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AMISH IiISTOItiCAl. PAGEANT
Pl,A1C$ AGAIN IN STRATFQRR
The historical pageant of the
Amish Mennoeites in Canada en. -
titled "This Laud is Ours" is
being repeated at Stratford's
Avon Theatre tonight, Friday and
Saturday.`
Pageant was the maw
feature or the weekloug 1072
sesqui, erstenn.ia`d celebration of
the Amish Mennonites in Ontario.
Although there were over 0,000
paid admissions at six sellout
perforinanees last year, there
were many who did not have 'a
anee to see the moving histori-
cal drama. Many who saw it
asked to see it again.
The o -hour pageant covers
dramatic highlights of more than
four centuries of history written
by U'rie Bender,,, a native of
Baden. Mr. lender is the author
of three books, numerous short
stories and poems.
Loretta Yoder, associate direc-
tor of Repertory theatre in
Indianapolis, Indiana, will again
'direct the pageant, She .will be
assisted by Margaret Foth of
Alden, New York. Bender, Yoder
rand brothall, have Amish
Mennonite background. The 85
Member castwith few. exceptions •
is made up of, people from the
local Amish Mennonite Commu-
nities.
This Land of Ours has 'wide ap-
peal
p peal; because it is' drama' in epic
form with brief scenes from each
C ` of the past f ivementu ries It is a
story never. before told in this
-form. It has interested area.res -
dents,:' students of'. •:Caniadiana,
person generally interested in
provincial settlements, ethnic
and religious groups, The pa-
geant author describes it as "his-
tery taken off the library shelf .
and given life on the stoge".
Again, 41$ ill 1912, the cast of 05
farmers, teenagers, housewivee,
boys and girls rehearsed in, a
large sherl next to the East Zona
Mennonite church.
More than 200g0StUMeS will be
. used. They were prepared bY a
team of five seamstresses in a
sewingrooro in Wellesley village.
Other costumes are borroWed
from the Stratford Shakespear-
ean festival.
included in the cast is the en-
tire youth fellowship et the Valley
View Mennonite chureht London.
The pageant grows within the
context of this youth group, who
in the course of studying church
history, employ a choric format
to dramatize what they haire been
learning.
The pageant opens with an Old
Order Amish, man appearing
alone on the stage, looking at
change and trying to understand
what has been happenieg to his
people. He probes the nature of
faith and wonders whether this
too must -change,
From the Anabaptist begin
nings in the Sixteenth centnry to
1972, the Valleyview youth group
travels full circle.
in the closing scene, when the
Old Antishman blesses one of the
YOung people who, although she
haS left the old ways, still has her
faith 'fixed ealJesus—`,The faith
of our fathers"..
Pesticide as sway
scheduled fir Oat
Quisstiganaires ca tits nee
pesticides for weed sad beset
metro& are being mailed to ap-
proximately suet farmers is
Ontario this month. The arm is
being conducted by die Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food, and the isformation ob-
tain' ad will be used in preparing
reconunendetions for pesticide
use in coming years.
fiernmes se be mist lb,
witiar el Km Wirier venue
crops, the mood et this screw
*Wet cassaisal vas& aid
its ceNcealrelisa. eift oral alio
Washed le rib themeilveme
tbeir farms.
The questionnaires will be
mailed te ail produces to the
recent mew lit V farmera.
Poetnliolsad oniekilm will be
included with the queeticenalres
Informatics an individual form
operations will rennin COW-
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SAM WIRY THURSDAY AT 7 PA.
Qtualty Wester* Steams dairy, atives sad siosbeis,
lacrers Oa Mot sole bean,
ION need * Weelt I Conotri seolOtet
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PERTH COUNTY'S LARGEST DAM' SALE
Featuring hogs, dairy cant., cows and calves
EVERY TUESDAY AT I P.M.
4 14
11 during th. rilltaur mowintl loft tho cutting* On the. lawn, you're *Hato have built pp .utheich" Which
wig prevent roots. from absorbing inomure and *Mixer. You OW Mat Ide-thatelier like the one using here; or woo 1
lawn, rake. As you. can sen even the best kept ot lawns yields mighty pile 01 dolid Orass,
argrave,
distressed over .the fact'
t an .apartment neighbOr
threatened to bring suit against
,Iser and her husband,: •
She's tens 'you that her eight -
with their.Scottish terrier in
'Atilt of theirtapartment,bniiding-
04"...aCooratee: to
CourtitiY, and 'that. the'
r'trarli CoUrtney gat 'hitt*
there, WO 'to. the incideOt. Fist
now**. liatiVaveo ..,itoeS on *ter
,j.nst. received a' r
,PhO 0460.
eigency'.1itikent at the ,esn-
MIMI* Hospital' for a, wound on -
bit himi and that he- it deter-
It doesn't, pay ,to take
replies, "but naturally can't be
, I'M anything etit 2140..
You tell the yourig.wornan that
'Yon Will investigate die matter
for, her, and 'you then huny to
the hospital where fifid the.
Henry` ourtney sitting On a chair
in one of, the 'treatment morns
preparing,to leave. You a.sk for.
.and receive permission from the
attending doctor tos examine the
WoUnd, and you Watch carefully
as the doctor draws up the sharp-
ly c re a d immaculate light
gray irauser leg, and carefully
remove, the bandage, revealing
the freshly cauterized marks on
the right calf.
You ask Courtney, "Did you
come here to the hospital im-
mediately after the incident in
front of your apartment build-
orYou bet I did! got right into
my oar and drove here as fast as
you inflicted that .3fronnd
with -a to Simulate teeth, •
the ',HargArivi dog df& not bite
PUTTING. YOUR
FOR. -THE.
Few people give much thought to a fall maintenanc
Other than collecting leaves, yet it's the time of ye
bring results and give you the best looking laWn
So let's take a look at some of the things. you could
be doing before putting your lawn to bed for the winter,
Though it seems natural to breeding spot for various la,
the spring and summer, the
weeds are actively growing
and producing SeedS, some of
which will have taken root.
So, Your lawn will respond to
a 'treatment of Vigoro Weed.
and Peed in the 'fall. The blue.
e proztam for their lawns
on the strpet. .
• more AttentiOn than, others
text a good fertilizing prorgam
uthseat. thisereauiropeerd,x:perritilizeovidinrsg, yon
is nTho:aanirty:tiftriteictitigea.1000diawn 1110C' ITA:RTNOLL
coverage is all Outer needed.
Many will use' far too .much
seed, and Others will use far- you on on another Year of
too little. weed -killing. t
If you'll rat/ember that 2%
PrOkiniately /000.5quart feet REdeintntes4°ber
to p pounds wilt Cover ap-
of lawn area, then you've used
just the proper amoUnt, If one be fooled by tar -
could devise a Method Where- gain priced seeds t ere'
by_ oine ,seed per square inch aren't any buy quality.
wale be Welled to the soil, — DON'T or;IY a high nitro*
then it would turn out to be golf:fertilizer — use` the
sthimepfilrerestot tu,urifideerVsetrangrdeOWnichebsye 8;12-6 formula for hest
that person. The reason xs . results. ,
__,stttilo;npAtrcitodsey:d„f est::10 r ars rse se neO Ody toe;y9a:i I:var.::: Ddri.:00.11rioEctl-Le,":1100:111284Tu:ntreCtuarblig:ed;faeolnneudi,!1nWreyee:Ittleev:eeftpn:
once they have this, the better
xlbataft:lis.4, dine:50%1)10,a% .OLV t4:fieVne
**if to: gerniiiiate they. Will lit eil„ keep sit; 'cut to'
vagehatke- frosreers arte:Ckew, edandofft.h,e, _Keheieghptw9efcd•r unindeetiltnlisto,
,Best "coverage is obtained • but don't be toe concerned
when the teed 'requirement is aboUt the Weeds appearing.
divided in half, One half be- after fall soWing. The fer-
mg aPPlied north and south,,,,, PregraM and
the other east and west. This cutting Will, centre' meM. -
method of sowing is used by .D0 mew the, lawn. late
tion, and,has preven tO be the - Smothering and to prevent
best to get the best turf pos- fungi' *frOni becoming es-
arsibelae: tolWatepftnthheoewsseedin, anthde tausbelistheendo. izer, irea
then rake in the oPPosite lawns like Pipk "%ger° ,--
direction to o'er. ty„,.., no point in using a farm
Seed needn't be covered fertilizer to feed your good
deeply, and for this reason grasses.
would rather you don't go to In the meantime, if rm
the expense of buying top- . have. any problems cOnnected
soil from unknown sources. with gardening why not write
It may contain weed. seeds, to me at the darden Intermix -
and you've already used the tion Centre, 165 University
Vigor° Weed Peed, so why Avenue, Toronto 1, Ontario
port top soil that may contain enclosing a stamped self -
these dormant weeds and Start tiddrelled envelope.
During the regular mowing
season, many "Lawn4Viakersi"
leave the cuttings on the lawn.
This tends to build Up a
thatch, n as Uch
The weed tiger get rid of .* ° -at 'ill edevesnt tturhe r°aQutsd
' grasses you ,are gxowing will •
fethe'exiasters from absorbing .
respond well to tthe feeding. oc
tha,me,guor atitueergrcahliaslev gre fertilizer. It would be wise, it
thicket in the ,area where' yolva. .etYatcheetrriodnoyfothurislabwnun4mouopw.
want goOd groWth," ° g ,
It can be done easu
you'll rent a de -thatcher OM
Rebuilding your local rental ag no' o
The fall is'the best time to nurseryman. The de-7;h001ter
establish, renovate or rebUild IS a motorized machine 'that
a lawn. The tooler nights and has about three hundred teeth,
moiSture lhe sir are illst !AC CUtS down 'through the thatch,
right combination .for turning loosening it 'so that it Can be
4.. ;31'4! e- offilluttittO
grass seed for a new lasvn or You'll be surprised how
for re -seeding, bny the best much thatch will be:removed
'and make sure it Is just what • from a 50 'x 50 foot lawn.
you want for your future Once it is% deputtched, then
.... "lawn -beautiful" . When you it's" ready to receive, the 4esh
sow the new' freih seed, you'll grass see and- fertilizer.
ac9vililaese'itY°f"rour°Pill•sillreththrwelileeltarittim. tklesowbef; cwoillSabvnuYeYrhsleeindeqUiLi°aInityvill' tiLatakstisemrs°te;
Remember too that freshly suggest yod buy the best seed
Sown seed needs.water to ger- ..avallable, make Sire the seeds
minate during the first twenty- as listed on the package are
eight daYs, sO don't let a day just what you want There are
go by without watering. new species coming on the
This is.also the Aisne to put Market each year, but the old
down some Pink 'Vigor° standbY seed to produce good
ter lawn food for root stunu- lawns are'lhose you've known "
Wien through the winter. to be the best' from a good
Ther -es no point in feeding. looking stand of grass to one
take' traffic. You can't
the lawns with a high nitro-
gcemisiaittiylizadornit thwane Yttall turIckwytorigiuweithFyirkinerig7,HBICT2:
stand of grass to be,produced, ands -the new Baron.
only to have it bent over by All are good right across
heavy snows and become a• Canada. Some will require
W,hat* haS led y6it to this co
Courtney told, you. he drove di -
reedy to the hospital frOm the
scene of.the uineident". -- -which
eliminates the possibility of his
having Change 4 clothes.. The
wOUnd was in, the ealf his leg,
, and yet . you saw ;to teeth marks
Or punctures in his trouler leg. •
Dear Sir:
Have you noticed lately the
only way you can judge if a film is
good is by checking who the star
To me—Charles Bronton,„ An-
thony Quinn, Michael Caine and
Richard Attenberough seem to be
among the few Who will only lend
their names to a worthwhile pro-
duction.
No doubt other readers could
add to this list, but it seems a
very useful way of selecting one's
entertainment in these days
which offer so much rubbish.
Yours truly
Judy Christie
Brussels
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HU ice r St. Itthetterr"
xis gag itistant
Board, govt. discuss
pegged price for wheat
Oh Wednesday, September 5th,
the Ontario Wheat Board's ex-
ecutive was called to Ottawa at
the request of the Hon. Eugene F.
Whelan, minister of agriculture,
to get first-hand information on
the government's proposed .pric-
ing system, designed to control
consumer prices of products.
The basic proposal was that the
government is prepared to give a
five year guarantee of Minimum
pricee at tr-pruiyalerit to $3.25
plus 'a goVernment subsidy of
$1.25 if the world market rides
higher than ;4.50 basis the lake -
head., At the present time the
takehead expert price is $5.66%.
if Werld • prices drop below
$4.50, the goverrunent subsidy
drops by an equal amount until
world prices.reach $3.25, and at.
this point there would be no sub-
sidy, but domestie prices would
be maintained at this level even
though world prices fell further.
On Friday, September 7th, as a
result of discustions with pro-
ducer groilps, the federal govern
ment changed ite proposal, in-
creasing the 0.25 subsidy to $1.75
and the world price basis from
The Ontario Wheat Board felt
that the $1,25 subitidy was too low
in relation to present world prices
and that the prodUcer ift, giving
up too much under the present
eropooal. The .big qtiestien is
whether world prices will etay at
current levels rod if they do not,
then' the proposal is more mean-
ingful, although the board had
several reservations.
The board feels that a fixed
price should be subject to amend-
ment in relation to increases in
the cost of production and has
suggested that the pegged price
level •be anfilially adjusted to
account for this. The board pro-
posed also that the government
subsidy should not be reduced
when the world price falls below
$4.50. In effect, this would mean
that the mirdminn price would be
held at the $4.50 level.
The two price payment system
came under considerable discus-
sion and the board feels that it
should be paid to the marketing
board to be put in its pool for dis-
tribution to all producers on an
eilual per bushel basig.
One of the conditions of the
government proposal is that the
board guarantee the domestic
market its supply of wheat, and
in order to do this, the board
would likely carry stoeks over
from one year's crop to another,
which has not been normal in the
past. It has suggested that the
federal government pay all
carrying charges on all the stocks
of wheat carried over by the
board at year end in return for
guaranteeing the domestic
market Ire requirements.
Since the federal government
was unable to guarantee the On
inent higher than SUS this year
under its legislation, ...the board
rime insists that the federal gov-
ernment guarantee Ontario
up to the amount guaranteed to,'
western producers. Currently the
Ontario board issues initial pay.
Merits to producers of $1.61 with-
out a federal guarantee and the
western producers' initial pay-
ment is guaranteed by the federal
government at a level of approxi-
mately $2.00 (actually $2,25 at
Part of the Ontario board's pro-
"posal was that the gOiernMent
ShOUld remove the disadvantage
Ontario millfeeds have in relation
to vestern millfeeds in feed
freight assistance.
The Ontario Wheat Prodircere'
Marketing toard has asked the
governinent for an immediate
; decision so that wheat may again
be traded In Ontario tante it has
-been Under suspension for a week
sod procesArs are anxious to
'proceed with purchases-,
COLO PAC&
Before buying a freezer,
remember that purehase and
maintenance expenses can ex-
ceed savings on storage of bar-
gain food, advises Consumer&
Assoeiation of Canada, ,.CAC
national headquarters ia ideated
at 100 Gloucester Street, Ottawa,
New records set
at Aug. station
tested boar sale
New Ontario and Canadian
records were set at the Auguat
StatiOn-Teated Boar Sale held at
the Waterloo Test Station on Aug.
23, Thirty boars, picked front 72
which went on test in May, sold at
a record average price of $405.33.
The top price of $030 was a
record for Ontario sales. This
r;gure was reached when a York-
shire boar from the:, herd of Ar-
nold Cook, Belgrave, waS sold to
cotnmercial pork producer,
littermate to this boar sold at $775
to Shur Gain Research Farm,
Maple. Both these boars had low
baekfat thickness of .50 inches
and '.55 Inches respectively with
low feed ,conveiksion figures of
'2.34 pounds feed,per pound gain.
Sixboars sold at $000 or higher,
All had top perforrAttnee figures,
backfat and low age at 200
pouncis, with high average daily
gain on test and good feed con.
version, AS well,,tis „being sound,
rugged individuals with good feet
and legs.
Yorkshire boars were in par-
ticularly strong dernand with 13'
Averaging $511.54k eight Ramp -
shires averaged S333.13; five
Dttroes averaged $316; and four
Landrace averaged OM. Two
boars, a Yorkshire and a Land.
race, were purehased tor export
by Deltalb Swine Iteseareh,
Illinois, Ontario tortunercial pork
producers purchased the rest,
with the exeeption. of dee bot.r.
be Challenge -
PX:442 Challenges your favorite
'hybrid on yield and overall ,
perfOrmance. Plant them together.
treat them the Same. We,believe
you will see ?X 442. coMe oilt on
top. That's the reason cOrn growers
acroSs °mark) plant more PX 442
Now is the time to acCept the
challenge. Time to think... Anvestigate
. . *compare. Plant PX 442 with your
best. After all, if your oldfaiiorite
loses, you win,
That's the PX 442 challenge. Fair
For strength under stress
PX 442 is a proVen stress fighter.
lt,has the breeding to produce high
yieldS•good years and bad. J. W:
Curtis, Ontario, rePorted„ "We -
can't lose growing a winning h9brid
PX 442.,VVe've grown PX, 442
for 3 years and cati depend on high
yield& even in dry weather."
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