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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1954-6-9, Page 3rr PLAIN HORSE. SENSE .. By F. (11011) VON ,1111445 Last year the delegates to the Annual Meeting of the Ontario Beef Producers Association m- structed their Executive to pre- pare the outlines for a market- ing scheme which would give the producers more control over the marketing Of their product, When the delegates returned this year they were presented. with a draft consititution and by- laws for a proposed Canadian Meat Council with the follow- ing objects: a) to disseminate correct information concerning the value of meat in the diet and its relationship tO health; b) to encourage and foster educes tional research activities per- taining to meat and meat pro- ducts: e) to create and maintain a spirit of cooperation.ainong the members for the purpose of hav- ing all work together for the livestock and - ;meat industry; d) to de all things necessary to promote the livestock and meat industry. Producer.and Packer The membership of the Coun- cil will consist of the members of a number of producer asso- ciations, some of whose" names we -have never heard before, and certain packers and processors associations. Each of the member associa- tions of the Council will nomin- ate from one to six directors. One section says that the board of directors will elect an exe- cutive committe consisting of a president, a vice-president and three directors; another section provides' that a president and a vice-president shall be elected by the members of the Council. The work of the Council is to be financed by a levy of 5 cents on every head of cattle sold by a,producer while it is left to the discretion of the packers to deter- mine the size of any donation they may want to make. Grey County in Opposition Delegates from Grey County offered strong opposition and critized the proposal as "a weak substitute for a marketing scheme", James Boynton, fieldman of Grey County Federation of Agri- culture, complained "that Carey County delegates and their re- presentatives were not listened to by the officers and Execu- tive." "Resolution forwarded from the County mysteriously disappeared, he said, and never came before an open meeting," continues the report in the Farm- er's Advocate. Grey County's grievance is understandable, particularly in 'Student — Hiroshi Yasuma, 5, of Nirasaki, Japan, believed to be the youngest "exchange student" to enter the U.S., leafs through some books after his arrival in San Francisco, view of the growing tendency in our farm organizations of rut - mg from the top down without giving the rank and file an Op- portunity to consider and discuss new schemes and ideas in local meetings at the grassroots level. Grey County lost in a vote of 48 to 5. Farmer Gets Balance Without doubt a sales promo- tion scheme could be beneficial to both producers and distribu- tors, but in Justice both should contribute financially; Sales pro- motion, however, cannot replace producer controlled orderly marketing, As to the "spirit of co-opera- tion among the member's" we re- serve the right to be sceptical. We have not forgotten the testi- mony of the .President of Cana- da Packers before the House, of Commons Prices Committee on May 6, 1948 when he said: 'We buy as cheaply as we can and we sell ou"r meat for as much as we can get for it," and again "tile total livestock is sold for the total sum, whatever it is; from that suns is deducted the packer's expense and the pack- er's profit, and the farmer gets the balance." Perhaps the producer assoeia- tions of other provinces will look twice before they tie up with Big Busines. This • column welcomes criti- cism, constructive or destruc- tive, and suggestions, wise ' or otherwise; it will endeavour to answer all questions. Address letters to: Bob Von Pilis, Wliit- by, Ontario.' When Jockeys Wore Long Hair & Skirts There is no sight :On. -earth more stirring 'than the glossy 'coats and shining silks of an Epsom Derby field, And it must have been even mote 'so 150 years back, judging by sa 'con temporary account of the cos- tumes worn by 'riders, Each had a :black 'velvet cap with a long French peek and a bow of black ribbon behind; long hair falling .to the shoulders; 'a white cambric neck -cloth Of ample folds tied at the back; a long body -coat with flaps; wide skirt, three buttons at the side, where It opened in front and behind; breeches strapped just below the knee; white cotton stockings; black leather Oxford shoes with long tongues and sil- ver buckles. One Of the worst features of early racing was the bad start- ing, when horses got off or more often didn't—to •a shout of "Go!" One official suffered from an impediment in his speech, and jockeys complained • they never knew whether he had shouted "go" or "no" by the time he had stuttered his com- mand! False starts were numerous— ten in a particular St. Leger— and at one Croydon meeting (long since defunct) it took the starter an hour and a half to get a race under way. Hardly sur- prising that racing Sometimes finished in semi -darkness — with a lamp to light the winning post. The man who did most to put such matters right was that great reformer Lord George Bentinck, who contributed so much to rac- ing between 1836 and 1846. He introduced the flag method of starting, and was once so in- censed by a holdup that he went down himself to get the riders away, He had one of his own horses in the race, and was later accus- ed o.!'• giving it an advantage of some yards at the start! 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IL .( !3 b \14 t •, far a6 . el lQ•1. 2. 23 ... "i"� ± RT 80 29 70 3, x .� 34: 35 .. 74 37 .. 30 36 4P' 4 8 4a .1,�8 4 ' }f 7 Answe' elsewhere on th s page. , Chemical Form Flourishes in Puerto Rico — Puerta Rico, with a population of 2,000,000 and with only 10 per cent ofits area classified as first-class farmland, may someday grow much of its now - imported food on chemical farms; Workers, aboqve left; line concrete troughs with emulsified asphalt as first step In constructing an;experimintal soilles'farm near San Juan; Troughs will be filled with grayel,. and saturated' with a water solution of 26 chemicals necessary to plant growth, At right, gardeners spray seedlings, which will be transplanted -to • larger -beds for growth and harvesting, One;cot'nmercially successful farm is already in.operation. New Pine; Furniture Flaunts Its Knots With Old -Time Grace, • Pine has its ,own long-estab- lished epXace as a cabinet wood. It iss Mellow, homey, and steeped in *ant r , rm,; all • its .'own. -,It is. a wood indigenous to Amerioa, was used by the earliest colo- nists, and has been used con- tlnuously by cabnietlnalcers ever, since. Today we' 'see • it' in new 'ranch styles as .well, win the traditional colonial styles with which we are familiar. Critics of mine like to call it a "soft" wood, cheap one, and a difficult one to manufacture and finish. Yet those companies who have. chosen to make ,their furniture of. pine ' rush to its st{pport, 'They' manage to take .the. Very arguments 'used against it, and show that they' cars -be- come advantages 'after a1.VI' Pine Versus Hald*ood There is, first, the old' theme of the soft pine versus 'native hardwood . such as maple r and birch, The pro -pine people, re- ply that, according to ,reliable sources, . from the year' 1700 to the .present time pine has prob- ably been used more extensively than any other kind of wood. They say that a list of articles which were and are made • of pine, wholly or in part, would include almost every household wooden Article with which we are acquainted, • Probably more pine antiques have survived the centuries of daily use than any other •type, and are still giving pleasure and gaining value. .And, claims Pssesi-. dent L. Lisle of Vermont's Townshend Company, "this in spite of the fact that its soft- ness was not in pine's favor!" Mr, Lisle, whose company makes both adaptations and ex- act copies of old pieces, claims staunchly that, "in design, con- struction, and finish, the best pine furniture is more than . equivalent to the best maple, and at far less dost" He feels these factors account for the growing popularity of mine to- day. Details Done by Hand Also in defense, Mr. Lisle points out that because pine is softer and structurally weaker than hardwoods, designs have to adhere to the old tenets of good ,cabinetmaking. Good pieces can- not' be' produced strictly by mass -production methods, he says. Much of the detail work, which is done `by machine when hardwoods are used, must in the case of soft pine be done by hand. Pine's softnesss is turned to advantage, also, where finish is concerned, Most pine is given'a lustrous, warm, mellow, waxy brown finish by hand, At both the Pine Shops, in Big Rapids, Mich:, and the Townshend fac- tory, all pine furniture is "dis- lzessed" during the finishing process. Townshend calls this "deliberate antiquing" which improves the appearance of the finish with further mars and scars, • , "Hence," points out M. Lisle, "when further nears and scratches occur from every day use, darkening these with stain or wax makes them indistin- guishable from others. Thus, he claims, the very softness of pine almost becomes an attribute in keeping pieces looking well, for you can touch out the scratches which in other types of wood' would require complete refinishing. One. com- pany even claims an additional scratoh Or two will enhance the finish, A spokesman for the Pine ShOps emphasize the fact that pine is a smooth -grained wood which wears away at Project- ing corners arid edges, giving it a "texture duplicated in no t! ' other wood." This eoinpanylikes the ,gentle, worn look which conies from years of usage so well that, witha careful sanding, it reproduces :these "graceful wear Marisa and grooves and• smoothed -off edges. Loved` 1iyGenerations' ' r The company also make's' a point of the,lack of unifbinnit r in pine, claiming that the testa ture, grain, knots, checks,hair- line cracks, and other character- istics which make every pine board different from the one be- fore it, all add to the "charm beauty, and individuality of every piece of pine furniture." Though there is a difference of opinion about making exact copies of colonial pieces, the Townshend • Company does so when it "finds a piece of furni- Lancashire Lass Is Island Queen The islands are so beautiful that a hard-headed man like Charles' Darwin was forced to Exclaim, "This is a human para- dise!" • - A hot sun blaze$ in a bright blue slcy and vividly coloured tropical flower's mingle with Eng- lieh roses in glorious profusion. Cool sea breezes keep the tem- perature at. an even eighty de- grees. These are the romantic Cocos Island's of the Indian Ocean, which the Queen visited during April, They tell the story there of a pretty young girl, passing on a Sydney -bound boat, who was so struck by their beauty that she wrote an affectionate message for whoever' in the b- lends might find it, and threw it overboard in a bottle. It chanced that very morning that a young man from the cable station on Direction Island strol- So That Everyone Will Know - Robert Brachman, a Milwaukee, Wis., salesman rented this billboard to help him smooth out on entahgl'ed love affair. The girl is only identified as Arlene. After a recent spot, he rented the sign which stands near A'rlene's bus stop. He' is making no progress in winning her ,back, and the sign is too expensive to keep up. • ture `has 'been desired by sev- eral generations, so continuous- ly popular that it has -been handed .down from generation to generation." When the company identifies such a piece in a mu- seum, a restoration, or a' private collection, it feels that there is no need to change size or dimen- sions just for the sake of change. Any slight variations which it makes in such pieces are to ac- commodate Manufacturing pro- cedures, In the 18th and 19th centuries, itinerant craftsmen travelled through the countryside from village to village and from farm to farm. They traded their serv- ices for room, board, and' pro- duce. They carried their tools with them and their designs in their heads, improvising as they went along to fit need and in- clination Thus evolved the practical furniture 'for every- day use — the trestle tables, candle stands, spice chests. lazy Susan, tables, cupboards, hutch tops, silver trays,.. sailmaker's and cobbler's benches to name a few. Townshend calls its reproduc- tions of such informal yet digni- fied furniture, "New England Farmhouse." It is the type of furniture which we generally as- sociate with pine, and it lets pine be itself. TO SUIT EVERYBODY A maharajah was showing a visitor round his 'palace. "Why three -swimming pools?" the visi- tor asked. 'Well, you see," replied the maharajah, 'one is a hot water pool and the second a cold water one," "But the third one is empty!" exclaimed the visitor, "Yes," returned the mahara- jah, "That's for friends who can't swim!" led along the beachthinking wistfully of home. The sea rolled a bottle almost to his feet. He kicked it aimlessly, and some, thing in it caught the sun as it rolled on the sand. The young man bent, picked up the bottle and read its mess- age, No tale of despair or danger, it contained a Sydney address and an invitation to call and claim a bride if he cared. Two years later a tall stranger called at the Sydney girl's home and introduced himself saying, "I am the man who found that bottle at the Cocos," The girl blushed and dimpled prettily. "And if you meant it," -he added, "I'm here to claim the bride." They married soon afterwards. The present owner of the Is- lands, tall, dark and handsome John Clunes Ross, is a keen photographer and amateur sailor. His family own by royal charter " ..the lands situate and being above the high water mark with- in the Cocos Islands .. , to have and to hold forever." • Ross studied colonial adminis- tration at Oxford, and there met his future wife, A slim, blonde Lancashire girl, Daphne Parkin- son was studying occupational therapy when she met student John Ross. Now she is the only European Woman on the Islands but she is fond of the solitary 1i1o. Jcim Ross's father, Sydney Ross, died from a heart attack during Japanese air raids. He regarded himself as virtually "King of the Islands." On one of his frequent visits to London, he was told by a cockney tailor, who gazed at his big and imper- ious figure while measuring him for a suit, "Blitnoy, guy, you look like a king." The reply was quick and to the point. "My man,""thundered Ross, "I am a king!" The first the Queen would see of the Cocoa islands would be a faint fringe of waving palm tops. The Cocos are go low-lying that by a slight error of navagation they could be missed at night al- together. By day, though, sailers have the Cocos pilot to guide them. This Is a beautiful snow-white tern which never flies Inc from the islands, and is a sure sign they are near. During the first world war, the Cocos Islands were right in the front line. Almost immedi- ately after the outbreak the German Cruiser Emden was re- ported on the loose in the In- dian Ocean trade routes. The hunt was op. As the search for the Emden increased in intensity the cable station in the Cocos, es a link by which the reports of the Em - den's latest activities were check- ed, became vital. To survive, the Emden had to destroy it. On November . 9th, 1914, the lookout at the cable station ob- served a strange ship coming towards them. The vessel was a four -funnelled cruiser and flew no flag. tinder the glass of a telescope the fourth funnel was seen to be obviously false and the ship was recognized as the daring Emden. Over the air went the appeal, "SOS Emden here. The SOS faded into a harsh crackle and screech. The Emden was jam- ming the signals. A few mo- ments later two armed launches grounded on the beach. The un- armed Islanders could do nothing while the German landing party began destroying the wireless and cable station. But H.M.S. Sydney, a heavy cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy which was escorting a con- voy in the vicinity, had picked up the wireless call and was racing to the rescue. At 9.30 a.m., above the din of destruction, was heard the Em - den's siren recalling the shore party: Her captain had sighted the Sydney's smoke. When the detachment reached the beach the Emden had put to sea to find a more favdurabie fighting po- aftion, The two ships soon clashed, The Emden fought bitterly and gamely until in the early even- ing the white flag was run up and she surrendered. She had lost 150 melt killed and fifty wounded. To this day the empty shell of the Emden lies on North Keel- ing, slowly rusting away, the home of crabs that infest the Is- land and a grim reminder of a sea raider's last fight. It was after the second world war, in .January, 1948, that ow- ing to bad weather R.M.S. Orion of the Orient line made a stop at the Cocos. On the ship's ar- rival in England the captain was swamped with inquiries of rela- tives and sweethearts of men on the island. One girl asking after her sweetheart was told he was looking fine and had a mag- nificent red beard. "Good Heavens," she exclaimed, "it wasn't , that colour when he left!" • All who have seen these para- dise Islands have been deeply impressed.' Joshua Slocum, the first man to sail round the world single handed, paid the islands a call in 1897, He came for a quick refit of his boat, but stayed two months and noted regretfully in his log when he left: "I left the Islands out of sight, Out of sight, I say, except in my strongest affec- tions." - The Line- Bingbush—"What is the Mason and Dixon Line?" Whanglock — "It's the bound- ary between you -all and youse," Ry Rev. it, riacctay. Warren, B.A., MO. Aires °endemns Social Amos 7:10.17; 8:4.8a injustice Memory Selection; Seek geoaa and not evil, that ye relay rivet and go the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you.—Amoy St14, Amos left his task of tending the flock and gathering syea- more fruit in Pudah and took( a message of warning to the northern kingdom, Israel had reached the zenith of Its poivee under the rule Of Jeroboam It. The future looked bright, But Amos predicted that Teroboam would be slain by the sword and 'Israel led captive out of the -land. Amaziah, the,priest at Bethel, resented this messen- ger from the southern kingdom. He told him to go home and. prophesy to his ' own people. Amos told the priest how he was called of God without pre- vious preparation or training to deliver this message. Then he told the priest that' his wife would be a harlot in the city, his children would be slain and he would die in another country. Amos pointed out the sins that would bring about Israel's downfall. The merchants were impatient at being restrained from doing business on the Sab" bath. When s• fling wheat they made the measure slightly small- er than standard and adjusted the balance 80 as to deceive. The final outcome of the greediness and Injustice of the m0rohatlttu was that' the poor dr their child- ren became their slaves, even for a debt as small as the cost of a pair of shoes, They sold products of inferior quality such as the refuse of the wheat. Some of these conditions are in our land today. In TOrontb the operators of the stock car races want t0 make money on Sunday, That there is much dis- honesty and trickery in business is revealed in the news dis- patches. Much more is conceal- ed. With Canada in the midst of a great industrial expansion prosperity seems assured. But forgetfulness of God's eons. mends and greed and oppres- sion can bring disaster sooner than we think. Some say the unions in their demands for in- creased benefits are to blame for pricing our products' out of the export market. One member of parliament drew; attention- to the salary of the president of a motor company which exceeded 5800,000 last year, :He suggested that the salaries of managers and directors should be investi- gated. Perhaps greed 'is getting hold of us all—more' than we think. (Upside down to t1revenit ppektngt W003 AV,V0 V030 '6 i3•�1�Ica a N I 3 1 3 0 N I ti NOS' aif7 H 0 S 0 tJ l 11 1 N W 1 V 3 (3 N b 3. 3 N 11 J. 1, 3 n d �1V210;'r ,Lod 3.L 1 LI ;;.W 1 b 3 Qb'01'r"s.' 35dN"y. Good Hunting — Harbinger of a good' mushroom -hunting season tl is this 51/2 -pound beauty. The big beefsteak mushroom was found by L. B. Wallace, right, and a neighbor, W. E. Gulley, on the Wal- lace farm. Almost sensational finds of two to.1 8 gallons per hunt- ing trip have been reported. At sides of scale are two half -pound mushrooms. Shape of these fungi shows why atomic -bomb cloud is called "mushroom -shaped."'