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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1960-07-28, Page 3Boys Used To Have Arfior'+5c ll49oi ,Jcth5 ly - 1(arcly pu ,lllle I am about to expound a greet truth 1 got to thinking about it while water- ing paresis the other morning. I don'tlike to Noll too inane pansies l,eeause every time you sell a pansy you sell a trowel of the -f trip with it. But they bring in a Springtime penny, so I bas- ket gime up and put ahem by the road to catch tourists. And I have to go out once or twice a day and give them a drink, and as I was doing this I said to my- self, "What ant I watering pansies for? 'That's a boy's yob." And, of course, there was no boy. I don't know where to ap- ply to slake a plea for the re- storation into our affairs of the youngster who came around looking for something to do. Per- haps We too late, But I think we'd better find him, or our economy will soon collapse. It's a [natter of continuation of the arts. How is anybody going to know how to water pansies unless those of us who know show somebody? But who is there to show? I don't want to start any arguments about mini- mum wages and social better- ment -- but I almost think 1 could. The general trend has been to discourage the youngster front the sort of thing I mean. Some jobs for youngsters arc illegal. Others are dissuaded by public attitudes. And, it isn't exactly working out the way they thought, Do you think I'm going to pay $1 an hour for a boy to water pansies, even if he wanted to? Which means that they have not legislated wages at all; they've merely legislated pansy -watering out of business, and deprived some boy of the wonderful •chance to be associated with me - not only for the companion- ship offered, but for the oppor- tunity to learn so many things a boy needs to know, and can best learn at the odd -job game. The word is "exploiting." The new system is intended to pre. vent folks like me from exploit- ing the boy. The only trouble with this notion is that we didn't know we were being exploited. 'When I think of all the after- school jobs I had, every one of them a lesson in both vocational training and the humanities, and every one of them exploiting me shamefully, I think the exploita- tion was well worth it. I mowed Lawns and shoveled snow, of course, but there were other jobs. In the first place, which is no longer so, we used to go hunting for them. We'd go to the door and knock, and ask. T found a job that way with Miss Foster, maiden daughter of a long line of ships' captains, who had nothing to do but live on the family fortune and keep the big white house pretty. She said she'd give me a try, and after-- wards fter•wards she said I was a good worker. In the fall 1- helped her tip -down her rosebushes and cover them, and all winter I looked forward to bringing them out again in the spring. Carrying a silk parasol, she stood behind and told me how to prune them, and I am as good a pruner as you'll find. She wasn't backward about finding fault if I did some- thing wrong, but she was equal- ly eager to show nae the right way. Miss Foster, by all standards, was above reproach, and there was never the slightest thought in all the town that she would "exploit" a small boyl True, she used to fish around in her purse trying hard to find a coin that was worth more than five cents, apologizing much if she couldn't, but sometimes by rare luck 'she'd flied a dime, he always accom- panied payment with a little ri Rod Chinese fire record 86,000 shells et Quemoyt"welconei" �Formosa. Ike AC Fili Nelson Rode tether chollenees'elco President Nixon to epeak out on Issues. Senate rotates U.S.- Japan .S:Japan security treaty. _ .1 -. !re allfkkta Prosidentiat prase secretory James Hagerty bosieeod by 6,000 demonstrators atTokyo airport. 'thousands of leftists rerun Japanese Dive burning • . ` trucks. Japonesv government caneck President Eisenhoweas • Visit, AND. i'6 One million inns give Ike motet - rocking welcome in Manila, Senate Foreign Re ations Committer condemns axesetire fumbling aver 11.2 incident. R1a X• 45 die in itieh min plass n,.] U5 pilot accid0ntelly lands io E Germany is qu,akly n010ased. Genera diormmnaa; elks collapse as Communists walk out (lwr US. orbits two satellite^ intwo•In-ono 'piggyback" shot. +! telt f Explosion of army 1, ammunition dump shakes Havana - U.N, Security Council works out compromise between Argentina and Israel over Nazi Adolph Eichmann case. J, .feRA Dynamite oiscssination attempt against Venezuelan President Betancourt foils, w, preachment on the importance of being faithful and reliable. I suppose you'd have a time Of it, today, explaining to a labor and industry commissioner what a fine thing it was to get a Job in a blacksmith shop! We used to race for that one, when school was out, because the blacksmith often chose the first boy to ar- rive. Some clays he'd have a stack of new iron to lay in the racks, maybe some shoes to size on the wall pins. At least the place always needed sweep- ing up, It was wonderful. to Seel you were part of this business, particularly when somebody brought in a green Western horse and the blacksmith would have a fight on his hands to get a shoe tightened. If he "exploited" us in terms of hours and wages, he paid dearly with the excitement and lore that went with it. A black- smith shop is a place a boy could cheerfully work for free and feel well paid. At least you could wear a beautiful ring made from a horseshoe nail. Somehow I never felt at all exploited if, after a couple of hours of brisk work, the blacksmith said busi- ness hadn't been too good lately, and all he had for me was a few coppers. To think of all the things I did! I cleaned out cellars and sheds, stacked firewood, washed stormsash and put on screens, picked berries, and ran errands, One year I got a chance to paint all 238 blinds on the Marsden Mansion, one at a time over two boxes. On rainy days the paint- ers would help, but I did the rest by myself. I got 100 an hour for that, including instructions from the best boss painter in town. I probably got used, but I also learned to paint. And this was true. We learned how to do things - willingly and with increasing skills. We learn- ed the importance of doing as we were told, and the import- ance of the tricks in every trade. There is even a trick to water- ing pansies. We learned what tools were for, and how to use them. And I guess, too, that in those days money was still worth something, and the nickels and dimes we laid by were thought to be adequate. I'm sure 3 thought so the day I bought nee a bicycle. How does a boy get a bicycle, nowadays? - By John Gould in the Christian Science Monitor, Otters, when hunting for fish, always swim up stream. This is because fish, when waiting for food or reposing, have their heads up the water. The otter can more easily approach them from behind. In summer cottages irregular ° ceilings and dormer windows in a room can be made less appar- ent by using a single colour on walls and ceilings. CIRoSSWOR PUZZLE ACROSS 1, Going toward 7, Witness 18. Unfastened 14. One echo grants the 1200 of 16. Is situated 10. Whole 17. SmnYl,y,.'� swallow 10 ITeadll 20 Aictilttti rt 21 Leha4'eo 23.'20 n point within 10, vexed 70. hIcho 18. Rin s =Smile 31, Legume =Commence 25. capable of stretched 30. Cin astray 40. h'nropnd[ng 42. Pa,;rnrse 43. Measure of ampncity 44.010's name 40..Cntrude 47. 1.11', po(serye., 120. T'inelone 222. 11L1ce n, office again 53. Penne tot' 501 ting 21 22nd st Compound others 63. desire DOWN 1. Light -horse trooper 2. Lure 3. Rcnelcra sltltahle 4. Sp. thin 6. Remnant., a. Fate 7. 'Vigilant 3. Weight 32. Stringent 9. Madre lace 33. Crossbeams 34. Worker in rho rice arts 36. Numeral 30. Conceive 37. venter 30. Inserts 22. Ply H. Supports for sail 1&. Soon 13. 1:ngl1,1' letter In. N,,. Caroli•`., 14% er 10. Puzzle 11. Continued story 12.tleneral tendenctr:r 12. Con)unctnm 24, Overt 27, To 26. Lack of difficulty 31. Ancient nrrlbo:.'ra -v .,1 11211, Answer elsewl ere on this page ONE STEP FURTHER - fleeting swords into plowshares is fine. but farmer William A. Weller of Portersville, has gone one bet- ter. He's turned a plow into a mailbox holder. 'TIE ram FR_ONf Raising pullets on a restricted ration has all the earmarks of an economical feeding program but there are some disadvan- tages. According to Mr. A. T. Hill of the Agassiz experimental farrn, B.C., a flock of White Leg - horns raised on restricted feed- ing returned 33 cents more per bird after their first laying year than those on full feeding. In a similar test the previous year the group on restricted feeding returned 20 cents more per bird. 4 e 4 However, before restricted feeding is adopted, Mr. Hill says there are certain points that should be considered. Restrict- ing the feed adds to the cost of labor, and the birds are more susceptible to enteritis, black- head, and smothering. 41 N d On the • other hand, laying - house losses are lowered and the eggs are larger when the pullets first come into produc- tion, thus reducing the number of peewee eggs. Further, the rate of development and start of egg production from early - hatched chicks can be slowed doyyn. This could be of benefit to the commercial egg producer • and more praticularly to the hatchery supply flock owner who is primarily interested in eggs that are large enough for incuba- tion. ,•: e At Agassiz about 600 pullets were placed in each of two groups and both the groups -fed the same ration. From the 41.h to the 21st. week of age, the group on restricted feeding was given '70 per cent as much feed as that eaten by the group on full (free choice) feeding. Both groups were then housed and fed an ail -mash laying ration until 500 days of age, when the test ended, The amount of feed saved, and an increase in the size of eggs, contributed equally' to the higher returns from the group raised on restricted feeding. (2 ,> Silage produced from • green crops cut- by a new Hail type forage harvester must be thor. oughly packed - more so than when cut by the alder type har- vester's. At the Lacombe Experimental Farm, reports U A Dew, n flail type harvester ttnci 1 flywheel cutter type were' tined tet hale Vest a hrntIle grass mixture, The fodder was ensiled with • 66 per cent moisture in small silos under controlled pressure. Constant pressures of 250 and 500 pounds per square foot res- pectively were applied to thte fodder harvested by both meth- ods. These pressures'w'(-re higher than nol'nmi. The flail -crit silage under the higher pressure compressed to the same density as the chopped INS LIE '30 _. 1960 silage under the low pressure. In other words, it took twice as much pressure to pack flail cut silage to the same density a= chopped silage. Silages cut by the two meth- ods did not differ in quality as determined by chemical analysis. However, there was more spoil- age near the top of the silo con- taining lightly packed, coarse -cut fodder. This was caused by more trapped air in the silos with a lower density of silage, • * • Bothered by bats? Bats often establish colonies in attics and walls of dwellings in rural areas and become a nuisance. But, advises the Canada De- partment of Agriculture's Re- search Branch, bats are harm- less and useful creatures that feed exclusively on night -flying insects, many of which are des- tructive pests. Get rid of the bats, say the researchers, but don't destroy them, w 4At An effective repllent is two to five pounds of naphthalene flakes scattered in spaces oc- cupied by bats. If applied dur- ing warm weather, reports claim, this will prompt bats to leave - even in daylight. They will stay away as long as the naptha- lene odor persists. After the bats have been evicted, all openings three- quarters of an inch or more in width, such as small crevices around the eaves and at the bases of rafters, should be filled. Cracks at the base of the chim- ney should be filled with cement. If these openings are not closed after the bats have been driven out, the supply of naptha- Iene must be renewed periodi- cally to prevent their return. Fumigation will kill bats, al. though use of poison gas is rec- ommended only as a last resort. Hydrocyanic acid gas, although highly effective, is also extreme- ly poisonous to human beings and should be applied only by a licensed fumigator, TICKLER - With osprey feathers sprouting every which way, get- ting this het on and off would seem to be a laughing matter. Why its London designers, Evans and Gonzales, call it "First Night" is unclear. Deadly Blossoms Kill Hundreds In Assam, India, the bamboo blossoms only once every filly years. Tribespeople living in re- mote villages amid dense bam- boo jungles dread thiseventbe- cause it brings a plague of rats and this leads to famine. Worst -hit are the Lushais, a hill -dwelling tribe, which exists largely on rice crops raised by the women. Valleys, thick with bamboo, separate this tribe's villages, and last year the bam- boos flowered again. Fearful of their pariah, the Lu. shais pleaded with the Indian government for aid. But the gov- ernment said that such stories about starvation following the bamboo bloom were mere tribal superstition. But the Lushais knew better. When the bamboos last flowered, malnutrition and disease ravag- ed their villages. And now tribal families are once again grappling with shut. ler disasters because the rats, which greedily eat the blossoms, multiply so fast that they swarm over the villages, devouring na- tive crops. Swedes Hit By Gambling Fever A gambling craze which has swept over Sweden recently left in its wake a trail of shattered homes, two suicides and at least fourteen divorces. "And it looks as though there are going to be more before the year is out," say harassed police officials. The craze is for V5 . -- the idea of which is to pick five consecutive winners at a race meeting. Quite a few bettors have been successful and on one day alone over $10,000,000 was won. Many of them have been able to retire and live in comfort for the rest of their lives. But for those who haven't yet hit the jackpot the fever is reaching new heights. Anxious to make a fortune before some kind of legislation prohibits V5, they are throwing their life sav- ings away on it, Their wives are not quite so keen on making a fortune over- night, it seems, especially when it involves spending the house- keeping money as web, hence keeping money as well. UNE SCI 0% ON lie Rev It 13.(t, lay learren 13.15., 41.14. God Desires Steadfast Love Hosea 4:1-3, 0:15.4k6, Memory Soler tion: 1 deeir el pierce, and not S.0 r ifh'e, ,ante ttte2 Lnowled(,e of God more 1111202 Iowa offerings. Hosea 6:6. God throlig lfis Rosea, vee biked'the people of 1sla:•1 for their sins. In our lesson he see. daily Inenfilns swearing, lysin*, I:ilIing stealing rued cummittilof adultery. ]'hese- sins are very cavemen 1 d:(y. False swearing is t,.e'(1 to eenfirm lying stale• mcnts. T also inlet of 11131 sw'earin..? in the more commonly understood meaniitre of taking God's Herne in v::in. Go inter some buildings where. only 1nen gather, stash as government buildings, express offices of •rails way companies or trucking com- panies, or .;port centres and } ot1 will probably hear the. named of God and Jesus Christ used in a blasphemous manner a do:.ett time: in "live minutes. ]order would be mune prevalent if execs could kill. John wrote, "Whoso- ever hateth his brother i a mur- derer." 1 John 3:15. As for steal- ing. Inge ;tore; expect to loos a lot that tray, not only freest customers but from their etn• - ptoyeec. Adultery is increasing. In Hebrews 13:4 we read, "Mar- riage honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but wlioremcn- gers and adulterers God will judge." Many south are ian:,re ing this order and are indulg- ing in the intimacy of inlrria.t1 before marriage. They tnereinr defile themselves. Israel was carried into captt - vity because of their sins. What will happen to us if we do not repent? God calls for steadfast lose. Israel's goodness was like a morning cloud and early dew, It went away early. How true that is of many today. On Sun- day they sing God's praise, re- verently take their vows ana put their money ou the plate. But on Monday at the place o1 business, their goodness is gone. It's every man for himself and little things like deceit are ac- cepted as a necessity. God have mercy upon tis. God's rebuke of sin is aceotii- ponied with an offer of mercy. "Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for He hath torn, and, He will ileal us; He hath smitten, and he will bind us up." Let us accept of His mercy. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking a'EP MIME � N 5"5(N7 5 8a��NOfl 153.1:Ly ,.. d3 Vg 1 © Hi BEARD OF BEES -• Henry Vandenberg looks somewhat Cc,siro -tali but that beard is mode up of buzzing bees, He acquired it by sticking o box containing a queen bee 011 his chin and stundil g stili while the rest of the bees assembled. Yea, he got stung - once on the hand. ®®my 8 9 to ■ 0�� 4 um is mum kc II MN Er ' 18 ■jd?k -•� 20 11111611 ■■i 26 ■■ II27 ■ M ■■■ i 1i.A11 S{•1111 �.M1���'^f��!7V7��,•�� y'ol 14 OA Mr 44:;. iimakowl Ilablial II III ■egret ■ ■ ■ Y 1 ■■■■■F'fOf,•«s,ss ■■■■ Answer elsewl ere on this page ONE STEP FURTHER - fleeting swords into plowshares is fine. but farmer William A. Weller of Portersville, has gone one bet- ter. He's turned a plow into a mailbox holder. 'TIE ram FR_ONf Raising pullets on a restricted ration has all the earmarks of an economical feeding program but there are some disadvan- tages. According to Mr. A. T. Hill of the Agassiz experimental farrn, B.C., a flock of White Leg - horns raised on restricted feed- ing returned 33 cents more per bird after their first laying year than those on full feeding. In a similar test the previous year the group on restricted feeding returned 20 cents more per bird. 4 e 4 However, before restricted feeding is adopted, Mr. Hill says there are certain points that should be considered. Restrict- ing the feed adds to the cost of labor, and the birds are more susceptible to enteritis, black- head, and smothering. 41 N d On the • other hand, laying - house losses are lowered and the eggs are larger when the pullets first come into produc- tion, thus reducing the number of peewee eggs. Further, the rate of development and start of egg production from early - hatched chicks can be slowed doyyn. This could be of benefit to the commercial egg producer • and more praticularly to the hatchery supply flock owner who is primarily interested in eggs that are large enough for incuba- tion. ,•: e At Agassiz about 600 pullets were placed in each of two groups and both the groups -fed the same ration. From the 41.h to the 21st. week of age, the group on restricted feeding was given '70 per cent as much feed as that eaten by the group on full (free choice) feeding. Both groups were then housed and fed an ail -mash laying ration until 500 days of age, when the test ended, The amount of feed saved, and an increase in the size of eggs, contributed equally' to the higher returns from the group raised on restricted feeding. (2 ,> Silage produced from • green crops cut- by a new Hail type forage harvester must be thor. oughly packed - more so than when cut by the alder type har- vester's. At the Lacombe Experimental Farm, reports U A Dew, n flail type harvester ttnci 1 flywheel cutter type were' tined tet hale Vest a hrntIle grass mixture, The fodder was ensiled with • 66 per cent moisture in small silos under controlled pressure. Constant pressures of 250 and 500 pounds per square foot res- pectively were applied to thte fodder harvested by both meth- ods. These pressures'w'(-re higher than nol'nmi. The flail -crit silage under the higher pressure compressed to the same density as the chopped INS LIE '30 _. 1960 silage under the low pressure. In other words, it took twice as much pressure to pack flail cut silage to the same density a= chopped silage. Silages cut by the two meth- ods did not differ in quality as determined by chemical analysis. However, there was more spoil- age near the top of the silo con- taining lightly packed, coarse -cut fodder. This was caused by more trapped air in the silos with a lower density of silage, • * • Bothered by bats? Bats often establish colonies in attics and walls of dwellings in rural areas and become a nuisance. But, advises the Canada De- partment of Agriculture's Re- search Branch, bats are harm- less and useful creatures that feed exclusively on night -flying insects, many of which are des- tructive pests. Get rid of the bats, say the researchers, but don't destroy them, w 4At An effective repllent is two to five pounds of naphthalene flakes scattered in spaces oc- cupied by bats. If applied dur- ing warm weather, reports claim, this will prompt bats to leave - even in daylight. They will stay away as long as the naptha- lene odor persists. After the bats have been evicted, all openings three- quarters of an inch or more in width, such as small crevices around the eaves and at the bases of rafters, should be filled. Cracks at the base of the chim- ney should be filled with cement. If these openings are not closed after the bats have been driven out, the supply of naptha- Iene must be renewed periodi- cally to prevent their return. Fumigation will kill bats, al. though use of poison gas is rec- ommended only as a last resort. Hydrocyanic acid gas, although highly effective, is also extreme- ly poisonous to human beings and should be applied only by a licensed fumigator, TICKLER - With osprey feathers sprouting every which way, get- ting this het on and off would seem to be a laughing matter. Why its London designers, Evans and Gonzales, call it "First Night" is unclear. Deadly Blossoms Kill Hundreds In Assam, India, the bamboo blossoms only once every filly years. Tribespeople living in re- mote villages amid dense bam- boo jungles dread thiseventbe- cause it brings a plague of rats and this leads to famine. Worst -hit are the Lushais, a hill -dwelling tribe, which exists largely on rice crops raised by the women. Valleys, thick with bamboo, separate this tribe's villages, and last year the bam- boos flowered again. Fearful of their pariah, the Lu. shais pleaded with the Indian government for aid. But the gov- ernment said that such stories about starvation following the bamboo bloom were mere tribal superstition. But the Lushais knew better. When the bamboos last flowered, malnutrition and disease ravag- ed their villages. And now tribal families are once again grappling with shut. ler disasters because the rats, which greedily eat the blossoms, multiply so fast that they swarm over the villages, devouring na- tive crops. Swedes Hit By Gambling Fever A gambling craze which has swept over Sweden recently left in its wake a trail of shattered homes, two suicides and at least fourteen divorces. "And it looks as though there are going to be more before the year is out," say harassed police officials. The craze is for V5 . -- the idea of which is to pick five consecutive winners at a race meeting. Quite a few bettors have been successful and on one day alone over $10,000,000 was won. Many of them have been able to retire and live in comfort for the rest of their lives. But for those who haven't yet hit the jackpot the fever is reaching new heights. Anxious to make a fortune before some kind of legislation prohibits V5, they are throwing their life sav- ings away on it, Their wives are not quite so keen on making a fortune over- night, it seems, especially when it involves spending the house- keeping money as web, hence keeping money as well. UNE SCI 0% ON lie Rev It 13.(t, lay learren 13.15., 41.14. God Desires Steadfast Love Hosea 4:1-3, 0:15.4k6, Memory Soler tion: 1 deeir el pierce, and not S.0 r ifh'e, ,ante ttte2 Lnowled(,e of God more 1111202 Iowa offerings. Hosea 6:6. God throlig lfis Rosea, vee biked'the people of 1sla:•1 for their sins. In our lesson he see. daily Inenfilns swearing, lysin*, I:ilIing stealing rued cummittilof adultery. ]'hese- sins are very cavemen 1 d:(y. False swearing is t,.e'(1 to eenfirm lying stale• mcnts. T also inlet of 11131 sw'earin..? in the more commonly understood meaniitre of taking God's Herne in v::in. Go inter some buildings where. only 1nen gather, stash as government buildings, express offices of •rails way companies or trucking com- panies, or .;port centres and } ot1 will probably hear the. named of God and Jesus Christ used in a blasphemous manner a do:.ett time: in "live minutes. ]order would be mune prevalent if execs could kill. John wrote, "Whoso- ever hateth his brother i a mur- derer." 1 John 3:15. As for steal- ing. Inge ;tore; expect to loos a lot that tray, not only freest customers but from their etn• - ptoyeec. Adultery is increasing. In Hebrews 13:4 we read, "Mar- riage honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but wlioremcn- gers and adulterers God will judge." Many south are ian:,re ing this order and are indulg- ing in the intimacy of inlrria.t1 before marriage. They tnereinr defile themselves. Israel was carried into captt - vity because of their sins. What will happen to us if we do not repent? God calls for steadfast lose. Israel's goodness was like a morning cloud and early dew, It went away early. How true that is of many today. On Sun- day they sing God's praise, re- verently take their vows ana put their money ou the plate. But on Monday at the place o1 business, their goodness is gone. It's every man for himself and little things like deceit are ac- cepted as a necessity. God have mercy upon tis. God's rebuke of sin is aceotii- ponied with an offer of mercy. "Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for He hath torn, and, He will ileal us; He hath smitten, and he will bind us up." Let us accept of His mercy. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking a'EP MIME � N 5"5(N7 5 8a��NOfl 153.1:Ly ,.. d3 Vg 1 © Hi BEARD OF BEES -• Henry Vandenberg looks somewhat Cc,siro -tali but that beard is mode up of buzzing bees, He acquired it by sticking o box containing a queen bee 011 his chin and stundil g stili while the rest of the bees assembled. Yea, he got stung - once on the hand.