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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1957-11-27, Page 3„seeesesesee`e, :747r4. "DOG TIRED"-If a pony can get "dog tired", this one is. The Shetland, owned by Carl McBride, prefers to lake his rest on this camp cot. McBride says "Charley" also has a Iiikng for shoe polish. He'll lick shoes to get it. "f' PENNIES 'TO HEAVEN Literally a penny pillar, this sky-high stack of coins is a source of amazement to all who view it at Great Yarmouth, England. Standing more than 51/2 feet high, the pillar contains more than 24,000 pennies plus a few piscellaneous coins, and repre- sents over $280. The money Was raised by "Holidaymakers' from the London area and is to be used for holidays for handi- capped persons. 111 4 I 4 4 I '4 I 4 4 4 1 I 4 `*4 1 1 4 4 1 4 4 •e t* 4 4 Gene Autry Rpnch. Typifies History Nest to swinging up astride the beeilvered saddle on Gene Autry's famous chestnut steed, Champion - given their choice, probably most admirers of the popular singing cowboy would get further thrills in visiting his storied San Fernando Valley. Autographs, 10 - gallon hats, Western boots, pistols, and late. ats are all good enough in ,their Way - even a chance to strum Gene's melodious old guitar, But, Melody Ranch, well- known location for the filming of so many ,Western pictures - from the days of William S. Hart and Tom Mix, up to the present time - has 'most everything. There are 72 separate build- ings on the property, typifying practically every period, of early American history. The old West- ern street, with its verandah- shaded buildings, hotels, dry- goads stores, dance halls, and land offices, is almost as familiar to American movie and TV au- .diences as landmarks in New `York, Washington, or even their -own home towns. In addition to the Western :street, where in the past 30-add years motion pietures and TV cocpanies have shot more than 20,000,000 feet of film, Melody Ranch contains a complete Mex- ican village, with adobe hacien- das, huts, and - an old Spanish fort. There's also a log cabin vil- lage and an Indian reservation, plus plenty of wild and rugged terrain which appears to be a hundred miles from the near- est civilization - but is only a ° second'.' gallop from the Western :main street. Running smack through the ranch is a narrow-gauge rail- way, with a train of 1890 vintage - part of Mr. Autry's vast col- lection .of Western memorabilia which may be used for props in pictures. Gene Autry, who by nature is a sentimental person, has a pow- erful attachment for. Melody Ranch. He feels that it repre- sents not only early Hollywood and the movies, but actually the early West, writes Everett M. Smith in the Christian Science. Monitor. Here on various portions of the ranch, Frank Sinatra won his' spurs as Johnny Concho; Wyatt Earp bested a hundred outlaws; Hopalong. Cassidy outslugged all corners; the 'forst of the Bengal Lancers" was stormediley villain- ous Arabs; and Anne Oakley proved time and again that any- thing guys can do, gals can do better. Incidentally, it was on this site that Gene Autry's first pic- ture, "Tomblin' Tumbleweeds," was filmed by Republic Studios. and the first buildings construct- ed on it by famed Western art- ist,' Ernie Hicksone, in 1915. It was then called Placeritos Ranch, from the canyon. about 40 miles out in the picturesque San Fer- nando Valley, where it is situ- ated. Mr, Autry later purchased it from Monogram Sthdios, and has since" added many 'products of his favorite hobby - the col- lecting of old vehicles, such as , six stage coaches, two railroad engines, and several oldtime fire engines dating back as far as 1875. Among the buildings are sev- eral cottages which are frequent- ly occupied by the stars working on pictures at the ranch- John Wayne, Joel McCrea, and Bill Boyd -being among recent, ten- ants. Gene Autry reserves one of the cottages for use by himself and his wife Ina during :Week- ends an dshott vacations. The charming little house is half cov- ered by rambling roses, and originally was erected for the movie, "Girl of the Limberlost." Mrs. Autry has had the interior Ail-hIELAND DONICEY bERBY-Tho§e donkeys nii§htn't be tbe nicest gidiriorOus ritennifS in lanti hittory of racing but theft riders do their best toward gettleg to the finish line first. Its lb, A.11,71telond bonkey Derby tit Clabby hi Northern Ireland. Victory the .'went 'Was Weigh $166 it+ the Whiner.- 0 the apple breathes out carbon dioxide during this process, the carbon dioxide 'content increases to seven per cent. At this point outside air will 'be admitted through ventilation pOrts - one to each room - in sufficient quantity to maintain those con- centrations: Since the rate Of. respiration of the fruit is largely dependent upon the temperature, maintenance at the desired level without excessive fluctuations will be necessary at all times. * * With this new storage Mr. Welch expects to be able to keep his McIntosh apples six weeks to two months longer than he could with ordinary refrigeration. They will be removed from storage around the middle of March or the first of-April, a time when demand far exceeds supply. • * Most of the apples will be sold locally. They will be carefully graded after removal from Stor- age and packed in cartons or bags made of polyethylene film. Mr. Welch is not concerned temperatures. about the length Of time his gas- stored apples will keep at ordi- nary temperatures. Tests have already shownthat gas-storage apples can be kept in better condition than those taken from regular cold storage plants. thesieedOwn to prevent Peeking ;;; 4••• • ' ••er liNDAYSC11001 LESSON 414,, 2 • . QUEEN AT JAMESTOWN FESTIVAL-Queen Elizabeth II arrives with her party at the James- town, 'Va., Festival.' `Left to right, Gov. and Mrs. Thomas Stanley of Virgina; Prince Philip; Queen Elizabeth; Countess of Leicester, Lady in Waiting; and, Wiley Buchannan, Chief of Protocol of the State Department. The troops are dressed in the baggy 17th Century uniforms worn by soldiers at the time of the first settlement of Virgina. By Rev. Its Barclay Warren B.D. Concerning Spiritul Gifts 1 Corinthians, chapters Ma Memory Selection: So we, bes lug many, are one body lift Christ, and every one lumbers One '"of Water. Romans 12:5. We need to distinguish be, tween the gift of the Hely .Spirit and the glfts of the holy Spirit, The Holy Spirit as given to thO one hundred and twenty be' licvers on the day of Pentecost (See Acts 2:38) and later to those Gentiles assembled in thle home of the devout Roman cen- turion, Cornelius, was a Gil 00:45). The Spirit is the gift God (8:20) as promised by Jesup before His ascension (John let 7). He distributes a diversity of gifts among the members of the body of Christ according to His own will. Let no member despise another for God has a work for each of His children to do, We are all members of 'Christ's body. Let each of us exercise the gift which God has given us for the building up of the body of Christ. The love of God shed abroad in our hearts byothe Holy Ghost is more important than any gif4 of wisdom, faith, healing or pro- phecy, Paul makes this unmiss takeably clear in chapter 13. Te love God and our neighbour ix the fulfilling of the law, The author of Arnold's Com- mentary suggests that there are other gifts not enumerated here which today are likewise impor- tant in the contribution they may make. One is the gift of song. Another is the gift of"writ- ing literature for publication which will convict sinners and edify the saints. The interpreta- tion of tongues may be broaden- ed today to include the transla- tion of Scripture and other spiritual literature into the lan,s guages of men. And a very literal and practical application of this gift is the ability of an interpreter to instantly trans slate and preach With power the messages of another, such, those those of Billy Graham, over ll public address system to throngs of the people. Let us livelthmbly before Gods 2f we will give 'ourselves to be the temple of the 'Holy Ghost - then he, in His own sovereign, will endow us with suck gifts as we can best use for the glory ,of God and the advance- ment of His kingdom. But Gott is more concerned about our love for Hint than any service we can render. Those who have ever felt that farmers are slow to put into practice new scientific ideas should pay a visit to F. C. Welch, the owner of Welch-Lo Farms Limited, Wolfville, N.S. He has a habit of adopting ev- ery inreevation which might conceivably increase the revenue from his 75-acre apple orchard. As a result, about half of his crop will be housed this year in what is probably the first con- trolled-atmosphere storage to be lined with plastic film. * * It's more than coincidence that the first storage of this na- ture should be built in the heart of one of Canada's best-known apple districts - the Annapolis Valley. Each year this apple paradise produces in the neigh- borhood of 2,000,000 bushels. Approximately half the crop ends up in processing plants. The remainder is divided fairly evenly between the local and .overseas markets. * A few years ago it looked as though King Apple might be de- throned in the Valley. With overseas markets dwindling and uncertain, production began to exceed demand. Encouraged by the provincial government, many owners tore out their trees and turned to other branches of farming. Those who remained .in the apple business found one of 'the answers to their marketing problems in cold storage plants. Refrigerated storages sprang up all over the Valley and experi- ments with controlled-atmos- phere storage units got under way. Results of those experi- ments are' today setting a pat- :tern for apple growers every- where. Mr. Welch was one grower who didn't give up. He kept his Pigs. Complicate Highway Problem There are two sides to every injustice, and I rather like the situation at West T,Inity, Ohio, where a farmer named McKarns keeps a few pigs. Mr. 1VIcKarns, like so many loyal American, was oletly Minding his own business and suddenly was informed by a bolt from the blue that he was play- ing left drawback on the great team of Eminent Domain, The Public had struck again, The Ohio Turnpike Commission, vested with everything it need, ed, had decided to build a won- derful highway Where none had existed before, and if found that the hitherto unpublicized 'Pro- perty of harmer McKarns was in the way, Immediately one of ,the great- est injustices in American affairs blossomed and ripened full and complete, and where Mr. Mc- Karns had one farm on which he could exercise his inherent and inalienable rights, he now had two farms with a road down the middle-57 acres here and 49 acres there. Mr. 1VIcKarns likewite found, as; millions of Americans already had, that there is nothing he can do about it. Every intended safeguard has been circumvented, and every inalienable right has been nul- lified, Oh, to be sure, he can go to court, Every schoolboy knows, from' the books he has read, that the courts are to protect a man from the majority. It is in the Constitution. Only those who have tried to get into couet to correct some present-day situ- ations know how difficult and expensive it can be to obtain effective and timely relief. Under modern politics, with a 'highway to be built, the interests involved greatly outweigh the influence of anybody named Mc- Karns, or named anybody else, for that matter. The contractors' associations, the insurance writ- ers, the trucking firms, the union spokesmen, the cement people, the automobile leagues, the machinery makers, the mili- tary- planners; the patronage boys, and numerous other organ- ized pressures have been hard at work for some time pushing the project, and. Mr. McKarns has merely been sitting back like a good citizen minding his own business-paying his taxes and looking at "Gunsmoke" and meeting the grocer's demands, When public use was first for- bidden to tread ,on private pro- perty toes, the contemporary political situation gave us a good yardstick to explain just what was meant. The provision was obviously intended to prevent exactly what ia happening across the land. While the wording has been retained intact, law and usage have gone around it. In too many places land is being taken for public use without just compensation, and all over the land are institutions designed to defend us against such en- croachment. You get a registered letter in the mail informing you that your 'property has been con- demned, and that's that. Before you recover, the machinery has moved on; the road is built; and the traffic is terrific. Your trees have been cut down, your mail- box pushed back, and cement pipes piled on your lawn. Stand- ing timber is bulldozed into gul- lies and buried, outcroppings of feldspar are blasted.and used for and if you had, a well it is gone. And nobody, usually, has come near you to make an offer, see how you feel about it, or ask forgiveness. The fine stories about the Gov- ernor snipping a ribbon and opening the new throughway' injustices per mile as private land was taken for public use without compensation. That comes later, and sometimes only if you sue. And if you don't sue, the value and condition of your constitutional rights will be set by engineers employed by the agency that has used you. Of course, none of this can really be done, because the constitu, tiOn forbids it, Now, what like about the situation in West Unity, Onto, the home of Mr. McKarns, is the happy news that Mr. McKarns is a pig farmer, Mr, McKarns kept pigs before the road was built, and Mr. Melcarns .eon- tinues to ply his accustomed trade afterward. Somehow the Turnpike Commission neglected to take full notice of this inter., eating fact, and provided for a luncheon nook, also known as a refreshment plaza, just where Mr. IViclearns leaves oft And Eminent begins. Here sits the tired wayfarer to rest and refresh himself, and there stand Mr. McKarns' pork- ers. The people seem not to bo- ther the pigs the least little bit, but it is reliably reported that the pigs offend the peoplse Re- marks have been made to this effects particularly when the wind sits right and Mr. Mc- Karns has been generous. , You'd think that these tra- velers, observing the situation, would see that Mr. McKarns has been put upon, with his two farms where one effluviated be- fore. They are quite naturally, the "public" who has done the putting. They could sit there and discourse on how far practical usage has transgressed the basic intent, After all, Mr. McKarens is also a citizen and a taxpayer, and what has happened to him could happen and is happening to others. But of course they 'don't do that. They smell the pigs and declare they are a nuisance, which is the same word Mr. Mc- Karns used for the Turnpike Commission. But whereas it is simple, today, to take a man's land and confuse his rights, it is still a little difficult to prove that raising pigs on a farm is a nuisance. Even lawyers, whose compeomising of logic is notable, would have to admit that. Mr. McKarns has them surrounded, and it's their own doing. No doubt it's a losing battle. Mr. McKarns and I are wrong, and will soon be proved so. It is only a momentary fact that legal papers are one thing and 1,000 pigs, Mr. BacKarns' present esti- mate, are another. But for a momentary illusion of glory, I would rather have 1,000 pigs and Mr. McKarns on my side than the Ohio Turnpike Commission. Our fun will be brief, and we are nuisances, but perhaps we shall be remembered.-by John Gould in The Chistian Science Monitor. redone, but has left the exterior delightfully rustic in appearance. Eventually, Mr. Autry plans turning Melody Ranch into a Western museum wheie all the curios will be on display in au- thentic settings, thereby pro- viding sightseers with a look-see at what the old. West really was like. faith in the apple business and over the years sought various ideas for storing his crop until it could be sold advantageously. • * McIntosh apples were a par- ticular problem. Although the most popular of all Canadian ap- ples, .the McIntosh develops core browning after three months in refrigerated storage at 32 de- grees Fahrenheit. Also, it loses its flavor after four months: Last year for the first time Mr. Welch rented space in a gas storage unit for some of his crop. Not only was there a delay in the onset of core flush, but : the fruit retained its flavor for a month or two longer. These results were sufficient to en- courage him to construct a simi- lar storage at Welch-Lo Farms. * M 4' Technical assistance for his building project was provided by C. A. Eaves, senior horticul- turist at the nearby Kentville experimental farm. It was at Mr. Eaves' suggestion that,' plastic film 'was used instead of metal sheeting to line the. wallS and ceiling of the storage. His suggestion was based on the results of, experiments con- ducted last year with polyester firm, both at the" eXperimental farm and in the storage -of A. R. Stirling, a prominent apple grower from Grand Pre. During the five-month testing period at the eXperimental farm a temporary gas storage' unit made of the film proved it was able to hold the concentration of oxygen and carbon dioxide required for gas storage as well at a Metal-lined storage. When removed, apples stored in the film unit showed less than one per cent of fungal rotting and only a slight development of core browning. The flavor was good and the fruit reasonably firm. * From a grower's point of view the, use ,of the film means a re- duced storage cost per bushel of apples. Not only is the plastic film less expensive than tradi- tional materials, it is also much more easily and swiftly installed. The new storage is, 96 feet long, 24 feet wide and 12 feet high. It has four separate rooms, each with a capacity of 2,500 bushels. Each room is construc- ted as, an independent unit to permit the removal of apples frorti any one room without dis-' turbing the temperature or at- mospheric centeol in the others. * * Wall - blower refrigeraticm equipment was installed by Mr. Welch to •, maintain a constant temperature of from 38 to 39 degrees t`.-- the temperature re- commended for controlled-at- mosphere storage. Because this is several degrees warmer than the temperature at which apples ere normally stored, it was necessary to regulate the con- tent of oxygen and carbon di- betide in the storage to check the rate of ripening and eliraihate break-down of fruit texture. This Will be clone Welch-Lo Faring by a controlled-Ventila- tion system. 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