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r The •Huron County
historical Society is Spon•
sgring ,historical. contests at
fairs In• the county this year.
The society is sponsoring
these contests with the hope
that our young people will be
encouraged to do research in
their county's history and in
the process be encouraged to
continue their interest in the
historical heritage of our
county.
judges and prizes for.the
contests will be provided by
the society. The following
historical themes will
sponsored in 1976: category
1: A photographic study on
any historical item in the
county. Examples of
photograhic studies • are as
follows: historical ar-
chitecture, historical
buildings. an early industry
business, store, church, or
farm, early life in a com-
munity, early farm or
manufacturing machinery.
Any other historical theme.
Each project should have
labelled black . and white or
coloured pictures. Some brief
description and sketches
would be allowed. This
category would be sponsored
at the following fairs in 1976.
Zurich, Howick-Gorrie,
Seaforth, Bayfield.
Kirkton.Woodha m.
Category 2: A model,
demonstration or display of a
g cn.si
pioneer craft, industry or
activity of pioneers in home,
farm or factory. A demon-
stration, display or working
model could involve more
`—than one person. Crafts or
industries would have .to be
typical or representative of
Pioneer life in Huron County.
This category would be
sponsored. .at the following
Exeter.
fairs in 1976: ,
Brussels. Clinton, Dungannon
J'arade
route set
. Chairman of the Pioneera
'76 Centennial Parade, Frank
Burch has distributed copies
of the parade route to
numerous business establish-
ments in the Village and these
are available for you to pick
up if you so desire.
On the maps for the parade.
on Saturday July 3 are
marked the parade report
centres, parade assembly
areas, Streets for walkers,,,
.Children, bicycles and
tricycles. streets for
dignataries to form up and all
the information for the
parade. If you wish any more
information please call Frank
Burch.
Rubbish!
The Villagers are reminded
of a special garbage pick-up
on Monday next when the
truck will gather your brush
tied in bundles and any ar-
ticle left from your spring
cleaning.
Please keep this extra
rubbish etc.. separate from
the regular garbage pick-up.
and l..uc. know .
Participation by the school
students in these projects
would be appreciated. It is
believed that the school
children of the county should
have some appreciation an
interest in their county's past,
and It is hoped that the efforts
of the Huron County
Historical Society will help
promote a greater interest in
locathistory.
Village social notes
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Beck and
family, London were in the
Village for the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard F.
Sturgeon, „Jeff and Rollie,
Orangeville and Miss Bar-
bara Davidson of London
spent the 24th of May
weekend at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jack, B. Sturgeon,
Bud and Andrew.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Latimer
and. Christine of Weston;
Gilbert Latimer- and Miss
Hetet) Yats of Weston were
the weekend guests of Mrs.
Latimer's mother, Mrs. G. L.
Knight.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Craig
visited for the weekend with
friends in Oil City and on their
return on Monday evening,
learned of the death of her
brother, Bill Steep of Clinton
who had passed away early
Monday morning. The body
.rested at the Bali Funeral
Home in Clinton. until
Wednesday when the funeral
service will be held.
Best wishes to Mrs,. Lois
Lance. who suffered a leg
fracture last week.
Many . thanks to Mrs.
Mildred Merrill who has
kindly consented to look after
the flower bed in the triangle
at Clan Gregor Square for the
summer. Already she has dug
up the tulip bulbs and fer-
tilized ready for the planting
of boxed plants.
Volunteers are still
desperatley needed to look •
anter.. the bed at the Cairn and,
the perennial bed in front of
the swings. If you will help
with these beds. please call
Lois Lance she will be very
happpy to hear from you.
Because your writer took
off for the weekend to Port
Huron, Mich with her family,
the column is very short.
Although the weather was
really cold, we all enjoyed
just being away. and camping
at Crazy Horse Cam-
pgrounds.
Several of the Villagers
attended the annual meeting
of the Huron County
Historical Society in the
Village Hall at Varna last
Wed. Night. and enjoyed the
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history of the village given by
Bill McAsh and Mrs. Ida
McCI'inchey. Music was
provided by Watson Webster
on the mouth organ, Wilfred
Jervis on the bones and
Albert Craig. guitar and
soloist. A lovely lunch
followed the entertainment
and speeches.
You are reminded of the
Dessert Euchre and Bridge
Party in the Old Town Hall On
June 2 at 1:15. Plan to be
there as rumour has it the
desserts are delicious.
-....a . The denfecratie WSW, 0,1ife has
!UM MOP' int tt i1* n+t. 104>! , ,t' 11.1its guiding POPO* e° the idea
terned selfishly inward UPO .'that a _great society must
itself►hut now it becomes a lifeI erected t that all the q g� (tee
thankfulness and *Tim inwily,
return for that salvation, which it all 04asonable men -bold
has already received. The, common. To acievc a com*
Christian is nowi not only free roofless every citizen is urged.
from sin, but is free to serve his even forced to confine his per-
God with his entire life. ' portal religious beliefs to his
it is exactly at this Dint, as private world. ••tn .this manner",
i t o t to eacercise h
Mrs. T.J . Pitt of St. Johns
Newfoundland is visiting her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr,.
and Mrs. Frank Hill and
family. Mrs. Pitt is a former
resident of Varna.
Miss Sally Candace Haft of
Cincinatti, Ohio is presently a
guest of her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Clair Merner.
• Mr. Justin Lance, 'Royal
Oak, Mich. spent Sunday,with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Don
Lance, Main Street.
Misses Karen Fitzsimons
and Darlene Smale, London
spent the holiday weekend
with their parents and
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. Roy Fitzsimons, Terry and
Kelso.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Challoner and Mary Beth of
Brook lin and Mrs. Doug
Curran, Christine and Bar-
bara, Don Mills were the
holiday guests of the tatters
Monter, Mrs. Milton Pollock,
Goshen Line.
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Christ ons a t map
their freedom to obey thein Go+d in "all men will be able to rise
every area of their lives, that ` above their sectarian belief and
they run into conflict with the in the public areas of life will be
limitation that we have imposed able to reason together."'
upon ourselves. How can we In short, the. democratic way of
serve Glad with our entire) when life demands that the Christian
we have exeluded the di ussl n forsake the Christian community
of religion and the motives in the. public areas of life and
falith from till areas of life that there join the community of all
are public? men.
This limitation goes squarely Our government finds itself in
agai
nst
Christianity. a • the position to legislate and even
If the child of ai Christian goes to force compliance to the
to a school where Christianity is general rules concerning "the
not deliberately lived and usefulness and the place of
fostered, then that part of his personal religious beliefs. In the
Christian life has been set into a area of education. while parents
disobedient. non -service to God. may teach one view of life at
nkfui atmos here. If the home the state Ie islates that
motives for learning or the values
and ideals learned in the various totally excluded in the state's one
areas of the curriculum whether school system. Those parents
they be geography. science. who disagree are penalized and
history or literature. are not often coerced into complying by a
specifically taught from a system of double taxation.
Christian point of view. then There are in Clinton and in •
again the child's life of thankful many other communities across
service has been split into pieces. Canada a core of concerned
Again the child's thankful life is Christians who feel that their
limited disobediently. The child lives and the fives of their
suffers. The parents are children can not be divided into
responsible. arts which have to do with their
In the Canadian Public School P
system parents find their
children being taught that their
service to God does not have to be
full service. rather, in areas of
public concern. the children must
learn to put. aside their driving
religious convictions. Canadian
children are taught to have
divided loyalties. For a Christian.
as for anyone. there can be no
more confusing and dangerous
situation than to have to be loyal
t to two. often opposing, ideologies
The results in our children are,
from a Christian point of view,
often catastrophic. Children
forsake their personal belief and
opt instead to put their faith in
man and in reasonable men, or
children opt to replace their
parental religious guidance and
their ultimate higher values of
life by adopting a life geared to
satisfying immediate desires.
At best. and with the grace of
God. the children might continue
to value their personal con-
victions inspite of the opposing
influences in the school system.
The danger is one that threatens
our children,but the disobedience
and the "responsibility for that
disobedience lies squarely upon
our shoulders as parents.
The presence of. •this school
system to which we have more or
less unwittingly subjected our
children is due in large part to
our Canadian and American
political system. The democratic
system is one for which we are
very thankful. but as any system
it must be open to scrutiny and
criticism. 1 would suggest that
the religious injustice that we
find in our divided lives and our
one school system finds its roots
in the basic tenets of our
demorcratic system.
so t e democratic way states;
Northern exposure
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if the incline is such. that the
Sun in winter does not
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faith and parts which have
nothing to do with their faith.
This core of Christians believes
that this division of life into a
neutral public sector and a
religious private sector is
Biblically unsound.
"Education for their children,"
these parents say. "is as con-
cerned with their beliefs as is the
church and their home life." In
spite. of the government's
numerous protestations that
allowing religion to be a major
factor in the schools would be
divisive. and inspite of the many
practical economic arguments
eg.. that numerous " sectariar
school systems might have to
originate m order .to satisfy the
people of our country. these
parents continue to assert that
the government has -no right. to
interfere in theright of the parent
to teach his children a fully
unified way of life. based on his
own beliefs.
• Those parents who today
support the local Christian School
feel that the interference of
"' government in the area of
education is the result of gross
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negligence and faulty thinking on
the part of early Canadians and
modern day ones. The "Dutch
School" as it is often erroneously
. called is actually a Christian,
parentally organized. directed
and financed educational en-
terprise. The name Clinton and
District Christian School
suggests that the school is not
necessarily associated with any
ethnic group but is instead open
to Christians whip wish to have,an
education for their children
which is in complete harmony
with their Christian be1liefs.
In the meantime. government
interference and gross injustice
remain. as the penalties and the
costs become more and more
prohibitive. Perhaps all
Christians, and all concerned
citizens should take a hard look at
what ishappening. In the name of
austice and human rights, un-
called for government in-
terference in matters not of
government concern must stop
before it is too late.
Sincerely.
Clarence Bos
Public Relations Committee
Clinton and District
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