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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1956-01-12, Page 3Although Canada depends mainly on resistant varieties for wheat stem sawfly control, na- ture has a way of assisting sci- entific developments. Parasites, rust, and wet weather are con- tributing factors in reducing sawfly populations. * * * The parasite in question emerges approximately the same time of year as the adult saw - fly, and scouts around until saw - fly eggs begin to hatch on wheat stems. These adult parasites then paralyze the newly hatched saw - fly larvae (young), and lay their eggs on or near the paralyzed in- sect. When hatched the young parasites feed on the helpless sawflies. As the parasites de- velop they form a coocoon in- side the wheat stem where they eventually reach maturity. They then cut their way out of the stem and begin looking for more victims, Usually by the time the second generation of parasites reach the adult stage the season has advanced to the point where the surviving sawflies have done their damage and have retreated to their overwintering quarters just below the soil surface. . a Normally only 5 per cent to 10 per cent of the sawfly popu- lation is destroyed by parasitism. Last year in Saskatchewan, how- ever, due to a wet season, the crop was Late and even the sec- ond generation of parasites had an opportunity to destroy a con- siderable number of sawflies, * M * Strarige as it may seem, wheat stem rust is of some small valise in reducing sawfly damage. Dr. C. W. ranted of the Entomol- " egy Division in the Science Ser- vice Laboratory found out sev- eral years ago that sawfly lar- vae, in stems infected with rust did not survive too well. Unfor- tunately the wheat plant suffers damage in either case, however it is an interesting point and the knowledge may be of some value. These natural controls al- though not sufficient in them- selves to control the wheat stem sawfly, do assist in the over-all control program. The diesel tractor will supply "SMILE PRETTY" - The parakeet on little Coleen Watson's head is ,being uncooperative. It was supposed to stay on lop of the camera to make Colleen "smile pretty." But it wanted to get in the picture, and just look at the results! the most economical power when it is used for at least 500 hours or more peryear on the farm. A diesel tractor used for 500 hours per year will more than take care of the higher or- iginal cost by fuel savings over a period of five to six years. When less hours are worked per season the high compression gasoline tractor would be the most suitable choice. * * * The diesel tractor at present fuel prices supplies the most economical power. The over-all saving secured is a result of the lower fuel bill. This saving is obtained because of the lower price per gallon as well as the lower fuel consumption per hour. Attention then should be given to the fuel consumption of both gasoline and diesel trac- tors as well as the price, This information can be found in the Nebraska Tests, if the tractors have been tested. A fuel spread of at least five cents a gallon should prevail before buying a diesel tractor. * * * .Another important factor in selecting a tractor is the size. If possible, a tractor should be chosen of such a size that its load for most of the time will be at or near the rated load for best economy. Either over or under powering results in an unecon- omical farm unit. Consult the Nebraska Test figures when se- lecting the size. Be careful to use the rated load rather than the maximum load figures. Horse power requirements for hilly or soft footing conditions should be increased approximately 25 per rent to insure adequate power. * * Nebraska Test Ratings and a mimeographed publication en- titled, "Comparison of Power Costs of Tractors" may be ob- tained from the Experimental Farm, Swift Current, Saskatch- ewan. a * * Change in Potato Grades -The Federal Department of Agricul- ture announces amendments to the Regulations under the Fruit. Vegetables and Honey Act to pro- vide for changes to the size re- quirements for Canada No. 1 grade potatoes. At the same time it is announced that other amendments to the Regulations provide that potatoes entering Canada from the United States will have to meet the same size requirements that affect Cana- dian potatoes moving interpro- vincially and to export markets, a * * A Regulation issued Novem- ber 8, 1955, by the United States Department of Agriculture es- tablished import regulations which require that potatoes im- ported into any United States market shall meet the grade and size requirements established by marketing orders of the States of Maine and Idaho governing the marketing of potatoes grown in those States and sold within the boundaries of the United States. * * * The amended Regulations pro- vide that for Canadian grown Canada No. 1 Grade round white and red skinned varieties of po- tatoes the minimum diameter is increased from 2 inches to 2t:1 inches and for the Canadian grown long shaped varieties the minimum diameter is increased from 1311 inches to 2 inches, In either case the maximum size of 4 inches remains unchanged. The only exception to the foregoing sizes is for "nnw" potatoes avail- something vail- CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS •1. Foot , 1. Squat ILI coverings 4. Here. 0. Aott risked. u. loanernt pile 12. Astern an . inclined 6 author 7. Artificial 7.1, L)eeolt lan0uaOp 15. Contented S. I4ub with 'nloy"tunt 17. Jtaves 13. Sheltered 0. Mend 20. insects 22. Shoelace 24, Narrow t'na(1 25. Large fa rill 2e: As far as 27, la(Juine 23. Not smooth 2e. Edge 30, 13x1st5 31. One side o1 is coin 32, Claming pubes 33. Makes slower (mns.) 39, 'twelve dozen 90, ifollow cylinders 37. Command. 23. Damp 40, Work 2, Newspaper's 020709' 44. Cap! Ial et. Brazil 40. Marry A5, Prophets 27, Catch si€'itt of DOWN.. lL Al erresia t2, :Rol hAr 3. Stays sotoething _S. Altar trees 20. Rebels 31. 1ttding costume 52. Unit or weight 24. .Swollen 35. Lasses 37. Apprehension 22. chop inn 1,1 reproach 40. Pinch 41. Playthtttg 1. Agate (prefix) rough 3. Kind of bird 10. Science 01 11. Hardt (pielle) 14. Toothed wheel • 10. Hun away 10. Violent, pa113 50. Aptitude 21. Languor 22. Patois 23. Large volt mea 29. Highways 1 2 S ;:4 S 7 7 a •? 9 ie i, 0. •r is Is IC„ .. ;. ar `:.2. : 20 n 26J' 3 04 >...:'ss:47 :;, f.* 27 :4ky '\. 28 . , z2 .34 •, !I'' ;k<;.. y 33'- ,J4 ''\::; 58 0 43. 66.. ‘2"47•,.-�'�,r,�,�'qt Answer elsewhere 013 t 31 page. w 0* Fashion Hints • e e able in the spring and early summer which will continue to be graded to the established 17,'s inches minimum diameter, * * * This means that potatoes en- tering Canada from the United States will have to meet the grade requirements of U.S, No, 1 grade and, additionally, the size requirements of Canada No. 1 grade. This Doctor was a Mass Murderer It is difficult to say just when Dr. Petiot launched out on his trade as a "mass murderer." The discovery of an unusually large number of expertly dismember- ed corpses, found in widely scat- tered regions in and around Paris during the war years of 1940-43 would normally have led to widespread investigations. Yet the "disappearance" of people from their homes, a common- place and daily event, was too easily linked up with the pres- ence in Paris of the Gestapo or with the underground Resistance organizations. In September, 1941, Petiot bought a building which at one time had been used as a hotel. It was No. 21, Rue Lesueur. A number of unorthodox structur- al alterations were carried out on the building at the doctor's orders. These included the build- ing of a high wall which effec- tively screened the courtyard from the inquisitive gaze of neighbours; the construction of an odd triangle -shaped room next to the doctor's surgery; the setting up of block and tackle equipment over the ten foot deep pit In the garage; and the restor- ation to full working order of the hotel's furnace. The triangular-shaped room was in effect the "torture room" of the building Dr. Petiot calmly described as a nursing home. The room, windowless and sound- proof, possessed two doors one of which was a dummy; the other door could only be opened on the surgery side. There was also a dummy bell -push and a number of hooks which were in line with a periscope peep -hole. The powerful electric light 'could be switched on from the surgery only. These were the premises Dr. Petiot used in his grim trade of mass -murder, With fiendish in- genuity he trapped each victim through that person's fervent desire to escape from Nazi -oc- cupied France; many - if riot most - of his victims were Jews; and all were reasonably wealthy. The murder procedure was simple enough and almost fool- proof. Through his agents - shifty characters of the Parisian underworld - potential "clients" visited Dr. Petiot at 21 Rue Lea- ueur. Each client was granted two interviews usually. At the first, mythical arrangements for the client's escape were discussed and agreed to., The question .of the doctor's moderate fee was settled also, and - a yital point - the client's ability to attend for the second. and final "escape' interview suitably equipped with money and . jewellery carefully secreted about his person, was tested. At the second; inter- view final "arrangements" were made, including an "inoculation" which the doctor suavely insist- ed was necessary under the entry regulations of the foreign country to which the client planned to escape. Then the client was shown in to the triangular-shaped room, to find himself trapped and sink- ing swiftly into the coma of death. Here his death struggles were watched by the doctor through the periscope. Dead, the victim was stripped, valuables including clothing carefully hid- den away, and the body, with the aid of the block and tackle equipment in the courtyard, was lowered into the lime -filled pit. Any portions which were not consumed by this process were dumped into the furnace. The doctor was not satisfied with the money he made from arranging these disappearances, but engaged also in providing his other patients with illicit drugs. This was found out and in May, 1942, he was fined 10,000 francs. It was during 1943 that the Gestapo learned of Dr, Petioi's ability to arrange for the illegal departure of French citizens from the country. Ironically, they sent an agent -- a Jew to investigate. He, too, disap- peared, though not in the man- ner surmised by Gestapo H.Q. when he failed to report backs Later the Gestapo arrested Dr. Petiot and he was imprisoned for eight months. Strangely, he was then released. Had the evil doctor been able to camouflage the horrible smells which from time to time poured forth from the furnace chimney at 21, Rue Lesueur, it is possible his crimes would have remained undetected for still longer. Eventually a neighbour com- plained bitterly. A policeman arrived, noted the acrid smoke pouring out of the chimney. A phone call to Dr. Petiot's home at the Rue Caumartin brought the doctor on his cycle. He took little more than a cursory look. said a few words to the police- man, •mounted his cycle and rode away "on urgent business of a patriotic nature," he said. It took the police eight months tb find him, Meanwhile, the premises at No. 21 were investigated, and the dreadful truth came to light. In the furnace, in the pit full of quicklime and elsewhere the police found the . bodies and bones of some twenty-seven peo- ple, men and women. Revelation of these horrible crimes shocked the whole coun- try, and the police made desper- ate efforts to find Dr. Petiot. Though they arrested many people thought to have been im- plicated, including his wife and brother, nearly al] were released for lack of evidence even before Dr. Petiot was found. Ironically, it was a letter which Dr. Petiot wrote to the Press, claiming he had been a leader of the Resistance, which provided the clue leading to his arrest in October, 1944. All the time, seemingly, he had been living in Paris as a Captain Valery, an active member of the Resistance movement. A beard had helped him to carry off this impudent piece of camouflage. His trial took place in the spring of 1946. His defence - that he had killed only Germans and French traitors on behalf of the French Resistance - was soon torn apart by the prosecut- ing counsel. Arrogant and jesting to the end, Dr. Petiot was found guilty and sentenced to death. An appeal was rejected, and on May 26th he went calmly to the guillotine. Kimono No More A terrifying earthquake and the determination of one woman have changed the dress habits of Japanese women and caused them to discard the traditional kimono for Western-style dress, When an earthquake destroy- ed one-third of Tokio and most of Yokohama in 1923, Mrs. Yo- shiko Sugino experienced the horror of seeing many of her countrywomen burnt to death, Many died because escape was hindered bytheir colourful yet cumbersome kimonos. In studying this problem she looked to the West, and the fashions of Europe and America. She encountered tremendous opposition from the tradition- ists, and it is only in the last few years that her endeavours have yielded definite results. Before the First World War ten per cent of Japan's people had adopted Western clothes, Now it is estimated that about '10 per cent of Japanese women prefer Western-style clothes to the kimono. In 1925 Mrs. Sugino founded the Sugino Dressmaking School, starting with three students. To- day the school register bears almost 7,000 names. There are 54 professors and 100 qualified instructors on her staff and her school has two special design courses and two courses on mil- linery, as well as a complete dressmaking curriculum, "Golden" Horses Twelve horses owned by the Duchess of Rutland, popularly known as golden horses, are to- day reputed to be the loveliest in the world. They are Palomino horses, whose rich colouring - ranging from cream to golden or very light chestnut -so at- tracted the artist Rembrandt that he painted them. Chinese painters featured Palo- minos in their water colour sketches. These golden horses were also favourites at the old queens of Spain. Knights, court- ing favour, chose them as their was mounts to please their ma- jesties. The first man to charge into battle on one of these golden steeds was the Spanish Count Palomino after whom they were named. The original Palominos were developed by selective breeding from Spanish stock im- ported by Cortez when Spain first invaded America. LESSON R. Barclay Warren, B,A., Jesus Calls for Repentance Luke 13:1-9, 31-35 Memory Selection: Except ye repent, ye shall all perish. Luke 13:5. Old Testament prophets anal John the Baptist were preachers of repentance. So was Jesus and the apostles after him. It is still an important theme. The idea has long prevailed that people who suffer must have sinned greatly to be visited with affliction. Jesus put it in a different light when he said;, "Those eighteen, uron whom the tower of Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, Nays but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." All have sinned and are urged to repent. * * We preach much about the sins which men commit but Jesus in his parable spoke more of the sins of omission, For three years the fig tree bore no fruit. It was given another chance and special care. If it still proved fruitless it was to be cut down, Let us ask ourselves if we have brought a soul to Jesus Christ: in the last three years. How long will God tolerate our fruitless- ness? The tree was typical of Israel and of the capital city Jerusa- lem. Jerusalem, who had killed the prophets was soon to put to death Jesus the Son of Gad, Jesus foresaw the desolation that would come upon the city for itis wickedness. He gave the warn- ing but it went unheeded. 114 less than forty years the Roman armies destroyed the city. Repentance is needed today„ It has been defined as confession without excuse. True repentance involves the forsaking of sin. It is a godly sorrow. When we are truly repentant we are not only sorry enough to quit but se sorry that we will try to undo the harm we have done. This las called restitution. Money so re- turned is called conscience mon- ey. If a wave of genuine repen- tance were to sweep our country a lot of money would be sent tO the income tax department, street car commissions and In- surance companies. If we don't repent of our sins now we shall face them at the judgment. It will be too late to receive for- giveness then. SALLY'S SALLIES "Guess dear old Santa couldn't get back up the chimney:" 400.1 Upsidedown to Prevem Pee wag O 1 N zf W 5 1 c�. 21 m a a a S O a 1 I wd a n a H 5C18iV112i • daH1 W I2t':°sH9noel, SSV OQi H 1NV21r:BNb'7 © : 5g 1 7'i 5S 0 21 Ola 1-1 O 9 1 5 V CI 1 HOlVd .L N V I 1 d s 21 0 21 A 3'1 0 S, S ty W 3 0 Ci V New Canadian Company Formed JAMES M. McAVITY M, 11¢ SCIINECRFNBURGER CHARLES R. BRONFMAN President Vice -President \Tice -President Samuel Btonfman, President of Distillers' C'otporation-Seep 2 ns Limited, has announced the formation of a neer Canadian company, The House of Seagraal Lid., to inectiou as a management company in charge of theoperations of all Canadian subsidiaries of the Corporation. James M. McAvity has been ifenned President of the new company, with Merle M. Schneckenburger and Charloe R. Btonfman as• Vice -Preside -eta, In addition to their new duties they will retain their present posts with the organization.