HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1954-3-17, Page 5TIIFJAIZM F1ZONT
I' haven't any idea just how
widely The Farm Journal
fished in Philadelphia is eir-
eulated in Canada, 'In my mein -
len it is one of the very finest
magazines of its kind; and I hope
that its editors will fergive tate
U I, once again, "pinch" en ar-
ticle whieh i think will interest
many et you,
It is ,titled "Their Orchards
Never Die" and is written by the
eminent Western horticulturist
John C,i Snyder, 4
Your apple trees may look like
they'll live forever. But don't be
tooled --they grow old and pass
the stage of peak profits far
sooner than you think.
Experienced growers in Wash-
ington, one of our really famous
apple states, find that trees are
most profitable when they're 10
to 25 years old. After that they
need more and more care and
attention. And that costs money.
Hanging onto an old orchard
is one of the tnost expensive mis-
takes you can make, That's why
these Washington growers have
developed systems for keeping
their trees young and high -pro-
ducing.
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Pulrem out and start over
again, once trees are "over the
hill?" No, because that means a
five- to ten-year wait until young
trees come- into bearing. And
who can afford idle land in times
like these?
The Washington growers simp-
ly replant young trees in among
the old-timers that are beginning
to fade. That's not just occasion-
al fill-ins, but new trees, set in
th e center of every square
througout the whole block. It
means that you have just as many
young trees coining along as you
have old ones to take out.
As the young trees grow, you
gradually prune back the old
ones to let in plenty of sunlight
About the time the young trees
come into full production, you
have the old ones cut back to
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Jaig hit in,this pint-size creation
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matching 'hat, 'both completely
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by •white corduroy. •
little More than stumps, and you
know that their time has come.
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But what if the old trees are
planted by .One ;sewing system,
, and you want to change to an-.
othher spacing for your new
trees? That's what faced Del
and Walter Law of Douglas
CountS', Wash.:They had a block
of 30 -year-old Joltathans set 30'
x 30', and they wanted Delicious
and wider spacing.
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Here's how they did it: the`, old
trees butted up to a young or-
chard set in 40 x 40' squares, So
they merely extended the rows.
If a new tree came within six
feet of an old tree, out came the
old one. (In non -irrigated or-
chards, the USDA recommends
that new -trees be planted no
closer to old ones than 15 feet.)'
The Laws feared the worst
when they found that the new
planting took a third of the trees
out of their old stand. Besides
that, they pruned many 02 the
remaining old trees, to give the
new ones sunlight.
It sure left a ragged -l00,114
orchard. But what surprised the
Law Brothers Was that produc-
tion, even after that first-year
cut back, didn't drop a whit?
"And to . prove what a little
extra sun will do, both size and
color of fruit showed a big,tm•
provement," says Del Law.
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You should start young trees
when the old stock is about 25
years old, Washington growers
have found, Too many wait
until trees are 35 to 40 years old,
then have poor success.
For the first year or two, lop
off just a few branches to let sun
in to the new tree. Then, in not
more than ten years, only a
stump and one or two central
branches of the old tree remain.
What then, pull out the old
stump? You don't have to -- just
saw it off flush with the ground
and leave it.
Here something else to remem-
ber: these renewal trees don't
take the place of `fillers." Ante
time that a tree in the original
planting dies, a young tree goes
in its place right in the row.
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But doesn't this system of re-
placements interfere with spray -
in f you plant young trees in the
centers of the squares, be sure
that the sprayer rig doesn't run
over them, nor pack the soil by
passing too near. You'll have no
trouble at all, though, if you
plant between the old trees in the
row.
The kind of system you use
isn't nearly as important as hav-
ing a, system and following it.
The outcome is the same, whether
you replant 25% of your trees
every ten years, or 105 every
four years.
His Job Was
Guarding Rhinos
I
most certainly do not wish
to give the impression that the
game department's main interest
was the elimination, of maraud-
ing animals. Conservation was
also of prime importance. Some
eighty miles south of the Makin -
du district lay the Makindu area.
However, in part of this district
there was so much lava rock
that it was calculated Meet the
cost of uprooting bush among
the stones would be prohibitive.
This section was set aside as a
game r e s e r v e, particularly to
preserve the rhino,
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plique finished with arrowheads. An all -Canadian fashion.
I' was appointed game ranger
of this district; a position which
i still. hold. My duty was to
protect the rhinos from poach-
ers, both white and native. I had
developed a great affection for
these pugnacious beasts while I
was hunting 'them, so I accepted
the position gladly. However,
several personal complications
presented themselves.
If Hilda and I lived in Makin -
du, we would have to sell our
house on the Ngong Road. This
in itself was not too great a sac-
rifice. Now that the children
were grgwing up, the house had
become too large for us... .
Hilda accompanied me to Ma-
kiridu to help set up my home
there. I liked the place the first
time I saw it The village is a
small stop on the Nairobi -Mom-
basa Railway and was once the
headquarters for t h e railroad
personnel. L a t e tr, the offices
were moved to Nairobi, but the
very comfortable houses, origi-
nally built for the railroad offi-
cials. still stood. They were
mainly deserted, Hilda and I
rented a nice house and moved
In. From our front porch on a
clear day you could see the
snow -topped peak of Kiliman-
jaro; sometimes it seemed to be
floating among the white clouds.
When we went to bed at night,
we could hear the la'ughtog
wails of hyenas as they fed in
the hush and often we dropped
off to sleep listening ' to the
throb, of drums in the nearby
v i l l a g o s. Ostriches wandui ed
' within a henthed yards of our
house and atoms' a poor Pale-
ing when you could not sight
herd of giraffes teetering along
through the bush on their long
Legs...
I was very happy in alakindu,
liild,a and I lied all the comforts
of Moine and;; yet had the feeling
of living in the bush, The days
were full. We generally woke
at dwelt. A. native boy sat out-
side our door and as soon as he
heard ' us earring ran for the
kitchen.. , , tinder Hilda's train-
ing, he aiWays dressed Id a clean
white robe with' a red fez. Hilda
Once tried having the boys wear
shoes, but a bush native wear-
ing shoes is both clumsy and
noisy, so site :quickly abandoned
that plan.
Our meals were always excel
lent. 'fie. local native brought
us fresh eggs every morning; the
had a plentiful supply of bacon
in our storehouse, and occa-
sionally Hilda would vary our
menu with sand grouse or quail.
As a Scot, I liked porridge
for breakfast and Hilda always
saw to it that I had a plentiful
supply. - From "Hunter," by
J. A. Hunter.
Her Quick Thinking
Foiled Kidnappers
As a beautiful and wealthy
married woman walked along a
street In San Jose, a California,
a short time ago, a big and
flashy car pulled up just ahead
of her. She drew level with it
and suddenly out sprang two
men. They bundled her into the
back of the car, got into the
front seats and drove off at ter-
rific speed.
The woman realized that the
men were kidnappers and after
a ransom 'which her doting hus-
band was certain to pay.
But she was a woman of
spirit, and with great presence
of mind hit upon an effective
and very feminine scheme to
• outwit her captors., She pulled
off her shoes and ute them
out of the car, filer nylon stock-
irogs followed them •
As one of the then tried vainly
to stop her, she tore off her
dress and reit it into the street.
There followed in quick suc
cession ethos garments she . was
swearing. Scemg an article of
undone -tin flying From the
ee
speeding cat htwopolice
officers
,
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in a car tit encs gem clutee.
By this time the kidnappers
realised they were beaten. They
stopped the ottr, abandoned it
with its 1011017 occupant, and
dashed (iv:n a side, turning,
They were caught ten minutes
later and are now in prison.
And the woman? She wrapped
herself ltx a blanket emit was
driven spackle- Monte.
The Bi Dearborn
Big Idea. In
Mien„ Mayor Orville Hubbard
ordered his department heads to
leek theiesetves in their ott)ces
for half an hour each morning,'
take a pentil and paper and "jot
down ane- hot ideas That is
tate way Newton diecot'ered the
law of gravity."
Strange Creatures
Abound Down
Under
The Australian native dis-
plays uncanny proficiency In
deteeting the whereabouts of
flab. Looking across the waters,
ke can tell at a glance ,how
Many and what kind of fish are
about, ,Every wave, every ripple
lir stale* Of their size and nuns -
hers. Him Is the eye of an eagle,
'lig trees ens de*t'bloped by rigid
teeiningetrom earliest ohildboect
When searching for wild honey,
with which to top off a fish
oh,.alttattve will catch a bee,
k a feather on it and then
• f e'ilgvt., its flight to the hive,
But even the eagle eye Of the..;
aborigine cannot follow the
manoeuvres of the Australian
;oj' Mister spider. Thls odd
creature actually lives un d e r
water. Theete it builds ita'honte
and attaches it to twigs, roots or
any aquatic plant. Strangely
enough, this curious spider has
no gills but is really en air
breather. Every time it dives it
takes ,down a .supply of air. It
has a hairy body in which air
is entangled and held. Under
water the globule of air re-
sembles a tiny sphere of mer-
cury. The nest of the spider is
in the nature of a diving bell -a
silvery dome of closely woven
silk anchored to its fixture by a
few "guy -ropes."
The spider dives repeatedly,
each time taking down a globule
of air which is released under
the dome of the diving -bell A
good supply is accumulated in
this way. The air space: is dry,
and retreating there the spider
becomes torpid and remains.
submerged in that condition
throughout winter.
The magnificent spider goes
"fsbing" for its prey with a line
and the equivalent of a hook at
the end. This spider comes out
at night to feed upon night -
flying moths, Supporting itself
on a few foundation threads of
strong, dry web, it spins a long
line with a large, sticky globule
at the end. When a moth ap-
proaches within striking dis-
tance, the spider takes the fish-
ing line in its front claws and
swings it at the moth. The
globule holds the moth fast. the
spider hauls in the line and
makes its meal.
Northern Australian termites
have the distinction of being not
only the most primitive of all
termites but the largest known
in the world; they measure one
and a third inches in length.
Their enormous homes are mas-
terpieces of fantasy and sculp-
ture. In Arnhem Land, the
structures tower twenty feet or
more on a twelve -foot base.
They are built of earth particles
joined together with saliva, and
when dry have the hardness of
concrete. The interior is a maze
of channels, rooms and passages.
The magnetic termites of
Northern Australia are remark-
able. These insects build aston-
ishing nests like brick walls
with the narrow ends pointing
always north and south. Areas
of these flattened nests resemble
a cemetery of giants, each grave
with an enormous tombstone.
The unique architecture of the
magnetic termites' nests enables
the sides of the mounds to re-
ceive the maximum of sunshine,
and also allows for quick drying
of construction work during the
wet season.
Three Year ®id
Drives Own Car
Alfred Schfartz is the sensa-
tion of his home town of St.
Andrea, in Italy. He owns a
car, and regularly drives it
through the streets. Nothing
sensational about this fact? No,
there wouldn't be if Albert were
like any other young man for-
tunate enough to own a car.
But Alfred is only two and a
half years of age.
The car was built by his father,
who is an electrical engineer,
w•orkieg at it'.in his leisure time,
it tobk him, he says, 2,000 hours
to complete the job. •
The car has a maximum driv-
ing speed of only; about five
milks an hour. t id that is the
limit, otherwise Alfred would
need a driving license. which, of
age,
course, having regard toiti s g ,
he would novae get.
Alfred's father has already
been offered tibont $150 for the
car, but he would not dream Of
selling it because he knows that
Alfred would be Miserably un-
happy without it.
The Canis built like a normal
model, 'with engine, brakes,
clutch, and even a wireless set.
Alfred, under his father's super-
vision, does all necessary repair
work himself. He is very reliable.
with road signs and traffic lights
and when carrying a passenger
he never lets anybody else touch
the steering wheel.
A film company has recently
offered to snake a film of Alfred
and itis ear, but dad says firmly
exc.
R. leareley Warren, 13•A., B.D,
Ieeus' New ponunandtnent
John 1$: VW, $4-$4 14: 8144.
IKexuory Seleetiont A new eom-
latandment T rive unto you, that
: 7s" IONS one another, se I LaY*
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Various organizations b a v e
signs and symbols by which their
members may be recognized or
by ,whicb they may recognize
each other. Chris tans have a
badge, too. "By this shall all men.
kixpw that ye are any disciples,
if ye have love one to another."
It doesn't matter about colour or
language. The important point
is, "Has the lova of God been
shed abroad in our hearts by the
Holy Ghost which le given unto
us?" Our creed will not save us.
Neither will our good works or
our respectable way of living. To
become a Christian a spiritual
rebirth is necessary. We become
new creatures in Christ Jesus.
The lova of God in us issues in
obedience to' God. Our profess -
elm is sheer hypocrisy if we do
not obey the commandments of
God. If we love him we will keep
his commandments. Jesus show-
ed his love by giving himself for
us. When he comes into our
hearts we share his spirit. We
love our fellow -went and will
work to bring them to Jesus
Christ that they too may share
his love and keep his command-
ments.
The disciples knew that un-
usual events were about to take
place. Would Jesus set up his
kingdom, if so, which of the dis-
ciples would have the highest
place? (Luke 22:24.) At any rate
e no one of them would jeopard-
ize his chances of leadership by
taking the lowly place of wash-
ing the feet of the others. So
their dusty feet went unwashed.
But after supper Jesus did the
task usually done by a slave or
the lowest in rank. Jesus took
the lowly place. Fie established a
new concept of service. He set
the example. To serve is the
mark of greatness.
Experts at Hand. In Denver,
State Institutions Director 'J -
Price Briscoe admitted that Can-
on City prison inmates, who
make jewelry and leather goods
for sale in the prison store, were
losing about 201": of their pro-
duction to shoplifters.
So Doctors Say
(Laymen Are
Suckers!
Doctors and dentists are oitbo
bombarded with, free gateeplots
lay manutactnrera Of snedi,ines
and toothpa*te, With requests to
try them en their patielltg.
Usually the doctors take it .all
g>r R matter of course, and WRAP
pay little attention to the: flood
Of new samples they receival: On
the other hand, It would iapppear
that some United 4ptetea„ dektors
are keenly interested its the
aligi3taat variation in any iarmula
or technique, and will ',silt for
samples of the most out-of-the-
way a pms1dities,
This attitude enabled a local
chemistry research stncient, G. A.
Kellog, to pull off a successful
hoax.
He notified over 1,000 doctors
and dental surgeons that `Tae was
In a position to offer thein free
samples of new cures for Pane=
diseases. These he mentioned in
a list as long as your arm, in-
cluding in it "gastraposis,," "gal-
lardia," "Et emfngway'8 Syn-
drome," and - "Flyglochy,e000ce-
plaelical"
The last-named proved by far
the most intriguing complaint.
Not one doctor out of the 410 who
wrote to Kellog expressing inter-
est in it queried the existence
of such a disease. They merely
asked Kellog to send them. as
quickly as possible some samples
of his cure. for it.
Then Kellog confessed that
none of the diseases he had listed
actually existed, or could he found
in any medical dictionary or
hant{book
The Formula. In Chicago, J.
Frank Winebrenner, el, gevealed
the secret of 72. years ofeeuccess-
ful marriage with his wife Tres-
s•, 70: "We did little fussin', we
said little; mostly we jx14t set."
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TELEVISION -- STAGE
RADIO -- RECORDS
by DICK HL);1NER
NEW YORK -(NEA), --"Your Show of Shows," which has dropped
in public interest drastically of late, is going to do something
about it, It's going to quit.
Rumors have been flying about Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca
and producer Max Liebman, but it now seems definite that this is
the last season for the once -mighty show. Next year should find:
Sid Caesar doing the Colgate Comedy Hour on Sunday nights,
three weeks ant of four.
Imogene Coca with a show of her own -she's shopping around
now.
Max Liebman building a completely new ,program, in the
same Saturday night time he made into TV's best.
Sic Semper FOrmularis. (English translation; Thus always
with shows that get too formularized.)
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Birthday card to "Suspense":
Happy birthday to you, buddy,
But can't you be a mite less bloody?
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The surprise hit of the last few months is DuMont's "Dollar
A Second," starring Janhfureay. This is a game -quiz that combines
the best features of "Beat the Clock," "Break the Bank" and
Saturday Night at the Psychiatrist's. It comes out a very funny
show.
And Murray seems to have finally found the light spot for
himself. 1 a1king to him in the offiee:of producer Jess Kimmel, you
get the definite impression that here's ;a guy who's happy in his
work. And vice versa
"I think this is the best show I've had," he says. "Of course,
es a comic, I sometimes w'isit I had more chance to do comedy. But
I stilt do benefits and things like that, to keep my hand in. If
I didn't do some auttside work, I'd miss. Scot doing so much comedy.
As it is I'm having fufi."
The Kimmel-Murrae otYtee is dominated by a blackboard that
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covere one wall. On it are seraWiefd the brief descriptions of coaxing
shows, with pht'ases"for''biieh planned ffitunt and game. It reads like•
a coded message, 'with items likE "s'qufrt candle," "lost dog," and
'hue• c late."
band name a
Murray, like most top 2V 'figures, Is no longer a private
tatizetx. He's pnblie property. The esteaw's regard hint almost as m
national monument.
"They know every blemish. on. your face," he says. "I£ I wear
a dark suit, they write and say i look good in dark suits and
should never wear anything elates Theft I'll wear a light suit and
I'll get letters sayiig'they love me;;it light suits. If I cough,
they send me medidine "
The twe-tune Mair -dos, 111 the rage a year ago. have .slipped
down a feat Indies: Near 1t% "t'wortoiia'eyebrows, The models tilt
the Grace Downs s age 4v stnrt4d
it.
They voar one blonde and
one brown eyebrow.
This catty. see. they AMU go en a doable -date by themselves,
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Tutted auto windshields are adding another D to 3 D movies;
dilemma. Operators of Outdoor movies are worried. because looking
at a a -D movie through a tinted windshield distorts the effect.
There's one easy solution, men -back 'em in.
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Ass ter elreiVl ere on this page,
. ,, Fashion Hints ,.
Modern Classic - The kind of classic everywoman loves to live
in. It's a crisp wrinkle -shedding blend of Acetate known as
"Phaeton" flannel, that will keep its fresh new look after many
dry cleanings. Note goodlooking pleated pocket and lapel ap-
plique finished with arrowheads. An all -Canadian fashion.
I' was appointed game ranger
of this district; a position which
i still. hold. My duty was to
protect the rhinos from poach-
ers, both white and native. I had
developed a great affection for
these pugnacious beasts while I
was hunting 'them, so I accepted
the position gladly. However,
several personal complications
presented themselves.
If Hilda and I lived in Makin -
du, we would have to sell our
house on the Ngong Road. This
in itself was not too great a sac-
rifice. Now that the children
were grgwing up, the house had
become too large for us... .
Hilda accompanied me to Ma-
kiridu to help set up my home
there. I liked the place the first
time I saw it The village is a
small stop on the Nairobi -Mom-
basa Railway and was once the
headquarters for t h e railroad
personnel. L a t e tr, the offices
were moved to Nairobi, but the
very comfortable houses, origi-
nally built for the railroad offi-
cials. still stood. They were
mainly deserted, Hilda and I
rented a nice house and moved
In. From our front porch on a
clear day you could see the
snow -topped peak of Kiliman-
jaro; sometimes it seemed to be
floating among the white clouds.
When we went to bed at night,
we could hear the la'ughtog
wails of hyenas as they fed in
the hush and often we dropped
off to sleep listening ' to the
throb, of drums in the nearby
v i l l a g o s. Ostriches wandui ed
' within a henthed yards of our
house and atoms' a poor Pale-
ing when you could not sight
herd of giraffes teetering along
through the bush on their long
Legs...
I was very happy in alakindu,
liild,a and I lied all the comforts
of Moine and;; yet had the feeling
of living in the bush, The days
were full. We generally woke
at dwelt. A. native boy sat out-
side our door and as soon as he
heard ' us earring ran for the
kitchen.. , , tinder Hilda's train-
ing, he aiWays dressed Id a clean
white robe with' a red fez. Hilda
Once tried having the boys wear
shoes, but a bush native wear-
ing shoes is both clumsy and
noisy, so site :quickly abandoned
that plan.
Our meals were always excel
lent. 'fie. local native brought
us fresh eggs every morning; the
had a plentiful supply of bacon
in our storehouse, and occa-
sionally Hilda would vary our
menu with sand grouse or quail.
As a Scot, I liked porridge
for breakfast and Hilda always
saw to it that I had a plentiful
supply. - From "Hunter," by
J. A. Hunter.
Her Quick Thinking
Foiled Kidnappers
As a beautiful and wealthy
married woman walked along a
street In San Jose, a California,
a short time ago, a big and
flashy car pulled up just ahead
of her. She drew level with it
and suddenly out sprang two
men. They bundled her into the
back of the car, got into the
front seats and drove off at ter-
rific speed.
The woman realized that the
men were kidnappers and after
a ransom 'which her doting hus-
band was certain to pay.
But she was a woman of
spirit, and with great presence
of mind hit upon an effective
and very feminine scheme to
• outwit her captors., She pulled
off her shoes and ute them
out of the car, filer nylon stock-
irogs followed them •
As one of the then tried vainly
to stop her, she tore off her
dress and reit it into the street.
There followed in quick suc
cession ethos garments she . was
swearing. Scemg an article of
undone -tin flying From the
ee
speeding cat htwopolice
officers
,
p
in a car tit encs gem clutee.
By this time the kidnappers
realised they were beaten. They
stopped the ottr, abandoned it
with its 1011017 occupant, and
dashed (iv:n a side, turning,
They were caught ten minutes
later and are now in prison.
And the woman? She wrapped
herself ltx a blanket emit was
driven spackle- Monte.
The Bi Dearborn
Big Idea. In
Mien„ Mayor Orville Hubbard
ordered his department heads to
leek theiesetves in their ott)ces
for half an hour each morning,'
take a pentil and paper and "jot
down ane- hot ideas That is
tate way Newton diecot'ered the
law of gravity."
Strange Creatures
Abound Down
Under
The Australian native dis-
plays uncanny proficiency In
deteeting the whereabouts of
flab. Looking across the waters,
ke can tell at a glance ,how
Many and what kind of fish are
about, ,Every wave, every ripple
lir stale* Of their size and nuns -
hers. Him Is the eye of an eagle,
'lig trees ens de*t'bloped by rigid
teeiningetrom earliest ohildboect
When searching for wild honey,
with which to top off a fish
oh,.alttattve will catch a bee,
k a feather on it and then
• f e'ilgvt., its flight to the hive,
But even the eagle eye Of the..;
aborigine cannot follow the
manoeuvres of the Australian
;oj' Mister spider. Thls odd
creature actually lives un d e r
water. Theete it builds ita'honte
and attaches it to twigs, roots or
any aquatic plant. Strangely
enough, this curious spider has
no gills but is really en air
breather. Every time it dives it
takes ,down a .supply of air. It
has a hairy body in which air
is entangled and held. Under
water the globule of air re-
sembles a tiny sphere of mer-
cury. The nest of the spider is
in the nature of a diving bell -a
silvery dome of closely woven
silk anchored to its fixture by a
few "guy -ropes."
The spider dives repeatedly,
each time taking down a globule
of air which is released under
the dome of the diving -bell A
good supply is accumulated in
this way. The air space: is dry,
and retreating there the spider
becomes torpid and remains.
submerged in that condition
throughout winter.
The magnificent spider goes
"fsbing" for its prey with a line
and the equivalent of a hook at
the end. This spider comes out
at night to feed upon night -
flying moths, Supporting itself
on a few foundation threads of
strong, dry web, it spins a long
line with a large, sticky globule
at the end. When a moth ap-
proaches within striking dis-
tance, the spider takes the fish-
ing line in its front claws and
swings it at the moth. The
globule holds the moth fast. the
spider hauls in the line and
makes its meal.
Northern Australian termites
have the distinction of being not
only the most primitive of all
termites but the largest known
in the world; they measure one
and a third inches in length.
Their enormous homes are mas-
terpieces of fantasy and sculp-
ture. In Arnhem Land, the
structures tower twenty feet or
more on a twelve -foot base.
They are built of earth particles
joined together with saliva, and
when dry have the hardness of
concrete. The interior is a maze
of channels, rooms and passages.
The magnetic termites of
Northern Australia are remark-
able. These insects build aston-
ishing nests like brick walls
with the narrow ends pointing
always north and south. Areas
of these flattened nests resemble
a cemetery of giants, each grave
with an enormous tombstone.
The unique architecture of the
magnetic termites' nests enables
the sides of the mounds to re-
ceive the maximum of sunshine,
and also allows for quick drying
of construction work during the
wet season.
Three Year ®id
Drives Own Car
Alfred Schfartz is the sensa-
tion of his home town of St.
Andrea, in Italy. He owns a
car, and regularly drives it
through the streets. Nothing
sensational about this fact? No,
there wouldn't be if Albert were
like any other young man for-
tunate enough to own a car.
But Alfred is only two and a
half years of age.
The car was built by his father,
who is an electrical engineer,
w•orkieg at it'.in his leisure time,
it tobk him, he says, 2,000 hours
to complete the job. •
The car has a maximum driv-
ing speed of only; about five
milks an hour. t id that is the
limit, otherwise Alfred would
need a driving license. which, of
age,
course, having regard toiti s g ,
he would novae get.
Alfred's father has already
been offered tibont $150 for the
car, but he would not dream Of
selling it because he knows that
Alfred would be Miserably un-
happy without it.
The Canis built like a normal
model, 'with engine, brakes,
clutch, and even a wireless set.
Alfred, under his father's super-
vision, does all necessary repair
work himself. He is very reliable.
with road signs and traffic lights
and when carrying a passenger
he never lets anybody else touch
the steering wheel.
A film company has recently
offered to snake a film of Alfred
and itis ear, but dad says firmly
exc.
R. leareley Warren, 13•A., B.D,
Ieeus' New ponunandtnent
John 1$: VW, $4-$4 14: 8144.
IKexuory Seleetiont A new eom-
latandment T rive unto you, that
: 7s" IONS one another, se I LaY*
loved you, that ye slue love 01141
1noter, John 13x34,
Various organizations b a v e
signs and symbols by which their
members may be recognized or
by ,whicb they may recognize
each other. Chris tans have a
badge, too. "By this shall all men.
kixpw that ye are any disciples,
if ye have love one to another."
It doesn't matter about colour or
language. The important point
is, "Has the lova of God been
shed abroad in our hearts by the
Holy Ghost which le given unto
us?" Our creed will not save us.
Neither will our good works or
our respectable way of living. To
become a Christian a spiritual
rebirth is necessary. We become
new creatures in Christ Jesus.
The lova of God in us issues in
obedience to' God. Our profess -
elm is sheer hypocrisy if we do
not obey the commandments of
God. If we love him we will keep
his commandments. Jesus show-
ed his love by giving himself for
us. When he comes into our
hearts we share his spirit. We
love our fellow -went and will
work to bring them to Jesus
Christ that they too may share
his love and keep his command-
ments.
The disciples knew that un-
usual events were about to take
place. Would Jesus set up his
kingdom, if so, which of the dis-
ciples would have the highest
place? (Luke 22:24.) At any rate
e no one of them would jeopard-
ize his chances of leadership by
taking the lowly place of wash-
ing the feet of the others. So
their dusty feet went unwashed.
But after supper Jesus did the
task usually done by a slave or
the lowest in rank. Jesus took
the lowly place. Fie established a
new concept of service. He set
the example. To serve is the
mark of greatness.
Experts at Hand. In Denver,
State Institutions Director 'J -
Price Briscoe admitted that Can-
on City prison inmates, who
make jewelry and leather goods
for sale in the prison store, were
losing about 201": of their pro-
duction to shoplifters.
So Doctors Say
(Laymen Are
Suckers!
Doctors and dentists are oitbo
bombarded with, free gateeplots
lay manutactnrera Of snedi,ines
and toothpa*te, With requests to
try them en their patielltg.
Usually the doctors take it .all
g>r R matter of course, and WRAP
pay little attention to the: flood
Of new samples they receival: On
the other hand, It would iapppear
that some United 4ptetea„ dektors
are keenly interested its the
aligi3taat variation in any iarmula
or technique, and will ',silt for
samples of the most out-of-the-
way a pms1dities,
This attitude enabled a local
chemistry research stncient, G. A.
Kellog, to pull off a successful
hoax.
He notified over 1,000 doctors
and dental surgeons that `Tae was
In a position to offer thein free
samples of new cures for Pane=
diseases. These he mentioned in
a list as long as your arm, in-
cluding in it "gastraposis,," "gal-
lardia," "Et emfngway'8 Syn-
drome," and - "Flyglochy,e000ce-
plaelical"
The last-named proved by far
the most intriguing complaint.
Not one doctor out of the 410 who
wrote to Kellog expressing inter-
est in it queried the existence
of such a disease. They merely
asked Kellog to send them. as
quickly as possible some samples
of his cure. for it.
Then Kellog confessed that
none of the diseases he had listed
actually existed, or could he found
in any medical dictionary or
hant{book
The Formula. In Chicago, J.
Frank Winebrenner, el, gevealed
the secret of 72. years ofeeuccess-
ful marriage with his wife Tres-
s•, 70: "We did little fussin', we
said little; mostly we jx14t set."
(t'pside down to prevent peeking')
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RADIO -- RECORDS
by DICK HL);1NER
NEW YORK -(NEA), --"Your Show of Shows," which has dropped
in public interest drastically of late, is going to do something
about it, It's going to quit.
Rumors have been flying about Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca
and producer Max Liebman, but it now seems definite that this is
the last season for the once -mighty show. Next year should find:
Sid Caesar doing the Colgate Comedy Hour on Sunday nights,
three weeks ant of four.
Imogene Coca with a show of her own -she's shopping around
now.
Max Liebman building a completely new ,program, in the
same Saturday night time he made into TV's best.
Sic Semper FOrmularis. (English translation; Thus always
with shows that get too formularized.)
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Birthday card to "Suspense":
Happy birthday to you, buddy,
But can't you be a mite less bloody?
4. r
The surprise hit of the last few months is DuMont's "Dollar
A Second," starring Janhfureay. This is a game -quiz that combines
the best features of "Beat the Clock," "Break the Bank" and
Saturday Night at the Psychiatrist's. It comes out a very funny
show.
And Murray seems to have finally found the light spot for
himself. 1 a1king to him in the offiee:of producer Jess Kimmel, you
get the definite impression that here's ;a guy who's happy in his
work. And vice versa
"I think this is the best show I've had," he says. "Of course,
es a comic, I sometimes w'isit I had more chance to do comedy. But
I stilt do benefits and things like that, to keep my hand in. If
I didn't do some auttside work, I'd miss. Scot doing so much comedy.
As it is I'm having fufi."
The Kimmel-Murrae otYtee is dominated by a blackboard that
•
covere one wall. On it are seraWiefd the brief descriptions of coaxing
shows, with pht'ases"for''biieh planned ffitunt and game. It reads like•
a coded message, 'with items likE "s'qufrt candle," "lost dog," and
'hue• c late."
band name a
Murray, like most top 2V 'figures, Is no longer a private
tatizetx. He's pnblie property. The esteaw's regard hint almost as m
national monument.
"They know every blemish. on. your face," he says. "I£ I wear
a dark suit, they write and say i look good in dark suits and
should never wear anything elates Theft I'll wear a light suit and
I'll get letters sayiig'they love me;;it light suits. If I cough,
they send me medidine "
The twe-tune Mair -dos, 111 the rage a year ago. have .slipped
down a feat Indies: Near 1t% "t'wortoiia'eyebrows, The models tilt
the Grace Downs s age 4v stnrt4d
it.
They voar one blonde and
one brown eyebrow.
This catty. see. they AMU go en a doable -date by themselves,
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Tutted auto windshields are adding another D to 3 D movies;
dilemma. Operators of Outdoor movies are worried. because looking
at a a -D movie through a tinted windshield distorts the effect.
There's one easy solution, men -back 'em in.