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f' ^>^ ^ h mtmwm |olm12iwML With the disastrous Manitoba floods still vivid in most people's minds a few words about water control and drainage might not be amiss. The control of water has long been recognized as a responsi- bility of not only the state but the individual as well. .Mniost lour hun- dred years before the birth of Christ the great Greek philosopher Plato wrote in his "Laws" the fol- lowing: • • « "If there be a heavy rain and one of those on the lower ground injures some tiller of the upper ground or some one who has a com- mon wall refuses to give hi* neigh- bour an outlet for water; or, again, if some one living on the higher ground recklessly lets off the water on his lower neighbour, and they cannot come to terms witii one an- other let him, if he will, summon the offender, if he be in the city before the warden of the city and if he be in the country before the warden of the country, and let him obtain a decision determining what each of them is to do. And he who -will not abide by the decision shall suffer for his morose and malignant temper, and pay a fine equivalent to double the value of the injury, because he was unwilling to sub- mit to the magistrates." * » « Most countries at some time or another have assisted farmers in the drainage of low land; or the government itself has undertaken the drainage of certain areas so that they could be developed for agricultural purposes. Here in Canada all the provinces have one or more acts on the statutes de- signed to assist farmers by one method or another in the drainage of agricultural land; and several Depanmints of Agriculture have additional policies that provide even further assistance to the individual farmer. * * * Most of the Canadian drainage acts now in effect rcseunible those of our own province. While On- tario lias five acts, the purposes o{ them are two-fold. The first is to enable a group of farmers to secure an outlet; and the second is to provide loans, at low interest rates, for the construction of drains. * * * 1. Municipal Drainage Act â€" Makes it possible to secure outlets for large areas. The work is gen- erally tarried on by the municipal council when they are petitioned to do so by a group of farmers. An engineer is appointed who makes a survey and estimates cost. The cost is assessed to all benefiting from tlie project. « ♦ * 2. The Ditches and Watercourses Act â€" Applies to smaller areas with definite limitations as to size. * * * 3. The Mimicipal Drainage Act â€" for the construction of drainage Permits councils to borrow money for the construction of drainage works. * » * 4. Main Outletsâ€" -Xn act of the Legislature permits a municipal council to borrow money for the construction of outlet ditches and under the Provincial Aid to Drain- age Act a free grant of 20 per cent of the cost of the work up to a maximum of $20,000 may be grant- ed to a municipality. * ♦ ♦ 5. Tile Drainage â€" Assistance is given for tlie installation of tile un- ttcrdrainagc by the provision of surveys at a very nominal cost; and under the Tile Drainage Act a farmer may borrow up to ?2,000 per 100 acres at 3 per cent interest but not more than 75 per cent of the cost of the work. * « * Unlike similar acts in the Mari- time Provinces, money has been borrowed under this Act for tile drainage work every year since it Sock With A Sock! â€" Anna Hughes Patteson registers real surprise as she checks the size of one of the socks to be pres- ented to Gov. James E. Folsom of Alabama at the 42nd annual governors' conference. The socks, size 18, measure 18 inches from heel to toe. A dozen socks for each governor will be among the forty gifts from West Virginia industries to be presented to governors and their wives. was originally passed in 1879. Na- turally, the amounts borrowed have varied widely but in 65 years ap- proximately $4,600,000 has been bor- rowed by farmers. The municipal councils who administer these loans and who must take the first step in making the money available for farmers deserve a great deal of credit for their progressive attitude. * * « Which will be about enough, for just now, about drainage; and I realize that the foregoing, although it's about a "wet" subject, is liable to prove pretty dry reading. .Still, It's surprising how many there are â€" folks who consider themselves well-informed too â€" who know little or nothing "about these matters. We're all to apt to say "the Gov- ernment should do this" or "the Government should do that" instead of finding out what the Government actually is ready and willing to do. Beaver Checks In â€" .Slu:ilagh Ncale models something new in fur coats, displayed at the recent British Fur Trade Man- ufacturers' showing. Beaver furs are dyed in contrasting colors and sewn together in this bold check pattern. Passed The Bucks â€" A U'cn-;igc couplr, W illi.im .^i ^ hun Zoerndt, were arrested in Amsterdam, N.Y., after a successful counterfeiting career. The 18-ytar-old ex-grocery clerk ni;i(lf fake .^.'i, $10 nui] $20 bills and his read-he.ided 17-ypar-r)l<l vvifc passed them. Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee Q. What is the proper procedur* of a best man in regarding to the wedding ring? A. He carries it in a righthand pocket, and is sure to remember the exact pocket. He joins the bridegroom in the room set aside for their use and walks with him to the spot where the marriage ii to take place. The best man stands one pace behind the bridgegroom. Anticipating the moment that the ring is to be used, he advances and places it in his friend's hand. Q. When an invitation is accept- ed by letter, is it considered good taste to repeat the exact date and hour mentioned in the invitation? A. It is not only good taste to do so, but it also helps avoid any misunderstanding as to the date and time. Q. I have seen people chewing ice cream. Is that good form? A. Chewing ice cream is neither necessary, nor is it good form. Q. Is it proper for the bride- groom to mail some of the wedding invitations to His circle of intimate friends? A. No; all the invitations should be mailed from the bride's home. The bride's fiance should, of course, furnish a list of his relatives and friends to whom he wishes invi- tations sent. Q. It it all right to lay a slica of bread on the plate or table in order to butter it? A. Never. Bread should always be broken into small pieces, which are held between the fingers while being buttered. Q. Should a young man rise when an elderly or distinguished man enters the room? A. This is always the well-bred thing to do. Q. What is the correct wording for a letter inviting someone to pay a visit in your home? A. There is no exact rule of eti- quette governing this, other than that the letter should be friendly and sincere â€" and the reason for the invitation is usually stated. Q. After returning home from her honeymoon, should a bride wait for her friends to call on her before she calls on them? A. Yes; usually slie is not ex- pected to make any calls until her friends have come to see her. Q. Should a young girl offer her hand when she is being introduced to an elderly woman? A. Not unless the elderly woman offers her hand first. Q. If the person making an in- troduction does not pronounce a name distinctly, is it all right for TTie to ask him to repeat the name? A. Never. Direct your (luestion to the person to whom you are being introduced. The correct pro- cedure is, "How do you do? I am very sorry I did not hear your name." GRASS SILAGE SOLVES WINTER FEED PROBLEM "Grass silage will be the savior of Canada's winter feed problem," Melviu Shuh, Kitchener, Ontario dairyman, told a meeting of 1,000 district farmers at the Waterloo County annual seed fair recently. He said that grass silage brought his herd of 75 Jerseys through the last few winters with no loss of production and in licttcr condition than had been his experience with hay and corn feed. "It takes courage to go into this program," he warned. "You have to keep after the land at all times, fertilize every year for greater yields and plow your fields under and re-seed every two years." In Shuh's opinion the younger grass left lying for an hour after cutting made the best feed. It is much cheaper than corn and involves less trouble in growing and handling. We had thought that our neigh- bors to the iniiuediate south took their national sporf seriously enough -•-but it would appear that the folks "Down Under" go in for baseball in an even more thorough and in- tensive manner. Evidently-^not sat- isfied with just playing the gameâ€" they also indulge in something known as "baseball field games," with records made and broken, re- cords carefully kept, and all the rest of it. * • » Dut you'll no doubt understand what we're getting at if we pass along a few quotes taken from . a recent Melbourne. .Australia, dis- patch regarding the matter. * * * "Robert G. Jones of the Univer- sity of California recently drove a baseball 511 feet 9 inches and bet- tered the previous world record by 8 feet 6inches, becoming the second baseballer ever to better 500 feet. The first to top 500 was Australian Wally Driver, who accomplished this prodigious feat when he drove the baseball clean out of the St. Kilda Football Ground into the crowd. Where the ball landed on the full was noted by an official and the amazing distance of 503 feet 3 ins. was reported." * » • (We take it that "on the full" means where the ball lights, and doesn't allow for any bounce or roll. Also, in passing, we would say that the Aussie bleacheriites can't be such avid ball-glommers as we have on this side of the Pacific. But let us on with the tale.) * * * "It was unbelievable that a man could hit a ball so far, especially as the best professional effort was 70-odd feet short of this record. The mighty Babe Ruth had once driven a ball 421 feet 8 inches, and this was acclaimed a sensational effort â€" and now a. schoolboy has driven a baseball 511 feet 9 inches." * * » (Here we pause to hope that the great Babe Ruth isn't turning in the grave over the thought that his record has been so disgraced. Still, we doubt that he is. Over here, "fungo-hitting" â€" which is all that the great drives above mentioned actually consist of â€" isn't taken seri- ously; and some of the finest fungo artists we ever saw couldn't hit the size of their collars in a real game. But we must return to Australia, for you haven't heard the half of it yet.) * -^i * "Let those who niay call the drive a "freak" effort on the part of the fungo-hitter, but ;i glance back over Robert's previous record surely gives indication that he wa.s the one man likely to achieve some sensational figures given the most favorable opportunities. We in Australia were given the bare fig- ures of the University of Cali- fornia results of their annual base- ball field games test with the Vic- torian Baseball .-\ssociation, in which Jones topped a record-break- ing team of three â€" they also .set a new world team total of l,378it. 7in. â€" but this writer visualizes per- fect atmospheric conditions to en- able the propelled baseball to attain and maintain maximum velocity." â- k ♦ » (We war»icd you in iidvance that those Aussie baseball writers put the TvSt of us to shame in their attitude toward the sport. Now, maybe you'll believe us. But don't go away yet. The story continues! And we'll try not ot mention shr thrilling* yarn so much.') * ♦ » ♦ "We have noted that Robert Jones has been the world's most consistent hitter in baseball field games events over the past three years, scoring a hat-trick in first piacings for California, winning the .Ml-.^merican in 1948 and sec- ond to Edward F. Sobczak in 1949. Of course, he will once again be the top Ail-American in 1950." * • « "Wally Driver, the "ex-champ," was also a consistent hitter in tliese games, winning the junior .'Xustra- lian title before twice taking the senior event. Somewhat o.Tsetting n)y reasoning that high-rating con- sistency is the lead up to sensa- tional achievement, Driver's next best fungo to his topping 500ft. was .188ft,, which brings an im- provement of over 100 feet into the "freak" category." * * * "However, Jones sets us hack on our feet, for in successive vcars he hit 459.7ft., 443.3 and 511.9â€" all of which bettered the profes- sional record. Sobczak, who beat Jones last year, registered 44<>.llft." * » • "Australians â€" and maybe the world â€" thought Wally Driver's re- cord would never be broken. But it has, and by a student at ilic I'niver- sity of California, the fir^t .\meri- can academy to set "international baseball field games" in motion. Cliton W. 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That is the long distance baseball throw held by Tom Geegan (Sydney, New South Wales), who just failed to reach the best professional throw of 426ft. Pjiin. by Sheldon Lcjeunc (at Evansvillc way back in 1910). In 1948, Geegan threw 425lt llin. His team-mates that year also cre.it- ed a world record of 1,192ft. 9in. Jack Rowley topped the "400" with 401.9 and Henry Brown complet- ed the trio with 365,2ft." » » ♦ "Will some baseballer some day propel a baseball (without arti- ficial aid, such as a baseball club) over .SOO feet? Given the man, the t'nie and the opportunityâ€" maybe." * * T (Which will have, to be the end ot our story of baseball field game'; as playedâ€" by correspondence we imagine â€" between students in Cali- fornia and those in .^usralia and New Zealand. 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