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The Huron Expositor, 1972-08-03, Page 14Crossroaders sent to the Philippines this ummer included (left) Allen Shaw of Windsor, NS., Margie Whyte, Seaforth and Heather Blair' of Lanigan, Sask. They are shown with Joyce and Ralph Burtt, a missionary couple from Fredericton, N.B. sponsored by the United Church of Canada who are on a four year term. •• This is the bamboo "house on stilts" in which Margie Whyte and Heather Blair lived while in Crossroads project in the Philippines. ..... , WHEAT HARVEST IS HERE' We Are Ready and would like to• handle your WHEAT CROP. WE STILL HAVE BALER TWINE OPNOTCH TOPNOTCH FEEDS LIMITED . Phone 527-1910 Seaforth DATSUN REALM NEED.. YOU KNOW? DATSUN offers you 62, no cost extras in ALL MODELS. Road test the Rally Champ now at your DATSUN DEALER • ALWAYS SOME LATE MODEL ECONOMY CARS AVAILABLE 1970 Datsun 1000, 29,000 miles 1970 Dodgy Coronet, 40,000 miles 1970 Ford 1/2 -Ton, 24,000 miles 1969 Volkswagen, fuel injection 1968 Volkswagen, 33,000 miles 1966 GMC, 1/2 -Ton, clean 1964 Comet, clean GERALD'S DATSUN SEAFORTH 527-1010 GODERICH 524-6106 Exiiirta'nees typhoon during Philippine posting I would like to thank everyone who visited me, sent treats and cards while I was a patient in Seaforth Community Hospital. Special thanks to the nurses, Dr. Moyo, Fr. Laragh and Fr. Dill. - Joseph F. Ryan. 24-47x1 Mrs. Henry Bennewies and family wish to sincerely thank the re- latives, friends , neighbours and 'Senior Citizens for their kind- ness and sympathy shown in their recent bereavement of their hus- band and father, for the floral tributes and many Mission Mem- orials, Ritz Villa, heart and•can- car cards. Special thanks to Dr. Malkus and nursing staff of Seaforth Hospital for the get- well cards and visits -while he was a patient there. Sincere thanks to Rev. A. Horst for his visits during his illness, also the L.C.W. and Senior Choir of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, pallbearers and Heath Leslie funeral home. Your many sym- pathy cards and thoughtfulness will always be remembered. • 24-47-1 I wish to thank my friends and neighbours for gifts, cards and visits while I was a patient in hospipal. Special thanks to Dr. Charles Moyo, Father..Laragh and Father Mohan, K. •of C. and all the nurses and staff for their kindness. - James J. Kelly. 24-47x1 I wish to thank my friends and neighbors for cards, visits and treats during my stay.., in Vic- toria Hospital. Sincere thanks to the ones who drove us down and special thanks to Mrs. Close for her 'nursing care. - William 0. Kelley. 24-47-1 My sincere gratitude to Dr. Moyo, Dr. Malkus and,,Dr. Lambert, the nurses and sta., .of Seaforth C om- munity Hospital for their, excel- lent-attention during -my - rec ent. • illness.' To all the wonderful folks who took in our hay and • helped out.at home in many other Ways, I 'extend a heartfelt thank you. Visits from Rev- McDonald and others, flowers, treats and cards were much appreciated. Thank you. - George Smith. 24-47x1 We would like to exrpess our sincere thanks to our relatives, friends and neighbours for the Many beautiful flower arrange- ments, donations, sympathy cards and food brought to our home. Also to the Edelweiss Rebekah Lodge members who provided lunbh. Our special thanks to Rev. Mulholland, the , pallbearers and flowerbearees. .Our grateful thanks to the thoughtful and kind .staff of the -R.S.Box Funeral Home: Your kindness shown to us in the loss • of a dear wife and mother was greatly appreciated. - Hugh and Ken Thompson. 24-47x1 I wish to thank all my friends, neighbors and relations who re- membered me with flowers, cards and visits while I was recovering from surgery in Stratford General Hospital, also Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Mulholland /or their prayers ' and visits, Doctors Lindsey, Tidman, Quin- lan and Brady, the nurses on 4th floor who were so kind. - ,Flora' Hoelscher. 24 4 47x1 25: In Memoriam KENNEDY - In loving memory of .a dear son and brother "Harvey Scott" who, passed away eight years' ago July 31, 1964. To a beautiful, life came a sudden end He died as he lived, every- one's friend, ' He was always thoughtful, loving and kind, A glorious memory he left behind. He left so suddenly, his thoughts unknown, But he left us memories we are proud to own. Treasure him God in your garden of rest, For in this world, he was one of the best, - Lovingly remembered by Mom, Dad, Sisters and Brothers 25-47-1 Mr. and Mrs. John Dietrioh of R. R. #2, Monkton, wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Marilyn Elizabeth, to Mr. Keith Laverne Price, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Price of Seaforth. -The marriage will take place September 16, 1972 at 3 p.m. at St. James Roman Catholic Church, Seaforth, Ontario. 26-47x1 Mr. and Mrs. Fergus Stapleton of Dublin wish to announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter, • Kathleen Loretta to mr. Michael Joseph Hiscott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hiscott of Scarborough. The marriage wil 1 lake place on August 26, 1972 at 4 p.m. in St. Patrick's Church, Dublin. 26-47-1 Mr, and Mrs. Fred H. Glanville: Mitchell, .Ontario wish to announce the engagement of their youngest daughter , Leona Maxine, to Donald Eric Bissonnette, son of Mrs. Chris- tine (Betty)Bissonnette Ontario._ The wedding will' take plaee Saturday, August 26. 1972 at 7 P.M. in Knox Pres- byterian Church„mitchell, 26-47x1 Mr. and Mrs. •Martin Heynsbergen, R. R, #2, Seaforth, are pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of their oldest daughter, Maria Theodora to Mr. George Harland Vander Heyden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tony. Vander Heyden, Forest, Ontario. , The wedding will take place on Saturday, August 26, 1972 at 3 p.m. in St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Clinton, Ontario. 26-47x1 27. Births REYNOLDS - To Mr. and Mrs, V ern. Reynolds, nee Donna Sreare, London, Ontario at Victoria Hospital on July 29th, 1972 a daughter. 27-47x1 ROURKE - To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rourke,,(nee Mary Lou Sills) of Montreal, P.Q. ' at Montreal General, Montreal, on August 1, 1972, a • daughter. 27-47x1 4. Help Wanted HURON County' Board of Education invites applications from person? quallfifed to instruct in DRIVER EDUCATION at Central Huron Secondary School, Clinton" Seaforth District High School,,Seaforth, Applicants Will be required for both classroom and in-car in- struction. Preference will be given to applicants who are qualified to do both. Written applications indicating qualifications, • certificates, experience and telephone number should be mailed to J. W. Coulter, Superintendent of Programme and Planning, Huron County Board of Education, 97 Shipley St., Clinton. Interview .. will be arranged with selected applicants. J. W. Cochrane, Director of Education. R. M. Elliott, Chairman. 4-47L2 Smiles . . The four-year-old daughter of a used care salesman, attend- ing her first church wedding, watched as the bride' walked to the altar on the arm of an elderly gray-haired man. She stared in amazement after the ceremony ended and the bride' walked back with her young groom. 1 .Mother," the girl whispered rather loudly, "is that how wed- dings are' ? You trade off an old man for a nice, new model?" Departing guests "You've got a nice place here, L. the yard looks a bit barren." Host, relieved that the guy is finally going home: "Oh, that's because the trees are still rather young. I hope they'll have grown- ,to a good •size before you come again." A teacher asked each of her pupils In her kindergarten class how near each lived to the school and how long it took to get home. She couldn't help smiling at one little boy's answer: "I must live pretty clbse because when I get home, my mother always says, 'Are you home already'?" It had rained hard and the windshield was so spattered with mud that the car narrowly 'missed several collisions. The motor- cycle officer curbed the car and asked, '',Lady, don't you think it would help some to clean off your windshield?" "I don't believe so, officer," came the cheery reply, "I left my glasses at home today." A speeding driver was sig- naled to the side of the highway by a motorcycle officer. "I'm a good friend of the mayor," he announced to the policeman. "Great!" said the officer, as he began writing out lithe ticket. "Now, he'll know I'm on the job." (Continued from Page 1) doors here, privacy is not an important factor in their life- style. It was not uncommon to sit down to a meal on our bamboo floor with spectators at both doors. They were naturally curious about our food and eating habits, but since no communicat- ion was possible we felt uncom- fortable, as I'm sure our rice and fish diet seemed abundant to them. 'Their diet consists mainly of camote (sweet potato), corn, fish and lobster caught in the nearby river, bananas, and various edible leaves. There are several varieties of bananas grown- i-n this area, one of which is a cooking banana. It is short and stubby, and very delicious when fried and clippbd in sugar. Some of the more industrious families have a couple of fields to ,have sufficient amounts to feed their families. However, as one -little old man said (translated from Zambal to English) 4'I'm sick of eating corn." Roast corn for breakfast, roast corn for dinner, and maybe for a change they'll have boiled corn for supper. Having no plates of any spit, they may serve the food on ban- ana leaves and use cleaned cocoanut shells as drinking cups or bowls. They use their fingers irrplace of eating utensils. AGRICULTURE Very little rice is grown' in this area as the land is not suitable for lowland wet rice. The few fields of a farmer are o n steep slopes scattered throughout the foothills. You can farm any suitable land you can find, as there is no legal land ownership. 'Clearing is done by -the "slash and-burn" method. Sometimes the rice and corn are grown in alternate rows and all cultivating, planting and weed- ing, is done by hand. The most common weed seems to. be the bananas siplingi. This "dry" rice is grown on the steep slopes in 'contrast /to wet rice which' is grown in 'the lowlands.-Working in twos, they plant in strips working from the bottom of the slope up. The first partner makes many holes with a stick, and the ether follows drop- ping five to eight seeds in each hole. They don't bother covering the seeds, leaving it to Mother • Nature (the. rain) to take care of that. One day, I tried my hand at planting rice but sure 'don't .hold a candle to the native women... They left me in the dust as they plant so very fast! A little bit of- sugar cane is grown to eat raw ( as a- treat), and not processed into sugar. The tough outer layer is peeled off, then you biteoff a chunk of woody fibres, chew this, suck out the juice and spit out the re, mainder of the cellulose fibers. The FilipinO agriculturalist with, whom we stay, is consider- ing helping the natives extract ' the sugar if the cane production can be increased. He also found a plot that may be suitable for lowland rice, which he hopes to, introduce in the near future. In general the agriculture is not-very developed as the people -are still at a hunting and gather- ing stage. Even today, most of the hunting is done with a crude bow and arrow made by their' own hands. Poultry raising is very much a part of household activity. They are usually left alone 'to feed themselves. They are allowed to roam about the village without restriction. • • The term market here i's used to mean a system of exchange of goods or services without the use of money. met'. chants from San Marcelino travel into this-area-on market day once a week, via carabao and bamboo cart in which they carry their goods. The marketplace is found -down at the river where nearby negrito tribes may meet with the Filipino merchants. The datives hike from- their mountain homes carrying' baskets which are car- ried on their backs with a strap around their foreheads, and may weigh up to 300' pounds. The negrito people may bring to barter bananas, banana blossoms, bamboo shoots, camote, and corn let exchange for rice, tobacco, salt and cloth- irtg.from the mer• hants. FAMILY To many of th 'villagers, the birth of a child 1 ; a much wel- comed event. Ch.ldren are con- sidered as a blessing and are a sign of good luck and bring much happiness. During the early months of infancy, the mother carries the baby with a piece of cloth wrapped around her neck and she feeds her baby almost every five or ten minutes, each time it cries. 'There exists no modesty in breast feeding in The family, " generally consisting of about 5 - 6 child- ren is a very close unit, as they live and work in such close quarters. Anything attained by any member of the family is .• willingly shared with all. Even at the age of four, the child is expected to help with the families daily working activities which may consist of carrying water and baskets of goods, as well as gathering firewood and edible leaves. The older children help with the fishing and the weeding of the fields. Children may marry at an average age of fourteen. A marriage custom called batidi is generally practised. The bride's father sets a' sum of a certain amount of goods to be given by the groom in order to marry the daughter. COM- ment, he slaughtered a young chicken and sprinkled the blood around the spring. A mother, in hope to cure heryoung child's illness, completely rubbed him in salt, and put a charcoal triangu- lar mark on his forehead. Another family, after having moved to a new home were quite 'dis- terbed when their .children cried continuously throuibout the first night. They considered . this a sign, and moved to a new resi- dence. Speeding of ma king It's always easy to make hay when the snow is on the ground! That's the time of year most farniers think about the things they should do in June. But when the time comes for hay cutting, often Mother Nature and a:dozen other things fail to cooperate. Early harvesting is essential for quality stored feed, but the weather must be favorable. In most areas of Ontario, the probe ability of good weather for hay cut early is about the same as for hay cut late. Delaying the harvest, with the hope of strik- ing a period of better weather, seldom pays off. Indeed, hay cut early and rained on will produce more milk or beef than hay cut late and made during ideal weather. As for drying, studies at Guelph have shown there is no advantage in leaving the newly- swathed crop on a high stubble instead of a low stubble. The 'drying time (before baling could be done) was the same for both .high and low stubble crops. If a mower and conditioner is used, rake early. Raking should be done when the crop has nicely started to 'dry on top but is still green and very tough under- neath. Early raking allows leayes to hang .on, permits the dry mat- erial on top to be placed into the center of the windrow, ex- poses the bottom, tough basal REFUGE IN THE MOUNTAINS . During the' first week of July Mr. .Minor had to /leave on business so Heather and I were left to fend for ourselves. As no one in the village spoke Eng- lish and we spoke neither Ilocano or Zambal, the dialects of this region, communication was slow. Everything was going fine until the Sunday when two prominent villagers came to us and des-:, perately tried to Jelt.us tome'- thing. Finally throughgestures, the job good hay or mow, they take up no more space than. long bales neatly „ placed in rows. For the cost of a little extra twine, the drudgery of moving bales can be elimin- ated. However, extra pressure is put on the walls at the bot- tom of the mow, so use some old planks or rails to take care of this. Next summer, point the elevator to the. center of the mow, and let the bales go. It's practices like tnese that will speed up the job of making better quality hay. "For ten years I've studied law in an attempt to prove I'm innocent ..but I keep proving I'm guilty.'' Use • Expositor Want - Ads Phone 527-0240 24. Cards of Thanks 26. Personal kit we were supplied with, we were able to adminlater a bit of printing and that we had ca oi r al opu le During ri n firsts e .tons n s we noticed how eager the children were to learn. We felt it such a shame that they had never been given a chance to go to school. HoweVer, there is talk of a new school in the future for this area. The pattern of life in Kakiln- Jan has certainly taken a change in the past Months,, and the future holds many more changes in store. The Filipino agricul- turalist hopes to improve their method of agriculture with intro- duction of caraboas ( the beast of burden) to facilitate in crop prodiretiOn. - • . - EducatiOn -is also a big step towards the advancement of the Negrito people, as their life style of hunters and gathers fades into the past. We are sincerely grateful to Crossroads International and Mi. Minor for the opportunity we haVe been given to live amongst these Negrito people. It has been truly a learning experience, but it must be kept in mind that this is not a typical Filipino community. In our further travels throughout the Philippines we will, have the opportunity to see an excellent cross-section of the Filipino way of life. mon bandi articles • are cloth- ing, weapons, radibs or food. Arguments 'over unpaid bandis seem to be the major cause of tribal upsets. We have been told of two instances of u-paid handl, waereby in the first the parents threatened to take custody of the first born child, and in the second case,- the parents threatened to take the life of the young man • if he did not pay up. ' Extended families are quite common as married children live in the same home as their parents for. several years, until it gets too crowded. Due to the high infant mor- tality rate, (there being no doctors here) the life-expep- tancy of the negrito is lower than that 'of the average Fili- pino life expectartty of 45 years. CLOTHING. Clothing seems to be a status symbol here. Even though most people have only two or three chaliges of, clothes, -the family that seems most self-sufficient and industrious has more clothes. Some of the women iron their clothes .with a native char-- coal flatiron. For the man and boys, G- strings are a common everyday wearing apparel, but for some- thing' special like a trip to town, they would often don a shirt and pair of pants. G-strings are a long arid narrow piece of cloth worn around their bottoms, and would be comparable to an ath- letic jock Strap. The womenra clothing consists of a forMless shift- like dress, or skirt and top. Many of the younger children go naked. Mr. Minor gave' a mother two dresses for her two wee ones, but She put them away for special occasions. Shoes are_ not worn by the natives, since,they are not prac- tical; but -sever/ wear beach thongs or go barefoot. There is very little personal adornmeht. However some ladies do wear pierced ear-rings, and necklaces made of wood. One Older lady wears ankle bracelets. Being illiterate, they'd of course, have no use for watches. Lacking a concept of month or year, they do not know their ages or birthdays. SUPERSTITIQN .The negritos are very super- stitious peOPle," this . fact being shown in a few instances during our stay. When the water system was being dug, one of the native men had a dream whereby he felt that the spirits of the water were disturbed. As an appease. No inquests into deaths in Hibbert No inquest will be held into the June 12 death of two men and a youth. Dr. David Gemmell, Perth'' County coroner, said that there were no witnesses who could provide information to an in- quest into the deaths of Ean Bruce Dolmage, 21, of R. 12.1, Seaforth, Douglas Glanville,17, of Egmondville, and Wiliam Cornish, 68, of London. One other man and another youth were also injured in the' accidents which occurred on Con. 2 of Hibbert Township at the crest of a hill about 1 1/2 Miles west of County Road 10. Dr. Gemniell said that he believed poor visibility because of the hill contributed to the accident. Ito said he has Spoken with Hibbert Township officials and that they had agreed to disCUSS retnoVal of the hill parts to the sun and wind., and allows hay to dry just as fast as if the crop were exposed in the swath. Finally, there is little reason to remind farmers that moving bales is hard work, To make matters worse, it is a job 'that is not necessary. Studies have shown that short hales about 20 inches long do not need to be arranged. Tossed into a wagon ,they got the fact across to us• that a group of armed men were coming to the village, and we must pack up everything and evacuate immediately. So we did just that in ten minutes flat, and were off following the natives to our moun- tain shelter. We spent three rather uncomfortable days - thirty of us, mostly women and children cramped under two poorly built huts with a bamboo floor and banana leaf thatched roof. The 8 or 10 tribesmen remained to def end the village, barricaded in our bamboo house armed with bows and arrows and one gun. We felt our stay very frustrating, as no one coUld-ex- plain to us what was really going .ont_and the matter was. Vpos Mr. Minor's return we were informed that it had been a false alarm, but we really appreciated the natives con- sidering our safety as their responsibility. CHILDREN Most of our involvement here has been with the thirty child- ren. The balls, skipping ropes, fribes, harmonicas, crayons,' pencils and paper that we brought with us facilitated in the activi- ties that we initiated. Every nice day we took the children for a swim in the river 1/2 mile away. They discovered a new game of ' soaping themselves all over and diving into the river. With the Crossroads medical A (