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The Seaforth News, 1961-01-26, Page 3Wo'odshed's ,Gaol When Power Foils 'Upon arising in the gray light of a certain a,m. I discovered upon muovieg out of the bedroom that a brisk chill pervaded the upper hallway and struck to the marrow, Investigation in the kit- chen showed that the electric clock had stopped at 1,30. The automatic facilities in the base - Ment, manufacturing warmth as - advertised, seemed to be still for the nonce, and when I picked up the telephone hoping to inform our utility man of a hiatus, 1 heard only a loud and prolonged silence. . The power had failed, and it is pretty much the one thing that can happen out here which leaves us helpless, Later on I learned that 'a couple of young blades, cavorting In their automobile, had mischanced in the direction. of a pole, and had brought down in a tangle the expensive capital- ization of the power and com- munication industry, Even as I ,stood in the kitchen and shook, the repairmen were assembling- but I didn't know that. Now we don't put all our eggs In one basket, and we can make •out if a thing like this happens. I still have a way to get water in a pail, and I still have ways to heat the house. The living -room fireplace and wood -burning kit- chen range sue available, and I left a thimble so I can move a east -iron stove in from the. shed if needed. I also maintain a wood- pile in- the shed, The woodpile isn't as big as it was back along, naturally. I used to spend a good bit of time In the woods in winter, with a one-man crosscut saw, and con- trived to keep at least four or five cords of .wood ahead of cur- rent needs. There was a . time schedule on it, because wood is no good until it is dry. Easter . rased to be an important date, for the prudent householder would have his wood in the dooryard by that time, give or take, and there was a kind of pride went with exhibiting it, Some year's back one of our rxtension service experts did a ttle bulletin on the etiquette of ome grounds, and seemed to i}Ind fault with the Maine cus- dm of piling cordwood on the runt lawn. He felt this was less an neat, and that such exhibl- ionism hurt the appearance of he homestead. This is bosh, for the prominence of a woodpile is inherent, in our ways. A wood- pile on the front lawn was a badge of industry and foresight, end you didn't need to worry About anybody insured that way. When you hid a woodpile, every- body wondered what you were burning. The better citizens kept ahead of the fuel requirements, and there was no reason to be mum about it. A woodpile, to us, Is a beautiful thing. Or was, back when wood was needed. Nowadays I don't cut so much. But.I do like to get up in the woods for the woods' sake, and putter around for what that is worth, Instead of whaling into, ,en ancient beech that will run to maybe two cords of wood, be- cause I need the wood, I select smaller trees in a thinning pro- . gram, and sometimes just clean up down limbs. 3 take my lunch, as I used to,and eat by the spring with the dog waiting his turn, but some days all I do is lop branches off pines and brush out places. There is no longer a necessity, except to keep some wood on hand for the ornamen- tal purposes of the friendly fire- place. hearth, and to be ready if the -power fails. By the time I've . got a cord or two piled up, win- ter is gone. Along in March, sometimes later, 1 tractor the wood Co the • house. The snow has settled 28 Police end demonstrators losfi in Brussels during prolonged strikes 4000 government. DEC. ra-Cgmmullists seize contra! of t.aos gooernnitnt; they are driven from capital by pro -West forces;.U,S, charges Russia ships arms to rebels, r1 ti EC. l z 17-1nch snow cripples New•York and East Coast, 16 Two airliners collide oyer NewYerk, killing 134 in worst U.S, air disaster, DEC 19 e2, 52 killed as U,S, Air Force plane crashes into streetcar in Munich: Russians launch 5 -tun space ork"; fail to rotern it to earth DEC: 14 - fmporiel gpards regime attemp9f t Hto opilvert eSelassihrew e bat revolt is putdpwn, ii 75 -million -dollar fire ants aircraft carrier Constellation in Brooklyn, claiming lives of 50 workmen. U.S, tanker Pine Ridge breaks in two off Capt Hatteras; Hery helicopters rescue28 men. De Gaulle's visit to Algeria touches off French. Arab rioting Pier 100 killed. it Newsmap Ike and Kennedy confer of administration changeoyer. Ex -Premier' humumba of Congo captured, imprisoned, :I:PlINL.n;'9 a rr:a, I;Ii�{Ila ` aei :. t11'LE.1•il France explodes third atom bomb In Sahara,, 0: enough, and the ground is still frozen. If I don't do it one day, I do it another -it doesn't matter. ' Then, usually when somebody is around to help me, I fit the . big circular saw in the tractor, and we cut the sticks into stove and fireplace length, Some of it I split, some I don't. This year the, job idled along until late - I had some in the shed but more outside, and it wasn't until' the clay after Thanksgiving I tossed in the last stick and fastened the window. I had several bigger pieces, yellow birch, that I left easy to get, thinking those would make our Christmas fireplace blaze,, All during this year-long ef- fort, it pleases me to 'remember that I once had to do this in all seriousness. By Thanksgiving, we had already burned more wood than I had, this year, put in. Now, it's exercise, and fun, and an expression of doubt to- ward the electric people, But this particular morning, with the clock stopped at 1:30, and the thermometer on the porch showing a reluctant five degrees, the idea of a woodshed full of wood appealed to me. I pulled on some boots and went to work, First, I laid up a wonderful blaze in the fireplace. I pulled the wire screen far back, tossed some "kero-dust" in, and racked up an armful of kindling. Kero- dust, incidentally, is a modern woodsman's trick you take a bottle of sawdust and pour some kerosene into it. Screw on the cover, and save for starting fires. A spoonful of kero-dust will touch off even green wood if you lay the fire right, Then I put on some whopping great logs,and struck a match. Next, I opened the dampers on the kitchen range, which sits teamed up with our bottled -gas stove, and loaded it. The gas stove, of course, will work even when power is off, but it won't heat a House. I was after heat, So I got that going, and present- ly it was jumping up and down. In the living room the fireplace was rattling away. It made nie feel good. The effort was paying off. They can't stop me! Except that, just as the house got warm again, the crew repaired the wires, and the fur- nace down cellar came- on as advertised. -By John Gould in the Christian Science Monitor. - Q. How can I remove some bluing stains from white mate- rial? A. Soak in water to which you've added 1/2 -teaspoon of neutral detergent and about an ounce of household ammonia, Then launder. If any of the stain remains, thenext step is bleach- ing. For rayon, cotton or acetate, use a solution of chlorine bleach. For silk or wool, use hydrogen peroxide. • iCROSSW ISRD PUZZLE 5, Dreatne 33, Labor 0... through the breath pores 27. On the 4. Seaweed sheltered elle 1, Token of 20. General, affection debility 3 Park In the 32. 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Sp, entreaties Petitter '2 3 4 5 b 7 9' to 13 4 15' Ib s 19 20 21 22 ' 23 2 10 27 2e 30' 30 32- 33 34 35 30 37 33 39 46 41 42 4a' *1.4145 45 9tl 47 48 9 56 51 3 53 54 sit 56 51 S8 12.29 09 Answer elsewhree on this page TIJLPA1N FONT Jahr Before you buy fresh produce or other food at the store of your choice, it must first be grown, some of it must be proc- essed, and practically all of it must be marketed at the whole- sale level, The marketing of farm prod- ucts has become a focal point in current efforts to encourage' farmers to stay in business by insuring proper prices for what they produce. One nationwide coordinated program to help farmers with their marketing problems has recently been launched by the American Farm Bureau Federation in a project ,they have named the American Agricultural Marketing Associa- tion, incorporated last February. Y, e e This, of course, is only one of many bargaining groups already functioning with varying degrees of effectiveness; but the long ex- perience of the Farm Bureau in helping more than a million and a half AFBF farm families solve their own problems inevitably focuses special hope and atten- tion on this .new affiliate. ' In recent years, most farmers have faced critical problems be- cause all the farin equipment and supplies they buy have kept going up in price, while the prices farmers receive for their products have not kept pace. This cost -price squeeze has been a dominant factor causing the exodus of farmers away from the land and into other ways of making a living. * a 0. Aside from the personal dis- locations involved, economists generally believe this has been a wholesome movement because -with the advent of mechanism on the farm, and the progress made by chemistry and tech- nology in giving farmers modern means to increase yields and expedite their chores all the food and fiber needed by the United States can be produced now by comparatively few farm- ers, But there is a point, of course, beyond which the American farm commnmity, in the interests of national survival, could not be allowed to dwindle. (It's re- ported to be down to around 12 per cent of the population now.) There is also strong sentiment among many Americans for find- ing ways to make it possible for "small" farmers to continue farming in spite of competition from bigger operators. O •5 p American Farm Bureau Fed- eration believes that its AAMA may hold the. answers for at least some of the farmers, for some of their most grievous problems, writes Helen Henley in the Christian Science Monitor, T h e American Agriculture Marketing Association, made up of locsil state cooperatives affili- ated with the Farm Bureau, offers farmers marketing assist- ance at the local level, but- tressed by experience and con- tact 4is up through the na- tion__alT�p''05sociat.ion. It is intended to grve, farmers a bargaining power that in general they now lack. The bargaining between producers and buyers is not on a national basis, however, unless the affiliates so choose, B r, +,..„ Insomecommodities, such as toniatoes, for instance, farmers might sometimes work at the national level, so national pro- cessors-. cannot use one area against another, At .the local weekly markets and auctions which traditionally bring pro- ducer and buyer together for many commodities, individual ISSUE 3 - 1901 farmers often find themselves at a disadvantage, although this method of finding markets is ex- pected to continue for many products. In a special interview at AFBF headquarters in Chicago a few days before that meeting, Dr. Kenneth Hood, Director AFBF Commodity Division explained how the association could help: "One man perhaps cannot sell his apples to good advantage. Fifteen of them together can probably get a good price. AAMA will work first in areas where. contract is the usual way of selling, and where farmers have no way of management, "Right now our effort is to get state affiliates organized where thee. are processing activities, so farmers can sit down with canners and work out'- agree- ments." 4 * e A "realistic" price does not 'necessarily mean , the highest price, farmers have learned, be- cause prices pegged too high may encourage farmers to produce too much, or force buyers to seek substitutes, it was pointed out by Harold Hartley, Assistant Commodity Director, Either de- velopment causes farmers to lose markets, Nor is price the only consideration involved in bar- gaining. Contracts usually set standards of quality, too, which are of direct benefit to consum- ers. 5 e "Increasingly," said Dr. Hood, "large-scale buyers contract for volume with minute specifica- tions. They contract with indi- vidual farmers, organizations, and cooperatives; and they speci- fy certain breeds, and certain production and marketing prac- tices. Buyers are reaching back into the area of production not only with a package of know- how but actually, in some cases, has happened in the broiler in- dustry,, an outstanding example of vertical integration. "It takes , a lot of farmers working in unison to take advan- tage of this kind of market," And the Farm Bureau believes that the voice speaking for "far- mers working in unison" should be a voice from the farmers' own organizations, not from labor unions which in some cases doing 'some of the financing. as have undertaken to try to repre- se11t farmer's, » * Fruits and vegetables for pro- cessing are practically all pro- duced on contract, Dr, Hood pointed out, and in the case of vegetables, some contracts are drawn up before planting. Among other commodities tradi- tionally sold on contract are milk, certified seed, hatching eggs » e AAMA will at first give special emphasis to three "target" com- modities: apples, asparagus, and tomatoes, The program includes "organizing growers in such a way that their associations con- trol enough tonnage of each com- modity to be effective in their bargaining activities," Mr. Tyler explained at Denver. This would, of course, require participation of a high percent- age of producers in a given com- modity. A heavy measure of responsi- bility accompanies such control, Mr. Tyler stressed when address- ing American Farm Bureau dele- gates at Denver. Foam Mattresses For His Cows: This was a wonderful Christ- mas for the Friesian cows be- longing to Major Anthony Bram- ley, of Gosford House, Kidding- ton, Oxfordshire. Believing that comfortable cows give the most milk, the major has installed plastic foam mattresses on which his animals can laze in luxury! It was when Major Bramley had difficulty in getting long straw suitable for use in bed- ding down his pedigree milkers, that he looked around for an al- ternative. Foam mattresses covered with plastic sheeting was his answer. These are tough, hard-wearing and very popular with cows, which have lost the urge to wan- der around their pens. Instead, they just nestle hygie- nically .and 'cosily on their loam rubber, grow fatter and fatter, and produce more milk than every before. Laundering is now a simple affair - the mattresses just require a rub down with a damp cloth. It's claimed that this solution to the bedding problem may mean an end to the knee -trouble that results from cattle sleep- ing on concrete. A company has been formed to market the cosy -cots -for - cows, so it may not be long be- fore Britain becomes a paradise for sleepy cattle. ,SON By cry It A3 Warren, .5.A,, WO, "Can This ' Ile the Christ?" John 4; 31.30, 39-43 lMfemony Selection; They Said unto the woman. Now we be- lieve, not because of thy saying:: for we have heard him our•: selves, surd know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world. John 4:0. We have an unusual scene: a Jewish rabbi talking with a Samaritan woman. The Jews had rig dealings with the Samaritans. Furthermore, it was contrary to custom for a rabbi to talk with a woman, Indeed, it was consid- ered improper for a rabbi to greet is own wife in a public place, One of the forms of thanksgiving current among 'the Jews was Blessed art thou, 0 Lord, who hast not made me a woman Jesus asked the woman to give him adrink. Then he told her of the living water which he could give her which would be in her a well of water springing up into everlasting life,' She wanted such water. Then deli- cately, he pointed out to her one of the great sins of her life. Shit had had five husbands and was now living with another man. Today in the account of the mar- riage of one of the Hollywood stars, one usually sees a state- ment such as this, "This was her ' third marriage and his fourth." Yet these are the entertainers of our youth. In most instances when a picture is produced on some Bible theme, the emphasis on sex is prominent, as in Ba- thsheba and Delilah. 11 there is nothing of that nature to exploit, something is imagined as in part of The Ten Commandments, What is the reasons for so muck changing of mates in Hollywood? Too much money? Or does the playing of the sensual stimulate the desire to make it real? Whatever the cause, the effects on the children are devastating. /The Samaritan woman tried to turn from the embarrassing sub- ject. She referred to their ditri ferent place of worship; just as many today bring up denomina- tionalism, But Jesus led her oto the truth that He was the Mes- siah. She was convinced and, leaving her waterpot 'behind, went into _the city and said to the people, "Come, see a • man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?" Many believed on Jesus that day. We must know from personal experience that Jesus is the Christ,,the Saviour of the world. Nothing is more disillusioning to the do-it-yourselfer than to now find out, via the National Retail Lumber Association, that the two-by-four's actual meas- urement is one and five-eighths by three and one-half inches. Upsidedown to Prevent Neelcins A -HUNTING THEY WENT - Three heads of state enjoy their hunting but adopt different cos- tumes to pursue the sport, Left, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan is his usual dapper self as he walks through the woods of Douglas, Scotland, equipped with spats and walk- ing stick. Center, President Tito has a her -t-•1, rough•and•ready look ,in the Karadjordjovo hunting preserve in Yugoslavia. Right, hard 'Iatled President Eisenhower quick -marches with shouldered gun on a quail -hunting expedition neer Albany, Ga.