, Exeter. Damage was listed at $175 by Constable J. A. Wright. The final crash occurred on Tuesday at 5:15 p.m. on the St. Marys Road when a car driven by Sylvester Paulus, St. Marys, came out a laneway and struck a truck driven by Mery Cudmore, Exeter. The latter was proceeding along the county road. Damage was $175. collecting on the water system. A new ledger and card system must be set up with names, addresses, lot numbers and amount of frontage. Des Jardins will be doing the lot survey with the help of tax collector Griff Thomas and Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Walter Crumplin will be employed to assist the clerk in connection with water work. It is hoped invoices for frontage costs will be out to all residents by July 1. Owners will have until the end of the year to decide if they wish to prepay frontage costs in one lump sum or have the costs spread over 30 years by debenture, The rate for cash payment is $4 per foot or 38 cents a foot spread over a 80•yeat term. According to Frank Capstick, temporary chairman of the Huron Park temporary council, there has been, more activity at Huron Park during the last week than there has been in the Hear speech about Malaya On Thursday, May 1, teachers and students from South Huron District High School heard Mr. Richard Harland, a former area teacher describe life and education in Malaysia. Mr. Harland spent 18 months in Malaysia as an educational consultant to the Malaysian government. He was Technical Director at Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton and in 1966 he was selected by Canada's External Affairs department to go to Malaysia to advise the Malaysian government on matters pertaining to technical education. Mr. Harland illustrated his talk with colored slides which he took while he was in Malaysia. Chasing away evil spirits by various means still occupies part of the lives of the interior people. The witch doctor still commands a lot of influence over the people, by conjuring good spirits and warding off evil spirits out of the bodies of sick people, by casting mysterious spells to keep the rains away, and by foretelling the details of important births in the community. "Agricultural methods and implements used to grow food have not changed in the past thousand years. Malaysia as a whole is just beginning to emerge into the 20th century" said Mr. Harland. "Education in Malaysia is not compulsory — it is a privilege — a sobering thought to have when we feel irked by an extended school year in Ontario." Malaysia is a melting pot of many oriental races with many contrasting differences in religion, social customs and traditions. This racial situation makes the new country very prone to racial, religious and social conflicts. The government of Malaysia is trying very hard to make education available to all, realizing that it is through the education of the masses that tolerance and understanding among its own people will put the country on the road to social and economic progress. It is in this regard that Canada together with other Commonwealth countries such as Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain, has donated school buildings, teaching equipment and consultants such as Mr. Harland, to help Malaysia get started in educating its masses. Mr. Harland discussed various ways in which Canadian teachers may be involved in helping the underdeveloped nations to help themselves educationally. He stated that $300.00 would enable six Malaysian students to attend school for one year and the students would consider this a great privilege. They would be glad to walk a hundred miles on jungle trails to get to the school. "Teachers everywhere have the potential possibility of making the armies, navies and air forces of the world superfluous," , said Mr. Harland, "by igniting in their students the spark of understanding and concern, which in turn will motivate the extension of more helping hands to those who are less fortunate than we are. An old Malaysian proverb states: "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, teach a man how to fish and he will eat for a lifetime." This was the last professional development meeting for this school year. Following Mr. Harland's illustrated talk, the teachers and Grade 13 students enjoyed a Malaysian style dinner prepared and served by the girls of the Home Economics class, under the supervision of Mrs. Bruinsma and Mrs. Connolly, Home Economics teachers. Court — Continued from Front Page parked car where eight pints of beer were discovered. His fine was $50 and costs. Similar $50 fines were paid by Mark E. Ruggaber, Crediton, who was in possession of liquor April 26 in Stephen Township; and Cameron D. McLeod, Exeter, for an April 12 offence in Usborne Township. Wayne Brunzlow, Crediton, pleaded guilty to a charge of having liquor in a place other than his residence April 19 in Stephen Township. The fine was $40 and costs. Jose ph Keith Ayotte, Dashwood, was discovered drinking beer outside the Zurich arena April 19 and was fined $35 and costs for having liquor in a place other than his resi dance. Edward MacDonald, Hensall, paid, a fine of $37.50 after pleading guilty to a charge of impaired driving. MacDonald had been involved in a single car accident. Evidence showed he had been drinking at a very early hour in the morning, community for a year, To give an idea of the enthusiasm among residents there, Jerry Boucher and Shelly McCart have organized an cycle club; Mrs, Frank Hunt is planning a home economics course for girls 12 to 16 years of age; Jesse Reed is the head of a rifle club; and a sports committee with Don Mason, chairman; Don Ross, vice-chairman; Bill Thomas, treasurer; Larry Brintnell, secretary; and Grady Bonner, equipment manager has been named to take care of all team sports, Residents have also begun to raise funds for community projects. Last night (Wednesday) was bingo night; Friday is a bake sale in Darling's Food Market with 10 ladies in each of the six wards commissioned to do the baking; next Saturday is a car wash arranged by the teenagers; a teenage versus parents sports day is being planned; and teenagers are responsible for decorations at a dance set for May 30 to "meet the new council." The new council to be elected for a one year term of office will be selected by residents of Huron Park May 26 when the voting booth will be taken to the people. Ballot boxes on loan from Stephen Township, will be circulated through the residential area. Voters will mark their ballots within the privacy of their own homes and give them to the scrutineers who will be collecting the ballots. Nominations of May 20 will also be taken to the people. Each householder will be visited, will be requested to fill out a form concerning the number of people in the household, their ages etc. and nominate two persons from the ward in which they reside for the new council. "We hope to accomplish ennumeration and nomination in one operation," advised Capstick. Members of the temporary council are: Ward one, Rev. David Ellyatt, Jim Beer; Ward 2, Uniform cards for memorials Members of Region 5 of the Ontario Association for the Mentally Retarded agreed Saturday at a day-long session to press for provincial-wide uniformity in memorial cards with funds to go to the Association. It was learned that any memorial gifts to the Association for the Mentally Retarded are presently recorded on cards designed for other charities or on cards recognizable only to local Associations. Special speaker for the occasion was Mrs. Constance Hawley, Toronto, co-ordinator of community resources, mental retardation service branch of the Ontario Department of Health. Official greetings from the town of Exeter were delivered by Reeve Clarence Boyle who expressed his pleasure at the sight of about 35 teenagers in attendance. Treasurer Mrs. Lee Dobbs reported recent donations to the South Huron Association from St. Boniface CWL, $25; Exeter Home and School, $10; Thames Road Couples' Club, $10; Exeter Lions Club, $25; Mount Carmel CWL, $18.37; St. Mary's School at St. Joseph, proceeds from a walk, $424; and a grant from Huron County Council, $350. Pat Brabazon, Harold Smith; Ward 3 Bob Burr, Tom Duffy; Ward 4, Don Mason; Ward 5,, Bob Johnston, Harold Sissons; Ward 6, John McBride, Trudy Kern and Peter Sutherland. Three ex-officio members of council are B, 1VIcCart, A. Lenz and W. Christie, •i Conci • starts soon A conciliator for the Ontario department of labor will preside over negotiations between union 'members and Hall Lamp at Centralia Industrial Park starting May 26. The employees last week voted 97 percent in favor of taking strike action to back contract demands. However, such a strike would probably not occur before the middle of June at the earliest, if in fact negotiations are unsuccessful. JAMES STREET UNITED CHURCH Minister: Rev. S. E. Lewis, M.A., B.D. Organist & Choirmaster: Mr. Robert Cameron 10 a ,m .—SUNDAY SCHOOL All Departments 11 A.M.—MORNING SERVICE Sermon: "The Quality of Mercy" Rev. Hugh Wilson Senior Choir: "0 All Ye Peo- ples" (James Moffatt) Nursery for babies, Junior Con- gregation for children 4, 5 and 6 years. Come and worship. PARISH OF EXETER and HENSALL Anglican Church of Canada Rector: Rev. G. A. Anderson, D.F.C., Dip. Th. Sunday after Ascension Day Trivia Memorial Church: 8:00 a.m.—Holy Communion 11:00 a.m.—Morning Prayer and Sermon Nursery and Sunday School Organist: David Elston St. Paul's Church: 9:45 a.m.—Morning Prayer and Sermon Organist: Mrs. Frank Forrest MAIN STREET and CREDITON United Church of Canada Minister: Rev. Douglas Warren, BA, BD. MAIN STREET Organist: Mrs. Frank Wildfong, ALCM 10:00 a.m.—Sunday School 11:15 a.m.—Morning Service Nursery for pre-school children 8:00 p.m.—Evening Service CREDITON Service in Zion Church at 10:00 a.m. CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Rev. D. J. Scholten, B.A.,B.D. 10:00 a.m.—Worship Service (English) 2:15 p.m.—Worship Service (Dutch) 12:30 p.m.—Back to God Hour CIILO (680 Kc) CALVARY United Church of Canada DASHWOOD Minister: Rev. Bruce Guy, B.A. Organist: Mrs. K. McCrae Sunday, May 18 10:00 a.m.—Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.—Sunday School ZION UNITED CHURCH CR EDITON Minister: Rev. H. G. Zurbrigg, B.A., B.D. Sunday, May 18 10:00 a.m.—Morning Worship 11:15 a.m.—Sunday School CENTRALIA FAITH TABERNACLE Undenominational Rev. David Ellyatt Sunday School 10:00 a.m, Morning Service 11:15 a.m. Sunday 8 p.m. .Evangelistic Wed. 8:00 p.m. Prayer and Bible Study Fri,, 7:80 p.m. Young People's A hearty welcome awaits you, Bob Jobston and Harold Smith are interim recreation committee members, and Harold Sissons. will arrange a recreation. program for children between the ages of five and 10. "YES" Your electric shaver can be repaired! We now handle electric shaver repairs, all makes and models. Free estimates work guaranteed. TRAQUAIR DOMINION HARDWARE • 412 MAIN ST EXETER CAVEN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Main at Hill St., Exeter Interim Moderator: Rev. R. M. Bisset, Avonton Organist: Mrs. Murray Keys Sunday, May 18 SUNDAY SCHOOL 10 a.m. CHURCH SERVICE 11:15 a.m, Guest Speaker: Mr. Gordon Chambers of Stratford Nursery available for pre- school children. BETHEL REFORMED CHURCH Huron Street East Rev. Harmen Heeg, Minister Sunday, May 18 10.00 a.m.—Morning Worship Dutch 2:00 p.m.—Afternoon Worship English 3:00 p.m.—Sunday School `Come and Worship' EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH Huron Street West Rev. Ivor Bodenham Bible School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. 11:00 a.m.— Morning Service "But, God is Faithful" 7:30 p.m.—Evening Service "Seven Stages of Faith" Fellowship Hour—Sunday, 2:30 Wed. 8 p.m.—Prayer Service We welcome you to worship with us. EXETER PENTECOSTAL TABERNACLE 53 Main St. Ph. 235.0944 Pastor: Rev. F. E. Rhude 9:45 a.m.—Sunday School for the Whole Family 11:00 a.m.—Morning Worship 7:30 p.m.—Evangelistic Service Watch These TELEVISION PROGRAMS on Channel 8 Sat., 6 p.m.—"Springs of Liv- ing Water" Sun., 12:15 p.m.—"Crossroads" PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Andrew and George Streets Pastor: Rev. Earl Steinman 9:15 a.m,—Divine Service 10:30 a.m.—Sunday School ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH DASHWOOD Pastor: Rev. Earl Steinman 9:45 a,m.—Sunday School 11:00 a.m.—Divine Service Churches of the Lutheran Hour The 100th ANNIVERSARY of the CREDITON UNITED CHURCH (services to be held in Zion United Church) MAY 25, 1969 11:00 a.m.—Morning Worship Sermon by the Rev. Alex Rapson, Sault Ste, Marie. 3:15 — 4:30 p.m.—Fellowship Hour 7:30 p.m,—Evening Service Sermon by the Rev. Robert Ifiltz, Sturgeon Falls. A. Centennial History of the Crediton United Church (Story and pictures of Shipka Church is included) has been written, price $2.00. Any one wishing a copy, please notify Mrs. Ed. Lampert, RR 2 Centralia. Tele- phone 228-0215. — Continued from Front Page who is over protected may feel inferior to others in his social set, while those given the task of • making decisions before they are ready find they have no one to turn to when they do need help. Noting that today's youth is growing up in a more complex society, he suggested this required more responsibility because today there is more evil • and more good from which to choose. He concluded by saying that today's youth "welcome the responsibility of living in such a world — ready for action and • Okay portable for Exeter SS Huron-Perth Separate School board Tuesday moved to purchase a portable classroom for Exeter's overcrowded • two-room separate school. The school is handling more than 60 students and an enrolment of 72 is expected in September. The property committee was instructed to decide on the type of classroom. Types range in • price from $7,250 to $9,000. • • • Business water rates revised at Grand Bend