HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1946-10-17, Page 3CH U 'IM
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By Gwendoline P. Clarke
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Last week, you remember, 1 ad-
mitted how mad I got at the high
price of so many things we have to
buy.' Now I suppose that freling
will be pretty general because of
the big jump' in the price of milk.
It is a big jump and will nndoubt-
- edly bit many families' like a hard
blow. But then it was bound to
come, As long as the government
continued the milk subsidy the
price paid to farmers was all right,
but removal of the subsidy brought
the price of milk to a below cost
basis,. so something just had to be
done. But don't let anyone get the
idea that farmers are getting six-
teen cents a quart for their milk or
anything like if. If we were we
would. be rolling in wealth. No, be-
tween the price paid to the farmer
and the price paid by the consumer
there is a wide spread which is us-
ed up in cosy of distribution and
an on, including the profits paid to
the shareholders of big dairies.
However it is all too complicated
for this column. The only thing I
can suggest is for thoae who have
the facilities to try keeping a cow
in their backyard. But then the
$100 or $150 you would have to
pay for a cow would buy milk for
a good'. many months even at six-
teen cents a quart! And of course
the cow m'ght blow up and die.
Cows have a way of doing that.
They can get indigestion quicker
than anything I ever knew. After
all one stomach is hard enough to
keep in order at times — so just
think of the poor cow with three!
* * *
Well, here we are back to stand-
ard time again. For over a week I
have been thinking how nice it was
going to he to have that extra
hour in bed for just one Sunday
morning. But habit was too strong.
We all woke up—and got up —
only a little later than usual. The
cows of course recognized no other
time than that governed by the ris-
ing sun and were waiting at the
barn as usual; the chickens were
clambering at the chicken pen
doors to get out in the open; Mit-
chie was mewing plaintively at the
kitchen window and so the day be-
gan. Now it is four o'clock and all
the livestock are looking for their
supper. In an hour on two it will
be dark and after dark we won't
know the difference between fast
time and standard. And thus will
end another day.
Surely the weatherman must
have been in.league with the pow-
ers that were responsible for Day-
light Saving Time. At any rate the
end of summer weather coincided
with the termination of summer-
time. Yesterday the sun was ter-
rific—eighty degrees in the shade.
Today It is cold, wet and windy.
We knew all about the heat yes-
terday because that was the day of
our local fair. I was so sorry for
the livestock, particularly the race
horses. The cattle didn't seem to
mind it so much except for one
poor Bossle who decided to give
birth to a calf right on the fair
grounds. One naturally wonders
why her owner was showing her at
such a time. Taking quite a chance
one would think.
* * *
As we struggled through the
crowds in the main hall Partner
and l wondered whether exhibits
would ever make a come back.
Nowadays there is so little baking,
not very much fruit or dressed
poultry and a limited display of
fancywork. As far as the latter is
concerned that is no more than
can be expected since war work for
several years has taken the place
of fancywork and women have not
yet got back to their stride,
There was a display of antiques
which was very interesting with
two ladies dressed as Grandma us-
ed to dress in the heyday of her
youth. There was also a beautiful
hand embroidered Christening
robe. We wondered how such fine
embroidery was ever done in the
days of candles and coaloil lamps.
I also wondered what brand of
soap ehips were used to keep the
gown 90 snowy white!
As usual three were wonderful
exhibits by the various branches of
the Women's Institute.. Where
would the Fairs be without the
Women's ' Institute to back them
up? 1 wonder
There was a grand display of
aluminum kitchen ware. And that
reminds me: A couple who were
married quite recently received
some lovely wedding presents and
among them were SIX pressure
cookers!
Radar Indispensable
The United States Navy said
that a weather reconnaisance cruise
fa Arctic waters has demonstrated
the indispensability of radar to
Arctic marine's in ilodggiug ice-
bergs. The navy said it was not
uncommon for as many as 30 "tar-
gets" to show up on the radar
screen.
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RADIOACTIVE ANIMALS TO PROVIDE VITAL MEDICAL DATA
Vital information on diagnosis and early treatment of radiation
sickness is expected to be obtained from a cargo of 2500 goats, pigs
and rats, recently landed from the USS Burleson at Washington
Navy Yard. The animals, survivors of the 5000 used in the Bikini
Atoll atom bomb teats, will' be studied by scientists at the Naval
Medical Research Center, Bethesda, Md., for possible effects of
radioactivity on humans. Some of the animals developed an
anemic condition after being exposed to the bomb's rays and were
given blood transfusions to keep up their blood count, like "Goat
No. 23," pictured above.
Exposure to radioactive rays is thought to produce sterility, but
the rat pictured above apparently escaped this fate. She is shown
with her two -day-old litter of young ones.
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HORIZONTAL 50 Rectify
1 Depicted is 52 Goes
insigne of stealthily
— Scouting 53 Harmony
Squadron 2', V.ERTJC
U. S. naval
aviation
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mother`
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crest
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4 That one 17 Sloth 39 God of love
5 Born 20 Clatters 40 Make a
6 Equal 22 Polish mistake
7 Arrival (ab.) 24 Compound 41 Lion
8 Rupees (ab.) ether 42 Steamship
9 Catchers. of 25 Stop (ab.)
15 Chest bone
16 More facile 10
18 Sheltered side
19 Czar 11
21 Roman 'road 13
22 Sleeping ,Eur- 14
niture (pl.)
23 Caterpillar
hairs
25 Ringlets
26 Seines
27 Gaelic
29 Size
of shot
30 Story
32 Asiatic
kingdom
35 More crippled
§6 Slaves
38 God of 'war
39 Lampreys
43 Rabbit
44 Society for
Physical Re
search (ab.).
45 Take into
custody
47 Expire
48 Cuban trogon
eels 30 Marine fish 45 Noah's boat
Sewing 31 Mulct 46 Road
implement 33 Chaplet 49 On account
Locic of hair 34 Kind of sheep (ab.)
Hops kiln 35 Endures 51 Manuscript
Contend 37 Plants (ab.)
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Record Non -Stop Flight
The Truculent Turtle, United
States navy patrol bomber, landed
at Port Columbus, Ohio, complet-
ing a 'record-breaking non-stop
flight of 11,237 miles from Perth,
Australia. The unofficial elapsed
time was 55 hours and 18 minutes.
Australia's Government Returned
Australia's Labor government
won approval of its wartime record
and postwar policy of social secur-
ity in the general elections .last
week and will enter the 18th parlia-
ment with probably a slight reduc-
tion in strength.
Angora goat, victim of radioactivity, is hoisted from the Burleson's
hold.
Glass Produced
Without Soda Ash
Necessity Is Indeed Mother of
Invention, 'Comments the
Financial Post
Writing of his early manhood as
a Mississippi river . pilot, Mark
Twain relates his experience with
the closed shop.
River boat pilots formed a' union,
which became so strong and well
disciplined that pilot fees reached
fabulous heights. The union be-
came the real dictator of river
traffic.
Finally the union seemed to have
all its battles won, to have the
situation completely in hand. A cer-
tain and rich livelihood with, uto-
pian working conditions seemed fi-
naily assured for all members.
Then the blow fell. Railroads
lured away passenger traffic. To
beat excessive pilot costs and to
meet growing competition, single
tugs towing a dozen great barges
were introduced and, says Mark
Twain "behold, in the twinkling of
an eye, as it were, the (pilots') as-
sociation and the noble science of
piloting were things of the dead
and, pathetic past."
There is an obvious link be-
tween that record of the past and
last week's report that a Cana-
dian firm has hit upon a way to
produce window glass without soda
ash.
Strikes have choked off the soda
ash supply completely. Necessity
is indeed the mother of invention,
hence the new process.
We wonder if people who call
strikes and make unrealistic wage
and other demands ever think what
they may be doing to abolish or
to speed the disappearance of their
jobs. They remind us of a boxer
with a lightning left uppercut. He
let go for "the kill" and knocked
himself out—cold.
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POI—In Rare Spirits
PARTING IS SUCH
SAD SWEET'
5ORROW-
Request Courteous
"I suppose you know the classic
example of British shyness?—the
two Englishmen who were the
only survivors of a wreck After
swimming around for some time,
one of them swam to the other and
said, "Excuse inc speaking to you
without being introduced — but
could you please direct me to
Southampton?"
Costly Project
The total colt,of the atomic pro-
ject to 'America was about $2,-
000,000,000; another industrial na-
tion
a -tion:• should be able to duplicate the
result for $500,000,000 or less be-
cause they can avoid cosily expert-
menting.
EVER 111
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For Coughs,
Colds,
1 Bronchia,
0 For best results
t follow the instructions
exactly
Used to Wake Up
with a Headache
Now Fresh and Lively
Every Morning
Here is a man who woke up mod
morninga with dull headache. What a
dismal way to .start the day! But
Kruschen transformed his life, a$sording
to his letter:—
"I
etter:"I used to wake up in the mornings
with a dull headache. A year ago, I
started taking Kruschen Salts regularly.
Today, I wake up fresh and lively and
can do my day's work without undue
exertion. I find Kruschen Salta a great
help, and have not been so healthy for a
long time. I can recommend Kruschen
for anyone suffering from headaches and
constipation. 111 never be without
Kruschen as long as Ilivel—E.P.
Dull headaches such as this man
suffered from can often be traced to a
disordered stomach and to constipation
because of waste material which remains
in the system. A small dose of Kruschen
taken regularly in the morning promptly
helps to remedy this condition. And that
is how Kruschen acts to relieve such
headaches.
Try Kruschen for relief of morning
headaches and sluggish feelings. 25o
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"Wait Oscar — 1 gotta better idea. Throw in this package of
crisp, crunchy Grape -Nuts Flakes — 'n' if THAT comes out you
better leave town"
"Now you're talkin', Joel The little
woman might toss my hat out again
but she'll never part with a package
of malty -rich, nut -sweet Post's
Grape -Nuts Flakes. And while she's
fondly caiessing,'em, 1'11 sneak up-
stairs to bed,"
"Sure enough these Grape -Nuts
Flakes are wonderful smile bait. And.
they stick -to -your ribs, too — with
carbohydrates for energy; proteins
for muscle; phosphorus for teeth and
bones; iron for the blood; and other
food essentials."
"My wife knows that Grape -Nuts
Flakes are doubly good because
they're made of two grains -wheat
and malted barley -cleverly blended,
baked and then toasted for matchless
flavor, delightful crispness, easy diges-
tion. Those recipes on the package for
cookies and other good things will
catch her eye, tool"
By J. MILLAR WATT