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The Seaforth News, 1958-02-13, Page 3MOO ®00'> -'©©©DEI 1A111111.. 1011:31111311 ©©©D®® . DC71811DE 1 ©000 ,0t© ©DIED • iJWdU©0r ©IJ© ®© .0©©'':E7©E ©IE3 MIE1Mr1'-kI J1i1 ©OC IM ©FER •©D©© 11101E®ET`,00110© 11111111111011E1 0001110E7 14100111110' [1®bi 1y ®El®OQ ':©DO ©i391 Special Delivery Through The Snow For several months of each year, heavy deposit, of snow— which on the higher elevations frequently reached a depth of twenty feet or more --caused the suspension of virtually all trans- mountain travel. This was, dur- ing, the early years, a source of much inconvenience, and occa- sionally of genuine hardship, to residents on both sides of the range.: , . It was not until the winter of •1850-1857 that residents of these areas received some measure 'of relief, and it came from an un- expected quarter. The one re- sponsible was John A. Thomp- son, a thirty-year-tild native of Norway, who was then operat- ing a ranch in the Sacramento Valley. One day Thompson, a giant of a man with blue eyes and flowing blohd hair and beard, read a newspaper story stating that all ti affic over the Sierra 'had been suspended for the winter due In heavy snow- fall on the upper levels. Al- though he had left his native Scandinavia while still a boy, he well remembered that snow had never been looked on there as a serious obstacle to travel, Accordingly he set to work making himself a pair of "Nor- wegian snowshoes," using the wood of an oak tree that he had recently cut down on his ranch. By present-day standards, the shoes, or skis, he fashioned were awkward in the extreme, they ,being, according to one account, ten feet long, four -and -a -half inches wide in front and four inches wide behind, and weigh- ing twenty-five pounds, , . After a few days of practice to accustom himself, to his cum- bersome skis, Thompson was ready to assay his first winter crossing of the range. With a well-filled bag of east -bound mail strapped to his back, and carrying little else except the clothes he wore, he set out from Placerville late in January, 1856, headed for the Carson Valley some ninety miles distant. The trip took him three days, in the course of which he crossed the seventy - three .- hundred - foot summit, passing over snowdrifts that in places were as much as fifty feet in depth. On the journey he rested but two or three hours each night... During the winter of 1862- 1863, when he was crossing over a new route farther to the south — from Murphy's Camp to Genoa, via Markleyville and Hermit Valley he sometimes sought temporary shelter in one or another of a group of deserted miners' cabins at the last-named place. Often, howeyer, the snowdrifts wereso deep at that point that the cabins were.com- pletely buried and he Was able to locate them only by probing downward with his long ski - pole until it struck one of their roofs. . Thompson maintained his uni- que one-man service across the mountains for close to two de- cades. — >From "High Sierra Country," by Oscar Lewis, Played Dead To Keep Alive If a savage animal attacks you, it is no use offering re- sistance. Just play possum. You then have a sporting chance of emerging from the melee with- out serious damage." Few hunters _ever had so stern a test of this theory of feigning dead in order to sur- vive as a South African farmer, Johnny van Zyl. Setting out re- cently from his hone at Ghanzi, in Bechuanaland,he was enjoy- ing himself shooting at small game when suddenly a leopard charged straight at him. In self-defence, he loosed off both barrels of his shotgun, but if his pellpts struck the great cat they did not alter its speed or course, On it - came, to leap for the kill at his shoulders. With great presence of mind, Van Zyl let himself be borne to the ground and, with the beast snarl- ing over him, lay still. He even kept his left arm out - thrust, as if inviting the leopard to bite it. The leopard looked puzzled by this remarkable deve- lopment, did no more than nuz- zle the prostate figure, and then seemed to lose interest in it completely. Seeing their employer un- harmed, his native stalkers re- covered their courage and shout- ed wildly, causing the great cat to slink away. TRUISM Being a husband Is just like any other job. It's much easier if you like your boss. 1a IMMIGRANT - A privileged character is this Aphidoletes Thompsoni, who figuratively wears a "don't swat me" label. The "skeeter" is one of 1,800 imported from Czechoslovakia and colonized in Oregon and Washington to combat the balsam wooly aphid which causes gout -like swellings in silver fir. This unusual close-up photo of a "skeeter" in flight, was taken by the Pacific Northwest Forest and Ranger Experiment Station. CROSSWORD! PUZZLE 7. Read atetrlettlly 8. Appease 9. Flamm 70. Night before 11. 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I;oxing ring 41, Untidy 4 7. Cooking • 'vessels 49, At liberty 49. Child's napkin 50 Ohio college town 51. Self 53. Year or Our Lord (ab 1 1 2 3 12 1 4 5 4. 13 1 7 8 10 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 25 29 35 40 30 31 50 BO 49 52 55 36 46 41 26 37 47 38 42 e 32 5 27 44 40 53 56 22 33 43 1224' 28 e• 39 64 57 23 34 44. ' Answer elsewhere on tl is page. 2' 46 PRIDE OF MOOSEHEART—Casting a bovine gla nce at her birthday cake is Mooseheart Prince s Star (cow at left), holder of a world's record fo r milk production, She is presented with the cake by members of the Moose Child City Girls Drum and Bugle Corps on her 10th birthday. Princess Star has produced more than 145,000 pounds of milk and 6,700 pounds of butterfat during her career, She's the matron of the 'pu rebred dairy herd of Mooseheart which pro- duces at least a quart of milk each day for the nearly 800 children in the town. THE FARM FJoku/PROM It Is generally accepted that wild oat seed may have the abil- ity to remain alive in the soil for a period of at least three years without germinating, Until this weed germinates not much can be done in the way of con- trol as our knowledge stands at present, and this holds true even when chemicals are applied to wild oat infested soil before -a crop is sown. Recent experiments by Dr. B. G. Cumming, dealing with the influence of light on the germination behavior of wild oat seeds, indicate that although non -dormant seeds are not un- der normal conditions influenced by either light or darkness, a higher proportion of partially - 'dormant seeds may be induced to germinate by depriving them, of sunlight, providing there is - sufficient moisture for germin- ation. This end might be accom- plished by burying them through fall cultivation. e' 4,* Partially -dormant seed obtain- ed from . different localities in Eastern and Western Canada and from plants grown under tem- perature and humidity controlled greenhouse conditions were test- ed under artificial light and sun- light. Partially -dormant samples almost completely failed to ger-' urinate on the soil surface when exposed to light, although mois- ture was sufficient and allowed complete' germination of the non - dormant seeds placed on the soil surface. At the same time, how- ever, a considerable number of the partially -dormant seeds ger- minated when buried to a depth of one inch. On the other hand, when completely deprived of light the partially -dormant seeds germinated as well on the soil surface as at one inch depth. 41 4,• Although delayed seeding is still the most widely used and effective form of wild oat control, fall tillage has been studied fairly extensively during the past two years by workers in Western Canada, to determine its overall effect on germination. The 1957 Research Report of the Western Section of the National Weed Committee shows that a much greater number of wild oats may germinate where fall tillaged is practised. So far, the best results have been obtained from the me- dium -late to late tilled plots. Almost without exception the re- sults indicated the wild oat seed- lings emerged earlier in the spring and in greater number from plots tilled late in the fall, that is between the 5th and 20th of October, 4 • x. a Research workers are assisted in their effort, to control certain agricultural pests by predators and parasites that prey on plant disease organisms, insects and weeds. The value of these natural control agents has been fully realized for some time and every effort is being extended by the Science Seryice of the. Canada Department of Agriculture to in- crease the effectiveness of this so-called biological control. * * 8 Ina recent test at Belleville, Ont.,l a species of nematode was applied to potato plants by a hand sprayer at the rate of 5,000 per plant to determine what effect they would have on potato beetle control. At the completion of the test it was found that the num- ber of potato beetles was reduced from an average Of 61 per plant to 39 per plant, despite the fact that 1% inches of rain fell with- in 24 hours after the nematodes were released. Nematodes were recovered from dead potato bee- tles found on the sprayed plots. * $ * Further research of this na- ture at Belleville on sweet clover weevil control yielded promis- ing results. Three species of para- sites imported from Sweden de- veloped satisfactorily in this for- • age pest, ,4 4, ee Perhaps of more recint inter- est are the attempt's to use in- sects to control weeds. Adults of a certain species of beetle col- lected in the Belleville district were released at Marsden, Sask., and Codesa, Alta., in an attempt to control toad flax. Other spe- cies have been released in Brit- ish Colufnbia for the control of common St. -John's -wort. These species have continued to in- crease in number in some areas. At Fruitville, B.C., the adult beetle •population was 282 per cent greater in 1957 than in 1956 and the number of flowering stems of St, -John's -wort de- creased by 43 per cent over the same period. One Of The Rarest Birds In The World One Sunday shortly after my return from Hook's I suggested 10 a couple of friends that they should come and climb a neigh- bourhlg hill for exercise.`.. , the •hill was in the Masai Reserve. It was. hard going in the Might sun, and whenever the shade of a thorn -tree overed, we were thankful to sit down. A couple of hours later I put my head over the crest, only to fall back again as though I'd been sniped, 'What o13 earth's the matter?' Trevor inquired in alarm. 'Have you seen something odd?' Had I seen something oddl I was so excited that I could scarcely bring myself to speak, 'Now listen you two,' I hissed, 'I've just had a shock. Gliding about the valley on the further side of this crest is one of the largest and rarest birds in the world. You'd probably take it for an eagle. But it's neither an eagle nor yet a venture, but a lammergeyer, and I want to see whether I can photograph it without being seen: By now both Trevor- and Mac were beside me anxiously peer- ing into the void. 'Whist—d'ye call yon a birdie?' Mac whistled. 'Why not a super - jet and have done? It must be 10 -foot across' Ten foot indeed, or 9 at least. The huge golden bird was wheeling at eye -level only a few yards from where we crouched. 'It's got black round its eye like a panda,' Trevor breathed. `If only we had a pair of field glasses.' `If only I had telescopic -lens,' I sighed. 'D'you realize that the African lammergeyer has never been photographed before?',., Just then a pair of augur buz- zards shot out from the rocks below, and emphasized the lam- mergeyer's bulk by contrast. An augur buzzard is no mean bird, but it looked like a pigmy be- side a giant. Closer and closer the lammergeyer wheeled, then suddenly dropped from sight. I presumed that it had settled at its resting site, and edged fur- ther along the ridge to get a view. ' What I saw made me gasp. Not one, but two lammergey- ers were seated side by side on a ledge. Their white heads bob- bed in the sunlight as they preened their golden feathers, and they looked as calm and comfortable as parrots in a cage, Probably I was the only man in the world, I reflected bitterly, to have ever surprised a pair of Africru lammergeyers at their toilet. Yet I had neither suit- able 1711s to record the fact, nor even a pair of glasses to watch them properly. Just then the birds appeared to nctice something, and in a flash one dropped over the rim. The other rocketed into the sky, climbing unbelievably fast. It was already no bigger than a peregrine, and was soon the size of a swift. I began to under- stand how easily such a bird could escape notice. .. . By now the lammergeyer had Vita disappeared, and shoulder- ing our packs we turned to re- sume the ascent.—From "Adven- venture Begins in Kenya," by John Pollard. WARNING Don't smoke in bed — the next ashes that fall on the floor may be your own. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking JIDAY SC1100i LESSON By Rev. R. Barclay Warren B.A., B.D. The Churleh- Teaches the Werdl 1 Timothy 4:6-16; 2 Timothy 2:1-2. Memory Selection: Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doc- trine; continue in them: for hi doing this thou shalt both savJ thyself, and them that hear thee. 1 Timothy 4:16. Religious teaching is com mended in both the Old anti New Testament. How can people live according to God's will if they do not know His Word? The Sunday School is a valuable opportunity for teaching the Bible. Quarterlies and helps, valuable as they may be, should not supplant the Bible. Let a11, as soon as they can read, brie their Bible to Sunday School and use it. The minister must be "apt to teach". He will exercise the gift in conversation with individuals as Philip did with the Ethiopian eunuch and Jesus did with Nieo- demus and the Woman at the well. He will teach as he visits homes as Jesus did at the home of Martha and. Mary and in the home of the Pharisee. (Luke 7,) He will teach in the church. He will not major on his own opin- ions but on what the Bible says. One of the reasons for Billy Graham's success is that he speaks with authority, quoting. many times in each sermon wl•l.at "the Bible says." The minister cannot carry the whole load. He must commit the truth to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. One cannot teach what he only. half-heartedly believes. If he does not accept the Bible as that" very Word of .God he will be teaching it as the word of mere man. It is hard to understand how men will remain in tha pulpit and still discard such car- dinal truths as the Virgin Birth, the deity of Jesus Christ, the resurrection of the body and the future reward of the righteous and punishment of the wicked. Such teachers only add to the confusion of unbelief. They need to repent and be- lieve on Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Saviour. . et My old Chemistry text -book is much out-of-date. But not so with the Bible. The Word of the . Lord abideth for ever. Let us experience its truths and then teach it to others. Monkey Business Starts A War Indian merchants, shippers and trappers dealing in monkeys are now engaged in a bitter in- flationary price war. Trapper formerly satisfied with $10 per live monkey for export, are to- day demanding double and sometimes as much as $25 a head for the sturdiest specimens. Some merchants, resentful ott this imposition, have felt it worthwhile to employ trappers on their own account. Naturally„ between the new cut-price spe- cialists and the long-established catchers, no love is lost. Each side feels the other is making a monkey out of it. This embittered strife does not, unhappily, promise an easier life for the monkey. His worth to India as an article of export is nearly $3,000,000 a year. Latest figures issued by the Indian Government show that between April, 1956, and Janu- ary, 1957, merchants exported 150,000 monkeys, netting almost two million dollars. Main recep- tion countries were: The U.S.A., 120,000; Canada, 18,000 and the United Kingdom, 8,000. "SPORTSCAR" HAY BALER—Farmers attending the Farm Show will get a look at a new hay baler so highly maneuverable it has been called the "sportscor of farm machinery". It is pictured above, being demonstrated. Called the Super Hayliner, it picks up hay from hay rows, sweeps it into the baler. Here measured amounts of hay are whisked into the bale chamber. By special tension controls, the farmer cancontrolthe density of the bale and automatically get the 'belle -weight he wants. Bales are tied with either wire or twine, as'. preferred,,