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3 THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1930 SUBSCPIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier, 15c » week By mail in Canade (outside Oshaws carrier delivery limits), $4.90 o year; United States, $5.00 « year. TORONTO OFFICE KREPRESEN1ATIVES IN U. S. Peners and Stove. Inc, New York and Chicago. TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1930 WALKING ON THE HIGHWAYS fhe other day in Toronto an inquest was held on fhe death of a pedestrian who was killed on the highway north of Toronto by being struck by an au- tomobile. The victim was struck from behind while walking along the road, and the evidence revealed that he was largely responsible for his own death. At the time he was struck, he was following the fool- jsh practice of walking with the traffic, with his back towards oncoming cars, at night, and the jury found that the motorist who struck him was in no way responsible for the accident. There has, for some time, been a controversy as 26 which is the correct way for pedestrians to walk on the highway. Experience, however, has proven, and the authorities have advocated, that the safest way is to walk on the left side of the road, facing the oncoming traffic stream. By following this prac- tice, the pedestrian can see all traffic coming on his side of the road, and can avoid accidents. The mo- torist, too, has an advantage, particularly at night. In the dark, the face of a pedestrian walking to- wards the car shows up clearly in the glare of the headlights. If his back is towards the car, however, fie is not seen nearly so quickly, and there is a dan- .ger that he will not be seen in time to avoid an ac- cident, just as was the case in the dcath of the man referred to above. This accident should serve as an object lesson to pedestrians. - Adopt the practice of walking against the traffic stream, facing the oncoming automobiles pn their side of the road, as a contribution towards reducing the number of accidents on the highways DAIRYING FACTS A few days ago, in these columns, we made some comment on the claims that the dairy industry was being ruined because of the lessened production of butter, and because of the fact that thousands of dairy cows have been sold to United States buyers. The contentions made in this article were based on statements which had been made by officials of va- rious dairying organizations, and they are again up- feld by some of the statements at last week's con- vention of the Western Ontario Dairymen's Associa- ion, held in London, In the annual report of the directors of that or- ganization, we find the following paragraph: "Prices may be expected to fluctuate, but over a period of years dairying will continue to grow to be one of the most dependable and profitable branches of Ontario agriculture, Optimism as to the future of this great na- tional asset is justified, and there is every reason to believe that the dairy industry is in a sound position, atlhough handicapped last year with somewhat higher production costs. Better cows mean lower overhead * costs, which seems to be the keynote of the future." This does not seem like a report from directors of a ruined or decadent 'industry. And the president further went on to say that home consumption of. butter had increased to such an extent that the elim- imation of exports, and the necessity of importing Putter, were inevitable consequences. These statements bear out the view of The Times _that there is nothing wrong with the dairying indus- try, and that the coming into Canada of butter from New Zealand is ruining that industry. Having found other 'and more profitable outlets for the milk they > thé farmers are simply not making as much : en cheese as formerly, but they are still sell- ing their milk, and at a better price than before. So that, when they proclaim the ruin of the dairying industry, those calamity howlers who have political purposes to serve ought first of all to look over the statements made by associations of dairymen, like that quoted above, before giving the industry a black ye it docs not deserve. SALARIES FOR ALDERMEN : (Woodstock Sentinel Review) While the practice of paying-members of municipal _gouneils an honorarium is spreading in some degrees, it is not by action of the ratepayers. Oshawa ree gently voted upon the proposal and registered an _emnphefic negative. Peterboro aldermen decided to pay themselves without consulting the people, and quite a fuss has been stirred up thereby. An inter- outcome is noted closer home. Tn Tillsons i few days ago the electors voted into office an entirely new council, and ofe of the main issues that of civic salaries; the members of the 1929 council having placed themselves upon the payroll for modest amount. Councillors of the village of Brus- are presuruably drawing an allowance per. meet ing this year, the final meeting of the 1929 body have ing passed a motion to that effect. In the fast-mientioved case, difficulty has been ex- in getting enough men to fill the chairs, oy remedy adopted is logical enough, i it works: Most municipalities, as indicated by votes taken, con- sider that their rep ives should be satisfied with the honor of the job. Oshawa Times, in com- ment upon thé vote there, says it is apparent that the electors feel that election to the office of alder- man is an honor and privilege in itself, and is merely an acceptance of that duty which devolves on every man who is qualified to make some contribution to the welfare of the community in which he lives. On the other hand, an Oshawa alderman said last fall, when the issue was under discussion, that the only honor he had had in two years of office was being called on the telephone by a dear old lady who in- sisted that he remove a dead cat from her dooryard. St. Catharines Standard argues that if members of Parliament are entitled to $4,000 and members of the Legislature ~ $2,000 it is only right that aldermen should be paid for their time and service. Brantford Expositor, however, thinks it would he hard to draw the line, and says: "It is generally considered that the indemnities paid members of Parliament are re- served, but that does not justify payment for com- munity service of every kind that might arise. For example, members of the board of trade and of the board of education, and various other public bddies, give freely of their time and service to the wel- fare of the community without remuneration, and it is probable that the service is all the more valuable because it is disinterested and rendered from a de- sire to benefit the community." . Since the last municipal elections: Mayor Fenton, of Sudbury, has advocated doubling the rate now paid councillors there, which is $5 a meeting. He sces a heavy year ahead, "with numerous problems of major importance claiming close attention," and declares that ten dollars a meeting "would not be too much for the councillors who give conscientious effort to the affairs of the municipality." This would run to $240 in the year, The whole thing simmers down to a question as to whether payment is necessary or desirable in the in- terests of efficient administration, It may be in some cases and not in others, The difficulty is that councils seem to be able to see the need much more clearly than the electors. The amount involved in any case is not large enough to account for the ad- verse decision usually given by the public, so it must be antipathy to the principle. UNIFORM SCHOOL BOOKS An organization known as the National Council of Canada was in session in Toronto a few days ago, and while there discussed the important subject of having uniform school text-books throughout the whole of Canada, uniform normal schools and provision for interchange of teachers' certificates between one pro- vince and another, These are laudable objectives, and represent needs which have arisen because of the fact that the British North America Act leaves all matters of education within the jurisdiction of the provincial governments. The plea for uniform school books is no new one, and it has been given added emphasis within the last few years by the general demand for the writing of a school history that would do justice to the part which Canada and Canadian soldiers played in the Great War, Organizations such as the Canadain Legion have discussed this matter at some length, feeling that many of the school histories in use in the various pro- vinces of the Dominion fail to do justice to the war cffort of Canada. Requests have been made to the prime-minister of Canada that his government take steps to have a truyl Canadian war history compiled, to be used in all the provinces of the Dominion. And the answer has always been that since education is in the hands of the provinces, the federal govern ment can do nothing in the matter, This excuse, however, should not be allowed to stand in the way. It would be worth while to have all children in Canada, in every province, studying the same histories, so that the knowledge given of the contribution of Canada in the war would be uni- iorm from coast to coast. It should be a simple mat- ter for the provinces to get together, to agree on some one person to write an authentic and compre- hensive Canadian history for school use, and to have that history accepted by all provinces, and it is hoped that sooner or later this will be done. A LEAD WORTH FOLLOWING Magistrate Maxwell of St. Thomas is showing a commendable attitude towards reckless and drunken motorists. The St. Thomas magistrate apparently drives a car himself, for at the beginning of the year he stated that, as a result of his own experiences, he had formed a very definite resolution as to his treatment of men convicted of driving recklessly or while intoxicated. His resolution was that in every case where it was at all justified, he would imp Other Editor's Comments RADIO AND ACCURACY (Kitchener Record) Radio as a news disseminator ap- pears to be unreliable, judging from two instances in which the deaths of prominent persons were announced over the air. It was discovered la- ter that the parties, reported to have died, were very much alive. This has a tendency to put less faith in the authenticity of what fragments of news are broadcast. News coming to us over the air may be "fresh," but if it lacks veracity one is apt to become a doubting "Thomas." Newspapers are after all the main news medium, because in their pro- duction great care is taken to attain accuracy. There is little possibility of newspapers being supplanted by radio, Poring over the news sheet in the warmth and comfert of a fire- DID YOU Ever Sop to Think? .. ERNEST DRURY, LONG LOOKED UPON AS THE MOST PROMIS- ING YOUNG HOTEL MAN OF THE PACIFIC COAST AND NOW RISEN TO PROMINENCE AS THE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE WOODS-DRURY COMPANY, OP- ERATORS OF THE HOTEL WHITCOMB AND THE NEW WILLIAM TAYLOR HOTEL, BOTH SAYS: IN SAN FRANCISCO, would be loath to forego. JUST TOO BAD (From the Dayton Dail It will be just too bad News) priced cars. PALTRY EXCUSES (Winnipeg Tribune) lief. on Mr. Heenan's statement. cognize its responsibility. HERE, HERE! ( Dundalk Herald) side chair is a pleasant diversion one to if Henry Ford keeps on raising his. employes' wages till they begin buying high- Hon. Peter Heenan once more de- clares the federal government has no responsibility for unemployment re- "An insult to ordinary intel- ligence," is Mayor Webb's comment The comment is blunt, but it is within the truth. The one government in Can- ada that has really abounding reven- ues and substantial surpluses refuses to share in preventing even unem- ployed ex-service men from starving to death .and offers the most paltry excuses for its unwillingness to re 1f Toronto ever has another elec- ' tion with town planning as the issue, might we suggest that two editions of eech paver be printed: The first for the residents of Toronto proper, and the second edition for the out-of town subscribers, to contain some in- teresting news. | Bits of Humor EXPLAINED It is possible to lose money in other places besides the stock market. Recently Moran and Mack had a fow minutes' rest on the lot between shots, and Mack was tell- Ing a sad story about his bad luck on the race-track. Moran asked: "How come you always loge at the races and always win when you play cards?" In a burst of confidence Mack replied: "Dog, gone, boy, that's simple. I don't shuffle the horses." ~--Boston Herald. PARTLY AT HOME "1 don't believe 1 would feel comfortable up in the air," remark- ed Miss De Snob, during the dis- cussion of alr travel. "Well, dearie," broke in the Cat, "Your nose certainly would feel perfectly at home up in it." FRANK FATHER Father - (to banker )--"Can you place my son, who has just finish- | ed college?" | Banker "Hm-m-m-m---what | can he do?" : | "What can he do? Why, if he Sopld do anything I'd hire him my- self." . "I thought that the boarder who ran away with your wife was a friend of yours?" "He is, but he doesn't know it." The effect of listening to ultra fashionable parents is shown in the following conversation: Father--'"'Dorls, your mother has told me you have been misbe- having. I shall have to punish you to-night." Doris (age nine) --"Not to-night, father, I shall be too busy with my dancing lessons; but speak to me again to-morrow regarding and ap- pointment, 8 prison sentence on any motorist guilty of either of these offences. The experience of Magistrate Maxwell has appar- ently been the experience of many other motorists. There is a real need for curbing the reckless and intoxicated drivers, and soon the summer days will / be here again, increasing the menace of these drivers on the highways. There has been, in ' general, too strong a tendency to allow them to escape with fines, easily paid and soon forgotten, for these offences leaving no definite impression on the mind of the guilty person. A prison sentence, coupled with sus- pension of the driving license of the motorist, would be a great step in the direction of safer and more careful driving, and it would be a good thing if all other magistrates in Ontario would follow Magistrate Maxwell's lead and make the same resolution. EDITORIAL NOTES "A prediction is made by a citizen that Port Ar- thur may get a city hall before the close of the cen- tury," says the Port Arthur News-Chronicle, Wouldn't it be nice if we could make the same prediction for Oshawa, with the word "year" replacing the word | "century." The letters "LH" on Oshawa license markers might profitably be taken to mean "Less Haste," rather than "Let's hurry." Home is a place where you can eat made-over scraps for supper without disguising them with a French name. Once upon a time there were women who could rock the cradle, wend socks and read a book at' the sama time, ; The whole effort of the provincial government, in dealing with the stock niarket and brokers' situation, should be to safeguard the interests of the public. Bits of Verse FROM DAY TO DAY As I was dusting the stairs one day, "The present day trend toward conso- lidation in all lines of business is of late becoming notably apparent in the hotel industry. Everywhere today is found the tendency to combine the operation of several hotels under one management with 'the resultant op- portunity for having at the head a carefully selected group of executives of outstanding ability, under whose direction function the combined or- ganizations of minor offcials. "As in other lines of indutsry, this trend toward consolidation has re- sulted in benefit not only to the owners but to the ultimate consum- ers, who, in the case of the hotel, happens to be the individual guest. The averagé guest now has better service at less personal cost than at any time in the history of the hotel industry. Just one of the many rc- sults of applying the big business methods to many forms of trade, "Another sign of the times," accord- ing to Mr. Drury, "is the concerted effort on the part of hotel operators toward improving the efficiency of their catering departmtnts. Since endment and the consequent disap pearance of the wine list from the dining rooms, it has become distinct ly necessary to show food profits, where none existed before, The first and most obvious expedient was the increase of food prices, but hotels have not stopped there. Instead, greater effort has been put forth to- ward efficiency, standardization, eco- nomy and high standards of quality in this department, ONCE LOOKED UPON MERELY AS SOMETHING NECESSARY BUT UNPROFITABLE, THE CA- TERING DEPARTMENT IN HO- TELS 1S NOW EXPECTED TO SHOW ITS CONSISTENT CON- TRIBUTION TOWARD THE TO. TAL NET REVENUE, AN ACHIE- MENT WHICH 1S NOTED AS A DISTINCT MILESTONE IN THE HISTORY OF HOTEL OP- ERATION." That Body of Pours By James W. Barton, M.D. NOISE TIRES The reason that your brain and body get tired is that they are sen- sitive to their surroundings, and noise, by actually striking the brain and nerves, little or large repeated knocks, actually exhausts them. In other words if our brains could be free from excessive jars or knocks during the day, we could get along with seven or eight hours of sleep and keep efficient. That this noise business is a serious menace to health is being becognized in Europe and Great Britain, It is certainly refreshing to see what the British minister of trans- port is doing to reduce motor noises. The new regulations, apply to all heavy motor cars and motor cycles. It is an offence to use a motor car or a motor trailer drawn by a motor car, which causes excessive noise ow- ing to defect in design, lack of re- pair, or faulty adjustment. If the load is not packed properly and is thereby noisy, this constitutes an of- fence also, Sounding a motor horn when the car is standing, except when neces- sary on grounds of safety, is also an offence. As you know the three essentials Said my grasdiather to me; 'to health are food, rest, exercise, and "If you are so prim and careful at work, ; Married you never will be." Next morning 1 was late for school, When I heard the mistress say: "As you are always so tardy You'll be late on your wedding day" This sounded a bit more hopeful, as I frequently talk about food and exercise, 1 want to say a word about rest. Rest is really food. When an in- crease in weight is needed, the treat- ment is not only good food, but rest, which allows the tissues to store a little fat. A little fat is essential to health, One of the first things to cause a the adoption of the Eighteenth Am- JUNGLE SHRINF OF CEYLON MYSTERY Kataragama's Origin Asso- ciated With Old Tamil Legend GREAT FESTIVAL Only Few Guests Privileged To Enter Within the Veil Far away in the south country of Ceylon, where railway trains go not and even "topi and trousers" are a rare sight, lies Tissamaharama, now a quiet village among green paddy- fields, but once a busy city, the capi- tal of Lanka's Isle,, Today only a few great dagobas tell the story of former grandeur; and their fame is so much outshone by that of the ruined cities of northern Ceylon that tourists seldom find their way to Tis- sa. But, if Tissa is remote from the haunts of modern men, E. C. Dewick writes in Asia, remoter still is Kat- aragama, twelve miles farther on, in the heart of the jungle--a hamlet by the river, without even a postal ser- vice of its own or any other link with the rest of the world except a narrow jungle track, which winds sometimes through thickets that shut out the sky overhead and sometimes over rough boulders on the hillside or down again into the river beds where the sand lies heavy and treacherous to the feet of man and beast, Yet once in every year this hamlet wakens to a scene of energy and bus- tle--yes, and of tense human emotion --that has few rivals, perhaps, in the whole world. From far and wide the roads to Tissa are dotted with pil- rims ; and the narrow jungle tack to ataramagama becomes a line of brown dust. As we entered the court, having put off our shoes, about an hour after sunset, the scene was truly splendid; a throng of eager faces; hundreds of torches, with their red glare; the elephant in his scarlet and gold trappings, and around all the jungle, And ever the cry of "Aro- Hara! Aro-Hara!" sounded like some great chant.. At last the weapons came. There is a tradition that the god of Katara- gama is formless, None except a few privileged guests may enter his cur- tained inner shrine; and the pilgrims are kept "without the veil." The officer in charge of the festi- val had kindly arranged that we should be admitted into the outer chamber of the shrine to see the rites. We were ensconed in a niche, close to the veil, with an excellent view of all that happened. The shrine was full of worshippers, mostly wo- men. Through the door we had a glimpse of the swaying crowds in the court and heard again the refrain "Aro-Hara!" That cry seems itself to be part of the mystery of Kataragama, We asked various pilgrims what it meant; they replied vaguely that it means "God;" one said "the might of God" But neither they nor our Tamil friends in Colombo recognized it as a term used elsewhere. At last the cry deepened into a thunder of acclamation, and in came a crowd of tom-tom bearers, followed by the master of ceremonies, who bowed to the veil and stood aside. For a moment the tom-toms were silent while the outline of the elephant was silhouetted outside the door and ev- ery voice was hushed, Then, as the tom-toms crashed again with startling suddenness, the same uncanny group of crouching men, - carrying the green cloth, ran hurriedly to the very bottom of the veil. The mysterious something under the green cloth heaved for- ward and passed under the veil into the holy of hollies; the sacred wea- pons had returned to their secret place, and all was over. End of the Ceremony Yet not quite all. Up the aisle ad- vanced a little group of women, garb- struggling," winging human beings. From the highlands of Ceylon they come, from the villages of the low country, from the Jaffna peninsula and the east coast; and even from the ed in the style of Veddas, with only a thin scarf above their skirts to cover their breasts. One by one they came to the foot of the steps leading to the inner shrine, bowed toward the veil, took from the steps a simple lamp and received from the attendant certain ingredients, Then, forming two rows facing each other, they lighted their lamps, went slowly to the door and with- drew while the shout "Aro-Haral" once more rent the air. What sym- bolic act they performed at the door, we could not see but one pilgrim told us that they passed on the sacred fire to the pilgrims. Then they returned, reverently deposited their lamps at the bottom of the veil, and still walking slowly, left the shrine. Now at last, the whole crowd began to disperse. An hour before we left the shrine we found ourselves again in the bul- lock carts enroute for Tissa. It was then about midnight. A deep silence had settled upon the vast multitude. They slept, and, looking upon the shrouded- figures, you might have thought that they slept the sleep of death. Yet a week later you would find them, some plucking tea on the high estates of Ceylon or India, some ad- ministering government in the name of the king emperor or pleading a client's ¢ase in court. Father Rescues Son Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.--A thrill ing dash down a flaming stairway on the part of Nick Sarokopud on Saturday night probably saved the life of his small son, when the store which he occupies, at 416 Queen Street West, broke into flames. Nick's rescue of his son follow- ed Mrs, Sarokopud's opening of the door leading into the cellar, when flames shot forth. The boy fell down the steps and Nick dashed through the flames, picked the boy up, broke the cellar window and pushed him outside, He then ran back through the blazing staircase, AVOIDING TROUBLE Conductor: Constable, I have a di.nken man in my car, and he won't pay and I can't get him out of the tram. New and Nervous Constable (look- ine at burly drunkard): Here, con- ductor, I will pay for him-- Der I: stige, Sachse, Leipzig. Federated Malay States, a thousand miles to the east. Most of them are | yess r-- Hindu village folk or tea estate cool- jes; not a few are Sinhalese Budd- hists; and 'there is a good sprinkling of Moslems. Nor are they all of the humbler castes; for, though all alike are in simple white pilgrim dress and all, as they come away, bear on their fore- heads the ash-grey marks of Siva, you may find amid the barefoot throng many a man whose face is well known in Colombo society or whose voice is weighty in the coun- cils of government. Perhaps you may see, torch and 'shouting the festal cry "Aro-Hara!" one who trod the waving a TEE Stoeie-For LONG & BONDS aM Office: Reford B AND WELLINGTON STS S. F. EVERSON, Local Manager Private Wire System 17 KING STREET EAST, OSHAWA Phones 143 and 144 "quads" of Oxford, attired in ample "bags" and many-colored "pull- | overs," or who sat at a public dinner | in London Town in all the precision | of dinner suit and starched shirt front. ! Origin a Mystery How Kataragama began to gain a reputation who can say? Perhaps it | was once a shrine of the Veddas, ab- original inhabitants of Ceylon, which the Tamil invaders took over and con- | secrated to Hindu worship. At least | we know that, for ages past, Katar- | agama has been associated with a | story familiar to every Tamil boy and girl--the legend of Subrahmanya and | his adventures in Ceylon with the | Vedda princess, whom he found there when he came across from India. Sub rahmanya, in Hindu mythology, is a i son of Siva: and his cult is practiced | '} mainly by the Saivites. | Not only the shrines but the cere: monies at Kataragama are based up- on the legend of Subrahmanya. Each | night his sacred weapons are taken in'a procession around the village on a visit to the temple of the Vedda princess, and, as the procession starts from the Mahadeva Dewale, every tom-tom is beaten and every pilgrim throat shouts lustily, in order to drown the protests of Devayanai-Am- ma. On the last night the whole mui- | titude adjourns to a pool; and after | the ceremony of "cutting the water" by means of drawing a magic circle, from within which water is taken to the temple, the pilgrims rush down | the river bed to the temple of the Vedda princess. This onset is in memory of the occasion when Sub- | 25 rohmanya and the princess, while bathing at that spot, were surprised | fl 0 a by the indignant Devaynai-Amma and - -- BUCKWHEAT PEA .sesimrine EGG .... 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Then we knew that we had come to Katara- gama, We secured permission from the officer in charge of the festival to take our cart across the river to a quieter spot, where we were able to get our breakfast ready and to put vice. We Recommend We believe in Pine and recom- mend its use. shelter of our forefathers and has endured through centuries of ser- "So it seems 1 am to be chosen inquired In a tantalizing voice; o of yours Any chap would make you choice?" : I heard the latch of the gate, above all Longing to know his fate. Prayer and ts ey ab ~John 15:7. Prayer: soever it be." Lord and me," in iiiilailinnd 1 said to myself there and then: As a wife to some one of the men." Though the following day. brother "Do gou fancy with that snub nose But, seated one day in the garden, And there stood the youth I admired --Malvina Pasmore. [ @ In me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. "I fear no tribulation since what- It makes no separation between my "breakdown" is lack of rest or sleep. The tissues nced these precious hours of rest to get rid of wastes and re- build themselves. / Accordingly all of us should get from 6 to 10 hours of sleep according to our age, and what we have learned that our bodies actually need. However with our modern civiliza- tion with the tremendous amount of noise everywhere present, it would seem that if we are to keep efficient we must have rest during the day as well as-at night. I do not mean that there should be couches or beds everywhere, but that our brains and nerves should not be subjected to unnecessary noises. Horns with an "unpleasant or strid- ent" note are now being investigated and will be the next thing-prohibited. Noise tires and nothing is gained. If you and I are to keep efficient we must do all in our power to see that unnecessary noises are prohibit- ed. (Registered in accordance with fhe (Copyright Act) It is an old saying that it doesn't matter so much how much we make as what we save, Look at all the words Mr. Coolidge has been saving for years, and what he gets for them now, up our camp beds for a little real rest. Later, we sallied forth to stroll around the village. There is no lack of scenes to interest the visitor. Here is a group of kavadi dancers, each with a decorated shoulder stick for use in the carrying of weights. The dancers have taken a vow to carry this yoke over their heads in honor of thé god and to dance their way to his temple. Some of the pilgrims have come perhaps 100 miles along hot roads or through dense jungles. Some are performing .substitution- ary vows on Penatt of those who can- not themselves attend, but are willing to pay for this vicarious sacrifice. Some of the more fervent have small spears thrust through their gheeks or hooks inserted in the flesh of their backs, with ropes attached, by means of which their friends drive them along like cattle. Now, as they approach the Maha- deva Dewale, they dance round and round 'with redoubled energy. Here, again, are pilgrims measuring their length along the village streets, from the temple of the Vedda princess to the Mahadeva Dewale. The great feature of the festival is the procession at night. When the sun goes down, the undernote of the tom-toms becomes more insistent, and the air is filled with reddish economy. We terial. We believe that Pine is good may be higher than some other woods, the value in the long run is greater. believe that Pine is safe. Properly constructed pine homes survive fire hazards. 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