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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-09-16, Page 22Page 6A Times -Advocate, September 16, 1987 VISIT CO-OP — A federal cabinet minister and members of t visited the Hensall Co-op recently. Shown are (left) OFA v/p Fran Wallis, Whalen's Corners, Hensall Co-op manager Earl Wagner grain and oil seeds, MP Murray Cardiff and OCPA general ma Ontario Corn Producers -Association nthony, Acton, OCPA director Gerry harlie Mayer, minister of state for er Terry Daynard: • Lows ase app.ec.ared o • Pioneers usually gel pooh-paohed for their radical ideas. _ Marconi was called a phoned . The \\'right Brothers were said to he crazy. Martin Luther was persecuted along with Menno Simon and hun- i• o1 thousands of others..lesus rucified. l'he flee -thinkers in this society usually get laughed al by the staid. more conservative elemeNts. 'Those Nth() accept the status quo and fight- -any change. usually have a hit oI the status in the scheme of things. • . Which is why 1 was happy to par- ticipate last month in the harmonic -ctimergence. You didn't know about it'' It cattle because 'thousands of • believers welcomed the dawning of • a newage August Ili. The earth. accor- ding to new age thinking. changed its time beam and entered the last 2_:. years oI a 5.04)0 -year cycle on that date. b - Those participating gathered in both small or large groups and prayed for peace. They prayed lo receive some of the hartnony from around the world and apply it to world peace. .Some power spots were designated by new age philosopher's and tens of thousands of people gathered on Mount Shasta in California and al 1 other sites in New 11exico, Arizona. Dakota, Ila\caii, the Great Pyramid in Egypt and the Aztec 1111115 01 Machu Picchu in Peru. • One of the high priestessesol the new age is a gal I have admired for years as an actress. Shirley Maclaine. She has written two 01 three books on her experiences and starred in • a made -tor -television movie. (kit ( to A I.inlb. which brought her weird ideas into millions of 1iv'ingrooms. How weird areslhose ideas'' A recent survey published in the scientific magazine. - American Health. reported that belief in rein- carnation, clairvoyanceand out -of - body experiences is a last -growing phenomenon. especially among educated people. Forty-two percent of Americans believe they have had contact with so- meone dead. according to Father :\n - drew Greeley, a sociologist and priest who conducted a survey at the University of Chicago. "If these experiences were signs 01 mental illness." he said, "our numbers would show- that the 1 S :1 is going nuts.'. I do not believe that they are going nuts and that is why 1 participaledin a prayer period with a group of love- ly people on that day. And before all you religious fans ARCA asking for names for conservation award People working to conserve natural resources deserve recognition. That's the premise behind the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority's Annual Conservation Awards. The A.B.C.A. wants you to nominate a friend, neighbour. -club or organization who has taken direct ac- tion to protect a resource. "The achievements of private citizens and groups in resource con- servation serve the same important end as the efforts of the Conservation Authority. That's why we want to honour them" says Gregory Pulham; A.B.C.A. Community Relations Co- ordinator. Examples of conservation work to be considered include wetland protec: tion: soil erosion prevention through modified tillage, crop rotation, struc- tures, windbreaks etc; farm waste control to prevent pollution; conser- vation education. Winners in 1986 were Huron.Centen- nial Public School and Jerry Giesen of London Twp. They are permanent- ly recognized on conservation plaques at the A.B.C.A. Administration Cen- tre. "Your community or concess?on road may be harbouring a conserva- tionist, - if so please let us know" says Pulham. The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority will be accepting nomina- tions' until October 10, 1987. The A.B.C.A. requires not only namesand mailing addresses but descriptions of the conservation work done by the nominee and, in rural areas, lot and concession. t.oHR. MO, Rd VOWS Om N3111C� Iter and put pen to paper, I still myself a Christian and whole - h rtedly support Christian P ciples. I l have read too many books, d to too many people, had too unexplainable experiences, to rah the paranormal. ve been a journalist for too years to Automatically reject 1g th iI deviates from the norm. .. too many lost causes popular political platforms to ut what Might smack of the st because it may not be men- the Bible. a healthy amount of-skep- 1 1 do not want to be brand-- nic. - 's why 1 participated in the convergence in August g on the back of my are and drinking in the rgy and beauty of God's to 111 pi) ma airyt 1 ha hero (hro% tecult t lone( Iha 1icisnl ed as .a And t harmon while si buckskin glorious t great ear r CHA RAL FENCING' R. 1, Lucan 0 rio NOM 2J0 FRE Indu Chad Fa L TYPES STIMATES lel Fences nk & Patio Fences Phone Bob : rdy 227-4160 . For Appoint t Call HUNTER -D AR Auto Bo 284-28 665 James S N. St. Ma IMPORTANT CHANGES1OTHE !, ONTARIOFM. TAX REBATE PROGRAM... Important changes to the Ontario I'ai'rn'Iilx Reflate program will help farmers more than ever. The rebate for a farmer's municipal taxes increases from 60 to 100 per cent -The municipal tax rebate applies to all farmlands and outbuildings. Rebates will no longer apply to the farm residence and the surrounding one acre of land. In addition, farmers will not be required, as they have in the past, to prepay their municipal taxes before applying for the rebate Farm properties will not be 4 1 reassessed unless changes to the property that would normally require u.ssessment are made. Applimtions for the rebate are being sent by mail; they must be sub- mitted by I) zcember 31,1988 for .• rebates on the 1987 period. For more information about this iimgr'am and the changes made, contact; Farm Assistance Programs Branch 777 Bay St, 12th floor • T Tonto, Ontario M50 2E5 or call co.._ _ ' 116) 585-6565. Ministry d Agriculture• and Food ONTARIO Crop stabilization program Registration forms ready Registration forms for the 1987 On- tario Crop Income Stabilization pro- gram are now available. Producers who were enrolled last year will automatically receive a re -enrolment form in the mail. Producers who were not enrolled in 1986 may pick up a form at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food office in Clin- ton. Deadline for application is Oc- tober 1st. There are some things you should know in completing this year's ap- plication. The application form is for crops marketed during the following 'periods: Winter Wheat and Canola - July 1, 1987 to June 30, 1988; Barley - August I, 1987 to July 30, 1988; Corn, Soybeans, White Beans - September 1, 1987 to August 31, 1988. Thus, winter wheat planted this fall is not enrolled until next year. Pro- ducers must estimate their yield for corn and soybeans on the enrolment. In order to coverall of your produc- tion for stabilization, it is best to estimate your yield on the high side. Another point that needs clarifying is the maximum payout under the program. 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