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The Seaforth News, 1962-10-11, Page 7Gt tfl}3 Prices. For Oid W ush43enthes Ti,„ antique b1( iii baffles me, because a piece of old fur.. iliture is a lovely thing, and adorns the domestic nook, but why do the summer people from New Jersey look so pleased- when le r ed - when they get an old wa h bench to strap Olt the top of their atitoinobile? I always watch then drive by, wondering how much they paid for It, and if a brand-new one at the :;auto Srice wouldn't be a better buy, omehow, I feel the prod sees of thought aren't balancing off the simple facts; That the brie*. brae and orts accumulated to edify the tourists are the same 'Ghat some family, somewhere, just east aside as expendable; The wash benches now moving out are not going to be used as wash benches, of course. I happen to possess the liun- lber, facilities a n d talent f o r making wash benches. I could do it. They would be clean, sturdy and improved in design, although I could make thein like old wash benches if i wanted fee If anybody wanted just one, and I had to tool up for it, the price would probably be cores parable to the going tab today on an old one, but if I could get an order for 500, I could snake them very cheap indeed. And it's a little disturbing to fhhnk that after I made them, and 150 years went by, they'd be antiques, too. I have made antiques. I made a cobbler's bench, for instance, 'We were visiting somebody who had an old one, punched full of sparables, and as We talked I idly took off the mea- surements and jotted them down, I did a close jcb, so every detail of the thing was on paper. Then I came home and made one just like it. It was fun. The old bench had three drawers, and they were fitted with what we call flush -handles. They are (brass, recessed into the wood, and you can buy this kind of fit- ting at any marine hardware store, or chandlery, today just as well es you could in olden tithes. They are standard for vuddies and hatches, so I went and bought six of these, identi- cal with the "antique" ones, and lout them on my three drawers. When I got the bench to my liking I gave it a rinse with llgnophol, and buttered it up good with a hard wax. It is handsome, and all who see it pause to admire it. But I get varying reactions. SUCCESS STORY — Three men, armed with hedge clip- pers and equipped with a specially -made ladder, give the Cirencester, England, great green wall a trim which takes about 10 days. Itlutiy seise "Poet tn.! bettti:ilul old U1 w(.t vette:" Moet 01 them compliment lee on my wonderful job of "res•, toration." One "expert" who wasn't fooled a bit said 1 had truiy dnue e t�areftl job of eopy- ing, but it was a shame I put thorn flush -handles on, sinne the really old benches naturally had wooden pulls, "Naturally," said. Anyway, if there's lttorit In having a cobbler's bench in the living room, to hold up bau- quets and margarines, we've got one, It docs not mean that we peg shoes in the parlour. And. I think, apart from the adoration of . age, it is better to have a clean, neat one with fresh ish 00 it than to have an old one that is scarred and bent. The aneient wash bench was hardly designed for a thing of beauty and a jay forever, It was not so long ago I can't remember it, Plumbing on the old farm is still of recent d a t e. We had three wash benches --- two in the "laundry" and one by the back steps. The one by the back steps was for casual ablutions of the sweaty, dirty anatomy of the agronomist, who came up from the fields after labour to cleanse himself sufficiently to sit at table, The function of the bench was, you might say, aes- thetic, but in a special country way that doesn't seem to one to point obviously at present-day delight in owning one. Just be- fore meal time somebody would dip a pail of warm water from the tank on the back of the kit- chen stove, and with a pail of cold water beside it, would set it on the bench. There was a clay flower pot there with ends of soap in it — the hole in the pot offering a drain so the soap wouldn't go mushy, and also it let you run a finger up through to help get a good "holt" on a piece. A good rough towel would be provided, and a basin and dipper. I will not say there was noth- ing artistic about the bench It was a tender experience to stand and watch a hired man lave imself, The water splashed about a good deal, and he slap- ped it over his neck, and he'd puff and glow, and you could see that it felt good. Dusty from threshing or grimy from pulling weeds, he rejoiced in the cool- ing. Soil in rivulets ran off him, and he came forth sweet and pure, shining like a bottle, and his hair brushed as for a wed- ding. edding. Grandfather judged hired men by the wood they could chop; Grandmother by their work at the wash bench, The other wash benches, in the laundry, were for clothes tubs. I can't remember anything, in particular, which surrounded these which would make them prized in retrospect. If Grand- mother had been told that some day her old benches would fetch a fancy figure, I'm sure she'd have hooted at such nonsense. Hers was an era that looked tor - ward to set tubs and a length of hose, and the happy time when the wash bench could be hove on the dump, If she could have, by second sight or powers of imagination, contrived to foresee automatic laundries and driers, I think she would lament the low intelligence of a wom- an who, having these miracles, would go on a vacation up in Maine and pay good money for a wash bench to carry all the way back to your province or state. — By John Gould in the Christian Science Monitor. Q. Now can I remove shine from dark suits? A. Often you can remove the mirror-like appearance by rub- bing the fabric lightly with very fine sandpaper. Dampen a navy skirt or pair of trousers with bluing water, and press while still damp. Shiny suits may also be sponged with vinegar before pressing. le.Secure 21, Low CROSSWORD rq ,•p �•�+y,¢®l♦� get 1i. Urge (sinngl :tfi• „jecentrta 17. Viscous !NUM 27, Floating PUZZL19 Dennp . lege _ Qy� toner r17tl 40. 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Brown and Richard Nixon will take a clearcut stand on this proposed tax favor to "farmers," or whether these two rival candidates for Governor will sidestep it. Perhaps if they are wise they will. Any time a proposition gets on the state ballot for direct voter action, it more than likely is because the Legislature was willing to "pass the buck" to the voters. A gcod deal of grass- roots "legislating" is done in just this way. It is nothing to see 15 or 20 complex issues come up before the voters in the forth of ballot propositions that would floor a convention of Philadel- phia barristers. * a * Proposition 4 would authorize local government to enact ordin- ances permitting holders of close -in land to receive assess- ments based on its agricultural use instead of a housing subdi- vision, industrial site or whatever else. Back payment of the dif- ference in tax levels plus 6 per cent interest for the preceding seven years would be required when the land is converted from agricultural to other use. Right, here, no natter how simply you try to explain this bloc action for preferential tax treatment, by the time the aver- age voter has studied this and some 20 other complicated pro- positions on his ballot, he is apt to be a little vague i1 not down- right befuddled. The voter in the city the size of San Francisco or Los Angeles doesn't get out of it this easily, either, I•Ie may have a raft of municipal propositions to vote on, too. By the time you string the two lists, end to end, they stream off into the electoral cosmos like a frigate's home- ward -bound pennant. Our home-grown political sci- entists could see all this corning and some of them spoke out pretty clearly about the need to simplify our electoral methods around the time we were redraft- ing the California Constitution in the 1870's. To call upon the average citizen to vote at each election for a string of candidates about whom he can know no- thing unless he makes a business of politics, it is even now argued, is to relegate choice to rigged nominating conventions, and po- 1Jticai rings. The same applies to the ballot propositions which often are espoused by special in- terests and put over with well- heeled propaganda drives, writes Harlan Trett in the Christian Science M niter. '4 1' N. The Council of California Growers is making a very ap- pealing case for the close -in landholders. This spokesman for the corporate farmers points out that farm lands adjacent to cities are taxed "not on the basis of returns from crops" but rather an their "potential value for sub- divisions, factories or shopping center;." * * * The council asserts a farmer has -no alternative but to sell his land when his taxes become arise lei' than 14:s meanie will • bear. Some 05010 acres of farm hind'ere g tested up around citi- IDENTIFIED --- Cereal leaf beetle that attacks all cereals and some grasses was identi- fied in the United States for the first time this year by the U.S, Department of Agricul- ture. The insect, which has done damage in Europe for many years, has been found in parts of Michigan and In- diana. Its favorite crops are oats, barley and wheat. One- quarter inch adult is shown above; es each year in California, as a result, says the council, of "such taxing practices." It cites two major reasons why city residents would profit by voting Yes on Proposition 4: (1) It will add to tine enjoy- ment of -city living by tending to preserve open spaces and visual- ly aesthetic "green halts" around suburban areas. (2) It will assure city dwellers a continued abundance of low- cost, high-quality foods produced on lands near metropolitan areas. * * The California Labor Federa- tion is just as certain that it is in the public interest to vote No on Proposition 4. "No special tax relief should be given to persons who have enjoyed a great in- crease in land value." says or- ganized labor's spokesman. "Lo- cal government can scarcely af- ford to provide services in new growth areas as it is. Special low assessments on large blocks of farm land which are held off the market would make the situation worse, .. , Rather than aggravate urban sprawl and contributing to a hodge-podge of local assess - anent practices, the voters should turn down this unjustifiable tax exemption," By the time the voters start x-ing their ballots on November 6, they will have done their homework on Proposition 4. It is such a hot issue in metropoli- tan California it will have been pretty well debated. The losers. can hardly say that this question slipped by, UDAY -1 d+lei nd he t•7. ..���•••++ppp,�t,, �I _ 11 I , t•,• 1 tit ! 1 !�ffitlkrf�tl ! , rtid t xl L„ttcl yr . and Can t''- (• .I .=`a 0butlt With (.6t e in tiel:i .111(1 '+;oo(;;; Ola to thea, 1110 hied•: has been 1.0 releases thele neat rl iad;ir talit .111(1 then track- thou. The muscae: expiate said that the radar 1'ri:quen:les, recopied op the spot on tape. must tater lx, translated into milts per hopr, Spet•ds achieved by er bir'da" wore: coot, 37 rn.p.h.; othblue jay, 26 m.p.h.; black -capped chicle, adee. 17 n',p.h; house finch. 21.5 m.p.h.; white -throated sparrow, 17.5 m.p.h.; wild turkey, 31.7 pheasant, 38.2 m.p.h.; and herring dull, 29.4 m.p.h. The birds now are in migra- tion and here too they have been holding their secrets well. For instance: How do birds know when to leave? How do they navigate? Ashd why do many of them return year after year to the same general location and often to the same spot? Museum experts say it is prob- able that birds start migrating due to physiological reasons or changes in the body. Another major factor is environment changes in which the birds -have been living. For instance, it seems that the length of day has a lot to do with migration, writes Harry C. Kenney in the Christian Science Monitor. • It is also widely believed by many that birds navigate by the sun and stars: -That they- do see enough light to fly this way. They are suspected too, of hav- ing a timing mechanism which is very helpful in migration sche- dules and navigation. The birds use mountain ranges, valleys, and the sea -coast in their migration flights—this is a long- established pattern. But they are pretty cute about wkly they so often return to the same spot or area. The experts are still puz- zled by this. The experts are turning, too, to the tracking of fish. Ac- tually, ultrasonic signals have been successfully used for the first time in tracking the move- ment of large marine fish_ Dr. C. M, Breder, chairman al the department of ichthyology of the American Museum, said that an initial. test of the method in the sea near Palen Beach, Fie., resulted in tracking movements of a 300 -pound sand shark 'at distances up to 114 mile:. The new system is the first -to operate with relatively high resolution in the open sea, The shark, taken by rad and reel, was tagged with an alu- minum capsule containing a miniaturized transmitter which automatically sends a supersonic signal. It is expected that the device, when perfected, can give data that no amount of simple tagging could provide, covering such matters as detailed trajectories of the fishes, their depth move- ments, and the speed and direct- ness of their transit. 1is itis. it 8 crag-'.: ii ,"a a'r.)) Why 1)o Beliefs Matter? Matthew 15 1-20; John .;t 17,18; :. TIle1Sttln)1iltt1Y 13-17. Nte)nory Scripture: 1Se ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a ems son of the hope that is in you. 1 Peter 3; 15, I'm weary of hearing people ,lay, "It doesn't make any differ- ence what you believe as long as you are sincere," Religion is the only area of life of which such a silly statement is made. What disasters would follow if we fol- lowed such advice in medicine, business or aeronautics. What are we to believe? The Word of God, of course. Nor are we to meddle by adding to or taking from, what God has giv- en to us through writers inspired by the Holy Spirit, The Pharr sees of our Lord's day made the commandment of God of no ef- fect by their tradition. They taught for doctrines the com- mandments of men. We break God's command- ments because we are by nature, sinful. "Out of the heart pro- ceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornieations, thefts, false witness, blasphemies." We need to be awakened to the sin- fulness of our own heart, It we do not believe that adultery and stealing are sins against God, we can continue these sins without much compunction of conscience. We must accept God's Word for it, Then we aught to repent of our sins and ask in the Name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness. As we believe in Him, we shall be partakers of eternal life. The third portion of our les- son reminds us of the fruit that follows front a life that has been transformed by Jesus Christ. God hath chosen us to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. If we follow in this high and holy calling, God will establish us in every good word and work. We will be ready to give a rea- son for the hope within us; a reason from God's Word. And our live•, will be patterned after the Divine Word, We will de- light in serving our fellowmen in pointing them to our Lord Jesus Christ, As pilgrims trav- elling through this world, desir- ous of reaching heaven, let us study the Bible, our road map Just How Fast Do Birds Fly? Man for centuries has been trying to find out the secrets of birds, and the birds have been pretty good about not "telling" too much, But now along comes radar to give the answer on how fast they fly. This question puzzled orni- thologists for years until they tracked a ring-necked duck at 66 miles per hour recently—and you can't argue with radar. Dr. Wesley E. Lanyon, assist- ant curator in the department of ornithology of the American Museum of Natural History has, said this unique way of check- ing flight speed was attained in a cross wind of 8 m.p.h, Next speediest among the birds tested were a black duck, with 55 m.p.h., and a quail, with 44.5 m.p.h. A museum spokesman said the system consists of a Doppler radar unit similar to that used by the police to measure motorist's speed on highways. Actually radar echoes from moving targets are shifted in frequency in a manner that is "Married men make the best soldiers because they are used to fighting," says a humour column- ist, Yes, but on the other hand, they are conditioned to surrend- ering. l u, ten 0 Prevent Peeking G33 a21 i b' -I !31.3 WILL IDIR1 a.'- aprag 4!I 13 4 v' ©�j ©0�1I.' Bhp. ,a • II�� fIJ©�% • .�y't .`t l • M 11 N ©©B©Isi' 4/M 0 t,:z III p Q"tS) 1 ©®"'. ' D A'12) E MD �NM WHOA OLV ©GC7. , ©® .g HORSEPLAY — Bob Taut, 11, foreground, just couldn't resist temptation to "accidental v" spray his brother Tom, 14, while they were washing their Hereford steer at the Future Farmers of America Fair.