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The Huron Expositor, 1979-05-31, Page 1120th year Whole No. 5803 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1979 — 22 PAGES Oa it year la ithrsOcs 3OcentrforSagIcCq FOUR TEENAGERS ESCAPE INJURY — Four area teenagers escaped 'serious. injury with this Ford LTD., driven by Robert Jansen of 171.13.#2, Seaforth, was involved in a three vehicle accident on Hwy. 0S east of Seaforth on Thursday. The accident occurred when the Jansen car and a pickup truck driven by a Mitchell man both pulled out to pass a third car at the same time. The Jansen vehicle left the road and rolled a number of times before corning to rest on its roof; r Four area teenagers escaped with, only, cuts and bruises in an accident PA miles east of Seaforth on Hwy. #8 Thursday rvening. Robert Jansen. 18 of R. R. #2, Seaforth was driving a Ford LTD and following a red pickup truck driven by Brian Pratt, 22,of Stratford, Although details are, sketchy, the Pratt and Jansen vehicles apparently both pulled out to pass a car driven by George Chowen, 64 of Mitchell at approximately the same time. As the vehicles were passing the Jansen h fCh and Chowen cars were in collision. The force e rom ina. • BY ALICE GIBB When Chairman Mao and his "cultural !evolution" swept across China, the borders of the country were closed to visitors and remained dosed for several years, But now, with the chairman dead, the Gang of Four deposed and premier Hua Kuo-feng ruling the country, China is welco. . . ming tourists behind the bamboo curtain. Frances Ball of Seaforth has just . 14. Japan and then to Hong Kong. From Hong Kong they flew to China and spent four nights in Canton, five nights in Nanning, a city only recently opened to tourists, three nights in Kweilin and four nights in the capital city of Peking, before returning to Japan. • "" The tourists were all given badges with their names in both English anti Chinese, and the name of the tour in tht Chinese language. The .badges proved "a real rte urned from.a visit to China, a country icebreaker" reports Mrs. Ball. Students g ng s wou stopthe e Canadians on the street, eager to practise what English vocabular9 they know. Also, the • sh has been fascinated by ever since the studyin E h ld h People's Republic was created. Mrs. Bali wanted to see the country now, before the people's lifestyle changes under the new regime. • Mrs. Ball Went on the Sino Canadian Friendship Tour, organized by Clare Wallace tours, with a friend from Clinton. The tour was led by the Ivan Widclifields from West Montrose, who have conducted trips to almost every corner of the globe. This summer tbe—same couple will be taking a number of Canadians on a tour of • 'Frances Bali said the two things which surprised her the most about China were the beauty of the countryside and the fact ptctures of Joseph a in are still hanging in the Chinese cities, alongside photos of Marx, Lenin, Engels, Chairman Mao and the new leader, Hua. Mrs. Ball said although she didn't see as many pictures of these fathers of Com munism as she'd expected she saw only three busts of Chairman Mao on the entire tour and found his name is rately mentioned Any more. The traveller said she wonders how the Chinese people have reconciled this fact when only a few years ago students were taught to revere the man Who brought Communism to their country. CITIES VISITED The tour, which started from Vancouver, flew to Tokyo first, and then on to Kyoto. Chinese people were consistently friendly and gracious to the tourists in their midst. Mrs. Bali said while the cities in China are drab, the countryside, particularly in the sub tropical southern part of the country, is beautiful. In train trips through , the country, Mrs. Ball said the Canadians saw Chinese farmers planting rice seedling flooding the paddies, and fertilizing and waterngthe tiny plants by hand. They also saw farmers, planting other crops on their small plots of land -crops including wheat • in the Peking area, corn, sugar cane tobacco and vegetables in the south of the country. Frances Ball said on their entire yip they only saw six small tractors being used in the fields -the rest of the labour was done byniand. DRAB ARCHITECTURE The cities are a startling contrast to the country. Mrs. Ball said the workers live either in apartment buildings or in old brick row housing, which contains very small apartments. Even the relatively new buildings take on the uniform drab appearance in no time, The traveller said their tour stayed in a hotel in Canton which was finished in 1974 and they wondered how it could have reached the "sad state" it was in so soon. Although the Chinese have opened their borders t t 'st the death of Mao, Mrs. Ball said they really aren't ready for the tourist trade according to our standards. However, Mrs. Ball said the hotels they stayed in, -which would be called third class accommodation here, had "a certain charm about them" because they weren t the typical .posh places where tourists stay. ' In Peking, the Canadians were /loused in a hetet built in 1954, :"by foreign experts 'for foreign experts" according to their Chinese guides. The foreign experts were Russians, one time allies of the Chinese CommUnists. Mrs. Ball said in this hotel the Canadians felt "we were living in faded splendour." Although the Russians clai- med they were giving free aid to the Chinese in those days, Mrs.' Ball said in, . actual fact the Chinese people were paying the Russians for their assistance. Although the Canadians were given. Westernstyebreakfasts Ottibetours,..b*, their dinners and suppers were Chine* meals, ?thick they ate with the traditioli, Chopsticks. Tipping wasn't alloWed. One speical meal was at the world- • famous Peking Duck, restaurant in Peking Mrs. Ball said they were served 15 separate,dishes, all made with chick in one form or another.. RESTACRAN'I'S During their tour, Mrs. II all said she noticed the restaurants are often divided into three floors. The Chinese workmen eat their meals on the first two floors, on bare tables with spittons placed nearby. Frances Ball said there -always seemed to be laughter and a great deal of noise coming from these floors of therestaurants - The third floor seems to beteservedtbr tourists and white tablecloths were always Provi- . ded, along with, a quieter at mosphere. Ms . a oesn.t remember seeing local Chinese petiple eating in the dining rooms at the same time as the Canadian did. From the tittle the Sino Canadian Friendship Tour crossed the Chinese border, they were assigned two English- speaking Chinese tour guides to accom- pany them. The women were both employees of the China Travel Service, and acted as translators, interpreters and answered any questions the Canadians might have. Then, two more local guides were provided at each city the tour visited. One charming example , of , Chinese , hospitality which, attracted Mrs. Bail was the cup and saucer and teabag provided for each traveller on the Chinese trains. When the journey Started, a woman would come • along with a steaming kettle and fill each r ,'F.• "."%. • MAKING FRIENDS Litt Andreassi of Seaforth introduces herself to Jewell the Elephant. One of the Star attraCtIonal of' the 'Martin and :Downs Circus Which was at the Seaforth Fairgreitands on Tuesday. kritunber ofi circusgoers had a ride on the gentle Jewell's back between ,Shows. BY WILMA OKE traveller's cup: . Mrs. Ball said although the guides answered WI the questions they asked, The Canadians were fairly discreet" and avoided asking potentially embarrassing questions on China's political life, The Canadians' movements in the cities were n't restricted, and Mrs. Ball said she and her friend often Went out alone at night and never felt threatened. The tourists were asked not to take any pictures of the of impact sent the Chowencar into the ditch. The Jansen vehicle also hit the ditch and started rolling, knocking off a hydro pole before coming to rest on its roof. The three passengers in the car at the time of the accident wereMartin DeCorte of McKillop Township, Ted Janitaat of Tucker smith Township and Jim McClure of 7 `MeKillop Township. .. :The Pratt truck wasn't damaged in the accident, and the Chowen vehicle received about S600 in damage to the front left corner of the car. The Jansen vehicle received 54,000 in darnages. Constable Burt of the Goderich 0.P.P. said charges have been laid in the accident. army, but she said her tour companions The officer has asked the . woman, who Seemed to take pictures randomly and were ' witnessed the accident and first reported it never bothered. • • VIETNAM WAR When the tour was in the city of Nanning, they were only 200 km. from the North Vietnamese border. Mrs. Ball said although the guides assured them they would be quite safe, they did see biplanes . and jet fighters lined tip at the Nanning airport and saw__ army trucks camouftaged., in the woods at one of the communes they ;loured outside the city Mrs. Ball said although the tourists knew they were being taken to 'sh)wplaces' they were impressed withthehospitality at both the communes and schools they visited. To be concluded next week. I I • ' Kias page starts in ..., d...., it lir ,...-- . investigating officer is stilt ttyigi to piece together which of the two vehicles that pulled out to pass the Chowen vehicle was at fault in the accident Constable Bort said it is fortunate the occupants of the Jansen car weren't more seriously injured. The officer said the occupants told him that they were wearing seat belts at the time of the collision and Constable Burt said the fact they received only minor injuries is "a plus for seat -belts.' Mr. Jansen and his passengers were on their way to a soccer game when the accident • A Seaforth man and his passenger escaped from bis overturned car without serious injuries Saturday night on a McKillop Township sideroad when it over- turned in a ditch. Larry Coyne, 24, of 27 Franklin Street, Seaforth and his passenger Marilyne Koehler, 20, of R.R A, Walton were travelling along sideroad 27 at 1030 p.M. when the car rolled off the road and landed on its roof in the water in the ditch. A passerby, NI SwinlrJe s of R R +V, Seaforth kicked in the side window on the driver's side so that the two'occupants were able to climb free. • Both were .treatted for cuts at Seaforth Conununity Hospital and released - Constable James MacLeod of Seaforth' detachment O.P.P. investigated the• tn police to contact the Goderich 0.P.P. The secident c,„F.,4-.16141 , this week s Expositor "We're not too interested in all that council stuff, Why doesn't the Expositor have a kids' page", that's one of the questions Expositor editor Susan White was A NIGHT OUT'—Elsa Ruston, Marilyn Kunder and Marie Muir were quite happy t� let the Campbell -Cardiff crew prepare their barbecued beef and pork suppers, one of the drawing cards at the Optimists Spring Festival at the Seaforth arena on Friday night. (Expositor photo) asked after she talked about community newspapers to two Grade 8 classes at Seaforth Public School. the pap ''' El. launching a page that's especially, for young In response fo th*at interest er is n ery rumours.... readers this week. It features a column, call "Kids, Teens, and In-Betweens" by Patricia R' ' ' I U $ t that'. , IIIIITIet. Patricia, who is 13 and a Grade 8 student at SPS, lives on Goderich St. W. with her Parents, Jane and Gordon, her twin brother David and an older sister Joanne. She's interested in journalism, loves to babysit and swims for fun. The kids' page will also featurenews from area schools and photos that are of spetial interest to young people. Stories, " art work and letter from " young readers are very welcome. " • All young readers are invitedto send submissions for the. new page to the Expositor, marked attention Patricia Rim- mer. • • ..• . Rumours about a number of robberies in the WaltonWinthrop area seem to be exactly that -rumours. A story which has been circulating in the area trays that a man or men driving around the country in a van have been entering vacant farmhouses and stealing whatever cash they can find. The only factual incident of this nature which occurred in the area was three weeks ago at a Walton area farm. The farmhouse was left unlocked When the farmer and his wife were working in the fields. A car was spotted pulling out of the driveWay, and the couple discovered a wallet and minty wat 00 missing when they returned to the ,house. Neighbours told them two men were seen in the car leaving the 1house. The Wingham 0.P.P. are still investigating the matter. The wallet was recovered, but the cash it contained was not Corporal Bill Skeldiite of the Wingham 6.17,.P. said the only other recent theft in the area was a calf that was reported stolen. The constable added there is "no pattern or anything as far as thefts in our aria." He said the 0:P.P. detachment didn't have any information on a gang operating in the area. French programxte ed The Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School board approved the ex- tension of the French program In 18 of its 19 schools at a meeting in Dublin Monday night The 19th school, Ecole Ste. Marie at Zurich is a bilingual School. Beginning in September, 1980, the oral French program will be extended to include Grades 4 and 5, in addition to the Grades 6, 7 and 8 now taught French. The course will be taught in 20 -minute periods daily, instead of I, the 40:Minute periods every other day as now tanght. The Ministry of Fducation considers the 'shorter periods every day easier' for the student to learn French than the longer period' every other day. William Eckert, Director of Education, said that it will mean doubling the number of teachers to eight from the 41/4 now teaching the French program He said the teathers will be travelling more miles, increasing the mileage each day to 244 miles up trom the 219 Miles per day tiow. In answer to a question from Trustee Vincent Young of Goderich about funding increased Costs, Mr. Eckert replied that out of the four teachets hired funding would cover the cost 01 two of fhem from goverittitent gtantii. Trustee Young replied that .Would equal another maii (ex0Oisitor photo) it .. l6ttald Marcy, itOted: that • from a Ministry of Vtication article he had found that in Grades 4 that 44.0 per cent of the students in public school were taught French compared to 78.4 per cent in separate schools; and in Grade 5 that 55.4 per cent of the public students received French instruction compared to 81.1 per cent in the separate schools. The board amended its policy re kinder- garten children registering for classes. Presently bc fort a kindergarten pupil can be registered and admitted to kindergarten for the school year, a child must attain the age of five (5) years on or before the 31st day of December, Where there are sufficient student spaces avaialble in the child's school of attendance, a child who attains the age Of five (5) years after December 31, but prior to January 31, may on the request of the patent be registered for the school year, The, heard voted to accept the tender of McNab Bus Sales Lifilited of St Thomas to supply one 1978 International 66 -passenger School btis and one 1978 international 54 intssengi t (Automatic transmission) school bus for the amount of 533,169.60, after trade-in allowance. The board accepted the resignations two Of bus drivers Berard DenoMnte, school bus driver at F.COle Ste. Marie and Charles Erb at St v Boniface School, Zurich. Approval •wititgiVen by the boora1 to the Early Asiessment Identification Processot, students for ail kindergarten pupils according to the requirement of the Ministry of Education. The kit is used by the kindergarten teachers under the Huron Perth County separate school 'board, Mr. Eckert stated: The kit provides the kindergarten teacher with informatitn which will give her a greater understanding of each child and it is then ,particularly • helpful to the primary one teacher and the resource teacher in establishing individual programa for those students indentified as having learning, disabilities. . The board meeting was conducted Under the bright lights of the Cable Television cameras. John McCarron of Stratford, in charge of the five -man crew, commended the board members for their conduct with no showboating and no one trying to take over. He said the program would go on the air on Wednesday of this week between 6 and 7 p.m. an4again next week. He offered copies of the pageant to be used f6r showing in schools in those areas where the Mitchell Cable company does not reach. Any trustee wishing this was invited to telephone Mr. McCarroll. ght iuren'$l In s id* this week History of Landscapes .P. 4 Confirmation classes P. 6 . Grand NeWoundiEtnd a Pa 15 Holland visitors a surprise at 40th Wedding Anniversaq . P. tt - a