HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1962-05-17, Page 7Wool To Have
An Unusual Zoo
One of the most original zoos
in..the world is nearly complete
M Israel. It contains, with few
exceptions, all the animals and
birds mentioned in the Bible, '
Each cage and aviary bears the
appropriate Biblieal quotation in
both English and Ilebrew.
For instance, from the Song of
Solomon ii., 15, comes: "Take us
Me foxes, the little foxes that
Spoil the vines."
And, beyond this plaque are
the foxes, leaping about.
The eagle is on show, together
with its mention in Ezekiel xvii,
3: "A great eagle with great
wings, longwinged, full of feath-
ers, which had divers colours,"
There, too, are "Wolves raven-
ing the prey" (Ezekiel xxii, 27),
and a lion whose cage has this
inseription from Proverbs xxx.
30; "A lion which is the strongest
among beasts, and turneth not
away for any."
Finding a sae place in Jerusa-
lem for this novel zoo proved a
most difficult and hazardous task,
It was first situated near the
present border between the Arab
and Jewish parts of the Holy
City.
The tension, danger from
snipers' bullets and occasional
raids naturally kept visitors
down to a minimum. It was
rather like having to cross Re-
gent's Park under fire to act to
„onclon Zoo!
The Biblical Zoo is nos. sect
over about twenty, peaceful acres
of wooded land an a :Tope of the
highest hill in Jerusalem, where
there are many natural caves and
rock formations,
Ilut the collectors have had
leveret other big headaches,,
About 130 different creatures
ire mentioned in the Old Testa -
mut. Some were very hard to
Identify, either because origin-
ally they had two or more names,
or because the same name was
;sed for more than one animal,
Also, words and their meanings
lend to change as time passes.
Then, of course, some of the
birds and animals referred to in
the Bible are extinct. These have
been replaced by their closest liv-
ng relations.
An Indian leopard has been
Substituted for the local variety,
exterminated in Palestine before
the 1939-45 war; and an African
ostrich, for the long -dead Syrian
bird.
Other creatures which have
(lied out in Israel have had to be
imported. T w o Syrian - type
brown bears, obtained from the
London Zoo, have been breeding
prolifically in their natural sur-
roundings. Red deer and fallow
deer have also come from Britain
—the former from the Duke of
Bedford's Woburn Abbey Estate.
Roe deer have had to be brought
from Belgium, and Barbary
sheep, once common in Palestine,
have been acquired from Hol
land. At the time of writing, only
three more animals are needed
for a full house. They are th'I
Aranbian oryx, the hippopotamu s
and the white -nosed antelope.
As well as animals and bird',
the Jerusalem Zoo will soon car
tam many of the plants, trees ani
crops mentioned in the Bible.
It is hoped, too, to build c n
aquarium, although it is unlike l-
ly that there will be room in it
for Jonah's whale!
Another feature is the recon-
struction of Biblical events in
which animals played a big part,
such as Noah's Ark.
Marilyn Bell of Toronto w is
the youngest person ever to
swim the English Channel. She
was 17 when she did it in 1950.
A. iMP .ONES - Seventy -year-old Claude Watson seems
to improve with age. He recorded an Indianapolis high
bowling series of 727. Watson, Nho didn't start bowling
until he was 50, says, "I'm not an expert or anything—I'm
just kind of young for my age." Nice pin topplin' at any age.
BABY SATURN — Big rockets
from little rockets grow, NASA
has found. Two technicians at
Marshall Space Flight Center
in Huntsville, Ala., ready a
scale model of a five -engine
cluster for static firing. A
full-size cluster will power the
huge Saturn launch 'vehicle.
The small rockets aid in de-
signing the big ones.
Meter Maids Make
-Much More Maoia
Nobody was absolutely certain
that the introduction of meter
maids in Baltimore would pro-
vide tighter enforcement, in-
crease revenues and free able -
bodies policemen for more de-
manding jobs. But the uniformed
girls had done all these things in
other cities and it seemed likely
they could do the same here.
They have.
A mere ten of them, patrolling
only half the meters in the city,
have boosted summonses for
parking violations phenomenally,
Before the ladies arrived on the
scene last May, the monthly av-
erage for parking tickets was
6,500. Now it is 13,000. Meter col-
lections are also up. And some of
the men on the force formerly
assigned to checking parking
violations are now used for other
duties.
Not surprisingly, the head of
the traffic division is urging the
city to double this force. On the
basis of the record so far, it looks
like a profitable proposal. — The
Evening Sun (Baltimore).
AM SESSION — Gruup of girls jam into plexiglass bowl
shaped like a shampoo jar in cramming contest at Teen-
Age Fair which was conducted at Pacific Ocean Park.
Odd Hcippen'1ngs
In a Big City
New York is a grab bag.
Poke yourself into its hollows,
feel around a bit and you are
sure to come up with an amusing
Package of life, a surprise.
Rockefeller Center, for in-
Yas.Y :e, hw'? inst'ani spring the
other day.
People hustling to work in the
morning saw a few drab wiinter
plants in the center's gardens.
Trotting home, however, they
viewed a chromatic wonder, The
garden was ablaze with tulips,
daffodils and ether flowers in
full bloom,
Gardeners had planted hot-
house flowers during the day.
This was the best side of com-
merce.
, Some people tend to sniff at
business, They regard it as a
dull, necessary, money -grabbing
routine. They forget the dy-
namics, the excitement, the in-
genuity—yes, even the beauty—
generated by business.
It pays the owners of Rockefel-
ler Center to keep that cluster of
buildings attractive. It is a prime
office space and a lucrative tour-
ist center.
For some time this reporter
has kept a file labeled "brights."
If I run across some wee amus-
ing item while wiggling about
this crowed island, it gets pop-
ped into that file.
Ilere are some of them:
A stroll down Fifth Avenue
showed these items on sale—a
pin shaped as a poodle out of
mink fur, a bamboo pen, cuff
links with one link a watch, an
ivory toothpick and case, and
red and purple -colored wigs for
the ladies.
At Park Avenue and 5Gth, a
pedestrian can pick up a phone
and get the latest stock market
quotations. Paine, Webber, Jack-
son & Curtis are preparing a
new branch office there.
Another Wall Street brokerage
house, Shields & Company, has
opened a drive-in office in down-
town Niagara Falls, N.Y.
People walking past the Pan
Aur airways building being con-
structed over Grand Central Ter-
minal get a view of the work
high up on the skyscraper by
closed circuit television.
Another television event, at
Rockefeller Plaza, attracted a
crowd the other day. A male
vocalist singing loudly swung
through the air at the end of a
boom, It must have provided a
spectacular skyscraper back-
ground as the camera followed
the singer.
At a trade exposition, Spencer
Chemical Company handed out
"gift size-mographs." They are
wallet cards on which the hus-
band can list the sizes of his
wife's blouse, coat, dress, etc.,
plus his wedding anniversary.
A major shirt manufacturer
announced it would no longer
produce separate collars, Phillips'
Van Heusen Corporation said
production had dwindled from
'two million dozen in 1924 to 1,500
in 1961—not enough to pay.
A shoeshine boy got a reward
for 36 years of "faithful service."
When American Cyanamid Com-
pany decided to move its office
to New Jersey, the board of di-
rectors voted Vincent Tronolone
a lifetime pension, though he had
never been on the company's
payroll,
Air Travelers bound for Eu-
rope from the airport at Idle-
wild can give a machine et $5
bill and get $4.70 worth of French
francs, Italian lire, German
marks or English pounds,
Some statistics are curious, For
instance, Americans spend $326,-
000,000 a year on potted plants;
another $56,000,000 on air fresh-
eners; and $110,000,000 on 8mm
home movie cameras and pro-
jectors, writes David R, Francis
in the Christian Science Mom -
tor.
First National City Bartle In-
bttt'lad a play area for children
at one Long Island branch; a
machine which accepts deposits.
of currency, coins and checks at
a eity branch.
Finally, there is an engraved
scroll State Farm Insurance com-
panies gives to newspapermen,
On It is printed an imperial edict
issued in 1398 by the Empress
Dowager of China.
It reads: "As newspapers only
serve to excite the masses to sub-
vert the present order of things
and the editors concerned are
composed of the dregs of the li-
terary classes, no good can be
served by the continuation of
such dangerous instruments, and
we hereby command the entire
suppresion and sealing up of all
newspapers published within the
empire, while the editors con-
nected with them' are to be ar-
rested and punished with the
utmost rigor of the law."
He Goes Fishing
Vith a Kite!
Visitors to Hornsby, near Cais-
ter, Norfolk, are astonished to
find an enthusiastic angler catch-
ing large fish by standing on the
beach and flying a kite.
Mr Stephen Chaney, owner of
holiday chalets and bungalows,
fishes for .a hobby, and his un-
usual methods, practised with a
strong wind blowing offshore,
sometimes bring him a catch of
twenty codlings in a few hours.
Prize specimens usually tip the
scales at from seven to nine
pounds. His technique has em-
erged after long and often dis-
appointing experiments. B u t
helped by his fisherman -brother,
Mr. Walter Chaney, he stuck to
his notion that, by using a kite
to carry a baited line a fair dis-
tance out to sea, he could fish
from any non -rocky coastline in
weathers unsuitable for any small
boat to put to sea.
So, even in stormy weather, he
could catch fish beyond the wild-
est dreams of ordinary anglers.
He has built himself a number
of kites, varying diagonally from
31t. gin. to 5ft. He flies them
singly, or, if the going is espe-
cially rough, in series.
His kite carries a baited line,
which he releases as he decides.
And, due to the nylon cord, con-
trolled by his beach winch, the
kite can be flown three-quarters
of a mile out at sea.
The secret of this novel tech-
nique lies in his method of at-
taching lead weights, hooks and
line to his kite cord. They are
carried about 100 yards behind
the kite.
His problem for a long time
was how to drop them into the
sea. Now, by tying them to the
nylon cord with wool, he has no
difficulty in bringing about the
required "drop."
Shortly after the kite reaches
its mark, the strain put by the
fishing line on the wool fastening
may break it. Or, if the wool is
at all obstinate, Mr. Chaney
merely gives his nylon cord a
powerful jerk or two, and away
she goes, for his baited hooks to
plunge into the sea below.
He winches in his kite, but
hauls in his fishing line by hand.
He gets exciting sport in all
weathers.
How Can 1?
By Roberta Lee
Q. How can I shorten a plastic
ra ineoat?
A. One very good way to ac-
complish this is to turn up the
hem and stick it into place with
some .adhesive tape.
Q. What is a good way to clean
copper?
A. You can clean copper easily
and economically by rubbing it
with a half - lemon dipped in
salt, then rinsing with hot water,
and polishing with a soft cloth.
Q. Do you have any solution to
offer for a stair carpeting that is
beginning to show signs of wear?
A. Try moving the carpeting
up or down, so the worn areas
will cover the risers, instead of
the treads. Cut off the extra ma-
terial at the top or bottom of the
carpet, and then tack or sew it to
the other end, If this is done, the
carpeting will give you about
twice as much service.
CLASSIFIED
ANTIQUE COINS
COINS and Currency wanted: Free but'
ape Price for Coin a Exch nge,e Ina,
95 .Fest Post Road, White Plains, New
York.
BABY CHICKS & HATCHING EGGS
CUSTOM hatching all kinds of eggs,
any quantity. Gore Merritt, Bmithvllle,
phone WA. 6.3458.
AMES, Sykes and Cornet egg special.
fists from Bray, to reach best markets.
Some started pullets, Best dual pur.
peso varieties, and Loghorns; mixed
Chicks. pullets and cockerels. Request
price list. See local agent, or write
Bray Hatchery, 120 John North, Ham-
ilton, Ont,
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
VALUABLE dealership available In
various parte of Ontario Honest and
reliable persons who have $675 to In.
vest to a short hour business of their
own required. No selling, Send all par.
Mentors and phone number to Box 249
128 1015. Street New Toronto Ont
OPPORTUNITY
For Your Own Business
Service Station
for lease
Dunnville, Ontario
This Is en excellent opportunity for
man with mechanical background 10
start in an expanding and profitable
business. Previous experience not nec-
essary as complete training Is given
with pat In all phases of servtee station
operation.
Apply Box 250, 123 18th. Street,
New Toronto, Ont.
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EXOTIC TEAS
TEAPOT Ranch Tea! Eight delicious
and different blends of fine teas, herbs,
and spices Send for free sample. Tea-
pot Ranch, Box 548, Fallbrook, Califor.
pia
DAIRY FARM FOR SALE
FOR sale. Dairy farm. M.F 10 Baler;.
Laval Milking parlor' Laval Bulk milkcooler! Laval Milk pipe line, A11 about
new. Heylioop, Harwood Road, Haiti.
more, Ontario.
FARMS FOR SALE.
FARM, i00 acres, house, barn, 2 acres
of grapes, 25 acres of woods and
marsh. the rest suitable for cultivation,
very good location, t,4 mile off QEW;
58,000, down payment of $3,000. Tele-
phone Stevensville, 382.3752 before 6
or write Mrs. C. Hendershot, Box 85.
Stevensville, Ont.
FARM EQUIPMENT
FARM equipment — for sale — Three
George White harvester wagons coin.
son, R Excellent0. tTR. a-8586mP.
FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS
51,49 TABLE Bowling Alleys on alum.
inum bases. Five balls In cups (no pins),
Orbit. 28 Esgore Drive, Toronto 12 Ont.
BIG DISCOUNTS
ON THE FINEST QUALITY
BRAND NAME
PLUMBING MATERIALS
FOR HOME, .FARM,. AND
COTTAGES
CRANE fixtures, DURO softeners,
MUELLER brass, JACUZZI and Me-
DOUGAL pumps andpressure systems.
INGLIS hot water heaters and HYDRO -
THERM gas and oil fired hot water
heating systems. See us today.
PATON BROS.
FREE PARKING
1052 Brydges St. — London
HELP WANTED
DIETI2tAN to work with competent
assistant in supervising food service
for a spial camp for handicapped chil.
dren in Cobourg area. Good working
conditions and wage. Write Camp Of-
fice, YMCA, 40 College St., Toronto.
PIANO PLAYER. Young man to play
for sing songs and help with programs
at Boys camp in Muskoka. Write Camp
Office, YMCA, 40 College St., Toronto.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
MERCHANT Marine Jobs! 5100 weekly,
for beginners. Unlimited opportunities.
No discrimination allowed,' Act now.
Details free, Helium, 234 So. Broad-
way, Dept. C2, Pendleton, Indiana.
LIGHTERS
MAGIC Lighter; No flints, batteries.
Guaranteed .you or wind can't blow
flame out! Thousands sold! Rush 52.00
to: Lighter, Box 307-C, Milton, Penna.,
USA.
LIVESTOCK AUCTION
LIVE STOCK
Aberdeen -Angus – Sale at public
auction, 45 lots 4 bulls and 41 fe.
males (many with calf atfoot and re•
bred), a number of steers, at Peter-
borough, Ont., Saturday May 19th, at
1.30 p.m., sponsored by the Eastern
Ontario Aberdeen -Angus Breeders' As-
sociation. Send for free catalogue of
this high class stock, to secretary,
A. C. McTaggart
1 Wellington St. E., Aurora, Ont.
MEDICAL
POST'S ECZEMA SALVE
BANISH the torment of dry eczema
rashes and weeping skin troubles.
Post's Eczema Salve will not disappoint
you. Itching scalding and burning ecze•
ma, acne, ringworm, pimples and foot
eczema will respond readily to the
stainless, odorless ointment regardless
of how stubborn or hopeless they seem.
Sent Post Free on Receipt of Pr(ce
le PRICE $3.50 PER JAR
POST'S REMEDIES
2865 St. Clair Avenue East
Toronto
ADVERTISING
MEDICAL
IT'S IMPORTANT — EVERY
SUFFERER OF RHEUMATIC PAINS
OR NEURITIS SHOULD TRY
DIXON'S REMEDY
MUNRO'S DRUG STORE
335 ELGIN OTTAWA
$l.25 Express Collect
NURSERY STOCK
GOVERNMENT certified Lathan see
and Ienr revisers.), plants 560 of per
thousand, 57.00 per hundred. AlliesRsdbonrnee, R 4 Cara, Ontario A
---m NUTRIA
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NUTRIA PURCHASERS
Be associated with the only organize.
Non in North America which offers
you a known
PELT GUARANTEE
Yes, here is your pelt market with
guaranteed floor price on all pelts. For
free book (on how to raise nutria),
Write to: Canadian Nutria Limited, R.R.
2, Stouffvlile, Ontario.
OF INTEREST TO. WOMEN
HUSBANDS will think you're a `mart
shopper. Every home needs one' Thous-
ands have been sold Rush 515e to:
Surprise Gift, Box 307-0. Penna„
U.S.A.
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PERSONAL
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A safe, effective reducing Plan with
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1 month's supply 67.00. Lyon's Drugs,
Dept 32. 471 Danforth Ave., Toronto
SAVE 15% ON ALL DRUG
STORE -NEEDS BY MAIL
Including Vitamins, Cosmetics, Per-
fumes, Patents, & injectables, etc. En.
gullies invited Lyon's Drug. Dept. 34.
471 Danforth, Toronto.
PROPERTIES FOR SALE
dokcoBeach, strery
c, cottage. Mrs. Rhamcrl6 river,
St, London.
WISHING to purchase business home.
fruit, dairy or general farm on Niagara
Peninsula? Write Peter Paul LeppP,
Real Estate. 7 Ta-Inr Ave.. St Cath-
arines, Ont.
STAMPS
51.00 MIXTURE
06.00 oat.
American and Canadian
Commemoratives
A few good foreign. One order only.
please SMALL FRY STAMP
Trenton Ontario
TRACTOR . PARTS
Tractor Parts for Cat. - A.C. and 1810
Tractors, all models. Special Spring
sale prices. All parts new guaranteed.
Labco Equipment Ltd., 44 Chauncey
Avenue, Toronto 18. Phone RO. 5.2401
ISSUE 18 — 1962
YOUR HONEYMOON
MOON
IS FOR LIFE
Neither of you willever forget. your
heavenly honeymoon days at Gray
Rocks Inn —mountains, rivers,lakes
and trees; warmth and friendliness
all about you --.complete privacy
when you wish.
Tho guests YOU will meet et Gray
Rocks Inn are part of 1ts charm —
one of its delights -- Informal but
select.
Superb Cuisine the year 'round,
every Sport in Season: Golf, Tennis,
Riding, Swimming,Dancing, Boat -
1n4, Canoeing, kiing, Skating,
sleighing,
Write for reduced honeymoon notes
and an particulars.
CRAYROCKSINN
St. Jovite, P.Q.
FLIPPED — The driver really flipped when he decided to park his truck in Nice, France.
The topsy-turvy auto, shown above, was actually the result of a'freak accident.