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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1962-11-01, Page 7Will The Wheel lie Outdated? Anything billed '.te possibly "rite first major breektluougll in surface travel since the wheel" just can't bt' ignored. That is the reason 1 look the day oft tlw other day to go out to the Shoreham Hotel, overlook- ing Rock Creek Park, and see • what was up, After ail, the wheel has been will tis for millennia. A chance to see something that just might outdate tate wheel doesn't cone in overt'one's time, What 1 found was a group of ever 000 scicntisfs, engineers, and Navy braid and scrambled eggs, .in convention assembled. There could he no doubt this was big stuff, These men were solid Citi- zens, possibly dreamers, but dreamers with their feet an the ground, It was imntedialcly obvious they were not chasing visions or pursuing w•ili-of-the-wisps. They had charts and graphs and form- ulas and diagrams and blue- prints, also some pictures and movies to prove they had hold of something real. They were catching up with hydrofoils and air cushion vehi- cles, These are vehicles that skim over the water or land - though at the moment I would not say they would soon put the wheel out of business or into the category of the Dodo bird. They very kindly gave me the printer course in what this was ell about, (The slides and form- ulas were way beyond the tri- gonometry I had had in college,) An air cushion vehicle -which some call "ground effect ma- chine" and abbreviate with pride into GEM -flies on a cushion of air that permits it to skins above the surface of the land or water at very high speeds as compared with other surface craft. Hydrofoil vehicles, on the other hand, get their lift from airfoil - shaped surfaces that extend beneath the water. These airfoil - shaped surfaces may look like fins, stilts, or paddles. Some are triangular. Some look like Vene- tiara blinds. The rest of the world has push- ed far ahead of the United States in this 20th century challenger to the wheel. I learned from Rear Admiral Ralph James, of the Navy's Bu- reau of Ships, that hydrofoils are in use -even if not too common -in Europe, and by the Russians. Hydrofoils are supposed to be plying the Volga, the Don, the Dnieper, and even sailing on the open Soviet seas, Britain has a hydrofoil hauling passengers in the Irish Sea. Hy- drofoils are sailing -or I guess one should say, "flying," on Lake Geneva, Also Italy has some of these new contraptions. Hydrofoils and GEMS are sup- posed to be able to do between 40 to 100 knots, There are re- ports Governor Rockefeller is eying seine of these vehicles for ferry duty between Port Chester (in Westchester County) and Mayville, (in Nassau County.) The Navy is quite sold on these new vehicles, It is building a 65 - foot hydro -skimmer that can do 70 knots, The Navy's primary interest in these new craft lies in the possibility they have for landings from transports, high- speed patrol work, antisubmarine warfare, and mine countermeas- ures, writes Neal Stanford in'the Christian Science Monitor, Vice -Admiral William Reborn (the man largely responsible for the Polaris submarine program) is apparently now devoting him- self to these new -type vehicles, He showed a series of slides at this gathering of what the Navy is doing in this field: It has a submarine chaser, the High Point, weighing 110 tons, that can do 40 knots, and will be used to patrol harbors, harbor approaches, and coastal water. Then there is the 15 -ton Fresh - PICKET YUGOSLAV SHIP - In Houston, Tex,, pickets, including Cuban refugees, dem- onstrate against the loading of surplus U.S. flour aboard a Yugoslav freighter which had carried Russian grain to Cuba. Longshoremen honored the picket line and refused to load the flour. 1, that is expected to do 100 knots and will be tested next year, The Navy also has a 320 -ton hydrofoil research ship (that won't be completed until 1965) but will then do 60 knots, may- be 100. As for air cushion vehicles, the Navy is working on some 20 -ton '70 -knot skimmers, Actually the Marititne Admin- istration has the first large Unit- ed States hydrofoil to get off the water - the H, S, Denison, It weighs 60 tons and can do 60 knots, It is obvious that at the mo- ment the cost of these vehicles makes them prohibitive for com- merical competition, at least in the United States. But where speed is important and where military necessity demands such craft the price will undoubtedly be met. I wouldn't, after the brief en- counter with hydrofoils and GEMS, agree that I have actually seen the replacement for the wheel. But, then, possibly a lot of cavemen, back in the first days of the wheel, scoffed at the en- gineers of that day who thought they had something. Individuals Still Biggest Givers Contrary to the impression cre- ated by spectacular gifts of foun- dations and corporations, the in- dividual is still the big philan- thropist in this country, Of $8.'7 billion donated for charitable causes last year, nearly $7 bil- lion came from you, your neigh- bor and others like you, only maybe richer. Compared to this, the founda- tions' benefactions were small: a mere $625 million, Corpora- tions gave $460 million and the income from endowment funds produced approximately a bil- lion. This is the finding of the Am- erican Association of Fund Rais- ing council, a non-profit organi- zation of 28 professional fund- raising firms that measures the public's generosity each year. Discounting what the govern- ment's generosity with our mon- ey is doing to its value through inflation, philanthropy was up by half a billion dollars last .Year over the year before. Anyway, it's good to have the findings posted. Nice to feel that anything the foundations can do, we can do better -and do. -San Mateo (Calif,) Times. �,� v' ORD �:/6 Z E ACROSS , 1. Fashion , 6. Aggregate 9, Brother (Fr.' i12,Pa, Lakeport 12. InLimn t.ely (poet.) 19, Flank of twine 16, "Lights nut" 18. Slake ridiculous 18, Navy officer 20, Point of aim„ (Ref, Sp,) 21, id, Indian crude sugar 28, Dislikes intensely 28, Relating to household 20. Fearful 81. Person addressed 82, Ornaments) scheme of n room 24. nehnngln/9 to us 88. Corrupt6 87, Forego 80, Church ear 41, Alan's nickname 4.0, Article 44, Supervisor of 40, Act ultll lioatte 6t. Amateur. 68, Seaweed 68, Atonal 4,02 an era 0. Obstruct 68, Ponol a dummislr 89. Secluded volley DOWN 1. A 106 R. A genian seaport 8. 118 tun edged' 4.P an 6, 8tisapplted term 6, To sort 1 z i2 3 -1 15 15 7. Swamp 27. Place of 8. Slander zit 1 confinement 9. Attrition 28. Alien 10. Royal Air 20, Everything Force inside 11, Some 83. Fllghway lndefiniteig 30. Bristle 17. Tailless 38, Consolidated amphibian 40. Institute 19. Profitable - (2 words) 22. Cereal 93. Uig n•nm 100 grasses earth 24. Cordage - 46 it %haus% fiber 46. Spoken 06. Withered 47 S,rvey (Var.) 48. w'von 80. So. Amer 49.. Ater, wildcat It• 7 e 16 9 4 10 ff 17 19 21 z 20 16 27 20 91 2 29 t' 29 3 30 a5 3& 37 36 Se 41 feta IN 44 45 7 37 57 Answer elsewhere on this page New varieties of potatoes are being developed by federal agri cultural scientists to help the po- tato starch industry that is gain- ing ground in New Brunswick, The varieties are high in starch conceit says Dr, D, A. Young, of Canada Department of Agricul- ture's research station at Fred- eriction where the potatoes are being developed. 5 4 C Potato starch is used widely in the paper, textile and food in- dustries, but so far most of Can- ada's supply is imported from Europe, Up to three years ago what little was made in Canada came from cull potatoes which were often poor in quality and short in supply, In 1959, three manufacturers, in co-operation with the New Brunswick and federal agricul- ture departments, mapped a plan to put the Canadian industry in a firm competitive position, ,z 4 4 Last year 600 acres el the best commercial varieties available were planted by growers under contract to the starch manufac- turers. Tlie results were so en- couraging that 900 acres are being grown under contract this year. The Fredericton research sta- tion has undertaken to breed po- tato varieties expressly for in- dustrial uses, Several varieties with good yields and a higher starch con- tent are now being tested, Dr. Young reports, Such varieties could be a fac- tor in helping the industry sup- ply most of the nation's demand for potato starch, he points out. 4, 4, 4, Herd testing for tuberculosis and bruceilosis in Canadian cat- tle has, with some exceptions, been turned over by the federal Health of Arltmals Division to veterinarians in private practice, Dr. Kenneth Wells, Veterinary Director General, said the deci- sion was effective September 6. It was not primarily an economy measure, but a result of the steady progress in the eradica- tion of the two diseases. * 4 0 The net result. however, will be the release of many of the Division's veterinarians for other duties in animal disease control. The programs concerned are t h e Tuberculosis Accredited Herd Plan and the Brucellosis - Free Listed Herd Policy. They were designed primarily to assist individual herd owners to elim- inate bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis and Io provide a source of Cattle free from these diseases, Now that tuberculosis has been virtually eliminated, the Accre- dited Herd Plan has outlived its usefulness, said Dr. Welts. The same applies to the bru- cellosis -free listed herds pro- gram, now that approximately 65 per cent of Canada's cattle pop- ulation has come under the Bru- cellosis Control Arca Program and the majority of the areas concerned have qualified as bru- cellosis certified, 4 4 4 However, brucellosis -free lis- ted herds located where brucel- losis certified area status has not yet been reached, will continue to be tested annually by full - , 41 --• 1062 time divisional officers at no cost to the herd owner. Provision was made at the out- set for the use of accredited vet- erinarians to conduct the tests for these diseases, said Dr. Welts, and no new regulations are needed, Those owners wishing to con- tinue under the herd testing programs should approach their practitioners. If reactors are discovered by these veterina- runs they must immediately re- port to the Department so that official action can be taken, 4 o w The Division's officers will also conduct tests when infection has been uncovered in a herd as a result of a screening program, or where an accredited herd certifi- cate or brucellosis -free listed herd certificate is to be issued for the first time. Dr. Wells added that his divi- sion will continue to maintain a register of listed and accredited herd owners. He pointed out too that the change in operation will not in any way effect the move- ment of cattle for export, * 4• 4 Bull's eye rot, a fungus disease that can cause heavy losses in apples harvested and stored after wet seasons, can be controlled best by a combination of spray- ing and cultural practices. Late apple varieties are most susceptible to the rot fungus, says Dr. L. E. Lopatecki, of the federal research station at Sum- merlancl, I3.G. He also points out that early culling of infected apples is impossible because the rot only appears late in the stor- age. life of the fruit. * w 4 The perennial canker fungus is the cause of bull's eye rot in the Okanagan Valley where the cankers usually survive in old trees and trees damaged by frust. The fungus is spread. by tate woolly aphid. As an effective way to reduce losses from bull's eye rot, Dr, Lopatecki recommends painting the cankers, replacing or pruning damaged trees and sprying, for Control of the woolly aphid. • 4t • Fungicidal sprays :Applied to the fruit before infection has Occurred ales are helpful, • Apples on the iree•0 1010y be infected any time during -the. sea- son uring the.sea- son when spares fiat washed o11t0. them from cankers.- Spores enter cracks in the .712128 tar • lodge in lenticles and remain tutaffe'eted by fuse iridal dips applied after hate t,.et. • Encouraging results in efantyel- ling the disease have been ob.. tamed with controlled atmo- sphere storage. Although raising the percentage of carbon dioxide alone in the siora a increased the amount of i'ot, control was ob- tained when the amount of oxy- gen was lowered simultaneously. Suzy Scratches High Society „Mrs. (X), the du font heiress, and her former husband will 1•e - marry shortly," wrote society columnist Suzy, baring her ele- gant claws. "Mr. (X) says this time it will be forever. Honestly, what society needs most is some new dialogue." With such irreverent and catty scratching at society, Suzy, whose real name is Mrs. Aileen Mehle, has carved out roam for herself at the top of a highly specialized journalistic field, "Society by Suzy," which started in The New York Mirror less than four years ago, has attracted twelve news- paper outlets since the column went into King Features syndi- cation last spring, Mrs, Mehle, 401sh, attractive, busty, and blond, is twice -divor- ced and the mother of a 20 -year- old Annapolis midshipman, She claims that in 1951, between husbands, she became a society columnist quite by accident. "There I was at this Miami cock- tail party minding my own Mar- tini," she says, when Miami News pubisher Dan Mahoney talked her into writing a column lis--,ecting Palm Beach society, It lasted two years, and after that, until 1958, she devoted all her time to her second husband. After starting her column in the Mirror, Suzy, a stranger New York, gained attention by the sure-fire technique of feud- ing with carefully chosen oppo- nents, The first was a fellow Hearst gossipest, Cholly Knick- erbocker (Igor Cassini) of The New York Journal - American, whose ire was raised, under- standably, by her constant "re- writing" of his items concerning the idle rich and the titled poor. (She is also prone to fill her six columns per week with freely lifted . items from the London papers.) "Cassini printed lies," says Suzy, "I just couldn't let that go by. He's jealous. I've already replaced him in The Los Angeles Herald -Examiner,' The feud rages on, "1f she were a man," Cassini fumed recently, "I'd punch hor in the nose." Suzy also took on Zsa Zsa Gabor, acidly calling the Hungarian - born actress "Gabby" and "Miss Chicken Paprika of 1910." Social Registered social com- mentator Cleveland Amory ad- mires Suzy. "The peril of the gossip columnist," he says, "is that he or she begins to write from the outside in, gradually gets more 'in' and winds up writ- ing shout society from the inside out, as though they believe the stuff. Suzy remains unimpress- ed and 'out' and therein lies her charm. She's also shockproof." Suzy, who was once a grade - school teacher in California, NDAY SO LUSON tly nee 11. Barclay i'Varl•ee, 8.6.., What Must We Believe About Christ? John 6: 35-20; Philippblis 0: 5-1111 Matthew Ifit 13-17. Memory Scripture: .For event the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many, • Marls 10: 45 What must we believe about Christ? Jfverything that t:o clear- ly set .forth in the Maly Scrilp- tures, of course. The Scripture portions for this lesson cite - cer- tain basic truth, which may be thus summarized, Jesus Christ it the Messiah, the Son of the liv- ing God. Ile was God, equal with the Father, before his corning to earth in the likeness of men. It was a great condescension to be- come man anal become obedient unto the death of the cross. But now He is greatly exalted above all. In the final day every knee shall bow to him and confess that He, Jesus Christ is Lord, to 011e glory of God the Father. Because of what Jesus has ac- complished through His life and death here, lie is the Bread of Life. We may come to Flim and find complete soul satisfaction. Ile will not turn us away. He will raise us up in the last day to be with Him forever. • These are great foundation truths. Of course there is much more about Jesus Christ in the Scriptures. Some teachers say it isn't necessary to believe that Jesus was born of a virgin. But the records by Matthew and Luke say that he was. Some have discounted the records of some of the- miracles performed by our Saviour. But why? If we assume an authority whereby we decide what portions et Scrip- ture we will believe and which we will deny, we have under- mined our belief in the whole. We are putting ourselves above the Holy Spirit, by whose inspir- ation the writers wrote the Sa- cred Scriptures, If we reject what God has thus written, we are really rejecting God Himself, and making little gods of our- selves. Hudson Taylor once said, con- cerning Christ, "If w'e• do not crown Hint Lord of all in our lives He will not be Lord at all" Trying to be partly Christian is just as disappointing as accept- ing part of the Scriptures. Life will only yield its best as we yield our all to Jesus Christ and make Hint Lord of all, agrees she's shockproof, but be- cause she feels her readers may not be, she tries to spare them the worst. "There are a thousand things I don't print because they're too awful," she says. Does she take the society beat seriously? "No," she says, "but there are a few souls who do. Their mothers must have been frightened by a yacht." Uu>,dr01, wn to 1'rr'et,0 Trite ng hilliE ro©ei Illi6111 DOD Iry Wil�E oninuneenoom Fnnm EllECIET .!11L�.©©© E CJI . EM ETEMSEI nCM ©El lilt • �E `4g4�/iez f►eV 1 . ©©Q mai ei 0 9 r,r. •�© 's1 S N: CiCIti pQ i uitl€I &tri ppi7leri :?[ 1 co PREPARE FOR COUNCIL -- Seats are lined up in the central nave of St, Peter's Basilica for delegates to the Second Vatican Council, which is scheduled to convene Oct. 11. It was announced that the Basilica will be temporarily dosed to the public as of Sept. 27, re- portedly because of recent bomb attempts and to allow workmen to complete arrange- ments for the Council,