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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1957-12-18, Page 3Common Sense .4.. 400 .Horsepower, In a week or so America's motoring public will be offered, for the first time, a mass-prO- produced ear with a. 400-hor,se,, power engine. If there are Other passenger ears eleswhere in the world equally powered, they are undoubtedly few, In fact no na- tion has seriously challenged the; United States in auto produc- tion. American cars on foreign streets arts still symbols of big- ness, productivity, and power. And the industry's sharpest critics are also still at home, Traffic and safety engineers are openly dismayed with many of the trends in. the auto indus- try, most notably with the ever- growing power, plants, Engines that are forever begging for speed, in ever larger cars, are a big factor in planning for high- ways and parking. But the gravest question to be raised about any engine powered be- yond the needs of safety and comfort has to do with causing accidents, There can be no quib- bling about speed as the major villain in highway deaths. And fast cars are products of power- ful engines. This is not. to say that a 400- horsepower engine is lethal in itself, But to handle safely the performance of such an engine requires a maturity not always present in the ordinary driver. In the hands of an exuberant teen-ager such overpowered cars pose a peril both to himself and other drivers. No one would dream of holding the auto maker responsible for careless driving. But the manufacturers can do much to take the lure out of high speeds, by playing down horsepower. Fortunately, t h i s year one or two of them are actually doing so. -Hartford Courant One in every thousand Lon- doners was .seriously injured in road accidents during 1957, ° Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking (fl 1INDAYS0100f LESSON By ROY R. Barclay Warrea LA., IBM. Chri$t ht the Likeness of Me* Plillipplaiis 2;1.11 Memory Selection: When the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth Ills Son, made 0( a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of s on% Galatians 4:4-5. All people know something of the power of God from the things that are made, We stand in awe of Him who made the werlds. But man wants a god to whom he can 'talk, one who Is near. The yearning of our heart is fulfilled in. Jesus Christ. "All things were made by Him) and without Him was not any., thing made that was made." (John 1:3). Yet, this mighty God came in the likeness of men„ The Little Babe of Dethlehent was really God, come in the flesh, He became one of us, yet without sin, Sin showed itself at its ugliest and meanest when man hanged this Saviour on a tree. This principle of enmity to God is still manifested by dew prayed man. The name of God is used as a swear-word, His laws forbidding stealing, adul- etry and lying are ignored with a laugh,. Calvary points up sin, But it also shows the great love of God. God has come near in the Person of His Son to save us from our-sin and restore us to fellowship with our Creator. He proved His power to save by conquering man's great enemy, death, Today the Holy Spirit reveals to us this living Saviour. He invites us to repentance and faith. If we accept the great salva- tion we shall become imitators of Jesus Christ. We shall share His spirit of humility. He laid aside heaven's glory and became a servant to men and humbled Himself even to die on a cross. The disciple of Jesus Christ lives to serve. He has the disposition that was in Christ Jesus. He has - a cross to b e a r,, too. It isn't. enough to put the cross on thee church or wear it on Our per- son; it must become part of our very living, We must die to our sinful self and rise to newness of life through Jesus Christ, Let us remember this Christ- mas that we are commemorating not only the birth of the greats est Man who ever lived, but that this Man was really God come in the flesh to save us from our sins. 0 d S ,1, d0 H 3 21 N V 3 .1. N N New Snowman Has Abominable Yell. A race of Abominable Snow- men is reported to be haunting certain districts of the Andes, An expedition searching for In- dian. buact ttfeaslire • • near-"the`"" Curb Guru mountain, recently came across mysterious tracks In the snow, believed, to be the im- prints of Ukumar Zupal, as the Indians name their legendary snowman, He is said to have exceptional habits. For diet he seems to pre- fer condor eggs and young ehieks. These birds, a kind of South American vulture, build their nests at high altitudes, and though they are of a fierce dis- position - they will occasionally beat off a human intruder - the Zupal, apparently, has no diffi- culty in raiding their nests and taking their young, Those who claim to have seen him say he is of a bent, gorilla- like shape, but endowed with small human feet and the power to emit piercing yells, which echo unnervingly through the normally silent, snow-laden val- leys. Whether the Zupais is more than a,myth remains to be dis- covered. Most expeditions to the mountainous areas which he is said to haunt are more interest- ed in locating hoards of gold and precious ornaments buried by Indian tribes as they fled from their Spanish conquerors. But few men taking part in these hunts, wish to flaunt local superstition by flatly refusing to believe in the Snowmen. The brooding Andean peaks contain many mysteries as yet unplumb- ed. GRACEFUL-Something unusual in coiffures is demonstrated by pretty Else Boylson at a meet- ing of area hairdressers. The swan motif is benefited by the palm in the background which adds illusory tail feathers. Else's hair is dyed silver-beige for the display. by his friendt they four it die, ficult to believe what they saw. Under the sheets at the bottom of the bed four inguisitive chil- dren were peeking at them. From a bed on the other side of the room six more children were eyeing them with frank curi- osity. Pretending the children Were not there, the two men pulled the bed-clothes over them again and settled down, They were jerked back to consciousness as the bed tossed and heaved about. Jones and his friend sat up in fright. The children hell gone, but a couple of lean pigs scram- bled out from under the bed even as they watched, shortly followed by twelve assorted hens. The children, pigs and poultry had all been their bed- fellows! Later in their travels they were recaptured and sentenced ot twenty-one days' solitary con- finement on a bread and water diet, This solitary confinement turned out to be one of comfort and luxury, Both men were con- fined in the same snug little cell, with double bunks, a glow- ing stove and a bucket of coal with which to keep it going. Belgian P.o.W.s in the camp learned of their "plight" and supplemented their diet with smuggled delicacies, including delicious soup and a steaming hot ox-tongue wrapped in paper. The author records an amus- ing incident as proof that the German guards didn't always find their captives willing to toe the line. P,o.W.s were employ- ed in stacking bags of cement, and to hamper the German war effort made a point of dumping the bags into the waiting barge with enough force to split the bags so that when they were eventually removed at their destination the cement spilled out. • On one occasion, one of the gua&ls, a little man, saw red at this deliberate sabotage and, whipping out his bayonet, fixed it to his rifle and prodded a huge P.o.W. from, Norfolk. The Norfolkman didn't lose his temper or even squeal. He ponderously turned and, with. his huge hands, tore the rifle from the guard's grasp. Holding it high above his head, he walk- ed to the dockside. "I've a good mind to chuck the blessed thing in the river,", he said quietly, The German guard jumped up and down, fumed and tried to snatch the rifle back; but he wasn't tall enough. His rage gave way to pleading. Not until the Norfolkman had exacted a contrite apology from him, and a promise to be good and keep quiet while the men were working, was he allowed to have the offending rifle and bayonet back. Ewart Jones, after his unlucky breakout, remained a P.o.W. un- til Germany surrendered, and his book is a glowing tribute to those unfortunates who served long-term periods in captivity; a book made all the more sin- cere by his refusal to play up the heroics. INCIDENTAL A contractor, doing some ex- cavating, was charged with neg- ligence when_ a pedestrian fell into a pit on a dark night. The watchman, a somewhat dull- witted but loyal fellow, was to be called to testify concerning danger signals. He .was primed by the contractor, and when called to the stand swore stead-' fastly that ample lanterns had been hung in the area. On the strength of his testimony, the case was closed, and the contrac- tor congratulated him warmly. "You did very well, Sam," he Commented. "Were yeti ner- vous?" "Wal, not exactly, boss," replied Sam, "but I'll tell you I sure was scared that lawyer fel- ler was going to ask me if them lanterns was lit." Addressing a luncheon meet- ing recently ,,of the Ontario Cr e am Producers' Marketing Board, Col. T. L. Kennedy, for- mer minister of agriculture, stated in emphatic fashion that `orderly marketing is vital to agriculture and that he stood just as strongly behind the prin- ciples of the Ontario Farm Prod- ucts Marketing Act as he did when he introduced the legisla- tion in 1929. * Col. Kennedy maintained that Government's task was to en- courage establishment of co- operatives, support erection of cold storage facilities, and seek to develop fruit and vegetable varieties which would mature earlier or later than those now in existence, $ Ontario apple growers, as they ponder the state of the industry, would do well to consider the viewpoints of Mr. B. B, Byrd, Vice-President of the Byrd Apple Orchards, Winchester, Virginia, The Byrd Orchards are known the world over and when a member of the Byrd family dis- cusses apples he receives atten- tion, * * Mr, Byrd says: It is sometimes extremely dif- ficult to grasp the true serious- ness of apple per capita con- sumption decline. Since 1920 apple per capita consumption has been declining at the rate of one pound per year. Today there are 1.70 million people in the United States. At 45 pounds of apples per bushel we are losing an apple demand equivalent to 3,777,000 bushels. And at 500 bushels pere acre this means that we are losing demand from over 7,000 acres per year. Next year and each succeeding year it will be worse, because our population is expected to in- crease by about 4 million people per year. If our per capita consumption of apples had remained steady since 1920, our country (exclu- sive of foreign eitports) would be consuming 219,111,000 bushels of apples within the continental United States. • * * Contrast the orange industry, Oranges are gaining per capita consumption at the rate of 1.6 pound per year. They are or- ganized on an industry-wide basis. They have a compulsory tax rendering over $7 Million per year. Part goes to consumer • education (advertising); part to merchandising (retailer educa- tion); and part to research (from Whence came frozen orange juice). Whether apple growers like it or not, this is 1957 and not 1920. This is a nation where People have to be sold on whet they are willing te buy whether it be a Republican a? Deinacratic political Party; Whether it be * Ford or Chevrolet automobile; Whether it be an apple ot orange; and the political party, Shared Bed With Hens And Pigs "See the M,O„" the sergeant- major urged, "Go on, report sick then you can Stay in Eng- land-with Me The orderly-room. cleric ig- leered the sergeant-e07fi's ad- vice. Very shortly ,afi*analeing this decision, Ewert jnnee land- ed with Ma company et Calais. It was May, 1940. For Rifleman Jones the next three days were a nightmare, He was haunted by the constant fear of death, Over fifty per cent of his battalion were killed, "And then," writes Ewart Jones in his commendable and absorbing book, "Germans Una der My Bed," "the peace. Peace -my peace . absolute si- lence," With others of the ill, 'fated B,E,F. he was herded into captivity, Any unfortunate P.o.W, who was captured in 1940 had a long wait ahead of him, Some settled into the soul-destroying exis- tence of prison camp life, others enlivened their enforced stay with attempts to escape. With a fellow P.o.W., Jones made a break for liberty and fled, their objective being Russia. The journey was a succession of close calls, little fdod and drink. Fatigue and exhaustion compelled them to seek food and zhelter at a poverty-stricken dwelling. Their knocking was answere by a young Pole, who asked them in. Jones explained their plight and that they were English P,o.W.s, The welcome was ter- rific. Hunks of bread and drip- ping and ersatz tea were speed- ily set out. However, the two P.o.W.s were startled out of their wits by the action of the Pole when he suddenly produced a large knife, grabbed Jones' friend's hand and made a gash across the veins in his wrist. The Englishmen jumped to ' their feet in alarm, but the Pole smiled an assurance, made a gash across his own wrist and held the two wounds together. They were blood brothers! Jones was treated likewise. It wasn't possible to sleep at the house, so they were escorted to another dwelling a short dis- tance away. Another meal, and they were shown to their bed. Jones was prodded into wake- fulness the following morning WHAT - GIVES? - Pretty Maxine Gillette seems to have sudden- ly grown an Amazon body up- on which to perch her pretty head. Trick photography is not Involved in the "growth", how- ever. The clear water acted as a giant magnifying glass In "split level" photo made from glass boat. t• HIS BROTHER'S KEEPER-Jimmy, left, and Jerry Foster, 14-year- old farm boys, celebrate their birthday at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, prior to a kidney transplant which was performed with apparent success. Plucky Jerry went to court to receive permission to donate a healthy kidney to his brother who would have died within a short time without the transplant. Le.aess•sa. 3S NI Sj3 -111S >t 1 0 'LL "ADVMNO 11212S N I snoesvg 113 InHD 30831/4 32ildS 3 22tn3 or the autombile manufacturer, or the fruit producer who shouts the loudest and advertises the most is going to win the batle. Up to date the apple industry of the United States has been living in the atomic age of pro- duction, but in the horse and buggy age of consumer educa- tion and merchandising. * 4, It might be of supreme in- terest to those blindly optimistic American apple growers to re- alize that if the present down- ward curve of apple per capita consumption continues - and we have no reason to expect a magic to be performed which will suddenly reverse the trend of 37 years - by 1975 - only 18 years from today - the American public will consume only 7 million bushels of apples, which is less than 25% of the Washington state apple crop . * The use of power pruners, lift trucks, bulk handling, speed sprayers, etc,, do reduce labor costs and make for more internal efficiency within the -individual apple Orchard. Although these mechanical devices are presented to the apple growers of the United States by clever manu- facturers as the solution to the apple problems, they are not the solution. These mechanical de- vices are like unto the rear guard action of a beaten army, an army whipped by its op- ponents but trying to get enough stea mup to cross one more river b e f or e complete annihilation takes place. In Vienna, a complete issue of Austrian currency has been marked' in braille so blind people can recognize their value. S 3 S s 0 N 3 3 A A PUSH TOWARD SUCCESS-A cheerful smile and a useful sign are a big help in getting. Sandy Cruse to his classes at the University of Arizona. Pretty Dorothy Gyger returns the smile and lends a hand to the wheelchair student. Sandy, 30, is a victim of multiple sclerosis. An ex-G.I., married and father of a two-year-old son, he's studying for his Master's Degree in biology and was cited by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for his courage and determination in working for a college degree despite his handicap. THE FARM FRONT, J o 612uszell . • S i W V pa at V a 3s 1N N 3 a 11 1 3A 3 3 Q 3 al n H D 3 d H S S I 90011v Badly Wanted A Curse-Curer! Can a man, once a curse has been laid on, him, get it removed? This problem faces' thirty-seven- year-old Gerald Beatty. Sheer bad luck led to him breaking an ancient taboo when a guest of the African Barotse tribe, near Limulunga. After being handsomely feted 'y the local chief, Mr. Beatty was invited to see the tribe's sacred drums. In his innocence, he walked up to them and tap- ped out a tune. s The chief and his headmen recoiled in h o r r o r. For those drums, according to ancient law, may only be played on solemn ritual occasions by the chief himself. Any violator of that custom must be punished - -by a tribal curse. Most reluctantly, because they liked his evident friendliness, the natives laid a curse on their guest. It began working with alarming rapidity. H i s car caught fire, he suffered t w o semi-serious accidents; then, en two occasions, he found himself sleeping in a flaming tent. As if this was not bad luck enough, when he came into Bula- wayo nursing his injuries, and parked his car for a few min- Wes, a thief ransacked it arid Stole important decumentS. Whoever exorcises the curse now dogging him se persistently will earn Mr, Beatty's heartfelt gratitude. WEALTH I14 "EMPTY" BAG 1Vio s t shocked man in the whole world recently was a bank teller it Natal who Sent a Mes- senger t6 a branch of the bank to fetch an empty canvas bag. The Messenger returned a few minutes later With the "empty" bag, but on Opening it the teller disCoVered that irr, contained £b0() lit banknotes, 10. Fairy tale - monster 11. Outbuilding 14. Oneness 16, weapon, 19, Beatity of movement 20 Battle 21 Tight 23, Indian corn CROSSWORD PUZZLE 30, Pocketbook 31. Horseman'r goad 32. Banquet 33.,Avolde 34, Ancient Greek city 35. 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Counterfeit '28 FIrSt letter of a word 3 2 II 10 9 7 6 4 12 13 14^ S 7 6 18 19 i•ise 0 21 22 25 24 23 26 27 29 ::ti;.. s*. 35 4 37 A 'FLEET IN ONE-Our for its shakedown cruise, the world's 'largest birekbatk canoe skims over the waters of Golden Lake, in Ontario, propelled by a total of 16 paddlers. In the bow' of the giant craft Is 85-year-old Malt Bernard, who supervised ifs 'building, The &Mae, ti copy of those used by early fut traders, is 3 6 feet long and six feet wide, It will be shippe4 to Ottawa for display in the National Museu m. 40 41 42 44 45 AtiaWet etbeWilere on this Page'.