Loading...
The Seaforth News, 1961-02-23, Page 7Herne IF arks Are Hard To Impress Phe pianist chatted quietly in This Moscow hotel room while his wife, sittingnext to him, rob- bed giyceriile on his fingers, He had One consolation, howeverr. The skin had spilt during a spec- tacularly successful concert tour of the Soviet Union, Contemplat• log his wounds, Daniel Pollack, 4e tall, slim American, remarked wryly: "Back home, I can't even get a manager•." Pollack, who was celebrating his 26th birthday in Russia last month, began playing when he was 4 and made his New York • Town Hall debut at 9, tle first appeared in Russia for the 1958 Tehaikovsky International Piano Competition (won by Van Cli- burn). Atter misinterpreting the rules and spending most of his pre -competition time mastering pieces he didn't have to play, Pollack finished eighth, When he returned to the United States, he found that concert work was A,ecarce and the supply of pianists far outran the demand. Then, early last month, Pol- lack returned to the Soviet Union for a scheduled four-week tour, His reception was so enthu- siastic that the tour has been extendedf 1 o three ee t h more i weeks, When two extra concerts were arranged in Leningrad, Pollack asked the director of the Lenin- grad. Philharmonic if he could see the advertising posters, "We didn't need any," Pollack was told. "We just made an an- nouncement on the radio and in a few hours all the tickets 'were sold." At .a concert in Ros- tov, part of the audience had to eat in the orchestra pit. The only problem, Pollack has faced in Russia has been with. his fingers, worn sore by con- certs, encores, and rehearsals. In Lvov one day, while he was practising a Chopin concerto, he glanced at the keyboard and saw it was covered with blood. The skin on his finger tips had cracked. He 'finished the rehear eel, then listened patiently while ' .. female doctor suggested: "No piano playing for three days." Until now, Pollack has acted as his own manager. "It's kind of embarrassing to bargain for yourself. A manager could do it better." Continuing, he said that "many young American artists have. to go abroad to build a career. It's the old story — the grass looks greener on the other aide. When you make a success abroad, then they want you in the States." These Hailstorms Really pelt Down Hailstorms are causing such enormous damage in South Africa that experiments are be- ing made to produce extra - tough building materials that can withstand the onslaught. These materials are being test- ed by means of a special• hail gun that has just been patented by the Council of Scientific and. Industrial Research in Pretoria. This gun can fire artificial hailstones at speeds exceeding 100 m.p.h. Developed after years of research, it operates on pne- umatic principles, the angle of impact for its shells being switched to suit all storm condi- tions. Tests Of selected materials show that several forms of roof- ing, thought to be hailproof, splintered badly when fired at from different angles. Even Springbok rugby for- wards take cover from a normal hailstorm in South Africa. Lash- ing down at 90 m.p.h., stones the size of golf balls crash into buildings, completely- demolish glasshouses and kill poultry, lambs and young cattle, ISSUE 7 — 1981 BULL BY THE TAIL — It isn't that they have anything against taking the bull by the horns down Mexico way. It just isn't sporting; This rider has galloped up in back of the bull, lifted him off the ground by his tail, and thrown him to the sand. A "gentlemen's sport," the exercise developed from an ancient method of halting cattle stampedes by "grounding" the lead bulls. TIIFSA1&I FRONT Joktassell. r^1 - All meat -packing establish- ments concerned have now com- plied with the requirements of' the Humane Slaughter of Food Animals. Act, reports Dr. C. K. Hetherington, 'Canada Depart- ment of Agriculture, Around 70 plants were in- volved and considerable expend- itures were made to meet the new requirements, he said. The Act came into force. in July,. 1959, requiring slaughter houses to render all animals unconscious immediately before being hung for slaughter. In the case of animals slaughtered for Kosher meat by the Schechita cut, the animal was to be re- strained in a suitable device approved by the Veterinary Director General of Canada during slaughter. Schechita is described as complete severance of the jugular veins and carotid arteries with a very sharp blade, resulting in immediate uncon- sciousness. While other regulations be- came effective at the beginning of 1980, those applicable to sheep, swine and kosher killings' were not brought into force until December 1, 1960, in order to give plant owners the time to convert to a new operation where necessary. While some plants have ac- cepted humane methods of•oper- ation for years many have sus- pended for partially suspended animals for slaughter prior to rendering them unconscious, and considerable adjustment w a s necessary when this was forbid- den 'by the Act, Electrical shock, carbon dioxide gas and a blow struck mechanically, or in the case of young lambs and calves, manually with a hammer, may be used in procedures approved by the VDG. Passage of the Humane Slaughter of Animals for Food Act followed • a report by the Joint Committee on Improved Methods of Slaughtering. This committee in 1959 reported to the House of Commons that there was room for improvement in the handling of animals prior to slaughter, especially in the Matter. of ramps and approaches to the slaughtering floor and the use of electric prods. Recommendations a n these subjects were embodied in the Act along with the main recom- CROSSy► WORD Y. Mingle 57. Armistice CROSSWORD 11. Desire (slang) 0. Malt Crisis SU, wlater r1eD PUZZLE 15. Quote 5, Ooze 15. Repair • 28, Dacia m 15. Bodlee boisterously 20. Marl, with a 27 Gem of youth ACROSS t'GWN hot Iron 55. Jar. r ng 1, Infan't food I, Seed ebntulnet 21. Type of 40, Wet,' t 4. Hang In 5. Commotion musical show secretly decorative 2, Tn the point 22.. A publication :1, 3 fiery folds 4, Imbibed '25. Moderate . 42, S lipid person 0. Spring mon lb 5, Le r'+r 24. Gliding itch• 1s, Kin 12. Lyric A'. I:e lnwe log qua Ito 14, Ii M11551 18. Conciliate 7, Italian river 25. Aro llire by 45, a she irle 15. Comatose 0. Surround labor 47, f onrrrning 17, Mellclone t woman 16. Portable shelter 0, Deanrp o, Artist Spilt board 28. Sette 27. Set of three A. Waillod. of tune 08, t 80, Brittle al, Injurei at. River In' erolAs, Undae antntat' 4. Twirl 6 DisVeparage I gg7, Petnt t bleol`��ntts 0. Cast st`�n%ttR CO, Styllshs display in Vega It. Allt(uo ny' ae, a lints%°tt rtt 016 imaging utter 0 ofQ nn ttn •od4lln 1 2 I 4 5 6 7 8 4 to II 1g. 3 14 18 I6 •'•,17 'IMPS Iii:. Pi Viriff? 20 1.1 e; 22. 23 1.4 15 �} 24 n 3i 32 .ee • 34 35 ale 7 0 I , Z . 45. 44 -.. , is ' li6' Answer elsewltree on this page mendations for stunning before killing or hanging. Examination of turkey packs from different provinces- at Montreal recently showed good uniformity • in grading and, in most cases, in wrapping and in, freezing. At least 80 per emit of the packs : examined were liquid. frozen, a marked changeover` from air freezing. The liquid or immersion process gives the birds a. white appearance and a more uniform appearance than when they are frozen by air at different temperatures and both in and out of boxes. • A marked improvement in the. condition, of containers was attri- buted to the C.D.A.'s standard- ized box program. Rhubarb yields better on muck soil than on sandy soil but: doesn't mature quite so early, because muck soils do not warm as quickly, states •J. J. Jasmin, of ' the Canada Department of Agriculture, Que. Of the five varieties tested at Ste. Clothilde, Ruby has given the best yield. 'It has long stalks, is attractive, in appearance and, has a good taste. Sunrise and Valentine, are satisfactory but neither yields as well as. Ruby. Neither Macdonald nor . Canada Red has given satisfactory yield or quality at Ste. Clothilde. When grown on muck soil that is well fertilized and in good physical condition, rhubarb roots grow large enough for forcing. Since muck soils are very friable the roots are easily dug in the 'fall. ' Dogs That Show Super -Intelligence While driving along ,a country road early one morning- Mie Ro- ger Bailey was astonished. to see an' Alsatian jump on the hood of 'his car and paw agitatedly at the window. He. pulled up hut.- riedly' and got out. Then the dog did another curi- odis thing. It seized the motorist by the sleeve and almost drag- ged Trim across the road to the edge of a, deep ditch, Mr. Bailey soon realized why. In the, ditch a truck was lying upside down, and trapped inside' were three people. One was the dog's master, the others were two boys of.eighteen and twelve. They were all seriously injure ed. The man had severe facial:. lacerations, the elder boy a frac-' tured pelvis. and leg, and the younger a 'fractured skull and two broken; legs. They all sur- vived thanks to the Alastian and Mr, Bailey's prompt action, That incident accursed in Queensland, Australia, but such examples of devotion and ,cu, al' intelligence in daze are ieparli'd from all over the world, in a similar case a man in Denbigh, North Wales,' lost consciousness and fell into a' narrow ,tr•,•am. Fortunately, his dog was with him, It barked continuously un- til help arrived and its ma. -ter was rescued. For that the dog was awarded the Blue Colt:- Medal. rltaMedal, From South Africa comes the story of a farmer's three -you• old son 'who disappeared one morning. Although his parents and neighbours searched all night they failed to find him, But at dawn a Negro child heard a growl while passing a clump of rocks miles From the farm. He investigated — and there was the little boy snug glad up an two of his fa- ther's w sheepdogs. He had wan- dered oft, and the faithful dogs hind frllete d him. Horse For Sale 130 Feet Long I For sale — a white horse, 130 ft. long. And if you're still rub- bing your eyes in disbelief after reading the headline — it was announced recently that a giant chalk landmark, in the shape of a white horse that size on the Wiltshire Downs, was to be sold by the owner of the land the horse is on. This chalky monster was out in the coaching days of 1890. It and other White Horses in vari- ous parts of England are often called 'turf monuments. One writer picturesquely des- cribed them as "galloping with 'seven -league hoofs white against 'the hills of England for century after century. They always amaze'- foreign visitors touring the English countryside. One of the 'finest and oldest of all the White Horses is at Uffington, Berkshire. It is 355 ft. long and it stands proudly where King Alfred 'routed the Danes in A.D. 871. According to' some authorities it -goes.' back to the Iron Age. Others dispute • tris claim and believe • that it has some connection with the relic • gious rites of the ancient Bri tons. During- the last war the U!- ,fington White Horse was turfed over at camouflage' against use by Nazi' bombers as a landmark. Today nature has stepped in and herself overgrown some of these strange carvings. Horses predominate among the turf monuments but there are ether giants. There's the famous "Long Man" at Wilmington, Sussex — a giant figure carved on i the almost vertical side; of the downs near Polegate, The Long Man measures 230 ft. from head, to toes. It has been suggested' that he may be the work of prehistoric. than and represents a 'sun god pushing open the doors of darkness, Some say that the Cerise Abbas giant commemorates the destruction centuries ago of a real giant who once terrorized the neighbourhood. One day, says .a legend, the giant feasted himself on some sheep and then went to sleep on the hillside. The local people seized their chance and pinion- ed him down. They then killed the giant and "traced his dimen- sions on the hillside for the in- formation of posterity." DRIVE CAREFULLY — The Me you save may be your own. pNDAY , .0,Q1 LESSO By itee. It. O. Warren, B.A., R.11. yeses Faces the Cross. Jahn 12;20-36a As the preacher steps into the pulpit of a church I know he 'laces these words, "Sir, we would see Jesus," This was the desire of the Greeks as express- ed to Philip. It is the desire of most people today, even though they may not recognize it. Of those who attend church, some will say, "I am going to church to hear Mr. But under- neath is the longing to see Jesus who slope can satisfy the soul's deep need, heir expressed desire to hear Mr. — is in the hope that he may help them to see Jesus. Others say, "I like the service in the church." Again it is the soul crying out, "Sir, we would see Jesus." The office of a minister in the pulpit and in his daily ministrations in homes, hospitals and prisons is to help people see Jesus, Jesus was drawing near the cross. He explained to the Greeks the great law of life through death. "Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone; but 'if it die, it bringeth Forth much fruit." He expressed it in an- other way in the words that form our memory selection; "He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal." John 12:25. Many shrink from this way for it is really the way of the cross. We are selfish by nature. We love ourselves. We hesitate to follow Pawl's counsel; (Romans 6:8, 11), "Now if we be dead with Christ, We believe that we shall also live with Him: — Likewise, reckon ye also yourselves to he dead Indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord." Jesus went all the way to the cross, He said, "And I, if I b lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me." Now, as then, seine resist I is drawing power, Their hearts becotne har and their eyes blinded. The Gos- pel is for all but it is not foree4 upon any. No one is converted without the consent and exer- cise of his (here are no conscripts in God's army, •e t not be said of us as it was of some in that day, that we love the praise of men more than the praise of God. IVfay we all yield to the drawing power of Jesus Christ who was crucified Alt us; but who rose again from the dead and lives 'forevermore, Cedars Of Lebanon Grow In Britain Where is the tree with the biggest span in Britain? On an estate at Finchingfield, Essex, This 309 -year -Old giant cedar of Lebanon is flourishing and has a span of 125 feet from north to south and 120 feet from east to west, The circumference of the trunk at the base is' 23 feet Fears have been expressed that cedars of Lebanon, the stately trees referred to in the Bible, are on the verge of ex- tinction in Asia Minor, their ori- ginal home. They once occupied large tracts on Mount Lebanon in Pal- estine but the magnificent for- ests of King Solomon's day have now been reduced to a few iso- lated groves. In Britain these fine cedars with their dark green foliage grow well in the parks and gar- dens. There are some splendid specimens, whose huge girths have made them the most hand- some of all the exotic trees, Legends • cling to several of the oldest, One cedar of Leban- on planted there hi the reign of Charles I has been likened by one writer to "a dark witch. Years ago it had each of its main branches secured to the trunk by a chain because of a local legend which said that whenever a branch became bro- ken off a death occurred in the family of the estate on which it stood. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking dp 11,3 a :&S3 SS' •s'- •VM`.. . Zf _ tJw mum Elm 4 :!INSTa a p 2 f 1 0 IALIUEJCIC! K Jen Err•., 'NAM UMUL.1t7 r& ri HJ • RB -47 FLIERS RELEASED — The two fliers who survived when a U.S. RB -47 plane was shot down by the Russians.July 1, 1960, returned to the U.S. on Jan. 26. They had been held prisoners in. the Soviet Union since then and reportedly were to be tried as spies. They are: Lt. Freeman B. Olmstead (left) and Lt. John R. McKone. BLOSSOMING OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES Festiv tiel greeted the announcement in Montgomery, Ala., on Feb. 8, 1861, that delegates of six Southern states had re- ported a temporary constitution for the pro- visional Government of the Confederate States of America, FoliowIn9 lead of South Corolina which seceded D'ec, 20, 1860, Mississippi, Florida, •Alcsbama, Georgia and Louisidttaa, in Januar,. '"ad approve] ordi- ere- o nances and legislation declaring themselves separate from the Union. Texas seceded Feb. 1. Representatives from the first s'x sta:e: convened in Montgomery on Feb. 4 fo form a separate government. At the time, Harper's Weekly, which published the above, drawing of Montgomery, said: "We may consider -i der this (War a of the i ( h Union) to have ' fairly begun on fhe 8th of February, 1861, when the Southern Confederacy was ;:..molly inaugurated."