The Seaforth News, 1962-08-30, Page 2I eguspgto'
Greatest In renter
Without doubt the most tin -
papular job in Finland must be
that of a pollster.
There are just too many noes
.tans that Antertcan.; take for
granted but Finns consider in-
sulting. Some invite a disdainful
glare. Others, I am told, a punch
in the nose,
For example, you don't ask a
Finn what political, party he be-
longs to or how he voted in the
last election. Only if he is a
Communist Will he tell you;
And if you are in Finnish Lap-
land you don't ask a man how
many reindeer he owns. Imagine
a Texan refusing to talk about
the number of cattle carrying his
brand! There is more than polite-
ness involved in the reindeer
count, however. A tax collector
might be listening.
Despite the hazards, poll taking
of a sort is neceesaty for short
term visiting reporters in any
land. In order to be valid. a- poll
should represent a decent pro-
portion zf the over-all popula-
tion or particular classification.
Truck drivers is always a good
classification. Much more reliable
than taxicab drivers who often
get too dramatic in search of a
bigger tip.
Finland has a total population
of 4ir million people. The work
force is estimated at 1,500,000
with an amazingly low unein-
plow:rent figure of 565,
Considering the number of jobs
in any organized society and sub-
tracting the obviously high num-
ber who don't drive trucks, the
remainder must be small,
Therefore, one truck driver
working en a hydroelectric pow-
er dam near the Arctic Circle
should be worth many thou-
sand truck drivers in the United
States. And many thousand
truck drivers are representative
tor any poi:.
Twwenty-year-old Tinto Eerik
Purainen looked a little like
the punch -in -the -nose type truck
driver. My interpreter told me
later we came close to finding
out several times.
I was not unduly concerned.
however, bemuse every time he
got that glint in his eye he was
looking at the interpreter,
Standing there alongside a dirt
road on. the Arctic Circle the
questions cid have a hollow ring.
•But the answers were typieai of
those heard all over Finland
from top government. officials.
bus nes_- atd industrial leaders,
fere`g embassy porkers, wait-
ers. e:'b•n-s ,deal clerks, cham-
berinai i reporters.
What
h •: sdid nto think of mi-
shear :es:s by :he United States
ane the Seviet t^i'n? lie diesn't
}i e it when the big nations get
reetless. bat if this
is the way
they wish o flex the: inesecles.
it isn't. as bad as drepping *hem
en cities.
now Bessie. start-
ed !ee:ing f:-^ "Who cares."he
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tooa ma nen at I
knew.he answer before the ,r
tereteier told nue.
ane :ycrki:tg as.. close t.
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of _.e.
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ealaie- a: aeon:
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be Welted by the question and
refuse to answver, Then I could
refuse because you did'
I informed him that he obvie
ousiy wwas e meheber of the Agra -
elan Party which made him
laugh, but net eotninit himself,
writes Robert C. Bergenheire in
the Christian Science Monitor.
What would Timo do if any
fora', n power invaded Finland?
"Fight."
There isn't any question that
brings a more unanimous re-
sponse in Finland. After World
War II ail firearms in Finland
were confiscated by agreement
with the allies, pointed out one
observer.
"That is right," said one former
ski trooper, "There were some
200,000 guns confiscated, but we
had 600.000." Did he turn in his
gun? "'Yes, but I have six left;'
In the last election the Com-
munist Party which is second
on}y to the Agrarian received
4::,620 votes. a gain of 50,000
over the previous election, or 22.2
per cent of the total vote, Never-
theless., they lost three seats in
Parliament because of the reeord
high over-all vote. Of this large
Communist vote there are vari-
ous estimates that would put the
number of hard-core Commu-
nists in Finland at 30,000 to
50.000.
Would these Communists fight
for Finland or the Soviet Union
in case of war?
"Let them hesitate and they
would be dead," replied one Finn,
At 'east a dozen others — from
Time on up the scale — were
asked if this were an exaggera-
tion, Only one thought it was,
Without question the Finns are
Ideologically oriented towards
the West. They don't have to
understand cr approve of Wes-
tern diplomacy to know they
prefer the Western way of life.
Many Finnish -made products, for
example, bear American names.
Why? "Because if it is good
enough for Americans, it is good
enough for us."
Finns are fighting proud of
their freedom. They see as their
best weapon their neutrality.
Historically they have fought the
Rassians and they have nothing
in common with them,
"But we respect some of the
things they have done," said one
Finn. "The Ruskies are great
inventors, especially Professor
Reguspatoff. He is the best."
After I solemnly agreed that
this might be so, he showed me
how proper punctuation of the
professor's name is the abbrevia-
tion for Registered U.S, Patent
Office.
Knowledge of the Russian lan-
gtage automatically assures a
Finn of a good job since few un-
derstand it.
At least four students must
request a course before it is
taught in the high s; hcol in
Helsinki. Very seldom can we
get four, said one observer,
Most students now want to
study English which is replacing
Ger :a n to a large extent as the
first foreign language. Finnish
and Swedish are the official lan-
guages of the country, •
A.A-- ceeremon expression about
the Russians is. "Fry them in
butter. and it is alI the same."
That means :he same thing as in
yet. we "The only good
^. =d Indian.'
Net all Finbelieve this.
+:aver, Otte ind suiali_st-aid:
"ee .._::eviks are :ere. they
are we have to live
-i_,_ theme _^.zbusiness with
..._-- A handseake is as geed as
. . We respect
they reeteseeeeets.
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States he replied.
And :h is :he way it _t
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SIGNS OF THE TIMES — Climbers in Chicago may find these
signs amusing, but they offer sound advice, especially for
those who are getting on In years.
TABLE TALKS
Jane Anciews.
Maine people take a proprie-
tary attitude toward the blue-
berry, which they regard as a
pseudo state emblem. They like
to recall that the English ex-
plorers, George Weymouth and
John Smith, feasted upon the
sweet August berries more than
300 years ago, and that John
Josselyn, the 17th century na-
turalist, listed the berries as one
of the attractions of Gorges'
Province of Maine. They are
proud that Maine families have
enjoyed blueberry muffins, flap-
jacks, cakes, and pies for gen-
erations. e
It is the low bush blueberry
that Maine men honour. They
have less regard for the high
variety which, hanging heavy
With fruit, edges swamps and
forest streams. And it is treason-
able in Maine to confuse the
blueberry with the huckleberry,
that ledge -loving berry with
seeds like little stones,
In August, coastal barrens are
blue with .berries which, after
they are raked by local help or
by workers imported from Ca-
nada, are whisked to a cannery,
perhaps far distant, where the
odour of boiling berries sweet-
ens the air. Children seek out
the berries that grow in the
pastures, along the meadow
margins, and by the base of old
stone walls. They take some
berries home; others they seal
to the tourists who place a few
coins in their purpled palms.
Maine people never tire of
blueberries. Indeed some fami-
lies
at:.:lies have them three times daily
for six weeks. "Blueberry pie
once a day” is the rule in nearly
every Maine household. The pie
may be "two -crust." "deep-dish."
or "turnover." Each of the three
Varieties has its devotees. The
'two -crust' is bet:- ed in
thinpastry with ,head.Li.-_
o tablespoca of tapieena :o :he
berriee.,lest
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. juice beil
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l the oven.The d
h.ee:-
di?p:e. which has an
tipper
- premiere
ntiee a Bele be eseer. wita
a saten. The,~;we ;.'. is
ina• le_ a_s; .adeer _._..
bet
is see the .:peer cense.
is enaalerich hiszen dcugh.
This _ _ .:d be baked be -
fare .;.n.. one :hen tinted
o^ a :arge plaiier where
the!Mee will. elerelf. .he crust
settle blee rend ef sweetness,.
weenes E E. Woad in the
C.r._.:a.. E•_._nce. _.__.
Now and*eled
beee g will
be su''s:i-
:ea for .-s is the reeme
ter :h:s rich
BOILED BLUEBERRY.
PUDDJ G
2.2 cup softened butter
cup sugar
3 eggs, well beaten
3 cups flour
1?3 teaspoons baking powder
Ile cups milk
Little salt
1 cup floured berries
Corebir.e e• -roll_
and bee fee :es ineers.
-.-_>kf__ .-_wenar
:kepear berries e.s
se of ea: a n
bleebe^ ns with .:s
a: . _ :ri_re is a . ff . -:
c:pe that has been used in .: e
Maine faintly ,:. three ge ._. e
teere
BLUEBERRY eftFe-INS
2 tbs. melted butter
34 cup sugar
1 'beaten egg
1 pint flour into -which has
been added
2 tsp. baking pows'.er
{
Consultant—Any ordinary man
•
le tsp. salt
1 cup niilk
1 cup floured berries
The first three ingredients
should be creamed together be-
fore the addition of the other
ingredients. Bake in a very hot
oven,
Pancakes, flapjacks in the
Maine vernacular, are often
served at Ma in e breakfast
tables. Sometimes a cup of ber-
ries is added to a pancake mix
and sometimes an overnight mix
such as the following is used:
MAINE FLAPJACKS
1 cup crumbs
1?s cups sour milk
1 tsp, soda
1 tsp. cream tartar
1 tbs. butter
1 beaten egg
Flour to make a thin batter
The crumbs and the milk
should be soaked overnight. In
the morning the other ingredi-
ents should be added. The but-
ter should be melted.
Blueberry cake is served in
every Maine home during
August but not always the same
kind of cake. Some people in-
sist that the cake should be
sweetened with sugar while
others are just as positive that
molasses should be used. Two
good Maine recipes fellow.
BLUEBERRY StGAR CAKE
1 cup sugar
t_ cup soft butter
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon soda
2 teaspoons cream tartar
ai cup sweet milk
1?3 caps floured berries
Cream :he better. sugas and
erg before adding :he other in-
gredients.
BLUEBERRY MOLASSES
CAKE
1 cup sugar
s -s cup soft butter
2 beaten eggs
1 cup molasses
3 cups flour
I teaspoon soda
Ginger, cloves, cinnamon.
and salt
1 cup milk
It eups floured berries
Bigler, segarand eggs should
be es -earned first and o:her in-
grediei: _eaorder, :he
berries -as' Bake in atncderate-
:y ha: even
more than fifty miles from home.
Hen&iwritin j
"Experts" Meet
With firmly crossed T's and
separated H's, with wedge-shap-
ed M's and impeccably looped
J's, some 500 members of the
International Graph() Analysis
Society, Inc., signed the register
in the Sheraton -Chicago Hotel
last month for the society's an-
nual convention. In the speeches,
panel discussions, and chalk talks
that followed, the handwriting
experts offered a clear, if sur-
prising, message for the harried
personnel men who hire and fiee
executives: Throw away the ink-
blot tests, dispense with psychol-
ogical interviewing, and simply
study signatures.
Executive trial by handwriting
has been used fairly widely for
years in Europe, but the "sci-
ence" has had an uphill struggle
in the 17.5, Despite the efforts of
11,000 members of the society,
only a handful of U.S. ,companies
now analyze the scribbles of
prospective executives, But even
these pioneers, the IGAS com-
plains, won't admit they use
grapho-analysis — because they
don't want to be jeered,
"We're so far ahead of the pub-
lic, it's frustrating," complains
V, Peter Ferrara, IGAS president.
Ferrara said banks in Cleveland,
Denver, and San Francisco now
are experimenting with the tech-
nique in checking credit risks.
This, Ferrer explained, calls for
highly sophisticated talent, A
prospective borrower might make
double loops in his O's and A's,
indicating ability to deceive, and
still get the loan -because his
lofty T's and D's show a strong
sense of pride, •and he'd be
ashamed to welsh, "So far, we're
doing better than the banks,"
Ferrara boasted, "Several loans
which they approved but we
vetoed have gone sour, while not
a single loan which we approved
has gone bad."
As developed by the late M.
N. Bunker, founder of the so-
ciety, grapho-analysis is the in-
terpretation of character from
traits of handwriting. Among
them: Long, firm crosses on T's
indicate enthusiasm; large leaps
below the baseline denote imag-
ination about concrete things, but
large loops above show a philos-
ophical bent.
Grapho-analysts claim they're
constantly pushing forward the
frontiers of the new "science."
One experiment, in "grapho-
therapy," breathlessly reported;
Robert H. Burnup, president of
an Independence, Mo., construc-
tion -equipped sales firm, had a
pronounced reluctance to call on
customers. By having Burnup
eliminate handwriting traits
which reflected "reluctance," the
IGAS claims it straightened him
out.
Now a confirmed grapho-
analysis buff, Burnup says hap-
pily: "Pll call on anyone." In
fact, Burnup claims he'll refuse
to make a sale if the signature
on the dotted line reveals a poor
credit risk.
Checking Up On The
Force Of Gravity
Though gravity is the most ob-
vious of all the forces in the
universe—it made the apple fall
on Isaac Newton's head—it is
also one of the most elusive, Un-
like the forces of electricity, of
magnetism, or of the atom's nu-
cleus, the force of gravity is so
weak that it can be measured
only on the grand scale of the
stars and planets, In an ambi-
tious experiment now taking
shape at the University of Mary-
land, man may at last be able to
make some of his own gravity to
study,
The general purpose of the
project, under the direction of
Dr. Joseph Weber, a 43 -year-old
Naval Academy graduate turned
physicist, is a new test of Albert
Einstein's monumental General
Theory of Relativity. The speci-
fic target is the ephemeral grav-
ity wave itself, the so-called
"gravition," basic unit of gravi-
tational energy. According to
Einstein, any material uhjes t lta.
tending with another one or
subjected to mechanical Arms—
from al double star to a squeezed.
robber ball --_ should generate
gravity waves.
Supported by government
grants, Dr. Weber's group is
building the world's first gravity -
wave generator, This Consists of
a solid cylinder of aluminum 6
inches thick and 5 feet long
housed in a vacuum chatnhor. In
operation, it will he .sciueezed
and relaxed 1,057 times a second
by a piezoelectric crystal bonded
to its sides; these crystals con-
tract with a force of 1, ton each
time they are sttbjc,ctcd to '1ec-
trlc pulses,
To pick up the wives produc-
ed, Webeee group has a detector
which is also a cylinder of alu-
minum inside a vacuum cham-
ber, Ccu'efelly tuned to gravity
waver: of the frequency radiated
by the generator, its enols will be
displaced ever so lightly—per-
haps a millionth of a billionth of
a centimeter --and delicate crys-
tals will pick up the movement
and report It.
The toughest obstacle for the
experimenters is, of course, the
extreme weakness of the grav-
ity waves. Both detector and
generator will be erupulously
insulated so that eny signal
detected can be attributed to the
generator's pulsating gravity
field. If the experiment is suc-
cessful, physicists will have the
first 'han-made" proof of Ein-
steinian General Relativity.
Says The Automobile
is boomed
Dr. Fred W, Callison, vice-
president of the National Park-
ing Association, predicted the
other day that the automobile is
doomed,
A "titanic struggle" is already
on between efficient, fast mass
transportation and the car. The
struggle will continue for at
least another decade, he said, but
the car will lose,
Since Dr, Callison owns a
parking corporation in down-
town San Francisco and thus
stands to lose if his prediction is
right, his prophecy carries more
weight than if it were made by
the president of a transit com-
pany. It must be conceded too
that even the casual observer
knows something has got to give.
Even so, theautomobile has too
strong an emotional hold on
Americans for them to give it up
as long as it's even remotely pos-
sible that they might make it to
their destination and back,
Show them figures proving
how much cheaper it would be
to take a bus or train, consider-
ing depreciation, operating costs,
insurance, etc. Show them statis-
tics demonstrating how much
faster it would be unless they
must commute from an impos-
sible distance.
Offer all the logical persuasion
you can muster and they will
still prefer to drive if it's possible
to back out of their driveways.—
Montgomery Advertiser.
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