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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1959-12-17, Page 3Good Nellglhbors And Fences .ver since Rural Free Deliv- ery was , established, .our neigh bors across the street have shared our mailbox post, so we met on the site the other morn- ing to discuss repairs after a gale -wind blew it down, The post is on my side of the road. because the route Comes down- hill, and the Post Office Depart- ment still requires that the box be located for the convenience of a horse -and -buggy seat, We found the post had rotted away at the base, so it would have toppled soon anyway, wind or no. Bud, our mailman, had continued down the road when I- heard the thump. Before I could get out, the rain had soaked the mail, and I dragged elle post and boxes onto the lawn out of traffie. These two boxes were new when the RFD system was started, which was in 1898. Be- fore that, farmers had to go to the village for mail, and usual- ly anybody making the trip brought back the letters for all the neighborhood. The new ser- vice was cheered, and before i the first driver made the route everybody had to put up a box. Manufacturers embraced the op- portunity, and there first ap- peared the phrase; "Approved by the Postmaster General," Although the two boxes on our post are unlike, they were both approved, and neither is like the common box of cont. memo today, which has an end opening. Ours are originals, antiques. Moreover, they are made of heavy gauge sheet, well galvanized, and each weighs at least three times what a modern RFD box will Perhaps ten times, if you get aluminum, My neighbor and I surveyed the damage and he said, "I've got a post, spruce." "Let's try spruce," I' said. "This one was fir." So. I got a screwdriver and wrench and- he got hispost-hole auger and cleaned out a hole. He came lugging the pole, and with a few swipes of the double - bitted ax he beveled the top, and hewed a flat place to attachthe boxes. He shoved the post in the hole, tamped in ,the dirt, wob- bled it to see if it were tight, and said, "There." He picked up his tools and went home. I've often thought Robert Frost's poem about mending wall was thoroughly outside my own experiences. It may be a differ- ence between Maine and Ver- mont. Seems to me the poet and his neighbor approached the thing with an indifference, real- ly, and were doing as an obli- gation or duty something that could' otherwise.have•been a good deal more fun. Every time I do anything with my neighbors, I have fun, The fun alone is worth the trouble, and- the work is al] dividend. Frost's neighbor was pitching his fidelity on an aphorism, was mending wall simply because. "good fences make good neigh- bors." I think the exact oppce site is far more desirable, main- ly: "Good neighbors make gotid fences." I think neighboring is an opportunity and a delight, not a duty to be approached mech- anically. like whipping a boy "for his own good." I think it's possible to bring the' boy up on fewer adages, and still find him useful. Anyway, my neighbor and I didn't quote any old saws or investigate the common law.. When he said, "There," and went home, he signified that the work had been fairly divided, and his part of the job was done. As soon as I attached the boxes, we'd be in business again. His division was unchallenged, and I was satisfied. Actually,. he had done the hard work. He'd reamed out the hole, and he'd shaped the post. Putting up the boxes wasmuch easier, It turned out that this wasn't exactly so. For an interesting, reason. What he had done, more muscular, was within easy reach of a maty equipped with only two hands. What he had left for me, the easier part, required a man with four hands, which 1 don't have. I found, at once, that I needed two hands to hold up a box, and two more to start and take up the screws. I grinned to myself, and wondered if he'd thought of this, We'll never know. I made out all right. I had to do a little rigging. I used the broken -off post as a prop, and got the first box into position and steadied, Then I center- punched for the screw holes, and by teetering on one foot and using the off knee I was able to both hold and twist. The see- ond box, his, went up the same way. It would have been so much easier if he had hung around long enough to hold the boxes• for me while I got the screws started, but as I fussed and jug- gled I could hear him pounding on a ,leak in his henhouse rooL He was satisfied that the amen= ties of mending wall had been met, and that if I needed fur- ther assistance I would resort to the other part of neighboring, which is "calling on," It is all right to "offer," but not when the situation is predicated on "calling, on." And, naturally, I didn't call on. This problem was on my side of the' line, and he was busy. I took all the lagscrews up another quarter turn, to make sure, and laid down the tools. I grasped each box and wobbled it, to see if it were tight. They were tight. Solid and secure. Ready for Bud when he would come the next day with more bills and fliers. Approved by the Postmaster General, they were now approved by me, flu, and seemed to be justthe right height for a buggy • seat, as re- quired. I said, "There!" and went into the house, - By John Gould in the Christian Science Monitor. Bann! Went The Natives' Cash By inventing their own version of the European banking system, some natives on Simberi Island, in the Australian -administered territory of New Guinea, have run into serious trouble. They set up, recently, as money kings or local bankers, seeking to exploit the "Cargo Cult" superstition, According to this belief, favoured tribesmen could set aside special offerings and then, one day, they would be rewarded by the arrival of a shipload of white man's goods All the merchandise aboard. would be theirs. The exploiters said they had a better system to conjure forth this .desired bounty. So they in- vited villagers to entrust them. with money and goods, saying these would be boxed' and kept in specially built houses, known: as,"hoose bang bangs" "There," they told the gullible natives, "your treasure will • grow." Many were deceived and • handed over money and,goods. Now this primitive banking system hasbeen brought to an abrupt halt and the ringleaders have been arrested. Meanwhile, district patrol oft- cers are'trying to undo the harm caused• by ,these swindles. OH! MY ACHING HEAD Have you ever noticed how much noise christmas tree nee- dles make as they dropto the; floor on New -Year's morning? CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. Ship's officer 3. Guide 13. Afternoon performance 14. Stupid 15. On top. of 13. Cl arets (slang) 13. Turn right 10. First decimal number 20. Assistant minister 22. Abraham's nephew 88. Piano compposition 27. Bailing 11:Milkweed fluid 02. 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Hereford steers. topped Char - bray crossbreds'. with a higher proportion of choice carcasses. * * * There was no significant diff- erence between the two groups in dressing percentage; total digestible nutrient consumption per pound of liveweightgain; average muscle fibre diameters ' of samples taken from the chief loin muscle. In these tests,; Hereford bulls and bulls of •Charbray 'breeding were turned out with a com- mercial herd of Hereford cows in southwestern Saskatchewan. The cows were bred at random, * * * . At weaning; 25 crossbred steers and 25 Hereford steers were selected at random. They were weighed, removed to a commercial feed lot and fed in two groups to slaughter finish. * * * Successful crossbreeding for hybrid vigor involving British beef breeds is not new to west- ern Canadian cattlemen. Nor have the possibilities of improving the, beef breeds with other imports been ignored, The 'purebred 'Brahman, for example, is not too adaptable to western range conditions but When crossed with any of the main. breeds„ anoffspring re- sults that has certain advantages over Herefords, The . introduction of Charolais and Charbray bulls' to this coun- try is also being watched with interest by the industry for its potentialities lar crossbreeding. * * Sunflower seed oil meal ranks high as a major protein supple- ment for laying hens, judging from experimental results from the Canada Department of Agri- culture, * * * In rations containing. 2.0 or 2.5 per cent fish meal, the complete replacement ' of other supple- mentary protein sources with sunflower seed oil 'meal had no influence on: -mortality. - egg production. -egg weight. - body weight Snaintenance. However, when meat meal was replaced by its protein equivalent of sunflower seed oil meal, and by an equivalent amount of mineral supplements, feed consumption tended to be higher. Since low dietary energy is us- ually associated with high feed consumption,it appears that the sunflower seed oil meal diet was relatively low in energy. * * * These experiments involved 324 pullets confined to individual cages and 630 • pullets . in floor pens, • e * At Belleville, Ont,, scientists of the Canada Department of Agriculture's Entomology Re- search Institute for Biological Control are discovering ways of controlling weeds by using the insects that attach them, * * Toadflax is not a serious prob- lem in Ontario, where the seeds are attacked •by a beetle, but it is increasing rapidly on farm- lands in the prairie provinces, where this beetle does not exist. Beetles collected in Ontario were liberated at Marsden, Sask,, and Codesa, in the Peace River district of Alberta.. They died out at Marsden during a severe win- ter, but they have increased and spreadin the Peace River district. * * * It is too soon to say whether or not the beetle will reduce the spread of the weed in Ai- berta. It is not expected to wipe out existing stands, as the weed spreads by underground stems, which are not attacked by the beetle, as well. as by seeds.. ' Because of this, a search is being made in Europe for insects that will attack the stems and roots. If found, they will be test- ed intensively under quarantine at Belleville to ensure that they will not attack crop plants. Any that survive may be: liberated in Canada. * * * Attempts to control St. John's Wort in British Columbia by liberating three kinds of beetles obtained from abroad have been only moderately successful, and a search for other suitable insects is in progress in Europe. A leaf -eating caterpillar is be- ing tested at Belleville to see if it is, suitable to controltansy ragwort in eastern. Canada and studies on the insects that at- tack Canada thistle are in pro• grecs both at Belleville and in Europe. Do You K nOW.9 BON -BON is just baby talk. From the Fr e n c h word for good, it is just what a child might say of something tasty: "Good -good," * * * CLAM is so named because his shell snaps tight together. Clam was riginally "clamp" - and two of then made a pair of pincers. * * * FILBERT, the nut, was nam- ed for an obscure Bergundian saint, It happens to get ripe about the time of St. Philibert's Day Aug. 22 - whichis the A GUILTY CONSCIENCE Two men were seated in a sub- way train. One of them noticed that his friend had his eyes closed. "What's the matter, Bill?" he asked. "reeling ill?" "No, I'm all right," answered Bill. "It's just that I hate to see all these ladies standing." Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking 53N3553 1:019H 5NOy3¢' N0105 b' r v 1 I1'B V 9MV 111 SCIV3H3t3 1Vd ShNv?It1 4220V13d 3af113 3NI aV5' NO133 X31V1' 154 WVd V1VNO5 330 a Lvwtto 101 N31 5€y3INOdf1 3NVNI 33NI1VW .1.0114 axtvma15 ISSUE 50 - 1959 MAY SCHOOI LESSON glee it 11'art:les Warren, ti t. 15 D Good News for the World Luke 2;8-14 Acts 11:1946 Memory Selection; I bring yet good tidings of great joy, whiel shall be to all people. For ant* you is born this day in the cite of Devitt a Saviour, which d Christ the Lord. Luke 2:10-11, The poet said, "'Twes great to speak 4 world from nought, 'Twas greater to redeem." If that be true, then no won• der that beginning of the visible act of redemption should call forth an angelic choir to an- nounce It. No wonder that Satan and his servants sought to des- troy the Christ child. Much of the beauty of :thi Christmas story lies in its simpli- city. Anyone can understand it The fact that Jesus was born is such humble circumstances help* us to realize that He is for us all, With Him there are no bar- riers of rank or wealth, The good tidings of great joy is for all peo- ple. The second part of our lesson tells of this good news reaching the Greeks in the city of Antioch. Many of them believed on the Lord Jesus. When word of this reached Jerusalem, the Jewish capital, Barnabas was despatched to the scene. He wasthrilled to see that Greeks as well as Jews were sharing in the benefits of this great salvation. Under his ministry many more turned to the Lord. Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to get Saul whom he had earlier befriended in Jeru- salem. Saul came and together they pastured this church for s year. It was during this time that the disciples were first called 'christians'. It was very approp- rlate. Disciples are people who believe • in Christ and by His grace endeavour . to follow His example in their way of living. Over 1900 years have passed since the Good News came on that first Chirstmas morn. Still there are millions who haven't heard. There are millions of others in our so-called Christian lands, who have heard but haven't heeded, What are we do- ing about it? Are we witnessing by our lives? David said of his being lifted out of the mire, "Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord." Psalm 40:4. He gave a verbal witness, too. He said, "I have not refrain- ed my lips, - I have not con- cealed." I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation." Are we passing on the Good News? Architectural Contrasts - - 1730, 1960 - - - These examples of architecture areseparated by some 230 -years in time but onl} 30 miles in distance. You won't find this house, above, in a suburban subdivision. It's the Hendrick Hendrickson farm house, built in Holmdel, N.J., in 1730. Since no "improvements" such as heating, plumbing or electricity have been made; the Monmouth County Historical Assn. was glad to accept the house from Bell Telephone which owns the land. Below is a sketch of the United Nations library which will rise soon on United Nations Plaza in New York City. The marb'e and glass con- temporary building, which will hold 400,000 volumes, was made possible by a $6,200,000 gift from the Ford Foundation. There will be three stories above ground, three below.