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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1957-12-19, Page 74 Siallred Bed With Hens And Pigs "See the M,0.," the sergeant- major urged. "Go on, report sick ---then you can stay in Eng- land -with The orderly -room cleric ig- nored the sergeant -major's ad- vice, Very shortly after making this decision, Ewart Jones land- ed with • his company at Calais. It was May, 1940, . For Rifleman Jones the next three days were a nightmare. He was haunted by the constant fear of death. Over fifty per cent of his battalion were killed. • "And then," writes Ewart Jones in his commendable and absorbing book, "Germans Un- der My Bed," "the peace. Peace -my peace' . , absolute si-` hence." With others of the ill- fated B.E.F. he was herded into captivity, Any unfortunate P.o.W. who was .captured in 1940. hada long wait ahead of him. Some settled into the soul-destroying, exis- tence of prison camp life, others enlivened their : enforced stay, with attempts to escape.' With a fellow P.o,W., Jones made a break for, liberty and fled, their objective being Russia: The journey was a succession of close calls, little food and drink. Fatigue and exhaustion compelled them to seek food and shelter at a poverty-stricken dwelling. Their knocking ' was answered by a young Pole, who . asked them in. Jones explained their plight and that they were English P.o.W.s. The ,welcome was ter- rific. Hunks of bread and drip- ping and ersatz tea were speed- ily set out. However, -,the two P.o.W.s were startle out Of their wits by the action of the Pole when he suddenly •produced a large knife, grabbed Jones' friend's hand and - made a gash across the veins in his wrist. The Englishmen jumped to their feet in alarm, but the Pole smiled an assurance, made a gash aoross his own wrist and held the two wounds together. 'They were blood brothers! Tones was treated likewise. It wasn't possible to sleep at • he house, so they were escorted Ito another dwelling a short dis- tance away. Another meal, and' they were,ehown: to themwbed.,: Jones was prodded into =wake fulness the following morning, WHAT GIVES? -,,pretty Maxine Gillette seems to. 'have, sudden- ly grown.an Amazon body ,up- on. ,whi;ch to ..perch , her pretty., head: Trick phatographxcis n.ot. involved• in the "growth'„, how- ever. The clear ,water • acted as, a giant magnifying glass 1n "split level" photo made from glass boat. by his friend; they four it dif- ficult to believe what they saw, Under the sheets et the bottom of the bed four inquisitive chit, dren were peeking at them. From a bed on the other side of the room six more children were eyeing them with frank curi- osity, Pretending the children were not there, the two men pulled the bed -clothes over them again and settled down. ' They were jerked back to consciousness' as the bed tossed and heaved about, Jones and his friendsat up in fright. The children h'r' gone, but a couple of lean pigs scram- bled out from. under the bed even as they watched, shortly. followed . by twelve assorted hens. The children, pigsand poultry had all been their bed- fellows! Later in then::, travels t""ey were recaptured and sentenced of twenty-one days' solitary con- finement on a bread and water diet. :• This solitary confinement. -turned out to be one of comfort and luxury. Both men were con- fined in the , same snug little cell, with double bunks, a glow- ing stove and a bucket of coal with which to keep it going. Belgian P.o.W.s in the camp learned of their "plight" and supplemented their diet 'with smuggled' delicacies; including delicious soup and a steaming hot ox -tongue wrapped in paper. The author records an amus- ing • incident as proof that the German guards didn't always find their captives willing to toe the line. P.o.W.s were employ- ed. in stacking bags of cement,. and to hamper the German war effort made a point of dumping the bags into the waiting barge with enough force to split the bags so that when they' were eventually removed at their destination the cement spilled out. . On ;one, occasion, one of the guards, a little man, saw red at this deliberate sabotage and, 'whipping out his bayonet, fixed it to his rifle and prodded a huge P.o.W. frdm Norfolk. The Norfolkman didn't lose his- tenter or even •squeal. He ponderously turned' and, with his huge hands; tore the rifle from the guard's grade. Holding it high 'above his ,head, he walk- ed to .the alkedtothe dockside,.. "I've is good mind to chuck' the blessed thing in the river," he said quietly. The German -guard: jumped up and -down, "fumed and .tried to snatch the rifle back; but he wasn't tall enough,. His rage gave way ro pleading. ' Not until the Norfolkman had exacted' a contrite apology from him, and a promise to be good and keep ; quiet while the men were' "-working, wag' Ile a229ycred to have the offending rifle and bayonet back. Ewart Jones; after his unlucky breakout, remained a P.o.W. un til Germany surrendered, and his book is a glowing tribute to those unfortunates who- served long-term periods 'in captivity; F a book made ' all _the more sin- cere by his refusal to play up the heroics. INCIDENTAL A contracto"r, 'doing some . x- cavating, was charged with net- ligence when a 'pede_strian fell' • ' into a 'pit ;on ; a dark night. The • watchman, •a somewhat dull- witted but- loyal fellow, was to be called to testify, --concerning danger 'signals. He was- primed by the mist -rector, and when called to the '"stand- sv5,dre stead- •.fastly that ample lanterns had been hung in the area. On the strength of his testimony, tthe. case was closed, and the contrac- 'toz congratulated'.,him warmly. "You did very well,. Sam;' `he" commented. "Were ;you ner- vous?" "Wal, not exactly, .boss," replied :Sam, "but I'll tell' you I'"'` sure was scared that lawyer fel- ler was going to ask me if them • lanterns was lit." CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. taelnng'tng to that man 4 1'tiMi brown rnlnr 9. T,ettnee 1+1. Insect 13 Capital or ' Scotland .16. l itohen implement '37. Accnsinm IQ. wading lrlrd 10. Moved smoothly 211. Prot by 21 TT•aelcrinved 23, sale si•een 23. Pithy 21. Iron sym•hol ;•;. 26. Siamese Coins •i'.+t 27, Ornanien till 20 23, Sick 20, Proncnull 36. balance 91. Vulgar admirer of wealth 32. Spiny shrub 33. Steeple 34. Come tooth 36. Tnrlined ..,.; through •s s•. 37, Ttenting contract 33. Turning acid • 40. Interpolation ,42,7lxnett111.6r 411. Clique 44. 'Y'w nr egge1los parts 45. ter.articie 1. Possesses •'4 Ruditnentarw 3. Currents^or .- 4•.inda-Brit ish soldier 5 i 15R1i $1t statesman 8. Mohammedan aulcl,r 7. inside Pmt•rr 12 • 15 22 26 29 4 37 40 2 18 3., 10. Fairy tale monster . 11, Outbuilding. 14. Oneness 16, Weapons 19.'13 emit], of movement 90 !Battle 2't 'Tight 23. lmliah corn 24, Airs name o'ta famous nurse 25. Herman river 27. Counterfeit. 98 'First let ter n.ra -worn • 16 13 5 & 7' . •9,4•: ,.o 19 8 17 30. Pocleetbcin1 81;. Horseman's goad 32. Banquet 33. Avoids 34. Ancient Greek city Gist wind nrthe handwriting on the wall 26, Preparefood 88. Yellow ocher 30. So, Atnel•ieen Tnelian 41. In the dire •line of 14 9 10.' 21 23 24 25' 28 35 6 3 <PAP 9.9°9: 41 43 11 4i Answer: ehsewhere on this page, A PUSH TOWARD SUCCESS -A cheerful smile and a useful sign are a big help in getting. Sandy Cruse to his classes at the University of Arizona. Pretty Dorothy Gyger returns the smile and lends a hand to the wheelchair student. Sandy, 30, is a victim of multiple sclerosis. 'An eX-G.I„'married and father of a two-year-old son, he's studying for his Master's Degree in biology and was cited by, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for his courage and determination in ,working for a college • degree despite his handicap. Addressing a luncheon meet- ing recently of the Ontario Cr e am Producers' Marketing Board, Col. T. L. Kennedy, for- mer minister of agriculture, stated in emphatic fashion that orderly marketing, is vital to agriculture and'that he stood just as strongly behind the prin- ciples of the Ontario Farm Prod ucts Marketing Act as he did when he introduced the legisla- tion in 1929:4 * . * * CoL Kennedy maintained that Government's task was to en- courage establishment of co- operatives, supRort erection of = cold storage facilities, and seek to develop •fruit and vegetable varieties ' which would mature earlier or later • than• those now in existence. Ontario apple growers, as they pander the state .of the industry, wobld; do well to consider the viewpoii?te-•sof Mr. B. B; 3yrd, Vice -President of the-Byr l Apple Orchards, 'Winchester, Virginia::. The Byrd Orchards are 'known the world •,aver And when a • member of the By -ad femily,dis-.• cusses. apples he receives. atten- tion. . e *` Mr:0"CkYrcl:. ss,ys.; It is sometimes extremely dif- fictrlt^tergetterthe• true -serious- ness of apple per capita con- esurtiption;fiecllne: ...• Since 1920 apple per capita consumption has ;been declining ,.. 'yeaatk.rthe.a,rate'a of 'one' pound per' . •,' Tpday!. there are ,170 'million '9btol1le in. trip Unittt States. At 45 pounds of apples per bushel . yre,are esiiig an apple demand egtiivalent to '3,777,000 bushels. And. at 500 bushelsliere acre this meens•that we are losing demand from over 7,000 acres per year Next year and each succeeding 'year it will be worse, because our population is expected to in- crease by' about 4 million people per year. If our per capita coilstinption of apples~ 'had remained steady. since .1920, our country (excite - of foreign exibrts) would • be consuming 219,111,000 bushels of apples within the continental United States. " * Contrast the orange industry.. • Oranges are gaining • •per capita consumption at the . rate of 1.6 • pound per :year. They are or- ganized on an -'industry-wide basis. They have a compulsory tax rendering `9.v;&r ,.,$.7: million per year,•Part-goes to. consumer education•.(pdyert}sing); part to merchandising' • (retailer educa- tion); and part to research (from ' whence carne ' frozen orange juice). s * Whether apple growers like it or not, this :is 1957 and not 1920. This •is a nation where people have to be sold on what they • are willing to ,buy - whether it ` be a Republican or Democratic political party; whether it be a Ford or Chevrolet 'autolriobile; ;whether it be an apple or an •• orange;, and the. political party, or the autombile manufacturer, or the fruit producer who shouts the loudest and advertises the most is going to win the batle, Up to date the apple industry of .-the United States has been living in the atomic age of pro- duction, but in "the horse and buggy` age' of . consumer educa- tion and merchandising. * * .. It•.might be of supreme ' In- tere$t to those blindly optimistic American apple growers to re- alize that,,f the present down- ward curve of apple per capita consumption continues and - ste• eresse ti o' re -steers to :caped .n magic to be performed which will suddenly reverse the trend of 37 years by 11/ ':=.,:on1Y 18 ;years ffOm today •- the American public will consume onlsrs7 million bushels of apples, wh ch' is less 'than 25f/a;;of the Wa(shington state apple crop Tye• use of power pruners, lift truOlts, bulk handling; ' speed sprayers, etc., do reduce labor costs and make for:more internal effigency within' the individual' ail* .. orchard. Although these meelianical devices are presented tae the apple gnawers: of the Urrzted States by clever manu- facturers as the solution to the -- apple problems, they are not the , solution. ,These mechanical de- 'vic0 ,..are like unto the rear •guaz'd action of 'a beaten army, an 'r•my whipped by its op- -poziszits but trying to get enough steaeiliiup tQ,;rees one more river yb el or e complete ;annihilation stakes place. iii' Vienna, a complete issue of Austrian currency has been marked in braille so blind people.. can recognize their value. Common' Sense 400 ,Horsepower In al week or so America's motoring public will be offered, for the first time, a mass -pre - produced car with a 4Q0 -horses power engine. If there are other passenger cars eleswhere in the world equally powered, they are undoubtedly few. In fact no na- tion has seriously challenged the United States in auto produc- tion, American •cars on foreign streets are still symbols of big- ness, productivity, and power. And the industry's sharpest critics are also still at home. Traffic and safety engineers are openly dismayed with many of thetrends in the auto indus- try, most notably with the over- growing power plants. Engines that are forever begging for speed, in ever larger ears, are a big factor in planning for high- ways and parking. But the gravest question to be raised about any engine powered be- yond the needs of safety and comfort has to do with causing accidents. There can be no quib- bling about speed as the major villain in highway deaths. And fast cars are products of power- ful engines. This is net to say that a 400 - horsepower engine is lethal in itself. But to handle safely the performance of such an engine requires a maturity not always present in the ordinary driver. In the hands -of an exuberant teen-ager such overpowered cars pose a peril both to himself and other. drivers: No one would' dream ,of.,holding the auto maker responsible for careless driving. But the manufacturers can do much to take the lure out of high speeds, by playing down horsepower. Fortunately; this. year ' ane or two of 'them ars actually doing so. •.-Hartford 'Courant One in every thousand Lon- doners was seriously injured in road accidents during 1957. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking S;73-1 s}t10A 1.35 KO`d NO 1 .1�1 SN 1 "JN 1..?JnoS 2 `91,3"1 3J.n 3D131'13 �231d Zatn.x„ SONS 35 i oCjt'k. 111 J.ON`d.d ,.S1V © .d ',se, A .1. V 3 led •© lel V Pl 31 Lail AW@!O� • 3 O I 1 r0 ':=; N O .tI 3 H ?JnN I Z13dV2]O6 H DZIfIGN 1 c13 '.INY '30D "`d I d3c;•;: S tH UDAY SCIlOOl LESSON By Rev R. Barclay Warren S.A., 8.D. Christ in the Likeness of !glen 1.'hilippians 211.1.1 Memory Selection. When the fullness of the time was colaee, God sent forth His Son, made of ' a 'woman, made Under alto law, to: redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of s o n*. Galatians 4:4-5. All people know something of the power of God 'from the things that are made. We stand in awe of -Him who made the worlds, But man wants a god to whom he can talk, one what is near. The yearning of our heart is fulfilled in Jesus Christ. "All things were made by Hines and without Him was not any- thing made that was made" (John 1;3). Yet, this mighty God came in the likeness of men. The Little Babe of Bethlehem was ' really God, come in the flesh. He became one of us, yet without sin. Sin showed itself at its ugliest and meanest when man hanged this Saviour on'e tree. This principle of enmity to God is still manifested by de - prayed man. The name of Goff is used as a swear -word. His laws forbidding stealing, adul•- etry and lying are ignored with a laugh. Calvary points up sin. But it also shows the great love of God. God has come near in the Person of His Son to save us from our sin .and restore us tat fellowship with our Creator. He proved His power to save by conquering man's great enerny9, death. Today the Holy Spirit reveals to us this living Saviour, He:,invites us to repentance and faith. If we accept the great salva- tion we' shall become imitators of Jesus Christ. We shall" share His spirit of humility. He laid aside heaven's glory' and becamee, a servant to men and humbled Himself even to die on a cross. The disciple of Jesus Christ lives to serve. He has the disposition that was in Christ Jesus. He hex a Dross:. o b ea r, too. It isn't enough to put the cross on the church or wear it on our per- sorit it must become part of our vegy. living, We must die-to:ouir. sinful self and rise to newness •of life through Jesus •Christ: Let us remember this, Christ - Inas that we arecommemorati not only the birth of . the great- est Man who ever lived, but thea this Man was really God comer in the flesh to save us from ouo' silk . . HIS BROTHER'S old,farm boys, Hospital;: prior whit 'appa•rent• 1G . per 1issn .to Would hwave di •.•r KEEPER -Jimmy, left, and Jerry Foster, 1.4-year- ceiebrafe their" birthday at Peter Bent Brigha n to a kidney tran`spfant which was performed success. Plucky Jerry 'went to court to receive donate a healthy kidney to his brother who ed within a short time without the transplant 'A FLEET' IN ONF-Out far its shakedown cruise; the' -world's largest birclibark canoe skims 'over the waters of -Golden Lake, in Ontario, propelled by a total of 16 `addlers. In 'the bow giant crciff is 85 -year-old Mutt Bern -dr d, ,who supervised' its -bu' ilding. The canoe, a copy of those used by early fur traders, 4'16 feet long and six feat wide. It will be shipped to Ottawa fed':''display in the National Museum..' _= •:.r