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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1947-9-24, Page 6ouble Trouble By Lila Lennon Linda Ware elowed her little coupe and pulled off to the side. That supicinus swaying felt like a tire going sop'. And, if it was . she was going to use some un- ladylike words. There simply wasn't time to change a tire. She was already late . late foe the homecoming party in her own honor! One look verified her suspic- ions. The tire was very, very flat. She gave it a little kick and stood glaring. She knew that before she was through, she would be good and hot, and dirty. A long sleek car came zooming up, slowed and stopped, The young man behind the wheel spoke, "Having trouble?" Linda looked at him. Ile was very good looking, she decided. And he was also nicely dressed in natty sports jacket and flannels, Those flannels weren't going to look so good, either, after a tire change. "I'm afraid it's rather dirty," she said meekly. "Of course it's dirty. When is changing a tire a clean job?" Really, if he was going to be rude Th i The young man was busy with the trunk. Ile roiled the tire out and found the jack. He was stil scowling. Linda spoke quickly, "Please don't bother, 1'11 change it." He proceeded to loosen the wheel, looked tip, "You" he ask- ed, unbelievingly. "Certainly! I do know how to change a tirel" The young man grunted. Then, as if he hadn't heard at all, he said. "That's the trouble with women drivers, they know just two things about a car; how to start it and how to stop it." Linda thought of a thousand re- marks to make, but she contented herself with observing coldly, "Please remember that I did not ask for your assistance, and I do know how to change a tire!" He shivered and turned up his coat collar, "It's chilly, isn't it?" he observed. Linda started her cartnd drove away. The miror showed hint still standing there. "Obnoxious male," she mur- mured aloud, "Why do all good- looking men always seem to be so egotistical? He was impossible. That superior manner. Could she take it?" She snorted. "I'd like to tell hint a thing cr two.'' Suddenly, she began to smile. "'I must tell Bud about this,' she thought Bud greeted her at the door, "Hi, sis, late as usual," Linda kissed him quickly. "Dud, the funniest thing happened to me " Bud interrupted. "Not now, sis. People are waiting to see you. come on." lie propelled her into the living room and Linda made the rounds of her friends. Suddenly, Bud was tugging at her elbow. "Linda, I want you to meet a special friend of mine, This is Randy Palmer , , . he was my engineer on the Flying Fort." "How do you Co," Linda said briefly. "Kismet," he murmured, and smiled. Bud grinned, "You two ought to know each other, neither one of you ever arrives anywhere on time." "Really, Bud. , . " Linda began. Bud put his arum around her "1'm really very proud of my little sis- ter," lie said to Randy, "She prob- ably knows more about cars and engines than any man b s 1 Y a s in this room." Randy's smile was enig- matic. "Yes sir," Bud continued. "For two years she drove a jeep all over North Africa. She's n good gal to have along on a trip." Randy's smile stiffened, and he seemed to be swallowing some- thing, "A jeep , . North Africa ?" he asked weakly, "Yep," Bud said. Linda didn't say anything, but her eyes danced„ Bud moved off, but Randy stood there, looking, "Well?" Linda said. "I can't believe it ..." he said slowly. "You're so small and pretty, " Theft suddenly, he chuckled, "1 guess this puts me in the well-known corner." he took her arm. "Please forgive me and thanks for not telling on me." Linda smiled. Maybe , . , may- be she wouldn't tell Bud, after all, Austerity Says No Trousseau For The Princess In Britain, where austerity is tet rule, one must have ratios). hwupc." to buy clothing. Each Briton last March received thirty-two cloth- ing coupons ---all that will be issued until this October, The retieit does not permit wild buying sprits. For example. twenty-six ceupetts .,re re- quired fora man's alit; elewct, for a woman's woolen dress. SmogSc pre- war luxuries as wedding trrsnscaas are usually out of the question. Many bridles -to -be de net even buy them nr rent then. Last week Buchiughant Palace announced that, because of "pre- sent-day conditions' Princess El- izabeth—who is to marry Lieut. Philip Mountbatten on Nov. 20— will "not be having a trousseau." The announcement, however, made it plain that Princess Elizabeth would not have to borrow or rent her wedding gown. It disclosed that Norman I-Iartncll, one of Britain's leading designers, was working on a royal wedding gown—for which, presumably, the Princess will be able to dig up the necessary con- pons, Court circles last week said that, in place of a new trousseau, the Princess would make do with the wardrobe she accumulated for the royal visit to South Africa early this year (at that time a special award of clothing coupons had been made to the royal family). Budget -Saving Upholstering � ng .Uob Have you a much -worn chair that needs repairing on the seat and arms like ours did? Our barrel chair was covered in a striped fabric. Rather than pay for the reupholstering of the entire chair, when only the seat was badly worn, it occured to us to remove the material, which was the same stripe and was in good condition, from the outer back of the chair. Front this piece we sal- vaged just enough material to make a new cover for the seat and arms, Although the fabric from the back was faded a somewhat different shade, it quickly blended in with the rest through use and by shampoo- ing the entire chair. A plain, neutral piece of material, which was found on a remnant table, was then placed around the back of the chair. The whole pro- ject cost but a fraction of what one would pay to reupholster or even slipcover the entire chair. Whether the fabric is flowered or striped, the same pleasing effect can be achieved by combining it with a plain, neutral back and sides. Upholstering can be fun? Why not try it yourself? "Remains" to be Seen After early service at Sutton,, Eng., Parish Church one day recently, a little precession came out of the main porch and made its way to a 200 -year-old tomb in the churchyard. The heavy iron door was unlocked and a brief inspection was made of seven cnliins inside. Then the tomb was locked again. The ceremony was the annual opening of the tomb of James Gibson, a wealthy 17th -century City Merchant, and his family. Body snatchers were busy when he died, and a daughter, Mary, left a large sum for the tomb's upkeep and an- nual inspection, which has been made for 160 years. British Housing Pattern—A major step to the solution of Brit- ain's severe housing shortage is this new group of 711 prefabric- ated homes near Yarmouth, England. The project is the largest of its kind in the British isles. Healthy Old -Age Over the past several years man's life -span has been lengthened, most- ly by cutting down the diseases of youth and middleage, As a result, more persons are reaching old age, and now society is confronted with the problem of conibatting the dis- eases in this large and increasing age group, New York University's College fo Medicine and the Gold- water Memorial Hospital Welfare Island working with several co- operating agencies ,are about to embark on an old -age disease re- search project that may provide the answers, suggests The New York Times, The technique of the survey will he to use hospital patients for re- search over long periods of time— in some cases from ten to fifteen years—so that time study of old -age diseases will be centintious and thorough. Time new approach will be in contrast to previous "piece- meal" studies conducted over the short periods that patients have been available in hospitals. The pian distinctly is not an ef- fort to lengthen the life -span of old people, but rather an attempt to give them a healthy old age, so their last years may he spent in "reasonable comfort and happi- ness." If the agencies staking this study can help man overcome his fear of old age by reducing its at- tendant ills, they will have per- formed a distinct service to the hu- man community, Lightning Almost everyone has heard the admonition, "Don't stand under a tree during a thunderstorm." Life insurance statistics recently compiled show how important that advice is. They reveal that about onethird of all persons kill- ed by lightning were strucic while under a tree. The warning, it would seem, is a good one and one to be rigidly 'observed, Big Mouth A youth with a very large mouth walked into a music shop to buy a moutitorgan, He was shown every snake of mouth -organ in the shop, but still was not satisfied. "Look here," said the assistant, "We shall have to measure you for out. Just try your mouth along this piano." U. S. Ambassador I Answer to Prcvtona Fatale NE TO f LODE ,VD EDLEf` i'TA H O W 5 LE A u M A HORIZONTAL VERTICAL to E E INSIGNE OF $ I 1,8 Pictured U. 1 Entire 1=10121[USMARiNE ST S. ambassador 2 24 hours to Brazil 3 Monster OE SQUADRON 2 N PRI 5• N ,DAG 9 Fall behind 4 Note of scale 10 He is consid. 5 Live erect an . 6 Highway diplomat 7 Fold 13 Stupid fellow 8 Newt 25 Per 42 Fail to hit 14 Musical 11 Bachelor of 27 dhild 43 Owns instrument Science (ab,) 29 Girl's name 44 Tree 16 Symbol for 12 French article 32 River in Italy 45 Paid notice selenium 15 Every y 17 Entranced 17 Peruse 18 Devour 20 Exists 19 Dined 21 Thus 20 Equal (comb, 22 Weight form) 23 Legal right 23 Pat 24 Near 26 He holds an important post in America 28 Soiled 30 Negative 31 Accomplish 32 Treaties 35 Aches 38 Mineral rock 39 Beverage 40 At once 41 Faded 43 Pile 45Part of "be" 47 Stead 50 Lofty peak 51 Notion 53 Distress call at sea 54 Food Ash 557tttgosiavian city (var.) N inagammBOMBING •lio.6 ES L E T T cAt EV ONE �R15E 'EV T(7R REPELS TEN 33 Area measure 46 Myself 34 Store 48 Goddess of 35 Bucket dawn 36 Compass point 49 He represents 37 Symbol for the — 'tab.) samarium 51 That thing 40 Back of neck 52 Any Laugh and Be Healthy Laugh to be healthy, say those versed in medical science. There's a warming, stimulating, uplifting quality about cheerfulness, just as there is a sense of cohlaess and depression in ph o:::, says The Brandon Sun. There's r.. t'^^c as infectious as laughter, and it's one type of contagion which the doctors welcome, The happy soul in office, in cla_.ss ncm or in the home, is the fountain -head of a tonic better than any which conies in bottles. Cause of Death Insurance companies often come across unique evasions on the forms applicants fill out. One man, in the space asking the cause of parental death, wrote. "Father was taking part in a public func- tion unstion and the platform gave way, ending his life.” Subsequent in• vestigation disclosed that his fa- ther had been hanged for cattle rustling. —Reader's Digest Many species of lizards arc able to detach their tails when pursued, in order to distract the foe. Tea History Packed With Romance Ev er since wit was first used as a drink it has been the centre of big evruts, the V;uncunvcr Sun remarks, and its history is packed with romance. It was not until the latter half of the 17th century that tea began 10 obtain a fooling in England, Pepys records, under the date of September 25, ltd "1 sent for n cup of lea (n China drink) of which 1 had never drunk before." Three years later the East India Company brought at package of two pounds, two suttees of tea as s present ,. for .. King „Charles tate Second. By 1842 the hone consumption of tea in the United Kingdom had readied 37 million pounds, while a century later it stood at the stagger- ing total of 526 million pounds, glued at :!31,000,000. Until 114 years ago, the tea trade was mono- polized by the East India Company. There were so many scandals over prices that in 1833 a 13111 was passed to alloy, any individual to import tea. In 1852, the avcraee cost to the consumers of 54 million pounds of tea in Britain was just about $1 per pound, of which the original produc- er in China got less than 20 cents. Thousands of people used to wait on British docks for the arrival of tea ships. This was the "golden age of the clipper ships." Cold, tin, rubber andi o ] boom fade ode into insignifi- cance when compared wth tea as a speculative commodity on the Lon- don market. And, of course, it was British im- positionan ofunpopular import duty on this commodity which did much to crystallize discontent in the American colonies, brought the first organized resistance in the "Boston Tea Party" of 1773 and provided a rallying issue for the colonies. Of all non-alcoholic beverages in the world tea is by far the most popular. Coffee is second, and cocoa thirst. Salads To Suit In making a salad the main course in a meal, it should be built around a protein food, such as meat, fish, cheese or eggs. The experts say, too, that eye -appeal is important. To make a salad colorful as well as nutritious, they suggest that it be garnished with crisp radish roses, celery curls, carrot straws or parsley In College at 2 — Michael Dennis Nugent, 2, seems all wrapped up in what the psychology professor has to say as Isis father, John, tries to take notes and keep an eye on him, too. There wasn't any place to leave Michael while his another was having another baby, so he got an early start in higher education. On EM TRYTHIS IF YOU'RE On CERTAIN DAYSv of The Month 1 Do female functional monthly disturbances make you feel ner- vous, fidgety, cranky, so tired and Then "dragged try Lydiatiasuch times? E. l'inlclm s c Vegetable Compound to relieve such symptoms. Thisfrnemeelicine is very effective for this purposed For over 70 years thousands of girls and women have reported benefit. Juat see if you, too, don't report excellent results! Worth trying. P„ VEGETA LE COMPOUND Women Use Mouths Emergency Pockets Struck by the damage women do to their teeth by stuffing hobby pins into their mouths, a Colorado dentist has invented a torah guard. This marks a scientific advance, perhaps, but at the sante time it smacks of defeatism. The dentist has no cure for the habit. Ile merely is trying to make it less destructive, says The Windsor Star. No doubt he knew there is no cure. 'Nommen have been using their mouths as emergency pockets for so long that this has become a retie* action. The internal confusion of the handbag, end their usually pock- etless apparel, have driven them to it. Now it has become instinctive, Ciente around at the women wait- ing at a bus stop, and many of them, especially the odes loaded down with parcels, will be seen holding a coin, ticket, or perhaps a transfer between pursed lips, Mind you, we're not condemning the practice. We doubt if the transit companies could operate without it. vk Same Thing Doris: 'Mother! What did you do when a boy first kissed you?" Another: "Never mind;" Doris: "That's fanny; I did the same thing, mother," it Royal Gown—here's a pre- view of Bic gown Princess Alice will wear at the wedding of her son Lt. Philip Mount- batten, to Princess Elizabeth. Greek -born Paris couturier Jean Dcsscs designs the royal dress with model's aid. neck s awayc 4. its ide of bts o� A AND TURM L OF SHERBROO E, P. Q. risks life fo prevent disaster it was Sunday afternoon. Armand Turmel and his wife were sitting on a balcony facing Fabre street in Sherbrooke Quebec. Suddenly, Armand gripped his wife's arm. "Look! Who's the fool driving that car?" Picking up speed down the steep grade, an automobile was swerv- ing from curb to curb! NO DRIVER! Then, as the car approached the Turmels, they saw that there was no one in it! Ignoring his wife's warning cries, Armand leaped from the balcony and sprinted out to the runaway automobile. When he finally reached it, the car had gathered considerable speed. Ahead there were children playing on a lawn, and cyclists oblivious to the danger were coasting down the hill. Beyond, there was a dangerous drop onto the railroad tracks! DIVES FOR BRAKES Armand wrenched open the door and threw himself across the front seat ... in the nick of time he applied the brakes and brought the car to a stop, This man's quick and coura geous action undoubtedly averted what might have been a terrible accident. We ore proud nB recogoize the bravery of Armand Turmel, of Sherbrooke, Q,fo., through the presentation of 'Ile Dow Award. THE DOW AWARD is a citation for outstanding her* ism and includes as a tangible g Ic expression of appreciation, a $roo Canada Savings Bond. Winners an selected by the Dow Award Committee, e group of editors of leading Canadian daily newspapers. As the car sped out of control down the street, Armand Turmel realized he would have to act fast to avert disaster. He got the car under control just in time, for cyclists on the hill and children at ploy c"•' eet realize their danger. 1---- Re ,nMiP4 Ap0.Fv y ` By Arthur Pointer i5 b 7 5! ly 15 er17:g13 18 lc(' 11,..t.� ti 't: 23 4 5 11 c ,�^t '(t t 28 9 J33 4 mF:35 36 111 40 j•„fi ._ 44 w 45 441 ... 48 4 �� s 53 55 26, Laugh and Be Healthy Laugh to be healthy, say those versed in medical science. There's a warming, stimulating, uplifting quality about cheerfulness, just as there is a sense of cohlaess and depression in ph o:::, says The Brandon Sun. There's r.. t'^^c as infectious as laughter, and it's one type of contagion which the doctors welcome, The happy soul in office, in cla_.ss ncm or in the home, is the fountain -head of a tonic better than any which conies in bottles. Cause of Death Insurance companies often come across unique evasions on the forms applicants fill out. One man, in the space asking the cause of parental death, wrote. "Father was taking part in a public func- tion unstion and the platform gave way, ending his life.” Subsequent in• vestigation disclosed that his fa- ther had been hanged for cattle rustling. —Reader's Digest Many species of lizards arc able to detach their tails when pursued, in order to distract the foe. Tea History Packed With Romance Ev er since wit was first used as a drink it has been the centre of big evruts, the V;uncunvcr Sun remarks, and its history is packed with romance. It was not until the latter half of the 17th century that tea began 10 obtain a fooling in England, Pepys records, under the date of September 25, ltd "1 sent for n cup of lea (n China drink) of which 1 had never drunk before." Three years later the East India Company brought at package of two pounds, two suttees of tea as s present ,. for .. King „Charles tate Second. By 1842 the hone consumption of tea in the United Kingdom had readied 37 million pounds, while a century later it stood at the stagger- ing total of 526 million pounds, glued at :!31,000,000. Until 114 years ago, the tea trade was mono- polized by the East India Company. There were so many scandals over prices that in 1833 a 13111 was passed to alloy, any individual to import tea. In 1852, the avcraee cost to the consumers of 54 million pounds of tea in Britain was just about $1 per pound, of which the original produc- er in China got less than 20 cents. Thousands of people used to wait on British docks for the arrival of tea ships. This was the "golden age of the clipper ships." Cold, tin, rubber andi o ] boom fade ode into insignifi- cance when compared wth tea as a speculative commodity on the Lon- don market. And, of course, it was British im- positionan ofunpopular import duty on this commodity which did much to crystallize discontent in the American colonies, brought the first organized resistance in the "Boston Tea Party" of 1773 and provided a rallying issue for the colonies. Of all non-alcoholic beverages in the world tea is by far the most popular. Coffee is second, and cocoa thirst. Salads To Suit In making a salad the main course in a meal, it should be built around a protein food, such as meat, fish, cheese or eggs. The experts say, too, that eye -appeal is important. To make a salad colorful as well as nutritious, they suggest that it be garnished with crisp radish roses, celery curls, carrot straws or parsley In College at 2 — Michael Dennis Nugent, 2, seems all wrapped up in what the psychology professor has to say as Isis father, John, tries to take notes and keep an eye on him, too. There wasn't any place to leave Michael while his another was having another baby, so he got an early start in higher education. On EM TRYTHIS IF YOU'RE On CERTAIN DAYSv of The Month 1 Do female functional monthly disturbances make you feel ner- vous, fidgety, cranky, so tired and Then "dragged try Lydiatiasuch times? E. l'inlclm s c Vegetable Compound to relieve such symptoms. Thisfrnemeelicine is very effective for this purposed For over 70 years thousands of girls and women have reported benefit. Juat see if you, too, don't report excellent results! Worth trying. P„ VEGETA LE COMPOUND Women Use Mouths Emergency Pockets Struck by the damage women do to their teeth by stuffing hobby pins into their mouths, a Colorado dentist has invented a torah guard. This marks a scientific advance, perhaps, but at the sante time it smacks of defeatism. The dentist has no cure for the habit. Ile merely is trying to make it less destructive, says The Windsor Star. No doubt he knew there is no cure. 'Nommen have been using their mouths as emergency pockets for so long that this has become a retie* action. The internal confusion of the handbag, end their usually pock- etless apparel, have driven them to it. Now it has become instinctive, Ciente around at the women wait- ing at a bus stop, and many of them, especially the odes loaded down with parcels, will be seen holding a coin, ticket, or perhaps a transfer between pursed lips, Mind you, we're not condemning the practice. We doubt if the transit companies could operate without it. vk Same Thing Doris: 'Mother! What did you do when a boy first kissed you?" Another: "Never mind;" Doris: "That's fanny; I did the same thing, mother," it Royal Gown—here's a pre- view of Bic gown Princess Alice will wear at the wedding of her son Lt. Philip Mount- batten, to Princess Elizabeth. Greek -born Paris couturier Jean Dcsscs designs the royal dress with model's aid. neck s awayc 4. its ide of bts o� A AND TURM L OF SHERBROO E, P. Q. risks life fo prevent disaster it was Sunday afternoon. Armand Turmel and his wife were sitting on a balcony facing Fabre street in Sherbrooke Quebec. Suddenly, Armand gripped his wife's arm. "Look! Who's the fool driving that car?" Picking up speed down the steep grade, an automobile was swerv- ing from curb to curb! NO DRIVER! Then, as the car approached the Turmels, they saw that there was no one in it! Ignoring his wife's warning cries, Armand leaped from the balcony and sprinted out to the runaway automobile. When he finally reached it, the car had gathered considerable speed. Ahead there were children playing on a lawn, and cyclists oblivious to the danger were coasting down the hill. Beyond, there was a dangerous drop onto the railroad tracks! DIVES FOR BRAKES Armand wrenched open the door and threw himself across the front seat ... in the nick of time he applied the brakes and brought the car to a stop, This man's quick and coura geous action undoubtedly averted what might have been a terrible accident. We ore proud nB recogoize the bravery of Armand Turmel, of Sherbrooke, Q,fo., through the presentation of 'Ile Dow Award. THE DOW AWARD is a citation for outstanding her* ism and includes as a tangible g Ic expression of appreciation, a $roo Canada Savings Bond. Winners an selected by the Dow Award Committee, e group of editors of leading Canadian daily newspapers. As the car sped out of control down the street, Armand Turmel realized he would have to act fast to avert disaster. He got the car under control just in time, for cyclists on the hill and children at ploy c"•' eet realize their danger. 1---- Re ,nMiP4 Ap0.Fv y ` By Arthur Pointer