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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1950-6-28, Page 3sawn ix rir, .t J,x'., Jackie's Best rWadi! By stichard Hill Wilkinson The day before Darling'., three- ring circus, largest to ever visit New England, came to Dexter, Silas Ledbetter called his 12 -year- old son in from the barn and said: "Look here, Jackie, you've been t: pretty good boy this summer. Guess you deserve befn' on hand with the other boy's -at that circus when it gets here tomorrow." The Ledbetter: were poor as church mice, and Jackie hadn't dared even let himself think his pop would let him attend the cir- cus. Consequently, his round blue eyes grew even rounder. Old Silas grinned and swallowed a lump in his throat, ide dug down ditto his pocket and brought out a shiny, new silver half -dollar. Jackie carefully placed the half - dollar in a pocket of his tattered overalls, pulled his straw hat well over his toddy face, puckered up his lips and began to whistle. He whistled all that afternoon and was still whistling when he carte in front the lower lot for supper. Once upstairs, Jackie carefully took off his shirt and then felt in the pocket of his overalls for the half 'dollar. He'd better sleep with. it under his pillow, he reasoned, like he'd read about folks doing. It was right then that Jackie's heart sank, right then that the world turned black and there was a horrible, terrifying, empty reel- ing in the pit of his stomach. The half dollar was gone! Jackie wanted to cry but he was too much of a man for that. lie searched through the other pocket t ery carefully, and then ieokcd in his shoes, and under the bed and about everywhere that the half dol- lar night have been. nut it was gone, completely vanished. And so Jackie, his heart aching with ntiscry, crawled into l.ed. And risen—he couldn't help it—he cried. But all the time he kept telling him- self he was a nsau now and he'd Jackie carefully placed the half -dollar In a pocket of his tattered overalls. better stop crying before nolo cause up to tuck hint in and kiss hitt good night. If moat found Itim crying she'd feel bad and probably cry, too. Ahd Jackie didn't want that to happen, He couldn't, he decided, even let morel know that he had lost the half dolly. Or pop . tither. That wouldn't be fair. hied just go off by himself tomorrow afternoon aid make then think he was at the circus all the time. He wouldn't want them to know for anything. :[here wasn't any one in the world had a better pop and morn than he. jackie fought to keep back the tears. He didn't wait long after breakfast and set out with his pitchfork over his shoulder and a t-histle on his lips. Once out of sight of the house the whistle died, The ache and misery of his heart just wouldn't let it go ou. Still, he was going to see the parade anyway, and pop and mons would think he was go - Ind' to the circus, It was comfort- ing to know that pop and moo were happy, Jackie reached the lower lot and began to shake out the hay as pop had asked him to do, lie couldn't loaf on the job,,. he told himself, because if he did pop wollslti t think hint very grateful for the half - dollar. Jackie turned the hay in one e'ndrow• and started on the next. But all the while his heart fairly throbbed with misery. And then ab- repthy that. same heart almost ceased to beat. Jackie stared and stared at something round and shiny that lay in the stubbles under the forkful of hay he'd just picked up, After a Icing tine, it seethed, hit heart began to thump again, Tie felt goose pimples Lrcaking out °till over his hotly. Ile wanted to cry and shout std do all sorts of things, And then Jackie remembered that he'd been working here on the afternoon before, and the half- dollar- must have slipped 0mt of Itis pocket. Ile picked up tlse coin, squeezed it lovingly and, Bolding it tightly in his clenched list, went to shaking otrt the hay again: The best mom and the hest pop in the world, ha told himself joyfully. first Job for New Grads k Tremendous Hurdle -- These Hints by Experts Wall Help Them Take It By DOYLE SME.E "Everybody tells ate it's tough to get a job these days," says the wor• vied graduate of 1950, "But the fact is, I have to get a job, So what do 1 do now:" Even equipped with the most val- uable information, the young job- seeker often finds getting his first job a tremendous hurdle, Mildred Ai, Dickman, placement director, spends a lot of her time giving be- ginners a vitally -needed lift. "What the beginner must do in his first job," she says, is to estab- lish a good reputation, • a good reference for future use, The best way is by taking part-time jobs while he's still going to school, He learns the basic things—to get to work on time, to face people, to follow orders," More and more employers are demanding experience as a qualifi- cation, and part-time work during school years is about the only way a young graduate can get it, Employment officials declare that most who fail to find jobs simply aren't persistent enough. One offi- cial of a state employment service cited this tppical case; "A graduate chemist . came in looking for a job—manual labor, anything. In interviewing him I learned he had applied at nine com- panies, without success, "1 named a dozen places that hire chemists, and he hadn't heard of them. I gave him the classified tele- phone elaphone book and told him to make a list of 200- places that might hire chemists, and then try then all. "Not long afterward, he got a job as a chemist." Many official employment service offices offer job -seekers many worth -while services. All young graduates are urged to register with them. One prints service is the aptitude test, which also can be taken in many college placement bureaus and in some business establish- ments. A test of this sort helps the prospective job applicant decide The Interview—The man behind the desk is a corporation per snore; manager waiting for a job applicant to "sell" himself. The scene will be repeated a million tunes for this year's new grads, who'll find getting a job can be !lard work. what he is best fitted for—if he hasn't already made up Isis mind, But most graduates have a pret- ty fair notion of what they're best equipped to do. It's not easy to get- just what you're looking for, bast here are some hints that may help: 1. Be methodical. Make a list of all employers in your field, and go down the list, applying at each one. 2. Be persistent. Don't give up after a few interviews. Keep on if it takes 100 calls, Your job is finding a job. It's hard work. 3, Sell . yourself. It's common sense to be neat and clean at all interviews. But that's not enough. You must have a sales talk ready, answering the interviewer's unasked question, "Why should I hire this person?" - He won't asic, but you must tell hint anyway. 4. Be modest. Although you have to sell yourself, don't oversell. The employer wants someone who'll fit hi with the other- worlcers. If he thinks you're too cocky, he won't want you, 5. Set your sights low. You must ,be ready to swallow your pride and start at the bottom these days. Don't expect too much, or asic too much. Once you get the job, you can demonstrate your worth and advance accordingly. 6. Know your prospective em- ployer. It's smart to learn all you can about every place you apply. You'll attract the attention of the than who interviews hundreds of applicants if you know what the company retakes, some facts about how it's done—enough to demon- strate that you're awake. 7. Prepare a resume. Have a neat (typed, if possible) resume of your background. Make enough copies so you can leave one at each call. In- clude all pertinent data, but don't write a book. One page should be enough. 8. When you're answering a newspaper ad, it's a good idea to include a copy of the resume and a picture of yourself. Naturally, they'll want to known what you look like, Flower Garden Tips Crowded iris clumps should be divided and replanted as soon as they have finished blooming. Re- move spent flower leads of peonies and iris as soon as they appear. I?y doing this all season, your fl,.w•ers will produce more bloom. Lift spring -flowering bulbs such as tulips after bloom and store in a cool, dry place until fall plant- ing time. Allow the foliage t0 start dying before digging. Then plant these vacant borders with glads, canvas, bedding plants, or even hardy mums. 1'hrips cause much damage to gla- diolus. For control, apply a 5 - per cent DDT dust at 7 -day inter- vals. Start these control measures as soon as the third leaf appears. 1f you wait until the thrips have worked their way into the husks, the battle is lost --an ounce of pre- %eution is worth a pound of cure, Tarring railty weather more appli- cations will be needed, and when weather is hot and dry, apply less often, Keep leaf - spot and mildew on roses under control by weekly doses of dusting sulphur. If you notice some very small worms skeletoniz- ing the rose leaves, mix 1 part of lead arsenate with 9 parts of the dusting sulphur. - What to Do? Johnny had been commissioned to mind his baby brother. Presently, loud cries from the garden reached Ills mother's ears, "What in the world is the mat- ter?" she called from the kitchen window. "Can't you keep your little brotlser entertained for a few min- utes?" "I'm trying to figure out what to do," replied Johnny. "He's dug a hole in the ,ground, and now he wants to bring it into the house with hies," inosaurs Came In All Sizes, Some Small As Collie Dogs What were the Dinosaurs that occupied the ancient world really like? Dr. W. E. Swinton of the Bri- tish Museum of Natural History recently went to Canada and the United States to study their collec- tion of Dinosaurs and compare,them with European ones, In a radio talk he told listeners something about these pre -historic creatures which were the dominant land ani- mals for neatly a Hundred million years. The first misconception he cor- rected was that all Dinosaurs were huge. Some were enormous but others were as small as a collie dog. They were all reptiles, distant relatives of snakes and lizards and rather closer relatives of croco- diles. They were cold blooded, often scaly in appearance and the females laid eggs. They are known from their fossilized remains, the only contact between them and modern mean, for the last Dinosaur bad been dead at least sixty ianii{iou years before the first ratan appeared. Nearly a hundred different kinds of Dinosaurs, who adapted them- selves to various ways of life, have been found. Dr. Swinton distin- guished them in the easiest way, Ly their habits. There were flesh eaters with two short fore limbs and two strong hind ones on which they walked,. Their toes and fin- gers were clawed and they had one row of sharp, knife-like teeth. Some were small, some tuore than tett feet high, the climax of their development being reached in Ty- rannosaurus, neatly fifty feet long from his snout to the tip of his tail. These flesh -caters were closely related to an even larger vegetarian group, with very long necks and JAR and elephantine bodies, • Once Speed.Kisig, Now Jtinit Slowly rusting -in this London ear dealers' Junk yard is the late Sir Malcolm 'Campbell's fanned "Bluebird," formerly the world's fastest racing car, • The once - sleek racer was the first land vehicle, to travel at 300 miles per hour, and broke the world's lane] speed record for Great Britain no less than five tittles Its glory is now fading with its paint. These animals still had long !rind legs but walked on all fours. Some were only thirteen feet long, the famous Brontosaurus was between forty and sixty feet, whilst the biggest of all, Dptodocus, measured nearly ninety feet and probably weighted twenty-five tons, They spent niucit time in lakes and rivers ;where they used their strong teeth on the softest vegetation and their claws to grasp a foothold. A third group of Dinosaurs walked erect and had beaked mouths and teeth suited for feeding on the evergreen palm like vegetation of the time. Some of the smaller kinds may have climbed trees, The fourth group, four -legged cousins of the beaked animals and up to twenty feet long, were called armoured Dinosaurs because Of the bony plates and spikes they bore. Some were entirely covered with such things; others had a double row of plates along the centre of the back, others had spikes on the face and brow and a great frill of bone over the neck. Complete skeletons of some Dinosaurs are in existence, others are just isolated -bones. Impressions of skin are found on the rocks in association with the bones, and there are remains of eggs, with very occasional portions of embryos. From fossilised teeth information about their food is deduced and the type of rocks in which the fossils are preserved tell of the geography aid climate. There is a good collec- tion of Dinosaurs in London and others in Europsc but by far the finest collections are in Canada and the United States for the types of geological beds which preserve the bonzes are more amply repre- sented there. Dinosaurs lived for a hundred trillions years and then vanished dying without descendants. Towards the end of their era there .were wide changes in topography, cli- mate and the nature of plants, all of which made demands on a stock aeons old in habits, They had their shortages of food, shelter and, most potent of all, shortage of brain. Dr. Swinton concluded by describ- ing his visit to the world's largest telescope on Mount Palomar in California. With ft snag can see systems incredibly remote, whose light takes one hundred and forty million years to reach the earth. "Light that left the outer nebulae when the Dinosaurs were alive and were masters of the world now gleams upon their honoured bones," lie said, Lord Webb-Johstsoi, ex -President of the Royal College of Surgeons, tells of a doctor's tombstone ha found in a Dublin cemetery. 1'Ite In- sceiptios was: "If you want to see any memorial—look around you." • 'Fear no more the heat of the sun" may be all right as the start of a funeral dirge—and what a love- ly one it was—but folks whose daily tasks must be -lune out itt the open air, would do well to treat the suurce of our light, heat and energy with clue respect. M' ,t Lavery summer countless thous- ands of Canadians suffer, to some extent, from the heat. The conse- quences can range from mere dis- comfort to death, These conse- quences are better known as heat exhaustion, heatstroke, and sun- stroke. Eaclt of these conditions has different symp:ott,s and signs, and each varies in the treatment re- quired. « * * Take heat exhaustion first. This is due mainly to perspiring iu suclt great amounts that the body is dg,tiited of most of its water and salt. It is not necessarily related to physical exertion, It usually comes suddenly with marked weaknesses, dizziness, nausea, or vomiting. If the person is standing, he may reel. His skin will be pale and moist,- his pulse weak, breathing rapid, per- spiration profuse, 4, 4: * For heat exhaustion, do this: Have the person lie down, if pos- sible, in a cool place where the air is circulating freely. Loosen his clothing, If the patient is chilly, no natter how hot the day, keep hint warm with a hot water bottle or blanket. If Ise is conscious, give hint sips of salt water (1 teaspoon of salt to 1 pint of water) and a stimulant (tea, coffee or aromatic spirits of ammonia in this propor- tion; % teaspoon in % glass of water). If the patient does not im- prove quickly, call a doctor. • * * Sunstroke and .heatstroke have the sante symptoms and effects but sunstroke comes from exposure to the sun and heatstroke conies from exposure - to extreme indoor heat Both are far more serious than heat exhaustion and require prompt ac- tion to save the person's life. Since cause and treatment of sunstroke and heatstroke are the same, we stall refer henceforth only to sun- stroke, It may occur with surpris- ing suddenness; it may be preceded by acute headache, dizziness, and nausea, rapidly followed by uncon- sciousness. The skin of sunstroke patients is dry and !tot, the face flushed, the pulse rapid, and the temperature high, * H: k For sunstroke, do this: Call a physician at once. While waiting for hint to arrive, take the patient to a cool place where he can lie down with his head slightly raised. Re- move as much of his clothing as possible. Put an ice bag or very cold cloths on his head. Then try to reduce his temperature by spong- ing his body with cool (not iced) water or by wrapping ]rim in a sheet and spraying, or gently pour- ing, cool water over him every few minutes. Do not give stimulants. After the patient becomes con- scious, give !riot cool water to drink. * * * Heat cramps usually develop in those who work indoors in high temperature and who perspire pro- fusely. The resulting loss of salt from the body causes cramps. The onset is sudden with painful cramps of the abdomen or limbs. This con- dition may last for about 24 hours, but rarely more than that. * * * For heat cramps, do this: Hare Patient rest in a cool place. Apply warm cloths or a !sot water bottle to the abdomen, Relief should conte quickly; if it does not, give the same care as for heat exhaustion, * * * $mtburn is another consequence of too much exposure to the stun. However, one may be sunburned ou a cloudy day. Sunburn is a real burn, and in its effects it is just like any other burn, Mild sunburn can be painfully uncomfortable, and severe sunburn which covers a large portion of the body is dangerous. It may cause stomach and intestinal disorders and sunstroke. * * Serious sunburn usually is avoid- able if exposure to the sun's rays is brief until tanning has begun. If a person must be out in thesun for any length of time before he has acquired a coat of tan, clothing should be worn. The oils and lotions on the market for the prevention of sunburn also arc helpful. * * * For sunburn, do this: Apply bak- ing soda and water, a burn oint- ment, tannic -acid jelly, or calamine lotion. When you purchase the cala- mine lotion, have druggist add enough carbolic acid to make a 2 - per cent solution. If the burn is severe and extensive, or if there is a fever, call a physician. * M: * It is wise to keep in mind that severest effects from the heat and sun are suffered by old people and infants in their first year of life. Also, those who are very mucic overweight or in poor health are most likely to stiffer from tate ef- fects of heat, especially in ion -con- tinued hot spells. Hot Weather 1to'S Ana .Don'ts Do as mush of your work to possible in the coolest hours of the day. The sans rays are most In- tense in May, June, July, and August between 10 a -m. and. 4 On * * :k Don't stay in the sunlight too lung at a time Take time off now and then to rest itt the shade.. « * * Do keep your head covered when worlcing in the sun. The sun's rays: are must harmful when falling di• rattly ot, the head. * * * * Do wear light, loose clothing. • + * * Don't overeat. Choose easily di. bested foods. Leave out fats and cut down on meats, egg, and other proteins which serve to "steam up° the body. Fruit juices are helpful. Go light on tea, coffee, tobacco, anl. alcoholic drinks. + * * Do try to create a breeze by open windows or fans when working in intense indoor heat. * * * Do drink plenty of cold (not iced) water, Front 8 to 12 or 15 glasses a clay may be needed to replace the fluid lost through prespiration * * N Do use plenty of salt with your food and add it to your drinking water, unless your physician ad- vises otherwise. Or, if you pre- fer, use salt tablets. Extra salt. is needed to replace what is lost in r erspiration. * * Don't overdo in any way. Keep in good condition with healthful living habits. Get plenty of rest and sleep, avoid too much physical activity and fatigue, * * * Don't worry. Relax frequently and completely, The Professor Again "Hello," said the absent-minded professor, "How's your wife?" "Oh," replied the ratan, "I'm not married yet, you know." "To be sure," nodded the pr • fessor, "Then your wife is still single, too." Propaganda Battle in Berlin—Latest weapons of the cold war in Germany's capital include match boxes and balloons, used in propaganda offensives and counter -barrages. The match cover, left, is one of many which were smuggled into Berlin's West Sector by Communists. On it are inscribed the words„ "All Strength for the FDJ (Communist youth organization). .. Willing to Work and Defend Peace." The balloon at right is one of hundreds released by anti-Conunutist Berliners, bear- ing the letter "F," for "Freedom," and the words: "FDJ for whom are you marching?" Anti -fled leaflets are attached. Historic Canadian Beauty Spot Here, on the Saguenay River, is the site of the earliest Christian Mission in Canada. The farteb chapel of boughs and bark went up in 1600; and this little white building erected in 1747 ors the sante land, still stands.