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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1962-01-11, Page 7We Used To Work For Our Skating Fun An annual appropriatk.n by the town to provide skating rinks for the children'seetns to add no great compliment to our children, and suggests a social decadence worth contemplation. November was the beginning of our skating Season, and a wide program was (tarried out without nny burden on the taxpayers, Recreation was not deemed a political responst- billty then, and the socially cor- Feet youngster didn't require high -laced skating models and a epeeist tog shop costume. All you can do is wonder how much skating would go on if the children today were offered what we were offered, and a snow- storm covered it two feet deep. In the first place, the pond and ponds on which we skated were not conveniently located in the precinct, and the distance to them was not covered by trans- portation, We walked, and all of them were at least a mile or so away. The particular pond on which I did most of my boyhood skating was not a pond at all, but a basin inside the trotting track at the fair grounds, Each fall when the pre -winter rains tame this area would fill with bog - water, and because even the shortest of us could stand on ground if we chanced to break through the surface, there were no parental misgivings about our being there, • When the first crisp fall night threw a crust on the water, we would know about it without go- ing to look, There came a.short afternoon when school let out and we ran for the "trotting park" to do our first skating, The ice had not formed too deep then, and it would creak under us. It was fun to start by the banking and get skating real fast and then go across the mid- dle and feel it sag under you and snake little noises. But after an- other cold night this fun was re- moved, and except for January Thaw we were all set for skating until spring runoff and time to tap trees, Shoe skates were unknown to us. We wore leather boots and brogans, and our skate was just a blade with clamps that clutch- ed the soles and stayed on if we were lucky, The older kind of skates that screwed into the heels had disappeared, except for an occasional old-timer who came down full of exuberance and re- lived his lost youth with us. The clamp skates had a lever just above the blade that snapped tight, but the more modern skates had a keywind, and every boy in town had a key in his pocket along with his jacknife, lucky penny, bicycle key, and as- sorted prosperity. This trotting park was arrived at by going to the end of a lane, walking under great pines on a hillside, and following a path through scrub growth. On moon- lit nights there was no problem. When the moon was under- ground we often carried a lan- tern although the flashlight wag corning into use, too. And almost everybody who walked along to- ward the pond picked up some - Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking dpi n 4E GI 1E107110 7. MEI LIMO PIo® onuo 0�©0 W©D©n® 013000ffi 0100 00®. ®k®0[] ®0M ®!90 .. L AZI0 MEI ©©OCl IlEEI ®I]© ©©©DU Finn MOB I1[7[0100 MI0Emens H i':]©©Q ©©CIEL 011/13 7 tlhZJllt7 L70f11©• ©n© "1iikiJE] Ulsl2L: ` 000 9 n` lhiul; on Ibe way which would burn. One farmer had put new sills wider his barn, and the old ones wen called to our at- teuttun. The farmer would have worked hard with a horse to haul Wows old timber's away, but fif- teen or twenty of us youngsters would pions one up and carry it to the Ice. k,ach, night we brought another, and that winter we had the best bonfires 1 recall. The bonfire wasn't built out in the center of the Ice, as a have seen them drawn in pictures, but was right on the edge of the ice by the bank, so we could sit by Its warmth and fit our skates, The thin laying of ice spread within a plank retainer by fire- men with a hose, under commun- ity stipend, can never offer our children the effect of our old trotting -park rink. From the far end of the ice where we stopped to start back again the fire was a bright spot in the night, with dark forms passing back and forth in front of it, and the cold air magnifying the flick of the skates on the ice and the laughter and shouts, There was no fancy skating in those days, I remember Don Coffin achieved fame by learn- ing to skate backward at great speed, which he did in a circle that took up most of the pond, and if everybody would stand back away from the fire he would glide in close to the bank and leap backward through the flames. But we had no music to skate by, except the music of the spheres from the cut -crystal stars in the high winter sky, and we didn't waltz and prepare for the Olympics, Sometimes in day- light, or if the moon were real bright, we would snap the whip, and sometimes we would cross hands with a young lady and do a twosome -but usually on the pretext that this was by way of teaching her to skate.. When the first big snowstorm struck, the pond had to be clear- ed. So everybody brought a shovel or a broom. And by lining up, a crowd of youngsters can quickly clear a skating rink, What we did was shovel a place big enough to skate on, and then attach our skates, after which we skated and cleared at the same time. News that skating on our town rinks is delayed, after a storm, until the town crew can clear the ice disturbs me more than you know. And when there is skating, and mother drives in the warm station wagon to pick up the youngsters, I inwardly recoil. I have a strong memory of how teeteringly we walked, after we took our skates off, up that long path through the bushes, down the road, and to the lamp- lit warmth of a kitchen where we got warm again, and over a cup of hot cocoa with oatmeal cookies we finished our lessons so we could go to bed -and in our uniformed way felt a good time had been had by all, public appropriation or not. -By John Gould in the Christian Science Monitor, MONTY TRIES TO COP A PLEA Piloting a chic black Daimler along London's Millbank, Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery turned into a one-way street - the wrong way -and rammed a blue Vauxhall. Result: The de- sert hero paid $42,70 in fines and costs and had the conviction en- tered on his license in spite of a written leniency plea which ob- served: "I have been driving for 50 years; I have driven from Alamein to Berlin and I have given no trouble to anyone - except the Germans." Following the court action, Monty prudent- ly motored to an engagement in his other car, a chauffeur -driven Rolls. .,1 OT ROAD -A roller helps to cover **tricot cables near *work, for an "under actual conditions' test of an effect - Ye way ja heat highways to keep them free of snow. HORIZONTAL SILO -Old-time method of storing ensilage still is used on the Orville Fisher farm. It's known os a "trench silo," storing winter livestock feed in an open pit. Here, Felix. Thummel packs ensilage into "silo," directly in front of tractor Only a thin top layer is affected by winter weather; the rest below keeps well. T11L L&RM FRONT JokilPLLea. Canada scored a smashing hit with its poultry display at the Anuga Fair in. Cologne, West Germany -the biggest food fair of its kind in the world. F. E, Payne, Canada Depart- ment of Agriculture, reports that exhibits were submitted by coun- tries from the four corners of the world and that the Canadian one compared very favorably with all others. * « While considerable poultry of a mediocre quality has been im- ported and sold in West Ger- many at low prices, there is a growing demand for a top quality product, And, adds Mr. Payne, there is a willingness to pay a modest premium for it. • Currentlypopular in West Germany are chicken broilers - mostly sold through large rotis- series operating throughout the entertainment districts of large cities. Europeans patronize these chicken -eating establishments in large numbers and at the same time, often pick up cooked chick- en to take home. Many German buyers interviewed by Mr. Payne indicated an interest in a pre- mium product for consumers with discriminating tastes. Considerable interest w a s shown in Canadian turkeys, par- ticularly lighter - weight birds. Mr. Payne also foresees the pos- sibility of promoting turkey rolls and other packs of solid turkey meats for use in restaurant and catering trades. Powdered egg and egg melange is in good demand, but Canada's present prices are not competi- tive. West Germans, according to Mr. Payne, have their sights set on building up their own poultry industry. They propose buying wheat on the world market, sell- ing it on their own market at an advanced price, and granting a refund to poultry producers. But, he adds, it may be some years before any large inroad is made into demands for poultry imports. « , In Great Britain, the poultry industry is forging ahead. Egg production now fills domestic requirements. While Great Bri- tain still is a country of many small producer flocks, the large supplier is coming more into the picture. Newcastle disease laws exclude the possibility of import- ing uncooked poultry but Mr. Payne foresees an opportunity of promoting Canadian cooked, can- ned chicken in Britain. Canada's new policy of fraying - lamb premiums has paved the way for the country's first ac- curate appraisal of lamb quality. And, reports the Canada De- partment of Agriculture, the re- sults have been encouraging, Livestock Division officials say that 65 per cent of the lambs graded this fall were eligible for premiums.. e introduced August 14, the po- licy calls for premiums of $2 per lamb for Choice No, 1 and $1 for Good No. 1 -provided warm car- cass weight it between 36 and 61 pounds. In previous years, when only a limited number of carcasses were graded, about 30 per cent were reported Choice No. I and 17 per cent Good No. 1. Yet during the past three mohths, with practically all lambs being graded; there were about 42 per tent in the top category and 23 per cent in the second grade, For the last week in October, British Columbia and Alberta had just over 50 per cent in the Choice No. 1 class: Saskatche- wan, Manitoba and Ontario be- tween 43 and 46 per cent; and Quebec and the Atlantic pro- vinces 35 to 37 per cent. * . Of 486,000 sheep and lambs slaughtered this year to the end of October, 240,000 were carcass graded. A premium is paid by a war- rant attached to the grade certi- ficate on the same basis as for hogs. Lambs must be ear -tagged and farmers' names reported to the grader at the market or pack- ing plant. Only hitch reported so far is. that some producers ha -se failed to get their premiums because their names were not given to the graders. • Federal officials say this is likely to happen when lambs change hands one or more times between farmer and ultimate buyer. *Result is that some per- son other than the producer is credited with the _ambs on the manifest given to the grader. Officials emphasize that the pre- mium is intended only for the producer who finished the lambs for market. A dealer who has the iambs for only a day or so does not qualify. The roan who fin- ishes them is entitled to the pre- mium. * s * Farmers are urged to make sure their market lambs are properly ear -tagged and their correct name and address is list- ed on a manifest which will go with the lambs to the final des- tination, regardless of the mar- keting channel employed. Pines amounting to 61,000 were imposed by Judge Leon Girard on a dairy operator who pleaded guilty at Three Rivers, Quebec, to 10 charges of seting adulter- ated butter. Emile Clermont of Cremerie St. Boniface, admitted the of- fences, which took place in the latter end of June, 1961. A Can- ada Department of Agriculture inspector gave evidence of find- ing the butter, containing fat other than milk fat, in stores at Shawinigan, Grand'mere and St. Georges. e e The seized butter was ordered confiscated and Clermont was also ordered to pay court costs. He was given one month to pay the fines, the alternative being three months' imprisonment. By Rev. ft, Barclay Warren B.A., B,D,. Growth Through Adoration Luke 1:39-55 Memory Selection: My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savi- our. Luke 1:46-47. For sublime and signifieant poetry, that of our lesson has no equal in all literature, It was uttered concerning one event, by an angel, two women and, a man. As one reads it, he shares in the adoration for God, possessed by the speakers. A miracle was in the offing: the miracle of God coming in the likesness of man and establishing a kingdom of which there would be no end, Mary's song was in some ways similar to the song of Hannah in Samuel 2:1-10, though Mary gives to the borrowed words and phrases a higher application. Giving praise and adoration to God stimulates spiritual growth, Handel's Messiah is an example of this in music and song. The rendition of it continues to at- tract great audiences, When the Hallelujah Chorus begins, the people invariable stand, follow- ing the example of the British King when he first hear it, Han- del, when after days of exhaus- tive labour, completed the work, said, "Methinks a did see heaven open and the great God Him- self," Our gaze tends to be too much manward. We gasp at the achievements of man as he soars into space and as he builds great- er and more destructive bombs. We need to lift our eyes and give our wonder and praise to God who created heaven and earth. In doing so we shall gain a pro- per perspective of men and the affairs of men. We shall see life WHOLE. In our singing. our mediation and our prayers, let us exalt our God and His Son Jesus Christ. In doing so, we shall please God, lift our own spirits and influence others to behold the beauty and majesty of our God. It will be true of them as expressed by the Psalmist, (34:5). "They looked unto 'itis., and were lightened: and their faces were n o t ashamed." Hummingbirds By The Hundreds! The descent into the next can- yon was neither as rough nor as deep as the climb out of the canyon we had just vacated. It opened up into a flat of two or three acres in which there were great clumps of chuparosa aflame with red trumpetlike blossoms. ISSUE 49 - 1961 e We both stopped tO stare, Hun- dreds of hummingbirds were dancing in the air over those blossoms, Sipping nectar from the deep cups of the flowers, they were swarming there like bees. Before coming to the desert I had always considered it a red- letter day when I saw one hum- mingbird, I had been thrilled since the sandstorms with the sight of a half dozen Costa hum- mingbirds together coasting down transparent slopes of warm des- ert air, Here was a humming- bird convention) There were big hummingbirds, almost as large as warblers, tiny hummingbirds, so tiny I could hardly believe they were birds, green hummingbirds, green and purple hummingbirds, humming- birds with flaming red gorgets, hummingbirds with blue gorgets, hummingbirds of every kind, every size, their iridescent plum- age glinting in the morning sun. Entranced, we sank down on the first convenient boulder and continued to stare, The tiny birds were not afraid. Some flew with- in arm's length of us or perched on twigs four or five feet away, inspecting us pertly with bright jet -bead eyes. Then away they would spin to their nectar feast again. Cap said, "There are always hummingbirds here. I aimed to give you a treat. But I had no idea we'd see a sight liwe this." - From "Gold on the Desert," by Olga Wright Smith, Now that they have a method of manufacturing phonograph re- cords that do not collect dust it's the housewife that wants to know why the idea can't be car- ried out a step further and be applied to the furniture. THREE FOR THE SHOW- Rick Silvagni has plenty to be excited about: the egg on his plate contains three yolks. CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 52. Not far 1. Spring month 63. 01d Irish coin (ab.) 4. Proportion DOWN S. Fastener .Dnl seed 2 12. Never t6er.) 2. Wharf 13. Zeal 3. Banish 14. Masculine 4. DisavyA name 6. Side by side 15. Moray 8. Light Drown Is 18. Ice cream container 17. Before le. surgical Ins sum eat 20. 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