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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1955-04-28, Page 3Shortages of young men and women in United States farming have become so great that 51 colleges and universitiesover there have banded together to go out and enlist them, accord- ing to James G. Crossley,.N.E.A. Staff correspondent. * * • And that doesn't mean farm hands. At cap and gown time this spring, high school grads will be wooed through a handsome 32 - page booklet entitled "Careers Ahead." * * • Prepared by the staff of Na- tional Project in Agricultural Communications under chair. manship of Russell B. Dicker- son of Penn State, the booklet aims to fill 15,000 jobs a year. There are 500 occupations in eight major .fields. • * * "WANTED - Young men and women with agricultural school training for interesting, lucra- tive, secure jobs. Everything from flying crop dusters to fish wardens." That's the story. * • * Research needs 1000 grads, agricultural industry another 3000. There are 12,000 farm co- operatives in the country :Those companies and others represent- ing agricultural business need 3000: Banks alone expect to employ 4000 to 6000 college graduates as farm agents in the next 10 years. Every student who has been interested in education in the past 10 years has been absorbed into the teaching profession. There's a need for 3000 in the field of education this year. * • a Newspapers, TV, radio, maga- zines -the communications field -need 500 trained people each year. Conservation, increasing- ly important, needs, 1000. Servi- ces, such as inspection, regula- tion and grading, must have 1500. ' * • • On the farms themselves, though 200,000 young people go into service each year, there's an annual shortage of 2000 to meet the growing needs. "Agriculture is 'a science; a business, a profession end an in , DOG GONEI-That's the mildest thing that this workman can think of to say as he views the paw -prints -for -posterity left in fresh cement by some anony- mous pooch who hoped to leave a concrete mark for posterity. ' dustry," is what the high school graduate will be told. "To nit your mark of success in any line of work, you must sight your target and aim carefully. But• agriculture offers you a broad target. If you choose agriculture, it's hard to miss!" They are told: "Agriculture provides more jobs and careers in the city than on farms . . . more jobs and careeys than any other industry." Some unusual statistics are cited. Of 62 million employed Americans, 25 million work somewhere in agriculture - about 40 per cent. About 15 per cent of the population grows all the food and fiber for the na- tion. The rest of the 40 per cent are the specialists who attend the farmer and serve his needs. Since 1940, 35 per cent fewer farmers produced 44 per cent more food and fiber though the entire field was expanding. In the nation's agricultural schools, 65 per cent of the stu- dents were city boys and girls. They, along with their fellow graduates, were looking. forward to earning a statistical $72,000 more than the average high school graduate in their life- times. Agricultural school under- garduates spend their first two years on basic subjects. After that they branch into their chosen specialties. These can be anything from selecting, dis- SUCCEEDS CHURCHILL -Sir Anthony Eden waves to Londoners outside his office upon returning from Buckingham Palace where he was named Prime Minister of Britain. playing and -pricing produce for supermarkets to fur farming. Nothing could demonstrate, the age of specialization which has swept into farming better than the man who has a thriving. business training • chickens to play baseball.. When ,they hit a home run they 'get. a few grains of feed. A company contracted for a large number of them to use as advertisements in feed stores. • • a Any high school grads for chicken coaching? EARTH IN 'YOUTH'S HANDS Is symbolized here in photo from booklet for high school seniors to recruit them into agriculture, Miraculous Escape This happened during the In- diannapolis 500 -mile race in 1934. Chet Miller was winging along at 115 miles per hour when suddenly his car skidded on an oil patch, whirled into the air, and catapulted over the wall as one hundred thousand panic- stricken spectators screamed with horror. By some miracle, Miller's car landed squarely on its four wheels in an adjoining field. Without a scratch on him, Chet drove his battered racer around the outside wall, through a gate, and into the pits. His crew, which had given him up for dead, almost jumped out of their skins when he appeared, think- ing him a ghost. Although out of the running, Chet remained in the pits and watched the rest of the race, happy to be alive, -------------- 11. Jog 35, Long stick 13. Supper 39. Hindu 14. That thing princesses 19, (loos swiftly 41. Agreement 20. One opposed 42. Fragrant herb 22. Smooth-spoken 43. Incline 23, Hebrides 45. Spanish river slant CROSSW PUZZLE ACROSS b. Sewed joints 1. I gyptian 6. Absurd actio(( • singing girl 7. About 6. Mount of -- s. Chemical 9. Behave symbol 12. Maker of 9. Particle false money 10, (:rant 15. For example (ab.) 16. Rand 17. Puss 18. Winged fruit 21. Pin sou uttered 21. Cntton-seeding machine 25. riwarf 27. (lot of meat 29. Strong 03. Act of placing between 86, Part of P. fortification 37. Wife of (resin( . 33, (lf the sun 40. 171 evated railways 41, Typical Irishman 44, i,ike a web 47, Name for Athena,. 49. Fresh -water Porpoise 60. Cooled fawaiixn lava 62, Acrobat 86. Spred to dry 57, Lads 63. Flo f OWN( 1, Iota. 2. Ship's record 2. ialreek iet'toz' 4, 71er1nite4i 24. Insect eggs 20. Head (Fr.) 28. Clears. 30. Baseball team 31. Dirt 32. (coals 81. Tumult 40. Sudden Jerk 48, Near 50. 7. neyme 51. Corroded 33. Siberian rivar 54. Artificial language 55. At home `' :tit%';o ::\ •� hY •A `wT: fti Yit:': esesSilerelsee • Answer eisewkere on this page. Something Will Grow No matter what sort of a loca- tion there are some flowers which will grow in any garden. For rough spots or slopes one can make a rock garden and grow the special little plants that are listed in any seed cata- logue. As a rule these are tiny things, which like shallow and dryish soils. Many of these rock garden plants originally came from mountain slopes. For dark shady corners there are things like begonias, lily of the valley and such that will thrive there and nowhere else. At the opposite • nd of the scale are portulaca, poppies, alyssum and so on that delight in the hottest sunshine, will stand drought and are not particular at all whether the soil is rich. There are certain things that must be in a dry location and others that .don't mind getting their feet wet. There are some that are exceptionally hardy and bloom after the frost. And, there is, of course, a wide range in color and height and 'time of blooming. Any seed catalogue will list all these preferences and differ- ences and with such information one can go ahead and fit plants to any . location and also create a garden that will be interesting and full of bloom from June until October. Vegetables for Small Space Every •family, if at all possible, should have a small vegetable garden, even if there is only room for a few feet of lettuce, onions and radish, and not a great deal of roma will be ne- cessary. To make it go further there are various ways of grow- Ing two crops, or practically so, en the same piece of land. Of course in this intensive sort of vegetable gardening, extra fer- tilizer is essential and the soil must be well worked and rich. In double . cropping, we alter- nate rows of an early kind with a later one, for instance, radish and ' carrots, or lettuce and beans, or peas and potatoes. We also have less space than nor- mal between the rows, if neces- sary no more t han 12 or 15 inches. The early stuff, of course, comes on quickly and is used up before the later matur- ing vegetables require full room. Another practice is to follow the harvesting of the first vege- tables like the peas, lettuce, spinach, radish, early onions, etc., with another sowing of the same or something else that will be ready say in August or Sep- tember. Then there are certain crops like squash, pumpkins, that we can plant in the outside rows and we can have staked tomatoes along the end of any vegetable row and cucumbers along the fence. For the New Howie For the new home, while we are waiting for trees and shrub- bery to grow, we can use some extra tall annuals to give us the same effect. For this purpose in the annual line we can use cosmos, giant zinnias, marigolds, stocks or snapdragons, or still larger dahlias, larfispur, heliantus, or others. Heights are always noted in the catalogue. Some of these are bushy as well as tall and in a matter of weeks they will make a beautiful background screen. Of annual vines there is a wide range from climbing nasturtiums and sweet peas to scarlet runner beans, annual hops, or morning glories. These will trail over a fence or screen a verandah. Top The ‘'x;<orid For gig Families "The most prolific people on earth," is the description given to members of the Hutterite re- ligious colonies of the mid -west- ern United States and Canada. The Population Reference Bu- reau, a private research organi- zation, reported recently that these people's birth rate from 1941 to 1950 averaged 45.9 babies per 1,000 population. The nor- mal U.S. average is 24.1 The Hutterites, members of the Protestant Christian sect who practise communal owner- ship of property, are multiply- ing at a rate that exceeds even the phenomenal population in- crease rates of Brazil and Cey- lon. The original colony of 443 Hutterites who came to South Dakota from Russia between 1874 and 1877 has grown into 98 prosperous farm communities totalling some 8.000 persons. . Hutterite couples usually mar- ry well before the age of 21, and marriages are "for keeps." Most families have nine or more children. At their present rate of in- crease the Hutterites will double their number in 16 years and total nearly half a million in 100 years. Under a programme of com- prehensive`free medical care for all, the Hutterite death rate has dropped to 4.4 per 1,000, com- pared to 10.2 for the nation. Morality standards are high. No sooner met but they looked, no sooner looked but they loved, no sooner loved but they sighed, no sooner sighed but they asked one another the reason, no sooner knew the rea- son but they sought the remedy. -Shakespeare. Brides Still Foil., ,,w Century -old Style In some respects the Empress Eugenie was a better judge of popular tastes than Henry Ford. Not long after he offered "any color of car provided it was black" - the public insisted on color. But the vogue for white wedding gowns introduced more than 100 years ago by the wife of Napoleon III is still as fashionable as ever. Before 1850 brides wore any shade that caught their fancy, including red, green, purple and brown. Recently, brides have been making a slight concession to the current rage for color in every- thing by wearing• pale pastels under white sheers. When in- terpreted in light, airy materials such as embroidered nylon or- gandy, tulle or lace, the result is a delicacy of coloring and fabric comparable to Dresden figu- rines. The Empress Eugenie is also credited with launching lace as the traditional bridal favorite. Since the royal wedding gown cost the equivalent of $40,000, she probably would have had few followers if a machine hadn't been invented to mass produce the thousands of yards of lace brides have subsequently worn 'each year, For as little as $60 this spring's bride can float up the middle aisle enveloped in lace. She can manage it on even less if she selects a combination of nylon lace and tulle. Though . brides of today are just as traditional in their choice of wedding gowns as their mothers and grandmothers, they are considerably more practical. Many insist on designs with jackets, boleros, redingotes. de- tachable ruffles or underskirts which can be removed for even- ing or semi -formal wear. The redingote style is popular this year because the long jacket can be worn over a night-gown as a negligee. Shorter skirtsare gaining over floor -sweeping lengths since they convert so readily to party frocks. Jacques Michel, a Montreal specialist in bridal designs, likes to pluck his inspiration directly from bouquets of seasonl flow- ers. He is fond of the soft pastels of sweet peas, which provided the color themes for several weddings. One bride wore em- broidered white nylon organdy over palest pink, while her three attendants were in soft sweet pea shades of blue, mauve and pink. All carried snatching bou- quets of sweet peas. For another wedding, the yel- low centres of daisies carried by the bride, matched the under- skirt of her white sheer gown, while her atendants were in a deeper tone of yellow. The couturier recently used navy organdy liberally heaped with white for bridesmaids' dresses. A shimmering effect was created by using plain white organdy over an organdy which had been embroidered in a contrast- ing color. Mr. Michel claims that white is not always too flattering on brides who have passed the mid - twenties mark unless they are tall and still quite slim. He pre- fers to dress older brides in muted shades like champagne, which do not magnify the figure. Mothers, he says, usually find deep blue most flattering be- cause it sets off their blue -grey hair. Before ordering flowers some thought should be given to the way they photograph. For in- stance, pale colors are preferred because deeper tones often pho- tograph too dark. Those who expect commercial dyers to turn their white wedding gowns into evening dresses should consult an expert dyer before selecting the style and fabric, Many responsible firms will refuse to dye attire unless it is very simple in style and of a sturdy fabric. 1Nb' SCil QC IJ$SON db. Barclay Warren, 16.A.. ILD. JER0S RIGHTEOUS LEADERSHIP 2 Chronicles 17.1-7, 9; 19:4-7 JF APHAT''S .Memory Selection: Deal courag- eously, and the Lord shall be with the good. 2 Chronicles 10:11.. Jehoshaphat, the son of good King Asa was also a good king. He sought the Lord God of his fathers and walked after His commandments. His heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord. He sent out teachers with the book of the law of the Lord to instruct the people. He went further than that. Though a king he went among the people from Beer-sheba in the south to Mt. Ephraim in the north and brought them back to the Lord God of their fathers. Of what other monarch is there such a record: King become evange- list. He set judges in the land warning them to act in the fear of God, to take no bribes and have no respect of persons. Jehoshaphat was anxious for peace with Israel. To assure this he entered into an alliance with wicked King Ahab. His son, Je- horam, married Athaliah, the wicked daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, with the result that Je- horam, after his father's death. did evil and even brought Baal worship into the land, thus overthrowing to a large extent the - religious reforms of his father Jehoshaphat also made mistakes in going out to battle along with,Ahab and with Ahab's son ad even in cooper- ating with Ahaziah in building ships, which were wrecked, in accordance with a prediction of God. Jehoshaphat's victory over the Moabites shows how God can help those who trust Him. Je- hoshaphat cried, "0 our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee." As he and his men sang and praised God 'the enemy became confused and smote each other. Without disparaging man's atomic weapons we firmly be- lieve that prayer and righteous- ness will do more to ensure peace and prosperity than the mad race .to accumulate more deadly weapons. Let us turn to God. USEFUL SUGGESTION A manufacturer, who must be nameless, had the horrible habit of creeping up to hie workmen and watching them. One day he called his employees togeth- er. "Whenever I come into the shop," he said, "I want to see every man cheerfully 'at work, I am placing a box here and I want anyone who has any sug- gestions as to how this may be brought about more efficiently to write the idea down and slip it in." Next day he opened the box. Sure enough there was a slip with a suggestion scribbled Oa it. He took it out and read: "Take the rubber heels off your shoes." Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking Pio 0 S POSTWAR FiRST FOR GERMANY -Slick and streamlined is th 1 new German airmail stamp, first issued since World War M#, Made in four denominations, the stamps, featuring o stylizea bird in flight, will be violet and black, green and black, blot and black, and red and black,