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wmm 5 i a 4 toe tbibunrwednesdav may 2 u82 income r by ralph barbie k r president ofjthe ontario federationofjagriculture i v according to a study released by the economic council of canada farmers are making a decent living george brinkman an agriculture economist from the university of guelph wrote a report onfarnl incomes which states that on average7farmers make about as v much as everyonelelse in the 1970s farm tax filers earned between 22000 and 54000 if the eccs figures are to be believed thats an average of 26738 a year the methodology used in calculating these figures is irresponsible and misleading brinkman includes the money fanners earn outside of farming when hes showing farmers incomes the average farmer earns oyertwo- thirds of his moneys from nonfarm employment what the ecc really should have commissioned is a study on net income from farming alone but maybe it wouldnt have given them as much publicity brinkman makes many questionable calculations like including capital gains from land and buildings in farmers incomes as every businessman knows you dont get capital gains until you sell your assets its not money farmers can feed their families with or buy feed and seed with theres orilyonefelevarit figurein brinkmans calculations its the one that shows what farmers got from working on the farm just onesixth of the money earned by farm tax filers was actually money earned on the farmunder 4000 that means many farmers could quit farming tomorrow without damaging their in- comes substantially the study was written during the 70s when the economic situation was vastly different by releasing this dated v report now it seems the ecc is just trying to discredit farmers many of whom are struggling for survival someone should remind the people at the ecc not to criticize farmers with j their mouths full ft ntetrisunt established 1888 barry wwallace publisher andrew p cook advertising manager james thomas editorinchief editorial dept jim holt jim irving display advertising dept rod spicer bryan armstrong classifiedadvertisinqcirculation joan marshman office manager doreen deacon business office eileen glover national advertising representative dan poyntz3631 051 published every wednesday at 54 mam st stouffville ont tel 101 single copies 25 subscriptions si 300 per year in canada 35 00 elsewhere member of cana- dian community newspapers association and ontario weekly newspapers association second class mail registration number 0896 the stouffville tnbune is one of the metroland printing publishing ltd group of suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press ajaxwhitbypickerino news advertiser aurora bannernewmarket era aurora bannernewmarket era weekend edition the bqjton enterprise bramp- ton guardian the burlington post the burlinton weekend post the etobicoke advertiserguardian the georgetown independent mdrkhamthornhill economist and sun the milton champion the mississauga news the mississauga news weekend edition the north york mirror oakville beaver oakville friday beaver oshawa this week oshawa jhisweekend the richmond hillthomhill liberal the scarborough mirror the woodbridge 4 vaugliah news t 3a 6402100 1 i w il vim stf a ff- hu im an academic impostor forsomeone like myself who graduated my type writer a notebook and a iraft of paper through now antiquated but effective if nothing else i look busy even if on oc- educational system that included a oneroom casions my attentions are attracted public- school and a sevenroom high school elsewhere any assbciatioh withhigherlearningat the ive always said its amazing what one university level is aweinspiring to say the can get away with by looking serious arid not least y asking questions sure- my cpresence has by jim thomas- may seem discourteous quite the opposite is my view for i have nothing but the highest respect for students and educators alike who walk those haloed halls i consider it a privilege two hours for ten weeks to share the sanctity of such a place v ji admittedly an imposter can bluff his way leasl asluilg 4uuui ou1c1jt piuvnvviiug j r j because i hold this level of academic i prompted a7ew second looks fromstudents even to the highest of academic levels but l wiiu i- t j 4 nn vmromnn knf en far nn nno has sooner or later hes naneht and exoosed much privilege in such high regard i consider it an and- professors but so far no one has hondr let alone sit in a ichallengedmy right to be there r classroom the first week i elected to set up shop the last tliree jveeks however i feel ive in the lobfiyof one of thebuildings unaware experiencedxthe ultimate in faculty- thatthe location serves as alshooze room association arid withithe completion of seven for students accustomed to burning the sooner or later hes caught and exposed much to the embarrassment of all concerned this is the chance i take every thursday i if im suddenly accosted by the president or dean of laurier id better have a legitimate reason for being there otherwise l could end successful reunion eyerit ight course theyleftvprovidirig nie the privacy i desired can pass for someone much below that of fifty v every thursday at wilfrid laurier university tbut didrit deserve- y plusj5he suggests to0 anyone foolish susari in a tenweek ni waterloo i take her there wait- then bring- last week i became even bolder i rierhome walked upanddown the hallways until i enough to carry a typewriter all the way from theparking lotwont be told to take it back k j- history records that in most rural com munities the school and thechurch were focal points of interest and activity the two were closely associated on occasions each in the same building t but time changes things the majority of little red brick schoolhouses have been closed sold or demolished the fate of the little country church has been much the same few are active today the greenwood community in pickering has kept pace with progress but not at the expense of those things residents hold so dear theres a new school and theres also the old now a beautifully renovated public library the church excellently maintained has been enlarged to include a christian education centre the values that count retained 7 ca- had it not been for these two main focal points the school and the church the suc cessful weekend reunion there would never have come about it was an eventthatvwill long be remembered by everyone who at- tended a -x- even adverse weather conditions failed to deter the enthusiasm as mpp the hon george ashe put it fellowship brings the sunshine and so it was two days of togetherness in a community where the past is still important c v i the program well organized but in formal made everyone feel at ease said doug morden lets do it again guy supposed the last two weeks ive been taking along while on the surface at least the sitin viewpoint leave as quickly as you can 1cs not children are top priority the magic festival has come and gone three hours on the hard seats of the collegiate and while there may be still some whose auditorium return of grade 8 to an elementary setting come september and the almost unbelievable successof the christian school ataltonas the staff at the town library are witness to this somewhat phenomenal parentchild association we see here today saturday programs see almost as many mothers and its becoming increasingly clear here in ww tchurch stouffville that nothings too good for our kids k the children come first in the home the school and the community and parents no matter how much they must skimp on themselves want no shortcuts when it comes to their families certainly there are exceptions but public discussions prove conclusively that sons and daughters wellbeing and future happiness an ncfti priorities- -w- 4v s a iwhitchurchstouffville is a very family and ask the question op a- recreation oriented townwerealsoaiyery church- complex for whitchurchstouffville orientedtotrajttieitwo opinion go almost automatic response isif 6ur hahd-in-hand- church and sunday school children will benefit lets build it and this is associations are very much a partof family good for the me society here means family a hfeywjv si personal relationship not common in all communities r 1 v religious beliefs liken such happenings to sodomy arid participation in pinball games i dont think they have to fear about stouffville becoming the devils new playground if indeed thedevil did have a foothold here at- all recently because of all those people in longflowing capes with longlimbed assistants to match and all that attendant mystery- so to speak his chance to seduce uswas temporal at best and even though the mystery will always fathers in the audience as children they dont y- remain for such as i im stul workingon how send they bring their kids when mr dress- my money disappears so fast each week just jjpcame tolatcham hall tickets for two howmany times can you watchawomah performances were sold outweeks in ad- being sawed in half or see a hanky vanish into yet another closed fist- j- l professionarand slick as it all is there just may have been too much of a good thing- and any appeal that satan promised went up in some smoke or via some other oftrepeated legerdemaink- just as those shock with the sarne and- before- somebody labels me a spoilsport and starts sticking pins in my likeness letme saythat i the big show immensely it was first rate all the way fast moving colorful funny with feats of magic that were all of that i how they got that girl back together is beyond my feeble ken i wish i could put my head back in place like that on some of those morningsafter ill dismember her well still i dont know if ill want to check in and seejt all happen again next year after all if youve seen one girl off centreyouve by j m irving- of scenic gradeur that makes farming seem more a labor of love than a love of labor the only sleightofhand conies when the reigning council hands down its budget why not try to incorporate some of that rural essence into a seasonal fair they tell f me they did it with apple butter as the raison detre once and i understand too those pennsylvania dutch who settled here brought their recipe for shoo fly pie with them j and of course theres cherry hill cheese too couldnt a festival be built around those things with perhaps the sales barn certainly as unique and intriguing an enterprise as any community could wish to give it its own seen them all so the deviljust may have died particular distinction as the focal point of apathygood as the magicfestiyal iswas there and can be is there reauy enough variety to feats of magic at the local bistros and maybe make itan annual event that rriasquerade ball that organizer george im not trying to belitue the show in any schlukbier has in mind for next years way i couldnt duplicate any of those actsin- festival- fi 4 t 2pyeof see wbat vii education moral as well as academic is alsoimportentherwhatvparentsw theyll 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