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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1942-03-12, Page 7• s Lesson In Failure Leads To Success Story, of Two RubberPlan- tatio.n.s in. South America The story of this. plarrtati•on goes • back fifteen years. In 1927 Henry Ford • took title to 1'ordlandia—a tract. of 2,5.Q0,00.geeeees, stretching • seventy-five `' miles along the Ta- pajoz River,fn Brazil and penptrat- ' Ing fifty miles .into the interior of the densest jungle in the world, Henry Albert Phillips writes in This Week. • 'An.army of native workers die .. •ected by a, staff of Americans put in several'. grueling years trying to .make a rubber' pl'azrttttion al. Fbrdlandla--and •then abandoned • it, lock,. 'stack and barrel, when it became Certain .that the 'terrain, ...and the cltsn'ete were not suitable: Large Scale Failure. Henry Ford- sank $15;000;000 in . the Fordlandia experim•eut. It was one of the world"s.. largest. senate• failure's. ,But he had. the -courage to move the whole gigantic enter- prise eighty miles • down the. river 1 —and, to start the entire job_ of breaking , down the jangle and • building u.p a new rubber plan- ttaion all. over again. This , new One was christef'ed>Belter•ra-700; . • 00.0. acres of jungle wilderness. It had required three years of •pion- , eerin•g drudgery, up at Fi>rdlandia, clearing', the ground, before' they could start the • first steps in rub- ber cultivation. It 'took'.less than a year to clear 'the first th�riisand ac es at Belterra,'and •lay out the. a Community, Fet'dleestia have been 1a fail tire, hut it was a Profitable; laboratory and experi-' merit station. • 6'itraLly, in 1935., efte:• Ps alit skiers of hold gator' clay after. day' in the • face of seeming failure, after a billion earefel hand •o$eratione, after millions of •dollars had been., spent, a disease -resisting rubber tree was developed that justified large-scale' planting: NEW -.RURMA ;CHIEF• Farm Committees To Mobilize Labor Proposals For Helping mers in Vital •T,ask• • of duction Farb Finally, something practical is proposed to be done to help -the farmers of Ontario in their • vital task of producing in war times. The labor shortage is to be .tack-. led in a business, rather .than a holiday, fashion. Mechanical equipment is to be pooled. . This prosiiect •-ernerge's from an announcement by Hon. J. M. D.ewan,' .Minister: of Agriculture,,. that an . agi icultura1 war . com- mitte.e is to. be organized in each county of the province. Agri- ` cultural representatives have been at work on the formation of ,t ese • coram ittees. These' county committees .- wilt niebilize theavailable labor, ; 'they Will ,work out a• scheme by which Mechanical egdipnient, plentiful• some sections and, compare- • tively 'scarce in others, is put fully to. work. This phese of the farin problem is he'i'ghtened 'bee .: . the. probability • that it will be difficult, to; •buy new equipment. Full use of existing machines is contemplated. Labor Problem Work on the labor problem is ' particularly important. Announce- ment of the organization"•of.tin, provincial 'county' committees, Which will deal :vial this prob- lem, among others, is- vi'rtually- coincident_ wt'tli ferera i"ila'n "to introduce domestic 'service under the National Mobilization and Re- sources Act. County ; co npmittees,' working •through the pl•ovincial'. government, will be able to relate their needs to the g'en'eral' 'pro gram of selectiv=e, service, .in any event, just as . they propose • to keep mechanical •'quipment moves; ing ojt to points where it will be _of the '_mQst,:_g4esle_t)1el • can also plan to see that • farm ' 1abor is properly aflocatd and fully''em- •ployed. Iii this co•nnection, W. R. Reek, Deputy I', in,ister • of Agriculture, s ,id:. "The mobilization, of any ,r - labor which may --be- available and not now upon the farms, should • not be overlooked."' Signs are not lacking that the • farmers, who • have been insisting that their position as important factors ina vitally necessary war industry should have greater con- sideration, are about . -to be' recognized. SIIC ALAN HARTL•EY , With Japanese pressure on the ' defenders • of Burma increasing despite, heavy losses, 'Gen. Hart- ley has become •responsible. for operations there in addition.' te • his . duties as commander-in-chief. of :British forces in India. Freezing.The -Rivets For War Airplanes Did you know that rivets for ' warplanes are froien before being driven into the machines?. . The rivets are put in huge refrigera- tors where they are, kept. at zero temperature until shortly before, - they will be used.. Then they are moved. to • another refrigerator where • the temperature is In he. low zero. The rivets . thust be.. used wj'thin• two •hours after their removal' ficin cold storage. • • The rivet is •driven in cold' lied then it'swells at,normaltempera- tures and so fits more tightly, into its appointed ,place. Finally, the plana is comeli•ted; and a 'brave -flier takes to the air t0 pour some hot lead into the enemy.—Windsor Star. ' Red Cross Sends Food To Prisoners Women In -Britain: Eagerly Buy Fruit What •amounted to a' "gold.. •rush" • by liousewi,ves in, Great Britain took place when the Fend Ministry released the last of •its imported canned fruit stocks. It. was unofficially estimated' that • -120,000,000 .tinswere. pieced' on sale. The Canadian Red Cross .5oei- efy has packed and shipped• a total of 684,790 food parcels for psis- oners •of war since Jan. 6, 1041, according to Norman Urquhart, Chairman of the War Parcels Committee,. in a recent report. . More than 00;000 acknowledg- ment cards hate been received frotn • British prisoners of war since the shipping of these food parcels commenced. An important function of this branch. of ,Red Cross work- is the tracing of, tnis-• sing members or t n•e awned forces and the families of, foreign-h'orrr Cahadiaps through• the office of the International Red Cross in Geneva. • Last •year some• 13,170' messages were received from this organtzatioa and• ferwardcd to relatives. in Canada. Id ch -opera -e tion with the 'Dominion 'Co'vert-- intent a Red Cross • inquiry bureau bas'been opened in Ottawa to pro- vide information for relatives •of priso'nera' of war. . The elf owl, no larger sparrow,' is. the sma1 st Ntntth 'Arneriee, .• • Stoeks were allowed, to• aecu-' mulete•• to enable a fairer distrie. bution :once the release order wee, decided 'upon, the 'government. Of: plainer. For, sonic time .there has bon • ee distributipn of canned fruit by .wholesalers and 'retailers held `on to what supplies' they had and the public went without. ; All goods involved in the day's scramble • ' were sold' on - the "poiritst' systetin, as distinct from • the regular ration card. • The apricots pineapples, peach- es and plums came from overseas_:. The •blackberries; :Damson plunis and gooseberries Were'. ;•hbnre grown. Also on the counters were tinned peep and tomatoes.. Offi- ciale. said. the' rush was to be ex- peeted, but that it was iprneces- eery as • the volume was great enough, to guarantee that patient shop] ens would; get a fair deal. There will be' no more of these 'foods once this stock runs out— and• the knowledge • of that fact ' unquestionably inspired the na- ti`on's mothers and wives to ,make ,the. best of their •last ehance to buy them " in the least possible. time. Britain most henceforth he con - than a• owl in. .* T//E A- IO. :RfpORTEt OlAL1,11t.G WITH .DAVE: LLOYD BOCHNER 17 -year-old announcer on the O'Keefe.:Show;; over CFRB every Sunday at 8.30 p.m. Heis a; student at the- University .of To- ronto Schools, and handles the O''Knefe' Show with the poise of a professional announcer? * * a One of the great all-time reader. favorites in newspapers the coun. try over, is Hob. Riploy's`.'Believe it or Not' sketches and stories, Von nuralaer•of year; Bob's net- work show was_a popular high- light; and it's good news that it's back on the air' again, and heard to Southern Ontario at ten o'clock, • Saturday nights'. from .CBY in To• ionto, • CKTB , in St. Catharines, and CKOC in. 'Hamilton. With DtArtega's smooth music and other program •ingredients nicely; ' jelled into . the half hour, Bob, Ripley's "Believe it or, Not" show is stand -out listening! * * Canada 'at War -work will be brilliantly dramatized in a new ,program to take the CBC National air -lanes this Friday night at ten • o'clock. Show will take the form of 'actuality broadcasts from va'i-• ous active centres across Canada, and will bring to the Canadian • home a dramatic •• cress -section of Canada . at Work! ' Presented in co-operation with the Departrneni , of Munitions and Supply, the pro• • gram will be heard by the full, CBC National Network and other affiliated stations! The time again: Friday night at ten o'clock; During the series samethirteen„ different. places will .a vleited , and' the work being `done there vividly dramatized••! ' There are many phases ,of the Sport World that Are' more than • adequately covered ,Over •the air— from actual broadcasts of sport features, to commentaries on the sport world of the day. Something a bit unusual is the "Canadian Sports College of the Aix," with Coach and Director. Lloyd Perci• - val at the helm. In' the form of a radio show, members are called together each Saturday- night . at 5.3.0 from 'CKOC in Hamilton, and the are given a fine round -up of sport news tips on ..various 'sports, and helpful, interesting contests to keep their interest. keen.. 0 * *1 Record''of the week Woody Herman's .gorgeous arrangement of 'Tis Autumn! Said Donald Duck on CKOC a few •,weeks ago: Let's poach those three rotten eggs in their own hot ' water! COME ON . CANADA -- BUY VICTORY BONDS! tented to, live on the compara- , Some .women sailed into the tively elender' supplies of -home.--- grown fruit . • "We are' ini eating no more Vernthe empire and • overseas un- til the war isover,' the Food Ministry announced laconically. —€looded' market witheth.e mull:. pur- chasing power •of t:aenty points a head. Certain .kinds. of ,fruit took • sixteen points, -others eight. Large ' 'tins oftomatoes calked nine points. and smaller ones • six points e • - ■ -■ HORIZONTAL ' Answer to Previous 'Puzzle. 1 s• PRESIDENTIAL MANSION' ' 1 1, 6 U. S. A. tbsztothesa mansion. 10 Golden bird. 11 The tip, , _ 12 Begrimes. i3 Cpmmanded. 15 Part of church. 16 To -flit. a 18 Withdrawal. 20 Thick. •' 24'To abolish. 29 Pertaining to the hip. 32 Conmany of • desert 'travelers. . 34 Indian. 35 Loses heat. 37 Woolfiber knots. '38 Bone. 39 To sprinkle; , 4 .Tone B. • 42 Courtesy title. 44 Often. ALEXAND R �t�9'1"alill` of �©1i D15®©`: ti H® 19 11411T ELE�®�A W. o®©: AEE IDER DE ' SE ©n®- u BEET ©un !moo IOUS . 111143 DCI' ONO ® 113252-r-: 521 ® L9Le1.1 0GIIIi ©E C•,"" ES OSSA:: 0E11 ONSPAN SPEECH TEACHERIS SUNDAY. SCHOOL L S !.7 L� LESSON XL THE MIGHTY WORKS QF JESUS: Matthew• 8: 23.34; Mark 4:35.41; Luke ;8:26-56.• .PRINTED TEXT Matthew 8:23-34 •GOLDEN T EX a .--What man - :nes' of. man is this,. •that• even the winds and ' the sea obey him?; Matthew 8:27.• • ' ' THE LESSON. IN ITS. SETTING. Time. --All the everite of this chapter occur•i'ed• in • the autumn of A.D. 28, Place.—The stor-rrr occtirred, of - cout•se,•,on,the Sea of Galilee, and, undoubtedly., 'on the eastern shore; '• the miracle. of ea4ting out demons' •,•o.c.c'urred at' Gadara;°'on the ,same • eastern- shore; the "miracles • healing,'•. arid of ''raising •Jeirus'•s'' datighter f rein • the .dead,;;occ irred' • in, -the city of''CaPernaurn, at' the north end of . the same lake, • • Stilling of•'the Storm' . 23.: "And. when ,he 'was entered 'into a 'beet,. his •disciples; followed • him. 24.. And behold, there arose 'a great tempest in the sea, ,inso-, •much that the 'beet was''covered ,• with waves: but he was asleep." Christ's sleep was the sleep of physical .exhaustion :after • hard. day's work. It is a •sign • of hie true 'manhood, of His toil 'up to the very edge of His strength; a •' characteristic of His life of ser- vice, which We de snot make as t'prantineni iseenet-r••--hearts -as should. it is also a sign . of His Calm r.conscience and' pure • heart.' • Appeals to Jesus 25. "'And' 'they.. came tq film, • and awoke him, saying, Save, •Lord;' we perish." • It.'should . be' remedibered that: these sdiscinles,' caught , in • the storm, were fisher risen: `They. had' known -storms for years, and normally- nothing would rre-ally...terrify .-therm•. on.- the sea:._ (That they were so'frighteeed that •• the -y --felt that _they ,.wea.'e :going , to • , die' indicates the' terrific severity of the 'storm which .was now upon, them.• • •They, came to Him.for•help,' not to one an:otherr,••-We may seem to ' he • equals, but when.,. • great: cris�ses arise ,the chief'• persona 'is sotight out at once. Not only did:. the: disciples come to the right man but they cane with the right request saying, not to. help .us,', .but`save us'; take the whole case •••h. 'Thine hand;•we fall` back, and are nothings . • . - • Peace, Be Still:..' why •are ye• fearful, O ye of little • faith ?" The • phrase -`Why are ye fearful?' ...might more accurately be translated `Why ire ye coward ly?'. ff4ttle• faith is not Want of • faith, it is faith burdened by hu- man weakness.- If 'they had had faith, •',they .woulde haves said to themselves that Gad would" not allow the Saviours and: the salve- tioh - of the world,. and the corn- .,, murrity which has gathered around. ••this Saviour, to perish miserably:.. "Then- he' arose, and ,.rebuked the • winds and the sea; and there was a .great • calm." • As easily as Christ commanded the sterna and it stood fast at the .first, .shall. He .say tip the troubled tempest of this • 'world's ills and sorrows, `Peace° be still.' ` , Marvel .of All Ages 27. "And the men marvelled, scying, what manner 'of• man is this, that even the -_winds and the • sea, ,obey. him?" Christ is still • the niareel of all ages. So to -day we.marvel at what .Christ WAS able • to do Allen, He, was on earth, as much as• those men, who were ac- •tuel witnesses of His miracles. We are all voyagers on the sea, of • life, and we shall not'get across without storms. Yet if He be with you, it matters. .little haw ' the Waters rage. Only ,have faith ir. Him, and you shall see •how the danger will flee before you. , 6" 1 brrot .ee •• 17 Sun deity. • 18' To soak flax. ;19 Gibbon 21, Small shields. 22 Frost bite. 23 Capuchin monkey. 25 Ctrrse: 26 Hail! 27 Bugle aig�ial. 28 Flag. 30 Frozen water. 45 One plus -one. 57 Ever (contr.). 31 Crowns, 48 Exultant, 58 Smoky, 32 To disorder: 50 Insect's egg. " VERTICAL, 33 Onager. 51 The architect : '2 Ring. ' • ' 36 It is also the who designed . 3 Part of eye. presidential , it. • 4'Glazed • clay - executive — 53 Periods of block. . 39 Newspapers, time. • 5 Aurora. 40 Anesthetic. 54 One in eard• •' 6 Slave. 42 Ancient tale. 55 Cupid. • 7 Beneath., • '". 43 Detail.. 56 It was first % 8 ;Southeast : 46 Hed on. ,occupied • (abbr.). 47 Instrument. by President 9 To recede. 49 Boy. 12 Its 'exterior is 52 To query 13 14 16 18 47 suow .MUSK S 0 N V * DRAMA * A CONTRIBUTION OTO 4,, CANADA'S ALL WAR EFFORT • • * * C F R.0 * UND4Y8:3dp.m. * H-11 'y * O'i(EEFE'S BEVERAGES LIMITED 7� POP --One Man's Advice PG 1~'! WHAT'S 114 BE' ST WAY • 'TO PIND- OUT.. ER . -"' o Another when two men possessed by evil spirits ,live closely to each other, they can only bring horror to their already pitiable "existences. These two were left alone, men knowing they could not help -them.., 29. "And, behold, they cried out; .saying, what. have: we to do with thee, thou son of God? art• Thou come hither to torment us before the time?" The evil spirits were persuaded that a worse tor- ment 'than or-ment'than they had ever endured awaited thein at some future per- iod, ,and• they were fearful that 'the Son of. God might be about' to inflict such torment by antici- • nation. Fear'of Supernatural • 30. '•"N,awi there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding., 31. And the demon besought him,saying, If thou east' u's •out,. send us, into: the, h'e'rd of ;wine. 32. And he 'said ;Mite • them, Go. And they carne, out, . and Went 'into One swine: and be- hold, the Whole herd rushed down , the .'steepinto the sea, and per-. islred in the, wate'r's' e.33. Ana they, • that .fed .thein • fled, , •au'd: went , • away into the eity, and told ev- erything, and what Was befallen to them that were possessed with • demons.. 34. And ;behold, all -the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart .from' their borders." It was th'e people of:the country, not the ownersof the herds in particular, who re- quested Him to depart from .their. borders; and although it is likely that the .loss . of property had • something' to do with ' their re- quest, yet' was clread of, eso powerful • . a Wonder:,-woike1t—, ht at chiefly moved them. Fearn in the :'presence of the supernatural is. common in man; and dislike of the presenceof great holiness is natural inthose who knoW that their own 'lives are outof har- mony with heaven, v Draw Net Tighter --: -err Enerny Alielts.- 4 • Enertiy. aliens , must withdraw, ' froriithe coastal. area of British Columbia' west of the Cascade Mountains by .April 1 and must. surrender all cameras and radios . in their. possession',' Col: C.'H. Hill, provincial Conimissioner • of the; Royal Canadian 'Mounted Police, announced. ' The order will affect some 2,500. Japanese and an • u.nesti- . mated 'number of German and • Italian nationals between the ages of 18 and 45, it was said. • Two Possessed of Demons 28. "Ancl•when hel was come,to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed of . • •demons; corning forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, se that no man could pass by • that way::', . The fact that there were two would aggravate 'the tragic condition of these men. When .two men of noble charac• - ter have communion with each, Other, each is strengthened;• •and WHAT THINKS OF E'? /7/1 K .ter f •• St. La"+rence Starch Co. Limited I THIS CLJRIOUS :7 OR4D. iFerguisbn D3 MEWL 1bi�G,�EJ'AERGING t=RQA" ARE STA 1-70417;" IN T r OP' SEI/ERAG- r /ViON7�/SLL /' a Burr Ext=R,G1sE ' SOON P.AA14 .5 -T1-4 'M GAIIN& , Ilia Deli Syndics! e tnc,l ..eZ.ANK'. / 7- Wr,,T'- THE SANDWICH' EAflNG PUBLLiC, cera' a. OP' AMERICA. it HAnYE 1�EI.S rEREC� b •.E• �E r1-44E.ET'E �, , • „L'_11' DEGF2EE.• t=a N RENHErr . `,,� <' , /J Wt-,tgN %-,,•L_ACt.NJ '1 -f -1E' :SLIM _ ® ON AGL4C/ER,AT Alm ver''7 4:-.5 •• ALTrfUDE Qi= /0,./=? -0 ,AEE. IN AREAS 'where bears hibernate, most of them are dcrmed up t by late Deecmber` When they begin their fact per'ind,.•they are covered•wiith a' thick layer of fat just under the skin, and'thy are still fairly frit when they emerge in the spring. But food is scarce `' at that time, and they lose weight rapidly • • N.ti;1: : How do- stork, East•^' their nests to sloping roofs?. t. •