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The Seaforth News, 1956-09-27, Page 7Nis Predictions Come T€`rre And now a..r ..ier youthful prodigy appears. Edmund Hai- ley, son of a wealthy soap - manufacturer, sends a first. paper to the Royal Society at the age of nineteen years. This was in the year 1675. The young astronomer was (elected a fellow of the Royal Society at the age of twenty- two. . No doubt Halley's scientific contemporaries regarded his prediction of the future transit of Venus as a highly interest- ing exhibition of astronomical knowledge, but as falling well within the province of one who had devoted much time to cal- eulation of planetary orbits. But the calculation of the or- bit of a comet, coupled with the prediction that this visitor would return forty-three years later -- in 1758 — was some- thing of a quite different order. Of course, the comet did ul- timately return, as the daring astronomer predicted, and was thus proved to be a member of the planetary family — in fu- ture very properly to bear Hal- ley's name. But something promised for the year 1758 was hardly likely to hush the voice of skepticism of the year 171e. In any event, the feat of es- tablishing a comet as a member of the sun's family is justly ac- counted one of the most spec- tacular accomplishments in the history of astronomy. It is diffi- cult from this distance to real- ize adequately what such a pronouncement what such a Generation that heard it. It must be understood that from the earliest times comets had been regarded, not as nat- ural celestial bodies, but as supernatural phenomena. This was not merely popular and theological doctrine, but it was an estimate that only the most rationalistic o f astronomers thought of challenging.... The forward-looking quality of Halley's mind was shown, not only in his attitude toward the Newtonian hypothesis, but in his receptiveness to new ideas In general. Naturally he had the keenest interest in the new and Improved astronomical instru- ments for which the epoch is distinguished, - From "The Great Astronomers," by Henry Smith Williams, — DOG SHOOTS MAN Only recently a dog shot a man. It was proved that the dog trod on the trigger as a South African sportsman was lifting a shotgun from his car. Fortunate- Iy the victim recovered. SHUN SUIT—Girls who don't like to get sunburned will approve of this long-sleeved swimsuit, modeled by Jean Moorhead in Hollywood. DIG THAT COOL P001. CAT — "Swimmer," a two -month-old cat, plunges into a pool for her morning conditioner, and dog. paddles, if you please, the 40 feet across the tank with her owner, 10 -year-old Donna Fick. Swimmer wasn't exactly enthu- siastic about her swimming lessons at first, but gradually got accustomed to the water by riding a raft. Now the kitten leaps off a diving board and pussy -foots it through the water with feline delight. S'w •• rd Fish—Tiger Of The Sea The hot, mid -summer sun burned down on a still, calm ocean. I was standing on the flying bridge of the charter boat, "Wizard", thirty miles south of Shinnecock Inlet, Long Is- land. Long, uneventful hours of gazing into the glare had made my eyes red -rimmed and tired. The constant throb of the boat's engine gave me the beginnings of a headache. Quite frankly, I was weary and bored. "Swordfishing isn't all action," commented Skipper Clyde Oak- ley. He gestured astern towards our two outrigger baits, bounc- ing and skittering erratically out- side the boat's wake. "Some- times you'll wait till a sword- fish spots the squid. They come flashing out of nowhere, hitting blind," he said, "Sometimes it's all waiting, and no fish." "This time it's fish!" yelled Tial Ryder. "Look ahead oft the starboard bow. Those gulls are working over something big." The birds were mere black dots on the horizon. As Clyde opened the throttle wide, racing towards the spot, I marveled at Ryder's farsightedness, the sea- man's eye that caught a speck of niotion in a vast emptiness. As we came closer, I was able to distinguish the fluttering, wide - winged shapes of gannets, the smaller, fork -tailed terns, even a bevy of Mother Carey's Chick- ens, those tiny petrels that live on the open sea. Underneath the aerial bedlam, churning the water to a silver sheet, a school of mackerel raced and twisted in a desperate effort to escape in- stant death in the form of a swordfish. "That fish went down but he'll be Seeding in a minute," whis- pered Clyde. "When he hits, leave the reel an free spool and let him take line. Don't strike till he stops and swallows the squid." During the excitement, Hal Ryder had snapped both lines from the outrigger pins, retriev- ing one bait and placing it in the portable ice box, ready for in- stant use. I went down the lad- der into the cockpit, slid into the big fighting chair, and buckled myself into a shoulder harness. Hal slipped the remain- ing rod into the gimbal socket on the chair. "Don't clamp down when he strikes," he warned. "That fish will carry the squid in his mouth till he decides it's good to eat. We want the hook deep in his gut." My hands were wet with pers- piration. A hard knot cramped my stomach while the beat of my heart felt like a sledge pound- ing through my veins. I wanted to yelp in excitement, swear, beg, even pray to force the ac- tion writes Chuck Meyer in the Police Gazette. This was the best chance I'd had at a rod -and - reel broadbill in ten years of trolling the blue water of the Atlantic. Sure; I'd baited at least fifty swordfish. I'd known innumerable thrills spotting fish. Like most broadbill, they weren't interested. You could drag fit - IMMIGRATION SPECIALS BY1 :n EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER let (Sebiecl Government l� 1 Ill! provol) — TO TORONTO FROM Ap- LONDON $190.00 BELFAST $185.30 MANCHESTER $185.40 AMSTERDAM $202.00 GLASGOW $179.80 BUDAPEST $244.50 PARIS .,....$202.00 PRAGUE $230.50 COPENHAGEN $212.90. VIENNA $266.80 SHANNON $172.60 WARSAW $257.80 ROME $232.20 BELGRADE $252.10 10% DOWN— BALANCE EASY PAYMENTS (Extra Baggage Allowance) BY SEA Government -Assisted Interest -Free Loans for Immigrants to bring over dependants, repayable over a period of two yams. CALL, TELEPHONE OR WRITE FOR APPLICATION FORMS TO: POST HOUSE TRAVEL BUREAU 2402 BLOOR ST. WEST, TORONTO) RO. 7-5401 twitched once or twice, the dor- sal fin stood stiff and erect while the fish finned higher. With its black bill suddenly clear, thrash- ing down and sideways, the swordfish came in like a naked thunderbolt. Wicked tempered, viciously slashing the sea, the broadbill engulfed my squid! Line whistled off the reel. The fish stopped momentarily, then ran again. "Strike!" bellowed Hal Ryder. I clicked the free spool lever into gear. The linen line tighten- ed on the reel spool. Something smashed through my arms and After a11, the fish was feeding. "Hit IRI" Imuttered. "Hit it, please." Extending barely four or five inches above the water, I spotted the two black fins tipping a few hundred feet astern, The caudal is turn away. But maybe this monster would react differently. teen baits across their snouts and all the swordfish would do shoulders, jolting me half out of the chair. My feet were clamped on the footboards. I weigh one hundred and seventy pounds, but I felt like a pigmy caught in the grasp of a giant. Line smoked from the reel, and Hal dumped a pail of seawater over the mechanism to prevent it from freezing. I was soaked, but I never felt the wetness. Spots were dancing in front of my eyes. My arms felt as though they were tearing from their sockets. For over an hour, I en- dured a session of physical tor- ture. The broadbill came close alongside. Far from being dead or weary, the big fish merely wanted a glimpse of its tormen- ters. It spotted the shadow of our hull, rolled restlessly, and then attacked! There was no doubt of the action. Deliberately arching upward, that broadbill attempted to drive its swore} into the boat's bottom. Skipper Oakley slammed the throttle open. The "Wizard" squatted aft, then shot forward like a cannonball. I was yanked out of my seat again. Only my feet, braced stiffly, saved me. Dimly, I heard a harsh, grating sound as the swordfish grazed our transom. I saw the fish be- come entangled in a slack loop of my twenty-four thread line. Hal Ryder bellowed something incomprehensible, and raced to- wards the bow. He returned car- rying the long handled harpoon. "It's over!" he yelled. "The linen will pop! I can stick that fish now if you say the word!" I knew all hope of landing the broadbill on rod -and -reel was gone. Miserably, I nodded my consent. Clyde backed down on the fish, laying dormant on the surface. Just as the broad - bill slashed violently, breaking my line, Hal drove the harpoon dart into its head. The swordfish went com- pletely mad! The giant rose out of the water, blood streaming from its head, and attempted a second attack. Hal flipped the manila keg rig overboard as Clyde gunned the charterboat out of harm's way. The broadbill made two huge circles, tailwalk- ing, head and sword pointing at the sky, body exposed to its gill plates. Towing three hun- dred feet of manila line plus the t.arpoon keg slowed that fish considerably but never stopped it. Finally, it dove. The ocean became still, the keg bobbing quietly on the surface. A half hour passed uneventfully. "We'll have to chance picking up the warp," said Clyde. Hal and I grabbed the rope together. There were no fur- ther acrobatics, no jumps. It felt like hauling an anchor cable with the hook jammed in the bottom. We were unable to budge the dead weight on the other end of the line. The afternoon waned slowly, and a haze built up inshore. A slight breeze puffed into a wind sea, and the "Wizzard" rocked rhythmically' as the waves passed beneath her keel. Despite our, fear of pulling the harpoon dart loose, we threw our bodies into this weird tug-of-war, yanking away at the line with every ounce of strength we possessed, fruitlessly. "Get hint or break it!" growled Clyde. "Lash the line to the railing and we'll let the sea make the decision." We obeyed the Skipper's or- der. As the "Wizard" banked in- to the trough of a swell, we tightened the line. She came taut momentarily, then some- thing -gave. Hal and I retrieved three hundred pounds of broad- bill swordfish with sand grains imbedded in the bone structure of its cartilaginous snout. That swordfish rammed itself into the bottom before dying! In its last effort, unable to reach the boat, it smashed into the only solid ob- ject left available. If it had been us, the sword would have punc- tured the hull like we were planked with balsa wood. Man Butes is og. ,It's news when a man bites a dog but when postman Ike Bar- ber, of Philadelphia, took a re- taliatory nip at a yapping terrier he was charged in court with doing bodily harm to a thorough- bred animal. Now thousands of American postmen are trying new ways of stopping dogs biting them. Last year no fewer than 5,880 post- men were bitten by dogs. Three victims in every four had to see a doctor and over 600 postmen had to spend a clay in bed. Scientists are experimenting with dog -repellent solutions with which to impregnate postmen's trousers. In some districts post- men are armed with water pis- tols filled with a mild solution of ammonia, Meter readers are fellow -sufferers and some are being armed with sweet dog bis- cuits, on the basis that a bribe is better than a bite. Yorkshire meter readers re- cently asked fo special R.S.P.C.A. lessons in the art of avoiding bites. In Switzerland third -party insurance for clogs has become compulsory. On the other hand dogs have a lot on the credit side. They have proved so successful in modern crime -fighting, last year, for example, that they achieved. ninety arrests in the London area alone. --- DUTCH IRTNCII When the rabbit hutch of the school principal in Aschaffen- burg, Germany, was raided one week -end recently, the irate owner had an idea. On the Mon- day he instructed the teachers to set their classes to write- an essay entitled "My Simday Lunch." Two of the children described the delirious rabbit stew their mothers had prepar- ed. 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