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The Seaforth News, 1958-11-20, Page 3sr , Hallowe'en On .A ficottish islaand "We could invite her for the weekend and they'd meet again." Phis was Miss •Alice's proposal and Miss Ann nodded. "It might help." But Miss Cathy shook her head. "It might hinder - if they guessed what we're trying to accomplish" Miss Alice said, impatiently, "He must have seen that she liked him when she was here." Miss Cathy replied, "We saw that he liked her; yet he seems to have said nothing." The three charming MacRaes who ran the School for Young Ladies on the Scottish island were having their afternoon "break." They were sitting in the 'oriel" of their drawing room and discussing Dugal Shaw, the blacksmith, whose rose -clambered cottage was across the bay. Miss Alice went on, "Mayas we could help without their knowing it." Then hopefully "Here comes Annie. She mey think of something. She often does." Their pretty niece was comic,:, up the garden path. "Annie," they chorused, as she entered the room, "how can we further a romance and keep the two con- cerned from suspecting us?" "Who are the tsvo?" she quer- ler, cautiously. "Dugal Shaw and yon nice Miss Hardie. We're planning to ask her here for some week- end." Annie thought a moment, then, "I could get her - and you three - an invitation to Gow- die's old-fashioned Halloween party. Anything could happen that night." Miss Ann clapped her hands. "The very thing, I'll write to her today" Annie chuckled. "I've prom- ised to help make something happen. Rah Gowdie is going to be home on leave and he wants me to get Allie Gibb to 'throw the clue.'" "Throwing the clue" was an ancient Halloween observance. A girl was supposed to toss a thread of yarn into the dark and if it caught on anything she was to say, "Who holds?" Should a name be given in reply, she was expected, according to tradition, to accept it as that of her future husband, writes Mabel Gray Gehring in T h e Christian Science Monitor, Gowdie's Peak, where, some weeks later, the party was held, was centuries old, the house hav- ing been added on to so many times that the roofs were an artistic cluster. The original kit - then was very large, with stone floors and polished copper uten- sils. This was the center of acti- vities for it lent itself to the varied entertainment - especial- ly to "ducking for apples," The guests, having removed wraps in the modern dwelling, were ushered into this room and then directed to the adjoining scullery, where with eyes shut they were to pick a kale stock from those heaped there. Ne'ct they were to find the one near- est to it in size and in that wav decide the supper partner. Com- paring stocks caused much mer- riment and the small visiting cousin, Meg, was delighted that she, as she expressed it, "drew the city lady, Miss Hardie," for herself. All the usual tricks were play- ed. One of these was to place a mirror in a shadowy corner and then urge the girls to gaze into it and bite an apple. While so engaged an admirer's face might be glimpsed momentarily in the glass Meg was eager to do this and she came dancing back exclaiming, "I saw some- one, Truly, I did." No one spoil- ed the child's pleasure by tell- ing her that kind Captain Mac- Rae had tiptoed over and peer- ed above her shoulder. There was "forecasting fun" - such as choosing two nuts, one for oneself and one for an unamcd individual, and placing these on the ribs of the grate:. If they sparkled brightly to- gether it meant that the corn. panionship would be pleasant: If they jumped'•hastily apart, it did not augur so well. ']?here was a game called "The Three Luggies," which provided a good deal of amusement, Wooden bowls of water were set on the hearth and something different was predicted for the person whose fingers dipped into this one or that. The contest- ant (blindfolded) therefore ap- proached with a partieu'ar ore as objective, but those watching with suppressed giggles and as silently as possible kept chang- ing the position of each bowl. It was while this was in pros gress that Annie, holding two lengths of wool, whispered to another girl, "Allie, let's throw the clue - just for fun, We can each take a side of the back steps," They went out together, but almost immediately Annie came back - alone. Ailie ap- peared soon afterwards, accom- panied by Rab Gowdie, hand- some in his lieutenant's uniform. Both were beaming, Said Rab. "I couldn't be prouder if they'd made me a general." Congratulations were being showered on them when Dugal Shaw arrived, One of his sleeves was wet. He explained that, be- ing late, he had taken a short cut and partly stumbled into a brook. John Gowdies brought a jacket, saying, "Wear this, Du - gal, and we'll hang yours here." Then he added, jokingly, "If your wife -to -be is present it will be turned before midnight" And amazingly enough it wast This fact was discovered when, after a buffet meal in the din- ing room, they were all on their way to the barn where reels were to follow. They crowded around as Dugal held up the gar- ment wonderingly and then tammered, with his gaze on Ellen Hardie, "I - I wish - I knew who did it." She reddened swiftly, but it was little Meg who answered, "I did, I was letting on to be a fairy." Dugal pretended to be stern, "I de- mand a forfeit. You must give me your kale stock." Meg pouted, but, as host, John settled the question, "Time for your bed, anyway, Meg. Your mo- ther insisted --- no later than twelve." Annie stepped forward, "I'll go up with you, Meg. The skirl of pipes could nota be heard from an outer build- ing and there was a general move in that direction. Dugal silently offered his arm to Ellen Hardie and they joined the others. Later, as they danced, their faces showed that event* had turned out happily for them that old-fashioned Halloween. Prehistoric Remains Found Geologists are excited by news of the accidental discovery. near Icing's Lynn, Norfolk, of an ich- thyosaurus, a marine reptile which, 130 million years ago, roamed the seas as whales and porpoises do to -day. It is 24 feet long and the scientists describe it as an extremely valuable study specimen. The remains were uncovered at a depth of 15 feet during ex- cavations for the Great Ouse flood protection scheme. The finding of such enormous fossils is much rarer to -day be- cause of the use of mechanical excavators. In the past a number of complete ichthyosauri and numerous fragments have been found in various parts of Bri- tain. "Tommie, stop pulling that cat's tail!" Tommie yelled back, -"I'm not pulling the cat's tail; •I'm only standing on it. He's the one that's doing the pull- ing.". C OSSW'I D PUZZLE ACROSS 3. neenvers 1. Dail"on cages 4. DI Ines out 9. Lofty nits. 5, 11 terance to 9. That woman at met 13. Over again n t entlun 13. Degree of 6 went first. hotness 7. keystone 11. Perfect golf St tie (ab.) 35. Hazarded 17 Ammonia derivative 10. Astringent 20. Asterisk 21. Dreadgrin23. Workers 21i, Large weights 27. Automaton 23. Ahead 20, t't01le notices 30, Mature. 81, Appointed to arrive 32 Exist 33. External 34. i.ncatlon 33. file 37 .T. urill I 13. tilt1-' be:tlts I7uth 40. C ul,',.npl ape 4_ P.e ,cell 41. T,r n 1 covering 47. Nallon 411 Arai lan sultanate. 40. Vision 98. Fret 61. lrelev 1TO1i'N 1. Crow's note $. Collection of sayings 8. Depot 9. Steeple 10, Possessed 11. Sooner than 10. Flitter herb 12 tlerminate3 grain 20. Set sous 21. Pierces 22, Pattern 21f. Drunkard 24. Regular line 117 trn vel 25 Scoff 27. Ceremonies 37, Overshoes 31 . OcerratdInoateuatl.3n 23. Leave out 31. Mariner 37. Combine 87. Soft drink 39.SawbllIed duck 40. Article 41. i'.eam 47, Winter nevi' 41. Slam, meas, 44. Remnant 17. Near I 2 3 1 16 7 R 10 II 2 v','3 IV .-.sp.? 44 15 16111% 17 IS afil 111111 NIT F--yyi... ses- 21 22 •iii23 24 25 42 29 fg ' LilleS 31 32 0 35 36 39 8, 39 'Y 40 41 �'• .2 43 44 45 e ?w, ill -g6tx, to 47 48 ' Answer elsewhere on this page. LOOK TO YOUR LAURELS, DIXIE - It's cotton-pickin' time in of Ohio, soh, Farmer Fred Shuman examines bolls from six- foot plants grown in his yard in Lowell. The seeds normally produce bush -height growth in the area. A performance testing program for beef cattle, based on the genetical principle that fast - gaining bulls will produce on the average fast -gaining progeny, has rounded out its second year of operation. Top quality calves in 44 Ca- nadian purebred herds were identified through the Record of Performance system. a a a The program, carried out by the Canada Department of Agri- culture and participating pro- vinces, tested $63 calves -more than double the number for the preceding year. The ranks continue to swell as more provinces join in the pro- ject. o w* Idea for the program took root in 1955 when, at the urging of purebred cattle producers, a group of officials from the Fed- eral Production Service and the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture inspected north- wes- tern United States projects. * * d Ultimate goal is to improve efficiency and economy of beef cattle production in Canada. There were 404 bull and 459 heifer calves on test to wean- ing. The bulls gained an average of two pounds per day and the heifers 1.7 pounds. the top one- third of the bulls put on 2 26 pounds per day - 0.69 pound more than the bottom one-third. With the heifers, this difference amounted to just over half a pound per day. 6 r Breeders weighed the test calves at birth and provincial officials weighed and graded them at weaning and again at the end of the winter feeding period. A number were elimi- nate$, and, during winter feed- ing, 349 bulls and 418 heifers were under scrutiny. O A w During this period, the bulls again gained an average of two pounds per day and the heifers dropped to 1.3 pounds. The top one-third of the bulls tested 2 27 pounds per day, or 0.51 pound more than the bottom one-third. Difference in these two groups of heifers amounted to 0.41 pound per day, * + * Given this information, it is a matter of personal -decision on the part of the breeder of pure- bred stock to determine his se- lection of future breeding ani- mals. Producers of commercial stock may base their selection of bulls on a performance test. • A 4 Heavy baby pig losses in the critical first hours after farrow- ing may mean the difference between profit and loss to the commercial swine producor, o w n This loss can, for the most part, be overcome says Dr. H. T, Fredeen of the Lacombe Ex- perimental Farm, by confining the sow in a stall or crate dur- ing and immediately after far- rowing, This prevents nervous or clumsy sows from crushing the little pigs. 4 * M Farrowing stalls have certain advantages over crates. They are simple and cheap to build and require a mmiinum outlay of labor and materials Bolted construction permits ra- pid dismantling for storage when farrowing has been completed. The pen area may be used for other purposes afterwards. * * e Sows should not be confined in the stall too long before far- rowing, since the lack of normal exercise may be detrimental. 11 possible she should enter the stall the day before her litter is due or, if the due date is un- known, when signs of preparing to farrow are evident. * '0 Cut straw or shavings may be used for bedding. Ample water and a light lax- ative feed should be provided. After farrowing, the sow and litter should be left in the stall for two or three days, The sow will settle down and the pigs will become sufficiently active that upon removal from the stall, crushing should be mini- mized. GOSHI - Many big boys would like to have been in this little fellow's shoes. That enthusias- tic smooch is being bestowed by this year's Miss America, Mary Ann Mobley. Cars -- Like Women Cern Get Too Wide: A great deal has been said, possibly enough, about the length of the new cars. Perhaps the last word will be said by an exas- perated chauffeur or owner look- ing for a parking' space. But a report by the Traffic Safety Policy Coordination Com- mittee of New York State re- minds us that even with low roofs there is still mol e than one direction automobiles can expand, Some are not only longer but wider, says an editorial in The Christian Science Monitor, The committee says it does not appear that any particular thought has been given to the additional highway hazard cre- ated by a reduction of four inches in passing . space when each of two ears is made two inches broader. "Thousands of miles of secondary and even primary highways," it asserts, "are be. coming more and more unsafe as our automobiles become more bloated." The report acknowledges that automobile models for 1959 in- clude many added safety fea- tures. It remarks, however, that many of these still are regarded as optional. The committee feels it would be appropriate for the National Safety Council to pub- lish an annual inventory of safe- ty features desirable in new cars. This would be comparable to an inventory it conducts of traffic safety activities by state governments. Recommendations by the council should carry con- siderable weight with mantyfac- turers and the public. Vacation On Crusoe's island The summer vacation began a few days later. Mrs. Benninger and her sister were ready to start for the cabin on Big Oak Mountain with Annegret, Hans, and Lore for six weeks of glori- ous freedom. Father would join them for the week ends as he did every year... But this year it did not work out. It was a rainy summer, and when the vacation began, it rained harder and harder every day. Mother and Aunt Traute refused to go up to the lonely cabin; they insisted on staying in their comfortable homes.. , So Crusoe's Island was their wet but happy headquarters for this vacation. Actually it was not really an island, only a penin- sula, nor was it washed by the waves of the Pacific Ocean, only by the ripples of a modest little river. But since it was bounded on the land side by the twelve - foot wall of the nursery heating plant, so that it could not be reached from that quarter, it could safely be called an island. Of course there was the faint possibility that someone might squeeze through the small win- dow of the coal cellar and drop onto the island. But that was so unlikely that it could be ruled out. Aside from the old janitor who took care of the furnace and the head gardener Strunk, Frido- lin's stern taskmaster, no one had any business in the cellar. And neither the janitor nor Mr. Strunk had the kind of figure that could easily squeeze through a narrow cellar window. The island could only be reached by the water route, and even this was not easy to find, From the shore of Annegret's garden the children had to clamber along the steep embank- ment, which was overgrown with thorny bushes. They had to find the shallow spot where they could wade across without get- ting wet up to their hips. , . Since they could not go to the mountain cabin this year, Anne- gret decided that they must turn Crusoe's Island into a wild life preserve, Even Hans agreed that there was something to this, and during the first few days of the rainy vacation a document was drawn up and solemnly signed by Hans, Annegret; and Uschi. It promised aid and pro - UNDP SCiOOL LESSON L'y Itev, ft, barelay Warren B.A., B.D. Jesus' Healing Ministry Matthew 8:5-17 Memory Selection: Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. Matthew 9:25 The stories of Jesus healing the sick take up a large part of the Gospel record. During the last ten years there has been a revival of interest in this, phase of our Lord's ministry. Denomin- ations are asking. "Have we neglected the teaching of Jesus' power to heal? If we turn to it now how can we avoid going to the other extreme?" Our lesson emphasizes the importance of faith in God. The Roman Centurion did not ask Jesus to come to his home b"9, said, "Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed" What unbounded faith he had! In the healing of Peter's mo- ther-in-law. Jesus touched her hand and the fever left her. Sometimes Jesus touched the sick and other tithes. He didn't. Faith, not the touch, is the es- sential, Jesus freed those who were possessed with devils. We are not sure of all that was involved in this. Sometimes the demon pos- sessed acted as though they were mentally deranged. But, in any case, Jesus was able to give de- liverance for mind, soul and body. He was the Great Physi- cian, We are on safe ground wizen we heed the admonition of James: "Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with nil in the name of the Lord: and the prayer of faith shall sage the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall he forgiven him." (5:14,151. I'ho anointing with oil will not heal. The prayer must be a prayer of faith. God does not always grant this faith. The sick are not always healed. We cannot. blame those who pray. We can only conclude that sometimes God's purpose for a life can be ful- filled better through the sickness of the individual than through his healing. We cannot always understand, 'Tor now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known." 1 Corinthians 13:12. 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