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13y Ono Freeman Lathrop
fhe hul mid herr Iullu.rinl; bin,
for t'%+1 ;husks now '110,4 was
gay ta, pick up :nay .,par, dough
with 1 ; .ggte-evrd nrelliu at Iii-.
heel:. 1'011 eouldn'f ,lo it. that':
all. Ile diene' and wain'' for lin•
hill Iu emelt up,
"Sas, beet it, 0111 r, ti••sau
home. This i; it neigh tw•ie ld:our
hood. fame milli 1• worried sham
putt."
The loci dug hi, fra::zled ,hoc
toe in the: dirt. 110 seas ,t ;eintty
little rat tinder the ragged gray
sweater and the thin patched jeans,
once lent took a gond look at him.
Ills tow hair hung in little %vim,
from under the., old torn cap, but
Itis big brown eyes lnnkrd trusting.
You couldn't )tit, e kid with eyes
like that. flank 'Nolan winced as
he remembered how he'd .:'ways
Men an Old softie for 'brown eves.
The kid whined, "1'tu hungry.
there's t . thin' t..r simper. f
?]!ought—i"
"Well, you thought ,s,ung. I'm
lot- stili' either, 1"tn broke••• -you
rear tae? lirolo', 1 said:" Now why
.aid the kid's eyes have to bore
:dtromgh tort like th tat Why .runM-
i't he 1111 hark home? flank dried
ntrc nn.r.•. "ll•Tow you ail for
'tont'"
'f`4'lc:n he gla•,ced 'hark ,. 1111V1 -
rte later. the kid was standing ,till
'n his tracks. hank ambled o:
toward the bright lights. If Katy
aadn't jumped on hint like that
when he got home, he wouldn't
be feeling so lousy and low, Always
harping about him getting a steady
job.
"You're just 0 lazy good -for -
nothing -bum, Ilank Nolan," she
told him. "Not working half the
•ime, How do you expert me to
s+ecp the table set on nickels and
limes? There are plenty of jobs,
even of they aren't your line. Either
you get, one or get out of here and
don't cortme back. I'nm sick of this,"
Anti she'd slammed the door be-
' il)d him.
We
Well, let her rave. If he couldn't
get his old job back—the kind he,
had before he went to the army—
he wasn't going to take any old
job that carte along.
A fellow was staggering out of
Scotty's tavern. He had on a good
Hark suit and soft fedora. Probably
had a week's pay in his pocket,
except what he'd left at Scotty's.
Looked like an easy touch. Hank
dodged back into the doorway of
Mcl's Eat Shop, with its ever-
present pancake grill in the win-
dow turning up golden -brown cakes
and its usual sign on the door,
"Waiter Wanted." Ha! That was a
laugh. 'Waiter Wanted.' Juggling
trays in a joint like that!
The fellow was coming this way
all right. IIe'd be here in a minute.
Hank glanced up and down the
street to see if there were any cops
in sight. Not a soul—for once the
street was deserted—except the kid,
The fellow was shuffling along
close to Mel's place now. It would
he. a cinch—would have been a
cinch, flank thought. But he could-
n't do it. Not with those big, brown
eyes watching. Giving him the low-
down on what kind of a guy he
really was. Nope, he couldn't do it.
Hank tet the fellow go on past.'
Ile faded into the Eat Shop, Mel
teas at the cash register by the
door. There was a nose tlattetted
rgainst the outside of the pancake
window, and two big brown eyes
were peering through, hungrily at
the steaming cakes,
"That job still open fora waiter,
Mel?" Hank asked,
"Sure. is, Hank. You want to
'eght right now? We're in a jam."
Be glad to," Hank answered,
hf you could advance me a dollar
ar two." He pocketed the dollar
/ills Mel flipped to hit) and open -
td the door. "13e right back," he
:ailed to Mel.
And then to the big brown eyes
le. said, "Here, kid, take this house
.o your ma attd tell her to get
totttething good for supper, Tell
ter her old mat's got a steady job
et last, And eat yourself a good
meal tonight"
The brown eyes—so much like
Eaty's.--stared, "Gee, thanks Pop.
13c seein' you." And the ragged
sweeter !vent shooting out of sight
clown the street. Hank swaggered in
like a new man and put on the
white apron Mel handed Mian,
Some Honest Fella
Still In. The World
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nu11tey. Pest day older•: ed the
bill, had returned $131 01 the $1.32
to Billy. The 04„411 `"1 )lay '-till
he blowing around
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told a 111111- e1114 111 the B••:ul(1''.
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Charleston, 1.t . Ile had asked .,
enstbnler the denomination of a
bill for -incl, l44. ,•.a. 't.! make
Mange.
"1/o you ever ban, Irmnbte a'4tl+
people giving you ones and saying
they're fives?” the anstumet' asked.
"No, sir," the veteran replied.
"':i'he only trouble I have 4s with
e4. tlr who tee tar live. and bell
t t t, t
)ler they're a ne _
More Than. They
Bargained. For
The Texas farmer, who bought
surplus military equipment for
$6,89, and later acld it to the Gov-
ernment for $63,000 is not alone in
having reaped unexpected profits
from what appeared to be common-
place purcht..es. Here ere some
similar, if more modest, cases.
Investment — $1.90
Included in an assortment of
goods bought by Mrs. Lilian Nel-
son of Seattle, Wash., at an estate
auction three years' ago, Were two
cans Labeled "snot cleaner." On
opening the cans the purchaser
found $7,720 in currency.
Investment -50 cents
In Denver, Colo., a than bought
an old slot machine in a junk yard,
intending to set it up in his recrea-
tion room as "atmosphere." Open-
ing it out of curiosity, he found it
still contained $73 hi quarters. •
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Investment—$15,00
In Nashville, Tenn., Clyde Dur-
ner bought a dilapidated old car,
circa 1923. When he went to work
to put it in running condition, he
found a sack containing twenty.
five $10 gold coins under the floor-
board.
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Investment—$7.50
A vagrant purchased a pair of
old shoes in a rummage shop in
Chicago and in attempting todon
then in the shop his toe struck an
obstacle; a wad of fifteen $5 bills,
Investment—$7.50
At an auction sale in Worcester,
Mass., Leon Langlois bought an
old wall safe, sans key or known
combination, then had to enlist the
aid of a locksmith to open it. In-
side were $500 in coins.
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Investment -50 cents
Killing time between trains at
Los Angeles, David Wilkins of De-
troit, Mich., bought two old vol-
umes in a second-hand 'book stall.
One subsequently proved to be a
rare,ftrst edition for which he re-
ceived $150.
Investment -$1
A case of supposedly empty
liqueur bottles, bought from a
trucktnan in Miami, Fla., by
Charles Schwartz in connection
with his .hobby of making lamp
bases from such things, turned out
to be filled with a rare imported
liqueur which gave the purchase
a total value of $10S,
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Investment -513:50
Thirteen 11.411'... -t e? '111 - 1 e. amp
bell of S:IVt. ant 111 (1:4„ 1, m eht
mirror at a Innenttye, do• t eentty-
it broke and ile its 3,1,1e ire f,onn 1
311,9(31 in flat bills.
Investment -20 cents
ltt Ilartf„r,!. a man.,, a hunt anh
:+. hobby n ,',,parting 41111 tr.•ulli,'
Picked up a rap .ale, award.' to 1
"champion checker placer" and
found a $20 bill seer. fed nit.
Modern [ iquette
By Roberta Lee
Q. When passing the plate for a
second helping, should one hold the
knife and fork in the hand or place
them on the table?
A. Neither, The knife and fork
should be left on the plate.
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Q. Who is suppoced to furnish
the flowers for the maid -of -honour
and bridesmaids at a wedding?
A. The bride's parents,
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Q. I have received an invitation
to the wedding of a very dear
friend. However, I do not know
the girl he is marrying. Would it
be all right for me to send my
wedding gift to him?
A. Never. 'Wedding gifts must
always be sent to the home of the
bride-to-be, and addressed to her,
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Q. Is it proper to take a spoon-
ful of ice cream at the table and
then take this into the mouth by
degrees?
A. Never. Take just enough ice
cream on the spoon as you can
comfortable take into your mouth.
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Q. When a bride is extremely
busy, 'isn't it all right if she waits
for two or three weeks to acknowl-
edge her gifts?
A. Never ander any ciretun-
stances. Each gift should be ac-
knowledged promptly, the same
day received if possible.
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. , Q. When you are talking with
someone whose name you cannot
remember readily, and„ a friend
joins you ,should you make any
attempt at an introduction?
A. Yes, it would be even more
embarrassing if you did not at-
tetnpt an introduction, Simply say,
"I am very sorry, but for the mo-
ment I cannot remember your
name."
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Q. How much room should be
allowed for each guest at a din-
ner table?
A. A space of from sixteen to
twenty inches. This is called the
"cover," and each cover should be
definitely marked with a service
plate.
Porter's Painting Interests Critics -- W C. Johnson, a porter
on the Canadian Pacific Railway running out of Toronto, arous-
ed the interest of art critics with a pastel painting, "Retired"
which was exhibited at the Simpson's recent Homemaker's'
Show in the Amateur Art Gallery, in 'Toronto. Self-taught,
Mr. ,johnson started his hobby fusing ten cent cans of ordinary
plaint and old window shades for canvasses, His interest
in pastels Steals from the ease in ,which he can carry his mater -
Ws, especially in his constant travelling as a railroader. His
painting "Retired" was an instant bit at the exhibit and showed
a commonplace ;scene of clothes draped over a chair, their
other obviously "retired" for the night,
STi BMA IItIIvES
NtYr since the invention of the bobbypin has milady's hair ever
had it so good.
Horne permanents, ehigtons, improved sht,mpoos and home dry-
ers Itave'all come to the rescue 0f the woman uttering that classic
complaint, "I just can't seem to do u thing with my hair,"
Yet while beauty experts have seemingly given their all to the
business of glorifying the tresses of the fair sex, one problem has
received virtually no attention, the impossibility of getting dressed
without ruining a carefully groomed coiffure.
At long last, a solution has been found --a zip -up, step-in dress
While the step-in dress is by no means a revolutionary idea, it
may web be the forerunner of a fashion trend. The creation not
only permits the missus to get dressed without getting so much as
e wisp of hair out of place, but also eliminates the exasperating
struggle to find sleeves while the dress is pulled up over the head.
At right, model Joan Skelly, her hair in perfect order, demon-
strates how easy jt is to step into the dress with the zipper pulled
open to just below the waist.
Seconds lade' (at left), she stands fully dressed, her coiffure im-
maculate—truly a quid: and painless change.
The cotton chambray step-in creation should have no trouble in
winning applause from those women who have had their hair
mussed up during a desperate effort to dress quickly, or from the
many others who here groomed their hair after dressing, only to
find telltale sir ands of loose hair marring an otherwise neat ap-
pearance.
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(a110 is .1 ''07 'for—I.—shim!.
c:ti,•1 ens are a major source of in•
conte. 'i .(1:' Or so ugo, after dee
consideration, he decided that rousts
idol up far too Hutch space in a
hen house. So he proceeded to do
aunty with ail the roasts in his
two 24 hy .0 foot Iaying houses,
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"I wont put 'est back, either,
lie -ass. "'There':.; I1 P,,,rr 1.44,1:11
11411e01'11.111,
Doesn't this add up to a pretty
filthy lay nut?? Not at all. Deep lit-
ter, good ventilation :111 natural
distribution of droppings leave the
lttcr dry and clean,
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Ellis starts his deep litter with
six inches of ground cobs. Then he
adds about an inch every two weeks
all winter, The horses are cleaned
out completely once a year, in the
spring, ae p
Eaclt cement -floored house is
divided into two 24x30 -foot sections.
And Ellis follows an unusual as-
sembly -line system in both build-
ings. Here's how it works:
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Chicks are brooded in the laying
houses, stay right there until the
following spring. As they grow,
Ellis merely removes the brooder
stoves and the low partitions used
to separate hovers. Later he moves
in the nests. Litter stays put for
a year, with a new Layer added
every couple of weeks,
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Conte the next spring, old hens
are sold or moved to one of sev-
eral older houses. Then houses are
cleaned and disinfected, and a new
bunch of chicks is started.
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With wars and rumours of wars
threatening on the international
front, here's good news for the
housewife on the home front—the
disagreeable job of "cleaning the
chicken' is on the way out. With
the increasing use of eviscerated
and ready -to -cook poultry in Cana-
dian homes another housewife's
chore will soon be struck of the
list. ' *
Today in many Canadian cont-
ntunities the consumer has the
choice of buying an attractively
dressed whole fowl, a half, a quar-
ter, a leg—and if she likes, she
can leave the wings for those who
want thenal
'Purley steaks have caught 011
and are proving popular on some
markets. Because of its better fla-
vour and quality and the elimina-
tion of much unpleasant kitchen
labour, ready -to -cook and eviscer-
ated poultry is finding increasing
favour from coast to roast,
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To maintain an optimum balance
between produetion and consump-
tion, poultry producers realize that
' not only Hurst the product be at-
tractively presented, it must have the
highest quality and flavour possible.
E. D. Bonnyman, poetry marketing,
specialist ht the Department of
Agriculture: at Ottawa says that
while it is important to produce
n hirci •tvitlt good flavour, it is
ee,ally
flavour
rea:ltes
important I„ .•.m00 1'lat
right up 1' tl tion 11
the conswn'O t ,ble.
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Research work las shown that
one of the best ways to achieve
this and avoid 'off" flavours and
visceral taint, is to remove the en-
trails soon after the bird is killed,
This, of course, must he combined
with up-to-date and approved pro-
cessing practices such as are fol-,
lowed in the registered grading sta-
tion program in Canada, where
emphasis is placed on sanitation,
efficient processings a ogling tend
freezing.
\Plum everyone is interested in
cutting down costs, Mr, 43onn3 man
points Out that when cutting ftp and
evisceration is practised at the ini-
tial shipping point, a considerable
saving is made in freight as the
eviscerating shrink his been cstf-
mated to be about 22 to 25 per
cent. On long hauls this saving in
freight has been found to approxi-
mate a cent a pound. Considered in
terms of the millions of pot•nds
shipped in Canada every year, it is
readily seen what an effect this
would have on the whole poultry
meat industry. And if this saving
in shipping might be passed'on to
the consumer, then it is conceivable
that the present 23 pounds annu-
ally consumed per capita might be
increased to the benefit of all
concerted. -
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ccs That
Atl"s a 4.l
Scientists Predict
Fifteen papers written on expect-
ed seieutifec developments by the
leading authorities in several fields
of science and technology consti-
tute a symposium, "Science—and
't'on',rrow," w•hi.•.h appears in the
c nt issue of the Journal of
the •rankli1 Institute.
D., Harold C. Urey of the Insti-
uu ,or Nuclear Studies, in describ-
ing advances in the field of chem-
istry writes that "somewhere in
the future, whether it is the re-
maining years of this century or
years to follow man frill have an
- e,
nnrlerstanding of the origin of lue,
Dr, Jerome C. Hunsakcr of Mas-
sachusetts Institute of Technology
predicts that the helicopter may
ultimately supplant the airplane for
short feeder -line flights; that turbo -
propeller airplanes will serve nor-
mal intercity traffic and that t ans-
conlinental and transoceanic flights
will be in very fast high-altitude
turbojet planes. Dr. Hunsaker also
believes that a cruising speed of
600 miles an hour is not unreason-
able.
The use of radiant energy with
the production of carbohydrates as
a principal source of our heating
fuels, foods and combustion engine
fuels is expected by Dr, Wallace
11. Brode. Fatuous mathematician,
Dr, Norbert Wiener, believes that
a device can be invented which can
be attached to the mechanical leg
of an amputee to "feel" an object
in its path. He also suggests a de-
vice that will register the right
dosage of some drug given in a
heart attack.
Overheard: My husband promis-
ed me a fur coat for Christmas, but
now he says he didn't say which
Christmas.
Claim The `!Comic's"
Unfair To Cats
With cols, tither. you like theta
et out don't it Eceins 10 ate:.
1 epi ices are as definite as they are
algae 7 7,1,eritint.
1looll) -ocr do you run lotto the
person who can take' Iliemu or leave
them. Personally, I'd leave them
if I had a choice. Now dogs—but
that's another subject,
All of which leads into a matter
.tear to the heart of the Empire
1 t il,, htc., 10 Neo' Tack City,.
TIP- Alb 1s thelfly Intra ed by .all
al,iorentty insidems :and 1,crbaps
sub,..'.•=iv, atntit;kt campaign 111
'.'1-41.114. 4,44'0 Mal motion pictures.
'1'11,' eat, it says, fs all too often
the corset of the pen ;1111 IiIrn
artorl. "whereas In is in reality
.,i greet ,erviee to mankind as well
4.4`... al) atfletiunau. and loyal friend:'
\Liel, leaves nn 'moat as to
their position. lin, as 1 say, give
we a corker spaniel elf a collie
any ddy writes Robert Sl. Hallett
n, The •t'hrintian ti,11a1ltc Monitor,
ltringimg the full weight of The
• Inspire (as the clui, describes itself
at nue point in • a r,'l'', 3 behind
efforts to etttl discrimination against
feline„, the organization isinitiat-
ing "ala egressive campaign to ob-
tain a more understanding treat-
ment of the cat in en;nics and
motion pictures."
At its Jan 12 meeting the chub
passed a solemn resolution and
addressed a pointed letterto each
of the picture and comic strip
producers.
And there was the threat of
sterner measures to come 11 cane-
dial action does not satisfy the tato
philes,
"The club feels," the release says,
"that at this time' it , not acces-
sary to take more aggressive steps
to achieve a more friendly portrayal
of cats, but . . . 'I'te Empire is
prepared to take aetien at the
censor board, exhibitor, and news-
paper publisher levels. if the co-
operative approach is not produc-
tive
roducttive of this end."
There was no hint of what these
sanctions might be. Could it mean
eats on picket lines in front of our
movie ]rouses? ,
Another of the club's efforts will
he to hold a conference with film
representatives during the annual
cat show it sponsors.
There is no doubt that rat lovers
are numerous and apparently are
becoming more articulate and in-
fluential
However, this very fact may
cause a counter-move against the
infiltration of the pro -cat faction
into the field of American culture,
For certainly some agree with Og-
den Nash, who wrote:
The trouble with the kitten is
that
Eventually it becomes a_ cat.
HARD TIMES
New Missionary: "Did you know
Mr, Hopkinson?"
Cannibal King: "Oh, yes! He
was the pride of our island."
New Missionary: "Why did he
leave?"
Cannibal King: "Ile didn't, sir.
You see, tines got so hard that we
had to swallow our pride."
Two Young Fishing Enthusiasts, 12 -year-old Bruce Christie and 15 -year-old I'm •1"rltitefield
learn the proper technique of casting from Elizabeth Telfer in preparation for the Canadian
National Sportsmen's Show being held in the Coliseunm,.'I'orontn, from March 9 to 17. All three
arc members of time 'Toronto Anglers' and Hunters' Association, sponsors of the Sportsmen's
Show.
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sHUcKs,WHY WORRY.,YOU
KNOW WE CAN'T PLAY
BALL WITHOUT ONE
ISN'T 140 A A'yl
BEAUTY? t FOUND
HIM HANGING PROM • 7.
THE GAreksa
RAPTERs
By Arthur Pointer,
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