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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-03-16, Page 3FIFTEEN-TWO — FIFTEEN FOUR — One of the many electives being currently taught at Exeter public school is cribbage. Above, are John Lindenfield, Steven Baynham, special lecturer Gernot Dauber, Ron Brand and Jim Cockwill. T-A photo IGLOO MAKERS DOWN SOUTH — Grade two students at Exeter Public school have been busy in recent weeks making igloos out of small marshmallows. Shown above -rusily engaged are Kathleen Tuckey, Kim Livingstone, Jeff Robbins and Michael Brunzlow. T-A photo Clergymen discuss topics' A VARIETY OF WEATHER — Any kind of weather condition is liable to greet area residents ..as they awake these winter mornings. The picture above was taken on a recent Frosty Priday morning. T-A photo Times-Advocate, March 16, 1972 Paq.3 Middlesex board refuses to share staff resources MRS. NELLIE WEBB Mrs. Nellie Webb, widow of the late George Webb, died at Strathroy Hospital, March 10, 1972, in her 92nd year. She is survived by her children Mrs. Ross (Dorothy) Battram, Parkhill, Mrs, Earl (Lottie) Rawlings, London, Mrs. Fred (Endora) Kernohan of Inwood and Wellington Johnson of RR 1 av Grand Bend, Also surviving is a brother Adolphus Allen of Zurich, 15 grandchildren and 38 great- grandchildren. The T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Home arranged the funeral which took place at the Gospel Hall, Grand Bend, Monday, with Robert Booth, Toronto, of- ficiating. Interment was in Grand Bend cemetery. Pallbearers were Les Turnbull, Murray McNab, John Skinner, Willis Hotson, James Gardiner and William Sharrow. MRS. MABEL ANN COWEN Mrs, Mabel Ann (Dix) Cowen, widow of the late John T, Cowen, formerly of Fergus and Hanover, died at the Blue Water Rest Home, March 13, 1972 in her 97th • year. She was the mother of Mrs, Don (Vera) Derby, Hanover; Mrs. Mildred Kellerman, Dashwood, and Dr. Harvey Cowen of Exeter. Also surviving are sisters Mrs, Marshal Shuttleworth of Fair- view, Alberta ; Miss Minnie Dix, ▪ of Toronto, and a brother Frank Dix of Vancouver, seven grand- children and 15 great- grandchildren. The funeral was from the T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Home March 15 with interment in Hanover cemetery. Rev, Bruce • Guy officiated. CHESTER GAISER Chester Gaiser,' Dashwood, passed away at Westminster Hospital, March 9, 1972 in his 79th year. He was a former bank clerk and had been in active service during the First World War when he suffered the loss of a limb, Mr. Gaiser is survived by his brother Herbert of Detroit. The funeral was held at the T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Home, March 11, with interment in the Crediton cemetery mausoleum, Pallbearers were Ken Gentt- ner, Cliff Penhalei, Robert Wein, Alfonse Denomme, Ross Love and Lorne Kleinstiver. The Royal Canadian Legion, R. E. Pooley Branch, Exeter, held a service Friday evening. MRS. WILBERT MARTIN Mrs. WilY Martin, the foiiner Alice Howard, passed away at Queensway Nursing Home, Hensall, March 13, 1972, in her 84th year. She was predeceased by her husband in August, 1971. Surviving are-,,her daughters, Mrs. Gerald ,';;i.,,(Margaret) Zwicker, Grand Berid i and Mrs. Jack (Patricia) Venton, London, three grandchilren and one great- grandchild. Mrs. Martin was born in Exeter and was a life-long resident here. Harriston cleric conducts service The guest preacher for the Exeter Holy Week Services, a combined effort of the Exeter churches, will be the Rev. Siebrand Wilts of Harriston, where Mr. Wilts is the pastor of the First Reformed Church, Mr. Wilts received his education at the Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton,and Hope College, Holland Michigan, where he earned his B.A. and Western Theological Seminary from which he graduated with a B,D. in 1970. He is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Siebrand Wilts of Londesboro, and is married to the former Adriana Maria Dieleman, for- merly of Dashwood. The young couple has one daughter, Deborah Lynn. Mr. Wilts is very active in boy scout work. He himself is a troop scouter. Holy Week services will be held in the Bethel Reformed Church. They will begin Sunday evening, March 26, with the emphasis on youth and continue each evening with different singing groups, Rev. Siebrand Wilts choirs, and soloists par- ticipating, The climax of the services will be on Good Friday morning, Rev. Wilt's theme for the services will be "The Challenge of the Cross." g Offerings beyond expenses will to the Huron Workshop for 'f.arded people. She was a member of Exeter United Church. The funeral will be at the R. C. Dinney Funeral Home, Thur- sday, with Rev, Glen Wright officiating. Interment in Exeter cemetery, Pallbearers will be Thomas Walker, Eldon Heywood, Jim Hennessey, Bob Desjardine, Alex Desjardine and Verne Ridley, HILTON WILBERT FORD Hilton W. Ford, RR 1 Hay P.O,, north boundry of Stephen Township, passed away at his residence, March 9, 1972, in his 85th year. He was the husband of Jessie (Green) Ford and father of Mrs, Russell (Lyla) Broderick, Exeter; Mrs. Donald (Dorothy) Freuchtel, Missouri; Mrs. Jack (Myrtle) Gusso, Thorndale; Mrs. Hubert (Vesta) Miller, Dash- wood; Mrs. Robert (Fay) Forrester, Zurich; Orville, deceased, Lloyd of London, Howard of Bolton and Jack of Dashwood. Also surviving are 40 grand- children and 20 great grand- children and a brother, Wesley, of Neilburg, Saskatchewan. The funeral and committal service took place, Sunday, at the T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Home with interment in Exeter cemetery mausoleum, Monday. Pastor Lawton Lowe, Pastor B. D. Juriansz and Rev, Bruce Guy officiated. MRS. VERDA EDMONDS Mrs. Verda (Rowcliffe) Edmonds, widow of the late William Edmonds died in hospital in Flint, March 14, 1972, after a lengthy illness, in her 69th year. She was originally from the Exeter district, Mrs. Edmonds is survived by a son, Barry Edmonds; three grandchildren, Randall, Robert and Susan of Grand Blanc, Mich., and a brother, Hector Rowcliffe of Exeter. Funeral service will be held in Flint, Thursday with burial in Sunset Hill cemetery. DELLA ODA PEART Miss Della Peart, Exeter, passed away at South Huron Hospital, March 14, in her 83rd year. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Peart. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Norman (Emma) Passmore of Ottawa; one nephew, Russell Passmore of Ottawa, and several grand nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the Dinney Funeral Home with Rev, A. Gedcke officiating. Interment in Exeter cemetery. LEO JOHN SCHEN DEL Leo John Schendel died at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, March 11, 1972, in his 80th year. He was born in Wyandotte, Mich. He is survived by his wife, the former Elisa Bachmann, and daughters, Mrs, Woodrow L. (Leona) Kotteser, Kitchener; Mrs. Ross (Charlotte) Weber, and Mrs. Harry (Sylvia) Huehnergard, both of Waterloo, and Mrs. Ervine (Hedy) Devine, Dashwood. Also surviving is a sister, Mrs. Marie Klimtke of Winnipeg, nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. He was predeceased by five brothers and four sisters. The funeral services were held March 14, at Redeemer Lutheran Church with interment in St. Peter's Lutheran cemetery, Kitchener. CORRECTION We regret that in last week's obituary of Neil Ardell Grainger, certain survivors were om- itted. Besides those mentioned Mr. Grainger is survived by his brother Russell Grainger, RR 2 Zurich, and four grandchildren, Susan and Jeffery Ryan and Donna and Lisa Youngburg, eer17... 7404 Friday, March 10th, C.C.A.T. held its annual formal. The theme this year was "In an Octupus' Garden" and featured A Group Called Brown, Congratulations must be ex- tended to Sharon Henderson and the social committee for the wonderful job done on the decorations and all other aspects. An excellent buffet was also served. Indeed, the dance was a wonderful success with a good number of the staff participating in the activities, A good time was had by all. Open House is just around the corner and displays are well in progress. Students have come up with many good ideas to "show off" their course. Animal Health Technology have displays set up and will have many animals for the children to play with — Great Danes, donkeys, rabbits and many others. Agricultural Business Management have various subdivisions — crops and soils, farm project and promise to have some very interesting in- formation available, Fashion shows and food demonstrations will be given by the students in Home Economics, So be sure to come to C.C.A,T. on March 22 — 1:00 p.m, - 9:00 p.m. and March 23 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.in. It will be well worth Seeing C,C,A.T,'S Open House. — Continued from front page there are circumstances where a mother's life is endangered, and the question then is — whose life is more important? the mother or unborn child? We are not opposed to abortion in such case. Liberalization of abortion laws has not and will not better our society, but rather speaks to me of a civilized Canadian turning barbarian. I say we improve our social and moral standards by respecting God first, and then others, which will include an appreciation of the sacredness of the unborn human life. These convictions belong not only to our church fellowship, but also to myself. Mr. Roeda: Though our Church has taken no official stance, there is the general consensus that abortion is to be considered seriously when continued pregnancy radically threatens the life of the mother. Equally unanimous is our Church's refusal to accept abortion on the grounds that: 1. a woman can simply request it since she has full rights over her body; 2. it can serve the interest of improving the human race (eugenic reasons); 3. it can help stabilize the population growth. This position is based on the premise that we have here to do with a human being who deserves full protection of the law. Admittedly, the question of the status of the unborn child from the time of conception is problematic. It seems important to remember that defining something human is not only a medical question but first of all a religious and moral question, though I would think science has taught us that after conception all that takes place is development and growth and that there is no good reason to make a dividing line after conception between when it is a thing and when it is human. Anyway, since whatever decision one takes on the status of the foetus is ultimately religious, I would offer the following for consideration. There are those who demand that there be certain inherent characteristics that a thing must possess before qualifying as human. So, for example, Hitler demanded an Arian ancestory, and American slave owners demanded white skin before being dignified as a full human being. Those favoring very liberal abortion laws seem to qualify a person as human depending on physical development. Now every view, which cer- tainly is religious, that describes someone human because he possesses certain inherent qualities is dangerous for there may always be some who do not qualify and can thus be treated as animals. In Christianity, the value and dignity of being human is his unique position before God. Even as an unformed embryonic speck, God has called him by name, already He has designed for his days. It is this unique relationship, this calling into being within the biological sphere, that ultimately establishes every man's dignity and demands that he be treated justly. For this reason, I believe abortion must be done in only very rare occasions. Mr. Guy: I find myself dissatisfied, too, with the "institutional" church because we in the Church, seem to be unwilling or unable to be a channel of God's love. Within the institution I find the emphasis on dignity and tradition. For example, a group of young Christians were invited to share their experiences in church service. One young man dressed in T-shirt and jeans sang of the love of Jesus which made him happy and had transformed his life. A member of the "in- stitution" remarked, "Hmf--it's a disgrace to have a person like that in our church, with his navel showing." Such an institution must and will die, and the presence of God, which is blocked off in the in- stitution, will break out in a new form and with new force, such as the lively informality and positive joy of our young friend who might be called one of the "Jesus people." The question for me and possibly you, too, is whether we are more concerned with dignity and tradition or more concerned with being a channel of God's life and joy and love. Council hosts representatives Exeter's appointed officials and their wives were guests of council at a special dinner in the R.E. Pooley branch Legion, Thursday. Major Jack Delbridge, in a brief address, noted the officials undertake many "thankless jobs", but their efforts make Exeter a better place in which to live. Councillor Bruce Shaw was master of ceremonies for the evening. He had been on the committee arranging the night along with Councillors Helen Jermyn and Tom MacMillan, Guests present included representatives on the RAP, planning board, committee of adjustment, cemetery board, industrial development com- mittee and representatives to other bodies. Larry Snider spoke on behalf of the guests, "There's work to be done and someone has to do it," he said. "If we can make Exeter that much better, that's what we're here for", Damage light in accidents The Exeter police report three accidents this two being of a The other resulted in damage estimated at $600 when vehicles operated by John Devlin, 411 Albert St., and Joan Elaine town hall, elht, ndon, were involved in a crash on Main St. in front of the v e Cs t i gn a sttead. ble Robertson in- On Thursday at 4:30 p.m., cars driven by Edith Lobb, R.R, 2, Centralia, and Mary Baltessen, sGtr, a enads tBocfn md a incollided on Huron The other crash occurred at 8:80 p.m, Saturday, involving jvtintrisnheilceal operatedesosstto,ok place o nb y Idai‘lainti Skinner,ear 127 Anne St., and Thomas Mundell, H.R. 2 Wirigham. The i The Middlesex County Board of education has rejected a request from the John Calvin Christian School of Strathroy to share staff resources at no cost to the school. At its regular meeting this week, the Middlesex Board considered a letter from the principal of the John Calvin School who referred to a recent urging by the Hon, Robert Wlech, former Minister of Education, that members of the Ontario Alliance of Christian Schools contact County Boards for cooperation and sharing of programs. The letter asked that the ser- vices of a county board remedial teacher be made available to John Calvin School, However, the Middlesex board felt it was unable to grant the request because of the demand for remedial services in its own schools and because the Alliance Bill Crawford of Clinton was appointed secretary- fieldman for Huron County at a meeting of the Huron Federation of Agriculture in Clinton. Mr. Crawford is a member of the Clinton Council and is an insurance salesman and former operator of a meat market. He was hired after a joint committee from the Huron Federation and the Ontario Federation of Agriculture in- terviewed three applicants. The duties of the secretary- fieldman will be to solve farmers problems and sell memberships to the farmers of the county. The new position was one of several set up across Ontario by the OFA to help boost lagging mem- bership. Although Huron has led all counties in the province in membership, it was one of the NDP head visits area David Lewis, National Leader of the New Democratic Party, will visit the London area March 17 and 18. Because Of increasing general interest in the federal political scene, he will have a tightly scheduled program, starting with a half hour live interview with Dick Berryman on Channel 10 TV at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, March 17, Mr. Lewis will visit the University of Western Ontario for a Town Hall session with students and staff at 3:30, and at 5 p.m. he will be holding a press con- ference. The general public will be able to talk to him on CFPL Radio's Night Line from 6:30 to 7:30, or attend the dinner and dance later where Mr. Lewis will be quest speaker. The Middlesex North Riding Association, NDP, is in charge of arrangements, Saturday morning Mr, Lewis will be hearing briefs on federal issues from varied local groups and individuals. Topics to be covered will include unem- ployment, the auto pact, family planning, farming, science policy, pollution, and Native problems, This session will be from 9:30 a.m. till noon in the auditorium of the London and District Labor Hall, 133 Kent Street. It also is open to the public. school was not prepared to share in the cost of service. In other business, the board approved an experimental outdoor leadership program for elementary school students. The two-day program, involving one boy and one girl in each grade 7 class — a total of 54, plus 3 senior special education students — would provide opportunities for participants to develop leader- ship potential through outdoor learning experiences. Benefits would be realized in several ways, particularly when the students went on to secondary schools and when they became involved in community programs, The board also approved a five- day senior student exchange program between Glencoe District High School and Plan- tagenet High School, about 35 miles east of Ottawa. The ex- change will take place in May and April. All costs will be borne by the students taking part, Finally the board appointed the firm of Falls and Irvine, of London and Sarnia, as architects for the half-million dollar 8 -room addition to be built at Mosa Central School this year. Funk to run, Manore loses Ray Funk of Exeter, has an- nounced he will seek the New Democrat nomination in Mid- dlesex for the upcoming federal election, "I've decided it's time to quit watching and go to work," he said. "Our economic stability continues to erode, our farms continue to be forcibly depopulated, our Parliament continues to degenerate, and our national confidence continues to wane." A native of Laird, Saskat- chewan, Mr. Funk attained his honours degree in Sociology and Psychology. Following his graduation, he moved to London where he entered child-care work as an employee of Craigwood Home for Boys. In the spring of 1971 Mr. Funk entered partnership in Erwood, a child-care group home situated on a farm near Exeter. Active in the NDP since his early teens, Mr. Funk has par- ticipated in a variety of com- munity, professional, and party organizations. Commenting on the upcoming election, Mr. Funk stated the agricultural policies of the two old parties are a series of con- cessions to special regional in- RAY FUNK , terests. He said that in contrast New Democratic Party policies make equal sense in all parts of the country since they are designed to deal with the fun- damental problem of prices and income. At a Progressive Conservative nomination meeting Tuesday night, Bill Frank, a Hyde Park implement dealer was named to represent the party in the Mid- dlesex riding. The only other person nominated was Dick Manore, a Grand Bend marina operator. Balls of fire seen in sky Area residents this week reported seeing "balls of fire" in the skies to the south-west, A check by the local OPP detachment with their coun- terparts in Forest determined that it was probably due to the fact the Armed' Forces were using the firing range at Camp Ipperwash. Question: In this period of our history there seems to be dissatisfaction with the in- stitutionalized church. What do you see the outcome of this to be? Mr. Gedcke: I agree that many are turning off to the institutionalized church as a way of life. Still, I find it difficult to accept that all churches should be grouped under such a description. Did not Christ say, "I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it"? Today, there are many vibrant, thriving churches where peoples' spiritual needs are being met, where lives are being changed; and where Christ is indeed in the, ,midst. Thank God, His, Church is pushing on, and one day going up! I am not so disturbed that some folk are dissatisfied with the. institutionalized church living. Rather, it restores faith to know that many today are seeking for Jesus Christ , the Way, the Truth and the Life without window-dressing and formality and ritualism. The real answer is a return to the Early Church days (book of Acts), a revival not of church religion but of Christ and true Christianity. I feel that, if the Church will return to its calling of Preaching the Gospel plain and clear without any reservation or compromise and letting go of so many duties which are not the responsibility of the church anyway, it would find itself again respected and so ministering to the spiritual needs of its congregation. That's what His Church is all about, anyway! Mr. Roeda: It strikes me that there arc a variety of reasons why today the institutional Church is under attack. For many, and I suppose this holds true especially for young people, the Church represents the status-quo and gives its blessing to national wars, injustices and sanctifies a particular economic order, say, capitalism. In the eyes of many critics, the Church should serve society by prodding it on to find greater peace, brotherhood and justice, all of which should be plainly evident within the church itself, Instead they see the Church as having become a museum which preserves past customs and styles of life. Rightly or wrongly, many feel that by rejecting a middle-class way of life, it automatically means rejecting the Church. Unfortunately, I think it is true that the Church has frequently identified its tradition with its foundation and has, therefore, refused change when change may well have been good and necessary. Another reason for today's criticism may well arise from the fact that our age is not what you would call a religious age, and so anybody which professes that man's greatest concern is his relation to God may well seem a bit out of date. In general, t think that the critics both inside and outside Church will serve the Church by forcing it into some Serious self- scrutiny, the this self- analysis, the Church may well learn more clearly what it means to be in the world but not of the world. Huron federation appoints fieldman first areas to seek a secretary- fieldman. The new man will have a part-time assistant at his central office in Clinton. A short ceremony took place at the meeting when Faye Fear, for six years the secretary of the Federation, was presented with a gift. Mrs. Fear has left the em- ploy of the Federation to work for the Huron Centre of Conestoga College in Seaforth. The office will shortly be moved to the new location of the college at Adastral Park, Mrs. Fear said she changed jobs because she wanted to work on a full-time basis and this would no longer be possible under the new set-up. She thanked everyone for making her years with the Federation enjoyable. Mason Bailey, president of the Federation, reported on the meeting of the executive of the OFA with the Ontario cabinet. He had been one of seven non- members of the executive asked to participate in the meeting. He called it a very valuable ex- perience. He praised the work of Gordon Hill of Varna, president of the OFA and the other executive members in dealing with the government. One of the most hopeful signs of,, the meeting, he said, was that the government suggested such meetings should be held more often then once a year. Doug Fortune of the insurance committee informed those present that March is insurance month. He explained the link between CIAG and the OFA. He explained that the OFA started the CIAG in 1949 and in 1951 through the need for greater reserves because of expansion, took in United Co-operatives of Ontario as a partner. Further expansion took place in 1955 when the Ontario Credit Union League was brought in as a partner. Mr. Fortune explained that the Huron Federation gets 10 percent on all new policies sold in the county and 15 percent on each renewal, The telephone committee reported that it hopes to have its final presentation prepared for Bell Canada by the middle of March, Six municipalities are involved in the area which the Federation would like to see enlarged toll-free calling provileges, Each municipality is being requested to make a resolution approving the action of the Federation,