The Brussels Post, 1949-1-5, Page 4Fifty Grand
A Year
ny•
FREDERICK MEDLIN
They still wonder why Johnson
went mad so suddenly after he got
tint of stir, That is, all but Leo, the
fence,
Johnson remembered it all as he
strode f everishly, through the hot,
breathless night. The .black curtain
of darkness that pressed upon every
side could not hide those things that
had gone before. Even. their memory
Increased his furious pace, and it
was an effort not to cast a furtive
glance over his shoulder as he drew
near the spot on which the great
oak should stand,
tie remembered the night of ten
years ago that he had stolen the
Alsmeyer jewels, It had been a
desperate thing to do, and he had
half expected to be caught, His
mind's -eye saw himself crawling up
those precarious tracers of i'vy on
the high hack wall of the Alstneyer
mansion. He recalled how cautious-
ly he had opened the window with
a glass -cutter and a file, how care-
fully he hal placed the clun'ge of
.explosive against the cleverly -con-
-reeled wall safe, how feverishli iie
had hurried through the acrid sinoke
to. the battered. door after the
muffled explosion had shaken the
room.
Then down that seep of ivy
again to the ground and over the
wall and along the hard road as the
uproar behind him steadily grew
• the. car with the fingering sjarch-
light darting down the road', his
dogged flight across the field -to the
momentary haven .of the huge oak
... His fingers trembled CO0VU1SiVe-
ly again as they had when IT had
tumbled the jewels quickly into the
leather bag and buried it safely, far
hack under the uncurled root. He
heard again the deep -throated bay-
ing of the, hounds, growing always
•
De had half expected to be
caught.
closer, as he had heard it that night,
hour after hour, twisting and dodg-
ing and hoping, knowing in his own
heart that he would be caught, and
fearing it with hysterical terror.
And that capture! The quick
shots , . . the rapid whine of the
bullets . , the huge dogs dragging
hint down .
tut they had never found the
jewels. He had hidden thein well,
and for that he had been grateful for
ten years.
He came quite suddenly upon the
clump of trees. -They seemed in the
thick darkness to be the same stand
of ten years ago.He moved about
quickly with the ashlight until he
found- the peculiar root thatcurved
outward and looped upward slightly,
. just as it had so long ago, He dug
back through the loose earth under
it; his fingers tingled 'as they touch:
ed rotten leather, and there were
the jewels Spread out. They: were
dull—hitt theywere the A lsmeyer
jewels.
An hour later they were shimmer-
ing on velvet in Leo's back room
that he used for business of secrecy;
and Johnson was trembling with '
excitement
Johnson paced the floor. "Five
. hundred grandl" he•gloated. "That's
fifty grand a year in the big house,
and stilt they say crime don't pay.
Why, Leo, I know lots of big guys
that don't make fifty grand a year.
• I'm up in the big money toe and it
feel's wonderful.'
"Von know what these are
wor,h?"
"Yeah, Sure I do. So do you."
Perhaps he only wanted to bargain.
Some of the dread died in John-
son's heart. "Ain't you the hest
fence? That's. why I came to you,'
You know that I'ta honest?"
Leo's query was very grave and
very earnest.
"Sure. You always have becu,
"The Msmeyer jewel," said Leo
slowly, almost sadly, "are .just imita-
tions, They might be Worth five
hundred `dollars,"
'1.'1y 'still wonder why Johnson
went Mad sp shortly after 116 got
out of stir, that is, all but Lco, of
course, Leo would -know, Inc lie is
a very shrewd judge of human
Psychology—and lowelS, it is said,
by those who kno-;, that male
almost Half a mfillion dollars 011
the Alstneyer jewels.
.. •
ONLY A YEAR AGO
Someone once coined the phrase
"a old And forgotten as yesterday's
IlOWS". How true this is you may
discover when you attempt to fill
in the blanks ill the following quiz,
Each of the ten sentences below
deals with an item that made head-
line news during 1947. Can you fill
in the missing -names?
1, In jauuary 1947 the British Roy-
al Family left for an extended
trip to (name
of Country),
Z On April 21, 1947,
(name of man) bettered the re-
cord of service as a prime minis-
ter of an Empire Commonwealth
previously held by Sir Robert
Walpole,
3. It was in April of that year that
a chemical blast started a series
of fires and explosions that razed
(name of place)
in one of the worst disasters on
this continent in recent years.
4. The spring of 1947 also witness -
ad another great loss in the pass-
ing of (name
of man), former head of one of
America's great industrial enter-
prises. He died peacefully in
Michigan.
5. A world champion, .
(name) was given a car by
home -town enthusiasts; had to
give it back to retain amateur
status.
6. The Arctic supply ship
(name of ship) went
down in July 1947 after running
aground near Cape Dorset,
7, Britain ended her 150 -year rule
111 (name of Country)
in August 1947, when that coun-
try was partitioned.
8. On October 5, 1947, Russia an-
nounced the formations of the
nine nations
(name of orgatization) osten-
sibly to block the Marshall Plan.
9, In December 1947, under pres-
surefrom the Communist Party,
(name of King)
abdicated his throne.
10. And 'twas just about Christmas
time a year ago that
(name of city) had its record
snowfall of 25.8 inches, crippling
the city for days and costing in
the millions.
Score ten points for each answer.
Answers will be found printed up-
side-down to prevent "peeking" un-
derneath,
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Costly Fishing
• —
A magistrate in New Westmin-
ster, 13.C., fined a fisherman $29 for
fishing in his sleep.
Ed, Simmons of Stevenson told
Magistrate H. 3, 'Johnston he set his
net at 8 am, and set an alarm to
awaken him at 6 a.m. The alarm
failed to awaken him and a fisheries
patrol found lylt. Simmonds, still
asleep and with his net still itt
position, at 7,50 a.m.—an hour after'
the fishing season *sett.
The magistrate disregarded • Mr.
Simitionds' plea that "there was no
consclotts violation,"
Off On her Way To Claim Eighteen Million —Ursula Bauer, seen at the extreme left •
of the picture, enters a snow white bridal coach in Berlin with her American bridegroom.
She had never been able to leave Germany to claim the S8,000,000 fortune left by Henrietta
E. Garrett of Philadelphia, but the marriage made it possible for her to cross the Atlantic
at last,
SIX CROPS A YEAR
Boil each acre of soil on your
farm with steam for 85 minutes,
then get ready to plant—and har-
vest—from -six to eight crops a
year. The method might be worth
the trouble even for a "victory
garden." It has proved practical and
payable on an 11 -acre farm neat'
Edinburgh, Scotland.
Steam -heated pipes pass about
two feet below the surface to give
the soil a warming glow, but far-
mer David Lowe and his three
brothers have to work hard to keep
the crops on their way. They are
probably the most successful truck -
gardening experts in' the British
Isles.
They boil their soil in December,
killing all vestige of weeds. David
Lowe calls it "soil sterilization."
Each year, every acre is given no
less than 100 tons of fertilizer and
decomposed matter. The 1943 crops
that resulted from the intensive
treatment were greater than those
for 1942, but the latter seem im-
pressive enough. Here they are:
A total of 343,695 beads of lettuce,
945,000 turnips, 1,102,800 carrots,
46,000 heads of cauliflower, 1,500,-
000 leeks for transplanting, 21,950
bunches or radishes (25 to the
bunch), 271,320 heads of celery, 560
pounds of onions, 7,517 marrows,
1170 pounds of cucumbers, 518
pounds of .French beans, 480 bunch-
es, of mint, 2280 pounds of tomat-
oes, six tons of rhubarb and 284
twentrpourid bags of brussels
sprouts. This year the production
of 'celery and radishes has been
doubled,
The plot is broken by by wooden
frames. As the days grow colder,
these are covered with glass and
the heat from below is intensified.
Lettuce, turnips, carrots and.
cauliflower grew together. The car-
, rot seed is first broadcast, then the
ground rolled and the lettuce plants
placed. Six weeks later, turnips are
planted in every remaining avail-
able space. As soon as the lettuce
heads are cut, the carrots jump sun-
wards. Simultaneously, cauliflower
is planted, and at about the same
time the turnips mature; followed,
shortly afterward by the carrots,
Surveyors have been working to
map out 40 acres which tyill be
added to the original eleven,
MOPSY by6LADYS PARKER
WHAM THE MATTER, THEODORE,DON'T
YOU THINK In POLITE TO POINT ?
• The hot waters of Iceland are
the only ones found in any abund-
ance in far northern regions; a
large proportion of thein are hot
springs rather than warm; they are
located in the most populous and
best agricultural areas, and what is
of prime importance front the stand-
point of utilization, they carry a
smaller percentage of dissolved
mineral matter and gases than is
ordinarily found in springs of this
type. This is most important be-
cause it minimizes the amount of
mineral scale which would be de-
posited in the plimbing systems,
and decreases the obnoxious odors
so often attendant in snit types of
underground waters.
Twice as large as Nova Scotia,
Iceland is a vast volcanic pile of
over 40,000 square miles. It is a.
young land, having been built up
for the most part during the last
ice age by outpourings of tremend-
ous lava flows, TWenty of its 200
volcanoes have been in eruption in
modern times. The greatest of
these occurred in 1783 when lava
streams from,Laki covered an area
of 218 square miles and spread a
volume of three cubic miles over
the, land.
The youthfulness of its volcanic
activities indicates that there exist
widespread and numerous pockets
of molten tnatter which have not
yet reached the surface. This insures
a permanency of subterranean fur-
naces, Freshly stoked with white-
hot Molten rock, these fiery pock-
ets will heat the underground waters
for a long time to ome,
As geological susseeys are made,
hot waters of a higorr -emperature
then those now emerging at the sur-
face will soon become available to
transform this paradoxical land of
ice and fire into an Arctic oasis
where subtropical fruits and veget-
ables will be raised the year round,
interrupted by the vagaries of
seasons,
Before long the day may come
when Iceland will' become the hot-
house of the world, and the only
country where fuel will be as free
and plentiful as the itself. •
Business Getter
An old Italian who was blessed
with that certain spark that distin-
guishes a great merchant decided to
open a' shoeshine parlor near the
gates of Camp Upton. His friends
did all they could to dissuade hint,
pointing out that there were already
six shoeshine emporitims on that
self -same street.
"1 fix,".said the little Italian—and
did, Within two weeks five times
as many soldiers were patronizing
his little stand on their way to New
York for a beg weekend as all his
competitors could muster together.
Directly over his stand was a sign
with big letters that read:
''One shoe shined feee."
In 1907 the United States Mint
coined eagles and double eagles fat-
ter in the middle than at the rim,
with the result that they would not
stack and had to be withdrawn.
Profit Drop
It is always possible to find in-
dividual companies which appear to
be making an abnormal profit. (It's
equally easy to.point to those which,
are losing money.) On closer ex-
amination the excessive profit often
springs from a temporary and non-
recurring condition, or represents
the peak years bf a feast and fam-
ine industry.
At other times*. it is merely a
statistical phenomenon. For in-
stance, a man may start a small
business with a capital of $5,000
and within.a few years (or decades),
by dint of hard work; may be earn -
that much in a prosperous year. To
say his profit of 100 per cent on the
original investment is excessive. is
meaningless. Yet that is often the
basis of the distorted slogans which
are flaunted by those who embark
on witch hunts for profiteers. In
their haste they ignore those enter-
prises which have fallen by the way-
side.
The Canadian sdanufacturers' As-
sociation recently examined the re- ,
cord of profits in Canada and found
in the figures published by the De-
partment of National Revenue that
6,278 corporations reported losses in
1945 against 20,951 which made a
profit.
Also, total profits' after taxes in
1939 reins...witted 11.4 per cent of the
national income, while in 1947 they
were only 94 per cent. Shnilarly,
dividends in 1939 amounted to 6.7
per cent of the national income. Last
year they were a mere 18 per cent,
In other words, stockholders'
share of the national income had
shrunk hy almost half since 1939.
Converted Cactus
Cactus doesn't grow by the side
of the road to be a friend of man.
An yet—!
Cactus blossom honey, cactus
candy, .jam, jelly, and conserves are
sugar saving dainties of growing
appeal. Commercially they're mark-
eted by mail and sold difect to
tourists. So are many plant species
on a scale running well into thous-
ands of dollars annually.
Cactus canes and oddity souvenirs
are an old story, but not to be
scorned. Nor are the fresh aad
dried cactus fruit displayed at
Spanish-American markets,
Cactus pulp•affords cough syrups,
a heart medicine, and strong alka-
loids which may have a big future
in medicine.
Near home cactus has long serv-
ed as very protective hedge fencing,
fuel, and building material. Dust
bowl years proved its value as nu-
tritious fodder; then cactus on pas-
ture lands enabled grass to make
a welcome come -back.
Rope and binder twice come from
hennequep, a cactus. Prickly pear
is host to cochineal insects, which
yield a standard red dye. Silky cac-
tus cloth, too expensive now, is a
possibility .for the future,
Perfume, soaps, cleaners, water
softener, and boiler compound are
chief among the modern , cactus
products from which we benefit "all
unbeknownst." It stars at soften'
ing water and cleaning the innards
of radiators, heating systems, etc,
TIIISARM FRONT
jokt*umsveti
rpm -
This is the time of year when
most of us make good resolutions
for the coining year, even though
we know quite well that they're
liable to last about as long as a
snowball in—well, you know where.
Personally I never hear of "good
resolutions" without thinking of old
Sandy MeTo-h, back in Bruce
County many years ago.
• * *
Sandy's chief weakness was "the
drink" until one day, when he was
in a repentant mood, "The Meen-
ister" got hold of him and gave hint
a real talking-to. And Sandy, whose
head was aching terribly-, finally
broke down, said he'd been an- aw-
ful fool, and solemnly resolved
never to take another drink.
* * *
Full of pride, the next day, he
walked down the main street of the
village, passing by the door of his
favorite tavern without so much as
a sideways glance. Fifteen or
twenty steps farther on he suddenly
stopped'short and said, "Weel done,
good.resolutions, ye deserve a drink
for that" Whereupon he turned
back and went into the tavern.
* *
However, Sandy and his resolu-
tions havaet much to do with farm-
ing, which is what this column is
supposed to be about. So let's see
if 'I can't scare up a few items
which might possibly be of some
interest and service. So here goes.
* *
It's said that comparatively few
hatcherymen or producers of broil-
ing fowl realize the extreme impor-
tance of large size hatching eggs
in obtaining big and profitable
broilers at 10 or 12 weeks. Under
exactly the same conditions chicks
from eggs weighing 26 ounces or
more per dozen will actually weigh
a quarter pound more apiece when
sold as fryers than chicks hatched
from eggs weighing ?I ounces per
dozen.
* is 0
This extra quarter -pound could
many times mean the difference be-
tween a fair return for one's labor
and no labor income at all. Size
of eggs—also size of day-old chicks
—should be taken into considera-
tion by broilergrowers as a really
important factor in profits.
* 0 0
According to an American writer
that old joke about putting green
spectacles on mules and then feed- .
ing them on sawdust may not be so
far off the beam after all. Success-
ful feeding of poultry on chemically
treated sawdust has been reported
from the States of Washington.
* *
The new feed ingredient is a form
of molasses produced by an acid
treatment of sawdust. It is said to
contain around fifty per cent of
sugar, and has been added to
chicken and turkey diets as a substi-
tute for wheat and corn. From here
it sounds sort of like a foul deal
for the fowl—but maybe the diet
isbetter than the pun, at that.
* * *
Right around now might 'be a
good tine to start repairing any
farm machinery that may be in
need of a little fixing. Foreign aid
as well as military defense programs
are putting the squeeze on steel
—and there's a chance that it may
beiquitenext yearao
bit lraiardoer to get within
tie
*
No doubt you already know it—
but thick frost o the walls or ceil-
ings of your live,tork buildings is
a sign that they're not properly
ventilated. Slot' type ventilators
work best on low -roofed buildings.
F1) itiYg tirlcitniitilartnoortslgahre hOeig.Kht. forokeep air moving up the flue.
* 0
If this is true -..-and its told as a
fact — it looks as though farsners
ought to strike out for even higher
prices. For it's said that one hun-
dred years ago one farm worker
produced e.sough agricultural pro-
ducts to support himself and only
three other persons, whereas today
the average farm laborer produces
enough to feed hinvelf and thirteen
and a half others.
*
Just how you support a half -per-
son I, really wouldn't know—but
possibly that represents the amount
of food that would be raised by a
lot of persons who write telling
farmers how to run their business,
present company NOT excepted.
* * *
According to tests made by a big
packing house, carcass lo'Sses from
improper treatment of hogs aver-
age around 48 cents a head from
bruising alone; The tests were made
in over a thousand good and choice
hogs selected at random and thirty-
nine per cent of them were found
to be bruised.
• ,t, *
What is even more important
nearly half of this bruising occurred
on the farm before the animals were
loaded for shipment. Forty - eight
cents may not sound like a whale
of„a lot of money—but multiply it
by fifty or a hundred. and it mountg
up.
* *
Which should be about enoqgh
of this for one week, don't you
think? And you don't really need
to shout that chorus of "Yes's"
quite so loudly.
QUICKLY BREAKS
COUGHING SPELL
Fast Action of Lymoids
Leaves Man Grateful
"Ihave used LYMOIDS for cough relief for
many years,"writesa Brantfordreeident, "and
their guiok notion, almost always relieves
ration." CarryLTMOIDS
always with you, With its
conoentrated medicinal
oils, LTMOIDS usually
bringinetent relief in
throattickle, coughing and
hoarseness. Most stores
eoll LYMOIDS, but if
unobtainable, send 10o in
stamps or coin, to
LYMOIDS,I19 Pearl St.,Toronto.
cs-1
TRY
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FOft MISTANVIARCKT RELIEF
Battling A japanese Black Market—In Tokyo' black marketeers
have been getting. from 5;000 to 8,000 yen for second-hand panfs.
To combat this condition, the Tokyo City Government con-
ducted a 10 -day public sale, with all items sold at officially -set
' prices. laps waited all day to purchase clothing at about half
black market prices. Sign at right advertises men's trousers
at about 2,000 yen.
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