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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1979-06-27, Page 4U THE ADVA(ICE ...TIMES .......... ��M`\\}\:'•:�r:�.: .: .: ��......:C nom... ...... ....... , \,X\;',f6\�C•ity::.•\•: `:•}ti<•ii; :v...• �. , ...........:s .. � ..... .. ...•. ... Violence in its wale The energy problem has suddenly become crisis In reality. In the United States, where independent truckers find their livelihoods threater,cd by lack of diesel fuel, st- Aen death his 'ui is pec in "lis wake of n . c en , rt - . e of the n_^ st Mng tr. _ ha,:. ,. sen shot by snipers trom the rat �s rlKe-s. This outbreak of vioi ay appear to be but another demonstrate, *�, � part of a particularly militant group of operators, but It does provide an indication ct ,ne wide- spread economic catastrophe wt : may de- velop if energy shortages continue over a longer period of time. Of course there is far more involved than the shortfall In earnings of the truckers themselves. As their strike continues farmers are left holding animals over -ready for the market; crops of fruit and vegetables from We south are left in the fields while northern importers, including Canadians learn to get along without those commodities or pay the much higher prices which will re- sult from sharply curtailed shipments. The immediate demand of the truckers Is that President Carter and the oil companies release more fuel for the trucking Industry — and there already is some sign of relenting. At the same time oil consuming countries in Western Europe and the oil exporting countries are angry with the United States (and Canada) for gobbling up shortening reserves of oil. There Is an Increasing protest abroad over the claim that Canada Is dragging Its feet in the journey toward self-sufficiency In oil production. Other nations know about our abundant oil sands in the Canadian north- west and believe that we should be expend- ing more time and money to bring these fields Into meaningful production. Natural gas is another energy source which we apparently have In abundance. Union Gas President W. G. Stewart, says, "Gas supplies will be available in abundance for many years ahead ... well beyond the end of the century." He admits that many billions of dollars will be needed In the next few years to make the gas available to the marketplace. Turning to the overall energy picture, Mr. Stewart points out that Canada has not experienced the supply crises pre- dicted in 1974, but neither has the country achieved all the technological and logistical successes that were forecast at that time. The stories of mile -long line-ups at American gas stations is not one we in Canada like to contemplate. It behooves Canadian industrialists to move us quickly toward a dependable supply In fuel, and motor car and truck manufacturers have a parallel responsibility to Improve the fuel mileage capabilities of their product. There are alternatives A St. Thomas man has proven the feast- Despite some public discussion on the bility of using waste products as an energy use of waste product gases as fuel sources, source. Assisted by government funds, he we have read of very few other practical has tapped an old dumping ground, long applications of the proven theory. Some since filled in and covered, to provide a big years ago the Hon. Alvin Hamilton, former supply of methane gas. And that gas has minister of agriculture in the Diefenbaker been heating a 20 x 39 foot greenhouse fors government, was reported to have invested some time. He says the supply of gas from in a plant to produce methane from animal that one dump will last the present operation manure out in Saskatchewan. It sounded Iike for 15 to 20 years. a tremendous idea, for the extraction of the gas Teff the fertilizing qualities of the Installation costs of such a heat source manure undiminished — and odorless into are high, says the greenhouse uvwAt , but 11. ya��• after installation the fuel itself costs nothing. I Certainly the process of extracting Oil -fired heating units cost their operators In methane from municipal dumps should fill the range of $25,000 per acre per year. In ad- more than one urgent requirement, for our dition, of course, the burning off of the larger cities are trying in vain tb find land trapped methane may well prevent a into which they may dump their wastes. If a tradedy in the future when uninformed de- fuel potential can offset the nuisance value of velopers try to use the dump site for garbage we should be doing all we can tq housing. • promote the plan. Will they be sorry! Sweden, that land of eternal social ex- the hand to the seat of the pants is against perimentation has just passed a new federal the law. law. The Swedes have never hestitated to Personally, we don't believe In mis- thrust government into personal life, but treating children any more than the Swedes their latest sets a record of some kind. do, but show us a kid who never needed a spanking in his life and we'll show you a It is now illegal, in Sweden, for a parent freak who should be in a sideshow exhibit. to strike his own child. Spanking is out. Not No we believe in over -frequency of cor- real child abuse, mind you, but regular poral punishment. The child who Is spanked run -of -the -kitchen spanking as well. too often, when other forms of discipline In self-protection Canada should im- would produce results becomes Inured to mediately place a quota of zero on Swedish these mild helpings of pain. But, by golly we Immigrants to take effect about 10 years _ have yet to see the youngster who could not hence. We don't need any young people who learn something from a paddling adminis- have been raised in homes where the flat of tered by a loving but firm parent. So there is a reason Peter C. Newman, writing in the current teen of the 49 countries that exercise diplo- issue of Maclean's Magazine, says Prime uratic relations with the Jewish state occupy Minister Clark is justified in moving the embassies in Jerusalem, because that is Canadian embassy to Israel from Tel Aviv to where nearly all diplomatic business is Jerusalem. Too bad the voluble spokesmen transacted. Even those ambassadors who for the new government have been so tardy live in Tel Aviv spend most of their time in in their own explanations of the proposed the Holy City." move which has angered the entire Arab But Newman adds, "The American world and produced threats of economic and example might be worth following. As well oil sanctions against Canada. as its ceremonial embassy in Tel Aviv, they`,' Newman says, "In fact Joe Clark's in- U.S. state department operates a large stincts are dead right. The entire Israeli consulate in the western sector of Jerusa- government (except the defence ministry) lem." operates out of Jerusalem, which is the Sometimes a graceful compromise can country's officially designated capital. Thir-. save a lot of embarrassment. Dream of a thousand years A couple of weeks ago a young English- after he made a splash -down in the blue man achieved something humans have been waters of the Aegean Sea. dreaming about and trying to accomplish as How often men have tried the flying far back as the days of Greek mythology. experiment since that day Is not known. Cer- tainly hundreds, maybe even thousands Perhaps you recall the story. A young came to a squishy end by diving off cliffs fellow by the name of Icarus, along with his with their handmade wings In place. father, had to get out of Crete but fast, else Leave it to the English. They never say the king Intended to chop them apart at the quit. The young fellow we mentioned in the neck. So father made for each of them a set first paragraph fashioned himself a cross of wings out of feathers and wax and they between a box kite and an airplane, powered took off. But smarty -pants Icarus felt so it with'a propeller hitched to a bicycle chain great about the whole thing that he tried for and pedals and took off. He made it. Clear altitude, got too close to the sun and the wax across the English Channel to the coast of melted. Nothing more was heard of the lad France. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES + A Published at Wingham. Ontario, by Wenger Brat. Limited Barry Wenger, President Robert O. Wenger, Sec.-Treas. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member - Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assoc. Subscription $14.00 per year Six months $7.50 Second Class Mail Registration No. 0021 Return postage guaranteed H i 1 A page of editorial inion Wednesday, Juno. P 9 opinion .. .......:.M.. +gyp Children's program starts next wook A unique program geared to children will b" next Wed- nesday at the , eellgrave com- munity centre ',alled an `Ac- tivity Hour', &. will feature an hour a week of stories, crafts and games for children y{ed four to 1t. The program is being spon- sored by the Huron County Library through an I-,, :. l ; _,e '79 grant from the ministry of culture and recreation...�.'n'f'�h_—ree� students, Joan Coulter, h Eggert and Sharon Engel, will conduct the programs each week in Belgrave, Blyth, Auburn and Dungannon. Miss Coulter said they are concentrating mainly on places not too far from Goderich, their home base, and which lack other children's services such as a playground program. They will visit each community for one hour a week—the time for Belgrave is 1 to 2 p.m. Wed- nesdays—to hold the progrAms. Thev will meet outside if the weather is nice and move indoors in case of rain. Miss Coulter added they will try to include as many children as possible in the programs and there is no need to register; the children can just show up and they are welcome to bring their friends. The programs will run through July and August. THE CURRIE CUTIES and their namesake, James H. Heidi Robertson, Carrie Taylor, Christa Curzon; (front) When they are not conducting Currie of Centre Street, who purchased a professional sound Haile Robertson, Jenny Cameron, Nikki Reavle and Trina open t i hours the girls will be P P Y Y operating a mobile library system for the club's use at competitions. Members of this McKittrick. The little ladles returned victorious from both service at campgrounds in the Midget dance and Twirl team are (back) Marnie Hoggart, their competitions, at Guelph and Toronto. countv co""1111cisom mily is l���::�g f ors�ard to life in Africa as mi: Living in temperatures -that easily soar as high as 110 degrees, in a country where an ice cream sundae might cost eight dollars, may not be one's idea of the good life. Yet Mr. and Mrs. Neil Stirling are looking forward with anticipation to July 19 when they will board a plane at Kennedy International Airport, New York, and fly to Dakar, Senegal. From there they will proceed to Ziguinchor in the district of Casamance in the south-west part of the West African country which they will call home. They go to Senegal as Christian missionaries and if it may not always provide the good life, it will certainly be a rewarding full life for the Stirlings and those who are led to Christ through their teaching and witness. Mr. and Mrs. Stirling are being sent to the Senegal mission field by the Wingham Baptist Church under New Tribes Mission, an organization that focuses on mission among new peoples and tribes that might otherwise never hear the Good News. Though both are going to be teaching missionary children, he in a secondary school ' and Ws'. Stirling in an elementary school, their main objective is to reach the tribal people with the message of the gospel. Their initial assignment is for five years, at the end of which they are granted a furlough. But the Stirlings make it clear that they are looking forward to their assignment as a 'lifetime job' and intend to return to Senegal after each furlough. Mr. and Mrs. Stirling came to this area in 1971 and lived in Gorrie for four years while Neil taught Guidance at the F. E. Madill Secondary School. During this time he became interested in the work of New Tribes Mission which operates a camp at Durham, Ontario, its only headquarters in Canada. It was also during this time that Neil began to doubt his purpose in life and through the example of Christian friends and study of the Bible (particularly Ephesians 2: 8,9: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that' not of yourselves; it is the gift of God; not of works, lest any man should boast."), he became k born-again Christian. This led to his commitment with New Tribes Mission and what will hopefully be a lifetime of Christian service. He describes this commitment not as a divine„ call so much as 'seeing an opportunity to serve and doing so'. Like the story of the Good Samaritan, a true Christian is one who sees the needs of another human being and answers those needs. He does not seek glory for himself, nor does he try to earn salvation, for that is a gift from God, a gift Neil received five years ago. In preparation for his work under New Tribes Mission; Neil and his family have spent three years in, study and practical experience. The first year in- volved Bible study at Jackson, Michigan, and the following year was spent at boot camp at Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, where they ;sionaries MR. AND MRS. NEIL STIRLING and their two children will leave July 19 to serve as Christian missionaries in Senegal, West Africa. Both will teach In schools attended by missionary children. But their main purpose Is to reach the tribal peoplewith the Good News of Christ. They are being sent to Senegal by the Wingham Baptist Church under New Tribes Mission. rl were trained for overseas ser- vice, learning to live without modern conveniences and with only the basics of life. Last year, they went to Camdenton, Missouri, for linguistic, phonetic and language training in French, the national language of Senegal, the first territory to be colonized by France in West Africa. Each summer, the Stirlings have returned to the Wingham area where he has served in assistant ministry with the church's pastor, Ross Smith. . New Tribes Mission works in 16 different countries, their main focus of attention in South America and southeast Asia. They concentrate on the 2,000 groups of people who have no knowledge of the scriptures, the cultural minorities of these countries. The work is organized in five stages: since most people are illiterate, the missionaries first learn their language; they then form an alphabet; learn the people's culture; translate the scriptures; and finally, teach them to read their own language and organize their own church. The Mission's objective is 'to get in and get out and leave them to run their own church'. The population of Senegal is predominately Moslem. Many of the tribal people, however, practise traditional pagan beliefs. Their religion is based on fear and defence, rather than on love and hope. in a vain attempt to gain peace of mind, they try to appease the evil spirits they believe exist. Few Christian missionaries New Books in TRAVELS WITH IiENRY by Richard Valeriani NCB's prize-winning television correspondent Richard Valeriani has written a witty chronicle of life on the diplomatic road with the most well -travelled and high- powered diplomat of his time, Henry Kissinger. Wherever Kissinger was, Richard Valeriani was not far behind. His per- ceptive account of Kissinger's complicated personality and unique brand of personal diplomacy is flavored with a variety of previously unrelated anecdotes involving Richard Nixon, Golda Meir, Anwar Sadat and Leonid Brezhnev. MAGGiE by Lena Kennedy A haunting and compelling family saga spanning four decades and four generations, 'Maggie' is the life story of a resilient cockney woman. Rai, ed have entered Senegal for it is a country of extremes. It has a severely hot climate, the, Sahara Desert making up a large portion of the country. 'Phe people live in extreme poverty and for those coming into the country prices are unbelievably high. The eight - dollar sundae is only one example. A can of hair spray might cost as much as 11 dollars and the most basic car might be close to $15,000 (The Stirlings are taking their bicycles!). Rebels are active in Guinea, just south of Senegal, burning crops and homes, and they often cross the border into the neighboring country. So Senegal has often been neglected and the people left to suffer in their. ignorance. For this reason, the Stirlings can hardly wait to get there'. Christians in the western world have known the Good News of Christ for generations. "How do you answer these people when they ask you why you have taken s(I long in coming?", Neil said. "The rewards are so great when you see the joy on the face of a converted Christian." The Wingham Baptist Church will' give Mr. and Mrs. Stirling and their family an informal sendoff on Sunday evening, July 15. Guest speaker will be evangelist Rev. Lynn Van Buren who is known throughout the country as "Mr. Magic". A social time will follow the service. Prayers and good wishes of many people in this area go with the Stirlings as they begin their new life as Christian mission- aries. the Library in Stepney, the heart of London's East End, Maggie Riley is the only child of an Irish widower. Her life over the following 30 years makes compulsive reading. iCF,QUAKE by Crawford Kilian it's 1985. Unprecedented solar flares bombard the earth. The planet's magnetic field vanishes; so do the ozone layer and the ionosphere. Radiation strikes deep into the atmosphere and computers go crazy. For the inhabitants of NeT�vv Shackleton Station, a Commonwealth research base on the Rosa Ice Shelf in the Antarctic, weather conditions become impossible and they decide to evacuate before being totally cut off. Then, deep under the ice buried mountains of the Transantarctic Range an earthquake triggers catastrophe.