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THE NEW BERN MIRROR. NEW BERN, N. C.
Friday, December 4, 1959
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KENNEL KAPERS
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KANGAROO LAND
Hello again,
Spring in Australia is passing
along, and here comes summer—
and here comes Christmas? Talk
about two fish out of water and
you know how we feel about
Christmas arriving in Australia
when it’s very, very hot. It’s down
right wierd.
All the stores have their Christ
mas decorations up, and alt the
young girls have on their brightest
summer frocks. It is very pretty.
I was off on another speaking
round last week; Rotary has kept
me hopping lately. Jean and I
looked in our little book the other
night to determine the free days
we’ve had in the last two months.
Between exams and Rotary, we
found that from October 15 to De
cember 11 we have had only one
free day, and that was Friday, the
13th of November. Nobody was
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game to ask us out that day, I
guess.
Believe it or not but last week
was the first time that I’ve seen
kangaroos in the wild, so they real
ly don’t hop down the main streets,
of Melbourne like some people
think. I was up in the country in a
little town called Benalla, and we
went chasing kangaroos at 5:30 in
the morning.
You find them mainly very ear
ly or very late; and against my ob
jections, everyone wanted to give
it the early try. We saw around 60
or 70 kangaroos that morning, but
I never was able to get a camera
shot. I chased one about 300 yards
until I was about to drop. That
kangaroo rascal accelerated so fast
I could hardly see him. Then he
cut back right across in front of
me. I was so pooped I couldn’t get
the camera up in time.
Also, last week was my first try
at boomerang throwing; and I be
came almost a national hero over
night. Supposedly, boomerang
throwing is a great art, and only
the experts can do it at all. Lo and
behold my first throw came back
and almost took my head off. I
guess I was the most amazed per
son of all, but I covered up my ex
citement with a painfully false
“tweren’t nuthin’ ’’ attitude.
Actually, throwing a boomerang
uses the exact same motion as a
catcher’s peg to second base, a
quick, wrist snap from behind the
ear, and to me it just seemed so
natural.
Thus for the rest of the trip my
newly acquired fame caused me to
be introduced as the “Aunerican
Aboriginal.” Honestly, throwing
those things is just like throwing
a baseball, but I can’t convince
these people around here. I shall
have to put on a boomerang throw
ing exhibition when we get back
home. My trouble is in catching
the boomerang when it comes back,
because it could chop you up if
you misjudged it. The Aboriginals
use these things for weapons—not
for toys.
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DEDICATION
Lord, can I dare sit idly by
And watch the millions of Christless die;
Doing nothing to save the lost.
Afraid of what may be the cost;
Like Peter, warming at the fire—
Sheltering under the church's spire?
Dare I sit and waste the years.
Sharing Thy joy but not Thy tears;
Unheeding Thy low, tender plea,
"Take up thy cross and follow Me";
While Thy footprints leave crimson stains
In city streets and country lanes,.
As Thou dost carry Thy cross anew.
Seeking the lost as I should do?
0 Lord, forgive, I weep in shame,
I love Thee truly; in Thy name,
1 turn my back upon the past
To wholly follow Thee at last!
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In regard to the rushing Christ
mas season, one of the newspapers
over here said that it could tell for
sure that Christmas was coming—
postal workers in Sydney were
threatening to strike, beer (the
Australian national drink) was go
ing up by a penny a glass, and an
announcement was made that hams
were very scarce this year and
would be fairly expensive. The pa
per went on to say that these were
all sure signs of approaching
Christmas and they happen every
year.
By the way, over here the postal
employees are under a type of civil
service that allows them to strike
for better pay or working condi
tion's. (Don’t be so jealous, Pappy!)
We’re trying to talk one of our
good friends, Richard Owen, into
writing one of the articles before
Christmas telling how an Austra
lian looks at Christmas and what
the season is like over here. We've
told him that could be his way of
repaying us for his weekly meal
with us!
We leave in a couple of weeks,
and our last article will be just
before Christmas. We only ask that
you people not become too hysteri
cal over your great loss.
Until next time.
Cheerio,
Robbie
The strawberry is what we might
classify as a universal small fruit
in North Carolina because it can
be successfully grown in all sec
tions of the state, if the necessary
care is given the plants. Large
quantities are processed and used
in ice cream. It is an excellent fruit
to give visiting friends and serves
as a quick source of cash income
from your local and nearby mar
kets.
Here are some suggestions: When
selecting the planting site, avoid
low places where the soil is wet
and where frost may damage blos
soms in early spring. Have your
soil tested. Your county agent or
teacher of agriculture can sup
ply cartons with full instruc
tions for use. This is the
best method to determine the
fertilizer and lime requirements
of your soil. If a soil test is not
made, use about four pounds of a
4-12-12 fertilizer for each 100 feet
o{ row.
Prepare your soil well and work
the fertilizer in about 10 days be
fore you set the plants. Only well
rooted, certified (free from nema
todes and virus and red steel dis
eases) plants should be used. Space
the plants two feet apart in rows
four feet wide. Planting is of ex
treme importance for survival and
a good stand. Either setting too
shallow or too deep will cause
trouble.
At the base of the leaves you will
find *the “crown” of the plant
where growth is initiated. It
should be set even with the top
of the soil. If set too deep, the
crown may be “smothered” and if
too shallow, roots may be exposed.
Spread the roots well and firm the
soil around them.
November and December is the
best time to plant in the lower
Piedmont and Eastern Carolini
Spring is better in the mountains
because of alternate freezing anri
thawing of the soil in winter Rp
sei-ve your plants now for snrimr'
planting. ^ ®
There arc many good varieties
but we have found Albritton well
adapted to the lower Piedmont and
Eastern Carolina and Tennessee
Beauty to mountain conditions.
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a wire-haired terrier owned by Mr
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lion, hitch-hiked a 3,000-mile ride
from British Columbia, Canada, and
arrived at hom^ before her owners.
The dog was lost while the Shaf
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Alaska, by way of Alcan Highway!
By rare luck a southbound couple
from Parsons, Kan., found Skippy
Ann and brought her back home.
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