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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1960-05-19, Page 3Nobody Actually Brooks The Bank The man who broise tate bank at Monte Carle has about as much foundation in tact as the man in the moon. The hero of the popular song was a notorious cheat named Charles Wells. If he "strolled around the town with an inde- pendent air" it was for twenty- four hours only; 13y then he was broke. Wells used other people's money for his adventures on the black and red and in 1893 he went to jail for eight years, It's true that he won from the Casi- no the equivalent of $250,000 in thre days, but, like almost every ether winner in history, he lost it again. The croupiers admit, when they're off duty, that the only man who wins money and keeps it is he who must leave Monte Carlo within the hour, The Casino's architecture is modelled on a wedding cake, but in the ornate gold and stucco gaming rooms there Is no honey- moon atmosphere. Many of the customers are tourists, happily risking ten shillings or two dol- lars, but they are easy to dis- tinguish from the professionals, whose whole being is centred on the gaining table. Armed with notbooks and pencils they troop in when the Casino opens at ten each morn- ing and sit around their favour- ite table. They are addicts -and e frightening study they make with their sunken eyes, , restless hands and nervous lips. They play for small stakes, but they play constantly, up to sixteen hours a day. Some of them that they can make a living. But they won't reveal their system -and most of them have a system. Francois Blanc, found- er of the Casino, once offered 289,000 francs to anybody who could demonstrate a foolproof system. Nobody ever claimed the prize. The trouble is that roulette has no connection with mathema- tics or the law of averages. The croupiers say that one system does work. It consists of doubling your stake until you win. In practice this theory has two obstacles. The first is that THE BIG WALK - Dr. Barbara Moore intends to walk across the United States on U.S. Rt. 40. The Russian -Born English- woman, 56, says she'll make it in40-50 days, wear out 13 pairs of shoes and exist on a raw fruit - vegetable - grass juice diet. Dr. Moore recently walked the length of Scotland and Eng- land -. 1,028 miles. you may be forced to double your stake, say 100 times before you win, If your original stake was for 240 francs, you would need to be a millionaire for your 100th bet. The second obstacle is created by the management, which pro- tects itself by invoking "the maximum." For instance, at a table where the minimum bet is 240 francs the maximum might be 51,200 -reached by doubling the stake eight times. Roulette is a game of few rules and no skill. The player places his bet on the table and chooses a number between nought and 36. The winning number pays about 3,500 francs for a 200 -franc chip. As a new game starts every three minutes it is possible to lose money at an alarming rate. The Casino made a profit of $18,000,000 in one recent year. One man who did will a mil- lion francs, and kept them, was an Italian Air Force pilot, Just as the pilot's winning break ended a dispatch rider arrived with an order for him to rejoin his squadron immediately. Each table has its bank of about 500,000 francs and it is possible for a gambler to win al] this money before it can be re- plenished. But as 200 million francs in chips are always on hand the chances of breaking a table are remote. For sixty years the Casino has provided a free ticket home, plus expenses, to any customer who loses all his funds in the Qasino. The money is called a viaticum, It is noted in a card index which contains some of Europe's most illustrious names, together with the names of improvident tourists. None is allowed to re- turn until the viaticum is paid and most loans are repaid. First-time visitors think that the croupier isn't carefully watching their 200 -franc chip, but his eyes miss nothing. He has been thoroughly trained for his work, which he does in six hour sessions. Uncannily he can toss chips on to the correct num- bers with never a mistake, make rapid-fire monetary calculations in his head and settle arguments among customers, For all this he is paid only about $35 a week. The professional gamblers say that to be quite sure of winning, the gambler, no matter how good his system, must invoke some good luck. A German professional fondles a piece of rope when things are going badly. According to the German, it was used by a stu- dent who hanged himself from a tree in Casino Square after losing the family fortune! Anybody in the world aged sixteen or over may enter the Casino and gamble there -with the interesting exception of the 12,000 Monaco nationals. Prince Rainier protests his own citizens, He knows that nobody breaks the bank at Monte Carlo. BIG BUNNIES Will rabbit farmers soon be as common as pig and sheep farm- ers? And will the rabbits them- selves rival ,pigs in size? They could - if an idea originated in Australia progresses much far- ther. A highly successful line in breeding rabbit giants for com- • mercial markets has been open- ed in Sydney by Peter Pike and Peter Cox. The 15,000 rabbits on their farm, giant whites, are three times the size of ordinary wild bunnies. They began with a "herd' only four dozen strong. By intensive feeding and skill- ed breeding, these pioneers have built up first-class stock. Good pelts fetch twenty-five shillings each, and a recent consignment of carcases shipped to European markets averaged forty-nine shillings per rabbit. CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS DOWN 1. Partners 1. Fencing 5. first even number 8, 1-Tard els 13, pt(Uat, (tta41 13. Attention 14. rtr an histori- cal period 18 Loiterer 17, Puff or 18. Seines 10. Stylish (coliot.1 20. nook of the Bible 22. 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Guy Guilbault in Montreal, * * * They were charged with vio- lating sections of the Canada Agricultural Products Standards Act, which prohibit the improper use of the national grade names for agricultural products, and the sale, or the offer to sell, of misbranded products. Officials said the firms brand- ed low grade beef, some of it cow beef, with Canada Choice and Canada Goodgrade names, which indicate high quality. Some of the meat had not been graded by government graders, it was charged, while other meat had been up -graded after having come under official scrutiny. * * * It is probable that the people of Montreal eat more fresh ap- ples per person than those of any other large Canadian city. Their consumption rate is al- most double the Canadian aver- age. * * * In 1957-58 the Economics Di- vision conducted a survey of "Consumer Preference for Ap- ples in Greater Montreal" for the Quebec Agricultural Market- ing Board. The interviews taken would indicate that during the season of peak consumption, October and November, Montrealers buy about seven pounds of apples per person per month, provided that there is an abundant local supply of good quality apples. * * * During this period almost a third of the apples used were bought at roadside stands and the farmers' markets. By March, when these outlets were used to a very limited extent, the purchase rate had halved. Major factors in this drop in purchase rate would be increase in price, decline in quality and an ele- ment of consumers becoming less eager to eat apples after a period of heavy usage. * * 4 Apple consumption docs not appear to be affected much by income among families with an income over $2,500 per annum. Likewise small price changes probably have very little effect on purchases of apples. On the other hand, extension of the season during which high quality apples are available at moderate prices would probably increase apple consumption. * * * With respect to processed ap ple products there would appear to be considerable possibilities of developing increased demand in Montreal, Most of these pro- ducts were used by only a min- ority of the families interview- ed. It is probable that increased awareness al the merits of vita- mized apple juice and apple pie filler in particular would in- crease consumption. A report discussing these and other findings of this study is available on request from the Economics Division of the Cana- da Department of Agriculture. postal note for safety) for this Canadian apple growers today are confronted with a problem that has received little attention in the past - lack of zinc in orchards. Zinc is one of the minor nu- trients required for normal growth of plants. Its lack has been reported in the Okanagan 'galley and in eastern Ontario, reports H. B. Heeney, Plant Re- search Institute, Canada Depart- ment of Agriculture. * * * Zinc deficiency is called "lit- tle leaf" or "rosette" after its most characteristic symptom. The rosette is formed by a dense cluster of small narrow leaves at 'the end of a branch. Just below the rosette, the branch is usually leafless. Branch terminals are often af- fected first, the symptoms be- ing most noticeable early in the season and less obvious as the season progresses. The affected growth is more subject to winter injury and is frequently pruned out of the tree. * * 4 Mild cases of zinc deficiency are difficult to detect since a recognizable rosette is not al- ways formed. Some yellow is often present in mold cases and may be confused with chlorosis caused by iron, .manganese, or magnesium deficiencies, Symptoms of zine deficieh:ly should be referred to a local agricultural representative or a horticultural specialist, warns Mr. Ileeney. Only alter defi- ciency is confirmed by some one familiar with the problem, should an attempt be made to apply a corrective foliage spray. Instructions for treating zinc deficiency may be obtained from experimental farm staffs when required, Which is Worse - Frogs Or Verse? What 1.s the issue of the hour on Genessee Avenue? Taxes? Inflation? Defense e Unemployment? Foreign affairs? Nope. Frogs. It seems Mrs. Martha M. Durnerin, who lives on Genes - see Avenue on the Los Angeles west side, has a garden full of croaking tree frogs. They croak in the springtime and in the early summer. They croak all night long and they keep the neighbors awake. They have been croaking from the garden each spring for about five years now. So there has sprung up in the neighborhood an antifrog fac- tion. It is led by Melvin E. Levy, an apartment house owner, and several of his sleepless tenants. Mumbling about the "noise cre- ated by multitudes of frogs," they took the matter up recently with the Los Angeles city at- torney. Their complaint: Mrs. Dur- nerin was maintaining a public nuisance with those frogs. Mrs. Durnerin pleaded not guilty. She had no control over all those frogs, said she. They to hergarden came naturall • g 3. She never brought any of them in or encouraged them to come, writes John C. Waugh in the Christian Science Monitor. Nor did Mrs. Durnerin stand alone in the office of the city attorney: She was joined there by a pro -frog faction, which tes- tified that it enjoyed "the coun- try atmosphere the frogs brings to the garden." "I enjoy the singing of the frogs," said one. "Visitors come from all around to enjoy the song." "I, too, enjoy the song of frogs," said another. "I leave my window open to hear them." "I like the frogs atnight," said still another. "It is a relief from television." Mrs. Dora Bell, enraptured by the sweet frog song, even wrote a poem. It goes like this: "0 happy frogs In your little bogs You know it's spring And so you sing! "All summer long You doze away With not a song To cheer the way - "All winter sleep In caverns deep, And dream always Of better days, "But conies the spring! Oh how you sing, Fearless and gay On that happy day." She volunteered to recite her poem in full, but a voice from the crowd complained: "If there is anything I hate more than frogs, it's poems about frogs." Caught in the middle was assistant city attorney, Cyrus A. Davis, He finally said he didn't believe Mrs. Durnerin could be held responsible for the singing of the frogs. Besides, said he, spring is the mating season for tree frogs. ISSUE 19 - 1960 t� �r d ss 1;, fdtd, IJSON By [rev. R. B. Warren, B,A., B.O. The Peacemakers Matthew 5:9, 21.22, $8.48 Memory Selection: Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shale be called the children of God - Matthew 5:9. Since 1914 we have been hear- ing, almrest daily, of war and rumour of war. It's wearisome. It's terrifying for those more directly involved. We spend bil- lions of dollars to prepare new weapons of defense, only to find that they are outmoded by the time we have then] completed. We have more communications with other nations than ever be- fore, by cable, telephone and face to face conferences, and the main topic is war. The sayings of the angels on the morning of Jesus' birth, "On earth peace," is almost drowned o,t amid the din. Jesus said the peacemakers are happy, A man had separated from his wife and daughter over a 'disagreement concerning pro- perty, separately owned. One of the lawyers said, "This is a canto where I think you can do more than we can" 1 talked with each party separately b u t both thought they were entirely in the right. Then sickness owe and hospitalization. Hard hearts became tender. Tears of recon- ciliation flowed, When the hos- pitalization was over I was ask-. ed to go with them as they joined together in their home. They were hippy and it was one of the happiest days of my life. I have a policeman friend who acts as a peacemaker. One night he had to take to jail a drunkets husband who had become vio- lent. Then he talked to tha wife about the power of Jesus Christ to save from sin. She started to pray and started to church, taking her child. The husband has realized his folly and is starting to church. Com- ing to church, in itself, is not sufficient. They must come to Christ. We believe they will. When we forsake our sins and believe on Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour we find peace within. Then we shall be work- ers for peace in our homes, communities, the church and the nation. The effect of happiness pills is very temporary. But if we are peacemakers, we have God's favour and blessing. Let us seek those things which make for peace. They stop croaking after that. Mr. Davis even threw his head back and croaked in expert imi- tation of the tree frog. He later waxed nostalgic. "1 like the song myself," he said. "I grew up among the tree frogs in Pennsylvania. Makes me kind of homesick." And so, the song of the frog is still heard on Genessee Avenue. Upsidedown to Prevent Pceklrg C7©© 110© ril!Srn a' f31:113 3dp,as�EI 131131111`,'139 01i.;©� 21 E10 DDI10 ®E1®©� ©SCI© © ' ., b ©©11© B©©i LJ©i7 , ,'' O rico .©© o0.', 1103 O0 ©®II®' 1I ) ©©©© ©�'©111121111 IEI ,0v • ,,..©©100 ©C1®t 9E3E1E1 L313Q1E©r%0 ©; ,.�m©© ©©,,, 01140 0 ©©©©' ANYBODY IN THERE? - Nicky the parakeet takes a peek inside his master's mouth. It's the bird's favorite trick and 7 -year-old Richard Mauro! is proud of Nicky.