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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1948-08-05, Page 27 4118 Construction Crew Saves Peace River Bridge—Pile driving starts on coffer -dam to prevent collapse of Peace River bridge, vital link in the Alaska Higbv ay. This was opening round of fight to prevent north pier from sinking into gravel on -which it was built in wartime emer- gency move, rather than on shale 15 feet further down. "Show -Off" Pilots Big Air Problem The report of civil aircraft acci- dents in Canada during 1947 has just come to hand. It makes sad reading. There were 279 accidents involving Canadian aircraft, an in- crease of 101 from the previous year! Of the 279 big and little crackups, 19 were fatal. In most cases, show-off pilots in light planes were the culprits. In 74 cases the aircraft was written off, in 152 in- stances, major damage was sustain- ed, in 15 accidents there was serious injury to personnel. There is, furthermore, the un- happy knowledge that the foolhardy aviator is still at large, Canadian Aviation goes on to say and that the record has not been improving during 1048. * * * If club, school and private flying are to survive as popular activities in this country, certain drastic and effective measures must be taken. Education will help. Flying instruc- tors can aid the cause by giving in- creased emphasis to the dangers of mishandling the airplane. But, unfortunately, the careless pilot seldom listens to warnings or advice. He figures he's different. Ile presents a case for discipline. In the cases where a serious breach of air regulations can be established, the severest penalties available under the Aeronautics Act should be sought by civil aviation inspectors and police. The harsh glare of publicity on such trials might have a deterrent effect as well as inform- ing the public that behind most crashes there is usually a crimin- ally careless pilot rather than a faulty aircraft. * * * Meantime, there is certain pre- ventive action open to every club or school management. When a pilot deliberately breaks a regula- tion be should be grounded by his club or school for a period depend- ing on the seriousness of the infrac- tion. At the same time, notice of th j1, grounding should be circulated to all flying establishments in the area, to ensure that the offender stays on the ground during his period of penance. The deterrent effect of such discipline would be increased further by posting full de- tails on the flight room bulletin board. r^* A Modest Man Doctor: "The best thing 'for you to do is to give up drinking and smoking, get up early every morn- ing and go to bed early every night." Patient: "Somehow, doctor, I don't deserve the best. What's the second best?" 91C For Safety's Sake Make all turns from the propar lane and use arm. signals for right and left,. •turns and ' stopping and starting. TIWPMM FRONT In spite of the development of new and powerful weed killers. weeds still remain one of our great- est rural problems; and the chief reason for this is that so many more of them are put back into the soil every year through the agency of improperly cleaned seed. Some weeds are so prolific in seed production that a relatively clean field may become badly contamin- ated in just two or three years if the weeds are allowed to go to seed, or if poorly cleaned crop seed is sown. * * * This is not surprising when you consider that a single plant of wild inusfard, stinkweed, pigweed, fox - tail or campion will produce front 10,000 to 20,000 seeds; shepherd's purse about 50,000, and tumbling mustard as ntany as 1,500,000. And most of these seeds are so incon- spicuous that their presence can hardly be noticed. To paraphrase an old saying "Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom from weeds." Even when victory seems won, a little careless- ness in allowing weeds to grow un- checked, or in planting "dirty" crop seed, cart quickly bring things back to worse than their original state. * * * Fall wheat, in addition to its cash crop value, is an important crop for spring -seeded clovers and grasses. Even when wheat prices were much lower than now, wise farmers grew it for no other reason than its aid in starting new meadows in the spring. The main advantage is that clover and grass seed can be broadcast much earlier in the year. This pro- vides earlier growth and makes better use of the soil moisture than is obtained with spring - seeded grains. Of course little control is pos- sible over soil and climatic condi- tions; but adequate supplies of essential plant foods go a long way toward guaranteeing a good mea- dow. So most growers of fall wheat are so aware of the importance of applying fertilizer to this crop that it is probably the most widely en- riched of all cereals. To obtain the greatest benefit from fertilizer, a soil test should be made before ordering your sea- son's requirements. If the soil chemist is told that the fall wheat is to be seeded to clover and grass in the spring he will be able to make proper recommendations as to the correct amounts of plant food. The proportion of plant nutrients is al- most as important as the amount. For example, if too much nitrogen is applied in proportion to potash and phosphate, you may have a rank growth of wheat appearing in the fall which is more subject to winter killing. * * ' * If your sheep lack appetitefor hay a'? grass, it may be that they mecca little cobalt, Just a few, setts LQ vrth a y83f Ern make all tie erence in the world. t Doctor's Duty Patient: "I say, doctor, don't you think it would be a good idea if I packed up and went to a place where the climate is warmer?" Doctor: "But that's the very thing I've been trying to prevent!" di Sheep don't need muck cobalt— but they must have some. This is also true of other four -stomached animals, such as cattle. If cobalt is short in the soil, which leads to a similar shortage ,in the feed, it shows up quickly in the sheep. They start losing interest in the feed rack and soon begin losing weight as well. In their weakened condition they're extra susceptible to diseases or parasites. Some sheep raisers have found that just one ounce of cobalt sul- fate mixed in 100 pounds of salt will do great things. It steps up appe- tite and may even keep the sheep from starving to death on apparent- ly good feed. It is only in recent years that the importance of this mineral for sheep and cattle has become known. Co- balt deficient areas have been found in widely scattered areas of America, and new sections lacking cobalt are being discovered each year. * * * Back in March and April we were talking about the disastrous western floods which did millions of dollars of damage. Crops were ruined. Lifetime savings were lost. And the papers were filled with pictures of .families being rescued from flooded homes and of dead animals trapped and drowned. So it is rather puzzling, but at the same time 4 -leering, to learn that those same floods were the best thing that had happened to many parts of the Westin half a century. The immediate loss was small com- pared to the ultimate gain. The brighter side of the picture is shown in an article in Farm and - Ranch Review which says, in part: "Water supplies in the so-called Drought Area of the Prairie Pro- vinces were restored to record levels Hundreds of lakes and streams which were remembered only by the very early settlers came to life again. Districts which have been recog- nized for 20 years as being part of Canada's potential Dust Bowl are now dotted with marshes and lakes, and traversed by running streams . While many farmers are natur- ally discouraged by the damage and delays caused by the spring floods, in general they make no complaint They much prefer the flooded lands to the blade blizzards of the 1980's. To many of them the s' called floods have restored confi- dence." tl ISSUE 32 — 1948 Slim" McDermott dropped in at the post office before heading back to the cabin. There was a letter for him and the camp newspaper. The letter was from the main office. "Mr. Francis W. McDermott, Silver Pine Camp. "Dear Francis: Sorry to interrupt anything so important as a honey- moon—even a delayed honeymoon— with , oneymoon—wit!r, anything as' trivial as business. However, the Santa Ruiz deal broke sooner than expected. Fred Lang is having to take his wife to a higher altitude. You have been ap- pointed district manager for that area: Instead of reporting here Monday, please go directly there. Fred has arranged for you to take over their place. You're a lucky dog. It's a nice, two-bedroom house, furnished. Best regards; . TOM." Slim grabbed the groceries and legged the trail to their cabin. Dis- trict manager! Oh, malt. How he could use that pay increase. "Honey," he called, nearing the cabin, "where are you?" "Got a letter from the boss," said Slim. "Tire Santa Ruiz deal's gone through." "Really!" cried Bill. An instant later she was out on the porch. "Let's see!" Slim handed it to her. When she reached the part about .the house, her face shone. "Oh, Dprling, I'm so tickled." "My big, sweet District Man- ager!" said Bill, softly. "A real house! Let's celebrate." "Okeh," grinned Slim. "How about dinner at the Lodge?" "Wonderful," said Bill. "I'll finish dressing." Slier sat down in the rocker again; stretched. out his legs. Life was pretty wonderful He sat there thinking about his new job, then picked up the camp paper. His eyes caught a news item. "Well, I'll be done -gone!" he growled. "O1r, this darned newspaper," grumbled Slim. He read sarcast- ically. 'After a two weeks stay in Silver Pines, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mc- Dermott leave Sunday for San Fran- cisco.' Mr. and Mrs. BILI. Mc- Dermott!" Among those present were "the Bill McDermotts." Never "the Fran- cis McDgrntotts." The man from the city directory had become gery Slim seethed. Things like that did something to a man: confused when he interviewed them. In the directory, it said quite plain- ly, "William McDermott (Frances)." Now she was back again on the porch. Slim stared at her in amaze- ment. She had on a pair of Slim's slacks. She'd folded up the pant legs and they bulged in wads at her ankles. His flannel shirt hung clear to her knees;, his tennis sneakers stuck out -like snowshoes. IIis big hat came down to her eyes. "How do I look?" she asked, her face perfectly sober. "What's the idea?" "Don't fit so good, do they?" asked Bill, twisting around, ,lift ng her shirt tail and tugging at the baggy seat. Bill cane over to Slim. She grinned at him, tweaked his nose, sat in his lap. "This is going to be a new life for us. A new town. New friends." Bill squirmed around on Slim's lap. She took an envelope from a pocket, handed it to him. He open - ..,ed it with 'some difficulty. It was a legal document:: "What's this?" asked Slim. "Read it," said Bill. "Read the last paragraph." Slim read aloud. "This court hereby stipulates that in thefutureWilla. Weatherford.Mc- Dermott will be legally known as Violet Willa Weatherford McDer- mott.... " "Violet!" snorted 'Slim. "It's not so bad, Slim," whispered Bill, "if you just say 'Vi:"• "Vi," ventured Slim carefully. I -Ie took her in his arms and kiss- ed her. He paused once to whisper, "Vi, Darling." Even the Worms Must Speed Up Greatly disturired by the inraats nylon has made on the pure shit industry .the Japanese have POW worked out a method by which they get greater production out of the silk worm. The silk worm had •a habit of knocking off work four times h month for a few days and haying a long sleep. The practice used to be to literally bake the worrn until he could stand it no longer. He was overcome by the heat and went to sleep. In the long run he simply shrivelled up and died. 'The new method is to waren him less severely, with the result that he only takes three naps per month instead of four. He lives longer an produces more. ' In addition to that the Japanese people as a whole are working long- er hours for less pay. They are out to rehabilitate their country by in- creasing their exports. Textile pro- ducers will learn in the hear future'" that the. Japs cati sell more gouda and at smaller prices than before. Radar Becomes 'Weather Man'—The famous Lester Pfister hybrid corn farm at El Paso, Ill., has turned war -born radar to peaceful use. Pfister has installed his own radar station to tell hien when it will rain. Operating cost is estimated at between $15,000 and $20,000 a year, but Pfister figures it's worth it to protect his 5000 acres of hybrid seed corn. He'll know whether it's a good day to cut hay, spread his seed with DDT or use a spray in his clover and hay fields. Pfister, upper photograph, notes readings on one of the 12 recording rain gauges that cover a 324 -square mile area. In lower photograph, he looks on as state employee Dicic Price operates the radarscope. 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