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Earl: 1} country .school
• rays, lir:• hell was about tr=
important .r Inc blackboard and
,sloth box. it, had io be good
• and loud ,u' the boys playing
hide and eel; to hear it, especial-
ly when e easing the fox, for they
often ventured far away front
the schoolhouse The bell always
meant "books' time. Seemed to
me it should have rung out once
in awhile the glad tidings of re-
eess and being "dismissed," of
play time instead of study
periods. Always though the bell
tones meant "come hither;' never_
"go thither."
- My knowledge of the use of
bells in farm boyhood was large-
ly r'estr'icted to such as these:
the long handle school bell; the
- deep coir bell with clapper big
as 0 walnut for locating old bos-
sy at milking time; the small
sheep bell which hada frighten-
ed tinkling all its owen wnea a
killing dog jumped the flock;
and of course the big dinner
bell with plow line pull mounted
on a pole- near the kitchen win-
dow.
Another use of the bell was
noted upon my visit with Dad to
• a nearby town. Around noon I
saw a colored boy walking back
and forth in front of the hotel,
putting "double -demi -semi -quav-
ers" and jumping jangles into
his bell -ringing, which my clad
explained was to let the busi-
ness people • know • "dinner was
ready." We joined in the tush
and rather ill at case I had my
first hotel meal. Of course I
was in slim sleeves why on
earth would anybody wear a.
coat in 90 -in -the -shade weather?
I well remember the portly
proprietor limping with cane to
the dining room entrance with a
stack of white jackets on his arm,
No one allowed in without a coat
he said, at least one of his linen
jackets — notwithstanding the
one I had to wear nearly reach-
ed the floor while my arms
barely passed the elbows of the
sleeves. But style ruled the day
end I wore my first coat in hot
summer weather on -that initial
occasion of eating in a stylish
hotel, --- really "putting on the
dog."
The ignorance of so- many
things so far exceeds the know-
ledge of so few things by even
the most highly educated that an
admission of, early impressions of
a rural youngster should be made
unblushingly. Thrilled with my
first experience of driving to
"meet the train" late one after-
noon, I really took in everything,
but the engine with those huge
wheels gradually rolling to a
stop caught my eye. One thing
really puzzled me though, the
big bell on top of the engine ring-
ing constantly; couldn't be "tine
for books" so I figured it out
that maybe "dinner was ready"
for the train crew,
Civilization, progress was on
emories
ono rtiardi )lith us backwoods
lads when the alarm dock came
along and told us when to get
up, and the telephone tet us
talk with neighbor chums with-
out having to walk or ride a
mule over to see them. The
ring of one V' s4 sometimes mis•
taken for the other -- like the
tune I concealed the alarm
clock in the telephone box and
my dad answered "Hello! louder
and louder )ntil finally lie and
the operator exchanged names I
can't repeat here. You can
never forget the first rural tele-
phone party line -- when the
bell rang for one Party, all re-
ceivers on the line came down,
and it was indeed a party line.
Nobody's business soon became
everybody'sbusiness:
Fun, comedy, sometimes "won't
speak" pouting spells were con-
nected with the bills (and belles)
of the country parts fifty years
ago. And a trace of sadness.
"Don't you hear the bells now
ringing, Don't you hear the
angels singing, . When they
ring the golden bells for you and
me" — I still hear my Dad sing-
ing bass in the little church to
that, his favorite song, though
he passed away ten years ago.
Sometimes the choir had to
pause a little for him to finish
and put solo volume on the "you
and mei" but he didn't mind.
It was sung at his funeral. So I
still choke up when I hear the
song, — it rather sadly rings
memory hells for me, though I
know the golden bells have rung
for trio. — by Neil Rhodes in
"For Sale, Want and Exchange
Bulletin, Florida."
Sow -poke Hazard
Speed, or at least reckless
speed, is the greatest killer on
the highways. But the slow-
poke driver — the "snail" who
behaves as though his car is the
only one on the road — is a
considerable hazard as well.
By forcing all others to pass
him if they hope to get any-
where in good time, he causes
many an accident.
As the American Automobile
Association pointed out recent-
ly, traffic flow is smoothest and
safest when all vehicles move
at approximately the same
speed. Sharp divergencies of
either kind are dangerous.
In the cause of safety, it is
as reasonable to have minimum
as well as maximum speeds on
heavily traveled highways. Yet
they seldom are posted, and
even less frequently enforced.
There are plenty of country
roads which the slow -poke may
have almost to himself, Lives
could be saved if he were re-
quired to use therm, instead of
clogging up highway traffic. —
Birmingham (Ala i Post -Her-
ald.
1311 NGING }TOME THE BACON — The Hugh Alewell family,
really swept honours in the bacon event at the Missouri. State
Fair. Alewell, centre, holds the first prize bacon, while his wife,
displays the second place winner and daughter Carol, right,
ho d the third place side. All in all, the Alewells took the tap.
six ribbons For bacon.
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A WHOPPERMELQN — This 161 - pound watermelon far out-
weighs "Miss Hope," Mary Ann Hall. It was grown by Oscar
D. Middlebrooks. In 1930, he set a record with a 164 -pounder,
and outdid himself with a 195 -pounder in 1935. A $1,000
prize is awarded each year for the biggest melon. Oscar's entry
is still in the lead.
Results of an eight-year stud
of black fires by Canadian ento-
mologists in Manitoba, Saskat-
chewan and Alberta revealed
these pesky insects to be a more
serious threat than generally re-
alized. The study was made dur-
ing the 1947-1955 period be-
tween the 49th and 55th
parallels.
During the study, 25 species
of black flies were .found, three
additional species having been
reported previously. A total of
801 collections was made to
283 streams and rivers exam-
ined. In many of the species it
was found that it is the female
which does the biting as she
requires a blood meal for her
eggs to mature. A single out-
• break of one species in Sask-
atchewan one year caused more
than 900 livestock deaths.
Swarm of some species have
been carried by the wind as far
as 150 miles. Flight range of
other blood -sticking varieties
range. from 10 to 37 milee.
v more than $07,000,000 annually
by carrying out recommended
ehemical control measures
against insect, pests of lives-
stoc•k alone.
In a control lest. a single
15 -,minute application of DDT
in the Saskatchewan River
killed most of the black sly lar-
vae as far as 115 miles down-
stream. Black flies breed in fate-
rinn in.g fresh water.
The unceasing tear aguirlst
1.Ile vast insect horde which
inhabits the world - is being
fought on a world-wide front.
Some of the major battles were
described at the 10th Internal-
ional Congress of Entomology
held recently at Montreal which
was attended by 1,500 eminent
scienti:d., from 60 c•ountrics..
•
Among the 700 odd pastels
delivered at the congress were
dramatic ,stories, often couched
in technical language, of Man's
battle for survival ag ,.inst dis-
ease -carrying and crop -destroy-
ing insects in many corners of
the world. From northern Rho-
desia cane a report about the:
use of of o d t r u pe..ti idcc
against plagues ues of reel locust
which have accostaled parts of
Afrrc'o 1441' the part 50 years and
the attempts 01 the Internation-
al Rest Locust Control Service
to nip future invasions in the
burl iw canlrollin:: the pr::is 1n
the 401(3 b_ era 1t 01,413.
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A dramatic til a was 0110, n
of a blood -sucking fly .In Ugan-
da and Kenya, bites from which
have rause total blindness a-
mong thotc^,ands of natives. Ser -
cess ml control of this insect
was obtained by use of DDT,
i ntonrolol nt- 10121111 '0d 011 how
forests were being saved from
a large- variety of tree insects
in Canada, the United States,
Sweden, Portugal Great Britain
and other countries by modern
chemical methods. Canadian
aerial operations against the
spruce budworni were a not-
able example.
Some entomologists estimated
that tor each dollar spend an
Insecticides there is all aver -
ate relurn of $51: On this basis,
C4nadian farmers can save
Higner yields and therefore
greater profits are being reaped
by farmers in the cash crop areas
of Ontario through the intro-
duction of a new fertilizing
practice—fall plow down.
According to the farm ad-
visory' service of Canadian In-,
dustricet Limited, fall plow
down has several advantages
ever spring fertilization. It is
done at a time when the amount
of farm work is - at a low ebb.
If fertilization is left 10 the
busy spring season, there may
not be time for that extra ap-
plication. Many high -producing
crops need extra nutrients in
addition to fertilizer banded
near the .;red. Plow dnwn has
berm 'mind the best scar' of
nieetil) 4 this need.
hl 14,11 plow, do''tt, tertili.:er
is plowed or disced deeper into
the 1)i0i,1tme zone which en-
'uurages plants to grow deepen'
and makes them more resis-
tont to dry weather. The fertil-
izer also helps hasten deeom-
positiorn into humus of plowed -
under stubble and other trashy
material. This enriches the soil
and increases the soil's capae-
ity to hold water. Bye elinin-
ati ng an extra trip over moist
piing soils by heavy machin -
err, fall plow down redtices
soil comparlimi.
For fall plow down of: wheat
stubbl 500 pounds pet' acre of
the tc tilier mixture 10-10-10
is recommended 1•'or corn stalks
the _carne mixture at a tate of
300 to 000 pounds per acre 1'
suggested. If clover of grass
sad is to be plowed tinder this
fall, 250 to 500 pounds per acre
of 0-20-20 or 0-20-10. If a test
reveals a soil to be deficient
in phosphorus, 20 per cent
superphosphate should be add-
ed A new mixture 6-1:4-1 2, is
imitable for conditions requir-
ing moderate amounts of nitro-
gen. and can be sucr'essfully
used for such cash crops as Mr•rt,
heel. PIld beans.
MAY S OOL
L ' °iSON
BY REV Is BARCLAY
WARREN. R.A. B.D.
Christ Speaks to llfis Churches
Revelation 1: 9-11, 17-18; 3: 14-22
Memory Selection: Behold, 1
stand at the door, and knock if
any man hear my voice, and
open the door, 1 will come in
to him, and will sup with trim,
and he with me. Revelation 3:20.
The Revelation 01 Apocalypse
has been railed "a tract for bad
times". Primarily it was intend-
ed, not for distant centuries: but
for the times in which itwas
conceived: But by bringing eon -
solation to the suffering martyrs
of the first century it has pro-
vided consolation for the suffer-
ers of all time. John pictures
the struggle between the king-
dom of Christ and the world
power of Rome. Under different
forms throughout the ages this
world power is repeated.
The seven cities to whose
churches letters are sent were in
the Roman province of Asia in
western -Asia Minor and are
enumerated in the order in
which a traveller, starting from
Ephesus, might visit them.
Against five of the churches
serious criticisms are made. No
criticism is made of Smyrna and
Philadelphia. Ephesus has left
its first love. Smyrna is poor
and suffering greatly: But they
are rich. Faithfulness unto death
insures them of the crown of
life. Pergamos was compromis
ing with the world. So was
'Phyatira. It was also trusting ire
its good works. Sardis has a
name to live but is dead. Phila-
delphia (brotherly love) has an
open door before it. Laodicea is
the lukewarm church.
Some see in the Greek mimes
of these cities the labels for
.even periods of church history.
While not discounting the view
entirely we must see in the
church today characteristics of
all these seven. Some have left
their first love. Others have
compromised in doctrine and
practice. Some are still trusting -
in their works. Others are enter-
ing the world's mission doors'.Certainly lukewarmness is evi-
dent. The multitude who take
a holiday front church and from
God from May to November
c1111010ly supports that view.
there is a word of encourage-
ment for each church. There is
a great promise for the faithful
01 every age. We can live above
the times by the grace of Cod.
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Canberra twin -jet bombers 01
lite Royal Air Force in Malaya
are helping to rid the penin-
sula of its 3,000 4cnnainiug Con4-
rnuni-t terrorists. -
Normallt, the Cai,laerra0
•which last year merle 1,831
sortie; and carried out 300
bombing and strafing strit.-ex
against the Communist concen-
trations, carry a four -man crew.
But one -- belonging to No.
9 Squadron -._ always flies with
a crew of five. Fifth mcmbet
of the crew is . , . a bat!
No. 9 Squadron, whose insig-
nia is a bat surmounting the
motto We Fly By Night, have
adopted this pinged rodent as
a mascot. They call it 00 Ah.
On Ah is a - brown, 1ru1t.-
eating bat from Wend- Africa. I:
has a wing -spam of twenty-two
inches and flies in the Canberra
piloted- by the Officer Com-
manding No. 9 Squadron,
Squadron Leader Laurence
Bastard, D.F.C. He led the
squadron on its 18,000 -mile tour
of West Africa during the
Queens visit: to Nigeria. It. was
there- that Oo All was formally
adopted.
Iii charge of Oo All during
operations t.- hi' "batman," Fly-
ing Officer M. E. Cook, the
C.O.'s observer. who says "00
Ah is not perturbed at travel-
line more than 600 miles per
hour. He already has well over
15,000 flying miles in his tog
boot _ excluding those made
under .his 4115(1 pourer!"
Oo Ah. who enjoys a dady'
diet of three. bananas,isave15
ill a small cage in the C'aliber•-
ra's caekpit during operation.,.
Reecntly he accompanied the
,quos#ion on a goodwill tour r4f
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brute apart.
So they identify us man
by man,
reach with a name that rhymes
deep in his heart
With outer sembtances that
all may scan.
REAL HAMMY --A contestant at
an old-fashioned greased pig
contest has his hands full carry-
ing a 120 -pound pig. To con•
form with the rules he had to
catch the greased porker first:
then carry it back unassisted Itx
the starting point and touch his
squealing burden to a pole. Tho
priza for the contest; tha pig
of course.
MENU A LA MERMAID—A bevy of aquatic belies unveils its.watol'y' maple for cuelarnors e
Austria's newest "underwater" restaurant at Innsbruck. The mermaids swim behind (c3 501(2'4
parent glass wall separating the restaurant and the open-air peal.