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The
Dreamer
ley
tV `? Iqi i JIO11 INS -
Ile Av.", a toll hungry locking
lid ill carefuly ;nesse,' whiles—a
season visitor in Miami, Ile Ives tall
and hungry k.okine. and kind of
laseivating the way he keep look-
ing at • my castle! khakis, the deep •
tan of ruy skin;- the sailing cap with
the salt -seasoned gold braid.
You get used to them staring at
you. And y ou understand a little of
their yearning, their envy. I know
how tit.'y fel, the kids with Salt
sprat i11 their dreams.
Ile looked again :rid my stare
caught him. :\ fhtl, slid up from
under his white collar and slopped
-al his eau•• 'Ie shut fled uneasily,
making aimlr>-. etuharra.sed mo-
tions cot the bat with his beer
glass,
11. was going to 11appcil sooner or
later, to 1 grinned at hint. My grin
was bait and the kid grabbed at it
like a hungry shark.
"You don't mind, sir:"
I waved at the chair, "Not a bit,
sou. Sit down." 1 signalled the
waiter for two livers,
Ile sat down and fastened his
eyes on my cap, the oat; leaves and
house flag •with the gold C.
"You're a skipper, aren't you?"
I nodded. "That's right. New
Yorker:"
"Yes. Just down for three
weeks," His eyes got that hungry
look, "Are you a captain of . . I
mean, do you run to the islands?"
I lowered •he level of my beer
and looked at hint for a minute,
"Like the sea, don't you."
"Ola, sure," he said eagerly, "I've
been crazy about the sea • • . well,
since- 1 can remember." His eyes
went to the Sold braid again. "I've
ahvays wanted to have one of them.
I mean, have the right to wear
one." The corners 01 his mouth
sagged.
"Not so much to it," I said, "Just
"Tom and I have been mates, in
fair weather and foul, for many
years."
a bit of seafarin' here and there,
Maybe maritime, trading, or ..."
.'cur ship, it's not .. , I mean,
it's sails. isn't it?"
1 nodded. "\'ep. An old coastal
schooner. Tops'! rigged and sweet
'es honey before a trade."
"What's her name?"
"Maenad."
"Seventy-five feet. Crewed by my
mate, Tom Latimer, myself, and
four Jamaican blacks, and Blossom,
the cook. As good a cook as ever
blew a Charley Noble, Toni and I
have been mates, :nfair weather
and foul, since lye were your age;
a lot of year's." •
He sighed and his eyes asked for
111nre.
"\h'c• 1,: ,.t at San Juan, and• run
to the west, making about a dozen
putts of call."
"We pull out, --sun south, laying
course for St. Thomas, cause we
always go south for Barbuda to
drop our first bit of cargo. Being
so near, the agent there doesn't
ta':e much. We drop most of our
•cargo at the ports to the west. St,
Vincent, The Grenadiers, Martin-
ique, Trinidad, Barbados. It's a
long run, and an easy one, hopping
from island to Island, On the run
from Trinidad we have a fair slide
south to Barbados,"
",Martinique . Trinidad . • .
Barbitdos." 'the kid's beer was
flat, but his face is flushed and his
eyes glow.
"The mystc,ies of the Caribbean
•islands are strange thing," I told
hila softly, "Tallitis in our own back
yard."
He nodded' slowly, "It's a dream,
anyway." His laugh was shaky, -
and 11c shrugged, "Maybe, some-,
day," Ile glpnced at- his wrist
watch and smiled at me, "It's late."
'l.'he slyness returned, but it set dif-
ferently, "It's been swell, and
you've been dented slice about'.
well, abort putting up with ole."
I watched him go through the
door, lean shoulders setting straight-
er under the linen coat, and I knew
his eyes were straight ahead, on
horizons, still dreaming. I sighed
and killed my beer. Time to be
getting back aboard.
Yealt, I had to admit ft sounded
pretty woderful, I'd have to try
it some day, maybe, myself. But
running a water ferry on the bay
doesn't give Inc lttuelt time for
wayur.
leise. Not for day -dreaming, any -
Found' - Right At
Home ---12 Acres
Don't ells, those creeks which
run through your land—trove them
instead. The extra laud will pay
the hill la short order -that is if
your t' perietice is anything like
, that of A. S. Bledsoe, who farms
0111 in Kittitas County in tate state
of Washington. Here's what hap -
Pelted to hint.
A couple of sustains which mean-
dered "every which way" across his
farm had hint pretty well disgusted.
Like your own streams perhaps,
they flooded every spring, and
sometimes d u r i ng the growing
season, if rains were heavy, When
the land wasn't loo wet to put in a
crop, the creeks would sneak out
of their backs later and wash most
of it away, 'They were a nuisance
to farm around, too.
Today. it's different. Illedescnc's
in the dril•ar's seat now, and he has
those streams ezacllt' where he
want; tlteutl
Handiest place for a creek, he
figured, is next to the fence. And
if you've got t1, have them in the
middle of the field, they're a lot less
trouble if they're straight. So that's
what he did—lie moved and straight-
ened. Heavy machinery and com-
mon sense did the trick.
Both those streams still empty
onto the next farm just where they
did before—that's important for
legal reasons.
The cost?, Rent of the machin-
ery and the pay of the operator;
amounted to about $1.000. A little
steep at first glance, but take an-
other look at his farm. It's 12
acres larger now.
And all of the acres are better
land. Spring and summer floods
are a thing of the past. The new
channels are straight—free of trees
and brush. The whole field, a;
well as the 12 extra acres, is well
drained, producing bigger and better
crops. Bledsoe thinks he'll have his
$1,000 back in the bank by the end
of the year,
He - isn't the only "stream -
straightener" in his area. A E.
Snyder, a neighbor, also straight-
ened a branch of Naneum creek,
Other farmers have moved parts of
Wilson, Cooke, and Coleman creeks
to enlarge and improve their farms.
Several part -tithe creeks which
carry water only during heavy run-
off periods have also been moved
and changed with equally good
results.
No stream has been straightened
for its entire length. It evidently -
isn't too important that neighbor-
ing farmers change the course of
your creek on, their land. No one
has to be "forced into" anything.
The Kitties Reclamation District,
which irrigates much of the valley,
is 100% behind the farmers, It
leases its dragline and bulldozer at
three-fourths of actual operating
cost. The District makes the reduc-
tion because of the drainage bene-
fits to the area.
If you're thinking of straighten-
ing the streams and improving the
value of your farm, a word of warn-
ing. Cheek to be sure it's okay
with anyone who may have water
rights on the stream. It's a good
idea to tall` it over with your
neighbor first, anyway.
BUTTONHOLES: HOW TO
MAKE THEM L4ST
If buttons could talk, they might
complain about their buttonholes
and say, "You est don't know what
I've been through!"
Buttonholes do have a way of
getting dog-eared, and the question
of what makes a buttonhole wear
well is of. interest to women who
sew as well as manufacturers.
Never caught napping when there
is a study to be made, specialists of
the Agriculture Department's, Bur-
eau of Hunan Nutrition and Home
Economics found that the number
of stitches per inch is of first in-
sist friction. Increasing the dumber
portance in making buttonholes re-
ef stitches per inch—up to. a certain
point—has a strengthening effect.
The type of thread, the quality of
fabric and the kind of stitch also
affect wearability.
Buttonholes made with unmer-
cerized thread were found to be
superior to those made with mer-
cerized thread,
May Revolutionize The Milk Industry— Ur. Roy Gras es is
seen inspecting the machinery he helped originate for canning
fresh milk. Ile. des eloped bis idea in conjunction with Roy
Stambaugh, a dairy farmer, and the two claim that the machine
could lying about air economic revolution in the dairy industry.
Both admit, however, that notch still remains 10 be clone befrne
the process is perfected.
Here's a hint front a Michigan
fanner which !night be of value to
some of you. He writes, ',To have
the earliest possible potatoes I nark
a deep furrow with a one-horse
shovel plow, drop the- seed, and
tramp them in by foot. Ther, 1
fill the furrow with chopped straw,
and on the straw I sprinkle com-
mercial, fertilizer generously.
* e: a
With- the one horse plow 1- run
a furrow, completely covering the
straw. The first rains wet this
straw and it stays moist. The fer-
tilizer acts vigorously, the potatoes
come an a hurry and make a good
early crop, wet weather or dry."
* * *
What itappetls to chickens if they
happen to eat the weed -killing
cheinical 2, 4-D? Noticing, accord-
ing to an Agricultural Experiment
Station, the workers of which even
went so far as to feed the chemi-
cal directly to the birds.
* 1, 5
Two lots of 14 -weeks -old cock-
erels were used in one test. One
lot received the chemical in drink-
ing water, and the other iii mash.
Ll both cases the concentrations
were far in excess of the amount
birds could get by grazing on range
that had been sprayed to control
weeds. All birds remained healthy
and normal during and after the
experiment.
* 5 *
A second test was conducted by
placing six -months -old White Leg-
horn pullets on ranges and then
spraying the foliage with heavy
dates of 2,-D; 2,4,5-T; and ammate.
Grain feedings were restricted to
insure plenty of grass consumption.
Again the chickens showed no i11
effects.
* * * '
Elsetyhere on this page.appcars a
Picture of Canada's four champion
plowmen who — by taking top
honors at the International Plow-
ing Match held near Lindsay —
won themselves a trip to the British
Isles. According to all reports they
had themselves a wonderful time,
besides bringing fresh honors to "
Canada.
* 5 • 5
The four plowmen, accompanied
by Elliot Moles, Director of the
Ontario Plowmen's Association,
Canada's Champion Plowmen- ate shown above, looking at a
map of Great Britain, after they arrived in Toronto on board
the Canadian National Railways "Maple Leaf" train' from New
York. The Canadian plowmen were awarded a trip to the
British Isles in order to gompete in plowing competitions there,
and to better observe British ways of farming. From left to
right: Robert Timbers of Stonf"il1e, Alvin Marl. of Millbank,
Elliot Moses, Director of the Ontario :Plowmen's association.
and Rlt;y's Father of Ilagersville,
sailed front 'New York aboard the
new British liner "Caronia" which
made the Atlantic crossing in six
days— a nark she will probably
better considerably once she gets
properly "soppiest up".
a 0: *
Landutw at Southampton they
were g.e.:ted by representatives of
the Canadian, isogonal Railways and
and after a dal spent sight-seeing
the Anglo-American Oil Company;
in London, they took the train for
Newquay, Cornwalksome 250 utiles
away, to compete in the West Eng-
land Plowing Match. Both Alvin
Mark, of Millbank, and Rhys Becher
of Hagersville won prizes in this,
their first competition in the British
Isles.
The Canucks did better than this
in the International Plowing Match
held at Limavady, near Belfast, in
the north of Ireland, taking first,
second and third prizes, which is
pretty close to par for the course.
A record-breaking crowd of over
fifty thousand watched them do
their stuff.
* Y, *
In addition to the North Ireland
match and the West England com-
petition the Canadians were also
Meng the prize winners at the Em-
pire Plowing Match at Workington,
England. They also visited Scot-
land and a tour of ths farms around
Edinburgh and Glasgow was one
of the real highlights of the trip.
a * *
Altogether the Canadian plow-
men spent four weeks in the British
Isles, returning to New, York and
then taking the Canadian National
Railways Maple Leaf to Toronto.
That is to say three of them did —
the only unmarried member of the
party, Wilbert McFaddin of Mill-
bank, deciding to stay in England
for another couple of weeks
* * *
All of which sounds as though
plowing a straight furrow can pay
off in other ways besides better
crops, With which highly moral
sentiment I'll come down • out of
the pulpit for another week.
Squelch
He was, to put it mildly, a trifle
conceited.
"1'11 bet yott have been out with
fellows who were worse looking
than 01e," he suggested to his girl
friend.
There was no reply.
"I said," he repeated, "I'!! bet
you've been out wftlr worse looping
fellows than rue."'
"All right—all right— I heard you
the first time," she snapped. "I'm
just trying to remember!"
Hints For Home Carpenters
The princiat unit of uteastire for
lumber is the hoard foot, although
patterned lumber and some finish.
Ing lumber is usually sold by the
linear foot.
"What is a board foot?"
One hoard foot10 a board 1 toot
square and 1 inch thick or its equi-
valent in volume. It is abbreviated
b.nn. The common unit is 1,000
board feet and is designated M.b.m.
For example, 5,000 board feet i$
designated 5 M.h.nl.
"Is board measure based on
actual or nominal size?"
Lumber is measured and gold on
the basis of nominal size, that is, the
actual size of a dressed 2 x 4 (nom-
inal dimension is 14x3;g.
"Are there any simple rules for
figuring board feet?"
Yes. Here are a few. To tind tate
number of board feet in a
1 x 4 --divide the linear feet by 3
1 x 6—divide the linear feet by 2
1 x 8 and 2 x 4—divide the linear
feet by 3 and multiply Ivy 2
1 x 10—divide the tine'ar.feet by 6
and multiply by 3
1 x12 and 2 x 6—tat:, linear
fent
2 x 8—multiply' the linear feet by
1'.,
2 x 10 -multiply the linear feet by
Ill and divide by 6
2 x 12—double the linear feet
"How dry should lumber be be-
fore using?"
interior finish and softwood floor-
ing
ooring should not contain more than
11 per cent moisture; hardwood
flooring, 111 per cent; and siding,
exterior trim, and framing. not more
than 12 per cent.
"How many studs are required
for walls and partitions?"
When studs are spaced 16 inches
on center, an approximate rule is to
allow 1334 studs for each foot of wall
and partition. This will allow for
braces, headers, and doubling at
doors and windows.
"How much allowance should be
made for waste in siding?" —
This will depend upon width and
exposure. The following figures are
approximate;
Bevel or Waste
Lap Exposure Allowance
6-inclt 414 -inch 25 per cent
6 -inch 434 -inch 33 per cent
5 -inch 3a4 -inch 40 per cent
8-inei, .i?e.iatr; 30 per tent
4 -inch 244-imit 50 per cent
Ilii% .means that you lake total
' squats, fMet of wall surface, and add
pereenrage of waste shown. The
result will be board feet to buy.
"What are the waste allowances
for flooring.?"
Waste allowance varies with
width as follows: 1'/,. inches, 40 per
rent; 2;4 inches, 35 per cent; 314
inches, 30 per cent; 4T,/4 inches, 25
per cent; and 5554 inches 20 per cent.
"What about sheathing?"
'1'o the actual superficial area. hi -
eluding openings, add the following
percentages 111' waste: Iia t• ntnt-
matclted lumber applied diagonally,
1x6,20to25per cent; 1x8.18to
22 per cent; 1 x 10, 15 to 20 per
cent. If boards are matched, add
about 5 per cent in each case.
"How many nails are required for
different kinds of work?"
1,000 feet beveled
skiing ....... 18 polled% 6d
1.000 feet
sheathing ,., 20 pounds Rd cont,
1.000 feet
flooring 30 pounds 8d
I,1100 feet i 15 pounds I0d iOTtt.
studding ( 5 pounds 20d coin.
"What size should lintels and
headers be?"
Lintel: and headers over open-
ings hi farm dwellings should be
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doubled and set on edge. Spans for
lintels or headers shot•ld not exceed
the following for size given:
'Spans up to 4 feet --two 2.x 4'a
Spans 4 to S?5 feet—two 2 x 6'a -
Spalls 5Ie to 7 feet --two 2 x 8's
Straus 7 to 10 feet—two 2 x 10's
USE OF PARAFFIN
CUTS DOWN SOCK WEAR
11 your socks are in the habit of
developing holes is the heels at it
rapid rate, what you need is lead.
darning cotton and more paraffin.
In this ease, a rub in time saves
nine. Home economists recommend,
rubbing on a little wax at toes and
heels of socks to save wear and
eventual holes. It will not show
and will Last through several
washings.
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MISSING the entrance to a
bridge, the car with its 5 occu-
pants turned over and fell into „
the Ste. Anne River. After getting
out and reaching shore, Moral'
dove back into the icy waters ass
rescue a friend being carried
away by the current. Although
exhausted, Morin again brave
the river in a futile attempt to
free another man trapped in the
submerged car.
Louis Biotin's courage and
unselfishness hes earned him
The Dow Award for bravery.
1. Swerving to pass a wagon, the car left the road and
hurled 15 feet into the Ste. Anne River. Morin soma -
how managed to free himself and swim ashore.
3. The gallant Morin then dove in once more — this
time in an effort to free his friend trapped in the
car. In spite of his speed, Morin was too late to
save the man's life.
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2. Hearing cries for help, he saw one of his conk.
rades floundering in the current... and immediateltr
swam 50 feet out and brought the drowning mast
to safety.
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