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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1972-12-14, Page 7Now Featuring GRANDMA (11 LEE'S ASSORTED FRESH CAKE DONUTS ilants tell secrets for science John D. Baker MEMORIES OF PAST CHRISTMASES Every Christmas mankind re- joices at the birth of the Savior, and in so doing pits on the mantle of tolerance and generosity. Even in the heat of battle during the Christmas season men become more loving toward their fellow men, and no sacrifice is too great. Christmas (1939) was a mem- orable one for Canadians. The world had been plun •d into a 'war, thousands of families were being parted, the men on their way over to the United King- dom thinking of their wives and children, and the younger men thinking of their mothers and fathers and sweethearts. There were a few more fortunate as "" their families lived in the U.K. and' they were looking forward to being reunited. I remember one particular troop ship, H.M.T. 'Ormande" ploughing through the 'cold grey maters of the Atlantic. The men w on board were mostly from rural areas and were used to rough- ing it, but on Christmas day their spirits were low with every passing hour taking them far- ther from their loved ones. Guard duty was ally con- sidered an unn essary hard- ship, but at this particular time men were gladt stand their lonely vigil to e alone with their thoughts. The ship's cooks did their best to prepare a Christmas dinner which helped to bolster the men's spirits. After this first Christmas w ' day away from home was a thing of the past the men star- ted to look to the future and to wonder with excitement what was ahead of them. The Christmas days of 1940 - 41 - 42 were lonely for the men of our regiment, but nothing like • ,.heir first one on the Atlantic, • for now the regiment hadbecome their, home -away-from -home,and the , cam radeship'friade their lone- liness more bearable. Christmas day (1943) was spent in the bloody battle of Ortona. For the men in the front • ther e was no time to think of being lonely - just survival,Many were killed and many were wounded. On one attack against a German machine-gun nest, Major Alex Campbell led a sectiOn of us across an open field void of cover. w Major Campbell was killed and all the men in the, section wounded; however, the machine- gun nest was captured, the Ger- mans surrendered knowing that their position had been exposed and that it was only aatter of time before artill.ery'lfre would ¤ be'brought to bear. Major ' Alex Campbell was a big man. He gave one the im- pression that he was afraid of nothing, and he would never ask his men to do anything that he would not do himself. He was a aedicated soldief. His father had been killed by • the Germans in the First World War on a Christmas day, and ironically Major Campbell was killed on this Christmas day in 1943. Afterwards in the pocket of his uniform there was found a poem O in the form of a prayer. Prayer Before Battle When 'neath the rumble of the guns I lead my men against the Huns, 'Tis then I feel so all alone and, weak and scared, And oft I wonder how I dared • , Accept the task of leading men. I wonder, worry, fret and then I pray Oh God; who promised oft To humble men, a listening ear, Now, in my spirit's troubled state ▪ Draw near, dear God, draw near, draw near. Make me more willing to obey, Help me to merit my command. And, if this be my 'fatal day, Reach out, Oh God, Thy Guid- ing Hand, And lead me down that deep, dark vale. • These men of mine must never know How much afraid I really am, Help me to lead them in the fight So they will say, "He was a man". q Major Alex R. Campbell of the Hastings and Prince Edward Reg- iment, had written this poeln one night in the line while he was waiting to do battle with the enemy. His prayer was answered.The men in the regiment would agree that he was a man. PAST rtmos Last Friday, Dee. 8th, Bingo attracted seventy players. Prizes to the value of $310.00 were won. COMING EVENTS Thurs.,Dec. 14th - General meet- ing commencing 8:00 p.m. A film will be •?t hown entitled t'The Canadians are Coming". Fri.,Dec.l5th - Bingo as usual at the Legion Hall., Sun.,Dec.17th - Christmas party for the children. Any member whose children wish to par- ticipate in the entertainment should get in touch with Mrs. Barbara Scott as soon as pos- sible. Phone 527-1787. - Don't forget the Early Bird Campaign for Membership. All members are urged to help their Branch to win a plaque by paying their membership fee for 1973 before Dec. 30th, 1972. Morris Council Morris Township Council met Wednesday with all members present, except James Mair. Reeve Wm. Elston presided. Council requested Huron County Board of Education that in the year 1973 there be two dates for payment of rates, namely June 30 and December 15. Possibility of Morris par- ticipation in a proposal whereby area municipalities would pay $25 for each hockey player par- ticipating in a Brussels hockey program was 'eliminated by motion by councillors Ross Smith and Thomas Miller "that a letter be sent to Mr. Jas. Prior stating that we cannot grant the request for $25.00 for each hockey player from Township of Morris playing hockey in Brussels." Road Accounts paid included $10,749.44 and General Accounts $42,141.11 totalling $52,890.55. Fashionable at "budget"' prices Whether a woman prefers to shpp in the fashion boutique or in the budget department, she can still be stylish. For in many stores, what's "hot" in upstairs fashions has been put together at 20 percent to ZO per- cent less for the woman who shops downstairs. There are some differences between thee traditional budget market and this newer contem- porary budget' market. Unlike the traditional budget market, which Concentrates greatly on polyes- ters, the contemporary budget market offers a wide variety of fabric selections. The contem- porary market zeroes in onmany of the styles that are selling well in fashion boutiques, bringing them out the same season, but cutting costs by eliminating ex- pensive designer fees. Contemporary upstairs and budget departments may be sisters in fashion, but there are still marked differences For example, in budget areas there are fewer labels, and budget styles are a bit more conser- vative. Being an informer can be.a. noble profession--for a plant. Regardless of any stigma attached to the,"rve got a secret to sell" game, hundreds of green, growing plants try out every year for the role of informers, or indicators to be polite. The waiting hopefuls line up in greenhouses and gardens in research laboratories around the world, patiently looking for their chance to become a star in science's cloak-and-dagger fight against thriving plant viruses. The big break can propel an unknown weed from some remote jungle into international fame-- with its picture in proper scien- tific journals, important men clamoring for seed, and a cozy nourished life in comfortable growth rooms or well-watered plots. All that's required is to pro- duce the goods at the right time. There are hundreds, probably thousands, of different plant viruses hiding in valuable crops 1'a/wing from citrus fruits to potatoes. These micro-thieves .are robbing growth vigor from crops and profits from the world's farmers. What we need is someone to put the finger on the culprits so they can be put out of the way. That's where the informer-- indicator, that is -- comes in. Many viruses don't produc e visible symptoms in the agricul- tural crops they infect, or if they do show signs the patterrro several infections at once is often too confusing to identify a single virus from the appearance of the plant. But when juice from an infec- ted plant is rubbed or injectod into an indicator plant, the virus is transferred and the indicator blows the whistle. It tells all by developing clear-cut symptoms ranging from spots, streaks and off- coloring to dead patches In its leaves and stem. Whatever the signs, in a true indicator they are highly specific for an individual virus. A truly accomplished indicator can be- tray several viruses by simply coming up with an exclusive sig- nal for each one. For example, one indicator plant specializes in three dif- erent potato viruses. It can host infections from all three and pro- a diffe t symptom for each one. ' If any or all s • ptoms show Up in the leaves, t virus or viruses bothering the original potato are spotted_ as su ely as an eyewitness spots a criminal's photograph in a police file. This test method is the back- bone of identifying plant viruses in Canada's seed potatoes, making it possible to eliminate them and guarantee ',clean" stock for domestic and export markets. Indicator plants are the heroes again in virus isolation and identification research which is helping the nation's fruit orchards stay healthy. Elsewhere in the world, including the United States, they are major identifica- tion experts in battles against virus infections in citrus trees. To be a star in the indicator business, a plant doesn't need to be related to the patient. Toma- to plants can spot an apple tree's virus PiOblem, for example,. Members of the tobacco family also show an uncanny knack for ferreting/ out virus pests, One such plant has re- cently blossomed forth from obscurity because of work at the Agriculture Canada Research Station at Fredericton. About a year ago, Rudy Singh and Mery Clark, two potato virus specialists at the station, identi- fied a new disease-causing agent in potatoes with the help of some indicator plants, of course. They call the agent a meta- virus becai.se it acts like avirus, has a similar chemical make-up although it is 'many times smaller, and lacks the usual pro- tein coat that wraps around a true virus. Their find caused quite a stir in the scientific world, but at the moment the two scien- tists are more concerned with the stir this 'potato' spindle tuber metavirus' causes in plants that have it. "There are two strains of this metavirus,"said Dr. Singh. "If an entire field of potatoes were infected with the severe ' Wain, about 60 per cent of the crop would be lost. With the mild strain, the loss would be between 15 and 25 per cent." "The situation isn't that serious because no more than two per cent of our table potatoes are infected and the metavirus almost never shows up in seed potatoes. However, it is imp"or- tant for trade to prove it's not in our seed potatoes." The scientists would also like to be able to spot it quickly in table stock to work on ways of eliminating the meta-virus. "The problem is that most inf tttions are of the mild strain and it doesn't produce strong symptoms in potatoes," he said. That's where the new indica,' tor comes in. "We looked at about 300 dif- ferent plants before we found the right one, and then when we realized we had our star per- former ' we had only six seeds Of it left," said Dr. Singh. The winner is Scopolia sinen- sis, a member of the tobacco family. Emergency measures averted using its six remaining seeds by taking plant cuttings to grow new plants. Now, the Fredericton station haS a healthy supply of the indicator. The plant had no particular role before, except that it con- tained a few alkaloids of medical interest. But now its picture is headed for the scientific press and its laboratory popularity is bound to soar. Besides hoping his new indi- cator will help solve questions surrounding the true identity of the metavirus, Dr. Singh suspects it may help researchers on viruses of citrus trees who have been searching for more than a decade to 'find an indicator for something that seems similar to the metavirus. "They have an indicator that shows symptoms in about three months but Scopolia sinensis will do the same job better in about two weeks," he said. And now that S. sinensis has • made the big time, Dr. Singh is planning to cross it with other species to see if he can develop offspring with a whole series of indicator' chips off the old herbs- .cious block. INSURANCE Auto, Fire, Life Donald G. 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