HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1948-5-5, Page 2William and John Featherstone of Avonlea Farm, Trafalgar,
are seen with silver trays presented to them by the Canadian
Jersey Cattle club at a banquet in Milton. The Featherstones'
Jersey cow, Fairy Raleigh Zana, has broken the Canadian
long distance Jersey record for milk and butterfat production.
This is Fairs Raleigh Zana• producer in 12 lactation periods
of 146,S1O pounds of milk and 7,980 pounds of fat.
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GREEN THUMB...
By Gordon
Speedy Growth
Real secret of tender vegetables
is quick, unchecked growth. To get
this means planting at the proper
time, not too early
with tender things
that frost or cold
weather may
check, and they
must be harvested
when just right.
Old garden -
e r s push growth
along quickly with
plenty of cultiva-
tion, fertilizer, and water when
necessary and if possible. They also
spread sowings out over at least
several weeks so that young stuff
is corning along continuously. An-
other trick they use is to plant sev-
eral different types — an early
maturing sort, a medium and a late.
In the seed catalogue usually will
be listed the number of days to
maturity. Thus we can purchase,
say, peas that will be ready for the
table in fifty dais. some in sixty
and some in seventy. By using some
of all three there will he a succession
of good crops instead of a regular
feast followed by a fanzine. Most
experienced gardeners continue mak-
ing sowings of carrots, beets, beans,
lettuce and spinach front the time
the ground is first ready up to mid-
July. Of course, to get top quality
there must be no time lost between
picking and cooking.
Double Harvests
Where one amts at getting two
L. Smith
crops of vegetables from the same
ground, usually a combination is
selected of something early anti
late such as radish, lettuce, spinach
and peas, followed by late beets,
beans a..d carrots. Just as soon as
the soil is fit to work one can put
in the firs three ne..tioned• By the
time these are ready for the table
there will still usually be time to
make the last sowings of beans,
beets, carrots, corn, etc.
Another method of double crop-
ping is to have alternate rows of
quick , saturing things with slower
but larger growers. Thus in be-
tween the rows of potatoes, beets,
beans, corn, etc., we will plant let-
tuce, spinach and radish. The last
will be used up and out of the way
before the first named require full
space.
It would be interesting to know,
now, how many of Spring's gard-
eners will still be at it when the
hot days of July and August roll
around. That is when the test of
the true gardener comes. So, just
a word of -warning to all those,
people who are grubbing in the
earth these days—make up your
minds to stick to it for six months.
If you don't all your efforts will
be wasted.
Keep on Trying
"You know, old man, I'm half
inclined to think—"
"Persevere, old chap—persevere)
You'll make it yet."
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
en9 her.; •Ir.i novas¢; iii!'; T. ate hee. U;5'pAT.
"They won't let me play with them—they say my father was an
officer j"
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The Killer's
Target
By
EAT/URN WILSON
Joe Sand, hank clerk, had derided
to kill a man. Looking hack rnt his
47 years, be realized how spineless
they had been. Without knowing ex-
actly nhat to do about it, he had
long since grown tired rtf fetching
and carrying for exacting Elmer
Dunning, president of \\'ebbyville's
First National tank, And what had
happened lately left his spirits flat-
ter than any ledger line.
John Morrie, the cashier, resigned
to take a job in an eastern city and
the cashier job in old First National
became the plum ready to drop into
the lap of some lucky man. Joe teas
next in line for promotion, but he
was worried.
I -Ie wanted to ask Dunning about
the board's plans and didn't have
the courage. The small blue eyes in
his bony face filled with feat at the
thought of such audacity-. Somehow
he couldn't stretch the narrow should-
ers on his short thin frame to the
necessary width of confidence.
In short order Joe's hopes were
dashed to oblivion. Why did some
fellows have all the hick? That
young upstart, Iiarry Coats, who'd
been brought on front New York,
made cashier over the heads of the
four men having seniority in the
bank's marble elegance! Resent-
ment blazed high until the three
younger men got to liking Coats well
enough to forgive him.
But Joe Sand, thoroughly incensed,
couldn't forgive. Ile Anted Coats, he
hated Dunning, he hated—everybody.
His thoughts were cruel hat dangers
slashing every moral fibre within
hint. He was determined—to kill!
Dunning needn't think that Joe
Sands, the slate, hadn't a chick-
adee's guts. just because he didn't
parade a push and drive was no
proof that he hadn't secret ambi-
tions to rise in banking circles.
Joe glanced quickly around his
modest room in Mrs. Miller's select
boarding house. Shakaly, he took a
gun out of the bottom drawer of the
tired -Looking pine bureau, thrust it
into his pocket. The weapon had be-
longed to his father and was rusty
with neglect. It had been used for
target practice in the Sand family's
small back yard, but never to spill
human blood. It hadn't been shot off
in years. Joe hoped it wouldn't fail
him—everybody and everything else
bad.
At the bank that noon Joe had to
be reminded that it was time to go
for his daily chocolate malt. Natu-
rally taciturn, he was even more so
now and his co-workers limits him
questioning glances and whispered
among themselves about what was
"eating old Sandie." But through it
all he was grimly determined, He
was doing his last duty for the stal-
wart old bank which had supported
him for 20 years. He had to get
everything in order before they took
him away—after the killing.
He had brought his records up to
date near closing time when he hap-
pened to notice Ilarry Coats doing a
Sailing by .Radar
Ship Makes History
Britain's 1075 -ton steamer, the
Topaz claims to be the first ship in
the world to maintain regular sail-
ings by radar.
The story of the freighter's ach-
ievement began at Ostend when fog
blanketed out not only the Channel
but Ostend harbor. The captain
decided to attempt crossing "blind".
The fog was so thick that it was
impossible to see even the Ostend
pier as the vessel left harbor. Out-
side, conditions were worse.
Until the Topaz tied up at Til-
bury nothing could be seen—except
dots on the radar screen. The
steamer made her way up the
Thames pasting do;:ens of fog-
bound ships at anchor and arrived
at her normal berth just after mid-
night. By noon, dockers had clear-
ed her cargo. The. 'Topaz then
rounded of her triumph by taking
on a fresh cargo intended for an-
other ship which, without radar,
remained fts.; Itomolt
Very Wrong
Irate Caller: "You spoiled my
article by a misprint."
Editor: "I'm sorry, What dirt we
get wrong?"
Cotters "A proverb I employed.
You printed it 'A word to the wife
is sufficient,"
peculiar thing. Marry, white -faked,
was coming out of the vault, his
arms loaded with currency.
Joe wheeled and faced a tnu,ketl
man on the customer's side of the
cashier's winnow. The gun pointed
at Joe was no toy.
"Put 'rot np or I'll drill yid'!"
The intruder's gaze shifted to the
roll of hills, Joe's right hand drop-
ped to his coat pockets
Juts in tiote, Jae dodged the bullet
that tehtie.ced past. But the shot he
fired tea,e followed immediately by
the strnnger'e curse as he hit the
/lour.
As though jet propelled, Joe dart-
ed from behind the counter, and up
to the still body,
"Careful, Joe!" warned Coats.
"It's a tricic--he'll shoot!"
But Joe ignored caution, knelt be-
side the hefty stranger, laid a hand
on his bloody shirt front. Then he
got quickly to his feet and announc-
ed dramatically. "The skunk's dealt
—quite dead!"
Something like knighthood valor
went°sailing through Joe. Why, this
wc.s odd 1 Never had be felt so—
masterful. \Vhy, he couldn't feel in-
ferior to anybody or anything after
this! Nor afraid. Not even of him-
self.
It was a lucky break that he hadn't
gotten around to that killing he'd
planned to do today. After alt, it
would he a pity to disgrace the Sand
name. No ratan ever got even with
anybody by putting a bullet through
his own head.
A Few Thoughts
About Motoring
A liad Bet—If you're 31 years old,
you have, on the average, about
seventeen million more minutes to
safety to save just 60 seconds or so,
live. When you gamble with your
you're betting all those remaining
minutes on the chance.
Traffic Jam — That's when you sit in
your car and watch the pedestrians
whiz by you.
Average Motorist.—A man or wo-
man who, after passing a wreck on
the road, drives really carefully for
the next two minutes.
Speed. — There are stop -watches
which split a second into tenths and
even twentieths. But the shortest
perceptible units of time too short
for any watch to notch --- is the dif-
ference between the moment when
the traffic light changes, and the
oaf behind you honks for yon to
go.
New Cars.—Don't worry if there's
a slight knock in that uew car of
yours. If you forget about it, be-
fore long it will work itself out—
or else an even louder rattle will
develop which will divert your at-
ttztion.
Plenty of Them.—A bore is a man
who persists in talking about his
own car when you're just dying to
talk about yours.
Subsidies to British farmers were
introduced in 1924.
New RSM Badge — Canadian
Regitnental Sergeant -Majors
soon will be sporting a new
badge of rank—one that for the
first time in the history of the
Canadian ,Army- will be distinc-
tively Canadian in design. In
describing the badge, 1 >ttatva
authorities said it is more color-
ful than, and differs greatly
from the badge now being worn
which is of Imperial design.
The badge is three inches high
and two and a half inches wide.
It will be worn by all Warrant
Officers, Class I, replacing both
the RSM's badge and Conduc-
tor's (RCOC) badge now in
use.
4.
Quite a Difference
Political Speaker.—What we need
is a working..ntaiority and then—
voice.—Better reverse it, mis-
ter—what Ave natty need is a ma-
jority working.
Anyway, They Don't
Fingerprint You!
\Vh(it a vi motorthrives
into the ••i ilia. ,:,f Alberta he mast
register nitlt the prosincitl author-
ities tritiiin .4h hours. Just why, no-
body seems to know, Stu'lt a rule
fors: not apply in any other pros-
hire, or in the majority of states
south of tit border. And it certainly
cannot he ally atteat! 1inn fur tourists
intending to visit .Alberta,
Commenting on this strange state
of affairs The Financial Post says
that i s about time official; in some
of one provinces grew up and real -
i d that they are not administrat-
ing a sovereign state, but merely
part of a big, and what should be
a free country. "In a world that
i$ 'cursed with restrictions Surely
within our own boundaries we can
set an rtantide."
Fine and Cooler
Judge tin traffic court]—"I'll let
you off with a line this time, but
another day 111 send you to jail,"
Driver—"Sort of a weather fore-
cast, eh, judge?"
Judge—"What do yon Irani"
Driver—"Fine today—cooler, to-
morrow."'
4.
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Qr • • T dY E Nil I S
LI A T I
0M OF ',MATURITY
True, we are a young country. In less than a eetatuury we
have risen from colonial youth to nationhood of a stature
enjoyed by no other people of our manzberts.
Canada has earned
this. Through the years we have kept our sense of values ...
been moderate in oaar pleasures . . . niodernte 1Ya onr thinking.
Today, we continue to bear
ourselves with the sell -respect of a moderate people. We are
moderate in our spending, in our thinking ... moderate hn our
pleasures, moderate in the enjoyment of whisky ... moderate
in all thiangs.
We are young, yes. But we have come of age,
- for moderation is the wisdom of maturity.
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