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Times-Advocate, 1985-06-26, Page 14(ALmAR) Poge 2A Times -Advocate. June 26, 1985 Ladies at national WI event Four confirmed at Dashwood service By MRS. IRVIN RADER Dashwood Katherine Becker and i attended the Tenth National Convention front June 16 to 20 for the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. We at- tended opening ceremonies Sunday evening and stayed overnight with Paul and Susan Rader. Ben and Robin. It was a most interesting week with lots of reports and discussion. There were 14 workshops with each one attending two. Women were there from all the provinces and territories. The Ilarmonaires from Kitchener provided a delightful program Tues- day evening. Shuttle buses took the ladies around from Alumni flail to the Saugeen-Ma it land residence. 'Thurs- day evening was the closing banquet at Wonderland Gardens. Entertainers were the St. Mary's Bell Ringers and Dr. Pierre Turgeon. University of Ottawa "Positive Think- ing Under Stress and Strain." Personals Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miller and Karen. Zion. attended the Strawberry supper at Dashwood and spent the evening with Mrs. Mary Rader-- AltheSunday morning service in Calvary United Church. Steven John. son of Chuck and Valerie Ford was baptised by the Reverend Barbara Laing. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Restemayer and friends spent a week of fishing al Inverlochy. The fishing was fairly good but some days were very cold. Mrs. Pearl Miller has returned home from St. Joseph's hospital. Kristine ( Becker I Brandt passed away at Hamilton Friday. June 21. The funeral was held al Kitchener. Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hader, Mrs. Cindy Keller, Mrs. Luella Willem. Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Rader and Mary J Hader attended the 40th wedding an- niversary of Garnet and Hilda Wei berg at Redeemer Lutheran church, Waterloo, Sunday afternoon with their children in charge. An en- joyable time was had by all_ Rev. M. Mellecke was in charge of Confirmation at Zion Lutheran church. Sunday. Confirmed were San- dra Lynn Stire, Allen Scott Rader. Tammy Lynn Keller, and Terry Robert Phelps. Guests with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stire and Sandra were Mr. and Mrs. Curd Muller and Mr. and Mrs. John Barr, London: Mr. and Mrs. Don Bucknell, Salford; Carol and Greg McCarthy and Eddie Prang, Zurich. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Stire and Jocelyn. Hensall: Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Brown and family. Greenway: Bill Masse. Christine Rumball, Mr. and Mrs Larry Stire and family and Mrs Greta Restemayer. Guests with Mr. and Mrs. Murray Keller and family were: Pastor and Mrs. Mellecke and Rachel; Mr. and Mrs. Pete Cornell and girls, Allan Hinds. Mrs. Evelyn Hinds. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Morton. Mr. and Mrs. 'Dave Ilinds and Darren. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Keller and family all from London; Joe Klepic, Kirkton: Mr. and Mrs. George Keller and family. Mrs Frieda Keller. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Keller and family all from Dashwood. Guests with Mr. and Mrs. Glen Rader and family were Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Rader. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Rader. Michael and Amy, Jeff Butler. Ron and Georgina Desjardine and Jim and Darlene Lynn, Criris and Shawn. Centralia. Christopher and Jennifer Regier are holidaying with their grand- _ CROQUET enjoyed in The Stephen Central Play Day included many events, and croquet was one the children the beautiful Friday weather. There were also many track ancI field style events. It was called the Green Revolution 21 years ago. Underdeveloped nations were becoming sell suit ictenl 1ndrl. for instance. was feeding its own peo- ple for the first lime In :)0 years. New crops. new ideas were transforming the land anti hope was rel urn ing in areas ravaged by drought and despair. Something tint wrong. though The Green Revolution did not con- tinue. 1,onesome Gene Whelan. presi denl of the World Fond Council and former log minister in Canada. said the council saw the African disaster corning five years ag(y He is just as outspoken today as he was when he stumped across Canada for Pierre Trudeau's Liberals People rallied to stop the killing 01 baby seals but no one is marching to stop human babies 1tonr starving to death. said Whelan in a recent Speech to the World Preen Council in Paris. "In ready. we are killing babies because we know how In prevent it." he said. "We put a dollar sign on who has the right to live or die" As usual when talking about agriculture. Eugene is right. But he is well aware that it is not that sim- ple. World hunger could be wiped out We're Fully Equipped for, any Job • Trucking • Gravel, Sand & Stone • Bulldozin • Excavating •'Top Soil • Septic Systems "No job is tob big or too small" in a few weeks if the major food- prodticing countries could agree on hots' - and where - fond shlkild he distributed and if the nerdy countries set the proper priorities. it is a big If. The problem of starvation is com- plex, too complex to he explained in less than a thousand cords. hut a number of basic factors come Into play. First, it costs money to develop an efficient agricultural system. Ask any successful farmer about the cost oI fertilizer, pesticide. equipment, seed. storage. transportation and irriga tion. A substantial commitment from governments is absolutely necessary Agriculture becomes a top priority But, second. developing nations. particularly in Africa. have gone all out for industry instead of agriculture. They mistakenly believe they must become industrialized to join the First or even the Second World. So. the thrust of their incentive has been in the wrong direction and reduced the rural areas to subsistence farming. This same neglect has led to mass migration to the cities. Third. the lack of storage facilities and proper 1ransporlanon makes It hard to get produce to the cities and to gel ,donated food to starving millions in the country). Fourth.. the*developing countries need energy. They spend millions gel- ling i1. To provide cash. they grow crops for export instead of feeding their own starving people. Fifth. political instability exacer- bates the fixed problem Wars. coups. assassinations bring about massive refugee movements which again. damage the fragile agricultural system. Worse still. the economy gets (Trained by heavy military spending. If the same amount of money- spent on arms was spent on agriculture. millions of people would have enough fond in their bellies to subsist. Bat the single biggest problem is poverty The world usually has surplus grain. Literally billions ni dollars are being spent to store surplus foodstuff. Farmers are being paid NOT to grow crops An outright transfer of purchasing power must happen But notxxly will tell you hot Tri make this happen No one not even the experts - can solve it "Nothing less than wholesale re examination and re -ordering of social and economic priorities will get the world hack on an economic and demographic path that will reduce hunger rather than increase it... says Lester Brown of the famous 1lorldwatch Institute Great idea but hoc do you do it" parents George and Shirley Tiernan. Over 500 were fed at the strawberry supper provided by the United Church. Everyone agreed it was a delicious meal. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Guenther and Mrs. Sue Ray of Merrillville. Indiana. visited with Mrs. Syd Baker last week and with Syd Baker in South Huron Hospital. Baptism held at Cromarty By MRS. ROBERT LAING Michael and Mary Jane Parsons presented their daughter, Cassandra Jayne for baptism during the church service Sunday morning. Rev. Ken- neth Knight spoke on the theme Growth in the Kingdom, and the choir sang The Lily of the Valley with Mary F Dow at the organ. Light was the theme of the Marian Ritchie Evening Auxiliary when they met in the church on Tuesday even- ing with Ruth Laing presiding. The hymns sung were The Light of the World is Jesus, Let the Lower Lights be /turning, and Sunshine in my Soul. Joy Scott read the scripture from Matt: -5 and 1 John: 1, and gave a meditation on Light. Twelve members answered the toll call with a verse on Light. Helen Parsons' topic. an article by Lloyd Robertson - Reassessing South Africa, outlined. the difficulties in enforcing Canadian policies regarding apartheid. Hazel Scott read a poem, the cow, the pig, and the hen. A chapter from_ the book 1 Remember which was writ- ten by Mrs. Young, wife of a former Cromarty minister, was read by Ruth Laing. It told of the Youngs' ex- periences when at Cromarty and. mentioned especially the senior male quartet, Ernest Templeman, Frank Stagg, Ed Allen and Tom Scott, as well as the junior male and mixed quartets. Jean Carey presided for the business when the group voted against the changing of the wording of the Purpose of the Woman's Mis- sionary Society to that sent out by Council. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Laing and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Laing were guests at the Beierling,-Deichert wedding in Zurich on Saturday afternoon. Cromarty friends and relatives of Donald and Marjorie Wallace, Strat- ford, attended their Golden Wedding Anniversary celebration in Kirk on - Woodham Community Cen re recently. Al and Bonnie Switzer and milt' have returned to their home at High River. 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