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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1953-12-10, Page 3G'tating neer the rLi(1 al the, year, and most of us are won- dering just what 1954 wili dish out to us. Well, for what it's worth, here is what the experts south of the border are expect- ing. * "The outlook for agriculture in the United States in 1954 is summarized in the annual De- partment of Agricuture publica- tion "Agricultural Outlook for 1954." In general it says, "Large supplies, strong consume.: de- mand and no great chances in farmers prices and income are in prospect for 1954." Dealing with specific crops and econom- ic conditions the Report con- tinues: "Supplies of farm products will continue heavy in 1954. This year's crops, part of which will be sold in 1954, total a near record. The wheat, corn and cotton crops exceed probable use and stocks continue to trount. Little can be said now about crop production next year. How- ever, acreage restriction: on wheat and cotton may result in a smaller total crop output un- less weather is unusually fav- ourable. 1Vfarketings of cattle, milk and eggs in 1954 are not likely to differ much from this year's high levels. Hog production will be lower than a year earlier in the first half of 1954 but may, increase in the second half." K, 4, q, There was never much rom- ance to Canada's maple sugar industry for the man who had to tap the trees, hang the buck- ets, gather the sap, and convert it into appetizing syrup and su- gar. These operations entailed too much labour. Research and the use of me- chanical power now make it possible to somewhat reduce that labour. A light -weight pow- er driven auger is available to do the tapping operation, and a new plastic sap bag promises to greatly lessen the workof hang- ing a. bucket or sap container on the tree and in gathering the sap. ,, * A manufacturing firm In Ver- mont has developed a vmylite plastic sap bag, to take the place of the metal sap bucket now in use, and is studying. the possi• - TERRY MENAGERIE epk PipMlil:A '"' —11 \1 .) -Dt ..8e. by ICn8 M:,amu res "Oh, we've found a delightful new apartment—a mahogany bureau drawer full of nylon underthingsl" uility of manufacturing olio dis- tributing them in maple sugar areas in Canada. When empty a score or more of these plastic sap bags can be carried over one arm. A re- enforced eyelet at the top, slip- ped over a small hook on the spile, hangs them on the tree, where they remain until the end of the season. One side of the bag is made long enough to provide a flap that hangs over the top as a cover. * q, X A small tab, with a finger hole grip, on each botto,ncor- ner, r-ner, permits, the bag to be swung up to either side and the sap emptied into a gathering pail, without removing the bag from the tree. u * At the end of the season the bag is turned inside out, sponged clean, or washed in a washing machine. .lPhe ismpty bags. are then huncrAtP en pegs through the finger gripe"to be stored in a small compact space until the next season. The manufacturer states me- chanical tests have been given these, equivalent to 20 years of actual use and there has been no deterioration. It is also claimed that experiments over several years in Vermont have shown that the sun's rays through the plastic not only pre- vent development of bacteria in the sap but destroy them and stop souring of sap. 91 ,, * The Department of Agricul- ture, Ottawa, is making arrange- ments to try out a number of these bags in local sugar bushes next spring. .t, >•, It is always wisdom to protect an investment and the outlay on farm machinery represents a considerable portion of the capi- tal expenditure on the highly mechanized farins of today. It " takes considerable 'patience and time to put a moldboard, culti- vator shovel, seed drill or one- way disc into satisfactory condi- tion if. the woiking '?sttrfaees• have been allowed to rust for any length of time. Rusty bear- ings, shafting, steel chains or slip• clutches may cause more wear in the first hour of opera- tion, after a season's storage, than will occur during the en- tire operating season. Rust is found on iron or steel after exposure to moisture in the presence of air and to re- move it from any surface thaf is to be polished, some of the iron or steel has to be removed. Various oils and lubricating ma- terials may be used for rust pre- vention, but unfortunately most farm equipment receives no treatment of any kind. Time spent in cleaning up farm machinery and applying an effective rust preventative is far from wasted. Hours of irri- tating work and possibly expen- sive repairs may be saved when equipment is used again in the spring. CONQUERING THE FAR NORTH — Donald Gordon, chairman and president ,of the Canadian National Railways, drives the last spike at Lynn Lake, Manitoba, to officially open the new 144 -mile line from Sherridon northward. Compldtion of the railway coincided with the start of production in Sherritt Gordon's new nickel and copper mine. Participating in the recent ceremony were federal and provincial government officials, mining and railway executives and 500 Sherritt-Gordon and CNR employees of the newly -created frontier town, more than 500 miles .northwest of Winnipeg. "One of Canada's greatest storehouses of natural resources has been linked with the rest of the world by the eompletioonn.of t on trailwayiidne," said National Mr. Gordon, It joins Lynn Lake to every p System, to every point served by the 4'75,000 miles of railway in North America:, repo is on the Arlan is of thend Pacific."world through the seaways that lead from o .ii ts. 0 0 0 . Fa Sfi t01.*: Acetate blended into Smoot. Phaeton flannel makes a suit to delight the -budget -minded.. ,psiness girl. The slim skirt has a ' in back kick°'pleat.for'eiisy ` the•flottering jacket has velvet touches of collar and poket flaps. Designed in a range of rich fall sheds. Women Attracted to Mountaineering Oily b For All Kinds of Reasons Why do people climb moun- tains? According bo Eleanor Hamil- ton of Montreal, who is secre- tary of the Alpine Club of Cana- da, people climb for almost as many reasons as there are climbers. Miss Hamilton says She is a inountaineer because she enjoys outdoor exercise and N'ature's ever-changing panorama. Others climb for the feeling of exhila- ration that follows acheive- ment or because they tike do- ing something difficult. Some become Alpinists because they believe people are born to climb as well as to walk. Many are attracted to the sport through. a spirit of adventure. Others take it up to improve their phy- sical and mental health. Whatever their reasons for wanting to conquer mountains,. most climbers become se en- thusiastic about their favorite form of outdoor activity they organize clubs wherever they go. .Since its founding in the Rockies 47 years ago, sections of . the Alpine Club. of Canada have sprung up. in Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, Total membership now stands at 800. As women niake up almost half the parent club, it is affi- liated with the Ladies' Alpine Club as well as the Alpine Club in England. On the distaff side are some of Canada's most seasoned and active climbers. heMHam- ilton, many of have con- siderable experience s c a li n g Switzerland's formidable peaks and spend their holidays , each year climbing in , the Canadian Rockies where the Alpine Club of Canada conducts a slimmer camp.. The various sections across the country attract women from all walks of life. The Montreal group. includes several stenographers,. a number of housewives, nurses and teachers, one dress designer and a woman who operates her own catering business. As there is no standard climb- ing costume, most women are individualists in Outfitting them- selves. Favorite garb uauai'ly Christmas Cards Are Comparatively New... Compared to many Christmas customs which date back through the centuries, the exchange of greeting • cards is a less than 100 modern years rac- tire. . old, ,... The first Christmas card is be- lieved to have been designed about 1840, but it was another 20 years before the idea caught the public's fancy. A predecessor of the greeting card, however, was the English school child's "Christmas piece." This was inscribed in the child's finest handwriting and carried home to proud parents to prove that school fees were not being wasted. The paper was often de- corated with scrolls and holly. Another an c e s t or of t h e Christmas card was the Valen- tine, a romantic fad which be- gan in the 1850's. Later. enter- prising manufacturers of the lacy Valentine merely changed the wording to sell them as Christmas cards. The Christmas card practice as we know it today was actu- ally born in the Victorian age. consists of blue jeans, slacks, shorts or plus fours worn with a flannel short and a pair of running ,shoes. Miss Hamilton prefers plus fours, which she has tailored in Europe, because they don't. hamper the move- ment of the knees. Since the knees • and seat of the pants usually `iwear out first from scraping against rocks, European tailors catering to mountain climbers always include extra pieces for patching these areas with each garment. Far from being dare-deeils or fearless, mountain climbers have a horror of accidents and are acutely safety conscious. Through close team work each Member guards the life and limb of a fellow climber as care- fully as she does her own Often the lives of the entire team will hang on the strength of a length • of rope or will depend on the way the leader place her fingers on a barely visible knob in a precipice. When nylon first appeared in rope form, Miss Hamilton re- calls how fascinated the climb- ers were with its sleek appear- ance. "We called it the glamor- ous rope," she says. "It was so sthooth and easy on the hands. Furthermore, it was much tight- er to carry and never became water -soaked or stiff with frost in high altitudes. Though narrow- er and less bulky, it proved to be stronger, more durable and above all -- safer." Founder of the Montreal sec- tion is John Brett, who taught his wife and two sons to climb. "For trimming down your s waistline and putting a sparkle in your eye, there is no sport like mountain climbing," says Mrs, Brett. Drive With Care ... UNDAY SCIIOOt LESSOR BY REV R BARCLAY WARREN B.A.. B.D. One Human Race. Acts 10:9-15, 25-28, 34-35, 44-45. Memory Selection: Of a truth I perceive that God is not respec- ter of persons: but in every nation he that feareth Him, and work- eth righteousness, is accepted with Him. Acts 10:34-35. That was a time when many fes- tivities once forbidden by Puri- tan laws were being revived. The first commercial greetings were not original. Most showed genial old gentlemen, enormous plum puddings and the simplest greetings but people like them. Historians who have studied the cards of long ago say, how- ever, that the range of materials used by the Victorians was as- tounding. Cardboard w ay t he most common base but ingeni- ous manufacturers also used pleated silk, imitation tortoise- shell, mother-of-pearl, ivory silk fringe, lace, chenille, velvet, sa- chets, dried flowers, seaweed and moss. By the 70's t h e Christmas card had left the Valentine far behind in popularity, Greetings changed from the simple "com- pliments of the s e a s o n," to wishes ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous. After a promising start the Victorian card degenerates into something far removed from they spirit of the season. Common were designs showing scantily - clad ladies gambolling against backgrounds of anything from mistletoe to tropical flowers. Re- ligious subjects were rarely seen. Gradually the commercial pro- ducts designed to satisfy t h e public's demand for bright col- oured prints became more dig- nified. Illustrators and artists began contributing designs. Card manufacturing techniques have come a long way since then and styles are constantly changing. Many are fine ex- amples of printing craftsman- ship. Most are lithographed and some undergo a "silk-screen" process to provide special effects. The snow scene might glitter with ground cellophane or San- ta might be wearing a suit with fuzzy wool "flocking." Synthetic ground glass known to the trade as "diamond dust" imparts sparkle. A special finish gives gleaming "w e t varnish" appearance. A popular process is "gold stamping" in which gold leaf is used to produce some lovely effects. The descendants of Jacob were a separate people down through the centuries. When they inter- married with other races they were breaking their owr. laws. To this day the percentage of Jews intermarrying with, other races is remarkably low. They have been and are a separate people. With the traditions of cen- turies of separation it is under- standable how Peter was slow to grasp that all the blessings of the Gospel which came through - Jesus Christ who was of Jewish descent, were really for all people of all races. God had to speak to him through a vision before he was willing to take the message of Jesus Christ to the household of Cornelius. As he preached, the Holy Spirit was given to these Gentiles just as to the Jews at Pentecost. Peter saw then that the Gospel was universal. A great many immigrants are coming into Canada. Some na- tive born Canadians has been thoughtless enough to harshly criticize them for speaking to each other in their own langu- age. What would we do if we were in a new land? One woman who has come from Germany is getting on well learning our language. One day while pray- ing for her husband who is seri- ously ill shebegan in English but soon was expressing her petitions to God in her mother tongue. And God understands German. If we would only remember that God made of one blood all nations, we would get Flee of our stupid racial prejudices. Je- sus died for the black and yel- low as well as the white It is only our pride that makes us think that we are God's favor- ites. When we receive the full revelation of Jesus Christ we will realize that we are mem- bers of the one human race Then we will love them all. Two -Timer — A tiny pearl but- ton. top, for wear with tailored daytime clothing, becomes a glamorous drop for gala occa- sions with the addition of a pearl-and_rhinestone "attach- ment," below, in La Tausca's "Two -Timer" earring. 11.1 Smog Blacks as she chats fog mixture Last year a Out London -- Pamela Dalton wears a "smog mask" with London cabbie Charles Cody. The smoke and is so dense that it blots out all traces of daylight. similar mixture hit London and took an estimated 4000 lives.