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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1948-7-28, Page 6A Home For Young Um 13,v MAUDE NORMAN Along the highey:q trudged u girl. Cradled in her kit arm was a blanket-wrapi•ed bundle. From her right hand ,s+•: ung a heavy suit- case. A car halo d to a stop as she inured to "Wyant a rider the driver called. 1 he man opened the car door,tak- ing the suit -case from her hand, weighs a ton"" he ex- claioud- -Don't tell nuc that's a baby you ve god there." "l'nt going to my husband's peo- ple. Th:y're really not his own peole. but they raised hint," "How come they're letting you wall:,' it's note of my business," seeing her quick Push, "but a fel- low ran wonder, can't he?" "1'ltcy don't know I'm coming,' she said. "But 1 had no other place to go and 1 thought they might let me stay and work for my hoard. I want my baby to grow up in the country where he can see things growing, instead of being cooped up in one room in the city. "'That's rich, You're leaving the city for the country and I'm doing lust the opposite " "You mean you're leaving all this," her hand indicated the green fields they were passing. He laughed harshly. "Looks pretty, doesn't it But there's a lot of hard work goes with it." "You work hard in a city too." "Sure—but you know where you're at. Her., you work your head off, then a freeze comes along or a hail storm or something and a01 ,rrr hand work is gone. I used to have great plans about what 1 would do on my farm when I got out of the service. Say, what's the matter with hint? Is he sick?" as a loud wail issued from the blanket. "No, he's cold and wet and hun- gry—and—" her voice broke, "so am I, hungry, I mean." With an annoyed exclamation he turned the car around. "I didn't in- testd going back," he scowled, "but I can't stand having that poor little tyke cry like that." "Where are you going?" she ask- ed, hushing the baby. "Back to the farm—to give you a chance to take care of the baby and rest a bit yourelf. You needn't be afraid, my aunt and uncle are there." "I'm not afraid," she retorted. "You look just like a picture my husband had of a buddy of his, only your hair isn't rest as his must have been, because Dan always called him 'Red'." Site smiled. "He was always talki;:g about his wonderful Red," The car almo-t went into the ditch, "Say, whriCs your husband's name." "Dan Webete:." "Well, P11 be ,Iantrdl No wonder your face is f;ntiliar. Yon re Sally! Dan had a pietnre of you he was al- ways showing le,. So vou'rc Sally' What cl'ya ... "You're roc „Sure, 1't•; ,. -I'h,- 1. Ili s cal- led me that ",,,:,use wy fare gets red so easiiv--ray—where is old Dan? We Ice, -4-lit of each other wht0 he was in to the Pacific and I was kept In 1'r it re, IA'hy are you alone? Ile's She nodded Red was - ...;t unlit they had turned into the circ,',' way of a pleas- ant old farm hh,nt•e. "here we are," he said che,rfulir, getting out. "Take care of e,nw:! I)an and I'll have Aunt Sarah fix you a lunch of those egg, and that milk you were talking "And you're ,, it,e• all this," she breathed, "for t'ie "Nope, I've •1 my mind. I guess all that wa ,erong with me was, I was lc.nc -our• I've been thinking. Dan wit, my best friend and I don't htlicve he'd mind rite taking care of his wife and baby— that is, if she'" willing. horn about it, Sally? I lawn. it, a crazy thing to ask. But someway, 1 think Dan world rather you would stay here and help Aunt Sarah than go to those slave-drivers. And who knows what will happen in a year or so. After all, young fine will need a father. I think you'll like it here, Sally." Sally raised rnisty bine eyes. "Yes, 1 thinlc Dan would be pleased," site said softly, Public Enemy Number 1—The Common House Fly IIIEFARM, I cc During the war a well-known cor- respondent was stationed in Italy and one evening dropped in for a meal at a litttle restaurant. Over the door he noticed a big sign read- ing GUERRA CONTRA LA MOSCA (War Against Flies). But when the waited brought him his meal, the correspondent saw that the platter was rimmed with flies, with some of them even struggling in the spaghetti itself, "Hey, waiter," he cried, "what about that sign over the door WAR AGAINST FLIES?" "The sign is quite true, signor," sighed the waiter. "We did have such a war here once— but the flies were victorious." That little tale is just by way of introducing the fact that a declara- tion of war against such pests was recently made on a national scale by the Junior Chamber of Com- merce of Canada. From coast to coast rural and urban communities are being urged to rid themselves of flies, mosquitoes, rats, weeds and a horde 'of other pests which have plagued mankind for centuries. * * * Fortunately we are well equipped to fight a pest war today, as science has forged weapons which our grandfathers never though possible. We have hand sprayers and dusters —power -dr, en and turbine spray- ers—and aerosol bombs. We are even experimenting with airplanes and helicopters for laying down lethal patterns of weed and bug killers. The dawn of a pest -free world is here but the fight can be won only if everyone contributes some effort, no matter how modest. * * A famous authority on insect pests recently made the statement that the common housefly is the most dangerous living thing within the United States or Canada. This could apply especially to Canadian farms, where flies are present in astronomical numbers during Sum- mer and early Fall. * * * Because of the nature of its breeding places, and its habit of crawling over all manner of filth, the fly is a carrier of many disases of man, domestic animals and pouf. try. Many health authorities agree that it is largely responsible for the spread of dysentery, typhoid fever, and many parisitic worms. Like any other campaign against diseases and insects, fly control should be carefully planned to take advantage of the insects' habits and breeding customs, so that attack can be made from every possible angle. Entomologists give the Ica- lowing c -lowing advice for practises to be followed in all "all-out" anti -fly war. 0 * * 11auure lutes and oth.r known breeding places of the fly should be sprayed with a fifty per cent DDT wettable powder, mixed at the rate of one pound of powder to eight gallons of water. This spray- ing will destroy both the develop- ing maggots and the egg -laying adults. * * Every four to six weeks walls and ceilings of barns and stables should be sprayed with a solution containing one pound of fifty per cent DDT wettable powder in one gallon of water. This amount of spray should cover approximately 1,600 square - feet of surface. Farm animals should be sprayed with a solution of one pound of wettable DDT powder in from ten to twenty gallons of water. With this protection against the bother- some pests, they should show ap- preciable gains in weight, and cows will be much easier to handle milk- ing time, * * As for the home—a fly -free house and kitchen is made possible by the use of DDT household sprays around window sills, doors, screens and all other places where flies gather, or are likely to try and enter the house. * * * Russia grows millions of tons of sunflowers every year. The Gov- ernment of Queensland announces that it will devote half a million acres to the growing of sunflowers, chiefly for the purpose of feeding pigs. And the British Government is examining their value and it is probable that the three million acres, now being planted to peanuts in Central Africa for the purpose of obtaining vegetable oils, will be planted in rotation with sunflow- ers. * * * The average amount of oil in sun- flower seals is 30 per cent, only - 6 per cent less than that in peanuts. Sunflower oil is edible, with a pleasing odor and flavor and is said to be even better than olive oil because it remains liquid at lower temperatures. For use in paints 11 transcends the drying qualities of linseed by a margin of eight hours. LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Fred Neher "I certainly don't see how you can call being jerked around by fish a vacation f 1" Britain Still Tops As Carrier Nation More than 11,0110,000 tons of Bri- tish mercantile stripping were sunk during the recent war, and latest official report from London is that the nation is only 1.000,01)0 tons short of prewar tonnage. In addi- tion to building for themselves, the British have built great numbers of ships for foreign countries, and if they had not done that they would have been past their normal amount All this has been accomplished in less than three years, and even greater progress has been held back for lack of steel, llut the steel- workers are doing a great job, They are steadily producing more than 15,(1(10,000 torts a year, which surpasses all previous output ex- cept for one year during the war. rhe new British freighters are tar finer than any built before the war. Instead of the 5,000 to 10,000 "tramps" that plowed the seven seas, many of the new freighters are 15,0110 to 20,000 tons, with the graceful lines of an Atlantic liner, more comfortable accomoclation for the crews, far better equipment for handling cargo to enable faster load- ing and unloading, and with mach greater speed. The result will be more voyages in less time. Britain retains her position as the great carrier nation of the world, and in that respect Britannia will continue to rale the waves. The first Canadian steamboat on the Great Lakes was the Walk in -the - Water, launched in 1818. So Now You Have to go to University To Learn—of all things—Horseshoeing While we have yet to hear of any great revival in the buggy -whip business, it's a fact that in at least three United States college."i—Mich- igen State, Rutgers and California— they have courses designed to turn out graduates in—of all things) the ancient art of horseshoeing. More colleges soon are expected to be offering similar 14 -week courses, with no worries about placement of the graduates. Accord- ing to the president of the United States Trotting Association, the young nten who complete these courses are simply rushed into wait- ing lobs. The tremendous demand for their services comes frau prac- tically every state of the union. The reason,it seems, is the wide- spread revival of harness racing, which is now flourishing in the U.S. from coast to coast and from the Gulf of Mexico to points in this country. Trained in 14 Weeks Most of the old time horseshoers have departed this earthly scene. Until recently, few youngster; tried to replace them, and the sport of harness racing got into a bad way as a result. Half a dozen years ago or so, less than 4,000 trotters and pacers campaigned annually in the U.S. In 1047, however, the number was close to 9,000. Yet there were fewer horseshoers than back in 10.10 and 1041. As a result, the man who owned a trotter or pacer, and need- ed shoes in a hurry, often found himself in a serious dilemma. Then servicemen, returning from the wars and seeking some trade or profession which could he quickly learned, sensed the opportunity in horseshoeing. Colleges were ap- proached an the subject of introduc- ing coarses in the art. The three mentioned responded quickly, and it was discovered that youngsters could be adequately schooled in the fundamentals of horseshoeing with. in 14 weeks. Shoes Made To Order Shoeing horses for harness racing, however, apparently is a specialized branch of the business. Even in the case of running horses, shoes can be manufactured in wholesale quantities, since they are standard. ized small, thin plates. But shoes for a harness horse must be made to order. A style of shoe which would fit a certain harness horse perfectly might be all wrong Inc another and cause him to go into frequent breaks in his gait. As in the case of every other ac- cessory to locomotion, the tendency now is to make horseshoes lighter and lighter. In the old days, two - pound shoes for harness horses were no exception, the thought being that so much weight would cause them to hold truly to their gait, It has since been proven that trotters con move along in a faultless way with six -ounce shoes, and the present aim is to make them considerably lighter. Britain Invaded By Potato Bugs From London conics word of a half -itch -long bug that has accom- plished What 1°,.ker and his legions were never able to eio—get past the sea-girt islands' defences and ac- tually invade Britain.. 'rhe new invader is the black. striped Colorado beetle, which threatens the 1,500,000 -acre potato crop. Ile conies from Europe, where his grubs feed on potato leaves, destroying the plants. Some of the beetles, which scientists say carte to Europe from Colorado 81) years ago, have been found aboard ships docicing at British ports. Now incoming cargoes are scrut- inized closely—there's a fine for bringing in beetles deliberately— while in farms throughout south- ern England and the Midlands hired hands, land army girls and voluntary workers patiently comb potato fields for traces of the pest. Tractors have been pooled to pull spray equipment through the fur- rows. The agriculture ministry is dia. tributing an insecticide to stamp out serious outbreaks. The insect- icide is injected into the ground. This kills not only the beetle but the grub which hatches on the un- derside of the leaves and awak- ens to devour them. lluntmingbirds and swallows can• not walk or hop with ease on a horizontal surface. T : E M E ATE AN A moderate man is temperate in his thinking in his actions ... in his convictions ...he is modeaate in all things. lie has the respect of his fancily, his friends and his associates., He is, in short, a contented and a happy man. And when an occasion calls for the use of whisky, he is a marl; who knows, as The House of Seagram has so frequently pointed out, that he has an obligation to himself, and to his com- munity it is,. to ()rink moderately or not at all. ��jjZ R e, 4, J/'7few 4,/go9AeOi i8 P fezetke L -B IUSE 1l1F SEAGRA ,t REG'LAR FELLERS—No Respect For Age ai loppPOP By GENE BYRNES w�00N' NOINHEN oaag. HOME w1114 A CQUPl:A tF1090EAPP Pott,�l�r-'0 TAk'E'THOSE D12TY THINGS OUT OP HERE AND BURY 'rI4EM! MY MOM SAYS TNEM BEDROOM SUPPERS CAME OVERR, IN N0t4iS ARK! 1�s