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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-03-06, Page 21.1, Ae Back vfighter A "pair of ldngs" were good enough for openers at last Thursday's 24th annual Sports Celebrities Dinner in Toronto's Royal -York Hotel in aid of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children. Just before going in to the dinner, Hank "King of Diamonds" Aaron displayed the baeballlie had just autographed for young Jeffrey King of Windsor, Ontario's Timmy for 1975. ..As pitcher himself for his local team despite an artificial right arm, Jeffrey was -delighted with his special souvenir, one of many he received during this gala,event. Hank was one of 40 head table guests paying tribut,e to Timmy's courage and determination before a, capacity croWd of almost1200,sports fans who packed the hotel's Canadian Room. This event is Timmy's first official appearance in connection with the forthcoming Easter Seal campaign. The campaign officially started on February 27 and runs until Easter Sunday, March 30. This year's objective has been set at $2,00000. Jeffrey is a grade 8 student at St. Christopher's in Windsor. At an early age his right arm had to be amputated above the elbow due to cancer. However, this hasn't deterred him from playing baseball and hockey, nor from riding his 10 -speed bike. In paying tribute to Jeffrey's courage and determination, Hank Aaron summed up what everybody felt at the dinner when he said: "We should all back a fighter like Jeffrey". ' 01 uron'ilthond Ferg so -,r top talent_ winner ' ' 4 . . • UnitedChurch bottles over anti -farmer bias Rev. Robert Lindsay, who is ,responsible for anti -poverty programs in the United Church of Canada, was the guest pf Huron -Perth Prtsbytery at its bi-monthly meeting held in Hensal. United Church, on Tuesday, Feb. 25. He hod been invited to come and answer questions and criticisms concerning the position of the .United Churchon the California grape and lettuce boycott. The issue had been raised at an earlier meeting, when Charles Walkom of Fullarton presented a , paper -charging that the United Church was giving, the. impression that i,t was anti - farmer, and also that he felt boycotts, of perishable food- stuffs were morally wrong. Mr. Lindsay, who was born and raised on a farm, and still has relatives in farming, began by 'outlining some of the background on the boycott that began in 1965. 1-lenoted that up to the end .df the '60's the American churches had been divided. Eventually however, they took the side of the .UFW (United Farni Workers of America) The overflow of the boycott into Canada came in 1973. Mr. Lindsay affirmed that since Canada represents about one third of .the California grape market, we have no choice in being involved. He then presented the reasons for the involvement of the United Chiirch in the — -problem. It takes the same aicIi the churches in the UnitdgtaTes-; that is, that the contracts in question are not simply' a, local jurisdidtionaLdispuie. Thus„ he said that -the United Church will stay With the boycott,until there is legislation that will permit a supervised and free settlement by a secret ballot, of what.the farm workers want. The whole question, ' Mr. Lindsay cautioned is very touchy and there is much at stake on all sues : the growers, the Teamsters, and the UFW. • He concluded that at present the Church must -sit and wait on this war of &ryes. Mr. Lindsay felt that .this was one of the' most significant social issues of Huron County's Rhonda poetry, arriong other events. sque:dance set from Cen- Ferguson took first prize in the Participants from Huron tralia College -of Agricultural essay. comPetition at the recent County were: Larry Murray of Technology. annual Junior Farmer Talent • Walton in men's vocal solo,' . Winners. of the day's events Festival. ' • Donna HenclerSon of Seaforth in were feattiredin the evening's ladies vocal solo, Don Melady -Show of 'Stars," highlighted A record -2,300 young' people -6I Dublin and jini Phelan of with the announcement of the • (600 more than last year) at-, Blyth in photography, Rhonda 'Junior ' ' Farmer Travel tended the Festival at the, Ferguson, Mary , Anne Scholarship recipients. Jim Royal York Hotel.. Over 200 Miltenburg of Lucknow in Phelan of Huron received one entries competed . in public public speaking; Tom and Don (yf :' the United Kingdom speaking, Sohl singint Me -lady -of Dublin in ' musical scholarship photography, crafts :an presentation, and the modern • 1 kl sommiari the 20th centu-ry. Charles Walkom, who , had® presented the original paper that initiated Mr. Lindsay's 'visit, :responded by quoting extensively frbm a speech that the Hon, William Stewart had recently delivered in Essex County. In that address, which was also picked up by "The Farm And Country" magazine, Mr. Stewart too criticized' his United Church on the..,boycott issue. "Pastures of Plenty", a two part, TV program featured on the CBC's Man Alive Program and partially funded by the United Church, also was, criticised. Is the United Church against farmers and the family farm, asked Mr., Stewart, and so did Mr. Walkom. In answering these charges, Mr. Lindsay was first hotly critical of the "Farm And Country" for being overly emotional and sensational in its "'pot 'shots at a distance" type of editorializing. He would like to meet these writers. face to face. "At least you Walkom, have the grace to ign your name to your letter, and come here to discuss the matter openly, Mr, Lindsay replied. 4 r GO6E1 ICH SIGNAL7STAII, THUR,SDAY, IVfACkift 197540A. le Regarding the TV program, Mr. Lindsay assupd that for the segment of time with which the film dealt it was true and a worthy statement of social comment. Its purpose was to raise , the issue. (He later reported that the family featured in the program is still being . looked after by the United Church, and that it was his call to William Stewart that initiated government action to provide the schoolhouse.) However, Mr. Lindsay promised, the Church is con- certied with 'farmers and the family farni, and is not anti - farmer. In fact, the; United Church has set up a ,committee „pn ,agriculture with mem- bership representing a wide variety of people in agriculture. It 'is moving to help keep the family farm inexistence. During an open question period, other members ex- pressed the °concern that the United Church in its opposition to the growers of California is thus against farmers in Ontario who ' are 'also producers. Mr. Lindsay replied that the growers of grapes and lettuce continued on page 10B •GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES 118111111111111111811111111111111111111, ,VICTORIA & GREY TRUST CITY SAVINGS & TRUST STANDARD TRUST. 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