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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1959-02-12, Page 3Going Yang, Way Along The Road, There is no better way of get- ting to know a than than by driv- ing with him. The best and the worst will come out at the driv- ing wheel. The latent impatience that hoots at the car in front the second the traffic- lights change to green; the inherent love of children that will notice the little fellow hesitating on the curb and halt to enable him to cross; the. self-arrestion that sparks at be- ing overtaken and must overtake again - all these, the good and the bad, reveal the driver's char- acter as it were a map spread out before you. By the same token I have no- ticed that on a long journey. along a main road you become more intimately acquainted with other drivers, without a word be- ing spoken, than you might dur- ing a whole evening's conversa- tion at a diiiner, party. And as you are inclined to make friends - socially or at business - with those who are, as one colloquaiily puts it, going your way, so in this business of road travel you tend to strike up silent friend- ships and antipathies with fellow road users, You will almost draw in to let Pass the driver who sits on the tail of your car, occasionally try- ing to nuzzle alongside where passing is impossible, He is a torment in your driving mirror,. and for the- sake of a quiet life you will seize the first opportuni- ty to wave him on. As he roars into the distance you feel the same relief that you do when the door is finally closed on the visi- tor who never drew breath. On the other hand there is the - over -cautious, hesitant driver who causes you acute uneasiness as you drive behind him. He will start to overtake the car in front, and continually pull back at the last moment. He is like the man who cannot come to the point of his story, although you could 'have finished it for him minutes ago. You do your best to be patient, but when the opportuni- ty to overtake him presents itself you seize it as a man escapine from a smoke -chocked room, and pass him with a good deal,more elan than is necessary. Whih re- veals gaps in one's own character. If the road is much used; there will be a continuous stream of traffic, and as you join it and . 'become part of it you find your- self - as in life generally - sort- 'ing yourself out with. the others into groups. You overtake the cars going a slower pace than your own. They do not talk the same language and are soon left far behind. 'Likewise the cars going faster than yours snort past, heading for a different world. You brand the drivers as speed hogs and ' are pharisaically grateful that you are not like them, writes 'Rosemary Cobham in. The Clips - tion Science Monitor. There remain the oars going more or less at, one's own speed. The intimacy of the road then re- veals itself in its ultimate refine- ment. The spirit of leadership si- lently but -perceptibly asserts it- self. You come up behind a car drigen at what you consider a safe speed, impeccably handled, neither foolhardy nor overrars- tious,. but with firm, perfectly 'balanced judgment and unerring precision. With no word or gesture you accept its leadership, settle down behind it, overtake where it over- takes, slacken when it slackens, as in tune with the thought of its driver as if it were a life part- nership. You become as familiar with' that car as with the face of your oldest friend. You are aware of the box of cleansing tissues in the rear window; the corner of the coat caught in the door of the boot; the by now familiar num- ber plate. .And if, owing to the exigencies of the road, you THE LITTLEST PONY -William Hine keeps a rope tether on two ponies -mother and daughter. But, for the little one, it might as well be a• dog loath. Baby weighed in at 16 pounds the day after she was born, and was 16 inches long, 16 laches high. Now, a couple of months later, she's fatter, sort of broadened out, and higher. But even as a grownup, Farmer Hine predicts, she'll be one of the smallest' ever. H FARM FONT .. V QustsTil. 41-0 Milk production in Canada hit an all-time high of 18 billion pounds in 1958 and is headed for another banner year, ac- cording to Dr. H. A. Derby, chief of Dairy Products ,Division, Ca- nada Department of Agriculture. He told the Dairy Farmers of Canada convention that under present conditions unless the weather is very adverse, this year's volume of milk may even exceed that of 1958. * * * Dr. Derby warned that the dairy industry has priced itself out of foreign markets and even limited trading is done by sub- sidizing the product. And, he noted, selling below cost has repercussions among trading na- tions, particularly those whose rosts are much below those in - Canada. • * * * Spurred by good pastures and teed, good herd management, and favorable returns, the dairy farmer last year produced three- quarters of a billion pounds more than in 1957 ... and with fewer cows. The increase went mainly into butter production and the year's total is expected to reach a re- cord-breaking 338 million pounds. While the relatively high price of butter stimulated production, it also discouraged consumption which, over an 11 -month per - should momentarily be parted from this symbol of security, the invisible contact is no more broken than it is between hus- band and wife mingling with their guests at a party. And when - eventually you are again behind this old friend the togetherness is the more tangible for the in- tervening episode. One should, however, not strain this llappy relationship too far (as I nearly did the other day) by inadvertently pursuing this friend of the road up his own front drive. He may be a born leader, but his . wife may not welcome you to dinner. CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. Land measure 6. Pouch 7. Hawaiian salutation 12. Hydraulic pump 18. Arabian garment 14. Spun flax 15. Duel! 18, Lasting 18. Sea bird 20 Renting 21,contract Manage - 23. Hebrew letter - 27, I'Iigh in the scale • 28, Unfamiliar 30 Card game 31 moving picture 34 Noiseless 88 Part of a eurva 87, Building angle, 89. Diamond - cutting cup 40 Barks 42, As a whole 46. Close (poet,) 48. Auction 49, Oriental 64. Nothing 64. Insecta 66. C American tree 68, Pagoda s7. Youthful Years 88. Scotch river, SO, bend In timber DOWN 1. Mountain crest 2. Poe's bird 5. Pressing situation 4, Weaken 26. Male child 6. Poplar 26 :Heated 6. Tip to the side 29. Par across 7. Won is me 31 Taxi 8. Passenger 82. Mar.'s -name steamer 33. Change 9,Smallest 38, A great many integer 38..A Row ed the 10. Domestic fowl i sp of 11. Emmet 41. Devi 17 Percale 43. Bird horses 44. Of as ancient 15. logy ptian (}r, city river 45. Fresh supply • 22. Title 47. Promontory 24, Large 40, Lizard -litre animals animal 60. Alcoholic beverage 51. Bishopric 62, P leo eggs ®®®'=:.':fir®MAW ®®rr e$WIN w®®®®® ®rr ° WSOWNIrr®® 20 MUM MMEMENN WIMMOMMINEMMWM T °°'3i®r®a°'''®®®?`�ioMN WWOMMW s'°°' ®r®r®r OMMEWMAMINIMMEM OMMWMINAW 50 ilI ■■rr:::.:.:,®rr:l:;::MII WOMENEWSIMWEE Answer e sewhrep on this page 1 o d, decreased by 10 million pounds. * * * Margarine production, on the other hand, is expected to reach ) 40 million pounds in 1958 - an increase of 35 million pounds in six years. Said Dr, Derby: "With the wide difference in the price of these two products, an increase in margarine consumption is likely to continue unless steps are taken to, bring the price relationship of the two products more into line," Cheddar cheese production for the first 11 months last year totalled 84 million pounds, a decrease of 8,000,000 pounds Over the same period in 1957. Consumption was on the in- crease and ' domestic disappear- ance by the end of the year was expected to hit 78 million pounds, or 90 per cent of total produc- tion. Summing up use of milk for the year, Dr. Derby noted: (1) The fluid milk outlet varied little; (2) More milk was used in the manufacture of butter and ice cream; and (3) Less milk was used in cheese and in the concentrated whole milk industry. "Economy of the Canadian diary industry is flourishing to- day," he said, "but immediate prospects are affected by t h e unsettled international situation. Canada is dependent on inter- national trade to remove small surpluses which, if not remov- ed, will depress' domestic prices." * * * Dr. Derby s a i d that means must be derived within the in- ' dustry to bring the producer and consumer of dairy products that will be fair to both seller and ultimate buyer, the con- sumer. . There must be progress on two sides, on the farm and in the dairy. The trend of dairy- / n g is upwards, with industry greared,for greater output. Its success depends on markets. In this field there must be enter- prise and a search for improve• n5ent all along the line, he said * * * Less than two years ago, ,the Rocky Mountain wood tick kill- ed t h i r t y rangeland cattle in British Columbia while paralyz- ing 290 others. And in the same province, over 250 human case; of tick paralysis have been re- ported, of which 28 proved fatal. Researchers in Europe, Africa, Australia and North America are trying to determine what powers the tick possesses. Tick sputum has b e en collected in tubes the size of a pin and spread over isolated nerve cells. * * * But so far, attempts have failed. * * * It is known tha t certain species of ticks may cause ascending fatal paralysis in ligan and livestock and that their re- moval usually brings about ra- pid and complete recovery. Pre- sumably the causative agent is a toxin. Its isolation and analy- sis could lead to the finding of an anti -toxin, could make a new drug 'available for medical use, -- and could contribute to the vari- ous theories of nerve function, ing, Recent advances in the studies NO CARPENTER, HE - "B i g Wood" is the name of the com- position being studied by an unidentified viewer during the Bicentennial International Ex- hibition. Alberto Burri execut- ed the work from various pieces of shinglelike board. of tick paralysis have been made at the Federal Veterinary and Medical Entomology Laboratory at Kamloops, B.C. - where the Rocky Mountain tick appears to cause paralysis more readily than the species to the east or south. * * * Linked with the study of the effect of the tick are studies of the feeding mechanism of. the tick itself. They have shown that the tick does not burrow in, but cements itself to the skin of the host and, once at- tached, alternately sucks blood and pumps fluid into the tissues. Attempts to demonstrate a toxin in this fluid have failed * * * Laboratory -raised ticks attach themselves to a host, but do not engorge as readily as "wild" ticks, which, says Kamloops En- tomologist Dr. J. D Gregson, leads to the belief that climate participates in "conditioning" ticks for their normal two months of spring 'activity and may even play a part in the varying powers of the ticks to ,produce paralysis. Modern insecticides have ad- vanced methods of chemical control since the days of treat- ing animals with creosote, late' and crankcase oil. Best of these modern chemicals, according ti Dr, Gregson, is benzene hexa - chloride and a spray of Ortho W. 10 BHC applied at the rate of four onces per gallon of water to the head and shoulders offers protection, * * * Elimination of ticks is difficult ince a percentage of the ones failing to find a host will remain dormant and reappear the fol- lowing spring. Because of this, and the fact that the shortest period from egg to maturity is two years in n a to r e, control measures will not bring about immediate results. And, because ticks feed on wildlife, they are likely to thrive where ground cover permits the presence of rodents Ranchers are therefore urged - to deliber- ately pasture an area with ade- quately sprayed cattle. Thus grass is utilized and rodents re- cuced, and most of the adult ticks killed by the insecticide an the animals. * * * "These observations, - together with the discovery that the tick population in a given locality may gradually increase or de- crease, seemingly from factors that have involved the feeding and disposition of adult ticks, lend encouragement to the be- lief that tick populations can be effectively suppressed by control measures," says Dr. Gregson, What Makes An Explorer? I look back through the entr- ies in my diary, and what was important once is not so impor- tant any more, One day's head- lines are forgotten the next, and there is nothing but confetti in the gutters after a parade is. over, Once at Kings Bay I was eager for Captain Amunsden to win the race with Commander Byrd; but now I understand what Amundsen meant when he said: "We are not competitors. We are partners in a joint as- sault on the polar regions." It is not for headlines that a man explores the lonely ends of the earth, but for the knowledge he will bring back of places that no man has ever seen before. All my life I have asked the question: What snakes an ex- plorer, a man like Amundsen, a men like Byrd? Now as I look my own life over I ask myself the same question: Why am I an explorer? I have lived from ad- venture to adventure, but is it only to look back now on the adventures I have had? I think an explorer does not belong to yesterday only, but also to to- morrow. His importance is in helping shape the future, in pioneering new trails across sea or land or 'sky that the world will follow. The great contribu- tion of men like Amundsen and Byrd lies in the vision they had, the concept of tomorrow's air age, and they belong to the great company of pioneers who help- ed to usher in thenew era of polar flight. As a man lives he grows, and as he grows he must change, be- cause the world is changing. The old Mercator projection map which hung on the schoolroom wall back. in Kristiansand, Tic - tuning the polar regions as ex- aggerated waste lands stretch- ing across the top and bottom of the world, is as obsolete as the child's slate on which I chalked my early geography lessons. Long-range air trans- portation, following the shortest route between two points re- gardless of underlying terrain, has shrunk the Arctic Ocean to its true perspective. Roald Am- undsen clearly saw this coming, and -that is why he learned to fly back in 1912, and held in Norway the No. 1 private flying certificate. Todaythe only true map is the globe, and the air- plane has turned it on its side. In Roman times 'the Mediter- ranean Sea was considered the center of the world; but our new Mediterranean is the Arctic Ocean, and the North Pole is the crossroads of tomorrow's travel. - From "Come North with Me," by, Bernt Balchen, ' GOOD CHAPS In Hereford, England, when an infants' school class was told to come in one day dressed in costumes suitable for a world pageant, every child showed up wearing a cowboy outfit. Experience is what enables you to recognise a mistake when you make it for the second time. 1kt WIDAYSCH001 LESSON By Rev 81. leerelay Warren P,.A., MD. Jesus Questioned About the Resurrection Luke 20: 27-38 Memory selection: He is not e God of the dead, but of the liv- ing: for all live unto him. Luke. 20:38. Let us face it, We don't fully understand the mystery of the resurrection. We know that mat- ter may change into - various forms of energy but it never is really destroyed. But that doesn't fully account for the resurrec- tion. All Christians know that Jesus Christ arose from the dead. They know it because they have met esus Christ. They haven't seen Him with the naked eye as Mary and Peter and 500 disciples at one time. But they have ex- perienced Him in His soul - changing power. Ther know He lives. This is the Christian's strongest assurance of a resur- rection, If Jesus Christ lives we shall live also. The Saducees were a sect of the Jews who did not believe in the resurrection. They were wealthy and educated and com- paratively few in number." But they had a prominent place in Jerusalem and in the Sanhedrin, They tried to baffle Jesus by asking of the woman who had been married to each of seven . brothers, "I n the resurrection whose wife of them is she?" They got an answer that silenced them. The future life is dif- ferent from this. Those who prove worthy of the resurrer tion are equal to the angels of God. They neither marry nor are given in marriage - Then FIe went farther and pointed out to these who were to fond at speaking of the God of Abra- ham, Isaac and Jacob, that God was not a God of the dead. but of the living. It is a sobering thought that we shall live for ever. We do not lay our deceased friend in The grave. We just lay the body away. The soul is in the presence of God, In the day of the re- surrection the soul will be re- united with the body. But the body Will be different. It will be a glorified body suitable for the new ytpe of life. The righte- ous will forever be in God's pre- sence. Those who have rejected Jesus Christ will be forever cast out of God's presence. 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