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The Seaforth News, 1946-11-07, Page 6RLVEDCO' l'' h a P ► I r r I CHRONICLES' of GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P. Clarke One morning last week I turned on the early morning news as usua , The reporter gave his news clearly, concisely and' in a tone of voice that made one want to listen to him. The newscast was followed by a short, snappy commentary of some kind. By that time I was getting anxious to feed the chickens so I hurried out forgetting to turn off the radio before I went.' I' wasn't away very long but as 1- carne up the back•.°steps I heard a slow, mournfulvoice coming from the kitchen. "Mercy", I thought "what a voice! Why in the world should a sponsor put a man like that on,. the air ... and what is he saying anyway?" And then suddenly realization came. It was a religious broadcast. I shut it off in a hurry. Now please don't misunderstand ane. I have nothing against religious broad- casts—they certainly should be on the air, and 'I quite often like to listen to them. But why, oh why, do so many ministers feel that a religious broadcast should be given in tones so mournful as to create the impression that the fate of man is eternal damnation rather than Divine salvation. That sort of mor- bidness is surely on a par with what I imagine were the fire and brimstone sermons of a generation ago. To my way of thinking the Gos- pel of Christ is a joyous thing and so why cannot religious commenta- tors pitch their voices in bright cheerful tones thus conveying the impression that what they have to say is really worth listening to. Dear knows our ordinary everyday earthly news is depressing enough but We do feel a little more cheer- ful if we can listen to a forceful voice, vibrant with enthusiasm, re- minding us that a better world awaits us in the hereafter where . , . "... only the Master shall praise us, and only the 'faster shall blame; And no one shall work for money, and no one shall work for fame, But each for the joy of working .. "The joy of working" ... I won- der how many people know what that is? People work from so many different motives—to get rich; to attain distinction and publicity; to make a decent living or merely just to keep body and soul alive. There wouldn't ,be such a Into andssyr for a,, forty -hour week, would there, if the majority of us were content to work for the joy of working? And there wouldn't be as much need for so- called recreation if we took real pleasure front the satisfaction of a job well done. Referring again to the forty -hour week. This I suppose is meant to be a main line defence against un- employment on the theory that it will absorb the slack among em- ployable persons and thus prevent a depression. But will it? A woman was telling me the other day that her son was looking for a part time job because he was through work- ing by 3 p.m.; had too much time on his hands and not enough money. It is easy to see what that means. Doesn't it appear fairly obvious that the willing worker will never be satisfied with a six -hour day and so there will 'be men and wo- men taking on two jobs a day in order to keep themselves occupied and to earn enough to live on. Figure two jobs to one person by the thousands and pretty soon the misfits and the persons not too fond of work would be back on relief. But I bet that will never apply to farmers or farm workers. Right now the ratio is about one man to four jobs. At least that is what I thought the other day when I spent nearly two hours trying to find a man to go to a threshing for us. Bob being already away Partner had to go himself. Well, I have just said "good-bye" a hundred times—but I didn't say it with flowers—I said it with chick- ens. A whole pen full of them and I was never more thankful to speed a parting guest, or rather guests. Except these were not guests — they were hoarders! 7,400 Eskimos In Arctic Canada The Eskimos in Canada inhabit the Arctic mainland coast from the Yukon - Alaska boundary to the coast of Labrador, the southern islands of the Arctic Archipelago, some of the islands in Hudson and James Bays, and part of the in- terior west or Hudson Bay, says Forest and Outdoors. The Can- adian Eskimo Population fi ap- proximately 7,400. About 5,400 Es- kimos are found in the Northwest Territories where the greater part live in the districts of Franklin and Keewatin. There are also about 2,000 Eskimos in Northern Quebec; the former 1'n•oava district of the Northwest Territories. RARE PHOTO OF -MYSTERIOUS ` LOLO FIGHTERS Seldom seen by white men and even more rarely photographed, are the Lolos, fierce tribesmen of one of the world's wildest regions, in western China. 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K., of Oakland, Calif., writes to the Christian Science Monitor: "I have often wondered how the large brown spider anchors his main supporting strands which hold the central web in position. The spider's accomplishment in this re- gard is the more remarkable be- cause of the apparent inaccessibility of some of these anchorages. I have seen such a web suspended between -two homes whose outer walls were fifteen feet apart." This matter is touched upon by John Henry Comstock in "The Spider Book," Between accessible points, the foundation strands of the web consist of draglines. A dragline is a strand consisting of two or more comparatively large - threads which are emitted from the spinning tubes as the spider crawls from point to point. In bridging gaps between trees, shrubs or houses, the spider climbs to a high point on the support lo- cated on the windward side of the gap and, lifting its spinnerets, emits a thread which the air currents carry off as fast as it is spun. When this line touches a point on the objective it sticks fast.' The spider then pulls the line tight and fastens the other end to the spot from which the air -borne line was sent out. This frail preliminary bridge is supplemented and strengthened by passing back and forth over it add- ing a dragline to it each trip. Mr. Comstock further points out: "If it is desired to spin a sec- ond bridge below the one already made, the spider has only to fasten a line to a point below one end of the first bridge and then walking up the supporting object, and across the bridge, and down the other support to the right point spinning a dragline as it goes; this is then pulled tight and fastened; and a second bridge is formed; between these bridges the orb (web) can be built." Berlin's Horses To Take Rest Cure Compulsory vacations for the horses of Berlin, which have been appallingly overworked because of the lack of transport in the capital, have been ordered by the municipal authorities, who have agreed to find space for •a rest-ctire for them in outlying country districts. The authorities recognized that the horses would be unable to work in the coming winter unless they, like humans, had an opportunity to relax in the sun and contemplate. Newest Agricultural Industry CHATHAM, Ont. — Ontario's agricultural industry, the produc- tion of white hybrid corn for break- fast cereal, is scheduled to get into full stride in this area next month when upwards of 1000 fanners be- gin harvesting a 750,000 bushel crop 1$1,000,000. va ued at more than To handle the crop, workmen are rushing to completion here one of the largest corn driers in the coun- try. Built by the Kellogg Company at a cost of $50,000, it will husk 4,000 bushels of conn a day and prepare it for use in the manufac- ture of corn flakes by cutting in half the normal moisture content of between 25 and 30 percent. The reduction will be accomplished by - subjecting the corn to a continu-' ous draught of hot air, heated by oil, and forced through the 150' long structure by large fans. A second building going up alongside the drier will shell the dried corn as it moves into storage bins. W-Kfte Hybrid corn is a very re- cent development and the crop raised in this area is the first ever grown on a commercial scale in Canada. Its production has been sponsored by Kellogg's which has been importing white corn from South Africa and the United States since Canadian farmers ceased grdwing the open pollinated varie- ties several years ago. To free it- self front dependence on these im- ports and develop a source of supply close to its London factory, the company contracted last spring to buy from Ontario farmers a mini- mum of one million bushels of white hybrid corn annually. Following the announcement of the contract, one of the largest in the history of Ontario's corn belt, 1875 farmers, using seed provided by the company, planted upwards of 20;000 acres in Blenheim, Merlin, Tilbury, Forest and neighbouring districts.' Virtually the entire crop has been grown within a 50 -mile radius of the London plant which, will use it, during 1047. GUESS WHO! You have to look close to recog- nize Rita Hayworth with her once - red' tresses dyed blonde and cut eight inches shorter. Hair -do is spe- cial for "The Lady From Shang- hai." Alaska Highway, Open to Tourists Road To North Forms Great Link to Continental High. way System - The Alaska Highwaf — hewn through a wilderness known only to trappers and sourdough pros- pectors—was one of the war's greatest construction jobs, says the New York Times. By agreement • with Canada the road was pushed throng} by the'United States Army in the perilous months after Pearl Harbor to aid Alaskan defense, The work involved building ..a twenty -four -foot roadbed across 1,600 miles of sub -Arctic terrain— muskeg swamps, glacial gorges and mountain ranges where tempera- tures of 00 below zero are `known,. The route lay from railhead in Canada's Peace River country to Fairbanks near the Arctic Circle. All through the war the road, which cost $138,000,000, was es- , sentially a Military proect. Open All Winter Last week the Alaska Highway was open to tourists. The Dominion of Canada, which had taken back the Canadian portion last April, was preparing to operate it as a gateway to the scenic northwest. A gravel' surface has been laid 'over the entire length of the route, some portions have been widened to thirty-six feet, and grades' have been levelled to a maximum of 4 per cent. Royal Canadian Engin- eersare prepared to lceep it open all winter, with eighteen mainten- ance camps at intervals of ninety miles. New gas stations are being built and tourist camps and hotels for fishermen and big game hunters are springing up in the hitherto silentefax n e h Yuko The tesssofte n. step added a big link to the con- tinental highway system which will soon extend from Arctic Bering Strait to tropical Panama. CLOD DEFLECTORS Takes' a Week "Does - the giraffe get a sore, throat if he gets wet feet?" "Yes; but not until the next week." 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