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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1950-03-09, Page 3Eat 6 Pounds of Beef Every Day ' Forced ley their brutal gt,arda to drag. themselves on and on Iiriveie from their country by the merciless decree of a matt 1 eveiliutc lu liie Ileo L 1.e11114 power. )Remorse- lessly and savagely hounded for in. terminable.Months through danger- ons and infested jungle, over treach- erous mountain paths. Barefooted and barebacked, kicked ae they Mumbled exhaustedly along by well booted guards—"heroes" of a new regime. Yoe hundreds of miles these piti- ful, straggling, destitute exiles were driven to the border, Unable to use their hands to feud off the whipping brush of the juxggie which flayed and tore their flail to ribbons, or to push away the swarming clouds of fierce insects viciously biting theist. Goaded on and on by the malicious guat'dstuea, the victims' faces and bare trunks—when fin- a1ly they had been driven across the frontier looked more liter raw beef than anything human .Their sufferings leave little to the Mug - For every mile of the long, tor- tuous, agoniing journey, every matt had been compelled to use his hands oto hold up his trousers, Their banishment had been the order of 005 of Latin America's most picturesque dictator,, Ana- stasio Somoza—such a gentleman in his own palace, who scorned to treat his opponents as such, It was his National Guard, responsible for conducting the exiles to the frontier who had conceived the finishing touch—that of removing the pris- oners' belts, This is but one of the many gripping stories related by Willard Price Int hie book, "Tropic Adven- ture". His journey from Rio Grande to Patagonia, described in fascinating detail, is one that should • delight every "armchair" voyager, Hitting the Panama Canal Zone, he author met an extraordinary dolour bar. In the early days of sanai digging Americans were paid in American gold, the rest in the silver currency of Panama—an ad- roit way of drawing the colour line, All are now paid in the sante cur- rency, but the distinction is con- tinued. Zone stores and restaurants ere narked either "Silver" or "Gold", and woe betide the wearer Of a dusky skin who ventures to enter a house of "Gold." ' Similarly, in a hotel there are two etdies' rooms—"Gold Ladies" and "Silver Ladies." Comfort stations must be eyed with care, for there are "Gold Men," "Gold Wom; en Silver Men" "Silver Women." Under the words "Gold Only" on drinking fountain, far from any Other drinking place, a wag, either Ist anguish or amusement, has pen - !tilled the ironic legend: "Silvers get ,thirsty, too." More than likely the reader would regard the offer of unlimited, free, fertile land as either bristling with hidden snags or a colossal leg-pull, Yet the offer is genuine enough. Two-thirds of Colombia, a republic occupying the north-west corner of the South American con- tinent, Is empty, Land is given to anyone who wants it—fertile land en the Pacific coast—the only pro- viso being that the beneficiary must occupy and cultivate the land and give the goveennenit seven per cent of its production. Tragic Slavery In the upland city of Arequipa we are confronted with the stark realists and tragedy of slavery. That le the lot of the Indian in Peru -- men, women and children. The tragedy of a slave girl in a house- hold is a sad reflection itt an age when "human rights" in the charter of so many responsible organiza- tions. Should the girl be unfortunate enough to bear a child—the respon- sibility for which invariably lies at the door of a member of the house. hold—it will not be allowed in the house, itor will the mother be re- leased from servitude to rear it Infatilicide or adoption by an orph- anage is the heartless decision. Olt. Friends en a Different Setting—!Last Autuutl, we ran several �:tger of exclusive 1, . turf's showing' scenes from a great many of Ontario's Fall Fairs Greatly enlarged copies of these pi:tures were one of the features at the recent Ploughmen's Convention and the annual Con- vention of Ontario Agricultural Societies held at the King --Edward Hotel Toronto. The above shows some of the pictures 011 display there, where they drew many favorable com- ments from the thousands of delega tes and their friends who saw them, To a nun -at an orphanage Wil- lard Price put the question: "But aren't such girls protected by law?" "Yes," calve the reply, "very well protected, But the laws are not en- forced." Leaving tragedy behind, we are taken tourist fafhion to Santiago, thence to the large copper mining camp of Rancaqua, which is smoth- ered in May snow, Yet if any tennis enthusiasts there feel like a game, the fact that the courts lie buried under about twenty feet of snow doesn't deter them, They make light of sawing the snow into blocks, loading it in trucks and hauling it away before spinning for service. Now, Argentine—Tile Land of Plenty—looms in sight. This is the land that exports more chilled beef than any other—eighty-four per cent of the world's total, but a mere thirty-five per cent of what it produces—the rest is eaten at home. Annually, Argentinians con- sume 300 lbs. per capita"; each capita represents a ratan, woman or child: Haitian Hat—Hibiscus blooms and turkey feathers are featur- ed 011 this oversize bonelet at the Haiti -Bicentennial Exposi- tion in Port -ate -Prince. — By Norold Arnett ill 'lii :Ir' ii L lliil • ,r-up1 4.14111, MUMEMt9 55595515 ON W000 ?ORM STAMP FOR CONCRETE YOU CAN PRINT THE DATE IN WET CONCRETE WORK WITH STAMP THAT o USES OLD LICENSE PLATES WITH RAISED NUMERALS, CUT NUMBERS FROM PLATE AND NAIL TO WOOD BLOCK WITH REVERSE SIDS UP. USE WHITE LEAD PUTTY FOR ILLETIN&AROUND UTER EDGE OF NUMSEAS, NAIL POLISH TRICK PAIL POL15H WILL PROTECT LEATHER WATCH STRAP FROM PERS'PiRATION .- APPLY TWICE, ALILOWINO POLISH TO DR"4 BETWEEN APPLICATlONb. "How much do your men eat?" asked Willard Price of an estancia owner. "Six pounds of beef a day for every man," was the answer, "melte and mate—the green tea made from the yerba mate—keeps them fit and well supplied in vita- mins." Mr. Price tells us that "work- men in the street -paving gangs did not open a lunch pail at noon and take out a sandwich and a pickle. One of their number trundled from the nearest butcher shop a wheel- barrow full of steaks. A charcoal fire was built on the kerb, or some- times in the metal wheelbarrow it- self, and the steaks broiled over it, Every ratan got a slab of beef as large as his face and twice as thick as his hands, Some put away two such portions, "It's not that workmen who pour asphalt or lay algarroba blocks draw princely salaries, but simply that a T-bone steak of such propor- tions costs only ten cents." Paraguay is the place for :ten who like to be made a fuss of. Here males are at a premium-s- one remium—one to every five women—and all a fellow need do is "buy a bit of land, hang up his--tammock, and lie down in it and wait. Pretty soon. he'll have women fighting for the chance to plant his ground, build his house, and cook his steals!' We pause for a brief spell in our wanderings to hear the story told of a famous opera singer who, for a fat fee -paid in advance— promised to sing in the Manaos - Opera House. When the singer ar- rived in the Maims lie was in- formed that the operatic perform- ance had been cancelled; he was to sing at a concert instead. The artist was taken by car to a dark group of buildings in a forest, led in complete darkness along a path, through a small door and eventually on to a dimly-lit stage. He sensed there was a large audience, but could sec nothing in the auditorium. No applause greeted his singing —11e alight have been in a tomb, The concert over, he was taken back to his hotel. Puzzled by his experience, he learned the following day that just outside the city is one of the largest leper colonies in the world. That is where you sang, Senor." When the traveller on the River Amazon boards a ship he dons pyjj- antes and doesn't remove them until Ile reaches his. destination. Pyjamas —and bare feet—are recognized ship attire, But when he goes to dinner he is expected to observe the proprieties—by slipping a coat over the pyjama top) An American ventured to the table coatless, but in silk shirt and collar and tie, It was an astounding breach of decenncyl The captain glared from the head of the table, whispered a few words to a waiter, who hurried off to his cabin, With- in a few minutes he returned and presented to the "improper" Ameri- can a white -duck coat upon a salver. The American accepted the coat, bowed to the captain, and put it on. That same evening the American appeared at dinner correctly garbed. Presently he signalled to the waiter, JITTER. 50 t CAKHPlAY r7� IHP 5 soffit_ MOHea OA 111595 DISMISS Act... NellAY/ whispered a few instructions and sent him to his cabin. The waiter returned and presented to the cap- tain a small package upon a sal- ver. The surprised captain opened it. It contained a pair of socks) A thoroughly enjoyable book. —A.G.W, in Tit Bits Nipped The Duke—A crew- man of the battleship Texas holds "Pinky," the ship's mas- cot, after the little Cuban Chihuahua took a bite out of the Duke of Windsor's coat. The duke, visiting the ship while touring the Houston wa- terfront, said that his checker- ed coat was perhaps "a bit too noisy" for the pup. Is Thrift a Sirs? "When I was a bay it was vou- sldoved not only sate. but honor- able, to create an estate, 8o that almost all men of standing wished to add to their possessions, and felt a certain dignified honor in pros- pering; but now 0114 must apologise for any success in business as 11 it were the utter violation of the moral law, so that today, it is worse to seems to prosper than to be an open criminal, Criminals can get off with a small punishment or a pardon, btu there is :no escape for the prosperous, as they are doomed to utter destruction. You can find more men banished for their wealth than criminals pun- ished for their crimes," That was not written this morn. ing, its author was Isocrates, the Athenian teacher who said this about 354 B.C. when Greece was sinking into the morass whir}, led to collapse of that civilization. The people who are ee,w clam- oring for _Parliament to spend more and more on this and that might remember that history has many times demonstrated the disasters that befall nations and eivilizatiuus when recklessness and Ignorance take amnia -it Moose Hunting In British Columbia Our particular outing was planned for the 'opening day' for moose in British Columbia's eastern district. Jack and Bill, ray two hunting partners, and I left Vancouver by car in order to arrive at our destin- ation—Golden, a town on the fam- ous Columbia River in the heart of the Canadian Rockies --tile day before our hunt was to begin, writes Harold Denton in "London Call- ing" Our guide and outfitter met us at a previously designated spot, with horses and all equipment ready to go. We followed faint trails through some of the most gorgeous and awe-inspiring scenery it has ever been my pleasure to behold: towering, snow-capped peaks and rushing streams—the latter frequently emptying into peaceful mountain lakes of beauti- ful green -blue colouring. In one spot, our congenial guide and host pulled up his horse short, and motioned for us to do likewise. He took out his binoculars, and he pointed, and handed his glasses to rate. There, right before our eyes, were two mountain sheep, fighting. Several ewes were nonchalantly grazing nearby, completely disin- terested in the whole affair. The rants, however, would retreat from twenty to forty feet, square off, and then, with lightning speed, charge head-on with a terrific im- pact that we could dimly hear. It was a sight to behold, and I will never forget it. A few miles fur- ther on, we suddenly came into a huge valley spread out for miles in front of us: that was our destina- tion, Camp had already been made, and although we were sore in spots from riding, we began to 'smell' the moose, and hunting fever got us. Joe assured us that early morning was the best time to hunt moose. So, after examining the ground In the titichcts :md in the swamp deaf tar naeaa: signs --we saw all tonsils of evideece that they were there* we decided to bead back to camtp and get a good long night's reet, because our arrantgelntetlta were to, Lisa at 3,30 in the mounting, have lueakiaat. and arrive hack at thin swamp just at daylight •-w•leie1I 110 dirt Frose::, i,ur:.(1 Ota the 01 the swamp where we had eu•veyed the area the day before, we decided to take our first look. 'Thera was as sign of a living thing --not even a bird. Jack was just going to say something, wheu Joe whispered, 'quiet'. Then he let out several short guttural coughs, and listened. He repeated the performance. Then there was a slight crackling noise over to our left. 1 laving a pianism far to the right of the others, f was the first to sea them --a pair of huge antlers, far bigger than any I had ever seta before, graciously moving along behind one of the willow clumps. Then the head showed, and, finally, the whole animal, Ile was a beauty, and not more than 150 yards away. My ride was trained on him, but the excitewent was so great and my breathing so hard that the guide said: 'Take it ea,y , aim for a spot just behind the ear.' 't Can't," 1 whispered, 'he's gett•ng away.' Joe grunted, or ceugbecb or what- ever it was that the did before, and the mouse stopped, turned slightly, and 1 squeezed the trigs - ger. He dropped right there. A nice shot? chorused Joe and Pete. Jack and Bill shook my hand, and then we started to run down into the swamp. Joe cautioned us against this because once, he told us, he was gutting a moose and a large cow charged his, During the rut- ting, or mating, season, both guides explained, you cannot trust theta, at all; they are dangerous creat- ures. On arriving at any trophy, E found him to be five or six years old, with a spread of antlers meas- uring sixty -and -a -half inches. Al- together, during our week's stay at camp, we saw over thirty bulls and many cows, but not one was larger than my trophy. New And Useful Makes Saving Fun "Bank -It" pinball machine en- courages saving; conventional pia - ball machine, scores by numbered holes into which balls drop, but pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters col- lected in built-in savings bank. Game object is highest score. „ * Electric Spade Combination robot garden spade, rake, hoe and electric drill cuts horticulture drudgery, says English makers. Two parallel revolving rods press into earth, break soil; electric powered. R. k ri Home Charger Plugs in light socket, low-cost home arc welder also charges stan- dard 6 -volt lead acid auto batteries. "Lincwelder 60" on circuit fused for 30 amp. keeps battery charged through winter, raises discharged unit to engine starting strength in 10 hours, claims maker. 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