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Remember the pleasant parlor game
called ping -pang, in which yen gently
and politely tapped a cello eid ball aeroes
a little net six inches- high, and your
opponent as gently and politely bounced
_ it back?
You would hardly recognize that game
today. New it's table tennis, a whirlwind,
hard -smashing game of split-second reflexes. The little cellue
loid ball now gets hit so )lard that, bounced on the table by •
a•smash Rhos it spreads Out like an egg, or, clouted full power
on the side, it jets Out like a lemon.
And you probably never thought ping-pong, a term that
is frowned upon in table tennis circles today, would become
One of the greatest of all international games. But it bas,
The 21st World Table Tennis Tournament was held in London
and Its entry was surprisingly international.
For the first time, the world meet welcomed into the fold
competitors from Argentine, Australia, Lebanon, Nepal, Saar-
land and Spain. Also competing were officially nominated re-
presentatives of Hong Kong, Japan, Pakistan Singapore, Hun -
Bary, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Rumania, England and the
United States.
And in its broad-mindedness, table• tennis can teach a
lesson to other sports whose administrators waste so much
time On the pointless business of dividing amateurs from the
professionals. All are classified as players and those who
wish to make money out of it have merely to record that fact
to their national controlling body, as a matter of record and
information, but it makes no difference at all in the eligibility
of the players for competition in any. event.
The freedom from meaningless dividing lines is one of
the things about table tennis that impressed this observei.
Another is its internationalism. Take some other sports by
_comparison. Canada's ohm favorite game, ice hockey, has had
a great upsurge of popularity in Europe. But it isn't nearly as
international, for instance, as, soccer. And still, soccer is only
a minor game in the United States. Basketball, though spread-
ing rapidly, is still American -dominated. And baseball's so-
called "world series" isn't even international.
Judging by the .list of countries involved in the recent
table tennis titles, the game that started so modestly as ping-
pong has as much right as any to be termed the greatest
of inernational sports.
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PLAIN HORSE SENSE..
By F. (BOB) VON PILIS
With the Ontario Farmers
Union sprouting in all directions
the Ontario Federation of Agri-
culture is also showing signs of
increased activities.
The organization drive of the
Union during the Last nix months
has taken on such dimensions
that it Is beginning to shade the
Federation out of its starry-
eyed inertia.
It seems that the Union appeal
for action has been particularly
successful in North Ontario and
Victoria Counties where thirty
or forty new locals have been
established.
Lindsay Meeting
To put a brake to this adverse
trend OFA called a meeting in
Lindsay' and brought in its big-
gest guns.
To keep abreast of the develop-
ments we invited a good farmer
friend and staunch Federation
supporter to come along and
drove up to Lindsay.
The first person we ran into
in the hall of the Collegiate was
Ontario's Premier, Mr. Leslie
Frost, shaking hands withand
welcoming "the boys" from Vic-
toria •.and • the surrounding con-
stituencies.
The large auditorium was about
three-quarters filled wheh the
Premier opened the session. Mr
Frost welcomed the visitors who
had come from as far away as
Wellington and Wentworth
Counties.
The Premier thanked the OFA-`/
for its co-operation in getting
the work dope and said, that
many points of the annual brief
presented by OFA had been im-
plemented.
Mr. Frost pointed out that the
farm population was largely un-
organized and that organization
was needed to eliminate market-
ing problems of farm products
He spoke of the necessity of im-
proving • urban -rural relations -
and said that agriculture still is
the back -bone of Canadian econ-
omy.
Marketing Acts
Mr. V. S. Milburn, secretary -
manager of the Ontario Federa-
tion of Agriculture, in introduc-
ing the main speaker of the
evening, took credit for the Fed-
eration for the enactment of the
new Milk Industry Act and the
six amendments of the Farm
Products Marketing Act.
Looking lovingly at the Prem-
ier, Mr. Milburn said that 'the
new Milk Act was drawn up so
completely in accordance with'
the wishes of the farmers that
the Federation had to ask the
Agricultural Committee of the
Legislature for only two amend-
ments both of which were ac-
cepted,
"The six amendments of the
Farm Products Marketing Act,"
he continued, "offer them the
opportunity to form their Own
policy."
President Speaks
FI. H. Hannam, president o1
the Canadian Federation of Ag-
riculture, gave an outline of the
Federation's history which start-
ed at the Royal Winter Fair,
1935.
Looking to the future Mr. Han-
nan said that the prospects for
1954 were not as good as for the
last year, although a strengthen-
ing of beef prices is expected.
MMudder"'Won't Like This — A dousing with muddy water doesn't
dampen the enjoyment of the little boys at left, as they watch
is cyclist roar through a mudhole .during the. annual Queen City
Mud Run. The daredevil event is held annually for the benefit
of west coast motorcycle addicts.'
Now Member For Santa's Team — It's about eight months early,
but Santa Claus has reason to make an early appearance. Here
he holds a new member of his reindeer team, as Blitzen, the
proud parent, watches. This is the first fawn born to a pair of
Alaskan reindeer which were flown to North Pole, N. Y., from
Alaska last August.
Price supports . would benefit
producers as welt as consumers
as they would prevent prices
from .going up and down.
In the first seven years of the
Agricultural Prices Support
Fund an average of $1/ million
per year had been spent by the
government. On the other hand
the government had subsidized
coal mines with . $10 million in
one year, gold mines. with $il
million and the unemployment
insurance fund with $31 million
plus $22 million administration
costs.
Mr, Flannam thought that a
"give away program" of farm
surpluses was unfeasible as it
would destroy normal markets.
Surpluses should be handled
through an international agency
and a world food program estab-
lished.
The Federation President con-
cluded by saying that- the Fed-
eration was non-political and
that it had no tie-ups with Big
Business or organized labour.
* * 5
This column welcomes critic-
ism, constructive or destructive,
and suggestions, wise or other-
wise; it will endeavour to ans-
wer any questions. Address all
letters to F, Von Pills, Box 1109,
Whitby, Ontario.
GREEN
T11�'U*Nb
Gordon Smith
Canadians considering planting
shade trees around their homes
could profitably look at the
downtown areas of our older
cities. Here are the plantings of
a few decades ago when forest
trees such as American elm and
native maples were used for
home beautification. These have
now matured and been pruned
up to towering heads of foliage
which cut oft all air circulation.
Their root systems are of course
in proportion to their tops and
often heave walks. By taking
food and moisture these large
trees make it most difficult to
maintain a sward of`grass or to
do much gardening near them.
* * 5
Mr, K. G. Coates of the Kapus-
kasing Experimental Station says
that this situation need not arise
in the future if suitable trees are
planted today; particularly now
that garden and houses are small-
er than in the past. If a tree of
correct proportions is planted
there will be no need to prune
and mutilate it to keep it within
bounds. And it should be re-
membered that a tree that prov-
es too large fifteen years after
planting will require skilled la-
bour to remove.
The Horticulture Division of
the Experimental Farms Service
have been testing deciduous trees
for their usefulness on many lo-
cations across Canada. After sev-
eral years of recording their
characteristics and abilities, rec-
ommendations are listed for the
following purposes: street and
boulevard; public parks and rur-
al estates; small ,properties;
windbreaks; or as flowering spec-
imens.
5 5 5
The following list is submitted
as a guide for planting shade
trees on smaller lots. They will
reach maturity at heights up to
St maximum of 25 feet. Some
have Unusual colour of foliage or
ggood flowering habits which make
.them of double value,
* * *
Burr oak (Quercus macrocar-
pa), the most hardy of the spec-
ies growing in Canada, Leaves
are a glossy green above and
hairy grey beneath, It has a
large acorn.
Chinese eller (Litmus Pendia),
a rapid grower which in leaf and
stature le a 'miniature of .the
American elm.
e p s -
Ginnala maple (Acer ginnala),
leaves are smaller than most
maple, deeply lobed and turn
brilliant colours in autumn. Seed
clusters with rose tinge are
conspicuous all summer. Ta-
tarian maple has similar foliage
but grows a little. taller.
5 e• a
Japanese lilac (Syringe japon-
ica), a non -suckering lilac with
• light green foliage. It is late and
often biennial in flowering.
a o *
May Day Tree, (Prunus padus
commutate), occasionally grown
with 2 or 3 trunks but does not
sucker from the bottom. Flow-
ers are most often white and
hang in 8 -inch cat -tails.
• * *
Mountain ash (Sorbus ameri-
cana), its fern like compound
leaves do not give a dense shade.
It is best known for its white
flowers and red fruit clusters
which hang on well into winter.
* 5 5
Mulberry (Morns alba), tree is
always round headed and be
cause of both its flowers and
leaves is an interesting subject.
Its fruit is edible.
5 5 5
Russian olive (Eleagnus angus-
tifolia), branches and elongated
leaves of silvery green combine
to give this tree -like shrub a Lac-
ey effect. It will stand drought
a
* *
Rosy -bloom crab-apple (Malus
pumila niedzwetzkyana), are a
group with pink to carmen flow-
ers, ornamental fruit and purple
bronze leaves: Recommended var-
ieties are Simcoe, Timiskaming,
Makanlik and Sissipuk.
Canadians f o r international
Burns Festival: Canadians are
expected to be among some 200
delegates from overseas who will
attend the International Burns
Festival to be held in Scotland in
January, 1955. Arrangements are
being made through travel
agents in Canada to assist the
joint committee of the Scottish
Tourist Board .and the Burns
Federation in the organization of
special air tours for Canadian.
visitors to the Festival.
New Record—Parry O'Brien fol-
lows through on his record-
breaking shot-put, becoming
the first man in the records to
heave the shot 60 feet, 51/
inches. The former record was
39 feet, 214 inches,
Makes Her Living
Risking Her Ute
A girl with an unusual pas-
time is .Odette Goegel, petite,
blonde, French and twenty. She
specializes in delayed parachute
drops, hurtling herself into space
froln a 'plane two miles up, and
only opening her parachute when
she is 1,800 feet from the ground,
Odette is the pretty and daring
partner of Leo Valentin, world
record holder for delayed drops,
and has herself made eighty such
drops, two by night.
Odette described in detail her
sensations during one drop at a
flying display at Sens. She wore
a white cloth suit, boots, leather
helmet, and no glasses "for
I love to feel the wind on my
face." On her back was the para-
chute which she would open at
1,800 feet, and strapped to her
belt in front was a second para-
chute, to be used only in ewer-
gency.
As the small biplane which
took her up got into position,
Odette climbed forward in front
of the pilot's cockpit and stood
hanging on to the 'plane's struts,
tightening her grip as the fierce
wind beat against her. A quick
check that everything was in,
ordees - and she braced herself
for the breathtaking adventure
ahead. -
The pilot galled out, "Altitude
10,000 feet"
"I'm' going. Sew.you presently!"
Odette called back, and flung.
herself forward' into space. Here',
is how she described her sensa-
tions as she plummeted down..
"For a fraction of a second I
see nothing. Automatically, 1
take the position of the jump;'
legs and arms outstretched -.-
like an angel — as though I am
leaning on the air. There is no
shock. Rather it is soothing — an
escape — and by moving my
hands I can guide myself to
right or left, even do soaring
swallow dives and other aero-
batics.
"It's like floating on a mat-
tress of air — intoxicating 1 The
earth spins slowly towards me,
though I am still very higle. I
a m alone. Master. Master of
what? I are not very sure, but
I have an astonishing feeling of
liberty. Poor earth creatures who
do not feel this!
"I consult my portable alti-
meter: altitude 6,000 feet after
twenty-three seconds in space.
I am doing about 200 miles an
hour now, The earth comes up
faster.
"3,000 feet. Y make a quick
calculation: falling at 150 feet a
second, I have eight seconds left
before opening my parachute.
It's a lifetime .. .
"This is the:.moment! I grasp
the ripcord of my parachute, tug
and brace myself for the
shock. Two seconds of anguish,
Will it open? . then I hear a
rustle — it's like music — and
the great white 'chute billows
above me.
With a violent jerk, I slow
down from hurtling speed to a
mere 30 miles 'an hour. It's over
nothing to do now but wait
and study the countryside,"
How They Act On
The Gallows
The British Committee on
Capital Punishment has report-
ed that those condemned to' die
are usually stoical. Sometimes
they are more than stoical e••
they are truculent.
One of the last men to be pub-
licly hanged in Liverpool, John -
Gleeson Wilson, grimly survey-
ed the crowd gathered round.
the gallows and remarked that
his only regret was that he
"couldn't get down there and
lay a few of 'em out!"
Wainwright, the Whitechapel
murderer executed in 1875, was
equally truculent. As he passed
through the prison yard to the
execution shed he halted by a
group of officials. "You curs!" he
spat. "Have you come to see a
brave Englishman die?"
Such truculence may be a
form of bravado. There are cases
of those who have actually run
to the gallows to demonstrate
their contempt for death. One of
these were Carey, the Cheshire
murderer, in 1883.
Different people exhibit dif-
ferent symptoms. Mrs, McLeod,
hanged at Edinburgh in the last
century, wore a fashonable gown
and insisted on adjusting the
halter with her own hands;
James Rush, who murdered the
Recorder of Norwich, told his
executioner: "Don't be in a
hurry — take your time!"
Charles Peace said that the
noose was too tight and was
likely to give him a stiff neck!
Among other humorists was
the man hanged on his birthday
who asked whether anyone
present was going to wish him
many happy returns. And en -
other rogue, whose exit was
scheduled far January 1st, stood
on the seaffold and commented:
"This is a ruddy fine way to be-
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