HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1939-12-27, Page 7Canadian Ex -Servicemen Fail In As Patriotic Frontiersmen
Large numbers of Canadian men ready to serve inthe present war who for various reasons or another
are not eligible for admission into the Active Service Forces are being recruited for aervice in the Legion of
Frontiersmen, an organization granted a Dominioncharter in -1934, whose duties involve reinforcing the civil
authorities, in Uma of national emergency, A Frontiersman, to be fitted for service, must be given training
In police laws, duties; fire protection and extinction, anti -air faid precautionary' service, .first aid, military
drill otn, so that he stands within the community as a trained" reserve, ready to reinforce the authorities•. in
case of necessity. The Dominion Headquarters are at Edmonton, and the present Divisional Commandant is
Lieut. -Col. Louis Scott, D,C,M. The various provinces are governed by a Provincial Commandant, the Head-
quarters for Ontario being located at Toronto, under the present supervision of Major G, R. N. Collins, Senior
Officer within the Province, (P.O. Box 4, Station"A" Toronto). Squadrons of the Legion exist. in every Pro.
vinee'and at most of the large centres. It Is hoped to organize units in smaller centres.
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Have You Heard
The machine -gunner had just
come out of action Somewhere in
France. For hours he had been
burning up ammunition and he
waa tired
Eagerly lie stepped forward as
the mail was distributed. One
postcard was handed to him
Forwarded from the post -office
in his home town, it read: "Dear
sir; thus is to notify you that your
gun license has expired."
Teacher: "Now, Freddy,
why does a polar bear wear e
fur coat?"
Freddy: "Oh-er, well, I
suppose he would look funny
in a tweed 'one!".
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The old shepherd's daughter
was going to marry a town -dwell-
er. Wishing to make her father
look smart when he gave her
away at the altar, she got him; to
agree to wear a hat. The shepherd
went into a'store .f,•.....
C1ork•-:-"What size, please?",
Shepherd --"I don't know."
Clerk—"'We'll try a six andR a
half first."
Shepherd—"Six and a haif be
hanged. I wear. a 1G-4ollar, and
I know my head is bigger than,
my neck."
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Two mind-readers met aft•
er an interval bf some months.
One of them. immediately •ex-
claimed •in a hearty voicet-
"You're all right! How am
1?
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Mram Hornwoggle had been
very Impressed by his visit to the
city. "Some of tjtenMbank.fellowa
are pretty slick counting notes,"
he said to a friend one day. "I
saw a feller in one o' them banks, '
and blow nie;if he, didn't have to.
keep a wet •'sponge 'alongside 'to
keep his fingers from getting red-
hot, He told me so himself."
"Whet an interesting life
you are living theie past few
weeks. How do you explain
it?" "I'm trying to do things
that will maltsinteresting
reading,,,'i n' n, :a"utobno.
graphy.",
Are Measuring•
10,006 Women
Ethel WI. Harlan, state •supervis-
or of the U. 8. Work Projects, &d..
ministration anthropometric sur«`'
vey; announced last week 'that a
new project has bean opened,
sponsored by the Bureau of Holm ;
Economies of the Departradnt.'of
Agriculture. The project, which is
to be carried on in, seven states,,
will measure 10,000 weinen, it(. or -
dor to get an accurate size form-
ula for women's clotltee;
"Most women's clothes," Miss
Harlan explained;'"niust he altered.
before they can be worn. Garm
outts labelled the same size, ' but
made by different manufacturers,
vary, enormottslY, undilosset& due'
, to rotlirtt or alteration a?'misfits
rat e'stlinatedr.at it10,006,000 'a
year,"
d sae Moon Jae
"TETE BOOK OF FISHES"
• (National Geographic Society)
The National Geographic Soc-
iety has just published the book
every fisherman has bean waiting
for. Written by recognized auth-
orities on marine life, the eleven
chapters of this entrancing new
•volume are a treasure -house of
information, accurate yet non-
technical, presented in a popular,
pleasing -way.
• Amazingiy,illuminatedwith color
and'' monochrrome illustrations; the
hook contains 105 pages of full-
color plates,., showing and easily
identifying in lifelike hues 231
species of salt -and -fresh -water
#isit and other forms of marine
life; and 162 action photographs
of various fish notables, from the
lordly tarpon, fighting sailfish and
swordfish to the smaller gamesters
of river, brook and lake.
This new "Book of Fishes" is
available at cost, and can be had
by writing to' the National Geo-
graphic Society, Dept. FF -2, Wash-
ington, D.C.
ashington,D.C. Price, $3.75, /
Flies 5,000 Miles
• Inside 37 Hours
Only .37 .hours travelling time
'was needed' 'by- Allan Graves ;on
the more than'5,000-mile trip from:.
''equatorial Colombia to his hone in
Edmonton in Northern Alberta.
Graves, a geologist.. employed by
a• United, States oil 'firm, missed
a boat in :Colombia; so decided
to fly home for his '6aeation.
Travelling by Pan-American
Airways into the United States,
he used other. American' lines to
get'to Winnipeg where he board -
ori. a Trans -Canada Air Lines ma-
chine for Edmonton,
fHow(a.ni?
BY ANNE ASH( EY
Q, Hoy can I;test:t)te-age of an
egg?
A. Place the egg in a deep pan
full of cold water. An egg that
Hee on its sideis strictly fresh; if
it standsangle, 'it la three.
or four' days old; .if it stands on
end, it is over ten days old; an egg
that floats on the top is seldom fit
,:for torso.
Q. How oan'1 ale iii a 'suede jack.'
et? .
A. Some people claim that the'
best and easiest method of clean-
. Ing t suede jacket is to,rub light.
]y; over; the entire sitrfape with a
find grade of sandpaper,
Q. Novy can I keep potted
plants. moist? .; ....
A. Water -soaked newspaper,
twisted around the roots of the
plants, against the dirt, will keep'
the piants`mois't,
Q, How can I clean steel
`knifes? '
A. Powdered bath brick rp .
plied with a large cork dipped it
• water, and then,in the powder is
• tint 'best' abrasive; Lay the knife.
flat'ott the idra(nboard, or same
outer solid, surface, when ` neaiir-;•
Ing, Fat: obstinate status, rub with
a crit potato ,dipped in scouriztg
powder.
Q. Flow Can 7 dye washable
white kid gloves?.
A, Waite kid gloves can i?e dy
ed ean color', by dipping' them
• in settetn water, Until the desired
shade is obtained
What Science
is
Doing
OBJECTS -MADE INVISIBLE
The Herald - Journal, (Spartan-
burg,
Spartanburg, N.C.), said in a copyrighted
story that a !mai chemist has an-
nounced discovery of a substance
which, when applied like paint, ren-
ders material objects invisible at a
distance beyond 100 feet.
The newspaper quoted the chem-
ist, Max Gardner, as saying the
substance had been demonstrated
on en airplane. which was flown
apove.a field. No part of the plane
could be seen after 3t reached an
altitude of 100 feet, Gardner said.
The basic ingredient of the pain: is
ordlnery graphite.
OXYGEN APPLIED TO JOINTS
"Ballooning" of infected and
broken bone joints with oxygen 80
bring about quick and effective
healing is reported.
The joints actually are blown up
like a toy balloon, after enough
fluid has been withdrawn to create
an air space,
The treatment was designed to
separate the parte of the bone and
tissue which sametimes adhere and
cause a stiff joint, and also to aid
healing by putting oxygen in direct
contact .with the bone as it grows
back together, This stimulates the
repairing process.
TRANSFUSIONS FOR BURNS
Discovery 01 a new and more
sudcessful treatment for burns -
usiug repeated blood transfusions
--.is announced in the Journal of
the American Medical Association.
The treatment promises to cause
a minor revolution in medieiae for
it gives an entirely different con-
ception of what happens to the i•, -
me and blood of burned persons,
PREVENTATIVE FOR $t,l-IGOSiS
Electrons have revealed a clue
to.the way to prevent silicosis, it.
disease in which the tiesaes of the.
,lungs are disintegrated by inhala-
tion of air in which' siltee, dust is'
suepended. Silica• is a common
rook -forming material, It was ob-
served •in experiments on rw$bits
'that if they breathed air in which
there was a moderate concentra•
tioa of silica dust theycontracted
thedisease, but if Mb air oontaln-
ed some aluminum powder, about
1 per cent. of the weight of the
slltoa, the animals did not contract
the disease. '
Canadian National
Railways Revenues
The gross revenues of the all -in.
°.Waive Canadian National Rail-
ways for the period ending. De••
I comber 14th, 1830,, were' •
$ 1,280,666
ons compared with 133,528,237
for the correeponding period of,
1938• an iacronse 01 $"&2,121;
or 31,6l,'
Modern rt
Etiquette
BY RO1311RTA LEE
1. Hasn't pride been called of
deadly disease', impoasiblo to cure?
2. Is it untactful to give Money
to a friend as a Christmas gift,
when ono knows that she needs
it?
3, When passing your plate for
a helping of some dish, what
should you do wit, your silver??
4. Is it necessa.ly for a man
to rise when being introduced to
another man, and also shake
hands?
5. What is the meaning of a
table d'hote meal?
6. When a bride' has received a
gift from five members of the of-
fice force, how should site ack-
nowledge it?
Answers
1, It may be called a disease,
but it is tot deadly. The proverb
says, "If pride were a deadly dis-
ease, how many would now be in
their graves." According to La
Rochefoucauld, "Pride is equal in
all men; the only difference is
the means and manner of dis-
playing it," 2. Yes. This would be
very untactful, and likely to be
resented. 3. Always leave the sil-
ver on the plate. 4. Yes, to both
questions, unless, of course, they
are so far apart that it would be
awkward to shake hands. 5. A
meal that is served at a fixed
price, instead of so much for each
dish. 6. Write a personal note to
each one,
FARM COLUMN
SEED SHOW IN FEBRUARY
The executive of the Ontario
Crop Improvement .Association is
co-operating with the Ontario
Provincial Winter•Fair in the seed
show to be staged February 12-16
in Toronto. There will be classes
for grains, clover and potatoes at
the show. Sponsored by the On-
tario Agriculture Department,
boys' grain and potato clubs will
enter exhibits.
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QUALITY MUST REMAIN
Don't repeate the mistake made
during the World War of semi -
Being quality for quantity in ag-
ricultural products, fanners were
advised in an address at Sarnia,
Ont., by W. K. Riddell, agricul-
tural representative for Middlesex
County.
Canada's reputation for certain
types of quality goods was lost
during the World War through the
neglect of farmers to maintain the
standard of quality in the haste to
produce in huge quantities, noted
Mr. Riddell.
Miring the present conflict, the
speaker advised, "produce in the
largest quantities those things that
are needed most, but maintain the
quality of the products."
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WINTER
0TWINTER SHORT COURSES
Wednesday, December 27th, saw
many hundreds of wide awake
young farmers hastening to the
city of Guelph to register at the
O. A. C, for one or other of the
'timely and practical short more -
es commencing the following
morning. Running concurrently,
there are five oonases of two
weeks duration, on the following
lines: Animal Husbandry, Farm
Mechanics, Horticulture, B e e -
keeping, and Co-operation, Begin-
ning on the same day there is a
four weeks course in Poultry Has-
bandry. In similar courses last
winter there were more than 800
men and women registered. Most
of them were young men, but
there were a number of women
in the Horticulture, Poultry, and
Beekeeping courses, These cows -
es are open to all residents of On-
tario.
Ontario Rains'
Help Farmers
Bain that was fairly genera] all
throughout Ontario the first' week
in December, gave farmers relief
from a month -longe drought which
left wells and breaks low, and in
extreme cases dry, Althugh the
rain was fairly substantial — just
under half zn inch — further preci-
pitation will be needed If an acute
water shortage is to be averted,
Wells and creeks wore lowes
central and southwest Ontario
drought left the land hard a
niers, taking advantage of th
fall weather to do their p
found the going difficult.
There were some instan
fall wheat suffering from b
rain, but conditions genera
reported to the. Ontario Depa
L'ICIlassified Advertisements
%In CRIERS
,T,V,NUABS: r.B.s.1; CHICKS SHOULD
bo ordered Immediately. 'Two
hatches weekly from January Rh.
Do Mot delay. Attach this advt. to
Mtn order for .200 or mere Chicks
anget a Bray Chick Guard tree.
Br • catalog ready. HWY' Hatch-
ery, 13e Total St. N., Hamilton,
MILD A HOME
5 ROOM BUNGALOW'S RUMT
your lot for 32,500 on Govt. Loan.
Terms of 5250 down — 514.71 M.O.
York sleights Development Co,.
330 Bay St., Torontn.
CUSTOM - TANNING
WE Di) CUSTOM TANNING OF
Deeralcius, Reef and kloreebides
into Robes, Harneee rigid Garment
Leather. J. C. Henry & Son. Mark -
dale, Ont.
EDUCATIONAL
STUDENTS Ni1W,LINR(TELINCI FOR
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Story, Jourealtsra, Shorthand and
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FERRETS FOB SA.5111
FERRETS — SURE HUNTERS ON
rats and -rabbits,. Males 52.50, fent,
else $8.00, yeartinge ,ri,00. Arm-
strong Dres„ Route 1, l'a e Ont.
MORTGAGEIS on AGREEMENTS
of sale purchased for cash, prompt
Attention. htortb Shcke Realty Co.
!WWI( APPLE Titelels
each, teuutda's Lowest Priced Nur.
eery, graWing. leading varieties
Fruit Trees. Ornamentals. Write
immediately requesting sensation.
DARN Iii.)1.1.9.11.9 REA:DING YOUR
newspenerel Dime add atamp
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guntwErgur: wog save
$1 WEEKLY
crtzeTtftgistri SUITES
hi velours cad ren:o covers, tact-
ory reeonditioned, originally ex -
Derisive Mitten, better than a
524.50 Three place chesterfield
reap febrieS... just like neW, at
half the pace. Three piece Qom.
pieta m.00 50,00 down, t1.00 per
week. Wo pay freight to your '
ntation. Dept IV., Royal Chester -
• AN 03'175111 TO EVERY INVENTOR
The -first agricultural school in Liet of inventioee and tun inter -
Canada wag °Ilene(' in 1869 nt mation tient free. The Rainsaii
Ste. Moir (Ilea VOcritiere, P.Q. Berth Street, Ottawa, Canada. ,
tor free booklet and full minim
' tars regarding our aMezingly
Pedigreed Products. Saskatoon.
Tecumseh, Ontario, says: for 19
years auffered with ;molten lege
and broken veins. Could not wear
shoes or stockings, For months I
coald not leave my home. After
can go out and enjoy Me where ft
left off 12 years ago. Demand tt
from your druggiet or write .1".
Crouclunan Co„ Ltd.. Windsor.
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Hughes' Mineral Remedy Builda
weakened stomachs. Wonderfully'
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bottles, 32.00.: Johnston Preducte,
Postal Station C, Vancouver, B4O.
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Dufferin Street, Toronto. Cosy, li-
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taken. 9taternity Specialist —
bock early. 'Waiting mothers am.
Moderate oath charges, Telephone
/Meese 4366.
QUIT TOBACCO. snug's.. EASILY,
Inexpensively. Home remedg.
Testimoniale. Guaranteed. Advice
free. Bartlett's. 1305 Winnipeg.
ItAW FURS WANTED
SHIP 7()UP. FURS TO US FOR
full marltet prices. L.' A. Jones.
189 Talbot St, St. Thomas, Ont.
GIVE SPEEDY RELIEF FROM ALL
the aches and pains of Rheumat-
ism, Arthritis, Sciatice, and other
' kindred ailments. Simple, sale,
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convincing proof send Otte dollar
today for 30 days' treatment to
Rhuar Remedien, Room 1002, 350
Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario.
SCHOOL. 5100199,"
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sold, rented, el:Mutational books,
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Distributing, Leamington, Ont,
SEATING OUTFITS
poetage. Peerless, 131 Dundee W.,
2,113rriOrS MEN 1.7 AND OVER
Wanted immediately for mita-
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nondenee. Free information. Write
Montreal, .
CAR AND TRUCK PARTS
org Exchange Service, Oliva
satisfaction or 'refund, 1.rvy Auto
rarts, Toronto,
FURNITURE INA SALE
LYONS
FURNITURE
buy really high-class reeouditioned
furniture at a fraction of the real
value. Every article thoroughlat
cleaned, reconditioned and sold with
a positive money -back guarantee of
eterfield Suite, pieces,
•-•'‘' upholstered tu brown flgur.
ed repp Material, reversible Marsh -
35.00
co:22 new u.PProxirouteiy 9185. per -et
fact, rever.sIble Marshall spring
all spring, cushions.
m hair Cheetertield Suite,
Suite, upholstered' la Ja.eq..
hair. chesterfield Suite. Per -
High Mass 3 piece broWn.
piece brown nao-
Chesterfield nod
t red In figured vel-
tlf t. table and 6 chairs.
4.- suite. large buffet, exten-
alma tabie and 6 leather upholstered
chalre, completely refinished* .
.A hn sand Oak .Dining Suite, 9
pieces, buffet, china cabinet,
extension table and 6 leather uphol-
nerd chairs, like new.
69.O0 In.obrge walnut finish,DIffing
finished,. buffet, chins. cabinet, ex-
tension `table and 0 leather uphol-
stered chairs.
no Moor sample Srtglish Oak
189.00 velue. Buffet. extension table
with Sark -knife leaf and 4 chairs in
red leather.
Rooth. Suite (cost neW 5235)
beautiful buffet, china cabinet, ex-
tenaion table, and leather uplaol-
sit2er9e.docohairs, completely refinished.
Mageifthent largo walnut
Dining Roons Saite -(15
nimme, cost new` $650), buffet, chine
cabinet, extension table, serving ea»
binet, and 5 chairs with seats and
backs upholstered In blue'enohair.
cabinets and extension
Several odd buffets, china.
tdaytblenars. Complete liba Ronan Suite
in Walnut finish, droeser,
Chiffonier, fun eine bed; -sagleSe
tearing lied new mattress,. • „
39An Modern Bed Roont• Suite
—,- with Venetion • mirror in
two-tone walnut finish,. eontMetely.
Bematrut modern' ;scarce=
suite, in , bleached walnut
finish, dresser with venettatt tairror
',end chiftorder. full tab, bed, Sasg-
nA Floor sample Bedroom
''"'"".81iltO, in Waterfall .deeigela
full size 'bed, sagleSs sfiring EOM
cabinets, breakfast Suttee, tables.
ticWing machines, dressers. beds, etc.
at amazingly bow orices.Spetial at-
tendee to malt ordere. go'oda
carefully crated for time stile:neat
on roroltst of money -order.
Satietaction
LYONS
478 Yonge St, Toronto