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The Huron Expositor, 1968-05-23, Page 1f,ti* 1: "0 • r' Whole No. 5228 109th Year , 0 SEA,FORTIT, ONTARIO, TITURSDAY, MAY 23,,1968 12 PAGES Prime Minister Comes To Town Prime Minister Trudeau and Liberal candidate Mait Edgar are surrounded by a group of well-wishers, and two RCMP officers durin g their brief stop -over in Seaforth on Tuesday. The main intersection was completely packed- with a .crowd of nearly 2,000 spectators -anxious to see and hear the Prime Minister. In the lower picture youthful supporters watch the arrival of their hero crammed against the platform erected at the corner of Main an d Goderich Streets. The kids waved homemade - signs boosting the Prime Minister and Mait Ed gar, Huron Liberal candidate (Expositor photos. by Haley). Nominate Robert McKinley As Huron PC Candidate About 300 people packed the Leglon-Hall in Clinton on Wed-, nesday night to nominate Rob- ert 'McKinley of Zurich as the Progressive Conservative candi- date IntieJune 2511* federal election. Mr. McKinley faced ne opposition. Mr. MeKinley, 40, who was nominated from the floor by Jim Donnelly of Goderich and seconded by former Huron War- den Glenn Webb, of RR 3, Dash- wood, replaced Elston Cardiff of Brussels as the member for Huron after winning the riding in the 1965 federal election. Speaking following his nom- ination, Mr. McKinley thanked his supporters for their help In the past and said although there were divided opinions oh his progress as member for Huron in the House of Com- mons, that he had "got along alright before he went there" and had tried hard to represent his constituenth since his elec- tion. In a wide ranging sive& which covered U.S. policy in Vietnam as well as the Liberal government's agrieultural ey, Mr. McKinley said that the increasing influence of televi- sion had the effect of turning the CotigervatiVe gathering into "one big town meeting". Mr. McKinley eMphasized that in spite of the fast pate of -mod- ern life, it is 'necessary to talc'e •time to think thing out calmly and to resist the Influence of newspaper columnists and TV commentators. "There is too much second hand thinking bY ittinVin Mel(INLEY too many Canadians. One of the advantages of living in this rural area of Huron is that' we can still think for ourselves," he added. Mr. McKinley criticized both student unrest and civil violence In the U.S. and said that as an M.P. he would continue to op- pose "toleratien of organized violence in Canada". lie exPree- sed wholehearted support of the U.S. fight against"the Com- munist trained, led,und supplied forces of North Vietnam". He said that "within months the Coinmunists would seize surrounding countries" if the U.S. withdrew from Vietnam and added "then Australia is not that far away". Mr. McKinley read a copy of a letter from a Canadian serving in the 1.1.S. army in Vietnam to his mother, which endorsed the U.S. pres- ence in Vietnam. Mr. McKinley said "Commun- ists are active in tinny places in America" who are at the "heart and core" of the violence In the 11.S. He said we must guard against the same situa- tion in Canada and added "We did not build this country to have it made a tool by oth-ers." In a more looal vein, Mr. Mc- Kinley Said that he had spoken out for the agricultural com- munity in the House of Com- mons and said that according to the Liberal gOVeitinent, "tke *ay to Solite farM ifrobleint to squeeze the farmer Off the farm". He Criticized, the govern, (Continued on Page 6) ..He cattle, 4hesaw, he Cattquql.0 er, or rathei, they conquered. . It all depends on /10W look at it because when Prime, 'Minister Pierre Elliett Trudeau arrived in Seaforth Tuesday, a huge crowd of people ranging from the very young to the old- er folk were on hand to greet him. Mr. Trudeau with his win- ning smile and happy attitude won them -over and the young people — cheering — Mobbed Mr." Trudeau with affection and won him over. The crowd standing at the in- tersection of Main and Highway 8, sent up rousing cheers as Mr. Trudeau's cavalcade was led in by Seaforth high school band. Mr. Trudeau is in the midst of Welcome ittioter Visits Area. single &piety= cogs $5.09 At Year ii44ve. campaigning for the June 25th elect* and was making a tour •,of thp,area. , Mr. Trudeau Made his way through the crowd and finally took his stand on the prepared platform. After Mayor Frank Kling in- • &educed Mr. Trudeau, the Prime Minister spoke to the aud- ience of nearly 2,000. " "We'll all join together to make this country a fine place to live in," he said. "The fact that so many of the young people should be inter- ested in politics is a good sign for tomorrow. We can no long- er rely ,on our natural resour- ces," he said. "We must rely on the brainpower of the young Six -Year -Old in Walk •As 180 Raise $1,000 • Halfway through the v.valk to Bayfield, a weary walker groan- ed, "Are you sure that's the right way?", But,. ,she along with 180 of her mates made it and raised over $1,000 in aid of the school in Seaforth, Jamaica. The 18 -mile walk for the staff and students of the high school along with , five elementary school pupils including a four- year-old girl, , who went along, was a solid effort on behalf of the town to help raise money for the school in Jamaica. , The total amount received from the sponsors won't be known until all the money is gathered in but high school of- ficials are predicting -it will go over the $1,000 mark. Pregnosi.ticators of the time it would take the first walker to reach Bayfield never would have believed it would take Glen McLaughlin less than three hours to complete the trip. Glen — running, jogging, and walking — was nearly 30 min- utes ahead of his nearest com- petitor, Michael Stinnissen. Bill Henderson arrived third and Gary Nicholson and Rick }Wiley followed in fourth spot. • Linda Forbes was the first girl to reach Hayfield, three hours and 45 minutes after the 12:30 starting time. The final walkers reached the finish around 6:30 p.m. All of the teachers made it including Councillor Mrs. -Betty Cardno, a nurse at the school. For the teachers, their reputa- tion was at stake among the students because they had to show •the younger people that they could do it. L. P. Plumsteel, principal, who ignored the taunts of fellow tea- chers and friends of opting out along the route, pushed gathely through to the finish. "Bayfield or bust!" At least that's 'what the sign said before I threw it • away," he said. - He praised the student body • for their great effort and their spirit towards the walk. Richard Burgess, English teacher, wad a personal •bat- tle with Ste' e Hook of the Che- • mistry Department and about 20 students to see who would reach Bayfield first. Mr. Burgess said he only lost about three wagers he had as he realized he had to come out on top for fear of losing to his students. Miss Mary Ann Weiler, • Phys. Ed., and Mrs. Jean Hildebrand, school secretary, took it easy for the journey and had no trouble finishing. The youngest walker, little Joannie Sills, 6 years 'old, shed a few tears when her mother, Mrs. Frank Sills, picked her up in the car at different points Along the walk. Mrs. Sills would, let her off to walk with her • sister, Jane at different stages. "Joannie was tired," said Mrs. Sills, "but she didn't want to give up." "I promised her she could go in the next walk," she said. Mrs. Sills, who had four daughters in the walk, saw daughter Marg., 9, along with Anne Bannon, 10, complete the • walk, wl1 ahead of many of the oldeehigh school students. George Hildebrand supervis- ed the walk and was in charge of the various checkpoints. He, along with many concerned mothers and spectators, admin- istered first-aid when it was needed. The walkers enjoyed the com- fort of a bus ride back to Sea - forth _after a*Wiener roast and party at Bayfield. Merchants Sponsor Free Draws Seaforth merchants are 'com-' bining their special sale days, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 23, 24 and 25 with the Fire- workt Display sponsored by the Fire Brigade at the Lions Park on Friday night. A parade head- ed by the SDHS band will leave Main Street for the park at 9:30 that evening. Downtown stores will be of- fering numerous sale items to visitors to Seaforth and regu- lar customers. As well, most merchants are holding -a draw contest for valuable merchan- dise. The winning ticket from each draw will be drawn at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Plant 2,200 Trees at Brucefield School The Huron Centennial School In Brucefield took another giant step towards establishing their wildlife sanetuary on school property when they planted ap- proximately 2,200 trees Tuesday. - The entire school body, about 670 pupils, placed the first 325 trees hround the- man-made la- goon. Then the Ausable River Conservation Authority took ov- er with their machine and plant- ed the rest of the trees — 1,800 - of which were the coniferous white spruce and white pine and 400 of deciduous variety over a three -acre plot. The school's' forestry club, headed by vice-principal Spen- cer Jeffrey, undertook the pro- ject and laid the plans for the planting, marking off the area and purchasing the trees with the help of the school board. The trees cost one cent apiece, 1V1r. Jeffrey said when the for- est is built up around the la- goon, plans call for various types of wildlife to be establish- ed in the.ssanetudry as part of studies for the students. He said fish will be placed in the la- goon and students will be able to watch nature take its place at close hand. The trees, already two years old, are only a few inches high and Mr. Jeffrey said it will be some time before . stock can be taken of the future of the pro- ject. He did not know how many trees would be able to survive. The trees were planted in rows eight feet apart with the same eight feet separating each tree. The kindergarten pupils laun- ched the planting and the sen- ior students finished their first 325 when they returned from Seaforth after attending the visit of Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. The school's forestry club has taken an active interest in the project and in augmenting their plans, hold two outings each year to 'Andy forestry. The first is in April at Pinery Prov- incial Park and the second is In September at Camp Sylvan, near Parkhifl. people to use these new tech- nolegies, to master the change in society." ' "The wealth of the country is not in the trees and the forests but in the grey matter". With that, he pointed to hishead. The kids good-naturedly boo- ed Mr. Trudeau when he remind- ed them of their upcoming ex- ams. "Don't let the •election campaign take you away from studies for your examS," • he smiled. To the voters of the crowd, Mr. Trudeau urged, "The gov- ernment of the people must be by the people. I urge you to look at the campaign seriously." "Look at the candidates and Hippies At ‘SDHS Principal L. P. Plumsteel, shown here with students Gary Bannon And Faye Munro, joined the Flower People for a day on Thursday when SDHS students held their Hippie Day. Students attended regular classes at the school but came dressed as hippies, in bare feet and with painted arms and legs. (Photo by McLean). Duff's: The Passing Of an Old Church When the last aneient collec- tion plate was enshrined in Hur- on County Museum at Gaderich, Duff's Church in McKillop, af- ter over a 100 years of services, became what it is now — a memory and a warehouse. Services ended in , the old church four years ago after an existence which has baptismal records dating back to . 1865. The church was sold to a farm- er and is now used as a ware- house. Last week, Goderich's mus- eum became the home for the last remaining relies — the old pulpit and chair, the baptismal stand with a place for baptis- mals and the collection plates. They became part of the pion- eer, chapel at the museum in - dedication ceremonies with Rev. J. C. Britton, Seaforth, making the dedication. Rev. Britton has many of the old records of Duff's Church. ' Duff's has long been associat- ed with Jong -standing people of the Seaforth area. Rev. Britton suggested the name of McKil- lop Township . originated from one of the naMes on the first •baptismal recordings. Other area people associated with Duff's include the Campbells, Stewarts, Scotts, Kerrs, Hender- sons and the Ryans. The church, which from a front view, remains unmistake- ably that of a church but from the rear is a garage opening, was unable to continue because peo- ple weren't coming out and, ac- cording to Mr. Britton, as the rural population lessened, fin- ancial difficulties made it im- possible to support a minister. The salt of the church caused (Continued on Page 6) look at the program. Look at tlbe way Canada is growing." "Good luck for your 100th , anniversary and we'll all try to • celebrate together," he conclud- ed: Then pandemonium broke loose as the crowd swarmed to the platform and many Manag- ed to reach Mr. Trudeau for autographs. He graciously sign- ed as many as he could and shook countless hands. At the urging of a spectater Mr. Tru - dean gave a little speech in French to the appreciation of the cheering crowd. , As Mr. Trudeau left the plat: . form, the people made his go- ing to his waiting car almost impossible as they clung to his arms and pleaded for auto- graphs. Through it all, the Prime Minister never lost his composure and continued his smiles of appreciation. From the time that he arriv- ed at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday morn- ing at London airport until his motorcade left Listowel at 6 p.m., Prime Minister Pierre El- bliott Trudeau got a rousing en- thusiastic welcome from • resi- • dents of Huron and Perth. Throughotit • his western On- tario trip, the Prime Minister emphasized that resjionsible Canadian :government could not promise more benefits without raising taxes and said that taxes were already -high enough. "Your government is not a Santa Clank he said over and over again at his various stops. "If we give money to the peo- ple of Canada we have to get 'it from the people of Canada". • He said that only a fool would give the electorate promises, be- cause such promises mean in- creased taxes. In both Seaforth and Clinton, the Prime Minister welcomed the growing interestof yonth. in politics and said "We -can nn longer rely solely on Canada's •great natural resources — we, must cultivate the brainpower of our young people as well." The Prime Minister called for gradual reduction of "artificial tariffs" and trade barriers and said that Canadians must be able to compete in world markets. Each of the PrirnteMinister's area speeches ended with "un mot en Francias", received With good-humoured appreciation by the crowds. • About 500 people, including a large number of girls and wo- men, welcomed the Prime Min- ister at the airport. One lady of about 35 stood outside the air - pout door and refused to go in to see Mr. Trudeau with her friends, saying, "I can't go in there -- I just know I'd throw myself right at him!" • This same kind a Trudeau- mania was evident at all the Prime Minister's stops. In Strat- ford he addressed a crowd of about 2,000, signed autographs and made a short stop outside the campaign headquarters of Perth Liberal candidate Bill Sommerville where a rock band was playing "Go Go Trudeau". (Continued on Page 6) Walkers Strong At check Point Some of the 182 SDHS students and other interested town residents who walked the 18 miles from Seaforth to 13ayfield on Saturday are shown as they read.' the ten -Mile check-poitit, two miles from Varna. Proceeds which each walker ^received from theiF sponsors Will go to an elementary school in Seaforth, Samaka. (Photo by Cantley).