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The snowdrops come first -- in northern climates coming up under the snow and blooming as soon as it melts, ey are always a delightful 'surprise and a promise of the . .. season to come, Find a place 'where you can see them from a window or when ' "going in and out a door. They "like a moist shady location un- der shrubs. Set the bulbs fairly close together two to three inches deep. The galanthus with its dainty white bells comes from Asia Minor, where' it: grows wild in high mountain valleys, * "After the snowdrops come the - scillas, These lovely blue flow- ers like a sunny place and mul- tiply from dropped seed. A car- pet of scillas is a thrilling sight in early spring. They are' also called wood hyacinth, Scotch bluebells, and squills. Earliest are the Scilla Siberica, in gen- tian-blue and; in white. The Scilla Hispanica come later, and add lavender, other shades of blue, and shades of pink. } Scillas are charming in the rock garden, or in-among snow- drops, as a carpet under high- branching deciduous trees, or even in the border. Never plant less than 12° to 18 bulbs in a clump, about two inches deep and three inches apart. The Muscari or grape hyacinth will - flower 'in both sun and shade, beginning with the crocus. .- Don't be disturbed when leaves Hi : 32. letter TT 33: Tit endiuetem Ti v meee coins [33 come up this autumn, for this is right for the plant. The sturdy ribbonlike leaves-appear soon af- ter the bulbs are set in, and re- main under snow and winter covering all winter, writes Milli- ~cent Taylor in the Christian Sci- ence Monitor, The flowers in a tight clump of blue balls on stalks, about five inches high, make a handsome dash of color in the spring gar- den or under trees. There are white and violet varieties as well as the blue we all love. Little known are the winter aconite (Eranthis), a buttercup type of flower in a collar of green leaves, and the chiondoxa or Glory of the Snow, a dramatic wide-eyed flower, blue with a white center. These also come in _ pink and in white. Eranthis blooms. just before, and chion- doxa blooms with the crocus. Plant' Eranthis under trees (they grow only three inches high so should be in front). They will seed themselves and form a colony, as also will the chion- doxa (six to seven inches high) which need sun or not moire than half shadé and are fine in. the' rock garden. Eranthis twe.inches deep and chiondoxa three inches deep, bdth' about 18" bulbs to a ] square foot." . , ¢ For brilliant 'spring coloring the Dutth "crocus: is the favor- ite. Whether naturalized under a tré& or planted to give a splash of purple and gold and blue in some surprise corner, they are an unfailing delight. These flowers have been great- ly improved in recent years. You will find it worth while to explore the new o gs and get top quality bulbs, They go the -- two inches deep and two to three inches apart, All spring-flowering bulbs need to be left undisturbed after blooming so their foliage can ripen. If planted in the lawn, the grass should not be cut where they are until the foliage has . yellowed and died. Otherwise new plantings have to be made every autumn. Well Remembered Railway Journey Sarah Dalerymple and 1 sat side by side on a train, bench watching the conductor on the platform below the window. He -stood there holding his big silver watch on iths thick chain, glanec- ing at it now and then, the way a mother glances at her baby, absent-mindedly, hoping it is be- having well. . .. "How much longer will it be béfore we get to Wilton?" I ask- ed Sarah. "Not quite an hour," she ans- wered quietly, She had been ans- wering me in that quiet way at the different stops ever since we left Grand Central after saying good-bye to my mother who put us on the train. ... We were the same age, eleven going on twgqlve, and we were in the same class at the Brearley School. Today was Friday and we were on our way to Sarah's house where her mother and fa- ther lived all the year at Wil- ton, Connecticut. Sarah spent the weekdays in New York with her grandmother, This was the first visit I had made away from home. It was very exciting, the idea of spending two days in the country before school stopped for the summer, and I was in a great hurry to get there, 'The conductor shouted "AH aboard" on the other side of the window and the train began to move. I was so glad to feel the motion again that I decided to spend a nickel out of my leather snap purse to buy two sticks of licorice the next time the boy with the basket came through, one for each of us. ... wt Mamma had given me Andrew Lang's "Blue Fairy: Book" to read, up and back in the train, but I had finished a good many of the tales by now and felt ra- ther too restless to go on, Sarah's grandmother wanted her to con- tinue with the wool work she was learning to do, when the train did not jiggle: too much, making flower patterns with a big needle in red wool on a plece of canvas. Sarah was "clever with her needle," everyone said. My grandmother was also clever at sewing but Mamma did not care for it . .. and she depended on pins when she trimmed hats for Marjory and me, the Italian straws with wide floppy bows. that we wore in springtime. There was one on the rack above me just now. Mrs. Satterlee, the seamstress who came to us two afternoons a week, had made the bows safér against the wind by placing a few stitches between _ the pins. Sarah was planning to make her own clothes when she grew up but I had decided to let someone else make mine, and to play the violin instead, -- From "Gramercy Park," by Gladys Brooks, In 'Alfreton, England, when government told Farmer Samuel Critchlow that he must snop neglecting his venerable 15th century manor house, which is lacking part of its roof, has tomatoes blooming in the ban- quet hall and sweet peas growing in the dungeon, he explained, "The real blame lies with Oli- ver Cromwell, who came here with his cannon." In Vietoria, B.C, a 13-year-old boy reported to the radio station that his family barn . burned down, won $2 for the best news tip of the day, later confessed that he started the fire, CROSSWORD PUZZLE 8. Forever 117. plant 6. Infrequently 0 res ake 7. Made hay 1. Indian akers ACROSS 8. Tear 1. 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REY -L ika team goes through its paces at Roosevelt Raceway prior presented to Cleveland indie or Eaton by 0 FARM FRONT Important aids to the small farm and to the capable farmer wishing to establish himsel? on his own holding are contained in the: new Farm - Credit Act, states Agriculture Minister Douglas S. Harkness. The three developments in the federal farm credit system which won the ap- proval of the House are: Extension of the lending au- thority of the Veterans Land Act: Increase of the maximum guaranteed farm improvement loan under the Farm Improve- ment Loans Act: = Long-term increased mortgage credit to farmers under the new Farm Credit Act, - The new Act increased to $20,000 from $15,000 the amount of loans for purchase of a farm or for farm improvements that may be made on a first mort- gage, and made other provisions more flexible. For instance a loan can be based on 75 per cent of the appraised value of the farm instead of 65 per cent as formerly. Supervision is avail- able for the loans on a volun- tary basis. LJ [J * A new type of assistance -- the supervised loan -- can be made to applicants between 21 and 45 years of age to enable .them to set up an economic farm unit. Successful applicants must have had five years farming ex- perience. Supervision of the pro- posed farm operation will be a requirement whea the loan ex- ceeds 65 per cent of the ap- praised value of farm and build- ings. This type of loan may be as high as 95 per cent of the. ap- praised value of the farm and chattels, but may not exceed $21,500. When such a loan has been reduced to $20,000 or to 65 per cent: of the appraised value of the farm, whichever is the lesser, the applicant may be eligibile for assistance under the Farm Im- pravement Loans Act. [J LJ * The Corporation will provide supervision of the farm through the VLA and will continue su- -pervision if the borrower desires it, after it has ceased to be com- pulsory under the agreement, Interest on the loans has been fixed at 5 per cent which, the Minister said, would be more equitable to borrowers than a fluctuating rate based on the cost of the money to government. The Minister also indicated that this rate of interest over a period .of time was expected to cover the operating costs of the Corpora- 'tion. LJ] Ld LI Appraisal o. the farms will be done by the VLA and will include forest products. Life in- . surance will be taken to cover each loan. The part of the loan" based on_ livestock and chattels security will have to be repaid in ten years; the part based on- - land 'might be' amortized ovér a' . 30-year period, : The cost of a loan to the far- mer therefore includes the inter- est rate of five per cent: insur- ance; and appraisal fee (not more than $100); and the super- vision fee, LJ LJ LJ The Canadian Farm Loan Act will be replaced and succeeded by the new Farm Credit Act with the new Farm Credit Cor- poration taking over the assets and responsibilities of the Cana- dian Farm Loan Board. EA REE TT The Corporation will comprise five members to be named by the Governor-in-Council. These will be assisted by an advisory com- mittee to be appointed by the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Harkness said that in gen- eral the approach of the govern- ment has been to enter the field of farm credit to ensure that family farms. and those who work their own farms may be. able to get sufficient credit to cope with the rapidly moving commercial agricultural develop- ment in the face of a reduced farm labor force and increased output per man-year. The bill makes it possible for younger, energetic farmers to take up farming as a perman- ent occupation and to establish themselves more quickly. It will encourage the best personnel, those who can continue this in. creased production per man- year, to remain on the farm. The Minister sald farmers have had to supplement their capital with credit more and more during the last 50 years and increasingly so since the ad- vance of mechanization and the 'investment required for livestock on commercial farms in the post- war years. LJ * L For that reason the extension of credit provided in the new Act, incorporating the Canadian Farm Loan Act, was among the most important pieces of legis- lation considered by the House. The Act had been devised af- ter studies of the small farm family problems ard suggestions advanced by farm organizations. Credit is needed not only for the operation of an economic farm unit but for the transfer of the farm from owner to owner and from generation to genera- tion. The investment in live- stock and equipment has been growing in proportion to the in- vestment in land but farms have also had to be made bigger to conform to new economic condl- tions. This means a farmer needs considerably more capital to start in on his own or to expand into a profitable unit. A' survey of 5,000 veterans es- tablished under the Veterans Land Act, which administers supervised farm loans, shows that' where credit is extended to 'provide an economic farm oy TAKING A BREAK -- Cine-hero . Clark Gable flashes a smile and sporty hat during a vacation at Cortina, Italy. He is filming a picture in that country, can pay reason- able costs fof money borrowed and still be |n an improved po- sition in n Animal' Friends Meet and Greet For some time now she (Gret- el the raccoon) has been showing a great interest in the goats. Not only does she insist upon accompanying me when I feed and milk them but often she strolls into the yard to pay them a visit all by herself. The older ones are, tolerant of her, but contemptuous. After lower- ing their heads to sniff at her and make sure she is indeed Gretel, they dismiss her by blowing loudly through their nostrils, making a noise that sounds suspiciously like a Bronx cheer. But with the younger Penny it is different. Between her and Gretel there has sprung up, some sort of understanding that bears an amazing resemb- lance to alfection. When Penny sees Gretel com- ing into the yard, she runs eagerly to meet her. Then a very strange pantomime is enacted. enny, after lowering her hea greeting, ralses it again an stands absolutely still. Slowly the raccoon rises on her hind legs, reaching her arms up high, until her hands can touch the goat's nose to pat it gently. Then gently, very gently, she takes the docile head between her two hands and draws It down, so that she can reach the long rabbit ears to stroke them, first one and then the other. And at last, still on her hind legs, she walks around the goat, combing with her long nails the fur on the neck, the" side, the haunches, and up the other side to the neck again, while Penny stands like a statue, with her head down just as Gretel has posed it, her eyes closed, an absolutely ridiculous expres- sion of ecstasy on her silly young face. On fine summer days, when AS the goats are pastured and we are out for an afternoon stroll through the woods, Gretel will often go off at a tangent with clumsy harelike bounds. The first fe appencd I was know now what peer meeting in 2 peculiar poignant beauty in ft that I shall never forget. En. tranced, as motionless as Pen- ny herself, I stand watching them as they go through their ritual -- the patting of the nose, the stroking of the ears, the combing of the fur. After a time, satisfied, Gretel returns to me and Penny goes back to her browsing. -- From "The Good Year," by Era Zistel. The Bible in Verse In the beginning, God made heaven and earth, To all living things, He gave them birth . . . The generation of Adam came down the line. Some not so nice and some very fine. When the ladies of Seneca, S.C., settle down for their week- ly ordeal under the hair drier at Mrs. Henry L. White's beauty parlor, they are apt to take com- - fort in the Bible -- not just any Bible, but the proprietor's own rhymed - couplet version of the books of Genesis and Exodus. As one customer said last month: "It's just wonderfull It helps you to understand the Bible, and the postry thrills you anyway. when t rhymes like that!" - Pert and energetic at 50, Mary White makes no pretense of cre- ating great literature. "I write it as fast as I can write, and it al- most seems to rhyme itself," she says with awe. She discovered her talent by chance in 1954, when she had an operation so serious that "they didn't know whether I was going live or die." While convalescing she decided to make an outline of the Bible "in order to really learn it. But it started coming in verse." After Sunday morning church and lunch, she sits down at her desk with eight volumes of Clarke's Bible Commentaries, her own Bible, her pencils, and a wad of paper, rhyming busily. "I've got to feel like I'm close to God," she says. "I very seldom make changes. When I go back and ead it, i 'spems fantastic that I wrote it." Mrs, White is proud of her rendition of the serpent's temp- tation of Eve (Genesis 3:1-5): He asked of the woman, Eve, so sweet, "Why do you not of this one tree eat? + +» Your eyes would be opened and all things know; The difference between evil and also good. Eat," said the tempter. "You really should." Mrs. White has every intention of finishing the remaining 78 books, "even if I have to write Revelation from a whee? chair." When an aging admirer men-- tioned regretfully that she her- self would be in heaven by that. time, Mary replied: "Well, you'll know what it all means, and I'll still be down here guessing." ,JFrom NEWSWEEK ISSUE 33 -- 1959- gon SCHOO) _LESSON 'THE PERIL OF PRIDE ants of Esau, is only one, gh ter of 21 verses. But it ta che some important lessons, Jag and Esau struggled within ¥ bekah's womb (Genesis 25:23) and the struggle continued bee tween the men and their prog eny, The Edmonites had takem advantage of the Israelites in the day of their calamity when they were being taken captive by foreigners. The Edmonites had taken of their substance and had slain of those who escaped from their captors. Obadiah predicts, "As thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head." One should be a defender of the weak and not a mocker. Oe- "casionally it happens in school that one child may hold another up to contempt because of his poor clothing or some deformity and persuade others to do -like- wise. Parents should teach thele children to rally to the side of the oppressed, the poor and the orphans, It Is cowardly to rua with the crowd to do evil. The Edmonites were a proud people. Their dwelling place high in the mountains of: Selr, afforded excellent protection Jrom any enemey. But the Lord sald, "The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation {is high: that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord." Today desolation reigns on every hand, and Obadiah's warnings and predictions have been woefully verified! "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall" We have seen this scripture ful- filled in such well known fig- ures as Hitler. We have witness- ed it in our own communities. Shame, disaster or disease can soon humble the proud. Let us humble our hearts before the Lord. All we have we owe to Him. Let us say with Paul, "God forbid that I should boast, save in the cross of our Lord Jesug Christ, by whom the world Is rucified unto me and I unto the world. ' Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking [a]N[3 13M S[alv]d a3 NOM ¥|3]Alo VIN[ I [WY 3L[3]3 IWIllLY]v[d]v alviwlI3[L|vIN[o]L[3]a 1 T|dls|I/vlIN[O Vv Id3][ndIv[o a lials|siviliwiv[oBl s|aVv 3 L|v[¥[3[a|o|WI3INIVIS N|Ow|3[allv|alo 3|L3WH AT3[¥[n|w[3]a 18/3 v3 lL 3]N]v \L]d[v H[S|V 1jo Mink Barometer Forescasts Boom By Ward Cannel NEA Staft Correspondent New York -- In these odd times it Is hardly surprising to find that the mink has become an important omen of the nation- al economy, In fact, the whole fur mar- ket -- now winding up in New York -- fs usually six months ahead of the nation's business health: declining before a slump; rising before a surge. A As mink occupies 75 per cent of the Industry, listen first to Mike Forrest of Coopchik-For- rest, a top mink wholesaler- manufacturer: "This is our best year ever. Retail store ordering was tre- mendous, especially in mink coats, This is most important when you realize that the bulk of mink apparel is bought in small pieces: stoles, jackets, capes, boleros." And from Herman Meltzer, co- owner of the Evans Fur Co. in Chicago -- largest fur retailer in the world: "This should be a much better year than last year. We have never had such exciting furs to Lo offer the woman." And from the entire fur in- dustry; J. George Greenberg, executive director of the Associ- ated Fur Maufacturers, Inc.: "It is ¢onceivable that the in- dustry... all-time high will be closely approached -- or possibly surnassed." He is talking about the late 1940's when the retail volume of furs In America reached $450 million dollars. © But last year, It was about 300 million. So It Is wise to listem with reservation to predictions from men in the skin game, "But even if you cut their op- timism in half," according to Ed Stanton, long-time fur market observer, "it still looks like a good season ahead -- at least 60 million dollars up." But not because mink prices have come down. Actually skin prices have gone up substantlal- ly. What will account for the in- creased market is a curiously as- sorted hutch. of -puff, muff and science. For thé first time In its history, the fur Industry turned to heavy promotion, beginning with the formation of the FIFC -- the Fur Information "and Fashion Coun< cil -- supported by everybody. Fur advertising will be heavier than ever this year. Several manufacturers have paid heavily to have top Euro- pean couturlers design anpealing -- but moderately priced -- fur collections. Other manufacturers have signed on American and Cana- dian designers. - LJ Science has come up with new processes and dyes. Consequent- ly, once heavy beaver is feather- light today and available in most of the colors that match women's lipsticks: green, red and white. Rabbit is out in every color in the rainbow. Otter has been treated to give it prestige. And hair seal (a version of otter) is described as a "hot item." While full garments of rabbit, moleskin, hamster, American broadtail and pony will be beck- oning from store racks, retailers also report they have never seen a season with as man fur- trimmed garments, Fox is back as a top coat and suit trim. Raccoon and mink are being used widely for trim. Hats and handbags are either all-fur or fur embellished. If it is, everybody tells me, a fur year, then it's going to be a fat year. And as fat vears cost money. Dad, you'd better have an agonizing reappraisal of the family budget. By Rev R. B. Warren, BA. B.D, 4 Vn Ahab Ae | \ ) A Ra on oo Ce Be NOP rey, i$ 1 J v 3 s ' PEI Ne PIN PEN Sl . 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