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On February 1, Walter
Fydenchuk, Crediton's only
amateur radio operator,
whose radio call is VE3BQG,
was in radio contact with
Crediton's only other radio
operator in county Devon,
England, John Forward,
whose call is G3HTA.
It was -21 Celciud during
the previous night here in
Crediton and -13 Celcius with
a blizzard, when this radio
contact was made between
MAKING CONTACT -- Walter Fydenchuk of Crediton, On-
tario is ready to make radio contact with a ham operator in
Crediton, England. T -A photo
April 29, 1981
the two radio hams in the
two Creditons.
The temperature in
Crediton, Devonshire at that
time was plus 7 Celcius and
the grass on the lawn of John
Forward's home was grow-
ing and ready for cutting,
while the grass at Walter
Fydenchuk's house was
covered by two feet of pack-
ed snow.
The two Crediton ham
radio operators have been in
regular radio contact ever
since January. They have
exchanged much historical
and geographical informa-
tion about the two
Crediton.
Some of the more in-
teresting items that Walter
received from hisfraternal
counterpart, John Forward,
in Crediton, Devonshire, is a
pennant used to publicize the
celebration of the 1300th an-
niversary of the birth of one
of Devonshire's greatest
sons, St. Boniface, who was
born in Crediton in 680 AD.
Pope Gregory 11 directed St.
Boniface to Christianize the
German tribes on the conti-
nent.
St. Boniface spent most of
his life in continental
Europe converting vast
heathen areas of Germany
and the Netherlands to
Christianity. He was mar-
tyred near Dokkum in the
Netherlands on June 5, 755
AD and is buried in Fulda,
West Germany, where he
founded a monastery. St.
Boniface was the patron
saint of England for 300
years and is still patron saint
of Germany.
Whether Crediton, Ontario
will be able to ultimately
match Crediton, Devonshire
with a famous son whose
destiny would also lead to
sainthood, only time will
tell.
Crediton in Devonshire is
located almost in the centre
of the county and like
Crediton, Ontario, it is the
centre of a very healthy
agricultural area made up of
very fertile soil called
Devon Redland, which un-
like the clay loam soil
around Crediton, Ontario, Is
very easily worked and lends
itself to the growing of
much soft fruits and
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vegetables ' whic re
processed in the n's
"Quick -Freeze" plan
The twon has a po) tion
of 6,000 as compara
mere handful of 300 in
Crediton, Ontario. ) les
are also grown in lar g an-
tity for cider, so th t wn
has two cider factorid a
milk processing plant,'
The original Red von
cattle are being repla by
such herds as Ay es,
Friesians and sho rns.
The farms around ti iton
in Devonshire are s 1 as
compared to those and
Crediton, Ontario.
There are however me
300 acre farms and th .land
is hilly to very hilly vvith an
average rainfall of abilut 36
inches. Walter has req) ived
other interesting inffuir'ma-
tion, such as Creditors 16 -
page newspaper ,the
"Crediton Country Courier,"
a street map of Crediton, a
map of Devonshire, post
cards of the town' and
historical information about
the town and its connection
with St. Boniface.
Walter in return has sent
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Completed 'down under' trip
Area youth on farm exchange to Denman
An Usborne township
youth is off today, Wed-
nesday to Denmark on the
second leg of a year's
agricultural exchange.
Brad Cann. a 1980
graduate of the Ridgetown
College of Agricultural
Technology was home for a
week with his parents Mr.
and Mrs. Arnold Cann after
six months in Australia.
"It's the chance of a
lifetime," says Brad Cann of
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Brad Cann
the working tours arranged
by the International
Agricultural Exchange
Association.
He added, "It's a terrific
chance for rural students
and you can get any type of
farm operation in any
country."
The local youth spent his
Australia time on the farm of
BobMoodie, about 30
kilometres, northwest of
Melbourne. The Moodie
farm consisted of 1,000 acres
and featured a farrow to
finish hog operation with 100
sows and a large herd of
Polled Hereford cattle.
Of the 1,000 acres about 600
were cropped with wheat,
barley and lupins along with
hay and pasture.
The Australia farm
operation was justasmodern
as any in Ontario, but, Cann
said, "Things were so dif-
ferent there and you had to
try really hard. 1 found the
Australian people very
friendly and that certainly
helped."
Asked about the big dif-
ference he found in Australia
Cann was quick to say, "No
snow. We were combining
the day after Christmas in 42
Celsius degree tem-
peratures. We had the day
off to celebrate Christmas
with the traditional turkey
dinner. That part was all the
same as here except for the
weather."
Pumpkin is a very popular
vegetable in Australia and is
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served almost daily with
roast lamb.
During his stay in
Australia the weather was
extremely dry and Brad
commented, "Grass fires
area scary thing. Most of the
farmers burn their land off
in January and the larger
ones have their own fire
trucks to keep the fires
controlled."
Cann continued, "If there
is a strong wind the fires can
go faster than a fire truck.
They have been known to
jump across a double high-
way."
he was on a 1,000
acre farm, Cann said there
are much larger operations
known as stations with sheep
and cattle. It takes all day to
drive across some stations.
The Moodie farm was a
self sufficient operation
growing their own feed with
a complete feed mill on the
farm.
The natural wild animals
in Australia are kangaroos
and rabbits. Brad said, "In
my area, rabbits ware the
big pests, but in some spots
kangaroos create big
problems by eating props."
On his current trip to
Denmark, Cann will be
working on a 250 acre farm
with sugar beets and hogs
the main commodities.
Also participating in the
exchange program is
another Usborne ,youth,
Doreen Vink of ..;11.R. 1,
Kirkton. She is , M 'recent
graduate of-ntralia
College and will be working
on another farm in Den-
mark.
The students pay their own
travel expenses and receive
about $100 per week along
with room and board.
nicate
John Forward in Crediton,
Devonshire, several local
and area maps, copies of
early maps of Stephen
Township and numerous
photostatic copies of village
scenes in Crediton in the
1880's as well as recent
photos of the Main Street of
Crediton.
Another point of similarity
and contrast between the
two communities is that
Crediton, Devonshire is eight
miles from Exeter, which
has a population of 120,000,
as compared to Exeter, On-
tario, which has a population
of 4000 and is about seven
miles from Crediton's "City-
Centre -
Century farms
to be studied
Century farms in Huron
County and an excellent dis-
play of early maps, dating
back to 1862, will be studied
when the Huron County
Historical Society meet in
Clinton April 29.
Professor Josephine
Meeker. a specialist in
historical and cultural
geography with Brock
University in St. Catherines,
will be speaking on the
Perseverance on the Land at
the meeting which will be
held at the Clinton's Central
Huron Secondary School on
Princess Street.
The Clinton Women's
Institute (WI) is sponsoring
the general meeting which
gets underway at 8 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to at-
tend, and memberships for
the society are available at
$2.each and $3 a couple, with
an additional $1 for
members of a family.
For the past 17 years, the
Historical Society has been
collecting and preserving
the history of Huron County.
Founded in 1964, the society
now has more than 200
members. many who have
helped collect documents,
records and historical infor-
mation which is stored in an
archives room at the Huron
County Library in Goderich.
Each year the society
publishes two newsletters
and one volume of the Huron
Historical Notes. As well,
they hold several workshops
and information meetings
during the year.
On May 27, the society will
meet in Wingham for a tour
of the Wingham Museum
and a study on the town's
past. Following the 7:30 p.m.
tour the group will meet at
the town hall at 8 p.m. where
Les Jacklin will speak on the
history of Wingham.
HE DIDN'T STAY AWAY — The farewell celebration in Mount Carmel Sunda afternoon
for Father Joseph Nelligan was a bit premature. Father Nelligan learned Monday morning
hewas stayingfor at least another year. Above, Father Nelligan receives a plaque from John
Wraight of Precious Blood and Helene Regier, Mount Carmel. T -A photo
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ENGLISH SOUVENIRS — Stephen township Clerk Wilmor Wein and reeve Doug Russell
display some souvenirs received from Crediton, England. The articles came from John
Forward of the British Crediton who has been in radio contact with local Crediton's only
ham operator Walter Fydenchuk. T -A photo
Mt. Carmel priest stays
despite farewell party
On again, off again,
Nelligan.
That's the situation for
Father Joseph Nelligan, the
parish priest at Our Lady of
Mount Carmel Roman
Catholic Church.
Father Nelligan who has
been only in Mount Carmel
since last fall was told
recently by Bishop of Lon-
don J.M. Sherlock that he
was being tranferred to
another location.
Sunday afternoon, the
members of the Mount
Carmel and Precious Blood
of Exeter churches got
together for a farewell for
Father Nelligan complete
with gifts and lunch.
During the afternoon's ac-
tivities. Father Nelligan told
the T -k "I will be talking to
Bishop Sherlock tomorrow
morning to find out my new
posting and I will give you a
call."
Father Nelligan was true
to his word as he called from
his sister's home in London,
shortly before noon on Mon-
day to say. "Guess what?
The Bishop has changed his
mind and I will be staying in
Mount Carmel."
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Asked as to how long his
extended stay would be
Father Nelligan replied. "It
will likely be for at least a
year and I am deliriously
happy about it."
Nelligan continued, "Ap-
parently circumstances
changed and the Bishop
didn't need me as much as
thought he did on March 19
when I learned there was a
change in the offing."
The Mount Carmel priest
said he remembers seeing a
Mary Tyler Moore television
show where a party was
thrown on her departure and
she changed her mind and
came back. He added,
"Mary was happy to come
back and so am I."
Distinguished actress
Kate Nelligan who was
featured on the front page of
a television guide a few
weeks ago is a sister of the
Mount Carmel
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