Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1957-03-07, Page 7.1) CELEBRATING ITS TENTH Anniversary, the 1957 Canadian National Sportsmen's Show, will be bigger and better than ever before. Even the fishing lures will be bigger, as Beryl Wil- . Barns proves with this giant -sized plug. Boat show, motor show, cottage show, wildlife exhibit, bowling competitions and three dog shows will be among highlights of this year's big springtime exhibition. is an Warming Up The Climate? The sorcerer's apprentice learned how to turn the water on, but not off. Some weather- men and physicists wonder if the human race is a sorcerer's apprentice without knowing it. In their thinking, we may be well along toward restoring earth's "normal" climate, that prevailed throughout most of its _- history. This was of "nine months of summer and three months of early fall" with no polar ice- caps, with tropical and temper- ate zone vegetation growing al- most to the poles, with seas 100 feet or more higher than now; with a climate at the present site of Buffalo like that of San Diego, and at Denver like that of Yuma. The agency that may be pow- erful enough to bring this about is our ever -rising use of coal, gas and oil as fuels, thus in- creasing the amount of carbon dioxide in Sheatmosphere. Nature supplies through vol- canoes, fires and the decay of vegetation. For the last century znan's use of fossil fuels has been growing year by year, es- pecially since 1900. There has been an increase of perhaps 100' per cent in atmos- pheric carbon dioxide since then accompanied by a warm- ing climate. People who ad- vance what is called the carbon dioxide theory, warn that this may constitute cause and effect. They warn that as the world industrializes, the concentration af carbon dioxide we add to the air is increasing fast. Estimates of the present yearly addition run from 6,000,000,000 tons a year up, and one eminent stu- dent of the atmosphere calcu- lates that man may release up to 1,700,000,000,000 tons in the next 50 years. If so, the consequences could be tremendous. Dr. C. E. P. Brooks, the British climatic au- thority, calculates that a tem- perature rise of only two de- grees would melt the polar ice caps. Why should more carbon di- oxide in the air bring about a warming cliznate? Physicists compare our atmosphere to the roof of a greenhouse, under which we live. If there were no air, as on •the moon; or if the sun's heat were radiated away from the earth as easily as it is absorbed, the earth's surface temperatures would sink far be- low zero every night, and mount toward that of boiling water every day. • But when the sun's short- wave radiation strikes the sur- face, it is absorbed and reradi- ated as heat: Some elements of the atmosphere, notably ozone, water vapor, and Carbon diox- ide, are transparent'to the short- wave radiation corning in, but trap and hold back the rising long -wave heat. Therefore we ewe it to -them that we are not frozen every night, and par- boiled' every day. This is the "greenhouse ef- fect." Now, say the proponents eif the carbon dioxide theory, -fn putting more of this gas into theair yearly, we are in effect thickening the roof of our plane- lary greenhouse, and so 'holding in more heat year by year. The warming trend itself is Ilndisputed. Our winters eSPe- 461.1Y 'teem to be warmer. Tropi- .. cal and temperate zones seem to be widening at least tempo- rarily toward the poles, Vegeta- tion, fish, and animals, including man, are following the poleward trend. The Canadian wheat belt is now 50 to 100 miles wider toward the pole than in 1900. Many other such shifts -'are noted. And the seas are creep- ing higher. This foremost exponent of the carbon dioxide theory is Dr. Gilbert Plass, physicist formerly of Johns Hopkins University. He believes that'carbon dioxide has a far more important role in the "greenhouse effect" than was formmerly thought. If, as some estimates indicate, there is now about 10 per cent more of it in the atmosphere than in 1900, this amount is in itself sufficient to account for the gea- eral warming trend since then. He estimates that the amount during the century will be in- creasing by nearly one-third. Further, he calculates that doubling the amount in the air would increase t h e world's warmth about eight degrees or much more than enough to melt the several million cubic miles of water locked up in the ice caps. This would turn our earthly greenhouse into a tropical con- servatory, and would certainly submerge all lands new less than 100 feet above sea level, crowding the present inhabi- tants of fnillions of square miles back towards the interior. But. this would be compensated for by opening up other millions of square miles of Arctic and sub - Arctic lands to settlement; all of Greepland, and perhaps a large part even of the Antarcti9 continent. Halving the amount of at- mospheric carbon dioxide would on the other hand lower • the temperature about eight de- grees, and Dr. Plass thinks that such art effect may have played a part in bringing about past ice ages. Geology shoal's' that mountain -building preeeded or accornpnnied glacial ages. Fresh rock ' greedily absorbs ' carbon dioxide in weathering, Huge expahses, of fresh rock thrust into the air in mountain building, would lessen the car - boa dioxide content of the at- mosphere, which in turn lower the temperature, bring more snow, and start the glacial cycle. On the other head he finds two major effects that might balance out the amount of car- bon dioxide in the atmosphere. First, the oceans are the vastest reservoir of it. They contain., about 130,000,000,000,000 tons,: whereas the atmosphere contains only. about 2,300,000,000,000 tons.. As the amount in the atmos- phere increases, the seas absorb more. But,they. can absorb only through their surfaces, and as it takes several thousand years for the oceans to "turn' over" and bring all their water to the surface, the yearly amount of such absorption is limited. Dr. Plass thinks man's output of carbon dioxide may be outracing this balancing device. gecond, carbon dioxide is necessary to plants, which take it from the air. An increased supply should provide lusher plant growth and an increased use of atmospheric carbon di- oxide. But, as Dr. Plass points out, eventually just as much is returned to the Minosphere through plant decay, as the plants use. So this effect, too, would tend to balance out, and without reducing the total amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Flowering plants evolved in the latest "long heat wave" of the earth, which lasted for many millions of years before the most recent ice ages. Dr. Plass notes that such plants grow more lushly in at atmosphere enriched with carbon dioxide, indicating that their ancestors may have evolved in such an atmosphere. This logically indi- cates that there may have been more carbon dioxide in the at- mosphere than now, during the earth's hundreds of millions of years of warm, placid "normal" weather. Suppose it is proved that man is actually acting as the sor- cerer's apprentice? What can he do about it? That's a tough question. Dr. Plass figures that there are enough fossil fuels to add 40,000 trillion tons of car- bon dioxide to the atmosphere and oceans, with 5onaequent enormous changes in the cli- mate. One way out would be to turn to atomic energy, since the split- ting atom does not generate carbon dioxide, But on the other hand, how much radioactive material would this put into the air, and what would it do to mankind? Dr. Plass doesn't even attempt to answer this question, though' he raises it —By Roscoe Fleming in The Christian Science Monitor. BURY IIITC11-111KERS For all their aggressiveness, sharks can be Imposed upon. Small bony fishes called re - moms cling to the shark by means of one of the back fins • which has become modified as a sort of sucker. They "go along for the ride" until they have hitchhiked into a school of still smaller fish. Then they eat their fill and look around for a shark (or a whale or a turtle might do) to give them' a lift to the next attractive stop -over. TELESCOPING TITAN—A 14 -ton 'aluminum truck expands to more than five times its on -the -road dimensions at the touch of a button. In Its "closed" position, top, the vehicle looks like any other truck -trailer of similar size. Press a button and presto— the sides telestope outward while accordion -folded floors drop Into place:The five-minute operation increases the 1, uck's inside area of 150 square feet to 780 square feet. CLASSIFIED. ADVERTISING SALESMAN WANTED AGENTS WANTED OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN 'GO INTO BUSINESS for yourself Sell exclusive houseware products and appliances wanted by- every home. holder. Theo items are not sold In shires. There is no competition Prof. HS up to 500% Write immediately for free color • catalogue with retell Prices shown. Separate confidential wholesale price will be Included. Murray Sales, 3822 St. Lawrence Montreal. , ARTICLES FOR SALE SCOTCH and Austrian Pine Seedlings, seed from. selected 'trees. Murray Ketchabaw, Corinth, Ont. •SPECIAL Offer! 10 new towels. Fin- est cotton and rayon. Large size. Colors; yellow and pink. $1.30 post- " paid. B. B. Greathouse, Warrior, Alabaute BABY CHICKS ' 240 EGGS a year from one hen! It's done. But it takes some 'doing' but nowadays there are breeds for such specialized production. It pays to con- centrate your.chick buying on your markets. Wide choice, Bray Hatchery, 129 John N., Hamilton. YOU get more income with Ames M- emo chickens. The Ames In -Cross chicken has been in -bred. and crossed for a period of ten years, to combine and strengthen the most desirable traits a chicken can have. High con- sistent production - Uniformity of . egg size, with high percentage grading large Efficient feed conversion and outstanding livability. Send for Ames In•Cross colored folder. Also other popular egg breeds, dual purpose . breeds, broiler breeds, Turkey poults. Started pullets, started turkey poults. Catalogue. TWEDDLE CHICK HATCHERIES LTD. FERGUS ONTARIO "OXFORD" Approved Chicks live, MY and pay. They are the results of thirty years of careful selection and breed. Inc. They have to be good, because we want the very best kind of chicks for our own flocks - big, vigorous and early maturing. We lieve four pure breeds and four drosses - Columbia Rock, Light Sussex, White Leghorn, L-400 Leghorn. R.I.R. x C.R. - 20.1.20. x B.R. W.L. x C.R. R.I.R. x W.L. Write for free folder. The Oxford Farmers' Co-operative Produce Corn. PanY, Limited, 434 Main Street, Woodstock, Ontario. BOOKS WE pay up to $5,000 for old books. Catalogue 250. American Book, Room 301, 181/2 Queen Street East, Toronto. COINS WE BUY old coins. Send 250 for special list and coin folders, Collector's Centre, 1871/2 Queen Street East, Room 104 Toronto, FARM HELP WANTED SINGLE farm hand to start at once. .Apply in person to Findlay Dairy Farms, Edgeley Ontario. (Three miles oast of Woodbridge, Ont.) FARM MACHINERY FOR SALE NEW Hydra -flex 0 T 0 hYdraulle chain saw 32" blade, 2t -ft, double hose. Regu- lar price 5373 - Special price 0260. New Holland No 80 wtre tie haler with engine, used very little, perfect condi- tion with hydraformatic bale tension control. This macbine can be used for stationary baling if desired. New price $3,000 - our bargain price $1,396, ELAW. KEN FARM EQUIPMENT, Arkona, Ont. MEDICAL HAVE you tried "KERFO" tablet for relief of boils pimples, blackheads and nerves. $3n0 and $5.00. IIWPO SALES, P.0 Box 471 Winnipeg, Man DON'T DELAY! EVERY SUFFERER OF RHEUMATIC PAINS OR NEURITIS snow? TRY DIXON'S REMEDY, MUNRO'S DRUG STORE 335 Elvin Ottawa. $1.2.5 Express Prepaid FOR relief from piles use Certified Pile Ointment. Tube with applicator 51.48. Enclose cheque or money order, Arrow Falcon Company, 4625 Grand Blvd., Montreal, STOMACH SUFFERERS TRY "GYNO 4000" MONEY BACK AGREEMENT GYNO "4000" Scientifically compound. ed will help south stomach irritation, by neutralizing the acidity which IS often responsible for poor digestion, AMC Dyspepsia. Heartburn' gassiness, end Jtindred other discomforts. Sold at leading Drug Stores, one month treatment $2.50. Mail orders C.O.D. postage extra. Gyno Products Reg'd., 5 Whites Lane, Stoney Creek, Ont, POST'S ECZEMA SALVE HANISH tbe torment of dm' eczema rashes and weeping skin troubles. Post's Eczema. Salve will not disap- point you. Itching, sealing and bum. Ing eczema; acne, -ringworm, pimples and foot eczema will respond readily to the stainless odorless ointment re. gardless of how stubborn or hopeless they seem. Sent Post Free on Receipt of Price PRICE MOO PER JAR POST'S REMEDIES 2865 St. Clair Avenue East TORONTO ANCIENT GAME Golf has been a popular sport for centuries, but exactly where or when it originated is uncer- tain. Paganica, resembling golf, was played by ,the ancient Romans with a bent stick and a feather -stuffed 'ball. GATEWAY TO INDIA The Khyber Pass is the gate- way to India and has been the path' of invasion for many would-be conquerors of that country, Perhaps the •first of these was Alexander the Great, who •made a savage. advance through the 30 -mile canyon in 326 B.C. If You're TIRED ALL THE TIME Everybody gets a bit run-down now and then, tired -out, heavy -headed, and maybe bothered by backaches, Perhaps nothing • seriously wrong, just a temporary toxic • condition caused by excess acids and wales. That's the time to take Dodd's Kidney Nils. Dodd's stimulate the kidneys, and so help restore their normal action of removing excess acids and wastes. Then you feel beget. slek better, work better. Get Dodd's Kidney Pills now. Look for the blue box with the red band at *111 Amish. Toucan depend on Dodd's. se BARGAINS in magazine subscriptions. Write for free list. Free prizes to our custoraers. Kaydon-Phillips Magazine Agency, 58E Portsmouth Avenue, Kings. ton, ontarle. BUY Wholesale! Hundreds of Name Brand Items at aavings up to 80%, Write today for information. Del -Art, Box 92, Pocono Lake, Pa, REMAIL Service! Letters remelted from Flint, Michigan. 250 each, or 5 for $1.00. James Evans 525 Garland Street, Flint, Michigan. TROPICAL Booming Florida! Send dollar, receive latest Stutday Miami paper. Approx, 22D pages, large classi- fied, return mail postpaid. Zook, Box 259, Coral Gables, Florida. MAKE more money taking magazine subscriptions, new renewals, gifts. Low rates, high commissions. For full par - Oculars write: Kaydon-Phillips Maga- zine Agency, 585 Portsmouth Avenue, Kingston, Ontario. SEND 250 wrapped, for many money EaVingt Money Making proposals. Big Mail, No junk. Nation -Wide Sales, Mail Order Specialties, P.O. Box 2452, Greensboro, N.C. YOU too can read Handwriting for Pleasure and Profit, protect yourself. Amazing Book 51.00. The Analyst, 211 E. Mulvane, Mulvane, Kansas, BE A HAIRDRESSER JOIN CANADA'S LEADING SCHOOL • Great Opportunity Learn Hairdressing Pleasant dignified profession; good wages. Thousands of successful Marvel Gcaduates America's' Greatest System Illustrated. catalog Iron Write -oil. Call MARVEL HAIRDRESSING SCHOOLS 358 Bloor St. W., Toronto 44 King BartneW, Hamilton 72 Rideau St., Ottawa PATENTS FETHF,RSTONEAUGH & Compan% Patent Attorneys, Established 1890. 600 University Ave. Toronto Patents, all countries PERSONAL SPECTACLES from $3 - ten pairs sent to test your eyes. Give age. satisfaction or money refunded. SaI way & Rowe, Cardston, Alta. HOW TO REDUCE A NEW Idea. A new way, Amazing results. Write for details. Box 130-F, Donald% Alta. 51.00 PgIAL offer. Twenty-five deluxe personal requirements. Latest catalogue Included. The Medico Agency Box 12. Terminal "Q" Toronto Ont. HYGENIC suppllee for men. Our con- fidential price list sent to you by mall to plain envelope First Class Mall. In- clude name, age and address, send to RAINBOW SALES 171 Harbord Street. Toronto. SALESMAN WANTED SALESMAN wanted. If you are call Ing on farmers or if you can sell farmers chicks or .turkey poults corn. municate with us. We are looking for a live wire salesman to sell top qual- ity chicks for egg production, for broilers and for dual purpose, also turkey poults Liberal commission paid, Feed dealers, farmers, or any. one selling farmers make ideal chick salesmen. Send for full details. Box No. 153, 123 Eighteenth St., New Tor. onto, Ont. ISSUE 9 — 1957 I1 C 114 or money back Very first use of soothing, cooling liquid D.I).1). Prescription positively relieves raw red itch -caused by eczema, rashes, scalp irrItatien, chafing -other itch troubles. Greaseless, stainless. 39 trial bottle must satisfy or mon* back. Don't suffer. Ask Your druggist for 0.5.0. PRESCRIPTION. . STOPPED IN A JIFPY ABSOLUTELY no selling experience necessary. We will train and give you e Sales Training Course. If you quali- fy we will advance you money en your future commissions to assitre you of a /wing while training. This Is a patented product for Home Im- provement nationally advertised, Men from U.K. welcome. Age no barrier -- Apply Mr. Mason, Richards Product% 419 Yonge Street, Toronto. Local dealership with exclusiVe terri- tory, new line of Canadian made domes- tic and Industrial water softeners. ThIS Is a direct selling project for someone having this ability and available on part or full time basis, Write - Water Sat. ening Equipment Limited, 112 Manville Rd., Sutton) Ont. SWINE WHAT the Landrace will do for you. If you like breeding, then certainly you should consider this wonderful opportunity to get la on the ground Boor. At Sales .f,andrace outsells any other breed by many dollars. It costa less to raise a Landrace, and you get more for It. Wordings, four month old and six month old sows and boars. Also serviceable boars and ugaranteed in pig sows for sale. All from import- ed stock. FERGUS LANDRACE SWINE FARM FERGUS • ONTARIO STAMPS WANTED for Cash: Old Postage Stamps, Stamp Collections and Ac- cumulations. Also Old Buttons and strings of Buttons. Write BoX 537, Milton, Ontario. TEACHERS WANTED TEACHER wanted immediately for Shining Tree Public School. Salary $2,300. Fifteen pupils, grades 1 -9. APPLY, stating/ qualifications and name of last inspector. Mrs. Audrey Moore, Sec.-Treas. Shining Tree, Ont. ..,f ic SLEEPTOWITE' SEDICIN tablets taken accoirding to, directions is a safe way to ino•uce sleep or quiet the nerves when tense. 51.00 All Drug Stores or Adrem Ltd., Toronto 5. SMOKES FOR CANADIAN MILITARY PERSONNEL serving with the United Nations Emergency Force in the Middle East $12 sends 400 EXPORT CIGARETTES or any other Macdonald Brc.e.d Postage included Mail order and remittance to: OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT MA(DONALD TOBACCO INC. P.O. Sox 490, Place d'Armes, Montreal, Due. This offer Is sublect to any change In Government Regulations. Get your seats NOW! for the urPECNCOMR gAreifffitROWI r, AT THE CANADIAN NATIONAL 34 ru. The Cristianis Addi Quinn Dieter Tasso Hamilton's Majorettes Zippy the Chimp Gee Gee's Huskies Dotson's Divers Army Aerial Gymnasts Sharkeythe vTheenoGreat Seal THFIRST TIME ANYWHERE— John Hamlet's "BIRDS OF PREY" E xsos 106 80111146, CHOPPING, ..tor.„.?„.CANOE TILTING v.m ,SUltetk,rxt ,xX1).womemrxwe. TO CELEBRATE OUR-- - . OUR FINEST SHOW morposAyer , Perionnonces twice Dolly (except Sunday) 3,13 pm., 0.15 p.m. Evenings 1 Sal. Afternoons—All seals 111110.11 Pee Seale 11.25—Siox &tuts 5125 Plus Exhibition AdrnIssion—Adults 500 (on advance sale) Children 350 (Separate toshIbIllon ndmistion Mons 754 Buy itc bete tn nclvtinins , tnngon ni.,,ndno;L'o,Vott 585 C; , '''51,L.Cot4curn 1,,,,I,. Conodc: