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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-02-24, Page 5tl' A rewardintog thi�aboyt�beh►gi chance . rl u ow um it.• gives 4 e , e: ohance �P a An 'al kinds -of off beat things to the readers. - The restrictions of space•.and Af just simply being a community `newspaper often preclude running material "'on ' events In the wider world. This Whale' page is really anattempt` to amend those restrictions to at least some degree without seriously changing the local concept of our newspaper. ' Recently, a highly unusual•" group began sending: out publicity ,material. Calling itself ECKANKAR it claims that the Living.Eok Master assures everyone that "animals have a heaven". "Will Cbrkey . go to heaven?" the crying child asked at the backyard funeral of her pet parakeet." (Honestly that's how the press release begins) • 'The parents couldn't comfort her, he'' nnco they did not know about KAR, the Ancient'' Science of vel, as taught by' Sri ;Darwin ,the Mahanta, ,the Living ECK lk. you have been wondering ,lust you might be failing your children, this could be one of the problems...,you don't.', know about- the Living ECK Master• `Animals do indeed have a heaven that they go to after translation', the release continues, 'And there is an ECK Master, named Praj.apati who takes care • of them and guides their spiritual un- foldrnent ? According to ECKANKAR,' 'Many basic answers to the questions in ,life go unanswered for a lack of a key that has always, existed within each individual, to open<the way into the heavenly realm for him to see for himself.' - 'That key,' we are informed, 'is Soul Travel, and the way is called pr ,.all Inc usitteneu witbr' G od'�� atf taught by"the• eve e.' agx f .Sr Darwi Grosse continuess , `Th'e +ora Alto :heaven; •inclu iing7.an'tmal heave has been taught for ages ECKANKAR. The animal form is but one of many, forms Sou} takes On a long succession of lifetimes to learn Self - Realization and God -Realization,' Animals as as well as plants and minerals are divine Soul only in. a dif- ferent form. Each individual Soul, in whatever form has four bodies around Soul, the physical, the astral (emotions), the causal (cause and effect.and the time track) and the mental,' I gather from this that when your pet rock or your pet geranium dies, which mine do *with astonishing regularity, they will go to heaven as well. A com- forting piece of information, 'These bodies,' the Living ECK Master cnnrhides,' comprise the microcosm ►n intik any indi ter h the t fair in at has ng, t s tog pr he eldo trul rt, a of lit aper )rW the ssass to cit ople artic ►dy e >ws in it isu new, ently e soli amil before Yours TO ;HSS ha ion ie i5 alt of a showing of the Academy nning film"One Flew Over the s Nest' has brought forth a storm sm from students at South Huron High School. en 300 and 400 people were in ce at the first showing when it celled by Principal J.L. Wooden, spoke with town police officers received calls from concerned those complaints camefrom a who had been in attendance at le and walked out to notify police ncern. gh some people were ap- INFORMATION, BACKGROUND AND OPINION HERE IN HURON parently sufficiently grossed out by the movie to have it stopped, School Prin- cipal J.L. Wooden told the Exeter Times - Advocate that the school had been in contact with the film distributor who maintained that the production on life in a mental institution had never been rated as restricted and still wasn't. Then that film was shown in London last year it was advertised as being restricted, howerver, and no one under the age of 18 was admitted. The principal said that when the issue arose between showings he was not certain about the rating and decided to have it stopped because he did not want to have any legal entanglements. When apprised of the situation the film distributor agreed to waive bis fee for the film but pointed out that the movie had been shown at other high schools. Furthermore the book on which the movie is based is on the senior English course at several Huron County Secondary Schools including the Exeter school. Principal Wooden also told the Exeter newspaper that he had not seen the movie, but indicated that teachers and friends who had seen it couldn't un- derstand what the issue was all about at last Friday's showing. He admitted there was some "tough language" in the film, but added that this did not appear to concern too many people these days. The popular show had been chosen in a vote conducted among the students. Mr. Wooden said there were movies on the list used for the voting purposes that he would have vetoed had they been chosen - by the students. He said that the students' council had been explicit in asking the movie distributor for a list of movies that were not rated as restricted when they had first contacted him. In addition to the few complaints received Friday night Exeter Police ECKANKAR: Saul.',„The• ;;: y(brdl reason, ,net► world in its own sciousness does ,not'' animal or human) flat goes; level.' In fine print at the bottom of t ,atpit release it notes that ECKANICA. non-profit religious bducatio organization which is tax exempt, I was going to observe that it might be' interesting to find out if tax forms go to _. heaven when they die, but then I got to wondering how you know when a tax form •Is dead....for that matter how do -. you know for sure your pet rock is dead? FTE Chief Ted Day said four or five parents called his office on Sunday and Monday regarding the movie. Some of those calls suggested ale show should have been allowed to continue. One letter writer notes in last week's Times Advocate: "1 have read the book. I have seen the movie. I highly recommend either to anyone of any age." "Ifad chosen to show Marathon Man, which the hero is tortured by a sadistic dentist, we would have had no complaints. . If we had shown Dirty Harry, in which villains have their blood and brains splattered across the screen, we would have had no visit from the police. "Instead we tried to show a moral and sensitive movie about insanity in which some dialogue of the inmates is realistic and biting and often funny. We outraged one of the self appointed saints." Granted, some of the language in Cuckoo's Nest" might be considred rough. But it is no worse than language we hear from fans chewing out a hockey referee. The movie however puts that language to a justifiable and social redeeming use, which is more than you can say for most professional sport. tes who recently attended the College of Agriculture con - at Guelph were told that urban s indeed killing `agriculture in ince and that unless farmers y with the politicians growth ed to destrgy "the goose that golden eggs". armer mayor of Newcastle, Rickard, told the gathering mers have only two options, lose by default. Rickard went on to say the d infiltration of urban pressures e agricultural land in Ontario, rly near Toronto, "will likely to undermine the efficiency and PR VINC-IAL long term viability of the agricultural communities in many Ontario municipalities". "There is a fundmental conflict bet- ween long-term goals to preserve farm land and short-term interest such as the desire to allow development to expand the tax base," he said. "By writing off some of our better agricultural areas we may it fact also undermine one of the major sources of growth," the mayor said. Rickard also expressed concern over the Ontario government's recent moves toward putting more authority in the hands of local councils who, hesays, are made up of politicians looking toward re- election every two years. This makes those politicians more -attentive to short- term goals such as increased tax assessment which comes from con-" verting farmland into tracts of houses, he told the meeting. ' He went on to observe that the effects of such low density rural housing are almost always harmful to farming in virtually every respect, especially when viewed in terms of long range con- siderations. 'he farm fields become smaller in size and more irregular in shape as pieces are cut out. Labor and machine, POINTS costs increase for all field operations," he said. • "The community changes as the traditional farm -based community characteristics are diluted and even- tually dislocated," Mayor Rickard observed. "The nature of the political scene will change as councils and communities become more and more influenced by the interests and needs and opinions of the new urban -oriented, inhabitants," he went on. He cited as an example urbanites who become disenchanted with the "smells and sounds of farm operations". Some communities have even passed anti - noise bylaws which restrict the use of farm machinery near such residential areas, he said. "It has been demonstrated many times that the new rural urban -oriented residents find .the idyllic rural surroundings have unanticipated aspects they find unpleasant, which they will do their best to get changed." The mayor said the urban use of prime farm land is "purely self-indulgent consumptive activity" and pre-empts productive use of the land. He said farmers must feel there will be a long-term gain from keeping 'their investment in farmland rather than -, subdivisions, noting this can be done only through municipal co-operation. 'This is the area in which farmers have fallen down, he claimed. "Protection of agricultural com- munities involves restriction and prohibition of land use. This is likely to run counter to"°the interests of the local authority." Mayor Rickard -did not hold out a great deal of hope for preservation of the farm community but he expressed hope that by persistent hammering at local authorities in the same manner developers lobby, farmers may at least be able to retain what they have. ing to federal marine ad - tor Roy Illing, Canada is not develop a major deep sea t fleet though there May be a n role in transporting some ling, the transport minister's top official, said recently that the ent is examining the latest in a f economic studies on prospects nadian merchant marine. to that study however, he says he substantial merchant fleet will loped, since it appears that only commodities, can be shipped CANADA IN economically in Canadian vessels. The Seafarers' International Union and the Dominion Marine Association have long sought government en- couragement for a Canadian merchant fleet on the high seas. Rear Admiral Robert Timbrell, president of the Marine Association, said he still thinks Canadian inland shipping companies could put 20 more deep sea vessels into service do the East and West coasts in the next 10 years if the government provides adequate in- centives. However, W.H. Abel of Toronto, an Imperial Oil Limited executive, said the current state of the world economy would stop most Canadian shipping companies from plunging into the in- ternational market right away. Mr. Illing -and the shipping industry officials were attending the annual joint meeting of the Dominion Marine Association a and its American counter part, the Lake Carriers' Association.. The two shipping groups represent Canadian and American inland shipping firms and their customers. That conference closed with a resolution calling for creation of in- tegrated transport policies in both the SEVEN United States and Canada before im- position of higher shipping charges on the St. Lawrence seaway. The two governments should spell out the role they expect various methods of transport to play before hitting seaway users with higher tolls, the conference concluded. The two shipping groups have opposed proposals by Canada to increase those tolls. Ottawa is proposing to increase tolls on the Welland Canal to the level of rates on the Montreal - Lake Ontario section of the seaway. Shipping firms say this would double transport costs for some ships moving between the Great Likes and Montreal. Federal officials in Ottawa say Canada will not impose higher rates without discussion With American authorities. About 30 of the 155 Canadian owned vessels plying the seaway now are capable of sailing the high seas, ac- cording to Admiral Timbrell. This total could be increased to about 50 in 10 years if the government in- troduced tax breaks and loan guarantees for to Canadian shipping industry, he said. The government was told three years ago by Ottawa consultant Howard Darling that it should protect Canadian rights in transportation of Canadian goods to foreign countries. In his report Mr. Darling suggested that initially Canada should insist on certain percentage of Canadian goods being transported in Canadian designed carriers. These vessels might be foreign owned' but named as Canadian carriers in foreign trade. This would give Canada some say in marine transport policy while decisions were being made about whether to develop a Canadian merchant marine. vithia s pa leleg rot byla ry vete, 'or• pro" Dattel`: the ae8 ono, 1 His Excellency, Al -Haji Field. + Dr. Idi Anrin•Dada, VC,'.DSO,- eCthrew Milton ` Obote ' and the supreme dictator of the east state of Uganda. he has done destroy the contention of . his African leaders that they ; are et Administrating 'A free country other man alive ore dead. my has -he" 'Undermined undermined ,the • view of independent black bt he provides the strongest •agument:± for' ,the white. , r governments' }n southern' old ua to powers �14 A WORLDWEEK It .is well known that Amin has mur- dered :tens of thousands of his coun- trymen. Among these .have been large numbers of the Ugandans who possessed the necessary technical and cultural skills to play an active role in the 'country's development.. Of those who ,were not murdered, most have fled the 'cotintry ; In light of these facts (and similar situations in the • Central African Republic and Zsi e) one is forced to view :the claim$ '.,of • men; like, Vorster and Srriithi";that 'without:`white 'government There weuld:'be no; country, With :some understanding. - Amin, this week, did it again. Last Friday he declared that the deaths of the black Anglican archbishop of Uganda and two .government ministers were "a punishment of God" over radio Uganda. The radio, monitored in Nairobi. Kenya, saidautopsies performed on Archbishop Sanani Luwum and the two officials accused with hien. of 'plotting against Amin proved .they, died of in- juries suffered in an auto crash. , ,The ,' Ugandan broadcast ilia' quoted Amu, �.:e„ub a visiting United Nations delegation that he is not worried about international criticism because "he was not guilty of any crime", It quoted -him saying the auto accident was "a punishment of God because God does not want to make others suffer". ..The Ugandan government said Arch- bishop Luwum and government Ministers 'Charles Oboth-Ofumbe and ErinayoOryema died in a car crash Shortly after they were arrested Wednesday night for complicity in an alleged 'plot to overthrow Amin. The go?ernnjent radio claimed the three men caused the crash when they tried to overpower the driver taking them to a detention centre. Freelance journalist Charles Harrison said in Nairobi that he had been present earlier when the three, along with others, were accused of the plot. Some 3.000 soldiers faced the accused shouting "Kill them, kill them." flail -ism left shortly afterward for the airport and Ugandan officials reportedly tried to contact him to show him the car wreckage but the phones' between Kampala and the airport, 40 miles away, were not working (as usual). Canon Burges Carr, general secretary' of the African conference, said the death of the archbishop was "murder by the Ugandan security forces. We call on churches throughout the world to urge their governments to censure and isolate the government -of Uganda for its per- sistent abuse of human rights." ' Canada has announced it will seek an independent inquiry into. the deaths,. possibly through the United Nations or the Commonwealth. Request for the inquiry came from Conservative justice'' critic Gordon 'Fairweather who said he was speaking for members of all :particy:', • • •