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Finding Fish
ultrasonic signals per minute
and catching the returning eels•
With Mectronics11 oes as a series of flashes on an
indicator. Raytheon people as-
ky {Pard Cannel sure me that the sones are too
NEA Staff Correspondent • ultF'a to be heard by fishermen
Waltham, Mass. - Chalk up, es -fish.
another victory for modern sol -�' .'' t requires only a few mo-
•ence over nature. -cents' instruction,"engineers
say, "to learn how to Interpret
the different kinds Of flasbos, on
the indicator, how to tell what
is lake bottom, rock, mud or
fish."
Actually, the flshflnder has a
world of uses away' from the
lake or stream,
In this instance, human nature,
For a recent survey probing deep
Into the subconscious of Ameri-
can sportsmen Shows beyond
a doubt that what fishing en-
thusiasts basically want is fish,
Now this is the kind of data
that will upset philosophers and
psychiatrists for years to come,
But in the, meantime, so it
shouldn't be a total loss, an elec-
tronics company in Waltham is
now in full production with a
device guaranteed to find a fish
anywhere within a range of 120
feet,
Proof of booth the survey and
"It will measure the depth of
any liquid," a sales executive.
said, "so we have . orders from
brewers, oil distributors, civil
defense goups and fanners.
"It will also work on land and
detect obstacles like trees and
buildings but there is some ,dbubt
as to its real need in this area."
HE NEVER HADA CHANCE: This striped bass was caught with
the aid ofthe fish -finder (right).
its answering invention lies in By far, of course, the biggest
the company's sales office, demand has come from out -and -
"We're turning out one fish- out sports fishermen whorely dn,
finder every two minutes on our this acivity to escape the' tre-.
assembly line," a (Raytheon) tnendous strains of :their .lives.
,company official said. "We've' And so, stacks of orders show
made it very clear that the de ..the first wave is from fearfully
vice costs $125, is guaranteed <.liusy,- titans. - bank presidents,
for only five years, and that you- 'idoctors,,board . chairmen, etc. -
will probably have to spend-as.ye* can see immediately' how
19,95 every year to ;replace the this gadget can step up• a vaca-
batteries. tion or an afternoon. off,
"Even so, we're running 20 No more muss, fuss or tedious
per cent behind our orders" hoursof unproductive diversion.
The machine' itself is shaped You merely scan the bottom
like a standard -sized alarm with your fishfinder until you
clock, weighs five pounds and find- the fish. Then •you simply'
has, for some reason or other,. shoot as many as you want and
been• smartly styled in, gray and go right back to your board
cream. meeting, or operating room -
It works by sending out 1,200 refreshedand, reassured.
Fate Catches Up!
Fate catches, up with some peo-
ple in fantastic ways. In Mon-
treal recently, a housebreaker
•named Donald MacDonald broke.
,out of police custody,, but in
leaping over a fence to make his
getaway,he landed on a sun-
basking skunk. The. startled ani-
mal gave him its full` treatment
so that he had no hope of put-.
ting his trackers off` the scent!
In Algiers, a sixteen -year-old
.Moslem was contemplating- mis-
chief, with a home --made gren-
ade.'But just as he was about to
throw it the bomb exploded in
,his hands and killed hint.
A stranger quirk of fate oc-
curred at Navangi village in
Andhara, India, when at the lo -
,cal Festival of Bulls an ambi-
tious stock -owner tried to steal
ISSUE 44 - 1959
the show.
Normally, .this is a quietly im--
pressivefestival with the bulls,
decked out in ceremonial` trap
pings, according to long -observed
ritual.
Then, as the drumsbeat, peo-
ple, shower; flowers and t'ri'butes'
on the scented beasts as they.
parade through the streets and- ,
pass under a triumphal• archway.
But the head of the village
"Paters" (record keepers) broke
with precedence:. and had his
bulls,driven first 'under the• arch-
way. This enraged the village
"Deshmukhs" the former ,own-
ers of its lands,,. for such a right.
belonged traditionally to their
bulls alone.
Immediately, the "Deshmukh"
men. cut loose and, maddened by
this insult•to their honour, struck
down and killed three Patel
henchmen. Now, sixteenof those,
responsible for the killings are
to die.
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bottom 50. Sheep 20. Anthropoid
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STAMPS OF HISTORY - Here are three commemorative stamps
recently issued by the U.S. postal department. They mark -the
Pan' American Games of 1959, •Hawaiian statehood and the
WI conservation program.
TIE FARM ..F__RRONT
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Canadian potato growers are
currently harvesting a crop set.
by an August forecast at 33,-
839,000 cwt.
And at the same time, the
industry faces handling and
storage problems.
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Primary objectives in the
storage of potatoes, says N. M.
Parks, Canada Department of.
Agriculture, are to prolong their
edible condition and reduce loss
during the holding period.
Chief shrinkage in storage
results from moisture losses and
decay. * * a
Storage, particularly .control-
led storage, makes it possible to
hold all or part of the crop
through winter and .spring -en-
abling the grower to dispose of
his potatoesas. the 'requirements•
of the market demand. Thus, he
can avoid, marketing at a time
,of over supply and low prices.
Successful storage of potatoes
hinges on temperature, : humid-
ity, circulation of air, exclusion
of light and the soundness of the
tubers. They, should, be mature,
free from severe bruises and any
apparent disease, dry, and free
from excess• soil.
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When filled, the storage's
temperature should be held at
65' to 70 degrees F. for two
Weeks, allowing any cuts or
bruises to heal. Following pre-
liminary curing, :temperatures in
storages holding • potatoes for
table use should be lowered -to
40•' degrees. Below 40 degrees
causes a reversion of the starch
in potatoes to sugars, and this
results in. sogginess, a dark col=
or after cooling, and a sweet
taste. 0 0 6'
Potatoes for the manufacture
of chips or other processed
products should never be stored
at, a temperature below 45 de -
gees. Storage at' low temper-
atures makes potatoes unfit for
processing.
Potatoes for seed purposes
should be stored at a temper-
ature of 35 to 3'8degrees.
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High •humidity. is •needed in
storages to reduce shrinkage to
a minimum, and a' relative hu-
midity of 85 per cent is recom-
mended. This ishigh enough to
retard shrinkage'and low enough
to prevent .formation .of free,
moisture' on the surface of the
tubers,". the storage ceiling and•
walls:
Because a potato is living tis-
sue, and breathes, a good supply
of pure circulating air IS impor-
tant in maintaining high quality.
To prevent bruising a n d
.cracking potatoes when taking
them out of storage, the tem-
perature should' be raised to 50
degrees one week in advance.
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Is' Canada eating her way out
of overproduction problem's in
an impetuous turkey industry?
Marketings through registered
stations from the first of the
year to September 5 set a record -
making pace, exceeding last year
by 15.8 million pounds to reach
an all-time high' of 86.6 million
pounds.
And, says E. D. Bonnyman,
Canada Department of Agricul-
ture, the turkey must have been
occupying a prominent spot on
household menus.
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Canada went into 1959 with
18.3 million pounds of turkeys
in storage stocks.'he points out.
and by September 1 the stocks,
had been reduced to 6,4 mil-
lion pounds -a disappearance of
12 million pounds, In compari-
' son. stocks were reduced by 71
million pounds during the same
period last year.
Thus, the total disappearance
of turkeys since January 1 was
48.5 million pounds - an in-
crease of 20 million pounds over
the same period in 1958.
When a man well known for
his conviviality suddenly gave
Up drinking, a friend asked him:
'Whatever induced you to take
the pledge?"
The man replied grimly. "A
little while ego my mother-in-
law came for a visit - and I saw
three of her."
Woodsmolce . On A
Coal ;Morning
The shift of the wind, and
came that fallish morning when
the fire felt good.'I mean, natur-
ally, a fire. The papers started
their Weather stories with:"Ther-
mostats' were set up ." But
not here. We touched off the kit-
chen range with some rock
maple, and the cautious stag in
the fringe of our wilderness
could have sniffed and lament-
ed the intrusion of man. I guess
there isn't anything like the
lingering aroma of woodsmoke on
a cool, airless morning in the
country. And you don't get it
by turning up a thermostat.
We have some old-time (lace -
tion spots here in Maine where
a wood fire is basic' in the deal,
one of the principal attractions.
In :'the winter a crew puts' up
cordwood in a great shed with
overhanging roof. .Hundreds of '
cords, sometimes. They use chain
saws nowadays, and tractors and
clever splitting machines. And
when the season opens and the
rustidator is due, they hire a
chore boy whose duties include
keeping the woodboxes filled in
• the camps.
Each camp has either a _fire-
place or a"Franklin-stove - Ben-
jamin'Frank]in really did invent
the. stove. And on hot summer
days you could roast•a goose On
any stump in the sun, these per-
diem guests have their cozy little
blazes. Each morning before they
awake the chore boy sneaks in
and touches off a bonfire, "so they,
can rouse to a cheery crackle.
This is it!
The fire belongs rightfully
,somewhere in man's bringing up,
and while he is a great hand for
conveniences and, progress, he
lkies tosquat by a pristine bed of
coals and make; somehow, like an
aborigine back in the wilds. All
summer long. :beguiled in his
own - beguilement, he squats
and renews himself and burns
wood at a ' great rate, and
he needs a fire the .same way he
needs a battle-ax The ranges in
the kitchen where his vacation
food is cooked were converted to
propane long ago, and the cham-
bermaids live in oil -heated splen-
dor. But he is gloriously happy
with his wood smokeandembers,
and by fall the great over-
hanging shed is empty. It is in- '
teresting.
As; for us, our uses are not so
fanciful. We' have, . a gas range
too, and oil heat but we also
have a wood. range • hooked up
and ready to' go, and, it is always
a fine day .when the wind shifts•
and the air is off the .mountains
and summer is over and a fire
feels good.
It is a fact that a wood fire is
"different." It has some way of
its own to combust and be con-
genial, It does something to a
room which no other kind of heat
can do. I don't mean the snap
and crackle, or the visual values
of an open hearth. I mean the
cozy, friendly, attractive quality
of the feel.
Finset of all, the smoke from
the chimney has a flavor that
gladdens the country -side. It
might be that old -country peat,
as I gathered from reading, has.
something of the same usefulness
in indicating a home -something
you perceive and relish as you
come through the gap and start
across the field. It suggests cook-
ing, and the intimacies of a kit-
chen. Something settled and per-
manent, old and good. You never
get that from a thermostat.
I think this sort of thing might
be sold best on the toast pitch.
Everybody has all sorts of argu-
ments against a dirty, ash -mak-
ing old-fashioned ehauffage, but
when it come; to toast the argu-
ments subs'de. On : this • first
morning of fall, when there may
even have been a white frost,
you can get, here She 'best toast
you've had ll summer.
It takes a little while for the
top of the stove to heat up -
longer than an electric toaster -
but when it is ready you just
lay a slice of bread on, You spot
-
it according to the heat you've
built up - front or back, Turn
it once. Anoint it with butter,
and proceed. The smells of
breakfast are proverbially won-
derful, but only on a wood fire
with a hot stove top can you,
manufacture this kind of toast,
and the delicious projection it
makes throughout the house tops
everything.
Sitting there with a dollop of
currant jelly to finish making
the morning sublime, you reflect
on what progress has done to
toast. Each year in our memory
somebody has come out with
something to improve .thetoast
business, and everything has been
retrogressive. They have one
superior device now that has a
clock in it, and you can waken
to melodious strains from your
favorite radio station with the
scent of morning toast, already
rampant. The toaster brings you
the news and weather report,
and broils betimes,
Then there was great excite-
ment about the pop-up kind. I.
remember• one with side doors
that tipped down, and usually
tipped the spoon from the sugar
bowl • and sweetened the fried
eggs. But, in all, the search for
new ways to make toast, none of
them has ever made toast a tenth
as good as a slice tossed on top
of a wood range.
Sure, times have changed, and
we ,go along with the crowd.
The wood stove is also best for
baking beans, and on bean day
it gets dawn -to -dusk treatment,
But right now, with the house
coolish in the morning, we let
the fire go .down after we've
had our toast, and the days are
still warm enough so we have
no need of the furnace. Later,
when we set our thermostat up,
too, we'll probably not touch off
the wood stove so much. Even in
the real chill of winter we don't
use it so much. But right now
yes, and the toast is wonderful.
By John Gould in The Christian
Science Monitor.
"When' I was a baby I was left
an "orphan." -
"What did' you do with it?"
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LESSON
Ey Rev It 15 Warren R,A.;
Supreme Allegiance to God
(Temperance Lesson)
Acts 5:27-42
Memory Selection: We ought
to obey God rather than men.
Acts 5:29.
The apostles, after Pentecost,
were no cowards. They had re-
ceived a commission from Jesus
Christ to spread His gospel.
Neither threats nor beatings
could deter them. They rejoiced
that they were counted worthy
to suffer -shame for His name.
They were on. God's side. He
worked miracles in their behalf,
even to sending an angel to
open the prison doors,
Some commendation is due to
the noted Jewish teacher Gama-
liel, for his stand in restraining
the rulers from more bitter per-
secution. But such a 'wait and
see' attitude is not becoming to
a Christian. It isn't enough to
be tolerant. We must be obsess-
ed with the passion to tell the
world about Jesus. Only Spirit-
filled men and women can be
effective in overcoming the in-
difference and lethargy of this
materialistic, pleasure - crazed
age. We must be at it with all
our might in the power of the
Spirit.
R. G. I:eTourneau's little pa-
per, 'Now,' tells of a man in
Okemah, Oklahoma, who wish-
ing to visit a town in Texas,
wrote ahead to the proprietor
of a motel for reservation, and
asked if he could bring his dog.
He received 'the following re-
ply: "We have never had a dog
fall asleep in bed smoking, and
burn our bedding up. We have
never had a dog spill alcoholic
drinks all over the furniture "and
ruin it. We have never caught a
dog leaving the premises with
a bath towel, or , pillow case
belonging to us. Sure, your dog
is welcome."
The repeated sniping at our
Prime Mini st e r because he
chooses not to serve alcoholic
beverages at private and' gov-
ernment parties, seems unbe-
coming in view of the fact that
'alcohol is tv'olved in over half
of the traffic fatalities. Its con-
tribution also to divorce, illegi-
timate births, welfare problems,
absenteeism and sickness is well ,
known. If our Prime' Minister
wishes to be sober in making
his weighty decisions and en-
courage others to do so, we
should thank God for it. Un-
fortunately, too few are follow-
ing Iris example. We continue to
reap the disastrous harvest of
a nation becoming increasingly
addicted to alcohol and the
'brewers continue to make their
'millions,
Let us obey God rather than
men!
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WORK IN EARTHQUAKE VALLEY - A tractor -shovel burrows through a mass of rock and dirt,
part of about 43 million tons that were shifted in the Aug, 17 earthquake in Yellowstone
National Park. Engineers are building a spillway through a giant dam formed across the
Madison River when the slide occurred. The impounded waters must be released to avert
another disaster. The slide may also hold bodies of victims unlisted in the known toll of trine
dead.