PARACHUTIST--Bill Clendenning of Raeford lands in the target area
during the Accuracy Went at the United States National Parachuting
Championships, June 26-July 10 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The goal is to
touch the Mini-Frisbee -?four inches in diameter ?? in the center of a
50-meter pea-gravel circle. A good parachutist can land consistently within
centimeters of dead center. Points are awarded not only for accuracy, but
also for style and overall proficiency in handling a parachute upon exiting
the aircraft towards a safe landing. This 20th annual event is sponsored by
the United States Parachute Association.
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By J i m D ea n NC Witdlif* Rnourcn Commiwon
The American crow is one of
nature's heroic villains, widely
admired and perhaps equally de
spised. Some think of the crow as a
swashbuckling rogue - the Errol
Flynn of birdland. To others, he
may be more nearly the Clyde
Barrow of the airways.
If you're a hunter or an amateur
naturalists, no doubt you have a
high rcspcct lor the crow and his
native intelligence, but if you're a
farmer trying to get a corn crop off
the ground, the crow's resourseful
ness may not be so greatly
appreciated.
What happens is that when the
corn is first planted, crows may
gather and eat some kernels before
they have sprouted. Some farmers,
in an effort to discourage this
practice, have scattered poisoned
corn in the corners of fields. The
crows eat the scattered corn and
die.
It would be bad enough if only
the crows were killed (they're now
classified as gamebirds). but there
are biologists who believe that other
seed - eating wildlife species may
also be poisoned unintentionally.
Besides, the use of many poisons is
illegal, not to mention hazardous to
humans.
"It's hard to say how big or
widespread the crow and wildlife
poisoning problem is. but it may be
significant," says Charles Hill, a
game biologist and management
supervisor for the N.C. Wildlife
Resources Commission. "1 don't
know of specific studies, but such
species as bobwhite quail, doves,
grouse and turkeys are all likely to
be accidental targets. Some
animals, like raccoons and squir
rels, may also be affected."
Charlie recently met a farmer
(who also hunts) who seems to have
found a practical solution to the
problem.
"This fellow is a highly success
ful farmer," says Charlie. "One of
his neighbors apparently recently
used corn treated with a highly
toxic poision to kill crows. It isn't
known for certain whether wildlife
populations might have gotten into
it. but there have been no wild
turkey tracks in this field since the
poisoned corn was put out. Before
that turkey tracks were common.
"The concerned farmer says that
the use of poisoned corn is
unnecessary," explains Charlie.
"Instead, he recommends that
farmers merely scatter a rather
small amount (a quarter or half
bushel) of untreated corn in the
edge of the field."
"This farmer has been doing this
for some time, and he says that the
scattered corn attracts the crows
and keeps them out of the crop
without actually doing them any
harm," adds Charlie. "In fact, he
says that it does not require any
more untreated corn than poisoned
corn, yet it accomplishes the same
purpose. Therefore, it's not only
effective, but it's less expensive."
"I know that this tactic has
worked well for him," says Charlie.
"There are many situations where
this would be highly feasible for
attracting crows, while at the same
time not endangering valuable
wildlife species."
Of course, it's already too late to
use this tactic this spring since most
corn crops are already belt high
and still climbing. But next spring,
if crows are a problem, give it a try.
It was developed by a successful
farmer, so it should work. Also, it
won't harm your quail, doves and
turkeys.
'Accent On Agriculture
The 200th birthday of our
country is a time of looking
backward and taking stock. We
can be justifiably proud of our
heritage, rich in the tradition of
freedom and high ideals.
However, our bicentennial anni
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versary should mean much more
than a glance backward. It means
drawing from the past to streng
then the present and future. It
means an examination of what
remains true for us. We look to the
Constitution and the Declaration of
Independence because they are
contemporary ?? because they speak
truths to us today. What we have
been celebrating this year is that
they are alive. And. their truths --
those noble principles and ideals --
must be rediscovered by each
generation, since in a democracy
each new generation is a new
people.
Change will always occur and, as
our past has shown, it can be for
better or for worse. The important
thing is our successful adaptation
to change. And, the secret to this is
the proper determination of what to
keep and what to discard.
Tne basic structure of our
?;ovemment and our traditions of
reedom, however, must endure.
Therefore, as we begin our third
century we should not only cherish
our great heritage but we must
keep alive those great principles
that will still be just as contemp
orary at our tricentennial ob
servance.
Remember the old saying, "The
proof of the pudding is in the
eating?"
Well, for all of its simplicity, the
saying is really a rather profound
truth in life. The value or integrity
of something is often best and most
truly reflected in its performance.
We may admire a beautiful auto
mobile as it sits in the car dealer's
showroom, but if, after we have
purchased it, it doesn't run very
well, it will not be worth nearly
what we had assumed. We may
drool over a certain item on the
restaurant's menu, but if when the
waiter brings it, it doesn't taste all
that pleasing, the item will be a
great disappointment. We may
look forward eagerly to a play that
is "simply great," but if, when we
see it, we are not entertained or
deeply moved, it will mean little to
us.
The test of the value of the
pudding ? like so many other
things in life -- is our own tasting of
it and satisfaction or dissatis
faction.
Doesn't this apply to religion as
well? We may argue about the
relative merits of this belief or that,
this church or another, but argu
mentation is not the real test of any
religion. The real testing is to be
found in the experience of that
religious conviction in terms of
what it can produce in our lives.
In the early church there seemed
to be a lot of concern over "true
belief." Some people were deeply
concerned over the question of how
they could determine when they
were receiving essentia) Christian
teaching and when they were
receiving something which was
contrary to established Christian
faith. People were deeply con
cerned that they not slip un
wittingly into any kind of error.
Many people today are no less
concerned about finding the
"right" beliefs, making certain that
they are not beguiled into following
the "wrong" preacher or teacher.
To compound our confusion, there
are a great multitude of religious
groups who weave a spell of
uncertainty and anxious suspecion
by their constant references to
"heresy" and "unbelief" and the
various means whereby suspicious
beliefs and practices can be tested.
Yet, what is the one sure test? It
is not a matter of argument or
proof - texting or even doctrinal
standards. Jesus said, "You will
know them by their fruits" (Mat
thew 16:7), and the writer of I John
puts it into these words ... he who
loves is born of God and knows
God. He who does not love does not
know God" (I John 4:8). Thus, the
real test of any religious idea and
practice is not argument, or
ecclesiastical rules and regulations
it is LOVE, the kind of love so
beautifully illustrated in Jesus
Christ. That alone is the "proof' of
our ecclesiastical and theological
puddings!
Read I Corinthians 3:1-11
"There can be no other founda
tion beyond that which is already
laid; I mean Jesus Christ himself."
(I Corinthians 3:11, NEB)
Strolling along a street in ancient
Hebron in southern Israel, we saw a
Greek inscription on a tablet on an
old wall - "Of Christ the King, I,
His blameless priest, Obodianus, of
the gentle heart, have embellished
with mosaics the house, its floor
and entry by the hands of my own
disciples."
So read the foundation stone of a
house - church truly laid in the
infant years of Christianity.
The egotism of Obodianus can
perhaps be overlooked because of
his missionary zeal. Hebron be
came the see of a Latin bishop in
the year 1168, though the town was
captured some years later by
Saladin and remained a Moslem
center for 800 years.
That stone plaque yet bears
witness to the strength and dura
bility of the Cornerstone on which
the priest's faith had rested.
Let never fail to take heart even
though our immediate witness for
Christ bears little fruit and results
seem only of a temporary nature.
The smallest thing we do for Jesus'
sake is woven into the eternal fabric
of the kingdom, whose builder and
maker is God.
PRAYER: Lord, we do believe
that in Your strength and by Your
grace our every labor for You and
the kingdom will succeed. Amen,
and again, amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Christ is our cornerstone, and He
remains forever.
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Australia)
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