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By 0. F. Lathrop
Slue Bromley replaced the U4e-
pieme 111 its cradle with a slant and
reached for his broad brimmed
felt.
"I'm going out on this case 10y -
self," be told the slier! girl. "That's
the third call in an hour about these
explosions and the -deputies don't
seem to be doing a thing. The
pavement just blew up over a cul-
vert and broke five windows in the
'Wright Hatchery near Sunville."
He slumped out and got into his
car,
I -Ie had an uneasy feeling about
these blasts and a very personal
reason for investigating them him-
self, People in little towns all over
the country had been calling for the
last twenty-four hours. And his son,
Tommy, was missing.
"1 thought the Rooshiaus had
bombed us," old Ben Grubbs in
Claremont lead said, "Basted the
sidewalk over the crick like egg
shells."
Sam drove to all the spots re-
ported and inspected the damage.
Sidewalks heaved up, windows shat-
tered, but not a clue. At the Sun-
ville Hatchery he stet his deputies.
"\\'hat do you make of it,
Sheriff? Could be Red sabotage,
eh?"
Sant shook his head. "Hoodlums.
probably, Not any real damage
done." But he didn't say what was
in his mind—that it could even be
kids' pranks. He thought uneasily
again of his own son, 'Pommy, and
that crazy gang of his. Still, it didn't
seem as if kids would go' that far.
All day he drove around and at
supper -tine he went wearily home.
Somehow the baked potatoes and
haat didn't appeal to hitt,
"Where's Tommy?" he demand-
ed of his wife.
"He'll be coming later," Ida as-
sured him. "1-Ie's all excited about
these explosions. The fellows have
been kidding, him about his dad not
stopping them. Cot sorry, San)."
she .said, as lie jumped up:
"Where was he last night?" he
persisted, "Out all limner
"Ob. just around, as he says.
Studying at Ted's and they stopped
for a hamburger at Joe's place, I
believe him, Sant."
But Sam put on his fiat and went
out. ile had to know. At• Joe's
place he got out of lite car and
w'ellt ill.
"Tommy in here last night for a
hamburger, sloe?" Ile asked,
"Yep, he was, Saul," Joe an-
swered. Just then there vas an-
other lore boom and a thud. Sam
Houle for the door. He tracked the
sound by the crowd, And there lie
found 'rummy and his gang hover.
iug over a hole in the bridge.
As ler: came into the 1111it. Sant
saw dark rings around, his son's
eyes and smudges among tine
freckle..
"1 saw '0111, Dad, \We't's fujluw'cd
that old jalopy till we saw tlietu
stop by this creek, and we slipped
ftp and watched, ft was that wild
bunch from Milvillc high. They
had a great stunt --balloons filled
with gas. They light the kerosene -
soaked string and then beat it. And
by the time the string burns up
t the 101110011 they can he nines
away."
Sant scratched his head sheep-
ishly, "As simple as that, ell? Btit
we'll soon have them io jail, if
you've got the proof,"
Touchy looked thoughtful. "Oh,
I have, But what those kids need
ie something to 110 ---not iail.
There's nothing for kids to do
around these little towns but think
up devilry for excitentont. People
ought to Help plea something for
thein to do instead, 1 might have
been 011e of thein thyself.'
Sans grinned. "1 guess you're
right al that. In filet, I thought
that you might be in on it."
"Mc? 1•fuiil I've been trailing •
them down because the feilows said
my dad was 0 no-good sheriff, and
1 knew better, 1 had twitch)."
Sant smiled again. "Guess 1 bet-
ter put you on as deputy You had
me worried Maybe we've been
going at this whole business, wrong.
end -to. I'll try your angle and see
t! hat we can do.•,
SOME FOLKS spend a year try-
ing
rying to ed tit lathy to talk, and the
nest :30 trpin( tri get her to keep
gnict.--t'leat ]Adie Reporter.
About Fluorine
And Tooth Decay
A report submitted by the New
Jersey eeetiun of the American
Water Wort:: Associalinit to New
Jersey's State Board u1 health
focuses fresh attention on the use
of fluorine in municipal water sup-
plies to prevent the decay of tenth.
In June, 1949, the American Assu•
elation of Water Works staled that
inhere there was a strong demand
coupled with the approval of local
dental and medical societies and
public health authorities there was
no reason why water supplies
should not be treated with sodium
fluoride or some other suitable
ro0ipot111,1 of fluorine,
Sixty-three towns in sixteen
states treat their water supplies'
with a fluoride, Usually not more
than one part of fluoride is added
to a 1111111011 parts of water—that
is, 8,34 pounds of fluoride to a
million gallons of water. If too
much fluoride is added teeth are
likely to become mottled—a per-
manent tooth defect, The control-
led experiments conducted for years
by Grand Rapids, Mich,; New-
burgh, N,Y.; Brantford, Ont„ and
Evanston, I11„ leaves no doubt
that the fluoridation of water under
proper supervision does check den-
tal caries. Hence the United States
Public Health Service, the Ameri-
can Dental Association and other
national and state organizations
have endorsed the treatment of
water with a fluoride.
At its recent convention, held in
Miami, Fla,, the American Water
Works Association again discussed
fluoridation of water, obviously with
the intention of counteracting the
implications of the report of its
New Jersey section. On behalf of
dentists, Dr. H. T. Dean, director
of the National Institute of Den-
tal Research, declared at the con-
vention that one part of fluoride
in a million parts of drinking water
will have 110 bad effects on teeth,
bones or other parts of the body,
so far as the available evidence
goes. A good medical survey is in
order to make sure that the drink-
ing of fluoride -treated water year
after year has no bad effect. There
are legal aspects that cannot he
ignored, The private or public
agency that supplies water to a
community is bound to exercise
reasonable care in carrying out all
its processes. If it could be shown
that the addition to water of fluor-
ide or anything else had had bad
dental or physiological effects an
action would certainly lie against
the agency, though it would prob-
ably be difficult to prove negli-
gence. The dental case for fluorine
seems clear enough. But we •stilt
need medical approval based on a
thorough study.—The New York
Times.
BASIS for happiness: Something
to do; something to love; some-
thing lo look forward to.—Kana-
wile Reporter,
Stricken Star—Herbert Marshall
veteran star of stage and
screen, was stricken by a heart
embolism while recuperating in
a Hollywood hospital from et
minor surgical operation,
alien Stint .i
B f EIDNA NILES
NOW that battling suits. are being unpacked from the
J,1 mothballs, many women are ruefully regarding their
legs. In many cases, too -plump thighs have resulted from
'winter inactivity.
'Ballet exercises are a good bet for you if you wish your
swim -suit silhouette to reveal a smooth, sleekly -molded
line from waist to knee.
One routine suggested by Ludmilla Tcherina, talented
ballerina now appearing before American film audiences
in the "Tales of Hoffman," firms your ]lips while slim-
ming your thighs.
Stand facing a wall, with your arms extended before
you. Your palms should be flat against the wall, in a
position to offer comfortable support as you raise first
one leg and then the other.
The trick is to kick your leg backward and upward,
remembering to keep your knee straight during the en-
tire procedure. If you're doing it correctly, you should
feel a muscular pull through your legs, upward through
your hips to your waist.
A good daily stint is five times for each leg, or several
more once your muscles are conditioned to the exercise.
dy for SwI i ui-
Ludsniila
xclterrina,
talented
ballerina,
demonstrates
an exercise
for firming
the hips
and molding
the thighs,
L. G. BROWN.
Coach
In an agricultural country such
as Canada any movement that tends
toward keeping the young folks on
the farms, rather than rushing to-
ward our already over -crowded
cities, is a worthy one. And while I
may have mentioned The Salada
Tea Company in this connection in
other years, 1 feel that they merit
congratulation fat keeping up the
good work.
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For, within the next few weeks,
four fortunate Ontario farm boys
are going to have the opportunity
of studying—at close range—land
conservation and soil improvement
methods in the I?astern 'United
States—and all for free;
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The boys are members of the
first and second prize winning teams
in the Junior Intel' -County Horse
Plowing event at last year's Inter-
national Plowing Match field at
Alliston. They are Gerald Pell, 19,
of Woodville and Ivan Bell, 15, of
Kirkfield representing V i et ori a
County; and George Markle, 18, of
Alberton. and Tom Braithwaite, 19,
of Ancaster, representing Went-
worth County.
GERALD BELL IVAN BELL
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HAROLD
ARNETTE
TR.ICU THE CENSER OF
AN ANGE- FooD CAKE PAN WILL- HOLD
C06 cO L C'r TH YOU
IN 'rHEPANEKEI3NBL3
The trip, which is expected to
take the party as far south as Ken-
tucky and Tennessee. is being
sponsored by the Salada Tea Com-
pany to encourage good farthing
methods and will be conducted by
LeRoy G. Brown, provincial agri-
cultural representative at Lindsay
and a member of the Ontario Plow-
men's Association.
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Leaving on May 6th, it is expect-
ed that the party will go first to
Ohio where they will inspect the
f a nl o n s Muskingum Watershed
Conservancy District, the Ohio
Breeders Co-operative and Malabar
Farah. Other highlights of the trip
will include a visit to the Blue Grass
country in Kentucky and a tour of
the Tennessee Valley conservation
project,
TOM BRAITHWAITE GEORGE MARKLE
Most farm flock owners aren't
set up to make commercial -type
broilers out of their cockerel ch'cks.
Besides, it's getting harder and
harder to compete successfully with
the boys who turn out tender 2',
sir 3 -pound broilers by the thou-
sands,
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Does this mean you might a,
well forget about trying to produce
meat chickens? Not necessarily.
Many folks have shifted to buying
sexed pullets entirely, but some
still are finding a fairly good mar-
ket for roasters.
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Li many areas though, it's no
longer possible to get a good price
for just any kind of roaster. Slow -
grown cockerels at 5 to 7 or more
pounds can be Pretty tough. House•
wives are likely to prefer something
more tender.
W w e,
111.1 some folks would lilac to buy
something a little bigger than the
"pigeon -sized" commercial broiler.
So there's still a big demand for '
capons,
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Capon raising is a lot easier these
days, too, thanks to the new chemi-
cal "caponizers."
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A capon, as you know, is a cas-
trated cockerel which will fatten
up fetch better than a male bird
and still be tender np to .about 10
months of age, As a result, capons
usually conuuand a higher market
price than normal cockerels.
Capons aren't the easiest things
in the world to produce under the
old system of knife castration. For
one thing, capoiizing requires a
high degree of skill. And the opera-
tion sets birds hack by several
weeks and lays them open to more
danger from disease.
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These problems largely have been
solved by producers of "capott-
ettes." These are cockerels treated
with a hormone called stibesterol,
which- has the saute. effect on the
birds as noes castration. Male
characteristics and activities dis-
appear, and the caponettcs fatten
up with tender meat in a hurry.
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The hormone is used in the form
of a pellet about an eighth of an
inch long, The pellet is easily im-
planted under the skin of the neck
with a simple instrument. Pellets
cost about 3 cents apiece, and are
solei under various trade names.
Best age for hormone treatment
of cockerels is 7 or 8 weeks, There
is some variation iu the lasting
effects of a pellet, and some birds
require a second or even a third
capsule. Time for the additional
treatment depends mostly on when
cockerels begin to revert to normal
Male characteristics.
Either capons of capunettes nor-
mally bring best prices if they're
grown to fairly heavy weights.
Rocks, Reds and \Vyandottes make
mediuuf-weight' capon. weighing
about 7 to Ill pounds.
Even heavier birds can be pro-
duced from such breeds as Jersey
Giants and Brahmas. As usual, the
market prefers a yellow -skinned
bird.
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Both natural and "chemical" ea -
pons are best raised on range. They
should be completely separated
from other birds. Most capon pro-
ducers figure there's no advantage
in feeding a high-protien, confine-
ment ration such as is used for
broilers. Many growers feed capons
the sane as they do their range -
raised pullets.
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At 6 or 7 months of age, the
grain ration is increased and a mills
supplement may he used to give a
desirable finish,
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Commercial broilers have cut into
the market for capons to some ex-
tent. But Thanksgiving to Easter
markets in some areas still 'pay
several cents a pound over ordinary
roasters.
GENTLE HINT
A small boy bad been told that
he must wait patiently until he was
served at meals, and not draw atten-
tion to himself. One day he was
dining at a friend's Rouse with his
mother, and somehow he was over-
looked. For a time he was patient,
but at last he could stand it no lon-
ger. Leaning across to his mother
lie said, in a tearful but audible
whisper: 'Mummy, do little boys
who starve to death go to leaven?"
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GARDEN NOTES
Give Thein Room -
lsveu atu.re there fs lois of room
1�, >pa,•r: the average person is
l lbic t.. crowd itis planting. This
is tent lust as much with rows of
vegetables as it is with trees, Seeda
and seedlings are usually suclt tiny„
little things that it is hard to real-
ize the extent of the resulting
growth.
A rough rule is to allow as much
space between the plants, trees,
shrubbery or annuals as these
things will be high at maturity.
Now with a big affair like a maple,
elms or spruce tree, that means at
least 40-50 feet apart, though the
full spare may not be required for
years. Going to the other end of
the scale, tiny alyssum would need
an inch or so between plants, car-
rots about 4 inches, staked tomatoes
18 inches, gladioli about a foot.
This spacing is important. It
gives the plants a chance to de-
velop. If crowded together, trees,
shrubs, flowers and vegetables wilt
be spindly, with the growth weak
and a prey to the first storm. Flow-
ers, as well as vegetables, will be
poorly developed. With a little el-
bow room, too, cultivatirm will be
easier.
With vegetables. of course, there
will be the space between the rowiS
also to consider. It is a great mis-
take to have this less than 12 inches
for even the tiniest, If less than
this one will have great difficulty
in cultivating, and cultivating reg-
ularly is one of the most important
jobs in the garden.
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Soil Must Be Fed
No platter how naturally rich a
garden soil is, it will benefit from
some applications of fertilizer.
The gardener should understand
that he is using his soil very in-
tensively, very much more inten-
sively in fact than does the farmer.
In a small plot of ground a great
many things are being grown and
the same plot of soil is used over
and over again. Secondly, the fer-
tilizer is being used for several
purposes, not just to feed particular
vegetables, flowers or shrubbery
but to get bigger and better blooms,
earlier vegetables, and „;_srnne
cases to bring on growth or natter-
fty quickly before frost or to get
ahead of disease or insects.
The best general fertilizer, of
course, is well rotted manure but
that is a pretty rare commodity ip
most parts of Canada. A good sub-
stitute and an excellent thing for
speeding growth is chemical fer-
tilizer, but it must be used accord-
ing to directions. Rotted humus or
compost will also help build up
soil and also digging in a `cover"
crop of clover, rye, oats, or lust
plain weeds.
These Police Shoot Movies, And When They Shoot They SHOOT
Ready, Aim, focus might be the command at this unique movie - training program for rookie
policemen. As the "hoodlum" in the movie at right prepares to draw, the rookie being tested
(center) fires at the screen.
A few feet from the nervous
police rookie, a gang of hoodlums
were lined up against a truck they
were in the midst of looting.
Suddenly one of them wheeled,
pulling a gnu from inside his coat.
The roolcie's gun blasted. But who
fired first?
To make sure, they +topped the
movie, since the only real person
in this little drama was the rookie
himself, The rest of the act was
on film in what the Cleveland
Police Department believes is an
international training premiere.
Police veterans feel they have
a foolproof way of giving new-
comers to the force a realistic
taste of shooting situations with-
out exposing inexperienced men to
death.
Capt. Richard Wagner. youth-
ful head of the Police Academy,
dreamed up the movie idea, in
which policemen serve as the actors
and the "plots" are all taken from
situations in the police files itt
which a policemans life was at
stake.
When the rookie fires into the
screen—a large sheet of newsprint
—the movie automatically stops.
He's scored on where he shoots
the villain, it at all: and if the
villain beats him to the draw, the
rookie gets a minus score,
Old hands in the department
like the idea so well they've start-
ed going to Wagner's movies, too.
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