HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1948-9-22, Page 3With the Movie
And nv dk() Folks
Hy Gene S.'arp
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\\riot 1 a f t i. t nun,
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t.pii HI t; dl In. 1!1,1
•,i•,. tin-.m;•b hip It „lin;.
tH• . ,ern :11•.•1 di-Fvact:
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Monti!' the nee.ie foil., 11 tole that
he still r.,• ,•rte, -,1110 pori -1011011t;
and vied Ih'y are loins t , \\ilde
shouldn't b, ;q,, n 141 1 ,I ..t, n,d 1.000
a Vn- 1.111 «olflndnt•I.
\1'hich i; by o 1' , 1 .ay Mg that
an .1 met 1,311 In, 0.-i, company is
planning, to lilnt a ne.r canton of
"I.ady Windermere's Fait"—but it
11 ill he different from the waw the
author 111 '!' it, \`l -fly ,I;iTert'nt.
lu tl,e tint pl:,rc Ihr}'rr not going
to run it wider Ih, title that is
known 1hrunghout the cttilized, if
there is such a thing, world. 'They're
going, to call it simply "'rhe Fan"
and they claim that the switch fs
because of certain changes in the
structure of the piece. piM • personal
1 } 1
opinion is that they either want to
save electric bulbs in the theatre
marquees, or else are hoping that
the fans will imagine they're going
to sec Sally Rand doing her stuff.
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As to those changes — made to
"strengthen the motivation", what-
ever that may mean—and they're
drastic, to put it mildly. icor one
thing, the picture will start in the
yrnr MIS, instead of in the days of
"the dear dead Queen"; and in One
of the scenes there's to be a tele -
Sat for Acting Career — TI is
young Canadian - - Olga Land -
Mk of London, Out. --loon t ie
first major scholarship award-
ed by the Little Theatre. '11 is
w ill make it possible for her
to enter the famous Royal Aca-
demy of Dramatic Art in the
other London—the one in Eng -
Land.
vision set, no less. There's no word
as yet, of them adding a Jimmy
Durautc sketch or Fred Astaire
doing a tap routine, but just give
them time.
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Poor Wilde! Ilse was buried, in
most pitiful circumstances, in Paris
many years ago. So jf, some time
in the near future, you should heat'
low rumbling sounds coming from
the direction of the French Capital,
don't put it down to echoes from
the United Nations Assembly. It
will just he Oscar, turning flipflops
in his grave.
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Two of Ontario's radio stations
have just upped their power to 50
thousand watts, and it seems as if
the folks living in' the vicinity of
one at least, of the transmitters are
in for a lot of free, and perhaps
unwanted listening.
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That's her:else the signal — 1
think that's what they call it—is so
gt1•..tlg that the ',engrains 001110 bub -
*1 tig out of wire fl'ut'es, dishpans,
k.ttles__ol i et anything of metal,
who live for 1110 "soap
rp ra•."-.and there are plenty such
• aon't have to star for hours with-
' in tar, hie o1 their radios for fear
et ch.. something, but trill be
able 1.1 g0 1111 111,0111 their housework
know int; that "tail; Si,l, r" «ill come
1., C :.r.n nun of the f,.Iniewoflc of
baby's crib, and that they can listen
to "': I n's Other \\rite" from the
t':1 clothes Hue tvhile hanging out
the Holly 1'.;1,11,
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1)f course, on the other hand,
throe mti!,111 be drawbacks to 110011 a
so!0i.•'. Imagine a lover of classical
neck, for instance, intent on catch-
ing every stole of Toscanini's ver-.
site] of the "Beethoven Ninth" while
at the barn, time a good hot Rebop
program is mixing itself in via the
radiator pip's, Science is undoubt-
edly wonderful. Power and strength
are grand qualities Still, there can
be too much of even a good thing;
and there are lots of us who are
thankful that we live where wa oat
take our radio when, if and as we
please; and shat the blessed thing
Off—really off --when, if Rita as we
awn,
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Farm Gets One -Day "Face Lifting"—Ilene are some of the 500 volunteer workers wlto in just
eight hours more titan doubled the value of a 175 -acre farm, More about this interesting
operation is told in our FARM FRONT column.
£1A1&I FRONT
How would you like to wake up
in the morning on your farm,
worth approximately $13,000 and
then realize, the sante evening, it
had more than doubled in value? It
actually happened recently to a wo-
man farm owner in Maryland—and
if you think that she struck oil,
gold uranium or any other precious
substance, you're mistaken.
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The farm, owned by sirs. Nelly
Thrasher, is a hillside one of 175
acres, Some five hundred of her
neighbors, using half a million dol-
lars of equipment, gave it a "face
lifting" which represented five years
work accomplished in less than
eight hours time.
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When they were through, instead
of rain -cut gullies which carried
the topsoil away with every storm,
there were diversion ditches and
terraces dotting the landscape. The
house gleamed with a frust coat of
paint, and Mrs. Thrasher's thirty
cows were. in a new, modern barn.
The whole farm, when the volunteer
workers had finished, was repre-
sentative of the latest methods of
contouring and soil conservation.
One feature of the day's work—
which was witnessed by an esti-
mated 23,000 spectators—was the
construction of an earthern dant be-
tween two hillocks. It held back a
one -acre lake, well stocked with
bass, and excess surface water front
the diversion terraces will now flow
into the pond instead of cutting now
gullies.
* * *
Still and moving pictures of the
entire action were taken from the
ground and from the air, and will
be used to help stimulate soil con-
servation practices throughout the
world. I haven't seen them as yet,
but the whole thing sounds like a
grand idea, and one well worth
copying nearer to home, In fact 1'd
be willing to make a small bet that
Answer to Last Week's Puzzle
59G'`EW0
IDA vs'",, D
VERGE
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among the readers of this Column
there would be one or two willing
to offer their farms as an "exper-
imental station," just as Mrs.
Thrasher did.
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"Use 2,4-D With Caution" is the
heading of an editorial in The
Country Gentleman, which goes on
to say that investigations made to
determine where and how this weed
killer can be safely used have shown
that almost unbelievabl" small
amounts will destroy plants that are
especially susceptible. A picture is
shown of a ruined tomato plant
which was hit by a 2,4't spray of
one - third normal weed - killing
strength.
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The C. S. Dept, of Agriculture is
increasing its investigations regard-
ing 2,4-0 which, while recognized
as a most valuable weed-killt0, can
be dangerous when improperly
used. Most of the serious trouble
has been the result of dusting from
airplanes, with the dust drifting
onto areas where it was not intend-
ed to fall. Such dusting from planes
has now been forbidden. The re-
striction, however, does not apply
to 2rt•D sprays.
* * *
In some of the states boys and
girls are vying out a new livestock
feeding project, and people are en-
thusiastic about the results. The
boy or girl buy's an average lot of
feeder steers or lambs from a uni-
form herd or band—the number de-
pending on finances, equipment and
feed supplies available.
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These lilts of animals, bought at
a central market, are taken home
and fattened. Careful records are
kept of feed costs and rates of
gain. At the end of the feeding per-
iod they are shipped back to market
and sold on Junior Marketing Dtay.
The 'boys and girls consign their
animals to commission firms of
their own choice. On arrival the
animals are penned separately, ac-
cording to ownership, and each lot
is graded and weighed separately.
Then all are assembled in pens
according to grade— and are -sold
for slaughter in the usual manner.
The boys and girls profit according
to the market value of their animals.
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Benefits elate .d for the plan are
that it promotes better farm feeding
methods; that boys and girls learn
about market grades of livestock;
that they learn about central ma"
kets and how they operate; and that
it is thoroughly practical, Sounds
interesting, to say the least.
8. Test 88, Amaze
0. Exacta 86, Caving 11 tenth
satisfaction Part
10. ignited 88. fulled apart
11, Shelter 40,MoVe
18, Sound of pain 43. Pons
10, Small bottle 46. Poem
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- 20. Ston0Werking 47. Deal in
2. Lubricate hammer 40, Jurist rudonce
8. Melina 22. wool. fnbrta 60, Lie un Ire
4, kept On hand 28. Splits obligation
24. Drive at 61. ''rote 1 coin
6. Negative 20. Clo in 53. Nothing
8. Possess 27. Paper treasures 0.1. Secret agent
7. Clenulne 30, Wanders 67. Among
Ca • SWORD
PUZZLE
AC1'OSS
1. Swamp
4, Na al sound
0, Plverylintiy
12. Manlier
18, Tail structure
14. Cotntend
16. Poplar
17, Artlessness
10, wharf
21. Iiepsaod
22. Coat aline
ad;tmct
26. 1111 Ind or beer
28, u:'hree-tood
sloth
20. A t 110 time
31. Smooth
82, t.tround ntne
34. Warehouse
28. As written
(Iilua.)
37. 11011011
82.'I'oWn in
Alanadn
41, 7011glish letter
42, Ttonalssanos
swore
4,4, 70nlatlee
46. Angto-Sa7son
moneys
4 , Vepaol
4 , Clenchesu titters
11., r(t1Cgrain
V ay.
lt]la��tfj
2 3
4 6 6 7
9 10
Answer to Thin Poems Will Appear Next Weak
New — And All
Of Them Useful
"Seweless" Buttons. Said to be
a real improvement on the old
"bachelor button" so popular 25 ,
years or so ago. Made of plastic,
this two-part button can be easily
snapped into place, and should be'
a real improvement on its metal
counterpart which was somewhat
complicated, often rusted, and was
too unattractive to be used except
'on work clothes. Makers claim it
will withstand laundering, strong
soaps, cleaning, fluids, beat and the
pressure of rollers of washing ma-
chines,
Aluminum Nails. t\lad0 for the
building industry in six types and
sixteen sizes these nail, are said to
have sufficient strength for any
purpose and to be suitable for use
with most types of building ma-
terials. Weigh only one-third as
much as steel nails, giving three
times as many pe•r pound. Now
in production in U.S.A. but no
word as yet of their being available
in Canada.
Sugar Substitute. Six hundred
times as sweet as sugar these tab-
lets are wholly non-nutritive, con-
taining neither the calories which
those seeking to reduce weight try
to avoid, nor the carbohydrates
harmful to diabetics.
For Tiny Travellers. Combina-
tion playpen and crib, weighs 37
pounds, folds into size 20 by 20 by
9 inches, Looks and carries like a
piece of luggage.
Pocket Stave. For campers, a
portable stove that can be carried
in pocket and burns either lighter
fluid or gasoline without the use of
a hand pump, Monet metal stove
a;. t grid fold into a compact pack-
age. .Makers say tanlcful of fluid
burns for an Iiottr and a half.
Plastic -Faced Hammer. Specially
compounded plastic striking face
can be used without danger of mar-
ring such surfaces as aluminum,
polished woodwork etc. IIanmmer
has drop forged head to which face
is fastened, and retains driving
power of ordinary hammers of equal
w•et,;hl.
New Liquid Plastic. Renews sur-
face, of painted or varnished floors,
linoieums, woodwork, cars, furni-
ture, silverware and household ap-
pliances.
p-
plisnces.
Manufacturers says glossy, long -
wearing finish will sot crack or
flake off, and is obtained simply by
wiping the liquid on with a clean
cloth. Impervious to heat, cold,
moisture, caustic soaps, alcohol,
fruit juices and most chemicals, and
can be cleaned with damp cloth.
One gallon covers approximately
1000 square feet.
To Keep Basements Dry. Re-
cently developed is an electric de-
humidifier about the size of a
large ashcan. It keeps basements
dry by sucking in the damp air,
then cooling it enough to condense
the moisture.
•
ONiCL!i
1NG
Gw2L'Ld.ollll.e P. Cly Ade
Is Mete a cool breeze anywhere,
1 wo:nlrr--just one little spot where
the thermometer doesn't register
almost a hundred itt tate shade?
Really, the heat this week has been
ferritic 'heft you don't need me
to tell y , you? The only thing
to make it „eatable is 0 remember
that it catt't last for ever. Even as 1
write clouds have actually appeared
in the sky, breaking up the heavy
heat haze that has hung over this
poor scorched earth like a pall for
the la,t six days. Who knows—may-
be by the time this gets into print
i 1sweaters.
WC may he donning our
3 b
011, happy thought,
Speaking of sweaters reminds me
A newcomer to this country,
and speaking very little English,
mopped her brow and asked hes-
.j,tantly—"\\'et—what you say for
;Wet:" Her employer smiled and
said—"Well, if you are a lady, you
say "perspire" but men quite often
say "sweat." The girl was though -
say "sweat." The girl was thought-
ful for a few minutes then she said
—"Ali yes, yes—1 understand .
perspire and sweat—same thing.
Then you say cows perspire, bull,
he sweat? That right—yes?"
Here is another little story which
doequ't belong to Ginger Farm but
it did happen in this district.
Three morn atel a dog were work-
ing in a nearly bush, drawing logs,
I hclir.0, and of course, not paying
very unlet attention to the dog,
who wits amusing himself as dogs
will, chasing rabbits or sniffing
around for ether Iegltinlate gauze.
Suddenly the nen heard the dog
yelping piteously and he ran to-
wards them obviously in terrible
pain. The reason utas soon discover-
ed. The clog had hoot—and grabbed
—a porcupine, no less! Between
them the men tried to release some
of the quills from the poor dog's
hide but their attempts to help so
plainly increased his agony that they
soon gave it up. So they brought
him home and called on a neighbour
to bring his gun and put the Poor
thing out of its misery. instead of
that the neighbour suggested asking
the "vet" if there was anything he
could do. "Sure," was the answer,
"Ming hitt down and we'll fix him."
So the dog was rushed to the
veterinary office where he was int-
• ediately given an anaesthetic and
was soon mercifully unconscious of
his pain. Then the 'vet" went
to
work and pulled out over a hund-
red porcupine quills. They were
everywhere, especially around the
poor dog's mouth and throat. When
it was thought all the quills had
been removed the dog's master took
him home, still unconscious, and
thus ile remained for almost eight
hours. Yesterday I saw him—that
was the day following his adventure
—he was still very weak and quite
evidently far from happy, but he
was able to walk around slowly and
would ear and drink when he felt
like it. The "vet" thought that in a
day or two he would be completely
recovered. I wonder will he recog-
nize a porcupine next time he sees
0110.
As I undestand it a porcupine is
quite harmless unless attacked
whert it has the power to sited its
quills, which probe the flesh of its
victims and cannot be removed
without great pain because the end
of each quill is shaped like a sharp
hook.
1 wonder what we would (10 if
Tippy got into such a mix-up? May-
be a .painless death is really the
kinder solution but then, if a family
pet can be saved, it is only natural
one should want to keep it alive.
Tippy, these 11.,,
our It of 1,'0 time ip ,t.,. . •,.1 •
Where there is a ,11, 1, of 0 r
she finds 10111 :e:,t nn,,.1 ;,,'.
"Le;oliug a dog's !it 1. athi, t
Misnomer if ever 'i3Or,; '1 n t'1 c it
might better be c1II -1 111 01,a1
existence colnhatr l a tall 0. •,•1
huuut,ts wd,n wort, atad sr•t•t- � iu
this hnndtcd-drgre 1'•':n. \'v r
day our men both hail tar:shin;:; to
go to and today 11•,1 is .;we tuft,
it out on the. tractor. Ai 1.11 til't'10
and I, we are doing as tittle, w'.u-
ing as little, and worryiim as 1ii11a
as we possibly' can. 11111 11 11!,theitiet
make any difference — even doing
nothing at all would be hard wont
these days.
STOP PRESS NI.MS.. Sunday
night and, glory be, it's coolers To-
morrow we head for the Exhibition.
The Mediterranean Sea has an
area of about 1,008,000 square miles
including the 'Tyrrhenian, Ionian,
Adriatic. and egean seas.
MR. PILE SUFFERER
What a vast difference there is in the
moderncessity
of treatway, to
ro ovin g the rust lcf 05. h use isonly Plain
'
NI, treat-
ment
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fcommonasense.Th_ -
aunt 1s ,silo taken by sial s. dlreot
to (the 6leido arouse. Special some. plant
extracts that help nature rebuild those
delicate tissues, PXLTONB. Pile Treutanent
Is science's answer. It Cuts You satin -
factory results with a one bottle trial or
prise refunded at ones at all modern
druggists.
CQMMON o, •
ORDINARY
SORE t .F 1.
THROAT
RUB IT WITH
MJust heat and rub in
INARD'S, and note the
quick relief you get.
Greaseless, Cant -drying, no
strong or unpleasant odor.
Oct a bottle today; keep
it handy,
15.46
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aide 650
If Three's A Crowd, What Are Five Threes?—When triplets were born to Mrs. Rene Gagne
she decided that some day she'd give a party 'for other threesomes. After four years of plan-
ning the great day arrived—and With it cause five sets of calve -and -ice-cream hungry triplets.
Left to right, front, are seen the Doherty's and and the Grady's. In the rear, the Cardinale's,
the Gagne's and the Follows trio. The giver of the party does not appear—we imagine because
she'd be too busy right about then.
or
Trotting Horses "Hit The Dirt"—TTandlers rush to the scene as two trotters and all their gear
gen d.1w•n In 0 tangle during a race al Springfield. The big spill came when a sully palled by
Popular Ann, left, collided with the one hauled by Miss Morris Chic.
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