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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1962-02-01, Page 3When wird Geese Fly Back North The April migration of blue geese, snow geese, and whistling WEDS through Traverse County In western Minnesota draws many bird watchers from the Twin Cities to witness a unique and thrilling spectacle. The marshes in this region afford an- nual resting and feeding stations for from ten to two hundred thousand of the great birds on their way from the Gulf of Mex- ico to the arctic tundra where. they breed. For a few spring days the skies are laced with the long, wedge-shaped strings of flying birds, and the marshes are filled with the rustling and beat- ing of wings, and the honking of many voices. Against a vivid sunset sky the orderly concen- tration of flying birds, and the swooping and alighting in 'dark- ening marshland can be a sight to remember all one's life, After a few days the handsome birds vanish as mysteriously as thye come. How they return to the South in the fall is not cer- tainly known, but, like the gold- en plover, they probably make a nonstop flight down the. East coast to the Gulf. Certainly there is no concentration in the fall comparable to the mass flights of the spring. Sometimes' a stray wedge of geese will fly over the Twin Cities, but the wild ducks are seen much more commonly near urban areas than are the wild geese. In fact many wild ducks have become tame residents of the city lakes. On Lake Cornelia, in a newly settled area near Southdale in Minneapolis, the property owners began to feed and tame the wild ducks that came to the lake... Now the area is almost overrun by affection- ate mallards and canvasbacks which nest at the edge of the rose gardens and tramp, quack- ing and scolding, across the lawns to solicit food at the kitchen door. The ducks enjoy the life of ease so much that they would rather not bother to fly South for the winter. Last winter an interested ob- server reported to the newspaper that he had seen on Lake Harriet not only hundreds of mallards and canvasbacks but American geldeneyes, black ducks, gad- walls,redheads, and blue bills avvimming around in water which wbs kept open by body heat and constant motion, while the ice on parts; -'of the lake was several inches thick. Residents of the area provided bushels of shelled corn and even shoveled paths through the snow to make life easier for their wild friends. Prom "The Twin Cities," by Carol Brink. Q. Can you sugges' a decorat- ing idea that will heti') to "lower" an old-fashioned,. high-ceilinged room? A. You can make the ceiling in this room appear lower if you'll paint the walls a dark color, the ceiling a very light or white. MERRY -MENAGERIE lbxiitove 11.1E "Albert wants to be a submarine)" THEY NOSE EACH OTHER —Jimmy Durante and former Vice President Richard Nixon were the center of attraction as they met nose -to -nose at the Hollywood premiere of the film, "Judgment at Nuremburg." Snowstorms Don't Keep On Schedule One, particularly in Maine, should never presume about the weather. It may well happen that by the time I have penned ,this lament, and sealed it in an envelope, I'll have to wade chest -deep in new -fallen snow to mail it. But in late years. nothing like that has happened, and there has definitely been a thinning down of our Christmas climate, Along about ,the second week in December the spirit moves me, and I draw an edge on the ax and wander up into the woods after o u r Christmas greens. I first did this in the days' of horse, when we'd startle the beast, who hadn't done any- thing since the turnips were in, by leading him forth to be at- tached to the pung. He thought he was going to take things easy all winter, and the first thing he knew he had a jingle -bell on his hames and was off in gay holiday spirit with a pack of youngsters calling the plays., By the time my own children were joining this we had a trac- tor, but otherwise the errand was the same. But what I wanted to say is that we always did this with considerable snow on the ground. Enough for the pung, and often with the tractor we'd have to break a road where the drifts weredeepest with a shovel. The snow would pack up under the housing and the wheels would spin, and we'd drive back and forth two -three times to tread things down. Right now, by contrast, the ground isn't even frozen. There are places in the wood road I'd have to skirt wet spots that dry out In summer and freeze over in winter. Spring and fall we don't go that way much, so I've never tried to haul in rocks. A. ss� $AIL-PLANE—A small: drone ,version of the experimental PIex Wing aircraft is being .investigated by the U.S. Marine Corps at 'its desert facilities at Twenty -Nine Palms, Calif. The plane would be powered by o gasoline engine in the rear. Launched by troops in ,the field, it would serve as a reconnaissance 'or s'py plane. Like itt larger counterpart, the drone has a "wing" 'of fabric and is a iight armful for Ryan. Aeronautical Co. employe Cecil Craigo to carry. tractor can get mired in these places the wrong time of year, but December ought to be safe. A worm fancier told me one time that if I'd follow his practices a few worms would quickly remedy this swampy condition, but I'm no hand to lay outwork for others. So, from long ago we'd rig in mittens, boots and earlappers, usually taking the snowshoes. The air would be crisp and sharp, and we'd churn up over the hill and down through the hardwood to the black growth beyond. In the really older days I fear there was a utilitarian complexion to this, for fence posts were in demand. A Christ- mas tree and a few garlands made the excuse, and permitted frivolity, 'but the farm could al- ways use a pile of fir poles any- way, I still bring back all the poles I can, because they are still use- ful, but the tree itself is the mo- tivating purpose now, Around amongst the pines and hemlocks and spruces we'd hunt out the firs, known also as balsams, and the best and bushiest was to adorn our hearthside. We'd al- ways get a half dozen or so be- sides, to hand to friends, and over the years certain friends have made a habit of this. We stand them in the doorYard, and if they don't like what we've cut they can borrow the ax and - go get their own. The . fir is a fast-growing tree, not too val- uable as either pulpwood or tim- ber, and it's good for pineland to thin them out. Then we always cut some big- ger firs, lop the limbs off, and bring the tips back for gar- lands and wreaths. Some years we've joined the commercializ- • ed aspects and sold such, al- though I always felt making wreaths was a slow way to get rich, After lopping off the limbs we'd bring the pole home — if you don't use it for a fence post, a prop, a pry, you can al- ways saw it into stovewood. So, we'd wander around in the snow, and whenever we drove the ax into a tree the shock would loosen all the snow on the limbs, and we'd get a shower. Right now the firs are standing up there as snowless as they were last August, and I can't feel exactly Christmasy without the shrieks that, in former years, went up as the snow came down, As I cut the limbs off the down tree, the children would carry the branches to the trailer, and afterward they would grab on and help me bring out the pole. A green fir trunk, even if not too big, can be quite heavy so while I took the thing a -balance in the middle they would pick up each end, and the way lever- age works I would be carrying the whole • thing. Once in a while, naturally, I would sag off, leav- ing them with, the whole weight, and they'd go down in the snow, log and all, and accuse me of ';guile. There isn't much I think of that makes more fun than gathering greens with the young- sters, No doubt we could get all we wanted in an hour, and be home, but we had to make the job last through dinnertime, We'd start a little fire and toast our sand- wiches, fix some hot cocoa, and Term our apples. Then we could ride home singing "Deck the Halls," and watch to see if they Were watching us from the house. All this, mind you, v'as done in snappy winter weather, with ice fringing the open spring by the sugar house, where we always stopped for a drink. The long, blue shadows on the snow set Off the red house as we topped the 'rise by the pasture, bare and started downhill for the dooryard, .Often the woodsmoke from the chimney would be go- ing straight up into the sky. But sometimes a brisk; ,wind would whip the ashes and maples along os CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING BABY CHICK BRAY bas 0.18 week old Ames and other good pullet varleues. Order now and get r Head start on egg produotlon for 1862. Broiler chicks also syuilable. Da olds to order. See local agent, or write BrayQlHtatchery, 120. John North, aml BUSINESS. PROPERTIES POR SALE BILLIARDS lunch counter, two apart. MOMS, 6,900. Goingsconcern. Lawrence POOL roorn and equipment far sale, 4- -5'x10' snooker tables; 1-40'- Boa - ton table. All in good eondltion. No Kieller, Madoe, Ont., Phone 613.472-2560d. the: lane, the limbs threshing at us, and often we would hear treesqueaks. Anyway, my sporty neighbor was in last night and told of two birdies he had in a round of golf, and he said it was wonder- ful weather for golf. The fields are bare, the grass is green, the ground is soft, robins still linger in the lilacs and the ducks still swim in the open pond. Every- thing is fine, except that I must go get a Christmas tree, and it isn't Christmas tree weather, To each his own, and I trust you may receive what you want the most; for my Christmas present I'd like to get a blizzard. A good • Christmas - tree - cutting snow -storm that would seem like times gone by, — By John Gould in the Christian Science Moni- tor. Dreamvm1{e, U.S.A. And if this doesn't leave you muttering to yourself: A golf club in Blair, Nebr., for years rented to farmers 14 acres of ground not needed for its fair- ways. Last year club officials enlarg- ed the course and took the 14 acres back. "Then," reports Sen. Young (D -Ohio), "most unexpectedly, the golf club received a Govern- ment cheek for taking out of Production land previously plant- ed to corn. The amount was $288." You say it. —Rocky Mountain News (Denver) How Can 1? By Roberts Lee Q. How can I remove grease or oil stains from wallpaper? A. Make a paste of cornstarch and water, apply, let remain on until dry, then brush off. If this doesn't work to your satisfaction, try a paste of fuller's earth and carbon tetrachloride. Use in the same manner. Q. How can I preserve soft rubber goods? A. Suspend these articles, er rest them on a rack, several inches from the bottom of their enclosure, in which place a small quantity of kerosene. The vapor will prevent cracking without in- juring the rubber, Q. How can I keep the bright bands of metal on my kitchen sink and counters from staining my apron black? A. By touching up these metal bands with some colorless lac- quer, or with colorless fingernail polish. Q. How eau. I mix a wallpaper Paste? A. Add one tablespoon of pow- dered alum to one quart of water. Sift flour into the water, stirring constantly, until it has acquired the consistenoy of dough. Then pour in boiling water until the paste turns; then dilute to the desired consistency. if a little creosote or carbolic acid is add- ed, it will prevent decomposi- tion. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 00881 0017 stook to vondingl 13011* 10ur OW» eempanyl Ambitious 5043 ti• resonalble Men can get into vendingntally1100 an a lenitive or parttime Pasta A On0e4n-wllEetime opportunity 141^earn a good income and gat a good return on Your investment. Let us start YOU n Send ndietalla tailored to In vestments" 290 Bay St„ Toronto,Suite 309 or phone 2307370. OPPORTUNITY: For alert keen salesman. To associate with successful ORDINARY AGENCY. REQUIREMENTS: 1. Desire to work 5- Presently employed 3. Age 28.45 —own car 4. Married preferred 5. A-1 references 6. Resident Of area OUR RESPONSIBILITY: 1. 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FARMS FOR SALE 200 ACRE Dairy Farm with Milk Quota for sale. 2 modern 8 -room homes, two sets of farm buildings, good drilled well hydro, well drained 20 acres of schoolhush. 1 miles andschurch it mile. For further information apply Mr. Donald Soper, RR No. 2, St. Thomas, Ontario. This advertisement is pub- ]used free as one of the many benefits of: The Allied Farm Services (Canada), P.O. Box 1020, London, Ontario, FARM MACHINERY FOR SALE NEW TYPE HAYING MACHINE CUTS LABOUR IN HALF LUNDELL-MAYNARD three•ln-one flail type processor, 80.inch cut; cuts, eon- ditlons and windross all in one opera- tion. Write for prices and Information, C. E. Maynard Wholesale, Schomberg, Ont, GUNS FOR SALE GUNS MODERN OR ANTIQUE BOUGHT -SOLD EXCHANGED EXPERT REPAIRS—PARTS SERVICE Poly -Choke Installations TRADE DISCOUNTS ' MONTHLY CATALOGUE 256 The Modern Gun Shop ' "CANADA'S GUN HOUSE" 3006 DAN,FORTH AVE., E. TORONTO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY TOY Pomeranian Kennel .Also lovely home with same for sale. 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Also Young Sows and BB.oars. &7517 to Morris W. Shepard, ISSUE 2 — 1962 MAN OF PEACE — Commem- orating the late Dog Hommor- skjold's self-sacrificing achieve - merits in behalf of world peace, the Hammarskjoid' Fund in Stockholm has issued this special medallion. The front has a relief of the late U.N. secretory -general; the reverse, the emblem of United Nations. TALK ABOUT GAS MILEAGE—This car g^es a long 'Wu, on a thimbleful of gasoline— if somebody pushes it. The car has no engine no tron8missi'n. They were removed by car strippers working in Forth Worth, Tex. 1'-e c"r was .itnter' from a dealer's lot and; after recovery, cat salesman Cleston M^.re s; -,nus 1 .. i; "n:lnO. used to be. The car had been driven but sevenmiles when stolen.