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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1959-07-02, Page 3The Boy Aeronaut As almost everybody must be aware by Shia time,.J. A. 1?. Ma- Curdy made the first powered tflight in Canada on February 23, 1909, But it Was a time When other daring young men were trying to hop into the air in various dubious devices. One of these was Larry Lesh a four- teen -year old Montreal glider flyer, Lesh's flights were not wholly unpowered, To get air- borne he like to use a horse or a boat. At 13, and living in Chicago, Lesh built himself an Octave Chanute -designed glider - wing span 10 feet, wing area 125 square feet, muslin -covered, no tail, total weight 25 pounds. Towed into the air by a car, Lesh made several 250 -foot flights and brought the glider with him when his family moved to Mon- treal. here, he kept flying from a farm near Dominon Park, sub- stituting a farm horse (ridden be a friend) for the two -car. On these flights Leah often gol up to 100 feet and flew in winds up to 25 miles an hour, He was a dedicated bird boy, with ample cold nerve. His next project, however, brought objections from Chanute, who was helping out with expenses as well as sup- plying designs This involved a slightly larger glider, which was equipped with a tail boom, rudder and stabili- zer. Control was achieved by, swinging the whole boom assene bly up and down, (or side to side) by means of ropes, the tail being fixed. This time young Lesh (it was August of 1907 and he was a 14 - year old veteran of the air) pro- posed to *get off the ground with the aid of a motorboat. The glider had no undercarriage ex- cept Lesh's sturdy legs. Lesh's airport was a concrete dock on the St. Lawrence. The. 'glider was hooked up to the waiting motorboat with a 300 - foot towrope. On signal, the boat headed out into the river. As the rope began to pick up the slack and tauten, Lesh gathered his glider around his waist and, applying full boy -power, sped along the dock. After a short run he was in the air. in" a 15 mile an hour wind in his face, young Lesh flew 'downstream. His seat in the kilt, like craft was a sort of trapeze, his joystick was a rope, instru- ments he had none. As the mo- torboat below •chugged-iuith the current, Lesh flew past the Mon- treal waterfront, past Dominion Park. At times his glider skitter- ed in rough air. Finally, seven miles away, off Pointe aux Trembles, Lesh sig- nalled his escort to slow down. His idea was to cast loose the towrope and make a nice landing on either land or water. The motorboat driver misunderstood the signal. The boat made a sharp circle and stopped before Lesh had a chance to cut loose. His power plant thus thrown into reverse, Lesh came down to 25 feet and abandoned the glider. Luckily, he • could swim well. His heart afire with love for the great sky, Lesh then went on, to powered flight and became a famous barn-stormer and air 'ace? As a matter of fact,, no. He. got into radio and became a res- pectable business man in Florida. WHERE THERE'S A WHEEL THERE'S A WAY • ••e" Drags -Brankovic and Boza Maijanovic are keen tandem cyclists and frequently enjoy a trip through the streets of Osi- paonica, Yugoslavia. Brankovic is paralyzed and cannot use his legs, while"Mar- janovie is blind; but on their tandem cycle the paralyzed man steers while the blind man sits on the rear seat' and pedals. ISSUE 23 - 1959 STIRRING PROM LONG SLEEP - The 17 -year locust, this time the 13 -year variety, is emerging from a long sleep. The peri- odica/ cicada, as it is formally known, this month will stretch its wings in th area shown on Newsmap. The Insect does not feed on crops', may harm young trees and vines where it builds its nest beneath the bark. TllLFAIN FRONT A new three-year wheat agreement .relating the one which will expire on July 31 has been drawn up by the United Nations Wheat Conference which was attended by representatives of all the major wheat exporting and importing countries of the world and was one of the most successful UN parleys .ever held. at Geneva. • 9 9 The two salientfeatures of the new agreement are that it takes realistically into account the wider needs and changed cir- cumstances of the modern .world and that the United Kingdom, which declined to join the two previous wheat pacts, now will participate as a wheat importer in the new agreement. . * 9 9 During the protracted negotia- tions it was realized by all the participating countries that an international agreement o f. which Britain, the largest buyer of wheat in the world, was not a member, did not make sense. 9 * * The new agreement differs in several important aspects from the previous one. The mecha- nism which has been worked out is expected to achieve stability in the international trade in wheat- which had previously been lacking. Moreover, it intro- duces the element of competition which had also been absent. Most important of all, the objec- tives of the • pact havebeen widened considerably and the International Wheat Council now will have an opportunity to play a constructive and valuable role in the years ahead. * * * Objectives of the agreement now include the promotion of expanded trade and the securing of the freest possible flow of this trade in the interest of both ex- porting and importing countries, the overcoming of the effects of burdensome surpluses and crit- ical shortages, the encourage- ment of the use and consumption CROSSWORD 8. Smeared with 20. Seel/ndha HU a black, liquid 80. Otherwise 9. Acknowledge 14. IAghien applause 36. P111 PUZZLE 10, Have affirmation nnring Il. Wordot 20, Obtain aCftrmatfun 81. B00042. Nothing le. Redact more than 18. 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It . is charged with an e' annual review .of the world wheat situation in the light of information available in relation tonational production, stocks, prices, trade, including surplus disposals and, special transac- tions,and other relevant facts. * * * In the new pact the previous concept of individual guaran- teed quantities has been aban- doned. So has the' procedure of put and call. Instead, obligations are generally on a global basis so that trade can now, flow more freely. * '* * Importing countries undertake to purchase a percentage of their total commercial imports . from the exporting members. Export- ing countries which now, in ad- dition to the . United States, Canada, Australia, Argentina, France, and Sweden, include Italy, Spain, and Mexico, under- take, on the other hand, to sup- ply the commercial needs of the importing countries. These mutual obligations are tied to the price range which is defiined as excluding the maxi- mum price. ' At the maximum price, the duties of exporting countries are no longer to sup- ply all commercial requirements, but are limited to a definite quantity of wheat, which is based on the average volume of purchases by the importing countries from themover a re- cent period of years. * * * At the sametime, if the price reaches the maximum, import- ing countries are freed from their percentage obligations so that they may seek to obtain their commercial requirements during a maximum price period from, any source, although they may if they Wish take up their rights against exporting coun- tries to the extent of the definite quantity. A Scottish counsel met his match in a witness of his own nationality. The case concerned a suit of clothes, Counsel areu- 'ed that his client was entitled' to three months in which to pay his bill. "Now, sir," said counsel to the Witness, "had I ordered the suit instead of my client, -would you have summoned me to court?" "No," was the 'reply. "And why not, pray?" asked counsel with'a triumphant smile. "Well, because, you see, l should have wanted cash down• from you." A fight is truly seldom Won By persons who begin When everything is said and' clone, It hurts both people in it, Penny Candies in. Papa's Stora Of all the fascinating places in Papa's store, undoubtedly the Melt popular with Deer Forest children watt the candy counter, with its wide choice of delectable items. The thrlftieat selection veal perhaps the large cup of jelly beans which made a goodly showing in the small red and green and white striped bags, even for one cent. Little girls, though, were likely to choose; the small frying pans which contained a yellow and white concoction supposed to look like a fried egg, We all knew the imitation eggs left much to be desired in the way of flavor, and moreover were almost lin- possible to dig out with the tiny unreliable tin spoons which ac- companied them, but the pans were very useful in our play- house furnishings. The boys of course disdained such obviously feminine gad- gets, preferring the longer-last- ing onger-lasting bittersweet licorice whips or the big, hard, round, black jawbreakers which, carefully stowed in one's cheek, lasted longest of all. Papa allowed me a good deal of latitude at the candy counter, and I allowed myself somewhat more. The only forbidden ob- jects were the beautiful choco- late creams with pins and yellow fillings and walnuts or pecans on top, which cost two cents each. Candy carrots, marshmal- low bananas, cocoanut biscuits, small pointed chocolate drops, white and pink 'hearts inscribed with tender sentiments .were mine for the asking, or even better, the taking. No one in our little Wisconsin community thought of such a thing as an allowance in those early days of the century, and spending money was not plenti- ful, but most of the children hed an occasional penny or two and spent it with the careful deliberation such. an occasion required. Papa seldom dealt with these customers, 'whose se- lections required time and deep, concentrated thought, but young Cousin 'Fred, our clerk, seemed rather to enjoy them, and wait- ed on them with patience, of- fering counsel when necessary. I used to wish that my friend Georgie could come in oftener. His mother was the town dress- maker, and a very good one. She got fifty cents for making a dress, or perhaps a dollar if it were especially fancy with 'many tucks and ruffles, and she had ' to manage carefully to stretch this over the needs of her `little family. There were few pennies left for candy. But though Georgie didn't have many pennies to spend, he had a great fund of ideas that made him a most desirable com- panion. Indeed, I was only too glad to share occasional contents of my striped candy bag with him, for I enjoyed his lively company. I even hoped he might some day teach me to hit a base- ball with something more close- ly resembling a real bat than the wide board I was obliged to use if I wanted any success. But Georgie preferred .the company at boys who could really play beseball, swim, fish in our little river, camp in Rei- geson's Woods, and do all (hose things' that made life- around Deer Forest so enjoyable far little boys and which were net considered ladylike occupations for little girls, writes Alta Sal- verson Seymour in The Chris- tian Science Monitor. Most of all, though, he longed to tage after his older brother's crowd -big boys thirteen or fourteen who had wonderful adventures like going to Hat- chet Lake on spring evenings, building a bonfire, and actually popping corn or roasting pota- toes, Sometimes even still older. boys like Cousin Fred went along and we could hear distant sounds of singing. No wonder Georgie wanted to go, I'd have liked to go myself, but when 1 said that to him he laughed heartily. There 'wasn't a chance for me, and I knew it, but Geor- gie was resolved to try. I saw the older boys walk by one spring evening, Georgic's brother Ronald among them, and Cousin Fred went out to join them. Before long, I nu - tend Georgie walking quietly by, a well -judged distance be- tween himself and the other group. This looked so interesting, I slipped out myself, trusting, as Georgie was no doubt doing, to the gathering dusk to keep from being noticed. But our long twi- light had a way of lingering. The older boys had undoubtedly caught sight of Georgie, far they name to a halt. I dodged quick- ly into some bushes.' beside the road, for if Cousin Fred saw me, , I knew I'd be sent home. Georgie• came to a halt too, but when his brother called, ''Georgie, you go home!" he didn't answer a word, just stood as still as we did when we were playing "Statue." The group ahead went oe again, and Georgie went on also, dragging his feet a little, but making steady progress. I followed, not that. I had tht slightest hope or even intention of joining the bonfire -makers at Hatchet Lake, but I did want t0 see that Georgia got there. Once again the boys stopped, and this time Ronald shouted dire threats at his little brother -threat% which had no effect whatever, for Georgie just wait- ed until the boys went on again, then quietly made his own way forward. I heard Ronald say impatient- ly, "He'll just spoil everything -- that kith Mother wouldn't want him out with us. I'll hays to take him home." But Cousin Fred seemed t0 have a better idea. He walked beck, holding out his hand. "I'll give you a penny if you'll go home, Georgie," he said.. Georgie hesitated. Pennies were rare and precious. So was an evening with the big boys at Hatchet Lake. But perhaps he pictured himself at that desirable candy cqunter, for after a mo- ment he reached out and took the penny. "Good bey! Now scoot!" said Cousin Fred and hurried back to his group. Georgie turned, but it seemed he couldn't quite bear to give up. Once more he turned to fol- low the boys. "A bargain's a bargain," they all shouted, and Georgie at last started home. Papa was already closing up when I ran into the store, for the farmers were too busy to come in to trade on spring evenings. "Where have you been?" he ask- ed, looking surprised, for I wasn't allowed to run out alone as a rule after supper. So of course I had to tell him all about it, but to my relief he just chuckled. I knew Georgie would be in early the next morning, and managed to be on hand when he arrived. 'I wanted to see that he spent the penny to the very best advantage. Papa must have said a word or two to Cousin Fred, for never did a penny stretch as that one did. There was a licor- ice whip, of course, and that alone made a goodly showing, sticking • out of the top 0 the little striped bag. But Cousin Fred added jelly beans, candy hearts, and -Two big black jaw- breakers a good four cepts' worth, I could see that. Georgie looked bewildered but blissful as he took the bag and ran out - ,side. I scampered after him in time to see him put his hand into the bag and draw it out with a look of wonder. He just had to tell someone his almost unbelievable good fortune, and as I was handy he told me. "Look here!" he said, his freckled face one big grin. "All this -and three pennies in the bottom of the bag!" "Three pennies!" I gasped, im- pressed enough to please any- body, and if Georgie swaggered a little, I •certainly couldn't blame him. "Fred must like you!" "Oh, well," said Georgie care- lessly, "I guess I did something he liked pretty well, that's all. Here -want some?" I did, of course, but there was something I wanted even more, and this seemed a favorable time to ask. "Georgie, do you suppose you could teach me to bat with a real 'bat?" "Instead of that board • you use?" asked Georgie pityingly. "Girls aren't much good at base- ball, but if you want to be a tom- boy, all right. We'll try, anyway." He fished in the bag again and brought out an offering that de- lighted me. "Here," he said ex- pansively, "have a heart." Foam -Fined Sods Content The Coat Straw has given way to, foam- filled mattresses as cow beds at a farm. Her Kidlington, England. The mattresses are the inven- tion 0 Maj. Anthony Bramley. When he began using a corp - bine harvester for his grain crops he found he had no straw for bedding down his 80 cows. The combines, which separate the grain from the straw right in the Haid as they out it, have made long straw scarce and dear. Short straw is -no-good, The cows just push it aside, and bed down on concrete. Faced with this situation, the major thought "People lie on mattresses - why not cows?" The main difficulty was finding a material for cow mattress cov- ers tough enough to stand up to cloven hoofs. Finally a plastic was found and now the major has patented his invention. In addition to overcoming the shortage of long straw the mat- tresses also save labor. With them there is no daily straw to remove. The mattreses are just hosed down, left to drain and the cows come home from pas- ture to clean, dry, soft beds. The single bed size mattress is five feet six inches long and three feet, six inches wide. it tapers from three Inches thick to 12/2 inches. A former salesman had joined the police force. Returning from his first beat, the sergeant asked him if 'he liked his new job. "Oh, it's great," the ex -sales- man replied. "The hours are good, the pay is all right, and the customer is always wrong." IN DETROIT - If you drive, don't walk, is the moral. Drive) dozed; auto took' to a pedes Irian tunnel in the motor city Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking S N 9 a Q 3 1 1 11 9c V 9 VA N 2 h 2t 3 0 3 7 1S V O 3 Al -7 Q ?13 7 V d a 7 a d 9 a 3 3 9 a 9a 3 Ss V n 3 V 7 -7 d 021.9d aaaNe s MO21d;.`a321/701 9MO Vi' HV1n• ,A0td. d1nU 1'79W NO DOVE, HE - Peacock mirrors the world's curiosity as ha peers through picket fence' at the Patois des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, where the Big Four foreign ministers are meeting. The bird is one of several which inhabit the palace grounds,