The Huron Expositor, 1979-07-05, Page 3BY 1,1SE OVNIXY
The electiqn. that was to shift political
PeWer in Rhodesia from the country's
240,000 whites to its OA million biacks was
held like a **gunshot wedding," said Dr.
'Charles, Mel'o.
Or. Mayo of 'Seaforth returned frOM
Rhodesia June 15 after a six-month stay. He
Is no stranger to the nature and the politics
of the War -tern African Country.
weddingShotgun
For 13 year% the United' Nations has held,
econornie sanctions againSt RhOdeSie, as tho
blaelt Popnlation WaS being denied Pa1itic41'
repre%entation by the White government
ttntler Prime MiniSter lad SITIO-
An interim government was finallY Set 9p.
,COnsisting of Smith and three Mederate
black i-leatlers: Bishop Abet Mitzorewa,
Reverend Ndabaningi SithOle. and Chia
Jeremiah Chirau.
Then, on April 20, On election waS, held,
allowing the black majority a stronger voiec.
Abel Mezorewa now leads the cOutitry -
renamed Zimbabwe -Rhodesia.
• The same force tbat Opposed the gevern-
rnent of Smith still fights the new govern-
ment. RObert, Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo,
are the leaders in this Patriotic Front. The
Patriotic Front has 12.09a fighting guerrilla%
inside the Country and thOttSandS more in
neighbouring Mozambiene and Zambia.
• Mugabe and his followers boycotted the
April vote. They believe the election was a
sham to appease 'Westein :ountriesdis-
• ePProVel of the Smith government.
There was a large blat k tin nout for the
election. Muorewa was reported in Time
•magazine as saying that the people should'
be "proud to vote.-
' The •whites still hold .28 of the parlia-
mentary seats, and one quartet •of the
Cabinet portfolies. They will retain a strong
voice over thejudiciary, the civil service, the
police and the army for at least 10 years.
•13r. Mayo refers to. the 72 rewining black:
elected tepresenettlyes as , "castrated,
parliamentarians." The status quo is' main-
tained by the 28 ‘vhites, he said.
The white parliamentarians were elected
:by the whites alone, he said. and the number
of 28 was mandatory. They have the power
to "veto any legislation whatsoever which
they think wofild be adverse to the interests
a the minority white population," said Dr.
.Moyo,•
• RETURNS FROM RHODESIA
Seaforth resident Dr. Charles Mayo
recently 'returned from a six-month
stay in Rhodesia. (Expositor Photo)
Born in Rhodesia, he left the cbuntry when
very young. Educated by Jesuits until he
•was 15, he received his medical and surgical
training in Canada and the U.S. '
Dr. Moyo's brother is' still in Rhodesia.•
held in political detention as a political
dissenter. There are 1000 people in actual
detention, said Dr, Mop, let elope those
outside the cotetery. ••
t'l would have been there, too'," he said,
• "11'd d.' •
• Six long years of guerrilla warfare have
claimed the lives of more than 12,000 black
and white Rhodesians, 97 per cent of them
'black.
vsELEss
The 72 black representatives are rendered
"absolutely useless."
• That is why, said Dr. Moyo, there "is still
a raging civil war through (he country hi
spite of the. elections.• " -
Apparently, the .election has not made
• .ntuch of an impact on the • Rhodesian
situation. :•
This is. "obviated by the fact that only last
week MuZoresva's army, backed by Smith.
• raided a garrison of freedom fighters." he
•eaid.
• The compromise that 'resulted hi the
renaming of Rhodesia to Zimbabwe-
,
Rhodesia is not acceptable to about 90 per
cent of the population. he said.
The agreement' was accepted by the
•
"puppets .or SMith." said Dr. Moyo.
And Migorewa is not rOling. he said. it
'IS a ,eaMeuflage.'"The itatus quo 14
exactly the Sante, except for the change in
colour. The present government is merely
"a shadow a smith," who is still one, Of the
cabinet tninister$. he said.
Smith, said P. Mayohas maintained that
he does not believe in a MM -White majority
anywhere in the WOrld.
According to a Time 'Magatine report.
Smith wanted to preserve the Rhodesian
W8". of life." Ile was also hoping that the
elections would- bring; about the removal of
the economic sanctions against 'Rhodesia.
Sanctions against the country have not yet
been lifted by the United States. "Carter is.
perfectiy righn. byttioQy.airltainitlg, the 4anct
idDr
ro
OK even with the sanctions, he Said,
Rhodesians set all the thiegs they want from
the point of view of human existence. Those
who have money often live in more luxury
than the average Canadian, Only a few
lexuries are unavailable. said Dr. Moyo.
such as Scotch' whiskey. Steaksin a hetet
such as the Ambassador (equivalent to a.
Hilton Hotel), are only 52.
"Sabotaging of the sanetiOns has been,
going on," he said,
But the village people are "very poor...
said Dr. Mop), !and full of fear,
"Village life is treacherous," he said,
"People in the villages have the highest toll
of death."
POWER AND MONEY
The black leader, Mtizorewa, understands
the plight of the black people, Dr. Moyo
,spidt;c;..bt.it ht's more interested in power and
tro
The election was a ."sharii•*, he said.
Every quandrant of an election booth had a
machine gun facing the booth. while the
average black hadn't "the slightest idea
what voting meant," Symbole, rather than
words were used to represent the voting
choices, There were bomberS. flying over the
booths, be said.
• Dr. Moyo describes Mugabe as an
• "eXceptionally intelligent" man. But Mug-
abe, has a flaw in Dr. Moyo's opinion. As he
spent 10 years in prison. he is "unforain-
ately not well-educated to the complexities
and the tntricacies of human conflicts
• outside prison."
His cohort. Nkomo. allowed him to
announce that they both were going to try to
bleier the voting, said Dr. Moyo. This move
was unwise., he said, letting your enenty
know what you are planning...
Because of this, said ,Dr. Mayo, South
Afriearrand Rhodesian troops were brought
in, 'atriethe 'ordinary_ African who works for
a white Man was carried in by his hoes to go
;
t�vote'
NOT PrOVGIt rt11114
Mugabe Is. now in a ery Tliffienit
Situation., he saidwith pot enough funds to
ntaintaht his arrny, which gets into disarravin
the country. •
What is needed in ZiMbabwe-RhedeSia.
said Dr. Mayo., is "government a% it Sill&
Zimbabwe, itself,'"
The government that "the average Afric-
an will choose on his own," is what he hopes
for.
The freedorn, fighters want the kind of rule
that suits the exigence and theold traditions
of the Africans. The old, traditions are Still
very prevalent. said Dr. Moyo.
"Only eith respect to these traditions can
there be stability in the coentry." he said.
: Pr. Moyo urges no particular doctrine for
Zimbabwe, but A Rhodesia that is ruled by
the AfrieanS and the whites equally. He
,Aants a governMent to suit the eulture of the
People, "obviously, with the addition of
Modern ecineepts. and changes according to
the complexity of the nature of the• world. -
It seems that blacks and whites could live
. together in harmony. "The average African
has a very amicable feeling toward the
European," said Dr, Mayo.
They "get along exceptionally well front
the social point of view." he said. The
meetings of blacks and' whites in hotels and
• restaurants is even more amicable than in
some parts of America, he aid,
"But both the blacks and the whites that
are hungry for meney and; polities are ,the
cause of the bloodshed,'". said Dr. Moyo.
DIISTRICfS
His solution- would be to arrest every ene,
of them. including Smith. he said, and divide
the country into districts. Each would choose
a representative; the people would choose
what they want Themselves,
Dr. Moyo would not say whether -or not he
planned to return to Zimbabwe -Rhodesia,
While there. he eseaped being ehot about
twice, and escaped about le road blocks:
possibly because he held. a Canadian
passpoi t, he said.• •
During the years of war, ,almost 90 per
eent of the country was under some form of
martial lee:, Most. people travelled • by
convoy, whether with or without a military
escort, and most were armed.
Dr. Moyo Was allpwed to see bis brother
only two or three tithes during his six month
•
stay. tie said. and for a periOd of only 15 to 20
minutes each visit. -
Tlieugh he was nominated for the position
of commander-in-chief under Mugabe, he
said, he refused the position quietly, "with
fbe possibility of acceptance at a future
date."
BY SANE ALLAN
• "For Sale!' signs on hothes in Seatorth
. these days seem as cOnmion as Christmas
. lights 41 December, What does this large
• turnover of residential' propert mean for
•Seaforth. and 'What .are the reasons for the
trend?
Among teaeestate people who work mit
of SeafOrth, there are sore differences in
• the answers to these questions. Each of the
agents interviewed, did., however,. itgred
.that there is a large ailment of activity in
the residential: market here.
"Little towns like Seaforth are going to,
die on the Vine uttlese wc bring n some
• industry", say e Vie Fox, an area real estate
• agent who used to work for the Ontario
.government. Mr. Fox,feels that. the major
centres. especially Kitchener.' as well a'S
'RO-1 .00014. ogeott......-ospl:o.i[et turnover
• Lortdon and even Toronto. are -drawing
,people heavily from the small towns in the
•area,
:Wayne EMS. 'another local real estate
figure, foresees no problem with large
nurnbars or people leaving Seaforth and
says there is on effort to bring more
industry into the town, •
Me. Fox's concern is that with inflation
and the cost of living. family men will seek
jobs in the major centres svhere they can .
earn ,"'eight ornine dollars an hour." He'
added that in a small town a person is
"lucky to earn $12.5 a week" and •that .a
family could hardly be raised on that
amount, • ,
Mr. FoX fears that every young person
•tsto grows tip' in :Seaforth will leave the
• town. upon reachingadulthooce`Jo go to
the eitY, He said that be "deesn't blante
Silver
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be submitted to tvIcKillop ten days befol'e
the first meeting she attended- rio the
Sujbect, $aid Mrs, Rowatt.
Sealnith Cotincillor Henry Mer o was at
• the McKillop meeting• and waS concerned
about flooding at the railway bridge front the
drain,' but Council did not belieVe there'
Would be mere flooding than takes place at
Creek
• McRillop Reeve Allan Campbell saki the
construction of the drain is in the hands of
Engineer Kelly, as the drain report was
aceepted by council. He said the meandering
creek will be replaced by a straight drainage
ditch.
The engineer's estiteate for the WWI work
vvas SO.500. Work is t� commence August
present. 15.
them" and even "pais them' on the -back"
because nhey have to live."
Also in agreement with this movemeot of
young people. is Mr. Ellis, who spent
• several years in various eitics himself
before owning haek, to his hometown, He
• however..i$ ncit.worried about the effeei on
• Settforth ashc feels that many of- these
:yoUng People wilt return. He cited several
eases of people aged 18-25 who had left, the
•area but returned Of their own free will.
Mr. Ellis says "a lot of people want to live:
io a small town."•
• LOCATION'
Seaforth's proximity to the great lakes,
rem. Itablv, good access highways and
locmiori' in relation to the larger centres
make it an ideal lOcation fot industry, says
Mr. Fox': He feels that everyone in Ontario
wool(' he happier if we ''shared the
• wealth" :instead of concentrating it in the,
:"Golden Horseshoe- or the 1-lamilton, -St.
Catherines. Toronto region, He feels this
• concentration causes unnecessary over-
etoserlieg and prior living conditions.
Instead of hiring more employees each
year, as the larger iedestries often do, Mr.
Fox says ‘vere, laying them off, in
Seaforth, • He mentioned the loss of the
egg -grading plant. Mr. Ellis did merithio,
however, that the building that twitted the
station is being 'considered for new,
, industry,
Bill Hart. who is also in the real estate
business here believes that people can find
• work in the area,- although not necessacily
right in Seaforth. He thinks the "terrific
turnover" in Seaforth housing is the result
of.a variety of causes. He mentioned senior
citizens who are moving into apartments,
and farmers who are selling out and want
to move into town. •
• Mr. Ellis mentioned the same causes
and also suggested that a, lot of the houses
are being sold by people who wish to
upgrade their living conditions - a reason
also mentioned by Mr. Fox.
••
OLDERHOMES
• Most people wanting to buy a house in
town are those building made-to-order
homes. This ruins the market for the older
homes for sale. according to Mr. Ellis. He
did say that although there is a large
number of homes for sale, they will eell if
they are priced reasonably,
Seafotth has the highest, ratio of senior
citizens for a town in the county. Mr. Fox
says senior citizens like the quiet life of a
non -industrial town but that this life is not
supportive enough for families. He ex-
pressed the fear that the town will "dry
• Mr..bIlis-says it's natural that we have a
heavy concentration of seniors because of
the number of nursing homes in town. He.
however has great faith in Seaforth
.although he says "it sure would be eice to
increase the population,"
The population of Seaforth has dropped
since 1972 when it was 2,151, to its present
level of about 2,040 people. according to
figures frotn town Clerk. Jim Crocker.
patients Hdeclined
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Father tatagh.
"ht these years of very severe 'financial
oanstraint, hospitals are under a great deal
'of pressure to reduce and at the sante time
• attempt to meet the demands of the general
• public for a greater supply of' health
' services," he said.
Father Laragh said at the Meeting that the
. hospital rtintt Work thistly with CoMmtinitY
groups, the Peblie Health Department and
• the Ministry of Health to make possible the
• thOdifieatiOnt ,in health care.
• Most linpartantly, lie said, the hospital
should reflect the growing recognition that
the significant opportunities for iniprove-
ment of health lie in the prevention rather
than the curing of disease. '
"The Ministry of Health has stated that he
*ants to Make it clear that he ie detettnined
to maintain the viability of stnallet com-
munity hospitals," Father Laragh said.
• Per Staforth Comtnunity Hospital OS
Maintain its viability, it must ett-operate•With
other agencies to develop "new prograMS
for preVentatiVe as, well as, creative med.
lade. '
RDC)P
•
hears fitm,
The Retell 'Development
Outreach Project (RDOP).
funded by the VV,K. Kellce g
Foundatiort and Operated hr,
the University of Guelph.
held an infOrmal reception itt
Vs/Ingham recently, to
discover what the people of
Huron County really think of
the progratte.
The project has operated
In Huron County.
particularly the Winghant
and 'rurnberry Township
'kite, for the past We and a
bait years.
Vivienne 'Newnhain ef
Setiforth. attending ott behalf
of the Van 8gmend
foundatiOrithanked the
RDOP frit their assiStaftee ht
providing tenth( fot Student
Marlene Turnbellto
tatalogue histerieal materials
at the time last summer.
Mrs. Newnham said
having Ms, Turnbull working
at the house was "A terrine
beginning for us." She
added the ROOP's help got
the foundation started in an
organiZed way. since "we
didn't have the expertise to
do it ourselves."
Gerry Ginn, former
warden Of Huron County,
said the country has gained
considerably from the'
ROOP's involvement in the
• area. He said when someone
left Goderich ToWitahltt
$142.000 to build a toWnshift.
,
hall. the RDOP 'helped'
orgattize public partieipation
sessions to discuss plans and
location of the. hall, He Said
township -organized
meetings attraeted only
about 36 people, but the
meeting organized through
the BDOP °Wee& program
attracted over 100
participants.
He told RDOP staff, "We
in Hertel Still have &little bit
wc could 'care." He said the
staff Shouldn't get
discouraged sine "hi staid'
*old Huron, it tailtee Bate td
change."
Inge Wraith Of Wingliant.
• NO14 worked on the RDOP
trartsporation study with
THE Hti RON ExPcLITI
Something. tojay
by. .5. loon White •
"Hrotrg)4r 'for" ttle -hotel
but bo.o to the train.
• Ws a hodgepodge colurn
this. week. at least ,partly
heeauSOnty head's -stilt
swimming •front g terrific
Aveekend trip by train In
Ottawa,
Top mgrlis rev our trip go
to (not counting the Ottawa
cousins win) organized the
family reuniop that tOolt us
there). the Four Seasons
Hotel in the capitol city. one
of the friendliest and mOSt
helpfut big places we've ever
stayed-
, from an endless supply of
lileenex for ourvoids to
concern when our (laughter
had a Slight aecideni to
politeness when she bri.ke
glass in their- restaurant, the
Few Seasons peoplelike
their accommodatiOns, were
great. Plenty of families,
tonsof kids, were staying
there for the Canada Day
festivities and they were not
just toleratedbut welcomed.
That philosophy extended
to an invitation to. a cocktail
party on the hotel's 1 'th floor
to SCC the July 1 late night
Breworks that everyone who
stayed Stinday night re-
ceiVed. There we found
(medics of deluxe food. a free'
har and hetet management
people to make es feel at
home. •
We likely had one •'of
Ottawas pest' views Of the
show; twe ;streets away. on
ParliaMent. Hill. and MOSt
of the crowd (not chicken
hearted me) Climbed up to
the roof for the 20 minute big
'bang display. •
Our one big regret is that
we'd all stuffed ourselves at'
the reunion earlier and had
little room 'for the boters
delicacies. Next year we
voted to hOld the rtinien
• the Pour SeaSon's etiektait
Party
As much as I love train
travel and hate to say this, a,
ehorus of boos should go to
Via Rail for their clis.
Organized service, Yes the
as are refurbished and
IMOSt of them water dripped'
front the ceiling Above egg
seat) comfortable, And it was
great to See them full of
travellers.
But the 18 or us who
travelled horne in a group
Monday would have liked a
little help in finding seats
together and stowing away
baggage, a$ I'm sure all the
other paSsengers would.
• Why can't Via adopt a seat
reservation system like :the
airlines do to avoid the last
minute panicky trampling as
passengers are. herded
thrtost literally) onto ears?• •
One kid in our party got
banged into twice and it
wasn't much fun for her.
And then, once passengers
are on and settled(?) in their
.seats, where do train
employees disappear •to?
• They no longer call out stops
•and you rarely See conductor
after your tickets are
surrendered.
Then tete Most of us were
• carrying piles of luggage
because to check bags from
Ottawa to Stratfordthey have
to be at the station the day
before you're travelling.
Airlines. would go out of
businessif they adopted that
Summer school starts
The
The local branch of the
Ontario Secondary School
Teachers' Federation
(OSSTF) is boycotting the
first summer school program
to be offered in Huron
4nappy little Policy.
don't mean to criticize
hard Working Via erepleYeeSA
all of' whent I'M Sure are
doing their best. But things
•eoUld be Organized more
Strttth1y weeoncluded, to
let people think that Via
really wants them to take
trains,
*****
We were thrilled to arrive
borne late Monday night and
(Ind ail our chickens Still
there. Thanks for that goesto
our chicken sitters and their
two kids. ("They fought over
who was going to feed and
water them," their dad told
(is-)
But we Weren't prepared
for how big they'd gotten in
five the better half laboured for
hourdsaybsu.iTuidienTuesday after
ay siwirt:vrerink
their pen and then We had a
ceremonial carrying from the
garden shed to their new
outdoor quarters. Now all we
• have to do is get the chicken
Smell out of the shed. (I'm so
glad we didn'( keep them
under the back deck as a
comic neighbour had
'suggested.)
Though they look about
fryer mete Me, the ehiekens
are still small- enough to
climb Out holes in the fenee
and as dusk approached we
had • to do around up.
"Thank Heavens they.'re, not
green," the better half
muttered res he ran after our
totally disoriented feathered .
friends,' in the long grass.
: 'It was a great weekend;
maybe More about that later.
But it's good to be home.
County.
Classes opened yesterday
in Clinton despite the ticiyeott
by the teachers' organiza-
tion.
The boycott means no local
Health Unit to watch
Heather Gardens
BY JEFFSEDDON
The Auron County health
unit intend e to carefully
• monitor' health conditions at
the privately owned 'Heather
Gardens in, the futuee to
• enStire that resieleets at the
Vanastra -borne for, :former
psychiatrit Patients , ,:get
adequate medical attention.
County medical officer of
health, Dr. Brian Lynch, told .
county council Thursday that.,
the supervision . of medical
care for the 70 residents at
Heather Gardens resulted
from complaints from. a
Seafotth doctor that, there
was a six truitith lapse in
medical supervision at . the
'home.
t�
Lyncle, refuseddisclose' the. •.tiame of. the
Seaforth dottor, told council
that he: checked out the,
contplaint about medical
attention for residents of
Heather Gardens because
the law required him to. He
told council that 'it was his
responsibility tri ensure that
places like Heather Gardens
Maintain • health standards
accOrding 10 provincial law,
He explained to Council
that he did not Want to create
the impression that Heather
'Gardens was giving re-
sidents shoddy treattnent. In
fact he told council that the
oo-operation he t'eceived
from the Owner of the home
was "absolutely excellent"
and that he was satisfied that
reSidents Were looked after.
Mrs. Clair Haskett, who
operates Heather Gardens,,,
was not upset with county
involvement. She did,
however, deny that there waS'
any lapse itt medical care of
Patients, . .
She explained that the
physician that regularly
attends to Heather Gardens
residents had been away and
that a doctor that filled in for
him Was released. She said a
third physician, Dr. R.A.
Whitman of Seaforth had
been retained to look after
tesidents,
, Whitman said he had seen
some residents of Heather
Gardens and indicated that
medical supervisioni was not
• whM it had been. But he did
Say that any medital
problems vvere brought to his
attention promptly adding
that Mit, Haskett was doing
a good jOb of caring for the
patients,•
• Dr. Lynch told courieil
regular public- health clinics
are planned for • Heather
Gardens for the future. He
said health Unit staffwill visit
Heather Gardens twice
monthly in the summer and
Once a month iti the winter to
einem that residents are
living in a healthy environ,
mnt
peoplee
• senior citizens, said she
thinks the project has been
valuable in demolishing the
ivory tower 'Wage of the
university dnd *Out& like to
• see it -ceritinue itS
involvement in the
community. .
She said the.study proved
there was a lack Of
transporation in the north of
the cottety and that "many a
the solutions rested on the
shouldera Of voltinteets"
Site said the 'MOP
PtOvided- icaderahip and
awaretteSs Itt studying the
problem.As a tesUlt of'the
study, tt local bus driver i$
offering once,* Month trips to
either 'Kitchener -W(40'00 Or
London and volunteers are
transporting senior citizens
to event$ itt the. area. .
Mrs. Wraith said her only
criticism was She felt the
RDOP'S direction Wat
disappOintieg and said she
ch dn't realize the project
was taking a non -directive
approach in their work in the
county.
• Professor Tony Puller of
the 'University sof Guelph
praised touise Matrittthe
local ce.ordinator of the
project who lives and works
in the Winghturt arta, for her
involvement with the
community.
teachers will instrudt
summer school classes.
• The, problem arose when
four high school teachers
were hired to teach mathe-
• matics classes at the summer
school. Math is the only high
school course offered at the
• school.
The OSSTF had asked the
Huron county board of
• education to guarantee that
three teachers laid off this
year in local high schools
would be given the summer
school jobs..
• Shirley Weary, the OSSTF
spokesman s.aid, "Weare in
a position of laying off
teachers and. we feel they
should be given the first
opportunity to accept
surnm0,school jobs."
When declining enrolment
• ferged the board of education
to cut' its staff to about 167
teachers from a current level
•of more than 170, attrition
provided openings for all but
three teachers.
The board hired two sub-
stitute teachers from the
county and two unemployed
teachers from •London to
• teach the math program.
• John Elliott, the board
chairman said the intention
of the administration was to
give the laid off teachers the
first chanee at the summer*
School jobs but "Shirley's
actions have just ruined it for
•thern."
• Mr. Elliott said a
provincial arbitrator has
• ruled that summer school
isn't the same as regular
school and doesn't need to be
part of the teachers' eon -
tract. ' •
The OSSTF isn't planning
to picket Central Htle4311
Secondary School in Clinton
• where the math classes are
• being held.
• Other classes such • as
badminton, girls'
gyntnastics, theatre Arta and
driver education will be
starting on Monday.
You're
invited
MeniberS of the Setttbrth
Women's Institute, their
families and friends are in-
Vitedto their pienie at the
Seaforth Littrit Park on Tues..
day.. July 10 at 6:30 p.m_
Bring a picnic lunch, yotit
otivn dishes and cutlery.
Beverage will be provided.
Members are invited to a
picnic at Vaeter Park on July
I at part‘