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Sky Lighthouses Help Guide Planes Like a br-igbt neekiace, îwcnîyý airways bea-,cons glitter niby alonig the Boston-Albany airplane. rou ite, blpng1 guide pilots aver somie of bbc nst treacherous ter- raiin in bbc E ast., And nowhere are tby ore valuable,, according to a wie in bbc Christian Science Moniitor, thantb rough the jagged reaches of' the Berksbire Hilîs. These sKy ligbtbouises, almnost hnd(-ove-band bave led manly bst fers 10 a safe landing. When an aviator is lost above sncb a regioni as th!eBrkirs a familfiar laoid- ing field lidinig up oveýr the hori- zoo toward is propeller bobs is a eomfiorbinig sigbt. Ma,inîaýiing these beaconis despitc weatbier' probleins is âne of tbc big- gcst jbsof bbc Civil Acronautics Adn istrationo Spaced 10 miles apart ;alontg bbc route, tbey are in- fallible guidJes to aircraft. Keeping theni reliable is bbc job of the ainwvays mechanicians Who are at once woodsmený electnicians, sncbaý-nics and lhardy pioneers. The Bosýtoo,-Albany ligbts are kept buinig Ïby Elmer S. Bisbing. Routine Check Hles in Westfield, Mass, hall- way .ongbbcairway, and gives eacb of bis 20 igbts a routine check at least 00e a mionbb. They ,risc from bbctheigbesb peaks of the Benklbines, mkarking tbemi as ligbt- bousecs do. reefs at sea. Thleir positions, therefore, cao bear lie rela-tion bto existing roads and t rails. Mr. Bîsbing miust be prepared at any moment to climb a mnotainï- or slog througb a dowo- po-ur or a bizzard to repair a bea- Con. Late lasî Marcb bie drove 50 miles at inigbit, west mb th le i[s ican Pitbsfieild, io a-fouir-wvheel- drive Anmy truck, srppdon Enowsboes at the enïtranice bo a;n aaoedCCC caml-p and biked' Iwo miles tbncougbi a bl'inding bliz- zard up a 1ninuotain 10 the Leban- on Springs, N. Y., beacon. Wben heinitarmad thsummit, lhe climbcd another 51 feet up bbe frail metai towýer. 0 "lb assïinging like an organl in the w ihe say'VS, «"and it swaycd a lot. Before I finisbed work I bad t>o turnoion bbcligbt-so I could warm my bands in fr-ont of it. The bulbs are ,000 wts and if you orbd one, il wvould, fry yoiu.' Departure Notcd Aýs a fonnii of inurance, these minen usually Lîp off someone in the Pighibnrbood before tbcy stnike ont ilib thie wlens so a rescule panby cao start aften theni if tbey arc gone ton0 long. M nsinaccessible tower beacon is on1 bbc top of Gobbýle Monbain scar Chies'ter. It is nearly' three mniles fron the niearest rnad. The way leads 1up twýo 40-font cliff s. Wben Mn., Bisbing reaches tbe top, bac bas a 9-foot tower waitiog 10 lie clim-,bed. The entire trek is tlrougb a dense fonest. Sommei-icr isn't mucb better. Mn. isigcarnies a suxall scythe, or hatchiet, sÎnce the wonds around Chester are fu of rattiers and hbund(reds of black soakes. Ac tahyebcscythe, does yeo- mani duty in keeping the under- bmuisbi downi along bbc trails froni higbiway to beacon, wbich follow flic powý.er line poles througb the ivilderncss. Only thc ligbt at Gar- ieU , N.Y., 10 miles cast of AI- banly airpont, is nont powered by a utiity cectnc ic ue. Weli Above Trees te-abietowers bold bbc bea- conl, igbts wcll Uabove the sunnouind- lng trees, and a qutarter-horse-powý- er ectric motor revolves the 36- inck globe sn alternate red and white beanis flash for miles 'across tlec skV. Tbey are controlled by electric elocks in bbc tower base, ligbtiog v p a haif-bour before dusk, switcb- ing off a haîf-bour after'..sunrise. T'fe nmecbanism adjusts iself 10 bbc scasonal difference in dayliglit hours. Alîbongb a second bulb cuts in Essex Ships 25,000 Bags of Potatoes a Day- Seldom have Essex potatoes approached, the quality they are this year and neyer hav e they been available to consuimers in large vol,'Ume so early. Ten men and xvomen are required to operate a diîgiîn g rig efficiently. Pwroeae andI drawn, machine will harvest as many as 500 bags aq ay Early potatoes cos aou $30 an acre to plant. Possibly you have neyer thought of climýing, as an important part of farniwr-m -u it is, nevertheless. In feeding ivestock a farmer clmbs. into haymows, granaries, silos, hay- stacks a nd feed racks. He climbs on and off tractors and other farm equipment severai times a day. Painting ad re airfobuildings and seévicing hîgý equipment such as a windmiil ail require cimbing. And ail this climbing makes falis the chief cause of accidentai death and injuries to farm people. Js'st one little stumble or slip rnay re- suit in a costiy injury, and cimbing inicreases the chances. Some of the cimbing practises Comm-on on farms shock those famliar with safety precautions- and if ynu wili check up on yourself, the unnecessary chances you take might corne as a real surprise. Safety engineers have studied thousands- of fails associated with ail types of ciimbing; and the basic prevention ruies they have deveiop- cd can apply to farms just as weIi as factories. The first step is to make it difficuit "mechanicaiiy" for a climber to fali, The second is to form safe climbing habits Ladders, steps or .stairways should be rigid and strong enougb to support twice the load that will be placed on them. A gond ladder or stairway is cheap compared with a bad fali. A haymow ladder that doesn't extend above 'the loft floor in-vites falis, by making it easy for the climber to inse balance when he attempts to transfer fromn ladder to loft floor. Stationary or portable ladders to any overhead floor sbould be long enough to extend at least four feet above the level to wbich the climber must ascend. Onîside laddêrs and platforms on many silos make it easy to fail. The ladder may be high ennugh, but an independent railing around the eie- vated platform makes il -dangerous Just For Fun A Kentucky colonel received froni a friend a new recipe for roast ham, and immediately'read it out ta his colored conk. "Place the ham in a pot," the direc- tions said. "Allow i t 10 soak for one day in bourbon whiskey and Cook it for-a while. The second day add a bottie of rum., and cook it for a while. The third day gdd a bottie of sherry, and the fourth day somne fine rye whiiskey." -Now, Rastus," said the colo- nel wen he had finished, "how dn!es thýat sound to you ?" I ~dCn't kýnoW about the bau," was the ieplY, "but Il sure Souinds like the xnaki's of some mlhypowerful gravýy." to transfer frnm ladder to platform. In many cases the climber bas to step over the railing tu get on or off the platform. It is true tbat a railing is desirable- BUT LT SHOULD ALSO E XT EN D AROUND THE LAD)DER, thus enabling the climber to go up and down INSIDE the railing. Ynu neyer see a passenger train witbout grab bars at the steps of the cahs and employees In prop- ery-rnun fartories are flot piei-mitted to1- uset;air-,ays witbout 1ban1drails. Likewise, ail stairways on farms need hand rails where twn or more steps are necessary. Grab bars will also heip prevent many fals as you clinib onto wagons, tractors, trucks and otbcr fàrm equipment. If tbe manufacturers have not provided sncb devices, home-made ones can generaily be easily added. When you're in a burry there's always the temptation to use some makeshift support and trust to luck instead of taking time to get saf e cquiprne(nt. Many people gamble with fau-Llty ladders or steps, always putti-sg off repairs tili some other time. Going np and down in ton mucb of a hurny is another risky habit wbicb usually results i0 a fal instead of saving ime. A ny time you're'using a steplad- der, make certain it is fully spread, witb ail four legs on a level, firmn base. Be sure, it's tali enougb 10 permit you to stand at leasb two steos froux the top, as it's easy 10 lose your balance when wnrking from the top. When ynu erect a stnaight ladder it sbonld form ýa triangle witb the binlding 0o that the base equals one-fnnntb the dis- tance from the top support, For ex- ample, on a 12 font wall the bottoni of the ladder sbould be 3 feet froni the Wall. When you climb a iadder hold on witb bobb bands. Tools nrobber materials that cannot be safely car- ried n the pockets sbnuld be boist- ed witbha hand-line. Be sure and ai- ways wnrk facing the 'ladder, and holding on with one hand.. Especiaily dangerous is the cnm- mon practice of straddling the space between the ladder and the building. Neyer leave a ladder standing wbere it will tempt cbildren 10 clirnb. As a protection for cildrcn the lower section of stationary ladders on silos or windmîlls should be remioved wben not in use. Those wbo make use of a barn stairway as a bay chute are îko real chances because loose hay or sbraw niakes sncb an unicertain foot- ing. Stparate feed chu-Ltes th1at, are guarded above thbcloft floor are far bette. Ladders and stairways sbool!d be well ligbted as climbing in th-ie dark is another careless practice that leads 10 almost certain tobe And when climbing don't carry bundies or objects that will obstruct Y-u vicw or prevent youjr grabbing A support in case of emiergency. Great NewýîS for Bujsh Travellers Finest new s in a score of hcldiay seasons is thataouce ythe entomologicai bnanch ocf bbc De- panbment of Agricultujre that unI)c only bave DDT and aIliieo nsci cides put bouseflies on bbcenon, bt that new fly poisons bave been dde- veloped that will keep aI bay'bb ficpdisb pests of t'01C CanIad1ian buLsh. Leading tbbc v-an ofGnerepel- lents, is dimethyl phthalabie. Pro- duct of war and POsýt-wansar ch this compound, accordling tb actual cxpeniment, wonks against almoaDt ail known types of bush1-flics whien spnaycd on clotbing, and protccts sncb vuinenabie areas as ýaross tbe shoulders, anound bbc waist and tbc seat of the pants. Those fa- mîlian witb the bush in bbc bad nild days wheo the best protection against bbe bordes of flics was a sticky compound witb citronclia cil as a base, nealize bow great a, booni is brouglit by these new repellenî.,s. o"azrd uclborcausnr, hi na fron hi pali f mrcy li lie i bond p letesirn od f h ipcai ah «Iser. nowaevrhmsIetr Cilg .t em ot e e eitfh sc. in b 1ubocfssericea orsrie 'i 1u itting bell soundIed tbrougbi the ofice ailï i i-,medIi ateyV or- dee ouitnle igave way 10 confutsioni as wnr-kers p)r pared to eae Ta is, il buit cile.Jrm Catnre- mained seaed, eowsq leaning on the polishled Lfbpi d ndcpped pallins suippnr)ting b]is h. j erry's abtnrtd aze wattchedý emipioyees,' burriej i-1ts. His e tioniess voice esweed astiiy ut- tered farewells. L-ast lrdaie lhad been part of that s:cene. This Fnî- da3 . . . well, non use buriiryiing lhome tn begreeted by four hare walls, 0f course , H-el(iinwo take thie furniture. Shle !hadlbuighlt itlbin i- stalmËents from heir slr.Jerr-y recalled hnw Iber grey eyes i libed with pleasuire when frlst she had seen the suite "Moderisýtic De- sïiu,"she 11ad annnunllce, Iid(entify- A slainiiig door inte(rrupîedu his He recngnizedhe leva-tor oeao and reýalize:d the milan was taking biis last look arnurn'10 a etini al theemppoyesad goneu. Jerry huirrielyý locked the deský, slapped on blis bat aud lrode Cdown-. Ilte was 1then be r 1ý1enemteCld Jack':s Poker sessioni, pearn for sixý o'lnk. FIeshrulggedl. Aillee bad11beenl gropinig for asia ex- cuise 10 telilen.Now thlat 11on1 was required, bie lad nio deýsire to, Sit in at the gamue. WeIll,11onLuse mnoning arouind do hubre. He1 walked away slnwly witb nio destina- '!on in mind, bis tbioughits tumbilling nver one anlother.- So, after a year, tbis wýas the end.i H-elen sbould have knlown thatïl (;race meant notbing to im.il Had be not donec ývery thiing iexce2pt tell her? But Helen thiougbhtoteis and bad started acting up to thjat Charlie witb tbe patenit-leath-er hair. Jerry's tboughts ý,vere rutdely jerkied ba-ck to the presenit by the sounid of screecbinig brakýes and thfe vitriolic tirade of a truck dlriere wa's crossinig a streýet witb theed lighit aani i Grining se isly bel cgîlanced at thie street sigil "Yeabi," the l'over continucd. .'l wa'ls surprised myself. But 1ibhink shies 1nuls. Wbe' we gel back bere shie buirsts nut cryjing anid mus up the step lke.. Hybre's youir-" The drayman remo ;ýi1(ved bis pipe froni bueteen slack lips. He scratched tbc lobe of biis ear with the stem an'iilda puzzled frown wrinkled biis face. He sa tIi pick tup a chair loy carry in, Then beliebegan -ýto gnirjj; Droppinig the chai.12r, lbe hoite tblolesýceatt bis back. TheEnd fffsiffle770 IPM11e Onle of a sries 0f1 vrismnsi tri bule to those aain in the service of the public