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en i K 7 { ye | tee} aug i * & Rr et LR i ERT A Fin RT IS Si Ly rw ne at Subway Strike And Mud-Stuck Tractor Whenever«I go to the big city, I have the: chastening feeling that all the hullabaloo and hoo- raw is going on just the same on days I'm not there: It's sort of hard to believe this,' now, as 1 sit here with the morning sun- light streaming. in my window, one foot on the svastebasket and the other shoved into the book- ease between Butler's History of Brownville Junction and Nine Orations "of Cicero--the com- panionable Muse perched on my shoulder to tell me how to spell * the hard words--for this morn- "ing New York seems distant and unreal, The last {ime .I was in New York I didn't leave the train, - but sat in my seat and thought "about this. 'I looked out the win- dow and saw the crowds milling and pushing, reflecting that this unbelievable to-do continued all the whilst I would be up in the woods and alone, Since the 'frain arrived thirty 'minutes late but left on time, New York thus . gave me back fifteen minutes otherwise gone forever, and I thought if just these fifteen minutes could be distributed equally among the folks on the platform they could all slow down a little. ' I commented on this to a. man across the aisle, and he said that in traveling this route twice a week for eighteen years the train schedules had similarly restored to him the rough equi- valent of about fourteen months, but that since he had never left his seat he couldn't really say that he had'ever been in New York. : Of course, while I discharge the daily duties of my up-coun- try career, nobody in New York knows about it, if he cares. This was beautifully demonstrated by the widespread disinterest when I got'my tractor stuck in the mud the same day the New York subway strike took effect. The result of the strike was con- fusion, inconvenience, and hard- ship--and things were in bad shape here, 'too. The great dif- ferencé was that all news- papers devoted front-page space to the subway strike, and the great turmoil .of the erstwhile patrons, whereas nobody asked me how I felt,' and no' photo- graphers sloshed up through the ooze to see 'how I was making _ out. f . It was a lovely morning here. A thick rime frost had formed in the night, and the rising sun hit it with unerring accuracy and distributed beauty over all. I climbed on the tractor seat, pulling the trailer, and rode leasantly down behind - the n, up through the hayfield, TONGUE-TYPED--Blond, but not fair-haired as far as the photo- grapher Is concerned, is This lad In Melbourne, Australia. The barefaced- boy with cheek ap- parenlly refused to say 'cheese' r this picture. ) . beyond the orchards, and into the black growth, I was after' some Christmas trees, I like to cut a few and set them by the road in hopes of a sale. I never sell any, much, but this way I can control the .giving away. If I leave them up in the woods, people come from great distances to carry them off, and I have no way of know- ing who gets them, So, like all the New Yorkers on this same morning, F went to business, riding along with a good 'feeling for all, and some- thing of the pre-Christmas spirit tractor: , dominant. The. . big . wheels crunched o6n the light snow or the hoar frost along the woodroad, and here and there broke through the thin ice of the wet spots. Shortly I arrived and put the ax. to work, I don't just cut Christmas trees at such a time, I knock a few limbs off pines, and cut out spent Gatchell birches, and tip over defunct specimens of all kinds, There's a lot of cleaning . up around a woodlot. I look for beanpoles, and grape arbor ma- terial, and maybe hack out a hardwood piece here and there for firewood. I could have cut my Christmas trees in fifteen minutes and gone home, but it wouldn't have been so much fun. The forenoon niqved along, and the weather warmed. When at last I started for home, the, big tractor wheels surged as I released the clutch, gave a deep sigh and settled in- to the mud. The frost had let go. I got off the seat to see how * things stood, and must have felt much like a New Yorker when he gpt ready to go home and found there was no subway. I considered arbitration and medi- ation, and pondered the juris- dictional questions. I wondered if I could get a writ of manda- mus. . Of course, as I say, I didn't know about the subway strike in. New York, any more than those. folks knew about me. We experienced this thing separate- ly, without collusion, but we must have both had that same let-down feeling: that comes at the other end of the run when your transportation has been annulled ' I understand the New Yorkers ran for the railroads, and that the alternative failed from over- emphasis. I had no alternative, unless you consider myself as" such. I dug the shovel from un- der the Christmas, trees, got out the length of chain, and then sat - on a_stump to think things over. This is a good way to begin, really. You can often do as much good sitting on a stump as you can digging, such as mud. Then I brought some rocks, and shov- elled a little, and climbed back ° on the seat to see if the strike was over. It was not. I then walked home. It was dinnertime, "and I was hungry. It's a little over a mile, and it's hard walking on the early win- ter inch or two of rain-sogged . | .snow. I had my dinner, read the mail, watered the hens, and re- turned to my problem. ' Now, it's a curious thing, but being stuck in the mud is some- thing you can often. get out of by going home to dinner. By the time I got back the ooze had settled itself under the wheels, somehow, and when I got on the seat and gently let out the clutch, the tractor came walking out ©? the mud, trailer and all, as if it had. never been stuck. I drove on up to the buildings, and thus ended the adventure. I itemize the details, because I see no essential difference be- tween my being stuck and the New York subway strike. There were more people involved, but that is purely relative. New York wasn't buttoned up and . rendered - immobile any more than I was. Yet the subway strike was treated as big news, and nobody knew -about me, I merely demand equal time.--By John Gould in The Christian Science Monitor, - ~ CROSSWORD PUZZLE DOWN 1 Food fish ACROSS 1. Pretense 6. Boteh 9. Building angle ok 12 Native of Madagascar Draft animale +Born "Point Yellow turnip Ridiculea Card game Hebrew lawglver Civil wrong County in Scotland Took a chalf Regret Having more heat Pet Stowe character . Mournful Militar rtuden Writing table Urchin . Qluttonous, animul : : Son 'reponded 'in § win ) , Bacchanallian cry i Urge Ye. Ur . Hi Threaspot 8 Affirm with confidence 4 Most. 6. Fixed customs « 6 Oozep a Ba, WN WE ww Me WH wees," WO a Ng WN Ba mC BN --DE ATE --- » > Zsa - = ° - vr > Bever 2. Fervent wish Answer 'elsewhere on this page. 1. Harden 230 Sllent 8 Crackle . 33 Plece ot cloth 9. Captivated 35 Farmer 10: 8ldeofn---- g8-injure pein triangle 41. Kipling 11. Pasture character 17. Flying 43 Aslatie mamma eninsula 19. Amounfsof 45 Encircled medicine 47. Possess 22. Pouch 48. English 24. Trice } school 25 Examinatlon 49 Convey 26. Impressed roperty with wonder 80. Inhabitant of 21. Body of a (suffix) church 61. Horse 28 Beizing 62. Mongrel i 8 | bits j Arigerator, Exploring The Australian Bush Bushwalking is now recog- nised as one of the features of Australian life, especially among the young people, Small won-- der, when we realize the climate that calls to us to come out of doors and the beauty and inter- est of 'that outdoors when. we respond to its call. There is sansfaction to be taken merely in being in :the bush, especially alone . or in small, quiet groups - where its companionship is so much more apparent than among the hurly- burly and jostle of a crowd. To really get to know the bush and enjoy it, bushwalking needs \to be done in this: way, Not many miles will be covered in a day, but there will be a. drinking in of beauty never to be realized by those who aim to cover dis- tance as speedily as possible. The real bush-lover makes a poor bush-walker if his achieve- ment is to be measured in miles per day, for there is constant delay in his walking while he stops to admire this or to inves- tigate that. Those of us who love the. bush and want to see at least some 'of it preserved in -its primitive state for posterity, know that the young people, in the main,. can readily acquire thi feeling for the bush that gives them a satisfaction noth- ing else can bring. We have been with them--some" of them--in the bush and have known this satisfaction to have affected them. There is usually not much said, but the human companion- ship has deepened, and there is often a stronger understanding of friendship between them, The future of our bushland lies to a very gonsiderable ex- Xs HEAD KEEPER--That's what the inscription on Stephen Spen- cook's shirt reads, but we're not too sure that playing with, snakes this size is the way to keep your head, His little pet might make a nice muffler dur- ing a cold spell, but Spencook better be careful that fit doesn't get too tight. tent in the hands of these bush- walkers. How useful they are in this direction depends directly on how appreciative they are, and this, in turn, depends on the interest and knowledge they gain by their contact.' If at first they are completely ignorant of the bush _and its denizens they have th y of entirely new dis- coverief. But, however experi- enced tWey become, they never lose something of this new joy, for every day is different and every - approach brings some- thing fresh. ' Any bush-lover will tell you that he can never remember be- ing in the bush without learn- "ing something, or seeing. some- thing he had never seen before. There is a wealth of local nature literature to assist the would-be --naturalist in his quest; also, the best help of all, of course, is the sympathetic companionship of more experienced naturalists. - Among the bush walking com- munity there should be devel- oping a little section of such na- turalists, whose first-hand know- ledge' of the bush can prove of inestimable value to the novice. I have never known a naturalist who was reluctant to part with his knowledge to the true seek- er, and I never expect.to know one such. So the bushwalker becomes the bush naturalist. He walks less and ponders more, observes more, and becomes wiser. He, in turn, passes on his knowledge and appreciation to younger bushwalkérs, and so the story goes on.--From "Nature- craft in Australia," arranged and edited by Thistle Y. Harris. /Selt-service, 'push-button style, is available to patients at the Boulder Colorado Sanitarium. A partially prefabricated hospital room has'a compact unit that in- cludes a fold-away washbasin, personal icewater spigot, coffee pot, toaster and .a miniature re- - STONE AGE UP-TO-DATE -- Their use al tion, stones that become rounded when tumbled in revolving drums to serve as grinding agents are contrasted with a pre- cisioned nose cone made primarily of basic, stone-like ceramic materials for use in a supersonic fissile. The contrast between the ancient and modern was provided at the opening of a research center. It will be devoted 1o projects affecting for- ward-locking operations of the nation's' ceramic tile industry. - most as old as civiliza- No method has yet been de- vised to eliminate the bacterial ring rot organism from the po: tato seed piece, but according to Dr. D. S. MacLachlan of the Science Service Division of the Canada Department of Agricul- ture, the disease can be pre- vented from spreading by the disinfection of all handling equipment and storage bins, and the use of certified -or founda- tion ceed. . . ° Q -_ Bacterial ring rot, an ex- tremely infectious bacterial di- sease is possibly the most seri- ous of all potato diseases known today. Infection takes place through the seed piece, the only known way in which infection can occur. There is no evidence that the organism oyerwinters in the soil or can be 'spread by any insect. To a large degree the cutting knife is responsible for a high percentage of ring rot infection. As many as 50 to 100 potato sets may be contam- inated by the knife following a cut through an infected tuber. For this reason the knife should be dipped in a disinfectant after each potato is cat. LJ LJ] LJ Studies on the extent of di- _sease transmission to potato sets from contaminated bags, indi- cates that from three to six per cent of ring rot infection may come from this source. This can be eliminated through the use of fumigants and heat treat- ments, but the search for a more rapid and efficient method of disinfection is continuing. * LJ] LJ . "Over the past three years, re- search in Ottawa has shown that certain newer type disinfectants are much more effective than older conventional types such as formalin or copper sulphate. These newer materials pene- trate more rapidly through jute strands of potato bags and into cracks and splinters of sforage rooms. Most of these newer ma- terials such as Teramine, San- o-fec 25 and Ocean 101 ara reas- --onably priced and readily avail- able. - Ld 14 The development ot resistant varieties is the obvious solution to the ring rot problem and for several years now research on this aspect of control has been done in both Canada and the United States. The variety Te- ton, developed a few years ago, and the Merrimac variety, a re- cent introduction from the Uni- sistance to the organism. Unfor- -tunately these varieties are not completely immune to ring rot and therefore present a certain hazard as symptomless carriers of the disease, [J LJ L Although sound, uninjured potato seed pieces very seldom ive rise to the bacterial disease lackleg, studies by the Science "t--Service Laboratory, Canada De- partment of Agriculture, show a considerable. reductiori" in the incidence of blackléeg when "whole tubers are planted in place of the usual cut seed _pleces, In: these "tests, tubers in. oculated with the organisms and "planted whole, produced no di- THE FARM FRONT seased plants. On the other hand, seed pieces 'from inocu- lated tubers produced a 20 per cent infection. When the indi- vidual seed pieces were inocu- lated and planted the infection increased to almost 30 per cent. * LJ] * In areas where potato black- leg is a constant problem, the ~ disinfection of sced pieces in- volving a ten minute soak in streptomycin sulphate is recom- mended. Seed treatment tests at Charlottetown also indicate that acid mercuric chloride and a mixture of Semesan Bel and the anti-biotic Agristrep will give reasonably good results. * LJ LJ If possible, potatoes should not be planted in fields that are low. and wet during the early part of the season and crop ro- tation should be practised. Pro- per disposal of decaying tubers and cull piles will greatly re- duce the possibility of blackleg spread by the seed corn maggot, . . . The blackleg organism sur- vives from year to year in the soil, or in infected seed pieces The organism enters the stem from the seed piece and.causes a softening and blackening of the lower portions of the stem. The branches become more up- right thap normal, and the shoot becomes pale and yellowish. The newly forméd tubers may" be invaded by the organism, caus- ing a soft rot of the central por- . tions of the tuber starting at the stem end. . . <Many certified seed growers are now planting small, "whole seed, but sced of this size is scarce. Metric Measure Japan has added itself to the list of countries which gradu- ally, or more so, are pushing the use of the metric system of weights and measures as against English yards, quarts, and pounds. In the Orient the need for uniformity is extreme. Custom employs a mixture of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Hindu units as well as English and metric. If metric measure does eventu- ally displace traditional English units a number of familiar say- ings will have to be revised -- or read as children now read of cubits and farthings. For in- stance, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" will become rather ponderous if translated into 28.35 and 453.60 grams. And 2.4 kilometers will hardly fit the poetic meter for "Half a league onward!" Of course, there always has been a wide variety of measures. Such as that of the Southern "mammy" who tried to describe how much molasses she used in her gingerbread. Mentally lis- tening to the gurgle of syrup from the jug, she "reckoned" it would be "about two gullollops an' a drip." The engineer deal- ing with fuel injection into an internal combustion engine at 4,500 r.p.m. doubtless will prefer to deal with ten-thousandths (or less) of a cubic millimeter at 20 degrees centigrade. -- From The Christian Science Monitor. Upsidedown to Frevent Peeking LESSON By Rev. R, Barclay Warren B.A, B.D. J Organization of the Church Romans 12:3-8; 1 Timothy 3:1-10 Memory Selection: Take heed therefore unto yourselves, 'and to 'all the flock, over which the Holy Ghost hath made you over- seers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. Acts 20:28. All genuine Christians are one body in Christ and every one members one of another. This is an intimate relation. Each of us has different gifts and hence different functions in the church of Jesus Christ. It is important that we exercise to the full our God-given gifts to the building of the body of Christ. We must maintain that beautiful oneness of spirit with God's children re- gardless of their colour, race or religion denomination. Professed Christians belong to many different denominations with different patterns of or- ganization. We must not confuse membership in _the body of Christ with membership in a denomination. We may belong to a church and not belong to Christ. Ananias and Sapphira be- longed to the church but were really hypocrites. There are still many hypocrites but that is no reason why we should not asso- ciate' ourselves with a church. In the beginning of the church * the organization was closely pat- terned after the synagogue, each of which had its elders. But the choosing of deacons was some- - thing new and was done to meet a need that arose. There was no divine command involved, but the use of common sense. In the first century while each church had its elders, frequently one would stand out in promin- ence above the rest. We find this in the church at Jerusalem when Paul reached that city at the close of his third tour. We read: "Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present." (Acts 21:18). James, of outstanding personality, was their leader. Later Paul told Titus to appoint elders. Paul sets forth a high stand- ard for leaders in the _ church. They must be proven Christians before becoming deacons or overseers in the church. More men with these qualifications of godliness and leadership are needed today. Handkerchiefs decorated with road safety slogans are to be given youngsters, aged 5 to 7, in a London, Eng. suburb, in an effort to reduce road accidents. Living proof that iveness pays off is stick-to-it- Edward ted States, both show some re-: Emeigh, 31, of New Alexan- dria. He wanted to be a truck driver, but standing only four feet, two inches, and weighing 101 pounds, the odds seemed to be against him. However, with the assistance of Walter Ramaley, owner of an equip- ment and supply company in his home town, Ed set out to overcome his difficulties. He own so that he could drive one added a few rétinements of his of the trucks -- a mammoth 24- ton concrete mixer. On the job he finds his short stature is no handicap in climbing over the truck to inspect the' concrete mixer. He's been driving for several years now, and has a perfect safety record. creams Where There's A Will There's A Way ie obile, LE HE A Sn A RI ini ° 3 OA SCHOO) ay ch y Sy Re Ae SE ih en * my og tr Pts Ser LF rns rs Zo 5 Cos rs For Br nd ad