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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-05-30, Page 19• flely es lin ler reel *silty in bera Cook IN, power, low . The unique tow tie NON Hot�Irw,ir 1010910110141thekleg Ask oboot log Cott Sitells, lee PIRO fornmisg ems busk fowlersR • sochsoin film, and:, flow ventilating systems. 291-3100 114111/1 For free toNotion est coni VARVE BRINIACHER Hwy, 36 Eat. Listowel ft', g,1 1 .0. The time is stat. at, ;llh t Monday morning and a few dent Egyptians are crud down the N11e, Suddenly a stranr flyer object swoops , over the pyramids. A bird? A plane? No, it's a chariot Of the gads, a space ship bearing *atm nauts from another planet. At MF 12G Garden Tractor. Take on the big jobs in both summer and winter with the MF 12G. Stick Shift Variable Speed Drive gives you a choice -of 5 speed ranges in each gear without touching the clutch or throttle. Solid state ignition means easy starting. 12 hp for all kinds of work around the farm. MF Massey Ferguson GILMORE FARM SUPPLY 338-3640 HARRISTON "WHERE SERVICE SELLS" What is wrong with eachofthese sentences? 1. He didn't come but once, and there's no steed of him coming again. 2.. The boy is named after his uncle, and it isn't difficult to size up his worth." 3, I can't. seem to under• stand this problem; it's mighty difficult • 4. He will arrive at about four o'clock. 5. We must only observe the important essentials. What are the correct pronuncia- tions of these words? 6. Nadir. 7. Pianissimo. 8. Oppugn. 9. Naiad 10. Replica. 11. Nonpareil. Which six words in the following group are misspelled? 12. Pince-net, pinafore, pin- acle, pandemonium, ser- saparilla, sassafras, sat telite, glossery, effront- ery, dysentery, jardinere, japonica, jeopardize, jet- tison, grandeur, grand - Slighter, grandiloquent, pulmotor, putrify, pro- boscis, philander. ANSWERS 1. Say, "He CAME but once, and there's no need of HIS coming again." 2. Say, "The boy is named FOR his uncle, and it isn't difficult to ESTIMATE his worth.", 3, Say, "I SEEM nUN- • ABLE to understandthis pro li : 1's VER ells. 4.. Use either 4`at" •or "about, " but not both. Say, "He will arrive AT four o'clock," or, "He will * rrive ABOUT four o'clock."5. Say, "We must observe ONLY the essentials." Omit "im- portant," which is redun- dant. 6. Pronounce nay -der, ac- cent first syllable. 7. Pro- nounce pee -a -nits -i -mo, principal accent on third syllable. 8. 'Pronounce ah-pyun, accent second syllable. 9. Pronounce nay -add, accent first syl- lable. 10. Pronounce repp -11- ka, accent first syllable, 11. Pronounce non -p a-rell, accent • on Mal syllable. 12. Pinnacle, satellite, glos- sary, jardiniere, grand- daughter, putrefy. PRICE AND QUALITY IN A CANADIAN BUILT HOME 0 .Northlander .Moduline .Commodore .Glendale New and Used Travel Trailers Durham Corner of #4 and #6 Highways NO JOB TOO BIG OR -TOO SMALL f. 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The books a "rubbish, atm lute rubbish," as far as actin. information goes, accordiig Prof. James Hunt, ,a physic' Von Daniken himseif has; adnal ted that his latest book, ". Gold of the. Gods", is a tissue falsities front beginning to 'enpd But what about the unexplain mysteries in these :books? , o for Instance, could primitive s have p1a;�ed huge blocks of r::... to form pyramids and o monuments? The idea that early pop could not move.huge rocks is :ti biggest red herring in the wori says Prof. Hunt. Five people ca move a 60 -ton block rock if the use levers, rollers and other es sentially simple devices. ,In h' book,: "Aku-Aku", Thor Hyerda, tells how 30 or 40 natives,' Easter Island moved one suc rock in a week from its quarry . another site. The placing of the 2i4-t�, blocks that built the pyramids was explained around the turn -of - the -century in a book by R; A. Procter, says Prof: Hunt. The j.. required considerable rnanpow but in those days labor Wa cheap. It is'interesting that von Daniken never mentioned a won about Stonehenge in "Chariots the Gods", he says. This is ap- parently because all the amazing features of Stoneienge—incltld- ng the bringing f huge stone slabs more than 100 miles from Wales—was fWly explained by: Gerald Hawkins in his book, `Stonehenge Decoded". It was ell within the reach of primitive man to haul ones a great dis- tance, provided there were a few thousand people around to do the work. "Chariots of the Gods", says the Guelph physicist, seems to fin kneed i a_ telxhnglog cal ;society or a ` technological Pseudo-reli- ion. The fad over the book is imilar to a fad in the 1950's over the works of Immanuel Velikov- ky. Velikovsky, who was trying o reconcile ancient rabbinical writings with modern science, became almost psychotically de- oted to his own ideas. He was an rudite, interesting writer, and. r a time was immensely popu- r. Another view of "Chariots of 0 - ate to it- of`Tlte ed en roc flier le pile d, n y is hl h to on the God" is 'Id. by �. Mary Rogers of tl Vn v' f y's history . "Thebook has sparked public curiosity about various aspects of ancient history, and. f thinkthis is a good thing," says, "The students in my Glasses often bring up the von Daniken theory and we dis- cuss it. But 1 don't'lhl. the book is a serious one. I'm not impressed with von Daniken's accuracy in the subjects 'I am familiar with," Ritchie McMurray, Anglican - United chaplain at the university, says he enjoyed reading the book. "As an exercise in fantasy it is enjoyable, in the.same way that science fiction is enjoyable. I found the book fascinating reading ; it sets up some tempting coincidences. "But from a scholarly point of view it is highly speculative. Von Daniken takes a literalistic approach to- various religious writings; he ignores the contexts within which such works were written and the purposes they had. With such an approach one can take virtually any meaning . that one wants out of the texts, But the probability of that inter- pretation being, true is very slight And so' the sun sets over the pyramids. The last weary com- muter plies his barge up the Nile. And the chariot of the gods vanishes into the twilight -- doubtless in search of other planets with more credulous inhabitants. M•dalllons honor OAC anniversary The Off! A "i tural ('ol- lage of . University � ph will ease * special seriesof medallions on June 1, .1974 minted to mark centennial year of the largesteg tu�,ral College in the °Commonwealth.' The OAS'' centennial dollars have been minted in three metals. The pure nickel medallions, with a face value of one dollar, will' tender in the city of Guelph from June1 to August 31, 1974. In addition, 350 silver and 10 gold pieces have been minted; the gold pieces are not fer.sale. The OAC centennial medallions were struck by The Sherritt Mint,.from a design prepared by R. H, Ellis of the university. A series of special events to mark the centenary will extend throughout the year, with public attention especially focused on the festival week, July 6.13. A ., special stamp will� be released by the Canada post office, with first day of issue ceremonies on the Guelph campus July 12. The Ontario Agricultural College' has been in the vanguard of agricultural research and teaching in Canada for the past century and has established a world-wide reputation. The present University of Guelph has grown from, and around, the Ontario Agricultural College. Today the .university enrols about 9,000 students in its seven colleges, and offers a wide range of programs leading to nine different undergraduate degrees. Graduate studies are a World record price; Start doing your share. Don Brown Farm Safety Assoc. The cost of Compensation coverage for farm employers in this province has risen drastically in the past year. The justification for this increase is quite simple. Accident costs have risen sharply. The agricultural employer has put the Compen- sation reserve fund over 2/ million dollars in the red. The startling reality of the situation is clear. Nine farm workers dead and almost 2,000 farm employees on compen- sation. Costs can and must go down. You, as an employer of farm labor hold the reins. If acci- dents go down, so will their costs. YOU CAN FIX -IT By Gene Von OLD RAILROAD TIES Old, discarded railroad ties can be utilized to add a very attractive, rustic touch to your yard or garden. For ex- ample, as shown in the accompanying illustration, you can build some of these ties into a retaining wall at the end of a terrace .... or, they can be made into garden steps, or benches. or wooden walks. $125,000 buys Flicka A world record price for a cow was, set at the Shore Canadian Classic Sale held May 13, in Glanworth, when $125,000 was paid for Future Hope Rocket Flicka. The bid was made by London Dairy Farm of Port Huron, Mich. This surpasses the old record of $122,000: paid at the Hanover Hill Dispersal in 1972, for Tara Hills Pride Lucky Barb purchased by the "Pride Barb Syndicate" of Ontario. Flicka whowas oed to ., the sate Ai i a ,11/„. r n of Poverty Hollow Farm, Newtown, Conn., extends a ,long line of excellent females. She was sired by Selling Triune Rocket who is designated a Superior Type sire and is himself. classified Ex- cellent. Flicka is also classified Excellent for type and has three maternal granddams who are Excellent. All have been credible milk producers, with Flicka having a record at five years of age, of over 24,000 lbs. milk. Flicka was judged 3rd prize junior yearling heifer at the 1966 Waterloo Black & White Show in Iowa, and its 1969 was fourth prize four-year-old at the Central National Show. Another female- that sold well . was the six-year-old Glencloskey .Rockman Lottie consigned by Oak Ridges Farm, Oak Ridges, Ontario. - Lottie, was sold for $22,000 to A. Ladina, Cremona, Italy, was the Grand Champion Holstein cow at the Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto; in 1972, and received Honorable Mention as All -Canadian four- year-old that same year. Sired by Seiling Rockman who is a Class Extra sire, Lottie has 'a two lactation production average of 135 per cent of the Breed Class Average for milk and 150 per Bent forat.,11% .0rpYe :feta `texa`,'*as . clas8jfied Very Good and was sired by the well- known Thornlea Texal Supreme. Mr. Ladina also paid $40,000 for the open yearling Pickland. Reflection Lass, sired by the famous Roeland Reflection Sovereign and consigned by Claude F. Picket, - Georgetown. . The dam of Lass, Thames Crest King Ella, has an outstanding four lactation average of 180 per cent BCA for both milk and fat. Ella is classified Very Good for type while her dam is Excellent. 'Among other high bids of the sale included $32,000 paid - by Younger & Christle of California, for Glenafton Nettie Hoe con- signed by Glenafton Farms, Alliston. Thirty-one head totalled $394,600 with the average being $12,729. Agricultural Tidbits With Adrian Vos What would we do if it came to pass that most of our milk and milk products would have to be imported? How much would we have to pay then for milk? Silly question? Not so• very silly as it might appear at first. Thousands of milk producers are leaving this area of farming every year. Up to now much has been salvaged by greater efficiency by the pro- ducer, but how long will that be possible? Mr. Pigeon, president of the Dairy Farmers of Canada, said recently that young men in his area are going to the factories and make from $175 to $200 per week. "Why," he asks, "should a young man invest about $200,000 in a farm, work twice as long and get less money The dairy man has to receive a better income or sooner than you think we will have to pay import prices." 0 0 0 David Lewis' accusations against food retailers making un- justified high profits are echoed by America's .agriculture secre- tary, Earl Butz. "Prices of major farm commodities have dropped 20 to 40 per cent since January and February. It is high time that these lower farm prices show up *Trout Pond more fully in lower retail store prices. While food prices at stores have levelled off somewhat, margins are still higher than normal." These are harsh words from the U.S.A.'s highest agri- cultural official. 0 0 0 Food prices dropped some, if not in the proportion of farm prices, April food costs in the house dropped a fraction, while food prices at the farm dropped like a brick. A price freeze, as advocated by the Conservatives, would freeze my price at the . farm to bring me right into bank- ruptcy. It is interesting to note that the overall food cost went up. This is because the cost of eating out increased by almost.tw8 per cent. This however is not a true food cost, but a service cost. Statistics Canada rates it as a food cost. 0 0 0 Mrs. Plumptre, of the Food Prices Review Board, said that: "Farm incomes are up 89 per cent, but as recently as three years 'agog farmers were not getting any return on labour and investment, and even today dairy farmers are not always getting a return. This is why the cost of dairy produce is going up." wet. Arad, at $13,5e eial Wan �t� y be ordered from to O Centennial Committee, University of OW* 'O �, Canada, ,N1 IW1 A husky plug*in electric chain saw is only one of more than 35. accessories and attachments that work wit the New Idea Electric Tractor. 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