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A Shuw in -Africa
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people -are- dying its hard to*
see them as glimpses of silver
linings.
__LS. What were -some of the
bright spots? • '
-R.W.S. A baby being born
on rp,y byed in the riddle of
the most, violent storm' you
could imagine: The .corrring of
the -first -real rain for More
than five years in summer
of 1975. Attending the first
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communionever served in a.
Mild hut church. that ,it took
: perhaps a quarter of a cep
Wryto organize.- A January
sunrise ever the desert after
one of the most bitterly cold
nights I have ever spent,
Many,many.. hours of.
comradeship with Tuareg
aid,, Fulani tribesmen around
tiny braziers brewing sweet:
tea. My first view of the ocean
- after two years on the edge of
the Sahara. There were'many
such -moments. -Deeply
personal events or those
shared • with native ' tribes
where we were welcomed as
teal friends, and 'fellow
clansmen.
S.S. , From Niger you struck
out overland for :Cape
-Tewin, at the opposite end of,
the .continent: How'. did you.
feel when you finally made it
more than six months later?
R.W.S. It was a very dif-
ficult trip,, •costing as two
vehicles for example, ,so of
course we joined ' with some
others, who had travelled the'
same road to celebrate. In
many ways it was: a "crying
in :your beer" sort of
celebration though. It was all
over,-- The joy was inthe:
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doing, not looking back and
:saying "Its done '
SS: Where axe your favorite
places in Africa?
R.W.S. Firstly the desert,
but for different - reasons.
We ma* friends there so it
hada deeper personal im-
pact. Also the European (as
we, define ourselves as .op-
posed to African and°Asian)
• has sortie sort of baht in
romanticism . about the
desert, Look at Flatters 'and
'Lawrence. I'm no exception. I
plead guilty .as a- iopeless.
romantic Those barren
wastes, be they pure sand or
dry grass; end thorn bushes,
".relieved too seldom by .the
green of a. waterlel: have
burned themselves ,'on my
soul: •
S.S. What other places come
tro.mind? •
R:W.S. Kenya. That country
is a thousand years ahead
of therest of black Africa and
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it gives Me the only glimmer
•of hope I hold for Africa. I
liked it in other ways too. It's
larger than life. The• game
parks, for example, are even
better than -the tourist
brochures claim, Kenya is •a
land of beauty in contrast.
From . rolling grassland, to
beaches, to ' deserts and
ni"ountains. Allin one MO
country.
S.S.. You Visited Rhodesia:
R.W.S. Rhodesia is-'• a
'country much maligned in
the western press . for ,its"
racial policies. Much of the
criticism is less than just. I..
_saw_ :, a ,.pros emus,. cotintiy
where black-•: and white
seemedto Share' in the
prosperity, certainly to a •
degree un
and wrongs of majority rule I Wive, also saw the ives-African
enjoying a standard of living
far above that in 'any other
`country I visited. , Unfor-
tunately some pe'aple who
camped near us at Victoria
Falls were gunned down on
the road by terrorists. That
struck a little close to home
and we moved on.
S.S. Djd you bring home any
,profound .ruths?
R.W,S, There are seldom
such things as profound
truths. Usually just a per:
sone' discovery which a lot of
other' people "knew all along
and you should.have. '•Min e
• Was that we,.in the so called
"deve ope_di_world", are' not
the norm - we ' are the ex-
deption. We are so greatly
outnumbered. by those who
heard of in South live iii poverty and on the
Africa. Whatever the rights
Goderich 150th Birthday Committee
9 WATERLOO 'ST., . GODERICH; - ONT. (519) 524-8373
A tentative schedule of events for the.weeks of June 29th to July 10th was formulated,
at the regular Jubilee -3 Meeting': with a view to making Goderich's 150 Birthday a
roaring success. It is hoped that the citizens of Goderich and district will study it and
send in written suggestions or criticisms by September 15th; 1976 to the .Jubilee 3 Co-
Ordinatinci Committee, 9 Waterloo St., Gpderich. Also, that persons interested in'
serving or helping the committee in any way, please advise us or get in touch with the
chairman of the specific committee in Which they .are interested as any help would be
greatly appreciated. This would also apply to. -groups or organizations interested in
.operating any segment of the proposal in recognition of the celebration.
Plans are well underway -for the July 9th parade as well as a' beard contest with the
registration date setat September 1, 1976 to September 30th, 1976, for this contest.
Town of Go:d�rich
JUNE 29
WEDNESDAY - June 29
"FOUNDER'S DAY"
Opening Celebrations (Tree Planting)
House Contest A
Golf Top rnament. (Sponsored)
Registration
Talent Show
Street Dance TOW Time) .
Fireworks
THURSDAY - June 30
"YOUTH DAY"
Registration
Beard Contest
Beauty. Contest
Hiss Racing (Special Purse)
Rock Festival
Athletic Meet
Soap •Box Derby
FRIDAY - July 1 •
"CANADA DAY"
,• Registration
Lions -Aqua Day ... ._
Beef Barbecue
Beer Tent•---
Dance (G. Lombardo).
SATURDAY =July 2
"ARMED S,ERVICES•DAY'
.Registration
Lions Aqua Day
Steam' Train
Air: Show • .
Legion Pai de
• Dance (C. `Black)
4••.
SUNDAY - July 3
"MARINER'S ..DAY"
Regiratibn
Church Reunion
• Drumhead Service
Band Tatoo
Sailboat Regatta
Air Show
MONDAY July 4
"U.S.A. DAY" . • '
Registration
Antique Car & Custom Van Show
Tennis' Tournament
Sports Tournament
Radio Rally (c.B. & H.A.M.)
Monte Carlo Night "
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JULY 10, 1977.
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TUESDAY July 5
"HERIT-AGE DAY'"
Registration
Dignitary Visit
Lawn Bowling
Historic Site and Home Tour
Theatre Group
.Garden Party
Band -Concert
Barbershop Quartet •
WEDNESDAY - July 6
"OLD-TIMER'S•DAY"
Registration
• Senior Citizen's. Elly,.
Giant Bingo
Dance (C. Black)
Fashion Show
THURSDAY -.Julio' 7
"HURON' DAY • '
Registration - -• . .
Antique Show ,
Old Time Country Fair (Contests)
Tractor' Pull
Wintario Draw
Midway Rides
Beer Tent
:- FRIDAY s"July 8 -�
"TIGER DUNLOP DAY"
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Registration
Antique Show -
Old Time .Country Fair
\.., Midway Rides
} Beer Tent
-•• At Home Dance
SATURDAY ` July 9
"GODERI.CH DAY"
Registration •
Antique Show
Old Time Country air
Midway Rides
Mammoth Parade
Stage Show.
Beer Tent
Special Train . From Guelph - Toronto
Hell• Drivers
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SUNDAY *July. 10 -
•"CHURCH & SCHOOL -DAY"
Ecumenical Church Service (The Square)
High School Reunion t
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razor edge of oblivion through
starvation and disease that if
a ' space 'man arrived
tomorrow to study human life
forms on p.lanet earth, .We
• could be -written off as" an•
...,unexplained socio-economic
mutation•. $ .
S.S. Do you hold out any
hope that than can resolve
these problems and achieve
an age of universal peace and
prosperity? Y.
R".W.SL No -much.
S.S. Did you choose to live in
Goderich again for any
les conscious reason?
R.W.S. Oh yes. It was a
calculated decision. We just
couldn't think of another
community (city or 'town)
that could provide what
Goderich offers within a short
drive. 'Nor one :whichcould
offer such an interesting
cross section of people in such
` a compact geographical area.
Secondly, when a person
'Kingsbridge ......
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Mr. and Mrs. Doug
MacDonald are.' holidaying
with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce •
Bardon in Mont Clements,
Michigan. '
• Mrs. Yvonne " Sinnett and
'children Bonnie, Linda. and'
Jimbo have returned to their
home here after.spending two
weeks vacation on the :boat,
"The ' Paul H. ,Townsend"
with her husband. Ji'm. They'
enjoyed 'eeturn trips from
Alpena; • Michigan to
Waukegan,. Illinois; S•t"
Joseph, ---Michiganand
Detroit, Michigan.. They
travelled to arid from Alpena
-Miss `Sheila Sinnett;
^ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim
' Sinnett has returned to her
horne hereafter spending one
week's vacation with her
brother Edward Sinnett in •
Montreal and' aneiiher week
with 'her aunt . Miss Diane
Vassella in Toronto.
Mr. • Dan:ny' Wilson and
Edward Sinnett • are
holidaying at their homes
here. Theyare sailors on the
S.T. Gulf, Canada, Montreal.
Local man ' •
found. guilt -y
Wayne Young;- 184 Bennett
Street,' was fined -e$600 or 60 '
days in jail after declaring•
himse'f available for work
Over a five-week period he
spent travelling in Europe.
Mr. • Young appeared in
court at Goderich last..
Thursday, August 19 where
Judge H. Glenn Hays 'found
him guilty of contravening
Section 1.21•, Sub Section IA of
the Unemployment; Insurance
Act.
Torch not
cause of blaze'
Goderich police . •chief+ Pa -t'
King said thisweek that the
cause •of. the fire that
destroyed _I-Ioy's garage on
West Street was not sparks
from .a. •cutting„ torch. The
chief said that the fire broke
outafter fumes from a'dish of
gasoline plated 'near a heater
erupted.
The fuel was apparently
placed under the heater and
the heat from the unit started
the .blaze.,,The. fire destroyed
the garage , causing an
estimated $125,000 damage to
the building andcontents.
library dews
On •Thursday;' -August 26th
at 2:30 o'clock, No :Strings
Attached" puppet ..shows.
(Children ;are also invitedtit
bring their own percussion
instruments if they wish),
The puppet plays are
``Jacque the Woodcutter"
adapted from the French
Canadian •f9ikta,le, and
"Eeyore's, Birthday Party"
from A.A. Milnes,; "Winnie
the Pooh".
marries he or she starts a
whole pew -cha -ter of _
chapter his life.
When I was married five'
years ago my ' wife and I
arrived here with all our
worldly possessions cram-
med in, or ' on, a 1963
Volkswagen beetle (with
enough room left over for •a
friend). We came here to new
jobs and to establish, our first•
home. That's the answer,'
Where we were barn,• or.
where we'vebeen since, 'no
longer .has relevance.
Goderich is home, and we've
sithply returned home.. `
S.S, Are you home to stay?
R.W.S: No comment•
S.S. Does your return to a
small town indicate a vote
of coni --fence in the future: of
such. communities and the life
style the:j offer? '
R W ,S4 No.: not at a11. Small
town Canada is doomed and
has been ever since We fell
into the trapof worshipping
•the god ,; `.`development
Cities like Toronto, and e,v-en•
smaller ones like Kitchener
and London, are already past
redemption. Goderich is not.
The life style I would like t�
see continue"here°has already
contracted terminal cancer.
but .mato be we can °Is *Isolate
oa
some of the- infected organs
and preservg at least some of
what,we lovehere.
Besides,
Besides, the spirit lingers
on for the . rnothtent and I
might as well enjoy it while it
lasts.
S.S, You have decided to
return to the media 'and;.
more specifically newspaper
work. Have, you ever con-"
sidercd the electronic media?.
Sure I've considered
it, and I keep my foot in the
door, but newspapers., are.
What I know_best and I feel
.more confortable in.front .of
,
a='--tXAewriter than ;_.o..
Microphone or TV camera.
Unfortunately though. T have'
come to the ottnclusibn that a
lot of'peeple "Don't read too
good.,,
SS. Your comments seem
- to present a very negative
overall.view:
R.W.S. I'm sorry. it sounds
that way. In reality I am
very muchthe optimist'
(actually I'm• a Rotarian but
you know what I mean).
Really, I. look around me, at
' the mess humanity has made
60
f _.ltsell^ -nn -p�;lat i4
can still . rethiqnta.ir1.4eift'm'1y
convced that someday Soon.
a deepinbase voiceisrgoing to
boom out .over the land and.
sea saying "OK everybody,
this was all' just a bad joke.
Now here's, how things are
supposed to
go,
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1973 Bendix 12 x 6g, three bedroom mobile:4iome including all furniture $13,900
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A new registered plan offering .81/2 acre Tots. Community water supply, 'residenflal
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Available immediately, near the Square. Consists of two bedrooms nice. spacious rooms,
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