The Brussels Post, 1959-04-30, Page 7Making a Home
for Our Raccoons
We have made the raeelaOne
a new house .4Pd put it up on
the roof, hoping that Hansel.
might like it and live in. it, for.
now the hunting season is .
poaching, and we are Worried
ahOut him, lie is, cautious, true
but will ho be Cautious..
enough?
The house is merle, of . wood, a.
long tunnel with a roomy box
at one end,covered with sheet
metal to keep out the rain, At
the other end we have fastened
a wide board to provide a run-
way to a nearby tree. Gretel„
adores it, As soon' as -the house
is finished she scuttles across
the runway, pope into the tun-
nel and can be .heard rustling
around inside the box, rearrang:
ing the bedding of straw and
leaves,
Thereafter she, spends, her af-
ternoons on the. roof sleeping or
just being lazily comfortable in
and sunny, lying'on the runway
her nest; or, if the day is warm
to watch us wt.:Wiling in the yard
down below. Sometimes she
rolls over on her back and, just
for the fun of it, goes through.
the tunnel upside-down, walk-
ing along the ceiling, We have
left a ladder leaning against the
edge of the roof, near the house
so that we can climb it and look
in on her once in a while. When
we peer in, two bright satis-
fied eyes star out at us; then,
with a kittenish twist the head
goes upside-down, and she
comes walking out along the
ceiling to greet vs,
But Hansel, • for whom we
have made it, will have nothing
to do with this fine house. He
if afraid of it. The first even-
ing' when he comes, we hear
him climb . the ladder -and go up
on the roof to investigate, His
feet pad around the house, his
claws click on its tin roof, At-
ter that there is silence, Has he
gone inside? Has. he „found , the
marshmallow I left in the tune
nel for him? Does he like the
nest Gretel made? '
After a while we hear' the
ladder bumping against the roof
Girl Stowaways
Have It Hord.
So she could be with the
fisherman she loved, a pretty,
22-year-Old girl dressed herself
Pp PP a boy and stowed away
In the hold of his trawler.
While the trawler pitched and
tossed in the North. Sea fishing
grounds, the ftve.400t-tall Edine
burgh girl stayed in thei hold.
For „e,,,ighte eleys she stuck it, then
seasiOness beat, her. Shegave
.11,rself, up to skipper Who
landed her 'in the Varaes.
There, the girl was handed
over, in tears, to the larilielt
.consul,; and Put. aboard a eneit-
^ ,chip bound for Lerwick
ti' 13ut there has been a happy
ending, for she has now married
her fisherman sweetheart.'
There are not aiway happy
endings , for girl stowaways,
',heavever. A beautiful London
•model who stowed away aboard
an Australia-bound liner in
order Co reach the man she lov-
ed was sent ashore at Singa-
pore and then shipped home,
She spent a night in the wom-
en's section of theSingapor.i
City Jail, but she said, "I've no
regrets. I'll reach Sydney yet."
On board the liner on the
voyage out many passengers
were aware that the girl was
a stowaway, but they kept her
secret and, Supplied her with
chocolates and sweets.
Believing that her sweetheart
had gone to England, ar attrac-
tive Yugoslav girl, Salopeie .
Mania, stowed away among the
crates'of oranges when the Swe
dish ship Ivan Gorthon called
at Rijeka, Yugoslavia, It was
thought that a seaman helped
her. All she had to eat during
the voyage was oranges
When the vessel docked in
London, Salopek said she was
thoroughly fed up with oranges'
HONORS HARRISON 7- Likeness -,
of Benjamin Harrison, 23rd
president of the tinned States,
is on a new 12-cent stamp to
go on sale June 6 at Oxford,
Ohio. Portrait is :from. ov:,,photo-
graph by Charles,;,garyert Har-
rison was a graduate of Miami
University, et Oscford."
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SWING YOUR COMRADE - Ho Chi Minh, president of North
(Communist) Viet Nam, goes through dance steps with local
girl while visiting in Tlipanas, Indonesia. She's wearing the
native dress of Borneo, major Island of Indonesian group.
The following story about a
Michigan farmer who just plain
refused to be "pushed around"
by U.S. Dept of Agriculture
bureaucrats is of such interest
that I am passing it along to
you. It was written by God-
frey Sperling Jr., in the Chris-
tian Science Monitor.
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When refugees leave Iron
Curtain countries for a happier
way of life, the leaving has be-
come too commonplace to evoke
big headlines. But when an
American of respect within his
community decides that the re-
straints of Tordinary farm. exist-
ence are too much for 'him, and
looks toward Australia as his
new home-this becomes bigger-
than-average news.
Perhaps just about everybody
zlhas heard about farmer Stanley
Yankus by now. His refusal to
embark upon the seas of bu-
reaucracy liave• brought him be-
fore a nationwide television
audience, and his'story has been
press.
Across the national
Actually,' this reporter was
slow to warm Up to the, Yanktis
story. Fran a distance the
man seem* ,as if he Might be
a professional nonconformist,
someone who Might have been,
dedicating his life to' battling
established.lauthCirity. Or, again,
there was 'the persistent ques=
don: Is he ia. headline' hunter?
I found qtanley Yankus to be,
in the words of his neighbors,
an awfullyt' nice fellow. Cer-
tainly, a hot of the people
arotind, the aren't in sympathy
,with what the is trying to do,
They ligurehe should have con-
formed to .government control,
made hitnAlf 'eligible for sub-
stantial cavil benefits, and thus
escaped. hist• $5;000 fine. ,
But they say he is iitieetl, '
honest, and capable, too. Ile was'
a member of the school beard
here that builtthe 'hew school.
He finished fifth feoin the fop
of his class in tale big high
School he attendedLin Chicago.I.
Since then, this farmer has
lived With good books. He ,,noW
makes speeches, and those who
have heard him say he is par-
ticularly perstiOive.e : '
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Let's let. Mr.
did'
tell .1;4'
story, as he did' te ine iii Iiie
farinhoued <no* almost bare
and ready for the new Owners) e
"My naive is Stanley YAriltus..,"
I'have a wife and three chit- ,
dreit I have lived On my if10-
acre farm since April, 1943, I
raise Wheat and barley and teed'
it all to my chickens, ,,I have,:.
sighed an agteeinent with thee
Agriculture StabilliitiOli itcSni-4 '
Mittee. I have rieVer accepted
subsidies. i „, V
"In the fall of 1053, an 14.s .
agent said I detild noLt „else i.
wheat and" feed ,itttIO iiii; c ick-,.;
ens. I thought this:was dont art
to everything American. I asked
the ASC Man how I would be
able to Make a living it I could t
not use my land.
"In 1954, my wheat fines
equaled my entire net income.
In the year 1955, I was fined
about $1,304. The March issue
of Reader's Digest magazine
has 'an article entitled 'The
Strange Cr i m e of Stanley
Yankus.' What is my crime? A
man does have to commit an of-
fense to get fined or punished.
I did not sell• my wheat, so my
offense is not selling wheat.
Then my offense had 'to be us-
ing land for producing crops
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"The division of poWer-legis-
lative, executive, and judicial-
has been a fundamental concept
of English and American law.
The ASC has nullified this con-
cept because a bureaucrat in the
Department of Agriculture can
write' a regulation throught the
Federal Register which has the
effect of law.
"The ASC can and does exe-
cute and administer these laws,
and the ASC acts as judge and
jury in determining a .farmer't
guilt. I -am not. fighting for the
right to' grew wheat. I am, fight-
ing for the right to own prop-
erty. If I am forbidden the use
of my land, then I do not own
it. My rights do not extend much
beyond the 'right to pay taxes.
This is tyranny.
"The Fifth Amendment'of the
Constitution says 'no ,person
shall be deprived- of life, liberty,
NO' GA E OR. 'CliliDREN - Shooting. In the „Marble round
at Tingle Gi6en, hglarcl, is iGerge (PoP) Maynard, 87-year-
old 'Kin of Mcrbles;" !English fans take the, game seriously,
1 It's at T nStey'Green that the llritIsh Marblea Chanipiohships
are deci eci each year. .'
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as be makes his way down;
then, bumping again as he
climbs halfway back up, There,
clinging to a rung, he peers
through the window and Ball is
"Chirerrri" That is The extent
of his acknowledgMent Of the
house, this new fouling of first
going up to, look ite coming
down and going halfway up the
ladder again before he lets us
know he has arrived - a roil,"
tine he follows night after night,
It is almost as if he feels it to
be his duty to say thank yott
politely r something ,
doesn't want. .
He won't even enter it to get
his marshmallow. Before they
go for their walk, Gretel ins
upon showing him the• •toVety.
nest she has made, Hee:folloWs
her obediently up the.,
across the runway,, tee he ente,
ranee of the ttinnel,'bnt", there..ehe
balks. Although she., retatfee
'around ever so enticingly, amid:-
the straw and leaves, and 'grunts
an invitation 'for `hini to, join
her, and finally smacks her lips f;.'.
over the, consumption of his
very own-marshmallow, he Will
not evert' so, much as. put his
wary nose inside. At last Grote!
comes out again and joins him
in a game of tag on the roof,
and, for us underneath during
the next half hour, there -is- a
continuous roll of thunder as
they gallop heavily over our
heads, - From, "The Good
Year," By Era Zistel. '
I will make thee ruler ,over
many thin-gs."
David, was a brave man, .114
who had slain Goliath, was not
daunted by the ridicule of Visk
Jebusites. He -took their strong.
. hold „and made it the nation's.
capital. k,f prepared for Ow
building of the temple there.
Jerusalem has had a very tta,
usual history, here David and,
his son, Solomon, reigned, eve; •
all Israel, Alter ,.the division ut
'the, kingdom,, Jerusalem . eon,
'Untied as the• capital of the
Southern kingdom, Then Nebu-
chadnezzar of Babylon took the
city, Later under Cyrus of Per-
sia, the returning exiles rebuilt
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the.: city under' Nehemiah.' From
$3. B,C, to A.D. 636, Rome was.
master over the lend, The Arabs
ruled. from 636 to 1099, The
Christians held it during the
Cirttsedes. from MO, to 1187.
Egypt ruled from 1187 to 1517
and the -Tories .were tan the land
for the next 200 years, Since.
then 'the Sews have been re-
turning with the Arabs protest,
ing, The. Arabs have the cen-
ter of the city of what is called
Old Jerusalem. Barbed wire
separates this from the part
Which the Jews 'now hold, It,
was outside this city that Jelns,
was crucified. Of all the cities
of the world, this one that
David founded, has had the
m o s t • interesting history and
prophecy indicates 'that its role
in 'World history will yet be
more significant.
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DaYM King Ot Israel
2 Samuel 5; 1.12; 8:15
Memory Selection; The, Icing
that faithfully judgeth the
poor, his throne shall be eSta-
bliShecl for ever. Proverbs
David, like Moses, led sheep
before he led people, He was
a very capable leader. gyen
when he was fleeing from King
Saul, four hundred men join-
ed him, and he became their
captain, After Saul's death he
had opportunity to take ven-
geance on those who remained
of Saul's family but he didn't.
This restraint of power in the
day of his advantage helped
him finally to become 'King of
all Israel. After reigning for
seven and eneehalti yeare in
Hebron over Judah, the other
tribes came to him and asked
, him to be their king also.
Men with the true gift Of
leadership don't have to blast
their way to the top, Their gifts
are first shown in smaller
spheres. Their qualities are re-
cognized* and they are invited.
to positions of greater responsi-
bility. The saying of Jesus has
application here; "Thoii bast
been faithful, overea few things,
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"Stone Age" Man
or property without due process
of law' The right to trial by
jury is one of the due processes
of law which has been denied to
me. * *
"My right to liberty should
certainly be my right to earn
my own living on my own farm.
Federal law should apply equal-
ly to all citizens. Yet in 36
states there are wheat restric-
tions, and in 12 states there are
none. Thus, I am a second-class
citizen because I live in a state
where restrictions are imposed,
"Many people have told me
that I would lose everything by
opposing these wheat laws. What
is everything? Money is of no
value to a slave, I think free-
dom is everything."
Now Mr. Yankus, who says
he is neither cynical nor embit-
tered, has paid 'his fines, sold
Iris farm and furnishings, and
has taken himself and his fam-
ily on the long trip to Australia.
He has been told he may grow
all the wheat he wants to in
Australia.
Mr, Yankus is not likely to
turn back the clock, on agricul-
tural practices in the United
States. But the Yankus voice is
an honest one, even if his mes-
sage would oversimplify it. Cer-
tainly he has caused many peo-
ple to think more about the
workings of bureaucracy.
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It is a Minim weakness of
which all of us are guiltye'llop.
ing for something for nothing.
Yet, all of us know, you get
out of life what you put into it,
There is no such thing as
something for nothing.
Probably-, something-for-noth-
ing is our country's greatest
weakness today.
All too often, most of us vote
for .the political candidate who
offers us something-for-nothing.
All, too often, most of us cheer
the office holder who, by plung-
ing our children deeper and
deeper into debt, offers us some-
thing-foe-nothing.
All too often, most of us
praise the employer. who gives
us that which we haven't earn-
ed.
All too often, most of us
stand loyal to the. union ;leader
who gets us paid for not Work-
ing.
Certainly, we should support
the candidate who prOmises us
more efficiency, improved con-
ditions, a better life.
Certainly, we must support
the office holder who does the
same.
Certainly, employers and un-
ion leaders are properly dedi-
cated and should be held in re-
spect, for treating workers
right, for adding to the dignity
of their employees or members,
for helping them help them-
selves.
But there is a vast difference
between something-for-nothing
and a better life.
Something - for - nothing. is a
fool's paradise. It can't last. It
is artificial, against the laws. of
nature. It includes a day of
reckoning.
While earning - your - way
means you have bought and
paid-for .your better life. It's
yours. You own it. „
Again, perhaps the wishful
thinking' that makes us expect
'something - for- nothing is our-
. nation's "greatest weakness to-
day.•
It can well be more danger-
out to our way of life with its..
Freedom and its government of,
for and by the people; 'than all -
the: ICBMs .tested and stocknil-
'ed in the Soviet Union. - Mexie
co; (Mo.) Evening Ledger.
Ten thousand Swedish Lappe
are looking wistfully at their
magic drums. ThoUgh, their use
is taboo, some of their wise men
may soon be induced to beat out
special entreaties to ancient tri-
bal gods.
The drumbeats will echo a
Stone Age cry in lprotest against
the advancing and, for these no-
madic peoples, obliterating atom-
ic age. For the Lapps to-day,
fearing for their livelihood, have
asked the United Nations to pro-
tect their reindeer pastures.
Gradually, as Swedish indus-
try shoots northwards, so more
and more rivers are being har-
nessed to give hydro-electric
power, Reindeer territory, undis-
turbed for centuries, is disap-
pearing.
The Lapps rely on their rein-
deer for more than meat and
milk, This wonderful all-purpose
animal provides them with cloth-
ing, blankets, covers for their
tents and sleighs.
Lapp carvers, too, conjure ex-
quisite ornaments out of its bones.
These sell readily as souvenirs to
tourists in search of the. Midnight
Sun.
Foremostchampion of Lapp ,
rights, the Rev. Gustav Park,
says some of their camping
grounds have been used for 1,000
years.
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around," says Biologist C7 Gor-
don Fredine of the National Park
Service. "People resent them."
Wolves resent people, too, oc-
casionally eating them down to
their boots. Result: U.S. wolves
have been all but exterminated
by resentful U.S. peaple. But
Biologist Fredine reports that a
study being conducted on 7.,ake
Superior's Isle ROyale by the
Park Service and Purdue Uni-
versity shows that wolves serve
a Useful purpose in the balande
of nature.
Isle Royale, a national park, is
45 miles long and 20 miles from
the Ontario shore. Originally it
Was covered -with forest. Moose
Arrived about 1900, probably
etossing from the Mainland on
the ice: With no hunters and no
predators, the moose Multiplied
unchecked, and. by 1930 had nib-
bled the forests bare of browse.
Then came a great die-off; the
big herds of feeble, etnaciated
moose declined until there were
only 200 'survivors'. When the
browee grew back, the moose
herds grew With it but then-
another die-off came around
1950.
To stop this tragic cycle, park
atithetitiee, tried iniporting• fain'
zoo-bred wolves. But they pre-
' felted' living on htinian hand,
outs; and had to be gent back to
the zoo: Eventually, wild wolvee
frorii Canada" crossed on the ice.
Purdue kncl"Park:SerViCeAicile,
gists:, Some:.41 whOim4a1;te,braVed
the island's fierce ,and lonely
'whiter to' study the WoriOng,l-
ntattiee'S balatie,'repori. that th' •
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wolves' sYSteleieis'Ao Cut ai single
, moose :tetit e lef„.ei ,herd. and keej
nipping at, hink,i day ,efter, day
until he weakens, Sometimes it
take a Week: In crustedisnoW that,
supports Weltegi, the most, for-
, Aidable-ilmole "datifiti,t eS6dpe,
ilAtittlekN abit-Stitit,V reftige
for ititeeed*OlVeS flottnder IA it
helplessly; and there the moose
ten Writ on AS.. torinentdra and
th'elr'liereeaBitiee the
Wolves bathe, reports Dr; Fred-
in island's populAtibti haS
Stabilized at abOtit 300 trioeSe'lliid
violitei.
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WHEEL IS A WHEEL Sopho-
more Bruce Anderson is a little
wheel on the University of Mis-
souri campus. He says his uni-
cycle is great for getting around
to classes and no parking pro
blems either.
Upsidedown to Prevent peeking
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