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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1947-01-02, Page 3CHRONICLES OF GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P. Clarke It was Sunday afternoon and I wasvery busy. First of all I wash , ed the sitting -room floor and then 1 washed a dress. "My goodness— whatever next -washing floors and doing laundry on a Sunday)"'I can �u4t leaarl you saying it—but then,. you see, you don't know the whole Story. k * * I'didn't start outwith the idea of doing such jobs -that is hardly my idea of a pleasant way to spend Sunday afternoon. No, my original plan was to write letters. And that's where I met my Wa- terloo. I was reaching for another sheet of paper from my desk, Any sleeve caught the handle of the pen which was sticking out from one of those desk -set affairs -a Combination iukbottle 'and pen -- and and away went the whole contrap- tion. The ink spilt all over the front of my dress before it hit the floor where it spread itself out into a; nice.little pool. So I ask you, what else could I do but spend the west of the afternoon cleaning up the mess? A good way to start the new year, wasn't it? Believe me, the ink was no blacker than my thoughts for the space of half an hour or so. Fortunately, the floor bad a linoleum covering and the only trace left of the disaster is a slight stain, The dress is none the worse either, but to get the ink out I had to run it through at least ten or twelve waters. * * * The neat morning lire almost met up with disaster again, but of a different nature. It was not quite daylight when Partner called me to the window. "Now if that isn't as pretty a picture as you would want to see," he exclaimed. "Conte and look at it," • I came, and there, just as busy and contented as you please, was the biggest skunk I ever saw. And believe rte, it did look pretty. It was very busy nibbling away at something or other on the ground. I remembered afterwards it was a relic Tippy had left behind. "What ilo you think I had bet- ter do?", asked Partner, "do you think I should shoot it?" * It was really quite a problem. For one thing Partner was still in pyjamas, and another thing, the pretty 'little animal had not yet announced its presence so it was quite possible that if we left it alone it might amble off without leaving a calling card. However there was always a chance it might come back when there were chick- ens around so Partner got the gun. Very softly, and I have no doubt, In fear and trembling, Partner step- ped outside. But by this time Mr. Skunk had moved and was behind a big tree on the front lawn, So Partner skirted the tree but so did the skunk and in this way Partner couldn't tell in which direction it went. But I was watching from the window and whether it heard Part- ner or whether it just sensed that someone was around I don't know, but that skunk sure proved faster than any animal of its species that I ever saw before. In no time it Was away over the field but with- out leaving any trail at all behind it. Pyjamas and bedroom slippers not being the ideal attire for hunt- ing in winter, Partner returned to the house. And I believe we were both glad the incident turned out the way it did because the little creature was really doing no harm and it did seen a shame to shoot it down in cold blood. Strangely enough, a few days be- fore this happened Partner and I bad been to a show—"The Courage of Lassie" and if you have seen it, you will remember that in one of those beautiful nature shots, the little lost puppy meets up with a skunk. In due time the skunk goes Ids way, ambling off at a great fate. I said to Partner at the time "You can' hardly call that true to life. I am sure I never saw a skunk that big nor one that moved ' so fast." But now I take it all back; Our little pet the other morn- ing was just as big, and moved just as swiftly, as the one in the show. * * * Our next excitement was the following day when we shipped opt a couple of cows. There was only Partner ,and the trucker to load them and they proved to be contrary ;(the cows, I mean) that I was called into givea little .as- sistance So .you ate, you never know what's ahead of you, You may start out as a farmer's wife and add truck -loading to your oth- er duties. Ani average of 41 tons of steel is used in the construction of one mile of standard two-lane con- crete highway. AUSTRALIAN ADMIRES ONTARIO HORSES Chips Rafferty, star of "The Overlanders", saga of the famous cattle drive across Australia, took time out upon the occasion of his recent visit to Canada to admire the prize-winning Palomino horses at Charles Mavety's Circle M Ranch at Kteinburg, He enjoyed a tide on King's Glow,. which took the Canadian championship at the Royal Winter Fair, and asserted that it was the best stallion he had ever seen. U. S. Naval Air Unit 1 is ! HORIZONTAL planes are 1 Depicted is courageous insigne of men — Squadron 115, VERTICAL U. S, naval 2Ins aviation 2 Inspiredv 13 Was indebtedreverence 14 Nevada city3 Ransom 17 sign (ab.) 4 Perfections sign (ab.) 15 Heavy blow 5 Symbol for 19 Male 16 Natives of erbium 21 Ask (var.) 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F}C51/ 33 1 '. iic ) !` 3 rt' 34 3q?nka 40,f 35 1 31 39 Russia Training Elks In Harness The use of domesticated elks as a substitute for' horses is being seriously considered in ,Moscow as the result of successful experiments in harnessing these powerful beasts, carried out by a Russian scientist who had previously contrived to make sables breed in. captivity— an achievement from which fur- traders are already benefiting. About 20 elks at an experimental station near Moscow have been. trained to take the bit. One of their main difficulties arises from their impetuous speed, a trained ells having recently covered' a mile in about one minute and a half. But, as the professor has pointed out, if elks should prove unsatisfactory es draught animals they matte ex- cellent eating. Chinese Coolies Rebuild Roalroad By Hand Power During the war Chinese coolies,, including their womenfolk,- car- ried out some prodigious jobs of road building, atlndreds of thou- sands doing everything by hand, and it is not surprising to learn that up to 50,000 mien have just finished a great task of rehabilitat- ing the railroad between Canton and Hankow, a length of 1,081 utiles, in six months, over some of the most mountainous territory in the world, relates the St. Thomas Tines -Journal. * * * The Chinese destroyed large stretches of the track in order to prevent the Japanese using the railway, and so destructive were the natives that the Japs' were only able to use short sections of it. The Chinese blew up 102 of the lines main 119 bridges, including the concrete foundations. They blew up scores of tunnels, and they built sidings up to the tracks and ;then rolled the rolling stock down into gullies. The sys- tem was a thorough press when they were through with it. * * * An example of the ingenuity of the Chinese' was the erection of.a bridge from . river bed witnessed by a correspondent. The bridge weighed 238 tons, and the only "machinery" the Chinese had were four jacks. The crews jacked the spans up on ever -rising stacks of railroad ties until they had then in place eighteen meters above ground level. The job took thein six mouths, and they were fighting flood water a good part of the time. At the peak there were six or seven hundred men working there and they used 60,000 ties for the raising process. It isnot surprising to learn that there were nearly 000 fatal acci- dents among the coolies. Pension Stopped The Government, overriding op- position cries of "paltry meanness," decided Dec, 3 to discontinue 'a 5,000 ($20,000) annual pension set up 140 years ago for the descend- ants of Lord Nelson — Britain's greatest naval hero. The Chancel- lor of the Exchequer, Hugh Dalton, said Lord Nelson in his will asked only to have Lady Hamilton and, their child cared for. Must Smarten Up R. J Dinninb, Calgary, head of a large packing firm, says, "Canada fs definitely losing her hold on the British bacon market" )Mfr. Dinning knows whereof he speaks. Canadian producers still have a big oppor- tunity, but they will miss it if they fail to .turn out the product the British market demands and for which it is willing to pay. -Brant- ord Expositor. . TEEN -TOWN TOPICS By BARRY MURKAR Wash off the pucker paint and settle down fellows, New Year's Eve is over, Ah nee, what a night! I never realized Perry Como could sing so well' until Susie (that's my best girl) looked Ane in tine eye and said, he sounds just like you. Well, you know how it is an New Year's Eve, After the hop at the local dub, we piled into pop's blitz bug- gy and went down to the Corner Casbah (local Hangout to you) and everyone started to make New Year's ; resolutions. Most of them were broken before we got home. This is the only night in the year that pop doesn't Put on a curfew. • * * Last week at this time, we were playing Santa Claus to the family, as you probably were. 1 like Christmas—always have, It's the only day M the year 1 can pass out pop's smokes like a big guy and not get a dirty look, 'Things went a little differently at our house this year. Right alter the "Big Din- ner" we all made a wish, Pop wish- ed that the indigestion would hold off; mom wished we would be more quiet and I wished for snow—to try out my new hickories. While all this was going on, my little niece was running around pulling her new toy carpet sweeper with my gold chain wrapped neatly around the roller. I immediately changed my wish — but after all Christmas belongs to the children doesn't it? * * * 'We are finding that this first column is a toughie to write. This is the second attempt. The first one was thrown in the stove with some other old papers, I mean old papers. The editor aseed that I write like I talk, then changed his mind and said, write it so that teen-agers can understand it. I'm obeying orders and if anyone can't savvy my slanguage — well take it up with somebody, I don't care who. Yours truly will be in this corner every week with a column of newsy chatter (we hope) and from time to time will pass along the latest on what's worth reading (books), what's worth listening to (records and radio) and ,what's worth seeing (movies). \Ve want you to feel that this is your col- umn and invite you to pass along any suggestions, criticisms or -com- pliments. I 'like that compliment stuff. We intend, too, to have a spotlight, when we will publicize any teen-ager who is making a„ name for himself or herself in sports, nixie, art or any other field. If you have any such per- son in your neighbourhood, send us the details, mentioning ofcourse their chosen vocation, hobbies, school record, likes and dislikes. Send all communications for this column to Box B, Pickering; On- tario. • "Shut off the sky juice and send down some snow", is the cry of young people across the province, who anxiously await their first ski. This is a wonderful sport for two reasons. If you can stay away from trees, it's good for the health and if you can't, it helps pay the doctor's rent. If you haven't been on the hickories before, we suggest you stick to the small slopes until you get your ski legs, or 'Jackson, you have a date with Dr. Kildare. We pass .this Advice along to the novice ski enthusiasts: To avoid appearing like a dope on the slope, practice and practice and when you have finished this — well practice some more. . The government is plamririg to, erect ski, lodges across the • province, so that the average salaried person can enjoy the facili- ties and still not burn the pocket book on both sides. All this means to you and the (how far could we go on a dollar a week?) is that the closeeto-home slopes won't be so crowded, In that way well bene- fit. * Last week the Junior Wolf of the family went to a jail session at a nearby teen club with some of his gang and reported a real good time. This idea of inenmers of one club being the guests of another is alright. Yes, my friendlies, it's okay. Ix keeps the locals and the guests on the beam with one try- ing to outdo the other in social etiquette, Supervised teen -clubs are becoming popular all over the country. 'IVe can still have a good time with an older person giving us the eye so get in there and keep the works wound up. Well, gang, we have to close shop for this week. I have a date with Susie in half an hour for a bottle of fizz. Beare closing may we ask,' dear reader, if you have any way of budgeting a dollar a week. I've tried and tried and al- ways - ways end up in the red. Oh, well, maybe you have the same trouble. So -long for now. German Ships Will Sail Again Germany's merchant navy, a fleet of 000 vessels manned entirely by German crews, will be on The seas again in a matter of a few weeks. This fleet will be flying a new flag. The flag has not yet been seen, but it will bear the interna- tional flag -code letter C, with V cut out. The ships will sail be- tween Baltic, West European and British ports, carrying vital food- stuffs to the Reich in exchange for as much timber and minerals as the battered German industries in the British and American zones can deliver, German skippers, engineers and crews, who are being processed daily. to discover whether they are adherents of the Nazi movement, are praying that nothing will hap- pen to throw a , monkey wrench into the works, They are afraid of last-minute hitches at the four -power discus- sion table which will hold up this vastly important plan to ease the British and American transport burden and to speed up commerce between Germany and the coun- tries to which she owes so Mitch, The four -power authorities have their problems regarding this little shipping deal. There is the ques- tion of how German captains and crews will be treated when they arrive as a former enemy or at neutral ports. A Sheep A Second At Ross, Tasmania, Allen Hayes broke his own Tasmanian record last week, when he sheared 318 sheep in a day of eight hours, The sheep were well -grown Corridales. This record is within three sheep of the Australian record, made by Jack Howe at Alice Spring, Queens- land, in 1892. Hayes' previous Tasmanian record of 311 was made four years ago. He averaged a sheep every 100 seconds in his latest feat. Use of Indulin Adds Years of Life The occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the discovery of in- sulin,by the late Sir Frederick Banting and' Dr. Charles Best, of, Toronto, has been marked by a review of the benefits the drug has brought to diabetics, comments the Stratford Beacon -Herald.' Statisticians of the Metropolitan Life reportthat studies at a Boston clinic show that the death rate among diabetic patients treated has dropped ninety-five per cent at ages under forty. Among the mid- dle-aged, the reduction has been two-thirds, and among older pa- tients the death rate has been cut in half. In the past twenty-five years methods of diagnosis have improv- ed, with the result that the number of diabetics has shown an apparent increase. Control of the disease has im- proved greatly, and further ad- vances are anticipated, entold thousands, who before insulin would have been condemned to suffering and death from diabetes, will lead fairly normal lives, Settlement About 3,00s,000 acres of /and have beensubmitted v su ratted by the states for soldier settlement in Australia. Of this amount, about 80 percent has -I approved by the Govern - anent. r MACHINERY NEW AND USED Of Every Description Phone EL, 1271 H. W. PETRIE CO., LTD; 147 Front St. W. - Toronto 'WE BUY & SELL' b'III Enjoy Stn;iog At The St, Regis Hotel TORONTO a livery ito0m With inti, Shower and Telephone a Single , 52.10 up— $3,50 zip ® Good Food, . Dining and Danc- ing at Caritou Tea. 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