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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1958-01-23, Page 3IMMO 4l IMO MMOO M®OmOMOMV�©�MO® optimomm EMO MOON ME MMOM MOBOOM M O MOO mmaJmw ®®1' IN MECUM MOO J OOM ®1tJUE1 lammumnAgripp MO MMMO €i II U 'I JIIMMUMO® JIJII1°J .® 1IIt7 now rime i minor i r7om Beat Bandits With' Boiled Cabbage Eighty - two - year - old Louisa Freeland showed not the slight- est trace of fear when she found herself staring into the muzzle of a revolver. The young man threatening her, an escaped con- vict, was wild-eyed and dirty, bespattered with blood and plainly in fear of his life, He had broken into her home as a refuge from the law. "I can't go out," he declared agitatedly. The cops have cor- doned off this building. They're creeping in on me now. They'll ' get me. They'll shoot me to bits!" "Oh no, they won't," said the old lady firmly. "I'll see to that. Just you stay_ here, keep away from- the window and, if you want to lite, don't do anything foolish." So, leaving the terrified but trigger-happy young criminal iu her living -room, she stepped out on to her garden path, and called to the waiting police. They feared a trick, but relaxed a little when they saw it was just an old lady. "Give the boy a chance," she pleaded to the police chief. "I'll bring him out alive." At this as- tonishing offer, they were some- what sceptical . at first. But she was adamant, and making them promise not to shoot, unless shot at, she went back into the house to keep her bargain, "There,'I've fixed it," she said to the young fugitive, who was still brandishing his revolver, and staring at her menacingly. "You mean they 'won't hurt me?" he asked. "Of course'hot, .But just step this way and throw your pistol out of the window." He meekly obeyed and then, as if he were a small child, she led him out of the house and delivered him into custody. Questioned afterwards, Miss Freeland, of Phoenix, Arizona, astonished everyone by attribu- ting her cool-headed behaviour to her fondness for an old chair. "I didn't want to see him shot," she said, "because if he had been it might have made bloodstains on my rosewood chair. The chair is a real antique, It dates back to 1780 and I am very fond of it." Every day men and women are called upon to ,cope with crises, They may be threatened themselves, or they may be sud- SEEING DOG -Finally getting a good look at the world around him is Apache, a near-sighted. Dalmatian. His specially made glasses were fitted by an" optical firm. Held in place by a leather harness, the spec- tacles enable the myopic canine to see as well, as he should. denly confronted with solheone intent on, self-destruction. Some react most admirably; others just gape,:. and the opportunity of saving a life is lost. Miss Eileen Cox, of Heath sub -post office, Chesterfield, re- cently came face to face with an armed man bent on ransack- ing her office, Finding her bar- ring his way, he threatened; "I'll blow out your brains!" Quite unafraid, she raised the alarm, and hescuttled out of the shop, Most women would be glad to have achieved so much, but not so Miss Cox. Clearly, a woman of remarkable nerve, she then joined in a general hunt for him with a truck, and when he ran across some fields, she mounted a tractor to continue the pursuit. He was finally caught For her gallantry, Miss Cox was re- warded by the Postmaster Gen- eral with a notecase and fifteen guineas. A woman's courage and quick Wits also averted a nasty situa- tion at Tumu mission, seventy miles north of Nairobi, a few weeks ago. Mrs. Frances Phil- port, the young wife of a Scot- tish ininister, was preparing a meal when three Africans, bran- dishing vicious -looking knives, rushed into her kitchen. She countered their assault by seiz- ing a pot off the stove and fling- ing boiling cabbage into their faces. Scalded and surprised, the dusky bandits dashed out, but, on the veranda, ran into her husband who had been alarmed by her cries, They slashed at him savagely. Fortunately, they inflicted only minor cuts on his arms, and after treatment at the. nearest hospital he was not de- tained. His gallant wife was un- harmed. Proof again that ,courage is no ' prerogative of youth comes from Mrs. Annie Minns, a seventy - year -old widow who, when at- tacked in her home at New Mal- den, Surrey, grabbed the hands of a, • gangster who was trying to gag her. Spinning round, she seized his hair and tugged with all her might. After that treat- • Ment, her assailant fled. "Call me a wiry widow," she said afterwards, relating her ex- perience good-humouredly, and expressing the hope that she had not hurt the would-be thief too much. Sir Richard Pim, head of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, was cruising on Strangford Lough, Co. Down, with his wife, when he suddenly heard from the cabin a queer "plop" near the boat's engine. He discovered a burning fuse, which was con- nected to a gelignite charge, only a few inches away. In a few seconds, a shattering explo- sion must take place. Quickly Sir Richard snipped off the fuse wire and disaster was averted. It was the second at- tempt made on his life by the I.R.A. within eighteen months. Ingeniously, the plotters had re- lied on the exhaust pipe, when heated by the engine running at full speed,to set light to the fuse. But, they did not bargain for Sir Richard's resourceful- ness. It, needs courage and coolness of a special sort to tackle a would-be suicide. A London policeman, not long ago, found a woman in her nightdress standing on the window ledge of a five -storey block' in Lon- don. "I'm going to jump," she screamed, as she saw him. "Oh no, you're not," he an- swered. "There's a little boy here who wants your autograph. You'd better sign it first." It was a gamble - would it suc- ceed? The woman, an actress, stood still, puzzled if not flat- tered by this odd request. As the policeman came forward with an open book, in reality his notebook, she remained hes- itant, giving him the chance to grab her by the legs and pull her to safety. CROSSWORD PUZZLE AC [toss 1. Flow basic 4,.l.tein warmth 8. Among 12. African worn 18, I:eady for reaping 14. Ire carried 15 Musical in- strument 17 Small island 18 14e111: in the Silt Mts. of t elorecln 20. SW,ss MLR. 21. Capital of Colomlo 25. t11 eta' heads' 27. Alen 28,alternIty. 81 Ma ts appy 63 Optical illusion 0r Weaken 36Purpose S3 Is overcoat of 69 t li catcher 42, 111t11.2es .13. Seethes 45. 7.81 r.hing ilia 47, 1:,ead spread 48.0r -fames 02 ('inc bit 33. Kit for e. picture 64 1,uhrica Le 66 Lads '43 Xr,sects. 67. 'Dia coyer • DOWN 1. 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Mac - In t y r e, Experimental Farm, Nappan, Nova Scotia, points out that this is unfortunate, since in most cases off -flavours in eggs are acquired after the eggs leave the producers. * * a Too much fish . or oily fish meal is very rarely the cause.of off -flavoured eggs because much larger quantities of fish oil and flsh meal would have to be fed than is now included inlaying rations. Experimental week has shown that up to 20 per •cent fish, meal had no effect on egg flavour. Nevertheless, fishy fla- vour in eggs does occur and''is apparently due to some meta- bolic disturbance in t h e bird. Birds affected with this disorder have a distinct odour to' their ' breath, Since removal of theta birds from the flock is not prac- ticable, some "fishy" eggs will probably always appear on the market.. t, In general, however, neither the bird nor its feed is respons- ible for most 71ff-flavoured eggs. The off -flavour is primarily be- cause eggs will take on odours and flavours when stored close to many strong smelling and oily materials. In addition, as eggs get stale, off-flayours seem to be accentuated so that stale eggs are frequently the cause of com- plaints about flavour. 4' a '9 A sidelight on egg production costs is reported from Experi- mental Farm, Charlettdtown, P.E.I. With a flock of 2,195 Leghorns average feed require- ments for 4,789 dozen eggs laid in December was 3.84 pounds per dozen. Under somewhat colder conditions in January the feed conversion was 4.32 pounds per dozen for 4,667 dozen eggs. With feed at $88 per ton the average feed cost per dozen eggs was 16.9 cents in December, and 19.0 cents in January, a dif- ference of 2.1 cents per dozen. * * 4' The all -mash system of feed- ing laying hens has advantages, the 'principal ones being that a feeder knows the actual level of the various nutrients his birds are consuming. Although it is commonly acknowledged that insoluble grit is desirable for optimum Feed utilization in the common mash -grain system of feeding, the value of supplying hard grit to complement an all- mash ration is open to question. * w An experiment was evade at the. Experimental Farm, Bran- don, Man., to test the value of grit in all -mash rations and to establish a simple yet effective method of ration supplementa- tion if grit proved advantageous. The all -mash ration used was formulated to be complete ho ell dietary nutrients, including the necessary mineral supplements. Eighty birds, confined to indi- vidual laying cages, were alloted to each of the following treat- ments; All -mash with no added grit; mash plus 15 grams of grit per bird led once each month; mash containing one per cent grit; mash with grit fed free - choice. t * * The results show that egg production and feed require- ments to produce a dozen eggs were not affected by grit supple- mentation. Average body weight and egg weights were similar in all treatment groups and egg shell thickness was not improv- ed by grit feeding. Under the conditions ,,of this experiment the extra cost and labour in- volved in adding grit to an all - mash ration was riot justified. NOT QUITE PERFECT A youth applying for a job was, asked by his . prospective employer: "Do you smoke?" "No," said the youth. "Do you drink?" "No." "Th'en your recreation must be going out With girls?" laughed the employer. The youth shook his head. "Do you ,mean to' say you haven't a pingle vice?" "Oh, yes, I have," the other admitted. "I tell lies." Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking C.,' "y Don't More People Go To Chum NEW -STYLE CHURCH IN KANSAS must bring our message ... in By WARD CANNEL NEA Staff Correspondent NEW YORK -(NEA) -Motiva- tional Research -also known as psychological merchandising - may soon be used by churches to bring more people to worship. According to the Rev, Stanley G. Matthews, public relations di- rector of the Religion in Ameri- can Life Program; "We are not satisfied with the usual answers people give to the poll -takers asking about worship attendance. We want the real reasons why 48 million attend and 56 million don't. We need a new technique for finding out." This technique of getting 10 hidden fears and needs belongs to MR. It has already proved successful in probing the con- sumer's mind to boost commodity sales. And it may be able to do the same job for the churches- once a few matters are cleared up. First on the list of problems is money. A 'full-scale depth probe will cost about $50,000. "This is no project to be car- ried out by part-time poll -takers making extra money" according to Daniel Yankelovich, whose firm of Newland & Co. may get the job to divine public feeling about worship. "This kind of work requires highly trained psychologists and interviewers who will spend at least three hours with a subject," Yankelovich said. He explained that depth inter- viewing is a five-part technique. There are direct questions fol- lowed by systematic exploration of each answer, reconciliation of inconsistencies between the two,. followed by psychological tests and analyzed at the end of each day's probing. "No two days of interviewing are alike; he said, "We change the approach and emphasis ac- cording to what we learn as we go along. The result is a full pro- file of all the deep feelings." It is this result which presents the church people with their sec- ond major problem morality. Is it moral, religious institu- tiens ask themselves, to manipu- late people by putting the finger on exposed needs and Years? While some of the 56 million non -church -goers claim this is what churches have been doing for years, Yankelovich answers the question in a different way. "Think of it in terms of com- munication," he said. "Motiva- tional Research bas been able to provide consumers with a way to express their needs to manu- facturers. CITY: "In the jet age, new packaging." we "Certainly some manufacturers use this information to manipu- late their consumers. But it works only once because people won't buy the product again after a disappointment, We have done some complete market and motivational research where we later told our clients to get out of the business." But counselling, according to the Rev. Mr. Matthews, is not what his organization wants. The Religion in American Life Program has 70 members from all faiths and is backed by 24 national religious groups. "All we want from this kind of research," the Rev. Mr. Mat- thews said, "are the findings." Does this mean that churches may change if popular feeling calls for it? "Our members," he said, "will use the facts as they see fit, But one thing is certain: in the jet age, we must bring our message -whatever it is -in new pack- aging." - FLASH IN THE PAN There once was a fellow named Mae. Who was cleaning his slacks in his shack. He used gasoline Thst's the last that was seen Of Mac or his slacks or his shack. UNDAY SC1I001 LESSON By Rev. R. Barclay Warrent B.A.; B.D. Fellowship .of. the Church Acts 2:42-47; Romans 15:1 -Se Memory Selection: And be ye kind one to another, tender- hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. Ephesians 40 32. No healthy person wants to be continually alone, shut cd2 from others. Solitary confine- mentis a dreaded penalty for prisoners. The human spirit cries out for fellowship.. This is evi- dent from the many clubs and associations in society. There has never been a mare delightful and unselfish fellow- ship than that which character- ized the early' church. "They, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart." When financial need arose for soma who had remained at Jerusalem longer than they intended, some even sold their property that all might have a share of the neces- sities of life. The widows of the Grecian Jews were cared for when the need arose. But the fellowship did not exist simply 'to protect or advance their own interests. They were witnesses to tell others of Jesus Christ that they, too, might share the joys of sins forgiven. The fel- lowship that is doing something worthwhile for others is always the happiest, Paul emphasizes this outlook in such statements as, "We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak," and, "Let every one please his neigh- bor for his good to edification." Note that we are not urged be 'men-pleasers' but to please our neighbor for his good. The morally weak often want what is not for their good. We are not to be a party to their further failure. The Christian spirit makes for good fellowship. The Christian is kind and forgiving. He holds no grudge; or spite. He does not tell smutty stories. What he says and does has an influence for good. When this spirit prevails among nations there will be a different atmosphere. Fear, hat- red and suspicion will die. Weapons of war will be turned to instruments of peace. The world needs Jesus Christ. CAT NAP -When George Pierce Jr. decides to take a snooze it is truly a cat nap as his pet kitty curls up on Georgie's legs to enjoy the rest period. FOWL MIX -UP -Although the song says that f ish gotta swim and birds gotta fly, there's nothing like an ambitious turkey. to foul things up. Turkeys generally keep away from d,eep water, but this unusual bird is the exception to the rule. The gay gobbler has a fine time as he cruises with some friendly white geese at a fish camp near Jacksonville.